ronald mason junior was introduced this week. prior to his introduction, mason met with mayor muriel bowser. she told him of a reversal of plans to cut $3.5 million to the school budget. >> she asked me to let you all know that she decided to put the money back into the budget. [applause] so that is a win for this administration. kellye: the council was likely to restore the money without the mayor's approval anyway, said a councilmember. coming up -- making amends. what people working at camden yards can expect at the end of the month after being forced off the job. first, putting contractors to the test. why did we get eight costly solutions to a simple problem, and what you need to know. devon: the humidity is back in full force. when we continue, i will give you the full forecast. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. kellye: 7 on your side went undercover with a hidden camera to look at contractors. we rented a house i

ronald mason jr. has been tapped to fill the role. he is currently the president at southern university. dr. james lyons senior had served as the interim president since march 2013. a celebration of special children this weekend for jill's house, a place where parents of children with intellectual disabilities can get a little respite care and the children can have fun. these families find a second home there. alison: friday night is jenna's favoredite night of the week. >> it provides the gift of time. alison's: parents rarely get respites but there are special facilities and other kids just like them. and their parents can spend time with each other, with other children, or just resting. >> it's two full nights where they can have uninterrupted sleep at home and do things like go to the movies. alison: things that many of us take for granted. jill practice law and had four children. what you went back to work, she quickly related to the parents that she met. >> what an incredible privilege it is to be a parent and what a challenge i

as abc7 first told you last night, ronald mason jr. will become the next president of that school and d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live with more. sam? >> sam, we are outside the community college branch of the u.d.c. campus. you are right. 65-year-old ronald mason jr. will be named the new president of u.d.c. in a news conference that will be held at the main campus tomorrow afternoon. he has headed two of the nation's best-known historically black colleges jackson state university in mississippi for ten years, followed by southern university in baton rouge, louisiana, for the last five years. he comes to u.d.c. which has not had a permanent president since the board of trustees fired alan cessums two years ago. the university recently had the budget cut by the mayor's office by $3.5 million and leaving some to speculate it had no strong leader to speak up for it. the interim president who was not in the running today insisted the school is ready for the new leader. >> we had over 90 applications for the presidency. a lot of people s

now ronald mason jr. a jurist doctor take option a school who has not had a permanent leader since the board o trustees fired cessum. they are getting a new president. ronald mason ten-year president of mississippi jackson state and five years of southern university in baton rouge, louisiana. the big issue for him is saving young man males. prolific with the youtube videos for the children defense if you wanted -- defense fund and others. he made his own. >> the war on drug fills the prison with young black men. sam: we asked the student what is they want to see. generate school spirit is a common response. >> more school spirit around the campus. sam: he already has opponents among faculty and students who noted the southern university facility senate voted no idea in him -- no confidence in him. >> such a disaster. >> why would we want to bring someone here with that track record? sam: with the track record with black males and mayor muriel bowser focus on males of color. >> this is important to establi

introduced ronald mason jr. to the public. mason said he just met with the d.c. mayor muriel bowser who revealed a change of heart about plans to cut $3.5 million from the university budget. >> she asked you to let you know after five minutes of talking to me she put money back in the budget. [applause] >> that is a win for the administration. maureen: the council would likely restore that money without the mayor's approval. mason takes over on july 1. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- too much noise. the proposal that could league pet owners in one county facing deep fines. plus a new law aims to prevent future tragedy after a man with down syndrome dies in police custody. next, the one question that remains after president obama picks chicago for the presidential library. "7 on your side" is on your side tonight to help you get unclaimed cash. call our help center right now at 703-236-9220. phone lines are open until leon: the obama presidential library will be built on the south side of chicago. maureen: they are considering two locations near the university

ronald mason junior has been tapped to fill the role. he is currently the president of southern university in louisiana. the announcement is set for tuesday, naming mason to the post. a dramatic rescue today in texas. rescue crews were out in full force, pulling people from floodwaters. they are working in dangerous conditions to help people come in some cases even going into waterlogged homes to pull them to safety. this is in denton county which was slammed by a tornado and they are still dealing with flash floods. big changes to talk about with the weather. a lot that you need to know for the work week. devon lucie is joining us with a first check the forecast. devon: the severe west shifted to the west, and the flash flooding us sometimes a severe problem. for us, heat and humidity. low to mid 80's across the region, some areas a lot warmer. the real-time temps, back into the 70's in some cases, upper 60's manassas. it will slowly creep downwards with the temperatures. it feels fairly humid. the bigger picture, a cold front to the we

ronald mason jr. as the school's new president. he served as president of southern university in baton rouge and jackson state university mason also has a law degree. tonight he'll become the youngest mayor ever elected in maryland. straight ahead this 19-year-old tells news 4 what he plans to do first once he's sworn in. >> and online campaign. wants harriet tubman >>> a petition to replace andrew jackson with a woman is headed to the white house. you remember they may have launched a campaign and narrowed the candidate to more than 4. with the votes cast. harriet tubman is the top pick. andrew jackson has been the face of the $20 bill for nearly 90 years. >> the u.s. postal service had more than six billion pieces of undeliverable mail last year. according to an inspector general report out. it found the agency spent $1.5 billion on undeliverable mail. the report found 40% was the result of people not updating their addresses. sorting mistakes and failed deliveries accounted for nearly a quarter of the errors. >>> the u.s. airlin