kevin maxwell. >>> the travel ban is back. but not without another legal challenge. good evening, i'm jim handly. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a new limited version of president trump's order restricting travel to the u.s. took effect at 8:00 tonight. minutes before that, hawaii filed a legal challenge to the new rules. those rules stop people from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, and yemen from getting visas to the u.s. unless they have a bona fide relationship with a relative, school, or business here. >> it's the definition of close relative that hawaii's attorney general is challenging tonight. news4's jackie bensen has more from >> reporter: what we did not see here, jim, are the protests that we saw after the administration's first attempt at a travel ban. tension and uncertainty crackled in the air in the international arrivals area of dulles airport. people were just aware that parts of the travel ban had gone into effect. but there was nothing like the uproar there was in january, when people

kevin maxwell denied any wrongdoing. the false allegations about our graduation rates strike at everything that prince george's county schools stand for, past, present and future. allegations denigrate why teachers teach and why principals lead. they are a personal attack on every teacher , counselor, administrator and employee in this system. >> in the crowd people who stand on both sides of this issue proven or not. it is a fact that some parents know that their children didn't attend school, but maybe 630 days out of 180. so how did they graduate? explain the passing grade without enough attending days. a greump principals stood together to speak out against the fraud claims. as an education l al professional shouldn't we want to set the bar for graduation within the grasp of our students? but now when we are finally gaining momentum when we are finally seeing the fruits of our labor some want to question or cast doubt on our students' accomplishments. more people here wanted to speak, but comment was denied by the ma

. >> reporter: ceo kevin maxwell continues to refuse request for an interview. he's called this politically motivated. the governor says, as far as he's concerned this has nothing to do with politics. but insuring that students in prince george's county had the opportunity for a great education. in >>> on thursday morning. that comes after the supreme court partly reinstated the controversy 90-day band this morning, college students workers recruited or blood relatives. the court agreed two hear full arguments in the band in october. >>> the senate republican healthcare bill is hitting a hurdle. it estimated it would leave 22 million americans insured in 2026 than president obama's current healthcare law only slightly better than 23 million

they're asking the county to wait to renew ceo kevin maxwell's contract until the investigation into possible grade tampering is over. whistle blowers say teachers were pressured to change grades in order to boost graduation rates. in a letter to richard baker, the naacp says maxwell's new contract was based, in part, on his success np proving graduation rates. they wanted grates put on hold until the investigation is complete. >>> wildfires raging across the country working feverishly to keep people and property out of it's torched more than a dozen home. the governor saying -- this video here, california where firefighters have been able to get a handle on a fast-moving blaze on camp pendleton. ravaged some 300 acres of brush. these images are quite possibly the most dangerous ones.

kevin maxwell and he so interview requests. "fox5" will be at the state board of education meeting and continue to lead the way on coverage of the story. >> stage for bill cosby next trial shifts to california a hearing scheduled in santa monica to set a trial date in a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a teen at the playboy mansion more than 40 years ago. judy huff accuses cosby of forcing thor perform a sext act around 74 when she was 15 years old. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser willing doing something that we'll report on later the words just didn't appear but the weather could not wait. >> it's too good we cannot wait and we'll get to it. yesterday was just fantastic. we have now been able to string together low humidity. perfection and rare for late june. let's go it again today, 68 to

but kevin maxwell said politics lie at the root of these investigations. xwell denied any systematic effort to falsely improve the graduation rate. >> i want our students to do well. i want them to know that they're actually doing well. >> reporter: and politics was at play today, as state senator c anthony mews

kevin maxwell. voted to begin an investigation into the allegations. >> melanie alnwick live in upper marlboro this morning with more details. good morning, mel. >> reporter: good morning and that also comes after school ceo dr. kevin maxwell was reappointed for a second term by county executive rushern baker. that happened back in march and that also made dr. kevin maxwell the superintendent -- the only one to reach term in more than 25 years. the county school board at the time applauded the reappointment of dr. maxwell saying continued growth of the school system is best served with him at the helm. now after those allegations of grade fixing and records manipulation the prince george's county naacp wants to put ahold on the second term. its members are asking county executive baker to call dr. maxwell the interim ceo until the state investigation is completed. in the letter naacp president robert ross says dr. maxwell doesn't have the confidence of the community parents or students and that the

