on the college campus. >> words can't express the loss we have experienced within our department. >> this is the chief of the virginia tech police department, a small force experiencing a big loss. >> deriek was a friend to many in our department. he was a friend, a father and a son. i ask that you keep his family in your prayers and thoughts. >> virginia state police say the gunman who shot and killed deriek crouse changed clothes to avoid the massive manhunt. >> he ran to the greenhouses where he changed clothes, taking off a pullover top and put them in a backpack. >> the gunman was spotted act g ing suspiciously a half mile from the scene.

>> it's not like he was walking through the parking lot. it was his actions walking through. looking around. those kind of actions that caught his attention. >> police say the gun they found near the assa assailant was the gun used to kill officer crouse. he was ambushed. he was sitting in his cruiser after making a traffic stop. that's when the shooter approached and shot him dead. the officer did not return fire. the cruiser did have a dashcam. >> the video captured a male suspect with a handgun at the officers car at the time of the shooting. >> he may have stolen a car and used a campus shuttle. they are trying to figure out why he shot the officer and if there was prior contact between

the two. >> we have no connection that they knew one another or encountered one another prior to the shooting. >> police releas the name of the suspect. it's ross ashley, a 22-year-old student 15 minutes away from the virginia tech campus. a vigil is being held on virginia tech campus to deal with the tragedy on campus. back to you. >> darcy spencer reporting, thank you. tonight, tributes tonight to pour in for the officer. the 39-year-old was an army veteran and married fatter of five. he joined the police force in 2007. after that, he worked in a jail and for the sheriff's department in virginia. he received an award for his commitment to the department's drunk-driving efforts. leslie johnson, today, was

sentenced to one year and a day in prison for tampering with evidence in a corruption case. her husband was sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this week. today, mrs. johnson told the judge she didn't know about her husband's criminal activity. chris gordon has the report. >> reporter: leslie johnson came to court seeking probation rather than a prison sentence. she told the judge i am sorry and ashamed of my conduct on november 12, 2010. i take full responsibility for my actions that day and sincerely regret the impact it's had on my family and the community. >> there's a little box and in the box there's a check. tear it up or chew it up. >> reporter: she panicked trying to help her husband without thinking. destroying a check for $100,000 and trying to conceal $79,600 in her underwear. she called it a single act

asking for probation saying i did not know anything about the criminal conduct that my husband engaged in prior to november 12, 2010. the federal judge believes mrs. johnson knew that she was dealing with tainted money and that she tried to conceal it. with that, he sentenced her to 12 months and a day, making her eligible for release in ten months. mrs. johnson had many supporters at the courthouse. >> there was no evidence that was provided that she knew about her husband's illegal activities. nevertheless, she has the punishment. >> reporter: it continues. i asked what that could mean. >> obviously, cooperation by jack johnson means there's a potential there could be other cases coming and certainly an ongoing investigation. we have to wait and see. >> reporter: the judge ordered leslie johnson to turn herself

in march 9th, a month after her husband starts his prison term. her lawyer asked that she serve at the federal prison in the foothills of the allegheny mountains of west virginia. at the federal courthouse in maryland, i'm chris gordon, news 4. >> they issued a statement that read the sentencing of jack and leslie johnson marks a significant step in the judicial process and hopefully a final resolution of this matter. >> there are three and a half weeks before the iowa caucuses. voters will be distracted during the holidays. this is crunch time for the republican presidential candidates. newt gingrich is leading in the polls. mitt romney and supporters are going after him and going negative. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: fighting to stop his slide in the polls, mitt romney visited iowa for the first time in the campaign. he brought out the big guns, his

family. >> who better to do a turn around than the guy that does turn arounds. >> there you go sweetie. >> thank you, sweetheart. >> they instilled in my the love of country. >> reporter: newt gingrich has been married three times. romney questions gingrich's conservatism and a lot more. >> it's a character problem. >> reporter: that was tame compared to an ad released by a romney group. >> newt has a ton of baggage. he was fined $300,000 for ethics violations. >> reporter: he's not fighting back saying he's fighting president obama not fellow republicans. >> i'm going to stay positive. >> reporter: he can afford to. gingrich is leading in the polls. the tone is getting testy. will that change votes? >> it's very fluid and unsettled on the ground. i think iowa is looking for

