. >> email reveal perhaps why marion barry hired his girlfriend for a city b. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a secret diary revead new details of a pittsburgh man who murdered three woman's it -- three women inside in l.a. fitness center. george sodini had written that he had not had a girlfriend in 19 years. tonight, one husband is giving thanks. >> is a miracle. i am just lucky. the whole thing was a tragedy. but we are worried for everybody else. >> sixem rn alitspsem rai em hospitalized, including an aerobics instructor. she is pregnant, but doctors said the baby will be just fine. >>> tonight, marion barry and donna watts-brighthaupt'snk appears to have grown stronger. >> this is much more than a giant packet of email, it is a record o the ups and downs of the relationship that goes back to about august of 2008 and it may reveal why marion barry hired his ex-girlfriend. publicly, marion barry has said his former girlfriend donna watts-brighthaupt was well qualified to do consulting for the district. but these document

. >> more controversy for marion barry as suspending comes under increased scrutiny. >> and some truly amazing video from a crash in the district. nghboeia rrsis neighbors risked their lives to help the victims. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> good morning, washington. it is 6:00. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. the scare right to your traffic and weather. >> we do have some slick roads out there. >> we will not get a ton of rain. maybe a 10th of an inch. it will make the pavement we. it may cause some issues. you see green here and there was some heavier bands around charles county getting ready to work their way towards waldorf. they are pushing out to the bay. we will see showers off and on. temperatures in the 70's. the payoff is tomorrow with sunshine and low humidity. checking on the commute. >> moving slowly. northbound 95, apparently between lorton and 7100 there is a construction truck with lights on in the eyes. it is behind the bar

it's there in the nine lives of marion barry. they are doing development in the neighborhood. health care. >> reporter: barry admits in the documentary that he snorted cocaine outside the now infamous incident outside the vista hotel. >> he never did crack before that. i didn't know what that was in there. i used drugs before 1990. cocaine. i know other politicians use drugs. >> reporter: he'sed a ma can't that federal prosecutors looking for white-collar crime settled for his recreational drug use. they spent $25 million to $40 million to set me up. that's a fact. >> what would have is happened if you had put your hat and coat on and left the vista hotel on and left? >> they would have found another way to do it. i will take 100% responsibility for my taxes. i'm to blame for that. >> reporter: he says there's no worry about current probes in his ex-girlfriend's contracts. he says this may be his last term in office and that he wants his son, christopher barry, to become the next representative. but the word is that christopher barry right now wants no parts of d.c. politics. b

, the compassionate marion barry, the hard working heron barry, the successful marion barry. >> had somebody in a clip who said you basically can't make this up. i know mr. barry talks about some ups and downs. some people would say solid downs and solid ups. >> it's an amazing story. he comes from the cotton fields of mississippi and he has some incredible ups. he was successful in his first term of mayor and then he reached the bottom and then he got up again. that resonates with a lot of people, his ability to put himself back together again and get up when he's been knocked down. >> so many people will never forget 1990, the grainy video of you being arrested for crack, and you saying that blankety bank blank blank set me up. >> the fbi spent $40 million trying to entrap me, looking into my mail, and they had the sting at the vista hotel, 14 charges, and i was not convicted of not one charge and so the federal government ought to be embarrassed that they would spend all that kind of money doing that and it was by a witness who had been given immunity and that's it. >> but do

marion barry is a difficult man. sometimes it was fun, but sometimes it's very difficult. >> wait a second. >> y'all bug me. >> news 4's jim vance and tom sherwood are both featured in the documentary. sherwood himself enjoyed a special relationship covering barry since the 1970s. >> i try to see the whole marion barry. so many people got so mad at him, the wrong things he's done, much of it self-inflicted on himself, they can't see that he's a human being. >> among the many challenges the filmmakers face was convincing people that this was a worthy project. the controversy that surrounds marion barry also surrounds most attempts just to tell his story. >> it was also incredibly difficult to get this funded because it's a difficult story, a dark story, and it didn't fit into any very grant-friendly pockets. and so, we really, really had to work to find the right people who put the money into this. >> and there were some people who said no to appearing in the documentary. >> people were devastated by marion barry and

marion barry's relationship with his ex-girlfriend. marion barry has said his former girlfriend donna watts- brighthaupt was well qualified for the contract his office awarded her. these documents and travel itineraries show a relationship professional and personal. in one e-mail here rights -- -- in one e-mail, she writes -- that contract is now under investigation. at one point she writes back. early this year, his tone changes drastically. he tells her that she should "follow instructions without long debates." we did try to reach councilman barry and his home over the phone. he was unavailable and did not return our calls. a spokesperson said these e- mails show there was nothing improper in this working relationship and in fact they show he was keeping an eye on the contract. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> in the virginia governor's race, president obama will appear tonight at a campaign rally for creigh deeds. mr. obama will join dietz and tim kaine and a rally at the mclean hilton tonight. the president is expected to

