delia goncalves is live with more on this report and the increasing calls for the mayor to resign. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. this is quite the bombshell. "the washington post" cites three independent sources close to this case that say the mayor's meeting was indeed about the campaign and the

. >> delia goncalves joins us live from rhode island avenue in northeast with a look at things there. that was a really bad place to be last night, delia. >> reporter: i know. it's like these folks just can't get enough. just give these folks a break. we've all been through a whole lot these past couple of weeks but some good news to report this morning. it seems like pepco is making some progress. we checked about a half an hour ago, and the outages were at about 7500. now they're down to 5200 and here's one example why. you can see the lights are flashing here at this intersection of 20th and rhode island avenue in northeast. fortunately the lights were just back on so power was restored a short time ago after the lights were knocked out following last night's fast moving storm. let's take a look at some video that was shot last night. you can see that the heavy rains caused widespread flooding throughout the area washing out roads and basements. for thousands in the area this is the third smack by mother nature in recent weeks, by far

delia goncalves is live on capitol hill this morning with a closer look at the debate. >> reporter: good morning mike. another potential total job

our delia goncalves is there live with this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. after working through the night, major progress by crews here on georgetown pike. you can see the tree that crews were working on chopping away slowly, that tree has now been removed. it fell around 6:00. so about half an hour ago. let's take a look at sky 9 flying above the area so you can take a look at an aerial view of georgetown pike. you can see that crews are working busily and quickly to remove the tree trunk so they can open this portion of georgetown road back up to traffic following yesterday's tragedy. it was 6:30 yesterday evening, the tail end of the evening commute when a 100-foot tall 12- ton tree suddenly collapsed. it crushed a car that was stopped in bumper to bumper traffic in the westbound lane. the male driver inside died instantly. an arborist tells us the tree was about 200 years old and was absolutely hollow inside indicating severe decay. >> i think the first thing most people are thinking is they're gla

delia goncalves is there live with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. the wilson building will be very active today. this last null day of the legislative session before the council breaks for the summer. and there will be no question that something certainly has to be done about these long- standing pepco power outages but the question, is burying the lines the best solution. mary cheh says it's one solution albeit a costly one but legislation would require that co. pay for -- that pepco pay for it. >> each time we have situations like this, there will be some nashing of teeth and pepco will say we have a new program and we have a two-year program, three-year program but it never seems to change. the thick that stays the same is they make promises. >> the public service commission fined pepco a million dollars for past msm prance. we've -- past performance. we've heard nothing remotely of regulatory oversight in the district of columbia. >> reporter: over the district of columbia public service com

delia goncalves live outside the wilson building this morning. >>> d.c.elegate eleanor holmes norton releasted a statement on the investigation as well -- >>> it's been two weeks since that epic storm moved through the region and knocked out power to millions. today d.c. city leaders are looking for answers. yvette alexander will lead a public oversight hearing on pep koa and if -- pepco and how well it restored power to customers. more than 65,000 pepco customers in the district lost power after the june 29th storm. >>> now that the power is back on, the city of gaithersburg, maryland is feeling patriotic again. it will hold its fourth of july celebration tonight at the montgomery county fairgrounds. the event was canceled last week because of the storm aftermath. music begins at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks will go off around 9:25 this evening. the fairgrounds are on chestnut street that's just off route 355. >>> 6:36 now. we have commuter alert for you. metro will be slowing down trains. the next time it gets extremely hot. you see a kink in the track was c

delia goncalves live from rhode island avenue on last night's storms. >> they were loud. thanks, delia. >>> while the storm dropped rain here in the d.c. region, it caused even worse flooding to our north in and around baltimore. several parts of the city were left under water and plenty of it. down trees and power lines reported in baltimore city and the county as well as part of anne arundel county. baltimore city police were forced to block off a number of intersections because of flooding. >>> the parents of an 8-year- old prince william county boy are charged with felony child abuse. amy and matthew sweeney of net hollow court in bristow were arrested after the child turned up at a house on glen meadow lane and appeared to be lost. the boy had severe bruising all over his body. they believe the abuse happened on a constant basis. the child is in the custody of child protective services. >>> 5:04 now. 9 wants you to know there are new allegations of misspent tax dollars by the general services administration. the inspector general is now launching an investigation into

