council chairman kwame brown in court today. a judge ordered him to obey even stricter new rules because he violated the terms of his release. brown failed to make three weekly calls to check in with the court. the judge warned him, not to tempt fate by breaking those rules or any others. brown is scheduled to be sentenced for felony bank fraud next month. >>> the nationals' first game of the playoffs tomorrow at 1:00. preparations are underway to deal with the rush hour mess it is likely to cause when 40,000 fans let out. metro plans to run extra trains on the green line before and after the game. and traffic control officers will be on hand to help drivers. extra bike share spaces will be available at nationals park. >>> lots of people all over the area are busy dogitating. pat collins is out finding out how they will make it happen. ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ take me out through the crowd ♪ >> reporter: now just a minute. hold on. that game is tomorrow. tomorrow is wednesday. wednesday is a workday. it starts at 1:00. ho

council chair, kwame brown, was hauled back into court today where an angry judge gave him a tongue lashing and a curfew for violating the terms of hisrelease. bruce, you say kwame could have gone to jail for all this. >> former council chairman could have gone to jail today, derek. judge richard leon was angry and that might be an under statement. he was more annoyed than anything else with the former council chairman. kwame brown was ordered to appear in court today to explain to the judge why he failed to check in by phone with the court's pretrial division on three separate occasions. that was part of the conditions on personal recognizance, pending. the judge shot back, it's a little too late in the game for that and ordered brown to appear in person and placed him on a curfew from 11:00 at night until 6:30 in the morning. the judge told brown there won't be three strikes, there will be one. and he has already used that and if he comes before the judge again, he will be ordered to jail. sources close to the case say it's part of his plea bargain agreement, he'll get probation for that

council chair, kwame brown. kwame, or should i say, mr. brown has been placed under curfew and ordered to make weekly visits with court officials. that court order comes earlier today. brown resigned last june after pleading not guilty to bank fraud and a campaign violence. he is not putting himself in the best position ahead of his sentencing and warned him not to tempt fate. and howard brooks should learn his fate tomorrow. brooks was the former campaign consultant who admitted he funneled funds to former friends candidate, sulaimon brown. it was all part of a campaign designed to improve gray's chances in the election. brooks pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice last may. >>> a new study finds americans are losing their religion. this according to a new forum on religion in the public life study that says the number of people identifying themselves was under 50%. 48%. that's the first time the numbers have been below half ever. one reason, about 20% of americans say they have no religious affiliation and that's up 15% in the last fiv

. >> kwame brown resigned in june after pleading guilty to bank fraud and campaign finance violations. he faces up to six months in prison on each count. he will be in court for an unknown issue today. first lady michelle obama is expected to appear at a rally at the loudoun county grounds in leesburg this afternoon. you will need a ticket to attend the event. this evening, the first lady will attend a fund-raiser in mclean. 28 days until the election. today president obama o speak at ohio state university in columbus. the last day for ohio residents to register. register. dob calendar mitt romney will campaign in ohio as well and in iowa. -- his challenger mitt romney will campaign in ohio. >> how pepco plans to help people deal with outrageously high electric bills. rex and the results of a new survey on which fast-food restaura >> hi from butler's orchard in germantown, maryland. happy harvesttime. >> good morning, washington. >> pepco and its union have reached a tentative contract agreement, which will likely to avert a strike. they did not provide details. the union could vote o

council chairman kwame brown. a judge is placing him under curfew after he missed three court appointed pre-trial check- ins. he is under a curfew and will have to stay at home from 11:00 p.m. to 6:30:00 a.m. and he has been ordered to check in in person with court officials once a week. >>> howard brooks will learn has fate in court later on today. he pleaded guilty back in may to lying to the fbi about giving under the table payments using fraudulent money orders to suleiman brown, a minor candidate in the 2010 mayoral race. prosecutors say they are willing to grant him probation. >>> a maryland lawmaker will spend three years on probation after pleading guilty to misconduct in office. delegate tiffany alston was accused of paying a law firm employee $800 in state money. she was also accused of theft and using state fund for her wedding. she will have to perform 300 hours of community service and pay back the $800 to the state. >>> also making headlines this morning, two running mates face off tomorrow in the fi

