one critic said she so not figure out whether a better candidate than joshua starr exited. joshua starr arrived knowing despite a lot of support from teachers, students and parents he could no longer muster the support of a majority on the school board. >> it has been an honor to be your superintendent. >> reporter: it was like an awful neating with neat -- meeting with your boss. >> the board deeply appreciates the work he has done. >> reporter: there was the school board that employs him carrying on about his success. >> he is a thoughtful intelligent leader dedicated to children, committed to social justice and social and emotional learning and we wish him nothing but the best. respect and then announcing it was forcing him to resign. >> the message is not one of quitting, all right? the message i hope would be one don't get into a fight that you know you aren't going to win. >> reporter: at least four board members had issues ranging from his sometime aloof manner, his on again off again support for starting school later and letting children sleep in, his handling of se

a deadline for joshua starr's contract negotiations . kristen wright joins us "life" from montgomery county school headquarters. >> reporter: yes, today is certainly critical in the future of montgomery county schools super superintendent joshua starr. the deadline for his contract was extendeded from yesterday. the school board must decide by march 1 whether to renew starr's four year contract. that agreement expires in june. starr released a memo to the school board dated january 22 detailing his accomplishments during his tenure. he cites improve graduation rates and test scores. he also writes that he has helped narrow the achievement gap between white and minority students. the news 4 iteam obtained a school board memo issued during the 2013/2014 school year. board members expressed concerns about communicating with starr. they have denied requests to comment on whether they plan to keep the superintendent in his position. starr has had some not so bright moments regarding the notification of reports of sexual assault school start t

one of those is joshua starr's contract is up in may. the second is he had till sunday to make the boards aware of his intentions and he did not meet that deadline. starr has been with montgomery county schools since 2011 during a time of massive growth and low income and non-english speaking students. this all at a time when state standards were changing. starr proposed a three-year moratorium on standardized testing and a bigger focus on social and emotional needs of children. graduate rates are up but not everyone is pleased with starr, including several board members who privately have said they do not agree with everything he's been doing. i'm explain what the two big issues are that joshua starr has been criticized for most. in montgomery county, i'm nikki burdine. back to you in the studio. >> nikki, thank you. >>> it's 7 after the hour. someone set fire to the ticket boo at camden yards. >> a -- booth at camden yards. >> and a somewhat comical turn in wisconsin i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is al

from "scandal," joshua malina. "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from gorgon city featuring jennifer hudson. with cleto and the cletones. and now, i won't argue, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. my name is jim, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all you guys for coming. i'm appreciative. hey, i just want you to know, advance warning, if i pass out tonight it's because i'm starving myself to fit into my gown on sunday. the oscars are on sunday. we have a special show after the oscar show i think will be worth staying up late to watch, our 10th annual "after the oscars" special, john travolta will be here, you would see people you would never expect to see on a comedy show. we have a great lineup this year. if you don't think you can stay up that late, make sure to set your dvr. you'll want to watch the whoeg thing all the way through. if you want to set your dvr right now, i will stay still so you can hit pause and do it. you ready? hit the pause button. okay, are we back? all rig

does joshua star want to be renewed? all of these things are unclear at this point, but woe could get some answers later on today. now the deadline for star to let the school board know whether he wants to be renewed went on sunday. but the board did not hear from him. star was also scheduled to appear with a panel to brief the county council on a plan to protect students from child abuse and neglect but he did not participate in that panel. now the school board is expected to meet later on this morning at a closed door session. they're going to be getting some legal advice about star's contract and then we're expecting a vote on whether to keep him. whether to renew star's contract or not. all of that expected later on this morning. five of the eight members of the school board would need to vote yes to keep star on, and it's, only obviously, a story that affects a lot of people. we'll keep on it and let you know what the board decides and what joshua star has to say. reporting live from the school board headquarters. >

