delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building. she has a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. many observers say that this plea deal is just the first shoe to drop in a federal investigation that is likely to affect a number of people in the wilson building and in the gray administration. thomas gore, gray's close friend and former campaign aide faces up to 20 years behind bars but he's likely to serve far less time because of his cooperation with investigators. gore will admit later today to paying off french mayoral candidate sulaimon brown and then destroying records that proved it. >> vincent gray's campaign specifically mayor vincent gray gave me cash and money orders to maintain my campaign for mayor, cover living expenses, and attack then mayor fenty during the 2010 mayoral race. >> if there were people engaged in wrongdoing, they need to be held accountable. >> it's deeply doubling. i know al gore who has done a lot on behalf of the city. he's always been a really good guy so the charges are shocking. >> reporter: that is

delia goncalves is live in northwest. she has a preview. good morning,. >> morning. harry thomas, jr. facing anywhere from 18 months to three and a half years behind bars for pleading guilty to two felony counts of theft. after months of denying the allegations, the disgraced former council member admitted to stealing more than $350,000 meant for kids. he used the money to pay for vacations and high priced vehicles which were seized during an f.b.i. raid of his home. court documents detailed just how he hatched this plot days after election. he set up two end if is, including his youth baseball league. when they got city money, he got kickbacks. hirs first kickback? -- his first kickback? $25,000. it came just months after he took office in 2007. but a possible council investigation to look into how he got this money in the first place and why it never made it to the kids, that council investigation was blocked. we'll tell you why coming up at 6:30. back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live in northwest washington this morning. >>> 6:15 now. >> this man admits h

music scene for more than four decades. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the washingtonvention center with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. chuck brown would have wanted a big party and tuesday turned out to be a huge block party outside the howard theater. doors open here at the convention center at 10:00 a.m. for the public to enter. the service. if tuesday is any indication, we're likely to see the first fans lining up for a prime spot inside as early as 6:30 this morning for this very historic event. organizers in fact say this will indeed be a musical sendoff for the history books. fans who grew up with chuck brown say the man and his music embodied the spirit and life of d.c. and they want to say thank you to his family for sharing him with them for so many years. many credit chuck brown as the best go go recording artist who brought many young musicians under his wing. now it's time for them to take go go to the next level. >> it should change some lives should change some people's mind set when it comes to music. but this guy was a ki

that's where delia goncalves is live this morning with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the president will begin his memorial day here at arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony. and then he heads to the district of columbia and to the vietnam memorial. the events happening today top off a weekend of activities honoring our soldiers, including the wounded warrior project paying tribute to those who made it home but were left with physical and emotional scars of war. >> they took out 90 something tumors in me. i have bipal lore and stuff like that. they don't understand what's happening to us. >> you ride down the street and there are thousands of people cheering you on. it restores your faith in the country when they do that. >> reporter: you feel appreciated? >> yeah, not just for me but everybody that served and some of those that didn't come back. >> reporter: that's our matt jablow speaking to a veteran who was participating in the rolling thunder. this year marked the 25th anniversar

grand jury in the case also returned charges against the officer's mother. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is in our satellite center with more on this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. it is a highly unusual indictment. the grand jury really coming down hard on this police officer. now we learned his mother stands accused of trying to erase negative job reports from his personnel file when she worked as the chief secretary. 32-year-old daniel harman- wright is behind bars now accused of shooting to death 54- year-old patricia cook. patricia cook, the unarmed woman was sitting in her car inside a school parking lot back one february morning. the officer responded to a call to a suspicious vehicle and reported when he approached the driver she rolled up her window pinning his arm inside and then she drove away allegedly dragging him behind. he said that's when he shot her but the grand jury did not buy the officer's story. >> what i'm saying is the terms trapped and dragged are not terms that i would have used based upon what i know of the evidence. >> i know wh

delia goncalves is there live with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. we have our first fan who has come here to line up for what is expected to be a really historic day. michael barry, you' originally from d.c., a native, love go-go i'm assuming. you drew this picture of chuck brown. >> yes, i did. thank you. >> reporter: tell me why you came out today and what does this mean for you? >> i remember standing in line to go to some of chuck brown's go-goes, many of the venues around town when i was younger. not even so much younger. but he's a historic part of the city. i really wanted to be here this morning to pay tribute to him. >> reporter: i was remarking before it seems like everybody has a picture with chuck brown. and that shows you just how much he loved his fans. he took time out to take a picture with everyone. tell me about what he meant to the city. he meant more than just music to the city. what did he mean to you? what did he embody? >> for one thing if you ever reflect back on him, his spirit was always upbeat. he did would he loved to do

. >> delia goncalves is live outside the white house with more on the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. a lot of analysts in fact say the v.p.'s statement forced president obama's hand as an dray ya mentioned and it -- as andrea mentioned and it would have been awkward if he had not come out and said it. there were several reasons for him to come out with his opinion as early as he did. in 2004 we learned when obama was returning for senate, he said marriage was between a man and a woman. now eight years later he says it's -- says his personal relationships have changed his opinion. he struggled with the issue thinking civil unions would protect the legal right and benefits of same-sex couples but now he says his opinion has changed but still believes states should decide on their own. in fact, just tuesday north carolina, the state where the democratic convention will be held later this summer became the 30th state to ban gay marriage. >> i have to tell you that over the course of several years as i talked to friends and family and n

