prince george's county executive rushern baker announced he will run for maryland governor.aker served as county executive since 2010. >>> family and friends will pay respects to the teenage girl killed in fairfax, a funeral prayer service gets under way this afternoon in sterling for nabra hassanen. follow justin finch on twitter to see how else they'll honor her. >>> prince philip is in the hospital. stay tuned for an update on the "today" show next. >>> kerry sanders showed us how they're getting ready for a tropical storm. cindy could drop a foot of rain in that storm system will head our way. kerry has that story coming up on the "today" show. >>> and talking about southbound kennel worth at the beltway. no major delays. a warning, no other major issues anywhere now. >>> and you see the sunshine, sun glare for the morning commute, first day of summer will look and feel like it. near 90. tomorrow, 94. rain chance friday from what's left over from tropical storm cindy. won't be a tropical storm when it gets here, but we will be watching. thanks for joini>>ng > >>> good mo

iii. >> reporter: rushern baker officially kicks off his campaign for the democratic nomination to be maryland's next governor. >> we're here for something bigger than ourselves. >> reporter: baker told this crowd of supporters his strong leadership, experience, management style and a proven track record of success qualifies him to be the next governor. it comes amid controversy surrounding prince georges county public schools. the local naacp chapter wants baker to put school systems ceo c. kevin maxwell's contract on hold until an widespread grade changing is ended. should it be put on hold? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: why not? >> we signed the contract and he's doing a good job. >> reporter: maxwell's new contract is signed and set to renew july 1st, jews tust two d from now. maxwell insists the allegations are false and politically motivated. >> i have all the confidence in the world that he's moving the school system in the direction it should be. i have not changed that. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan asked the state school board to investigate the grade ch

first up, prince george's county executive rushern baker announces he's running for govern of maryland. overnight. baker released this add. he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge larry hogan. >>> another big story, we have founder travis kalanick has res resigned. he had been on indefinitely leave and following the death of his mother in a boating accidet. in statement to the "new york times." kalanick said the move will allow the ride sharing company to go back to building itself rather than become distracted by yet another fight. >>> the state of georgia remains red following a nail biting special congressional criminal case, republican karen handel beat out democrat john ossoff to become the next member of congress. the seat will once again be up for grabs in a year and a half. >>> president busy on twitter sending out congratulations to handel and ralph norman who won south carolina. fifth district's fired up this tweet, special elections are over and those that want to make america great again are five and 0, all the fake news qualifies 0. >>> 6:01 breaking ne

larry: rushern baker says he is running for governor.e caught up with the candidate in baltimore. >> rushern baker, running for governor. >> that is a phrase p.g. county executive rushern baker will be repeating all day every day. he is officially in the race to become governor of maryland. kicking off the campaign in baltimore. touting the resume, lower crime, higher graduation rates in the home county. >> that everything is supposed to be up is up and everything that is supposed to be down is down. baker will likely be viewed as the early front runner a crowded democratic primary that may grow to include eight candidates. to the people and make a case why my experience, the lifetime experience makes me the best person. >> the first campaign stop at the lexington market, no accident. virtually unknown. listen as we ask the voters who he is. >> does the name mean anything to you? >> it doesn't. >> nothing to me. sorry. >> well, the radio interview with a baltimore station is part of the strategy to increase the name recognition. in balti

. >>> we're ready for -- rushern baker. >> sturgis county executive rushern baker kicked off his campaign for governor of maryland. in addition to his campaign talks, he defended the ceo of the school district against allegations of the allegations are being investigated by the state board of education. kevin maxwell says claims that grades were changed to boost high school graduation rates are false. county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off in renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. we signed the contract and i decided when we reappointed him, he's doing a good job >> baker does not think thousands of teachers changed grades. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. this is a look into the chambers where this vote happened last night. we're talking about germany, german parliament voted to approve same-sex marriage. angela merkel voted against the move saying for her marriage is between a man and a woman. despite her personal views, the german chancellor says she hopes the approval of the vote leads back over to you. >>> good mo

