jack evans' staff. identified as 30-year-old desi deshaine. they were drinking all day sound and filed a missing persons report when he went missing. it took police until today to find his body. he is councilman evans' communication director. at a meeting they paused for a moment of silence to remember him. >> sally, thank you. reporting live from the newsroom. deschaine's parents are in the area and from their home state of connecticut. we will have more today at 4, 5 and 6:00. >>> the other big story at noon. southwest airline inspects hundreds of planes after a foot-long hole ripped in a flight to bwi thurgood marshall from nashville. it had to make an emergency landing in west virginia. a major investigation unfolding. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everybody. a real scare for passengers but we are told they remained calm as flight 69 made that emergency landing. the airline has in h no major cancellations today. the ntsb and southwest and also the plane's manufacturer bo

city councilman jack evans. but the math involved in the case leaves many unanswered questions. >> there were four other friends on the boat that reported him missing. >> five people go out. four come back. >> i don't know the specifics of what they were doing but there is no foul play involved. >> he was last seen by his friend at 10:00 p.m. sunday but they didn't report him missing until 10:00 a.m. monday. >> mr. deschaine was reported missing yesterday morning, last seen sunday night at 10:00 p.m. we immediately executed a citywide canvas. our aviation and marine division. >> this morning, sonar led police to the body. >> just be careful drinking and boating. that's the bottom line. drinking and anything impairs your judgment. accidents can happen. we encourage people to come down, enjoy the harbor. just be safe doing it >> it is still unclear why it took his friends 12 hours to report him missing. jack evans issued a statement saying desi deschaine was a bright, bubbly, enthusiastic and wonderful person who

. >>> new at 11, a family and friends hold a vigil remembering a staffer for jack evans'. the sikh deschaine was found in the water at baltimore's inner harbor. there was a candlelight vigil in logan circle. they say he had been drinking with friends before falling into the water. they believe his death was an accident. >>> bernie madoff is spending his first night in his new home. madoff arrived at the security prison in north carolina. he was transferred from a facility in manhattan. experts say his age, declining health, and the fact he could be targeted by inmates in other facilities are the reasons for his transfer to butler. >>> 376 of questions that sonia sotomayor faced today. >> people who watched the hearings say the questioning was tough, but the judge more than held her own. >> i do not base my judgments on my personal experiences or my feelings or my by cs. >> this woman watched most of the hearings and tonight she came together with other sonia sotomayor supporters. >> it is a celebration. we will wait to celebrate fully until she is confirmed. right now this

police say the man was an aide to jack evans. he had been drinking alcohol. there is no sign of foul play. >>> police want to know who shot a woman in fell's point. she was found shot in the head before 3:00 this morning. police say she is now in serious condition. no arrests have been made. we will have more tonight on 11 "news at 5:00." >>> the grandson of the 83-year- old says his bed in grandmother died last week of natural causes. rather than call a federal home, he says his and store the body in a freezer. he believes it is nothing more than a case of this and not want to let go of the woman she lived with her whole life. >> my aunt would not have harmed a hair on my grandmother's head. i do not want anyone to look at this as my and being a horrible person. she is not. we don't know how to handle the situation until we are in it. >> the medical examiner is expected to determine the cause of death by friday. the death is being rolled suspicious. there is no law in maryland requiring people to report deaths from natural causes. >>> stimulus money could be

and desi deschaine was press secretary to ward 2 council member jack evans.sherwood reports. >> reporter: at the d.c. council tuesday, it was a routine bussion in the chamber. nyt ma staffers were membering desi deschaine. like co-workers sherry kimball. >> he was just a super person to work and bounce ideas off of and always enthusiastic and we kind f had each other's ck s. >> reporter: desi deschaine shown here with mayor fenty most recently worked as press secretary to ward 2 council member jack evans. >> joined our staff a little over a year is ago and dawn terrific job representing me in the ward and as my communication director. he was just an upbeat alonrsity. haan t wdont'sthat wile wlemem w .hifom >> reporter: balance more police tell news4 deschaine apparently slipped off of a baltimore harbor boat dock and drowned late sunday night after daylong group outing on a privatebo . at nerl mbme rseported deschaine miss when he failed to show up for work monday morning. deschaine's body was recovered his parents d by and baltimore police today said there i

