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a $150 million solution, 800 new riding teachers with the promise from 68% now and all kids get executer er computered indication by 2025. and the teachers union cheers the new focus on hiring teachers. >> a little bit of a change here and it's a positive change. >> reporter: but critics call it too incremental since the new hires won't keep up with the pace of teacher retirements. >> if you bring in 1% new teachers losing 1%, you're not going to make much head way. >> reporter: still many parents who heard today's speech were encouraged. involved. the school has to work with the parents.on get more involved. the school has to work with the parents. >> reporter: algebra would be taught to all by ninth grade and a.p. courses available to anyone wanted them. this will go to city council hearings likely lat this fall. an dry drew siff, news 4 new york. >>> this might be welcome news. the common core tests that you dread every springshorter. some of the writing and english passages will be removed. third through eighth grade students take the test each spring. >>> it's deadline day for owners of the buildings with cooling towers to register them w

that cannot be done working with the teachers union. the charter school was doing exceptionally well, that money was into the model that many people feel doesn't work. >> a convicted killer sentenced to life. >> you're going to jail the matter how you look at it. >> he claim he didn't do it. >> the exclusive jailhouse interview. >> next chasing news. ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. >> hi, everyone, i'm fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams. continuing to follow developments after the 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck chile. the estimated tsunami potential time hitting hawaii would be approximately 3:11 a.m. haiyan standard time. we'll continue to follow this as well as our cool stretch of whether were see you on the fox 29 news at 4:00 a (plays throughout) ♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. [ belches ] (school bell ringing) (whistle blows) (yells) (playing the blues) (playing the blues) (grunts) (whi

if you look at the american federation of employees, the international union, the teachers unions, a huge portion of their budget goes to these lobbying expenditures. it gives them something the private sector can't yet. against andotiate get a sweeter contract. aws they reduceot the work the unions have and make it more difficult to put their political allies in office and get the sweetheart contracts. that has an effect on the numbers. about 3% to 5% lower wages in the government sector. in the private sector, nothing. just nothing. the numbers were -.1% to positive .5%. none of them statistically significant. while the mechanism applies to they have different impacts in those sectors. i think we have time for one more question. thank you for coming. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] coming to thes is u.s. later this month with stops in new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c.. we get a preview of the visit with

the company hoping to hold down those costs. >>> and classes are resuming tomorrow for more than 50,000 students in seattle after teachers were striking there and delayed the start of school this year. the teachers' union voted to suspend the strike after reaching a tentative agreement as well. >>> well, another example of the power of social media for you this morning. this time it's facebook helping reunite someone with their wedding ring. >> ring was found near a line of dumpsters at a landfill in iowa. inside the initials j.h.h. to w.w.s. >> there was also a wedding date listed for more than 30 years ago. our station in cedar rapids put the reng on theing on their fac and the owner has been located. nice to hear bay happy ending like that. >> yeah. too bad the marriage didn't last. but the ring is back. >> oh. are we sure about that? come on? >> i kid. i kid. >> it's not yet throwback thursday but we're taking a trip down memory lane anyway. play-do. hello. >> the experts at play-do sent over a play-do "world news" mug. and look. we're going to attempt to copy it. can i just say in my 20 years of life i've never played with play-do. >> wait, this is revolutionary. 20 years of life? you're only 20 y

for the teachers' union, it's the month of august which we just passed. and the one that sprang up on us this year that kind of boggles the mind, is we had the teachers' union again used to accept resignations in their mailbox. now they say they will no longer be accepting resignations and will now only accept it to a new mailbox. not coincidentally, the mailbox was mailbox 51, p.o. box 51 at the local office, which you can make allusions to area 51 all you want. so this is what we're seeing. but at the end of the day, even as the unions try whatever they can to get around the right to work law, we are seeing more jobs in michigan. we are seeing higher home values. we are seeing more population growth. and i will tell you that the attitude in the wolverine state is optimistic. we are optimistic about the future. and it's due in large part to our worker freedom. so thank you very much. [ applause ] >> we've got some time for questions. was there someone with the microphone? if you'll stand up and state your name and affiliation. >> my name is connor wolf. i