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it will be called the humphreys building after joshua humphreys. the new color school a new cafeteria, the cubicles have been redesigned. so unlike the tight corridors of the old floor plan things are more open easier to navigate. there will also be a special area honoring the 12 people who died in the attack. this morning i spoke to a gentleman who work here's says it will be a tough day, but it's good for people to get back into that building. >> i've been walking by it for the last year and a half waiting for it to reopen. and it's got its moments, but i don't know. my emotions have been kind of numbed by the whole situation. >> reporter: 400 employees will return today. hundreds more will return over the next several week. there will be heightened security and also counselors on hand to talk to anyone who is having anxiety about returning to the building. megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> today rmgreg anthony will head to court. the basketball analyst is facing charges for allegedly soliciting a prostitute inside the double tree hotel in northwest was

joshua starr's contract.s questions about transparency after the district delayed telling parents about recent sex assault allegations in middle schools in the county. starr has pushed back touting his accomplishments. >>> we've learned a 38-year-old d.c. man died while trying to change a flat tire on the bw parkway. it happened last night just north of route 197. park police say rick warrick and his fiancee were on the shoulder when they were hit. his fiancee is expected to be okay. >>> and president obama just laid out his budget proposal. he just wrapped up his announcement that the department of homeland security in northwest d.c. the president pro-prosed a $4 trillion budget that includes a pay raise for federal employees and for troops. >>> one of the most talked about moments of every super bowl is, of course the halftime show. this year pop star katy perry took center stage and she did not disappoint. ♪ let me work it ♪ >> let's go! >> that's rapper missy elliott. she was the much talked about surpris

we begin with a breaking these that joshua star is out. the school board and him have reached a settlement. it's been a tough couple months for him. megan mcgrath is live from the school headquarters went down. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. sources with montgomery county school system who are familiar with the negotiations tell chris gordon that joshua starr and the board of education have reached an amicable agreement to part ways. starr and the board chair will be holding a press conference at noon a expected to learn the details of that agreement. they are also expected to take questions from the press. dr. starr was hired in 2011 and a source says he's found it difficult to do his job since media reports surfaced about divided support for him on the cool board. talks of an ongoing for the last several days. a source tells chris gordon that dr. starr will not work through the end of his contract which is june 30th. the board did appear briefly in a public session this it morning. that's the video that you see here. they then adjou

we know they're providing somewhat they call transition assistance to joshua starr. we'll get some more answers. we'll have them for you on the app and coming up on the broadcast this afternoon. andrea, back to you. >> bruce, the superintendent's contract goes through may. will he stay on the job through then or do they want him to leave before that? >> reporter: no, good point. good point, an gray ya. he's -- andrea. he's actually going to be leaving quite soon, on february 16. and on february 17, that's step in and serve until they can find a permanent replacement. >> bruce leshan reporting live from rockville, maryland, where we just learned that superintendent joshua starr will be leaving in just a few weeks from his position as superintendent of montgomery county schools. of course, we'll have more on this on our web and at wusa9 news at 5:00. thank you, bruce. >> reporter: all right. >>> it's nice work if you can get it and even if you lose it. the city paper reports the district spent nearly $2 million in severance pay to government workers last month. much of

sool superintendent joshua starr previously support -- school superintendent joshua starr previously supported the change before doing an about face. for consideration tomorrow the district has drawn up new options that range from no new costs to costing about $6 million. those options include shifting start times for all schools later by 20 minutes or 30 minutes, starting elementary schools first with varying start times in length of day, split the high school day into two start times while making no changes to elementary and middle school times or no changes at all, but if a recent survey by a montgomery county educators union is any indication, teachers will be the hardest sell. the survey shows teachers overwhelmly owe pose the proposed changes, don't -- oppose the propose changes, don't believe they would create changes in health and believe they would create problems with after school responsibilities, jobs, child care. >> this issue, they are well behind. >> reporter: of the proposed bell schedule changes outgoing superintendent joshua starr only recommends the options that wo

