chairman kwame brown said he will write a personal check for the party and said other council members are free to do the same. >>> the release of the much anticipated blackberry 10 is now on hold. cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us live it more on that story. good morning, jackie. >> many go, joe. >>> if you were thinking about upgrading your blackberry, don't count on doing it this christmas. blackberry maker research in motion says it does not expect to release the smartphone overhaul until late next year. that news combined with unsold playbook tablets and dismal christmas sales sent research in motion shares tumbling more than 6% on thursday. one thing that might appease investors, the company's co-ceos say they will take salaries of only $1 each. >>> where's the beef? literally. japan is expected to lift restrictions on u.s. beef imports which could be a $1 billion boon to the u.s. beef

santa clara broncos won 84-59. >>> so kwame brown isn't going to save the day.s were looking for tyson chandler, then deandre george. >> one-year contract? >> one-year deal, but they need to split the time with beatrice. >> wow. >> 18,000, show up to watch the warriors. >> are they going to make the playoffs this year? >> no, no. >> that's what everyone wants to know. >> no. >> something very important here. >> okay. >> thinking of a christmas gift, kwaanza gift, diamonds are a girl's best friend. elizabeth taylor, we're giving you a chance to meet that best friend. decades worth of taylor's fashion and jewels are up for auction at christie's in new york, so you could pick you up a piece or two, or five, even see some of her private art collection. the sale is expected to bring in $50 million. it's one of the largest auctions in history. there you go, guys. >> and i was just looking for a kwaanza gift for you. >> you were? [ laughter ] >> very nice. >> of course. [ laughter ] >> i take care of my girl. >> i want mine-- >> elizabeth, favorite taylor movie? [ laug

mayor vincent gray and kwame brown got dismal ratings in a poll. half of voters disapprove of gray and more disapprove of brown. tom sherwood has more on this. >> it's been a tough year for both of them. they say they will work harder to bin back public support. >> happy holidays. >> reporter: mayor gray was celebrating at the d.c. public department. the poll results were no reason to cheer. 34% approval rating and a high negative of 53% disapproval. some of the numbers are bad. what is your thought about it? >> well, i mean they probably reflect what happened earlier in the year. we recognize that. >> the research poll shows fenty and williams would easily defeat gray. gray's first year in office is marred by controversies and the ongoing federal probe into the campaign and federal law violations. gray is focused on doing his job on crime. >> we want to keep doing those things and show people that the choices they made were the right ones. >> reporter: the worst poll numbers were for kwame brown. 23% approval rating. with just that 23% approval ra

kwame brown is the new big man in town and he's happy to be a golden state warrior.next level. >> this team needs a center. they have a center but i'm a different type of center. my size, i like to take the challenge on defense and guard one-on-one. that's what i think they saw in me. that's what i'm here to do. i'm a man, a 29-year-old man, a father. my kids can google now. and everything that i want to do now, both on and off the court is positive. just a step forward. and now have a lot of work to do with the new team, new system, new coach. and i think i can do it. >> well, the rards realize, time is running out. they trail the first place broncos by a game with three games remaining in the regular season. no one at the raiders headquarters is smiling. it is all business. coach hugh jackson is tired of his team making mental mistakes. he is confident, however, the silver and black will play better when they face the lions sunday. >> certain things we did get fixed. fix one thing and spring a leak somewhere else. in this area we haven't gotten it done. so i can't

council met in private, then instructed kwame brown to meet in private with harry thomas.st time these two met in private, thomas voluntarily sat down as chairman of the economic development committee. my sources tell me tonight, once they meet this time, look for harry thomas to step away from the other committee assignments and possibly to take a leave of absence. d.c. mayor became but the latest elected official who said he was stunned by the fbi, irs raid on councilman harry thomas' home on friday. >> this is distracting for everybody. >> well, i think it is. you know, we will go on with our work. >> there was d. c. council business to be dealt with today, but harry thomas chose to avoid all this. it was the all important vote to approve an ethics bill. >> it also puts stiffer penalties in place for public officials who don't do the right thing. >> those of us that believe mr. thomas should step down have said that. >> met to discuss what to do about harry thomas. >> we respectfully ask that nonmembers leave the room at this time. >> following the meeting, kwame brown

kwame brown sent him a letter scolding him for using his council e-mail account to attack an opponent. marion barry used the account to send out a letter criticizing natalie williams. williams is challenging marion barry for his seat. >>> a historic gun case. a man sued the city in 2003 over the d.c. ban on handgun ownership. the supreme court overturned the ban. yesterday a federal judge issued an opinion awarding his attorneys more than $1 million in fees and expenses. >>> it is 37 degrees in the district. >> still ahead nearly a year since the massacre in tucson that killed six people and wounded a dozen others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. find out what is being planned to mark the anniversary of that tragic event. >> forget about the ushering in the new year with fireworks in alexandria. why the force have been grounded. >>> in detroit and the snow- covered roads lead to several accidents and yesterday. more rain and snow in the forecast for today. what about our traffic and weather? >> i did not see any snow this morning. let's keep it that way. >> in west bloomfie

