a.t.v. and dirt bike riders terrorizing the city. nancy: this video shows they were taking over k street. alison: it spreads virginia and maryland as well. jonathan: we want to ask the mayor what is she doing about the problem. nancy: and sam ford did just that. what is her response to this? sam: i'm on 6th street southeast. according to the residents this place was covered with the a.t.v.'s and the dirt bikes on sunday afternoon around 4:00. for the mayor today, she talked about the program that police launched last year to identify the riders of dirt bikes and a.t.v.'s and she said mothers should be concerned about turning these devices in before the sons are arrested on one. >> if you see your kid who is generally a good kid on tv with their picture, you don't want your kid to get in trouble. if you know that dirt bike is in your shed or stored in your

station owner allowing big groups of people to fuel up at your gas station. sam: while the a.t.v. riders buzzed downtown d.c. and national harbor sunday evening we also learned there were more numerous in communities like southeast. people not bold enough to go downtown say residents had no problem riding along streets like sixth in atlantic. one long-time resident said he was forced to stop his car 15 to 20 minutes sunday afternoon. as they took over the street. >> i have never seen that many of them before. what was also a concerned to me is not just a.t.v. and u.t.v.'s but also they had cars with them, too, violating the law. something needs to be done about that. sam: so again, that is jordon who said they also had ca

he said he saw a number of cars mixed in with the dirt bikes and the a.t.v.'s. what he said he did not see were police. we'll have more on the story coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". reporting live from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks, sam. we have a lot of a.t.v. and dirt bike video just like this. you can see all of abc7 original reporting on the nuisance on the website wjla.com. when you are there search "a.t.v." we have breaking news right now. there is new information in the murder of a fairfax county teen. nabra hassanen killed on the 18th. now there is new accusations about the man police arrested in her murder. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg with the information. >> they confirmed new information about the suspect darwin martinez torres first reported by the "washington post." according to the report a week before the murder of nabra hassanen, a woman arrived at a

loudoun county claiming a man had sexually and physically assaulted her and he was a member of the ms-13 gang. that man was later identified as darwin martinez torres. the attack allegedly happened in the presence of child prompting an investigation by child protective services in loudoun county. but our forces confirm the victim did not want to pursue charges against darwin martinez torres because she was afraid of him. she would not even give his name. only after torres was arrested for the murder of nabra hassanen a week later that c.p.s. staff in loudoun county made the connection between the two crimes. we reached out to the sheriff's office for a comment and have not heard back. live in the satellite center, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now breaking on the hill. today, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell delays a vote on the healthcare bill until after the july 4th recess. the g.o.p. senators

lose two votes aim suming no democrats vote yes -- assuming no democrats vote yes. they predict $250 billion would be cut from the deficit but 122 millions would lose coverage by 2026. lana zak has the new twist in the healthcare showdown. lana: a major reversal. >> we are delaying the process to close the remaining issues. lana: mitch mcconnell says there will not be a vote on healthcare before july 4th. >> we will not be on the bill but we are working to get at least 50 people in a comfortable place. >> a few hours before the leadership was insisting the senate healthcare bill will go forward. >> i expect to have the support to get it done. we will vote this week. >> president trump even meeting with the most vocal critics, senator rand paul and inviting all republican senators to huddle at the white house to discuss the

concerns. with them projecting it would make 22 million americans uninsured on the decade, it seems a bill can withstand a growing pressure from the republican opponents. the democrats have been united against the g.o.p. healthcare bill. >> these are real people. lana: this isn't the end of the line for the republican bill. mcconnell plans to bring it back after independence day. as the leadership tries to bring it forward, the fundamental question is this. will they choose to align themselves more closely with moderate members of the party like collins who wants to work together to fix the problems like obamacare or conservative members like rand paul? reporting from northwest, lana zak, abc7 news. nancy: happening now, a global cyber attack hitting part of europe the hardest. lindsey mastis has

lindsey: this is affecting everything from business to government. even critical infrastructure like shipping. healthcare services is also under attack. ukraine is the hardest hit. many computers are going dark. this is a massive ransomware attack. they use it to take over a computer. they hold it hostage until the victim pays up. victims that refuse to pay have to overall the software. we will keep an eye on the attack and bring you the latest. at the "live desk," lindsey mastis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. developing today we have a weather story. another nice night ahead but small downpours are moving through now. doug: we are getting downpours. a few miles down the potomac rive

