today, jim graham said he knew nothing about united fleet management and did support siesta d.c. graham maintains he committed no wrongdoing here and offered his complete support to investigators, shawn. >> matt, quick question here. at this point, has the fbi indicated that anyone else could face charges connected to the investigation? >> reporter: not the fbi specifically, but we're hearing from people inside city hall. and federal official sources that this is not over and there could be new developments in a week or two. >> all right, no doubt we're staying to top of this. thank you. >>> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg got out of the hospital this morning and is already back at work. the 76-year-old got sick following a treatment for iron deficiency yesterday. she was hospitalized as a precaution. >>> it's official, the u.s. senate once again has 60 voting democrats. late this afternoon, vice president joe biden swore in senator paul kirk, the massachusetts democrat will temporarily take over the late ted kennedy's senate seat. the voters will pick a permanent replac

councilman jim graham's chief of staff facing bribery charges.n indictment claims ted loz attack bribes from someone in the taxi cab industry for promoting taxi legislation. loza's attorney denies the charges. >>> a history-making day for president obama. he became the first u.s. president. he is in pittsburgh for the g- 20 summit where police are clashing with protestors. >>> and for the first time, scientists have found a vaccine that prevents hiv invention. scientific trials in thailand ound the vaccine worked in 31% of patients. the researchers still don't know why it worked for some patients and not others. >>> to a major takedown to local and federal authorities, busted the operation in fairfax county history, arresting 20 people in a scheme involving real estate agents, mortgage brokers and 35 houses valued at more than $20 million. karen gray houston is live with all the details. karen? >> reporter: hi, shawn. we're live on haukus street. a modest neighborhood in fall's chch until you get to this house. this is one of the 35 involved in t

teddy loza worked for jim graham for nine jeers, five as chief of staff. shawn -- nine years, five as chief of staff. >> paul wagner, thank you. >>> this afternoon, d.c. couple chair vincent gray released this statement on the arrest of ted loz assaying i plan to have a conversation with council member graham to determine if the investigation will have any bearing on the bullet operations of the council and how this may effect the work of his office and the committee of public works and transportation, which mr. graham chairs. councilman graham got the news about a staffer's arrest during a metro board meeting this afternoon. he stood up and abruptly left the meeting saying he had to attend to urgent city business. before he took off, graham and the fellow board members voted to let john cado keep his job, despite loud calls from metro employees, he's getting a three- year contract extension. cado's been under fore since the june deadly plane crash. the board voted 5-1 to keep him on as general manager. >>> the transit agency fired the bus driver who hit a

chief of staffor councilman jim graham has been arrested and indicted on bribery charges. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm eun yang. jim and doreen have the evening off. ted loza is accused of promoting srn laws for taxi cabs in exchange of cash and gifts. >>> ted loza was accused of taking money. when asked why he took the money, he said he needed it. he was a long-time aide to jim graham for ten years. fbi agents early thursday

. >> jim graham has not received a letter from prosecutors saying he is a target of the investigation but law enforcement sources familiar with the probe say federal agents are looking closely at graham, trying to determine if the alleged corruption in graham's office went above the council member's chief of staff. jim graham would not comment on the record today. in fact no one would. but sources familiar with the investigation say it is not over. federal agents are looking at evidence, seized from the office of ted loza in an effort to determine who, if anyone, might be involved in corruption. on friday, fox 5 spoke to council member graham about a man named in the indictment. a . >> he represented a fair share of the ethiopians. he would come and bring them with him and we did meet with them. >> the individual has been engaged in repeated long- standing effort to limit the number of taxi cab licenses in the district but somewhere along the line he agreed to cooperate with the fbi and wore a wire. capturing ted loza, according to the indictment, accepting $1,500 in cash in return fo

. >> reporter: for more than a decade, ted worked for jim graham. this indictment charges ted loza with accepting bribes. he could case 30 years in prison, if convicted. fbi agents had a search warrant for jim graham focusing on ted  loza. he was arrested thursday morning and charged with accepting cash. he pled not guilty and was released from custody promising to remain in the district of columbia. >> once the evidence is put in front of a jury, he will be released. >> reporter: an individual seeking a moratorium onaxi cab licens licenses. granting him and his associates an exception for hybrid taxis. they met with jim graham who said he would introduce the bill the next day. july 10, loza provided a copy of the legislation to the person as individual number one who said this is for you and thank you very much. individual number one handed $500 in cash to loza who is quoted as saying, you know i need it, that's why i take it, you know. he's on administrative leave. >> have you hired an attorney with regar to any of this? >> i'm concerned about th