prince george's county executive rushern baker - announcing his candidacy for governor. eleased this he released this campaign ad just 30 minutes ago. baker has two events already planned for today - one this morning in baltimore, and another tonight at national harbor - and abc7 will be there. baker has been prince george's county executive since 20-10. he started his political career in 1994 in the maryland house of delegates. baker joins former naacp president ben jealous and technology entrepreur alec ross as the democrats hoping to unseat current governor republican larry hogan.toss to weather - happy first day of summer - longest amount of daylight - hottest day of the next 10 tomorrow (90+) - impacts from t.s. cindy this weekend - nice early next week (lower humidity! hot, but relatively comfortable humidity. stray pm shower possible. highs: 86-90 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. isolated shower. warm. lows: 64-71 winds: w 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. highs: 90-94 winds: wsw 5-10 mph breaking news -- ou

back in march that's when will county executive rushern baker rea pointed schools ceo dr.cond term and he's the first superintendent in more than 25 years in prince george's county to be given a second term or to accept a second term. the county school board applauded the reappointment saying continued growth of the school system is beth served with dr. maxwell at the helm. after allegations of grade fixing and records manipulation at prince george's county naacp wants to put ahold on dr. maxwell's second term. its members are asking county executive baker to call dr. maxwell the until the investigation is complete. robert ross says dr. maxwell does not have the confidence of the community parents or students and adds that the problem would be made worse by continued tolerance in their words of dr. maxwell's conduct. now, dr. maxwell did speak to fox5 for the first time since four board members brought their complaint to the governor. he said basically bring on the investigation. they will not find anything and again, strongly denying the allegations. want to let you know

rushern baker spent in his run for governor deferring the school district ceo kevin maxwell. the naacp of prince george's county called on baker to put maxwell's contract on hold while reports allegedly widespread grade fraud were rated. the investigation came on the heels of a fox5 report where teachers and parents were interviewed making the alarming assertions. baker doesn't believe the grades were changed in order for what they're alleg ing to have happened that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate in this. baker just insisted tonight that he doesn't believe that is what happened. the signs are gone, the crowd is gone, but we can be sure that the questions about this investigation into grade fraud and will continue. teisha lewis, fox5 local news. >> we want to take you to some breaking news right now. sky fox was over the scene on indian highway in prinlts. you can see all the emergency vehicles and the flares up there on the road we understand two other people were also hurt. one person was killed. two cars were involved in this crash. we're still wor

annie yu joins us with more on that. >> reporter: fox5 caught up with rushern baker end says he's stand george's county school ceo kevin maxwell despite an investigation looking into grade fixing and records manipulation in the school system. baker says he thinks maxwell is doing a good job for the roar county and the naacp called baker to put dr. maxwell's contract on hold while reports alleging grade fixing are investigated. however, baker doesn't believe grades were changed. >> that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate in this. >> reporter: the county executive for prince george's county also released a statement saying he applauds dr. maxwell and the majority of the board for asking the state board of education to conduct another investigation into these serious allegations. schools ceo dr. maxwell continuing to deny the allegations saying there is no systemic corruption and makes it clear he hopes the investigation will put the controversy to rest once and for all. >> thanthank you to that are update. >> we continue to follow the tragic story of a 13-year-old g

his campaign just released this video. >> i'm rushern baker and i am running for governor.o build a future that works for all of us. maryland must be a barrier against hate. and a beacon for hope and opportunity. but the campaign is -- is personal. but the campaign is about all of us and what we can do together. >> here is leslie with more from the county executive who wants maryland's top job. >> i sat down with the county executive this week for an exclusive wide-ranging interview, as he sets out to make his case for the job. it is a story you will see only on 9. >> it is what i have prepared for my entire life. since i was 17. you know, that, my life's journey, has prepared me for this moment. to try and operate on a bigger stage. >> it is no secret prince george's county executive rushern baker has taken the long view in politics. he spent the last year traveling the state, listening to issues, and telling the story of the county he was elected to lead then and now. >> transforming neighborhoods initiative, where we focused on areas that were struggling in the county an

isreleased --rushern baker running for governor of maryland. he already has campaign stops planned for today. baker has getting his start in the maryland house of delegates. he joins now the former naacp rossdent ben jealous and hoping to unseat the current republican governor, larry hogan. ralph jaffe has also announced his intention of running. now to a case that shock to the nation, a black man shot to death in his car by a police officer. the aftermath, streamed live on facebook. the officer was acquitted of all charges. now we are seeing new dashcam video showing what happened after he pulled casteel over, saying he looks like a burglary subject. we want to warn you that this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. >> i have to tel don't pull it out. [screaming] ofry: he was found guilty second-degree manslaughter -- not guilty of second three-month that's secondary manslaughter. autria: a ferguson was very police officer shot michael ,rown to death three years ago setting off riots that destroyed part of the city. financial

