council kwame brown tells our bruce johnson he's going to start tossing members out of meetings. >> this legislation paves the way for equal access to gay marriage. >> reporter: david chata'an, why an openly gay council -- tetania, an openly gay council -- catania an openly gay council member criticized marion barry's statements. marion barry played the race card. david has a pattern of attacking black men. he's as vindictive as they come. catania countered with profanity, fu marion. the subject was a united medical center in southeast. catania became outraged when barry suggested that the hospital is losing money. >> mr. catania jumped up screaming yelling and cussing and called me pick pant. >> reporter: catania also charged ole -- despicable. >> reporter: catania also charged elvis has been seen more at the medical center than marion barry. catania wouldn't return phone calls. his staff says he'll have nothing more to say about this controversy. >> this is about every single member of the council conduct themselves properly. >> reporter: d.c. council member kwame brown says there will

barry wants kwame brown to look at catania's behaviour. good morning chairman, thank you for joining us we do appreciate it. what happened yesterday? >> well, we had a very productive council retreat, where we all have our annual retreat every single year talked about moving the city forward, talked about getting residents back to work. more importantly making sure we do everything necessary to continue to make this a great city, it was very very productive, we were able to really discuss our ethics reform, making sure that every council member was clear on their objectives we talked about how council itself reduced expenses within the council, just like we are asking administration, to reduce their expenses. >> so when it came to this incident there was talk going on about a hospital, united medical center in southeast, that is what prompted the issues between the council members can you tell me about that. >> 9 t% of down till -- 99% of our council retreat was productive making sure we would deliver for the people of the district of colu

kwame brown pushed for the resolution after a shouting match between councilmembers marion barry and another council member that contained indecent language. if a member breaks the rules brown has the authority to warn or remove the member from the meeting. >> 7 on your side with a warning for all women. that is a new groundbreaking study about our number-one killer heart attacks. researchers found symptoms are different in women and are more likely to die than men. jennifer donelan reports on the life-saving details. >> this woman was just 43, and she felt a tingling in her arm. it went away in under two minutes. she still wanted the hospital. >> i don't have high cholesterol or high blood pressure. and the tinkling came back three more times. she was at home every time from the hospital. then it started again. >> this time i was having severe pain in my chest. i said i am not leaving. they started treating me like i was having mental problems. >> she was not losing her mind, it was a warning that something was wrong with her heart. a doctor finally agreed to take her to the cathete

barry wants council chair kwame brown to look at his behaviour, we will talk with him live in our next>> virginia moves close tore drug testing people who get welfare they test positive they could lose benefits for a year backers to have bill say it would make sure well pair money goes to families and -- welfare money goes to familychildren. this measure now goes to the state house but lawmakers there won't take it up until next year. >>> funeral services for whitney houston will be held on saturday, at new hope baptist church newark new jersey, that is the church where she first show cased her singing talents as a child the family says no public memorial service is planned at this time they are opting for a much smaller, private affair and it will be invitation only. >>> they have shared her for 30 some years with the city, with the state, with the world, this is their time for their farewell. >>> fans are still holding out hope there will be some sort of public ceremony so they too can honor the singer. in the meantime houston's family is asking any bowations in her ma'am -- donation

. >> barry later asked council chair kwame brown to look into catania's behavior. >>> today congress will release details of a tentative deal to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of the year. lawmakers reached that agreement late yesterday. they could send the measure to president obama as early as this week. the tax cut extension would have expired at the end of the month if no deal was in place. that would have taken about $20 a week out of the average morning's salary. -- american worker's salary. >>> president obama will begin selling his budget in wisconsin. he'll tour a master lock factory before heading to california and seattle for fundraising events. he returns to washington on friday. in milwaukee the president will be greeted by wisconsin's republican governor, scott walker. walker was one of the featured speakers at last week's conservative political action conference in washington. he even -- he heavily criticized president obama in that speech. >>> and the president appears to be winning some support for his handling of the economy. a new cbs news/"new york tim

a third was hired by council chairman, kwame brown, who said the worker has been placed on leave. the cases go back to 2009 and get this, in many instances, people were adding 15,000, 18,000, $20,000 to the incomes they were getting from the city government. >> and i want to know what is the plan to recover our money. >> works for the d.c. government, she wants her workers who ripped off the system to be held accountable. >> and i don't doubt that there is more going on. >> the alleged corruption goes to the top. it was in september of last year that 9news now first reported that gabby frazier was fired for allegedly sering jobless benefits to her daughter and others. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> and 40 of the people under investigation left the city government. others have been placed on leave. >>> a new year, a new session, the same gridlock. house and senate negotiators met to work out the details on extending that payroll tax cut for millions of people. but they did not make any significant progress. the two sides have three weeks to reach an agreement before that benefit runs

