that she was insane when she threw her 2-year-old granddaughter off the walk way. they argued a deep depression left the 50-year-old unable to know right from wrong. prosecutors say she made an evil choice as they left the mall after dinner at the food court. she had a deep-seated anger at her son-in-law who got her daughter pregnant before marriage. the most chilling incriminating evidence was her video tape confession where she told detectives she dropped the baby off the sky bridge to get even with her son-in-law. the public defender said getting an insanity verdict is difficult. >> in this case, she had a depressive disorder, not psychotic disorder. she had psychotic features. it was difficult and challenged by an expert the commonwealth uses to argue insanity defenses.

>> reporter: during the sentencing hearing that took place an hour ago, both of the parents took the stand and described how the loss of their little girl impacted their lives. no parent should see their child in a hospital. i don't get why she was there. she was just a little girl. again, the prosecution in this case seeking a maximum term of life in prison. the defense asked for the minimum term of 20 years. we'll let you know when the jury reaches a decision. back to you. >> thank you. we're following more breaking news out of d.c. there's been a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian. it happened at 14th an upshur street northwest. we have a news crew on the way. we'll give you an update as soon as possible. another pedestrian was hit and killed on connecticut avenue northwest. police are trying to figure out what led up to that accident.

the crash happened when a woman was walking to the zoo. she was in her 60s and in a crosswalk. the vehicle that hit her has diplomatic license plates. the driver was not a diplomat. steve jobs is being remembered around the world as one of the greatest visionaries and innovators of our time. jobs died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. he was 56 years old. he was co-founder of apple and creator of the ipod, ipad and iphone. the impact of such technology changed lives. >> steve stayed in the game and kept driving it and stayed in the forefront. he's the person that set most of the direction of the world more than anyone in existence. it's difficult to imagine, oh, you know, that huge a loss. >> flags are flying at half

staff at apple's headquarters in cupertino, california. people are setting up morals to say thanks and good-bye. memorials are growing in our area. derrick ward is live in bethesda with more for us. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. when i first started in this business and someone told me i would use an ipad, i would have invisioned something like this. it's not the case. thanks to the man memorialized behind me, a lot of heart-felt remembrances here to a man who changed millions of lives. the tributes featured an obvious symbol, an apple. he's credited with changing the way we commute. >> he was a special guy, i think. i was surprised to see the flowers, but then i guess i

wasn't. he changed technology. >> reporter: in the process, he changed the industry that uses the technology like the news business. here at the museum, they have to constantly update their exhibits to keep current. >> having the internet in your pocket helps a reporter do his or her reporting just as quickly as it helps the average person look up, you know, where is the best place to pick up chinese food nearby. >> reporter: the user of the industry's products no longer have to wait. news is as instantaneous. >> it makes jobs more difficult, too. people are expecting news and information as soon as it happens. journalists have to work much faster. >> reporter: other innovators have contributed to the change. none have been compared to

thomas ed son. >> you didn't have to be a technology nerd to use it. >> first aping was -- second apple and the third apple was steve jobs. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00, more local remembrances. we'll talk to a man at the university of maryland who met steve jobs during a visit. live in bethesda, now back to you. >> thank you. now, demonstrators are gathered in downtown washington. it's part of a growing occupy movement. hundreds of people marched to the white house to protest the state of the economy and the demonstrations show no sign of letting up. new protests from los angeles to chicago to st. louis and even to portland, maine. chris gordon is live at 15th and k streets northwest with the latest on the rallies happening in our area.

chris? >> reporter: occupy d.c. disrupted traffic. here along k street, some of the protesters chose k street as the symbol of washington's powerful lobbyists and lawyers. occupy d.c. is on the move. they march from freedom plaza past the white house demanding jobs. the target of this demonstration was the chamber of commerce in the united states. they closed h street between 15th and 16th. the protesters pointing to the large sign that says jobs. some of the protesters had applications for jobs then pressed forward toward the entrance that was locked shut. they staged a sit-in. ten or more police officers were present. it remained peaceful. no one was arrested.

