>> i think the council will meet. >> reporter: phil mendelson is no showboat, but his mild mannered no frills persona may be what most of his colleagues are looking for do. you have anything you could tell us? >> reporter: after scandals that have driven two other council members from office. >> the council is hurting. we've betrayed the public trust. we need to rebuilt the public trust. >> reporter: vincent orange is still trying to convince his colleagues that he is the stronger leader. >> if you look at my record and look at the record of mr. mendelson, you'll see the majority of the time he's on the losing side of a 10-2 vote or 12-1 vote. >> reporter: ward 7 council member yvette alexander says some of her constituents are worried about race, but she suspects mendelson already has a majority of seven strong votes wrapped up. >> it's always an issue to be quite frank, but i think in this instance it's who has been in the community. >> reporter: and phil mendelson for you has been in the community? >> he has been. >> reporter: if phil mendelson wins, he would become only the 2nd whi

moves. >> vincent orange was the only member to vote against phil mendelson. the says he would have been the best interim chair person a post that was fiwould be filled by michael brown. >> last night virginia ruled that the public will vote on whether the children of illegal immigrants will go to college at a discount. the dream act was passed last year. it says children of tax filing families who are here illegally can pay in-state tuition if they have gone to maryland high school three years. >> following a developing story. lance armstrong is facing doping allegations against. they have filed formal charges threatening to strip him of his victories in the cycling race. federal prosecutors closed a two-year criminal probe in february without bringing charges, but anti-doping agency officials continued to pursue their own probe. he called the allegations baseless and motivated by spite. looking at 66 degrees right now. >> first lady michelle obama joint twitter not long ago. now she has signed up for another website. that story coming up. >> [ male announcer

so i'm trying to strike the right balance. >> good morning, office of chairman phil mendelson. >> reporter: mendelson says i doesn't plan to make any big -- he doesn't plan to make any big moves on the council right away. he won't resign committee areaships. he wants to find enough time in the day to -- chairships. he wants to find enough time in the day to meet with those who need his ear. >> i need to be accessible a 36 hour a day basis. >> reporter: this new position as chairman comes with a pretty big raise. we're talking about $65,000. now chairman mendelson will make $190,000 a year. chairman mendelson says he did speak with mayor gray not only after he became chairman on wednesday. both agreed to work together, to move the city forward. >> that is what people want is to see that government is working and that our elected officials are working together. >> reporter: in the district matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> mendelson took over as chair yesterday one week after former chairman kwame brown resigned and pled guilty to bank fraud and campaign finance violations. >>> the latest on jerr

members are pretty unhappy with the events that have happened not just last week but this year. >> phil mendelson appears to have the votes to succeed kwame brown. michael brown will become speaker pro tem. sources say mendelson is favored because he is not likely to shake things up too much, instead offer stability. >> we really need to try to settle down and get back to the business for which citizens elected us. >> i represent all d.c. residents and we have to figure out how to move on in a positive way. >> reporter: although council member marion barry didn't voice his opinion on the chairman vote, he did issue a number of messages on twitter this morning including this one. let your council member hear your voice. the vote is tomorrow. do you even know what they are planning to do? do they hear you or the lobby? meanwhile council member vincent orange had hoped the council would vote him in of into the chairman's seat temporarily. >> i offer myself to provide that good strong-leadership. >> but now it appears his only chance to become chair is to win the special election in november. matt ac

. >>> phil mendelson is the new d.c. council chairman.came within one vote of being the -- well, he was the iew man news choice to replace -- unanimous choice to replace kwame brown. brown is the second council member forced out of office because of corruption charges, and as bruce johnson reports, the stress and strain of yet another scandal is clearly evidence at the wilson building. >> please gore give me -- please forgive me but we have to stay together up here and stop fighting. >> reporter: it should have been one of those let's move on meeting but before that could happen, some of the d.c. council members just had to vent. >> tomorrow we could be in handcuffs. >> reporter: today was the d.c. council's first meeting since former chairman kwame brown was forced to resign because of felony bank fraud and campaign finance violations. before that ward 5 councilman harry thomas forced out of office for stealing more than $300,000 from youth baseball programs. four--term councilman phil mendelson was voted the new chairman. what do you sa

phil mendelson has no cloud or suspicion about his integrity. he's known clout the entire city. he's gotten votes -- throughout the entire city. he's gotten votes throughout the wards, is well respected by blacks, whites, latinos. >> kwame brown was on the short list to be the next mayor. that list is really short now, isn't it? who else could there be? >> among the sitting city council members i would say muriel bowser, phil mendelson and jack evans. jack has expressed publicly he would like to become mayor. >> he's run before a couple times. is d.c. now speaking of jack evans perhaps on the verge of its first ever white mayor? >> we came close once before with dave clark. dave clark is very similar to phil mendelson in the sense that i think they're very progressive, known throughout the city and they went everywhere. phil goes everywhere. jack evans has been very successful representing ward 2, but he's not yet reached out into the rest of the city. if he can start to do that, i think people will vote for him. i think black people will vote for somebody who is going to provid

