governor hogan says he is allegations of fraud and wants immediate stents taken. after claims of corruption, to boost the prince george's county graduation rate, govern ofer larry hogan says the state board ed needs to take immediate steps to begin a complete, thorough and exhaustive investigation. it comes one week after fox5 broke the story that four prince george's county school board members contacted hogan saying they have evidence hundreds of students have graduated without meeting state requirements. that there is systemic corruption from the top down. the head of schools,. > kevin maxwell has strongly denied this calling the claims politically motivated. governor hogan points out that the four board members aren't the only elected leaders coming forward. anthony mousse was on fox5 say ing he's heard testimony from teachers and guidance counselors about alleged fraud. jay walker has also called for an investig to numerous staff members, teachers, guidance counselors and record keepers who say they have seen for themselves steuns are being pushed through who

this comes one week after fox5 broke the story prince george's county school board members contacted hogan saying they have evidence that hundreds of opportunities have graduated without meeting state requirements. the claims allege that counselors and teachers were pressured to give passing grades to students who hadn't earned them. it's a charge prince george's county schools ceo dr. kevin maxwell has repeatedly denied including in public at last week's school board meeting. dr. maxwell has denied repeated requests for an interview with fox5 but last night gave us this statement "from the beginning i have maintained that politics lie at the root of these accusations. there has been no systemic effort to promote students who did not meet state graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates. we look forward to collaborating with the maryland state depa department f education to resolve this matter ." dr. maxwell has the support of the majority of the board. they wrote their own letter blasting the grade inflation fox5's latest reporting on on the governor calling for an i

maryland governor larry hogan is calling an investigation into fraud.our prince george's county school board members contacted governor hogan saying they have evidence hundreds of students have graduated without meeting state requirements. the claims allege that that counselors and teachers were pressured to give passing grades to students who had not earned them. it's a charge prince george's county schools ceo dr. kevin maxwell has repeatedly denied including in public at last week's school board meeting. dr. maxwell has denied repeated requests for an interview with fox5 but last night gave us this statement. "from the beginning i have maintained politics l the heart of these accus accusations. we look forward to collaborating to resolve this matter ." dr. maxwell has the support of the majority of the board. they wrote their own letter to the state last week blasting the grade inflation claims and last night based on fox5's latest reporting on the governor calling for an investigation, the chair of the school boards eubanks tweeted this quote. what

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we ask dpovrn nor hogan about a prior investigation by the state department of ed. into these same claims out of prince george county and the state investigator talked to the school ceo and four people the d eo recommended in that case. >> we just found out there ws this so-called investigation. and it was not acceptable to other people and was not acceptable to us. th have the actual state board of education themselves, which is a body that over seas the school system as responsible for oversight for them to conduct the investigation and do a complete and thorough one that gets to all the facts. we'll let the state board decide the best way to pursue. it i think we should have an independent body to look at it. >> outside investigators. >> state board overseeing it and potentially will have to hire help to get it done. >> hogan says he knows we talked to a lot of school staff about the allegations. people who say they're concerned if they speak up they'll lose their job. >> anything wow say to people hesitant to come forward. >> i would say that you know our state

mayor governor larry hogan is calling for state investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in prince george's county schools. school board members, teachers and other staff have told fox5 that students' grades are being fixed and records manipulated to boost the graduation rate. reporter lindsay watts and john applegate broke this story. here's look at what they have uncovered so far. i think we're doing an unjustice to the student, allowing them to graduate when they know they didn't p put in the effort. the staff knows exactly what's happening. it's widespread. it's not just a handful of teachers. it's what are you going to do to make sure they're going to pass rather than what are you going to do to make sure they learn. some of our colleagues decided to go out so and believe in our students and our staff. we would not make such allegations if there were not significant proof. have you asked for the evidence that they referenced. >> we have not asked them for any evidence. we have seen the fruits of our labor. some want to question or cast doubt on our students' accompli

governor larry hogan demanded an investigation into the school system. >> we told you that they're accusing them of changing children's grades to boost graduation rates. justin finch is outside school headquarters. how did this go from an allegation to full blown investigation, justin? >> reporter: this has been a fast-moving story indeed, chris. these letters obtained by news 4, governor hogan is calling for the state board of education to investigate the widespread fraud and corruption at issue is the claim that schools officials actually did go in and augment students' grades to raise high school graduation rates. the ceo, kevin maxwell is spewing the allegations releasing i a statement reading in part here, there has been no systemic effort to promote students in prince george's county public schools who did not meet graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates. now, maxwell also calling the allegations here baseless. a handful of people are in no way indicative of what's going on in prince george's county schools. of course, the governor wants them to push forward a

