Christie & Common Core; Neuroscience Pioneer & Oscar Docs

Governor Christie used to support Common Core but now says he has “grave doubts” about the standards. NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney explains what this means for education in New Jersey. Plus: violence related to the so-called Islamic State roils Egypt and Libya while Israel encourages European Jews to migrate to Israel in the face of violence; the neuroscience pioneer who discovered the split brain; Pope Francis encourages procreation and we ask you why you decided to have kids (or not)? and filmmaker Rory Kennedy on her new Oscar-nominated doc “Last Days in Vietnam.”