>>> the latest on the embezzlement case against former councilman harry thomas. it's been weeks since he resigned and pleaded guilty. >> leaders from the organization will have a meeting. >> reporter: it was a dark day for the district as harry thomas left court in january, admitting he took $350,000 from the public. >> in those actions he decided he was more worthy of these public fund than the youth intended to receive them. >> reporter: federal officials say thomas used his influence to move money into his own pockets. the children and youth investment corporation is where thomas got most of the money through fake grants. monday, leaders from that agency will go before the human services committee. >> this is a hearing on how did this agency perform during this period of time. >> reporter: counsel member jim graham is chairman of the committee. he wants to know why safe guards weren't in place to stop thomas from stealing. >> all it would have taken was elementary grantsmanship to catch all of this. if somebody had a properly proposal, proper report, monitorin

harry thomas,. >>, jr. pledded guilty in january to diverting that money meant for kids into his own pockets. federal officials a he used his influence as a councilmember to funnel the money from the children and youth investment trust corporation. it is said he spent the money on things like luxury golf vacations, a $60,000 suv and personal expenses. jim graham says basic rules of granted making with written proposals, reports and auditing should have been in place. now, wisdom and sarah, some have called for the children and youth investment trust corporation to be dissolved. councilmember graham says he is not ready to go there just yet. he is expecting to hear from officials at that investment trust corporation today in that hearing. the hearing begins at 1:30 this afternoon. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> the latest now from the campaign trail. voters in arizona and michigan head to the polls for tomorrow's primaries. one week out from super tuesday. the latest real clear politics average of po

the chairman of the human services committee wanted that question answered since harry thomas jr. was first accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for d.c.'s youth. >> i was left wondering how could this have happened? who is reviewing and approving those invoices and reports? was anyone at the trust questioning the expenditures and lack of documentation? >> reporter: graham talked about check after check that was issued from the children and trust corporation to langston 21 without proper documentation. you will remember langston 21 was funneling the money to thomas. the ceo of the children's trist, ellen lunden, was first to testify. because of a pending law enforcement investigation, she would not comment on the harry thomas fraud, which took place when she was vice president for the trust. and london did admit the standing policy to advance mean for grant. even without the paperwork. >> and the trust policy has been to start with an advance and make quarterly payments, depending on the length of the grant. >> uh-huh. >> and does that continue on today? >> y

council committee is holding a hearing on how former councilmember harry thomas stole money meant for youth programs. officials from the organizations will be grilled on how this happened. >>> two firefighters remain in critical can. high wides made the situation in the fire worse. >>> a federal trial over the worst offshore oil disaster has been delayed for a week to allow more time for settlement talks. >>> it was hollywood's biggest night as some of the world's most talented stars gathered for the 84th annual academy awards. >> who went home with one of the coveted golden statues? we have a report. >> reporter: because nothing can take the sting out of the world's economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues. >> reporter: silence received the ultimate award at the academy awards as the artist stole the spotlight. becoming the first picture to win the coveted title. the leading man became the first french man to walk away with the lead actor oscar. >> meryl streep will remember has the night she nabbed her third oscar for the iron lady. >> i th

council committee hearing has produced few answers about how harry thomas, jr. was able to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from a nonprofit organization here in d.c. >> councilmember jim graham said the hearing was not to investigate the illegal activity of the former councilmember but to find out why the organization didn't catch the fraud. >> this hearing will not just focus on 2008. >> reporter: how could this happen? chairman of the human services committee, jim graham, has wanted this question answered since harry thomas jr. was first accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from deceit -- from d.c. youth. >> i was left to wonder how could this happen. was anyone at the trust questioning the expenditure and lack of documentation? >> reporter: graham talked about check after check that was issued from the children and youth investment trust corporation to langston 21 without proper documentation. you will remember langston 21 was funneling the money to thomas. ceo of the children's trust, ellen london was first to testify. because of a pnd

. >>> big story now, hearing into how former dc councilmember harry thomas junior embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars of city money. >>> council leader will grill leaders of a youth organization slated to get some of the money. good morning melanie. >> good morning tony. why weren't safeguards in place it would have presented councilman harry thomas junior from embezzling those funds that is what jim graham wants to know in this hearing today 51-year-old harry thomas junior pleaded guilty in january today verting money meant for kids into his own pockets, federal officials said thomas used his influence to funnel money away from the children and youth investment trust corporation into two entities that he created dcs attorney general says thomas spent the money on luxury golf vacations, clothing $60,000 suv among other personal expenses jim graham is chairman of the council human services committee that committee over sea it is trust corporation and he says basically simple rules of grant making with written proposals, reports and auditing should have been in place some called

