u.s. department of education. they get no federal money or state money. they are paid by the colleges, which is actual state money. the outspoken president of the commission is barbara who does not vote. she's been adamant about not extending the deadline, not -- she's very policy oriented and she says that this is what -- they're not even going to go back and reevaluate the college. they're relying on a 14-month old evaluation. >> why are they so resistant? why would they want to shut down an institution? wouldn't they rather see it be healed and the students continue to go there? >> we're dealing with a very peculiar situation that has really cast a cloud, put a cloud over city college. >> how much has the student population dropped by? do you know? >> our high water mark was about 80,000 students. we're below that now. we are in the process of doing very aggressive marketing to get to understand the value and appreciate the value of a city education. >> high water was above 100,000. we may be below 70,000. >> you were elected -- >> i was. >> and yet the

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u.s. department. the u.s. department of education has cut a deal with corinthians colleges, which owns heald, everest, and wild tech colleges. they'll get federal funds to stay in operation until current students can graduate. corinthians is under investigation for falsifying job placement rates, altering grades and attendance. >>> the biggest water provider in the bay area says it will not call for mandatory water rationing this summer. the san francisco public utilities commission says because people in the city have been doing a good job of conserving water already, it does not have to require water rationing. the water system provides water for nearly 3 million people in the bay area. it is only at 65% capacity. but leaders say that does not mean people should stop conserving. in fact, the city launched a provocative new campaign yesterday, with ads, one of them saying, customers should make it a quickie in the shower. the ads are meant to get people's attention, and the other says jiggling the handle of a leaky toilet will not f

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u.s. department of education is looking into whether sexual assault cases at james madison university havevestigation stems from a complaint filed by a former jmu student. she claims three fraternity brothers pulled off her bathing suit top during a spring break trip to florida last year, record the incident and then passed the tape around toars. >> jon: whoa. even the classic virginia safety school is no longer safe. [laughter] yeah, you've been to jmu, huh? this case is horrifying, but at least the woman has evidence, you know, video. most sexual assault cases are notoriously difficult to prove. often victims don't feel like they can come forward. there reason denials and appeals. this time the school cannot sweep this under the rug. so what is the punishment? >> all three students responsible for sexual assault and harassment expelled upon graduation. >> jon: yes! justice! wait a minute. expelled upon graduation? isn't that graduation? [laughter] >> they may not be on jmu's campus for any reason after graduation. >> jon: so no alumni tailgating or reunions or bringing your kids back to

u.s. department of education has given the state of delaware a failing grade when it comes to teaching itscial needs students. the department said the state's doing such a poor job teaching the students that it may need the federal government to step in. california, texas and the district of columbia are also on that list. the feds say telling wear and the other failing states are not setting a high enough bar for what special needs students should be expected to learn. tam. >> thank you, erin. >>> going on to your first look at business. a new study is out from the university of michigan and it says that the gap between the rich and the poor is only growing. listen to this. last year the richest 5 percent of americans had 24 times the wealth of the median household. that is up from 16 times as much in 2007. ever joke about going to whole foods and calling it whole paycheck? whole foods will pay about $800,000 in penalties and fees for overcharging customers in california. inspectors found that purchased foods actually weighed less than advertised and that the weight of the salad bar conta

u.s. department of education right now. i'm concerned about where these students are going to end up. i've contacted the community colleges in my state and said reach out to the everest college students, see if you can rescue these kids. but put it in perspective. this is only one of many for-profit colleges and universities. most students don't know this whole brand of higher education is out there. they think it's just like every other college. it is not. and we're not doing a good enough job at the federal level to regulate these for-profit colleges and universities that are exploiting these students. let me tell you one story that was reported recently that i think is horrible involving corinthian colleges. an article written by david ha halpehalperin. a 37-year-old man with what happens to be a developmental disability. he was reading at an elementary school level, 37 years old, was allowed to enroll in everest colleges criminal justice program. according to the librarian who worked with him and subsequently resigned because of the treatment of this man, the man was rarely able t