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shortly and that may give you further information. >> reporter: it is important to tell that you jim graham is the chairman of the committee that oversees the taxicab commission. graham did recently introduce legislation that would orce taxi drivers to pay monthly fees but you must remember he introduces a lot of legislation. once again graham maintains he knew nothing of any wrongdoing inside his office, shawn. >> we'll stay on top of this one. thank you. >>> [ indiscernible ] fred felton is charged with one count of reckless endangerment, one count of discharging a firearm in an urban area. there is no word what sparked the charges. >>> tonight police are on the hunt for a predator who targeted a high school girl as she waited for the bus. we're going to show you exactly where this happened. it was in the 4200 block of fairfax drive in arlington county. fox 5's roz plater was in that area jerrylier tonight. she -- area earlier tonight. >> reporter: what was most frightening about this assault is where it happened and the victim's only crime? just waiting for a bus to take her to school. a

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by the way, adams morgan happens to be in jim graham's council district, ward 1. such a political town. interestingly, a hearing on the proposed changes the taxi regulations is scheduled one day before the stroke. thursday, october 1st. will the cabbies strike? brian, that likely depends on what they hear at the council meeting. >> all right, we'll be there and keep our viewers informed. >>> talking tolls now and breaking down how much it's going cost to you use maryland's new intercounty connector. the magic number, $9.13. only if you drive the entire road from one end to the other and don't have an ez pass, supposed to make you feel better. laura evans has the news edge now. >> reporter: the intercounty connector will be 18 miles long once all said and done and it will connect montgomery and prince georges county from 370 to route 1. the question is how much will it cost initol tolls? depends on what time of drive. 20 to 30 cents per mile during offpeak hours. the average length is expected to be 6.6 miles. you won't see toll booths. all tolls will be paid elect

councilman jim graham is facing bribery charges. investigators say ted loza took two cash payments totaling $1,500 from a person inside the taxi can be industry in exchange for his influence over future taxicab legislation. he is facing 30 years in prison if he is convicted. >>> a look at this morning's other headlines. the woman who admitted to kidnapping one of the nation's most notorious crimes has died. >>> there is a new development in the jaycee dugard case. find out what she is saying about the possibility that she may testify in this case. ♪ ♪ tel w's watching. (annou) itigre. it's easy. i alws feel liksomebody'♪ it's the mon could be savinwith gco. more confie than for150. beer backed an f-150. at value f-150 can. silverado. from t family of the most just announced, it's cvy truck mth. get $ total ch back on select '09 sierado dels. orhoose 0% apr plus 0 purchase bonus sh on any silverado. >>> five american troops have been killed in afghanistan. three of them died in a roadside bombing. one was shot to death by insurgents

councilman jim graham's chief of staff. he was arrested thursday. as audrey barnes tell us, federal agents want to know more about a nonprofit that he has run. >> reporter: a latino festival on the streets of mount pleasant has turned up in a search warrant in the bribery case of teddy loza, congressman jim graham's aid is accused of taking bribes. agents started asking questions. his wife however still works for them. >> before ted loza was involved, it was financed by competitive grants and private donations, after the group hired his wife and he got involved they receive $300,000 in city ear marks. the same type of funds that have dogged d.c. city councilman marion berry who has given thousands to questionable non-profits. barry was talking about loza's troubles yet. >> find out what's going on. you know better than that, i'm not going to discharge something. >> reporter: jim graham maintains his innocence. >> i have had no engagement whatsoever in anything illegal or unethical behavior. >> reporter: as for the taxi cab legislation graham introdu

cameras were rolling at a metro board meeting when jim graham excused himself after saying he had to deal with other matters. he then arrived at his council offices to find officials searching it. loza was arrested by federal authorities this morning at his home in columbia heights. is he charged with two counts of taking bribes. federal authorities alleged that he took two cash payments from a person inside a taxicab industry. authorities believe this was an exchange for his influence over future taxicab legislation. today loza's attorney spoke following his court hearing. >> we fully believe that once all the evidence has been put in front of a jury, that he will be completely vint vindicated. >> also jim graham placed his chief of staff on administrative leave and made a point of saying he knew of no wrongdoing inside his office and he doesn't recall speaking to loza about the taxicab legislation. >> i had never had a conversation with teddy loza where he came to me and said will you do this will do you that. >> reporter: loza did have to give up his passport and was ordered not t

. >> council member jim graham's chief of stuff busted on bribery charges. ted loza accused of taking a bribe from someone in the taxi cab industry. sherry ly has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. the political ramifications is still unraveling here at the wilson building. jim graham has not been charged with anything but his chief of staff, ted loza could face jail time for bribery charges and he said he took the money because he needed it. cameras were rolling at a metro board meeting when jim graham excused himself after learning his chief of staff was arrested at home and in the custody of federal agents. ted loza was charged with two counts of taking bribes. >> ts is just an arraignment. this is the first appearance. >> reporter: after he was released from custody, his attorney would not give details about the case except to say -- >> we fully believe once all of the evident has been put in front of a jury, that he'll be completely vindicated. >> reporter: federal agents spent the day searching his office at the wilson buildi

