that's what everyone is asking at d.c. city hall. kwame brown spoke to reporters in a wake of intense speculation that he may step down because of a federal investigation. karen gray houston is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> the council did pass a $9.4 billion budget today. it extends benefits for needy

news continues at 5:30. >> d.c. city council taking steps to move past the scandals that involved kwame brown. we have a look ahead at who is expected to become interim chair today. >> a metro stop getting a brand- new name today. i am jummy olabanji live in northeast washington to explain the changes coming to the red line. >> adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. will we >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, d.c. council trying to go on with business as usual after last week's resignation of council chair kwame brown. an interim chair will be named today, but it's causing controversy. good morning. and wednesday, june 13. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. the start with lisa baden. >> it is a good start. no problems reported around highway. just the volume, what we are you still. first, georgia avenue inside the beltway at seminary road. now 2 interstate 905, headlights are north bound approach

. >> plus, d.c. city council members will choose a new leader today after kwame brown resigned in disgrace. it's 5:25. here's monika. >>> northbound 95 here's what it looks like in newington at backlick road heading toward spring field. a bit of volume but no delays yet heading on to 395. in my next report another look at area roads at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this wednesday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle. mike hydeck is off today. howard bernstein is outnumbered this morning because we have monika samtani doing our traffic in a moment, but we start with howard. >> i'm up for the challenge. weather wise it's a tough crowd here, though. weather wise, we are looking at sunshine moving in and staying around for the next several days as the drier air moves in as well. your day planner, put the umbrellaened at rain gear away -- umbrella and rain gear away. you're not going to need it till next week at this point. breezy. winds will kick u

as is the latest shake-up involving the d.c. city council. d.c. council chair kwame brown steps down from his post after being charged by the feds with bank fraud for allegedly lying about his income on loan applications. in his resignation letter, he writes, "i've made some serious mistakes in judgment for which i will take full responsibility." >> it's a very sad day for mr. brown, for us on the council for the people of the district. >> this charge is the latest in a string of alleged wrongdoing involving city leaders in the nation's capital. council members say despite all this they plan to keep moving forward. >> i know that the most important thing is to reassure everyone but the city will continue to move forward. residents are tired of problems. >> it just feels like you have no say in what goes on in your own government. >> we understand mary cheh will be the acting chair at least until next week when she will call a meeting with council members and they will appoint an interim chair that will serve until november. brown is expected to be

. >> we turn to the very latest scandal involving the d.c. city council. former council chair, kwame brown, is preparing to head the go to court today. >> he is expected to face two charges. brianne carter is live with more. >> a busy schedule today for kwame brown. two court appearance is scheduled. the first of which will happen at 11:00 a.m. right here in federal court and just hours later, another appearance to face a judge of d.c. superior court. former d.c. council chair, kwame brown, is expected to face two judges today on two separate charges. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something and it is very tiring. >> he is facing federal charges of bank fraud for allegedly lying on a loan application. is also facing a misdemeanor charge for campaign finance violations. according to documents, during his 2008 election, he kept inside account and relatives who believed his brother made withdrawals. >>he resigned from the council. now d.c. leaders are trying to reassure residents the city is moving forward. >> i do not think th

d.c. council earlier this week. now city leaders are trying to reassure residents that the d.c.government is still working well. understand brown is facing two separate charges. that is what he will be in court for today. separate charges and separate cases. this is the latest in a string of issues surrounding the d.c. government. former council member harry thomas is headed to prison for theft. two campaign aides of mayor gray has pleaded guilty to felonies. it's not clear as to how much time brown could receive, if any. we will have to watch how this plays out in court this afternoon. in the meantime, we know the council is moving forward. they have scheduled a meeting for next week to appoint an interim council chair. brianne carter reporting, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a hearing is set for today for a culpeper police officer and charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman. daniel harmon-wright, a former marine, accused of killing patricia cook in february, as she sat in her vehicle. the incident began in the school parking lot while school was in session. the claims he

d.c. officials rallied here with immigrants who say it is alienating them from cooperating with city police i am looking for work every day. >> he is among the man here illegally who come to the home depot in northeast d.c. hoping for someone to hire them for a few hours of work. with the new secure communities law that takes effect tomorrow? >> we already have a problem with the police now, but tomorrow? i do not know. >> he joined mayor gray and the officials to denounce the law. >> we're not going to be immigration agents for the government. >> when people are free to report crimes because they will get caught up in the immigration process, then we all suburb. >> according to eyes, immigration and customs enforcement, it applies to people arrested. that they automatically put the finger prints through ice. elizabeth also lacks legal status. >> a simple ticket or a day in court can turn into a visit with ice. >> they said they will cooperate as little as possible. among residents we spoke to today -- >> it's unfair for them to be deported back. >> i'm glad d.c. is not going to cooperate.

