maryland governor larry hogan is calling for a state investigation into allegations of fraud and corruptionrge's county one week after fox5 broke the story that four prince george's county school board members contacted governor hogan saying they have evidence hundreds of students have graduated without meeting state requirements. the claims allege that counselors on teachers were pressured to give passing grades to students who hadn't earned them. >> howard county can government web site was hacked over the weekend on sunday the web site was left with a message supporting isis. it said "president trump will be held accountable for every drop of blood flowing in muslim countries" team system ds claimed to be behind the attack. local governments in new york and ohio hm similar message officials say this was part of of a larger hack attack. >> rush hour parking rules will change across much of the district. ddot is reinstating its standard rush hour parking limits of 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 and 4:00 p.m. to 6:30. last year they extended the refriction by 30 minutes in the morning and evening to all

governor larry hogan demanded an investigation into the school system. >> we told you that they're accusing them of changing children's grades to boost graduation rates. justin finch is outside school headquarters. how did this go from an allegation to full blown investigation, justin? >> reporter: this has been a fast-moving story indeed, chris. these letters obtained by news 4, governor hogan is calling for the state board of education to investigate the widespread fraud and corruption at issue is the claim that schools officials actually did go in and augment students' grades to raise high school graduation rates. 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 a

maryland governor larry hogan is calling an investigation into fraud. ur prince george's county school board members contacted governor hogan saying they have evidence hundreds of students have graduated without meeting state requirements. the claims allege that that counselors and teachers were pressured to give passing grades to students who had not earned them. it's a charge prince george's county schools ceo dr. 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 politics l the heart of these accus accusations. we look forward to collaborating to resolve this matter ." dr. maxwell has the support of the majority of the board. they wrote their own letter to the state last week blasting the grade inflation claims and last night based on fox5's latest reporting on the governor calling for an investigation, the chair of the school boards eubanks tweeted this quote. what a

governor larry hogan wants to know if they're boosting the graduation rate.nd he's calling for full protection from whistle- blowers. joins us live from the prince george's county school headquarters. >> reporter: kevin maxwell says a rising graduation rate is proof the system is improving under his leadership. >> it's always can't we work something out? >> reporter: but asking their identities to be protected claim to have evidence it's a fraud. >> the effort seems to be, not to educate them, but to graduate them. >> reporter: pressure by bosses and grades, to move unqualified students through. parents here today don't know who to trust. >> what is your anxiety, if your daughter is graduated out, and she's not qualified? >> i feel, it was a waste for the three or four years she was there. >> reporter: governor larry hogan is directing the state board of education to investigate, and he warning to keep hands off the whistle- blowers. quote, we believe these individuals are entitled to the full protections afforded whistle-blowers under the law, hogan wrote. b

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. >>> maryland governor larry hogan tackles the grade fixing scandal. >> we haven't seen evidence, but when there's smoke there's fire and there's an awful lot of fire >> the message for the teachers >>> plus, illegal atvs at national harbor, the so-called fa farmer bro and a with tanning trend. >> off the top. pepper spray problems during this morning's metro commute >> they used spray to stop a man. but passengers say they were caught in the line of fire. fox 5 angelie hemphill is live at the station with more. angelie? >> reporter: guys thi gallery place where metro says a man tried to enter the station without paying but some question if police put him and others in danger by the way they handled the arrest. concerning scene for metro riders monday morning, as they came based on four metro police officers restraining a man lying on the ground. metro police say just before 8:30, man tried to enter gallery place metro without paying. after failing to follow officers' instructions. police say he became combative and officers used pepper spray to subdue him. but some riders tell fox 5

>>reporter: we obtained this letter that four board members sent to governor larry hogan. it makes some serious claims say ing the grades are being plan imented to boost the graduation rate in prince george's county. the letter go onto say that whiz letter blowers have clear and convincing efforts that pg have graduated hundreds of students who did not meet graduation requirements. h they tell the governor they believe this h go es to the highest level of the school system saying it's been happening since 2014, soon after dr. kevin maxwell was appointed as ceo of schools. maxwell has made it a top priority to boost the county's graduation rate which had been lagging the state average. it looked like a success story with record numbers announced earlier this year. we reached out to govern or larry hogan's office and a spokes woman tells us that i can confirm that the governor 's office is in receipt of this letter, the allegations are very concerning and they have been forwarded to the maryland state department of education. fox5 has spoken to numerous school employees abou