he says he has a lot of questions about how former councilman harry thomas, jr.he district government of about $350,000. he says he has a lot of questions because he wants to make sure there are procedures in place to make sure something like this does not happen again. the committee on human services overseas, the children and youth investment trust corporation, federal officials say harry thomas, jr. was able to use his influence as a councilmember to funnel money from that agency into his own pocket. later today, officials from that investment trust will come before graham and other council members who will ask how this could happen and if it could happen again. >> all it would have taken was elementary grantsmanship to catch all of this. if somebody had had a proper proposal, had a proper report, had there been monitoring or auditing, had any of that happened and every foundation knows how to do that, this would never have happened. rotor council hearing will take place at 1:30 this afternoon. harry thomas, jr. is scheduled to be in court for his sentencing h

they say harry thomas used the corporation to still more than $350,000 in city funds.etected. >> metro will hold a first of six public hearings on its fare hikes and tonight at the bethesda-chevy chase regional center. they want to hear what metro riders about raising fares 5%. gas prices are still going up. and analysts as the average price of gas jumped 18 cents per gallon over last two weeks to a national average of $3.69 per gallon. in d.c., is much higher an average price is $3.82. in maryland, $3.67 and in virginia the average is $3.61. 6:37 on this monday morning. >> still ipad -- -- still ahead, the gop fight and we will look at a new battleground poll. >> another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes and here's a look at 395. >> the time is 6:40 on a beautiful monday morning. doug hill will fill you in on the weather in a minute but i want to take you live to newschopper7 and they are flying high over tysons corner with no problems. you can see plenty of traffic starting to flow but moving easily now along route 7 out of sterling through tyson's and on

another minor. >>> another big story, the latest on the embezzlement case with former dc councilman harry thomasunior >> leaders from a youth organization will answer questions how thomas stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. fox 5s. melanie alnwick is live with more. >> good morning tony federal officials say former councilman harry thomas junior began systematically stealing dc funds immediately upon taking office the scheme lasted nearly two years today councilman graham has some questions for the agency that money was embezzled from 51-year-old harry thomas junior pled guilty in january to federal theft and tax charges he admitted today verting 350,000 -- diverting $50,000 to his own pocket -- $350,000 to his own pocket using it for suvs and luxury vacations. graham wants to know how this went unnoticed. >> all it would have take was elementary grants man ship if someone had a proper proposal, proper report had there been monitoring, auditing, every foundation knows how to do that, this would never have happened. >>> now some called for the children and youth investment trust corporation t

langston 21 was funneling that money to harry thomas. it is the policy to advance 25% of the grants. jim graham said there is evidence that staff members with the children's trust were not asking the right questions. >>> a national guard soldier and father from maryland was killed in afghanistan on saturday. major robert marcanti from baltimore was shot during an attack on the afghan interior ministry. it is one of several stemming from several anti-american protests in afghanistan over the burning of those korans. the baltimore sun reports he was a long-time physical education teacher in baltimore county schools. he leaves behind a wife and four children. he was 48 years old. >>> it is decision day for republicans in michigan and arizona. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is neck and neck with rick santorum with polls heading into today's crucial primaries. if santorum wins in michigan, it could drastically change the race for the republican nomination. >>> in virginia, one write-in candidate is out there this time around. >

councilman, harry thomas jr. could be sentenced to four years in prison for using his position to steal roughly $300,000 from the children's and youth investment trust fund. >> do you swear under penalty of law. >> today the administrators of the trust were summoned before a d.c. committee to explain why the nonprofit should be allowed to continue. >> is the program in trouble? >> i don't think there's any risk of the substance of the program being discontinued. >> the trust is a public private partnership in the district that works to improve outcomes for children. >> ellen london, a long time staffer, now the ceo. the trust fund budget right now is $3 million. but since 1999, it's been over $100 million. much of that money put there through ear marks who had certain youth programs that they wanted funded over the years. trust witnesses will not comment on the continuing federal probe. testified the changes have been implemented to prevent the theft that saw the trust, write checks to two nonprofits who then kic

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. >> more fallout from the scandal involving harry thomas jr.. millicent west resigned yesterday. harry thomas pleaded guilty for theft in relation to that money and she has not been charged but she does not want to be a distraction among the ongoing probe the. wssc customers will speak out about a proposed rate hike. want to raise water and sewer rights by -- rates by 7.5%. there will be a public hearing tonight. there will be another hearing in rockville for you tomorrow night the nation's leading breast cancer charity susan g. komen, is hoping its partnership with planned parenthood affiliates will sparked an outcry from the washington rights advocate. they say is about the new guidelines that bar it from funding organizations under congressional investigation. it will mean a cut off of hundreds of thousands of dollars of grants mainly for breast exams. mitt romney win's florida by double digits. >> what is next for this once again front runner and his republican rivals? josh gerstein is with us. >> he gets all the delegates from that state but we have only had around 5% of the