differentiation. they want to hear from the candidates. >> reporter: today, he had to cancel a book signing at union station out of concerns the crowd would be too big. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news 4. >> it will be held january 3rd. one debate is tomorrow in des moines. the last one before it will take place thursday in sioux city, iowa. an assistant principal sent to prison for child porn. he was given the minimum sentence allowed under federal law. it's less than what prosecutors wanted. they were pushing for a sentence of 13 to 16 years. he was an assistant principal at the greenville elementary school in virginia. he was arrested in june after

officers caught him trading child porn over the internet. jerry sandusky spent his first day under house arrest. the legal team hears of more allegations of abuse. tonight the family is responding to accusations that sandusky's wife knew about at least one of the attacks and did nothing to stop it. jay gray has the latest from state college, pennsylvania. >> reporter: we are getting a better idea today of jerry sandusky's reaction to his first full day of court ordered confinement. >> he's depressed. how can you not be depressed. even if a trial down the road winds up in acquittal, he'll never be the same. >> reporter: sandusky's attorney spent more than an hour prepare ing for the first hearing in the case on tuesday. >> he's not looking forward to this. this is going to be a one-sided proceeding. this is going to be a proceeding where they are going to call

witnesses who say all these horrific things happened. >> reporter: the family is dealing with accusations that dottie heard an attack in their basement and screams for help and did nothing. >> if a child was screaming in her home, it wouldn't matter what time of day or night it was. she would have heard it and responded. >> reporter: at this point, there are ten accusers in the case. he's talked to at least one more. >> he was a participant in the second mile program in 2004. >> reporter: during an interview, schmidt said his client was given alcohol and abused on a penn state campus seven yeefr years ago. >> he was given a glass of whiskey, which he was asked to consume. there after, mr. sandusky performed a sexual act on him. >> it didn't occur. >> reporter: they said it would

not surprise him if the list grows. they are not driven by abuse, but the idea of a payout of civil suits in the case. >> i can think of 9 million reasons to go after second mile. penn state has unlimited resources. why do people lie. >> how many more children do you expect to come forward? >> reporter: along with the concern and controversy here. jay gray, nbc news, state college, pennsylvania. new video of a retired fbi agent kidnapped five years ago in iran. >> reporter: another high dollar theft ring, busted. we call it the steal wheel caper. i'm pat collins. the story coming up, news 4. some say the occupy d.c. demonstrators are turning mcpherson square into a toxic waste dump. >> doug, how about the weather? >> we have a cold front.

beautiful this weekend. could be chilly. i'll show you how cool things might get in a minute. hakeem? >> kilometecoming up in sports,n prepares. a rivalry of epic proportions at fedex field. news 4 a[ baby coughing ]

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robert is a retired fbi agent from florida who vanished nearly five years ago in iran. now, his family is releasing proof he is being held hostage. he was working at a private investigator when he went to an island in iran back in 2007. he was on a case for a corporate client. after one night, he checked out of his hotel and vanished. today, his family released a video they received in an e-mail a year ago.

>> please help me get home. 33 years of service to the united states deserves something. please help me. >> the kidnappers e-mailed and demanded the release of several prisoners. the u.s. officials say those prisoners don't exist. earlier this year, secretary of state, hillary clinton appealed to help find him. now they say diplomatic efforts to bring him home stalled. she released a video in hopes of moving things along. they are analyzing the intelligence losses from the stealth drone that fell into iran's hands. iranian officials claim they shot it down last week. there's no visible damage to the drone in the video. the under side of the aircraft is never shown. defense experts say the drone

has highly advanced radar technology of great interest to potential add va sars to the u.s. a news agency is reporting officials in russia and china requested permission to inspect the drone. russia is bracing for a day of demonstrations tomorrow. tens of thousands of protesters expected to gather in moscow to rally against the alleged fraud by prime minister vladimir putin's party. this is following elections from last week. stephanie gosk has the report. >> reporter: opposition leaders are calling for new elections as well as the release of political prisoners on the eve of what could be the largest political demonstration they have seen in 20 years. they have more than 35,000 people that are going to participate. not just in moscow, but across

