and most of the money raised by this fee will be used to help to clean up the anacostia river.. take a bag with you if you are going shopping in the district. >> i have a couple of those. i keep forgetting to bring them in the car to keep them in my car. >> i have to say something about that. it is glass. >> it is antique glass. >> i got it in florida visiting my mama. >> pretty. >> thank you. >>> a gorgeous picture to share with you. we have facebook friends that like us here at channel 9 and they become our friends and then they share with us picture and i can share them with you. my friend donald h action rwood's front yard. this nest is hog something he built, like a so they could build the nest. he is helping with the wildlife. they love to roost. thank you, donald for finding me on facebook and sharing it. they are great. so how w argsinthingoing, ving a good lunch? if you can sneak outside, i don't know about you if you rkwoin rkplace where theyeykee it like a fridge dare in the ac, you need to get outside because it will warm you up. feels so good out there. clear skies

megan mcgrath joins us live from anacostia park.ere appears to be more to the story than meets the eye, at least several different stories to tell. >> reporter: yeah, there's a lot of information that we still don't know, and there are varying accounts of exactly what happened. the u.s. park police have one version of how things unfolded. the woman at the heart of the complaint, donna watts, has her own version. and then, of course, there's the account being told by marion barry. we are expecting to hear more about that later on this morning. a press conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. the councilman will be speaking to the press at that time. now, this happened about 8:45 saturday night, the fourth of july. u.s. park police say that a woman flagged down an officer patrolling anacostia park near good hope road. police say donna watts pointed at barry who was in another car and said barry was stalking her. he was taken into custody and charged with misdemeanor stalking. however, in an interview with news 4, donna watts tells a dif

in the anacostia area, everyone knows him and someone could kill him. it doesn't make no sense. >> reporter: police have not made any arrests in the case due to the nature of the attacks. dues could only identify his attackers a two black men on bicycles. >>> all the suddens have been cleaned up from the so-called beer summit at the white house. president obama and vice president biden sat down with harvard professor henry lewis gates and the cambridge police sergeant james crowley. crowley arrested gates earlier this ntteh afr a poreneighborrted ported a suspected burglary. gates was in his own home. the incident sparked rta na ba ba abou ci thprisiling. this is a positive step in going forward as opposed to reliving the event for the past couple of weeks in an effort to move not just the city of cambridge or two individuals past the event but the whole country. >> reporter: there were no apologies at the meeting the president invited the men after admitted he made matters worse by saying the police acted stupidly. both sergeant crowley and professor g

permitira a la ciudad recaudar fondos para la limpieza del rio anacostia..la legislacion tambien exige??p?p;p en varias estaciones del sistema de transportes metro han sido redobladas las patrullas policiales, que participan en un ejercicio de preparacion para cualquier emergencia, sobre todo de caracter terrorista...maria rosa lucchini tiene este informe.. policias resguardaban las estaciones de metro.... recorriendo las plataformas.... los vagones.... y sus alrededores..... como parte de un entrenamiento para hacer frente a un ataque terrorista... "el proposito del entrenamiento es para asegurar que las comunidades que trabajan adentro de montgomery county, las agencias diferentes que practican las tacticas de policia juntos para asegurar que en caso de una emergencia grande que hacemos lo mejor posible" mas de 200- agencias locales, estatales y federales unieron sus esfuerzos para detectar cualquier eventualidad...los operativos tambien se llevaron acabo en estaciones de los trenes marc...ademas camiones fuero

it happened around 11 at the anacostia metro station. an adult man was shot in head and was transported to the hospital with head injuries, life-threatening. no more information. police are investigating a traffic accident that led to the arrest of the driver. 26-year-old christopher bentley was driving a stolen vehicle when he ran through a red light at the intersection of columbia pike and walter reed drive, striking a car. the driver of the second car was taken to hospital with critical injuries. the investigation into what caused the deadly helicopter crashed in western maryland continues this morning. it went down late thursday night in washington county. we spoke with the victims and have the latest about what might have gone wrong. >> it was supposed to be a fun night, but it turned tragic. three aviation professionals were giving helicopter rides at an event to raise money for troubled youths. can felix is described as her husband says as the ultimate gift. the mother was also a pta president, and she found time to feed the homel

what really went down on anacostia park, the police are looking into the matter on a stalking charge. >> all park police was flagged down by a woman who stated she was being bothered and stalked by a person in another car. >> reporter: a spokesperson came out, saying that they struck back. >> councilman marion barry is no stalker. instead, he is somebody who has lended his hand to assist, which in the end has come back to bite him. mr. marion barry has over a period of time lended his friendship and his support to the accuser, ms. donna watts, through her many stages of instability. >> reporter: turns out the woman at the center of the storm may not be an accuser after all and tells another different story. by phone, she says she drove back with marion barry on saturday at about 8:00. she dropped him off, headed to the fireworks, but that he followed her in his car, trying to get her attention, blowing the horn, flashing the lights. she says it could be why the policestopped them. she denies flagging the police officer, and says she never claimed marion barry was stalking her. in fact

