minutes later, as woodard walks down this busy street with surveillance cameras catching his every movethe suspect walking up from behind. police say that's when the victim looks up from his phone, instinctively turns around, but decides to keep going. seconds later, around 2:00, that's when police say the suspect pulled out a silver semiautomatic pistol, firing the fatal shot. the hit man then calmly gets into the passenger side of the getaway car and takes off. >> nobody saw him. there were 50 people at least on that corner, nobody seen the guy. >> reporter: abc news has learned woodard had more than a dozen arrests dating back to 2004. but police say they still don't know why someone wanted him dead. john schriffen, abc news, new york. >>> and coming up next right here, we'll tell you about the stars from "harry potter," back together, with a new and secret movie. that's next. the nightly stuffy nose thing. i can't breathe, so i can't sleep. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed and turned... i even vaporized. and then i fought back with drug-free breathe r

and david woodard is a political science professor at clemson university.conducts the school's palmetto poll and has worked as a republican political consultant, though not for any of this year's presidential candidates. reid wilson, you've been following these candidates hither and yon. tell me how is mitt romney positioned now in south carolina? >> well, mitt romney comes to south carolina from new hampshire in first place and with momentum behind him. he's already won the first two contests in this cycle and the last reliable poll conducted last week by cnn and "time" magazine shows he's at about 37% which is twice what rick santorum and newt gingrich have. as well add in a little rick perry and there you have the entire story of the campaign so far. a social conservative vote that's being split among a number of candidates and the more fiscally conservative more socially moderat section of the south carolina electorate lining up behind romney. nobody's splitting his vote. the other vote is being split at least three ways. >> ifill: professor woodard, do

alfre woodward. >> woodard!de. >> caller: thank you so much. >> stephanie: woodard! i can say it! we'll be right back on the "stephanie miller show." coverage, with unrivaled social media, straight from the campaigns, the pundits, and from viewers like you. with exclusive analysis and commentary from al gore, someone who knows a thing or two about close elections. >> overall, it was a clear win. >> now that's politically direct. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> i make you laugh? i'm they're muse you? what do you mean funny how? how am i funny? you think i'm a clown here to muse you? 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number. [ "jeopardy theme" ] >> stephanie: who said no mother should have a choose between food and medication for their child. who said that? >> alfre woodard? >> no, andrea from orlando. it's a whole bunch of people all mormon voting for president obama. isn't that something. >> is th

woodard's wake up call was a bullet that almost paralyzed him when he was 19. after getting out of jail he found his way to marshall and the omega boys club meetings. >> i seen a classroom full of kids he had their undivided attention. >> reporter: one year later he's in college in costa contra county. >> i want to be a radiologist. >> 25 years keeping them alive and free there's no greater gift. >> reporter: the boys club have helped 10,000 young people. this spring 176 have gotten college degrees 32 of them postgraduate degrees and 24 cities have adopted the omega program across the u. s. and in south africa thailand and canada. but as dr. marshall says his success can't be measured in numbers an milestones. for him it's the personal impact he made on these young people. >> linda, great story, thanks. >>> the academy awards have been handed out. the after party is well underway. >>> it's down to the wire in michigan where mitt romney is struggling to stay ahead. what rick santorum believes he has that will put him over the top. >>> another storm is winding up

as of now there is nothing to why target would target woodard for death.for us right in the heart of man hadn't. jonathan, tell us how all of this played out. >> well, shep, it was a stunning act of violence in the heart of the holiday season. and in the heart of midtown, manhattan. just in front of me is central park. behind me you can see a few blocks so the south the lights of times square and across the street to my left the spot where brandon woodward was gunned down in what cops say was a well-planned and clinically executed hit. >> cops say that just before 2:00 p.m. yesterday, brandon woodard left his hotel and was walking right here along 58th street in manhattan. he got to about this point. the gunman approached him from behind, fired one shot straight into the back of his head. then as woodard lay right here bleeding to death, the gunman calmly walked to a car that was parked here. he got in the passenger side there was a get away driver. the two drove down to the end of 58th street here then took a right at that light that you can see on 7th av

