i really like sullivan. i'm thrilled the voted to retain her. >> before they all change their mind -- changed their mind, the main reason they wanted her to leave as they heard she was not doing enough to breslin and financial issues at the university. -- linda financial issues at the university. today, they said they will work with sullivan to address those issues. live from charlottesville virginia, abc 7 news. >> we have a few more details on teresa sullivan. she is their first female president. she initially signed a five-year contract in january 2010. prior to coming to university of virginia, she held positions at the university of michigan and the university of texas. late developments from capitol hill on a story impact in many of you. the senate has reportedly reached a deal to keep interest rates on college loans steady for one more year. house speaker john boehner says he is not sure the agreement will win approval in the house. the stafford loan rate is 3.4%. it could double on sunday if the deal

it will take eight votes to bring teresa sullivan back. for days now board members with second thoughts on sullivan's ouster have been counting heads and they were close to eight votes during the turbulent all night meeting monday into tuesday when they named sullivan's replacement. today deans and faculty who went to uva wrote the governor that sullivan's forced resignation honchoed by board of visitors chair helen dragas was a threat to academic integrity and uva's national reputation. the american association of university professors launched an investigation and now students are overjoyed at the idea that they may finally be getting this controversy behind them. >> you can't have division and have new students come in as first year and have this lingering over their education. >> reporter: board of visitors chair helen dragas' term ends july 1st and the big question now is whether she will be the one who is out and teresa sullivan the 1 who is back in. -- the one who is back in. students have called another big rally for right here beh

and i really like sullivan. "black swan of the issues that caused some board members to one sullivan to leave a few weeks ago had to do with their concern she was not doing enough to address looming financial issues at the university. the head of the board of visitors yesterday's of the board will work with sullivan to make sure those issues are addressed in the future. they say that they will work together in a unified manner. tom roussey reporting from charlottesville, virginia. >> a d.c. teenager recovering after a stabbing that happen before 4:00 yesterday afternoon near 48th and of minnesota in northeast. a suspect is in custody. a police standoff lasting more than 24 hours in falls church has ended peacefully with one man in custody. it started around 4:00 p.m. monday with a domestic disturbance call in the 600 block of hillwood avenue. police found a man with a gun barricaded in a home. he poured gasoline on himself and throughout the house reportedly. residents have been able to return. in business news,

it will take eight votes to bring teresa sullivan back. for days now board members with second thoughts on her ouster have been counting heads and they were close to eight votes during the turbulent all night meeting monday and tuesday when they named sullivan's replacement. today deans and faculty who went to uva wrote the governor that sullivan's forced resignation honchoed by the board of visitors chair helen dragas was a threat to academic integrity and uva's national reputation. the american association of university professors launched an investigation and many students called for a quick resolution. >> i don't think anyone is really at fault here. i that i that it just has gotten blown out of proportion and it's kind of at this point maybe making the university look a little silly. so i just think either we should all back the new president or they should reinstate such ran and kind of make a decision, i guess -- sullivan and kind of make a decision, i guess. >> reporter: and do it soon. >> soon, yes. >> reporter: board of visitors

saying they will stop donations. >> sullivan is out as of august 15th. in the meantime, they would appoint an interim president. we're waiting to see but happens with the closed door session still going on. live in charlottesville, roz plater, abc 7 news. >> keep track of the story any time on our web site, wjla.com. >> testimony is over for the day in the sexual abuse scandal trial of jerry sandusky. the defense started their tacase today. many were present when he would bring young boys into the team showers. they said they never witnessed anything inappropriate. sandusky is accused of abusing 10 boys. the jury could begin deliberations this week. >> for the first time, we're hearing some of the jail house conversations between george zimmerman and his wife. the conversations over money land both of them in jail. >> is it over $100? how close am i? >> there is like a dollars. >> in total how much are we looking at? >> like $155. >> prosecutors say that really meant $155,000. they stay zimmerman and his wife lied about their finances during his a bond h

president teresa sullivan was abruptly and secretive with fired. some call at unprecedented turmoil. the board of visitors has named carl zeithami.. >> it seems like it has not been open to the public. i just don't like cow that represents the university or the community. >> even though major donors have threatened to withdraw pledges if sullivan is not reinstated, the board pushed forward after pushedher to resign due to a looming financial problems and her unwillingness to accept program cuts. >> you do great work every day and i want to thank you for what you do and for making this such a great university. at the end of the day, that is the most important thing. the university of virginia must remain a great university. awhile she addressed the massive crowd of students, faculty and alumni outside, the head of the board apologized for not being more open with the decision. >> we want to express our sincere regrets for the pain anger, and confusion it may have caused among many in our uva family. >> the new interim president was in his fourth ter

