woman accused of killing her co-worker at the lululemon yoga store in bethesda. the defense rested today. it's up to the jury to decide if norwood is guilty of first degree murder. let's get the latest from chris gordon at the coursehouse. >> reporter: closing arguments are under way. the prosecutor called norwood an actress, someone who staged the crime scene. this was a long, brutal attack, he said. but the defense, representing norwood said it was not premeditated, not deliberate, just the opposite. the defense saying britney norwood shows that she was someone who lost it. she was not in her right mind at the time this occurred. she was delusional. this followed the morning the jury saw the gruesome photographs from the autopsy

report. they left the courtroom for the first time so they would not have to look at the nine graphic photographs of their daughter. the defendant's mother and sister left the courtroom. her father stayed and listened. she was behind the video display that faced the jury. she sometimes closed her eyes or stared straight ahead, showing no emotion. during the autopsy, she identified at least 331 wounds on the victim. 100 of them, defensive wounds as murray tried to fend off blows from her attacker. she was alive throughout all of this until the last strike of the knife. at least five weapons were used. a knife, hammer, wrench, box cutters a rope around her neck, f fibers from the rope around the victim's hands. you can't estimate the time this attack took. she said she couldn't.

that's important because the defense says norwood killed murray in a horrific fight when she lost control and it was not premeditated. they are asked to find her guilty of first degree premeditated murder. a plan to kill can occur during an attack. defense lawyer had no interest in this trial. >> if you are having an argument and you are getting more angry and you grab a weapon, that's deliberation enough to decide that you intended to kill somebody. >> reporter: the defense says this killing was quick, it was not premeditated, it was impulsive. the case goes to the jury. we'll find out if they will begin deliberations tonight or return tomorrow to begin their deliberations fresh tomorrow morning. that's the latest from the montgomery courthouse, back to you. >> thanks so much. police in fairfax county are

looking for a man who tried to snatch a teenage girl while she was walking to school. the 14-year-old was near guisenberry drive and kings hill. she ignored him and he grabbed her. she kicked him and he fled. president obama's push to get congress to pass his jobs package took him to georgetown today. he used a key bridge to highlight the many bridges around the country that need fixed if the infrastructure of the jobs bill is passed. they say the key bridge is not unsafe, however it does need some work. repairs planned for 2014, but could get under way two years earlier if the infrastructure portion of the jobs bill is passed. >> the only way to attack the economic challenges on the scale needed is with bold action by congress. they hold the pursestrings.

>> republicans say the president's first stimulus plan did not work and the new plan spends too much money and won't create any long term jobs. tonight, news 4 learned the district is aggressively moving to bring the washington redskins training facilities from virginia back to rfk. mayor vincent gray made a trip to look at modern facilities. tom sherwood joins us to tell us how this is unfolding. >> this could be a big deal. the city wants the redskins to play in washington. the training facility would be a big step in that direction. the washington redskins with a tough 3-4 record now practicing in virginia wednesday preparing for sunday's game against the 49ers at fedex field. vincent gray and city

councilmembers made a trip to tampa to view the training facilities of the buccaneers. it's part of a $30 million redevelopment of the area, including a luxury hotel and hall of fame for fans year round. possibly, a new hospital. sources say former redskins greg owens took the mayer and michael brown on the secret trip. mayor gray's trip was mentioned by the washington times. news 4 says officials are mad the word leaked out. redskins general manager bruce allen joined the redskins from tampa and praised the training facilities there. the city would make rfk and surrounding land available to the team. now no one would comment for the record about the city trip. mayor gray is said to be furious that it leaked out. wendy, back to you.