the voters come from a not very diverse industry says former best supporting actress nominee alfrey woodard. >> this business is one of the last bastions of not reflecting what this country really is in an everyday way. >> reporter: so woodard is trying to get the business to become more representative. >> we're reaching out to people that we think, you know what? do you know about the academy? i think you should apply. >> reporter: and the academy is offering more and more grants and internships. >> in today's time who doesn't want to see more diversity? >> reporter: as the big show draws near, for all who have seen this year's nominated movies and stars, or not, the arguments have probably already begun. mike taibbi, nbc news, hollywood. >>> that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, thanks for being with us on this thursday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. what di

a highway blanketed by large chunks of hail in woodard, oklahoma, likely an indication trouble was ahead, more than five people killed in woodard early sunday, residents there taking shelter and some say they had just a few minutes warning, the town's police chief saying today that residents were saved by "the hand of god." survivors picking through what little they have left. >> our bedroom and our closet and our sunroom, that's all this back wall and it's all down here. >> i think the main thing is all you can do is pray for us. >> reporter: with the clean-up underway and thousands still without power, the national weather service is warning that the danger is not over for the nation's interior. in wichita, kansas, mike tobin, fox news. >>> just moments ago president obama says he expects an investigation of several secret service employees to be thorough and rigorous. 11 secret service employees are on leave and five are confined to their hotel rooms after allegations they solicited prostitutes in this colombian hotel right before president obama's diplomatic mission in latin america.

after a closed-door meeting this afternoon with the prosecution and the defense, judge woodard said she felt comfortable with the trial continuing. just yesterday the most serious charges against the two police officers accused in the beating of then student jack mckenna were dismissed. chris gordon will have much more coming up at 5:00 tonight. >>> new details in the foiled terrorist plot in new york. 21-year-old quazi nafis is accused of trying to blow up the federal reserve building there. how new york officials are responding to the plot. keith? >> hey, pat. even though authorities say nafis did not achieve his mission to blow up the federal reserve building, the question becomes, how do you prevent others from thinking they can pull off an act of terrorism in this country. the 21-year-old nafis came to the united states from bangladesh on a student visa. he attended southeast missouri state for one semester and gave no reason for putting in a transfer in july. today, new york senator chuck shumer said southeast missouri state did nothing wrong. the country needs to get tougher on t

and sources tell abc news, woodard was in town on vacation. police are looking into all areas of his life, including who would have known his schedule. but right now, they remain baffled as to what would have prompted this shooting. >> this person lied in wait. >> frightening stuff. >>> now, to the latest on the death of musical superstar jenni rivera. she was killed in a plane crash that right now has no apparent cause. a team of investigators is on the case, rushing to find out why her lear jet went down. jim avila has been tracking the latest in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the loss of this homegrown superstar, beloved on both sides of the border, is under investigation by u.s. and mexican officials. under scrutiny, the maintenance of the plane and the medical record of a pilot in his late 70s. mexican-american superstar jenni rivera may be lost. her twin-engine lear jet, spread over a 1,000-foot debris field. but overnight, her family refused to give up on a miracle. >> we have no confirmation of her body being

you have a individual, brandon lincoln woodard, walking down the street.-year-old law student from los angeles. he's a graduate of loyola, now in their law school. he's texting on one device, he's got another phone. as the killer walks up behind him, he glances back and sees the guy coming up behind him. there's no recognition there. the guy is wearing a black hooded -- hoodie. so he goes back to his texting. at that point the killer closes the distance quickly, puts the one shot in his head, and then not running, walking very deliberately, goes another 20 yards, gets into a silver lincoln mkz. and this is the part that tells you these guys were pretty cool about it. they got stopped at the light. they stayed in traffic. they calmly made the right on to 7th avenue and disappeared into midtown traffic. so these were -- this was probably not their first outing. >> after 9/11, new york has changed a lot in terms of security, security cameras. how is that going to help in this investigation and about who this gunman is that it looked like he was carrying out a

