donna agreed to this arrangement.ext day, donna, rich jr., mike, and his son jamie, traveled to illinois. once they were settleled they would send for michelle. that was the plan, donna told the investigator. but, investigators later learned, donna never sent for michelle. years passed, and no one reported seeing her again. the more they looked into donna's story about mike giving michelle to his mother, jane lambert, to watch, the more donna's story appeared to unravel. when michelle was allegedly left with mike's mother, relatives say lambert was an alcoholic, suffering from breast cancer, and in no condition to care for a 3-year-old girl. not exactly the type of person you'd think donna would choose to watch her daughter, let alone raise her. and there was something else. relatives say all those years lambert supposedly had michelle, no one ever saw her with a little girl. just three years after donna and mike left california, lambert died. it was 1972. she was buried here at all saint's cemetery in des plaines, il

. >> well, donna hamilton had planned to report on lyme disease this month. it is on the rise here in maryland as you know. but then something very unexpected happened. >> you see, donna was diagnosed with the disease, and lucky she was. deborah weiner explains why in tonight's alert. >> the wedding was picture perfect. >> my little baby boy grown up. >> and 11 news anchor donna hamilton couldn't be happier. the morning of the wedding, donna wake up to something startling. >> it was like a round, kind of oval red spot, and it was on my chest here under my arm and then back around. i thought that is the oddest thing i have ever seen. it really was. >> with the big day ahead, donna put the rash out of her mind, and it was hidden by her dress. she called her dermatologist. >> she took one look at it and said lyme disease. i was like really? >> lyme disease comes from the bite of an infected black leg particular. it is carried by deer and mice. according to the state health department, the disease is up more than 100% in maryland, from about 1,200 cases to more t

two republican this is day not to outnumber donna. maybe it takes two republicans to debate donna. there's so much republican news in the news. let's start with sarah palin's abrupt announcement, surprise announcement she would not run for re-election next year, bill benne bennett, but she's quitting at the end of the month, quitting as alaska's governor. you're in touch with the base, bill. is she going to run for president? >> i don't know. two republican gentlemen, might add, john, so donna can be reassured. i'll find out tomorrow on the base thing. i'm looking forward to my radio show, three hours of this. we'll find out soon whether she means to focus on home and family or whether she is seeking to advance those core values on the stage as you said. but once she gets on that stage, if she comes and spends a lot of time in the lower 48 giving speeches, doing lincoln day dinners, et cetera, et cetera, we don't know whether that's part of the plan for the next presidential run or a way to capitalize on her popularity and the fact that she is so well-known and so -- gets such stro

donna watts-brighthaupt should not be believed. her allegations are simply not true. they are lies. >> it looks like they are scared of something. i haven't said anything. i must be bad. >> that was the alleged accuser. marion barry's spokesperson saying that she is unstable, saying that loud and clear to hethrough his spokesperson. obviously, a developing story. we will have more on this. >>> free plastic bags in the district will soon become a thing of the past. mayor fenty added a bill to add a 5 cent tax on each bag leaving a grocery store most of the money will go to cleaning up the anacostia river. >>> the record-setting eight- way kidney swap has been successfully completed. doctors in baltimore, mich., okla., and misery participated in this procedure. -- and missouri participated in this procedure. >> it is like i hit the jackpot. >> the matches remain through a modeling system in the computer. it is certain says this exchange can drastically reduce the number of patients waiting for eligibleonors. >>> oil prices have -- has fallen. stock house have risen. --

donna whites. how -- that ms. donna watts- brighthaupt exceeded the qualifications. i did not supervise her. you'll also find that the work output was more than adequate to meet the $15,000 that she got paid. >> he went on to answer several questions from the media. at first. his fellow council members, three of which got up and left -- that frustrated his fellow council members, three which got up and left the meeting. reporting live from northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >>> senator roland burris said the burden of raising campaign funds is what is keeping him from running for a full term in 2010. today, he said that he has to choose between fund-raising and serving the people of illinois. the past three months, he has raced only about $845. he has been surrounded by controversy since rod blagojevich appointed him to take over president obama's vacant senate seat. >>> new disturbing details about the scheme to resell cemetery plots, including how much money the suspects made. >> this photograph of president obama is getting a lot of attention. the

that is what happened to our colleague donna hamilton. donna was getting ready for her son's wedding. >> i had stuff to do and people to see and places to go and promises to keep. >> when she started feeling achy and tired she chalked it up to a busy schedule and prewedding stress. she didn't realize those were symptoms of something very serio serious. her dermatologist made the diagnosis. >> she took one look and said lyme disease. wow! >> you said? >> i was like really? >> looifrm disease is up more than 100% in maryland. tonight at 11:00 how donna discovered she had it, what she is doing about it and what you can try to do to prevent it. debra weiner, wbal tv 11 news. >> she's a medical reporter and it is shocking to be diagnosed with something that you have covered. >> i'm a medical reporter. she is feeling much better. it is now 5:38, coming up does mounting stress have you pulling your hair out literally? which clinical supplement is believed to help you gain a grip on your life. >> down pole causing problems on marriottsville road