hogan's all right comes after some parents and state lawmakers -- hogan's letter comes after some parents and state lawmakers accused faculty staff of altering grades to boost graduation rates wrongdoing of reporters to be protected. >>> pit masters from across the country completed for more than $40,000 in crash and prizes during this weekend event along pennsylvania avenue. all proceeds benefit the uso which provides services for troops right here at home. for the public the event means live entertainment, a lot of good eats, but for grill and pit masters it was really a chance to just show off. >> this is our ninth year competing here at the giant barbecue battle. it's an awesome event. there are four categories, chicken, brisket, ribs and pork shoulder and i think there's about around 40 folks competing. we're all competing in all these categories, doing turn- ins to judges and they sample it at blind box and some judges will come to the site and do an on site judging and we get a chance to tell them a little bit about our cooking process and the food they're eating. >> organizers $40

and hogan says he's concerned and is now calling for independent investigation. and the school system says the claims are false and poli politically motivated. >> the supreme court says it willing allow president trump travel ban to go forward on a while it waits to hear the case in the fall. and the ban created a wave of protests last winter when the administration barred travel into u.s. from six mostly muslim countries. >> and new analysis from the congressional budget office found senate healthcare bill will result in uninsured americans. they want it to cover more than the house version. >> transportation advocacy frup is pushing montgomery kongty leaders to ask the state for more money to fix the transit system. and the county council drafted a letter to the state last week but it doesn't mention restoring metro bus and met row rail cuts that went into effect yesterday. >> and bank rate.com found millennials are blowing money. average millennial orders t takeout five times a week and 29% buy coffee three times a week and 42% go to bar at least once a >> jap

hogan has asked the maryland state board of education to investigate this.oming up, news 4's justin finch will have the school system's response to that investigation. >>> two days after a devastating fire in northwest, firefighters are still on the scene in wright wood. a man's body was found in the burned-out building on peabody street. he's not been identified. now government websites were hacked, including one in our area. at the live desk. angie? >> this happened in howard county. someone hacked the main government website. this is what you get if you were to go to the site this minute. instead, what they did is posted pro-isis messages, which have since been removed. currently down and howard county telling us it's working closely with an i.t. team to get it up and running again. this did happen in multiple places around the country. notably the state of ohio. the governor's page and pages unfortunately, casinos and the department of corrections, they were all hacked just like this. they are also down at this hour. >>> today the man accused of hurting

baker says he wants to challenge hogan on paid sick leave, healthcare, and increasing the minimum wage. >> prince george's county, montgomery county, has the highest minimum wage in the state. why isn't the state following in our lead? we've been able to attract businesses here, even with a high minimum wage. >> reporter: before baker talked up his plans for the state, he first talked with his family. his wife krista has early onset dementia. for several years, we followed baker's journey, as he balanced care giving and the county. >> i'll say this, you know, three months ago, she was in the hospital, and we weren't sure she was going to come out of the hospital, but i told the doctors that, you know what? it's in god's hands. >> reporter: baker says he's been really to invest in political capital, and ideas for the county that push for an increase in 15% in property taxes to help fund education. voters said no to that amount. >> what is your biggest failure in office, do you think, teacher about leadership and what you might do differently for the state? >> the biggest that will proba

>> this teacher's allegation and others prompted school board members to send a letter to governor hogan asking for a state's allegations. teachers union says it is impossible for teachers the change grades once it is published. >>> kevin maxwell has maintained all along that these allegations are promoted. today he wrote a letter formally requesting a follow up investigation. he denied any systematic cover up effort and said the allegations are based on no evidence. today the state board of education unanimously voted to investigation. >> we don't have anything to hide or anything to be afraid of. i have not or anyone on my team told people to change grades that should not be changed. >> state board will hire an independent third party to lead that investigation. >>> new developments in the murder of a muslim teenager in sterling, virginia, last week. the suspect in this case was arrested just days after. the poster report torres was accused of sexually assaulting her. she did not press chrarges because she feels that he's with a gang member. police are investigating her death as a road

governor larry hogan wants to know if they're boosting the graduation rate.nd he's calling for full protection from whistle- blowers. joins us live from the prince george's county school headquarters. >> reporter: kevin maxwell says a rising graduation rate is proof the system is improving under his leadership. >> it's always can't we work something out? >> reporter: but asking their identities to be protected claim to have evidence it's a fraud. >> the effort seems to be, not to educate them, but to graduate them. >> reporter: pressure by bosses and grades, to move unqualified students through. parents here today don't know who to trust. >> what is your anxiety, if your daughter is graduated out, and she's not qualified? >> i feel, it was a waste for the three or four years she was there. >> reporter: governor larry hogan is directing the state board of education to investigate, and he warning to keep hands off the whistle- blowers. quote, we believe these individuals are entitled to the full protections afforded whistle-blowers under the law, hogan wrote. b

