time to resign. >> reporter: first eleshgted in 2004, brown has been under federal investigation more than a year involving allegations of missing money from his 2008 campaign, and personal finances. kwame brown says he'll have a formal statement tomorrow. his staff says he told them he'll be in court tomorrow, and the council will neat about a week to replace him with a temporary chairman. here at the district building, tom sherwood, back to you. >> thanks. tonight, fellow councilmen speaking out about these fraud charges. jackie vinson is live in northwest with more on that part of the story. jackie? >> reporter: wendy it could be difficult to describe the tension levels inside this building right now. now, this afternoon, council members met without chairman brown at least at the beginning. the first odor of business, to close the proceedings to the media. a from protective services officer was stationed outside the door as opposed to the usual staff member. after the meeting adjourned, the council members filed out and

some did speak to us. >> it's a courtesy to the chair to let him speak for himself. >> what is the mood? >> everybody's mood is somber but we're focused on the integrity and -- >> what happened inside? >> we spoke with the chair and his attorney was present and the chair said that he'll be speaking to you later today. >> reporter: now, council member mary, who holds the title of chairman pro tempore of the council, that means she temporarily take on some leadership duties, if the chair resigns. show told us a short time ago that kwame brown will not be making any statement to reporter, today. reporting live from the wilson building, jackie bensen, news 4. kwame brown, second d.c. council member facing charges. harry thomas jr. resigned amp pleading guilty for money used

that was intended for a youth group. and investigating mayor gray's 2010 campaign twoond aides charged for alleged campaign misconduct in connection with that probe. stape with news 4 for developments on kwame brown throughout this hour and online at nbcwashington.com. police say they know who killed a man outside the southern avenue metro station but still don't know what made the gunman pull the trigger. officers arrested 32-year-old norman bonds of temple hill now charnged with first-degree murder in the death of howard debtor, shot around 9:30 in temple hills. it's unclear if the menu each other. officers are still looking for a motive. police say a 3-year-old girl was sexually assaulted as a day-care center in prince william county. today's the suspect's mother, the owner of the day care, talked to pat collins about what happened. [ crying ] >> i am so sorry.

i wouldn't hurt nobody's child. it's just like my baby. >> reporter: the voice you shear that of ruby miller. for 25 years she's run a licensed day-care center out of this home in dale city. yesterday police say something terrible happened inside that house. they say a 3-year-old girl was sexually assaulted. the suspect, dakwan miller. ruby miller's son. i went inside and i talked to her today. she's destroyed by what happened here. >> my life is ruined. my day care. i love children. always loved those children. children were as close as they could get. >> reporter: police say the assault happened in the bathroom of the home. they say none of the other kids saw it. they say when the victim got home she began acting an an

unusual way and her parents got suspicious. >> the parents began to question her. make sure she was okay. that's when more of the disclosure what had happened earlier in the day came out. >> reporter: she talked about this assault? >> correct. >> reporter: back at miller house, ruby miller told me she was the one who brought her son to police for questioning. >> he said he didn't do it. he said he was upset he would be accused of something like that and we believed him. >> reporter: you still believe him? >> no. >> reporter: he did it? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: 18-year-old dakwan miller, charged with sexual ballotry and assault, held without bond pending further court axds in this case. in prince william county, pat collins, news 4. a woman tonight is credited for quick thinking after a blaze broke out in other apartment complex. the fire began around 6:30 this morning of a regency park court

here. one of the residents, jessica hansen, says she saw smoke, ran out of her apartment and pulled the fire alarm allowing others to make their way out to safety. >> i'm in the army national guard. so we're -- we're quick to act fast. >> we had to take the -- dump them off the balcony. >> and the firsts for, could be the reason the fire spread quickly. one firefighter injured, everyone made it out safely. tonight 30 people are displaced and damage estimated as a quarter of a million dollars. with the change of scenery for the redskins, heading to training camp in richmond. with the team's training camp heading down there, local fans say it will be too far to go see them. so businesses are worrying it could impact their bottom line. news 4's derrick ward continues with a look at, a look at what this means with the team leaving ashburn. >> reporter: it was news to some

fans that they left otas at redskins park, maybe the last year they'll be able to get jerz irs ought graped, up close and personal with players and enjoin the whole redskins summer experience in northern virginia. at least one fan is no fan of that idea. >> i don't care for it too much. because i won't drive down anymore. >> reporter: others followed the team through the good and bad feel at least they can do follow them down i-95. >> a long distance for me. i like coming down here. like checking it out. so i'll probably go. probably run down to richmond i. think it's pretty good. the field and everything is good. might as well rrmt the team will remain headquartered in ashburn. plans to expand is good news for loudoun county officials eating establishments are hoping when the team takes summer practices south their bottom lines don't go south with them. >> loss of customers and loss of training campbell coming here,

