i hope jeff moore doesn't sleep another day. a lot of these kids, this was their first college experience. some kids were under privileged. they have come to a school where they were promised a future. >> we have a lot of brilliant minds here. >> in manassas, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> and 9news now tried multiple times to reach jeff moore, the president and ceo of act college, but he has yet to respond. >>> coming up at 7:00, lesli, an ice cream truck slams head on into a school bus in virginia and we'll tell yo what caused this. that's tonight at 7:00, 9news now. >> we'll see you then. coming up next, survey of damage from devastating storms. we're going to take you to texas. anny. >>> enjoy the warmth, lesli. lots of shine today, but we're going to be cool the next couple of days. plus today's high 75 degrees. i have your full forecast coming up after the break. >>> the final report is out on the death of whitney houston. and that report says there was a spoon and a powdery substance that was white found in the singer's h

president jeff moore scouring the internet to learn more about the man at the top they never even metound these pictures on a web page dedicated to an irish pub in moore's basement. the page shows him entertaining friends. moore lives in a gated community in gainsville. a security guard there said he did not want to speak to reporters. donald smith was one of a.c.t.'s program directors until he lost his job yesterday. he has been out looking for a school that might accept the student's credits earned at a.c.t. and says he found one in westwood college. >> they said a.c.t. students can actually do a direct transfer of not just financial aid but also of their credits and they won't lose any credit hours by jumping into their program. >> reporter: a few other now former a.c.t. college staffers have still been coming by the office to provide students with their unofficial transcripts. none of them has heard from jeff moore since before the closing. in manassas, julie carey, news 4. >>> a guilty verdict for a 17-year-old accused of shooting a child in the face last summer in lanham, maryla

all i found was this letter from the president and ceo, jeff moore, who blames the whole thing on the department of education. he says the department refused to release funds after an audit revealed problems at the school. students and staff aren't buying it. >> i would like to see the money trail. i'd like to see where the money went. >> i would ask you to find your conscious, because what you're doing is wrong. a lot of brilliant minds here and this is not right. >> now i've tried to contact jeff moore, the ceo and president of act college. so far, he has not responded. i have also tried contacting the department of education. i was told that i would get some answers by 5:00. i am still waiting to get any sort of response from the department of education and i'm waiting right along with these folks, although they of course, have a whole lot more at stake. back to you. >> they are waiting and hoping for a resolution and soon. kristen, thank you. derek. >> lesli, the forecast about the tornadoes packed winds of 135 miles per hour. those winds flattened homes and tossed trucks around.

college president jeff moore. he concludes his letter by writing, we sincerely regret having to close our doors but are left with no other choice given the circumstances. in manassas, julie carey, news 4. >>> meanwhile the school says it will try to provide information to help students complete their studies. >>> when we come right back on news 4 at 4:00 ryan gosling is a real-life action hero. how the actor saved a woman's life in new york. ♪ ♪ >> and america saved her from going home from "the voice." now maryland's erin willett reveals what we'll hear next from her. >>> crispy chicken three cheeses ♪ >> and the commercial that launched a social media firestorm. we'll tell you why this ad is so controversial and why that's not the reason burger king pulled the reason b[ woman ]g pulled when my asthma symptoms returned my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled

president jeff moore, scouring the internet to learn more about the man at the top they never even met. they found these pictures on a web page dedicated to an irish pub in moore's basement. the page shows him entertaining friends. moore lives in a gated community in gainsville. a security guard there said he did not want to speak to reporters. now, the gentleman you see over on the steps there in the tie is to be the program director here. he, too, lost his job yesterday but today he has been out looking for a new school for the students to transfer to. i'll have more details on that coming up on news 4 at 6:00. reporting live from manassas, i'm julie carey. >>> the high school dropout age in maryland could be changing. the current law states a student can drop out at 16 years old. but today the house of delegates passed a measure that would change the dropout age to 17 by 2015. by 2017 the dropout age would rise to 18 years old. a similar bill has already passed the state senate. the differences between the bills would have to be worked out before the general assembly adjourns on mon