>> sit-ins in front of their doors. crime tape on their doors. various tactics today between 3:00 and 6:00 along the route to k street. >> reporter: the day started peacefully. this group of veterans arrived with a message, no more war. it's one of the many themes expressed as occupy d.c. takes over freedom plaza. the rally and concert began at noon. they blame corporate bail outs and greed for enriching the wealthiest 1% of the population while leaving the other 99% to suffer in a bad economy. foreclosures, fearing cuts in social security and medicare making it difficult to find jobs with livable wages. >> i was let go after 38 years, the day before the election. i was relieved of my job. for 19 months i was unemployed.

i got a job a year ago. >> reporter: they are staking out sites and settling in. >> i'm out here standing up for people like us. we have been through threw layoffs in our lifetime. what it douz the children of this country is terrible. >> that was chris gordon reporting from 15th and k in northwest d.c. barbara. president barack obama is putting pressure on congress to pass the american's jobs act. he's made several trips around the nation to sell the jobs plan he announced last month. today at a news conference, he urged republicans to support the bill or come up with something better to put americans back to work. >> republicans say one of the most important things we can do is cut taxes. then they should love this plan. this jobs bill would cut taxes for virtually every worker and small business in america. >> one thing republicans do not

like about the plan is it would raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. the senate will take up the bill next week. it will need republican support to get the 60 votes needed to advance. the sunshine is back and we are loving the warmer temperatures. >> i'm loving it out there. doug kammerer joins us to tell us how long this weather pattern is going to last. doug? >> it's fantastic. i think it's going to last the rest of the week and into the weekend. temperatures are a little bit on the cool side right now. 68 degrees with plenty of sunshine. i's not bad out there at all. winds out of the south at 8 miles per hour. 72 degrees to petersburg and west virginia. 72 in culpeper. 70 in fredericksburg. annapolis at 65 degrees. we have cooler air than we did yesterday. temperatures five to six degrees cooler. satellite and radar, clear skies across the area. we continue to see clear skies throughout the night.

it's going to allow temperatures to drop tonight. 56 degrees by 11:00. 51 when you wake up tomorrow morning. that is inside the district. most areas will be in the low to mid-40s. you'll need the jacket as you step outside tomorrow morning. i'll show you how warm things get as we work into the holiday weekend. >> thank you. coming up next, an 11-month-old boy found unresponsive. tonight, vekters try to figure out what happened and why. the floodwaters have fallen. weeks later, the clean up is getting under way in this community. >> it looks like something out of a science fiction

tonight an 11-month-old child brought back to his mother unresponsive. >> they are trying to figure out what happened. pat collins that has latest on the investigation. pat? >> reporter: what caused an 11-month-old baby boy to get into an unresponsive state. the police are searching for

answers. a most peculiar sight in vienna. giving this house on lakewood drive a thorough going over. police say yesterday there was an 11-month-old baby boy at this house. they say the caregiver drove the boy from the house to reston to his mother. the boy was in an unresponsive state and eventually flown to children's hospital for treatment. all of that triggered the search today at this home hear now from bill murray of the vienna police department. is there any indication of wrong doing? >> no indication of anything yet. there's an unresponsive child. it's a brand-new investigation. it's early in the investigation. >> reporter: so far, no charges? >> no, no charges or arrests or anything of that nature. >> reporter: police took things from the house but it's unclear

what it might lead to. when they finished their search, they posted a sign on the front door. it reads this area unsafe. use prohibited by fire official. they say the little boy is still in the hospital. their investigation continues on. doreen, back to you. >> more questions than answers on this one at this point. thank you. pat collins in vienna, virginia. more on the breaking news in northwest d.c. where a pedestrian was involved in a hit and run on 14th and up shire street. jackie has the latest. >> reporter: this is a bizarre and disturbing story. we are told two groups of men were fighting near this intersection. a very crowded intersection, kids coming home from school, people out on their porches when one of the men ran out into the

street after being chased by a pit bull that was sicked on him we are told. when he ran out into the street, he was struck by a vehicle. police tell us it oo a maroon colored jeep liberty, a late model. it struck the man and pinned him. if you could come back out to us at the scene, pinned him to a minivan. the jeep took off north on 14th street. the police are searching for the vehicle at this time. the late model maroon jeep liberty is heavily damaged. as to the person who was struck, it's an adult male. it's not a child. not a teenager. that person is in very, very grave condition sustained extremely serious injuries as a result of the hit and run accident this afternoon. d.c. police are here on the scene documenting what they have here but also very much looking