show you this, over the city as well. the doppler now, look over near the tidal basin area from southwest, southeast washington. heavy rain. showers south and west of waldorf. in the short-term, it could temporarily impact the rush hour traffic down 395. it could head to the bay bridge and annapolis. this is part of a disturbance we saw coming through. showers develop, skies clear tonight. temperatures are comfortable. 70's to the 80's. 81 in leesburg. through the evening, the skies will clear out and it will be comfortable. great night for baseball. tomorrow is cool in the morning. temperatures in the mid-''s with the clear skies. great day ahead. then a big warm-up. we will tell you how warm in a few. jonathan: looking forward to it. thanks. along the trails on the small island n

potomac. great place to go. nathan baca off the island. this is a big disappointment for anyone who wants to visit, especially for the fourth of july weekend. >> this is an infected ash tree. this tree has gone in the trunk. the people we talk to kept walking up to the sign. theodore roosevelt are expected to be closed three weeks. they have to cut down 200 trees. they are asking people to stay on the marked trails when it's open. they won't cut down trails they make on their own. >> this is important to stick to the marked trails. the trees are on the maintain trails. we are hig

visitors to stay on the trails. >> this doesn't just affect theodore roosevelt island. coming up we will show you how this is coming to a park near you. reporting live near theodore roosevelt island. nathan baca, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. vandals hit a cemetery that belongs to the st. thomas episcopal church and knocked off some headstones. it's on the national register of historic places. brad bell is working the story and he will take us inside at 5:00. jonathan: also today overseas the u.s. navy is holding a memorial ceremony for seven sailors killed. uss fitzgerald collided collidea freighter ten days ago. there was a service held where the destroyer is based. coming up next at 4:00 for us, what google did

billion in fines. nancy: also this -- the split second five lives are almost changed forever. a simple mistake that sent a bus straight no a brick wall. >> they go without any screens devices for the 11 tuesday of the summer. >> okay. coming up next, you meet this d.c. teacher handing out hundreds to keep the kids off their phones.

alison: welcome back. we told you about a d.c. principal's unique way to get kids to put down electronic devices this summer but you haven't heard from her until now. john gonzalez has the teacher handing out $100 bills. john: social media and electronic devices seem to find a way to the hands of teenagers. the d.c. school principal knows that too well. >> i don't want them grabbing for the phone but thinking whether the phone is the source of entertainment. >> so she has a challenge a way to motivate the students to disconnect from the screen and the keyboard and focus on life through their own eyes.

>> they go without any screen devices for 11 tuesdays of the summer. if they do that, i will give them $100. >> hard cold cash out of her own pocket. she will reward each eightth and ninth grader who can go 11 tuesdays without a phone, tablet or a tv this summer. >> read a book. rise my bike. go running or exercise in a gym. >> he is now thinking of strategies. >> giving my phone to the parents. make shooing you are i can't get to it. >> maybe it's contagious. his mom might try it as well. >> i think it's awesome to look up and see what is going on around him. >> i wanted to think about it. >> she might run out of money because her students are excited about

she needs proof. two letters from adults letting her know they did stay off the devices this summer. in the newsroom, john gonzalez, abc7 news. jonathan: i know adults that couldn't pull that off. i'm surrounded. two high school students in a viral twitter post getting life-changing opportunities. they detained white for selling water on the national mall on a hot day. they did it without a permit. that is them in handcuffs. photos of them went viral on twitter. "hope" project saw the post and is now training them for good summer jobs. >> i'm a entrepreneur myself. i love they have an interest. >> i want to thank the people who took the picture. without them it wouldn't have been possible. >> the two 17-year-olds are trained for all

not just i.t. but other things. he wants to hire them as iphone screen technicians. alison: good for him to take the initiative. >> you love if you see something that goes viral like that, someone will step in to make a difference. nancy: that day changed their lives. jonathan: good stuff. this tops the website wjla.com. that is the website. we have a great resource. we link them to our website. alison: the mother of an infant is outraged today by what she says is a united airlines to help her child. emily france said it happened in denver in last week's heatwave. the plane was delayed, forcing passengers to board and then exit the plane two times in 90-degree temperatures. her child was drifting in

