leslie. breaking news unfolding right now. prince george's county executive jack johnson aested and taken out of his house today by federal agents. meanwhile, federal authorities raid the county ad admistration building where he worked. that's not all. ta a good look. detectives also arrested his wife. in this exclusive video, you can see she's covering her face wit a sweater. leie johnson was just elected to the county council earlier this month. good afternoon, everybody. the long-me county executive was removed from his home today in handcuffs. rocking the prince george's county political world. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. we are awaiting a press conference for the latest on the arrest of jack johnson and the particular surroundings thi johnsons have a court hearing at 4:15 today and the press conference will immediately follow it. we will brg it to you as soon as it happens. all of this unfolded around noon

today. multiple search warrants were executed at several locations in prince george's county including johnson's home in mitchellville. tracee wilkins was first on the scene when fbi agents arrived. she is live at their me. how did this arrest unfold? >> well, it was an amazing situation to watch. it was very clear, wendy, that the count executive was not expecting them. hicar was sitting out here with the motor running waiting for him to come out of home. his driver said he was there to pick the coun executive up. anwhile inside his home, a number of agents. here inside the house as we speak, there are still agents inside the house. just a few seconds ago, one of those agts left carrying a box of evidence he pulled off with the rest of the vehicles you see here. ese are all federal agents, they are still working inside that house. on the first floor there was a broken out wind poe has now been repaired, presumably from when this rai began earlier this

morning. but yes, the prince george's county executive was taken out of his home in handcuffs. just aer 12:30 this afternoon, the executive jack johnson and his wife were taken into federal custody at their bowie home. agents with thebi and irs took the couple into custody one at a time in separate investigations. mrs. leslie johnson who was just elected tohe district six prince george's county council se was brout out of her home first with her head covered. mr. johnson followed, walk enly in handcuffs but refused to answer rerters' questions. soon after the couple lef a master plumber arrived at the home. he said he was call in by fbi agents to recover possible ushed evidencerom inside the home. you're down here to make sure nothing has been flushed. havehey told you what they think may have been flushed? >> i don't know any of the details. they're not telling me a whole lot. they're just asking me to check a couple thing. >> reporter: this was not a

schedule. you were called by the agents to come in here and check. >> right. i was called by the fbi, right. >> reporter: according to that plumber, no evidence was found. he left the scene here there after them brought in some repairmen to repair that bron window on the first floor. athis point there is no specific information on exact what i these two have been charged with and why they were taken into custody. as we said, we know that fbi agents were on the scene. we know the irs agents were here on the scene. the two were taken in separate vehicles. we also know in the past, the county executive has bee investigated specifically for dealings with contracts here in the county. contracts worth millions that supposedly went to friends but he was never convicted or indicted of anything, with any of those investigations. this morning, he was taken into custody. live this morning in bowie. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> jack johnson has been a major player in local politics for many, many years. arrest getting a law degree from

howard university, he worked as a tax professor at a north carolina law school. and then as an attorney for the irs's chief of counsel. when he moved to prince george's county, he served as deputy state'attorney and then state's attney, in 1994, a position in which he served two term. in 2002 he was elected and reelected in 2006. and according to his website, during his tenure, he has increased the county's budget by more than $1 billion. along with building nine schools and being a key player in the development of national harbor. our live team coverage continues in green belt, maryland, where jack johnson and his wife are about to appear in court. john schriffen is there with the very latest. >> reporter: that's right. we are anxiously awaiting the first court appearance of jack johnson as well as his wife leslie johnson. both were arrested at their home earlier today. as we look at the at their

arrest, we want to look at what's going on in the courthouse. we were told both would appear in court sometime around 3:00 p.m. that did not happen and we have just learned the court appearance has been pushed back. we've learned the county executive jack johnson will appear in court for the first time sometime around 4:15, a little bit from now, and then about 15 minutes later, his wife leslie johnson will also appear in court. now at this time, we still do not know what they were arrested for. what we do ow is that there areultiple federal agencies involved in this investigation. we're expecting to hear from those agencies as soon as jack johnson and his wife hve naerd court. we will hear from u.s. attorney rod rosenstein. and then we will hear from rebecca sparkman, withhe irs criminal investigation unit. now it is quite a scene here at the courthouse. over a dozen media outlets are here from as far as baltimore.

