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he was running in 2010 against a young rising star in the democratic party this guy adrian fenty, who loved by a lot of people. you may remember him. he was telling the unions to go jump off a cliff in washington, d.c. he said, i'm going to come in, i've got integrity and leadership. that's a quote. his administration has been plagued by scandal. a friend of grays pleaded guilty to helping funnel $650,000 in campaign funds through a contractor to support gray's election. that is on top of the three campaign aides who have pleaded guilty to felony charges. and others in the d.c. government are not looking as good either. many of the city's top government officials have now under investigation by the city or federal officials. now three council members are calling on gray to resign. john avlon, this is just an amazing story. this is a guy who came in as a knight in shining armor for the teachers unions, to fight back and say, i'm going to help you out. and here he is, involved in multiple, seemingly, corruption scandals. >> this was the establishment striking back. the democratic machin

. >> the chairman of mayor adrian fenty's campaign for reelection in 2010. he says despite gray's insistence, that he's the best man to beat d.c.'s mayor. the evidence suggests otherwise. >> we have to have people that abide by the law and the highest elected official is expected to abide by the law. >> serve out his full term, mayor gray had no plans to do otherwise. >>> for the 33rd time, the republican controlled house of representatives has voted to scrap all or part of president obama's healthcare reform law. the 244-185 vote comes two weeks after the supreme court upheld the law as constitutional. most democrats called the vote a waste of time because the measure is certain to die in the democrat controlled senate. house republicans say this issue is a priority for their constituents. five democrats broke ranks and voted to scrap the law. >> presidential candidates usually talk at rallies fill with supporters who love to see them. that wasn't the case for mitt romney today, as he addressed the annual convention. most members of the civil rights group s

week to helping run a shadow campaign, over a half million dollars to help gray beat former mayor adrian fenty. meanwhile gray spent wednesday evening trying to shore up support on the council. >> these are people i've worked with. >> reporter: first calling chairman mendelson to his office and then other council members on the phone. >> he called me to discuss the situation. >> reporter: council member jim graham told the mayor the situation is urgent and urged him to answer questions about illegal activity within his campaign immediately. >> what type of time frame are you giving him? >> it's got to be within a matter of a couple days. then i'm going to have to evaluate how i feel about this. >> reporter: but will the mayor do what so many people have been asking, explain what he knows about illegal activity carried out by thomas gore, howard brooks and jeanne harris? at this point it doesn't look like it. >> my attorney has advised me that's the best course of action at this stage and i think i would be well advised to follow. that. >> reporter: also today congresswoman eleanor holmes norto

. >> chairman of mayor adrian fenty's campaign for reelection in 2010. despite gray's insistence, he's the best man to beat d.c.'s mayor. the evidence suggests otherwise. >> we have to have people who abide by the law. and the highest elected official in the district of columbia is expected to abide by the law. >> i'm joined now live by ward 3 councilman. one of the council members calling for mayor gray to resign. the other one, we have just gotten word that a gray spokesperson has called this call for resignation reckless, that they might expect it, but not from a constitutional scholar like yourself, calling for a resignation before the investigation is complete. >> you know, we are not talking here about a court of law. we aren't talking about evidence. we aren't talking about constitutional law. what we're talking about is the district of columbia and the confidence that the people have lost in the government. and i think that, you know, we have been wounded severely and the only way to heal ourselves in light of all of these scandals is to have, yo

prosecutors say that gray beat former mayor adrian fenty with the help of a shadow campaign which raised more than $650,000. genie harris pleaded guilty to running that campaign. mayor gray says he will serve all four years of his term. >>> george zimmerman spoke out publicly for the first time about what happened the night he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmerman talked with fox news host sean hannity and gave an account of what happened that fateful night in florida. zimmerman says it was trayvon who attacked him and he regrets the night ever happened. >> he said you're [ bleep ] and took one hand off of my mouth and i felt is going down my chest towards my belt, my hollister. and that's when i didn't have any more time. i do wish that there was something, anything could i have done that wouldn't have put me in the position where i had to take his life. >> trayvon martin's father told the associated press there is no way god wanted george zimmerman to murder his teenaged son. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office is hoping that this surveillance video from a harris teeter will l