they have to be attack >> donna had to take the medicine for many like' >> donna's blood test did note lime disease. that's common. doctors will dake the using up to 30% on children over two months old. you can find more of donna's interview plus information on line on friday. you will >> come l up in sports, we'll check in with the woman's open. an i am >> it's been a tough week for women's golf. we saw the lpga loose seven events. they are trying to get the tour director out of it. it's the u.s. open week. pretty sure she made that one. she had the two shot lead. can you watch here 3:00 on tv 11. the orioles last night. adam jones with his brand new all-star jersey. >> the only one dropping. that might be a fan with barbecue in his hand. >> the orioles get the victory by the finals of 4-3. i'll see you back here tonight after the final round of the u.s. open womens. we are more ahead head thds be dwooprain thrombosis. >> and how about some fun with those kids. 57:42. some great summer road trip that's just take a trench full of gas. we'll be back as we continue on >> last week's sho

her name is donna cooper.orks at the daily grind coffee shop in the winchester me dical center inin wchester, virginia. it's not just the coffee that donna serves up. her colleagues say she always is th wtoe provide worto fs emcoagurent to everyone who stops in. one even said of her, donna is a shining star of cheerfulness ang warmth, which is so needed in the hospital environment. >> congratulations to donna. if you know someone like that, e-mail their story to us. >>> out the door forecast, tom. >> beautiful summer day under way, low humidity, enjoy. afternoon highs in the mid-80s, lots of sunshine, partly cloudy , moowrrstill notyow ver humid. should stay with the low humidity tuesday, wednesday and thursday. great beach and pool weather. highs in the 80s, morning lows in the 60s. but turning hotter and more humid for friday, saturday and sunday. typical july heat and humidity. highs in the 80s to near 90 friday, saturdaynd and sunday. quite steamy, too. that's the way it looks on this monday morning, back

sam ford has the latest. >> this all started on july 4 when 40-year-old donna watts- brighthaupt flag down park police officers and pointed out a man she said was stalking her, who turned out to be marion barry, age 73. he was charged with misdemeanor stalking, and the story has grown day-by-day. for councilmember marion barry, it has to be embarrassing. ex-girlfriend donna watts- brighthaupt with whom he had been feeding, released her voice mail to the washington city paper, which put them on line. >> in most of the messages, marion barry is trying to get her to stop seeing her ex- husband. >> also today, the d.c. council released dozens of documents showing marion berry put his girlfriend on the council payroll as a $5,000 per month consultant to organize a meeting on poverty reduction, sometimes terminating and reinstating her contract. >> no comment. >> watts-brighthaupt today was declining comment. last night, she showed up outside of the wilson building, denouncing marion barry and his spokeswoman for holding a news conference about her. >> it looks like they're scared of someth

george called it synthetic grief, donna. for a lot of people out there, it did seem fairly real. >> you know, michael jackson was, for members of my generation, he was not just the king of pop, but he was someone who was able to allow his music to go beyond just the black community. it really helped to define a generation, not just his music, but his danc his celebrity itself. so this was a real alcorn of grief. this is nothing synthetic. part of my own childhood died. >> greatest entertainer of all time? >> i believe so. >> elvis died but the country didn't go berserk. >> oh, we celebrated. he was also the king. >> i understand what you're saying, some people say that michael jackson was a freak. i don't like the word. but the point is, this time, unlike the elvis time, many of you, not you, of course, who loved him, want us to love him, too. well, do we have to love him? in other words, the coverage seemed to say, at his funeral, apparently, the tickets weren't there. a lot of empty seats. listening to the commentary, you

donna brazile joins me with her unique take and perspective. the new scare tactic on health care reform. it will pay for abortions. you will see the ad and i will fact check it. >>> senators boroso from the right and brown from the left join me. so will you at this national conversation nurse, july 30th, 2009. it begins right now. hello, everybody. good to be back. this is a unique conversation. it is not a speech. it is your turn to get involved. this is the officer versus the professor story that continues. we are hours away from the president sitting down with both for what some are calling the beer summit. but, wait. there are now new and unfortunate developments in this story. just hours ago, a boston police officer, did you hear about this? he was disciplined for essentially trying to, well, throw gasoline on this controversy. officer justin barrett wrote an e-mail to a boston globe correspondent, who had written about this case. the thing reads unbelievably. i have chosen a couple of excerpts to take you through so you can kind of unders

