leslie johnson admitted flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet and stuffing $80,000 down herar when fbi agents arrived at the couple's home in 2010. >>> the manhattan madam speaks out for the first time. anna gristina tells the new york post investigators have been grilling her to spill some of the names of her clients. gristina has been accused of making millions running a high prostitution ring out of her apartment with the rich and powerful. she claims she was only running a dating service and refuses to name names. she was caught on wiretap talking about her close ties to police, federal agents and other authorities. >>> at home new numbers about d.c.'s hiv pron, but pepco is help -- problem, plus pepco is helping you landscape your yard. maureen umeh is back with your fox 5 top five. >> alarming news about the rise in hiv rates among local women. no. 5, black women in d.c. and baltimore are becoming infected with hiv at the same rate as some african countries. a recent study found the rate of infection in several east coast cities including d.c. is 24 in 10,000 compared

. >>> leslie johnson is expected to report to federal prison today. she and her husband, former county executive jack johnson, were both found guilty in a corruption scheme. leslie johnson was sentenced to a year and a day for tampering with evidence. she admitted to flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet and stuffing $80,000 in her bra. leslie johnson is expected to serve her term at a federal correctional facility in west virginia. jack johnson began serving his seven year sentence last month. >>> give yourself a little extra time if you plan to take metro this weekend. both woodley park and cleveland park stations will be closed on the red line. free shuttle buses will run between the dupont circle and van ness stations to help you get around. blue, orange and jelyellow line should also expect delays. maintenance should be completed by monday morning. >>> still ahead, embarrassing moment for metro. the big mistake in a video designed to show off the agency's new technology. >>> plus we're learning more about whitney houston's final days. he

it is believed leslie johnson will do her time in a women's prison in west virginia. >>> a d.c. teacher is on administrative leave accused of taping a nine-year-old visually impaired student to a chair. >> it apparently happened earlier this year at friendship blow pierce charter school in northeast. maureen umeh has our story. >> reporter: lots of extra hugs for 9-year-old christian washington. the fourth grader still reeling from an incident involving his teacher at school wednesday afternoon. >> he taped me to a chair. >> reporter: christian says it happened during the after school tutoring program at friendship blow pierce charter public school. he says he asked his teacher if he could get up. when he did for a second time, the teacher first threatened to tape him to his chair and then did just that. >> he started going around with the tape and doing my legs. i'm like this is so embarrassing. he was laughing. everybody in the class was laughing at me. >> reporter: christian says he was taped for about 10 minutes. he told his march about the alleged incident later that night.

leslie johnson expects to report to a west virginia federal priand presented it.y behind bars. eligible for early release after 10 months. >> the labor department will release of february unemployment report today, expected to show more progress. employers likely added 210,000 jobs last month, enough to leave the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3%. the third straight month of gains. >> president obama likely to address the economic progress during a visit to a virginia airplane plant later today. is scheduled to mature a rolls- royce plant near richmond. last night the first family invited three donors to his reelection campaign to dinner. it was the third such a dinner in the contest. it was along the eighth street corridor in northeast. >> the republican presidential candidates are attacking president obama as well as each other as they look for votes in primaries in alabama and mississippi. mitt romney says the president bears part of the blame for high gas prices by slowing down the oil drilling permit process. rick santorum says that romney and president oba

countyprince george's hascilman leslie johnson begun her prison sentence. johnson reported to the federal prison for women in west virginia today. year and al serve a role in a federal scheme.on she will be eligible for early release in 10 months. husband is serving a seven- year prison sentence for his role in the same corruption scheme. f virginiasident o tech defense his actions during the 2007 mass shootings. he took the stand today during a death trial of two virginia tech students. he testified that he believes university acted appropriately. a civil lawsuit claims were tooy officials initialrespond to the campus.s on the 32 people and the gunmen died in the shootings. parents have the case. their >> sunday marks one year since by devastating and tsunami. northern japan is one of the areas still being rebuilt. the earthquake spawned a tsunami but the waves -- 30 feet. fears of radioactive contamination from the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. japanese leaders said they learned many lessons from the crisis. guarantee that accidents will never ha