the board of directors reinstated teresa sullivan. the move comes less than three weeks after her dismissal that infuriated students and faculty. fox 5's john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: the effort toast uva president teresa sullivan -- to oust uva president teresa sullivan was redly the rector helen drag -- led by the rector helen dragas. >> we were concerned about uva's future last thursday. i want to say once again to the university and directly to my fellow visitors i sincerely apologize for the way this was presented. >> reporter: dragas dropped her fight as the board vote unanimously tourists course and reappoint sullivan -- to reverse course and reappoint sullivan as president. the crowd eye ruptured with joy as the decision was -- erupted with joy as the decision was announced. >> she embodies what uva is all about, truth, honesty, consistency. >> reporter: newly reappointed president teresa sullivan called for unity. >> there is no time for residual hostility toward anyone perceived to have been on the other side of

theresa sullivan has been reen stated. a dramatic period for the charlottesville campus came down to the meeting of the same board which told her to leave less than three weeks ago. john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: effort to oust uva president theresa sullivan was led by the rector, helen dragas who at the board meeting again apologized for the way the process was handled. >> although i put forward a detailed statement outlining specifics, it came too late and i want to say once again to the university and directly to my fellow visitors, i sincerely apologize for the way this was presented. >> reporter: she dropped her fight as the board voted unanimously to reverse course and reappoint sullivan as president. the crowd of faculty, staff, students and alumnae erupted with joy as the decision was announced. >> she embodies what uva is all about, truth, honesty, consistency, effect that this university is about. >> reporter: newly reappointed president theresa sullivan called for unity. >> there is no time for residu

sullivan said we are all aware that uva needs change and there are financial challenges. she says she was working to better the institution and laying groundwork for greater change but she has been described as an incrementalist. she answered that by saying it does not mean i look vision. university of virginia rector spoke about the board's decision at a special meeting. >> this board has never, nor will we ever, direct that particular programs or courses be eliminated or reduced. simply put, we want the university to be a leader in full illing its mission, not a follower. -- in fulfilling its mission, not a follower. >> reporter: faculty leads are demanding that vol van be re-- that sullivan be reinstated. sullivan would receive her presidential compensation package and she could also return to teaching sociology at a salary of $107,000 plus about $360,000 in deferred compensation. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a check of this morning's top stories. a not guilty renzo guilt -- verdict in the roger clemens trial. he was acquitted on charge these lied to congress when he

sullivan pushed for gradual moves. board members wanted more sweeping changes. she will officially leave on august 15. >> police are investigating what could be the first murder case ever in delaware. >> now they're searching for a suspect involved in the murder of a woman at the atlantic oceanside motel. >> a housekeeper made the gruesome discovery. she found the body of a woman who had been stabbed. >> this is dewey. things happen, but never somebody getting murdered. >> police found no identification on the victim. motel staffers say the woman had not rented the room. investigators obtained surveillance video of a person of interest. joanne is in the room right above the apparent crime scene. >> that is him. >> she said that she saw this man go into room 1 07 with a woman about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. she did not see them come out. >> she was young with blond hair and blue eyes, very pretty. skinny. >> a vehicle with pennsylvania place was found in a parking lot. police are waiting for the medical examiner's report for a cause of death and to identify the v

reinstate teresa sullivan. >> hundreds or thousands of students faculty, and supporters will descend on the campus as the fate of teresa sullivan is decided this afternoon by the board a. >> i don't know that anyone has ever said denny being negative about sullivan. >> putting the school's first female president back in power would take a majority vote. she was asked to resign after an apparent unwillingness to agree to budget cuts. she has received an enormous amount of support. >> this action by the board was ill-conceived, poorly executed, and thus far poorly explained. >> the drama escalated last week when the newly appointed interim president carl zeithami suspended his duties pending today's vote. >> it has been a difficult time. >> my goal is to have finality, but i trust these excellent people on the board to make the right. right >> the board will meet this afternoon and possibly vote without one of its members after the resignation of vice rector mark kington. many also calling for the resignation of the head of the board, helen dragas. john gonzalez reporting from falls ch

sullivan would receive her presidential compensation package. she could return to teaching sociology at a salary of $170,000 plus about $360,000 in deferred compensation. back to you. >> thank you. >>> all making headlines this morning, register clemens is now focused on regaining his reputation after being aquitted in his perjury trial. a jury found clemens not guilty on all six charges that he denied using performance enhancing drugs. the prosecuting's star witness was the only person to make the direct claim that he injected college en. >> people thought arrogance was a man saying i didn't do it. hopefully, we can say when a man says he didn't do it, let's at least start out giving him the benefit of doubt. >> the u.s. attorney's office put out ate statement saying: a >>> into the high row file trial we are following, jerry sandusky's defense team could wrap up as early as tomorrow. if that happens, the jury could begin deliberation thursday. sandusky's defense team called six witnesses to the stand yesterday. former friends and two coaches t

