yeah, marion barry is just said the b-i-itch set me up.that was the cocaine staying in the hotel room. >> what do you say about that? >> i would say it is unfair to call all d.c. mayors corrupt. i also believe that there is corruption everywhere. it is in every city, in every party. i am personally registered as an independent. i registered independent when i was 18 years old. people inieve that power often do things, either because they are tempted or sometimes they compromise their values or their ideals in an effort to, you know, get what they really need. what i mean by that is, you know, it happens all the time. we see it on the hill. you say you believe this one thing and this is the bill you are pushing. all of a sudden, somebody throws this rider onto the bill and you really believe in that, but you -- don't believe in that, but you really need to get this bill passed. and to me, that is a form of corruption at a very low level if we wanted to find corruption i don't even know how we are going to define corruption. but i think that

mayor, current council member marion barry who was i think you were mayor still when nelson mandela was released from prison in 1992. am i correct, mr. mayor? >> absolutely, derek. my relationship goes before then, one thanksgiving day we sat in at the south african embassy on massachusetts avenue starting a whole movement and on april 4th of thsame year out of that 5,000 d.c. government employees off on administrative leave to go protest and my wife said they were arrested and the first time nelson mandela was freed and came to washington he was my guest. i met him over at the convention center for a big rally movement, gave him keys to the city and so he meant a lot to me, not just as a heroic person, but personally. then in august of last 2006 mayor williams took a delegation to south africa and i visited his home and on that wall was a proclamation from me to him and so we go back. mandela was remarkable. anybody who has been in jail for 27 years and not come out bitter is a big man. i doubt if i could do that. stay in jail for 27 years and come out and be better and not bitter. >>

marion barry was reelected mayor of d.c. >> you're a government agency. you're supposed to help the people. >> reporter: collections agencies have badgered him since 2009 by mail and by phone, but he refuses to pay for something he didn't do. >> you want your $200, i'm tell you what, when pigs fly you'll get it. >> reporter: roberts has completed a sea of paperwork to prove the tag was not his. but that unpaid $200 fine kept him from refinancing his home at the lowest possible rate. >> even if he gets this resolved, then we have to deal with the credit report because it's hard to get your credit fixed after it's been messed up. >> reporter: and now he wonders how many other innocents simply paid up and what the district is doing to ensure it doesn't happen again. >> find out who is responsible. if there's a weak link in the chain, get rid of it, fix this thing and stop bothering innocent people. >> reporter: in falling waters, west virginia, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> monday afternoon the metropolitan police department told andrea the ticket should never

the sea of plastic the marion barry s abound tanks on the fish might die to say it probably didn't enter in a tense. but does the film taken it upon company noticed on tuesday and one hardly constitute a concrete barriers. bc two hundred and twenty five tonnes got out. the most incisive barry is contained in the dept of strong pm at fourteen four times the concentration to toughness as a saint. blood is drained out that point and found the concrete ring impacts. they come in the joints with a new plastic santa. den no want and gone down. this concluded the links and have been because the fan and contaminate it. company representatives say they love trying new things and to all be on the banks of the punt and step up their inspections the roos into passing vessel sank to have produced two more for the seventh month in a row. tv quoted tiny town that independent thanks kak me to write something i did learn some contests the defence housing just opened up to take some time one ten says that the senate companies go into the ditches and increase by buying pcs. so they can be just because micr

marion barry began handing out presents. the giveaway continues until 8:00 p.m.m. is on your side for a single mother with a severely disabled son in nd of a christmas miracle. ande has spina bifida excellency -- epilepsy. deal she made left her with an anti-wallet and a vehicle with no engine. >> every day is a struggle. >> he cannot walk. he cannot talk. he is why for our care. -- 24-hour care. i have to feed him, i have to bathe him. >> her husband died of a heart attack. she has to stay home with her son and make sure the social security check stretches. on a dodgeal during go. she found an online deal and mailed the engine to florida parts company to rebuild and paid them 28 -- $2800 for a rebuilt motor. >> it turned out to be bad. with knocking,s leaks, internal noises. ) the time we started the engine. >> they ship the bad engine back at the florida company would sell her a good engine and she paid again. >> you need to pay to fix it. they wanted $2000. >> they have the original engine and the one they sold her and she is with the truck was no engine just

