the ig said harry thomas jr. took $300,000, designed money for charities and used it for personal use and the council gathered in executive session this afternoon to talk about the matter. you can see him on the right and he participated. couple hab mary chay from ward 3 -- council member mary chay came in with glasses on and this is a closed-door meeting and the question that the council members were asking themselves, should harry thomas jr. be removed as the chairman of the powerful economic development committee in after the meeting, couple chairman kwame brown called the press in and said only tomorrow afternoon, we're going to make a statement as a body this was baffling. we asked the chairman a direct question here it is. >> does this mean that no decision was made? it means tomorrow. and has a decision to be made in. >> no. >> reporter: afterward, councilman harry thomas jr. told reporters as he left the room he didn't do anything wrong and he wants to retape his chairmanship of the powerful economics com

attorney generalish innathan filed a $1 million lawsuit against council member harry thomas, jr. homas used more than $300,000 in city money to pay lavish golf outings to las vegas and pebble beach and an audi suv. thomas denies all allegations. >> only one lane of traffic getting by on i-270 south in germantown because of an accident involving a cement truck and two cars. that happened at 2:30 this afternoon. four people were taken to the hospital who are expected to be okay. >>> a stunning admission today from new york congressman anthony wiener. within the hour he confessed that he lied last week when he denied sending a racy picture of himself to a young woman in seattle. at a tearful news conference, wiener acknowledged having inappropriate conversations with six women online. he said he is not going to resign. let's fast forward to the weather and the latest. doug? >> that weather right there out now absolutely gorgeous outside. bright, blue skies. plenty of sunshine and the current temperature right now 85 degrees and the humidity only 32%, but boy, are things going to be c

harry thomas jr. was given 24 hours to consider resigning the chairmanship on his owner the couple and/or the chairman will take action. we'll find out tomorrow. brian? >> john henrehan tonight. >> to another man being wered to resign in this up to. there is one day after sending half-nake photos to women, congressman weaner's friends appear to be distancing himself from them. and let's go to tom fit gerald now. >> reporter: this got more serious for him today. congresswoman nancy pelosi, the house democratic minority leader officially support the letter requesting that the house ethics committee launch an investigation into weaner's behavior and the question for congress is did weeper's actions violate house rules and did hous any government property? toepgain in the online communications with the six women that he said he shared inappropriate messages with. several former ethics committee officials told us that the key here is whether or not wiener survived the politically and will be how far this c

fact is fact. >> reporter: with that, harry thomas jr. came the latest council member to declare his innocence. according to the suit, thomas secretly diverted about $300,000 meant for youth baseball programs and spent much of the case playing golf at pebble beach and in vegas. they claim thomas also bought this $60,000 vehicle using the money. d.c. council chair kwame brown wasted no time issuing this statement -- brown himself has been the target of two investigations. he had two luxury suvs at $2,000 a month each. then he was accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. yvette alexander is under investigation. the commission is looking into whether she's been misusing her constitue constituents fund. the council stripped this member of his assignments. and mayor vincent greg has spent much of time in his office answering questions about suleman brown. >> between the mayor, the chairman and a number of my colleagues who are under some kind of investigation, it really doesn't make the city look

council member harry thomas, jr., arrived at the press conference today inside the luxury suv in question. according to this twefsh-page complaint, the d.c. attorney general's office said council member thomas secretly diverted more than $300,000 in city funds meant for baseball programs into companies he controlled. the documents allege he spent nearly $60,000 on this audi suv, but that's not all. he also allegedly racked up more than $20,000 in personal expenses including lavish golf trips to las vegas and pebble beach in california as well as another $10,000 in political material that went out to award five constituents. >> we will seek a judgement in the superior court if we do not settle and let me make clear that settlements often in trouble damage matters are for the actual compensatory damages. >> reporter: investigation dates back to january 2007, that's when thomas took office at the city council and became the president of a non-profit company called team thomas. according to the complaint from 2007 to 2008 he allegedly received more than $80,000 in private donations although h

kwame brown will meet with fellow council members to discuss how to move forward in the case of harry thomas. thomas is aus good of spending city funds meant for youth baseball on trips to california and on an audi suv. he is current will you being sued by irvin nathan for $1 million. nathan says he who be willing to accept a settlement but he says he will not settle. >>> a police officer accused of killing his mistress and their one-year-old child. >>> a local community in fear following and tax on a woman in her own bed -- an attack on a woman in her own bedroom. we are checking more headlines when we return. take the finish challenge. i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now

council chair kwame brown says he will announce his plan of action for councilman harry thomas. thomas has denied any wrongdoing and said he will not resign. thomas' fellow councilmember met in executive session tuesday to discuss stripping him of his other signments. there was a lawsuit filed against thomas. thomas could calls face criminal charges. >>> in another scandal plaguing city hall, mayor vincent gray is denying allegations made by sulaimon brown. brown did briefly hold a position in the gray administration before getting fired. >>> a 12-year-old montgomery county girl found dead in her home recently was stabbed to death. that is the finding of the medical examiner concerning jessica nguyen. she was discovered in the basement of her gaithersburg town home eight days ago. at this point, police still say they have no suspects. >>> to capitol hill now where fellow democrats are refusing to defend new york congressman anthony weiner. he admitted he sent a lewd photo of himself to women on twitter and lied about it. other democrats are signaling he should resign, something h

