all of you made eloquent pleas to give her the maximum, which she did get. what were you feeling? >> relief. my body has ached all day. and that hasn't changed, but it is subsiding. i heard the same thing as everybody else in the courtroom heard today. i'm not a seer, but a quarter of the way through judge greenberg's speech to brittany norwood, it was very evidence to at least me what the verdict was going to be. what the sentence was going to be. and when he referred to her, addressing her as ma'am, the first time. >> anita, i want to add that the judge just made the most

breathtaking, scathing admonishment of brittany norwood and her criminal acts, calling her devious, cold, calculating, and he said you are a hell of a liar, ma'am. >> that's right. it was the ma'am. and i didn't count them. had to be twenty times. >> this is one of those cases where i wish in the state of maryland, cameras were allowed in the courtroom. because the testimony by all of the members of the murray family in addition to jayna murray's long time boyfriend and her best friend. i don't think words can do justice to the emotion in their testimony and one of the things that struck so many of us was jayna's brother, april's husband described what this nightmare has been for his four and six-year-old sons who loved their aunt. dirk testified the four-year- old asked if it was a knife or a gun as the murder weapon.

dirk described very eloquently in court that in their house at night, part of the bedtime ritual, they don't look under the bed and in the closet for the boogie man, they look for brittany norwood. i want to ask you, dirk and april, what do you tell your little boys now? >> the same we have always done, and that's the truth. as much as a four and six-year- old can handle. early on was very difficult because what we thought was the truth were actually lies. and we have had to retract some of those statements that we made and told them early on. we now think we know the truth and every year as they get older, we'll release a little more information when they can handle that type of information. but tonight we will make a phone call and let them know that they are safe. that she is off the street for ever. and that's what they wanted.

>> one of the more poignant moments in the courtroom is when you testified that your six-year-old said that he wanted to die so he could visit his aunt. april, will this help the healing process in your home? >> yes, of course. you know, as a six-year-old, he doesn't realize that if you die, you can't come back. he just wants to see her again. >> that is a nickname your boys gave aunt jayna. >> tia is aunt in spanish. she named herself. >> oh, i also want to quickly talk to hugh murray. you have seen so much in your military service, but this really has been shattering for you in the court, you testified that you will never heal. i'm really hopeful that maybe now this maybe opens the door for you and your wife, kate, to heal a little bit. >> yeah, the healing process, i don't fully understand. i just know the pain that i've

been through. there's no way that -- there's no way to heal because there's no way to bring her back. and so there's always going to be damage. i hope that i'll be able to use the scar tissue, use that damage to, you know, further motivate me. further propel everything that i want out of life inspired by jayna. but as far as 100% true healing, there's no way. and i -- that was a point that i just, as mr. wood was saying, that we would heal, i had to shake my head, because there's no possible way to heal completely. >> and i want to thank all the murray family for being with us this evening. thank you so much, sorry to meet you under these circumstances. it's been a real privilege getting to know you.

one of the things the family is considering now is in light of the fact and the judge made really strong remarks talking about the callous indifference of those apple store employees who heard the rough violent fights in the lumulemon store, but did not act. did not call police. did not go next door. this went on for 10 and 20 minutes. they are considering moving forward with some type of good samaritan legislation so people would be compelled by law to act in a scenario like that. i'm going to send it back to you. a very emotional day. brittany norwood life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> thank you. now brittany norwood's attorney reacted to the ruling right after it was announced. here are some of his words. >> hopefully we'll have that in a moment.

he insisted his client was sorry for what she had done and acknowledged the deaths and the depravity of her crimes. we have much more about the lumulemon murder case at wusa9.com. zach johnson is losing his ability to practice law. he was sentenced to more than seven years in prison last month in a widespread corruption case. he is expected to report to prison next prison. his wife was sentenced to 366 days behind bars. the former county councilwoman is expected to begin her prison term in march. we are awaiting a court decision involving a controversial law that would grant in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants in maryland. it has not gone into effect. at issue now is whether the law should be put before voters this november. those who support the law say the program involves state funding and under the maryland

constitution, programs that involve that kind of funding are not subject to a referendum. those who support a referendum say the program does not call for appropriations, but only sets state policy. >> president obama was in michigan today talking up his education plan from the state of the union address. >> an economy built to last demands we keep doing everything we can to bring down the cost of college. >> the president's visit to the university of michigan wrapped up a three-day swing through five key states in the 2012 election. meantime, the four republicans vying to face the president in november have their biggest test this tuesday. 50 delegates up for grabs in the florida primary. danielle nottingham is with the candidates in the sunshine state. >> mitt romney and newt gingrich are speaking to florida's latino voters. >> i would like to extend to every single person in the country. >> after a few lighter notes

