mcnair, there is no bringing back jordan, as much as everybody wishes they could. does the ft that coach durkin is out, does that help as you continue to mourn? >> it's a step in the right direction. >> people across our area and throughout the collegiate sports news are reacting to the that d.j. durkin is out. >> our team coverage continues now. what terps players are thinking about the change. >> but first, jackie bensen with reaction on campus. jackie? >> reporter: those we spoke to tonight say they approon of this deci >> it's been - b it'sn interesting. i was planning on going to the protest. >> how quickly things change, li, it was literally not even a whole day later that the students were like, no st of us were like, we don't accept this, we don't think this is okay. >> at first, i doesn't knothat the coach was getting fired, so with the coach bedng f now i'm a little more happy about that. >> reporter: reaction at the university of maryland's college park campus, after a24-hour roller coaster ride of emotion following the results of an investigation that b

rhis ousting comes five months after playe jordan mcnair's death.father learned the decision during a live interview with nbc's tom costello. >> does the fact that coach durkin is now out, does that in an y way help as continue to mourn? >> it's a ste in the right direction for some type of closure, which is impossible. it's just an emotional roller coaster dealing with this scenario. >> matt canada will remain the interim coach. the terps have a home game thi saturday against michigan state. now let's continue our team coverage of the story with news 4's justin finch. >> justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, back-to-eck shock h in college park from students as they had first the shock of hearing that d.j. dkin was recommended to stay on as head shock and then that final that he was, indeed, going to be parting ways with the university. there are reports, too, that members of the football team were cering when that final announcement was made, some even taking their surprise to social media, including linebacker tre watson, who post

that decision came as welcome news to the mcnair family. >> jordan mcnair's family found out during a live interview with costellm >> does the fact that coach durkin is now out, does that in any way help as you continue to mourn? >> it's a step in the right direction for some type of closure, which is im jssible. it'st an emotional roller coaster dealing with this scenario. >> before the announcement, the student government association had planned a rally to call for justice for jordan mcnair. let's continue our team coverage now of the story with news 4's justin finch. >> he's live in college park with reaction from players and students. justin, what are they saying? >> repter: well, eun, aaron, a lot of opinions about the future of the football program, as well as head coach durkin's departure. a lot of stunts supporting that decision. there are also reports that football players actually eered when that announcement was made. some players even takingo cial media, as you will see here. linebacker tre watson posting that pressure busts pipes, doesn't it? ckennieve lineman ellis m wri

durkin five months after jordan mcnair's death. e announcement came one day after the board of regentsen recommd he keep his job. students, players, and even hogan d governor larry were quick to condemn the ec board'sommendation. hours later, university president wallace lowe announced that durkin was gone.ec theion came as welcome news to the mcnair family. >> jordan mcnair's father found out during a live interview with nbc's tom cossllo. >> dhe fact that coach durkin is now out, doe that in any way help as you continue to urn? >> it's a step in the right direction for some type of closure, which is impossible. it's just an emotional roller coaster dealing with this scenario. >> now, before the announcement, the student government association had planned a rally to call for justice for jordan mcnair. student leaders are still planning to hold a news conference this morning to address the firing.or according to r during last night's team meeting, many football players cheered when they learned their coach had been fired. linebacke

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many saw it as a failure to hold someone accountable for mcnair's death. he heard the complaints and decided to fire durkins. they fully backed lowe's decision. he suffered heat stroke during practice in may and died weeks later. >> a story you'll see only on news 4. an astonishing site on 270 in montgomery county. someone snapped a picture of a prison van with the back doors wide open yestday. theinmates were being transpksted to clrg to the courthouse in rockville. along the way, the doors swung open. the preliminary i estigation determined this was not a malfunction and the doors were not prope ylatched. they were opened about 10 minutes before someone called 911 and the inmates were properly secured and not injur t duris 10-minute ordeal. >> closure for a montgomery county family thi morning. a daycare provider convicted of killing a baby will spend the next 50 years i prison. he was sentencedyesterday. she died from brain hemorrhages and broken ribs. he slammed the childown at his in-home daycare in rockville. it's a verdict that effects the entire co