>> reporter: there are calls for council member harry thomas to step down. as you told us, he has no intensions of doing so and the promise of a foundation, earmarked for youth baseball. instead, thomas spent more than $300,000 for his personal and political use and to buy a luxury suv and to pebble beach. the ag would talk settlements and thomas is denying the allegations. >> not going to settle on something i can't do and that is for the public out there. if you asked me who i was, i think about my children first, and i think about my family's legacy first. i think about what made me who he am and that is what i'm fighting today and what i will continue to feet for. i have always done what i was supposed to do on behalf of those i served. and the. >> reporter: the a go, said he will turn over the finings and it's unclear, what, if any actions, the couple would pick whole all of this is under investigation, brian? >> we'll have to set up a wilson building bureau here soon and that is roz plater tonight. >>> and everyone is talking, the bomb shell revelation

councilman harry thomas jr. is accused of stealing $300,000 from his own foundation, now his chairmanship of the committee is at risk. >> we talk to my colleagues and do what is best for the institution. >> one can't help but look at the council and count down the scandal. councilman at large. councilman brown and his former chief of staff today is in court in a corruption trial. councilman marion barry's car troubles for giving a city contract to an exgirlfriend. the chairman who misused taxpayer's money for his own luxury ride. and now thomas. his lawyer says dc residents don't need to worry. >> one of the things that people often confuse is whether the behavior, the personal behavior of a council member or an elected official really affects their ability to deliver their public responsibility. >> and speaking of jobs, will councilman thomas keep his job? >> so no decision today by the council chairman who himself has been a subject of some controversy after using taxpayer dollars to purchase two luxury suv's.

. >> a defiant harry thomas denied the accusations against him. the civil suit alleges he bought this $60,000oudi suv with public money. >> the oudi was purchased through my business. >> it alleges that the nonprofit thomas set up, team thomas, collected donations from businesses, the likes of children's national medical center and $5,000 from med star to be used to teach at risk kids golf and baseball. but instead, it was used for lavish trips to las vegas and pebble beach, california. >> i have to say that we are extremely disappointed in this violation of public service. >> harry thomas out front, sulaimon brown upstairs. under court order, the dark horse mayoral candidate is finally talking. detailing to a committee his allegations of payoff and patronage. now brown brought along some copies of receipts and many orders that say gray's top campaign aids gave him to vote gray, any color but fenty against the forme incumbent mayor. >> had you not been fired, would any of this come to light? >> i don't appreciate your annal analogy that i turned o

councilman harry thomas jr. is accused of stealing $300,000 from his own foundation, now as chairmanship of the committee is at risk. >> we talk to my colleagues and do what is best for the institution. >> new allegations tonight involving disgraced congress member, anthony weiner. according to tmz, the congressman and former porn star, ginger lee exchanged numerous sexually explicit e- mails. when lee was getting calls from the media, the congressman suggested to her that she lie. he also allegedly wrote an e- mail telling her to respond with, and we quote, this is silly. like so many others, i follow representative weiner on twitter. i don't know him and have never met him. >> this is almost like a sexual russian roulette. okay? are you doing something that is so stupid it's almost crazy. and so what is going on with him quite obviously seems to be a man who has impulse control issues. >> the congressman also offered public relations help to the former porn star and if that help came from his congressional sta

on the left ward 5 councilman harry thomas accused of misspending the city's cash and on the right sulaimon brown finally testifying before the city council about allegations involving mayor vincent gray. >> we'll start with the ward 5 councilman harry thomas who could face criminal charges for all this. at the very least he's being sued by attorney general for $1 million. thomas is accused of spending money meant for youth baseball in the district on trips to vegas and california and on an audi quattro suv. here's the car. nathan has been investigating thomas for five months now and says he would be willing to accept a settlement from thomas but the councilman denies the charges and says he won't settle. tomorrow council chair kwame brown is scheduled to meet with fellow council members to talk about how to move forward on the situation and then, of course, there's sulaimon brown, finally testifying before the d.c. council and remember, it did take a judge's order to get him there today. brown testified that he was paid off for verbally attacking then mayor adrian fenty during debates in t

