mayor vince gray along with congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and others will help mobilize 1,000 volunteers for day of service projects starting at 8:30 this morning at dunbar high school. reverend al sharpton will hold a king day breakfast. the national cathedral hosts king in our midst at 2:00. >>> montgomery county police are expected to release more details today about an arrest in a string of violent home invasions. kevin ray was arrested in north carolina saturday morning. he is accused of three attacks. the latest in temple hills on friday. ray is now behind bars in montgomery county on charges including rape and assault. >>> police are also investigating an accident that killed an 8-year-old boy. this one happened yesterday afternoon around 2:30 on a busy westbound stretch of duke street. this is near the 395 overpass. the boy was standing with his mother on the side of the road when a car veered off the road and hit them. the young boy died at the scene. his mother is in the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. driver who remained on the scene was not injured. >>> two women

residents to take back their government and features a rap song posted last summer halfway into vince gray's. >> reporter: gray had barely settled into his now digs in the wilson building when he had to face down troubling allegations. why top staffers were being paid above the salary cap? why some of their children got city jobs. did his campaign mayoral candidate pay suleman brown to bash fenty at forums and reward brown with the job? that messy scandal involves the council chairman's suv. >> local government is getting out of hand. >> reporter: friend of fenty butler launched a recall and set his sites on gray and brown. >> we need to held them accountable and hold their feet to the fire. >> reporter: butler's website called for the recall harry toms on who took himself out of office last week as a part of a plea deal. now, butler said that gray is not doing his job. >> if this gentlemen who said i haven't done the job would like to debate whether or not the job is done, we'll be happy to speak to. that. >> reporter: asked about ongoing investigationings, he repeated the usual mantra that

. >>> but first, an effort to recall mayor vince gray becomes official who he says is behind all of this. that's up next. >>> one man's threat to oust dc mayor from office is now official. frederick butler filed a notice of intent to recall gray and dc council chairman, kwame brown this morning. in that notice, butler said the two men have, and we quote, betrayed the public trust. they are under federal investigation for their 2010 campaigns, but both say they have done nothing wrong and today gray was down playing recall effort. >> these are people who were supportive of the previous mayor. one of them, i know, was involved in this write in effort that took place last november. >> gray is referring to adrian fenty, whom he beat in the 2010 election. he and chairman brown have ten days to submit their formal responses to the recall and after that, butler will have 180 days to get the signature frs 10% of registered d.c. voters and that adds up to more than 45,000 people. no one has successfully done that. recall a mayor or council member in washington, d.c. >>> the supreme court heard ar

mayor vince gray announced the district has a $240 million surplus from the fiscal year 2011. but bruce johnson tells us that money does not appear to be going back to you, the taxpayer. >> many areas the city is on a roll, 16,000 new residents, office space in high demand, the federal government with all its workers and billions of dollars to spend. >> remember estimates were made, economy was in a very bad shape. >> cfo revealed today the district ended the last fiscal year where $240 million more than he had projected. mayor gray wants to keep the surplus. >> it isn't as if the surplus represents money that we will get every year going forward. >> the mayor sites the hiring and spending freeze, underspending by agencies as reason, but others point to higher fees and fines. a tax increase on businesses and high end income earners. >> it is very tough to do business in our city. it is very expensive. >> two of the most influential council members say the taxes and fees should be reevaluated. >> i did not support raising the income tax from 8.5 to 8.9. people are tired of bein

residents to take back their government and even fee tears rap song posted last summer halfway into vince gray'sirst year as mayor. gray had barely settled into his new digs when he had to face down troubling allegations, why stop staffers were being paid above the calorie cap, why some of their children got city jobs. did his campaign pay suleiman brown to bash adrian fenty and reward brown way job and that messy scandal involving the council chairman's suv. >> local government is just getting out of hand. >> reporter: frederick butler has launched a recall. he has set his sight on gray and kwame brown. >> we need to hold them accountable, hold their feet for the fire. >> butler's web site had called for the recall of harry thomas. thomas took himself out for stealing city funds. >> if this gentleman who said i haven't done the job would like to debate whether the job has been done, we'll be happy to peek about that. >> reporter: gray repeated his usual montreal rae that he is cooperating with authorities and wants to let the process play out. >> i spend no time thinking about a recall. >> repo

. >>> well, dc mayor vince gray has responded to an effort to recall him from office.calls the move ill advised. leading the effort is a political activist called frederick butler and he'll have 180 days to collect more than 45,000 signatures. for the record, nearly every single mayor of dc has been the target of a recall, and none of those tries has ever succeeded. >>> and there is a good news for the mayor today. the district may be in the best fiscal of any major sicz. dc has a -- city. >>> dc has a $240 surplus but taxpayers will not be seeing a dime of that. instead not while the district's long time cfo wants to keep the surplus as part of a rainy day fund and the mayor says, yes, that's a good idea. >> this is one time money. the surplus represents money that we will get every year going forward. >> people are tired of being nickelled and dimed to death and we take every option to see if there is some relief. >> they point to higher fees and fines, a tax increase on businesses and a high end earner income tax. >>> well, now to the latest from campaign 2012 and t

