. >>> the man at the center of the d.c. hiring scandal is speaking out. today former a mayoral candidate sulaiman brown is expected to testify to the city council. >> e says that he was paid by the vincent gray campaign to verbally attack adrian fenty. he said that he has the text approve it. jummy olabanji is live in northwest and joins us with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. sulaiman brown says that he is ready to testify and he has. this weekend gave copies of money orders to the washington post which show he was paid by members of vincent gray's campaign during last year's campaign season. those money orders total about $600. he says they were made out to sulaiman brown. brown alleges that vincent gray 's campaign paid him and promised him a job in the administration if he stayed in the race. brown was hired and then later fired as the auditor in the d.c. department of health care finance. he made the allegations public not long after he was let go from that position. the testimony today is supposed to be around 1:00 this afternoon. as part o

was a recruiter for the d.c. falcons and was a mentor to hundred the d.c. youth. -- he was a recruiter. the suspect is behind bars. >>> an announcement in a corruption case involving a prominent d.c. council member. harry thomas is accused of misusing $300,000 of city money for personal purposes. yesterday council members met privately to discuss whether he should keep his chairmanship on the economic development committee. the d.c. attorney general has filed a civil action suits. thomas maintains his innocence. >>> if you have health insurance through your job and you might want to use it as much as possible while you can. >> ahead of his confirmation hearing, leon panetta has news on the defense program. gigi has more from new york. >> good morning. president obama's nominee to succeed robert gates expects difficult sources will have to be made when it comes to reducing defense spending and the federal deficit. in advance of his confirmation hearing, he was asked about the f35 don't strike fighter. he says he supports reducing the aircraft's sustainment co

the d.c. council. a judge ordered sulaiman brown to testify if after he refused to comment -- after he refused to comply with subpoenas. brown said vincent gray's campaign promised him a job and gave him cash to attack former mayor adrian fenty. >>> a driver is in police custody after a crash still- three people in prince george county appear this happened yesterday morning on indian head highway in oxon hill. police say that an suv branded a mosque killing three in the mazda. the mosque and then struck a tree. charges have yet to be filed. >>> a volcanic eruption in chile has created this slide show. lightning was caught in the cloud of smoke and ash arising from the volcano. hundreds of people living near the volcano were forced to leave their homes, but no reports of injury. >>> 6:14. defense secretary gates is making his final visit to a can stand before his scheduled to retire later this month. he met with troops at a remote base and spoke with abc's diane sawyer about troop withdrawal sch

. >>> we begin with breaking news unfold in a few hours ago in the d.c. part. >> an officer opened fire on a suspect at haines point. courtney robinson is live near the scene. she joins us with breaking developments. >> good morning. that is exactly right. park police involved in the shooting around 1:25 in the morning. they say they came into contact with a man who was armed and they consider dangerous. you can see out here this morning park police still guarding the entrance. it closed at 1:00 this morning. officers were doing a routine patrol when they came into contact with a man inside a vehicle around two third of the way down. officers approached the man. they say that he was holding a gun inside the car. he was the only person in the car. when officers asked him to drop the gun, did not. he got out of the car. they continue to ask him to drop the fog. when he did not, that is when park police opened fire. that individual has been taken to medstar. peoples by helicopter. he has serious but non-life threatening injuries. >> this was a potential loss

the d.c. attorney general's office alleges that harry thomas moved more than $300,000 that was meant for city children into two of his own companies that he runs. one of those companies and a non-profit group called team tom a another for-profit group run by himself and his wife. it's important to note this investigation dates back to january 2007 and that's when council member thomas took his seat here and that's also when he became the president of the non-profit group and harry thomas telling a very different story this afternoon. he called his own press conference to tell his side. >> i've always maintained that as council member i've done nothing and the council can speak to any of the legal issues i have around this. >> harry thomas, jr., a riefred at the press conference today inside the luxury suv in question. according to this 27-page complaint, the d.c. attorney general's office says council member thomas secretly diverted more than $300,000 in city funds meant for youth baseball pro