george will, donna brazile, sam donaldson and cokie roberts. and, george, while the president was overseas, there's so much talk about the economy, sparked in part by what vice president biden said last week on this program about how they misread the economy. >> they, we and everyone else misread the economy. >> what vice president biden was referring to was when we passed the stimulus, we hadn't got the report of the first quarter contractions within the economy. so there's nothing we would have done differently. >> nothing they would have done differently, but the president is starting to face some pause now when he comes back. he writes in "the washington post" this morning. no way i'm going forwards. >> and he should have up there, call in a second stimulus. which improves that those in charge of our money can't count to three. we had a system list, george w. bush, nancy pelosi, 168 -- >> tax cut. >> all of that. spurred the economy, unemployment was 4.8%. then six months ago, we had a stimulus, now, they want another one. proving mitch mcc

that's donna watts in the pink suit.federal court april 16th when show had a hearing on his income tax case and now she's the woman caught up in the july fourth incident. u.s. park police say a woman believed to be watts flagged down an officer in anacostia park saturday and complained barry was bothering and following her. after an investigation, the officer arrested barry on a misdemeanor stalking charge. womanth declined to speak to 4 wsneestdawsbuy t odbu usn monday that i didn't intend for things to go this far. barry, who is separated from his fourth wife, proudly introduced the woman by his side. >> donna watts. donna watts. >> reporter: at a news conference monday, barry did not speak on advice of his lawyer but attorney fred cook said the incident was only personal relationship that was ending after a weekend lunch in a beach trip abruptly canceled. >> they were in a relationship. they were in a relationship for at least a year, maybe 18 months. he was not following anyone. he was not attempting to go anywhere e

paul krugman and donna brazile, welcome back. you see lyndon johnson signing medicare, president clinton giving his mea culpas on health care in 1995. which fate does obama have in his future right now? >> bill clinton's fate it seems to me. because of bill clinton's experience, which they sometimes ascribe, this bhout white house, because of the fact it took so long to get to it. the white house, obama white house has been saying speed is essential and they're right, for the reason that emerson said that when skating on thin ice speed is safety. >> the streejs istrategic decision they made to go for everything is the right decision? >> but not with cap and trade and new energy supplies, country has a sense of overload. the president has 60 senators, he has a 70-vote majority in the house of representatives and he blames republicans. that's not the problem. his difficulties from the mayo clinic to the congressional budget office which just yesterday said of the president's latest proposal, a panel, magic silver bullet to constrai

that is what happened to our colleague donna hamilton. >> donna was busy getting ready for her son'sdding. >> i had stuff to do and people to see and places to go and promises to keep. >> so, when she started feeling achy and tired she claukd it up to a busy schedule and p prewedding stress. she didn't realize those were symptoms of something very serious. her dermatologist made the diagnosis, >> she took one look and said lyme disease. wow! >> you said? >> i was like, really? >> lyme disease is up more than 100% in maryland. tonight at 11:00 how donna discovered she had it, what she is doing about it and what you can do to try to prevent it. >> a pair of bizarre and disturbing traffic stop stories. first one is out of ocean. a woodbine woman was arrested on d.u.i. charges two times in five hours. the first was friday morning after she was observed swerving and blowing through a stop sign. she was released. then five hours later she was picked up again after police found her behind the wheel. the maryland law prohibits anyone from driving within 12 hours of a d.u.i. she was held on $

we'll be back with much more. >> bill bennett and donna brazile. as we stipeak facebook is lightg up with questions because people want more answers, straight talk about the debate because of all the concern being raised, now much does it cost? how much will it cost them? might affect choices? done narc the president all along has said we need to do this by august, get it out of the house and the senate. so they could have the grand compromise negotiations into the fall. with all of this condpufusion, s not going to bring down cost as fast, different proposals how to pay for it in the house and the senate, the president said take more time to get this right or keep pushing. >> i think right now the president should continue to keep the pressure on congress to try to get this legislation out by the end of july or august. and john, look, the cbo revised some of the estimates on the house charge, 3200, and basically they said that over ten-year period this bill will be budget neutral, it pays for itself and there will be a $6 billion surplus. they're

and he's slippery. >> reporter: donna watts says she's learned a lot.'s the woman at the center of d.c. council member marion barry's latest run-in with the law. after almost a week of press conferences in which marion barry's spokesperson denied allegations of stalking watts and at times aired the former couple's dirty laundry, prosecutors have decided to drop the stalking charges brought against the ward 8 council member >> the arrest of mr. barry should have never taken place. the false allegations against mr. barry shod have never been made. >> reporter: barry had awarded watts a $60,000 contract to head a leadership program in ward 8. a decision that the d.c. attorney general tells "the washington post" he wants investigated, but barry defends. >> ms. watts, at the time, was qualified for the position and went through the proper channels in order to get -- be awarded for that contract. >> reporter: the post report that's on july fourth, watts and barry got into a disagreement at her home and he then followed her and her ex-husband to anacostia park

