university of maryland ousts head ftball coach d.j. durkin. >> the school forced to reverse course, just 24 hours after it said durkin was staying >>on. ny coach that allows a player to die under his watch should not keep his job. >> tonight, news is first with reaction from the fathe of jordan mcnair. >> team coverage of the coach's dramatic removal and fallout arts now. >>> news 4 at 11:00 begins wit breaking new >> and good evening. facing a fierce backlash, tonight the university of maryland sidelines it football coach, a day after it said he was returning to the bench. >> durkin's been under fire ever since the death of football mplayer jordancnair. >> mcnair's father, you saw there, learning about durkin's exit during an interview with nbc's tom costello, that was airing live, right here on news 4. >> what is your reaction now to the fact thad. durkin is officially now out of a job? >> ll, i'm gladhat the right thing was done to fire coach durkin. coach durkin was a cancer to the university of maryland football program. i command them f

d.j. durkin one day after he returned to the sidelines. coy wire has more in the "bleacher report." this did not go over well, coy. then an audible and they got it right. >> outrage from the government officials and students at maryland. the university president made the decision to fire d.j. durkin one day after the board of regents recommend he be reinstated. this happened after jordan mcnair died of heat stroke in may. some players walked out of the team meeting after hearing the news that durkin was brought back to coach the team. the student government president announced plans to stage a protest at maryland's home game this weekend. mcnair's father who characterized the board de's decision as a punch to the gut. thanked the university president who took it upon himself to do the right thing. d.j. durkin hasn't released a public statement on the firing. >>> let's go to the nba and wind back the clock to 2011 when derrick rose won the mvp before the knee surgeries. now to the game last night.

>>> and the university of maryland fires coach d.j. durkin. fying the recommendation to let durkin stay after a player died on his watch. highly recommend the piece of the journalism. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. one rally down, 12 to go. the president's week-long push to the midterms. it is the web ad he tweeted before the rally that is drawing attention and called out for blatantly portraying hispanics as criminals. it highlights the willie horton ad for bush 41. >> it features a california cop killer and horton bragging about his crimes. >> absolutely. i would kill more. [ bleep ] kill more cops. >> the cop killer had been deported twice. once under clinton. once under george w. bush. tom perez says this is just another dog whistle. >> this is donald at his worst. this is fear mongering. >> the ad in the push is clearly working. we are talking about it and not health care. the president also claims as many as 15,000 troops could be sent to the border to stop the migrants heading to the u.s. worth noting

developing this morning, d.j. durkin the head footbath coach o university of maryland's terrapins. the university's president fired him last night. it came one day after the board of regents made the controversial recommendation to keep durkin on as head>> coach. rhis ousting comes five months after playe jordan mcnair's death. mcnair's father learned the decision during a live interview with nbc's tom costello. >> does the fact that coach durkin is now out, does that in an y way help as continue to mourn? >> it's a ste in the right direction for some type of closure, which is impossible. it's just an emotional roller coaster dealing with this scenario. >> matt canada will remain the interim coach. the terps have a home game thi saturday against michigan state. now let's continue our team coverage of the story with news 4's justin finch. >> justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, back-to-eck shock h in college park from students as they had first the shock of hearing that d.j. dkin was recommended to stay

this comes days after recommending head football coach d.j. durkin keep his job following the death of player jordan mcnair. justin finch will have more on tthe pressurehat lead to the chairman stepping down. >> dwight howard will finally make his d.c. debut. it's not clear how long he'll be able to it's still hurting him. so don't be surprised if you're watching and yus see him lying on the floor there when he's not on the bench. >> the wizards need all the help they can get ainst the thunder. they have a 1-6 record. tipoff 8:00 at the capital one arena. time to turn things around. it's now 6:35.p, coming u heartbreak for d.c. united. they turned their season around. now it's over. what wayne rooney had toay after the game. >> plus, working for you at the barbersh this morning. what's going on? >> some good news. just had a $500 donation from the business across the street. how does that sound? how does that sound? and the i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaing. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemploymenth opioid