suleiman brown is expected to appear before the d.c. council committee. >> he is a former d.c. who says he was promised a luke raytive job if he campaign against and publicly bashed adrian fenty during last year's campaign. surae chinn joins us live outside the wilson building with a preview of the much anticipated appearance by mr. brown. >> reporter: it is very much so. he was a d.c. employee who was abruptly fired. he may claim that there was inappropriate campaign practices and hiring practices. now he will have to speak out reluctantly in front of the d.c. council committee. he had refused to talk about this, but later was subpoenaed and last week talking with the judge, he was told he would appear today. suleiman brown says he was offered the $110,000 a year job in the department of health care finance if he would help the gray campaign. he says he has phone records to and from the gray campaign and alleges that gray's campaign chairman lorraine grown and another aide paid brown to attack incumbent candidate adrian fenty. brown has a spotty past. we know he was abruptly f

the d.c. bar. we are at the scene. good morning, washington. i am greta kreuz. >> good morning. i am cynne simpson. first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> good morning. >>> heat is on the way. there's a heat wave starting today. it will be in the low 90's this afternoon. near 100 through the next couple days. 61 at dulles airport, 69 at reagan national. dew point levels are still in the upper 50's. not overly humid. low 90's's this afternoon. some increasing clouds, partly cloudy skies. upper 90's tomorrow, record challenging heat for the next couple days. >>> nothing very challenging on the notes. they are working on the inner loop at central avenue. traffic is able to get by relatively unscathed. this is a picture of the beltway traffic at university boulevard. they were working between colesville road and university boulevard on the inner loop. i was seeing flashing lights but they are gone. virginia/95, it's good. looks good in maryland on 95 and across the wilson bridge. quiet is on 270 66,

back to you. >> thank you. >>> the d.c. attorney general meantime promising to make an announcement today. the investigation of councilmember harry thomas. thomas has been under investigation to find out where he got the money to buy an audi suv. thomas said he used his money to buy the suv through a company he owned before he became a councilmember. there are questions about whether that company got a sizable payment from his campaign committee and whether he should have reported the suv as a gift or income. the attorneys general is set to peek on this investigation this morning at 11:00. >>> new this morning, a 12-year- old boy is recovering after being shot in the ankle in the district. it is one of two shootings in d.c. overnight. he was shot around 11:30 last night in the minnesota avenue southeast. investigators say the victim may have been a victim of a robbery. >>> the trial begins today for the woman accused in a deadly hit and run accident that happened near dupont circle. police say jorita davidson hit kela ryan a

the d.c. attorney general's office said council member thomas secretly diverted more than $300,000 in city funds meant for baseball programs into companies he controlled. the documents allege he spent nearly $60,000 on this audi suv, but that's not all. he also allegedly racked up more than $20,000 in personal expenses including lavish golf trips to las vegas and pebble beach in california as well as another $10,000 in political material that went out to award five constituents. >> we will seek a judgement in the superior court if we do not settle and let me make clear that settlements often in trouble damage matters are for the actual compensatory damages. >> reporter: investigation dates back to january 2007, that's when thomas took office at the city council and became the president of a non-profit company called team thomas. according to the complaint from 2007 to 2008 he allegedly received more than $80,000 in private donations although he was not licensed to engage in charitable solicitat

this should be an interesting meeting before the d.c. council committee in the wilson building here, and you know, it was once thought this testimony wouldn't happen because the one time mayoral candidate refused to testify. >> no comment. >> suleiman brown has given up the fight after a court appearance last week and is expected to talk before city leaders on the record about his claims that he was offered a job and given cash by campaign aides in exchange for attacking then incumbent adrian fenty. mayor vincent gray denies brown was paid anything or promised a job, only he was told he could interview for the position. >> i can't even imagine engaging in such reprehensible behavior. and i know absolutely nothing about anyone in my campaign who did that. >> reporter: and brown says he was given $600 to attack fenty and says he has phone records of repeated calls to and from the gray campaign, but d.c. council is trying to get to the bottom of alleged flawed hiring practice by the gray administration and so are other independent agencies.

