tear it up"leslie:: "they're saying ffi jack." leslie: "you want me to flush it?"jack: "yeah flush that." that."aathoriiies released the recording on monday.it was coople was arrested last november.in the tape.. you can hhar the johnsons are frantic... trying to find a hundred thousand dollar check, writtennas a bribe.lattr, the two discuss how to ddspose of almost 80 thousand dollars in cash. jack: "you got theecash?" leslie: "umm humm"leslie: "what do you want me to do with thii money? they aae banging? what dooyou want me to do?"jack: "put it in yyur &phouse."leslie: ""o. but i mea all this cass jack. i got the it in your pannies, leslie." leslie: "oh my god, ok."jack: "yea stuff it in your panties." panties."leslie johnson has pleaded guilty to witness aad evidence tampering for her role in trying to hide the money. jack joonson hhs pleaded guilty to two counts... of eetortion and both witness and evidence tamperinn.he also faces a possible 20-year sentence for quarter-million dollars in fines.they re set to be seetenced next month. to hhar more of the wiretapp

leslie johnson: "right. hold n a minute."jack johnson: "don't, doo't answer it."leslie johnson: "i'm not. i don't know who they are and they aae banginggon the door.""for the next minute or so...as the f-b-i conttnuee to knock...leslie jjhnson can be heard frantically searching forr one hundreddthousand dollar check. after indinn the check sse wants to knnw if she should flush it down the toilet.jj: "yeah flsu that. (flushing)lj: "alright now what do you want me to do?"at phat point jack johnsonntells his wife what to do with nearly 80 thousann dollars in cash in the ouse. &pin your bra and walk out or sooething wiih it. i doo't know what to do with it." leslie johnnon: "do you hear "tear uu the check and um, tear it up, just get rid of it."leslie johnson: "they are paying fbi jack..jack johhson: "yeah, i know. that's why i'm telling you."put it in your jack, sttff it in your paaties" and as leslie johnssn prepares to follow her husbbnd's orders...the fbi... with a search warrant in p(glass breaking)leslie ence::- johnson: "you scare me.""bi: "it's okaa ma'am. we

>> i also have a web site, leslie brody looks. >> leslie brody books.com is your web site. al said that jessica mitford was an elitist. >> you know, she was born with a sense of entitlement and a sense of confidence and a fearless nature, let me put it that way, which helped her enormously as a journalist. she never was a great of cold calls. she didn't care people said no. she just kept coming back. there is a great story of her as an older woman. she was in her mid-70s at this point in she had had an injured leg. she had to catch a train and she went to the oakland train station in a giant red cape with a walking stick. the train was just about to pull out and she races raises the stick and she says, stop to the conductor, and he does. [laughter] she stopped this train, so she had power. >> she was a communist and an elitist? >> she was a communist for 15 years. and she was always a person who was very much confident of her own power. >> this is the book, "irrepressible" the life and times of jessica mitford and our next call comes from college station, texas. college sta

jjck: "putt it in your paatiee, leslie." leslie: "oh my god, ok.""jck: "yea stuff it n your panties." panties."leslie johnssn has pleeded guiity toowitness ann evidence tampering for her role in trying to hide the money. jack jjhnnon has pleaded guilty to two counts... of extortion and both witness ann evidence tampering.he alsoofaces a poosibbl 20-year sentence for each charge and a quarter-million dollars n fines.they are set to be sentenccd next month. the trial bbgins today... for julius henson.he's the former aide to former governor bob ehrlich accussd of violating statt election laws. prosecutors say henson phousand robo-calls to 0--- suppress voter turnout in african american neighborhoods...the automatic teleppone calls made on election day told voters to rellx.. that democratic governoo o'malley had already won.. and to watch the returns on t-vvehrlich is expected to be the trial's star witness. the mayor makes it official... she wants a 150-percent increase o the city'ssbottle tax.it's part of a compreheesive plaa to raise millionssof dolla

okay. >> yeah, stuff it in your panties. >> on june 30th, leslie johnson pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit witness and evidence tampering the government says there are many phone calls between leslie johnson and her husband confirm the county council members knowledge of official corruption being carried out by her husband. leslie johnson will be sentenced december 9th. >>> the debt super committee has less than 9 days to come up with a trillion dollars in budget cuts while president obama continues to push for tax increases, republicans signaled they may be willing to look at revenue increases but insist on deeper cuts. both sides believe a deal can be reached. >> we ought to go through a big deal. that way, we could do enough job creation, in a resolution, that would allow us, to do some surgical fixes, to entitlements, you cannot do that with a little deal. >> if an agreement is reached congress must vote by december 23rd if there is no deal, automatic cuts of 1.2 trillion will be triggered from the defense budget. >> fight over president obama's health care law wil