chairman kwame brown's 2008 council campaign is under federal criminal investigation but the chairman says this council is trying to work together. >> this is a training that we're having to try to go over the enl icks law. this is training, personnel training as it relates to the comprehensive ethics reform bill, making sure everyone is very clear. clearly valentine's day is love. this is a good time for us to show our love for ourselves and our residents, how reprepare to move forward. >> i guess it was a lovely day for it except for the built of cursing between barry and katan katania. >> thank you, tom! >>> two occupy d.c. protoefltors are facing charges after they were arrested last night after they set up tents on a sidewalk on 14th street northwest. at first officers told the protestors to leave. wh when they wouldn't budge, they were arrested. >>> turning now to the weather on this valentine's day. started off pretty nice, but now a few sprinkles are start willing to roll in. >> let's get the latest from doug in storm center 4. >> hey, guys. that's what we were talking about y

by the ongoing criminal investigations into the political campaigns with mayor gray and chairman kwame brown. >> both are criminal investigations. both have been going on for months. and both could be big embarrassments for the city. >> reporter: ever since last summer federal investigators have been looking into the campaign spending for council chairman kwame brown's 2008 at large race. last june the d.c. ethics office referred the 2008 spending to federal authorities for possible criminal violations after an audit showed potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars improperly accounted for by the campaign. brown told news 4 monday that he has no knowledge of the status of the federal probe or whether a grand jury is yet reviewing any evidence. >> i just wondered if you had a comment. >> no. i don't have a comment. you're talking about the 2008 campaign, correct? >> mayor vincent gray is under a separate probe by the u.s. attorney's office. that investigation initially focused on allegations by minor mayoral candidate brown that he was given cash and later a city job for his criticism of t

. >> marion berry later asked council chair kwame brown to it look into hi behavior. fireworks like these are becoming more common with this council. nbc 4's tom scherrwood who covering d.c. council says it's clear that many of members truly dislike and distrust each other. jim, doreen. >>> a developing story from capitol hill. there is a tentative deal in the payroll tax cut battle. it extends the current tax cut through the end of this year. it translates into about an extra $20 a week for the average worker. it would also renew long-term unemployment benefits. >>> now to a high school rivalry game that led to a near melee at a local mcdonald's. it happened in downtown mcclain, and tonight fairfax county school officials are trying to keep a lid on it. jane reports. >> reporter: this picture of a mob scene at a mcdonald's was snapped by a langley high school student following a basketball game friday night. after the packed game at mclean high, police arrested five students from both high schools for public drunkenness. >> there was at least 100 teenagers in mcdonal

chairman kwame brown wants to enact a code of conduct banning profanity following a shouting match between marion barry and david catania last week. brown said it would par members from using profane or abuse -- bar members from using profane or abusive language. >>> getting around the district about to get easier, plus how much gas might cost this april. shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. up. >> first tonight why your next trip to the national mall may be even better. no. 5, the national mall is getting a $1 million facelift thanks to the ackridge family foundation. the money will be used to restore the mall and facilities and the founder hopes to raise $350 million in private donations for the mall. no. 4, youtube is going hollywood. the online video site wants to create 25 hours of original programming per day and add 96 new channels with the help of top industry producers and directors. several new channels have already launched. youtube hopes to have them up and running by summer. no. 4, a brand-new way to get caffiene, but is it safe. the fda is taking a closer look at inhalable ca

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

councilman kwame brown said one of his own staffers was named. >> it's unfortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days. so it's just an unfortunate situation. they are on administrative leave. >> the fraud may have started in 2009. >>> a very busy week on the campaign trail, republicans casting ballots in colorado, minnesota, maine and missouri. mitt romney is coming off back to back wins, but ron paul and rick santorum say they're playing the long game vowing to pick up delegates in the west. >>> because of a white house healthcare plan that requires employers to cover birth control, the morning after pill, even sterilization procedures. as fox's james rosen claims, it could cost the president come november. >> there could be no doubt that religious liberty in our country is in jeopardy. this is the time to speak up. this is the time for all voices to be heard. >> reporter: a dire warning to the catholic faithful about president obama's recent ruling, part of his signature healthcare law, mandating all employers must cover in full the cost of female contraception.

