donna watts-brighthaupt should not be believed. her allegations are simply not true. they are lies. >> it looks like they are scared of something. i haven't said anything. i must be bad. >> that was the alleged accuser. marion barry's spokesperson saying that she is unstable, saying that loud and clear to hethrough his spokesperson. obviously, a developing story. we will have more on this. >>> free plastic bags in the district will soon become a thing of the past. mayor fenty added a bill to add a 5 cent tax on each bag leaving a grocery store most of the money will go to cleaning up the anacostia river. >>> the record-setting eight- way kidney swap has been successfully completed. doctors in baltimore, mich., okla., and misery participated in this procedure. -- and missouri participated in this procedure. >> it is like i hit the jackpot. >> the matches remain through a modeling system in the computer. it is certain says this exchange can drastically reduce the number of patients waiting for eligibleonors. >>> oil prices have -- has fallen. stock house have risen. --

sam ford has the latest. >> this all started on july 4 when 40-year-old donna watts- brighthaupt flag down park police officers and pointed out a man she said was stalking her, who turned out to be marion barry, age 73. he was charged with misdemeanor stalking, and the story has grown day-by-day. for councilmember marion barry, it has to be embarrassing. ex-girlfriend donna watts- brighthaupt with whom he had been feeding, released her voice mail to the washington city paper, which put them on line. >> in most of the messages, marion barry is trying to get her to stop seeing her ex- husband. >> also today, the d.c. council released dozens of documents showing marion berry put his girlfriend on the council payroll as a $5,000 per month consultant to organize a meeting on poverty reduction, sometimes terminating and reinstating her contract. >> no comment. >> watts-brighthaupt today was declining comment. last night, she showed up outside of the wilson building, denouncing marion barry and his spokeswoman for holding a news conference about her. >> it looks like they're scared of someth

park police arrested barry on saturday for allegedly stalking donna watts-brightha t watts-brhthaupt. lawyers have said the two were on their way to the beach for an independence day party. the lawyer says watts-brighthaupt changed her mind about the trip and they returned to washington. >> now for the first time since the charges, watts-brighthaupt is speaking one-on-one with news 4. news 4's tracee wilkins joins us live from district court with the latest on all this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here outside district court because at 10:00 a.m. they're supposed to have a hearing here addressing all of this, but we're told that barry and his attorney most likely will not attend that hearing because they're basically going to announce that these charges have been dropped. we've been told that officials ve decided, after yesterday, they did not have any reason to pursue this case. barry was charged with stalking after donna watts, a woman he was romantically involved with, told u.s. park police barry was bothering her. it happened on july 4th at anacostia park. barry was a

that's donna watts in the pink suit.federal court april 16th when show had a hearing on his income tax case and now she's the woman caught up in the july fourth incident. u.s. park police say a woman believed to be watts flagged down an officer in anacostia park saturday and complained barry was bothering and following her. after an investigation, the officer arrested barry on a misdemeanor stalking charge. womanth declined to speak to 4 wsneestdawsbuy t odbu usn monday that i didn't intend for things to go this far. barry, who is separated from his fourth wife, proudly introduced the woman by his side. >> donna watts. donna watts. >> reporter: at a news conference monday, barry did not speak on advice of his lawyer but attorney fred cook said the incident was only personal relationship that was ending after a weekend lunch in a beach trip abruptly canceled. >> they were in a relationship. they were in a relationship for at least a year, maybe 18 months. he was not following anyone. he was not attempting to go anywhere e

now, the wan at the heart of the complaint has been identified as donna watts, marion barry has called her a close, personal friend. now, watts told news 4, however, that she did not flag down the officer, that she did not file charges. she says that barry was pulled over for a traffic violation. meanwhile, marion barry has denied stalking watts. a spokesperson says barry feels betrayed by the allegations. she says that watts and barry actually had lunch together earlier that day. they say that the stalking allegations are unfounded. now, that all came through a spokesperson for marion barry yesterday. we're expecting to hear from barry himself later on this morning. we'll have more coming up in the next half hour. back to you, barbara, joe. >> thank you, megan. >> thanks, megan. this is certainly not barry's first run-in with the law. when he was mayor, barry was videotaped smoking crack cocaine in a hotel room during an fbi sting. he served six months in prison. in 2006, barry got a ticket for operating a vehicl evenhough his license was suspended. that same year, a judge sentenced h

marion barry was due in court tomorrow to face charges of stalking his former girlfriend donna wattsrighthaupt. within the last hour a spokesman for barry says those charges were dropped. i just got off the phone with natalie williams who says they have maintained all along that the allegations made by donna watts brighthaupt were baseless. this news comes on the heels of some explosive audiotapes released. voice mail messages from barry claiming he was addicted to donna watts brighthaupt and was trying to end the relationship. it looks like the u.s. attorney's office is taking the next step in a statement they releas

inappropriate arrested not occur, we would not be going through this pain. >> his ex-girlfriend donna watts-brighthaupt was relieved the case is over. >> it is a tragedy. >> as much as they may want to move forward, there are still major questions about his hiring of watts-brighthaupt while they were not romantically involved. -- while they were romantically involved. she was paid at least $20,000 of taxpayer money, but nobody is saying whether that was legal. marion barry's camp has not provided documents she actually worked, and she was not answering questions. the mayor was asked tonight for his reaction. he said for the moment, it is up to its members to investigate. >> if the council does not act, i will take an act -- take a look at it. >> the first question is, did marion barry break any laws? >> i think there is a conflict of interest. >> i think a lot of that is done in politics. it that it is a pattern of miss behavior. >> the washington post is reporting tonight that the chairman of the city council has enlisted the help of an outside law firm to investigate the $60,000 contract.