. >>> council chairman kwame brown says he will meet with or five councilman harry thomas privately. he's the dubbed the of a credible criminal investigation. thomas denies spending money on personal items. the rest of the council as suggested he take a leave of absence. >>> bed head of the faa is on leave after police in fairfax arrested him for drunk driving on the weekends. the department of transportation says he will be replaced by a deputy administrator in the meantime. he was an airline captain and an aviation experts for the white house chosen to lead the faa in 2009. >>> for the second day now hundreds of protesters camped out on the national mall. >> the movement is an economic demonstration not affiliated with the occupy wall street crowd. while they share similar goals, members of the protests say it that they can rally with results. >> while not affiliated with the occupy movement, these demonstrators share the same mission. today they will swarm members of congress to remind them to serve the 99%. hundreds converged on the national mall last night vowing to take back ca

kwame brown wouldn't talk about him.will meet at another time to discuss that matter. >>> the head of the federal aviation was pulled over saturday night when a police officer spotted him driving the wrong way on old lee highway. >>> a woman is being remembered as a hard working mother and best friend. she was found stabbed to death inside her home. pat collins spoke to the victim's daughter who made the discovery. >> when friends weren't aaround and i felt alone, i was never alone. i always had my mom. >> reporter: they were very close. they called each other every day at least once. last saturday, adele called her mother's home on 23rd place northeast and there was no answer. she called again. nothing. she got worried. she got frightened. she went to that house. inside, she found her mother murdered. >> i'm at a loss for words. it's horrific. it's horrible. that doesn't give it justice. it was such a -- that's not how anyone should have to remember their mother. >> reporter: police sources say there was no sign of forc

sorprendido por la policia de la ciudad de fairfax conduciendo el presidente del consejo del distrito kwame brownal que esta sujeto a una investigacion criminal, para compartir las preocupaciones de sus colegas y presentar las opciones que tienen para el .el consejo se reunio en privado por alrededor de una hora para discutir las posibles acciones en contra del consejal harry thomas jr, cuya casa fue cateada por agentes del fbi y del servicio de rentas internas, por mas de ocho horas el pasado viernes thomas esta siendo acusado de desviar mas de 300-mil dolares en fondos del buenas noches y bienvenidos al resumen del futbol profesional latinoamericano, lo inciamos en argentina donde boca jrs se en brasil tambien hay campeon. corinthians ganÓ su quinto tÍtulo al empatar sin goles con su gran rival palmeiras y aprovechar la igualdad de vasco da gama 1-1 con flamengo. la consagraciÓn del equipo paulista llegÓ el mismo dÍa de la muerte de uno de sus astros de los aÑos 80, el ex mediocampista y capitÁn de brasil so Ócrates. corinthians no ganaba el brasileirao desde 2005. y en uruguay, el nacional se

council member kwame brown faced questions over an suv paid by the district. y thomas jr. have faced charges. -- nor harry thomas jr. have faced charges. >> some d.c. residents are now calling for thomas to resign. fox 5's bob barnard has reaction. >> i think he's entitled to be innocent until he's proven guilty. >> i'm shocked to have heard about it. i don't know anything more. >> reporter: we caught up with a number of harry thomas' fellow d.c. council members in the hallways of the wilson building. are you still calling for his resignation? >> base on the previous -- what happened with the 300,000 -- based on the previous -- what happened with the 300,000 on the attorney general, yes, but in terms of this i don't have any new information and i have no comment at this time. >> clearly a serious situation. i think there's been a lot of angst in this building that the u.s. attorney proceed with investigation. i'm hopeful that we will get to a closure quickly. >> and there is sternly a time where his effectiveness, you know -- certainly a time where his effectiv

the polling showed 57% disapproved of kwame brown's work. the 13-member council is falling badly under brown. 54% approved of the council last spring, now only 30% of voters approve. a significant drop for serious political trouble for brown. he's criticized for ordering luxury suvs and is under his own federal investigation for 2008 campaign spending. >> we need to do a better job of campaigning for the residents of the district of columbia. i want to double my efforts, be in the community working for residents. >> reporter: how would mayor gray fair if running against previous mayors? we'll have that coming up on news 4 at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> the backlash over comments over michelle obama's backside. >> i find it extremely offensive. to take a personal shot at the first lady is so disrespectful. >>> people are weighing in on that remark that many say crossed the line from politics to personal. >>> in a moment's notice, firefighters decided to turn the inside of this fire truck into an ambulance. that decision helped s