delia goncalves is live at the wilson building with a preview of what they're working on there today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. today is the last full session before the council breaks for the summer and mary cheh is hoping to push the pepco legislation through using the frustration of many power customers in the district of columbia. she says it's time to consider underground lines for portions of pepco service areas in dg. pepco as we know routinely blames outages on the weather knocking down trees and the overhead wires. mary cheh says burying the wires at least in some neighborhoods here in the district is at least one solution. >> we know that process will cost an awful lot of money and will be disruptive but unless we begin to do it, we'll never do it. >> the only thing that corporations of pepco's size respond to is the threat of penalty. >> reporter: the utility board here in the district says d.c.'s public service commission is partly to blame for these problems consistently with pepco. i'll explain coming up at 5:30. mike, andrea, back to

delia goncalves live in tysons corner this morning. >>> metro still has no idea what caused that computer glitch over the weekend. it forced trains to come to a halt for nearly an hour twice. metro's rolled out -- ruled out any kind of hacker attack or sabotage and no one was hurt or at risk when it hit. a similar glitch happened a few months ago. >>> later this morning fire investigators are going to resume their search on what caused a huge apartment fire in woodbridge, virginia. one firefighter was hurt battling the flames last night at the gemstone apartments. the complex is on gemstone drive which is just a few blocks away from prince william plaza. a firefighter is expected to recover. no one else was hurt in this. the fire, though, forced about a dozen families out of their homes and they're in temporary housing this morning. >>> dx council member phil graham is hold -- d.c. council member phil graham is holding on for calling mayor vincent gray to resign amid legal troubles over his 2010 campaign. that's according to this morni

zeal -- delia goncalves returns to the scene. >> reporter: vdot crews worked through the night to remove a second tree deemed damaged and in danger of falling. and shortly after 6:00 a.m., the nearly 100-foot tall tree came toppling down. crews hope to avoid another tragedy like this one yesterday. it was 6:30 in the evening. police say 64-year-old albert roath iii of great falls was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic when without warning this tree came crashing down killing him instantly. >> it's very traumatizing. >> reporter: a portion of that 200-year-old tree that fell yesterday and killed a man still sits here on the side of the road. arborists say you can tell by looking into its trunk how severely damaged it was. that trunk is completely hollowed out. in fact, we've learned from several sources the county tried removing these damaged trees several years ago but some residents fought to keep them. >> there's one tree or two trees -- is one tree or two trees worth endangering both egress and ingrease from sites and something as catastrophic like we had here. >> reporter: the develop

delia goncalves, 9news now. >> route 110 is now again open. police have not released details about the car. they only say that they are following several leads. >>> a public relations executive is due in court today in about an hour. she is expected to plead guilty to d.c. campaign finance violations. 75-year-old ugena clark harris faces conspire si charges for allegedly making contributions in the name of another person and then destroying the records. federal and local officials including d.c. mayor vincent gray received some of those donations. and harris is a close associate of jeffrey thompson, a businessman and a very prominent d.c. contractor. several city council members have received subpoenas asking for information about contributions that have been linked to thompson. we'll have the latest information on those developments on our website throughout the day wusa9.com and also during this evening's newscast. >>> there are concerns that a former district school may collapse. a fire swept through webb elementary school in northeast wash

delia goncalves has the latest information from kensington, maryland. >> reporter: art and donna cheer at the news they finally have power. >> this is ridiculous, i wish we could find another -- electric company. pepco is just no good. i bet the man who owns the place -- >> it's not that -- pepco is trying the best they can. >> no they're not either. we haven't had -- seen one pepco truck all week. >> well, we have now. >> big deal. >> reporter: it's a typical debate. folks fed up and steamed up after several hot days without power. and then those sympathetic with crews working long hours to fix a big problem. >> it seems odd to me though that we live in washington, d.c. metropolitan area which is you know, a big city, a big you know -- there's -- and we have to go five whole days without power. even though the storm was very severe. i can understand that. but i mean things have to be tightened up. >> reporter: many folks in the neighborhood are rejoicing but there are just a couple of folks who are still suffering. >> it's a big job. it's an unfortunate situation there but i'm a cance

