brittany norwood faces life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder. reporting in rockville, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >>> a brother and sister convicted of murdering a d.c. pizza store owner will be sentenced today in d.c. superior court. shanika robinson and leon robinson were found guilty in august. the man was stabbed and set on fire in northeast d.c. in 2009. >>> sentencing is set today for former alexandria teacher who pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. justin coleman was a fourth grade teacher at john adams elementary. there's no evidence that he had sexual contact with any of his students. >>> the search will resume later this morning before 9-year-old boy with autism who disappeared in hanover county, virginia. robert woods went missing on sunday while hiking with his father and brother. ben eisler has more. >> i just want to find him so bad. >> his disappearance has summoned an army of volunteers. more than a thousand surging yesterday. so minnesota that they had to turn some away. >> he's wearing a red jacket and black shoes an

her co-worker brittany norwood was found tied up. brittany norwood told police two masked men had beaten them answer to assaulted them and then killed jayna murray. days later police concluded that she had in fact killed jayna murray and tighter sulfa -- tied herself up and had killed jayna murray. >> she was a genuine and gave everyone hugs and smiles. >> jayna murray's family spoke out at the reopening of the store that now has the word "love" in the stained-glass window above the door. prosecutors will seek life without parole if brittany norwood is convicted. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>> another developing story we are following. the massive earthquake in eastern turkey. rescuers are scrambling trying to get to dozens of people still trapped under debris. demille tojummy olabanji has the latest. >> at least one survivor of the 7.2 quake was pulled from the rubble this morning after he called for help on his cellphone. dozens of people are trapped in piles of debris all across that country. officials say the death toll may not

brittany norwood is accused of killing jayna murray of bethesda lululemon store in march.l of potential jurors is now being whittled down to 12 and five alternates. statements could begin tomorrow. >>> sulaiman brown is scheduled to be in court today. he's expected to be arraigned on driving with a suspended marylanders license and failing to obey police officers. he was arrested during a traffic stop last month. >>> libyan officials say the bodies of ousted dictator moammar gaddafi a, one of his sons, and a former aide was all buried in a secret location this morning. their bodies had been on display four days at a warehouse in misurata. >>> a local lerman has been killed in afghanistan. airmen first-class jerome miller died october 13 at the age of 23. the defense department says that his death was not combat- related. >>> friends and family members will gather this weekend to remember germantown woman and her son who were murdered. jane mcquain and her 11-year-old son william died on october 1. her estranged husband is suspected in both murders. service will be saturday

today, brittany norwood was brought in. he testified that the wounds were superficial lacerations or scratches. he also said she had dried blood on her face, a wound on her forehead, and several scratches on her leg. brittany norwood said she had been laying on her back for multiple hours waiting to die. also she said "there were a lot of things that were odd." there is ongoing testimony at this hour. brittany norwood's family and jayna murray's family are both in the courtroom, and the judge says he expects this trial could last anywhere from eight to 10 days. the prosecution says they would seek life without parole for a conviction. >> we are tracking the courtroom drama all day long. in the meantime, log on to what website wjla.com. >>> four days after he vanished, hundreds of volunteers are determined to what -- to find nine-year-old robert wood near north anna battlefield park, where the child ran away -- disappeared. >> they said this morning the goal was to get 1000 searchers into the field. they have done just that.

she told police-- her co-worker brittany norwood. she told police that two masked men had insulted them and decide them appeup. her attorneys did not file an insanity plea. >> in a case like this you have to explore every possibility. >> we expect we will learn more details. jury selection begins at 9:30 this morning. prosecutors say they will seek life without parole if she is convicted. brianne carter reporting, abc 7 news. >>> we want to make a correction. brittany norwood was allegedly caught shoplifting and not jayna murray. >>> another story we are following. the death toll from a massive earthquake in turkey keeps rising. overnight, officials increase the number of casualties to 217. 140 more were injured. crews continue this morning a desperate search for survivors trapped in the rubble. the 7.2 magnitude quake near the eastern region of the country hardest. jummy olabanji is in the newsroom with the latest on the development. they are still pulling survivors from the rubble. >> especially this morning as they continue search

he said brittany-- interviewed brittany norwood took the stand. lawyers said it was not premeditated murder. >>> today hundreds of searchers will continue the rescue mission for robert wood, nine years old. ben eisler has the latest developments. >> the search has become personal and emotional. more than 1000 volunteers came out yesterday, so many that they have to turn some folks away. once the number hit 1000, we told the folks i don't you spend the day training and we will go out tomorrow. a number of people out there are parents. they are thinking about the possibility this could've been one of their own children. if they are starring the 14-mile area looking under tarps and in the river and anywhere a child could possibly find. this is day six of the serbs. they are concerned about shelters because it's pretty cold this morning. there are concerns about tight 0 permian now -- a about it hypothermia. time is the enemy right now. we will keep you up-to-date on the latest. i am ben eisler. abc 7 news. >>> a fairfax county police officer recoveri

