eerily similar to europe in the outbreak of world war i. 100 years ago world war i started and a domino of nations declared war on others leading to the deaths of 9 million. 70 years ago today allied forces staged the largest amphibious attack in history, pushing the nazis out of occupied france. this is an especially emotional anniversary as the number of living world war ii veterans is fading fast. i can still hear the first infantry guys moaning, oh my god. when you come up to the cemetery above omaha those are my heroes. will and john, my two brothers, my mom and dad s two brothers naval grads preparing to fly, to serve and to face danger head on. i don t think i fully digested what exactly my brothers are about to do until i did this piece. it was incredibly humbling to do. we continue with the breaking
advances in health care. that s good news. it is good news. meanwhile, what does this little girl say to her school leaders that has left parents cheering? listen to this. i love to read. i love to write. i love to do math. but i don t love the park. why? because it stinks. i m glad my mom and dad have let me opt out because i don t want to deal with this nonsense. that s ten-year-old elizabeth blane. she received a standing ovation for speaking out against the government s common core education standards. brave girl. as the debate rages on between parents and teachers and school administrators, we ventured out to a man who went against schools themselves. joining us now is executive vice president of news corporation, joel klein. good morning. good morning. great to have you here. what did you think of that young
phone number still clear as day on the side of that truck. and now he is getting death threats. auto nation, the company that bought his truck, says the truck went to auction and from there, switched owners many, many times. a ten-year-old little girl taking on the government s common core curriculum at a school board meeting, bringing the crowd to its feet. i love to read. i love to write. i love to do math. but i don t love the core. why? because it stinks. this is crazy. i am glad my mom and dad let me opt out because i don t want to deal with this nonsense. elizabeth from new jersey showing her support for a proposed policy which would allow parents to opt their children out of common core testing. the vote coming up in a meeting later on. and we ve been asking you
shattered nearly 300 student s dreams last week. they sent rejected e-mails e-mails saying they had been accepted. they realized the error and said they were actually rejected. they blame it on human error. your kids have a reason to complain about homework. a study for american school children spend an average of 6 hours a week hitting the books. that s employeer than the average of 5 hours. u.s. students were below average on worldwide student assessment tests especially in matt and re math and reading comprehension. a 10-year-old little girl taking on the common core curriculum bringing the crowd to the feet. i love to read, i love to write. i love to do math but i don t like the (indiscernible be. why? because it stinks. i am glad my mom and dad are
em pathetic people that you d ever meet. these accusations are very hurtful to her and it s very sad. frankly, i m disgusted by the entire thi because it it began as extortion and it has become character assassination. our mother is not the picture being painted of her. when i was a young man in 1975 before i had my tonsils taken out, henry aaron was my first sports hero growing up. in 1974, he broke babe ruth s home run record by sitting 715 home runs. before i had my tonsils taken out, i was obviously i was 7 years old. he was very nervous. my parents gave me hank aaron pajamas. when they gave me these pa jam maes, my mom and dad told me the story that aaron faced in this, they told me he was a man of