. >> bruce johnson emceed the gala and shared his personal experiences as a heart patient. >> reporterf the best cardiologists gathered at national harbor this weekend. their mission to bring better health care to minorities including women. >> women may not always have chest pain. they can have other symptoms like shortness of breath, abdominal, neck discomfort. >> reporter: they are members of the association of black cardiologist or abc for short an they gathered for the first ever gala at national harbor, saving hearts for generations was the theme. >> 6 million people -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: local businesswoman sheila johnson was honorary chair. >> we have to be able to build in exercise, whether it means carrying the groceries up three flights of stairs we can park further away. we can decide to bike to work. >> reporter: an estimated 1 million people will have heart attacks this year, half of them will die and the prognosis for african-americans is even more grim. the goal of these doctors is to eliminate the cardiovascular despairty through education, research and advocac

bruce johnson is at the mayflower hotel in downtown washington with more on the rhee resignation. bruce? >> it ended a short time ago. this is what we expected all along. michelle rhee is leaving. the people that voted for vincent gray and he is the presumptive mayor. they made it clear they wanted her out. she is leaving at the end of the month. her chief deputy will be taking over, at least on an interim basis and all parties on that stage today agree this is the best case scenario for oall involved. >> the thought of not being in this real anymore is heart breaking, to put it mildly but i do know it is the right thing for the school system and the right thing, most importantly for the children of dc. >> never in my wildest dreams did i imagine we could reach such heights as a district. i'm excited about where we are and i'm thrilled the the management team has agreed to stay on to continue this work. >> reporter: now is the time for us to look forward. >> now is the time for us to look forward. we cannot and will not revert to the days of incrementalism in our schools. >> going

bruce johnson is live in northwest. bruce, what are they saying?> reporter: well, lesli, suspensions all around. and one student may be expelled because of all of this. not only are the kids being video taped after being forced into the fights, they are ending up on you tube. we are standing outside of bell multi-cultural group in northwest, because not long ago a 16-year-old attended here and transferred and within three days she was forced into one of these fights. the cameras rolling, the two girls who had been pushing and shoving each other during the day, are encouraged to fight. cars pass buy and students gather. the transfer student is beaten into near unconsciousness. who were the people with the video cameras and cheering the fight on. >> they were her friends. >> reporter: and did you know it was being videotaped. >> huh-uh. >> reporter: she had separate injuries to her jaw and arm. >> i didn't want to fight. but after she swung on me, i wasn't going to let nobody hit me. >> reporter: a counseling program in northwest, and said this is on

. >> hello i'm bruce johnson. thank you for joining us this saturday.s the game the nfl is talking about. donovan mcnabb returning to philly to quarterback the redskins against his old team now led by michael vick. the sports writers for the most part are cheering vick's return to fame, local people are not ready to forgive him for training, fighting and killing dogs. he served 19 months in prison, and since his release in may of 2009, he has made countless appearances like this one in the baptist church in southeast dc. >> i only thought about myself. i didn't think of the animal. i was only in it for my amuse. , and it was wrong. >> reporter: he said he was first exposed to the dog fighting at the age of 8. in his rookie season, he bought a farm and a lot of pit bulls and he was a big player in the sport until he got caught. >> there's nothing like being locked down, 23 hours a day, thinking of what you really did. i was in a position so powerful at the pinnacle of my career. >> reporter: now a convicted felon, and he is becoming an slow cat. -- becom

. >> i'm bruce johnson. thank you for joining us. d'angelo hall setting a record for interceptions.rth looking like a human wrecking ball on defense sometimes. >> reporter: what are the odds of the redskins fumbling six times and still winning the game? this wasn't the prettiest performance in the world. far from it. that's all that mattered. donovan mcnabb wrapped up by moore in the 1st quarter. look at him go. 54 yards the other way. touchdown. bears jump out to a 7-0 lead. mcnabb comes back. 24 yards straight to santana moss. game tied at 7. a lot of big plays in this game. the best of them all d'angelo hall snaring with one hand the interception. and look at d. hall go. flying. 92 yards the other way. one of his four picks in the game tying an nfl record. skins win it 17-14. the defense carried this team today especially d'angelo hall. >> as i said it was a defensive game. if you like defense, that was the game to be at. not a lot of consistency there. >> we still have lots of things to work on as i say every week but we will keep working. >> i guarantee anybody that comes again

