became a political battle, in the wake of a tragedy, it was turned io a mit kal battle between wallace loh the president and james t bry, the chairman of the board of regents. the two of them were sort of avowed enemies over other issues at maryland. and brady decided th since loh wanted durkins fired, believedd durkin sho fired for what it happened, the death of a player under his watch, that he was going to find a way keep durkin on the job. and duin came in and met with the board of regents and apparently gave a rahrah speech abgt what he was goo do at maryland if he was reinstated that was reminiscent of ronald rekan playing nut r nee in the old 1940 movie, you know, win one for the gipper. the reg ents i guess bought into it at least temporarily and decided to reinstate dj durkin which i think stunned everybody d the state. finally got to the point where governor hogan who appointed 13 of th 17 reg ents wrote them a note saying you need to reconsider. and that was alear message, especially six days before an election, that this could not be allowed to take place. >> this reinstatement

and they want wallace loh to honor his commitment to tire. this h become a national story here at the university of maryland. that's why these students want moref their presence and their voices heard. thank you. >> thank you adam, it's now 5:08. happeningoday jury selection begins for the trial of e el chapo. he o accus running the world's largest drug trafficking cartel. estimates are that cartel smuggled more than 200 tons of cocaine into the united states. he escaped from mexican jail twice. once in a laundry cart and again from a long a winding tunnel from his prison shower. he was brought to the u.s. in 2017 under extremely tight serity. >> theremains of a utah town mayor will arrive at dover aire force b tonight. he was killed while serving in the national guard in afghanistan. officials say he wasild saturday by one of his afghan trainees he was expected to return to his job in january after taking a year off for deployment. he leaves behind a wife and seven children. >> this morning we're also learning the shooter that opened fire in

wallace loh. group says they do not obelieve he should stay as president in the wake of the death of football player jordan mcnair. loh had announced last week that he would retiren june >>> a group of middle school students are recovering after a scary school bus crash. >> the school bus crashed into a dump truck this morning. adam tuss talked on frightened parents s after the crash. >> looking at the front of the bus, it iszi a that anyone walked away without serious injuries. 39 kids on the bus total and the driver, nine children and the driver ten to the hospital just with minor injuries. the school bus was on i way to the middle school. >> reporter: she found her daughter. she was ok >> i want to go home and hug her. give her some food. just spend time with her. >> reporte b you can see the is still being worked. a eot of front damage. you can see the curve is a bit tricky and that could have played a part in the crash. >> slick roads. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: sherman, the general

eare reld late lasth week some student groups calling on the resignation of university president wallace lohh has said he'll retire at the end of thent c academic year. today's protest is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. >> ♪ to the u.s. reimped nsugt irhan after pre esident trump withdrew the ufr.s. omthie sanioctns energy fince and sanadehi s final push over wetoend y swa preside oma spend there.sierins term control of the house and the senate.imd. e reallytting mor you touhrghhe- withithn the last hoursoday. umbrellas certaly necessary as you get your day started here d.c. ien anglielnd >>alncerly d.c. it's manageable. not seein floodinny at exgstct half. second half,eat l cool. 53 degrees in washington with lowe 40's in the highlands off to th andare n f thator alol that much at least not while the rain is cingom aay tar as temperatures are concerned. only 59 degrees for a high. rain out to showsnd ther w we'atl tesc tualen dryly hopefully, 72 degrees, maybe some th inde just a minute. first time though a check of traffic with erin como. >> 5:36meike. metro is on ti but a mess of problems on th

students asking the president wallace loh to remain committed to hisretirement. they want to be included in the selection of future presidents nd they want the board of regents to be elected. maryland fired d.j. durkin over his handling ofr'cnais death. >> all of those months of those campaign signs in your neighborhood, it all comes down to this. after months of campaigning, the elections will be tomorrow. president trump held events for republicans in battleground districts. >> democrats are opening encouraging million of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate ourer boa and destroy our nation in so many different ways. >> that was in tennessee. the president railed against the media and described democrats ae radical and brought up the judge brett kavanaugh nomination. when hillary clinton's name was mentione the crowd chanted lock her up. former president barrack obama campaigned as well on friday. he was in miami to drum upor support andrew tgillum,he democratic nominee for governor and senator bill and yesterday, in gary indiana, mr. obama encouraged peop