council chairman kwame brown is working to schedule a meeting among the council members to discuss the. there are reports brown might remove thomas from any committee to avoid possible conflicts during the investigation. >>> this morning the remaining republican presidential candidates are trying to pick up herman cain's supporters. cain suspended his campaign over the weekend. this move comes amid allegations of a 13-year affair and sexual harassment. cain said he would endorse a candidate over the coming days. his one-time rivals are now saying a lot of nice things about him. >> herman cain's supporters have been calling our office and coming over to our side. >> several candidate,trying to schedule meetings with cain this week to seek his endorsement. >> with just weeks away until the iowa caucuses, many voters are still undecided. the latest nbc news poll found newt gingrich in the lead with 26% followed by mitt romney at 18% and ron paul at 17%. gingrich has surged 21 points since october. the survey was done before herman cain's departure from the race. >> gingrich will meet with

council members told us they instructed kwame brown to meet in private with thomas.the last time they were in private, he stepped down. my sources are telling me that when they meet in private, remove himself from his other committee assignments and possibly even to take a leave of absence from the council. >> we are just very sorry that it happened. >> d.c. mayor became the latest elected official to who said he was stunned by the fbi, irs raids when councilman harry thomas was home on friday. >> for everybody, the council. >> i think it is. but you know, we will go on with our work. we know it has to be done for the city. >> there was business to be dealt with today. but harry thomas chose to avoid all of this. it would have been a circus. it was the all important vote to approve an ethics bill. >> it also puts stiffer penalties in place for public officials that don't do the right thing. >> when colleagues and the mayor attended the district building tree lighting ceremony, there was no harry thomas. thomas chose to sneak out of his office with not so much as a no

big man, kwame brown, one warrior says they can't use the shortened free season as an excuse. >> learning lot from a guy like tim tebow. you look at his situation and talking about the morning. there's power in positive tuff thinking. i'm a gator. i'm allowed to do that, right? i'm not doing it out of the blue. >> it comes back to tim tebow. the lakers may have lucked out on chris paul, but they have one big name. while ron artest may have a new name, not much else has changed. >> i was home just thinking about it, and i was like wow, what if i lost my team and i'm 32, you know. i did my new teeth to grow back in. i was thinking about that, that is brilliant. he actually thought about people's image and persona. you would be ugly with no teeth. >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they've been tested, built and driven like no other. and now they're being offered like no other. come to the winter event and get an exceptional offer on the mercedes-benz of your dreams. it's our way of showing a little holiday spirit. but hurry -- the offer ends january 3rd. ♪ >>> i'm still wonderin

big man, kwame brown, one warrior says they can't use the shortened free season as an excuse. >> learning from a guy like tim tebow. you look at his situation and talking about the morning. there's power in positive tuff thinking. i'm a gator. i'm allowed to do that, right? i'm not doing it out of the blue. >> it comes back to tim tebow. the lakers may have lucked out on chris paul, but they have one big name. while ron artest may have a new name, not much else has changed. >> i was home just thinking about it, and i was like wow, what if i lost my team and i'm 32, you know. i did my new teeth to grow back in. i was thinking about that, that is brilliant. he actually thought about people's image and persona. you would be ugly with no

and there is warriors troin dused kwame brown. rown not the game-changing franchise-altering acquisition but will give size skpechl peer yens. the former number one over all pick is to come off the bench. >> and i'm just happy to be here. this team needs a center, i'm a different type of center. i like to take the challenge on defense. and that is what i think they saw in me. >> football, injuries have brought raiders weapons on phones, rookie wide receiver back and expected to play on sunday. the raiders know what they've got to do to make playoffs. there is a 7-6 record. silver and black need to win against detroit. then, kc and san diego. palmer with three, four picks per game can't just keep happening. >> you can't use that as an excuse. you can't think about what if this guy or that guy. you play with who you have. you need to make the best of every situation. and the best of every play. sometimes, play isn't there. best thing is get to second and 10. that is something i'm going to do better of. >> he understands dynamic of th

kwame brown gets a one-year contract. ichael jordan thought he would be a superstar, and it never happened. brown is 6 foot 11 and 270 and can rebound. the warriors were waiting to sign their draft picks hoping to make a big splash. they signed the first round draft particular, a 6 foot 7 guard out of washington state. also signing, the second round pick jeremy tyler. the 6 foot 10 center out of san diego bypassed college and played overseas before entering the draft. saint mary's is now 6 and 1 after a 77-53 victory over jackson state. santa clara over pacifica 84-59. we can't be sure who will be in an a's uniform, but we know one of the more popular players will be back returning from shoulder surgery and gets a one-year, $3 million deal. they are close to