. >> reporter: the woman was political consul stant donna watts a friend of marion barry. barry was arrested 45 saturday night. >> the only charge is a charge of misdemeanor which is -- is stalking which is a misdemeanor. >> the best word to describe mr. barry at this hour is betrayed. he adamantly denied the charges. >> reporter: he paid $800 to buy her an opera jacket at the same time he was trying to repay tacks. >> mr. barry has over a period of time lended his friendship and his support to the accuser, miss donna watts through her many stages of instable. >> reporter: this barry's third run in with park police since his i misdemeanor drug charges in ' 92. >> i have had several calls today and the biggest thing they are saying right off the bat. here we go again. he's been arrested again. so embarrassing. >> if convicted of this stalking charge, barry could face a year in prison and a fine up to $500. jessica, back to you. >> thank you. >>> today the district will begin to recognize same-sex marriages. the city council approved the idea this year by a 12-1 vote. congre

. >> reporter: for the allege victim, former barry girlfriend, donna watts the ending is not so happy. >> i hate the fact i'm going down in history as one of the many women who he thinks he's defeated. yet there is something else that may happen. after the arrest it was brought to light that barry hired donna watts on a city payroll with a $60,000 no bid contract and that has some dc council members upset. one is asking for an investigation either by the council or by the district attorney general peter nichols. so a lot more episodes to go in the marion barry reality show. the question is anyone watching or does anyone care? back to you. >>> we are learning more about virginia governor tim kaine's moon lighting job. he's talking able how he is splitting his time as the head of the head of the democratic national committee. he says he spends a day and a half each workweek dealing with dnc business. most of it is fund-raising and policy issues. he is still keeping his travel plans confidential. >>> metro has some more tough questions to answer today. questions brought up by another you

donna watts- brighthaupt exceeded the qualifications. i did not supervise her. you'll also find that the work output was more than adequate to meet the $15,000 that she got paid. >> he went on to answer several questions from the media. at first. his fellow council members, three of which got up and left -- that frustrated his fellow council members, three which got up and left the meeting. reporting live from northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >>> senator roland burris said the burden of raising campaign funds is what is keeping him from running for a full term in 2010. today, he said that he has to choose between fund-raising and serving the people of illinois. the past three months, he has raced only about $845. he has been surrounded by controversy since rod blagojevich appointed him to take over president obama's vacant senate seat. >>> new disturbing details about the scheme to resell cemetery plots, including how much money the suspects made. >> this photograph of president obama is getting a lot of attention. the picture may not be worth

police say donna watts flagged down a police officer claiming he was followi her in his car. spokesperson for barry deny the charges. >>> steve mcnair's death has been ruled a homicide now he had been shot four times, his girlfriend shot once. police are not actively looking for suspects. >>> michael jackson's family will head to court today to begin ironing out the details of his estate. they are planning a private ceremony at a cemetery in the hollywood hills. tomorrow at the staples center there will be a public as far as. more than 1.5 million fans registered for tickets and less than 9,000 were begin out. police are bracing for thousands that may gath just to be there. >> you're both big michael jackson fans. if you had no problem get to go day off tomorrow and someone offered your way to go, would you go? >> you remember the research i was doing when i heard that, tickets. >> would you go? >> yes. >> you would find a way to get there? >> yes. >> would you go? >> i don't think so. >> i would stay and watch on tv. if i was in l.a., i would go. i'm just saying, we're hearin

. >> reporter: for the alleged victim, former barry girlfriend, donna watts the ending is not so happy. >> i hate the fact that i'm going down in history as one of the many women who he thinks he's defeated. >> reporter: the arrest also brought to light a $60,000 no bid contract that barry awarded to donna watts. now barry said it was done above board and legitimately but some dc council members want an investigation either by the county or by the attorney general peter nichols. stay tuned the reality show has more episodes to go. the question is when will all of us get tired of it. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> we have now learned the names of the men killed when a suspected drunk driver hit their car tuesday night. the car plunged through a guardrail over the outer loop and dropped 200 feet in to some trees. both men inside were killed. the crash happened on the maryland side of the american legion bridge. >>> police have also identified the other driver involved. virginia state police took her in to custody when she crashed after crossing the american legion bridge

