in the hands of the jury. >> they have been deliberating since first thing this morning. >> stephanie stanton has been following the trial since the very beginning. she's live in los angeles with the latest developments today. stephanie? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. it is day one of deliberations at the courthouse in los angeles. it's a jury of seven men and five women. they are on lunch break. they have been deliberating all morning long. they are faced with the task of determining dr. conrad murray eesz fate. the jury has been behind closed doors. they are deliberating one count of manslaughter. legal experts will know soon whether it's going to be a quick decision. >> if they go past friday at 4:00, it's the bewitching hour, and go into next week, that

means the jury is struggling with a verdict. >> reporter: they are considering hundreds of pieces of evidence from witnesses, including three of dr. murray's former girlfriends. former patients, security guards and medical experts. a chilling audio tape was played in open court. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. go. go. >> reporter: all though dr. murray himself did not take the stand, jurors heard a taped recording he did with the police dayed after michael jackson's death. >> i got to sleep dr. conrad. >> reporter: if murray is convicted, he will face a sentence from probation to four years in prison and lose his medical license.

deliberations began at 8:30 this morning. the jurors took a short break around 10:15, a 15 minute break until 10:30 and broke for lunch at noon. it's interesting to see. we don't know where they are in that process and when we might expect a verdict. we are on verdict watch. deliberations will continue during normal court hours until a verdict is reached. it's the latest in downtown los angeles. back to you. >> thank you. tonight, there is a very special edition of "dateline," the last days of michael jackson. jermaine was asked if dr. murray said anything to him at the hospital the day the king of pop died. >> he didn't say anything to me. >> after he died, dr. murray is quoted as saying, i feel like i lost my best friend. >> really? the only time i saw dr. murray was in the hospital when i got the news michael passed. i didn't know who he was but i

noticed his behavior. if you lost your best friend, you would have acted different. >> what did he act? >> fidgeting and looking around. i said something is wrong. >> don't miss it tonight at 10:00. an exploding package and white powder caused quite a scare. it turned out to be nothing more than an electrical problem. employees heard a popping sound and thought a package in a storage locker exploded. the building was evacuated. emergency officials soon determined the noise was caused by a fluorescent light fixture that malfunctioned and the box contained cookies. the white powder was probably smoke from a broken light. we have breaking news now. the attorney of the woman who

accused herman cain of sexual assault is -- >> she works hard for them as we face the significant challenges that lie ahead. she wishes to thank the media for the restrangt they have shown her. her colleagues and supervisors for their patients and advisers for their wise counsel and her dear husband of 26 years. everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace. sexual harassment is very much alive and with us today. women must fight it in workplaces at all levels. my client stands by the complaint she made. thank you. i'll take questions at this time. don't know, i'm sure she would disagree with the statements he's made concerning the

complaint. >> what is the level of interest -- specific in your words bad mouthed her reputation. wasn't there a strong desire -- >> she believes this statement refutes that. one at a time. one at a time. she'd been married 26 years. the incidents were in 1999, yes. >> describe the nature of the harassment she alleged by mr. cain? >> beyond what's in this statement, she decided not to relive the specifics of the incidence. >> is that because she is unable to do so because she's limited by the confidentiality agreement or she doesn't want to? >> the latter. she's made a decision she does not want to do that.

>> excuse me? we have not asked them to lift it beyond making this statement. >> there you have it. in that statement from this woman who accused herman cain of harassment in 1999, no specifics does not describe the nature of the incident. meanwhile, a new survey puts cain at an all-time high. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: herman cain had reason to smile. confirmation today from a major poll that allegations of harassment have not slowed his assent. >> the american dream has been hijacked. the good news is, we can take it back. >> reporter: cain is at an all-time high, 23% nationally in the abc news washington post poll conducted since the revelation that three women who

