case demonstrates that jack johnson and leslie johnson are guilty of a disgraceful abuse of the trust placed in them by the citizens of prince george's county. >> reporter: should leslie johnson resign from the county council before her sentencing in october? we put that question to voters in the michelville area, her district. >> if i were her, i think i would. >> reporter: you would step down? >> i think i would. >> reporter: among voters leslie johnson has her defenders. should she stay on the council? >> i don't see why not. why not? she didn't do anything against the council. >> because the next person that gets on this shouldn't do it. >> reporter: the current county executive rushern baker is now calling on leslie johnson to resign her county council seat. sentencing guidelines for the conspiracy conviction call for a prison term of 12 to 18 months for leslie johnson. she f she goes to prison -- if she goes to prison, she automatically loses her council seat. there would be a special election. her sentencing is scheduled for october. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> the news edge

of the words in johnson. albay, and here's another side achievement which would be for anyone else a major achievement, helps to found amherst college. remember, webster is always fulminating, so today he might make a good kind of policy person on a cable tv news show, talking about the evils of the administration. and in 1820, he basically wants to establish a yale in massachusetts because he is a congregationalist and there's a religious war innuendo between the congregationalists and the trinitarian's in boston. so he says that college is needed, and i love this phrase, to check the progress of errors, that there can be progress in areas which are promulgated in cambridge. so he doesn't like harvard. he writes a letter and becomes the present of the board of trustees. the original plan is to steal williams college. williams college is having a lot of financial problems. they had $3000 coming from the endowment and $4000 of expenses. so they're in trouble, and williams protect itself. what ways does is it e

. >>> leslie johnson faces more than a year in prison. she pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption charges. her husband, former county executive jack johnson is also facing prison time. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: leslie johnson is a licensed attorney and if a long time she was an administrative law judge before she successfully ran for county council. she told a federal judge she is guilty of conspiring to commit witness and evidence tampering. >> i made a mistake for which i today accepted responsibility for my conduct. >> reporter: johnson admitted to the government's claim that, when her husband jack johnson, the then top elected official in the county called her on november 12th, she followed his instructions to flush away a $100,000 developers check and loaded more than $79,000 in cash in her bra and underpants. jack johnson pleaded guilty earlier to felony counts and will likely land in prison for years. mrs.johnson, who did not take questions, will apparently stay on her $8,000 a month county council job until she was form

>> reporter: johnson and her husband, former county executive jack johnson, are awaiting sentencing in the federal corruption scandal. some found her refusal to resign immediately troubling. >> i think we should have the special elect as quickly as -- election as quickly as possible. >> these things don't stop at one person. if show had three weeks to stay on the payroll, won't you? >> reporter: johnson famously stuffed nearly $80,000 in her bra and flushed a $100,000 check down the toilet. bribes her husband took from developers. >> that cloud is terrible, you know, it's hard to, i guess, be affected with that over your head. >> reporter: by law, the council can't force johnson's resignation sooner or cut off her salary, but they put the squeeze on. the couple as a body agreed to re-- council as a body agreedfo restrict all other funding to the district 6 office, included and not limited to the use of the county car, county council parking, cell phone usage, grand expenditures and discretionary funding. >> reporter: johnson took responsibility for her actions after last week's plea bu

debra johnson has been here for work many years. i did not play too much into your meetings, but a couple of times i got a chance and i found her not cable to communicate with the people. -- not capable to communicate with the people. with a flick of the phone, they can come on the line and talk to you and the issues, one strike in front of city hall and this department failed to communicate. if they would just pick up the phone and talk to 23 representatives. the issues are self decree -- herself created inside the department. these people are involved to approve these things and to cover their faces they did not want to talk to the people. this blow up and went bigger and bigger and is still going more bigger, like a snowball coming down the hill. the way she is performing now: how you can imagine how she will run this agency. i never came and never said to view the city was cut up 50 times from sunset to downtown -- that is my district. this agency failed to deal with the situation in five years. this is a very small issue of tax