marion barry was due in court tomorrow to face charges of stalking his former girlfriend donna wattsrighthaupt. within the last hour a spokesman for barry says those charges were dropped. i just got off the phone with natalie williams who says they have maintained all along that the allegations made by donna watts brighthaupt were baseless. this news comes on the heels of some explosive audiotapes released. voice mail messages from barry claiming he was addicted to donna watts brighthaupt and was trying to end the relationship. it looks like the u.s. attorney's office is taking the next step in a statement they releas

that is what happened to our friend and colleague donna, who was getting ready for her son's wedding. >> i had stopped to see -- stuff to do and playclothes -- i had stuff to do and places to go and people to say. >> she had symptoms of something very serious. >> her don't always made the diagnosis. >> she looked at it and said a lyme disease. >> and you said? >> really? >> lime disease is up more than one of% in maryland. at 11:00 tonight, how donna cope with it and what you can do to prevent it. >>> up next, your maryland lottery numbers. >> we will get another check of your weather. let's look at how wall street is performing at this >>> coming up this afternoon on "oprah," she brings the two places you normally cannot go. first, she goes to windsor castle and then she goes inside the legendary valentino empire. it is coming up today at 4:00. tonight on 11 "news at 5," watch out for spammers. that is tonight on 11 "news at 5." now your maryland pick three and picked four numbers. >> brian johnson here. here is the pick 3 numbers. 8-9-another 9- 899 next, we have a pick for. 4. >> j

. >> reporter: donna would be the first to tell you she led a charmed life. first as a flight attendant with homes in seattle and london. >> it was a glorious job. >> reporter: then as a rural postal carrier with a country home. her house went into foreclosure when a serious car accident left her unable to work. >> i was doing everything i could to hold on to my home. i finally hit the brick wall. and healthwise it almost killed me. >> reporter: after a lifetime of working and saving, donna was broke. and she is far from alone. >> illness and medical bills are contributing to 2/3 of all bankruptcies in the country. >> reporter: a study in the "american journal of medicine," showed out of pocket expenses for major illness or accidents, even with insurance, can ruin finances. for diabetes, injury, stroke, heart disease, average costs top $20,000. experts call it medical bankruptcy, that usually starts when someone gets sick or injured. it sets off a devastating dono effect. they can't work. they lose their job. eventually, lose their insurance. it happened to f

and donna was working her door. no pushing and shoving. >> couric: was it a little chaotic? >> dail: no, there was... there was nothing said. and there was no eye contact. they were just going. >> couric: but in the back of the plane, it was a very different story. >> welsh: a passenger had come back and pushed past me and opened the door, just enough that the water came flooding in. and i went back twice and tried to re-close it. it would only go so far. it wouldn't stop, and the water was just rising. you know, garbage cans were float, coffee pots were floating, like, at this level. and things were flying. it was crazy back there. >> couric: the impact was so powerful that it tore a hole under the airplane's tail. doreen welsh feared she and some of the passengers would not get out alive as water was pouring into the cabin. >> welsh: by the time i left there, it was here. there was no doubt in my mind it was over. and i just went crazy and started yelling at people and pushing people and getting people to go over

boys mills were obtained from the mayor to donna. there are allegations that he threw her out of the hotel room in denver during the democratic national convention because she would not perform a sexual act. if not in court, there will be questions to answer, and many will surround this fact -- no matter what his surrogates say about her character now, marion barry put her on the payroll and assign her as a contractor to the office. >> it was supposedly a $60,000 non-bid contract, although she was qualified. the band that she is under the care of a local psychiatrist. >> perhaps barry will be able to answer why he was so addicted to this woman who has been described as unstable. >> we are waiting for the press conference from mayor marion barry. since this all started on july 4 when he was arrested in anacostia, the former mayor has not spoke for himself. it should be very interesting to hear what he has to say. >> interesting. we will me back there as soon as something happens. meanwhile, barack obama is joining leaders of the devel

. >> reporter: for the allege victim, former barry girlfriend, donna watts the ending is not so happy. >> i hate the fact i'm going down in history as one of the many women who he thinks he's defeated. yet there is something else that may happen. after the arrest it was brought to light that barry hired donna watts on a city payroll with a $60,000 no bid contract and that has some dc council members upset. one is asking for an investigation either by the council or by the district attorney general peter nichols. so a lot more episodes to go in the marion barry reality show. the question is anyone watching or does anyone care? back to you. >>> we are learning more about virginia governor tim kaine's moon lighting job. he's talking able how he is splitting his time as the head of the head of the democratic national committee. he says he spends a day and a half each workweek dealing with dnc business. most of it is fund-raising and policy issues. he is still keeping his travel plans confidential. >>> metro has some more tough questions to answer today. questions brought up by another you