for that late model maroon colored jeep liberty with extensive, extensive front-end damage. back to you. >> jackie bensen reporting from northwest d.c. thank you. two incidents near the capital disrupted things this morning. about 7:00 this morning, authorities were not able to figure out what it was. streets were closed for three hours. later this morning, the building on pennsylvania avenue was closed when a vehicle loaded with card board boxes tried to enter a parking garage. a search of the vehicle found nothing suspicious. demolition crews are cleaning up the damage left from tropical storm lee. this mobile home park was hit hard by the flooding. dozens of homes condemned. they approved a permit to demolish 40 homes there. the clean up is expected to last

through the weekend. 150 people who lived in that mobile home park are looking for permanent housing. >> doug is here with a look at the weather. on a scale of one two ten, i would give it a 15. >> it is that nice out there for a beautiful fall afternoon. average high temperature, 72. we are at 68 right now. with all that sunshine, it is simply gorgeous out there. the next couple days even better. what is tomorrow? a 19? a 20? >> is it going to be better? is that what you are saying? >> we are redefining the weather scale. right now, 68 degrees with sunshine. temperatures around the region. 66 in gaithersburg. 68 in martinsburg, west virginia. 70 in fredericksburg. a closer look around the metro area, temperatures toward fairfax county, 67 degrees.

camp springs right now andrews air force base 68 degrees. warrenton 72 degrees. a very nice wednesday, thursday afternoon. friday is looking good, too. doppler radar showing all clear. that's the way the doppler is going to continue to be. high pressure is dominating. we are going to see fantastic weather. that is the weather on friday. sunshine, high pressure, mild temperatures. saturday, sunshine, high pressure, warmer temperatures. i think most areas will get into the upper 70s, close to 80 degrees on saturday. just about everybody will get close to the 80 degree mark on sunday as this area of high pressure is going to dominate right on through the weekend and into early portions of next week. just into early portions of next week, then we talk about the chances of rain. not today or anytime soon. clear skies this evening. 61 to 64 degrees. tomorrow morning, temperatures a little bit ton cool side.

you'll need the jacket again. tomorrow afternoon, abundant sunshine once again. nice and warm. we are going to warm up quickly. we call it a fantastic friday with temperatures 71 to 75 degrees. the next couple days, 78 on saturday. 81 on monday. then we have to talk about the rain chances coming in toward the middle of next week, starting on tuesday. that could be a prolonged rain event. we'll talk about that at a later date. the next few days look so great. if you have questions, send me pictures of what you are doing. facebook me or look me up at twitter at doug kammerer. >> okay. >> nice to have the nice weather coincide with the holiday weekend. we earned it. thank you, doug. a guilty verdict tonight for a virginia woman who threw her 2-year-old granddaughter from a parking overpass. julie carey is live with the

latest on the sentencing part of the trial. julie. >> reporter: we have learned the decision the jury made about the sentence for carmella. 35 years in prison. earlier this afternoon, that same jury found her guilty of first degree murder for dropping her 2-year-old granddaughter off a five-story tyson's walk way. they asked far life term. she's 50 years old. that puts her in prison for most of her natural life. the jury's sentencing recommendation is just that, a recommendation. she will be sentenced at a later date by a judge in the case. we'll be back to give you reaction to the verdict and the sentence. back to you now. >> julie carey, thank you. still to come, more testimony in the trial against michael jackson's doctor. up next, the big mistake while collecting evidence in the days after the pop stars death. a big win for renters in

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a suspected gunman in a workplace shooting is dead. a man matching the description was shot and killed in a confrontation in cupertino. he was suspected of killing co-workers. six others wounded. he fled the quarry after the shooting and set in motion a manhunt that lasted all night. three deputies on patrol crossed paths at him and fired their weapons when he showed a gun. another day of the testimony in michael jackson's trial. the coroner took the witness stand. dr. conrad murray's lawyer grilled her about mistakes in the days following jackson's tests. she said her actions did not alter the final investigation. >> would you agree with me that you made a substantial number of