who paid for the secret trip? >> we are told all three and mr. owens paid their own way so it's not an official trip. no city funds were spent, we are told. >> thanks, tom. district officials said today the department of public works laid off about a dozen employees whose job was to boot vehicles the outstanding tickets. there are boot crews on the streets, but there's fewer of them. >> unfortunately, they are not the parking officials. they are the booters. if you have outstanding parking tickets you have a better chance of escaping right now. >> there are plenty of ticket writers in the city. pay attention to the parking meters or pay hefty fines. metro bus drivers have one

of the most dangerous jobs in the district. we are going to give you a front row seat to the dangers of driving a metro bus, coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00. excuse me. excuse me! >> herman cain got testy this morning in northern virginia. reporters were peppering him with questions about the sexual harassment charges of his past. according to the associated press, a third woman came forward accusing him of misconduct. it came when he was ceo of the restaurant association here in d.c. we have more on the local connection to the allegations. >> the third former employee says she was subjected to unwanted and aggressive behavior by herman cain when she worked

for him at the national restaurant association. he made sexually suggestive remarks. she decided not to file a complaint. at least one of the women lives in montgomery county. at least one received a financial settlement in the 1990s. he says he's not aware of the settlement. it was a testy exchange between gop front-runner, herman cain and reporters in alexandria. cain stating forcefully he wasn't going to answer any questions about inappropriate sexual conduct. >> let me say one thing, i'm here with these doctors and that's what i'm going to talk about. don't even bother asking me all of these other questions that you all are curious about. okay? don't even bother. >> reporter: the pushing continued as doctors defended the republican candidate. >> i think he's brave to be out

there and put himself in a position where this can happen. i think we need to stay focused on issues and not get distracted. >> reporter: details of the accusation against cain has been limited. one of the females wants to go public. it's not happening because of a confidentiality agreement signed when cain was ceo of the restaurant association in the 1990s. he says his campaign is at the stage where it's no longer ridiculed, it's being destroyed. >> there are facts trying to destri me personally as well as this campaign. there is a force greater -- there's a force at work here that is much greater than those that would try to destroy me and destroy this campaign. >> the latest accuser told the

associated press cain's behavior included a private invitation to his apartment. she feared retaliation. cain's campaign declined to comment on this latest development. >> jane watrel, thank you. turning now to the weather, more cool, fall temps coming our way. >> let's find out how long it's going to stick around with doug kammerer. >> predicting temperatures below the average of around 63-64 through the end of, early next week. possibly, the end of the forecast period. now, still very, very nice with temperatures below average. 59 with plenty of sunshine. a beautiful day on this wednesday. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. doppler radar, no rain to talk about. we'll stay dry potentially for the next seven days, at least. we needed a break. we are going to get it big time. satellite radar showing clouds

stretching in across the area. they are of the high level variety. we'll see more during the day on friday. a storm system that could bring some area showers. i'll talk about that coming up. a chilly start to tomorrow morning. most areas in the 30s. washington a temperature of 42 degrees. that's coming at 7:00 a.m. the complete forecast including what i'm thinking about for the weekend. >> thank you, doug. still ahead, jail time or house arrest. lindsay lohan learns her fate for violating probation. what happened to the man accused of murdering a mother and son? a[ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money?

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stay with us. actress lindsay lohan will be heading to jail next week after a judge determined she violated her probation. she missed a community service assignment at a women's shelter. she was on probation for stealing a necklace. today, the judge sentenced her to 30 days in jail. she could do less time than that

because of overcrowding at the jail. once she finishes her sentence, she has to work at a morgue for 12 days. was it ever real or just made for tv? we are talking about the wedding and divorce of kim kardashian and kris humphreys. the whole thing was a publicity stunt. kris jenner denied the allegations saying kim did not make money off the wedding. >> one of the rumors is we sold the television rights for millions of dollars. not true. we profitted or she profitted from the wedding. absolutely false. >> they did not make $20 million for it? >> absolutely not. >> she didn't say weather the

family made money off the wedding. she said kim didn't. jenner says kardashian's ring, the reports it cost $2 million are not true. >> it's a whopper. >> you may not be ready to join the military. that doesn't mean you can't get fit. >> yes, this week we are checking out soldier fit, an exercise boot camp. we asked these troops, what's your work out. >> good afternoon. this is a little bit different than other boot camps. >> ready, begin. >> it's more family oriented. drill sergeants won't yell at you. >> last 30 seconds, pick up the speed. >> it's not in your face. we work with the individual. we allow them to go at their own pace and eventually, down the line, they get the results they are trying to achieve.