allegations of fraud and corruption in prince george's county schools and tonight, maryland governor larry hogan is calling for a state investigation. earlier, he spoke with fox 5 lindsey watts. >> reporter: the biggest news, he says he wants to see outside independent investigators looking into this. so that would go beyond any investigation by the maryland state department of education. the govern says that he has not seen any evidence of this alleged grade fixing and fraud in prince george's county schools. but he says he's getting requests after requests from people who are calling for an investigation. he says he's very concerned. >> we keep hearing all of this out cry. we haven't seen any evidence. but when there's smoke awful lot of smoke, we just want to find out if there's fire. >> reporter: govern hogan wrote a letter to the state board of education requesting a thorough exhaustive investigation. the state board did not make a decision on next step. expecting more from the board and potentially a decision tomorrow. we asked govern hogan about a prior investigation by the state departme

>>> the officer of larry hogan is demanding an information against prince georges county school.> it erupted after school board member accused the school system of changing grades to boost graduation rates. bureau chief tracy wilkins is live with more details. tracy. >> reporter: we are hearing the list of people who want these allegations examined getting longer and longer. the governor now also delegates and senators saying they want answers to what may be happening in the school system. >> we just want to make sure that we're doing the right thing. we invested a lot of money and education to have a disin news like these allegations is very hard to stomach. >> delegate jaywalker. prince georges allegation from the maryland house of representatives says he wants the prince georges school ceo to appear for hearing before the delegation. a grade tampering. >> these kids deserve to graduate and should be able to show evidence. if there were assignments to turn in late. >> after four public school board members sent a letter to governor larry hogan that read, in part, it is with dis

joins former naacp and alec ross in announcing a run on the democratic side to challenge republican larry hogan next year. >>> days after uber ceoannounced he's taking a leave of answer, we've now learning he's resigned. it comes on the heels of a major overhaul. it faced claims of sexual assault, bullying and unprofessional behavior. "new york times" report said five of uber's major investors design he resign immediately. he will remain though on uber's board of directors. >>> republicans are rejoicing following a congressional race in georgia. karen handel will become the next congress woman. filling the see the of tom price. handel beat out john osoff in what was the most expensive house race in u.s. history. president trump took to twitter to congratulate her >>> funeral services for a 17-year-old muslim girl will be held today. . >> comes as her family says they're confident in the police investigation despite growing backlash that her death is not being investigated as a hate crime. >> melanie alnwick is sterling with the new details. mel? >> reporter: a somber day here in what ordinarily

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the drug reverse and opioid overdose, several months ago, governor larry hogan signed new law giving maryland better access to the law, previously people trained to administer the drug >> you know how hot it is outside. you can imagine what it is like inside the tunnels and stations that don't have ac. metro cannot supply cold air to the dupont circumstance nel north stations on it red lion because every maintenance problem. the transit agency, though, came up with a fix, it is bringing in huge truck, that will pump cooler air down into the station, lack of ac, though, not the only problem metro is dealing with, bethesda station had to close for short time today after the escalators, elevators, both stopped working. you see how long they are, right? they're really long. too hot for people just to walk up and down the steps, the metro had to close the station for about 30 minutes, while crews work to get everything moving again. >> we turn to prince william county where neighbors spotted two wild animals today, one, large animal near chris young elementary school in bristo, virginia,

we reached out to larry hogan's office and a spokesperson tells us this.e governor's office are in receipt of this letter. they are very forward ing and they have been forwarded to the maryland state department of education. fox5 has spoken to numerous school employees about this issue. they say there's intense pressure to increase the graduation wait from office onto principles onto staff. the staff knows exactly what's happening. so it's widespread. i have a student who failed the class and they were like well you need to go ahead and make sure she gets a d because she's been there every day. i think we're doing an injustice to the student, allow ing them to graduate when they know they didn't put in the effort and so what are we teach ing them. we're not teach ing them consequences to their actions. we reached out to prince george's county schools on friday and just within the last hour we got this statement from dr. maxwell. it says in party many aware that four board of education members september a politically motivated letter to the governor regardi