. >> straight ahead, jury selection begins today in the of brittany norwood, murdering her co- worker inside an upscale yoga clothing store. good morning, washington. this monday, october 24. i am cynne simpson. >> i'm autria godfrey. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. baden in a moment. first, adam caskey. >> temperatures in the 40's for part right now. a mixture of sun and clouds to start the day. cloudy for the majority of the day. 44 degrees in martinsburg and lexington park and culpeper, 45. highs in the upper 60's later on today. isolated rule out an as we go through the day especially northwest of the metro. locally we could have raindrops. mostly sunny tomorrow behind the front. the mid to upper tomorrow. near 70 by wednesday. best chance of rain on thursday. much cooler friday into the weekend, highs in the 50's. what about the traffic? >>> two areas of the beltway is lingering road work. first, the inner loop south of bridge,ican legion of tysons to bethesda, two left lanes blocked. the beltway inner loop near one laneut avenue, blocked due to construction.

during the fight brittany just lost it. also in court today we learned an employee right next floor at the apple store heard two women yelling on the night of the murder, and a voice saying oh god, please help me, but no one called 911, and also in court, we learned when police came to the scene, they found all three cash registers open with roughly $300 missing from each. that money has never been recovered. testimony continues tomorrow. live from bethesda. >>> talk about your money at waste. metro access doled out $11 million in free rides over the last 6 years because the contractors were late or just didn't show up at all. this is according to the washington examiner. the paper says an inspector general's audit found $9 million of the cost have hit in the last 3 years. this is all about the say say -- the agency agreeing to give out two free ride coupons as part of a settlement for a class action lawsuit. the general manager of access services says the numbers are skewed. many of the riders would have likely taken the t

brittany norwood say they were beaten by massed intruders and it captured national headlines when brittany was accused of staging the scene. an attorney not part of this trial believes the judge has made a wise decision in bringing in some many potential jurors. jury selection will continue this morning at about 9:15 or more of these people will be asked questions. we are expecting that they will whittle the numbers down to 12 that they need along with five additional alternates. opening arguments are scheduled to start tomorrow morning. after lunch today, if they select a jury, we could get this trial under way. >>> we are following a developing story out of libya where moammar khaddafi could be in his final resting place. they say gaddafi and one of his sons and a top they were buried in a secret location early this morning. the bodies had been held in a location in mizrata in cold storage. >>> thousands of people spent another night in near freezing temperatures in eastern turkey two days after a deadly earthquake that the region. rescue crews continued to dig through the rubble of a co

the evidence is stacked against brittany norwood. the prosecute saying she concocted a web of lies to cover up the murder inside the lululemon store in bethesda. he says jayna murray was savagely killed by six to eight weapons found in the store including a hammer, wrench, box cutters, a rope around her neck, and finally a knife. the state says she suffered and fought until the last injury which was the knife through her brain. we talked with legal expert jim shallock. >> the government has to prove premeditation. that's why he's painting a very specific picture of how many weapons she used, how long it took to kill her, to show premeditation and it wasn't just an outburst. >> the defense is trying to save brittany norwood from spending the reps of her life in -- rest of her life in prison. they basically said she lost control and, quote, that norwood was totally inept. day two of testimony by prosecutors will begin at 9:30 in the courtroom behind me. we will hear more forensic evidence as the day continues all put on by the state. b

brittany norwood's legal team admitted that she ended jayna murray's life. he said that she lost it, but it was not first-degree murder. >> when you are having an adrenaline she keeps going. >> d.c. man pleaded guilty to killing his teenage daughter a is expected to be sentenced today. 45-year-old rodney mcintyre faces up to 40 years in prison for killing 17-year-old ebony franklin last november in columbia heights. he stabbed her to adapt, then put her body in the trash can. police say the pair also had a sexual relationship. >>> investigators are still searching for the gunman who shot and killed and our university students. 24-year-old alonso was signed near mount rainier and early tuesday morning possibly the victim of a botched robbery. >> last time he was playing on the piano and i said i'll see you later. >> it was a talented musician. >> he was a former marine and played in the u.s. marines drum and bugle corps. he was a member of the football and baseball teams and our howard university. >>> 9-year-old robbie wood disappeared sunday while hiking wit

