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let's go live now to cnn's ted rowlands who is outside one of the schools that could be closed tomorrow. ted, how are negotiations going? is there still a slight chance that school might be on tomorrow? >> reporter: yeah. they're at it right now at this hour, fredricka. and yesterday they worked into the evening and after that session, both sides seemed cautiously optimistic. that said, they are going forward with plans, are the teachers, they're picking up signs today and red t-shirts and the plan is to start striking at 6:30 local here. they are going to continue to, as i said, negotiate into the night and the hope is that they can avert this strike. there's also been a little bit of a backlash from the community. people are asking the teachers since the negotiations are ongoing, that they could please just not strike and continue to work while these negotiations continue. on the other hand, we've been talking to a lot of parents that say, you know what? this is the only thing that teachers have, is that threat of a strike. if they don't follow through with it, they're going to lose s

let's go to ted rowlands. how are negotiations going? are parents optimistic their kids will be in classes tomorrow? >> reporter: i think everybody is cautiously optimistic or keeping their fingers crossed. however everybody has to come up with a plan b because there isn't an agreement as of yet. they are negotiating into this hour. parenthave been put on notice. there have been calls made to parents and also e-mails to parents informing them of the schools that will be open so they can drop their kids are. 144 schools will be open. teachers will not be there. inside will be nonunion staff members from the district just basically baby sitting the kids. they have cray ones and stuff like that for them. that is one of the big concerns a lot of people have is the fact that the kids will be out on the streets and some of the streets in chicago aren't that safe. there has been a horrible summer with the homicide rate up 30%. one parent is absolutely concerned about kids on the street when they should be in school. >> if the kids are not in sc

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let's go live to cnn's ted rowlands outside one of the schools. what is the latest updates? >> reporter: there is no update. that is the latest news is that they are still hammering away at the negotiating table. we haven't been given an update in the last few hours. they are working hard to try to avert the strike. at this point both sides are telling folks get ready. get ready for a monday without school. you mentioned 400,000 students will not be able to go to school. the district is opening up 144 school sites that the students can go to. there will be no learning going on but they will be fed. they will be there for a few hours, about four hours. otherwise parents are going to have to come up with plan b. one of the biggest concerns from parents we talked to is safety. safety because of course chicago is not the safest of cities. it has been -- it was a horrible summer with homicide rates up 30%. one parent said she is really concerned with the idea of 400,000 kids out on the street. >> if the kids are not in school they are out getting into some kind of trouble or some

let's go to ted rowlands. how are negotiations going? are parents optimistic their kids will be in classes tomorrow? >> reporter: i think everybody is cautiously optimistic or keeping their fingers crossed. however everybody has to come up with a plan b because there isn't an agreement as of yet. they are negotiating into this hour. parents have been put on notice. there have been calls made to parents and also e-mails to parents informing them of the schools that will be open so they can drop their kids are. 144 schools will be open. teachers will not be there. inside will be nonunion staff members from the district just basically baby sitting the kids. they have cray ones and stuff like that for them. that is one of the big concerns a lot of people have is the fact that the kids will be out on the streets and some of the streets in chicago aren't that safe. there has been a horrible summer with the homicide rate up 30%. one parent is absolutely concerned about kids on the street when they should be in school. >> if the kids are not in

ted rowlands reports. >> reporter: marcy stopped at a light on her way home from shopping in denver, colorado. next thing she knew, police had her at gun point. >> i said i have kids in my car, and that rifle's pointed right at me. >> reporter: 19 cars were held at this intersection that saturday afternoon. everyone was ordered out of their cars at gun point, including children. the boy in the green shirt is 16-year-old michael hantz. >> they had rifles, guns and everything pointed at me with shields and a canine dog. >> a robbery just occurred with a gun at wells fargo. >> reporter: police were looking for this bank robber seen here wearing a beekeeper's mask and armed with an air horn and loaded gun. he had just made off with $25,000 from a wells fargo a few miles away. >> last seen wearing a beehive mask. >> reporter: police thought the bank robber was at this intersection because there was a gps tracking device hidden in with the money. the problem is, they had no idea what car he could be in and because of that bee keeper's mask, they didn't even know what he looks like. so ever

