. >> doreen gentzler, news 4. >> they say vegan diets can be very healthy. have to make 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 shouldhave. 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 some

doreen gentzler reports on 5:00. well are just getting started. >>> you're watching news4 at 5:00. >> for some people, fatigue is just a part >> and most pass it off as a lack of sleep or just trying to do too much. but for one young woman, there was something much more serious going on. doreen gentzler is here to tell us her story. >> reporter: julie was a young woman with a lot going on. she was in law school. she was an avid runner and fitness buff. she had a busy social life. when she started experiencing extreme exhaustion and bouts of muscle weakness, no one could tell her what was going on. in fact, she says her reality and dreams got so intertwined it was literally like living a nightmare. just looking at julie, you would have no idea that the 28-year-old arlington woman is struggling just to stay awake. >> the hardest part is the way i can appear on the outside versus what is happening internally is so different. >> reporter: but it wasn't too long ago that she was battling exhaustion so severe that she coul

. >> good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> >> the woman used to work for the national restaurant associationd the associated press she considered file iing agains cain. the ap story adds it included a private invitation to his corporate apartment. cain says his campaign is under attack. >> third phase, they try to destroy you. well, got a little of that this week. >> reporter: a fooisy herman cain started in northern virginia before the high-tech community. but the calm quickly changed to chaos. >> excuse me. excuse me! >> reporter: as a republican front-runner was confronted by reporters in alexandria after a speech to a doctors organization. cain refusing to answer questions about inappropriate

. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. study from the american pediatric association found 42% of women admitted wearing a shoe they liked even though it's uncomfortable. >>> if you are flying out of town, drive. the blue line will all close at 10:00 tonight and won't reopen until monday morning. free shuttle buses will run between king street stations. they are providing express shuttle to reagan national airport to help travelers catch their flights. >>> a senator from pennsylvania put out a fire and it wasn't in the capital building. senator pat toomey extinguished a fire that started in a man's hair. it started wednesday night at a restaurant here in washington. a political consultant was there and accidentally backed up against a row of tea lights. the consultant is giving the senator the credit. his office says his wife did most of the work. >> it's a close call. it hurts thinking about it. >>> there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00. next, an app creating a community around what you are watching on television. >> may

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a developing story tonight. presidential candidate herman cain is on the defense after accusations he had a long time extramarital affair. cain had a 13-year affair with an atlanta businesswoman named ginger white. cain said the story is false. white is an acquaintance who he thought was a friend. >> was this an affair? >> no, it was not. >> there was no sex? >> no. >> none? >> no. i acknowledged i knew the woman. i have known her for about that period of time. the accusation that i had a 13-year affair with her, no. >> the new allegations follow

. >> good evening, i'm pat lawson muse in for doreen gentzler tonight. >> i'm jim vance. maryland man accused of the disappearance of his traveling companion must be released from jail on tuesday. 50-year-old gary giordano will be free to leave the island. prosecutors have appealed. jane watrel is here with more on the story. >> reporter: prosecutors filed an appeal to try to reverse the ruling to prevent gary from walking out of jail. he's been held in custody since august 6th. a judge ruled gary giordano must be released from jail on tuesday and can leave the

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. new developments in the child sex abuse scandal that rocked penn state.e leave and will not coach or attend tomorrow's game. the university's new president announced a new ethics office that would report directly to him. chris gordon is live at the penn state campus with more. chris? >> reporter: well, good evening from old main, the heart of the

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. it took

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin with one of the busiest travel days of the year.m coast-to-coast, people are heading out for the holiday. 42 million people are expected to go somewhere for thanksgiving this year. that's the largest number of travelers since the recession started. getting there won't be cheap. drivers are paying 20% more for gas and airline tickets compared to this time last year. >>> a storm system is over the northeastern part of the country. it's threatening to slow travelers down. more than 100 flights have been canceled because of the weather. a look now at denver international airport right now where things appear to be running on schedule. doug kammerer kicks off the holiday travel coverage with a look at the travel spots. >> we are seeing some travel spots at the airport at reagan national. 30 to 45 minutes gate departure delays as well as taxi delays.