too, hurt a lot of business in ashburn area. yes. >> reporter: taking the team to richmond what do you think? >> it's not a? idea. hurt is a little business, yes. >> reporter: would you like them to stay? >> of course. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. it's a long way. we still have one more year. in the newsroom with what's behind this big decision. >> reporter: it's not happening yet. add redskins park one more year then moves to richmond in 2013. training camp has been at redskins park the last nine years. the redskinss packed up gear, took the show on the road to frostberg and other places before that. why not this year? r the redskins aren't sure we'll they'll set up shot. richmond is a possibility. plenty of work needs to be done. vcu also a possible landing spot. virginia governor bob mcdonnell made the announcement this afternoon. >> they will be moving their summer training camp beginning

in 2013 right here to richmond, virginia. for three weeks. that will be about an eight-year commitment where the redskins will have their summer training camp here. something the coach wanted to do to get away from homes of the players could focus that preseason time solely on getting ready for the season. >> reporter: governor not just saying that. it's true. mike shanahan has always been an advocate of moving training camp away from the facility. he said it promotes camaraderie among the players. the official kickoff to the season generally lasts about three weeks. guys? >> thanks. our weather. cloudy skies here in d.c. some scattered showers in other parts of the region and veronica here in the studio frtracking t changes. >> seem to get more clouds in the afternoon than in the morning, and classic today once again. mostly cloudy afternoon, and once again, showers that have been moving through. just light showers, and these

are main lly to the west and do to south of d.c. one pretty good shower that's jumped out ahead of that now making its way towards calvert county and around st. mary's county. pretty good rain. about 1/10, or 1/4 inch. showers isolated. and parts of the area today, believe it or not, had minor flooding. take a look at this. the pier there. you can see the kayak there, the canoe, sitting on the pier. right under water. we'll talk about the fact when he a coastal flood warning, and also a coastal flood advisory overnight that continues until 1:00 a.m. the other big story, the warm-up we're going to see. jumping from april-type weather to real july-type weather that does include the humidity. all coming up. >> thanks, veronica. next on new at 5:00 a mother and daughter both die in a high-speed collision. tempers flare after a historic recall election in wisconsin that captured the nation's attention.

maryland's largest casino

wisconsin governor scott walker fendered off a recall attempt. he's a republican, democrats opposed his budget cuts especially at the expense of state union workers and their benefits. walker won the fiercely contempted recall by a marge's wider than expected. now analysts are trying to figure out what that race might mean for this fall's general elections. talk about a rough night after milwaukee mayor tom barret concealeded roerts. the woman was kind enough to xpful he could slap them. he would preemp a hug but she slapped him anyway. >> ouch. counting down in just at few hour airs way from the grand opening of maryland's biggest and newest casino. it's calmed maryland live and located near the aruann rundal

mills. >> the largest casino in the state and the third largest in the country with 3,200 slot machines when it opens in a matter of hours. >> what we're going to give them is a first kla-class experience one heck of a party. >> reporter: promising slots for gamblers, live entertainment and plenty of food. >> i told my cook, i'm proud to sap this, as we open our doors, this is the best in maryland without a doubt. >> reporter: the cheesecake factory and bobby's burgers palace, known for great burgers, sweet potato pies and shakes. >> basically something everybody can afford to eat in and hopeful think will feel this is the only gamble they're not taking in here. >> reporter: gambling on your waistline a little. >> that's okay. we think it's worth the calories. >> reporter: say want to play the slots but don't want to risk a lot of money. there's some machines here where you can play for as limb as a penny. or if you have a lot of cash,

you can come here to the high-limit room and wager up to $500. what maryland sdp not have, table games that you would see in competing casinos. so far the maryland legislature has not approved them, but here they're offering the electronic version of roulette, craps and other games. the ka seen so putting thousands of people to work including melissa stocker, who had been unemployed since november. >> i had worked for this casino getting question a passed. when i saw they were hires i got online and applied for several jobs and ended up as a slot supervisor. >> warming up our slot arms. >> interview bobby flay have to say that. all we want, had to say that. like, whew. that's bobby flay. >> burgers, too. they're good. betting on rain coming tomorrow, right? >> a higher threat of rain coming through the area tomorrow. today we just had, again, scattered showers to the south