leslie johnson resigned from her council seat back in june. council members are asking her to face a year in prison. jack johnson is facing up to 50 years in prison. >> accused pedophile gary sandusky is speaking out. it is the first time we're hearing from him since his arrest. in an interview, he claims he is no profile. >> mr. sandusky, there is a 40- count indictment. the grand jury report has specific detail. there are abusers and white -- and i witnesses to the alleged abuse. for there is this much smoke, there must be plenty of fire. what do you say? >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that i have done some of those things. i have horse around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their played without intent of sexual contact. >> sandusky has pled not guilty. the judge to set bail for the former assistant coach donated to an organization and is a volunteer. she has no comment about the case and

lesli to obstruction of justice. the johnsons are both scheduled to be sentenced in about a month. >> thank you. >>> this one just in to 9news now information center. we're hearing from former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky talking about the sex charges he faces in a phone interview with bob costos of nbc says he is not a pedophile. but he does admit to questionable behavior such as showering with boys. >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg. without intent of sexual contact. >> sandusky is free on bail of $100,000. >>> it has been more than a week since 11 cars were destroyed by an erratic driver and now we finally get our first look at the police report. >> but the police account is vastly different from the sole eyewitness who tells her story to delia gongalves. she joins us live. >> reporter: the wrecked cars are gone but imagine the devastation when neighbors

leslie johnson find out her fate on the 9th. we'll have more of these conversations coming up in about five minutes and throughout the rest of the morning. >>> new developments in the penn state scandal. the disgreeced former coach at the center of the abuse is now peeking out. jerry sandusky says he is not a pedophile and explains there was nothing that went on in campus showers with young boys saying there was just horseplay, not molestation. we'll hear a portion of an interview he did coming up in just a few minutes. >>> the supreme court is going to rule on president obama's health care after all. they will hear the case next march. lower courts have issued split decisions on the health care law. >>> metro is looking for a few good servicemen and women right now. the transit agency held a military open house on monday to fill hundreds of jobs. as maureen umeh shows us, the response is overwhelming. >> reporter: metro says it opens doors and sandy certainly hopes so. >> a lot of opportunities here at metro. >> reporter: he is

formerrprince george's coonty executive jack johnson and his wife leslie... are both ccught hide evidence of his alleged corruution schemme scheme.federal prosecutors just released the wireeapped f-bbi rrided their home... and arresttd them last november. leslie johnson is still &pwaiting to be sentenced and prosecctors hope the tapes will show johnsoonwws well aware of her husband's corruption.on the tape...you hundred thousand check down -3 the toliet as f-b- i agents bang on the door... trying to ggt in. jj: "yeah flsuuthat.(flushing) lj: "alright now what do you want me to doo" do?" "jack johnson: "put ittin your panties and walk out of the house, i mean all this cash jack,""put it in your pantiis, i mean all his cash jack, omg stuff it innyour panties" panties"leslie ohnson has pleaddd guilty to wittess and evidence tampering for her &prole in trying to hide the money. jack johnson has pleaded guilty to two counts... of eetortion and both wittess and evidence tampering.he also faccs a possible 20-year sennence for each charge and a quarterrmillioo dollar

>> reporter: oh, i certainly do, lesli. it is important to point out that those items are needed as well. right now we're going to be talk about scouting for food. let's talk to hank brothers and dan mullen with boy scouts of america. >> scouts throughout the region will be canvassing neighborhoods. they'll be dropping off safeway donated bags with information on how to donate and on the 12th, at following saturday, scout wills return to those neighborhoods, pick up those bags and take them to drop off points benefiting capillary food bank, as well as others. in the district of columbia, moat safeway stores will have scouts on staff soliciting donations. >> and dan, this is going p to be happening. how do they know what to put in there? >> canned goods. nonparishable food. anything that doesn't need refrigeration. not get a break would be good. >> that's always helpful. >> the scouts will be happy to collect those and have some delivered to the food bank so they can get to the needy people. >> and there will be wish bags. >