now, governor hogan is demanding answers.ide the us supreme court. standing by for perhaps two crucial decisions. the first on president trump's revised travel ban and second on the future of justice anthony kennedy. >>> lucky to be alive. a young girl dangling from a ride at six flags. a group of good samaritans telling her to let go. this morning, we are hearing from the heroes who helped save her life. >> and later a salute to new edition at the bet awards but that wasn't the only seen stealing moment. from chance the rapper' news record to former

we asked govern hogan about a prior investigation by the state department of ed in the same claims. the state investigator talked to the school ceo and four people the ceo recommended in in case. >> we just found out there was this so-called investigation. it wasn't acceptable to other people and it wasn't acceptable to his. that's why we've asked instead to have the actual state board of education themselves, which is a body that oversees the school system and responsible for oversight, for them to conduct the investigation and to do a complete and thorough one that gets to all the facts. we'll let the state brd the best way to pursue. i think we ought to have an independent body take a look. >> it would be outside investigators? state board and potential other help. >> reporter: he knows we have talked to a lot of school staff about the allegations, people say they're concerned if they speak up they will lose their job. >> reporter: anything you would say to people hesitate to come forward >> i would say our state is going to go aggressively protect with hisser blowers that come f

hogan's letter also promised protection under the state's whistleblower law, for anyone coming forward with information. the health care showdown is ramping up this morning. as early as today, the congressional budget office could put out it's "score" on the gop plan, outlining how many americans may lose coverage. both sides spent the weekend making their case to still-undecided senators. with democrats unified in opposition, republicans can only afford two no-votes. majority leader mitch mcconnell is pushing for a vote before the july fourth recess on a new jersey woman whose son has a rare genetic disorder is speaking out about health care. on friday, alison chandra tweeted three-year-old ethan's hospital bill for open heart surgery.. and it went viral. she says without insurance, she would have owed more than 231-thousand dollars. but since insurance covered much of the cost, she was billed only 500 dollars. chandra also tweeted, quote.. "a lifetime cap on benefits is the same as saying, "sorry, you're not worth keeping alive anymore." today is the final day of the supreme court's

walker reacted to governor hogan's sunday request to the state board of education with hogan citing claims from some prince george's county education board members alleging some high schoolers credits and grades were changed, raising the high school graduation and performance rate. delegate walker says the county deserves to know the truth. >> we just want to make sure that we're doing the right thing. we invest a lot of money in education in prince george's county. and to have disturbing news like these allegations is very hard to stomach. >> reporter: prince george's school ceo kevin maxwell denies these allegations. he says they are political in nature by his guesstimation and also an open letter online, he does say a previous state investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing here in we are live in upper marlboro. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> now over to angie goff at the live desk. you're looking out west at a wildfire? >> yeah, chris. take a look at this. this is video out of southern utah where firefighters are getting ready for their 11th day fi

the principal is telling us how he'll be remembered and a strong reaction from governor hogan to school corruption complaints in prince georges county. why the school district might soon be under the microscope. >>> news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >>> first at 6:00, a sad discovery in a burned-up apartment building. thanks for joining us. i'm erica gonzalez. firefighters say it is one of the biggest fires northwest d.c. has seen in a decade and tig darcy spencer is live in pea body with the latest. darcy? >> reporter: last night at 11:00 we were talking about how fortunate it was that no one was seriously injured or killed in this fire. it turned out that was not the case. take a look here behind me, this is what's left of this burned-out building. investigators telling us today that they found the body up here on the third floor at the very top earlier today. >> anybody else out? >> grab him. >> reporter: firefighters rescued dozens of people, even small children in the early morning darkness. the flames tore through the peabody street apartments at 3:00 in the morning when many were asleep

speaking with "fox5" hogan says the state board may need to bring 234 outside help. governor as prior investigation into the matter was unacceptable. >> we found out there was this so-called investigation. it was not acceptable to other people and not acceptable to us. that's why we asked instead to have the actual state board of education themselves, which is a body that oversees school system as responsible for oversight for them to conduct the investigation. >>> "fox5" reached out to school ceo dr. kevin maxwell and he so interview requests. "fox5" will be at the state board of education meeting and continue to lead the way on coverage of the story. >> stage for bill cosby next trial shifts to california a hearing scheduled in santa monica to set a trial date in a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a teen at the playboy mansion more than 40 years ago. judy huff accuses cosby of forcing thor perform a sext act around 74 when she was 15 years old. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser willing doing something that we'll report on later the words just didn't appear but

in his letter hogan also promised to protect people who come forward to report wrongdoing. so we reached out to the head of schools, dr. kevin maxwell. tonight he's indenyg those allegations and blaming politics for the claim. >>> here's what to expect this week. the supreme court could decide the fate of president trump's travel ban. that's the ban on visitors to the u.s. from six mostly muslim countries. if they decide in favor, that ban could go into effect in about three days. they also, though, could agree could decide to push a decision until the fall. >>> it's looking like more republican senators may not be happy with the senate's version of the healthcare bill that. means it may not pass. president trump made a push to get republicans on board and wendy gillette breaks it all down for us from new york. >> reporter: president trump is promising some last minute changes to the senate republican healthcare bill to try to secure enough votes to get the legislation passed. >> we have a very good plan. we have a few people that are i think you could say modestly -- they'