a very high profile case with county executive jack johnson, as well as his wife who has now stepped into the political spotlight as she has now been elected to the county counsel. we will be covering every part of the story for you. as soon as we have any developments, we will bring it to you. john schriffen, back you in the studio. >> we'll stay in close contact. again, those time, 4:15 and 4:30. as john mentioned, we have several reporters covering this in prince george's county. we'll have live coverage throughout this hour, on news4 at 5:00 and at:00 plus online at nbcwashington.com. police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man in northeast d.c. 29-year-old keith banks was shot at sxleft galloway streets. investigators say they are now looking for a gray chevy tahoe wi two people inside. westboro baptist church in

to peek a, kansas, is known for holding controversial demonstrations and it plans to demonstrate outside a nile rockville. students are putting on the ay, the laramie project. it chricles the 1998 beating death of matthew shepherd, an openly gay student. his murder led to federal hate crime laws. the church said it plans to protest the performance. that the message of acceptance of homosexuality is wrong. >> i think it is crazy that they think this show is so worthy of their hate that they would come halfway across the cuntry to protest it. we're just a high school trying to promote love and understanding. >> there were repos this week that montgomery county school officials were working with police on a security plan. let's get your first check the weekend forecast. >> it is looking good out there. >> it is looking great out

there. this quiet weather pattern, we've had it all week long. it still with us today and it willtay with through the weekend. today low to mid 60s. we got to 65 degrees this last hour. now we're dropping off. 30 was the case this morning. it was a cold start below freezing from frederick to sterling. look at mansas. starting out in the 20s. well, once again we're going to have anno night like that. it will be cold. frty in spots. we've gone from 55 to 62. prince george's county is at 60. la plata at 65 degrees. and a biggood afternoon to you in fairfax county, franconia and great falls. degrees with a light northerly wind. a littl out of the east east of our area. beautiful skies up and down the east coast today. we've got that crescent moon that we carry all the way through our good nht forecast. we'll drop 54 degrees by 7:00.

and then 50 by 9:00 and down to 48. fairly light wind. so for your fast forecast, a clear late fall evening for us. there is a coastal flood advisory that lith affect western portions of the bay. 'll talk about high tide times. and then some mild sunshine continuing for the weekend. stick around. we'll have the full forecast coming up in a few. it's good to live here. a new report finds seven othe nation's richest counties in o area. >> virginia's loudoun county leads the way. the median income is more than $114,000. 17% of loudoun county's households make more than $200,000. and only 16% make less than the national average $50,000. >> second on the st, fairfax county with an average income of more than $102,000. fairfax was the first county in the u.s. to reach an average of six figus in 2006. and now more than half the

households in fairfax county make more than six figures. >> maryland makes its entry on the list with howard county wit a median income of more than $101,000. half of howard county's working residents make $75,000 or more. and here's the rest of the top ten list. >> arlington county, number five. montgomery county,umber six, calvert county, number nine, an charlie county, number ten. the survey compiled by "newsweek" using u.s. census information. presidenobama is in japan hoping the conclude his trip to asia on an upbeat note. the white use picked the trip as a way to create new jobs at home and increase international trade. so far there are few concrete results. >> rorter: it has been a tough trip. foreign leaders aren't fawning over barack obama. >> when i first came into office, people might have been

interested in more photo ops. >> reporter: now they're into obama econocs. negatively. >> i tnk he is encountering so pushback. >> reporter: the stronger the u.s. economy, the more the chinese can sell here. the more korea can sell cars, tvs, cell phones. president obama still wants stimulus. >> progress is not come nearly fast enough. especiallyhen it comes to my highest priority which is putting americans back to work. >> reporter: but other nations are upset the fed pumped hundred billion into the economy. germany's merkel and other leaders oppose u. spending themselves want the u.s. budget balance to present another meltdown like reblicans say they do. back on capitol hill. >> what we're hearing overseas, both in terms of the criticism of the fed and criticism of the economic stimulus strengthens the republican argument that now is the time for.