mistakes in your investigation of this case? >> no. >> dr. murray's lawyers say jackson was to blame for the drug overdose. murray could be charged for the death. remembering steve jobs, apple's visionary founder died. tonight, a look inside his private battle with the disease. the governor of maryland is taking on

a fast 4ward through the headlines. makeshift memorials are growing outside apple stores around the world in memory of steve jobs. he died yesterday after a seven year battle with cancer. the iphone and the ipad. police are searching a home in vienna after a caregiver who lived in the home brought a child back to his mother. vienna police are trying to figure out what happened. no charges have been filed. the boy is at children's medical center. the occupy wall street movement is growing. today, a large group of demonstrators marched for testing the state of our economy. rallies are scheduled for d.c.

throughout the weekd. four people indicted this week in a massive bribery investigation. a judge ordered the men held without bond. >> prosecutors argued they stashed cash in foreign countries. one had nearly $200,000 in his bedroom. another threatened to kill another witness. for all those reasons, the judge says they will stay behind bars. prosecutors say michael alexander, a high-ranking government official used $100 million to set up a coffee shop for a former mistress in south korea then later gave her another $32,000. they found $180,000 cash in a bedroom in this home early this week. his lawyer said his extramarital affair ended. he asked the judge to release alexander on bond because his

wife is battling leukemia. i don't think we need him in jail as much as he is needed home. he emerged as a ring leader in a federal bribery case. >> one of the most brazen federal scandals in our nation's history. >> through his job prosecutors say he managed to budget $54 million. they said he was caught on surveillance taking a bribe. every day prosecutor michael atkinson said he was living a lie, betraying the government trust. alexander is one of four defendants facing lengthy prison terms in the involvement. >> generally, there are two sides to the story. let's let the case unfold and

see where it happens. my client intended to fight the charges. >> authorities say they played major roles in the scheme. at one point, his father threatened to kill his brother. hush money to keep him quiet, more details on that coming up at 6:00. >> thank you. a potential victory for hundreds of renters in prince george's county. the chapter 11 bankruptcy case has been filed stopping the auction of the foreclosed town homes in which they live. they were going to auction off 87 town homes in the cooperative development in district heights. they feared the new owners could force them to move because the buildings failed safety inspectio inspections. now, they work with the bank to hammer out a deal. several homes, businesses

and the courthouse in oldtownal exand ria were in the dark after a fire caused a power outage there. a wooden gazebo caught on fire this morning. businesses including the starbucks, hotel monaco and the courthouse were without power most of the day. crews are still on scene. things should be back up and running by 7:00 tonight. the country's largest companies helped kick off national bullying prevention month in annapolis today. governor o'malley talked to students about the importance of reporting bullying when they see it happening. when a bystander does intervene correctly, studies find just by speaking up, you can cut the act of bullying more than half the time.

and, within ten seconds. >> maryland is the seventh state in the country to enact antibullying legislation. it still doesn't replace students and parents working together to report bullying when they see it. still to come, books, movie deals, tv interviews. what does the future hold for amanda knox? i'm liz crenshaw. looking for a fall fix for your looking for a fall fix for your lature,

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picking up leaves may be what you consider yard work in the fall. >> finally, we can get outside and do that. fall is actually the best time to lay the ground work for a lush lawn next spring. liz crenshaw is here for what homeowners should know when hiring professionals to take on the job. >> lawn care is an added expense. with all the recent rain, what does your lawn need? you could save $600 a year choosing the right company to help you. we looked at area lawn companies and compared. lawn care companies are bustling, looking to get lawns looking their best and prepare them for spring. >> the best time to work on your lawn is the fall. >> the president of washington's consumer checkbook says now is the time to build up a strong

lawn. soil tends to be warmer because we are coming out of the summer where seeds grow faster. when it comes to hiring professionals, remember, shop around and get multiple bids. >> the most important thing, i think, is what we do, report on what customers said about the results after a year of service from a lawn care service. >> they looked at 150 area lawn care companies using several sample lawn that is gathered bids for a year's service. researchers uncovered big cost differences among firms a range of $400 to $2,150 for a lawn, an average difference of $600 on a lawn. >> on the quality side, one thing that is surprising is some of the large lawn care firms,