but if phil mendelson wins, that would make him the second ever white chairman of the council. so how does race play into this position and how does race play into politics here in d.c.? we'll have more on that side of the story coming up at 6:00. andrea? >> delia goncalves with that update outside the wilson building. >>> d.c.'s health department has put four medical marijuana dispensaries one step closer to starting operations. the four businesses can now apply for business licenses, building permits and certificates of occupancy. once those steps and other regulatory requirements are met, they will receive their registrations. however, it's not clear when medical marijuana will be available in the district. "the washington post" reports the six cultivation centers approved haven't even begun growing the plants yet. >>> occupy d.c. is moving out of mcpherson square in washington. the group decided to leave sunday and has been tearing down the remnants of its camp. protesters started camping there in october but in february u.s. park police started strictly enforcing no campin

at large councilmember phil m ands phil mendelsons phil mendelson and vincent orange will be considered. >> maryland congresswoman donna edwards will recognize injured firefighters in bladensburg after they were overcome with a flash fire at riverdale home. one of them is still recovering from burns over much of his body. that is kevin o'toole. the fire was deliberately set. >> but think twice about putting yourself on on a restaurant table while eating. surveillance video caught a man at the shanghai restaurant in college park. he went over to the table where the university of maryland student was eating. the man snatched the phone out of the woman's hand while she was using it and then ran away. >> i trusted this area and thought it was very safe. it's not good. >> patrons don't recognize the man. the owner was so upset that he gave the students a free cell phone. >> many fairfax county residents are angry about the condition of their parks and sports facilities. last 900 people packed a meeting and called for changes. people living along route 1 say that their facilities are in poor

council voted unanimously to elect phil mendelson.e for the pro tem, for the second person in command, is under way right now. >>> don't be confused if you see a new metro station. it's not a new station. it's just a name for an old station. from now on, the station that had been known as new york avenue, florida avenue will be called noma-galloduet. >> don't let any of these changes fool you. it's the same location, same station, same red line, same service, just a different name. if you don't know, then you don't know. but for years now the neighborhood surrounding the now former new york avenue/florida avenue is known as noma. metro officials decided last year that the station's name should reflect the community. >> i'm sure some people have been using the station for years, it's going to be a little bit of a change. it's not clear what noma stands for and then you hear it north of massachusetts and you get it. >> reporter: today there was an official ribbon cutting for the new metro station. the noma station was the first station

today, phil mendelson was voted chairman, filling the vacancy left by disgraced council chair, kwame brown. we'll talk to him live in a moment. but first, matt acklin has more on the strong emotions that came with today's decision. >> you are now the acting chair of the council, so i would ask you to come forward and take the chair seat and the gavel and to preside and offer congratulations to you. [ applause ] >> before phil mendelson took his seat as chairperson, the discussion was full of insults, interruptions, and egos. >> i'm the best. i'm the best. today vincent bernard is the best candidate. >> sin et sent orange who wanted the chairman spot knew he didn't have support. so he went after the number two position. during his fight, he held up a media report criticizing michael brown. >> this is about michael brown. not vincent orange. >> former mayor said this about the crimes committed by two council members and two of mayor gray's campaign workers recently. >> this has been the most serious governmental crisis since home room. most serious. the only thing i can think of that i

if he takes over, then phil mendelson, the chair, would move up and be the mayor, the acting mayor, until there's a special election again. so we have sort of a domino effect. the mayor has not been charged, but that's the line and then they'd have to pick somebody who is remaining of the at large members to become the council chair. so it's really a question of domino's. everybody is waiting on something having to do with the mayor. that's the biggest deal and everybody in the city wants some clair fibs. the u.s. attorney is not -- clarification. the u.s. attorney is not going to tell us what he's going to do or when. we just have to wait and see what happens. >> we will be waiting and watching, fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin, thanks so much for coming in tonight. >>> we are following a news alert out of prince george's county where police are asking for the public's help to try to catch three men involved in a carjacking spree over the weekend. one of the crimes was caught on tape. fox 5's audrey barnes joins us now with more. >> all three carjackings and attempts happened within

a large councilmember phil mendelson is in his fourth term. he has said in the past that he does want this job. even though he is expected to face some opposition and competition, especially from vincent orange, this no-nonsense type of member appears to be a shoe and today. mendelssohn is expected to take over for kwame brown, who resigned last week after pleading guilty to bank fraud. it is the second recent council member to step down. earlier this year, harry thomas, of ward 5, was sentenced to 38 months in prison after embezzling public funds. at 10:00 this morning in a legislative meeting the city council will try to start a new chapter and end this musical chairs and try to create some stability. reporting live, john gonzalez abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. she is the latest prince george's county official to be convicted of misconduct. maryland delegate tiffany alston found guilty of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office. a jury concluded the democrat paid an employee in her law office with a hundred dollars in state money. her att

at-large council member, phil mendelson. he is already in his fourth term.stated in the past that he does want this job. even though he will face some opposition and some competition, he has been described as someone who is a no-nonsense person. kwame brown design -- resigned last week after pleading guilty to fraud. the second council member to step down. today, a new chapter for this city council. they will try to turn the page. we understand that during that meeting, the city council will vote for the new interim chair. reporting live, john gonzales, abc 7 news. >> thank you some much. d.c. school officials say they regret any confusion surrounding the rainy weather. some families city could not get inside the building because there's not enough room. the churches overflow room was held as an overflow room for graduates. prince george's county executive is taking new steps to improve a school system there. he plans to formally announce today that he has announced a new commission that he says will advise him on what to do to improve the county's schools.