wallace loh announced that he would tire in june. a day later, loh said the school was parting ways with durkin and buying out his contract. on thursday the board chair said he was aotepping down. a former board member now senator says mistakes were made but believes loh shouldtay because it would be difficult to find a replacement right now. >> definitely want him to stay. i think he's done a good job. we can see it in college park. i also want him to stay it will be hard for the regents to recruit rsuccessor so close from the problem. >> now theep school'sation is on the line. a house committee will review the process and what played out this week. on the 14th and 15th the middle state's commission will review the school's accreditation. >>> w5:35. developments out of montgomery county and a possible high school hazing case. two more damascus high school students were charged with second degree or attempted rape. th makes the total of charg charges -- members of the junior varsity team are involved. all of them under the age of 18.

tueeday to be wednesday in a statement about durkin last night university of maryland president wallace lohis mngeeti wheith studeni government associa as part of whatso jning i us live this g student a governmentociation president jonatha a vice-president good morning to both of you this moing. >> good morning. great to speak with you. >> good morning. >> whatent down with university president that seemed to be so influential in this decision? >> yes, i made sure to meet with president loh at0 p.m. and rntimeaconro f association hadnr jordan and the mcnair famy be fired for months at thi point, and so weily's wishes ant izidphenaste wanted to get acro. ultimately it's my job to represent the student body here at the university i want totter express the outrage that students across campus were feeling in response to t board of regions decisions and made sure to emphasize those. additionally t, iold president loh this would be the regardlessf any repercussions he may thefracome ha.ctraiz surprise? disappointmentarri? b eei know we found out aut abo ly we'rey definitely elated for at butom it

school president wallace loh who's already agreed to step down next year over the scandal announced he'sring durkin saying in a letter, this is a difficult decision, but it is the right one for our entire university. >> there will be no third chance for any of those involved to get this right. >> despite losing his job, coach durkin will get paid the remaining $5 million from his contract. >>> some scientists are sounding a new alarm about climate change. this time they're focusing on the oceans. a new study warns the oceans have been soaking up 60% more excess heat in the last quarter century than first thought. the researchers warn it means we have even less time to reduce carbon emissions, and the faster the oceans warm, the faster sea levels will rise. >>> turning now to sports, a major league baseball legend has passed away. hall of famer willie mccovey ay the all-time home run list. >>> red sox players and their fans spent halloween celebrating their world series title. beers were flying in the streets of boston as fans tossed cans to the players on the duck boats. unfortunately, o

tonight they univers president wallace loh said he warned the board but they didn't listen. >> i said, if you bring him back, quote, all hell wil break loose. >> after beingverruled by the boar of regents, he announced he would retire this year. today, our report he asked if he is reconsidering that wdecisio. ld only say no comment. >>> d.c. police arrested a suspect in the death of ol 10-yea makiyah wilson. just yesterday, three other suspects appeared in court onrd charges. police say last july they fired more than 60 shots on an apartment complex in northeast washington. she was out to get some ice cream. she was hit and killed. she was not their intended >>> our i-team uncovers the hidden affair that lasted until his death and why his children are opening up about their family secrets. >>> new fears the death toll will continue to climb with the fires in california. see what's being done to help the peopln danger. >>> and major schools were closed today because of wintryi cond. doug and amelia track this storm over the next several hours to make sure you're prepared. >>> our regio

