we also heard for the first time from brittany norwood's brother, andre norwood. what did you make of his testimony? >> it was just sad. this is a tragedy. i mean, the judge had empathy for both families. it's not about the families. it's about this cold-blooded killer. >> and stand by with me just a minute. i'm going to send it back to you and let you know that the murray family has agreed to do an interview with us. state's attorney john mccarthy is expected to hold a news conference momentarily. the murray family will be joining us to talk to us about their reaction to the sentencing. that will be coming up as soon as they are available. i'm going to send it back to you. >> andrea, when you did that play by play what happened in the courtroom, we felt every bit of the emotion that you described and we weren't even in there. talk to us a little bit more about the new evidence that came out about this vicious attack. was there something that came out today that gave us some other idea about the motive for what took place there? >> lesli, as you know, i sat in the

judge robert greenburg pronounced the sentence of life without the possibility of parole to brittany norwood for the murder of jana murray that occurred on march the 11th in the lululemon store in bethesda, maryland. as a result of that sentence ms. norwood will die in jail. she will not be eligible for parole. the sentence given by judge greenburg today was fair. it was just. it was appropriate. the murder in this case was shocking to all professional prosecutors, investigators, to the members of the bench. once it was discovered the extent and nature of the killing and the torture to which ms. murray was subject. additionally beyond the crime itself the shocking details of the attempted coverup, which terrified this entire community in the days that followed this murder where we thought among us were two men who were responsible for the brutal murder of one young woman, violent attack on a second and sexual attack on both. these were terrifying moments for the people of montgomery county. thankfully that was not true. jana murray was a magnificent, beautiful, brilliant young woman. she liv

aggravating factor that makes this intense absolutely appropriate. >> what did you make of brittany norwood's brother's remarks? she would never be able to get married, have children. >> my first thought was, what about jayna? the norwood family is a good family. she came from good people and had opportunities. this is a much different criminal defendant that we have seen many times. this was a young girl who was accomplished as an athlete. she was doing well. most of her siblings are well educated, a great family. per brother was articulate, he spoke eloquently. but it ran holly to be because i kept thinking, -- butit rang hollow to me. >> can you talk about how it felt for you to hear that? >> i would like to defer to you on that. >> i am jayna's oldest brother. my family has talked about this a lot. as i alluded to in my statement to the judge we were raised to always do something to help those in need. it still -- i still cannot understand why they did not do anything. it further bothers me that we still have not been -- on a sympathy card from them apple corp., a anything. as good citize

in fact, brittany norwood's father writes the judge saying his daughter deserves a chance of parole after 25 years but prosecutors say her victim, jayna murray, never had a chance. lured back to the store by norwood, she was brutally attacked, stabbed 331 times, alive for each and every one of them. her pleas for mercy ignored by her murderer they say. in fact several people in the apple store next door heard some unusual noises at the time but they never acted on them. brittany norwood who pretended to be a victim herself was arrested eventually for the murder. before trial, her parents told andrea mccarren they learned of the arrest the they day of -- the day of their daughter's funeral. >> it's horrible for us, it can't be easy for them. >> of all of the steps of grieving i have yet to leave anger. i think if i had a chance to say something to her, it would be one word -- why? >> reporter: her mother writes the judge that quote chaos, shock, confusion, terror, anger and hatred overwhelmed us. meanwhile, brittany's father also writes the judge saying quote -- more on what they have to s

last year a jury found brittany norwood guilty of first-degree murder. two or co-workers apple lululemon store in bethesda. court documents show that jayna murray's mother wrote to the judge that the individual must be removed from society forever. my heart breaks when i pick about my daughter suffering. there was never be another victim to suffer such a heartless, a barbaric attack." brittany norwood's father wrote that his daughter would do everything possible to make amends. the sentencing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 this afternoon. we will be in the courtroom to bring you the verdict as soon as it comes down. the reporting live in rockville, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> investigators searching for answers after a gruesome discovery in fort washington. an anonymous tip led police to a body inside a well at an abandoned home on old fort road. neighbors find hoping unsettling. >> i've been here 13 years and nothing like this has happened. really surprised. >> kind of shocked me when i found out. >> the body has not been officially identified. author

