jonathan: >> the situation that was going on, it was deceitful, unethical. jonathan: a 7 on your side investigation shows students graduating with more than 100 absences.

of meth through the mail? jonathan: and you heard about the mistake at american airlines, but what should you do about it? the glitch that led to thousands of delays and cancellations, next. these poor black kids in southeast are the ones were the victims of the attacks by the district. inathan: a 7 on your side team, students getting a diploma while awol, in some cases missing as many as 150 days of the school year. michelle: we are hearing more from the group behind the investigation and the school's response to complaints. we hear new information that was uncovered tonight. reporter:

obtained by the 7 on your side i-team's all hear from students are graduated, despite missing most of this cool year, to getting good grades quite rarely showing up. ballou high former school music teacher and union representative and recalled a story of one student. >> she came to me like the last day asking for a pocket so she could pass and i'd literally never seen the girl in my entire life, no idea who she was. the d.c. public schools chancellor said he only discovered the allegations tuesday night from abc 7 news. >> i want to know from any teacher in the district to feels they are being pressured to give students a grade they do not deserve, i want to know directly. >> at the end of the day, the situation that was going on was illegal, unethical. nathan: she

pressure came from how teachers were evaluated, a grading system called impact. a 4, atder to earcn n least 81% of your kids have to be passing class with a"d" or higher, injured job counts on it. the d.c. schools chancellor said that the school principal follow district policy and never pressured teachers to give undeserved grades. michelle: today mayor muriel bowser spoke, assuring parents that district officials are doing everything they can to fix the situation. mayor bowser: if we find things were wrong or mistakes were made or that we can make the policies more clear, that is what we will do. jonathan: parents and teachers have heard promises to fix d.c. public schools before with little or no results. tonight we are hearing from a former teacher from ballou high

surprised. anna-lysa gayle continues our team coverage tonight. anna-lysa? isa-lysa: morgan williams speaking out tonight she says it hopes of bringing about change. she became a teacher to help students succeed, but as a teacher here she said she felt these cool system failed to educate some of her students. >> i knew it was only a matter of time before it came out. anna-lysa: former physical education teacher and health teacher morgan williams said she is not surprised by the findings that found more than 26 units graduated with more -- 26 students graduated with more than 100 absences last year. >> it was a culture in the school of i may or may not come. anna-lysa: williams at ballou from 2015 until the spring of this year. at one point she said she was

>> the staff member said give him a "d" so we can get him out of here. our kids, they deserve more. some kids i had 11th and 12th grade who cannot write a paragraph for me. in health class. anna-lysa: parents are looking forward to the internal review that is scheduled to begin soon. >> these kids will be set back because they will not know what they are supposed to know. anna-lysa: williams said she was not rehired this year at ballou high school, but was picked up in prince george's county. she said that several emails were sent to administrators regarding her concerns. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: we should let you know that there is a hotline for parents to call with any issues happening in children's. schools find that number in all of our reporting on the ballou investig

cominge: allegations are out, "the new york times" saying more women came forward, saying they were the victims of bad behavior from that lower -- from matt lauer. he was fired over allegations of sexual misconduct. lindsey mastis is following the story and is at the live desk. : "the new york times" has reported that two more women have come forward regarding the play, including a woman who said she had sex with him in his office. "the times" has been working on the article for several months, including having a button under his desk that would allow him to lock his door without getting up. his firing came after an unidentified employee made allegations of sexual behavior that began at the sochi alan thicke's in 2014 -- at the sochi

ago, the nbcts news chairman sent the following note to our organization. on wednesdayues, night we received a detailed report about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer." how do you reconcile that? said the complaint was the first against matt lauer ever, but the article said that women complain that the network but nothing happened. jonathan: just hours after the news broke about matt lauer, garrison keillor was fired from minnesota public radio. the former host of "the prairie home companion" claimed that his him touching from the bare back of a woman who he immediately i and she thought she had forgiven him. michelle: aat

resigning after he faces sexual harassment allegations. is accused of touching several female staffers. conyers has returned to detroit, saying he fears for his family's safety. jonathan: now the flight fiasco for the holidays, thousands of flights could be canceled after american airlines gave too many pilots the holidays off, the company blame me a computer glitch in charge of scheduling. american is scrambling to find a pilots. passengers can take action. >> you get the dreaded text or email that your flight is canceled. if you don't mind using an alternative airport, fly maybe to newark instead of laguardia, tell them that. if you don't mind being flex

to go sooner. jonathan: american airlines said they are confident they will get the flights staff and in the air. michelle: two democrats filed for recounts in their races for seats in the virginia house of delegates. districtfor the 94th is separated by only 10 votes. as it stands, the results give the republicans a majority in the state house. on the hill, the senate votes to begin debate on the republican tax plan. it is a sign the gop is making progress of passing the bill. president trump rally the party today in missouri. it would simplify seven tax brackets down to four, eliminate the individual health care midday, increase the standard induction and child health care credits, and other changes. jonathan:

staffers are defending president trump after he tweeted a series of anti-muslim videos this morning, originally posted by the leader of a british far right group. the white house press secretary said that president trump shared them to start the conversation about border security and immigration. at least one of the videos is fake according to officials. michelle: an unusual delivery making its way through the heart of d.c. we're talking thousands of dollars worth of meth sent through the mail. tim barber has the details. tim: while holiday shoppers are shifting -- shipping gifts, one person is accused of trying to send meth through the mail. >> that does not make any sense. tim: the person was arrested at this you can yet store on 18th street, in the heart of busy adams morgan. >> i can see why they would ship it there. tim: more than 1000 grams of meth were