prince george's county executive rushern baker is announcing his candidacy for the democratic nomination. baker released a video just minutes ago - take a listen. baker has two events already planned for today - one this morning in

rushern baker has his eye on the maryland governor's mansion. today he kicked off his campaign with this very person ale al ad. >> every day i live by the words of my father. if you see something wrong and you think you can do better, don't just complain. do something. >> derrick ward has a closer look at baker and other candidates vying to be maryland's next governor. >> reporter: after nearly eight years at the helm of the second most populous county, rushern baker says it's time to statewide. >> if i look what i've done in prince george's county, butt but more importantly the issues statewide. >> reporter: so how does it translate to governing nearly 6 million state residents? baker says the issues and concerns are similar all over. >> but you know what i found, thumg o number one issue is public education and make sure their kids are can can get a job and be ready for college. and second thing is jobs. >> reporter: baker says the inability to secure more money for public schools and a late breaking sdanl regarding inflated graduation numbers

first up, prince george's county executive rushern baker announces he's running for govern of marylandeased this add. he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge larry hogan. >>> another big story, we have

level. >> i'm rushern baker. i'm running for governor. michelle: you heard it. baker is eyeing maryland's top seat announcing the candidacy for the democratic nomination to challenge governor larry hogan next year. in his announcement video, baker pointed out his success in prince george's county and the direction he hopes to take the state in. >> there are things that i think we need to do to move the state forward. they are issues i care deeply about that i don't believe is led from the executive branch. terms as maryland state delegate and is serving the second term as the prince george's executive. brad bell has more on the announcement ahead at 5:00. jonathan: coming up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- one adult website says the james comey testimony was more attractive than the content they had. you are not going to believe the sudden drop in clicks when the former f.b.i. director was sworn in. i'm not making this up. nancy: this is a good one. still ahead, d.c. could be the second location to have gend

tonight rushern baker demanded to the. teisha lewis is live with the update. reporter roar we're here at the newton white mansion, the crowd is gone, the signs are gone. questions concerning about the reports about grade fixing inflated graduation rates will likely continue and we'll speak rushern baker who was at his first and he is standing by kevin maxwell despite the nacp calls for baker to put maxwell's contract on hold. baker says he has confidence in maxwell de spite the fraud investigation. does the risk of your child drowning end as soon as they get out of the pool? lauren demarco spoke with a doctor about dry drowning. lauren. >>reporter: recent stories that have been making the rounds online, dr.s at potomac pediatricians tell us that their phones have been ringing off the hook. they want to disspell the myth that a child could be walk ing around seemingly okay and then die suddenly days later . the doctors say if a child aspirated or breathed in water they should show symptoms that would become progressively months. progressive cuff, difficulty bre

we'll talk to rushern baker about his decision to run for maryland governor next. >> later good day dcruck rolling through with some helpful tips for pet owners and i hope that means we get to play with some dogs, too. time right now 8:00 twenty three. back with more after this. >> so cute. ♪ (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪ (stranger) good mornin'! ♪ (store p.a.) attention shoppers, there's a lost couple in the men's department. (vo) there's a great big un-khaki world out there. explore it in a subaru crosstrek. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ >> live picture on this thursday morning. gorgeous morning out there. little bit warm. tad bit more humid summer like day on tap. 78 degrees right now 8:30 half hour. >> let's talk politic on the local and state level right now you may know him as the prince george's county executive but rushern baker has his eye set on another office a higher office. he is now officially in the race for maryland governor. it's already a crowded democratic field and just one of them will face incumbent republican governor larry hogan in 2018. county e

rushern baker made that official announcement this morning. >> i'm rushern baker and i'm running for vernor to build a future that works for all of us. maryland must be a barrier against hate and a beacon for hope and opportunity. >> baker is joining this pool of democratic candidates. former naacb president ben jealous, state senator richard, former state official and giraf jaffey. baker has served as the county executive in prince georges county since 2010. >>> he's considered an icon in the district and this week you'll have a chance to pay your final respects to former d.c. council member jim graham. his body will lie in repose from noon to 5:00 and on saturday there will be a viewing and funeral service at all souls unitarian church in northwest. graham was a staunch advocate for gay rights and a pioneer for funding hiv research. people attending the services are encouraged to bear bow tiwe as a transcriibute to him. >>> there's a state of emergency in louisiana. there's a significant storm moving in. these crews lined one southern shore with rocks to prevent flooding. tropical s