. >>> sulaimon brown finally speaks to the d.c. council. the former one-time candidate for mayor is set to speak before the committee investigating the hiring practices of d.c. mayor vincent gray. >>> the d.c. attorney general is promising to make an announcement in the investigation of councilman harry thomas later today. that is coming up at 11:00 this morning. thomas has been under investigation to find out where he got the money to buy an audi suv. he says he used his money to buy the suv. >>> prince george's county police say alcohol and speed were factors in a crash that killed three people on indian head highway. this happened early sunday morning. this was just south of wilson bridge drive. police say a gmc yukon rear- ended a mazda sending it crashing into a tree. the driver of the mazda was killed along with two other passengers. the driver of the yukon was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. >>> two wildfires in arizona continue to grow this morning. the wallow fire is now 287 square miles making it the third la

mayor gray has denied the allegations. >>> a d.c. council member denies allegations that he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. >> having to stand here, i was not going to settle on something i did not do. >> the d.c. attorney general's office has filed a civil lawsuit against council member harry thomason jr.. they claim, is used money that was meant for you to place all programs on travel, golf outings, and a luxury suv. the spifbi is also investigating.

he helped recruit players for the d.c. falcons, a semi-professional football team that often plays at the school. police have charged omar crawford from landover with his murder. at this point no one's saying much about what led up to the shooting. >> whatever it may be, it wasn't worth taking a life. especially not in this fashion. in the way it happened. he's a young guy. it seems like he was doing a lot of good things with the team. so whatever the reason was, it's definitely not worth it. >> the owner of the d.c. falcons tells news 4 thomas had been with the team about a month. they are scheduled to play at mckinley tech tuesday night. >>> a look at the week ahead. the former head of the international monetary fund is due back in new york city tomorrow. that's one of the stories we'll be following. dominique strauss-kahn was charged with sex assault. police say he attacked and tried to rape a maid at a luxury new york city hotel. he spent a few days in jail but since then he's been on house arrest in an upscale manhatta

the d.c. council will hear from the man at the center of the c.r.a. scandal today. sulaiman brown says that mayor vincent gray pulls a campaign promise him a job and gave him money to attack former mayor adrian fenty. a judge ordered brown to testify after he refused to comply with subpoenas. >>> a driver is in custody after a crash that left three people dead. this happens early yesterday morning on indian head highway in oxon hill. an suv rear ended a mazda, which then crashed into a tree. no charges have been filed esp. >>>-- files yet. >>> a plea deal agreement regarding john edwards broke down over jail time ud was indicted on charges he used campaign funds to cover up an affair. >>> 7 is on your side with in the fight against two deadly forms of cancer. the first breakthrough could help melanoma patients live longer. the second can cut the risk of breast cancer in half for women most at risk. >> researchers concluded a stunning success. melanoma is often an impossible disease to treat. >> this is revolutionary. >> scientists revealed a new drug which targets g

plus, the d.c. shadow. think that it sets the tests a damper on moving ahead. >> tomorrow could make a bad situation even worse. remember the heat them up get ready for round two this week. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- familynd that loved his tonight to tell us about his before a gunman life.is what thomas was gunned down mckinley thomas -- mckinley high school sunday night. we are outside with the emotional story. >> we spoke to a man who said was at the high-school thing happen.ole he described a busy friday shooting that when the started, it was chaos that turned into tragedy. of rossevastated mother to find thegles express her pain. her son, gunned down by a young man that he allegedly knew, even mentored. >> the guy was constantly shooting him away. >> this witness says that he was friday when the shooting started. the suspect allegedly got into argument with thomas, a semi-pro for a washington,m in d.c.. crawford had unsuccessfully out for that team. bad. brother st

>>> today we'll learn more about the d.c. mayoral mess. >>> the on going evacuations in a number of states as disaster looms. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us for news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 6th of june. let's take a live look outside. sun is up burning through the haze right now. 65 degrees. still pretty pleasant out there. >>> don't get used to it, right, tom? >> here comes the heat. summer lovers hang on. big heat and humidity mid week. 66 at reagan national. and in arlington county, mid-60s. montgomery county in the 50s to near 60. much of fairfax county in the low 60s, near 60 in prince george's county. near the chesapeake bay, mid-60s. farther west, weather watchers around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, 50s as well as much of the mountain region of west virginia. we have a clear skies over haze in the air. there's the sun up. our nearest star on the eastern horizon from the vantage point of 300 feet up on our tower. right now low to mid-60s in the metro area.