. >> convicted murderer brittany norwood find out today how long she will have to spend behind bars. i am jummy olabanji outside the courthouse in rockville. why her family said she deserves a second chance, coming up. >> these to build gentlemen out distracting from the most important issues we have by putting petty personal politics. -- these two gentlemen. >> the two front runners duking it out in the last debate before the sunshine state primary. let's end the weekend best bets at the box office with arch campbell. "good morning washington begins right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> rise and shine washington. 6:00 on this friday, january 27. i am cynne simpson. >> i am natasha barrett. traffic and weather in a moment. first, metro may him overnight and no worldwide. john gonzalez joins us with what happened and what to expect for the morning rush-hour. >> good morning, ladies. we may have answers. seem to be getting details as to what happened with metro late last night and into the morning. according to our news partners at wtop, a po

brittany norwood life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> thank you. now brittany norwood's attorney reacted to the ruling right after it was announced. here are some of his words. >> hopefully we'll have that in a moment. he insisted his client was sorry for what she had done and acknowledged the deaths and the depravity of her crimes. we have much more about the lumulemon murder case at wusa9.com. >>> zach johnson is losing his ability to practice law. he was sentenced to more than seven years in prison last month in a widespread corruption case. he is expected to report to prison next prison. his wife was sentenced to 366 days behind bars. the former county councilwoman is expected to begin her prison term in march. >>> we are awaiting a court decision involving a controversial law that would grant in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants in maryland. it has not gone into effect. at issue now is whether the law should be put before voters this november. those who support the law say the program involves state funding and under the maryland const

brittany norwood is hoping for a second chance.family and friends said 16 letters to the judge, asking him to consider the chance of parole after 25 years. her father wrote -- >> during the trial, brittany norwood's attorney admitted that his client killed the victim, and after days of testimony, did took the jury what our to convict the the merger -- brittany norwood of first-degree murder. jayna murray's mother wrote "this individual must be removed from society forever. >> she has time to realize what she did, and after 25 years, i think they should look at her again and see where she is. >> i would hope i could find somewhere in me where i would have compassion to do that. i'm not convinced that i would. >> we are expecting both the defense and the prosecution to make statements before the judge hands down the sentence. sentencing begins at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. we will update viewers online at wjla.com. >> thank you. the search is over -- the woman accused of using an alleged scheme to trick an elderly woman out of money i

in the bathroom next door, brittany norwood was on the floor. she appeared to be valid. it turned out her injuries were self-inflicted and the story she told of two men and making an attempt of robbery was also made up. after the sentence, we had an opportunity to hear from jayna murray's family. they have stood by their daughter and they wanted to see justice done. they turned down any plea deals that were being discussed. they talked about their daughter loving life. they said this is what she would have wanted. this is what her father and mother had to say. >> we are all region for a new normal. -- reaching for a new normal. many of you are helping do that. >> there are aspects of this death i cannot accept. i hope i can somehow get over the the pain and suffering my note might daughter went through. >> for the first time in court today, we got to hear from brittany norwood. after her brother got up and apologized to themurray family and asked that his sister be granted the possibility of parole. she looked at the family and said she was deeply sorry. she knew there w

brittany norwood was sentenced to life behind bars. she was found guilty in november in the brutal killing of jayna murray. it sentencing comes as norwood's family made a plea to the judge for leniency. a move that murray's family could not believe. >> i was, i was shocked. i thought in light of the fact they actually admitted to some extent she had done the crime. he took no responsibility for this crime today. for me that is an aggravating factor that makes the sentence absolutely appropriate. >> norwood was in tears when she addressed the court for the first time. she told the victim's family she was sorry. >>> brutal fight outside of the high school leaves an 18-year- old in serious condition. his attacker is only 15 years old. meghan mccorkell has more. >> reporter: minutes after the heiss school's dismissal, the two teens traded punches surrounded by a crowd. >> 75 kids filming on their cell phones and cameras. the post on youtube and facebook later. >> ther 18-year-old was hit in the head, fell to the ground and start having a se

