bob mcdonnell is coming clean.ll maintains he hasn't done anything legally wrong here, but by accepting those gifts, he says he lost the public's trust. so returning the gifts is essentially the least he can do. well that and, you know, smile real big for the cameras. bob mcdonnell giving all of those gifts back may ultimately improve his own political standing in the state of virginia but ratchets up the pressure on this guy. the cucc. ken cuccinelli currently running to replace him as governor. ken cuccinelli has the same problem bob mcdonnell has. the recipient of $18,000 worth of gifts from the same super rich virginia businessman. earlier this week we said cucc watch was officially back on again. will ken cuccinelli return those gifts? well, we now have an answer to that question. no, no he will not. ken cuccinelli told reporters he has no plan to return any of the gifts he received because according to cucc, star scientistic ceo johnny williams didn't give him the kinds of gifts that can be returned which is

bob mcdonnell of virginia, is in the middle of a two week 22 stop commonwealth of opportunity tour. think the governor hopes the tour will give the commonwealth the opportunity to stop wondering whether he's going to resign or be indicted or both. and also which order might be best if both of those things end up happening. unfortunately, for his efforts at taking everyone's mind off of his own corruption scandal, week one of the bob mcdonnell tour coincided exactly with the "washington post" breaking the news on the governor taking another $50,000 cash from a guy who he then offered a seat on a state medical board. now week two of the commonwealth of opportunity tour starts with the first major newspaper in virginia calling for governor bob mcdonnell to resign. it is the "daily progress" newspaper in charlottesville, virginia, and their editorial calling for governor mcdonnell is resign is brutal. "mr. mcdonnell's effectiveness is at an end. worst, mr. mcdonnell has become an outright liability to the commonwealth and its citizens. blindness to importance of the scandal. apparently

and ken cuccinelli has been criticizing bob mcdonnell for taking these gifts.sition himself as if he's the big ethics guy in virginia politics now. which is amazing. but even as he's trying to position himself that way, ken cuccinelli is not giving the gifts back, himself. he is keeping them. he said last week there is no way he can repay gifts like these. since he's already taken them. he said there are some bells you can't unring. how can you pay back a dinner? you've already eaten it. the fact the governor had his daughter repay the $15,000 dinner the guy bought for her does not seem to have sunk in with mr. cuccinelli. you don't have to cook for the guy, ken. just fif pay for what it was wo when you ate it. when pressed about it again, it dawned on cuccinelli what was expected from him in a situation like this. he said, "you mean, just write a check?" yes. he said, "if i could do that, i just might do that but that's not something i can do from my family's perspective." to further clarify what the gubernatorial campaign meant, the campaign followed up with

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the good of the state, for the good of every virginian and his family and his himself, governor bob mcdonnelln." this is the second major virginia newspaper to call for governor mcdonnell's resignation. the first was "daily progress" newspaper in charlottesville, virginia, next week. even the "washington post's" pretty doctrinaire republican columnist jennifer ruben is calling on governor mcdonnell to resign. the latest calls for the governor to step down follow the news reported in the "washington post" that federal officials spent yesterday meeting with lawyers for both the governor and his wife. separate lawyers now for each of them. we'll have more on that in a moment, though. they spent yesterday meeting with governor's lawyers and his wife's lawyers giving those lawyers a chance to argue for why federal prosecutors should not bring criminal charges against bob mcdonnell. asked today about that repeatedly by reporters, governor mcdonnell said he did not want to talk about it. >> can you tell us at about the results of the meetings yesterday with your lawyers? >> no. i came to talk about

in 2009, virginian republican bob mcdonnell was looking like the front-runner.his year, the cuccinelli mcauliffe race is look like a coin flip. stories about green tech automatic, fledgling car company he moved to mississippi and hasn't gotten off to a booming start. all that said, a quinnipiac poll last week had mcauliffe up among likely voters. no one on either side believes mcauliffe is up by quite that much but everyone believes he is ahead and it's clear cuccinelli's campaign is worried. in fact, so worried, they're going after mcdonnell. cuccinelli has run a good campaign but it's the issue that he can't control the gop has concluded is a serious liability. governor mcdonnell. it was just months ago they fought over who would be more like mcdonnell as a governor. in what can only be described as a stunning development, cuccinelli went negative on mcdonnell in a tv ad called facts. >> the truth, there's only one candidate under investigation, terry mcauliffe. the press calls the attacks false. a democratic commonwealth attorney cleared kucuccinelli o any wr