, being marion barry. at the wilson building, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> 9 news now has learned about some changes coming to the dced if president they are coming after crews had problems with water pressure fighting last week's fire at the former school board president's house. according to a spokesperson, the department is now staffing two of the city's six special water supply companies, so they can respond to all reports of building fires in parts of upper northwest and in far southeast and northeast. the 2007 report recommended that all six of the city's special water supply units should have around the clock staffing. chief dennis rubin said last week that funding was not available. you can read more about the changes in our dave statter's blog, statter 911@wusa9.com. >>> and right now, animal control experts are on the scene of a fire in alexandria. it is because fire crews discovered dozens of potentially dangerous snakes. the snakes were inside the home, located in the 5700 bl

councilman marion barry is the subject of a new documentary which premieres tonight. sam ford spoke to barry about the sometimes unflattering look at his life. >> this documentary is entitled "the nine lives of marion barry." the counselmember and former mayor says he cooperated because he want a legacy greater than an arrest in a drug sting. >> people outside can come in. >> so what? we want the people outside inside, that's all. >> the documentary looks at his long career from civil rights activist and local rabble-rouser to powerful mayor who fell from grace. >> this is what people love him about. don't matter how you mess up. people are still going to love marion barry. >> in ward 8, which he kirnl represents on the d.c. council, news of the docuntary is greeted with enthusiasm. >> great. >> you're going to watch it? >>f course. >> he's the best mayor we ever had. he was for the people. >> he created jobs and helped out the seniors. >> didn't steal from nobody. >> the co-producer says the documentary doesn't spare the bad side but also shows the good. >> he was art

about the changes at dave statter's blog at statter 911@wusa9.com. >>> the contracts issued by marion barry's office have been under scrutiny since last month when we learned that barry had award warded one to a girlfriend. the post is -- the "washington post" is revealing more about his spending. armando trull has more live from the wilson building. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those who dislike marion barry will read the "washington post" report scene say, i told you so. those who love him will say, look and say eh, no big deal. >> reporter: the "washington post" says marion barry spent $252,000 in taxpayer money on outside contractors in the past two years. that's almost six times as much as any of the other council members. the article claims there's little record of what the taxpayers got in return for that money. barry's contracting activities are being investigated because of a scandal between the ward 8 council member an a former girlfriend he hired as a consultant. he denied any wrongdoing in the matter. the post looked at all the contracts awarded since 2005 and found in

that it is marion barry, being marion barry. live at the wilson building, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, armando. >>> 9 news now has learned of changes coming to the dc fire department. they come after crews had problems with water pressure fighting last week's blaze. according to a spokesman, the department is staffing two of the city's six special water supply companies so they can respond to all reports of building fires in upper northwest and southeast and northeast. a 2007 report recommended all six of the city's special water supply units have around the clock staffing but chief rubin said last week that funding wasn't available. you can read more about the changes at dave statter's blog at statter 911@wusa9.com. >>> this afternoon judge sonia sotomayor is expected to easily win confirmation to the u.s. supreme court. the senate will probably vote on her nomination around 2:00 p.m. it is believed ten republicans will join all 60 democrats in confirming sonia sotomayor. she would become the first

mayor and current ward 8 council member marion barry. mr. barry, thank you for coming in and joining us. >>hank you for having me. always delighted to be on "vwpoint." >> i want to start with all the buzz this month -- and this is the hbo documentary about your life. the nine lives of marion barry. this was something in the beginning, you weren't completely on board with. why not? >> well, first of all, you know, i've been in public life for about 50-some years, and most people know me through the eyes of the media, 15 seconds, 30 second news slots, most of them negative. some newspaper print or jay leno or chris rock, et cetera. so, this movie almost didn't get made in a sense that i had this distrust of media in terms of people being close to me all the time for four or five hours a day, in and out, doing this, doing that. but i met dana floor about seven years ago. we got started. she ran out of money because this is self-financed for a couple of years, got back started again. then it took about a year, year and a half to edit all this stu

it may shed light on why marion barry hired his former girlfriend work for him. a stack of newly released e- mail's involving marion barry and his then girlfriend sod hewe s new light of their troubled past. in 1 e-mail, berry writes a about cervical cancer saying, you are in the fight of your life. i told you today that i thought i could think of a way to help you work $5,000 a month. -- for $5,000 a month. barry also told her that beyond the cancer, yave have serious medical problems. according to documents, she wrote back saying, i feel as if i'm selling my soul to you at the taxpayer's dollar. you keep saying and suffering from depression, when it is you driving me crazy with your logic. she wrote, you and me from the hospital because i would not have sex with you before year's injury -- before your surgery. the ex-husband says, a little trip here or there will be close to someone's heart, you are wrong. we went to both marion barry's office and his health, we could not find them at either place. her daughter told us she was sleeping. reporting live, abc 7 ne

