millicent west, the former d.c. homeland security director is facing charges of fraud. $100,000 were misused from a children's fund. >> that is true. millicent west is the fifth person so far to plead guilty to felony involved with the corruption scandal revolving around former d.c. council member aaron thomas jr.. millicent west arrived at court this morning and told the judge she has undergone treatment for depression. understandable. she was the d.c. director of homeland security, a high profile dream job. >> the adrenalin started pumping and we get excited about the opportunity to provide a level of response. >> but she became embroiled in a scandal that sent a former d.c. council member to prison. when she ran a non-profit called the children's investment trust, thomas put on a ball, but ticket sales did not cover the cost. west took $110,000 from a children's anti-drug program and gave it to the youth technology institute, knowing that the money was really for the young democrats and thomas. >> the vast majori

and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from millicent bell, through the millicent and eugene bell foundation. >> it's been a week since the shooting. (bell tolling) for most of the journalists in this newsroom, they've never covered anything that came close to being as horrific as this. it is a singular event in the history of connecticut. (bell tolls) >> narrator: a week after adam lanza massacred 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school, church bells tolled across the state. memorials were erected to the 26 victims. president obama read out 26 names. but there was a 27th person murdered that day-- the gunman's mother, nancy lanza. >> nancy lanza is the person adam was closest to in the world. she was the first person he killed. he shot her four times in the head while she was in bed, and then he went off to sandy hook elementary school. if we can begin to understand adam's relationship with nancy, we probably can begin to understand adam. >> one of the things that josh and i talked about early on when we were given this assignment is the fact that it didn'

with grants from scott nathan and laura debonis, and millicent bell, through the millicent and eugene bell foundation. major funding for this program is provided by the kendeda fund. >> chicago is now under full national security. >> a no-fly zone is in effect, except for the world leaders who are landing at o'hare, as president barack obama and a number of world leaders... >> hockenberry: it was a big weekend in chicago. last spring, the president was in town, along with the leaders of nato, to discuss threats to global security and nuclear proliferation. at a huge convention center, the eyes of the world were watching. >> ...that demands global solutions. we came to chicago... (police whistle blows) >> hockenberry: but across town in a small hotel ballroom, the te of the world was also on the agenda. >> everything will be revealed in the second term. >> hockenberry: the eyes of the world might have missed this gathering. >> get ready for your al gore snow job. >> hockenberry: the message here is that man-made global climate change is a myth, a hoax. this conference is an annual pilg

today, millicent west will be in federal court charged with tax fraud. she was forced to step down as the head of d.c.'s pauma and security office. more recently, she was running the children you investment corporation. this group paid out $400,000 in phony invoices. on the other side, harry thomas. he pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to three years in prison. the mayor was asked about this yesterday. he says he does not know the details. he wants to find out more about this before he makes a comment. west is expected to plead guilty later today. reporting live, john gonzalez. >> a south african judge could decide to day if oscar pistorius should be released from jail as he waits trial on charges that he killed his coffin. the double amputee is accused of killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. he says he mistook her for an intruder when he shot her through a bathroom door in his home. prosecutors say that he killed her after a fight. the ruling comes as a lead detective was replaced after it was revealed that he faces attempted murder charg

prosecutors say millicent west filed grande documents with the irs. this happened when she ran the d.c. trust corporation. she resigned last year. >> a south african judge is expected to decide today whether oscar pistorius should be released on bail as he awaits trial on charges that he killed his girlfriend. he is accused of killing her on valentine's day. he claims he mistook her as an intruder when he shot her through the bathroom door of his home. the decision comes as the lead detective was removed after it was revealed that he faces attempted murder charges in a separate case. >> around prince for discounted a shelter and emergency preparedness drill will take place. this takes place at the county courthouse. the drill will be held in the duval and marbury wings only. the drill will impact on the courthouse personnel and it will take place until 3:00 p.m. today. another drill will also take place today, this one at the naval observatory in northwest d.c. it is called exercise citadel shield. this will take place from 10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. thu

millicent west is expected in court today to plead guilty to one felony count of attempting to incident fear with the administration of internal revenue laws. the charge appears to be connected to the conviction of former councilmember harry thomas, jr. if convicted, west could spend up to three years in jail. >>> d.c. council member are holding a special meeting next week to discuss taking action against ward one councilman jim graham. two week ago, an ethics board said graham broke the code of conduct three times when it came to the district's lottery contract and development deal connected to metro. graham has oversight hofer how the alcoholic beverages are regulate in the district. the council will discuss whether to strip him of that power. graham hopes council members will call for a hearing to investigate instead. >> his conduct harmed adversely the public's confidence in the integrity of the district government. >> their findings were beyond their legal authority to reach without a hearing. let's have a hearing. let's have a process. we welcome the opportunity to have witnesses

