johnson. [ no audio ] a high school junior is on the track team, a star football player, and has a 3.5 gpa. but he also has a learning disability and struggles emotionally. at times, he suffers from depression, which made middle school especially difficult. he attended dallas ranch middle and got in trouble for fighting and making threats. how many times did your school call the police on you? [ no audio ] jason received four juvenile citations in middle school, leaving him with a criminal record. he was just 13 at the time? sandra is his mother. [ no audio ] >> how did it change jason? [ no audio ] >> officials at jason's school district didn't respond to our request for comment. the naacp sued that district last year for failing to address civil rights violations against black children. in california, black students with a disability are 4 1/2 times more likely to get arrested in school than a white student with a disability. and 16 times more likely compared to a white student without a disability, according to data we obtained from the department of education. [ no audio ] sand are say

. >> that's the second time we have heard her high school gpa. >> then i got to northwestern and the5. and i was like, i have a 4.1. i'm like, how are you above the 4.0? they have a different scale. >> we should get to "pop start" before we hear her college gpa. >> what did you get in college? >>> let's move on to "pop start." first up, has she or hasn't she had them? that's the question in the beehive? we rounded up some of the funniest fan theories to hold you over. theory number one, beyonce is giving birth to twins to put a stop to your gemini hate once and for all. number two, the supar deliver beyonce's twins. the suspense is on. >>> another day, another epic deejay collaboration to tell you about. the first time the superstar teamed up with rihanna and s santana. people are going wild for it. is it a song of the summer contender. ♪ when i was you >> i like it. >> i guess if it works. >> it makes the song. >> we should note, we can't play a large portion of the video because of -- >> a little june 23rd. >>> and could bruce springsteen coming to broadway? the boss is gearing up

people were not too happy about that but he has a 3.9 gpa and a full right to college. >> moments likeg reunited with the seventh member and their much loved dog bring out the soft side and all of us. >> the broken promise sanctuary in new jersey captured on video the family see in their dog after she was still from the backyard when they lived in long island, new york. the broken promises sanctuary brought in kelly after she was dropped off by someone they knew who found the dog wandering in the woods in salem county, hundreds of miles away from her home the sanctuary believe that kelly was abused or neglected. they were afraid that kelly would not survive. >> when she first came from south jersey she was emaciated, very dehydrated. she was wobbly and limp from be a malnourished. i literally had to pick her up and put her in the car and we rushed. >> they discovered she had cancer in a tumor growing around the i. they pay for her to get radiation what she needed. fortunately she had a microchip which was registered and that is how they were able to find her family. >> when we are in c

because she violated school code of conduct by having premarital stex pro-life group award the 4.0 gpa student with a 16,000 college scholarship at the runkle home after the cer ceremony. >> keep it here we'll be right back introducing the italian collection from subway. head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway. ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. >> suspects and dozens more injured. >

however, many of those schools may look towards those sat and act scores combined with your high-school gpa for financial aid, but there are some lucky students that won't have to submit the sat or act scores for academic admission. >> can you take both tests? >> absolutely. students can take both the sat or the act. and here's the thing -- and this is so important for students to remember -- is that admissions teams at schools large and small will treat the sat and the act exactly the same, so you could submit either of the exams or both. >> is there a limit to how many times you can take either of the exams? >> no, there's no limit to the amount of times that you can take the exam and offer those scores up to college-admission teams, but the truth is that what we've seen at the princeton review is that students tend not to do better after the third administration of the exam, but they tend to do dramatically better between that first exam and that third exam. >> great information. thanks, rob. >> you're welcome. thanks for inviting me. >> whether you plan to take the sat or the act, one t

she has a 4.0 gpa, but christian school said she c gra. >> this isn't the worst thing in the world thatan happen to a family. for us, this has been be an incredible journ aey. >> it wasn't anticipated, but it was special to have something separate. >> an anti-abortion group awarded maddie a $16,000 college scholarship. her baby is due in september. >>> feels like we have a day for everything now. today another one worth noting i guess. a >> national cheese day. >> so from cheddar to brie to mond mozzarella, there is a cheese to pair with just about everything. and we've posted a list on our nbc washington app. our website, as well. just search cheese. >> and we've brought in some wine -- no. that would go well with it, though. >>> anyway, much more ahead on news 4 "today." >> we're continuing to follow the breaking 2k0e678d devel introducing fios gigabit connection. the breaking 2k0e678d devel superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gi