. >> reporter: the woman was political consul stant donna watts a friend of marion barry. barry was arrested 45 saturday night. >> the only charge is a charge of misdemeanor which is -- is stalking which is a misdemeanor. >> the best word to describe mr. barry at this hour is betrayed. he adamantly denied the charges. >> reporter: he paid $800 to buy her an opera jacket at the same time he was trying to repay tacks. >> mr. barry has over a period of time lended his friendship and his support to the accuser, miss donna watts through her many stages of instable. >> reporter: this barry's third run in with park police since his i misdemeanor drug charges in ' 92. >> i have had several calls today and the biggest thing they are saying right off the bat. here we go again. he's been arrested again. so embarrassing. >> if convicted of this stalking charge, barry could face a year in prison and a fine up to $500. jessica, back to you. >> thank you. >>> today the district will begin to recognize same-sex marriages. the city council approved the idea this year by a 12-1 vote. congre

i. [ inaudible ] donna. donna, i'm just saying that tonight call me back. i will not take a call from you and i'm not going to call you so this is it so don't call me back. i'm sorry even though i love you. >> greg: that is so awesome. >> wow. >> wow. >> greg: after ending that with call me. amazing. he sounds scary and psychotic. >> call me at the insane asylum collect. >> andrew, i listen to the voice mails and think there for the grace of god goes andrew. have you ever left voice mails that you have later reglected? >> a combination of neglected and. >> i call them again. you get hooked on that and then when you finally meet up with them or meet up with them and your family sees you alone with your hand, the fact that we are talking about it on the news that maryan barry sees this -- marion berry says this it will be even more intense. >> greg: you go i can't leave a message and then this message will solve that message. >> a cleanup like it didn't happen. >> kimberly, do you think there is any chance of reconciliation between the crazy lovers? >> absolu

they want to get to the bottom of the hiring of marion barry's then-girlfriend, donna watts- brighthaupt. >> this inappropriate arrested not occur, we would not be going through this pain. >> his ex-girlfriend donna watts-brighthaupt was relieved the case is over. >> it is a tragedy. >> as much as they may want to move forward, there are still major questions about his hiring of watts-brighthaupt while they were not romantically involved. -- while they were romantically involved. she was paid at least $20,000 of taxpayer money, but nobody is saying whether that was legal. marion barry's camp has not provided documents she actually worked, and she was not answering questions. the mayor was asked tonight for his reaction. he said for the moment, it is up to its members to investigate. >> if the council does not act, i will take an act -- take a look at it. >> the first question is, did marion barry break any laws? >> i think there is a conflict of interest. >> i think a lot of that is done in politics. it that it is a pattern of miss behavior. >> the washington post is reporting tonight th

donna watts, through her many stages of instability. he considered her his very close friend, which is why today he feels quite betrayed by her actions. >> reporter: by phone, donna watts tells a different story. she says she had dinner with barry saturday night and returned to the district after 8:00. she drop him off, headed to the fireworks, but he followed her in her car, blowing the horn and flashing the lights. that's likely why police stopped him. she says she never claimed barry was stalking her. she says she asked the park police to retract the claim. as for the spokesperson's remarks, she calls them unfortunate and says she is not unstable and will do what's necessary to clear her name. >> reporter: so far, park police have not responded to donna watts' claims. back to you. >>> thank you very much. this is not marion's first brush with the law, in 1990, then mayor barry busted for smoking crack in a motel room, served six months in jail, and most recently on probation in a federal income tax evasion case. >>> and steve mctheir

he basically called donna watts unstable. he says in large part she's already recanted a number of allegations. he said barry actually headed to delaware with her earlier in they got to annapos and then turned arnold. that wasn't explained. they came be at a time district and she invited barry to her house. what happened there is still unclear. mr. barry wound up in the park in his own vehicle. he says that he was driving home through city streets and then somehow encountered donna watts and her ex-husband. she then flagged down the police officer and all to have this took place. that's what we're being told today by mr. cook. he absed a numb of questions and mr. barry did not speak. >> where does he go from here, paul? >> reporter: basically what we're being told is that the charges have not been formally made in d.c. superior court. mr. cook says it's up to the u.s. attorney's office to decide whether or not charges will be formally filed. he believes once the attorney's office looks at both sides of story here, that they w

