The board would not offer him a renewal for another four years. The reason reported was that dr. Starr failed to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. I asked him if he thought that was the real reason. The board and i have been in conversation over the last couple weeks about this. I wish them the best. Reporter all new at 5 00 parents of students in the Montgomery County Public Schools react ooh the resignation. I think surprise would probably sum it up pretty well. Chris gordon, news4. Now to a raid with an exclusive neighborhood that has milliondollar mansions. For the second time in six Months Police are cracking down on squatters. A convoy of police cars tore into the community in Prince Georges County this morning. Tracee wilkins found out who police were after in a story youll see first on 4. Reporter this is truly an unbelievable case. We were here just a few months ago as u. S. Marshals raided this same mansion to get squatters out. Prince georges cou
Mexico. Cold air wrapping around the back site. 30 30s tonight. Well talk about how much falls where in the state. Thats coming up. An update on breaking news we first brought you at 5 00. There is a new development in the Phylicia Barnes murder case. Prosecutors are requesting the courtroom be closed for part of the trial because of a sexually explicit videotape. Reporter we spoke to the defense team for Michael Maurice johnson who said they need to respond to that hearing submitted by the state. The Baltimore States Attorneys Office wants to show a video that shows Phylicia Barnes having sex with the defendants younger brother alongside the sister who is engaged in sexual relations with john covent the defense wanted to keep the tape out of the courtroom for sensitivity for the family but says now it will be used to their advantage. Attorneys say it shows barnes and johnson are friendly, which is a different light that was presented in johnsons bail review. We dont know how they beli
For the keep the roads safer for the weekend. With clearing drains, making shower our equipment was in good working equipment, making sure materials were restocked after being out on the roads. Mike is one of the 2700 machine and women around the state getting ready to keep the roads passible. Not only does he need to be ready, so does his truck. Were checking the old transmission fluid, cleaning the trucks up, getting ready to load them up. The command center can look at roads all around the state. They used high tech gear to keep track of the storm. The Technology May louse pavement sensors that feed information to the center about pavement temperatures, ambient air temperatures. This allows us to deploy resources to where theyre most critically needed. Be assured, winter is here. If youre heading west, we would caution motorists to make sure youre planning ahead. Traditionally, the weather events are more harsh. Reporter one way to prepare is to get your car ready now. Its easier to
Mm with a silencer and a number of boxes of ammunition. Its important to say all the weapons appear to be legally owned by that man. Hes been charged with trespassing. The man never threatened to harm any students. School Officials Say he attended for two months back in 2002. Thats what we know for now. Pat collins will bring us the details. Happening right now, Vice President Jackie Bensen is about to administer the oath of office to john kerry. This is a ceremonial swearing in. Youre looking at a live picture. Kerry took the actual oath of Office Behind closed doors last friday. Right after secretary of state Hillary Clinton bid farewell to employees. She led for four years. On monday kerry introduced himself and said the safety of u. S. Diplomats overseas is one of his top priorities. A new website is fueling speculation about Hillary Clintons future. The former secretary of state has a new site up and running. Hila hila hilaryclintonoffice. Com. The New York Daily News says the sit
Got them all in there. So little snow its so many people caught in traffic. After a mild winter it seems we forgot how to deal with the snow. Jeff has more on the snow fall. Reporter a little snow and a lot of headaches. Thats what drivers face and those charged with clearing the roads say its not their fault. By midmorning the effects of the monster drive still lingered on the Baltimore Beltway and employees at dental dreams had already weathered the nightmare drive to work. Takes me about an hour to get there, an hour and 30 minutes, everybody stop and go traffic. Everybody seemed like it was a blizzard. Usually takes me five minutes in the car. It took me 15 minutes which made me 15 minutes late for my shift because my whole street was backed up. Reporter yes the state still has plenty of snowplowings, heavy duty trucks and salt domes filled with ton of the stuff. Even a small amount of snow wrecked havoc. The crews were out. We were ready. Its not the type of storm where pretreatin