and brittany stood up and said you are crazy. she would steal money and clothing, clothing a big thing. >> reporter: they didn't know what to think. >> you start to think maybe i shouldn't give this person the benefit of the doubt any more. >> reporter: court records uncovered by 9 news reveal norwood may have struggled financially. new york state filed a civil suit after she was so far in default on her student loans she owed nearly $20,000. andrea mccarren, 9news now. >>> montgomery county is getting a new hospital. a six-story hospital on the campus of montgomery college. construction will get going later this year. hospital expected to open in mid-2014. >>> the debate is over at the university of maryland over helmets for those who ride those little scooters. the university senate has voted in favor of a campus-wide helmet policy for drivers of motorized scooters. opponents say it infringes on personal rights but others say student safety far outweighs that right. >>> the annual make a difference day and it is the largest nat

jayna was killed by brittany. it was not premeditated, not deliberate, there was no malice so the prosecutor has the burden of proof to prove the premeditation. the jury also has a very specific set of guidelines to look at those specifically. so this again is not a life or death case but it is a case of if norwood would spend the rest of her life in jail or something of a lesser charge. >> surae, what's in store for today? obviously a lot on the docket. >> reporter: there is. the judge will ultimately decide the punishment but also today we will hear more from the prosecution. the state will also have more forensics evidence. they have a blood splatter expert. they also have the medical examiner. they also talked about hours and hours of recorded interviews by brittany norwood herself. so it will be very interesting to hear her words. as prosecutors say, her coverup. mike? >> thank you. suraechinn live at the courthouse. >>> mitt romney and governor bob mcdonald were all smiles at the g.o.p. headquarters in fairf

if convicted, brittany norwood faces life in prison without parole.rting from rockville. >>> we could be entering the final week of the trial against dr. conrad murray. today prosecutors will get the chance to grill the last witness. on friday dr. paul white told the jury he thinks michael jackson gave himself a fatal dose of propofol, saying it is the only explanation based on the evidence. dr. murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >>> police will step up patrols this halloween after another alleged attempted a reduction in a spotsylvania county. all three incidents occurred in the fredericksburg area. the latest on saturday along innisbrook circle. a group of men ask a 20-year-old woman to get in their car. this report came -- the first report was little more than a week ago and the second on tuesday. police have not said whether there is a link between them. >>> parking restrictions and street closures will begin at 4:00 this afternoon and will last until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. k street and m street goand cotton ave. and sidestree

during that fight, jana was killed by brittany. brittany lost it. she lost control. brittany grabbed stuff within reach, unfortunately and stupidly caused the death of jana murray. wood schand she didn't try to fool police with lies. something erupted between these two women. veteran defense lawyer says norwood's state of mind is important. >> try and show that her acts were intentional even while the decedent is still alive. >> jana's family came here from houston, texas, wearing buttons with her picture. murray used a heavy bar on murray's head. murray was found in a pool of blood in the back hallway. there was one set of bloody footprints from sneakers in the store. the prosecutors says norwood wore them and watched the blood off them, inflicted injuries on herself and concocted a lie, that there had been two mass intruders. the facts were surprised by norwood to distract police away from where the blame belonged according to the prosecutor. the defendant sat motionless, staring ahead, showing no expression. the prosecutor says jama murray suffered 128 wounds, wou

brittany norwood faces life in prison if convicted. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >>> spotsylvania county police will step up patrols today after another attempted abduction. this happened saturday near fredericksburg. the woman said some men pulled up in a honda civic and asked her to get into their car. on tuesday someone in a beige carpet approached a 17-year-old girl. and over a week ago a 9-year-old girl was approached after getting off the school bus. all the victims were able to get away. >>> it is 36 degrees on this monday. >> still ahead, a new details on an illegal immigrant accused in a drunk driving cast that killed a nun. >> new allegations against herman cain. what this campaign says about a report accusing him of sexually harassing two female employees. >> another disappointing week. disappointing for redskins fans. the team could not score at against the bills. that's a rough game that we will >>> monday morning, halloween, adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. let's take a look at the cold start today. col

he went in and discovered the body of jayna murray and brittany norwood bound and injured.'m stacy cohan. back to you. >> thank you. >>> police are searching for a suspect after a local college student was murdered. early tuesday morning, 24-year- old alonzo guyton was shot and killed in mound rantier. her wallet was missing and police believe he was the victim of a robbery that turned violent. >> a quiet neighborhood, very well kept apartment complex. our crime is generally limbited to nonviolent type crimes. nothing of this type of seriousness. this is the first homicide that has occurred in mount rainier in three and a half years. >> investigators don't have much to go on in this case. anyone with information is asked to give them a call. >>> a suspect now in custody after a series of armed robberies at the suitland metro station. investigators say michael dionne macintosh is link to at least four armed robberies at the station's parking garage. no one was injured but metro transit police say they aherred other police agencies to go after him. officers arrested 292-year-