kevin maxwell declined request for interview and provided statement denying allegations. should be interesting to watch. we'll have the full investigation tonight at 10 10:00. >> youtube cracking down on terror content make owing fen receive videos partner to find what the social media giant is doing to restrict amount of extremist content on the site. >> and later fox follow up on the death of be loved "star wars" actress carriie fisher >> a member of president tr trump's legal team denies the president is under federal investigation in the ongoing case the attorney made mistake of appearing on several sunday morning talk shows. >> and supreme court monday struck down reports of the trademark rule and it's expected to help washington redskins and legal fight of the teeth name. >> actress carrie had coc cocaine, heroin and he can tasy in her system when she became hill on a flight last year. she died four days later. >> and lincoln memorial reflecting pool reopened after a thorough leapingen pool was drained and treated for par site in the water blamed for killing 80 duck

kevin maxwell to a second term and he's the first superintendent in more than 25 years in prince george'ssecond term or to accept a second term. the county school board applauded the reappointment saying continued growth of the school system is beth served with dr. maxwell at the helm. after allegations of grade fixing and records manipulation at prince george's county naacp wants to put ahold on dr. maxwell's second term. its members are asking county executive baker to call dr. maxwell the until the investigation is complete. robert ross says dr. maxwell does not have the confidence of the community parents or students and adds that the problem would be made worse by continued tolerance in their words of dr. maxwell's conduct. now, dr. maxwell did speak to fox5 for the first time since four board members brought their complaint to the governor. he said basically bring on the investigation. they will not find anything and again, strongly denying the allegations. want to let you know that dr. maxwell's contract is up for renewal so the -- basically the documents, right, those are up for r

kevin maxwell, school ceo of prince george's county public schools finally addressed those allegations on camera tonight and was passionate in his defense of the school district. >> reporter: parents and union members walked in to the school board meeting sing we shall overcome, their frustration over multiple alleged missteps was hard to miss. >> this administration is quick to deny versus investigate allegations that are brought forth. >> reporter: during the meeting the graduation rate controversy took center stage. that some parents know that their children didn't attend school but maybe 60 days out of 180. so how did they graduate? >> reporter: but dr. kevin maxwell was quick to respond. >> there's been no systemic effort ordered by me or others acting on my behalf. to promote students in order to inflate graduation rate. all of our efforts are focused on providing students with multiple pathways to success. >> reporter: he was not alone in that defense either. >> high school principals are extremely offended about the allegations and hurtful accusations that we pressure teachers

tonight shern baker spent moments in his run for governor defending the school district's ceo kevin maxwell. the naacp of prince george's county called on baker to put maxwell's contract on hold while reports allegedly widespread grade fraud are investigated. the investigation came on the heels of a fox5 investigative report where teachers and parents were interviewed making the alarming assertions. baker doesn't believe the grades were changed in order for what they're alleg ing to happen that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate in this. and baker tells believe that is what happened and there's no doubt, though, that this will be a recurring and continually topic in this gubinatorial race. we do know that the folks came here tonight donated between 25 and $1,000 to attend this first campaign event for raised tonight shern baker. >> the summer heat prompts people to flock to pools and rivers and lakes just to keep cool but recent reports about dry descrowng have plenty of parents concerned. local doctor s say the concern may be unnecessary. fox5's lauren demarco is her

kevin maxwell announced all schools would be tested. the first time since 2009.axwell has refused to speak to the item on camera. i just got my hands on the latest lead testing results, which you won't see on the district website. so far 17 of 29 schools tested above the district recommended guideline of ten parts per billion, including jesse b. mason regional school, which has lead levels as high as 243 parts per billion. >> i am outraged honestly. i think it's despicable. >> school board member ed bureau says it's time for drastic measures. >> i believe we should shut off every fountain in the school district and have them opt in. once they are tested and we know they are safe, then turn them on. >> i put the test results on wjla.com. just look for my story. the district just said test results mirror what we expected. students are not been exposed to water with high levels of lead. high levels. scott taylor, abc7 news. alison: thank you. update to the pedestrian tunnel in pentagon city. we told you in march renovations were finished in the tunnel at the interse

kevin maxwell he was here along with staff and members, as we've been reporting new student safety policies were put in place to address cases of child abuse by school staff meant to better protect kids. some employees say it's gone overbore. we're innocent people and if people are being pulled out of schools unnecessarily. what we heard is that the vast majority of the more than 800 cases reported to child protection services have been screened out. meaning they have not risen to the level of an investigation. it's been more minor inappropriate behavior. the plan for this summer is to make sure that school employees are fully aware both of expectations ands. appraisals will be doing training to do their own investigation to be more selective about how they involve cps. he hopes to see these allegations handled more appropriately and more quickly. >> i'm confident that new strategies are applied we'll see significantly better result, and sensible people on administrative leave for less amount of time. and hopefully, if not not necessarily less reporting, but again, we talked about the fact