police in d.c. city for a on and that opened fire people wounding a counselor and two children. this happen in savannah street. counseloren and a walkingt while lunch. than 30 kids were nearby. >> they started letting it off. we were trying to get in the house. you don't the shoe and around children. there are innocent people. >> the seven arab boy was shot shoulder.the police standoff is still going on. it is at a home in the 600 block. ahe call came in as it i domestic situation. no one was hurt. police tossed tear-gas into the home. >> now to the race for the white house. met ronnie making a campaign stop in virginia where he will appear at carter machinery. both campaigns consider virginia a critical battleground state. it is another busy day for obama.nt he will be flying to atlanta for campaign event. later he will fly to miami. >> another deal brewing between busch and corona's maker. >> facebook gets its first female board member. is linda bell in new york. >> hello. he mentioned facebook. they face criticism for lack of diversity. they disappointed the chief -- the dayf

. >> straight ahead d.c. city council continues to try to move past the scandal. to an interim chairman and will be accepted today. there is debate over who should get the position. it is june 13. >> we get started with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we will check in with lisa and a moment but first, adam caskey. >> we had some help the accumulations of rain. frederick county seems to be the bull's-eye in terms of the rainfall. we are all moving down. our skies are clearing. 70 degrees in the district. 66 in hagerstown. you're starting your day with 71 in lexington park. mostly sunny. 83 the high temperature. it is becoming less humid. you'll notice the drop in humidity. a breeze out of the north. we will be a little testy at times. it is a little refreshing breeze. no 90 degree heat anytime soon. >> no problems reported on the highway right now. i do have some pictures to show you of a very smooth transition period to 70 looks like the pavement is nice and dry. -- transition period . 270 looks like the pavement is buys and dry. we will have an eye on traff

. >>> we begin with breaking news, kwame brown no longer a member of the d.c. city council. the former council chair resigned today after being charged with bank fraud. >> that means mary cheh is taking over as chair for now. we'll talk to her live in studio in a moment, but first fox 5's bob barnard has read the resignation letter and has brown's final words as a councilman. >> in the letter addressed to the d.c. council secretary kwame brown writes and i quote, "i hereby resign my position as chairman of the council effective immediately. i have made some very serious mistakes in judgment for which i will take if you responsibility. i have chosen the only honorable course in submitting my resignation at this time." >> would you all please just clear a path. this is a public hall. >> he's a man under fire, d.c. council chairman kwame brown here leaving his wilson building office late today chaned with a felony, one count -- charged with a felony, one count of bank fraud the charging document called the criminal information essentially means brown is planning to plead guilty

. >>> the fall of former d.c. city council chairman kwame brown is topping our news this afternoon. hello and thank you for joining us. i'm jc hayward. >>> well, it could be a first for a washington, d.c. corruption case. following his appearance in federal court this morning, kwame brown is expected to face additional charges in dng superior court late -- d.c. superior court later today. bruce johnson and delia goncalves are outside the district court. they bring us up to date on today's developments. delia, you're first. >> reporter: that's right. before qualm crow brown heads to -- kwame brown heads to d.c. superior court, he briefly spoke to reporters. he wrapped up his comments about 20 minutes ago. he was rather emotional and got visibly choken up when he apologized to his friends, family and neighbors for letting them down, he said. as expected the 41-year-old in court pled guilty to bank fraud in connection with for bank loans, one a $166,000 home equity loan which has since been paid back. and an $85,000 loan he used to buy that luxury boat. brown also pled guilty of mislead

. >>> the dx city council will be -- the d.c. city council will be elect add new chairperson next week. >> that's all thanks to kwame brown's sudden resignation and expected plea deal. that story is coming up. here's monika with the story on the roads. >>> not too bad this morning. inbound on i-66, a little dark here but that's just the camera. things are looking great 066, nutley street to the beltway and inside all the way to the roosevelt bridge. in my next report another look at the big picture at 5:29. we'll be back in a couple minutes. you're watching 9news now. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>>

. >>> and stay with fox 5 for the latest developments in the d.c. city council and as always, can you go to our website, www.myfoxdc.com. >>> after criss cot crossing the country on the campaign trail, president obama and mitt romney found themselves a few blocks away from each other and for romney, it was another chance to pound and an inn tended visit and those were two clear pictures of where each side sees the support coming from. >> and on the one hand, you had mitt romney and the president highlighting a father-son barbecue in northeast, a restaurant there and both sides are clearly identifying the jobs in the economy as the issue in this race and they're approaching it from different angles. addressing the business round table luncheon, mitt romney dug in. >> and the president and his people don't understand how the private sector works. >> and romney hammered the president. >> and he said a few days ago, the private sector is doing fine. the incredu lity that came back from the american people caused him to rethink that. >> and on wednesday, he h

