if will be nimd after kyle wilson and godwin will be named off george hampton and phil ab b cab otts just heard as far as he's concerned no rules were broken even we're continuing to a previously scheduled meeting to discuss the county budget and there is would be unpress departmented for the board to rescind its decision tisha lewis fox 5 local news. >> all right let's get right to the weather tonight. it was beautiful today yes. >> it's not bad showers are long gone tracked 66 through the disstraight an a lot of pictures september in through social media and more photo ops tomorrow. tomorrow looking like a nice day. and pretty spotty most areas. are you seeing good signs of spring. we want towsend us signs of spring and we got a real good one today. you know we've been keeping a close eye on eagles nesting two eaglele et cetera potentially born at any time. william cornish one of my twitter followers spotted a real eagle in the sky. it looked like it was shift change. maybe a pair of nesting eagles as well. i put that on my twitter feed. maybe lucky photos tomorrow, too, certainly

kyle wilson and george hampton them. wilson was county's only firefighter ever to die on the job. he will have a brand new elementary school named for him. and hampton is a retired army lieutenant colonel and philanthropist who served in the korean war. the county will rename godwin middle school for him. >>> 6:50 your time right now. didn't look for dr. ben carson on the gop debate stage tonight in detroit. carson says he won't be there. he's not suspending his campaign, but he told reporters yesterday that he doesn't see a, quote, political path forward. expect senator ted cruz to target donald trump tonight. the frontrunner himself may also face tough questions from the fox news moderators after skipping the last gop debate the network hosted. tonight's debate starts at 9:00. >>> and a republican not running for the nomination hopes to influence the race this morning. tracy pot tracie potts with us capitol hill. >> reporter: we got an copy of the speech mitt romney is giving at the university of utah. scathing when it comes to donald trump calling him a phony, saying that his p

in the last 30 seconds, the skoolg board came to a comp they had been considering voting on kyle wilson, a firefighter who died nine years ago, battling a house fire or jorm hampton, mack mag krax contributions to kans other research and dedication. finally, they just came to a compromise in the last men it. they're going to name the elementary school after will song, the fire fighter. dorreen? >> chris lawrence, thank you. >>> she changed the world, but at a terrible price. those words from the father of murdered college student hanna grandmother. matthew will spend the rest of his life behind bars. harrington disappeared while visiting charlottesville in 2009. police connected the dots. dpram's father called na hurt. >> an enduring gift to us all is to be apprehended and predicted. >> they say it takes a village to raise a child. i know it takes one to bury a child. >> jesse matthew agreed to a plea deal. today, his father gave an emotion pli zur surprise sal on this daifrd. >> it kmits the mayor and mar lynn gov forand var va gov northerly to creating a new, independent federally man

namedarents wanted it after kyle wilson while others georgeit named after hampton. some did not want to change at all. the board chose to compromise and name a newer school after middle schoolwin after hampton. things took an ugly turn after one board member's wife found a confederate flag in her mailbox with a racial slur written on it. that it issomething someone's idea of sending a message that is very inappropriate and unfortunate. jeanette: a board meeting was scheduled for tomorrow evening. this issue is not on the agenda. officials tell me th parents to bring it up. reporting in prince william county, jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. jummy: the house oversight committee is holding a hearing on the flint water crisis. emergency manager said he was grossly misled by state and federal experts who never told him lead was leaching into the water supply. sets one of the four people to testify today. we will have more at 4:00. uber driver who admits to killing six people in michigan is blaming the app. took overon says uber his mind and body and made him feel like a pup

kyle wilson has been restricted from campus. authorities say a university employee that someone hacked into her icloud account and wilson admitted to the crime while being questioned. apple and the f.b.i. testifying in front of congress about encryption and privacy. the f.b.i. wants apple to break into the phone of one of the san bernadino shooters. apple refused. a federal judge in new york says the government does not have the authority to force apple to give the f.b.i. access to the locked the ruling could influence the terrorist attack case. >> president obama today sat down with key senate republican leaders to discuss the high stakes vacancy on the supreme court bench. republicans vowed to block any nominee. wbtv anchor maureen o'boyle has the latest first at 4:00. >> president obama met for the first time with senate republican leaders since the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. reporters questions went unanswered. >> there was not much said. >> antonin scalia's death leaves the high court flight 4-4, meaning