the rockville courtroom and she's going to tell us what we can expect. >> reporter: no doubt brittany norwood will be sentenced to life behind bars. but the judge today will decide if she should be granted parole. norwood's father had pleaded to the court writing the judge asking for mercy saying his daughter deserves a chance of parole after 25 years. prosecutors say her victim, jayna murray, never had a chance, lured back to the store by norwoodment she was brutally attacked. stabs 331 times alive for each of the blows. her plea for mercy ignored by the murderers say they. in fact several people in the apple store next door heard unusual noises that night but never acted on them. brood proceed who pretended obama a -- brittany norwood who pretended to be a victim herself was later arrested. whether or not brittany norwood can be rehabilitated and safely reenter society will likely determine if the judge will grant parole. our andrea mccarren has been the lead reporter on the story from the very beginnings of he's in the courtroom and will have an update as soon as possible. flush flush in r

to you. >>> thank you beverly. >> convicted killer broad brood is scheduled to be finance -- brittany norwood is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon in rockville. >> norwood killed her co-worker jayna murray last mor and right now -- march and right now delia goncalves joins us outside the store with the preview of the hearing. >> reporter: good morning, this is a very difficult story and it continues to be difficult nearly a year later. the prosecutors say brittany norwood murdered her manager inside the store here in bethesda. after hours. and then tied herself up, sitting there, next to that dead body for hours pretending to be a victim until the store opened the next day. prosecutors say that is a sign of a calculated killer. they want parole denied today for brittany norwood. her victim, jayna murray, was full of life. engaged to be married. and pursuing two masters' degrees, forensics experts say she was stabbed 331 times alive. for each of those brutal blows. at the time the horrific crime scene troubled even the most veteran homicide detectives. in a 9news now exclusive, jayna's

brittany norwood made a statement in court. she said that i know that what i say won't relieve the pain of the murray family but i want to say i'm sorry. brittany norwood's family left the courthouse afterwards saying nothing. they cried during the proceedings when brittany norwood said that she was asking for parole not so much for herself but for her family. she said to her family, you did nothing to cause this. the murray family did hold a news conference after brittany norwood was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and we begin tonight hearing from montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy. >>> i was shocked and thought in light of the fact they have actually admitted to some extent she had done the crime, she virtually took no responsibility for this crime today. to me that's another aggravating factor that makes the sentence from judge greenburg absolutely appropriate. >> our loss is permanent and, again, we live with that within our hearts but i've always been fearful that it would happe

the question will be will brittany norwood get life with or without parole. norwood's family is asking the court she be given the chance to walk free one day. jana murray's family is asking the judge to throw away the key . reporter: the 30-year-old world traveler was brutally beaten, then stabbed to death and beaten some more inside the luluemon athletica store on bethesda row. murray's co-worker brittany norwood 29 years old was convicted of first degree murder. she'll be sentenced tomorrow. >> i don't know how much she thought about what she did. she can probably say i'm really sorry, but it's really hard to undo what you did when you took someone's life and you took it. it wasn't like you hit her one time and ran away. i don't find that that would be unsettling to me. if she was walking free after 25 years of. reporter: in separate letters to judge robert greenberg jayna's parents plead for the maximum sentence. her father, my daughter's murderer should never be allowed to walk the streets as a free person. i would fear for the safety of the citizens of wh

reporter: for the first time brittany norwood spoke telling the family she was deeply sorry. she was sentenced to life in prison without parole. the judge told norwood she was cold, deliberate and malicious adding you're one hell of a liar, ma'am. the judge said he had to sentence her without parole to ensure she would never harm another member of the community. murray's family said while the sentence is right they are still filled with hate for norwood. they said the hardest part was knowing how murray suffered before she died murray bludgeoned norwood -- norwood plunge oned murray more than 300 -- bludgeoned murray more than 300 times. >> i've always tried to protect my sister and it's impossible to imagine the pain and suffering that she endured and not hate that. >> there's aspects of this death that i cannot accept and i guess until i somehow can get over the pain and suffering that i know my daughter went through my unconscious will not let go of it. reporter: no motive was ever heard during the course of this entire trial in the sentencing phase. brittany norwood's fami