. >>> and marion barry arrested in anacostia park last night. an officer was flagged down by a woman in one of claimed to b the driver of the other car. >> the person in that car, marion barry, was placed under arrest. he was tran ported to the united states park police district 5 substation. at that station, u.s. park police interviewed mr. barry and after consultation with the united states attorney's office, a misdemeanor charge of stalking was placed on mr. barry. >> he was released early this morning and will have to face the charges in d.c. superior court. >> gary, let's talk about good news. >> i'm sleepy enough i might regret something. let's move on. how about weather? >> good. >> yesterday was good. we know that. got that pressure off of me. now let's move on into sunday. look on the bright side, it won't be hot today. the temperatures will be proaching 80 degrees for a high. 80 might be a stretch. it's cloudy out there now. we'll look at max hd radar and show you right now there is light rain. at least that's what we're tracking. but

. >> 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 2008 election campaign and was dating him last year. barry is expected to face the stalking charges tomorrow and the u.s. attorney will decide if formal

barry arrested july 4th at anacostia park after his former girlfriend told u.s. park police he was following her. but yesterday, prosecutors decide there was not enough evidence to move forward with the misdemeanor charge. barry's spokesperson says he will take the matter of his arrest further but will not elaborate whether he will file a wrongful arrest suit. >> we hope that all of us, and i do mean all of us, can move forward for the greater good of ourselves and of the district. >> we were a dysfunctional pair and i will not say anything bad about marion barry. i think he says enough for himself. >> this morning, the question still remains surrounding the city contract that barry gave watts. records show the payments and cancellations of that contract seem to go hand in hand with their break-ups and make-ups. if the council doenot look that that matter, d.c. attorney general peter nichols says he will. >>> the death of a 70-year-old man in the distri is now being investigated as a homicide. police were called to a home tuesday morning. when they got there, the

park police for allegedly stalking watts at anacostia park.denied those allegations and called watts unstable. she admitted early on that her and barry used to date and actually had dinner together earlier on saturday. since the incident, she told reporters she never flagged down a park police officer and never accused barry of stalking her. barry's spokesperson says the controversy that has developed since forced them to come forward with the statements about watts and watts told reporters barry's people were not telling the truth. >> ms. watts should not be believed. her allegation against mr. barry are simply not true. they are lies. according to ms. watts herself, she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depression. >> it looks like they're scerd of something, report they? i haven't said anything. they still got to do this? i must be bad. >> document show watts was hiredo work for barry in october and was paid at least $10,000. she was a political consulta

it began here in anacostia park around in the club 45 on the evening of july 40 a female driver flagged down an officer, requesting assistance. the driver in the other car, marion barry. the woman told police that he was, quote, stalking her. officers arrested him on a misdemeanor stalking charge. >> he adamantly denies the charges of stalking. >> the accuser is described as a close friend, who accompanied him to court. she said the couple had lunch together earlier in the day, that he has helped the accuser with health issues and unemployment. >> council member barry is no stalker. he lent his hand to assist. >> the other ladies are around here. >> what are your thoughts? do you think it is true? >> barry, through his spokesperson, said that while he was in police custody, he was not allowed to contact his attorney. now, we spoke with the accuser just a few moments ago. she said its should have been and just a quick traffic stop. she denies that she asked him to be arrested. of course, barry, again, denies any wrongdoing. he will be in court on thursday, and he is free on his own recog