. >>> leslie johnson is supposed to report to federal prison today. she is set to serve a year-long term for her role in a bribery scheme that already has her husband, former county executive, jack johnson, behind bars. he is serving a seven-year prison sentence. it is believed leslie johnson will do her time in a women's prison in west virginia. >>> now to the university of pittsburgh. the mayor there says that a gunman opened fire at the pittsburgh psych clinic. two people are dead and it is the pittsburgh psychiatric clinic. i understand that part of this area is still on lockdown today after the scary incident but two people are dead. more on this one later this morning. >>> today mark the anniversary of a dark moment in d.c. history. it was 35 years ago that a group of muslim terrorists took hostages at three buildings in the district including the wilson building. a reporter for whur and a police officer were shot to death during that 40-hour siege. marion barry, who was a d.c. council member at the time and still is, was also shot with a bullet

. >>> leslie johnson is expected to serve time in prison today. johnson was sentenced for a year and a day for her role in a corruption scheme with her husband and jack johnson. in a telephone conversation she was told to get rid of a $100,000 check and money she hid in her underwear. >>> looking at temperatures. they are running cooler than they have bfnlt 50 in baltimore. 50 in easton. the overall setup is one of chilly breezes. temperatures continuing to drop. you look good on this friday march but realize this will be getting chillier by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. tomorrow it's a steady climb to 47 degrees, another wild swing for sunday into next week. we talk about that in just minutes. >> the debate over medical marijuana is being hurd. one of the measures would establish a medical marijuana commission. it would require applications from medical centers wishing to operate in the state and include provisions for monitoring and overseeing the program. those who need it want to use it without the worry of prosecution. >> it's a real risk for me. i have

. >>> former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson is serving her prison sentence now. johnson was sentenced to a year and a day for her role in a corruption scheme that already has her husband, former county executive jack johnson, behind bars. leslie johnson admitted to flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet and stuffing $80,000 in her underwear as fbi agents arrived at the couple's home. >>> another severely injured pitbull abandoned in anne arundel county, the dog found less than 5 miles from where another wounded pitbull was discovered last month. police believe both animals were used for dogfighting. >> her name is princess and despite the odds she's alive. she was found in this parking lot in anne arundel county last friday with a gaping hole under her front armpit, numerous bites and scars. >> any time we see an animal in these conditions it breaks our heart. it's not something any of us want to see and want hope to put an end to it soon. >> reporter: anne arundel county animal control officials believe princess may have been used for dogfighting. the s

a prince george's county councilwoman, leslie johnson begins her jail time today in federal prison in west virginia. she was sentenced to a year and a day behind bars for her role in the correct -- corruption screen -- skiing spearheaded by her husband jack johnson. >> we have major news of your looking for a job this spring. employers created 227,000 jobs in february. was it enough to satisfy the american public? our employment remains steady. >> for the white house it boils down to two words -- slow and steady economic improvement. 227,000 jobs added in february according to the government adding up to the strongest three months since the recession for four years ago pretty unemployed rate is stuck at 8.3%, the first time in five months it has not dropped. >> the rate does not tell you much of everything. some people are not looking for jobs anymore. the real rate is somewhere around 9%. >> there is growing optimism in the job market as many people have given up came up -- off the sidelines to look for jobs. this 23-year-old has the look great job since december of 2010. she is begi

. >>> leslie johnson will spend the next 12 months behind bars. the former prince george's county council member reported to the federal prison in west virginia yesterday. johnson and her husband, former county executive jack johnson, both pleaded guilty in a corruption scheme. leslie admitted to flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet and stuffing $80,000 in cash in her bra. she is serving her term at alderson federal prison camp. it is also known as camp cupcake. the most notable former inmates, martha stewart and blues singer billie holiday. >>> tonight redskins fans are hoping the team's fortunes are about to change. fans are tweeting about robert griffin iii hoping that he'll be the elite quarterback to lead them to the playoffs. rg-3 is trending right now on twitter. hakim has more. >> you know how important this is to this area, to this team, to this fan base, how huge that the redskinses need this. they need a franchise quarterback and robert griffin iii could be the answer. >> let's hope. >> i mean, who would you maybe describe th

