Morning Roundup: Who's Sorry Now Edition

Good morning, Washington, and welcome to another day in the brave new world that is Mayor Fenty Apologizing for Stuff. He already apologized for the friend driving his city vehicle incident and the pool heater incident, and yesterday, he took responsibility for the New Beginnings juvenile detention center escape debacle: "Any mistakes that occurred there shouldn't have happened," Fenty said. "That's squarely on my management team and myself." This from the same guy who responded to a reporter's question about the nature of a questionably funded overseas trip by simply saying, "I'm not going to tell you." Has Fenty had a communications makeover, or have these incidents just been so bad that he had no choice but to appear more contrite?

In related New Beginnings follow-up, the juvenile inmate who escaped Saturday night has reportedly been caught. Employees of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services found the juvenile after they received a tip that he was hiding out near 7th and H streets NE. Also see Bruce Johnson's story at WUSA9, which reports that two other inmates also tried to escape at the same time. And over at the Examiner, Bill Myers reports that the New Beginnings campus was almost completely flooded by last week's torrential rain storms, leading to serious questions about drainage at the brand new facility.

Barry Looking to Shorten Summer Jobs Program: Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry appears to be taking the lead in being a major thorn in Mayor Adrian Fenty's side. He's set to propose today placing a limit on the city's controversial Summer Jobs Program, cutting it down from nine weeks to six in an attempt to slash the program's budget. Barry himself started the Summer Jobs Program almost exactly 30 years ago, during his first year as mayor, but it had always only lasted six weeks until Fenty expanded it last year. The disorganized and way over budget program turned out to be Fenty's first major embarrassment since taking office, and now Barry is insinuating that this administration is not up to the task of managing it at its present size. More on this to come, to be sure.

Council Set to Vote on Disposable Bag Fee: It's going to be a busy legislative session at the John A. Wilson Building today. One of the most anticipated pieces of legislation to come so far this year is finally set for a vote: Tommy Wells' 5 cent disposable bag fee bill. Stay tuned.

Briefly Noted: D.C. was only major city that failed to send in its crime stats to the FBI ... D.C. woman pleads guilty to leaving baby to die ... Banneker Senior High parents set to sue over stricter grading scale ... Former Prince George's County police officer Keith A. Washington seeking appeals.

This Day in DCist: In 2008, we were amazed when a FOX5 reporter was hassled by Union Station security guards while there doing a story on how photographers are being hassled by Union Station security guards.