. >> the campaigns of kwame brown are being investigated. the council member jim graham is serving time for corruption, because graham failed to report that he had offered a bribe in that federal investigation. coming up tonight at 7:00, thousands of people in maryland lost power when hurricane irene hit way back in august and pepco spent tens and millions of dollars getting their lights back on. but now, utility wants those same customers to help foot the bill. we'll tell you what the company has in mind on 9news now at 7:00. >> we'll see you then, derek. still ahead, the last american air force troops make their way home from iraq and we are there for their first stop at dwi. topper. >> well, if you thought it was mild today, you are correct. let's take you out with the numbers. officially 57 and 45 at national. our average high is 45. average low is 30. record 66 and 2. we'll come back. we'll talk about if milder air is going to roll in here tomorrow and thursday and when and for how long you'll need your umbrella. >> a big boost for some

council chairman kwame brown n. a letter, brown reprimanded barry for using an official letterhead for using -- the pressure on campaign opponents and it was obtained by newschannel 8 newstalk program. he may have violated the couple code of conduct and doesn't appear that barry will be punished. >>> a fox 5 news alert. investigators try to track down an attacker in northwest. police are calling it a kidnapping and sexual assault. a man jumped into a woman's car at the parking garage near the verizon center. she said he pulled a gun and made her drive to another area and park the car. then he attacked her with her 15-month-old son in the back society. the police want to know if anyone -- back seat. police want ton if anyone saw anything. if you did, contact them. >>> the district is on track to have the lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years. today, the may oner and the police chief talked about why that number has gone down so far and the one d.c. resident who lost a loved one to murder this year, no crime stat ca

i guess it's okay,quami brown agrees to a one year deal with the warriors worth 7 million -- kwame brown will compete with andres for the starting job. still waiting for that big splash move by the warriors. dallas braden is going to be back with the a's. the pitched a perfect game a couple of years ago. signed a three year contract. that's the sporting life at this hour. back to you julie and frank. >> mark, thank you. >>> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we are always on ktvu.com or mobile ktvu. >> and follow us on twitter for the breaking news of the day. just look for ktvu on twitter. alright, so we have $10. you could get two things for $4 and one for $2. or five things for $2. or one for $6 and two for $2. [ male announcer ] with denny's 2-4-6-8 value menu, we're open to all new ways to save you money. [ imitates explosion ] [ male announcer ] dnyny's.

kwame brown gets a one-year contract. hael jordan thought he would be a superstar, and it never happened. brown is 6 foot 11 and 270 and can rebound. the warriors were waiting to sign their draft picks hoping to make a big splash. they signed the first round draft particular, a 6 foot 7 guard out of washington state. also signing, the second round pick jeremy tyler. the 6 foot 10 center out of san diego bypassed college and played overseas before entering the draft. saint mary's is now 6 and 1 after a 77-53 victory over jackson state. santa clara over pacifica 84-59. we can't be sure who will be in an a's uniform, but we know one of the more popular players will be back returning from shoulder surgery and gets a one-year, $3 million deal. they are close to signing a $21 million contract of minnesota. willing happen had 29 homers and drove in 98 runs for the a's last season. welcome relief for alex smith. he probably will not see harrison of the steelers lining up on the other side of the ball on monday night. they will hos

conference table adorned with water bottles, five council members waited for an announcement by chairman kwame brown said other council members were unavailable. >> what i want to do is reschedule this until monday so we can have every single member around. i do think it's important that all of the members are here. so we can have this type of discussion. that's all i have. thank you. >> have a great weekend. >> for what? what are you talking about? >> leaving, council members said little. >> i feel for this family and his mother. and i hope they are doing well under these circumstances. >> have you spoken to them? >> no, i have not. >> what are you aware of? >> that's all i know. >> thank you very much. >> mayor gray is out of town, but he issued a statement saying he supports the investigation so that justice can run its course. but says he wants that investigation to be over quickly. derek, they'll try here again on monday. >> things happening quickly. gary, we thank you for that. >>> how would you feel if you found out that your six-year- old child was being forced to wear some sort of weight be

council chairman kwame brown and mayor vincent gray are being investigated by the u.s. attorney's office. the former chief of staff to council member jim graham is currently serving time for corruption. graham failed to report he had been offered a bribe in that same federal investigation. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, see how a young boy's generosity is spreading through his small hometown this holiday season. >>> but first, dozens of occupy d.c. protestors march to the white house. we'll tell you what happened when police ordered them to leave. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> 11 occupy d.c. protestors hoping to give president obama an earful were led away this handcuffs.

