watergate. we ll explain as today marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous break-in. good morning, everyone, and happy father s day. it is sunday, june 17, we ll catch you up on what you missed overnight in a moment. first, i had to share the story of a teacher who apparently ordered an entire class to beat up a so-called bully at school. it happened in san antonio, texas. new kindergarten teacher has lost her job. look, i am all about stopping bullying. we do a lot on this program on the topic because it has to end. but this is extreme. this texas teacher allegedly punished a 6-year-old boy by ordering an entire class to take turns hitting him. here s what we know from police the boy s regular teacher called the boy a bully and asked another teacher how to best discipline him. this of the result. it was apparently her attempt to show the class and the boy why bullying is bad. she reportedly instructed them to hit him and even shouted, hit him harder. what s even more
when antiregime protests are increasing. as saudi arabia s interior minister, prince nay yef, was a hard-liner. he was in geneva, switzerland for medical tests. his body will be flown back tomorrow. they have not released the cause of death. he was 79. entire towns ground into dust and children brutally massacred as their families forced to watch. it didn t seem like the violence in syria could get worse, but now it is too dangerous even for the united nations. the head of the u.n. supervisor mission in syria says it is suspending all u.n. activities, including patrols. unarmed monitors are in syria to try to make sure all sides are abiding by the proposed cease-fire plan. so far, the guns are still firing and u.n. observers have even faced attacks from hostile crowds. in egypt, voters are heading to the polls more than a year after their arab spring revolution toppled hosni mubarak from power and landed him in prison. they are picking his successor in a closely watched r
niagara falls on a tight rope. around a million young immigrants who are in this country illegally are feeling more secure about their futures this morning after the obama administration unveiled changes to its policy that it says are fairer and more efficient. athena jones is in washington talking about this with us. so, athena, how is this news being received on capitol hill? reporter: hi, randi. well, reaction from members of congress was swift, and we ve seen a lot of it. democrats are celebrating the announcement and republicans are blasting the move and questioning the president s authority to make it. mr. senator, can we have your thoughts on immigration reporter: senate minority leader mcconnell refused to answer shouted questions about the obama immigration policy, but the reaction from other congressional republicans was strong. texas congressman lamar smith, chairman of the house judiciary committee, calls the move an amnesty that would encourage fraud an