president of the naacp?have great faith in the association. the chairman, the vice chairman who stepped up in this time, are very much rooted on the front lines of civil rights activism in the south. but i also, frankly, grew up in the naacp and our localranches like the baltimore branch here which will host the national convention this summer. they are very much plugging away every day, standing up for young people, the prince george's county branch in maryland, very much engaged with this aftermath of a killing of young mr. colli collins. and that's what, frankly, gives me the faith that no matter what happens, the naacp will move forward. >> now, you will week, took a step that many people have noted all over the country, and particularly there in maryland. you co-chaired the state of bernie sanders presidential run, and many people were pushing for you to enter the political arena, and you immediate it official this week that you, ben jealous, are a candidate for governor. tell us why. >> yes. right now

the naacp crosses the state.is those two traditions, progressivism and civil rights that i come out of and it is what makes our state so great in our chances so good. we are one to run a tough campaign. said to me that this moment after bernie' is -- or his campaign reminds them of 1999. group know out of presidential campaigns that don't quite make it all the way can come transformative movements that allow breakthrough candidates to move their states, move their cities forward in ways that nobody thought was possible just moments before. amy: ben jealous, will you be accepting corporate contributions? >> of course not. of course not. amy: will you be pushihing for universal health care or single-payer,r, mededare for al? >> i w was re-clear today we wil ensure that every citizen in maryland -- i was very clear today we will ensure that every citizen in maryland has quality, affordable health care in maryland and a matter what happens in washington. this is my first down the campaign. we're digging into how we w

more recently the naacp came out against charter schools. a school reform that's hugely popular in the black community. the nation's four most plaque civil right organizations opposes school reform for low income blacks. why? naacp takes a lot of money from the teacher's union who oppose school choice. many of the schools receive funding don't unionize their workforces. the naacp is carrying water for the unions. they get a lot of funding for the union. the concern of low income blacks becomes secondary to a different agenda of this institution to stay relevant to the debate. there are people with mixed motives. host: mr. riley, you may have saw last week that the congressional black caucus turned down a second meeting with president trump. insighting some of their concerns. what do you think about that event? also the role of the congressional black caucus? guest: the congressional black caucus are politicians. that's what i said about black politicians applies to them as well. as well as the relationship are trump, i would say they can't h

the county's naacp prince george's county's naacp chapter is that asking for the stoppage of ceo maxwell'stract. the chapter sent letter to county executive rushern baker which said in part hundreds of prince george's county school employees were based on administrative leave. in every case dr. maxwell removed these teach freers their buildings out of an abundance of caution and feared the employees would that interfere with the investigation. we believe dr. maxwell should be imposed on these employees p prince george's county schools ceo dr. kevin maxwell spoke to fox5 as the maryland state board of education approved the hiring of outside investigators to look into the allegations. >> i want to resolve this matter. there is no systemic corruption, there's nothing from me or anyone who is on my direct team that is telling people that they should do anything illegal. >> it is unclear when the investigation will start but dr. maxwell says he's fully cooperative. the state board of education president tells us they want it done soon. the state has to go through a bidding process though to hi

in a letter to richard baker, the naacp says maxwell's new contract was based, in part, on his success np proving graduation rates. they wanted grates put on hold until the investigation is complete. >>> wildfires raging across the country working feverishly to keep people and property out of it's torched more than a dozen home. the governor saying -- this video here, california where firefighters have been able to get a handle on a fast-moving blaze on camp pendleton. ravaged some 300 acres of brush. these images are quite possibly the most dangerous ones.

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

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the naacp is calling for changes at the top of the public schools. tracee wilkins had more details. >> reporter: nearly 400 teachers and staff administrative leave, pending various investigations, amid allegations of wrongdoing. president of the prince georges chapter of the naacp says school ceo deserves the same treatment. >> this should apply. he should be put on administrative leave until this issue is resolved. >> you could expect us to continue to do the work we've been doing to support children. >> reporter: he said his job as ceo prince georges school system was secure. >> i just signed a new four-year contract. >> reporter: now, the leadership of the county's naacp chapter has sent a letter requesting major changes, including maxwell's title from ceo to interim ceo and putting a hold on his six-figure contract. >> let's put this contract on hold until we finish with the investigation. >> he's already signed the contract. >> that's okay, you can sign contract. >> reporter: but president of the chapter is calling the allegations of grade tampe

