closed today and that may be why we have not heard brack from the school system but they did confirm katie nash was let go but they did not elaborate. nash told us she students to know she is not spending her time upset. it would only hurt her. she hopes there is a lesson in there for her students. cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: okay. a reminder. abc7 can give you an alert if your child school closes or delays because of weather. go to wjla.com/text. sign up to have the text alerts sent to your phone. we can't promise they will be spelled correctly but we will try. jonathan: a junior in high school that spelled it that way? i hope she gets her job back. doug: i have made mistakes. jonathan: i still make mistakes. thank god they have auto correct. doug: hurry. alison: why doesn't auto correct get it? doug: the world won't end if you spell snow incorrect. jonathan: you should see how we spell it. doug: this is from idaho and northwet. many changes in the sky. we are not going to see any changes. you see there? it's cloudy all day. late this afternoon, a couple of spots had break in the overcas

earlier this month-- web coordinator katie nash was fired for correcting a student who mispelled the word "tomorrow". the system's guidelines now include a note that social media messages shouldn't be "mocking, disrespectful, rude, mean or dismissive." that phrase wasn't in an earlier copy of the guidelines given to nash. coming up. an expensive fire on the new jersey turnpike. how a tractor trail carrying several cars ended up in flames! plus, the man who stole explicit photos from dozens of celebrities.. learns his fate. but critics say he got off way too light! the details.. coming up. z290ez zi0z y290ey yi0y feeling mild near 60 - super nice for late january - cold front moves through early thursday - temps fall off & winds pick up again - back to winter this weekend today: mostly sunny and mild highs: 55-60 winds: west/southwest 5-10 mph thursday: mostly cloudy to partly sunny, breezy highs: 52-57, feeling chilly with wind winds: west 10-20mph, gusts 30-35 coming up. an amazing rescue-- an amazing rescue-- right in the nick of time. now the man pulled out of a flaming car-- is n

tweet to come off condescending. >> i thought it was good opportunity to engage and connect. >> katie nashever expected 140 character would get her fired. >> >> last friday nash says she was let go from her web services coordinator job with frederick county public schools it all started when a student asked fcps maryland over twitter during last week's wintry weather for school to be closed tomorrow. tomorrow was spelled wrong. nash who respondeded then how would you learn how to spell tomorrow this time including right spelling of the word. >> i didn't think of it in terms of having it be really quirky or awesome response. i was me. >> however her response was not received well by everyone. >> there was a comment on our facebook page concern about cyber shaming and they asked me to take down i think it it was take down anything any engagement i had with any student i removed that day. >> days later without warning fcps fired her she's on the hunt for another job. meanwhile, the student who sent the misspelled twe toy nash on twitter saying "he thought it was funny" and he didn't take it p

katie nash responded to the tweet by saying, but then how would you learn how to spell "tomorrow" with the correct spelling yeah cap the student had no problem with the employersbut nash's did. coming up, why the show will no longer go on for the ringling bros. and barnum & bailey circus. details on how you will see the final act in our area. and check out this video from lakeland, florida, and alligator roaming about. the woman who shot this video of the gator, estimated to be at least 12 feet long. it would take someone awfully brave to get those exact measurements. doug: here is some -- jummy: here's some video coming into our newsroom. abc 7 was there when mike pence visit the -- visited the mlk memorial. he visited the site, shook hands with onlookers, and took some video as well. ringling bros. and barnum & stopy circus will make a from march 31 through april 2. when the show leaves town, it is never coming back. it will close for good in may. >> ring laying brothers and barnum and bailey elephants x an american> institution calling it quits after 146 years. sad, and it we are wa

katie nash was let go from her social media job because of a response to a student misspelling tomorrow. nash responded, how would you learn how to spell tomorrow? >> really saw it as an opportunity to go back and forth in a lighthearted way and correct the students spelling -- student possibly know tomorrow. jonathan: twitter users seem to like her humor. the studen her a note saying that he appreciated her message and what she was trying to do. we will find a what happens tomorrow. alison: even dad is on her side. to the school can bring it back a little bit. robert: i was a horrible speller. jonathan: can you spell hot? robert: to the school can bring it back a little bit. pickiz, the caps, a team. john wall mix a statement. and the caps over the penguins. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: cap siphon penguins, 15 goals title in this game. -- caps on and penguins, 15 goals total in this game. nine goals scored in the second alone. here is all the madness right here. braden holtby was pulled from this. long story short, this goes to

