. >> susan aldridge is considered a national leader in online higher education. since 2006, she's been president at umuc, headquartered in college park. the school claims to be the world's fastest-growing virtual campus. >> we are now today, the largest state university in the united states, with 94,000 students. >> reporter: in a stunning announcement to umuc staff last week, the head of the system, chancellor william kerwin announced aldridge had been placed on indefinite leave, offering no explanation. thursday afternoon, kerwin still guarded details. >> i can't tell you anything that i've already said. she's on leave, for an indefinite period of time. and javier harris is the acting president. and that's all i can say at this moment. when i can be more forth coming, i will be. but i just cannot be at this time. >> reporter: here at their location in largo, prince george's county, faculty and staff are also being very tight- lipped about aldridge's departure. >> she's on paid leave. >> reporter: kerwin acknowledges that for now, aldridge will continue to colle

. >> reporter: considered a national leader in online higher education, susan aldridge has been president at umuc since 2006. now, one month after the school reveals she was placed on leave, university of maryland system chancellor, william kerwin refuses to answer questions about the abrupt change at the top and will only confirm that aldridge is stepping down. >> reporter: she felt that it was in her best interest and the intest -- best interest of the university to pass the baton to someone else. >> reporter: but in a statement released thursday, aldridge says, given all that we've accomplished over the past six years, i think this is a good time to step down. umuc has flourished academically, and its students have benefited. >> reporter: but the mystery surrounding her sudden departure grows. board members refuse to comment. the chancellor will only say he respects her decision. >> had she not decided to step down, do you think the university would have asked her to resign? >> not going to get into any personnel questions. >> i'm proud to have you on this campus. >> reporter: umuc cla

. >> reporter: susan aldridge is considered a leader. since 2006, she has been president of umuc, headquarter the in college park. the school claims to be the world's fastest-growing virtual campus. >> we are now the largest state university with 94,000 students. >> reporter: but in a stunning announcement last week, the head of maryland's system, chancellor william kerwin, announced aldridge had been placed on indefinite leave, offering no explanation. thursday afternoon, kerwin still guarded details. >> i really can't tell you anything that i haven't already said. that she's on leave, for an indefinite period of time. and that javier meheres is the acting president. and that's all i can say at this moment. i -- when i can be more forth coming, i will be. but i just cannot be at this time. >> reporter: here at their location in largo, prince george's county, faculty and staff are being very tight- lipped. >> she's on paid leave. >> reporter: kerwin acknowledges that for now, aldridge will continue to collect or -- her $306,000 salary, w

aldridge are you dunking and adds 10 rebounds as the blazers beat the wiz, 110-99. >>> and a split squad game for the nats and tigers and this is -- still crawford and we'll show you the lefty. okay and here we go. come -- come o ross. you have to be quick or that and going to win this battle. the first, tigers leading 1-0 and nats this had to deal with justin verlander and gave up three hits in four innings of work and the nationals corey brown got good wood against the closure and he jerks one to right and the nats and tigers end in a 5-5 tie and no winner is necessary in spring training. >>> mls soccer is back and with the match against sporting kansas city and that is featuring the highest teams a year ago and there is not a lot of that going on and this is a packed crowd tonight for d.c. united season opener and hosting the sporting casey in the black and red and with the leading scoring champion. beginning the first full season in d.c. and the coach and unite individual high hopes for the year; however, the opener, well, didn't go as planned and this is in stoppage time and scorele

susan aldridge has been asked to hand over documents at umuc. at issue is your academic integrity.nd other said aldridge forced out dozens of staffers and made a lucrative severance payments in exchange for their silence. >> a virginia man now looks into a mirror and a different face stares back him. richard norris lost half of his face in a gun accident. after a groundbreaking face transplant procedure, he has a completely new face. just amazing. >> he wanted to see a mirror and see himself. he was there with his parents and family members. it was one of the most emotional moments. he put the mayor down and thanked me -- he put the mirror down. >> the procedure also restored his sense of smell. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> let's get you up today. not too bad out there. one problem in manchester along the old schoolhouse road. we have an accident. doing well on 70 in towards 29, 58 miles per hour. 50 on the west side outer loop. things are getting sluggish near baltimore national pike. moving well on to the north side over towards the towson region. t