>>> council member leslie johnson has re-signed. it -- has resigned. scott broom joins us on the phone with more on what happens next. scott, is this effective immediately? >> well, leslie johnson wanted this to be effective on july 31st and as far as we know, she's standing by that. just within the last five minutes, council president ingrid turner called the council back into session and she says that effective immediately, the council is taking away leslie johnson's car and staff and calling for her immediate resignation. that's after about an hour and a half executive session where the entire thing was left hanging this morning. council came in as usual and leslie johnson took her seat shortly after the prayer and the pledge of allegiance, she stood up abruptly and left the room leaving the chair empty. at that point, the county council went into session. leslie johnson issued a statement saying she was going to resign effective july 31st, the end of this council session. she later issued a written statement to that effect calling on her district 6

leslie dodson -- johnson pled guilty according to last year's that involvedndal jack johnson. both have admitted guilt in a to shake down developers for deals with the county. >> i made a mistake and i responsibility for my conduct. >> johnson tried to hide nearly bribe money in undergarments and flushed and $100,000 bribe check down the toilet. face as 18 months in prison. she has indicated that she is not resigning. legally, she can stay in office until her sentencing. >> i look forward to continuing to serve and making a positive difference in the lives of people in need. >> residence we spoke with were unanimous. they think that johnson should step down immediately. >> i think that she should step just to clear the air. >> she needs to del. wish she would know. countyince george's executive join that chorus of leslies calling on the johnson to step down. >> white taxpayers are footing a notorious of dozens ofsed heinous crimes. we love to hate them, do we not? those irritating red light cameras. those irritating red light c[ kate ] if this icelandic mud could work wonders

exec, zack johnson, were arrested last november. her sentencing is set for september. megan mcgrath joins us by phone with the latest on this. what have we learned? >> reporter: that's right. leslie johnson has resigned from the prince george's county council. she'll continue to serve for a couple more weeks. her resignation does not take effect immediately. it doesn't happen until july the 31st. johnson pleaded guilty to destroying evidence last week. under maryland law, she has to resign after her sentencing on october the 13th, but she could, under law, continue to serve until then. but, again, this morning, in late-breaking news here, leslie johnson has the eendered her resignation. the first idea that something was afoot came during a legislative briefing earlier this morning, johnson did not attend that meeting. during that session, however, the council decided to move an executive session that was scheduled for later on in the afternoon to the first agenda item of the council session this morning. that's the kind of session w

now stripped of a staff, car, and cell phone, johnson's seat stayed empty as she left the building. her lawyer says her original resignation for july 31 stood. that johnson's home, husband jack, himself awaiting sentencing for his corruption conviction said nothing and left in a mercedes. prince georges county residents were left appalled by this latest act in a long saga of corruption. >> really no reason for her to be there after what she did. she is stripped of a cell phone, but it does appear leslie johnson will be staying in office until the end of the month. scott broom, 9news now. >> dc police are launching a new website in hopes of solving a murder from 13 years ago. back in 1998, christine was found dead along canal road. police said she was sexually assaulted and killed while caulking to her home in georgetown. now investigators say her dna connects her murder to a series of rapes and assaults. they hope the website will bring tips in for all of these cases. >> we have a missing teen alert. 17-year-old micah is from bethesda. he was last seen on sunday. his family says it

johnson, the wife of jack johnson, plans to stay on the job for three more weeks and some of her crittings are not happy about this. sherri ly is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: by law, the county council can't force her to resign earlier or cut off her salary but they can put the pressure on leslie johnson didn't stick around, from the couple that demanded she resign immediately instead of july 31st and cut off her perks. >> the council has agreed to restrict all funding included and not lilted to the use of a county car, county parking, cell phone uses, and discretionary funding. >> reporter: johnson pleaded guilty to obstruction charges. her husband pleaded guilty in may to bribery and extortion and in a federal corruption probe. leslie. son admitted stuffing nearly $80,000 in her bra and flushing down a $100,000 check down the toilet with the fbi at her door. >> if you're sorry, you would not have done it in the first place. i am not sure if she got caught up in the middle of it or not, but i feel sorry for her. >> reporter: county administrator baker echoed the couple's d

