then in march 2007 brittany began missing school.rosecutors argue brittany was the first cld killed and that it happened in the spring of 2007. she was so concerned after the april visit to the house that she made repeated phone caipceo family services, the courts nd nd 311, the city's nonemergency number, all in an effort to have someone check on the children. someone did. after the girls' bodies were found months later, sergeant la franchise wrote a report that he had seen brittany when he visited the house in april. then he changed his story and said he did not see her. he's a vaern detective who's worked homicide in the past but he testified he thought about the jacks case for weeks and was, quote, messed up by that. that's why he said he first said he saw brittany and then didn't. it was wishful thinking. as i told my wife later, i guess i wanted her to be there. >> there was also testimony that jacks received public assistance including foo stamps and cash. the cash was about $700 a month. >>> the district is pushing to get you

he said the body of 16-year-old brittany jacks was so decomposed "it looked like she was melting into the wooden floor beneath her." prosecutors believe bonita jacks, killed her first and the three other children after. today in court, items in these boxes, including the tiny little t-shirts the girls were wearing and other evidence gathered at the scene, was presented at part of the case. the scent of death on them was so overwhelming the judge had to take a break to decide if the other items would be taken out in open court. jacks didn't seem bothered by that, but as prosecutors showed, crime scene photos of brittany medical examiner, she looked away, put her hands on her face and refused to look at them. more autopsy results expected tomorrow on brittany jacks' three little sisters, ages 5, 6, and 11. >>> at least four dui cases have been tossed out bought after new u.s. supreme court ruling. fred and kay cooke lost their 19-year-old daughter morgan in a drunk driving crash in 2007. the driver of the car she was in was drunk, speeding, and hit a tree. he's serving three years behin

terry, brittany, good morning. this book you actually wanted to do 100 things before you turned 13. you're now 14. but terry, that actually kind of got you thinking, there's a book here, right? >> right. when she came up with me to the list of 100 things, i flashed back and remembered the mean girls and the gossip and all the crazy drama. it's a tough year. i think as a parent you want to protect your child. so i thought, what a great gift to do sort of a guidebook to surviving your 'tween years. and also put in a lot of fun because you don't want to make it too serious and too heavy. >> this is a mom/daughter collaboration. but writny you wrote a lot of the book yourself. >> kind of not really. we both, each other -- >> i did a lot of the core writing of it. and i would actually turn to brittany and say would you really say something like that? and she would correct my lingo a lot. >> let's hear some of the ideas that you had, and brittany, on your list and how they contrast to your mother's. you say number five o

digital correspondent p brittany morehouse was one of the -- brittany morehouse was one of the first on the scene and she's still there. >> reporter: investigators are still working this scene. here is what we can tell you. one fort myers policeman was banged up. one capitol policeman was shot and a 12-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet. >> i heard like shots so i came running outside. >> there was 7 or 8 shots. >> like 12 or 15 shots. >> reporter: so many and so loud people nearby thought the gunfire was a post 4th of july party. >> boom, boom, boom. i thought it was a firecracker. >> reporter: now neighbors know three people were shot, including a 12-year-old girl. it began with a fight inside of an apartment between a fort meyer policeman and his roommate. the officer then left the building. >> at that point the roommate was able to locate the officer's off duty weapon and subsequently ran out into the parking lot and began randomly firing the weapon. >> reporter: that's when officials say an op duty capitol policeman pulled up in this dodge truck. he happened to be coming into

no sign of brittany. prosecutors believe she was killed around april 3rd after a boyfriend came to visit which angered her mother. with much of the medical evidence already presented the prosecution appears to be more than halfway finished with their case. we still expect to hear from 16-year-old brittany's teacher who was so concerned about her she went on her own time to try and find her. >>> no buyer today for the watergate hotel. it is one of the most prestigious and infamous washington addresses but it has sat empty for two years, a victim of the financial crisis, and well-to-do neighbors are particular about what moves in next door. at a foreclosure auction the firm that owns the $40 million note on the property says a minimum purchase of $25 million and no one else bid. >> today is a sunny day. i was hoping i could go back and have a dinner there. >> monument realty is hoping to renegotiate and turn the building back into a first-class hotel. the auction should give the bank more time to try and se

even more graphic than that, crime scene photos of what was left of 16-year-old brittany jacks. these boxes are filled with nearly everything left in the home bonita jacks shared with her four girls on 6th street after 18 months after their bodies were discovered the smell of death is still on them. so much so the judge had to take a break to literally catch his breath. officer james holder also testified about writing on the wall and 16-year-old brittany jacks' room presumably by her mother, on trial for killing her. you can blame me but you can't stop the father, it said. also in the bedroom where brittany took her last breath, officer holder testified about a closet the teenager was forced to use as a bathroom and on the wall in that bathroom it said "i love you, mom." assistant medical examiner wayne williams said everything he saw in the room pointed to homicide although he ruled the cause of death unknown. in his autopsy report he noticed three wounds on brittany's abdomen and said that were highly suggestive of stab wounds. two knives were found by her decomposed body. du

