created d.c.'s signature sound i'm four- hour memorial tribute to chuck brown had his family, friends and thousands of fans singing and dancing to the go-go beat. karen gray houston was there and gives us a closer look. cl >>> you could hardly call day funeral. home going celebration is better. the party started before the program with long lines outside and dancing inside. >> i knew the mind was going to be wrapped around the corner. >> reporter: people stopped first to sign an oversized drawing. >> it is a tough one today. >> reporter: donnie simpson played host. >> i'm a dj so can i start it like this? hit it! >> reporter: interspersed through outthe program, a larger than life video tribute. >> ever since i was 7 years old, i started playing a little piano. >> i'm going to send over a piece of legislation to the council to name a park in the district of columbia for chuck brown. >> chuck brown loved d.c. and we loved him back. >> reporter: d.c.'s congressional delegate is introducing a resolution to des you go nate august 22nd, his birthday, as chuck brown day. >> there s

we're following tonight. d.c. public schools under the microscope. critical irregularities were found at two elementary schools and one charter school. fox 5's john hanrahan is here. some teachers were fired because of this one. >> they fired the teachers, or at least they started the human relations process. in d.c., if a school gets public money, all students are subject to standardized testing. there have been questions in recent years about test integrity in the city, but according to an outside audit team, it looks clean. former d.c. schools chancellor who got rid of a third of the teachers in the d.c. public school system claimed higher test scores. but a nine month investigation by u.s.a. today found remarkable rates and switches from wrong to right answers clouding that perceived success. current chancellor, kya henderson promised to concentrate on test integrity. many more schools are being closely scrutinized. >> if the classroom had been flagged two years in a row, we threw them into the investigation as well. but even with that, still came up with less than three classroom

the state of maryland. back to you. >>> another developing story, kwame brown out of the d.c. council. the former chair resigned tonight hours after he was slapped with a federal bank charge fraud. investigators claim he lied about his income on loan applications. fox 5's bob barnard with our coverage. >> just yesterday kwame brown was telling us he had no plans to resign, but tonight facing a felony charge following a lengthy federal criminal investigation kwame brown slammed the door on his once meteoric political career. disgraced d.c. council chairman kwame brown was swarmed by reporters and photographers leaving his office in the wilson building late today. >> i will have a comment tomorrow, thank you. no comment as of now. >> about four hours later the embattled 41-year-old d.c. council chairman resigned from office. in a letter to the council secretary, brown writes, "i hereby resign my position as chairman of the council effective immediately. i have made some very serious mistakes in judgment for which i will take full responsibility. i have chosen the only honorable course i

," on your side. >> straight ahead this scandal rocks d.c. council. we expect to hear from former councilman kwame brown a day after he resigned. >> i'm so happy my mom gets to watch me every day. my brother. >> a big night for local nba start kevin durant. he helped lead the oklahoma city thunder to a spot in the finals. good morning, it's thursday, june 7. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. getting close to the weekend. let's start with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. adam caskey is up first. >> almost friday. we are in the belfort furniture weather center tracking temperatures. no showers to speak of. clear skies. temperatures on the cool side again. 57 degrees in leesburg, 52 and fort washington, 56 in arlington. 55 in suitland. 56 in rockville to start the day. we will warm up to about 80 degrees. a few thundershowers possible, nothing stronger or severe, nothing widespread. just a few stray thunderstorms will pop up in the afternoon and evening. that's from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a light breeze. near 90 degrees by sunday. our return to a litt

. >> barbara lane, president of the d.c. chamber of commerce, business leaders and council members today are reacting to the latest charge against the once power of chairman. >> the council does not realize i believe still that there's an ethical crisis in the council. it's just not the people that stepped down. >> there are so many good things going on in this city. this is not something that we're going to let get us down. >> now we're also hearing while kwame brown faces zero to six months in prison after pleading guilty to the two charges he may actually do no time. >> as you've been telling us, so many components to this deal. 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 k

>>> more d.c. council drama. >> the action of one councilmember leading to speculation he may be on his way out. >> a ton confrontation as city hall gets physical. >> more speeding cameras in the district will start issuing tickets today. >> one common excuse to get out of paying those may not work anymore. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> good morning. what a beautiful morning it is. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, june 6th. you can see the sun coming up on the left of your screen. it will be a gorgeous day on your wednesday. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour. >> let's day say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on outside. >> nice start to your day. temperatures in the comfortable range in the 50s. >> it feels pretty good. >> almost light jacket weather to kids at the bus stop. it is hard to believe. going to be a nice afternoon. >> this is normal lit time of year the kids go in shorts. >> they're like oh, when is cool going to be out? >> you put the suntan lotion on at 6:00 in the morning. a couple of showers out towards easton

