at the time the bonus was offered, the teacher's union stalled the negotiation seeking two steps and a cost of living increase. the county claimed it couldn't afford the raise but offered the bonus when this discovered is your plus mony. teachers we spoke with seem ton re-- seem to be relieved they're getting something, anything. >> i'm excited to hear we are getting it. it's necessary for my family right now with just the economy and the price of living and so it's been hard not to get the salary raise but this is a relief to hear. it's huge, huge. >> reporter: in harford county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> teachers like christi got no raises last year but they paid more for their healthcare and pensions. once the bonuses are approved, they should see them in their checks within six weeks. >>> the state comptroller was on the road. he was in baltimore at the alley burton academy to talk about major renovations. the school board asked for approval to proceed on renovation plans. he wanted to get a firsthand look at what the school did need. >> all around the state there are systems that

the chance of a good teacher an accountable principal and encourage parental involvement, our kids have a chance at a future. >> really good sales pitch. let's turn to karen lewis, president of the chicago teachers union. this is not about a teachers union. this is about the kids in the classroom, poor neighborhoods in chicago that are being targtsed for closure because they haven't been given the resources to survive and to achieve in their test scores. what's really going on here, ms. lewis? >> well, what's really going on is a planned, very well-orchestrated attack on

but we have to stand up to the federal teachers unions and put the kids first and unions behind. >> thelarification is that unions like yours serve teachers, not students. >> if you look at our history, we have been out in the forefront of making sure that every student gets the kind of education they deserve. we've done incredible job focusing on our lowest performing school in which the national education soes calls our priority schools, to make sure that the adults in the building, the parents in the community, the administrators and the policymakers are all coming together to provide the resources that our stupts need. we are the -- you know, these kind of tactics have been tried before where politicians have tried to separate our members from their union. but they are not fooled by that and i know the american people are not going to be fooled by that. we represent the middle class of this country. and we want to make sure that we have elected officials that understand that we are the backbone of america and we have to invest in our children if we're going to have the kind of brigh

education, getting rid of the tenure system which says that you cannot fire teachers that do not teach and putting students and parents in the center, not the teachers' union in the center. everybody had to pay the teachers union money to buy their insurance and that was in contracts and so on. that was a real slush fund. they put an end to that because we should be focused on students and not the teachers' union leadership and what they want in terms of cash out of the education system. so we have a dramatic strength in the republican party committed to not only bringing taxes down permanently not handing a little tax credits here or there, but also spending restraint. the paul ryan budget is a road map for word to undo the damage of the obama over-spending and also drifting in the wrong direction, you're quite right during the bush years, it was overspent and it was not right. host: president for the americans for tax reform. thank you for joining us. >> this president's day on c- span, former new york gov. eliot spitzer talks about whether to prosecute mortgage banks for mortgage fraud. >> i/o is he to bring up occupy wall street, but they had a sign do

to free press excerpt or a period right now teachers can get anything from tummy tucks to breast implants totally on the taxpayers dime. both the teachers unionnd the state say the perk is inappropriate considering the education department is millions of dollars in the red. however, the issue can only be solved during contract negotiations which stalled years ago. >> we wanted to give it up. all the district has to do is come to the table and negotiate with us. >> analysts say the school system is facing a $42 million budget shortfall in the next fiscal year. last year it spent almost $6 million on plastic surgery. >> that just doesn't make sense. i'm sorry. take another live look outside and stick around. your complete first warning weather forecast is now just two and a half minutes away. >> a slightly overcast sky, but things are starting to warm up a little bit. your complete forecast is just two and a half minutes away. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all

the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> "keeping them honest" tonight, free plastic surgery for teachers on the taxpayer dime. everyone agree, including the teacher's uniont it should be done away with. a strange policy in place for 40 years in buffalo, new york. teachers have a rider in the contract that lets them get face lifts, nose job, breast augmentation, all covered and when they go under the knife, the taxpayers are the ones footing the bill. raising eyebrows, figuratively and literally. rool r. >> reporter: this buffalo plastic surgeon has a lot of happy patients. >> let's say i was a woman who weighed over 300 pounds and lost maybe 150 to 160 pounds. >> reporter: indeed, that's what happened to valerie schoolteacher. it's not the results that make her happy, the sweet deal she gets. the sweet deal all the 3400 teachers in buffalo are eligible to get under one of their insurance plan options, they're billed nothing for any plastic surgery procedures, such as botox, liposuction, tummy tucks and there is no deductible. linda teaches second grade and says she gets regular treatments. >> i think it's great for us. i wouldn't want to see it taken awa