council chair kwame brown back in court today for a hearing on unspecified violation. neither prosecutors nor brown's attorney have revealed the reason. he resigned after pleading guilty in june to bank fraud and a misdemeanor campaign finance violations. he faces six months in prison on each count. but he may not spend any time behind bars for cooperating with prosecutors. a maryland delegate, tiffany alston, is scheduled to go on trial today on charges that she used campaign funds to pay for wedding expenses. the prince george's county democrat was convicted earlier this year of stealing $800 from the general assembly to pay for an assistant at her private law firm. they deferred sentencing until after this trial is finished. craig mundie mid-county police investigating a shooting in silver spring. officers called storm on colt drive monday night. the president said he had been involved in an argument with a female acquaintance and an unknown male. the president said he fired a gun possibly striking the mail. then they received a call saying the man baryta a hospital

the former chairman of the council, kwame brown, was greeted by reporters and photographers as he walked into the federal courthouse and, again, as he left. brown seemed surprised by all of the attention. >> can you see anything? >> i can't say any. all of the here that is disturbing. >> reporter: but the judge was disturbed, he wanted to know why his presentencing orders were not being followed. what do you have to say about your conduct, he asked. brown apologized for wasting the court's time. he knew the importance of calling in. when brown offered reason yes he didn't think he was violating the rules, he was scolded and ordered him to check in with court officials in person each week, no longer by phone and then added an overnight curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 6 in the morning. >> there is nothing i can say. >> reporter: few words outside of court from brown's attorney. brown is just about a month away from being sentenced for bank fraud. cook thinks his client understands what to do before then. >> i think he has an understanding what is in front of him -- he'll be fine. >> reporter: br

council member kwame brown. judge richard leon says brown needs to be home between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. brown apologized to the court after failing to report by phone on three separate occasions as part of his prerelease conditions. brown is set to be sentenced in three weeks on a bank fraud conviction. >>> well, when your kids do not get into the college of your choice, did you sue? a couple from hong kong is suing a u.s. college after their two sons did not get into an ivy league school. the couple said they paid more than $2 million to get their sons into an elite university. preterribly harvard. they now want their many back. >>> american david wineland and frenchman certainly haroche are the 2012 nobel prize winners in physics. they were cited for their groundbreaking efforts for measuring and manipulation of quantum systems. but because of the world economic crisis, their winnings are down from $1.5 million to $1.2 million. >>> coming up ahead, d.c. gets ready to host its first playoff baseball game since fdr's administration and howard will tell us whether the weath

council chairman kwame brown is making an unexpected court appearance for apparent violation of his plea agreement. brown pleaded guilty in june to bank fraud and campaign finance violations. as a part of that believe, brown is required to check in and be truthful with authorities and disclose his personal finances. the u.s. attorney's office is not commenting on the reason for the hearing. brown on still faces up to a year in prison. >>> problems may still persist in d.c.'s tax office five years after it was rocked by the largest embezzlement scandal in the city's history. "the washington post" is reporting auditors have warned district cfo about the issues. including poor tracking of tax payments, dummy accounts set up with fake social security numbers, and lack of management oversight. this comes five years after a mid-level manager was caught stealing millions through phony tax return refunds. >>> the nats' pitching struggles against the cardinals. st. louis' offense dominated the nationals, hitting four home runs en route to vehicle tee. the series is now tied at one game apiece wit

councilman kwame brown back before a judge today after orders comply with court has a tighter restrictions. john gonzalez has the latest. >> former d.c. council chairman e brown moments ago received very stern lecture from the toeral judge for failing report on three separate occasions to his pretrial services. separate occasions, all he had do was call. now brown must report in person week and the as a curfew 11:00 p.m. until 6:30 in the morning. this is five weeks before his sentencing. couple times the judge pointed finger at the high-profile defendant, asking what do you yourself?y for twice brown said he was out of time you failhird to call in on september 10 he had to did not think he was booked by police earlier that week. he pled guilty in june to bank fraud, forcing him to resign as chairman. he walked in and out of court t talking to the apologize in did this will not happen again. the judges said your apology is game andlate in the don't come back before time itng because next only be one strike. he is due to be sentenced in up to a yearfaces in prison. z reporting. >> the princ