virginia governor bob mcdonnell has a few months left in office.ng his final few weeks working on his legacy. >> a recent university poll shows bob mcdonnell's job approval hovering an all time low. only 47% of people polled say the governor is doing a good job one point higher than last month. only 34% virginiaians have a favorable view. bob mcdonnell has apologized and paid back what he can and still the state of federal investigation. meanwhile, ken cuccinelli accepted gifts. republican candidate airing a new ad that casts bob mcdonnell in a negative life. add comes days after a separate -- he is running against democrat terry mcauliffe. >> embattled san diego mayor could resign. city council voting on a settlement agreement for fillner to step down. so far 17 women says he has acted inappropriately. one aid said she was asked to work without underwear. george zimmerman has resurfaced in the unlikelyiest of places. >> the man shot and later acquitted in cocoa, florida. this is the first public image of zimmerman since the trial ended. >> suspend

the case against bob mcdonnell, governor of virginia caught up in a gift scandal.ecutor is here to share his insights. plus... >> reporter: the nfl's new bag policy taught some fans off guard. i am melanie alnwick. >> back to school spending, does one student really need 20 elmer's glue stick? >> later on, her career is on fire. she remains sweet and soulful, reesa renee is here with us. can't wait to hear from her. >> she has so much energy. i wish i had that. tucker barnes is here. fox 5, 9:00 lounge. >> all right. we have the fog that continues to be an issue out to the west. 74 in washington. we are in for a warm and noticely humid day upper 90. if you haven't had pool time, today and tomorrow, we are going to be summary. should be a beautiful day, lots of sunshine expected. this satellite radar is not picking up that fog. still to the south and west.

bob mcdonnell, six months ago would have been a political asset to ken and now he can't use him and ken be the bridge. >> you have ken distancing himself from mcdonnell and you have the opponent running toward him. >> now it's thrown up -- you do wonder the unintended consequence and people don't like the two governor candidates right now, right? they will be upset by the negativity. >> low turnout! >> this is a tight race. let's face it, i mean, for temporary has got some personality issues and, you know, people didn't like him last time. so he has got to combat that and all of the attacking of cucinneli won't help. >> the cloud over ken is very tough, though, for republicans to overcome. >> shameless plug. >> happy birthday to my brother-in-law who even if he wasn't my brother-in-law, i'd still be his friend! >> fair enough. >> my great colleague jim rootenberg in the vowel section has a great love story about summer loving rekindled all of these years along. >> my daughter has 4.0 in her economics major. very proud! >> that's it for this edition of the daily rundown. great to see gri

today, we have governor bob mcdonnell of virginia, and his gifted rolex.ase, there is no breathy movie star involved. his was given to him by a rich businessman, a donor and a man who used to be a friend of his, named johnny william. the story goes that the first lady of virginia, maureen, admired the rolex and suggested he buy a similar one to give to her husband, the governor, and this all happened at exactly the same time that the governor and his wife were arranging for mr. william to have meetings with health officials so they could lobby for him to use his products. mr. williams did buy the rolex watch for the governor, it was inscribed to the virginia, and he didn't tell anybody to get rid of it. the engraved rolex became another of the list of items regarding cash that the family took from williams over the past couple of years. over $140,000 in cash, a $15,000 shopping strip to new york city, a loaned ferrarri, a vacation home. right? after the scandal broke, the governor apologized and said he paid back all the cash to johnny williams. but what a

more than $120,000 in loans to bob mcdonnell's wife. g on the cake -- a $6,500 rolex which williams gave mcdonnell for his birthday after his wife requested it. mcdonnell has already announced that his daughter has returned the $15,000 check she received for her wedding, and last month mcdonnell repaid the loans. but with federal and say the investigations into the special relationship between mcdonnell and williams and reports this week that prosecutors may be trying to build a criminal case against mcdonnell, it looks like the governor may have to do more than just hand over the goods. if only the problems were virginia voters ended there. a federal investigation is currently being launched into an electric car company co-founded by virginia's democratic gun torial candidate terry macaw live over the country's conduct in soliciting foreign investors. infamous attorney general ken cu cuccinelli from the gifts he received. but he's not willing to give anything back. he remained unbowed saying there are some bells you can't unring. that's

roller coaster that will drop riders coaster that will drop riders straight down at "as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead" "cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." >>> head's up thrill seekers, six flags in new jersey is set to become home to the world's tallest drop roller coasters. it will take riders 41 stories up before dropping them at speeds of 90 miles an hour. if that's not terrifying enough, another roller coaster will hurl riders past them at 128 miles an hour. it should open next year. >>> an airplane was set on fire at dulles airport today as part of a training exercise for the crew. it comes more than a month a

why fast food workers in dozens of states across the country why fast food workers "as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead" "cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanviksgiving dinner, private t trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad."