. >> thomas has agreed to meet with council chairman, kwame brown. the campaign is fighting off its own investigation. >> council member thomas. >> the council took out the long awaited ethics bill. some say the measure falls short. councilman tommy wells tried to ban contributions from businesses that have city contracts. >> continues to allow outside influences by corporations to influence elections. >> bundling their campaign contributions and again failed in a third effort to prohibit council members from collecting members. the ethics bill does quote some loopholes and allows an elected official to be expelled immediately. currently, that official must be sentenced first. >> we have been very serious about ethics reform and i think the bill reflects that. and it is just really important that we move forward. >> councilman harry thomas voted for the ethics bill. made no comments before or after casting the vote. >> harry thomas plans to continue working. now the mayor is asking council members to delay the final vote until after the first of the

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council chair kwame brown is separately trying to schedule a full meeting of the council to discuss the situation. sources say brown may act to remove thomas from all committees during the investigation. >>> when we come right back on news 4 at 6:00 tonight, a local church faces a hefty price tag. how its organ was damaged to the tune of $140,000. >>> an honor ten years in the making for the d.c. national guard and a live look tonight at the kennedy center, where legends will be honored this evening. >>> chuck, what's coming up in weather? >> oh, 55 and sunny and beautiful outside today. i think we can do at least 60 tomorrow before the raindrops return. a complete check of your [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. fo

councilman, chairman kwame brown and mayor vincent gray are being investigated by the u.s. attorney's office. former chief of staff to graham is serving time for corruption. graham failed to report he had been offered a bribe in that same federal investigation. >> some pepco customers may soon be paying a lot more for service. >> the utility company is asking regulators to approve a rate hike of more than $68 million. ken molestina explains why pepco wants more of your money. >> reporter: a significant snowstorm and hurricane in our region exposed pepco's shortcomings since the last time they had a rate increase. now a year and four movements after the spike, they're asking for more money again. >> at the end of the year, we'll been 3,000 miles of treeline that's been trimmed. the underground cable that's been renewed or replaced, the new technology put on the system. >> reporter: pepco president thomas graham says the efforts aren't cheap and he's asking for $64 million. if the maryland public service commission approves the proposal, maryland customers will have to pay an

. >> we should note the campaigns of both dc crown kill chairman kwame brown and vincent gray are beingestigated. the current chief of staff is being investigated for corruption. he had been offered a bribe in the same federal investigation. >>> well, more shenanigans out in the courthouse. the county is sa howing all sorts of -- is allowing all sorts of religions to put up their decorations. it is a display put up by a group calling itself the church of the flying spaghetti monster. it sounds funny but not everybody is amused by this. >> you know, if you want to put an atheist poster here that says i don't believe, that's fine. you have the right to do that. but don't go to the extent of making fun of my religion. >> take it all down. if you want to put a nativity scene up in front of your church, in front of your front yard, at your own home, it doesn't have to be at the courthouse. >> the chairman of the board of supervisors wants to meet with the new incoming board next month to take up the issue of holiday displays outside the courthouse. >>> well, tonight congress is running out o

. >> chairman kwame brown said he will write a personal check to pay for the party and said other councilrs are free to do the same. at large council member phil mendelson declined to pay his share and planned on skipping the party. >>> the body of a missing wssc worker was found in the triadelphia reservoir. the 35-year-old disappeared after a deer hunt assignment on december the 2nd. chopper 4 captured this video of workers searching the area earlier this month. his body was located yesterday afternoon. duckett worked for the sanitation company for 12 years. he leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> this morning one of america's best known sheriffs is in trouble with the obama administration over his crackdown on illegal immigrants. the justice department accuses sheriff joe arpaio of violating latinos' constitutional rights in some of his crackdowns. government lawyers say latinos in the phoenix area are four to nine times more likely to be stopped by deputies than non-latinos. the justice department is now giving arpaio 60 days to change his ways or face a federal lawsuit. >> mc

we are also learning the council chairman, kwame brown has plans to talk with thomas before the weekendout. with the fbi still at his house, some council members were pushing for a meeting to discuss possible senturing of harry thomas. sources say chairman brown is insisting in private talks that the federal probe be allowed to run its course first. >> tonight legal sources say all signs point to this now being a tax invasion case. the prosecutors are out to prove that he took money from the youth sports programs, convert the the funds to his personal use and failed to report the income and pay taxes on that income. the former penn state assistant coach charged with molesting eight boys say prosecutors misunderstood his work with children and he never sexually abused any child. jerry sandusky tells the "new york times" they have taken everything i ever did for any young person and twisted it. sandusky is accused of using his second mile charity to find under privileged boys to abuse. he says, i think a lot of the kids reached out. that aspect of the relationships happen that way. >> he

