a cnn opinion research poll asked teenagers if they had ever been ridiculed, i m i willated or threatened by another child. 37% said yes, 63%, no. when asked if they had ever been afraid to go to school because of such actions by another child, only 8% said yes, 92% said no. got to tell you the battle against bullying is a very personal one for a father whose little boy committed suicide. our carol costello reports. reporter: kirk smalley is on a mission. there he is, an honored guest at oklahoma city s western heights high school. trying to put a stop to bullying. i have to make a difference. i promised my son on father s day this year i d stop this from happening to another child. reporter: for years, smalley s son, ty, struggled with a bully at school. and when you say he was being picked on, how was he being
children. the court will also consider a challenge to an arizona law cracking down on businesses hiring illegal i am grantmmigra. opponents argue federal law trumps state laws. meanwhile, the newest justice, elena kagan, is taking to the bench for her first term, which also marks a historic first for the supreme court. three women serving at the same time. however, justice kagan has already recused herself from 25 pending cases. because of her work as a former solicitor general, she s withdrawn to prevent any conflict of interest, leaving the possibility of split 4-4 decisions as the term kicks off. kate baldwin, cnn, washington. last month was a fantastic one for stocks, the best september in 71 years, and october started out with a gain as well, but today the rally is fading a bit and analyst say
american value at this point. and rutgers football game, the board honored tyler. a cnn opinion research poll asked teenagers if they have ever been rid kuld, humiliated or verbally threatened by another student live or on line. 37% said yes, 63% said no. why do kids do it and what can be done to stop it? anderson cooper 360 special report beginning tonight right here on cnn, and all the stories and pieces we ve been running on bullying are available right now at cnn.com.
mr. smalley s interview, by the way, it was six minutes long, it s quite powerful, cnn.com/amfix. you can see the whole interview. you know what maybe we ll do a combination of both. thanks, carol. thank you, tony. bullying in our schools and now online. why do kids do it? and what stops it? anderson cooper 360 special report you shouldn t miss starts tonight 10:00 eastern right here. so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok?
legalities let s get you to cnnmoney.com. i think it is the story we ve been talking about the last hour or so, fixing detroit s food crisis. we re going to talk to cnnmoney.com s poppy harlow about this story in just a couple minutes. where are we on the dow? we re still in negative territory, down negatively. now we re down 100 points. we ll follow these numbers for you throughout the day. cnn is debutting a new show tonight. it s called parker-spitzer. its mission is to throw out important parts and get to the heart of the matter. kohl columnist kathleen