george hamilton and agreed to name a new elementary school in woodbridge after fallen firefighter kyle wilson april 6 they will meet to revisit those decisions they did not consider they would be tripping the community of its own name. >>> new this morning the tournament director under fire for making sexist comments about female tennis players has resigned. raymond moore was tournament director at indian wells. his resignation comes one day after he slammed the women pro tennis players for riding on coats tails of men and later apologized but remarks drew widespread outrage. serena williams called his comments very inaccurate. major developments on that story. >> indeed. >> >> we talked about this yextd yesterday. i don't understand what he was saying. >> yes. >> and more so why wow voice it. >> and not only voice but detail about why he felt the way he felt which again didn't make sense at all. >> i will say this at least it's done, over, quickly, news came out yesterday he resigned today we move on and. >> now he's gone. >> this is prime example of temporary lapse of judgment we'll chalk i

and to name this new school after kyle wilson, a firefighter who died while fighting a house fire. but allison said her community was never consulted. >> you feel board sleighted this community? >> i know they did. >> after be the community erupted, someone put a racial flag with an epithet in a mail mailbox. >> it's sad because we're trying to put the names of two very deserving people to two schools. >> phil cavet said race was not an issue in the compromise. still, several people will be speaking out on the name changes, including diana allen. >>> it's possible the school board could reverse its decision. but i'm told that's unlikely. board members want to name schools after people kids find inspiring, i'm told. reporting live in prince williams county, peggy fox. >> and prince williams county police tell us they know about a confederate flag being placed in a mailbox, but they're not investigating because no crime was committed. >>> turning to weather right now. today was picture perfect for me. >> best in show. >> a us. >> and we're ahead of us. >> we are tracking just a coupl

elementary school will be called kyle wilson elementary for a firefighter who died nine years ago. god win middle school will be renamed for george hampton, a black colonel and philanthropist. the board unanimously voted yes on those changes. >>> a bridge is quickly deteriorating. the national park serviceys needs to be completely reconstructed. the steel assumes of tsupports lieu and a full overall would day $250 million and the park service doesn't have the money. right now the park service is patching up sections in the bridge that will only buy them five years. >>> plans to improve your commute and bring a bus rapid transit system to montgomery county are moving forward. today officials will ask for increased funding for bus projects county wide. yesterday ike leggett recommended bringing brt to parts of 355, 29 and veirs mill road. montgomery county will contribute $15 million to this project. leggett hopes to partner with both the state and howard county to help fund the rest of the project. >>> live look at storm team 4 radar for you here this morning. you see all that throu

one was fallen firefighter kyle wilson and also community leader dr. george hamilton. well, there was that was made and in the end the new elementary school named after the fallen firefighter wilson and the board decided to rename an existing middle school god win middle school after dr. hamilton. it was a perfect solution to some but for others it was outrageous. well, hamilton is a long timed cater and community volunteer and philanthropist. all of this took place on march 2. the board approved a joint proposal. board member david will be introduced that proposal for someone this was not a happy ending and days later police confirmed he received a note with racial slur fwlapd confederate flag. tonight community members packed the regularly scheduled meeting to voice opposition to god win middle school named after hamilton and michelle powell was one of several% that spoke against renaming of god win. powell is a fifth grade social studies teacher and she said the public should have given input. >> how can i justify to my students this decision was just and right with

public school board members face a tough decision as some want it named after fallen firefighter kyle wilson and other wanted it named after the long-time african-american community leader george hampton. some didn't want to change at all. if board chose to compromise and name a newer school after wilson and godwin middle school after hatchton. but things took an ugly turn after one of board member wife found confederate flag in the mailbox with a racial slur on it. >> a lot of people recognize the individu here deserve the honors. this something where that is someone's idea of sending a message in a way that was inappropriate and unfortunate. we are hoping it's not something that colors the rest of the debate. >> a board meeting was scheduled for tomorrow evening. they expect this to come up. jonathan: crime alert to tell you about at one of the popular museums in the country. u.s. park police release video showing two people looking for an attempted abduction. police say a man grabbed a child's hand and tried to walk away from the smithsonian air and space museum on march 3. a chaperon saw

the elementary will be calmed kyle wilson elementary for a firefighter who died. godwin will be renamed for lhonr george hampton. >>> in news 4 your health, we know pets can get into everything, but there is one thing that could be dangerous if they get their paws on. we're talking about gum. and there is one common sweetener in some gum that can be deadly. this is xylitol. one woman's dog at eflt an entire pack and the dog developed serious liver problems and spent days in the icu. >> we kind of waited for the 72 hour mark to happen and just prayed and she made it. >> treat their pets like children and keep cabinets locked and keep things potentially dangerous out of reach. >>> she won the hearts of the first couple and the rest of us with her excitement, her dance moves and her age. take a look. you might remember this video of 106-year-old virginia mclauren cutting the rug with the obamas. people now around the world are helping d.c. resident with her bills. her friends set up a fundraising page on you caring.com. it's received $11,000 in two days this donation