and down to our, or off to our west. so some folks getting a little wet. some folks make going, you know what? i don't have to go out this evening and water the grass, or water the flowers i just put in. you can see the clouds. 23409 all not all of them producing showers just a few. coastal flood advisory that goes until 1:00 a.m. the west river before, now the coastal flood advisory that was a coastal flood warning around d.c. and annapolis, warning, up into baltimore covering areas around st. mary's and culvert county. temperature currently at 72 degrees. there's your cloud cover. look at the air. pretty dry. 44%. 49 degrees. dew point temperature, that is pretty dry. along with 72 and we've got cool, and what makes real cool starts in the morning where you get, gee i think i need jacket. scattered showers showing up on

radar. nor scattered showers off to the west, towards west virginia, down towards charlottesville pap couple sneaky ones out ahead of that if culpepper county pushing to the east and then another one here, clinton, waldorf headed towards calvert beach. those folks getting wet. 1/10 inch of rain. 73 degrees in gaithersburg. 72 manassas. and 72 in fredericksberg, virginia. 69 at pax river, temperatures in ocean city currently in the mid-60s. chilly there. they'll be warming up for the weekend. all right. where's do we go from here? wake-up forecast, 11:00 p.m., at 66. shower chance, until 9:00 p.m. breaks in the cloud cover probably starting out mostly to partly sunny. the good news, this pattern we've been in all week long with that area of low pressure that's been spinning, that's finally going to start moving out, and we're going to see a big

warm-up. a significant warm-up for the weekend. testimony will be feeling more like july around here for the weekend. that will include humidity, too, we're going to have to deal with. a snapshot of 8:00 a.m. future weather, again, dry conditions. anytime after noontime tomorrow, filling in with more of that scattered wet weather around the area, and tomorrow we could be looking at more spots picking up some moderate rain. we're dry for not just friday morning, but we're dry throughout the entire day on friday. friday, sunshine, and friday is going to be fantastic. there's your forecast for the evening. showers main lip to the south and west. sunset at 8:31. 63 to 69 degrees. tomorrow morning, cool start again for folks. 52 to the north and west. 61 in d.c. sneaking up with temperatures into the low 80s for tomorrow. finally getting back to around average with temperatures tomorrow -- tomorrow is the day when we start that warm-up. you can see, on your four-day

forecast on friday, high 83. saturday, 89 degrees. sunday, 91 degrees, and we've got a lot of sunshine that we're expecting this weekend, but humidity will be returning on sunday. so expect some heat. it's going to feel like 95 degrees or so. of course, the kids are getting out of school this week. i know mine just have half days now for the rest of week. a lot of folks planning what to do. you can see next week, your shower chance, wednesday with a high of 85 degrees. >> sure they're happy. >> yeah. what top do with them all summer long. boy, that's a -- >> send them to camp. >> they don't want camp wlp they're a teenager. not always. >> that's too bad. you're still a mother. show them who's boss. you're going to camp! >> thanks, veronica. when we come back on news 4 at 5:00 a drunk driver learns his fate after slamming into a young woman and her daughter on the sidewalk. a workout with a view.

helping people tone up for summer with the penthouse pool challenge. still ahead on news 4,

women's basketball in sports. >> the mystics. >> trying to find their groove again. a couple of years now. so far it looks like a rebuilding season for our washington mystics. 1-4 after disappointing 2011 campaign. d.c. native monique curry could turn things around. camping up with curry at one of her favorite local restaurants. >> reporter: monique curry is home. the former duke university

all-american is entering her sixth seize win the mystics and amp a devastating knee injury and poor showing by the team in 2011, she's the cornerstone with a franchise overhauled and looking to bounce back. where are we at here? >> we're in northwest. i kind of grew up close to here. maybe like five minutes away, at the highlands, a restaurant. >> reporter: how's it feel to be back in d.c. playing at the professional level? is it something you dreamed about as a kid? >> i did. it's crazy because i grew up a mystics' fan. so i was going to all their games. waiting outside the garage for players to drive through, trying to get autograph, touch them and say hi. to be here and playing for the mystics now is kind of like, everything has come full circle. >> reporter: the mystics went just 6-28 last season, but with the addition of michelle snowe and ashley robinson, curry is expecting some big things.