. >>> it's been several weeks since harry thomas junior resigned from d.c. council and pleaded get to embezzling from the district. the funds meant for youth sports programs. leaders from the organization where thomas was able to steal most of the money will be in front of a committee tomorrow, trying to figure out how thomas did it without anyone finding out. >> the chairman of this committee says he has many questions to ask when it comes to how thomas was able to rob about $350,000 and he wants to know if new procedures in place will insure this doesn't happen again. federal officials say thomas was able to use his influence as a council member to funnel the money into his own pocket. tomorrow officials from cyitc will come before graham, and other council members will how did this happen and how can it not happen again. >> all it would have taken was elementary grantsmanship to catch all of this. someone had a proper report, monitoring, auditing, and every foundation knows how to do this, this never would have happened. >> the hearing takes place tomorrow

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at least 23 people have filed to run in a special election to replace harry thomas, jr. they have to collect 500 signatures from registered voters and submit them by 5:00 today. the election is set for may 16. thomas resigned after pleading guilty to embezzlement. >> around the world tonight, at least 356 people are believed dead after a fire tore through a prison in honduras. they believe and in may started the fire. witnesses reported the unidentified screamed "we will all die here" before setting his bet on fire. iran continues its defiance to the west with its nuclear program. the country has built faster uranian in richmond centers. they claim they have created the first nuclear fuel rods. increasing tensions between israel and iran over the nuclear program. >> this afternoon, michelle obama and joe biden unveiled the results of a new study on military spouses. the report is aimed at boosting employment for spouses especially those with occupational licenses. they face higher unemployment because of frequent moves across state lines. >> still ahead tonight on abc se

all this is not very good and, of course, then harry thomas will be sentenced in may. so you have a lot of members in the d.c. government at the highest level under intense scrutiny by the u.s. attorney. >> such a long list would. you agree this employment fraud and some of these other cases you've mentioned play right into the argument that d.c. shouldn't self-govern? >> well, that's an irrational illegal and long statement. i mean there's malfeasance all over the country and people still are allowed to govern themselves, but what it does provide is a justification for people that do not wish the d.c. well and don't want to enhance any government powers, they can say rightly or wrongly see, why give them more power? they can't even govern themselves. >> on the other hand, mark, really a feather in the cap for mayor gray's administration and department of employment services for catching this, bringing it to light, telling reporters about it. >> yeah. that's what he will say and he's tried to refurbish the department of employment service and actually line up over 2,00

councilman, harry thomas jr., collected unemployment checks while still on the job. after thomas resigned in disgrace for stealing thousands of dollars, two of the staffers were fired. a third was hired by council chairman, kwame brown, who said the worker has been placed on leave. the cases go back to 2009 and get this, in many instances, people were adding 15,000, 18,000, $20,000 to the incomes they were getting from the city government. >> and i want to know what is the plan to recover our money. >> works for the d.c. government, she wants her workers who ripped off the system to be held accountable. >> and i don't doubt that there is more going on. >> the alleged corruption goes to the top. it was in september of last year that 9news now first reported that gabby frazier was fired for allegedly sering jobless benefits to her daughter and others. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> and 40 of the people under investigation left the city government. others have been placed on leave. >>> a new year, a new session, the same gridlock. house and senate negotiators met to work

the democrat candidates will take part in a special election on may the 15th. >>> members of harry thomas' non-profit will face questions from the d.c. council today. thomas used the children and youth investment trust corp. to embezzle more than $350,000 that were earmarked -- those dollars earmarked for youth programs. council members jim graham -- or member jim graham says he believes the trust is still active and issuing grants despite that controversy that surrounded it. >>> fairfax county is looking to add a couple of extra bucks to your date night or family night out in hopes of raising money for transportation projects. the board of supervisors has proposed adding a 4% tax on any meal sold at any commercial restaurant from upscale to fast food like mcdonald's. the extra money could raise $80 million, they say, a year to help fund projects like dulles rail and road improvements at tyson's corner. the proposal would need approval though from the virginia general assembly or it could be put to a referendum to let the voters decide. >>> our time right now, 11:40. coming up on "news4 m

