everyone said from the beginning this doesn't look like vincent gray. however, you did have mounting circumstantial evidence. jeffrey thompson, some of the lawyers are saying he had an incredible defense. one of this country's best criminal defense attorneys did an incredible job here and as a defense attorney said to me, if this defense cost jeffrey thompson a million dollars, it was worth every dime of it, because despite having given all of this money, and he also gave to president obama's campaign, hillary clinton's campaign and others, jeffrey thompson probably will not be looking at jail time. he'll probably get probation. >> jeffrey thompson, first and foremost, has the money to spend, so that's not a question. the question is, is he going to run now? will he get back into politics? there is an at-large seat after he's cleared. now it seems he's cleared. does he run? >> mike, i've had private conversations with the mayor since he's been out of office. i don't think i'm overstepping any confidentiality. he's very upset with the u.s. attorney's off

. >>> the federal investigation in to former dc mayor's vincent gray's campaign is over. he was never charged. many people plead guilty to running a shadow campaign to fund his run for office. bruce johnson has been on this story since day one and vincent gray is here in studio to answer what happened next. >> reporter: by now most of you know the story of the new u.s. district attorney looked in to all the evidence and decided a short time ago or last week. >> last wednesday. >> reporter: not to bring further charges. that in effect to former mayor vincent gray. any charges that he is totally clear, lifted. what were your thoughts now? >> first of all i was ecstatic to hear from him that this thing is finally ending. but at the same time bruce, it was a lot of emotions, i was extremely angry because this cost me the election. and the way that they timed that press conference right before the voting was scheduled to start. we were up in the polls going in to that press conference and they left the impression with people that i was going to be indicted. nothing ever happen

vincent gray leaving under a cloud. an investigation lasting five years, but all of that comes to an end today with the district attorney of the district of columbia saying he looked at the evidence in the case and decided no charges will be filed against former mayor vincent gray. the case has been concluded. they will now deal with the campaign operatives who have pled guilty but not yet been sentenced. big news. will have more coming up at 4:00, 5:00, at 6:00. juliejummy: thank you for the u. a new manager coming under fire. the unusual congress that have some calling him sexist. the problems out west from the record-setting rain. time magazine names its person of the year. why they say she earned it and the other candidates she be out for the top spot. this wonderful weather pattern continuing, but it will not last forever. we will be backk jummy: new developments this noon involving the washington nationals. the new manager coming under fire for comments he made about one of his former players. according to a new

. >>> former dc mayor vincent gray is speaking out for the first time. >> he is still angry about the five-year long investigation. from the beginning he insisted that he knew nothing about that off-the-books campaign being run by the second half as they would try to see the then mayor in 2010. he said that there would be an indictment against gray that he has seen that grand standing, causing the grand standing. calling for them to step down. >> i think that he owes me an apology, not only calling for me to step down, but believes what they said. >> we went to the mayor's side, preoccupied with the other things. and among them jeff thompson, the businessman who funneled over $600,000 to the off the books campaign for vincent gray. >> gray also told you about how realistic it was. >> it is more than just thinking about it where he launched his political career back. it would be appealing to the city wide base as he is so strong and thinks that both supporters supporting them before the investigation is still there and that he thinks that he could win. they think that the time has pass

mayor vincent gray. federal prosecutors ended their investigation that helped gray get elected in 2010. >> news 4 tom sherwood joins us with new reaction. tom has been out in front of the investigation from the very beginning. >> how is it gray will not face indictment? >> reporter: that's right, eun. over four years of an investigation vince gray always saying he'd done nothing wrong and it was all lies and the probe is over and no charges for vince gray. >> a mayor of the district of columbia. >> in 2010, vincent gray defeated adrian fenty, but as the shadow campaign scandal scarred his administration and hung over his defeat by now-mayor muriel bowser. she accepts the u.s. attorney's decision not to prosecute gray. as a council member bowser had called on gray to resign because of the scandal and she stood by that today. >> i think it was appropriate to ask questions about the fairness of the 2010 mayoral campaign. the u.s. attorney secured seven convictions related to that campaign. he says it's over