. >>> leslie johnson is stepping down from the prince george's county council. the wife of former county exec jack johnson has submitted her resignation but it is not effective until the end of the month. that is not sitting well with the rest of the council. sherry ly has the story. >> reporter: leslie johnson took her seat on the prince george's county council just long enough for roll call. the disgraced councilmember would pleaded guilty last week to obstruction charges abruptly walked out before the council met for two hours in closed session. she will remain on the job until july 31st and continue to vote. >> the prince george's county council as a body calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> reporter: john >> reporter: johnson and her husband are awaiting sentencing. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible which means the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> as the fbi moved in on the couple's home, johnson famously stuffed nearly $80,000 in her bra and flushed a $100,000 down the toilet, bribes

i think, you know, like i like the johnsons -- i like the johnsons, i think they've done good things in the community, but i think the sense of the community is we were willing to give her time, innocent until proven guilty, but now that she's pled guilty for committing these crimes it probably makes sense for her to step aside and let the county move forward. >> former prince george's county state's attorney, glenn ivey, always great to see you. we want to know what you think of leslie johnson's decision not to resign her council seat. go to our facebook page and let us know what you think. >>> we are following some breaking news into the fox 5 newsroom. sources are telling the associated press former imf leader dominic strauss-kahn's bail will be reduced because of problems with his accuser's credibility. you'll remember a hotel employee accused him of trying to rape her last month. the new york times is reporting that the entire case is now on the verge of collapse because investigators believe the accused lied to them. strauss-kahn has been under the watch of armed guards in a ma

leslie johnson said good morning, present. then she left, issuing a statement through her lawyer saying, after careful thought and consideration, i tendered my resignation this morning as a member of the prince georges county council for district six effective july 31, 2011. the last day before august recess. i again apologize for my mistake. reaction came quickly, henry turner was an unsuccessful candidate for county executives last fall. >> her concern should not be about herself at this point, but about citizens of prince georges county, and they want her to resign. >> council didn't like the fact that johnson chose to resign effective july 31st. >> by the statement of the county council calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> they can't force her to resign immediately, but council took away johnson's staff and restricted funding for use of a county car, county parking, cell phone and grant money. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible, which means the resignation should be a

so why is leslie johnson still on the prince george's county council? the new call for her resignation next. >>>. >>> plus what you need to know before heading to the national mall for the fireworks and check out some of the other stories in our rundown tonight. we will be back in just 60 seconds. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> prince george's county executive rushern baker is calling on councilwoman leslie johnson to resign following her guilty plea yesterday on corruption charges. baker was on wtop radio today explaining why he believes johnson need to step down. >> in the best interests of the county i think it's time for us to put this chapter behind us and the best way to do that is for her to resign from her seat and allow us to go ahead with the special election which is going to happen, you know. it's going to happen. so it's better to have it now. >> johnson was elected to the council before her arrest last november. prosecutors are asking for 12 to 18 months of jail time for her. her husband, former prince g

and to her husband where leslie johnson did show up to work today. but my request to visit her office and interview her was denied. and she stayed out of sight. johnson is squeezing another four weeks out of the taxpayers by saying she will not resign until july 31st. she'll be paid $1850 per week until then. that's a total of $7500 before she's gone. added to at least $48,000 she's been paid since she took office in january. her lawyer told me today she will not be answering any questions about this. but that doesn't mean i'm going to stop trying. so, today, i've come to the little shopping center nearest leslie johnson's home, again with my flip camera here, hoping to catch her. i mean, afterall, she has to come out and get milk and eggs sometime. >> have you seen leslie johnson today? >> no, i haven't. >> what do you make of this case? >> that's a politician for you. you found guilty, you're in trouble. you still get paid to get to be a criminal. the rest of us have to work to pay off your problem. >> reporter: which brings me back here to the fed

will-lessly will leslie johnson stay in office? >>> how hot will it get? we'll talk about that coming up on your complete forewarn weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 67 degrees and mainly clear in central maryland. the complete warning weather forecast is coming up. this is what drivers in brownsville texas had to drive through. arlene made land fall on mexico's central coast. that's where the brunt of the storm has hit so far. no major damage is being reported. in some areas the rain was a welcomed sight. >>> a boy took his mother's car at 2:00 in the morning and went speeding off with the lights off. the accident investigators say he ran a red light and slammed into another car killing the passenger. the 14-year-old is expected to be charged with vehicle manslaughter. >>> watch closely, a man grabs the french president and pulled him toward the barricade. security guards quickly brought that man to the grown. the man was unarmed. sarkozy is facing increased criticism. >>> the wife of a powerful maryland politician is facing time in prison afte