now she i katie nash was let go from the social media job because of the way she responded to a student's tweet about a possible snow day. the staunt spelled "tomorrow" wrong in the tweet. nash responded, "but how would you learn how to spell 'tomorrow'?" the twitter users seem to like her humor creating #katie from fcps. the student's father sent her a note saying he appreciated the message. jonathan: gene cernan has died. he was the last man who walk on the man's surface. after leaving nasa he advocated for the robust space exploration saying he never walk on the moon. he was 82 years old. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- he may have been moments from death. but today he is showing gratitude for those who saved his life. the emotional thank you on the martin luther jr. day. maureen: rain in the forecast but molder temperatures on the way. doug is back with a complete storm watch forecast next. now a look at what is coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> thank you, maureen. tomorrow on "good morning washington" the countdown to the inauguration is on. what kine of

katie nash, the then web services coordinator for frederick county public schools tweeted back. but then, how would you learn how to spell tomorrow? and added a smiley face. the mother of two said the school district fired her because they didn't like her tone. her tweet quickly spread on social media, and she said she is thankful for the support of the community. >> i overwhelmed by the community and their support and their belief in me that my intention was good. and that i was really interested in engaging with our students. >> reporter: the student tweeted back later and said he didn't take her tweet personally and thought it was funny. >>> bay-bay is back outside. at the national zoo. the panda cub was cleared by the zoo's vets to head outdoors today. for weeks, he was kept inside. plates are in place to remove a mass of bamboo blocking his intestines. he is doing well and eating larger amounts of bamboo. gotta chew your food. >> that's a good sign. he's doing well. out and about. and good weather for him today. >> not bad at all for him today. we're in the 40s. a little ch

katie nash jokingly replied but then how would you learn how to spell tomorrow with a smiling face.ool officials said they did not like her tone and fired he her. >> i think i was in a state of sort of like shock and not able to process it all right away. i know my intentions and i've been overwhelmed by the community and their support and their belief in me that my intentions were good. >> and the student later tweetsed he thought it was funny. nash says she has received a lot of support from the community. as we heard hearsay. >> i think they went overboard on that one. >> yeah i mean i had grade school teachers throw erasers at me when i got math questions wrong. that seems harmless. >> good old days. >> yeah. >> up next, something catchy. >> check it out we'll show you a special little bird about to make a big debut in new zealan zealand. >> ohh. >> ohh. >> we'll be right back >> keepers in new zealand are tickled pink about their chick and now it's in incubator and will be a while before zoo keepers know gender and three years before the new chick develops distinctive pink fath

katie nash says she never expected 140 character would get her fired and last friday she was glot from web services coordinator job from frederick county pub little lick schools and it started after a student posted a tweet during last week's weren'try weather asking if school would be closed tomorrow and tomorrow was spelled wrong. nash who runs the twitter page responded saying how would you learn how to spell tomorrow? >> i thought this was opportunities to engage and connect. >> i'm really excited people are so krped about pulleying and cyber shaping i have two kid my was changing as with go and it's important conversation to have. in this instance it was obvious there was no attempt to make this child this student feel bad. so i think it might have been a little over reach. >> the student who sent the misspelled tweet replied to nash on twitter saying he thought 2 was funny and did not take it personally. >> from fox news analyst monica coulee replied as senior director of communications at the national security council and expected to serve on trump administration under national

katie nash, who ran the account, responded, "but then how would you learn how to spell tomorrow?'" she was fired a week later. the school's guidelines now include a note that social media messages shouldn't be quote "mocking, disrespectful, rude, mean or dismissive." a proposed new app sparking controversy. get this, a proposed app is receiving like tinder for adoptions. the app - called "adoptly" gives prospective parents a picture of a child then lets them swipe right or left for the one they want. remind you of anything? tinder and other dating apps like bumble take the same approach. critics say the swipe feature means users are actively rejecting a child. the app was funded on kickstarter last week. its' since been suspended. stormwatch seven tracking winter weather across the midwest. a new storm hitting in the center of the country. right now - that storm os barreling across the plains into the midwest... creating teacherous travel conditions. this as residents are still digging out from another system that dumped heavy snow throughout the northeast. in rochester new york, t

schls her name is katie nash on friday, she was fired after shes sent a tweet to a student correctingg. spell i want to you take a look. loo back on january 5th a student tweeted to frederick countyount public schools asking if school would be closed tomorrow.lo you can see in his tweet therese tomorrow clearly misspelled with as instead of o's there. well nash under the fcps twitter handled tweeted back to him "bu" then how would you learn how to spell tomorrow smiley face.e. obviously that tweet tomorrow ii spelled right. well, this created quite a conversation on social media some going as far as saying whaa she wrote was cyber shaming.. others saying the did you trick went too far and we spoke toar p katie nash this morning who sayy she never meant for her comment to be taken in a condescendingsi way. take a listen .ten >> i think there has to be intent. i think you have to really showy that this person that's tryingg to, you know, shame or bully isi doing it over a pattern of timet and there make someone feel bad and iad ai think if, you know, certainly ii was inn appropriate tha