out of consciousness. >> we have a infant shortness of breath. return to gate. >> it this is on the aircraft. >> she says the ordeal took two hours. united airlines reached out to apologize to her directly. that i understand are looking into what happened. >> from trial to new trial. the stage for bill cosby's court apersons is shifting to california. there is a july 30, 2018, trial date in the civil suit accusing him of sexually assaulting a teen more than 20 years ago. judy says he took advantage of her at the playground mansion when she was 15 years old. jonathan: facebook is deleting posts every week as the crackdown on hate speech. they design it as attacks on people on the race, sexual attorneyation and the protected characteristics. they are 4,500 people reviewing the

year. nancy: 50 years ago today your banking experience made faster. the first a.t.m. made a debut in london. it took two years for the money machine to make it over the pond to the united states. now there are 3 million a.t.m. across the world. nobody has cash anymore despite that. >> google has been slapped with a record breaking fine. $2.7 billion. google used the search results to steer customers to its own shopping platform. the company has 90 days to stop this. or face daily fines. google has a statement disagreeing with the find. jonathan: a wildfire now in southern utah. it continues to grow. right now

scorched. 9% contain. 20 structures have been destroyed. it was started a week ago. in less than two months, lucky alaska airline passengers will get the unique view of the first coast to coast total solar eclipse. you can just stand on the ground and do one of those. look up at it. nancy: it's the event of the summer. alison: if you are under

doug: the center line or the eclipse line from the pacific north west and off the coast of charleston. you will two minutes of the totally which is really cool. >> that is. >> heavy downpours popped up. let's start with this. a time lapse of the camera in northwest washington where the sky is beautiful. in the afternoon it darkened up. there are the exception not the rule across the area. this is moving out of the district. heavy rain across the bay bridge. we will keep an eye on this. these are small but they have downpours, this one is c

across the city. this is a trough of the low pressure from the great lakes. some of the storms could turn nasty or severe. tonight clear skies and will drop temperatures to 60 in the city. sunshine tomorrow. low humidity. 90 on thursday. the humidity will creep up. 90 hot and humid on friday, that's how we end june. in the fourth of july weekend with july 1 on saturday. hot and humid with a good chance of the scattered afternoon storms. 93. 90 on sunday and monday. still a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. the deal through the period is the dew point temperatures and the humidity levels rise.

this is only tuesday. the conditions could change but this is generally what we are looking to. ten-day, the numbers go up. 83 tomorrow. humidity is low. then the temperatures and the humidity rise. we could get by with isolated storm. 30% chance on monday and the fourth. then next week we will stay around the 90-degree mark. by next week, my hands are coming back. next week, the afternoon high is 88. that is the average forecast conditions here. hot and humid as we hit july. >> wow! alison: next at 4:00, a terrifying crash. what a teen was doing to send a bus in a brick wall.

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jonathan: how terrifying is this? dash cam footage of a bus. a crash that took place in detroit in may. police say if you saw the white car first, that a

teen speeding running through the intersection and crashing in the bus. that never works out. a chain reaction with the bus and koreaning in to and through the brick wall. five people after it was said and done on the bus were hurt in the crash. they will all live but again, this is something they will never forget. >> draw mattic video there. the next story is the excuse for us to say "moose on the loose." this is the scene near denver. the people reported to see this guy on father's day. it must have enjoyed the day. it came back. this is the first time they have seen this type of moose return to the urban area. they were able to return it to the wild safely. alison: that is good. now the story of a chess prodigy in japan. fuji won his 2edth game of professional japanese chess that broke a 30-

record. since qualifying in october he has yet to lose. historic run is so popular it's gotten more coverage than the takata bankruptcy. the young phenom's last victory took more than 11 hours. jonathan: coming up next at 4 zer for us, a reminder how not to become a statistic this fourth of july. >> plus, cooking the grade books in prince george's county. we spoke to the school district's c.e.o. and we will share the response ahead. alison: coming up at 5:00, a arrowing about sanction of a father kill -- harrowing accusation of a father killing his 5-year-old son. why prosecutors say he did it when i join you at 5:00.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. >> a new twist in the accusation of grade fixing in the prince george's county schools. nancy: in the last hour, the c.e.o. of the school district joined maryland's governor to asking if a thorough investigation. kevin lewis has more on the request. kevin: this is the first time the c.e.o. kevin