it is called, "the nine lives of marion barry." it looks at his long career as a public figure from several rights act to vest to mayor who fell from grace. it also shows the good and does not spare the bad. he cooperated with the film makers because he won a legacy > an arrest in a drug sting. >> he is articulate, he is handsome, he was an inspirational leader and i did not know that side of marion barry. i only knew the scandal. i know what most people in america know, that he smoked crack. >> i don't want to be portrayed as a person who does not care about people and takes cocaine. it takes a slice of my life and tries to show me as more than just that. >> of the movie premiered in silver spring last month and made its small screen debut on hbo last night. >>> delaware man wishes he wishes -- which is to pick on someone his own size. the 23-year-old stalled a purse with only two dollars in a from a 3-year-old girl waiting in line in a delicatessen in wilmington. he ran away but was caught at a barbershop. investigators say they

>>> an indepth look at marion barry's ups and downs. the former dc mayor is here to discuss the documentary. >>> the taliban releases new information about a captured american soldier. >>> and stakeout your spot at the pool early. the hottest temperatures of the year are here. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is monday, august 10th. if you didn't call your buddy on the 9th yesterday, what are you waiting for? give them a call right now. angie will have the traffic in just a moment. howard is here to tell us about the triple hs. >> hazy, hot and humid. today not much relief and tomorrow will be better. s for a the pool, andrea, i know some flames that are going -- some families b@ararargoing ly upgoin uply. the heatexcessive. . arwe excessive. we are tothe to the mp urerteesat in ars. 1ne fis aerriinntgomery and dc of o m dur ovfaer and charles and charles county. e counties are generally west of e uto up tloct l.na 81 agan nrel.na r air aistation and wihars2.gewn 8 st y encer, you are up kl78ic at h

tonight they will air the nine lives of marion barry.son has seen the entire documentary and has more on the good and bad viewers will see when it comes to marion barry and maybe the city, as well. >> i live in the third ed , stctrii work the third district. >> be ready for rare images from marion barry as a young man, a phd candidate who arrived in washington in the ' 60s and became an activists to be reckoned with by police, white business leaders, members of congress and the blackest cuss quo. >> nobody going to put me out either. >> i wish you would touch me to put me out of here. >> reporter: it has moments. there is a good effort to examine how he got himself elected to every political office he sought. >> thank you. >> i love you. >> how he was elected mayor after serving a prison sentence for a cocaine conviction. >> a lot of people thought he was set up. most moving piece is with -- barry. >> no revealing personal inventory taking by barry. >> >> i was snorting coe and and said i'm not the typical cocaine user, but let me tell y

marion barry is one of the most controversial politicians in our area and today's "washington post" article will probably add to that controversy. those who dislike barry will probably say, eh, more of the same. those who love barry will say it's no big deal. the "washington post" says council member marion barry has been six times more generous than his peers when it comes to awarding outside contracts using the taxpayers ' dime. the article claims there is little evidence of what taxpayers got in return. between twerch and 2009, the board eight council member dolls doubt $252,000 for outside contractors for consulting work, media relations and temporary workers. some money may have been for political campaigning and not constituent services according to the post. the second biggest spender was brown, whose office spent $45,000 during the same time period. the council's contracting policies are being investigated because of a recent scandal involving barry and a former girlfriend who he hired as a contractor. barry has repeat lid said he broke no laws in his contracting activity. nothing i

marion barry is under the spotlight again, or questions he outspent his colleagues on contracts. and ex-girlfriend filed and then dropped stalking charges. pete once hired thhe once hired. >> because he hired her, it includes an investigation on council spending on outside contracts. >> [unintelligible] >> he once said donna whites by to --brighthaupt was qualified. there was an email record that said he would try to support her financially if he could not get a contract. there's a report ithat he spent $252,000. he has very few documents to show what the city got for its money. a spokesperson for him since the email between him and donna josie was closely supervising his work. he wrote "i was greatly disturbed by our meeting on tuesday it because your project is behind schedule. oded tells her she should follow instructions without long debates. keeper cell phone on and answer from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m., particularly. for all of this can be seen from different perspectives. the question was, was marion barry supervising a city contractor or policing her personal life by professional

- why marion barry? >> of the very voters, only one attack the media for caricaturing the candidates. my father. he was enraged. mr. barry is more often referred to as a criminal then all winner -- and oliver north. an-- than oliver north. your father is still alive? >> my father is still alive. he lives in washington, d.c. and he is a very interesting story. he did have a family business. it was looted the night of the riots after martin luther king was assassinated. she was -- he wanted to rebuild. it was a heroic thing. it led him to be involved with marion barry. they tried to state the willard hotel. -- they tried to save the willard hotel. >> your dad is 88? >> he turned 88 in april. >> here is the first sentence of a column on march 5. as a media celebrity, the internet is now seriously overexposed. where a person, we might be as sick of it as we were a glanc oe ito. >> in retrospect, i did not really understand it at the beginning. anthe internet now has become te tail that is wagging the dog of a