>> i used to be 280 pounds. i couldn't bend over and tie my shoes. i used to say i was a chris far lee look-a-like. i have gone from that to what you see, 200 pounds. >> before i started, i couldn't do a push up. now, i'm cranking out 20 like it's nothing. >> stability ball work, medicine ball work, tire flips, off the wall work out stuff. our instructors will be in fatigu fatigues. we'll have military cadences. our clients are troops. you'll see them line up like military style. you'll see all ranges, all sizes, all ages, male and female. all walks of life. we have individuals who are about to get deployed or individuals who may be 300-400 pounds trying to get back in

shape. they needed something different. >> here i am 35 pounds lighter, working out three times a week and feeling good. it's a hard workout. you feel it every week. >> it's a life changer. it's not just a fad. it's literally, a lifestyle. >> now soldier fit has different locations in maryland. we have details on our website as well as a firsthand account of what it's like to try out this work out. go to www.nbcwashington.com for more details. well, he tested students smarts for 50 years. now, our good friend mac mcgary is retiring as the most of "it's academic." >> he's been hosting the show for five decades. wtop's afternoon news anchor hillary howard has been filling in for gary as he's been preparing to leave the show.

>> it's a legend walking around the building. >> i always wanted to get on that show. >> i did, too. it's fun to play at home, though. >> we have fun weather out there today. we wish the sun could stay up forever. >> it's going to get shorter. daylight savings time, the sun is going to set at the 5:00 hour. >> it feels like it's setting at 2:00 in the afternoon. >> already. you are going to notice a difference out there. speaking of difference, want to see a picture of the snowstorm we saw a couple days ago. this is toward maryland. a lot of snow up there. upwards of six inches in that area. definitely a winter wonderland. we are talking about october. this was on sunday. now take a look at this picture. how about this one yesterday? a complete difference as we see the sunshine. the sun now melting all the snow. just about everybody, as far as the snow is concerned, not

having to worry about that at all. we have plenty of sunshine. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. a very nice afternoon on our wednesday. 60 in martinsburg. 63 in fredericksburg. that's the warm area. la play da and waldorf coming in at 63 degrees, too. nothing on the radar. we are going to stay on the dry side at least for 24 hours, probably through the next couple days and the weekend, too. we are watching a storm system to the west now. it's producing cloud cover back in portions of ohio and a few higher clouds in maryland now. it's about it. the storm system itself is going to be stopped by the area of high pressure. nice weather for us. this is today. tomorrow, we see the high pressure slide a little bit farther down to the south and east. nice with plenty of sunshine. here comes the rain. watch what happens to it. another area of high pressure really begins to move in from the north. that pushes all this moisture to the south. i think the showers will stay to

the south. area of low pressure goes far enough south that it doesn't have too much of an effect on us. it cools off and gives us cloud cover. behind that, chilly air coming in late friday night into the early part of saturday. saturday is going to be a cool day even though we have sunshine in store. clear and crisp tonight. nice. 55 dropping down to 49 degrees. tomorrow, we're going to wake up to clear skies. 32 in the cooler suburbs to 42 in the city. tomorrow afternoon, warming up nicely. 59 to 64, a great day. a few high clouds from time to time. look at this, temperatures over the next couple day, 59 on friday, 54 on saturday. sunday, a beautiful day with temperatures around 60 degrees. we are going to be on the mall. 10:00, we are going to get there early. sunday is looking really, really nice. >> that will be a nice walk. coming up, a pickpocket.