the washington post has reported that marion barry gave a contract because donna watts, the person who filed a stalking charge against him was in fact a city employee. and marion barry managed to gt a contra to her in the amount of $60,000. we just learned that and will continue to stream this on our website at myfoxdc.com. if the former mayor steps to the front we'll of course take that live. >>> and the "king of pop" remembered in a tribute fit for a king. fans and family come together to remember him. his daughter paris stepping out of the shadows and onto the stage sharing her grief. >> and i just want to say i love him so much. >> a child is pain, one of the most heart breaking moments of the day. fox 5 news will thomas live in the satellite center with the very latest. >> brian, as you know it was a very public memorial broadcast on all the networks and cable news channels. but despite the made for tv good-bye it was a very personal tribute to the "king of pop". with star studded performances and touching moments from jackson family members. >> i stand here -- trying to find word

he basically called donna watts unstable. he says in large part she's already recanted a number of allegations. he said barry actually headed to delaware with her earlier in they got to annapos and then turned arnold. that wasn't explained. they came be at a time district and she invited barry to her house. what happened there is still unclear. mr. barry wound up in the park in his own vehicle. he says that he was driving home through city streets and then somehow encountered donna watts and her ex-husband. she then flagged down the police officer and all to have this took place. that's what we're being told today by mr. cook. he absed a numb of questions and mr. barry did not speak. >> where does he go from here, paul? >> reporter: basically what we're being told is that the charges have not been formally made in d.c. superior court. mr. cook says it's up to the u.s. attorney's office to decide whether or not charges will be formally filed. he believes once the attorney's office looks at both sides of story here, that they w

watts be exposed. >> reporter: donna watts showed up and the spokesperson said this. >> she has been diagnosed with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depression. >> reporter: this all stems from an incident saturday night at anacostia park. u.s. park place say watts flagged down an officer and told them a man was following her in his car, honking the horn and flashing the lights. that led to marion barry's arrest on charges of stalking. barry has denied those allegations and called watts unstable. she admitted early on that she and barry used to de and had dinner together earlier on saturday. since the incident watts told reporters she never flagged down a park police officer and never accused barry of stalking her. barry's spokesperson says the controversy that developed since forcerd them to reveal the truth about watts. watts told reporters barry's people were lying. >> she aid i was seeing someone now, a psychiatrist, and that's not true. >> now documents show watts was hired to work for bayy in october and was paid at least $10,000. she was a political consultant on his 2

. >> reporter: natalie williams says the accuser is donna watts. he considers her a close personal friend who also volunteere on his campaign. williams says barry helped watts through personal and health and employment hardships over the years. >> never did mr. barry think that this would come as the payback to him. the best word to describe mr. barry at this hour is betrayed. >> reporter: u.s. park police say watts flagged down an officer about 8:45 p.m. and indicated that barry was stalking her. just how the two came to be in the park is unknown. williamsays barry was on his way home when he bumped into watts. >> mr. barry was transported to the district 5 sub station after being interviewed by detective and consultation with the u.s. attorneys office a charge, misdemeanor charge of stalking was placed against mr. barry. >> reporter: barry was released on his own recognizance aexpected to appear in court later this week. this is the latest? a string of legal troubles for barry already on probation for failing to file taxes on time. news 4 was abl

they say, barry did have a relationship with the plaintiff donna watts it ended six weeks ago. his attorney says watts invited council member to his her home on the 4th of july and then watts changed her mind and decided not to go with barry to annapolis. it is unclear how hours later both ended up in separate cars in anacostia park. barry was alone but according to his attorney, watts was with her ex-husband. that's when police say the flagged down an officer. barry was then arrested on a misdemeanor stalking charge. >> we believe the charge is baseless. we believe the charge stems from a personal relationship that had gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways and has resulted in one party to the relationship striking out at mr. barry and repaying him for some of his kindness, some of it effort to be of assistance to that individual by offering up these charges, which we believe to be false. >> reporter: now the plaintiff donna watts released a statement this morning. she admits -- she went on to say -- once prosecutors conclude their findings and substantiate their charge i can on

spokesperson natalie williams confirmed council member barry did award an employment contract to donna watts brighthoff, the woman at the center of the arrest controversy. >> ms. watts at the time, was qualified for the position and went through the proper channels in order to get, be awarded for that contract. >> for donna watts brighthoff, a painful end to the relationship with the most controversial charismatic politician in d.c. history. he claims he was intensely jealous of her ex-husband who remains a friend and helped her through cancer treatment. here's how she describes what happened after barry left her home, july 4th. >> i said he is bothering me. make sure he goes home. i thought it was d.c. police. because they just let him go. i wasn't thinking that i was -- that's my fault. i wasn't thinking bad things. i wasn't thinking the worst. >> she says she was blinded by what she still refers to as barry's political brilliance. but she says there is one mistake she will not make again. >> it's never his fault. he is never wrong. and -- he is slippery. >> mr. barry's spokesperson says h