woodard of waldorf died in the accident yesterday afternoon. it happened on route 201 near lewis place. a chevy a show crossed the median, slammed into another suv and then sideswiped the car that woodard was in. the driver was airlifted to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the tahoe's driver, 73-year-old jackson tutt was also hurt. he's expected to survive. the passenger in the other suv was hurt as well. there is no word on her condition a at this point. >>> police are looking for a woman responsible for a stabbing on a metro bus. a metro sports person said the 18-year-old got into a fight with another woman and then stabbed her multiple times. the bus headed towards the station. rescuers took the victim to the hospital and we're told she does not have life-threatening injuries. police are using surveillance cameras on the bus in their investigation. >>> the university of virginia's ousted president may get her job back this week. the school board of visitors will meet tomorrow to discuss will whether to reinstate teresa sullivan.

where brandon woodard is heading is unclear.ing for an address when he was looking down at his phone. he briefly turned his head, saw his killer, didn't seem to recognize him, and then kept walking. moments later, woodard was shot at close range in the back of the head with a .9-millimeter gun. his killers, say police, got back into a car where a driver was waiting and took off. surveillance tape in a tunnel later put investigators on their path to queens. ballistics tests matched the weapon to one used in a queens shooting in 2009. how this connects to woodard, a 31-year-old law student and father of a 4-year-old girl, remains unclear. his family in los angeles is at a loss to explain a possible motive. >> our hearts are just very, very hurt right now. so we're, you know, we're trying to deal with the grief of the loss of a son, the loss of a father, and the loss of a brother. and it's just a devastating event right now. >> reporter: woodard, according to a friend since childhood, had been trying to get his life back on track,

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like woodard, he grew up with a drug addictive addict mother and father in prison. >> to be honest, i was out there doing so much. it was like i didn't care. i really didn't care. i was going to go out with a bang. that's how i felt. i felt i was going to be killed or i was going to kill. >> reporter: years before andre became an assistant principal at a middle school, he was a violent gang member. he remembers the first words he heard him say. >> if i knew what he knew, it would keep me from doing what i'm doing. that must be some good stuff. aikens has come full circle. today he teaches at boy's club. his wake up call was the bullet that almost paralyzed him. he had their undivided attention. >> now he's in college. >> i want to be a radiologist. >> 25 years of keeping them after live and free, there's no greater gift. >> the boy's club has helped 10,000 young people. this spring, 176 will be getting college degrees, 32 postgraduate degrees. 24 cities have adopted the program across the states. as dr. marshal says, his success cannot be measured in numbers and milestones for him. it

the source says that judge beverly woodard told of the attorneys involved behind closed doors that not only was she previously married to prince george's county police officer, but that that officer had been convicted of using excessive force. it prompted a three-hour delay in the case and ultimately ended with the jury being sent home early. reginald baker and james harrison are accused of beating university of maryland student john mckenna during a riot situation after maryland beat duquesne basketball back on march 3, 2010. -- after maryland beat duke in basketball. both men claim that mckenna had startled amounted officers course and was the aggressor. harrison said he swung at mckenna 7-8 times and struck the pavement twice while doing so. he said he's won so many times because mckenna refused to drop his cellphone and not show his hands. when the police department lost an internal investigation, he initially lied to investigators, telling them he had nothing to do with it, but then recanted his story a few days later. sources tell me the issue should be resolved by tomorrow, so t

research shows every second person cuestas literate can barely read simple newspaper headlines request s woodard barely read simple newspaper headlines. that is about to change. bollywood meets karaoke. the method is stunningly simple, and it seems to work. it certainly got the attention of this 19-year-old who also dropped out of school. >> slowly, she watches the programs regularly, she sings along, automatically she will one day find she is reading, but she is not trying. it's just going to happen. >> it is almost like magic. >> it is almost ou simply watchd it stays in your head. >> off street kids with an uncertain future and the prestigious indiana institute of management -- indiana institute of management. he continues to bridge these contributions, a teaching communication to future managers. after years of research, he has the data to convince the skeptics that watching films with the same-language subtitles in could hugely boost reading skills. >> they would say why would you read when you can watch some really attractive actors? >> he is both a scientist and an entrepreneur. his compa

