but, deapologize as delia -- he did apologize as delia just said for the embarrassment he caused to his family, his friends, to his neighbors. let's listen. >> i want to apologize from the bottom of my heart to all those that i have let down. to the people of this great city city, my neighbors and friends, the mayor, my council colleagues, government officials and employees of the government who worked so hard to serve our city. to my wife of 18 years, to my daughter, my son, my dad, my mom, and my family, i sincerely regret the pain that this has caused each of you. >> reporter: it's not over. jc, in the past six months, two sitting council members have been forced out of office. kwame brown the highest ranking, the second most powerful official in this city has been forced out of office. later this afternoon he will be in d.c. superior court facing the misdemeanor charge. he's due back in 90 days for sentencing on the felony conviction. our sources tell us as far as the plea agreement, he's not expected to do any jail time. >> reporter: because he resigned before he pled guilty today

the governor weighs in on this controversial issue coming up at 6:30. >> thank you, delia, delia goncalves live in our sat loot center this morning. >>> -- satellite center this morning. >>> d.c. councilman marion barry is changing his mind about the city's streetcar plans. after a week of calling it unnecessary and delaying the project, he's backed down. there will not be a 45-day delay on the $50 million project. it will eventually put streetcars along h street east of union station. >>> this morning both sides are claiming victory after the supreme court's decision on the illegal immigration law in arizona. the court did uphold the centerpiece of the law. state and local police are allowed to check the immigration status of anyone they've already stopped if the officer suspects that person is in the country illegally. but the court said that part could be challenged later. the court struck down three other parts of the law. that includes sections which made it a crime for illegal immigrants to fail to carry government papers. the part making it a crime for illegal immigrants to solicit

andrea, back to you. >> thank you, delia. delia goncalves reporting live outside the u.s. supreme court this morning. >>> the court will also rule on arizona's anti-immigration law. it allows police officers who have already stopped someone to question their immigration status. there are a few ways the decision can go. the high court can uphold the overall law as a state's right to decide public security issues or they can reject the law on grounds it intrudes on federal authority. the justice could also pick apart the law and rule piece by piece. >>> most of the people who lost power in friday night's storms in prince george's county finally have the lights back on this morning. crest avenue in cheverly was one of the hardest hit areas. the storm knocked out power to one home and blew a huge tree limb on top of the car. >> as i was standing there, it seemed like a dark gray ghost swept it my house and the house behind us and shortly after that i actually saw a limb land on my car. >> the county set up a temporary shelter in bladensburg. several dozen families used it over

good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea. you know it was only 24 hours ago june lim was beginning her morning like she does every morning. she pulled up to the shop here. was beginning to unload her car. and head into the store when suddenly a gunman walked into the deli and then took her life. everyone was completely shocked when they heard the news of her violent death. police say 64-year-old june lim may have been followed into the store as she was preparing to open up the shop. she was shot once in the neck we're told. her employees later discovered her body behind the counter. lim's son spoke to us yesterday. he tells us she was about to celebrate a birthday and the birth of her first grandchild. >> the phone call we received was your mother's passed away. that's all we knew. so we didn't know the circumstances until we arrived that there had been foul play. it's just a lot that you know -- my parents were planning to retire and sell their home and business and move out to the eastern shore. and live out their days and

delia? >> reporter: no doubt those parents very worried this early morning and are by the bed sides of their children here at the hospital praying for a speedy recovery after last night's tragic accident. take a look at some cell phone video we obtained from a witness at the scene. you can see some of the victims being treated there in that video. the crash happened we're told just before 9:00 p.m. in the 2200 block of han nonstreet and lewis dale. police tell us the two girls and three boys were playing in the home's driveway when the mother of at least one of the children got into her suv and never saw the kids. >> lady was in the vehicle, backed up and five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged into the garage that's in the rear portion of the house. >> reporter: now one child this morning is described in serious condition. the other children are expected to recover. but of course it will be a long road to recovery after being hit by that suv. so just how fast was this mo