. >> delia goncalves is live at national airport this morning. are we going to see any immediate changes when it comes to security delia? >> reporter: absolutely not. that is pretty surprising. no changes here at the airport. it's pretty much business as usual. that's because officials say this plot was actually stopped before attackers were even able take buy a plane ticket. so there was no threat to any americans at any point. officials won't disclose the whereabouts of ibrahim al- asiri. he's also responsible for the underwear bomb that failed on christmas day 2009. this underwear bomb stopped in yemen, however, did not contain metal and it would have passed x-rays though we're told a full body scan may have picked it up. >> what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country. >> this device if it's a functioning device, that is a threat to americans generally but it was not a particular threat in this case because we were able to intercept it and stop it be

the american people on the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the white house with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, mike. the president is expected to return to the white house here later this afternoon. even mitt romney himself credited the president for his trip to afghanistan saying it was crucial to explain to americans and the troops the future of this war. president barack obama arrived in afghanistan in darkness. the president laid out a plan to end the war in 2014, 13 years after it first began. he says our goals will shift to support and training of the afghan people and the afghan army. the president sign add ten-year agreement -- signed a ten-year agreement with president karzai before addressing the country. >> this time of war began in afghanistan and this is where it will end. with faith in each other and our eyes fixed on the future. let's finish the work at hand and forge a just and lasting peace. i will not keep americans in harm's way a single day longer than is absolutely required f

delia goncalves live at national airport to fill us in on the whole thing. wow, delia. >> reporter: it's very rare that we kind of get this detailed information, and some are saying it could be trouble that we are getting this detailed information, but it certainly it quite exciting and a victory for u.s. intelligence officials just as al qaeda is getting more sophisticated and stepping up its bomb plots, u.s. intelligence officials are working harder and smarter to stop them and obviously it is working. officials will not disclose the identity of its double agent, only describing him as a saudi informant who infiltrated the militant group and volunteered to wear that underwear bomb. anonymous u.s. intelligence officials say they kept tabs on the bomb at all times and it never posed a threat to americans. however, representative peter king, chairman of the house homeland security committee says the c.i.a. is now highly concerned that too much information is being leaked. >> this is the most -- one of the most sophisticated and successful intelligence operatio

officials will be taking part in several remembrance ceremonies around the city. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at arlington national cemetery this morning with a preview. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's very serene and peaceful out here. in just a few hours president obama and several others will be coming here to arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony. that tops off the day of memorial day events and also tops off a whole weekend here in the nation's capital of activities to honor our soldiers, including the wounded warrior project in the region paying tribute to those who made it home but were left with physical and emotional scars of war. >> they took out 9 on something tumors. i have bipolar and stuff like that they don't understand what's happening to us. >> you ride down the street and thousands upon thousands of people are cheering you on. it's just -- it restores your faith in the country. >> you feel appreciated. >> not just for me but for everybody that served and some of those that didn't come back. >> reporter: this of co

delia goncalves is live in northwest with the latest. delia? >> reporter: an update for you, andrea. traffic is flowing smoothly about four hours into this investigation here on 5th and florida in northwest. the crime scene tape has been cleared. however, the only indication of this crash is this pole, this light pole that is sitting in the middle of this corner here. apparently it appears that the car carried this pole, uprooted the pole from somewhere and take a close look a little further down the block. you can see it appears and as our cameraman is zooming in, kevin king zooming in to give you a closer look, appears that could be the source of where this light pole was first knocked over by this vehicle. let's take a closer look at some video that was fed into our newsroom a short time ago so you can take a look at yourself at what the scene looked like when our crews first arrived. around 2:15 police found the car smashed into the side of the tavern here on 5th and florida. the male driver we're told was not breathing and suffered a stab

delia goncalves is live in bethesda with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. it will hit folks in the wallet and it won't be easy to take. if you shop here in bethesda row, live in maryland and you just happen to be lucky enough to make more than a hundred grand a year, well, chances are you'll be paying up to $955 extra dollars a year in income taxes. that of course is if the senate gets its way. the $260 million tax package will be the first increase in five years in maryland, and it would tie the district as the fourth highest nationwide. some lawmakers say the hike puts an unfair burden on folks in montgomery county who only make up 18% of the state's taxpayers, but they stand to pay the most. >> from the tax proposal that's on the table right now, 40% of the new money comes from montgomery county. that doesn't seem quite fair. and it doesn't raise enough money to really meet our needs as a state. >> we aren't raising taxes to do something to people but something for people who happen to be even worse

