courtney robinson has the latest. >>> this stems from an attempted robbery of a police officer. it was a very close call for him. he was not hit, but a bullet hit his jacket. it happened early this morning along greenbelt road. a plainclothes officer was getting out of his personal vehicle, a man approached and demanded his wallet. gunfire and was exchanged. the man fled. police are looking for him still. they are canvassing the area. as a precaution, the officers was taken to the hospital. he is ok. escort description of the attempted robber, we don't have one. europe has to call police if you have a information. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> investigators are looking for the dunakin who shot and juvenile in southeast washington last night -- looking for a gunman. the juvenile was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >>> adrian fenty is leaving office shortly in january with the lowest numbers in decades for homicides. 143 killings, the lowest annual total since 1966. there were 123 at this point last year. 115 so far this year >>> yesterday prosecutors dr

courtney robinson has been following the case. she is live outside superior court with what is next. >> good morning. entering week two of jury deliberations. it is difficult to know exactly what the 12 are thinking. very little interaction between the jury and the foreman. there was a question from the jury to the judge friday, which had many people watching. the question relates to howell assault plays into kidnapping, the underlying reasons for one of the first-degree murder charges. ingmar guandique is accused of killing chandra levy. the judge will instruct the jury again and begin deliberations once again. the question came in the middle of friday. jury had hoping vacavithe reached a verdict. we will be here all day long with several crews following this, awaiting the verdict. if convicted, ingmar guandique faces life in prison without parole. live in northwest, courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> 48 degrees outside. >> still ahead, beeper fever takes over the american music awards -- justin bieber fever. >> the redskins had

i'm courtney robinson live in northwest.the jurors and >>> coming up, a deadly clash between north and south korea, "white palace has condemned the violence. >> , a grieving family waited to hear the verdict nearly a decade. the chandra

. >> courtney robinson is live in northwest. good morning. >> good morning. after nearly a month of testimony, the jury has quite a bit to consider. they heard a plea for justice from prosecutors. the defense says a guilty verdict would be convicting an innocent man. prosecutors say that you should convicted in march 20, but the defense says the case is fiction. prosecutors say that he attacked the woman angela terry in the woods to die a slow death been eroded area of rock creek park. he was arrested for attacking two other women at the same time of the chandra levy murder. he gave details only the murderer would know. attorneys repeated over and over, reasonable doubt, lack of a forensic evidence, no eye witnesses. defense attorneys asked jurors to consider bikeshare gary condit will not answer questions about alleged sexual relationship with chandra levy. this is in the hands of the jury. they will have to decide the fate of one man, ingmar guandique. courtney robinson reporting. >>> the arizona man accused of having weapons inside his trailer outside the

courtney robinson is at d.c. superior court. >> good morning.e could get diverted from the jury. they will begin deliberating today are around 9:30 this morning. 12 jurors will head back to work at d.c. superior court. it's impossible to know exactly what's going on in the real mccoy. we did see jurors yesterday. and they appear to be in good spirits as though they are getting along. the prosecution argues that ingmar guandique told a former cellmate that he killed chandra levy. and the defense says that there is no forensic evidence linking ingmar guandique to the murder. many are still awaiting the fate of ingmar guandique. i will be here all day and we will bring you the latest as we get it. throughout the day on our website, tbd.com, the on-line abc 7 news -- online folkhome. >>> sarah palin is going on a bookstore. >> good morning. >> she has been followed to their this week with interviews. she interviewed with barbara walters and she said she could potentially defeat of, if in 2012. people are asking if this is about a presidential run or

