michelle rhee, vincent gray, and mayor fenty will attend the press conference.derson is expected to be appointed until at least the end of the school year. >>> fairfax county police are intensifying their search for burglar who has hit 80 houses. the most recent was yesterday in vienna. people are inside asleep. the burglaries began in august. there have been more than a dozen similar crimes in prince william county. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in downtown d.c. some streets will be closed this evening for the filming of "transformer is 3." 6:30 p.m. as when the closer to take place. maryland avenue southwest from third street to sixth street. third street and fourth streets) independence avenue to constitution. it is 53 degrees. >>> a special tribute to a staple on the redskins sidelines more than 40 years. >>> another check on traffic and weather every ten minutes. >>> we continue tracking developments from the rescue mission at the end chilean mine. developments from the rescue mission at the end chilean mine. >>> >> we are at audi headquarters, a

it is what most saw coming in the wake of democratic mayoral nominee vincent ghraib's victory in the primary over -- vincent gray's victory in the primary over mayor and michelle rhee's boss, adrian fent. >> we would make those decisions knowing it would cause unhappiness among adults. >> she close schools and ruffled feathers. >> you know they are getting a really crappy education right now. lots of people say, well, you could have been nicer. for me, it is really just about having -- moving " having to move -- forward. >> she says she would like to be closer to her fiance and mayor of sacramento, but our goal of helping children improve will not die. >> the presumptive mayor, vincent gray, is continuing his town hall meetings tonight. tonight's meeting is in ward 2 at the methodist church on 16th street. it starts the clock 30. -- starts at 6:30. coming up, a warning for students after a sexual assault on a virginia college campus. and investigators to drain a pawn in the search for a missing child. hundreds of local students could benefit from an after-school extreme makeover. and

vincent gray heldly first town hall meeting tonight. -- held his first town hall meeting tonight. fox 5 roby chavez was there. >> reporter: it was a packed audience tonight in an area where vincent gray got 75% of the vote, his first so-called getting to know you tour a town hall meeting. the audience came wanting to hear about what will vincent gray do about the budget crisis and education. >> we have ought to be working hard to figure out how we bridge the gaps that exist. >> reporter: on friendly turf in ward 5 an energetic vincent gray wasted no time admitting his no. 1 problem when he becomes mayor. >> the reality idies and gentlemen, that we do have divisions in this city at this point, don't we? we have geographic divisions. we have economic divisions and unfortunately we have racial divisions in this city and i want to warning hard to be able to bring those together. >> how are you going to approach that? what is the plan? >> reporter: it was his first town hall meeting with a packed auditorium of 500 people filled with questions. >> will you have a tax force because -- a

ever since her boss lost to to vincent gray. one day after fenty's loss she called the defeat devastating for dc's school children. rhee did meet with gray after comments were made. clearly they were not able to work through their differences. during her tenure, she closed dozens of schools, fired principals, hundreds of teachers and took on teachers unions and created a system of merit-based pay in which compensation was determined by improvement in test scores. she was seen as aggressive, unapologetic and supporters credited her with turning around the dc school system. >> i think that what she attempted to do was a little drastic to those who were con ten with nothing bumper-to- bumper being done but with those who wanted something done we knew that's what you had to do to make change. >> thank you for the update. >>> dc's democratic nominee vincent gray is spending the time leading up to the general election holding a series of town hall meetings across the city. yesterday he held a meeting in ward 7. >> there's absolutely n

vincent gray will likely hold that office.had a stanng room only for his latest town hall meeting last night. jackie benson has his response to questions from the audience. >> reporter: the chairs had been arranged to accommodate 250, but the crowd at st. columbus church in northwest quickly swled to at least twice that. vincent grashgs the district's presumptive mayor, facing a crowd in ward 3, where he won 20% of the primary vote, quickly got to the issue that cost him votes there. >> what i know that is incredible important is education. >> reporter: he is expected to fa top questions at voters at his perceived alienation michelle hee, the school chancellorired by mayor adrian fenty. denot have to wait long. >> are you going to keep the chancellor position? whether it's michelle rhee or not. >> yes. it will be someone fully empowered to run our schools. >> and whether he will undo some of the administration at various schools. >> talking about all the changes brought to our middle school from our new principals that no one