johnson's seat was empty as they announced her resignation effective july 31st. unhappy that she will remain on the job until then and continued to vote. >> the prince georges county council has a body, as a body, calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> reporter: she and her husband jack johnson are awaiting sentencing in the scandal. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible. which means the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> reporter: as the fbi moved in on the couple's home, johnson famously stuffed nearly $80,000 in her bran and flushed a $100,000 check down the toilet. bribes her husband took from developers. >> that cloud is terrible. it's hard to, i guess, be affected with that over your head. >> reporter: by law, the council can't force her resignation sooner or cut off her salary, but they put the squeeze on. >> the council as a body has agreed to restrict all other funding to the district 6 office, included but not limited to the use of a county car, county council parking, cell phone usage, gr

let's talk about johnson for a minute. >> guest: well, johnson, of course, succeeded lincoln. he was lincoln's vice president after lincoln was assassinated. he was from tennessee. he was -- he had been a slave owner himself. he was not particularly interested in the issue of slavery, but wanted to preserve the union. made that distinction but after lincoln died, a lot of historians feel that johnson actually set the course of our racial progress back for generations because he failed to act and follow through on some of the lincoln's initiatives but also he, of course, agreed to pull soldiers -- union soldiers out of the south and also sort of gave up on this -- the radical republican reconstruction effort and was much more sympathetic to the south. so he really set back the effort a lot. he could have done a lot more and you see that in some of our presidents, figures who could have made a big difference. i mean, washington is actually one of those cases because he had such a paramount position in the country, if he had tried to take on some of these institutional obstacles

johnson? the field of candidates is already lining up. among those expected to run derek davis and arthur turner. both are democratic candidates who were defeated by johnson last november. council member dean might be interested too. he lost a bid for executive. we have covered every part of this corruption scandal and will continue to follow the latest developments. for up to the minute details any time log onto our website wjla.com. >> we are following two developments tonight the first coming out of fairfax, where there is a major traffic backup. this all started when a tractor- trailer loaded down with hay caught fire. the driver was not injured. right now the westbound lanes are still closed. >> knew it 6:00, another bombshell allegations against former imf leader dominique strauss-kahn. a criminal complaint has been filed by a woman who says that in 2003 he tried to rape her during a book interview in his apartment. he denies the accusation. he is currently facing charges in the alleged sexual assault of the new york hotel house peo

leslie johnson could serve a year behind bars. >>> johnson's resignation is effective july 3rd. today council members decided to take away her staff, as well as the use of her car and cell phone. >>> one candidate joins the race for baltimore mayor while another bows out. tonight wjz has learned that councilmen carl stokes is out. spokesperson told wjz he was going to file tonight before the deadline but he never showed up. four others are challenging current mayor stephanie blake for the democratic nomination. there's only one democrat in the race, vicki anne hardy. >>> people will soon be paying money to the union even though they're not a member. a new law allows afscme to accept money from nonmembers. >>> if you were down in the ocean you had plenty of company. they had the busiest fourth of july in a decade. adam may is at the coast, he explains why the big jump in visitors. >> reporter: they said it was a combination of good weather, marketing and an improving economy. >> reporter: it was hard to find a good spot on the beach. ocean city had the busiest independent day wee

johnson not a happy camper. the rangers go on to beat the orioles, 4-2. the castles open their season at home against the defending champions kansas city explorers who made it tough. venus williams did not have the best performance tonight losing both her singles and women's doubles matches. however, that's why they call it world team tennis. the castles pulled through beating kansas city. venus williams back m the court tonight after being upset at wimbledon, and believe it or not, show was upset again tonight in the women's single set. kansas city kristina mchale, serving on set point in the near court. venus' return goes long. mchale wins it 5-4. venus williams eventually puts venus wihanks. qventually puts >>> there's a new campaign to fight unlawful police conduct. one of the largest latino u'"vlaints 0i restaurant is clucking along again in rockville now thatlett mascot is intact. wron month someone took dec head honey, why aren't you playing with your friends? i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's