he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge larry hogan. >>> another big story, we have founder travis kalanick has res resigned. he had been on indefinitely leave and following the death of his mother in a boating accidet. in statement to the "new york times." kalanick said the move will allow the ride sharing company to go back to building itself rather than become distracted by yet another fight. >>> the state of georgia remains red following a nail biting special congressional criminal case, republican karen handel beat out democrat john ossoff to become the next member of congress. the seat will once again be up for grabs in a year and a half. >>> president busy on twitter sending out congratulations to handel and ralph norman who won south carolina. fifth district's fired up this tweet, special elections are over and those that want to make america great again are five and 0, all the fake news qualifies 0. >>> 6:01 breaking news. >>> a deadlyho midnight in northeast. annie yu live from that scene with the details, annie, good morning. >> good morning to you, steve

i'm sorry a -- larry hogan is seeking a second term. >> thanks. >>> the murder of a teenage muslim girl sparked outrage across the country. fairfax county police say nabra hassanen was killed >> others here and across the country believe it was a hate crime. messages of prayer and solidarity have been posted online with hash tag justice for nabra. today, the young girl's funeral services will be held at the mosque she was headed to the night she was killed. news4's justin finch is live there with more. justin? >> reporter: eun, good morning. at 1:30 today, this afternoon, crowds gather at the adams center for what will no doubt be a somber farewell to nabra. looking at images from dupont circle, this is a justice for nabra rally held tuesday. many are concerned this case is not being looked into as a hate crime. nabra's father joined leadership from the mosque tuesday as well, saying he hopes that nabra is remembered for her kindness more than her death. the 17-year-old was beaten to death on sunday, reportedly after a road rage drainsville road, an argument between a group of her frien

mayor governor larry hogan is calling for state investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in prince george's county schools. school board members, teachers and other staff have told fox5 that students' grades are being fixed and records manipulated to boost the graduation rate. reporter lindsay watts and john applegate broke this story. here's look at what they have uncovered so far. i think we're doing an unjustice to the student, allowing them to graduate when they know they didn't p put in the effort. the staff knows exactly what's happening. it's widespread. it's not just a handful of teachers. it's what are you going to do to make sure they're going to pass rather than what are you going to do to make sure they learn. some of our colleagues decided to go out so and believe in our students and our staff. we would not make such allegations if there were not significant proof. have you asked for the evidence that they referenced. >> we have not asked them for any evidence. we have seen the fruits of our labor. some want to question or cast doubt on our students' accompli

governor larry hogan spent -- sent two letters yesterday to the school board to investigate possible wrongdoing. 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, pr

train service will also end at 11:30 on weeknights. >> maryland governor larry hogan is calling for aull investigation into the prince george's county school system. whistle blowers say they have evidence grades were changed to boost graduation rates. hogan has asked the maryland state board of education to investigate this. coming up, news 4's justin finch will have the school system's response to that investigation. >>> two days after a devastating fire in northwest, firefighters are still on the scene in wright wood. a man's body was found in the burned-out building on peabody street. he's not been identified. now government websites were hacked, including one in our area. at the live desk. angie? >> this happened in howard county. someone hacked the main government website. this is what you get if you were to go to the site this minute. instead, what they did is posted pro-isis messages, which have since been removed. currently down and howard county telling us it's working closely with an i.t. team to get it up and running again. this did happen in multiple places around the coun

on monday, governor larry hogan sent them a letter asking for an investigation. coming up, we'll have reaction from one of maryland's delegates on the accusations of corruption. >>> senate republicans are trying to determine how to move forward after an analysis of their health care plan that congressional budget office estimates 15 million people wo while 22 million would not have coverage in a decade. cbo also says the plan would cut federal spending. >> that was the u.s. response to a chemical attack in syria back in april. this morning, the white house is warning president al assad not to do it again. white house press secretary sean spicer issued a statement last night saying the u.s. has spotted, quote, potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the syrian government. spicer warned if there is another attack using chemical weapons, assad and his military will, quote, pay a heavy price. >>> later today, you'll be able to hear about a plan to rehabilitate the lincoln memorial. the national park service is hosting open house tonight from 6:0

. >> reporter: governor larry hogan is directing the state board of education to investigate, and he warning to keep hands off the whistle- blowers. quote, we believe these individuals are entitled to the full protections afforded whistle-blowers under the law, hogan wrote. 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 cb