the fbi took over the office of councilman jim graham this morning. his chief of staff has been arrested with charges of bribery. according to the indictment, an informant bride ted loza twice with cash, vehicles, and expensive trips in exchange for assistance in pushing texas legislation for new cash hybrids. >> it is very disappointing. i have dealt with him very many times over the last 10 years, and i have never had any hint of impropriety. >> jim graham chairs the city commission on transportation. he says it is merely a coincidence. >> knows situation where mr. lewis asked me to influence in the legislation. >> city officials had been scheming against cabbies four years. >> that is what they want to do now, so we all work for the cab companies. >> we have suffered under the state of corruption for 20 years. , according to documents, 10 days after the alleged bribery, the fbi informant met with both low set and gramm. the next day graham introduced legislation for this medallion system. ted loza faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> metro's embattl

last week the chief of staff for jim graham was indicted and accused of accepting cash and gifts for promoting the taxi bill. he's on administrative leave, but d.c. republicans also want graham himself to take a leave of absence. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: the district of columbia republican committee september this letter to vincent gray urging him to tell council member jim graham to take a leave of absence until the fbi has concluded its investigation. >> it is the appearance of corruption going on in the wilson building. we're hoping that the council will show that it's serious with the new ethic laws and ask council member graham to step aside during the investigation. >> reporter: last week the fbi searched the offices of council member graham on the same day they arrested his chief of staff, ted loza. loza is under indictment for allegedly accepting bribes of $1,500 in cash, trips, and other things of value in exchange for helping an individual in the taxi cab industry, with legislation limiting the number of taxi licenses, but granting his group an exception for

council member jim graham step down after one of his aides was charged with bribery. and keith garvin joins us with how rwanda is recovering. >>> in fairfax county, the school year is not even a month old yet and already police are handling a spate of sexting cases. those are incidents in which teenagers send nude photos of themselves to other teenagers. julie carey has our report. >> reporter: four cases of sexting in just the first month of the school year at one fairfax county high school. they seized six students' cell phones, phones used to send nude photos. in one case the student was just 14. nearly a dozen teens all juveniles were involved. >> the fairfax county police department does take the issue of sending nude photos amongst kids very seriously. >> reporter: the crime list on the court documents is also a serious one. >> manufacturing and distribution of child pornography. >> reporter: but school resource officer mark mcdonald who has been at the forefront of a public awareness campaign say teens often don't know they're committing a crime. >> often teens

now authorities want to know more about a nonprofit that employs his wife. >> councilman jim graham's chief of staff is accused of taking bribes to push through taxi cab legislation. they asked dc drop him from the board a few week ago when agents asked questions. his wife, however, still works for them. >> before he got involved fiesta dc was financed by grants and donations but after the group hired his wife and he got involved they now receive $300,000 in city earmarks. the same type of funds that have dogged marion barry, who has given thousands to questionable nonprofits. barry wasn't talking about loza's trouble just yet. >> i'm not going to jump in to something. >> reporter: jim graham maintains his innocence in all of this. >> i have had no engagement whatsoever in any illegal or unethical behaviors. >> there was a hearing scheduled for october 1st. mr. graham and i will talk about that. >> reporter: vince gray says he is accelerating his efforts to get a watch dog committee in place. >> we need to be prepared when there are allegations like this so we can move forward with th

side of ted'sous, his wife is listed as member of the exexecutive come many we asked councilmember jim graham about. >>> these are people, including him, have resuscitated that event many i and other members of council have supported it. >> reporter: although graham strongly supports this, he was surprised to find route how connected he really was all of of it. >> i honestly did not know i was a member of any board on, it c fiesta until yesterday, so nobody ever told me i was a member of the board. >> councilmember graham has done nothing wrong. >> he mass always ben nice to me and to the people. >> reporter: despite the investigate surrounding fiesta dc, the event is going on as planned. organizers hoping to focus on fun and in the address the controversy. >> "fox 5" spoke with an investigate of fiesta dc to get more make about the story. she department want to speak to us about the federal probe. fiesta dc has received substantial fundingy the city and we should point outta' councilman jim graham faces no charges. >>> could it be a move for diplomacy? iran announced their secret facility wi

the feds arrested the chief of staff to dc councilman jim graham. ted loza is charged with accepting gifts, bribes and trips up to $1,500. >> we fully believe once the evidence has been put in front of a jury he will be vindicated. >> reporter: sources close to the fbi probe tell 9 news now that councilman graham is also a target of the probe. the ward two councilman says he has done nothing wrong and knew of no wrongdoing on behalf of of ted loza. reporting from northwest washington, alex trevino, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> councilman graham cancelled a taxi cab bill. that was an important part of the investigation. 9 news now confirmed the legislation is dead and there seems to be little interest among council members in reintroducing it. >>> a prince georges county shopping center is closed while investigators look for though source of a gas leak. the leak led to an evacuation of the pen mar shopping center on thursday. thursday. >> back on may 7th we injured nine firefighters and evacuated up to 50 people and saved their lives if not serious i