family of a 21-year-old iowa girl who was killed the day after she graduated from college, with a 4.0 gpa. that means solid as. straight across, for those that don't know. thousands of beautiful american lives like sarah's have been stolen for the simple reason that our government has refused to enforce already existing laws. the media, these people, like to talk about separating families. but the families they never talk about are the american families separated forever from the ones they love because we don't protect our borders and uphold the immigration laws of the united states. these families and the victims have been ignored -- totally -- by the media. they have been ignored by the consultants, washington, but these americans were not ignored by me or by you and we know who they are. and they rise to the highest level. they rise to the highest level. i promised those families the deaths of their loved ones have not been in vain. we will take strong and forceful action to fulfill our state sacd duty to protect american lives. every single day, we are finding these gang members, drug

. >>> about ten minutes away, let's see what's coming up with amy live in the gpa studios. >> coming, all eyes on capitol hill this morning for former fbi director james comey's bombshell testimony, what didn't he answer and how will the white house respond to all of that? we're going to tell you who to look out for during the hearing, full team will join us with all of that and we'll have live coverage of comey's testimony right here starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on abc. also ahead first on gam bill cosby's accuser back on the stand desperategrilled for hourr testimony may meaning legal analyst joins us and as your families head outside for summer and it's starting to finally feel like summer, we have new tick alerts for you this morning, how to avoid them and inspect yourself and safely and quickly remove them, dr. jen ashton with all of those important details coming up next right here on gma, matt and tam >> something to do. >> pictures like. >> let's think about sunshine, why don't we? >> eastbound traffic on your left headed towards king of prussia headed from oaks to 23. suns

study found that people who have a erratic bedtime schedules had lower gpa and had more sleepy that wasgular releases ever mel astow anyone the hormone that makes people wantp top sleep. go to bed the same time every night. it ain't going to happen. >> not going to happen. >> i will not be successful and i'll be unhealthy. >> coming up on "fox news morning" lawmakers debate a bill that would punish parents for text their children spend. >> let's look live across the d.c. region. pictures of the capitol building there. cool now. won't be for long. 90s again today. we'll talk weather and traffic on the other side. don't go anywhere. you're watching "fox news morning". narrator: the washington post endorses dr. ralph northam. mr. northam would make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor,

mom also says christina maintains a 4.35 gpa.r daughter, so proud of her daughter. >> she should be. congratulations to you too, mom, you raised her. fantastic. >> that's wisdom martin territory. ? come on, that's not what you told me, you said you were a great student. >> i graduated, thank you, laude. i didn't get to soon will come later. >> we got clouds and showers, i tried, wisdom. here's showers, getting out of here, drier air is less humid. check out the forecast for today. afternoon plan, it's not looking bad. 82 or so by 11:00 a.m. the big deal with today is lower humidity, so by this afternoon, i think we're in good shape. lots of sunshine, temperatures still going to be warm, we'll be mid to upper 80's pretty much across the entire area today. but again, with the lower humidity going to feel comfortable's it's 70 now, it's 64 up in frederick and gaithersburg, westminster is 68 annapolis is 61 and fredericksburg is 69. later on, upper 80's, last day of spring, tomorrow we'll begin start feeling again like to - summertim

she has a 4.0 gpa, but her christian school said she could go to the graduation but was not allowed to walk the stage. family. for us, this has been be an incredible journey. >> it wasn't anticipated, but it was special to have something separate. >> an anti-abortion group awarded maddi a $16,000 college scholarship. her baby is due in september. >>> feels like we have a day for everything now. national doughnut day. and today? >> let's tie it in with national cheese day. >> i love cheese. >> i like velveeta. >> keeping it fancy. >> so from cheddar to brie to mozzarella, there is a cheese to pair with just about everything. and we've posted a list on our nbc washington app. our website, as well. just search cheese. >>> let's give you a live look you're in the clear for some sunday run, maybe a picnic. and we have some rain being tracked on the radar. tom is keeping tabs on on that. >>> and we're staying on top of the latest terror attack in london. the new call for action and what police are uncovering about who is responsible. i need the phone that's where i happen to be... to be the

