i'm peter newsham and i intend to be peter newsham and i hope the community sees me for who i am. >> in the disstrict, tom sherwood, news4. >>> lots of kids went back to school this week. nearly 130,000 are in prince george's county. it's the second largest district in maryland. the ceo of schools says the district is growing. he credits a long list of specialized programs for t growth. and the results of the first day of school for students in frederick county as well, the school district is about to implement new science programs and it was also back to school in the district. this year, there's a new school which opened with a bit of controversy. news4's mark segraves explains. >> reporter: this is a dream come true for a lot of us. standing outside of of the all-new high school, the chancellor and mayor bowser defended their plan to focus on men of color. >> stay tuned. we are investing in them early. we will have less interventions to deal with families down the line. >> reporter: one of those young men attending ron brown prep school is 14-year-old abselan bowling who lives in

i'm peter newsham and i hope that the community will see me for what i am. >> again, he officially takes over on september 17th and he'll be spending a lot of time in the next couple of weeks with chief lanier as she gets ready to be the security chie >> she has a lot to share with him and leave with him. one thing i'm thinking of and i'm curious to know what you think, that he will not follow from the chief.

mayor muriel bowser picked assistant chief peter newsham as interim chief. he will take over the role at september 17. michelle: john gonzalez is now tracking -- jonathan elias is now tracking possibly terror attack. jon it's a wrinkle. the federal law enforcement telling us that this is investigated isis-inspireed attack. short time ago they released a statement saying they want to assure the community that it's working to determine what happened here. this is what we know at the hour. saturday night a man stabbed two people in apartment complex in roanoke leaving both seriously hurt. witnesses say throughout the attack they heard wasil farooqui yelling "allahu akbar." which is arabic for "god is great." before one of the victims fought him off adding to the fear this this may be a random

i'm peter newsham. i hope the community will see me for what i am. >> reporter: he's not sure how long the interim job will last but wants to be considered for the permanent job. >> i intend to participate in that process. >> mayor bowser is someone who can step right in. she's running for re-election starting next year for 2018. >> he goes way back. >> you're right. >> let me ask you about union response. any reaction from them to this? >> yes, we have union response coming up at 6:00. we talked to the head of the union and they are looking for somebody who will be an officer's chief, somebody who will be right there with them. they had some battles with chief lanier but they are hopeful about chief newsham. >> and the mayor has another big post to fill, the chancellor of the school. positions in place as she gears up for re-election in 2018. >> thank you, tom. see you at 6:00. >>> we want to take you to prince george's county now. all of the excitement of the first day of school. nearly 130,000 studen

peter newsham will serve as interim. she is looking inside and outside the department for a permanent replacement. the chair has a great relationship with newsham. >> i think in the mayor is looking for that one person to pick up and move forward without hesitation, without skipping a beat, chief newsham is the guy to do that right now. >> he has fierce critics. the group, partnership for civil justice called him a mass violater and said he called extraordinary cover up when police rounded up world bank protesters in 2000 2, that cost the city more than $8 million in damages in federal money. >>> the first day of school in prince georges county. >> a fallout from a child abuse scandal in the head start program. board members are accusing leadership of covering it up and costing the county $6.4 million when regulators put the hammer down. scott broom is in prescription georges to tell us more. >> reporter: the maintenance board members want to know why the leaders did not reveal the findings of a federal investigation in

mayor muriel bowser named interim police chief peter newsham. he joined the police police department in 1989 and served assist acht since db. the search for internal and external candidates already started. a job announcement will be published in the coming day. >>> just about coming up on 4:35 this wednesday morning let's get a check of today's forecast with gary mcgrady. gary while we work the kinks out in our system you're having a much better start to wednesday. >> how about that? we got temperatures this morning starting off in upper 60s to right around 70. here i am now look it's a georgous morning out there and while i'll tell you we will have a little more humidity today, it's still bonus territory for august. we'll go back mid to upper 80s for a high. off morning lows here you see what's going on there. couple spots in the 50s this indicates nice and comfortable air mass. as we progress through the day. sunny skies. warm by noon time. 80 or so. high temperatures upper 80s. mid to upper 80s today depends where you are we will be dry, too

he is peter newsham and he will take over september 17. that is lanier's last scheduled day. newsham has been on the force 17 years. mayor bowser has said she will accept applications from outside the department but plans to concentrate on internal candidates. >>> a us soldier is dead tonight killed in a roadside bomb attack in afghanistan and another american was hurt. yesterday, officials said 100 troops had been sent to the helmand province where taliban forces had been gaining ground. the name of the soldier killed in action has not yet been released. this is the first combat casualty in afghanistan since january. >>> she worked as a rose the riveter during world war ii and years old this woman says she knows the secret to life. >>> the question of the day. where were you when dc quite -- quake? >>> let's talk about the wake- up weather tomorrow. another comfortable start. early in the morning temperatures will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. by 9 am, upper 60s and 70s. warmer by noon but comfortable 80s. not human tomorrow. we will tell you when the heat and humidity wi