dragas was seen as the mastermind for sullivan's removal. in charlottesville, peggy fox, 9news now. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell release add statement about the board's decision. it reads in part, quote, i want to thank the members of the board of visitors of the university of virginia for their conclusive action. the past few weeks have not been easy for the university and all those who love it. there's been too little transparency, too mut vitt roll, too little discussion, too much blame. with today's board action, the time has come for mr. jefferson's university to move forward. >>> some travelers at reagan national airport will soon be given the v.i.p. treatment, at least when it comes to going through security. the tsa announced the expansion of its tsa prechecked screening program. that means certain frequent flyers, the ones who spend the most money will be able to pass through security without a patdown. precheck is the centerpiece of the tsa's risk security initiative. >>> high heat is providing plenty of fuel for wildfires bu

sullivan? you have an opinion on that probably. >> the administration is taking the senate's proposal very seriously, mr. hall, and is analyzing facts in all those areas in points that the senate highlighted in their proposal. we don't have an official position from the administration yet so i can't give you details of those considerations. we share the senate's concerns about growth in the program costs and the consequences that this has had on other elements of noaa's budget, so we certainly appreciate where they are coming from on this and are working very diligently to look at the possible impacts, assess the places there will be savings and look at the things we hold as priorities, mission assurance, management stability and effectiveness and maximum continuity of data. >> that's the sound of a good soldier. what's your real opinion? if you want to give it, if you don't, i understand. >> well, i have highlighted the areas where i would focus my analysis on, and i'm a scientist. so i go wit

earlier this month sullivan was forced to resign due to philosophical differences.ad the fight to oust sullivan apologized at the meeting for the way the process was handled. the newly reappointed president called for unity on campus. >> there is no time for residual hostility toward anyone perceived to have been on the other side, of recent disagreements. we can go forward with what is best for the university, only if we go forward together. [ applause ] >> after the vote, virginia governor mcdonald thanked the board for bringing the matter to a close. >>> this morning charges pending against a man at the center of a 28 hour police stand off in falls church. the barricade situation came to an end last night, when police finally arrested the suspect. police say they were responding to a family fight when the stand off began. they say the suspect had a gun and may have fired a shot as they were helping two family members out of that house. still no word on the suspect's identity or specific motives. >>> it is a harsh reminder that the war in afghanistan is still taki

sullivan has agreed to step down from her post on august 15.alls for an investigation into allegations the obama administration leaked classified information for political gain. the centers around cyber warfare campaign against the patriot program in iran. republican critics say it was orchestrated. senator lieberman says appointing a special counsel would avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. world markets and international leaders are meeting at the g-20 summit this morning. they are relieved that greece pro-bailout party won yesterday's election >> . the vote could have catastrophic consequences for the entire global economy. now tahman bradley has details. >> a cyberbullied around the world this morning as greek voters elected the conservative new democracy party to address the country's financial mess. there was enormous fear that the country might abandon the euro and become the first country to quit the european union. >> i must vote for saving my country. i think that the idea of going out of the european union is a catastrophe.

. >> uva board members meet this whether todecide reinstate ousted president teresa sullivan. her resignation sparked a series of protests. john gonzalez has more in northern virginia/ >> teresa sullivan is not to attend this public meeting today at 3:00, a meeting get her job back after a tumultuous two weeks include an ultimatum by the governor. >> reinstate teresa sullivan. >> hundreds if not thousands of students, faculty, and alumni descend on campus again as ousted president decided by the 15-member board of visitors. has don't know anyone who anything negative sullivan.sa >> putting good school's first in poweresident back majority. a she was asked to resign after unwillingness to agree to budget cuts. she has received an enormous amount of support. >> the action by the board of conceived,as ill- executed, and thus far poorly explained. the drama escalated last week when the newly appointed interim ,resident suspended his duties pending. >> it has been a time.ifficult the interim president , pending his duties vote.s many are calling for the of thetion of the head draga

for supporters of sullivan, this is a clear sign of victory. the anger over the ouster of the university of virginia president was replaced today with anxiety. >> i was a little bit since. >> supporters of sullivan on the board reportedly are removing -- maneuvering to have her reinstated. three members of the board needed to request a special meeting to take up her reinstatement, but they had to do so by 5:00. >> we are all energize because there is a feeling that some of the efforts people have been making have been starting to pay off. >> sullivan enjoys widespread support among faculty and staff. the director of the board, an appointee of tim kaine endeavored with other members privately to oust sullivan. >> the board has a lot of good people on that but they made a big mistake by making a decision of this magnitude without meeting with each other. >> a lot of students and faculty hope the news of a board of visitors meeting and a possibility sullivan will remain. >> we would just like to know more about it. i would like her to be reinstate

