the president of the thomas b. fordham student. at the far end is liz king, the director of education policy at the leadership conference. i would love to get started by, you know, jumping into this and make sure we have a lot of times for questions at the end. i'd like to ask you, chris, if you can sort of just give us a high level overview of where states are right now. obviously ccsso is an important partner in this process. talk a little bit about that work and where you see states right now. >> thanks, caitlin. it's a real honor to be on the panel with these three folks. i don't often get to speak with them. it's great to be here and thanks for inviting me to ewa. i think essa has been a devolution to the states as promised. 17 states have submitted so far. the rest coming in in september. if you're in a state where they've submitted you probably are pretty aware of their plan. if you're in a state that's not yet submitted there's a lot of work going on before september to define that for that state. there's two pieces i think

mike petrilli, he is the president of the thomas b. fordham institute. and liz king. i would love to get started by you know jump into this, and make sure we have a lot of time for questions at the end. i would like to ask you krichri so if you can talk about the work and where you see states right now. >> it is a real honor to be on the panel with these three folks. i don't often get to speak with them. so it is great to be here and thanks for inviting me to ewa. i think essa has been a devolution to the states as promised. 17 state have submitted so far. the rest coming in september. if you are in a state that has submitted you are aware of their plan but if you are in a state that has not submitted there is a lot of work going on. there are two pieces i think we're most interested in, one making sure that as states set these plans we don't go to a time pre no child left behind where we were able to ignore groups of kids or poor performance. so before no child left behind, we didn't report out subgroups. so a school could just sort of skate by on averages or things

. >> reporter: aundrea cline-thomas, n b bc news. >>> taking a live look at boathouse row, the heat isn and it's hot and it's getting even hotter. that makes it a perfect time for this. a live look at cape may. folks are hitting the beach. not too many folks out there right now. starting your holiday weekend. i don't know. maybe just a lull in traffic there. >> i think they should fill that spot up. >> exactly. >> i could not agree more. it has our name all -- it's reserved for us. >> it seems like the perfect place. >> it seems like the perfect place to be for your the whole weekend regardless. you know what? if there are storms, you're going to need to come indoor. we have a moderate rip current risk for all the beaches at the jersey shore. please pay attention to signs. don't swim where there's no lifeguard. we have a blog that tells what to do when you're caught in a rip current, those eddys offshore. 88 degrees in philadelphia. we should be 86 after several unseasonably wonderfully pleasant days. highest wind gusts, 27 miles an hour. sunset will be at 8:33 this evening. it seems s

also won a certain amount of resentment from thomas jefferson, who, during his second term when burr was no longer his vice president, had urr prosecuted -- b prosecuted. reminder that even thomas jefferson, who many of us is oned revere and who of the office of the declaration of independence, abused his power. that is why it is important that to respect the constitution, we respect the limits of places on government officials. host: only a few minutes left with the senator, so i wanted to give our viewers another opportunity to talk to you. nancy, austin, texas, independent. hi, i consider you one of the good guys, so it is nice to talk to you. i do want to mention from the last segment, something you do say -- the trump bashing thing you like to do, the washington journal recently reported that 96% of the coverage of trump -- this was back in the beginning -- has been negative. i think this is important, particularly when that lady called in saying that trump was guilty of collusion already has been taken in by the media. i would like to ask you senator, about clapper. clapper, didn't he -- didn't we know he actually lied to congress abo

>> a, george washington, b, thomas jefferson, c, barack obama, or d, george w. bush?hington. >> it is george washington boyhood home. yes. [ applause ] >> all right. our third question, here we go. the white house and capitol building has sand stone from what park in stafford county? a, great falls park, b shenandoah national park, c, government island or d, prince william forest park? >> the answer is c government island. >> oh, my gosh. he nailed. no wonder you were elected to third term. >> that's in way. >> there you go. better get that one right. and the last question of the morning here is, president washington, president lincoln, tip of the hat, walt whitman and clara barton all visited which famous house in stafford? was it a, the white house, b, chatham manor, c kenmore or d george washington's ferry farm? >> it was chatham. >> it was chatham. >> there y uh-uh go. chatham manor. >> all very easy questions. you gave me soft balls. >> not always easy. sometimes people live in an area and they don't really know. it's wonderful that you do. if you had to sum up s