in georgetown, delia goncalves, 9 news now. >> tonight cbs will air a special edition of "48 hours." it begins at 8:00 p.m. >>> we've been hit with a lot of rain and storms this week. today get ready for another round. we're now designating this as a severe weather alert day. a flash flood watch is in effect. olga breese joins us with more. >> i have pulled up this map that shows the entire metro area, portions of west virginia, southern pennsylvania. underneath that flash flood watch until 11:00 tonight. this all came about from the previous storms we had overnight and we're expecting another round of heavy storms, possibly even severe weather rolling in later on today. now, as we take a look a little bit closer, we can see the entire area is going to be underneath this particular watch. and that means that today's temperatures we're backing down a little bit. instead of 87 degrees, we should probably get into the middle range 80s before the storms start to hit. right now on radar we're only picking up on a few light sprinkles so far. nothing steady. no reds or yellows on the radar

i'd rather they be safe. >> that was delia goncalves reporting. meanwhile, maryland governor martin o'malley just held a news conference in order to update the public on efforts to restore power. thousands of marylanders have been suffering without electricity. the governor says the outage has become a health issue for thousands of residents. >> we are now heading into probably the most dangerous part of this event and why do i say that? because the more prolonged the heat exposure, the more prolonged the time that especially a lot of elderly citizens have been forced to spend in isolated ways in the heat without air-conditioning. the more worn out. the more vulnerable they become. >> governor o'malley says that 800 more crews have arrived in maryland. they came monday night and that brings the total number of crews up to the level that we have after hurricane irene hit last year. now for thousands of washington, d.c. residents, this will be their fourth day without power. it is believed that power could be restored to most of the residents by fri

delia goncalves is live outside the washington convention center where a lot of the events are going on and talk about what's going on inside today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. things are heating up. lots of folks coming in and getting prepared for some events that will be happening in just a short time from now. we've seen a lot of live music, some forums, education, even some lively protests inside the conference so far. everyone, though, is really focused on ending this disease. you talk to everyone inside of the conference and they say we are indeed very close. however, funding remains a huge challenge, especially in this economy. the u.s. has donated, though, an extra $150 million focusing on mothers so they don't spread the virus to their children. still, listen to this 30.4 million people worldwide are living with h.i.v. and even though infection rates are down, two and a half million people are infected every year. >> what would be an aids conference be without a little protesting? we understand that. >> part of the reason we have come as far as we ha

delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building with more on the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. it certainly will be an interesting press conference at 10:00 here inside the wilson building. i don't know how the mayor will avoid these questions that i'm sure will be bombarded by a number of reporters who will be in that room. initially he said he knew nothing about this corruption. that has changed to simply no comment. so we'll see what else he has to say today and if that changes because now we're talking about a pretty large number, more than 650,000 -- $650,000 that was secretly funneled to his campaign. let's take a look at some video that was shot just yesterday. gene harris, a 75-year-old public relations consultant pled guilty in federal court yesterday to using that money to help mayor gray get elected. she pled guilty to buying 10 thousand yard signs, 6,000 t- shirts, banners, laptops and a pa system. harris worked for d.c. businessman jeffrey thompson who was alleged have to have written the checks but did n

delia goncalves live at redskins park out in ashburn. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. what's a little heat for redskins fans honestly. they will be here in droves i can assure that it's quiet now but the park soon will be buzzing with activity as folks prepare for the rush of fans that will likely head here so they can see their first glimpse of their new redskins. hopes are very high as they always are every year but extra high this season. it's riding on the back of rookie quarterback robert griffin iii. on july 18rg3 signed a $1.1 million -- $21.1 million four- year contract with the redskins, including a signing bonus. of course rg3 has been a high profile player since the draft appearing even in gatorade commercials but the heisman trophy winner says it's not about him. it's about the team. >> if it wasn't good, i would have definitely felt it in the locker room but, you know, when all the guys showed up, most of them were either laughing about them or saying they were really cool. i think it rubbed the team the