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. >>> also today the terps are going to play their first time since the firing of d.j. durkin. it's been awe wil in college park. fallout continues after the death of jordan mcnair. the board of regents chair defended durkin, and then the president announced he would retire. and later the college said they were buying out rkin's contract. then james brady said he was stepping down. a former board member now state senator says the stakes were made -- mistakes were made but lowe should stay because it's difficult to find a repl ement righnow. >> wooes done a good job. i also want him to sta because it will be hard for the regents to recruit an outstanding successor so close to the catastrophe they createed this week. cern the s wider c school's reputation is on the line. on the 15th a house committee is goingvio the board of regents process and what played out this past wehe. on4th and 15th the middle state's commission will review the school's accreditation. >>> news developme out of montgomery county in a possible high school hazing case. we've learn that two more damascus high

the university of maryland has fired football cch d.j. durkin five months after jordan mcnair's death. e announcement came one day after the board of regentsen recommd he keep his job. students, players, and even hogan d governor larry were quick to condemn the ec board'sommendation. hours later, university president wallace lowe announced that durkin was gone.ec theion came as welcome news to the mcnair family. >> jordan mcnair's father found out during a live interview with nbc's tom cossllo. >> dhe fact that coach durkin is now out, doe that in any way help as you continue to urn? >> it's a step in the right direction for some type of closure, which is impossible. it's just an emotional roller coaster dealing with this scenario. >> now, before the announcement, the student government association had planned a rally to call for justice for jordan mcnair. student leaders are still planning to hold a news conference this morning to address the firing.or according to r during last night's team meeting, many football players cheered when they lear

the university has bought out the contract for d.j. durkin. he is out of a job now after the governor, the state legislature, and many members here of the university system demanded an explanation from the board of regents. and now the coach is out. back to you. >> tom, thank you. >>> let's take a turn now and get a check with nbc meteorologist bill karins. struggling a little bit with our halloween hangover from sugar highs. >> we were lucky. we were able to trick-or-treat. this storm system in the middle of the country stalled out and drenched in texas. now we've been dealing with overnight tornadoes in louisiana. serious situation continues. those storms are pushing into mississippi. there's a huge amount of rain heading right along the ohio river into areas of southern ohio valley with 18 million people under a flash flood watch or flood watch all the way from tennessee, now even into western new york near buffalo. this region could pick up an easy two to three inches of rainfall by t time it'she a go . and areas of the northern plains sti

. >>> d.j. durkin is out a the head football coach at the university of maryland. the bombshell announcement came just 24 hours after the school said durkin would kee his job following the death of student mcnai >> after meeting with campus officials and student leaders, it was clear that firing coach durkin was the right thing to do. jordan mcnair's fe her learned ws during a live interview with tom costello. >> i'm glad the right thingas done to fire coach durkin. coach durkin was a cancer to the university of marylan football program. ori commend them having the courageous effort to make the cision under hard circumstances and letting mr. durkin go. >> 19-year-old jordan mcnair h suffertstroke during practice in may and died weeks later. two investigations intoot the ll program found a culture where players feared speaking out. >> before the announcement, the student government associati a had plann rally to call for justice for jordan mcnair. student leaders are still planning to hold a n ts conferens morning, but many on campus are already speakingnout. >> it

head football coach d.j. durkin has been let go. we have reaction when news today co 4nt i was a navy doctor, so i'm used to getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader who's protecting obamacare from president trump. he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message. z31blz z10rz y31bly y10ry look, i never wanted to hebe the popular day.y. hey look, it's thursday! but in this place, it's just getting out of hand! hey thursday! popularity has always been friday's thing, and if friday finds out about this whole scene, trust me there's going to be drama! so, let's just keep all of this between us, hmm? thursday. friday! what's happening here? nothing. [ screaming ] a >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to your