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. almost a done deal. we'll have to wait for all the votes to come in after the 10:00 meeting here at the wilson building. however, we're told phil mendelson has the votes and may have enough votes to become the next interim chair, but don't throw in the towel yet for vincent orange. he is still in this race. both men are hoping to eventually replace kwame brown as the council's permanent chair in november. if mendelson moves in, that would make him only the second white chairman ever. race certainly play as factor but he's won all eight wards in the past two elections. >> yes, it is a concern to many people and i've shown time and again that i work with -- i work with citizens. that's what this is all about in the end. >> some people are dividing over race. i mean, people think about that. it's always an issue to be quite frank, but i think in this inning assistance it's who's been in the community. >> reporter: yvette alexander who represents the council. she said phil mendelson does

what's that about, delia? >> reporter: when we first heard about the bank fraud charge, we thought that would be. however, many folks were confused because we understand this campaign finance investigation has been ongoing for some time. finally we now know that kwame brown will have to answer to at least one charge in connection to his 2008 campaign for reelection for chairman of the city council. let's take a look at some video. we now know that kwame brown may avoid jail time for his plea and resignation from office. the 41-year-old faces federal bank fraud for inflating his income on a loan application so he could buy a boat. according to prosecutors, he allowed more than $230,000 from his 2008 campaign to be funled to his brother and $60,000 of that was no accounted for. brown's brother is not facing charges himself but kwame brown will plead guilty to the misdemeanor today. meanwhile the council is working to replace kwame brown and address this ongoing controversy. here's what tommy wells had to say. >>

back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from our satellite center. >>> as you heard delia tell us, governor bob mcdonnell has threatened to remove uva's board of visitors if they don't resolve the controversy by the end of today. governor mcdonnell will be in the district for wtop's ask the governor radio program. after some other stops in northern virginia tonight, the governor is scheduled to be at dulles airport to address the dulles corridor rail association. the loudoun county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote in one week on whether to fund their end of metro's silver line. the two final stops past the airport. >>> labor unions in maryland are calling on lawmakers to support additional casinos. the d.c. trades building council represents 15 local unions and some of its members demonstrated yesterday. they support a proposed casino in national harbor in oxon hill saying it would create hundreds of jobs but last week a special committee in annapolis failed to reach a consensus on the issue. for now a special general assembly to address expanding gambling is off. >>>

delia goncalves is there live with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, our own anita brikman will be emceeing the event which kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on upper center park on the corner of constitution and new jersey avenues here on the hill. ptsd is becoming much more common. according to the department of veterans affairs, nearly 8% of americans will suffer from the condition at one point in their lives but getting help is not as easy as you would think. steven webb was on a waiting list for more than eight months we're told when he returned home if active duty suffering from ptsd. he became depressed and we're told withdrew from his family. his wife and 10-year-old daughter stopped by our 9news studios last night to share their story. they'll also be here at the event later today. >> it changed him. made him very sad, very closed in, very depressed, suicidal and for the longest time we didn't understand what was wrong. >> he went upstairs inside of the bathroom and he didn't come out for a while.

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we're told that should happen around 10:00 this morning here at the wilson building. according to city charter, the at large council members are eligible for the interim chair. right now the top to men vying for that job phil mendelson and vincent orange, both at large council members. the men are now distinguishing themselves from their former -- distancing i should say from their former colleague kwame brown saying they are honest and not under investigation but no doubt the council must repair the reputation of a d.c. government surrounded by scandal, including the ongoing investigation into the mayor's campaign and of course the f.b.i. probe into jeffrey thomas. he's a long time campaign contributor who gave money orderers to vincent orange that the council member now admits looked, quote, suspicious and questionable. >> all of us received contributions and at that time we were dealing with an individual that had an impeccable reputation. today it's been called into question. but

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. disappointment, betrayal and utter shock, just some of the emotion that many of kwame brown supporters, constituents, and his colleagues are feeling this morning after his very public fall from grace. 41-year-old kwame brown will plead guilty on friday to one count of bank fraud. that is submitting fault documents that inflated his income in order to secure a loan so he could buy a boat. analysts say his quick plea deal indicates prosecutors have much more damaging evidence against him. brown has been under investigation for possible campaign finance violations connected to his 2008 run for office. many say from harry thomas, jr. to the mayor's investigation, now we see kwame brown. residents certainly have a reason to doubt their local government. >> i do want to assure the public of something. we will carry on with the work of the council. these are body blows but we will absorb them and we have a process that's in place. nothing will go undone. >> according to the city charter, the

good morning delia. >> reporter: absolutely, good morning andrea. a very sad story and there's a vigil scheduled for a little later this afternoon to remember the life of june lim and exactly what she meant to the community. and to her family, signs like these are taped all around the building here this morning. as folks here try to come to terms with the tragedy that happened just about 24 hours ago. police are telling us that 64- year-old june lim was unloading her car preparing to open the deli around 6:00 a.m. yesterday when she may have been followed into the store. detectives believe robbery was the motive but will not disclose what was taken. she died from a single gunshot wound to the neck. >> at home and you know -- me and her wise. and they called me and told me what had happened to her. and so i started shaking. >> at this time we do know that the gate was open when the police arrived. we don't know if somebody followed her in or came in after she was inside the establishment. >> reporter: still, a lot of unanswered questions at this poin