she said phil mendelson does have support from her constituents. how does the council move beyond these controversies? their plan coming up at 6:30. back to you. >> delia goncalves who's reporting live outside the wilson building this morning. >>> now to virginia. the results are in from tuesday's primary elections and the matchup is set in the u.s. senate race. former senator and governor george allen easily won the nomination. eric cantor and jim moran won their primaries. both captured about three- quarters of the vote. in the 11th district retired army colonel chris perkins won the republican nomination for the house race. he'll face democratic incumbent jerry connolly. you can get all the results by visiting wusa9.com. >>> out west democrat ron barber will become the newest congressman from arizona. he won a special election yesterday defeating republican jesse kelly. barber will finish the term of former congresswoman gabriel giffords. he was a former aide to giffords and was also injured in the assassination attempt which killed six other pe

. >> the letter is addressed phil mendelson. it is a stern rebuke of the chief judge of the office of administrative hearings in d.c. by almost half of the judges are asking her to come forward. >> its authors say they wrote to protect the integrity of the agency. the letter says the chief makes policy decisions in secret. line judges have no say about the policies. and the key -- the chiefs treatment of support staff is erratic and at times it demeaning. they even gave an example of how she fired a cancer patient the day before her surgery. >> she is not here. >> budget would not come out and answer our questions. instead, the agency said a statement. the suggestion that policies are made in secret is unfounded, it reads. personnel actions are confidential and not subject to comment. meanwhile, chairman mendelson says he will get to the bottom of this. >> i'm very concerned that there are so many unhappy. >> and taxpayers we spoke with said someone needs to clean up d.c. government. >> we are out of control. everyone is getting

back to you. >>> thanks, erica. >>> phil mendelson was tapped as the new chairman today. he's a veteran lawmakers, and replaces kwame brown who resigned last week in scandal. he was elected by an 11-1 vote. a special election will be held on november elf. mendelson has been on the council for 14 years and says he plans to restore trust in the legislative body. >>> we know the driver in that fiery crash earlier this month. daria soboleva was a russian citizen spending the summer in ocean city. she crashed her car on dickerson road. police are still trying to find out exactly what happened. >>> the comedian jerry lewis was released today from the hospital. he collapsed during an award ceremony at a hotel in new york city last night. doctors said his blood sugar was low, but that he's okay. jerry lewis is 86 years old now. >>> a new dna test provided a big break in a local cold case that's more than 30 years old. >>> tonight police say they have identified the remains of a tacoma park teenager, but as we report, they aren't closing the door on this case. >> reporter: two pol

the new chairman of the dx council phil mendelson points out that compromise agreed to between the white house and senator lieberman gives $20 million to the voucher program. that's d.s.s. 20 million -- that's $20 million the president had earmarked for public and charter schools alone. >> he proposed roughly 50 % of the money goes to d.c. public schools and 40% to the charter schools which is roughly the same as the enrollment. but with this agreement we'll see less to both charters schools and the public schools. >> reporter: one group clearly satisfied with the voucher program, parents. they point out that 94% of the students attending school on vouchers graduate from high school. of that number # 9% go -- of that number 89% go on to college college. >> they're getting nurtured and matured in these schools. >> reporter: the demand for vouchers is also apparent. since 2004 there have been 11,000 applications for the d.c. opportunity scholarship program. roughly 5,000 vouchers have been awarded. president obama had budgeted zero dollars for d.c. vouchers in the current budget. bruce joh

. >> the at large member, phil mendelson, was unanimously elected to fill the seat of kwame brown who resigned last week after pleading guilty to bank fraud. mendelssohn will serve as interim chairman until a special election in november. the winner will serve out the remainder of brown's term which goes through 2014. >> on capitol hill today, the much-anticipated grilling of jamie dimon. congress demanding answers into why $2 billion was lost and things got edgy before the hearing started. we have a look at the developments from the newsroom. >> when the big banks were bailed out, j.p. morgan chase ceo jamie dimon insisted wall street didn't need or want washington's help. he has been a leading critic of new banking regulations. but after the at least $2 billion loss, he has some explaining to do. normally, j.p. morgan chase -- j.p. morgan chase ceo, jamie dimon, is at ease in front of the camera. but today he was pushed by reporters. >> you have talked a lot about being in control. shouldn't that be the person who answers the question. >> only to be greeted by angry protesters insid

