the attacker -- chris brown. star treatment taking on a whole new meaning. after punching, choking, biting, threatening to kill rihanna, then posting an apology on the internet to win back his fans, brown sentenced to straight probation. no jail time. hey, judge, thanks. >> mr. brown's sentence is suspended. you are going to be placed on formal felony probation for a period of 60 months. >> i have tried to live my life in a way that will make those around me proud of me and until recently, i think i was doing a pretty good job. >> you are to abide by all the orders of the court and the rules of probation. >> i wish i have a chance to live those few moments again, but unfortunately i can't. >> and was must not come within 100 yards of the protected person, except both parties -- except if both parties are at entertainment industry event in which case the distance is ten yards. >> i told rihanna countless times and i'm telling you today i'm truly, truly sorry that i wasn't able to handle the situation both differently and better. >> do you understand? >> i hop

chris brown is sentenced for assaulting former girlfriend and chris brown is sentenced for assaulting former girlfriend and pop star rihanna. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with the passing of a political icon. early this morning came word that massachusetts senator ted kennedy died, a powerful voice on capitol hill for nearly a half century. kennedy passed away after a battle with brain cancer. ted kennedy was 77 years old. for more on his life, here's nbc's brian mohr. >> reporter: edward kennedy grew up in the shadow of two brothers who became american icons. but his decade in the senate established him as a lenl end in his own right. >> they want to undermine the medicare system and next will be social security. >> reporter: massachusetts voters sent him to the senate in 1962, two years after brother john f. kennedy won the white house. >> the torch has been passed. >> reporter: those days of cam lot were short-lived. jfk's assassination in 1963. >> onto chicago. >> reporter: was followed by robert

the charges against r&b singer chris brown left most young people speechless. >> i was like what? hat? hold up. wait: >> reporter: brown was sentenced to five years probation for his part in the february 8th brawl that left his girlfriend, pop star rihanna, severely beaten. but the sentence was not nearly enough for people like morgan state sophomore camille. >> they put him on five years probation. that's ridiculous. he beat on a woman. like i got to disagree to that. >> i do agree with the sentence. i believe that what he did wasn't right. but he is to be punished for it. nonetheless, going to jail would be taking it too far. >> reporter: along with probation, brown was also sentenced to six months of community labor and ordered to stay away from his former girlfriend. >> he did deserve some form of punishment. >> reporter: while brown's female fans wanted him punished, he found none who thought he deserved jail time. positions he simply doesn't understand. >> i completely disagree. if that was any regular person. that would got jail time. >> reporter: brown's conviction has not

we're going to go to los angeles, chris brown being sentenced for beating up his then-girlfriend rihanna. >> thank you. what housekeeping item. i believe last time you were here, you showed me a copy of the program that mr. brown was going to be doing for domestic violence counseling in virginia? and if you can just if you want, you can just give me the name of that program. >> sure, commonwealth catholic charities. >> thank you. can i get a copy of that? we'll give you back your original. >> and did i leave a copy of the city letter from -- >> the chief of police? yes, i have that. >> okay, okay. i think i have everything with that. >> got it. all right, we're here for sentencing. last time we postponed it because i did want to see an indication of what the state of virginia would be requiring of mr. brown, because i wanted a firm plan. as you know, i'd indicated to both of you that i wanted to see actual physical labor, as opposed to some type of community service. so, before i sentence, just for the record, i want to indicate that i have read and considered the probation report that w

. >> let's talk about the song here, chris brown. >> chris brown's song "forever" he gets more positiveosure than from his hometown because of the famous incident beating rihanna. i would say use rihanna's "umbrella." >> singing in the rain. >> but chris brown, alex, had a positive video recently where he apologized to his fans for what he did. he wore like a "star trek" outfit, talked fast, mentioned his mother and his minister a lot. this is going to help chris bro brown's career more than his apology. >> has his career needed help? >> it needed help. though he has a solid fan base that stand by him no matter what, others raise their rye aye brows like me and say do we really want to support this guy? >> what about the wedding video people? >> fefl bad about supporting chris brown's career, a known abuser, so they've used their website to support an anti-domestic violence charity and are askinging for donations. >> that's cool. we're hearing this chris brown song, you and i are talking about it, but what about the copyright infridgement? in the past, someone put that kind of music on