that led to coach d.j. durkinve as investigators looked into whether the staff contributed to mcnair's death while bullying players and fostering a culture of humiliation and intimidation. then tuesday the flash point, claiming the program's culture did not have a direct link to mcnair's death, sparking outrage from his parents. >> it just didn't help. it didn't help at all. >> i feel like i've been punched in the stomach and somebody spit in my face. >> reporter: student and faculty leaders, even state lawmakers, demanded the school reverse its decision. some players even walked out of a team meeting. lineman ellis mckenney tweeting his anger, saying a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. if only they could have the courage that jordan had. it's never the wrong time to do what's right. one maryland state lawmaker called the decision to retain durkin an embarrassment. then late wednesday, the reversal. school president wallace lowe, who has already agreed to step down n

. >> d.j. durkin has been fired from his job at the university of maryland. >> a shock coming after a shock sneer the university of maryland firing embattled head coach d.j. durkin one day after he was reinstated. the family of the young offensive lineman who died of heat stroke last spring said it's about time. >> the right thing was done but this should have been done a right thing. if -- jordan collapsed. staff failed to follow emergency protocols and he died two weeks later. >> my heart is broken. >> reporter: the conditioning coach resigned and head coach durkin was suspended. the school said they accepted full moral and legal responsibility. >> i said to the family, the opportunity -- then on tuesday the board of respect. as durkin returned to the practice field wednesday, anger and outrage swept the campus and the state. several players walked out of a team meeting with durkin. state lawmakers demanded accountability promising an investigation into the board's motive. the governor was deeply tr

. >> marylan football coa d.j. durkin has been fired from his job at the university of maryland. >> this is a shocker. >> reporter: the president firing embattled head football coach d.j. durkin one day after the board of regents reinstated him. the family of 19-year-old jordan mcnair said it was about time. >> the right thing was done thanks to dr. lowe. this should have been done a long time ago. the right thing was done, we wouldn't be standing s here. on wouldn't have lost his life. >> reporter: jordan collapsed during practice in may. >> please advise the medics to come to the field. >> reporter: a university investigation found the coaching staff failed to eck his vitals and failed to follow emergency protocols. he died two weeks later. coach d.j. durkin was suspended in august. conditioning c coach rickrt resigned. at the time the university president said the school accepted full moral and legal re ionsibility. aid to the family the university owes you an apology. >> reporter: then on tuesday the board of regents

overnight, the embattled coach at the university of maryland, d.j. durkinter being reinstated. so many were outraged he had gotten his job back after a player died of heatstroke. we'll speak with his father in a moment. but first, paula faris is here with the latest on this one. good morning, paula. >> good morning, everyone. what a stunning turn of events. durkin was reportedly surprised by the school's decision to terminate him. but there are many upset the university of maryland did not do the right thing until they were forced to. just 24 hours after reinstating their embattled head football coach, the university of maryland caving to massive public pressure. >> our voices were heard. >> reporter: reversing course announcing they've now fired d.j. durkin who had been under fire following the death of 19-year-old freshman jordan mcnair. >> we have an individual hyperventilating. >> reporter: it was determined he died two weeks after suffering heatstroke during an intense workout earlier this spring. an investigation was launched looking into allegations

this comes just ys after recommending head football coach d.j. durkin keep his jobl wing the death of player jordan mcnair. news4's justin finch has more ot the pressurat caused the chairman to step down. >> just yesterday student leaders told us they were pushing for the removal of chairman brady and saying they wanted him to follow head coach d.j. durkin out of the door and by day's end they saw that demand was met. you might recallis earlier week we saw chairman brady join university president wallace lowe to discuss the findings of that independent report into thb fol program and the death of jordan mcnair. at that time the chairman said they would follow the of that report which were to keep durkin as part of that team, which was very controversial and g blowback hblo blow back here all the way up to the governor. calls for durk to be removed grew louder. by wednesday president lowe did fire durkin, saying it was best for all involved. raursday came the justice for jordan y, followed by the announcement the chairman would be stepping down here as w