the country. >> translator: people who never before were interested in politics started to understand something is going on. they are being cheated. they went to look for information and went to the internet. >> reporter: this will be a test for putin, how they conduct themselves and how security forces conduct themselves as well as the demonstrators. it could be a signal on whether this movement as steam ahead. stephanie gosk, nbc news, moscow. >> they are increasing security and bringing in more officers. opposition groups stressed the march will be peaceful. doug is here with a look at the weekend forecast. it's going to be a cold one, huh? >> it is going to be a cold one when you consider how warm we have been. high temperature, 37 degrees. today we got to 51. a very nice afternoon out there. tomorrow and the next couple days, we are going to get

colder. we will be five to ten degrees below average for this time of year. that's something, well, we have not seen so far this season. i am predicting the coldest night of the year so far coming up saturday night. not tonight. for the record, a high temperature of 51. the low this morning, 34 degrees. windchills december 9 last year were in the 20s. it was very, very cold the first week of december. we have not seen that move in just yet. things are going to get colder, but not that cold. dew point is 34. starting to see clouds increase a little bit. they are going to continue to increase overnight. it will help temperatures stay above where they were last night a little bit. down to 36 in winchester. 37 in manassas. 36 in culpeper. waldorf and annapolis, a temperature of 48 degrees. as you look closer to the metro

area, gaithersburg, 43 degrees. ma nas nassas 37. we are going to see the numbers for the most part in the upper 20s to 30s during the night tonight. we are not going to see rain. we have a cold front moving through portions of ohio, bringing cleveland snow, parts of ohio and pennsylvania, they are going to get snow from this. as it crosses over the mountains, it's going to lose the moisture and bring us cloud cover overnight tonight. tomorrow, well tomorrow brings in the colder air. we saw nice weather ahead of it. here is the cold front to the west. plenty of sunshine with temperatures in the low 50s. as a front moves to the south, we are going to see sunshine tomorrow after the clouds move out of here tomorrow morning. it is going to get on the chilly side. we are talking temperatures that will move from 51 today down to

44 during the day tomorrow. many of you will stay in the low 40s tomorrow with a ten to 15-mile-an-hour wind. it puts the windchills into the 30s. it's going to be a chilly day when you consider how warm we have been over the past two to three weeks. sunday, chillier, i think. the numbers in the low 40s for everybody. we have the redskins game on sunday. if you are going out there, make sure you bundle up. clear skies turning chilly. 42 to 47 degrees. some numbers into the 30s. tomorrow, starting off with cloud cover out there as the frontal boundary moves through. 27 to 36 degrees. winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. that puts the windchill between 20 and 25 degrees tomorrow morning. a chilly start as you step out on your saturday. tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny. a cold breeze. windchills upper 30s all day long. 40 to 44 for the actual temperatures. we cool down on sunday.

most areas, upper teens to lower 20s inside the city, inside the district, we are talking 29 degrees, which is the coldest day we have seen so far. we have yet to hit below freezing at the airport. 47 on monday, 50 on tuesday. the next chance of rain late next week, on thursday. that's when we have the next holiday lights. we were going to go out yesterday. we were not able to do that. hopefully next week we'll get out there. send us pictures of the house. we are going to try, try to fit in two next week. >> wait for it to get good and cold before you go out. >> that's right. that's why we didn't go out yesterday, not cold enough. >> not to mention a flood of news. that makes a difference. coming up tonight, a plan to avoid trouble spots on the road. a young model sees herself for the first

some new surveillance video surfaced of dominique strauss kahn minutes after he sexually assaulted a maid in manhattan. it shows strauss-kahn paying his bill, the accuser, a hotel maid appears to be acting out the attack. there's then a bizarre sequence of two hotel employees hugging and dancing after reporting the assault to police. strauss kahn's lawyer says this is proof there was a conspiracy to bring him down. it was dismissed because of a lack of evidence. lauren scruggs is a model from texas who accidentally walked into the still spinning

propeller of an airplane last week. her injuries are severe. her family says she is making progress. she's taken her first steps since the accident. her parents say she does not remember the incident but understands she was seriously injured. they say she's already showing signs of her old self, especially after she used a mirror to look at her face. >> she looked and said it's not that bad. that was encouraging. she still has her beautiful smile. >> she was critically injured after getting off the small plane at night in the dark in dallas, texas. her parents believe she turned around to thank the pilot and walked into the still spinning propeller. her hand was severed. the family remains optimistic about her recovery. still ahead, four people arrested in a car rim theft ring in the area. how the crime was uncovered.