>> we have some great new players here. some veterans. people with championship experience. great leaders. so i'm very confident in what they've put together and the team we have. >> reporter: ar torn acl, second of her career, gave kur achance to appreciate the game in a up in way and even contemplate what life after basketball might look like. do you ever think about what you might do what you stop playing ball? >> i have. actually, i've been thinking a lot about it. while i was injured last year i did an internship with a real estate development company, which is something i'm interested in getting into, too. >> reporter: you making all that big money now. you might as well split it out a little bit. >> i'm 29 and that's almost old in basketball years. soap you've got to be prepared for what's next. >> reporter: zachary quiche, news 4 sports.

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updating our breaking nugz from the top the hour. kwame brown charged tonight with bank fraud and is expected to resign. the felony charge stems from an '06 mortgage he secured on his d.c. home. investigators say he overstatored his income on loan applications by tense of thousands of dollars. the council says it will meet in a week to choose a temporary chairman if necessary. just moments ago, d.c. mayor vincent gray sent out this message on twitter saying i'm shocked, ts did appoin s didisa. i nerve worry have imagined something like this. reaction on news 4 at 6:00 tonight. police say excess ish speed to blame for a deadly accident in fairfax. >> a mother and her 6-year-old daughter were killed. two others in critical condition. >> richard jordan joins us live from the scene in fairfax with

more on this investigation. >> reporter: that mother has been identified as 27-year-old dejohn williams whip her two young daughters faith and victoria, but tonight only one survived now at fairfax hospital in the intentsive care unit after a tragic impact right here. the honda civic left almost unrecognizable pap mother and her two young daughters had to be cut out of the mangled mess after fairfax police say their car collide wade van on lee highway. the 27-year-old mom and her 6-year-old daughter died. the 8-year-old girl and the other driver involved were pulled out of the wreckage alive. that man's van had to be peopled back to get him out. both survivors left the scene in an ambulance. a 38-year-old male driving the hond darr van was transported to the hospital with injuries. >> reporter: investigators say the smallest victim diped at the

hospital. police say her seat belt was on but not in a proper booster seat for her size. today would have been her last day kindergarten. >> this man lives next door. always saw the girls playing outside and their mother always nearby. >> reporter: police sap the mother was driving recklessly. the car seen weaving through traffic and going far beyond the 35 miles per hour speed limit. >> some people say the vehicle appeared to be going two or three times the speed limit. but he knows her mother always put her children first. >> very protective, man i late to hear that. i hate that. >> reporter: both of those girls went to gainsbr oh elementary school-of--of--oelementary -- gainsboro elementary. on friday, grief counselors for any classmates that neat help

coping with this tragedy. richard jordan, news 4. tonight police are looking for a man who stabbed a woman it happeneding a go happened gold metal road in gaithersburg. opened the door and tried to rob her. during a struggle he stabbed her six times. the victim went to the hospital. she's expected to be okay. police are asking for the public's help to try to find a man who sexually assault add woman in annapolis. this happened may 19th in the 100 block of gloucester street. a woman walking home, a man pulled sbheer an alley, threw her on the ground and sexually salted her. she was able to fight him off of her and he ran way. the death of an 8-year-old. hit walking on a pedestrian foot

path with his mother. more on this verdict. >> reporter: 22-year-old victor guilty on all four counts against him including the most serious, manslaughter. maria chavez, must now walk with a cane is the victim that survived when a high and drunk ran over chavez and her 8-year-old son. brian hernandez chavez was pronounced dead on the scene. 911 was called and testified in court about the terrible sight when she saw brian and his mother's bodies tossed into the air by the impact of the crash. >> i saw that the poor boy boy's -- ] crying ] i don't want to remember. i don't want to even think about it. >> reporter: in chosen arguments today, prosecutors called his actions a disaster waiting to happen. his blood alcohol level was .15, some four hours after the accident.

he told police he'd had two 4 locos to drink and prosecutors showed video of him buying an aerosol can of dustoff at a cvs hours before the crash. suspecting he was getting high right before the accident. the judge made the right call in finding him guilty of all charges. >> the combination of factors. such a high level of intoxication. he had a young guy who didn't even have a driver's license and for all we know never really knew thousand operate a car. you put all of those things together, and as she said, a disaster waiting to happen. >> reporter: mrp chavez declined comment ar the verdict. she'll spend the rest of her life with metal pins and screws in her body after both legs and her pelvis were broken. far more painful, though, the loss of her only child. victor aldonno will be sentenced in early august and faces up to 26 years in prison.