mike, back to you. >> thanks, delia, delia goncalves live in our satellite center this morning. >>> the u.s. military investigators are suggesting that troops who burned kurans -- qurans in afghanistan will be punished. several holy books were thrown in a garbage pit back in february and the punishments can range from a letter in their file to docking their pay. the recommendations are still under review by the pentagon. >>> are pit bulls inherently bad dogs? maryland's highest court thinks so and so do the parents of a towson boy nearly killed in a pit bull attack. >> it looked like a shark attack. dogs can bite. we can all agree on that. but not all dogs will have the same damage. >> a panel of maryland lawmakers is reviewing the court ruling. the court's decision means pit bull owners could be liable for bites without evidence of previous attacks. animal rights activists opposed the decision. they contend breed specific laws are not effective. lawmakers are working to draft legislation that could be introduced during a special session next month. >>> today the plan to bring a new slo

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. the two special attorneys no strangers to those in the area. d.c.'s u.s. attorney and maryland's u.s. attorney. they are together leading a pair of criminal investigations into the possible leaks of this classified material. three weeks ago the f.b.i. launched its own investigation into the -- into how the information about u.s. drone strikes and the al qaeda plot to place explosives on a u.s.- bound airplane was released to the public. some republicans, including senator john mccain, blame the white house for intentionally leaking the top secret information just so the president can get reelected. sorry about that folks. obviously the president says that it is extremely offensive that some members of congress would insinuate that his white house would intentionally leak this kind of information, this class identified information which many say can hurt the country and is a breach of security. however, senator john mccain is one of the lead republicans who was outright saying in fact

delia goncalves is live on the hill with a preview. they have a lot more to ask him than just that, too, right, delia? >> reporter: absolutely. the answers will certainly -- the answers i should say will certainly lead the investigation one way or the other and the perception that congress has of eric holder and whether or not he can head up this investigation. he has called on two local u.s. attorneys d.c.'s and maryland's to lead the criminal investigation into the leaks, but a lot of folks say he is not qualified and cannot be trusted to lead the investigation. in fact, senator john mccain will introduce a senate resolution today calling on the president to appoint a special council. mccain is among those who think the leaks about drone strikes and al qaeda plots came directly from the white house, but others including senator diane fine stain, chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee say a special council will simply take too long. >> the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security informa

back to you. >> thank you, delia. delia is live in our satellite center this morning. >>> the faculty senate at the university of extra v.a. is not giving up hope just -- of virginia is not giving up hope just yet as they try to get president teresa sullivan reinstated. she was forced from office recently. she'll be leaving in august. the faculty senate and supporters held a silent vigil at uva. it was held after they met with carl zeithaml who will take over as interim president. he said the biggest problem with uva right now is restoring trust in that university. >> i want to really emphasize right now that the most important thing that i want to try to do is to rebuild that trust. >> he added he does not want to be uva's president permanently and he criticized the ouster of dr. sullivan. >>> the investigation resumes this morning in the deadly shooting involving a metro police detective. shots ran out in lanham, maryland around noon yesterday. authorities say that detective went to the home on lori lane to question

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it will be a somber celebration a little later today, a very difficult day for lots of families in the area and hundreds of passengers who remember that day so well. the new hampshire avenue overpass has been the scene of a makeshift memorial, but now all the pictures of the victims have been removed and they're now replaced by this one memorial plaque covered in red. that will be unveiled a little later today as the mayor also announces plans for a memorial park and garden nearby. the national transportation safety board found metro and three manufacturers were to blame essentially for that deadly crash citing a faulty brake system and safety equipment that never detected the stopped train ahead of the moving train. 20 lawsuits were filed, including one representing the nine victims. most of the cases were settled out of court but today we're told we could see more suits because the district has a three-year statute of limitations and that statute officially expires today on the thir