susan aldridge resigned yesterday after one month of taking a leave of absence. there was dissent about her management style and academic priories. she joined maryland in 2006. the president's health care law is marking a major anniversary and getting ready for the fight of its life. it was two years ago today that president obama signed the sweeping health care effort into law. the supreme court will hear arguments on whether the law is constitutional next week. the republican-led house voted to cut out part of the law. the health-care anniversary is sparking protests as religious freedom activists are holding 140 rallies, urging washington to end healthcare regulations that require private groups to cover insurance for abortion and contraceptives. coming up -- convicted of hate crimes the students whose case provoked national headlines is now defending himself for the first time. a bizarre fight in a parking lot with an unlikely weapon. calls to unplug for 24 hours. could you do it? we will get the temperatures passed the 80 degree mark. >> you are watching abc

. >> susan aldridge is resigning as president of the university of maryland's college. she will be on administrative leave until august. mitt romney was in maryland this week. former speaker newt gingrich is expected to visit the state capital in annapolis. ron paul will hold a town hall meeting on wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. before the candidates hit maryland, they will sweep through louisiana. they are hoping to pick up some of the 20 delegates at stake in tomorrow's primary. >> this is another substance face-off -- southern face-off. southern gentility is out of the window as the political talk turns tough. presidential hopefuls are going back to a childhood drawing board for inspiration. they are criticizing mitt romney as an ever shifting candidate. >> you cannot have a child's toy for president. >> a romney campaign aid said the campaign can be reset like an etch a sketch. he made no public appearances thursday as he focused on private meetings in washington. rick santorum implied that president obama would be better than mitt romney. >> he may be the etch a sket

susan aldridge is resigning. she will formally step down from the state's leading online educational institution at the end of the month. aldridge has been on unexplained administrative leave since february. she has served as president of umuc since 2006. >>> a very foggy start to the day in maryland. the dense moisture in the air may make it harder to get there for a lot of people. here in druid park, the visibility was very limited as drivers took it very slowly and carefully. >>> taking a look outside now. the fog is clear. the sun is shining on another warm spring day. it's beautiful. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to kristy in a second. but here's bob turk with the updated numbers. >> dense fog, particularly in the eastern shore, where schools were delayed like an hour. even west of the bay, we had dense fog. but the sun has come out. this is the visible satellite. it's like going up and taking a shot. this afternoon, lots of clouds all across central maryland as you can see. but during the

. >> susan aldridge says it is time to step down as president of umuc. the school still hasn't explained the reason for her mysterious absence. in a statement today, aldridge says she thinks this is a good time to resign. she will remain on administrative leave and will work with the university on special projects at that time. >> umuc serves 90,000 students worldwide, through its classrooms and online courses. >>> new details on the violent fight that terrified an owings mills neighborhood. tonight, police say they think they know exactly what happened. mike schuh has the announcement from detectives. mike? >> well, kai, it was a chaotic scene, speeding cars, a passenger nearly bleeding to death. someone taking shots at that car are as it roared off to the hospital. today, detectives announced arrest. >> take a look at ronald williams agency neck. see the stitches? that wound nearly killed him. police say he is one of nearly five men this tuesday. into the into a fight. and was stabbed. police have recovered a weapon. but it's not a nice. they say it's

marcus aldridge was too much for the warriors. you cannot defend that. the warriors lose 90-87.y zito allows nine hits, five runs including back-to-back home runs. the giants lose to the white sox 5-2. i don't know what they will do about that but barry zito is a problem might think. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together.