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leone. >> a check of our other top story, maryland governor larry hogan is calling for a state investigationallegations of grade fixing much it's a story you saw first on fox5 lost week governor hogan wrote a letter to the state board and says he's deeply scernd by the allegations and requesting a thorough investigation. heads up for metro riders. as of today there are new schedules in place. the cost has increased between ten and 25 cents. some bus routes where ridership has been eliminated. metro trains will run less frequently during rush hour and all stations will close 11 p.m. during the week and 1 a.m. on friday and saturday. we have a complete list on our website. >> the search continue force a missing mother and her baby daughter in the district. twenty-five year old michelle manually were last seen on june 15 but they weren't reported missing until this weekend. they were last seen on the 1400 block of hol brook street. if you've seen them you're asked to call police. it would be so great if the democrats and republicans could get together, wrap their arms around it and come up with

terry mcauliffe called the plan a disaster for virginia families, while republican governor larry hogan says it does not work for maryland. read all of the details of the plan at our website, wjla.com. jonathan: protesters outside of the prince george's county school board meeting. it is the first meeting since accusations of high having grades boosted to increase graduation rates. anna-lysa gayle was at the meeting. i'm sure that it got fiery tonight. anna-lysa: for sure, jonathan. tonight it was clear the board was divided on this issue and several others. some community members are trying to figure out this. >> save our schools. >> ♪ we shall overcome anna-lysa: it was standing room only thursday night and prince george's county public school board meeting. some audience members and some of the board were those who attended a small protest prior. >> they go to college and flunk out or have to take remedial courses. anna-lysa: this is one of several board members calling for an investigation into accusations the school system has allowed hundreds of students to graduate without meetin

emerge from a group of democrats, exploring a run to take on maryland's popular republican governor, larry hogan. >> i think it's hopeful for the democratic party to have a robust, and spirited debate about why we think we're the best people washington post university of maryland poll, hogan's approval rating is at 65%. baker says he wants to challenge hogan on paid sick leave, healthcare, and increasing the minimum wage. >> prince george's county, montgomery county, has the highest minimum wage in the state. why isn't the state following in our lead? we've been able to attract businesses here, even with a high minimum wage. >> reporter: before baker talked up his plans for the state, he first talked with his family. his wife krista has early onset dementia. for several years, we followed baker's journey, as he balanced care giving and the county. >> i'll say this, you know, three months ago, she was in the hospital, and we weren't sure she was going to come out of the hospital, but i told the doctors that, you know what? it's in god's hands. >> reporter: baker says he's been really to invest in

of the prince george's county joins larry hogan to call for independent allegation of grade fixing. today maxwell and the nine board members sent a later to the state superintendent denying any unethical behavior. >> there is no truth to the systemic corruption in prince george's county public schools. we are working hard. they have the hard work in classrooms and the teachers and the principals and the up is port staff helping students. we are confident they won't find systemic co complicating any investigation, federal privacy laws prevent disclosure of the individual grades. michelle: dozens of grades at -- graves at historic church vandalized. the search is on for whoever is responsible. maryland bureau chief brad bell explains. >> it happened sometime between thursday and saturday. the police believe more than one person drove in historic cemetery and managed to topple two dozen grave markers. many from the 1800's. >> it's very painful. >> st. thomas church parishioner gill says sacred ground has been desecrated. >> it bogglals your mind someone would do this. i can't explain i

we are also hoping to s governor larry hogan. he is currently out of the country.e would love to speak with him when he returns. >>> indeed we woman. >>> let's get to tucker barnes now for a check of our forecast. first dave summer looking very nice. >> yeah, it looks fantastic. nice sunrise this morning. longest day of the year as far as sunlight. get a chance to enjoy a lot of it it will be mostly sunny this afternoon highs about 90 degrees. get to the numbers. 72 now in washington. here's regional look. comfortable overnight lots of 60s off to the north and west. well north and west pittsburgh 63 this morning 50s up in chicago and detroit. not a bad start. cloud cover, beaches left over showers there lingering along the shore. and we're waking up with generally sunny conditions. north and west towards pittsburgh few showers and cloudiness. a little piece of energy that will drop down into our region later today and it will bring us some cloud cover and if you're well north and west there might be lonesome shower that fires up along it. for the most part a dry af

mayor larry hogan is calling for allegations of fraud and cuchtion prince george county public schools. >> photo journalist van applegate broke the story and have an update tonight. >> reporter: biggest news out of thipt view with the govern tore today he says he wants to see outside, independent investigators looking into this. so, that w investigation by the maryland state department of education. the governor says that he has not seen any evidence of this alleged grade fixing and fraud in prince george county schools but he says he's getting request after request from people who are calling for investigation. he says he's very concerned. >> we keep hearing all of this out cry. we he have not seen any evidence. but where there's smoke there's fire there's an awful lot of smoke we want to find out if there's fire. >> governor hogan ro a letter to state board of education requesting thorough exhaustive investigation. and the state board met today but good not make a decision on next steps. we're expecting more from the board and potentially decision tomorrow. we ask governor hogan abou

. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan asked the state school board to investigate the grade changing allegations. they are. >> for what they're alleging, in order for that to happen, that means thousands of teachers would have had to participate. >> reporter: county executive baker is confident that isn't the case. in prince georges county, shomari stone, news4. >>> next at 11:00, nbc 4 responds to a local man with ticket trouble. not only was his zipcar towed but he got stuck with two tickets that weren't even his. straightened out. >>> it's about to cost students and parents much more to borrow money for college. how much of an increase is coming, and how soon? >>> and knew luxury apartments in d.c. are offering more than a small floor every truck guy has their own way of conveying powerful. yeeaaahhh boy. kind of looks like a monster coming to eat ya. holy smokes. that is awesome. strong. you got the basic, and you got the beefy. i just think it looks mean. incredible. no way. i'm getting goosebumps. get 17% below msrp on all silverado 1500 lt pickups <

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan is reacting to allegations of widespread corruption within the prince georges county school system. whistle blowers have come forward saying they have evidence that grades were changed to boost graduation rates. hogan sent a letter to the school board that reads in part, quote in response to the allegations and ensure that this matter is fully investigated, end quote and school district officials have said that a state investigation that was completed found nothing improper. it came at the federal education department's request, following an anonymous complaint. the school ceo calls the allegations politically motivated. >> maryland state police say an ultra light aircraft crashed today killing the pilot. this happened nea a privately owned field, and the ultra light had taken off when the pilot lost control and police believe the plane hit a power line, pilot michael malick died after being rushed to the hospital. he was 71 and malick was the only person on the plane. >>> the battle of the senate healthcare bill is getting more heated tonight. i want t

amy: ben jealous joins a growing field of potential challengers to incumbent republican governor larry hoganlast month technology , entrepreneur alec ross announced he plans to seek the democratic nomination in the race. ross served as senior adviser for innovation to hillary clinton when she was secretary of state. at least six others are also exploring runs. all of this comes more than a year before maryland's gubernatorial election. just after ben jealous announced choice to throw his hat in , we asked him why he is chosen to run for governor. >> i'm raising my kids here in maryland, and i've been a community organizer my entire life. and there comes a time, for me it came after the uprisings, won, whenter trump you realize there's nothing more important in organizing where you live to make that place better for your children and their classmates and the children across the state. so we are running this race together, building this movement -- activists across the state, small business owners s across e state who have decided it is time to start building our state from the bottom up again

he joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge republican larry hogan next year. >>> the state of georgia remains red following a nail biting house special election, republican karen handle beat out john ossoff to next congress woman. it was the most expensive house race in u.s. history. the seat will once again be up for grabs in a year and a half during the 2018 mid term elections. >>> take a closer look at all of this on 5at630. tweet us your thoughts right now using #5at630. look for your tweets on our political show coming up next. >>> stay with the politics theme. in an election rematch against vincent gray in 2018, cork to the new "washington post" policy, 67% of voters approve of the job dc's mayor is doing, in a hypothetical three-way democratic mayoral primary, bowser has 50%, trailed by vincent gray. followed by attorney general carl racine. >> i think that she's doing best she can right now. we like to see more, especially for the folks native to washington, dc and i look forward to the continued progress >> communities and building these big high-rise apartme

he's the 6th democrat to challenge larry hogan. the others are baker, state senator richard met lynn owe and ben jellies. the primary still a year away. in 2018. >>> it looks like former president obama is getting back into politics to help the man who could be virginia's next governor. the huffington post reports that obama will hit the trail for ralph northam. an obama aide confirmed that he made a congratulatory call to northa m. ed gillespie will go up against him for that seat. >>> time is 4:32. a district icon will be remembered. former d.c. councilman jim graham was a staunch advocate for gay rights and pioneer for hiv research funding. he served four terms starting in 1998. until 5:00 today his body will lie in repose. after noon, the mayor and his family will be part of a service there. at 12:30, the public will be allowed to pay respects. tomorrow his funeral will be held at the all souls unitarian church. >>> top secret documents -- news 4 cameras were in leesburg, as the fbi home yesterday. he's a former defense contrac