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. just chatting with someone who's walking by, he's amazed u street is going to get ripped up for a whole year. many say that u street is the heart and soul of this city and even though it's gone through a number of changes throughout the year, some things have remained the same. for instance, the lincoln and ben's chili bowl. the question is can they survive the next big change. of course we're talking about a year long ddot construction project that begins today to overhaul the street scape here, widening sidewalks and adding landscaping. the roads we're told will also be repaved and traffic signals and storm drains upgraded. >> it's a beautified area. we're okay with it. we did survive years ago the construction of the subway which dug the ground up for a while. we did survive that. we also survived when they started the street lights. we thought the street lights would impede the progress. but we persevered. >> reporter: take a look. this four lanes of traffic, that could be boiled

delia goncalves has been live at the scene all morning long with what we know so far. delia? >> reporter: pretty devastating accident. police are still investigating several hours after this accident happened at 11:00 last night. they're not we leasing a whole lot of information about crash. however, i've been able to talk to a couple of witnesses who both say the same thing and point to some of the markings on the road here. they tell us that the sedan carrying the woman and two children was traveling in the far eastbound lane where you see that traffic coming down the road there and they say that sedan collided with a minivan that was making a left turn into the shopping plaza across the street. fire crews had to rescue the trapped male driver of the minivan. we're told the 38-year-old is in critical condition. sat dan burst into flames instantly killing a woman behind the wheel. an 8-year-old passenger we're told died at the popt. a 6-year-old -- hospital. a 6-year-old still fighting for life in critical condition. >> that's what it appears that the minivan was turning in

back to you. >> thank you, delia. >>> nature versus nurture, a tough question. in the meantime a georgia law school graduate accused of killing a 27-year-old from laurel, maryland wants his bond reduced. steven mcdaniel is charged with the murder of laura about a year ago -- lauren giddings about a year ago. he will argue his $850,000 bond is too high. >>> using d.n.a. testing, the urban institute ruled out the convicted person in 5% of cases. and when considering only sexual assault cases, the wrongful conviction rate was over 8%. the wrongful conviction rate previously had been estimated at 3% or less. >>> after years of battling to find the right location, crews will break ground on a new wal- mart in virginia later this morning. the super center will be in orange county not far from the wilderness battlefield. preservationists went to court to block wal-mart's original planned location, but the company abandoned that proposed site on the eve of the trial. the new store is expected to open in about a year and create some 300 jobs. >>> the time right now is 5:

delia goncalves joins us from u.s. district court with more. we keep having shoes drop in this case and another one dropped yesterday. >> reporter: absolutely. it's ongoing. so we still have to hold on to our hats because much more is still to come potentially. this is pretty unique in terms of the fact that kwame brown will be in two different court rooms today answering to both of those charges that you alluded to. first up, though, he's going to answer to the bank fraud charges here in federal court. and that's happening a little later this morning. 41-year-old kwame brown is accused of lying on a bank loan application so he could just buy a boat. prosecutors are also charging brown with a campaign finance violation in connection with his 2008 reelection bid. you see the charge accuses brown of facilitating an illegal campaign expenditure greater than $50. allegedly brown funneled more than $230,000 from his campaign to his brother's now defunct consulting group. many business leaders and council members are hoping with brown's plea deal tod

back to you. >> thank you delia goncalves. she's reporting live outside children's hospital this morning. >>> and an 18-year-old is in critical condition in montgomery county after being hit by a car. the driver took off. this happened yesterday afternoon along center hill street in wheaton. maryland. police say the man was walking home and he was only a block away from his home when he was hit. they're not sure ha led up to him being struck but they want to find the driver soon. >>> thousands of people crowded into the washington convention center thursday to celebrate the legacy of chuck brown. d.c. council chairman kwame brown says brown gave many residents a sounds track to their lives. >> go go is like to washington, d.c. like jazz is to new orleans. like country music is to nashville, tennessee. like rap music is to new york city. but he's the godfather of go- go. >> council chairman brown also proposed is go-go hall of fame and a park in chuck brown's honor. >>> the fight over the defense of marriage act or doma could b

delia goncalves is live with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. despite attempts by the defense to delay the start of the trial, jury selection indeed begins later this morning in a case that the defense attorneys say has already been tried in the court of public opinion. eight of the accusers are scheduled to testify in the trial and must all use their real names. the men claim the former assistant football coach sexually assaulted them as children, many of them came from sandusky's charity second mile designed to help troubled boys. jerry sandusky now faces 52 counts for allegedly sodomizing and assaulting ten boys for nearly 15 years. defense attorneys are expected to attack the credibility of the alleged victims and former grad student mike mcqueary who claims he saw sandusky assaulting a boy in a locker room shower back in march 2002. prosecutors now say that occurred in february 2001. >> the jury is going to be asking itself if mike mcqueary who has no dog in this hunt is making up a story, could these other witnesses be making up a story as