in the letter naacp president robert ross says dr. parents or students and that the problem would be made worse by in their words continued tolerance of dr. maxwell's unbridled conduct. now, speaking to fox5 for the first time since four board members brought their complaint to the governor dr. maxwell strongly denied the allegations and said he welcomes an independent investigation. >> and i don't disagree with investigating 'cause again i want to resolve this matter. there is no systemic corruption, nothing from me or anyone who is on my direct that they should do anything illegal. >> reporter: now even though dr. maxwell has been reappointed he does have to sign a new contract. that new contract is due on july 1st and the terms all have to be worked out and it would be for another five years at the helm of the prince george's county county school board. we did reach out to county executive rushern baker's office to see if they had any response to the naacp letter but none to us so far. live in prince george's county, i'm melanie al

tonight county executive rushern baker responded to the naacp's dan that the school ceo contract be put on hold during the grade fraud investigation. teisha lewis joins us live with the story. >>reporter: that's right and we're here at the newton white mansion where raised tonight sheern baker held his first campaign event in his run for governor and i can tell you it's going to be a very long campaign . baker is standing by kevin max well. we had a chance to catch up with him after this event and that's all what many people were asking about and talking about. i made the decision that he was doing a good job for the county and when i reappointed him and sent him to the school board i have all the confidence in the world that he's moving the school board in the direction it should be. my mind has not change odd that. i standby him and i standby the work that he's done. if it turns out that there is, in fact , grade drg will you recommend the termination of dr. maxwell. >> if it turns out that happens and we want a an investigation, if it turns out that that happens there will be a lot o

in a letter to county executive, the naacp says maxwell new contract was based in part on his success at improving graduation rates and that his raise should be put on hold until the investigation is complete. >>> two exrailroad employees were killed last night while with the wheel. they received an alert that instructed them to stop and check part of the train. authorities tell us they accidently stepped on the active amtrak tracks and were struck and killed by a train outside union station. our transportation reporter adam tuss asked investigators today how amtrak and csx communicate with each other when someone is on the tracks. >> that scenario is going to be taking a close look at, what notification was made from csx to amtrak. there are four tracks together, two belong to csx and two belong to amtrak. >> it will assess all conditions on the tracks to see what went wrong. it was coming from boston and new york. >>> a segment of the red line on metro will be closed for four weekends in an attempt to repair a leaking tunnel. adam tuss first reported on the possibility of shutdowns

the naacp is seeking a legal review over whether this statue could be relocated from the courthouse square here to balls fluff national cemetery. the daughters of the confederacy erected the statue back in 1908. >> they were trying to send a message at that point that this is white virginia and we're going to run it the way we want to run it. >> i think it represents american soldiers who gave their lives just like for any other battle. was it all about slavery, i don't believe so. >> in 2015 the naacp raised this statue issue and got permission and funding to add informational plagues or mon uments on the courthouse lawn. those plaques have not been created. >> lose more than 40 pounds in less than an hour, nour medical procedure that doctors say could be the next big thing in weight loss. it's nickname is the accordion procedure. endooscopic sleeve gastroplasty. researchers say it could help patients lose up to 18% of their body weight. you would be under anesthesia. as a doctor threads a device into the stomach. that device stitches the stomach reducing it to about the size of a banana.

the same man that called the naacp and the aclu un-american, the sam man that coretta scott king should not be anywhere near our government at his judgeship was rejected. sessions should definitely resign, he has no business in our government. >> tucker: let me just say, i think the naacp is a shadow of itself, a joke. >> wendy: tucker! >> tucker: it makes me somebody who disagrees with you on that subject. >> wendy: it make to someone who disagrees with me, but the difference between you and death spasms are not the attorney general. you should have a certain the court when it comes to that -- coke >> tucker: anybody who criticizes the naacp or the aclu should not be allowed to be the attorney general of the united states? >> wendy: i think it should be rejected, as it was for sessions. moreover, -- >> tucker: only people who agree with the political aims, so basically no one who is right of left should be allowed to govern? that kind of is the view of notice. >> wendy: that's not necessarily the view, the view is anyone in our government should welcome all thoughts, all streams of thi