we just found out in the past few hours that an aide to jack evans was found dead in baltimore's inner harbor. his name is desi deshane and disappeared during a boating party. his body was found later in the water and there's no word on how he died. he is described as being 30 years old. we're getting more on the story moment by moment and we will bring you the latest on our website at wusa9.com. of course, we will have more information coming up on 9 news now at 5:00. >>> all right. now let's go to captiol hill where president obama's selection for the supreme court is answering critics. judge sonia sotomayor is tackling questions about her experience and how she would rule from the high court's bench during day two of her confirmation hearings. >> reporter: supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor wants the record to be clear. if she's confirmed to serve on the high court her personal feelings won't decide cases. >> the process of judging is a process of keeping an open mind. >> reporter: it is day two of sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings. she will field questions from lawmakers o

councilman jack evans. police say he was in baltimore boating on sunday when he disappeared.old he had been drinking alcohol and police say there is no sign of foul play. it's day two of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. today the senate judiciary committee questioned sotomayor about her beliefs on abortion, equal rights, and it seems she agrees with a woman's right to choose. she also says she would bring no preconceived notions to the high court on gun rights. despite previous comments, she says no ethnic, racial or gender group has an advantage in sound judgment. >> hubert simmons, the last of the negro league players, died yesterday after cancer surgery. he was a world war ii veteran, a baltimore city schoolteacher, baseball coach, and ran a small retail store. in 2008, he was the orioles' choice for major league baseball's commemorative draft. he was 85 years old. >> in florida tonight, more arrests in connection with the murder of a wealthy couple near pensacola. a total of seven people are now in custody in the deaths of byrd and me

councilman jack evans.eshane foundation for excellence in government is named for 30 yeerbled desi deshane. police say he drowned at the baltimore inner harbor. it will promote best practices in government and public service. >>> now there's an important story for anyone who feels they have been ripped off by the satellite tv provider the dish network. the company has been ordered to pay almost $6 million to 45 states, including maryland, as well as d.c. for sketchy marketing and billing pract "eyewitness newses." attorney general gansler says maryland will receive $325,000. if you are a customer seeking restitution, file a complaint online at abc2news.com or you can call 410-528-8662. >>> artscape kicks off in mount royal in just a few hours. starting? june, you can check the exhibits, family fun projects and eat plenty of great food. singer dionne warwick is the headliner. admission will be free and for a complete list of all of the activities and performances, you can log on right now to abc2news.com and

councilman jack evans. the foundation for excellence and government is named for 30- year-old desi deshane. he drawned this week in baltimore at the inner harbor. craig max is a friend of deshane and founded the organization. the foundation's gonna focus on research and public policy initiatives promoting best practices in government and public service. >>> u.s. customs officials say agents at dwi thurgood marshall have seized a soap encrusted severed bird's head from the luggage of a person coming from nigeria. a few months ago, another soapy bird's head was brought into this country from a nigerian traveler. so this week's traveler a u.s. citizen of nigerian descent was given a $300 fine and the soap was destroyed. >>> everybody's hoping we have great weather for artscape. it's one of the biggest events of its kind on the east coast. you'll find interactive family fun and tonight's headliner dionne warwick. for a complete rundown of the performances, go right now to abc2news.com. >>> baltimore mayor sheil

. >> senior councilman, jack evans, says $50 million must be cut from dc schools. that would be a serious if not crippling blow to mayor adrian fenty and michele reed's reform with evans supported. >> it will certainly slow down hiring of teachers at higher levels. it is going to slow down possibly the renovations of the schools. we cannot afford to do what we are doing right now in education. >> they must keep the lights on, trash picked up, awrong with other basic services. but evans says police and fire departments can expect significant cuts along with human services. >> if the city's elected leaders do nothing by the end of fiscal 2011 the city's deficit will have climbed to $615 million. the fear is because more than half of the council and the mayor are up for re-election next year. whatever they do, it won't be enough. while it is bad here it is a lot worse in some other big cities. philadelphia has stopped paying its bills until the end of the year. new york city has seen a 34% reduction in its tax revenues. bruce johnson, 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> evan