. >> firefighter kyle wilson lost his life battling a blaze in 2007.erving his prince william county community. dr. george hampton, still living, an army veteran and highly respected here in the community as a leader. deciding between these two as the namesake for this new elementary school -- proved a challenge. school board member justin wilk had an idea. >> people can hate me, whatever, think it's the best alternative. right now there's a school right now, where kids walk in, 78% minority and the name of the build something after a segregationist governor in dale city, godwin middle school. >> wilk's plan was to take godwin middle school right here in dale city, and name it in honor of dr. hampton. then take the new elementary school, and name it for wilson. it got the board's approval and >> but you see, godwin was never part of the initial discussion. as inside nova first reported, that made some feel as though they were caught offguard. one person posting online, quote poor judgment on prince william county. godwin should have never been brought

county school board voted he in an mustily last night to name a brand new elementary school after kyle wilson. wilson grew up in dale city about a mile from the school. s the only firefighter in prince william to die in the line of duty.du wilson died back in 2007 batting a hous > earlier we had a story about throbry in texas of a begun shop. there were three suspects arrested. they are still looking for numerous other suspects. i just wanted to make that clear. still to come, the ravens show some shade at the redskins.ins. we'll show you how the twitter trash talk played out. also ahead, a virtual reality roller coaster coming to an amusement park near you. we're going to explain and givea you you a sneak peak coming up. your commute to work is getting longer. a new study finding the average worker expense more than 27an 2 minutes getting to their job. folks in new york city have ite the worst.orst their average trip to work takes about 35 minutes.abou and a separate report showingort that the biggest part of our economy could be slowing down. the service sector growing at the slowest pace i

govern nor board made a unanimous decision to name the board and named it after fallen firefighter kyle wilsonapril 6 the board will meet to revisit that decision think did not consider they would be stripping community of own nam name. >> and montgomery county know a's law is one step closer to reality. the bill named for police officer noah lee oat requires convicted drunk drivers to have ignition inner look on vehicle. . >> happening today in virginia tornado prepareness day. virginia governor terri mccall off ordered move less than 8 months after virginia killed five people and danaged hundreds of buildings. and tornado drill will start 9:45 a.m. and residents will be top alert and emergency broadcast message on tv and radio stations. . >> the worker joining strike along with employees along with employees at busiest airport ovlingz say they don't expect strike have any scant affect on travelers or delay airport operations. and 7 they are being honored with a flight to washington d.c.. plane carrying up to 30 rosy s will leave detroit metropolitan airport for the nation's capital. they wil

they chose fallen firefighter kyle wilson as the namesake of a new elementary school, but so as to still honor african-american community leader dr. george hampton, they decided to rename godwin middle school hampton middle school. that has sparked some outrage and it's even believed to have prompt prompted a racial threat against one school board member. we'll show you what happened tonight on news4 at 1 is:00. >>> over in the district school officials say thieves broke into a high-tech elementary school and ripped off dozens of ipads. tonight we're hearing some new reaction from parents and news4's pat collins has that report from southeast. >> reporter: how could someone steal ipads? >> i know there are thieves in the world but to take this from children who were learning who were very young, i mean, this is more than criminal. this is really the lowest of the low. >> reporter: that's joe smith. he's the chief operating officer of the eagle academy on wheeler road, a modern high-tech school that focuses on little kids, pre-k to third grade. he's not the only one upset by what happened

they voted to name the new school after kyle wilson, a firefighter who died on duty nine years ago.'re going to rename godwin middle school for dr. george hampton, a living african-american leader and scholar. both names had a lot of support in the fin and the final decision was unanimous. >>> now to a land battle in loudoun county where a homeowner is trying to keep his american dream. this fight could affect homeowners across virginia. >> reporter: eminent domain, it's when the government can essentially buy property that's not for sale. often it's used to make way for roadways. in sean's case it's being used to build a roadway across his 11 acres of homestead in ashburn. >> that's the zero point it will take off from here. connect russell branch and pacific boulevard making a through way to the village center being built almost at his back door. three paths were proposed. one was a nonstarter for the homeown homeowner. through the house. he was at the loudoun county courthouse with his attorney because he says the state of virginia hasn't told him when they would exercise eminent