leslie finds out her faint on the 9th. we posted this entire phone conversation. the fbi showed up at their house -- conversation when the fbi showed up at their house on www.myfoxdc.com on the home page. >>> new developments in the penn state sex abuse scandal. the president of the charity linked want to abuse has resigned. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> dr. jack raykovitz, ceo of the second mime foundation for 208 years says he hopes his departure -- 28 years says he hopes his departure will restore faith in the mission. raykovitz testified that indicted second mile finer jerry sandusky of 40 counts of child -- finder jerry sandusky of 40 counts of child abuse. >>> sulaimon brown in court today for driving without a license. he'll go on trial in february for that charge. he lost his license overran paid parking ticket. brown accused as to mayor gray of paying him and promising him a job to disparage then mayor adrian february. >>> it. >>> congressman darrell is cha -- adrian fenty. >>> congressman darrell issa drafted a bill for congress to draft its own

lesli foster, 9news now. >> just don't count on any sleep. don't worry if you miss any of lesli deals, she has all of the deals on our website, the maps, a list of offers, all on wusa9.com. >>> in a bit more than 48 hours, some stores will be opening their doors for the beginning of the black friday shopping ritual. but for the first time some folks are pushing back asking why should stores open at midnight on thanksgiving? derek says good luck with that. >> yes, anita, do you know what, this is capitalism at its magnificent and horrific bet. you open yours at 4:00 a.m., i'll open mine at 2:00. anything to get to the customers first. target, macy's, best buy, kohl's, all opening at midnight. wal-mart will open at 10:00 p.m. toys "r" us will open at 9:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. it's retail competition. it's the american way. now, 190,000 people did sign a petition that respect the bird thing asking target to back off for the sake of its workers. but what's that compared to the 152 million expected holiday shoppers? wages are down, money is t

we -- leslie knew exactly what was going on. tonight we have an attorney that represented high profile clients like pamela jones who sued president clinton. he said the conversation between the fbi and jack johnson the day the fbi showed up paints one picture, but you must consider all of it. >> this clip would almost give you the indication that here is leslie johnson now confronted with an emergency that's presented to her by her husband and she's going along because he's directing her to do it, but my understanding is that these other tapes and other transcripts that have been released provide a more full picture of her complicit in this effort to tamper with evidence and tamper with witnesses. >> scheduled sentencing for jack johnson is set for december the 6th. leslie johnson is scheduled three days later. we posted the entire phone tap conversation the day the fbi showed up at their house to our website, www.myfoxdc.com. you'll find it right there on the homepage. brian, over to you. >> it's almost unbelievable listening t

leslie johnson scheduled for sentencing next month. she could face a year and a half. her husband could face up to 13 years in prison, the former county executive prince georges county. live in greenbelt, ask the broom 9news now. >>> it was a remarkable conversation. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00 on 9news now, new poll numbers show a shift in the race for the republican presidential nomination. what does it mean? and who is the big man out there now? experts from gallup and -- from gallup and usa today will be here. >>> natives restless. fans blasting redskins leadership for a season gone south. they were lost in miami. another quarterback change, didn't help. another devastating injury. we'll have a full report, coming up in a few minutes. >>> what about the numbers today? despite all the clouds, the temperatures hit 70s or plus. 73 and 54 goes into the books downtown. 5 and 42 are the averages. we were within four degrees of a record high. 77 to back 1955. can't stay warm forever. we'll tell you when the changes roll in. >>> up next, a freak accident kills a man in n

leslie brody book.com is the web site. professor brody thank you. >> jena having a. >> we have a couple more hours of live call-in programs for miami coming up. by the way everything we have aired today on booktv from miami will re-air at midnight eastern time so you will be able to see everything. also there is a couple more webcast going on at otb.org. these are some light events happening at miami-dade college here at miami book fair. right now, and he is talking about the 50 funniest american writers. that is the webcast at chapman hall and you can watch that of otb.org. if you stick with us on booktv on c-span2 you will be able to talk with author, john avlon next about his new book, "deadline artists" america's greatest newspaper columns. we will be right back. on your screen as the tower in the center of the university of texas at austin campus. booktv has been on location here at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of novemb