mayor vincent gray will not be charged. the investigation is now officially over. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live in southeast washington tonight with how gray is reacting to the news. sam? sam: we did not catch up with gray but we wanted to show you the christmas lights outside his home. he received a gift of sorts. former mayor vincent gray lived four years under a cloud of possible indictment. when the new u.s. attorney channing phillips shut it down today saying the evidence is likely insufficient to obtain and sustain criminal conviction against any other individual. gray's lawyer questioned at the press conference about the possible guilt. it came weeks before a primary that gray lost. >> it was the u.s. attorney's office virtually convicted the mayor in the press. before they had any evidence really. or good evidence. >> it is about time. it should have happened along time ago. >> gray issued a statement today saying that the justice delayed but justice denied but he would continue to be involved in public service. of course, one of the questions will be a can

the news paves the way for gray to re-enter dc politics. >> reporter: vincent gray said from the beginning he was innocent. several others involved in his campaign did take felony pleas. they have been talking about a political comeback and associates say the former mayor has been listening. news of the federal probe ending brought this reaction from his former colleague now chairman of the council. >> it is a closing of a difficult chapter. i think it is time we move forward. >> reporter: no one was willing to speckerate how or where we would start the comeback. >> to you expect him to see him back in politics? >> i will not speculate on that. >> oh, come on. >> reporter: his home base of ward 7 could be a start. that seat is occupied by a former gray protege. defeating gray in the primary is certain to support him. >> i really don't have any comment -- if he gets in the race. one thing i know about voters they are future oriented. >> reporter: it was last year in a primary that vincent gray's poll numbers went south after then u.s. attorney all but forecasted an environment of the mayor.

. >>> vincent gray is still angry over the five-year long federal pope of his campaign. as he also says that mural bowser -- murial bowser offers him an apology. and here at wusa9. >> the first time we heard from vincent gray as seven people involved with his campaign have plead guilty to felony charges, lead by the former u.s. attorney who left office earlier this year. a new u.s. attorney today comes in promising to look at the case and then decides last week that it is over and there is not enough evidence to bring additional charges. >> it was relieved, but still angry vincent gray that arrived in their studios today. >> i've been angry about this thing for a long time, bruce as i probably will be for a long time. the thing that i don't want to have happen as i continue with my life that they consume me. >> reporter: he had all, but forecast that there will be an indictment against gray and the former mayor says that the grandson would cost them the primary. >> it is nine points against the polls as they would say what would happen and they basically said i don't wan

horace: coming up at 4:00 -- sam: vincent gray broke his silence. that's next. scott: i'm scott thuman in las vegas. hours away from the final republican debate of the calendar year. the thing to watch ou horace: today marks 224 years since the bill of rights was ratified. tonight the republicans vie to lead the country as the 46th president will take the stage in las vegas for the final debate this year. senior political reporter scott thuman live in vegas with a preview. what should we watch for tonight? >> three things we'll keep an eye on that we imagine the viewers may want to also. first, can cruz capitalize? he has momentum recently. he beat donald trump in an iowa poll raising eyebrows but a lot of support coming from even gel calls and -- evangelicals and tea party supporters. that is something he'll to tonight. trump's tough talk. after the talk about banning muslims could be the downfall for trump and broke the camel's back as far as what he is doing. it seems in some cases to helped his numbers. there is a jury say showing him at 41% of the likely re

gray campaign. today prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on sentencing dates for three key figures who agreed to felony pleas for their roles in running an off the books $600,000 campaign to help vincent gray get elected mayor of d.c. jeff thompson will be sentenced in june of 2016. vernon hawk innings, a key -- hawkins, a key campaign organizer, will be sentenced may next year. jeany clark harris, an aide to jeff thompson will be sentenced in july of 2016. the five year probably was ended last year that was started by ron machen. >>> a drug company ceo once criticized for drastically raising the price of a life saving drug has been arrested. 32-year-old martin shkreli was arraigned today on unrelated charges of securities fraud. he pleaded not guilty and was released on a $5 million bond. earlier this year shkreli was widely condemned when he raised the price of a drug from $13.50 per pill to $750. >> kind of like what goes around comes around. >> kind of. >>> coming up virginia's governor bru

district attorney's office announced they had insufficient evidence to charge vincent gray, he anowed he's ready for the next chapter of his life. we went to see what we could learn about his future plans. garrett, do we know if he's ready for a political comeback? >> reporter: well, adam, if he is going to have a second political life it will start here in ward 7 this is where he started his career a little more than a decade ago by defeating an incumbent council member. >> reporter: the night that vincent gray lost the 2014 democratic campaign, his campaign manager knew exactly why. >> reporter: would he have won reelection if there was this cloud of suspicious hanging over him? >> there's no doubt. >> reporter: but that cloud had been stalking him for years. >> he was a fairly effective mayor, but everything he did and touched was tainted by this campaign finance scandal that started during his 2010 election campaign. >> reporter: with his name now cleared, his supporters say now is the time for a council comeback. look at the city. when gray was mayor, homicides were at a record l