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and for the first time donna watts brighthaupt speaks out about her relationship with the former mayor. our own gary nuenburg joins us live. >> reporter: good evening, derek. with the reports of the charges are dropped the woman that barry is accused of stalking is now talking about her rocky relationship with the former mayor. >> we were a dysfunctional pair. >> reporter: donna watts brighthaupt says her relationship with marion barry were damaging. >> i lost the respect of my mom and family members. >> reporter: and not just family members. >> i hate the fact that i'm going down in history as one of the many woman who thinks he has defeated. there is a barry machine. >> reporter: that protexts a barry mind set. >> it is never his fault. he is never wrong. and he is slippery. >> reporter: she says the arrest on stalking charges came after barry was following her car blinking his lights telling police. >> he is bothering me. tell him to go home. i thought it was dc police. >> reporter: barry's spokeswoman says barry will now question park police actions. >> the arrest of mr. barry shou

now there are new ethics concerns about a $60,000 contract that barry awarded former girlfriend donna watts. she was hired as an independent contractor last october. two months later, barry terminated it without explanation but later it was reinstated. >> there are questions that have been raised, of course, and we want to look at that. there have been questions raised about the contract that she was involved with here in mr. barry's office. so yes, certainly, those are questions that we would want to address. >> marion barry is speaking out about the stalking charges. hear his response later this hour. >>> a paper is coming under fire if its choice of words regarding a story about the relationship between marion barry and donna watts. more on the front page-fallout straight ahead. >>> thousands turned out to remember former nfl quarterback steve mcnair and we are learning more about the days leading up to his murder. >>> newly released video of mcnair and his mistress. we'll tell you about an eerie public service announcement that mcnair taped a short time ago. >>> a strong new warning abo

donna watts through her many stages of instability.idered her his very close friend and so -- which is why today he feels quite betrayed by her actions. >> reporter: now, donna watts spoke by phone to fox 5 last night. she says that she did not flag down an officer and that she did not accuse barry of stalk. she also says about those remarks from barry's spokesperson, she says those are unfortunate. she says she is not unstable and that we do hope to learn more from her -- or his lawyer i should saw coming up later on thisorning in the 10:00 news conference. >> thank you. >>> right now, we'll take a look at this morning's other top stories for you. president obama and the first family are in russia today. they arrived in moscow about an hour ago. president obama's meeting with russian president dimitriy medvedev is expected to lead day nuclear agreement. one senior official tells the associated press that agreement would lower the number of warheads. >>> back here at home, firefighters are investigating after a dead lie house fire in u

the media on the questions of stalking but adamantly refused to discs the employment contract on donna watts- brighthaupt. >> we are not here to discuss the contract. >> when will we be in discussions about the contract? these are public dollars, public tax dollars. what is your contract? are they your contracts? >> are there any other questions? >> reporter: yes. from the council chairman. in a one on one interview in his office today vincent gray said he wants to know more about how the contract was awarded. >> well, there are questions that have been raised, of course, and we want to look at that. there have been questions raised about the contract that she was involved with here in mr. barry's office. so yes, certainly those are questions that we would want to address. >> reporter: according to records provided by the council, donna watts- brighthaupt was hired as an independent contractor last octor. she would be paid $5,000 a month for work on poverty reduction strategies, but in december barry terminated the deal without explanation. it was later reinstated. vincent gray says he not o

relationship that has gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways. >> reporter: in the three-page statement, donna watts mentioned her relationship with barry, an interest in public affairs, but sheds no light on the saturday incident. barry, 73 and separated but not divorced from his fourth wife, has stayed at the watts home in southeast, according to many neighbors who often see his car there. donna watts' ex-husband, who apparently still helps her with her children, allegedly has exchanged hostile words with barry in the past, so much so that barry last week had him barred from d.c. council offices. barry has a court date for thursday. that's when he'll find out if he'll face formal charges or if this case will be dropped. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> the district's bill that would recognize gay marriages that are performed in other states, it is due to become law at midnight tonight. it was passed in may. congress has 30 days to object to any d.c. law and so far it has not objected. a judge has already thrown out a separate effort that would put the gay marriage issue to a referendum.

in a three-page statement, donna watts mentioned her relationship with barry and interest in public affairs, but sheds no light on the saturday incident. barry, 73 and separated but not divorced from his fourth wife, has often stayed at the watts home in southeast. donna watts' ex-husband who still helps her with her chilen allegedly has exchanged hostile words with barry in the past. so much so that barry last week had him barred from d.c. council offices. again, it's still unclear whether barry formally will be charged with anything wrong. he has a tentative court date for thursday to find out. wendy? >> he's on probation for failing to file his taxes. would this impact that at all? >> it possibly could. when you're on probation, you're supposed to obey all laws. if this comes to fruition and something -- he's charge woud wa new crime, that would be a reason for prosecutors to go into court and say he's violated the law again. get rid of his probation. >> more to come. >> yeah. it's a very confusing story. >> it is. >> i don't think at this point we know exactly how it's going to play out

barry has over a period of time lended his friendship and his support to the accuser miss donna watts through her many stages of instability. >> reporter: this is barry's third run in with park police since his drug charges in ' 92. >> we have had several calls today and the biggest thing they are saying off the bat is he's been arrested again, so embarrassing. >> reporter: now, if convicted of this misdemeanor stalking charge, he could face up to a year in jail and a fine up to $500. jessica? >>> police are investigating a multiple shooting that injured a 10-year-old girl. it happened early sunday morning in southeast washington. police were called to the 600 block of 46th place in the benning ridge neighborhood. one man suffered life- threatening injuries. three others including a girl were also wounded. >>> more trouble at the new beginnings youth center in laurel, maryland. six teens escaped on sunday. they were recaptured within two hours near the route 198 at the baltimore-washington parkway. this isn't the first time there's been an escape at the facility. a teen escaped may 29