attorney general is promising to make an announcement in the investigation of councilman harry thomas later today. that is coming up at 11:00 this morning. thomas has been under investigation to find out where he got the money to buy an audi suv. he says he used his money to buy the suv. >>> prince george's county police say alcohol and speed were factors in a crash that killed three people on indian head highway. this happened early sunday morning. this was just south of wilson bridge drive. police say a gmc yukon rear- ended a mazda sending it crashing into a tree. the driver of the mazda was killed along with two other passengers. the driver of the yukon was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. >>> two wildfires in arizona continue to grow this morning. the wallow fire is now 287 square miles making it the third largest fire in that state's history. farther south, the horseshoe 2 blaze as it is called is now the fifth largest in state history. flames threaten more homes and businesses. >>> republicans are taking verbal shots at the obama administration blaming the

council member harry thomas. tim day, who went against him in last year's election accuses the council member of running a fake nonprofit. he claims thomas has been raising money for team thomas for year but never disclosed who his donors are or said how his money is spent. thomas says day is trying to run a smear campaign against him >> 5:04 is the time. the former chief of the international monetary fund will be in court for an arraignment. dominic strauss-kahn is accused of assaulting a maid at a hotel in new york city. he is expected to plead not guilty to rape, sexual abuse and other charges. he is on house arrest. he resigned from the imf after his arrest last month. >>> more than 1,300 firefighters from across the country are in arizona battling a massive wildfire that is still burning out of control. the so-called wallow fire is considered the state's third largest ever. this the last week it scorched 285 square miles near the new mexico border. it can be seen as far as away as 150 miles away in southern

you've gone through something similar. >> reporter: but harry thomas jr. did agree to talk.give up his chair of the committee on economic development, but he seemed to clear the way for chairman brown to remove him. >> the chairman is going to make a decision, the members met, and we're going to do that tomorrow. i think it's prpt we do that and i think it's important that the institution of this city and the institution we represent is protected. >> reporter: thomas drove that expensive suv to work tuesday. for months, he has said it was purchased with his own money but the attorney general says it believes it was public funds used to purchase the vehicle and thomas says he'll fight to prove the attorney general wrong. >> no one can understand how important my children are to me, and secondly, my family and the people and constituents i serve. that's where the public trust comes from. >> we're told chairman brown will have an announcement about harry thomas jr. tomorrow. we extended the offer for the chairman to come on and talk in our studios tonight but he declined. altho

fellow councilmembers to discuss how to proceed with the alleged scandal involving councilman harry thomas. thomas is accused of spending city funds meant for youth baseball on trips to vegas and california and on an audi suv. he could face criminal charges and he is currently being sued by attorney general irvin nathan for $1 million. nathan says he who be willing to accept a settlement but the councilman denies the charges and says he will not settle. >>> now to this morning's other big story of congressman wiener's shocking public confession. the new york democrat had told the press for a week that he was not the one who sent a picture of himself in his underwear to a woman in seattle. yesterday, he came clean and admitted to the world that he was lying the whole time. then the seven-term congressman also said he had exchanges with six women over the last three years, some of which he on kurd after he married his wife in 2010. -- occurred after he married his wife in 2010. >> i have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over twitter, facebook, e-mail and occasionally

accusations of corruption and now the council chairman says he'll decide what to do with council member harry thomas jr. tomorrow. thomas is accused of spending more than $300,000 in city money, and he heads a powerful economic development committee. >>> the state dinner in honor of german chancellor angela america cell under way right now in the white house rose garden. it is the fourth state dinner hosted by president obama and the first lady. >>> howard county police have now released video of a beating and a robbery. they are hoping to find the woman responsible for this memorial weekend attack. >> she was seen punching another woman and then snatching the victim's purse. all of this while a security guard appeared to just sit there and watch the whole thing and walk away. jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: now might call it a strong-armed robbery without a gun. the victim smacked so violently in the face by an unidentified woman she, falls to the ground. bar owner deck lan wood says it was unprovoked. >> that's ridiculous. never had anything like that happen in this area before. >> report

kwame brown will hold a meeting today to discuss how to move forward in the case of councilman harry thomasthomas is accused spending some $300,000 in city fund meant for youth baseball on trips to vegas and california and on an audi suv. he is currently being sued by irvin nathan for $1 million. >> >> we are win thested in getting back every penny of the district's money, the tax pay are money that was wrongfully taken, put it back into the general treasury for the use of the district. >> there is no settlement that i would make that would up ply there was some wrongdoing on my part. i think that is important to put and continue to say not just because of my children and my family heritage and my legacy but because of those i represent. >> the accusations against thomas came to light after his republican opponent in the 2010 council race accused him of running a fake nonprofit called team thomas. >>> it has been near will you a week now since a montgomery county middle schooler was found murdered inside of her home. questionlingers this morning, who killed jessica nguyen. she was laid to r