the question is now, what's next, consumer reporter susan hogan joins us now. what happens to the drivers who still have these recalled air bags? it's a lot of them out there, still. >> despite the bankruptcy, you will still get your air bag replaced when one is available. dealers will continue to notify car owners when they're eligible for the free repair. these recalls into 2019. now, the bankruptcy may have an impact on settlements. people can still file lawsuits, regardless of the bankruptcy. they can sue the car manufacturer, because many are on the hook for selling defective air bag. leon. >> we have link for you right now, you want to search takata recall. >> frustration is mounting for people who missed a deadly fire over the weekend. some jumped. >> we could come in at 10:00. >> one person was found dead where they believe that fire started. investigators are still trying the to find the source of the fire. >> it's a simple bench with a small plaque on it. it's lifetime of big achievements. city leaders an neighbors dedicated to bench in honor of the l

chester county district attorney, tom hogan, says robe errson traveling southbound on route 100 toward 202 in west goshen township. when she attempt topped merge at the same time as a red pick-up truck. hogan said the driver of pick-up truck then fuld out -- pulled out a gun and shot her in the head killing her instantly. her car left the roadway and slammed into a tree. the other driver sped away off 202 and continued on the paoli pike. >> to that person, to that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now. every second you are out there, you are only making this worse for yourself and worse for this young lady's family. >> reporter: and again, police are looking for a faded red chevy pick-up truck with a extended cab. we are told the truck is small nerve size, again, it was traveling wednesday evening, south on route 100, near the 202 intersection, around 5:30, and va team hogan released additional details about the man they are looking for, they say he is a white male, in his 30's, four's, with possibly blondes or light brown hair, and medium build. anyone with information is asked

. >> reporter: governor larry hogan is directing the state board of education to investigate, and he warning to keep hands off the whistle- blowers. quote, we believe these individuals are entitled to the full protections afforded whistle-blowers under the law, hogan wrote. but kevin maxwell said politics lie at the root of these investigations. maxwell denied any systematic effort to falsely improve the graduation rate. >> i want our students to do well. i want them to know that they're actually doing well. >> reporter: and politics was at play today, as state senator c anthony mews candidacy. strongly supporting the governor's call for investigation. >> we simply want to know is this, or is this not the case? >> recent federal audit found no fraud. several said that audit was not comprehensive and did not include interviews with whistle- blowers now coming forward. >>> the senate healthcare bill would uninsure 22 million more americans. that number is only slightly less than the 23 million more uninsured projected in the house version of the bill. there's no word yet on how this cb

but, yes, hogan has been popular. particularly for a republican in maryland.ing himself, you know, he keeps enough distance between himself and president trump so that i don't think people will really be able to put that tag on him. i think that is going to be a popular tactic for democrats. >> but they are trying. >> they will try nonetheless. but what is really big is the democratic primary. i'll have to look at my cheatsheet, but alec ross and richard, the two already announced for the primary in maryland, and t

governor hogan says that previous investigation was fl flawed. >> we were not aware of that. msda maryland state board of education. we just found out that there was this vest -- this so-called investigation. it wasn't acceptable to other people and it wasn't acceptable to us. that's why we've asked instead to have the actual state board of education themselves which is a body that overseas the school system as responsible for oversight. for them to conduct the investigation and complete and thorough one that gets to all the facts. >> reporter: governor hogan says that where there is smoke there's often fire. he says the community and he deserves the truth then want answers and they may come starting today, guys, here in baltimore. >> find out more starting about one hour from now. >>> developing right now, police investigate a deadly accident that happened overnight in prince george's county. about 1:40am on silver hill road near pennsylvania avenue in district heights. one person was killed when their vehicle hit utility pole. that vehicle flipped on its side and caught on

just today govern ofer hogan wrote this letter to the president of the state board of education. he says he is deeply disturbed by the allegations and he's requesting immediate steps to complete investigation into these allegations. this comes one week after we broke the story that four prince george's county school board members wrote governor hoag than saying they have evidence that hundreds of students have graduated in the last few years state requirements. fox5 has spoken to whistleblowers, to teachers and others staff who say there's tremendous pressure from the central office to boost the graduation rate and that they personally know that grades are being changed and some students pushed through regard less of whether they did the work or came to class. ceo of schools. q. kevin maxwell has denied this saying the allegations are not only false, but a personal attack on all school employees. he said the school board members are playing politics. the govern ofer also wrote a letter to the four board members. he let them that he is calling for the state to investigate. he also

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