brittany, thank you so much. clearly much concern. >>> our area will be one of seven parts of the nation taking part in a terror prevention drill. it happened on monday. the department of homeland security is coordinating the five-day drill. the drill shouldn't have any impact on the general public. >>> your tax dollars could soon be buying flesh needles for drug addicts. the capitol hill ex chajdz funds for -- exchanged funds for needle exchange programs. and what is a sure bet at most vegas casinos, cigarette smoke. now a person is suing sees arz palace. it -- cesar palace. she had to quit her job because it was wrecking her health. they hope to make this a class action suit. >>> also out of las vegas tonight, doctors are trying to save a 2-year-old girl shot by her brother. he is only four. the father was at the house in the time. police are trying to sort out how it happened. >>> now to south carolina where the story is of the same, this time it's a 4-year-old boy shot by his three-year-old brother. the boys

a vicious killing spree that prosecutors believe started with 16-year-old brittany. helen raider sat through all of the testimony. >> the girler room was taped up so the other girls couldn't see it and i think she began to realize they would find out and tell on her so they, as witnesses had to be eliminated. >> reporter: brittany's school counselor tried to sound the alarm. james la friend can't exactly answer the call first saying he saw brittany alive and then recanting that. >> are you still haunted by this case? >> despite the officers apparent misstep, other trial watchers say prosecutors presented enough evidence to convince banita jacks. >> the fact she was in the house with the kids and nobody else was allowed in there. >> reporter: defense attorneys presented three witnesses in the case. >> i'm not allowed to comment. the gag order is still in place. >> it is a grisly autopsy photos and those from the crime scene that some observers say everything there is to know about how the girls lived and died. >> it checks me up to think at some point she couldn't hav

brittany morehouse looks for answers tonight. >> reporter: it's a simple question he about a complicated topic. >> what kind of pain, what kind of sacrifice. >> reporter: what might americans give up in the name of health care reform. >> there is going to have to be some sacrafice. >> reporter: during yesterday's press conference, we never really got an answer. and today. >> many americans may be wondering how does my family or my business stand to benefit from health insurance reform? so i want to answer those questions briefly. >> reporter: so essentially we're getting the upside. >> it has the potential for really radically reducing the number of uninsured people in america. >> reporter: the professor with the health care policy expert. he says perhaps we're not hearing president obama talk about the down side because a lot of it is buried in bills. secondly. >> he acknowledges that there are serious sacrafices then that may jeopardize the ability to pass. >> reporter: so what might those sack ri foiss be. -- sacrafices be. we've heard about the tax on the wealthy. >> we hope there ca

she said that brittany tried to isolate her from the other children.nd the mother called the other children back from her. ragland testified that in april of 2007, eight months before the girl's bodies were phone, brittany's cell phone was disconnected. the officer says he never even saw brittany when he visited the house in late april in in i a his role as a police officer. he was there to check on the welfare of the children after getting a complaint that the kids were not in school. scott says that jacks refused to let him in the house. he tried to get help from family services and says that jacks told him she didn't need any help from the city. two doctors who did the autopsies on the youngest girl, one said the girl was in an ro advanced stage of decomposition, with quite a lot of problems. despite that, they found marks on her neck that were consistent with choking her. in addition, a doctor testified that the youngest doctor had a bruise on her scalp that was consistent with blunt force injury. and a little more information, the cause of death f

no sign of brittany. prosecutors believe she was killed around april 3 after her boyfriend came to visit who angered her mother. >> reporter: orange barrels and closed signs block rest stops. 18 rest stops were closed around the state today. it will save the state $9 million to help close a $2.6 billion shortfall. >> if they close the rest stops they might as well close the highways. >> closing the rest areas. i think the to be 100 officials of vdot and get them there. >> reporter: the candidates are vowing to reopen them when they're elected. business owners are hoping for a silver lining >> we welcome visitors. we do have areas for them to recharge and reenergize until the rest stops reopen. >> and moving on now to the virginia governor race. republican bob macdonald challenged his opponent deeds to attend debates. deeds has answered the call but the times and dates have not been released. mcdonald announced he has a transportation plan if he's elected. calling for more tolls and he would boost the spee