vincent gray, mayor vincent gray did nothing wrong. he found out from me, i called him and he was enormously pleased. i mean, i could hear a big sigh of relief on the phone. the citizens of the district of columbia can have confidence that their mayor who did so much for the city is not guilty of what had been reported. >> bob bennett said like many people that vince gray lost his 2014 re-election last year because prosecutors unfairly had charged someone just days before the election last year and mayor muriel bowser, a council member running for mayor had urged that vincent gray resign his job as mayor because of this scandal. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, what does mayor bowser say about the decision? i'm tom sherwood, downtown washington, back to you. >>> we're also following breaking news in northwest washington where police have shut down several blocks of a neighborhood while they negotiate with a man suspected of carjacking someone. we're talking about the area of 14th to 16th streets between montague street and military road. i

the news paves the way for gray to re-enter dc politics. >> reporter: vincent gray said from the beginning he was innocent. several others involved in his campaign did take felony pleas. they have been talking about a political comeback and associates say the former mayor has been listening. news of the federal probe ending brought this reaction from his former colleague now chairman of the council. >> it is a closing of a difficult chapter. i think it is time we move forward. >> reporter: no one was willing to speckerate how or where we would start the comeback. >> to you expect him to see him back in politics? >> i will not speculate on that. >> oh, come on. >> reporter: his home base of ward 7 could be a start. that seat is occupied by a former gray protege. defeating gray in the primary is certain to support him. >> i real

mayor vincent gray wants an apology for the investigation he says cost him his re-election. gray spoke publicly for the first time since prosecutors closed a case in the 2010 campaign. several associates were convicted on the corruption charges. gray did not rule out seeking elected office again. autria: time is running out and this is the last day sign up for healthcare through government exchanges if you want coverage by january 1. the affordable care act requires americans to carry health coverage or pay a fine that is steeper this year at almost $1,000. according to healthcare.gov eight of ten people who enroll are eligible for financial aid. jonathan: fairfax county police investigating a break-in at the nova firearms in mclean. someone broke in friday morning and stole two handguns. the police have not made arrests in this case. but this fall parents of students at the franklin shermen elementary school started a petition to close the gunshot because of the proximity to the school. autria: prince george's county police are asking for your help finding a driver involved

mayor vincent gray. after a four-year federal investigation and 12 guilty pleas from others involved in the mayor's election bid, the former mayor will not face any charges related to the that shadow campaign investigation. the news 4 i-team has covered the stories from the beginning and tisha thompson now brings us up to speed on how the whole thing evolved. >> it all started with seoul man brown often referred to as a minor candidate, he ran against adrian fenty during a 2012 election. >> following the election, brown got a $110,000 job in the new gray administration, but was quickly fired after the media discovered he had a criminal history. >> don't tell me nothing that's not true. >> that's when brown told reporters he had been secretly paid by gray's campaign staffers. >> gave me cash and money orders to maintain my campaign for mayor, cover living expenses and attack then mayor fenty. >> the assistant treasurer thomas gore and howard brooks were the first to plead guilty. prosecutors say gore shre

sam in sam: we are in front of vincent gray's home. you can see there are a lot of christmas decorations around the house. clearly, he got a big present today. certainly for a happy christmas. this has been going on for a while. a cloud was lifted from the former mayor. good news for mayor, former mayor vincent gray. a press release came out at noon from u.s. attorney channing phillips office saying no one else would be investigated in the probe of campaign of 2010 because there was insufficient admissible evidence for a conviction. that meant for the case that started against the former mayor by former u.s. attorney was over. some criticize manchion for holding a news conference all but accusing gray of three weeks before a primary election that gray lost to the current mayor muriel bowser. a list of gray's associates pleaded guilty to charges mainly lying to the f.b.i. they were associated with gray but nevertheless the situation where the mayor, gray, was not charged and the number of people around him were. we talked to gray's atto