. >>> despite public reactn when singer chris brown assaulted his then girlfriend rihanna, yesterday his leg case quiey wrapped up with brown serving no time in il. a judge sentenced brown to five

>>> good morning. >> good morning to you guys. >> let's start with chris brown., we know what kind of time and probation the singer faces now? yeah, he'll be on a five year probation and interesting when the one -- judge was talking to him. she said, she's not immune to the stories out there. that they may be seeing each other and that's going on, i'll throw you in jail. she's making sure there's no communication and she wants him doing hard labor in virginia. he's going to be subject to searches at any possible time for the next five years and if a cob walks up -- cop walks up and tells him to do something, she'll have to do it. a lot of people thought it was too stern, but i thought, this is what he deserved. >> aren't there rumors they're talking? >> well, that's what the rumors are and that's why the judge told him that. >>> next up, michael jackson. you know, i kind of expected this to happen. someone's spotted michael jackson, perhaps? >>> well, that he's still alive, he still lives on? there. >> well, you're talking about the videos. well, obviously, compl

>> lisa, i want to start with pop star chris brown who was sentenced today to five years of probationor assaulting his girlfriend singer, rihanna. brown was arrested in february after that incident that took place in a rented lamborghini. brown reportedly punched and choked rihanna. along with probation, he will have to complete domestic violence counseling. >>> michael jackson's doctor today, coming forward sp dismissing claims made about jackson's last few hours of life. in a statement, dr. murray's lawyers said, quote, much of which was in the search warrant affidavit is factual. however, unfortunately, much is police theory. most egregiously, the time line reported by law enforcement was not obtained through interviews with dr. murray, as was implied by the affidavit. now, the time line dr. murray's lawyer is referring to shows different drugs given to jackson in his final hours. and according to the l.a. county coroner's office, jackson's blood contained a lethal level of the sedative propofol. the associated press is reporting a law enforcement source saying jackson's death was,

and chris brown learned his fate for the attack of his girlfriend, singer rihanna. and video from iraq where a truck bombing is caught on tg i it's never too early to start saving up for christmas. get your christmas club card and use it... to start saving up now... and we'll add a 3% bonus to your card -- just in time to shop for christmas! yes, the christmas bonus is back! one more way to shop your way, only at kmart and sears. >>> we are getting a new view of last week's suicide bombings that killed more than 100 peop. surveillance cameras were rolling as trucks targeted the ministry building. the group issued a statement saying that the attacks were meant to kill government officials. >>> chris brown has been sentenced for attacking his then girlfriend a singer, rihanna. he has to do five years in jail and six months of computers -- community labour. he will have to return to los angeles to update the judge on his progress. >>> it could be the end of the week before kids in prince george's county can have their first real day of school. kids said -- kids have be

this ended up helping sales of chris brown's music enormously.ll say, okay, do whatever you want with it, use it at your wedding, post it on youtube. it helps the music in the long run. >> chris brown's music shows overall, have they dropped dramatically in wake of the rihanna incident? >> he does have a hard core fan base that will stick by him, but a lot of people, like the kobe bryant fan base, wait a minute, do we really want to support this guy. >> why do some videos go viral instantly and some don't? >> certain things captivate the public's imagination. i posted many birthday parties of my own, nobody cares. okay? nobody wants to see a bunch of drunken people eating pizza. >> well, i don't know. i'd probably laugh just for knowing you. go ahead and post it. that said, let's look at the divorce court video. that is a lot of fun but it's so typical that you're going to get these parodies. is this a clever one, you think? >> it is very funny. look, people divorce almost as often as they marry. it's people's -- almost -- favorite thing to do. p

