faces prison time on charges he stole several hundred thousand dollars and lied on his taxes. the federal charges were filed today. good afternoon, i'm jim handly. >> i'm barbara harrison in for pat lawson muse. harry thomas jr. is accused of stealing money. may mayor vincent gray is urging him to resign immediately. while everyone is presumed innocent until proven otherwise, you must be held accountable for your actions. tom sherwood has the latest. tom? >> reporter: barbara, embezzlement, a lavish lifestyle, it all came crashing down today. for months, harry thomas jr. has been denying wrong doing in council duties. >> i was not going to settle on something i did not do. i think my integrity is more. if you asked me who i wanted to

see, i think about my children, first. >> reporter: they are charging him with counts of stealing 3 $353,000. and filing false income tax returns from 2007 to 2009. he's expected to appear in court tomorrow to respond to charges. normally indicated thomas will plead guilty and reached a plea agreement. he's is son of harry thomas sr. and was reelected in 2010 but dogged with complaint he was misuses city money. federal fbi and irs agents got

into the case and raided his house leading to the plea agreement. they are criminal, not civil charges. he faces almost certain jail time with the plea agreement. he's expected to resign from the council soon. now, thomas is due in federal court tomorrow at 11:15 to appear before a judge. more details should be known then. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, tom sherwood. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of the harry thomas case. we'll have team coverage at 5:00 from people living in ward 5 and other councilmembers. you can follow the latest online at www.nbcwashington.com. now, presidential politics. in new hampshire, mitt romney is under fire, but still ahead of the pact. rick santorum is trying to keep going while huntsman is hoping for a santorum like surge. steve handelsman was with huntsman today and joins us live

from manchester, new hampshire with the latest today. steve? >> reporter: hi, jim. th thanks. good evening from new hampshire. in this state where romney is so well known and so far out in front, the other moderate republican in this race has been campaigning here virtually nonstop since summertime. jon huntsman pinning his hopes on new hampshire. >> has been downgraded. >> reporter: he put out a new tv ad. >> we are getting screwed as americans. >> reporter: after hearing huntsman in durham, she was impressed, not sold. >> i have more research to do. >> reporter: huntsman has been here for months, stuck at 7% in state polls. encouraged by rick santorum who came back to win in iowa. >> investing in grass roots politics, the shoe leather on the ground, endless town hall

meetings and house parties does pay off. >> reporter: santorum was in new hampshire. >> believing in limited government and free people, strong families, strong communities, strong churches. >> reporter: he's jumped from fifth to third in a new hampshire poll. it's only 8%. also in single digits, newt gingrich. he's vowing to take down front-runner mitt romney in two weekend debates. >> explaining what it's like to have a massachusetts moderate as governor, i think his support will melt rapidly. i don't see him as a front-runner. >> reporter: romney is far ahead, over 40%. >> no one can pull the wool over your eyes about my record. we came in and cut spending. >> reporter: many are ready to rally around a candidate who can win now and in november. >> my choice is huntsman, but i don't think he has a chance to i

will vote for romney. >> reporter: romney has to win big here. if he doesn't win big, it's sure to add to the doubts about the front-runner that mitt romney's rivals are trying to encourage. jim? >> hey, steve, what's going on with this weekend's debates? what does romney need to do, play it safe from here on out? >> reporter: well, romney and the rest have to make it through. back-to-back debates, it's unheard of. one saturday night at a tv station in manchester just down the block, an abc debate followed by one immediately the next morning on "meet the press," david gregory and company. first, they want to survive. the rest of them, led by newt gingrich will have their cross hairs trained on romney. you know, jim, they don't feel they can knock him out of the number one spot here. this is the beginning. next is south carolina where gingrich is way out in front.