bruce johnson is live from the au campus tonight. >> the 52-year-old had a full day planned, teaching classes, open office hours. as a matter of fact she had a 5:30 class which would be still going on right now. but that has been cancelled the dean of the business school sent an e-mail out this evening informing everyone that she had died. the 52-year-old sue anne markham had ban professor at au teaching accounting and taxation since 1999. >> a fantastic professor. on top of her -- on top of the students. making sure we did our work. >> everyone kind of looked around in bewilderment and someone was try -- crying in our class. >> her body was discovered by her boyfriend. police say a back window had been smashed. a struggle occurred on the lower level of the residence. >> it is juniorly a very safe place to be. we all lock our doors at night but generally we go to sleep feeling confident this is a safe neighborhood. >> reporter: after this? >> too early to say but of course none of us will sleep as well tonight. >> she seemed nice and quiet. like, you know, very courteous lady. she see

bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> last year across the country, 58,000 people were injured in bike and vehicle collisions. the federal department of transportation says that's a slight decline, however, over the previous year. >>> just ahead, topper is back with the full forecast. up first, a streaker taking center stage at an event for the president. the naked details when we come back. >>> now to a health alert an an amazing first in stem cell research. anita. >> reporter: for the first time, doctors are testing a human embryonic stem cell treatment treatment on spinal cord injuries the first human patient to get the therapy in atlanta, the stem cell drug is being injected in the spine within two weeks of an injury to see if it helps regenerate the nerve. the company behind this plans to follow eight to ten people across the nation for ten to 12 years. while the study is privately funded it comes a future of embryonic stem cell research is in doubt. a federal judge ruled in august the obama's administration's promising policy for research prohibited a law for using tax money in any research

bruce johnson is here with the story. not a ton of surprises here. >> maybe the timing is a surprise. michelle rhee's contact isn't up until june of next year, but what is clear is she is leaving d.c. and leaving reluctantly. >> the best way to keep the reforms going, is for this reformer to step aside. >> reporter: gray said education reform would continue. to underscore the point he introduced the deputy, kiah handerson as interim chancellor. >> we cannot and will not revert to the days of incrementalism in our schools. we must have a powerful chancellor who will move school reform forward and tick take it -- take it to the next level so all stake holders are invested in the process. >> never in my wildest dreams could i imagine we could reach such hights as a district. i'm excited about where we are and i'm thrilled the management team has agreed to stay on to continue the work. >> reporter: under michelle rhee enrollment and test scores went up. schools were closed and 300 teachers were fired and a new contract was fo

. >>> i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us this saturday. an alleged murder-for-hire plot uncovered in montgomery county. it unravels when the man he hired went to police. speaking to the wife now who was targeted. >> my family is supportive and it is a shock to everyone. friends and family. >> reporter: elizabeth boyd understandably shaken that her estranged husband, 42-year-old richard bernard boyd jr. plotted to kill her. >> been a rough time. that's all i can say at this point. >> reporter: in the rockville neighborhood known as manor lake residents are stunned. >> she is a lovely lady. she is. and the children are wonderful. i mean, the older boy, which is her son and his stepson is the nicest kid. >> reporter: according to police boyd gave the acquaintance cash, five pills and other items to help kill his estranged wife. he also allegedly provided the acquaintance with a layout layout of the couple's home. the boyds were going through a divorce. >> there were issues regarding the potential of possible outcome of the divorce that appare

. >> this is bruce johnson if many montgomery county. and the league died as they are lifting them as the democrat. what is that all about? i'll have that story coming up. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >>> they have been misidentified. >> made in the widely voter's guide, published by the league of the women's voters in montgomery county. and governor o'malley is demanding a corruption. >> what you see from these ads are the half truth. it's get over to the next election thing. is >> it's a hard fought rematch in which the former republican governor is trying to unbeat the democ

