aldridge made around $300,000 a year according to records. and they already have an interim president. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> we also tried to contact professors and they had no comments: >>> thousands of students dancing the night away at the 10th annual tigerthon for the johns hopkins children's center. they've already beat their goal. like they need an excuse to dance. it will run until 6:00 tomorrow morning. so if you wonder where your students r there they are. >> clearly no experience required. >> a lot of fun. >> it's going to be moving. >>> coming up, caught in the cross fire. what people did to avoid the bullets. >>> it does seem a little csi. it's funny. >> the extreme measure to see who is not cleaning up after their dogs. >>> it appears on national tv, but baltimore back on the map. i'll tell you how the pink flamingo rose from the controversy. >>> a windy start to the week. i'll have the complete forecast coming up next. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage

. >> bruno alvarez, hired by contractor mark aldridge kills aldridge and murders irma goff's house david and their three daughters, all in their home. in the wake of this horror, irma goff began a remarkable journey. >> i didn't have a choice. in my mind there was only one way and that was to put one foot in front of the other. >> and part of her survival focused on the killer. when he came to trial, goff did not want the death penalty. >> i did not want to be responsible for another life. my inlaws were alive, my father was alive, my son. i didn't want a three-ring circus. and the other issue is it was right after o.j. and i saw that and i didn't want any part of that. >> alvarez got sex life sentences, guaranteeing he will die in prison. >> and he was 20 years old. he's going to spend the rest of his life there. i'm living a life, my son's living a life so what does a five second lethal injection accomplish? >> she said she didn't do this out of compassion or forgiveness. she did it out of self-preservation. vengeance would accomplish nothing. >> if i could turn the clock back, if i co

. >> reporter: according to open records, aldridge made $300,000 a year. that salary is considerably less than her counter parts at other universities. the school is already appointed an interim president as of right now. adam may, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> we tried to contact a few professors and they had no comment. >>> general assembly pass a same-sex marriage bill and the governor expected to sign it. will marylanders end up voting on it. wj z is live. opponents are taking the steps to bring the legislation to referendum. the governor has not signed the bill in to law as of yet, it's very likely that it's going to end up on the november ballot and because of that, both sides of the same-sex marriage debate are flexing their political and religious muscle. o'brian denounces same-sex marriages and the archdiocese will engage the members in jove turning the radical legislation. other churches will join the parade. marylanders for marriage equality supporting same-sex marriage will ramp up media blitz. after targeting lawmakers, same sex supporters take

they play minister all-star markus aldridge. he got engaged before the game. his words are career-high or it came high of 29 points for portland outscored them of 12- five down the stretch. that was the killer and the producers went 93-91. keith smart telling jeremy lin, i would have never cut you. >>> 13 assists for the palo alto man and he also had 10 points and 13 assists as are career-high. new york demolishes the kings, 100-85. point guard is still going strong at 30 eighth and steve nash hits it and the suns lose to the hawks. >>> and they try to remain perfect at home this season but they were beat by 15. st.mary's soccer is their second conference loss and the next round to play one loss at murray state. that was at the loss and you have the oregon teams coming in this week. the big weekend for cal basketball. >> we are getting closer to march and they have to make their move. >> i think it's the critical weekend for the full monty. >>> and more spring training is coming up this weekend. and we have the question of buster posey, freddy sanchez and the

. >> reporter: on july 20th, 1995 bruno alvarez hired by contractor mark aldridge kills aldridge andurders irma goff's husband david and three daughters alyse, sherry, and andrea all in their potomac area home n the wake of this horror irma goff began a remarkable journey. >> i didn't have a choice. in my mind there was only one way and that was to put one foot in front of the other. >> >> part of her survival focused on the killer. when he came to trial goff did not want the death penalty. >> i did not want to be responsible for another life. my in-laws were alive, my father, my son. i didn't want a three-ring circus and the other issue, it was right after o.j. and i saw that and i didn't want any part of that. >> he got six life sentences gu guaranteeing he'll die in prison. % >> he is 20 years old and will sp spend the rest of his life there. i'm living a life. y my son is living a life. what is a five-second lethal injection going to accomplish? >> >> reporter: goff says she didn't do this out of compassion or forgiveness but for self-preservation. vengeance would accomplish noth