the county's naacp is demanding action, but the county executive is not backing down. if you're mall this fourth of july there's a map you may want to take with you, but it doesn't fee tour your favorite landmarks. the newseses at ten starts right now . as we mentioned that trump ban 2.0 is now in fefnlgt airports nationwide began implementing the changes tonight at 8 p.m. thanks for joining us everyone, i'm ' shawn yancy and i'm sarah simmons in for tone nivment several attorneys are helping everyone who may be delayed or possibly harassed due to this ban. marina maracco is live with this story. >>reporter: there's no question that things at dulles far smooth er than they were back in january when the first version of the travel ban went into effect. tonight this first ban went into effect roughly two hours ago at 8:00. if you take some video from back in january, a completely different scene from what we're seeing out here in tonight. thats was in january. tonight this new ban, a much more if you will of what was in place as far as visa policies that affect these cit

but after these allegations of grade fixing and records manipulations, the naacp second term. baker to call dr. maxwell the under rim ceo until the state investigation is completed. >> the fact we look at a serious thing that happened, head start program. we have 800 staff out on administrative leave. it's a serious thing. >> reporter: speaking to fox5 for the fir since four board members brought their complaint to the governor, dr. maxwell said he welcomes an independent investigation. >> again i wander to resolve this matter. there's no systemic corruption. there's nothing for me or anyone who is on my direct team that is telling people that they should do anything illegal. >> reporter: s questions about his tenure or whether he would stay on if indeed this investigation turned out or turned up something in line with what the allegations are, dr. maxwell said frankly, they're not going to find anything. so it's sort of a mute point. his contract becomes effective july 1st and it runs for the next five years until june 30th of 2021. we are still trying to check in with county

in the remember naacp president robert ross says dr. maxwell doesn't have the confidence of the community and also says the problem would be made worse by continued tolerance of what he calls dr. maxwell's unbridled conduct. now speaking to fox5 for the first time since four board members brought their complaint to the governor, dr. maxwell strongly denied the allegations and said he welcomes an independent investigation. >> they're not going to find, you know -- it's a question that -- that, you know, is not, you know, really accurate. they're not going to find systemic corruption and that's what the allegation is, systemic corruption from the highest levels of this district and it's utterly and completely false. >> reporter: now, dr. maxwell's new contract takes effect july 1st, which is why they believe there's some urgency in this matter. it would be for five years ending in june of 2021. we did reach out to county executive baker's office to see if they had any kind of comment on this. the news did come to us late last night so the

the naacp is calling for changes at the top of the public schools, our bureau chief tracy wilkins is live now in largo with more on the story, tracee. allegations could be some form of civil rights violation. so they are asking for changes at the top. >> you can expect us to continue to do the work we've been doing to support children. >> in the conversation earlier this week, he said his job as ceo, the school system was secure. >> just signed a four-year contract. >> but now, the leadership of the naacp chapter has sent a letter to the county executive requesting major changes, including changing titles for ceo to interim ceo and putting a hold on his six figure contract. >> let's give this contract a hold until we finish with that investigation. >> he's already signed the contract. >> well, that's okay. you can sign a contract. >> and graduating unqualified seniors of possible civil rights members and board of education members suggest that maxwell temporarily stepped aside. it reads in part, there are legitimate concerns that dr. maxwell may interfere or attempt to limit the scop

thursday evening the district held a meeting where concerned parents come along, students, those from the naacpoice their concerns. i sat through the more than two hour meeting. people were upset. >> they could've prevented this by having other people review a. we should not fall on, i don't how many people reviewed it before it went through. you have to put things in place so your be in my full of others. >> the majority of the parents were black-american issue it's a social issue which incdeo compl. they can with actual they wanthethey also say they se moree d community to help with what was adults ri? all over 18?he are responsible for raising the xt original thing? orrecting the situation going forward. b everything if you live in colorado you are not that surprised to see a bea. m>> a little boy after my own heart. why? he likes to cln take a look at the video of miles using only his stomach muscles to the bowl will trembl. what are you doing? >> yes. >> it has thousands of hits and has become a viral sensation. >> keep up the good work mom and dad. >> bill, it is finally beach weather wit