. >>> well, it is off to the slammer tomorrow for lesli johnson, the former prince george's county council woman scheduled to start serving her sentence in west virginia. and that's the same facility where martha stewart was jailed. she will spend one year and one day for obstructing into her husband's corruption scheme. he started serving his seven year sentence last month in north carolina. >>> and the former superintendent of the west virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men will soon plead guilty to conspiracy charges. they are reporting tonight that federal prosecutors have requested a plea hearing for gary may. may has reached a plea deal in which he would admit to conspiring to safety laws and in return he'll help prosecutors in the investigation. he is the highest ranking employee to face charges. >>> folks in maryland, get ready. you could soon be paying more taxes. the tax committee -- these proposals would increase the state income tax rate and cigarette tax as well as impose sales taxes on purchases over the internet. the committee will now send its budget bills to t

. >>> former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson is scheduled to begin serving her prison sentenced to. she will be in the same facility where martha stewart was in jail. jackson son's corruption seem -- jack johnson corruption's scheme. he's in buttoner, north carolina. >>> and an off-duty d.c. police officer is accused of shooting is transgender person and they are due in court today. kenneth fur is charged with assault and intent to kill and two counts of solicitation. the charges stem from a shoot last august which -- shooting last august which left one person injured after the officer allegedly tried to solicit a transgender prostitute. >>> the former superintendent of the big branch mine in west virginia is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy charges. the charleston gazette reports federal prosecutors have requested a plea hearing for gary may. he'll admit to conspiring to break safety laws at the big branch mine. in return he'll help prosecutors with their investigation. may is the highest ranking employee so far to face charges. >>> it's 4:33 now. a look at the

leslie johnson started serving her one year and one day sentence yesterday. he was convicted of stopping an investigation involving her husband. he is jack johnson and jack johnson starts serving his seven year prison stint last month. >>> it is a sky high h.i.v. rate. alarming new numbers from a johns homcon study is showing that baltimore is a hot spot for the virus that causes a.i.d.s. meghan with more. >> reporter: good morning. the numbers surprised even the researchers. the most venerable population here in baltimore, black women. the study conducted by junes hopkins researchers. finds the number of new h.i.v. cases in baltimore is five times higher than cdc estimates for urban black women nationwide. doctors are calling baltimore a h.i.v. hot spot with five other cities on the east coast. levelry has been living with h.i.v. since 1995. >> i had to make a decision to either live or die. >> reporter: now he serves as a patient advocate. most people fear knowing their h.i.v. status. >> we need to ken courage each other to get tested. >> reporter: that's wh

. >> leslie johnson is scheduled to serving a prison sentence today.ear and one day for her a corruption scheme to serve at acted virginia.ison in west jack johnson started serving a seven-year sentence last month. >> a new report shows that problemsw about brake yearshe real system for but did not fix them. is live inter with what exactly passengers are setting about this. imagine they are not happy. not at all. few months ago a involving the brakes. it appears metro has known about the issues since 2006. why did they not fix them? it all comes down to money. for passengers that use the rules every day, or that metro about dangers but waited fix them is beyond upsetting. >> i believe that is negligence part.ir they should have been proactive about its. it makes me want to consider options like driving. >> . issuep's failure is the surfaced on an orange couple months ago. in 2006, similar incidents led them to recommend replacing the series trains000- but that dider, not happen. as a result of financial constraints, which affected the organization, tha

this comes after leslie johnson used a loophole in the lot to stay in office after pleading guilty toar. the house and senate requiring state -- requiring officials convicted of a felony to resign immediately. >> this is hard to believe. peyton manning is now looking for a job. >> the quarterback announced he had been released by the and the nep -- indianapolis colts. manning and the team or got emotional while talking about the departure. >> i have been a cold for almost all of my adult life. i guess in life nothing lasts forever. >> we have been so blessed to have him. we know the good times we have had together, the last week of shared together. >> and manning missed all of last season after a series of neck injuries. the colts did not think he was worth a $28 million bonus they would have had to pay to keep them. manning is a coveted free -- free agent. washington is interested. he may have visited miami last night. >> moving right along. >> it could be another big change for the washington redskins. >> the team is considering moving the training camp to richmond. what fans are sa

