dr. hairston has served as superintendent of baltimore county.was the first african american in baltimore county and has the longest tenure, this is his last year and today he joins me with more on his career. thank you for being here. >> delighted to be here. >> let's talk -- let's reflect on the 12 years, what comes to mind as you think about those 12 years in. >> there has been rewarding 12 years, very exciting, more importantly, i think reflecting most superintendents and school systems, with over 100,000 students and a diverse population, rarely survive four or five-years and the fact that i'm one of those rare individuals who have benefited for 12 straight years in one school system, speak volumes to the level of support i received from the community special from our board, more importantly the response from our teachers, we have 17,000 employees in baltimore. again those wonderful children, 10 5,000 students and just fantastic. >> and how did you face some of the challenges? >> the superintendent is one of those jobs where you are -- look

dr. joe hairston, the longest serving school superintendent is set to retire in july after 12 years on theob. the board is hoping to name a successor before he stepped down, possibly as early as april. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> >> a warmer than normal day, feeling like spring once again. the normal is 43 and we beat that by 12 degrees officially. 55 degrees at bwi marshall. the record high, 64. 6 degrees was a record low in 1895. the record amount of snow on this day was back in 1967. cooling off into the 40's in some of the northern and western areas. manchester of 44 degrees, dropping back into the 40's on the eastern shore as well. down to freezing in western maryland, 39 at frostburg. cool air coming out of the north and west and by dawn it will be much chillier. you can see teens and low 20s to the north of us. it sets the stage for tomorrow afternoon's possible snowfall. lows of 27-32 and the winds have turned to the northeast. they will continue driving the front for the south, down into virginia. the second part is the storm wit

dr. joe hairston says it only made sense to offer a free program to others, too.here's a free waiting list to enroll in part because of the sluggish economy. >> so many people, in all walks of life across this country are going back to retraining and developing job skills. the market is becoming more competitive. >> reporter: the program pays for virtually everything. without that kind of financial assistance, price said she never would have even started and wouldn't have her certificate. >> and now i'm at the crossroads of can i do it? can i pay for my classes that i need to pay for? to move on? >> reporter: and that's because the program now offers the chance to earn an associate's degree for graduates. but that will cost. mary, back to you. >> we are pulling for kai. thank you, gigi. the program also offers a track to earn a four-year degree at a maryland university. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. more on the new rules regarding city police being taped by the public. >>> what