again, she says, the teachers union is putting for the these sacrifices for their students, teachers like this say they're going above and beyond to buy their student school supplies out of their own pockets. >> the student need their education. where therefore our signed, we don't want to give them any more of the disadvantage than they already so to speak have. it is difficult because not only do we need to get supplies for the children coming in to our room, but we need to get supplies tore our own children. i would like to buy each kid, each child, a competency book and a folder, to start off. and i always have pencils, erasers for every child. >> chester upland has been having meeting to go over what the financial crisis means for staff. the district is in a bit of a bind because half of their student go to charter schools and the district owes more to charter schools than it has it budget, so at 7:30, there will be bell ringing ceremony welcome student to the start of a school year. and, also, thank those teachers for the sacrifices that they are making. lauren, chris? >> we sa

look ahead, seattle public school is cancelled for a fourth day as the city's teachers' strike enters the second week. the teachers unionks over pay raises and teacher evaluations. >>> happy birthday to rapper, kimm eberly williams paisley. >>> keep it here for more news, weather and sports. thank you for watching "early today." have a great one. . >> we got just our truck and my family and that's it. >>> at least one life lost, an entire neighborhood gutted as the wildfire continues to race across the north bay. >>> as the valley fire explodes in size, fire crews and residents are scrambling to save whatever they can. thousands evacuated this morning. >>> as the sun comes up on a new day, we'll have new information on how crews plan to try to slow the fire's progress. we have complete live cover age coming up. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the breaking news we've been following overnight. flames ripping

and all of that is true, which is the reason why i'm with governor walker, going up against the teacher unionstalking about putting real reforms in wisconsin. if you look at governor walker's record as a political leader i bet you that most of the trump support would gravitate to them if they figure out who he was, we're what is happening? he seemed to have suffered the most in this. i don't know if that's fair or right but he hayes has gone from being the guy to beat in iowa to being in the middle of the knack iowa. what happened? >> i think it's early but i think you have to say if you are doing a diagnosis, it's certainly a trump phenomenon there, but remember, you have field operations. it's one thing to get a call from gallup, you're in the nursing hall, you say you want to vote for trump. now you have to get that person into the bus and over to the voting booth. and so i think our guy is going to have a tremendous field operation, he's from a neighboring state. and again, if it's a protest vote, and you want somebody that is actually fought and won, you have to go with governor walker, h

same sentiment from the membership director of the state's largest union, the teacher's union. have we to increase our effort and he's talking about communicating with his members. sure, we have and we're stronger because of it. now, i like to say they're taking these sentiments to heart. i think some are, some aren't. we have run into a fu speed bumps with worker freedom in michigan. first of which was that the law was passed in december of 2012, but didn't take effect until march of 2013. so, during that period, unions were able to extend contracts, in some case, up to ten years. a decade. of forced unionism because the right to work law did not affect you aren't contracts. they also established windows. that workers could only exercise the right to work rights during certain times of year. for the teacher's union, the month of the august, which we just passed. and the one that sprang up on this this career year year is we had the teacher's union again, used to accept resignations to their general mock. in june, they put a nondescript disclaimer on their website and said they

the government to pay up. more on that story from catherine soi. >> this is a family now out of school because of a teacher's strike. they're watching the live broadcast about officials of the teacher's union. the news is not good news. the government still will not increase its salary. that's $117 million annually for the more than enough. the school she teaches will be teeming with roughly hundred students are not in school now. stephen and his friends say that state and school, they understand that they have tough times ahead but also support their teachers. >> they should be paid. if it wasn't for them people would not be aware. >> the government has asked teachers to give them time to look for money to pay up. teachers say they're tired of dialogue. that started two years ago. the supreme courts that ordering the government to keep them at their rate. they have gone back and ask the goff for--gof government for the race. she only takes home $100. >> we're off to the east coast of the united states in just a moment in the news hour. [ protesting ] >> the hearing gets under way for six police accused in the death of 25-year-old freey gray. we have in his state of the union address. even