he is one of the top advisors to jim graham. >> ted loza has been with the councilman since 1998. this morning, he was taken into custody at his home by federal agents who then searched his office in the wilson building. an indictment unsealed today alleges loza took at least $1,500 in cash to help influence taxi cab legislation. graham is the head of the committee that oversees taxi cab issues. there is no evidence graham did anything wrong, and he tells news4 that he is not involved in any illegal activity. tom sherwood will have much more coming up here on news4 at 5:00. >>> a breakthrough in aids prevention. for the first time an experimental vaccine prevented infection with the aids virus. >> it is a watershed event in the fight against the deadly epidemic, and it is a surprising result. brian moar reports. >> reporter: it could be the long-waited breakthrough in the war against hiv and aids. a vaccine that seems to have shown a modest success. critical trials in thailand sent a wave of cautious optimism throughout the medical world. >> it at least proves the concept that it

>> i feel safe. >> reporter: jim graham expects metro train operators will be ntinued to be told to run in manual mode as opposed to automatic until the exact cause is determined and any problems are fixed. in northwest washington, michael flynn, news4. >>> metro board member jim graham expects metro rail operators will keep operating trains manually until the ntsb figures out what caused the sensor failures. an ntsb spokesperson says an investigation of this magnitude can typically take between 12 and 18 months to complete. >> from the rails to the roads now. maryland transportation authority today outlined its plans for tolls on the intercounty connector. the road will connect i-217 with i-95. they estimate they will run 25 cents to 35 cents in peak hours. it will be cashless. there will be no toll playses. drivers can use ez-pass. so far reaction from drivers has been mixed. >> do you plan on using the icc? >> i probably will. >> they've got to get the money. rather through there than raise real estate and income taxes or something like that where everybody has to pay. >> the first s

the feds arrested ted loza, chief of staff to jim graham. ted loza is charged with accepting trips, gifts and bribes of $1,500 in exchange for legislation introduced by gm that favored certain cab companies. >> we fully believe once all of the evidence has been put in front of the jury he will be completely vindicated. >> reporter: sources tell 9 news now that councilman graham is a target of the probe. the ward two councilman has done nothing wrong and knew of no wrongdoing on ted loza's part. >> our sources say that bribes exceeding $150,000 was offered to the dc cab commission and he went to police and the investigation led to the fbi investigation. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> virginia's republican gubernatorial candidate is hoping to appeal to the black voters. mcdonnell is taking advantage of a recent snub of his opponent by wilder. wilder the nation's first elected black governor hasn't endorsed a candidate but recently blasted deeds for opposing limits on gun purchases. >>> new documents show a move made after june's deadly metro cr

we talked about it to loza's boss jim graham. >> mr. loza has never to my recollection spoken to me about any element of any taxi cab bill that i was considering. >> the indictment accuses loza of accepting trips and the use of vehicles and taking $1,500 in catch. now, the giver is not identified. late today, loza appeared in court and pled not guilty. is he now on paid leave from graham's office. >>> an independent panel thinks the government should be putting more money into the nation's parks. specifically at least $700 million over 700 years. the national park second century commission says that will increase tourism and promote enjoyment of the outdoors. the group also wants the president to appoint a panel to help raise private funds in time for the 1 hundredth anniversary of the national park service in 2016. >>> well, nearly $3 million in stimulus funds are being spent on public parks here in dc. but tonight there are questions about where that money was supposed to go. brittany morehouse explains. >> our forest have the chance

jim graham denies that he's a tart of the probe.his chief of staff has been arrested and charged with accepting a pwraoeufpblt tonight, bruce johnson -- accepting bribes, tonight, produce johnson looking at this. and they require that those are left to pie medallions. >> reporter: the independent cab drivers were nearly unanimous in their medallions. >> it costs too much. it's a money-making schemes. >> it's what drives the cab industry in new york city. they decide on a number of cabs allowed to work the streets and then charges those drivers a big fee for the honor. give a medallion -r o -- given a medallion and sold for whatever they could get for it, much like a liquor license. >> when you retire, you can sell it and get money out of it. when you retire here, you get nothing. >> reporter: 9news now learned that a month ago, a task force or a commission look at this, they recommended against the move. but dc councilman, jim graham, was moving the bill anyway and they planned a hearing for this week. until the chief of staff, ted

it's a political fire storm for jim graham. one of d.c.'s most powerful council members. he's not charged with anything. but federal authorities say they've got his chief of staff, ted loza, on tape taking bribes in exchange for favorable taxi legislation. >> he mahave been, and again i want to see this informaon, there have been meetings where it was discussed, but i recall no situation where mr. loza asked me to do anything regarding any legislation. >> reporter: fbi agents removed several boxes after searching loza's office. he was arrested, accused of taking two separate cash payments for at least $1,500 from someone in the taxi industry. loza's attorney says his client will be cleared. >> we fully believe that once all of the evidence has been put in front of a jury, that he will be completely vindicated. >> the indictment says he was given an envelope with $1,000 cash and told the money is for him. loza then asked, what do you want me to do? and says he'll talk to public official number one works is council member graham. >> absolutely. i have no inclusion in any il