. >> a call today by the president of the chicago teachers union to publicly elect members of the chicago school board, a teachers' union president karen lewis and the rev. jesse jackson strongly disagree with their decision this past week, to close or phase out seven schools, lewis and jackson say the city should return to publicly electing them. >> we are still responsible as a community, parents students and teachers to take this to the streets because that's where it needs to go. >> returning to an elected school board would require a change in state law and another option would be to take the issue before federal courts. a new plan for public transportation on the south side one ottomans idea to improve the safety and quality of your next ride in the somber gathering in the northern suburbs or family marked five years since this man was last seen alive. >> strong winds will push milder air over chicago tomorrow, details next. attention! it's the kmart home sale. all furniture on sale. complete bed set starting at $29.99. entire stock of bath towels, sheets and blankets on sale. atten

the president of the chicago teacher's union joins me. later, letterman breaks through donald trump's thin skin about telling jokes about mitt romney's dog. that's locally run that works with parents to provide the optimal opportunity for each child in america to get the education that they need, not what the federal government or the state government says that you should have. >> welcome back to "the ed show." there is a survival of the fittest rich versus the poor mentality threatening to destroy the chicago public schools system. it's a dynamic threatening school systems all across the country. teachers and parents are protesting a chicago school board decision to close or overhaul 17 schools. the plan shuts down underperforming schools which were already underfunded, underresourced, leaving many poor communities without a neighborhood school. the reverend jesse jackson says it's a two-tiered school system benefitting certain schools over others. >> there's segregation system that undermines the law manufacture democratic mayor rahm ema

i will speak to the head of the chicago teachers union about what this means for students. sarah palin says a brokered convention would be a good thing, and she is not alone. mike capps antonio takes on the gop surge is later in the hour. share your thoughts on twitter using #ed show. we are right back. >> the ed show is brought to you by mazda. it just seemed to me tonight they had come together and said, we're really going to hit president obama on this and show some unity. i don't know if that happened but it seemed that way. they are absolutely bent that this president is doing the wrong thing in dealing with iran. your thoughts on that. >> well, again, they can only make that case by entirely misstating his position. so his actual rhetorical position is no different from president bush, that he will not tolerate iran having a nuclear weapon. but look at the sanctions regime. rick santorum went out there and said this president opposed sanctions. this is the toughest sanctions regime ever in iran's history, and it is hurting iran and we're seeing them taking all sorts of

million deficit and say that with the money they are using ing for the plastic surgery, $6 million, they could hire 240 teachers. the teachers union says they would gladly give up the plastic surgery perk in exchange for a decent contract. >>> developments in a case of a pennsylvania hit and run. >> stay with us , the victim was a young girl on a bike with the driver who originally took off. ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the all-new subaru impreza®. ♪ experience love that lasts. >>> a year since a ke rocked ch church, thousands gathered in honor of those who died. the quake shook the city for a matter of seconds, killed 185 people. thousands of buildings destroyed or lost. >>> u.n. nuclear agency says a team it sent to inspect the site -- it took place at the site. refusal came on the same day as defiant statement. >>> a royal secret is being revealed this morning. >> during a visit to the uk, former ka

the teachers and members of the teachers union will take part in the event in dc later today and thatludes a town hall meeting and general q and a section. >>> tim tebow is partnering with pizza hut's book it program promoting improved literacy among children. he will read his favorite book green eggs and ham via live web stream at 9 a.m. if interested, write this down book it program.com. >>> stay with us this morning. a new bill hits the general assembly today. it's all about kids. >> why law makers are trying to increase the age of a child dropping out of school and how parents say they will get a say. >> and the weather probs to be a major factor for motorists in oklahoma city the surprising number of -- problems to be a major factor for motorists in oklahoma city and the surprising number. >>> what kept the preens away from his -- prince away from his princess. good morning is back in a few moments. >>> you are watching

we bought the mistake that the teachers unions cared about the kids. e about protecting bad teachers. if you look at l.a. unified, it is almost criminal what we do to the poorest children in america in trapping them into places. if a foreign power did that to our children we'd declare it an act of war because they're doing so much damage. we bought into the school of education theory that you don't have to learn, you have to learn about how you would learn so when you finish learning about how you learn you would have self-esteem because you are told you have self-esteem even if you can't read the word self-esteem. and the third thing we bought which rick alluded to which is really important, we bought this notion that you could have carnegie units and state standards and you could have a curriculum everybody -- every child is unique. every teacher is unique. teaching is a missionary vocation. we need a fundamental rethinking from the ground up. >> congressman paul? >> newt is going in the right direction, but not far enough. the sktion is very clear. t