. >> delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building with these latest developments. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. this is a huge development now in this case and it could break it wide open and it could mean that the mayor has quite the challenge ahead of him. "the washington post" now reporting that mayor gray held a private meeting inside his office on the 6th floor here at the wilson building about this money back in january. but mayor gray still denies any thong of the $650,000 -- any knowledge of the $650,000 that was secretly funneled to his campaign. but he does admit, quote, this is not the campaign i intended to run. genie harris faces years behind bars for her plot. jeffrey thompson is the alleged financial backer in the scheme. he's not been charged but his home and office were raided by the phish. so if prosecutors say the mayor's campaign was corrupt, what about his administration? >> i think it's unfair to say our administration. i have to distinguish between the campaign and the administration. >> i can't tell you how sad i am

we have our delia goncalves out live telling us about the situation on the green line as well. maybe metro is going to be a better idea, delia? >> reporter: it sounds like it so far. they were reporting a 15-minute delay. however, good news to pass along to commuters on the green line this morning. no delays. crews were able to repair that train derailment -- i'm sorry, they were able to repair the portion of the track that caused the train derailment not too far away from this west hyattsville stop on friday. metro is blaming the extreme heat for expanding a portion of that rail so when the train passed by around 5:00 p.m. friday, it derailed inside the tunnel. prince george's county fire responded to the scene quickly and evacuated passengers safely. >> 95ems folks operating on the scene assisted in evacuating the 56 people from the train. our folks entered the tunnel from the station, walked down to the train, meet up with the conductor of the train, make sure they had to a face to face to know where the patients were. >> they were single tracking it fort totten and pg plaza.

delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with more on yet another stalemate between these people. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, welcome back. you know congress nevada intended for -- never intended for the cuts to take place and initially it was really just a threat. or an incentive to force the supercommittee to come up with a balanced budget plan. well, that committee failed to do so and now it seems, well, these cuts could happen. and that could mean some devastating results here in the area. two million job losses around the country, more than 160,000 federal jobs right here in the washington, d.c. area alone. these cuts as you mentioned $1.2 trillion and they could have widespread effects on federal services that we rely on daily. >> i'm here because we are concerned about jobs in our industry. more so concerned about the security of our nation. >> it was never really meant to be a policy. it was meant to be a hammer. >> this problem goes away with one simple thing. balance. as long as the other side is willing to put revenue on the table, then we'll have a balance

. >> delia goncalves is live in capital heights with more on the search for this thief. delia? >> reporter: jessica, this on the 1400 block of hampton park drive here in capital heights one of four area gas stations in prince george's county that's been targeted. and just the past two days. and you can see that this gas station right now is very busy. but don't be fooled. police say even at a very busy gas station this can still happen and it has happened. it's unclear if the same suspects are responsible but police do have one suspect's vehicle on surveillance tape. the black mercedes suv circles the pumps at the sheriff road gas station in landover. and then you can see the passenger of that suspect's vehicle jumps out and snatches a woman's purse from her open car window, this all happened wednesday at 6:00 in the evening. >> it was -- about 8:00. the morning before thanksgiving. very crowded. i thought it would be safe because there were so many people. i saw the -- the car actually before the guy jumped into any car. i saw him perusing the gas station but once really think

delia goncalves joins us live from the satellite center. she's been track be the story and joins us now with a look at sunday's emotional vigil. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can imagine very emotional, lots of tears shed by even mere strangers in a community who are feeling the pain of this tragedy many of them still vowing this event will not change them or break them. family friends and community members gathered outside of city hall to remember the 12 lives lost in this tragedy. it appears 24-year-old james holmes, the alleged gunman prepared for the movie theater massacre purchasing guns and tactical equipment in the past two months. he even we're told bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition prior to the shooting on a hill across from the theater now stand crosses for each of the 12 victims. >> our city will be stronger and greater because of our adversity. >> i've only been mayor for seven -- our mayor has only been mayor for seven months. i find it hard to believe. he's so strong and so wise. i've seen him percentageally as