kevin maxwell was reappointed for a second term by county executive rushern baker.evin maxwell the superintendent -- the only one to reach term in more than 25 years. the county school board at the time applauded the reappointment of dr. maxwell saying continued growth of the school system is best served with him at the helm. now after those allegations of grade fixing and records manipulation the prince george's county naacp wants to put ahold on the second term. its members are asking county executive baker to call dr. maxwell the interim ceo until the state investigation is completed. in the letter naacp president robert ross says dr. maxwell doesn't have the confidence of the community parents or students and that the problem would be made worse by in their words continued tolerance of dr. maxwell's unbridled conduct. now, speaking to fox5 for the first time since four board members brought their complaint to the governor dr. maxwell strongly denied the allegations and said he welcomes an independent investigation. >> and i don't disagree with investigating 'cau

that's prince george's county executive rushern baker. announced your candidacy today. >> i'd like to ask him, he said education was going to be one of his key priorities but we know that prince george's county is dealing with a serious situation right now within the public schools, with allegations of grade fixing. how does he plan to get b state-wide there are no issues. >> reporter: have you seen the reporting of the problems in prince george's county schools? tell us about the fact that you have to -- that is the county that you represent right now. how do you respond to that and then talk about addressing education at a state-wide level, you know, when you got these problems right now in prince george's county >> one of the things i saw the reporting and thank you for doing that. i was very pleased to see the response, kevin maxwell and dr. eubanks, the first thing i want to say is we've been proud of the progress in prince george's county. one, the graduation rates increasing, the work of the teacher, students, parents. also the fac

>>> rushern baker announced he's running for governor of maryland. he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge republican larry hogan next year. >>> the state of georgia remains red following a nail biting house special election, republican karen handle beat out john ossoff to next congress woman. it was the most expensive house race in u.s. history. the seat will once again be up for grabs in a year and a half during the 2018 mid term elections. >>> take a closer look at all of this on 5at630. tweet us your thoughts right now using #5at630. look for your tweets on our political show coming up next. >>> stay with the politics theme. in an election rematch against vincent gray in 2018, cork to the new "washington post" policy, 67% of voters approve of the job dc's mayor is doing, in a hypothetical three-way democratic mayoral primary, bowser has 50%, trailed by vincent gray. followed by attorney general carl racine. >> i think that she's doing best she can right now. we like to see more, especially for the folks native to washington, d

. >>> prince georges county executive rushern baker has his eyes on a new job. he announced in baltimore today he's running for governor. baker says it's a good time to look at what he's done in prince georges county and issues he cares about statewide, like education, jobs, transportation, public health. health care is an issue that touches him personally. his wife has been diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's disease. >> i'm in tune with what we need across the state to help people, the same way i get helped every day. >> baker joins democratic candidates. ben jealous, richard mataleno, alec ross, and ralph jaffe. they'll be challenging republican governor larry hogan. baker has served as county executive since 2010. >>> the first major poll since last week's primary in virginia's race for governor has democrat ralph northham in the lead, leading republican ed gillespie 47-39% in the quinnipiac university survey. the margin of error is plus or minus four points. this poll also asks about president trump. almost half of virginia voters said they would be less

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prince georges county executive rushern baker is now running for baker made the announcement overnightington market, then national harbor tonight for a media event a final farewell today for the virginia teen killed in what police are calling a road rage incident. funeral services begin at 1:30 for nabra hassanen at a mosque she attended in sterling en. a vigil is set for 6:30 in reston. summer is here, here is veronica >> reporter: wow, on on the first day of summer, take advantage of it. low humidity. highs in the upper 80s. make it feel quite pleasant. a few clouds moving through, again, a good day for getting out. humidity on the rise tomorrow, starting to feel sticky, then quite a lot of humidity for friday and saturday. tropical moisture left of cindy, rains, highs this weekend, mid 80s. >> ful for dry pavement on the first day of summer. heavy volume delays lingering at this hour, traveling the beltway , inner loop from around 66 to the language, certainlying the -- legion bridge, stop and go. 270 southbound also experiencing a southbound slow down from gaithersburg to rockville