. >> maryland governor larry hogan has promised to investigate allegations of widespread corruption, all this allegedly within the prince george's county public school system. in a letter to the county school board saturday hogan promised to "insure this matter is fully investigated." he also sent a all right to the president -- a letter to the president of the maryland state board of education asking for a full investigation. hogan's all right comes after some parents and state lawmakers -- hogan's letter comes after some parents and state lawmakers accused faculty staff of altering grades to boost graduation rates wrongdoing of reporters to be protected. >>> pit masters from across the country completed for more than $40,000 in crash and prizes during this weekend event along pennsylvania avenue. all proceeds benefit the uso which provides services for troops right here at home. for the public the event means live entertainment, a lot of good eats, but for grill and pit masters it was really a chance to just show off. >> this is our ninth year competing here at the giant barbecue b

after claims of corruption, to boost the prince george's county graduation rate, govern ofer larry hogan says the state board ed needs to take immediate steps to begin a complete, thorough and exhaustive investigation. it comes one week after fox5 broke the story that four prince george's county school board members contacted hogan saying they have evidence hundreds of students have graduated without meeting state requirements. that there is systemic corruption from the top down. the head of schools,. > 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. hog

i've also been in touch with governor larry hogan's office, today a spokesperson tells me we are continuing to look into this. she says the governor is out of the country until next week, but when he returns he will be in touch with fox5. we've talked to numerous school employees and parents about these l allegations and we're continuing to learn more as people reach out to us. tropical storm cindy made landfall in southwest ton, louisiana this morning pounding coastal areas with high winds, heavy rain and flash flooding. sipped did i is now a tropical depression, but it is still packing quite heading our way. the storm that was tropical storm cindy when she made landfall greatly diminished and now quickly becoming quite a remnant area of low pressure. we still have a center on this storm and it's basically right around the arkansas and louisiana and texas where they all come together. the wind is only at 15 miles an hour. wind is generally never a problem with these types of systems. it's all about the flooding rain and most of the rain here, the heaviest totals, the eight, nine, ten total

he's running for govern of maryland >> joins three other declared democrats hoping to challenge larry hogan the office next year, ronica cleary is live at national harbor. i understand the county executive is there >> he just pulled up. we love it. welcome congratulations on announcing your candidacy today. >> it's exciting. >> reporter: i want to ask you, we saw you released this youtube video overnight. you had your first event in baltimore this morning. but you didn't do it at home, tell me about the decision not to do it with the people that you currently represent >> what i wanted to do is go up to baltimore and show the people in the baltimore region that first of all baltimore city is very important to the state. the economic development there, getting things right. i wanted to go up there and i'm least known, start there and let them know i want to be the governor the whole state. i was excited going there meeting folks. it's a new venture, haven't done that in a long time. >> reporter: there's other declared candidates, and in the democratic party, there seems to be a bit of a divi

time because i want to know why you think you're the better candidate than the current govern, larry hoganaybe we'll put that on facebook. >> great, love talk about that. thank you. >> we'll be right back. . >>> tiny village in india that wants to honor president trump by calling itself trump village >> it is a gesture backed by a charity to raise awareness. some villagers will think it will help their village. you never know. >> thanks for joining us. harvey: we were right, lonzo ball is going to the lakers and it looks like his family could become the next kardashians. >> lonzo! lonzo! >> they have a camera crew following them. they have a bunch of reality show deals coming. harvey: this is super scary. >> why? harvey: take you back to khloe and lamar going to dallas. it did not work out well there. >> he was on crack, dog. [laughter] >> scott disick and bella thorne are back together. >> she's embarrassing herself. harvey: i will be bella thorne's agent for a minute. bella, here's the deal. you're one of 1,000 actresses right now -- >> who has a show. she's doing well. she doesn't need

governor larry hogan is demanding an investigation.get to the bottom of in prince george's county. >>> we're working for metro riders. changes that could impact your commute in to work. >>> good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >>> i'm chris lawrence in for aaron gilchrist. hope you had a good weekend. >> early monday morning, we're wog on time. we'll check the roads with melissa mollet in a moment. but first, look who is back. chuck bell. >> beautiful weather. you can thank me for the weather. >> you had a nice barbecue, too. you were there for the ams conference. >> good barbecue. >> lucky guy. >> the cold front passed us by in kansas city on friday evening. i enjoyed a fresh evening friday evening in kansas city and had the same front pass through here on saturday afternoon. i got the same front twice. i was pretty happy about it. mild for your monday today. our little humidity break is going to continue. humidity on vacation the next few days. that means that mornings will be nice and cool and most of the week looks like it's going