ted rowlands on top of it. >>> we're not finished with this story on cnn. in just a few minutes i'm going to get a chicago parents' side of this union dispute, a very concerned parent who's also acted in helping shape school policy in chicago. what's happening in chicago could easily happen where you live. coming up. >>> counting down. 58 days until the election. you're going to hear that. tomorrow you'll hear 57 then you'll hear 56. then it will be election day. president obama in florida for a second day. last hour we -- he spoke in west palm beach. cnn's chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is there. i almost said we spoke to him. maybe you did. but i know he spoke to some people on the phone. it was really funny, we'll play it later. but what was the president's message today? >> reporter: hi, don. he has been hitting hard on two themes -- maybe three. i'll give you three. one, this contrast he is drawing with romney on the economy, saying he's going to deliver more for the middle class than romney would. second, he's opened up a new broad s

ted rowlands on top of it. >>> we're not finished with this story on cnn. in just a few minutes, i'm going to get a chicago parents' side of this union dispute, a very concerned parent who's also acted in helping shape school policy in chicago. what's happening in chicago could easily happen where you live. coming up. >>> counting down. 58 days until the election. you're going to hear that. tomorrow you'll hear 57, then you'll hear 56. then it will be election day. president obama in florida for a second day. last hour we -- he spoke in west palm beach. cnn's chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is there. i almost said we spoke to him. maybe you did. but i know he spoke to some people on the phone. it was really funny, we'll play it later. but what was the president's message today? >> reporter: hi, don. he has been hitting hard on two themes -- maybe three. i'll give you three. one, this contrast he is drawing with romney on the economy, saying he's going to deliver more for the middle class than romney would. second, he's opened up a new broad

ted rowlands for us in chicago. we'll be watching as that develops over the course oe

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ted rowlands reports. >> reporter: marcy stopped at a light on her way home from shopping in denver, colorado. next thing she knew, police had her at gun point. >> i said i have kids in my car, and that rifle's pointed right at me. >> reporter: 19 cars were held at this intersection that saturday afternoon. everyone was ordered out of their cars at gun point, including children. the boy in the green shirt is 16-year-old michael hantz. >> they had rifles, guns and everything pointed at me with shields and a canine dog. >> a robbery just occurred with a gun at wellsargo. >> reporter: police were looking for this bank robber seen here wearing a beekeeper's mask and armed with an air horn and loaded gun. he had just made off with $25,000 from a wells fargo a few miles away. >> last seen wearing a beehive mask. >> reporter: police thought the bank robber was at this intersection because there was a gps tracking device hidden in with the money. the problem is, they had no idea what car he could be in and because of that bee keeper's mask, they didn't even know what he looks like. so everyo

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ted rowlands for us in chicago. we'll be watching as that develops over the course of the next hour. ted rowlands, thank you very much. and thank you, as always, for wahing. i'm brooke baldwin here in atlanta at the cnn world headquarters. let's go to washington where we have joe johns sitting in for wolf blitzer on this tuesday. joe johns, to you. >>> happening now, more secretly recorded video surfaces of mitt romney talking candidly with donors. find out what's in the latest release. romney's complaint that 47% of americans support the president because they're dependent on government already has his campaign in 100% damage control mode. also, an important new poll shows president obama pulling ahead in yet another important swing state. wolf blitzer's off today. i'm joe johns in a very rainy washington, d.c. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the fallout over mitt romney's complaint that 47% of americans will vote for the president no matter what he says. those 47% are "dependent on government, be

cnn's ted rowlands has more on what's gone wrong. ted? >> reporter: joe, it looked like it was a done deal. the negotiations were tough, lasted more than a week. they came to a deal. but then yesterday when the teachers were supposed to vote on this deal and specifically vote to end the strike, they decided not to. instead of voting on the tentative deal, teachers decided to wait. >> contract was presented but there was some indecision. >> reporter: the delay triggered an immediate and aggressive response from chicago mayor rahm emanuel who is now seeking an injunction to force teachers back to work. in a statement, emmanuel said, i will not stand by while the children of chicago are played as pawns in an internal dispute within a union. the mayor and the school district want teachers back in the classroom while the union figures out if they want the contract. >> the fact that they can't is extremely disappointing to me. they need to be in the classroom. we're losing ground every day they're not there. >> reporter: this group of parents a

cns ted rowlands has more on what's gone wrong. ted? >> reporter: joe, it looked like it was a done deal. the negotiations were tough, lasted more than a week. they c de n sterday when the teachers were supposed to vote on this deal and specifically vote to end the strike, they decided not to. instead of voting on the tentative deal, teachers decided to wait. >> contract was presented but there was some indecision. >> reporter: the delay triggered an immediate and aggressive response from chicago mayor rahm emanuel who is now seeking an injunction to force teachers back to work. in a statement, emmanuel said, i will not stand by while the children of chicago are played as pawns in an internal dispute within a union. the mayor and the school district want teachers back in the classroom while the union figures out if they want the contract. >> the fact that they can't is extremely disappointing to me. they need to be in the classroom. we're losing ground every day they're not there. >> reporter: this group of parents among tens of thousan