. >> turns out former mayor vincent gray will not face criminal charges in an alleged sha co campaign scandal. --eral of his society yachts in a statement gray said he looks forward to the next chapter of his life which will be dedicated to service. >> metro's new general manager faces tough questions about safety. you'll remember smoke filled the tunnel last january leaving one woman dead, dozens of passengers injured. passenger irish stevenson was trapped in a smoke filled rail car that day. she hopes the new g.m. will enforce high standards for safety. >> it was absolute terrifying. it was the only time in my life that i had been aware that i could have died. i wasn't able to save myself. even tried to dial 11 but -- 911 but i couldn't get a signal. >> right now our credibility is down from the customer. it's complicated. but it's my job. >> the woman who was stuck in the rail car said she was stuck in the smoke-filled tunnel for 45 minutes. >> they have ordered ventilation to be improved in the metro system. coming up next on "saturday news extra" find out how complete strarninges

mayor vincent gray is asking for an apology. former d.c. mayor vincent gray is asking for an apology for prosecutors. a federal probe into his 2010 campaign ended without charges against him. gray believes the investigation cost him his job as mayor though. he is angry that the probe destroyed his political reputation, he says. precutors ended the probe but did not specifically exonerate gray. he will run for the d.c. council, either for an at large or the ward 7 seat he once held. >>> today a potential fiscal policy decision that could affect you. the federal reserve may raise interest rates. here's what you should know about this. your monthly credit card interest rate could jump. if you carry credit card debt, expect to pay more interest over time. on the ore hand, your savings account will pay a little moore interest. the decision could affect hiring as well and likely slow it down. remember, the fed raises the interest rate when it believes the economy is on the way up. >>> a southwest airlines plane took a nose dive off the runway whi

they're trying to figure out how the teen got past metal detectors. >>> this morning vincent gray says he's looking forward to the next portion of his life. they were trying to prove gray knew about an illegal flush fund that helped him get elected in 2010. seven people connected to the former mayor pled guilty but gray maintained his innocence. >> you have to be very cautious before you publicly allege that somebody violated the law, especially in this case, 8, 9, 10 days before the election which everyone pretty much agrees caused his defeat. >> a number of people are speculating that gray will run for d.c. council. a few weeks ago he told "news4's" mark segraves. >>> united will start serving snacks in coach again this coming february. if you fly after 9:45 in the morning you'll get snacks like rice crackers, soy nuts, and pretzel sticks. you can keep that. rice crackers. >> you're not a fan? >> if you fly before that time, you'll get a stroop waffle. >> have you ever had a stroop waffle? >> two thin waffles stuffed together with caramel. stroop -- >> we're going to look into that o

it's going to be vincent gray that just got out of a deep deep hole because of the allegations that were leveled against him in the mayor contest and we all know the allegations. when it was finally time to produce, they did not have a case. the mayor is off. that does not mean that he is free, but he is free to come back and challenge in four years. he is tree go get on the counsel if he wishes and making statements of her and her organizations and administrat n administration, so watch out. >> interesting. what else? >> well i think that the pep oil merger is going to come to a head. i interviewed the mayor this week and i said why did you change the position? she said that she did not change the position but did not like the initial deal. she said that she was able to go from a $14 million to $78 million as it relates to the deal for the district of columbia and that the corporate headquarters is going to be in northern virginia and maryland. i think that the other big story is what happens to the fbi bill because that's -- they have got the city has big plans for the fbi building. th

police and vincent gray at a community party in southeast where she met with seniors and community leaders and handed out early esents to some of the children. lynch said she wanted to thank the officers for keeping residents safe during the holidays. >>> despite a major setback, christmas gifts for thousands of kids in our area are now being delivered. this weekend thieves broke into a warehouse and stole donated gifts leading to fears that some kids would have to go without, but as molette green tells us volunteers stepped up to make sure that didn't happen. ♪ >> jingle bells plays in the background on a day filled with holiday cheer as thousands of toy bags go to needy families in the area. >> i have a full-time job and it's a struggle out here. >> reporter: virginia is the first to get hers here to check off a long list from her 7-year-old son. >> a bike, a tablet, toys, trucks, everything. >> on this pickup day she got a shiny red bike and a bag full of gifts. >> two, one -- >> yay! >> our own shomari stone led a ribbon cutting celebration to give out 6,000 at this giveaway site alo