courtney robinson is live in northwest. good morning. >> good morning. we expect to hear closing arguments today. it could be in the hands of the jury afterwards. we don't know how long this will take. the jurors will consider two counts facing ingmar guandique. those two counts of first-degree murder. he initially faced nine charges, but prosecutors dropped seven charges yesterday. the defense rested its case, saying the prosecution had no physical evidence. the defense called a former cellmates, an admitted going member -- gang member, to counter the star witness who claimed ingmar guandique told him that he attacked chandra levy during that cellmates said that he never ordered ingmar guandique admitted to killing chandra levy. that was from a closed circuit camera from prison. coming up in the 5:00 hour, we will give you a look at evidence that the court has released, including a voicemail message left by former congressman gary condit on chandra levy's voicemail just days after her disappearance. live from northwest, courtney robinson. >>> this morni

courtney robinson has details. >> we know very little about this mother.e know nothing about the mother. the concern is that she needs medical attention because she likely carried this baby to full term and gave birth without any assistance. the baby is doing ok and this morning here at the church they are saying a prayer of thanks. the congregation of saint raymond's catholic church say it is the work of good. around 6:30 sunday morning a parishioner arriving for service heard the cries of baby. that is when the man spotted a bag near a light pole in the parking lot. inside was a newborn girl just hours old wrapped in a blanket or towel. he picked up the child and immediately called 911. >> they had mass scheduled and the parishioner was coming and thought to look in the bag and acted quickly and called 911 quickly. certainly the holy spirit was at work here. >> it is heart wrenching for some but others say they are thankful the little girl is alive and according to police in good condition at fairfax hospital. but the concern is now for her mother. detec

courtney robinson in a satellite center. the global economy following the g-20 summit. is there >>> breaking news, a man was gunned down in a northeast park. >>> cold showers and noll toilets

courtney robinson has the latest. >> take a good look at this bizarre image. i huge plume of smoke across the southern sky of california. >> are rocket or a missile? >> it looks like it could be an airplane or a jet. >> a television station, this on tape just 35 miles west of los angeles, north of catalina island. it looks similar to actual images of a ballistic missile, and the similarities have many concerned. >> it could be a test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine. >> neither the navy, nasa, the department of defense, or the faa report any test activity during that time. >> it was still in the sunlight. when you look below in the darkness -- it flares out. so i would argue it is our rocket. >> two theories being investigated. the pentagon says it is likely a trail left by a jet, but the pentagon has no information about a specific plan in that area at that time, leaving the site in the sky a mystery for many. >> officials are doing a full investigation, trying to determine exactly what we saw. the u.s. is not under a threat. t

courtney robinson is live outside d.c. superior court with the latest. >> good afternoon. many are waiting on this verdict. the jury began deliberating at 9:30. they are still deliberating. according to the prosecution, once the verdict comes down, that is the moment that the chandra levy family have been waiting for, nearly 10 years. innocent or guilty? 12 people will decide whether in my guandique murdered federal intern chandra levy in may of 2001, three weeks of testimony and evidence comes down to two days of arguments. for the prosecution is a case based on circumstantial evidence. they say that ingmar guandique is guilty left the woman to die in a remote area of rock creek park. there is overwhelming reasonable doubt according to the defense, and no physical evidence. they say it a guilty verdict would convict an innocent man. if convicted, he faces life in prison without parole. the jury could also find him guilty of second-degree murder. that would mean 20 years to life. live from d.c. superior court, courtney robinson. >> keep us posted. >>> police are trying to

. >> courtney robinson is outside d.c. superior court. >> good morning. according to susan levy, the rollercoaster is not over. this is not closure, although she is satisfied with the verdict. the jurors are confident in the decision they made. >> we cannot bring back their daughter. >> but the jury of nine women and three men say that they could bring justice to the family nearly 10 years after the murder in rock creek park. >> we felt we had allot of evidence. >> i did not have doubts. >> after three and a half days of deliberating, all 12 believed guandique attacked and killed her or left her to die. it does bring some satisfaction to the family. >> it may be a guilty verdict, but i have a lifetime sentence of a missing part of our family tree. >> it was a saga that began in 2001 with her disappearance and revelations about an affair with married congressman gary condit. her mother says for her it will always continue. >> there will always be a feeling of sadness. >> upon hearing the verdict, guandique seemed stunned, almost frightened. he faces life i