all i found was this letter from the president and ceo, jeff moore, who blames the whole thing on the department of education. he says the department refused to release funds after an audit revealed problems at the school. students and staff aren't buying it. >> i'd like to see the money trail. i'd like to know where the money went. >> i would ask you to find your conscious, sir, because what you're doing is wrong. a ltd. of brilliant minds here and this is not right. >> kristin fisher, 9news now. >> there is still one undecided race. and there could be a recount coming to figure out what won. it is the race between vincent orange and biddle for the at large seat. as of this morning, orange was ahead, but only by 500 votes. >> absolutely i feel like a winner. we are in a great place with a great day for us. we are now up by 543 votes. >> we are a couple hundred votes away on a city wide race from winning. i feel pretty good. >> board of elections will not declare an official winner until april 13 after they count a few thousand absentee ballots. >>> mitt romney right here in washingto

the letter from the president jeff moore blames the u.s. department of education for withholding funds after an audit reveals problems at the school. the student council president doesn't buy the explanation. >> the current explanation we have is just a letter that's been drafted by the president of the college, a man who obviously doesn't care enough to be here to give us the news himself. i am very skeptical about the information he's provided. >> reporter: now, you can see the students with signs asking questions here. in this letter from the college president, jeff moore, not many answers, but he does say, "we sincerely regret having to close our doors to our employees and students, but we have been left no other choice given the circumstances." news4 has placed calls and inquiry to mr. moore, but very can't heard back yet. these students waiting here at the a.c.t. college location, hoping to find more later today about, first of all, what will happen with all their course credits and their financial loan packages, some which total up t

but i learned my economics from george schultz and jeff moore and arthur laffer. and then i would pick up textbooks and read as much as i could. but i had enormous respect for george and do today, and i'm enormously fond of him. >> when you come to the department, how long does it take for your -- before you find yourself thinking and talking about the philadelphia plan? >> well, it was pretty quick. i should set the stage a little bit by saying george had recruited what he thought was a very talented group of assistant secretaries levels. and undersecretary jim hudson. i have to confess that arnie weber and i clashed almost from the beginning. arnie once said to me at a party at george's house that george had recruited an enormously tal talented group of people to run the labor department without regard to politics. just strictly -- until it came to solicitor. then he had to have a republican. it was true that i was the most republican of all the presidential appointees in the labor department, other than george himself and probably more conservative than george

they went to the ceo and the president jeff moore's neighborhood to demand direct answers. >>> in the district now, parents and teachers rallied outside of the wilson building, unhappy about what they call massive school budget cuts and reduced services. and they say it reduces help for the kids, incomes class sizes and makes it harder for school kids to succeed. "the washington post" reported that the budget eliminates funding for special education coordinators and determined which need extra help and deal with legal wrangling. the schools can use discretionary funds to pay the coordinators. >>> just ahead on the news edge, a peaceful weather satellite or a long-range missile? either way, north korea is not backing down following an international opposition. gary. >>> and ata thanks, brian. even though it's breezy and felt cool today, the temperatures were close to 70. but it does look like a cooldown is on the way. we'll have the complete forecast coming up. oh, dave. >>> gary, thank you. your washington capitals are the underdog against the boston browns. you know what that means,

. >> the students and staff say that it will be jeff moore. the president and the ceo of act college. in a letter, two more for the department of education that says that act helped themselves to their students for the financial aid fund without the student's knowledge or the consent. more than 200 -- $260,000 worth. what's worse is when the department of education asked them about it. they falsified the student file documentations thomasing their illegal retentions of the financial aid fund. >> i would like to see the money trail and i would like to know where the money has went. >> this is a second day in a row when i have called e- mailing, even knocking on the doors of the headquarters. so far, no one with the school has responded. in arlington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> now to a heads up for the drivers that will be using highway 355 in frederick county. starting tomorrow at 8:00 in the morning, the maryland state highway administration will close the northbound lanes at dr. perry road. and the crews will be working on the emergency