blazers playing without aldridge.coring a game high 29, giving golden state the five point lead in the 4th. portland out scores, down the stretch. crawford, down, robinson's face. one last chance for the warriors, robinson trips, the blazers win and now the warriors hit the road. >>> lin's former teammates happy for him but glad the frenzy is in new york. >> it's gotten out of control. he is -- handling it well. >> knicks hosting the kings, moore telling you i would have never cut you jeremy, you know that. lin -- landry field for one of his 13 assists. that's a career high. he had ten points, new york takes care of the kings, get their 7th straight win. scyphate fit for broadway. >> i'm looking at a new barber, trying to hire a fashion person and taking his advice. i guess i need sunglasses is what he said. i'm not to concerned with that. >> senior night, the saint mary's beaten up by lmu. drew, hammers down two of his team high 17 for the lions. they win by 15. next up. >>> mike tyson at madison ware and he starts t

the university of maryland university college that placed susan aldridge on indefinite leave. e-mail sent to students yesterday did not explain why. this is video from her inauguration in 2007. even a school spokesperson said her leave came as a surprise. >> the army private charged in the largest ever leak of classified information finally got his day in court but bradley manning didn't say much. he declined to enter a plea and deferred a choice to be tried by a judge or military journey. he's accused of passing secret war documents to the web site wikileaks. he could get life in prison if convicted. >> the state of maryland has nearly spent its entire snow removal budget. the state highway administration reports using $30 million of its $36 million budget. where did all that money go? baltimore radio station report highway crews have gone out 14 times this winter. also keep in mind that about seven feet of snow has fallen out in western maryland. >> eating disorder are typically associated with women but doctors say more than 1 million men are now fighting anorexia. for eigh

. >> that day a painter hired by their handyman had murdered aldridge, then killed goff's husband and three daughters as each arrived home that afternoon. her family was now essentially gone. in order to survive those early days, goff shutout the details of the murders. >> the front pain of every -- front page of every newspaper. >> did you read the reports? >>> no. >> did you want to know? >> i couldn't. >> she didn't seek therapy. >> what was someone going to tell me? david and the girls would come home tomorrow, walk back in the house? wasn't going to happen. when scott and i got up, we went to the beach, where we were when everything happened. we went are no a walk, people pointed at us, they knew who we were, as i sat there, i looked and i saw the tide come in, the tide go out, sun come up, sun go down, life goes on and that is the bottom line. >> there she made a decision. four lives were gone, but there were still two left, and she decided they needed to be lived fully. >> i felt that if i changed, if you will, we'll use the word change, if i changed my lifestyle and the way i

the trailblazers without aldridge who was injured. these are games you cannot lose. feeling flexible? high degree of difficulty there. i don't know where the arrow ended up. warriors up 12 in the second quarter. big night for david lee. 29 points and come get some. gerald wallace, not known as a three-. -- point shooter, but he was knocking them out. monty ellis and that is picture perfect, warriors by two. robinson played the majority of the fourth quarter in place of monte. driving for two and just under four minutes left. he somehow got it to david lee and wallace might run -- might want to guard him. the blazers take the lead. far left and look, just seconds left. six seconds left and in bound in the back court. caw macaw sze -- kamakazi out of control. not winning. the blazers end the three-game winning streak 93-91. no last-second lin-sanity tonight. but he set a record with 13 assists. of course the knicks won again. the pride of palo alto is now a force of nature. they are all lintertained at madison square gardens. iron mike tyson was there. he is loving som

the trailblazers without aldridge who was injured. these are games you cannot lose. feeling flexible? high degree of difficulty there. i don't know where the arrow ended up. warriors up 12 in the second quarter. big night for david lee. 29 points and come get some. gerald wallace, not known as a three-. -- point shooter, but he was knocking them out. monty ellis and that is picture perfect, warriors by two. robinson played the majority of the fourth quarter in place of monte. driving for two and just under four minutes left. he somehow got it to david lee and wallace might run -- might want to guard him. the blazers take the lead. far left and look, just seconds left. six seconds left and in bound in the back court. caw macaw sze -- kamakazi out of control. not winning. the blazers end the three-game winning streak 93-91. no last-second lin-sanity tonight. but he set a record with 13 assists. of course the knicks won again. the pride of palo alto is now a force of nature. they are all lintertained at madison square gardens. iron mike tyson was there. he is loving som