. >> yesterday the defense dropped a bombshell admitting brittany norwood killed jayna murray inside the bethesda yoga store. her attorneys will try to convince the jury that she did not plan the attack, but lost control. brianne carter has details and some disturbing evidence. >> good morning. the court will resume later today at the montgomery county courthouse in rockville. yesterday if it was a day of revealing details. we are getting a firsthand look at the evidence in the case. images from bethesda lululemon store last mark deposits and what was left behind not long after police discovered terrific scene inside. these are the items prosecutors say brittany norwood used to brittanybeat and kill fellow employee jayna murray greek debt brittan -- -- items prosecutors say brittany norwood used to brutally beat a ndnd kill jayna murray. defense attorney said, "she lost it. there was a horrific argument, a horrific fight. it was not first degree murder. >> it's not unreasonable to think if you have that much adrenalin, that you would just keep going when common sense normally would t

when asked about the blood found in the bathroom where police discovered brittany norwood, the doctor said there was too much blood to have come from norwood's wounding suggesting it was transferred from where murray was killed, when brittany norwood first spoke with police morning of march 12th she told the detective murray was hit in the head at the front of the store the jury heard from a dna lab technician who told the court she found murray's blood on norwood's socks, she testified the rope found around murray's head contained norwood's dna. the jury went home for the day a half hour ago after listening to a month golly county detective -- montgomery county detective detail how the story fell apart how they initially believed her and started looking at a couple people as possible suspects then things didn't add up any more and her story started to fall apart. laura. >> woofer asked this question before -- we've asked this question before did brittany norwood have any out ward reaction to testimony today? >> she is stone faced laura she sits there and doesn't even move, not even -

. >>> it was a crime that -- brittany norwood is back in court. >> norwood is charged with the beating death of jayna murray and later concocting a story. andrea mccarren is just back to houston where she conducted the first in depth interview with murray's parents. >> reporter: jayna murray's parents phyllis and david are incredibly strong as they prepare themselves for the upcoming murder trial expected to start october 24th. they shared candid details about their daughter's remarkable life and heart-breaking death. your daughter was a ballerina that threw the disdiscuss. >> absolutely. >> reporter: from an early age, her life was filled with laughter and adventure. she loved dance, the outdoors, world travel and helping those in need. she led an extraordinary life and had a future as bright as her smile. until march 11th when the murray family's world unraffled. in a web of crime scene tape, a pool of blood and a late night phone call. >> there was a death at lululemon and that one had been taken to the hospital. within about ten minutes she called us back to tell us that jayna had

brittany. >> reporter: keep our fingers crossed. a solution that starts with one simple e-mail from a law student at george washington university. she lives right there across the street from the protest where i'm standing. and she has one simple request. a little quieter, please, after hours. >> when they first got here, you couldn't see any of the tents. >> reporter: from her window, she can see every movement. she can hear every shout. coming from the occupy dc protest. >> a lot of the time during the day with the honking and the cheering and then the jostling of people set off a lot of car alarms. >> reporter: last night it reached a new level. there was a lot of singing and cheering. >> it was about 2:00 in the morning. >> reporter: and outburst inspired by occupy oakland. since protestors here are protesting freedom of speech. they don't have to get a permit, let alone pay for it. but they still must follow federal regulations outlined in a flyer handed out by park police yesterday. >> people were concerned about the noise. >>

brittany norwood faces life in prison without parole if she is convicted.ng from rockville, abc 7 news. >>> police arrested two suspects in the murder of a man on the metrobus in southeast washington last week. this comes days after investigators released surveillance video of the two men they say were responsible for the deadly shooting. brianne carter explains how the men were caught. good morning. >> good morning. news of this arrest is what demetrius thompson's family have been waiting for since he was shot and killed. killed authorities say they now have two suspects in custody. 22-year-old delron atchison and 21-year-old vincent gray now face murder charges in connection with the death of demetrius thompson. >> i am relieved that the persons have been caught and are off the streets so they don't hurt anyone else. >> thompson was shot on a metrobus in southeast last week's just blocks from his home. police say the surveillance video on the bus from that night was key to the investigation. >> the information we have right now is a preliminary, but we be