. >> people like marion barry. his animal -- annual toy giveaway to place this year. >> it makes you feel sad to some extent to know that as rich as the city is, as rich as america airs -- is [inaudible] >> 40% of children live below the far -- federal poverty line. for theirout grandchildren who lost their mother. not something to smile about the season. she and many others were on the receiving end hoping to give next year. >> i have been through it so i understand. it hits my heart. >> >> montgomery counties -- county's to us for tots tripled the number from last year. a major ice storm moved through last weekend damaging trees and power lines. the city is asking for outside help to clear tree limbs and get the power grid repaired. we know they are paying. >> we had more of that system coming in for tomorrow but we are talking snow flurries. what is a white christmas officially? whether we have measurable snowfall on christmas day or there is one inch of pre- existing snow on the ground. the last time that happe

. >> marion barry's annual toy giveaway was made possible for -- was made possible by toys for tots.it makes me feel bad to some extent. as rich as america is, we have kids that don't have anything at all. 48% of children live below the federal poverty line. she came out for her grandchildren, who just lost their mother. they have something to smile about this season. >> thank you for helping me and my family. she and many others on the receiving end hope to be on the giving and the next year. >> it hits my heart. the good news.ue montgomery county's toys for tots took in a record number, nearly tripling last year's numbers. >> so good to see those stories this time of year. >> absolutely. it is time to talk the forecast. i justo longer above -- said it is 4:44, it is 4:49. i don't even know where i am right now. >> that's ok. welcome back. we are here, it is cold, it feels like the holidays. >> you are the one with the jingle bell earrings. >> thank you very much. is it going to be a white christmas? no, it is not. be a white christmas. what constitutes a white christmas? here is th

marion barry will hold the annual time -- annual toy giveaway for children today. it will take place from five to eight at the recreation that the fort stanton recreation center -- from five to eight at the fort stanton recreation center. for nearly three weeks this month hackers had access to the credit and debit card information of nearly 40 million shoppers. an oregon woman is suing for damages that could exceed $5 million. >> pay attention to your statements and if something does not look right, do not waste any time disputing it. >> chase bank says affected debit card members are limited to $100 cap what -- $100 cash withdrawals and $300 purchases per day. meanwhile, target and amazon are both refusing to sell beyoncÉ's self-titled album. they are protesting a one-week deal with itunes. it made $9.5 million for apple. although beyoncÉ did not comment on the boycott, she did make a surprise visit to a massachusetts walmart to pick up a physical copy of her cd and then she gave away $50 gift cards to every shopper in the store. it was a close call for a golden r

we are the college of william and mary, not the college of marion barry. well, there is one statistician, a statistician who says that if current trends continue by the year 26 al qaeda, the last male will graduate from college. he was being facetious, but they're is a grain of truth. it is quite a mystery. why the girls, so much more aware of the importance of education. higher aspirations. some people say, oh, no criticism among poor kids outperforming the boys. just this year there's a new study that shows among the highest, but rules are not only getting far more a's in a-plus is and take far more advanced placement classes, but there are more ambitious. the higher percentage aspire to get a graduate in law school. again, i celebrate this, what has happened with curls. it is inspiring. and, you know, some of it may be because of the initiative. i don't say that everything that they did was wrong. i just wish that when they discovered that there were gender differences in education, i wish it happened instead of becoming a girl partisan movement command

ofhed, of the three, the made a brilliant strategic decision in choosing a comeback race, that was marion barry. one kind of got it wrong the first time but then the second, better, -- attempt was which was hastings, and the woird, mel reynolds, made t big airs. the why. marion berry had been a three term member of washington, d.c.. when he came back, he did not run immediately. he had a choice of running for city council. he could run for an at-large seat or he could run in his home base, which was the eighth ward where he sort of originally nurtured his political ties back in early 1970s. ward istrict or that also the poorest ward in washington and the most overwhelmingly black. he believed, and apparently wisely, he would find the most sympathetic audience for his return in that ward. he won ended up going on to be elected mayor after that. that probably would not have happened had he chosen to run for mayor in his first time back out. hastings, case, alcee he probably made a mistake his first time back. he ran in the statewide primary for secretary of state in florida. one of the reasons th