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tweeted frederick county school is k would be closed but the student misspelled the word tomorrow, so katie nasho run the school's twitter account responded back with this tweet, but then how would you learn to spell tomorrow? well, nash was told not to tweet anymore after that then fired on friday. the woman says she now understands why she was let go and does in the want to be a distraction. >> i know we said playfully, you see the smile. i'm sure she had good intentions. but not received well. it's public shaming at the end of the day. >> it is. >> to a fellow student >> as a fellow horrible speller >> i love you, fitz. let's head over to caitlin who's an excellent speller >> i do have to check, i get her point, i'm not going to lie. i don't know if that was worth being fired over. she's trying to teach t lessons and social media is where we learn these days. thank you guys, looking at nicer weather for today, yesterday was tough. cold rain all afternoon, and that was ice for some spots off towards our north but a warmup is on the way, if you are watching us from one of our northernmost count

katy nash ran the district's twitter account. earlier this month a student tweeted to the account to see if schools would be closed. they misspelled the word tomorrow. nash made a snarky reply typing but then how would you learn how to spell tomorrow? she was fired on friday. afterwards she sent a tweet from her personal account saying wish success for fcps. students deserve the best. don't regret a tweet. she went onto encourage students to do their homework. >> she's >>> embarrassed by the hiring practices in the halls of congress, we're going to report on what some are demanding to make lawmakers more accountable when it comes to diversity in top positions. >>> a winter storm wreaks havoc in the midwest. e these at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. d

katie nash is her name. she ran the school district's social media accounts. she teased a student who misspelled the word to marrmorr a te an online petition to help her get her job back has more than 5,000 signatures. she tells us she appreciates the support, but she doesn't want that job back. >>> the spending plan totals $17 billion and doesn't call for tax hikes or service cuts. k-12 education is fully funded with a record 6.4 blld$6.4 bill. and the governor has budgeted more than $1 billion for mental health and substance abuse services. >>> three days now until the inauguration. we'll go behind the scenes with more on the big event celebrating this moment in history while honoring native american veterans. >>> plus, a local band will be part of the sound track for that historic day on friday. see how creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good

. >> katie nash, social media person said but then how would you learn how to learn how to spell tomorrow and put a smiling face. >> what is wrong with that? >> well, they didn't like that she shamed other students like that. school officials say they didn't approve of her tone the with the kid. she says that she understands the position but she put a smiling face. when you put lol, or a smiling face, it negates bad things thaw might think bit. >> she got fired for that. >> yes. >> she lost her job over that. they didn't like her tone how bye a reprimand. >> is there a smiling face. >> haha. >> but to lose your job. >> she didn't spell tomorrow right. >> yes. >> and the school. >> the school. >> maybe teachers should lose their job because they don't necessity how to spell tomorrow. >> exactly, yeah. >> geese. >> that is stupid. >> i can imagine the backlash on social media. >> let's get that changed. >> there is a petition to get her job back. >> she should have her job back. >> a lot of people think so. >> it sound like she's shaping a child is that what it is. >> maybe. >> embarrassing

katie nash jokingly teased the student and was fired a week later. the new guidelines now say social media messages should not be rocking, disrespectful, rude, mean, or dismissive. >>> u.s. officials say it appears north korea is about to conduct new missile testing in the next few days. north korea's state-run television just missile range test. they have said that the north launched what appeared to be two intermediate missiles on june 22nd. then the crowd went wild. the first of the two was considered a failure. the second reached a high altitude in the direction of japan, before plunging into the sea about 250 miles away. all right. so the next time you noticed, the mattress you're on, kind of feels lumpy. don't get too discouraged yet. a stash of $20 million in cash discovered here recently. >> i guess you just lift it up. check to see what is under there. police found some money hidden inside a matresbox spring after following a man from new york to massachusetts. he was 28, brazilian. and now charged with conspiring to launder all of that mone

katie nash told the post that she was fired after correcting a student's spelling mistake online. nash ran the district's social media account. the student told the paper, he didn't take the message personally. now an online petition has gone up to get nash's job back. but she says she is not interested. >>> developing this morning, students at american university are on alert after two robberies near campus. d.c. police believe three men in a stolen black audi are behind the robberies. the first one happened around 8:00 p.m. on till don street northwest. 15 minutes later the same car was involved in a robbery on scherrier place. less than an hour af the same group tried to rob someone near the square. police tell us one of the suspects in the car had a gun. >>> as we get closer to inauguration day, we're getting some details about the swearing in ceremony. officials say donald trump will be sworn in using his bible and the same bible president lincoln used at his first inauguration. all of this comes as more democratic lawmakers say they plan to skip the event. news4's tracie pot