brittany norwood sat next to her attorneys at the defense table and judge robert greenberg went through a series of questions. some were mundane like do you know anyone in law enforcement. but when the judge asked who in the courtroom had heard of the murder at the lululemon athletica store, nearly everyone got to their feet. only 18 people said they had never heard of brittany norwood or the brutal murder police say she carried out. when asked who had already made up their minds ever the guilt or innocence of the defendant, 38 people raised their hands. >> the jury selection is probably the most important part of the trial. we are trying to get jurors particularly in this case who don't know the facts of the case, which is very difficult to do in any situation, particularly a high-profile case like this case. >> reporter: that is a veteran criminal defense attorney with extensive experience picking juries. >> it is very difficult in any case if there has been publicity to put aside what you've heard or learned and certainly where you're talking about a high-profile case like this, it i

the suspect's attorney admitted brittany norwood killed coworker jayna murray inside the bethesda store last march but not like the prosecution claims. stacy cohan has the details this morning. >> reporter: good morning. if opening statements are any indication, this is going to be a very dramatic trial in what is already an extremely high profile murder case. 29-year-old brittany norwood is on trial for premeditated murder in the killing of her coworker that happened inside the lululemon store earlier this year nai. surprise move, norwood's attorney, doug wood, admitted that his client killed murray but said that it was not premeditated, that she lost it during an argument. one. the first witnesses for the prosecution was a man who was waiting outside the apple store next door and went into the lululemon store after a manager arrived and found the store in disarray. >> this is not just a normal smash and grab. it's like somebody is probably hurt. i kept walking further back to see if somebody was gravely injured and saw more good and that is when i found the first body and then came ba

disturbing testimony right now against brittany norwood. she is charged with killing her co-worker jayna murray to in an upscale retail shop and but doesn't. jummy olabanji is at the courthouse now with what could be able to the prosecution's case. >> all along we have heard the prosecution says the motive in this case is the fact that jayna murray allegedly caught brittany norwood stealing from bill lululemon store and confronted her. today in a hearing before the jury the prosecution asked the judge whether or not they could bring a witness on the stand, an employee who led the night of the murders she got a phone call from jayna murray telling her that she had caught brittany norwood stealing from the store. the judge and the defense said they were not able to introduce that witness on the stand. this is just hearsay and there's no recording of that actual conversation. as it stands, this cannot be shown as a motive for the case. this is a huge blow to the prosecution. now it is not clear how they will be able to introduce what they beli

. >>> crime scenes and forensic experts taking the stand at the brittany norwood trial today but some of the most interesting testimony came late in the day when a coworker and self-described friend of norwood's took the stand. our andrea mccarren has been in the courtroom all day joining us live now with more. >> reporter: anita, she testified that in the hours before the killing she spent time with her friend brittany norwood. lululemon employee and brittany norwood friend testified on the day of the murder she and norwood went to a class at the gym together, had lunch and then both got manicures and pedicures then norwood went to work. rob testified that norwood phoned her at 9:51 at closing time. she said she left her wallet in the store and needed to get back in. rachel the store manager lived right across the street. did you suggest she contact her? robb yes. but she said jayna was just here and wanted her number. i got a text message back that said thank you. two apple store managers testified that they heard loud noises in the direction of the shared wall with the lululemon st

brittany norwood is accused of beating coworker jayna murray to death last march and then trying to cover it up. defense lawyer admitted norwood killed murray during a heated argument but that it was not premeditated and not first degree murder. the trial is expected to last about two weeks. >>> still, no sign of a missing 9-year-old autistic boy in central virginia. a huge search involving hundreds of volunteers will pick back up later on this morning. but police have been out looking for the boy all night. little robert wood, jr. wandered off from his family on zipped at the north ann battlefield park. >>> mayor vip gray and several district leaders are facing investigations for ethics violations. the biggest complaint has been that rules are not followed. >> reporter: as the committee on government operations got under way, several chairs were empty including the one for committee member harry thomas, jr. who is currently the focus of a federal investigation. >> this is a low point in this body. i can't remember a time in which so many members were under either investigation or a cloud

there was a tool box of items found, and brittany's clothing was shore in the court. her pants to imply she was raped were shown and her socks soaked soaked in blood. the most chilling thing was an audio tape of brittany norwood at her hospital bed, the first interview where detectives had a chance to talk to her just hours after miss murray was killed, bludgeon to get, and savagely killed. testimony will continue at 9:30 in the courtroom behind me. back tow yo, -- to you, mike. >> thank you. >>> gary diorgand will go before a judge in aruba today. he is held in the disappearance of his traveling companion. she vanished in august, and her body has not been found. she -- he claims she was swept out to see while they were snorkling. >>> jessica doyle with your money. >> saving us green and going green at the same time. >> that's right. little packages you send in their lunchboxes, the juice boxes, they can create a lot of waste going into landfills, not to mention the food that picky eaters throw away, but taking a few steps for a green lunch can save you green as well.