. >> okay look, leslie, do me a favour. >> what's wrong. >> go up and tell them you will be down in a minute tell them you have to change your clothes. >> okay. >> go up stairs in our bedroom. >> for the next minute or so as the fbi continues to knock, leslie johnson can be heard frantically searching for the check >> i don't see it jack. >> tack your time, take your time. >> no, a check. >> yes >> it is in a box i got it in a little box or something. >> after finding the check and nearly $80,000 in can leslie johnson wants to know what to do with it. >>> -- cash, leslie johnson wants to know what to do with it. >> put it in your bra or something. >> hear them banging. >> tear it up. >> fbi jack. >> yeah, i know that is why i am telling you. >> leslie johnson wants to know from her husband if she should flush the check down the toilet. >> yeah, flush that [ sound of toilet flushing ] >> all right now what do you want me to do. >> he tells his wife to walk out of the house with the cash stuffed in her underwear. then the fbi has run out of patience and starts to break-in [ sound of bre

lesli johnson called her husband in a panic. their investigation, also recorded by the fbi. >> you have the cash? okay. put it in your bra or something like that and walk out. >> back to the video. the prosecution says the developer is seen give johnson $1500 in cash during this meeting. he takes it off the desk. moments later, it goes into his jacket pocket. johnson is also heard talking about his wife who had just been elected to the county council. the prosecution says jack made it clear lesli would position herself to help developers. >> you know, sometimes god works in mysterious ways. all the white boys have been trying to figure out who is going to be the chairperson. lesli is going to take care of the zoning panel. i told her to stay there about three years. >> the prosecution is trying to convince the judge to throw the book at jack johnson when he is sentenced. that's why they are highlighting moments like this one. prosecutors say it's another cash bribe. >> okay. okay. >> even looked at that wad of money and flipped

. >> yeah, leslie? >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging. >> put it in your panties and walk out the house. >> no, but i mean all this cash, jack. >> jack johnson pleaded guilty to bribery charges. leslie johnson pleaded guilty to charges of destroying evidence. husband and wife will be sentenced next month. >>> new this morning more arrests in the abduction of national statur -- nationals catcher wilson ramos. 8 men arrested and they are still looking for more suspects. >>> slot machines in prince george's county, their future rests in the hands of the county council. >> what impact herman cain's downfall will have on the gop race. we will have a closer look. >> first another check on traffic and weather every 10 ♪ ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank. get ew high yield free checking. your interest rate will be 5 times the national average. that's huge. an

leslie johnson is scheduled three days after that. we have posted the entire phone tap conversation the day the fbi showed up on myfoxdc.com. you will find it on our home opinion. >>> new developments in the penn state scandal. the disgraced former coach at the center of the abuse now speaking out. jerry sandusky says he is not a pedophile. let's get the latest from stacey cohan. she is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: jerry sandusky claims he is not a pedophile. he is currently free on $100,000 bond and in this telephone interview, he denied any wrongdoing. sandusky is charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse of minors. the grand jury documents detail abuse of eight young boys connected with his charity, a second mile. the report details alleged sexual encount ares in sandusky's home, hotels and penn state locker rooms. here is what the former defensive coordinator said in his own defense. the man who rocked the university with allegations of sexual abuse is speaking out. >> i say you am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? comple

>> no. >> authorities say they found nearly $80,000 stuffed in leslie johnson's bra. she pled guilty to conspiracy to commit evidence and witness tampering. she gave up her council seat and will be sentenced next month. jack johnson also pled guilty to tampering and extortion. >>> 4:39 is our time. ahead on "news 4 today," a little extra assistance. the help people in virginia can get after their homes and businesses were damaged by >>> time for another weather and traffic update. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4. this morning a cloudy start. a little bit of moon showing through. there's a faint halo around the moon. farther to the west where we see the areas of green, those are areas of light green, the panhandle of western maryland and into west virginia. that is advancing to the north and east. out ahead of that, it is mild. we are in the low and mid-60s throughout most of the region. 66 now at reagan national. here's your day planner. sunrise at 6:50. might have a few light showers. and then a greater chance perhaps later this afternoon. it will be c

stuff it in your panties. >> leslie johnson has pled guilty to her role. jack johnson with witness and evidence tampering, 20-year sentence for each charge. they are both expected to be sentenced next hadn't. >>> he has been silent. jerry sandusky, previously known for his position as a assistant coach at penn state breaks his silence. >> the result was probably not what he was hoping for. sandusky is hoping people won't judge him until he gets his day in court. he told nbc he's not child molesttor. he just likes to horse around. >> i'm innocent. >> reporter: he told bob costas he did not sexually abuse boys but showered with them. >> am i sexually attracted to young boys? sexually atrcted? i love young boys, love to be around them but no i am not sexually atrcted. >> reporter: did you hear the hesitation? >> i watched the interview and i thought oh, that's how it hurts him. he pauses on answers on whether he's sexually attracted to young boys. >> reporter: sandusky said he hugged boys and touched his legs but denies the accusations made by mike mcqueary w