attorney general said harry thomas jr. has defaulted on his settlement agreement. irvin natds an told wtop that thomas has not paid back the majority of the $300,000 he admitted stealing from taxpayers. thomas agreed to make six payments of $50,000 but has only made one of those payments. the agreement says if he doesn't pay d.c. can do whatever it takes to recover the money and including place liens on thomas' property. >>> if you have been outside we have sunshine out there now. has it warmed up very much? >> not much. it has been a cold morning in the wake of the little snow we had yesterday. we had a cold wind come in this morning and we have been below freezing until a couple of hours ago. now temperatures are beginning to warm into the upper 30s and here is a live view from our city camera showing the flags still blowing in that combed wind coming from the north. there is the kennedy center for the performing arts off in the distance and georgetown up on the hill, 40 degrees at reagan national down river to the right. that wind, though, feels like freezing. an

council member harry thomas jr. used to steal $300,000.eral community groups say they depend upon the children and youth trust and wanted to stay in place. tochl sh tom sherwood has our story. >> harry thomas jr. pleaded guilty to two felonies in the theft of $300,000 in grant moneys intended for youth programs. >> it's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god. >> reporter: at a monday hearing officials of the children and youth investment trust and council members said federal authorities had asked that some operations of the trust be avoided because the federal criminal probe is continuing. >> the trust has cooperated fully with local and federal investigations and will of course continue to do so. >> reporter: committee chairman jim graham of board one pressed the government trust fund on oversight of its more than $3 million budget. in past years the budget has been as high as $10 million when thomas's diversions of money were occurring. >> i think it is fair and to say that the trust has received considera

federal investigations and will of course continue to do so. >> reporter: former council member harry thomas junior pleaded guilty to two felonies and the theft of $300,000 in grant moneys intended for youth programs. committee chairman jim graham of board one pressed the government trust fund on oversight of its more than $3 million budget. in past years the budget has been as high as $10 million when thomas's diversions of money were occurring. >> i think it is fair and -- to say that the trust has received considerable scrutiny and has been the subject of very, very intense criticism over the past several months. >> reporter: former council member thomas who diverted money he had earmarked from the trust resigned when he pleaded guilty and faces a likely prison sentence of up to four years on may 3rd at his sentencing. at the crowded council hearing youth advocates and parents said some summer and academic programs could be forced to close if the government funds aren't available. >> the major concern is making sure that the money is available and used appropriately for our students. >> i

council member, harry thomas jr. in trouble again. he hasn't paid up on his embezzlement settlement. make payments admitting he stole $300,000 in city money. the city can place leans on properties or take other action. >> up next, a popular new deal. plus, is it a tool or unfair moneymaker? sue. >> a little bit of snow around the region today, now we're keeping an eye on temperatures, because those wet spots could get icy. >> and check out some of the other stories on the rundown. be right back. >>> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> a protest in southeast d.c. this morning over speed camera. located in the 1900 block

specifically about the outbursts with barry, but did admit his frustration with many members over the harry thomas scandal. remember, he was the first to ask thomas to resign. >> that is fascinating that we can have a code of conduct on language, but the majority of the body was silent when a member admitted to stealing from the public. >> reporter: the amendment to the code of conduct passed on tuesday will apply to official council gatherings. how members treat each other other places is up to them. >> if they're talking to one another, they can do what they're going to do. y that grown people. >> we tried to reach out to council member barry and we aren't to -- went to his campaign office, but we were not able to catch up with him. and what happens if the code of conduct is violated? we're told that members will be warned to follow the rules and to stop the profanity. and if not, a vote will be called to ask the member in question to leave the meeting, brian. >> maybe they can get back to governing the city. >>> a week away from the next contest, arizona and michigan next week. a debate tomorro

it's apparently more fallout from a corruption allegation into harry thomas jr. west used to oversee the d.c. children and trust corporation. thomas recently pleaded guilty of stealing money, some of which came from that children and youth trust. wes has not been charged with a crime. former prince arch georges county has two weeks of free. laura evans is here. >> johnson was supposed to turn himself in on friday, but the federal bureau of prison says plans aren't finalized. a judge sentenced johnson to more than seven years in prison for extorting thousands of dollars in bribes and accepting gifts. >>> iran may have the means to build a nuclear weapon, but america's top intelligence officials say iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon just yet. in a report to congress on threats facing america as a director of national intelligence, iran would straik at u.s. interests if it feels threatened. will there be an ipo surprise? all eyes on mark zuckerberg. the company is expected to file as early as tomorrow to sell stock on the open market. investors are anticipated like

chairman's office thatemployee had most recently worked in the office of former councilmember harry thomas junior. >> reporter: we are talking about a lot of money. >> roughly, 7 and $800,000. >> reporter: dc officials says it appears some employees had been double dipping since 2009. >> late last year we discovered instances where the individuals were district of column be yeah, government -- columbia employees, as we continued through the weeks we discovered other cases as well. >> reporter: lisa mallory, department of dc director of employee services said an audit found 130 current and former dc employees, may have been defrauding the government by collecting unemployment, while still working for the district. >> it is troubling, they would do it. >> reporter: chairman brown says he was informed about the fraud when one of his staffers was placed on leave. >> well, you know, the person was brought over from another staff members office and it is unfortunate, you clearly want people working it is an unfortunate situation but they are on leave. >> we are told these employees worked in all