i'm very proud of my legislative record. >> the chairman, michael brown now, phil mendelson will run for this job in november saying for vincent orange. lesli, he is the chairman, not the acting chairman. there will be no major committee assignment changes and he plans to keep most. >> we should remind people that harry thomas will head off to prison next week. this time next week. >> federal prison, june 20, he goes to prison in alabama. >> all right bruce, thank you. anita. >>> well, there is new information on a vicious dog attack in northeast washington. the 74-year-old victim is still in the hospital and neighbors have been telling us the two dogs had been terrorizing that river terrorist neighborhood for months. so nine wants to know, what do you need to do if there's a dangerous dog in your neighborhood to keep everybody safe? kristin fisher got some answers and she's live at the scene of yesterday's attack, kristen? >> it turns out these guard dogs at towing pro were on animal control's radar. infact, they were called out twice last year when the dogs got out. both times, ani

phil mendelson is leading the council and michael brown is next in line. during the meeting, there was shouting, rude interruptions and tears from one member. fox 5s matt ackland there was and has more on the story. it's never a dull moment at city council. >> reporter: it sure isn't. it's been less than a week since kwame brown resigned his seat and pleaded guilty to bank fraud into a campaign violation. still, mendelson had full support from the council and things got ugly when vincent orange, who originally wanted the chairmanship, decided to make a run for the second throughout slot and took aim at michael brown. he boldly told his fellow council members there is no way i should lose instead of himself, i am the best. he attempted to criticize michael brown for media reports pointing out ethics issues and that didn't go well. the majority of the council didn't agree and voted orange down and put michael brown into the second spot. meanwhile, one of the most memorable moments was when yvette willexander spoke about the bickering she was listening to. ta

and the gavel and to preside and offer congratulations to you. [ applause ] >> reporter: before phil mendelson took his seat as chairman, the discussion among council members was full of insults, interruptions, and ego. >> i'm the best. i am the best. today, vincent dippard orange senior is the best candidate. the best! >> reporter: vincent orange, who originally wanted the chairman spot, knew he didn't have support and went after the number two position. during his fight, he held off a media report criticizing michael brown. >> this is about michael brown, not vincent orange. >> reporter: the council be member and former mayor marion barry said this about the crimes committed by two council members and two of mayor gray's campaign workers recently. >> this has been the most serious governmental crisis and more serious than shutdowns. the only thing i can think of that is more serious than this is 9/11. >> reporter: council member jack evan who was a long tome d.c. leader fired back and alluded to barry's arrest after smoking crack in the 1990s. >> and if anyone was here, you would see a turbu

right now everything looks like phil mendelson will get the job today. that's the latest here at the wilson building. back to you. >> one thing we can all agree on the d.c. council rarely boying. >>> george allen wins last night's senate primary. he easily beat his closest challenger tea party favorite jamie radtke. two other candidates have last than 5%. allen's victory sets up a clash this november against another former virginia governor democrat tim kaine. >>> kaine joined us earlier this morning and said he knows how to billion a budget. >> i'm the only governor in modern times since they measured budgets who left office with a smaller budget than when i started. i had to cut $5 billion out of the state budget, including cuts to my own salary, both as lieutenant governor and as governor. and i had to make those tough decisions with backbone and brains but also heart trying to balance out the need to make cuts with the important goal of keeping the economy strong and protecting the vulnerable. >> tomorrow on fox 5 morning news, we're expected to spea

the dx city council has chosen phil mendelson as chairman. kwame brown stepped down. >>> fairfax county police have charged an elementary schoolteacher with possession of child important nothing gave. they say 26-year-old -- pornography. they say 26-year-old robert fenn is facing ten charges. investigators arrested fenn at poplar elementary school where he taught. authorities will not say now whether students -- any students were involved. >>> the jerry san disurvegy -- sandusky trial continues today. sandusky denies that he sexually abused ten boys over a 15-year period. yesterday the prosecution star witness mike mcqueary testified that he saw sandusky in a compromising position with a boy in a shower in 2001. >>> here's howard with a quick look at the forecast. >> jc, it's really turned nice out there. still kind of windy. we had gusts near 30 miles an hour at times. it's going to be breezy. temps low 80s. winds north 10 to 20 and humidity levels are dropping quickly. so it's feeling much better than it was even when you woke up this morni

phil mendelson was picked to be the acting chairman. kwame brown resigned after pleading guilty to felony bank fraud. in november there will be an election to replace brown. >>> the family of an 80-year-old woman killed in an accident wants safety improvements on a popular bike trail. she walked on the trail every day for 15 years before the accident on monday. shomari stone spoke with her relatives tonight. >> hard time to believe it's actually happened. it's like in the -- you know, horrible movie. >> reporter: these two have empty hearts. >> there is a big hole. >> reporter: surrounded by photos of their mother in this exclusive interview. the 80-year-old died in a tragic bicycle crash on monday from her assisted living facility to the four-mile bike trail in virginia. >> she never come home from the stroll in the park. >> reporter: a 62-year-old bicyclist was going down a hill at an undetermined rate of speed and saw eda ahead and yelled to your left. >> eda stepped to her left and the bicyclist hid her head on. she fell backwards a