the teachers went on strike after contract talks broke down between the school district and the teachers union. the teachers say that they plan to ticket at all 97 schools. and the district says it may take legal action against them. the district serves about 63,000 students. aaron. >>> 6:31 the time. parents in fairfax county have a chance tonight to weigh in on possible budget cuts next year. fairfax county schools said it's opening for a lot of engagement as it grapples with a budget shortfall. there's a meeting at south lake high school. the county school board said its budget deficit could be as much as $100 million next year. and we could see as many as 25 new teachers hired for stafford county schools. seven positions having added as some glasses grew to more than 30 students. the numbers are fluid as they're based on estimates. >> a montgomery county mother wants more children to be able to walk to school. danielle meitiv is known for her free-range parenting style. she believes parents choose to drive their kids to school instead of letting them walk because they're scared about stran

the nfl. >> the union representing teachers said it's time to end. they want the school commission to cancel the contract with the teachers. a meeting was held and the union said the substitute company is not providing adequate coverage for the classrooms. they issued statements said they are deeply disappointed for the theaters and teachers and the direct said the unacceptable performance continues and the work is in jeopardy. >> now to decision 2016 and dueling town halls in new hampshire featuring presidential front-runners. hillary clinton and republican donald trump. trump took questions at a meeting in rochester. >> one of the things i'm doing that really has gotten a lot of praise, i'm self funding. i'm not getting tens of millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars. >> questions were raised about immigration, trump competitors and building the economy. hillary had her own opinion about the future of the nation. >> say this without meaning to be partisan or personal, but the economy does better when a democrat is in the white house. th

that's up to each district and the teachers unions. >>> new at 6:00, a win-win situation for lehigh university and the national museum of industrial history. the two sides agreed to split $5.5 million from a trust fund set up almost 30 years ago. bethlehem steel set up that trust fund. lehigh university plans to use its share for scholarships, while the long delayed museum will use it on exhibits and operating costs. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, a world war ii mystery when this flag washes ashore on the jersey shore. >> i haven't heard from you in a while and thought maybe you forgot about me. >> a local mother shames her son, a freshman in college, and it becomes a viral hit. tonight we caught up with the mom before she appears on the "today" show tomorrow. glenn? >> well, our week of summer-like weather is coming to an end. we'll talk about the changes coming with our first alert forecast next. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedul

the teachers and district. the board confirmed they'll negotiate with the teachers union for the first time in weeks. a school official says guidance counselors are writing and sending in college reps. >> a lawsuit over the death of a woman who drowned after taking the polar bear plunge made its way to court. she fell off a pier. she was seen celebrating with friends jury selection started. the lawsuit contends she was alive when police found her but, according to her family, paramedics mistakenly thought she was dead and didn't properly try to revive her. >>> plflag throughout now count delaware are at half-staff to honor a fallen officer. stabbed to death while responding to a car break-in in 230 20 11. his killer is serving a life sentence. he had served 18 years on the county force. he was 44 years old. >>> a new name in the race to become delaware's next governor. congressman john carney announced his intention to run today. carney's delaware's lone member of the u.s. house of representatives. he planned to support beau biden's bid for governor but after his death in may carny decided to ask the

not to strike the load is contingent upon current salary bargaining session for the courier the teachers' union is bucking for 5 percent salary increase all the faculty members instead of the chancellor's office offered at 2 percent salary increase which the faculty for a protective plastic cover the vote set the happen october the 19th he protests took place in front of the whole food store on market street and seventh to say pita accusing pressure chain of misleading customers in the way it markets its me the loss at the store holding signs read butchering animals is cruel and no such thing as humane meet this demonstration part of a nationwide protest against sofa is fat rises distorted not provide a spokesperson respond to the protest. >> pam: others urging warring for parents after her baby gets a life-threatening herpesvirus. and professor is just your first and motherland bring her son the class next a man planning a terrorist attack in york but there wrest new video showing his take down by the fbi >> pam: video you're looking at newly released fbi video the moment a man stuck crawford

teachers were refusing to write the letters as part of an ongoing dispute between the teachers and the district. yesterday the school board confirmed or negotiated the teacher's union for the first time in weeks. >>> and food news if you are a patco rider. will you have full wifi access at all 13 of the stations by early october. the service is available for contact even if you are at an xfinity subscriber. you can register with an e-mail address. comcast is, of course, the parents company of nbc 10. notes ♪ >> and jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. we don't have track in the area. right around 4:22, everything will be nice with the sun coming up. you know, in the next five minutes or so, we will check in with the philadelphia majors packing a punch. >> jessica, we got a beautiful shot there. we got a beautiful start to the day. the sun is getting ready to rise. of course, not a whole lot of wind and the temperatures, well, it's shooting up into the '80s again. another day without rain. look at this shot from cape may. those high clouds, on the southern sky, that makes for some of the most spectacular sunrises. high clouds in the western sky makes it t