attorney general's office says it will make an announcement today in the investigation of councilman harry thomas. thomas has been under investigation to find out where he got the money to buy an audi suv. thomas says he used his money to buy the suv through a company he owned before he became a councilmember. there are questions about if that company got a sizable payment from his campaign committee and if he should have reported the suv as a gift or income. attorney general is set to speak on the investigation this morning at 11:00. >>> new this morning, a 12-year- old boy is recovering after being shot in the ankle in the district. it is one of two shootings that happened in d.c. overnight. the 12-year-old was shot around 11:30 last night in the 3400 block. minnesota avenue southeast. investigators say the boy may have been the victim of a robbery. the other shooting, that one happened around 3:45 this morning on seventh and l. that was near the convention center. a man was shot in the stomach but so no word on his condition. >>> a trial is set to begin today for a woman accused in a deadly hi

attorney general took legal action against councilman harry thomas, jr. it was intended for his charity youth baseball program. he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on cars, trips come and campaign fliers. >> the man accused of killing a baby and its mother was in court today. and they left the couple's infant to die in the top car. today would have been the child's first birthday. >>> new tonight one church makes a ground breaking transportation. >> is the first episcopal church to go forward with converting to the roman catholic church. the congregation at st. luke's episcopal says that it was time. the crucifix, the holy water the stations of the cross catholic elements are already present. now they are seeking entry into the roman catholic church. >> we are converting to catholicism. >> pope benedict xvi issued an invitation to become catholic. the move came in response to anglican requests. >> we need to stay true with what we're were raised with. i felt that we were going to stay with the episcopal church that we would not stay there. he says t

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councilman harry thomas paid if his personal suv. ays he used his own money to buy the audi suv from a company he owned before he became a councilmember. however, there are questions about whether that company got a sizable payment from his campaign committee and whether that suv should be reported as a gift or income. >>> other stories we're following, police say a drunk driver is to blame for an accident that killed three people yesterday. a gray mazda was rear ended on indian head highway early sunday morning just south ever wilson bridge drive. it was hit by a gmc yukon. the three people minister mazda were all killed. police say the driver of the yukon was arrested and is being charged with charged with dui. he was not assured. >>> crews will continue that you are search at the tridelphia reservoir today. three people were swimming at the reservoir when one of them went under water. swim is prohibited in the wssc reservoirs. >>> thieves are always working to try to stay one step ahead of you. >> we'll show you how a simple swipe

a civil action filed against council member harry thomas jr.. thomas is accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. the d.c. attorney general says thomas diverted $300,000 in youth baseball funds for his personal benefit. he says the money went to travel and golf outings and nearly $50,000 for luxury suv. thomas says he is innocent. >> i am confident once we have the information that has been provided to my legal counsel in this civil suit, which has been presented by the government, we will be vindicated. >> attorney general is asking $4 million of reimbursement of punitive damages and the fbi is investigating. >>> new this morning all three underground cables on north capitol street that lost power last tuesday are prepared now. it's go those streets will remain closed through tomorrow morning on north capitol street. the other streets are now open. >>> crews are fighting an uphill battle against a huge wildfire in arizona. the of control blaze has burned 350 square miles. it is arizona's third biggest wildfire ever. strong

council member harry thomas jr. owes taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, money the attorney said thomas used for his person >> we're interested in getting back every penny of the district's money, the taxpayer money that was wrongfully taken, put it back into the general treasury for the use of the district. >> reporter: court documents claim in 2007, the city council had earmarked $400,000 for youth baseball. a thomas persuaded the truck seized and given the money to the langston 21st century foundation which in turn diverted $316,000 to thomas' two corporations. one for-profit and the other not-for-profit called team thomas. the ag said thomas used the money for golf vacations to las vegas and pebble beach, wrote checks to cash for which there are no receipts, put out a brochure for his constituents outlining the public service and bought a luxury suv. it's in his name and cost more than $58,000. >> the cashier's check was made out to fisher audi. mr. thomas delivered that check personally to fisher audi, w

s attorney general has filed a million dollar lawsuit against councilman harry thomas jr. the civil suit accuses thomas of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations through his nonprofit organization. thomas denies the accusations. his attorney emphasizes these are just allegations and not true findings. >>> a school's athletic fields are at the center of a lawsuit in arlington county. the county rejected a request by the washington archdiocese to install lights in bishop o'connell high school. now, the archdiocese is suing since the county allowed lights at other high schools closer to residential areas, denying o'connell's request for lights was discriminatory. >> it is time for the latest your money report this morning. >> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. it seems as if wall street can't figure out which way is up. >> not so good. we have the losing streak continuing, the markets have been down for five weeks in a row. four sessions in a row and today, investors will look to washington for solutions for the slowing economic recovery. ch