. >>> still ahead tonight who ill be with the next chairperson for the d.c. city council? we'll look at some of the candidates up next. >>> breaking news out of new jersey where a boat apparently exploded off the coast. these are the waters here and if you follow the camera, it will take you over to the emergency equipment hopefully still in the water. this is the picture from monmouth where crews are waiting for the victims to be brought back to the shore. about 21 people were aboard a yacht named blind date when some sort of explosion occurred. now the boat sank, but we hear everyone was able to make it to life rafts. at least seven people are injured. it's not clear at this point the extent of those injuries. we will watch this story and bring you more information when we get it into our newsroom. >>> now to a commuter alert about some work that starts on the beltway tonight. crews will shut down three of the four lanes of the outer loop between georgetown pike and the oak street overpass. this work is part of the express lanes project and it's expected to last every ni

prosecutors have filed misdemeanor campaign finance charges against the former chairman of the d.c. city council. he resigned amid accusations he lied on financial applications for a home equity loan. bruce johnson has been following the story from the very beginning and joins us now from the wilson building with more information. what are you hearing, bruce? >> reporter: jc, yesterday was the big charge, a felony, bank fraud. today it's a misdemeanor, one count, one charge, unlawful cash campaign expenditure aiding and abetting. to summarize what we v they're charging kwame brown allowed his brother to set up and outside account. jay brown had no official standing with the campaign but allowed him to set up an outside account and then to make expenditures from that account. that's illegal. one misdemeanor count kwame brown has agreed to plead guilty to that. that will be decided in d.c. supreme court, not federal court. back in january specifically on our set i asked kwame brown how the federal investigation into his 2008 campaign would turn out. here's would he said. >> when you say it

. >>> the d.c. city council will take its final vote on a new budget. the $9.4 billion spending plan will then head to mayor gray for his signature. the budget includes a provision to double the number of traffic cameras to extend closing time to 4:00 a.m. at some bars, 19 night as year and also to expand performance parking rates across the city. that would allow prices to be raised in heavily used areas. >>> the loudoun county board of supervisors will vote by july 4 whether to approve funding for phase two of metro's silver line. and it may take that long to hear from everyone who has an opinion. a public hearing was late -- went into the late hours last night. speakers were divided over whether to extend the line from reston to dulles airport in ashburn. if approved, the project is expected to cost the county about $200 million and work would begin early next year. >>> one person is dead after a terrible crash in maryland. it happened just after 1:00 this morning in the community of dickerson. that's about eight miles west of i-270. this is what the

that's what everyone is asking at d.c. city hall. kwame brown spoke to reporters in a wake of intense speculation that he may step down because of a federal investigation. karen gray houston is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> the council did pass a $9.4 billion budget today. it extends benefits for needy families for a year. it expands bar hours. city workers are going to get back that money, but all of that was over shadowed by mounting speculation that the chairman was going to resign as early as tomorrow. the drama at the council started early with words that kwame brown had pushed or shoved wtop reporter, mark segraves. he was working out some kind of deal. the bros cue prosecutors have been investigate physician ing for about a year. this is all creating a lot of turmoil at city hall. >> i apologize. he was being -- that was not my intense at all. i apologize to you for that. >> i have no plans to resign. so that's all i'm going to say about that. i have no plans to resign. >> it's not affecting our work product, but af

. >>> the d.c. city council is meeting behind closed doors to discuss a possible new chairman. they are concerned that chairman kwame brown may have to resign. bruce johnson reports there is a federal investigation into brown's 2008 campaign. here's how brown responded. >> i don't think i broke any laws in the 2008 campaign. that's all i'm going to say about the 2008 campaign. >> prosecutors are looking into whether brown benefited from campaign funds that were steered to his brother's firm and that investigation is growing. brown also raised eyebrows yesterday for allegedly shoving wtop radio reporter mark seagraves. brown did not respond to questions about that. >>> in the last month maryland's two casinos brought in more than $14.5 million. most of that money was made at the slots parlor in perryville. well, tonight the state's newest casino will be opening its doors. we're talking about the maryland live casino which is near anne arundel mills mall in hanover. it will have 3200 slot machines and another 1500 machines will be installed this summer. gambling begins at 10:00 p

