. >>> and antoine wilson will visit tubman school at 8:30 this morning. the d.c. council still needs to approve chancellor. wilson has hired the 2015 superintendent at the oakland unified school in california. >>> campus clash. the alt-right movement and the students take action after a controversial speech. >>> and busted for dui. a prince george's county council member made his first appearance in court since that arrest. inside a warehouse before the flames broke out. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. because we don't just want kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. with your support, we can find more answers faster. >>> take a look at a couple problems on the past couple of minutes. we'll figure out what is going on there, but we have big backups on the top of the beltway from several problems. one is the outer loop near connecticut avenue. now we are seeing slowdowns there headed out on the outer loop. 66 east at sudley road, we have the crash in

school chancellor antoine wilson will great students. wilson was nominated as city leader last month. he was previously in oakland, california. >> major commemerations for the 75 anniversary of attack on pearl harbor. a wreath laying will take place at the navy yard this morning. a 99-year-old survivor of the attack will be part of that a a major ceremony will happen at the world war ii memorial happening 12:50 this afternoon. it coincides with the time the attack began in hawaii. time to chat about the weather and not bad today as we're here on this hump day. but i fear that it's all down the hump from here in terms of temperatures here. >> it will get colder. we'll have a quick blast the way it's looking now. it sarts to come in tomorrow and lingers through saturday and we'll start warming back up on sunday. so, the coldest of the air is just going to touch us. it's not going to blow through here and bring a true arctic air mass on top of the mid at plantic. national 43. dulles 40. bwi marshall is 41. sunshine later today. that means w

antoine wilson met students and families of harriet tubman elementary and likes ha saw. >> exactly what we want, schools to be a place where families are excited to drop their kids off and students are excited to get in and learn. >> reporter: he didn't see himself here, he said chance and circumstance brought him to d.c., starting with a trip to the city and the white house to discuss his education work. then cams first of a series of phone calls with mayor bowser and her staff. the rest, he says, fit together. >> it wasn't about larger. this is a similar sized school district. it wasn't about greater opportunity. it was about really believing in opportunity to come in and demonstrate if we would focus on academic social learning, accelerating students' progress in the classroom, we would be able to eliminate achievement gaps. >> reporter: tomorrow, wilson will attend a public roundtable with d.c. council members and then on december 20th he is set for a confirmation vote. he's also the married father of two elementary schoolers and one teen and says all three are finch, news 4. >>> no

public schools, antoine wilson. suzanne kennedy was in northwest at tough when elementary school. suzanne: we are in one of three tubman elementary school. mrs. the chance he had to meet the students and listen to what they were learning about. >> what is your favorite thing you are learning? suzanne: wilson has been everything from a teacher to a principle to a superintendent. he was the oakland school district superintendent for 3.5 years. he also worked in denver and wichita. i had he plans to do during his first days on the job. >> i am an educator. i like to be in school, talking with leaders, parents, i like to sit in classrooms. there are other aspects of my job that are extremely important. ultimately, we need to know that what we are doing is working. suzanne: his nomination must be sent to the nation for improve all -- for approval, which is back to you. melanie: coming up, beating the holiday rush. we will take you to a fedex facility to show you what you need to know to get your holiday presents delivered on time. and we will show you one police chase the suspect had n

school chancellor antoine wilson will brief students and families at tubman northwest. mayor becauseer nominated him was previously in oak land, california. >> national museum of u.s. navy will lay a wreath to commorate 70th anniversary of pearl harbor with a 99-year-old survivor of the attack. coming up 7:15 bob barnard will be live at the national air and space museum with live coverage of pearl harbor commemerations there. >> i want to remind you in under a boil water advisory right now. there is a water main break there students in several schools asked to bring bottled water to school because of the issue. again around the area virginia gateway and atlas walk area, there's a boil water order in effect this morning. >>> all right. let's get down and talk weather now for gary mcgrady. good morning to you gary. hopeful ily the egg worst of it as far as rain and cold is over. >> more cold is coming and rain is gone. so we're dry. matter of fact, we'll until next week all right the way it's looking now. but, get ready for cold coming our way. 4 now. not terribly bad. 49

school system, antoine wilson is officially the chancellor of d.c. public schools now. wilson was confirmed by the d.c. council earlier today. he was previously superintendent of the oakland unified school district in california. wilson replaces kia henderson who resigned earlier this year. >>> the district's population rate hit its highest level since it's a total population of 681,000 people. 10,000 of those residents moved here in the past year. >> this time of year we see how generous our community really is. for money dropped into salvation army to coat drives, you stepped up, and so did the owner of the 29 diner. he reached out to a local nonprofit looking for people to sponsor holiday meals. when his customers heard, they pitched in. now instead of feeding six families, they'll serve dozens of families over the next two nights. >> we're going to take care of them like they're our family. >> it gives them that somebody cares about them, and somebody in a community, 2 community does care. >>> and the community does care tonight. the phones lit up in the 29 diner af