this is all coming after the death of jordan mcnair. this campus has been in turmoil for a week and culminating with the fires of d.j. duin last week. of course he was reinstated after the death of jordan mcnair at that practice. we studentst more involvement when it comes to picking future presidents. and they want wallace loh to honor his commitment to tire. this h become a national story here at the university of maryland. that's why these students want moref their presence and their voices heard. thank you. >> thank you adam, it's now 5:08. happeningoday jury selection begins for the trial of e el chapo. he o accus running the world's largest drug trafficking cartel. estimates are that cartel smuggled more than 200 tons of cocaine into the united states. he escaped from mexican jail twice. once in a laundry cart and again from a long a winding tunnel from his prison shower. he was brought to the u.s. in 2017 under extremely tight serity. >> theremains of a utah town mayor will arrive at dover aire force b tonight. he was killed whil

today mcnair's family called it a personal affront. >> it feels like a total slap in the face, total lack of regard for no accountability for losing my son's life. >> reporter: the university of maryland suspended durkin after learning the staff took no steps to save mcnair's life. now it's the university president who's out. credited with building the university of maryland's reputation while bringing it into the big 10. >> this will be my last year as president of the university of maryland. >> reporter: meanwhile, several players walked out of a team meeting when coach durkin returned, one tweeting, every saturday my teammates and i have to kneel before the memorial of our fallen teammate yet a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. today "the washington post"'s sally jenkins wrote, don't let your children go to university of maryland. lester, we have word the coach is out again. the university has bought out the contract of dj durkin. he is out of a job now after the governor and many members of the university system demanded an explanat

they are in supportf jordan mcnair's family. there are now two focuses in the evolving storiful will the president of this university reverse his decision to retire? will the stateyew leadership? yesterday, dj durkin was this comes one day after the university system of marynd's board of regent's chair announced that they supported dj durkin staying on as coach. he was on the field coaching whenordan mcnair collapsed from heat stroke. he died two weeks later. today i spoke with governor larry hogan and his o gubernatoriaonent ben jealous about calls for new leadership on the boa of regents. >> what i called for was a complete and thorough investigation, open and public hearing so we can get to the bottom of it. that's what we'll do. nobody knows how the decisioiv was a at. nobody knows any details about the negotiations on the board of regents. >> jim brady, before he chaired board of regents, he chaired the governor's campaign and the governor's transition. the governor has the power to remove under our state constitution or >>

durkin go. >> 19-year-old jordan mcnair h suffertstroke during practice in may and died weeks later. two investigations intoot the ll program found a culture where players feared speaking out. >> before the announcement, the student government associati a had plann rally to call for justice for jordan mcnair. student leaders are still planning to hold a n ts conferens morning, but many on campus are already speakingnout. >> it waeven a whole day later that the students were like, no. most of us were like, we don't accept this, we don't think this is okay. i think it was interesting that we were actually listened to. >> iin actually am of happy that. i know president lowe had nothing to do with the football program. that program needsbe to re-engineered from the ground up. >> according to reports, during last night's team meeting, many football players cheered after learning their coach had been fired. ma canada will remain the interim head coach. the terps have home game this saturday against michigan state. at 5:00 a.m.,ch justin f will have more reaction from students aens wha and

this was a decision the mcnair family had been waiting to hear. >> jordan's father got the news during a live interview in an interview with coach costello. >> i'm glad the right thing w done to fire coachdurkin.cn was old when he suffered heat stroke eering practice in may. he died several later. two investigations into the football program found a culture where players feared speaking out. several players cheered when they learned that durkin had been let go. >> yesterday was a perfect day for halloween and the trk-or-treaters. >> we didn't even have our coats on. amelia, can we get a repeat >> we can. it's a good 10 to 15 degrees noove al. temperatures right now in the in to upper 60s, 67 washington, 66 in frederick. it's going to be an awesome afternoon when the kids are getting home from school. showers are possible tomorrow after school. today gorgeous all around. 77 for a high, it's warm, mild. n.'re going to have increasing winds this aftern it will be breezy out there and clouds will build but the mild temperatures will offset the breeze and wind. i'm anticipating this rain mo

it all began back in may with the death of offensive lineman jordan mcnair.e 19-year-old suffered heatstroke during a workout and died two weeks later. that led to coach d.j. durkin being placed on leave as investigators looked into whether the staff contributed to mcnair's death while bullying players and fostering a culture of humiliation and intimidation. then the flash point tuesday when the university's board of regents gave coach durkin his job back claiming the program's culture did not have a direct link to mcnair's death sparking outrage from his parents. >> it just didn't help. didn't help at all. >> i feel like i've been punched in the stomach and somebody spit in my face. >> reporter: student and faculty leaders, even state lawmakers demanded the school reverse its decision. some players even walked out of a team meeting. lineman ellis mckennie tweeting his anger saying, a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. it only they could have the courage that jordan had. it's never the wrong time to do what's rig