. >>> harry thomas, jr. hasn't paid up on his embezzlement settlement. according to the deal, the city can place liens on thomas property or take other action. >>> a gift to the president from house republicans is making headline this morning. house of representatives passed a bill last night giving the president the line item veto or letting him remove specific items from spending bills. 57 democrats joined 197 republicans in voting for this measure. bill now goes to the senate. it is unclear if it will pass there at this point at least. >>> there is a deal to help struggling home owners to the tune of $25 billion this morning. five banks are agreeing to cut mortgage payments for home owners who owe more than their home is worth. bank of america, j. p. morgan chase, wells fargo, city bank and allied financial are reportedly agreeing to the deal over deceptive foreclosures. >>> over in europe, an agreement to solve the greek debt crisis is in danger of failing. just yesterday, it looked like negotiators were close to a deal but a crucial meeting between

councilman harry thomas jr. could be in jeopardy.homas stole more than $350,000 from the children and youth investment trust corporation. today the administrators of the non-profit were summoned before a d.c. council committee to explain why the group should be allowed to continue. the panelists questioning this, how the non-profit missed the substantial theft, that is, and what they plan to do to prevent something like it from happening again. thomas is expected to be sentenced to prison in may and he faces up to four years in jail. >>> we have an update on the deadly police involved shooting out of culpeper, maryland. gary cook says he is going to sue the town after a police officer shot and killed his wife patricia earlier this month. an officer responded to the reports of a suspicious person in a parking lot. there they say patricia cook drove off with that officers arm trapped in her jeeps window and that's when the shooting happened. investigators say she refused orders to stop but eye witnesses told 9 news the officers arm was

turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former councilman harry thomas, jr. who resigned. he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. en. >>> now, in addition to the approximately 90 current d.c. government workers accused of fraud, there is at least another 40 former d.c. government workers also accused of double dipping. the d.c. inspector general and the u.s. attorney are investigating. all of them would be required to pay back the money and we're told some have already started. >>> we still have plenty ahead. weather, traffic and all of your top stories. >>> good morning on this tuesday, february 7, 2012. it is 4:30 right now. taking a live look over washington, d.c. this morning. wake up to another chilly start to the day. things shouldn't look too bad later on this afternoon. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. juror tucker? >> today is warmer than yesterday. 24 hours ago, we were tolder than we are now. >> boy, this has been an interesting winter. >> wait until tomorrow. reagan national, 45 degrees. 37 in baltimore. 39

prosecutors say harry thomas the corporation to still than $350,000.two local universities are on morning.s a university of maryland student find a yesterday to her and earlier, university student was assaulted near campus. newschannel 8 will have an in- theh report coming up at hour but let's find what is happening on the road with lisa baden. was an accident this tulley gate ate fort belvoir. allow extra time on route 13 the area. there was an accident at bally route -- at the bowie on route 50. we begin with virginia and the beltelays leaving duke street. is upstream closer to the on 395 which is fabulous with no delay. bright sunshine all over the place. a beautiful day, 37 degrees in but 28 at dulles airport and 25 in cumberland. temperatures are on the school start this afternoon, it e beautiful and it will feel like spring. a little breezy at times and tomorrow and rain by wed.. we will be back at 8:27. ♪ so raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways ♪ >>> good morning, america. and the party's just getting started. >> good morning,

candidates to replace harry thomas jr. facing a deadline today. they have until 5:00 this afternoon to collect signatures from 500 registered voters in ward 5. the seat was left vacant when he resigned last month after pleading guilty to embezzlement. the time is now 6:49 as we take a look at traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we want to talk about travel times because it is still working for us this morning. we have a heavy volume but everything is typical. 95 in virginia will slow from dale city and normal travel times are expected to get into newington and it will let you go once you get into springfield and in and out of baltimore, we will give you the green light for its 66 has a heavier volume but no problems right now between centreville and the beltway. we are good on 270 between father hurley boulevard and 495 despite the problem we had with a stalled car at falls road on the shoulder. on connecticut avenue at randolph road, this is the pace going to the neighborhood 3 kensington. >> let's get right to doug hill with a look at our f