. >>> just moments ago a judge in los angeles agreed to postpone chris brown's sentencing. the singer pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna, and under the deal he's going to avoid jail time. he's going to get five years probation, community service, going to have to undergo domestic violence classes for about a year. well, now the sentencing's been postponed to the 27th of this month. why the delay? kind of puzzling to me. i want to bring in my colleague, jane velez-mitchell, host of "issues with jane velez-mitchell." coming your way 12 minutes to the top of the hour. i thought it was time for him to take his medicine and move on. but no go. we get another postponement here. >> well, yeah, they want to know if virginia authorities say yeah, he can do this specific type of community labor in their state, like graffiti cleanup and sort of physical labor as part of his community service, which is part of the plea deal. but the bigger picture is look how slow things go when you have a celebrity involved. i have gone into those courthouses in los angeles early for a celebrity cas

in los angeles judge is trying to figure something out after r&b singer chris brown pleads guilty to assaulting his girlfriend rihanna. find out when the decision is expected to be made. former tonight show host jay leno talking about his new prime time show. hear why he says you should watch. >> some heavy rain to force out. see if it will impact our thursday forecast. >> teaching infant and toddler is how to survive in water. that is >> some parents are saying they are taking a preventive measure by enrolling their toddlers in a water-safety class. but some peebles and the water -- medical community say it may not be a good idea. >> this nine month old baby cannot swim. she is not in need of help. her mother believes she is teaching her daughter how to save herself. >> i just want to take the precaution. if something happens, she will know what to do. >> she enrolled both of her daughter's including her three year-old into this infant swimming class. >> giving them the opportunity to learn a skill that could save their life is good. >> they are trying to stimulate a troop situation

his seat will be filled in aboutify months. >>> sing -- in about 5 months. >>> singer chris brown is enced to 5 years of probation and six months of labor for beating his girlfriend rehan a. it will involve manual tasks in virginia where he maintains a legal residence. the judge required brown to complete a year of domestic violence counseling. his girlfriend rihanna did not attend tuesday's hearing. >>> we want to know what you think. is chris brown's punishment appropriate? we will be taking your call at (410)481-4545 or you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore. >>> it happened before 10:00 last night at the intersection of old frederick and hollie man or roads. the victim was taken to shock trauma with nonlife-threatening injuries. officers are not releasing the victim's names. >>> first of a series of defendants is acquitted. 87-year-old lawrence lewis says he was in the van when stephen graham was killed in november. he had no prior knowledge of what was going to happen. prosecutors say graham's murder was part of a pay back plan they came with, after being robbed days earlier. >

in june chris brown pleaded guilty to felony assault just before a preliminary hearing where rihanna was expected to testify. the former couple never faced each other at the hearing. as brown left the courtroom from one door rihanna entered from a different direction. >>> paula abdul is leaving the "american idol." in a twitter message she said with sadness in her heart she decided not to return. she will miss not being part of the show. she helped from day one becoming a an international phenomenon. producers had not given her a contract proposal. show auditions start tomorrow. fox and show producers say abdul is an important part of "american idol." over the last eight seasons, it goes on to say they wish her the best. >>> president obama trying to build some economic confidence today. the message he wants to bring to a region where jobs have been very hard to come by. a live report from indiana. don't go away. >>> it breaks down this way. almost four out of five americans say health care needs a major overhaul, but only think the president is on the right track. that is from the la