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. >> reporter: terry mcnair fills up his salt truck and containers. it was a hectic evening commute. what's it like on the road? >> it's pretty icy, slick out. a lot of cars on the road. probably should be just staying home. >> reporter: he's not kidding. take a look at i-70 this afternoon. drivers were stranded in gridlock. some were tired of sittingr in thcars, they stood in the wintry mix of snow and sleet. crashes backed up traffic for miles. >> a lot of accidents, a lot of cars, tractor trailers in theme um strip. pretty slick out. >>eporter: shows slico slick, t pulled this 18-wheeler over. it's too risky, especially when you are transferring luxury sphits car. and fedex driver said he dbroke down and neede a >> it's a disaster. >> reporter: kerry pulled off to get gas. >> so much rain is blown up from the road. a lot of trucks and cars in the shoulder and people slow down unexpectedly. >> reporter: terry mcnair says people nee to slow down and be careful. he'll work overnight. >> we just got most of the roads cleared, the routes that were desig

was for bob mcnair.ob mcnair top of the south division, cincinnati bengals quarterback is done for the year reportedly tore cartilage in his thumb and turn to driscoll and jaguars for cody kessler. one star is scored 54 and lost another 49 and won. james harden 54 for rockets but hardin could also have 11 turnovers. houston lost in ot to wizards. kevin follows 44 point game with 49 last night. and warriors win by 6. all right do you ever cat out of bag before accidentally at a press conference in catcher brian back with atlanta braves did so yesterday. >> allows a team to go you know get a -- [inaudible conversations] i don't know if i'm supposed to say that. i just read it on twitter. [laughter] >> he broke news yes braves do sign slugger josh donaldson to one-year contract. oops. i guess he did. good to know they're check out latest news oz they're walking in. >> catch sports reports 24/7 siriusxm channel 115. >> keep it right here because let's show you market activity big rally yesterday futures down

jordan mcnair will be honored before the michigan state game this saturday. >> all right, that's a nice thing to hear, thank you very much, chip. >>> harvey weinstein faces new allegations of sexual assault from a woman who says she was just 16 at the time. the accuser, then a polish model, she claims the disgraced movie mogul assaulted her in his new york city apartment in 2002, days after they met at a modeling event. weinstein allegedly demanded sex which she refused, then forced her to touch him. she says he sexually harassed her for years after that. weinstein denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. his lawyer told cbs news this new claim is, quote, prepostero preposterous. >>> the mysterious death of two saudi arabian sisters. the bodies of rotana and tala were discovered bound together last week. the sisters lived in northern virginia. jericka duncan is along the hudson river in new york where their remains were found. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the sisters were reported missing on september 12th from fairfax county, virginia. investigators now trying to piece

the turmoil stems from the sbreegs the heat stroke death of student jordan mcnair. today these students say mcnair's death is an unfortunate example of how poorly they say the university handled student issues >> this matters. we know all these things have been going wrong for years and we'ver the chance to make the difference. we've been ignored whole time sa this is ae to make sure we are heard. reporter: these are the three demands that students are having for this university. they say they wantlo to stick to his statement that he is ing toesign in june. they also say they want the board of regents to be institutionalized with some student influence. so essentially, they want to be able to elect the board of regents as well as pic the president of the university. so they want more of a democracy here. d they say this is just the beginning of what they are prepared f a a long fight. back to you. >> all right. thank you. keep us posted on how things play out there. >>> still ahead, something all rents need to ar. >> in particular, the old school parents out there.