councilman harry thomas. ral says thomas defaulted on a settlement agreement and he says that his office is working to recover the money. thomas agreed to pay back $300,000 that the admitted stealing from d.c. taxpayers. he missed first a deadline for the second payments. >> making news in america's money. 25 been dollar foreclosure settlement. and spending more on valentine's and paying more in taxes. rob nelson has the stories and more. >> good morning. wrapping up the foreclosure selma. a deal worth as much as $25 billion may be announced today to settle charges of deceptive practices by five major lenders which will be forced to reduce loans for about 1 million households protests. our plan today in three u.s. cities over working conditions in the chinese factories that make apple products. organizers say the pressure on workers to meet quotas causes injury and even suicide. apple says it is working on those issues. more and more states are trying to collect sales taxes on internet purchases. a dozen state

it was prompted by the resignation of 45 councilman harry thomas jr..e april 3 primary but had to delay it until may 13. occupy protesters at freedom plaza will get to stay and two more months. the national park service officials say they are extending the protesters permits through april 29. u.s. park police cleared out and a gamut from mcpherson square earlier this month. protest organizer at freedom plaza says the demonstrators have been complying with regulations by not sleeping there at night. >> a cool start member is dead, three others missing after a helicopter crash in alabama. the coast guard said the chopper went down in mobile bay during a training mission. a crew member was found and responsive and was pronounced dead. and boats and two helicopters are searching for three other crewmembers still missing. we are now hearing the 911 call made after monday pose a deadly shooting at an ohio high school. >> there are three down in the cafeteria and we did an ambulance. >> 3. >> three students down. >> hold on. have they been shot? qwikster stude

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. >>> dcs attorney general says councilmember harry thomas junior or former councilmember harry thomas has not made good on paying back the money he stole he admitted to stealing $300,000 he did make the first $50,000 payment but missed the second one. >>> mourners gather in chicago to remember don cornelius, friends and fans honored him during a public memorial, there he is, he died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound last week at his home in los angeles he was 75 years old. >>> i will always i think picture him just like that. >> absolutely. >> tucker barnes standing by to tell us more about this mornings weather but before that, tucker, you have something cute for us. >> i do tony let's do it. time for my first 5 photo of the day this is. >> yes, you do. >> 4 month old alexis what a beautiful smile. >> gorgeous little face. >> is that a flower or a ribbon. >> on a head band. >> very cute >> she has a beautiful smile >> yes, looks so happy. >> what does this shirt say >> it says daddy's little tax deduction. >> yes. >> that is -- >> get it? >> yes. >> here is the deal she thinks her s

specifically about the outburst with barry but did admit his frustration with many members over the harry thomas scandal. remember, he was the first to ask thomas to resign. >> it's certainly fascinating we can have a code of conduct on language, but the majority of this body was silent when a member admitted to stealing from the public. >> reporter: the amendment to the code of conduct passed tuesday only applies to official council gatherings. how members treat each other other places is up to them. >> if they're talking to one another, they're grown people. they can do what they're going to do. >> what happens if the code of conduct is violated? we're told members will be warned to stop the profanity. if not a vote will be called to ask the member to leave the meeting. >>> a same sex marriage bill is headed to the full state senate in maryland. the house of delegates approved it narrowly last week. governor o'malley said he'll sign it if it comes to his desk. the senate now is not likely to approve any amendments to the bill in case it has to go back to the house and loses support. >>> meanwh

distractions more fall out from the corruption investigation into former ward 5 councilmember harry thomas junior. west used to over see the dc children and youth investment trust corporation, thomas, recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000, in city money, some of which came from the children and youth trust. west has not been charged with a crime. >>> making headlines this morning police say they have solved the murder mysterysurrounding lenny harris, lynn wood johnson was arrested yesterday and charged with first degree murder he confessed to the crime. johnson and harris apparently knew each other police thing the motive was robbery. harris disappeared in september, his body was found in a well over the weekend, johnson is scheduled for a bond review hearing this afternoon. >>> it turns out both drivers involved in a deadly crash in anne arundel county over the weekened had been drinking, toxicology reports show both drivers had alcohol in their systems, three teenagers in one car and a man in another, died when they collided head on, on route 50. it happened early saturd