s marion barry makes his mark on hbo. good morning, washington begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to good morning, washington, on a tuesday, i'm alison starling. >> and i'm pamela brown in for doug mckelway, and we begin this early tuesday with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes, first here's meteorologist brian van de graaff. how's it looking today? [no audio] >> all right. and oui looking pretty good out here this morning. the roads are dry around the city. no early morning accidents to romp. might find a stray puddle around here from those who got a shower last night. from fredericksburg headed up the beltway no zonets report. back to you guys. >> thank you, jim. well hot temperatures are making life a little tougher for some people. whether they are working outside. >> or trying to go to work, some of the heat wave side effects. except for the sweat, of course. >> never let emcee you sweat. >> it's not quite that bad this morning in fact i think it's better this m

it is called "the nine lives of marion barry." the dc council member and former mayor talked about the presentation during an interview on 9 news now at 9:00. >> this documentary is balanced in a sense it shows the triumphs and i have had a lot of triumphs, helped a lo of people, transformed downtown, summer jobs. i could go on and on, verizon center. but, the media some parts tend to focus on a little sliver of my life, just a narrow part of it. >> reporter: hbo will show the documentary tonight at 9:00 p.m. >>> there's a new warning about gift cards. some of them could be worthless. so we will find out what you need to know before buying one or using one. >>> plus, the latest on a typhoon that is rampaging through the pacific. we will have can a tails. stay with us. 9 news now will continue in faa oh, hi! welcome back to progressive.com! how's that car insurance? great! just bought a house... and you just heard progressive offers homeowner's insurance. yeah! i also heard i could save a bundle -- because progressive already insur

it enabled him to be involved in the campaign for marion barry. to this day, he still volunteers for the organization that tirelessly lobbies to try to get full voted and self- government for the district of columbia. >> your dad is 88? >> es kahlah he turned 88 in april. >> here is the first sentence of a 1995 article. >> i was completely wrong and i caught up eventually. but i have to say, in retrospect, i did not really understand it at the beginning. as did most of my profession. the internet has become a tale that is wagging the dog of all endeavors. >> you did say this. the happy surprise of the the debt is its unpredictable domestic political implications. >> a stopped clock is right twice a day. that is the only thing i wrote about the internet that was correct at that time. if you look back at the second half of the clinton years, the internet became a mass communications medium. that is how the drug report and -- the drudge report and even e-mail really into people's lives for the first funds has not been some sort of fad. ever since the

. >>> hbo debuts the nine lives of marion barry tonight at 9:00 p.m. he calls it the most balanced reporter on his controversial career ever. bruce johnson makes several appearances in the documentary. he caught up with barry and says he takes full responsible for not paying his taxes. that's it. >> reporter: the mayor thinks tonight's documentary is a good start -- >> there is more to marion barry than what is often reported in the press. >> reporter: economic development, summer jobs program, contracts to women and minorities. he wants it all included in the story. it's there in the "nine lives of marion barry." >> people do development in the neighborhood, and health care being improved. >> reporter: he admits in the documentary that he snorted cocaine outside of the now infamous caught on tape at the hotel. in an interview today he adds this -- >> i never did crack. i don't know what that was. i used drugs before 1990, cocaine. i know other politicians that use dangerous. the fact is they spent $25 to $40 million setting me up. that's a fact. >> re

when she first arrived, marion barry was attending and did not want to talk about it. the recreation wish list committee is stunned by this news that came out of thin air. it they don't know why. in partnership, they have raised millions of dollars for dc's use. there was stunned reaction to the news. >> she has a wonderful person. -- she is a wonderful person, they should let the lady stay here. >> iambs apprised, startled, shocked to say the least. -- i am surprised, startled, shocked to say the least. >> [unintelligible] the one day you're here, the next day you gone. >> they are baffled, distraught, and literally in tears over the decision. and again, we're live at another event in southeast washington, a dairy farm that america is attending. -- that the mayor is attending. we want to get a comment as to why all this happened. and hopefully we can bring it to you. >> she was the district's first lady from 1994 to 1998. she and the former mayor have been separated for several years now. >>>we are ur sdovevibe in wg who survived beingup nd gh br up and brought inside

councilman marion barry is on top when it comes to spending on outside contractors and consultants. he spent more than $250,000 on contracts. that is five times more than the biggest spender, councilman brown. this comes after speculation that barry's girlfriend was hired as a contractor. >>> president obama is back on the campaign trail that is coming to a northern virginia. >> meetings. what has these people fired up? >> what the newly discovered the tapes reveal about the gunman who went on a shooting spree. >> clearing skies under way right now. also coming up, the national hurricane center adjusted the outlook for hurricanes for the rest of the season. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big

