that wallace loh did take that responsibility. but you're right. seems to be pointing fingers at somebody else, it was -- it was extraordinary. but it was clearly the right thing to do. >> what do you think is loh's future especially in light of the report by the "washington post" about the plan that perhaps could have saved mcnair's life? >> exactly, it's a big deal because more and more universities are going toward the independent training idea. the idea being if someone's injured or hurt, you don't report right back to the people who want them on the field. you report to an independent group, an independent person. maryland did not follow the orders of the previous athletic director, kevin anderson. i think that sheds new light on a story. i think it is problematic for wallace loh, and my sense is i don't know if it's month or years, but whatever it is, i've got to believe the entire leadership at maryland will be gone. this is such a big story, broken by espn, of course. such a tragedy. such a dereliction of duty of taking care of the kids, th

durkin and unirsity esident wallace loh. >>> 6:51 the te right now. here with the forecast. >> good morning, guys. it's going to be another hot day today. but we're staying dry. we're back in the 90s. eventomorrow, we're in the 90s. and tomorrow, we have thunderstormchance. those return late in the day friday. then we have weekend ghchance. now 73 degrees in washington.ed 72, ick, 66 leesburg, 76, quantico. weave the clouds around this morning but not looking at any rain. if you're going out to walk the dog, it's nice and dma for you. if you need one to adopt, this isshawna. find out how to adopt her. shorter walk as the day goes onr temper heating up this afternoon. don't forget, this saturday is clear thers shel you can find more information on the nbc washington app or find a location near you to participate in the big annualet adoption event. here's future weather as we go through the day today. nice and dry. heating up, more hot and humidd and thunderstorms mostly after 4:00 p.m., we should see storms roll in forour friday night. saturday, first

maryland football team, coaches and trainers, and this is what the president of the university, wallace lohst by the old athletic director, the former athletic director, would have set up an independent medical system for the athletes at the university of maryland. so, you wouldn't have had the training staff and the coaches involved with the reporting of the trainers up to the athletic department staff. it would have gone to the medical side of the university of maryland and their medical school in baltimore county. so that would have been the plan, and what does that do? and lots of other schools are doing this around the country. it makes it independent. it says, hey, if an athlete is sick or hurt, then you don't have the coach involved with making the decision. you have the trainers independently being able to say that something is wrong and it gives them more freedom to take care of the athletes properly and this is what wallace loh turned down and denied and i think obviously it puts now -- puts him in the spotlight in a way that he hadn't been before. >> and then christine, one can't

shadow of stadium called by the university's athletic director and attended by universit president wallace loh, it was a chance for parents and players and staff and faculty to talk about the football program's most pressing oftt s. >> yeah, we all agree. we really miss theki d. he's a great kid. >> reporter: jordan mcnair died 15 days after he suffered a heat stroke during a summer practice. one glaring absence from the meeting, hea coach j. durkin on leave since the incident. >> i hates happened. >> reporter: even amid apparently sincere concern about a child's welfare, a balan must be struck. >> theyre grown men so we have to respect that. >> reporter: the quest for answers lie s in the han of the state board of regents. parents we spoke t say they support the coach but also support this investigation. and whatever the outcome may be. >> it's gradual process. we're hoping things will be w in the future. >> this program is not toxic. this progr is a great family environment. >> reporter: still they haven't lost tck of the reaso for the meeting. a member of that family is gone. >> all our pra

president wallace loh, and athletic director damon evans visited the family to apologize last week for the death. today, mcnair's dad, marty mcnair said in a statement that lo displayed decency and humanity last week. the family's attorney reiterated that feeling today. >> family feels very strongly mafter having with dr. lo that they appreciate his leadership and want it tot continue they think that is the clearest, strongest most efficient path to uncovering the facts. >> jordan mcnaiie in june after his family says he suffered a heat stroke weeks earlier during teamwork yous. several coaches including head football coach d.j. durkin now on paid leave pending an investigation. >>> an undocumented immigrant has been charged with killing tu iowa collegent molly tibbetts. during questioning with police with her death, christian rivera told detectives he remembers approachinn her, eve running beside her but allegedly tells police he became angry when she threatened to call 911. he said he blacked out and doesn't remember what happened next. >> i can just tell you that it seemed that he f

an of terminating the president, wallace loh. he said the university accepts responsibility.r's father said it would be a complete shame if after such p y of decency and humanity dr. loh were to be let go. decency and transparency are the only path forward for our family, the universit and its sports program to heal and emergehe as -- >> dr. loh's leadership is critical to this happening. he also added. however, mcnair thinks d.j. durkin should be fired. he is currentlystn admitive leave. >>> a criminal investigation is now under way after the toppling rs that confederate statute at the univey of north carolina. >> that monument has been a source of controversy for decades. >> this video from monday night when protesters gathered at the silent sam statue to call for thuniversity to take it down. then they knocked it over. silent sam stood on that campus for more than 100 years. here's what therea looks like this morning without that the unc board of governors released a statement saying campus leadership in collaboration with campus police to pull together a timeline of the e

but that's why the training staff is clearly being thrown under the bus frankly by wallace loh. they may deserve to be thrown under the bus, but you wonder, becausthere were coaches present, including d.j. durkin for this workout, how in the world maryland can eventually walk away from this with d.rk still as the head coach. >> nawaz: so there's a lot of focus on the coaching staff. because of the scrutiny from jordan mcnair's death. teammates have come forward and said, there is a culture problem. it's toxic. there is a lot of verbal abuse, mockery, belittling of players. you cover a lot of college football. ve seen a lot of teams through the years. was it excessive in some waypo based on the s you've seen? what's different? >> if the espn report was true, and they were the ones who broke the story, then it wasy clea excessive. there was emotional abuse, players who,0ñ didn't perform wr forced to lo in the shower room. players who were forced -- who were overweight, they had to ear candy to humiliate them. players who were underweight had to eat until thethrew up. football is a