gpa.a. then i got to northwestern the girl in my suit was like i had a 4 history to hit 25 and they're like i had a 4.1. >> how do you go above the 4. >> they do. >> a different scale. >> i'm not bitter at all. >> what did you get in college. >> don't know. >> okay. let's move on to pop start. first up has she or hasn't she had them? that's the question. while we wait for official word about beyonce and her twins arrival we rounded up some of the funniest fan theories and tweets to hold you over. theory number one beyonce is giving birth to twins to put a stop to your gemini once and for all. the draft live stream spectacle. and as for the tweets it reads the doctors racing against each other to deliver beyonce's twins. racing down the hallway. >> everybody is waiting. the surveillance pence is on. >> another day, another epic d.j. khalid collaboration. this time he teamed up with rihanna. it's called wild thoughts appropriately titles because people are going wild for it. you be the judge

sarah route, a 21-year-old iowa girl who was killed the day after she graduated from college with a 4.0 gpayou know what that means for those of you who don't know? solid a's, number one student. thousands of beautiful lives like sarahs have been stolen for the simple reason that our government has refused to enforce already existing laws. the media, these people, like to talk about separating families, but the families they never talk about are the american families separated forever from the ones they love because we don't protect our borders and uphold the immigration laws of the united states. [cheers and applause] these families, and the victims, have been ignored totally by the media. they were ignored by the consultants. they've been ignored by washington, but these americans were not ignored by me or by you, and we know who they are, and they rise now to the highest level. they rise to the highest level. [applause] >> i promise those families the deaths of their loved ones will not have been in vain, and that we will take strong and forceful action to fulfill our sacred duty to save

i didn't tell my teachers or my school that i should be given an extra gpa. i still strived.i got close to being valedictorian. i almost made but i didn't. it's not just about competition. it's the value of losing and learning and picking yourself up and realize what you did wrong to improve yourself, learn what you did wrong and make your life better. without losing, i'd be nowhere where i am today without improving my life. >> you're so right. anybody that is successful in life can tell you all about the failures. there's more failures than there are successes. people only see the success. so you make a very good point. people need that opportunity to strive, to learn and yes, to fail. so why are we robbing them of that? >> i agree. competition and insentives are great things. whether we have zero valedictorians or two is a big distraction. it's helping people get into the work force without crushing student debt. there could be the next google ceremony that will be ten years behind because of rising college costs instead of contributing to the economy -- >> trish: i'm not

malik: he happens to have the best gpa right now. right now. kimberly: currently, currently, currently. malik: currently. steve: ah, ah, ah. ah, i think we're going to have to battle it out now. i think khalil got you, man. 4.0. i've--all a's.

they have various different gpas. there's a lot of high-achieving kids that end up being trafficked. >> registration starts about 8:00 in the morning at the government center and there's more information in the nbc washington app. just search trafficking. fortunately there have beenom human trafficking. we invite you to check back later this evening if are mofor that. >> thank you, chris. >>> a transgender teenager at the center of a bathroom controversy is getting ready to graduate. >> and meanwhile, there are some develoents in hpm is vo: delivering cleaner, reliable energy... creating jobs for our veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastructure... creating jobs now and for the future. across virginia, we're building an economy that works for everyone and dominion energy is helping power the companies that power our economy. y2

. >> with a great gpa at that. >> i was so impressed by his determination.didn't want special ed classes because he felt he could do it if he studied hard enough. >> look what happened today. he graduated. amber lee in pleasanton tonight. amber, thank you. >>> san francisco's civic center was the place to be for fans in stand-up comedy. this was the view from sky fox earlier this afternoon. there were comedy, music acts on six stages. headliners included kevin hart and sarah silverman. it continues tomorrow and sunday and is causing a few street closures. grove street between larken and polk. police are encouraging people to take public transit. tofrjts a special day behind the gates of san quentin state prison. kids got to visit their fathers for an early father's day. rob roth tells us about one girl who saw her dad for the second time in her life. >> busses rolled into san quentin state prison for a field trip like few others. dozens of children came from all over california to have early father's davis sits with men they don't get to see very much, their

sarah root a 21-year-old iowa girl who was killed the day after she graduated from college with a 4.0 gpa means solid a's, number one student. thousands of usable american lives like sarah's have been stolen for the simple reason that our government has recused to enforce already existing laws the media, these people like to talk about separating families but the families they never talk about earthy american families separated forever from the ones they love because we don't protect their orders and uphold the immigration laws of the united states. [applause] .. to the highest level and we will take strong and forceful action to fulfill our sacred duty to save and protect american lives. [applause] every single day we are finding these gang members, criminals, killers, and we are throwing at them the hell out of our country. we have very strong borders especially with the wall that would never allow them back in. [applause] so we are doing a lot of things. we are very proud of what we've done. justice gorsuch was a big deal. [applause] somebody said when you pick a supreme court judge, y