. >>> outrage from the estranged wife of marion barry. tonight cora masters-perry spoke with us after learning she may be getting evicted from the tennis center that she founded. we are live outside that facility. >> people in the neighborhood of this center are stunned, including cora masters-barry, who said the notice came without warning or read it -- or reason. >> i am hartke. >> -- i am hurt. >> she was told she has 30 days to get out the center that she created. >> this is the reason i get up in the morning. when the division came to me when this was just rocky soil with hypodermic needles. >> she turned and on used field into a center where kids like this learn how to play tennis. >> once these kids are out of school, the only place they know to go is the tennis center. you have tutors that will help you with your homework. >> barry has brought in some -- in celebrities and raised millions of dollars. >> we will look into this. i did not know much about this at all. >> adrian fenty said it must be something tatnall. >> -- technical

. >> reporter: former mayor marion barry has a theory. >> what i can get of the study, washington isnt from other large cities. but it means a shift in drug use. >> reporter: tough times might be driving a rise in cocaine use. but it might also be getting on money as contaminated bills mix with others inside atms. back in the lab, my bills are literally under the gun. >> we apply high voltage. this high voltage drives the liquid to the paper. they give off ions. and these ions are characteristics of the chemicals that are on the paper. >> reporter: and the results? >> there it is. >> it is the actual cocaine. >> reporter: when researchers tested drug money for residue in los angeles, detroit, and miami, 100% of the bills tested positive. >> wow. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis, and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> well, if you have been watching, you saw us take a direct lightning strike, knocked us off the air for a little bit. we're not alone. 3200 homes between baltimore city, baltimore county also without

. >> she is married to but separated from former mayor marion barry. he joined d.c. mayor, at a basketball court dedication. >> cora masters-barry is an amazing contributor to the city. and i am sure that this is probably some legal or technical issue that will be resolved. >> he referred questions to d.c. attorney general peter nicoles. he told news 4 the notice stemmed from the fact that masters-barry charitable organization does not have a corporate status. she says it does. if there was a question. she is sure it could have been resolved short of an eviction notice. no one called. i haven't heard from any one. >> tennis center kidd and parents hope everything here stays the same. >> i really like it here. because we have fun playing tennis and play different games. and we learn different moves in tennis. >> in '08, cora maers-barry was inducted into the mid-atlantic tennis, education hall of fame. for helping to build the facility. jackie benson. news 4. >>> still to come tonight. you have heard about the long term impact on your health. how is the diet? wait til

councilman marion barry's spending habits. on post" reports barry spent $252,000 in taxpayer money on outside contracts between 2007 and 2009. that's far more than the second biggest spender on the d.c. council, kwame brown's office spent $45,000. barry has been facing questions about his contract spending since revelations that he awarded one to a woman he had a relationship with. >> a frightening scene in southeast washington. two cars collide and dozens of witnesses run to help. it happened yesterday at the corner of pennsylvania and alabam avenues when a car smashed into the back of an suv. we talked to the only person able to walk away from the accident on his own, the driver of the suv. >> all i know is when i turned around, i was dragging. i said, oh, my god. my mother and my aunt all right? so when the vehicles stopped rolling, i got out of the vehicle. and i proceeded to help free my mother. >> in all, five people were injured in the crash. those bystanders were able to help several people out of the vehicles. two othe

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. >>> hbo airs the documentary of marion barry tonight. often ls it the most bala his controversial career. our bruce johnson makes several appearances in tonight's documentary and today he caught up with barry who said he accepts sole responsibility for not paying his taxes and that's it. he blames federal prosecutors and the fbi at the vista hotel for smoking crack. >> the fact is they spent $25 to $40 million to set me up. that's a fact. >> reporter: what would have happened if you put your hat and coat on and left the hotel that day? >> they would have found a way to do it. i take one responsibility -- that's for my taxes. i'm to blame solely for that. >> critics seem to agree that one of the highlights of the documentary is the interview with barry's former wife, the late effie barry. >>> you're back! >> back. >> and sick. so i'm moving over a little bit. i don't want what you have. >> do i look better than i sound? >> okay. [ laughter ] >> that was pulling teeth. all right. >>> 97, a record at dulles but not at national. the next thr

said she is being evicted from the tennis center she founded the estranged wife of councilman marion barry created the southeast tennis and learning center for underprivileged children can learn to play tennis and improve reading. yesterday, she says the eviction notice came without warning and that left her in tears. >> this is the reason i get up in the morning, to do things for these kids. when the vision came to me, this was just rocky soil with hypodermic needles. >> d.c. attorney general peter nickles says he made the decision to evict her. it was because her organization's's corporate status was revoked by the city more than three years ago. still to come, the air traffic controllers on duty during the deadly america collection in manhattan was on the phone with his girlfriend. it is raising new questions in the investigation. >> you make it hard. >> peace, love, and rock-and- roll, we w roll, >> wildfires forced people to leave their homes near santa cruz, california. the fire scorched 3,000 acres and continue to burn out of control. firefighters say the windy conditions are feelin

