is dead. the faa is reporting in that plane crash and, a cirrus 22 went down, eye witnesses saying it nose-dived into a warehouse and a local chopper pilot suggesting it looks like a small plane and is believed to be a cirrus-type model. more info on that situation, we ll bring it to you. bill: in the meantime, fallout from the salary scandal rocking the town of bell, california. folks let loose on city officials, you have seen the video. following disclosure the city manager was making $800,000 a year, and the police chief making half that. and city council members pulling a 6 figure salary for part-time work. now, the state controller requiring all california cities and counties to disclose their salaries, and post them on-line. beginning this fall. apparently, bell was listed as a charter town, and under the charter town rules they were able to write their own rules for salaries for city workers,
i understand it s a charter town, you can make whatever you want. they voted in the salaries and when they went pub lirks people were like what in the world are you doing, we got 12 1/2% unemployment in that state, we re billions of dollars in debt! arthel: a small town. bill: they got action out there, though n. good old california. president obama is pushing for another billion dollars in taxpayer cash to fund an education program, a program that s already gotten nearly $5 billion. so we wanted to know how much is it costing you? since it is all your money. james rosen is live at the north lawn at the white house. good morning, james, what s happening? reporter: bill, good morning to you. president obama addresses the national urban league conference at the d.c. convention center less than an hour from now. he will find as was evidenced at the conference yesterday many people in the hall who are supportive of the first african-american president but also some in the audience who