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stadium. district officials would not comment on a possible move. a third woman came forward accusing herman cain of sexual harassment. the alleged accuser worked for the national restaurant association when cain was president. cain was in d.c. and virginia today. he sparred with reporters who insisted on asking questions. we are looking at a great night tonight and a beautiful day tomorrow. these are the temperatures. 61 in leesburg and manassas. 63 is the warm spot in fredericksburg. 57 in annapolis, and cambridge. look at the areas closer to the metro. 63 in rockville and camp springs coming in with a temperature of 60 degrees. laurel, we are looking at a temperature of 61. i will show you cool numbers ahead, then the extended

forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. thanks. the man accused of murdering his estranged wife and stepson. he spent the last four weeks in north carolina. pat collins is live in rockville with the developments today. pat? >> reporter: jim, the wheels of justice are starting to turn for murder suspect, curtis lopez. curtis lopez, said to be public enemy number one in montgomery county. brought back to the county today where he'll soon face charges in a high-profile case of double murder. now, they tried to talk to him before. they are trying to talk to him again. >> they are going to try to interview him here? >> that's correct. >> reporter: he wasn't cooperating in north carolina. do you think he may cooperate here? >> i don't know. he'll have an opportunity to

speak, if he wants to. >> reporter: he's been held in charlotte, north carolina for weeks after police made a long distance arrest in the case. lopez, charged in the murder of his 51-year-old wife, jane mcquain. her body found in the bedroom of her germantown condo october 12th. police believe she had been dead for some time lopez, soon to be charged in the death of his stepson, william mcquain. the body of the 12-year-old boy found in a wooded area in clarksburg on october 18th. he'd been missing for more than two weeks. police have security camera video that shows lopez and william together on october 1st. the day they believe the young man was murdered. how william was killed? they say it was chilling. >> beaten to death. >> that's correct. it was a gruesome and horrific scene. i spoke with detectives, pat,

and they said it was some of the worst they had ever seen. >> reporter: lopez could make the first court appearance in this case here as early as tomorrow. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, live for us in rockville, thank you. police are looking for the gunman who shot a man and woman at a busy shopping center. it happened just after 8:00 on walter's lane. the male victim, 27-year-old anthony washington was killed. the second victim, a 33-year-old woman is expected to be okay. police say the gunman was wearing all black and a mask. jurors are deliberating in the corruption trial of curry. closing arguments were held in the six week long trial this morning. he's accused of receiving $245,000 in payments from the shoppers grocery chain in exchange for legislative favors.

he admits he did not disclose some conflicts of interest, but did nothing illegal. plans to bring an upscale grocery store to the county. whole foods. it would be a major boost to the counties economy, bringing in millions of dollars in tax revenue. not everyone is excited about the idea. coming up at 6:00, darcy spencer tells us why critics say it's a bad place for whole foods to move. the welfare of circus animals is getting attention on capitol hill. jim moran, the former host of the price is right, bob barker, the congressman introducing new legislation. it restricts to use of exotic elephants and tigers in shows. it's the traveling exotic animal protection act. bob barker spoke out about the bill. >> how do they train them?

they have to dominate the animal. how do they do that? they beat it with clubs, fists, ax handles, golf clubs. they shock it with all sorts of electric devices. they use bull hooks on them. they even deprive them of food and even water in order to make them do these tricks. >> an official with ringling brothers says the legislation will do nothing to improve the care of any animal. when we come back on news 4 at 5:00, metro riders ban together to catch a [ boy's voice ] hi, samantha. [ girl's voice ] hi todd, do you wanna be my boyfriend? [ chuckles ] sure! great -- gimme your melt.

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of stealing. we'll tell it' alwa)bg decided a you know it's always a special day around here when we tell you about one of our wednesday's children who found a permanent and loving home. >> barbara harrison catches up with cameron and his brand-new family. >> reporter: she shows her new son cameron is finding his place in the family. they recently came to washington for a visit. they didn't bring the whole

family. >> we have 12 children. we have three girls and the rest are boys. >> reporter: they adopted some of those 12. the most recent addition, cameron, who was featured a few years ago as a wednesday's child. his new siblings love him. >> he's nice, funny, intelligent. he likes to play games. >> he loves to watch tv with us and movies. >> reporter: before cameron, she thought they adopted their last child. then her husband got another call. >> cameron came into our life by the way of michael county services. they asked my husband would they like another son. i said -- he talked to me, i said another one? i said okay, we'll give it one more try. >> reporter: they say their new son is adjusting well. >> particularry hard for youngster who is have been displaced and they don't know their place until they come to

the place where they can kind of relax. >> reporter: cameron found many things to like about his new home. >> some of the things we do together is go to the move vis, watch tv, go to church, eat dinner. >> reporter: they recognize the importance of sharing their love. >> i was adopted myself at 1 day old. i recognize what it is to have family. there are a lot of things cameron still has on the inside that has to blossom. like anything else, when you plant a seed, you have to fertilize it. >> reporter: they are teaching all of us what it means to have the strength to continue to love, whether it's one child or 12. barbara harrison news 4 for wednesday's child. >> that's a big lesson there. >> yeah. they are good people. >> there are many other children in our area hoping to find a permanent home like cameron did.