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 developed nations in an attempt -- italy today. the leaders are working on a long-delayed trade deal trying to head of global trade wars. >> 8 is not enough, not anymore, for dealing with greenhouse gas emissions. the wealthiest democracies of the g-8 invited developing giants like brazil, china, and india, that had previously been excused from the meetings. african nations are also guests. on iran, the g-8 talked tough, deploring their behavior, but they are just words. on the sidelines here, president obama appeared surprised when president da silva gave him a gift of a soccer jerseys signed by players on the team. the u.s. lost to brazil in that game, and in private, he vowed that it would not happen again. >> the last thing he said was that we would not give up a 2-0 lead in another game. officials

barry was arrested in anacostia park on saturday night after u.s. park police say they were flagged down and the accusation made. watts declined to tell her side of the story on camera today but did speak with two u.s. park police officers who visited her home this afternoon. in a three-page statement released monday morning, watts seemingly contradicted herself. it reads in part -- it is now up to the u.s. attorney's office to decide whether or not to prosecute barry. he will have to appear in court on thursday morning where he will learn what the government plans to do. iffy prosecution goes forward it could be problematic in federal court where he is on probation for failing to file his taxes. >>> president obama holding his first summit in russia. hoping to improve relations between the one-time cold war rival. the president met with his russian counterpart in moscow today. the first leg of a two-day summit. they came to terms on a number of issues including agreeing on a nuclear weapons limit. no measurable progress made on missile defense, how

park police say it all the went down in anacostia park just before 9:00 saturday night.lice say a woman flagged down an officer at the park and told police she was being bothered and stalked by a person in another car. turns out person was councilman barry. that led to barry's on a misdemeanor charge of stalking. at yesterday's news conference, the ward 8 councilman's spokesperson denied the claim an lashed out at his alleged accuser. >> mr. barry has, or a period of time, lended his friendship and his support to the accuser ms. donna watts through her many stages of instability. he considered her his very close friend and so -- which is why today he feels quite betrayed by her actions. >> reporter: now, donna watts spoke by phone to fox 5 last night. she says that she did not flag down an officer and that she did not accuse barry of stalk. she also says about those remarks from barry's spokesperson, she says those are unfortunate. she says she is not unstable and that we do hope to learn more from her -- or his lawyer i should saw coming up later on thisorning in the 10

park police officer in anacostia park. she told the officer barry had been stalking her. the former mayor was taken into custody and charged with misdemeanor stalking. barry's lawyers spoke today on his behalf. >> we believe that the charge is baseless. we believe that the charge stems from a personal relationship that has gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways and has resulted in one party to that relationship striking out at mr. barry. >> watts told news4 she did not intend for things to go this far. tom sherwood will have the latest on barry's arrest and other charges he may face at 5:00. >>> firefighters came to the rescue when a man went into seizure durgn a independence day parade in fairfax city. the firefighters were wavin tno the crowds along the parade route as they were turning on to main street and university boulevard, a man watching the parade began keeling over. firefighters jumped into action. they brought out their defibrillators. emts arrived on their bikes and loaded him into the ambulance. he remains in the hospital, but his condition is improving. >>> i

a woman flagged down officers saturday night in anacostia park claiming barry was stalking her. the woman gelealdly told police she and barry had dinner in annapolis earlier that night. she dropped him off in the district and headed to watch the fireworks and that is when he followed her in his car trying to get her attention by blowing the horn and flashing the lights. >> councilmember parry is no stalker. instead, he is someone who has lended his hand to assist which in the end has come back to bite him. mr.barry has, over a period of time lended his friendship and his support to the accuser, miss donna watts new her many stages of instability. >> watts denies flagging down the park police officer. she says she never accused barry of stalking her and she wants police to restrict the claim. she denies being unstable and calls barry's spokesperson's remarks unfortunate. barry's lawyer will hopefully clear things up today. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the arrest including the new developments from that press conference. go to myfoxdc.com. >>> president obama and the

. >> reporter: marion barry was arrested july 4th by park poce in anacostia park. officers charged barry with stalking his former girl friend, donna watts. the two had dinner that night and barry was arrested hours later in anacostia park. since then the two sides have put all their business out for the public including tawdry phone conversations, character assessments and details about a contract barry awarded to watts to work for him just two months after they started dating. watts said it could have been solved with a phone call. >> he wanted my attention and he made a bad move and this is how it stemmed. i really wish he would have talked to me as soon as he got out. this would have been over. >> reporter: the arrest of mr. -- >> the arrest of mr. barry should have never taken place. the false allegations against mr. barry should have never been made. from the very beginning mr. barry has spoken truthfully and has been consistent in his accounts of the events that took place and we are thankful to the u.s. attorney's office for seeing through it and making the

