durkin took over the program.kin was ultimately firedhe following teath of player jordan mcnair.lo sley and durkin did not work together here at maryland. now, also in the news this morning, university president wallace loh. loh fired coach durkin, going against the recommendation of the board ofregents. loh announced he would retire in june. in a new development, several lawmakers on capitol hill have voiced their support for loh if he should choose to remain as president here at maryland. so that's a new development there. a lot happening on the campus. we are expecting to learn more about the program, the new head coach during that introdhtion, whappens in just a couple hours. back to you. >> all right. gotes high h he can turn that team around. thank you, megan. >> alabama magic coming to la ma. >>> today general motors ceo mary barra is set to testify again on capitol hill. >> she's going to be on the hot seat for the second straight day, talki about gm's plan to cut nearly 15,000 jobs. that could affect work

durkin was fired.ay's press conference is set to start at 11:00. >>> a final farewellpr for ident george h.w. bush is happening today in texas. keep it here on nbc 4 for complete coverage of today's events. a special report anchored by lester holt begins aroundre1:00. >>> t your five-day outlook. cold and cloudy today. cold and sunny tomorrow and saturday. still keeping a close eye on the sunday/monday snowserm chance. th chances are melting a bit. >> just a bit. taking a look here at traffic alert. annapolis road near enterprise road in bowie. etill have this water main break. ane getting by each direction. outer loop before allentown road, slowdowns on the outer loop because of an earlier t.ash. >> all ri thank you, melissa. bundle up out there today. another cold one. >> the "today" sho next. we'll be back in 25 minutes. have a great day ita.k.a. hump day.. because getting past me used to take hard work. sweat. sacrifice. but lately, it's all about fun and games and hugs from strangers... and did me

durkin. durkin was fired months after a play died of an apparent heatstroke. he's worked as an assistant on the terrapins staff two times. hoping he brings that magic back. >> a sliver of what alabama has. >> right? >>> all right. the final quarter of the skins' season probably won't look like anything -- i mean, you reported on this. it's hard boieve what's happened since the beginning of the season. >> the last two weeks alone. a lot of tt has to do with the man taking the. snaps mark sanchez is in the middle of his first full week as the redskins' starting quarterback. he's not alone anymore. the team signed another veteran, some guy named josh johnson. i don't think he's played in like six years. >> i mean,e where are finding these guys? the team has lost two quarterbacks in the las couple weeks. while sanchez knows it's going to be a challenge to lead the team bk to thepostseason, he is thankful forhepportunity. >> you work for something, you pray for something, andllhen it finay happens. you don't care what the circumstances are. you're just happy to gsh

on the main points i think that rush and durkin now are indeed allies in the bringing peace to syria because. if you just forget the lies from the western press russia never wanted just mr assad to stay in power whatever happens around his position is that syrians themselves should elect their government eve syrians want us and it's not the business of the united states it's not the business all over the european union to tell them who their new president should be so in that sense the position of mr charles shrug and the position of the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov they are identical there in fact the same and sergey lavrov at today's meeting in moscow with his turkish colleague says that we want the so-called constituents know can meet here or syrians which comprises both their position members and their representatives of the government we wanted to start working as soon as possible in geneva as for russia's role in syria look russia does not have a russian minority in syria historically syria was never a part of russian empire so we don't want to force anything on syria

on the main points i think that rush and durkin now are indeed allies in the bringing peace to syria because. if you just forget the lies from the western press russia never wanted just mr assad to stay in power whatever happens around his position is that syrians themselves should elect their government eve syrians want us it's not the business of the united states it's not the business all over the european union to tell them who their new president should be so in that sense the position of mr charles struggle and the position of the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov they are identical they're in fact the same and sergey lavrov at today's meeting in moscow with his turkish colleague says that we want their so-called constituents no can meet here or syrians which comprises both their position members and their representatives of the government we wanted to start working as soon as possible in geneva as for russia's role in syria look russia does not have a russian minority in syria historically syria was never a part of russian empire so we don't want to force anything on syri