50,000 seattle students have the day off after contract talks between the school district and the teachers unionssue is teacher pay. the school district offered an increase of 9% over three years. the union wants an increase of 10.5% over two years. the school board voted to seek legal action to stop the strike. >>> and former miss america. vanessa williams will serve as head judge of the 2016 miss america competition. the actress and singer won the title in 1984 but was forced to surrender the crown amid a nude photo scandal. vanessa williams was the first african-american to be named miss america. >>> and developing now, a texas board overseeing all school athletics is holding an emergency meeting right now to discuss that brutal incident involving two high school football players accused of charging a referee. the uil committee says it is, quote, extremely concerned about the actions portrayed during friday's game and will take appropriate action once the investigation is complete. meanwhile, an assistant coach is now being investigated for possibly coercing the players involved to target the

remember this when you hear about how the evil teachers' unions won't let us fire the bad teachers i.he same process that ensures people get a fair hearing that keeps tom brady and keeps those teachers. tomorrow i will be joined by donald trump's former top adviser roger stone and the protester who was knocked in the head outside trump's press conference today. that's tomorrow night. right now time for the rachel maddow show. >> as hard as it is to hear you throw shade atom brady i want to talk about something else. are you hanging around a little bit? >> i will. >> thank you. i forgive you already about tom brady. see you later. thanks for staying with us this hour. spare a thought for the man who just finished serving 14 years as the governor of the great state of texas. poor rick perry. rick perry is down and out in american politics right now. for some reason even though he

the teachers union is the month of august which has passed. the one that sprang up this year that kind of boggles the mind is we had the teachers union again use to accept resignations to their general mailbox. in june they put a nondescript disclaimer on the website and said they will no longer be accepting resignations to the mailbox where they had thousands and thousands of resignations historically and were now only accepted to a new mailbox. not coincidentally the mailbox was p.o. box 51 at the local post office which you can make allusions to area 51 all you want. even as the unions try whatever they can to get around the right to work law, we see more jobs in michigan, higher home values, more population growth and i will tell you the attitude is optimistic. we are optimistic about the future and it is due in large part to workers freedom. thank you very much. [applause] >> we've got some time for questions. someone with a microphone. if you will stand up when you have your question and state your name and affiliation. >> my name is conn

and one of the main lines of attack to public education is to attack teachers unions, because teachersns are the real uphold the uphold -- means of all caps regardless of race or income. and that is why i see my role as a socialist, as elected public servant, some in husband elected on the mandate of serving the working class, it is absolutely essential for me to be on the picket line. as you may have heard, we had a real success yesterday at city hall. i introduced a resolution, an official statement from the city council, that stands in solidarity with the striking teachers. and we got a unanimous vote on this. those are the people out there who believe, like us, that there is a need for independent working-class politics and that we need our own candidates foot forward, but it can't work because our voices will be lost among -- this is an inspiring example of when he has even one of our grassroots voices in the halls of government, we can make a huge shift. the simple reason we can do that is because the success that i'm able to have inside city hall reflects the overall mood of res

end the strike, and 5,000 teachers and the support staff walking off the job last wednesday, looking for the first cost of living raise in six years. it still has to be approved by the teacher's union>>> right now, the u.s. faces a collective $1.2 trillion in student debt. making the cost of a college tuition a hot topic as the school year begins. how they can get help paying for their education, ali velshi is tracking the story, and what changes are being made in how students apply for financial aid. >> right now, fafsa, anybody who is a parent or not student knows that it's a lengthy form that helps kids apply for college, and get their financial aid, like pell grants. under the current system, students start applying for college in the fall, and then apply for financial aid later in january. which means that many know where they're going to school without knowing how much aid they're getting. which causes all kinds of stress. president obama's changes, you'll fill it out in october instead of january, and it's going to be easier to fill out and right now it has more than 100 questions on it, and as of 2015, families will be able to pre-populate the form irs data from a prior yea