worked at the restaurant association in the late 1990s accused cain of unwanted sexual advancements. 55% of republicans called it not a serious matter. 70% said it make nos difference to their vote. cain at 23% is virtually tied with mitt romney at 24. romney, today, laid out for the first time how he wants to transform social security and medicare. >> the eligibility age should keep pace with longevity. those ideas will give tomorrow's seniors the kind of choices most americans have in health care today. >> reporter: romney has to share front-runner status with another businessman. >> the way i approach problems is like all successful people. you make sure you are working on the right problem. >> reporter: to solve the campaign crisis, cain is refusing to hunker down. he's talking 9-9-9 and talking

no wrong doing in 1999. so far, it's working. if the sexual allegations stick, cain voter surveys will have to be redone. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. there is finally optimism with the nation -- within the nation's work force. a new government work force shows employers added 80,000 jobs last month and unemployment fell for the first time since july. it went from 9.1% to 9%. economic analysts say the job market is stabilizing and appears to be speeding up a bit. stocks meanwhile, recovered from their worst levels today. at the end of trading, they ended lower. at last check, the dow fell 59 points to close at 11,985. the nasdaq was off 12 points to end at 2,686.

the s&p 500 was off eight points closing at 1253. bundle up out there. the first weekend in november will feel more like the end of the month. >> veronica johnson tells us what's coming down the pipe for the weekend and talk about today. veronica? >> cool air is coming our way, guys. as far as today goes, where we had this morning light showers south of d.c. sprinkles to the north. now we have, look at that, sunshine throughout the area. sunshine but breezy conditions. we are at 58 degrees now. the wind out of the north-northeast at 16 miles per hour. adding more to the chill that is in the air. we are running several degrees below the average. good afternoon to you. folks in college park hanging on at 59 degrees. fairfax and reston coming in at 55. riverdale at 55 degrees. here's a look at the morning

showers south the sprinkles north. the area of low pressure, as you can see, where most of the rain passed to the south. the clearing skies from around d.c. and pennsylvania and ohio is going to be sticking around for much of the weekend. boy oh boy, it is going to be chilly. temperatures even for the evening hours. we'll drop to 48 degrees by 7:00 p.m. and down to 42 degrees by 11:00 p.m. under a clear sky. the fast forecast, clear and chilly for the evening. a late november type weekend. i'll tell you about other big changes coming our way over the next couple days. pat? >> thanks veronica. five stations will be closed for track workt. tacoma, wheaton, forest glen and tacoma will be closed. metro suggests adding at least a

half hour to your travel time to compensate for the station closures. because of daylight savings time, they will provide an extra hour of service. they will close at 3:00 on sunday morning. we are just getting started here. just tin bieber responds to the paternity claims. >> i would like to say none of the allegations are true. >> hear from the singing sensation about whether he fathered a child. also, is kim kardashian's wedding dress

singer justin bieber denying he fathered a child. a california woman filed a

paternity file on him. during an appearance on the "today" show this morning, bieber says he never met the woman. >> i would like to say that none of those allegations are true. i know that i'm going to be a -- i'm going to be a target but i'm never going to be a victim. it's crazy. every night after the show, i've gone from the stage to my car. so, it's crazy that people want to make up false allegations. to set the record straight, none of it is true. >> the woman gave birth to a boy in july. now, if the alleged fling is true, the woman could be investigated for having sex with a minor. she was 19 at the time and bieber was 16. the new york post reports wedding designer vera wang is still going to mass market replicas of kardashian's dress

despite fears it gown is cursed. meanwhile, a debate raises over the $2 million wedding ring kardashian got from humphries. humphries is shocked about the divorce and wants the ring back. kris jenner is saying it's a gift her daughter should keep. jessica simpson is postponing her wedding to an ex-nfl player due to her pregnancy. they want to enjoy this time in their lives. the 31-year-old and her boyfriend got engaged last year. this is the couples first child. no word on a new date for a wedding. forbes magazine released a list of the most overpaid actors in hollywood. will ferrell appears on third place. it does not take into account

like talent, looks or like ability. they approached it from a business perspective. eddie murphy is in second place and topping the list, drew barry moore. >> the other actors include reese witherspoon, denzel washington, nicolas cage, adam sandler. tom cruise, the number nine slot and nicole kidman rounds out the top ten. sesame street and the electric company are going to war, so to speak. the nonprofit organization behind the kids show is getting resources for military families. joining us today to talk more about this effort are very special guests. lynne and abby cadabby. how are you? >> good.