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on thursday the fbi arrested ted loza, chief of staff to dc councilman jim graham.avored certain cab companies. >> all the evidence has been put in front of a jury we believe he will be vindicated totally. >> ward 2 councilman has obtained legal council. a former assistant u.s. attorney now with a law form. graham said he knew of no wrongdoing. >> mr. loza has never, to my recollection be spoken to me about any element of any taxicab bill that i was considering. >> sources say graham and loza are on tape talking with whom they thought was a cab company representative when in fact they were communicating with an undercover fbi agent. sources say bribes exceeding $150,000 were also offered to a member of the dc taxicab commission who went to dc police who turned the investigation over to the fbi. >> councilman jim graham canceled a public hearing this coming week on a taxicab bill that had become key in the fbi's case and tonight we confirmed that bill is dead as no other dc council member seems interested in getting it passed. >>> increasingly expensive governor's ra

the chief of staff for ward one jim graham is accused of taking cash payments from a person inside the taxicab industry. investigators say ted loza received $1,500 in exchange for his influence over future taxicab legislation. graham says his hands are clean and he doesn't remember any discussions with loza regarding pending taxi legislation. no charges have been filed against graham. >>> the man named to take over the seat of the late ted kennedy will be sworn in this afternoon. the massachusetts governor named paul kirk as the interim successor. the 71-year-old is a boston attorney and a close friend of ted kennedy. kirk will serve in the senate until january. that is when voters will choose a permanent are placement in a special elect. kirk says he will not be a candidate. we all learned that senator kennedy named kirk as the executor of his will. >>> and new this more than, a why would chase through d.c. ends with a crash and severa apartments evacuated but it all started as a carjacking on burrows in northeast. a car with four machine inside rammed the back of another car. one of

de nuestra comunidad hispana y este medio ..debido a esto, el concejal del distrito de columbia jim grahameh, y michael brown, presentaron a univision washington la resolucion respectiva declarando el 19 de septiembre como el dia de univision washington en washngton..... . la presentacion de la resolucion respectiva de caracter privado tuvo lugar en la camara de sesiones del concejo municipal..mas adelante el acto protocolar se extendera al plenario del consejo una de sus sesiones ordinarias cuando todos sus miembros retornen de su receso anual..... los duenos de casa aquejados por las deudas y la imposiblidad de pagar sus altas hipotecas el sabado tienen una nueva zzzzzzzzzzzzzzp o la charla para prevenir el embargo sera manana , sabado 19 de septiembre a las 10 de la manana en el centro comunitario de rollingcrest- chillum... a a la tan publicitada pelea de boxeo entre floy mayweather jrs. y juan manuel marquez., hoy escuchemos que dice el manager ignacio beristain que hablas sobre como se le puede ganar a mayweather jrs. maÑana se cierra el telon de la copa taca de futbol en la cancha a

mario vhñ@ñ@es túvvúñv ñúvúv@v@ @ trabajadores del concejal jim graham han recibido una citacion legal ugran jurado la proxima semana, como parte de la investigacion que conducen sobre la industria de taxis de la ciudad.. david bacca y steve hernandez quienes trabajan para el comite de obras publicas y transporte deberan comparecer el 8 de octubre.. por otra parte, el comite republicano de la ciudad envio hoy una carta al concejal, solicitando que se excluya de las actividades del concejo municipal mientras continuan las investigaciones... w@ pro-inmigrante a nivel nacional y local se alista5@5@5@ra emprender otra batalla para apoyar un proyecto de ley destinado a reformar la ley de inmigracion, incluyendo la legalizacion de millones de personas...claudia uceda nos trae la 5@5@5@5@5@5@5@5@5@5@5@5s esleras del capitolio el proximo 13 de octubre... el mismo dia que el congresista luis gutierrez presentaria un proyecto de ley para una reforma migratoria "si el dia 13 nosotros no estamos alli, miles y miles de personas, apoyando esta reforma migratoria progresista, la van a empeza

councilman jim graham. lman has not received a letter from prosecutors saying he is a target of the investigation but federal agents are reportedly trying to determine if the alleged corruption went above graham's chief of staff. that man, ted loza is accused of accepting $500 in cash in return to favorable taxicab legislation. we spoke with the councilman on friday after loza's arrest last week. >> the implication that somehow or another people got teddy to somehow influence this legislation is just plain not accurate. there has been no suggestion that i have committed any wrongdoing and i haven't. >> jim graham did introduce legislation that would establish either a taxicab medallion system or a taxicab vehicle certificate system but said it was drafted after a year-long studdie o a man accused of attacking an officer remains in the hospital in critical condition this morning. the officer shot a man multiple times in a driveway yesterday. this started when a home owner called police to report a suspicious