delia goncalves is there live with the latest as we've been saying all morning delia, church is a place of sanctuary, not a place for murder. >> reporter: of course. and that really is what folks have talked about and expressed and that's why so many people are stunned you know a lot of people consider the church a very sacred place and to consider that any crime no less murderer happened inside the church is just shocking for a lot of folks. and it's indeed a horrible, horrible crime. we have been able to contact the church leaders about what happened inside the sanctuary here. but we can tell you it was a janitor who alerted police to the horrible crime. police say it's unclear if the victims were church employees or church members. but the two women were discovered inside st. peter's episcopal church office. one was dead when police arrived. we're told the second wilson valdez rushed to -- was rushed to shock trauma in baltimore still listed in critical condition. police later found a man in the nearby woods. he was dead from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. detectives discovered the

delia goncalves is in bristow, virginia checking out things now. what does it look like, delia? >> reporter: you know, thankfully a good sign. things are pretty dry here in bristow at the vre, the commuter train. we see lots of folks heading over to the train, washing over to get their commute into washington, d.c. thankfully the ground and the -- the ground is drying out but very different story yesterday when it was a very volatile situation for lots of folks here in prince william county and even that situation caused some evacuations. that's because lake jackson dam swelled six and a half feet above normal levels. some residents in neighboring low-lying homes were absolutely stranded while other respect againsts -- other residents had to be rescued from their vehicles when they tried to cross some high water on roads. the rain also caused some sinkholes. certainly a devastating situation for 24 hours or so in the prince william county area. and that had residents on edge. let's hear what they had to say. >> this is the the highest i've seen it since i lived here for about 18

to death overnight, one in northeast washington and the other in northwest. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the northwest crime scene along florida avenue. good morning, delia. what more do you know? >> reporter: well, a lot of developments since we last spoke you to about half an hour ago. i'm going to step out of the shot so we can get a better look and kevin king can zoom in. we're about three hours into the investigation and crews are beginning to tow that crash vehicle away from the scene here on 5th and florida. you can see that we also have crews who are cleaning up the debris after this car apparently crashed into a corner restaurant here on 5th and florida. let's take a closer look at some video that was just fed into our newsroom a short time ago so you can get a closer look at what the scene looked like when our crews first arrived. police are telling us the driver, the victim of a deadly stabbing, crashed his car into shaw's tavern. he was unconscious in the car, not breathing. he was apparently stabbed in the neck and we're told he later died just a short time later

. >> delia goncalves is live in bringstown, virginia. what's -- in bristow, virginia. >> reporter: it's hopefully going to be a beautiful and dry day here in prince william county. however, lots of folks are very concerned about the dam and their current situation. i would not be able to stand here just one day ago. yesterday the access road to the vre commuter rail station was completely flooded out and hopefully things will dry out a little later today. but, you know, folks who live near the lake jackson dam in manassas, they are crossing their fingers and watching the skies. continued rain could cause some severe emergencies. the dam already swelled to six and a half feet above normal water levels. and forced the evacuation of nearby residents many of them saying they have never seen the water get so high. and the roads in the area also took a major hit. high waters stranded some vehicles while sinkholes literally shut down several streets. >> this is the highest i've seen it since i lived here for about 18 years. i just hope it holds

delia goncalves live in bethesda this morning. >>> we now know who will be replacing harry thomas jr. on the d.c. city council. kenyan mcduffie won the seat in yesterday's special election getting almost 45% of the vote. second place finisher got 20%. there were 11 candidates in all. as you may remember thomas resigned in january after pleading guilty to stealing city money. >>> a toddler dies after following his mother out of her car. the mother told charles county deputies she got out of her car to hand a letter to the mailman yesterday. standing on sugar berry street in waldorf. but the woman's son got out of his car seat and walked into the path of an suv. investigators say the car seat was properly installed and the boy was buckled in but he managed to release that buckle. his name has not been released. the suv driver stayed at the scene. >>> hundreds of young people showed up at a spot where three of their piers -- peers died one year ago. a vigil was held in honor of haeley mcguire, spenser datt and johnny hoover. friends wore bright green shirts in honor of those lost. kevin

delia goncalves live at reagan national airport with the story. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it sounds like a plot to a movie or some thriller book, but it is in fact true. we've learned that a double agent infiltrated this terrorist group and then handed over the bomb to the c.i.a. the informant only described as a saudi informant, gained the trust of the group al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and then that man volunteered to carry a bomb. this version of the underwear bomb contained no metals and for sure would have passed most x-ray machines in the airport. a senior u.s. intelligence official said the agencies were able to track the bomb at all times so no american lives were ever in danger. >> al qaeda and the arabian peninsula are the closest to osama bin laden's version of al qaeda. that's why they feel that this is their duty, they feel this is their obligation to continue bin laden's fight. >> we've dealt major blows against al qaeda over the past two years, but remnants of al qaeda do remain resilient and do remain a th

back you to. >> delia goncalves live outside u.s. district court. >>> well, the biggest caps fans in your office might not be in the mood to talk today. >> that's because they're both tired and disappointed after the caps' heartbreaking triple overtime loss. kristen berset watched it unfold at verizon center. >>> what a game three wednesday night. the capitals and rangers lost in a dead heat battle for over four hours at the verizon center. it was the caps' first triple overtime game this post-season. and the longest game in the 2012 playoffs. unfortunately for the capitals, one mistake led to a game- winning goal by marrian gaprick. >> it definitely hurts. we have to be proud of how well we played. guys are diving the block shots, doing a lot of the things that we needed to do to win hockey. if we play like that most of the time, we'll come out on top. >> could have gone either way. guys don't have their full legs. you know, it was a slow paced game out there by the end of it. one mistake and that was the difference. >> triple overt

