reporting live in howard county, i'm jane watrel. >> thank you jane. >>> crews are removing thousands of seats at fedex stadium in preparation for a major upgrade. the redskins announced the seats are being removed to create party declaration on either side of the stadium. once complete, fans will be allowed to buy standing room only tickets to watch games. the decks will also be home to pre and postgame festivities. the team says fedex will remain one of the largest nfl stadiums in the country able to hold about 85,000 fans. the new party decks should be ready in time for the 2012 season. >>> virginia's department of transportation is testing out a new blend of pavement that's supposedly better at absorbing sound. the new blend called a porous friction course was demonstrated on the prince william county parkway today. the material is a mixture of asphalt and concrete. it's supposed to reduce tire noise while maintaining surface integrity. vdot is planning on testing the pavement on three more roads later this summer. >>> a trash bag was the focus today at the casey anthony murder tr

jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: now might call it a strong-armed robbery without a gun. the victim smacked so violently in the face by an unidentified woman she, falls to the ground. bar owner deck lan wood says it was unprovoked. >> that's ridiculous. never had anything like that happen in this area before. >> reporter: the smackdown happened memorial day weekend in the early morning hours inside the second chance saloon in columbia county. it was part of a group of 35 people who rented this room for a party. they had a dj. they had a security guard. the owner believes that the security guard stood by while the victim was attacked. the security video shows a man sitting in the chair and then running away. but police say they have no problem with that behavior. >> it's a tough situation when you see an assault in progress like that. we don't want anyone to endanger themselves and put themselves, you know, their safety at risk but we do want people to call 911 immediately. and that did happen in this case. >> reporter: the 230-pound suspect stole the victim's purse and ra