. >> reporter: vincent damiani learned how the economy impacts the lives of pets while he was workingnew jersey's camden county animal shelter. according to the aspca, over 1 million animals are at stake of losing their homes during an economic crisis. >> reporter: one of pets that lost its home was prince chunk. >> prince chunk was found roaming the streets on july 25th, 2008. his owner thought it would be in his best interest to abandon him on the street. >> reporter: while the typical cat weighs up to 15 pounds, this big cat tipped the scales at a whopping 44 pounds, hence the name "prince chunk." however, it turned out to be just a tall tale. >> they didn't realize that the scale actually wasn't working, and he was actually 22 pounds. >> reporter: okay, so maybe prince chunk didn't make history, but he did make a friend who wanted to adopt him. >> he was a really unique cat. he had a really unique personality. we put in an application on him, and we were approved. >> reporter: seeing that there was a need to help other pets, vincent started a non-profit organization. >> the "princ

she resign, no if she would resign ever since her boss, mayor fenty lost the democratic primary to vincent gray. one day after the loss she called the defeat devastating for dc's school children. rhee did meet with gray after the comments were made. clearly they were not able to work through their differences. during her tenure she closed dozens of schools, fired principals and teachers and took on teachers union and created a system of merit-based pay, a controversial system in which compensation was determined by improvement in test scores. he was aggressive, unapologetic. supporters credit her with turning around the troubled school system but opponents say

she has added several phone discussions with vincent gray, but they reached a mutual decision that it was best for michelle rhee to step down and that the debate was becoming too much of a distraction. she will handle the rains to the deputy chancellor, who will take longer until at least the end of the school year. the press conference will be at the mayflower hotel. mayor fenty, vincent gray, and michelle rhee will appear in unity to show that they all support school reform. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we will keep following that story all morning. look for updates on tbd.com. 56 degrees on this ones that. a scathing report, more troubles for metro. >> i am done with this. >> bristol palin and the situation in the bottom two. who survived? >>> a return of rain and fall temperatures. >>> the fifth miner was blood to the surface in july -- brought >>> wednesday morning, temperatures in the 40's and 50's. 59 at reagan national. 61 in quantico, 49 in hagerstown, 60 in annapolis. temperatures will be dropping from there. 70 degrees is the high temperature, close to an average. a beaut

director nolan: thanks. >> vincent? >> hi. vincent mccarley, c.e.o. director nolan: glad you're here. >> thanks for the opportunity. i want to talk about the bond process what will be involved is a number of professional that would be working with you. one of the key items to keep in mind is that the m.t.a. is the most important player of all. they're in a nukelyious of the transaction. and each of the professionals will be working on your behalf in terms of carrying the transaction forward. if you look at this diagram here, if you look to basically 7:00 there, you'll see the financial advisory which is the role that this team will be playing. also involved will be the underwriter, the entity, which will be selling the bonds to the marketed place, in the investors. other key characters that will be involved will be bond counsel. they will be basically providing opinions that the bonds meet the various tax requirements. also that the various authorities have been in place, and that you actually have legal authority to enter into the specific transactio

residents questioned vincent gray on the departure of school chancellor michelle rhee. vincent gray and michelle rhee mutual agreed to that she would leave at the end of the month. henderson will serve as chancellor on an interim basis. michelle rhee is talking about her future. she appeared on "good morning america" yesterday. she addressed the questions of whether d.c. school reform initiatives can make progress without her. >> they have the capacity to cariaga to the plans we have developed. it is about the community support and the the political will. >> you looking for a job where she can have an impact on children and she might want to move closer to sacramento where her fiance is mayor. >>> we will hear from drivers crossing the bay bridge on a daily basis. >>> another check on traffic and weather every ten mi >> welcome back. 4:52. we have made to friday. >> we have. >> 60 degrees. >> its going to be a nice day according to adam caskey. >> yes, it is. we had a beneficial rainfall yesterday, over an inch in many locations. we could have a few sprinkles today, mai