i'm happy to be here miss pat. >> nice to see you. how is elmo. >> he's great. >> sorry he couldn't come, too. let's talk about this venture. lynne, it's a venture between muppets and the military. previous resources were designed for preschool children. how will the new program work? >> thanks to abby and her friends, we have seen the youngest service members struggle through tough times like when a parent is deployed, when one comes back injured or one dies. we know how important it is for kids to stay connected and communicate their feelings but we also wanted to help the older kids, right, abby? >> that's right. >> our friends at electric company are going to help the school aged kids to find the right words, stay connected with parents, friends family whether near or far. >> are the issues and problems,

challenges different for preschool and elementary? >> they are the same. they go through the same issues. for the older kids, they have words. they are able to read and write. we want to use the electric company to help them find the right words to talk about their emotions when they are going through tough times. >> one of the tools you have chosen to use is a new app. how does it work and how will it help? >> this is a great app built for the kids. we know they love music and kids. >> they love artwork. >> thank you, abby. they do. they really love artwork. they can create all this stuff, they can play games, all of this to help them express their emotions. some days may be happy days, right? >> yep. that's why they have this funny thing -- you can create one depending on how you are

feeling. if you are blue, then you are blue. >> if you are happy your mood would be -- >> mine would be sparkly. i don't know how they do sparkly on the website. >> it's magical, abby. they can do it. >> thank you for that segway, abby. what about the website? tell us about that. >> there's a great website where young kids, abby and her friends and the older kids, like the electric company can go online and share their feelings and post artwork. >> notes like if i'm like missing my mommy, i can create something and send it to her right away and she can share it with other people. >> that's a great idea. >> yeah. >> can i ask you how cookie monster is? >> i love rosy and cookie monster. they are sorting through their candy from halloween.

>> go easy on the candy. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> remember your teeth. >> i don't have teeth. when they come in, i'm sure they'll be in danger. >> i should have known that. thanks so much. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks miss pat. >> see you on the website. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, how the first lady is inspiring people to lose weight and stop eating all that candy. how an elephant is coping wi [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah.

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it's friday. we're talking love with ellen. ellen, great to see you. >> you, too. >> we have a cool wedding to talk about. this stretched across several states at some point. >> yeah. this is the story of drew and ralph. they met in 2004. it was quite awhile ago. they were both living in north carolina at the time. ralph had a party at his house and drew walked in. ralph said it was a moment where i could hear a voice saying you will spend the rest of your life

with this person. basically love at first sight. the problem was they were going to be leaving to go different places in eight months. they had sort of a relationship, but with an expiration date. it was hard to work their minds around. drew was going to new york, ralph coming here to d.c. drew is the one that didn't want a long distance relationship. he got to new york and spent all his time longing for ralph. now drew runs the gallery where they got married. >> cool. the last one had a flavor of nbc. >> how about that? we did pretty well. >> thanks so much. to read more about dating and love, log on to washingtonpost.com. or find more on www.nbcwashington.com. the weekend is here. of course we want a nice one, veronica.

>> a nice one and nothing like last weekend, right? >> let's forget about that. >> we are going to have a nice weekend. there's one thing about this weekend, that's the temperatures. just how low they are going to be. you'll see that with the seven day forecast in a minute. let's head outside. we have sunshine back across the area. sunshine with a wind, a dry wind for us. a little bit of a chill with the breeze that's been in the air. the wind at 15 to 20 miles per hour. it could be even a little breezy at times tomorrow. let's talk temperatures across the area now. we are at 58 degrees. the wind at 16 miles per hour. all right as far as the other temperatures throughout the area hanging on in the 50s with cloud cover. it's cleared out of here. the area of low pressure making its way off the coast that passes south of us. look at the clear skies in pennsylvania and northern virginia. off to the west in ohio. we are going to see some, well, some nice sunshine for the weekend. thanks to the area of high