an online biography of judge leslie dutchcot says she did volunteer ork for the second mile charity founded by reportedly done after sandusky resignnd frommthe foundation. the judge alsooreportedly contributed money to second mile after sandusky's geneeal's office sought half a million dollars bail and electroniicmonitoring. pennsylvania governor tom corbett sayysandusky's bail should have been higher. corbett says, "in looking at other cases like this ii wwull victims because when the word pets out whhn people understand that authorities are actually doing something about this that they may be come forward in other sanduskk meanwhile contiiues - not been seen in public. the school next to sandusky's home says precautions have beenn taken to protect the children. supporters continue to rrlly paterno. over the weekend, pittsburgh steeeers running baak and former peen state player franco harris said crrticism of paterno had been unfair and unjust.hhrris says, "i thought joe handled t thh way he was supposed to handle it. he is to report to his supeeiors what he did and that is the way it shou

lesli? >> all right. encourage those phones to keep ringing. >>> a new funding agreement for metrorail to dulles airport is getting good reviews from local leaders. seeking to bring down the costs. a commitment from the transportation department for federal financing as well. >> this is good news. looks like we have a plan, a strategy that can help us move forward with phase 2 and in a way that is affordable for our taxpayers. >> it doesn't mean anything. all it is is fancy words to mean they have got to pay the debt service. they are going to finance this with bonds. so therefore whatever the debt service is will require tolls greater than the debt service by 50%. >> so here is what all that means. it means that they do mention the need to keep the tolls low but there are some specifics that they need to figure out about how to get there. the deal will still need to be approved by all the stakeholders building the project, fairfax and loudoun counties and virginia and metropolitan and washington airport

leslie pled guilty. she is due to be sentenced next month. she is looking at up to a year and a half in prison. her husband is looking at as much as 13 years behind bars. reporting live at the greenbelt federal courthouse, scott broom 9news now. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house that. will live on for awhile. thank you, scott. >>> we have new information about the man wanted for a shooting near the white house. 9news has learned hours before those shots were fired arlington police actually questioned the alleged shooter before letting him go. >> reporter: right now the search continues for oscar ram marrow ortega and the united states park police believe he may still be in our area. andrea mccarron joins us with more. >> reporter: leslie, this afternoon we learned about ortega's criminal history and where he may have holed up in recent days. what we don't know is his motive and where he is now. 21-year-old oscar ortega has distinctive tattoos, including the word israel on the left side of his neck. just hours before he alleg

i killed leslie shelley and i killed debra taylor. i've gotten murder confessions before, but that's when it kind of struck me at that point, the way he rattled all those names within five seconds. i was kind of stunned at that point. >> for hours ross confessed to the murders giving detectives all of the details they were lacking. >> there's nothing they could have said or done. it was me. it wasn't them. they were dead as soon as i saw them, i think. >> it was as if the mere sight of a young woman triggered a deadly chain of events. >> it's as though the wiring in the brain has been crossed and in sexual sadism, the individual gets more and more aroused and sexually aggressive. >> aggressive enough to overpower even his toughest victims. >> we were standing at the scene of robin stavinsky. he said to me that she was exceptionally strong. and, in fact, she had been a state javelin champion is my understanding, and he mentioned that with her and another one of the victims, that they were stronger than most. >> a normal strangulation b

anita. >>> lesli, athletes at the university of maryland may tell opponents to fear the hurdle. tonight they find themselves in fear of budget cuts. >> i'm scott broom at the university of maryland where the athletic's department is hemorrhaging money and where a commission has just recommended cutting eight varsity sports, including swimming and track and field. all 50 of the university of maryland swimming and diving team members converged on the administration building this afternoon prepared to beg to save their team. >> it's just devastating. we worked so hard and came so far. >> track and field runners, men's tennis players and tumbling team members are among the eight varsity teams recommended for elimination to save up to $5 million a year. university athletics are hemorrhaging money with moneymakers like football struggling under new coach randy, and men's basketball looking for a return to glory years. sports revenues and giving are down. swimmers are among those who appear to be paying the price. at the university of maryland, scott broom, 9news now. >> we are waiting