delia goncalves has a look at the top candidates and early voting in ward five. >> reporter: despite the rain, residents are heading out to the polls casting their ballots for change in ward five. >> we're going to have a new day in ward five starting tomorrow. >> reporter: ken mcduffy is one of the front runners in a crowd feel of 11 candidates. he says he feels good about his prospects despite critics who say his work in the mayor's office may have tainted his reputation. >> i answer to the residents of the ward. i never served at the pleasure of the council or the mayor. >> we need someone who can go down to the wilson building that they can depend on, they can trust and has a proven record of accomplishment. >> reporter: but it was tim day, the lone republican in the race who first blew the witting about disgraced council member harry thomas jr.'s finances. >> i have continued to work on corruption and not just outing people, but about flaws in the system and positive corrective actions. >> i actually voted for tim day. i went to the debate they had at catholic university and act

on the music map, quote he said -- >> with more on his legendary contributions, delia goncalves is livee wpgc studios in maryland where they'll have plenty of chuck brown on the play list today. delia? >> reporter: absolutely. lots of chuck brown and lots of memories. we're having fun here with free and tony reds. we've been talking about -- our memories of chuck brown. even if you're a local or you're a transplant like free and myself are. but taking a lot of phone calls from listeners and from fans. and surprisingly lot of young folks. >> 12 years old. a young man named malcolm just called and said when he and his dad are feeling down they get in the car and play chuck brown. that's just a beautiful story and brown is actually inside of ebony magazine this month on page 60 for music legends. this is just -- it's just crazy the timing but 12-year-olds. and -- this guy said his 4-year- old brother's knows. dancing on stage. really touch sod many people and i don't think it's just the music, his personality too. >> reporter: you interviewed him once and said he was a very humble person.

admitting to making illegal campaign contributions and destroying some evidence. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us live at the wilson building with more on the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. it's been a very long year. i was here at the wilson building more than a year ago when a barely known candidate barged into the mayor's news conference alleging that he was promised a high paying job only to get fired and then days later those explosive claims that he was actually paid by gray's campaign. well, it appears after a year of his antics brown may have been on to something, at least that's what the charges against thomas gore indicate. gray's close friend and campaign aide is accused of making money orders totaling more than $500 signed in other people's names and then given to suleman brown. he's also accused of destroying records proving that those payments were made. >> gray's campaign specifically mayor vincent gray gave me cash and money orpds to maintain my campaign for mayor, cover living expenses, and attack then mayor fenty during the 2010 mayoral rac

delia goncalves decides she was going to get an early jump. she's right near the bay bridge just off route 50 in stevensville, maryland. just keep going, delia. >> reporter: well, you know, i'm not too far away and i'm sure my photographer is game so we could probably head over if you really want another -- well, maybe i'll do a live shot from the beach. lon anderson from aaa is here. when he pulled up, he said goodness, these are like july temperatures. it's probably going tone courage more folks to head out of town and head to the beach. >> can you believe it 90s, hot, humid, possibly afternoon thundershowers. sounds like july 4. oh, no, it's memorial day. >> reporter: going to abvery busy weekend. lots of folks on the road. and we think the gas prices have a big part in that. >> i think so. we've been talking for a long time about how high gas prices are but the reality is they have fallen for seven weeks straight. they've been falling every week since easter and right now they're over 20 cents a gallon less than they were last year. and las

. >> delia goncalves joins us from the satellite center with a preview and delia, this is all about money. >> reporter: isn't it always all about the money. let's first talk about the money that you really care about, the cash that's coming directly out of your pocket. not only does this special session cost taxpayers more than $20 million if you're a taxpayer and live in maryland and you're fortunate to be well compensated at work, you'll have to pay up a little more, too. let's take a look at just how much more money you're looking at. individuals making $100,000 to $125,000 may see their tax rate go up slightly from 4.75% to 5%. you can see if you take a look down that list, there are increases that correspond denied with the higher gross incomes -- correspond with the higher gross incomes. let's take a look at households, those people filing jointly earning $150,000 to $175,000, they will see a slight increase to 5%. and then of course the math continues up the bracket. the more money you make, the higher the taxes of course. in order to get the budget passed there three days, there w

