a healthy nine pounds, five ounces. >> getting to hold her was amazing. >> doreen gentzler, news 4. >don't know if it was the cancer causing the fertility problems or the ovarian syndrome. everyone agrees, it's a good idea to seek a second opinion if you have questions or concerns about a medical issue. >>> a lot of people agree it's fun to work out. but it's hard to stick with a plan sometimes. that's part of this class in d.c. it works your core using a classic toy, the hula hoop. we asked participants, what's your work out. >> relax your shoulders. relax your hands. beautiful. hula hooping is exploration of movement in the body with a hoop. many times, people can't hoop on the waist. there are -- you basically can hoop anywhere on your body or around the hoop or inside the hoop. we used our arms, legs, necks and then a lot of range of motion within the joint. >> it creates a core strength in a huge way. so, as your muscles understand how to choreograph and how to synchronize what they need to do your core becomes stronger and stronger as you dance. fly up and catch it. >> i was usi

i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. the obama administration made

doreen gentzler explains how it can affect a child's ability to learn and our ability to perform at our>> my ears are stopped up. my hearing goes down. i'm congested all the time, tired. >> reporter: she's been suffering from fall allergy symptoms as long as she can remember. the last few weeks felt bad. >> probably the worst ever. the rain has done it. lots of rain. >> reporter: the medical center internist says the rain makes ragweed grow faster. all the moisture causes mold to form in homes and on leaves which can trigger allergic reaction. >> usually, it starts in the middle of august. it started earlier this year. it generally ends the beginning of october with the first frost. it's probably going to be delayed because of climate effects. it may go on until the end of october. >> reporter: dealing with allergies is nothing to sneeze at. it can really have a big impact on your quality of life. >> itchy eyes, scratchy throat, stuffy heads, sneezing and feel tired. >> reporter: kids suffering from hay fever may have problems in school. adults will process information more slowly. that

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.begin with president obama ordering changes to federal student loan programs. changes that are popular. they could benefit 1.5 million americans. the president doesn't need congressional approval. steve handelsman joins us with more from capitol hill. >> the new slogan is, we can't wait, meaning he won't wait for republican approval on issues like this, student loans. through today's wintry weather in denver, president obama went to university of colorado for a campaign-style speech. >> even when it's snowing outside, i'm fired up. >> reporter: again, he urged his backers to pressure republicans in washington. >> like i said, tweet them. tweet them. they are all tweeting all over the place.

doreen gentzler has the story. >> we had been trying for a little over two years.. >> reporter: all they wanted was a baby. when they weren't having success at getting pregnant, they knew something was wrong. >> the doctor i was going to at the time was giving me the run around. they weren't listening. >> reporter: she took matters into her own hands. she found a reproductive endocrinologist. he believed she has polly cystic ovarian hormones found in 40% of women suffering from infertility. >> it can be confusing. there's no one specific thing you test for and they have the diagno diagnose sis. >> we found scar tissue. >> they sent it off to hopkins to be biopsied and came back as cancer. i dropped to the floor. i was balling. >> reporter: she had a tumor, a rare type of cancer. >> when the oncologist said the wor wor words his torectomy, i didn't think i could get pregnant. >> reporter: they were going to remove the tumor. she you aren't went close screenings for a year. then last january, something happened. >> i had been feeling nauseous. >> reporter: she figure

good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. the suspect is in jail now.ges on his home computer as well as stories of sexual enco

. >> doreen gentzler, news 4. >> they say vegan diets can be very healthy.e sure you are monitoring vitamins and miner s minerals. well, we all know regular exercise is crucial to losing weight. what happens after you shed those pounds? a lot of people hit a plateau and get stuck. meet a washington woman who lost 150 pounds and is working to get to the next level. we asked her, what's your work out. >> i weighed, at my heaviest, close to 300 pounds. i loved food. i wasn't participating in physical activity or anything like i should have. it was almost a decade later, in my early 20s, when i was 21. i had an a-ha moment. i started walking. i did what i could, maybe 20 minutes a day, up to 345 45 minutes a day. right now, i'm in the stage of maintenance. >> to go to the next level, you have to do something different. she came to see us. >> you can plateau and start to gain weight back and it's like what am i doing? you need to mix up your work out and different things you are doing with your body. it gives me variety. every day, he has us doing something diffe