leslie can be heard scrambling through the drawers searching for it. >> i don't see any check in here. they are just banging and banging. >> okay. let them bang. >> reporter: loud knocking in the background from agents with a search warrant to serve. as the phone conversation continues it's apparent jack johnson knows who is there. he struggles to remember where the check is but his wife says it. >> they say they're fbi, jack. >> yeah, i know. >> you want me to put it down the toilet? >> yes. >> you want me to flush it? >> yeah, flush that. >> reporter: but the call didn't end there. there's cash all over the house and $80,000 of it found in leslie johnson ebra a result of this exchange. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging? >> put it in your panty and walk out of the house. >> two minutes later the agents forced their way in. >> you're scaring me. >> it's okay, ma'am. >> we're fbi here to serve a search warrant. >> the doctor is a doctor and developer charged in the case. leslie johnson pled guilty to conspiracy charges and prosecutors are using the recorded

lesli? >> alexis christophorus, thank you. >>> a big scare in a small city out in west virginia today. the post office had to be evacuated after employees reported a package exploded throwing white powder into the air. our peggy fox has been on the scene all day long live now with exactly how this all went down. okay, what's the deal, peggy? >> reporter: they thought they had an anthrax scare here that the post office. employees thought that they heard an explosion and they thought they saw white powder coming from a package. but it all turned out to be a false alarm. the response, however, from local and federal response and emergency crews was impressive. they first quarantined the postal employees in a school bus in case they were contaminated. then they sent in a robot to test for air quality. and they in sent in a hazmat worker. all tests came back negative. >> that was the smoke that they were seeing, the light haze, it was due to the electrical issue inside the building. >> so i'm act

lesli? >> all right, delia, thanks so much. >>> the president and first lady spent part of veterans day at arlington national cemetery laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns this morning and the president spoke at a veterans day ceremony then off to san diego for tonight's basketball game. thousands of veterans families gathered at the wall to remember those who served and who died. organizations registered with the war memorial fund were also invited to carry a wreath up to the wall. you can see awful them there. d.c. leaders paid tributes to those that serve our country including honoring the african- americans of world war ii. a tribute at the war memorial and u.s. armed forces color guard made the presentation of color on this holiday. >>> speaking of veterans day, wusa9 and uso of metropolitan washington are getting together for the holiday food basket campaign. we call it turkey for troops. communications manager with the uso is here to explain why exactly this need is and how big

. >>> let's get a check on how the roads are doing lesli with beverly farmer. beverly. >> reporter: anita, a whole lot better than we were an hour ago and a whole lot better than this time last night. right now volume for you right now on the trip across the bridge pace has been so much better for folks. the inner loop headlines towards you, still some sluggish traffic off and on to get up to the 270. the outer loop much better heading in towards tysons corner. the trips for folks heading into bethesda and silver spring has thinned out very clean. still volume on 95 north and 270 northbound heading out into germantown and points north. the heaviest traffic has been trying to make your way southbound on 95 and virginia past lorton into woodbridge and points south towards fredericksburg. hear in i95, it's -- here in i95, it's good up to the delaware area. i 68 has been incident free for you right now. that's a look at the drive. back to you, anita. >> good things are clearing up even a little bit, beverly. >>> be glad you're not one of the holidays drivers that g

we'll send it back to derek and lesli. >> thank you so much. still ahead, fallout from that republican sponsored halloween theme graphic portraying president obama like he's a zombie with a bullet hole in his forehead. >> and are you in the market for a new television or camera this holiday season? but you're not sure which one to buy? we're going to have the best of the best according to a popular electronic rating website. >>> it's official, bank of america heard you loud and clear and they are scrapping that debit card fee. they announced today that $5 monthly fee for making purchases with debit cards is out of here. last week, j.p. morgan chase announced they would not charge their customers such a fee. >>> black friday is just over a few weeks away and if electronics are on the list, time to get cracking. a site called review.com has done some of the homework for you and today they released their best of best list that might just have you waking up early to get your hands on them. >> the hunt for the hottest gifts of the season is on. if y

federal sentencing for jack johnson set december 6th leslie johnson will find out her fate on the 9th we've posted their entire phone conversation the day the fbi showed up on myfoxdc.com find it on our home page. >>> perhaps you have been hearing about this increase in solar active as we approach the end of the mayan calendar next year but will there be a doomsday solar flair. if there is going to be, would we put it this late in the show. nasa is weighing in on the end of the world theory. >> great american smoke out is this week we will talk with an expert about how to take your first step towards quitting >>> some reassuring news from nasa officials says the extremely doubtful, that is not good enough for me, earth will be destroyed by a killer solar flair. mayan calendars prediction about the end of the world next year has been getting a lot of attention and solar activity is ramping up in its standard 11 year cycle nasa says the next solar maximum is expected early 2013, 2014, you have an extra two years, officials say there is not enough energy in the sun to send a deadly fireb