the protestors went to ceo and president jeff moore's neighborhood to demand direct answers. >>> theye heros on the battlefield, but many female veterans are coming home to scarce resources on the home front. government reports show the number of homeless female veterans has more than doubled in the past decade. fox 5's allison seymour reports. >> because i went to the military straight from high school, i had no education. so i'm uneducated and out of the military, don't have a job. >> reporter: having served in america's army in 2003, fenecia carney came home to america's woes, uneducated, homeless and jobless. a decades of u.s. wars caused millions of military women went to service and critics say the critical resources they need when they get out have not welcomed them home. >> i didn't think about where we were going to live when i got home. i just came back home. >> homelessness doesn't care how old you are, what background you have, what color you are, what your economic status is. it can happen to anyone. >> reporter: the office of the veterans affairs inspector general recent

meeting scheduled today in manassas where students could speak to the school ceo and president, jeff moore. students are accusing the school of changing that location on purpose to lower attendance. the school abruptly closed its doors last week amidst claims of faking student records. >>> 4:37 is our time now. we're chugging along this morning. ahead on "news4 today," offering more than just treats. the off the menu product this ice cream man was selling that landed him behind bars. >>> putting an end to a decades' old mystery. a look at which springfield was the true inspiration for the creator of "the simpsons." >>> as you head out the door, brace yourself for the cold. we'll look at how long the chilly pattern will stick around. ♪ . after nearly 25 years, "the simpsons'" createdor finally vealed the inspiration where the show takes place. it's not springfield, virginia -- sorry, folks. it's springfield, oregon. he told "smithsonian" magazine he was inspired by the show "father knows best" which also took place in springfield. groening said he chose the name because springfield is one o

. >> reporter: that someone is jeff moore, the president and ceo of a.c.t. college. in a letter to moore, the department of education says -- a. c. t. helped itself to its financial aid funds without the students' knowledge or consent. what's worse when the department of education asked them about it. they falsified documentation to mask the illegal retention of the financial aid funds. >> i'd like to see the money trail and know where the money went. >> reporter: this is the second day in a row i've tried calling and e-mailing and even knocking on the door of the head quarters. so far no one has responded. in arlington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> the department of education says it's working to find schools which will accept a. c. t. students and the college credits they've already earned. >>> it is 4:33. here's a look at the other things making news now this morning. amateur video claims to show an intense bombing and it's continuing in syria. even as the united nations renews call rt if the fighting to hop -- calls for the fighting to stop. they will farceuse c

students protested outside the home of college president jeff moore in gainesville. they say there has been no communication about refunds or credit transfers. >>> another sign that facebook is taking over the world. the social networking site bought popular photo-sharing app instagram for $1 billion. allows users to snap quick pictures and apply filters to make the pictures look like the photos were taken years ago. it is the biggest deal ever for a single app. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg says insta gram will still run as an independent company and rival social networks like twitter will still be able to use it. >>> with cell phone theft on the rise, the government working on making using a stolen phone more difficult. major carriers teaming up with the fcc to create a deadbeats of i.d. numbers u-- data base of i.d. numbers unique to each phone. if your phone is stolen, it can be disabled. they want make it as worthless as an empty wallet. >>> fairfax county expected to give the green light to the second phase of the rail project. the board will vote on the $2.7 mi

director jeff moore blamed the department of education for withholding funds. some staff members say they stopped getting paid last month. >> i can't look back and say should da would da could da. i just look for the future. >> can be affected by the inability to get a transcript. >> students are being directed to a.c.t.'s website for access to transcripts. >>> today crews will begin tearing down apartments destroyed by a navy jet crash. the f/a-18 hit the apartments just moments after taking off. three of the apartments are scheduled to be demolished today. the navy is paying movers to help people move out. fire crews are trying to stabilize the scene. >>> virginia is giving those navy jet crash victims more time to file their state taxes. many can't get to their financial records inside their apartments and so governor bob mcdonald said though affected will have an extra 30 days to file and pay their taxes. the federal government has not offered a similar extension. >>> one of the biggest attractions of the cherry blossoms festival happens today. crowds will