ted rowlands is right in the thick of the protests. we'll go to chicago for a live report of the strike. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives sier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. the more data you share, the more you save. at&t. the more data you share, the more you save. on every one of our carda reminder...ate. that before this date, we have to exceed expectations. we have to find new ways to help make life easier, more convenient and more rewarding. it's the reason why we don't have costumers. we have members. american express. welcome in. >>> public schools are empty for a second day in chicago, and the pressure is clearly building for the city and the teachers union to reach an agreement. parents are scrambling to find alternatives for 350,000 idle students. our own ted rowlands is in chic

so let's bring in our ted rowlands. what's at issue here, ted? >> reporter: well, a couple of things, carol. first of all, pay, as you might imagine. another issue they are stuck on is some job security for veteran teachers when schools are closed. the union really wants those veteran teachers protected in the event that a school goes down. they want those teachers to keep their jobs. also they are ironing out the specifics over a longer school day, which both sides agreed to a few months ago, but the teachers want breaks in there and prep time put in there. those are the major sticking points. another thing that is sort of an overriding theme in this negotiation is this anti-union sentiment that the teachers union is very sensitive about. and they believe that that's playing a part in this. take a listen to a spokesman we talked to yesterday who brought up that exact point when we were discussing it. >> it is playing a part. and i think what's most disconcerting is you have democratic mayors all over the country leading the charge, attempting to

ted rowlands is right in the thick of the protests. we'll go to chicago for a live report of the strike. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. the more data you share, the more you save. at&t. the more data you share, the more you save. on every one of our carda reminder...ate. that before this date, we have to exceed expectations. we have to find new ways to help make life easier, more convenient and more rewarding. it's the reason why we don't have costumers. we have members. american express. welcome in. >>> public schools are empty for a second day in chicago, and the pressure is clearly building for the city and the teachers union to reach an agreement. parents are scrambling to find alternatives for 350,000 idle students. our own ted rowlands is in ch

cnn's ted rowlands is in chicago. let me ask you, as this gets down to the wire, what exactly is it the teachers say they want? >> well, there's a number of things they're after. first, money. they're after higher raise than is being offered now. the school board is offering a four-year deal, 2% per year in terms of a raise. in the fourth year, they want to be flexible enough to institute merit pay. that has not been agreed to by the teachers at this point. the teacheres are also looking for some job security with their veteran teachers if there are school closures. they want those people protected. they want specifics as to chicago's new longer school days. they want it in writing when they'll have their lunches, when they'll have their prep times. those are the three main issues. they just wrapped up within the last half an hour. and we got a memo from the school board say things went rather well but we just heard from the union, they said it was a horrible day and they're very pessimistic. they both will be back at

ted rowlands, thank you very much. and thank you, as always, for watching. i'm brooke baldwin here in atlanta at the cnn world headquarters. let's go to washington where we have joe johns sitting in for wolf blitzer on this tuesday. joe johns, to you. >>> happening now, more secretly recorded video surfaces of mitt romney talking candidly with donors. find out what's in the latest release. romney's complaint that 47% of americans support the president because they're dependent on government already has his campaign in 100% damage control mode. also, an important new poll shows president obama pulling ahead in yet another important swing state. wolf blitzer's off today. i'm joe johns in a very rainy washington, d.c. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the fallout er mitt romney's complaint that 47% of americans will vote for the president no matter what he says. those 47% are "dependent on government, believe they are victims" and in romney's words "my job is not to worry about those people." the remarks are from a nearly hour long of a secret r

ted rowlands has the story. >> reporter: anderson, a lot of parents have different concerns. some are worried about what to do with their kids tomorrow if the strike continues. others say their number one concern is the safety of their kids. this first grader spent the first day of the chicago teacher strike watching cartoons with her sister and cousins. she did not play outside because her mom said it's too dangerous. >> because anything can just happen. you don't know what will happen at any moment. it's just nice and sunny outside, and in the end, people start shooting out of nowhere. innocent people get shot for no reason. >> gunshots fired. >> reporter: violence on the streets of chicago is bad. specifically the homicide rate which is up about 30% this year and has claimed the lives of 43 children. the prospects of a long strike leaving 350,000 kids out of school threatens to make an unthinkably bad and dangerous situation even worse. that's the biggest concern at sweet holy spirit church, one of several places open for kids during the strike. >> we got killings going on