brittany morehouse is just back with the story. >> anita, it's an unbearable story for so many neighbors. they describe watching rescue crews perform cpr on those boys. this after one woman broke through windows trying to save them. >> it was black and we couldn't see. we couldn't hardly breathe. it was kind of traumatic for everybody. but our main concern were the kids. >> two young kids, both boys, ages 5 and 7. both brothers stuck inside their bedroom. lisa remembers smashing through windows trying to get them. >> i was trying to get to them as best as i could but i couldn't. and none of us could. >> including the boy's father who tells the police he left the apartment for a brief period of time before the fire broke out. >> he opened the door. and he still couldn't get in because there was so much smoke. >> investigators say preliminary results indicate the fire started inside the kitchen. >> not much fire damage, not much heat damage, but just an extremely large amount of smoke. >> it was that heavy smoke that most likely harmed the boys. >> they looked lifeless. they just -- they j

brittany morehouse was there hours after the incident and filed this report. >> he was face thing way>> reporter: wayne williams points to the very same parking lot where he was nearly beaten to death on christmas eve. >> i remember that i was sleeping, of course. napping. it was still an hour and 20 minutes before services. and my wife came to practice. i wish i had gone in and prayed. >> reporter: the sense of humor of what could only be described as a vicious attack sheds light on how the 69-year-old even survived. he took us through what happened that night. he says his priest didn't even recognize him. his face was beaten so bad. >> he asked me who i was. and so i imagine somewhere around here there was another pool of blood. >> reporter: his last recollection is that ambulance ride. >> they flat lined on w tayheo t hoe thspital, theye tell me. >>is heith wif his wife is his side, he faces the man accused of will crime. >> he a pollized in the courtroom -- apologized in the courtroom today and said how sorry he was and i sincerely hope tt he means it and can overcome. i think he

that was first degree premeditated murder in the death of the oldest daughter brittany. experts testified that brittany's decomposed body showed evidence she had been stabbed but with her cause of death undetermined, it was possible those stab wounds were self-inflicted. he said any teenager locked in her bedroom and deprived of food would be, quote, intensely depressed. he did still find jacks guilty of felony murder for each girl. jacks' lawyer, public defender, left court disappointed. >> all i know is where we stand today and it's not where we wanted to be. >> reporter: when asked if his client is insane, he told reporters... >> i leave that decision to others to make. >> reporter: jacks waived her right to a jury trial so a judge alone decided her fate. the judge spent hours deliberating over gruesome evidence, including autopsy photos of the four decomposed bodies. the judge said in court he considered himself a juror and spoke to no one, even his colleagues about the case. he said was a very lonely assignment and certaly one of the most challenging and difficult i

almost seven years later, you would never know what brittany and joshua went through. he is a happy, growing boy with medical needs, but no limitations on a good day. he can run, play, sing, laugh and dance. unfortunately, he is immune suppressed and will be for the rest of his life. he takes eight medications twice daily and must adhere to a strict schedule to control the levels of medication in his system. too little, and he is at risk of rejecting his heart. too much, and the medications trigger kidney failure and disable his immune system, making him more vulnerable to every germ around. i tell joshua's story, because quite frankly because if the health care plans being promoted by my democratic colleagues were to become law, i'm not confident he would be here today. his mother is deeply concerned that with government-run health care, she might not have had the choice to deliver her baby and have access to the life-saving medical procedures needed to keep him healthy and alive. in a massive government-run bureaucracy, americans may not have the freedom to make the

but no sign of brittany. the condition of all four girls were discussed. the three youngest had strangulation marks around their necks. the cause of death was undetermined but the manner of death ruled a homicide, a point hopped on by defense attorneys. when asked about the marks on asia's neck, medical examiner sarah col bin said simply a five-year-old can't strangle herself. and testimony in this 6 day old trial resumes tomorrow. back to you. >> audrey thank you for that. >>> now to a nanny accused of child pornography. it's being held at $350,000 bond. 22-year-old asa harenich appeared in court on child abuse charges. investigators say she showed porn to the children and asked them to pose nude for a webcam rachlt the children told detectives they locked themselves in the bathroom to anoid tan n.ny knwet to know how well you ow w yourow child that he nanny. head to d.c.momslikeme.com, scroll down to as seen on wusa9.com. >>> we have breaking news out of damascus. sky 9 on the scene. a serious accident there involving a van. this is the 28,000 block of k

an expert said there was no question that brittany jacks had been stbbed. >>> we now know how the former director of virginia's counting center ended up with the gunman's health records. investigators could for the find the mental health records actually lawyer for the doctor said they accidentally got packed in a box of personal documents in february of 2006 more than a year before the shootings. dr.miller found them last week when he said he opened the box for the first time. his lawyer said he took them back to the cook counseling center the next day. >>> good-bye hotel room and finally hello china. some d.c. area students quarantined can now get on with their trip. all of the children will be released today. hundreds of american students travel to beijing if a cultural he can change program. eight d.c. area students were diagnosed with the virus. school officials say they are extending the trip to augus 8th so children can do a little bit of sight seeing. >>> just about everybody could use a raise right now. million of workers will get a raise courtesy of uncle sam. >>> new details a

