the outside world with william cohen. it is a new day hopefully a far safer one for sunlts at a los angeles school at the center of a shobi ishocking child abu n scandal. they were greeted with an entirely new staff. the whole staff was replaced after the arrest of at least two teachers accused of committing lewd acts with students. eight alleged victims are expected to announce the first lawsuits in that case. president obama is let sing states off the hook when it comes to the no child left behind law. the president is expected to announce this hour that he s freeing ten states from stricter parts of the law in return for a promise to improve how they evaluate and prepare students. those states will no longer be forced to meet the requirement that all students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. mr. obama s announcement is due to start at 1:55 eastern time and we ll bring it to you live. finally big relief to the tune of 26 billion for distressed homeowners. if y
with the support of my family, an unwavering belief in the goodness of america, i declare to you today, as a candidate for president of the united states. so just who is rick perry? here s a quick biographical look. he s a republican, and the 47th governor of texas. he s a graduate of texas a&m. perry has signed budgets that reduced the general revenue spending in texas. on education, he introduced the largest teacher incentive pay program in the country and on immigration, governor perry initiated a boots on the ground strategy, it incorporated federal, state and local law enforcement efforts. governor rick perry is against abortion and same-sex marriage. so how does perry fare in the polls? first let s look at how he does against other gop candidates in a cnn orc poll, romney leads with 17%. but perry, and, remember, this was taken before the governor actually announced today, he was just two points behind at 15%. and perry against president obama, this is a cnn orc poll