. >>> kwame brown will learn his fate next month on felony bank fraud charges. until then, the former d.c. council chairman must follow a strict sur fcurfew and other st rules. the judge set a curfew of 11:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for brown. brown was ordered to return to court yesterday because he failed to report to authorities by phone three times. brown must follow these rules in order to remain free until his sentencing. >>> a maryland delegate could be allowed to stay in office despite reaching a plea deal on campaign finance and theft charges. tiffany alprince george's county pled no contest to using $3,500 of her campaign's money for her own wedding. prosecutors said that should lead to her suspension from the house of delegates, but alston's attorneys say, if she completes her sentence, which includes community service and paying money back, she could be allowed to keep her office. house leaders are also looking into the matter. >>> a massachusetts man faces charges for bringing a smoke grenade through the los angeles international airport. he was on his wa

council chair kwame brown has been placed under a curfew in order to make weekly visits with court officials. the order came after brown failed to make three required phone calls. he resigned last june after pleading guilty to bank fraud and a misdemeanor campaign finance violation. he was warned not to, quote, tempt fate. >>> howard brooks is scheduled to be sentenced today. he was the former campaign consultant to d.c. mayor vincent gray. he admitted to secretly funneling money to suleman brown. brown was supposed to speak neglectively about the rest of the candidates left in the race after getting the money so gray would have a better chance of winning. he pleaded equipment to obstruction of justice last may. >>> former assistant football coach jerry sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. he was sentenced yesterday to at least 30 years in prison. some of his sex abuse victims were at the sentencing hearing. he will be 98 years old before he can even be considered for parole. >> he could have imposed the sentence of many centuries of there's really no point to it. he im

. >> former dc council chair kwame brown is under a court curfew. yes to meet with them once a week in person. -- he has to meet with them once a week in person. the judge told him he is not putting themselves in a good position ahead of his sentencing. 5:08 is the time. 55 degrees. >> still ahead, find out why reverend al sharpton will lead a ♪ cash, cash back. ♪ ♪ use freedom and get cash back. ♪ ♪ five percent at best buy. ♪ ♪ wow my definition is hi. ♪ activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. ♪ every gdy get everybody get! ♪ >> wednesday morning. temperatures in the 50's a around the metro area. a cold front out to the west. clouds locally year. they will be pushed out of the region. that will move through later this afternoon. and warm day today. warmer than the past several days. 58 in the district. 52 at dulles. some morning clouds. then will become sunny. especially by lunch time and through the afternoon. a good day at the ballpark. the need to degrees. you will notice the wind a litle bit. game time, a little after 1:00 . bring a h

counsel still kwame brown now has an overnight curfew. a federal judge ordered brown to check in with the court in person after he failed to make three weekly required phone calls. brown will be sentenced by the same judge for bank fraud next month. >>> today's big storey is playing out on capitol hill. the obama administration is facing some tough new questions about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed the u.s. ambassador there. doug luzader is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the state department dropped something of a bombshell saying that they never thought that this attack on the u.s. consulate was part of a spontaneous protest. with the investigation into what happened at this compound in libya underway, there is now a clear rift between president obama and the u.s. state department. while many blamed the protests and discounted the idea that terrorists killed chris stevens, it's unclear what she was basing that on. the u.s. state department, that was not them. according to one official, that was not o

. >> former chairman of the council, kwame brown, was greeted by reporters and photographers as he walked into the federal courthouse and once again, as he left, brown seemed surprised by all of the attention. >> did you say anything? >> all these reporters are here. that's pretty disturbing. >> it was judge richard leon who seemed most disturbed. leon wanted to know why his presentencing orders were not being followed. what do you have to say about your conduct, he asked? brown apologized for wasting the court's time because he said he knew the importance of calling in. but when brown offered reasons why he didn't think he was violating the rules, leon continued to scold him. then ordered brown to check in with court officials in person each week. no longer by phone, and then added an overnight home curfew from 11:00 p.m. until 6:30 in the morning. >> that's all i could say. >> few words outside court from brown's attorney, fred cook. brown is just about a month away from being sentenced for bank fraud. and cook thinks his client now understands what to do before then. >> i think, you kn