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thirty five is a prime example it was approved by a gentleman in the pentagon named people aldridge who right after he got done approving that spending and then some f. twenty two spending which is another lucky product that month he went to work for lockheed martin on their payroll he left the pentagon went straight to that company now it's absolutely clear from that there's no way that you know all of which could have been making good decisions on behalf of the taxpayer and he had his eye on the exit and that's just legal corruption that's granted all over the pentagon and it's something lockheed martin relies. now we actually have some figures here two five thought about how much thought it is that you know involve how much money they like to give and this comes from the sunlight foundation so since one thousand nine hundred ninety lockheed has given twenty three million over twenty three million dollars basically in campaign financing they spent one hundred twenty five million on lobbying and hiring some of the biggest republican and democratic lobbying firms and washington received

lockheed martin they have thirty five's a prime example it was approved by a gentleman and pete aldridge who right after he got out of proving that standing and then submitted twenty two spending which is another likely product that month he went to work for lockheed martin on their payroll. oh surprise surprise the revolving door played a part in the beginning of this f. thirty five disaster and let's not forget the other project eric brought up the f. twenty two another lockheed martin project plagued with issues remember last fall when the entire fleet was grounded after they found antifreeze and oil fumes in the blood of the pilots on the program that's on the road to success but it seems that in the pentagon lockheed martin can do no wrong and the f. thirty five project will march on or not or how long it takes and how much money it ends up costing and for that the pentagon is tonight's tool time winner. all right joining me now for happy hour is lauren lyster host of the capital account and our t.v. producer jenny churchill thanks so much for being on at the girl garvey they. guys

aldridge gets a face full of lee but still manages to get the shot to go. had two more possessions but couldn't score again. portland hangs on to the 90-87 win. >>> the oakland a's in japan where they are warming up for the regular season opener against seattle. the giants, the opponent as curt susuki came to the plate. the two run homer off the giant levi romero. the san francisco giants half a world away in glen dale to take on the red sox. barry zitto gave this in the third. the runner on may get the lead but not for long. alex rios up next. he jerked one over the left center wall as well. it was a short outing, giving up five runs that's not what the giants want to see from a guy who will likely be the starter. the white sox 5-2 winners. >>> still to come on this late sunday night sports wrap. i'll update you on the shark's position and >>> the sports world lost one of its real characters today. bert sugar. sugar was a long time boxing writer and sports historian. sugar wrote more than 80 books and was inducted into the hall of fame in 2009. >>> the nas

he is concerned that susan aldridge face -- forced out dozens, and offered to pay them for their silence. >> umuc enrolls thousands of students, mostly through online classes. >>> two new leaders today. f. dallas dance has accepted the county school board's offer to become superintendent. the 30-year-old is already the chief medical officer. he was also a candidate for the job in howard county. and today, the howard county school board has announced it has chosen renee fiewft. she becomes the first woman to head the school district. >>> take a look outside. it is definitely cooler outside this evening. meteorologist bernadette woods outback. let's first check in with bob. >> hasn't been this cool until march 11th. that morning, we get to 31. this morning, we got to 31 degrees. right now, we're at 54 degrees. briefly this afternoon, we got up to 56. this is very close to average. normal high now is around 58 degrees. right now, 48 ocean city. but this morning, yeah, lots of freezing temperatures. 31 here. 29 in hagerstown. 25 in oakland. even freezing at the airport. ocean city. 29 in elk

he is concerned about accusations that aldridge forced out dozens of staffers and paid them for their silence. leaders of the university of maryland system also refused to discuss the eldridge case. >> umuc enrolls more than 90,000 students. most of them through online classes. >>> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich brings his campaign to maryland. he ends on the eastern shore in salisbury. wjz is live with tonight's campaign 2012 report. political reporter pat warren has more on the former speaker's visit. pat? >> well, that's right. as you know, the newt gingrich campaign comes on the heels of the mitt romney campaign last week. >> the former campaign speaker's swing through maryland brings him to the state house, where he takes a bow at the state senate, before taking a shot at the government's gas tax. >> there's talk about an increase in the gas tax for maryland. which i think shows political insensitivity as you can imagine. given the effort made to raise the price by as much as 25 cents a gallon, strikes me as being very, very anti, everyday working american. >> th