. >>> today the terps will their first game since the firing of their head coach, d.j. durkin.lout continues after the death of football player jordan mcnair in th summer. it started this past tuesday when the board of regents cir defended coach durkin and in a surprise move the university president announced he was going to retire in june. a day later loh said the school was parting ways with durkin and buying out his contract. on thursday the board chair james brady said he was stepping down. a former board mteber now s senator says mistakes were made, but believes loh should stay because it would b difficult to find a replacement right now. >> i think he's done a good job. we can see it in college park. i also want him to stay because it will be hard for the regents to recruit a successor so close to the catastrophe they created this week. >> the school's reputation is on the line. a house commi tee is going review the process and what we saw play out this past week. on the 14th and 15th the middle state's commission will review the school's recrediting. >>> a hazing case.we

maryland fired d.j. durkin over his handling ofr'cnais death. >> all of those months of those campaign signs in your neighborhood, it all comes down to this. after months of campaigning, the elections will be tomorrow. president trump held events for republicans in battleground districts. >> democrats are opening encouraging million of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate ourer boa and destroy our nation in so many different ways. >> that was in tennessee. the president railed against the media and described democrats ae radical and brought up the judge brett kavanaugh nomination. when hillary clinton's name was mentione the crowd chanted lock her up. former president barrack obama campaigned as well on friday. he was in miami to drum upor support andrew tgillum,he democratic nominee for governor and senator bill and yesterday, in gary indiana, mr. obama encouraged people to vote for bill donnelly. while there, he took a few a swip president trump. >> two weeks before this election, they're telling us that

. >>> the terps will play their first game since the firing of d.j. durkin. it sta this past tuesday when the board of regents chair defended coachurkin and did a surprise move the university president, dr. wallace loh announced that he would tire in june. a day later, loh said the school was parting ways with durkin and buying out his contract. on thursday the board chair said he was aotepping down. a former board member now senator says mistakes were made but believes loh shouldtay because it would be difficult to find a replacement right now. >> definitely want him to stay. i think he's done a good job. we can see it in college park. i also want him to stay it will be hard for the regents to recruit rsuccessor so close from the problem. >> now theep school'sation is on the line. a house committee will review the process and what played out this week. on the 14th and 15th the middle state's commission will review the school's accreditation. >>> w5:35. developments out of montgomery county and a possible high school hazing case. two more damascus high school

the chairman of the board of regents stepped down days after commending that d.j. durkin keep his job. they issued a statement fully cking him and his decision to fire durkin. t will also continue to implemented policies to protect student athletes. students held a o rally campus yesterday to voice their o outrage. >> he should beam a of his leadership of the regents. he failed the citizens of the state and more importantly he failed the student e'body. >> calling for an investigation into the board of regents processn the coach durkin decision. football players at damascus high school areei investigated for hazing. the junior varsity teamf forfieted it's game last night as they look into the fact that a player was assaulted on campus. they're in the early stages of the investigation. may me of the allegations prove to be sexual in nature, and that's why we have detectives from our special victims investigation division. >> all of the people i involved this investigation are minors and that's why police are not saying whether anyone was hurt or how many students were invo

. >>> the university of maryland fired football coach d.j. durkinjust oneta heas pcetrive leave in august following an investigation of allegations of a toxic culture in the football program. the investigation was triggered after 19-year-old offensive lineman jordan mcnair suffered heatstroke in practice in may and died later in the hospital. the university president wallace lowe says that he made the decision to fire durkin after meeting with students, department chairs, and other campus leadership. mcnair's father reacted to the news that coach durkin was fired. >> relief. a gratifying sense of relief for not only my family, but jordan's teammates as well. >> lowe says he still plans on retiring at the end of the academic year. >>> the new york times reports on two studies warning against using minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer. the studies published in the new england journal of medicine found less invasive surgery was more likely to lead to the recurrence of cancer and death. that's compared to patients who underwent a more invasive

