year off to travel but 40 of their colleagues have been forced out after dc public schools deemed ballou underperforming. the teachers staging a sit-in, protesting the third reconstitution in just five years. >> we were just having dinner with a bunch of our alumni who talked to us about how the school really underprepared them for college. they got to college and we thought they're the happy end ing kids who got to college then they got there and don't know how to survive. >> i want the chance to rethink, revisit. i want to rescind a decision to do this, have a sit-down with the teachers and union. >> i think by nature it's not an inclusive process. >> reporter: andrew says it has made strides in the classroom but it needs to change in the community, addressing issues like violence and poverty. >> i have a kid in my classroom for 80 minutes every other day then they go off and i have zero control what happens after that. >> we contacted dc public schools and we're still waiting for their response. >>> he was mtv's catfish but today the reality tv personality appeared in court to face ac

what it means is 40 teachers basically will be filed from ballou.icials say they are upset with the process. >> the teachers are being blamed for everything that's gone wrong here. they received three weeks' notice that the school was going to be reconstituted. >> ballou could do a lot to improve. i think there are a lot of way it is could improve and i don't know that this is one of them. >> in a statement to news4 today, d.c. public school officials say the restructuring presents an opportunity to take bal almost ou in what they call an exciting new direction. >>> herndon high school students in virginia are on notice, stop having food delivered to school. the fairfax time reports the number of deliveries has been growing the closer we get to the end of the school year but goes against school regulation and the front office can't keep up with all the delivery people coming to the door. if a student gets caught receiving an order on campus, they will get afterschool detention. >>> could hackers get in the way of your drive time? >>> fredericksburg

dozens of teachers have been forced to leave ballou after the school was found to be underperforming. the process is called reconstitution and the head of the teachers union is asking school chancellor kaya henderson to reconsider this action. >> i want the chancellor to rethink, rescind the decision to do this, have her sit down with the teachers and the union. >> all the good teachers are leaving. >> 40 teachers have been forced to leave ballou high over the last five years. ballou has made strides in the classroom but there needs to be work done in the community addressing other issues like violence and poverty. >>> we are just getting started on wusa 9news at 5:00. the tools that prison workers accused of giving those escaped killers to help them bust out of the big house. that story coming your way at 5:30. >> and topper is back with the latest on our yellow alert forecast and the severe storms possible for tomorrow. >> plus we are learning more about that man who appeared on the mtv show catfish now accused of making terror threats against metro. >> jeb bush formally launches hi

s ballou high school where a sit-in is planned. the issue students are trying to draw attention to. >>> a hot and humid morning and it will only get hotter. we're looking for your tweet this morning to the #very humid. some of you may need the umbrella too as a line of showers pushes through the region. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking the chances you will see storms where you live in the day ahead and as well as how hot it will. it will get pretty hot. >> what will keep the heat down t clouds we have this morning. very cloudy. north and west of us, the clouds are producing light rain and that's showing up on the storm team 4 radar. the area in green it's raining lightly now. panhandle of west virginia and 81 up into martinsburg and hagerstown. along 70 between hagerstown and frederick and then between leesburg getting wet. it will be making it into the rest of maybe southern loudoun county into howard county over the next half hour or so. but it's really weakening as it's headed off to the south and east. met

. >>> we are told some 70 teachers and staff members at ballou high school will hold a protest today. they're planning a sit-in at the school cafeteria. the teachers union is upset that more than 50 teachers and staff were laid off. the school is being restructured for the second time in five years and school leaders say they'll add another career academy. a live report on details later this hour. >>> take a look, the capitol is still shrouded in all the scaffolding. tonight, we expect an update on how long it will last. the architect of the capitol, stephen ayers will speak at the annual meeting. he will share more about plans to restore the ulysses grant memorial at the base of the capitol's west lawn. that conversation is at 7:00 p.m. at the national community church. >>> and take a live look outside this morning where we could see some showers today. hopefully cooling things off for us. today is the last day of school for you in montgomery county, but will the students need an umbrella at the bus stop? tom has that at 5:11. >>> and shoot-out at the dallas headquarters. >>> and the

they're protesting staff cuts at ballou high school. 32 teachers and staff members were let do. >>> 4:34. to the race for the white house we go. his father won, his brother won and now republicans are asking themselves if jeb bush can win. bush will officially announce his campaign today in miami. we expect a brand new video, bush is playing up his softer side. >> my core believes start with the premise that the most vulnerable in our society should be in the front of the line, not the back. >> bush has already raised millions of dollars and brings a record as governor. he is also joining a crowded field. he stumbled on questions about his brother's invasion of iraq and his campaign has already seen a leadership shakeup. coming up in about 15 minutes we'll talk to nbc's ed lawrence about how bush plans to regain momentum. >>> a live look at the capitol on this monday. it is still shrouded in scaffolding. tonight, we expect another update on how long that work might last. the architect of the capitol stephen ayers, will speak at the restoration society's annual meeting and he'll talk a