susan aldridge, stepped down last week, after taking an unexplained leave. today, the washington post reports, the chairman wants to know why. the post says a complaint filed with the state audit says they fired him and gave september 11thance -- gave severance. >>> after a cold start to the day, we have warmed up this afternoon. but it's a little cooler than it was and has been lately. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. hi, bernadette. >> hello, kai. and everybody out there. yes, you definitely needed a jacket this morning. that's why you needed the freeze warning. it did get down to 31. most north and west of that, down into the 20s. we're south and east of that. for the most part, we stayed above freezing. now, we'll switch it over and show you temperatures. we've rebounded into the 50s this. is just a couple of degrees below average. not too far off. but compared to yesterday, in general, we're 5 to 15 degrees cooler. there's a little bit of a chill in the air,

seuss san aldridge is resigning from the institution at the end of the month.leave at the end of february but the school system would never explain why. she served as the president since 2006. >>> a theft ring has been broken up by police here in maryland and among the stolen items tide laundry detergent. 4 men are under arrest after police found a back room at a barber shop packed with stolen goods. here is kai jackson to explain what it is all about. >>> $130,000 worth of stolen merchandise, among them tide. >> there are stores that will no longer sell it because it gets stolen that often. >> this is video of carts being stolen. in some cities it is like liquid gold on the streets, over the years the containers have gotten bigger and more expensive. police say money made for selling on the street is used for drugs or make a buck. >> if they are stealing it to sell they must be selling it for drugs. >> they believe anything of value could be a target during tough economic times. >> if there is a market for it they will take it and try to sell. >> it some store

and the shot of the night from lamarcus aldridge, a touch on the fade-away. 18 points, nine rebounds. warriors had 20 seconds and that's what they came up with. blazers win 90-87. >>> spring training ball in arizona. giants/white sox. those san francisco bats are struggling. philip up bear did them in today. the giants with just one hit through seven innings of play. pitching wasn't much better. barry zito serves it up to former giant a.j. pierzynski. two-run shot, 4-1 sox. next batter is alex rios. and you pretty much get the idea. zito 2 1/3 innings, 9 hits, 5 runs. and the sox win 5-2. >>> a little cultural education now. japanese tradition calls for the ceremonial first pitch to be thrown to the opposing team's lead-off hitter. before the a's play the giants in tokyo, weeks stepped into the box before the local idols and weeks obliged with the swing and miss. didn't do that in the game. had a couple of hits, couple of rbi. a's won 5-0. kate longworth has the exclusive wrap from tokyo. >> reporter: it was finally time for the athletics to play ball after two days of traveling and w

portland had five players in double figures, including aldridge and the wizards lose 110-99 and theirecord drops to 9-30. >>> and congrats to the mcgruder high school men's basketball team. last night, the colonels won the maryland 4a state championship, beating eleanor roosevelt 39-36. mcgruder finished the season with a 26-1 record. that's your "sports minute." i'm hakeem dermish. have a great day. >> thanks, you the same. >>> next up is "reporter's notebook," and this week's conversation features some pretty hot topics out of maryland and virginia, angie. >> and of course, we're going to be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories and chuck will have your sunday forecast once again. but for now, here is jim handly. >>> good morning, and welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm jim handly. a lot to get to this sunday morning. let's start off in virginia, where virginia governor bob mcdonnell signed into law a very controversial measure that would require women to have abdominal ultrasound exams before undergoing an abortion. gentlemen, is this something that is going to hamper

the other interesting thing is the margin of victory for president obama lemarcus aldridge 2-1. so what we're trying to see is in 2012 do the obama voters come back? the committee is doing a lot to see and we think they are going to stick with the president based on what we're seeing so far. host: does the president have to work harder this time around? guest: of course. 2008 was an interesting year because in a lot of ways we were running against previous administration. now you're running on your own record and you have to talk about the last three or four years and connect young voters with the last three years. and i think he's doing that quite well. mid terms always have a lower rating. you had john mccain to focus on last time. this time you have four men republicans can focus on. what does that mean for those, especially as they are looking at who they are going to pull levers for. ultimately at the end of the process. guest: we've got four wonderful candidates. governor romney who has won the last couple of races was able to win the youth vote? nevada and florida which a