deshea recently worked as press secretary forward 2 council member jack evans. >> he has done a terrific job representing me in the ward as communications director. just an upbeat rshepeonality. that's wt w lle' remember him for. >> deshane was 30 years old. >>> the ntsb admitted to congress today that signaling equipment on metro tracks continues to fail. in the area of last month's deadly crash. investigators told congress they keep replacing the different parts. but they haven't been able to figure out why the system cannot recognize a stopped train. general manager, john kato said metro will follow ntsb recommendations and put new systems in place to improve track safety. eleanor holmes norton lashed out at metro and ntsb wanted to know why the 1,000 series cars were often used in the front and back of the tins which are the most vulnerable positions. >>> federal safety officials are taking closer look at the southwest jet that had a hole ripped into the fuselage. on board a plane traveling from nashville to baltimore yesterday. the plane lost cabin pressure, passengers had to use ox

. >> meantime, an aid to council member, jack evans was found this morning in baltimore. council members paused for a moment of silence this morning in honor of 30-year-old dessie. >> he didn't come to work on monday, we contacted his partner and we were told that on saturday night, they were attending a party on a boat and they couldn't find him after the party was over. >> they found his body in the inner harbor. he had been drinking and was last seen around 10:30 sunday night at the baltimore marine center. police say there is no sign of foul play. >> the mother and sister of a teenage girl killed ten years ago are speaking out tonight. the reeds are against the u.s. supreme court's decision to stay the execution. cristie reid was 14 years old at the time and was brutalized and nearly killed by powell. his first penalty conviction was thrown out, because prosecutors could not prove he raped his sister before killing her. after powell sent the prosecutor a taunting letter admitting to the rape, he was retried and that time he got the death penalty. the supreme court is

. >> reporter: jack evans says $50 million must be cut from d.c. schools. that would be a serious if not kriblg blow to the mayor's reforms. >> it certainly will slow down hiring of teachers a at higher levels. it will slow down possibly the renovations at the schools. we cannot afford to do what we are doing now in education. >> reporter: the city must keep the lights on, the trash picked up along with other basic services. evans says police and fire departments can expect significant cuts along with human services. if the city's elected leaders do nothing by the end of fiscal 2011, the city's deficit will have climbed. half the council and the mayor are up for re-election next year, whatever they do, it won't be enough. while it's bad here, it's worse in other big cities. philadelphia has stopped paying its bills until the end of the year. new york city has seen a 34% reduction in its tax revenues. bruce johnson, 9news now and wusa.com. >>> councilman evan will oppose tax increases to balance the budget. they have to vote this coming week. >>> one billion

. >> dc councilman, jack evans is mourning the loss of a trusted aid. 30-year-old desie was found dead in baltimore's inner harbor this morning. the communications director disappeared after a boating party on sunday night. she graduated in 2001. police say there are no science of foul play. they believe he fell off a dock at the inner harbor. >>> the dc council authorized an investigation of its best known and most controversial member, marion barry. the council appointed private attorney, robert bennett to investigate contracts that barry awarded his former girlfriend, donna. in an exclusive interview, barry spoke today with our bruce johnson and he admitted that he hired him while they were dating. he also said he agreed to pay her $60,000 in taxpayer funds for consulting work. >> very serious financial problems and some other things that i don't want to get into that were personal. we were talking about how you worked it out. >> did you use this contract? >> absolutely not. >> when the relationship went sour? >> absolutely not. > barry could be under more scrutiny. wants the distri

take place tomorrow in conneticut for a 30- year-old communications director for dc councilman jack evans who drowned after a boating party in baltimore a week ago. the body was found tuesday in the baltimore inner harbor. investigators say there are no signs of foul play. they believe he fell off a dock. he was a graduate of catholic university here in washington. >>> people were hurt tonight after a two-car crash in maryland just after 8:00 p.m. this evening. authorities say the driver of one of the vehicles had been stopped by police just moments before the crash. the driver then struck another vehicle at the intersection of jacobs road and still meadows drive. six adults and four children including an 18-month-old boy were hurt. a 22-year-old man was flown by helicopter to the university of maryland. shock trauma center in baltimore. medics are calling it life threatening injuries. >>> employees in north carolina returning to work today after a fatal explosion shut down a facility last month. the town's mayor says he hopes resuming operations helps the community to heal. >> they move

