right now. the justice department is announcing the corruption case against former dc mayor vincent gray is over. they just made the announcement. it's breaking news. bruce johnson has been covering the case from the beginning. what does this mean? >> it's big, especially for vincent gray. he won't face criminal charges. it also means those people who have taken pleas will probably be sentenced. i've talked to some defense attorneys. most expect their clients to get probation, including jeffrey thompson. this is huge, mike. this came down literally minutes ago. i'll read exactly what the u.s. attorney is saying. we're talking about the new u.s. attorney, channing phillips, who kind of let us know from the beginning that he wanted this off the books. he didn't want this on his resume. if you've got the goods, let's move forward with it, with additional charges. if you don't have it, let's end the probe, which has gone on for quite sometime. u.s. attorney's office for the district of columbia announced the investigation into the corrupt spending in federal and local political campaigns, inclu

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 happened in the aftermath. i'm glad that it is over with, but at the same time this should have never happened. >> you say that this cost you the election. your people stayed at hom

vincent gray. bruce is in the newsroom with the latest. bruce: the district attorney for the district of columbia announcing moments ago that no charges will be filed against former district of columbia mayor it' vincent gray. allegations have been rising for his 2010 campaign involving campaign contributions and efforts to disguise the true source of those contributions. prosecutors were able to elicit guilty pleas from a host of his campaign aides, though no charges were ever filed against the mayor. he served four years under a cloud. was not reelected in 2014. 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

corruption investigation former d.c. 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 q

pleas later. >> these are lice. absolute lies. >> the long-running probe into d.c. mayor vincent gray is over. >> federal prosecutors say they are going to end the investigation. >> it's breaking news you heard first today right here on news 4. >> now it's time for us to look forward. >> justice delay side justice denie denied, but i cannot change history. that's the statement tonight from former d.c. 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 dec

information posted on our wusa9 news app. >>> 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 w

conviction. 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 enviro

for the district is moving quickly to finish the federal grobe into the 2010 vincent 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 br

. 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 low, a

gray's lawyer, bob bennett. >> it's the right decision. 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

with predicted traffic. >>> right now at 6:00, the five- year long investigation into vincent gray's 2010 campaign ends with no charges. i will have reaction to the stunning news. . >>> after 14 years of saving lives, prince george's county firefighter is fighting for his own life. we will tell you how his colleagues are coming to his aid. >>> good evening, thanks for joining us. >>> the new u.s. attorney in a statement says he is looking into the probe for vincent gray's campaign. >> that is right. the officer reviewed all of the evidence and conclude today is not enough to get a criminal conviction. 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: n

weeks and they will spend 21 days to simulate service along h-street. autria: vincent gray is relieved but still somewhat bitter about the investigation he says cost him his job. sam ford spoke with him today. sam: gray attended a christmas party last night and today broke the silence he has had with the media since feds announced he wouldn't be charge in the the corruption case. >> this is the residual anger associated with being put through this. sam: what is that anger? >> it's about the fact i think this was grocery mishandled. it was unfair and cost him the 2014 primary election. gray said he did nothing illegal. >> it was voter suppression in that situation. for those who perpetrated that act it worked. >> vincent gray did not say but he hinted he would be running for council seat of yvette alexander or vincent orange next year. we'll more on that coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". horace: breaking news from baltimore. brad bell tweeted the jury in officer william porter trial say they will deliberate until 5:30 and then break for the day. that is the first trial in the f

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 want to vote for any of those people. i won't bother at all. >> muriel bowser called for you to step down. >> i think that she owes me an apology. not only called for me to step down, but believed, you know, what the u.s. attorne

sherwood is live with a look at what's next for gray. and this is a huge day for former mayor vincent gray. no charges, none. he's free to resume his life. what will he do? >> thanksgiving day, vince gray at the annual d.c. high school turkey bowl. he wouldn't miss his hometown's big, vent. now that prosecutors have decided not to charge gray in the 2010 shadow campaign scandal, gray may consider restarting his public life. in a brief statement today gray criticized the long probe of him, but looked ahead. justice delay side justice denied, he said. i cannot change history. i look forward to getting on with the next chapter of my life which will no doubt be dedicated to service and that the reese event turkey bowl, gray said a campaign was under consideration. >> i've had a lot of people urging me to take a look at something. >> seven people did plead guilty in the shadow campaign, many close to gray, but not charging gray after all this time reinforced his views that gray was mistreated by former prosecutor. gray's attorney, prominent lawyer bob bennett told news 4 today the prosecutors had c

the issue, they're going to be front and center. 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

pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide alison: -- autryia: vincent gray is breaking his silence on his campaign. and sam ford spoke to the mayor about the case that may have changed his political career. sam: gray did a media tour. it must have been a relief. >> of course it was. but it wasn't complete substitute. to be relieved somebody had to say he made a mistake. zach little to say about the parade of associates that pleaded guilty mainly to lying to the f.b.i. about a shadow campaign to elect gray. but he pointed to the news conference weeks before the 2014 primary when machin suggested he would be indicted. he wasn't. >> it just dragged on and dragged on. i'm convincedded it cost me the re-election. >> he was beaten by current mayor muriel bowser. for the voter reaction today? >> i didn't think they had a case. they would have brought it. >> he is considering a council run against vincent orange at large or yvette alexander. >> it's a democracy. anyone can compete and run for a seat. >> gray will be 74 years old if he runs as a council candidate next year. does

letter to the gov more. >>> former d.v. 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 while tax

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 attorney robert bennett. >> pleased and happy

. >>> 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 one. >> it's dutch. >> it's caramel. it's dutch. >> they ought to put ch

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 are making a bi

community learned. >> oh, yes, i agree. yes. >> 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 h

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 the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey

. lynch joined d.c. 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

a van ride with freddie gray. gray's death was an accident. this is according to an expert witness called by the defense. dr. vincent demayo ooe testimony completely contradicted the testimony of the maryland coroner. porter is the first of six officers go on trial in gray's death. he could go to prison for 25 years if convicted. >>> the council on american islamic relations will partner with the governor's office to discuss recent attacks on houses of worship across the country. the summit will feature experts from the federal, state, and local emergency management companies. >>> also happening today the arab-american anti- american anti-arab discrimination committee will meet. it's the largest american grassroots organization in the country. >>> now we turn to decision 2016. he made it to the short list but presidential donald trump is not "time" magazine's person of the year. german chancellor angela merkel took the title. trump not happy about this, as you can imagine. he tweeted, quote, e told you "time" magazine would never pick me as a person. they picked a woman who is ruining germany. >>> now, he may be one of the

. >>> 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 incredible. >> incredible.

just in, former d.c. 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

. 6:24. headlines, former d.c. 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 ca

. live in the newsroom, surae chinn, wusa9. >>> d.c. 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

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 was

district that serves food to use products made of styrofoam. 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

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 listen to this: (family talking) that's a differ

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 are conce

weapons to gunman k kul bali. >>> 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 ot

. >>> former d.c. 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 extremel

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 local government and that's where she plans to stay. >>> more strong attacks and

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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 because some school bus drivers in charles coun

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