barry has over a period of time lended his friendship and his support to the accuser miss donna watts through her many stages of instability. >> reporter: he has been on probation on income tax charge. >> i had sever calls today and the biggest thing they are saying right off the bat is here we go again. he has been arrested again. this is so embarrassing. >> reporter: ward 8 commissioner sandra seagers has volunteered in barry's campaigns and run against him. >> i don't think he actually stalks women but he goes after women. he is very attracted to women and he will make it known if he is interested. >> reporter: donna watts would not consent to an on-camera interview but speaking on her porch told 9 news now she did not stalk down an officer. told barry feels betrayed "i'm sorry he feels that way. there will be lots of evidence to prove it wrong." there will be a court appearance on tuesday. gary nuenburg 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> in other news now the district beginning to recognize same-sex marriages starting monday. lindsey mastis is here to explain what is happening. >> it ha

donna watts through her manytages of instability.nsidered her his very close friend and so -- which is why today he feels quite betrayed by her actions. >> reporr: but by phone, donna watts tells fox 5 a very different story. she says she had dinner with barry in annapolis on saturday night an returned to the district just after 8:00. she dropped him off, headed to the fireworks. but that he followed her in his car trying to get her takes, blowing the horn, flashing the lights. she says that is likely why police stopped him. she dens flagging down the park police officer and says she never claimed barry was stalking her. in fact, she says she has asked park police to retract the claims. she doesn't want to press charges. as for barry's spokesperson's remarks, she calls them unfortunate. she says she is not unstable and tells fox 5 she will do what is necessary to clear her name. >> roz plater reporting. you want to keep it right here for the latest on marion barry's arrest including new developments from today's scheduled press confe

that's donna watts in the pink suit.court april 16th when he had a hearing on his income tax case. and now she's the woman caught up in the july fourth incident. u.s. park police say that a woman believed to be watts flagged down an officer in anacostia park saturday and complained barry was bothering and following her. after an investigation, the officer arrested barry on a misdemeanor stalkingor charge. the woman declido t speak witho 4 une tuesdol b tutsdws u o monday that i didn't intend for things to go this far. at the court date in april, barry, who is separated from his fourth wife, proudly introduced the woman by his side. >> donna watts. donna watts. >> reporter: at a news conference monday, barry did not speak on advice of his lawyer but attorney fred cook said that the incident was only a personal relationship that was ending after a weekend lunch and beach trip that was abruptly canceled. >> they were in a relationship. they were in the relationship for at least a year, maybe 18 months. he was not following

the woman apparently that barry was arrested for stalking over the weekend, donna watts, showed up. erson said the contract that was awarded to watts last year was legal and said in her words that watts is mentally unstable. watts yelled out that is not true. >>> yterday all eyes were onmm -- michael jackson's memorial. on june 25th he suffered from cardiac arrest and later died but his death certificate does not list a causof death and it's not clear where he will be bury -- buried. yesterday millis watched the tribute to michael jackson. gordy barry called him the greatest entertainer that ever lived. which got a big round of applause. >> it was great to see the images of michael and hear his voice again. those who paid tribute to him did a wonderful job. barry gordy and smoky did a great job. i loved magic johnson with a story about him ordering the grilled chicken and michael jackson eating kfc. >> and i think for so many of us, we wanted a piece of what he was really like. and so when those people gave that insight, you were like that was -- i wish i were there. >> and as you al

no court trial for marion bry after he was arrested for allegedly stopping his >> program, donna watts- brighthaupt. the scandal boils over. the "city pap" released the tapes of voice mail before the july 4 incident. her ex-husband gave the paper access to the plate the recordings. in one, she claims she would not perform a sex act. it appears the legal part of this is all over, but certainly the scandal of the saga is continuing. we are now wondering when we will hear from marion barry since july 4. his spokesperson and his lawyer have been speaking for him. it will be interesting to hear what he has to say. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> we will see what happens next. thank you. >>> 6:49 is your time. >> manassas police are attempting two abductions and the believe the same man is responsible for both at thames. police say a man approached a woman and tried to pull him into his minivan. she was able to pull away. >> tim kaine is under increased pressure to release his travel records. he has released a 15-line spreadsheet provided some information. on monday, he denied a request for more