gray's campaign consultant pleaded guilty for money to derail then mayor adrian fenty. and harris pleaded guilty for her involvement in the shadow campaign. >>> the news edge on virginia. the massive storm two weeks ago that knocked out power to hundreds and thousands of people. also disrupted power. earlier today, fairfax county board of supervisors chairman, sharon, asked the council of governments to investigate what went wrong to find solutions to avoid it in the future. joined us at 6:00. >> we are going to be looking at what precisely went wrongs. we heard some of that from verison today. we'll alsohow can we make sure that the kind of redun redundancy is in place so it doesn't happen again. >> investigators have been asked to reported back their findings. fairfax county will work with federal officials to come up with the plan to prevent a similar disruption in the future. >> following flooding in a northwest neighborhood. it involved more than just water. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> it's a stinky mess. known as the blooming dale neighborhood. the torr

>> reporter: he hasn't been charged, but prosecutors claim that gray defeated incumbent mayor adrian fenty with the help of an illegal war chest of more than $650,000. >> if you're working with an attorney, if you're under legal council, you're a fool not to follow the legal council advice. >> reporter: mayor gray wasn't at the rally, but neither were the nine d.c. council members who are refraining from asking him to step down at this time. bruce johnson, 9 news now. >>> the chief justice of the u.s. supreme court is stepping into a maryland case about collecting dna samples. justice john roberts today issued an order temporarily blocking an earlier ruling that dna cannot be collected from people arrested for serious crimes. maryland's highest court has said investigators need a warrant. >>> some penn state students are camping outside beaver stadium to protect the statue of the late football coach joe paterno. an investigation sanctioned by penn state found paterno intentionally failed to take sufficient action to stop former assistant coach jerry sandusky from sexually abusing young boy

delegate eleanor holmes norton received 72% of votes followed by adrian fenty with 57%. barry was third with 52%. just 34% of d.c. voters had a favorable view of current d.c. mayor vincent gray. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg is weighing in on the chick-fil-a controversy. the president of the fast food chain recently announced he opposes same sex marriage. some local leaders reacted saying the chain is no longer welcome in their cities, but bloomberg is taking a different stand. fox's lauren green explains. >> reporter: the statement set up a firestorm of criticism. atlanta-based chick-fil-a is a staple of southern hospitality and acknowledges its biblical based business philosophy including being closed on sundays hasn't worked well in the north, but that's not what caused the uproar. >> how we define the family, god sets the standard of what a family is. it's not going to come out of washington or some blog site. >> reporter: gay rights activists are blasting them and getting plenty of support. legally they can't do anything about it, but mayors of boston, san fr

cam maybe consultant, also pleaded guilty in may to lying about money used to derail then mayor adrian fenty's campaign. and then tuesday, eugenia clarke harris pleaded guilty to her involvement in a shadow campaign. >>> calls to clear storm drains. it comes from d.c. residents living in the bloomingdale neighborhood northeast that got flooded by torrential rains tuesday night. people are trying to dry out towels, rugs and other items that got soaked from the sudden flooding actually few people opened manhole covers to get a look at the storm drains and some of them are just filled with garbage and debris. d.c. water recommends that people plan ahead. >>> a check of the markets. they show wall street closed down yesterday. the dow lost almost 50. the nasdaq fell 14 points and japan's nikkei dropped more than 130 points overnight. all global stocks are falling this morning as china is expected to announce tomorrow that its gdp is slowing. right now, it is 5:36 and we will be back in a moment. a mo >>> the captain of the shipwrecked cost aconcorde i can't says he was distracted by a phone call j

prosecutors complete their probe into a $650,000 campaign that was run off the books to help gray defeat adrian fenty. jeanie clark harris has taken a part in the case. and prosecutors want to talk to haw kin, the long time associate to gray who sourced his point to his field operations manager for the shadow campaign. >> are you concerned about what vernon hawkins might say to federal investigators? >> i have said that everybody should tell, you know, they should say whatever is on their mind. >> three d.c. council members called on gray to resign. nine others say they are willing to wait the outcome of the federal probe, but they feel the mayor could explain what he knew a lot sooner. >> i think the mayor has to explain himself. our city has been damaged. at this point, he has not been charged. i think he is in a pickle. >> today i talked with one of the council members who are not calling for vincent gray to step down. he is convinced if he is not charged, not only will he finish out this term, but he will seek reelection. >> when can people hear from you? >> i think we know there's an on going pe