the ethics bill is pieced together from more than a dozen proposals, and council chair kwame brown sayss the full council by the end of the year. after the vote, council members met to discuss thomas' situation. some members say they want him to step down while others want the investigation to play out. >> certainly, if these allegations are proved true, it's an outrageous breach of the public's trust. >> thomas is under investigation for allegedly using $300,000 in city money to fund personal trips and expenses. he has denied any wrongdoing but agreed to repay the money. >>> the head of the federal aviation administration has been placed on leave after a weekend drunk driving arrest in fairfax. police pulled over 65-year-old jerome "randy" babbitt saturday night on old lee highway in fairfax. officers spotted him driving the wrong way in the wrong lane. attorneys and faa officials are now under discussions about his employment status. >>> today prince william county supervisors will get a staff report on the storm damage at holly acres mobile home park in woodbridge. the county is tryi

again, kwame brown trying to get everyone together to meet on.s we may be talking to you very soon. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >>> coming up, things started off good for the redskins but quickly unraveled. not a good morning after for theburg uppedy and gold. we'll take a look at yesterday's game against the jets and hear from coach shanahan and also rex grossman when fox 5 morning news continues. stay with us. ith us. >>> miry christmas from our family in ramstein, germany -- merry christmas from our family in ramstein, germany. >> we would like to wish the bell hammily in maryland a merry christmas. >> merry christmas, becky. >> we love you. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy

we are also learning the council chairman, kwame brown has plans to talk with thomas before the weekend out. with the fbi still at his house, some council members were pushing for a meeting to discuss possible senturing of harry thomas. sources say chairman brown is insisting in private talks that the federal probe be allowed to run its course first. >> tonight legal sources say all signs point to this now being a tax invasion case. the prosecutors are out to prove that he took money from the youth sports programs, convert the the funds to his personal use and failed to report the income and pa

council chairman kwame brown, for lavish spending on a luxury car paid for by taxpayers. mayor convince the gray also under investigation for his campaign tactics. >>> the city council passed its jobs bill. at least 51% of new hires on millenniumor city projects must be d.c. residents. it also creates a program to train employ imprese and match them to businesses and projects. the mayor is expected to sign it by the end of the year. >>> coming up, a power meeting in the nation's capital for a big-time music star. who was in the passenger seat of that suv and why was she invited to the white house? we're checking more headlines coming up next.  enough's enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding, guaranteed. d-con. get out. with flu complications. lysol disinfectant spray is approved to kill over 50 germs on surfaces. this includes cold and flu viruses. so we recommend using lysol every day. >>> today, america marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. tact, -- the attack is what spurred the u.s. to enter world war ii

. >> i boot -- by the way, it looks like kwame brown may be coming to the warriors. we'll let the sports department confirm that. but it's blowing up the twitter. >>> southbound 101 there is a new crash near whipple avenue on the soldier -- shoulder. it's not been the greatest commute on the 101. also move the maps to antioch. let's get the maps back. i just want to show the viewers something -- there you go. highway 4 and then bay point, southbound 680. little a billion -- still a little bit slow. let's go to 80. that commute looks pretty good in oakland. one more thing, we want -- we want to show you 280. that traffic is improving. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you, sir. well, except for some fog out there. really cold. low 40s. but now it's sunny. there's a patch or two. some of it is even coming down the coast a little bit. today we'll be sunny side you. our system down in southern california has left behind a lot of cold air and only patchy fog 20s, 30s and 40s. the city official 4 but i did see -- 44 but i did sigh 42 -- did you i -- but i did see 42. that

former lakers player kwame brown signed a $7 million deal to pay for the golden state warriors. >>> het ever to nine points and 7 rebounds a game last season. >> the capitals really struggled last night. now you have to wonder hall long this yo yo season will continue. they say it takes time for hunter's system to work. the flyers embarrassed them last night. let me take you downtown. the flyers were on constant attack. philly was hitting goals every way possible, backhand, one timers 3-0. mccune got pulled. the caps lose 5-1. high school basketball. tc williams. west potomoac. the tip and bingo. ballgame. west potomac upsets tc williams 51-50, the final. >>> 5:27 now and 40 degrees. the news continues here with "good morning washington" at 5:30. >>> the latest on a disturbing case in falls church. a father has been arrested and charged with the murder of his 2-month-old daughter. >> using a cell phone while driving is something that many people do and it is something that one federal agency is trying to ban nationwide. i will have the story coming up. >>> checking the latest temperatu

council chairman kwame brown appeared to vote and insisted the bill will pass before january. >> we are going to do what's necessary to make sure that we pass a comprehensive ethics reform bill this year. >> reporter: chairman brown is under investigation for alleged campaign violations and friday, fbi agents in a separate investigation raided the home of councilmember harry thomas jr. chairman brown told reporters he showed up to be sure an ethics bill passed without delays. >> get an ethics reform passed. councilman bowser, staff have done a phenomenal job. residents came and expressed interest in the bill. it's time to get something done and move forward. i wanted to make sure it happened. >> reporter: a member chose not to show up for today's vote. the other big drama today is the other councilmembers met in private to discus it. some say well, let the legal system play out and see what happens. others are hoping thms will take a leave of absen without pay. it's not clear what he's going to do or clear he's going to show up tomorrow when the council meets to discuss the ethics bill.