courtney robinson is live outside superior court with the latest. >> good morning. it is hard to know exactly what is going on during these deliberations. very little to nothing from the jurors or from the court, rather, on all of this. we are watching. just which way it are the jurors going to determine the fate of? that is only something the nine women and three men deliberating nkow. -- know. there's a jailhouse confessions --m emaar guandique's ingmar guandique's former cellmates. the results for instance evidence linking guandique to the american. -- to the murder. she likely died of a slow death from dehydration. they will have to see if there's enough evidence to convict. they've been at this two days. they will begin the div deliberations action 9:30. -- at 9:30. >>> political prisoner tightening on a suspect in the prince william county corruption scandal. a petition drive is under way to prevent leslie johnson from taking a seat on the prince george's county council. another council member elect named franklin is urging her not to take the seat. jonathan a

courtney robinson is live in northwest with what some are saying is the beginning of the end. >> good morning. ingmar guandique initially faced nine charges. now he faces two counts of first-degree murder. this will be a big day at d.c. superior court as this could go to the jury by day's end. it is one cellmates word against another's. that will determine the fate of ingmar guandique, the man accused of murdering federal intern chandra levy in may of 2001. yesterday the defense rested its case if, pointing to the lack of physical evidence and they put another cellmate of ingmar guandique on the stand by closed circuit television from prison. misty was a fellow gang member of ingmar guandique and that he was in the same cell. another inmate testified that guandique intended to rob a woman and tackled her and she stopped breathing and stopped screaming. after three weeks of testimony, almost 10 years after the murder, according is releasing evidence like this phone message from gary condit that was left on chandra levy's voicemail, days after her disappearance. >> its 6:30. i've not he

courtney robinson is tracking developments from south korea. she joins us with the latest. >> it seems they have reached a last-minute agreement today as far as the g-20 summit is concerned. what that entails is not known. the leaders from the top 20 global economies meeting to try to rebound and stimulate the global economy. it's no easy feat. president obama says that he's confident they will have a last- minute agreement that will allow g-20 country to monitor country to make sure they are having sayre practices. >> no nation should assume that their prosperity is paid simply with exports to the united states. >> his main concern is quickly growing the u.s. economy. >> the progress has not come fast enough. especially when it comes to my highest priority, which is putting americans back to work. >> he wants to reach a new free- trade agreement with south korea and to push china to stop or the white house calls undervaluing currency to boost exports. no deal was reached with either country, but obama feels progress will happen. next week will

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courtney robinson is live in a request with what is the beginning of the end. good morning. >> good morning. ingmar guandique faces two counts of first-degree murder. prosecutors dropped seven charges yesterday. he initially faced nine. we expect closing arguments to begin today. then possibly it would be in the hands of jurors by the day's end. -- onene thelma's felons' word against another's. yesterday the defense rested its case, pointing to the lack of physical evidence and putting another cell mate of the suspect's on the stand from closed-circuit televisions from prison. he admitted that he was in the same jail cell as the defendant. another inmate testified that guandique violated the woman, robbed her, dragged her off the path, and then she stopped screaming and breathing. the witness pointed out that his spanish is not good. 10 years after the murder, the court is releasing a phone message from former congressman gary condit that was left on chandra levy voice mail does days after her disappearance. >> i have not heard from you so maybe you are out of

courtney robinson. >> thank you very much. 47 degrees on this monday morning.e is 6:37. >> still ahead. music's biggest stars hit the red carpet for the a.m.a's. but one teen sensation surprised them all. >> plus highlights and reactions from the overtime win in nashville. >> first, doug hill will join in nashville. >> first, doug hill will join for us a check o more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. >> welcome back. time now 6:40 and time for traffic and weather ten minutes. >> doug hill is live with our good morning weather and he's sporting his redskins jersey a proud, happy fan this morning. hey doug, looking good. >> sit. and i'm telling you. much happier than i was last monday morning so things looking good here. i tell you what, fog is the big story and as we head into the big travel week. fog is the thing we'll keep our eye on. dense fog advisory is up. show you the area up under the fog advisory right now.