. >> donna hamilton was anchoring the 5:00 p.m. news like she always does, but she was not feeling herself. she did not know then, but she had lyme disease. >> text that cause lyme disease are as small as a -- ticks that cause lyme disease are as small as a period on a page. >> i had stuff to do, people to see, places to go. >> when she started feeling a key and tired, she chalked it up to a busy schedule. she did not realize it was symptoms of something very serious. her dermatologist made the diagnosis. >> she said, "line disease." i was like, "really?" >> tonight at 11, how the donna found out she had it. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> a beautiful weather pattern across the mid atlantic region, with even the pollen count cooperating in the low levels. there you go. a total of just 9. temperatures are running below normal. 81 degrees at bwi marshall. the normal high today is supposed to be in the upper 80's. nowhere near that today. 100 is the record high. tomorrow morning, the record low is 5

. >> reporter: for the alleged victim, former barry girlfriend, donna watts the ending is not so happy. >> i hate the fact that i'm going down in history as one of the many women who he thinks he's defeated. >> reporter: the arrest also brought to light a $60,000 no bid contract that barry awarded to donna watts. now barry said it was done above board and legitimately but some dc council members want an investigation either by the county or by the attorney general peter nichols. stay tuned the reality show has more episodes to go. the question is when will all of us get tired of it. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> we have now learned the names of the men killed when a suspected drunk driver hit their car tuesday night. the car plunged through a guardrail over the outer loop and dropped 200 feet in to some trees. both men inside were killed. the crash happened on the maryland side of the american legion bridge. >>> police have also identified the other driver involved. virginia state police took her in to custody when she crashed after crossing the american legion bridge

police chased him into a neighborhood called donna manor. the chase continued and broke into a house and stole a gold jeep cherokee and abandoned that vehicle on 700 street southwest and then abandoned that vehicle where the elderly coup is being held hostage right you no. we'll take you where to -- you where this started at the jewelry store and you'll hear from the jewelry store owner describe what happened when he walked into the store. >> he had a zip up jacket and the hood up like this. >> was he acting nervous. >> -- he asked for a watch, a nice watch. he wasrying to distract me. and i asked him why he was wearing a sweatshirt, it was hot out. and he said i'm not. and then i started edging my way up to the front of the store to push the alarm and he ran off. >> reporter: and nearby the hostage situation is taking place and police are asking people to stay inside their home. back to you. >> wisdom martin will b updating the website through the evening and we'll have the news at 10:00 and news edge at 11:00. >>> and the d.c. council anno

the washington post has reported that marion barry gave a contract because donna watts, the person who filed a stalking charge against him was in fact a city employee. and marion barry managed to gt a contra to her in the amount of $60,000. we just learned that and will continue to stream this on our website at myfoxdc.com. if the former mayor steps to the front we'll of course take that live. >>> and the "king of pop" remembered in a tribute fit for a king. fans and family come together to remember him. his daughter paris stepping out of the shadows and onto the stage sharing her grief. >> and i just want to say i love him so much. >> a child is pain, one of the most heart breaking moments of the day. fox 5 news will thomas live in the satellite center with the very latest. >> brian, as you know it was a very public memorial broadcast on all the networks and cable news channels. but despite the made for tv good-bye it was a very personal tribute to the "king of pop". with star studded performances and touching moments from jackson family members. >> i stand here -- trying to find word

first of all we've got a video question from donna from columbus, ohio. donna? >> hi, jillian.d i are over-the-road truck drivers and we're finding it very challenging to eat healthy out there. we live in our truck 24 hours a day, and very little time for exercise. we need some advice, help. >> donna, you've got a sedentary lifestyle, you're moving around. what do you do for donna and her husband? >> what you can do when you're traveling or working in a sedentary job is control the way that you eat. so bring your own food. when you're on the road, pick the healthier restaurant. be high maintenance with the foods that you're ordering. ask for things grilled. >> and probably stop at a lot of fast food places, you can still eat well. >> absolutely. you can get the grilled chicken sandwich. you get the dressing on the side. there's absolutely choices you can make that are healthy when traveling. >> and you don't have to go to a gym to work out. you can use your own body weight. >> push-ups, lungs, squats, sit-ups. it's about getting creative. thinking outside the box. >> let's go t