field the best gpa. i don't really deserve it. but some younger kids do this. by the way, if you feel uncomfortable, you can write it and let somebody else read it. that i couldn't accept. here is the undercover kgb given the valedictory at the united states college in new york city and no one ever noticed this is a little bit odd. in terms of my age, the fact that i went through the program, nobody -- there is something unusual about that type. >> he befriended a young man from hong kong who you taught english to, which is fantastic. he has to come your english, you are a native speaker. >> he was in a political science class sitting next to me and pete underlined a lot of this book. i told him, he listened, you are underlining almost the entire book. he said these are all the words i don't understand. the kid had just come from china and he was learned english while he was in college. so i took them under my wings and i applied what i learned in moscow. i've got a fanatic spoke invaded phonetics exercises together and i helped him learn english and he actuall

sarah ruth, a 21-year-old iowa girl who was killed the day after she graduated from college with a 4.0 gpayou know what that is, for those of you that don't know, that means solid days straight across, a number one student. thousands of beautiful american lives like sarah's have been: for the simple reason that our government has refused to enforce already existing laws. people, like to ,alk about separating families but the families they never talk about are the american families separated forever from the ones they love, because we don't protect our borders and uphold the immigration laws of the united states. [applause] these families and the victims have been ignored, totally, where the media -- by the media. they were ignored by the consultants, they've been ignored by washington. but these americans were not ignored by me, or by you, and we know they are. they rise now to the highest level. they rise to the highest level. families thes deaths of their loved ones will not have been in vain. in we will take strong and forceful action to fulfill our sacred duty to save and protect ameri

salutatorians, take your 3.9 gpa and go home, because ya burnt!s on your success. [ light laughter ] fruit salad! [ alarm ringing ] >> seth: uh-oh! that sound means things are really cooking up, which could mean only one thing. it's time for the blaze: fruit salad edition. hey, apples. if i wanted to keep the doctor away, i'd just vote to pass the new gop healthcare bill. ya blazed! plums! could you be any messier to eat? you release more juice than the jury at the o.j. trial. [ light laughter ] ya blazed! tomatoes! you say, "tomato." i say, "go [ bleep ] yourself. [ laughter ] ya blazed! nectarines! you're just a shaved peach, bro! ya blazed! [ light laughter ] grapefruit. do you like oranges, but wish they were huge and tasted awful? me neither. [ laughter ] ya blazed. honeydew? honey don't. ya blazed. cantaloupe? won't elope. ya blazed. [ laughter ] pineapples! if i wanted something that gave me sores all over my mouth, i'd just date russell brand. [ buzzer ] [ laughter ] oh, no! that buzzer means we've ran out of time. this has been "ya burnt.

not only has 4.0 gpa but also the school's sal udig toreian on thursday and karina is here us with andeeting and my mom called me saying hey the hospital called us all family members need to go to the hospital. so i'm like okay this happened before. like my dad he was always sic sick. i'm like he'll get past it he always z like in january he had a big scare. so, i'm like he'll be okay. so i came in and saw him attached to all life support i started crying. like i was like yelling. >> naturally. >> and i was just staring at him like what's happening he had gone into complete liver failure. he always had liver problems and bunch of medical problems. but yeah he went into complete liver failure. he was basically on life support. and then so we came to the decision that that day that if something were to happen we would not resuscitate him but keep him on life support. next day i went to the hospital again and, doctors said that his number were getting worse he was not getting any better so everybody else came to decision we were going to take him off the life support machine. >> it's all

graduating with a 5.2 gpa and been accepted to stanford >> life i was chaotic out of school.ing i wanted to do was my choice. >> megan plans to go for a english and go into education in order to help low income students like herself >>> a foul ball in atlanta led to something out quite foul. the stray ball caused jeff barnes to spill barbecue sauce on his shirt and he let another fan dip his chicken strip into the mess on his shirt. he went for seconds. the braves organization offered barnes a new shirt. barnes tweeted thanks for the t-shirt. the barbecue was all down my back too. >>> putting into question the ten second rule. yos. it's 4:57. the power ball jack pot. >>> milk is a staple in many homes, there's an alternative. >> ♪ action news. delaware valley's leading program with matt o'donnell and meteorologist david murphy. >>> good evening, it's 5:00 a.m. here's what's happening. >>> jurors in the box trial hear hours of testimony from his curious and could soon be hearing from cosby himself >> new this morning, damages at home in the manayunk section. >> the power ball