signs of support for principal john brewer are everywhere. a stand with brewer facebook page, the rock in front of dominion high painted with a b. on friday, a rally staged at the school. >> everybody wants dr. brewer back. >> reporter: seeing and hearing all that is what inspired this dominion mom to turn to facebook and post a different viewpoint. she calls it children matter most. >> the heart of this whole situation is children, is kids and kids that have been mistreated and families that had been impacted. >> reporter: school district officials say they're barred from speaking about personnel matters but brewers' supporters believe he got in trouble for writing a letter of recommendation on behalf of a former band instructor. parents complained he used inappropriate and sexual language with dominion parents told me they complained to principal brewer about the same thing but were told to take it up with the teacher themselves. >> it started out as just vulgar language, vulgar and derogatory name calling, sexual innuendo, just very inappro

john brewer said he's unable to comment as he's waiting reinstatement. plan their biggest show of support yet on tuesday night here at the school board meeting. in the meantime, they started a legal defense fund to help him fight to keep his job. i'm julie carray, news4. >>> we are in for a major temperature swing. we've got tom kierein tracking how soon temps will be back up 60s. >>> well, snow and sleet are making a mess down south. the millions under emergency dealing with whiteout conditions now. stay with .us y27mly y16fy tracking wintry weather. snow is here and flakes are sticking around. storm team 4 tracking the timing of all this, when t down and how local crews are trying to keep the roads clear. >>> two people dead, one critically burned after this fiery rollover crash. ems was called to the scene just before 3:00 this morning. and the cause is still under investigation. >>> ft. lauderdale's airport back open this morning following yesterday's shooting rampage that killed five people, left eight others wounded. police say they're trying to fi

many of them showing support for dominion high school principal john brewer. he was placed on leave a month ago without an explanation to the community. students took to the podium to ask for their leader back. >> i was back in his office five more times to be suspended. he never gave up faith in me. dr. brewer continues to invest so much in me and my family and assured that not only did i stay in school but i turned my am entire life around. >> i don't know what it would be like to get my diploma and not see dr. brewer. >> it is in our school's best interest to give us back our mentor and pivotal leader. >> other supported a former band teacher accused of usesing inappropriate and sexual language with students. >>> special needs stud ptents h to be carried. >>> an airbag recall expanded. we'll let you know if your car is now included. >>> but first another look outside and at the roads as we >>> you're watching news 4 today. >> portions of i 70 in colorado back open after a avalanche swept through vale pass. it was covered with up to 15 feet of snow. no injur

last night hundreds of students, parents and teachers rallied in support of john brewer. the school district has not publicly said why he was placed on leave but it's believed to be related to a letter of recommendation for a former dominion high band teacher. brian damron left dominion for florida in 2015,after he was to a student at a different high school. he is also accused of making sexual advances toward a student in florida. brewers supporters dont think he knowingly did anything wrong. it is unclear when a final decision will be made about brewer's future. president obama giving his farewell address last night in front of thousands of supporters... but therre was one face missing from the crowd. why the first daughter skipped her dad's big speech, still ahead. but first - here's what's coming up tonight on abc seven. saturday (mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, & rain) - first look at inauguration weather (mid 50s & dry) today: partly sunny. rain possible after 4pm. highs: 49-54 winds: s 5 mph tonight: showers taper off by 9pm. mostly cloudy. patchy, dense fog pos

they wore pins in support of john brewer who was put on leave a month ago without an explanation to the school community. the former student said it was brewer who helped get him on the right track. >> never gave up faith in me. meant so much in myself and my family. in short, not only did i -- turned my entire life around. >> there's a quieter group who believes brewer should go saying he supported a band teacher who used inappropriate and sexual language with students. parents complained to principal brewer in 2013 and '14 and did nothing. >>> at the state capitol in richmond tonight, new proposals to change state law because of a news 4 i-team investigation. >> all to make it more difficult for teachers who have engaged in sexual through the cracks and keep their teaching license. it's a month long investigation by scott mcfarland and our i-team. >> we uncovered four teachers who admitted sexual misconduct with students. the district waited at least six years before revoking licenses. brad norton managed to find another teaching job in maryland. he admitted sexually assaulting anothe

john brewer.he has been there since it opened in 2003 but he recently received a notice of termination and that came after news that a former band instructor resigned after boasting about having relationships with former dominion students. brewer supporters say he is being made the fall guy. and it is wrong. >> he made such a big impact, not only on the school but the community. >> each and every student, every vulnerable student, every stoont looking for a-- student looking for a place has found it because of dr. brewer. >> brewer is appealing and parents raised $20,000 for his legal defense. a school board decision is expected in a few weeks. >>> here is something now for the mother of devante hines, you have got a great kid, just one question: where are you? devante wants