at a conference for the hispanic leadership network, the front runners attacked each other on immigration. >> those people who come here illegally should be able to be given a temporary status, a temporary work permit, but they would return home. >> this is where i had a deep disagreement with governor romney. the idea that grandmother is not going to be supported. the idea that she is going to self-deport, this is a fantasy. >> florida is home to more than a million hispanic voters. many don't agree with the gop candidate's position on immigration and want them to address other issues. >> the lesson is, do you believe that could be fixed or not? simple. >> i said i believe, if you don't like it, i'm sorry we disagree. i believe the people of puerto rico should make the decision. >> both men declared their support for cuba's freedom. >> i will be behind the voices of freedom here and voices of freedom there. we will help cuba become free.

>> the latino voice is important in florida and securing it will be critical. danielle nottingham, cbs news, jacksonville, florida. only the winner of the florida primary wins any delegates. santorum will spend the weekend at home in pennsylvania and ron paul is campaigning in maine. coming up tonight at 7:00. we down load millions and millions of songs, movies, apps each year. the price that people pay in maryland could soon be going up. we'll let you know how much the proposed down load tax could tack on. 9news now at 7:00. see you then, anita. still to come in this half hour, they may hair honk in day st gone by, but we'll take a look back and a look at the future. top. >> we did it. we managed to make it into the 60s today. here's the almanac. 62 and 51 goes in the books. temperatures are going to fall before midnight. we are 12 degrees above average.

we'll come back and talk about a weekend cooling off and if it's going to stay dry. up next, it's lights out for greeters at the nation's largest big box retailer. we'll be back.

late night shoppers will no longer see those friendly greeters at wal-mart stores. the company is mixing the overnight shift to save some money. wal-mart plans to put those employees to work, stocking shelves or staffing them in other physicians. >> the clock is ticking for protesters occupying not one, but two d.c. parks tonight. national park service officers started handing out fliers today in mcpherson square. they notified those protesters that they have until noon on monday to take down their camps or any other structures where they will be arrested. those protests can continue, just not the camping. the u.s. economy grew at

the fastest pace in more than a year. but is it enough to recover from the recession? we'll have that story tonight on the cbs evening news.

let's kick things off with an important recall to pass on to you that could impact your baby's car seat. the national highway traffic safety administration are recalling 14,000 chaperon infant car seats sold in the u.s. there's a defect in the harness adjustor. it's that thing you pull down at the bottom that really makes sure the kids are in. there's a rivet that holds the adjustor and it can detach, which means it may not hold the baby in place. if you have one of these, contact britax. >> tomorrow marks 50 years since streetcars made their last run. congressman dated the end of service in the nation's capital, but now both routes are part of the plan to build 37 miles of new streetcar service in the city. this is some home video from

one of our executive producers. >> streetcar service has been a hot topic across several parts of our area. the district's office of planning released a plan, outlining potential financial benefits of building all the lines. the report found that real estate investment along the streetcar corridors would cover about half the projected costs to build it. but that cost has been the sticking point on bringing streetcars to columbia pike in arlington. that line would run between pentagon city and bailey's cross roads. the county admitted the price tag between $242 and $261 million. almost $100 million over the original projection. >> parents of children who live in virginia's training center blasted the justice department today for the decision to close those centers and move the residents into group homes. they say it's like a death sentence to their fragile family members. here is peggy fox.

>> jason is 36 years old, but has the mental capacity of a six month old baby. his mother says since she couldn't handle him at home, he lives here at the northern virginia training center where he is taking there feudic writing and enjoys many activities. >> it's a full, vibrant campus. >> all of the residents have severe disabilities. >> john does not walk. he does not talk. he is not potty trained. >> when ed could not lift his grown son anymore, the parents are among hundreds who are angry and terrified about virginia's settlement agreement with the justice department that will close four of its five training centers. including nbtc. the residents are to be moved back home with support services or to group homes. >> put him in a playpen or a tv in front of him and feed him? that's not a life like yours.

that's a prison. >> in the parent's legislative mission, they warn that closing the training centers could lead to what happened in new york state. where the death of 1200 developmentally disabled people were attributed to unknown or unnatural causes. things like drowning in bathtubs or falling down the stairs. >> to give them the civil rights is equivalent to ask jason to pick the car he wants to be hit by. >> anthony says the residents need 24 hours specialized care that they can't get in a group home. peggy fox, 9fuse now. anthony's parent group is urging congress and president obama to reverse the decision and investigate the group home deaths of people with disabilities. well, you take a walk outside and really just -- it started weird this morning. a little rainy, but it ended up on the good foot. >> we had severe weather in culpeper. severe thunderstorm warnings at 5:00 and 6:00 this morning.