we met him here at the baltimore hilton hotel beside camden yards where education controversy is taking place this week. he and nine board members sent a two-page letter to the superintendent of schools and said he denies any accusation of a systemic effort to fix grades. governor larry hogan and the staff says there is evidence showing unethical behavior. the state board of education announced it's hiring an outside agency to investigate. the cost and the time could be significant. >> why did this back up to the surface? >> i don't know it was bubbling back up. i think there were individuals who don't follow the protocols and the procedures and don't say i'm hearing

and believe it's their job to do it themselves. >> also today the teacher's union said we are concerned that the allegations will have a destructive impact on the school system and added the integrity of the p.g. c.p.s. teachers is not in question. for the school board member ed burrows who spear-headed the grade fixing allegations among learning an investigation will soon be underway he texted us with saying, "amen." live in baltimore, kevin lewis, abc7 news. nancy: thank you very much. back with doug hill in the weather center. we so spoiled. sunshine, low humidity. can we keep it? doug: no. tomorrow le get a nice day. the humidity levels are slow. we had rain showers move through. tomorrow is a full day of sunshine.

if you are worried about the showers and you are going to the ballpark. don't worry. we have first pitch of the second game with the cubs at the park. 78 at first pitch. the showers, a good line from charles county eastward to prince frederick and call university county. moving to the chesapeake by a. the future cast will clear it up quickly. high pressure will build in. clear skies. we will wake up in the 50's to 60's. as we get to thursday, the high pressure move to the coast. 90 on thursday. 92 on friday. and the humidity levels will make it feel warmer. so hot stuff is coming our way. looking ahead to independence day on tuesday, the 4th. hot and humid. highs of 92.

storms. it will feel closer to 88, 89. 100 degrees. a hot weekend for sure. nancy: syria on notice. do not use chemical weapons. president trump says intelligence shows that syria might prepare for another attack on its own people. if chemical weapons are used a response is possible. >> the white house is accusing the regime of bashar al-assad of planning another chemical weapon attack on the own people. >> according to the pentagon there appears to be preparations underway for a chemical

to the one that syria carried out april 4 that killed at least 70 people. including many children. now the pentagon says the air force base used that a attack is active. >> the active -- activity we have seen in the last couple of days is associated with the chemical weapons handling at a known spot. a known aircraft shelter used for chemical weapons. >> russia as presence at the base and is a strong ally. hours after the initial warning from the white house, assad visited a russian air base and sitting in a russian fighter jet. russia says the american threat to syria are unacceptable. >> two are putting you on notice. >> the american ambassador to the unis not buying it and takes the warning one step further. >> the goal at this point is is not just to send asad a

message. >> this time the experts warn that the car get could be bigger. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. jonathan: now the latest on what happened in new orleans where they have arrested two of the four men wanted for a violent attack in the french quarter. all caught on tape. the victims were visiting from boston were walking back to the hotel saturday night. they were ambushed and robbed. police promise to hunt down the other two. one victim is in the hospital. nancy: the queen is getting a raise. the british government increasing the sovereign granted to $100 million to help cover the cost of the massive renovation work. michelle: everyone has to eat, right? a new study suggests that millennials may be eating out too often. it found people in age group eat out five

coffee is a money drain as well. it shows 30% of the millennials say they buy coffee three times a week. 51% go to a bar at least once every seven days. jonathan: a big day of deals coming up for amazon prime customers. the third annual prime day has been scheduled for july 11. some say the yearly sale is big enough to rival black friday. the deals will cover technology, clothing, baby items and more. in last year's prime day they rolled out new discounts as often as every five minutes. you will be glued to the prime account all day. nancy: and today, the d.c. residents can choose to have a nonbinary gender neutral driver's license. so instead of having m or f in the gender column you can have an x. d.c. is the first in the nation to take this step for transgender rights.