good evening. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin with the million dollar assassination plan.ffen is live with the details. >> reporter: gor redoreen, good evening. not much unusual activity at the embassy so far today. we've noticed people going in and out, conducting regular business. we haven't seen any increased security. the details in this alleged plot very shocking. but

maria shriver was on hand to cheer on the bikers as well as doreen gentzler. >> she also did the 5k runlong with some of our other co-workers. >> she's quite a lady. next weekend we'll get the video of you sweating out there. >> let's hope not. let's hope the event ends well. just as the sun was getting ready to go down, the clouds broke. so now we have a mostly clear sky out there on your saturday night, and that could set us up for a very chilly start on your sunday morning. be ready for widespread temperatures tomorrow morning in the 30s and low 40s. could even be in the low 40s, even into the downtown locations. the only spot that could be relatively mild, where overnight lows will hold in the mid-40s. right now, we have a mostly clear sky out there, very chilly night, 51 degrees the current temperature at national airport. look how much cooler it is, nearly a 10 degree drop to go outside the capital beltway. 43? college park. down toward manassas, even a few upper 30s starting to show up on the map already. frederick maryland already into the upper 30s, there will be widespread pro

. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. last night a person was hit by a train and it caused chaos. but tonight it was a mechanical failure that stopped the trains and had people packed in like sardines again. john schriffen has more. >> reporter: when i talked to the riders who got off this metro station they told me here we go again. this evening's commute was not as bad as the commute that happened yesterday. however metro says it cannot confirm that all of the problems today will be cleared up by tomorrow morning's commute. metro riders on the orange line rushed to the exit after delayed service. riders had to sit on the tracks for 30 minutes leave some the question whether to ride metro any more. >> i usually ride the vre. and they give you a free certificate when they are over 30 minutes late. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: around 6:45 people a mechanical switch went out that caused four trains to stop and delayed a number of other trains on both lines. it's the same problem that delayed trains for the morning rush. nicky was caught in both. >> it gets old. i ended up paying

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good evening i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim vance. it started in the middle of the evening rush and people were stuck under ground several stakss away. john schriffen now where police and fire were called in to help. >> reporter: the good news at this hour things are back to normal at the metro station. interestingly enough when talking to riders caught in this mess they didn't blame metro for the accident but what they were upset about was what caused a two-hour delay just trying to get home. >> i was probably down there trying to get out for a half hour, 40 minutes. i've never seen anything like that before. >> reporter: during the tuesday evening rush these cell phone pictures show the scene. >> some people were yelling and some people didn't know where to go. >> reporter: the metro says the delayed started when a man was hit by a train on the orange line. that shut down the station and meant all passengers had to get off the trains. >> there were bodies physically pressed up against the train upon its arrival. so we are trying to

i'm doreen gentzler on a busy news night. we'll get to that story in a moment. >> i'm jim vance. a heart breaking ending with the discovery of a body of a boy gone six days after police found the boy's mother murdered. police announced they found the body of william mcquain in clarksburg, maryland investigators used the cell phones of the boy and his stepfather to narrow their search. they recovered video from a storage unit showing the two of them the day that the boy went missing. shomari stone is in clarksburg now with reaction to all this and the reason that some parents are angry with william's school. >> reporter: the parents are upset with william's school for announcing on the pa system that the police found the body that was believed to be william. they wanted the school to send a letter home with the parents and athem to talk with their kids about what happened. people are paying tribute and dropping off candles and flags all things to show tribute and honor him. mary beth drove her son to this memorial honoring 11-year-old william mcquain. y it's sad. >> it is hard and

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm wendy rieger. starting tomorrow getting caught with a cell phone while you are driving will mean a point on your license. drivers can not send or read text. it does not mean if you are in motion or stopped at a light. but there are questions about thousand thou law be enforced. let's get the latest live from darcy spencer. >> reporter: as you know, cell phones have many features now. you have your calendar and contact list. you have photographs. how does a police officer know you are texting and not using a feature on your phone? this law be virtually impossible to enforce. you see people texting everywhere you go whether walking on the sidewalk or driving a car. >> i have texted while driving at time. it is a matter of convenience and i try to get away with it. >> reporter: starting saturday will the be illegal to send or read a text message while behind a wheel or stopped at a red light in maryland. >> i believe that texting while driving is dangerous. >> reporter: cops will be allowed to pull yo