tonight serious buzz about the news that our leslie foster broke on twitter in the wee hours of rushern baker is running. he also said he made sure his family was onboard. baker's wife krista has early onset dementia. >> three months ago, she was in the hospital and we weren't sure she was going to come out of the hospital. i told the doctors that, you know what? it's in god's hands. >> baker said he's helped make prince george's county better. jobs, stronger neighborhoods. he wants to apply that success statewide. at least eight other people are declaring, or have explored a run for the democratic nomination. the maryland primary is one year away. >>> a follow up report on a story you saw last night at 11:00. a special assignment report on a woman from upper marlboro who is still waiting for the green light for work to start on a water line repair. kenneth middleton tells us, lawyers are reviewing a plan to dig up the parking lot middleton thought home surf would cover the entire cost of the repair. home surf said it would only pay the $1,800 to fix the broken pipe, and that she would have t

his appointment has been controversial since the very beginning when in 2013 county executive rushern baker the state legislature to get the, the authority to appoint school ceo rather than having the school board do it. when maxwell was appointed, the school board was on board with that. and also, mack well was reappointed in march to a second term. the first time in prince george's county that a superintendent has reached a second term in more than 25 years. but after these allegations of grade fixing and records manila says they want to put a pause on maxwell's second term. good we have lost confidence in dr. maxwell. parents, students, um, teachers, there's a variety of things that has happened, um, where i think leadership is being affected by all that happened in the past. >> reporter: now, speaking to fox5 for the first time since four bore members brought their complaint at the governor dr. maxwell said he welcomes an independent investigation and he dismissed questions about his future with the school system. >> they're not going find, you know, a question that you know is not, you

rushern baker announcing he's running for govern of maryland. he released this ad on the new campaign website, he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge larry hogan next year. >>> the state of georgia remains red following a nail biting congressional race. republican karen handel beat out john ossoff to become georgia's next congress woman-most expensive house rate in history, but for grabs in a year and a half. the president taking to twitter to congratulate. >>> we've learned uber ceo and co founder travis kalanick has resign to do the request of the shareholders, he had been on indefinite leave amid criticism of style and following the death of his mother. kalanick said the move will allow the company to go back to building itself. >>> two major headlines coming from buckingham palace, queen elizabeth wrapping up her address to parliament. the queen outlined her legislative plan for the upcoming year. one person not there was her husband, the 96-year-old was admitted to the hospital as a precaution to treat an infection. he

rushern baker is the latest candidate to enter the fray that is the maryland gubernatorial race. derrick ward talked with baker about his plans for >> reporter: announcement by way of a campaign ad. he is nearing the end of his second term, so now in the run to go run the state. >> i think this is a good time for me. look what i've done in prince george's county, but more importantly, the issues i care about statewide. >> reporter: those issues he had karks jobs, transportation, and public health. >> i think maryland has to lead in health care. >> reporter: he cites similarities between baltimore city and prince george's county. wa baker also said health care is an issue with which he is personally acquainted. his wife suffers from alzheimer's. it will be a tender balancing act, an issue he addressed at home before deciding to run. >> what it makes me is more in tune with what we need across the state to help people the sa same way i get help. >> reporter: he couldn't get support for a property tax hike and while he points on his watch, allegations that schooled officials padded

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maxwell was reappointed for a second term by county executive rushern baker back in march and becamed to take on a second term here in prince george's county in the last 25 years. the county school board appapplauded that reappointment saying the continued growth of the school system is best served with dr. maxwell at the helm. they like having that stability in leadership. but after these allegations of grade fixing and records manipulations, the naacp second term. its members are asking county executive baker to call dr. maxwell the under rim ceo until the state investigation is completed. >> the fact we look at a serious thing that happened, head start program. we have 800 staff out on administrative leave. it's a serious thing. >> reporter: speaking to fox5 for the fir since four board members brought their complaint to the governor, dr. maxwell said he welcomes an independent investigation. >> again i wander to resolve this matter. there's no systemic corruption. there's nothing for me or anyone who is on my direct team that is telling people that they should do anything illegal

prince george's rushern baker has his sights on higher office.n annapolis announced overnight he's running for governor of maryland. he released this ad on campaign website overnight. he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge republican governor larry hogan next year. >> in northern virginia, funeral services will be held today for a 17-year-old muslim girl murdered in northern virginia. >> it comes as her family says they are confident in the police investigation despite growing backlash. that her death is not being investigated as a hate crime. >> hell knee alnwick live in sterling this morning with the very latest. hey, mo. >> good morning, guys. a lot of that backlash is not so much from the local community because they do tell me that they very much have faith in law enforcement. inside the mosque there's a table that is beginning to overflow with flowers that people have left here in memory of nabra and this is supposed to be a time of celebration she was here on saturday with her friends celebrating those final days of ra