charges being filed by police after a bizarre altercation between barry and his former girlfriend in anacostia park. >> the the arrest of mr. barry should have never taken place. >> 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-ra

early saturday evening, an officer was flagged down in anacostia park by watts who complained barry was stalking her. the officer interviewed barry and watts who was with her ex-husband and charged barry with misdemeanor stalking. barry says the two had mannplana weekend trip in rehoboth. the park incident, which no one has fully explained, occurred a short time later. in a three-page statement, donna watts mentioned her relationship with barry and interest in public affairs, but sheds no light on the saturday incident. barry, 73 and separated but not divorced from his fourth wife, has often stayed at the watts home in southeast. donna watts' ex-husband who still helps her with her chilen allegedly has exchanged hostile words with barry in the past. so much so that barry last week had him barred from d.c. council offices. again, it's still unclear whether barry formally will be charged with anything wrong. he has a tentative court date for thursday to find out. wendy? >> he's on probation for failing to file his taxes. would this impact that at all? >> it possibly could. when you're on

a park police officer, patrolling anacostia park on the 4th of july was flagged down by a woman in a car. >> the woman stated somebody in another car was harassing and stalking her. >> reporter: it was a political council woman. >> the only issue is the charge of stalking which is a misdemeanor. >> barry describes the accuser as his close friend. >> the best word to describe marion barry at this hour is betrayed. he adamantly denies the charges. >> reporter: he made headlines last april after he paid $900 to buy her an opera jacket at the same time he was trying to repay taxes. >> 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 instability. >> reporter: this is barry's third run in with park police since his drug charges in ' 92. >> we have had several calls today and the biggest thing they are saying off the bat is he's been arrested again, so embarrassing. >> reporter: now, if convicted of this misdemeanor stalking charge, he could face up to a year in jail and a fine up to $500. jessica? >>> polic

a park police officer patrolling anacostia park on the 4th of july was flagged down by a woman in a car. >> the woman stated somebody in another car was harassing and stalking her. >> 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. jessi

in anacostia park, indicated that barry was stalking her. how the two came together is unknown. >> mr. barry was transported to the substation and after questioning and in consultation, a misdemeanor of stalking was charged. >> mr. barry was released on his own recognizant. this is a string of illegal troubles for mr. barry who is on probation for not filing taxes on time. >> in his third term of mayor, he was arrested for smoking crack cocaine but re-elected. fourth of july nightmare after bridge collapses and hear why it may have collapsed. and the former leader of honduras unable to return to his country. what happened and when he will return. >> plans for a public memorial and private funeral continue for michael jackson. >> well good news for investigators trying to figure out the cause of tuesday's plane crash. they have now located the black box recorders. the plane took off in capital of kamarus. this is the second air bus to go down in a month. it was a no-go for ousted president zelaya that was trying to return to hond dur as. tryi

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. -- stockpiles have risen. analysts predict that prices will drop for the rest of the year. right now, the price is $2.55. it is down $1.54 from a year ago. >>> president barack obama spent the day meeting with russian leaders but took a brief moment to recognize a russian. >> as a resident of washington d.c., i continue to benefit from the benefits of russia -- of russians, specifically of alexander ovechkin. >> the president also met with prime minister putin today. he conceded that he does not expect t two leaders t

there will not be another courtroom for city councilman marion barry, arrested july 4th at anacostia park for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend. >> mr. marion barry has, from the very beginning, maintained that he never stocked ms. watts, that he never harassed her. >> the voice mills left by a barry for his ex-girlfriend were released by the washington city paper today after her ex- husband give the paper access to the lengthy recordings. the most shocking of which was an argument about a trip to the national convention in denver, during which he kicked her out of a hotel room because she would not perform oral sex. >> questions are still swirling over the hiring of the ex- girlfriend. according to city records, she was paid at least $20,000 to work as a contractor. months later to the end of their relationship, his camp publicly declared his ex-girlfriend unstable. >> she is currently under the care of billick local psychiatrist. >> she said not true. >> i must be bad. >> residents say, bottom line, too much drawn by. >> we must pray for them. >> his spokesperson says he plans t