. >> delia goncalves live in our satellite center this morning. >>> at last check the metro worker hit by a train yesterday remains in critical condition. we're still waiting to learn that worker's name. we do know the worker has been with metro for more than 25 years. the incident happened yesterday afternoon at the rail yard near the shady grove station. it took some time for fire and rescue crews to pull the worker out from under the train. >>> activists in syria say government troops are shelling rebel neighborhoods again this morning. the target? the city of holms. the syrian government is promising its own investigation into the killings but there is already a diplomatic backlash in this. the white house is giving the syrian envoy here in washington 72 hours to pack up and go home. several other nations are expelling diplomats as well. >> more than ten countries have now expelled syrian diplomats. how would this stop another massacre? >> obviously no single action like that, diplomatic action stops the regime from its brutal behavior, but it is a cumulative effort. >> the u.s. is

back to you. >> delia goncalves. what a great story. thank you, delia. >>> to people are dead after a mid airplane collision in fauquier county, virginia. one of the small planes plummeted right into a wooded area after the impact, caught fire killing both people on board. the pilot of the other plane even after the crash was able to land in a nearby field. one of the wings even fell off and still was able to land. one neighbor arrived home to find the crash light. >> it's about 16 feet long, part of a right wing, a small plane. you can see where the fire department had put the fire out on the ground. >> two bodies were recovered from that part of the fiery crash scene. a surviving pilot was taken to a hospital in fredricksburg. we're not sure of his condition but at one point he was conscious and speaking to investigators. >>> police in ocean city, maryland are investigating the death of a man from cooksville. witnesses say a group of people was crossing coastal highway yesterday when a speeding vehicle slammed into 22-year- old matthew

delia goncalves is live in northeast. she has a preview today of what's going o. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. let's hope the rain doesn't deter folks from heading out to cast their ballots. at many of the presipghts in the ward. -- precincts in the ward. analysts are predicting there will be a low voter turnout. but as you can see plenty of campaign signs to draw those voters in. the ward has been deeply divided since the harry thomas, jr. corruption scandal exploded. the thomas family carries a major influence in this area. his late father served as a long-time -- long time council member. while there are still many loyals, there are a lot of folks taking this as an opportunity for change, including 28-year-old delano hunter who ran against thomas in 2010. if elected he would be the youngest official in office. while kathy henderson has a long record as a commissioner. both say time for transparency in government is now. >> i could be an independent voice. i know who to answer to. that's the residents of the ward. i never served at

delia goncalves is live at the bay bridge, the sight of much anticipated traffic later today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andre ya. it's quiet right now. we can see traffic picking up over the bay bridge and heading this way. two things folks can expect this memorial day weekend, you alluded to it, some soaring temperatures and crowded roads ahead. so prepare yourself. aaa mid-atlantic predicts 34.8 million americans will hit the roads this weekend traveling more than 50 miles from home. get this. that's a 1.2% increase and the biggest spike that aaa has seen in about six years. the numbers we're told increased slightly in the greater washington area, but everyone certainly has the same goal in mind with those soaring temps and the long weekend ahead, it's time to hit the beach. >> in all of the years i've been with aaa this is only the second year where we have seen gas prices falling during memorial day. generally they're peaking or still on their way up. it's quite unusual. >> reporter: pretty unusual and that spells for a -- well, i guess a good sc

delia goncalves is live outside the white house. boy, this sure caused quite a stir yesterday. good morning, delia. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning. on both sides of the issue, for and against, folks are really passionate about what the president said on gay marriage. the president's announcement came, you know, after his v.p. made some very strong statements in support of gay marriage and among rumors that his gay supporters were getting increasingly frustrated. in fact, some supporters even threatened to stop financial support of the president, but the historic remark backing gay marriage by president obama have reinvigorated some voters while others are simply outraged at what appears to be an about face. the president has always said he has struggled with the issue of gay marriage and called his opinion evolving. he still believes states have the ultimate say on gay marriage. >> i think my faith is strong enough and my marriage is strong enough that i can afford the civil rights to others, even if i have a different perspective or different view. >> i do not favor marr

back to you. >> delia goncalves with that update from our satellite center. >>> it is 5:34.ot going on with your money this morning. >> jessica doyle is here to break it all down for us. good morning. >> good morning. we're going to start with what is going to be a major focus on wall street today and probably all week. the continuing fallout at jpmorgan chase. last week we told you about the huge revelations from the nation's biggest bank that is lost about $2 billion in just the last six weeks after complicated financial -- comp at a timed financial bets went bad. today they're expected to receive the regular nation of the county's chief executive officer. at least two other executives at the bank will be held accountable for the trading mistakes as well. also expected to resign this week including the trader at the center of the losses. jpmorgan's c.e.o. apologized again over the weekend stating he was dead wrong when he dismissed concerns about the bank's trading just weeks ago. jamie dimon made the comments on nbc's "meet the press ." investors shaved almost 10% of jpmo

shot and one of them died and a man's body was found in some nearby woods. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is lye at the scene in ellicott city with more. good morning delia. very confusing what's going on. >> reporter: good morning andrea and pretty tragic, for many folks the church is considered sacred ground and they are simply stunned that this church was the scene of yesterday's horrific crime. here are the details we know so far. police descended on st. peter's episcopal church yesterday at 5:30 after a janitor reported two women inside the church office were shot. one woman was dead upon arrival. the other rushed to baltimore shock trauma in critical condition. police later found a man dead in the nearby woods from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. the detectives discovered a gun lying next to his body. >> we're looking into the very real possibility that he may be linked in some way to what happened at the church. we don't think anyone else was in the church at the time. my understanding is that a custodian came into an office inside the church building where he saw the two