store testified he followed up and did not see brittany jacks at the home. >>> a provision would haveh concealed weapons permits the right to carry those wentens in other states with similar gun laws. it fell two votes short. >>> police an the the feds wanted to take a closer look at michael jackson's doctor so he raided his office in houston. they are not saying a crime hurry but dr. conrad murray's lawyer saysed feds searched for evidence of manslaughter. losangeles launched a criminal investigation into the public memorial questioning the million spent on that event. >>> hundred of people attended a vigil for an american soldier who was captured in afghanistan by the taliban. it took place in idaho in the hometown of bowe bergdahl. he vanished earlier this month. he later and in a video made by the taliban. defense secretary rob are the gates says the military is doing everything it can to bring him back home. >>> peta says it has prove that circus animals arrest bruceed. it is undercover video and we have it. you might find it disturbing. that is coming up. >>> are you in the mark

he estimates that brittany had been dead for six months or more when the girls' bodies were discoveredthe government's case is winding down. tomorrow we should begin to hear from the defense witnesseses and get a sense of how banita jacks' lawyers will try to defend her. at d.c. supreme court, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> some local troops back from the front lines with a unique perspective on the war in afghanistan. we are there for the emotional reunions. >>> and some kids getting more than just fun and sun at camp this summer thanks to a potentialldeadly virus. >>> sounds good, the government giving you cash to trade in your clunker. we're reading the fine print coming up. the distance from the field to your table just got shorter. because at safeway, there's always... freshly picked local produce at great prices. it's 100% guaranteed to be fresh and ripe, every time. so hurry in for delicious goodness, all right down the street. that's ingredients for life. that's safeway. right now, get locally grown platinum sweet corn -- 8 ears for just $2 with your club card. safeway just lower

in the words of one, brittany was so decomposed, it was as if she was melting into the floor. and all the while her girls were upstairs rotting, prosecutors say jacks went to neighbors to ask for water, to ask for food, toask for cigarettes. she never asked for help for those little girls. now the prosecutor says it will be jacks own words that will solve the mystery of how these little girls were killed. she tells detectives that no one came in her house, no one touched her girls. she was the only one they ever saw and that was the evidence her defense attorneys tried unsuccessfully to suppress. back to you. >> audrey, sad story, thank you so much. >> we have an update on the search for a missing swimmer in the potomac river. no sign tonight of 32-year-old grenado. rescue teams continue to comb the waters where he disappeared yesterday. his friends say they were on a fishing trip when he decided to go for a swim. >> a one-year-old toddler taken during a carjacking in virginia beach is safe tonight. naomi was found unharmed in a parking lot. investigators say her mother was pu

starting with 16-year-old brittany. >> they as witnesses had to be eliminated. >> reporter: by her own had mission jacks kept the girls away from other people. something trial watchers say may seal her fate. >> she's the only one who could have done it. >> talk about banita jacks and how she held up during the trial. >> i'm not allowed to comment. sorry. >> reporter: the judge says he needs until least wednesday to go over the evidence and render a verdict. >>> however repugnant you may find michael vick's crimes, no matter how difficult it maybe to watch him let alone cheer for him on the field there is a long standing culture that everyone deserves a second chance and apparently that does not exclude vick. the falcons and virginia quarterback has been rekin stated in the league. he can participate in preseason activities and play if the can find a team willing to sign him. he will have to is the out five weeks of the regular season. goodell talked about his future. >> there is not a right to be an nfl player. i think michael understands that and i think it is his opportunity now to e

this is from brittany in boston, massachusetts. she joins us on the phone.hat's your question to dr. synderman. >> hi, good morning. i was wondering if there are any particular medications that could be contributing my lethargic feelings i've had more recently during the summer? >> you know, you sound young. so one thing that comes up are hormonal changes. if she's on a new birth control pill, that can make a difference. but for anyone who is on heart medication, anything for depression or anxiety, sleep aids, and drug-drug interaction is increasingly common. the first thing i would do is say what am i putting in my mouth? could that possibly be playing a role here? >> okay. brittany, is there anything more you want to add to your question? >> no, that's great. thanks so much. >> all right, thanks so much. next we have a viewer e-mail question from sarah in los angeles. and she asks, how nutrition can affect fatigue. >> it's interesting, we talked about sort of iron-rich foods. now let's sort of flip things around. let's talk about the carbohydrate-rich food