. >>> in northwest, vincent gray continued with his campaign promise of holding town haul meetings. we caught up with the democratic nominee for mayor and asked him about michelle rhee. >> put the rumors to rest, if you will, there are folks who say you fired her or asked her to go, or convinced her to stay. >> it was a mutual decision. we've said this from the very beginning, chancellor rhee and i were there together yesterday and we both said essentially the same thing, that's exactly what the situation is. she didn't quit abruptly answered didn't abruptly and i didn't ask her to leave. >> you have been accused of carrying on the same agenda but a different style. >> i've worked with henderson for the three and a half years, she came when chancellor rhee came, we've had an opportunity to work with her over a variety of human resource issues. she's been in the city for 13 years. so she knows the city, she commands a lot of respect and we're delighted to have her in this role. >> reporter: does she have a different approach you think? >> she clearly indicated she wants to work more

vincent gray will hold his second of eight town hall meetings tomorrow. tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. the democratic nominee will visit with potential voters. >> i want you to feel you can makesuggestions, make comments. because that's the kind of administration you're going to find with a gray administration. >> gray plans to vit each ward in the four weeks before election day. next he'll move to ward 3, where an overwhelming majority voted to keep current mayor adrian fenty in office. his next town hall tomorrow a 6:00 in northwest. >>> a -year-old silver spring woman died after being struck by a hit and run drer last month. she died yesterday morning. that crash happened on carroll avenue with 11th avenue. the woman was walking along the roadway when the vehicle hit her and kept on going. it is described as a 1994 gmc jimmy, chevy s-10 pickup, or a chevy blazer or oldsmobile bravada. crime stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest or indictment in this case. >>> bob mcdonald may not get what he wants from metro after all. he wanted the ability to appoint tw

democratic mayoral candidate vincent gray tours the city to connect with voters.d 2. >>> the push to keep american families in their homes is not slowing the rate of foreclosures. some alarming new numbers have just been released. we're joined now live with more on this story. good morning. >> reporte good morning. the pace of foreclosures continue unabated. the most homes in three three-month sttch since the market turned south in 2006. some foreclosures may be challenged in court amid reports that rubber stamp documts without properly checking information. nevada had the highest foreclosure rate in september followed by arizona, florida, california, and idaho. d do get ready to pay more to stay warm this winter. the government says consumers facing nearly 3% rise in home heating bills or an average of $986 due to colder weather in the northeast which uses 80% of u.s. heating oil suppls. you could pay 8% moref you use propane. you may get a break if you use electric heat. your bill may drop by 2%. those are the business eadlines we're watching right now. back ove

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her future has been hanging in the balance since vincent gray won. they both decided it was best for her to step down. she became one of the longest- serving school leaders in the city in two decades. now she is hanging up format as d.c. schools chancellor. >> i hope that it does not hurt the school system. >> she brought positive changes for the public-school system. some claim that she overstepped her balance by firing hundreds of teachers and closing dozens of schools. >> i was thinking early on that the reforms would cause consternation. >> she was not afraid to ruffle feathers. with adrian fenty gone and vincent gray pool is to be the next mayor, many say that her resignation was imminent. >> you do what you have to do to benefit the education system. >> her resignation is effective at the end of this month. the press conference will be a the mosalla alltel at 10:30 this morning. vincent gray, michelle rhee, and adrian fenty jabil. -- will be here. henderson is expected to be appointed temporarily. >> unbelievable situation at the mine in. eight

it's not like other elections where vincent gray has an opponent. he doesn't have an opponent so most peoplehink ty've done their civic duty by voting. i thinthis may not be serious. i think it's insidious and i think what they'reoping is that there will not be a turnout in certain wards that he carried heavily. and that you can start a write-in campaign -- it's a long shot -- but that they're hoping there won't be a turnout and i'm saying right now adrian fenty should show up at these meetings and say, look, if you write my name in and i win, will not serve. i will not beart ofthis. do not write my name in. >> jaime says he doesn't support and he's not enkorncouraging th campaign. >> he does and he's given an endorsement of gray's candidacy, the presumptive mayor. but just looking at the numbers, this write-in -- these write-in folks believe that with 400,000 registered voters if 15% of those votersrite in the name adrian fenty and people sawith the expectation of east of the river doesn't come out then gray loses. >> the turnout east of the river

mayor candidate vincent gray kicked off the first of eight town hall meetings ward 5 last night. he said he wants a greater police presence in neighborhoods and more job training at employment centers. gray said educion was his top priority. >> i support education reform. they have too many kids that fail. and we want to make sure we improve education. i look forwa to be able to lead education reform to new heights in the district of columbia. >> he plans to visit each ward. next, ward 3, where an overwhelming majority voted to keep fenty in office. tomorrow night at 6:00 at st. columbus episcopal church in northwest washington. >>> today d.c. police will have extra security ohand as family and friends say a final fair wail to jamal coat. he was shot and killed outside a funeral on u street. ashley mccray was muered last month. service in the 2300 block of ontario road northwest. police arrested 21-year-old brandon miller in connection with the case. he now faces murder charges. >>> today a very controversial case hits the supreme court as joijs are defendin their rights to what

man -- mayor vincent gray. at the end of this month, a new leader will be taking the reins of the d.c. public school system. >> chancellor michelle rey. >> after more than three contentious years, michelle rhee is putting in her two-week status. >> the best way to keep reforms going is for this reformer to step aside. >> the future of the d.c. public school system is now in the hands of her top deputy. she will leave at least until the end of the school year. henderson has worked with public schools for 13 years. >> i look forward to continuing the progress and continuing to serve the families and students of the district of columbia. >> in june, 2007, michelle rey to the missteps of the wilson building to begin her journey. she vowed to bring change to the language in school system and she did with unpopular decisions at times like firing hundreds of teachers and closing dozens of schools. >> i put my blood, sweat, and tears into the children of the district of columbia for the last 3.5 years and i have comple

vincent gray will begin a series of town hall meetings today.ayor fenty in last week's democratic primary. today's town hall will take place in ward hall, community academy public charter schools. meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. >>> later this morning, d.c. schools chancellorichelle rhee has encouraging news to pass along. according to d.c.p.s., 73 of the 123 schools saw higher enrollment. formal announcement at 8:45 this morning at powell elementary in northwest. >>> a robbery on the university of maryland campus has forced police to change protocol on 911 calls. the change comes after three men jumped a student walng between dorms sunday morning and took his wallet and cell phone. from now on 911 calls will go directly university police instead of prince george's county dispatchers. >>> chile's president announced the 33 men could be freed in just a few days. he hopes to be there in person to see the rescue before leaving on a trip to europe the middle of the month. the drilling has gone well enough they think they can be moved up. rescuers say th

news broke last night as vincent gray was holding his third town hall meeting. sources tell fox 5 news that the two couldn't agree to work together so michelle rhee is going to walk away from the school system in the middle of a radical reform. the two met after the election on september 23rd. michelle rhee walked out of gray's office tight-lipped. she's faced criticism for firings and accused of manipulating dollars within the school budget. during the election michelle rhee campaigned for adrian fenty and called his loss devastating for the children of washington. her announcement is expected at 10:30 this morning at a news conference at mayflower hotel. this comes a few months into the new school year. fox 5 did speak with the former d.c. school president on the decision and she said she was surprised. that is peggy cooper kay fritz who say that. kiah henderson will fill in. the d.c. school website said henderson has been in charge of human capital. she was vice president with a teacher profit. the announcement of a permanent placement is not expected until n

invasion, a mini vincent invasion, and we are doing something about detroit. it has to replace them with a new light rail system. it is back from the edge to slightly closer to the edge. that is being released very soon. >> why has no one thought of doing a mini cover band? >> they need to do a mini slaughter is what they need to do. >> and it might be that the midget band would be taller than vin gee sin sent. -- vinny vincent. >> mike, i understand you usually develop a relationship with a certain someone. >> yes, i spent some time pal pating cow uteruses on a ranch in florida. and in case you are curious, the way you get to it is through the rectum. >> that is bill's story of his life. >> same thing to getting to carnegie hall, by the way. >> and indeed my rectum is in carnegie hall. >> practice, practice,

vincent gray, facing a crowd in ward three, where he won only 20% of the primary vote, quickly got to the issue that cost him votes. >> one thing that's incredibly important to pele in the city is education. >> reporter: he quickly got to questions about michelle rhee. >> one, are you going to keep the chancellor's position? i don't care if it's michelle rhee or not? >> the answer is unequivocally yes. >> reporter: gray was asked if he would undo chancellor rhee's changes to administration at some of the schools. >> they were talking about changes from our new principals that no one wanted and all of these changes and schedule messups and everything that have brought the school into turmoil. >> reporter: but many of the questions concerned the district's economy and budget shortfall. >> tha you for talking about the commuter tax. we are essentially the only jurisdiction in the world that cannot tax the income of nonresidents. >> would i do that? absolutely but i don't want to go up there and turn around and see nobody behind me, okay? >> reporter: mr. gray, of course, referring tohe f

. >> reporter: we now know what education reform will look like under a vincent gray administration. >> this will be an absolutely seamless transition. >> reporter: kia henderson was named interim chancellor. >> never in my wildest dreams did i imagine that we could reach such heights. >> reporter: there wasn't enough time to get to know her today, but these past interviews with students gives some insight. >> started in education right out of college. i was a middle school spanish teacher in the south bronx through teach for america. it's the vast majority of teach -- if the vast majority of teachers believed that all of our kids could achieve at high levels and were willing to do whatever it takes, we'd be in a completely different situation. students play a huge role. you know, this is your life and what you get out of it, what you put into it. the important thing about impact is teachers kept saying to us just tell us exactly what you want us to teach and make it very specific. tell us what you want it to look like. >> reporter: now many rhee critics hope henderson has a softer h

>> reporter: voig vincent gray has already ruled out cheney, who she replaced. he wants new blood in this position and doesn't want someone who's been in the system 35 years. two names talked about are former dc administrator robert bob, who's working in detroit, and baltimore school's chief andrus alonzo. we'll be at the conference tomorrow morning to learn more. stay with fox5 and myfoxdc.com for more. >>> let's keep you up to date in chile. the rescuers are supposed to be bringing up the first of the 33 miners. the men have been underground as you know more than two months. laura evans is live at the chilean embassy at northwest tonight where a crowd is watching the action live on a jumbotron tonight. laura. >> reporter: it's pretty excited. they're down there outside of the chilean embassy, they're taking this party really out onto the streets, and the anticipation is obviously growing as people here are watching and waiting for this first miner to emerge, which should happen in just minutes and i have to say without sounding too dramatic, the emotions here

standing room only for vincent gray's latest town hall meeting last night.ckie benson was there. >> reporter: the chairs had been arrang to accommodate 250, but the crowd at st. columbus church in northwest quickly swelled to at least twice that. vincent gray, the district's presumptive mayor, facing a crowd in ward 3, where he won 20% of the primary vote, quickly got to the issue that cost him votes there. >> what i know that is incredible important is education. >> reporter: gray is expected to face top questions at voters at his perceived alienation michelle rhee, nationally recognized school chancellor hired by current mayor adrian fenty. he did not have to wait long. >> are you going to keephe chancellor position? whether it's michelle rhee or not. >> yes. it will be a school chancellor. it will be someone fully empowered to run our schools. >> and whether he will undo some of the administration at various schools. >> talking about all the changes brought to harding middle school from our newrincipals that no one wanted. and all these changes and schedu

hoping that her and vincent gray could have reached an agreement. >> reporter: no word yet as to whaty will be re's next move, but we are getting word about her most likely replacement, and that is her close colleague dc's deputy school chancellor henderson. >> thank you. >>> rhee has been a controversial figure during her time her in washington. here's a sample of the comment you are leaving on our facebook page. gary writes? leave your comments on this story and others. just visit our page at facebook.com/wusa. nine. >>> add 20 minutes to your commute in order to get through tyson corner. new traffic patterns have been imposed so vdot crews can work on the beltway hot lane. for the next 18 months the ramp from the inner loop to 123 will be shut down. also this morning the lanes on the inner loop will shift to prepare for the demolition of the old beltway bridge. that sounds like a lot of hassle but vdot officials say it will be worth it. >> for the first time people will be able to leave their car at home. get on a bus. come in to tysons corner. >> for an immediate impact it will be

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as soon as vincent gray became the presumptive mayor, speculations started about her future. tonight, fox5 news has learned the chancellor is quitting her post after three years on the job. the news broke tonight as vincent gray was holding his third town hall meeting in southeast. sources inside the gray camp told fox5 news that the two could not agree to work together so she will walk away from the school system in the middle of radical reform. you might remember the writing was on the wall. take a look at these pictures as the two met shortly after the election on september 23. michelle rhee walked out of gray's office tight-lipd. insisted it was a philosophical discussion. the look on her face spoke volumes. gray told me he will make the announcement tomorrow at the mayflower hotel. rhee is to leave her post at the end of the month, at the end of october. this comes months into this new school year. gray has pounded home the message since he was elected that chancellor needs to find a way to bring reform through collaborative efforts and that's the kind of person he's loo

