samples and fingerprints. detective drury, i don't want to get ink in your cuts or anything. norwood, oh, it's not that bad. we know norwood's blood was found inside jayna murray's car, which made the next line of questioning particularly relevant. detective drury, do you know what kind of car jayna drives? norwood, i don't. i saw it once. i don't know the make and model. earlier in the day, a police forensic specialist demonstrated how norwood could have bound her own wrists and ankles by using her teeth to secure twist ties readily available in the store. the shoe print expert went on to testify that jayna murray shoes were not responsible for any of the bloody tracks throughout the store. and while police vigorously looked for four types of shoes based on norwood's original story, crime scene investigators only found two.

andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> that murder trial gets going again tomorrow morning. the state medical examiner is expected to be one of the first people on the witness stand. tonight, police are investigating a string of shootings that happened on halloween. last night, six people were shot in five different locations from georgetown all the way to southeast. first, someone shot a 17-year- old near the four seasons hotel in georgetown. he was critically wounded. despite halloween celebrations celebrations in that same area, that shooting and others had absolutely nothing to do with halloween. >> october is always one of our more challenging months. when the weather changes and the coats and jackets and baggy clothing starts to come on, it's easier to conceal a handgun. >> another shooting took place at georgia and decatur. a teenage boy and young woman were hurt. another young woman was shot. now there have been no arrests, but police believe those two shootings are related. turning now to campaign

2012. upon further review, republican presidential hopeful, herman cain says he does remember those allegations of sexual harassment. during an appearance at the national press club, he had denied there was a monetary settlement with an accuser. he didn't know anything about it. but later in an interview with fox news, kaine said he did know of at least one payout. two women received settlements after accusing kaine of sexual harassment back in the 1990s. he says he was cleared of any wrong doing. >> the voters in laurel, maryland, now have less than an hour to cast their ballots in the race for mayor. the polls close at 8:00 p.m. the mayor has two opponents. they are the former commissioner. and there's also a council race. >> a 12-year-old girl being hailed as a hero after a fire broke out at a district heights apartment complex. today, kristin fisher caught up

with china campbell on what she says is the biggest day of her young life. >> october 27, 2:00 p.m., a kitchen fire was spreading through the apartment complex. 12-year-old china campbell saw the smoke and heard her neighbors screaming for help. >> i was shocked, scared. i didn't know what to do. that's when i realized i was supposed to call 911. >> prince georges county 911. >> on apartment 2718, there's a fire. someone is stuck. >> china was one of the calmest, most deliberate 911 callers i have heard in a long time. to be able to give the information, the detailed information she gave about what was on fire, where the fire was, where trapped documents were. how many of them, what their ages were, it was unique. >> the fire chief now credits china with helping save the lives of these three people that were trapped on that third floor balcony. today, he presented her with the fire chief's award in front

of her entire 7th grade class at drew freeman middle school. >> i'm thrilled. words can't explain what i feel right now. i'm so proud of her. >> i'm very proud of myself. this is the biggest thing i ever did in my life. >> in district heights, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> great day for china. the fire department only hands out a dozen fire chief awards every year. ben's chili bowl is out there and they are looking for more business. the owners of the washington landmark bought a men's clothing shop that is going out of business down on the 8th street corridor. and they there spend the next several months figuring out what sort of concept will be a good fit. they are also on the lookout for other outlets. there could be a lot of chili dogs and chili burgers in our future. and the watering hole is preparing to reopen. the tune in at 3rd and pennsylvania avenue plans to welcome back the customers on friday. the historic bar and restaurant has been closed for the past 4

1/2 months because they had a fire in the kitchen. >> sounds like a big family and we are looking forward to have all the familiar faces and new ones as well that come back in and send our gratitude for supporting us. >> friends of the tune in raised $40,000 for the restaurant workers while they were out of work because of that fire. the capital area food bank is the largest nonprofit hunger and nutrition education resource in our area. since it was first founded in 1980, it has distributed nearly 30 million-pounds to more than 478,000 people. but as the season changes to fall, the food bank really gets busy trying to make sure everyone has the solid meal for the holidays. anita brikman with more. we have been talking about a hunger crisis in our region. some 600,000 people going hungry in danger of that right now, a third of them are children. and you can make a difference through donations of money,

donations of food, and through donations of your time as a volunteer. not only can people get food at area food pantries that the food bank supplies. they can also find out more about stretching their own food dollar. danielle is here with me now from the food bank. you are a nutrition specialist and you help people make the most of the money they get. is that right if. >> that's right. >> what is it? this is the $16 bag of food? >> exactly. this is the $16 bag. the $16 bag is a tool that was developed by the nutrition education department at the capital areas food bank and $16 is the minimum allotment that an individual or a family can receive on the snap program, which was formally called the food stamps program. >> that doesn't sound like a lot. what do you have in here? >> we have whole wheat tortillas. we have no salt added canned tomatoes.