a letter from the school's ceo and president jeff moore blamed the department of education for its problemrtment of education denied a.c.t. eeresers fe indication. it accused the school of falsifying records. it's left students without certification credit and teachers without pay. >>> a district resident is dropping a recall effort on major vincent gray. he believes the federal probe into the mayor's campaign activities will ultimately kick gray out of office. because of that funding a recall effort is a poor use of the supporter's money. the group failed to canvass many of the voting sites on tuesday. >>> the former senator says he'll take off four days over easter starting today. santorum is facing increased pressure to drop oust the race. he just lost the wisconsin, d.c., and maryland primaries to mitt romney on tuesday. romney is turning his attention to the general election after going after president obama. >> the president came here yesterday and railed against arguments no one is making and criticized policies no one is proposing. it's one of his favorite strategies, setting up st

a letter from the ceo and president jeff moore blamed the u.s. department of education for its problems. the department of education released a statement saying the federal student aid program denied it because of its agreement. they're working to help students to find schools to complete their terms. the faculty members are considering a class action lawsuit. >>> today all eyes will be on the sky. fighter jets will be flying over the district. it's part of the series of tests that will prepare for a rival. discovery is set to arrive april 17. >>> also today president obama will sign a bill that he says will help small businesses grow. he'll sign the jobs act that stands for jump start our business start-ups. it's designed to help start-ups and small businesses get financing. opponents say it leaves investors vulnerable to get rich quick scams. >> rick santorum is taking time off. he'll take off four days over easter starting today. his aides say he'll use the time to plan a new strategy ahead of the pennsylvania primary. he's expected to campaig

. >> reporter: the students and staff say that it will be jeff moore. the president and ceo of act college. in a letter, two more that the department of education will say that they helped themselves to the student's financial aid fund without the student's knowledge or the consent. >> reporter: this is the second day in a row that i have cared -- called, e-mailed, or even knocked on the doors. so far, no one has responded. in arlington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> they say that they will be working the schools and they will be accepting the students and the college credits if they have already earned. leslie? >>> well, you may need to pay a premium. they say that the car companies, they have rolled back on the big cash back offers. the deals are fewer because of the deep cuts and the productions. the consumer demands and the robust sales of the new cars. all right, your holiday dinner menu is planned with our budget all set. with the prices going up at the grocery store, you'll want to trim the costs. >> reporter: you use your store loyalty cars, but

president jeff moore who news 4 has tried to reach with no avail left a letter on the door blaming the u.s. department of education for withholding funding. mind you this is all happening weeks before many students were expected to graduate and receive their certificates as dental and medical assistants and radiologists. >> if the records get held up in limbo our possibilities of getting jobs, furthering our credentials, moving to other colleges can be affected by the inability to get a transcript. >> reporter: now, what you're seeing up there right now is an fbi agent talking to a few faculty members here. the woman in the black jacket and jeans is actually the director of admissions here at a.c.t., talked to news 4, and told me that president moore is to blame for everything that has happened here at this campus. as a matter of fact, she says they were left without information. roles and choices. the white house is quick to put some distance between president obama and rosen. >>> well, it's friday, folks. we're turning to the weather and the temperatures are heating >> oh, yes indeed

president jeff moore who news 4 has tried to reach with no avail left a letter on the door blaming the u.s. department of education for withholding funding. mind you, this is all happening weeks before many students were expected to graduate and receive their certifications as dental and medical assistants and radiologist. a director of admissions ann conners tells me moore is to blame but has continued coming to the campus to help students retrieve their transcripts. she says faculty stopped getting paid mid march and even then she says it was just half a paycheck. >> right now the only thing i can do is, one, find a job but, two, help students in whatever capacity i can. that's really all i can do right now. i can't look back and say, shoulda, woulda, coulda, i can just look forward. >> reporter: she tells me students here at a.c.t. and all the campuses can start going online to the a.c.t. website to try and get their transcripts from there. we're live in manassas tonight, erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> a teenager listening to music was seriously injured by a freight train in montgomery