ted loza works for council member jim graham. he's accused of accepting cash to promote certain taxicab legislation. loza has pleaded not guilty. graham says he was not aware of any wrongdoing in his office. >> listen up. nominate a news 4 morning person today. do it today. we want to know who makes your day special in these early morning hours. perhaps it's a teacher, perhaps a bus driver, a crossing guard. e-mail that person's story arong with a clear, close-up picture or video to morningperson@nbcwashington.com. we'll try to recognize that person right here on the air. that's "news 4 today." thanks for starting your day with us. >> have a great day and a great weekend. wake up w us on monday morning. coffee con sewers listen up. starbucks has a new instance brew coming up. liz crenshaw puts the cup of joe to the ultimate test on monday morning. see you then. >> bye.

that individual met with councilman jim graham that said he would introduce the bill the next day. on july 10th, he presented a copy of the taxicab legislation presented to the person identified in the indictment as individual number one that said this is for you, and thank you very much. individual number one-handed $500 in cash to lowsa, who is voted as saying, you know i need it, and that's why i take it, you know. and councilman graham placed him on leave. >> have you consulted or hired an attorney with any of this? >> i was very concerned about the allegations, which i heard recently. so i did consult with an attorney. >> you feel nothing was done on your behalf? >> no, nothing -- i was engaged in no way in any part of this. i was not knowledgeable about it. there is nothing -- there is no impact of these allegations on any legislation. >> reporter: this is chris gordon, news4 today. >> graham says losa did not work on legislation. and many people in the d.c. government are asking whether the investigation will grow larger. joe? >>> a man is in jail after leading prince george

we asked councilmember jim graham about his involvement with fiesta dc. >> they have resuscitated that event. and i and other members of the council have support it had. >> reporter: although graham strongly supports this event, he was surprised to find out how connected he really was all of it. >> i did not know i was an honorary member of any board till yesterday. nobody told me i was a member of the board. >> reporter: they're confident that graham has done nothing wrong. >> he's always nice to me and the people. alys asks about what is going on. >> reporter: despite the investigation, the event is going on as planned. organizers hoping to focus on the fun and not address the controversy. we spoke with an organizer of fiesta dc tonight to get more information, but she didn't want to speak about the probe. fiesta dc has received financial funning from the city and we should point out tonight that jim graham faces no charges. >>> coming up at 10:00, a yale student murdered days before her murder day laid to rest in california. the emotional farewell to annie le. >>> pay to use the bat

ward one council member jim graham searching for any evidence and work materials involving ted loza, graham's chief of staff and close confidante. he was arrested thursday morning at his home by the fbi. >> when i arrived at the office i went to mr. loza's office and said to the fbi agents, is there anything i can do to help? please assume our complete cooperation. >> reporter: as graham met with the staff, court documents showed loza was charged with two counts of bribery for accepting cash, vehicles and trips from someone trying to influence taxi cab legislation in graham's office. the person or company attempting to bribe loza was not identified in court papers. graham who rushed from a metro board meeting told reporters he personally had done nothing improper and knew of no wrong doing by loza or any staff members. >> can you say categorically whatever mr. loza was doing, he was not doing it on your behalf? >> absolutely. i had no engagement in any illegaor unethical behaviors. >> reporter: graham said loza informed him several days ago the fbi was investigating him. the fbi appa

jim graham's chief of staff ted lohsa was arrested thursday. he is accused of accepting cash and other gifts for promotg taxi cab interests. investigators are looking at a pattern of payoffs and favors. the councilman has cancelled a public bill that impacts taxis even though he said lohsa's actions had no inflins on the bill. >>> tonight has been just about a complete washt. when is it going to stop, chuck? >> craig, tomorrow. i'm not going to promise you early or late, but tomorrow the rain will come to a tapering slowdown eventually probably in the relatively early morning hours. take a check of doppler, heavy rain across the metropolitan area. modete areas in prince george's county, charles county and the northern neck. here are locations, thurmont, maryland, .87 inches, front royal over an inch, washington county over and inch and leesburg, virginia over an inch as well. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >>> in addition to the rain, some of our neighbors to the south saw some stomps. a lightning strike killed a college student from mary

the fbi arrested ted loza, the chief of staff to dc councilman jim graham. ted stead is charged with accepting trips, gifts and bribes of $1,500 in exchange for legislation that introduced by graham that favors certain cab companies. >> once the evidence is in front of the jury he will be vindicated. >> reporter: sources tell 9 news now that councilman graham is also a target of the probe. the ward 2 councilman says he has done nothing wrong and knew of no wrongdoing on ted loza's part. >> reporter: our sources say bribes were also offered to a member of the taxi cab commission who went to dc police which eventually led to the investigation of the fbi. >>> new documents show a move made after the deadly metro crash was more to appease the public than fix the issue. they announced the oldest series trains would be moved to the middle of cars. the striking plain the red line crash was a series 1,000 and it sustained catastrophic damage. the "washington post" has obtained documents showing metro had no scientific reason for removing the trains but viewed as a pu