>> he said he might keep rates what they are even for the rich. >> i want to make sure taxes don't go up for middle class families starting january 1. >> reporter: the irony as mr. obama is in japan tonight for more economic debate, not raising taxes means more american red ink. that's what the bipartisan deficit reduction sends this week. but next week congress could begin to block tax hikes. ne4, capitol hill. >> the president's asian tour wrapped up in japan. news4 is just getting started. we're staying on top of the arrest of jackson johnson, the county executive in prince george's county and his wife. kanye west tweakshis decision about whether or not he'll perform on the "today" show. also the little my disappeared from school almost six months ago now, we'll ok into the latest on the investigation and at the parents are saying now. a woman is kidnapped, thrown

in the trunk of her car. hear her 911 call to police as she ge escued. >> i feel it is so unjust that this little animal, that he was born in such a horrific thing. it is like his trh, how i felt. >> this maryland's woman's dog's ashes re lost along the

breaking news from north carolina where police say remains were found feared to be that of the missing 10ear-old girl. zahra baker was report missing on october 9th. since then investigators have been searching areas near her home in cal we will county. on wednesday theyncovered a bone near a creek bank. police say dna evidence show it does belong to zahra. no charge have been filed. the father of a child missing now for nearly six months is revealing new allegations about his estranged wife. kirn horman seem to have vanished in ju withou a trace. the child's stepmother has been under suspicn. >> i have every reason to believe it has something to do

with her. we want answers. >> reporter: his father is nvinced the answer to what happened to his live boy lies with kyron's stepmother, terry horman. now the rest of the family is imploring terry to come forward and do an interview. >> come forward and tell us what you know. let us find kyron. it is that simple. >> reporter: in recent urt documents, he has made numerous allegations against his estranged wife including tt it was common for terry to be visibly empaired from alcohol, slurring speech, staggering gate, et cetera, several nights a week. while declining to comment, the reports are that it is calculated to poison public opinion against her. terry horman has denied any involvement in the disappearance and has not been named a suspect or a pern of interest. even before these new allegations surfaced, friends of

terry's cautioned against jumping to conclusions about her. >> i don feel tear write is capable of harming a child. perfect. >> reporter: months later, kyron's closest friends still pray for his return. >> let kyron be safe and let him get home soon and let him get home safely. >> reporter: as of today, e mystery of what happened to kyron horman remains unsolved. >> searching for kyron airs tonight on "dateline," follow by news4 at 11:00. a 911 operator in south carolina got a starting call from a woman who was trapped in the trunk of acar. >> authority stay woman's common law husband put her there. the sheriff's deputies were able to track down the vehicle after the woman gave the dispatcher a description. >> what kind of vehicle are u in? >> it is a gold '87 olds mobile intrig --

>> ma'am? brandy? >> i didn't know what he was going to do. especially when i felt him tying me one a rope. >> jeremiah brown is accused in this case. he is behind bars on kidnapping and domestic violence charges. a 12-year-old girl survived an ordeal. she was stuck in the mud to her waist in the dark. >> it happened along a le while she was looking for oyster shells. she said she started sinking but luckly on a nearby trail saw her and called for help. the child was stuck for nearly an hour during the rescue. >> made me really happy because i was finally getting out. i was reallyorried about my family because they didn't know i was stuck. >> but her family was concerned because she was not home and went looking for her. rescuers say they practice for this kind rescue but it is the first time they've had to put one in place. well, kanye west won't be

back on thetoday" show any time soon. last night he tweeted to his followers that he won't perform at a previously scheduled november 26th concert out on the plaza. this come after a tense interview with matt lauer this week. he got upset after a clip of his now infamous ambush of taylor swift at the 2009 mtv vmas played in the background. he wrote, quote, i'm not performing on the "today" show for obvious reasons. end quote. >> still ahead, we're waiting for a prince george's county executive jack johnson and his wife leslie to be arraigned in court th afternoon. we'll take you there live. but also, right on project runway, some high profile fashion tip for budding young local signers. and a controversial pedophile book is pulled off the cyber shelves. now police are forced into a new

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fashion design students in west potomac got some high pro mile mentoring. they stopped by the high school this morning.

>> it was fashi show. scott was a competitor on project runway. they talk about their experiences and chaenges as fashion designers and took some questions from the students. also checking out the students' design and providing some valuable feedback. >> nice. free of charg >> yeah. so we're in for a blockbuster weekend. >> that we are. the reason i got into weather is because i like extremes and i canven talk about this weekend of how extremely nice it will be. that's what i get excited about, too. as good as it's been this week, a little higherthe temperature this upcoming weekend. all as we hang on to the sunshine. that's what we're doing right now. the sun getseady to go down. 62, your temperature. the dew point at 26 degrees. that dry air really did its job with the light wind, sending us down to the 30s. we'll see the same thing happen during the overnight. 48 degrees by 11:00. a little crescent moon for us.