medical experts will lay out a time line of the killings, which they say started with 16-year-old brittany. the last time she was seen was when a boyfriend came to visit which angered her mother. neighbors heard them arguing about it that night. soon after, they reported a horrible smell, the scent of death. and one by one, the three other little girls disappeared too. >> an 11-year-old boy is reported back on the beach today just one day after he went into cardiac arrest while buried under the sand. this happened at 37th street in ocean city, maryland. arfegu ds are guitedcred with pulling the boy out and reviving him. >> within approximately a minute, we got a pulse and the patient started breathing again while we have the patients still on the beach. >> i was very happy. i was happy all the training on the beach patrol helped to do that. i am very happy. >> we are happy, too. that boy had been building a tunnel. the beach patrol says the 12- year-old girl was the first to realize that the boy was in serious trouble and alerted the adults right nearby. >> and tony is here with that 9near

judge frederick weisberg talked specifically about the oldest daughter brittany saying, quote, "i can only imagine the torture and torment that miss jacks inflicted on her. it must have really damaged her psyche." >> this is very sad. nobody comes out of this happy. can't bring these kids back and you can't undo what the last moments of their -- the last months of their lives were like. it's -- there's no joy in coming out of this poorhouse. >> reporter: jacks' lawyers say they will try to get their client as little jail time as possible. when asked if at sentencing prosecutors would request that banita jacks be locked up for life, they responded? >> at sentencing we're going to do our job. >> reporter: the girls' bodies were so decomposed, the cause of death could not be determined. jacks choice to live in her s ht with her dauger co mposing bodies made the case much more difficult for prosecutors. "by living with the decomposingt bodies for months, g the defendant provided strong evidence of her guilt but at the me time made it ch more difficult to prove her guilt beyond a reasonabl

brittany morehouse for 9news now and wusa9.com. >> in terms of homicide, dc and new york and los angeles are on track for fewer killings this year than in the last 40. >>> and topper is here with the 9 forecast first. top, we saw some clouds today. a little change from what we've gotten used to over the last few weeks. >> we got spoiled over the weekend. but today was okay, derek. a few showers here and there. some breaks in the clouds. and for tonight, overnight we're looking at mostly cloudy skies. still comfortable, though. temperatures will make it into the 60s. a couple of showers possible. now primarily just west of town. i think in the immediate metro areasre we' goingo d te bry overnight. satellite picture radar combined, here are thee swers th att en wthrough. parts of cenharlesntou c aynd s. mary's county had two inches of rain. everything has now died down. just some leftover clouds. we will come back and say if we need this tomorrow, we'll talk about the heat that is lurking around the corner all coming up. >> important stuff. thanks, top. >>> if you're planning a trip to the

digital correspondent, brittany morehouse is there to wrap it all up for us. >> the court hearing, theonia sotomayor hearing was uninterrupted and that nobody was bothered. they were in the heart building and this

help children to protect children, failed these girls, despite the warnings of a social worker at brittany jacques' school. that is a question that is unlikely to be answered at this trial. audry? >> bruce, thank you very much. >>> the reston resident with controversial views on the holocaust has been soundly defeated. ken myercord received 23 votes in a bid to win a seat on the reston citizens association. the write-in candidate collin mills received over 1500 votes. observers say myercord's candidacy brought a lost attention to the election where turnout is usually much lighter. >>> there will be hearing this evening on a proposal to expand the islamic saudi academy in fairfax virginia. opponents of the proaferld say they have concerns about the -- of the proposal say they have concerns about the school's teachings. the academy receives much of its funding from the saudi government and there are charges that its religious curriculum fosters intolerance. but the county commission is recommending the approval of the planned expansion. >>> virginia will offer state employees loans of up to

brittany's body was found in a sealed room with a knife and blood on the floor. >> and no one came to the children's rescue. >> you do not think she is crazy? >> >>. -- no. jacks told the young bird daughters were also demon possessed. there were found leading side- by-side, saying they died from lack of food. >> what ever happened, she took it out on this kids, and it is very unfortunate. >> you feel sorry for her? >> no. >> absent from the sessions, banita jacks herself who does not want to relive it all off and spend the time in a holding cell. detectives thought she was saying at one point she was making all this stuff up. the judge is listening to this stuff so he can determine if it should be allowed in the trial which will get under way with opening arguments tomorrow. >>> an elderly leesburg couple is sharing their stories of survival after they were held hostage for seven hours. friday police say william spencer botched a robbery and barged into the home of these people armed with a gun. they say their faith and a stroke of good luck saved them. >> my smart wife, by chance, h

