Vice President Mike Pence Visits Philadelphia With Special Guest

Alecia Reid reports.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 6:30,RIGHT AFTER "EYEWITNESS NEWS."VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENNEDVISIT PHILADELPHIA WITH ASPECIAL GUEST, TRAVELING WITHHIM LOCAL STUDENT HONORED BYPRESIDENT TRUMP DURING THESTATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSLAST NIGHT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALECIA REID JOINS US WITHNATIONAL HEADLINES.Reporter: THERE ARE MANYPEOPLE THAT SUPPORT THE SCHOOLCHOICE PROGRAM.BUT BEFORE THE VICE PRESIDENTWAS ABLE TO WALK-IN SIDE THATSCHOOL, HE WAS MET BYNUM PEROF PROTESTERS.

RIGHT RIGHTOUTSIDE SAINT FRANCIS DESALESSCHOOL PROTEST ERS SPOKE OUT.I JUST BELIEVE THAT PUBLICDOLLARS SHOULD GO FOR PUBLICEDUCATION AND I BELIEVE THATIF WE ARE GOING TO OFFER AHIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, TO ALLOF THE CHILDREN OF THISCOUNTRY, WHICH IS WHAT WEABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE DOING,THEN WOE NEED TO INVEST IN OURPUBLIC SCHOOLS.INSIDE THE AUDITORIUM ...CHILDREN WERE EXCITED ABOUTTHE VP'S TROY THEIR SCHOOL.DESPITE BEING INCREASINGCONTROVERSY OUTSIDE THESURROUNDING SCHOOL CHOICE,BOTH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPAND VICE PRESIDENT PENCEBELIEVE EDUCATION FREEDOMSCHOLARSHIPS CHANGE DEGREES WEWILL ALWAYS WORK TO ENSURETHAT EVERY PARENT IN AMERICAHAS THE CHOICE ON THEIRCHILDREN'S EDUCATION.THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPALAGREED.WE HAVE TO LOOK ACROSS THEBOARD, PUBLIC, PAROCHIAL, ALLSCHOOLS, SEE HOW CAN WE BETSERVE THE POPULATION.SINGLE PARENT KALIAATKINSON SAYS PARENT SHOULDHAVE THE CHOICE REGARDLESS OFTUITION COSTS.MY PURPOSE WAS TO SEND MYCHILDREN TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL.BUT ANOTHER PARENT MAY NOTFEEL THAT WAY.BUT I FEHLINGER LIKE PARENTSHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK WHATTYPE OF EDUCATION THEY WANTBASED ON THEIR NEEDS.THE VICE PRESIDENT SAYSPRESIDENT TRUMP IS WORKING TOCREATE A NEW PROGRAM.THAT WILL GIVE A MILLION OTHERSTUDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TOALSO CHOOSE A SCHOOL OF THEIRCHOICE.REPORTING LIVE IN UNIVERSITY