>> all right. that was steve handelsman live there in manchester, new hampshire. well, if you liked today weather wise, you are going to love the next two days. >> veronica johnson has more on the good news. bring it, veronica. >> bring it on. that's right. here in the weather center storm 4 with doug kammerer, we have been working on the forecast saying hi. hey, did you like this morning the fact we didn't start out with temperatures as low as we did the day before yesterday and yesterday? we started some 15, ten to 15 degrees higher, just above the freezing mark. 25 to start in gaithersburg, maryland. started out at 25 degrees in culpeper, virginia. right now, we are at 49 degrees. the windchill, just 45. there's a little bit of wind out there. the current readings across the area, springfield, oakton, at 48 degrees. we have 49 down to the south,

waldo waldorf, maryland. 52 degrees in fredericksburg, virginia. if you like today, you are going to love tomorrow. seasonable temperatures today. tomorrow, bigger warm up expected. we are going to hit the mid-50s tomorrow. as far as the overnight goes, cloud cover today. that is moving out and we are clearing out a bit overnight. we have gusts running at 18 miles per hour in gaithersburg. the wind settles down for the evening and overnight. chilly conditions for the evening. we drop to 39 degrees by 8:00 p.m. and 37 by 11:00 p.m. we'll talk more about the warm up in a couple minutes. barbara? >> thank you. the united states is turning a page when it comes to defense strategy. the president announced cuts to the pentagon budget and the number of troops in the army and marine corps. it could put americans at risk. jennifer johnson has more.

>> reporter: in a rare appearance at the pentagon, president obama put his personal stamp on a new, smaller military budget. a change in priorities after a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan. >> the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> reporter: at least $480 billion will be cut over the next decade. details won't come out until the president releases his budget next month. everything was on the table including health plans for retirees. >> we are going to protect the benefits that are provided to our troops and to their families. at the same time, as i said, we have some responsibility to control costs in this area. >> while cuts will be massive,

there will be more investments in special operations forces in unmanned tools like drones. cutting troops on the ground is risky. >> anytime you cut the troops like the army, panetta wants it smaller. when you reduce the size of the force, you are taking risk. >> reporter: the pentagon says the military will focus less on europe and more on the asia pacific and middle east regions of the world. while the cuts are huge and more may come from congress, the president says the defense budget will be larger than it was at the end of the bush administration. on capitol hill, jennifer johnson, news 4. more than 70 people are dead today in a wave targeting shiites in iraq. the attacks began early this morning in shiite neighborhoods in baghdad. it hit pilgrims.

there's been no claim of responsibility. sectarian violence between shiites and the military minority exploded in december raising fears the country could return to the brink of civil war. on wall street, stocks ended on a flat note for a second day in a row. investors remained concerned about the euro zone debt and the euro hitting the lowest level in months. the dow was down three points lower. the nasdaq gained 21 points and s&p 500 ended three points higher. the second phase of the bridge project is set to open this weekend. they hope to have the outbound span of the 11th street bridge open by saturday. if that happens, drivers have access from the southeast-southwest freeway to i-295. the inbound span opened last month. the project is the largest d-dot

has ever undertaken costing $300 million. it's expected to be complete in 2013. a utah police narcotics raid turned deadly overnight. one officer is dead and five others in the hospital after they got into a gunfight with the suspect. we have the latest. >> reporter: around 2:30 this morning, we received word that officer jer rad died as a result of juries he received in ogden. >> law enforcement is a family. we have lost a brother. we will grieve this loss knowing he laid down his life for his friends and community. >> reporter: he was one of six police officers from the weaver strike force that was shot just before 9:00. the team was serving a drug related search warrant in the home of the area of 3200 jackson avenue. witnesses heard three quick pops

followed by a sudden round of rapid gunfire. >> we go back in the house and heard yelling going on in the backyard. we look up and go out on the porch and there's cops telling them to put your hands up, put your hands up. next thing you know, we hear that there's an officer down. >> it's scary knowing this neighborhood is a quiet neighborhood. it's quiet in ogden. for it to go off, it's scary. >> reporter: the gunman is under 24 hour guard in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. he will be taken to weaver county jail where he will face several charges. six officers were shot. jared is the officer who died. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. >> news 4 at 4:00 is just getting started. when we come back, a new year's a local driver will never

forget. kate middleton is moving into her new role choosing which charities she'll support. >> things are starting to look up and things are starting to change. in a good way. >> casey anthony's video diary leaked on youtube as she talks about life after her acq

now why didn't i buy one of these tickets? a rockville man became an instant millionaire. he's been a chauffeur in the