behalf of the entire norwood family, we are deeply saddened and sorry for their loss writes earl norwood, brittany's father. norwood is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. her mother and father are asking that one day that she have a chance to be released. her mother lakita writes i know who she is that she is a decent and caring person. all her life she has been a high achiever, passionate for the less fortunate and a loving and nurturing sister to her eight brothers and sisters. but the murray family wants to be spared from having to attend the parole hearings in reliving their daughter's gruesome murder. her father writes, "my daughter's murderer should never be allowed to walk the streets as a free person." the state is telling the court they do not believe that norwood should ever be released that she could not be rehabilitated. prosecutors believe if released, she would pose a danger to society. emotional words from both families. >> thank you, lindsey. >>> a federal critique for the developmentally disabled people lead to a landmark decision today. they will close four ou

the family of jayna murray wants the court to convict brittany norwood.ds, any help provided to this convicted murderer increases my dread and the threat of my family. >> i feel bad for her. i feel like she lost her mind and did something i am sure she regrets but what can she do? >> as brittany norwood await sentencing, two dozen letters were submitted this week, asking that she be given the opportunity for parole. >> her father writes, i know britney is a good person and will do everything in our power to make amends for what has happened if given a chance. the sentencing document could be used in court tomorrow and it describes are very different. says the 29-year-old convicted killer and lacked remorse and empathy. the heinous nature of her crime renders appropriate sentence of life without the possibility of parole. that sentencing hearing is set for tomorrow afternoon in rockville. we are live in bethesda. >> two years after the body of a virginia tech student was found her murder remains unsolved tonight. ward inheriting disappeared during a metall

now, brittany norwood learned her fate and the murray's family reacts. plus, topper is tracking your weekend forecast. how low will the temperatures drop? also, her son dreamed of being a pro wrestler, but a freak accident on the mat took his life. >> this is 9news now. >>> deliberate, cold-blooded. some of the words an angry judge threw a convicted killer before sending her to prison and essentially throwing away the key. norwood, the young woman who killed coworker, jayna murray at the lumulemon store in bethesda back in march. sentencing today, behind bars, life behind bars, no shot at parole, ever. our kristen fisher has the story. >> no doubt the biggest surprise was the fact that brittany norwood for the first time addressed the court and apologized to both families. the judge was simply scathing in his response, told her, ma'am, you are one hell of a liar before sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> it was absolutely the right sentence under maryland law. >> jayna murray's father spoke out minutes after learning th

. >> the sentence for brittany norwood -- life without parole. >> we are reaching for a new normal. courtroom, she the family.o and her own. >> she is sorry for what she has murray.jayna >> that judge was scathing in sentence. you mutilated this woman, he told her. after every blow you had a what you think about were doing. >> it was just show shocking. >> she had initially claimed two entered the store last march. raped both women, killed jayna murray, and tied brittany up.ood dna evidence would show that norwood was the killer. >> until i can get over the pain suffering my daughter went through, my unconscious will not let go of it. >> if you are surprised at the sentencing. >> in both families, they have lost something. mother saysrray's has nightmares about her daughter. great wordsso had a the employees at the apple heard jayna murray's cries. have gotten dozens of comments following the on our facebook page. in regards to brittany norwood -- to share your thoughts with us and everyone else, go to facebook. we also have much more on the our website. for more information, go to

wjz obtained that he patience gnat letters written by family and family of brittany norwood the 29-year-old was convicted in march of murdering her coworker 30-year-old jana murray inside the lululemon clothing shop inside bethesda where the two worked. norwood attacked mush ray when she was confronted -- murray when she was confronted about stealing merchandise, norwood created an elaborate lie to cover up the crime saying they were attacked by two men but evidence showed murray endured 331 stabbings, cuttings, beating and choking wounds before she died. it took a jury just one hour to find her guilty of first degree murder. bringing justice for jana murray's family. >> i know the trauma, our family has been through, i want no other family to go through this. >> her father earl norwood wrote to the judge saying i know brittany is a good person and will do everything in her power to make a&s for what has happened if given a chance. i love my daughter more than words can say and i know, she is worthy of a chance. >>> now if the judge does allow the possibility for parole, under maryland law