it happened on july fourth at anacostia park.ry was arrested and charged, but again those charges have been dropped. now barry also awarded this woman a $60,000 contract to work with the d.c. government. according to article in "the washington post," the d.c. attorney general wants to find out more about that contract and is encouraging the council to investigate that. i'm tracee wilkins, live this morning outside the court. back to you in the studio. >> thanks very much. >> thanks. today's news 4 morning person is described as clearful with a welcoming disposition. kareem is the overnight manager of the ritz-carlton in washington. co-workers say every night, kareem chooses a special quote to include in the night watch report to brighten everyone's day. the watch report goes out to whole hotel every morning, which he hopes gets everyone's day off to a good start. if you know someone like kareem, e-mail their story and a clear, close-up picture or video to morningperson@nbcwashington.com. >> let's get an out the door forecast now

breaking news from southeast washington, the police are investigating a shooting outside of the anacostia metro station. an adult male was shot and the head on howard road. the victim has been transported to medstar. no word on the suspect or motive. >>> authorities have arrested a suspected serial bank robber. the police say cynthia crawford walked into the suntrust bank and jefferson davis highway in woodbridge and demanded cash. authorities caught her on interstate 95. she fought officers, to tasered and arrested her -- who tasered and arrested her. >>> new information about the price at the pump. retail gas prices are starting to climb nationwide. dazzling features have climbed every day for the past few weeks, up twenty-eight cents. analysts say positive signs from the economy have kept prices from dropping. the national average, $2.47. that is up half a cent from yesterday. it is still twenty cents cheaper than a month ago. >>> and alert for users of facebook. that site has launched a program allowing third-party advertisers to search through your photos. they choose a picture, then

the money raised will be used to help clean at the anacostia river. >>> a big opportunity for home buyers in prince george's county. jack johns has announced a new downpayment assistance program. this is to help people buy foreclosed homes. the $13 million program is aimed at stopping the erosn of property values o'clock -- caused by foreclosure. still to come, in these tough times families across the u.s. are trying to save on their summer vacation. if you are still trying to find a great deal, it is not too late. >> here is the problem with michael. no matter what he wanted somebody would give it to him. >> as the investigation into michael jackson's death continues, one of his doctors speaks out on his prescription drug habit. adam is coming back with a full check of our forecast on a beautiful wednesday. we thank you for watching watchg >>> there are still many questions surrounding the cause of michael jackson's debt. sources say he was addicted to powerful pain relievers. -- because of michael jackson's death. today, his dermatologist's spoke to us, denying any role in his death. >>

park police after a bizarre altercation between barry and his form per girlfriend in anacostia park. >> the arrest of mr. barry should have never taken place. >> 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. >>>

it happened in anacostia park. a young woman flag them down to report that marion barry was following her and her ex- husband. the attorney says the woman had been in a relationship with barry for more than one year. it hadecently ended. he admits that marion barry spent much of the day with the woman before the incident. they planned a trip to grow old with beach. she changed her mind. she never asked for him to be arrested. >> she indicated that she had a meal with marion barry. clearly, there was no stalking. there was no coercion. there was no compelling of her to be involved in a relationship. >> early reaction -- >> why would he harass someone and the 73-year-old? >> the u.s. attorney believes her story. we will find out more details thursday. that is the day the case is due in court. >>> this is not marion barry's first brush with the law. in 1990, he was caught smoking crack in a hot -- hotel room in an fbi sting. he served six months in prison and was reelected as mayor. in 1994 and 2006, he was sentenced

and at some point last night ended up here in anacostia park in separate vehicles. police said she flagged them down and said she was being stalked. >> council member barry is no stalker. he is someone who lended his hand to assist which in the end has come back to bite him. >> reporter: a spokeswom for marion barry says he's innocent of the stalking charges placed against him saturday night by u.s. park police. >> it is ourope that the charges councilman barry faces today will be dropped or if nothing more that the truth of the matter will prevail in a court of law. >> 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 ho

he was rested in anacostia park saturday on a misdemeanor stalking charge. his attorney says the accuser spent the day with barry and denied the charges. 40-year-old donna watts is the woman behind the charge. she and barry apparently had an 18-month relationship. sources say the two recently had a falling out after her ex- husband made threats against barry. barry's long time lawyer says he doubts the charges will stick and offered this explanation. >> we believe that the charge is baseless. we believe that the charge stems from a personal relationship that has gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways and has resulted in one party to that relationship striking out at mr. barry. mr. barry was traveling on public streets, on his way home. and that's how he found himself in the park. he was not following anyone. >> the woman did not speak publicly today but issued a three-page written statement saying it is senseless to publicly and officially accuse marion of stalking after having a meal with him just an hour earlier. now watts denied anyone connected to her made