the ceo of prince george's county schools kevin maxwell has also denied allegations but says he wants new investigation. >>> an update now to a story that had a lot of you fired up on nbc washington facebook page. many of you reacting to this picture of a group of black teens in handcuffs for water bottles on the national mall. they didn't have a license to do that. >> park police officers eventually let the teens go with a warning. after the incident, "the washington post" says one of the teens received a call from a job training program that focuses on tech support. two of the teens are now working with that program for the summer. >>> 6:52. get you up to speed on first 4 traffic. >> here is melissa mollet. good morning. >> breaking news on the rails. take a look again. this amtrak problem really widespread for everybody in this area. trains cannot run between d.c. and philadelphia as of now. expecting an update here in the next 15 minutes or so. brunswick, no problems. camden line service only to and from greenbelt. penn line to new carrollton at this point this morning. as far as

kevin maxwell spoke publicly about aemss of great changes and fraud to boost graduation rate so. they is still refusing to talk us to one-on-one. lindsay watt was first to report on allegations of fraud made by four board members. live in upper marboro with the latest, lindsay. >> the board meeting is just now finishing up. dr. maxwell is refusing to come talk to us. we have made it clear we are ready and waiting for him to apps our questions. and the allegations here have divided countsy leaders and school employees with some begging the state to come in and investigate this and others denying that there's any possibility of fraud. >>> educate and graduate, educate then graduate. >> a rally before the school board meeting included teachers. activists and parents. >> my daughter graduated with a 3.7 sitting on distinguished row and had to take remedial classes for a year. there's something wrong with this picture. >> these are supporters. the four board members that contacted the state aling that widespread corruption allowed hundreds of students to graduate without meeting state

kevin maxwell. we've been requesting an interview with him since last week. govern ofer larry hoag oon is out of the country now but we are asking to talk to him when he's back. here's state senator anthony meus with more on what he wants to see happen. we have to begin to say we're going to bring people in even if we have to go as far as the justice department because education is a civil right and if we have to go to the justice department to say we're going to educate our children we're not simply going to push them through. if you're in the making it we're going to hold you back. >> also today a group of high school principals came out with their own letters saying ak accusations of fraud are insult ing to professionals who have dedicated themselves to educating students and their success. there is a public school board meeting in prince george's county on thursday. lindsay watts, fox5 loca >> developing tonight there is new reaction from the familiar live a muslim teenager murdered in fairfax county. seventeen year old nabra hassan in's family held a pre

chief, kevin maxwell, says the allegations are false. covering metro now. ride is going to cost you a little bit more. fair and schedule changes are in effect. most bus and rail fares are now $.10-$.20 more effective -- more expensive. some routes have been a laminated. the rail system still opens at 5:00 a.m. over,at safetrack is rush-hour parking restrictions will be enforced again starting this morning. rush-hour is from 7:00 a.m.-930 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. will become the first place in the nation to offer a gender neutral drivers license. in the state of oregon will make the same month. we will be watching today to see if the nonpartisan congressional budget office releases analysis of the gop's latest bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. us, cboe rulli tells numbers could make or break what is already an incredibly close vote among republicans. >> the clock is ticking on health care. despite it looking like an uphill battle in the senate, president trump was cautiously optimistic on foxnews and blames democrats for blocking t

prince george's county school ceo kevin maxwell speaking to fox5 in depth for the first time since weof claims of great fixing to boost graduation rates. >> the exclusive interview comes as the maryland state board of education has approved the hiring of outside investigators to look into the claims. annie yu joins us live with the latest now. god morning. >> good morning allison and steve. there have been developments every day since fox5 first broke this story, and the state board of education now saying they will hire a third party to investigate what's really going on. school ceo kevin mack well welcomes the move. he denies those allegations brought to light by four school board members as you mentioned appeared on fox5 half an hour ago and he continues to say there's no systemic corruption and makes it clear that he hopes the investigation will put this controversy to rest once and for all. now, after a request from maryland governor larry hogan the board voted night to have an outside what's going on in the prince george's county public school system. four school board members t

prince george's county school ceo kevin maxwell says claims that grades were changed to boost high schoolgraduation rates are false. county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off on renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. >> why not? >> because we signed the contract and i decided he was doing a good job. >> baker says he does not think thousands of teachers changed grades. >>> another northern virginia community will celebrate the life of a beloved teacher and coach today. leonard schultz died in a crash on the beltway over the weekend. schultz taught special education and coached the varsity football team at james madison high school in vienna. visitation is today followed by a funeral tomorrow at the presbyterian church. >>> today we'll find out whether the doctor charged with illegally bringing weapons to the trump international hotel in d.c. will will face a it was revealed that brian moles has a history of mental health issues. he pleaded not guilty last week. his attorney says he's competent to stand trial and continue the case