the chancellor of the system is giving no reason for susan aldridge's leave. the spokesman calls the news a surprise. she's led the school since 2006. umuc is the largest public university in the country. it has more than 90,000 students. many of them live overseas and take classes on line. >>> a battle over labor unions could cost the dulles rail project millions in funding from virginia. the general assembly passed legislation that bans the state from giving money to projects that discriminate against contractors who don't use union labor. the metropolitan washington airport's authority which is overseeing the construction of the dulles rail project plans to give a bidding advantage to contractors who voluntarily agree to use union labor on the second phase of this construction. >>> a new proposal would stiff indrunk driving law -- stiffen drunk driving laws. anyone who is found drunk driving would have to install a breathalyzer which is attached to the vehicle. the house judiciary committee will review the proposal by montgomery county delegate sam aurora.

the chancellor of the system announced that suzanne aldridge's leave and a short letter sent wednesday to students and staff, 11 news requested more information but a spokesperson declined to elaborate simply saying that it was a surprise. umuc is the largest public university in the united states with more than 90,000 students. many of whom live overseas and take classes online. meanwhile, a vote of no confidence for dr. reginald avery. he's president of copin state university. members of the faculty are pointing to problems including the number of cabinet level staff members and increase in the university's debt and the institution's failure to give out hundreds of thousands of dollars in need-based aid to students. that letter was -- that was sent to avery will also be forwarded to the university of maryland system leadership. affery was named coppin state president in 2008. >> howard kyly is narrowing down a search for a new school superintendent. let official search to replace retiring superintendent dr. sidney cousins started last year. that's when howard county hired a consultan

and i assigned one of my more trusted controllers -- it was arnie aldridge. he had been with us since very

the chancellor of the system announced susan aldridge's leave. 11 news requested more information, but a spokse spokesperson declined to eelaborate, saying it was just a surprise. umuc is one of the largest universities in the country with many people taking classes from overseas. >> many are pointing to problems including the number of cabinet member positions and the institutions failure to give out hundreds of thousands of dollars to people in need. avery was named coppin state president back in 2008. >> harford county has narrowed its search for a new school superintendent. tim tooten has an update. >> the official search to replace retired superintendent dr. sidney ended last year. the school system held a public hearing that conducted a survey to find the correct person for the job. >> we think we are on schedule now. the board hopes to be meeting with the consultants the week of the 6th of march. we should have some -- a list of candidates at that point. >> even though the county executive will have a say in who is hired for the top education job, he's hoping the board will pick

november of nineteen ten and there they were to board the private railroad car of senator nelson aldridge a private railroad car was there and ready just for these other five gentleman and they were told to come to the station one of the time not to be seen together not to talk to newspaper reporters one of them carried a shotgun in a big black case so in case someone had asked them where he was going and why i'm just going he was supposed to say we find out later from his children and from his biographers that that wasn't even his conny never fired a gun in his life he just borrowed it so for the purposes of deception and when they got on board the train they were instructed when talking to each other in that private car not change their last names first names only and two of the men even dropped their first names and used code names and i thought when i was reading this can this really be true and then i found out it was true because it was written about by one of the gentlemen that was on the train and he told about all of this in detail it was published in the saturday evening post a

and i assigned one of my more trusted controllers -- it was arnie aldridge. he had been with us since very early in the mercury program, he was remote site engineering. he sort of became the model for the system engineers that we used in mission control. so arnie was given the job to sort of be the individual who would maintain the master set of checklists for the remainder of the entire mission. john aaron, a new controller, had joined us in the gemini program, was given the responsibility to sit on top of all consumables, all resources available on both space crafts. and john aaron had absolute veto authority over any checklist entry. so they were almost welded at the hips with aaron being the guy who had the veto authority. a third one -- it was obvious we needed -- was some guy to figure out how to turn the lifeboat into with a survival vehicle. bill peters, one of my limb controllers got that. basically these were the three key individuals and i told these three people to look around the room and anybody that they didn't think they needed for the next fe