$42 million deficit and they say with the money that geese towards the plastic surgery, they could hire 240 teachers. the teachers union says they would give up the plastic surgery perk in exchange for a decent study says facebook, you profile could dictate your future job success. researchers can determine if a person's taste in books, music and social networking could be successful. study says facebook information maybe stronger than personality and iq measures often used by human resource department. >>> time for a check on the weather with lynette. >> hi. i'm doing well. >> i'm forecasting a high around 60 degrees and warmer as we go in to tomorrow. we will see what is going on. let me show you temperatures. we are starting out on the very mild side. we should be at 27, 28 degrees for this time of the year. temperatures in the 40s in a lot of spots this morning. baltimore around 41 degrees, easton 43. dc, 45 degrees. back in to hagerstown the temperature at 42. the winds, not so bad this morning. they are light, southwest, but this will change as we go in to the afternoon. this is what is going to help boost the te

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the interactive news center, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> teachers in hartford county will be receiving a bonus in six weeks and another bonus in about six months. the teachers union shot down a proposal by the county offering from the educators. teachers had not received a raise in three years. teachers paid more for their healthcare and pensions last year despite not receiving one penny more. >>> in this evening's health alert, it's national wear red day, it's all to raise awareness about hart health in women. abc 2 news reporter linda stow is here to tell us why this is such a big deal. reporter: heart disease is the biggest killer in the u.s. of men and women. to tell us more about that and a special event going on tomorrow, you're the spokesperson for go red. >> yes. reporter: tomorrow macy's is having a huge fashion show. >> yes. reporter: tell us about that. >> it's at the macy's in talson, it's all about go red for women. the fashion show is at 10:00. starting at 10:00 you can come down, get free blood pressure screenings. we have lot of activities and it's all about raising awareness for the number one killer of women which is heart disease. reporter: you

the chance of a good teacher and accountable principal and encourage the parental involvement, our kids have a chance at a future. >> really good sales pitch. let's turn to karen lewis, president of the chicago teachers unione kids in the classroom, poor neighborhoods in chicago being targeted foreclosure because they haven't been given resources to survive and to achieve in their test scores. what is going on here, ms. lewis? >> what is going on is a planned very-well orchestrated attack on public education in chicago. so, we have seen that the third in charge at chicago public schools has said clearly we're not going to finance schools, we won't fund schools that we plan closing down. this has been going on quite some time it is the status quo in chicago, by the way. we had earth-shaking breaking reform in the late 90s, where local school councils have control over hiring and evaluation of principals and also evaluating and looking at discretionary funds in the budgets for those schools. well, once you put a school on probation, you take away the power of the local school council. so there has been this stealth attack on democratically-controlled schools for 15 years. so now it's just top-down. >> but th

reforming education, getting rid of the tenure system, which says you cannot fire teachers to do not teach and putting students and parents in the center, not the teachers' union in the center. everyone had to pay the teachers insurance. that was in contracts and so forth. that was a real slush fund in the put an end to it because we should be focusing on the students, not the teachers' union leadership and what they want in terms of cash out of the education system. we of major radically shrink -- we have eight matter -- major radically -- we have fend republican party committed not only to bring in taxes down permanently but also spending restraint. the paul ryan budget is a road map to undo the damage of the obama overspending. they drifted during the wrong direction during the bush years host: our guest has been grover norquist, americans for tax reform. atr.org, if you want to take a look. it thank you for joining us this morning. >> now, a conversation with "barney frank. host: we are pleased to welcome back barney frank, currently in a 16th term. congressman, you have been through 32 years of budget presentations. what is wrong with the system, or what