pat is at the d.c. superior court with more on this. >> reporter: a family out in force, watching a trial every step of the way, searching for justice for kiela ryan. >> reporter: the trial began in his daughter's hit and run death. he heard the details. he was there when they showed the pictures. >> i don't want to see those pictures. i'm just glad that i think she didn't know what hit her. so that's the only good news. the bad news is that she's gone from our life, and it's something that you just don't know until you're there and it's horrible because she was just our baby. >> reporter: the whole ryan family here. here in memory of kiela ryan. killed on her birthday. >> she was 24. she just started her life. >> reporter: it happened last october on a connecticut avenue service road just south of dupont circle. kiela was getting out of the back passenger seat of a car when she was hit by a lexus suv and knocked 20 feet in the air. >> just to not have her here, i mean, a part of me is dead honestly. >>

it was fired by the d.c. attorney generals office and the civil suit says he got hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations through his non-profit organization. thomas says it's not so. he denies these accusations and as the journey emphasizes, they are just allegations, not findings. >>> police say a haggerstown man killed his roommate last week and stuffed the body in a bedroom closet for four days. 53 year old darryl hicks is charged with second degree murder being held on $750,000 bond. investigators say hicks admits he stabbed darren pressman last monday in their apartment but he claims he did it because pressman came at him with a knife. pressman's girlfriend found his body after she smelled an odor coming out of his room. >>> police arrested and charged a man in this mornings triple stabbing around 5:30 this morning. a 49 year old woman was killed. two others including the suspect were seriously hurt. investigators believed the knew each other and they are calling it a domestic dispute. >>>

well washington d.c. is the new royalty in america you are a masters and we are the slaves to serve you through taxes obedience and following your regulations and when things start to go a little bit more bad in washington d.c. what they'll do is they'll turn on the screws even harder to the american american people so we're seeing things like five hundred dollars fees here if you cross a white line for a red light ticket they're instituting traffic cameras everywhere the whole goal is you as i mean as i mean american people outside of washington d.c. are not providing enough income to our masters so you know i don't know what the end result will be but maybe there will be a night where americans get fed up with this and will be storming the dates of washington d.c. with pitchforks and do you think that that's really where this will lead and do you think that's the answer i mean what do you think would lead them to change and leave that gap to the bridge to. well you're seeing that all over the world you're seei

area also in the d.c. area unemployment is five point seven percent far below the national average the s. and p's numbers that came out with the home price index that showed nineteen out of twenty cities saw a decline that one thing he did not was washington d.c. what does that say about how this area is washington d.c. where i'm sitting the capital of the haves and does that make you feel like your government out of touch with reality. well washington d.c. is the new royalty in america you are masters and we are the slaves to serve you through taxes obedience and following your regulations and when things start to go a little bit more bad in washington d.c. what they'll do is they'll turn on the screws even harder to the american american people so we're seeing things like five hundred dollars fees here if you cross a white line for a red light ticket they're instituting traffic cameras everywhere the whole goal is you as i mean as i mean american people outside of washington d.c. are not providing enough

move forward on the situation and then, of course, there's sulaimon brown, finally testifying before the d.c. council and remember, it did take a judge's order to get him there today. brown testified that he was paid off for verbally attacking then mayor adrian fenty during debates in the mayoral race. brown showed the council money orders he says were given to him to help then candidate vincent gray win the election. he says they are proof that he was paid off and he specifically blamed campaign workers lorraine green and howard brooks in addition to mater gray. >> vincent gray broke -- to mayor gray. >> vincent gray broke the law specifically as it relates to the promise of a job that i was promised and i received. >> today's hearing did get heated at timement council members mary cheh, catania questioning a sometimes combative brown who oddly refused as you saw in the video to take off his sunglasses throughout the testimony. mayor gray and his campaign staff say the allegations are simply not true, but bray is refusing to speak publicly about this -- gray is refusing to speak publicly ab

the d.c. attorney general filed a lawsuit claiming war 5 council member used his nonprofit organization as a personal bank account. according to the suit he secretly diverted $300,000 in district money meant for youth baseball programs and spent much of the cash playing golf at pebble beach and los angeles. he bought his $60,000 audi suv. the district is suing for $1 million to recoup the money. he said he will fight the lawsuit and will not settle. >> i think my integrity is more important. not just for the public i serve. i'm thinking about my children first and my family legacy first. i think about what made me who i am today. that's what i'm fighting today. and that's what i will continue to fight for because that's the message i will send to anyone. i have always done what i was supposed to do on behalf of those i served. >> part of the money went to a nonprofit organization called team thomas. council members are required to file yearly disclosures of the gifts. thomas did not file any r

