a few of the schools involved in the probe. news4 s elaine reyes joins us live now from our newsroom to break this all down. elaine. hi, pat. the d.c. scores from 2011 are now available. there s been an increase in had schools making adequate yearly progress of 187 schools assessed, 52 made ayp, 15 more than last year. and regarding school improvement, only 24 out of that same number are in good standing. well, it s nothing to be proud. i don t think any teacher will look at these numbers and be proud. but many teachers will look at these numbers and say we told you so. reporter: the president of the washington teachers union has a clear explanation for a dcps test score flat line. he credits the gains to former chancellor michelle ri s predecessor and whether or not he was believes the scores should be credited to her. these scores are an accurate reflection of the chancellor s work. and i think they also reflect a dismayed work force in terms of all of the teachers
forced to put off a plan to raise the debt limit. danielle knottingham, what is this all about? reporter: they say the cuts in his package for raising the debt limit are not as advertised so he s getting heat from conservatives on capitol hill. democrats are declaring his legislation won t get through the senate, so house speaker john boehner is starting from square one. lawmakers will have to wait another day to vote on house speaker john boehner s debt ceiling plan. house members were supposed to take up the measure today, but boehner is scrambling to rewrite it after budget officials determined the proposal would not cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit as promised. we think there are real problems with this plan. reporter: the delay could give boehner more time to rally votes. the plan still faces a dead end in the senate. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. reporter: the white house says president obama
the metro. we could be south and east of the metro. the day is like last thursday, let s say. clouds, sun and showers. we ll breed a thunderstorm this afternoon. 79 at lunch and going to a high of 83. still, the mid-70s between dinner and bedtime tonight. how about your thorough fairs? here s sharon. it s gotten busy out there. we ve picked up three new accidents. the first one on 95 southbound at o donnell street. that s blocking the right lane and speeds are up to par in that area. a second accident on route 100. and in rundalestown, there s an accident there. as far as speeds go. we re at full speed and beyond. in some areas, there s a live look outside at 83. no issues on 95 at o donnell street. that s not causing big issues. this is on the traffic camera. remember, wjz is always on, for traffic information, go to wjz.com. thank you, and here s what people will be talking about today. a string of deadly storms claimed dozens of lives in the midwest. people are still
morning and a light jacket this afternoon. here s angie goff with the latest time saver traffic. happy wednesday folks and happy day, kick things off with the green light right now. looks like the construction across the area is clearing. take a look at the wide map here: you can see we see a whole lot of green on the maps. that s a good thing. everyone pretty much moving at speed. on the outer loop, outside and show you the live conditions near the university boulevard exit. that s where it s a good example of that smooth commute that we re tracking between 95 and interstate 270. to the maps and this time all eyes are on 270. we take you there and move it outside and show you the live shot at 121. very problem-free out of frederick to gaithersburg. back to the maps and this time it s the travel times we re tracking next, we re flying over the toll road in the next traffic report, andrea and mike, that s at 5:10. back to you. today, whether the senate will follow the ho
we expected a possible closure of two elementary schools here in concord. but this morning why another school is finding out it could be next. also a violent mugging caught on tape. the surprising thing police say about what the suspect and the victim were doing earlier this day. it s all ahead on the ktvu morning news. good morning to you. welcome to a brand new day. it is wednesday. it s february 9. i m dave clark. good morning. i m pam cook. we want to get a quick look at weather and traffic starting with steve. good morning, steve. good morning, pam and dave. skies are clear. breezy for some. not too bad for others. it will be sunny today. coast, bay, inland. and temperatures will be in the upper 50s, low to mid-60s. again some areas have gusts about 20 miles an hour. others say what breeze? it s calm. if that s the case you re in the 30s. some in the 40s. some like san francisco at 50. now here s sal. right now things looking good on the richmond bridge. live i