. >> reporter: allegations of a toxic football culture led to the firing of the head coach dj durkin.llace loh has also announced he will be stepping down soon. today he said locksley's return has given him hope that umd can come back from tragedy. >> im so happy. he almost brought no tears. his humility, his caring for students. we will begin to heal and will begin to regain the confidence of the whole community. >> locksley said he is clear on how to rebuild the football program. be every decision i make with these kids wil made as if they were my own child. that's not anything i take lightly. >> welcome home, head football head coach michael locksley. this will be his third time here. he has served as assistant coach and interim head coach. i spoke wit jordan mcnair's father today. he said he didn't want to talk on camera but that he is in support of locksley coming in ae coach. the family has a lot with the university of maryland. >> thank you. >>> in professional efootball, edskins knew that alex smith's return from that broken leg would not be easy but today we are learning that

return some of the integrity they fe was lost following the jordan mcnair controversy and the dj durkin controversy as well. back to you. >>ng perhaps bome kind of roll, tide magic up this way. >>> the healing power of yoga it f a curriculum at a northern virginia school. >> more on their unique approach to learning. >> i love this. groveton elementary school in alexandria is going beyond the books. in addition to science, and english, math classes, they're doing something no other school in fairfax county is doing to help students relieve stress and improve their mental health, and it appears to be working. >> let gog of everythiting go o. >> reporter: the sme lavender fills t air. >> you're safe with your eyes closed. >> reporter: battery powered candles and white noise create a moment of zen. ♪ krcrisscross, yogaauce ♪ >> inhale and exhale. let go of anything that might be bothering you. >> reporter: once a week students unwind in this calm classroom in alexandria. for 30 mutes of yoga and relaxati relaxation. the goalo block out the distractions and redire negative energy into somet

we spoke with the students who led protests following dj dur n durkin's rein said the maryland terrapins made the right pick. >> oru thing that isal is to have someone who understands what happens so we can properly move forward. given h ties to the university of maryland, i think he does have a good understanding of wh what is here. >> reporter: coming up, we'll take a closer look at advertise coaching resume, including some off-the-field issues he had several years ago. cory smith, news4. >>> we have breaking news at the live desk. i'm scott mcfarlane. usa gymnastics has declared bankruptcy. the troubled organization is facing a mountain of lawsuits in connection with the scandal involving that man, former trainer, larry nassar, who is serving dozens of yea in prison for a child abuse scandal involving the mnasts. also other leadership issues at usa gymnastics have put hem in the crosshairs of legal challenges. now the organization which oversees gymnastics and the olympic games is declaring bankruptcy. s ago. an update soon on your washington app. i'm scott mcfarlane. back t >> scott,

dir kin wi -- durkin will assume those responsibilities a tough year for activision. >> is he a longime insider >> unfortunately, i don't know that i've reached out to the company. i got a little more background on that. if i hear back from them, i'll bring you those headlines. >> any comments? >> i think it's a reason for concern. i don't think you need to jump out and buy the stock. this company does not get enough credit for esports or live services i think this is very interesting, outside of this news >> all right let's turn back to the market. just a few hours left in 2018. time to look forward to the first big hurdle for the markets in 2019, earnings. the fate of the markets is tied, of course, to earnings growth. right now the outlook isn't too bright our own bob posani has more on that from the new york stock exchange >> hi, tyler earnings in 2019, are they going to be up, flat, or down? what happens to markets in 2019 may depend on your outlook for earnings 2019 estimates are coming down slowly but surely from about 10% at the start of this quarter to better than 7% today 1

durkin.ed as a defensir coordinato and has worked on an assistant to the terrapin staff two different times. >>> taking a look at the roads, first a four traffirt. a single lane getting by in ch direction. gaithersburg single lane by a crash there. the beltw slow outeroop approaching georgia and inner loop. 270 slow as well. >>> your forecast is up next. stay with us. >>> good morning. sunrise overful washington this morning. it is seasonably cold. temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s for most areas. it's going to stay cold and the clouds thicken up a bit. mostly cloudy, 45. more sunshine but stay cold for friday and saturday and those winter storm chances sunday and monday are fading but not down to zero yet. >> backup oundle up out there. ♪ >>> 7:30 now thishursday morning, december 6, 2018. let it ring. c ad morning in midtown manhattan. getting you in the spirit a of the christmas tree, a little christmas music, people dressed in their christmas finally. >> there l were a of savannah