police accuse her coworker, brittany norwood. murray's parents spoke with andrea mccarren. >> do you think jayna would somehow forgive brittany norwood? >> it is hard to answer. i feel right now, yes. she would absolutely forgive her. if she were on earth and if she had been injured, i think she would be struggling for good for right. >>> to watch all of andrea's interview, go to our web site at wusa9.com. brittany norwood's trial is set to begin on october 24th. >>> the gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of his travel companion in aruba is appealing his detention. police jailed gary giordano in august after the presumed death of robin gardner of frederick, maryland. giordano says that gardner vanished while the two were snorkeling. >>> the prosecution's case against michael jackson's doctor is winding down. prosecutors plan to wrap up the involuntary manslaughter case against dr. conrad murray by calling experts intended to help jurors make sense of the complex medical evidence. the government's case could conclude

. >> under arrest, coworker brittany norwood who police lured gina back to the store after closing timee detectives were shaken. the murder believed to be over a bag of clothing that norwood may have been trying to steal. >> why would you murder someone over clothes. >> if she needed it so badly for whatever. >> reporter: she would have bought it for her. she would have given it to her. she would have paid for it herself. >> the murrays are now preparing for the murder trial and bracing themselves for the likelihood that they will come face to face with brittany norwood and her parents. >> it's horrible for us, it can't be easy for them. >> her parents say she never spoke of a problem employee only of how she loved working at the store as ameninger. wjz eyewitness news. >> brittany norwood's murder trial is scheduled to begin october 24th. >>> a baseball fan makes it progress, he left the hospital today for a rehab center, still suffered brain damage when he was attacked on opening day outside dodger's stadium. he still has a long way to go, but he is talking and moving his limbs. two m

brittany norwood is charged with the murder.aimed they had not heard about the case. >> an elderly man -- police identified the couple as albert ballard and sandra ballard. >> the construction worker was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after a high altitude rescue in arlington. the man had some sort of medical and emergency while operating a to wondered 50-foot crane. -- 250-foot crane. >>> there are new concerns tonight about the nationwide protest that had spread to the district. authorities have raised some serious questions about health and safety. >> out their makeshift homes in mcpherson square, protesters do not have since but some brush their teeth. anyway. they also did not have toilets. >> i have to improvise when it comes to using the restrooms. >> they do not have showers. >> i did not have a shower since i got on the greyhound. i have taken birdbaths here and there. >> the united states park service has reportedly voiced serious concerns about sanitation and safety. >> we are taking care of the part. >> protes

the detective who interviewed brittany norwood multiple times. the jury now listening to at least 50 minutes of recorded interviews. i have now legal expert jim shalleck joining us now. premedication? >> exactly right. was this a premeditated murder or a spur of the moment outburst where the defense lawyer says she lost it during a fight at the shop? >> reporter: the jury really has to decide is this going to be murder one, murder two, life in prison or 30 years in jail with the chance of parole after 15. >> the jury will never know what the penalties are, the judge will tell them not to consider punishment. however murder one carries is penalty of life without parole. murder two which is not premeditated is up to 30 years but you can be paroled after 15. big difference. >> reporter: the defense really has to overcome premeditation when they have so much evidence stack against them. we're talking about 307 injuries, 107 defensive wounds and eight different weapons, knives, box cutters, a wrench, metals. a lot of things that they have to overcome.

brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker jayna murray in the store after hours.g at a jury pool in the hundreds we are told. . >> reporter: they may be on a walk or on a date or spending time with their kids or watching sunday football games. >> one final play here. >> reporter: they may even be shopping at lululemon. but come tomorrow 12 people in montgomery county may be selected as jurors. they will soon decide the fate of brittany norwood. >> you're basically looking for a jury type. >> reporter: montgomery attorney knows all about high profile cases. he tried the son of sam, a convicted serial killer who terrorized new york city in the late 70s. he says selecting those 12 people is critical. >> you don't have a jury that is sympathetic then you're wasting your time. it is the most important part of a case. and yet the lawyers have the least amount of input. >> reporter: but they will have input perhaps from jury consultants who often study similar cases from the past. >> looking at similar cases around the country and what the juries were on those cases give

brittany norwood is on trial for the murder of murray back in march inside the store.the apple managers asked the two security guards to investigate what the noise was about but none of them left the building and not one of the four people inside the apple store called 911. norwood bludgeoned murray to death and then created an elaborate crime scene to cover it up. the lawyer admits his client killed jayna murray but he said it happened during a fight and it wasn't premeditated. >>> a similar murder case that happened within days of lululemon has now been solved. this man 21-year-old josi reyes killed his former co-worker. she was shot to death inside the burger king on east patrick street back in march. the assistant manager and mother of three was opening the store and later found by co-workers. >> we do believe some items were taken. that's why we have commented that robbery was a motive. >> this was a case that really took a lot of diligence taking a look at each and every piece of evidence possible. >> we have also learned the suspect is an illegal immigrant who r