council member jim graham's chief of staff of busted on bribery charges, the investigation is not overinvestigators say ted loz attack fan hundred dollars from bribes from someone in the taxi cab industry. graham said he was questioned about the two men connected to the arrest. >>> a showdown over iran's nuclear ambitions. president obama condemned the country today for hiding a secret nuclear plant. the president and leaders from france and britain demand that iran open all nuclear sites for inspection. iran's president is denying the charge. >>> the g-20 summit is wrapping up. the world leaders promised to keep stimulous problems going until they're certain the global economic crisis will be fixed. there was a big clash between marcrs and police yesterday. >>> are d.c. residents safe from fire? the questions stillingber the city's fire hydrants almost two months after this blaze. it destroyed the mansion of former d.c. school board peggy cooper. one council committee chairman laid much of the blame at the feet of the city's fire chief. karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: the fi

graham's advisor busted on bribe charges. fox 5 matt ackland has the latest on the bribery bust. >> reporter: jim gramm told us he -- jim graham told us he has nothing to hide. the charges against his chief of staff came as a surprise [ inaudible ] are you expecting any? >> no, i am not. >> reporter: when federal authorities did search lowe's -- loza's office, they were looking for information about several organizations, including according to the search warrant united fleet management and fiesta, d.c. >> in terms of united fleet management, to my reaction i have had no connection with them. >> reporter: we found united fleet management in northeast today. a tiny cab repair shop. but the worker inside knew nothing about the investigation. excuse me. is there a manager here? as far as fiesta, d.c. it is an annual nonprofit festival held in mount pleasant. ted loza's wife works for the event and jim graham is listed as an honorary board member on its website. >> i honestly did not know i was an honorary member of any board d.c. fiesta until yesterday. >> reporter: why this investigation is focusing on these organizations is sti

. >>> in the district, a former intern in jim graham's office pled guilty to shooting two people at a metro stop. he shot the victims outside the columbia heights metro station in june. evidence in court claimed he shot one person that he had an argument with earlier and hit an innocent bystander. >>> still to come at 6:00, the divorce drama surrounding red skins star robert haynesworth. you thought that hip injury hurt. >>> a tsunami in the samoas. 119 people are dead. the number is likely to continue to crime. let's turn it over to le. >> reporter: there were four waves. each between 15 and 20 feet. let's show you what was left after the water recedes creeded. homes destroyed, personal belongings scattered everywhere. vehicles washed away like toys in the middle of floodwaters. there is a picture of the truck washing away. brian showed you the coast guard plane loaded with fema aid. the president said fema and the coast guard are working together on the ground trying to get though those who need it. >> we stand ready to help our friends in neighboring samoa and throughout the region

. >>> the chief of staff of dc councilman, jim graham, indicted on bribely charges -- bribery charges. accused of taking that for them to get that brewing. audrey barns now live with more on the raid and the fallout. audrey? he was at a game meeting when they said that they were raiding the chief of staff. as he left them where he plead not guilty to bribery charges. allegations that the chief of staff of ten years, they took two bribes, totaling $600 to help get them through. >> and his boss has jurisdictions over them. >> he has never to my recollection, spoken to me about any element or any taxicab bill that i was considering. >>> the weapons of the point management out there on the legislations, but graham says he did attend some meeting where it was discussed. often in heated fashion. they represented 1400 cabs. they are not surprised by the allegations. >> we appealed to president obama's administration and the justice department. they are looking for our allegations and we're glad that they did. >> this a recorded conversation with two people that are offering bribes, he says h

. >>> a former intern to former councilman jim graham pleaded guilty to shooting two people outside a metro station tonight. the 19 year old pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a firearm. prosecutors say he spotted somebody that he had some differences with on the metro and followed him up and off the escalator. >>> baltimore mayor sheila dixon has to prepare for the possibility of two separate criminal trials. they decided to try the two indictments against her separately. the mayor facing charges for theft for allegedly stealing gift cards for needy families. her lawyers has elected to delay the trial of two counts of perjury. dixon is accused of lying about gifts from her boyfriend who is a real estate developer. >>> a middle school who was diagnosed with the h1n1 flu has died. this would be the second child to die of that illness within the past two weeks. it is maryland's ninth h1n1 death. family members say 13-year-old destiny parker actually appeared to be getting better but then took a turn for the worst. she died tuesday night. >> to actually stand a couple

jim graham is postponing a hearing on taxi cab legislation after ted loza was arrested for accepting bribes from a member of the taxi cab industry. one of the groups listed in the government's search warrant is his wife who works for a nonprofit group that puts on a latina festival in mount pleasant each year. he used to be on the board of directors but they parted ways a few weeks ago. >>> this is about the time some folks think of making travel plans for the holiday, but this year flying around thanksgiving or new years may cost you more. delta, american and united airlines are adding a $10 surcharge to most of their fares on three dates. jot them down, sunday after thanksgiving and january 2nd and 3rd. we will have more on this story at 9 news now at 11:00. >>> one of the top requests from a teenager can be a car but parent may want to think twice before giving it. a study finds that teenagers with their own cars are more likely to get in a crash than those who share a car. 5500 teenagers from grades 9 through 11 took part in the study. the findings are in the october issue of ped