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council chairman kwame brown is in court. it could be a violation of the plea agreement. he pleaded guilty of fraud and campaign. he's expected to check in and tell the truth and disclose his personal finances. the u.s. attorney's office has not commented. he faces up to a year in prison. >>> the nationals are coming home tied in their series against the cardinals. game two was a rough one. the cards crushed the nats 12-4. after the game, the team was ready to get on a plane and be back in front of the d.c. faithful. >> it's easy to play when they are waving the white towels for you. hopefully when we get home the fans are ready for us and they bring it like they did. >> you know, you work all season to get homefield advantage. you know, we got it. we are going home with the series tied. get a chance to play in front of our fans. >> game three is tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. unless you have a ticket, the game can only be seen on the mlb network. ed win jackson will pitch for the nats. chris carpenter will take the mound for the cardinals. no word on the game start time. >>> the

. >> reporter: kwame brown was ordered to court tuesday for failing to check in weekly before he sentenced in november for a felony branch fraud. last summer brown, a former rising star in city politics, resigned his chairmanship and left city politics. his career in ruins. at his guilty plea last summer, he promised to coop. but judge richard leon was told tuesday, he had three times failed to check in as required. brown attempted to apologize. your apology is a little late in the game. what's your excuse, the judge said, cutting off brown? you must be extremely careful. you don't want to know what the next step is. judge leon ordered brown from now on to check in personally at the court once a week. and to adhere to a curfew from 11:00 p.m. at night until 6:30 in the morning. brown's attorney for ed cook said his client had gotten the message that he could be jailed if he disobeyed the court again. >> is he clear now on what his pretrial release conditions are? >> mr. brown is clear about those. he has always been clear. there was some glitches. i think he is very focused now and he'll w

council chair kwame brown, don't tempt fate with the violation of the terms of his release. he was placed under a curfew and ordered to make weekly visits with officials. he had to go back to court after failing three time to make required weekly phone calls to check in. brown pleaded guilty in june to bank fraud and campaign finance violation. he is hoping to avoid prison time by cooperating with the prosecutors. brown will be sentenced next month. >> 11 people have now died from that meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections. the latest confirmed death happened last night in tennessee bringing that state's death toll up to six now. there have been 119 confirmed cases of meningitis across ten states. virginia has confirmed 24 cases, including one fatality. maryland has eight cases of meningitis, including one death. the tainted steroid shots used for back pain came from a massachusetts specialty pharmacy. all drugs from that pharmacy have now been recalled. >>> another day where we're stuck with clouds and cooler temperatures. >> storm team 4 meteorologist ch

council chair kwame brown is in more trouble this morning. he's been placed under a curfew in order to make weekly visits with court officials. this order came yesterday after brown failed to make three required phone calls. he resigned as you remember last june after pleading guilty to bank fraud and a misdemeanor campaign finance violation. an angry judge richard leon told brown he's not putting himself in the best position ahead of his sentencing and warned him not to, quote, tempt fate. >>> howard brooks should learn his fate later today. brooks was the former campaign consultant to d.c. mayor vincent gray who admitted to secretly funneling money to former candidate suleman brown. it was all part after campaign designed to improve gray's chances when it came to the election. the 64-year-old brooks pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice last may. >>> officers suspected foul play almost from the beginning. now a reporter's death has been ruled murder and they're looking for her killer. sarah libby greenhalgh was found dead in her burning h

. >>> kwame brown is under new strict rules until his sentencing next month. the u.s. district judge from 6:6 -- set a curfew from 11:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. he failed to report by phone three times. the former d.c. council chairman must follow these rules in order to remain free until his sentencing. >>> 12 people have died from that meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid ininjections. a 70-year-old man died from the same strange of fungal meningitis. virginia has confirmed 24 cases, including one death. maryland has eight cases of meningitis, also one death there. the tainted steroid shots used for back pain came from a massachusetts specialty pharmacy. all drugs from that pharmacy have now been recalled. >>> 6:36 is your time now. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in now with savannah guthrie to see what they're working on today. good morning, savannah. nice to see you. >>> coming up on a wednesday morning on "today," more on the presidential race as both president obama and mitt romney focus in on ohio. is the president spending too much t