woodard of waldorf died in the accident yesterday afternoon on throughout 201. a chevy a hoo crossed the median, slammed into another suv and sideswiped the car she was in. the driver of the car she was in was airlifted to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the tahoe's driver, 73-year-old of washington was also hurt but is expected to survive. a passenger in the other suv was hurt but there's no word on her condition at this point. >>> pep cocrews work around the clock after friday's storms. this morning about 70 customers are still in the dark. most of them in prince george's county. 50,000 people lost power. >>> also this morning, hundreds of people will be cleaning up storm debris. this same microburst that knocked out power heavily damaged buildings in bla bladensburg. it displaced 700 people. >> are you able to get in your building? >> no, buzz because the roof like that is gone. cannot get inside. >> nearby, the strong wind pushed trees into homes and powe

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. >> reporter: in this poor neighborhood, where reading scores are abysmally low, katelyn woodard praises her students for trying to find the right answer. >> it's by itself beautiful. good job, demetria. >> good job, demetria! >> reporter: katelyn, erin, and kristin are graduates of mtr-memphis teacher residency, a three-year-old program designed to give poor inner city students the same opportunities as students in wealthier areas. david montague is the director of the school. >> it's absolutely an injustice, because there's such a large academic achievement gap between students that are generally poor and minority relative to students who generally live in the suburbs and who are white. >> reporter: funded mostly by foundations and private contributions, this program takes college graduates and gives them housing, training, and tuition, even awards them a master's degree. in return, they agree to teach in an inner city school here for four years. the program is faith-based. >> what we're doing here we're doing within a christian context. we believe in god's word a revealed in scripture

he shot woodard once in the back of the head outside the st.choir school. >> there was just so much blood, and it was just coming out like, almost like a geyser coming out of his head. it was just -- i had to turn away. >> you -- he couldn't say a word because he got shot in the head. >> reporter: witnesses say the shooter seemed to disappear into thin air. >> he was gone, whoever did it was gone. nobody seen him, and there was a bunch of people around. >> reporter: police say after the shooting the gunman got into the front passenger seat of gray or silver lincoln waiting near the scene. the person in the driver's scene drove east on 58th street, turned right on 7th avenue and disappeared. i've been speaking with police here new york city, they tell me they are still looking for both the shooter and the driver of that getaway car. in midtown manhattan, robert moses, fox news. rick: when we come back, an alarming invasion of privacy threatening children 40 use mobile apps. what you need to know about hundreds of companies who may be snooping on

. >>> bob woodard is appearing on good morning america today to talk about his new book "the price of politics" being released today. that book deals with president obama and his handling of the economy. >>> you load up your kids with college books, and all the dormroom supplies. what about credit cards. parents are giving kids the plastic for their wallets. we have the risk and benefits. we will give outdetails you need to know. plus a couple has their hands full with multiples many we are talking about a lot. but these four cuteies were not born at the seam time. we will explain coming up. Ñ[= >>> thanks for joining thus morning. having one set of twins to take care of trust me i know this. it's a challenge enough. so imagine having two sets the same age. you might be wondering how it is possible. mfty and brian baker struggled to get deeing did -- misty and brian baker struggled to get friend and reached out to a friend to be a surrogate. misty became pregnant with twins after trying 10 round of invitro. one more time, both sets of twins born 35 hours apart. and now connor hope mad

the victim had been identified as 34-year-old brandon woodard, a los angeles man who was staying in a hotel. the killer shot him in the back of the head, leaving him to die in the street, as he got into the passenger seat of a waiting car. >>> and accused florida shooter george zimmerman is due back in court this morning. his attorneys are asking the judge to remove the gps monitor so he could travel freely throughout the state. zimmerman has stayed largely out of public view after being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of trayvon martin. >>> in medical news, new hope for cancer patients. and believe it or not, all thanks to the aids virus. researchers at the university of pennsylvania have come up with a groundbreaking experimental treatment, using a genetically altered hiv virus to destroy cancer cells. 7-year-old emma whitehead was dying of leukemia just eight months ago. she is now totally cancer-free after undergoing the treatment. the results of other patients, though, have been mixed, from complete remission to no improvement at all. >> amazing to see her progr