u.s. department of education approved a plan from the accreditation commission allowing it to review the advances the school has made in the past year. the accreditation commission is expected to give final approval next week. >>> all right. time for us to check in with our meteorologist mark. pretty nice out there today, mark. >> yeah. we have some kind of clouds gathering. [ audio difficulties ] >> oh, here we are talk about the forecast for today. as heather said, it was pretty nice out there. although we cool things off a bit. temperatures down a good 10 to 12 degrees from yesterday's readings. still 80s to report inland. take a look at the highs from this afternoon. they range from the lower 8 #50s in livermore and on the yak to the cool 50s out toward pacifica. san francisco topped out 60 degrees. you can see what happened over the past few hours. a big batch of high clouds move across the bay area. those clouds have moved out. right now wif patchy fog trying to regroup near parts of the coastline. i think that the fog bank will gradually increase in court -- coverage. winds are around 10 t

u.s. department of education has limited and delayed access to federal money for student loans and grants. >> after failed to turn over requested documents, without the cash flow, the company will go bankrupt. 14,000 students in the bay area would be affected. >> kind of scary. i really have enjoyed my time at hill. all the teachers and staff have been very helpful. >> what is going to happen to all of us? >> tonight, the school said it wrapped up constructive discussions with the department of education but didn't elaborate. it's hopeful the two can reach an agreement. betty yu kpix 5. >> the department of education says if the schools close before students finish their greeshgs they may not have to repay their federal loens. >>> tonight, the budget is a done deals and the biggest ever. governor jerry brown held a sieng ceremony in san diego. he stays $108 billion plan pays down debt and builds a rainy day fund. because california is doing bert financially, a state panel says the governor and state lawmakers deserve a rachltz >>> texas governor pick perry created quite a fire storm during

u.s. department of education cut a deal with corinthian colleges. the schools will receive $16 million in federal funds to stay in operation, at least until current students can graduate. corinthian is under investigation for altering grades and attendance. >>> the new hot spot for silicon valley high-tech buyouts and we've got the scoop tonight. >> google, apple and others buying tiny startups from one place. tonight, our tech reporter scott budman takes you inside. >> reporter: well, janelle and jessica, think of it as ground zero for silicon valley's newest tech lottery, kind of a farm system for tech giants to find and buy the talent they need. it's not only a beautiful day in palo alto, it's a lucrative day here at the start-x accelerator, which helps startups get off the ground, they are buzzing about google's most recent purchase, one of their own, a company called baarzo. >> i heard about this company acquired by google, that's pretty cool. >> reporter: encouraging news for the rest of the startups here, but also a sign of a fairly new trend

u.s. department of education allegations include false advertising the government limiting their access tooney because i have not turned over costa documents costs of the fires under investigation no injuries from this massive fire off a cliff in rome on thursday afternoon after a fire contained this location to homes destroyed along with several other cars according to the fire department this is an indication of what could be a very long summer for shelley the fire contained to this location because of the festival's space of homeowners and quick response by fire department but because things are so dry and resources are stretched south than anticipating a very long summer. another big story here is a resistance city hall of meeting its contentious as people voice their disapproval of but shovel sharing program after the hearing of people were concerned about the added traffic with shuttle buses and their neighborhood. it leave hud should be created rather than have it shuttle's share and use it stops. proposal on this 18 month test program supposed to start august 1st there will be anot

u.s. department of education cut a deal with corinthian colleges that will keep the schools open. they operate heald and two other colleges. they will have funds to stay open until at least current students graduate. >>> expect fogging in sunnyvale. west now has been found in three cities in mosquitoes there. the fogging is meant to kill them. spraying is to begin at 11:00 tomorrow night. and for a closer look at where the fogging will happen, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> we have the second highest rate of boating accidents in the country. now lawmakers want to do something to change that. new legislation is being introduced that would require californians to pass a boating exam and obtain a boating license in order to operate a boat in the state. california is only one of five states that don't require individuals to take a boating safety course before driving a boat. >> the entire objective here is to raise the level of public safety and protection and hopefully avert so. tragedies where families have lost family members to preventible boating accidents. >> the bill wi