looking forward last night the washington post ebb dorised phil mendelson to take his -- endorsed phil mendelson to take his place. when do you think will take over his chair? >> i've heard thus far phil mendelsohn only has three votes and he need seven votes to go against vincent orange. they will vote on wednesday. >> the whole council? >> we'll have more on this at 6:00. >> bruce johnson from the very beginning, thanks. derek? >>> the resignation of kwame brown as d.c. council chair just another blow to a constituency that's already replaced one council member this session. bruce leshan is live from southeast d.c. with reaction to what's just been an ongoing crisis of corruption. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, derek, just a great sense of disappointment here at anacostia. kwame brown, of course, spent much of his childhood actually down in prince william county in virginia with his mother, but he came back to the city in high school with his dad, marshall brown, a long time political organizer here in the city and, of course, kwame brown made his political career here in the city, but ma

vincent orange, phil mendelson, both democrat at large members are expected to compete for the job to replace kwame brown. >> can you remember a time where this council has had this many distractions? >> there's never been a time in the city's history we've had this many distractions and it's not over. there's still that major investigation hanging over the city like a wet blanket of the mayor, his administration and their campaign. all these start out as investigations of campaigns and end up in all other areas. so we'll see. >> mary cheh serves as interim chairman and then a special election to fill it permanently. >> i think she's chairman pro tem and will just open up meeting for this vote and then the interim chairman will be selected. >>> we spoke with some of the kwame brown's colleagues on the d.c. council about all this. here's council member jim graham followed by tommy wells. >> reporter: are you still chairman? >> i'm distraught. i'm very concerned about the future of this government and the changes that we are facing are profound and i believe, though, optimistically that

. >>> phil mendelson is the number two man in the district now. he is interim chairman of the d.c. city council. the council selected the at large democrat as its leader, and mendelson will now replace kwame brown. brown resigned last week before pleading guilty to bank fraud. mendelson will serve as interim chairman through the year and then voters will select an official new chair in november. mendelson says he plans to run in that race. >>> kwame brown and harry thomas, jr. have both resigned in disgrace if the city city council in the last six months. the entire council got a lecture yesterday from councilman marion barry. >> the majority in the community has lost confidence in this council, has lost trust in this council. we're at the bottom of the barrel in terms of credibility. we were 60. but we'd probably be 10. this is serious. this is no game. >> marion barry went on to say, quote, this is the greatest governmental crisis since home rule. i can't think of anything except 9/11 that's been more horrific. >>> well, d.c. mayor vincent gray officially kicked off the facelift

. >>> phil mendelson is the new d.c. council chairman and he became within one vote to replace kwame brown. brown is the second council member forced out of office because of corruption charges and as bruce johnson reports, the stress and strain is clearly evident at the wilson building. >> please forgive me. but we have to stay together up here and stop fighting. >> should have been one of those, let's move on meetings. before that could happen, some of the d.c. council members had to vent. >> tomorrow, we could be in handcuffs. >> today was the d. c. council's first meeting since kwame brown was forced to resign because felony bank fraud in campaign finance violations. six months before that, ward 5 councilman forced out of office for stealing more than $300,000 from youth baseball programs. four-term councilman was voted the new chairman. >> what do you say to the residents of the city? >> it's going to take time and work ourselves and collectively to do what we can to restore that trust. >> reporter: not without deba

. >> phil mendelson is scrambling for it. the olds are that mr. -- the odds are mr. mendelson is seen at the front runner. voters are going to get to decide it. there could be an opportunity with every -- as i like to think with every opportunity there is -- with every disaster there's an opportunity. hopefully the voters will get a chance to get a real reformer who can help pull the council together, much like inside you had kenyan mcduffie emerge out of ward five as the replacement to harry thomas. mr. mcduffie has a clean slate, comes with -- [indiscernible] hopefully the voters will make a good choice and have a chance to right the ship. that's our hope. >> right now residents aren't feel going about their elected officials. last fast forward to the future. what else can we expect. >> everyone knows the u.s. attorney is all about business. they vo not finished their investigations. -- they vo in the finished their investigations. there's all sort of validations and it's not done. but it seems to be quickening and we need to get to the bottom of it. >> do you thin

phil mendelson will be in the race and he picked up petitions yesterday to formally run for the seat. the councilman was selected to serve as chairman following the resignation of kwame brown last week. he'll be running for the permanent job in november. >> the man d.c. mayor gray nominated is leaving a similar job in philly, but leaving it under a cloud. michael kelly resigned from office after staffers complained that he was having an improper affair with another staffer. bruce johnson says mayor gray, however, is sticking with his nominee. >> this is bruce johnson. when michael kelly resigned from his job on friday as head of the philadelphia housing authority, he said at the time he was leaving for personal reasons. turned out that staffers there had accused kelly of having a consensual sexual affair with a female staffer that he had appointed to a senior staff position and then approved her pay raises. >> he was a nationally respected professional. >> d.c. mayor says he nominated michael kelly to head the d.c. housing authority because of kelly's past work in the district. and hu