. >> reporter: prince george's school ceo kevin maxwell denies these allegations. he says they are political in nature by his guesstimation and also an open letter online, he does say a previous state investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing here in we are live in upper marlboro. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> now over to angie goff at the live desk. you're looking out west at a wildfire? >> yeah, chris. take a look at this. this is video out of southern utah where firefighters are getting ready for their 11th day fighting the biggest wildfire. some of the flames reaching 100 feet high. so far, near 44,000 acres have burned and more than 20 buildings, including many homes have been destroyed. high winds and high temperatures making it another tough day to get the fire under kroell. it's only 10% contained. the fire started by someone using a torch to burn weeds. officials at this point are not releasing that individual's name. eun? >>> angie, thank you. today these will be the sights and sounds on the national mall as we prepa

the ceo, kevin maxwell is spewing the allegations releasing i a statement reading in part here, there has been no systemic effort to promote students in prince george's county public schools who did not meet graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates. now, maxwell also calling the allegations here baseless. a handful of people are in no way indicative of what's going on in prince george's county schools. of course, the governor wants them to push forward and protections for whistle blowers who do come forward in the case. back to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> we have breaking news right now. c. anthony muse wants to take charge in prince george's county. he's running for county executive. the news coming down hour. muse is a minister and a maryland state senator representing southern prince george's county. he's married to news 4 anchor pat lawson muse. the democratic primary is one year from today. >>> flights iowe japanese airbag maker is filing for bankruptcy. the company has to pay to repair all of the defective airbags. the company must also cover the compe

kevin maxwell will be joining us to discuss the investigation into grade inflation. be sure to tune in to fox5 news morning. it's an interview that you won't want to miss. >> fox5 is in fairfax county tonight where police need your help identifying a man behind a disturbing attack on a man hold ing a baby. it happened last saturday at a gift shop inside fair oaks mall in fairfax . police say prior to the assault the suspect allegedly attempted to steel something from the store and was asked to leave. minutes later he returned to the store causing even more trouble. he kept say ing call mall security and then that's when i stepped in and asked him nicely to leave, please. and then he proceeded to call me names and my daughter names. and then he pulled out called us names while he's recording. so i lightly pushed his phone out of my face and then that's, i guess his temper just got out of hand. the victim's wife is a manager in the store. fairfax county police say if you recognize the man give them a call at one-866- 411 tips. zc police want you to take a good look at

but kevin maxwell said politics lie at the root of these investigations. maxwell denied any systematic effort to falsely improve the graduation rate. >> i want our students to do well. i want them to know that they're actually doing well. >> reporter: and politics was at play today, as state senator c anthony mews candidacy. strongly supporting the governor's call for investigation. >> we simply want to know is this, or is this not the case? >> recent federal audit found no fraud. several said that audit was not comprehensive and did not include interviews with whistle- blowers now coming forward. >>> the senate healthcare bill would uninsure 22 million more americans. that number is only slightly less than the 23 million more uninsured projected in the house version of the bill. there's no word yet on how this cbo score will effect support amongst senate republicans. five republican senators have already said they will not vote for the bill, even more are on the fence. many of them are moderates who are concerned about the medicate cuts. >> we don't have

the county chapter of the naacp is asking the county to wait to renew kevin maxwell's contract until the investigation into possible grade tampering is over. whistle blowers say teachers were pressured to change grades forward to boost graduation rates. in a letter to county executive baker, the naacp says maxwell's new contract was based in part graduation rates. > >>>. >> property out of harm's way. this morning, we've got video to show you of the scene in utah. the brian head fire that's cop sumd 85 square miles and torched homes. a torch used to clear weeds is what's responsible for this. then there's the scene in california where firefighters have been able to get a better handle on a fast-moving blaze on camp pendleton that ravaged 300 acres of brush. this is possibly the most dangerous scene. the goodwin fire prompted evacuation orders. flames in over 20,000 acres. a state of emergency declared and 3,000 structures at risk with 1% of that fire contained. back over to you. >>> erika, thank you. it's coming up on ban blocking foreign travelers from six majority muslim countries