. >>> an announcement is expected in the corruption case involving harry thomas, jr. who is accused of misusing $300,000 of city money for personal purposes. the met and the private to discuss whether he should cheap -- keep his chairmanship of the economic development committee. they have it filed a civil lawsuit and he maintains innocence. >>> for those who use the 14th street bridge, they closed part of the northbound stand to shift lanes. starting tomorrow, traffic will be split the freelance to the left, want it to the right. -- one to the right. that will be used to travel to 14th or the freeway. this is the last of the tour of the project. -- detour. >>> when make after the deadly crash, the new changes. >> your places to find work with one big exception. the latest numbers on job openings. >> staying defiant despite the punishing air strikes. statements from gaddafi. >> and die and doug hill. this is the heat advisory posted for tomorrow. we are heading for the upper 90's the >>> secretary of defense robert gates is coming home after four days spent in the afg

harry thomas is accused of misusing $300,000 of city money for personal purposes. yesterday council members met privately to discuss whether he should keep his chairmanship on the economic development committee. the d.c. attorney general has filed a civil action suits. thomas maintains his innocence. >>> if you have health insurance through your job and you might want to use it as much as possible while you can. >> ahead of his confirmation hearing, leon panetta has news on the defense program. gigi has more from new york. >> good morning. president obama's nominee to succeed robert gates expects difficult sources will have to be made when it comes to reducing defense spending and the federal deficit. in advance of his confirmation hearing, he was asked about the f35 don't strike fighter. he says he supports reducing the aircraft's sustainment costs. a consulting firm predicts far more companies will drop insurance coverage than congressional democrats suspected when it passed the overall last year. nearly one-third of employers are likely to stop providing health

council member harry thomas facing a million dollar lawsuit. he's accused of using public money for personal and political use. it's a big deal. fox 5's laura evans is following this stipulate developing story tonight. >> the ward 5 councilman is accused -- this story developing tonight. >> the ward 5 councilman is accused of using money for a new car and vacations. today kwame brown is meeting with the attorney general trying to decide how to proceed. the attorney general who has been investigating this five months says criminal charges are being considered. nathan warns it's the tip of the iceberg. these court documents claim back in 2007 the city earmarked $400,000 for used baseballs. thomas persuaded the trustees to give the money to langston 21st century foundation which in turn diverted 316,000 to thomas' two corporations, one for profit, the other not for profit called team thomas. nathan is suing thomas for $1 million. he said he'd be willing to accept a settlement, but the council member said no way. >> we're interested in getting back

council member harry thomas. tim day, who went against thomas, accuses him of running a fake non-profit and khraeufpls thomas has been raising money for team thomas for year but never said how the money is being spent. the group isn't registered as a nonprofit with the irs. thomas says day is trying to run a smear campaign against him >> police say alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed three people in prince george's county on route 210 in fort washington early yesterday morning. a black gmc yukon hit the back of a gray mazda. it threw two women from the car, killing both of them. 55-year-old jean johnson and 55-year-old gwendolyn denvy. the driver could face additional charges. >>> this morning divers will be back in the water searching for a 21-year-old swimmer. bruce yantzen disappeared friday night. he is presumed drowned. he was swimming with two others near route 97 when the water got really deep pretty fast. rescuers say he panicked and another swimmer tried to save him but could not. officials remin

council member harry thomas. the d.c. attorney general is accusing thomas of taking money that was donated to a charity that he runs and spending it. the suit accuses the ward 5 council member of using that money on a luxury vehicle as well as travel expenses and a vacation home. the attorney general is seeking a judgment of over $1 million. he wants the case handed over to the u.s. attorney general. >>> today marks the deadliest day for americans in iraq since 2009. five u.s. troops were killed in an attack in baghdad. joel brown has more. >> reporter: five american service members were killed in eastern baghdad this morning. security officials say rockets slammed into a joint u.s.-iraqi base where americans were working as advisers. it is the single largest loss of life for the u.s. military in iraq in the past two years. monday's blast was one of seven across iraq. west of baghdad in ramadi, the home of a police officer was destroyed by a bomb. at least four people were killed. and in tikrit saddam hussein's hometown,

we start with dc councilman, harry thomas. he's accused of using hundreds and thousands of dollars of public money and donations to charities for his own personal use. dc's attorney general is making the allegations if a million dollar civil suit. peggy fox joins us live from the wilson building with more on the story. > lesli, the lawsuit appears to outline what seems like a shell game. it says that thomas intervened in a major grant that was supposed to go to baseball to inner city kids and goes to this organization that thomas nose and that sends it back to thomas' group. instead of using that money for the kids, thomas uses it to buy a luxury car and go on golfing vacations. >> allegations are allegations. fact is fact. >> a defie i can't want defiant allegation. he bought this oudi with public money. it alleges the nonprofit thomas set up collected donations from businesses, the likes of children's national medical center and $5,000 from med star to be used to teach at risk kids golf and baseball. it was used for lavish t