. >> another scandal involving d.c. city council. today, former also shar council chair kwame brown stepped down. >> yes, after being charged with bank fraud. brianne carter has more details. >> good morning. tuesday, brown said that he had no plans to resign. have learned this morning that is exactly what has happened then he stepped down last night. we could hear from him later today. this is the latest shake-up involving the city council. d.c. council chairman kwame brown steps down from his post after being charged by the feds with bank fraud for allegedly lying about his income on loan applications. his resignation letter, he writes "i have made some serious mistakes in judgment for which i will take full responsibility." >> it's a very sad day for mr. brown, for us on the council and for the people in the district. >> is charged is the latest in wrongdoing involving city leaders in the nation's capital. >>council members say they plan to keep moving forward. but the most important thing is to assure everyone that our city will

he is interim chairman of the d.c. city council. the council selected the at large democrat as its leader, and mendelson will now replace kwame brown. brown resigned last week before pleading guilty to bank fraud. mendelson will serve as interim chairman through the year and then voters will select an official new chair in november. mendelson says he plans to run in that race. >>> kwame brown and harry thomas, jr. have both resigned in disgrace if the city city council in the last six months. the entire council got a lecture yesterday from councilman marion barry. >> the majority in the community has lost confidence in this council, has lost trust in this council. we're at the bottom of the barrel in terms of credibility. we were 60. but we'd probably be 10. this is serious. this is no game. >> marion barry went on to say, quote, this is the greatest governmental crisis since home rule. i can't think of anything except 9/11 that's been more horrific. >>> well, d.c. mayor vincent gray officially kicked off the facelift project along

activist and the scrambling has begun for the position of chairman ever the d.c. city council in the wake of the resignation of kwame brown. and so the question is to decide who is going to fill that slot. what about the other shoe? is there a second shoe that's going to drop. let's talk about the scrambling for that position. >> phil mendelson is scrambling for it. the olds are that mr. -- the odds are mr. mendelson is seen at the front runner. voters are going to get to decide it. there could be an opportunity with every -- as i like to think with every opportunity there is -- with every disaster there's an opportunity. hopefully the voters will get a chance to get a real reformer who can help pull the council together, much like inside you had kenyan mcduffie emerge out of ward five as the replacement to harry thomas. mr. mcduffie has a clean slate, comes with -- [indiscernible] hopefully the voters will make a good choice and have a chance to right the ship. that's our hope. >> right now residents aren't feel going about their elected officials. last fast forward t

. >>> the d.c. city council hopes to move forward after a week of scandal. what's next for the city's leadership after kwame brown pleads guilty in court? our political analyst is here with a look ahead. >> and virginians go to the polls tuesday. there are four republicans running for the open senate seat. we'll look at where they stand. >> and later on the news edge a manhunt near a college campus, the latest on the mass shooting at auburn university tonight at 11:00.  how fast is your inteternet? chances are it depends, if you only have one device online, you get one speed, but if you have multiple devices and you're streaming video and gaming you get a different speed. verizon fios is different, it's 100% fiber optic. that means it's faster and can handle everything you do online. fios is america's fastest, most reliable internet. period. do you have the speed you need? take the speed test now at verizon.com/uptospeed. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> d.c.'s city council will meet t

. >>> another big story tonight, two guilty pleas from the former chairman of the d.c. city council. kwame brown admitted to bank fraud and violating campaign finance laws in two separate courtrooms today. a judge could sentence him to decades in prison, but with a plea deal brown will likely serve no time once he's sentenced in september. fox 5's paul wagner filed this report earlier tonight. >> kwame brown left the federal courthouse today after pleading guilty to one count of bank fraud telling a judge prosecutors had it right. he did indeed falsify documents to secure a loan even, even forged a signature. >> i want to apologize from the bottom of my heart. to all those i have let down. >> in marks of remarks that lasted -- in remarks that lasted just over five minutes brown said he did not steal public money. >> i have not stolen or used any campaign funds from either my 2004, 2008 or 2010 campaigns. i have not stolen or either improperly used any public money. >> but in his second court appearance today brown did admit campaign finance violations, specifically writing c

are watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> breaking news at 6:00 -- another member of the d.c. cityinal charges. >> kwame brown is charged with one count of bank fraud for allegedly lying about his income and there are reports he will soon resign. our d.c. bureau chief is on this breaking news story live at the wilson building. >> kwame brown has not yet resigned but post observers believe it's just a matter of when and not enough. we have just learned he has a court date in today'

defending d.c. a cityilwoman fights to hold the council together and vows to continue the work for the people. yvette alexander is joining us live in minutes. >>> and everyone this we're monitoring metro. big changes coming to a popular train station. we'll have details. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ . >>> in tonight's health alert, a government panel is advising older women not to take calcium or vitamin d for bone health. the u.s. task force said there is no evidence to support using low-dose supplements as protection against fractures. those supplements are defined as 400 international units of vitamin d with 4,000-mil