leslie johnson will serve 1 and a day sentence behind bars today. she was convict of obstructing investigation in to a corruption scheme involving her husband , jack johnson. he began serving his 7 year sentence last month. >>> there are now two types of people in america today. those who have seen the cony 2012 video and those who haven't. it's the most vile video ever, ever, and it's all in name of stopping an african war lord. film maker jason russel posted the video on youtube four days ago. it is now viewed more than 56 million times. >> it's only purpose is to stop the rebel group, lra and their leader. >> reporter: cony is accused of kidnapping 30,000 children mainly in uganda, russel and charity invisible children are on a mission because of a promise he made to a 12-year- old boy whose brother was killed. they posted the video on youtube and hand picked 20 celebritys to spread the word and it worked. >> the strategy is brilliant. it hope it can be used for other human rights violations that go unnoticed. >> reporter: some are questioning am

it's believed leslie johnson will do her time at the women's prison in west virginia. >>> the president d.c. restaurant last night along with a group of donors. it's the third dinner with barack event. they ate at boundary road. no word what they ate. >> hard to get into that restaurant. >> yeah, for a while. >> would be so cool to meet and dine with the president. >> i hope to do that. >> sure, i would love that. >> what about you? >> i can't wait. >> until what? >> until i can meet a president. actually i met president clinton years ago. >> i have met a couple. >> you have? >> yeah. >> i haven't met one. >> i met the first president bush and i met president clinton. >> i thought you were going to say the first president george washington. >> i'm not that old, tucker. >> one day. >>> fling forward this weekend? >> spring forward. >> i don't know why i said fling forward. >> what are you doing this weekend? [ laughter ] >> i thought that was a weather thing. >> thank you for playing along. i meant spring forward. saturday night, early sunday morning, set the clocks ahead an hour. do wha

. >>> a year and a day behind bars today former prince georges county council member, leslie johnson, reports to prison in virginia. johnson was convicted of destroying evidence in the corruption scheme that involved her husband , jack johnson, the former county executive. jack is serving a 7- year sentence for his crimes. the prison called camp cupcake once housed martha stewart and billy holiday. >>> unraveling support, arundel county firefighters joined police in expressing no confidence in leadership. mike hellgren explains what this means. >> the fire chief tells wjz he has no plans to leave the union vote broke down this way, 396 members vote nod confidence in him, 14 did have confidence. support for indicted executive john leopold and his department heads continues to unravel with firefighters vote nothing confidence in their chief days after two police unions vote nod confidence in their leadership including mr. leopold. >> leadership starts from the top. it's apparent with the indictments slated against the executive. he is a failed leader of arundel county. it's time for him

. >>> the former prince georges county council member leslie johnson is about to start serving her prison sentence today. she was sentenced to a year and a day for her role in the corruption scheme that has her husband, the former county executive jack johnson behind bars. he admitted flushing a bribe check down the toilet and stuffing 80,000 in her underwear when fbi agents arrived at the home of the couples. >>> he is running for the sixth congressional seat in maryland. his candidacy is being called into question by his democratic rival. state senator rob gargiola is questioning it and today, his campaign revealed -- revealed the irs is auditing his business source and a spokesman said the odd it is not news. companies are frequently audited and there are no allegations of wrongdoing by capitol source. >>> the race for the white house heads to kansas and in a few days, three more states hold their nominating contest and jennifer davis has the latest from will the campaign trail. >> reporter: touring a rolls- royce fact or, the president said a strong manufacturing industry is key to bu

this is a result of the leslie johnson case. you may remember she remained on the council despite pleading guilty to two corruption charges. johnson eventually resigned under pressure. >>> jessica doyle is watching your money. >> how is the jobs picture looking when it comes to college graduates this year? >> well, you know, college graduation, it's a great time, you know. nobody is arguing that going to college isn't worth it. it's just not worth as much as it used to be. average incomes for those age 23 to 29 have been dropping over the past decade. entry level wages for male college grads dropped 11% over the past decade to $45,000 a year. wages for female grads dropped by almost 8% to $39,000. that's according to a new report from the economic policy institute. these numbers are adjusted for inflation so it really does show a strong downward trend. >>> the tax man offering a helping hand to people struggling to pay on time due to unemployment or a significant loss ever income. the i.r.s. says certain taxpayers can ask for a