. >> reporter: teresa and william woodard are heartbroken, surrounded by flowers as they mourn over the death of their daughter in their fairfax county apartment. >> i feel like she just left me and didn't say anything. >> reporter: take a look at this horrific scene from monday in prince georges county. she was driving in evening rush hour to pick up her 11-year-old son. a car crossed oncoming traffic, hit two cars and smashed into tawanda's car. she died on scene. >> it seems like it's not real. >> the four other drivers were okay. police took blood samples from the driver believed to have caused the accident to see if he was under the influence of blood or alcohol. they're waiting for test results. >> you just go day by day, minute by minute and pray a lot. >> reporter: family members remember tawanda as an avid reader who loved the bible, her church and her family. >> she loved life. >> reporter: police believe the driver in the ukon had been speeding. this case is still under investigation. in fairfax county, i'm shamari wood, news4. >>> at one point during rush hour all the statio

a law enforcement source tells fox 5 judge beverly woodard met in chambers with prosecutors and defense after a reporter discovered the judge had been previously married to a police officer who was convicted of excessive force. the reporter wanted to know why the judge didn't recuse herself. she explained to the lawyer she believed she could oversee a case in a fair and impartial way and so the trial is continuing. as fox 5's paul wagner reports, earlier today one of the officers took the stand in his own defense. >> reporter: under questioning from his defense attorney officer james harrison said he first saw john mckenna about 45 seconds before his co-defendant officer reginald baker hit the student with his shield sending hill into a wall. harrison told the court he saw mckenna hit baker on his helmet while holding a cell phone in his hand. he was concerned about his cell phone because he'd received bulletins saying that firearms could be disguised as cell phones. harrison said he told mckenna to drop it and hit him seven to eight times. did you strike him in the head asked his defen

but judge woodard said based on the video shown to the jury, she wasn't buying it.neys were pleased. >> anything that gets put out is good. >> baker testified he was hyper vigilant as he walked up knox road. earlier in the evening, he and his fellow officers were pelted by snowballs, rocks, and bottles. baker told the court he thought his supervisors had done that. in upper marlboro, paul wagner, fox 5 news. >> baker and james harrison are still facing charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office. the trial continues thursday. >>> to the district now where eight people were sent to the hospital after a metro bus collided with a van this afternoon. the incident happened here in the intersection of vermont avenue and u street in northwest. authorities say the bus was struck on the rear driver's side. metro reports several passengers had minor neck and back injuries. still, a few more months until the express lanes on the virginia beltway open up. the companies building the new lanes said how we can expect how much to use them. john hanrahan has a closer l

and nypd detectives are now in los angeles looking into the background of brandon woodard. so cool, so precise, he has killed before, possibly as a hitman. >>> and a crook who targeted a texas church ended up getting the shock of his life. this is what happened when the man tried to steal copper wiring from the breaker box. that blast so powerful, it welded the bolt qatca cutters t box. there's no word on what his condition might be. >>> it's one of the most frightening type of highway accidents, wrong-way driving. the government has launched a major crackdown. almost 400 people each year are killed in crashes where the driver is going against traffic. the ntsb is recommending changes, including bigger signs and highway redesigned. experts want ignition locks for those convicted of dui. 60% of wrong-way accidents are caused by drunk drivers. nearly 10% by repeat offenders. >>> and the nfl's week 15 kicks off tonight. as for last night's nba action, we're going to get the highlights, now, from espn. >> cassidy hubbarth here with your "sportscenter" update. the spurs in a thr