. >>> a potential federal criminal probe is under way involving virginia governor bob mcdonnell stemming from thousands of dollars in gifts he received from a major donor. mcdonnell recently said he's returning all the gifts and all the money to johnny williams, ceo of health supplement company health scientific. mcdonnell has not been charged with a crime and he maintains he has not broken the law and did not give star scientific any undue help. >>> in kentucky we have a better idea of what next year's u.s. senate race will look like. on saturday minority leader mitch mcconnell and alison lunderman grimes both spoke. the republican avoided any direct mention of his democratic challenger. but for lunderman grimes, the senior senator was public enemy number one. >> i want to say how nice it is, how nice it is to see jerry lunderman back in the game. like the loyal democrat he s he's taking orders from the obama campaign on how to run his daughter's campaign. they told him to make a pitch on the internet for the women's vote and he sent a check to anthony weiner! >> if senator mcconnell ha

"as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead" "cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from trelecicity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is ameri ca' best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity o td finnew roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. >> usually the focus of the final preseason game is which bubble players will play themselves into a job. it is the last-ditch effort to make an impression not just for the redskins but t

both candidates have seen their share of scandals. 42% found cuccinelli trustworthy. 49% -->> bob mcdonnell. when asked about the investigation surrounding him and wife centering on thousands of dollars of gifts and loans, bob mcdonnell said he is not going to let it distract. >> that is absolutely false. this is what i do. i have done hundreds of events, business, veterans. i travel the state like i do every summer to be able to talk to people and listen to people. >> u.s. attorneys are currently deciding whether to file charges. governor has paid back $120,000 back in loans, sarah? >> they want delegate don dwier out. he was arrested and charged with drunk driving. he was arrested for operating a boat. the accident fractured the skull of a five-year-old girl. he said he had two beers but failed two sobriety tests. >> 645 million dollar facility will replace financially prince george s' hospital. it will hope in 2014. >> also new, troubling news about test scores in commonwealth. >> states most recent standards of learning scores shows 75% of students pass the reading test down from 89 tes

"as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williamsrney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead" "cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." >>> so we saw jayson werth knock the cover off the ball. >> yes. >> was it enough? >> it was enough. doug did not jinx the nationals during his weather report. they did pull out -- >> first for that. >> he tried to. they did pull out the win tonight. coming into tonight steven strasburg of the nationals were going after their seventh win in the last eight games. the problem is steven strasburg didn't last long not because of a bad outing but because of bad weather. an hour and 12 minute rain delay forced david johnson to pull strasburg after jus

the "as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead" "cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." . >>> we got a word of warning tonight if you have a pet dog at home. veterinarians say there's a local outbreak of canine influenza. dog flu in montgomery county. at least two have died in that county in recent weeks and at least seven others are very ill. news 4 jackie bensen explains what you can do to protect your dog. >> reporter: this doctor of brookeville animal hospital administers a flu shot to the poodle. this is one of several montgomery county vets sounding the alarm. >> then it can progress to where they get pneumonia, a very

more bad news this morning for virginia bob mcdonnell. rating near an all time low appointing to a new university poll. voters are split saying 42% saying he is trustworthy and 41% saying he is not. wednesday is the anniversary of march on washington. tomorrow thousands expected on national mall for realize rally being let by al sharpton. ♪ >> time for morning line. it maybe only pre-season. there is a lot of pressure going on tomorrow night. you have another outstanding pre-season game monday. redskins have to make cuts from the roster. we are going to talk to junkies coming up later on, redskins and all of those different things that are going on with pre-season and talk about rg3 and london fletcher. >> i am sure they are going to want to talk about sun dress party. >> no doubt. special guests. we'll have more "fox 5 morning news" after the break.  >> we have a lot of buzz about "batman." reviews kind of mixed. kevin mccarthy is here, what do you think of this? we couldn't believe how big of a deal this became on twitter and