into the newsroom, the naacp expressing opposition to prince george's county public school's ceo kevin maxwell. the civil rights group once the contract renewal stop. grade-tampering and suggested max be placed on administrative leave until the investigation is done. alison: a muslim woman finds disturbing signs on her door and she says this has been going on for mo into the case and a muslim civil rights organization is expressing concern. anna-lysa gayle spoke with the woman, who said she will not allow hate to push her away. >> in april, they were sticky notes with all of these notes about how we should keep the kids quiet. anna-lysa: since april, this muslim mother of four says she has been experiencing harassment. notes have been popping up on her door every month. "keep those children under control. if not you will be hearing from me personally." >> i don't see any reasons why someone would post death threats on our door. anna-lysa: in addition to satanic symbols. who feared for her family's safety did not want to be identified. do you believe this is because of your religion? >> definit

kevin maxwell, has strongly denied this calling the claims politically motivated.ur board members aren't the only elected leaders coming forward that state senator anthony mews was on fox5 saying he's heard testimony from teachers and guidance counselors about alleged fraud. state dell wait j walker has also called for an investigation. fox5 has spoken to teachers saying students have been pushed through who haven't earn their diploma. everyone has told us speaking publically would put their job on the line. hogan says he wants to get to the truth and whistle blowers receive protection under the law. >> dr. maxwell gave a statement "from the beginning i have maintained politics lie at the root of these accusations. there has been no systemic over to the promote students who did not meet state graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates. we look forward to collaborating with the maryland state department of education to resolve this matter ." maxwell has a support of the majority of the board. they wrote their letter to the state blasting the gr

kevin maxwell has repeatedly denied. next hour jaywalker will join us.rior investigations done on the same issue. >> time for the morning line. quick check on sports. big night ahead at nats mark washington as warrant welcome the world series champion cubs into town. chicago here for a four game set. gio gonzalez versus eddie butler. nats used up all their runs on saturday yesterday did not get the job the losest. by the end of the second inning it was six-nothing reds. nats loss six-two. out of the 29 losses they have on the season 22 loose have come in day games. >> we got to improve our day to improve our daytime record because th that's our -- that'sa nemesis. we got to find way to come out early in daytime games. >> orioles looking to get back to .500 f baltimore with three runs in the ninth. bullpen came through aren't the birds beat the rays eight to five. >>> a promotion for tim tebow moving up slowly. he had been playing for the columbia fireflies which is low a. tim tebow playing well. >>> kevin harvick ending a long losing streak. the formatte

. >> "fox5" reached out to the school ceo kevin maxwell but so far he refused o and we'll have continued coverage of the story. >> a technical glitch over charged passengers for years. some will get refunds this summer. it cost people 5 cents above and below they were supposed to pay. they will receive credits for over charges exceeding $2 between 2015 and 2017. >> stapling for bill cosby next trial goes california and today a hearing in sant monica to test a trial for sexually assaulting a teen more than 40 years ago. judy huff says he forced her to perform a sext act only him when she was 15 years old. >> d.c. mayor bowser will highlight her administration fight against in case and 70% decline over the next decade and sheila noups a campaign you equals you and the campaign is aimed as residents infeked with hiv and that they take medications on a regular basis. >>> 4:35 this tuesday morning, indicate lip roth, man, yesterday was another georgous day hoping for a repeat. >> i think so. temperatures cooler. it's sdivrp. we have a strouv swinging through overnight and that means little mo

to prince george's county public schools c-e-o kevin maxwell. the civil rights group wants maxwell's contract renewal, stopped. it's citing allegations of grade tampering in the district. maxwell denies the allegations. the group also gg be placed on "administrative leave"... until the investigation is done. a former washington redskin is now saying that money almost drove him to commit murder. adrianna hopkins is here to explain. new details just surfacing that former running back -- clinton portis contemplated killing one of his former financial managers after losing millions of dollars. in a story published by sports illustrated -- portis looked back on a night four years ago where he sat in a car, holding a gun, awaiting one of the managers he blamed for his financial ruin. most of portis' 43 million dollars that he made, had either been spent or lost through investments, or allegedly withdrawn from the bank without his consent. portis stated that he planned to kill that manager, but a friend talked him out of it. now -- portis lives in a tw

kevin maxwell's contract pending outcome of the great fixing investigation. and the chapter sent 'let to county executive ray certain baker saying that employees were placed on a based on suspicious of wrong doing. in every case these teachers were moved out ever abundance of caution and fear the employees would interfere with the investigation. we believe dr. maxwell should be held to the same standard imposed on these employees. we've reach out to executive's office for comment and waiting to hear back. meantime dr. maxwell spoke to "fox5" this morning for the first time since we broke the story. >> also, developing tonight these help are accused of st stealing 21,000 worm ever alcohol from montgomery. calvin snowden jr. is an employ 'and she stole boxes of alcohol from the warehouse in gam gameerdburg several time over the last four monthsment security caught him near the warehouse in may and node ep was arrested today. >> in mtion county a house caught fire. spontaneous combustion is to blame. >> tisha is th is not something you talk about all time. i don