sullivan yesterday asked that people stop abusive behavior toward the interim president, members. the board and building on campus. members of the board will meet next tuesday to consider reinstating sullivan as president. >>> jury deliberation are under way in the sex abuse trial against former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. day two is expected to begin later on this morning. shortly after jurors got the case yesterday, we learned shocking evidence. matthew sandusky, the former coach's adopted son, came forward saying his father sexually abused him years ago. because the evidence surfaced after the jurors got the case yesterday, they will not be able to respond to it. >>> it was the deadliest crash in metro's history. >> three years ago today, nine people were killed when a red line train heading for the fort totten metro station collided with another train. fox 5's lauren demarco is live in northeast with details on how people are marking this anniversary. >> reporter: good morning. this mark the third anniversary of metro's deadliest crash, as you said. today, d.c. m

sullivan is due to resign en august. abc 7 news. prosecutors could wrap their case in the jerry sandusky case. lawyers have suggested that their clients may testify. while that is in question,. >> we're learning about a strategy they plan on using. they have an expert prepared to testify asthat the coach has a personality disorder. >> his defense team is expected to bring forth an escort that claims he suffers from histrionic personality disorder, a condition that causes them to exhibit such a provocative behavior. >> this disorder also causes this effort cannot realistically comprehend the nature of their behavior. >> it is a bunch of baloney. >> the judge permitted them to call this witness. >> this is rationalizing abuse to a child. it is not right. it does not work in my book. >> the judge ruled prosecutors could have their own have a psychiatric investigation. this happened some time yesterday. wilson does the himself take the stand? one defense attorney thinks it is his only hope. >> the only chance he has is to take the witne

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they voted unanimously to reinstate theresa sullivan to her post. peggy fox brings us more from charlottesville. >> reporter: the board of visitors take a unanimous vote reinstating the president. >> i am not good enough or wise enough or strong enough to do everything that needs doing at uva on my own. but you have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that i am not alone. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after two weeks of turmoil, there's relief the conversation is over. >> it was fast and unanimous, and that was just great. >> i'm glad that i can start worrying about what matters. >> going to school. >> reporter: before the board meeting, the executive council stood for 16 minutes, a minute for each day since sullivan was ousted. >> we see no sudden change in circumstances since the hiring of president sullivan that justifies such an unexpected and disruptive removal of a popular and effective president after such a short time. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: minutes before the unanimous vote of 15 board members, channel 9-shot this exclusiv

>> resign. >> shame on you. >> sullivan's departure has angered many faculty members and students in charlottesville. dozens of people yelled at zucker. earlier in the day professors called on them to resign over their decision to oust sullivan. >>> new this morning, working to larn more about a serious accident in laurel. it's unclear right now what caused the accident but we

jeff thompson's attorney, brendan sullivan, has declined all comment. >>> former dc councilman harry thomas jr. reports to federal prison wednesday. thomas was given a 38-month sentence for stealing $350,000 which should have gone to the city youth baseball programs last friday he told a packed michigan park christian church he has been humbled by the experience. news cameras were not allowed inside the church. at age 51, harry thomas will serve his time at a federal prison in montgomery, alabama. >>> a bailout party has won in greece. however the new democracy party has won the majority of seats and will likely be able to put together a bailout coalition. >>> well the presidential candidates are on the move today. mitt romney will visit two battleground states while the president is in mexico meeting with world leaders. >> both men are coming off weekends that highlighted sharp differences in their policies. susan mcginniss has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney's swing state bus tour rolls into wisconsin and iowa today. he spent father's day campaigning with his children and grand

thousands of sullivan supporters held a rally on the charlottesville campus yesterday. thousands more watched the protests online. students, professors, and even deans demanded the board reconsider its decision to force sullivan from her job. >> the board of visitors will be enhanced. this the great paradox, if the board were to reinstate sullivan, most of us will come away with a renewed appreciation for the board. >> this friday governor threatened to replace the entire board unless they get ahold of this growing controversy. >>> the supreme court expected to announce much anticipated rule on the new health care law this week. justices decided if the patriot protection and affordable care act is constitution approximately a lot of republicans oppose that law which requires most americans to buy some sort of health care. they said that even if the supreme court upholds the act they will work to repeal it. >>> president obama and mitt romney both campaigning this week in battleground states. today the president stumps for votes in new hampshire. polls there show him ahe