we have barbecue sauce. no salt added corn. dry black beans and cheese as well. >> this is a great source of protein. >> exactly. >> all of this, how long can this kind of food last? >> this food, $16. the $16 bag, you can make 16 meals. >> all right. also what you can do right now is go to wusa9.com to find a myriad of ways to help out, including on going food drives, volunteering. back to you. i keep expecting it to be cold outside, but it's not that bad. >> it's not bad now. temperatures still are falling, but for tonight we're looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s. you know, might need a jacket. here's a look at our current conditions. downtown is 54. down to 46 in gaithersburg. 47 from martinsburg. down to 51 degrees at this

hour. for the rest of tonight, expecting clear conditions and it will be cold as we get through past midnight or so. low will be 34 to 44 degrees around town. and winds will be light. we have high pressure in control, so more sunshine is in our forecast. we do see a little system that could potentially bring some light rain. we'll talk about when and where coming up a little bit later. i have your full seven-day forecast. back to you. >> coming up on 9news now. statue of ronald reagan unveiled outside the airport that bears his name. plus, loudoun county republicans released a ghoulish picture of the president, but did it go too far? we'll talk about it. stick around.

so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home.

bank of america officially giving up on plans today to charge its customers $5 a month to use their debit cards to buy things. the change of heart is from a backlash from customers. other large banks indicated they would not be charging similar fees. and there's a new monument honoring the nation's 40th president. the facility was named after him 13 years ago. transportation secretary ray

lahood and elizabeth dole unveiled that statue right in front of the entrance to terminal a. there may be one thing that both republican and democratic leaders seem to agree on. almost nobody seems to think that halloween e-mail was a good idea. that's the one that depicts president obama as a zombie with a gun shot wound to his forehead. >> horrific and horrible. >> it's over the edge. that's really almost like a threat, don't you think? >> it's sad they would go to that extent in depicting the president in that way. it's not the first time we have seen something like this? terms of president obama. >> the committee chairman apologized to the president, but insisted the e-mail was supposed to be a light hearted attempt to attract republicans to a halloween parade. and virginia's tide water area is being safe from the wrecking ball. president obama signed legislation today designated fort monroe as a national

monument. the old army fort is historically significant because it was where dutch traders first brought slaves from africa in 1619. the property remained in union possession during the civil war and became a place where escape slaves could find refuge. anybody remember the digital transition? we all went through growing pains as we brought our television signal into the 21st century. washington, get ready to bounce. >> it's the only 24 hour, seven days a week channel that is targeted to african americans, that they don't have to pay for. >> the bounce network is coming to wusa. led in part by andy young and bringing movies, sporting events, documentaries, and old favorites to inhabit 9.2. one of the over the air sub channels that opened up via the

digital transition a couple years back. dave is president of broadcast for gwinnett which owns wusa9. >> so now you're starting to see the innovation in mobile digital television and programming to take advantage of that spectrum to serve the american consumer in very meaningful ways. >> you may not recognize these, but they are some of the networks that have come online. i'm talking foreign language programming. i'm talking full-time high school sports. i'm talking full-time weather channels. these are things which come to people in their homes for free. and they can get it by putting up an antenna. >> there's a little bit of this myth that not many people use over the air of television. it's in the millions. >> as many as 46 million or 15% of people with televisions who don't have or can't afford cable. according to the national association of broadcasters. but soon, they will have more

choices. >> if you flip to bounce, you get soul train. and 15 minutes of soul train will turn your day around any day. >> and you can expect the bounce network to show up on wusa's digital sub channel by the end of this year. anny. and we have your forecast coming up. seven-day outlook, including a look at your weekend forecast. we'll have your weather after the break. a python not named monte swallows a 76-pound deer whole. we'll open up the weird news file. that's coming up. what is that? it's you!

it's me? alright emma, i know it's not your favorite but it's time for your medicine, okay? you ready?

one, two, three. [ both ] ♪ emma, emma bo-bemma ♪ banana-fana-fo-femma ♪ fee-fi-fo-femma ♪ em-ma very good sweety, how do you feel? good. yeah? you did a really good job, okay? let's go back to drawing.

all right, this is just weird. see that car? it crashed into a fire hydrant in san diego when the water pressure was so strong, the car teetering up there in the air. a whole lot of cleanup. a little flooding in the neighborhood. what caused the crash? we don't know. >> no idea. >> no idea. let's talk weather because again, really rough weekend. week has been smooth sailing so far. >> a lot of folks are liking this. snow in october a little early. we need to see more sunshine out there. for the next couple of days, could see some changes. temperatures outside at this hour, 54 in downtown. winchester down to 45.