. >>> kevin maxwell has maintained all along that these allegations are promoted. today he wrote a letter formally requesting a follow up investigation. he denied any systematic cover up effort and said the allegations are based on no evidence. today the state board of education unanimously voted to investigation. >> we don't have anything to hide or anything to be afraid of. i have not or anyone on my team told people to change grades that should not be changed. >> state board will hire an independent third party to lead that investigation. >>> new developments in the murder of a muslim teenager in sterling, virginia, last week. the suspect in this case was arrested just days after. the poster report torres was accused of sexually assaulting her. she did not press chrarges because she feels that he's with a gang member. police are investigating her death as a road rage incident. >>> tonight the belt way is clear after caused a massive backup during the evening rush hour. it started when a large truck stalled here near the american legion bridge. at least 175 gallo

rushern baker spent in his run for governor deferring the school district ceo kevin maxwell. the naacp of prince george's county called on baker to put maxwell's contract on hold while reports allegedly widespread grade fraud were rated. the investigation came on the heels of a fox5 report where teachers and parents were interviewed making the alarming assertions. baker doesn't believe the grades were changed in order for what they're alleg ing to have happened that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate in this. baker just insisted tonight that he doesn't believe that is what happened. the signs are gone, the crowd is gone, but we can be sure that the questions about this investigation into grade fraud and will continue. teisha lewis, fox5 local news. >> we want to take you to some breaking news right now. sky fox was over the scene on indian highway in prinlts. you can see all the emergency vehicles and the flares up there on the road we understand two other people were also hurt. one person was killed. two cars were involved in this crash. we're still wor

kevin maxwell is the first schools chief here in prince george's county to be appointed by the county executive rather than hired by the school board. he also w was reappointed to a second term just this past march and he is the first second term schools chief here in prince george's county in more than 25 years. now, at the time, the county school board applauded dr. maxwell's reappointment saying that consistency at the top serves the school system very well. now, after allegations of grade fixing and manipulation, the pg naacp wants to put ahold on dr. maxwell's second term its members are asking county executive baker to call dr. maxwell the interim ceo until the state investigation is completed. in the remember naacp president robert ross says dr. maxwell doesn't have the confidence of the community and also says the problem would be made worse by continued tolerance of what he calls dr. maxwell's unbridled conduct. now speaking to fox5 for the first time since four board members brought their complaint to the governor, dr. maxwell strongly denied the allegations and said he welc

kevin maxwell who has been rehired by the county for another fo

kevin maxwell for his response and this is what he says. >> these claims are at the heart of our administrators students and parents, deny any systemic effort to promote students who did not graduation requirements. the next step, the board of education will launch an investigation into this matter. >>> coconut oil is a popular supplement, what about those warnings not to use it? we have heard them too and we will verify them. >>> and track the aftermath of two -- two terror attacks. >>> these stories and full look >>> events over the world, london can't catch a break. tribute being set up after a man ran his van into a group at a mosque. the suspect from whales. he has been arrested and the police call this a paris attack. >>> over in paris a driver rammed his car filled with weapons and explosives into a police van. this is near the popular [indiscernible] potential extreme. >> reporter: , thankfully no one else was hurt. was held prisoner in north korea has passed away. otto warm bert was a student when a court sentenced him to 15 years in prison with hard labor after he was convicted of tak

schools chief kevin maxwell said the allegations are false. hogan's letter also promised protection under the state's whistleblower law, for anyone coming forward with information. the health care showdown is ramping up this morning. as early as today, the congressional budget office could put out it's "score" on the gop plan, outlining how many americans may lose coverage. both sides spent the weekend making their case to still-undecided senators. with democrats unified in opposition, republicans can only afford two no-votes. majority leader mitch mcconnell is pushing for a vote before the july fourth recess on a new jersey woman whose son has a rare genetic disorder is speaking out about health care. on friday, alison chandra tweeted three-year-old ethan's hospital bill for open heart surgery.. and it went viral. she says without insurance, she would have owed more than 231-thousand dollars. but since insurance covered much of the cost, she was billed only 500 dollars. chandra also tweeted, quote.. "a lifetime cap on benefits is the same as

kevin maxwell has repeatedly denied including in public at last week's school board meeting. dr. maxwell has denied repeated requests for an interview with fox5 but last night gave us this statement "from the beginning i have maintained that politics lie at the root of these accusations. there has been no systemic effort to promote students who did not meet state graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates. we look forward to collaborating with the maryland state depa department f education to resolve this matter ." dr. maxwell has the support of the majority of the board. they wrote their own letter blasting the grade inflation fox5's latest reporting on on the governor calling for an investigation, the chair of the school board banks tweeted this, quote "what a shocker." fox5 continues to break new ground. coming upstate delegate jaywalker is going to join us live. he heads had the prince george's county delegation in the maryland general assembly. he will discuss concerns over a prior state investigation that was done on this same issue. >> ♪ >> we're foll