to find out more, call 888-to-adopt-me. they look like a happy family there. >> yes, they do. there's much more to come on news 4 at 5:00, a pickpocket caught red handed. that pitch comes thanks to transit police, metro riders and the victims. that story is coming up. plus, the world's largest shoe store. hi. welcome to carmax.

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today's fandemonium prize, $10 gift card to starbucks. go to nbc washington facebook page and click like us. each day, we pick a winner at 7:00 and announce the winner during the 11:00 news. the world's biggest store is getting larger. it's going to be full of shoes. macy's in new york is going to under go a $100 million design. there's going to be a brew hub, restaurant, a shoe department that is going to be huge. it will be the world's largest women's shoe store and will feature as many as 300,000 pairs on any given day. it's almost too much. it's overwhelming. >> yeah. there aren't enough feet in new york. >> that would stress me out. >> decisions, decisions. a would be pickpocket got more than she bargained for yesterday. >> derrick ward spoke to a victim who got all her stuff

back thanks to help from other riders and the transit police. this is a news 4 exclusive. hey, derrick. >> reporter: how are you? this happened about 7:30 last night. the victim does not want us to reveal her identity but thinks the story needs to get out. for her, it's a cautionary tale. she's a regular metro rider, no stranger to crowds, broken escalators or being jostled a bit by other riders. there was something different about the contact at the bottom of the escalator. >> it was gut instinct. it felt stronger than a nudge. i looked into my bag and turned around and realized my small purse was missing and somebody sketchy looking was standing behind me. >> reporter: she was victim to a

pickpocket. she can't explain why she did 6 neaóak >>,%vher. somebody elsei .could.(÷:ueporter: >> it probably could. when people think you are distracted, you are a more likely victim. >> are you distracted? >> no. >> after working a long day, their head is not always in it. be aware of your surroundings. as it turns out, the suspect in the pickpocket incident didn't appear to be the run of the mill pickpocket. >> she had product that belonged

to a local store. >> reporter: the victim is changing her riding habits. she'll lose the ear buds. >> i'm going to be more careful walking home now. >> reporter: this happened at the gallery place station. metro authorities don't believe there's a ring of pickpockets operating, but they warn as we approach the holiday season, riders should be individual lent to not fall victim to a crime of opportunity. back to you. >> derrick ward, thanks so much. two, one -- drop. >> oh! >> you know that is fun. it's students from the thomas w. pyle middle school in montgomery county. the first annual pumpkin drop. it occurred at the naval warfare center. these future engineers dropped pumpkins from a specific location at the carter rock insulation. they had to prevent the pumpkin

from breaking and land it closest to the target. students had a month to design a structure around the pumpkin to protect it from being cracked. i don't know who succeeded. it's always fun throwing stuff. >> yeah. never gets old. here is doug with a final check on our weather. doug? >> so true, always fun throwing stuff. i would love to do it from another 100 feet or so. out there now, a beautiful day. we are looking at fantastic weather. temperatures outside, still in the upper 50s. the sun is up. it's going down in the next 20 minutes. the sun will be down at 6:08 on sunday. goes down just after 5:00. ouch. doppler radar showing things are clear around the area. the story tonight is cold temperatures, once again. 42 in washington. 32 in frederick. 35 in leesburg. manassas coming in around 34 degrees. tomorrow, simply gorgeous. high clouds from time-to-time. high temperatures in the low 60s. tomorrow is going to be a really, really nice day.

