now, actually pretty good since where it started pretty much in the 100 level, stocks are negative even though one of the big three credit agencies affirmed the u.s. government s aaa rating today, calling its credit worthiness exceptional. that s a sharp contrast to this month s downgrade by standard & poor s. we told you this this was going to happen yesterday. it did. protesters make san francisco s rush hour commute a mess. bay area rapid transit shut all four downtown b.a.r.t. stations last night to protesters angry over shootings involving b.a.r.t. police officers. b.a.r.t. blocked cell service at some stations last week so protesters couldn t coordinate on social media. well, phone service stayed on last night. news corps exec james murdoch may have to answer new questions in parliament on that phone hacking scandal. a british lawmaker says murdoch may have misled his committee about settlements paying to hacking victims. they want him clarify his statements. murdoc
45 minutes after the top of the hour. from crowded classrooms to shrinking budgets and unmotivated teachers, america s education system seems to be falling apart. so how the heck can we fix it? check out this guy on your screen right there. ron clark is a renowned educator who founded the ron clark academy in atlanta. it fosters an environment of academic excellence. he s also the author of the end of molasses classes. getting our kids unstuck. ron clark is our guest this morning. good to see you. the kids must see that title, too, and say i like that title. kids like things that are different. anything that was slow is slow as molasses and we try to make our classrooms fast and exciting. and you look like you re energetic when you re in the classroom. oh, yeah. you have to be. you have laid out some positive ways effective ways in which parents, teachers, etc.,