before pulling out his gun and shooting woodard execution-style.lice released because the rest of it too gruesome to show. this happened near popular midtown tourist attractions and shops in broad daylight this time of year. there are thousands of people on the sidewalks of new york city. martha: all right. let's switch our attention over to this now because hidden in the new obamacare law is a fee that will be passed on to millions of americans as part of the law. it's a $63 per person fee and it kicks in 2013. just a little more than 12 months away right now. the fee is meant to help cover the people who have preexisting conditions. that is part of the thing that everybody is so pleased about, the preexisting conditions will be covered but of course everything has to be paid for. that will cost every single individual $63 a year. now the obama administration says that the fee will only be temporary. that it will phase out in 2017 because of all savings will be enjoyed by the health care plan overall. unless of course congress decides to extend it

the fight happened friday in an alleyway near woodard elementary where the 11-year- old girl went to school. according to long beach police department officials, the fight with the classmate was preplanned while at least seven onlookers went to watch the after school battle. >> we believe the fight lasted about one minute, did not involve any weapons and we believe nobody was knocked to the ground. once the fight was over both girls left the location and went their separate way says '. >> reporter: the 11-year-old went to an after school program following the fight where she told supervisors she wasn't feeling well. her family came to get her and rushed her to the hospital in the early evening. she was pronounced dead shortly before 9 p.m. and the cause of death has yet to be determined. >> it's hard to understand how this could happen. if you're like me, you're also thinking about your own children, perhaps your daughter or your granddaughter, and then you get a sense of how precious life really is. for the family involved this is tragic beyond words and for the city it diminishes o

that is the victim, a 31-year- old los angeles man, brandon woodard, apparently texting.man is right behind him in the hoodie and that looks like a gun coming out of his right pocket. one shot to the head and then the gunman calmly got into a car and was slowly driven away. we don't know about the motive, but the victim has a record of arrests for theft and drug possession. we have new information now on why nelson mandela is in the hospital and his story is next. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. but when i was in an accident... can keep pain away all day. i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life.

the camera shows a man walking up behind brandon woodard, and pulling a pistol out of his pocket.the 31-year-old law student from california, was shot dead. the killer slipped into a waiting car and sped away. he's the subject of an sense manhunt. >>> george zimmerman must wear his bracelet on his ankle. he must stay in the county until his trial starts. he is charged with killing unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. >>> prosecutors want to get tough on lindsay lohan. they're asking her probation be revoked. they say she was actually behind the wheel. >>> and congratulations are apparently in order for former first daughter, jenna bush, and her husband. reports indicate the happy couple expecting their first child. jenna and henry hager have been married since 2008. the grandparents are eager for the pitter patter of little feet. >>> and we note the passing of ravi shankar, the indian musician that had an influence on western music. he had a close relationship with the beatles, particularly george harrison. he had the 1971 concert for bang dash. ravi shankar was 92 years old. >>> in

police say brandon woodard never saw it coming.lance video which captured the entire murder shows the 31-year-old walking past his killer, tapping away on a smartphone when suddenly he is ambushed from behind, shot once in the back of the head. the killer and his get away driver are still on the loose. meantime woodard's family back in his native's los angeles reeling from his death. >> our hearts are just -- are very hurt right now, so, you know, we are trying to deal with the grief of the loss of a son, the loss of a father, and the loss of a brother, and it's just a devastating event right now. >> reporter: woodard was a law student, the father of a young four-year-old girl who had come to new york city for a two-day visit. he was staying at a hotel very close to where he was killed. even though his murder took place in broad daylight on a busy city street no one seemed to have got even a good look at the killer or at the license plate of the get away car. back to you. jon: what a strange story, rick folbaum thanks. jenna: from

