it s the time of year where students are studying for this state tests designed to see how much they should know. turns out most of those tests are not as rigorous as they should be. soledad o brien looks at this issue in a new documentary airing this week called don t fail me: education in america. were you lying to parents? absolutely. about how well they were doing? in one case, 8th grade math, we were telling 88% they were sufficient. what was the real number? 22%. and you just say, look, you may feel good for a minute if you think that, but you re not doing these kids any favor by lying to them like that. high scores on easy state tests made tennessee seem like an educational power house. the truth, tennessee was one of the lowest performing states in
you have a good instructor, this works out pretty well. reporter: the band director cheers like a proud football coach on the sidelines after every song and every beat is music to his ears. i know what they started like. i know what they were. and just to see them how they can play right now, i just swell with pride. all right. band director says he hopes the popularity and the recent win at a statewide music competition will help them build a bigger drum line with drums. marching in a parade is not an option right now. they haven t found a way to strap the bar stool on them to walk down the street. also a programming note for you here. our soledad o brien reporting, don t fail me, education in america. it is a cnn documentary. it s why america s financial future is at risk if kids can t excel in math and science. again, don t fail me: education in america premiers sunday
a re-sounding success. watch or dvr inside the mission, getting bin laden tonight, 8:00 eastern time. topping our news at this hour, louisiana s morganza spillway is opening. it s expecting to begin burdening the waters away from new orleans and baton rouge. while many homes will be protected, the homes and farms of 2500 people will be expected to be flooded. an arrest warrant may be issued for moammar gadhafi. an international close to the courts cells cnn to expect a formal announcement on monday. it s the first time the icc has investigated alleged crimes against humanity. and two islamic leaders in south florida and one of their relatives in california arrested today, charged with providing support to the pakistani taliban. that s a terrorist group with close ties to al qaeda, responsible for carrying out attacks on the pakistan border. three other people were indicted. a federal indictment said all six conspired to kill, injure, and kidnap people abroad. and welcom
so what does the former president have to say now that terrorist is dead? he is breaking his silence. also, a rare interview to share with you this morning with that guy, hank aaron, talking to me about a number of things, the low lite of his career and he is also talking about president obama, barry bonds and who the real home run king should be. hello to you all center in atlanta, georgia. i m t.j. holmes. morgan city, louisiana, is a place that is on edge right now. we talk about the efforts to protect against historic flooding along the mississippi river. the flooding that hit the ohio river valley and upper mississippi now threatens cities on its path to the gulf of mexico. later today the army corps of engineers could open that huge spillway in louisiana. the last time i was opened was back in 1973. the governor is earning southeastern louisiana residents to get out of there. opening the spill way to divert flood watters from other areas in, particular, baton rouge,
a network looking out for him. something pakistan s interior minister recently flat out denied. in your investigation, have you found any evidence that bin laden had a support network here in pakistan? there is no such thing at all. even not an iota of doubt. you are categorically denying he had a support network here? no support network. yet there s growing evidence that leads some experts to believe that simply isn t so. evidence that bin laden lived as if he felt safe and protected in that compound. all of it leading many to further doubt pakistan s frequent promises of cooperation in the war on terror. i ve committed to fight against terrorism. pakistan carries a huge burden confronting al qaeda and taliban together, but we are up to the challenge. they only have two choices, either defend them or get killed. let me assure you, if any evidence points to any individual or group in my part of the country, i shall take the strictest action in light of the evide