going to see an incredible array of national treasurers, the desk that thomas jefferson descrafted the declaration independent on. susan b anthony ionic red shaw. one of the real treasurers of the smithsonian's collections is george washington 's christening blanket in 1732. this original was a bakery wagon and it was painted and used by women suv rages to the cause and rallies to really recall attention. wrapping it up with the huge golf event once again coming to potomac, maryland., the quicken loans will be held tuesday through savment even if you're not interested in going, you're in the interested in golf it's good to have a heads up if you travel through the potomac area because there will be a whole lot of traffic. >> yes, there will. a lot of crowds and a lot of things to do >> it's summer. >> fireworks, next weekend big weekend, fourth of july. >> the weather, i don't know, last year we had some issues with the fireworks as well and the rain. hopefully we'll get the fireworks up. it is what it is. >> coming up, we are taking on healthcare, why the long quest to repeal and replace obama care is facing a steeper c

the f-b-i says 66-year-old thomas hodgkinson acted alone when he shot congressman steve scalise and fourers at a congressional baseball practice last week.today the special agent in charge of the investigation laid out hodkginsons past. "while the shooter was not known to have a history of diagnosed mental illness, he is known, or it was known to have an anger management problem." investigators say hodgkinson abruptly moved from illinois to d.c. in march.once in the area - agents say he lived in his van near the baseball fields.however the f-b-i says there's no sign he planned last weeks attack in advance even though investigators found a list of names near the gunman's body.reporter: is it believed that was a hit list? tim slater: no ma'am, i would not classify that as a hit list; it's more of a piece of paper with six congressional member's names on it. on capitol hill, members continue to reflect on what the attack means for their own safety. congressman jim costa of fresno, california says members are a target."bottom line, there are threats on our lives, i've had a number of threats

thomas got eye on the forecast. >> clouds, showers, cooler weather out there today adds well and b t the 7 day forecast full detailsright now we're tracking water main break repair seen on allentown road and bring george county. we'll help you steer clear of those delays. >> sounds good to both of you. if are you waking up at 5:30, breaking news in iran. and shooting in iran. a shooting rampage led by four attackers images of one gunman peering outside ever a window. one parliament attacker has blown himself up up. and in a separate incident four attackers killed a security guard and wounded four people in suicide bombing at shrine of itolah. and word islamic state is claiming responsibility for both attacks. >> meanwhile london police arrested another man in connection with london terror attack. police in ireland said they arrested a man for the attack. a section of london bridge closed since open. borough market is closed. >> french officials met in emergency session to an attack. a man wielding a hammer and shouting business for syria was shot and wounded by a second officer. a spokesman called attack isolated a

thomas, what grade do you give this president and the congress? very mixedve them grades, but i give them a great of about a be. -- b? .i give them that because everyone is upset about the way they're acting. if you give them anything lower than that, it is mainly, from the people i have talked to, because of style points. most of the people i know would say, oh, i wouldn't have said it that way. that might not have been the way i did it. but in most cases, they agree with the policy, like climate change. when they brought up the climate change and the paris accords, they said this is what we have to do. there is no climate change. it is all wealth redistribution. he went ahead and kept a campaign promise. i was listening to the color just before. he was the only presidential candidate that campaigned in the black churches, spoke to the community. -- likeike i would let to ask anyone, could you point to an instance where he hasn't done something to the betterment of any community, especially the poor and working-class communities? and is where the problems struggles in america have been. they have been in the poor comm