that's vincent orange and phil mendelson. if we had council members name cheech and shawn, shops could be selling medical marijuana in dc in a few weeks. today the district health department approved selling it. one of them right near the metro in northwest. >> it's going to be a very controlled and very well organized distribution that there is no room for abuse. >> three other approved sites for medical marijuana pharmacies are located along north capital street and 8th street southeast down on capitol hill. >>> we still have a few storms moving through our area. this day, after all, remains a code level. chief meteorologist topper shutt in the weather center tracking the cold front. >> we're not done yet. we thought they would be out of here at midnight. let's start with live doppler 9000. this was a yellow code day. they're kind of nuisance day. we're looking at showers and thunderstorms well to the west of us out in the mountains. that prompted a warning earlier in garrett county just to the west of winchester. we're goi

tomorrow, members are expected to vote phil mendelson into the position and he resigned last week, pleaded guilty to criminal charges and aiding and a betting spending. a special elect to find his permanent replacement is set for november. >>> a 75-year-old man in fair condition with numerous bite marks and a broken arm after being attacked by two dogs this morning in northeast. and they escaped the fenced in place. the neighbors heard the man's cry for help, fought the dogs off with bats and shovels and a bigger dog. paul wagner is live with the story. paul? >> reporter: d.c. police have issued two citing as to the owners of the dogs -- citations to the owners of the dogs for not having them on the leash. the fine is $50. witnesses describe the brutal assault on a helpless man who was walking through his river terrace neighborhood when they began biting him from head to toe. just after 6:00 this morning, the neighbors awoke to the sounds of trouble. a 75-year-old man was being attacked by two cane corsos, dogs looking like this and they were able to escape from this fenced-in lot used by

council members phil mendelson and vincent orange appeared on fox 5 morning news monday. both are considered in the running to lead the council temporarily. >> now the council needs to pull together, work together and we've got a lot of work to do to rebuilt the trust that citizens should have in the government and that we've managed to destroy. >> other things are going to happen. we're in uncertain times. this storm is here. we're in the eye of the storm and there's going to be other shoes that are going to fall, but in the meantime we have the obligation to move the city forward. >> reporter: orange and mendelson are not under investigation, but both have admitted to taking campaign contributions from well known fundraiser jeffrey thompson. you'll remember thompson's home and use of were raided by the fbi -- office were raided by the fbi a few months ago. >> i'm clean and that's when we need, clean leadership that's ready to get busy and move the city forward. >> i have and i think all of my colleagues have been very forthcoming about providing information to the u.s.

. >>> today the dc council named phil mendelson its new chairman. it was the first meeting since kwame brown was forced to resign for felony bank fraud and campaign finance violations. this comes just after harry thomas was forced out of office for stealing money from youth baseball programs. and today you can see the toll these investigations are taking on the remaining council. >> please forgive me. but we have to stay together up here and stop fighting. we can agree to disagree. but i'm sick of it. >> it's going to take time. and we're going to work -- we're going to work ourselves and collectively to do what we can to restore the trust. >> councilmen brown was elected chairman pro tem during the hearing as well. >>> herrmann high school seniors will walk across the stage to get diplomas tomorrow. all but six of them. surae chinn spoke with two of them about the senior prank that is keeping them out of the ceremony. >> it kills me that it's in this state right now. >> reporter: chris is deciding if he'll ever try on his red graduation gown. a sen

the two leading candidates, council members phil mendelson and vincent orange and both spoke with our bruce leshan today. >> if you look at my record and look at the record of mr. mendelson, you'll see the majority of the time he's part -- on the losing side of a 10-2 vote or 12-1 vote. i'm generally with the majority. >> does it matter in a majority black city that you're white? >> it shouldn't but yes, it's still an issue for many people. >> that council vote is all set for wednesday. the citywide special election for brown's seat will be held november 6th, election day. >>> if you are eager to get your hands on the newest iphone, you'll have to wait a few months. apple's ceo tim cook announced today the iphone no. 5 will be released in september. the company also announced a new macbook with a high resolution display that it says will contain 3 million more pixels than a hi-def tv. as for the much anticipated new operating system, ios6, apple has not said when that will be available. >>> lee greenwood or justin bibb beer, a brooklyn principal -- bieber, a brooklyn principal banned

the newspaper liked at large councilmen phil mendelson. he doesn't have the votes we're told. vincent orange is the main competition, the other at large democrat. there is concern both candidates received campaign contributions from businessman jeff thompson who as you know is under federal investigation. here's what two of their colleagues had to say about all this. >> what are you looking for in chairman? >> someone that can really lift up and understand that we're in an ethical crisis. it's not just the two people that have stepped down from the council, that there really is a whole issue about campaign finance and it's touched every council member. >> reporter: who are you going to support for chairman? >> i'm not going to talk about that now that's not how i operate, i can guarantee you the council will be stronger than ever before and the acting chair will be stronger than ever before. >> they won't talk publicly, but about all of them will talk to you on the telephone if you don't use their names. the vote is wednesday. i'm told right now neither mendelson nor orange ha