he blames the superintendent kevin maxwell. >> i consider it an abu board said he needed to be authorized and it no time did he instruct anyone to arrest him. before, at oxon hill's graduation, he was a speaker and said the principal approved him giving up some time to students. this video shows the class president and the sga president trying to speak, but the microphone was cut and a deputy superintendent threatened her. >> she said don't you dare move. >> we have employees on administrative leave for doing similar actions. tom: the school system said it was too late for speaking changes. they said she cannot be themmodated to maintain program. jonathan: a female engineer in prince george's county received tens of thousands dollars in lost wages. alison: this after a discrimination lawsuit. than $139,000 and her salary will go up more than $24,000. equal employment opportunity commission said the county paid her lower wages than male colleagues for equal work. the county must hire a consultant for turning on federal antidiscrimination laws. jonathan: harvard is taking back 10 acceptance

kevin maxwell did a pier education to go ahead and do that independent investigation. it's too early to say yet when it will begin. we can tell you that the state board of education president told us that they want it done soon but they also want it to be done thoughtfully and carefully. after a regreingt governor hogan maryland state board of board of education voted unanimously to hire out of state investigators. four school board members three elected and one student have alleged widespread fraud. they have evidence hundred of students graduated without meeting state requirements and there's grade fixing and manipulation. increasing graduation rates have been made a top priority since appointed ceo owe by baker in 2013. he began a program of aggressive focus on 9th grade others to have a better chance of success as seniors. some told "fox5" there's a top of pressure coming down to make sure students graduate. maxwell and majority of board strongly denied there's any truth to the charges of falsely inflated graduation rates. the state board want investigation to end

kevin maxwell submitted a formal request for the state superintendent of schools today. maxwell maintains there's no systemic effort students in order to inflate those graduation rates. an earlier investigation found no wrongdoing, but maxwell says that a follow up probe should help end speculation on that issue. if we could just take today, put it in the copy machine spit out about 45 more of them for the summer, that would be great. >> we're going to stave off the humidity for a couple of days. a couple of nice days ahead. we talked about this. not going to interfere with the nat's game at all. most of the showers pushing across the bay, and we're tracking this little shower and thunderstorm just to the west of la playa. that's going to move essentially to the east, or moving due east. heads through waldorf shortly. even these showers will dissipate quickly. we're left with another fantastic neat for baseball. wow. 78 77 at 7:00. mid-70s at 8:00. that's just about picture perfect. by 10:00, everybody is clear. 72 downtown. but in the 60s already in the suburbs. check t

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kevin maxwell spoke publically about allegations of grade changing and fraud to boost the graduation one-on-one. our annie yu though is live with us now to tell us a little bit about what went down. >> hey holly and wisdom. a lot of people out there demanding answers. we have been following this for weeks now. we've been asking to speak to school ceo dr. kevin maxwell for weeks now about these very serious allegations and though he is still refusing to speak to us one-on-one he did speak publically last night to a room filled with people who stand on both sides of this issue. he specifically addressed the allegations being made by four school board members of grade fixing to boost the graduation rate in the county. now, prior to the meeting, right outside frustrated teachers and parents rallied. the group in support of the board members who contacted the state alleging that widespread corruption allowed hundreds of students to graduate without meeting board member edward burroughs one of the four board members and he says additional people have come forward since these allegations we

they called for kevin maxwell's resignation. >>> 4:49 right now. a baltimore county police officer in serious condition this morning but he is expected to survive after a shootout. the gunman died after trading shots with police from a commuter bus yesterday. another bystander was also shot and survived. police say officers surrounded that bus when the suspect tried to use it to get away from an armed robbery. police say the suspect started shooting and that's when officers fired that shooter. >>> we now know a light fixture is to blame for this town house fire in reston. fairfax county fire says a light malfunctioned and spashlged the fire here. the firefighter who fell through the floor should be okay. the homeowners weren't home, they are looking at $125,000 in damages. >>> a bins big change coming to metro. by the end of the month metro will take all of its 1,000 and 4,000 series rail cars off the tracks. those rail cars are 40 years old. it might sound like fewer trains will be slower service but metro is replacing them with the new 7,000 seri