>> guest: right. >> host: let's just talk about johnson for a minute. >> guest: johnson succeeded lincoln. after lincoln died, he game president. he was from tennessee. he was not interested in the issue of the slavery, but wanted to preserve the union. that had that distinction. after lincoln died, a lot of historians feel that johnson actually set the course of our racial progress back for generations because he failed to act and follow through on some of lincoln's initiatives, but also he, of course, agreed to pull union soldiers out of the south. and also sort of gave up on this radical republican reinstruction and reports more sympathetic to the south. he really set back the effort a lot. he could have done a lot more. you see that in some of the presidents, figures that could have made a big difference. washington is one of those cases. because he had such a paramount position in the country. if he had tried to take on some of the institutional obstacles to emancipation, he could have done that. the other interesting thing about andrew johnson, robert e. lee, the famous southern gen

and johnson comes out to argue with the home plate umpire. the catcher didn't catch it and no dice, he moves on. the next batter, pink for livan herandez and with the ultimate revenge. a long ball to right center and a solo homer, game tied 2-2. in the top of the 8th, the former pirate couldn't keep it tied and would surrender back-to- back home runs including this one by andrew mccutchen, the nationals fall to the pirates 5- 3 and davey johnson weighs in on burnet. >> that has to be his spot and no clip. and i can't, you know, i can't -- on that and subpoena's got to get it doney and i feel confident. >> and we pick up game two in the bottom of the 8th. the nationals trail 3-2 and ramos to bat, a swing and miss. the pinch runner stealing 3rd and that is into foul territory, scoring the tieing run and two batters later, podge rodriguez and with that nice base knock to right. rickan keel, and tries to score the home. a head-first dive for ankiel and he's safe, and take game 24- 3 and afterwards, daveo hero pudge rodriguez. >> i didn't want him

as the council session began, leslie johnson said just three words, good morning, present. then mrs. johnson left, issuing a statement through her lawyer, saying after careful thought and consideration, i tendered my resignation this morning as a member of the prince georges county council for district six, effective july 31st, 2011, the last day before august recess. i apologize for my mistake. last thursday, leslie johnson pleaded guilty to charges of witness and evidence tampering. she admitted to conspireing with her husband, former prince gornls county executive jack johnson, to flush a $100,000 check down the toilet and hiding almost $80,000 in her bra. we spoke to county executive baker on a way to meet with the council behind closed doors. >> they should give us a chance to put the special election together. >> reporter: a standing room crowd heard this announcement. >> by the statement of the county council calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnsen. >> they can't force her immediate resignation. but council took away her staff, county car, county parkin

ty council are calling for ignation of leslie johnson. councilwoman johnson pled guilty thursday to conspiracy to commit evidence and what is tampering. the washington post reports people are all calling for johnson to step down. the account executive has also d for her to resign, but under maryland law, johnson keeper seat until a sentencing in october. plans to continue doing work, she says. >>> no one has stepped forward aim the winning make a icket.ns t but if you live in herndon, va., be nice to your neighbors. somebody bought the winning ticket at a giant grocery store. ackpot is worth $107 milligan, or $68 million in a lump sum. the grocery still will get a bonus of $50,000. >>> prosecutors have called for charges on dominique strauss-kahn. plus, i plan intercepted near ompound ofential c camp david. >>> the case against former imf chief dominic strauss, appears to be unraveling. he's accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in new but now there are ut the accuser and picious telephone call that she made. dominique strauss-kahn

johnson entered a guilty plea on charges of obstruction of justice yesterday. she and her husband, former county executive jack johnson, were arrested back in november as part of a federal corruption probe. prosecutors say she flushed a $100,000 check down the toilet and stuffed $80,000 in cash in her bra. >> i made a mistake for which i today accepted responsibility for my conduct. i only ask not to be defined by this mistake. >> johnson says she intends to stay in office until her sentencing in october. she faces up to 18 months in prison. her husband jack johnson has already pleaded guilty to extortion and evidence tampering. he'll be sentenced in september. >>> today is the deadline set by a judge for a d.c. council member. harry thomas jr. has to respond to an allegation he did not pay more than $15,000 in student loans and interest. a lawyer representing the government says thomas acquired the debt by taking out two federally guaranteed student loans in 1983 and 1984. this isn't the only lawsuit thomas is facing. he's also accused of spending more than $3

