but it is the death of richard gonzales, a black student with a promising future murdered by a white student alleged to be connected to a racist hate group. the faculty is holding a special town hall meeting to discuss and address what it describes as a strained cultural climate. >> we are hoping to organize community members, not just of the campus, not just faculty and staff like myself, but folks from the prince george's where college park is in and offer ideas and we want to provide a place where it can be cathartic. >> he says the school has not been a progressive advocate. he wants to change the culture and the environment. at the university of maryland, john gonzalez, abc seven news. lindsay: and now to the latest falling domino from the trump administration. bke is out as communications director and there are new questions in the russia investigation. here is lana zak with the latest from the white house. trump isent downplaying the substance of the russia investigation, tweeting -- but republican senator john mccain says is more than just a lame excuse, and that vladimir put