but, again, she says, the teachers union is putting for the these sacrifices for their students, teacherse dikeus say they still are going above and beyond to buy their student school supplies out of their own pockets. >> the students need their education. where therefore our student, we don't want to give them any more of the audio's advantage than they already already v not only do we need to get supplies for the children coming in root, but we need to get supplies for our own children. i like to buy each kid, each child, a competency book, and a fowl err to start off. i always have pencils, erasers for every child. >> chester upland has been having meeting to go over what the financial crisis means for the staff. the district is in a bit after binds because half of their student go to charter schools, and the district actually owes more to charter schools than it has in it own budget. back out here live at 7:30, there will be a bell ringing ceremony welcome student back, and show support for the teachers. we hope to talk to some of the steve hers they start arriving. >> let's support t

about 53,000 students staying home today while the teacher's union and school district argue over a newyesterday the district offered $62 million in raises and more money in special ed funding. the teachers want three times that amount. they say they it is expensive to live in seattle. >>> wildfires forcing thousands from their homes. will the firefighters get any relief from the weather. >>> and the u.s. and china getting set for crucial discussions on how to reduce the effects of global warming. >> we're in the "p ♪ >>> recapping our top story, california firefighters continue to battle that devastating wildfire in the cities of middletown, cobb, and hidden valley fire. the valley claiming one life already, and is only 5% contained. kevin corriveau is saying, though, that they are seeing some rain right now. >> they are. today, tomorrow some better weather. but that's not going to last unfortunately as we go towards the rest of the week. you can see the rain showers coming on the coast. these are not very heavy, but they are bringing in some rain and increasing the relative humidity a

the city's teachers to end a strike. summer vacation was extended for 53,000 children today, after the teachers union voted to strike hours before school was to begin. >>> up next, use of force, a controversial police shooting in wash state. why the prosecutors say the officers will not face charges. >>> and a deadly sapped storm gripping some of the biggest cities in the middle east. >> three lives in pacifica, washington, will not be facing charges for the deadly shooting of antonio zambrano. police officers shot and killed him in february after he was throwing rocks at them. and it quickly caused protests. sabrina is live in pasco, and good england, why won't the officers be facing any charges. >> the prosecutor in this case said that he looked closely at washington state law m the washington state legislature looks at the use of deadly force and police officers, and what they have said, that if police officer are acting in good path and without malice, they have the discretion to use force. >> i believe that a unanimous jury would not find the absence of malice, and we legally cannot charge police officers for a crime

in seattle, the teachers union launched a strike today for the first day of school after negotiationsbroke down tuesday night. the city and the union are facing disagreements over standardized tests, staffing levels and pay. the strike comes after washington's supreme court ruled last week that the state's new charter school system is unconstitutional. this is the first teachers strike in seattle in 30 years. united airlines ceo and two other senior executives have stepped out and missed a federal corruption probe. federal authorities are investigating whether united launched a direct flight from newark to columbia, south carolina to curry favor with david samson, the former chair of the port authority of new york and new jersey, which operates all new york area airports. sampson, who at a weekend home in columbia, south carolina, is a longtime ally of new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate governor chris christie. he resigned in the wake of that bridge gates can aware chris christie appointees and staffers apparently colluded to create traffic jams on the george wa

. >>> the seattle teachers strike may be over today as the district and the teachers union reached a ive agreement. the walkout has delayed the start of school for 53,000 student who may finally start on thursday. their parent are celebrating. at least eight people now are dead in, and five missing after flash floods raged through a canyon near the utah and arizona borders. two communities hard hit were settled by fundamentalist mormons formerly led by warren jeffs, who you may remember is in prison for child sexual assault. david. david: did you ever wonder exactly what hackers do with your information once they steal it? we have incredible look inside coming up. melissa: coming up next, how one retailer is ditching the dowdy and seizing the sexy, all the way to the bank. all in the name of fashion equality. we'll be right back. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. awe believe active management can protect capital long term. active management can tap global insights. active management can take calculated risks. ac