yeah i feel oh but i interviewed stokely carmichael a young marion barry and moves you all these people yeah these are the student leaders from the time they were part of a group called the student nonviolent coordinating committee and they've gone on to have amazing careers and public service john lewis of course the u.s. congressman absolute courageous and brave robert moses julian bond all of them many of them still very active. well put together it was a done and. it's all but one sweet home place we opened on in april of two thousand and eight in one sweep but then we've continued to add new. exhibits every year so you're looking for new things all the time we are and we might want to ask you for a few new things. new things you want our right you even have the internet right she featured somewhere along the way do you wear a cross for my new media gallery which really tells the story of these incredible changes that are occurring in this revolution that's going on in the news business right now and you have tapes running to write yeah we have a wonderful department that does their

. >> and former mayor marion barry was quick to respond. >> i'm going to be very, very active in the 2014 mayor's race. it's going to be a tough race. >> it's a race that include says four d.c. council members. >> and 10 democrats challenging the mayor in the primary. >> the city deserves to know what he did and didn't know. >> we're confident we'lhave a new mayor. >> best choice we've probably had in recent times. >> good evening. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm jan jeffcoat. d.c. mayor vincent gray is seeking a second term despite an ongoing investigation into his 2010 campaign. >> we'll hear from those council members who also want his job, but first we begin with bruce johnson, the mayor's announcement and does he really vault to the front of the pack? >> some say that he will. after months of speculation will he run? won't he run? here's what i'm hearing tonight. mayor gray walks into his office this afternoon, tells his staff let's do this, then shows up unannounced at the board of elections to pick up petitions to seek reelection. >> reporter: why are you running, mr. mayor? >> beca

. >> marion barry. >> incorrect. >> isaac. >> see, he can play. >> ven sent grey, running for re-electionar who has made several high profile visits to north korea, isaac. >> dennis roden. >> 200 points. >> this is another instant bonus question. when he played in the nba, isaac, what was dennis rodman's nickname? >> dennis rodman's nickname. oh the worm. >> the worm, test. 200 point, 200 point question this prominent catholic university filed suit on tuesday opposing birth control mckay. >> notre dame. >> yes. 200 point question, it was recorded this week one day after he leaves new york city hall, mayor michael bloomberg will travel to this state to raise money for u.s. senator brian shatz? sally. >> i will go which dennis rodman. >> encorrect. >> out to hawaii for a point to senator brian shatz. isaac has pulled ahead 1,000 point. mckay at 200. samly at negative 600. she is down in lawrence o'donnell territory there. we have 300 point round, though. this is the ph.d. level. lots can change. with the 300 point questions the game will be decided here. we put 1 h. second on the clock. 300

former city councilmember, the son of ron brown, the former head of the committee, and we have marion barryll of that stuff. is this a more corrupt town than any other? >> i don't think so. i have been covering politics for a long time. i actually covered politics in new jersey before i came to the district of columbia. so i don't think any more corrupt than any other place. but the interesting thing about d.c., remember, it is not a state. it is a city and of the council and the mayor still have functions that are very much like both city and state. >> a look at the events that led to the u.s. senate changing its rules surrounding the filibustering of presidential nominees. how it happened. that is that it :00 eastern. at 9:00, we look at eleanor roosevelt, the first first lady to travel overseas. exploring the life and legacy of elena roosevelt. >> a group of women veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars recently came together to share their decisions for entering the military. theyincluded the dangers encountered and the tradition back to civilian life. the new york public library host

former city councilmember, i'm the son of the former head of the democratic national committee, and marion barry. he has been in and out of prison. is there any more corrupt town than any other? >> i do not think so. i have covered politics for a long time. i have covered politics in new jersey before i came to the district of columbia. i do not think it is any more corrupt than other places, but the interesting thing place about d.c., it is not a state. it is a city. the council and mayor still have functions that are very much like city and state. there is more room for scrutinizing them and it is very noticeable when you have three out of 13 council members getting into some very serious legal trouble in the span of two years. all of that conversation with nikita stewart is tonight at 7:00 eastern. after that, from local to national politics, a look at the events that led up to the senate changing its rules around the filibustering of presidential nominees. we will show you how it happened, along with reaction from republican and democratic leaders. the year in review tonight at 8:00 eastern.