for instance, got substantially lower ratings from customers than many of the independent firms. >> the excessive wet weather left consumers with added problems. more weeds because weed killer was washed away. more mushrooms are popping up. they recommend scooping up the mushrooms and throwing them away otherwise, they release spores. when moeing, save the grass clippings and put them on the lawn to absorb the water. it will save you on fertilizer. when hiring a company -- >> get a guarantee and insist on it. >> with wary of unrealistic promises. >> ask them what they propose to do. if you have neighbors lawns that meet the standard, show them those lawns and say this is

where we want to be. >> a special thanks to that lawn company. they let us follow them around. you can find a list of lawn care companies on www.nbcwashington.com and search for lawn care. i love the idea of pointing at a neighbors yard saying i want it to look like that. >> knock on their door and say who is your guy? >> how much time do we have? >> all fall you can do it. work on it all fall. >> until the snow comes? >> all the wet weather, the people who stayed off their lawns, now with the five or six days of sunshine, it will dry things out a bit. we would like to recognize barbara and wednesday's child for winning a 2011 angels in adoption award last night. they honor people who help improve the lives of children. she accepted the award last

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apple has not announced an official cause of death for steve jobs but he was diagnosed with the rare form of pancreatic cancer seven years ago. he remained quiet about his battle with cancer, many noticed he looked more frail over the years. in 2009, he under went a liver transplant. no one confirmed it was related to his cancer. pancreatic cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. jobs had a rare form of the disease. a neuroendocrine tumor. they are slow growing tumors

that can be treated with surgery. 50% to 60% of patients with this will live five to ten years after the diagnosis. now to a treatment that helps speed up the healing process for athletes. it looks like something out of a science fiction movie. it uses extreme cold to ease aches and pains in minutes. >> reporter: this year the dallas mavericks proved they were the hottest team in the nba. could it be because their star players tried a cool new therapy? >> it's starting to circulate around the athletic community. >> it's whole body crio therapy. they drop the temperature inside to 300 degrees below zero. they stay in for two to three minutes. it's not an ice bath, so the

cold is bearable. >> it helps with muscle spasms and speeds up injuries as well. >> reporter: he says the extreme cold releases endor fins and pain relievers in the body. athletes say it gives them an edge by letting them skip the recovery time needed after hard training. >> i trained for a few hours after i came here. right now, i feel like i could go again. >> reporter: some doctors say the claims aren't crystal clear. >> there's no doubt the ice therapy works for reducing inflammation. the question is, can you do it quicker in a chamber and the evidence is not there to support it? >> reporter: the food and drug administration does not regulate it. did it lead to the mavericks win? doubtful.

they say a mental advantage is still cool. erica edwards, nbc news. >> it costs $70 per session. many patients see improvements in their skin after a few seconds. can you imagine sticking your face in that? >> it was cool, though. >> it's cool, indeed. >> they say it doesn't feel as cold as an ice bath. >> that's the good part of it. >> it would be interesting to check it out. here is doug with a final check on the weather forecast. >> minus 300 degrees, not bad. how about 68 degrees? that's good. plenty of sunshine out there now. another gorgeous afternoon. look at the temperatures arnds the region. 64 in pennsylvania and state college. that's the cooler air that slid down across the region today. we saw temperatures about five to six degrees cooler than where they were yesterday.

out to the west, columbus, ohio, west virginia to the upper 70s. that's the air that's going to make its way toward us the next couple days. tomorrow, a high of 74. then we get to the warm air. 78 on saturday. 80 on sunday. monday, columbus day, looking at a temperature of 81 degrees. we'll update you on what's coming after that. that's going to be a little problematic. we'll talk about it. >> thank you, doug. the kick off is on for monday night football for the past two decades. it will not be heard there again. ♪ are you ready for some football ♪ >> i know. it's pretty familiar. hank williams jr. and espn agreed to part ways. the singer was dropped after making controversial comments. he compared president obama golfing with john boehner to benjamin netanyahu meeting with

hitler. he apologized for offending anyone else. me, my song and rowdy friends are out of here. turning now to sports. tonight, we are talking about the caps. >> i'm excited to talk about hockey. it gets me going. i'm feeling cold. the capitals open up their season at home saturday against the carolina hurricanes. it's a homecoming. jeff played for dallas, tampa bay, los angeles and montreal. he started with the caps in 1999. he sat down with a conversation with dan hellie and recalled how eager he was to get a deal down with if team he grew up with. >> i got a phone call from the peop people. i think he was tiptoeing around it a little bit.