the shooting victim's name we're told is malik mercer, a 10th grader at ballou high still in the hospital with life threatening injuries. >>> police identified the young victim of a fiery car crash in gaithersburg. 5-year-old daniel danner died at the scene, her mother remains in the hospital unable to talk with detectives yet. they were the only two people in the car early yesterday morning when for unknown reasons the vehicle crashed and burst into flames. montgomery county police are calling the fire and crash suspicious, complicating the investigation is that there were no known witnesses. the dead boy's mom and father were recently involved in a custody dispute. >>> this midsummerlike weather apparent will not go away. >> no, apparently not and another -- pattern will not go away. >> no, apparently not and another word on to this from our chief meteorologist topper shutt. >> let's talk about the radar. over the last hour heavier bands of showers and thunderstorms rolling through. the warm front is lifting to the north and often with that we see showers and thunderstorms. most of fair

. >> friend identified the shooting victim as malik mercer, a 10th grader out of ballou. his injuries are described as life threatening. >>> police are trying to figure out who fired the fatal shot in northeast. they pulled up to the 1300 block of orange street to find lockhart with what looked like as gunshot wounds. he died at the hospital. >>> a man was shot last night. he is 22-year-old melvin thomas, jr. he's still in the hospital in stable conditioning tonight. just two weeks ago an 18-year- old man was shot and killed about a block away and many residents fear the violence is linked. >> this is really unsettling. >> we never worried about it because they have all these cameras and stuff like that now all this crazy stuff is going on. >> investigators say they have a person of interest in yesterday's shooting, but they are not revealing who person is. the violence is extremely unusual for bowie which before these incidents had only one murder since 2012. >>> a second teen is now charged in a fight that took a deadly turn in fredricksburg, virginia. today prosecutors

. >> in recent tests, only 15% of the students at ballou mr. proficient in reading, well below the d.c. average of 50%. >>> herndon high school put its students on notice stop getting food delivered to the school. the fairfax time reports the number of deliveries has been growing the closer we get to the end of the school year but goes against school regulation and the front office can't keep up with all the delivery people coming to the door f a student gets caught receiving an order on campus they will get afterschool detention. >>> two separate shark attacks on the east coast. we have just got an update on the conditions of two injured children and how the bystanders saved their lives. >>> and why >>> the heat wave and that heat index a little bit on the brutal side again this afternoon. look at those numbers, 101 fells like in d.c. 103 now in fredericksburg. 96 in leesburg and 96 culpepper. extremely hot day and we have some storms, too look at the storm. the strongest in toward west virginia. this is the strongest storm right here another

. >> reporter: malik mercer, a sophomore at ballou senior high school was the fourth teenager killed so far this year in d.c. >> it's just like that out here. we come from the streets of southeast. >> reporter: again police chief cathy lanier says there's no one reason. some of these are domestic disputes, drugs always a factor. they're specificically looking at repeat violent offenders. robberies are up 5% in the district throughout the city. assault with a dangerous weapon is down 15%. back to you. >> we know you'll stay on that for us. >>> now let's get to the killers who broke out of the prison in northern new york state. the husband with the prison worker charged helping the two escape is breaking his silence. on the today show lyle mitchell said he ask not believe his wife had a sexual relationship with those men. he said his wife told him she was just in over her head. >> one of the other headlines was that your wife had a sexual relationship with one or both inmates. >> absolutely not. >> did you ask her point blank? >> absolutely. she swore on her son's life i never ever had

he's a tenth grader at ballou senior high school. back to you guys. >> a tragic situation.n help identify the three persons of interest in that metro bus video, here's another look . police would love for you to give them a call. >>> police also looking for clues into a homicide in northeast. members of the 5th district responding to a report of gunfire in the 1300 block of orange street this morning. when they got there, they found a man now identified as larry michael lockhart, 25 years old. he'd been shot. they rushed him to the hospital. doctors unable to save him. no word yet on a suspect or a motive in this one. >>> we've got a traffic alert for you now if you drive in the district. the department of transportation will be closing a one block portion of military road starting this weekend. i know. that closure in both directions runs between 7:00 p.m. on friday until 5:00 a.m. on monday. and this will allow the crews to continue to renovate the 16th street bridge. military road traffic will be detoured on to ramps to cross 16th street. >>> we turn now to that deadly b