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. tonight, the herman cain controversy is not going away. day brings another wave of accusations. it appears to be spreading beyond the republican candidate to the rest of the party. steve handelsman is here with today's developments. steve? >> reporter: thanks a lot of top republicans wish herman cain would lay low but he's not. he was on talk radio denying all the allegations. he did something different earlier today, comparing himself to a conservative hero who faced similar charges. t

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. the republican presidential field has shifted, again. a candidate who barely had his head above water surged to the number two spot. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with the story. steve? >> reporter: thanks. speaker newt gingrich is not celebrating. he says the gop race is wide open. former speaker newt gingrich was in iowa happy to hear he's surging. >> this is a wild race. who knows what the polls are going to be. >> reporter: he's second in today's cnn poll. mitt romney tops the field by

. >> i'm doreen gentzler.reaking news, the congressional supercommittee failed to make an agreement. they were given unusual powers to cut through partisan gamesmanship while cutting $1 trillion from the debt. they could not do it. most americans agree a way forward is a balanced approach in which everyone gives a little. >> despite the agreement that exists, there's still too many republicans in congress who have refused to listen to the voices of reason and compromise coming from outside of washington. they continue to insist on protecting $100 billion worth of tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a shake up at one of the country's top college football programs. paterno and graham

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. the white house hit by gunfire. police just made

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. after the six weeks of testimony it's now up to the jury. dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. now, tles still no verdict. stephanie is keeping an eye on it. >> reporter: we understand the jury took an afternoon break about 15 minutes. they have been deliberating for about four and a half hours when you take out the breaks and their lunch. as you said, still no verdict. this is seven men and five women. they are faced with the task of determining dr. conrad murray's fate. the jury has been behind closed doors all morning in the deliberation room. jurors contemplating one count of involuntary manslaughter against dr. murray. we will know soon whether it's going to be a quick decision. >> if they go past friday at 4:00, that's the bewitching hour and go into next week, that means this jury is struggling with coming to a verdict. >> reporter: they are considering hundreds of pieces of evidence and 22 days of testimony from witnesses including three of his current and former girlfriends, several

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. many of their encampments have been broken up by police.he supportered of occupy wall street movements have been out in force to mark two months since the birth of the movement.

. >> i'm doreen gentzler. more allegations rocking two major universities.penn state, ncaa launched an investigation. fired head football coach joe paterno is fighting lung cancer. at syracuse

earlier this week she spoke to "news 4" doreen gentzler. >> a house of prayer for the nation, a place where people can gather to explore provocative ideas for people to gather and debate the issues of our time, to be inspired by beautiful music and gorgeous architecture and to be a place of prayer. >> reporter: now, the ceremony actually begins at 11:00 a.m. here at the cathedral. and when you enter, you'll be entering under some 70 tons of scaffolding that is placed way atop there. those are repairs that are going to be ongoing. it's going to cost millions of dollar. there's been no time frame placed on when that will happen. service started tomorrow. hundreds of people able to go inside and marvel at this structure from the inside as well as from approaching it on the outside. we're live in northwest. back to you. >> back to you. thank you very much. >>> a gnaw clear power plant has been given the go-ahead to restart operations this morning. they have been offline since the 5.8 magnitude quake. dominion power, who owns the plant, said it spent more than 100,000 hours and $21 million

i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim vance. jerry sandusky is a former assistant football coach. he has been charged with sexual abusing eight boys. he spoke exclusively last night to nbc news and denied the charges against him. in the meantime, sources close to the investigation tell "the new york times" that about ten more alleged victims have come forward. chris gordon here with the latest. chris? >> reporter: the report says the additional victims came forward after all the news surrounding sandusky's arrest. the growing number of potential witnesses against him makes it even more puzzling why sandusky went on national tv to protest his innocence. the scandal cost famed football coach joe paterno his job for failing to report his friend. and now maryland may make it mandatory to alert authorities when you have evidence of child abuse. in the wake of penn state's child abuse scandal, maryland could consider changing its law. republican state senator nancy jacobs wants to require reporting child abuse. failure to do so could be punishable by imprisonment. the image of penn stat