and antoine wilson was superintendent of the oakland unified school district in california. he also worked in denver, colorado as both a teacher and a. administrator. wilson says that he wants to build on that growth. >> it is an exciting opportunity in part because there's still work to do. and there's an opportunity to build upon great work that happens already. and so i'm looking forward to the -- the opportunity to come in and want to get through the process and respect the process. >> wilson still needs to be confirmed by the d.c. council. they'll vote on his nomination december 20th. afternoon following a collision on route 270 in frederick county. this was the scene this morning in the southbound lanes of 270 east on the interstate 70. police say the crash involved a tractor-trailer and several vehicles. we're working to find out the identity of the person who was killed. the accident tied up traffic for most of the morning. >>> and we have new information about last month's deadly school bus crash in baltimore. an ntsb report clai driving the school bus had at least

. >>> and it is official, antoine wilson will be the next chancellor for d.c. public schools. you'll start work in february. the d.c. council confirmed wilson yesterday. he replaces kaya henderson who led the district for five years. wilson has worked in education for more than 20 years and was superintendent in oakland, california. >>> well, you may have heard a lot about the district's paid familyve not everyone is celebrating. here's what you need to know about it, the bill is expected to take effect in 2020. to pay for it, a payroll tax will be put in place on employers. it is expected to generate $250 million a year. that money will be handled by a new government agency. the bill is guaranteeing up to eight weeks of paid leave so you parents get help in the private sector. >> this just helps my family and loved ones. it will help a lot. >> opponents argue that the majority of people who will benefit don't live in the district. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is among the opponents. her signature is not needed to pass this veto. >>> new this morning, the charity controversy invol

. >> antoine wilson will act at head of d.c. schools. muriel bowser named him to the post last month he was superintendent in oak land, california. >>> happening overnight in the district, dozens of people honoring city's homeless residents that died this year. so far, 46 homeless people in d.c. pass away. the group marched down 14 streetcarying a names who died and they plan to sleep out in sol dare take with the homeless. >> and still ahead the item steph curry will action off to raise money. >> "fox5" follow up days after a woman said d.c. did not investigate a break in into her home. >> and as we head toe break it's 4:51. temperatures 30 degrees. back in eye be noisy. be silent. be near. be far. be joyful. be together. celebrate joy with dunkin's holiday-flavored coffees, espressos, and donuts. america runs on dunkin'. >> are you finished with holiday shopping. chime in using #hoho yes or hoho no. here are the results so far. you got it hoho nos at% and h

antoine wilson was nominated last week. he is from california where he was superintendent of the oakland unified school district. he visited tubman elementary school in northwest yesterday morning. the council must approve him to take over for henderson, she resigned earlier this year. t >>> today you will have a chance to weigh in on the future of the superintendent for falls church schools, the school board wants parents to explain what kind of qualifications and characteristics they're looking for in a district leading. that meeting at is at 7:00 p.m. at thomas jefferson school on oak street. >>> a local soldier is dead this morning three weeks after he was injured in a sue said attack. sergeant first class allan brown attacked bag bram airfield, a suicide bomber got on the base and targeted a crowd getting together for a fun run. two other service members and two u.s. contractors were also killed. >>> this morning we're working to learn whether a truck driver will face charges in a deadly crash in frederick. we brought

the next public school chancellor, hearing will be held tonight talking about the nomination of antoine wilson. this is the second of three public hearings that the d.c. council plans to hold before voting on wilson's confirmation. he is the current superintendent of schools i expected to start his new job february 1. autria: not a good day to wake up as a redskins fan. yesterday's loss had been crucial. trailing by four in the third cop -- third quarter when they found the touchdown on the 20 to 17 lead. doing a little dance. the defense gave up 31 points going to seal the deal, winning the game 31 to 23. after the game? let's just say the coach had one or two things he didn't really like. >> i do like the way that we came out, the way they had 16 play drives down our throat to start the game. that's not the way we want to come out of the football game, getting ready for a good team on the road. i don't like the fact that we had two turnovers and didn't cause any of them. it's a good footb i feel like that we underachieved today and that is very frustrating. autria: frustrating indeed. the lo

antoine wilson most recently was a superintendent in oakland, california. wilson said public schools in dc have seen positive growth the last 10 years and he wants to build on it. he had this to say to parents in the district. >> i, only had -- as a student, i got an education, but for that education i wouldn't be here them. because i was poor. we didn't have a lot of opportunities and so i needed education. i understand the value of education. >> wilson still needs to be confirmed by the dc council. they will vote on his nomination december 20th. >>> we are just getting started on wusa 9 news at 5:00. >> let's look ahead a little to your friday morning. here we go, these are projected when we come back, we'll talk about the coldest air of the season. and more. >> a city in prince george's county is now allowing undocumented immigrants to vote. more on that controversy coming up. >> and concern over the health of american hero and astronaut will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, o