this is where katie nash's kids go to school and where she volunteers as the p.t.a. president.can keep the job. on january 5 nash responded to a tweet from a student who misspelled "tomorrow." he was pleading for school to be closed with snow in the forecast. she responded from the school system account saying how would you learn to spell form school was was let go with no explanation. now a #freekatie is used as people come to her defense. >> saying you still should study and do your homework and get a good night's rest. >> there was no intent to harm. what is the basis of the termination? cheryl: the schools are closed today and that may be why we have not heard back from the system. but she was let go and they did not elaborate on any details. we hear from more the father of the original tweeter coming up at 50:00. cheryl conner, abc7 news. q: the world series champion chicago cubs visited the white house today. the president tweeted at the team asking if they they expected the invitation. at 5:00, we share a story of a staffer that called out sick in the world series. it ha

katy nash, the then web service coordinator for public schools replied back. >> but then how would you know how to spell tomorrow? just trying to be witty and banter back and forth with the students. >> that tweet cost her, her job. >> i think i was in a state of sort of like shock and not able to process it right away. >> she said the school district told her, they didn't like her tone. >> the school district gets a lot of instant messages, tweets, please close school, please close school from the students. for me, this was just another part of my job and i was remying quickly. >> reporter: quick -- replying quickly. >> quickly, it started trending on social mead media. the mother said she is thank for. >> i did hear about katie being fired and it was totally uncalled for. poor decision on the district's part. >> it is not something to fight or be fired over. >> the district said she uses the wrong tone. >> the student later tweeted, he didn't take nash's tweet personally. and thought it was funny. >> i know my intentions. and i have been really overwhelmed by the community and their

well, they katy nash, who ran the district's twitter account responded, well, then how would you learn how to spell tomorrow. nash thought the tweet was all in fun. the district did not. they fired her on trid. >>> there's an effort under way in prince george's county to make sure people with a criminal past can get their lives back on track. prince george's county bureau chief tracy wilkins tells us why. >> there are a number of minor offenses that people are still walking around with on their criminal records that could be exup exuponed. it can hold people back from getting jobs and moving forward with their lives. the state's attorney says that when she discovered how serious this problem was, she wanted to participate in helping to make it better for people who can have those records cleaned up. >> there must be so many people, especially young people, who are discouraged right now because they have something on their record. it is a minor matter. it may have been dismissed. but maryland does not automatically move those matters from your record. when you apply for jobs, it makes i

katie nash told the post that she was fired after collect correcting a student's spelling online. nash ran the the district's social media account. the student told the paper he didn't take the message personally. now an online petition has gone up to get nash's job back, but she says she's not interested. >>> the penguins eliminated the capitals back in last year's playoffs. now the team that stopped the winning streak. >> this was the wildest, craziest game. it was just an i really thought the caps would pull it out, but the penguins beat the caps 8-7 in overtime. 8-7. they kept scoring goal after goal. caps took the early lead, 3-0. caps are still fist in the division. they came back, they kept scoring goals. i was trying to go to bed and i'm like, are you kidding me? what's going on? >> the last time they gave up this many goals was back in 2006, also to the penguins, almost exactly 1 is years ago. the.caps play the st. louis blues this thursday. >> we're still in first place, go, caps, go. >>> chills, fatigue and body aches, thousands of americans are already feeling flu symp

katie rich who went often do *'s son now suspended. defense secretary-general mattis hit the ground bombing. 31 strikes on isis targets during his first day on the job. captain nashs stuff we want to hear. >> absolutely. this is going through centcom. what will be interesting is not the ongoing military operation, i'll be interested to learn what the changes are to the rules of engagement. of the 31 strikes, 25 very interesting were around in this area, and 22 of the 25 were in raqqa. that sends a strong message. charles: we talked a lot before the election and after about the morale within the military. how do you have think your former colleagues in the military feel right now. >> general mattis did not bring a knife to a gunfight, he brought a grenade. he stated we need a military on the battlefield so the enemy has it longest and worst day when it encounters our force. we need to make sure our adversaries understand what we'll not demonstrate. he demonstrated that today. he made it clear, it's no longer a cocktail party, boys, i'm here to kick some rear end. charles: apparently russia has taken the leads in peace talks with syria. with the trump administratio