he needed three months ago, they thought -- the cuccinelli folks thought bob mcdonnell was going to beell would be the guy they bring out in the fall to say no, he's not -- cuccinelli is not a scary social conservative in northern virginia. don't worry about it. people said that about me, and i haven't been that and you liked what i do. three months ago that was their game plan. it's not just that mcdonnell now is a drag and i think he is servings a drag, the cuccinelli folks, i've talked to them, they believe he's serving as a drag, but they also lost him as a potential advocate. this was a guy four months ago that had 60 plus percent job approval rating. >> oh, my gosh. no doubt about it. >> it's an amazing downfall. but for cuccinelli because of his social -- he was counting on mcdonnell to be his verifier to northern virginia to say no, it's not -- i'm not what terry mcauliffe says i am, not what you read in the media, all that stuff and he doesn't have a verifier anymore. >> cuccinelli getting it from all sides as well. the bob mcdonnell problem, him having to separate himself fro

post mcbride's office is currently in the national spotlight for a probe into virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his family for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans from the c.e.o. of a dietary supplement with a regulatory business in the state now mcbride is also known for the prosecution of cia whistleblower john kiriakou who told the new york times about the clint just an agency's systemic torture program his prosecution of kim dotcom and his website mega upload for copyright infringement racketeering conspiracy money laundering and more he filed charges against n.s.a. leaker edward snowden under the espionage act and headed up the investigation into transparency organization wiki leaks now his exit after serving four years as u.s.d.a. will most certainly raise questions about the status of those investigations to discuss macbride speedy exit and the high profile cases he oversaw while serving as u.s. attorney i was joined earlier by r t web producer andrew blake and i started by asking him if mcbride's decision to retire came as a surprise. seems like r

. >> also today attorneys for for virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen will try to convince federal prosecutors the couple should not be charged in a gift scandal. investigators are looking into whether he helped a company by accepting gifts. mcdonnell said he paid backid b more than $120,000 in loans given by the company. closing argue. s for bradley manning in fort meade. manning was found guilty of leaking 700,000 secret documents to the wikileaks web site and hh could get up to 90 years ins in prison. >> we're state waiting on word on what caused a jet blue plane heading to bwi to make an emergency landing.land >> it touched down safely at philadelphia last night. none of passengers or crew members were hurt. witnesses though say the crewrew smelled smoke in the cabin and d made the emergency landing as a precaution. fox 5 spoke by phone with one of passengers. she's a freelance photographer return together area after a a wedding shoot in boston.oot >> i could not site.. i heard someone else say they thought it smelled like a rubiei smoke. they opened up the doors and in

there is some kind of connection between the donor at the center of the bob mcdonnell situation and ken cuccinelli. the democrats are really pressing. --h this race to write now, with this race right now, there are ethical questions. i'm not sure people know the difference between the scandals between the governor and the two candidates for governor. i think all of them are a mixed jumble at this point. ,s election day gets closer these will be very significant issues that people will be watching. jerseys christie in new with a potential i 48 2016 -- a 2016 race.ye for a he does have to get reelected. he is one of the most popular governors in the country. nationally, hend is just as popular among democrats as he is among republicans. holes hard to find a in his political resume. >> how does the democratic nominee -- tie chrisategy is to christie to a national party. he vetoed a bill that would have restricted the kinds of guns people can use. there are some other things like his clash with the teachers union. given his reputation right now, it is very hard to argue that he is a standar

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>> are "as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead" "cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." >>> jucht into the news 4 live desk, a new irs rule that will impact families across the country. >> the treasury department has announced that legally married same sex couples will receive the same tax benefits as other married couples, as long as they are married in a jurisdiction that recognizes same sex unions. that means couples can file joint tax returns together no matter where any live. the ruling affects state filing, iras and child tax credits and does not apply to anyone in a registered domestic partnership or civil uni

we saw a little bit of this with bob mcdonnell, the governor of virginia who got the gifts, him personally. is this the new norm? five years ago, it was big campaign contributions for votes. are we moving into an era where it's money to the actually personality themselves for their own bank account? >> and david, just to add to that for one second, a lot of the politicians who take this money defer it or give to it a charity or give it to another fund, and that's a big difference, too. >> andy, what do you think, is it something new? >> yeah, it is. what really interests me about this booker story, and, you know, and you can weave into this story, you know, silicon valley, really becoming, before our eyes right now, big tech really becoming a political player, you know, you have mark zuckerberg's forward.us group, all these folks becoming more politically engaged instead of in their libertarian utopia. we're seeing a new wrinkle, a new development in how, you know with, tech and washington and how all the money sloshing around in different ways, you know, is manifesting itself. it's one th