. >> and i'm you doreen gentzler. a man was shot and killed while riding a bicycle tonight. it happened in a part of northeast washington that made headlines in january when a man was killed on the way home from theater. shomari stone joivs us live. >> reporter: police have roped off this area. they have been searching in this area over here over the last three hours. investigators told me a man was on his bike and gunned down on the 1600 block of north capital street. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. police looked for clues. now we don't know if this was a random shooting. the police are looking for a suspect. the people in the neighborhood said they heard at least six shots fired. this area got attention in january of last year when someone shot a man who was in this area by the triangle. police want your help solving that crime but urge anyone with information about this latest shooting to give them a call. live in d.c. i'm shomari stone. back to you. >>> a developing story out of texas right now. look at this video just into the newsroom this evening. this is lubboc

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim vance. amanda offered a thank you to her supporters tonight. she spoke out for the first time after her sentence was overturned tonight. she arrived this evening in seattle. >> reporter: the british airways jet landed just after 5:00 outside of seattle. a homecoming four years in the making, a tearful amanda knox was greeted with a rousing applause from supporters after returning home after four long years in an italian prison. >> i'm overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane and it seemed like it wasn't real. >> reporter: a day after an appeals court overturned her conviction she thanked her supporters. >> i say thank you to everyone who believed in me, who defended me and supported my family. my family's the most important thing to me right now and i just want to be with them. >> reporter: it's amanda's first taste of freedom since being charged in 2007 with the murder of her british roommate meredith kercher. knox's parents stood with her as she faced the cameras. >> it has been a long four years but, we couldn't have made

. >> and i'm doreen gentzler.today at the age of 56 surrounded by his family after a battle with pancreatic cancer. six weeks ago he resigned from apple. tonight the world is remembering the man behind the iphone, the ipod and the ipad. >> reporter: he launched the era of the personal computer. his ground breaking macintosh changed the face and look at the computer screen and pop yourized the mouse that we know today. he also revolutionized the way we listen to music. steve jobs the co-founder of apple is one of the original silicon valley legends. a college dropout who started his business in a garage and turned it into one of the most successful companies in the world. >> they came by the thousands to see the new computer invented by steven jobs. >> this is awesome technology. >> reporter: he came from humble beginnings. he was adopt bade middle class family who could pairly afford to send him to college. he dropped out after six months but credits a calligraphy class for inspiring him to make style and aestheti

. >> i'm doreen gentzler.dence is revealed in the case of a man accused of killing his wife and fleeing to north carolina. he appeared in court in charlotte today. he's accused in the murder of his wife, jane mcquain. her 11-year-old

. >> i'm doreen gentzler.y six hours to find carmella dela rosa for throwing her granddaughter of a bridge. julie carey has more. >> reporter: it was an emotional moment for the young parents who lost their 2-year-old granddaughter. the grandmother dropped the toddler off the sky bridge. the prosecutor is seeking the maximum term, life in prison. carmella sat stone faced as she has throughout the trial as the jury delivered the murder convict. the young victim's parents broke down in tears along with other family members. they rejected the contentio

good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm pat lawson muse. jim handly is off tonight.ve more on that exclusive story in a moment. first, breaking news. two firefighters injured this afternoon while battling a house fire. the fire broke out around 3:15 in the 6600 block. we are the details. >> reporter: good evening, montgomery county firefighters are wrapping things up. they are going to take the hoses and clear the screen. they are on the other side of the struck trying to figure out what sparked the blaze. two firefighters were here and they got injured when they went inside. they came across extreme heat. the house was fully

good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim vance has the night off. the frantic search continues for the 11-year-old boy whose mother was murdered. she was beaten and stabbed to death. her husband is the prime suspect. new details emerge about his criminal past. family and friends return to the crime scene. tonight, no sign of her 11-year-old son, william. >>> pat collins is live outside the police headquarters. pat? >> reporter: from the medical examiner tonight, jane mcquain was beaten and stabbed to death. investigators looking into the possibility that her killer