the hiring scandal in city hall. there were heated moments last evening between d.c. council members and the man at the center of the probe. >> you are a witness in this case and i think it is inappropriate for you to be asking me questions. >> mr. brown -- >> no, i will put it on the record. you are a witness. >> your delusions' -- >> former candidate among brown refused to take up the sun glasses. he said candidate vincent gray paid him to stay in the race in order to run a smear campaign against the mayor adrian fenty. that type that the attorney general filed a civil lawsuit against harry thomas, jr. accused of misusing several hundred thousands of taxpayer dollars. they allege he diverted $300,000 in youth baseball funds for his personal benefit. they say the money went to travel and of outings. thomas says he is innocent. >> i am confident once we have information provided to my legal counsel in this civil suit, which has been provided by the government we will be vindicated. >> of the ag possessive $4 million in reimbursement and punitive damages and the fbi is

. >>> sulaimon drown finally testified before the d.c. council yesterday. he said he was paid off by then council chairman vincent gray and two campaign workers for verbally attacking then mayor adrian fenty. he even presented the council with money orders to prove there were payments. the meeting got pretty heated at times when he frequently interrupted council members. mayor gray and his campaign staff deny the allegations. >>> there is a new apple service called icloud. steve jobs made the announcement yesterday. >> reporter: it is that time of year again, apple's annual worldwide developers conference. apple is not revealing a new iphone. apple it is taking a different focus this year and in his first public appearance since taking medical leave, steve jobs focused on what he refers to as the sole of the company's product, software. >> if the hardware is the brain and sinew of our products, the software in them is their soul and today we are going to talk about software. >> reporter: during today's announcement. apple showcased its new service for hostin

he testified before the d.c. council a short time ago before he walked into the wilson building, he had this to say about mayor vincent gray. >> i think the mayor is a crook. >> really? >> yeah. >> we will have a live report new at abc7 news at 6:00. >> i cannot wait to hear that. >>> fireworks in prince george's county court room. richmond phillips is accused of shooting wynetta wright and leaving jaylin in the hot car. >> the new problem is a manslaughter charge relating to the death of that little girl. he is facing some heat in the courtroom today. it was a very quick hearing. the family burst out and said that they did not get a chance to speak. the judge allowed them to have a say in court, something that i have never seen at this early stage in the judicial process. after the dramatic and emotional hearing, the grand mosque -- the grandfather of the murdered mother had only a few words to share about the proceedings. >> depression and dejection. >> given the robert kennedy to speak to amend the family -- gi

it looks like it's going to be pool weather very soon in the d.c. ea again. >> a good week for pools. >> plan accordingly. by mid week, the heat and humidity will be returning. this morning we are off to a pleasant start. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we're 6 at reagan national. low 60s in prince george's. montgomery, near 60 degrees. arlington now in the upper 6 0s. much of fairfax county now in the mid-60s. farther west, weather watchers reporting mostly clear sky and it's in the low 60s to mid-60s. and there is a little bit of ground fog in the rural areas of maryland and virginia, parts of west virginia, near the bay, temperatures in the upper 60s. lower part of the eastern shore away from the waters it's only near 60. so quite a pleasant start to this monday morning. meanwhile, out of the mountains in maryland, west virginia, upper 50s to even mid-50s a few locations in western maryland. and a bit steamy to our south where temperatures are near 70 in the carolinas. but that steam is going to stay away from us today. we have a tpho

mayor gray denied the allegations. >>> d.c.'s attorney general has filed a civil action against carey thomas jr.. he's accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. the attorney general says thomas diverted $300,000 for youth baseball funds for his personal benefit. the money went to travel and golf outings and nearly $60,000 for a luxury suv. thomas says he is innocent. >> i am confident once we have information that is being provided through my legal counsel in this civil suits which has been presented by the government, we will be vindicated. >> attorney general is asking $4 million of reimbursement and punitive damages. the fbi is also investigating now. >>> an update on some street or in the district. all three underground cables in the north capitol street area that lost power last tuesday are fixed now. pierce street northeast between north capitol street and first street will remain closed until tomorrow morning. other streets in the area that were closed while pepco made repairs are now open. >>> 66 deg

the plane requires a staff of 22 flight attendants. >>> d.c. leanor holmes norton is throwing support behind people who want to dance on the mall. the congresswoman says the dancing flash mobs at the jefferson memorial this last month show people want more events on the mall. she plans to meet with the national park service to talk about bringing more people-related activities to the mall. she also plans to host a national dancing day on the mall on july 30th. >>> national dancing day? >> why not? >> hey, i'm in. >> not later this week, though. it's not outdoors. >> no. i had a few people on my facebook page say, our a.c.'s broken, please don't allow it to get that hot. it's going to get very hot over the next couple of days. i have some great pictures for you. this is a volcano out of chili. notice the eruption. but watch what happens. you get some lightning out of these. look at that picture. just a spectacular picture of that volcano, lightning occurring around that area. you can see lightning in volcanos. it is very amazing when you do see i