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, jess. seniors who were involved, even those who weren't involved say it was all meant in fun but administrators call it a major disruption. six seniors planned to pour baby oil on hallway floors and stairs last week during finals. one student was caught actually pouring the oil and another was questioned and administrators say he later confessed. a total of three students were suspended and banned from graduation today, but here's a concern that some have. whether that one student was being questioned, he said we loosely and a security guard interpreted that as if he also poured the oil. he later admits to us that he planned to but he says he backed out and never poured the oil. all of this comes at a time when a school board is reviewing discipline policies at fairfax county schools, specifically if parents should be notified before students are questioned. >> graduation is such a big thing. kids take aren't seniors are saying it's not a big thing but if they were in my shoes now, four yea

back to you. >> thank you, delia. so sad. >>> police are looking for a suspect in a murder at a metro station. the victim was shot in a bus bay at the southern avenue station around 9:30 last night. officers arrived and found him dead from a gunshot to the face. witnesses say a suspect ran through the station and away from the scene. a helicopter and canine units were brought in to help search for the suspect but so far police have not made an arrest. >>> we have learned who was behind the wheel of a car that slammed into an apartment building in riverdale, maryland earlier this week. place say it was 39-year-old david archibald smith around the wheel. they were originally told his wife was driving but turns out she was just covering for her husband who didn't have a valid driver's license. smith now charged with driving without a license. his wife charged with giving a fault report to police. >>> maryland's highest court will hear a case brought by some montgomery county drivers. they say some of those speed cameras

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. it's quiet this morning but we're here back -- but when we were here back in the spring, there was a lot of debate and protest over this issue. we're likely to see some of that protest and debate as the country awaits a decision. at issue as you had mentioned, the individual mandate portion of this law that requires all americans to buy insurance or face fines by 2014. the justices will also decide if the medicaid portion oversteps its boundaries in individual states' rights but no doubt the individual mandate is the key sticking point here. the justices could uphold the law as is or strike down that provision. the question is, does this law survive without it? >> i'm actually continuing to be confident that the supreme court will uphold the law. >> if i'm elected president, i will repeal obama care and i'll stop it in its tracks on day one. >> reporter: -- >> there's going to be a bottom line whether the mandate is constitutional or not. i would be shock fundamental we didn't know th

delia goncalves live outside the wilson building this morning. you can follow this story 24/7 on wusa9.com. you cls see more of that interview with mary cheh, learn more about the charges against kwame brown and watch gary nurenberg's report on the larger problem of corruption in the district. it's all right there on wusa9.com. >>> at 6:34, the latest in our 9 wants you to know series on teenage drinking. today richard kim will be sentenced for selling alcohol to a 17-year-old. he's the owner of the town square market in northwest washington. he was found equipment last month. reports by our andean mccarren drew police attention. officers tell us they can't remember when anyone has been convicted of a crime like this. kim went before d.c.'s alcohol control board. it will decide whether to renew his license. >>> the plan to build phase two of metro's silver line is back on track. the airports authorities voted to get rid of the controversial project labor agreement. that agreement included incentives for work performed by labor unions. virginia go

. >>> coming up, delia goncalves will highlight one woman's story and how she turned her life around to help other victims. >> more on that and your weather first again. severe weather alert today. we'll be right back. >>> 4:44. a severe weather alert today. the heat and humidity causing some major storms later today. >> the cold front will come in so we won't be as hot. it will all come together and the threat to strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon. that means potentially damaging wind gusts and also the potential for some of those heavy downpours but we need the rain. there's a plus side. >> close the patio umbrella. >> don't leave the windows open. this is the sort of weather you have to pay attention to and make sure you're not going to get caught in one of these storms. you may have to alter your plans till the storm passes. here's a look at your day plan other this friday which we're always excited about fridays around here. 84 degrees. it's so warm this morning. we're not going to really drop that much more. we'll be in the low 90s by noon. 91, maybe 92. yelled we we

delia has the latest. gam. >> reporter: good morning jessica. we are about eight hours into this rescue mission. it is a tense situation. mark brady, public information officer from prince george's fire and rescue is here to bring us up to date and up to speed. we know the employee is a man strapped inside -- trapped inside. you have contacted his family? >> we have. fire investigators lacked into this person unaccounted for. woe contacted his wife who had not heard from him last night. his car is still here in the parking lot. his cell phone goes directly to voice mail. we feel fairly confident he is still inside that building. the fire department considers this a rescue mission and we will do so until we find him and we are going -- doing the very best that we can. >> reporter: we know it is a volatile situation because the integrity of the building is deteriorating at this point. >> employees provided investigators information that said he was the person unaccounted for was working in aisle number 6. in this large warehouse, they have very ta