d.c. east, ocean city is 66. we're 69. it's 70 at norfolk but out to the west lower 50s and even 40s in some of the mountains of west virginia and northwestern pennsylvania. locally we're down to 59 now in reston. that's the cool spot close in but gaithersburg and heytonsville are 61. we have 65 for springfield. warmer as you go from d.c. and points east with mid- to upper 60s. looking at our michael & son weather camera, there are the clouds here. sunrise again less than half an hour away. we've got a temperature at reagan national on our michael & son weather cam 69. north, northeast winds at 10 and humidity at 57%. so what we're looking at, a little storm system in the atlantic. that's giving us these northeasterly winds. that will continue to push off to the south. models of -- this particular model trying to produce light sprinkles later today. don't think that's going to happen but we'll see the clouds break up some. partly cloudy tonight. then we'll see a lot more sunshine i believe for friday and saturday. very, ve

hope that you're right and that congress is not just paying attention to what is going on in d.c. city hall. james jones, communications director for d.c. vote, thank you very much for coming in. >> thank you. >>> on to the race for the white house. analysts compare the fund raising totals for president obama and mitt romney, the two candidates are on the road taking in more cash and talking up more supporters. the economy, along with today's labor department report, provided a backdrop for both sides to make their political points. fox's craig bosswell reports. >> reporter: president obama wrapped up a two-day west coast trip with a stop in nevada. the campus visit is a chance for the president to urge congress to stop the scheduled july doubling of student loan interest rates as well as to comment on the economy. >> when so many people are pounding the pavement, sending out resumes, so many families are doing what it takes to pay the bills, congress can't sit on their hands. >> that's right. >> so my message to congress is: let's get to work. >> reporter: the president spent much of

d.c. bureau chief is live now with details about the drama today inside city hall. >> by the time the debate began this morning, it was clear who would be selected as the council chairman. a big fight over the largely ceremonial no. 2 job. mendelson said he wanted michael brown. there was a big fight and brown won anyway. >> a council veteran was named chairman and there was debate that brought one council member to tears. >> we can agree to disagree, but i'm sick of it. >> others were brought to anchor. >> if you want to mess around, that's not funny. this is serious business. >> i'm the best. today, vinson bernard warned senior is the best candidate for chairman protest. >> he lost. this came after no less than chairman kwame brown resigned last week. >> we are not looking for any dramatic moves. anything i do, i will talk to colleagues. >> reaction was wide-ranging. >> he seems like a good choice as far as keeping things steady. he has no questions about ethics. >> all the things black folks says in this city just went down. >> he was praised on his ascension to chairman, but with the adm

. >> the chair man of the washington, d.c. city council is charged with bank fraud. brown is accused of over stating his bank income. former council member harry thomas, jr. admitted to stealing thousands in city funds. >> a strange smell is taking over the inner harbor. an environment group think its pinpointed the cause. monique griego has more on what could be causing the stinky problem. >> the smell is pretty hard to miss. the problem isn't just in the air. just take a look at what's in this water. >>> reporter: the inner harbor over powered by trash, dead fish, and an overwhelming odor. >> we smelled sewage. >> reporter: this week the mystery surrounding what's causing it widened after the wreaking got worse. >> we know what algae smells like. it smells horrible. but this smells like sewage it's different. >> reporter: bluewater baltimore say all signs point to a sewage leak or an overflow of the system possibly caused by last week's storm. boat crews noticed the problem saturday. >> basically it was just a field of gray water sitting on top of the harbor. >> rep

>>> scandal brings down another member of the d.c. city council. >> yam brown announcing he is leaving his post. find out what alleged lie led to his decision to resign. >> this scene straight from the vegas strip you would think. it was actually happening in maryland last night. the bet is that this business will bring a big boost to the economy too. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this thursday, june 7th, taking a live look right now outside at 270. see traffic moving along pretty well, folks. maybe you can get out of town early for a weekend. it will be a warm one, that's for sure. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm tony perkins. we'll start to see the warming trend begin today. gwen tolbart is in for tucker barnes with the latest look at the weather. good morning. >> good morning. we are starting out with plenty of clear skies across the area. we don't have much happening in the cloud department today i'm happy to say. here is a look at what is going on outside. we'll see the clouds starting to roll

d.c. government is reeling from a number of other high-profile cases. tisha thompson with the i-team is here to tell us about what this day's developments mean to the city government in days to come. >> reporter: jim, it has been a rough couple of months at the wilson building. d.c. chairman kwame brown is the fourth person charged by the u.s. attorney's office in the past six months. city council member harry thomas jr. resigned his seat after pleading guilty in january to stealing more than $350,000 in government money and filing false tax returns. he's been sentenced to 38 months in prison. last month, in a separate investigation involves mayor vincent gray's campaign, thomas gore, he's there, close friend of the mayor and assistant treasurer to the campaign pleepded guilty to breaking d.c. election laws and obstruction of justice. he destroyed a notebook containing records showing secret payments. two days later, another gray supporter, howard brooks, there he is, pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about making those secret payments. this has many wondering if the mayor is the next target of the u.s. attorney's office, which makes toda

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. >>> a new controversy rocking d.c. city hall. fox 5 learned the mayor's nomination left his most recent job after having an affair with the coworker. fox 5 has the story. >> despite this most recent development, mayor gray says he continues to support mayor kelly and continue to push through this nomination. he has been nominated as the director of the department of housing and community development. at issue is a number of media reports in philadelphia where kelly has been director of the housing authority. those reports allege kelly was having a sexual relationship with someone who worked for him. those media reports claim kelly may have given that employee large raises. mayor gray says kelly admitted to the sexual affair, but was cleared of any wrong doing by the department of housing and urban development. gray said it's important to remember kelly was successful in his position as housing authority director here in d.c. for many years. >> michael had a very, very successful career here in the city. i worked closely with mich

what a week we've, had the second highest ranking d.c. city official resigned, pled guilty to criminal charges. did you man we would be here when this week began? -- imagine we would be here when this week began? you and i were talking about this same issue. >> i did say before if any action was going to be taken, the mayor was under investigation, if they were going to take an action in terms of guilt, they would definitely take it first with the chairman of the council because the chairman succeeds the mayor. there has been no charge filed against the mayor. the mayor is under investigation, but they weren't going to indict the mayor and then they wanted to make sure that the line of succession, the chairman suck seeds the mayor, that if there was -- succeeds the mayor, that if there was a vacancy they wouldn't have two back to back indictments. we don't have that, but that's what they wanted to keep from occurring. >> let's talk about that line of succession. who would replace kwame brown. i know right now mary cheh is acting, but after tha

d.c. area native kevin durant had 27 points for oklahoma city. russell westbrook had 23.er topped the spurs in san antonio. final score 108-103. thunder lead the series 3-2. game six tomorrow night back in oklahoma city. >>> randy whitman coming back as head coach of the washington wizardses. you may remember he took over for flip saunders after a disastrous start to the past season. under whitman the whiz went 18- 31 but they did end by winning eight of the last ten. >>> our time right now is 6:25. straight ahead, find out what -- [indiscernible] -- and why you will want to avoid it. >>> the debate over extending the new silver line metro to loudoun county. find out when we can have a final decision. >> monika has a quick check of traffic. >> 95 in virginia has been incident free. we're still looking pretty good leaving the occoquan river to this point and springfield on 395. i'll have details on virginia roads in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. pooches and puppies, we are fed up with being fed on. we demand k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas and

former chairman of d.c. city council. good afternoon. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm pat lawson muse. a day after brown was charged with felony bank fraud which led to his resignation last night. brown is due in court tomorrow and expect to plead guilty. megan mcgrath has more from the wilson building. >> reporter: no time was wasted in removing kwamie brown's name from the side of the door. it reads chairman, a blonk spot below the title. at 10:00 a.m. into the start of business, the door was locked. no sign of activity. not this morning. brown tried to brush past reporters gathered outside his office wednesday in what was a chaotic scene. brown was charged with bank fraud saying he falsified bank information to refinance his house and buy a boat named bullet proof. he is expected to plead guilty on friday. councilwoman mary chay will step into another chair person is elected next week. michael brown says he has no interest in the position. like the rest of the council, he just wants to move forward with the city's business. >> you have things that happen. have -- the issue isn't whe

d.c. chocolate city beer.xcellent. >> it's a big thing. >> thank you very much. >>> well, this morning we have a grammy winner in our midst. >> she can do more than just sing. we'll be talking about her latest project, one that's near and dear to her heart. >>> welcome back. monika here with time saver traffic. it's 6:41 and 72 degrees. we've issues not only on the south side of town but the north side of town as well. i'll start off with that on the southbound side of 270. this accident is now sitting on the shoulder but let me show you a live look right now on the southbound tied of i-270. look at that. very heavy and slow past route 118 as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. eight going to be off and on again with the accident on the shoulder capturing everybody's attention. this time on the other side of town, much different story here on the inner loop of the beltway. no problems leaving 210 to the wilson bridge. it used to be a much different story several years ago if you remember. but no