pressure that is moving in. north to northeasterly wind on saturday. there we are at 2:00. a lot of sunshine. it's going to be chilly like late november around here. now, we are going to be a tad warmer, slightly milder temperatures coming our way sunday. the area of high pressure makes its way off to the east. wind out of the south. once again, sunshine, but with a real chill, late november chill in the air. for your evening, we are between 48 and dropping to 42 degrees with the northwest wind. it's going to be breezy at times. breezy tomorrow morning. 27 to 37 degrees to start things off. so, a bit of a chill for the weekend. you'll want to bundle up. there's a lot going on this weekend. nice fall festivals taking place. of course games, too. friday night lights, we talk about the forecast for that. the four day forecast for the weekend, i think the best day out of the weekend comes sunday.

we lose the wind and go to mid-50s early next week. temperatures rising. 63 monday, 66 on tuesday. maybe even higher temperatures coming our way for wednesday. we'll talk about the big change this weekend that will be the chill. there's another big change. we are going to chat about that in a couple minutes. >> we are mixed on it. we are split. okay. still to come on news 4 at 4:00, a surfers close call with two whales about the whole thing caught on video. >> more

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welcome back at 4:30, everybody. ou eem jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here's what's happening. after six weeks of testimony, the fate of dr. murray is in the hands of the jury. they will decide whether dr. conrad murray led to michael jackson's death. if convicted he faces up to four years in prison and could lose his medical license. the dow dropd 61 points to end at 11,983. nasdaq dropped 12 and s&p 500 dropped eight points. three chefs at the white house are serving up a big dose

of inspiration. >> they sure are. they are dedicated to making sure the first family eats well, but these days the chefs are getting healthier, too. we have more from inside the white house kitchen. >> reporter: suzy is in high gear. in may, she traded her morning commute in traffic for a brisk 13-mile bike ride to work. part of her journey for a healthier lifestyle. >> i'm so full of energy. she lost 30 pound this is year. she's always surrounded by the most sumptuous sweets. i was the cookie monster. i love sweets. >> reporter: her determination is thanks in part to the head of the household, michelle obama. she's made the let's move

initiative. >> i work out as much as i can. you don't have to make whole scale changes. >> reporter: word that is resinated with suzy and two other head chefs. adam lost 30 pounds. >> we try to live by her example since, i mean, if she can eat healthy and work out every day with her schedule, we should be able to do the same thing. >> chris shed 15. >> i wanted to be healthier. i want to be there when my daughter gets married. >> reporter: their method, healthier food choices and more exercise. >> reporter: what is the hardest thing to resist in this kitchen? >> bacon. >> reporter: one of the challenges is they have to taste the food before they serve it, including every batch of cookie that is comes out of the oven. the chefs are preparing for the holiday season, making cookies in the shape of the first dog,

bo. >> i'm tasting all those calryes. what i have tried to do now is tasting a little smaller morsel. >> even the first lady took note. >> when she sees us, she'll comment, you look great. >> the inspiration that i would give to anybody out there is to just get started. every morning is a new day. >> how come that piece made me more hungry? now you have a sweet tooth for the night. >> isn't it nice to know there's a little bacon and cookies in the white house kitchen. >> in moderation. the chefs have been at the white house through several presidencies. hundreds of women spent this day bidding on beautiful bags all for a good cause. welcome to the second annual in the bag fund-raiser for the red

cross. this features 100 designer pocketbooks up for auction. miss maryland and miss virginia were special guests at the event. last year, they raised $20,00. organizers are confident this year will raise twice that much. the u.s. coast guard is keeping a close watch on the waters off santa cruz where a pod of whales are close to shore. they are in search of food. now, whale watchers are in search of them. a surfer and kayak got too close into the action when two whales came out of the water monday. it was shot by a photographer using a telephoto lens. her camera was on the surfer because the water was cold and the woman was not wearing a wet suit. >> wow. that is amazing. also a little scary. >> yeah. >> too close for comfort.