courtney robinson has the latest developments from our satellite center. good morning. >> good morning. president obama finished answering questions from the media to 60 minutes ago. was on the economy i and isf collapse now recovering. the g-20 agreement is expected to be released later today. the g-20 and will be able to monitor what other countries are doing, to ensure they are using fresh practices. there's no enforcement methods other than depression. primarily focusing on rebalancing the economy. translating ideas into all real steps. considering a new free-trade agreement, it is the u.s. the u.s. says china is been letting their currencies to undercut the economy. no agreement was reached. the president said the u.s. will need more time to decide what is best for america. at 5:00 we looked at the impact at home and what obama says about the tax cuts -- we will look at that. >>> the fight over the future of the fairfax county elementary school could take a new twist. the judge decided to hear arguments from parents and from an organization so in the

courtney robinson has what to expect in the coming days. >> good morning. that's right. this case is in lands of the jury. there will begin deliberations this morning. the prosecution and the defense did their closing arguments yesterday. the prosecution set the woman's family waited almost 10 years for justice. the defense succeeds convicting mena of two counts of first- degree murder and not just because he's innocent. they have zero physical evidence. actedcondit isn't one who like a guilty man in the time following her disappearance, said the defense. -- gary condit is the one. this was a very challenging case roadsides. challenging case for both sides. >>> the man accused of having weapons in his trailer outside the air and space museum is expected in court today. james patock was arrested on november 3. he left a suspicious vehicle outside the national mall. >>> a body ended up along an interstate highway in maryland. workers found its inside a box on the side of interstate 70. they're not saying if it's a man or a woman. they are all waiting for the medical examin

courtney robinson has more. >> good morning. the jurors spent three and a half days deliberating in order to be fthorough. he will likely face the rest of his life in prison. chandra levy was killed in may of 2001 in rock creek park. that is when she disappeared. her body was found 13 months later with little or no dna evidence. the prosecution to build their case around the testimony of two women attacked in rock creek park, time of the chandra levy's disappearance. the jurors found that very solid and they believed the testimony of a jailhouse cellmate. e heard from chandra levy's mother yesterday. she was there a true love to the trial. she looked at guandique with a vengeful smile of satisfaction. she said to us that there would still be no closure for her or se chandra levyus would never be back. >> new this morning, investigators are looking for the gunman who shot a man last night. the victim was shot several times before 9:00 p.m. on brooks drive. the victim was taken to the hospital. >>> officers in manassas arrested tw

courtney robinson is standing by. any word on the result? >> we do not. we have a reporter in the courtroom waiting for the verdict to come down. as you can see outside of d.c. superior court, members of the media also waiting. we are waiting for the prosecution and defense to come out and speak. i also know that the mother of chandra levy is inside. guandique faces first-degree murder charges in relation to chandra levy's death. there was little interaction between the jury and court over the past four days of deliberation. a twist came midday friday when the jury asked the judge to clarify for them the definition of assault as it related to kidnapping, one of the underlying reason why he was charged for first-degree murder. we are outside the court room awaiting for the verdict. as soon as we get it, we will get it to you. you can also follow us online, tbd.com. >> thank you. coming up next, how open go dancing with the stars"-- " dancing with the stars"producers are fighting voter fraud. could switching to geico really save you fifteen percent or more