former naacp president and others seeking the nomination. governor hogan is seeking a second term, hoping to be the first republican in maryland to do so in more than 60 years. live in prince george's county, erika gonzales, back to you. >> thank you, erika. >>> breaking news in d.c. overnight. a woman was killed. police haven't told us her name. they say someone shot the woman on 51st in northeast washington. she died. no one has been arrested. when we find out anything, we'll let you know right here. >>> people across the country calling for justice for a teenage girl killed in our area and her family will gather for a service today. funeral services for nabra hassanen will take place this afternoon in sterling followed by a burial. news4 justin finch is there where family and friends will gather later today, will have a live report coming up at 6:30. >>> new video this morning of a vigil held in charlottesville for otto warmbier. he died after visiting north korea and spending months detained there. officials from the white house meeting

naacp sent a letter to county baker that said in part dr. mom well does not enjoy the good faith of the confidence of community and generally parents and students specifically. this is unfortunate situation which does not need to be exacerbated by continued intolerance of the conduct. we reached out to county executive office and are waiting for a response. >> meanwhile maryland neighborhood goes up in flames and investigators say spontaneous combustion is the cause. "fox5" tisha lewis is joining us live from rockville with the story, tisha, what happened? >> well, tony, no doubt things definitely went wrong here in this rockville community and instead of experiment there was a house fire here at this home. it left the homeowner injured and also the house uninhabitable and unsafe sign was removed. all this is result many of us would not think twice about dumbing oilly rags after a home project. it caused a blaze in this case. >> by wednesday night this middle of the road townhouse in rockshire neighborhood was boarded up and secured after ca

the naacp sued that district last year for failing to address civil rights violations against black children. in california, black students with a disability are 4 1/2 times more likely to get arrested in school than a white student with a disability. and 16 times more likely compared to a white student without a disability, according to data we obtained from the department of education. [ no audio ] sand are says after educators used police to discipline her son, jason was left angry and emotionally scarred. [ no audio ] >> you've seen that happen with your other son? >> yes. >> jason's older brother, jalen, was born with developmental disabilities and has been in and out of jail. [ no audio ] >> and do you worry the same thing could happen to jason? >> yes. >> but the high school junior has his sights set on college. he would like to play football and study psychology at the university of oregon. but realizes he'll likely have to keep dodging hurdles to get there. >>> coming up, how our reporting prompted the white house to take action. the obama administration responds to our investigatio

county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off in renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. we signed the contract and i decided when we reappointed him, he's doing a good job >> baker does not think thousands of teachers changed grades. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. this is a look into the chambers where this vote happened last night. we're talking about germany, german parliament voted to approve same-sex marriage. angela merkel voted against the move saying for her marriage is between a man and a woman. despite her personal views, the german chancellor says she hopes the approval of the vote leads back over to you. >>> good morning everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell off to a nice start this morning. we're in the low to mid-70s now. it will be another day with temperatures in the upper 830s and low 930s across the region. there is a thunderstorm chance coming up later on as well. >>> plus a change to the dress code in a local school district. what you need to know before your back to school shopping trip.

the naacp says maxwell's new contract was based in part on his success improving graduation rates. want his raise put on hold until the investigation is >>> montgomery county liquor control employee was busted for helping himself to the county's stash. yu joan snowden, jr., worked for the department of liquor control. he's been fired. police arrested snowden and another man, accusing them of stashing liquor in bushes. the pair snatched more than $21,000 in booze dating back to at least february. >>> with the fourth of july holiday near, maryland state police and other police agencies across the state will be out in force looking for drunk drivers. for the fourth straight year, the -- they will be patrolling during the long holiday weekend. the team made nearly 2300 dui arrests over the past four years. >>> it is 6:36. gas prices are plunging to a 12-year low. >> that is good news because aaa says more than a million people in our area will travel 50 miles or more from home. megan mcgrath is l roads for the holiday. hi, megan. >> reporter: hey, guys. yeah. some people are going to l

the president of the naacp tweeted this from mahr and kathy griffin. they said great comedians make us laugh. when our humanity is the punch line, it hurts too much to think and laugh. he apologizeded saying last night was a particularly long night as i regret the word i used in the banter of the live moment. the word is offensive and i regret saying it and i'm very sorry. drone deliveries could play a role in fighting climate change. the university of washington researchers found drones greatly reduced. not only can they fly in straight lines above traffic but they use a lot less fuel than ups or postal trucks. they said trucks would be better with bigger pay loads and making nool russ deliver toys a building or straight. however, delivering packages, drones provide a better option. >>> new rules would allow telemarketers send messages straight to your voicemail. ringless voicemail is petitioning the fcc to make it legal. they say by not interrupting consumers' lives, they aren't violating the consumer protection act of 1991. critics say this would fl