. >>> the d.c. attorney general promises to make an announcement on the investigation of a district councilman tomorrow. thomas has been under investigation to find out where he got a money e to buy an audi. thomas says he used his money to buy the suv through a company he owned before he came a council member. but there are questions about whether that company got a sizable payment from his campaign committee and whether he should have reported the suv as a gift or income. the attorney general is set to speak on the investigation at 11:00 tomorrow morning. >>> the man at the center of alleged hiring impro rites in the gray administration says he can prove there's a money trail from the mayoral campaign to his own campaign. thank you for staying with us tonight. the "washington post" is reporting brown gave them copies of the money orders and brown tells fox 5 he has other revelations. he'll talk about them when he testifies tomorrow. fox 5's karen gray houston takes a closer look. >> reporter: brown

or the president of the d.c. branch correct so i mean this is an obvious case of light on black violence and we know that the police powers that are given to the police state are a huge opportunity for racism to be manifest what is the n.w.c. please interest in this specific case why interest is because this is much larger than just great crime and. it's not just white police officers beating up on a black handicapped man we want to make sure that we make a statement throughout the police department that we do appreciate our police department and what they do to protect our safety however that is one of the most critical positions in terms of defending our safety and the trust that the public has in him so it's important that we as the end of the partner with the community organizations make a strong statement that this will not be tolerated so what happened to mr white harris we have to make an example of it today so we need to make a statement that we need to see to it that the police officers are fired and that

well since they brought up the d.c. let's talk a little bit about the d.c. let's look at how some of these other networks get their funding the b.b.c. broadcast to the world obviously on radio t.v. online providing news and information in thirty two languages how is it funded by a government grant that the world by service and what is their charter representing the u.k. it's nation's regions and communities bringing new cases the world and the world to the u.k. now if you changed out those you know the word u.k. and replaced it with russia you'd have a very similar approach to what the editorial mission is here on our team but you know let's look at and talk about some other international networks to france twenty four is international network mission to cover international current events from a french perspective convey french values and it is wholly owned the bias of video of the public funded holding company that i can pronounce that out that there let's look at german t.v. joyce well very similar situation and they are set to represent a german viewpoint

let's go. >> thank you so much. >>> tense testimony before the d.c. uncil. >> please, don't tell me what i said. we'll call up the record. >> that is your opinion. >> we'll call up the record. >> how do you know -- >> mr. brown, will you please let ms. cheh finish. >> the man making serious allegations again the gray administration finally talks but what he said may not have done much to move the investigation forward. we'll be right back. nt of home cooks dothe one. i thinand the competiter) i baker how long? three weeks? not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> welcome back. we are getting ready for the big warm-up this week. >> yes, we

the civil complaint alleges that d.c. council member harry thomas jr. owes taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, money the attorney said thomas used for his person >> we're interested in getting back every penny of the district's money, the taxpayer money that was wrongfully taken, put it back into the general treasury for the use of the district. >> reporter: court documents claim in 2007, the city council had earmarked $400,000 for youth baseball. a thomas persuaded the truck seized and given the money to the langston 21st century foundation which in turn diverted $316,000 to thomas' two corporations. one for-profit and the other not-for-profit called team thomas. the ag said thomas used the money for golf vacations to las vegas and pebble beach, wrote checks to cash for which there are no receipts, put out a brochure for his constituents outlining the public service and bought a luxury suv. it's in his name and cost more than $58,000. >> the cashier's check was made out to fisher audi. mr. thomas delivered that check personally to fisher audi, w