joshua loves his model planes. it got interesting when they started test flying some of the things he's built including this which is a rocket powered rubber band glider. >> three, two, one. >> off it goes in the air. watch as it gets -- watch this. awesome. joshua brought this out. can anybody identify this famous plane? anybody recognize it? >> the bomber. >> it's the hercules. >> that's right. it's a masterpiece built out of wood. each wound up by rubber bands. >> watch this. you wind them up let it go. watch it go. >> i got into the flight test channel and found this from just the other day. picked up half a million views. it's the carrier. they have finished it. it works. check this out. while one of them is flying the carrier, they've got this model plane taking off. they've got the red skull escaping. they go to an indoor stadium and get a bunch of other guys with their remote control as well. it's a millennium. check it out. this is so cool. >> yeah. it's got a name and everything. >> literally, this is wha

joshua, good to see you and talk with you again. senator mccain in meetings with king of jordan, the king said it will irradicate this extreme form of terrorism. i thought that was interesting. what kind of ability does jordan have to wage what he is promising here, this relentless war? >> jordan can assist the united states particularly with intelligence but it can participate more. what we're seeing today is a real change in the arab world as it turns against isis. and i believe these are beginning to horrify muslims more generally, but arabs in particular. we saw the way it turned against isis when it killed americans but jordan saw the same thing. now the sentiment the saudis have begun to turn against this sort of jihad. they've declared the jihad in syria is not a jihad and will arrest any saudis who go and join it. this is turning 180 degrees from the additional policies. >> joshua, you don't believe that jordan can lead the effort, but can assist the united states. do you see jordan--i'm trying to understand relentless war.

we've just learned thechools system and the school board that is approved superintendent joshua starr's recommendation. that would move high school and middle school start times 20 minutes later. elementary schools will start 10 minutes later. now, this changingill go into effect in the fall for the next school year. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is gathering reaction from school board members and parents and even students right now. so make sure you look for his report starting on abc 7 news at 4 4:00 and on wjla.com. switching gears, more than 50 alabama state judges refuse to issue licenses to same sex couples. the u.s. supreme court ruled in favor of a lower court ruling striking down the state's ban on gay marriage. but the chief justice of the alabama supreme court ordered judges not to issue the wedding licenses. some people are comparing this escalating legal showdown to battles over desegregation back in the 1960s. >> well i think the definition of the word marriage is not found within the powers designated to the federal government. one man and one man or one woman an

we could know tomorrow if montgomery county public schools superintendent joshua starr will keep his job. today, the board of education and starr resumed discussions about his future with the school district. starr faced a weekend deadline to apply for another four year contract. reports surfaced last week that a majority of the board does not want to give starr a new contract. coming up at 6:00 how the virginia d.m.v. is helping drivers after a computer failure shut down his offices over the weekend. the better business bureau is out with the top scams from last year. see what was at the top of the list and why this scam is widespread this time of the year. also president obama announced his budget plan today. the one issue >> investigators are trying to determine if two fires in anne arundel county are connected. the first fire took place last tuesday night in the 1300 block of rosanna drive. last night, a second fire broke out along the same street. no one was hurt but investigators want to hear from anyone who may have information on the blazes. the virginia d.m.v. is giving driv

joshua mcgee is just 29 years old. he's an amazing composer. so once a year, the last sunday in january, we do a concert and it's in tribute to african-american composers and it's done at the east side college prep tore school. if people are interested, they can go to our website and also contract us because we can put you in our database and let you know whenever our concerts take place. >> everyone should know those names. chris, you spoke about teaching our youth about our black history and these are some of the things that you guys are working on in the oakland unified school district. >> that's right, that's right. i want to acknowledge actually one elder who i wouldn't be here doing the work i'm doing if it wasn't for the work that he has started in oakland really since the '60s, oscar rice who's been a staunch advocate for the education of all african-american children in particular, so i just want to acknowledge him and his work. we are actually going to be incorporating his life story and contributions. he was the first contractor when