they're demanding changes aft e death of player jordan mcnair. they're asking him to rema committed to his retirement. they want students to be included in the selon of future presidents and the board of regents to be elected. a day later the chair of the o board regents re-signed after recommending that durkin be reinstated. >> happening today, jury selection begins for the trial of el chapo. he is accused off running one the largest thcartels. smuggled more 200 tons of cocaine in the united states. he escaped from jail twice. he was brought to the u.s. in 2017 under extremely tight security. >> hes still serving in the national guard in afghanistan. officials say he was killed saturday by one of his own trainees. he was expected to return to his job in january after taking a year off from deployment. >> the shooter that opened fire at a yoga studio had ties to our area and we're getting informatio >> the school held a candlelight vigil on the school's campus last night. >> 21-year-old mara was a student and set to graduate in may. 61-year-old d

durkin had been on administrative leave following the death of 19-year-old jordan mcnair. mcnair was an offensive lineman who died in june, two weeks after suffering from heat stroke in practice. his death d to an investigation about other problems in the program and while that investigation led to disturbing findings, the school's board of regents foopped short of holding durkin responsiblsome of those problems. initially, the boardeinstated durkinn tuesday. that went against the recommendation of university president wallace loh, leading st a backlash on campus and ewide. loh, in turn, announced he would retire after t current htademic year. last nloh said that he fired durkin. joining me to talk about this is john feinstein, sportswriter, columnist anduthor. his upcoming book is called "quarterback." welcome back to the news hour. >> good to be here. >>t has been anncredible couple of days to follow all of this. back it up and explain to us how a man who we now know oversaw a pretty toxic culture, in chargre of agram about a 19 year old player died, how did he get his j

in june the team's offensive lineman jordan mcnair tied after getting sick during a workout a coupled an investigation into the culture of the program at maryland and accusations of abuse. fast forward to tuesday, day before yesterday, the board said that the coach had been unfairly blamed, that's a quote. but some students and state officials were upset about the decision to reinstate him. one official called it an embarrassment. they flip-flopped. trace gallagher with the behind the scenes story here. what is this? >> well, shep, when the maryland board of regents reinstated him as head coach, the reaction was fairly resounding, several players walked out of the team meeting, and jordan mcnair's best friend tweeted this, quoting every saturday my teammates and i have to kneel before the 34e789 orrial of our fallen teammate but a group of people don't hold anyone accountable for his death. if only they can have the courage jordan had. the gop governor of maryland, larry hoe began, issued a statement, quoting again, the university system has let down the university of maryland commun

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jrd an mcnair didn't have to die. if he had had gotten him in a tub of ice rht away which is standard procedure when a player is overheated, he would not have died. i would hope that all football programs would take steps to make sure that this can never happen again. >> can hope that for sure. john fnnstein, thanks for bg here. >> thanks amna. >> woodruff: oscar nominated actor bryan anston is best known for his emmy winning role as walter white in "breing bad." but as he explains in toght's "brief but spectacular" episode, it took him some luck to get there. starting next saturday, cranston will be playing the role of howard beale in the broadway production of "network", bas f the famous film. >> tst thing i look for when i read a script is, does the story move me? what i truly love about this, and when i talk to audiences about anything i've done, or about y other movie or stage piece, is that the audience is always right. however you felt, however you reacted to something is always right. that's how you felt and i

this happened after jordan mcnair died of heat stroke in may. some players walked out of the team meeting after hearing the news that durkin was brought back to coach the team. the student government president announced plans to stage a protest at maryland's home game this weekend. mcnair's father who characterized the board de's decision as a punch to the gut. thanked the university president who took it upon himself to do the right thing. d.j. durkin hasn't released a public statement on the firing. >>> let's go to the nba and wind back the clock to 2011 when derrick rose won the mvp before the knee surgeries. now to the game last night. 50 points. a career high and the win -- against the jazz. he stepped up on defense blocking the last second shot attempt to tie the game. afterwards, the 30-year-old from chicago, illinois was overcome with emotion when asked what this game meant to him. >> everything, man. i worked my [ bleep ] off. i did this for the franchise and the organization and fans. everybody. i would not be able to play without them

mcnair's father reacted to the news that coach durkin was fired. >> relief.a gratifying sense of relief for not only my family, but jordan's teammates as well. >> lowe says he still plans on retiring at the end of the academic year. >>> the new york times reports on two studies warning against using minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer. the studies published in the new england journal of medicine found less invasive surgery was more likely to lead to the recurrence of cancer and death. that's compared to patients who underwent a more invasive hysterectomy. some hospitals have stopped performing the minimally invasive procedure. >>> recent republican changes to the affordable care enrollment begins today. enrollment period for health insurance goes through december 15th. it will last six weeks, half as long as it used to be. it's the first time consumers can buy insurance through the program since congress removed fines for people who failed to carry health insurance. >>> and the san francisco chronicle reports on the death of willie mccovey. the gia