told, chris brown learned his fate for assaulting his then girlfriend rihanna. nced by a judge to five years of probation. he'll have to serve 1,400 hours of what the court called labor oriented service. brown was also ordered to stay away from rihanna, was given a warning from the bench. listen. >> remember, even though you have probation, this is a felony. and it does come with the potential of state prison, if you should violate in any way the terms and condition, of this probation or pick up any new kicks. you understand that? i want to make myself perfectly clear. >> yes. >> brown punched rihanna in the face, buiit her, and threat bedo kill her. as we also learned today this was not the first time he brutalized her. lisa bloom is a legal analyst for cnn. what do you make of it? was this too lenient? >> you know what's sad about this, anderson, is this is right in keeping with what first-time domestic violence offenders typically get in california. we're all shocked and outraged or most people are i think to hear this kind of violent act gets off with no pris

first up singer chris brown will be sentenced for his attack on ex-girlfriend rihanna today. she's not expected to be in court for the hearing. brown is expected to be handed five years probation. we talked about this before but it's official today. 180 days of community service and a year of domestic violence classes at his sentencing hearing. but here's the other part of it. word is that chris brown and rihanna might be sneaking off to see each other. remember, key go to jail. -- he could go to jail. anyway, here's what "the new york post" is reporting. an insider supposedly told them -- [ indiscernible ] star magazine here's what they're saying. saturday at lunch time brown was spotted by a hotel worker canoodling with rihanna in her room. whispering in her ear and she was liking it and giggling. of course they looked cozy. that's what the insider said. >> how does someone observe all of that? >> well, a hotel worker. >> you would think they would be more discrete than that they've got to be smarter than that. >> i hope they are smart and staying away because brown could go

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. >>> plus chris brown learns his punishment for assaulting rihanna. >>> in the examiner a dc judge rulesa protected class under the human rights act. >>> fairfax county students outpace their peers on the sat exam and metro moves its lost and found. read these story and more in the examiner. >>> a six-month domestic abuse saga is coming to a close for chris brown and rihanna. he won receive jail time for assaulting his then girlfriend but will serve out his sentence in virginia where he grew up. teri okita has more from los angeles. >> you are going to be placed on formal felony probation. >> reporter: r&b singer chris brown looked contrite as the judge told him he will do five years probation and six months physical labor not just community service. >> the community labor includes performing manual labor tasks such as graffiti removal, trash pickup, washing cars, cleaning and maintaining grounds. >> reporter: chief of police will directly supervise brown's labor program. the 20-year-old is also required to attend one year of domestic violence counseling. >> do you understand and accept

. >>> chris brown sentenced. the punishment he must receive for attacking girlfriend rihanna. >>> and temperatures climbing. get your updated first warning forecast. >>> with michael jackson's doctor in the manslaughter investigation, police are wondering what he did in the hours after his death. dr. conrad murray said he sedated the pop star with drugs. however, an ambulance wasn't called for another 90 minutes. no charges have been filed in the king of pop's death yet. >>> saga comes to a close for chris brown and singer rihanna. brown has been sentenced but won't receive any jail time. >> you going to be placed on formal felony probation. >> reporter: r&b singer chris brown looked contrite as the judge told him he will spend five months on probation and do six months of community service in his hometown of richmond, virginia. >> the community labor includes performing manual labor tasks, such as trash pickup, washing cars, cleaning and maintaining grounds. >> reporter: richmond's chief of police will directly

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five years probation and six months of community labor is the sentence for chris brown. what a los angeles judge ruled yesterday. brown was sentenced for assaulting a pop star girlfriendryian na back in february. he also has to complete domestic counseling and stay 50 yards away from her. his probation report reveals two other incidents between the singers. three months before the beating rihanna had slapped brown during an argument and that he shoved her into a wall. in another, he allegedly broke car windows after an argument. >>> police have arrested a woman accused of using a stun gun to rob businesses. the suspect is rose turka on jail of charges of robbery and attempted robbery. police say she used the gun on a gas station clerk and one employee at a subway restaurant. described what happened to her. >> she grabbed my hand and put the stun gun to my arm and said i don't want to do this. this is so much electricity. i feel bad doing this, but i have three starving grandchildren and i ripped my arm away from her and i had ran in the back. >> police say the suspect is