he said we would like to make an offer. i'll take it. >> reporter: before you knew the money? >> yeah. the money -- i should have gone back and made sure. but, i think he was trying to say the words we can only offer you this. i said that's fine, whatever it is. yeah. i had to make a phone call to my agent right after. he just got off the phone with another team. >> reporter: did you have to cut a commission since you did your own deal? >> no. i think you pay these guys for advice. they are supposed to do the negotiations, but he department get a commission for that one. >> reporter: it has to be different this time around. >> there are a lot of differences. for me, the big thing now is toward the end of -- i don't

know how much longer i'll have. the fun and pressure of winning a stanley cup becomes a bigger factor. i don't have as many years left. now, the team is as good as it is. you are picking the media and you have that confidence to be a companion. i was always not just a younger player, but a younger player on older teams. we had guys -- i was a lot younger than those guys. at the end, it shifted a bit. to come back now, we have a good group of veterans. to see how good they have developed and how much weight they carry on the team is a big difference. >> they brought in a couple guys. they had veterans in the past. george thinks this is the right mix. this that what this is lacking?

>> i mean i have no idea what this team went through last year. during the year, during the playoffs especially. i think veterans, you know, from what i have seen and what i hope to become are guys that from situations come up like that you are able to fall back because you have been there before. it becomes habit. it's not to say i know what it's like to play in a stanley cup. just like the oldies on this team, they have had success that i haven't had. that they have gone through. i think veteran presence is able to call back and know what to do. i hope that's what we deal with and provide for this team. >> jeff halperin coming home. coming up at 6:00, what the teammates new and old have to

say about his return. also, sports illustrated releasing the playoff prediction. the caps, they might have other ideas about what sports illustrated is predicting what will happen. it's going to get blood boiling. >> a lot of people are rooting for jeff. >> he's a great guy. >> thanks. coming up, president obama lays out a new challenge for lawmakers who oppose his jobs bill. a chief was in court today. imagine getting stuck in an elevator on the 62nd floor. it happened to a group of tourists. those stories and more coming up on news 4 at 6:00. finally free. coming up, a look at what's next for amanda knox after being cleared of murder charges. get in on fandemonium. log on to facebook and like our

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amanda knox is back home in seattle after spending four years in an italian jail for a murder she says she did not commit. now, people want to know what

she's going to do next. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: interest in the young woman with the incredible story to tell reached fever pitch. >> they are reminding me to speak in english. >> i would really ask a big favor of all of you, that is to give this family some time. >> reporter: there's been a steady stream of calls for interviews, book deals and movie rights. here in seattle, there are signs of growing sensitivity to the knox family. a group of local tv stations has decided to back off. a letter to the family reads all the stations are pulling out of the west seattle neighborhood. that includes all the knox family homes to allow the family the peace they have asked for. david marriott handled public relations for the family since knox was arrested four years ago. >> the conversations about what happens next and the stories she wants to tell, we will probably

have them in three weeks. >> reporter: it may be two or three months before knox sits down to tell her story. the 24-year-old spent four years in an italian jail for a murder conviction the court overturned. >> prison is a profoundly traumatic experience for anybody. for people who have been exonerated, it's more traumatic. they suffered for no good reason. >> reporter: for amanda knox, it's harder. international notoriety forced her into hiding. >> the questions i got today, what did she eat last night? what is she going to eat in the morning? there's a high level of interest. it think it will go down. i would say it's not going to happen fully until she probably does tell her story. >> reporter: for now, until knox gets reacquainted with freedom, the story will have to wait.

>> that was stephanie gosk reporting. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. you are watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 at 6:00. a jury convicts a virginia grandmother of murder for tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter off an elevated mall walk way. now her prison term has been set. >> honoring the life and death of apple's visionary steve jobs from california to washington to the worldwide web. occupy d.c. hits the pavement as the movement to take on greed arrives in the nation's capital. we begin with a grandmother convicted of murder in the mall. good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim handly in for jim vance. 50-year-old carmella dela rosa will go to jail for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to