. >> reporter: that's city council member jim graham. he agrees with acorn to fire the workers. they did not respond to our repeated attempt to reach them by both phone and in person. and new tonight, the u.s. census bureau as cut its ties with the organization. previously they had adopted acorn as a partner. >> they're in some trouble. brittany morehouse, thank you for that. we appreciate it. >>> time to check on the conditions outside. topper, a little chilly out there. what do you think? >> well, i do have a jacket on. maybe not quite this chilly. temp. 6 0se thth.0sin w p. sds are pickiethho t.ewe showers a a finally most of the showers now north of town. we'll come back. we'll tell you if any showers will be lingering on saturday and we'll look ahead to the full weekend forecast coming up. >>> ahead on 9 news now, it is history in the making. the local folks who will be part of the september 11th memorial museum. that story when 9 news now continues on this day of remembrance. did you know fios has a multi-room dvr? so you can record in one room and watch in up to six other

. >>> jim graham's chief of staff busted on bribery charges. ted loza is accused of promoting taxicab legislation in exchange for cash. graham is not accused but sources say others in city government could be involved. >> thank you. >>> road rage taken to the extreme. a brutal beating caught on camera. but the attack is not the only shocking thick about this individual -- thing about this video. we'll explain where. >>> some d.c. leaders fired up after this mansion lit up. coming up next at 11:00, the new and harsh criticism toward the fire chief. who's pointing fingers now. the news edge at 11:00 is coming right back. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder. must study it first. rushing in unprepared may prove overwhelming... with all that juicy, 100% angus beef. there! you found a point of entry! the bacon beckons like a springboard to paradise. one small bite for man... etcetera, etcetera. angus axiom number 11: bring on the bacon. the astonishing new angus third pounders. all angus. all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> but s

councilman jim graham. he has not yet received a letter from prosecutors saying he is a target of an investigation, but federal agents are trying to determine whether the corruption went above graham's chief of staff. his chief of staff is accused of accepting a bribe. >>> it is 7:30 right now. 56 degrees, kind of a chilly start to the day, dare i say it. >> yes, you can say it. it's true. i just stepped outside a few moments ago. it's nice out, chilly and cool, dress the kids warmly in jackets this morning. >> they have jackets out. >> it will get nicer, right? >> it will get nicer. they can take them off at recess probably. 56 degrees is our current temperature. check out dulles airport, they have fallen off to 49 degrees there, and baltimore has fallen off to 50 degrees. hmm. winchester is up to 57, and fredericksberg, 54 degrees at this hour. our winds, we're going to be monitoring those during the course of the day. it's not as windy as yesterday afternoon. 8 miles per hour wind we have right now out o

. >>> jim graham's chief of staff for a decade is charged with bribery. he has pleaded not guilty. he is on paid leave. >> we say good morning to kim martucci. how are you? >> i'm well. how are you? >> good. you need the umbrella this morning and then you can ditch it this afternoon. changeover the graphics if you will and we will show you the temperature. showers this morning with 60s and 70s. the district middle 70s. we will be easing back to the lower 70s as we increase the sunshine. a bit of a tradeoff. increase in sunshine but a little cool down as we head to the afternoon. angie, good morning. >> good morning. tgif. it is feeling great. i feel a good day coming on for all of us and all of you. we will kick off with nice traffic in virginia. heading northbound, no problems to the mixing bowl. from 95 to georgia in maryland looks like smooth sailing. hardly any cars out there right now. 50 westbound at 202 is a report of crash activity. back to andrea. >>> two seemingly opposite sides of the spectrum join forces on captiol hill. legendary rock star and leading research scientis

. >>> the chief of staff for jim graham faces bribery charges this morning. ted loza was arrested and indicted after promoting a taxicab legislation in exchange for cash. the indictment states heat so cash from an unidentified person in the taxicab industry. he proposed a limit on the number of taxicab licenses. gramm oversees the d.c. taxicab commission. he denies any involvement in this case. >> i recall no situation where mr. loza asked me to do anything. >> the attorney says his client is not guilty. >>> 20 people have been arrested in a massive fraud scheme. one family were the masterminds of the scheme. expensive homes were sold to on qualified buyers with fake documents. then there were leased or sold to a legal documents. >>> more controversy for acorn. allegations that they may be misusing contributions. they funneled several million dollars of government money to affiliate's with political interest. they are under fire for hidden camera video. >>> it is a vote of confidence for john catoe. the board -- the board of directors voted to extend his cont