." >>> i'm bruce johnson. thank you for joining us this saturday night. an illegal drug lab inside a campus dorm room at georgetown university. surae chinn tells us the entire dorm had to be evacuated. >> you've got to leave the dorm. get far away from the building. >> reporter: evacuated and surrounded by police. a woman and her friend still in her bath robe after being forced out around 6:00 a.m. in the morning. >> it is frustrating because it is georgetown. >> reporter: you wouldn't expect to find a drug lab here. >> we did have several people that were exposed to the chemicals. security guards, police officers and three students. >> reporter: a student called campus police reporting they smelled a strange odor. that's when they say they found chemicals to make dmt, an acidic and flammable drug. what's the relationship they have. >> they are named the party floor on our dorm. >> reporter: the university says they will take the necessary disciplinary actions against the students. at georgetown university, surae chinn, wusa 9 news. >> a university spokes

. >>> this is bruce johnson in the district. d.c. police and community activist thes -- activists -- activists surround a funeral in adams morgan. cameras were not allowed inside the church but the minister said we're getting tired of this madness. i don't want to receive another phone call from a grieving mother. >> i don't understand it. i live in the midst of it and i don't understand it. >> reporter: police had surrounded the church because coates was killed after leaving a funeral for a female who had been murdered. >> coat he is was a web of the 1-7 crew who were at odds with another gang. >> this has gone too far now. >> stafford county police say they are done with phase one of a long-term gang suppression initiative. this past summer six adults and 13 teenagers were arrested from assault by mob to robbery and gang participation. that was used to deal with an increase in gang activity over the past year. >>> prosecutors in prince george's county may have to cut criminals loose in the wake of a suspected cheating scandal at th

. >> reporter: i'm bruce johnson in the district. michelle rhee walked out of the may flower hotel surrounded by cameras from all over the country. minutes earlier she announced that she would step down as d.c. chancellor. >> the thought of not being in this role any more is heartbreaking, to put it mildly. but i do know that it is the right thing for the school system, and the right thing, most importantly, for the children of d.c. >> reporter: it wasn't unexpected. not after vincent gray, the presumptive next mayor defeated her boss, mayor fenty in the democratic primary. >> in short we have agreed together that the best way to keep the reforms going is for this reformer to step aside. >> reporter: gray said reform would continue. to underscore the points he introduced the deputy kiah henderson as the interim chancellor. >> i'm excited where we are and i'm thrilled that management has agreed to stay on to continue this work. >>> i'm tie chandler in north korea. most of the miners had been brought to the surface. they had prepared f

>> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us this saturday night. a massive water main break downtown near the mall shuts down constitution avenue. it's been a mess all day long and continuing through the evening. traffic and tourism around the muss seems have been affected. this is -- museums have been affected. they're checking for damage on nearby buildings. armando? >> reporter: crews have been here 24 hours. they've been trying to deal with the water main break that happened last night. it's that hole that you see right over there. just as they thought they had things under control, they discovered another water main break and had to dig a second hole just a few feet away. that's what you're looking at right now. once they've got that clear, they are going to try to replace equipment that was first installed during the great depression. as you can imagine, things have become quite challenging. this is at the intersection of conrestitution avenue -- constitution avenue and northwest after a water main ruptured this evening. >> at the curves of t

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. >> reporter: bruce johnson emceed it and shared the story of his own heart attack and subsequent recoveryow that your nose plays a big role in your ability to taste, but now researchers at the university school of medicine say receptors for bitter tastes are also found in the muscles of the lungs and airways and their report finds the muscles relax when they are exposed to bitter taste and that discovery they say may lead to better treatments for diseases like asthma. today republicans and democrats are focusing on the smallest state in the union, that story is coming up. one of the best known key resorts in the rocky mountains is open for the 2010/2011 seasons. >>> let's see who's sell britting birthdays today -- [ electronic humming ] [ announcer ] complete opposites... in complete harmony. introducing the sport hybrid. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ dance rock ] ♪ hey ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] the combination only honda could engineer. the all-new cr-z sport hybrid. ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] pnc virtual wallet now comes with spending zone. it organizes all your spending, including your pnc debit car

bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> police are looking for a second suspect in the jamal coat he is slaying>>> children in southeast washington were given a chance to draw their dream playground over the summer and now the dream is becoming a reality thanks to funding from kraft foods. the playground is being built at the people's co-op housing complex on alvin's road. 60 children will be served and this will be the first time they've had a playground within walking distance. >>> a new development plan for a 180-acre farm is causing a storm of controversy in gaithersburg. we're talking about crown farm located at fields road near rio. the developers, sun brook partners, want to increase building heights to eight stories and calls for scaling back the size of a future high school. the county council is accepting public comments on the planin definitely. for more stories from where you live, go to wusa9.com and find your community in the where you live section and keep up with what is going on in your neighborhood. and if you have a story or news tip, contact us and be part of the wusa9.com t

the 16-year-old tells us bruce johnson she was transferred to woodson high when days later she was forced in to a fight with another female student an the girls friends egged them on. >> i didn't want to fight. i was hoping to come home but after she swung on me. i wasn't going to let nobody hit me. >> you too should be held accountable. the person that followed her home should be accountability. the school should be held accountable. >> reporter: the student suffered injuries on her arms and jaw. officials say she faces a 25- day suspension and the other student who appears to instigate the fight faces a 90 day suspension and possible expolings. >>> police identified the trooper injured in a car accident along 95 on monday afternoon. trooper brown was hit by his own patrol car after a tractor- trailer hit a dodge neon. the impact pinned two ordrivers and a passenger between trooper brown's patrol car an a guardrail. all four had been standing on the side of the road after a minor accident. two others in the neon were hurt. the driver of the tractor- trailer faces charges of reckless driv

but bruce johnson reports it's not always the driver's fault. >> reporter: you know you are going theay, right? >> yep. >> reporter: drivers are having to hair roads with bicycles. it is leading to more accidents. >> right through the light. >> police should enforce the law. that's it. they don't. >> a bike collided with an suv on 20th and m streets in northwest. michael was injured but dc police say he was at fault. he was ticketed for riding south on a northbound one-way street. >> this is how it is supposed to work. the biker is supposed to be in the street riding with the traffic. on this one-way street the biker was coming in the opposite direction, facing traffic when he collided with the suv. >> that's a bummer he was ticketed going the wrong way. >> i didn't know you could get ticketed for that. >> reporter: this rider can see some bikers have their own set of rules if the road. >> i try to follow the rules as much as i can. it is a little dangerous. >> reporter: visitor from beijing, where there are more bikes than cars. >> there are rules for bikers but usually vehicles feel

and the 84 companies is particularly important because just yesterday, bruce johnson who you mentioned in your clip was telling fox news they only have 60 foreign-based corporations that give them money. on two counts, keith, we know they're not telling the full truth. and so why trust them? >> there's been some skepticism about whether or not anybody cares about this. why the skepticism? and are they right about the not caring? >> well, keith, you know on both sides of the aisle, everybody's saying this election is about economy and jobs. there's somebody in favor of outsourcing jobs overseas and fighting for companies tax loopholes that ship jobs overseas and that's the chamber. there's somebody fighting against health care protection for americans. that's the chamber. there's somebody fighting against -- or fighting for lowering the corporate tax loopholes, lowering the corporate taxes, increasing the amount of taxes for the rich. that's the chamber. there's somebody fighting for taxpayer bailout whenever a corporation spills oil in the gulf or whef they screw up with financial cris

bruce johnson is vice president of government affairs at the chamber of commerce.ce president put it directly to you. saying i challenge the chamber of commerce to tell us how much of the money they are investing is from foreign sources. i challenge them. if i am wrong, i will stand corrected. now, you say what? >> we find this whole episode fascinating. i think i agree with brit hume in your interview earlier. it seems that the administration is acting out of desperation, choosing not to run on a campaign running on their accomplishments and instead seems to have gone from a campaign of hope and change to a campaign of fear and steer in. we have been around nearly 100 years. we know what the federal laws are. we are audited annually. we comply with all federal laws. we wouldn't do anything less than this. this begins with a liberal blog, a sub set of john -- john pedesta who is largely funded by george soros who doesn't disclose its donors in the '08 election cycle in the runup to the campaign. this is changing the subject. they don't want to talk about their legi