george hampton, a living african-american community leader and army veteran and kyle wilson, a countyirefighter who lost his life battling this house fire in 2007. supporters from both sides spoke up. but instead of choosing between the two, school board member justin wilk had a proposal to change godwin middle school. >> i think this, people can hate me, whatever. i think it's the best alternative. right now there's a school right now, where kids walk in, 78% minority and the name of the building is after a segregationist governor in dale city, godwin middle school. >> a late-night vote the board and the crowd approved. >> yeah. >> after inside first reported it, some community members seemed caught off-guard and some angry. one person posting, poor judgment on prince william county, godwin should never have been up for change. it was not on the agenda. poor, poor decisions, i'll be putting up a petition to keep godwin. >> another one writing, if one of my schools was ash trarbitra changed, i would be disappointed. >> this is disappointing, it's about the students, the legacy of the

the board chose to name itsto ni newest elementary school after fallen firefighter kyle wilson w insteadoard members later received alv note with a racial slurl wrapped in a confederate flag.tf so far there are no plans too stop that name change. >> ♪ >> all right, time now to talkmt weather with gary mcgrady. mcgra what is it going to be like l when people get out and startta celebrating today?od >> depends on when you dep on celebrate.cebrat >> okay. >> give us the run down. break it down like an ncaa nca bracket. >> you can celebrate as soonte o as you like. >> okay. i'm not even going to comment. we'll let you draw your own yr conclusions. >> wonderful coffee.>> w >> is that what it is. >> absolutely. >> go ahead. >> leave my coffee alone. bus stop forecast this morningor for the kid do, looks ge starting off with sunshine. temperature out in the suburbs s there's some upper 30's buts mainly in the 40's and we're w 50 or so right near big range.ange it usually is about aly is t a 10-degree range from town to tot out in the suburbs.ubbs after school 66 to 70 degrees.0r looks real nice

the school board decidedol unanimously to name a new elementary school after fallenan firefighter kyle wilsond godwin middle school will md be renamed after communityer leader and educator dr. george g m. hampton. steve, over to you.ou >> ♪ time for the morning line morni right now. righ the wizards trying to make ards push for the last playoffast plo spot.sp let's check in with the sports junkies 106.7 f.m. the fan.he f what's up guys.p guy >> may, what's happening.ap >> the wizards yeah just a wiz half game out of the playoffs pf have won seven out of 10. of 1 they're rolling. >> been rolling. it's a tough, its kind ofits kin tough in the east right now tt because they're in a very kinde of tight group right now as tos who is going get in and who iss not. not to down play it they've the' beat some teams that are kind of at the bottom and they have some tough tests coming up. up. seems like they'r better collectively. col >> they definitely r morristelyr has helped. hpe they're playing some pooh pooh o teams and that always helps.at >> schedule will get a little at bit tougher here in the ne

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the school board announced that the school will be renamed kyle r. wilson elementary school. wilson died in 2007 searching for residents in a burning home. the first prince william county officer to lose his life in t michelle: "7 on your side" in health matters. coming up, a look at the steps soccer player brandi chastain is willing to take to try to fight a growing epidemic in sports. >> blizzard 2016 has come and gone. ever wonder where the snow went? it's taking up a lot at the r.f.k. stadium. that is not the biggest problem. why some are getting doug: the plows are probably not going to grit a lot of work tonight because the grassy areas will be the areas with most of the snow we think. the roads are pretreat and everything should melt. i don't think it will be a major problem but based on experience, early tomorrow morning there could be issues. you only need a few slick spots to give yourself problem. stay in touch with the weather center and we'll get through it. the winter storm number goes into effect in peninsula. the dew point is 16 degrees. the hair is dry. it's

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kylee for alex. >>> i think it might be pedicure time. >>> let's talk about the trouble on the roads. in brooklyn, wilson avenue closed in both directions between flushing and dekalb avenue, this area avoid why they are doing the investigation for sure. in south brunswick we have a jackknife tractor trailer southbound truck lanes of the new jersey turnpike, that's at exit 8a. you can stick with the car lines that could get you through that one. taking a live look at the lincoln tunnel. no delays around the helix all clear at the holland and george washington bridge as well. alternate side parking is in affect city wide. >>> thank you. breaking news an nypd officer was injuredded responding to long island, they treated the officer shot in brooklyn when they noticed a house fire on ridge road, the officers ran in to make sure everyone was out, no one was home but they rescued several pets one officer is being treated for smoke inhalelation. >>> a big win for bernie sanders in michigan last night. hillary clinton managed to collect more delegates with the win in mississippi. >>> for the republicans donald t