peter newsham spent 27 years, the last 14 years as assistant chief and will take over as interim chief on the 17th. chief lanier announced she'll step down next month to take a job with the nfl based in new york. mayor bowser the highest caliber and a search is to begin soon. the police have made an arrest in anti-semitic graffiti. someone has written the word "jew" inside the rat inside the metro situation. swastikas have been found, also. police have not released details on the arrest. an american soldier is killed and another hurt after their patrol was struck by a roadside bomb and happened in afghanistan. six afghan soldiers were also hurt in the attack and the bombing comes a day after u.s. officials said they sent 100 troops to the city to fight the table. the name of those soldiers have not been released. it's official, russia will not competing in next month's paralympics. the court of sports upholding the ban after russia's state-backed doping program was discovered. an inquiry from the world anti-doping agency said russia orchestrated and covered up a including swapping out

i'm not i'm peter newsham. i hope the community will see me for what i am and that is that i'm committed to this city. >> newsham wants to be considered for the permanent job. that's in our interview on news4 at 5:00. chris and susan? >> he sounds like his own man. can you tell us a little bit more about the issues he's going to face right off the bat? >> well, daily crime fighting is the bread and butter of the police department. there's been spikes in violent crimes here and there. he says he'll be right on top of it. the other thing is there's about 250 officers short in the police department, even as the city is growing, even as there is crime and more places that need more officers and the police department needs more of them themselves. >> tom sherwood, thank you. >>> first at 4:00, a police shooting in the district that the police says happened as an attempted shooting in northeast and that's where we find news4's pat collins. hey, pat. >> reporter: susan, this is where it came to an end, right across th

i'm peter newsham and i hope that the community will see me for what i am. >> again, he officially takes over on september 17th and he'll be spending a lot of time in the next couple of weeks with chief lanier as she gets ready to be the security chie >> she has a lot to share with him and leave with him. one thing i'm thinking of and i'm curious to know what you think, that he will not follow from the chief. i've never seen any police chief who hugs more people than cathy lanier people, especially in wards seven and eight. i don't think there's somebody in the city that hasn't been hugged by chief lanier. >> i have not been hugged by chief lanier. >> now we understand what your problem is. >> i shook the chief's hand today, though. that's all good. it's a tough job. crime rises and falls and he's -- the mayor wants somebody who will know what's going on in the city, doesn't want someone to come in and have to learn what is happening. it's just too important of a job. >> and newsham has that experience. >> i should get that hug before lanier leaves town. or nfl tickets. >> may be too lat

peter newsham will fill the spot starting september 18. he has served as assistant chiea of police since 2002.inc the search for internal andnter external candidates to fill the position has already started. an official job announcement will be posted in the coming days. > knew knit, the worse case of west file virus has been f confirmed in maryland this yearl we are told the adult patient survived the infection.n meantime health officials say they've discovered several mosquitoes carryth in montgomery county and inom prince george's county.er the best way g toeo protect youf against bites is to wear long sleeves and hats and make sureae you have a good insect repelel event. let's' it out eye. i don't know if you've been out there or not. it is gorgeous. gorgeous temperatures, lowerower humidity, but don't get used to it. let's check in with sue palka with all the details.eta it's just a wonderful night, isn't it? >> it's gorgeous. these last two daze have been phenomenal.ph two of the nicest days. check out the temperatures, 84 t at reaga

assistant chief peter newsham spent 27 years with m.p.d. the last 14 years as assistant chief. he will take over on september 17. mayor bowser calls newsham a police officer of the highest caliber. nationwide search for a new chief is expected to begin soon. jonathan: a wild scene last night. two people in the hospital after a fiery crash outside the national gallery of art. it was late last night, a minivan hit a light pole at the intersection of pennsylvania and constitution avenue. witnesses say it was flying. the minivan jumped the curb, hitting the vale with the national gallery of -- vehicle with the national gallery of security inside and the car burst into flames. >> we heard a big crash. we saw the sparks and a huge crash, like a big monster. >> all you could see was the huge, it looked like the fireworks! no, it's a huge sparks and flames. just launched up out of the air. jonathan: both people injured in the crash are expected to recover. >> it's only a matter of time before the heat and humidity return but a comfortable walk on the first day of school in prince georg

peter newsham will lone ear's position starting december 17th. joined the dc police department in 1989 and has served as assistant chief of police since 2002. the search foreign turn alan external candidate to fill the position has already started. official job announcement will be published in the coming days. >>> today marks five years since an earthquake hit the east coast rocking the dc region. it was centered in virginia about 80 miles from the district. >> we wanted to know what are the chances of another quake. are we ready for it? fox5 lindsey watts is live at the us gee logical survey. everything you need to know, hey, lindsay. >> reporter: hey, laura, sarah, well, something i learned today is that the earthquake here five years ago was felt by more people than any earthquake in us history. and we have a visual here. courtesy of usgs. take a look at this huge area impacted, stretching out to the midwest, and just for comparison, take a look at this similar size in california. you can see felt by significantly fewer people. and until that