. >>> in just a few hours, the d.c. city council will begin moving on after the kwame brown scandal. it will elect annual interim chairman. >> pick for a new leader may already be a done deal. delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building with more on that aspect of the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. almost a done deal. we'll have to wait for all the votes to come in after the 10:00 meeting here at the wilson building. however, we're told phil mendelson has the votes and may have enough votes to become the next interim chair, but don't throw in the towel yet for vincent orange. he is still in this race. both men are hoping to eventually replace kwame brown as the council's permanent chair in november. if mendelson moves in, that would make him only the second white chairman ever. race certainly play as factor but he's won all eight wards in the past two elections. >> yes, it is a concern to many people and i've shown time and again that i work with -- i work with citizens. that's what th

his nomination should still be confirmed by the d.c. city council. >>> there are reports that former egyptian president hosni mubarak is on life support. he was ousted last year after three decades in power in one of the successful arab spring prodemocracy movements. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is following the developments. conflicting reports keep coming out. what do we know now? >> reporter: the latest so far after rumor he was dead last night, the latest this morning is that mubarak is indeed alive but we're told he's in critical condition after suffering a stroke in his prison cell. he was moved from his prison hospital to a military hospital we're told for better care, but a lot of protesters there in the country say the move and the reported illness is all part of a plot to distract voters from the ongoing election dispute in egypt. you see, after sunday's race, both candidates have claimed victory. a leader in the muslim brotherhood movement and mubarak's former prime minister. the brotherhood has said it does not want conflic

. >>> the d.c. city council has given preliminary approval to millions of dollars in tax credits for technology companies. according to the washington examiner, the companies would have to hire city residents to qualify for the credit. the legislation is designed to encourage living social to keep its headquarters in the district. if the bill wins final passage next month, living social could benefit to the tune of $32.5 million in tax breaks. >> sweet enough deal? >> it's a pretty sweet deal. they would have a hire a lot of people, basically doubling in size to about 2,000 d.c. workers. so it could mean a hiring spree for the district and could attract new technology companies. >> that sounds good. we know you'll be following that. >> you bet. >>> this city could use some of that help. a large city in california declared bankruptcy overnight. that story coming up. >> thousands of more people are on stand by in colorado. >> it's the thing college football fans have demanded for years. there will soon be

. >>> tomorrow the d.c. city council will pick its temporary chair. kwame brown resigned from the post last week. councilman vincent orange says he will run for the spot. councilman phil mindsleson is -- mendelson isle expected to run. both spoke with our bruce leshan. >> if you look at my record and the record of mr. mendelson you'll see the majority of the time he's on the side of the 10- 2 vote or 12-1 vote. i'm generally with the majority. >> reporter: does it matter that in a majority black city you're white? >> it shouldn't but, yes, it's still an issue for many people. >> there will be a city wide election to permanently fill the chairman's seat that will be held election day november 6. >>> montgomery county asked pepco to trim trees to prevent blackouts after storms. now the county may be cutting back on that trimming plan. the county council will hold a public hearing tonight at 7:30 on a bill that would limit the tree trimming. pepco says it needs to be down so it can stop out alleges after storms this summer. some customers are mad that ne

. >>> want to become the next chairman of the d.c. city council? time to start getting petitions signed. beginning today, anyone interested in getting on the november ballot can start getting signatures. you need 3,000 of them before august 8th. the vote will be on election day in november. on wednesday, phil mends ellison took over as interim chairman. >>> the city manager in gaithersburg, maryland is leaving today. angel jones announced her resignation effective today. gaithersburg mayor katz says jones is leaving to pursue other career opportunities and he praised her work for helping gaithersburg weather the rough economy. the search will begin soon to replace jones. >>> come mondays morning, your metro ride is going to change. >> the new rush plus begins and the goal is to ease some of the worst congestion on the rails. >> in the commuters alert peggy fox explains all of the changes riders will see on monday. >> reporter: the orange line carries more passengers than any other metro trail line. because it gets is crowded during rush hour, rider

. >>> and as expected, the d.c. city council unanimously passed a new budget today. the spending plan extends bar hours to 4:00 a.m. for 19 nights during the year and they include certain holidays. also included, doubling the number of traffic cameras and changes to parking meter fees. the budget heads to mayor gray for his signature. >>> the two most senior battalion chief says kent eler by is creating fear and singled them out for retribution. they are being punished for reaching decisions less harsh than what the chief had wanted. gary talked with the men and found out it all started with a grateful citizen who wanted to thank local firefighters for saving his home. >> he brought two 12 packs of beer to this fire station to express his gratitude. told by firefighters there, they could not accept the gift, he left it on the floor and walk aid way. >> they didn't exactly handle it right, there was no intentional misconduct. >> richard stern presided over two cases when beer was found at the fire station and ordered a letter of reprimand be put into firefighter files

. >>> the d.c. city council scandal overshadowed julian clement chase day, but his loved ones are vowing never to forget him. >> also ahead lawmakers say too many government secrets are being leaked, why some say it's all a political game coming up. >> once these showers and thunderstorms we had earlier in the evening, they're all calmed down. they've dissipated, we're in for a pretty nice overnight and let the warm-up begin. we'll have your forecast through the weekend all coming up. >> new tonight on then a murder mystery at a luxury apartment complex. the victim's family makes a plea to the public at 11:00. when mitt t romney says "planned parenthood we're gonna get rid of that." romney is sasaying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. when romney says "do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes." he's saying he'll deny women the right to make their own medical decisions and when his campaign can't say whether he'd support equal pay protections.