. >> >> the country naacp chapter is asking county executive to stop the renewal of school's ceo dr. kevin maxwell's contract pending outcome of the great fixing investigation. and the chapter sent 'let to county executive ray certain baker saying that employees were placed on a based on suspicious of wrong doing. in every case these teachers were moved out ever abundance of caution and fear the employees would interfere with the investigation. we believe dr. maxwell should be held to the same standard imposed on these employees. we've reach out to executive's office for comment and waiting to hear back. meantime dr. maxwell spoke to "fox5" this morning for the first time since we broke the story. >> also, developing tonight these help are accused of st stealing 21,000 worm ever alcohol from montgomery. calvin snowden jr. is an employ 'and she stole boxes of alcohol from the warehouse in gam gameerdburg several time over the last four monthsment security caught him near the warehouse in may and node ep was arrested today. >> in mtion county a house caught fire. spontaneous combustion

they are part of it, but we have the naacp, baptist joint community, lgbt organizations women's , groups. you could go down the list and pick up the communities opposed to private school vouchers for various reasons, so when i walk in the door i don't win with a certain perspective, i go in and argue naacp is really concerned there are not civil rights protections for any of these students. i say lambda legal is concerned because a lot of this money can go to private schools that can reject kids because they are gay or have gay parents or can teach anti- gay curriculum with your taxpayer dollars. there's more to this than just the teachers union. second, i think we are missing the idea of how important public schools are to the rural areas. that is where the community gathers. there's no public private schools. there is an option, so this means it will be a twisting tax credit system taking money from the public school, their one public school and it will not go to their community. it will go to a private school somewhere else that is not serving the rural schools. >> tuition tax credits

. >> yup. >> let me ask you on an aside right now a question that came out and we'll tap into your naacps as well. bill ma her the comments they made what was your reaction when you heard that. >> on the one hand i know mil bill ma her. i don't think he meant using those words in a demeaning or derogatory way. he was talking about himself. on the other hand i know bill maher he's smart enough to know there's certain lines you do not cross. we have to get to a place where especially in public live we have some discipline with the words we use and the words we don't use, and bill maher should have known better. >> as governor f this work out for you, first thing that you try to change or amend or work with in maryland? do you have a style? do you have anybody that you stomached for bernie sanders you supported hillary clinton when bernie sanders was out of the race do you take something for them or go your own path. >> for me this is much about defending obama's as extending. finish wagon bernie started. i think the first thing we need to deal with day one we need to have a real grown up c

the county naacp saying that they believe time is of the essence here, because they're concerned thatwell could get big payout if his contract is nullified. so they want to kind of put a pause here i want to give you background first. dr. maxwell, his appointment has been controversial since the very beginning when in 2013 county executive rushern baker went to the state legislature to get the, the authority to appoint school ceo rather than having the school board do it. when maxwell was appointed, the school board was on board with that. and also, mack well was reappointed in march to a second term. the first time in prince george's county that a superintendent has reached a second term in more than 25 years. but after these allegations of grade fixing and records manila says they want to put a pause on maxwell's second term. good we have lost confidence in dr. maxwell. parents, students, um, teachers, there's a variety of things that has happened, um, where i think leadership is being affected by all that happened in the past. >> reporter: now, speaking to fox5 for the first time s

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

former naacp director and now gubernatorial candidate dan ellis spoke with bruce leshan last night. >> we have to move away from hate and toward hope. we've had two very disturbed young white men kill black men in the last six months. one in new york city, the black man in the street, and at college park, a student was killed. it was truly a story. >> nearly 1000 responses were received on the wusa9 facebook page. they wrote, hence the reason for the museum. some folks need to take the time to educate themselves. don't they have cameras in there? they should be equipped to find >> wusa9 has this on the facebook page. >>> the nba has an issue off the court with plenty of attention. cleveland cavaliers star lebron james is speaking about a racial slur spray-painted on his home in los angeles. >> i can't be home to see my boys. my little girl is too young to understand it right now. i can't be in front of my boys right now and i won't be home until next week. it's kind of killing me inside right now. >> looking into the vandalism in his california neighborhood, it may be looked at as a p