wallace loh, the president of the university of n maryland early retirement. loh fired durkin against board's advice leaving manyeuestioning ecision making in the first place. >> i know many of them they made big mistake. >> reporter: he represents college park. a former board of regentsme er. he said the next step is to support president loh. >> i definitely want him to stay. he's done a good job and we can see it right near college park but also because it will be difficult to recruit a successor so close to the catastrophe they created this week. >> reporter: on campus, theg feels more neutral about his future. >> i do think that he's been somewhat irresponsive to student concerns. sin,nning with the original joining the big ten. >> he tried t stay neutral. but neutral where no one is being heard. >> reporter: it will be a busy november for the university of maryland. on november 15th, m theyland house will have a committee review. the board of regents' process with decisions. n and onember 14th and 15th, the commission will begin their review of the accredi

the students say they want to presidentthat school wallace loh retires and they want to bencluded in the selection of future presidentshe and want t board of regents to be elected and not appointed. this all stems from the death of football player jordan mcnair that collapsed during a workout and died weeks later. >> it is a weather alert day. chuck is back with another check on our forecast. >> thanks. a very cloudy and mild start to the day.lo lows and fog will impact your morning commute. first thing is first, visibility for most ofuburban washington. visibility under a mile there and this cold front out here across thi valley promises a punch later on into the morning and early afteron hours. it will be along and east of i-95. a higher chance for severe weather today. southern prince george's county and southern maryland and a chance for strong to severe stor n acrossthern maryland and the valley. nothing severe yet but pockets of heavy rain coming out of the winchester area. so a lot of rain chances over the next coupl of hours. severe weather chances start to ramp u after 9:00

to 're asking wallace loh remain committed to his retirement plan after rumbling heartcould be a change of but not everyone agrees on it. >> they've poured so much money into facilitiesrt forand athletics. a andt the same time, neglected to care for the actual athletes involved. >> also on the list of demands, students want to be included in the choice of the future president. we contacted dr. loh for comment. we have not heard back. >> chaos today. officers ducked for cover after they say man with a rifle fired down on themm f a roof top. it happened last night in wood d , causing panic among neighbors. new audio from dispatchers and police >> several neighbors were outside when they heard gu thots. they sy ran back in to take cover. and in the police dispatch, you could hear the moment when they discovered what was happening. >> reporter: an ambush on police. they described what happened when they got to the house. >> actively shooting on laurel. >> tak cover. >> reporter: several bullets hit police cars. you can see at least three holes. eighbors think they know suspec the 29-year-ol

that iluded in a surprise move of wallace loh announcing he'd retire in june. fallout is orom the death jordan mcnair who died in the summer. >>k we're going to have a l at the weekend forecast when we return. stay with us. this isn't an election. it's a declaration. that when they attack who we are. we show what we're made of. d we don't stand back- we stand up. for women's rights. for health care. for our kids futures. the washington post says david trone is detailed, studious and no-nonsense-- an excellent successor to john delaney. there's no sitting on the sidelines. not me. not you. not now. the best choice, by a mile, is mr. trone. on november 6th. vote. david trone for congress. i'm david trone, i approve this message. >>> staying clearing and we're seeing dryg out. that rain is moving out of here, and we are looking at drying conditions as we continue saturday.his even some of the rain that we had out into west virginia is ssipating aswell. not too bad out there. of course, it's going to be a little on the damp side. temperatures starting in the 40s an

late wednesday university president wallace loh stood up to the board and fired durkin himself. in a statement writing this is a difficult decision but it is the right one for our entire university. the university is buying out dur durkin's contract, more than $5 millio university pre l who announced his upcoming resignation said he will spend of rest of his termnsuring there is a culture of safety in the athletic department. >>> cig joins the table. another major strny. >> good ing. that's right. new developments in therin murder of notoriousoston cri boss james whitey bulger and who may be behind it. nbc national correspondent kate snow with mo on that. >> good morning. new details about the improvised weapon that may been used. bulger was an infamous monster who once helped law enforcement. now two sources tell nbc news they areooking at a fellow inmate with mafia ties who might have particited in the killing. >> reporter: the question this morning, who killed whitey bulger? the notorious mob boss turned fbi informant then long-time fugitive dying as violently as he lived. nb