fallout continues after the death of jordan mcnair. the board of regents chair defended durkin, and then the president announced he would retire. and later the college said they were buying out rkin's contract. then james brady said he was stepping down. a former board member now state senator says the stakes were made -- mistakes were made but lowe should stay because it's difficult to find a repl ement righnow. >> wooes done a good job. i also want him to sta because it will be hard for the regents to recruit an outstanding successor so close to the catastrophe they createed this week. cern the s wider c school's reputation is on the line. on the 15th a house committee is goingvio the board of regents process and what played out this past wehe. on4th and 15th the middle state's commission will review the school's accreditation. >>> news developme out of montgomery county in a possible high school hazing case. we've learn that two more damascus high school students were charged with second degree rape or attempted rape. at's a total o

reaction from mcnair's family football players and the campus community. >>> overnight police make twos nlsir b fee case of a.cet. ngtheae polirce uni respoonnse y sending the capitol into lockdown. >>> doubling down. with just days to go until the midterm elections president trump reaffirms opossi the border. >> when itrom c stomach could hol a clue to yonc ceshax5 m tning at 6:00 a.. starts01ht rig t tart aic o6:n coach d.jtuesday only to be fird whatedeverl of cision and what comes next? our melanie alnwick is live in college park nowor mel. >>ter: well, steve and allison, really just a whirlwind of events here yesterday. the student government was actually holding a meetingo pass emergency legislation callingki forn's firing while the news aim tinbegten about the reversal. here's his wednesd o thatnill viouslyde yesterday aob different in the right tn aution mo tveayod made one day after w. durkin back on maryland's aseinsnd boayd bpr o snypped sb. decision fromts aft. saying a departure is in the best interests of whe university sayinas a difficult decision but the onright for the

durkin after the conclusion of two investigations into 19-year-old jordan mcnair's death. thuge outcry from students and politicians rippit decision. the sudden reversal to fire durkin followed by the resiation of the board o regents chair. today the terps did their best to just focus on football. taking on michigan state. interim head coach matt canada leading the team. and the number 79 on the field honoring jordan mcnair. first quarter the spartans strike first. conor hayward takes hand-off and he sniffs out e the zone. 18-yard score. make it 7-0. ensuing maryland drive. third down bad snap tohe hill. alls on it. the terps will have to punt it away. michigan state would lead 10-3 at the half. in the trd quarter 17-3 rocky lombardi's pass tipped. byron cowart gets it, going the other way,hi but ts is kind of the day it was for maryland. he fumbles before he gets into the end arne. it's ty ball. only 100 total yards o offense for the terps. michigan sta outrushed maryland 2 to 26. and 80 of them came right here. heyward breaks free again. part of a 157-yard two-touchdown

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durkin five months after 19-year-old lineman jordan mcnair overheated, collapsed, and later died. mcnair's family called it a personal affront. >> it feels like a total slap in the face, a total lack of regard of no accountability for losing my son's life. nobody's accountable. >> reporter: the university president suspended coach durkin after learning his staff had failed to take emergency steps to save jordan's life. but the board of regents reinstated the coach, saying he was unfairly blamed. instead, it's the university president who is out. credited with building maryland's academic reputation while bringing it into the big ten. >> this will be my last year as president of the university of maryland. >> reporter: meanwhile several players walked out of a team meeting when coach durkin returned, one tweeting every saturday my teammates and i have to kneel before the memorial of our fallen teammate. yet a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. "the washington post" sally jenkins wrote, don't send your kids to maryland to play football.