still, that earthquake, they're still dealing with the aftermath of that earthquake on mount kill ballouu very much, david. we'll have much more on our breaking news out of upstate new york. sources telling cnn the two escaped inmates are still together and an officer spotted someone in the woods. a lot of developments happening. we'll be right back. if you struggle with type 2 diabetes, you're certainly not alone. fortunately, many have found a different kind of medicine that lowers blood sugar. imagine what it would be like to love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed in the newest class of medicines that work with the kidneys to lower a1c. invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around the clock. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. and while it's not for weight loss, it may help you lose weight. invokan

malik mercer was a sophomore at ballou high school. he was shot last monday night as he and a friend were getting off a metro bus at 28th street and naylor road in northeast. a family member confirmed he died on friday. d.c. police have arrested one of three persons of interest seen in a bus video. 22-year-old derrick der cur of southwest was charged. you can find all the information on our website on wusa9.com. >>> the u.s. park police are searching for two men who led them on a chase in a stolen car. the chase ended at 16th and s streets southeast washington when the car crashed into a police cruiser. the suspects got away. they're city free as of this morning. >>> roughly 16,000 maryland high school students have been affected by a printing error on this month's s.a.t. exams. college board officials say the misprint erroneously gave students additional time to answer questions on the standardized test. the exam was administered to students june 6. those sections affected will not be counted. students who took the misprinted exam wil

a friend tells wusa9, the shooting victim is a tenth grader at ballou high school, and he remains in grave condition. >>> police have charged a second teenager after a deadly stabbing outside a restaurant in fredricksburg, virginia. the 17-year-old is charged with two cowfnts of assault by mob -- counts of assault by mob. the teen is the brother of the 15-year-old already charged in the stabbing of three men. two of those men have died. >>> d.c. police are searching for five men wanted for beating up a man in northwest. the crime happened in the 1000 block of 1st street. it was caught on camera. you're looking at it. itself suspects chased down the victim, knock him out and then they go for the man's pockets. police say the victim's belongings were found about 45 feet away. >> reporter: live at itself fairfax county courthouse this morning -- at the fairfax county courthouse this morning where we expect a big day where the victim in the jesse matthew trial will be coming forward to give her impact statement. the victim testified last week and identified matthew but not explicitly in

and the latest hella ballou fight in congress which is interesting and unresolved so a lot coming up particularly for a friday night. but we begin here in poland the capital is warsaw lovely this time of year. and if you are in warsaw and have a fancy meal the most expensive meal in town you would probably end up at this restaurant. it is the one there with the lights around all three sides over the door on both sides. see that. i am a lot of different ethnicities and i'm a heinz 57 and polish is not one of them and we called one of our producers polish cousins, cousin donna and asked us if she would leave us a voice mail telling us how to pronounce the name of this extensive restaurant in warsaw and here is how cousin donna said is how you say the name of this restaurant. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> so one polish person who grew up in elizabeth, new jersey said it that way. she is probably right. it is also possible she could be pulling our leg. she might have just swore at you in polish which i don't know. and i think that is all very important to you. can we play it one

and the latest hella ballou fight in congress which is interesting and unresolved so a lot coming uprticularly for a friday night.

. >> the group started at ballou high school where 15-year-old malik mercer was supposed to finish thede this month. last tuesday he was shot and later died over a belt he was wearing. weeks before 27-year-old d.c. journalist shar knees milton was shot and killed when she was used as a human shield. >>> and sadly the violence continues in all parts of the district. >> police are looking for a suspect in a stabbing after being called to wisconsin and calvert streets northwest just after ten on friday evening. that's where they found 53-year-old joel johnson suffering from stab wounds and he died at the scene. police are offering a reward up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. >>> and a young life has been cut short too soon. a 16-year-old has died. he was found with gunshot wounds on tuesday. he died on friday. police believe 22-year-old derryck antjuan decuir pulled the trigger. decuire is charged with assault and intent to kill. >>> and a man is locked up this morning accused of a shooting that happened at the huntington community center tuesday

you may see some video posted on social media that appears to show mount kin ballou the moment the quake struck. people can be heard shouting "run run" and asking if everyone is safe. rockfalls and landslides cut off a key trail leading down. some pictures show some of the stranded climbers waiting for rescue. around a dozen people are thought to have been injured. a ranger said helicopters are struggling to reach them because of poor visibility and there's a cold night ahead. charlie? >> thank you so much charlie. the family of a man accused of planning an isis-inspired attack said he was not radicalized by terrorists. usaama rahim was shot and killed tuesday after a confrontation with a counterterror task force. his nephew david wright is being questioned and a third man is being questioned. jeff pegues shows us what investigators are focusing on. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we are learning more about usaama rahim. his teachers describe him as a promising young student. while his family insists his demeanor had not changed, authorities who began monitoring him 24 hou