m one identify being fleeted is tt rename the ballou high school. but not everyone likes that proposal. a lot of residents that areents still in the community have an attachment to the school and have an attachment to the namehe of the school. they wear like a badge of honor. i agree by the work that was w done by marion barry.. i think he did an excellent job of having the school rebuilt. he is well liked, well loved.ovd > those who want to keep the ballou name says this has nothing to do with the marion barry. they have suggested renaming the new all boys high school instead of ballou. b what if they were combine names, possibly ballou barryu b high school.choo maybe that might be a suggestion. > i -- okay. -- that's a possibility. i suspect they're going to windo up with, you know, two separatee names. >> that way you could get to keep both. > social media making you a gnars situate cyst.ar probably so. justs ahead, why experts say facebook, twitter and all the like are fueling self absorbed behavior like never before. remember this, she took ple

one of the idea is changing the name of ballou high school to barry high l school. fox5's matt ackland reports.d >>reporter: after it's $140 million recent face lift, ballou high school is stunningly beautiful now.now. but inside these new walls remains an old deep history so am people are proud of.pr i do know that a lot of residents that are still here il the community have an attachment to the school and have an attachment to the name of the school.hool they wear like a batch of honor. at expert barber shop not far from ballou charles wilson and bruce syms are well ongoing debate a proposal to change ballou to marion barry high school is getting a theng a look of talk. >> i agree with the work thathat was done by marion barry. i think he did an excellent jobt of getting the school rebuilt.l. just to make sure the name is changed to marion barry here at the union temple baptist churcht where barry spent a lot of time there is a petition drive underway now and the man back ping is marion barry's son christopher. >> we know marion barry, he wasn't like a man who wan

the debate over the name of ballou high school continues. the mayor onbarry commission talked of changing the name but not everyone is on board with the idea. sarah simmons joins us the story. sarah? one woman whose children graduated from the school showed up to express her opinion.er the school should be named after barry burns, not only the whitew house should be named after him. i know he helped to secure funds over here to build this structure. i don't care what he did, but he was for the people. > the former mayor's support'ss for funding the major renovations that ballou recently underwent is part of the reason the barry memorial commission decided to renaming it in the recommendation.re also on the list, creating a statue at the wilson building and renaming a road, possibly good hope road. mayor muriel bowser still needsl to sign off on thesese recommendations and then they will be sent to the city council. the group that collected heree has gathered more than 500n 50 signatures in paper signatures and online. changing the name of ba

tire a, thank you.ank tonight there is some debate in southeast zc over the name of ballou high school. they recommended changing the school's name to honor the former mayor, barry. lauren demarco is life with theh very latest. >>reporter: sean, there arere some strong feelings on both b sides of this, a large part of marion barry's legacy was his support for the youth in this city and the coalition of alumni and students of ballou who met here tonight they strongly str support memorializing himiali think changing the name of what look senior high school wouldool cause more harm than good. others feel very different limid one woman showed up, some of her children graduated from what look and she tried to expresso her opinions.nion take a look. >> this school should be named after barry burns. not only that, the white house should be named after him. i know of he helped to secure funds over here to build this structure. i don't care what he did, but he was for the people.eopl that woman was not permittedtted inside for the meeting becauseng it was a private meeting of the alumni and stu

after it's $140 million recentt facebook, ballou high school is stunningly beautiful now. but inside these new walls remains an old deep history so am people are proud of. i do know that a lot of residents are still in the community, have an the school and have an attachment to the name of the school. they wear like a batch of honor. at expert barber shop not far from ballou charles wilson and bruce syms are well aware of the ongoing debate, a propose l al to change ballou to marion barry high school is getting a lot of talk. i agree with the work that was done. i think he is well liked, well loved in the community.he just to make sure the name isme changed to marion barry here at the union temple baptist churchc where barry spent a lot of time there is a petition drive underway now and the man backing it is marion barry's son christopher. >> marion barry wasn't one to t put his name on trophyies. what this represents is change in the face is simple, segregation of racism. the first line of that petition claims former superintendent named after is a staunch segregation is.

ballou is named after a former d.c. school superintendent. >>> happening today, students at one of virginia's public universities will get to heat its next leader. dr. troy peno will be introdu d introd. state this missouri since 2010. i believe he will be at the university of mary washington now. >>> looking live at capitol hill, a spot you'll want to try to avoid this weekend. starting afternoon, streets around the capitol will cle for the national governors conference. and they meet with president obama on monday. conference and street closures will end monday night. >>> the situate newait is nearl over. you will soon be able to take a street car. the system will start running next saturday february 27. there will be a grand opening ceremony at 13th and h streets. the project costs $200 million. it's been delayed for years due to safety and equipment problems. a lot of people at the present time think they would ever see the street cars running on h street. but the ride is free for now, so check it out for fun. >> an

alo >> there is a major debate on dt whether or not to changehe ballou high school's namer to honor marionry.ar. the marion barry memorialemoria commission recommendedon r changing the school's name to s' honor the former mayor but not n this. last night a meeting was held where those for and against expressed their feelings. fling >> the school should be namedamd after marion barry.io bar and not only that the whitehe we house should be named that and i know he helped to secureecure funds over here to build thisui structure. i don't care what he did but w he was for the people. >> it's really fiscallyisll responsible to go back into a it new constructed building anduiln rip apart all of the logos and painterrings and artwork that was commissioned from thesionedt community because it was really a true community effort when it came to the design of this school.l. >> former mayor's support forpoo funding the major renovationovat that ballou underwent is part is of the reason the barry t b memorial commission decided to include renaming it in theirin t recommendations. also on the list renami