. >> also today the district attorneys general will discuss the investigation of harry thomas. them day who ran against thomas last year accuses the council member of running a fake nonprofit. he claims thomas had been raising money for team thomas for years but he's never disclose who'd his donors are or said how their money's being spent. the group isn't registered as a nonprofit with the irs. thomas says day is trying to run a smear campaign against him. >>> turning to the weather, sun's out. tom kiernan joins us with his first forecast. welcome back. >> thanks, barbara. good to be back. we have the heat beginning to return. last wednesday we had a record high at reagan national, got to 9 8. this wednesday upper 90's enjoy the break from the high heat and the high humidity. right now, it's 81 at reagan national. and has climbed into the upper 70s elsewhere except near the bay, wind off the water cooler. it's in the mid 70s there inland, away from waters near 80 degrees. a wonderful late spring/early summer day under way. cooler in the mountains. western maryland, west virgin

that type that the attorney general filed a civil lawsuit against harry thomas, jr. accused of misusing several hundred thousands of taxpayer dollars. they allege he diverted $300,000 in youth baseball funds for his personal benefit. they say the money went to travel and of outings. thomas says he is innocent. >> i am confident once we have information provided to my legal counsel in this civil suit, which has been provided by the government we will be vindicated. >> of the ag possessive $4 million in reimbursement and punitive damages and the fbi is also investigated. >>> let's take a look at other stories we're following. a vigil for a local football recruiter. 36-year-old ralph thomas was shot and killed in front of mckinley tech high school. one -- crawford tried out for the team and was not picked. thomas's friends will gather outside the school tonight at 8:00. >>> a chevy chase woman accused in a fatal hit and run is accused of vote -- set to go on trial. she is accused of striking 24- year-old kiela ryan in columbia, maryland. she was getting out of her car i

they met behind closed doors to talk about harry thomas jr.'s situation. he's accused of spending more than $300,000 in district money on lavish trips and an expensive suv. that chairmanship could be stripped from him. they filed a lawsuit to try to get the money back. >>> montgomery county police are investigating the stabbing of a 12-year-old honor student. she was found dead last week inside her family's townhome. they're not sure if the girl was killed by someone she knew or a stranger. wen was a sixth grader and was a straight a student. >>> florida prosecutors are using a novel forensics technique in the casey anthony trial. she is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. he smelled a can containing an air sample of the car and described it as an overwhelmingly strong small of human decomposition. this is the first time smell has been introduced in a u.s. criminal case. this method is too experimental to be used in court. >>> a safe self-proclaimed psychic has some explaining to do. the person called about dismembered bodies in texas. inve

council member harry thomas jr. in the midst of a corruption investigation. >>> and there are apparently more pictures connected to a congressman's sexting scandal. >> i could have put that out there and his career would have been over today. >> we begin tonight with more on the story of anthony weiner and the conservative blogger who uncovered the x-rated scandal tied to him. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. doreen gentzler is on assi assignment. >>> virginia congressman eric cantor a

council member harry thomas jr. could face criminal charges. the ward 5 council member is accused of spending $300,000 in city funds on trips and an suv. the money was intended for youth baseball program in the district. the city has filed a civil suit against thomas seeking more than $1 million. the accusations came to light after his 2010 republican opponent accused him of running a fake nonprofit organization called team thomas. >>> a d. c. police officer already accused of murder is now facing manslaughter charges. richmond phillips is charged in the death of his 11-month-old daughter jaylin wright. he fathered the child with 20- year-old wynetta wright and she was found murdered in oxen run stream valley park last week. the child was left in a nearby car during last week's hot spell where she later died. phillips has a wife and 12-year- old daughter. >>> runners and bikers may notice a stronger police presence along the metropolitan branch trail. police have stepped up patrols following the fact they arrested a group of youngsters a string

the council chair will look into allegations against harry thomas. would you like to know what your reaction to that is or what have you to say on that? >> i have looked at the complaint. it's very distressing. the allegations, if true, are very serious. and the thing what mr. brown and the hiring and now with mr. thomas, what most sadens me is it saps the spirit of the district of columbia. we're going in the right direction, we have so many good things going for us. we have so many things that we have to attend to. all of these things, they are more than just distractions, they are points of great disappointment. >> wish we had more time to talk. hope you'll come back as these things all work themselves out. this is council member mary cheh of ward 3 in the district. steve, over to you. >>> phase 8 of the 14th street bridge project begins overnight and that means a change for tomorrow's commute. and we'll let you know what to be aware of coming up. >>> and also going to check the roads with a view of the aforementioned 14th street bridge. and tony