. >> donna watts-brighthaup turned out to last might cost press conference to defend herself. she is in the background as barry's spokesperson calls for unstable. >> she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been ^ with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depression. >> she allegedly accused barry of stalking her on the fourth of july. she says those allegations are not true. >> i have not said anything. >> their history goes well beyond this past week. barry's spokesperson said she was hired last year. the city pays hurt $60,000 for her services. barry says he did this to help poor out in a tough time. >> mr. barry did this not because of mess watts but because of her children. but barry maintains she was qualified for the job. >> it is not unusual for illegal for councilmembers to award contracts to supporters who qualified or can provide the services required. >> that was pamela brown reporting. >>> the president is in rome this morning. it will talk about climate change and world hunger. this comes after his summit in russia. he met with the ita

what she said. >> donna watts-brighthaup turns out to the press conference to defend herself. you'll hear her in the background as she is called unstable. >> she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with compulsive -- compulsive behavior disorder. >> sheet of allegedly accused marion barry and said the allegations are not true. >> it looks like they are scared of something. i must be bad. >> the history goes well beyond this week. she was hired last september. the city pays her $60,000 for her services and -- in $5,000 increments. >> she was about to lose her house, her car, and due to instability, employment. mr. barry did in fact do this primarily because of her children. >> barry maintains she was qualified for the job. >> it is not unusual nor is it illegal for council members to award contracts to supporters who qualified and cannot provide the services required. >> she was asked last night if she will file a civil suits. she says at this point that she will not. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> we have a developing story.

there are some questions about barry hiring donna watts- brighthaupt wle the two were still in vault. >> a paper is under fire. the two-seat the cover? paper printed some of the explicit language used in the conversation between barry and donna watts-brighthaupt. some barry supporters are out raids. >> we decided here that it was warranted and that what had gone on here was serious enough to merit this. >> this is not "the washington post." we are not a family newspaper. >> the paper said it has received several complaints. some vendors pulled it from their stance. >>> a conference is set for this morning in the case of a man accused of murdering a guard at the holocaust museum. james von brunn is still hospitalized and is not expected to attend the hearing. he allegedly shot a guard last month and is charged with first- degree mortar. >>> police have arrested a man in the death of a murder. karon wilson was arrested for the murder of anthony savoy back in september. the father of a global it was also wounded in the shooting. >>> police in manassas are making some progress in to the i

donna watts, through her many stages of instability. >> reporter: turns out the woman at the center of the storm may not be an accuser after all and tells another different story. by phone, she says she drove back with marion barry on saturday at about 8:00. she dropped him off, headed to the fireworks, but that he followed her in his car, trying to get her attention, blowing the horn, flashing the lights. she says it could be why the policestopped them. she denies flagging the police officer, and says she never claimed marion barry was stalking her. in fact, she wants to retract the claim and not place charges. as for the remarks, she says she is not unstable and tells fox 5 news she will do what is necessary o clear her name. >> now there is still no response from park police tonight to her claims. meanwhile, marion barry's lawyer has scheduled a news conference tomorrow morning and the councilman is due in court on the stalking charges. >> thank you, we'll keep it here for the continuing coverage of marion barry's arrest, watch fox 5 news morning news for the overnight development.

. >> donna watts-brighthaupt allegedly flight down park police on the fourth of july night, st. marion barry was bothering her and her ex- husband. at a news conference today, marion barry was mum. >> forced to proceed forward in court. it is our hope that a careful review of the facts by the officers of the united states attorney in will lead to the conclusion that no charges should be fired -- filed. interesting question. i do not know. >> neighbors question the stocking charge. they said the introduced their kids to marion barry outside their house the night of the arrest. >> we look at the news and he was on the news. >> neighbors said that marion barry, the woman, and the ex- husband wore all on good terms. barry's lawyer said today that they had an affidavit to prevent the man from entering the wilson building. reporting live, sam ford. >>> the manassas woman faces more than 50 years in jail after pleading guilty to killing her adopted daughter. alfreedia glover pleaded guilty in the death of her 13-year-old daughter, alexis glover. glover will be sentenced in october. >>>

is a good bet that this is not the end of the public argument between him and his ex- gifriend, donna watts- brighthaupt. boys mills were obtained from the mayor to donna. there are allegations that he threw her out of the hotel room in denver during the democratic national convention because she would not perform a sexual act. if not in court, there will be questions to answer, and many will surround this fact -- no matter what his surrogates say about her character now, marion barry put her on the payroll and assign her as a contractor to the office. >> it was supposedly a $60,000 non-bid contract, although she was qualified. the band that she is under the care of a local psychiatrist. >> perhaps barry will be able to answer why he was so addicted to this woman who has been described as unstable. >> we are waiting for the press conference from mayor marion barry. since this all started on july 4 when he was arrested in anacostia, the former mayor has not spoke for himself. it should be very interesting to hear what he has to say. >> interesting. we will me back there as soon as something