the driver of a stolen car that crashed into a building in d.c. friday night was trying to use a lighter when police approached him. a police report says the front seat of the car was wet and smelled like gasoline. 32-year-old charles ball from new market, maryland, a s accused of hitting the building -- can s accused of hit -- is accused of hitting the building on purpose. that building on connecticut avenue has been boarded up. the police report says the jeep crashed through a full length plate glass window and came to a stop against a column in the lobby. >>> a new survey is shedding a lot of light on teen dating violence in the d.c. area. the survey was administered by the centers for disease control and shows an alarming number of teenagers have been victims. in the d.c. region nearly 13% of girls say they have been forced to have sex when they didn't want to. for high schoolboys it's about half that. when it comes to physical violence in virginia, 12% reported being hit or slapped on purpose by a significant other while 16% in maryland and just under 15% in d.c. the cdc say

people behind maryland live. they remain resolutely opposed to the d.c. area competitor. >> these numbers are highly uncertain. >> what happens next is the gaming commission will make a recommendation by next week. if they say it looks like it would work to have the casino at the national harbor, they will make a recommendation. legislators will help with the governor. it is possible they will call a special session in july to vote on the idea of putting the question of a casino to the voters in november. that is the plan anyway. >> mgm's proposal includes 4000 slot machines, 250 table games. still to come, all look at the stories ahead this week and what is next for the jerry sandusky trial. see which cameras make more money than any others in the city. >> a few pop up showers to the west. >> we are back with a look at the week ahead. tomorrow, testimony will resume in the trial of jerry sandusky. all eight of his alleged victims have taken the stand. on friday, the judge ruled that sandusky can have an expert testified about a psychiatric condition that his lawyers said could ex

, tom sherwood, news 4. >> tom, thank you. >>> d.c. government is reeling from a number of other high-profile cases. tisha thompson with the i-team is here to tell us about what this day's developments mean to the city government in days to come. >> reporter: jim, it has been a rough couple of months at the wilson building. d.c. chairman kwame brown is the fourth person charged by the u.s. attorney's office in the past six months. city council member harry thomas jr. resigned his seat after pleading guilty in january to stealing more than $350,000 in government money and filing false tax returns. he's been sentenced to 38 months in prison. last month, in a separate investigation involves mayor vincent gray's campaign, thomas gore, he's there, close friend of the mayor and assistant treasurer to the campaign pleepded guilty to breaking d.c. election laws and obstruction of justice. he destroyed a notebook containing records showing secret payments. two days later, another gray supporter, howard brooks, there he is, pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about making those sec

tonight a new charge for former d.c. council chair kwame brown. the tsa called unprofessional and ineffective on capitol hill. >> and the soda summit in d.c. highlighting the dangers of sugary drinks. >>> we'll begin with a murder mystery in maryland. a man found shot to death in his luxury apartment, his killer still on the streets and his family is left wondering why it all happened. fox 5's audrey barnes working this one now. >> police don't have a motive now for the killing and very few clues. officers were called to eric somoa's apartment last night by a family member who was unable to reach him. the 34-year-old, topsman at a bethesda jaguar and range rover dealership was found shot to death inside. family members are shocked by the violent way his life ended. >> i'm trying to be the strong one for the family and all, still can't believe it. get up in the morning and we still can't believe that this has happened to him. especially in his own place someone just want to take a young man's life like that. he wouldn't harm a fly and for this to happen to him yes, it's very devast

bizarre behavior across the country and here in the d.c. area. why this new synthetic drug is sounding so many alarms. ken. >> these so-called bath salts are spreading in popularity. the use and abuse is inching its way into our area and authorities are racing to stop it in its tracks. we want to warn you, some of the video in this report is disturbing. >> it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life. i don't know. >> freddie is one of the lucky ones that survived a bath salt induced high. >> i was possessed. i was trying to stop whatever was in me from continuing further. it felt like i was about to bust loose. >> this youtube video from an inmate inside the jail in indiana shows a man under the affects of the drug. he strips his clothes and at some point does a head stand into the toilet. the properties of the drug can turn people into zombies, which is exactly what is suspected in the infamous attack of a homeless man in miami where his face was eaten by a man under the effects of bath salts. >> they are synthetic drugs that are stimulants with properties. >> scott says th

expected to hold a press conference in mexico before he flies back to d.c. later tonight. >> what is the latest about spain? >> the interest-rate in spain is now over 7%. that is the number of other countries had when they ask for a bailout. we think the economy is strong enough. >> hallie jackson, thank you. isbaltimore's sailabration about to set sail into history. the ships will set sail for home this morning. the navy warships will begin the first of the vessels to leave. you can bid them goodbye between 11:00 a.m. this morning and 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. >> 6:08. >> microsoft steps into the tabloid warlet wars. >> roger clemens walks in federal court. tell us what you think. >> we have food trucks from baltimore and d.c. duking it out. >> tracking some of fire [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting

different person. brown, he has a court date on friday. we are live tonight in northwest d.c. >> kwame browns resignation is a litany ofn the d.c. government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a live report in just a few minutes. we are on your side with an districttion into the thehow they are cashing in on speed and red light camera tickets. d.c. police unveiled 17 new cameras today, including the street bridge and the ninth street tunnel. the district has already issued nearly 50,000 more speed camera tickets this fiscal year than year. last that adds up to $40 million. at least one member of the d.c. council concedes making money is driver behind