last week they fired dj durkin over his handling of mcnair's death. the president of the board of regents, james brady, resigned after recommending durkin be reinstated. >>> we are working for your health and tracking a growing controversy involving the opioid crisis. the fda is getting slammed forp ing a powerful new pain drug. it's ten times as potent as fentanyl, an critics say it's going the lead to more overdose deaths. there is what the drug looks like. it's called dsuvia. the pill was designed for usen the battlefield, to treat acute pain. the food and drug administratior aped its use on friday. critics say if the pill gets on the black market, they will likely kill people who overdose, but the fda says they have strict safety measures in place to prevent that from happening. >> we've seen this before where people say there is no way this can be abused. we have regulations in place. but even those very controlled ubstances have shown abuse in thepast. >> opioid overdoses kills nearly 5,000 americans last year. >>> all right. storm team 4 meteor

last week, low fired dj dirkin over his handling of mcnair's death. a day later, the board of regents' chairman resigned. over the weekend, players honored their fallen teammate.la theyers ran out of the tunnel and took a knee around jordan mcnair's number ch79, w was painted on the field. >>> we are working 4 your health and tracking a growing controversy t involving opioid crisis. the fda is getting slammed for approving a perful new pain drug. it's ten times more potent then fentanyl. some are wondering now if this new drug could do me harm than good. nbc's matt bradley has more. >> reporter: for those fightings americ opioid epidemic, it's a hard pill to swallow. politicians and drug safety advocates say the fda's ace approval of dsuvia, an opioid painkiller ten times as potent as fentanyl, throws more fuel on the raging fires of america's opioid crisis. massachusetts senator edward markey and three other senators signed a letter last week, demanding the n fda greenlight the drug. >> what the fda is doing, by authorizing dsuvia to go into the mark

mcnair, do you have fear for the players on the team? >> no, it's not an isolated case.ke happen every year. you had 30-plus deaths since 2000 of collegiate athletics on the football field and usually happens the first or second day of practice. the main goal moving forward at this point is to bring some type of awareness and prevention that everyone can see thai that this doesn't happen again because it was 100% preventible. >> and, cecilia, one of the things that we've seen in our investigation, we talked to dozens of former and current players and there was a toxic culture. we've heard stories of physical abuse, harassment, beration. >> if this was indeed cultural, what about the players on this team now? >> hopefully this will mark a change and an end. i mean, part of why jordan died is as a result of the culture. jordan literally was in the early stages of death, they were calling him names. >> what is your message to student athletes pushing themselves to the edge doing what their coaches are telling them to do. do you have words for them this morning? >> to all st

he was placed on leave in august after the death of jordan mcnair.tuesday, the board of regents recommend the coach be reinstated. the university president defied that order and fired durkin. >>> a federal law enforcement official tellss the inmates tha killed whitey bulger was killed by cutting out his tongue of . e at least one inmates involved is believed to have ties to organized crime in massachusetts. >>> inspector general report states nasa artifacts were lost because of poor record keeping. nasa does not have adequate processes in place to identify or manage its heritage assets. among the space history lost is apollo 11 lunar collection bag. also a lunar rover sold to a scrap yard. nasa will have a better system by 2020. >>> and intoxicated american airlines baggage handler fell asleep on the job and took a trip from chicago. he wasn't discovered until the landing in chicago. he said he was intoxicated and fell asleep. he was not charged with a crime. american said the airline is investigating and the employee has been suspended. >>> baseball

it all began back in may with the death of offensive lineman jordan mcnair.fered heatstroke during a workout and died two weeks later. that led to coach d.j. durkin being placed on leave as investigators looked into whether the staff contributed to mcnair's death while bullying players and fostering a culture of humiliation and intimidation. then tuesday the flash point, claiming the program's culture did not have a direct link to mcnair's death, sparking outrage from his parents. >> it just didn't help. it didn't help at all. >> i feel like i've been punched in the stomach and somebody spit in my face. >> reporter: student and faculty leaders, even state lawmakers, demanded the school reverse its decision. some players even walked out of a team meeting. lineman ellis mckenney tweeting his anger, saying a group of people do not have the courage to hold anyone accountable for his death. if only they could have the courage that jordan had. it's never the wrong time to do what's right. one maryland state lawmaker called the decision to retain durkin an embarrass

this stems from the death of jordan d mcnair thatd weeks later. >> this university poured so much money intoor facilities sports and athletics and neglec the actual athletesed invo >> they want to make sure that loh retires and they want to be included in the election of ture presidents and want the board of regents to be elected and not appointed. >> still ahead, continuing coverage of the midterm elections. >> president trump has b n hitting the democrats hard on the campaign trail, but will it work for him? we're talking to an expe when news 4 today continues. >> how about our weather? >> rain chances going up, up, up. all lifting northbound. dog walking forecast for today, prinss available for adoption. hances for rain and thunderstorms near 100%y thunderstorms near 100%y announcer: the following will surprise you about barbara comstock: barbara comstock: "i think roe vs wade should be overturned and the state should decide it." announcer: that's right. comstock supports taking away a woman's right to choose. she voted to defund planned parenthood 6 times, limiting women's access to