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it's the first time we heard any apology, any remorse, anything at all from brittany norwood. >> i think what she said to the family of jayna murray was very sincere and i think she wanted to say that. reporter: norwood stabbed and bludgeoned murray more than 300 times in an attack at the lululemon athletica store in march of 2010. norwood wove an elaborate tale winning the crime on two men she said raped her and murray. employees next to the store heard the cries and did nothing. the murder terrorized the community for days before forensic evidence finally showed norwood was to blame. now norwood's friends and family wrote letters in support. in court today her brother spoke on her behalf. he was the only one from her family of eight brothers and sisters to speak for her in court today. none of it swayed the judge. her lawyer says he will appeal this sentence. >> did we ever hear what the motive was for this? reporter: that was one of the most baffling things in this entire trial which went on for months now. we never heard word one about what a possible motive might have been in here.

not only for brittany norwood, but from anywhere. with brittany being not allowed to walk on the streets, that is one person that as a society, we don't have to worry about. >> the defense attorney, doug wood, had argued that norwood was capable of rehabilitation. >> she is sorry for what she did to jayna murray. she's sorry for what she has done to her family. she's sorry for what she did to her own life. >> brittany norwood addressed the court and apologized to the murray family. it was too late. in rockville, ann andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> we have news on efforts trying to retrieve a body. the excavation of that body will begin tomorrow morning. and they expect to have it out by sunday night. the remains were found yesterday in a well located behind a vacant house along old fort road. police say it's taking a will the of time and effort to sure up the well. >> this will be an extremely long, drawn out process. to give you an idea of how long it's going to take simply to get a piece of construction equipment we need at the scene

a couple days and speculation it belongs to harris, an activist missing since september. >>> brittany norwoodill spend the rest of her life in prison. yesterday, a judge sentenced norwood to life without parole for killing her co-worker last march. norwood tried to cover up the murder telling police she and murray were attacked by two men while closing the store. >>> beginning monday, park police will start enforcing a law that makes it illegal to have camping gear and temporary strurktures at the protest sites. they face arrest if they attempt to camp out after this weekend. >>> new from overnight, a deadly car crash. four people died when two cars collided in the davidsonville area. they shut down eastbound 50 for several hours. it is back open again at this hour. police have not released the victim's names or said what they think led to the crash. chris. >> thank you. it's meant to give you directions or help a driver after a crash. police in virginia say on ststa directed them to a pair of midwest maker midwest -- meth makers. >> it's damn shame my brother would do this to his own parents

that was the sentence handed down today by a judge to brittany norwood.d is the woman convicted of brutally murdering her coworker, jayna murray, inside the lumulemon shop. andrea was there as the sentence was read. >> reporter: brittany norwood learned her fate late today. she will spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole. the judge's decision came after a heartbreaking day of testimony in which the murray family, one by one, described how their lives have been shattered. norwood's sentence was met with tears and relief. >> my body has ached all

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. >> reporter: a judge will listen to the arguments before sentencing brittany norwood. prosecutors say she would be a tremendous danger to the community if she were of released. they contend she is beyond rehabilitation and want her to stay behind bars with no chance of parole. she was convicted of killing her coworker last year. murray had more than 330 distinct offensive wounds from different weapons on her body. norwood initially lied and said the two way tacked and sexually a-- were attacked and sexually assaulted. norwood tried to cover up the crime scene. in a memo to the judge prosecutors say norwood's ability to portray herself as an innocent person is what makes her so dangerous a judge has sentenced norwood to life but her family splaying for the chance -- be pleading for the chance at parole. more than a dozen letsers from family and friends will be read at sentencing. linda so, abc2 now is. >>> a prayer breakfast went smoothly last night despitecontroversy over the keynote speaker. groups protest reg tired lieutenant -- protesting retired lieutenant general