. >> reporter: police say jayna was killed by a co-worker, brittany norwood. jayna's family struggles with grief and anger. do you think jayna would somehow forgive brittany norwood? >> it's hard to answer. i feel right now yes, she would absolutely forgive her. if she were on earth and if she had been injured, i think she would be struggling for good for right. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: the family past the healing has already been filled with surprises. the portrait of jayna carved in wood and sent by a compassionate stranger from michigan. a heart sculpted by a lululemon colleague. >> every day we have a choice. and every day it is our goal to bring joy to our life. and in doing so, we know that that is exactly what jayna would want us to do. >> reporter: brittany norwood's trial is expected to begin on october 24th. >> we are trying to prepare ourselves as a family for everything that we might hear. but we feel like we have to hear it. we have to know everything that happened to our daughter. >> we want the right decisions to be made for montgome

many of the people have children of the samage and as brittany morehouse -- same age and as brittanye coping. >> reporter: fresh from playing for william mcquain, the simpson brothers and mcdowell helped the grown-ups search for the 11-year-old missing boy. looking in the woods behind his apartment, in his favorite hiding spots and reluctantly in trash cans. yet imagining him dead just doesn't feel right. >> he's probably lost and scared right now. because he has no one to -- he know where to go. nooned, no anything. >> reporter: by now they've heard the headlines. >> i think his stepfather kidnapped him. >> reporter: for him the youngest, it's near impossible to cope of the thought of what happened to his friend. his 14-year-old brother is frightened too. >> like i was coming hem. my mom told me about william and mom was devastated. >> reporter: a feeling that many neighborhood children share. roger anderson said his son won't leave house. >> he's not here today because he's grotely broken up still. >> reporter: what do you say to kids these age if the worst turns out true? adults h

she's like, brittany just tried to take me purse. brittany stands up and was like, what are you talking about? you're crazy. she would steal money, she would steal clothing. clothing was a big thing. >> court records reveal norwood may have struggled financially. new york state filed a civil suit after she was in default on her student loans she owed nearly $20,000. 9news uncovered records from 2008 that indicate brittany norwood's landlord had to take her to court when she failed to pay her rent. >>> a montgomery county man is in howard county jail accused of killing a fellow patient and roommate at cliften t. perkins state hospital. just before 2:30, he came out of his room in the maximum security wing and asked a security officer to come help. that officer found his roommate on the floor bleeding. he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. police charged him with first and second degree murder. so far, still looking for motive. >>> after nine years, it is safe to say americans have gotten used to being a war in iraq. but they wil

court this afternoon brittany norwood's attorney admitted his client killed jayna murray last march but only offered she just lost it during an argument. montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy told the jury the lululemon manager was beat and stabbed to death in a savage attack after norwood lured murray back to the store after hours. joining us to talk about the trial is former prince george's county prosecutor and state's attorney glenn ivey. glenn, thanks for joining us this evening. >> thanks for having me. >> let's talk about this defense admission, an opening statement that question, brittany norwood killed jayna murray. what are we to make of that? >> apparently the defense decided that the evidence was not to try and challenge the fact that the defendant committed the murder but instead to attack the issue of premeditation. the logic there is if they went on that point, you would end up with a second degree murder conviction which would have a maximum of a 30-year jail sentence as opposed to a potential life sentence for a first degree murder conviction. >> clearly the

brittany norwood is accused of killing her lululemon coworker jayna murray in march. brittany beat jayna in the store and then tied herself up in an attempt to cover up the crime. norwood told investigators she was also the victim. the two masked men assaulted them and then killed murray. the story then fell apart. the dna evidence didn't support it, and norwood was charged with murder. once jury selection is completed, then we're going to move on to opening arguments and the trial phase. this trial could last possibly two weeks. if convicted, norwood could get life in prison without parole. eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in rockville for us this morning. megan, thank you. >>> a trial of the former security chief at the upper big branch mine will get under way. he is accused of lying to investigators, destroying security documents, and refusing to give a heads up when inspectors showed up at the mine. 29 miners were killed and 2 others injured in the explosion. if convicted, stover could be sentenced up to 25 years in prison. >>> the u.s. is among countries c

brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker jayna murray. defense lawyers yesterday say norwood did not act with premeditation in the death of jayna murray. >>> hundreds of volunteers will continue searching today for a missing virginia boy who is autistic. 9-year-old robby wood disappeared sunday afternoon during a walk with his family in north anna battlefield park in hanover county. search dogs have picked up his scent but so far they is found no other sign of him. >>> police in frederick, maryland are searching for a group of tabliers responsible for attack -- teenagers responsible for attacking a group of homeless men and women. the attacks have been going on since the summer. frederick police have stepped up foot and bike patrols and increasing lighting. they plan to install security cameras to try to record the attacks and the attackers. >>> the first criminal trial to come out of the country's worst coal mining disaster in decades has ended in a guilty verdict. the former security chief of the massey big branch mine impeded the inves

day two of jury selection gets underway this morning in the murder trial of brittany norwood. she is charged with killing coworker jayna murray last spring. the trial is expected to last two weeks. >>> a leesburg, virginia family is out of its home after this fire. no one was hurt in this. there are no fire hydrant in his this part of lowdon county. crews had to use tanker trucks. >>> mike napoli hit a two run double last night for the rangers. the rangers can win the world series tomorrow night in game six. >>> one in eight guys admits to using one of these things to getting a date. is it a baby, a dog, or someone else's car? >> they made a movie out of it. must love dogs. the answer is b, a dog. >> i have never used any. >> he said they just all come to him. >>> one more check on traffic and weather next on 9news now. what's the one best thing about vacation on the gulf? the great outdoors in mississippi. our seafood in louisiana. our beaches in florida. alabama beauty. choosing between them might be tough. but everyone agrees, the gulf is vacation at it's best. and we've go

jayna murray was killed by brittany norwood. the defense describe the murder as a fight between two women. during that fight, said wood, britney just lost it. also in court today we learned that an employee right next door at the apple store heard two women yelling on the night of the murder and a voice saying, oh god, please help me, but no one called 911. also in court we heard that when police came to the scene they found all three cash registers open with roughly $300 missing from each. that money has never been recovered. testimony continues tomorrow. live from bethesda, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >>> new at 11 p.m. talk about your money. metro doling out $11 million in free rides because contractors were late or just didn't show up at all this according to the washington examiner. an inspector general's audit found that $9 million of those costs have hit in just the last three years. this is all about the agency agreeing to give out two free ride coupons for every late or missed trip as part of a settlement for a class ac

the department, brittany norwood said she and jayna murray had been attacked by two men.t was the initial point, now things have changed dramatically since that morning. good morning, sur say. -- surae. >> reporter: good morning, mike. more and more details are revealed every day. including yesterday there was a hush in the courtroom and from the jury as they listened to an audio tape from brittany norwood. this is her interview from a detective who interviewed her hours after jayna murray was killed. she asked the chilling question, can you tell me how my friend is doing? they drug jayna by her hair, and she was screaming, and i couldn't do anything. prosecutors and the defense says she created a web of lives to cover up the crime. she said there were two masked men, sounding young, white, and repeatedly called her the n.- word,word,word, and there were threats. he told me if he heard another word, he would slit my throat. the prosecutors and defense claim the same thing that she made up the story, but the prosecutor is painting a picture of an elaborate scheme, and the

brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker and then staging the crime scene. stacy cohan has more. >> reporter: good morning. this is the first day of what is expected to be a very high profile murder trial. the trial of 21-year-old brittany norwood, charged with killing her coworker, 30-year- old jayna murray and because of the incredible amount of interest and the amount of media coverage that this case has garnered, it may make it tricky to select a jury. it was a crime that shocked the community development women found tied up inside the lululemon yoga store last march. one of them, 30-year-old jayna murray, was already dead when police arrived. the other, 21-year-old brittany norwood told investigators they had been section isually abused by two men who killed murray that. story unraveled and norwood now goes on trial facing a charge of first degree murder in murray's death. >> we had a conversation with jayna and she was helping us at the store. and it was really unbelievable like someone that you talked to a month ago is now dead so i was shocked. rotor

there is a mountain of evidence that brittany norwood did this killing and tried to cover up. the defense wants jurors to believe they argued and she snapped and was guilty of second-degree murder or even voluntary manslaughter which carries a lesser sentence. >> he is trying to get the jury to focus on an issue, which is the state of mind of his client. >> parents and supporters declined comment. they just heard the gruesome detail about the fact of the murder. they showed jurors a bloody photographs as they were found in the store. she said that she suffered from 322 different injuries and held up several of the six to eight alleged border weapons. he told the jury that police think about -- >> that is important for the prosecution because they need to convince the jury brittany norwood could have stopped and his it jayna murray once or twice but they would not have been at fatal blows. this would indicate premeditation. they've just started hearing witnesses on the stand, police officers who responded to the scene that morning. >> we will continue to bring you the latest fr