of a d.c. councilman s chief of staff after he s arrested and charged with accepting bribes. hello, everybody. welcome to news4 at 4:00. i m jim handly. i m pat lawson muse. he is one of the top advisors to jim graham. ted loza has been with the councilman since 1998. this morning, he was taken into custody at his home by federal agents who then searched his office in the wilson building. an indictment unsealed today alleges loza took at least $1,500 in cash to help influence taxi cab legislation. graham is the head of the committee that oversees taxi cab issues. there is no evidence graham did anything wrong, and he tells news4 that he is not involved in any illegal activity. tom sherwood will have much more coming up here on news4 at 5:00. a breakthrough in aids prevention. for the first time an experimental vaccine prevented infection with the aids virus. it is a watershed event in the fight against the deadly epidemic, and it is a surprising result. brian moar rep
through mpd, you can sign up for e-mail alerts. for the people who didn t have that they spent the morning on twitter, on blackberries searching for information. the bright side is it gave them something to do for nearly two hours. reporting live, i m kimberly suiters, news 4. back to you. thank you, kimberly. metro s board is holding one of is regular meetings now. one topic for discussion is the future of its general manager. the transit agency has been plagued by problems in months from june s deadly accident to other safety concerns. now some want to know if john catoe will remain in charge. good morning. reporter: well, good morning. with all of metro s problems there are many people who are calling for big changes. but should such change be made at the very top? general manager john catoe s three-year contract expires in january, and the metro board could vote today whether to extend it or not. these have not been good times for metro. still reeling from june s