u.s. department of education will make about $112 billion in federal direct loans to studen students. the federal government already holds more than $1 trillion in student loan debt. so that makes the u.s. department of education one of the country's largest lenders. total student loan debt in the united states is now second only to mortgage debt and about 90% of all student loans happen to be issued by the federal government. so when elected officials say that we have a student loan crisis because too many students owe more than they can afford to repay, we have to keep in mind who it was and is that made those loans to students in the first place. it was, in fact, uncle sam. what is one of the first things that a federal regulator looks at when a private bank issues a loan? they look at whether the bank has confirmed the ability of the borrower to repay. federal student loans are given out without a credit check or any analysis of the student's ability to repay the loans in the first place. the fastest growing category of student loans is federal unsubsidized student loans which are

u.s. department of education. he joined the department of education in 1997, and has become a nationally recognized expert on the clery act and serves as a representative on the white house task force to protect students from sexual assault. so welcome. both your statements will be made part of the record in their entirety. miss lhamon, we'll start with you. if you could sum up your statement for us in a few minutes, and then we'll move to mr. moore and then open it up for questions and answers. welcome, miss lhamon. please proceed. >> thank you so much, chairman harken, ranking member alexander, members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to share our work with you today. i am catherine lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the united states department of education. the enormously talented staff i work with and i have the privilege of enforcing our nation's federal civil rights laws in schools, including title nine of the education amendments of 1972. and we have made as a country great stride

u.s. department of education okayed a plan from the accreditation commission allowing it to review the advances the school has made in the past year. the accreditation commission is expected to give a decision on that plan. >>> the owner of heald, everest and wyotech says they may be shutting down. >> reporter: it's clear the situation isn't just putting the students on edge. the security guard here threatened to call the police and tried to prevent us from speaking to students who's classes got out around 10:00. their commercials market hope and the promise of lives through education. >> everywhere you would see it. >> reporter: ricky covedo found herself targeted toward the jobs. >> they really appealed to young moms. >> reporter: she has yet to find a job in the feel. she says everest was no help. >> i called for assistance to find something. they literally told me to pull up the yellow pages. >> reporter: the department of education accused corinthian with falsifying job placement data. california's attorney general camela harris sued the school last fall for allegedly falsifying grade and

u.s. department of education. prior to coming there she was the director of litigation at the public counsel with the largest pro bono law firm and before that she practiced a decade at the aclu of southern california serving as an assistant legal director. she also serves as a teaching fellow and supervisory attorney in the litigation program at georgetown university law center and she received her jd from law school and graduated from amherst college. next is mr. james moore the manager of the compliance division in the u.s. department of education. mr. moore joined the department odepartmentof education in 1997s become a nationally recognized expert on the act and he also serves as a representative on the white house task force to protect students from sexual assault. both of your statements will be made a part of the record and we will start with you if you could sum up your statement in a few minutes and then we will open up for questions and answers. >> thank you so much members of the committee i appreciate

u.s. employees, in anusual benefit industry where higher education is sometimes out of reach. david bergeron is a former advisor in the u.s. departmentrks at the center of american progress. preface this by saying that there are companies who pay for their workers' higher education tuition. that is not unusual. what is more unusual? >> the key here is that starbucks is making commitments to its employees, getting a degree from a college that has a great reputation, arizona state university. really trying to make sure that they address the inequities in educational experiences for their employees. who often have not had a shot at a college education. >> it sounds as if starbucks is not going to require, as we have seen other companies do, require employees to stay at the company after completing a degree. >> right. they are direct about this. they are providing this as an opportunity for employees to get majorege degree in any offered online by arizona state university. so they are not tying it to the performance of their company and employees on the job. that is very different from what we see typically employers providing. >> what d