washington area for 20 years. >> he bought 20 tickets for the virginia new year's millionaire raffle at the 7-eleven. he almost didn't check the tickets until he found out the winning one was sold at that 7-eleven. >> as for his plans for the money, he hopes to travel. his first stop, his family. >> well, my daughter and my grandchildren live in tennessee. i'm going to go there first. i'd like to go to hawaii sometime. there's a chance i'll go to hawaii soon. >> he says despite winning the million bucks, he will keep his job for now. he's worried people won't tip him as much. he's one of three people who won $1 million in the new year's drawing. >> wow. so, does the mattel toy company know one of barbie's new

friends has a sex tape now? kim kardashian gets a new title, home recker. >> who is calling kim kardashian a home recker? >> it's kanye's ex, amber rose. she says kim is the reason she and kanye broke up. she was sending kanye racing pics. she asked her to stop. she ignored the request. kim kardashian was doing this while she was dating reggie bush. they were both cheating, apparently. >> wow. she gets around. allegedly. allegedly. >> any response from kim kardashian on that? >> she hasn't said anything. >> speaking of the kardashians, they are some of barbie's new

frie friends? >> yeah. i don't know if mattel knows this, but they are doing mattel barbie dolls. really? that means i can do one. i've only been to jail a few times. it's no worse than a sex tape, is it? >> o'connor and her husband passed things up. >> it's confusing but entertaining. they got married in december. announced a split two weeks later, now back together two weeks later. she says they had romantic dinner and decided to continue their relationship but as boyfriend and girlfriend. maybe in a year we'll be together. >> that's strange. >> you don't live together but you are married? she's got a new cd coming out in february. maybe that's what this is about. >> there you go. another celebrity couple, zoey day

chanel and her husband are not going to make it. >> no, she's got a great tv show going well. not the marriage. they have been together two years. he's the front man for a band. they are not getting along. more interesting is her financial situation. she's got $1.5 million in the bank. she makes $95,000 a month. $700,000 in properties. here is the kicker. three credit cards, american express, visa and mastercard and zero balance on all of them. >> she's good. she's good. >> what's up with michael phelps? he's back on the dating market? >> looks like it. he and his ex-girlfriend, nicole johnson, spent new year's eve on separate coasts. looks like there's going to be a lot of happy women and men out

there. she's gorgeous. she was miss california. >> i don't hear a lot about baltimore. >> i don't hear it, either. he's not too far away. >> what do you have coming up tomorrow? >> a huge mindless behavior thing. if you are ever around a teenager, you know they love mindless behavior. a special concert. i don't know where the concert is. they haven't told me. you have to listen to find out. you can only get tickets from s us. it's cool. >> exclusive. >> even my 15-year-old is going to go with me. he won't be seen with me but go to the spot with me. go mom, get lost, basically. >> aren't they all? >> thanks so much. >> see you thursday. there is news concerning prince william's wife, kate known as the duchess of cam bridge. she's announced the charities

she will endorse. we have the latest on that. >> reporter: it is evident, immediately. kathryn has a natural way with kindness. in particular with children. >> she was like one of a kind. >> reporter: kate holds a place in her heart for art. all reflected in the charities she's just chosen as royal patron, the art room, giving kids with major difficulties a place to gain confidence. >> she realizes what a powerful thing it is. >> she chose a children's hospice. >> genuine and kind. you can feel it when you meet her. >> the palace careful about keeping kate as a supporting role to prince william. the announcement of the solo charities shows she's going to start a royal career on her own in a way, quite early for her to do so.

>> reporter: another organization she chose touches a more difficult subject, addiction. >> i'm an addict. >> reporter: kate's support will help more people regain their lives. it's tough to overstate the impact it could have on a charity that ouds might be invisible to suddenly raising hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. what means more is their efforts will be recognized. what great timing that the princess' job is just before she turns the big 3-0, her birthday is monday. back to you. mother nature rumbles out of control in italy. plus, local police are puzzled after someone shot and