teachers remain on the picket lines. teachers are striking over issues including pay and the length of the school day. negotiations between the teachers union. classes were canceled again today. they will have to consider shortening holiday breaks. meanwhile schools across california are hurting for teach everies. the state has seen the number of teaching certificates issued drop by half in the last ten years. the state school district says they will need 21,000 new teachers a year over the next five years and the demand for teachers isn't limited to california. some districts and places such as tampa, florida are putting up billboards along the highway calling for new teachers. >>> time is 6:16. burning man reportedly considering suing the sandwich chain quiznos over a video ad that pokes fun of the festival. >> now the ad parities the upcoming movie maze runner. it shows the characters eating quiznos at burning man in the nevada desert. festival officials say they see this video as theft overburning man's intellectual property. they are coordinating with their legal team to see what action if possible they will take. >> all right very int

by comprehensively challenging the teachers union, the bureaucracy and creating school choice, higherds with greater accountability. listen to me explain i've never said that the federal government should have any say in the creation of content or curriculum or standards. this should be a state responsibility that is implemented at the local level. listen to me and i think people begin to know that when they see that i've done and what i believe that there should be no concerns at all. as it relates to immigration, three years ago i wrote a book about it called "immigration wars" that sets out a clear strategy to secure the border, to deal with the problems that are real. i get why people are angry. this administration is an administration that has done absolutely nothing to secure the border. and obama's used this as a wedge issue. hillary clinton wants to use it as a wedge issue. i think we need to get beyond that. >> our intelligence agencies tell us that there is zero doubt in their minds that they believe that syrian, iraqi refugees will be infiltrated by isis and al qaeda. the p

but again, she says, the teachers union is putting for the these sacrifices for their student. >> i think getting paid is the big issue for a lot of people, because we do have families to support. but when you work with the children, we work with, and then we teach, i think it is difficult to just say i'm not going to go to work because i'm not going to get paid. these are kids, they de is her after education like everybody else. and if i'm a person to give it to them, that's why i'm there. that's why i don't get up and walk out. >> chester upland is in a bit after bind because half of their student go to charter schools, and the district owes more to charter schools than it has in its budget, leaving nothing for it own student and staff. at 7:30, again, bell ringing ceremony welcome student to the first day of school. say big thank you to the teachers not knowing if they'll get paid a week from now or a month from now, lauren, chris. >> our hats off to them. thank you so much, jenny joyce. >> 4:07. also happening today, private funeral for 76ers legendary dawkins. >> last night fans gath

he has taking on the chicago teachers' union. he has tried to change things there. ad some success, and still he's in a world of hurt. he has to raise taxes to pay the benefits. >> but he's done nothing else. focus on the rich and local sales tax, then the taxes get to be regressive. that is not the way you do it. if he was half at great as addressing spending, as coming up with more revenue they might have solved this problem. >> and it shows you -- rahm emanuel used to be a new democrat, one of bill clinton's people and they were supposed to be for not raising taxes at every turn. he's turned into, you know, what we have in new york. >> a bankrupt city with pensions -- that's the worst thing you can do for bankruptcy, just go back to the -- >> we're going to have to -- raise the taxes, people move out of the city and your revenue base shall references, and then you really can't meet the obligations. >>> it is possible right now that you can now understand why bernie sanders is very, very popular with this rage and why donald trump is popular with this same rage. wh

teacher leader status. the designation for educators who complete graduate programs, spend five years as a teacher, are mentors issue and bring research to their schools. the district and teachers unions and merits and pay raises. >>> the national museum of national history are both in the money. they to split $5 million from the trust fund set up by bethlehem steel. they plan to use the share for scholarships, and the museum spending money on exhibits and operating costs. >>> now your first alert weather. >> good morning. temperatures today expected to still stay summer-like in the mid-80s, and the humidity's going up so we're warm again. that's the last day, then in the 70s which is perfect if you're headed out to tailgate. there's nice conditions. viz visibility is down this morning, down to 3 miles in blue bell and five in allentown. closer to the city, it's 4 miles, and philadelphia down to .75 in northeast phillie, and mount holly is the worst spot, and same thing, just outside of mount holly down to .25 mile. closer to the stores, look at atlantic city, visibility is down to 0. you have to be careful driving in the city. temperatures in philadelphia, 66 degrees, a little cloudi