joshua star could be decided tomorrow. this is clips >>> they say bobbi kristina brown is fighting for her life the only child of bobby and whitney houston. she was found saturday in her home unconscious in the bathtub near atlanta, georgia. police found nothing suspicious her mother the late whitney houston was found also dead in a bathtub in a hotel three years ago. >>> the future of montgomery's county school superintendent passed today. the deadline passed for joshua starr to say whether he plans to renew his job. school officials will meet tomorrow to weigh their options. >> reporter: he was missing in action. dr. joshua starr was scheduled to appear before this panel on protecting children from child abuse and neglect. with his future in doubt, they let others support this issue. >> do you support dr. starr? >> dr. starr has done good things for our school system. there is a large component of people who believe consistency matters in our school system. >> reporter: dr. starr was expected to inform the school board i

joshua starr.row members of the board of education indicated they will break their silence whether or not starr is going to stay on. scott broom is following the situation and joins us live with more. what have you learned? >> big event today, starr was a no show at a county council committee hearing how neglect cases are held which fueled more speculation that the one contract superintendent may be on his way out. dr. joshua starr came to montgomery county schools in 2011 during a time of exploding growth in low income and nonenglish speaking students at the same time state standards were quickly changing. starr proposed a three year moratorium on standardized testing and focused on the social and emotional needs of kids. according to a recent memo on his accomplishments, graduation rates are up and the achievement gap between minority and white students is slowly closing. starr has crossed wires with some members of the board of education, a series of crisis involving sex charges against teachers

now the superintendent joshua starr is out. should kids be vaccinated or not? the measles outbreak sparks a heated debate that's reached capitol hill. and an elderly woman pays a mechanic thousands to fix her truck. one year later, where is the truck? "7 on your side" trouble shooter horace holmes gets some answers. >> up first tonight, the search is on for a new superintendent from montgomery county schools. >> current superintendent joshua starr said today he will leave the job after 3 1/2 years that have been filled with controversy. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis live with how we got here and where he goes from here. kevin? >> well alison and leon today's announcement was by no means a shocker. starr has taken a lot of heat from parents and teachers alike while at the helm of maryland's largest school district and today, like you said he issued his resignation. >> we're moving forward. >> are you not going to tell us why? >> let's just have a couple more questions. let's have a couple more questions. >> tell us why. you don't want to. >> mcps's boar

joshua starr, who was seated here. he signed the agreement, which who provides this he will serve until february 16th and be paid until the end of his contract june 30th. he felt it was too dpiflt to do his job with rumors circulating the board would not offer him a renewal for another four years. the reason reported was that dr. starr failed to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. i asked him if he thought that was the real reason. >> the board and i have been in conversation over the last couple weeks about this. i wish them the best. >> reporter: all new at 5:00 parents of students in the montgomery county public schools react ooh the resignation. >> i think surprise would probably sum it up pretty well. >> chris gordon, news4. >>> now to a raid with an exclusive neighborhood that has million-dollar mansions. >> for the second time in six months police are cracking down on squatters. a convoy of police cars tore into the community in prince george's county this morning. tracee wilkins found

let's cross to joshua, who is standing by with more on this. 16 hours of talks have led to a peace agreement. it does favor russia. what has reaction been like in moscow? >> putin and other officials are satisfied with the terms we saw. they are trying to keep the game face on. not give too much away about what russia is trying to do to get it. whether we look at the likely geography of the new rebel held territories in the amount of territory they have expanded. the fact that the border essentially remains a no man's land, russia will continue to supply rebels with weapons and other necessary supplies to keep the conflict going. the kremlin did not have to give up all that much. he did not have to go back on his tactical priorities. the deal did ask a lot of porsche inc. oh. -- a lot of poroshenko. >> two civilians were killed near lou wants -- its location makes it vital to both sides of the conflict. >> rebels not invited to the talks battled for control of the area in eastern ukraine. kiev has accused pro-russian separatists of the pulling another 50 tanks and rebels claim they have made