thomas helped recruit players for the d.c. ons, a semi pro football team that often plays at mckinley tech. >> whatever it may be, it really wasn't worth taking a life, especially not in this fashion and the way it happened. he's a young guy. it seems like he was doing a lot of good things with the team. whatever the reason was, it's definitely not worth it. >> thomas's mother said her son was a father of four and ex-marine. >>> police are investigating several incidents of assault on a hiking/biking/jogging trail in northeast washington. a mile and a half stretch of the metro branch has been the scene of attacks and one woman says she was tased. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, you can see we're here at one of the many entrances to the metropolitan branch trail. we're at the entrance by catholic university. you can rent a bike, hop on the trail and make your way all the way to union station from silver spring down to union station. now, they're having an issue, however, along a mile and a half stretch of this trail. the

craig melvin has more in "the 20." >> d.c.'ic schools do not have the same reputation for success as their suburban neighbors, but while parents are being urged to invest in the system, it appears d.c.'s lawmakers do not have the same level of commitment. and choose the private route for their kids. joining suslisa gardner of the "washington examiner." she is 1 of the 20, our list of the 20 people worth following in our community right now on twitter. let's talk about what folks are saying. you've gotten some feedback to this piece you wrote. >> a lot of parents and many people do not want to see any politicians using their children as political pawns. they say school choice is a historic part of d.c. why would anyone with the means send their kids to failing schools. it's widely acknowledged by other observers that these schools aren't going to turn around if the most active parents are, you know, leaving them, shipping their kids across the city to the better schools or enrolling them in private school. >> did any of the coun

we are trying to work with the mayor's office and d.c. yn. >> there are a couple of youth empowerments. and the whole goal of that fund, which john may know about the details is to empower the people to be the victors of their destiny. it's a way to let youth identify their dreams and be the leaders in terms of allocations. they dole out grants. so the youth empowerment fund is an exciting way in come san francisco is engaging its young people. we have one of the few youth commissions. they work on the variety of youth issues. the ymc has launched big brothers and big sisters. nick cannon has an entire campaign of stop hating. kind of embedded in citiess and communities around california. in terms of digital media, i think that's a very important part. we have a lot of digital lead companies. you have new america media. youth outlook. you've not bay cat and bay vac. each of those are engaged with probationers. so i think that people recognize the value of digital media. we have to connect and explore those job opportunities directing our y

the d.c. attorney general is accusing thomas of taking money that was donated to a charity that he runs and spending it. the suit accuses the ward 5 council member of using that money on a luxury vehicle as well as travel expenses and a vacation home. the attorney general is seeking a judgment of over $1 million. he wants the case handed over to the u.s. attorney general. >>> today marks the deadliest day for americans in iraq since 2009. five u.s. troops were killed in an attack in baghdad. joel brown has more. >> reporter: five american service members were killed in eastern baghdad this morning. security officials say rockets slammed into a joint u.s.-iraqi base where americans were working as advisers. it is the single largest loss of life for the u.s. military in iraq in the past two years. monday's blast was one of seven across iraq. west of baghdad in ramadi, the home of a police officer was destroyed by a bomb. at least four people were killed. and in tikrit saddam hussein's hometown,

d.c.'s attorney general is expected to make an announcement about the investigation into exactly how d.c. an harry thomas paid if his personal suv. thomas says he used his own money to buy the audi suv from a company he owned before he became a councilmember. however, there are questions about whether that company got a sizable payment from his campaign committee and whether that suv should be reported as a gift or income. >>> other stories we're following, police say a drunk driver is to blame for an accident that killed three people yesterday. a gray mazda was rear ended on indian head highway early sunday morning just south ever wilson bridge drive. it was hit by a gmc yukon. the three people minister mazda were all killed. police say the driver of the yukon was arrested and is being charged with charged with dui. he was not assured. >>> crews will continue that you are search at the tridelphia reservoir today. three people were swimming at the reservoir when one of them went under water. swim is prohibited in the wssc reservoirs. >>> thieves are always working to try to stay one step a

were violated the d.c. court of appeals actually ruled in favor of the constitution saying that g.p.s. tracking devices were far more invasive than deeper devices used in the eighty's and qualified as unreasonable goldbach would have ended there were not for team obama stepping in the sun for statism the obama legal team blasts of the d.c. circuit ruling claiming that it would interfere with their wasteful war on drugs and billion man fights against terrorism the case will now be reviewed by the supreme court will decide once and for all whether tracking someone's every single move the satellite and outer space to warrant. isn't the reason we keep posting all right and we have heard possibly the last laugh from lowell's though i doubt it in the statement they released in a final data dump following their most recent high profile data dump called me go out which is spanish for well a word i can't say on television the border patrol they had a final data dump for several days ago with several data releases but