jan-nae woodard was riding with her mom and one of those cars. her mother was badly hurt but is expected to survive. witnesses say jannnae did not have a chance. >> she was just an incredibly sweet little girl. she and her friends would ride their bikes in the neighborhood. >> police say there is evidence that the 73-year-old driver of the suv had been drinking. they are awaiting the results of a blood test before a decision is made about charges. it is believe alcohol was involved. >> it is sad when a small tall loses their life because of someone drinking. -- when a small child loses their life. >> you can see the sun that was just put up at the church, a son of sympathy for the family. -- a sign that was just put up. we are told that the other victims of the accident were injured but they are going to be fine. police say will be awhile before a decision is made over whether it someone will be charged. >> here are some of the top stories we are following tonight. a shooting at a day camps in southeast d.c. today. about 30 kids were walking to a

today a group of actors and others including john lewis, actress alfre woodard, and actor tyree young. the event starts today at 4:00 p.m. at the lincoln memorial. >> delma went into labor on the weekend. she and your boyfriend or on their way to the hospital when they realized they would not. make not they made a pit stop at the speedway. >> he was like i cannot drive any faster. i was like, i am not going to make it. i had a contraction and stood up on the back seat and my water broke. >> race track folks help her delivered the baby. the baby is just fine. they gave fair tickets four races for the rest of real-life. >> that's great that they had an emt on duty. you never know. >> let's shift our focus to the weather. it's nice outside. we will get some rain and around the evening rush hour. >> you probably will want to grab the umbrella before rushing out. look at the beautiful start. it's kind of deceiving, but we have changes on the horizon. heavy weather tomorrow. starting with sunshine. temperatures in the 40's and '50's. 59 in the district, 61 in annapolis, 48 in dallas, 50 in

jennnae woodard was a passenger in that third car and she was killed at the scene. >> you can tell alcohol was involved, because right there all in the driver waugh was budweisers everywhere, like glass from the beer bottles. a little girl, and she didn't get to live her life. she's killed by a drunk driver. >>> the little girl's mother is in the hospital in critical condition. police identified the driver as 73-year-old jackson tutt. >>> a sentencing date has been said for a former campaign aide to mayor gray. howard brooks pleaded guilty last month to lying to the fbi about payments to a minor candidate in the mayor's race in 2010. that candidate was suleiman brown. investigators say suleiman brown was paying to stay in the race and continuing to attack gray's chief rival, of course, the former mayor. brooks will be sentenced on the 24th. mayor gray denies any knowledge of the payments or any wrongdoing. mayor gray is in china this week. he spent this day in beijing. he's working to strengthen business relationships. the goal is to help dc-based companies to take advantage of china's exp

woodard said its changing his way of life. >> like -- i was born into it. i just was numb to it. i went back to school, got my ged, a scholarship. boy's club. i started -- getting jobs. working at i refinery. >> reporter: he completed courses and earned a certificate. >> a visitor total immediate affair was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a show pig that was on display. the sheriff's deputies arrested the 22-year-old james anthony horn. the deputies say that he was drunk and that he slapped the six month old pig and pulled its ears and tail. he appeared in court on charges of cruelty and being drunk in publicly. he was harded to stop drinking stay away from the county fair. >>> the search to replace the yahoo ceo may be a done deal. sources close reported yesterday that the competition was down to two men. the hulu ceo and the count interim yahoo ceo. the company said that try letter isn't interested in the job. no official statement has been announced by yahoo. >> the president signed legislation that keeps interest rates -- rates will double -- construction workers -- joi

the victim has been identified as 31-year-old brandon woodard.ying at a nearby hotel. witnesses say the killer shot him in the back of the head at close range before getting into the passenger seat of a waiting car. so basically it looks from all accounts that a hit was taken out in one of the busiest places in manhattan. >> blocks from here. >> yeah, just blocks from here. but brandon woodard he, according to friends and cops, was very smart and part of the fiber of african-american culture in los angeles. l.a. prep school grad, attended law school. just an infectious smile. why a hit was taken out in a busy part of manhattan remains unclear. >> apparently the gunman in this case was waiting 40 minutes for him. he was from l.a. but here in new york on vacation. here's the question. if you're on vacation, how does someone know your schedule enough to wait in a car for 40 minutes to know the exact location you're going to be in broad daylight and shoot you in the back of the head? i'm sure it will come out. a lot of questions about exactly what we