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. >> montgomery county public schools superintendent joshua starr is stepping down. he will leave his past february 16. neither starr nor the board of education would say why they would part ways. larry bauer's, the district's chief operating officer, will serve as the interim superintendent. the site of the navy yard shooting opened this week after a renovation. mike could mean shows us how the remodeled building honors those who lost their lives. >> navy yard workers celebrated the reopening of building 197 now known as the humphries building, who designed the nations first warships. it is a fitting symbol of resilience. >> 17 months ago we were knocked down but we did not stay down. we supported the fleet, the navy, and each other. >> after the building ceremonial christening, workers open the new memorial inside, dedicated to the victims of the shooting rampage in 2013 when a former navy reservist used his contractor badge to access the base and through hallways with a sawed-off shotgun. >> human nature says we are not ready to go back. a lot of people are emotio

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. >> joshua if we could look closely at yemen, making the headlines now with the houthis seizing power there. the u.s. state department has condemned this unilateral power, but they are refusing to call it a coup. >> it's a game trying to come up with the yemeni policy is very hard because the houthis, shiites of the north have taken over. they have forced the president to resign t we don't know who is up and who is down how long they are going to last whether the country will stay unified. we are going to follow saudi arabia's lead. they are not going to recognize the power. they believe iran is behind it. they see it as a major threat. we cannot allow ourselvesn something so close to the saudi's. >> okay thank you very much for speaking to us. joshua landis director for the center of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma. . >> nigeria says they have killed 109 boka haram fighters. friday four soldiers and a civilian have also been killed. boko boko haram is in northern nigeria but targeted border towns in camaroon and niger. they are putting together a new joint force to

superintendent joshua starr is resigning today. the team discovered there were concerns about his communication skills. we told you the board of education may have lost confidence in his ability to do the job. the school board has begun looking for his successor. larry bowers will serve as interim superintendent. >>> if you plan to park this morning at dulles international airport, you may want to arrive early. crews plan work in the parking lot from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00. it's in preparation for the silver line stations. and the burst pipe causing problems as well. check ahead before you head to dulles this morning. >>> if you're not off for presidents day, like aaron and me you should know that blue line stations on metro are closed. you cannot like blue line trains between van doren street or king street old town. the system is open right now. it closes at midnight. and trains will be running on a saturday schedule today. >>> as we told you, the frigid temperatures delaying some schools this morning. they're also cancelling some eve

today is superintendent's joshua starr's last day on the job. he is resigning as montgomery county's superintendent of schools. the school board has started looking for starr's successor. larry bowers will serve as interim superintendent. >>> teachers in virginia would see a pay raise. governor terry mcauliffe will introduce $135 million, including a race for teachers and mcauliffe meets with negotiators this week. >>> a groundbreaking decision that could have drones over your neighborhood. the proposal to give them clearance and the restrictions they would have to comply with. >>> the cold is the story right now. but snow will be the topic of discussion over dinner tonight. when you'll see snow in your neighborhood at 6:11. >>> plus why today's bitterly cold weather could force you to change your presidents d ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! >>> 6:09 now. the weather will be the story we're talking about today. windchills make it feel like it is 12 below zero in germanto

. >>> we learn whether joshua star will keep his job. the vote on his contract could be hours away. megan mcgrath live outside the school headquarters with what will happen today. >> reporter: will they renew his contract? does star want a new contract? it's unclear. the deadline for star to tell the school board to renew was on sunday. the board didn't hear from him. star was scheduled to scheduled to brief the panel. he did not attend. he allowed others to answer questions on that topic. the school board will meet today in a closed-door session to get legal advice on the contract. they're expected to vote on his future. and whether or not they will extend his contract or give him a new contract. now five of the eight board members need to vote yes in order for star to stay on. of course a story we'll be continuing to follow throughout the day. reporting live from school board headquarters megan mcgrath. news 4. >>> thank you. it is law to start school after labor day. according freelance star the school board rejected a proposal to start classes before labor day. the trend may be

