this is larry bauers, the man toward members essentially beg to keep running it.y sent their then-superintendent packing. a search firm spent $35,000 to find the candidate list. all was well until sunday, when mcps ' top pick pulled out. mcps had no backup plan, hence the cry for bowers to postpone his june retirement. >> we will stay on the same track, but we have hard work to do. kevin: bowers has put back family trips to stay at the helm. >> i was concerned about what was going to happen when i was here. i wanted stability for the children. i felt i was the right person to do this. kevin: what a leading member of an education watchdog group says there is no reason that bowers should have to stay. >> i want somebody who will be there long term. i want them to do it right. kevin: kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kellye: 7 on your side with more fallout after the omni richmond the redskins home during training camp, informed more people there rooms and meeting spaces that they booked are no longer available. 7 on your side consumer investigator kimberly suiters has an upd

county's high school principal sent a letter to the school board, they want interim superintendent larry bauer to stay in place during the school year. >>> be prepared for extra traffic this morning. upper marlboro seniors will graduate today. congratulations. >>> it looks like you'll have more options for lunch in virginia. starting july 1st a new law goes into effect. as far as traffic is concerned, a lot of folks are saying as long as those trucks don't block the roads during the morning and evening rush everything should be okay. if you want to run your own food truck, you still have to get the necessary prmts and health inspections. >> we're tracking several problems on the roads, caused by high water too. what you'll need to know as you head out the door at at 6:14. >>> trying to quiet the noisy bar scene. >>> plus the building isn't going anywhere we'll show you why you'll soon be calling the home of the capitals and wizards something else. it >>> breaking news now into the live desk. rain from last night is causing trouble for metro and possibly for your commute in this morning, especi

larry bowers to stay for another year. the board of education meets tomorrow to make its formal request. sources close to the decision tell scott macfarlane they want to keep bauer on. he would serve until next june. former superintendent joshua star will be commuting to arlington, now the ceo of a company called pdk international. it's an association for educators designed to grow and connect leaders. star begins in june. >>> the man showcased in that popular podcast cereal could be closer to getting a new trial. a maryland court of special appeals will allow sade's attorney to file a request to reopen post-conviction proceedings. said has been in prison since the year 2000 for the murder of his high school ex-girlfriend. said's attorneys want to interview a potential person who has an al abuy who did not testify in the original case. a said family friend who launched a new podcast about this case spoke earlier on msnbc. >> there's a lot of things that happened in this case that serial didn't cover. this is i think the courts are paying attention the legal community is paying attention. there's a lot of pressure by the state to do what is right. >> said's attor