ballou high school.forget publi the issue. >>> and some asked to rename ballou high school. school alumni group does not want any change to the name. the group's leader recommends barry's name is on a new all boy school instead. >>> a new study says a lot of us are putting ourselves at risk for serious health problems because we don't get enough sleep. a team at the cdc found 35% of americans don't get seven hours of sleep a night. obesi obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke are related to a lack of slope. >>> and some dermatologists are recommending you take the same when it comes to protecting your skin. you need to wear sunscreen every single day. according to skip experts, the uvb rays are less intense at this time of year, however uva rays shine in every season and they can cause you to wrinkle, that's reason enough. >> seriously. that's all you have to say. >> slather it on. >> give me the spf 3,000. whatever it takes. let's check in with melissa mollett following some breaking new

ballou is named after a former tooes superintendent. city leaders would have to approve of any change. >>> happening today, students will get to meet its new leader. dr. troy peno will be introduced he was president at truman state in missouri since 2010. >>> capitol hill will be a spot you want to avoid. streets around the capitol will close for the national governors conference. governors will discuss topics like health care and strategies to combat drug overdoses before they meet with president obama on monday. the conference and street closures end monday night. >>> you will soon be able to take a street car along the h street corridor. the troubled d.c. street car system will start running next saturday, that is february 27. that project cost $200 million. it's been delayed for years due to safety and equipment problems. and you can ride for free right now. >>> a video everybody is talking about right now. a helicopter dropping from the sky sending everyone on board into the water. what is expected to happen today as the investigat

earlier this week we told you about an idea being floaterdated to rename ballou after former mayor andcil member mar the community appears to be b split on the idea.spli some say renaming ballou wouldl be a great way to honor barryon while others say the balloual name is historic and should ands not be changed. >>> developing tonight, theht, t fight between the fbi and apple.ape. the two sides are locked in a in legal battle right now and the fbi wants apple's help's hp investigating the deadly sandly bernadino shooting. shoin the bureau is asking apple to unlock the iphone that wasas used by one of the shooters sot but apple says providing thatt help risks smartphone security for everyone.ryon joining me now to help break t down this case and the repercussions that couldld have -- that we could have for a all smartphone users is allen butler, senior counsel for electronic privacy informationnr center or epic. thank you so much for being forg with us tonight. tight >> thanks for having me.hank >> this is a big story. a big so a lot of people are buzzing about it but explain whatha exac

bry while others say the ballou name is historic and should not be changed. of alumni andlumna students against the name changg >>> spring training in fulling l swing for the nationals.s. see why that's funny, holdly? od today the team will take part in full first squad workouts downkt in vieira florida. f this will mark the sixth day of workouts for pitchers and a catchers. if you want to see the team inen action tickets for springpring training games are on sale righr now and won a florida vacation o be nice? the nats will take onn the tampa bay rays down in i florida march 2nd.ch 2 >>> and finally, pants on fire. but this guy not necessarily a liar pants on fire.ir okay. take look. a man is checking out a kentuckk gas station when suddenly hisdey pants burst into names. >> what? >> turns out an e-cigaretten e-t exploded in his pocket. yeah.yeah it's a thing apparently. ay. he immediately runs out of thehe store.e. bystanders rush over to help pup the flames out.e fles o we're told the man suffered burns to his leg.. wow! >> man.an >> he's very cool.e' c is

the administrators from roosevelt high and ballou high school were seriously hurt in the high school on eaton road. they arrested justin headspeth who is now charged with assault with the intent to kill. police are not releasing the motive. michelle: police say he stabbed his elderly mother to death and set fire to asen hill home. today in court, a bombshell after prosecutors dropped the first-degree murder against him. only on 7, montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains what changed now 18 months later. kevin: from the get-go, investigators and neighbors thought he murdered his 82-year-old mother and burned down her house. >> this was a tragic accident. kevin:s but hi siblings remained by his side. >> i knew in my heart there was something that didn't add up. kevin: police arrested the 58-year-old who long struggled in dug abuse within hours of the fatal fire. he has been in jail awaiting trial ever since. today in court the prosecutors agrewed that the woman wasn't -- revealed the woman was cut by glass. the fire was ruled accidental. prosecutors say she took a prescription

would bel great way to honor barry whileai others say the ballou name is historic and should not be.d. >>> the school board in princenp william county will vote tonighg whether to rename an elementarye school in honor of a fallen firefighter named kyle wilson.. wilson died back in 2007 whilele fighting a fire. one of the counties newest new elementary schools could beools named in his honor it would bewb the first time that a william county school would beco named after a fallen firefight firefighter. >>> dc police made a thirdice arrest in connection with aectin deadly shooting.ing. christopher procter has beenr pr charged with second degreend murder in the death of matthewew slonsky.slonsky. the 23-year-old american ari university graduate was gettinge out of a cab last august near the shaw howard metro stationti when two groups started shootint at each other. oer police say he wasn't the target. simply got caught in the cross o foyer.foye >>> two teenagers arrested inere connection with a shooting at ai metro train will both be tried t as adults in the case. 16-year-old hassan gr

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