he tried to pull her at ebony way and joshua street. she ran to a neighbor's house for help. the suspect driving a white sedan. he was wearing a green hoodie knee length shorts and socks. >>> workers back on shifts. union employers reached a agreement. it's caused backlog of trucks at 29 west coast ports. smaller work crews spent the morning at the port of oakland, to clear the backlog that will take up to eight weeks. the agreement must still be approved by the dock workers. >>> there's confusion over new phone-dialing rules. anyone calling from 415 number to another 415 number will have do it differently. abc7's cornell barnard explains. >> reporter: change is not coming easy to dubery. he must dial 1-415 when calling within the same area code. >> i know the first day or two i'll try to dial the same way and get the awful message. >> this requires you call a 1 and 0 with the area code with the 7 digit telephonenumber. >> reporter: many dialing without a 1 first hear that message. it was too confusing for dozens of people who called san francisco's 9-1-1 call center early sa

it's now going to go by the humphreys building named after joshua humphreys who designed the navy's first frigates. there is a new color scheme, new cafeteria, and there is also an area honoring the 12 people who were killed here. the renovation took a year and a half to complete and the vice admiral says it's going to be good to have every back in one central location. >> being in several buildings spread out across washington just makes the teamwork and makes the work harder. and so we've been a little less efficient than we would be if we're all together. so i'm really looking forward to being back in 197 all together. >> reporter: and extra security has been added during the move and there will also be counselors on happened to talk to anyone who is having anxiety about returning to the building. megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> 5:06 now. former nba player greg anthony will head to work. the basketball analyst is facing charges for allegedly solicit being a prostitute inside the double tree hotel in northwest washington. according to police report anthony used a computer to find a prostitut

let's talk now to joshua walker the former u.s. state joining us live from washington d.c., so official confirmation preserving the the government, the pilot being held has been killed, pruittly killed we understand, let me ask you how will this effect alliances and partnerships? the u.s. led coalition, this is the first tile we have seen something like this. >> you are right thises the first time we have seen anything this horrific. the idea of burning somebody alive takes it to a whole another level and i think as president obama indicated the strong hope from the u.s. side is that this really shows the barbaric nature of the threat, and will hold the coalition together of course, there's dangers here, that this could further weaken the coalition that maybe thear rain partners will become less willing to take on isil. i am hopeful and i think many will look at this as a sign that this is a sign of weakness this is nothing in terms of strength to burn an independent man in this way p it is just beyond the pale. >> as you are talki

we have a problem in white marsh township, joshua road is closed between extent ton avenue and flower town road. it began last night and it's going to last a while through the end of april. they are doing sewer replacement. use flourtown road. overnight construction in bensalem, blocking the right lane. the burlington bristol bridge is going up right now. stick to the turnpike connector instead. 168 northbound at 130, 168 southbound, in the overnight hours you have the construction crews out there. >> a strange he ending to a would be bank robbing. the suspect hand the teller a note at the bank and warned the teller not to notify the police. he waited for the police to get there, he is currently in the johnson county jail booked on a robbery charge. >> kevin hart is preparing for his biggest tour ever. else in town with the eagles. he plans to be the first comedian to give a performance at the nfl stadium. he talks about his date at the linc on august 30th. >> i saw your emotions when you finished playing out at the garden, have you envisioned when it feels like for you to come home.

joshua brown walked into a school picked up a 7-year-old girl and tried to walk away with him, the boy started shouting that brown was a stranger and he dropped the boy and ran out and was found hiding in a nearby backyard. >>> state troopers in new hampshire are findingedinge ing people that do not clear the snow off their car. the driver was forced to wipe it off before he was allowed to keep going. >>> hollywood boulevard is bustling with just two days left until the 87th annual oscars the focus now is on the finishing touches including painting and polish of these giant statues we'll find out how the real statues are handed out in our next half our as alicia vitarelli looks at the voting process in l.a. and alicia vitarelli is in holland wood preparing to catch the glitz and glamour and she will keep us posted throughout the weekend right here on 6 abc. >>> there is mr. to come on "action news" at noon, including some local high school sweethearts that just celebrated 72 years of marriage and the woman that turned her business idea into cash flow, how she is raking in $72,000 a mon