. -- brittany norwood was convicted. she told police they were assaulted by two masked men. baltimore city police department went outside to hire two key commanders. both fires are the results of problems that happen last year. jayne miller has details. >> that was a rough year for the baltimore police department. in january, a chaotic scene outside of a downtown nightclub ended with two men dead. one of them, william corbett, was a city police officer shot and killed by friendly fire. 17 officers were arrested on federal charges in a kickback scheme with a towing company. bealefeld introduced two new commanders were charged with fixing what is wrong. grayling williams is the new chief of internal affairs. he comes from the drug forssmann administration at home and security. >> i can count on the number -- i can count the number of baltimore police officers on one hand that i actually know and socialize with. i do not have some of the issues and concerns people have with having somebody from within the department. >> i thought it was important that we find somebody that woul

brittany norwood stands connected of first-degree murder for brutally killing her co-worker jana murray in bethesda. prosecutors want the judge to sentence her to life in prison with no chance of parole. norwood's family is asking for leniency. asking the judge to leave open that possibility. we'll have full coverage of the sentencing tomorrow on 9news now. >>> tonight, the republican presidential candidates will take the stage before the florida primary. so far the hot topics in the sunshine state are immigration and the economy. the candidates tried to sell voters that their ideas are best on the issues. newt gingrich and romney are the favorites in florida and they are campaigning neck to neck. the former massachusetts governor is taking aim at president obama. >> i think every american should be angry. how can you run a campaign this dishonest and have any credibility running for presidency? >> and all four remaining republican candidates will be there at tonight's debate. but rick santorum decided to follow ron paul's lead and not stay in florida until voters head to the polls indi

. >>> in the news judgment day for brittany norwood the emotional plea from the family of the so calledrder. >>> local man admits his role in an attempted bombing of a local recruitment center. >>> and tribute to joe pa. more news, first warning weather in a couple minutes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's friday. >>> and it is a warm, and wet start those two things put together equal fog you will run into pretty heavy fog when you dive in this morning in some places sharon has more on the way to work and or school. marty is at first warning weather. >> where you don't see fog you can see shower activity. first warning doppler radar, we will throw it in motion. we have had shower activity in the region during the ov

a jury convicted brittany norwood in november of first- degree murder in the death of jayna murray. prosecutors are expected to ask the judge to impose a sentence of life in prison for the 29- year-old. norwood's lawyers are expected to argue their client needs help for mental illness. norwood killed murray be inside the store where they both worked. >>> the match upis set for super bowl xlvi and it may look a little familiar! the new york giants versus the new england patriots, same as the 2007 super bowl. the patriots are afc champions after barely beating the baltimore ravens. boy, they looked ugly, the patriots did. they face each other in the 2010- 2007-2008. >> you don't look happy. >> they looked awful. >> at 4:41, pay pal makes some changes to the way it does business. >> a new study says some children may actually be able to outgrow autism. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. . >>> we're look at freezing rain advisory until 9:00 for the area. we do have drizzle around in spots. many areas are still upper 20s to low 30s. watch out

. >>> convicted killer brittany norwood is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon in rockville. a jury convicted her of first degree murder in the death of her co-worker jayna murray. norwood bludgeoned murray inside the lululemon store in bethesda last march. prosecutors want the judge to sentence her to life in prison with no chance of parole. her family is asking the judge to leave open the pocket she might get out -- possibility she might get out one day. >>> the marine corps museum in quantico and other military targets during a hearing thursday prosecutors played video and audio recorded by yonathan melaku prior to the shooting. he agreed to a 25 year sentence in the case. he's scheduled to be formally financed on april -- sentenced on april 27th. >>> at 4:34, nearly 12,000 people packed an arena at penn state for memorial service to football coach joe paterno. he died last sunday. former penn state football players spoke of paterno's commitment tot game, to -- to the game, to his team and to the university but also spoke about paterno's emphasis on education and preparing

punishment but not without a last minute plea for mercy from her family. >> reporter: don, brittany norwood'sld was convicted in march of murdering her coworker, 30-year-old jana murray inside the lululemon clothing shop where if two worked. norwood attacked murray when she confronted her about stealing merchandise. evidence showed murray endured stabbing, cutting, beating, choking wounds before she died. it took a jury just one hour to find norwood guilty of first degree murder. her family sent letters to the judge asking for the more lenient sentence. don back the you. >>> teenager pleads guilty to a murder at a pizza shop in anne arundel county. the 18-year-old admitting to the murder in glen bernie. flores was shot and kimed during a robbery in 2010. >>> three other teens are charged in the crime, hoe is expected to be sentenced in april. >> also, anne arundel county police offering a 10,000 dollars reward for information about gregory sears murder he was gunned down earlier this month in the alley behind his laurel town him anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers. >