. >> he advertises in the teacher union news letter. buffalo schools spent $5.9 million in plastic surgery, also known as cosmetic rider. buffalo teachers have had the rider nearly decades. >> i have been unable to another district that has cosmetic riders. >> you think school district must be flush with cash. the president of the buffalo board of education says he is projecting a $42 million deficit next year. >> if you had the $5.9 million that wasn't being spent on plastic surgery what would you do with it now? >> hiring 240 teachers. >> you don't have to be a brain surgeon to know a plastic surgeon or teacher would like the policy more than the typical taxpayer. the teachers will tell through is more to the story. their contract with the city expired nearly a decade ago, negotiations have failed. >> reporter: they are woefully under paid, they add. interesting to hear what the president of the teachers union says. >> we told the district six or eight years ago we're willing to give it up as long as the district comes back to the tabl

i will speak to the head of the chicago teachers union about what this means for students. , and she is not alone. mike capps antonio takes on the gop surge is later in the hour. share your thoughts on twitter using #ed show. we are right back. >> the ed show is brought to you by mazda. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> welcome back to "the ed sh show". the 20th gop debate just wrapped up. the candidates were unified in their position to president obama's foreign policy. it's almost like they had cut a deal. apparently the guy who kills terrorists isn't hawkish enough for this crowd. >> all of us are more at risk today, men and women, boys and girls, tha

are ranging in size, not all small.scan, talking about mcdonald's, you know, labor unions, the teachers unione allowed to get awaiver from this legislation. so if companies and people can opt-out of it, what is supposed to be national reform? how it can that work? >> 1200 companies is a small number of the millions of companies in the united states and if i've got it right, the waiver you're referring to on mcdonald's is a short-term waiver, not a long-term waiver that allows the transition to the full implementation in 2014. >> but they were going -- >> more smoothly. >> because they were given the waiver because they said, look, we are actually considering not offering health care benefits to our employees. that is definitely not what the president wanted, companies coming out saying it is not too expensive. we can't offer benefits. i think this is an effort on the administration to be more flexible in implementation, smooth the path to implementation but we should remember by 2014 we will have the exchanges in place, subsidies for people who can't afford to buy insurance. there is going to

teachers unions getting special deals? >> first of all, unions in buffalo, teachers unions is opposed to the plastic surgery. >> monica: i understandof all, look. >> they are taking them and running away with it. >> everybody is getting away with it. they are getting away with it because they are trying to make it possible for all of them. we wo like to pick and choose bad apples like this. we want people in this country to make a good living. don't want to pay people less and less money. we want good jobs, with decent benefits. that is what unification wanted and what people want. >> you don't want ugly teachers. [ laughter ] >> that the big point right there. >> that is why the district.... >> get everybody back to work, more teachers t e

cares they waste so much money you take it away from that if they can somehow get away from the teachers unions and get in the hands of the kids i am one hundred percent in favor i mean economists tell us time and time again incentives work and all the incentives cash is the best. and hopefully maybe in this case money will raise a couple grades raise some attendance rates right some graduation rate for growth there you go pay for test scores pay for the rest of pay for play. what are you guys thanks for joining me tonight that's it for tonight so thanks for getting in and make sure to come back tomorrow kerry britto from arcadia center will be on the show to explain why cyber war is the new yellow in the meantime fan of a lot of you on facebook and follow us on twitter there's anything ever missing my stash came. out of jail and what's next. plug mission free accreditation free transport chargers free. range month three per brief stereotype freeze plug plug download free blog as a plug in video for your media projects and free media dog r.t. dot com. play. player. play. fears of pending confro

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it's quite interesting to hear what the president of the teachers union says about the plastic surgerye've told the district from the beginning of negotiations six or eight years ago we're willing to give it up. as long as the district comes back to the table with us and negotiates, it's gone. >> do you feel that as a gesture of good faith, the union should say teachers no more free plastic surgery. >> it would be a wonderful gesture. willing to give it up. they just have to come to the table and negotiate. >> you're not going to do it unilaterally? >> no. >> firefighters have similar programs. but those departments are not dealing with the same financial problems as the economically challenged school sis stem. >> everybody works for a living. they should pay like everybody else. >> i don't think the taxpayer has to pay for that. not for free anyway. >> at least for now, the policy remains. in a school district with the unique mix of brain and beauty. gary tuchman, cnn, buffalo, new york. >>> hmm. >> wow. that's all we have to say. wouldn't want to be a taxpayer in that community. that

cares they waste so much money you take it away from that if they can somehow get away from the teachers unions and get in the hands of the kids i am one hundred percent in favor i mean economists tell us time and time again incentives work and all of incentives cash is the best to last until money is all the stuff and hopefully maybe in this case money will raise a couple grades raise some attendance rates right some graduation rate for growth there you go pay for test scores pay for the rest of pay for play. what are you guys thanks for joining me tonight that's it for tonight so thanks for joining and make sure to come back tomorrow carrie britto from arcadia center will be on the show to explain why cyber war is the new yellow in the meantime go get my fantasy a lot of you on facebook and follow us on twitter there's anything ever missing my stash you can slash the lot of and coming up next. wealthy british style the sun comes out on the time. the market. is going to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial h