40 and then 39 degrees at 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. outlying areas dipping down to the low 30s. all this week, the high presre still over the area. high pressure, the circulation around it, northerly winds for us. you can see the cloud coverell off the coast. and then off to the west of us, a low-pressure system. some colder air coming in behind it. minneapolis, minnesota, at 43 degrees. a little colder to the north and west and it is snowing now in rochester, minnesota. most of that system is bringing rain chantilly, virginia, a gorgeo sky. 55, the temperature in the neighborhood north. you're now at 60 degrees. also 60. loudoun county, leesburg, virginia. look at that. gorgeous. fall color trying to hang on. we won't have a lot of wind. the radar not showing any sign but i think our first chance of seeing rain may come very, very late monday. to early in the day tuesday.

some cold air there. ruling ahead of the system, that's what we're going to have this weekend with temperatures getting, i think, in some areas wn to the south and west of us. it might be close to 70 degrees. high pressure, some sunshine, just a few high clouds coming through the arean sunday. there is that weather system to bring a lite rain the first part of next week. your forecast here for the evening, zoi 56 degrees with a light wind by tomorrow morning, a bit of a cold start for us. a cold start and then we'll see a high temperature coming our way tomorrow in the mid to upper 60s. monarchs slight chance of showers. an outstanding weekend. >> thanks. we continue to follow our breaking news. we'll have the latest on the arrest of county executive jack johnson and his wife due in court at this hour.

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breaking news right now unfolding in prince george's county. earlier today, county executive jack johnson was arrested here his mitchellville home led away in handcuffs. his wife was also arrested. fbi agents took the couple into custody just after noon. ey faced their first court appearance any minute now. that's when official charges will be unveiled. the arrest followed the search of several county offices and the johnson home. again,e're awaiting the news conference on this case. there is a live picture now as photographers and reporters get prepared at the podium now. we understand the court is waiting for johnson's attorney to arrive andhat should be at any moment. otherews today, the passenger on the carnival cruise ship splendor who wer stalled out there without any power, they're still talking about how lovely it was to be there. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire that left that massive vessel powerless. miguel has that story.

>> reporter: a glimpse on board the splendor and our first look at the first sign of trouble. home video shows smoke from a fi that crippled the gigantic ship 200 miles out at sea. david zambrano was on board with his girlfriend. at 6:00 al, he realized something was terribly wrong. >> i woke up to the smell of smoke. so i immediately knew something was inside. my gut will me something was happening. >> reporter: passenger stumbled out of their rooms. the ship's crew tried to keep everyone calm. >> there is absolutely nothing to worry about. if there was, i would tell you. >> reporter: soon the fire was contained but the splendor lost power and propulsion. the ship began to sway side to side. >> it was devastating. >> this is nothing for them. >> reporter: it didn't take long for some passenger to get sick.

it didn't help th some toilets weren't working. by night fall, perishable food was going bad. marquis won't forg his birthday aboard the splendor. >> the worst part about the whole thing was the food and the ell from the toilets and the rotting food. >> reporter: michael planned this cruise for two years. he never expected his fad to be canned spam delivered by the u.s. navy. the reagan was really cool. i got a bunch of photos. >> reporter: the air drop may have been exciting but the cuisine certainly wasn't. passengers said the crew did what they could, all hands on deck. >> the first cruise i ever lost waeflt i had nev seen hotdog salads or green bean sandwiches. >> reporter: the food was bad but the drinks were free. he join hundred of others for a warm beer in a dim bar. >> they opened the bar and were giving everybody free alcohol which i think helped a lot. it made everybody happy. >> reporter: happy is how to describe the homecoming

thursday. after three days stranded at sea in the pacific ocean, passenger raised their arms and cheered. believe it or not, peg fisher is ready for her nextcruise. >> the next one hs to be perfect. >> reporter: news4. >> carnival cruise lines offered to pay for passengers' hotel rooms overnight but a number have started for long beach to get out of dodge. police in colorado are now getting involved in that controversial ebook that offers advice to pedophiles. the book's author drew national attention when amazon.com offered his self-published book on their website. it is a gad on how pedophiles can make sexual encounters with children as safe as possible. amazon is no locker selling this book but it is unclear if the company took it down or if

grieves with drew it. so far police say he hasn't committed any crime. police are also offering protection to him after threats made against him. a former unersity of tennessee college student will spend one year and a day in a halfway house for hacking into sarah palin's e-mail. 22-year-old david was sentenced in knoxville today. a jury found him guilty of object struck of justice and unauthorizedaccess to her e-mails. he gained access to the account back in september of 2008 during the presidential campaign. he was also sentced to three years probation. a couple into spent years helping wounded warriors recover from the injuries they suffered in wars in iraq a afghanistan found love in the process. mike taibbi introduces us to this couple. >> reporter: a west point wedding at summer's end. the groom a graduate. the bride, the uso troop member who once sang to h. what brought jena griffin and