county executive rushern baker has r demands the school ceo new contract be put on hold during the investigationhe says he's standing by prince george's county schools ceo kevin maxwell despite the investigation looking into grade fixing and records manipulation in the school system. he also doesn't believe grades were changed. >> in order for what they're a thirty seven have happened that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate in this. >> the county executive released a statement saying he applauds dr. maxwell and the majority of the board for asking the state board of education to conduct another investigation. schools ceo dr. maxwell continuing to deny the allegations saying there is no systemic corruption and makes it clear he hopes the investigation will put the controversy to rest once and for all. >>> after a nearly three decade break a major music giant is bringing back vinyl. we'll have those details ahead. >> three decades. live look outside as we head to break on this friday morning its a beautiful start to the day. it's 6:12. >> ♪ beyond is a natural pet food that

but alec ross and richard, the two already announced for the primary in maryland, and t expect rushern baker also has name recognition and political machine. and then doug gansler who tried and failed before and really thinks that he could have beaten larry hogan had he been the democratic nominee back then. >> all right. three weeks from today, we'll see some big changes at metro beginning on the 25th, fare hikes and service cuts will be the new order of the day. the changes will have the biggest impact on riders who use the system late at night and on the weekends. so adam, how will this change the trips for metro riders? >> first thing everyone should know is that the hours are changing. on the weekends, you will have service go until 1:00 in the morning on friday and saturday nights. this is actually an increase of an hour as compared to what is out there right now. since safetrack started, the system has been shutting down at midnight every night. so the weekends, you will get an ho that used to be in place for the much more late night service. so it's a scaled back late night service.

. >>> here at home prince george's county executive rushern baker responding to the naacp's demands thecontract be put on hold during the investigation. he says he's standing by prince george's county school ceo kevin maxwell despite an investigation looking into grade fixing and records manipulation in the school system he also says he doesn't believe grades were changed. california they're being called in to fight a pair of growing wildfires. the flames are now threatening two of the nation's most exclusive neighborhoods in malibu and cal basses the fire in malibu burned 25 acres so far. incredible video of those flames right there. wildfires are also burning in washington state, new mexico, idaho, nevada as well as ari arizona. >>> it's a night of bad news unfortunately for our nats. starting with tray turner. the break out short stop broke his wrist getting nailed by a 9n the seventh inning. right now there's no word on when he could return. it's a huge blow for our team unfortunately. he was leading the league in stolen bases. the nats also lost the game to the cubs after blowing t

county executive rushern baker responded to the naacp's ceo.ays he's standing by kevin maxwell despite an investigation looking into grade fixing and records manipulation in the school system. he also doesn't believe grades were changed. >> in order for what they're alleging to happen, that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate in this. >> the county executive for prince george's county also released a statement saying he applauds dr. maxwell and the majority of the board for asking the state board of education to conduct another investigation into these very serious allegation. school ceo dr. maxwell continues to deny the accusations saying there is no systemic corruption and makes it clear he hopes the investigation will put the controversy to rest once and for all. do you have plans to go down to the national mall this weekend? so many people do. a lot of problem many might have finding a clean bathroom. >> stafford virginia that's where our crew is hanging out. allison holly tucker go out and say hi to them. >> tucker ha

prince george's county executive rushern baker just announced his candidacy.e's the fifth democrat to officially announce and he's been the county executive for seven years. >>> today, family and friends will say good-bye. her funeral service is in sterling, virginia, this afternoon. fairfax county police say hassanen was killed in a case of mosque this weekend. >>> now a check at your commute and traffic. melissa? >> taking a look at the beltway interloop, crash blocking the right lane. top of the beltway as you're coming off 95 on to the outer loop, normal slowdowns there, as well. two things in virginia, southbound 28 after compton road, crash blocking the left lane and northbound fairfax county parkway before 29 broken down tractor trailer blocks the right lane. going about 45 miles per hour. >> thanks, melissa. check of your forecast next. >>> good morning. very comfortable start for this first day of summer. it's 72 degrees in the districts and some glare this morning as you're driving. 67 dulles, 64 frederick. if you are out and about today, it will be