we can agree to disagree but i'm sick of t we work hard for this city and please stop all of the backbiting and foolishness and let's move forward. thank you. >> reporter: from that point o things seemed to settle down a bit. brown was selected as pro tem and councilmember orange accepted t mayor gray said this about mendelsohn. >> he is a hard-working, smart, very committed, dedicated public servant and i have every confidence he will lead the council in a very constructive manner. >> reporter: matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. ts right now. >>> it is thursday, june 14th. a live look outside courtesy of our tower cam. that is the washington monday thnt there to the left. seems like a mrs. apt start to the day. we'll find out from gwen in just a moment. check this out. folks talk about it last night and they are talking about it this morning. these are pictures from twitter of what many saw on the beltway last night about 11:00. it looks like a ufo on the back of a flatbed truck. people would called us and treated say they began seeing it on 270 and g

overturned, but it needs to be borne in mind that all the while the confederate congress is karping and backbiting at davis they also realize this is a war, stupid, and we've got to support the soldiers in the field. he expended virtually no effort at trying to curry good relations with congress. there again is this, davis' pride and his unwillingness to be seen by others as currying favor. there are at least two accounts i can recall of davis getting involved in shouting matches with a couple of congressmen and his office, one is some congressman from north carolina as a virginian, we always point that out. [ laughter ] and there are, it is at least reputed that when davis was walking down the street in richmond, if he saw a congressman approaching him on the sidewalk, he would cross to the other side of the street, so as not to be seen speaking to the congressman publicly for fear of people might think he was politicking with him. that's not a good way to work with your most important branch of government. >> lincoln had basically a very constructive relationship with congress because he was wor

we work hard for this city and please stop all of the backbiting and foolishness, and let's move forward. >> tim, you would agree a lot of people feel like ms. alexander. we've got to move past this. it's an embarrassment. your final words on the situation? >> i think ms. alexander shows this is weighing on members heavily. tough time for the city and council. there are some indications it could continue to get worse as investigations continue and a special election looms. >> i think a lot of people looking to mendleson to calm things down and get the council back on track. tim craig, good to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> allison, over to you. >>> thanks so much, will. whitney houston's mother isn't the only person writing a book on the superstar. well known gospel singer is sharing his memories. we'll have more on that when we come back. time now is 7:41. that wen. add flavor to your day with dunkin's new breakfast burritos, with fire-roasted veggies and delicious steak. try one today. i'm drinking dunkin'. medium iced, cream and sugar. dunkin' iced all day long. dunkin' kee

endorsement of obama was important in that it kept the chattering classes from doing their little backbiting and vicious rumors. but independent voters also have independent mines and no endorsement by a single past political figure overrules and thinking independent's ability to analyze the issues. have a great day. host: here's a story from npr. bill clinton campaigns as obama's number one surrogate. so let's hear from another democrat. jonathan is in arkansas. does it matter to you what president clinton says about current president obama? caller: yes, it does, because a lot of people forget that clinton was a great president. during his time there was a little war, but there was more peace and prosperity and people working together to get the economy and the american people back. back. with him standing beside barack obama, it's a great thing. it is something to open people's eyes and to realize that we need to accomplish something. that's my final thought. thank you. host: wisconsin, eric is an independent college. i think we lost him. let's go to south carolina, peggy is a democrat. ca