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aha sffnvol ivi chris brown. we'll be right back.nny, so skinny >> we're talking about screech. i feel like he's the character everyone loved to hate. >> i hated him. >> this might make you hate him even more. people magazine is doing a reunion of the show -- >> i haven't read it yet but >> i haven't read it yet but i have it. >> oh, i got to see this. >> you can see the picture of everyone. you recognize lisa, zach and kelly, slater. it's been a while. screech noticeably missing. part of the buzz is that right now he is writing an upcoming tell-all book about "saved by the bell" the cast and stars. the co-stars are a little irritated. mark, who was his best friend, says i'm curious to know what exactly he's going to be writing about. given his sort of storied past in terms of after he's left the show, a sex tape, all the other celebrity rehab i think he was on, i think it's safe to say this book is going to be not so nice. >> who would have thought the biggest dork of all would end up in a sex tape. >> my husband the first thing he

chris brown is there to watch it very uncomfortable. then he leaves and you hear a real song blairing out of the club. even though is he prohibit from stay away from her he can't get away from her. it's pretty -- on a level funny. >> you have to wonder if it was planned. who knows. thank you so much. we will look for you coming up. >>> and the news is far from over. the news at six starts right now. >> this is fox 5 news at six. >> . >> starting off with those emotional health care town halls. the emotions running over. protestors packing the house for heated town maryland. democrats blaming all the outrage on a conspiracy campaign saying the right wing is stacking the town halls but there is no doubt the emotions are very real. today maryland sen f

. >>> still ahead at 4:00, star singer sentenced chris brown will learn his fate. will he see jail time? >>> flying danger, the warning about lasers that one pilot wants every passenger to hear. >>> staying safe while you ride the jails. >>> and take another live look outside. will we see rain tonight. you're updated forecast coming right up. >>> anytime now r&b singer chris brown is scheduled to learn his punishment for a high- profile crime. he is likely to be sentenced to five years probation and community labor. his career has suffered from the fallout with radio stations refusing to play his music and sponsors dropping him. >>> transportation secretary is taking steps to keep people from texting or using their cell phones while driving. >> i would ban drivers from texting immediately. >> he announced a summit to be held next month to discuss new legal measures to keep people from being distracted. he said that too many fatal accidents take place because of distracted drivers. >>> a minnesota teenager is the first to be convicted after shining laser into a heli

. >> and chris brown is waiting on information in his case of assault on rihanna. >> we are tracking some showers on hd doppler. i will let you know how long it will last. >> the showers could have contributed to an accident that we are getting word on in the inner loop of the beltway. >> baltimore county police search doing sometng

brand-new, explosive details about chris brown's history of domestic violence with rihanna. did rihanna hit chris? and why chris has to stay away from rihanna for five years. >>> and did farrah fawcett's long-time love, ryan o'neal, really broker a reality show deal for his jailed son, redmond? we have got the details. >>> also, we have got heartfelt tributes from some of the biggest stars in hollywood to the late ted kennedy. that is your "showbiz tonight" news break. it's tv's most provocative entertainment news show at the top of the hour.

a judge has delayed sentencing chris brown on assault charges in the attack on his ex- girlfriend. back in february brown pleaded guilty to felony assault in june. he's expected to ve five years probation, six months community labor which he wants to do in his home state of virginia. the judge moved the sentencing to august 27 because she hasn't yet heard back from virginia. >>> this 53-year-old man has been charged with trying to stalk miley cyrus. he told police he was secretly engaged to the teen star arrested after he returned to the set of her latest movie weeks after he was warned to stay away. police say he was picked up after disney security officers reported he was trying to find the actress who is filming a movie near savannah. >>> an american idol shocker. paula abdul is o. she dropped the bombshell last night via twitter twittering with sadness in my heart i have decided not to return to idol. i will miss nurturing all the new talent but most of all i will miss the show i helped from day one become an international phenomenon. we have more on paula calling it quits. >> r