and with that, i yield back to chairman johnson and thank him for the time. mr. johnson: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. johnson: i yield the floor to -- i reserve the balance of my time. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i see senator lee from utah. senator lee is a new senator. he campaigned throughout his state and talked about the kind of issues we're dealing with today. and i would yield to him at this time. mr. lee: mr. president we've now been operating for more than 800 days without a budget having been passed. we are operating at the direction of the party in control of this body on auto pilot. it's easy to operate on auto pilot. in many ways it's far easier than operating not on auto pilot, especially when we're spending more than $1.5 trillion a year more than we're bringing in. more than $1.5 trillion every year more than than we have, continuing to bury our children under a mountain of debt. when you're on auto pilot, you don't have the same constraints, the same har

davey johnson is no stranger to nationals park. he is looking for his first win as a manager in 11 years. a night to remember. we will have it all coming up in >>> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >>> the national's came off a road trip. they got slapped by the angels. he was placed on the dl. davey johnson made his debut as the manager tonight against the pirates. his fifth home run of the year. bottom of the ninth got the momentum, got the wind going. davey johnson gets his first win. >> it is my job to get everybody back in shape. >> how does it feel to you? but it feels great. i thought we were going to score a bunch of runs today. it was a great game. >> sensational game. let's go to a turner field. he since a bomb to center. the braves win a 4-0. hockey and pundits are calling the general manager ag news tonight. he traded the goalie semyon varlamov to the colorado avalanche for a first-round pick in next year's draft. it is pretty good correct this is a steal for the goa

my name is doug johnson. i'm a senior planner at the metropolitan transportation commission overseeing our programs in land use and social equity. i'm also very fortunate to be a member of the transatlantic cities network, which is a project of the german marshall fund you'll be hearing from ellen. it is a network of 25 cities, 12 in the u.s., 13 in europe, and oakland is one of those cities, but i, of course, wearing my regional hat, have looked to expand what i have been learning through the

leslie johnson will be sentenced in october. >>> d.c. council committee will be taking testimony today about whether police are responding effectively to reports of hate crimes. among the witnesses scheduled to testify at the hearings, police chief kathy lanier and the president of gays and lesbians opposing violence. >>> some carry moments on i-66? northern virginia. travis gearing gave us this video of a truck fire in fairfax. the incident shut down the highway for more than five hours on route 123 yesterday afternoon. the tractor-trailer was loaded with bales of hay when it caught on fire. the driver was not hurt. >>> bad news for the commute for tens of thousands of you. just ahead, a crucial part ofe today's forecast. however, i believe you could do this forecast as well. you know what it is. i'll tell you about it in a few moments. julie wright will be here to tell us about the area roadways. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back.  >>> it is wednesday morning. it is hard to keep track this week. >>

johnson and her husband were arrested in november as part of a federal corruption probe. prosecutors say she flushed a $100,000 check down the toilet and she stuffed almost $80,000 in cash in her shirt. johnson pleaded guilty to witness and evidence tampering and apologized outside the courtroom. >> i made a mistake for which i today accepted responsibility for my conduct. i only ask not to be defined by this mistake. >> leslie johnson intends to stay in office until she is sentenced in october. she's facing up to 18 months in prison. her husband, former prince georges county executive jack johnson, pled guilty to bribery and extortion. he'll be sentenced in september. >>> the u.s. senate has canceled its july 4 recess to work on raising the nation's debt limit. senators are scheduled to have the entire week off. instead they'll reconvene on tuesday for a vote. congress has until august 2nd to extend the amount the nation can borrow or risk serious economic collapse. today the public has invited president obama to the senate to talk about their disagreements. the presiden

where convicted felon, lesli johnson announced her resignation today. a resignation that will not take effect until july 31. lesli johnson who pled guilty thursday to obstruction of justice released a written statement of resignation, saying she would stay in office until the end of the council summer session, not soon enough, said the council after emerging from it closed door meeting. glesktive immediately, district employees will report directly to the council administrator. >> so she is now stripped of a car, a cell phone, and a staff, but it does appear leslie johnson will be staying in office until at least the end of the month. >> that was scott broom reporting. zach johnson pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit extortion last january. he is due to be sentenced in september. >>> an appeals court says they can't force loughner for taking drugs. he was accused of going on that shooting rampage. he killed six people, wounded 13 others, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a district judge said doctors in missouri where loughner is be