speeds for the most part looking good, white marsh township, montgomery county, we have a closure joshua road near stenton avenue. it's closed now. this is weeknights and lasts until april 20th. >> philadelphia police have stepped up their search for a group of teens who have been carrying out a string of robberies in the city's spring edwarden section. one attack involved a woman at 19th and north street yesterday. the teen mailed the woman and put her in a head lock and robbed her. five other holdups have happened in the neighborhood in the past three weeks. >>> a highly regarded public hiel on the -- high school on the main line is copying with an ugly incident. >> reporter: school district officials say the discovery was made in the bathroom. the pickable and graphic message red kill all the ns. students and teacher were spliedz surprised someone who write that because the school is very diverse. >> we have a lot of great people but for this to happen, i know i expect this bad people, but i didn't expect it this situation to go as far. >> reporter: high school principal sent e-mail s

joshua starr is leaving after three and a half years effective february 16. his tenure caused some controversy, but the exact reason for his resignation was not clear. >> concerns about education through maryland with the release of governor larry hogan's budget proposal. montgomery county will receive about $25 million less than expected. prince george's county gets nearly $38 million less, and the teachers union says it is concerned about this. governor hogan says it actually increases spending, too, and he will make his first date of the state address tomorrow at noon. stay with abc 7 for how this will impact you. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser and expensive price tag on her inauguration festivities spending about $1 million on the celebration. that is about $400,000 more than her predecessor. bowser's inauguration was the most expensive in the district. >> a cruise cut short by sickness passengers forced to return to baltimore early. >> plus, dodging the blame for lance armstrong. >> and we continue to follow breaking news from new york where several people

board of education stonewalled reporters refusing to say why it's cutting ties with superintendent joshua starr. >> great and wonderful relationship, why is he leaving? >> starr who has received mixed reviews needed at least five votes to stay. the numbers were not in his favor. >> there are eight individuals on the board. they're with eight different thoughts, opinions. >> the message is not one of quitting. right? the message, i hope will be one that don't get into a fight that you know you're not going to win. >> we knew this was coming for a few weeks. >> the president of montgomery teachers union say starr led mcps during tough times. >> these are days when it's difficult to be a public educator because of the testing who demands interns evaluation. >> dr. starr? dr. starr, can i ask you another question sir? >> despite dozens of questions, the most important one remains, why? >> it is a personnel matter. >> no it's not a personnel matter. you're selecting a public official. why is that a personal matter? >> board made the decision much that's all there is to say. >> and so the board

superintendent joshua starr is resigning this month. just moments ago we learned who will be filling in as interim superintendent for the remainder of the school year. chris gordon is in rockville now with details on why the school board felt it was time for a change. chris? >> reporter: well jim, that's a good question. and this school board really did not have a clear answer and reporters asked again and again why is dr. starr leaving. as for the outgoing school superintendent he says his resignation today should have no effect on the 154,000 students in montgomery county public schools. >> i'd like to think that our kids think about the superintendent beyond anything other than snow days. >> reporter: it ends on friendly terms. the board of education accepted the resignation of dr. joshua starr as of february 16th and agrees to pay him through the end of his contract which is june 30th. >> we will make sure that we continue to the work that dr. starr and his staff and the staff that on goes in our schools. >> reporter: so why did the

it could be tuesday before we know the professional fate of joshua stark. the board of education said that it and stark are discussing his future with the district. he had a midnight deadline to apply for another four-year contract. he liked support from the board for a new term. the board has until march to make its decision. there were super bowl parties around the country and millions watched as a last-minute interception by the patriots help them get a victory over the seahawks. one party and marilyn took on special meaning. it was for critically ill children being treated at the national institutes of health. jay korff is live in bethesda with the story. >> this can really be a terrifying time in these children's lives. when they come to the children's unit at nih, they have created a home away from home for these families. tonight, they took time away from their treatment. there is a feeling of a party to celebrate the national up session with pro football. but this event is like no other super bowl bash you have been to. sunday night, the children's