delia goncalves joins us live from outside the wilson building with more. good morning to you, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, mike. these results are pretty telling. i'm sure folks within the administration are taking a very close look at the results, even though mayor gray is steadfast in his commitment that he will serve all four years of his term. cord to the post -- according to the post poll, four out of ten voters who elected him to office now think he should step down. let's take a look at some video shot the other day. obviously the mayor has his supporters as seen in this rally of clergy members outside the wilson building yesterday. "the washington post" poll indicates many are expressing doubts in the mayor's ability to run the city. 48% of african-americans, a huge base for the mayor, now say he should resign. overall 54% think stepping down is the right thing to do while 37% of voters think he should stay in office. reaction is mixed, even in his home ward of ward 7. let's listen to those folks. >> there's too much against him and ev

delia goncalves is live in tysons corner with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. this indeed is a major milestone for the project. you can see the train's aerial guideway that's stretching along route 7 here. later this morning, crews will finally install the final segment of that aerial guideway. the 11 and a half-mile project will extend from reston west to dulles airport ending at route 7, 72 in eastern loudoun county. supporters say the silver line is vital to the economic development and longevity of this region, but it certainly has been a controversial project. the loudoun county board of supervisors argued whether the train should be built above or underground and held off its support until a 5-4 vote earlier this month that paved the way for the $6 billion project to move forward. supporters of the silver line are hoping this will ease the major traffic congestion in this area, especially for those folks who are driving heading to dulles airport and for loudoun county which is the fastest growing cou

delia goncalves is following the doings at reds skins training camp. she's live at redskins park in ashburn, virginia this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. i like the vigor of that intro, jessica and mike. it's a pretty exciting day here at the park. folks are gearing up. a lot of them -- members of the media are already here and employees are here. you can already feel the buzz. i've got to say even with the new found celebrity, rg3, he's a pretty humble guy. when he was responding to a reporter's questions during a news conference yesterday, he said, you know, in fact, he's just a mask. the guys on the team are the body, heart and soul of the redskins. but a lot of course is riding on the rookie's shoulder. washington is hoping to turn two decades of disappointments into a winning season with talks about the playoffs and of course even a super bowl. so how is the young qb handling the pressure? >> it's a blessing. nobody gets a chance to come to the capital city of the united states and be the quarterback in that town. so i def

. >> delia goncalves joins us live now from the wilson building where the mayor's office is. she has more as we look ahead this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, jessica. certainly this is not a scientific poll but the results are indeed very telling. it appears that after these long running scandals surrounding kwame brown, it appears district residents are fed up and they want this controversy to be over quickly. but the mayor supporters who rallied outside the wilson building yesterday say things may not be as they appear. mayor gray admits that it was not the campaign he intended to run, but he hasn't really offered any further detail. genie harris who pled guilty to funneling $653,000 in that illegal shadow campaign now says she told the mayor about it back in january. and according to "the washington post" poll, 54% of voters think the mayor should step down but 37% believe he should remain in office. >> i worked the campaign. i didn't get a dime. >> i've been troubled by the rush to judgment and the media feeding frenzy with regard to vincen

delia goncalves live in our satellite center, this morning. >>> there were several prayer vigils heldunday. the rainbow coalition is the group created by jesse jackson. they're calling on lawmakers around the nation to tackle the problem of gun violence. it wants the ban on assault weapons reestablished as soon as possible. >>> stay with 9news now for turning coverage of this tragedy. right now at wusa9.com, learn more about each of the 12 victims killed on friday. our andrea mccarren is following this story in colorado. >>> in just a few hours, penn state is going to learn its penalty from the ncaa. the historic football program will be punished for its involvement in the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. cbssports.com reports penn state will be hit with a fine of at least $30 million and it may go as high as $60 million. the money will go towards charity for children's causes. the football program is also going to be stripped of some of its scholarships and will likely be banned from any bowl games. a source tells cbs sports the penalties are going to be unlike anything that's been