morning to be the fist person in the united states to apply for the honor. >> for me it's important to have an idea that validates my -- i.d. that validates my existence and the government recognizes i'm a person. i want an idea that isn't false. >> eoregon is next. california and new york is also looking at legislation for that. >> next at 4:00, john mcenroe serves up and serena returns with a dear john tweet of her own. jonathan: plus, babe ruth's 1927 world series ring is on the auction block. forget the near $1 million price tag. the fun part is who is selling it? one of his great grandchildren. derek jeter. or charlie sheen? there are choices for you. we have the answer coming up. michelle: now adrianna hopkins has a look at what is ahead at "good morning washington" when you

>> tomorrow on "good morning washington," the book that spans time, space and culture. join us for a look at the new museum of the bible. >> and the best place to catch fireworks without the national crowds on the national mall. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten minutes starting at 4:25 on "good

michelle: serena williams is dishing back what john mcenroe served up this week. he said williams was only as good as the women's 700th best male player. williams responded on twitter asking him to keep her out of his statements that aren't based on fact. she went on to say respect me and my privacy as i'm trying to have a baby. nancy: and good day, sir. meantime, alec baldwin helped make s.n.l.'s rating great again and now he says he will reprise the role as president trump this fall. he hosted "saturday night live" a record 17 times says he knows the trump impersonation has become one of the most memorable sketches. jonathan: look at this. a 1927 world series ring. one of the best teams put together. a member of murder's row

history. it's not just the price tag of who is selling it. it's charlie sheen. he has his ring. and he is getting rid of the contracted to the yankees. that was bidding on the ring is going for three more days. already right now up to $600,000. some folks say it could go for well over a million. we have to wait and see. >> coming up next at 4:00, a subway derailment followed by a small fire on the track. what caused this scene? that's next at 4:00. kellye: improving the environment through film making. i'm kellye lynn at wilson high school in northwest with th

jonathan: after the heart-stopping fall in six flags. the teenager dropping 45 feet to a waiting crowd below. they caught her. but they are now saying it was her actions not mechanical issues to slip under the restraining bar. she was not seriously hurt. for the crowd below, pin a medal on all of them. they caught her, saving her from broken bones or getting hurt. michelle: july 4th, the holiday weekend is around the corner. the best way to enjoy it is safely. jonathan: yes. that is why a fireworks demonstration held on the national mall today to get your attention and to get you ready. nancy: you will see how damaging mishandling the explosives can get. suzanne kennedy with the story for us. suzanne: we are one week away from the fourth of july. that means a lot of people will have the personal fireworks display. this morning, the consumer product safety com

issued its annual warning about the dangers of improperly using the explosive devices. according to the c.p.s.c., more than 11,000 people were injured and treated in u.s. emergency rooms. four died as a result of the direct impact from the fireworks. children younger than 5:00, had -- children younger than 5 had the biggest injuries. the advice is never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks. do not buy fireworks if brown paper. they usually mean they were made for professional, not for consumers. light them one at a time and have a bucketed of water available for emergency. >> sparklers burn at 2,000 degrees. that is as hot as a blow torch. many people don't realize that. if something doesn't light, that you don't bend over it to check it out. you might go off in your face. that could be a severe injury. suzanne: many fireworks

of misuse or malfunctioning of device like this one. last year four fireworks related deaths are the result of professional or illegal fireworks being used by untrained consumers. on the national mall, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith at the live desk. uber has a way to call a ride for someone else. plus, bird's-eye view of a natural phenomenal off the coast. he is no friend of the district but find out what jason chaffetz is saying on his last week on the hill. that's coming up new at 5:00. jonathan: a group of people in oregon say the plans keep hitting a speed bump. literally. look at that. a series of speed bumps outside a mobile home park. there is not, they are not just slowing down the traffic. they are breaking down the cars. now it is everyone else's wallet taking

to get those. >> they have oil leaks and all kind of stuff that is due to those. >> i don't go through that. it caused aggravation. >> wow! slows you down. he says he reached out to columbia county commissioners and the state representatives but they can't do anything because it's private property. now he is looking at possible legal action. nancy: you don't need to go to roll every coaster for that -- roller coaster for that. the conference board, a research group, says many economic growth. though the space is slow. those participating are good. it turns to spending. good news. 70% of the economic activity hinges on the spending. jonathan: another alert for you. wireless carrier sprinted is seeking cable partners. the "wall street journal" reporting that sprint has been in talks with comcast and charter over the