his boss, councilman jack evans, was in baltimore to go boating, and police say deschaine was drinking and last seen late sunday night. police say there are no sign services of foul play. d.c. councilmembers held a moment of silence this morning in deschaine's memory. >>> a two-alarm fire ripped through a west baltimore row house and spread next door. crews were called to dinmore avenue around 8 p.m., and when they arrived, the fire was so intense, they had to fight it from the outside. no one in either home was injured and the cause is still being investigated. >>> in ocean city tonight, an 18 is-year-old and a 17-year- old from pennsylvania are out on bond after police found explosive devices inside the apartment where they were staying on rusty anchor road. they also found burned grass and asphalt spread across the area in front of that apartment. >>> and also in ocean city, a young boy is recovering after a brush with death. it happened on the beach near 37th street. the oc beach report says the boy was digging pair of holes in the sand when he and other kids tried to connect two h

jack evans visited baltimore on sunday to go boating, and that duchesne was drinking and was last seen 10:30 sunday night. police say there are no signs of foul play. d.c. councilmembers paused for a moment of silence today in his honor. >>> tonight a woman is in critical condition at an area hospital as police search for the person who shot her early this morning in fells point. the woman was found lying in the middle of register street off eastern avenue, not far from the heart of fells point around 2:00 this morning. police have not released the name of the victim. >>> a fire drives a dozen families from their homes, and now investigators say an arsonist is to blame. the three-alarm blaze came at 3:00 in the morning on sunday at the apartments at the greens on robins way in westminster. abc 2 news jeff hager has more now on why investigators believe a man they have in custody set that fire. >> reporter: robert tye escaped with his life and little more when fire ravaged his apartment building early sunday. >> all my furniture, bedroom suite, all that's gone. i'm not even going to try

. >> at jack evans' office they are morning desi deschaine, a rising political staffer, who lost his life abruptly and mysteriously. >> a million-dollar smile. we are in shock. >> police searched the harbor where deschaine and his boyfriend hosted a party. >> we knew something was wrong because desi is always here when i get here. if he is going to be late, he would call. he never called. >> his boyfriend called the police, and the drag the harbor and found his body today. >> only the good die young. he was a great person. we will remember him forever. >> deschaine's debt remains under investigation. police have told his friends they believe he left the both about and caught 30 sunday night. they are still trying to determine how he wound up in the water. >>> newsrom around the region, officials claim teenagers in fairfax are crossing the pomac river to get drunk in d.c. underage drinking is not a crime in washington. it is a civil offense which means police do not enforce it. police want officials to make underage drinking a punishable crime. you may have to pay to park at montgomer

he was the communications director for jack evans. he was found in the water at baltimore' in their harbor after disappearing from eight boating trip this weekend. >> he was a ray of sunshine. you just wanted to go -- you just wanted to keep on going. he brought you down the road. " police say he had been drinkingith friends before falling into the water. it is not clear whether alcohol played a part in his death. >>> a hole ripped open in to wait southwest plane. the jet was forced to make an emergency landing on monday when the hole caused a loss of cabin pressure. southwest has found no problems in their 737 fleet. 14-year-old colleen connolly said the whole ordeal was pretty scary. >> i heard a loud boom and could hear the air rushing in. there was a big hole. i never thought it would ever happen to me in a million years. i did not know if we were going to live. >> investigators say it could take several weeks to determine what caused the fuselage failure. >>> 68 degrees. players rally around a popular softball coach. what they sa

council member jack evans confirms a body found in baltimore's inner harbor this morning is one of his staff members. dizzy deshane disappeared sunday night following a boating party. the body shows no signs of foul play. the report shows that deshane graduated from catholic university in 2001. >>> four members of a religious cult accused of starving a 1- year-old to death are expected to appear in a baltimore courtroom this afternoon but the trial will almost certainly be postponed. two of the defendant have not yet hired lawyers. the judge could appoint one or order them to represent themselves. prosecutors say cult members stopped feeding the toddler after he refused to say amen after meals. >>> in virginia the islamic study academy is looking to expand. the fairfax board of supervisors is being asked to approve plans by the private academy to enlarge its campus off route 123. but a number of community members are expensing concerns and one member made some harsh accusations at a meeting last night. >> there is an institution operating in our community right now which is raising the