yesterday, the acquisition of kwame brown.e's in town, ready to get to work in the middle for the warriors. he knows exactly why he's here. defense, get rebounds, and to be a huge presence inside. get it done. >> just as much as i dwight, i give back. i loved playing with guys like shaq, andrew. >> do you want dwight to get traded to l.a. so you can see him a couple more times? >> i wouldn't say that. >>> looks like the lakers are no longer the only game in town down in l.a. the clippers have got the superstar guard chris paul. the trade from the hornets approved officially tonight. they sent gordon and chris kamen to new orleans. the hot ticket in the land of the lakers, no doubt. >>> life has not been the same for baron davis, or the warriors really since he left abruptly a few years ago. what they're calling amnestied. the cavaliers would rather pay out his salary, so they don't have him on the team. in this case, cleveland will pay baron davis $27 million to get out of town. >>> man with a rubber arm, guillermo mota will a

. >> reporter: the council chairman, kwame brown under investigation for campaign spending abuses has insisted that the ethics bill will be passed this month. >> i believe we have the next two weeks and if in fact ethics reform is important for everyone, i don't see how we can't take the time to focus on this issue. >> now some council members want a tougher bill. there may be changes when it comes up for the final vote in two weeks. back to you. >> tom sherwood, thanks, tom. >>> an aide to former governor bob erlich pled guilty to trying to suppress black voter turnout last year including conspiracy to violate state election laws. he pled guilty to approving robocalls. the calls told voters martin o'malley had already won and there was no need to go to the bolls. the sentencing is set for february. >>> the members of the take back the capital movement descended on lawmaker offices today. they gathered and sat inside the offices of house and senate leaders. similar to the occupy d.c. movement they want to convey the message that congress should represent 99% of everyday americans. tom

council chair kwame brown says he will have a face-to-face meeting with thomas. >> protestors calling for more jobs and unemployment benefits will be heading to capitol hill today. organizers are calling the event take back the capitol. but they're not part of the occupy movement. this group is called our d.c. they're on the national mall and they want more jobs here in the district. these protestors do not want to be confused with occupy protestors who are camping out at mcpherson square. >> we're not about balance. you know. we're not about hurting anybody. >> the our d.c. group has a permit to be on the mall through the week. they have invited the people from the occupy d.c. protests to join them on their march on capitol hill today. >>> in just a few hours, we'll get the final report on the 2010 west virginia mine disaster. it will say poor maintenance and a failed emergency system led to the tragedy. 29 men died last year when an explosion tore through the upper big branch coal mine. the mine safety administration says poorly maintained machines caused a spark and that spark igni

yesterday, the acquisition of kwame brown.own, ready to get to work in the middle for the warriors. he knows exactly why he's here. defense, get rebounds, and to be a huge presence inside. get it done. >> just as much as i dwight, i give back. i loved playing with guys like shaq, andrew. >> do you want dwight to get traded to l.a. so you can see him a couple more times? >> i wouldn't say that. >>> looks like the lakers are no longer the only game in town down in l.a. the clippers have got the superstar guard chris paul. the trade from the hornets approved officially tonight. they sent gordon and chris kamen to new orleans. the hot ticket in the land of the lakers, no doubt. >>> life has not been the same for baron davis, or the warriors really since he left abruptly a few years ago. what they're calling amnestied. the cavaliers would rather pay out his salary, so they don't have him on the team. in this case, cleveland will pay baron davis $27 million to get out of town. >>> man with a rubber arm, guillermo mota will again mak

other ongoing investigations that include one with mayor vincent gray and another with chairman kwame brown. the u.s. attorney's office investigation with gray started after a candidate accused the mayor and his campaign of paying him to make disparaging remarks about the then-mayor in exchange for a job. there's also an investigation by the u.s. attorney's office about hundreds of thousands of dollars raised and spent by chairman brown's 2008 campaign when he was running for an at-large seat. both have denied any wrongdoing. so there is a lot going on in the wilson building. >> also, what's going on is not necessarily in the wilson building, but outside. a number of calls for harry thomas to resign right away. >> we've been doing a lot of stories lately about medical marijuana, which has been focused predominantly in harry thomas' district, which is ward 5. folks there are really unhappy with him. they feel like they can't get business done because this seems to hang over the balance of everything. so, you know, i can see where those calls are coming from. we've been feeling it in the comm