since recovery jack johnson is coming from second base. he's going to overrun this thing. jump back. do you see how he arched his back. he was kind of like a porpoise or a sea lion. he arched his back and he got the ball. let's go to the bad. have to give this one to the university of north carolina. tar heels. their left fielder makes the catch to end the ending. he's a nice guy. he flips the ball into the stands. the problem is two outs. look at his reaction. oh, i didn't just do that. duke fans feel free to insert your joke here. i know you're all doing so at home. worst lie. >> oh, no. >> at the u.s. open. web simpson hit the balance on to that man's lap. simpson was allowed to take a drop, although i think they should have played it off the guy's pants, given new meaning to the term play it where it lays. to the ugly, worst base running. the giants made sure the gaper to left center. he has a good look at a triple here. but as he rounds second, nate puts the trip in triple. they're going to get him. and that's how you turn three bases into a very long ouch. >> he's go

johnson sticks his approach from 150 out on 15. he birdied to go to 5 under and finish at minus 4 with a 68. johnson is one back of clarke. he should consider that lucky. clarke the only player today to birdie the first hole. while he shot a one under 69, it would have been four or five strokes better. short putts his nemesis all day. despite the missed opportunities, clarke with a one-shot lead on johnson. fowler joins bjorn. the every man, clearly the favorite, and he knows why. >> i'm not the typical athlete. i'm not the guy that goes to the gym all the time. i'm a little bit on the heavy side. i like to drink, socialize. i like to relax. i think most of the people that come watch identify with that. >> i love that guy. more golf. this is the carlton. remember that the "fresh prince of bel air?" jerry rice in a tie for 28th. aaron rodgers has some skill. the par putt. he has 17 points. the leader is actor jack wagner, "general hospital" fame, people. he would birdie. he has a six-point lead over tony romo. >>> the as playing a s

johnson sticks his approach from 150 out on 15. he birdied to go to 5 you should and finish at minus 4 with a 68. johnson is one back of clarke. he should consider that lucky. clarke the only player today to birdie the first hole. while he shot a one under 69, it would have been four or five strokes better. short putts his nemesis all day. missed a lot of them. despite the missed opportunities, clarke way one-shot lead on johnson. fowler joins bjorn. the every man, clearly the favorite, and he knows why. >> i'm not the typical athlete. i'm not the guy that goes to the gym all the time. i'm a little bit on the heavy side. i like to drink, socialize. i like to relax. i think most of the people that come watch identify with that. >> i love that guy. more golf. this is the carlton, or as we call it the alan wang. remember that the "fresh prince of bel air?" jerry rice in a tie for 28th. aaron rodgers has some skill. the par putt. he has 17 points. the leader is actor jack wagner, "general hospital" fame, people. he would birdie. he has

in her request for the police, this johnson indicated mr. smith was not known to carry weapons and that she wanted vice from officers on how to deal with mr. smith. she needed assistance based on his behavior. officers brodericks suguitan and samuel fung arrived at the scene within four minutes. officer suguitan and fung were met by the woman outside of her porch. officer suguitan observed at the front door of the residence was open and stepped inside. officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and with

according to the washington post, four council members and rushern baker have called for johnson to leave. under maryland law she is required to step down when sentenced in october but not before then. >>> the republican race for president just got a little bit bigger. a michigan congressman has officially declared he is in. his name is thaddeus mccotter and as peter ducey explains, he has a hard, conservative line. >> reporter: the congressman was not anybody's first choice for president in the latest fox news poll and he wasn't anybody's second choice either but all of that could change now that the 45-year-old from michigan is officially in the race. he made the announcement last night and he said this -- >> and so with the support of anybody else who will be beneath or beside the banner of the republican party, i look forward to working with you, that through the grace of god and through you, her free people, our free republic will again be a virtue os, prosperous -- >> reporter: while he's not legislating, sometimes he's shredding like he did at his big campaign pickoff. he's in a ba

. >> davey johnson is a name this area knows and loves. he is one of just seven letting people with a world series ring. the former orioles will make his home debut. it has been a little rough though. the nationals got swept by the angels. i caught up with johnson earlier and he admitted there is a serious need. getting adjusted to his new team, first things first. >> they took me to the west coast for my first game. i did not sleep too much on planes. last night, i got a good night's rest. >> the team is hitting 232 right now, not the best in the world. how do you go back -- how do you go about writing that ship? >> you have to score. all the talent is here. i want them to relax maybe tell a few jokes. i would like to win a game while i am here. >> what of the keys to that success, what is your approach with jason worth? >> the guy it signed a new contract. sometimes he tries to do too much. i think he falls into that category. a tremendous athlete i am not really worried about him. he will come around. >> see if he can pick up that first

