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several discovery channel employees were held inside company headquarters in september of 2010 by an armed man. this week a montgomery county police officer was among those honored for his role in getting that scary situation under control. news 4s tracee wilkins was at the awards ceremony and had this report. >> reporter: on september 1st, 2010, lives were saved inside of the discovery building inside silver spring. there were a lot of people who contributed to the outcome of that day...

employees were held inside company headquarters in september of 2010 by an armed man. this week a montgomery county police officer was among those honored for his role in getting that scary situation under control. news 4s tracee wilkins was at the awards ceremony and had this report. >> reporter: on september 1st, 2010, lives were saved inside of the discovery building inside silver spring. there were a lot of people who contributed to the outcome of that day, and today one of them wa...

his term as representative from ward 5. if and when he resigns, there will be a special election in just over 140 days to fill out the remainder of his term. washed 5 residents. >> i met him -- ward 5 residents. >> i met him. hes a really good guy, power and greed and lost his perspective. >> he came on big. he was going do this and that and did he it for himself. he doesnt care about us. reporter: bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> calls to harry thomas lawyers have not been returned. the ...

>> an absolutely beautiful afternoon today as we are expecting high temperatures, upper 50s. a few clouds working through at the moment but we should wake up with sunshine. it will be a mostly sunny day today and were not looking at much in the way of rain for the next couple of days. the forecast will be pretty straightforward from here. temperature at reagan national, it is cold out there. 34 at reagan national. your winds out of the south and west at six miles per hour. the forecast...

harry thomas, jr. has battled controversy over allegations of wrong doing since winning a second term in 2010. thomas announced tonight hes resigning immediately and will plead guilty of felony charges are of stealing $353,000 in funds and reporting false tax reports. he said in a statement i will plead guilty to committing two federal crimes. i am resigning my position as a member of the council effective immediately. i made some very serious mistakes, i was wrong. thomas said in his ...

>> over the next ten years, the growth in the defense budget will slow but the fact of the matter is this... it will still grow. >> reporter: gary nurenberg, 9news now. the spending cuts amount to less than 10% of what had been planned. the congressional subcommittee still has to come up with a plan to cut the deficit. if they dont reach a deal, automatic budget cuts kick in which will cost the pentagon another $500 billion over the next ten years. defense spending may be shrinking...

statement tonight saying in part, "tomorrow morning i will plead guilty to committing two federal crimes. i made some very serious mistakes and exhibit i understand adequate and flawed judgment. i take full responsibility for my actions. i am truly sorry." fox 5s bob barnard has been working this story all night. >> its the first weve heard harry thomas admit to committing a crime, that he stole money, lots of, it some $350,000 meant to help disadvantaged children. as of about 90 minut...

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince georges counties as well as much of maryland and virginia and west virginia. some of high spots in virginia, some of the mild air has moved in. petersburg, 50 degrees. 41 degrees northern part of the valley in winchester, 37. martinsburg at 41. some of the milder air already sweeping up the shenandoah valley. blue ridge east a little bit colder. fredericksburg at 43. southern maryland near 40 degrees, as is much of the northern neck and parts ...

agents raided thomas northeast home late last year, a signal that charges would be forthcoming. allegations were thomas used the stolen money to buy an suv, motorcycle and take many lavish vacations and spending sprees. federal authorities say beginning in the year 2007 after he was elected to the council, thomas failed to report some $25,000 in income. it jumped to an astounding 278,000 in unreported and untaxed income in 2008. and then $43,000 in 2009. so how much time is councilman ...

nearly $350,000 in income. prosecutors outlined its efforts to go after thomas personal property to repay what they believe he took from the district of columbia. you will remember when the fbi raided his home, they took his 2008 chevy tahoe and his 2008 victory motorcycle. the court papers indicate those items were purchased with funds taken from the district of columbia. its important to tell you that we have been trying to track down council member thomas all day long, as well as hi...