education. she worked as a domestic policy adviser to vice president dick cheney, then went on to serve as head of the office of innovation and improvement at the u.s. department of education. in that role, she got to know and understand the charter school movement. she saw it as an opportunity to empower families to provide better educational options for their children. >> so long as we have close to a million names on waiting lists to attend charter schools, my dream is never fully realized. again, we've discovered a silver bullet, but we haven't been able to really expand it as broadly as we possibly can to make a difference. >> nina rees's dream to make a difference in education is very much alive. her personal journey through life provides her with a unique perspective on the world. her experience at the higher levels inside washington will help the charter school movement remain a great option for families. >>> well, the iraqi army struggling to maintain control of the country, as sunni militants seize two more strategically located towns. now shiite militiamen are taking up arms. amid the raging battles, there are growing calls for prime minister nuri a

u.s. department of education has limited and delayed student loans and grants after corinthian failed to turn over requested documents. corinthian said without the cash flow, the company will shut down and that could affect 14,000 students here in the bay area alone. >> i'm kind of disappointed because i did not hear about that, but i hope they don't close because i really like the school. >> it's a little scary. i really haven't judged my time. all the teachers and staff have been really helpful. i really don't want to lose this opportunity. >> very scary. the company is trying to resolve the issue. the education department says if the school is closed before students finish their degree, they may not have to repay their federal loans. >>> parents of the bay area students killed during the santa barbara rampage are frustrated at authorities. three were staffed -- stabbed to death by elliot rod ger last month. the parents recently visited the crime scene. they say there are signs of a struggle. but they're criticizing officers for not sharing what happened. rogers killed six people before tak

u.s. department of education has cut a deal with crittenton yan colleges which own healb and everest colleges. they'll get $16 million of federal funds to stay in operation until the student students can graduate. they were falsifying job placement rates, altering grades, and attendance. >>> bay area mayors petitioning the fcc in support of net neutrality. at the u.s. conference of mayors, the mayors of san francisco, fremont, san may day owe, and others called on the fcc to enforce the free flow of information over the internet. now this resolution mostly symbolic, but they do hope it'll sway lawmakers on capitol hill. in january, a federal court decided based on current law the fcc had no jurisdiction to enforce net neutrality. >>> well for a quick look at the markets this morning, let's go to courtney reagan, she's live at cnc headquarters, good morning, courtney. >> reporter: hi, good morning, scott. futures lower after stocks start odd an mixed note. s&p 500 snapping the winning streak. nasdaq did eek out a small gain to close at a 14 year high. data on home prices, new home sales, and c

u.s. department of education who tried to justify this lack of action by saying that the provisions were just enacted recently. but, madam president, seven years ago is not recent when it comes to helping americans understand their many loan repayment options. just this week, we heard the president who gave the department of education yet another six months to figure out how to tell americans about their loan repayment options. i think that we can do better than this. i heard just last week a young teacher who was testifying before a senate committee. she said she was completely unaware of the income-based repayment program which could have saved her about $4,000. instead, with her unaffordably high loan payments, she basically defaulted on her loans. so these -- these again, it's important that when we -- when we put measures in place, we do make sure that that education effort is there on the back end so people understand and can take advantage of some of these initiatives that will help to make a difference. obviously, we do not have the war on -- the warren legislation in front of us for

u.s. department of education already collects says that we ought to put together a user-friendly web site, information for every parent and young student before they go off to college, whether it is a four-year college, a two-year college or a community college, to know that if you attend that university what your chances of graduation are, how long it is going to take, if you choose to major in art history the way my daughter did, what your chances of getting a job are and what that job would actually pay, so that we can make these people -- young and not-so-young -- better-informed consumers. the cost of the a higher education next to the purchase of a home is the single-largest purchase that most families will make. making these families and parents more informed will, i think, add value and make a more informed consumer. simple, very little cost. we already collect that data. but we don't present in data in a format that is ease atainable by families -- easily attainable by families all across america. the second piece of legislation -- i know that senator rubio is going to speak to it