sullivan was all smiles, but she still works for a board that wanted her gone two weeks ago.andrews, cbs news, washington. >> pelley: we were struck by a remarkable sight. in britain today a wounded british paratrooper did what many thought impossible: he walked on prosthetic limbs carrying the olympic torch through his hometown. 27-year-old ben parkinson is considered the most seriously wounded soldier to survive the war in afghanistan. he lost both legs and suffered severe brain and spine injuries in a 2006 bomb attack. parkinson called the 328-yard journey "nothing. just another walk." the cleanup is just only beginning. but what's being done about all that tsunami debris on the west coast? the story's next. uç [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who

teresa sullivan and the school's board of visitors came to a mutual agreement that it's time for sullivan to go. sullivan was the first female president of the university taking over in 2010. she said in a statement that she and the board have what she called philosophical differences, but that she treasured her time at the school. >>> the edge on dc where anybody who travels u street corridor better listen up. construction starts tomorrow on a 5 block stretch of the street in north west. one lane of traffic will be open during that work which will span from ninth to 4 tonight street. they're repaving, redoing sidewalks, upgrading traffic signals and storm drains one block at a time between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. monday through saturday. plus there might be some work overnights and on sundays. >> it's a trip to the dentist, there's no question about it. >> i think the streetscape thing may be a little more painful than i anticipated. >> councilman graham says there are interest free loans available for small businesses if they struggle during this project. >>> police say the driver of a stolen

the board of visitors passed a vote of no-confidence against sullivan as well as other officials. even those who did not support her said the school went about this all wrong. but i will not say it was necessarily -- say i was necessarily a fan, but just the way it happened was wrong. >> during today's meeting the faculty senate is planning a silent gathering in support of sullivan. >> medical examiner's trying to figure out what killed rodney king. his fiancee found his body in his swimming pool yesterday morning. in 1991, l.a. police officers were caught on tape beating him. there were not convicted and the case sparked the l.a. riots. police don't suspect any foul play in his death. there are investigating it as an accidental drowning. he had struggled with alcohol and drugs in his past. he was 47 years old. >> there are developments in the trial of jerry sandusky. this morning, prosecutors dropped one of the 52 counts against the former penn state coach. it comes as the defense gets ready to present its case. his lawyers plan to bring up a personality disorder to justify part

sullivan, is that an accurate assessment of where the $1.7 will be made up? >>> it is, sir. >> i recognize mr. mcinerney for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. powner, one thing that stuck out in your testimony is the confidence level that nasa will meet the 2015 launch date. is that in your mind the biggest threat is that not making that launch date? >> yes. so a kocouple of things. we did some detailed schedule analysis and so there were things that we went into great detail on two of the sensor schedules as well as the spacecraft and ground and we had questions about how the schedules were being managed and the rigor you want with that, and ultimately what that all means it calls into question whether you can hit the key milestones and the milestones have to be hit to ultimately reach the launch date. that coupled with the fact that their own internal assessment showed only 48% confidence level they would hit the october 2015 date, and that raised questions about whether they would be able to do that. we are under the impression if you raised it

the board of trustees needs eight votes in fact to reinstate president teresa sullivan. the president was forced out after just 18 months on the job but the board never explained why they made their decision. rector helen dragas whose tenure ends july 1 pushed for the president's resignation and now faculty and students upset at the lack of transparency are calling for her to leave. >> while our actions in this matter were firmly grounded in what we believe to be the very best and long-term interest of the university, we want to express our sincere regret for the pain, anger and confusion. >> i believe the right thing for rector dragas would be to resign. i've heard wonderful things about rector dragas. i believe that this was fundamentally a misguided decision. >> i think she has to go because she's violated the spirit of uva's honor code and ousting a president behind clouds doors. i think this was a coup and it's done lasting damage to the university. >> hector dr -- rector dragas apologized for the pain and suffering as a result of the board's decision. students are

sullivan became the fist woman to lead u.v.a. when she was appointed two years ago. sullivan said she's resigning because of philosophical differences with the board of visitors. the board said it will move quickly to name an interim president while it searches for a permanent replacement for sullivan. in the meantime, amtrak train services back to normal this evening. earlier passengers traveling between washington and philadelphia experienced up to three-hour delays and that was because of power line snapped over a bridge near aberdeen is, maryland. the broken line has been fixed. it was fixed this afternoon and amtrak said they will offer refund to passengers who changed travel plans because of delays. if you ride metro you're going to face a slowdown because of weekend track work. the orange line, buses are replacing trains between east falls church and west falls church. trains are single tracking between tacoma and forest glen. and also single tracking on the green line between college bark and greenbelt. these will stay into effect until tonight. coming up at