there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00. wendy will be here to show us the app of the day. plus

it's friday and that means today's prize give away is an ipad 2. all you have to do is go to nbc washington facebook and like us. we pick the winners at 7:00 and announce them at 11:00. congratulations to carol frank who won tickets to cirque du

soleil last night. now we have an app for you. >> wendy is so excited about this app. tell us how it works. >> it's cool. it's from time magazine. it's free and for your ipad. you need to look at this. it is all the top 100 lists of the top all-time 100 tv shows, movies, books. it's music. it's amazing. i have tv shows upright now. it is so fun looking through this. everything from abbott and kos till low, all in the family, american idol. freaks and geeks, remember that one? it's really cool. then you can do the ultimate list of tv shows list. this one, we are looking at the top ten terrible tv moms. peggy from "married with

children." betty draper from "madmen" is on there. she was the "b" word. what else do we have? let's look at music. the top 100 all-time albums. you can look at the all-time best songs. smells like teen spirit, remember that? nirvana. you can see what they wrote about it, buy it from amazon or itunes, you can share it. it's a great way to go through memory lane. it is free. it's for your ipad. again, it is something you want to see on a big screen. the all-time 100 movies. the ultimate list of movies. top ten blockbuster bombs. you can sit and look at this for hours and have a really good time doing a deep dive with this. the adventures of pluto nash.

looking at the list and lists of pop culture. it really is a lot of fun. i'm going to the dick van dyke show. back to you. >> it is like a bucket list. you have to do all these things if you haven't done them. >> it is cool. the movies, like what are great old classics you have haven't seen or never saw. times pop list. >> say hi to rob and laura. >> and jerry and milly. all right. >> good one. before you make plans for the weekend, you have to see veronica's forecast. also, how an elephant was nursed back to good health and is walking again. i'm liz crenshaw. why has the price of peanut

it's going to be a cold weekend and we get one extra hour to be out and enjoy it, right? >> right. exactly. i'm ready to get extra sleep. that will be this weekend. we say bye-bye to daylight savings time. turn the clock back one hour saturday night and don't forget to change the batteries on your smoke detectors. by the time we get to monday, jim, the sun will be setting

just after 5:00. kind of depressing, right? what's the other thing taking place this weekend? the cold. we are at 58 degrees now. there's no day this weekend that gets that high for a temperature. next week is looking much better, though. let's talk about the early morning forecast. 38 to 37 degrees. i'm calling that cold. the outlying areas will be starting out in the 20s. on top of that, as we go into sunday morning, it's going to be just as cold. the temperature in frederick, maryland 52 degrees for a high tomorrow. 51 in culpeper. the good thing, we'll have a lot of sunshine across the area. hey, if you are not watching the game, if you are lucky enough to get to the game, we take on the san francisco 49ers. we are coming off a loss and hoping for a win. at least the weather is going to be nice here. 54 degrees. a lot of sunshine with a bearable wind. the wind is shifting around. a light wind.

definitely bundle up weekend for anyone. 52 saturday. 56 on sunday. next week, we start the roller coaster again. heading up to the top. 63 on monday. it's going to be dry on monday. it's going to be dry on tuesday. it's going to be dry on wednesday. temperatures around 65 or 66 degrees or so. the next chance of rain comes thursday. right now, it looks as though the rain could come into the area wednesday night. after that system leaves, guess what? we start down on the roller coaster. friday, the sun and 52 degrees. >> a weather rewind. >> good one. >> thanks. why has the price of peanut butter skyrocketed recently? why do we get our weather report outside the district at reagan national airport and how do you keep sheets from getting tangled

up in the washer and drier? it's time to ask liz all the burning questions. how are you? >> nice to see you. >> the first question comes from david. he's seen the price of peanut butter skyrocket and we want to know why. >> what's going on? the ap says planters peanut butter raised prices by 40% monday. jiff plans to raise prices by 30%. the weather has everything to do with the rising peanut butter prices. peanut production is down 13% from last year due to the drought-like conditions at peanut farms. there are fewer peanuts to go around so peanut butter producers are responding with the price hike. peanut butter sandwiches on the rice. the next question comes through facebook from a viewer

