we just learned that mayor adrian fenty has been out of town in florida, flying back to washington. our sources tell us that he is due to land at 8:00 and probably will be out here sometime later tonight. here's what we know thus far. the shooting happened in front of this apartment building, 4,000 blocks of south capitol street last night. four dead as you say. five others were wounded. and also, four dc police officers were injured in a car accident while chasing suspects in maryland. and three people were arrested. two of them have been charged. three suspects were brought into court today for arraignment. our audrey barnes has been there. she has that story. audrey barnes begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: bruce, we're outside dc superior court. we're waiting for the arraignment of three people in connection to last night's drive-by. a teenager and 26-year-old nathaniel sims, 20-year-old orlando carter are facing first- degree murder charges in connection with the shooting spree. and all of those crime workers that you saw on the ground there are evidence of a real blood

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mayor adrian fenty is here. after the break we'll ask the mayor about the tough cuts that could be part of this year's budget proposal. >>> and why lawmakers are flock to california to build their case against toyota. >> and the imposed law that would impact >>> d.c. mayor adrian fenty is with us live this morning in the connecting with the mayor segment. good morning. >> how are you guys? >> great. >> this is your first time doing this show, connecting with the mayor. >> not exactly. >> this morning we reported on the directive to inspector -- trash inspectors to issue more citations. in fact, he said they should be issuing 10 to 12 tickets a day. this sounds like a quotquota, ws the thinking behind that? >> it's the first i heard of it, let me find out more and get back to you. >> is that a way to issue ticket? whether it's the trash department or the police department, a number that officers are expected to issue per day? >> no i can't be more plain. en i was on city council, that wasn't the policy. >> mr. ma

mayor adrian fenty. good morning. >> thanks for having me. >> and i want to talk about the school chancellor appearing before the council. and it's a three-prong question. they talked about the schools that were supposed to be rebuilt, being postponed because of the budget. and also parents showed up still upset about the harding principal being reassigned and also this business about mrs. rhe hiring an image consultant. and the first question is the postponing of the schools and how big of an impact was that and were you satisfied with the counselor's response to that. >> i think you're notes are confusing. there is two different hearings. the chancellor is in charge of the academic performance and she had one hearing and alan lou has a separate hearing talking about school construction. >> but chancellor rhee was taken to task about schools closing and getting a polishing up and rebuilding of some of the parts so she was asked about it. >> so the answer to your question about any school facility is tha

council carom made it official yesterday setting up a showdown with mayor adrian fenty. gray has said little about his campaign strategy but says we can do a lot better in the district of columbia. voters will choose between fenty and gray in the primary come september. and council member jack evans will run for the city council chairmanship. wtop is reporting he will be helped by mayor fenty. vincent gray is the current council chair and he will be running for mayor. >>> the republican national committee is in damage control mode this morning after reports of the rnc's extravagant spending on private jets, luxury hotels and in one case a trip to a bondage themed nightclub. the rnc has fired one staffer who helped organize the visit to the club in would hollywood. norah o'donnell has the story. >> critics say it gives new meaning to republicans' grand old party. $17,000 for private planes, $13,000 for limos, $35,000 for luxury hotels. and nearly $2,000 for a donor after party at a lesbian themed nightclub for men that features topless dancers. >> this is a party the repub

council chair inventory scene gray is leading toward challenging adrian fenty. he said he's leaning in that direction. developer r. donahue peebles is expressing renewed interest. he said family problems might keep him out of the race. now gray is not doing a whole lot of talking but sources close to him say they are putting together a fundraising strategy for him and my question is what kind of challenges do you think vincent gray will face? should he decide to do this? >> the word on the treat this could be very serious, that he's a serious contender, he's been a good council member a lot of people think. if the mayor keeps going, the critics say, rush shod over people, that he might have something going for him. >> that's a challenge to fenty. what kind of challenge for vincent gray? >> here's your problem. peebles, inventory scene gray, they like each other. one is a supporter of the other. so if peebles gets in, this is the third time he changedis mind. if he gets in does that keep vincent gray out, because he would be going against one of his biggest donor

mayor adrian fenty. as the chairman said, d.c.chools chancellor michelle rhee, one very gutsy, young superintendent, a majority of the district council, and by parents in the district. what are we afraid of? preliminary evaluations by the united states department of education's institute of education scientists have shown academic gains and student improvement. when these students entered the program six years ago, they were performing in the bottom third on reading and math tests in the district's public schools. last year's more comprehensive evaluation shows that reading test scores of students receiving a scholarship were higher by the equivalent of three months of additional schooling. it showed that it increased to the 35th percentile on the s.a.t. 9 national standardized test from the 33rd percentile where they were before entering the program. so progress has been made. specifically, pilot program students scored four and a half points higher on reading in the s.a.t. 9, with the total score of 635.4 when compared to the di