>> most of the day was focused on that. 16-year-old brittany's best friend said that her mother was verbally abused her in front of the other children calling her a slut and decor -- and a whore. most of today focused on the autopsy. the judge is trying to decide that these are cases of murder or neglect. twoassista were drilled after it -- about how they reached conclusions. most testified that they had marks on their necks, suggesting they had all been strangled. the bodies were in such divans -- such advanced to decomposition. they could not determine the exact cause of death. looking at the eyes to see if they had died from strangulation was impossible, because the eyes were gone. the fact that the 16-year-old sister was found dead in the next bedroom was what looked like stab wounds. they told the judge that they were demanding the deaths were homicides. the last known people seeing the dog -- seeing the daughters arrived -- the daughter is alive and took the stand today. they talked for more than ho she said she was homeschooling the girls and refused to let him inside the home. he saw

it showed a strained relationship with her oldest daughter brittany. repeatedly said the four daughters were possessed and were killed. >>> a few report is fueling the d.c. contract controversy as more ethical questions are raised about marion barry and the use of taxpayer money. the recordings were made back in march when sharon wise, a long-time friend of barry's attended a meeting with the city council's budget director. she wanted to know why her contract called clean and sober was terminated without notice, her pay withheld. you will all hear the voice of brenda richardson who works for barry. >> any time you ask somebody to take $15,000 out of 199salary that i have a contract for, hire somebody without my knowledge and give it them, th then you should tell them what their assignment is, not me because i don't know because i n't even though they were coming on board. how could you even tell me -- >> i'm glad this is not tape right now but the council member should not be directly making decisions about this. it should have been done at the beginni

among the items in those boxes, a knife found near the body of brittany jacks the oddest daughter. dr. a wayne williams says this body was so decomposed she appear to be melting in the wooden floor beheath her -- beneath her. williams said he was able to find three defects her tore so that he says are highly suggestive of stab wounds. her official cause of death is undetermined but the doctor testified that those highly suggestive wounds led her to believe the matter of death is micide. in other testimony, evidence technician james folder identified multiple child support checks and check stubs he found in the house. they totaled $400. prosecutors argue that benita jacks had the money to care for her four daughters and chose not to. when the prosecutor asked officer holder if she he found any food in the cupboard or refrigerator holder answered none whatsoever. she said that she believed that her children were possessed by demons. others testified about the handwriting on the bedroom with the following quote. you can delay me but you can not stop the father. and controlled on the w

as brittany morehouse reports residents are not surprised. the median family income is $109,000. 42% of people who live here fly solo. apparently that makes arming on the the second best place for the rich and the single. >> most definitely can believe that. >> why? >> because look around. look around. you can tell because of the cars on the street, what people are wearing. >> just walking down the street yesterday and two mercedes are coming at me and i thought oh, i'm going to be killed by a mercedes. >> if you come out on saturday or sunday you would get a better idea. >> when you come to the bars all the people 25 to 35. >> never seen so many 20-year- olds making six figures and up. >> i am surprised with the economy how many people i go out to eat on a tuesday and wednesday night. >> sushi place definitely costs a lot of money. >> it surprises a few people. >> definitely surprised. >> i'm certainly the latter so i guess it is partially true. >> so says the maker of this youtube sensation called arlington rap it. >> is not a terrible resu

kelly, here in the baseball capitalist, a boyfriend of britney jacks, the oldest daughter, saying brittany stopped going to school and he got worried about her and took the bus to the house on sixth street southeast in early april 2007. that is 9 months before the girls' bodies were found. kelly testified that the defend, bonita jacks, answered the door. britney came out on to the front porch. they hugged and he told her he loved her. kelly told the judge that britney seemed okay. quote, she looked fine to me but sad it ended up being the last time he would see her. another witness, white, lived next door and noticed kelly and britney on the front porch that day. after britney's boyfriend left, he heard an argument through the thin walls of his rowhouse, quote, i heard bumping and going to the wall and stuff like that and he believed it was an argument between britney and bonita. in august, the family was getting ready to host the aunt's birthday party and noticed a peculiar smell. this is august, more than four months before the girl's body was found calling quit, quote, a sinky smell. my

lk iweg ederlkta ourt judedta specifically about the oldest daughter brittany saying i could only imagine tlktthehetor a torment m jacks inflicted on her. it must havdamaged her sciekee. thbodies were so decomposed, a cause of death could not be determined. the defendant provided strong evidence of her guilt by living with the bodies for months but at the same time made it much more difficult to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. back in banita jacks' neighborhood, workers are still renovating her own home. neighbors are still in disbelief about what happened. >> how could all them people not see this neglectful situation occur? >> reporter: jacks is now looking at the possibility of life. her defense team says they will appeal today's verdict. >> just the situation as a whole, someone had to be made an example out of it when it comes to the development of children. i'm quite sure the government made the right decision in reference to this case. >> reporter: wisdom martin, fox 5 news. >> jacks is scheduled to be sentenced on october 16. >>> the white supremacist accused in d.c.'s

