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national acclaim and sparked local controversy. today the public school chancellor, michelle rhee said that she is stepping down. bruce johnson is at the mayflower hotel in downtown washington with more on the rhee resignation. bruce? >> it ended a short time ago. this is what we expected all along. michelle rhee is leaving. the people that voted for vincent gray and he is the presumptive mayor. they made it clear they wanted her out. she is leaving at the end of the month. her chief d...

benefits was in 2002, the same year beth steel plunged into interviews. since that time lawmakers have partially funded it and the losses in the stock market have created an even bigger shortfall. the incumbent controller says by differs firing the funds and bringing in new people to manage them the state has stopped the bleeding. but long term reforms will be necessary. >> you know it takes 11 miles for an aircraft carrier at sea when its going along at a formal pace to stop. similarl...

in the streets as the miners trapped underground for 69 days were brought to the surface one by one at san jose mine. they blew their horns and sang songs and cheered as they watched the event unfold life on plasma scenes. families of the men were at the site to greet their husbands, brothers and fathers as they emerged. >> we are going to work all around the clock for 38 hours in the rescue process. >> reporter: rescuers finished reinforcing the mine early monday as each is hauled up ...

us as many as half a dozen people were involved. it all started at the thirsty turtle. we understand some victims may have been fraternity brothers. many on the campus are reacting. a violent night least six people injured. >> it is pretty terrible. >> authorities say it started around 1:30 a.m. this morning inside of the popular bar, the thirsty turtle with the flight spilling out onto the street and into another bar. officials say one man was stabbed in the arm, another in the face a...

from smoke inhalation. we want to go to capt. roy taylor in the sky team 11. what is the very latest? >> you can see vehicles coming out of the tube #3 which is one of the northbound lanes on i-95. people that were trapped in their ended up turning their vehicles around and are in the process of clearing the tube. they have this under control. it was a school bus and we have a video to show you of just how big the smoke was -- how thick the smoke was. this was in the northbound to beco...

their cars. and what youre looking at is an evacuation of motor vehicles. and thats what you see occurring here now. there are no reports of injury at this point. we know it is a bus. we dont know what type of bus. whether its municipal bus or motor coach. caught fire inside of border number 3. heavy smoke conditions were there for sometime. we have at least one or two smoke inhalation patients. and at this point, the cause is not known. transportation authority police have completely ...

all of this crime was caught on camera. they have a very good image of the suspect involved and that will be distributed quite soon, put out to the public to get an id on the suspect. but police say this bar will have a hearing. all of the police officers from prince georges county involved, as well as the police chief of maryland. they will demand that the liquor board shut down this far. we ask for a comment from the bars owner a little earlier today and have not heard back. in colle...

a baltimore county man is charged in the disappearance of his wife. the prosecutors will prove hes a killer even though a body hasnt been found. >> im jessica kartalija. >> and im don scott. it was a case that grabbed the head lines, a baltimore county man charged with killing his wife four years ago. wjz is live in towson. mike hellgren has the latest on the highly emotional trial. >> reporter: good afternoon, jessica and everyone. and several witnesses testified this morning as the p...

a man found dead at his home on friday, discovering the 61-year-old in the 5700 block in fairfax station. and his death has been ruled a homicide. but police found his car over several miles away. seven of them, i should say, in the 4300 block of the drive. and where they join us live in fairfax, where she has been following the investigation. >> reporter: lesli, live at police headquarters here in fairfax. you know its been five days since he was found murdered in his home today. and ...

well update you on the breaks news. a school bus caught fire in the fort henry tunnel. two people walked out and may have suffered smoke inhalation. there are no other reports of injuries. right now we dont know whether there were any children on the bus when it caught fire. we dont know what school district the bus belongs to. road three and four of the tunnel are closed to traffic. officials are encouraging everyone to find a different route around the area. counterfeit cash moving...