which runs through the several lives of marion barry if i can call it that.marion barry does appear in my book as the head of snake for washingtwashingt on d.c. and one of the most vocal critics of the npd during a very important time and that is one life that he had. and then his first term as mayor and the downtown that we see every day now is a credit to his leadership and his entrepreneurial political spirit and then of course there is the other lives of marion barry the ones we hear about all the time and the ones that are used to deride him. he makes comments himself that expose him to that derision. i thought the documentary that rank-and-file people were just extremely disappointed in him most heartbroken because this is a man who commanded tremendous respect throughout the city and still does and i still have respect for many of the things he has done. that was my own sense of someone else's work. i didn't go that way in my own book. >> two questions. one is the timeframe that you picked and why you chose 4273 in the second is how did you choose the

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council member marion barry has reported receiving gifts in what may be a violation of the ethics rules. barry reported receiving $4,000 gift from a construction company and $2,800 gift. the code of conduct prohibits gifts more than $20. >> the guardian tonight, the national security agency has a top secret court order requiring verizon to turn over the cell hone records of its american customers. civil liberty groups, including al gore are expressing outrage. a court order for the government to collect millions of telephone records is a critical tool to fight scurelt threats. more -- ng to have security threats. >> the search continues for anyone who may be in the rubble of the building collapse in philadelphia. there was an amazing rescue overnight. >> 70% of the building has been searched, six died in the collapse. crews worked throughout the night and after a discoverry, they say they are far from stopping. searchers still search through the rubble say that is still a rescue mission and this is why. overnight a 61-year-old woman was pulled from the debris in critical condition but a

council marion barry could be facing issues. he reported receiving a 2800 a gift, and a 4800 gift from f and l construction. under the cold of conduct, condt members may not accept gifts gi worth more than $20. $2 barry claims that these were wee loans even though his officials loans refer to them as gifts. >>> history is made in the houss of representatives today as congressman john lingo will lini become the longest serving se member of congress, he is takina the title from the late senator of robert byrd.. he was first elected when he was 29 years old. he is not celebrating in grand style. he is having lunch with staffert and dinner with a few family and friends. >>> d.c. police are asking the public's help to get a brazen an criminal off the street. take a look.take a he walked up to two unsuspectedn customers dining at a pizzeria.e the suspect talks to the twoe to men, reaches into his leftleft pocket and pulls out a gun. n. witnesses say he threatened them and took cash from their wallets. the suspect then rode off on a bi

with mayor marion barry. toronto with mayor rob ford. and that's it. controversy, he refuses to resign. he said he's hard at work for the people of toronto. incredibly heart of work. he has not stopped working for the last 79 hours in a row. and it seems like he actually believes the attention toronto is getting as a result of this mess will be good for tourism there. >> hi. i'm rob ford, mayor of toronto. the most exciting city in the world. did you know that toronto is north america's fifth largest city? well now you do. over 50 hockey rings and the hockey hall of fame. he shoots, he scores! take a ride to the top, you'll be so high! we have a bustling night life. no wonder that call toronto the city that never sleeps. oh, we've got zoos. oh. if you need a crack nap, just sidle up to one of the many dumpsters. no, seriously. what the [ bleep ] is this. it looks like crack. it's amazing! come here, baby! >> this message brought to you by the toronto board of tourism. this is toronto. >> tonight dave franco is here. we have music from lady antebellu. a

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marion barry's 1990 drug possession trial. >> teachers in anne arundel county could soon get pay raisesting on salary increases. if passed additional cost of living adjustments will go into effect next month. >> coming up on "good morning, washington," squabbling with your siblings, i'm sure you did a lot of that growing up, is normal but find out when it could have a negative impact as a child getting bullied in school. >> library hopes record has a domino effect on summer reading program. >> swim with a shark, why they don't recommend doing it yourself. >> game five of the nba finals. what a time for a struggling ginobili to make the first start of the season. he rewardrd the coaches with his best game of the year, 24 points and 10 assists. danny green netted six more three-pointers, breaking an nba finals record with 25 total. tony parker led all scorers with 26 as the spurs beat miami 114-104. san antonio is one win away from the title. >> stunning game. >> but it is back to miami tuesday for game six. you can see all the action right here on abc7. >> justin rose wins the u.s. open.

. >>> now trouble for marion barry. "the washington post" reportspoo barry received nearly $7,000 in gifts from two city contractors, foreignforney enter surprises. >>> the white house calls it a critical tool in keepingeping americans safe, but customersbut are fuming over the news thatnes the national security agency has been collecting records under aa secret court order for years. yr the nsa says it's not wiretapping, just gathering data with phone numbers, length of calls, and where you were when n you called. now the guar guardian broke this and the washington post.post they're both reporting that the nsa and fbi are tapping into the service of nine u.s. internet companies. >>> the two leaders are> e two scheduled to meet tonight and tomorrow. it's a chance for them to sit down and find common ground between the two nations. the main topics are expected toe be about cyber security and north korea. ko >>> still head, a history makina day in capitol hill.apitol we have congratulations that arr in order for one congr

marion barry may have accepted nearly $7,000 worth of illegal l gifts from companies that have e contracts with the city. >> barry has characterized thech gifts as loans in contra contran to what he wrote on the official disclosure forms.disc he said monte went in part to pay internal expenses. ex members cannot accept gifts worth more than $20 from thetha$ city contractors to turning tu phone records of hundreds of of millions of americans, and it'ss likely not just verizon. veri >> there's nothing new in the e national security collection. cl they have been going on for years. both republican and democrats oppose the collection. co the direct offer national intelligence james clapper ispei blasting the league of the top p secret program saying it dangers national security, but the classified court order seems to conflict with public statementst from by the intelligence community. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> it does not? not? >> not wittingly. there are cases where they could inadvertently, perhaps, co