. >> reporter: brady's unwavering support for now former eaumd coach d.j. durkin was seen acetoas tone deaf. wyesterday, durkin fired against the board's recommendation. today, students rallied in supportss of fallen cte jordan mcnair and his family. while there were cries for brady to leave, support is growing for president loh after he announced what many perceived as a forced retirement. the faindation thats money for the university of maryland sent a letter to the regents, saying their lack o support for president loh could jeopardize millions of dollars in funding. and the provost and school leadership wrote, saying, we believe dr. loh's leadership is criticalitor the unive at this challenging time, and we call upon the board of regents and the chance already to publicly affirm its support f. dr loh's continued leadership of the ate's flagship university. this is what marylan governor larry hogan had to say about loh's future. you wan t see dr. loh stay on? >> that's what we have to look at. >> reporr: it was larry hogan who appointed brady to the chairmanshi

the four victims are boysir >>> for the time since the fire package of maryland football coach d.j. durkinthe team took the field for a game today. before kickoff, they took a knee around jordan mnair's number 79. he died following a rkteamwoout. more on the controversy and the game against micgan state ahead in sports. >>> so just in the last few hours an, the nat nal weath service confirmed an ef1 tornadn touched d in mt. aere. the winds knocked f overces and roofs. some of the worst daniel was at at twinpprch sg center right here. a viewer's cell phone video shows the inside of this t.j. maxx or some off the ceilings just collapsed. that same system produced a ef-1 tornado in baltimore that killed two people inside amazon distribution center. this is what the building looke now. you can see where a massive hole is in that building after a 50-foot wall collapsed late last night. one victim died at the hospital. firefighters found a second person dead early this llrning. >>>right. switching gears now, we are getting a sense tonig crystal city may be the city for amazon's second headquarte

to recap, the university st reing head coach d.j. durkin after the conclusion of two investigations into 19-year-old jordan mcnair's death. thuge outcry from students and politicians rippit decision. the sudden reversal to fire durkin followed by the resiation of the board o regents chair. today the terps did their best to just focus on football. taking on michigan state. interim head coach matt canada leading the team. and the number 79 on the field honoring jordan mcnair. first quarter the spartans strike first. conor hayward takes hand-off and he sniffs out e the zone. 18-yard score. make it 7-0. ensuing maryland drive. third down bad snap tohe hill. alls on it. the terps will have to punt it away. michigan state would lead 10-3 at the half. in the trd quarter 17-3 rocky lombardi's pass tipped. byron cowart gets it, going the other way,hi but ts is kind of the day it was for maryland. he fumbles before he gets into the end arne. it's ty ball. only 100 total yards o offense for the terps. michigan sta outrushed maryland 2 to 26. and 80 of

that led to coach d.j. durkining placed on leave as investigators looked into whether the staff contributed to mcnair's death while bullying players and fostering a culture of humiliation and intimidation. then the flash point tuesday when the university's board of regents gave coach durkin his job back claiming the program's culture did not have a direct link to mcnair's death sparking outrage from his parents. >> it just didn't help. didn't help at all. >> i feel like i've been punched in the stomach and somebody spit in my face. >> reporter: student and faculty leaders, even state lawmakers demanded the school reverse its decision. some players even walked out of a team meeting. lineman ellis mckennie tweeting his anger saying, a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. it only they could have the courage that jordan had. it's never the wrong time to do what's right.ll iotoet durkin an embarrassment, then late wednesday the reversal. school president wallace loh who's al

leader board of regents says the board got it wrong when it recommended reinstating football coach d.j. durkin last month, after a review of the death of umd football player jordan mcnair. the university president tolry nd lawmakers today that he was against keeping durkin, but was overruled by the board of regents. >> and i said, if you bring him back, quote, all hell will break loose. >> and it did. e day after durkin was reinstated, loh fired him amid public backlash. loh would not comment today when asked if he stilllans to retire after this academic year. >>> now to some new video of a woman getting thrown out of this local dkin' donuts store. he was using the free wifi without ordering anything and she believes she was asked to leave here because she's black. e owner ofhis store, who is white, eventually called police. news 4's mark seagraves spoke to the woman and has reaction tonight from dunkin' donuts. >> and now you want to call the polie because you don't l what i'm saying? >> you're offending me. >> reporter: the woman started recording the encounter with a woman whoaid she was th