. >> he was arrested fourth of july night after park police say, -- say donna watts- brighthaupt flag them down and said marion barry was stalking her. then the news came out that he paid her $5,000er month to organize poverty programs. >> ira every penny that i earned. >> were you girlfriend? >> i was not his girlfriend. >> reporters peppered marion barry with questions about city funds, but he would not discuss that, though he did respond when asked of his relation with watts-brighthaupt. >> it is over. >> investigations could be launched about the contracts. so far, barry's council colleagues have all but run the other way when approached and asked about questions about his use of city funds. in a news conference, the mayor and attorney general peter nickles said it would wait for the council to act to investigate, but peter nickles says if they did not investigate, then he will. live from the john wilson building, sam ford, abc 7 news. >>> bernie madoff will not -- his sentence for defrauding billions of dollars. a judge sentenced madoff to the maximum sentence last week. today, h

spokesperson says the stalking allegation forced them to disclose what they say is the truth about donna wattsof reporter was told that watts was under psychiatric care and diagnosed with a compulsive disorder. watts showed up at the late night press conference herself. this all temperatures from an incident saturday night. marion barry was arrested by u.s. park police for allegedly stalking watts at anacostia park. barry has denied the allegations and called watts unstable. she admitted early on that her and barry used to date and actually had dinner together earlier on saturday. since the incident, she told reporters she never flagged down a park police officer and never accused barry of stalking her. barry's spokesperson says the controversy which developed since forced them to come forward with the statements about watts. watts told reporters she was not seeing a psychiatrist and barry's people were not telling the truth. >> according to ms. watts herself, she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depressio

he was arrested in anacostia park after a woman named donna watts allegedly accus him of stalking her. barry says he's been in a personal relationship with watts for months and denies any wrongdoing. >>> firefighters jumped into action when a medical emergency broke out during an independence day parade. a man was suffering from a seizure. firefighters jumped out of the truck in the parade to treat him in the crowd. he remape remains in the hospit >>> and a manassas woman has pleaded guilty to killing her 13-year-old adopted daughter. alfreedia gregg-glover faces 51 years in jail. glover lied when she said her daughter had run away in january. her body was found in a creek. >>> president obama is in russia. he has a number of issues to discuss. already, there is some agreement. brian moore has the story. >> reporter: as the presidents of the united states and russia met in moscow, the recent iciness between the cold war allies seemed to be melting a bit. >> the president and i agreed that the relationship between russia and the united states has suffered from a sense of drift. we reso

reporter: his spokeswoman admitted that barry awarded a $60,000 no bid contract to his then girlfriend donna wattsut said this was not illegal or unusual. >> the fact that the contract was awarded to a friend or a relative of the former mayor and in this case miss watts is irrelevant as long as it was awarded properly and brought value for the money that was paid. >> reporter: barry says the allegations of stalking against him by his former girlfriend are the product of mrs. watts mental indc -- mental instinct. >> according to miss watts herself she is currently under the care of a psychologist and has been diagnosed with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depression. >> reporter: watts herself made a cameo appearance at the press conference and denied she was mentally unstable. >> looks like scared of something, aren't they? i haven't said anything. they still have to do this. i must be bad. >> reporter: dc law says public officials cannot hire any member of their household, including spouses or children for public jobs but does not say anything about girlfriends. live from she wilson bui

according to records, donna watts was hired as an independent contractor last october. two months later he terminated the deal and it was later reinstated. vincent gay says he wants to know more about the contract. if the council does not look into it, the d.c. attorney general says he will. >>> d.c. police are asking for public help locating a suspect in the killing of a teenager. this was the scene yesterday afternoon on n. street in southwest where kevin allen was found shot in an ally. he later died at the hospital. >>> this weekend there is a beefed up police presence in e district. all officers will be on duty. phase four comes after a particularly violent 4th of july holiday weekend in the district. >>> now to a fox 5 followup. police have made an arrest in the shooting of an 8-month-old shooting. coran wilson has been charged with first-degree murder. he opened fire on a car last september, killing a baby trapped in its car seat and wounding the child's father. >>> there is a murder charge filed in the case of a prince george's county woman who went missing for

park police arrested the mayor saturday for misdemeanor stalking. 40-year-old donna watts is the woman behind the charge. barry's attorneys say she spent the day with barry and denied the charges. the pair had an 18-month relationship. sources say the two recently hay falling out. barry is expected to be in court on thursday. >>> new this more than, homicide detectives have been busy overnight in d.c. and maryland. a man was found shot to death around 1:00 this morning around 58th street and southern avenue in southeast washington. this latest shooting comes after a weekend of violence in the district that included two murders and a shooting that injured a 10-year-old girl. >>> a murder investigation is also under way in prince george's county. >>> still developing, the search if a serial killer in south carolina may be over now as police think they know the identity of the person who killed five people, terrorizing the area for days t would be this man, 41-year-old patrick burris. tons out he was shot to death by police yesterday during a burglary attempt in north carolina. investigat

the woman in the car, donna watts was yelling out the window telling them bar ray was harassing her.>> the washington beltway is buzzing as former vice president dick cheney finds himself at the center of a big controversy. "new york times" records that cheney ordered the cia not to tell congress the truth about a secret counter-terrorism program. house democrats are pressing for more access to secret intelligence briefing. >>> eric holder says he may launch a probe into the torture policies of the last bush administration. holder is close to appointing an independent prosecutor to investigate whether white house lawyers violated the law. among those possible violateses, the water boarding of a terrorism suspect in 2003. >>> for the first time in nearly a week, president obama is back in the white house. the president and his family arrived early this morning, just after midnight. he started the trip in russia making slight progress on his desire to rid the world of nuclear weapons. in italy, the president didn't get everything he wanted, including key environmental agreements. just