the first witness is the honorable kathryn sullivan, dr. sullivan, hd. the assistant secretary of commerce for environmentalal observation and prediction and the deputy administration at noaa. our second witness is mr. marcus watkins, the director of the joint agency satellite division at nasa. our final witness is mr. david a. powner, the director of information technology management issues for the gao. and i thank you all for being here. as our witnesses should know, spoken testimony is limited to five minutes each, after which members of the committee have five minutes each to ask questions. your written testimony would be included in the record of the hearing. because of the importance and the complexity of the issues before us today, i will allow you to go over five minutes if you need to, if you can, make it within five minutes, please do so. i'm very proud memphis colleagues for keeping theirs under five minutes. i was slightly over, i think. is the practices of the subcommittee on investigations and oversight to receive testimony under oath. and

governor bob mcdonnell does have the authority to reinstate sullivan. no word this morning if he will do so. reporting live, john gonzalez abc 7. >> the first ever murder into delaware -- in dewey beach delaware. >> brianne carter has the latest. >> dewey beach is a popular summer destination. the usual sights out and hotels include beachgoers and not usually police. in the bustling town authorities are searching for a suspect after a woman was found dead inside this motel room. >> a killer on the loose. >> investigators released this picture of a person of interest. joanne was staying in the room above the crime scene. she saw the man and woman going to the room on sunday but did not see them come out. >> blond hair, blue eyes, very pretty. authorities say no idea was found on the victim. beachgoers and young students in town, this is concerning. >> it's very scary. >> an official cause of death and motives have yet to be released from authorities. they are still waiting for the information from the medical examiner, which we could get later today. >>

. >>> big show of support for ousted university of virginia president, theresa sullivan. nearly 2,000 people packed the campus to protest the board of visitors decision to fire her. another 7,000 went online to watch a live stream of the students, professors and dean rally in support of sullivan. >> the board of visitors -- this is the great paradox. if the board were to reinstate, terry sullivan most will come away with a renewed appreciation for the board. >> on tuesday, the board will meet to decide whether or not to reconsider their decision to fire sullivan. this past friday, the governor bob mcdonald threat tuned replace the entire board unless they get ahold of the situation. >>> tomorrow will be decision day. the u.s. supreme court. and court watchers are anticipating the possibility of two major rulings. president obama's health scare law and arizona's immigration law. as brian mmoor reports. >> reporter: anxious anticipation for possible supreme court rulings on president obama's health scare reform law and arizona's immigration law. the highest court in the lan

they called on her and another board member to resign over the ouster of sullivan.n the day thousands of members of the uva community showed their support for sullivan on the charlottesville campus. sullivan also defended the job she had done at the university as president during her first face-to-face meeting with the board since being forced from the office. >>> jerry sandusky's child sex abuse trial is moving much faster than expected. the judge says the jury could begin deliberations thursday. nbc's chris malone is live in pennsylvania now with more of what we can expect today. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. since the beginning of this trial the big question has been will jerry sandusky take the stand in his own defense. at the beginning of the trial jerry sandusky's defense attorney indicated to the jury in i h opening statement that they would hear from sandusky. but time for that is certainly running out. the judge has told the jury in this case that the defense will wrap up its case by lunchtime tomorrow. that just leaves about a day and a h

. >> a new twist to the resignation of teresa sullivan. why some things they are close to the votes needed to reinstate her. >> of first you have another check of your traffic and weather -- ♪ ♪ ♪ pop goerlthe world ♪ ♪ it goes something like this ♪ ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... alpowerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens and fights stains. pop in. stand out. >> thursday morning. it'll be another hot day. let's start looking at yesterday's high tech ventures. this is going to be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. at reagan national we made it to 98. dulles 93. today i think we will make it up to 100 degrees in the district. if you factor in the humidity, it will be about 105 degrees. leesburg is 71. warrenton, 73. on our way to 100 degrees but it will feel more like 105 degrees. a small chance of a late day thunderstorm west of the blue ridge. tomorro

he will replace university president theresa sullivan this morning he is enroute back from a trip from london but joined us earlier over the phone saying he has nothing quote but tremendous respect for president sullivan and doesn't understand why people are upset. >> my goal is to numb per one meet with -- number one meet with as many people as i can. i want to hear their concerns everything on their mind and then try to move through this try to heal as much as i possibly can be, problems and risk created and then frankly -- rifts created and then frankly i need everybody to pull together and help me move the university forward. >> since it was made public the board ousted theresa sullivan faculty and students have been rallying around here a large crowd gathered on campus yesterday as she headed in to address the board privately, and defend her two year tenure. >>> in a public statement sullivan said we are all aware uva needs change and there are financial challenges she said she was working to lay ground work for greater change but she was described as an incrementalist she said th