: the council is plagued with ethics problems, and he said too few members publicly criticized harry thomas., when he pleaded guilty to felony stealing from the public. >> i've grown weary of the constant scandals and the outrageous conduct of many of the members. the most recent of which has plead guilty to stealing. >> i didn't hear any cussing today. >> i didn't expect to. did you expect to? >> chairman brown who several members privately criticized for losing control of the council says he just wants respectful public meetings. >> we want to make sure residents know open meetings -- we would like the same conduct as in the legislature. >> in washington, tom sherwood, news 4. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, new warnings about that new car smell and why it actually could be harmful. >>> a new program that's providing a good night's sleep for parents facing unique challenges. we sit down tonight and talk before that. and the opposition to speed cameras online. >>> it could be a little chilly this evening, not too cold out there, not like it was last night by this time -- by 11:00, most of y

harry thomas jr. failed to pay up on his embezzlement settlement. six, $50,000 payments after he stole $100,000. his office is going after to thomas thomas. the city cowl take other action. nathan did not say what the city is doing eventually. >> a police officer is accused of drunk driving. derek was arrested in st. mary's county and charged with dui. it was off duty at the time and not drinking a department vehicle. police pours have been suspended. the response team is investigating. >> tonight, more trouble news from the same school where two teachers have been arrested. find out what one mother says came home from her child's teacher's aid, plus, a pleepped to his ex-wife. have to hear what a 911 operator tells her.  >>> tonight, we're hearing a social worker's 911 call just minutes before a father brew up his house with his two young sons inside. josh powell lost custody of his children and a suspect in their mother's disappearance in 2009. eight minutes lapse between the first 911 call and when deputies were dispatched. by then, i

specifically about the outburst with barry but did admit his frustration with many members over the harry thomasmember, he was the first to ask thomas to resign. >> it is certainly fascinating we can have a code of conduct on language but the majority of this body was silent when a member admitted to stealing from the public. >> reporter: the amendment to the code of conduct passed tuesday will only apply to official council gatherings. how members treat each other other places is up to them. >> if they are talking to one another, they can do what they're going to do. they're grown people. >>> so what happens if the code of conduct is violated? we're told members will be warned to stop the profanity. if not, a vote will be called to ask the members in question to leave the meeting. >>> a new meaning to the term gas guzzler. ahead in about 14 minutes, details of a minivan converted to steal gas from underground tanks. >>> melanie is following our big story. >> reporter: history is going to be made here on the national mall later today. i'll have a preview of the groundbreaking of the national mus

it is apparently more fallout from the corruption investigation into harry thomas, jr.t used to oversee the d.c. investment and youth trust corporation. ion. >>> more talk about gas taxes this morning. first, maryland governor martin o'malley. and now virginia governor bob mcdonnell is chiming in. >> does he want to raise the state's gas tax in we'll get the answer coming up next -- does he want to raise the state's gas tax? we'll get the answer coming up next. >>> we'll have a look at your weather and julie wright will have your traffic coming up after the break.  people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. i've

s attorney general says former councilmember harry thomas, jr. up on his embezzlement settlement. he was supposed to pay back $300,000 that he admitted stealing from city coffers. under the settlement, he agreed to make six payments of $50,000 each. made the first payment but missed the second. >>> an update from the campaign trail this morning. rick santorum raised nearly a million dollars yesterday following tuesday's wins in missouri, minnesota and colorado. he attacked what he calls president obama's overhostility to faith. >>> the birth control battle between the obama administration and catholic institutions take a new turn. it is centered on i anew requirement mandating contraceptive coverage in health plans. republican lawmakers including house speaker john boehner are calling on the white house to reverse the decision. >>> coming up next, making sure your child knows what to do if they are ever approach bid a stranger can really be crucial. >> this morning, one little girl's story is proving that, why police say they did everything right

this has to do with the corruption investigation involving former ward 5 councilmember harry thomas, jr. west used to be president of the d.c. children and youth invest trust corporation. thomas recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city money. some of that money came from the children and youth trust. west has not been charged with the crime. she says her decision to step down was in the best interests of the city. >>> some overfight police action at macpherson square. it is unclear how this is related to the park service cracking down on the camping down at macpherson square. a u.s. district judge ruled that the u.s. government must notify protests are prior to eviction. he also said the protests are will have a chance to test plan. >>> it is first day of february and all the first day of black history month. >> we'll have an update to the new smithsonian museum chronicling the struggles and culture of african-americans. >>> another taste of spring in store for today. you can see the wet roadways we are dealing with out there. little spring-like temperatures and

council member harry thomas used to funneled district money to himself will face tough questions from the council. thomas used the children and youth investment trust corporation to embezzle more than $350,000 earmarked for youth programs. council member jim graham says he believes the trust is still active and issuing grants despite the controversy surrounding it. u.s. attorney for the district ron machin showed the council in january how the trust paid out money at thomas' direction so the former council member could then pocket it himself. >>> 6:36 now. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with ann curry to see what they're working on for "today" this morning. good morning to you. you must be so tired after last night. >> good morning -- we are. we are. hopefully we have enough concealer to hide the bags. good morning from los angeles this morning. coming up here on a monday morning, of course we're going to have the highlights from the oscars. it was a big night for "the artist." we'll talk with the casted when they join us live coming up. >>> and we're going