on the orange line along with the fact that more trains will be running in the district. >> the d.c. city council is preparing to approve a budget with extras. they will vote on a budget tomorrow totaling $9.40 billion. it will extend bar hours to 4:00 a.m. and will double the number of traffic cameras. it would raise the price of parking in metered spaces during peak times bringing in an extra $3 million. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6, taking a to a ceremony remembering a pivotal battle in the early days of world war ii. >> the republican candidate getting a little extra help. >> a new federal law aimed at immigrants in d.c. takes effect tomorrow and the city government does not like it. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's berage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, repeplacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choi

and the latest on the water main break in northwest d.c. and what is next for john edwards. what he says about a mistrial case.ed in his corruption "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it is friday morning. have made it to june 1. i am steve chenevey. hope you are having a good morning. we start with traffic and weather. moment, but adam caskey first. >> light rain early this morning. mainly south of washington, theh of the beltway along 95 corridor. moderate rain moving into king about to crossnd potomac into the charles county. fredericksburg, a spotsylvania, stafford, you are seeing rain on 95. in manassas and .anassas park bristow and haymarket as well. storms likely this afternoon and evening. of them being strong to severe. lisa. >> we're off to an interesting morning. have road repairs on avenue south of dupont circle where there was main break. a big crash being documented on between go to and upper marlborough. at traded is closed mill avenue. >> we expect to learn

that the de priests purchased in washington, d.c. at 419 u street northwest was located in an exclusively black neighborhood. they bought their home from mrs. susan brown, who was a widow. she and her former husband had owned the home since at least 1910. while living at 419 u street, hiram worked as an elevator operator at the post office and susan was a telephone operator. it's interesting to note the difference in the types of employment for blacks who were living on the 400 block of ledroit park versus the positions blacks held in 1929 the de priests joined the community. when the de priests arrived, they joined a number of other prominent black families such as dr. garnett c. wilkinson who lived at 406 u street, clara, who lived at 414 u street. she was the a pharmacist and a daughter of john smith. there was percy a. roy who was a craftsman. artisan and manual arts teacher that lived at 417 u street. in 1910, the brown's neighbors worked as a dining car waiter and a maid. other neighbors worked as a traveling salesman a janitor, a messenger for the navy, a port er at a h

in u.s. history to survive a recall election. barrett has the not yet conceded. >> the d.c. council pass aid new budget today despite a cloud of speculation about the fate of the city's two top elected officials. and there could be more drama tomorrow. jackie benson is at the wilson building now with more on this. jackie. >> reporter: jim, i can tell you rumors are just flying around this place to night. as to whether there is going to soon be a decision in two separate probes. into the campaigns of d.c. mayor vincent gray, and council chairman, kwame brown. >> i am not going to answer any questions involving an investigation, anything that is currently taking place. >> reporter: after a day of denying reporters' pleas for a comment about an investigation into the finances of his 2008 campaign and other financial matters, d.c. council chairman, kwame brown broke his silence. but didn't say much. >> i've don't think i broke any laws in campaign. that's all i will say about the 2008 campaign. >> brown did address speculation he was about to step down. >> i have no plans to resign. so,

be up and running in just a few minutes at 7:00 today. >>> d.c. took a hit after the strong storms. show marry stone shows us the damage. >> the damage is extensive across the d.c. area. take a look at this car right here, this honda. this tree is on top of it. this thunderstorm packed with heavy wind, rain and lightning snuck up on the d.c. metro area. >> just didn't see it comes at all. it was absolutely insane. >> reporter: after it was over john womack took a look around. a strong wind gust snapped this tree like a toothpick, landing on his jeep. >> seeing a car on top of my car was disheartening. >> reporter: this one crushed a truck in southeast d.c. in northwest on 31st street this one fell on top of power lines pulling the live wires on this parked car severely burning the driver and passenger sitting inside. medics rushed the couple to a hospital, at least one is in critical condition. on northwest u street firefighters climbed the ladder truck. the chief told me fierce winds blew the roof off this apartment building. take a look here, we're at massachusetts avenue and 34t

expected to fill his spot as d.c. council chairman. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, june 8, 2012. we'll look outside at 5:00 a.m. 59 degrees. chilly. had short sleeves on, i should have put a sweater on, but i know later on it will get hot. what do you do? >> dress for two seasons. off to a cool start. summer-like by mid-afternoon. right now looking back over the last 12 hours, we had those afternoon and evening thundershowers. they've dissipated quickly. we've got high pressure moving in around the region. and we've got a clear sky with the bright moon in the western sky. chilly. the areas in dark green in the 50s. the lighter green, low 60s. virginia tidewater, lower eastern shore, near the bay waters. low 60s. elsewhere, in the 50s. the areas in the blue, 40s. that includes much of western maryland. the highlands in west virginia. closer to washington in fairfax, arlington, prince george's, montgomery counties, generally in the mid 50s. reagan national at 61. around the chesapeake bay. lower eastern shore