vincent orange and phil mendelson are the front runners. >> the brown plea is just the latest chapter in the long book of d.c. officials who have acted improperly. >> gary nurenberg has more on corruption within city government. >> reporter: another councilman harry thomas, jr. is sentenced earlier this year for lining his pockets with government money meant for kids. the mayor remains under investigation. >> the mayor's issue continues and as i've said many times, i hope the u.s. attorney can move quickly to resolve that as well. >> reporter: what is it with d.c. government and corruption? >> i'm not going to get into that kind of nonsense because the great -- over 99.9% of us who served in public office do it honorably. >> i think these are vestiges of the marian barry era. >> reporter: the national editor of washingtonian magazine points to a lack of d.c. outrage to misconduct. >> if you look at marion barry, there is quite a deep reservoir of allowance for misbehavior. marion is the one who not only spent time in jail but has not paid his taxes, gave some contracts to his girlfrie

council chairman phil mendelson wants to permanently keep the job. he picked up petitions to secure a full term in notify. he became chairman after it was vacated by former chairman brown. he is optimistic voters will view him as a steady leader and needs 3,000 signatures to run in the special election. >>> vincent gray set out a new plan to tackle unemployment in the district. in ward 8a lone, the unemployment rate, 22%. well over the national average. mayor gray, the -- well about how they can merge to create a successful workforce development system. >> beyond that, the services, education and healthcare, a huge area of employment for the city, hospitality, technology, which we are focusing a great deal of energy on and -- . >> and the mayor talked about the importance of a quality education and some good safety. it's been decreasing in recent months. in may, the rate dropped to 9.3%. >>> a provocative new study shows legalizing medical marijuana won't increase the chances of teen drug abuse. researchers of the university of colorado denver follow

phil mendelson says no major changes in how the council operates. he will keep most of kwame brown's staff. bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> a showdown over the d.c. budget could be looming in the halls of congress. a senate version of a d.c. spending bill does not include a controversial ban on city funded abortions. the version passed by the senate appropriations subcommittee would also give the city a budget of $676 million. that's roughly $10 million more than the bill in the house. the version passed by the g.o.p. controlled house includes the abortion ban. >>> syrian troops have regained control of the town of hafa near the coast. the obama administration says russia is supplying helicopters to syrian forces. russia has accused the white house of providing military support to rebel forces. >>> at 4:30, taking another look at the road to the white house, president obama heads to ohio today to lay out his vision for how to fix the economy. the president will say that he's focused on creating jobs for the middle class. mitt romney has also picked oh

phil mendelson has the support necessary to take over the position vacationed by kwame brown. the 11en member council -- 11- member council will vote on the resolution today. a special election will be held in november to appoint a permanent replacement. >>> dispensaries could be selling medical marijuana in d.c. within a matter of weeks. yesterday the district health department approved four applications for medical marijuana pharmacies. one of them is right near the tacoma metro station in northwest. >> it's going to be a very controlled and very well organized distribution that there is very little room or no room for -- [ inaudible ] >> three other approved sites for medical marijuana pharmacies are located along north capital street, northwest at 20th and m streets and 8th street southeast on capitol hill. >>> maryland lawmakers are expecting to make big money from the five casinos in the state but after the maryland live casino opened at anne arundel mills and reached capacity within the first 24 hours, some in annapolis are wondering if a sixth casino is in order. >> sc

council members pick phil mendelson to serve as interim chairman. he takes over for kwame brown who resound last week after pleading guilty to bank fraud. he will serve as interim until november when a permanent replacement will be named. >> three more people testified against jerry sandusky. one witness said he threatened to keep them from seeing his family if he told anyone what happened. >> good news for travelers to plan on hitting the road this summer -- gas prices continue to drop just-in-time for vacation. i talked about tonight's world news and a story that includes gas prices under $3. i see you are looking at wallet -- why it walloped across the country are taking a big sigh of relief. >> big news for everyone in d.c. today, gas prices falling under $3 a gallon in some places. we are projecting gas prices across the nation this summer. we have news for every family vacation coming up. >> something else tonight is going to effect a lot of families. this is something folks will be interested in. child identity theft. tell us about that. >> w

at large councilmember phil mendelson and vincent orange are vying to serve as interim chairman.election on november 6. the winner of that election will complete brown's term which runs through january 2015. >> today will be a special day for seven firefighters all injured while battling a house fire in february. maryland congresswoman donna edwards will honor them during a ceremony in bladensburg. they were overcome by a flash fire at riverdale home. kevin o'toole is still recovering from burns. the fire was intentionally set. >> the u.n. secretary-general is demanding an end to the growing violence in syria. ban ki-moon is calling on all countries with influence to urge the parties to pull back from the brink. the spokesman says u.n. observers in syria reported an increased level of armed confrontation between government and opposition forces. >> checking news around the nation, alabama authorities appear to be back at square one in their search for a gunman behind a deadly shooting your auburn university. police searched the montgomery home where desmonte leonard may have been