. >>> there is more controversy for marion barry. after e-mails surface between him and an ex- girlfriend, new questions are there about what he is doing with city money. ""the washington post" spent more of taxpayer money than his colleagues. >>> "good morning america" continues with the girl who doesn't age. this is a 16-year-old in the body of a toddler. why doctors say the mystery could reveal secrets for the rest of us. >>> from fired to hired. tory johnson reveals how she survived her own pink slip and bounced back to have the career of her dreams. and she tells us how we can do it, too. and "who wants to be a millionaire." regis philbin is back for the ten-year anniversary of the megaheat. and this morning, he's putting diane on "the hot seat." >>> good morning. >> hello, everybody. hello. hello. hello. hello. how are you? man's taking a picture while we're taking a picture. good morning, everybody. it is a beautiful thursday here, kind of. beautiful to be with you. chris cuomo, diane sawyer, sam champion, robin on assignment.

. >>> a "washington post" investigation reveals more about marion barry's awarding of contracts fundedfound the last three fiscal years the ward 8 office has spent $250,000 on outside contracts. the next bigger spender brown who spent $45,000. >>> republican seeking to become virginia's next governor was a no show in alexandria last night. he was scheduled to appear at the opening of a campaign office on first street. he told 9 news he had a family commitment. deeds is scheduled in tysons corner along with tim kaine and president obama. >>> there are four days left for maryland residents to give martin o'malley their input on state budget cuts. he has been soliciting comments on-line. and virginia governor kaine is looking at cuts hundreds of millions more from the commonwealth's budget. here's howard bernstein. can we cut through and get right to the forecast? >> yes, we will see shower and inunder especially south and e thheat builds in for the ek live doppler hd this morning, quite busy, especially south and osteaf town. neat lightning pictures on st9 news now at 5:00. but on the ea

council member, former mayor, marion barry, came under fire in recent weeks over this very issue. how can citizens hold council members accountable when it comes to earmarks and outside contracts? >> well, of course, the budget is voted on, and they are a part of the budget. and we have had -- we've had hearings on earmarks, and there are rules in place that we -- the most recent rules that were approved were this past january that says that no organization can get an earmark in two consecutive years, and there are limits on the amounts. for operator, which is services or programs, can be no more than $250,000. and for a capital grant, that would be building something or major revation, or whatever, can be no more than $1 million. organizations are required to submit extensive documentation, including a budget and a program statement in terms of what they're going to do with the dollars. so, really, even though the organization is named, recommended by a specific council member, the level of scrutiny is the same as it would be for any other grant or contract that is aaed district.

. >> marion barry was there. he was a guest speaker of the jobs training program of which gus was the president. >> he was the guy who was leading the effort to bring folks together. >> one woman said he is to take it to the mall -- he used to take her to the mall. many may never know what happened to him, but it is clear he made an impact on his community by being nice to people. some of the mourners told us that after a number of shootings, gus joined them at a community meeting to try to find ways to stem the violence. last week, someone was shooting in this area. there were six people shot, five of them survived. gus was killed. police are still working -- looking for his killer. >>> a dozen high school football players have been released from the hospital after being treated d mstetomp . they were practicing in stephenville and around 5:00 when they started to feel sick. paramedics treated the students before taking them to the hospital. authorities say none of the players were seriously injured. >>> and thr

. >>> it shocked parents are learning more about the reasons why a youth center founded by marion barry's estranged wife is being targeted by city leaders. we have more with why she is being evicted. >> in a word, she is being evicted over paperwork her, at least that is the official reason. three years into a 10-year lease, discovered that her organization had not updated the papers or paid $500 in fees. without warning, they center a notice to vacate the center in 30 days. -- and they sent her a notice to vacate the center in 30 days. she was leaving town when she heard that mrs. berry was being evicd. she turned around to see what was going on. >> she is a wonderful person. she has made a big difference in my life and my son's life. >> i met them. >> barry was in tears when she spoke to reporters. >> i am 64 years old, this is my reason for leaving -- for living. dodge the attorney-general said the organization's corporate status had been revoked. they had not updated their paperwork since 2000. committee members said they would get on that, but -- >> i would have thought that if someo

