We start our day early at 4 00 a. M. In fact. Make sure you get the very latest information. We invite you to check us out on the tube and online as well. We could get a decision this week in the whistleblower trial involving the d. C. Police chief. Closing arguments are expected to begin tomorrow. Today chief cathy lanier faced a tough crossexamination. Our Kristin Wright joins us now from d. C. Superior court. Kristin . Repor well chief lanier took the stand for a second day today, and her testimony contradicted that of several officers last week who said look there was no clearcut policy on celebrity escorts and that chief lanier approved many of them. Superior court, police chief cathy lanier testified that mpd considers celebrity escorts on a casebycase basis approves them only when Public Safety is a factor. Today lanier testified for several hours in the whistleblower case filed by a former commander of the department. Captain Hilton Burton says he was demoted in retaliation aft
Closure and for us to be able to put this behind us and for them to be able to you know, find some closure in this case i think is important. Reporter the lawyer who handled the lawsuit for the geer family says the provide some relief after an 18month battle for justice. The nightmare will never completely be over. I think theyll sleep a little better tonight. Reporter the lawyer says the 3 million will also help fulfill one of john geers greatest dreams, that his daughters have a fully paid for college education. While nothing will ever replace john and theres no hint that that money could ever do that one of his dreams at least will be fulfilled through this settlement. Reporter john geers father was not available to speak on camera but told me over the phone its a step up the ladder on getting to the top and getting to final closure. We still have a ways to go. The other step is whether criminal charges we filed against the officer who shot geer. The u. S. Justice department and the
Montgomery County Public Schools will increase some class sizes, delay expanding its Pre-K program, and make cuts to its virtual academy and central office.