>>> leslie johnson now says she is resigning from the county council. >> it is a packed council room. this morning, leslie johnson resigned from the prince george county council five days after entering a guilty plea in federal court. she showed up this morning in council chambers, participated in the prayer and the pledge, and then left the council bench. her last day will be july 31. last thursday, she admitted to flushing a $100,000 check from a developer down the toilet and stuffing money in her bra and underwear last november during an fbi raid of her home. she says "resignation is important for district 6 so that it can be in the best possible position to move forward. i apologize for my mistakes. i am deeply honored to have served the residents of district 6. we understand that her last day coincides with the elective council before the recess. wilson of this year is expected to be back in court in september for sentencing. she could face 12 months to 18 months in jail. we also know that her husband jack johnson has already filed a guilty plea. >> thank you for that. >>> it was

pretty cool for davy johnson. a nice nugget for davy johnson. maybe tonight he'll get his first win as nats skipper. >> what time is the game, and is the stadium filling up? >> the stadium is filling up. just after 7:00 is the first pitch. the nats lost three out on the road in anaheim. so they want to get davy johnson a win. and also want to turn things around and get the bats going again. >> well, they got a good night for it. nice out there. >> see you back here at 6:00. >> a good baseball night. >>> after the break, another abrupt interruption in the casey anthony case. we are heading back down to orlando. >>> and for all your news, you can foul news4 online. >>> prosecutors getting their last turn with the jury in the casey anthony trial in florida. the final counter argument was delayed today because of more legal battles with the defense team. jay gray has the story from orlando. >> no, i am not. >> reporter: more legal bickering began friday's proceedings and clearly tested the patience of just perry. >> i hope this is a real problem and

councilmember leslie johnson says she will step down. she pleaded guilty to obstruction charges last week stemming from her role in a federal corruption scandal involving her husband, former county exec jack johnson. leslie johnson's resignation takes effect july 31st. >>> president obama is inviting lawmakers back to the white house for more talks on raising debt ceiling. talks between the president and congressional leaders are scheduled for tomorrow. >>> the debt debate sure to be among the topics today at the first ever twitter town hall meeting. the white house inviting president to tweet the public with questions that you can submit using the hash tag askobama. that is all one word. >>> it appears tim kaine is having no trouble raising money for his 2012 race. one husband republican opponents, george allen has yet to relace his second quarter fundraising total. tomorrow is the deadline for all of the candidates in the state's senate race to do so. >>> coming up next, sometimes just a few words can bring mourning family some comfort

johnson & johnson changing its recommendation for how many extra strength tylenols you should take in a day. no longer take eight pills a day. they say by the fall, the company will roll out new guidelines, saying, take no more than six pills a day. why the change? fears of dangerous overdoses. the key ingredient in tylenol is acetaminophen, but it is also an ingredient in over 600 other medications you might be taking, like alkaseltzer, nyquil and sudafed. in some cases, people are mixing these medications and unknowingly overdosing. >> it can kill people when used in large doses. so, trying to reduce the doses people use is very wise. >> reporter: acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of liver failure in the u.s., sending 56,000 americans to the hospital each year. about 450 die as a direct result. this woman took tylenol several times a day for a decade for relief from migraines, saying she always kept to the recommended dose. her liver suddenly failed. >> the medication, which made me feel better and take away my headaches or any other pains, could make me so sick. it just t

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time 6:27 right now. robbing stores is bad enough but it's the accomplice the man brought along with him that's getting so much attention. >> not only did the guy rob and threaten people during a crime spree, guess who he brought along with him? his kid. >>> about three hours into the flight it's fallen asleep and something woke me up. and i felt a tickle on the inside my sleeve. >> of all the things to sneak on a plane, this man didn't know about the critter until it was too late. we will tell you what it is. -- it was. >>> the drinks are ready and so are the crabs. i am linda so. why you will probably pay more for your alcohol this weekend, but what about the crabs? we will let you know coming up.