a jury convicted brittany norwood in november of first degree murder in the death of her coworker, jayna murray. prosecutors will ask for a life of prison. according to a presentencing report obtained by the washington post, prosecutors say she's an evil, cunning and pathological liar beyond rehabilitation. norwood's lawyers are expected to argue their client really needs help for mental illness. norwood killed murray inside the yoga shop where they both worked. >>> a silver springs family escapes injury when a fire destroyed their townhouse. the fire started at 7:30 tonight. investigators don't know what caused the blaze but say it appears to have started in the basement. fire and rescue units in both montgomery county and prince george's county responded to the blaze which threatened to spread to an adjoining home. >> this is an extremely hazardous situation with townhouses that adjoin one another. the fire very easily could spread up into the attic and into the other townhouses. we were able to safely put crews in the adjoining townhouses to inhibit the spread of the fire. the fire di

brittany norwood will spend life in prison without the possibility of parol for killing jayna murray. she murdered murray and then told police the two were assaulted by massed men at a bethesda lululemon store. >> flames broke out around 4:00 a.m. on friday. two people ran out of the house and two others escaped through a second story window. one child and one adult were taken to the hospital with burns and smoke inhalation. we are told the salvation army is helping the displaced family. >> still ahead, the maryland zoo will pay us a special visit. >> what could they possibly have brought this time. >> i'm rob roblin. it is the polar bear plunge at sandy point state park. we'll be life -- live in a couple minutes. >> there is say cold front approaching. will it do anything to us today? we'll see with >> the weather satellite combination shows clouds between annapolis and baltimore. there have been a few indications that there might be sprinkles or showers to the north of us, and there have been this morning. nothing more than that. a lot of it -- it gets out of the clouds and evaporat

a jury convicted brittany norwood of the killing in november... her sentence expected friday. requesting life for the killer tonight....juut montts after the victim's parents spoke of how they (mom: "there was a death at lulu lemon and that one had been taken to the hospital. 36 within about 10 minutes he called us back to tell us that jayna was the, had, was the one they had pronounced dead." now, impassioned memos to the judge..from noowood's family..... among them, one from hhr father.. that reads in part"" love my daughter.. she's always bben a perron of a true caring nature and i know sse still is." prosecutors say norwood tried concealing the killing............ the next day..she told police they were attacked and raped by two maskee men. keith daniels, fox 45 news at en. wwrking... for free...?/ ááit'sáá... a... uuique...// way... to... ass... phe time. time.-animal nats- nats- but this is fun job.... the maryland zoo is the aniials, and the zoo's bottom llne. there's an open house this sunday to show potentiil volunteers just how close they can get to the stars of the

a judge sentenced brittany norwood for the murder of jayna murray. norwood attacked murray during a fight after the store closed during the day. she then lied and said they were attacked by two masked men. >> the maryland court of appeals disbarred jack johnson on friday. he served as as county executive from 2002 and 2010. he was sentenced to more than 10 years for extortion and bribery. >> 6:10. own a part of facebook? we'll tell you about it. >> two architects take going green to a new level. why everything about their home sweet home is way out of the ordinary. >> first a live picture outside. john collins has your insta-weather plus forecast insta-weather plus forecast next. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. today my journey continues across the golden state, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising ico

prosecutors say brittany norwood is beyond rehabilitation.e sentenced on friday. norwood's lawyers are expected to say that she needs help for mental illness. >> the head of the national parks sfers said its agency plans to enforce a camping band at the occupy camp. jonathan jarvis made the statement yesterday. he said the occupy protesters won't have to leave the park. he said they will just have to sleep elsewhere. jarvis said he plans to issue a warning to the protesters soon. 5:35 is the time now. 34 degrees in la plata. >> residents there is growing concern about crime in d.c. including a rash of obries. >> details on health issues for actress demi moore. >> and wheal check in on your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> hi, i'm jackie at the rescue center at the national zoo. i have with me a northern pine snake. come meet a friendly new face. good morning, washington. >> i trust her on that one. i don't think i'm getting that close. >> i only want to see that one in the exhibit. exactly. safe distance. let's check in with adam cask