. >> i was there age when i did street theater, a program funded by marion barry. and i was young and 13-14 years old and i was young and it was fun. so when ms. high tower called me i said i can't not do it. >> reporter: who says no to gloria high tower. >> nobody. >> reporter: exactly. that's the reel brains behind this thing. we'll get with gloria in the next hour. but for people to come and see the shower, what are they going to experience? >> it's theater at its best. it's washington, d.c. theater at its best. we have so much unrecognized talent and so much talent coming out of duke ellington and different schools right now. i'm so excited to watch the next generation come up. >> reporter: and your song is -- >> it's called i live for you. they can go to my website. >> reporter: but we'll hear it on the radio soon. >> yes. call your radio station. >> reporter: and without further ado it is friends of carter barren doing legacy. ♪ [ music ] i want to thank you for teaching me. ♪ i thank you for seeing the good in me. ♪ i'm moving in your name because of you, my

councilman marion barry.the eviction notice came yesterday without warning or reason. the s.e. learning and tennis center gives kids a place to go after school. >> this is the reason i get up in the morning, to do things for these desperate when the vision came to me. >> the attorney general says he made the decision to evict her because the organization's status had been revoked. more than three years ago this happen. there is no word on why that happened. >>> michael vick is joining the philadelphia eagles. gma will have more on that story. the redskins lost 23-0. fans still have high hopes for the season. >> for get the key players left out and forget the made mistakes. the redskins are back. the fans are ready. >> i love the redskins "since i was a baby. >> my biggest concern going into this season is the development of jason campbell, that he will fall flat on his face. >> emotions? >> the redskins make you very emotional. >> at a quiet corner, a man wearing a ring had no concerns. >> i have no concerns.

marion barrie and david ka ten ya are really having a tough, tough time of it. >> to coin a phrase. >ey're not agreeing on a lot. what is going on between those two and how is it impacted the council's work, and particularly at this time when they'rerying to find the right cuts and places to balance the bunt. >> i'm really surprised mievs. they used to get along pretty well together, but as of late, especially since the -- >> sit because -- >> the gay marriage then, the gay recognition bill it seems that the two have parted. they are strong animalses, for choice of better words, from the zoo they're two large elephants in the political arena in washington. david and barry. >> here's what i'd keep an eye on. the one you have to watch is mary cha. she's very serious overall but i get the distinct impression that something in her marrows has been affected. she griemds on like the prosecutor that she srks but the real -- marion barry's real problem is going to be because of mary cha. >> what do you thing about that? >> i think that david ka ten ya thought he had his coalition in place whe

. >> the other thing here, too, harvey, marion barry the documentary on his nine lives airs tonight onbo. we understand you have some fresh video of him, talked with him today. >> so he says, sara, that he will be remembered most for helping people. so we wanted to know why he didn't think that that famous video is why they remember him. and we kind of go back and forth with him and i have to tell you, i mean, it is interesting that he does -- you guys know way better than us that he has nine lives but the piece on the show tonight, where wetalk about what he is most remembered for, is pretty funny. and you might want to catch it. >> can't wait to hear that. also, the 2009 teen choice awards levy johnston this is a bizarre thing here. he escorted kathy griffin to the awards? what is up with that? >> well, i mean, look. you know the way the white house correspondent dinner works where everybody tries to bring some outrageous celebrity. kathy griffin gets the idea that that is the best way of coming up with press and she made the best choice anyone could make for the teen choice awards.

. >> the reason i bring up that part of it is because back in 1994, you ask why marion barry? here is what you say. of the barry voters, by the way he was mayor. only one attack the media for caricaturing the canada, my father. he was enraged that nbc ran the fbi video walpole's were still open and objects that mr. barre who did time for a misdemeanor is more often referred to as a criminal ban is oliver north, who escaped a felony conviction on a technicality. dad, now 73, is a businessman whose f street store never recovered after being looted in the 1968 riots. is your father still alive? what's my father is very much still alive. my father is a very interesting story. as i alluded to in that column, he had a family shoe business. it was a littlelooted during the riots. he wanted to rebuild and did not want to flee to the suburbs and give up his business. he wanted to -- it was really kind of a heroic fed. it allowed him to be involved. to this day, he still volunteers for the organization that tirelessly lobbies to try to get full voted and self-government for the district

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. >>> marion barry has spent far more taxpayer money on outside contracts than his colleagues. he spent $250,000 from fiscal years 2007 to 2009, more than five times the second biggest spender kwame brown. some of the work appears to have little connectiono city business. he is under investigation for awarding a contract to a girlfriend last year. >>> more chilling thoughts coming to light from the man who went on a deadly shooting rampage at a pittsburgh area gym. george sodini walked interest an exercise class, -- into an exercise class, turned off the lights and fired dozens of shots. three women were killed, ten were hurt. videos have surfaced. one takes about hiding his emotions and he wanted to be able to connect with people. in his on-ine journal he said he felt ignored by women and had an exit plan to avenge his rage. denot know any of his victims. >> he did not say anything while he was -- i was in the room. he must have fired -- i don't know how many gunshots. a lot more than i heard. i heard about two by the time i was out of the room. while i was still in the room,