past hour. a house fire that sent a huge plume of smoke across the d.c. skyline. it broke out in a home on glen brook road around 5:30 this morning. firefighters don't believe anyone was at home and no firefighters were hurt. the home is near the campus of american university and we understand part of it has collapsed. we'll continue to bring this story this morning. >>> meantime we continue to follow a developing story out of prince george's county, where a man is still missing inside a collapsed building. >> started last night at a warehouse in landover. now the conditions are forcing firefighters to put the search on hold. fox5's sherri ly is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: firefighters believe that man is trapped in the most dangerous section of that collapse inside this building. about 90% of the roof gave way, and the walls are buckling. rescuers, while they were inside, could actually hear the creaking as the cracks were growing wider. about an hour ago they had to pull out because it was no longer safe. the missing man was one of about 25 workers inside the

before coming to a stop. d.c. police officers who had been nearby quickly realized this was more than driver error. sources tell news 4 the man was behaving erratically and there was a strong odor of gasoline on him and inside the vehicle. the driver appeared disoriented and was taken away by ambulance. fbi agents from the joint terrorism task force responded to the scene. so did d.c. police chief kathy lanier. >> at this point it looks like he intentionally drove into the building. our initial investigation raised concerns for us the we want to make sure we have. people don't normally drive into a building intentionally like this. we want to get more information. >> the building has steel covered pylons outside. leaving a nearby gym when it happened, says the driver appeared to steer the vehicle between them. >> he just come, when it come it stop first after it go back and it go to this direction it go inside. >> police rerouted traffic along connecticut avenue. but the farragut north metro station remained open. right now connecticut avenue is closed southbound at l street northwest

the mall event. >> i feel like a dog right now. >> reporter: d.c. fire and ems reports 63 people were treated on the mall for heat-related illnesses. 15 were taken to the hospital. it was also a hot day for the annual capital pride parade. a lively celebration on the streets of d.c. by evening, the heat wasn't so bad. we found a family training for a 5k race. >> how did you stay cool today? >> lots of water. lots of water. yeah. lots of water. >> reporter: what about you? how did you stay cool? >> water. >> reporter: and you won't even stop jogging. you're going to keep it going. >> yeah. >> reporter: and it was a beautiful evening on the potomac for those on boats and on jet skis. there were pick-up games at the local volleyball skates. players with tanned skin from a day spent in the blazing sun and those on the sidelines taking in a nice breeze. >> reporter: how did you beat the heat? >> we stayed inside. that's how we beat the heat. >> reporter: back out live, quite a nice evening here in chinatown. still quite a number of people out enjoying events and activities near the ve

woods. >>> in d.c., the nats play host to the yankees a second straight day and that brought a second straight sellout and a second straight loss. the bragging rights on the line and that, i know what that was like and to the top of the 4th, yankees down. eric shaveez -- chavez and the grounder and come on in and nats, 2-0 lead and he giveeth back and going deep and out. matches the number of errors and tied up at 3 and go to laro and this is the throw and trying to score. calls him out and was he? take another look. we need that instant replay. moore can't believe it and -- with some extras, really extras and what about the 14th and off of brad and in the corner and this is jason and jeter, number two. the yank ease win and there is one chance for bryce harper, two on, two out and grounds out. he would like to forget, 0 for 7 for the 19-year-old and with some five strikeouts. after the game, harper didn't want to talk but his manager did. >> and never see him swing the balls on his hone. he was chasing balls and -- trying to make something happen and that is part of the youth.

1998. >> the d.c. court system is in crisis tonight. this is the result of an abc7 i- team investigation. half of the judges are now coming up against the chief judge. others are calling on her to resign. then it's here to bring us up- to-date. >> in this confidential letter 15 judges criticized the chief judge, based on stories we put out over the past week. those stories are focused on how she does not hear cases. now her own colleagues are formally at questioning her ability to lead. >> 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

details. >> it is irresponsible for an elected official. >> from d.c. residents say the charges are just the latest problems that have left them unable to trust their government. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something. it is tiring. >> after learning about a federal charge yesterday, today we learned of a local charge against kwame brown over alleged campaign fraud. he is accused of not reporting hundreds of thousands he received in his 2008 campaign and passing along hundreds of thousands to a firm run by his brother, who is not charged. >> i want people to know that their city government is still strong. >> marion barry and other d.c. leaders tried to assure the public they can still trust their government. >> i don't think there's widespread corruption here. >> the mayor says that he is saddened by the charges but he points out kwame brown is not accused of misusing taxpayer money. he says things are going well in the district behind the headlines. >> before people jump to conclusions, they need to look and how well the city is run. >> around 11:

look at what brown had to say for itself after a day in court. >> the d.c. council chairman until two days ago walked out of court a convicted felon. >> i have not stolen or improperly used in the public money. >> but he did plead to falsifying irs 1099 income statements to get personal loans from industrial bank. it was a $166,000 equity loan in 2005. he claimed he was a vice president of an unnamed company. it was untrue. and he forged a name as the company -- forged a friend's name has the company president. then he claimed he was an employee for unnamed company to. >> we discovered that mr. brown had falsified documents for a loan. at that point, we had to act upon it. >> brown paid off with the house loan and was current on the boat loan. but it was still fraud. >> i want to apologize from the bottom of my heart to all those i have let down. for the people of this great city. >> he left federal court and went to d.c. court and pled guilty to violating laws on paying campaign workers. some residents questioned the prosecution appeared >> how many people live on applications to loo