. >> i want to start on the topic of vincent gray and the fact that the u.s. district attorney in d.c. said -- i think the quote was, theed a miserable evidence is unlikely to sustain a criminal -- >> i wonder where they found out. >> what did one prosecuting attorney see that the other didn't see or thought he saw what the other saw. >> it's very difficult. >> what do you read into those words. does that then say on some level this was a witch hunt if this new prosecutor comes in in. >> that ooh a charge that's been made that is correct they started this thing too long, went too hard, and made the announcement about the indictment of jeffrey thompson right before the election which, of course, sank him as a fewtut mayor. >> it's deceptive. the former jattorney general sad either ta mayor was ignorant or compliant, that's a lucky man. that's how he supports it. i'm sure those for vincent gray says this was a witch hunt, the timing was done on purpose and obviously the mayor will use it to his advantage if he comes back into public life and he's said he would.

mayor vincent gray breaking his silence today. he speaks out for the first time since the shadow campaign probe came to a close with no indictment. and he's already hinting at returning to the world of politics. >>> this is the site of the now famous man cave of fairfax city. the place where a homeless man lived for some time. it's been filled in now, but the controversy about what happened here, that's still going on. the story coming up. >>> temperatures still well above average. i think we have one more nice day tomorrow. then we're going to see some changes out there. so one more great one tomorrow, and then areas of heavy rain move in. i'll show you when and then it's the cold for the first time this month. yeah, the cold. it actually moves in. i'll show you when. this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish this test drive and head back to

mayor vincent gray says he looked forward to the next chapter of his life. prosecutors say they're ending the rhett of his campaign with no more indictments. they were trying to prove he knew of a slush fund. seven people pleaded guilty but gray maintained his innocence. yesterday gray's lawyers criticized prosecutors for the timing of some of those allegations before the election. >> you have to be sure before you allege somebody violated the law, especially in this case, eight, nine, ten days before the election which everyone pretty much agrees caused his defeat? a lot of people are speculating gray will run for d.c. council. he told "news4's" mark segraves he hasn't made any decisions yet. >>> if you're thinking of flying on an airline, hold off because they're bringing back snacks. they stopped serving snack back in 2008. it's making change because it's focusing on the big and little things. if you fly before 9:00 a.m., you get the stroop waffle. it's dutch. you see the word there. eat before you fly. >>> 5:36. we're following a developing story after a

mayor, vincent gray says federal prosecutors owe him an apology for their long investigation of his 2010 campaign for mayor that was ended last week without charges being filed against gray. gray has begun a round of media appearances expressing bitterness over the investigation that many tribute to his 2014 re-election loss. in his first interview with the "new york times," gray said the legal system was not fair to him saying i don't know where the justice was in this long investigation. adding it was time to have an impact on the election. they wanted to bring down the mayor of the district of columbia. prosecutors announced last week tre was insufficient evidence against gray to sustain a criminal investigation. gray is looking to revive his political career. >>> a developing story a live look at the capital for you, where we are awaiting congress to vote on a trillion dollar spending bill. house speaker paul ryan says lawmakers are close to an agreement on a spending bill that will avert a government shutdown but there's no deal just yet. congress is set to adjourn on friday. >>> to

. >>> vincent gray says he looks forward to the next chapter of his life. they're ending the investigation with no more indictments. they were trying to prove gray knew about an illegal slush fund that helped him get elected in 2010. seven people connected to the former mayor pleaded guilty in the case, but gray maintained his innocence. yesterday gray's lawyer criticized the timing of the indictments just before the 2014 election. >> you must be very cautious before you publicly allege that somebody violated the law especially in this case, an, nine, ten days before the election which everyone pretty much agrees caused his defeat. >> a lot of people agree he'll run for d.c. council. two weeks ago he told nbc's mark segraves he hasn't made any decisions yet. >>> the new "star wars" movie comes out one week from today. some are not content to wait. this is a tent city that's popped up outside the chinese theater in hollywood. fans are waiting there right now. many are in costume. they say it's pretty cold, but it's worth it. >> how many days? that is incredi

mayor vincent gray will not face criminal charges in the long-running scandal surrounding his 2010 campaign. the attorney general closed the investigation today. sam ford is outside the mayor's office. sam? sam: we are in front of former mayor gray's home. there are christmas lights of reindeer, santa claus, season greetings. if he were in a holiday mood before today, he is in more of a mood now. a list of the gray associates pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. including money man jeffrey thompson. and others involved the 2010 campaign but not the former mayor. >> i'm happy for him. i'm sorry for the city. this impacted the election. >> gray's lawyer bennett. >> i knew there was never a case. this is the right decision. >> reaction from city hall. >> how could it take four and a half years? >> councilmember castigated machen for causing gray to lose the mayoral primary. >> it was so wrong and unethical for the former u.s. attorney to try vince gray at a press conference announcing his guilty. that was wrong. >> it was lost by gray and won by muriel bowser the current mayor in washington,