we'll speak about uva resigning president theresa sullivan in just a moment. this standoff is now in its 12th hour. officers made contact with with a man at 1:00 a.m. and are currently negotiating with him. investigators say he has fired off some shots but no one hurt. neighbors in the immediate area either evacuated or asked to stay indoors. now to the situation at the university of virginia. the board of visitors getting ready for finalize the fate of the recently ousted president. early this month, the board announced sullivan would resign due to philosophical differences. >>> the best restaurants in our region honored in a big awards ceremony and our own sue palka serving as emcee. as beth parker shows us, a bit of history was made. >> smoked eggplant puree. >> reporter: a mouthwatering menu. a vow of the capitol. sounds like it is stacking up to be one of d.c.'s finest restaurants so it might surprise you to know that this is inside the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. it is called missy tom. executive chef richard hessler works with a

thousands of sullivan supporters healed a rally on the charlottesville campus yesterday. thousands more watched the protests online. students, professors and deans demanded the board reconsider its decision to force sullivan from her job. >> the board of visitors will be enhanced. this is the great paradox. it's the reinstate terry sullivan, most of us will come away with a renewed appreciation for the board. >> this past friday governor bob mcdonnell threatened to replace the entire board unless it gets ahold of this growing controversy. >> watch that closely this week. >>> 4:36 is our time. ahead on "news4 today," getting out of control, what sparked a massive melee outside an area restaurant that left several people hurt. >>> calling in more help as a struggle to contain massive wildfires continue. >>> and storms have moved out of the area. the start of some big changes for our area. tom will tell us what to expect. firefighters in colorado try to contain eight massive wildfires raging across that state. officials say 248 homes have been destroyed. thousands of people

. >> teresa sullivan, who led the university for two years, is on her way out. an interim is now in place ready to take over in august. but this afternoon the fallout continues. >> carl zeithaml is now the interim president at the university of virginia. he was selected after a 12-hour meeting that ended this morning. many of the estimated 2000 students faculty, alumni waited outside during the proceedings and then heckled the board members. >> why don't you resign? >> the director of the center for politics sent these tweets this morning. >> i actually now carl zeithaml. he is a good man, but the fact that he would accept this job -- >> teresa sullivan addressed the massive crowd that had a vigil on campus in her name. >> you do great work every day. you are making this such a great university. >> schools here -- students here in falls church have an opinion. >> people are just waiting for you to make a mistake. >> even though major donors have threatened to withdraw pledges it sullivan is not reinstated, the board is moving forward. director apologizes for all

theresa sullivan is once again the leader at the university of virginia. yesterday, the board of visitors unanimously voted to reinstate her as president. move comes less than three week after sullivan was forced to resign due to what they called philosophical differences. rector helen dragas apologized for how it was handled. the newly appointed president called for unity on campus. >> no time for residual hostility. we can go forward with what is best for the university only if we go forward together. >> originally, theresa sullivan said she would not serve as president for helen dragas was still rector but she has dropped that position. >>> a 28-hour standoff here in falls church. the suspect had been barricaded inside a house since monday afternoon and was arrested last night. police say they were responding to a family dispute when the standoff began. they believe the suspect had a gun and may have ford a shot. they were helping two family members out of the house. charges are pending and the investigation is ongoing. -- they believe the suspect had a

sullivan and mr. watkins, if you could answer that, that would be very helpful. >> i appreciate your remarks and question. with respect to a continuing resolution, one big item that would concern me there is fy 13 is when goes-r has a scheduled budget bump in order to accommodate purchase of a launch vehicle. if we're unable to proceed with the scheduling and acquisition, that could compromise schedule. with respect to gpss, if we were held on a continuing resolution at the appropriated level of the fy 12 plan, that's in line with what we have e come forward for in the president's budget. i would forecast with the same caveats of the forecast. less impact on jpss. >> the only thing i would add to that is that with respect to the goes-r program, currently we're at a budget in this fiscal year. we're planned to be increased to $803. if we were under a continued resolution that went beyond the first quarter of the fiscal year, it would begin to have negative impacts to the cost and the schedule. specific

the board should reinstate sullivan. >> i am disappointed. we are taking steps backwards. >> the board of visitors meets tuesday to consider reinstating teresa sullivan. according to the governor they have to make a decision one way or the other or basically they are all fired. >> disorder continues. thank you very much. still to come, -- feet saw beck continues. gas prices continue to drop. where you could see gas under $3. >> she has some strong opinions about elizabeth edwards. >> that big mud puddle turned into flood waters that swept him into a drainage pipe. >> a local can bullying students over their choices and t-shirts. >> he was repeatedly humiliated after wearing any duke t-shirts. >> the mother says her son was so upset she took into the hospital. today the only people who were with her, abc 7 when she came back. >> i would like an apology to my child. >> we are not going to do it on television. >> a frustrated christie chang went looking for answers after her son was haze that a basketball camp yesterday because he was wearing a

