claire fallon is sticking by her guns. >> it started the first day i got on council. all right? i don't know why. i don't know what the problem is. >> however, the controversy over her former intern marty pucket is not going away yet. pucket is shown on football as a firefighter and vice-president of the charlotte firefighters association. he has been embroiled in controversy since december of last year when a memo from the city attorney said neither the mayor nor the council or any member thereof shall direct the conductor activities of any employee. >> i needed someone i could trust, all right? there is nobody there i could trust. >> pucket sent an e-mail to the asking that chief john hannon be removed and it was met with a memo saying pucket is violating city policy and his job could be in trouble. >> we do not build personal relationships with staff. >> councilwoman mayfield believes pucket had become too cozy with fallon and ron carlee. carlee announced he was stepping down there were texts between the two. one communication from pucket to carlee reportedly came in closed s

city manager ron carlee told puckett that his job working for claire fallon as an unpaid intern was unlawful. it was given to pucket and hagger man and the fire chief john hannon. steve crump first reported this story and an effort to find out who let this out? >> absolutely, jamie. several councilmembers are on the hunt tonight but after bob tonight says such a probe may not bear a lot of fruit. >> at the end of last week's charlotte city council meeting, john autrey suggested the city attorney begin a probe regarding leaks of confidential documents u i can this couple to instruct the city attorney to investigate how this leak occurred. >> the leak autrey speaks of is his memo obtained by wbtv. it was delivered by city manager ron carlee to firefighter marty pucket days before pucket, the unpaid intern of representative claire fallon sent a memo calling for the dismissal of his boss fire chief john hannon. carlee in the document called pucket's behavior unacceptable and says it must cease. and city attorney bob haggerman says his hands will be tied tied in

she warned claire fallon the against policy about council employee interaction. he called it unlawful and a conflict of interest. claire fallons says puckett is working with her in his off time, and that this should not be an issue. >> tried to bully me and tell me i can't have this, and i can't do this. oh, yes, i can, people elected me. >> city officials said attorneys are looking into whether any action will be taken, if it's believed that fallon or puckett may be violating city policy. puckett says he has not been paid by fallon and for the time being, he is not working as her intern. >>> getting the preliminary results of a survey on student assignment. they want to create more diversity in our schools but haven't said if this will leaders in matthews and mint hill have been considering creating their own districts outside of cms. cms plans to address those resolutions tomorrow night. >>> first thing tomorrow, and whether or not the warmth will stick around into the weekend. >> in just a few hours, a charlotte man will head to california for a private ceremo

this started on friday after councilwoman claire fallon asked internal marty puckett to forward a letter through e- mail. puckett is the vice president of the firefighters' union. both puckett and fallon have been critical, and in the letter, puckett calls for the fire chief to leave. the response to the letter calling for a meeting to see if the council can censure fallon citing, quote, the constant and the city of charlotte. they called for puckett to stop working with fallon calling his behavior unacceptable and the city gave me a could you please of the charter saying that the mayor and council cannot direct the work of a city employee. puckett has been warned that he can lose his job if he does not cut ties with fallon. fallon believes that city leaders are trying to bully her. live in uptown, jenna deery, eyewitness news. >>> and in gaston county, two commissioners will likely step down because of a dispute among board members. if some board members get their be fired dowrn fire -- during tonight's meeting. they say graham has been key to helping the under developed community. >> i

obtained, marty puckett was warned in september about his role as an intern with congresswoman claire fallon. puckett sent a letter asking relieved of his duties in a letter to puckett, ron carlee called his behavior unacceptable. he was warned with changing his behavior or face being removed from his job. >>> a call to reinstate of state police chief. nearly all his officers quit after he was reinstated last week. chester county is now overseeing the department to restore order. >> it was back in 1908 when the town of pageland came to be. now, more than a century later, its police department is still not -- >> i found the department had gotten stuck in a time warp. >> internal strive landed brooks as chief law enforcement official. he said only a few days in, he and feeling like the 1980sing he had to close the the local jail that it wouldn't pass inspection. that officers didn't have don't-issued cell phones. >> we're going to have the whole department digitalized, they will have smart phones and everything off e-mails. >> and they didn't have cameras. >> if we don't have the best equipmen

ron carlee to firefighter marty pucket days before pucket, the unpaid intern of representative claire fallon sent a memo calling for the dismissal of his boss fire chief john hannon. carlee in the document called pucket's behavior unacceptable and says it must cease. and city attorney bob haggerman says his hands will be tied tied in >> i do not have the capacity or the ability to put people under oath or to subpoena any information or documents. >> when it comes to the affairs will local government how much does the public have a right it know? >> we need to think about the rights of privacy and protection. >> dr. freeman is the dean of knight school of communications at keeps university. and transparency maybe an issue he says not all documents are fair game. >> the hr divisions of most of the institutions city or county are bound to state statutes that protect those personnel records for very specific reasons to protect their personnel. >> councilmembers plan to move forward with their inquiry. >> it is also very focused in the scope of who did receive that memo. and where it was originat

councilmember claire fallon's intern pucket sent an e-mail calling for the chief to be replaced. vinroot called hannon a superb public serve apartment throughout his career with the fire department and excellent chief during the past 12 years. >> a nearly abandoned area of rock hill has new life. this is redevelopment to the is the center of the city's future and changing the lives of people living there. michael clark has the story new at 6:00. >> an old pumphouse is now the site of the newest rock hill restaurant. people are already coming out to look at the view on the catawba river. >> wanted to look at it and see what it looked like. >> buildings in the new development are peeking the curiosity of passerbies who watched construction. >> to see it go from a pile of ruins to what it is now it is a huge transformation. >> some businesses opened since we came by in november. the apartments above the stores should have tenants soon. the first building is almost complete. >> i'm thankful for it because rock hill needed something. >> rock hill developers are hoping for success that

he said that his work with councilwoman clair fallon should not be an issue. >> reporter: erica, it's not uncommon for city councilmembers to have interns who are also city employees. he told me he goes to meetings with her and sends out e-mails for her but it was not until this letter was sent out that the two got in trouble. >> i'm not a soldier. i'm not marching in line. >> reporter: fallon was not happy after a phone call on friday. >> and a got a call from the city manager telling me i couldn't have the intern i had. this is on his time, not city time. they try and bully me and tell me i can't have this and i can't do that. oh, yes i can. >> reporter: it was this later that prompted the call calling she said she asked her intern to help her forward it through e-mail to the city attorney and the city manager. an employee with the charlotte fire department is also the fire department of the charlotte firefighters' association, seeing the pyring of t he -- firing of the investigator. the city attorney said in a memo months ago that the arrangement could be considered unlawful and co

city manager ron carlee warned claire fallon the intern arrangement with marty pucket goes against the city's charter, carlee says it's unlawful and a conflict of interest. pucket is a cfd employee and the vice president of the charlotte firefighters' association. it shouldn't be an issue fallon says. >> they try to bully me and tell me i can't have this and i can't do this. oh yes i can. the people elected me. >> this letter prompted the part -- she says that she asked her intern to help her forward this letter to council the city attorney and the city manager. city officials say attorneys are looking into whether any action will be taken. the fallon or pucket are violating city policy. >>> we have learned the nation's largest banks paid federal fines worth nearly $110 billion for their role in the financial crisis of 2010. the "wall street journal" reports of that $109.96 billion, roughly $50 billion ended up with the u.s. government. the treasury department got nearly $49 billion of the funds. about $45 billion was marked for consumer relief. the justice department saw at least $447

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