our coverage to break things down for you. >> reporter: as chairman of the d.c. council, kwame brown was in charge. as chair pro temp mary cheh will preside over a council meeting to select a temporary chairman now that brown has resigned. under council rules only at-large members elected by the entire city and not just one ward can take over as interim chairman. experts predict it probably will not be david or michael because they have outside jobs and they would have to give them up if they became chairman. that leaves phil mendelson and vincen orange. whoever it does end up being, that person will not only run the d.c. council until the city holds a special election for kwame brown's seat, he is also next in line if something should happen to the current mayor. in other words, if the mayor ever has to leave office for any reason, whether it's health or legal issues, the new interim chairman could become the next mayor. we will find out who that person is next week. >> stay with news4 for continuing coverage of the d.c. corruption scandal tonight on news4 at 6:00. you can also go t

news. >> now to the latest in the scandal that rocked the d.c. city council. former council chair heading to court today. esteban expected to plead guilty to two charges. brianne carter has the latest. >> this is the first time we expect to see kwame brown since all these developments. he is expected to be in federal court at 11:00 this morning to enter a guilty plea. just hours later he will head down the block to another court appearance. former d.c. council chair kwame brown is expected to face two judges today on two separate charges. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something. it is very tiring. >> brown is facing a federal charge of bank fraud for lying on a loan application. is also facing a misdemeanor charge for campaign finance violations. according to court documents during his 2008 election, he kept inside account and authorized a relative, believed to be his brother, to make withdrawals. >> very irresponsible. >> brown were resigned from the council. the ec leaders are trying to reassure residents but the city is still moving forward. >>

november 2009 shooting. 30 others were injured. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray wants to rename a portion of langdin park after brown. -- after chuck brown. chuck brown died on may 16 after bathing new money ya and he -- battling pneumonia and he was 75 years old. >>> sky 9 was over the scene after rescue in laurel, maryland. a worker fell ten feet down a hole on wfsc property on canada and way. rescuers pulled the man from the hole and rushed him to the hospital. his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. >>> a georgia law school graduate accused of killing a 27-year-old from laurel, maryland wants his bond reduced. stephen mcdaniel has been charged with the murder of lauren giddings about a year ago. her body was found in a garbage bin next to her apartment building. at a hearing today in macon, georgia, mcdaniel's attorneys will argue the $850,000 bond is too high. >>> nine years after the alleged crime, montgomery county police say that they have found a man wanted for attacking a woman in silver spring. investigators say that d.n.a. evidence linked david martinez to the 20

, tucker. some of the top stories, the d.c. council will vote on a temporary chair today. phil mendelsohn appears to have the votes to succeed kwame brown who resigned after pleading guilty to a bank fraud charge. sewers say mendelsohn is favored because he is not likely to shake things up too much and will offer some stability. george alhelp won last night's republican primary in virginia for the senate. he handily beat his closest challenger, jamie radke with 65% of the vote to her 23%. allen now faces another former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine. >>> the president and ceo of j. p. morgan is heading to capitol hill. jamie diamond will testify regarding the botched trades. he is expected to tell lawmakers the bank is sorry it let people down. >>> a three-day manhunt has ended in alabama for this man accused of killing three people at a weekend party. the suspect surrendered to police last night. he was taken into custody by u.s. marshals at the federal courthouse in montgomery. >>> a west virginia woman is on a walk to remember. she is walking the entire appalachian tr

. >>> the fall of former d.c. city council chairman kwame brown is topping our news this afternoon. hello and thank you for joining us. i'm jc hayward. >>> well, it could be a first for a washington, d.c. corruption case. following his appearance in federal court this morning, kwame brown is expected to face additional charges in dng superior court late -- d.c. superior court later today. bruce johnson and delia goncalves are outside the district court. they bring us up to date on today's developments. delia, you're first. >> reporter: that's right. before qualm crow brown heads to -- kwame brown heads to d.c. superior court, he briefly spoke to reporters. he wrapped up his comments about 20 minutes ago. he was rather emotional and got visibly choken up when he apologized to his friends, family and neighbors for letting them down, he said. as expected the 41-year-old in court pled guilty to bank fraud in connection with for bank loans, one a $166,000 home equity loan which has since been paid back. and an $85,000 loan he used to buy that luxury boat. brown also pled guilty of misle