mayor vince gray calls the camp unsafe and unsanitary citing a major rat infestation even the threat of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning. the mayor would like to relocate the occupiers to freedom plaza. a permanent encampment city leaders say is more organized and more sanitary. >> we've been told is that when d.c. police and park police come together to move us out. we are really or worried about that day happening. >> reporter: the national park service has made many accommodations even bending park rules that ban overnight camping. calling this an on going 24 hour vigil. >> right now we are the long- lasting camp in the country. around the country people are doing what we're going to have to do. one or two people on a beverage at night. >> reporter: at mcpherson square, delia goncalves, news news. >> we are still waiting for a response if the national park service -- from the narcotic park service, today a man accused of helping to cover-up theft of government money will enter a guilty plea. marshall banks is accused of receiving grandparent funds from redistricting them to -- r

we're going to find out when mayor vince gray joins us in studio in the 9:00 hour. >>> later today mayorhost the governors of maryland and virginia along with metro officials to talk about transportation in the d.c. area. gray's office says the officials plan to discuss issues including safety and metro's governance. all three jurisdictions appoint members to the metro board and fund the transit agency. audrey. >>> other stories making headlines this morning, there is more fallout from the harry thomas, jr. scandal. the head of a nonprofit is expected to plead guilty today to a felony charge in connection with the money scheme. marshall banks is is accused of knowing that thomas was stealing. a court document filed yesterday says that banks was aware that the former d.c. councilman was taking grant money, but he never reported it. thomas pleaded guilty to embezzlement last week. his sentencing is scheduled for may. >>> navel criminal investigators are looking into the shocking evidence of marines relieving themselves on a dead taliban fighter. the marines were part of a unit at camp le j

mayor vince gray talked about the hop side at the vigil this evening.t happened around 2:30 this morning on foot street. in northeast washington. the victim 19 years old. the mayor saying it appears he was shot and killed over a pair of nike tennis shoes. motive appears to be robbery in this case. he described it as a gun battle. there were casings all over the street. ♪ i love you jesus >> at shilo baptist church in northwest d.c. a candlelight vigil held in remembrance of victims. shot four times during the virginia tech massacre in 2007. >> in that place four years into college on a monday morning in french class i was put in the most dangerous situation of my entire life and nearly killed. >> she lost her 16-year-old daughter in a shooting on south capital street that left several people dead nearly two years ago. >> that was the only child that i had. and i mourn the loss of my only child. i mourn the loss of generations i will never know. >> the vigil was held one year after a gunman shot and critically wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. th

mayor vince gray, council chair kwame brown and several council members were going to fight for making d.c. a state. but due to the expected snowstorm, the new hampshire house of representatives closed today. others are not letting weather get in their way. they are driving to new hampshire hoping to still meet with state officials. >>> the fbi may be moving its headquarters out of d.c. they have outgrown their offices in the district and are looking for a new home. farr faction county's board of supervisors endorsed a site near the franconia springfield metro station. prince george's and loud ant counties are also campaigning to house the agency's 12,000 employees. >>> the fda will step up testing of orange juice after low level of his of a fungicide was decked in some juice concentrates that came from brazill. dr.mark siegel with the fox medical team says there is nothing to be concerned about. >> the amount we're talking about i must emphasize is very, very small. we are talking about 35 parts per billion and the european union actually allows as much as 200 parts per billion. i don

mayor vince gray is calling on police to remove them from mcpherson square.fox 5's sherri ly live at the square this morning. >> reporter: audrey and allison, the tents are still up here at mcpherson square. the occupiers quietly asleep, most of them right now, but the mayor says the situation here is a health hazard. if you can look on the ground here, you can see there is a chicken bone here on the street or on the sidewalk. and that is drawing out the rats. in a statement and a letter to the park police, mayor gray said at a minimum, the occupy d.c. sites at mcpherson square and freedom plaza must be consolidated at freedom plaza to allow for elimination of the rat infestation, cleanup and restoration of mcpherson square. the mayor cited a health department report saying that improper disposal of trash and human waste was causing a rat infestation. he got the backing of congressman darrell issa who chairs the committee on government oversight and government reform who issued a statement and called on the park police to do something about the situation here

mayor, vince gray and al sharpton. thousands of area residents and tourists visited the memorial today and hundreds more line the streets of martin luther king jr. avenue in northeast for the city's mlk day parade. it's the first one in eight years. eric lee gives us the sight and the sounds from both. >> so many things. >> the enforcement to be serious about social progress. >> it's the best. why not be out here? >> but you know, it is a birthday p celebration at the same time. that's a time to come out and celebrate. >> this is what dr. king was about. he was about equality for all people. i'm excited to be here. >> i feel a sense of comrade and it's touching to see all different types of people out here getting along. because in the days of martin luther king jr., it wasn't like this. >> 1963, i was in new york city, we chartered a bus from the summer camp and came here to demonstrate for civil rights and justice for all. >> it means a lot to me. i wouldn't be able to do half the things i am today if it wasn't for h