mark to this joyous moment wasn't just their love to each other but their matching love of couny, duty and service. he went from west point as a captain and 100 missions in iraq. the last one in 2006. end in the an ied blast that shattered his righteg and still pains hum to recall. >> they threw me in the back in my humvee. we went as fast as we could to the outpost. reporter: in two years at walter reed, he endured 30 surgeries but also got into harvard business school and a th a banker's job at jpmorgan. he also became a wounded warrior peer counsellor and still is. >> i can be a spok person. i can hopefully be a role model for the wounded veterans that were hurt after me. >> reporter: and then he met jena, moved to her own life of service by the wars after 9/11 that were sending so many broken soldiers home. >> i knew at that point, it didn't matter if i was singing or dancing, i wanted to d

something with veterans. i didn't care what. >> reporter: so she sang and danced for them. first for the usond then with her own trio. ♪ the rockets red guerrero >> she went to work helpin wounded vets get back on track. the organizer behind the scenes even as prince harry or others took the spotlight. >> it is not a job for her. it is not work. it is her life. >> what keeps me focused, it is just one soldier at time. >> reporter: except she fell in love with this soldier who like her continues to work with organizations. >> they are wonderful together. theyre both people who give. they're both people who care. >> a match that looked like it had been scripted for a movie. >> reporter: not a movie though, real life. it makes you want to cheer. mike taibbi, nbc news at west

point. coming up on "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, making a different series. stay right there. we've got a lot more to go including a new mug shot for the hall of fame. also ahead, a maryland woman had her dog cremated but something went wrong. the ashes are now missing. but first -- >> reporter: i'm liz crenshaw. why don't postal vehicles always have license plates? that's the question. the answer is coming up.

kids can still enjoy a happy meal from mcdonald's. today the mayor plans to veto an ordinance in san franciscohat would ban toys with meal that don't meet a certain nutritional standard. he said the law goes too far. but his veto likely won't mean much. the board has enough voteso override the veto. the ordinance woz mandate kids meals fewer than 600 calories and include fruits and vegetables to come wi that toy. britain elderly polar bear mercedes has been living alone. zoo keepers flt they need someday company so they introduced her to 23-year-old walker shelf did not like him at first. it was aittle tense, shall we say. they got used to each othe

they will share this four acre enclosure at the highland wildlife park in scotland. they're not expected to mateut they will remain together until mercedes passes on. then another female polar bear will be brought into the u.k. to mate with walker. when we come back, we're continuing to monitor the arrest of jack johnson and his wife in prince george's county. we've got live reporters all over this story. but it is a face only a mother could love. that one. a dentist might like it as well but not his dentist. this is smark reaction across the couny. who is that guy? >> andhere is the best place to get your credit report? that's one of the questions we'll ask liz.

they say people here are ugly. check out what's hanging out in oregon. this man was arrested for saul and criminal mischief. and his mug shot is making big news. let get real close to this guy. he was arrested for throwing rocks at a woman or perhaps he was throwing rocks at a woman which is so random.

>> where is a reputable place to check your credit report? why dot most postal trucks have license plates and we have a question about analog. >> pnty of folk still have those. >> our first question has to do with credit reports. what is a republe online site for checking your credit report? >> be careful. we went to the federal trade commission. it says that the fair credit reporting act does give consumers the right to a free copy of their credit report once ever12 months. this includes reports from all three credit reportincompany. log on to credit report.com. thatonly authorized website authorized for free annual credit reports under the law. d remember, no reputable credit agency will ever e-mail you or call you asking for

personal information. >> and no money. not necessary. >> our next question comes from allen in washington. he said his portable analog tv doesn't work in the digital age. he wants to know how to get rid of it. >> we check with the federal commission and t environmental protection agency. the fcc says if your port building a analog tv doesn't have those necessary plugs for digital television, you will have to recycng it. it recommend my green electronic.org to find centers near you. they said many electronic stores like best buy also sam sung has it. for a full list, go to nbcwashington.com and search recycle. >> and our last question from jim in.c. he want to know why postal trucks don't have license plates.