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 a tow truck company and a limousine company. the dog's owners arrived at the lot several hours after the attack where police gave them the citations. they drove off without answering any questions. and neighbors who heard the man's cry for help described the vicious assault. >> they were chewing on him and stuff. and the towel someone give me and he was saying, man, my heart beating so fast. so fast. you're going to be all right. >> the guy had been bitten all over. the dog ate him up and he pulled his shoes off biting on his

can see the work that continues on connecticut avenue. what we are being told by d.c. water and sewer is that this break that happened yesterday could take several hours to fix. this break in the heart of dupont circle created quite a mess yesterday. could be seen gushing out of the pavement and slowing down the street. a few lines of connecticut avenue had to be closed so crews could fix the break. about 35 buildings were without water, forcing the closure of offices and businesses. >> no one is allowed in the building a. it's i will work from home, i guess. officials believe the 12-inch water main shattered early thursday morning. frantic efforts went on to try to drink several flooded parking garages. >> the water was halfway up the side on a couple vehicles. >> restaurants which rely on lunch and dinner business had to turn away customers. >> they're closed. >> officials from d.c. water and sewer authority said they will work around the clock until the problem is fixed. >> there's water inside. -- nop water inside. good lord. officials will be back out tomorrow to pave. they

ago, a small suv drove into an office building in downtown washington, d.c. not something you see every day. we have also learned from that there was a gasoline in the car. this happened at connecticut l street. police quickly apprehended the driver. there are conducting a precautionary sweeps of the area. this is obviously not typical. somebody appears to be driving a truck into a building washington, we will always whatever precautions we can. >> we are told the building variety of retail restaurants and offices. all the streets are currently as the metrol farragut north. we will keep you up-to-date with the very latest. >> keep us posted on this situation. we are also following breaking from southwest d.c. where is under wayion died in police custody. this happen late this afternoon receiving a call from the mental health. man a salted the officer and unconscious after he subdued. the specifics surrounding his death remained a mystery. we turn to the latest chapter in surrounding the d.c. council. a tearful apology after an admission of wrongdoing by kwame brown. his guilty ple

in 2006. what are the voters saying? we'll have the latest from the polls. >> also a 74-year-old d.c. man remains in the hospital after a horrible dog attack, how neighbors jumped in to help save the man. >> but first chaos at a local high school graduation, rain forcing the ceremony inside leaving some parents outside missing their child's milestone moment. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. some parents are outraged after they say they were shut out of their child's graduation ceremony from beleau high school. it got so heated police had to cool things down. >> fox 5's karen gray houston joins us from the newsroom. you were there. what happened? >> it was a fairly boisterous situation. graduation was supposed to be on the football field at beleau, but the venue was changed to the nearby temple of praise church indoors due to rain, so a lot of angry parents missed out on a once in a lifetime chance to see their kids graduate and they were really mad. it didn't take look at the temple of praise in southeast to reach capacity. police and security guar

. she was the founder of the washington, d.c. based imgene shelter and women's center. the first shelter started by a black woman. she went on to become a pastor of greater pearly gates baptist church. she was 69. >>> chuck baby but we chuck's babies. >> you know our father for who he was, the today gay of go-go go -- godfather of go-go but at the end of the day he was our daddy. >> he told me son, whatever you do make sure put your heart into it. >> those are chuck brown's children giving words about the man they knew simply as daddy. >> yesterday they shared their father one more time with the fans at a very public celebration and memorial at washington convention center. bruce johnson captured the moments of family and friends saying their final good-byes to the godfather of go-go. ♪ >> reporter: the nation's capital had never seen this kind of memorial service. ♪ >> reporter: chuck was so down to earth. he was just d.c. through and through. >> there's so many stories i've heard over the years of peoples' lives have been turned around by just three minutes of his time. it's just a

edge on d.c. now. if you live in or visit d.c., you experienced the limited parking, an issue in every part of the city. the problem is simple too. many cars and not enough space. city leaders hill the parking summit and matt ackland has more. >> reporter: it's a headache for d.c. residents that had a car and the population of d.c. is growing for years. did you know that 36% of all d.c. residents do not own a car? imagine the parking mess if more decided to get a car. >> reporter: for many of us, we have a love affair with our cars. in a populated area like d.c., limited parking is breaking hearts and that is one reason for the so-called parking summit. >> and that is -- parking. >> we need to recognize parking realities. there is never enough parking for everyone wanting it. >> reporter: some suggest the cost to park couldis if the problem n. d.c., a yearly parking permit for residential parking is $35. a private parking spot can cost more than the car itself. some believe because street parking is so el cajon, it encourages people to keep their cars on the street. >> a lot of p

protesting federal policies from farmers in the u.s. from growing industrial hemp. allows -- d.c. police arrested this guy, he's charged with blocking passage and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. >>> commerce secretary john bryson was charged with felony hit and run after two accidents on seared, but they parent were caused by a medical emergency. investigators say bryson hit a car and left the scene, then got into a second accident, about you he was found unconscious behind the wheel after the second crash and taken to the hospital. commerce officials say bryson was treated for a seizure, and kept overnight for observation. >> our traffic investigators at the scene did determine that at this point no drugs or alcohol was a factor in either accident. >> johns bryson is 68 years old. commerce officials say he has returned to washington. >>> hundreds of firefighters working around the clock tonight to stop a massive wildfire in colorado. that blaze now stretches more than 58 miles. it's burning near ft. collins and firefighters say it's still 0% contained. it has already des