telling reporter the former mayor, ward 8 council member denies stalking donna watts. a woman he dated the last 18 months. >> the person who made these charges against mr. barry has in large part recounted her initial allegation. she has said that it was not threatened. she did not fear for her life or her physical safety. she indicates she's had recently as a couple of hours before this alleged incident had a meal with mr. barry. >> reporter: cook says the charge is baseless. barry was arrested in anacostia park on saturday night after u.s. park police say they were flagged down and the accusation made. watts declined to tell her side of the story on camera today but did speak with two u.s. park police officers who visited her home this afternoon. in a three-page statement released monday morning, watts seemingly contradicted herself. it reads in part -- it is now up to the u.s. attorney's office to decide whether or not to prosecute barry. he will have to appear in court on thursday morning where he will learn what the government plans to do. iffy prosecution goes fo

told if the case is tapered or the charges dropped. >>> in another strange twist barry barred donna watt's ex- husband from entering the wilson building. he says the to two had a previous altercation. they say watts ex-husband was in the car when barry was arrested. >>> talk about timing. sixteens escape a youth rehabilitation center barely a month after the multimillion- dollar center opened and this is not the first time. the latest incident happened on sunday afternoon at the new beginningings youth center in laurel and tonight we look at the state of the art facility that some are calling a security nightmare. claudia coffey is live with more on that. >> the $46 million facility had two jailbreaks and yesterday six juveniles escaped and now corrections officers warn it is not safe. theyen opened in late may and a -- in two weeks they say there have been two riots, walls busted out, windows smashed and six juveniles escaped and were later found in a nearby community. now the center is coming under fire from local leader and the directions officers union. >> somebody going to die down he

park police who arrested him on the 4th of july and accused him of stalking ex-girlfriend donna watts-brighthaupt. >> if this inrepresent arrest had not occurred, we wouldn't be going through this pain. we have people debate in this city whether or not i'm a stalker or not a stalker. >> barry no longer charged with a crime but still facingthics concerns offer a $60,000 contract he awarded watts- brighthaupt. we'll have more on that later this hour. >>> hundreds of families are faced with an unimaginable horror learning graves are gone. part of what authorities say was a money making plot. >>> also ahead, he has already admitted to an affaird an now new details about a gift from sent ton john an son's parents to his district.  >>> there is a new twist in ther to dwri of nevada soap -- >>> the obama administration gets more support some its fight to keep detainee abuse photos under wraps. the senate has once again voted to allow the white house to refuse to release those pictures, a counter measure to the aclu's lawsuit to get those photos released. >>> countless families heading to

his former girlfriend donna watts accused him of stalking her. the council held a closed door meeting to discuss ethic standards. >>> gm emerged from bankruptcy today. bill gallagher in ferndale, michigan on what this means for automakers and employees. bill. >> reporter: it's quite a situation here. gm is 100 years old and has been struggling. turned to washington for help. and right now the greatest control ogm is in wash-- washington. the government controls 60% of the company and without of that they wouldn't have been able to emerge out of bankruptcy as quickly as they did. 40 days defied even the experts who thought it would take much longer than that. >> so what is next for gm, bill? >> reporter: well, they've been shutting products. i'm outside of a dealership here that used to be gm, buick and pontiac. pontiac will fade away. they're shutting down another -- another 4,000 salaried workers will be cut and they want to trim down quickly and want to get some new products and people into the showroom because they have to repay the government

pgh all the police says that the former girlfriend, donna watts was shouting at an officer that he wasarassing her. >>> sarah palin is faces more issues. another ethics complaint has been filed against her. it it alleged that she has been paid for interviews. this is the 17th complaint filed against sarah palin and the 2nd since she has stepped down. >>> president obama is on his way home after a week long week overseas. it is report that had the president visited to ghana, the first to africa since he took office. >> reporter: aplacee that once imprisoned slaves. >> crowds cheered him. the american president had visited ghana before but this is unique. something he noted is are in his speech. >> i have the blood of africa within me. >> reporter: when the father was born in kenya but he advised ghana. he called on other african societies to follow ghana's lead. >> it will take time and effort, there will be suffering and set backs but i can promise you this, america will be with you every step of the way. as a partner and as a friend. >> reporter: the president's visit to africa wraps

barry's attorney says he is confident that nothing will come from the allegations from donna watts-brighthauptrry was arrested after investigators claimed he was stalking her. >>> the balance of power in the u.s. senate went super majority. democrats reached the magic number of 60 votes as the newest senator, al franken took the oath of office. tom fitzgerald has a look at why republicans may be welcoming the democrats new advantage. >> it took just 73 words for democrats to achieve a majority that hasn't been seen in a generation. >> so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. >> following his official oath of office, senator al franken and vice president biden did it again for the cameras. >> senato seemed amused at the amount of attention. since he are arrived -- arrived in washington, he repeated that he only sees himself as minnesota's junior lawmakers. but to democratic colleagues there is no joke about what the former comedian really represents, a 60 vote filibuster proof majority able to stall republican revolves before they begin. >> i know the national media thought they w