delia goncalves is live outside with the latest. >> reporter: good morning mike, you know mayor gray has stood firm and he is not speaking in regards to details of this case. but many sources within the wilson building certainly are talking about the investigation. and have confirmed to 9news now that mayor gray immediately reached out to his personal attorney as soon as he learned about this shadow campaign. we're told the mayor was absolutely shocked when he learned back in january of this $653,000 in money that was secretly funneled to his campaign, he -- we're told had no previous knowledge of this money. though, we are also told by sources it paid a portion of the money -- a portion of the money paid for his escort vehicle that he was driven to campaign events. campaign consultant harris faces two years behind bars for her part in the scheme but says jeff thompson actually funded the plot. >> harris wants the mayor to help her get the invoices, in other words to cover up the shadow campaign's illegal activities, gray told associates he was surprised and it's the very first time

delia goncalves is live there with the latest g.ning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. as you know there's still no cause of this fire but we do know that the fire started in a ground floor apartment in the back of the building. there's not much facing the back of the building. that's why investigators believe that fire burned unnoticed for some time. when firefighters arrived shortly before 8:00 last night, all three floors were fully engulfed in flames. it's unclear, though, just how long the fire was burning. before we're told a police officer on routine patrol in the area noticed smoke and then called 911. he didn't see any residents out here so he then quickly got out of his cruiser, banged on all the residents' doors to get everyone out safely. unfortunately one resident's dog died in the fire. >> would we have to remember is risk versus benefit. we don't want to risk much -- we will risk much to save much. so when we arrived on the scene, we found heavy fire conditions. we waited until we had adequate water supply.

delia goncalves has more on the rescue efforts.ood morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, jessica. it is going to be some time but it is slowly progressing here in this area. people are trying to get a handle as to what happened exactly last night. though it could have been a whole lot worse because we're told this fire went unnoticed for a long time before anyone escaped the house or firefighters even arrived on the scene. here we are more than nine hours after the fire first broke out and you can see crews are still here working to board up this building. 75 firefighters from throughout the county fought to get the blaze under control but crews tell us the building was fully engulfed when they arrived because the fire burned spoke some time before a police officer on patrol saw smoke. that officer immediately called 911. >> he got out of his cruiser and started knocking on doors, evacuating the building because people weren't aware. it looks like the fire started in an apartment on the ground floor level, rear side of t

delia goncalves joins us live from the scene. the pictures we've seen so far are just astonishing. >> reporter: oh, it's heartbreaking. without warning this tree just fell. it is just a terrible situation. this block, the 9900 block of georgetown pike still remains closed. we're talking more than ten hours later. take a look. crews are here. they are trying to remove a second tree in the area that they believe is damaged and could fall as well. we can't shiny lights on the tree to show -- shine any lights on the tree to show you because we're told that would hurt the operation that is going on right now. we are seeing the crews taking down the limbs but the other tree fell without warning. it was around 6:30 yesterday evening. traffic as usual was backed up on georgetown pike when the massive tree fell crashing down on a car in the westbound lane. the firehouse is just steps away. firefighters responded immediately to the scene but their rescue operation quickly turned into a recovery as they discovered the weight of this 100-foo

delia goncalves in the cabin john area of montgomery county. >>> dominion's outage numbers are going back and forth. overnight, it dipped to 96 but jumped back up to 14,000 after the storms moved through. it is no relief from the heat. in reston, they are on day six without air conditioning or elevators. >>> bgi restored power to 650,000 costs but 55,000 are still without power. most of them are on the north side of baltimore city as well as towson and owe wigs mills -- owings mills. andrea? >>> right now, we focus on the district and efforts to get peak power back and cleanup after the storm. joining us is muri al buzzer. you are probably still getting complaints. >> absolutely. we have still people with very hot homes and downed trees. many people have completely left their homes since last friday. we know we're now to the areas where a couple of houses are on a block or several blocks. we have one area near 18th and quincy street where we have about 24 homes continuously out. so we know they are getting to them. people are hot and frustrated. >> people who are frustrated call thei