there could also be a possible match-up with former mayor vincent gray. >> we'll be ready for whatever the field looks like in 2018. >> does that mean you have decided you will run for re-election? absolutely. being mayor in the district of columbia especially now and as a person born and raised here. >> as for rumors that mayor bowser may be moving into a cabinet position, she says she loves local government and that's where she plans to stay. >>> d.c. is getting more crowded. new data from the census bureau ranks d.c. third among the fastest growing states over the last year. d.c. gained more than 12,000 people, almost a 2% increase over 2014. north dakota ranked first. colorado was second. >>> there's a new study about a possible link between antidepressants taken during pregnancy and autism in children. many women with depression face a difficult decision, continue their medication, potentially putting their child at risk or jeopardizing their own mental health by going off the drugs. dr. joshua weiner joins us with more. you have read this study? >> i have. i think a lot of people

mayor vincent gray asking for an apology from prosecutors. he told them with the first interview. it ended without charges against him. however, gray believes the investigation cost him his re-election as mayor and destroyed his political reputation. prosecutors ended the probe but did not specifically exonerate gray. >> owe me an apology and the people of the district of columbia an apology. >> now gray is hinting he will run for the d.c. council either for an at large or ward 7 seat that he once held. >>> 6:24. mayor muriel bowser will share her plans to keep you safe on the d.c. streets. vision zero. the goal is to end all deadly accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists by 2024. the city plans to do that by improving street safety and better monitoring hazardous street conditions. residents already reported 4500 dangerous spots to city officials. next the city will map them out and compare them with past crashes to see whether changes need to be made. >>> in northern virginia you can tell metro's gm directly how you think the transit agency can improve. the first of two for

mayor vincent gray has been cleared of any wrongdoing in that corruption investigation which was brought against him. >> that's right. federal prosecutors announced yesterday they had finished their investigation of corruption in gray's 2010 mayoral campaign and that no charges would be brought. seven associates of gray, though, from staffers to financial backers all made guilty pleas in the case. >> i think now that he's been cleared by federal prosecutors without a doubt he still has a political future here. >> some city political insiders wonder if gray's base in his home ward 7 has eroded too much for him to win back a council seat. there's also an at large council seat that's a possibility. >>> could be fireworks at a d.c. council hearing on recreational marijuana. >> the question is whether a ban on marijuana consumption at bars, nightclubs and other private venues should continue. the council's judiciary committee plans a hearing at 10:00 a.m. >>> good news and bad news if you take i-66. the hov restrictions inside the beltway are going away in 2017. solo drivers, though, will hav

. >>> vincent gray, a campaign ended without any charges being filed against gray. as tom sherwood reports now, gray believes the investigation cost him his job as mayor. >> reporter: vince gray was conducting something of a media blitz today. angry at the now ended federal probe lasted so long and prosecutors destroyed his political reputation. he told news 4 -- >> they owe me an apology. i think they owe the people of the district of columbia an apology. >> reporter: the prosecutors ended the probe but didn't specifically exonerate gray. >> the prosecutor's statement was they didn't have enough evidence to go forward didn't suggest that you were exonerated. does that make a difference to you? was that just boilerplate u.s. attorney -- >> i can't speak for them, of course, but what i can speak to is the fact that no charges were brought against me. >> reporter: draw lost his re-election bid last year to muriel bouwser. he said voters lost trust in him. >> they thought i was going to get indicted and said, look, i don't want to vote for one of these other people so

there could be a former match-up with former mayor vincent gray. >> does that mean you have decided you will run for re-election? >> absolutely. being mayor of the district of columbia, especially now and i've been born and raised here. >> she says she loves local government and that is where she plans to stay. >>> a live look outside now. can you see the capitol wheel? it's pretty bright. you can see it there. a lot of fog at national harbor. you can't see much else. we are also tracking rain pushing into the area. all part of four things to know. >>> his blunder had us talking earlier. now we're learning new information about the future plans for steve harvey. >>> first, a developing story montgomery county right now. police investigating a body found along a popular trail in silver spring. news 4's megan mcgrath there news 4's megan mcgrath there live with w who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but l