name on the reeve's center, marion barry. in this case, it's adrian fenty, district of columbia. i'm beginning to wonder, along with some of the people in my neighborhood, like across the city, if mr. fenty is really for mr. fenty or the district of columbia. >> well, that's a -- >> but the people, we should say, in your neighborhood love this field. it's a beautiful field. >> they might love the field, but i don't know about the name of fenty in the middle of it. >> all right. all right. >> mayors, governors, whenever they move into office, their names go on whatever initiative. >> right. >> so i don't know. >> there's a matter of -- >> proportion. >> what is the purpose? we know he's running and he's not leaving any stone unturned in his never-ending pr campaign, which he lets you know what he wants you to know, which brings us to the fact that his children are going -- one of his children -- one of his sons is enrolled in a school where you would -- if you were a regular district citizen have to wait forever to get in a sc

council member and former mayor marion barry sat down with me today and talked about using taxpayer money to hire an ex-girlfriend as a consultant. and documents that show he far outspent any of his colleagues on outside contracts. >> i have been very effective in organizing my staff and i think the other house members are jealous they are not as effective as i am and in getting their work done. hear is what happens. i notice that the disproportionate amount of work and scrutiny of black politicians and this is as american as american pie. >> barry says he's feeling great. he also talks about what it was like to see the ups and downs of his career and life as told in the hbo documentary "the nine lives ofarion barry." teu caesethte es r ofes my- hour ie tw inthwihe former mayor sunday morning at 7:00. >>> as the redskins take the field in baltimore for tonight's preseason game news4 learned of new developments. in the effort by the district to persuade the team to move back to the city. tom sherwood is here with this story. that's an interesting scenario. >> yes, it is. it we learned of r

councilman marion barry, and she says the eviction notice came yesterday without warning or reason, and it left her in tears. at the southeast tennis and learning center she created, underprivileged children learn to play tennis and they improve their reading. >> this is the reason i get up in the morning, to do things for these kids. when the vision came to me, this was just a rocky with hypodermic needles. >> we called the attorney general, and he said he made the decision to evict barry because her organization's corporate status was revoked by the city more than three years ago. no word as to why. all a a final farewell today for eunice kennedy shriver. vice president joe biden will join shriver's family and friends for a private funeral mass later this morning in massachusetts. yesterday, a steady stream of mourners paid their respects at a public wake. shriver was the sister of the late preside kennedy and founder of the special olympics. shriver died tuesday at the age of 88. >> and the time now is just about 6:07. we have 71 degrees. >> and when "good morning washington" returns

marion barry is the subject of a new documentary.e film looks at his long career as a public figure, from civil rights activist to powerful mayor who fell from grace. >> he is articulate. he was handsome. he is a spiritual leader and i did not know about that. all i knew was the scandal. i knew what most people know about him that he smoked crack and went to jail. >> they tried to box me into this person who does not care about people. it takes a slice of my life and tries to show me as more than just a criminal. >> more schools in montgomery county are failing under the no child left behind law. 38 middle schools in the county, 12 miss performance targets and that is seven more than last year. special education students did the worst in scores. special education students in ♪ >> there's a four-alarm sizzle. did we see mix and karina? >> there they are. >> burn the floor. and they're going to perform live coming up. >> the choreography is great. but they're just not that attractive. [ laughter ] you know? it's that look that you need

washington, el ex-alcalde y actual consejal marion berry sigue haciendo noticia..el rotativo the washington post dice que tiene documentos que prueban que barryasto mas de 250 mil dolares en contratos otorgados entre los anos 2007 y 2009..toda esa investigacion fue originada despues que el ex-alcalde habria ññññññ personas que conducen en maryland tendran que obedecer los limites de velocidad si quieren evitar ser multados... varias jurisdicciones de ese estado instalaran un mayor numero de camaras en sus calles y reteras... el gobiernador martin o'malley autorizo la instalacion de las camaras en carreteras y zonas industriales... generalmente esos artefactos eran instalados en zonas residenciales y proximas a las escuelas.. tras merosas as, el servicio de innmigracion y aduanas emprendera una agresiva campana para cambiar las condiciones de detencion de indocumentados en carceles y centros para ese objetivo .. claudia uceda nos dice cuales son los cambios y que piensa nuestra comunidad... el director de la oficina de control de inmigración y aduanas(ice) john norton uncio que apartir de hoy los centros de detencion de

marion berry. he joined d.c. mayor adrian fenty at a basketball court dedication. >> cora masters barry is an amazing contributor to the city and i am sure that this is probably just some legal or technical issue that will be resolved quickly. >> reporter: fenty referred questions to d.c. attorney general peter nichols. he told news 4 the eviction notice stemmed from the fact that masters-berry's charitable organization does not have a current corporate status. she claims it does and noticed if there was a question it could have been resolved short of an eviction notice. >> no one called. the lease says if there's a problem, tell us. no one called. >> reporter:ennis center kids and their parents just hope everything here stays the same. >> i really like it here. we have fun playing here. we play different games, and we learn the different moves of tennis. >> reporter: in 2008, cora masters berry was inducted into the mid-atlantic tennis and education hall of fame for helping to build this facility. in southeast washington, jackie bensen, news 4. >> cora masters-berry says her attorn organization's attorney is lo