. >> reporter: students chanting in support of their principal, john brewer.e's the only principal dominion high has ever known. brewer developed a reputation and a strong following because of his unique leadership style. for example, going door to door each summer welcoming families knew to the school. >> dr. brewer is like the heart of this school. >> we all want him back because the atmosphere has been completely different without him here. >> reporter: last month brewer was abruptly placed on leave. news4 learned she w eed she was just given a notice of termination. a band instructor was accused of using inappropriate language with students, boasting of having sexual relationships with students back in laudoudou county. he resigned. parents think brew e.er was targeted because he wrote a letter of recommendation back in 2015. a dominion parent has organized this facebook page, stand with brewer. >> we need to as a community acknowledge that some aerrors my have been made along with way. we need to fix this process so these things don't happen again. but un

john brewer has been on leave since early december. the school superintendent has recommended he be fired. they can't explain why because it's a personnel matter. the district acknowledges situations like this can be very difficult for students and parent. >>> a woman locked in the trurng of a car dialled 911 but that call goes dead. an emergency dispatcher's quick thinking may have saved her center got a call from a woman locked in the drunk of a moving car. >> i need you to talk to me so i can get you help. you're what? >> i am inside of a car trunk. >> the only thing we knew, it was a female that was very upset and that she was in the trunk of a car. >> the phone disconnected. they couldn't reach her. telecommunicator decided to text her from a cell phone. >> i picked it up and popped in the number and started texting her. >> she responded. what type of car? red mustang. i don't know what direction. he keeps hitting road strips. he's stopping, i have to go. >> texting was the only way i know that would probably not get her in troubl

. >>> people are asking the school board to bring back john brewered. many showed support for him.e was placed on leave one month ago without an explanation to the community. students took the podium to ask for their principal back. >> i was back in his office five more times to be suspended. he never gave up faith in me. he continues to invest so much in myself and family and insured that not only did i stay in school but i turn my entire life around. >> i don't want to imagine what walking across the stage to receive my diploma would be like without dr. brewered to hand it to me. >> it's in our scol mentor and pivotal leader. >> others say brewered supported a former band teacher accused of usesing inappropriate and sexual language with students. >>> a painting is hanging up despite a congressman taking it down himself. it depingts police officers with pigs with one pointing his gun at a black panther. a congressman from sand yag die county removed it saying it was offensive. for now, it is hanging up again. a student painted it it. supporters say removing it goes against the fir

john brewer. it's believed his support of a former dominion band instructor who got in hot water first in loudoun county and later in florida is the cause for the termination notice. but not everyone at dominion is in the stand with brewer . facebook page to show concern for students who may have been mistreated by the former band instructor. >> i absolutely fear that if there were to be new information that could be brought forward that the current climate is keeping people from feeling like they can come forward and share. >> reporter: i'll take you live to the rally and you'll hear more from parents who fear this whole issue is dividing the community. >>> in a bit of a change to our prime time programming tonight, an all new episode of "this is us" is going to air an hour later at 10:00 tonight because of the presidential address. a new episode of "the wall" will air at 8:00. you can watch president obama's address right here live at 9:00. >>> a murder suspect who shot and killed a police serge

john brewer. >> i want to talk about how the loss of dr. brewer has left a hole in our community that we probably didn't even totally appreciate before he was gone. >> reporter: but there is a quieter group of parents now offering a competing view. gener jen callahan calls her facebook page children matter most. >> the heart of this whole situation is children and kids that have been mistreated and families that had been impacted. >> reporter: school district officials say they're barred from speaking about personnel matters b believe he got in trouble for writing a recommendation on behalf of a former band director. in november he stepped down from his next job at a florida school when parents there complained he used inappropriate and sexual language with students. parents at dominion complained act the sa about the same thing. >> it started out with vulgar language, name calling, sexual innuendo. just very inappropriate type of exchange between a teacher and a student. >> reporter: now callahan and some other parents fear the overwhelmin

many showing support for dominion high school principal john brewer without an expl explanation to the community. >> i was in h times to be suspended. he never gave up faith in me. he continues to invest so am much in myself and my family and assured that not only did i stay in school but i turned my entire life around. >> to receive my diploma would be like without dr. brewer. >> as a majority of our community is saying riltit's in school's best interest to give back our mentor and pivotal leader. >> other people say brewer supported a former band teacher accused of using inappropriate and sexual language. >>> baldwin elementary school will be closed again today. it was closed yesterday after frozen pipes caused a water leak inside the building. in addition there's a broken heating coil. the district says baldwin's family night scheduled for tonight will be rescheduled. >>> right now crews are working to repair broken eight-inch water main in northwes avenue near award circle. problems started around 5:00 yesterday evening. they say it may impact the water service near american univer

