news 4 mark segraves live at the site of a store under construction on georgia avenue northwest to explain. mark? >> reporter: you know, jim, this is turning into a high stakes game of chicken between the d.c. government and one of the biggest retailers in the world, walmart. behind me as you said is one of six walmart locations planned for the district, this store on georgia avenue is one of two set to open this fall. but just about an hour ago walmart announced if a new living wage law that raises the minimum wage to $12.50 an hour goes into effect, they will cancel at least three of those stores. earlier today i spoke with d.c. council chairman about the possibility walmart would pull out. here's what he told me. >> well, i'm not going speculate on whether walmart is bluffing or not. i go back to what the policy is behind the legislation, which is a very basic and not a very high but still a very basic living wage. that's what the idea is behind it. >> reporter: now, i just spoke with a representative from walmart. he tells me if the d.c. council gives final approval tomorrow to the new

mark segraves joins us with his plans for more civil disobedience. mark? >> reporter: that's right. this is just about the spot where he tells me he was standing to videotape himself with that shotgun. you'll recall this is the same person who was organizing an open carry gun march on washington on july 4th that he called off after the police chief said she would arrest any protesters who marched into d.c. carrying guns. now he tells us he's not giving up on his idea of an open carry gun march. >> we will not allow our government to destroy our humanity. >> reporter: after adam posted that video on july 4th police launched an investigation to determine when he really brought a loaded shotgun to pennsylvania avenue. he tells news 4 the gun was real. >> i was here. i loaded a shotgun on nsp day and didn't kill anybody, didn't drone any children, i didn't steal any children's future. i didn't sell this country into debt. i didn't do any of the crimes that the man who lives two blocks over there in the white house is responsible for. >> reporter: he says his protest was about more than

news 4 mark segraves has the stories. >> reporter: flyers, e males and phone calls went out to d.c. residents. >> we're here to support the chief. >> reporter: about 20 people showed up for the protest which was organized by community activist whose say the attacks on the chief and his department including the 29 page report which pointed to a critical shortage of paramedics are motivated by politics not public safety. >> the chief is trying to improve up on those problems and make things better and he's being met with resistance and we're saying enough is enough. >> reporter: last week a council member called for him to resign. tommy wells wrote the report but so far hasn't called on him to step down but he did block a move by the chief to redeploy paramedics. >> now we have people on the city council calling for his resignation. i think that they need to just let him do his job and go on with the business of the city. >> reporter: as for the chief he's declined requests for interviews. but when news 4 caught up with him at a july 4th parade. >> they know this city is moving and gr