. >> reporter: on tuestyy, univerf maryland president wallace loh, and the athletic direct, accepted some sponsibility. >> the university accepts legal and moral responsibility for t mistakes that our training staff made on that fateful workout day. a >> reportesome are calling for loh to step down, the board who has the authority to fire e president, met by phone today. the chancellor of the board of regents for the university system of maryland said in part the board was shocked and saddened by the tragic death of jordan mcnair and has found subsequent relations to the university of maryland terrapins football program profoundly alarming. this was a closed door meeting, and're awaitin wait waiting spet least as much as they can release to the public felt hopefully that will be released soon. rerting live, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> it's the final weekend of summer break for d.c. public school students. as many as 900 of theirll teachs e unlicensed when they return to the classroom monday. scott mcfarland has an update. >> rorter: in june a news4 i-team investigati

exercisi >> reporter: president wallace loh, athletic director, accepted some responsibility for the death. >> the university accepts legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes that our training staff made on that fateful workout day. t reporter: as some are calling for loh step down, the board with the authority to fire the school president the chancellor for the board of regents for the university of maryland said the board was shocked and saddened by the death of jorn mcnair andnd f subsequent allegations with the football program profoundly alming. this w a closed meeting. we're expected to hear more on what they discuss before the close of business according to the board. this comes as the "washingtte post" rep yesterday or today that the athletic director, the former athletic director for the university of maryland requested that there be an independent medicalare team put in place so that trainers won't be influenced by coaches.s the ent of the university of maryland denied that proposal according to the report. reporting livenollege park, back to you in the studio. >> al

wallace loh.ast week, loaf announced that the university accepts responsibility for mcnair's death. he said it would be a complete shame after such a disay of decency and humanity dr. loh were to be let go. we need to heal and emerge as safe places for families to entrust their children. dr. loh's leadership is critical to this happening. however, mcnair tnk the head coach should be fired. lerkin is currently an administrative e. >>> a criminal investigation is under way after the toppling of a confederate statute at the university of north carolina. >> it's been a source of controversy there for decades. >> the video from monday night when protesters gathered at the silent sam section call for the university to take it down. thent they knock down. silent sam stood on tharecampus for han a hundred years. here's what the area looks like this morning without that statue. the unc board of governors released a statement saying that campus leadership is i collaboration with police there on the campus p

maryland's president wallace loh announced they will investigate the death and the practices of maryland athletics. >>>o' me largest union says leadership is lying and that it did give special treatment to white national lists during sunday's unite the night rally. the trn at the vienna metro station was marked special. fourth more, black train operators were not given a heads that they were transporting a group that -- >> we are a first amendment c righy. but there's no time we've allowed any group to commandeer the transit system. >> the union says it will hold a truth rally tomorrow at the metro center metro station. it's calling for general manager paul wiedefeld to resign. metro is standing by its response and says all trains remained open to the a public all orange line trains were marked special on sunday because of.rack wo >>> 5:07 right now. if you're planning to hit the road for the lab dayoliday, chances are good you'll see a lot of virginia officers. starting this friday through labor day shall the state will set up nearly 90 dui checkpoints. more than 600 troopers in virgini

his father is a again talk of terminating the president of the school, wallace loh. loh accepts responsibility for mcnair's death. he released a statement saying w itld be a complete shame after a dplay of decency andni huma, dr. loh were to be let mo. >>> a bal ravens player benched for domestic violenceti accusas. jiy smith is tsuspended for four games s it begins otember 1st. his girlfriend said he had history of drug abuse and being violen against her. t smithes full responsibility for his actions. >>> new this morning, the washington nationals pull out a win after a fire sale. they opened a three-game series last night. the was a long rain delay but it ended w fh a w the nats. the final score 10-4 there. they did it without matt adams and daniel murphy. murphy with the cuband adams with the cardinals. general manager mike rizzo says the team is n giving up. added we have the talent base on the team to play competitive games at the endf the season. pitcher stephen strasburg is back. they're 7.5 games behind the braves in the divion right now. >>> 6:37. we're cele

>> i found it remarkable that wallace loh basically said tha he had told the parents we are legally and morally responsible for jordan's death. there's going to be a lawsuit. i mean, they've already hired a lawyer long ago on this. now, the question is has maryland agreed to settle very quietly and that's why he's willltg to publicly admit f on behalf of the training staff? he made a point of separating the training staff from the coaching staff, because he saivd he belthe head coach, d.j. durkin, is entitled to duepr ess and has appointed a four-man commission to investigate, but the strengt coach, who is at the mddle o much of this, resigned today, clearly told he had to resign. he didn't get e process. whether he deserves it or not, he didn't get it. it's a very complicated case. ouof course, the focus be on the tragedy of jordan mcnair's death. >> nawaz: it is complicated indeed. the head coach remains on administrative leave at th time. the strange staff, this young's man death it seems was comeev leadsly entable. the family lawyer believes it e s from heat stroke. reports say when