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so, is winter over for a while now? >> it seems that way, doesn't it? two or three days of winter. boy, that was hard. if only. no. we are talking about a warm up. the warm air can make a comeback. then we are going to go the other way, again. in fact, you will want to enjoy this upcoming weekend because

there's every indication that next weekend might be pretty cold. let's take a look and see what's going on now. 49 degrees, the current temperature. that's right, 49 degrees. remember the other day when we didn't make it up to freezing? light wind to 8 miles per hour. we had breezy conditions earlier today. 45 with a windchill. the 8-mile-per-hour wind is bringing it down. 38 degrees by 11:00 p.m. 37 degrees, some cloud cover around the area. a chilly evening and still what is considered a cold start to the day tomorrow. we are going to start out around 32 degrees in many locations tomorrow morning. here is what's going on storm 4 doppler. not a flake to be found anywhere. remember, we were talk iing abo the lake-effect snow in the lake-effect snow machine not cranking so hard. itis come iing off lake ontariod erie.

that's it. the other thing to talk about is the warming trend and mild er ar moving into the area. look at that. for friday, temperatures through the deep south, the cold that plummeted no jacksonville, florida, they are glad the warm air is taking hold. 63 degrees expected in raleigh, north carolina. we will see temperatures in the 50s. mid-60s from st. louis, missouri, memphis, tennessee, atlanta, georgia. what kind of sky condition can we expect? starry during the overnight. the clouds are going to move out. a light wind, too. a little bit of wind that we had today, the wind is going to calm down. a lighter wind, too. tomorrow, very nice conditions, again, higher temperatures, mid-50s. feeling like november, again. sunshine throughout the area. from one nice to to another at

least somewhat nice day. saturday more clouds moving in. with this weather front, which is not going to hold together well, there will be very, very light snow in the mountains. a few clouds arpd the area. here is the evening forecast, 42 to 46 degrees. by tomorrow morning, we are starting out, again, cold, 24 to 34 degrees. chilly, not bad at all. meanwhile, tomorrow afternoon, 54 to 57 degrees. the four day forecast shows the warm up nicely. back to the mid-40s by next monday where we could have a light shower coming through. that's this weekend. we'll talk more about next weekend and where i made a visit earlier today. >> really? all right. >> thanks. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, casey anthony talks about her surreal life in a video diary. plus, an

welcome back, everybody at 4:30. i'm jim handly. >> i'm barbara harrison in for pat lawson muse. d.c. councilmember harry thomas jr. is charged with stealing thousands of dollars in government money. he's accused of spending it on a luxury suv, travel and rounds of golf. mayor gray is urging him to resign. five days to go until the new hampshire primary. mitt romney maintains a big lead there with 40% of likely republican voters saying they will vote for him. president obama announced budget cuts at the pentagon today. he called it the turning of a page after a decade of war in the middle east. $480 billion will be cut in the next decade. the number of troops in the army

and marine corps will be reduced. stocks ended on a mixed note. the dow down 130 points at one point. closed three points lower. the s&p 500 picked up three. casey anthony kept a low profile since a florida jury found her not guilty of murdering her daughter. she's on a video online. >> she describes it as a video diary. anthony never mentioned her toddler or the trial. >> so, this is my first video diary. >> reporter: call it casey's confessional. >> i don't know whether to look drerkt ly at myself or up or -- it's scary because i hate being on camera. >> reporter: casey anthony seen and heard for the first time since being cleared of killing her young daughter caylee this summer.

in the four and a half minute video, she never mentioned caylee, her parents or her murder trial. instead, at a loss for words taking stock in the reversal of her young life. >> oh, man. just a little surreal how much things have changed since july and how many things haven't changed. the good thing is things are starting to look up and starting to change, in a good way. i hope they stay, that things stay good and that they only get better. yeah. only get better. >> reporter: casey says on the video the recording took place in october has been hiding since she was released from prison in

july sporting shorter, blond locks. she provides few details about where she is. >> i'll still be here at least until february, the end of february. seven months, march, my birthday. this has been a blessing in so many ways. >> reporter: as she expresses gratitude, she feels lonely. >> now i have someone to talk to so i'm not bothering the poor dog. i have adopted and i love. >> reporter: she admits she's just starting to figure out her new computer and the possibilities it brings. >> i'm extremely excited. i'm excited i'll be able to skype and a video log and take pictures. i have something i can call mine. it's been a long time since i have been able to call something

mine. >> reporter: she's hoping to rebuild her life, one video diary at a time. >> it's a good start. so, here's something. >> that was natalie marral ez. the video was supposed to be private. they are trying to determine who leaked it. we have an update on a story reported yesterday that caused outrage. it happened in minneapolis. a bridal store was closing. workers spray painted thousands of dollars worth of bridal gowns and formal dresses and threw them away. many said they should have been donated to charity. david's bridal released an apology. like many of you, we were disheartened by the imagery of unsold bridal gowns being destroyed. some of them could have gone to worthy causes.