in alexandria, julie carey, news 4. a controversy vote today removes an obstacle blocking objection of metro phase ii line. voting today to drop a pro-labor agreement in the construction plans. that agreement angered lawmakers in virginia, a right to work state. officials threatened to withhold $150 million in state funding if it wasn't changed. >> i find it offensive to change working conditions on the workers that have done an outstanding job in 100-degree heat and freezing cold winters and now you wa unt to change the working conditions on them, because of politics. >> loudoun county officials will decide whether to fund the program on july 4th. still ahead a lesson in history. tonight world war ii veterans meet local students to mark the 68th anniversary of d-day. t

child" had to overcome a lot. he's even a cancer survivor. >> it had given emanuel stories to tell. took him to the busboys and poets to learn more about it. >> so he's coming this way. i'm coming to the curb. >> reporter: poet and professional storyteller derek weston brown showed off talents at the busboys and poets restaurant in washington. 13-year-old emanuel said he's love to some day be able to be as good at this at telling stories about his life's experiences. >> it was my first time catching a fast football, and i scored a touchdown, and i was excited. >> reporter: and he has some real stories of courage to tell. when he's not being shy -- >> emanuel is a cancer survivor.

>> reporter: while he has stories to tell about all of his heroic experiences, he has ambition to help take care of the medical needs of others. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> i want to be a doctor. >> reporter: and do you know what kind of doctor you'd like to be? taking care of children or adults, or -- everybody? >> everybody. >> reporter: emanuel got some pointers on speaking then tried telling a story himself on the stage. >> my first story about football -- >> come through busboys and poets. i didn't want to you leave empty-handed. >> reporter: emanuel was given a copy of a book he wrote, and hoped to inspire emanuel to start writing down his stories. barbara harrison, news 4 for "wednesday's child." >> if you have room in your home and heart for emanuel, call our hot line to adopt me or go to our home page. taco bell is crossing the border and going upscale. details behind the celebrity

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off the market. her engagement, one of the hot topics. >> engaged to liam hemsworth. the two began dating back in '09. hemsworth popped the question last month with a 3.5 carat fringe jumer neil lane.

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speechless and brought the audiences to their feet. he says he's self-taught and claims it was the first time he's ever sang in public. >> he moves on to the next flou round in vegas. and a combination of water and land exercises for fitness. that combo gives people an extra cardio boost. he asks the swimmers, what's your workout? >> ready, up. penthouse pool challenge is pretty much, think of it as hybrid bootcamp using water and the land. calisthenic, body weights, barbells, treading water variations. sprints. kicking. underwater kicking. typical bootcamp classes will use mostly just your body weight. maybe some bands and dumbbells. with this class we add the water as stimulus on your body and muscles. so your heart rate will skyrocket. most likely you won't be used to

it. it takes a while to get used to hopping in and out of the water. >> here you go. ready? >> this class definitely tests your muscular endurance and cart yo vascular, hits a lot of fitness. push-up variations, squats, explosive movements with barbells and olympic lifts as well. dead lifts. then with the water, we have the freestyle swimming. you can swim someone butterfly, breast stroke, do sprinting. >> all the way down. >> the dips on the edge of the pool. kicking with hands pressing on the pool. there's a lot you can come up with using the pool and the land together. >> it's different muscle groups. completely different muscle groups. heart rate completely doing crazy doing the sprints down and back and dips in the pool. going from land top sea, to land ton sea, it's unbelievable. >> really pushed me. high intensity swimming. can't catch your breath is something i'm not used to. worked me over real good. >> it's fast, intense and spices things up.

>> good job, guys. >> well we don't know if we want to take the class, but would like to lounge in that pool area with a cocktail. the penthouse pool challenge is open to everyone. you have to know thousand swim to take part. no water wings allowed. >> no. those chairs look inviting. >> nice, and little cabanas to sit there and watch them working ot and cheer them on. toast them. >> we may be getting rain up there on the roof. check out the forecast now. >> that's right. showers right behind me. these are inside the beltway. you can see right there in d.c. i'm going to -- zoom in so you can get an idea champion way this is moving. towards zaalexandria and then t clinton area. showers, progressive and moving along. if you've got anything planned outdoors coming up here the next couple of hours, quickly moving on. this one towards hughesville right now in charles county. then more showers down south