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. >> reporter: natalie williams says the accuser is donna watts. he considers her a close personal friend who also volunteere on his campaign. williams says barry helped watts through personal and health and employment hardships over the years. >> never did mr. barry think that this would come as the payback to him. the best word to describe mr. barry at this hour is betrayed. >> reporter: u.s. park police say watts flagged down an officer about 8:45 p.m. and indicated that barry was stalking her. just how the two came to be in the park is unknown. williamsays barry was on his way home when he bumped into watts. >> mr. barry was transported to the district 5 sub station after being interviewed by detective and consultation with the u.s. attorneys office a charge, misdemeanor charge of stalking was placed against mr. barry. >> reporter: barry was released on his own recognizance aexpected to appear in court later this week. this is the latest? a string of legal troubles for barry already on probation for failing to file taxes on time. news 4 was abl

but so would i have been. >> and, donna, what images do you think were the most vivid?> well, you know, dr. king once said in his famous, "i have a dream" speech, was he viewed the table of brotherhood, where people could come together and discuss tough issues. i saw four men with a cold beer, hopefully discussing thessue at hand. this is a very important moment, that we can settle our differences. not just by fighting each other. not just by debating. but have a candid and cool conversation. >> you're talking about brotherhood there. and afterwards for sergeant crowley to go to the brotherhood of the afl-cio tells you something. that means the unions were basically backing him. and there is a divide in the democratic party between people who are in unions. many white, ethnics, and a sense of the elites of the harvards and yales of the world. and i think that that was pretty stark, to have sergeant crowley go to the union to make his press conference. >> but all across america, police departments are taking an internal review of their own procedures to ensure that this

greg mcbride is with bank.com and donna rosatto is a writer with "money" magazine. great to have you here. i want to start with greg. this has got to be the best time in 20 years to buy a new house. i mean, if you have a good credit score, if you have the money to put down, isn't this a fantastic time to really go out there and start looking? >> you hit the nail on the head, ger gerri. this is a tremendous time for home buyers. affordability is in your corner like we haven't seen in a long, long time. not only because home prices have come down so much but also because mortgage rates remain very low. they stabilize have the big run-up late may, early june. if the perspective home buyer has the good credit and perhaps most importantly, money for a down payment, yes, this is tremendous opportunity. >> you say the best credit score is 704 will get you the best deal. donna, i want to turn to you, you talk about sellers. this is a tough time for sellers, obviously. i was looking at some of the numbers market by market. phoenix, prices are down 50%. what do you do if you'

they say, barry did have a relationship with the plaintiff donna watts it ended six weeks ago. his attorney says watts invited council member to his her home on the 4th of july and then watts changed her mind and decided not to go with barry to annapolis. it is unclear how hours later both ended up in separate cars in anacostia park. barry was alone but according to his attorney, watts was with her ex-husband. that's when police say the flagged down an officer. barry was then arrested on a misdemeanor stalking charge. >> we believe the charge is baseless. we believe the charge stems from a personal relationship that had gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways and has resulted in one party to the relationship striking out at mr. barry and repaying him for some of his kindness, some of it effort to be of assistance to that individual by offering up these charges, which we believe to be false. >> reporter: now the plaintiff donna watts released a statement this morning. she admits -- she went on to say -- once prosecutors conclude their findings and substantiate their charge i can on

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watts be exposed. >> reporter: donna watts showed up and the spokesperson said this. >> she has been diagnosed with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depression. >> reporter: this all stems from an incident saturday night at anacostia park. u.s. park place say watts flagged down an officer and told them a man was following her in his car, honking the horn and flashing the lights. that led to marion barry's arrest on charges of stalking. barry has denied those allegations and called watts unstable. she admitted early on that she and barry used to de and had dinner together earlier on saturday. since the incident watts told reporters she never flagged down a park police officer and never accused barry of stalking her. barry's spokesperson says the controversy that developed since forcerd them to reveal the truth about watts. watts told reporters barry's people were lying. >> she aid i was seeing someone now, a psychiatrist, and that's not true. >> now documents show watts was hired to work for bayy in october and was paid at least $10,000. she was a political consultant on his

i'm donna, cruising with royal caribbean, why aren't you? >>> before you head to the ocean, the mountains or artscape, we have to tell you the news. i'm jamie costello. our concern is with this liquor store in baltimore county where the owner is dead and police are still looking out for who did this. >>> here's something to be proud of. we'll tell you what baltimore hospital is number one again in the country. i think that gives it away. >>> examining a flawed system. police investigate the vendors of a home monitoring system. a team wearing one critically jived a 5-year-old. >>> men's off today. she has 197 things left on her list to do. she'll try to get it all done this weekend. >> that's down from 27,015. that's an improvement for her. good morning to all of you. we are looking at beautiful scenery. hd kamm showing the early morning hours. back there at southern ridch in mount airy, look at the cloud scene here at the inner harbor looking towards the national asquare yum. let's take you back to baltimore county. we have a widespread of t