that includes my next guest, a castile family friend and the president of the minneapolis naacp. criminal justice professor. so jason, thank you so much for taking the time. >> thank you for having me. >> when the verdict came down friday, i know the naacp's legal defense and education fund said that the message in this verdict was that people of color, and i'm quoting, are second class citizens, if not fully dehumanized in the eyes of the law. i mean, you've seen the dash cam video. now the statement. what does all of this mean for you? >> it just means, you know, black people have no refuge here in the united states. you know, we're under attack. you know, that was murder. what i saw. that was clear, flatout murder. he posed no threat to the officer and his life was taken. we saw that law enforcement are not held accountable in the courts in minnesota and beyond. so, what we're asking for is officers to be held accountable for the courts to be held accountable and for corrections to be held accountable because we believe the entire system from top to bottom is guilty. they don'

the local naacp chapter wants baker to put school systems ceo c. kevin maxwell's contract on hold until an widespread grade changing is ended. should it be put on hold? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: why not? >> we signed the contract and he's doing a good job. >> reporter: maxwell's new contract is signed and set to renew july 1st, jews tust two d from now. maxwell insists the allegations are false and politically motivated. >> i have all the confidence in the world that he's moving the school system in the direction it should be. i have not changed that. >> 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 tick

she is former president of the minneapolis naacp and is now running for mayor of minneapolis.elcome to democracy now! can you talk about your reaction to the verdict and then the protest that followed in the twin cities? thatmber one, i thought the result of the jury in finding jeronimo yanez not guilty was absolutely absurd in light of the facts of the case, in light of the circumstances surrounding philando castile's untimely death. and people here are outraged. time after time again, we see circumstances in which officers who kill are not held accountable under the laws of this data minnesota. and so we have taken to the streets repeatedly. we started within hours after for window castile was killed last summer. we waited patiently for almost a year for the verdict to come down and to see jeronimo yanez was not even felt guilty on the lesser charges is extremely disappointing and frustrating. it means we have to continue protesting and demonstrating and challenging the laws and policies that allow these police officers to kill people with impunity. juan: what about the deci

former headwas the of the spokane, washington, naacp, sparking controversy when she led others to believe that she was black, even though both her parents are white. jonathan: parking changes at reston town center and backlash and a lawsuit when they started charging for parking last year. they're expanding hours for parking. during the week you can park free for an hour before having to pay the fee. >> i think the changes are going to be beneficial to the businesses, but it will hurt some of the people who work here because it may be tough to find spots. jonathan: there were also complaints about the payment technology or lack thereof. doingner said they are updates this summer. alison: 7 on your side consumer headlines, and more payless shoe stores are closing. the total number of closures is now around 800. the company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. experts say it is suffering because of the rise of online shopping. jonathan: how about hopping onto an airplane without a paper ticket? jetblue wants to stay in your face before you board. they are testing facial recognition scann

you're talking about north the northpresident of carolina naacp, one of the state's leading progressiveoices. we have spoken him over the years. this is in 2012 when he talked about the role of art pope in north carolina state politics. >> some of the leaders of a group are highly connected to the tea party elements and the koch brothers money. amy: the billionaire funders of the republican party. >> we call art pope little koch brother. amy: he is who? these pope, who funds ultraconservative groups, has been something like $40 million of his own money to try to take over the state legislature. they are the ones that have pushed all of this regressive voting rights and amendment one. amy: on same-sex marriage. >> we clearly know what is up. the reality is, they could not handle this differs electorate that is now been produced by this progressive voting laws that we have the southern state. -- instead in this ,f dylan with the issue of jobs where we lost 300,000 jobs because of bad policies of the last of administration during the bush era. instead of dealing with that, they attacked vo

naacp leader, alex ross, state senator richard matalino junior, representative john gelaney.will bring you more as the morning continues. once again, prince georges county executive throwing his name into the race for governor in 2018. >> we'll follow that through the day here on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. >>> look at the beautiful scene. summer is under way. seems like it has been under way for awhile. summer solstice took place at 12:24 this morning. we're off to a relatively nice start. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i am chris lawrence.