. >>> brittany norwood will spend the rest of her life in prison. a judge sentenced her to life bout parole for killing her lulu wood co-worker last march. she tried to cover it up by telling police she and jayna were attacked while closing the store. >>> a law makes it illegal to camp at the protest site on federal land. it makes it illegal if they attempt to camp after this weekend. >>> it's meant to give you directions or help a driver after a crash. in virginia, onstar directed them to a pair of midwest makers. it happened in loudoun county. >> it's a damn shame my brother would do this to his own parents. >> reporter: steven smalley is ashamed. his brother and brother's girlfriend are in jail facing drug charges for allegedly having a portable midwest lab. >> they showed up at my parents' house out of the blue. we haven't heard from him in three or four months. onstar reported the couple's car was stolen from indiana, they tracked it to clubhouse drive, found steven's brother and girlfriend and arrested them. police said they walked up to the c

in the resentencing report prosecutors say brittany norwood is beyond rehabilitation.gree murder for killing jayna murray at the lululemon store last march. she will be sentenced on friday. her lawyers are expected to say she needs help for mental illness. >> police in vienna discovered beside club involving teenagers. on a recent friday a large crowd of young people watched the data teenagers fighting each other behind a strip mall. police caught them in act. one of the teenagers told police it was part of a fight club. a man who runs a legitimate fight club in vienna said the teenagers are putting their lives in danger. >> the other person may be hurt very badly and they don't know when to stop. >> there's a reason they have a referee and padded mats. >> youtube has plenty of videos involving young people. experts say that without rules or safety procedures is a lot more dangerous than fighting in a controlled environment. >> this could be the end of the occupation in mcpherson square. yesterday the heads of the national park service told a congressional committee th

it is that sentence for brittany norwood. the judge showed no leniency for norwood.in court, she apologize ood the victim's family. >>> maryland's plan for restoring the bay is move forward. as part of a few federal effort to restore the bay. the epa is asking states in the bay with watershed to go on a so-called pollution diet. diet. >>> nice day ahead. 54 degrees and sunny. tonight, mainly clear. tomorrow, 50 degrees. partly sunny. that's our >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." >> the frantic and confusing call just before actress demi moore was rushed to the hospital. >> plus women have always thought they can handle pain while men are wimps. well, a new report may surprise you. >>> and you think your boss is a real pain? well, it is not your imagination. why some shrinks think those who rule your work life are going nuts. but now to that frantic 911 call from the home of actress demi moore earlier this week. it took about two minutes from the time the call was made before the dispatcher sent an ambulance. the 911 call reveals the confusion that was going

. >> in the lululemon murder, brittany norwood's family wants her to get paroled, they begged the the judge to give her life in prison with the possibility of getting out some day but also wrote they don't understand the brutal killing of murray back in the store and can't explain all the lies she told after the attack. >>> public memorial scheduled for joe paterno. organizers say more than 10,000 free tickets were made available to the public they were snatched up in 7 minutes. yesterday, thousands lined the streets of state college pennsylvania for the funeral row session the actual service was private he was the winningest college football coach of all time he died sunday age 85 following a brief battle with lung cancer. >>> time running out to pay your outstanding tickets without a penalty, dcs ticket amnesty program, does end tomorrow anyone with a parking or driving ticket issued before january 1st, 2010 can take part in this you can pay your ticket online, by phone in person drivers who paid more than $3 million worth of tickets so far. >> you know what that is a pretty good th

brittany norwood will be sentenced for the murder of jay ma murray.ive her a life term but with the chance of parole. prosecutors say she has shown no remorse since murray's body was found at the lululemon store. they say she is beyond rehabilitation. >>> the man suspected of shooting at the pentagon, the marine corps museum and other sites is expected to plead guilty today. 24-year-old yonathan melaku is an ex-marine from alexandria charged if 5 separate shootings. >>> coming up next, cabs are an easy way to navigate the treats of d.c. >> flagging 1 down can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. in this morning's smart phone zone, we'll he show you how a new app is promising to take the pain out of catching a ride. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. there is a new way to get around the d.c. region. there is a fleet of private cars that are available for a fee to anyone with a mobile phone. >> fox 5's lauren demarco joins us from the smart phone zone to talk about uber. >> it is run successfully in san francisco, new york, seattle, chicago, boston, e