60s by noon. by no arctic air is heading our way. let's start with the temperatures. this is interesting. i love to graph things. here's the deal. on monday, we'll call it kind of cool. temperature about 44. that's still a little bit above average. on tuesday, we were 54. average is about 43 now. and then on wednesday, we went up to 49. almost 50. and then yesterday, we were 55. and today we were 62. quite frankly, 62 is more what you would see on average late march and early april. all right, we'll take a live look outside. this is the live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. that's the low so far today. just a few clouds. dew point 31. winds gusting to 16 and we're looking at the pressure. but it is beginning to rise. look at the winds. gusting now to 25. 28 in gaithersburg. they will calm down a little bit. 43-mile per hour wind gust in leesburg and again, that tree is still down as far as i know on canal road. 29-mile per hour wind gust in

andrews. and a little less as you go down to the south. 25-mile per hour wind gust. temperatures are falling a little bit, but not crazy. 47 bethesda and in rockville. 47 great falls and in reston. 50 in college park. 49 in beltsville and 47 in laurel. we'll be cooling down slowly over the weekend. windy, breezy this weekend. breezy and chilly tonight. breezy and nice on saturday. breezy and just cooler on sunday. but temperatures will remain above average right on through the weekend. still a great weekend to go skiing. it really is. there's the snow overnight. west of the divide. a few clouds come in tomorrow morning. a few clouds come back at us in the afternoon. a weak system rolls through. i think the showers are over done here. some clouds, yes, snows continue throughout most of saturday afternoon. west of the divide. so again, a great weekend to go skiing. temperature wise, not too cold and snow pretty nice. all right, tonight partly cloudy, breezy, and chilly. more clouds by dawn.

low temperatures in the 30s. all right, next seven days. you know, we are still in the mid 40s on sunday. that's a good day. low 40s on monday. that will be our quote, cold day. and pop right back into the mid 50s on tuesday and also on wednesday. maybe a shower wednesday. a better chance for some light rain, not a big storm at this point. light rain, 50 on thursday, and back in the upper 40s. now it looks like light rain. >> okay. all right. thank you topper. somebody is bringing their a game back to the golf course. >> it's about time. tiger doing his thing. guess who is back playing well, mr. woods sending a message to the golfing world on the other side of the world. the wizards prove they can take that new attitude on the road. sports ixt [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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and now, 9sports with dave owen, the best sports in town. >> this might be the time to remind everyone that the wizards began the season 0-25 on the road last year. this year they are 0-7. randy whitman to the rescue. he was a cure for one night, but that was a home game against a bad team. now washington hits the road

against the so-so team. if the wizards play like they did in whitman's debut, they might have a chance against houston. during tuesday's press conference, the words increased the accountability we are throwing around a lot and that's fine by the new coach. >> there's two ways to play. you can play very hard with heart and determination and screw up and that's okay. but if you screw up without effort, heart, and determination, then i can't play. >> all right, is tiger woods ready to pli play at a competitive level once again? he reinjured his left leg, skipped the u.s. open. miss the cut at the pga championship and rallied in december to win his first tournament in two years. today looking to pick up on that. he's in abudabi. i've been there. very nice, very warm. he brought the short stick. 28 puts versus 34 in round one. he was paired with roy mcllroy. he was tied with woods today

despite two double bogies. tiger would later say, i'm getting my speed back. good news for him. not good for the competition. he said he is 5 under. 2 shots shots off the lead. 7500 of you voted. it's a girls game. seneca valley. we'll have highlights tonight at 11:00. >> we have a quick programming note for you before we go. this sunday we'll air a special expanded edition of face the nation. then at 11:30, you can catch this week in defense news. the mclaughlin group will not be on sunday morning, but you will be able to catch it saturday night at 7:30. all of that right here on wusa9. so programming changes, but you'll be able to see your favorite shows, just at a different time. >> all right. >> that's it for us. >> cbs evening news is next. anita will see you at 7:00 and we hope you have a fantastic weekend. bye now.