she testified she repeatedly heard bonita jacks call brittany demeaning names. >>> pittsburgh steelersr face something serious allegations as a woman has filed a lawsuit accusing roethlisberger of raping her last summer in tahoe. she alleges that the hotel where she worked at the time refused to investigate her complaint and went to great lengths to cover up the allegation. >>> routine surgery went horribly wrong for a member of the u.s. air force. airman colton read is from texas. he went to thehospital for gallbladder surgery last week at david grant medical center at travis air force base be near sacramento, california. t her husband's e surgeon he husband's aortic valve anwaited hours to transport him i ta state ospital inform that time, he ststo much blood hatmoc tors ended up amputating his legs. gentleman we were told that, had it been within a six hour period the limbs could have been saved. he might have had muscle damage or damage but nothing to this degree. why did it take so long to get my husband help? whrsdid they wait so long? >> read remains in rite kal condition. the m

the doctor says that brittany's body was so decomposed that she appeared to be melting into the wooden floor underneath her. but williams says he was able to find three defects in her body that he says suggest that there were stab wounds. the official cause of death is not determined. but the doctor testified that those highly suggestive wounds led him to believe that her manner of death is homicide. in other news, the detective looked into multiple child support checks and stubs he found in the house, totaling about $400. prosecutors argued that banita jacks had the money to care for her four daughters and chose not to. when the prosecutor asked holder if he found any food in the house or the refrigerator, he answered none whatsoever. jacks has told detectives that she believed her deceased boyfriend was jesus and her children were possessed by the devil. the evidence technician talked about handwriting on the wall of her bedroom, including the following quote. you can delay me but you cannot stop the father. also put on the wall inside the bedrooms closet, the words, i love you, mom.

the forensic expert testified 16-year-old brittany jacks had been stabbed and he estimates she had beenhs or more before the girls' bodies were discovered. >>> a local gang-related killing will be featured on america's most wanted this weekend up next. >> cops say droopy ways low level member of the violent ms- 13 gang with big dreams. >> place police say it was a gang murder to boost one man's street cred. michelle sigona will join us live in the studio to talk about the case. >>> local troops return home from the battlefield but it could be a while before their lives return to normal. >> you come home. it is a little awkward if a while because someone is now back into your space after they've been gone for so long. >>> a grim case from stafford county, virginia will be featured on america's most wanted this weekend. police say an alleged gang member killed an acquaintance to boost his status within his crew. murder left three young children without a moher and police determined to bring the killer to justice. joining us is michelle sigona. this is really disturbing. talk a little bit

jacks was found not guilty on one count of premeditated murder in the death of her oldest daughter brittany. defense attorneys say they will appeal. >> we didn't get the result we wanted for our client and so there is no relief. >> what happened to those children was maltreatment and they were atrocities inflicted upon four s small children, her own children. >> jacks is scheduled to be sentenced on october 1th. she is facing life in prison. >>> the driver involved in a deadly hit and run last year is expected to enter a plea today in court. police say michael dean eaton was driving nearly 100 miles per hour on interstate 270 when he crashed into the back of a jeep cherokee. a 10-year-old girl was killed. eaton is expected to plead guilty to manslaughter and dui charges. >>> a hearing is scheduled in the case of the suspected holocaust museum shooter. 89-year-old james von brunn was indicted but a grand jury yesterday. he now faces hate crime charges. he will not be in court today. police say he fatally shot security guard steven johns in june. he could face the death penalty. >>> taking a

he pointed out that there are no witnesses to a crime, that the knife found next to brittany jacks' body had no fingerprints or blood on it and that the bodies were companiesed that the -- decomposed that the cause of death for all four is undetermined. he said beond a reasonable doubt, no way, june. the judge has more than -- judge. the judge has more than 200 pieces to look at. there are more than 12 counts against jacks. those include first-degree murder, felony murder and cruelty to children. separate charges for each of the four girls. >>> disturbing new evidence tonight that texting while driving could be putting your life at risk. we've got the results of a first of its kind study. >>> plus, new revelations about what was going on inside the cockpit of this plane before it plummeteto the ground. >>> and it sounds simple enough. trade in your car, get a big government boost. but there's a catch. why you may need to move now to save.  wee all heard about the trouble in the housing industry. the fact is, with all the talk of a national real estate market, yo

maral serving routine eviction papers discovered the bodies of brittany, tatiana, asia, the daughters of banita jacks. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: jeffrey johnson lived right across the street. he's been following the news as his former neighbor banita jacks is on trial for murder. you don't have to be her neighbor to be captivated by the case. helen raider is a mom herself and like others just wanted to be there in court. >> i feel a huge emptiness inside. i can't explain what it is but i feel like when this is over and i go home, i'm always thinking who's going to take care of the kids and they're gone. it's really hard for me to get my head around the fact that there are four dead girls and they're really gone. >> i feel sorry for the kids, the way the kids suffered, the way they died and stuff like this. that was my feeling. it really touched me. >> reporter: the jacks' house is right back there. according to testimony this is where the neighborhood store where banita jacks did a ot of her shopping. now, prosecutors say that according to the debit card records, her spending