councilman jack evans. they found the body of a beloved staffer.s found in the inner harbor where he was last seen boating with friends sunday night. a large group gathered in logan circle tonight for an impromptu vigil. family and friends are sharing their memories of desi. councilman evans released this statement. he said desi was a bright, bubbly, enthusiastic, wonderful person who you could just not help but love. my staff and i share the grief of and extend our condolences to desi's family and friends and deeply mourn his untimely loss. he was 30 years old. >>> a new recording is raising more ethical questions about marion barry and taxpayer money. a woman who received money claims barry forged her signature on fraudulent documents but barry claims another councilman is actually behind the allegations. fox 5's paul wagner reports. >> reporter: the recording was made back in march when sharon wise a long-time friend of barry's attended a meeting with the city council's budget director. wise wanted to know why her contract for a program called c

staff member is dead after a atboginut og buttimore'sre inner ha.orrb it washe t press second to jack evans. the 29-year-old was reported missing eteidr d hot n showotp u for workte yesprdaymo yg.rnin ce lilepornul pdulhe theodroy feth anrb, ord according t evidence, the body hasnee b identified as dew ai.ns it's unclear how many people were involved in the outing, but police are questioning them. >>> today, metro goes before congress. this afternoon's hearing comes as federal investigators told the transit agency that it needs to make changes right now in order to keep the passengers safe. >>> today at 2:00 p.m., a number of metro officers will be answering questions. the investigation reveals the need for cash flow to fix problems. and a metro collided into another on the red line last month. the national transportation safety board is investigating the crash. spokesman say so far the circuit designed to stop and detect trains malfunctioned. they want to purchase a back up signal to send oddable and visible alerts when the circuits are malfunctioning. and the officials say it's easier rec

desi deschaine, press secretary to ward two council member jack evans, was reported missing to police after he failed to show up for work yesterday. baltimore police recovered a body from the harbor today and evans' office confirmed the identification. deschaine was in baltimore with social outings on a private boat saturday. the owner boston told news4 that deshaine wandered off a day-long outing on the bay. he assumed he visited other friends on other boats. deschaine was a well-known and well-liked member on the council member and community worker for then mayor anthony williams. baltimore police told wbal radio no foul play is suspect a that desch ane apparently slipped tv boat dock and drowned. >>> a manhole explosion leaves hundreds of residents powerless. >> await the midnight premiere of the new "harry potter" movie. >>> a d.c. mother of accused of killing her four daughters and living with their bodies for months spent her second day in court. a judge continued to review the case interrogation of banita jacks. he will decide if the tape will be allowed as evidence during the

e weldkesor amuom cnicationsom ctor to jack evans. he was active in the community, and served as vice president of the association, and was a national committee representative for the d.c. young democrats. >>> we are going to head outside right now to take aook at the skies. it's a bit cloudy out there. we had a beautiful weekend, but i think we will see changes. we have our first forecast. good morning, tom. >> we do need rain. this is one of the driest julys in certainly recent memory, and may be one of the driest on record if we keep it up. this morning on radar, we don't have any precipitation around the metro area, but we have a few sprinkles in cothe county. we have showers off the coast that will continue to head up toward new england. and showers are heading to the north. we may have a passing shower or thundershower this afternoon. highs only reaching the low 80s. i will show you the forecast for the rest of the weekend and week in just a few minutes. >>> we will head out to jerry edwards to get an update on the traffic. how

. >>> now, lindsey talked to dc councilman jack evans about her confrontation with the real world productione says they can ask people to move if they need to film on the street or sidewalk but shouldn't have blocked lindsey's filming. somebody in the crowd reported the confrontation between lindsey than crew. it is on youtube and you can get a link at our website, wusa9.com. click on district news to find it. >> what did we do before youtube. >> i know. and i know we are all over reality tv but i saw the story on-line over the weekend and twittered it and got retweeted by so many followers. it is something people want. >> viral video. >> exactly. >> let's talk about the box office. >> let's do it. i have a list of what is hot and i tell you we had a tie. this doesn't happen often but first and second place, here they are. let's put it up for you. ice age, dawn of the dinosaurs at 42.5 million and transformers revenge of the fallen 42.5 million. rounding up the next three, public enemy third, then the proposal. a lot of guys, even a guy in my chat room who is supposed to be a man's man, stri