>> we have a long list of conversations this gimmickry were in the same department as u.s. department of educationt egos through regulatory process after discussions and asking for comment been a regulation in congress has a chance to weigh in but you just issued here own opinion as far as i can tell. >> nine at -- not correct. >> who is responsible? >> i am. steve spee mcfadyen is the law? i thought we'd made though loss. >> i do not. >> it is the explanation of what title ix means to make to gave you the authority? >> you did when i was confirmed. >> we told you that you could make the law? then why does he go to public notice and comment if you don't have to? >> i do when you we regulate it is not a regulatory guidance veneti greatly disagree. i greatly disagree. what you'reúnñ doing is writing about detailed guidance for 22 million students on 7200 campuses on your whim or your idea. we in make a lot. you do not. where does that come from? and ply with the same department and how often tuesday to review meet with the department? how many times in the last year? american icahn not count because

u.s. department of education, energy commerce and labor, much of the spending needs to be eliminated or merged into other departments, that the cost that is going to kill us or the entitlement programs in social security, medicare and medicaid. the only thing we can do with those as we have to cut spending in the out years particularly with social security and medicare you have citizens who have paid into the program for their entire career and are depending on those benefits to get by on a daily basis. folks my age we have to look at serious reductions in benefits over time. >> mr. connor? >> i want to mention one thing the senator talked about. you went to egypt and basically supported the muslim brotherhood over the military. i served there and i have relatives and the christian community spoke out about that. i appreciate what you've done in other areas of radicalism but that isn't a good decision. when it comes to cuts i talked about the department of education. it goes back to the powers article one and section eight. we kind of forgot that but it didn't come until jimmy carter speak lif

u.s. department of education and the united states congress on what hired is , what is the value at and whatt is going to require if the united states is going to thrive in the 21st century. >> thank you for your insight. can you join me in thanking our panel for sharing their expertise with us today? [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> a lot of the work that we do is focus around everything across the spectrum. we have an enormous amount of research on the higher ed side. i want to talk a little bit about some of the work we have done recently that is utilized directly by state leaders like you and take a moment to highlight and jerry holiday if he is here. i don't know if he made yet. the chair of the council of school officers and the commissioner of education in the state of kentucky. commissioner only recently spoke to an event. as i was moderating you, one of the reports we did just completed title increasing student access to success and tool and run the programs. thirteen models of state-the will programs. he talked with his fellow chief state school officers about how that dual

u.s. department of education through title nine in the clery act have prioritized campus safety. not only related to sexual assault but dating and domestic violence and stalking. when we discussed these important reforms, it is important for us to remember the multiple forms of violence, not just focus on sexual assault. as well as acknowledge a diversity of survivors. the recent mandates for campuses to ensure swift and effective responses to reports of sexual and relationship violence and stalking, sensitive and confidential support services for survivors and prevention education are essential to stopping these preventible offenses. all with the recent federal mandates hold colleges and universities accountable for ensuring safety and accountability on campus. for some campuses, these build upon work, service and policies that they've already begun to develop and implement. for many campuses, however, these mandates provide an opportunity to begin this work in formal ways for the first time. in thinking about how federal law needs to be reformed and strengthened to better addre

u.s. department of education through title ix have prioritized campus safety not only related to sexual assault but also dating and domestic violence and stalking. when we discuss these reforms it's important to remember the multiple forms of violence not just focus on sexual assault as well as acknowledge a diversity of survivors. the recent mandates for campuses to ensure swift and effective responses to report sexual relationship violence and stalking, sensitive and confidential support services for survivors and prevention education are essential to stopping these preventable. all of the recent federal mandates will colleges and universities accountable for ensuring safety and accountability on campus. for some campuses these mandates upon work, service and policies that they've already begun to develop and implement. many campuses however to mandatethemandates provide an oy to begin this work in ways for the first time. in thinking about how the federal law needs to be reformed and strengthened to better address these issues i suggest federal regulation provide guidance and requirements fo