. >>> today kwame brown will be in court for an apparent violation of his plea agreement. june to bank fraud and campaign finance violations. he is required to be truthful with authorities and disclose his personal finances. the u.s. attorney's office is not commenting on the reason for the hearing. brown still faces up to a year in prison. >>> american airlines ceo makes an admission his company messed up. cnbc's courtney reagan has that. courtney, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the ceo of american airlines is acknowledging it's been a rough few weeks for passengers but he said the carrier is working through its issues. american, which is currently in bankruptcy, saw its on-time performance drop to 59% last month. rivals like delta, sweflt and u.s. airways were all above 85%. the airline has blamed delays on pilots filling out maintenance requests amid a contract dispute. last week seats came loose on three separate flights. >>> with a month to go before we head to the polls several companies are rolling out election-themed pr stunts. pizza hut will give

council chairman kwame brown is now order by a judge to check in with the court in person and not over the phone. he was given an overnight curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. all of this comes after a federal judge lashed out at brown for missing three court- ordered check-ins. >>> a maryland lawmaker will spend three years on probation after pleading guilty to misconduct in office. delegate tiffany alston was accused of paying a law firm employee $800 in state money of she was also accused of theft and using state funds for her wedding. she will have to perform 300 hours of community service and pay pack the $#00 to the state. -- $800 to the state. >>> lawyers for jerry sandusky say they plan to appeal his sentence. tuesday, a judge sentenced sandusky to a minimum of 30 years in prison. sandusky was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing 10 children. during tuesday's hearing, some of sandusky's victims testified and described how sandusky's abuse changed their lives. sandusky also addressed the court and again denied any wrongdoing. some of sandusky's victims are suing penn

kwame brown is under new strict rules until his sentencing next month. the former d.c. a curfew of 11:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. brown was ordered to return to court yesterday because he failed to report to authorities by phone three times. brown must follow these rules in order to remain free until his sentencing. >>> a maryland delegate may be able to keep her job despite reaching a plea deal on campaign finance and theft charges. tiffany alston of prince george's county pleaded no contest yesterday to using $3,500 of her campaign's money for her own wedding. prosecutors say that should lead to her suspension from the house of delegates, but alston's attorneys say, if she completes her sentence, which includes completing community service and paying the money back, she should be allowed to keep her office. house leaders are looking into the matter. >>> it is now 5:48. 12 people have died from that meningitis outbreak linked to a tainted steroid infection. health officials in florida say a 78-year-old man died in july from the same strain of fungal meningitis. there have bee

council chairman kwame brown, but we still don't know why. a violation. he is required to check in with prosecutors and limit his travel to the d.c. area under probation. he faces up to six months in jail on each offense when sentenced next month, but he could be spared any prison time for his cooperation with prosecutors. >>> four weeks to go until the election. the race for the white house is tightening. a new pew research center poll has mitt romney leading 49 to 45% among likely voters and even among registered voters. today both candidates will be in ohio, as the campaigns head into the home stretch. >> so i need you in this election. the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent and we cannot afford to be cynical. we've got to look back at the progress we've made and that should give us confidence. >> he would continue to spend a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. in my view, that's immoral and wrong. if i'm president of the united states, i will cut federal spending, i'll cap it and finally get us on track to a bal

. >> brown: four long shots for the presidency got their turn to debate last night. kwame holman reports on the faceoff among the third party hopefuls. >> ifill: betty ann bowser tells the story of a seattle medical center cutting costs and improving patient care by rethinking the services a hospital provides. >> waiting rooms are total waste. there is no reason for a waiting room. it's just an embarrassing reminder of how inefficient we are in healthcare delivery. >> brown: and judy woodruff gets an inside look at the closed kingdom of saudi arabia from journalist and author karen elliot house. >> it's a country we're very dependent upon for oil and dependent upon to keep its people from becoming terrorists and trying to kill us. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising in where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized ex