offer wireless service. comcast is launching its own service paying to borrow the lines that are in place. fairfax city is making city to the logo to strengthen the city's identity. on the left, show you the logos. that is the old city logo. on the right is the new one. the new logo comes with a new slogan. live life connected. it will be used for promotional marketing campaign and the special event. the old logo is used for the legal and the official documents. michelle: one week away from independence day. good news for shoppers in virginia. the state department of alcoholic beverage control is going to be open tuesday the 4th but they will close early at 6:00 in the evening. there are 350 shops across the state. if you are leaving a cookout with the last minute plans to grab a cold one, there you go. an option for you to grab one at one of the locations. metro has its independence

stations are open at 7:00 in the morning. closed at 11:30 at night. it may be extended if there are large crowds trying to get in. off-peak fares will be honored all day and parking is free. >> i can't believe july 4th is here. jonathan: time is flying by. michelle: today is gorgeous but it's about to get hotter. steve: a lot hotter. if you like the heat and the humidity we have it coming. it will be here in full force by thursday. then we will turn it up on saturday. with the heat index values then closer to 100 degrees. look at the temperatures now. it's cooler at reagan national airport. we had a shower that moved through in the last hour. widen the view out. upper 60's. we will show you the stormwatch7 satellite and the radar. the showers go to the bay. not a lot developing the rest of

this looks good out there. show you what it looks like. southern maryland now. prince frederick and leonardtown, colonial beach. forecast temperatures moving to tomorrow morning. middle to upper 50's. the lower 50's in gaithersburg. 82 degrees. the high pressure off the area. moves off the coast. changing direction from the south and west. delmarva forecast 85 on saturday and sunday. the temperatures on the 4th of july at 92. >> coming up next, high sch

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michelle: a group of students teamed up with imax to help improve education. kellye lynn shows us the imax they paid them to make. >> washington, d.c., capital of the free world. kellye: called "the air we breathe." unof two documentaries produced by students at wilson high school. >> it's group oriented from the beginning. everybody helped out. swapped jobs. tried to get as much experience as possible. kellye: wilson was one of four high schools around the country chosen to make the documentaries and received $5,000 check from imax to fund the project. >> the whole imax name is cool. kellye: the new program challenges exemplary student film group to produce an eight and a four-minute documentary and social media content. to support the priorities for climate

>> this made them better in the communication and be part of a bigger program. this is bigger than wilson and d.c. >> the air we breathe is show cussed on the website. >> realize how important it is. how it affects the future. >> we did a good job. >> using the film making to improve the planet. >> breaking news at 5:00, sources confirm at abc7 a gang connection to a local murder that made national headlines. also tonight, the school officials dogged by a grade-fixing controversy on the offensive. their response to call for an investigation. the latest ma neurofort

bug battle. announcer: this a breaking news alert. larry: that is about the man accused of killing nabra hassanen. northern bureau chief jeff goldberg has more on his background. jeff: this is in regard to an assault a week before the murder. they confirmed thousand revelations about the suspect darwin martinez torres that were first reported by the "washington post." according to a report, a week before nabra hassanen was killed a woman arrived at a hospital emergency room in loudoun county claiming a man physically and sexually assaulted her and was a member of the gang ms-13. that man was darwin martinez torres. the attack happened in the presence of a young child. that prompted an investigation by loudoun child protech tiff services. they filed a report with the sheriff office but we confirm that the victim did not want to pursue charges because she was

she identified the man and wouldn't name him. it was only a week later they made the connection between the crimes. darwin martinez torres is held in the fairfax county jail and facing charges for the murder. live in the satellite center, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: thank you. an hour ago the head of the prince george's county schools responding to the accusation of the grade fixing to the this year's graduation. we have the school district response. good evening. >> good evening, larry. this is the first time that the school c.e.o. dr. maxwell opted to talk with the news media on camera about this scandal. we met him here across the street from