they'll be challenging republican governor larry hogan. baker has served as county executive since 2010. >>> the first major poll since last week's primary in virginia's race for governor has democrat ralph northham in the lead, leading republican ed gillespie 47-39% in the quinnipiac university survey. the margin of error is plus or minus four points. this poll also asks about president trump. almost half of virginia voters said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who supports the president. about a quarter said they would be more likely. and 28% said their vote wouldn't change either way. >> reporter: i'm shomari stone. a congressional women's softball game, one week after a gunman opened fire at the congressional men's basketball game. i'll have the story,in >>> also ahead tonight, after the big concert last night, bono pays a visit up to capitol hill today, showing his support for steve scalise as we get good news about the congressman's recovery. >>> and stay tuned for our favorite story of the day. jim vance moamongscon

we were the first to tell you that governor larry hogan was calling for an investigation . we spoke to him yesterday and he said that he wants to assure school board protected by state whistleblower law. this is some very disturb ing video you are going to see here. it is on an attack of a man holding a baby. this happened last satin side a gift shop when a customer was asked to leave. punches were thrown. people are asking for help in identifying the attacker. paul waggier joins us live tonight with the story. reporter roar here at fair oaks mall, it happened at spencer's gifts at the lower level of the mall near macies. the man who told us about this was the man who was punched. he says he was in the store to pick up his wife who was the assistant manager. he says he was trying to deescalate the situation with an unruly customer when suddenly the man unleashed a series of punches. the little girl on her faryment 's shoulder was taking a nap when the man in the white t-shirt takes a swing and then the little girl taking a glancing blow according to her father. i don't know

several months ago larry hogan signed a law giving mar marylanderss better access to the drug.he previously the only people having access to the drug were people trained to use it. >> come to 1 lou ton east ha 11 a.m., i will thereby. tucker will be there. we would love to see you this friday, be there or square. >> you know that's close to redskins park. >> that's what i heard. >> you guys should get doug williams to come out. >> if you're watching or doug, hey, invite him on up there. why not. >> michael thomas good morning. >> fiping eringz crossed on that one. >> right. >> a little busy right. >> probably a little busy figuring out what is going on in that organization. looking at your forecast for today, highs 95. not a record. one degree short of dulles record of i 95. bwi shuterd their record. 97. 68 to 78 as kids get off to school and warm and humid to start out. 8 0 now in d.c. and after school 87 and 93 with sk skalterred thunderstorms across the reeming yoj. a bit of a cool down. 85 tomorrow and few shows friday more clouds than sun 83 and weekend we go back up. 87 s

several moderate republicans including john charlief ohio, the baker of massachusetts and larry hoganf maryland, have issued statements criticizing, including the secrecy under which this bill was written. also the impact on low income residents. we were talking about single-payer options. how can advocates of the single-payer system use this discussion about obamacare and the republican bill to advocate for their position? guest: the media has to open up and provide a forum for people to have these debates. because this is all happening behind closed doors, 13 white male republican senators were discussing this and, and no one knows -- the media are just speculating. why not actually, don't have the politicians determining what you are providing for a forum for discussion about, have substantial discussions about what people want in this country. not what they are trying to craft behind closed doors. that is, for example, the issue of single-payer. what about this -- it is so interesting that the one plan that is most suppressed when it comes to discussion on television is the one th

maryland governor larry hogan is call for a full investigation into the school system. whistle blowers say they have evidence that grades were changed to boost graduation rates. hogan asked the maryland state board of education to investigate. school ceo kevin maxwell released a statement saying, "there has been no systemic effort to promote students in graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates." maxwell says politics are behind the accusations. >>> developing this morning, japanese airbag maker takata filed for bankruptcy in tokyo and here in the u.s. they still have to pay to repair all of the defective airbags. they must cover the compensation for the victims hurt by them. they're facing billions of dollars in lawsuits and fines. at least 16 people died because of the faulty inflators. >>> finally, it's over. but if you're headed to work on metro, the higher fares are in effect. an extra ten cents this morning. then again from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. during off-peak hours, expect to pay an extra 25 cents per trip. bus fares will cost you an extra qua

