are split whether they will lent fenty stick around to find out. old teachers are no longer here. the school goes through change, an unprecedent number of children who still can t read. d.c. was terrible now they say it s not. reporter: arding to this debate is, recent polls indicate a racial divide over fenty and his leadership. according to a latest poll, vincent gray his challenger is leading by a 62% margin. fenty holding a 68-22% lead among white voters. ka kate bolduan, cnn, washington. hello everybody, tony harris. top of the hour. some of the people behind today s top stores. a hoar rick explosion. peoples and moments of panic captured on tape. we ll show you what happened, and dig deeper on whether america s aging natural gas pipe line system is safe.