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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 where personnel matters ....
southern maryland toward the fredricksburg region, and also storms back into west virginia beginning to make their way toward frederick county, virginia the. once again, most will stay to the west and to the south of the washington, d.c. area. so looking pretty good if you re thinking about heading out tonight. jim? thanks, doug. independence day was marked not only around the nation, but also by americans posted around the world. brian mooar with that report. reporter: july 4th at the beach. is there any better way to celebrate america s birthday? yes, actually, there is. if you live in connecticut where beach-bound traffic jams started before dawn. i know we have been here since 5:00 in the morning. torture. reporter: for most of us shall independence day was a chance to chill out with a cookout or kick back with a parade. in phoenix, it may not have been as hot as a fire cracker, but it was 100 degrees. in amhertz, new hampshire, residential hopeful mit ....