Marion Barry dies at 78

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry died on Sunday morning, according to his family.
Family and very close associates are gathered at United Medical Center in Southeast, DC as the word spread.
The 78-year-old Barry had just been released from Howard University Hospital on Saturday evening after being admitted on Thursday.
Barry had told WUSA9 Anchor Bruce Johnson by phone that he was there for observation.
"He sounded very weak when we talked Thursday evening; but he sounded better when he called me Friday morning," Johnson said.
Marion Barry has battled a number of ailments including prostate cancer and diabetes. In 2009 he received a kidney transplant.
Barry leaves behind an legacy in DC politics that will probably never be matched in the city, according to Johnson, who covered Barry in the 80's, 90's all the way until recently until his death.
"Mayor Barry knew how to organize, that's what separated him from all the other politicians in the beginning of his career," Johnson said.