tonight the prince george's chapter of the naacp is meeting with the school word. he was kept out of the graduation after he gave his speaking time to students. they called for kevin maxwell's resignation. >>> 4:49 right now. a baltimore county police officer in serious condition this morning but he is expected to survive after a shootout. the gunman died after trading shots with police from a commuter bus yesterday. another bystander was also shot and survived. police say officers surrounded that bus when the suspect tried to use it to get away from an armed robbery. police say the suspect started shooting and that's when officers fired that shooter. >>> we now know a light fixture is to blame for this town house fire in reston. fairfax county fire says a light malfunctioned and spashlged the fire here. the firefighter who fell through the floor should be okay. the homeowners weren't home, they are looking at $125,000 in damages. >>> a bins big change coming to metro. by the end of the month metro will take all of its 1,000 and 4,000 series rail cars off the track

. >> new at 11:00, former head of the naacp lets us know which small businesses should be paying $15 minimum wage. kicked off his campaign in baltimore as progresve news 4s chris lawrence asked him how large a company has to be to pay a mandatory $15 an hour minimum wage. statutes varied. some 50. some plays 10. if you have more than 10 employees, certainly. >> also promised to push the purple line project over the finish line. >> there is a new leader for fairfax county public schools tonight. and it's a familiar name. scott braybrand is the superintendent in lynchburg before that a long career, wendy in fairfax county schools. >> the assistant superintendent, and principal at fairfax high school. selection will become final, pending a school board vote, scheduled for next week. karen garza resigned in september. >> details on the investigation into a missing veteran's body discovered in the parking lot of a va medical center. the i-team getting reaction tonighom >> and hundreds of people sickened across the country, the role that backyard chickens could be playing in this outbreak?

baker joins former naacp president ben jealous and technology entrepreur alec ross as the democrats hopingunseat current governor republican larry hogan.toss to weather - happy first day of summer - longest amount of daylight - hottest day of the next 10 tomorrow (90+) - impacts from t.s. cindy this weekend - nice early next week (lower humidity! hot, but relatively comfortable humidity. stray pm shower possible. highs: 86-90 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. isolated shower. warm. lows: 64-71 winds: w 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. highs: 90-94 winds: wsw 5-10 mph breaking news -- out of belguim... a very busy metro reopened following terrorist attack there yesterday. this morning -- police have identified the attacker as a 36 year old moroccan... but haven't released his name. (picture) -- police say he was carrying two explosive devices... the bag did not fully detonate, but it did set him on fire. police then shot and killed him. no one else was injured. police have also said he lived in the same district in brussels as the te

in a letter to richard baker, the naacp says maxwell's new contract was based, in part, on his success np proving graduation rates. they wanted grates put on hold until the investigation is complete. >>> wildfires raging across the country working feverishly to keep people and property out of it's torched more than a dozen home. the governor saying -- this video here, california where firefighters have been able to get a handle on a fast-moving blaze on camp pendleton. ravaged some 300 acres of brush. these images are quite possibly the most dangerous ones. in arizona, the massive goodwin fire prompted evacuation orders. the flames in over 20,000 acres. a state of emergency declared and 3,000 structures at risk. 1% of that fire is contained. back to you. >>> erika, thank you. part of president trump's travel ban blocking foreign travelers from six majority muslim countries will go into effect. this comes after the supreme court decision temporary upheld portions of the ban. >> the administration set new guidelines for visa applications from those countries. it requires applicantspr to

my guest tonight is an amazing man leading the naacp in north carolina reverend william barber is joinings, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) really excited to have a conversation with him. first, this weekend, 70 people killed and 50 injured in a terrorist attack that took place in london. most leaders sent their con doll lenses through shame. >> the president of the united states in an open fight in the public air waves and on twitter with the mayor of london sadiq khan, the mayor quoted 70 dead and 40 wounded in terror attack and the mayor of london said there was no reason to be alarmed. that prompted a spokesman for the mayor to say he has more to do than to respond to donald trump's tweets taken out of context when he was urging londoners not to be alarmed when they saw more police on the throats. the president took that as a slap on the face and said pathetic excuse for mayor sadiq khan who had to think fast on his feet. >> trevor: just after an attack on london he (bleep) on the mayor of london. he would be the worst person to visit you in the hospital. you're suffering and donal