but cumberland you're at 50. out toward the bay, annapolis, 51 degrees. it doesn't feel too bad outside. relatively speaking, especially compared to this weekend. here's a welcome at your satellite and radar picture. it has been dry today. showers and storm well off to the coast. thanks to high pressure, we'll continue this high pattern for a couple more days. pleasant fall weather. cold tonight, but grab a blanket. thursday is even milder. friday, chance for some rain coming this way. tonight, clear and cold. a one blanket night. lows 34 to 44 degrees under light wind. so lows will be falling down to the 30s and 40s. we're going with 42 in downtown. 40 for andrews. baltimore 40-degrees. fairfax colder at 37. leesburg down to the mid 30s. now for wednesday morning, mostly sunny and chilly. you want your jackets once again, maybe your carves and gloves. sunglasses for that drive in.

temperatures 30s and 40s under light winds. the afternoon looking nice. once again, very similar to today. mostly sunny and pleasant. highs near 60 degrees. here's your zone forecast. oakland 45. cumberland mid 50s. winchester 57. leesburg 57. culpeper, you'll make it to 61 degrees for wednesday afternoon. around downtown, 59. same deal for andrews, pax river 59. easten 60 with plenty of sunshine. so you may want to take a nice walk if you want after lunch or after you get home, but definitely dress in layers because it will be nice in the afternoon. your wednesday day planner breaks down like this. a chilly start as you are heading out the door. 34 to 44 degrees. by noon for lunchtime, mid 50s. low to mid 50s and by 5:00, 56 to 61 degrees. plenty of sunshine. still cool. average high for this time of year is around 64. your next few days, milder thursday with clouds moving in.

low 60s friday. temperature wise, not too bad. low 60s, but maybe some showers are possible. light stuff. for the weekend, low to mid 60s for saturday and sunday. and then for monday and tuesday, partly cloudy, mid 60s. don't forget to set your clocks back an hour saturday night before you're heading to bed for sunday. >> all right, good advice. let's get to the weird news tonight. because talk about your last meal. to south florida where they caught and killed a large python right after he had feasted on a 76-pound deer. now this python was 16 feet long, but look at him. looks like he is as far around as he was long. he's all swollen up. he ate the deer. they tell us the deer was probably dead when it was eaten. how nice. sadly, they had to kill the python to keep his species from spreading north. autopsy results say the snake had a girth of 44 inches after eating the deer and they found it still fully in tact inside

mr. python. >> no chewing. >> you know, that's how they do it. >> okay. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

wednesday morning on 9news now. a 12-year-old girl talks about

surviving congenital heart failure. >> and where you can go for free advice on fighting foreclosure and becoming a success in this economic mess. >> it's also cooky monster day. >> we begin at 4:25. >> i like cookie monster day. the loudoun county republican party created the photo to be sent out in a halloween e-mail with the zombie president. craig from king george, virginia says he did not vote for president obama, but he is our president and the supreme leader of our country. to disrespect him is to disrespect his country. the picture of president obama as a zombie was inappropriate, disrespectful, and dangerous. anyone who can say it was done in fun needs to have their sense of morality brought into country. they are sick. but over on the wusa9 face backpage, randall conradt had a different idea. let's stop creating drama.

the zombie picture of obama is nothing to get upset over and the reactions of the people on the news are simply so over the top dramatic, it's a wonder that you can always find people to fill your news, but it gets rather old. try to find some real news, something worthy of attention. they have enough issues without you finding things for them to be ashamed of, almost as many as the democrats. you know what, randall, besides the partisan thing, i'm with you. beyond the bullet in the forehead thing, which is sensitive. why can't people who want to make fun of the president make a picture look like a zombie? calling him a baby, i thought that was over the top and i said so. zombie picture? if you complain about that, what can you do? as i like to say, let's not go crazy here, folks, unless it's crazy in the name of mcginty's mail bag. then it's okay. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that's our report.

i'll be back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman. have a quick look at the seven- day, anny? >> temperatures near 60. thursday looks nice. friday a slight chance for showers, maybe light rain. the weekend looking dry. good for those games. >> all right, thank you. appreciate that. again, i'll be back at 11:00. we'll see you then. bye bye. [ female announcer ] from the very first moment we arrive... we're on the move. ♪ and we don't want anything, ever, to slow us down. so it's surprising that most women aren't getting enough calcium. but thankfully, with over 25 great flavors, like strawberry cheesecake and blackberry harvest, only yoplait original gives you 50% of the daily value of calcium and vitamin d in every cup. yoplait. it is so good.

now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world.

kim kardashian's fairy tale wedding. did she do it for the money? new video of kim leaving the country. >> and has she's done permanent damage to the multimillion-dollar kardashian brand? plus, new clues to the split? as the family speaks out. >> she's obviously going through a lot right now. then, did this princess bride nearly run away? >> people were saying that you were reluctant. romance secrets from gibbs' past. >> i have your early sneak peek. at tonight's all-new episode. and cote's countdown of tv's hottest latin hunks. with a star that has a special connection to jennifer lopez. hollywood's flat stomachs. how do the stars do it? >> i would never tell them, just do a 1,000 sit-ups a day and you'll look just like me.