her future has been in question since vincent gray won the primary last month. rhee's decision means she will leave the position at the end of the month. the deputy chancellor will fill in on an interim basis. >>> in college park, the university of maryland police are declaring war on off-campus bars. they say students drinking at the thirsty turtle are too drunk and some are underaged. the chief of campus police wants the bar shut down. >>> turning now to sports, in baseball, the league championship are set. the texas rangers advanced to the american league last night over the tampa bay rays. pitcher cliff lee pitched yet another gem in the playoffs. the rangers beat the rays 5-1. they move on to meet the yankees in the alcs starting friday. >>> before much more straight ahead. your weather, traffic and a look at your top stories as fox 5 news at 4:30 begins now. >>> good morning. it is wednesday more than, october 1th, 2010 as we give you a live look at the lincoln memorial. we are off to a nice start after just a lovely day yesterday. a few puffy clouds out t

not after vincent gray, the presumptive next mayor, defeated mayor fenty in the democratic primary. in short, we have agreed together that the best way to keep reform going is for me to step aside. >> reporter: they introduced the deputy, kiah henderson, as the interim chancellor. >> our schools must continue to operate under the leadership of a strong empowered chancellor who will move school reform forward, take it to the next level and work with the community so all of our stakeholders are invested in the process. >> never in my wildest dreams did i imagine we could reach such heights as a district. i'm excited about where we are and i'm thrilled that the management team has agreed to stay on to continue this work. >> reporter: under michelle rhee, test scores went up, 300 teachers were fired and a new contract was forged with the union. >> all across the country now, from the white house to documentaries, people are touting d.c. as a model for how to attack bureaucracy and get results in an urban school system. >> reporter: michelle rhee gave no hint as to what to do next except

entre la oficina del alcalde, el consejo de la ciudad y la oficina del virtual alcalde, consejal vincent grey, informo que habia hablado con fenty en varias ocasiones sobre el deficit del presupuesto y que tan pronto tome pocesion, el consejo comenzars audiencias sobre recorte presupuestario.. en mzona rural de middle river.. el vehiculo transportaba a 125 pasajeros, nadie mas autoridad investigan la causa del tragico hecho... buenas noches y bienvenidos al resumen del futbol profesional y no iniciamos con la noticia triste desde el salvador porque nelson rivera fallecio Ó anoche. tras recibir el sa bado 18 de septiembre un disparo en la cabeza mientras retornaba de un partido de futbol. hay luto en el futbol a. vamos al honduras porque la maquina esta encarrilada con lavictoria de real espaÑa 2-1 a platense en un partido muy disputado la maquina marco la direfencia con goles de cristian pereirra a los 20 minutos, el empate fue dos minutos despues con eder delgado y el triunfo de real espaÑa lo firmo sergio bica a los 35. en otros resultados, marathon goleo sin problemas 5-1 a victoria,

. >>> vincent gray will hear from voters, there will be the tthird in a series of town hall meetings.strations are growing about the parking is a jewish and in d.c., particularly among capitol's sans. the parking meter charges are taking a toll on people descending games at the verizon center. mayorer this year e adrian fenty increased fees and extended enforcement hours until 10:00 p.m. >> you put a nickel in there and you get one minute. you have to carry a lot of change. >> the new fees save the city's $6 million a year. one week after he lost, vincent gray says he that he will kill the fees because they are hurting the city. >>> these temperatures are all some. awesome. >> today will be cooler than yesterday and even cooler the next day. >> upper 60's by tomorrow. >> yes. from glen burnie across the bay, run-ins of what were stronger storms in pennsylvania last night. getting clipped in northern and lonoke county. let's look at yesterday, 88 was the high temperature. the average high yesterday was 70. we should be in the upper 50s tomorrow. currently it is 65 but reagan national.