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 only hope the consequences are just. some slight contradictions in that statement. as for barry he will be in court on thursday. that's when we will find out if prosecutors will file charges. more on this story at 9:00 news now at 5:00, 6:00 a

. >> reporter: barry was arrested on july 4th in anacostia park by the park police who was flagged down by his ex-girl friend 40-year-old donna watts. tonight she clarified what she told police. >> i said he's bothering me. make sure he goes home. he wanted my attention and he made a bad move and this is how it stemmed. i really wish he would have talked to me as soon as he got out. this would have been over. >> reporter: new questions were also raised after it was learned that watts seen here in pink with barry leaving a recent court appearance was awarded a contract to work for barry. tonight his office defended her work. >> we have in our possession e- mails which state that this job has been done and the hours that it was taken. we have in our possession the amount that she was paid already. >> reporter: it was all part of the nasty public dispute that has left them both scarred. watts is worried she will never work again. >> i don't think i can get a job anywhere in d.c. because those are the only threats i ever got from him. i'll make sure you never work in d.c. >> reporter: now t

. >> reporter: in anacostia it is tough to find critics. >> always my vote.hout him i would have never got my first summer job. >> he does a lot for the senior sits ins. >> only a few seem to have lost confident dense. >> this chasing people around in cars and i just think he is an old man now or an older man and he should be somewhere relaxes. go somewhere and sit down. >> one woman called the 73-year- old a sex addict but she was afraid to show her face. >> until you address the addiction the problem will never go away. >> reporter: there is plenty of suspicion of the motives of the police and media. >> it is clear to me that we have some people out here that have a lot of hatred toward marion barry and they will stop at nothing until they believe they can get him. >> bruce leshan, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> metro starts to schedule the massive upgrade of the red line. a project which will take years. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. kim is in for howard bernstein. she will have the weather in a second. and angie has the traffic. it is friday an

park police say a woman believed to be watts flagged down an officer in anacostia park saturday and complainednd 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 except to his home. he was going home from the house of the complaintant. . >> reporter: the u.s. district attorney is deciding whether think charges will be brought in this case. sources say that private conversations are suggesting that there may be no evidence of any st

around 8:45 at night near the corner of anacostia drive in southeast. >> a united states park police officer was flagged down bay woman who stated she was being bothered and stalked by a person in another car. >> reporter: the park police say it was marion barry inside the car. barry was arrested, charged with misdemeanortalking, issued a citation and released from jail. >> he considered her his very close friend. and so thanksgivings that is why today he feels -- that is why today he feels betrayed by his actions. >> reporter: natalie williams spoke on his behalf, saying barry has known his accuser for several years. they had lunch the day he was arrested. her spokeswoman doesn't know if they had a sexual relationship but the woman worked on his campaign and has had problems in the past. >> he has assisted her in health challenges. he has assisted her in her search for employment, he has assisted her over a period of time during her financial hardship. >> reporter: as the current d.c. councilman for ward 8 and former four-term mayor, barry has had several previous run-ins with the l

when park police pulled him over in anacostia park. she shouted to the officer that barry was harassing her and continually threatening he would use powers of influence to have her ex-husband arrested. prosecutors dropped the stalking charge thursday. >> on july 4th. i was illegally arrested. >> barry defended himself during the city probe announcement, council member, walked out, saying, he had had enough. >> there is no rallying behind marion. so when he stepped forward at that press conference and attempted to portray himself as a victim it was more than any of us could talk. >> you look at the documents. >> bob bennett will lead the inquiry into the personal services contract between barry and his ex. and determine if barry complied with city laws and council mules when awarding it. >> i had no doubt in my mind. that we followed all the procedures. paid $15,000 for the leadership development project. and introduce the resolution this tuesday. calling for the independent probe. back to you. >> michael flynn. thank you. >> police che

nothing across the anacostia river. normal travel times on 95 between richmond and baltimore. we will take you live and show you beltway traffic in oxon hill. it is running smartly to and from the wilson bridge. hopefully it will not be as hazy and foggy today. newschopper 7 has been grounded over the pas few days. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> firefighters areesll s oti thsceenre ofa two-alarm fire in hwt.es >> block of chain bridge road has been destroyed. pamela brown is live at the scene with more. good morning. >> firefighters faced some big obstacles last night. the owner is a well-known d.c. resident. the owners are out of town. there are no injuries to report. an intense blaze swept through this the state in this northwest palisades neighborhood. >> i am sure the house that is burning is substantial. >> firefighter said no one was home when the blaze broke out. the fire gutted the house, substantially reducing the art collection. it's >> really bad. >> firefighters arrived within minutes. it took them nearly two hours to put the fire out. there was high humidit