. >>> leslie johnson is expected to report to federal prison today. she and her husband pleaded guilty to a corruption scheme. she was sentenced to a year and a day. she admitted to flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet and to stuffing $80,000 in cash in her bra. she will serve her term in west virginia. jack johnson began serving his seven year sentence last month. >> the man killed after going on a shooting spree at the university of pittsburgh psychiatric institute has been identified as john schick. police say he killed one person and hurt seven others yesterday. one of those injured was a police officer who helped take down the gunman and moved others to safety. the hospital reopened today with extra police presence. police are still trying to figure out if the gunman had a connection to the clinic. >>> coming up, almost a year after devastate being earthquake and tsunami, people in japan still struggling to recover, but there are signs of hope. >> the man behind the kony 2012 movement on the defensive as critics question his motives. >

. >>> former prince georges council member leslie johnson is expected to report to federal prison today. she and her husband were both found guilty in a corruption scheme. she was sentenced to one year and a day for testimony appearing with evidence. johnson admitted she flushed a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet and stuffed $80,000 in her bra. johnson is expected to serve her term as a federal correctional facility -- or at a federal correctional facility in west virginia. jack john so thson began his se last month. >>> new details are emerging in the death investigation of an in-pant in calvert county. the cause of death may not be known for weeks, but we're learning more about the woman at the center of the investigation. pat collins joins us live from prince frederick. >> reporter: was it a newborn, a still born, or a fetus? they say they don't know for sure. it was found by the parents of the mother. it was found in the trunk of a car. the orange paint on the payment marks the spot where the car was parked. and in the trunk of that car, that's where they found the body of a new

. >>> former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson is expected to report to prison today. she'll serve a sentence at alderson prison in west virginia. that has been dubbed camp cupcake. johnson obstructed a federal investigation case involving her husband, former prince george's county executive jack johnson. he began serving his seven year sentence in north carolina last month. >>> help to police or avails of your cites? civil -- a violation of your rights? civil liberties are upset about the ruling about police being able to search your cell phone. and it said the court that it did not violate his fourth amendment rights, right now the rule only applies in that jurisdiction but it could be followed by others soon. local attorney steve lecker has this advice -- >> just because they're stopped you have the right to say no a police officer and say if outlie that's probable cause there, seek a warrant. >> the rules for a warrantless search are very specific. one must be an arrested system and when it comes to the cell phones it can only be searched for phone numbers. >>> co

. >>> it's d day for leslie johnson. today johnson is scheduled to begin serving her sentence at alderson prison in west virginia. that's the same facility martha stewart served time. she will spend a year and a day behind bars for obstructing an investigation into her husband jack johnson's corruption scheme. he's serving his seven year sentence in north carolina. he began last month. >>> now 60 d.c. classrooms are under scrutiny in relation to possible cheating on 2011 standardized tests. the "washington examiner" reports the office of the state superintendent of education identified 24 classrooms with unusual numbers of incorrect answers erased and changed to correct ones or classrooms with unusually high test score gains on the d.c. comprehensive assessment system's test. d.c. public schools identified 36 others. in 2010, a test security investigated 18 classrooms suspected of cheating. one teacher was fired and two others left the system as a result of the inquiry. >>> 5:06. time for the latest your money report now

. >>> former prince george's county council member leslie johnson is expected to report to federal printoday. johnson and her husband, former prince george's county executive jack johnson, were found guilty in a corruption scheme. she was sentenced to a year and a day for tampering with evidence, admitting to flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet. she's expected to serve her term in west virginia. jack johnson reported to prison last months. >>> time is 6:36. the "today" show is coming up at the top of the hour. ann curry's here to tell us what they're working on. ann? >> hey, good morning you to. that's right, coming up on a friday morning here on "today," what can we expect from this morning's release of a new jobs report, and how will wall street react? cnbc's jim crammer will weigh in for us this morning. >>> ahead, a member of whitney houston's inner circle who was in her hotel room as efforts were made to save the singer speaks out for the first time in a live interview. >>> and a 3-year-old girl who nearly died after swallowing 37 tiny magnets and her parents didn't know