students arrived for class to find the doors locked and letter from the school ceo and president jeff mooreming the u.s. department of education for its woes. the letter left more questions than answers. >> where is he? why isn't he here? why isn't he here answering questions? what is he going to do to resolve this? is he going to give us our diplomas, open up somewhere else so we can finish? >> none of the credits count. nothing. wasted time for what? >> reporter: while students say they were blindsided by the shutdown, a faculty member told news 4 he hadn't been paid in two months. many students here are single parents, saddled with thousands of dollars in loans, working for a better life. >> i want to continue my education. i need to finish. i have a plan to follow and just because they mess up, you know, i need to continue. >> reporter: we did get a letter from the department of education answering some of the allegations that a.c.t. college leveraged against them. in a statement, in the letter they say they denied a.c.t.'s recertification to participate in a federal student loan progra

arrived for class only to find the doors locked and a letter from the school ceo and president jeff moore blaming the u.s. department of education for its woes. a letter that left more questions than answers. >> where is he? why isn't he here? why isn't he answering people's questions? what is he going to do to resolve all of this? he going to give us our diplomas? open up somewhere else so we can actually finish? >> none of the credits count. nothing. wasted time for what? >> reporter: while students say they were blindsided by the shutdown, a faculty member told news 4 he hadn't been paid in two months. many students here are single parents, saddled with thousands of dollars in loans. working for a better life. >> i want to continue my education. i need to finish. i have a plan to follow. and just because they mess up, you know, i need to continue. >> that was jane watrel reporting. >>> taking a cab in the district soon could have you digging deeper in your pocket. d.c. taxi cab commissioner ron litton says cabs will start charging $2.16 per mile up from $1.50 per mile right now. the ne

students protested outside the home of college president jeff moore in gainesville. they say there has been no communication about refunds or credit transfers. [ applause ] >>> and with that, a d.c. landmark is now back in business. the howard theater opened again for the first time in more than 30 years thanks to a $29 million upgrade. the likes of duke ellington and ella fitzgerald once graced the stage there. the theater will hold its official opening night thursday with a concert and gala. singer smokey robinson and comedienne wanda sykes are among those scheduled to perform. you can check it out at 620 t street northwest. >>> this morning a maryland man is recovering after spending nine hours stranded in the chilly chesapeake bay. 18-year-old thomas lundval was sailing this weekend had his boat capsized near the severn river. according to "the capitol" newspaper, a freighter spotted him clinging to the hull of the vote. rescuers said he had trouble breathing when they reached him early sunday. his body temperature was about 88 degrees. the water temperature was

his name is jeff moore.he students found out about the closing last tuesday when they found a letter from moore apologizing for the untimely shutdown of the school. the department of education cut off the federal student loan program to that school. this happened after an audit revealed that the school had not paid $262,000 in student loan credit balances. >>> a red flag warning is in effect today for the d.c. metro area. the warnings are issued when there is a heightened risk for rapidly spreading brush fire. fairfax county fire officials say there is heightened risk and it is not just because we haven't had a lot of rain lately. >> with the winds out here, high winds, and everything, the red flag day today, it's going to be very easy for something to catch fire if people are outside with flames and the -- you get that kind of effect, that air effect that will spread flames to structures or anything that can be possibly ignited. >> reporter: doug joins us now with another look at the windy conditions out th

jeff moore blamed the department of education for withholding funds. some staff members say they stopped getting paid last month. >> i can't look back and say should shoulda coulda woulda. >> stuff kg ineffected by the inability to get a transcript. >> they are being sent to the website for access to transcripts. >>> today crew wills start tearing down apartments destroyed by a navy fighter jet crash in virginia beach. the f/a-18 hit the complex last friday moments after taking off by near naval base. luckily no one was killed but the crash destroyed more than two dozen apartments. three of those apartments are scheduled to be demolished today. the navy is paying professional movers who help residents move out. officials are trying to stabilize other units so they're safe enough for residents to go in and gather belongings. meanwhile those effected are getting a break on filing state taxes. many have financial records buried in the rubble so governor bob mcdonald says those affected can have an extra 30 days to file and pay state taxes. the federal gov