chairman kwame brown says he wants a code of conduct that would ban profanity. ollows a shouting match between two council members last week. brown says the code of conduct would bar members from using profane, indecent or abusive language in a public meeting t would allow brown to remove a person from a public meeting after a warning. >>> what is a fair share to pay the federal government in taxes? coming up next, you might be surprised by what government numbers reveal. >>> beware of diet sodas. why they may be putting you at risk for a serious health condition. stay with us.  man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: whihich means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose mor

. >> barry later asked council chair kwame brown to look into the behavior. >>> ahead on "news4 today," unraveling the mystery surrounding josh powell. why police now believe the home where he and his sons died was set up just to deceive. >>> taking their rivalry too far. the big high school game that led to a near melee at an area fast food restaurant. >>> and we have a great day ahead. >>> good morning. weather & traffic on the 1s on this early morning, 15th of february. temperatures above freezing. we're in the 30s to near 40 degrees. 41 at reagan national. we do have quite a bit of cloudiness still lingering, although there are a few breaks in the clouds. we will have as the day progresses high pressure pushing in from the west. that will clear things out. sunrise at 7:00. it will be partly cloudy by 9:00. then mostly sunny by noontime. and we'll be into the 50s by then. mid to upper 50s during the afternoon. and then by late afternoon, we'll cool to near 50 degrees. sunset at 5:45. increasing clouds through the evening, and down to near 40 by midnight. looks like rain tomorrow. w

council chairman kwame brown. >> the person was brought over from another staff member's office and it is up fortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days. it is just an unfortunate situation but they are on administrative leave. >> reporter: turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former councilman harry thomas, jr. who resigned. he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. en. >>> now, in addition to the approximately 90 current d.c. government workers accused of fraud, there is at least another 40 former d.c. government workers also accused of double dipping. the d.c. inspector general and the u.s. attorney are investigating. all of them would be required to pay back the money and we're told some have already started. >>> we still have plenty ahead. weather, traffic and all of your top stories. >>> good morning on this tuesday, february 7, 2012. it is 4:30 right now. taking a live look over washington, d.c. this morning. wake up to another chilly start to the day. things shouldn't look too bad later on thi

council chairman kwame brown pushed through a resolution banning members from using profanity in publicngs. this came after councilmembers marion barry and david katania got in a profanity laced verbal brawl in a retreat. catania says he is fed up with the constant scandals involving the colleagues. he said it's fascinating we don't have a code of con -- we have a code of conduct on language when the body was silent when a member admitted stealing from the city. >>> finally -- the u.n. watchdog calls chavez seeking a seat an outrage considering his jailing of critics. and support for syrian president bashar assad. last year, syria sought a seat on the u.n. committee after libya was booted for attacking demonstrators. as we told you earlier, arizona and michigan hold the presidential primary elections next week. tonight we'll focus on what correspondent steve brown is hearing from voters in mitt romney's native state. >> i need your help on the 28th of february. get out and vote. >> it's now mitt romney who is seeking a bail-out in michigan. leading by double digits earlier in month, now

the council chair kwame brown says he wants too amend the council code of conduct to ban members from using vulgar or abusive language during open council meetings. brown says the chairman would be able to remove a council member from the meeting if he or she couldn't follow the rules. however, news 4 has learned that some council members take issue with this proposal and say the real problem is brown's inability to control the council not cursing. they say it's unlikely a chairman can remove a sitting member. >>> this is the last day to take advantage of a tax holiday in maryland for energy efficient appliances. maryland residents who buy new energy efficient appliances through today won't have to pay the state's 6% sales tax on the items. eligible items include air conditioners, washing machines, furnaces, and refrigerators. also eligible, energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, dehue mid fiers and programmable therm stats. this is a result of legislation passed in 2007 by the maryland general assembly. >>> a lot more to come on news 4 at 4:00 including the app that brings

collected unemployment on the job. 700 and $800,000 was received by those employees, dc council chair kwame brown said he learned about the fraud when one of his own staffers was accused it may have started back in 2009. >>> well, you know, the person was brought over from another staff members office and you know it is unfortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days so it is just an unfortunate situation but they are on administrative leave. >>> so far this is a dc issue but some of the cases may eventually be referred to federal prosecutors. >>> homeowners listen up, you can get money back from your mortgage lender bank of america, jp morgan chase, wells fargo, citigroup alleyed financial agreed to a settlement involving foreclosure abuse in 40 states the deal would force large lenders to reduce loans for 1 million homeowners and those who lost their homes to foreclosure could get checked for about -- checks for about $2,000 each the settlement could be finalized in the next few days. >>> tax season scandal you will see only here on fox 5, tax prep business in our area unde