named john. why do we get our weather report from reagan national and not somewhere in the city? >> why is it over there in virginia. we turned to doug kammerer for this. many cities use airports for weather observation centers. airports are places that always need the latest weather information so flights can take off and land safely. since there are no reports in d.c., we news nearby reagan for that information. we used to have a location in northwest d.c. and then switched to get reports from reagan national when the airport opened in the early '40s. the last question through e-mail from a viewer named jennifer. her sheets always get tangled in the wash. she wants to know and i want to know if there's a way to prevent that from happening? >> i didn't believe someone could give me a good answer, but

we turned to a clothing doctor and he said there are two ways to keep your sheets from getting tangled up and twisted. the first is put them in a mesh wash bag so they stay separated from the rest of the laundry. that's one way. another trick, try tieing the ends of your sheet with a thick rubber band like bracelets at the end of a snake. both options should keep them from getting tangled in the washer and the drier. if you have a question, send it to askliz@nbcwashington.com. >> rubber bands on my sheets. >> at the ends of the sheets. >> who knew? thanks. jim? >> i've done that for years. coming up next, a lot more. police make a decision about the judge caught on tape beating his daughter with his belt.

plus, dramatic moments as passengers try to escape

a texas judge who was secretly video taped beating his teenage daughter will not face charges because the statute of

limitations is over. the incident happened in 2004 when his daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy was 16. she posted this video that is disturbing. he was upset because she download downloaded songs illegally. >> six people were able to walk away from this firy helicopter crash in indianapolis last night. the pilot says he flew into bad weather and tried to land the chopper at a nearby airport. instead, he crashed behind a row of homes. everybody was able to escape before the chopper burst into flames. those living nearby rushed to help the passengers in shock. when we come back, how a

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four years ago, a baby elephant was found wandering in the woods in cambodia. it was missing a foot and badly malnourished. today, it's been nursed back to health and become a symbol of those working tirelessly to protect the forest and wildlife. ian reports from cambodia.

>> at first sight, there's nothing unusual about this baby playing with his adopted mother. he's got an artificial leg. >> it made such a difference. the stucktural damage his body would have taken without it is untold. >> reporter: he was found in 2007 alone in the jungle, barely alive after an animal trap mangled part of his foot. a specialist with the wildlife was first on the scene. >> i didn't think he would make it. i hand fed him everything he ate. >> reporter: he was brought to the wildlife rescue center and nursed back to health. he then turned to local prosthetics experts who learned their skills during the war. they never attempted anything on this scale. what is it made out of?

>> kind of a plastic resin. the inside is soft and the outside is hard. >> reporter: he's familiar with the daily foot cleaning routine. with heavy wear and him growing up fast, he's on his fourth false foot. he's ablg to move around with ease. he'll never be able to return to the wild. at least now he can live a more comfortable and happy life here in the grounds of the rescue center. he's the most famous of the 1,000 plus residents. supported by seaworld and busch gardens conservation fund. >> we have rescued so many animals. an incredibly cruel business. all of them would be dead without us. >> there are 300 to 600 elephants left alive in cambodia. he has become a symbol of resilience, raising awareness of the terrible threat to the

region's wildlife. nbc news, cambodia. that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 at 5:00. tonight, on news 4 at 5:00, verdict watch. right now, a jury is deciding the fate of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray. some d.c. residents wake up to find just about every car on their street damaged. >> i basically saw my life flash before me. and emotional homecoming. as soon as i landed, i wanted to grab him and kiss him. >> troops return home from afghanistan, reuniting with their families. good afternoon. welcome to news 4 at 5:00, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. we begin with a stunning turn of events in a d.c. courtroom

moments after a washington man pleaded guilty to a number of arsons. he was slapped with new indictments for a series of other fires. jackie bensen joins us live with tonight's developments. >> reporter: 34-year-old maurice pled guilty to fires here in the district. when he was done, a prince george's county officer was waiting for him. he admitted to a laundry room of arsons. among them a house fire on 48th place northeast that came very close to killing a squad of d.c. firefighters. four escaped with serious burns, a fifth was injured. >> they skin graphed both of my hands. i had skin graphs done to my left and right arms. my back and shoulder area is