. >>> coming up, we're going to preview today's court appearances by former d.c. city chairman kwame brown. >> up next, our entertainment insider joins us with a review of the new movie "prometheus." >>> there are a couple of new movies opening nationwide this weekend. if you have young kids, they're probably asking to see madagascar 3. in this one, al leg the lion, marty the see bra, gloria -- zebra, gloria the hippo are still fighting to get home to the bib apple. their journey takes them through europe where they find the perfect cover, a traveling circus which they reinvent madagascar style. the director is offering up prometheus, described as a prequel to the popular alien franchise. denise got a sneak peek at prometheus and joins us with more. thank you for being with us. it's been over 30 years since the original alien. sir ribley scott, is he trying to tie up loose ends right now? >> it's been 30 years. he steered away -- [indiscernible] he wanted enough of three things. he needed originality. he needed strength and he needed truth. i think he got all of them i

city. >> brown is now the second d.c. council member to resign from office this year. ward 5's harry thomas was the first in the city's history. he's been sentenced to 38 months in prison for stealing more than $300,000 in city funds. >> many of us down here with our nose to the grindstone passed the budget, working on schools, working on economic development and working on rebuilding the reputation of the city. >> and yet d.c. mayor vincent gray who treated that he is saddened and disappointed by the news today is also under federal investigation for possible corruption. >> the mayor's issue continues and as i've said, i hope the u.s. attorney can move quickly to resolve that as well. >> the new acting chair mary cheh will call a special meeting of the full council a week from today when one of the four at large members will be named to lead the council until a special election is held to replace kwame brown. >> here we go again. kwame brown's charge and resignation the talk of the town. some wonder what this means for the step as it fights for voting rights. fox 5's a

d.c. the city already has a dozen and another 25 go live wednesday that.cameras catch you speeding, you will get a ticket. that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> a massachusetts man went up in flames barbecuing when his charcoal grill ignited his sunscreen. a warning, these pictures are graphic. these are the severe burns that brett sigworth suffered. this is 10 days after the incident. he apply bad nana boat's aerosol spray-on sunscreen -- applied banana boat's aerosol spray-on sunscreen a few minutes before tending the grill. >> going into complete panic mode, just screamed. i've never experienced pain like that in my life. just the way it burned. it went wherever the sun block went. that's where it burned. >> the company that brief do uses the sunscreen is defending its -- produces the sunscreen is defending its product. they said we are concerned to hear about the experience. we take these matters seriously and will begin a prompt investigation. >> what are we investigating weatherwise? we have something special tomorrow. >> yes. we've got venus and the

the barometer is holding steady. 73 and light rain in ocean city, 87 in cumberland, d.c. had some showers close by, but they're back up to 96. severe thunderstorm warning for a little while longer in southern charles county and along the potomac in washington county. most of the east coast under a severe thoarm watch until 9:00

cities. los angeles is working on it. berkeley is working on a project. washington, d.c. is, too. cities are looking at parking management differently than the have in the past. >> later this year, we are gathering all the data we need to evaluate rigorously all our expectations of how this can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, improve transit speed, reliability, reduc. [applause] >> good evening. i'm the director of transportation. for me, this is not the academy awards. this is the all-star game. the folks sitting over here are truly the all stars of the city. i've had an opportunity to work with ed, harlan, and jocelyn. behalf of all of us. we are also very lucky to have a bunch of people from sfmta, many of them are here. my job is to introduce the awardees. please join me and give a hand for jay primus, george reynolds, steven lee, and lorraine fuqua. >> thank you. this is a tremendous honor. it really does feel fabulous to be recognized. one of the relief fund things about this project is that it is just complex enough and just big enough that it is truly a case wh

but out east, very hot. 33 in new york city. 34 in washington, d.c. but as a cold front moves through, we'll -- we'll likely see cooler temperatures as we head into the weekend. all right. finally. let's go over to europe. heavy rain in the whole of the british isles. the low countries and northern portion of central europe. will move towards the north and affect the scandinavian region over the next 24 hours. out east -- we have an area of severe weather. rolling into eastern europe. to the south, looking dry. plenty of sunshine for you. highs are getting up to 32 in madrid. 26 in rome. and another hot day in bucharest, with a high of 37. all right. here is your extend foerd cast. all right. here is your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> our top story at this hour -- euro zone finance ministers confirmed that they will speed up the process to help spain's troubled banks. this came after spain's report that it was officially ask the european union for support next monday. finance ministers of 17 euro zone countries held a meeting in luxembourg. in the me