so far we know that one of the employees worked for council chairman kwame brown. that worker along with the other double dippers have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm pat collins, news 4. >> all right, pat, thank you. >>> a high ranking official with susan g. komen for the cure is calling quits. karen handle turned in her resignation today just days after a highly publicized dispute over whether the group should help fund planned parenthood. she was komen's vp for public policy. she supported cutting off the funds and was disappointed komen reversed their decision to do so. >>> two officers have been suspend after a police involved shooting in brentwood last night. authorities say surveillance video tells a different story. darcie spencer has seen that tape. she joins us live with the latest on this story. darcie? >> reporter: i have been able to see the videotape, it shows the suspect walking down the sidewalk. two officers approach from behind. one of the officers reaches

. >> reporter: council chairman kwame brown says everything is on the table and doesn't rule out revisitingx issue. >> we say the $240 million came in and resident want to know what is in it for them. >> reporter: but mayor gray and d.c.'s cfo caution against repealing the tax. >> we need to recognize this is one-time money that we're talking about. >> reporter: $240 million goes a long way. >> in housing, affordable housing. why not fix up some of these dilapidated homes and things like that. they have so many vacant buildings that they have moved people out of. people need a place to stay. >> reporter: matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> reporter: the mayor and chairman brown will get a letter today from the chamber of commerce asking hem to rethink the latest income tax hikes on residents. >>> are you spending any money on this year's super bowl? you might not believe how many people say they are going to spend some pretty big cash. that is coming up in about 30 minutes. >>> next, stacy is following our big story. >> reporter: if you are taking metro today, you may want to avoid dupont circle s

. >>> the chairman kwame brown wants to enact a code of conduct that bans profanity.his follows a shouting match between marion barry and david catania last week. code of conduct would bar february some producing profane -- members from using profane or abusive language. >>> youtube is going hollywood. they want to create 25 hours of original programming perve day and add 96 new channels. now, with the help of top industry producers and directors, several new channels have already launched. now, youtube hopes to have them all up and running by this summer. >>> hard to believe the oscars are just this coming sunday actually. fox's adam housley shows us some of the big stars an even bigger films poised to win gold on the academy's biggest night. >>> sunday's best picture oscar race offers a wide variety of genres and subject matters all competing for tinseltown's most coveted prize. the artist is this year's favorite arab small independent silent film shot in black and white its stars are hoping for oscar gold. >> it is impossible to tell your story. >> reporter: a coup

barry wants kwame brown to look at catania's behavior. >>> more sunshine, should be a good looking wednesdayor you. i'll have details other o. that. julie wright will have a look at your traffic. we'll see if that is good looking as well coming up after the break.  the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today fo

so far we know that one employee worked for council chairman kwame brown. that employee and the other double dippers on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. live in northwest i'm pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. >>> there's a leadership shake-up at the susan g. komen foundation, the breast cancer charity is losing a high ranking official. she turned in her resignation letter today just days over a highly publicized dispute whether the foundation should send funding to planned parenthood. she supported the defunding of planned parenthood. she denounced planned patienthood when she ran for governor of georgia. >>> they're trying to select a jury now in the george hughley murder trial in charlottesville, virginia. opening statements could begin tomorrow morning in the case. julgly carrie is at the courthouse where several rows were filled with family and friends of the victim. her name is yeardley love. >> jury selection stretched into the night yesterday and it looks like we're headed down that pathogen today as the defense and p

. >>> profanity can soon be banned from dc council meetings, kwame brown wants to enact a code of conduct following a shouting match between barry and catania last week it would prevent them from using pro feign or indecent language. >>> there is a brand new museum on the mall a sneak peek ahead of this week's ground breaking. >>> why getting around just got easier for visitors to the national mall. >> president's day would not be complete without a trip to mount vernon how people across our area are celebrating this holiday day [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-optic network to your home. get america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture q