lesli. >> all right alexis, thanks so much. matt. >> another courtroom defeat for julian. two judges ruled today that the founder should be extradited to sweeden to face questions about alleged sexual attacks on two volunteers for his website. claims the sex was consensual and takes today's ruling in stride. >> i have not been charged with any crime in any country. we will be considering our next step in the days ahead. >> 14 days to appeal to britain supreme court to avoid extradition to sweeden. his supporters believe the ultimate goal is to get him to the u.s. where he could be prosecuted for leaking thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables. >> blaming pilot error for a plane crash that killed 44 people, including an entire professional russian hockey team. the investigators say the pilot put on the brakes during takeoff. poor crew training and lacks oversight are being blamed. the 42 plane crashed into the banks. a flight engineer was the only person to survive the crash. >> heavy fog is causing big headaches for airline passengers in poland tonight. a boeing landed on

leslie johnson pleaded guilty conspiracy charges. federal prosecutors are using the recorded calls in asking a judge to sentence her close to the maximum of 18 months. her sentencing is set for december 9th. >> and right now, the prince george's county council is considering a bill to ban slot machines. maryland law allows slot machines in five locations outside the county. some lawmakers want to expand the law and bring slots to a raceway in fort washington. those against arguing that gambling would cause a prize in crime an traffic. northern virginia yet to release the name of the matter to shot and killed himself. deputy sas the man was in his minivan waiting on his family at the giant store. his gun went off when he reached to unbuckle his seat belt. three children were in the minivan when it happened. cordozo high school will undergo a major makeover. the d.c. public schools will close that still for a $100 million renovation. the school will get a high tech up grade and regulation size gym. the 600 students will attend at the o

kristen, tell us more. >> well, lesli, this report is scathing. it's called a decade later, a call for tsa reform. it pretty much says that the tsa does not work. from the way that it screens passengers to the way that it recruits new employees. >> this is our nation's capital. they are advertising on pizza boxes. >> representative is pointing to an ad for tsa employees

in the newsroom, leslie brinkly, abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. more election results in san francisco. the district attorney is appointed to the job in january and has won a four-year term with 64% of the vote. and although there are thousands of ballots yet to be counted, he is on his way to becoming the next sheriff. right now he has 53% of the vote. >> one of the last california national guard units returned home tonight from iraq. some landed in sacramento and others in san jose. but some landed in oakland. >> this second grader can hardly contain herself as she waits to greet her cousin. specialist miguel is home after a year in iraq. >> it is weird. . i am still not sure if all of this is real right now. >> the fellow members of the 749th combat support battalion were part of operation new dawn moving cargo throughout central iraq. >> we are trying to close the base down and turning to equipment and doing convoys and all of that good stuff. >> these soldiers are among the last california national guard units to come home as the u.s. withdra

leslie? >> that's right. rather than big banks that invest internationally, it is for a credit union that would invest locally providing loans to those who need them and creating, they say, up to a ousand new jobs. >> the name has been filed with the secretary of state. >> they will call it the people's reserve credit union. occupy san francisco representatives say by next thanksgiving they hope to have 2,000 members banking at a branch on market street as well as other locations around the the city. >> they have a cafe within it and a kitchen available for rent. we will employ students in the cafes and the bank branch. >> it is a lofty vision they say will require $7 million to get off the ground. >> not prepared to discuss the organizations that are going to give us money. we have plerched a significant amount. i. >> some were not so optimistic. >> if you give this money to these people, i don't believe. >> there is also talk of moving the camp from justin herman plaza to the grounds of a former high school

leslie? >> that's right. rather than big banks that invest internationally, it is for a credit union that would invest locally providing loans to those who need them and creating, they say, up to a thousand new jobs. >> the name has been filed with the secretary of state. >> they will call it the people's reserve credit union. occupy san francisco representatives say by next thanksgiving they hope to have 2,000 members banking at a branch on market street as well as other locations around the the city. >> they have a cafe within it and a kitchen available for rent. we will employ students in the cafes and the bank branch. >> it is a lofty vision they say will require $7 million to get off the ground. >> not prepared to discuss the organizations that are going to give us money. we have plerched a significant amount. i. >> some were not so optimistic. >> if you give this money to these people, i don't believe. >> there is also talk of moving the camp from justin herman plaza to the grounds of a former high scho