david's bridal has begun bringing together the remaining gowns to evaluate them and ensure they are donated to our charitable partners when possible. thousands of items from the famous ship "titanic" are headed up to the auction block. more than 5,000 items on the ship when it sank will be auctioned off in april. april 15th marks 100 years when it hit an iceberg and sank. it contains several pieces of the ship, hair pins, purses and eyeglasses. the collection of artifacts was appraised in 2007 at $189 million. whoa. >> there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00. did the downward economy affect retailers? we have a new report released

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the holiday season paid off for most retailers. sales were not as robust as many hopes. >> the stores with the best deals did the best. michelle franzen has the story. >> reporter: the majority of retailers are ringing in the new year thanks to holiday shoppers. >> i had a job this year. the economy was a little better. you know, i did a little more shopping than last year. >> reporter: sales for the season were up 3.3% overall. analysts say stores had to go all out because consumers waited

until the very end to spend. >> it was a very promotional christmas. we called it a white knuckle christmas. it came late and it was on sale. >> reporter: still on a budget, shoppers look to get the most for their dollar. >> i spent less this year. i was shopping with discounts. i wanted to get all the discounts i could. all the sales. >> reporter: there was a twist on store that is did well this season. big department stores like macy's and nordstrom saw an increase. so did specialty stores like victoria's secret. target and kohl's saw weaker sales. >> walmart was focused on taking back the holiday. sears, a horrible season. >> reporter: the company announced they will close 120 sears and k-mart stores after sales slid 127%.

the challenge for all retailers this new year will be getting shoppers to spend again, without counting on all the deep discounts. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. now to the daily deal on this thursday. first up, check out living social. in centerville, georgia, valon salon has a deal. for $42, an hour long massage. for $92, anti-curl treatment. >> never done that. here is one for the spy museum. it's for the international spy museum in the district. you can get a ticket for just ten bucks. the normal price is $21. more than 5,000 people took advantage of this. you have three days to go. that's quite a deal, half off. when we return, a mother

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sent ash into the sky. lava flowed from a crater on the southeast side of the summit located on the island of sicily. scientists described it as critically high. it did not affect a nearby town. it was the first eruption of the year for europe's most active volcano. the last was in november of last year. >> it's beautiful. >> terrific color coming off that. >> it looks snow capped. >> it does. >> you were making the rounds today, huh? >> i was making the rounds. all three of us did our weather visits. take a look at this great group of people. >> that's some smiling. >> those are the fifth graders at an elementary school in

alexandria, virginia. besides telling them fifth grade was my favorite grade, we talked about weather instruments. at the end, a couple stood in the front of the class and gave weather forecasts. they did a terrific job. i said one of these young faces here may be a future meteorologist. >> are you guys scared? shaking in your boots? >> we are not. when we are sitting home and old, bewant someone great doing the show. thank you for having me out today. 49 is the temperature. 45 degrees the current windchill reading out there. just a little on the nippy side. as far as, oh, seems like the weather computer is hung up. in the meantime, while i keep talking, i'm going to go over and see what's going on with the weather computer. 49 degrees, a few clouds around the area now. as far as the overnight goes, we are going to drop down below

freezing, once again. it's not going to be the cold night we have had for the last few. we'll drop to the upper 20s and low 30s throughout the area. here we go. let's look at the temperatures now. i think i can get things moving. 43 to 49 degrees right now. by tomorrow, big warm up hits the area. we are going to see temperatures in the 50s throughout the area. how do you like that? it's more like november around here. i'm calling that really nice for friday and saturday. 56 tomorrow. 57 degrees expected on saturday. then for sunday, 49 degrees. not too bad, either. we could get rain in here, barbara on monday. light showers. not a system that we have to worry about. right now, rain moves in for late wednesday and early thursday. so, where is winter? >> good thing you don't have to screwdriver in your purse. >> fix everything. no 30s on the seven-day forecast.

