one. you know, it s really hard to see how they could leave china out of the equation because pricing is their spiel. they give those low prices every day on everything. the typical walmart customer is a low-income consumer. pricing is critical. walmart has been cutting prices because sales have been hurting for almost two years now. so walmart is going to really continue to rely on those low-priced goods made overseas, and why not? if people seem to be buying the stuff that s locally grown, the groceries, i think they ll go for that, too. alison kosic, thank you. a new documentary examines the crisis in our public schools called don t fail me: education in america. and it airs this weekend. soledad o brien will be here with a preview next. [ sneezes ] allergies?
the killing of osama bin laden, new details. we have correspondents covering all angles. they ll join us at the top of the hour. but first politics. ron paul wants president obama s job. he announced his intentions earlier today and plans a news conference at the top of the hour. the republican congressman joins newt gingrich in the gop race for the white house. a long time political observer, broadcaster and businessman has a new book, fail up, lessons from building successes from failure. tavis, welcome. good to be on. i want to talk about your book in a little bit, but first politics. ron paul just announced p about should president obama be concerned? i m sure the white house is concerned about any potential candidate. ron paul of course has run before. has a loyal following and what s been fascinate for me is how much he has a loyal following amongst young people and the money that he can raise. so he s a threat obviously on a certain level. but at the same time,
the crisis in don t fail me, education in america. reporter: this is a robotics competition that brings 50,000 high school students into stadiums across the country. the purpose is to inspire kids to take challenging math and science classes to prepare them for the high-tech jobs of the future. it s what american public schools often fail to do. we ve basically had a 19th model of education that is not preparing enough young people to be successful in the 21st century global economy. reporter: among this year s competitors, maria castro, brian whited, shawn patell. i want to become a solar engineer and go to stan naford university. reporter: the average family here makes less than $30,000 a
depth on the public education crisis. it s called don t fail me, education in america. it airs sunday at 8 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. and this s pretty cool a nice thing those kids are doing, huh? don t got the money, got to do something, pretty creative, i m looking forward to soledad s special, she does excellent work as you and all of our viewers know. thanks, lisa. stand by for an exclusive look at the libyans who left the good life and other countries to go home and fight against gadhafi. i will ask a top rebel leader if the opposition wants gadhafi taken dead or alive. and high-profile targets and failed plots to attract united states. we are learning more about the secrets revealed by terror suspects.
shawn is already taking two ap classes, which leaves him little time for his favorite hobby, dancing. i m taking ap statistics, english and chemistry. our cnn documentary don t fail me education in america examines the crisis in public education and why america s financial future is at risk if our students can t excel in math and science. don t miss the full report from soledad o brien sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern when it remeepremi right here on cnn. [ male announcer ] when sean was looking at mba programs, he wanted a curriculum designed to meet market needs, with faculty who brought real-world perspective on where the business world was headed and the practical experience to help him make an impact.