. >> its expected to take up the possible reinstatement of ousted president teresa sullivan. john gonzalez is following the story from falls church. >> she is not expected to attend a public meeting at 3:00 this afternoon on campus, a meeting that could get her job back after the most was two weeks that included of an ultimatum by the governor. >> reinstate teresa sullivan. >> hundreds, if not thousands of students, faculty, and alumni will descend on campus again afts -- as the fate of teresa sullivan is decided. >> i have never heard anyone say anything negative about teresa sullivan. >> putting the first female president back in power would take a majority vote. she was asked to resign after her unwillingness to agree to budget cuts. the 62-year-old has received an enormous amount of support. >> this action by the board was ill-conceived, poorly executed and thus far poorly explained. >> the drama escalated last week when the newly appointed interim president carl zeithami suspended his duties pending today's vote. >> it has been a difficult time. >> the board will vote th

yesterday sullivan supporters held a huge rally calling for her to be rehired. they're upset over what they call a lack of transparency in its decision to get rid of sullivan. many at yesterday's rally say sullivan's firing goes against the school's core beliefs. >> we came to uva because of its great legacy of honor and integrity and the history here. that's been trampled upon in our view. >> i hope the board of visitors can see how much support there is for sullivan. >> sullivan's interim replacement says he will not do anything job related till after the board meets this week. >>> maryland governor martin o mali is trying to salvage plans for -- martin o'malley is trying to salvage plans for a casino. he planned to call a special session on expanding gambling in the state but a work group set up to discuss it couldn't agree on tax stipulations included in the plan. the governor could still call a special session but officials say that decision isn't expected any time soon. >>> mike hydeck has a sweet assignment this week. he's covering the at&t national golf

sullivan, what's the attitude toward the model? >> i would say -- i have not read the blog post in detail, dr. harris, so i can't comment on the particulars cited there. in general, my posture would be that innovative ideas deserve careful exploration. last week we testified about the desirability and the importance of the weather service, as indeed all of noaa, being resilient and adaptable for changes in our customer base in the demands for products and services, the changes of our challenges of our fiscal times. so those are important attributes. >> i understand there are private sector models of this type being proposed to noaa. at a hearing earlier this year, we heard from a company providing severe storm forecasting capability and with that in mind, can you be specific about how noaa is evaluating these proposals? how specifically they would go forward if they could? >> well, i think there are two different characteristics there. the proposal that i understand was brought to us with respect to that instrument was that we proc

sullivan was reinstated earlier this week. reports. >> reporter: helen dragas was cast as a villain in the forced ouster of theresa sullivan. heckled and chased by students after one meeting many blamed her for engineering sullivan's resignation. monday as dragas dt did an about face and voted to reinstate sullivan, she was among those receiving embraces. now governor bob mcdonald is giving her a second chance. dragos was org 1/2ly appointed by tim kaine. while the move surprised some on campus, others say it offers her a chance to redeem herself in the eyes of the uva community that stood so strongly behind president sullivan. >> i'd love to see redemption come out of it for her. to say i'm here for the uva community and not my own agenda. my initial impression when i first heard what was going on. >> we'll see how things work out in the future. it gives her a chance to explain herself and her point of view and work with our community more and we'll see how it goes. >> reporter: in reappointing her, governor mcdonald issued a

sullivan's last day is august 15. administrators say they will have an interim president in place before students return in the fall. >>> megachurch pastor dowell addressed his child cruelty arrest on friday. he was arrested friday after his 15-year-old daughter accused him of punching and choking her. he said he did spank his daughter and wrestled her to the floor, but he says she hit him first. he told the grocongregation it' hard to raise children in a, quote, culture of disrespect, end quote. his church has 3100 followers in the maryland area. >>> chuck will tell us when to expect a cool-down. >>> tonight at 11:00, a sign of the times. psychologists say they're starting to see patients who are convinced they're living in a reality show. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios you're going to need a powerful connection ! felicidaaaadeeeees ! with this droid 4 by motorola on verizon 4g l

but for the last 16 days it has been a battleground as supporters of teresa sullivan lobbied for the reinstatement of the president. today they got their wish. >> i'm grateful to the visitors for this renewed opportunity. >> reporter: from northern virginia tonight the governor congratulated sullivan. he ordered the board of visitors to act decisively today or be fired. >> i think this will be a unifying and healing event for the university and mr. jefferson's university can move forward. >> reporter: before the vote an about face came when sullivan entered the room along with the woman who entered the forced resignation. >> i apologize for the way this was presented. -- some students admit they are wary with all the talk now of funding concerns and a push to online loo learning. >> i guess i fell a little bit better because a lot of dialogue has been opened up. these issues have been brought to the forefront. >> reporter: the final word on the saga won't come for a few days until the governor announces which board of visitors members he intended to reappoint. helen's term ends july