council chair kwame brown says that their cell phone bill is way too big. "washington post" reports that the council racked up more than $61,000 in cell phone bills over the past 16 months. most council members and about 30 senior staff used government-issued cell phones or blackberries. some members' bills were over $100 a month, forcing the council to renegotiate their contract with at&t. the new plan includes unlimited data and text messaging which officials believe should help costs. >>> tonight police will update homeowners in franconia neighborhood of fairfax county to end their efforts of state offing home burglaries. people were seen wearing dark clothing and carrying backpacks. detectives have asked people on the lookout for people posing as investigators. >>> wikileaks says it is planning to release more than five million emails from a u.s. intelligence company. wikileaks says the emails show the inner working of stratfer, a security-based think tank out of austin, texas. the times show how -- report shows how leaders attacked julian assange. >>>

chairman kwame brown called for the closed door meeting.ouncil members marion barry and david katanya we're told argued about a hospital in southeast washington. but, overall, brown says a lot was accomplished and explains why today was the perfect day for everyone to get together. >> clearly valentine's a day of love. it's a good time for us to not only show love for ourselves but our residents and prepare on how we're going to move forward, move the city forward. >> the session started at 8:00 this morning. once it was over, council members said they were happy that type of meeting only happens once a year. >>> and on this valentine's day, it is a good evening to get cozy. >> is it now? >> oh, yeah. >> okay. >> i thought any evening was. >> this one more than others? >> you're required to tonight. >> i'm going to go to this camera to talk about what's going on weatherwise. out there right now, looking good. if it was about 15 degrees cooler, wendy, i would definitely agree with you. out there font, though, not too bad as far as temperatur

. >> barry later asked council chair kwame brown to look into the behavior. >>> house lawmakers in virginia approved of two of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills to be introduced in years. the so-called person hood bill sponsored by prince william county delegate bob marshall declares a person's rights begin at conception. opponent argue the bill lays the groundwork to outlaw abortion in the state if the supreme court ever reverses roe v. wade. a second bill that passed requires a pregnant woman to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion. democrats objected to both bills, but they were outvoted. >>> and deputy house majority leader is apologizing for what he calls insensitive comment he made about abortion. during the discussion about the ultrasound bill, he said, "in the vast majority of these is cases, these are matters of lifestyle convenience." the republican issued an apology saying, "abortion is a sad and deeply serious occurrence. i recognize that few women undergo the procedure lightly. it leaves scars both mental and physical that will can last forever." >>> 5:37. ta

council chair kwame brown says the members' collective cell phone bill is too large. the "washington post" reports that the council racked up more than $61,000 in cell phone bills over the last six months. about 30 staff members used government-issued cell phones or blackberries. some members' bills were over $100 a month, forcing the council to renegotiate its contract with at&t. the new plan does include unlimited data and text messaging which officials say should help hold down cost. >>> today the nonprofit organization that former d.c. council member harry thomas used to funneled district money to himself will face tough questions from the council. thomas used the children and youth investment trust corporation to embezzle more than $350,000 earmarked for youth programs. council member jim graham says he believes the trust is still active and issuing grants despite the controversy surrounding it. u.s. attorney for the district ron machin showed the council in january how the trust paid out money at thomas' direction so the former council member could then pocket i

council chairman kwame brown. >> you know, this person was brought over from another staff member's office and it's unfortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days. so it's just an unfortunate situation, but they are on administrative leave the. >> reporter: turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former councilman harry thomas, jr. who resigned. he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. in addition to the approximately 90 current d.c. government workers accused of fraud, there's at least another 40 former d.c. government workers also accuses of double dipping. the d.c. inspector general and u.s. attorney are investigating. all of them would be required to pay back that money and we're told some have already started to do so. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us tonight. wow, another black eye for the city after a series of scandals. >> yes, will. this is serious business. the mayor is under investigation by the u.s. attorney. the city council chairman that you interviewed is under investigation for c

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

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

we've got a surplus now in the city, and you mentioned kwame brown.arently, there's some clash over who should have say in how some of the surplus money is spent. >> well, the mayor had an interesting state of the state speech. he emphasized economic issues, how the city has a surplus, how the city is moving ahead, governing well. and unlike last year, he did touch upon the stumbles in the beginning of his administration, when there were these investigations into were people in his campaign helping somebody, helping suleman brown, who showed up to castigate ex-mayor fenty and helped the campaign of mayor gray, that whole issue. then of course, there were members of the council under investigation for alleged wrongdoing. and so, he admitted that, yeah, we got off to a bad start, in effect, but now we're doing good things. >> well, i think the mayor was very positive under the cloud, the albatross that's been flying over the district. we just talked about it the last topic, the image as well as the investigations and all of this coming down. it must hav