>> we went to the postal sense to get the answer. it says the vehicle are not required t display state plates because they're exempt from paying registration fees. instead of a plate, all vehicles have a seven digit number on the vehicle. the usps keeps track of them in an internal log. it ls stly, easy to main snow and rain sfim seven dit number is not displayed on the vehicle. for instance, annics d. number is not assigned to an administrative car. in that case, a government license plate is assigned instead. if you have a question you want us to consider for ask liz, send to itask liz@nbcwashington.com. coming up at 5:00, can a ba refuse to cash one of it own checks? how long do germs last on surfaces like door nobz? and can parking your car on a pile of leaves this time of year be dangerous? find out on ns4 at 5:00.

>> so you know some of those postal workers may want to walk becae it is so beautiful. >> ithe stands this time of year, tey won't be shivering this evening. the sun is going down. your high school football focast. 51 degrees around 7:00 orso. then we'll drop down to 26 in frederick. 26 in warrenton. 34 for the startomorrow. look at the loads of sunshine. 67 degrees. it is the metropolitan cooking show. i went tohis last year. aid blast. >> she is a character. she had some butter and she talked about all those recipes that you can put butter in. by the time you get to sunday, this will be a great weekend for

doing anything outside. take advantage of the outside. by next week, a ptern change for us. colder air is goingo be moving in. and it will turn unsettled. we've got some rain on monday and tuesday. rain on wednesday. this will be an amazing week after just a stellar week for us. i hope you enjoy it. still ahead on news4, a woman's grief over the loss of a beloved pet. and it is that time of year. a tree-mendous event at rockefeller center. tonight on news4 at 5:00, we're staying on top of our breaking news. the prince george's executive jack johnson and his wife arrested, taken into custody. we have live team coverage with the charges and reaction across the region. plus a new push to charge

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we continue to follow the breaking news out of prince george's county where county executive jack johnson was led away in handcuffs. his wife was also arrested.

we now know two of the charges. ones tampering with evidence. the other is destruction of records. we have live reporters all over the scene right now waiting for a press conference. they are in court at this hour and we will bring it to you right at the top of the 5:00. so stay with us. it is starting to feel like the hospital season in knock city. this year's rockefeller center christmas tree made its way to its new home. a norway spruce, seven stories ta, weighing in at 12 tons and it will be decorated with 30,000 l.e.d. lights. a woman sufrds a double loss in the life and death of her best friend. [ man ] are you aware that verizon fios brings fiber optics to your home

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a pet cemetery lost the remains of this woman's dog. >> reporter: when joan harris adopted her pomeranian in 2007, he had been rescued from a puppy mill and was in bad shape. >> he had just learned how to walk because he was kept in a cage 24/7. he ate standing up, he slept standing up. >> reporter: teddy recently died

after a short illness and harris had him cremated. then she said she got a shocking phone call from valley pet cemete cemetery. his ashes had been lost. >> i was devastated i didn't know how to rct lt. >> reporter: a company says the remains were in a wooden box like this and that box was placed inside a cardboard box. the contain apparently fell out of the back of the truck when the driver forgot to close the door. it happened somewhere between gaithersburg and southern maryland. she said she's walked mile trying to find that rectangular box. >> i feel it is so unjust for this little animal, that he was born in such a horfic thng. it is lake he's trash is how i felt. >> valley pet manager david drury tells news4, this is the first time a pet's remains have been lost in the company's 30-year history. something like this is the last thing we would want to happen to a family, he said.

it was an unfortunate mistake that our company mid. but harris wants more than an apology. she wants the company to do more to help find that sea foam box. >> it is very important. very, very important. i just feel like he just deserves this. >> reporter: harris hasrescued numerous dogs and cats over the years. when they've died, she's had them cremated. their boxes are here in her curio cabinet and that's when teddy's box will go when and if she can find it. >> i can't giveup. that's the only thing i can say. i can't give u >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> look at that sweet little face. >> that does it for news4 at 4:00. >> news4 at 5:00 starts right now. first at 5:00 tonight, a political scandal rocks prince george's county today. county executive jack johnson, taken out of his house in

handcuffs. his wife recently elected the county counsel, also in custody tonight. this come after a surprise raid by federal agents this morning. news4 was there first on the scene as investigators hauled away bongsz. >> we've been on top of this breaking story. johnson's home in mitchellville, the county administration building in upper marlboro. >> we have a team of reporters covering the arrest and the fallout. we begin with jhn schriffen outside. we expect a news conference at any time, right? >> that's right. we're right next to the podium. as soon as this news conference stts, we'll bring it to you live from outside the courthouse. i want to bring you up to date on what has been going on inside. ev