yesterday during a press briefing saying his administration is not corrupt. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is following this story live at the wilson building trying to make a distinction between the campaign and his administration. are people buying it? >> reporter: it's an interesting angle but i don't know if folks are buying it, especially when we tell but this major break in the case that we've learned of this morning. it appears that mayor gray may actually have known about the shadow campaign. "the washington post" reporting this morning that mayor gray held a meeting inside his private office in the wilson building back in january about this veg and about this money in the shadow campaign. so that raises a whole slew of questions as to whether or not he's being truthful when he says he didn't know anything about this. now council members say came -- now council members cantania, cheh and bowser are calling him for him to resign. $650,000 was secretly funneled toward his election bid. he did say it was not the campaign he intended to run. long-time friend gene harris faces up to two

back to you, andrea. >> delia goncalves reporting live from cabin john. >>> dominion power says they are working on the last remaining customers without power. that's a relief in reston, virginia. they've been without power for nearly a week, and it is a struggle for seniors who live on top floors without elevator access. even more so for residents who suffer from asthma and other medical conditions made worse by a lack of air conditioning. dominion, which has seen an increase says nearly all customers will have power by tomorrow night. >>> they are this close to getting evicted. today, a lawyer says he plans to file an urgent request to stop evictions at a prince william county mobile home park. a handful of residents got the eviction notices on tuesday, although police did not carry out those evictions. now there is a lawyer for the residents saying he plans to file an emergency restraining order this morning. you see, this mobile home park was severely flooded last september during tropical storm lee. there is an issue with the electrical. that's what one of the inspectors says. m

gray campaign aide to plead guilty admits she helped run such a campaign. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building with more on the plea and its implications. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andre that. this is by far the most severe of the allegations we've seen connected to gray's campaign. his other two former campaign aides were in court, pled guilty to small offenses compared to what we're talking about here. $650,000 that was funneled to gray's campaign. gene harris pled guilty in federal court yesterday to using that money to help get mayor gray elected. allegedly buying yard signs, t- shirts, banners, laptops, even a p.a. system, that's what she pled guilty to in court. jeffrey thompson who allegedly written the checks but did not come up with the scheme. there's no indication that mayor gray had any knowledge of the plot. here what is -- here's what his public relations spokesperson said yesterday. >> as he relayed yesterday to "the washington post," he had no comment. >> reporter: again no comment even with the new developments? >> he h

delia goncalves is live on capitol hill this morning where the countdown clock is ticking. morning delia. >> reporter: that's for sure. good morning andrea. all eyes are on congress this morning as the nation braces itself for a possible doomsday scenario. you mentioned some of the numbers. and here's another staggering number. 2million jobs nationwide are at risk if these $2.1 trillion sequestration cuts pass. also on the chopping block federal services that could clouds. national parks and museums and even clip it will military. that's according to -- cripple the military. that's according to defense secretary leon panetta. however, here's the thing. the cuts were never meant to happen. it was simply part of a plan by congress to force a supercommittee to balance the budget but that committee failed and now, it seems the plan has backfired. >> this is a pathetic way to legislate. to have this sword hanging over everybody's head and that's supposed to lead people to a decision. it's just unbelievable that we're facing this this late in the year for something that starts ear

delia goncalves joins us live from 12th and rhode island avenue in northeast d.c. with more on the recovery. how is it going there now, delia? >> reporter: pepco is making a lot of progress. their numbers are inching down and at last check, they are well below the 5,000 mark. you can see these lights are back up and running in normal praiption. they were flashing just -- normal operation. they were flashing just a short time ago. you should still proceed through the area with caution because you could run into some lights that are still flashing or out. the area is drying out after last night's storm that caused major flooding on a number of our region's roads. the storm once again knocked out power to residents, many whom are just recovering from two blackouts in the past couple of weeks, including the derecho which left many in the dark up to one full week. a lot of customers are angry with pepco and general manager tom graham's missteps during a hearing before the public service commission certainly hasn't helped. >> i say to myself is it reasonable for an indivi

