dr. fredrick is 43 and a cancer surgeon. edrick faces many challenges starting with what some worry is a loss of prestige at one of the top historically black colleges. from 2010 to 2014 howard's ranking fell 22 points. dr. fredrick says that is just one list. >> the academic product that we are producing is extremely high. all of that cannot be captured in ranking a or b. >> reporter: he adds that last year howard produced the most phd candidates in its history. another hurdle university hospital, howard's credit rating downgraded twice by moody's. moody's cited an estimated $32 million in operating losses at the hospital this fiscal year. dr. fredrick said the university is searching for a partner in running the teaching hospital. >> if we were part of a larger system or had a larger buying power we could buy talent as well as materials at a higher cost. >> it is a national treasure. >>> a deadly lightning strike on the beach. a 20-year-old swimmer is killed in an instant. witnesses explain how it happened and why a mother

dr. wayne fredrick as the president. he has been serving interim president.n addition to being a surgeon dr. fredrick previously served as provost and chief academic officer. >>> chuck joins us again. we had a warmer day today. what is tomorrow and thursday? heading up, ? >> the peak of the heat and humidity tomorrow and peak of rain chances, all of that happens tomorrow and then start an improving trend which carries on into the weekend. we will deal with a little heat and humidity and storm chances as long as we can keep rain chances out of the weekend. that is the view of capitol hill right now. it is a pretty afternoon and enough sunshine to put temperatures well into the 80s. your weather impact forecast for tomorrow will be moderate. in addition to heat and humidity afternoon thunderstorms, one or two of which can be strong to severe. tomorrow is a weather alert day. we will have frequent updates on air and online. storm team 4 radar a few showers in western maryland and nothing near the metro area right now and i think we will be 99% dry across the reg

dr. wayne fredrick was appointed to the top post last week. he has been serving as interim president since october and has deep ties to the university. the cancer surgeon is originally from trinidad and enrolled at howard at the age of 16. he graduated with a bachelor's and medical degree at 22. he is stepping in during a trying time for howard. the last president resigned amid allegations that money is being mishandled. >> my top priority is that i really make sure there is a full spirit of shared government. >> news 4 will have more on the vision for howard including how he plans to address financial challenges and concerns about his academic rating coming up at 5:00. >>> fake rubies on display at some of the country's biggest stores. how do you know if you are buying the real deal or red glass? >>> actor and musician jame stamos instugrams that he finds true love in ocean city. >>> why fist pumps are better than handshakes. >>> so it is something most of us do several times a day but apparently it could make you sick. every time you shake s

dr. wayne fredrick was appointed to the post just last week. he has been serving as interim president since october. dr. fredrick is stepping in during a trying time for the university. among the hurdles economic issues led to deep staff cuts and downgrading of the university's credit rating. previous president resigned ami commercial vehicles. they pulled this trailer out of service because the lawn mowers were not strapped down and this trailer full of furniture because the driver didn't have license to pull something so large. >> push the brake. release. >> reporter: first sergeant jonathan griffin says every trailer must have working lights. >> most commonly you have a trailer that needs a two inch ball. it goes on easy however when you hit a bump the locking device is too big and it pops off. >> reporter: you must have safety chains to keep the trailer connected even if it pops off the hitch and a pin to lock the hitch in place. that is what was missing from the trailer. >> something that costs $1.79. that's it. that's it. tomorrow 8:35 in