Let me me before you keep thinking about your answer to do something else. To frame the question we are talking about questioning and accountability and that goes off into education and i have to refresh myself with 15 minutes even though ive been fooling about it for years. The federal government under no child left behind requires 17 standardized tests today to seven tests, seven in reading. Grade three through eight and once in high school. And then three tests in since i intend once in grades three through five and six through nine and once in high school there are 17 tests that must be used by the law as a primary means of determining the academic performance of the state. Florida reported that. There are 183 state and local tests in addition to the 17 federal tests and when this report they start to make a spotlight on the test is that maybe that is too many tests and they started getting fewer tests. So if we are talking about what kind of tests. Its whether whether it is the fe
We got a terse response from thomas mother when we went to her home this morning. Could you get off my door please. Reporter she appeared in court this afternoon dressed in full muslim gash. She gave yes or no answers to a few short questions from the judge. She was informed of the charges and the Court Appointed a federal defender since she cant afford an attorney. I dont have any further comment at this time. My office was just appointed but well be prepared next week. Reporter thomas will be back in court next wednesday. On wednesday well be back in court for a detention hearing an preliminary hearing. Reporter thomas is charged with attempting to supply Material Support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. If she is convicted on those charges she faces the possibility of 15 years in jail. Live at federal court, david henry, channel6 action news. Brian. Pretty extraordinary stuff david. Thank you. Our coverage of thomas arrest continues on High Pressure. Youll find mor
Authorities took this philadelphia woman into custody before she could leave the country and tonight she faces federal charges and up to 15 years in prison, if quick. Friday night jims off im rick williams. The big story is the the arrest of Keonna Thomas who according to federal investigators had every intention of supporting isis by providing money, resources and henner self. Shes being held without bail as authorities investigate her connection to the terrorist organization. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with more on her arrest today, dann . Reporter rick, shes the third american all women in just the last two days to be accused of having links to the terror group isis. The feds say she was trying to join isis in syria to die as a mortar on the battle field. American flags the first thing you see at home of Keonna Thomas in the 800 block of north tenth street in Spring Garden but feds say the the 30 yearold who called herself
Six months after the typhoon, millions in the philippines are struggling to recover. College football stars getting ready to punch their tickets to the pros, the big money behind the nfl draft. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. After months of escalating violence between russia and ukraine that some believe be pushing the two nations closer to war, it appears russian president maybe putting on the brakes. He said he would pull Russian Troops and changed his tune on the elections and referendum in several cities. Pro Russian Forces havioned putins request saying sundays wrench comes will go on as planned. Kievs leaders as well as american and nato officials taking a wait and see approach to putins latest declarations. On the same day russia displayed its military might in red square, inside the kremlin, president Vladimir Putin grabbed the most attention with a series of surprising announcements, including the withdrawal of 40,000 troops amassed along ukrai
Battle over strict islamic law. Actress Frances Fisher who is leading the protest joins us live virtual revolution. The cosmos, for the first time, mapped by a computer. Science and Technology Correspondent jacob ward shows us the intergalactic tour. An act of terrorism, thats is what Hillary Clinton called the abduct of the 276 school girls in nigeria. They were taken from their rooms nearly a month ago, seized by boko haram, a group that has waged a brutal war against the government, killing christians and muslims. This week boko haram surfaced again. Their fighters are blamed for a massacre that left hundreds dead. The attack unfolded under 12 hours at a village in the state of borno. Ynonne ndedge is in a village with the story. Reporter this is the carnage caused by the nige ear jan Group Boko Haram from attacks in the northeast. Reports that they killed hundreds in gamboru, and borno on monday will worry many. Residents say that masked men raided the village and started firing. A