colder air moves in. i'll show it to you at 6:00. >> see you then. thank you, doug. >> this went fast. >> practically at the half way point in the nfl. too bad it wasn't more enjoyable for the redskins. the redskins highlight to be found. hopefully it will change against the 49ers this weekend. for now, reoffer you ridiculous catches and plays from the week that was. let's start with the best catches of the week. joe flak throwing down on the sidelines. look at that. a great one handed grab over a.j. jefferson and the ravens huge comeback win. sticky fingers on that one. amazing what the gloves do. dallas, not much goes right for romo. this is a sweet juggling grab. one problem, if you watch the

replay closely, robinson puts his right foot on the chalk. out of bounds. that's no catch and no success for tony romo and the cowboys against the eagles. now, this is how you make a juggling catch. matthew stafford, once, twice, three times. finally hauls it in. another look and he's batting to himself. tony sheffler in the process, he was actually mocking the broncos quarterback. jaguars, texans, it's stripped by clint sessions. picks it up. clinton started it. how about you finish it? he gives it back to sessions. didn't see the guy who made the play get a shot at the end zone. here is the heads up play of the week. even if it's illegal, patriots trying to rally against the

steelers. knocks the ball out of braidy's hands. check out try here. between the legs, into the end zone. that's going to be a safety. now, that's illegal. you can't do that. you know what? if nobody catches you, it's fine. he said that was a good move, even if it was illegal. finally, the touchdown of the week. patrick peterson. this kid is so dangerous. fields in on his own 18. slips at tacking. breaks for more. finds the sidelines, makes a cut. peterson, you can't haul him down. 82 yards for the touch. his second kick return for a touchdown this season. celebration time short lived for the cardinals who fall to the ravens. a great comeback by the ravens. perhaps we might see something similar with the redskins on sunday. i'm hoping for the best. if they don't win this one, it's over. >> good stuff there. thank you.

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lottery players dreaming big tonight all over the region. they are shelling out 1 more to win $250,000. >> it's a quarter of a billion. you have to be in it to win it. here is john schriffen. >> a ticket right here. i hope it's a winner. >> reporter: all afternoon, the power ball machine at this deli in oldtown alexandria kept spitting out tickets with the jackpot at $245 million. suddenly, everyone is feeling lucky. >> i don't play that often. i'm here because she brought me in. >> reporter: how much did you spend >> $55. >> reporter: you think you are going to win? >> i hope i am. >> reporter: many spent their lunch hour waiting in line for a hope and a dream. if you win, what would you do with the money? >> i can't imagine.

i guess a lot of family things. >> travel and not have to worry about working more. >> retire and enjoy it. i have a big family, so i need all of that. i'm going to have to give away $50 million to keep them away. >> reporter: they say once the power ball jackpot grows above $200 million, suddenly, people act different. >> usually people are very impatient. when it comes to the jackpot this high, they will wait and wait. >> reporter: how do you pick your numbers in. >> i use my daughter and fee ya say's birthdays. >> reporter: you think you're going to win? >> no. >> reporter: with a jackpot this high, i decided to test my luck. with the odds of winning at 170 million to 1, it's not likely this is the winning ticket. but, if you don't see me on tv tomorrow, you might know why. in oldtown alexandria, john schriffen, news 4. we are coming after you,

don't hide. >> cause you pain and misery. that's it for news 4 at 5:00. news 4 at 6:00 starts now. good luck out there. deliberations are under way now in the lululemon murder trial. >> the redskins on the move. mayor vincent gray is trying to get them to move their training facility out of virginia. president obama trying to pass the transportation portion of his jobs bill. >> good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >>

>> the woman used to work for the national restaurant association. she told the associated press she considered file iing agains cain. the ap story adds it included a private invitation to his corporate apartment. cain says his campaign is under attack. >> third phase, they try to destroy you. well, got a little of that this week. >> reporter: a fooisy herman cain started in northern virginia before the high-tech community. but the calm quickly changed to chaos. >> excuse me. excuse me! >> reporter: as a republican front-runner was confronted by reporters in alexandria after a speech to a doctors organization. cain refusing to answer questions about inappropriate