susan aldridge has led the system since 2006 and yesterday, it was announced without any details. more than half of the students are military service members, veterans and families, many live overseas and take classes online. >>> mass protests are developing in afghanistan this morning. anti-american protest are underway for the fourth day in a row all because of the accidental burning of koran, and this despite an apology from president barack obama. about 400 people are protesting in kabul and in the eastern part of the country, 4000 are marching on a government xowbd. some are burning pictures of president obama and shouting death to america. meanwhile, developing in tunisia, new video just in of secretary of state clinton arriving. they are pushing for a new united nations plan for a a peace keeping miss to syria. russia and china which sell weapon to syria are not attending. >>> someone sent the u.s. senate envelopes with powdery substances. so far, none of the letters has tested positive for harmful substances but officials are kis very seriously. >> some 35,000 jobs are at

umuc, president susan aldridge was abruptly placed on administrative leave. although her departure has raised questions, it still may be a few weeks before he can provide any explanation. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. mourning the loss of a musical heartthrob. details tonight about the sudden death of davy jones. >>> no more zero tolerance. it's what state school leaders want. why they're revamping the discipline code statewide. i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. >>> i'm jessica kartalija. coming up on wjz, how a baltimore county teacher is cell bracing the same birthday as one of its own students will i'll -- students. i'll explain. >>> when will the skies get clear again? bob has the answer in the forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> he was the lead singer of one of the most popular groups of the '60s. davy jones of the monkees has died at the age of 66. >> here we come ♪ walking down the street ♪ >> davy jones was already a seasoned performer when producers picked him and three other unknowns to be the monkees. it was 1965, and the beatl

one of my dear colleagues, john aldridge, his theory about why political parties exist is a pretty straightforward theory. and it goes like this. political parties exist in order to elect candidates to office. full stop. and so the republican party at this point when it says our number one goal is to get this president out and to elect a republican is not doing something inherently bad. in other words, it's doing what a party does. i think the problem is exactly as you pointed to in the introduction. if they are willing in the work of, you know, saying we have better ideas. we think we have better candidates, what you can't do is, one, actually work against economic recovery which we've seen this republican party do by cutting public sector jobs just as private sector jobs are being added. and, two, you can't actually work against sort of what's -- what is working both in terms of foreign policy and domestic policy. and i think that's the ugliness here. not trying to -- >> the other thing you might need is to have better candidates, but we will have a technicality. steve, let me say this to you. o

. >> reporter: that day a painter hired by their handyman had murdered aldridge and systematically killed goff's husband and three daughters as each arrived home that afternoon. her family was now essentially gone. >> much more of irma goff's difficult journey and how she is moving forward with life in our report at news4 at 11:00. >>> the head of the airbus says his company is launching an internal investigation into what caused cracks in the wings of its new a 380 aircrafts. the ceo wants to know how the company allowed manufacturing flaws to develop that led to the cracks. europe's aviation agency has ordered an inspection of the entire fleet of a-380s. enter still insists they're safe. >>> if you need to fly somewhere and and get there on time, you may want to fly on bwi marshall airport. it has the best record in the country for the month of december. the department of transportation says it posted an on-time record of 90.88%. washington reagan national airport came in 12th, while dulles international was 14th. airlines had their best december in 17 years thanks in part to the mild w

. >>> susan aldridge has led the university of maryland university college since 2006. but on wednesday, the state university system announced her leave without any explanation. umuc is the largest public university in the united states with more than 90,000 students. more than half of them are military service members, veterans and their families. many live overseas and take classes online >>> time right now is 7:10 on a friday morning. still ahead, an emergency meeting on syria. leadersleaders gather and give an ultimatum to syria. >>> and soaring gas prices, iran and a reelection bid looming. we will connect the dots, next. >>> taking a look outside, not looking too bad. it's going to be an interesting day, weather wise. [ dog barking in distance ] ♪ [ guitar: power chord ] ♪ [ hard rock ] [ snarls ] ♪ [ continues ] [ thunderclaps ] [ announcer ] the van beckons like no van before. the technology-packed honda odyssey. with flu complications. lysol disinfectant spray is approved to kill over 50 germs on surfaces. this includes cold and flu viruses. so we recommend usi