and three concealed packages. that would be about two pounds of meth. look like aound or lot, but that would cost about $30,000 on the streets. records showed this is an fbi case, but the agents would not comment because it is part of an ongoing investigation. they would not provide information about the suspected dealer or how he was caught. >> i have never heard of anybody doing that. that's crazy to me. tim: a ups spokesperson said they are working closely with investigators, but would not exactly say how. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: caught on camera, a heist that seems to be straight out of a movie. disguisessed in a robbed the famous bellagio hotel and casino in vegas. he walked up to the cashier's

casino , showed a gun, and the minute money. maybe he was watching "ocean's 11" the night before. jonathan: they were a lot slicker. michelle: t coming up, aheif -- apologizes after being shamed on social media. >> my husband and i went to the bank. it was very emotional. jonathan: what you need to know to keep relatives from falling victim. hit 70fter temperatures degrees today, we are about 15 degree

♪ an emotional day and a massive show of support in baltimore from law enforcement all around the country to lay a brother to rest. homicide investigator sean suiter shot and killed two weeks ago.

for his killer. relief for sigh of people as the police a serial killer is behind bars in tampa. the 24-year-old is accused of killing four people in the same neighborhood. thepolice were able to make arrest after a tip from a coworker at mcdonald's. jonathan: grandparents will do most anything for their grandkids, and that is what scammers are hoping for as they target people in what the police are calling the grandparents scam. 7 on your side is fighting back. here is tom roussey with what you need to know. [phone rings] tom: recently joyce thomas of silver spring got a call. >> he said, grandma, do you know who this is? said it sounds like jonathan. he said yes. tom: she realized that is how the scammer learned her grandson's name, from her.

accident, speeding, i'm in jail. tom: another man called and said he needed five grand for bail. went to husband and i the bank assuming this was true, very emotional. tom: after wiring the money, she spoke to a third person. they then asked for more money. she eventually called her grandson, even though the scammer said his phone had been taken away. >> he said i don't do we were talking about. i said somebody called and said you were in jail. he said, grandma, that was a scam. tom: she is working with the police and the bank to try to get her money back. she hopes this interview saves somebody else from doing this. >> i got caught up in the story and did not have time to think. as i started to think, stepping back, i realized there were a number of red flags. tom: montgomery county police

different people in recent weeks and they each lost $5,000. tom roussey, abc 7 news. michelle: in utah, a special delivery of the form of an apology from a thief. a utah homeowners at some place what they package off his porch over the weekend. he posted images from surveillance video on facebook and within hours people had identified the thief. two days after being put on blast, he returned, leaving behind the package and a note apologizing for what he called scumbagback move -- "a move," and a bonus gift of a stuffed animal for the homeowner's daughter. jonathan: the yards near nationals park unveiled a new holiday lights installation. michelle: it is so beautiful, four huge globes

featuring holiday visuals that light up. there is also an interactive feature, where you can become part of the art. check it out at the yards from now until january 1. jonathan: the national christmas lipselighting on th el will mean a lot of road closures on the map. some roads will be closing as early as new. find the full list of closures and more details by downloading the abc 7 news app. josh, will they have good weather? josh: yes, we are expecting the weather to state dry through the event tomorrow evening. first, therning temperature around rush hour, off to the bus stop, 35 martinsburg and dulles, near freezing manassas, d.c. closer to 40.

we stay cool throughout the day. we are still in the 40's by about 11 a.m. have the heavier jacket ready to go, a little closer to normal this time of year. will beugh temperatures almost 15 degrees cooler tomorrow, it is still above average. the average high this time of year is now 52 degrees. through thelouds day, and we get ready for the showers. notice we have sunshine pretty much all day long until the clouds move in. isolated showers near the blue ridge and shenandoah valley around 8:00. fast forward hours, the rain moving through. it is really hit and miss, very light showers. about 10:00, just as everybody is getting closer to bedtime, not news you for most of us. friday morning it is gone, sunshine takes over, and we have a pretty friday.

5:00. near 50 at 8:00 thanks to the clouds, and the rain showing up closer to 10:00. 53 friday and saturday. toys for tots drive at the national harbor on saturday. the temperatures for that about we are getting underway, near 50 degrees by 3:00. a whole bunch of us will be out there, so come out to a really fun event, in easy way to give back and get into the holiday spirit. low 50's the next bubble days. we rebound a little monday and tuesday -- low 50's the next couple days. then we cool off, back into the 40's. michelle: a reminder tonight that this is your chance to meet the holidays bright for kids in need. the toys for tots drive will be this weekend. join us this saturday from 11 a.m. until 3

toy to make the holiday happy one for those in need. a have long been the last line of defense against illness, but couldkey antibiotics soon be useless?

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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: wizards and sixers tonight, no john wall, but bradley beal had a good first quarter. he took an elbow to the face, but he would return. here is how it happened, bradley beal gets smacked in the process, elbow to the face. painful. he left, but he would come back, returning in the second half. watch the big man run the floor, finishing it off what -- finishing off what he started. wiz make a run but could not finish it. and one. 13 the final.18-1 magic-thunder. russell

was snatched out of his body by peyton. so much for that super -- oh, goodness. westbrook had 37. the 15th ranked terps taking on virginia. a close one. 40 seconds left to play, maryland beats virginia, 60-59. and redskins tight end

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