ted rowlands is joining us. given what she said, is this an indication that we're close to a deal? >> well, erin, it's a good sign because they have been at it for hours an there wasn't a huge gap leading up to today's discussions, so the fact that they're still talking into the evening, we just got off the phone with both parties. and nobody knows how long they're going, they're in a room, they're talking, they're still talking. the fact that she did cancel with you is likely a very good sign that they are productive at least and maybe coming to a solution to end the strike. >> and so, let me ask you about something else here. i know you had a chance to speak with the mayor, rahm emanuel. what did he have to say? i know he has been pretty angry about this whole situation. >> well, yeah, he's been the target of a lot of anger. i think that's absolutely sure to be sure. the teachers are in the street. some have posters with rahm emanuel's face on him. they feel betrayed by him. they feel he has gone anti union and anti teacher's union specifically. he on the other hand, we talked to

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ted rowlands has a look at these important issues for campaign 2012. >> hi, barbara. >> reporter: after her overnight shift at ups, gert works a phone bank at a grand rapids union hall pushing people to vote yes on prop 2, which if passed, would make collective bargaining a constitutional right in michigan. >> thanks. happy to have you on board. >> reporter: in wisconsin, public employee unions lost collective bargaining rights, prop 2 would prevent lawmakers in michigan from doing the same thing. gert compares the attacks against unions in other states and this showdown in michigan to the civil rights movement. she says she is doing everything she can to get people to support prop 2. >> hey, are you a registered voter? do you know about this initiative? do you have a car? do you need a ride to the polls? i'm just excited because this is like that american fight, like they were fighting in the '60s. >> reporter: terry bowman is just as passionate. he's worked for ford at this parts plant outside detroit for 16 years. he's a member of the united auto workers union, but he thinks giving u

ted rowlands has a look at these important issues for campaign 2012. >> hi, barbara. >> reporter: after her overnight shift at ups, gert works a phone bank at a grand rapids union hall pushing people to vote yes on prop 2, which if passed, would make collective bargaining a constitutional right in michigan. >> thanks. happy to have you on board. >> reporter: in wisconsin, public employee unions lost collective bargaining rights, prop 2 would prevent lawmakers in michigan from doing the same thing. gert compares the attacks against unions in other states and this showdown in michigan to the civil rights movement. she says she is doing everything she can to get people to support prop 2. >> hey, are you a registered voter? do you know about this initiative? do you have a car? do you need a ri to the polls? i'm just excited because this is like that american fight, like they were fighting in the '60s. >> reporter: terry bowman is just as passionate. he's worked for ford at this parts plant outside detroit for 16 years. he's a member of the united auto workers union, but he thinks giving uni

cnn's ted rowlands is in chicago. let me ask you, as this gets down to the wire, what exactly is it the teachers say they want? >> well, there's a number of things they're after. first, money. they're after higher raise than is being offered now. the school board is offering a four-year deal, 2% per year in terms of a raise. in the fourth year, they want to be flexible enough to institute merit pay. that has not been agreed to by the teachers at this point. the teachers are also looking for some job security with their veteran teachers if there are school closures. or consolidations. they want those people protected. they want specifics as to chicago's new longer school days. they want it in writing when they'll have their lunches, when they'll have their prep times. those are the three main issues. they were negotiating all day. they just wrapped up within the last half an hour. and we got a memo from the school board say things went rather well but we just heard from the union, they said it was a horrible day and th

let's go to ted rowlands. he's been all over this outside where that meeting is set to start. what happens next? >> reporter: well, right now thousands of families, brooke, in chicago have their fingers crossed that the teachers will vote in the next few minutes here to end the strike so their kids can get back into school tomorrow morning. i talked to karen lewis, head of the teachers union, a few hours ago and ask her point-blank, is this the end? what's your gut? >> i don't know. from what i'm hearing people are ready to go back to work. and feel more comfortable about that. so we're hoping that's what will happen. >> reporter: and from your perspective this is a good deal? >> well, it's a deal. it's the deal we have. i don't like overselling things because then it's like, oh, you promised and you said. so let's keep expectations where they need to be. >> reporter: but you're satisfied? >> i think it's the best deal we could get at this moment in time. >> reporter: 800 delegates, brooke, they're gathering now. they'll discuss this for a while. then they will vote to either