vouchers, charter schools, they're a huge success here in new york, but the teachers' unions -- >> yesey are stopping that. >> the democratic opposition to common core has doubled. >> that's right. >> it doesn't work. >> it's frustrating. parents and teachers are frustrated. you are awesome. [laughter] members of congress are back to work tomorrow. top thing on to-do list, support or fight the iran nuke deal. plus, senator ted cruz is joining forces with a rival for the republican nomination, the donald. the two plan aring to hold a big rally against the iran deal this week. the impact this could have. oh, hillary clinton plagued by that pesky scandal that won't go away, but why some top democrats appear more worried about her campaigning style. they say not so good. please stay here. ♪ ♪ why do so many people choose aleve? it's the brand more doctors recommend for minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve can last all day. you'd need 6 tylenol arthritis to do that. aleve. all day strong. just find the one you're looking for, see what others paid for it, lock in your savings, and get

it's great to see the teacher union and the newly-elected president of the teachers union. i will say about commissioner wynns, you have been talking about teacher and educator housing for as along as i remember, since i started to work for the school district. so thank you for continuing to push this issue. i am going to be the -- and by the way, i do have to apologize that i can't stay for the entirety of the hearing, but i have another speaking engagement. i do have to be the skunk at the picnic today. i actually think that what we have heard in terms of what the city is doing, what the school district is doing, it's actually nothing to be proud of. i don't mean that -- [ applause ] >> i don't mean that to say that i don't appreciate the work that has been done. i value the work and i value what everyone is doing. but if i were giving us collectively a grade, since we're talking about education housing, i think we would get an f. i mean, the reality is that having worked at the school district as including having worked as their lawyer for many years, i don't believe that

the local teacher's union says parents now have a very tough decision to make. >> as a parent i would not send my child here. >> reporter: i would seriously doubt the ability of my school to keep my child safe. right now that is my concern, as a parent, would be how would i know my child is safe? >> it is unclear when sparks will reopen. until then the 160 students can either wait it out or enroll in another school within the district. >>> traffic was backed up for hours on an east bay freeway after a fiery and deadly crash, involving a motorcycle and a big rig. they collided in the southbound lanes of highway 685 at bollinger canyon road in san ramone around 4:30 this morning. the motorcyclist died at the scene. the crash sent the big rig careening into the center median before erupting in flames. lanes on southbound 680 were closed for several hours while crews cleared the scene. >>> on this final day of this historic trip to cuba pope francis is inviting all in cuba to convert to catholicism. more on the pope's plans for today before he heads here to the u.s. >> reporter: pope fran

the 53,000 students are getting a late start because of teachers on strike over pay raises and other issues of the teachers union and the school district reached a tentative agreement tuesday. >>> san francisco-based rideshare service lyft expanding to china. a chinese ridesharing service is investing $100 million in lyft. customers from both the u.s. and china will be able to catch a ride using both services. the two companies said they also will collaborate on technology and product development. >>> let's check our roads right now with liza. >> we should all be in a ridesharing service. all participate together to ride to work. >> yeah. >> we'll take turns -- or carpool together. >> you bring the coffee. >> and i will be the driver at least once. >>> we'll talk about this morning's commute where everything is as it should be in the silicon valley. no accidents and very light traffic. our sensors are picking up 280 through downtown san jose. no brake lights so you're in good shape as you make that drive through santa clara county. keep in mind if you plan to drive the altamont pass it's going to be slow for you

it's great to see the teacher union and the newly-elected president of the teachers union. i will say about commissioner wynns, you have been talking about teacher and educator housing for as along as i remember, since i started to work for the school district. so thank you for continuing to push this issue. i am going to be the -- and by the way, i do have to apologize that i can't stay for the entirety of the hearing, but i have another speaking engagement. i do have to be the skunk at the picnic today. i actually think that what we have heard in terms of what the city is doing, what the school district is doing, it's actually nothing to be proud of. i don't mean that -- [ applause ] >> i don't mean that to say that i don't appreciate the work that has been done. i value the work and i value what everyone is doing. but if i were giving us collectively a grade, since we're talking about education housing, i think we would get an f. i mean, the reality is that having worked at the school district as including having worked as their lawyer for many years, i don't believe that

