. >> i-team investigator nathan baca is revealing about what we are learning about faking the grade at the columbia heights education campus. >> the test scores rose but we have attendance and the records that show a different story. >> whene students grade six through 12, the columbia heights education campus or chec for short is the second largest in the school system and prides itself for having the largest number of the schools in the advanced placement classes. the item has thousands of places of the individual attendance and transcript records showing the students passing required courses despite 60 unexcused absences. >> if we are trying to cut corners and not do what we are supposed to do to prepare for adulthood we are letting them down. >> the i-team showed this to the education committee. >> i'm not surprised to hear it's a high school. >> ballou high school objected to being singled out for grade inflation. they have a point. the seuss' own investigation investigation is focusing almost exclusive to ballou high school. >> my reaction is i'm not surprised. i cannot for the l

"7 on your side" investigator nathan baca found answers. nathan: "7 on your side" is working to find out just how difficult it can be to buy replacement battery for your iphone. but first, you can find out just how drained your battery is. simple looking at the battery percentage on the upper right of your screen does not tell you. instead you need to search for the battery checker apps in the app store to tell you what your battery life is. if measured in miliamps or mah. >> what apple has done is they have said that when your battery is no longer able to provide the power that it needs to operate the peak performance it scales that back. >> apple says they will replace all iphone 6 batteries or later for a $29 charge. no matter what the test results are. we went inside the apple store in georgetown and an employee buy a battery replacement can be up to five days if they don't have your model inside the store. appointments are encouraged and walk-ins could take a few hours. we found at an apple store it's routed to a central office that doe

and nathan baca shows us we get and what we don't get for the money.d obtain the contract -- nathan: we did obtain the contract. it's between the state office of superintendent and a d.c. accounting firm. some major take aways from the contract. it focuses almost exclusively on ballou high school. they are not paying auditors to conduct interviews with other schools. the "7 on your side" i-team interviewedded teachers at other schools claiming similar grade inflation. we learned the superintendent office expects the first draft of the report to be complete by this friday. and the budget it costs for the audit is $390,000. d.c. councilmember robert white says it is time for a different set of eyes on the case. michelle: nobody can let the pride or the politics get in the way of doing what is right. this is a situation where everybody has to take responsibility and do what's right for the students. that is why i think there has to investigation. certainly when the agency report comes out it will be met with skepticism. nathan: the office of the state sup

nathan baca, abc7 news. larry: what a fantastic story.e had the tease on good morning good morning. most people don't know what probate court is. >> it forces a conversation families >> ed to have now. alison: this is heard breaking what happened to families that you talk to. >> good day today and even better tomorrow. alison: it's warming up out there. it feels like spring. bill: it does. so many days we lead with the weather because it's snow, winter storm, freezi school delays, et cetera. the cold. the wind chill advisory. this is quiet. we had a high of 51. 45 at reagan national. the sun has been down for an hour. it's warmer to the south. charlotte is 64. we have 57 in raleigh. some of that southerly air is heading up our way. if you look at the overall big picture here across the mid-atlantic, other than a few light snow bans to mid-to-upstate new york it's dry. this is something i haven't said in a while. the overall view with if winter weathered a letter, watches or warnings, we don't have anything at all. you have to go to iowa a

. >> i-team investigator nathan baca is revealing about what we are learning about faking the grade atolumbia heights education campus. >> the test scores rose but we have attendance and the records that show a different story. >> whene