wait wat dedicated the win to mcnair. migrants trying to rush into the u.s.s frustrations grow with the asylum process. why jessica vaughn said most won't comply with due process and don't even qualify for asylum. >> it's not going to happen. you're going to come into our country illegally. build that wall! heather: president trump promising to keep our southern border secure as the department of homeland security reveals 600 criminals are traveling with the caravan and 90% of them are not eligible for asylum. so is this proof that we need the wall more than ever? here now is the director of policy studies at the center for immigration studies, jessica vaughn. thank you so much for joining us. we really appreciate it. >> good morning. heather: let's begin here. i would like to get your response to secretary nielsen's statement here. she said we can pull this up, the overwhelming majority of these individuals are not eligible for asylum in the united states under our laws, 90% are not eligible at this point. we have confirmed that there are over 600 convicted

have now fired durkin, who had been under fire following the death of a 19-year-old freshman jordan mcnair. >> we have an individual hyperventilating after exercising. >> he died two weeks after suffering from heat stroke dung an intense practice earlier in the spring. an investigation was launched by the university system board of regents which oversees the state's universities looking into a toxic culture within the school's football program, a curl which jordan mcnair's family believed led to his death. his father joins us live and how he is reacting to the university breaking ties with the head coach. >> next the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. >> hundreds of google employees planning to walk off the job. it's already happening overseas. >> what would it take to give what if numbers tell onat t. rowe pricey? our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like e-commerce spurring cardboard demand. the pursuit of allergy-free peanuts. and mobile payment reaching new markets. this is strategic investing. because your investments deserve t

durkin keep his jobl wing the death of player jordan mcnair. news4's justin finch has more ot the pressurat caused the chairman to step down. >> just yesterday student leaders told us they were pushing for the removal of chairman brady and saying they wanted him to follow head coach d.j. durkin out of the door and by day's end they saw that demand was met. you might recallis earlier week we saw chairman brady join university president wallace lowe to discuss the findings of that independent report into thb fol program and the death of jordan mcnair. at that time the chairman said they would follow the of that report which were to keep durkin as part of that team, which was very controversial and g blowback hblo blow back here all the way up to the governor. calls for durk to be removed grew louder. by wednesday president lowe did fire durkin, saying it was best for all involved. raursday came the justice for jordan y, followed by the announcement the chairman would be stepping down here as well. he did release a statement reading in part that i

we'e reaction from mcnair's family football players and the campus community. >>> overnight police makesir b fee case of a.cet. ngtheae polirce uni respoonnse y sending the capitol into lockdown. >>> doubling down. with just days to go until the midterm elections president trump reaffirms opossi the border. >> when itrom c stomach could hol a clue to yonc ceshax5 m tning at 6:00 a.. starts01ht rig t lera

. >>> now to the side li side linl rocking the university of maryland football player jordan mcnair. >> afterk intense b lash, the school is without coach. first let's look back at the ol wild week inge park. this all started tuesday when the board of regents chair brady stood at the podium and said the blame should notie athe coach's feet. he said he would retire next june. >> 24 hours later after intense essure, presidentloh announced the school was parting ways durkin, buying out hisnt ct. on thursday, after intense criticism from students, ay plers, and politicians, board chair jam brady announced he was stepping down. >> tracee wilkins is in college park. what a crazy week! >> reporter: it has been. it was just yesterday that students protested and marcheds through t campus, ending here at the administration building, sending a msage to president loh and the rest of the state about the future of their tiversity. rinow, there are two things in question. president loh's future and the future of this university. the accreditation isn the line when the umdooall player suffered a hea

this all stems from the death of football player jordan mcnair that collapsed during a and died weeks later. >> this university poured s much money into facilities for sports andle atics and negligents to care for the actual athletes that are involved. >> the students wan to make sure that the university president retired as he said he would. they want the board of regents to be elected a not appointed. they contacted his office but have not heard back. >> more than a dozen people are dead after a bus crash in peru. >> we have video from the horrible crash. among the 18 people that were killed there were a dozen women and children you can see other people rushing to the crash scene to try to help out. >> a truck crashed head on into that bus on the aghway. o learned more than 3 dozen others were hurt. now back to you. >> we could learn more details about the suspect accused of mailing bombs to prominent democrats and media people when he appears in court today. he'll be in a feder court in new york today. he's accused of sending more than aozen bombs to critics of president trump. aut