mayor vince gray along with several counselsy member were going to testify in favor of a resolution that expresses support to make d.c. the 51st state. >>> coming up next, startling new video of what is going on behind the wheel of metrobuses. some bus drivers, you can hear that, getting in accidents. others narrowly avoiding risky moves by pedestrians. we'll show you more of what is coming up from metro's drive cams on the other side of the break. >>> also ahead, severe weather slams part ever north carolina -- parts of north carolina. in all, rain is causing problems on the roads here at home. we have the rundown coming up for you. ♪ when life gets busy... there are days where you want to give your immune system some support. try airborne. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. try airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! >>> the national weather service says an apparent tornado caused damage in

he's seeking to recall mayor vince gray, council chair kwame brown and council members harry thomas jry shea and jim graham. today marks one year since gray took office and is legally the first day a recall can actually begin. >>> months after flooding damage from tropical storm lee, the prince george's county administration building is scheduled to reopen january 17th. parts of the ground floor will still be off-limits. nearly two feet of floodwater inundated that level and more repairs are needed there. so far, the bill has surpassed $14 million and insurance only covers $5 million of it. the arlington county board held its first meeting of the year yesterday. at the top of their agenda, electing a new chairperson. when the ballots were tallied, mary hynes was elected for the new year. walter tejada as her vice chair. tejada said one of his objectives is to explore urban agriculture like exploring backyard chickens. he would like a task force to explore that and other options such as rooftop gardens and land exchanges. >>> time for another "your money" report this morning. >> jessica

mayor vince gray is calling on police to remove the protesters from mcpherson square.ith the latest. good morning, sherri. >> reporter: good morning, audrey. good morning, tony. the tents here at the mcpherson square encampment are still up and they have not come down just yet. but the mayor says the situation here is a health hazards. if you look at the sidewalk right here, you can see there is a chicken bone on the ground. and that is one of the problems here. it draws out the rats. in a letter sent to the park police mayor vincent gray asked to shut the encampment down. he cited a report by the health department that said improper disposal of trash and human waste was creating a rat infestation. the rodents are in tents and around the food prep area. the park service had no comment except to say the protesters have a right to free speech despite the mayor's concern about risk of disease and hierp they were ya. gray called -- and hype theerp ya. the -- hypothermia. the mayor called it dangerous. but for now occupiers aren't going anywhere. >> we had several problems

mayor vince sent gray and council chairman kwame brown. formal papers filed in an attempt to recall the two embattled city leaders. tom sherwood joins us with the story. tom? >> no city wide recall effort has ever been succeed but that doesn't mean they couldn't be troubled. mayor gray on wednesday was hosting his biweekly news conference on all sorts of routine issues. absolutely excited to be going to concord new hampshire. >> reporter: downtown at the d.c. elections board, formal papers were being filed to force fray into a recall election, saying he has been a poor mayor, caught up in scandal. recall leader fred butler. >> complete grassroots efforts, i think the citizens of d.c. are following move on this i have been receiving nothing but phone calls and e-mails. >> reporter: butler was a strong supporter of adrian fenty you can the map gray defeated in 2010 >> reporter: butler is a strong supporter of adrian fenty, the map defeated in 2010 and filed papers against kwame brown. gray dismissed the recall effort. >> people who were supp

demonstrators vince kitchen on tuesday when health to the increased rat population in the area. mayor vincent gray expect to receive a report about the condition of the camps. >>> and then the battle moves to new hampshire. attacks leastw with us. peo. overnight.é% it;a=73 >>> new today, a series of coordinated attacks in baghdad are7k on labors were gathering. and iraqi leaders warned there could be an increase of violence since u.s. combat troops left iraq in december. >>> the presidential candidates are moving on to new hampshire. mitt romney ro beat. and ben 43% of the support. ron paul trails by double digits at 17%, and newt gingrich has slipped to 7%. romney is not only benefiting from his win in iowa, but also from the endorsement from mccain. and santorum got a boost of $1 million. >> mary to other than jon u.s.a=fÑ! than an eight-vote margin? i have to try. >> maryland state senator is scheduled to announce his candidacy for the u.s. senate today. the democrat from prince georges county will make the theÑ->x %t x su las a look at our forecast for today. we will to to the rest of the week

vince, to welcome us to his city. right from the start of his term, mayor gray's been an active mayor of the u.s. conference of mayor. mayor, thank you for your support and your leadership. please, come up. [applause] >> good to see you, sir. thank you very much. good afternoon, everybody. i am delighted to be here. thank you, mayor via ri goes saw, for your leadership. it has been a wonderful experience for me for this past year to be a part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and i look forward to continuing to work with you, to work with all of our colleagues out here as we grapple with some of these very daunting issues that we face. first of all, let me welcome you to the district of columbia. we're delighted to have you here. i probably should have said welcome to the state of new columbia masquerading as the city because we hope the day comes when we are the 51st state in the nation. [applause] but if that were to happen in the foreseeable future which is unlikely, i'd still be a member of the u.s. conference of mayors because i enjoy coming here and being a part of what's going on here. i t