. >>> an aide to jack evans will be buried today an an investigation in to saturday's rail crash turns the scope of the actions of the operator moments before the crash. you are watching 9 news now t. it is 70 degrees. >>> tgim. come on, mondays aren't so bad. traveling on the dulles toll road, looks like we are without incident. it is angie with the traffic this realtime coming up. >>> in the news now, later today funeral services will be held in connecticut for desi deshane. he apparently drowned after a boating party a week ago. his body was found in the inner harbor. investigator says there were no signs of foul play and they believe he fell off of a dock. federal investigators say a san francisco train operator switched his controls from automatic to manual leading up to a crash this weekend. 48 people were hurt in the crash on saturday, four seriously when a westbound train rear ended another train at the opposite end of a boarding platform. they say if the operator had remained on auto pilot the train would have slowed down before arriving at the station and would likely have no

the police found the body of a staff member in jack evans' office. deshane was found in the inner harbor where he was last seen boating with friends sunday night. evans released this statement today saying that dezi deshane was a bright, bumper to bumperly enthusiastic person who you could not help but love. afftand myi extend our condolences to his family and friends and deeply mourn his untimely loss. he was 30 years old, growing up in bestol, connecticut. -- bristol, connecticut. >>> investigating the death of a sailor at fort meyer. a defense official tells fox news the woman was found inside a closet or a locker. the investigators discovered her body in the henderson hall barracks monday morning after she didn't report to duty. officials say this doesn't necessarily point 230 tomurder since she couldso have crawled in there herself. an autopsy being done today should provide more information. >>> a bold robber in a business suit held up a bank by implying he had a gun. the man walked into the united bank in the 1600 block of k street this mornin

. >> we had an opportunity to speak to jack evans. let's hear what he has to say. >> the city is trying to close a $340 million short fall. every agency has to contribute to that. schools have $33 million in human services everywhere across the board, public safety. they have to contribute to that short fall as well as revenue enhancements. so not going to be easy but i think my colleagues are up to the task. >> spending way beyond the population. >> it is spending way beyond its means. the city has 570,000 people. local budget alone is almost $6 billion and $10 billion budget overall. granted, we do things that other cities don't do. we operate as a state for many purposes but we have an enormous amount of spending going on here and we have to cut it back. >> reporter: two options off the table. no raise in income tax or property tax. reporting live from the wilson building, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you. >>> mayor fenty is promising a quick investigation in to water pressure issues after wednesday night's

jack evans says in this tight economy, the district government can't afford to continue the sales taxs something that was proposed by the administration in the budget, and i believe their thought process behind it is the holiday always costs the city money in lost sales tax revenue even though the proponents of it at the time felt that by having the holiday, people were going to buy more merchandise that they wouldn't have bought otherwise, that it was taxable. we can make up the difference. >> so this august, there will be no holiday from sales taxes on back-to-school purchases. some shoppers feel it's a hardship. >> i think that it will personally hurt a lot of families who are already struggling with paying for school supplies, clothing and all of that. >> certainly savess money, you know. so we buy more during that tax holiday time. when there's not a tax holiday time, i might not be buying as much. >> would you like to have that tax-free -- >> that would help a lot. >> and without it? >> we'll just have to, you know, do without something else to get the supplies. >> comparing d.c

he worked for jack evans.gathered last night to remember the popular staffer. >> the thing that puts me to shame is his smile. he always had a big smile and a strong greeting for everybody. >> he was just a super person to work with and to bounce ideas off of, he was always enthusiastic and w kind of had each other's backs. >> sharon slipped off the harbor dock sunday night after boating with a group of friend. the boater said he was deshane's boyfriend and he was drinking before he disappeared. >>> we could hear opening statements today in the banita jacks trial. she is the d.c. mother accused of killing her four daughters. prosecutors want to submit an eight-hour admit iting of jacks. she believed her four daughters were demons. >>> a football-sized hole opens up in the ceiling of a plane. this morning the ntsb is trying to figure out how the hole opened up on monday. the plane landed in west virginia and nobody was injured, but the gaping hole is something passengers never expected to see and never want to