four different medical examiners and several forensic experts testified they believe 16-year-old brittany was stabbed. her three sisters were beaten and strangled. defense attorney asked the judge to consider the fact that no one saw jacks do i. she couldn't say if that would be enough to save his client. >> i'm not allowed to comment. the gag order is still in place. >> can you talk about jacks and how she held up during the trial. >> i'm not allowed to comment, sorry. >> court observers. -- looking with 20/20 hindsight if only i had. >> jacks did not take the stand in her own defense and as you know she has rejected an insanity defense in this case. judge says court will resume at 11:00 wednesday morning. either to get his verdict or to say he needs more time. back to you. >> audrey barnes, thank you so much. >>> an update on a brutal midnight mass beating in college park. today the man accused of beating 69-year-old wayne williams pleaded guilty. williams was hospitalized 26 days following the december 24th attack outside of holy redeemer church on bear win road. a woman received a 28

marshal serving routine eviction papers discovered the bodies of brittany, nakia, asia and tatiana, the daughterses of banita jacks [ inaudible ] >> reporter: jeffrey johnson lived right across the street. news news as his former neighbor banita jacks is on trial for murder. you don't have to be her neighbor to be captivated by the case. helen raider is a mom herself and like others just wanted to be there in court. >> i feel a huge emness inside. i can't explain what it is but i feel like when this is over and i go home, i'm always thinking who's growing to take care of the kids and they're gone. it's really hard for me to get my head around the fact that there are four dead girls and they're really gone. >> i feel sorry for the kids, the way the kids suffered, the way they died and stuff like this. that was my feeling. it really touched me. >> reporter: now the jacks house is right back there. according to testimony this is the neighborhood store where banita jacks did a lot of her shopping. now, prosecutors say that according to the debit card records, her spending had dropped way of

the assistant medical examiner testified that he found wounds on the torso of the oldest daughter, brittany jacks, that led him to believe her death was a homicide. testimony will continue this morning. >>> the white house is devoicing new anti-terrorism policies. we'll let you no he why officials need more time to come up with no plans. >>> the road with no speed limit the scene of a passive pile-up. >>> we'll have more on the firey crash with the little child trapped in that suv. stay with us. you are watching fox 5 morning news. hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains... and 110 calories per lightly sweetened serving. more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. for fresh deli taste, ( scanner beeping, music ) why pay for the whole deli? ♪ ( laughs, being ) price check oneli man. oscar mayer deli fresh shaved

i did nothing wrong and i'm being treated like [bleep] brittany spears. bill: espn reporter being hounded by the paparazzi. what should authorities do? also a transgendered mayor has megyn kelly very upset. >> what we did here was make a mountain out of a mole hill. bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zonget the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. why is the far left saying america is a dumb country? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. leave it to bill ma, perhaps the most blunt left wing guy in the united states to say what many far left people really think while talking about sarah palin. >> do you think she has a future nationally as a presidential candidate? >> i don't know about a presidential candidate. but i would never put anything past this stupid country. >> so, people are already complaining that you are calling the united states a stupid country. and

i did nothing wrong and i'm being treated like [bleep] brittany spears. bill: espn reporter being hounded by the paparazzi. what should authorities do? also a transgendered mayor has megyn kelly very upset. >> what we did here was make a mountain out of a mole hill. bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zonget the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. why is the far left saying america is a dumb country? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. leave it to bill ma, perhaps the most blunt left wing guy in the united states to say what many far left people really think while talking about sarah palin. >> do you think she has a future nationally as a presidential candidate? >> i don't know about a presidential candidate. but i would never put anything past this stupid country. >> so, people are already complaining that you are calling the united states a stupid country. and

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police found a knife next to the oldest girl brittany 17 years old. after a long analysis, forensic investigators determined that she had been staged to -- stabbed to death. the three other girls were strangled or strangled and beaten to death. her lawyers urged her to accept an insanity plea but she refused. today jacque's interrupted her lawyer to ask that the judge clear the courtroom. that was turned down. the trial is expected to pick back up tomorrow morning, with opening statements. derek? >> bruce leshan live from the courthouse thank you. >>> confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor are underway on capitol hill. republicans were quick to voice their concerns about president obama's pick for the u.s. supreme court. but as hari sreenivasen reports with democrat in the majority her path to the bench appears to be a relatively smooth one. >> so help you god -- i do. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor promised senators if she is confirmed by the supreme court, law will drive her decisions not emotions. >> my personal and professional experiences