studen a state-of-the-art education. >> we wantur students and our teachers to be able to go to schools that are state-of-the-art. it sends a tremendous message to our students and our families when we're able to send them to buildings that befit the kind of education we think they deserve. >> district officials say the school should be ready by 2013. >> it is so long for hunter the punter. redskins cut 12-year veteran hunter smith yesterday, becoming the first victim of the fallout on sunday. smith said if anyone should lose their game it should be him, and it was. smith averaged 40 yards per punt this season. redskins signed sam palesew to replace him. >>> team xeths say mond night's game against the chicago bears will have to be played at the university of minnesota. the meodome roof collapsed on sunday forcing vikings to move to detroit. the repairs to the roof would t be completed in time for next ek's game. >> i imagine that's a big job trying to repair that. >> 17 inches of sw on that roof. >> and it could be frigid on a monday night in minnesota. of course they play outdoors in

this is a teacher there wrote to me and said this, i would've thought they want to listen to failing studennd young people in this country. i see the benefits, the educational allowance provides for many of my learners. i see how they struggle to pay the transport, books and other essentials. how can we expect them to aspire to a better life if we deny them the means to do so? >> if the honorable gentleman wants to doc patton mine, it won't be very long the 40th eaking look behind you. [laughter] >> the problem the problem with the educational maintenance allowance is that 90%, over 90% of those who receive it would stay on at school anyway. so the fact is becausee are raising the school participation age to 18, it's right read replace the educational allows with something that is targeted at but i have to say, he's got to look at the bigger picture. the bigger picture is that we inherited a completely wrecked set of finance. and all the questions he asked, it's always about this cut or that cut. we know which cuts he's against. but he hasn' made one single suggeson of how you take the coun

a situation where nobody pays fees up front including part-time studen. which is 40% of students. nobody pays athing back until they're earning 21,000 pounds. under the new system, everyone will payback less than what they pay under the current system. they will pay back less every month. that is the case. the poorest will pay less. the richest will pay more. it is progressive system that he hasn't got the courage of his conviction to support it. >> only the prime minister could treble tuition fees and then claim it's a better deal for students. no one is convinced. frankly. and, look, and isn't it absolutely clear this policy is in chaos. the education minister refuses to answer questions on it. they rush our proposals daily. isn't the most sensible thing for the prime minister, go away, think again and come up with a better proposal? >> the right honorable gentleman has absolutely no idea what he'll put in his place. he supported a graduate tax that his shadow chancellor didn't support. he's just demonstrating complete political opportunism. yeah. total opportunism. he is behavi

as many studen experienced their first school delay, many hoped to have that delay today. they didn't have that luck. >> some of the things to consider in deciding whether or not to close a school. are the sidewalks passable. can the children walk to school? it turned slushy, parents had mixed reviewed. >> as the snow fell early this morning, it seemed almost certain that conditions could be too much for school to start on time. >> mornlgs do we have a delay? >> there would be no late start and no school cancellation. conditions were slushy and slick, but passable. sidewalks with a light covering of snow. students walked without issues. some parents would have liked a later start. >> reporter: do you think they should have delayed school today? >> yes, maybe two hours. i think it is amazing they can get it togetr as cold as it is. something to say about the county. >> school opened on time. a good thing. >> four wheel drive that helps. >> reporter: this morning, officials asked parents to help out by letting them know if they came across any icy spots in the roadway. paren

for studen at the bus stops, be prepared for a win and cold morning with snow showers.nd dusting to an inch of snow possible by noon time. it will fally taper off. windy and cold this afternoon. mostly cloudy. we'll fall out of the 30 to the 20s overnight. sunrise, 7:17. sunset, 4:47. windy and cold tonight. windy and very cold tuesday and wednesday with highs near freezing. windchills, single digits. on thursday, still cold but a diminished wind. friday, saturday, suny, highs, 30s. morning lows, 20s. and there's some uncertainty but we got get snow sunday. > a live look around town. we are loading up very quickly. interstate 66, heavy traffic through centreville. fair oaks. you saw earlier the snow is really coming down earlier along the 66 corner. so things definitel wet there. elsewhere, pop on over and take a live look at the g.w. parkway. snow is coming down near national airport. good news is traffic is moving albeit on the slow side. national airport on the g.w. parkway. metro and vre, no delays. i take that back. vre has one delay and that is on fredericksburg l

county ficials say before 11:00 a.m., seven studen e some brown biness somehowgot into the school and suddnly got sick. sources say the brownies may ha been laced th an illegal drug. one student told us it w rijuana. >> a kid brought brownie and he passed it around to somekids. he g to tripping sxe >> reporter: dawsonaid two studentbrought themto school and were handing them out. school officials say they don't kn how the brownies got into the ilding. rescue crews cheedhe kids t and transpoed six of the seven. they had accelerated breathing and het rates. >> one person was saying she couldn't breathe and he go. she needed water. >> reporter: theire and ems crews recovered some of the brownies and turned them over to law enforcement. no one could say what if anythg may have bee in the brownies. still, itould have students lkingoday is true, one parent said he fids this all pretty shocking. >> pot in brownie? i never heard of a pot brownie. i don't know. may they didn't eck it. t once word got out, somody should have reported it. >> reporter: the sheriff's office has school resources of