. he has represented many d.c. officials in trouble. many gathered in brown's conference room initially without brown and events moved quickly today. >> there is such uncertainty. what is going to happen and when is it going to happen? that is a step toward. >> according to court documents the troubles are around him are refinancing his house for a home equity loan to buy a boat. so brown is the second d.c. council member to go down this year. the situation with brown is a different. people were expecting him to be charged with campaign fraud and the work questions about irregularities. but this is a home loan that seems to have nothing to do directly with his job here at the wilson building. a lot of questions about that, nevertheless he is apparently pleading guilty to this bank fraud charge and i guess he will be one of those marching to the courthouse to appear before a judge. >> thank you. this is just the latest in a string of d.c. government issues. last week, the mayor's campaign officials pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice that lying to the fbi. we will continue

website at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> we are also following a big story in d.c. where former city council chairman kwame brown is facing another serious charge. this morning, brown was charged with a misdemeanor for a campaign finance violation. of course, it comes one day after he was charged with felony bank fraud. fox 5s matt ackland spent the day at the wilson building and joins us new with the latest. matt? >> reporter: kwame brown pulled back on his promise to spoke to the media today. instead, his attorney fred cook told fox 5 that brown could talk after his court hearings tomorrow. he has two of them, one in federal court and another in superior court. the most recent charge foiled against brown this morning goes back four years and involves one of brown's family members. his parking spot behind the wilson building opened. his office upstairs, closed up tight. kwame brown's name was removed here after his resignation letter was received. >> excuse me. >> reporter: with a smile on his face, brown left his office swarmed by the media. after federal authorities announced brown was ch

13th, 2012. we begin with breaking news. the d.c. council is voting on a new interim chair. this comes as brown resigned in disgrace. he pleaded guilty to bank fraud. melissa is here. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: good morning. no big decisions have been made as far as who will be second in command. we do know that phil mindelman is second chair. now, the chair position originally was between phil and vincent orange. during the meeting orange said that he supported if iphil as ag chair and wanted to be second in command. circulating a resolution yesterday, that resolution would make mendelson in command and orange second chair. take a listen. >> i will say two things. first of all, i do accept the nomination to serve as the chairman of the council until this special election is held to fill the seat. >> thank you, madam chair. i, too, will accept the resolution that you have put forth and look forward to serving the residents of the district of column bee yeah as they see fit, at least for the next 115 days or so. >> reporter: so this decision is expected in the next couple of mi

ongoing federal investigation into d.c. council chairman kwame brown's 2008 campaign is our big story this morning. melanie alnwick has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. there is talk that the u.s. attorney's office is beginning to wrap up its year-long investigation of the council chairman and things got a little intense yesterday when reporters asked kwame brown about it here at the wilson brlg building. there was an audit by the office of campaign finance here in d.c. into campaign finance irregularities for kwame brown's 2008 campaign when brown ran for council at large. that led tie federal investigation. and there are recent reports that the u.s. attorney is about to release information in the case. in addition to failure to report certain campaign contributions and expenditures, money was allegedly steered to a consulting company owned by brown's brother. before the council got down to business with the legislative session, brown had to address the rumors that he may be forced to resign. >> i would apologize for any distractions. i had like to be talking about how to help

. he is currently a d.c. realtor. he made headlines in 2010 when he shared a d.c. visitor's guide with tea party activists attending a glenn beck rally in d.c. it is 6:06, 76 degrees. >> coming up, the mother of a natalee holloway file a lawsuit in connection to her disappearance years ago. we will have the latest details. >> what is his name? >> trayvon martin. >> plus, we listen to the 911 call from trayvon martin's father of the day at the teenager was shot and killed. >> lisa baden as another check on your commute. we got past the troubles on the 14th street bridge. now maybe sun delays. >> i'm from annapolis, maryland with the ocean city beach patrol. reminding parents often have their children to check in with a lifeguard while at the beach. good morning, washington. >> it is a big day for steve. he will be turning into a sort of superman. or spider-man. >> give me a break. it's early. >> spider-man does climb up buildings. i will be climbing down this building as part of an fund- raiser for the special olympics later today. if if you see me hanging off the hilton hotel in c

kim's town square market for months. more than 40 teenagers from d.c., maryland and virginia have received alcohol citations after allegedly buying booze there, yet kim's store has remained open for business. >> it's more than just one isolated incident. this is a situation where it has been a continuum of violation of the law. >> reporter: the advisory neighborhood commission of the 3rd district is spearheading the effort against kim's liquor license renewal. simply put, the neighbors near his town square market on macarthur boulevard don't want him there. >> if your restaurant gets shut down because there's a health issue, it doesn't open up until you've cured the health issue. here we think that there should have been some effort to try to shut the store down. >> reporter: while today marked the start of kim's proceedings with d.c.'s alcohol control board, tomorrow marks the conclusion of his criminal investigation. you will recall kim was convicted of selling alcohol to a minor back on may 21st. well, tomorrow a d.c. superior court judge will sentence him. he faces up to a yea