and i called up my sister delia and said i didn't recognize amy yesterday in the mall. and she says oh that happens to me with amy too. so delia and i kind of decided it was amy's fault. >> rose: she's humoring you. >> she was, totally. >> rose: how do you like the idea that you are the director and you legeneral, are you in charge and you can move these -- if you don't like it this way you can turn it like this, if you want to put these here like this it works just fine and it's your choice. and you know if it doesn't work, in the editing room, you can just throw it away. >> well, it's not that simple. but i do like it i will tell you the thing i like the most. i like that if it doesn't work it's my fault. one of the worst things about being a screenwriter is sort of saying don't look at me. he did it. >> rose: he, the director. >> he took that perfect script that i gave him and or she or whatever. the point is that at least this way i have no one to blame but me. and i really prefer that to passing the buck. >> rose: you became a director because i wanted to protect y

delia is at the supreme court with more on today's ruling. delia? >> reporter: j.c., i spoke to a lot of folks who work in the courthouse. they say in my time here i have never seen this many media, this much camera attention and this many protesters. there was a huge, massive crowd that was organized outside of the supreme court here. i have to tell you, when this decision came down, the crowd erupted. we heard cheers from one side, years from the -- crowds were chanting i love obamacare and opponents were saying this is an illegal tax and that the president and congress lied to the american people, claiming this was not a tax. bruce has been covering this. you were inside for the oral arguments back in march. you were inside for this historic decision. pretty dramatic inside as well? >> reporter: it was amazing to be in there and filled with surprises. everybody thought justice anthony kennedy was going to be the swing vote here. one big surprise, the swing volt was chief justice john roberts. when we were inside, at first, it sounded like the cou

. >> delia goncalves is live with more on this heated issue. i thought there were already laws outlawing certain breeds like pit bulls. >> reporter: some areas but in maryland the law right now is you have to prove if the pit bull attacks you, you have to prove the homeowner knew that dog was vicious and that's a difficult thing to prove. this would remove that requirement making it a lot easier for these homeowners to get sued. you can expect a lot of fireworks at today's hearing. lawmakers are going to hear from a number of witnesses, 25 in fact, including some dog owners, some landlords and even some advocates as well. the task force that will meet today will consider an april ruling by the maryland court of appeals labeling pit bulls as dangerous dogs after the mauling after 10-year-old boy. the proposed law could make homeowners liable if a pit bull on their property attacked while other lawmakers are hoping that they can reverse the ruling all together. >> when they attack, they don't stop. this is what ends up killing people. pit bulls a

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, mike. it will be a long and loud year but a lot of good changes to come here on u street. many of the buildings like the ellington that you see behind me has gone through its own facelift and now it's time for the roads and the sidewalks. roads will be repaved. sidewalks widened and landscape added. ddot's construction project begins today and will last one year. crews will work one block at a time from 9th to 14th streets. old-timers say we've been through our worse and have survived the worst. sorry about that we had some sound about the 1968 riots. you should remember or you could remember the fact that in 1968 after the riots here, u street was just kind of destroyed. and burned down to ashes and some things remain like ben's chili bowl. so managers over at ben's chili bowl say we have survived and per veered through the riots. well -- persevered through the riots. well, a little construction not so bad after all. we can get through that as well. the construction begins a little later t

thanks, delia. >>> it is decision day in wisconsin. voters there are going to decide whether or not to keep republican governor scott walker in offices or oust him in a recall and replace him with democrat tom barrett. he's the mayor of milwaukee currently. democrats organized the recall election against walker after he and fellow republicans stripped state workers unions of most of their bargaining rights. a survey was released over the weekend finding walk we are a three-point lead over barrett. the state is expecting a near record turnout today. >>> today the district begins its involvement in a federal safe communities program. that requires police to share arrest information and fingerprint data with immigration authorities. the idea is to find illegal immigrants who are criminals and deport them. the city is taking part in this despite the objection of mayor vincent gray. he reiterated city police do not arrest people based solely on their immigration status. >> the loudoun county board of supervisors will vote by july 4 whether

