We are live in kearny, lou young, cbs 2 news. A rally in support of chapter schools of Charter Schools. The demonstration started in brooklyn. Thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge and ended up at city hall. Cbs 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer was there and is here now with more. Marcia. Reporter well, maurice and kristine, the rally in brooklyn drew huge crowds. Organizers put the tally at over 18,000. But there was a much Smaller Group at city hall because construction was going on in the plaza so police limited the crowd to several hundred. But that did nothing to silence the passion or the demands that mayor de blasio go all in for charters. What do we want . Charter schools now reporter only a now hundred protestors were allowed on the steps of city hall but they made their voices loud wanting to make sure that mayor de blasio him them. They want more charter heard them. They want more Charter Schools. I have seen firsthand how the mayor is failing our Public Schools. At m
Booktv has covered many of these candidates. You can watch them on our web site, booktv. Org. Booktv attended a Publication Party in washington, d. C. For author and Time Magazine columnist joe klein. Mr. Kleins latest book, charlie mike, profiles two combat veterans that created Public Service organizations after leaving the military. Mr. Klein mingled with guests and moderated a Panel Discussion about the book. De facto mayors, defacto school principals, and that storys nebraska really been told. Thats what this book is about. Get them to libya. Get them to syria. No. No, we need them here. Oh, i see what youre no, we dont have [inaudible conversations] of them come back, and i talked to the ceo of [inaudible] about creating a way to give people who have had those experiences in military service some sort of formal credit for it. Because it doesnt translate. Ive been fighting this fight. Im a journalist on Everything Else but only for the next year, but im a lobbyist when it comes to
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People think we have all these advantages that we dont have. Everyone is trying to make an excuse instead of looking at the teaching. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs sta
Surge federal Law Enforcement officers to the city of chicago. Children are to be the futu future. I stand here today as a mother fighting against violence for my son. Every time i go to bed. Every time i go out into the driveway, that really comes back and haunts me. Martha hunting today at the white house. The president pushing this effort hearkens back to what some talked about in his inaugural address has a dark side of america. Remember this . Americans want Great Schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and rob their country of so much unrealized potential. This american carnage stops right here and stops right now martha on the cusp of a new election and a new wave of carnage that followed an economic surge, flattened by the virus, economic distress, and now civil unrest. Individuals like this man and woman are making their demands on their government quite clear after they witnessed last