. >>> former prince george's county council member leslie johnson is expected to report to federal prison today. johnson and her husband, former prince george's county executive jack johnson, were beach found guilty in a corruption scheme. she was sentenced to a we are and a dawe for tampering with evidence. admitting to flushing a $100,000 bribe check down the toilet. johnson is expected to serve her term at a federal correctional facility in west virginia. jack johnson, according to prison last month. >>> new today, the february jobs report is out. employers added 227,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate 125i steady at 8.3%. the numbers indicate the economy is showing slow but steady improvement. before february, the unemployment rate had fallen for five consecutive months and in the past three months the economy added an average of 245,000 jobs a month. >>> president obama just boarded air force i on his way to richmond where he will talk about the latest jobs report. he will speak at a rolls royce aircraft parts plant in prince george. the factory employees more than 100 people

countyprince george's councilwoman leslie johnson is to west to report virginia federal prison today.ay role in a corruption scheme by her husband, jack johnson. a man is in critical condition police-ning after a involved shooting on the dc/maryland line. officers were investigating shots eastern ave. suffered minor injuries and newschannel 8 will have an in-depth report at the top of the hour. let's find out what is happening road with lisa baden. a huge crush on the is gone. road which those of you who have been toll road get off the into mcclain, you can go for it now. at muddy creek road, traffic is getting through. we are in a standard backup duke streett road end near the pentagon, could and good on 270. up and sod is picking little breezy today but as yesterday. it is cooler than the '70s we had yesterday. we will have some sunshine degrees at dulles airport. we are on our way to the 50's today. cloudy and tomorrow will even cooler but rebounding o the 60's by sunday. > ♪ >>> this is the scene for the week end. good morning, america. that is the see accuse university band, the

johnson. the wet weather has left its mark across the bay area. we have team coverage. leslie brinkley is in lafayette. alan wang is in sonoma. but we begin with ama dates in santa cruz where the san lorenzo river is now threatening the boardwalk there. >> reporter: carolyn, if you look behind me, everything looks great as it normally does. it is what is on the other side of the sign that is causing all of the problems. the san lorenzo river normally goes right by the boardwalk and straight into the ocean. but now it has taken a right turn right behind the boardwalk and on to the beach area, and then it snakes out to the ocean. now, fortunately there is a large retaining wall on this side of the boardwalk, so it is a good situation here. here is where the problem is. this is where the retaining wall ends. what they have done is they have taken a lot of sand and they have built it up and pushed it up against where the retaining wall ends and it uses the sand bar, if you will, to guide the river out to the ocean. basically there is enough sand that is controlling the flow of the

johnson. the wet weather has left its mark across the bay area. we have team coverage. leslie brinkley is in lafayette. alan wang is in sonoma. but we begin with ama dates in santa cruz where the san lorenzo river is now threatening the boardwalk there. >> reporter: carolyn, if you look behind me, everything looks great as it normally does. it is what is on the other side of the sign that is causing all of the problems. the san lorenzo river normally goes right by the boardwalk and straight into the ocean. but now it has taken a right turn right behind the boardwalk and on to the beach area, and then it snakes out to the ocean. now, fortunately there is a large retaining wall on this side of the boardwalk, so it is a good situation here. here is where the problem is. this is where the retaining wall ends. what they have done is they have taken a lot of sand and they have built it up and pushed it up against where the retaining wall ends and it uses the sand bar, if you will, to guide the river out to the ocean. basically there is enough sand that is controlling the flow of the

johnson. the blast is moving at four million miles an hour. >> and when it gets here we will know it. leslie brinkly is here with what you should expect tomorrow. >> just like we predict the weather, scientists can accurately prepare solar flare forecasts, and they say overnight between midnight and 4 a.m. pacific time, a very powerful solar storm is going to hit us. >> this is sun spot ar429. it started out as an innocent sun spot, and then it went relatively violent and it september out this huge -- sent out a huge amount of plasma. >> reporter: it exploded on tuesday. while the light and the image travel to earth in eight seconds, it takes a day and a half for the radiation and energy to reach here. the solar physicist who consults with nasa explained the force of the flare via skype. >> it is a typical released from a flare of this magnitude would be comparable to the energy of the entire surface of the earth covered with dynamite. and letting it go at once. >> reporter: this momentary blip or blackout is affecting the electronics on a satellite. >> we have satellites similar to this aff