u.s. department of education approved the plan from the accreditation commission, allowing it to review the advances the school has made in the past year. the accreditation commission is expected to give final approval next week. >>> a bay area man in his 60s is now recovering after being hospitalized with west nile virus. he is the bay area's first human case of this potentially deadly illness this season. officials say june is relatively early to have a report of a human getting infected. next week, control says it is planning to target the man's contra costa neighborhood with mosquito traps. >> we will put out traps in the area where the person got infected. we'll look at catch basins and look in the area to see if there are any mosquito populations that we need to take care of. >> west nile virus is usually transmitted to humans from a bite of an infected mosquito. less than 1% of people become seriously ill. >>> in just a few hours, the 8th annual east bay aids walk will kick off in oakland. that 5k walk starts at 10:00 this morning. all donations from the walk will go to help in the f

of u.s. citizens. secondly, the obama department of education the effectively amended core requirements of the notes out look beyond that by granting states wholesale waivers in return for their agreement to about certain education policies established by the department. rather than those established by congress, which is the lawmaking branch. lastly, with the senate refused, to confirm president obama's nominees to the national labor relations board president obama gave all of them temporary appointments under the recess appointments clause smallest and in the senate was meeting every third day in pro-forma sessions and was not in recess. president obama has declared this in its pro-forma sessions a practice which dated back over 60 years to be a nullity and thus presents to overrule the cynicism as to when it was a session and when it was in recess. they acted with extraordinary argument. the senate could, of course, retain its recess power by just remaining in session continuously forever. that would be the only remedy that they would have to avoid our recess appointment. this record, extreme positio

of u.s. citizens. secondly, the obama department of education effectively amended core requirements of the no child leftbehind act by granting states wholesale waivers in return for their agreement to adopt policies of the department rather than congress which is the law-making branch. and lastly, when the senate refused over an extended period of time to confirm president obama's nominees to the national laborÃrelations board, president obama gave all of them temporary appointments under the recess appointments clause notwithstanding the senate was meeting every third day in pro forma sessions and, therefore, was not in recess. president obama has declared the senate's pro forma sessions a practice which dated back over 60 years a nullity and, thus, presumed to overrule the senate's judgment as to when it was in recess. the administration made the extraordinary argument before the supreme court which is due to rule on this case in the next week or so that the senate could, of course, retain its recess power by just remaining in session continuously, forever. that would be the only remedy that they woul

of sex crimes report odd u.s. college campuses climbed by 50% over a decade according to a any federal report. the department of educations although the overall campus crime has decreased, the number of sex crimes has risen. >> a white house report released earlier this year revealed that one in five college women is sexually assaulted by the time she graduate. another issue facing college students getting a job. some schools require students to get a job, to get a degree. al jazerra reports on schools that require you to work your way through college. >> what is this thing over here? what are we looking at here? >> this is nettles. they grow right next to our herb garden. >> reporter: creating on campus jobs like these is how warren wilson college integrates work with learning and makes the school's 40,000-dollar price tag more affordable. one of seven federally recognized work colleges, these are small schools with enrollments that range from less than 100 to just under 1700. the student must work 15 hours a week or three hours a day for the entire academic year. their annual compensation, $3,480. while students pay fe