it can take hours to figure out where the short-circuit is. >> donna hamilton. >> dr.brian kahn joins us now from mercy medical center. let's go into these symptoms a little more for people just hearing about this and perhaps may be experiencing them. >> atrial fibrillation occurs when the top chamber beats fast and eradic. unfortunately some people have no symptoms at all. >> how do you make the distinction? a lot of people with anxiety have hart pal -- heart palpatations. how do you know the difference? >> l atrial fibrillation usually persists and includes lightheadedness and sortness of breath. both conditions are common. it is estimated five million people have atrial fibrillation and about that many have dimentia. so the question is, is there a link between those two conditions. >> can you tell us more about how it's treated? >> sure. one of the biggest dangers is blood clots forming in the top chamber of the heart. so oftentimes you put patients on cumadin so small clots don't go to the brain and cause mini strokes. >> and what are the risks of cumadin? >> the b

i'm donna, cruising with royal caribbean, why aren't you? >>> all right. let's get to the other stories abc 2 news is working on for you. a pair of bombs tore through two hotels in indonesia. investigators say the bombs were minutes apart and caused by high explosives, and the explosions hit the basement of the marriott and a restaurant right inside the ritz-carlton. >>> anne arundel county police are now looking for the family of a man killed in a crash in millersville. it happened shortly after 5:00 last night on route 3. police say the victim lost control of his car while on an exit ramp going down an embankment and crashed into the trees. the victim was ejected and died at the scene. >>> abc 2 news sherrie johnson continues her live reports for us this morning at the murder at the liquor store. >> reporter: good morning. police officers have been patrolling this shopping center for much of the morning. we had a chance to talk to them a few moments ago. they have not found a suspect or suspects in this case where a liquor store owner was shot and killed

donna has now lost most of its forests. our environment correspondent has this exclusive report. >> a unique view from a tree that is about to be felled. in the heart of the forest, bloggers are showered with sawdust. this operation is legally, but many are beyond the law and donna has lost most of its forests. -- ghana has lost most of its forests. so another massive tree taken away to be used for timber. this process is going on not just in,, but in tropical rain forests from the world. -- not just in ghana but around world. the question in this poor country is how to stop it. >> ghana needs of the trees. it needs the money. but the environment must be protected and kept intact. >> here is a possible solution. in what used to be forests, new trees are being planted. 1 million so far. they should make money by absorbing carbon dioxide. >> knows seedlings will grow rapidly and contain vast amounts of carbon dioxide. there is a huge market of individuals and companies who will pay for this project to be implemented by buying

police chased him into the donna manor neighborhood.he suspect then broke into a house, tied up the residents in that home, stole some of their items, threatened them, then stole their gold jeep cherokee. eventually he dumped that truck on king street, then forced his way into a secure room in the elderly couple's house on valley view. >> i can tell you that it was not only an tstanding law enforcent effort but our victims in this case were truly outstanding. they established a rapport with the suspect. they helped him realize the seriousness of his event and also realize that there was no escape in it. so it really was -- i've told about how this is a law enforcement team effort but i can honestly tell you that our victims in this case were really tremendous. >> reporter: so tonight a good ending to a story that went on for several hours, a suspect in custody facing several felony charges for his involvement in this ordeal today. brian. >> nice to hear everybody is safe d sound tonight. wisdom martin reporting for us in virginia. >>> m

donna brazile and hillary rosen are here.millions of dollars for the famine relief in africa. so at the height of his power, he used it for good and that is something incredibly admirable. >>> it really did change the way rock stars and others, donna, get involved in humanitarian causes. >> you know, 45 artists participated in this huge gathering of singers from different musical backgrounds. bob dylan performed, tina turner, dion warwick, stevie wonder, diana ross. initially, michael jackson was -- bruce springsteen, who helped kwen quincy jones, of course with many of the arrangements. but you know, ken craigen, who was the map jer of lionel richie, was one of the managers who really helped to pull the talent together and it was said that prince was supposed to be paired up with michael jackson but didn't make to the actual performance. a year later, there was another effort, this time to raise awareness and money here in the united states for hands across america, and i participated in that ken craigen, you know, got a bun

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> spokesperson natalie williams confirmed council member barry did award an employment contract to donna watts brighthoff, the woman at the center of the arrest controversy. >> ms. watts at the time, was qualified for the position and went through the proper channels in order to get, be awarded for that contract. >> for donna watts brighthoff, a painful end to the relationship with the most controversial charismatic politician in d.c. history. he claims he was intensely jealous of her ex-husband who remains a friend and helped her through cancer treatment. here's how she describes what happened after barry left her home, july 4th. >> i said he is bothering me. make sure he goes home. i thought it was d.c. police. because they just let him go. i wasn't thinking that i was -- that's my fault. i wasn't thinking bad things. i wasn't thinking the worst. >> she says she was blinded by what she still refers to as barry's political brilliance. but she says there is one mistake she will not make again. >> it's never his fault. he is never wrong. and -- he is slippery. >> mr. barry's spokesperson