he's the son of harry thomas sr. was reelected in 2010 but dogged with complaints he was misusing city money. d.c. attorney general forced thomas to agree to repay the district $300,000 in misspent funds. he admitted no wrong doing. federal fbi and irs agents got into the case and raided his house in december leading to the plea agreement. the federal charges are criminal, not civil charges. he faces almost certain jail time with the plea agreement. he's expected to resign from the council soon. accused of em bezelment and theft, he's under pressure to resign. he would be the first to resign under a legal cloud. again, thomas is due in federal court tomorrow at 11:15 to face a judge for the first time in this case. doreen, jim, back to you guys. >> tom sherwood reporting from the wilson building. thank you. >>> reaction has been swift and strong at the wilson building. some of his colleagues are urging him to give up his seat now. pat collins spent the day getting reaction from city leaders and continues coverage at t

his father, harry thomas sr. represented ward 5 for three terms. harry thomas jr., ward 5 councilmember since 2006. here now from councilwoman alexander. >> my thoughts are with ward 5. you know, let's hope they get their representation. we are going to move forward. >> reporter: ward 5 is one of the largest in the city with 74,000 people. it's bounded on the north by eastern avenue, on the south by florida avenue, on the west by north capital street and on the east by the anacostia river. vincent used to represent ward 5. he's at large now. he says he'll act as a foster councilman for that ward. >> it's my intention to call a meeting of the ward 5 leadership and see how we move forward. >> reporter: let me correct something i said. it came as a result of information not indictment. that means a plea agreement would be forthcoming. this is uncharted waters for the city. it's unclear what impact this will be on the people of ward 5, what impact it will have on the people of our city. back to you. >> pat collins reporting. thank you, pat. >>> the thom

. >> this is the councilman's father, harry thomas sr. who represented the residents of ward 5 on the d.c. council over a decade. back there is the councilman's office. he hasn't shown up for work today and word ask harry thomas jr. has given his staff permission to find work elsewhere. >> there is hurt and disappointment, but we will get passed. this. reporter: sources say thomas is now telling close associates as part of a plea deal offered by prosecutors he would resign from office, pleaded guilty to at least one felony tax evasion charge, maybe more and the councilman says he would be facing two to three years in prison. >> the justice system has been given an opportunity to work and i think that's the fair way to do this. if council member thomas chooses to resign, he is taking that action and what we hope is to be able to make sure the residents of ward 5 are well represented. reporter: thomas' legal team and federal prosecutors are set to meet again tomorrow. bruce johnson, 9 news now. >>> voters in new hampshire will have one less

schools principal and his late father, harry thomas sr. held the same post that harry thomas jr. did. he was a ward five council member for three full terms before he passed in 1999. the charges against him carry 13 years behind bars. he's likely to serve about three. harry thomas jr. in court. mike? >> stay tuned. a lot more to come on that. delia gonsalves is live outside federal court. we have more on the case against harry thomas at wusa9.com. you can read his entire statement about his resignation. you can check out the charging documents against him all on the front page of wusa9.com. >>> a d.c. health department report on the conditions at the occupy protest sites hits the mayor's desk. the city's health director turned up at mcpherson square encampment. there have been complaints the garbage is creating a rodent problem. some protestors deny the claims. the health department will likely make additional recommendations after thursday's inspection. >>> the grandmother convicted of throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death will be sentenced later today. a jury convi

he's is son of harry thomas sr. and was reelected in 2010 but dogged with complaint he was misuses city money. federal fbi and irs agents got into the case and raided his house leading to the plea agreement. they are criminal, not civil charges. he faces almost certain jail time with the plea agreement. he's expected to resign from the council soon. now, thomas is due in federal court tomorrow at 11:15 to appear before a judge. more details should be known then. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, tom sherwood. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of the harry thomas case. we'll have team coverage at 5:00 from people living in ward 5 and other councilmembers. you can follow the latest online at www.nbcwashington.com. >>> now, presidential politics. in new hampshire, mitt romney is under fire, but still ahead of the pact. rick santorum is trying to keep going while huntsman is hoping for a santorum like surge. steve handelsman was with huntsman today and joins us live from manchester, new hampshire with the lates