around calvert beach. meanwhile, your forecast for ocean city. are you going there this weekend? you might want to check out the current temperature. it's just 65 degrees right now. we've had an east wind thanks to that area of low pressure stuck over us, too. air temperature is close to water temperature. that's 64. 77 expected saturday for a high temperature. skies partly sunny. a few lingers clouds. the first part of the weekend. i like the fact they'll warm up and nice conditions for sunday. high, 81 degrees. loads of sunshine and a light wind out of the southwest at about five to ten miles per hour. tells currently throughout the area, still sitting in the low 70s throughout yesterday. our high was 71 degrees. the coolest in almost a month. today's high temperature, around 73 degrees. we'll look at official coming up in a couple of minutes. sky conditions. your future weather will be mostly sun toy partly sunny

early tomorrow morning. do not think we'll have any rain around until probably after about noontime tomorrow. then a better chance for scattered showers, isolated storms, too. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. so watch what happens after 5:00. still that rain around the area that doesn't really leave the area until 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. friday is fine. sunshine throughout the area. and warmer conditions, too, because on friday again we're getting into that southwest flow, and that should help take temperatures on friday up into the low 80s. tomorrow morning, cool, crisp once again. 51 in mount airy, locations this morning dropping down to the upper 40s. martinsberg, and 58 in d.c. to a start of about 62 degrees dmoun fredericksburg, virginia. high temperature expected tomorrow, 79 to 81 degrees. so it will be warmer tomorrow, and, again, it's looking like more rain for tomorrow. we continue to up the chances. 50% chance for that wet weather

scattered around the area tomorrow. 81 to 83 for a high temperature on friday. friday is going to be fantastic. low humidity. sunshine. in fact, even the first part weekend as we warm it up. >> humidity reasonable but sticky sunday. that's what you need to know at least for day or two. sticky conditions, monday the high, 91. we get the heat for the second half of the weekend, and next week. >> thanks. today local students helped honor world war ii veterans as they arrived near washington. students from ashland elementary school in manassas held up banners and cheered as the vets arrived at the world war ii memorial. 68 years ago today soldiers stormed the beach of normandy and led a battle that paved the way for the end of the war. >> it's absolutely amazing. it's a super, super treatment of people, and we're very happy that we're here. >> i wish people all over the world could come here and see

these dedications, how beautiful they are and what it really meant to the people of this country. >> organizers of ashland's field trip say in addition to a history class it teaches students to help recognize those who have helped others. that's quite a lesson there. >> yes it is. coming up next, a little girl helped save her mother's life, tonight honored for her bravery. in a few minutes, tonight on news 4 at 6:00, a team of reporters who contin

tonight an 8-year-old alexandra girl a hail add hero

after a serious accident at home. >> it was a lesson learned at school that helped save her mother's life. >> reporter: these students at stratford landing elementary inning a alexandria got a lesson in handles emergencies, specifically 911 calls. >> should you stay on the phone with the dispatcher until they say so? >> yes. >> reporter: with a giant phone prop and a 911 dispatcher standing by, students reviewed the rules of 911 calling. but one of them, 8-year-old katie lee recently got to put her skill it's to the test. [ applause ] today, 911 dispatchers surprised katie with a citizen's lifesaver award for the 911 call she made the day her mother fell down the stairs in their home. >> taken a shelf up the stairs and i lost my grip and went sliding down. >> reporter: hitting her head on a metal stair railing, katie's

mom suffered a severe injury that left her bleeding badly. katie sprang into action. >> her head is split open and she fell down a flight of stairs. >> okay. >> can you come right away, please? >> i can. >> reporter: the 8-year-old calmed a 7-year-old brother and put the family dogs away while medic ace rived while she described the scene relaying information between the dispatcher and her mother and had the judgment to put them on the speaker phone. >> the ambulance while i'm talking to you, okay? >> i'm going to put it on speaker. >> that's a great idea. do you know about how many stairs she fell down? >> reporter: both katie's mother and the dispatcher call her a hero for not panicking and using the skills she learned in school. >> mommy's okay now. people are calming you a hero. >> i know. i just feel so happy. >> i'm amazed at how calm and

articulate katie was. i talked to a lot of people over the years. she was by far one of the most calm, even with adults. >> reporter: katie's mom is grateful and says katie saved her life i. could have laid there a long time, but she was my hero that day and saved, you know, my life. >> reporter: for news 4. at 6:00, breaki ining news the district. >> kwame brown now charnged with a felony. councilman kwame brown charged with a felony. staffers say he's planning to resign. a plea deal may be in the works. first reported on news 4, d.c. chairman kwame brown charged with one count of bank fraud linked with mortgages secured on his d.c. home. prosecutors say he