listen to an exchange between council member phil mendleson and fire chief dennis rubin. >> fire and ems responded to fires without water supply maps, correct? >> i would say that's correct. >> i'm truly stunned hoar. how could you show up at a fire not knowing where the wear supply is? >> reporter: wasa officials had to answer questions about out of service hydrants in areas that seem prone to water supply problems. >>> today, virginia's candidates for governor will debate in our area. democrat deeds and republican mcdonnell will face off this morning. the fairfax county chamber of commerce is sponsoring that debate. recent polls show that mcdonald wants large lead has now shrunk to single digits. acorn is in hot water and faces the possibility of losing all public funding. the census bureau severed its ties for the 2010 national count and they voted to block the group from receiving hud grants and there's a call in congress for fema to repeal a $1 million grant it awarded to them earlier this month. all the federal backlash comes after two employees were caught on camera, appealing

. >> reporter: scoot broom in northwest washington where today at large city council member phil mendleson harshly criticized rubin over the apartments water woes -- the department's water woes. >> a stunning lack of water leveled the mansion when firefighters sucked a small main dry and took an hour to hook up a to a bigger main a mile away. but mendleton pointed to 16 fire hydrants within 16 feet of the house and said had they had these maps or been trained to use them they would have known there were other supplies to tap. and in a statement he blamed rubin. >> there was enough water to fight the fire. not only is there something wrong that the fire department did not know this on july 29th but there is something wrong when the command staff doesn't know the answer. >> the fire and ems department is committed to move ahead. >> he is planning training for water supplies and mapping early next month. >>> this have bruce leshan at quantico marine base where people are reacting with anger and disbelief. allegation that two terror suspects may have been plotting to kill marines here. >> you

council member phil mendleson was stunned to learn thed ifed if never received maps. >> your testimony is the fire and ems responded to fires without maps. >> correct. >> i'm stunned here. how do you show up at a fire not knowing where the water supply is? >> reporter: dc fire and ems now say they have the maps they need to know where water supplies are. >>> be extra vigilant on your morning commute. a new report finds crimes are on the rise in montgomery county. our partners at the washington examiner report serious crimes in and around metro station and bus stops jumped 11% in the last two years. shady grove saw the most crime, 20% of them in wait. the biggest crime larceny, mostly from items stolen from cars and parking garages. >>> work is underway on a new metro bus garage. up 29 -- 295 in southwest washington. money for if facility came from the sale of an old bus yard as well as federal stimulus dollars dollars. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. she is playing princess for the day. >> every day. >> million million around the corner and parents are hitting the stores. p

dc council member phil mendleson introduced a bill that will allow property owners to ban smoking up to 25 feet from their outer walls and that means some public sidewalk. we will keep you updated whether the bill gets any traction at city hall. >>> time foreanother living smart report. jessica doyle is back and the recession hit two groups very hard. >> that's right. good morning to you. you can blame layoffs for this one. the recession has hit middle income and poor families the hardest. census figures show the economic gap between the richest and poorest americans has gotten wider. poverty jumped to an 1 year high. analysts say the richest americans may be seeing reductions in analyst pay but those at the bottom of the income ladder are often unemployed and struggling to get by. >>> two virginia companies are getting together. dynecorps is a government contractor and it find phoenix consulting group that provides intelligence for special operations units and they say the purchase price is between 30 million and $50 million. >>> dc has fired the contractor it hired to build the $12

council member phil mendleson wanted to know from the dc fire chief dennis rueben why he didn't clarify the fire department had the proper maps. it turns out they didn't. listen to the exchange. >> is if now your testimony that you didn't have the maps? >> i'll tell you one more time. i'll tell you one more time the way that the map information is shared with us. we didn't get a copy. the first copy that we received prior to these members being appointed to their positions -- i'll answer the question fully. >> tell me when that was. >> 2007. >> your testimony is that you responded to fires without fire maps. is that correct? >> i would say that is correct. >> i'm stunned. i'm truly stunned here. i would assume you would show up at a fire knowing where the water supply is. >> i would like to know what he was thinking. what were you thinking, please? >> so chief schultz is the operations chief who was on that fire. also in 2007 you remember this became an issue in another fire. that's when the maps were supposed to be turned over to the fire department. unfortunately that didn't happen an