we have the latest from courtney robinson. >>> still no decision on the fate of ingmar guandique from the jury. we'll see all jurist here at d.c. superior court to continue their deliberations. they are having to talk about two different size. is impossible to know what is happening in that room. we did see jurors when they came in yesterday and they seemed in good spirit. the prosecution's argument says that ingmar guandique told a former cellmate he killed chandra levy. there is no positive evidence that he killed chandra levy. we will be out here all day long and we will bring you the latest as soon as we hear it. >> thank you. >>> there was a heated discussion over the metro escalator problem. one person suggested replacing the escalators. the agency cannot lose focus on a day-to-day maintenance. breaks on 40 escalators have been replaced. metro said it will take weeks to repair ceiling damage and ferric north station. it was caused by jack cameron -- jackhammering above the station. the latest toys to make the recall list. >> the controversy on pat-downs continues. a call to acti

superior court in northwest, courtney robinson. >>> 4:36 on this monday morning. >> bringing care and compassion to the rest of the world when it needs it most. >> the kodiak skins do it again. highlights from the victory in nashville. highlights from the victory in nashville. >> and the back to work more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. >>> welcome back. 4:40. time to check on traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> let's start with adam caskey. >> [no audio]there's the microp. there is a dense fog advisory. the areas included in gray. thick fog. there is a dense fog advisory until 11:00 a.m. lot of sunshine until lunchtime. it's near 50 degrees right now. there is an clearing out west. from the shenandoah valley west words. its 50 at reagan national. partly sunny this afternoon, highs in the mid 50's -- 60's. tomorrow, increasing showers late in the day, probably after sunset. sunset is a little before 5:00 p.m. milds tomorrow in the

live in springfield this morning, courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >> million dollar college presidentsthe rise. a new survey by the chronicle of higher education finds 30 college presidents earned more than $1 million in 2008. the top earner in our area was george washington university president steven knapp. he made more than $985,000. next the president of georgetown, johns hopkins and american university. it is 6:36 now on this monday morning and outside we have 46 degrees. >> when we return, we will be back with the latest traffic and weath weather. an exciting addition beginning today. doug hill will join us live from his home with our monday morning forecast. you are watching "good morning, >> i'm craig snydermaned a food and friends. help us celebrate by pieing a pie. "good morning, washington"! >> the time is 6:39, time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we are very excited to bring you a special new feature. >> this is exciting. our chief meteorologist doug hill's good morning weather. he joins us live from his home in calvert county, maryland. good to see you this morn

courtney robinson is at the courthouse. >> we understand around 1:00 the defense will present their closing arguments. we expect come tomorrow, the jury will begin deliberations. 10 years after chandra leave the's murder, one month of testimony, today we are one step closer to an end. now the prosecution and defense have one final step to convince the jurors. the prosecution argues the jury should convict, saying there is enough circumstantial evidence. two women were assaulted by ingmar guandique in rock creek park around the same time of levy's deaf. more than that, they put a cell made of guandique on the stand. he said that guandique had confessed of the murder. however, defense attorneys say that there is no evidence and that confession is bogus. yesterday, another cell mate and fellow gang member said he never said anything about levy. under oath, he admitted many times that he was wearing headphones while inside the cell. for the jury, it will be a tough to liberation. for the family of chandra levy, possibly a few more days of agony. >> guandique faces two counts of first-degree mur

courtney robinson is live at d.c. superior court with the latest. >> we have been here each day awaiting the verdict. the jury is still in deliberations at d.c. superior court. they got off to another late start this morning because of heightened security measures that have been taken at superior court. the jury still has a lot to consider in all of this. it's not known exactly what's going on inside that roma, what the jurors are talking about. -- inside that room. we have observed jurors' common knowledge of the rooms where they have been sequestered. they seem to be getting along very well. if we saw two jurors coming out after the larger group that seemed quite flustered, the two. we will see whether they are able to reach consensus. they are having to choose whether to believe the prosecution, who has based their case on circumstantial evidence. or the defense, who says that their client is innocent and that there is no evidence linking him to the murder of chandra levy in 2001. there is no word on when we will g