our delia goncalves is lye at one of the -- live at one of the gas stations in capital heights, good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning jessica you know this is a warning that you hear very often. however, unfortunately with the summer heat, lots of people let their guards down and so this is yet another warning out there for women. this is the wawa on the 1400 block of hampton park boulevard here in capital heights. police say this is just one of the four gas stations tarted by these brazen robbers. let's take a look at the surveillance video taken from a recent purse snapping that happened on -- snatching that happened on wednesday at 6:00 in the evening. this is from a gas station on sheriff road. in the surveillance video you can see the suspect's black mercedes suv circling the pump when suddenly the passenger from that suspect's vehicle leaps into an open window of the victim's car and steals her purse. we spoke to another victim who did not want to be on camera. here's what she had to say. >> by the time i got out of the car i saw someone jumping in the passenger seat of

delia goncalves joins us live from the convention center. she has a preview of what's going on today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. going to be a very busy day here in d.c. 30,000 people are all expected to kind of crowd the streets as you said in this march and that march includes five different protests throughout the city, everyone calling on an end to aids. the world aids conference, everyone agrees that we are close to an end to this epidemic but the main challenge remains funding. the u.s. has donated an extra $150 million to help poor countries fight the disease with medication and prevention awareness but many are now calling for what they're calling the robin hood tax on wall street that would give 50 cents per $100 of trading to hiv-aids treatment. >> the united states is committed and will remain committed to achieving an aids friegen ration -- aids free generation. >> we need to get better at this. the funding environment is very tough. some days if feels like we're going to have to fight just to keep the funding

in silver spring delia goncalves, 9 news now. >>> we have some good news to report. we have learned pepco and tree crews arrived on the scene and are removing the tree and the wires from the neighborhood. >>> in other news tonight both president obama and mitt romney are mixing a little politics with tradition this 4th of july. the president was pushing for immigration reform at a nationalization ceremony while romney was talking healthcare at a small town parade. tara mergener has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: 25 members of the u.s. military from 17 different countries spent the 4th of july taking the oath of citizenship in the white house. the newest americans came from as close as mexico and as far away as russia. president obama told them their sacrifice is an example of why immigration makes the u stronger. >> it's why we -- makes the u.s. stronger. >> it's why we still need a dream act to have the talented young people who want to serve our country. it's why america's success demands comprehensive immigration reform. >> reporter: last month pres

at arlington national cemetery, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> today's ceremony was organized by a committeeo honor the 60th anniversary of the koreaen war. that comes next year. >>> a new orleans landmark went up in flames this morning. fire destroyed the pies just before dawn today. the simon pie company was founded in fort worth, texas, in 1910. but the new orleans pie factory, which opened in 1922 was the only one left. the companies individually wrapped pies. it is unclear what started the fire. >>> an alexandria woman is no longer the chicken wing eating champion of the world. sonya was the championship going in. the professional competitive eater, known as the black widow, was the only woman in the contest. the idea is pretty simple. the winner who is whoever can eat the most wings in ten minutes. when all the wings were counted up, thomas had lost. she got beat by the hot dog eating champion known as joey chestnut. >> a big technique food. it took a lot of practice. i had to go to hooters quite a bit. >> competitive eating is the best sport it is. it demonstrates the triumph of the h

delia goncalves is live in hyattsville with an update.nd of commute can commuters expect this morning? >> reporter: we have good news. new information in the last half-hour. they are reporting no delays and no more single attacking in that area after that train derailment that happened not too far away from the west hyattsville stop on friday. metro says friday evening's extreme heat possibly caused a portion of an outdoor rail to expand. so when a train passed by that area just before 5:00 p.m., it derailed inside the tunnel. prince george's county fire and rescue evacuated 56 passengers. no injuries were reported. >> we did transport one customer to a hospital. she was a pregnant female. we had some people treated on scene for heat. we had a cooling station set up as well as provided water. >> it's hot and wasn't very well organized when we got to fort totten. there wasn't very much information about when the shuttle buses were going, where you were supposed to line up so there was a mass of people, everybody trying to get on the same b