>> no. >> authorities say they found nearly $80,000 stuffed in leslie johnson's bra. she pled guilty to conspiracy to commit witness and evidence tampering. she resigned her county council seat. she will be sentenced next month. jack johnson pled guilty to tampering and extortion. >>> d.c. council chairman kwame brown had the temporary plates on his car replaced. yesterday brown's prius was parked outside the wilson building with no visible tags. brown said they were destroyed in the rain. his office said brown got a replacement tag monday night and is now displaying it properly. earlier, kwame was criticized for making the city lease two luxury suvs for him. those vehicles were returned to the dealer. >>> the school board will debate whether security cameras should be placed inside the schools. they started floating that idea after a rash of food fights broke out last spring. they want to put them in common areas like hallways and cafeterias. but other principals say the cameras would send the wrong message about trust. >>> an ex-marine accused of firing shots at the

and i will get with the group that leslie has and it will slight right through. >> hours later agents raided the johnson's house. jack and leslie johnson will be sentenced on december 6th. >>> the victims of flooding in virginia got an early thanksgiving tonight. back in september most of the families in the holly acres mobile home park were displaced by terrible flooding there. the salvation army and community businesses and other organizations cooked a turkey dinner for them. many of them are no longer neighbors. this is a time to reconnect can with their old friends. >>> the hot holiday gift is a tablet and every maker wants a piece of the market. >> reporter: competition to the ipad is a good thing. it gives a choice of tablet options and prices. >> the question is, are we able to keep up with the technology? >> reporter: laptops, netbooks, e-reader's, smart phones and a tablet. consumer reports says that the ipad tops the hot gift list and its competitors are hot on its heels. >> a year ago you were looking for an ipad. there weren't a lot of other competitive choices out there.

in the newsroom, leslie brinkly, abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. more election results in san francisco. the district attorney is appointed to the job in january and has won a four-year term with 64% of the vote. and although there are thousands of ballots yet to be counted, he is on his way to becoming the next sheriff. right now he has 53% of the vote. >> one of the last california national guard units returned home tonight from iraq. some landed in sacramento and others in san jose. but some landed in oakland. >> this second grader can hardly contain herself as she waits to greet her cousin. specialist miguel is home after a year in iraq. >> it is weird. . i am still not sure if all of this is real right now. >> the fellow members of the 749th combat support battalion were part of operation new dawn moving cargo throughout central iraq. >> we are trying to close the base down and turning to equipment and doing convoys and all of that good stuff. >> these soldiers are among the last california national guard units to come home as the u.s. withdra

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tomorrow lesli is going to keep the big deal reveal going for us. she'll tell you about mall hours, floor plan and a plan to hit your favorite stores. she knows what she's talking about. >>> okay. the credit rating agency says it will not downgrade the u.s. government aers credit rating because -- government's credit rating because of the failure for the super committee to come up. the cuts will take effect in january 2013. in august s&p cult its u.s. treasury securities from one notch from triple a to double a+. >>> so lots of frustration that the super committee couldn't get the job done. but derek says perhaps we should have seen this coming. >> well, anita, first of all let me say i was wrong. i really thought this whole divided come thing was going to work out. that both parties figured they had so much in stake that an agreement to fix the long-term money problems was if not inevitable certainly a pretty good bet. but what i was not counting on is most of the energy in the new gop house majority comes from people who argue that every time repu

and his wife leslie could face up to 18 months. >> adam, thank you. jack johnson admitted accepting $400,000 in bribes while in office. >>> a plea deal from a man who admits to burning down a tire store. >> reporter: 35-year-old jason hicks pleaded guilty to first- degree arson. remember the huge fire at belvedere fire? smoke could be seen and smelled for miles. and the entire area was shut down. well, hicks started the fire with a spark from a lighter upset that a coworker at the shop was using his favorite paintbrush. they do not want had hicks jailed. he was sentenced to time served plus supervised probation. >> hicks must also serve 100 hours of community service. >> reporter: dozens of federal agents in a special operation to catch violent criminals. but it ends with a wild chase and crash. wjz was the first to show you the chaos last night. mike hellgren investigates how this all unfolded. mike? >> vic, this certainly was wild. and we can tell you -- show you, actually, this is the aftermath, from that suv during the car chase that just went str