courtney robinson has the latest. >> this morning president obama arrived in japan, where he's talking global growth and the struggling economy as part of the asia-pacific economic conference. if tomorrow he meets with business leaders and other leaders, but it's not clear how much influence he will have. he left the g-20 summit in south korea this morning seemingly empty-handed. >> their main concern is, is it growing fast enough? they are interested in what additional strategies can be used in the u.s. economy. >> the president failed to get the south korean free trade agreement that protect american jobs hangs in the balance and he lost the support of world leaders in getting china to change its currency policy. >> it is undervalued. china spends enormous amounts of money intervening in the market to keep its undervalued. >> the president highlighted that the g-20 summit helped him develop good relations in other countries. it could be a different story next week as president obama tried to make friends with republican leaders. the eighth will meet a blind was to discuss extending t

in northwest, courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >>> breaking news in the natalee holloway case. a group of prosecutors say that a job on found on the beach does not belong to the missing teenager. that was found on the beach earlier this month. the alabama teenager disappeared during a high-school graduation trip in 2005. joran van der sloot has been considered a suspect in the disappearance of gamboa he has never been charged -- although he has never been charged. >>> save the date. we have the details as the zero royal family prepares for a wedding. and the dancing results. how politics could play a role in the final decision. at fedex field we will take you to the redskins annual frozen feast. all of that, plus live weather from across the country. we will check in with adam from across the country. we will check in with adam >>> scientists are showing cautious optimism over a possible breakthrough in the fight against hiv and aids. a study funded by the bill and melinda gates foundation found that a daily pill could cut the risk of infection by 44%. it is already used to tre

courtney robinson is live at this is beer court -- at the superior court. >> we do not know when we'll get the verdict brought up. there is quite a bit of evidence and testimony to go through. i can tell you that deliberations started a little bit late this morning, likely because of the very long line we saw out here in front of the d.c. superior court. at this hour, nine women and three men are once again sequestered inside of d.c. superior court, trying to determine the guilt or innocence of ingmar guandique. ingmar guandique is standing trial for two counts of first- degree murder of chandra levy in 2001. if convicted, he faces life in prison without parole. the jury could also handed down a second degree murder verdict, meaning 20 years to life. we saw last-minute attempts by the prosecution and the defense to put more evidence in front of the jury. those requests were denied by the judge. again, this is very much a waiting game here at d.c. superior court, awaiting the verdict which could come in at any minute. we'll bring you the very latest as soon as we hear it. you can find i

it was saint raymond's catholic church in springfield, virginia where courtney robinson is with how the baby was found and the search for her mother. >> good morning, scott and alison. this is a very large church with a large congregation. it was in the parking lot next to a light pole similar to this where the abandoned baby girl was found. the concern from fairfax police is for the health of the mother. they say she likely carried the baby to full term and gave birth alone without any medical attention. fairfax county police tell us that the baby is in good condition at fairfax hospital. officers say she was just hours old when a man arriving here heard her crying. she was in a bag wrapped in a blanket or towel. he called 911. it is of hispanic descent likely born between midnight and 6:00 a.m. sunday. officers are not talking about criminal charges. they want to make sure the mother is ok. if you know anyone who was pregnant, is now not pregnant and you see no sign of a baby or you have any information on this, you are asked to call police because they just want to make sure the moth

now the latest on the investigation from courtney robinson. >> good morning. they are looking for a man. according to prince george's county police, the man tried to rush the officer. -- rob the officer. the bullets hit the officers jacket. this happened on greenbelt road. the man approached the off-duty plainclothes officer as he was getting allyson of his personal vehicle. the man demanded his wallet and gunfire as exchanged. the officer was not hit. police have been searching the area. they brought alice tate nine units and are still looking for a man. the officers was taken to the hospital as a precaution. he's ok this morning. -- they brought out k9 units. >>> investigators looking for the gunman who shot a juvenile after 8:00 last night in the 1500 block of alabama avenue last night. the juvenile was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >>> adrian fenty will leave office in january with the lowest homicides in decade. his administration claimed success in bringing the tally down to 143 last year, list annual total since 1966. so far