b, jfk and jackie. c, julia child and paul curbing child or d, thomas and martha jefferson. >> i know that one. >> do youwhere. >> we all know where. >> jfk and jackie. [ cheers and applause ] >> martin's tavern. >> martin's tavern. >> yes. >> okay. famous booth there. >> last trivia question. all right. you guys ready? >> yes. >> how many shops, restaurants and institutions are in georgetown? a, more than 450. b, more than 300. c, 250 or d100? how many shops and restaurants and institutions are in georgetown? your answer, please? jack evans, man. quick draw mcgraw over here. >> more than 450. [ cheers and applause ] >> nancy and jack evans.& showing that they are georgetown with their trivia knowledge. >> making it happen on this now, if you two had gotten with none of those wrong we'd probably have to kick you out of georgetown. >> we'd be gone. >> lots of pressure. >> we have wonderful crowd out here today for anyone at home on the fence why should i visit georgetown it's crowded too many people what do you say to them, nancy. >> gosh, nom something for everybody here in georgetown, and you know, wate

thomas, what grade do you give this president and the congress? very mixedve them grades, but i give them a great of about a be. -- b? .give them that because everyone is upset about the way they're acting. if you give them anything lower than that, it is mainly, from the people i have talked to, because of style points. most of the people i know would say, oh, i wouldn't have said it that way. that might not have been the way i did it. but in most cases, they agree with the policy, like climate change. when they brought up the climate change and the paris accords, they said this is what we have to do. there is no climate change. it is all wealth redistribution. he went ahead and kept a campaign promise. i was listening to the color just before. he was the only presidential candidate that campaigned in the black churches, spoke to the community. -- likeike i would let to ask anyone, could you point to an instance where he hasn't done something to the betterment of any community, especially the poor and working-class communities? and is where the problems struggles in america have been. they have been in the poor commun

thomas l. ragio of lake charles, louisiana. mr. roy l. ravia o of my state. mr. alvin j. peacard and last but certainly not least, mr. anderson b. wilson of sl slydale, louisiana. unfortunately, mr. wilson is the only ghost army soldier still alive in louisiana. i had the rare privilege and the rare honor of speaking with mr. wilson this morning. in december of 1943, president roosevelt authorized the ghost army unit. only two weeks later in january 1944, mr. wilson was on his way to camp morris, tennessee, to join the ghost army. who says the federal government can't move quickly when it wants to? mr. wilson trained there until may when his unit was shipped out of new york to liverpool, england. it was the largest convoy that at the time had ever crossed the atlantic ocean. from there mr. wilson and his team traveled more than any other unit. from england they went to france. they went to belgium. they went to holland. they went to luxemburg and they went to germany. mr. wilson and his comrades fought fearlessly through the war's end, members of the ghost army. in july of 1945, mr. wilson finally came home. however, while he ca

b performance. craig is in for matt. what do we need to know? >> he's going to be a hot and up-and-coming country star. thomason friday. >> i was looking for him. that's another story. >>> we better do the headlines. bit. british authorities new raids in london. 7 people killed, 50 others hurt, when attac a van on londnd then went on a rampage. >>> testimony begins in bill se. he is accused of assaulting a woman near2004. cosby does not plan to testify. but the alleged take the stand and tell her story. cosby said in a alencounter was. if convicted he faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> the golden state warriors have a 2-0 lead in the finals. kevin durant had 33 points of the warriors. steph curry hadown. golden state is 13-0, in the playoffs. >> it will be hard to beat the golden state warriors. >> that's what i've heard. >> very hard. >> we have a few questions about the nba finals, in time. >> i'm going to get to those in a second. >>> speaking of championships, game four -- this is what i'm watching. the stanley cup finals tonight at 8:00 eastern, right here on nbc. it's pittsburgh versus nashville. it's

thomas, what grade do you give this president and the congress? very mixedve them grades, but i give them a great of about a be. -- b? . i give them that because everyone is upset about the way they're acting. if you give them anything lower than that, it is mainly, from the people i have talked to, because of style points. most of the people i know would say, oh, i wouldn't have said it that way. that might not have been the way i did it. but in most cases, they agree with the policy, like climate change. when they brought up the climate change and the paris accords, they said this is what we have to do. there is no climate change. it is all wealth redistribution. he went ahead and kept a campaign promise. i was listening to the color just before. he was the only presidential candidate that campaigned in the black churches, spoke to the community. -- likeike i would let to ask anyone, could you point to an instance where he hasn't done something to the betterment of any community, especially the poor and working-class communities? and is where the problems struggles in america have been. they have been in the poor com