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mark. it was indeed shocking to many that after days of sometimes gut wrenching testimony by eight of the alleged victims, sandusky did not take the stand to defend himself. but 1 character witnesses testified on behalf of the 68- year-old describing him as a family man and father figure to the troubled boys in his charity. however, ten of those boys claim sandusky sexually abused them over the course of 15 years. san dusky has denied any inappropriate behavior but a defense expert did testify the former coach suffers from a personality disorder that could explain the love letters he allegedly wrote to some of the boys. still analysts say sandusky skipped testifying because it could have allowed the prosecution a chance to introduce new evidence, including a never aired clip of the bob kostis interview last november. >> i didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that i've helped. there are many that i didn't have -- i hardly had any contact with who very helped in ma

good morning to you, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it's a tough lesson to learn for these young people. graduation day, we all remember it well. many seniors and their parents look forward to that day but three students here at herndon high school have lost their chance to walk across the stage. a total of six students, seniors i should say, pull add prank last week pouring baby oil on some hallway floors and some stairs as well envisioning a slip and slide effect but one student was caught in the act and administrators were not laughing. they were suspended for a week and banned from graduation ceremonies. >> there were six of us. we just like tried to do a prank. we carried on a hundred-year tradition. unfortunately we got caught, i got caught in particular. it's sad because at the end of the day the crime doesn't fit the punishment. >> i'm really sorry for what i did. i could say that to anybody now, i could make a public apology if they wanted me to but i'm just really sorry and i wish they would let me walk. >> reporter: they'll

mike, andrea, back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live. thank you. >>> well, it is back to work for the jury in the jerry sandusky case as they consider the dozens of charges against him. jurors are now sequestered in a pennsylvania hotel room so they will not hear the bombshell that was dropped in the case yesterday. one of sandusky's adoptive sons says he, too, was abused as a child. matt sandusky now 33 years old said he was prepared to testify. that did not happen, however. his father, jerry sandusky, is charged with sexually abusing ten other boys over a 15-year time span. jurors broke for the night at 8:00 after hours of deliberations thursday. >>> the police officer accused of murdering a woman shot during a traffic stop has lost his job. culpeper police officials have fired daniel harmon-wright. in february harmon-wright shot and killed patricia cook. now he claims cook tried to drive off with his arm caught in her jeep window. but a grand jury disagreed and indicted harmon-wright on murder charges. a memo from the culpeper police

good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, andrea. the event happen drag is in its third year and it recognizes what's become an epidemic among service members. suicide up 80% for army soldiers alone. staggering statistic there. among distinguished guests and military members also speaking at this morning's event will be 10-year-old barbara webb. she and her mom megan visited our studios yesterday to talk about how post-traumatic stress disorder affected their lives. barbara's dad steven worked at dover airport base processing all the dead soldiers returning home. >> it changed him. made him very sad, very closed in, very depressed, suicidal and for the longest time we didn't understand what was wrong. >> are our own anita brikman will be emceeing the event that starts at 10:00 at upper center park at new jersey and constitution avenues northwest. coming up at 5:30, we'll talk about how barbara experienced her father trying to commit suicide. there is a happy ending to this story but certainly some very tough moments for a little 10-

our delia goncalves takes a look at how they're coping the first day of summer. >> reporter: d.c. never stops, even in the heat with joggers getting in their early morning runs out of the way, and tourists squeezing in some sightseeing before the sun becomes unbearable. >> we're planning to visit the white house, lincoln memorial and just as much -- trying to see as much as we can while the weather still allows us to. >> since 9:00 it's been very hot. so we're trying to hide in the shadows. >> we packed a lot of water. we're only here for a couple of days so we're going to see everything we can and try and stay in air conditioned buildings. >> reporter: pools are open for free swims. >> we've extended the operation of our pools because we know it's going to be super hot. >> reporter: you can see here the pool is empty. you see, the department has made some changes in order to keep folks safe during these scorching hot summer days. last year pools opened at 11:00 a.m. this year they're opening at 1:00 p.m. just so folks can stay out of the sun as long as possible. >> this year we a

delia goncalves reports. >> reporter: you can't do this with a textbook. ask detailed questions and guess a firsthand response. >> i was very interested in participating. >> reporter: seventh graders at rocky run middle school in chantilly are conducting interviews today with world war ii veterans and civilians involved in the war support release. >> we were told we were a field hospital. >> this is our 11th year of doing our world war ii program. it started with one person and now we have more than a hundred people here. >> it's amazing. they tell us how scary it was just running on the beaches of normandy. >> some are from iwo jima. we could ask them -- it was just amazing. we could hear exactly what happened. >> i finally quit school just to go into the service. >> reporter: this is this veteran's second year. he proudly wore the vest and opinions collected and -- pins collected and earned over the years. more impressive is the children's cure jotty. >> the wonderful -- curiosity. >> the wonderful questions they ask. >> you can learn sacrifice and dedic