. >>> and chris brown is opening up. claiming his undying love for rihanna but that is just the bin -- beginning. keep it right here. fox 5 news at 5:00 is just getting started.  >>> a murder mystery for georgia police. investigating an attack that left eight people dead. this afternoon, the police chief announced he's consulting with the fbi but won't answer any questions about the case. one person inside of this mobileome in brunswick survived and is in critical condition. police refuse to say how they were killed and they are looking for one more person. >> there's somebody at least a individual that we would like to know about that is not at the scene. >> reporter: this man here, guy heinz junior found the body. he called 911 dreaming his whole family looked like they had been beaten to death. police arrested on drug charges and lying to investigators but say they are not calling him a suspect. >>> they are trying to give low flying aircraft -- schumer called new york city the wild west of air space. t

we are coming back right after the break.  >>> chris brown has learned his fate for beating rihanna. he has been sentenced for five years of probation and 180 days of physical labor for the incident back in february and he has to stay away from rihanna for the next five years and complete a one-year domestic violence program. he will be able to seven his sentence in the home state of virginia but he has to check in with a judge in california every three months. >>> the half brother to jacqueline kennedy onassis is in trouble this morning. he has been indicted on felony charges of encouraging child abuse in oregon. he is accused of possessing and duplicating images of child pornography. >>> a student pilot learned the hard way to stay out of d.c.'s restricted air space. he flew a small cessna within 10 miles of reagan national airport. that is a no-no. just after #:00 yesterday afternoon, two u.s. coast guard helicopters intercepted the pilot and safely escorted the pilot. he was on a first-ever cross- country flight and was lost. >>> there was a big bust at bwi.

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chris brown' explosive new song scandal.it's called "changed man" but is he really singing about rihanna? and if he is, i got to wonder has brown changed his tune? tonight, "showbiz tonight" with the great debate. chris brown says he's changed but do you believe him? >>> here we go again. dramatic brand-new developments in the hogan family war. just after the divorce has been finalized, is linda hogan suing hulk again? could hulk really end up in jail? the unbelievable new turn in the hogan family drama. >>> also, whitney houston releasing her first album in seven years. one of the most anticipated comebacks of all time in the music world, but can she do it? that is your "showbiz tonight" news break.g, it's tv's most provocative entertainment news show at the top of the hour here on hln. there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught... and you will get arrested. i'll give you $500 off. great. show me the carfax. i'll throw in the oil changes. how about you show me the

r&b singer chris brown breaks his silence on assaulting rihanna.did, why he did it and how the law is making him pay. chris brown, his brother and attorney mark geragos here for the hour wednesday night september 2nd. back after this. ( siren blaring ) special interest groups are trying to block progress on health care reform, derailing the debate with myths and scare tactics. desperately trying to stop you from discovering that reform won't force you to give up your current coverage. you'll still be able to choose your doctor and insurance plan. tell congress not to let myths get in the way of fixing what's broken with health care. learn the facts at healthactionnow.org. >> larry: john king, was there any thought to having the body lie in state at the capitol? >> it was considered, larry. it was decided at the end, the family went to the arrangement they wanted it most of all for people to visit senator kennedy in massachusetts. the capitol option was a possibility. in the end they said 47 years representing massachusetts they wanted to have every

eastern, chris brown's new song scandal. "showbiz tonight" has the great debate, chris brown says he's changed but do you believe him? >>> also dramatic, brand new developments in the hogan family war. is linda hogan suing hulk again? could hulk really end up in jail? we'll have the unbelievable new turn in the hogan family drama. "showbiz tonight" will begin at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on hln, natasha, have an excellent weekend. >> you, too, a.j., thanks so much. >>> michael vick returned to the football field last night after serving time for dog fighting charges. rafer weigel is here with how it all went down. was he well received? >> yes, he was well received, natasha. you knew that this was going to be a charged atmosphere but in addition to being well-received there were also demonstrators who were not too happy that vick was there. we knew that was going to happen but you'll be surprised just how well he was received, you might be inside the field, that's ahead. xm >>> tragic surveillance room shows a florida cup until