they'll discuss with what's next after governor larry hogan sent a letter asking for an investigation. members of the county school board say they have proof grades were changed to boost the county's graduation rates. one maryland should be easy to find out who is lying. >> these kids deserve to graduate. they should be able to show us the evidence. if assignments were turned in late, you should be able to show it to us. >> kevin maxwell denies the allegations and coming up, justin finch will face how dr. maxwell could get dragged into a hearing. >>> following the giant wildfires burning right now, angie, what are you seeing? >> new video out of utah showing that rapid spread of a the nation's biggest wildfire. this is in utah where you can see response from the air, also from the ground. very, very heavy for another day. we know that more than a dozen homes have been destroyed and near 44,000 acres burned. heat and rising hot winds making that fight to get it under control that much harder. only 10% under control now. more than 1500 people forced to leave their homes. also want to me

several moderate republicans including john charlief ohio, the baker of massachusetts and larry hogan of maryland, have issued statements criticizing, including the secrecy under which this bill was written. also the impact on low income residents. we were talking about single-payer options. how can advocates of the single-payer system use this discussion about obamacare and the republican bill to advocate for their position? guest: the media has to open up and provide a forum for people to have these debates. because this is all happening behind closed doors, 13 white male republican senators were discussing this and, and no one knows -- the media are just speculating. why not actually, don't have the politicians determining what you are providing for a forum for discussion about, have substantial discussions about what people want in this country. not what they are trying to craft behind closed doors. that is, for example, the issue of single-payer. what about this -- it is so interesting that the one plan that is most suppressed when it comes to discussion on television is the one

maryland governor larry hogan calling for state investigation into allegations of fraud and corruptions county schools. >> comes one week after fox5 broke the story four prince george's county school board members couldn't tacked hogan they have evidence hundreds of students graduated without me meeting state requirements. a marsh ceo kevin maxwell has repeatedly denied. let's get more from melanie alnwick. >> reporter: governor hogan was on a trip overseas he came back and sent two letters out last night, one to the maryland state board of education requesting a complete thorough and exhaustive investigation. the other in response to the board members who sent their complaints to hogan reiterating the state's protections for whistleblowers. meanwhile, the school's ceo group of principles and a number of board members are saying that the accusations are insulting and disra the student member contacted hogan alleging that counselor and teachers were pressured to give students passing grades who hadn't earn earned them. it's a charge ceo kev 56 maxwell denied including in public at last

now this morning, the state board of education will meet for the first time since larry hogan called for an investigation. we'll have a life report. >>> more republican defectors from the senate's version of health care reform. a critical day here on capitol hill. i'm melanie alnwick with the break down >>> take a seat. serena williams serving up a fiery come back after tennis lesson john mcenroe claimed she wouldn't be able to compete with men. the latest round in the battle of the seconds. >>> and later, new proof millennials are literally eating their savings. good day at 9a starts now. ♪ >>> sing it bruno. >> as we were just talking about thrift store shopping. >> isn't that funny? >> true story. >> true story. >> good day d.c. 9:01 on this tuesday, june 27th. i'm maureen umeh alongside allison seymour. holly morris and steve chenevey. >> russell wet brook breaking down in tears accepting the mvp award whom he gave a special shout out. drake bringing the laughs as the host of the ceremony teaming up with will ferrell. we'll have all the highlights coming up. >> is that the thing

announced he is seeking the democratic nomination and he joins a growing field of challengers to larry hoganare a lot expected to join the jump into the fray. mark segraves and adam tuss are with us. what do marylanders need to know about ben jejealous? >> i think a lot of marylanders already know his name and that is the thing that he has going for him. a couple people have already tossed their hat into the ring that aren't household names. ben jealous having headed the naacp at a very juyoung age andn the forefront of the fight for the $15 minimum hour wage, same-sex marriage laws. >> and he ran -- >> and bernie sanders, he considers himself a progressive. and so i think that's what you need to know about him. he announced in baltimore he talked about things he wanted to do for the truck in baltimore, but he talked about the purple line here in our area, wanting to fund that. and so he kind of hits the ground running because he has both some name recognition and clearly he has an infrastructure in placef support him and who are familiar with maryland politics and so he will definitely hit