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a few dozen campaigners and now the group has become organizized. they are coming to the streets to take on corporate greed. we begin with michelle franzen in new york. >> reporter: hundreds of union members join the growing numbers of protesters in a march of what they see as corporate greed, government corruption and a broken economy. >> americans who have been hurt by the economic crisis, who have been hurt by the political corruption. >> there's no protection. no matter who we vote for, it doesn't happen. people feel like they are getting shafted. >> reporter: the message of social inequality and rising unemployment struck a cord with the largest and most powerful unions. >> they are fighting to make sure that the rich, the multibillionaires pay their fair share. we believe in that same concept. >> reporter: what started as a grass roots rally in this lower manhattan park two weeks ago, swelled into a nationwide movement. sympathy protests have been held in 50 cities from coast-to-coast. >> until we start coming together and acting out, no one i

good afternoon, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. police arrested a guy accused of shooting and killing six people inside a hair salon. three others were wounded. it happened in seal beach, california. it's 30 miles south of los angeles. our sister station there, knbc reports the suspect had a number of weapons and he was wearing body armor. no motive has been established yet in the shooting. we'll bring the latest as it becomes available. >>> a surprising twist on day two of the trial. the man known as the underwear bomber addressed the court and changed the plea to guilty. jay gray joins us from detroit. jay? >> reporter: you are right. this is a case that's been marked by the dramatic twists and turns. the biggest, most important twist came on day two when the defense made a stunning announcement. after sitting through the first day of his trial without saying a word, accused terrorist, umar farouk abdulmutallab surprised everyone. he changed his plea this morning to guilty. >> pleading to something with a life sentence is not som

good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim handly in for jim vance. 50-year-old carmella dela rosail for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. moammar gadhafi resisted rebels

i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. president obama set out on a bus tour to talk about his jobs plan. it will take him through two states. he's in north carolina now and will be there most of the day then he heads to virginia. it's not lost on his critics that both states were critical in the last presidential election. steve handelsman with more. steve? >> reporter: up here on the hill, republicans don't like the obama message on jobs or his bus. john mccain said it's ugly and made in canada. the republicans don't like what the president is doing on his bus, campaigning at taxpayers expense. president obama went after the republicans blocking his $447 billion stimulus plan. >> what we are doing to do is break up my jobs bill. maybe they coulden understand the whole thing all at once. >> reporter: the first piece funnels $35 billion to states for teachers and firefighters and cops. a plan critics complain is a pay back to unions who support the president. republicans agree on the goal. >> middle income and lower income

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a judge released evidence seen. a jury convicted her of first degree murder for throwing her granddaughter off a walk way. julie carey has more on the newly released tape. >> reporter: a video tape confession is the most powerful, critical piece of evidence. defense attorneys argue that carmella was insane and unable to control her actions that night. prosecutors used this video tape to show a cold, calculated killer bent on revenge. the evening of november 29th, the tyson's mall security cameras capture the most retune of family moments. they headed to the food court for dinner. she was in her grandfather's arms. her mother and carmella walk beside. 90 minutes later, an unimaginable horror. the family leaves. this time, carmella carries the baby and carries out the plan to drop her off a walk way. a few hours later, with detective steve needles, he confesses she just lost it. >> are you saying i just lost it meaning, what did you lose? did you lose your purse? >> my mind. >> you lost your mind, okay. when you say y

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin with the murder of a 12-year-old girl. jessica was stabbed more than 40 times back in may. dna evidence inside the home helped link the victims stepfather. chris gordon is at the court. >> reporter: this was a bond hearing to

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we'll have more on that in a moment.irst, we are bracing for a rare winter storm. there hasn't been snow in washington in october in more than 30 years. tomorrow, we could break a record. dry runs were held to make sure snow crews

i'm wendy rieger in for doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. wendy?e going to the republican race for the whouchlts the candidates will be in new hampshire for the debate. perry needs a comeback, romney, a win. steve handelsman has the latest on this. >> thank you. perry saids say he's resting and no doubt, feeling the pressure. romney is plugging along and seems to be working fine for him in a state he calls his second home. in his key primary state, new hampshire, mitt romney campaigned mostly against