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classmate jordan mcnair. this as t they join growing call for new leadership for the state board that oversees the university. he should beashame of his decision. he failed the citizens of the state andmportantimportantly, he failed student body >> on tuesday, the board chair james brady announced the unwaivering support for dj to remain as head football coach. he was on the fieldoaching when the player collapsed during eat summer practice from zproek died two weeks later. yesterday, the umd president shocked many after saying that he will soon beretiring. he went against the wishes of the board who oversees him. the foundation that raises money for the university of marntand a letter to the regent saying could it jeopardize millions in fundingnd they wrote, saying we believe dr. loh's leadershi is critical for the university at this challenging time and we call upon the board of region sxenlts the chancellor to publicl affirm its support of dr. loh's continued leadership. hogan tol me, he does not intend on

fallout continues after the death of football player jordan mcnair in th summer.started this past tuesday when the board of regents cir defended coach durkin and in a surprise move the university president announced he was going to retire in june. a day later loh said the school was parting ways with durkin and buying out his contract. on thursday the board chair james brady said he was stepping down. a former board mteber now s senator says mistakes were made, but believes loh should stay because it would b difficult to find a replacement right now. >> i think he's done a good job. we can see it in college park. i also want him to stay because it will be hard for the regents to recruit a successor so close to the catastrophe they created this week. >> the school's reputation is on the line. a house commi tee is going review the process and what we saw play out this past week. on the 14th and 15th the middle state's commission will review the school's recrediting. >>> a hazing case.we learned two more high school students were chaed with second degree rape or atte

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they admitted they made a stake by reinstating the football coach after the death of jordan mcnair. 24 hours later, the university , presid wallace lowe fired him. he warned the board, but they didn't lesson. >> i said,im did you bring back quote all hell will break loose. >> after being overruled by the board o regents he announced he would retire this year. at the hearing he asked if he was reconsidering that decision. lowe wou only say no comment. >> 7 minutes after the hour now. this ar, 4 million young people will find themselves without a safe place to sleep. >> it's a growing edemic that has people choosing to sleep outside to raise awareness. is nationwide effort that aims to help youth facing homelessness. >> for too many p youngple this or something like it is a bed. cardboard for a matress. maybe a sleeping bag to keep warm. they're trying to keep warm and trying to keep out of the elements and this is actuay a luxury if they do have a sleeping bag. >> it's the story she knows far too well. >> when you think about people having soep in those conditions night after night, it

they're demanding changes after the death of football player jordan mcnair. students asking the president wallace loh to remain committed to hisretirement. they want to be included in the selection of future presidents nd they want the board of regents to be elected. maryland fired d.j. durkin over his handling ofr'cnais death. >> all of those months of those campaign signs in your neighborhood, it all comes down to this. after months of campaigning, the elections will be tomorrow. president trump held events for republicans in battleground districts. >> democrats are opening encouraging million of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate ourer boa and destroy our nation in so many different ways. >> that was in tennessee. the president railed against the media and described democrats ae radical and brought up the judge brett kavanaugh nomination. when hillary clinton's name was mentione the crowd chanted lock her up. former president barrack obama campaigned as well on friday. he was in miami to drum upor support andrew tgillum,he democratic nominee for gov

another person has lost their job in the fall over football player jordan mcnair's death. the chairman of the board of regents stepped down days after commending that d.j. durkin keep his job. they issued a statement fully cking him and his decision to fire durkin. t will also continue to implemented policies to protect student athletes. students held a o rally campus yesterday to voice their o outrage. >> he should beam a of his leadership of the regents. he failed the citizens of the state and more importantly he failed the student e'body. >> calling for an investigation into the board of regents processn the coach durkin decision. football players at damascus high school areei investigated for hazing. the junior varsity teamf forfieted it's game last night as they look into the fact that a player was assaulted on campus. they're in the early stages of the investigation. may me of the allegations prove to be sexual in nature, and that's why we have detectives from our special victims investigation division. >> all of the people i involved this investigation are minors an