. >> reporter: both council chairman kwame brown in ward five member thomas jr. facing separate criminal probes, thomas' house was raided by the fbi recently and the council for months struggled to write a new ethics law. chairman brown tuesday offered the amendment to allow for the first time council members to vote to expel any member in serious ethical cases. ward 5's thomas under grand jury review for allegedly misspending $300,000 in city funds on himself the sat quietly as the chairman introduced the amendment. >> let me state clearly expulsions will be used for cases in which the counsel determines the violation of laws in most serious nature including violations with substantially threatens the public trust. >> reporter: expulsion provision requires a vote by citizens next year before it can go into effect. the counsel also voted to force more disclosure of campaign contributions. funds raised and spent for inaugurations, transition committees and defense funds. they voted to reduce from 80,000 a year to 40,000 a year funds that could be privately raised t

. >>> the warriors introduced kwame brown hoping that he can help bolster a team that has not been knownor defense in recent years. not the game changing franchise acquisition that the fans had been hoping for. the former number one overall pick in the draft figures to come off the bench. >> i'm just happy to be here. this team needs a center. they have a center but i'm a different type of center. like to take a challenge on defense and go one on one and that is what i think they saw in me and that is what i'm here to do. >> two years ago, jerome randall was the pac-10 player of the year for the cal bears and today signed with the dallas mavericks. played in turkey last year, scoring 17 points per game. the mavs are defending nba champs. if he makes the team he could play alongside fellow cal alum jason kidd. >> injuries robbed the raiders of weapons on offense. good news. danarius moore back practicing and he is expected to play on sunday. the raiders know what they have to do to make the playoffs. a 7-6 record. the silver and black feel they need to win the final three games against de

council colleagues in et to discuss the on-going investigation and they instructed council chair kwame brown to have a face-to-face one on one meeting with thomas. >> i look forward to having a conversation with council member thomas to discuss so he's clear on where his colleagues are and what they feel and we look forward to having the discussion shortly. >> thomas has not been charged with any criminal violations. >>> there is another movement in d.c. that is growing this popularity and it is promising to make some noise. >> our d.c. will take to the national mall later today, demanding more jobs for the district's residents. as ken molestina found out, the weekend arrest of some protestors has hindered their effort ins the public eye. >> i want to thank all of the -- >> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton kicked off the week had -long demonstration on the mall. these protestors are specifically focused on bringing more jobs to d.c. residents. >> we're going to congress and capitol hill. it is called take back capitol hill. >> they may be tainted after the aggression seen on sunday. occup

a third involves kwame brown and his 2008 re-election campaign as an at-large councilmember that probe includes a trail of unreported contributions and expenses of $300,000. >>> right now, on the beltway, traffic is clearing on the wilson bridge. take a look at that. we got the pictures for you. it's northbound traffic trying to get to the hot chocolate race at the national harbor, which started just about an hour ago. news 4's jane watrel pulled over to take some of these pictures. she hefz was trying to get to that race. she told us many of the runners actually got out of their cars and walked the rest of the way to get to the start line in time. the hot chocolate race started around 8:00 this morning, and i for one know what people who are doing that. check out the runners. >> running down the side of the road trying to get to the race. >> nice way to warm up on this morning. >> a lot of times you're stuck at the pen at the start line and you have to wait 20 or 30 minutes and freeze to death while you're waiting for the start. so this would help. got a warm-up lap in. i don't know i

with water bottles, cheese, fig newtons, and chips a hoy, they waited for an announcement from kwame brown who said others were out of town. >> they are sick. what i want to do is reschedule this until monday so we can have every single member around. i do think it's important that all the members are here so we can have this type of discussion. that's all i have. thank you. >> have a great weekend. >> what are you talking about? >> leaving, council members said little. >> i feel for this family and his mother. and i hope they are doing well under these trying circumstances. >> have you spoken to him today? >> no, i have not. >> what are you aware of? what happened? >> that's all i know. >> thank you very much. >> council chairman brown did say that when these publicly elected officials paid for with public funds to discuss public policy regarding another official, mr. thomas, they would do so in private. the mayor is in new york, but issued a statement saying he supports the investigation, hopes it is done quickly and like to see justice served. anita and derek. >> lots of questions to be

a third investigation involves kwame brown and his 2008 campaign for re-election as an at-large councilmember. that probe includes a trail of unreported contributions and expenses that total about $300,000. in that case, the u.s. attorney's office is reviewing the money trail. be sure to stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage and for updates on this fbi raid of councilmember thomas' home. we will have new reaction from mayor gray tonight at 6:00. >>> and we are following some breaking news out of montgomery county tonight where police are searching for a missing boater. these are live pictures from chopper 4. officials say the man was in a boat and never returned to shore. crews are searching for the man on land, by boat, and with a state police helicopter. we'll continue to bring you more information on this search as it becomes available. >>> herman cain plans to make a major announcement tomorrow. he's been reassessing his presidential campaign since monday when a georgia woman claims she had a 13-year affair with him. in an interview with a new hampshire newspaper