harry thomas jr. admitted to stealing city money for personal gain. the thomas family though has been extremely influkessal in the board -- influential in the ward since harry thomas sr. held the council seat. the corruption conviction of his son is a huge blow and has divided the ward. one community activist is now calling for unity. >> we need serious leadership on all levels. we do need to have a vigil. we do need to have some type of way to bring the community together to say ok, this has happened. it is something that i know it is hurtful. but we can get beyond this. and we can really move on. >> reporter: the date to move on, may 15th. that's the date of the special election. now, even though there is no official council member right now for ward five, constituents services is still being handled and transferred over to a chairman, kwame brown's office. so, if you live in ward five, you have questions that need to be answered, give that council number a call and kwame brown's office will answer it. mike, back to you. >> thank you, delia live outside the wilson building this morning. >> well, u.s. conference of mayors is meeting here in washington today and it w

his father, harry thomas sr occupied that same seat until 2009. and we have more. >> the u.s. attorney's office is busy investigating two other scandals surrounding d.c. politicians. first let's talk about major vincent gray. the u.s. attorneys office expanded their investigation since brown's initial allegations. how gray received the campaign contributions now being looked at. >> the other politician is brown. brown is under investigation for how he spent campaign money back in 2008. he also came under scrutiny for asking city officials to order him a fully loaded lincoln navigator where the lease payments cost merely $2,000 a month. he asked for a different suv when it arrived because of the wrong interior color. they expressed the fed probes will not interfere with their work. >>> we will have the latest on what happens inside the courtroom as thomas jr. is expected to enter a guilty plea. a man and a woman were hit by a car which then drove off this morning. the woman is in critical condition as the man is in serious condition. police are asking anybody with information o

his father harry thomas sr. occupied the same seat from 1987 to 1999. thomas jr. is not the only district leader under scrutiny right now. mayor vincent gray and council chair kwame brown are both involved in their own federal investigations. the mayor is being investigated for allegedly giving campaign cash and a city job to a mayoral candidate in exchange for attacks on then mayor adrian fenty. brown is under investigation for spending $300,000 in campaign money back in 2008. d.c. residents say corruption seems to be a part of politics these days. >> i'm really sad about it honestly. it's a sad situation when you vote people into office and then they abuse your trust like that. >> well, it's what politicians do, it seems to me. these days at least. a lot of people are getting caught up in corruption and things. >> ahead at 6:30, reaction from other district leaders, including some facing their own investigations. >>> republican presidential hopeful jon huntsman picked up a major newspaper endorsement this morning. the "boston globe" endorsed the former utah gove

. >> this is the councilman's father, harry thomas sr. he represented the residents of ward 5 on the d.c. council over a dicked a. back there is the council -- a decade. back there is the councilman's office. he has not shown up for work today and word is harry thomas has given his staff permission to find work elsewhere. >> there is hurt and disappointment. we will get past. this. reporter: sources say thomas is telling close associates as part of a plea deal that he would resign from office, plead guilty to at least one felony tax evasion charge and maybe more and the councilman says he would be facing two to three years in prison. >> the justice system has been given an opportunity to work and i think that's the fair way to do this and if council member thomass coulds to resign, he is then taking that action -- chooses to resign, he is then taking that action. whole the residents of ward 5 are well represented. >> this is big news throughout the district and probably beyond the city's borders. the mayor, council chairman have their own

thomas senior, harry thomas senior, the late thomas, sr. ell as the son, harry thomas, they were -- they had good pathways into ward 5. so the question remains what's going to happen to ward 5 now. kwame brown said the people of ward 5 won't suffer. >> well, it also opens up a new era, as you pointed out. you have legacy type elections. we see them all the time. marion barry, for example, is thinking about the same type of thing. it's a sad story. >> yeah. >> i mean, it really s. because i think a lot of us like harry thomas. we have never had any difficulty with him. and i suspect, and i will have this on tape, there probably won't be a big trial. i suspect that he probably will have a plea bargain. and the rumor is already out there. usually when there's rumors that he's cut a deal, he will do some time, pay a fine. someone has probably already leaked it. >> you raised the name, jerry, qwame brown. what does this mean involving other city leaders? does it show others that, you know, the feds mean business? >> well, it depends on what the j