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swanson says the recent oil disaster in the gulf just reaffirms the urgency of their work. >> hopefullywill be an equivalent to gasoline and do away with the need for so much gas in the country. >> reporter: the ibm research labs may not resemble mount everest, but the journey could result in a powerful view. abc 7 news. >> up next, you may not have to travel all the way to napa or sonoma for good wine. some of the best wineries may be closer to home.ssssssss >> welcome back. when we think about local wineries, most of us have in mind napa or sonoma. theresa garcia found out some people are thinking of oakland or almeda as the new wine country. >> reporter: row upon row, these may fake you feel like you arrived at a cellar o in wine country, but not so here. >> you look east and it's like oh, wow. there is a scene out there. >> this wine maker is talking about the east bay where there is a growing industry of urban wineries, at least 21 are part of the recently formed east bay isn't they are wine country. this boasts spectacular views of the san francisco skyline. it's housed in

but in ann marie swanson's case that time is measured in seconds, not minutes. >> it's really very minimalit just takes so much more time when you've got 30 kids and fitting them in the room, it's a struggle. >> reporter: that's when teachers turn to moms and dads to try and help out. the more involved the parents, the more successful the students. >> if the parents don't have the opportunity or time or willingness to support their students, then it becomes more of a challenge for the student to keep up. >> reporter: for now the state is keeping up with the waiver requests approving everyone. but it does not expect to allow any district to go above 33 students in an elementary classroom. at least not for now. tom sinkovitz, nbc bay area news. >>> san jose firefighters say no to the proposed pay cuts that could save their jobs. it means 49 firefighters laid off next month not be coming back. >>> firefighters are not willing to budge, neither is the city and that will mean longer response time for you as home owner in san jose. the issue now goes to outside arbitration and may not be resolve

. >> ian swanson, i appreciate your time. >> thanks a lot. >> up next, a conference from the education department on a school bullying. topics on "washington journal" include the budget in the future w futureind energy -- and the future of wind energy. >> "time"magazine contributor it said the view of war as adults is shaped by how we can see if -- how we proceed war -- perceive war. for this the programs of nonfiction authors, visit booktv.org. >> the education department is looking at ways to reduce bullying in school. next but we will hear a panel of researchers talk about the scope of the bullying problem in public schools. later, we will hear from arne duncan. >> we are delighted that you all are here. we look for to sharing this session. some of the foundational questions came up earlier in your discussions with secretary arne duncan. we hope the panel will be able to answer additional questions that you might want to wrestle with their out your workshops and sessions over the next day and a half. my name is valerie maholmes. i am the director of the national institute of child h