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. herman cain denounced sexual harassment. they confirmed one woman received settlement after complaining of inappropriate sexual conduct by cain in the '90s. steve handelsman joins us from capitol hill with more on the revelation that could cost a front-runner some support. >> thanks. he was in d.c. joking. now he knows how it feels to be at the top of the gop field where the target is set on his back. he does seem to be taking the crisis seriously. >> herman cain is denying the accusations. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone. >> the website politico reports cain was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by two women in the '90s. >> we saw a document that details the allegations. >> reporter: cain was head of the national restaurant association. nbc news confirms at least one woman complained of his conduct, received a cash settlement and left. cain claims he was exonerated by an internal investigation. >> as far as a settlement, i am unaware of any sort of settlement. i hope it wasn't for much because i didn't do an

. >> good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance.astating earthquake in turkey. it registered 7.2. the earthquake hit during the day. now, for the second night in a row, rescuers are working in the dark. they are trying to find survivors who might be trapped under the rubble of the building that is collapse there

. >>> doreen gentzler reports on a new test that may help asthma sufferers manage the disorder betterof a south pole researcher and her race against time in a dire situation. >>> coming up at 6:00, men who take vitamin e may be doing more harm than good. why it could increase a person's risk of prostate cancer. see you on ne >>> great music yanni is expanding his family with a baby panda. he adopted santorini over the weekend thanks to the chinese panda research base. usually adopting a panda is reserved for countries, not individuals. the research base says yanni was invited to adopt because his music brings harmony and inspiration to others. this is the first time a western artist has been honored in such a way. >>> a parrot in knoxville, tennessee, has an unusual way of getting around. max prefers to ride on the back of a german shepherd whose name is shadow. max, shadow and norman the greyhound all live together. max appears to have such a strong bond with shadow he doesn't want to be without him. when shadow isn't near him, max the parrot will call out his name repeatedly. how is

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. rick perry is geing in on the action with his own flat tax proposal.ption to play a flat 20% income tax and also calling for tax breaks for the rich and he wants to allow younger workers to privatize their social security accounts. steve handelsman is on capitol hill now with detailstop steve? >> hi, doreen, thanks. rick perry is in trouble, his campaign is in trouble and today he's hoping to make two points. he is a guy who is smart, savvy and substantial and that he is further to the right than the

. >>> and doreen gentzler reports on a lower risk alternative to open heart surgery for some patients. > it's time for final check on the forecast. here's tom. >> what we've got, the wonderful sunshine and a few clouds coming through. and the crisp, fresh and cool autumn day under way. that's a live picture from the sky watcher camera showing the sunshine now pouring down on northwest washington. elsewhere some clouds obscuring the sun. they'll come through from time to time. right now near 70. a delightful midday under way right now. all around the region. just a few clouds drifting through. and we'll have them with us from time to time through the rest of the afternoon and this evening but no rain. that won't arrive until tomorrow. we'll likely have some light showers from time to time, perhaps in the morning tomorrow. then passing moderate to maybe even downpour especially east of the bay and around the bay during the afternoon on wednesday as a coastal area of low pressure comes on through. perhaps even a little thunder and lightning as well. especially east of i-95. and then dry

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. the answer is still no. christie said today he considered running for president in 2012. g

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a kplunt's worst fears have been confirmed.und in a wooded area today is believed to be that of 11-year-old william mcquain. the remains were found in clarksburg this morning. the discovery comes more than two weeks after the boy's mother was found stabbed to death in her germantown home. her estranged husband has been charged in her murder. we have team coverage. chris gordon is live with reaction from friends of mcquain and a crucial piece of evidence in this case but we begin with pat collins in clarksburg with more on how the discovery was made. pat? [ audio difficulty -- stand by ] >> reporter: after more than two days of searching the body of 11-year-old william mcquain found in the woods about 50 yards off clarksburg road. it wasn't just luck. this

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. let's go to meteorologist doug kammerer. what is the latest? >> one of the most populated counties in the viewing area is fairfax county.