delia goncalves explains that there was a strange twist to this horrible story. >> reporter: family friend shows us how the ford expedition packed into the driveway slamming into five playing children. [ speaking foreign language ] he says i was in the house when i heard people screaming and looked out the window to see the kids on the ground. >> she mistakenly stepped on the gas rather than the brake of that suv. >> reporter: police say the driver, 33-year-old maria anna cruz lopez crashed into the children killing her own 8-year- old daughter natalie hernandez cruz. family friends say she was toppled by falling bricks [ speaking foreign language ] >> just 40 minutes prior to this tragic accident police actually responded to this home for a tenant dispute. it appears the driver of the car was scheduled to be evicted that very night. >> the people that live in the neighborhood, i want them to move out of the house. >> she tried several times the talk to her but she don't you me comply with the question. so they have arguments. >> reporter: turns out the driver was an inlegal tell in and ab

delia goncalves has more information. >> i just heard boom. >> reporter: a deadly collision drew dozens of onlookers lining up along the highway to see the carnage themselves. >> it's devastating to know that took place. it's heartbreaking. it really is. >> reporter: police say 27-year- old dejon williams was traveling with her two daughters in the honda civic that burst into flames when it collided into this minivan. police now say the young mother was traveling twice the legal speed limit sideswiping a car before t-boning this minivan. the 38-year-old male driver rescued by firefighters and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. 6-year-old faith died at the hospital. >> i've never seen an accident that bad, never. >> it's something you'll never forget. it's always -- it's always going to be in the back of your mind every time, emily when you drive -- especially when you drive past this area. >> reporter: the orange markings on the road tell the rest of the story after the minivan was struck in the far eastbound lanes. it was knocked back tearing down a sign and then landing her

good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea. certainly the day many folks have been waiting for. we are just about four and a half hours away from that historic decision that is likely to have a major impact on the presidential election. we know that is just a short four months away. president obama is confident the measure will page pass, but challenger mitt romney has already vowed to repeal the law if he is elected president. the justices can either decide to uphold the bill or strike down the individual mandate if they deem it unconstitutional. the question is will the other provisions of the bill survive without it? some accusing the court of playing politics. >> how much federal governmental power should there be over our lives? >> reporter: the supreme court no longer cares so much with the constitution. it cares more about politics. >> i don't think the justices paid a whole lot of attention to the ebb and flow of politics. because they have all grown up in a system where they have learned to keep their focus on a legal

good morning delia, what's he going to tell them? >> good morning andrea. he has good news about a new enhanced rush hour program to ease crowded results for rush hour passengers. to talk about that troubled report released earlier today. the washington examiner got their hands on an inspection report. that shows repeated failures by the rail system to address problems despite warnings in 2011 and 2010. listen these could be devastating in an emergency when thousands of people are forced to evacuate the trains. inspectors found violations like emergency signs that were poorly lit or even pointed you in the wrong direction. even more troubling, emergency doors that were pleatly blocked. for instance some by bushes, others, heavy equipment. inpicture tors found doors that required 35 pounds to open instead of 15 pounds, months to fix small problems, band aid repairs that didn't help and exits that inspectors simply could not find at three stations. now, according to the paper, the gm richard sorelle has created a new position in order to address these problem

back to you, mike. >> thanks, delia. >>> today all u.s. and state flags will be flown at half staff in maryland. governor martin o'malley ordered those flags lowered in memory of sergeant julian chase from edgewater. the 22-year-old marine died in afghanistan last month while fighting in operation enduring freedom. >>> the last of the three teenagers who allegedly introinto a home in -- broke into a home in stafford, village turned himself in. they held a couple at knife point. the homeowner say the teens were high on drugs and threatened to set the house on fire with them inside. that's when police say the husband grab add knife and stabbed to of the robbers. the teens ran out of the house. the couple ran to neighbors for help. police found one suspect nearby. a second teen was arrested at the hospital. >>> prince george's county county council member karen toles is due in court later this afternoon. toles is facing a charge of reckless driving. police say an officer spotted her going more than a hundred miles an hour on the beltway in fe