. >>> singer chris brown is scheduled to be sentenced for beating of his girlfriend rhianna. he is expected to have five months of probation and probationary work. he could serve his probation near his home in virginia working on roadside cleanup or similar jobs. >>> live look outside. meteorologist bernadette woods will be back in two and a half minutes with our first warning weather forecast. >>> first a look at today's midday stocks and last night's megamillions numbers. >>> welcome back, everybody. what a great shot out there. what a great place to be right now. there is nothing going on weather-wise at this point. temperatures are going to start to warm up this afternoon, but we are probably going to see some thunderstorms also start to break out this afternoon. with 83 degrees so far at bwi marshall. you can see 91 down at the ocean. 77 out in the mountains. dew point is at 65 degrees. so it is on the way up. so that makes the heat index right around that 85. you can see 96 down in ocean city and 85 degrees in d.c. not all that bad except for the ocean right now, but we

. >>> and singer chris brown is ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend. he pleaded guilty to attacking her. he has to stay 100-yards away during the next five years. the only exception is music industry events. he received five years probation. >>> it is a public service announcement with a graphic message about texting and driving. this video was made for british high school students and fronted about i a force. since it hit the internet 1.5 million have seen it. the response has been overwhelming with teens -- teens pledging never to text and drive pgh a new campaign is causing controversy. new bud light cans will feature school colors including the university of maryland at college park. and some fear that the look of the cans will increase under aged drinking. >> reporter: as teams hit the grid iron and fans pack the stands, another way to show spirit may be in a can. at least that's the campaign by a beer maker. they are called fan cans. beer on the inside the team's color on the outside. some say that it is a strategy that may work. >> how they make

. >>> a los angeles judge postponed the sentencing for chris brown until the end of the month. it reached a plea deal that will require him to serve probation. he was charged with beating up his girlfriend earlier this year. the judge delayed the sentencing because she is waiting for authorities from virginia to agree to the terms. >>> a georgia man faces charges after he told the police he is engaged with miley cyrus. he was arrested for stalking laws to shooting a movie in savannah, georgia. the man claimed he had met cyrus 18 months ago and since then he had sent her a diamond ring and she excepted the marriage proposal. he also claimed that miley was sending him secret messages through her tv show. >>> how old is she? >> she is a teenager, she is a young girl. >>> we're going to change directions and look for showers and thunderstorms overnight. they will stick around tomorrow. thursday, showers, thunderstorms. it is dry outside right now, but we're watching the stormtooff the west. they will approach the media metro area overnight. right now, front royal, lauray, that is w

for beating up his ex-girlfriend rihanna. >> chris brown getting the sentence we all expected, five years of probation, 52-week domestic violence program he's going to undergo, and six months community labor, not community service, we're talking about picking up trash, washing cars and alike, also have to pay a $2,500 fine. there's a protective order, he cannot contact rihanna for five years, cannot come within 100 yards of her. and if they're at the same event, it's 10 yards. >> that restraining order in place until 2013. >>> a dramatic home coming for an athlete caught in an international scandal. a runner whose identity as a woman now the subject of fierce dispute. >> reporter: hundreds crowded the arrival hall at the airport waiting to welcome their golden girl home. semenya did arrive, the crowd swarmed around her. only her waving hand was visible. outside the airport, she and the rest of her teammates scuttled for safety inside a bus as excited fans broke the police barriers. >> what a home coming. they're absolutely going crazy and losing control of the situation. >> reporter

chris brown is sentenced for speeding up the pop star rihanna, his former girlfriend. he was sentenced to five years of probation and four years of community labour. the bbc has learned that tests carried out on the gold medalist caster semenya who won the world championship in berlin had significantly elevated levels of testosterone. africans turned out in thousands to welcome her home, but the controversy about her gender remains and she has been told to take further tests. our correspondent watched the homecoming in johannesburg. >> there was an air of festivityn johannesburg's and main airport. thousands of well-wishers from miles around. add all hoping to catch a glimpse of the woman they call their golden girl. and then security guards ushered caster semenya through. you could just about picker out from the crowd. this is a week ago, and caster semenya was virtually unknown. now she is a national hero thrown into the international spotlight. within minutes, the shy 18-year- old was at center stage at a massive victory party. close relatives says -- close relative

moments ago in los angeles, singer chris brown arrived for his sentencing. he was charged again with beating his girlfriend, then girlfriend rihanna. previously we knew reached a plea deal with the prosecutors. probation, domestic violence counseling and community service. we'll have more on this case in just a little bit. when all that becomes official. >>> now this. heartbreaking new developments in the case of an 8-year-old boy found dead in an irrigation canal near boise, idaho. little girl, just 7 years old, says she was playing outside with little robert manwill the night he disappeared, july 24th. she was on a green swing, he was on a red one. get that picture. it's the picture of childhood, summertime innocence, just swinging on a swing. how do we get from that to finding one of these little kids dead. we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln is the number. joining us again to talk about it, steve rogers, former member of the fbi joint terrorism tax force. and the new jersey police department. joining us by phone, gren hahn, local news editor of the ida

. >>> singer chris brown will not do jail time for beating pop star rihanna.erday, he was sentenced to five years' probation and six months community service for assaulting his former girlfriend. he'll have to do such jobs as graffiti removal and trash pick up. >>> there are new questions surrounding the actions of michael jackson's doctor in the final hours of his life. police say dr. murray gave jackson medications two months ago that killed him. it's not known why murray made 47 minutes worth of cell phone calls after jackson was found unconscious before calling 911. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. in sports, extra innings dramatics between two rival divisions. first, katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> new research raising serious concerns about medical imaging procedures like ct scans. they can be life savers but experts warn they're given too often and are too expensive. we'll investigate tonight only on the cbs evening news. there's the life i live. and the life i want to live. fortunately, there's enbrel. en

it will take a little while longer before chris brown is punished for beating up pop star rihanna. a judge delayed sentencing until late they are month because he wants more information from virginia. brown is a native of the tappahanock area they want to make sure the area is able to accommodate the plea days. five years probation, community labor and counseling. >>> a big surprise for deputies at a jail in houston when an obese prisoner admitted he was hiding a gun and ammo between layers of fat. authorities say the 25-year-old prisoner weighs almost 600 pounds. he hid the hand gun and two clips of ammo for more than a day after his arrest on theft charges. deputies searched him, but it wasn't until he was taken to the jail's shower that he admitted he had those items tucked beeen the rolls of tummy fat. >>> still ahead on news4 at 4:00, a big name in american music rushed to a hospital. what happened at an aerosmith concert last night. >>> an employee gets in trouble for way didn't say to the mayor. >>> i'm eun yang. a regular c >>> welcome back. veronica johnson here. let's hea

. >>> back in the headlines tonight the chris brown, rihana saga. he did accept responsibility for his crime and today a judge handed down the sentence. no jail time. the judge instead gave him five years' probation and ordered him to do six months of physical labor as community service. washing cars and grounds maintenance in his hometown of richmond, virginia. the police chief will be in charge. >>> police in manassas charged four teenagers with vandalizing a school. they used landscaping sod to deface a school. creating the phrase white power and other words. >> people are ignorant these days. i don't know what to say about that. people have their reasons for doing things. >> i think it is very horrible and they should be held responsible for their actions and why would you do that? >> in addition to the criminal charges the students also face disciplinary action within the school district. >>> alexandria has a new police chief. it is 30-year veteran earl cook. cook became the acting chief last month when the former police chief was charged with