. >>> our big story, the man who said mayor vince gray paid him to be a bad guy testifies in front of a council hearing today. sulaimon brown has claimed that gray's people paid him to stay in the race for mayor and bad mouth men then mayor adrian fenty. he said he was promiseed a job which he got but then was later fired. from he said he will show the committee several money orders from gray's camp. he said the fbi got dna from envelopes used to deliver money from gray's campaign. with all that talking to us, it took a superior court judge to get him to talk to council. >> i'm sort of surprised by this because i hay conversation with mr. brown before the investigation began. he said he was very happy to do that, didn't need a subpoena. >> she says she just wants to know if brown really got his city job through a promise from the current mayor, vince gray and how to stop that from happening again. >>> developments are expected today in another city hall controversy. d.c.'s attorney general is expected to meccan announcement about the investigation into exactly how d.c. council man har

plenty of fireworks in the pay for play scandal involving vince gray. >> sulaiman brown got into verbal council members while giving testimony. audrey barnes is live with more of the showdown. it was quite a showdown. >> reporter: it was a showdown. but sulaiman brown spent his afternoon in the spotlight hiding behind his sunglasses, which he refused to remove during that hearing. at least one council member was so upset by that she refused to ask him any questions. she said until he took those sunglasses off, she was not going to acknowledge his presence. but david catania tried to get sulaiman brown that he was fine getting the illegal campaign contributions and city job until he got fired. >> mr. brown, you have -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> he has already called me a criminal. before you ask me one question off the record -- >> you've as much admitted you're a criminal. >> and in our you're sitting there -- >> you're sitting here testifying to your criminality, money laundering -- >> before you ask me one question on or off the record, you went on news talk 8 on march the 30th and

mayor vince gray. stacy cohan is outside city hall. let's get the late e. >> reporter: good morning. sulaimon brown has certainly made headlines with his accusations against the gray campaign of all sorts of payoffs and promised jobs. but until now, he has skillfully dodged coming before this council. that ends today. a superior court judge struck a deal in which sulaimon brown has to testify before the council committee today. brown claims that gray paid him cash and that he was promised a city job to continue attacks against adrian fenty. he says that he got that city job which he did land but then was fired after those allegations were made public. >> i'm sort of surprised by this because i hay conversation with mr. brown before of the investigation began. he said he was very happy to do that. didn't need a subpoena. >> and mary cheh talking there about the fact that sulaimon brown originally said he wasn't going to testify or did everything possible to avoid it and now he is being compelled to do so. brown tells fox 5 that he has o

his goal is to to prove mayor vince gray paid him to verbally attack adrian fenty during the mayoralace. things it get -- did get heat at times. >> didn't you make those allegations? >> because they're true -- >> wait a minute. let me finish this. >> before you got hired? why at any time you macthem then you thought it would jeopardize the deal, right? >> that is your answer or you want my answer. >> give me your answer. >> i did not -- >> make it short. >> i'm going to give you my answer in my time. >> that being change was only the beginning -- that exchange was only the beginning. >> there were several other verbal jabs that happened during the hearing. audrey barnes has mir on that showdown. good lord! >> you know. it was a hearing unlike any other that we've seen recently. fired d.c. worker sulaimon brown came to the council hearing with money orders which he said proved his allegations that he was paid to make verbal attacks against then mayor adrian fenty during the last election. brown says that he didn't have to to much to prove his case. he had the five money orders, copies

. >>> the man who said mayor vince gray paid him to be a bad guy gives his side to a council hearing today. sulaiman brown has claimed that gray's people paid him to stay in the race for mayor and bad mouth the then-mayor fenti. he said he was promised a job when he got and then lost the job. he tells fox 5 that when he testifies this afternoon he will show the committee several money orders from gray's people. he also said the fbi got dna from envelopes used to deliver money from gray's campaign. the hearing starts at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> now the other controversy we're following out of the district, the investigation into harry thomas' personal suv. we are waiting for an announcement from the attorney general later today on the details of this investigation. there are questions over who paid for the suv. thom acsaid he bought it with his own money from a company before he was elected to the council but there are questions about whether that company got a sizable payment from his campaign committee and whether the suv should be reported as a gift or income. >>> the former head of

gray campaign to attack adrian fenty during last year's mayoral campaign. this weekend he presented "the washington post" with several money orders that he says are claims. vincegrey denies this. >> i think we're back where we were with marion barry. i think it has put a damper on this administration. i think it shaded this whole administration. >> other residents say this support may or gray while some don't know who to believe. >> as a citizen i don't know who is telling the truth. >> that hearing starts at 1:00 this afternoon behind the wilson building. we will be in there and we will update this story throughout the day. >>> the time is 6:33. the d.c. attorney general is said to make an announcement today regarding a nonprofit organization run by councilman harry thomas jr.. it offers sports to kids but it is accused of being a slush fund. the attorney general's office have -- has been investigating who gave money to the organization and where that money went. >> the time is 6:33. the former head of the international monetary fund is scheduled to appear in new york city's courtroom. dominique strauss, is expected to plead not guilty to charges he sexually