“Closing DC General is probably the hardest thing I will do as mayor,” she said.

Mayor Vince Gray appeared for the full hour of today’s edition of NewsTalk on NewsChannel 8 for his first lengthy interview since a 2010 “shadow” campaign on his behalf was made public. It was good television.

Can’t get enough DCist? In a few minutes, you can actually see one of us in person! Martin Austermhule is one of today’s guests on NewsTalk With Bruce DePuyt on NewsChannel 8.

Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier made an appearance on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt this morning for her regular meeting with the newsman to chat about goings-on with the D.C. police department. About three-quarters of the way through the hour, the topic of Lanier’s initial comments about the DC9 case — in which a man was allegedly beaten to death by five employees of the nightclub — came up.

Get ready for a lot more orange in your life, D.C. Former Ward 5 councilman Vincent Orange is set to kickoff his formal campaign for D.C. Council Chair on Wednesday morning. But really, the campaign started this afternoon, when Orange appeared on NewsChannel 8’s NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt — sporting, naturally, a bright orange tie. Orange steps into the campaign to challenge current At-large Council member Kwame Brown. Ward 2’s Jack Evans had previously…