last saturday, in anacostia park. officers say barry's estranged girlfriend, flagged them down. meanwhile, she is denying that she got work from barry because she was struggling financially. she says she wrote a legitimate proposal for an education program. >>> mayor a has now fired five employees at the youth detention center after two jail breaks there. the center's superintendent was demoted, two other staff members, suspended. a teen escaped from the d.c. owned facility located in anne arundel county. six others broke out last weekend. fraternal order of police issued a statement on behalf of all correction officers there, saying there was not enough staffing nor was there a secure area to restrain the offenders. >>> well, metro. now a new zero tolerance policy for any bus or train operator who is using a cell phone on the job. starting monday, any driver caught using a mobile device on the job is going to be fired. this move follows video of a metro train officer caught texting. operator, rather. while, while the train was in motion. the train was speeding down the tracks,

. >> you hadn't been in anacostia park. >> new no, i drive through that park 90% of the time. >> one observer said there's a fatigue setting in among supporters and the former four- term mayor couldn't win an at large race in the city these days. barry would respond, he doesn't have to. all he has to do is keep winning in ward 8. >> have you talked? >> no, absolutely not. >> if you had a chance to talk to her, what would you say? >> i'm not going to talk to her. >> bruce johnson, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> joining us now. david and councilman, everybody thinks this is all about the girlfriend, but you think it goes even deeper than that to nonprofits to the exmayor established in ward 8? >> after all of this came out last friday after the council decided to go forward, new information surfaced that councilman barry -- received earmarks that council member barry designated and he created the organizations to then spend those funds. there's evidence that councilman barry spent those. when we look at the benefits, there are allegations that are listed as incorporators, their suggested

for a beach get away but called off their plans after a stop in annapolis and he ran in to her in anacostiak and that encounter led to her arrest. cook denies barry did anything wrong. >>> president obama held a long round of talks with putin earlier this morning. it was the first ever meeting between the two. the two hour meeting ran 30 minutes longer than scheduled. it comes after president obama and russia's president agreed to reduce their nuclear arsenal. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. >> thank you. >>> les t mo. ngvi we will ngoklo at numbers. comfortable outside and we are waking up to 68 degrees. satellite-radar loop shows we are rain showers to our south and north. in thmi leddwe e arsitting pretty and looking good. we llwip ee kit smoee stlynyun today. ow anyone gets an isolated er it will be folks cumberland to martinsburg. highs in she thmiddle 80s. so, a e great week, a great wee i'm telling you to update the weather forecast. >> let's match it by kicking off with a crystal clear commute. that's what we have for you on this tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. no

park police say watts was in her vehicle in anacostia park around 8:45 saturday night and she flagged down an officer on patrol. police say she told the officer she was being stalked by barry who was in a separate vehicle. houttwo became to be in the park is unzpleer mr. barry was transported to the united states park police. and after being interviewed by detectives by the u.s. park police and consultation with the u.s. attorney's office a charge of a misdemeanor charge of staurkg acwapls edgainst mr. barry. >> reporter: wat tewold n sd 4, did fot aglanyone wngdo ar id fili f chs.ge the police pulled him over. he got pulled over for a traffic violation and he tried to cut me off, end quote. this is the latest in a string of legal troubles for barry. who is on probation for failing to file his taxes on time. >> it's pretty sad. i mean, aot of young kids look up to him and so far as a role model and everything and it's an unfortunate situation. >> i think it's bogus. i think it's bogus. i think they just trying to get whatever they want out of him. you know he's a good guy. he's done a

park police say a woman named donna watts-brighthaupt flagged down an officer on saturday in anacostia park and accused barry of stalking her. barry says he has been dating watts-brighthaupt for more than a year now. he says they were on their way to rehoboth when she decided she wanted to go back to washington. >> he denies stalking anyone in the district of columbia or at any other time. we believe the charge stems from a personal relationship that has gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways. >> watts-brighthaupt told news 4 she did not intend for the incident to go as far as it did. barry is scheduled to appear in court on thursday. >> the district's bill to recognize gay marriages performed in other states became law at midnight last night t bill was passed back in may. it is considered to be a first step toward eventually allowing gay marriages to b performed in the district. a judge has already thrown out a separate effort to put the gay marriage issue on a referendum. the judge ruled that such a refrn dumb would violate the city's human rights law against discrimination. >>> our ti