>>> a showdown between d.c. and the federal government. >> district leaders telling police not to comply with the controversial program meant to crack down on illegal immigrants. >>> also ahead. so how do you get sir elton on, sir paul mccartney and stevie wonder all on the same stage. it helps if you are the queen of england. we'll take you live to london as the diamond jubilee celebration continues. >>> something cool is happening in the skies later on today. better catch it while you can because it is the last time this will happen in our lifetime. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> good morning. it is 6:00 on this tuesday, june 5th. what a chilly start to the day. kind of felt like fall out there. as you take a look outside, you can see we've got clouds around the area. sun trying to come up just a little bit so it should be apretty nice day out there. i'm sarah simmons i'm tony perkins. we've got a live look from london right now. we have abeen checking in with them throughout the course of the morning. queen elizabeth ii and the royal family are tending w

. tonight he's still on the loose. if you have any information on cook's whereabouts, call d.c. police. >>> also in the district another council member is in the spotlight over campaign funding. police are investigating unauthorized disburse. s from council member's mike brown's coffers. >> it was the at large councilman who said he noticed the alleged theft. brown said he immediately notified d.c. police and an investigation is now underway. michael brown is seeking a second term as an at large independent. he says while reviewing campaign records he discovered some unauthorized disburse. s had been made from the campaign bank -- disbursements had been made from the campaign bank account. in a statement brown says, "i immediately contacted the metropolitan police department and have been working in cooperation with the mpd investigation of this matter." police department spokesperson gwendolyn crutch tells crump tells fox 5 news the allegation has been brought to their attention and they are investigating. brown says he has taken over as campaign treasurer overseeing $148,000

. does this along with the other recent scandals have an impact on d.c.'s fight for voting rights? d.c. delegate joins us now to weigh in on this issue. and delegate norton, it is a great point. how are outsiders in particular expected to separate the issues from d.c. rights and d.c. statehood and budget atonmy from the fact it looks like the city can't manage to govern itself. >> i tell you, the american people have long learned to do that, corruption was invented in the 50 states, not the district of columbia. no one suggested that there is any link between people and politicians. i'm pleased to say that when it comes to the congress, we have very good chairs. the chair of our subcommittee and our full committee. the chairman gray, i've had separate conversations with each and here are two men who can tell the difference between bad politicians and the good people of the district of columbia. these were very gratifying conversations. what i can tell you is that we are continuing to work together specifically on issues that will move the district of columbia forward, notwithstand

decided against it. >>> one of the convicted d.c. snipers could be released from prison because of a new u.s. supreme court ruling. on monday, the high court tossed out mandatory life imprisonment without parole for juveniles. leroy was 17 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the cross country sniper spree that left 10 people dead in 2002. his coconspirator john muhammad was. >>> president obama declared the colorado area the most destructive fire in colorado history with two people already found dead. right now, the fire is still only 15% contained. >>> the roof collapses at a massive maryland warehouse trapping an employee in the rubble and tonight, rescuers are working around the clock to find him. roe roeshell richie has more. >> reporter: last seen on cabin branch road when a forklift accidentally hit a large 40- inch storage shell that caused a domino effect. >> it struck support beams for the roof causing the roof to collapse, the roof collapsed that caused the sides and rear walls to buckle. >> reporter: he's not only concerned about the weight of the

the plains. this is going go down over toward warrenton and probably in the d.c. metro, give it an hour or so or less, these storms are marriaging 20 to 30 miles per hour. we still have a severe thunderstorm watch for just about everybody until 9:00 p.m. those warnings we were looking at, 7:45, loudoun, i believe it's going to 7:45. i just saw the information there. lots going on. this should be winding down over the next few hours. anita? >> we'll be coming become do you through the newscast if anything changes. >>> a family is being treated after an accident when two vehicles collided and then ran over a kiddie pool. >> reporter: two suvs collide, sending one careening through a fenced yard, running over four children in a kiddie pool at 3:30 on a hot afternoon. even police were shocked by the results. >> you think you're in a safe area in a fenced yard. the last thing you think is for a vehicle to come through a fence. >> reporter: the injured vehicle, 4-10. the rider in the four runner were taken to the hospital. seven people in all injured. it happened when the driver of this

valley. anywhere in the light yellowed colors including boston, hartford and d.c. are under advisories. how hot will it get? already this time yesterday were nine degrees warmer in these areas. six in d.c. we're starting to get off to a warm start and a lot of sunshine which we haven't done for the last couple of days in the region. 98 for d.c., 98 in new york and 98 in boston. even if you're near the water, it doesn't matter much. a little cooler back toward pittsburgh and buffalo. it's a two-day event f we're going to see temperatures similarly as hot in boston to d.c. for the next two days, 98 to 99 degrees. also, lynn mentioned some leaf is come. today it's going to be around the northern plains with some thunderstorms. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. so the heat wave today goes from the ohio valley all the way to the mid-atlantic and the northeast but the relief is coming to milwaukee who has been very hot lately. you euro going to get hot today but the thunderstorms will cool you off. also denver much cooler. so chicago,