last week t school cut ties with football coach d.j. durkin, a day after reinstating him. the head of the university board of regents then resigned and the school's president announced his plans to retire. >>> the caps with the game-winning goal here. toofop it f, it was against our arch rivals. >> yes, last night caps beat the 2-1.sburgh penguins the hero of the night, t.j. oshie. earlier in the game, the star winger was taken out of the game twice for injuries. that did not o stopshie from powering through andcoring with minute to spare. >> i don't know if i ever had one liket that. t was nice to get back out there both times. shout out to the traing staff and the doctors both times. >> he's smiling too. caps return to the ice tomorrow night to host the columbus blue jackets. that starts at 7:00 p.m. awesome. >>> 4:36 right now. a coming u battle of the sexes, scout style. the girl scouts taking the boys to court. we'll tell you why. >>> plus, we're tracking that breaking news outatf california. least six people hurt after a shooting inside a country music bar near los s

on tuesday, the board decided to let head football coach d.j. durkin keep his job.he was suspended in august months after player jordan mcnair died from heat stroke. the next day, the chairman defied the board and fired durkin. >>> a cheerleader for the san francisco 49ers has taken a knee. the first cheerleader to protest the national anthem. the 49ers is home to colin kaepernick who launched the k e kneeling. >>> it is the eighth year of the holiday tradition. kids get candy and parents lie to them and jimmy kimmel puts it on tv for us to enjoy. [ child screaming ] >> what happened? >> no! so sad! >> no! >> i ate all your sweets when you were in the bath. >> mommy! >> there's some broccoli in the fridge. you want carrots? >> i don't like them. >> i'm not mad at all. i would never been mad at you because you're my mom. >> we ate all of your halloween candy. >> oh, no. this is fake. i know this. >> where is all your candy? you don't believe i ate it? >> yeah. you showed us the videos. >> that kid had already seen the prank from kimmel. you liked the kid who said i'm

. >>> the terps will play their first game since the firing of d.j. durkin.eral people resigned in the wake of the report of the school's football culture. that iluded in a surprise move of wallace loh announcing he'd retire in june. the fallout is orom the death jordan mcnair who died in the summer. >>k we're going to have a l at the weekend forecast when we return. stay with us. this isn't an election. it's a declaration. that when they attack who we are. we show what we're made of. d we don't stand back- we stand up. for women's rights. for health care. for our kids futures. the washington post says david trone is detailed, studious and no-nonsense-- an excellent successor to john delaney. there's no sitting on the sidelines. not me. not you. not now. the best choice, by a mile, is mr. trone. on november 6th. vote. david trone for congress. i'm david trone, i approve this message. >>> staying clearing and we're seeing dryg out. that rain is moving out of here, and we are looking at drying conditions as we continue saturday.his even some of the rain that we

no that head coach d.j. durkin is not returning, sometudent leaders are pushing for another big exit from the very top of the board of regents. >> the chairman should resign as head of the board of regents. he failed the city and more importantly the student body. >> reporter: they say theynd many believe durkin's departure should have cometh months ago. was one of the main points raised in their wednesday meeting. >> i told them as a fearless leader, that is something that you must do inrder to regain the confidence of the student body. >> reporter: the students say these past month and past few days have been turbulent days after jordan mcnair's death. >> we've got i don't knten aot emotion. >> reporter: understood lenstud a chance to speak at a rallys later tternoon. the focus is justice for jordan. >> we had the opportunity to speak to jordan's father last night. it was very emotional for us and everyone in that space at that ti w. t to say from the bottom of our hearts thank you forev ything that he's done so