kiddy pools at harry thomas, upshire, theodore is closed because there's a risk swimmers could possiblyet trapped in the drain covers. they don't know exactly when the drains will arrive. they can't open until the drains are installed but the regular pools are still open. it looks like it's going to be pool weather very soon in the d.c. area again. >> a good week for pools. >> plan accordingly. by mid week, the heat and humidity will be returning. this morning we are off to a pleasant start. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we're 6 at reagan national. low 60s in prince george's. montgomery, near 60 degrees. arlington now in the upper 6 0s. much of fairfax county now in the mid-60s. farther west, weather watchers reporting mostly clear sky and it's in the low 60s to mid-60s. and there is a little bit of ground fog in the rural areas of maryland and virginia, parts of west virginia, near the bay, temperatures in the upper 60s. lower part of the eastern shore away from the waters it's only near 60. so quite a pleasant start to this monday morning. meanwhile, out of the mountain

councilman harry thomas jr. is facing a million dollar lawsuit, accusing him of using public funds for personal use. the civil suit filed by d.c.'s attorney general says thomas received hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations through his nonprofit organization. thomas is denying the accusations. his attorney emphasizes the allegations and they are not true findings. >> on monday, five american troops were killed in iraq. >> that's the most american deaths in one day since 2009. joel brown has more. >> reporter: five american service members were killed in eastern baghdad this morning. security officials say rockets slammed into a joint u.s. iraqi base where americans were working advisers. it is the single largest loss of life for the u.s. military in iraq in the past two years. monday's blast was one of seven across iraq. west of baghdad in ramadi, the home of a police officer was destroyed by a bomb. at least four people were killed. and in tikrit, saddam hussein's hometown, a suicide bomber deto

council chairman kwame brown says he'll announce his plans for fellow council member harry thomas jr.>> the d.c. attorney general is filing a lawsuit against thomas, accusing him of misusing more than $300,000 in city money. well, it is believed to be the first written record of adolf hitler's hatred for jewish people. >> a letter he wrote in 1919 was revealed at the simon viesenthal center. >> it is a four page letter adolf hitler wrote when he was still just a young soldier in the german army. in, it he labels jews as an inbred race, a tuberculosis on a nation. he calls on his government to have the courage to remove all jews from his midst. jewish scholars say those words are proof hitler's desire to exterminate jews originated with him. >> before he even heard of the nazi party, whether there was a kimer will, hitler had a plan for the jews. he had a deep-seated hatred and anti-semitism that burned within him. >> the original document was revealed for the first time in public at new york simon viesenthal center. the center purchased the letter for $150,000. the letter was reported

council is going to deal with the allegations against councilman harry thomas junior. >> he's accused in the civil lawsuit of misusing more than $300,000 in city money for personal use. thomas has denied any wrongdoing and says he won't resign. the ward five representative is chair of the council's economic development committee. thomas could also face criminal charges. >>> today is day two of a sentencing hearing for ted loza, the former chief of staff to jim graham. loza has admitted he used his position to get bribes and free trips. he's facing up to 14 months in federal prison for the crimes. he could also be deported. he's from ecuador and living here as a permanent resident. >>> 120 prince george's county residents are out of their homes this morning. after a fire late last night in new carrollton. firefighters had to rescue several people stuck on balconies. four people were treated for minor injuries. the blaze began around 8:30 at the southern walk apartment complex on 85th avenue. it took firefighters about 40 minutes to get things under control. the cause of the fire remain

councilman harry thomas jr.a million dollar lawsuit accusing him of using public money for personal gain. it was fired by the d.c. attorney generals office and the civil suit says he got hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations through his non-profit organization. thomas says it's not so. he denies these accusations and as the journey emphasizes, they are just allegations, not findings. >>> police say a haggerstown man killed his roommate last week and stuffed the body in a bedroom closet for four days. 53 year old darryl hicks is charged with second degree murder being held on $750,000 bond. investigators say hicks admits he stabbed darren pressman last monday in their apartment but he claims he did it because pressman came at him with a knife. pressman's girlfriend found his body after she smelled an odor coming out of his room. >>> police arrested and charged a man in this mornings triple stabbing around 5:30 this morning. a 49 year old woman was killed. two others including the suspect were seri

kiddie pools at harry thomas, upshur, theodore hagans and rumsey are closed and officials don't know when the new drains will arrive. the regular pools are still open. >>> tonight d.c. police are trying to figure out why a local football recruiter was gunned down outside mckinley tech high school in northeast. 36-year-old ralph thomas from temple hills was killed friday night in the school's parking lot as a girls' flag football team was playing. he helped recruit players for the d.c. falcons, a semi-professional football team that often plays at the school. police have charged omar crawford from landover with his murder. at this point no one's saying much about what led up to the shooting. >> whatever it may be, it wasn't worth taking a life. especially not in this fashion. in the way it happened. he's a young guy. it seems like he was doing a lot of good things with the team. so whatever the reason was, it's definitely not worth it. >> the owner of the d.c. falcons tells news 4 thomas had been with the team about a month. they are scheduled to play at mckinley tech tuesday night. >