. >>> the latest fallout from the harry thomas scandal.ise resignation by a member of mayor vincent gray's staff. d.c.'s director of homeland security and emergency management abruptly resigned yesterday. mil sent west is not accused of wrongdoing but says she does not want to be a distraction. before heading homeland security, west was in charge of the trust from which thomas stole more than $35,000. gray, who has praised west in the past, had no comment on her stepping down. >>> this morning, mitt romney is once again ahead of the field in the race for the gop presidential nomination. the former massachusetts governor soundly won florida's primary with 46% of the vote. he defeated newt gingrich by 14 points. romney says the race for the republican nomination is far from decided. but he also appeared to be looking ahead to the general election. >> in another era of american crisis, thomas payne is reported to have said, lead, follow, or get out of the way. well, mr. president, you were elected to lead, you chose to follow, and now it's ti

repeatedly dismissed questions about city ethics and criminal probes of former council member harry thomas, mayor gray, and council chairman kwame brown as distractions. >> i'm not going to get side tracked and distracted by these kinds of things. we're not going to get distracted. we have such great needs over there that i am not going to be distracted by you trying to ask these questions. >> they're not side questions. >> i think they are. >> as to a serious question about ward 8's jobs and housing and development issues barry was distracted into talking about whether he really tweets or not. >> i'd like to see you tweet right now. i don't believe you can do it. >> well i can. >> i don't believe you can tweet. i'm mark fisher sitting in. thanks for listening. >> reporter: just moments before the show ended the truth was revealed. >> the news story said most of my tweets are done by somebody who i talk to about doing them. >> you just dictate them. >> that's right. >> the secret comes out. >> it's no secret. i said it all along. when i set up my tweet account. i never said i was a master

. >> the city already has been embarrassed by the felony conviction of harry thomas jr. he'll be sentenced may 3rd. jim? >> all right. tom sherwood. thank you, tom. >>> well did you like our little taste of winter this weekend? that's about all we got. just a little taste. now it's spring again outside. >> don't fill up to know, though. that's just a nibble right? we shouldn't get too used to this? >> no. we'll see our temperatures back into the 50s over the next couple days but we do have another chance to see a little bit in the way of snow flurries out there tomorrow morning. yesterday frigid out there. really one of the coldest days if not the coldest feeling day of the year so far. it doesn't look like we'll see anything more like that but we are going to see some changes in the forecast. 46 degrees right now with plenty of sunshine. winds out of the southwest at about 10 miles per hour. we are starting to see some clouds entering the region from our storm system making its way our way. currently 45 in leesburg. 46 manassas. fredericksburg with a temperature close t

the former council member harry thomas, mayor gray, and council chairman kwame brown as distractions. >> i'm not going to get sidetracked and distracted by these kind of things. >> we're not trying to distract -- >> we have such great needs over there. i'm not going to be distracted by you all trying to ask these questions. >> they're not side questions. >> i think they are. >> reporter: after a serious discussion of ward 8 housing, jobs, and economic development issues barry was distracted into talking about whether he really tweets. >> i'd like to see you tweet right now. >> i don't need to prove it. >> i don't believe you can do it. >> i can. >> i don't believe you can tweet. >> i'm mark fisher sitting in. thanks for listening. >> just moments before the show ended the truth was revealed. >> there are news stories most of my tweets are done by somebody i talk to about doing them. >> you just dictate them. >> that's right. >> the secret comes out. >> it's not a secret. i said it all along. when i set up my tweet account. i never said i was a master tweeter. >> reporter: just after t

surprise resignation from mayor gray's staff may be the latest surrounding a scandal surrounding harry thomast west resigned. she's not accused of wroong wrongdoing but says she does not want to be a distraction. before heading homeland security she was in charge of the trust from which thomas sole american -- thomas stole more than $100,000. >>> an electric contractor was badly burned on the job in fairfax county. the man was working on a power line when it shocked him, causing burns on 50% of his body. that caused 2,700 dominion virginia customers to lose power in the reston and great falls areas. crews restored power to those customers. >>> a labor dispute could complicate funding for the dulles rail project. virginia lawmakers voted to withhold $150 million if the metropolitan washington airport authority democrat demands that contractors use a union friendly labor agreement. they say it will ensure taxpayers get the best deal possible. opponents say the legislation is unnecessary in virginia which is a right-to-work state. >>> a final vote is expected in virginia that could repeal a gun