. >> john brewer had been the principal at the high school in 2003, when it first opened, until he was abruptly put on leave last month and recently given a notice of termination. >> absolute disbelief that he could have done anything wrong. >> it came after news a former band instructor from florida, resigned after boasting of having relationships with former students at dominion. brewer had written a letter of recommendation from that band director, and parents believe he has been targeted for no reason. >> we can't find anything where he's broken a law. he haunt followed a policy. or he's done anything. >> the parents say dominion, a diverse school with 28% of the kids on free and reduced lunch, need dr. brewer. >> he knows every parents name, kids name. >> that's ha are you positive? >> i'm positive. i've seen it. >> from day 1, brewer has organized a welcome wagon to meet all of the students. >> goes to 400 students' homes. >> every year. without fail. >> why? >> he cares. >> he also puts every student in a clubhouse am a small diverse group of students who get together every sing

john brewer. he has been there since it opened in 2003 but he recently received a notice of termination and that came after news that a former band instructor resigned after boasting about having relationships with former dominion students. brewer supporters say he is being made the fall guy. and it is wrong. >> he made such a big impact, not only on the school but the community. >> each and every student, every vulnerable student, every stoont looking for a-- student looking for a place has found it because of dr. brewer. >> brewer is appealing and parents raised $20,000 for his legal defense. a school board decision is expected in a few weeks. >>> here is something now for the mother of devante hines, you have got a great kid, just one question: where are you? devante wants thanks. back in 1993 devante was a couple of hours old when his mom left him on a door step at a temple hills apartment. there was a note "please take care of my baby. i am momeless and he will die in the streets." devante wa

. >> you mentioned costco a minute ago, walmart is just now announcing john ferner, ceo of sam's club replacing roslynn brewering at the end of the month. ferner is currently the chief merchandising officer at sam's, has been working there since he joined as an hourly store assistant in '93. >> wow. more turnover. i just don't want to see more turnover there. stock's down. doug mcmillan, he's got the mandate waiting for jet.com. but walmart -- let me see that staff kind of -- it's like target. you don't want to see a lot of movement in retail. you want to see they've got the team. like costco, you never see any changes at costco. never. >> right. >> same people. you go to your costco, it's always the same people. when you get the free samples, it's always the same people. >> that's very helpful. right? i mean, i would assume that is very helpful. i know at home depot that was an issue for awhile and they dealt with it and improved a great deal. we've talked a lot about walmart and lack of wages contributing to a turnover in the workforce whereas costco of course pays a lot more with higher -- >> all sorts of

enterprise institute arthur brooks with us ceo former nfl star and ambassador jack brewer with us billionaire investor johnr mcdonald's usa ceo ed renaissancey, host of vaporizer vairn stuart varney will weigh in a big hour zoont miss a moment stay with us we kick off with white house he press secretary josh earnest giving last briefing today blake burman at white house with the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning legality me say welcome to washington, nice to have you and dagen in the our backyard we are starting to see final days of the obama administration, here play out getting yet another example later this afternoon, with the final white house press briefing that, of course, will be led by white house press secretary josh earnest who has been this that role about last 2 1/2 years or so he was the third white house press second in president obama's tenure this issue of the white house press briefing has suddenly come to for in front last few do as with incoming white house secretary sean spicer suggesting this process might be removed from west wing to adjacent building here, they have taken

brewer thank you very much. watch the next couple days. now to a congressman who doesn't want to be any part of this event, skipping out on it, john yarmuth of the fine state of kentucky, democrat among those 68 not attending tomorrow's event. sir, good to have you. >> thank you, neil. good to be here. neil: why aren't you attending? >> governor brewer talked about the respecting the presidency, an in my opinion donald trump has shown by his behavior since he has been president-elect, clearly before the election but even after that he doesn't respect the office. he has denigrated the office. he has trivialized it. neil: what has he denigrated, what has he denigrated and trivialized, what he said? >> if you get up in the middle of the night and tweeting about "vanity fair" and "saturday night live" and arnold schwarzenegger's ratings on celebrity apprentice. you're not showing that you take the office seriously. presidents don't do that. neil: you are not going to this inauguration because of his tweets? >> i'm not going because in his behavior he has shown that he doesn't show proper respect for the presidency. you know, this, i'm not goin

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