it narrowly avoided a mistrial after was revealed juggdge woodard was married to an officer present -- previously convicted of using excessive force. they were charged after beating a stupid -- student during an incident in 2010. the incident was caught on video from a nearby apartment building. both men took the stand to tell their side of the case. they say he was the aggressor and startled a mounted horse. first baker and then harrison to assist. their attorneys emphasized their clients were doing what they could to diffuse a dangerous situation. prosecutors claimed the man overreacted and the video clearly showed the officers continued to beat on mckenna even though he was on the ground and not fighting back. prosecutors also questioned officer harris and's integrity -- harrison's integrity saying he lied in then recanted the story. i spoke with the public information officer. he tells me the jury can go as late as 9:00 tonight. if the verdict is not reached, the jury will reconvene on monday and continue deliberating. both officers are facing charges of second-degree assault and

and hit a trail blazer he then sideswiped the car the child was riding in the little girl was danae woodard her mother was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries. >>> closer the home a woman in serious condition this morning after she was hit by a tractor trailer, police say the woman was walking at the intersection of georgia avenue, coalsville road last evening when she was struck the driver was not injured and remained at the scene it appear it is tractor trailer did have a green light. >>> investigators are look into whether some fireworks caused a massive brush fire in queen ann county. sky fox high over the area, kent island this morning. you can still see some smoke, still billowing, it took fire crews from 7 counties to battle the 30-acre brush fire it started in a densely planted tree farm. more than 60 people had to be evacuated from homes one was paul young he just rebuilt his house after it was destroyed in hurricane irene last year. >> embers and ashes were falling on our home this morning they were smoking when hitting the house. this is stuff that was landing

of not reflecting what this country really is. >> reporter: woodard is trying to get the business toepresentative. >> reaching out to people we think, you know what? do you know about the academy? do you know -- i think you should apply. >> reporter: the academy is offering more and more grants and internships. >> in today's time who doesn't want to see more diversity? >> reporter: in the meantime, for all who have seen this year's nominated movies and stars, or not, the arguments have probably already begun. for "today", mike taibbi, nbc news, hollywood. >> at the end of the day you like what you like whether it gets an award or not. we all know the movies we like and enjoy. >> i'm excited. there are some really good ones and i don't know who they'll pick. "the artist" is what they're all saying. it's one to see. not to hear right? >> it would be a talker but like this. >> i knew there was a pun somewhere. >>> all right. coming up country singer scotty mccreary's life after winning "american idol." first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> still to come on "today" the dunwoody murder tria

>> i'll have alfre woodard play me.s a very good actress. >> i was thinking more like halle berry. >> oh, thank you very much. >> let's switch gears from to us sports. nine innings from elimination or nine innings from force ago decisive game five. >> melanie alnwick is following our big story. the nats, of course. >> good morning. we are hoping there will be a game five for the washington nationals and that fans will be coming back to the park for more this afternoon. they are hopeful the team will be in top form when they take the field at 4:07. we'll tell you what is in store for the team as well as metro riders when fox 5 morning news [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class fami

elijah woodard's stayed there. >> reporter: there's a big, round green door. >> exactly as it is in thes from the movie, too. when we had to recreate it for "the hobbit," we had to build a brand-new one because that one was buried in the hill. so we had to recreate it. i couldn't throw that one away either. >> reporter: why would he? after all, peter jackson has devoted a quarter f of his life by bringing it to the big screen. do you think you'll look back on these films, these six films, eventually, as your greatest legacy? >> it's an interesting question. obviously if i said, yes, i'd be saying -- i'm assuming i'm never going to make anything that people regard with quite as good as that. but the realistic question is that may well be the case. >> great story. our thanks to ark, a. we wanted to let you know, ann will interview the cast of "the hobbit" tomorrow morning on "today." we're back with more right after this. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay