. >> a victorious surson burke smiles. the former first grade teacher found not guilty of choking four of her students at green castle elementary school in silver springs. the children testified in court about the traumatic assault that left many with nightmares and cost burke her job. >> do you think the children lied? >> i don't know if they did or didn't. and quite frankly at this point that's not a big concern of mine. my client and i are obviously concerned that they suffered through this but that was not our choice. >> prosecutors say burke continued to touch the children even after being warned twice by her principal not to. but the defense says the school staffers who testified burke was untruthful, never witnessed any of these alleged assaults. though the attorney has not ruling out the possibility that something wept wrong in that classroom. >> as far as mrs. burke is concerned, she did all of the right things. she is a human being like everybody else. and people make mistakes. >> and when i went on to ask burke'

burke, "no." and the most damaging testimony, the former principal, the man who hired susan burke as well as a fellow first grade teacher both took the stands, asked whether or not they have formed an opinion about her truthfulness. both testified yes. she was not always truthful. closing arguments in the morning and then the case will go to the jury. live in rockfield, 9news now. >> we'll see what they will return with. thank you. >>> and police are offering a $25,000 reward to find the gunman who killed a man on ametrobus. the 22-year-old was shot several times after midnight in the 2300 block of alabama avenue southeast. two gunman fled the scene. we don't know why thompson was killed. police are checking surveillance video from the bus. >>> well, the prince george's county firefighters found a body inside a burning car in the 2900 block of cableton road just before 1:00 a.m. that's in an industrial area. so far there is little information about the victim. the vehicle was later towed away. >>>

burke is concerned she did all the right things. she is a human being like everybody else and people make mistakes. >> reporter: burke's attorney says she has no interest in returning to the montgomery county school system. meanwhile she is not out of the woods yet. burke has a second trial and two felony counts of child abuse. in rockville, 9news now. >> the verdict is in. what do you think about it? what does it mean when you try to prosecute someone with only the word of small children. we want to hear from you. send your comments to the mail bag. or join the conversation already ongoing on our wusa 9 facebook page. >> so today i can report that as promised the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years america's war in iraq will be over. >> the president's address lasted about seven minutes and that's all the time he needed to announce the pending end of the nearly 9-year-old war in iraq. now it means that about 39,000 troops will leave iraq by the end of december. danielle nottingh

clearing susan burke of all charges.n closing arguments, the defense attorney for susan burke told the montgomery county jury there was "no proof the 36-year-old first grade teacher choked her sounds." the jury agreed. >> a lot of evidence was presented. i think the state did an excellent job trying to prove their case. i think the jury did their job and i think justice was served today. >> burke had faced seven counts of second degree assault. the alleged incidents happened at greencastle elementary school last year. she took the stand and denied grabbing her students' necks. >> as far as mrs. burke is concerned, she did all the right things. she's a human being like everybody else. and people make mistakes and i wasn't there. >> prosecutors would not comment after verdict. they had alled that burke would get angry with students at the silver springs school and choke them. six students took the witness stand. but their testimony didn't convince the jury. >> i was by grace of whom ever given a very good opportunity to cr

the jury did their job. >> burke faced seven counts of assault. it happened at green castle elementary school last year. she took the stand and denied grabbing their necks. >> she did all the right things. she's a human being like everybody else. people make mistakes. i wasn't there. >> reporter: prosecutors would not comment. they said burke got angry with her students at the school and choked them. six students took the witness stand, but their testimony didn't convince the jury. >> i was -- whomever given the opportunity to cross exam inthe children and the other witnesses the state put on. i think the evidence was overwhelmingly in my clients favor. >> burke faces two counts of felony child abuse. prosecutors say they plan to move forward on those cases. no trial date has been set. in rockville, jane watrel, news 4. >>> susan burke was a teacher in the school system for ten years. she's been on administrative leave since february and is no longer with the school system. >>> a trial date has been set in miami for the four men charged in the mur

burke abused her power and choked the kid despite being twice warned by the principal. defense called the principal arrogant. it took the jury just an hour and a half to reach its verdict. >> you think the children lied? >> i don't know if they did or didn't. quite frankly, at this point, that's not a big concern of mine. my client and i are obviously concerned that they suffered through this. >> burke's attorney says she has no interest in returning to the school system in montgomery county. she is not out of the woods yet. burke faces a second trial and two felony counts of child abuse. >>> eight months after jayna murray was killed in the lumulemon store in bethesda, her accused murder will finally stand trial beginning next week. jury selection in that case gets going monday at the montgomery county circuit court. norwood is accused of beating murray to death in the store where both women worked what could have been a confrontation over stolen clothing. in police video tapes, it's shown a recent court hearing. norwood claims she has never been accused of stealing an

adding over towards burke, north springfield, and eventually fairfax and franconia. this is part of a large system that will quickly move through over the next hour or so. the latest updates on the tornado warning, until 6:00 for fairfax county, chantilly oakton, reston, wolf trap, tysons corner, and herndon, all expected to be impacted. we need to be very clear we do not have reports of a tornado on the ground, just the potential for activity as indicated by doppler radar. here is the latest doppler radar, everything moving off towards the north, northeast at about 30, 35 m.p.h. the area shaded and pink is under the tornado warning until 6:00 this evening. it will eventually move closer towards the district and could clip arlington into the district and eventually move into montgomery county and prince george's county over the next hour or so. we also have a tornado watch in effect for the areas shaded and yellow including the district and surrounding area and points south until 11:00 tonight. i am confident we will see this cancel out earlier than that. then the te

burke briefly testified. but it was dramatic afternoon testimony as the mother of a six-year-old alleged victim broke down in tears when the defense asked her, how come you didn't report a scratch on your daughter to the police or the school right away? the defense also called two educators to the stand saying they never saw burke inappropriately yell at a child. the jury may begin deliberations as soon as tomorrow. >> new at 7:00, 9news now learned the family of morgan harrington is suing a company that provided security at the venue where morgan disappeared. morgan was attending a concert in charlottesville at the john paul jones arena back in october of '09. and she disappeared after he left that arena and denied reentry. her body was found in a hay field one year later. they are seeking $3.5 million from that security company. a spokeswoman had no comment, but that no reentry policy is common practice. >>> and tonight, police say they have new evidence in the william mcquain case. it's a chilling new vide

as the trial of accused teacher, susan burke, entered its third day. a seven-year-old former student of hers sat in the witness box. the prosecutor asked, was there ever anything that happened in miss burke's class you didn't like? the boy replied, she would scratch me and later the prosecutor asked, anything else you didn't like in miss burke's class? the boy, the choking. prosecutor, what do you mean? the boy, she would go like this. the little boy clutched his throat with both hands and asked, how did it feel? the boy responded, it hurted, it feeled like she had her nails in it. the boy's mother testified, too. she said after her son's first week at green castle elementary, his demeanor changed when she brought him to school in the morning. mother, he would just throw a fit. he didn't want to go inside the school. he had no problems the prior year. he loved going to school. >> the defense also called two educators to the stand who testified they never saw burke inappropriately touch a child or yell at her class. the jury is expected to begin deliber

>> reporter: susan burke has been a teacher since 1997. she testified for the second day in a row, in her own defense against assault charges here at this criminal trial. she smiled at the jury often. they took notes as she told her side of the story. first grade teacher testified she never choked any of her students at green castle elementary school. she taught 6 and 7-year-olds. she was suspended from teaching last january and charged with assault after parents and children in the class voiced complaints. >> it was numerous times. she didn't want to go to school. >> reporter: her trial began monday. five of the 16 children in her class testified she choked, grabs, pinched or scratched them and it hurlt. susan burke testified she had no intent of having punitive contact with the children. she was asked about each time she put her hands on a student. at one point, she stood in front of the jury and demonstrated on the lawyer putting her hands on his shoulders. she was asked by him, what force she used. she said light. when they misbehaved,

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susan burk was a teacher in silver spring. some of for former teachers told -- some effort students told the court stories of abuse. >> little boys testified today all of them former students. they could barely even see over the table. they talk about a teacher who got so angry, she literally would put her hands around their necks. former elementary school teacher susan burk faces 10 charges of second-degree assault and to charges of second-degree child abuse. several former first graders testified in court today that there teacher choked them. the defense attorney asked the first question, do you know it was three or five times? the boy answered, just five. the boy's mother took the stand telling jurors that he was having nightmares. he said he did not want to go to school. the prosecutor asked the second little boy, when you get in trouble what happens? she chokes us, he applied. it felt like rhino standing on my neck. the boys said mrs. burke was choking me a lot. the boys often contradicted themselves on the stand. he firs

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that led to by burke. six others said they were choked, kicked, punched and scratched by their teacher when she was angry about their behavior. >> why would you want to choke a six-year-old child? >> reporter: burke has three children of her own, had been going through a divorce, and that police were called to the home for reports of domestic disturbances. the side yard appeared scattered with children's toys, the front littered with trash. now the defense argued there are inconsistencies with the children's story. he likened it to the old game of telephone. one child saying i was punched. the next one saying i was choked and so on. this trial is expected to last five days. we could hear testimony from the seven children as early as tomorrow morning. we are live in rockville, andrea mccarron, 9news now. >>> published reports or the weekend say a -- over the weekend say a federal grand jury has stepped up its probe into the alleged irregularities into dc mayor's vincent gray's run for office. unnamed people

susan burke was accused of choking misbehaving students in her classroom.it or kicked them. many contradicted each other when it came to dates, numbers places, and names. >>> it is intended years today since that deadly strain of anthrax attacks. five people died. bruce aikens was blamed for the attack and he committed suicide three years ago. >>> president obama announced final troop withdrawal from iraq. it cost more than $7 billion 4500 soldiers had died in combat. 32,000 soldiers have been wounded. >>> wounded warriors will soon be able to escape to a local sanctuary. loudon county recently approved a sanctuary. >> this army staff sergeant says he would like to spend more time like this with this family in the countryside. >> when you are at the hospital, it feels like the hospital. >> he spent most of the past year at walter reed and bethesda naval hospital recovering from injuries he suffered in afghanistan. >> the resulting injury was amputation. >> this retired technician says they need to get away from the hospital sometimes. he is building this re

justin burke is there again.ot to watch it. >>> consumer news the company spin masters paying a hefty fund for failing to report problems with the aqua dot line. spin masters accused of knowingly import and go selling toys that were deemed toxic. the company received reports children and a dog had become sickened after take and go eating those dots. the toys contained a chemical that could be harmful to the kidneys and the central nervous system. >>> phoenix marketing international released its annual ranking of millionaires per capita by state. maryland just beat out highway highway for the top spot. phoenix estimates the number of millionaires in the country grew by 7% last year alone. >>> she was astranded alone at the south pole for weeks. this morning she is going to be out, speaking about her experience and how she is doing. rene nicole deseur went to new zealand and is now at johns hopkins, where she is receiving treatment. >>> charlie, we are talking about a change that has come upon us this morning. beca

they both testified that burke did not always tell the truth. closing arguments will be presented tomorrow morning and then the case will go to the jury. so is it ad cold or is it allergies? one way to find out for sure, take an allergy test. it's a pretty simple procedure that a nurse or doctor uses tiny pin breaks to place drops of different aler gins directly on the skin. aler gins like mold, weeds, even dust mites. and then they will look for the reaction. it takes about 20 minutes to develop. >> after determining the patient's particular allergy, doctors can then plot a course of treatment. >>> well, temperatures are pretty dramatic. allergy season cannot still be going on? >> well, it is on the way. no doubt about that. it fell off the charts. let's talk about the wind, they are still gusting up to 22 downtown. 18 up here in frederick and leesburg. look at oakland. the 31 miles per hour wind gust. temperaturewise, it's 36 in oakland. everybody else in the 50s and 58 downtown, 55 in gaithersburg. 57 in manassas. for tonight, skies will retu

as a first grade teacher susan burke told jurors several children in her class had behavioral problems. she testified that among the students there was cursing sexual innuendo, and physical altercations. she described students deliberately tripping, punching, pushing each other, and even spitting. regarding the first boy that testified she choked him, she said today that he had behavioral problems, cut into physical conflicts with other students. the defense attorney asked, what did you do? she replied physically pull the bigger boy off the older one. she was aiming for the shoulders but she was just trying to pull them off each other. did you ever took him asked the defense attorney? no she said. the second boy said that she put both hands on his neck. another boy testified wednesday that the teacher choked him was identified as the class clown. he deliberately fell out of his chair. how did she get him back in the chair? she said, by the shoulders and neck area. i would help him up and into his chair. in a surprise move, the judge agreed to let the stage. a fourth grader on the stand

burke had been working until her arrest in january. the four boys who testified had similar stories of doing something in the classroom that angered their teacher and having her place her hands around their necks. >>> the prince georges county council seat left vacant by leslie johnson will soon be filled after a special election last night. democrat derrek lee-on davis won the seat, beating out republican gardner. davis won last month while gardner ran unopposed in the republican primary. leslie jobs pled guilty in june in the corruption trial also involving her husband jack johnson. >>> today the maryland state house is expected to vote on governor martin o'malley's redistricting plan. if approved, it would drastically alter the sixth district in maryland and but bartlett in danger of losing his seat. yesterday maryland state senators passed the plan with a vote. >>> you won't be get ago rested in dc for driving around with expired plates any more. however, driving an unregistered vehicle will cost you plenty. under the bill, an expi

the four boys say burke attacked them after they misbehaved. the defense spent the day trying to poke holes in their stories. >>> still to come when 9news now continues, dozens of exotic and dangerous animals are running wild in eastern ohio. and it's forcing hundreds of residents to stay locked in their homes. we'll have details. and we'll also have information of a potentially serious problem that is plaguing the intercounty connector. we'll be right back. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> authorities in prince william county are sounding an alarm. it appears that tough economic times have caused shelves to go bare in many of the food pantries in that region. the demand for help has skyrocketed, but donations have dwindled. francis harris is the executive director of the ax food pantry in virginia. she's

. >>> jury deliberations in the case against susan burk could begin as early as today. she's the former green castle elementary schoolteacher charged with abusing several of her first graders. students testified that they were choked, scratched and punched. however two teachers aides at the school in silver spring testified they never saw burk even yell at the children. >>> vincent gray has said not to help and capture or deport illegal immigrants. the mayor signed an order saying the district is not in the immigration business. >> we want to make sure we have a clear set of conditions in this city where people feel like they can work with, cooperate with the law enforcement officials. >> it means that people can trust the police more, that they can come to them with major problems in their lives without fear of being questioned about their immigration. >> now police say fingerprints of felony suspects, including immigrants, are still submitted through a federal data base for all law enforcement agencies to see. d.c. officials tell us the number of undocumented people i

let's get it started with meteorologist justin burke. we are going to feel high winds out there this morning? >> reporter: highest winds we have had so far. by the way we have already had our high temperatures that are now starting to fall off. this is extreme lower eastern shore of maryland. winds now sustained close to 20. take your pick 7 or 8 miles per hour in hagerstown. temperatures in laurel 60 and falling. both places identical winds with the gusts up to 35 miles per hour. yes, our forecast calls for the wind. there may be a brief shower left over this morning, otherwise, we are mixing clouds and sun. i think the clouds will dominate into the afternoon. i want to let you know, temperatures are going to be tough to call. we have had our high at bwi, of 6, and it is dropping. we may very well be in the 50s before lunch time and stay there. an average for the region, 40 miles per hour wind gusts means it can blow some vehicles over a lane on the roads. tonya is going to talk about that and the impact on traffic. >> yes, be careful t

susan lee burke was a teacher at greencastle elementary school at silver spring. seven children say she attacked them when she was angry about their behavior. burke denies the allegations but children are all expected to testify at the trial and they could take the stand as early as tomorrow. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00, a rare opportunity, folks. one day after the formal dedication of the new monument to dr. martin luther king jr., we are going to be able to bring you his entire i have a dream speech. you can see it from start to finish tonight at 7:00. get past the sound bites, hear the whole thing. >>> still to come, in this half hour of 9news now. cathedral climbers. why they were scaling the pinnacles again today. topper? >> reporter: records on this date 86 and 33. we'll come back and tell you how many more nice days we can squeeze out of this week before big changes roll in. >>> first, talk about a bump in the road. more on this morning's traffic mess, up next. >>> back now with good news for commuters in the morning. i 295 is back open tonight over south

both testified that burke was not always truthful. and that was very damaging testimony potentially. now closing arguments will come in the morning and then this case will go to the jury. live from rockville, andrea mccaren, 9news now. >> thank you, andrea. >>> well, a 4-year-old girl used mattresses to climb over the barricade of dry wall and now, the couple who put the two sisters there are facing the judge. >> reporter: a couple is undergoing drug treatment therapy inside the county jail. today, they plead guilty to three counts of felony child abuse. >> it's clear that it is a drug induced neglect. >> reporter: it's now clear to prosecutors that they are both guilty of felony child abuse. today, the two admitted to trapping moore's three young girls ages 4, 2, and just 4- months-old in an upstairs bedroom inside this bristol home while they went on a drug- induced binge. what is still unclear is if this mother will get her children back. and this is the second time that she has lost children to neglect. court records show in 2005

susan burke took the stand to defend herself today. she's on trial for second degree assault charges. the parent claim she choked, pinched and scratched people back in january. today burke said students sometimes responded angrily if she tried to discipline them but she denies choking anyone. >> president obama officially is running for president in the first primary state. today vice president joe biden filed the paperwork up in new hampshire. new hampshire is expected to be a closely contested general election state. >>> still ahead tonight, why d.c. students held a flash mob at the wilson building tonight. >> fans got a chance to get up close for a special concert tonight. >> plus results of the largest study ever done on weather talking on your cell phone might lead to cancer. >> and we're looking at cool temperatures out there now but we're just starting to get into we're just starting to get into the big! big, big. big big big big? big big big big big. big big...big. ♪ big big big -big. -big! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ big big big

later in the day, the principal who hired her and a fellow first grade teacher both testified that burkell the truth. >>> an update now on a deadly shooting on a metro bus. dc police are looking for these two men as persons of interest. they got on board just before 22-year-old demetrius johnson was shot several times. it all happened after midnight in the 2100-block of alabama avenue. if you have info, police want to hear it. >>> unconscionable. that's how they describe the treatment michael jackson got leading up to his death. today they closed their case against conrad murray on involuntary manslaughter charges. he claims the pop star caused his own death by swallowing an anesthetic. >> people don't wake up from anesthesia like that. people don't wake up to grab the next dose in a syringe, draw it up and put it in their iv again. it's a crazy scenario. >> schaefer testified today and called the doctor's efforts unconscionable, illegal and says murray used none of the safeguards he should have. the defense is expected to call their own expert to the stand tomorrow. dr. paul white, one

susan burke testified in her own defense yesterday. parents claim burke pinched, choked and slapped children. she said students responded angrily if she tried to discipline them, but she denied choking anyone. >>> a couple admitted they barricaded their three young children in a room. christina moore and john michael roby pleaded guilty to child neglect. they told police they nailed drywall across the room in march because they needed a break. the children were 4, 2, and 2 months old at the time. prosecutors recommended a drug treatment program for the couple and probation. >>> the house will have trouble passing even small chunks of the president's jobs bill. it failed in a 50-50 vote last night in the senate, 10 votes shy of breaking the republican filibuster. a measure would have given funds to support jobs for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public offices. the white house says it would have saved or created 400,000 jobs, but republicans opposed it because it included a .5% tax on millionaires. >>> 4:35 the time right now

two educator also testified saying they never saw burke inappropriately touch a child or yell at the class. >>> president obama is back in the white house this morning after from moting the job plan -- promoting the jobs plan on the road. he called on congress to spend billions of dollars to help firefighters facing layoffs. >> the senate could vote soon on a $35 billion provision to help states keep teachers and firefighters and police officers on the job. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: in richmond, virginia. president obama called on congress to help save hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> they haven't met some of the firefighters. i don't think they want to tell them the jobs aren't worth saving. >> reporter: he used the last stop of his three day bus tour trying to convince lawmakers to pass $35 billion in aid this week. that measure part of his larger jobs package would be aimed at helping prevent states if laying off firefighters, police and teachers. >> keeping first responders on the job -- that's a jobs plan. putting more teachers in the classroom, that's a jobs plan.

. >> lieu san lee burke was a teacher until her arrest in february. at least seven children say she punched, kicked and choked them when she was angry about their behavior. burke denies the allegations. >>> an aruban judge denied gary giordano's request to be released from jail. guard has been in jail for several weeks without being charged with the crime. the two traveled to aruba together back in july. gardner disappeared in august. he claims she disappeared while they were snorkeling. >>> a staffer agreed to go undercover for prosecutors investigating the election campaign. >> howard brooks has been wearing a wire and has recorded at least one conversation about the campaign. there's no word yet whether brooks will get -- what he'll get in exchange for the level of cooperation. we do know brooks was named by soul monobrown as one of the people -- sulaiman brown as one of the people in the gray campaign who gave him money. brown says he was also promised a job which he got but then was fired. mayor gray says if there were any irregularities in his c

megyn: greg burke is streaming live to us from perugia, italy. reports that there were actually jurors in tears as amanda knox delivered her remarks in italian to the panel that will decide her fate today. >> reporter: megyn that is right. she was really right on. when you say decide her fate today, the bells are ringing right now. it's 8:00 local here. they said the verdict could come not before 8. we heard the italian news agency flashing that it will come in 9:30. they are normally pretty reliable. could be a little later than that. that is what they are aiming for. lots of british and american media here to be sure but also loads of curious onlookers as well as you see outside of the courthouse right now. basically, you know, the brits because of merdith kercher, the victim, the americans of course because of amanda and amanda's family did a very good job in this appeals trial keeping the story alive and basically the story of the innocence of both their daughter and of her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito. earlier today amanda made the fi

burke took the stand today and testified about school policies.e court adjourned for the day, the defense also called two parra educators who the stand who said they never saw burke inappropriately touch a child or even yell at the kids in her class. >>> controlled chaos. that is what dozens of local hospitals are hoping to achieve with a new system that keeps track of patients during a disaster. >>> today the district and prince george's montgomery calvert, st. mary's and charles county all took part in a drill to test the new tools. hundreds of mock patients flooded into hospitals to simulate the aftermath of a terrorist attack. crews then used the devices to track the patients as they are triaged to the disaster scene to which hospital they were going to. >> the handheld units will be put on every ambulance in the region. >> we need to know what is coming, where to distribute the patience and time does save lives. >> it will be in throughout the region and has been paid for by a $5 million federal grant. >>> the mayor of dc has ordered the dc p

susan burke lost her job at green castle elementary school in silver spring when the charges surfaced in january. during her testimony, burke painted an unflattering portrait of her young accusers describing them as troublemakers and one as a class clown. >>> d. c. police are looking for two men as persons of interest in the fatal shooting aboard a metro bus. they got on board just before 22-year-old demetrius thompson was shot self-times. this all happened -- several times, this all happened in the 2300 block of alabama avenue southeast. if you have any information, you're asked to call d. c. police. >>> coming up next week the united mine workers of america is scheduled to offer new insight into the 2010 explosion at the upper big branch mine in west virginia which left 29 men dead. on tuesday, the union is going to release its report on the explosion. >> now their report is said to be highly critical of regulators. according to the union, it offers more details about the events and reports filed by federal investigators. >>> here's a look at some of the other things making news now

. >>> dan burke has died. the l.a.alled him one of the architects of the mo attorney television industry. after his company capacities bought out abc for $3.5 million he ran day-to-day operations of the new company. in his spare time he brought minor league baseball to portland, maine. his son steve is now chief executive of this company. dan burke was 82 years old. >>> there is news tonight about amy winehouse who died recently at 27. toxicology reports initially showed no drugs in her system. today we learned she apparently drank herself to death. a coroner's inquest reported today in the british press found winehouse had more than five times the legal limit of alcohol in her body at the time of death. >>> as we mentioned this new study is out tonight showing why it's so hard to keep weight off once you have lost it. says the body's hormone system fights the weight loss every step of the way. the study looked at dieters who lost at least 10% of their total body weight. a full year later hormone levels urging the body

burke took the stand wednesday and testified about school policies. the defense also called two educators to the stand who said they never saw burke inappropriately touch a child or even yell at her class. >>> the new program is being launched in loudoun county, virginia to help protect children from online predators. it's called "computer cops." software program that lets parents permanently delete images and information that may have been downloaded on home computers. the software is free. the sheriff's office is offering the program to residents as part of a series of courses on internet safety. >>> 5:34. time for another your money. >>> if you are flying to grandma's for the holidays, start saving and booking now says jessica doyle. >> that's right. the reason why, airfares going up yet again. we see this a bunch of times of course this is happening just in time for the holidays. major airlines are joining in the first widespread airfare increase since the summer. now delta got things started raising one way fares by $4 to $10 on most routes. even

susan burke testified in her own defense yesterday.ond degree assault charges in montgomery county. parents claim burke choked, pinched, and scratched kids at greencastle elementary back in january. burke said students sometimes responded angrily as she tried to discipline them, but she denied choking any of them. >>> 6:36. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with matt lauer to see what they're working on for "today" this morning. >> eun, good morning to you. >>> coming up here on "today," we have dramatic images of moammar gadhafi's final moments. we have the latest overnight details and talk about what his death means to the united states with senator john mccain. >>> also head, our first look at the animals that survived the deadly round-up in ohio. and what was their owner doing with model heidi klum in a video that just surfaced. >>> plus what lindsay lohan is saying after she showed up late for court ordereded community service at the morgue. we'll have those stories and a live concert out on the plaza from

susan burke was arrested back in february on child abuse and assault charges. nine of her students at greencastle elementary school say she kicked, pumped, and scratched them. >>> we are learning more about the federal investigation into d.c. mayor vincent gray's election campaign. "the washington post" is reporting fingerprints have been collected from former mayoral candidate sulaimon brown as well as a campaign consultant. those prints could help determine who handled documents, money orders, and envelopes full of cash. brown claims the gray campaign paid him and offered him a job in exchange for launching verbal attacks against then mayor adrian fenty. >>> you can call it a reality check for redskins fans this monday morning. it appears the skins have a new starting quarterback after the team lost to the philadelphia eagles yesterday. skins qb rex grossman threw four interceptions in the 20-13 loss at fedex field. didn't even finish the game. head coach mike shanahan benched him in the fourth quarter. john beck took over, but even he couldn't lead the team

susan burke testified in her own defense yesterday.he faces second degree assault charges in montgomery county. parents claim that burke choked, pinched, and scratched kids at green castle elementary back in january. burke said students sometimes responded angrily if she tried to discipline them, but she denied choking anyone. >>> a new bill signed by governor martin o'malley that redraws maryland's congressional districts may soon face a legal challenge. o'malley signed it yesterday. the governor says he had the lines redrawn to reflect 2010 accept s census numbers that showed population growth in the suburbs, especially among minorities. republicans say the redistri redistricting is an attempt by democrats to steal one of two seats the gop holds in the house of representatives. they have appealed to the justice department to investigate if the redistricting is constitutional. >> today live horse racing making its return to prince william county. rosecroft race way closed two years ago due to bankruptcy. penn national gaming bought th

a jury acquitted susan burke from charges. the children are saying that burke hit and choked them when she was angry. the teacher denied the account and said that she intervened to breakup fights during the school day. she has been on leave since her arrest in february. >>> it is a store at that has worried cell phone users in year. do the particular gadgets in crease the risk of brain chancener well, a study overseas put the matter to rest. >> reporter: the possible link between cell phones and cancer is something that has worried people for years. >> i think there is a link, frankly. >> reporter: but researches in denmark are saying that their new study shows that long-term use of cell phones does not cause brain cancer. it examined 350,000 people who used cell phones over an 18 year period. scientists found that cell users were not at a greater risk for developing brain cancer. >> they did not find an excess risk of tumors in the head. which is reassuring. >> reporter: but pop elliott is saying more research must be done on

daniel burke was 82 years old and he will be missed. and we'll have more tomorrow including opinions and reactions to our stories. check with us on twitter and facebook and send us an e-mail and lizzie and i will be with you tomorrow. stay tuned for the news at four. bye-bye. [applause] [applause] >>> in san francisco tonight, hundreds of occupy demonstrators may face forced eviction from their camp. >> and in oakland, police and protesters face-off for a second straight night. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. we start in oakland where hundreds of pro -- protestors are on the move again. >> they are blocking all lanes of traffic on city streets, but are you looking at video half an hour ago when police shut down the 12th street station in oakland and they scuffled with a protestor who tried to push his way through. t the embarcaderoo longer station in san francisco either. >> and they are not stoping and not letting people off. they are letting people off and not on in oakland city. after that the proteste

. >>> more children are expected to testify today in the trial of susan lee burke.is the former montgomery county teacher, charged with abusing her students. tuesday four children testified burke choked, punched and scratched them. >>> here's the sign of a coming season. crews are putting the finishing touches on the ice rink at pentagon row. >>> 6:54. >>> we'll have one more check on weather and traffic welcome back. one more thing before we go. in honor of the world series, starting tonight in st. louis, we decided, look at that. world series video there. fantastic. it is starting tonight in st. louis, the cards. when did the world series start initially in the modern era? 1903, boston and pittsburgh. the very next year boycotted. >> yes, it was over no set contract for it. the owner of the national league team didn't like playing that inferior american league team, which would have been the boston red sox. >>> between 1979 and 1978, only three teams won the world series. oakland, cincinnati reds, and new york yankees. >> who has won the most? the pinstripes. 27.

some like allen burke has firsthand knowledge of what it is like during a bank heist. >> been through like that. a lot of screaming, profanity, that type of stuff. >> within minutes the s.w.a.t. team arrives. after a debriefing the team splits up. and some stay in the bushes next to the credit union. others load an armored vehicle. soon some hostages escape after negotiations break down. the s.w.a.t. team creates a distraction. storm the building and save the hostages. the sheriff's office, chose a bank robbery scenario. because in tough economic times, people become desperate. the south lead the nation in bank robberies. >> you never know. we have to be prepared for every one of them. >> now with the training for law enforcement and bank employees they can say they're ready just in case. >> the exercises are not done within the first six months of the year there were 95 bank robberies. the south has an issue with this. >> in atlanta i feel like we have one, once a week i see that on the local news, a bank robbery. usually some one does it and they seem to get away. >> they are trying

several students took the stand during the trial saying burke choked them. at times, they mixed up the dates, the numbers, places and names. she was placed on administrative leave. a jury came back with a not guilty verdict. >>> police in prince george's county are asking parents to be on alert. it happened yesterday just before 5:00 in the 3100 block of scottish avenue. we are live there tonight with more on what happened. >> reporter: that 10-year-old girl was walking home from school. this is the 3100 block here. she was on the sidewalk. all of a sudden, a young teen grabs her, brings her through the woods here, police say, takes her right up this area here and that's when they say he sexually assaulted her. it was around 5:00. some witnesses heard her screaming. you are about to hear from this witness. he's 21 years old. he did not want to hide his identity. he wants to let people know that this guy is bad. >> i can't stop getting her screams out of my head. i'm sorry. i can't look at the scene. he's a young, african-american male would do this to a 10-y