anthony williams joined vincent gray's transition team. and gray suggested he might want political support to raise taxes in the district. he won the democratic primary against incumbent mayor adrienne tenty in september. the general election is in november and so far, gray has no serious challengers. >>> and -- >> talk about a great saturday. plenty of sunshine and temperatures on the comfort side. hopefully you got out. right now, 67 degrees in the district; 54 at gaithersburg. the same at frederick; 57, martinsburg and to the south, 59 and 61 degrees in annapolis this hour and 57 in baltimore. the skies are clear as well and that is because the ridge of high pressure is in control. look at the tropics, things have started to calm down a lot. the category 1 hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds at 70 miles per hour and that is headed to the atlantic and no threat whatsoever with no warnings or watches and is expected to continue weakening through into the next 24 hours or so and the ridge of high pressure

vincent gray asked current mayor to imposethe freeze. it limits the amount of mope to agency leaders to buy supplies. the freeze is just the first step in what could be a tough budget cutting session the next few weeks. >>> certainly in light of where we are at this stage we have not only cut to the bone. we'rdown into the bone marrow at this stage. we're already starting to look at fiscal year 12. >>> city agencies are being told to prepare for budget cuts as high as 10%. >>> gray will begin a series of town hall meetings to push his campaign today. the d.c. council chair beat fenty in la month's democratic primary. 1400 first street. meeting begins at 30 p.m. later this morning michelle rhee will pass along encouraging ne. d.c. public schools has an increase for the first time in 39 years. according to d.c.p.s., 73 of the 123 schools saw higher enrollment this year. mayor fenty will join rhee for the formal announcement 8:45 this morning at powell elementary in northwest. >>> toyota makes an ouncement about efforts to repair llions of

her decision to call it quits comes as vincent gray prepares to take the mayor's office.chelle rhee will step down at the end of the month. her staff will stay. kaya henderson will head the school system the rest of this year. >> she is the daughter of a principal. she has 13 years experience working in d.c. schools and earned respect for the d.c. teacher's contract reached with the union. for more, here is roby chavez. >> the thought of not being in this role any more is heart- breaking. >> reporter: it was an emotional moment as michelle rhee announced she is quitting her job as d.c. schools chancellor. nothing but praise. >> the job of chancellor is not an easy one, but, chancellor, you tackled it head on. >> reporter: we know what education reform will look like under a vincent gray administration. >> this will be a seamless transition. >> reporter: kaya henderson was named interim chancellor. >> never did i imagine that we could reach such heights. >> reporter: there wasn't much time to get to know her. past interviews gives insight. >> i started in education out of

weeks who gave her unprecedented authority to shake up the school system lost his primary battle to vincent gray, candidate backed by the local teachers union. >> i'm honor and humbled to have had the opportunity to serve the young people of the city. the thought of not being in this role anymore is heartbreaking to put it mildly. >> rhee repeatedly angered the union closing down schools, firing teachers and even her own daughter's principal. >> when you have a union that is protecting schools that are failing, at the expense of kids and parents you will have a fight. >> reporter: that fight extends far beyond washington, d.c. remember this exchange between new jersey governor chris christie and a member of the teachers union there? >> you are not compensating me for my education or my experience. >> then you don't have to do it. >> then there is a new documentary from davis guggenheim. he portrays a broken public school system, hampered by the union leadership. one more piece of the education reform puzzle taking shape across the country. >> what we are seeing now is the beginning of the l

she said it was a mutual decision between her and vincent gray. mayor fenty named chancellor as acting chancellor. >>> d.c. police are on the lookout for one man who killed one man and injured another. this happened this morning in the department public works. on the 1200 ock of "w" street northeast. 51-year-old larry hutchin of suitland, maryland, was killed. they said those shot were working at the time. police do not believe the act was random. >>> we're following the otr top story of the day. the quick and steady rescue of chile's trapped miners. here's a live picture of the scene. smft people brought with family member and loved ones who have been waiting as we've said for 69 days. the 22nd miner was pulled up. at the current pace, all 33 should be out before midnight. the shift manager will be the last one to emerge. the miner's vital signs are being closely monitored as they make the journey back to the surface. we're will they all apear to be in good health. today the white house described it as a truly inspirational story with a very happ

vincent gray said her reforms were important but style too aggressive.rayromises that reforms will continue. >> the thought of not being in this role anymore is heartbreaking to put it mildly. >> full reform will move forward in the gray administration. we cannot and will not revert to the days of inkrecremental chan in our school syste >> henderson will reace rhee. this morning rhee will be live on the "today" show sitting down to talk to matt lauer about the d.c. plic school system this morning at 7:00 a.m. >>> d.c. drivers beware. traffic alert before you fly through the streets this morning. three new red light cameras are now out on the streets. the cameras are located at the corner of connecticut avenue and porter street northwest. 14th and k streets northwest and third and new york avenues northwest. starting november 12th tickets will be issued. drives who speed will have to pay $75. right now the streets nea the capitol are closed for the filming of "transformer 3." streets will reopen at 6:30. the washington shoot is expected to wrap up today a