antoine wilson is at a public meeting. the education committee is talking about his readiness for the job, wilson was formerly the superintendant of oakland unified school district. the d.c. council is expected to approve him later this month. >>> today you're going to have a chance to weigh in on the future superintendant for falls church schools. the school board wants parents to explain what kind of qualifications and characteristics they're looking for in a district leader. the meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at thomas jefferson elementary school on oak street. >>> people stood in the cold for hours overnight for a chance to get an affordable apartment in southeast d.c. news4's megan mcgrath has been out there for a few hours. megan, how important is this opportunity for folks who are behind me here, you can see that the line has gone down at this point. but earlier this morning, hundreds of people turned out to get their names on a waiting list for affordable housing units here at the orchard park apartments in southeast. peop

council vote todd confirm antoine wilson with new head of d.c. public schools. wilson was super intend ebt in california and will replace former chancellor kai henderson who led schools for five and a half years. >> steve over to you. >> something to celebrate the morning line when it comes to washington redskins they'll be well represented this season's pro bowl in atlanta. four redskins made the cut and that's the goal since 2012. congratulations to trent williams bowl even though missed four games for violation of league drug policy still made pro bowl and draft pick in 2015 draft also the first for jord app reed and well deserved. remember his season hit a snag when banged up shoulder on thanksgiving and as for defense congratulations to ryan kerrigan second pro bowl 11 sacks and could get better because skins have players selected as alternate. quarterback kirk cousins and josh norman and returner and receiver jamison crowder and could be added to the roster if anyone gets hurt and players opt out for various reasons and super bowl which will be played one

council confirming city newest chancellor and antoine wilson will agent ahead of d.c.ublic schools. named in the post last month. wilson was superintendent of oak land schools in california and he will replace kai henderson who led schools for five and a half years. president obama leaves office an outdoor kiosk in adams morgan 18 and columbia roads northwest. kiosk is acorned with a sign that says #add mo thanks obama and there's several chalk boards to write messages to the president and first lady. >> we're three minutes away from official start of winter this is a live look outside as we head to break your first day of winter forecast is next. >> first holiday message from local service member overseas. >>. >> i'm pettit currently deployed in afghanistan and wanted to say happy holidays to friends and family in montgomery couldn'ty village maryland and happy holidays and i'll see you guys soon. >> because mike is clearly not a veteran. >> a live look outside right now at 5:44 guess what. >> it's wipter time. >> welcome winter. >> here we go. >> just a short time ag

muriel bowser nominated antoine wilson to be chancellor of d.c. public schools last week. wilson is from california where he was superintendent of the oakland unified school district in california. he visited tubman elementary school in northwest yesterday morning, the council must approve him henderson. >>> today you will have a chance to with a he in on the future of the superintendent for false church schools. the school board wants parents to explain what qualifications and characteristics they're looking for in a district leader. that meeting is at 7:00 become p.m. at thomas jefferson elementary school on oak street. >>> part of northern virginia still under a water warning, still ahead where you can stock up on your bottled water supply for free. >>> plus closer to the weekend temperatures. storm team 4 has your thursday storm team 4 has your thursday forecast and a look fios is not cable. we're wired differently. storm team 4 has your thursday forecast and a look that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly

. >>> it is official, antoine wilson will be the next chancellor for d.c. public schools. he'll start to work in february. the d.c. council confirmed wilson yesterday. he replaces kaya henderson who led the district for five years. wilson has worked in education for 20 years and was superintendent of the oakland county school district. >>> you may have heard a lot about the district's paid family leave plan. it was approved yesterday by d.c. council, but not everyone is celebrating. here's what you need to know about the plan. the bill is expected to go into effect in 2020. will be put in place on employers. it is expected to generate $250 million a year. that money will be handled by a new government agency. the bill guarantees up to eight weeks of paid leave to new parents working in the private sector. news4 was there after the bill passed to get reaction. >> this is helping my family and my loved ones. and it is going to help a lot. >> now opponents argue that the majority of people who will benefit do not live in the district. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is among the opp

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. >> she will take over for antoine wilson who is heading up in the washington, d.c.c school system. >>> one school district in colorado springs, colorado is trying something new to help children learn better without getting distracted. it is called the walking classroom. instead of sitting at desks, the students walk around in the gym or outside. they listen to pod casts on lessons in science, social studies and other subjects. >> all of the classes are very energetic. we don't like sitting in the classroom for more than two hours. >> i thought the kids would be distracted. but i found after even the first one, they remembered quite a bit of what they had listened to. >> teachers say the walking helps get the oxygen to the kids' brains. that in turn helps students remember the information they hear. right now two fourth grade classes are testing this walking classroom once a week. but more classes may join in in the spring time. >> i love that idea. >> walk. >> i love it. good old fashioned walking. not a good day to be walking today. many people will be doing it lat

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