. >>> bob mcdonnell is fighting off charge and he has taken back $124,000 in loans as interest from athy donor johnny williams. and virginia governor has taken back money for catering for his daughter's wedding, a shopping spree for his wife, and a rolex watch. that cost an awkward exchange with an exchange with debra feinstein. >> you're going to return the tangible gifts that were given to you, does that include that rolex watch. >> everything that i have ever received from this particular donor because of the concerns that have been raised by members of the public, and to do everything i can to restore trust with the people of virginia. my daughter, jeanine, on her own, returned her wedding gift. >> just to be clear, the rolex is going back? >> all those gifts i have, including that, yes. >> okay. >> john: through his teeth. okay, so the watch is going back. it's not a story. >> well, yeah, it's funny because it's not surprising that he won't disclose his gifts. this is someone who when he declared history month forgot to include slavery. and here is a guy who not only forgot to me

and they get lots of support from governor ultrasound bob mcdonnell.hese so-called crisis centers give out false medical information to women in order to push an extreme far right agenda. the gop is waging war on women at the grassroots level, and it has to stop. joining me now is ilyse hogue, president of naral, pro-choice america who exposes these outrageous lies of the crisis pregnancy centers in virginia. thanks for being here tonight, ilyse. >> thanks for having me on, reverend. >> now why did naral focus on these offenders and what should the public know about them? >> we've been looking at these centers all across the country for a very long time. because not only are they lying to women, but they're actually endangering women's health. aside from virginia, we're seeing states like ohio and north carolina take money from much needed programs that actually support families that need the help and moving them into these crisis pregnancy centers that try and shame and humiliate women and endanger their health by giving them the kind of information t

ken still has a bob mcdonnell problem. >> it's i think it's going to snowball.f trust, i think at this point macculloch may win i'm the worst person contest in virginia. look. they appealed and they were denied visa and all of a sudden they get the visas. very fishy. now you have a second investigation. this is nothing compared to accepting gives. >> frank rich at the end of a rough column and all things washington reminded folks have you noticed these things? terry mcauliffe and huma abedin and doug band and a reminder that hillary world still has some potential baggage she is carrying around from bill clinton's world. >> yeah. no question about it. earlier in the year she is the most popular person in america. she's the most popular democrat. but you've said this yourself. the minute she becomes a candidate, if she does become a candidate, so much of this comes back and she will have to weather it. >> it was interesting to see the post today. blind quotes from hillary supporters distancing from terry mcauliffe. >> plugs today? >> yesterday was our president's

in virginia shows registered voters are split over whether they can believe republican governor bob mcdonnell. criminal and state investigation focuses on tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts and loans that his family received from a major political donor. apple released today by any university -- that poll released by a university show that former secretary of state hillary clinton is in the strongest position in the battleground state of virginia among the possible 2016 presidential contenders. and just ahead of a discussion about the nsa on the "washington obamal," the administration has acknowledged it was ordered to stop intercepting thousands of internet communications from americans with no connection to terrorism. a privacy administration says was an unintended consequence when they gathered bundles of internet traffic connected to terror suspects during some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span -- we bring a public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, andfings, and compasses, offeri

democrat terry mcauliffe versus republican ken cuccinelli with the shadow of bob mcdonnell and takingof the gifts from the wealthy businessmen in virginia. kind of overshadowing the whole race. what's going on? how does it look? >> well, i think that's -- today's dialogue is all about the scandal. the lieutenant-governor mcdonnell came out with a plan for a chills -- commission to ban some of the gifts and the mcauliffe campaign fired back and embraced that. that's definitely putting -- shaping the dynamics of the race in a way that makes it easier for mcauliffe. in the last few polls, he's popped ahead. the general mood about how the republicans are running the state government. >> bill: it seems to me that mack, as we call him, the macker, he doesn't have to do anything but just maintain his position and let the republicans destroy each other, destroy themselves. >> when your opponent is drowning, you don't take your foot off their head. for right now, in a way, it is the republicans smacking the republicans. terry doesn't have to do much more. while that's happening and just make s