council member in anacostia park on saturday.ice say a woman named donna watt brihoff flagged down an officer an accused barry of stalking her. barry said he's been dating her for more than a year. he said on saturday they ate lunch together in annapolis and were on their way to row hoebage wh when she decided she wanted to return to washington. >> councilman barry denies stalking anybody in the district of columbia or at any time. we believe that the charge stems from a personal relationship that has gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways. >> police went stott womto the home in the southeast to get a complete statement on the matter. she told news 4 she did not intend for this incident to go as far as it has gone. >>> police investigating a frightening incident in fairfax county. a little girai sd she was playing outside when aan m walked up to her and tried to drag her away. this happened on dudley court in oakland yesterday. derrick ward joins us from fairfax county police headquarters with more on this. derrick? >> reporter: as

the money will be used to clean up the anacostia river. the fees will go into effect on january 1. >>> gay and lesbian couples walking -- will consider themselves married in the district. sam ford is live with reaction. >> i am outside a club in northwest washington where gay activists are gathering to celebrate a lot recognizes the marriages from out of state. it is estimated there are 3800 gay couples in the city, and this is a big day for them. for d.c. residents, who went to massachusetts to get married three years ago, today is special. they are legally married in d.c. >> it is a great step forward. >> not on our watch. >> efforts to stop this in the council, congress, and courts have failed. supporters want the next dep, a gay marriages -- the next step, dear mayor -- gay marriages performed in the district. reaction to today's milestone? >> let them be happy. >> for the newly recognized couple, hurdles still remain. >> we may be able to file taxes in d.c., but the federal taxes will still need to be made as individuals. >> with the

on the east side of the anacostia river. the officer was flagged down by a d.c.nt, she was upset. this officer from the united states park police interviewed the woman that had flagged him down or requested assistance and the other vehicle that she was pointing to had also been stopped. after she was interviewed for a few moments the officer went to the other vehicle and interviewed the occupant of that vehicle. based on the investigation that the officer did on the scene, there was probable cause developed arrest the occupant of the second vehicle. that was marion barry. >> do you know what relationship she had to marion barry? >> i don't have that information. >> it was around 8:45 last night? councilman barry was there at the park waiting for fireworks. >> don't know why he was there at this hour? this is an area known for it's fireworks. perfectly reasonable area for people for visitation for the holidays. >> specifically, talk about the stalking charge. according to d.c. criminal code, what does stalking mean? >> i haven't had an opportunity to really look i

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it was around 8:45 saturday night park police say a driver flagged an officer down in anacostia park and told the officer that she was being followed. >> she pointed out the driver of the vehicle. and explained to that officer that she was having some conflict with the driver of the other vehicle. >> in that car wd 8 coemuncilm 8ber marion barry. he faces misdemeanor stalking charge. >> he denies the charges of stalking. >> a spokesperson says the accuser is a close friend and confidant of the former mayor who volunteered in his campaign even accompanied him to court. she says barry has helped the accuser financially with health issues and unemployment. >> the perception of the charges would have the residents of the district believe mr. barry has been in aggressive pursuit of the accuser and harassed her. but there is not the case. >> the accuser says she never asked for barry to be arrest bud says barry followed her and her ex-husband in her car. >> it seems there is more to the story than is being told. why would he harass the friend and being 72 years old just doesn't add up. >>

s anacostia park and said marry -- barry was bothering her.'m kind of surprised that president obama hasn't offered him a job yet. and tonight's media mash is brought to you by fourth of july tea partiers nationwide. the tea party movement is alive and well, but you wouldn't know it if you are following the mainstream media. tea partiers came out in hordes to celebrate independence day and reclaim one of the founding principles, more libererty -- more liberty and less 2k3w0. 35,000 people made it out to that tea party in dallas. we're going to continue to follow the tea party movement if -- even if the obama mania media do not. . we continue in 30 seconds with bad news for al gore. sean: finally tonight, in hannity's america, al gore may have some explaining to do. climate depot.com reports the earth's temperature has actually dropped since his film. the average temperature plunged almost an entire degree since 2006. sorry, al, just an inconvenient truth. >> the truth is we and everyone else misread the economy. the figures we worked off in ja