millicent west plead guilty to tax fraud. west helped chapel funds from a program meant to keep kids off drugs to pay for an inaugural ball. the fifth person to plowed guilty to crimes in connection to the investigation of former council member harry thomas. >>> >>> the edge on maryland. anne arundel county has a new county exec. they elected laura newman to replace leopold. newman was chosen over 15 other candidates to place the former county exec and currently serves as the economic development chief for howard county. >>> a developing story we're following as nato allies discuss keeping a training force in afghanistan after the soldiers are scheduled to leave in 2049. the mission is expected to include european allies and non- nato nations. a range of 8 to 12,000 u.s. troops is discussed as a possible number. leon panetta said no specifics were agreed upon. >> i want to make clear that the range of options we were discussing was with regards to the nato force and the nato force consists of both the u.s. presence plus nato

millicent pierce is one of the simba instructors. this program "count the cost" was started as a result of my own experiences with violence, first as a victim of violence, second as somebody who fought fire with fire. i was in an abusive relationship. my husband would fight me all the time, and i ended up killing him in response, and i served time in prison as a result. more than 50% of all homicides are a result of violence between family members, friends or acquaintances. that's right. it's not strangers, it's people that know each other that are hurting each other and killing each other, more than 50%. so we've got to look at what's going on with people. why are we hurting our loved ones and the people that we know? there are many approaches to answering this question. some studies are focusing on environmental factors that may contribute to violence. others are asking if genetic make up could predispose certain people to act violently. well, we think that genes are important for violent behavior, but it's clear that the environme

meanwhile, after the hearing, us attorney ronald maychen issued a statement saying millicent west was by all accounts a dedicated public servant who was truly committed to the mission of serving young people in the district of columbia. unfortunately as we have seen too many times, she agreed to break the law to appease a crooked public official who was intent on carrying out a public scheme. she'll be back in court in three months when a judge will sentence her. it is possible she could serve time in prison. in the newsroom, matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> an arlington resident says someone broke into her kitchen and stole her dinner. she says the burglar stole her chicken from the crock pot as it was cooking. it happened on tuesday in an apartment on south carlin springs road. arlington police aren't sure how the chicken disappeared. but whoever took it left the vegetables behind. >>> as if new york residents didn't have enough problems after hurricane sandy. they're dealing with rodents. some are as big as cats and city leaders have a new plan to get rid of them. check out the run-do

border the troops did repel the attack suffering no injuries themselves the rate is the heaviest millicent's of type of several years in the rest of south. where police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in the country's capital one day before the two year anniversary of the uprising people marched in the streets carrying bahraini flags and chanting and government slogans accusing the ruling regime of corruption and human rights violations have been staging demonstrations since early two thousand and eleven all the while demanding political reform and i want removal of the ruling family and blaming them for the violent crackdown on protests. and it is to hand over the syrian embassy in the capital doha to the opposition syrian national coalition opposition leader and news out of hierarchy who claims he was recently appointed as ambassador to. the handover is just formal procedure to acknowledging his new post the national coalition was formed in doha eighteen months ago and was recognized by another gulf states as syria's representative. nearly four million br

border the troops did repel the attack suffering no injuries themselves the rate is the heaviest millicent's of type of several years in the rest of south. where police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in the country's capital one day before the two year anniversary of the uprising people marched in the streets carrying flags and chanting and government slogans accusing the ruling regime of corruption and human rights violations have been staging demonstrations since early two thousand and eleven all the while demanding political reform and i want the removal of the ruling family and blaming them for the violent crackdown on protests. and it is to hand over the syrian embassy in the capital doha to the opposition syrian national coalition opposition leader and news out of hierarchy who claims he was recently appointed as ambassador to. says the handover is just formal procedure to acknowledging his new post the national coalition was formed in doha eighteen months ago and was recognized by another gulf states as syria's representative. nearly four million br

attorney issued a statement saying that millicent west was by all accounts a dedicated public servant truly committed to the mission of serving young people in the district of columbia and, unfortunately, as we have seen too many times, she agreed to break the law to appease a crooked public official who is intent on carrying out a criminal scheme. it's important to point out that west said she had no part in organizing the ball. she did not even attend the ball. children were at the ball and believed it could be paid for by funds she controlled. and west will be back in court in three months, when she will be sentenced and she could serve time in prison. >> thank you. >>> a montgomery county teacher is out of jail. timothy grupa posted bond today. two 11-year-old female students at meadow hall elementary school in rockville said that he touched them inappropriately several times and forced them or attempted to force them to touch them. he's charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and additional sex offenses. >>> we now know what sparked a deadly fire that claimed the lives

millicent west is expected in court tomorrow to plead guilty to one felony count of attempting to interferethe administration of internal revenue laws. the charge appears to be connected to the conviction of former council member harry thomas, jr. if convicted, west could spend three years in prison. >>> a special d.c. council meeting will be held next week to discuss punishing council member jim graham by stripping away some of his power stemming from an ethics violation by the newly formed ethics board. fox 5's matt ackland has the story. >> reporter: council member jim graham was at work thursday leading a hearing that has oversight of how alcoholic beverages are regulated in the district. it is this leadership role graham's colleagues could soon take away from him. >> his conduct adversely harmed the public's confidence in the integrity of the district government. >> reporter: two weeks ago an ethics board said graham broke the city's code of conduct three times when it came to a deal that has to do with the district's lottery contract and a development deal connected to metro. >> we're