the union and school district officials failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. we are not far apart on compensation. however, we are apart on benefits. we want to maintain the existing health benefits. they are also strongly opposed to a new evaluation system. chicago mayor rahm emanuel saying a strike could have been avoided if the two sides kept talking. because this is a strike of choice and because of how close we are it is a strike that is unnecessary. city officials will keep more than 140 schools open for a few hours this morning. that s so students have a place to go and get a couple of meals. law americas return to capitol hill this week and they will see farmers in full force to be sure they don t cut off their aid. the farm bill expires at the end of the month. the senate passed the new farm bri bill and is considering holding a vote on paul ryan s budget plan that is expected to be shut down since democrats hold the senate. the energy department
america needs mitt romney and paul ryan and america needs them right now. we will have more on the rnc in a moment but first an update on hurricane isaac. category 1 storm bearing down on the gulf coast right now. we have live team coverage for you. in a moment we will go with phil keating live in theodore, alabama. meteorologist ma roa molina right here in the extreme weather center. but first we go to jonathan live in new orleans where isaac has been hoovering all night long. jonathan? johnathan can you hear me? a windy situation as isaac makes land fall. in new orleans you can see we are experiencing heavy rain, heavy winds with hurricane isaac coming ashore. governor jindal and other state officials preparing to deal not only with the onset of the storm but also the aftermath. the governor issuing several executive orders, one of them authorizing registered emt s from other states to come into louisiana to assist if needed. the governor is also mobilized 4,000 nat
oval office and send real leaders back to the white house. america needs mitt romney and paul ryan and america needs them right now. we will have more on the rnc in a moment but first an update on hurricane isaac. category 1 storm bearing down on the gulf coast right now. we have live team coverage for you. in a moment we will go with phil keating live in theodore, alabama. meteorologist ma roa molina right here in the extreme weather center. but first we go to jonathan live in new orleans where isaac has been hoovering all night long. jonathan? johnathan can you hear me? a windy situation as isaac makes land fall. in new orleans you can see we are experiencing heavy rain, heavy winds with hurricane isaac coming ashore. governor jindal and other state officials preparing to deal not only with the onset of the storm but also the aftermath. the governor issuing several executive orders, one of them authorizing registered emt s from other states to come into louisiana to
saying this is clearly an invasion of privacy. thank you for everyone who responded keep your comments coming. let s get another first degree weather update with ma roa molina. hi again. good to see you. good morning everyone. we are tracking showers and storms across parts of the east northeast down to the southeast and something to keep in mind if you live across the northeast from new york city down into philadelphia the washington, d.c. baltimore area you could see some of the storms producing severe weather especially in the afternoon hours and during the evening hours large hail damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes possible. if you get warnings take precautions. it seem like months we are talking about tripling temperatures out here. even seeing rain across parts of the central plains extreme and
he will deliver that keynote speech at the convention. a gag order in the aurora movie massacre case. it prevents them from releasing information about suspect james holmes. it keeps documents like the rays and search warrants from becoming public. the judge says releasing the information would jeopardize his right to a fair trial. george zimmerman s lawyer says he does not plan to use florida s controversial stand your ground statute in his defense. omira plans to argue zimmerman was acting in self defense when he shot trayvon martin in self defense. if the suj agrees the charges could be dropped omira is filing an appeal to get the current judge removed from the case. he says he feels that judge cannot be objective. scoring a victor rooefr the environmental protection agency. the epa violated the clean air act and exceeded authority when it rejected the state s flexible permit program claiming it wasn t strict enough. they dealt directly with the epa. governor perry