>> we like that. >> thanks, veronica. an oklahoma mother feared for her life when two men tried to break into her home. >> she grabbed a gun, called 911 and asked for permission to shoot the men. we have the story. >> reporter: 18-year-old says she was home alone with her n newborn when two men tried to break in saturday afternoon. >> as i was coming down the hallway, there was a knock on the door. it was from door-to-door trying to bust in. >> she grabbed her son, a phone and shotgun calling 911 asking permission to shoot? >> i have two guns in my hand. is it okay to shoot? >> i can't tell you you can do that. you do what you have to do when you protect your babies? >> i knew she was scared because she was whispering. >> reporter: for 21 minutes, she waited for police to arrive

hoping the men would not hear her. >> they were from door to door try ing trying to bust in. i waited until he got in the door then i shot him. >> reporter: she shot and killed the man with a knife in his hand. his alleged acomp ligs turned himself in. since his friend was killed committing a crime together, he may face first degree murder charges. she says she was doing what any mother in her situation would do. >> you have to make a choice, you or him. i chose my son over him. there's nothing more dangerous than a mother with a baby. >> reporter: she thinks the men may have been after her late husband's painkillers. he died on christmas day after a battle with cancer. >> pretty dramatic. coming up on news 4, what a tale.

hanging on to a cooler in the middle of the ocean. >> plus, what tiger woods ex-wife plans to do now that she's demolished their florida home. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, harry thomas is facing federal charges. we're going to have live team coverage on the calls for him to resign. a little girl dies after an allergic reaction at school. the family wants to know what went wrong. >> at 6:00, police are hoping this picture helps us find a man

four people clinging to a beer cooler in the pacific ocean were rescued off the coast of sydney. they were on a fishing trip when the boat caught fire and sank. police say the cooler, along with life jackets helped keep the group afloat. rescuers located them after 45 minutes. no one was seriously injured. the ex-wife of tiger woods tore down their home in florida. she bought the house in march. there were six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. she plans to build a brand-new home on the same property. the website says she is living in a nearby mansion until the

house is finished. she settled the divorce last summer for $100 million. >> i think they call them cottages down there. >> is that what they call it? coming up on news 4 at 4:00, outrage after someone shoots and kills an innocent golden

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police are trying to find out who shot an innocent puppy playing in the backyard of a woman's home. officials are hoping forensic evidence will help them solve this mystery. >> we were trying to find heidi and we couldn't. we drove around for hours. we did all the roads in case she was hit. i didn't think she got out. >> reporter: she describes the frantic search for her golden retriever, heidi, and the awful, awful moment of finding her dead in the backyard of her middletown farmhouse. >> it was disbelief and shock. i could take something happening to her and understanding it. this is beyond understanding. >> reporter: she is used to helping dogs in need. she and her family fostered abandoned golden retrievers for many years. >> just lots of love.

it's all you can give them. >> reporter: she, herself, needs help and answers. she called a vet friend to help her retrieve the body of the liveliest pup she's ever known. as she plays with heidi's brother, she wonders, who could do this? how could someone hate a beautiful and innocent animal so much. >> it's beyond my comprehension. it's just beyond my comprehensi comprehension. >> reporter: an official investigation is being conducted, include iing a foren analysis of the bullets removed from the young golden retrievers body. jackie bensen, news 4. that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. tonight at 5:00, charged with corruption. d.c. councilman harry thomas

could see prison time. he's facing federal charges of stealing more than $350,000 from taxpayers and lying on his taxes. it is a big day in d.c. politics. good evening. i'm jim handly. >> i'm doreen gentzler in for wendy rieger. the mayor and other officials are calling on thomas to resign. tonight, our live team coverage expands from the wilson building to ward five. >> we begin live with tom sherwood. he is at the wilson building with details on the felony charges thomas is facing today. tom? >> reporter: jim, these charges were filed today. thomas will be in court tomorrow. this case really heated up last month. in early december, federal fbi and irs agents swarmed his house in northeast washington, hauling away luxury vehicles and other evidence as