that is the latest on the two scandals enveloping the d.c. government. >> thank you, john henrehan. >>> >>> we're following breaking news right now regarding next week's u.s. open at congressional country club in bethesda and learned the feel will be without a major player. dave feldman is here with the latest. >> reporter: tiger woods pulled out of the u.s. open, lingering issues with his left leg the many cause and that will be the first time he missed the open since 1994, the year he graduated high school. on his twitter account, tiger said i'm extremely disappointed i won't be playing in the u.s. open, but it's time for me to listen to my doctors and focus on the future. tiger will miss not just coppoeting in the open where -- competing in the open but maying on one of the favorite courses, congressional. wood posted the tournament on the famed blue course and playing host and champion in 2009. the last time bethesda hosted the u.s. championship, 19 everyone in. and tiger finished 19th. tiger hopes to be ready for the at&t national over th

i don't want to negate those efforts are being made from the mayors office and d.c. yf. i think john osaki mentioned it before. getting people to come together for the betterment of the community not for their department or organization >> one thing cheryl brings up. what i like to tell people. we have the very difficult task the balancing the public's expectation of today. they don't want to hear about the long-term strategies to make sure this isn't popping up next summer. it allows us to front load. we have turf issues. they are not in the western edition. they are among cv o. check the egoes at the door. they are costing us the lives of the young people. it requires us to have the will to come together to say enough is enough. >> i am on is this gun buy back. anything, any sense in your organization of any plans for any future coordination efforts? >> there are discussions about the gun buy backs. we have to deal with the issue of access to firearms. while i think that particular program is important, i think we need to go back to ernie's point. what are we doing abou

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two of the phone call from the d.c. madam occurred during house voters. really. david vitter like mark sanford and like john ensign addressed the media. he acknowledged that he too had been cheating on his wife. this wasn't just cheating. soliciting a prostitute is illegal even in louisiana and in washington, d.c. but senator vitter who had proovsly called on bill clinton to resign for his affair david vitter decided that he was forgiven. decided to stay in office we had all the image on the look of his wife's face burned into our minds forever. david vitter decided that he himself was forgiven. he was forgiven by his republican colleagues. allowed to stay in office then in the senate. today right now david vitter remains a republican senator from the great state of louisiana. here's one of his websites which we accessed today. he proudly already displaying big pictures of his wife and kids still proclaiming his great family values. given republican congressman eric cantor's demand today that anthony weiner resign, we asked congressman cantor's office if he is now

you would also find him here at mckinly tech high school here on the football field many a night because he is associated with d.c. falcons. it is a sem fie professional team that plays here at the school but but it was here in the parking lot of the high school friday night about 8:30 where he lost his life. i'm told a girl's flag football team was on the field when the shooting happened. this is video of the victim. he was 36 years old. his name was ralph thomas. he lived in temple hills in prince korj george's county. tom yeah mother says he used to coach football with thomas's father. those with the men say they played football at some point for the d.c. falcons. >> there's definite lay lot of stories bouncing around. it is hard to speculate where it stems from. some say a female. but whatever it may be, it really wasn't worth taking a life. especially fln this fashion, in the way it happened. he is a young guy. it seems like he was doing a lot of good things with the team. whatever the reason was, it is definitely not worth it. >> we are told the suspect is charged with first degree murder while armed. the f

months of self confinement the only potential love they took time out for a public appearance at the d.c. stadium leaving a cage in the midst of the show was a strikingly symbolic act the people who had filled the stadium and adjacent roads turned guilty a chechen left the show into what amounted to a protest rally. on april ninth two thousand and nine leaders of all opposition parties ows their followers to take to the streets and to b.c. . just felt get out second street get out saakashvili yes now gets out do you feel he has never said saakashvili is our president we call him a de facto rather than does your president. today the former participants in the rallies for georgia's independence. into a party. with our aim is to create a party that is without parallel and georgian history it should be a party based on genuine national values shared by most people in our country. the leader of the new party is live. a former magnus in the wind industry he has the support of the kids mellish really the architect of the country's leading television company and george's last ambassador to russi