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the virginia state police released the name of the man they say shot a virginia tech police officer before he killed himself. they say the man was ross ashley, 22 years old. he is the man who killed officer

deriek crouse. he lived in radford at the time and was a part time student at radford university. he had no prior connection to the officer. he acted alone. the motive for the shooting, still a mystery. former prince george's commissioner was arrested for her role in a corruption case. a judge ordered her to serve one year and one day in prison. she benefitted from the financial crimes of her husband. today in court, she apologized and took full responsibility for her actions. >> the republican presidential candidates are campaigning in iowa now. they are getting ready for a debate tomorrow night in des moines. one final debate will be held in sioux city, iowa next week. then the republicans will cast their first votes for their presidential nominee on january 3rd. a warning about an elaborate

car rim theft ring. >> four guys are responsible for stealing not just rims, but whole wheels off high-end vehicles. pat collins tells us how they are pulling it off. >> reporter: prince george's county police cracked a stolen rim ring that targets high dollar trucks and suvs.enalis a. they are responsible for hundreds of rim thefts in and around the area. the cops seized a number of the stolen rims and tires. they are running out of places to put them. they are keeping them in the bosses office. one, two, three, four sets. they have them in the lunchroom. not in there. under the copier. they had to move a sergeant out of his office. why? storage. so how did they steal these rims so fast? well, they say it was a two-step

process. early in the evening, they come by and loosen the lug nuts, then they leave. in the dark hours of the morning, they come back, jack up the truck, grab the tire and off they go. nascar fast. how did they get caught? they left the same kind of block under each one of the vehicles. case closed. a set of rims can run into the thousands of dollars. there's an incredible amount of money at stake. here now from julie parker from the police. >> one insurance company is out $600,000 just from dealerships alobe in prince george's and fairfax counties. >> reporter: this year? >> this year. >> reporter: what about private owners? >> could be double that. >> reporter: a lot of money. >> a lot of money. >> reporter: you may want to use

lug locks. if you do, don't keep the key in the glove come partment. mark your rims, they don't have vin numbers. i'm pat collins, news 4, prince george's county. tonight d.c. police continue to search for a suspect who shot a man near the metro station yesterday. it happened after 4:00 yesterday afternoon in the 1100 block of howard road. there's no word on what sparked the shooting. nobody is in custody, yet. the victim went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. a man who shot a virginia state trooper yesterday has died. 32-year-old herbert wheeler was found walking on the side of i-95 yesterday. he was wanted for reckless driving. when the state trooper tried to get him into the cruiser, he went for the gun and managed to

fire it. wheeler was shot with another gun. he died this morning at mary washington hospital. the trooper is expected to make a full recovery. police are looking for the guy who sexually assaulted a woman in alexandria, virginia. it happened after 9:00 last night near maybe l avenue. the woman was walking home from work when the man grabbed her. the woman screamed. the suspect ran off. they are not sure if it's related to a jogger last month. the largest business group says it's time to shut down the occupy d.c. encampment. they say the protests are hurting business and tourism here and creating what he called a toxic waste dump. tom sherwood has more on the growing backlash. >> reporter: for more than a month, protesters challenging economic disparity set up a peaceful camp at mcpherson

square. clash with d.c. police wednesday, blocking rush hour traffic. 60 people were arrested. sunday, u.s. park police arrested demonstrators after construction of an illegal housing frame in the square. some are urging city and federal officials to shut down the camp sights for health, safety and commerce reasons. on wamu politics hour friday -- >> there's not a city in the country, except the washington, d.c. area that accommodated them. we are a flash point of trouble. mcfepherson square will be a toc waste dump for a couple years to clean it up. >> reporter: the mayor told nbc 4 on the viewpoint program that airs sunday morning people are losing patience. >> people are increasingly losing their patience because of the infringement on business. it's a balance.