council picked phil mendelson as the chairman. he will serve under the special election is held in november. >>> it's a cold case more than three decades old. but a big break. >> a special dna test helped authorities identify her body found more than 45 miles around in prince williams counseled. julie kerry has our story. >> reporter: it was april 3rd when cindy gasteau never came back. >> she was a gift to our family, full of laughter and life. 32 years ago he walked out of our home never to return. >> reporter: two years later skeletal remains were found. these were the clothes and jewelry found at the scene. over the years, prince william county police used forensic specialists to make model and sketches to try to identify the remains. news4 even featured the mystery in a 2006 cold case story. now some 30 years later, a special type of dna test that's only been recently used has made the connection. the remains are those of cindy gastell found 45 miles from home. now police want to find her killer. >> that hope is gone and our

. >>> today marked phil mendelson's first day as chairman. his colleagues elected him to the position. he joined us in the studio to talk about the issues. he said the focus moving forward will be rebuilding trust with citizens. he admits we're not out of the woods yet. >> the cloud over city hall is not over, because there continue to be investigations, and we don't know where they're going to go. i hope that the investigations will end soon, and that we will then be able to move on. >> you can see my full interview 24 sunday morning at 7:00 on "viewpoint" during "news4 today." >>> will we see a vegas on the po thomas? it seems the answer is a definite maybe. the proposed $1 billion development would create 5,000 jobs and be the sixth casino in maryland. house speaker bush says state officials have a lot to consider before vegas would land on the potom potomac. >>> hundreds of people who use the capital bike share program are risking their safety every day. a new study finds out 33% of riders who use the bike share for daily commuting wear h

council member phil mendelson introduced emergency legislation. it would limit the level of cooperation. placing restrictions on how long someone is held and for what type of crime. >>> turning now to the weather. cooler than normal. there's something else to consider. now, tracking our chances for rain. >> there's been a few light showers around the area. in my little survey i've done kind of here and there, a lot of folks saying they liked the cool air that's been over us. here's a look at the cloud cover throughout the area. mostly cloudy as we looked towards the washington monument. from satellite, from way up high. early this morning at 8:00 a.m., we had some low clouds. now we've got clouds, a lot of different layers. western maryland, now through winchest winchester. so a little bit of dampness out there right now. we'll turn up the dampness for tomorrow. we're currently at 70 degrees. 71 degrees in fredericksburg. this cool pattern we've had, it's about ready to flip. wait till you see the seven day forecast coming up. >> thanks, veronica.

. >> reporter: no time for rest for phil mendelson., he juggles three jobs as chairman and at-large member and dad. >> and -- >> reporter: inside the wilson building, there are slight changes taking place. new name plates are being installed, including outside of the official office and he will stay at his old at-large desk. >> and i am trying to send a message and that i am not just moving in and settling in and that is the expense to the people and i am trying to strike the right balance. >> good morning, how may i help you? >> reporter: he doesn't plan to make any big moves on the council right away. he won't reassign committee chairmanships any time soon. the one issue he has about taking the reins as chairman is to find enough time in the day to meet with those who want his ear. >> and there are more requests for appointments and i provided myself to be accessible. >> and this new position comes with a big raise and we're talking about $65,000. new, chairman mendelson will make $190,000 a year. chairman mendelson said that he spok

we talked to phil mendelson on his first day in the post about his future plans. >> and a florida teacherd after she her students in a demonic cleansing ritual that left some of them cut and burned on the news edge at 11:00. >>> roughly 48,000 u.s. servicemen and women have been wounded in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. that's 48,000 tonight just outside baltimore hundreds of lacrosse players and their friends and family are in the midst of a 24 hour fundraiser for the wounded warrior project. fox 5's bob barnard takes us there. >> reporter: it's one long never ending game, 24 hours of lacrosse here at boys latin in townsend. >> all in an effort to raise money for great cause. >> reporter: they're calling it shootout for soldiers, 1,000 players expected to compete, division 1 college standouts and some who have never played before, kids from 6 years old to 65. do they take it easy on you? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: oh. tyler steinhart boys latin class of 2012 had the idea for this fundraiser. >> that was awesome. >> reporter: the score? 60 if you've-69 just after dinner -- 65-69 just afte

. >> there are four eligible people and they are the four at large members, phil mendelson, vincent orange who is really having to explain all the contributions from jeff thompson who is being investigated and they talk about 2.3 million documents and then michael brown and david catania, but the feeling is it will be between mendelsohn and orange and people have told me the -- mendelson and orange and people have told me the vote is already resolved for one candidate and then there's a special election 114 days after that for a real election of the council chair and we still don't know what is happening with the mayor. that hasn't been resolved. so this, as i said before, is a terrible situation. >> it's an awful path we've gone down, doesn't look like we're done yet, fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin tonight. >>> still ahead a teenager claims two local police officers assaulted him. we have the exclusive story ahead. >> and it's opening night for the new casino at anne arundel mills. we'll take you live to the casino floor. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more