u.s. of education announced the tentative deal that would give corinthian $16 million. as part of the deal, corinthian will be required to sell some schools or phase out programs. last week the education department announced falsified data and grade altering. >>> a development debate tonight in oakland. protesters voice their concern about moving a high school and building a residential high rise in its place. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live in oakland where school district officials say they face a tight deadline and the clock is ticking, jana. >> reporter: ken, that behind me is duey academy. it's a school that helps high schoolers graduate. it's right next to the old administration building and they don't want it closed even temporarily while this building is constructed. the school district says tomorrow they will go ahead though and ask for bids for rebuilding. >> they met outside to make their signs. teachers, students and community activists say they do not want duey academy to be moved. >> duey does not need to be relocated for condos. >> reporter: protesters filled the room for the meeting of this 7/11 committee an 11 member group that passes the best options to the school district. insur

u.s. department of defense has teamed up with universities and social science researchers to study the dynamics of civil unrest both abroad and at home it's being called the minerva research initiative many scientists educators and activists fear the initiative could not only lead to the militarization of the study of social sciences but that the information gained from the research could be used by the military to control and to stifle ideological and grassroots driven movements like the occupy wall street movement with us today to shed shed some light on the minerva initiative and the military's use of social sciences is professor of anthropology and sociology socio lot so theology at st martin's university david price thanks for joining us professor now i'm glad to be here the minerva research initiative was started back in two thousand and eight and just this year it received one hundred seventeen million dollars from congress professor please walk us through how this initiative works what are its goals and what does the military hope to gain from this initiative. well as you said the minerva initiative started in two thousand and eight it started with very modest funding around four million dollars it w

u.s. department of defense has teamed with universities and social science research or is to study the dynamics of civil unrest both abroad and here at home it's being called the minerva research initiative many scientists educators and activists though fear that the initiative could not only need to the militarization of the study of social sciences but that the information gained from the research could be used by the military to control and stifle ideological and grassroots driven movements like occupy wall street to shut some light on the minerva initiative i was joined earlier by david price a professor of anthropology and sociology at st martin's university i first asked him how the initiative works and what the military hopes to gain from it. well as you said the minerva initiative started in two thousand and eight it started with very modest funding around four million dollars it was announced by then secretary of defense robert gates with the idea being that the defense department would try and use social scientists and other academics in american universities to research . issues and problems that were of interest to the military and when it started it was it was very broad as you said here in our direc

u.s. department of state is warning travelers to avoid protests aimed at the world cup. protesters are upset at the government claiming brazil spent millions of dollars on the world cup. they want money to improve education or health care. amid the education, most say they're not worried. >> brazil wants to be seen as a safe tourist place. of course, they'll increase their security. so, yeah, with that, i'll definitely feel even more secure. >> bay area fans will head to brazil to cheer on the san jose earthquake players. the action kicks off june 12th. >>> the world cup trophy has finally landed in brazil. fifa president handed off the trophy to brazil's president early this week. trophy only touched by state leaders and world champions. the secretary-general is calling allegations of the winning bid for the 2022 world cup. senior football officials apparently received over $5 million in bribes to secure the bid. the secretary-general declined to comment. >> well, speaking of money, 5:16. a check of the markets and bertha coombs live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> hey, good morning, scott. investors taking a little bit of a breather this morning. the futures pointing to a lower start. stoc

u.s. department of justice is also conducting an investigation into general motors's failures. >> starbucks will give low wage workers a free on line education through a special arrangement with arizona state university. starbucks employees have to work there at least 20 hours a week and meet the school's eligibility requirements. they won't be required to stay with the company after they get their degree. arizona state university has one of the large effort on line programs anywhere in the u.s. >> a look at temperatures across the country today. >> another above average day especially into hour nation's hard land. we start out mild in denver. 79 in phoenix and houston. a hot and steamy day expected. across the midwest, temperatures into the 90's in some spots, including kansas city 91, tulsa 91, as well. chicago 87 and mid 80's in indianapolis. june 1, another 90-degree day ahead on tuesday with the threat of a few thunderstorms, watch the skies closely as we continue to heat up. here across the mid atlantic, we expect low to mid 90's today, including in our nation's capitol. the heat will stick around. we're going to deal with a heatwave a