other pressing financial matters and that means there will also be protestors. 9news now reporter delia goncalvess at baker park in frederick where they are expected to gather, good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning mike. this is actually where they're permitted to gather so we are hoping that the protestors will rally here at baker park. however there is no word on exactly how many protestors to expect. it could be upwards to thousands. but we can tell you for sure many are already here in town getting a head start. the g-8 summit will be held about 20 milesaway and the two parks have been shut down as a precaution. the towns of thurmont and frederick are getting ready for all this action. the last time a major event was held at camp david was the mideast peace talks during the clinton administration in 2000. before that, jimmy carter in 1978 but of course, the g-8 summit is a much larger event sure to draw thousands of folks here and while some businesses have shut down because of the pocket of unruly protestors others are hoping to cash in on the extra crowds. some diners even planning

delia goncalves is live at the convention center with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. a huge crowd expected. you can see that crews have already arrived setting up the barricades for the event that is likely to draw thousands of people. the doors open at 10:00 a.m. you can expect a rush of fans heading interest the doors to get that prime spot. we're told the doors will close when the capacity is reached and that's at 14,500 people. music will certainly mark the service with artists like sugar bear taking the stage. about 10,000 fans lined up for tuesday's viewing and so many more are expected for today's funeral services. chuck brown died two weeks ago at the age of 75 after four decades on the music scene. the creative -- brown taught himself guitar after spending time in jail as a young person. he was released and literally reinvented himself with a sound and a spirit that moved so many folks here in d.c. >> you had louie armstrong transcends jazz. you have bob marli who develops a genre and transcends that. now y

. >> delia goncalves is outside the white house with more on that this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: the president is expected to return here to the white house later this afternoon, even as critics, and that includes mitt romney himself, say it was good that the president visit afghanistan. if fact, it was president obama's third trip to that country. he arrived in darkness. he laid out a plan toandz the war in 20 -- plan to end the war in 2014. the goal the president says will shift the support and training of the afghan people and its army and that may mean more troops too still stay in the country. the president sign add ten-year agreement with -- signed a ten- year agreement with president karzai before addressing the country. >> our goal is not to build a country in america's image or eradicate every vestige of the taliban. these objectives would require many more years, many more dollars and most importantly many more american lives. our goal is to destroy al qaeda and we or a path to do exactly that. we will shift into a support role as afghan

. >> delia goncalves has a preview of today's special election. >> reporter: let's hope the rain doesn't deter folks from heading out to the polls. the polls open today at 7:00 a.m., just a short time away. analysts predict a very low voter turnout. but as you can see, folks have been canvassing hard. there are 11 candidates in this race and they have their campaign signs here urging folks to head out and cast their ballots and head to the polls. the ward has been deeply divided since the harry thomas, jr. corruption scandal exploded. the thomas family has a huge influence in the area. while many are loyal, there are a number of folks taking this as an opportunity for change, including 28-year-old delano hunter who ran against thomas in 2010. he would be the youngest elected official in office while kathy henderson has been around for a while. she has a long record as an anc commissioner. >> in my first two months in office if elected, i plan to take an assessment of every ward five neighborhood, take a look at the sidewalks, take a look at the street lights. do we need to plant some new

let's go to delia goncalves who's with the crowd over there somewhere. delia?> reporter: bruce, it absolutely is a celebration. people are in good spirits. i don't know about not going back to work today but that sounds pretty good to me. we're here on 7th street and look at this line. this line goes down a full block all the way to s street. we're toold folks will loop back around, police trying to keep people in the shade. as you know, a very, very hot day. so emergency crews are on standby just in case folks are over come by the heat but they say we're willing to take the heat to say goodbye to the man that meant much more than just music. >> chuck brown's casket arrived at the howard theatre for his last appearance on stage. sadly illness took him before he had a chance to make it to the sold out show. upwards of 30,000 fans are expected to say goodbye to the legend. lines started forming at 6:30 in the morning. vendors also lined up selling memorial shirts and buttons to commemorate the day. >> maybe some new artists can come through and help keep the lega

. >> delia goncalves joins us live from reagan national airport with more on how these investigators broke up the plot. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. we first should tell you officials say americans were never in danger. if you're heading to reagan national airport a little later today, anticipate no changes in regards to security and checking your bags through the security check point. the c.i.a. learned about the plot through foreign intelligence agencies and say that they stopped this bomb before it ever made it to the united states. the designer is believed to be top al qaeda explosives expert ibrahim al-asiri. the underwear bomb contained no metal so chances are it could have passed through most security checks. the bomb was found in yemen before the attackers could even buy a plane ticket. >> this is a very clever guy, very good at making bombs. he's probably al qaeda's number one threat to the united states directly. >> i can assure you that the tsa and airport security generally is going to be looking very, very carefully at this to see what ste