joshua star announced late this week that he is parting ways with the school system. larry bowers has been named interim superintendent. the school board still isn't saying why star is leaving but star said the board wanted to go in a completely different direction. meanwhile there is encouraging news for the future of thousands of young men and women in a neighboring county. prince georges county is reporting the highest graduation rate for students. more than 76% last year. that's more than a 2% increase over the previous year. and the dropout rate fell by nearly two points. prince georges county found out what's driving the success. >> reporter: looking back renee smith knows how she lost her way in school. her grade point average dropped after a disconnect with her teacher. now a senior with a 3.5 average she's planning for college. >> i feel like i could do better. >> reporter: renee is one of many students here at central high benefitting from improved faculty training. stronger student accountability resulting in an 8% increase of graduates. the highest of any

so i came up with the idea of joshua's foundation. >> are you guys ready?it as long as you're able to pick something up come out and help us make a difference. >> it feels really good to be here. >> since i started, i have given out over 650,000 pounds of food to over 30,000 individuals. >> we're going to do one tuna. >> one tuna? >> one tuna. we need enough for everybody. >> right now we have over 1,200 youth volunteers. >> perfect. >> thank you. >> i'm grateful to know it's still young people that cares for other people. >> it's very important to develop connections and relationships with these people that we're helping. >> god bless you, you know. god bless you and thank you. >> if you want to make a difference i have three pieces of advice for you. one, use your passion and purpose in life to help make a change in the community. two, get your friends to help. >> one, two, three! >> and three, never give up. ♪ >> nominations for 2015 heroes is open right now, go to cnn heroes.com. thanks for watching. see you back here tomorrow night. time to get off the

joshua sutter was later pronounced dead at the hospital. medina's girlfriend apparently saw the whole thing but it's unclear what she told police. after interviewing medina investigators booked him on murder charges and is being held on $1 million bond. his agent says the allegations are very hard to believe, issuing a statement, saying, quote, he's been my friend and client for 12 years and he's a great guy, he's great to his dog, he's great to people, he's a really super person. we don't know if police have responded to that home before this incident but we could not find any criminal history for ricardo medina. his first court appearance is tomorrow. >> trace, thank you very much. >>> the leader of isis sends out a most unusual message a warning about phony social media accounts spreading false messages. >>> plus, president obama's foreign policy coming under fire from members of his own party. >>> and an update on deflategate, why robert craft may be getting that apology he demanded. major: here's our new trainer ensure active heart hea

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and joshua dubois, michael ware.pstadt joins us and joy reid is still with us here in new york. josh dubois, in the new york times on saturday, in an article, in an effort to clear up the reaction to this, eric schultz said what i think the president was trying do say is over the course of human history, there are times when extremists pervert their own religion to justify violence. and josh, i think the president had said that, there wouldn't be any controversy. >> well, lawrence, with due respect, there's a controversy because the right set the trap and a lot of folks, including progressives took the bait. the president was making a clear point. he said in a continuum of historical events, people have misused religion. he pointed to the crusades, then he pointed to slavery and jim crow as well. and now he's saying we can't lay the evil deeds of isis at the feet of islam. what happened is that the right jumped on that and set the trap. and unfortunately, a lot of folks responded to that. but now today we see people

joshua starr and then voted to accept a mutual agreement terminating his tenure as montgomery county school superintendent. >> it's unanimous. >> reporter: dr. starr's resignation is e if i can tifffective as of february 16th but he'll be paid through the end of his contract which expires june 30th. >> we're going to be changing quarterbacks. you know we've had a great relationship. >> reporter: dr. starr lost the support of the eight-member board of education with four members reportedly feeling he had not closed the achievement gap between white and minority students and were not going to offer him a contract renewal. reporters asked starr why he's leaving in two weeks rather than at the end of the school semester. >> the message is not one of quitting all right, the message i hope would be one that don't get into a fight you know you're not going to win, right. and when the board made it clear that it wanted to go a different direction, i'm not going to fight that. why would i, right? they have the right to do that. >> reporter: tanya hutchens has one child in public school curren