teacher's strike. the parents are both teachers. they are watching a live broadcast of a news conference while officials of their teachers union the news is not good. >> the government cannot pay. >> the government will still not increase their salary. that's about $170 million annually for the more than 200,000 public teachers. >> the government has money. the amount of money the government is losing in a day to corruption is enough to pay the teachers. >> reporter: usually the school where she teaches will be teeming with roughly 800 children. today they are all sent home. this is an important school town. hundreds of thousands of students write their final primary and secondary exams. steercstephen bogo and his friey they stayed in school. because they understood their teachers. >> they should be paid because of their sacrifice. if it wasn't for them people like the president wouldn't be where they are. >> reporter: the government has asked the teachers to give it time to look for money to pay up. teachers say they are tired of dialogue that started two years ago and broken promises by their employer. the supreme court has sided wit

. >> now she's with the sunnyvale teacher's union. now the santa clara office of education did grant the spark school charter. it is their jurisdiction. but it says it is not the body that oversees day-to-day operations of the school. that is the school board to hold the school responsible. a spokesman said the county office of education would not have known that the school was not in compliance with the background checks until they did a records review which happens within a year's time. so the students returned back to school this morning right around 8:00. >>> 5:05 right now. baseball legend who transcended more than just sports. yogi berra died last night, as much known for his cute phrases as his record setting ten world series championships. but as occurring gregory reports, some of the yogi-isms will live on forever. >> lawrence peter berra was born in 1925 in st. louis. a childhood friend gave him the nickname yogi. yogi dropped out of school in the eighth grade to help support his family and sign with the new york yankees in 1

the school district. we want to make sure there's housing here for teachers and school district employees. there's a lot of different ways this could come out. >> reporter: the teachers unionld include other district employees. >> we have a lot of displaced personnel in oakland. we need to provide a place for them, also. >> reporter: housing advocates will be competing for this valuable piece of land. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> and that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00 on this labor day. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins with dan and cheryl. >>> you're not going anywhere. >> what are you doing? >> that video of a cyclist spinning out of control went viral and now social media is his undoing. >> and it's the end of the road for a woman who jumped from the bay bridge to avoid arrest. how police finally nabbed her. >>> the great harvest shifts into high gear. why growers are counting hours not just the days. >> and cooling off. a water war is heating up. >>> i'm spencer christian on the roof, abc 7, on this hot labor day. the rest of the week will be even hotter. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> hey! >>

it's great to see the teacher union and the newly-elected president of the teachers union. i will say about commissioner wynns, you have been talking about teacher and educator housing for as along as i remember, since i started to work for the school district. so thank you for continuing to push this issue. i am going to be the -- and by the way, i do have to apologize that i can't stay for the entirety of the hearing, but i have another speaking engagement. i do have to be the skunk at the picnic today. i actually think that what we have heard in terms of what the city is doing, what the school district is doing, it's actually nothing to be proud of. i don't mean that -- [ applause ] >> i don't mean that to say that i don't appreciate the work that has been done. i value the work and i value what everyone is doing. but if i were giving us collectively a grade, since we're talking about education housing, i think we would get an f. i mean, the reality is that having worked at the school district as including having worked as their lawyer for many years, i don't believe that

the five-week seattle teacher's strike appears to be over. they have reached a tentative agreement a short time ago. students should be going back to class on thursday. the teachers union will decide later today to recommend approval or continue striking. no word on the specifics of the agreement yet. >>> still ahead, some dramatic images from utah where a flash flood killed at least eight people. five are still missing. we have the latest. >>> veteran firefighters are describing the wildfires in california as "hell on earth." more than 700 homes now destroyed. >> a whole lifetime of memories, pictures. >> just heartbreaking. those fires have forced at least 23,000 from their homes. we'll give you a live update from a town that's been decimated. >>> an unruly passenger forces a flight to be diverted and is then escorted off the flight. one of the stories we're updating around the "news nation." find team on twitter or online. look for tamron hall. it is her show. queso dip ♪ ♪ haven't been this lost in years ♪ (gps) ♪ recalculating shortest route ♪ ♪ do i really look like this? ♪ ♪ never seen this one before ♪ chicken parm you taste so good ♪ i like it. ♪ mmm mmm mmm m