we support their right, of course, to exercise their first amendment rights. at the same time, we will not tolerate bending the law. >> reporter: if they want to complain, some say the protests aren't hurting the business. protesters say it's knodemocracn action. in a tent where they are on a hunger strike, they defended the encampment. >> we are fighting for them, in part, and fighting for 99% of americans. if they have a problem with us, i invite them to come have a dialogue with us and see how we can treat them better and see how we can be more constructive together. >> tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> to watch more, tune into viewpoint sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. coming up, eddie murphy.

some say it doesn't feel right. a new

welcome back, everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer.

looking at a nice afternoon today. don't expect to see the 50s this week, it's on the cold side. current temperature sitting at 47. 39 in leesburg. 36 in culpeper. gaithersburg coming in at 39 degrees. frederick, you are the cool spot sitting at 34. the warm spot on the other side of the chesapeake coming in at 50. right now, storm 4 doppler radar not showing anything. to the north and west is the cold front that continues to move to the south. it's a weak cold front. i's not giving rain or snow. for us it's going to usher in cooler air. 32 in leesburg. 30 in culpeper around 29 toward frederick. some areas colder than that tomorrow morning. it's going to be on the chilly side. a bit of a wind. it could put the windchills in the lower 20s. watch out for that.

as far as the temperatures go tomorrow, we are going to get into the 50s. nope? how about the 40s. right now, my graphics are stuck. i'm going to tell you, we are going for a high temperature of 44 degrees. know that. wear that jacket. i had the redskins forecast on there. 43 degrees at 1:00 as we take on the patriots. >> thanks, doug. >> yeah. beginning on monday, i-95 in virginia will be better informed about what lies ahead. transportation officials are installing seven electronic boards that give travelers travel points. they will be between washington and fredericksburg. the goal is is to help them decide to bail out or find an alternate route when major delays lie ahead. there are three southbound signs and four heading north. >> it would be great if that would help. >> how many times have you

wondered that when you are stuck on 95? >> hakeem is here with a preview of sports. >> the caps got beat badly last month against the toronto maple leaves. >> they got crushed. >> you said it. they are looking for revenge. mike shanahan's admiration for this

okay. the cops are probably going to say no, it's not about revenge.

at the same time, they have to want to get back at these guys. >> when you lose, 7-1, it's sour. you have to look for pay back. the capitals go for two in a row under the new coach, dale hunter. tonight, the caps face-off against the maple leafs, the team that embarrassed them in toronto. it was ugly. he was pulled in favor of michael. he wasn't any better, giving up more goals. 0 for 5. the maple leafs beat the caps. it was a low point of the season. coach bruce boudreaux was fired. tonight, players looking for redemption against toronto. >> anytime you can have a little extra fuel for a fire when coming into a game, it helps with motivation and the desire to play the game. for us, we had a tough loss in toronto.

we are looking for a little redemption and i expect the guys to come out hard and have a lot of fight. >> we didn't create enough offense until the end of the game. if we start from the start and put them behind the eight ball and let them make the mistakes and give ourselves a better chance. i don't think that our heads were into it enough. we weren't thinking the game enough that night. so, they took it to us good. >> they embarrassed us good out there. again, you know, it happens to be toronto. we are trying to string something together here and worry about our play and it doesn't really matter who we are playing. >> you can see the game on comcast at 7:00. landry is out for sunday's game because of a groin injury. head coach mike shanahan doesn't know if he'll be back this season.

sunday, shanahan faces long time friend bill bilacheck. >> him as a coach, are the gold standard in the nfl right now? >> i would say so. they have been that way for as many games as they have won and how they handle themselves with the victories and everybody shooting for the super bowls. he's had a bunch of them as an assistant and head coach. he's a heck of a football coach. >> it seems to the average fan like rob and aaron hernandez have come out of nowhere. were you surprised how dominant they have been this season? >> yeah, they are very talented. when you use a top draft pick, you hope you get productive players and they have been. hernandez is like a wide receiver/tight end. obviously, a big guy.

he handles himself well. you get a guy like brady who knows where to go with the football. top five every year. >> all right. kick offset for 1:00. thursday night football, benefit roethlisberger hosting the browns. pittsburgh leads. big ben rolls out. can't find anyone open. he gets sacked and injured on the play. watch closely. his left foot gets crunched. helped off the field. he thought his leg was broken. more on him in a moment. trouble for cleveland's quarterback. scrambles. watch the middle of the field here. james harrison delivers a helmet to helmet hit. see this again. mccoy gets drilled. he would stay in the game. it was fine for harrison. still on the drive, mccoy. looking for the end zone. it's picked off by william gay.

