with alex witt. time for headlines at the half. a cafeteria manager and supervisor at a utah elementary school on paid leave after dozens of children have their lunch trays pulled from their hands. the trays were taken from the students because they had negative balances in the accounts used to pay for lunches. instead of regular lunches, the children were given fruit and milk. british researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of deadly peanut allergies. in a clinical trial, they gradually fed children peanut flour in very small amounts and increased the amounts every two weeks. the children saw their symptoms improve. experts estimate that 15 million americans are allergic to peanuts. most of them, children. thousands gathered on beaches across australia to protest a shark policy. baited hooks being plated off popular beaches to kill white, bull and tiger sharks. the area has seen seven shark attacks in the last three years. the latest allegations aga
homeowners across the country by relaxing some of the tough rules that have made it very difficult for homeowners to refinance, allowing them to not have to go through a credit check or get an appraisal again. again, the big key that is seen as holding back the economic recovery is the pressure on the real estate market and the white house, the president hoping that this will provide some relief. so we will hear from the president in a bit talking about refinancing. i know that s not his only stop out west. tell me about what else we ll hear from him. reporter: that s right. the president pushing his jobs bill but also raising some money for his campaign. he will be holding six fund-raisers across three states, according to a democratic official. he s expected to haul in more than $4 million. one of the star-studded events later tonight in los angeles, more than $35,000 per person. that will be a gathering of some latino stars including the mayor of los angeles, of course
scene for four or five days and a lot of people wondering why that s the case. okay. hopefully we ll get answers soon. ron mott, many thanks. an all out effort to catch a killer shark off the west coast of australia. officials set baited hooks near rot nest island hoping to catch the great white that killed a diver. police identified the man as a 32-year-old george wayne wright of texas. it s the third fatal shark attack off the west coast in the past two months. still ahead, a coming wave of higher prices at the grocery store and words of warning. what did steve jobs tell president obama about his future in the white house? rick perry is going flat. but will his new tax plan revive his presidential hopes? it s the rise of women power on capitol hill. but we women could be in for a fall. we re going to explain all that on weekends with alex witt.