johnson. the blast is moving at four million miles an hour. >> and when it gets here we will know it. leslie brinkly is here with what you should expect tomorrow. >> just like we predict the weather, scientists can accurately prepare solar flare forecasts, and they say overnight between midnight and 4 a.m. pacific time, a very powerful solar storm is going to hit us. >> this is sun spot ar429. it started out as an innocent sun spot, and then it went relatively violent and it september out this huge -- sent out a huge amount of plasma. >> reporter: it exploded on tuesday. while the light and the image travel to earth in eight seconds, it takes a day and a half for the radiation and energy to reach here. the solar physicist who consults with nasa explained the force of the flare via skype. >> it is a typical released from a flare of this magnitude would be comparable to the energy of the entire surface of the earth covered with dynamite. and letting it go at once. >> reporter: this momentary blip or blackout is affecting the electronics on a satellite. >> we have satellites similar to this aff

leslie fenworth. >> welcome to howard university, secretary duncan and assistant secretary ali. we stand on this ground once visited by president of the united states lyndon johnson and president johnson, one facilitator of much of the nation's education, civil rights legislation, was first a teacher as many of us know. during his presidency, he referenced his first job out of college as a sixth and seventh grade history teacher in texas and a small school serving mexican american students. and he said of that experience and i quote him i often walked home late in the afternoon after classes were finished but all i knew was to teach them the little i knew hoping that it might help them against the hardships that lay ahead. somehow you never forget what poverty and hatred can do when you see its scars on the hopeful face of young children. i never thought then in 1928 that i would be standing here as president in 1965. it never occurred to me in my fondest dreams that i might have the chance to help some of the sons and daughters of those students to help people like them all over this country but now i have that chance and i'll let you in on a secret said preside

johnson is off. a test of wills and the law tonight at san francisco city hall. the sheriff still has the title, but according to job.may. leslie brinkley is live tonight with a bear knuckle >> what a day, dan. so much is happening. the sheriff is refusing to step down. the mayor success spending the the -- suspending the sheriff and appointing a new sheriff. all of this makes the scandal to go on and on for the nextcou. this high-profile drama continues to unfold here. >> under pressure to resign after pleading guilty to a crime of false imprisonment, he stubbornly refused to step down. >> i believe i am still very able to be the sharive are -- the sheriff of san francisco and i do not resign. i am sorry to the people of san francisco, to my wife and my son and my family and for any embarassment caused to city hall and to this department. >> but a half hour later, san francisco's mayor announced he wasn't going to let him stay. >> we must always beheld to the highest legal and ethical standards. the sheriff's actions and confession of guilt clearly fall below these standards of decency and good faith and rightly required of al

johnson is off. a test of wills and the law tonight at san francisco city hall. the sheriff still has the title, but according to the mayor, no longer the job. leslie brinkley is live tonight with a bear knuckle >> what a day, dan. so much is happening. the sheriff is refusing to step down. the mayor success spending the the -- suspending the sheriff and appointing a new sheriff. all of this makes the scandal to go on and on for the next couple weeks. this high-profile drama continues to unfold here. >> under pressure to resign after pleading guilty to a crime of false imprisonment, he stubbornly refused to step down. >> i believe i am still very able to be the sharive are -- the sheriff of san francisco and i do not plan to resign. i am sorry to the people of san francisco, to my wife and my son and my family and for any embarassment caused to city hall and to this department. >> but a half hour later, san francisco's mayor announced he wasn't going to let him stay. >> we must always beheld to the highest legal and ethical standards. the sheriff's actions and confession of guilt clearly fall below these standards of decency and good faith and righ

lesli, back to you. >>> still ahead, casting ballots in tonight's illinois primary may be easier said than done. we'll tell you why. >> this is bruce johnson two years ago, four young people were killed on the steps. six were wounded, and the mother of one of the dead got a major victory. not in the courtroom, but in d.c. council chambers. >> queen elizabeth reflects on her 60 year reign at a rare event here in london. i'm tina. i'll have the story coming up. >>> tonight, the president's reelection campaign is distancing itself from robert deniro. the actor, jokingly suggested that america is not ready for a white first lady. the republican candidate, newt gingrich, called the comment inexcusable. the first lady's called the comment inappropriate. >>> queen elizabeth made a rare address to the members of parliament today. it's part of the on going celebrations marking her 60 years on the thrown. tina with more on this diamond jubilee. >> queen elizabeth made a grand entrance to westminster hall to deliver a landmark speech. lawmakers from both side of the aisle came together to market queen's 60 years on the thrown. >> with the support of