kevin maxwell made surprise stops at high schools with graduation rates over 90 percent. when max maxwell came up to our school with an entourage to celebrate our high graduation rates we all held with laughter because we knew tha fraudulent. >> most of the counselors laugh at it because we know that it's not real. >> the teachers and guidance counselor we spoke to wanted their identities concealed for fear of retaliation. they work at different high schools, but tell the same story. they were banking everything on graduation rates and things of that nature so there's incredible pressure coming from the central office onto all of the principals of all the schools to push kids through whether they've really earned the credits or not. it comes down from the county, it comes down to the principles that come down to the staff. it's what are you going to do to make sure that they pass rather than what you going to make sure that they learn. >> boosting the graduation rate has been a top priority for dr. maxwell. prince george's county had been lagging behind the state average

kevin maxwell and says she asked him to identify others with whom she could talk to. in january she spent several hours interviewing maxwell and four brought in. none of them recalled any complaints that grades had been changed. the investigator says she found no wrongdoing and the case was closed. i think that prior investigation actually makes this because the superintendent did not notify the board that we were under investigation for something so serious. dave murray is one of four board members calling for the state to come back and investigate new claims of fraud and manipulation of student records. i've heard it the from people at all levels , from teachers to parents to the students themselves. dr. maxwell and the school board chair immediately fired back denying the allegations. we trust and believe in our students and our staff and believe that when all is said and done we'll find out that the students who graduatedded because they worked hard and they were supported well by their administrators. the majority of the school board wrote this letter questioning

kevin maxwell spoke to fox 5 in dep and for the first time since we broke the news of claims of grade fixing to boost graduation rates. the exclusive interview comes as the maryland state board of education has approved the hiring of outside investigators to look into the claims. >> these accusations that there is systemic core reputation are completely and utterly false. the reason you've gone on board with the investigation is what? >> to make sure we put this to rest once and for all. these allegations were first alleged about a year ago in the school year, and were investigated by the department of education and both msde and the united states department of education cleared us of any concerns whatsoever and closed the matter. that these four board members reopened it is sad. >> reporter: why do you think, dr. maxwell, then that this continues to be there, continues to fester, be brought to the forefront if a previous investigation, as you say cleared the school district? >> you'll have to ask the people bringing these allegations about systemic corruption, they're just not true.

. > kevin maxwell has strongly denied this calling the claims politically motivated. governor hogan points out that the four board members aren't the only elected leaders coming forward. anthony mousse was on fox5 say ing he's heard testimony from teachers and guidance counselors about alleged fraud. jay walker has also called for an investig to numerous staff members, teachers, guidance counselors and record keepers who say they have seen for themselves steuns are being pushed through who haven't earned their diploma everyone has told us speaking publicly would put their job on the line. hogan says he wants to get to the truth and also ensure that any and all whistleblowers receive full protection under the law. > maxwell has refused our repeated requests for an interview but he gave us this statement from today. from the beginning i have maintained that politics lie at the route of these accusation, there has been no systemic effort to promote students who did not meet state graduation requirements in order we look forward to collaborating with the mtd state departm

and the chair for the maryland house says he wants the prince george's county ceo kevin maxwell to appear at a hearing. >> these kids deserve to graduate, then you should be able to show us the evidence. if the assignments were turned in late, you should be able to show it to us. >> dr. maxwell denies the allegations, saying the u.s. department of education cleared the district of the same allegations earlier this year. >>> another wawa store will open again, the second store moving into georgetown, right at the intersection of wisconsin and prospect street. the store is expected to have everything a typical wawa will upscale urban feel, earlier this month they opened a store in the north area, and they will open ten locations in d.c. over the next few years. >>> and going that way at midnight after every news cast. >>> and putting off the tradition until august or september for a feast could cost you a bit more money. a study shows the chesapeake bay juvenile crab population is down 54%, the same study shows scaling back the harvest now will give the babies time to grow and reproduce. if

kevin maxwell continues to refuse our request for interview he calls it politically moti motivated. as far as he's concerned it has nothing to do with politics but ensuring students in prince george county have the opportunity for a great education. in salisburyy, lindsey watts, "fox5 local news". >> i major development over the travel ban that supreme court said it will allow the ban to go forward on limited basis while it waits to hear case in the fall. it created a fire storm of protest last winter when the administration barred travel to use h u.s. from six mostly muslim countries and the latest on what is next. >>. >> reporter: in the short term there is major victory for trump administration. this decision allows them to go ahead wh it was turned away twice in lower courts and supreme court says it takes and hears this case when they reron convene next fall. supreme court experts say even decided to take this case indicates there's hope for the trump administration to get this travel ban through once and for all. at issue here are the two appellate courts that ruled that the t