delia goncalves is live in frederick right frau with a look at that. rning delia. >> reporter: good morning, you can see a few folks out this morning walking their dogs and jogging and they're taking a close look at the live trucks and the media parks outside here and you can see the fear in their eyes. they are now sharing their quiet town with not only us but thousands of protestors many who will be rallying here at baker park. in town. the g-8 summit at camp david is about 20 miles away and that's away from town. but residents and police here locally are expecting major crowds. now while some business owners have shut down for fear of unruly protestors, possibly damaging their property, others are not only staying open, they're hoping to do more business because of the extra foot traffic. some restaurant get this have even added new g-8 inspired menu items. >> which is a blending of all of the flavors of the countries that are included in the g-8. >> we've named our cottages and motel rooms after different presidents. >> it's a very important summit

our delia goncalves was there and talked to some of the veterans who attended. ♪ they come from everyorner of our country ♪ >> reporter: in an intimate ceremony at the world war ii memorial. >> deeply honored to be here. >> reporter: veterans and their loved ones paid tribute to the 40,000 american heroes who lost their lives in the conflict, each represented by 4,000 gold stars on the freedom wall. some will never forget. >> it was something we just lived through, something that was there every day and a lot of prayers. they're very aware. >> reporter: others have learned to remember like 6-year- old twins brie and allie what wear pictures of their great grandfather the vet. >> they thank the veterans everywhere they go. they'll tell them in other countries you cannot -- as they say, you cannot eat ice cream when you want. you can't go to washington any time you want to because your soldiers fought for you here [ inaudible ] >> we want to continue the fight for our freedom and clear for the soldiers to come home. ♪ they're our red, white and blue ♪ >> a total 660 million people inclu

delia goncalves takes a look at how fans are remembering the legend. >> reporter: we are in a studios of pgc where the deejays and fans are remembering the life and music of chuck brown. >> we are here to celebrate 30 years of go-go today. we want to take your phone calls. >> reporter: dedicating yet another day to d.c. icon and music legend chuck brown, memories from the personalities. >> this man does he really touches so many people and i don't think it's just the music, it's his personality. >> you think about chuck brown not a music that he didn't touch. he had a gospel song. >> reporter: the fans phoning in. >> i'm almost 50 years old and he's always been a part of my life. i knew when i heard his music that i was going to have a good time. >> it cost in 25 cents -- that was between '70 and '74. >> how you doing today? >> i'm all right, better than yesterday you know. had the get them tears out you know. >> reporter: the deejay was on the air yesterday when the news hit. he said chuck brown inspired him to get into the music business. with the man gone his music and legacy live

delia goncalves was there earlier this morning, however, and she filed this report. >> reporter: we're here at hemmingway's over looking the bay bridge talking about memorial day traffic and what you can expect when you hit the roads later today if you're not on the roads already. with me is lon anderson from aaa mid at mid-atlantic. you're expecting lots of traffic on the roads, a very busy weekend. >> exactly right. very busy, lots of traffic. we're projecting almost 900,000 washingtonians heading out of town this holiday and about nine when ten of them are going to be on the roads. the fact that gas is 25 cent as gallon cheaper than it was last memorial day and it's been falling for seven weeks, been falling since easter nonstop, that makes it pretty good. stay off the phone, stay awake, stay sober and stay safe. >> reporter: and have a great weekend. you're heading out to the mountains this weekend? >> you bet. west virginia, mountain momma. >> reporter: i'm staying local, party hopping and we're going to have a great weekend. >> you bet. but be safe. >> reporter: absolutely. that'

delia goncalves explains. >> i don't know that word. >> reporter: you can call it a failure of our school system, a 17-year-old high school senior living in poverty stricken ward eight just learning how to read for the first time. >> i was in a state of shock when we first visited anacostia. they said there were about a dozen kids reading a a very low level, third grader or less than that. >> reporter: that's why resources for inner city children or rich moved in to tutor students at anacostia high school, literally turning lives around, including christian hall. >> you can't put a price tag or anything like that on that type of reward. >> questionsian, you can see -- christian, you can see he believings in himself. every adult in the building wanted to make sure we supported him. >> reporter: he's now set to graduate from anacostia high where he's had perfect attendance at a school struggling to fill most classroom seats. but his journey to this point and his future goal has not been an easy one. >> reporter: what are the nicknames. the neighborhood? >> bang bang. >> reporter: he grew up

he was 75. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us live from outside the howard theatre in northwestbeginning of the celebration of his life will start taking place today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. it's going to be a very long and probably emotional day for a lot of folks. we've been seeing a lot of celebration in the past couple of weeks since chuck brown's passing. lots of folks are taking this as a moment to celebrate the life and legacy of chuck brown and really say thanks for what he did for washington, d.c. lots of activity here outside the howard theatre. we can see police are here and some folks are actually setting up tents. we're still seven hours away from the beginning of this public viewing, but they are anticipating a very large turnout, more than 30,000 people in fact are expected to come to the howard theatre filing in later today to say their final goodbye to the father of go-go. coincidentally he was scheduled to perform here at the how prd theatre -- howard theatre april 21. he was very excited about returning in april. unfortuna