general is said to make an announcement today regarding a nonprofit organization run by councilman harry thomas. it offers sports to kids but it is accused of being a slush fund. the attorney general's office have -- has been investigating who gave money to the organization and where that money went. >> the time is 6:33. the former head of the international monetary fund is scheduled to appear in new york city's courtroom. dominique strauss, is expected to plead not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a made last month. he is under house arrest. he says he is innocent. >>> local dive teams will resume their search today for a missing swimmer who is now presumed dead. she went swimming with two friends on friday in the reservoir in brookfield, maryland. he was pulled under the water. they were searching for his body yesterday but there were unsuccessful. >>> we are hearing from family members of a football recruiter who was murdered friday night. ralph thomas of temple hills was shot and killed outside mckinley tech high school in north west d.c.. he was the manager of a d.c. football team.

city hall, the attorney general is expected to announce the details of the investigation into harry thomas' personal suv and who paid for it. thomas said that he used his own money to buy the audi suv from a company that he owned before he became a council member but there are questions about whether that company got a sidable payment from his campaign committee and whether the suv should be reported as a gift or income. >>> the former head of the international monetary fund goes in front of a judge in new york. dominique strauss-khan will try to clear his name. he's already claimed his innocent of all charges and is expected to plead not guilty. the 62-year-old french diplomat facing five years in prison and could get up to 25 years in prison. >>> other stories making headlines around the world, the mim terri -- the military said five american troops killed today in central iraq. no more details on how the five died. it is the single biggest loss of life to military in ten years. >>> and in yemen there were celebrations when the president left the country. he was wounded in arocket attack

. >>> dc council member, harry thomas jr. facing allegations of misusing public funds for personal use. thomas quote, willingly and knowingly received hundreds and thousands of dollars in illegal illegal donations. thomas' attorney emphasizes these are just allegations, they are not findings. we will have more coming up on 9 justice 9 news now at 6:00. >> former imf head was jeered outside a new york city courtroom today. he was there to plead not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid there. danielle joins us live outside that courthouse with more on the day's events. manuel >> reporter: this was his first court appearance. and outside the courthouse today, a good crowd of media and also demonstrators. domonique strows cann and his wife walked out to shouts of shame on you. the chanting came from dozens of hotel maids that were there to show their disapproval and support for the hotel maid he's accused of sexually assaulting. >> we are not going to stay quiet. we are going to speak up. >> 62-year-old pleaded no

council member harry thomas jr. could face criminal charges. the ward five councilman is accused of blowing $330,000 on trips and an suv. the money was intended for a youth baseball program in the district. city filed a civil suit seeking more than a million dollars. the accusations came to light after his 2010 republican opponent accused him of running a fake nonprofit called team thomas. >> secretary of state hillary clinton says the government has not made any specific decisions on getting our troops out of afghanistan. a drawdown is scheduled for next month. clinton says no final plans have been made so far. secretary of defense robert gates believes american forces are indeed on track to deliver a decisive blow to the taliban. he's meeting with troops in afghanistan before nato meetings in brussels. gates is going to leave his office by the end of the month. >>> jessica doyle is here with a special your money report. >> she's talking about the dos and don'ts of fashion during the summer months as we get up to 90 -- closer to triple digit h

council member harry thomas junior denies allegations that he used money meant for children to finance a lavish lifestyle. ward 5 council member used his nonprofit as a personal bank account. he secretly diverted $300,000 in district money meant for youth baseball programs. he's accused of spending money on golf outings and pebble beach in los angeles and a $60,000 audi suv. the district is suing thomas for a million dollars to recoup the money. he will fight the lawsuit and will not settle it. >> i think my integrity is more important than anything. not my integrity for the public i serve. i think my b my children first and my family legacy first. i think about what made me who i am today. that's what i will continue to fight for. i think that's the message i will send to anyone. i have always done what i was supposed to do on behalf of those i serve. >> part of the money went to a nonprofit called team thomas. council members are required to file yearly disclosures of gifts and outside income. form as did not file any reports during the period in question. >>> this morning hundreds o

kwame brown will meet with fellow council members today to discuss how to proceed in the case of harry thomas. councilman thomas is accused of spending some $300,000 in city funds meant for youth baseball on trips to las vegas and california and on an audi quattro suv. he's being sued by attorney general irvin nathan for $1 million. nathan said he would be willing to accept a settlement but thomas denies the charges and said he will not settle. >>> new this morning, a shooting at hains point. u.s. park police spotted a man sitting in a car by himself just after 1:00 a.m. which is closing time. the man came out holding a gun. the officers told him to drop the weapon and they say he refused so they had to open fire. man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> an officer is going door to door in a quiet community following a terrifying attack in herndon this past weekend. a 23-year-old woman woke up to find a man in her bedroom. police say the suspect had a weapon, sexually assaulted the victim and ran. one resident said the comfort she once felt liv