former mayor vincent gray signed off on the bill that had stie ro foam. even the food trucks will have to use recyclable containers and cups. the roller coaster ride with the temperatures will continue from 70 degrees yesterday, upper 50s this morning. we've cooled to the mid-40s and now we'll go right back up just after midnight. so tomorrow morning will feel milder than the cool weather that we've had around the area today. 45, 46 degrees around 11:00 p.m. and by 7:00 a.m. about 54 deg e degrees and rising from the morning through the afternoon. we'll see more showers and light showers here for your evening hours and overnight we'll have moderate rain coming in and the weather will have a moderate impact on area roads and especially early tomorrow morning because there could even be heavy rain coming through. storm team 4 is tracking the system for you all through the day today and you can see right now some of the heavier pockets, tennessee, down through kentucky all getting ready to sweep northeast ward our way. we'll have more on the hour by hour to

a ban on the containers starts tomorrow more than a year after it was passed by vincent gray. it will start conducting undercover spot checks to make sure businesses are complying and they'll issue a warning first and if they have to come back a $100 fine. >>> celebrate the new year in style and you just have to get a powerball ticket because the jackpot is $334 million. is that enough for you? the 12th largest in history and if you win you get a lump sum cash payment of a cool $205 million. >>> you've only got hours left to claim refunds from sprint and verizon. you may have been charged for tech subscription services you didn't ask for. it's called cramming. both of the phone companies agreed to pay more than $150 million to settle claims after they billed customers of their permission. the fcc says both wireless carriers charge as much as $14 a month for these unwanted services. we posted links to both claim sites on the nbc washington app and search settlement. >>> scams to steal your money or your identity. there are a lot of them in 2015 and we'll show you the top four a

mayor vincent gray is talking for the first time since prosecutors announced they won't charge him in connection of the 2010 shadow campaign. he told our tom sherwood he's angry of how he was treated during the years-long investigation. prosecutors announced an end to the investigation last week. on wamu radio, gray blamed them for killing his chance for re-election by sewing doubt about his ethics. >> i believe there was voter suppression. they thought i was going to get indicted and said look, i don't want to vote for one of these other people so i'll stay home. >> gray is actively looking at running for the d.c. council next year in order it rebuild his political life. that story coming up in our next hour. >>> all right. let's get to the storm center. doug, i mean, you told us that these winds were on the way, but man, i was walking in this afternoon, they were pretty strong. >> yeah, they were. upwards of 25 to even 35 miles an hour. though we're on the mild side, still felt a lot cooler today than it has over the last few days but, yeah, we are still extremely mild. take a look

and a possible matchup with former mayor vincent gray. in an interview set to air next month on dcw50 bowser told mark segraves she is going to run for re-election. >> have you thought act that scenario, about the possibility of maybe having to run against former mayor gray again? >> we'll be ready for whatever the field looks like in 2018. >> so does that mean you have decided you will run for re-election? >> absolutely. being mayor of the district of columbia, especially now, and especially as a person who was born and raised here, is the best job in the world. >> mark also asked the mayor about the presidential race and if she's worried about losing staff to hillary clinton if clinton secures the democratic nomination. >> we've already -- one of my folks went to her early on and say so i take that as a compliment that we have hired a team that can work on a national stage. so if any of our folks go there, they will have my best wishes. >> as for the mayor, herself, possibly moving on to a cabinet position, mayor bowser says she loves l

when asked about the possibility of running against former mayor vincent gray again, bowser said she will be ready for whatever the field looks like in 2018. that program, by the way, airs next month. >>> a developing story in charles county this afternoon. some parents had to make an unexpected trip to pick their kids up from school. more than a dozen bus drivers decided not to show up today as they try to unionize. news 4's tracee wilkins live with a look at what bus drivers want and the reaction tonight from angry parents. tracee? >> reporter: this is about bus drivers saying they want better pay and they want better working conditions. and because of that, some of them decided to go on strike today by not picking kids up. it definitely had an impact. >> i picked up my child because we didn't know what the situation was going to be after school. >> reporter: parents were lined up at schools across charles county to pick up their kids. >> i saw online that his bus was going to be impacted, so we just went ahead and made arrangements for him to be picked up. >> reporter: that's beca

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