charged in this campaign corruption investigation and the one person we haven't heard from yet is adrian fenty. he joins us now with some more about this. thank you very much for being with us tonight. what is your reaction to this? >> and this is surprise, disappointment and a little we told you so. i'm surprised because i have known mayor gray for a long period of time and is trying to do the right thing. on the other hand, i think he got carried away, or others in the campaign did and engaged in corrupt activities and that tainting. >> you have spoke with adrienne fenty? >> we haven't spoke about this incident and i think he was hurt he lost and believed what he was doing and my understanding, he doesn't intend to come back again. >> has he responded to you and reacted to this? >> no. >> he stayed quiet. >> yes. he moved on with his life. >> uh-huh. >> and his wife and kids and he have settled down and he's teaching as well and miss wife has a prominent job. >> in your opinion, does this call into question the legitimacy of the 2010 campaign? >> yes, it does, unfortunately. you would like t

prosecutors claim gray defeated incumbent mayor adrian fenty with the help of an illegal war chest of more than $650,000. >> i worked in the campaign. didn't get a dime. >> i have been troubled by the rush to judgment and the media feeding frenzy with regard to vincent gray. >> we need to wait to see, to really wait to see, you know, because the fact is that things can look a certain way and not be that way. >> other supporters not authorized to speak today said the mayor in private conversation has claimed that he didn't know about the shadow campaign until a post campaign meeting with convicted felon jeanne clarke harris. they say gray claims he notified his attorney, robert bennett, who then notified the u.s. attorney's office. just yesterday mayor gray was repeating his public position of not saying if or when he knew about the off the books campaign on his behalf. mayor gray wasn't at the rally, but neither were the nine d.c. council members who are refraining from asking him to step down at this time. bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> meantime here's this. president obama's campaign

terry supported former mayor adrian fenty last election. nikita stewart, veteran washington post reporter who covers the mayor and has broken a lot of stories about the scandal and also reverend graylan hagler who is an activist and supporter of mayor gray, but he has been known to criticize the mayor. what does the mayor do in light of this poll? >> it's not clear about what to do in terms of this. one of the things we got to remember is usually a poll is also a snapshot of a news cycle. they change all the time. so basically report after report, question after question that's been put out there. the fact is people respond on 60 second news stories, 45 second news stories, 90 second news stories and that forms opinion in the moment and the opinion is different the next day. >> you don't think the mayor should resign? >> of course not. the investigation need to run its course. whatever the conclusion is of the investigation will be what the conclusion is. >> nikita, what are they saying in the washington post newsroom? what stands out in yo

that's adrian fenty. they say that they would re-elect the former d.c. mayor over current mayor vincent gray. only 24 % went with gray in the poll. >>> the first lady is heading to virginia today. michelle obama will travel to university of mary washington in fredericksburg to speak to grass roots supporters. before that, in shar lots virl as part of a women's vote 2012 event. this is part of a campaign planned for democratic leaders to go around the country and tack about women's issues this election year. >>> the president is looking for all the help that he can get in the common wealth. the latest poll shows that the president is tied with mitt romney 44% apiece. that's a big change from just six weeks ago. in early june the same voters were polled and president obama was ahead by five points. 47-42. >>> 6:07 is our time. new information just in about that breaking news in colorado. >> mass shooting at a packed movie theater is a 24-year-old man. information 50 pe again, we are reporting 50 people at least injured and this suspect, a 24-year-old man

more recently former mayor adrian fenti was investigated for steering contracts to a friend and was clearedrk plotkin what has tainted the d.c. mayor's office. >> i do think if we had the higher positions that people could aspire to and attain then the people at the starting level would be of a different caliber. >> reporter: he is talking about the fact that washington, d.c. has no real voting power on the floor of congress, no senator, nothing to reach for after the mayor's office. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal has many people pointing fingers at the late legendary coach joe paterno. some say the famous statue outside of penn state's beaver stadium should come down. paterno's legacy now taking a hit. don't forget you can watch cnn live on your computer while at work. hit the cnn.com/tv. can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. purina one discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. with this kind of thinking going into our food, imagine all the good