cares they waste so much money you take it away from that if they can somehow get away from the teachers unions and get in the hands of the kids i am one hundred percent in favor i mean economists tell us time and time again incentives work and all of incentives cash is the best. and hopefully maybe in this case money will raise a couple grades raise some attendance rates right some graduation rate for growth there you go pay for test scores pay for the rest of pay for play. thanks for joining me tonight that's it for tonight so thanks for joining and make sure to come back tomorrow very brittle from archana center will be on the show to explain why cyber war is the new yellow in the meantime though it's become a fan of a lot of you on facebook and follow us on twitter there's anything you ever missed you can always catch now you've got a lot of sales and coming up next is the. resistance is not of politics but a culture. is couldn't get. on it's own. cultures of resistance on marching. culture is that so much i can cut you a lot harder for most of us all we're going to take your pick oh my one

and the sad thing is that while the industrial unions while we think of them emblematic of the labor union in general, are really not. the unions that matter are the teachers union, and they are the heart and soul of the party like newt gingrich and others will remind everyone of. what the romney campaign was focussed on tonight were the gallup poll numbers. the new gallup poll numbers show the president with a 43/50 favorable/unfavorable rating nationally, and also show mitt romney with a test matchup beating the president 50-46. so, the speech that he gave to the uaw today and enjoys the sort of havoc created inmishgan and the weakness and the division of the republican party, but they should not be deluded at the white thousands that it is anything but a close race, because the unemployment is over 8%, and while the auto industry was saved and thank god for that, there is a lot of work to be done. >> and steve, you seem to be admitting that the real ti of this out there in the country, and as howard is saying tonight from the gallup poll and the white house connection and i think that there is a disconnect, and this euphoria from washington is misplaced

the board of education. you better be working together to be effective. >> effective for students and teachers. >> a new supers -- schools superintendent could be in place by spring. the board of education and the teachers' union have struck a deal to free up a one time bonus of $1,250 from the county executive. it would come in two payments of $625. even though all county employees got a bonus last year, teachers help out, saying they wanted to be part of a legal agreement. there's no word on when they get that bonus. >> here's a look at other top stories. baltimore county police have arrested four men and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of rodney project. he was shot to death outside the towson town center in december. with the help of surveillance video inside and outside the mall, police were able to track down 19-year-old tyrone brown jr., as well as three accomplices. police say tyrellan was the triggerman. at this moment, the motive is unclear. a jury has asked for or another look at several key pieces of evidence against stevens, the man accused of killing a prison guard. prosecutors claim stevens and another inmate cornered the guard before stabbing him to death. if convicted, steven

the 3400 teachers. the school district spent $6 million on everything from botox to breast enlargements. the schools face a projected $42 million deficit. the teacher unionthe perk to broker a new contract. >> and we told the district from the beginning of the negotiations that we're going to give it up. as long as district comes back to negotiate, it's gone. >> this is not free, anyway. >> and the school boort president says money spent on plastic surgery could be used to hire 240 new teachers. and the spanish version of the famous mona lisa has undergone a makeover. occur rateors unveiled this restored version of their copy today. historians say the spanish copy may have been painted by a student 500 years ago. there you can see them side by side. there is most people would agree this is going to happen. a judge in england has given the okay for lawyers to serve legal claims on facebook. and british legal claims are served in hard coppy. unconventional means are used if someone is difficult to track down you can keep track on twitter and you can talk bit on facebook.com slash abc 7 news. news at 5:00 continues right now. >> thank you. the hunting photo

everyone had to pay the teachers union money to buy their insurance. at was a real slush fund in the put an end to it because we should be focusing on the students, not the teachers' union leadership and what they want in terms of cash out of the education system. we of major radically shrink fend republican party committed not only to bring in taxes down permanently but also spending restraint. the paul ryan budget is a road map to undo the damage of the obama overspending. they drifted during the wrong direction during the bush years and spending moved up. host: our guest has been grover norquist, americans for tax reform. it thank you for joining us this morning. we will take a short time now and then we will look at campaign at 2012. >> this president's day on c- span, eliot spitzer joining in on the debate on mortgage fraud. >> welle must take to bring up occupy wall street but they have a sign that was very accurate. we say we know when corporations are people when texas is to execute them. the problem is we have given corporations all the upside

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