last week the school cu ties with football coach d.j. durkin a day after reinstating him. th hool's president also said he wld retire, then the head of the university board of regents resigned under pressure. >>> new numbers out overnight concerning you thanksgivin travel plans. more than 54 million americans are expected to travel over the holiday period. that's the most we've seen head out of town since 2005. the tuesday before thanksgiving is being called terrible tffic tuesda turkey trot. that's when the most people are heading o of town. as for the roads around here, the busiest travel time that tuesday will be between 5:00 p.m.and 7:00 aaa says the slowest spot will be the inner loop where it could take youore than twice as long to get where you're going. but if you want to save some time and stress, the best day to travel on is thanksgiving day. >> really quiet. >> or the friday or saturday after thanksgiving. >> the worst will be sunday, when everyone is trying to get back home. be sure to pack your plan ahead. >>> it's now 6:36. if you're just joining us thisg mor

last week the school cuties with football coach d.j. durkin, a day after reinstating him. of the university board of regents then resigned, and the school's president announced his plans to retire. >>> 5:38 now. as you wake up, we're tcking breaking news out of california. >> at least 11 people shot inside a country music bar near los angeles. we will continue to bring the ve lest information as it comes in. >>> thanksgiving is exactly two weeks away. you ready? >> i am. >> all right. for those of you planningto a tp grandma's house, get ready for plenty of company. >> more than 54 millioner ans are expected to travel over the thanksgiving holiday period. that's the most we've seen since 2005. melissa mollet is in the newsroom with details on what's being called the terrible traffic tuesday turkey trot. >> a tongue twister, for sure. a day that's called the terrible traffic tuesday turkey trot is the tuesday before thanksgiving when most folks are heading out of town.he as for roads around here, the busiest travel time that tuesday wil0be between 5 and 7:00 p.m., right at

coach d.j. durkin had been on administrative leave following the death of 19-year-old jordan mcnair. mcnair was an offensive lineman who died in june, two weeks after suffering from heat stroke in practice. his death d to an investigation about other problems in the program and while that investigation led to disturbing findings, the school's board of regents foopped short of holding durkin responsiblsome of those problems. initially, the boardeinstated durkinn tuesday. that went against the recommendation of university president wallace loh, leading st a backlash on campus and ewide. loh, in turn, announced he would retire after t current htademic year. last nloh said that he fired durkin. joining me to talk about this is john feinstein, sportswriter, columnist anduthor. his upcoming book is called "quarterback." welcome back to the news hour. >> good to be here. >>t has been anncredible couple of days to follow all of this. back it up and explain to us how a man who we now know oversaw a pretty toxic

we still have not heard from d.j. durkinmaryland in 2016. >> shepard: what kind of reaction now that he's out, trace? >> big-time, jordan mcnair's dad told espn that he has a great level of gratitude for the university president for doing the right thing in the face of great pressure. the president of the university student government association which fought hard to have durkin removed, said this, watch. >> today is an example of how that powerful student advocacy can be, and what we can accomplish when we have a united student body, united campus community. >> but former maryland player and current carolina panther torey smith tweeted, my unpopular opinion, coach durkin wasn't to blame for the unfortunate death, that was the medical staff. two, the strength coach was clearly a clown but that still was not enough in my opinion for durkin to be fired. others also found difficult to blame durkin for the death of jordan mcnair but they did acknowledge that the head coach certainly sets the tone. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagh

d.j. durkin had been on administrative leave since august in the aftermath of a football player's death. chip reid is in college park, maryland. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. an investigation found that coach durkin was not responsible for jordan mcnair's death, but the decision to fire durkin has been widely applauded. one player we talked to said the team is divided over the decision to fire durkin but he also said there's a feeling of widespread relief that some action was taken. >> really, really relieved. relieveld the right thing had been done. >> reporter: the decision to fire durkin was praised by jordan mcnair's father following his son's death more than four months ago. >> he's literally making more noise in his absence than he probably would have being here but that is something that as a family we felt as though we were willing to deal with and turn our pain into purpose. >> reporter: mcnair died on june 13th after suffering heat stroke at a may 29th practice. espn pu