her future has been in question since vincent gray won the mayoral primary last month. this comes just a few months into the new school year. fox 5 spoke with a former d.c. school board president on rhee's decision. >> i was hoping that michelle would, for the sake of the kids, wait until the end of the year. but i think we should thank her for what she accomplished this year. she got everybody mad but change has begun and i am certain that change will continue. >> we have a great team in place that is very clear what everyone is responsible for and up a -- i'm sure that all of those things are aligned. whether they have 100 people doing it or 50 people doing it. >>> a violent attack outside of a bar near the university of maryland campus and now police are are declaring war on the bar. the thirsty turtle is a popular bar with students. police say it served underaged students. the chief blames the bar for yesterday's stabbings of four union young men. >> allowing the thirsty tort toll operate where underaged students go in, get drunk, come out and then they are victims

[cheers and applause] >> it has been a contentious race, certainly, but we only senator vincent sheheen, representative mickey haley, thank you so much for being with us tonight. -- representative meek e. haley, thank you so much for being with us tonight. we also think you as well for submitting those questions. we thank our voice of the voter viewers and readers and subscribers also for submitting questions for tonight's today. we also want to express a debate the round of applause to dr. fred carter here at the university. let's not bring out the president of coastal carolina university. [applause] both universities and both university presidents have been instrumental in putting on these series of debates in the primary and the general election. candidates, you have heard for a lot for tonight from the two gubernatorial candidates. now it is time to have your voice heard. be a part of your government, exercise your right, and vote in next tuesday postelection. have a great night and please vote on tuesday. [applause] >> on c-span today, "washington journal" is next, live with your p

councilchairman vincent gray, the the city's next mayor, apparently, asked to take control of runaway spending by the city. >> reporter: housing prices and residential property tax are down. so are commercial real estate tax. the peoe are spending less so sales taxes are down, too. >> the budget problem is quite serious. the difference this year than other times is we have no reserves left. >> reporter: the revenue chairman jack evans joined with vincent gray as he said he asked mayor fenty to impose the hiring and spending freeze right aw. >> this will give us immediate action to start get a handle on this. it will stop spending which will be runaway as we move into this fiscal year. >> reporter: the budget shortfall includes $100 million because of lost revenues because of the economy. a federal cut of $34 million. about $41 million in overspending, including public school' special education. he will formally be elected said the freeze is just the first step at what could be a tough budget cutting session in the next few weeks and into the near future. >> we certainly in lightest wh

krfpc.r nominee vincent grays. a number of them had tough questions about education and job growth. the meeting was in ward three which voted heavily for adrian fenty last month. meanwhile, as we count down to election day in virginia, a democratic congressional candidate at the center of a scandal is taking aim at her republican rival. these pictures of kristol ball recently leaked on a number of conservative blogs showing her with her ex-husband at a costume party six years ago. now she is running in the commonwealth's first congressional race and expects the incumbent is responsible. >> i was horrified that sort of politics have come to that point of trying to destroy people personally. >> whitman has denieded any involvement. >> this morning lou dobbs will respond to allegations that he hired illegal immigrants. the nation magazine says the workers helped maintain his home. the former cnn anchor has frequently accused companies of failing to check employees' records. he will sit down with the reporter behind this investigation. that is coming up on "good morning america." it is

in september he lost the democratic primary to vincent gray, but a political action committee is not giving up. that group has launched an online write-in campaign for fenty. it started as a facebook page and has grown into a full- fledged campaign to encourage voters to write in adrian fenty's name on november 2. >>> coming up, the afghan war nine years later, what is the u.s. plan? >>> toxic sludge still spreading, heading down rivers in half a dozen countries, the -- franticcally > cleanup. >> captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- welcome back >>>. veterans are making their voices heard today at walter reed army medical center this morning and they must to capitol hill, one of several protests in the nation's capital today as we mark the beginning of the 10th year of fighting in afghanistan. americans and abroad are looking for glimmers of hope there. >> after nine years in afghanistan, over $200 billion and 1200 american lives, as is still answering the question, why are we still there > >> to ensure that what the taliban once controlled, they don't co