back to big ben. he's back in the game. hobbled on to the field. a high ankle sprain. he comes up clutch. throws to brown. defender falls down. brown is off. cleveland not going to catch him. three defenders chasing him. i don't think so. 79-yard touchdown. roethlisberger, the stealers beat the browns 14-3, improving to 10-3. wow. final college football game of the regular season tomorrow at fedex feel. navy and army meet. navy and army will not play in a bowl game. this has a playoff feel. they dominated in the series winning nine in a row. navy excited for another battle against army. >> well,itis the biggest game of the year for us for both schools. there's a lot of emotion. a lot of pressure in the game.

what both of the schools mean to our country. what both schools and the students that represent what they are going to do after they are done playing. it's exciting for both of us. >> the more it soaks in, we are about to move on to something else. this game is going to be special. we are in the nation's capital. we have a lot of opportunity to beat army and finish our careers here. it's going to be an emotional game for all of us. >> kick offset for 2:30. also a big time boxing event. more on that tonight at 11:00. hear what lamont says about facing a mere con in his backyard. this is good stuff at 11:00. >> i'm looking forward to it. he's good. >> lamont is a tough dude. coming up next, a movie on the live of marron barry is in the works. executives from the

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special tribute to fallen troops today. wreaths for america placed wreaths at the u.s. naval academy and the world war ii memorial in annapolis. they head to arlington cemetery where more than 100,000 wreaths will be laid on the tombstones. more than 15,000 volunteers helped to make the wreaths. international businessman, very well known, joe robert died yesterday. he lost his battle with brain cancer. he grew up here in the

washington area. his story was chronicled here on news 4 last year. he had a tough life and a tough youth. but he turned himself into a billionaire businessman with a special interest in helping kids in this area succeed. over the past 20 years, the charity of events he championed helped fund 140 organizations dedicated to helping children in the d.c. area. he was only 59 years old. pet owners are often told to get a microchip if case their pets get lost. we are going to show you why it doesn't always lead to a happy homecoming. some are warning about possible problems from the scanners to where the chips are placed in the animals. coming up on news 4 at 11:00, what they need to know to make sure your pets are protected. final check, a cold day tomorrow and colder sunday.

temperatures are going to be falling. a cold front comes through. it's not going to bring rain, though. take a look at the numbers tomorrow. a high of 44 on saturday in the washington, d.c. area. gaithersburg, 43 degrees. fredericksburg, 42. plenty of sunshine tomorrow after a few clouds early in the morning. more sunshine late. now, we all know what's going to happen as far as the forecasted temperatures go on sunday as the redskins take on the patriots. sunny, but chilly. hakeem, what do you think about the score? >> the patriots are nine point favorites. i'm going with that. >> that's hakeem's forecast. sunday is a chilly one. 47 on monday. 50 on tuesday. looking good there. the next best chance of rain doesn't come until late next week. once again, we are on the warm side of that. it would be a rain event. nine-point favorites, huh? >> yeah. yeah.

make the odds. >> beware of the dark side of the field. go with the sunny side. >> thanks doug. >> marion barry's life. the actor playing him is a surprising choice. >> barry! barry! barry. >> his colorful life is headed to the small screen, hbo and spike lee are developing a bio pic starring eddie murphy. between the years 1965 and 1995. harry is one of the book's authors. >> we asked the question, why did the people love him so? i think that question still is unanswered for a lot of people. maybe spike lee and eddie murphy can help answer that question, why do the people love him so?

in there lies a terrific story and a service to answer the question. >> he emerged from civil rights to serve on a school board then the city's second mayor in 1979. in 1990, he was caught smoking crack-cocaine in an fbi sting operation. he served six months in prison. he made a political comeback as mayor again in 1995. >> if anybody is going to get to the essence of marion barry, it will be spike lee. directing eddie murphy in a dramatic role could be powerful and get to what makes marion run and why people love him and why people hate him. >> i like marion barry. eddie murphy, too. >> i'm a marion barry fan. i grew up in the '70s. i think it's a good th