. >> coming up, delia goncalves will be live at baker park in downtown frederick with more on how the summit is expected to impact the locals in the area. >>> a controversial bill which would limit boxes in the district is the -- abortions in the district is the subject of a hearing in congress. frank ran the hearing. under his bill no woman can get an abortion in the district 20 weeks after she became pregnant unless her life was at risk. that's something the majority of the medical community says simply isn't true. >>> former d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. will serve his time in the federal prison camp in montgomery, alabama. the former ward five councilman will have to report there june 20th. thomas will spend 38 months behind bars for stealing more than $350,000 meant to go to city youth sports programs. >>> an officer in prince william is facing charges. investigators say ralph justice plotted of the another man arrested and thrown in jail where he would be subject to a sexual assault. we're told justice, a jailer was working with another man named michael r ussenack. both men

coming up at 50bg, our deal -- at 5:00, our delia goncalves takes a closer look at some of the front runners. >>> d.c. police are searching for a man they're calling a person of interest in the murder of a baby kuron hunt. they want to know if you recognize the man in this video. you can see him on the right hand side of the korean. ku -- of the screen. kuron's mother was stabbed in the stock ma'am -- in the stomach. her cause of death was the stab wound her mother suffered. if you recognize this person in this video, please contact d.c. mission. >>> they say he's a child rapist and they want him off the streets. police in fredricksburg, virginia need your help as they search for this man jonathan rodriguez arzuaga. he's charged with raping a child under the age of 13 and abduction at a home in fredricksburg. he's 5'8", about 175 pounds, has pierced ears and a pierced eyebrow. if you have any information, please call police. >>> at 4:36, prince george's county police are searching for two people they believe are responsible for six armed robberies in bowie. the suspects were armed wi

delia goncalves was at this morning's ceremony and talked to some of those that attended. >> reporter: in an intimate ceremony at the world war ii memorial -- >> deeply honored to be here. >> reporter: -- veterans and their loved ones paid tribute to the 40,000 american heros who lost their lives in the conflict, each represented by 4,000 gold stars on the freedom wall. some will never forget. >> it was something we just lived through, something that was there every day and a lot of prayers. they're very aware. >> the big pop memorial for big pop. >> reporter: and others have learned to remember like 6-year- old twins bri and allie who wear pictures of their great grandfather the vet around their neck. >> they thank the veterans everywhere they go and they will tell them in other country, as they say, you cannot go eat ice cream when you want. you can't go to washington any time you want to because your soldiers fought for you here. >> we're fortunate to have all the young people we do have in the service today and they just want to continue to fight for our freedom and to care for th

. >> he drew fans of every age. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the studios in ranham withs death. good morning delia. >> reporter: we were just -- good morning. we were just reminiscing on the life and legacy and our own memories of chuck brown and many folks here pgc who had the privilege of meeting him and interviewing him. i saw him twice in a performance. i had said in the last hit that i'm a convert because i'm a transplant here to d.c. but tony reds is a local and native. grew up loving chuck brown like so many people did and you actually -- he kind of inspired you to play go go. >> of course when you hear that music it just does something to you. my aunt's at home and my grandfather used to listen to the music and you wake up and you come home from school and you hear that music and next think you know you trying to grab her pots and pans and get out of the kitchen with my pots and pans. you trying to start your own band. you don't know what you're doing but you're trying the make go-go. >> reporter: you rap with them. tell me about the legacy and future of go-go he

delia goncalves joins us with more on the program. >> we talked about christian hall all morning long. is he a really remarkable kid who had a lot of drive but can't do it alone. like you said, andrea, it really takes a village. that's not just which cheesy slogan. it's absolutely true. this kid made it thanks to people who moved into his life. he was reading at a first grade level just one year ago. now the people and the program that have helped turn his grades and christian's life around. >> this word is -- >> reporter: you can call it a failure of our school system. a 17-year-old high school senior living in poverty- stricken ward 8 just learning how to read for the first time. >> i was in a state of shock. they said there were about a dozen kids reading a a very low -- reading at a very low level, third grader or less than that. >> reporter: that's why resources for inner city children or rich moved in to institute store -- tutor students literally turning lives around. >> questionsian was relent -- christian was relentless about making sure he achieved. every adult in the buildi

but as delia goncalves shows us, one group is helping to change that 1 student at a time. >> i don't know that. >> okay. this word is he is eschewing. >> reporter: you can call it a failure of our school system, a 17-year-old high school senior living in poverty stricken ward 8 just learning how to read for the first time. >> i was in a state of shock. when we first visited anacostia they said there were about a dozen kids reading at 3rd grade level or less. >> reporter: that's why resources for inner city children or rich moved in to tutor students at anacostia high school literally turning lives around, including christian holmes. >> you can't put a price tag on that type of reward. >> you can see that belief in himself. he was relentless about making sure that he achieves and of adult in the building wanted to make sure we supported him. >> reporter: he is now set to graduate from anacostia high where he's had perfect attendance at a school struggling to fill the classroom seats, but his goal has not been an easy one. this is an old neighborhood? >> yeah. >> reporter: what are the