denver7 reporter liz hernandez has been covering the topic jurors have been deliberating for six hours. >> reporter: and they were sent home a couple of minutes ago and we are told to come back about 9:00 tomorrow morning. in closing arguments, prosecutors said dynel lane was desperate pitch he was deceiving her boyfriend and family into believing she was pregnant. she even posted pictures of herself thinking -- faking the pregnancy. they say she the word michelle wilkins to her house, takira took her baby because of an ultimatum from her boyfriend to prove she was pregnant. lane's attorney says what happened was not planned and that lane is not guilty of attempted murder. >> ms. lane committed a hasty, impulsive and reckless act. you should hold her accountable and find her guilty of attempted manslaughter. she takes this knife and cut the victim. cuts michelle wiikins. 4 times. precisely. carefully. to take her baby out. that, ladies and gentlemen, is the very definition of intentional, after deliberation behavior. >> reporter: the trial bbgan last wednesday. michelle wilkins took th

rocky allen is accused of swwpping out syringes with pain killers meant for patients. 3 liz hernandez is in federal court today. specific rules? >> reporter: he has o move into a halfway house, submit to drug testing, give up the passport and find the job and not at a medical center, 3 veterinary or pharmaceutical business. he lost his job last month after entering the operating room he was not assigned to and allegedly stole a syringe of fentanology. she thinks he did the same thing four days prior but had he worked at four other hospitals, two in arizona, one in california, and one in washington. he was terminated from the arizona and california hospitals for diverting drugs or failing drug tests. his employment at northwest hospital washington is still under investigation. d prosecutor describes allen as a drug addict who poses a risk because he was caught scrounging aroond in a sharp's container with used needlee. the defense attorney said the client is a navy veteran who helped take care of patients injured in combat 12 hours a day, seven days a week and that some people grabbed

i'm liz hernandez. super bowl 50 is this weekend. the carolina panthers and denver broncos are ready to hit the field. i was there for nfl's opening night in which the players met the press. and this year, thanks to cam newton, it was style as well as substance according to a super bowl legend. >> two great quarterbacks, different styles. lot of fun to watch. ♪ different styles its right. for the broncos, 39-year-old nfl staple, relatively conservative peyton manning. for the panthers, cam newton who arrived for the big game in san francisco in these $800 versace pants. >> i haven't been keeping up with the news. i figure a lot of people would say something about them. >> i heard a lot of players talking about them. i didn't see them. >> they're comfortable. >> if anybody can pull them off it's cam. >> superman cam. >> what did you think of the versace pants? >> not many guys on the team could have worn them and get away with. >> i concentrated on the important stuff, the halftime show. >>

i'm liz hernandez. super bowl 50 is this weekend.lina panthers and denver broncos are ready to hit the field. i was there for nfl's opening night in which the players met the press. and this year, thanks to cam newton, it was style as well as substance according to a super bowl legend. >> two great quarterbacks, different styles. lot of fun to watch. ♪ different styles its right. for the broncos, 39-year-old nfl staple, relatively conservative peyton manning. for the panthers, cam newton who arrived for the big game in san francisco

. >> liz hernandez is joining us live from the studios in burbank. liz, so many great story lines from leo dicaprio to others. who do you think will come away the big winner? >> i think alejandro has a great chance of winning best director. leo, it's his year. if this isn't the time for him to take home the oscar, i don't know when it is. i think brie larson. everyone says it's between the ref nant and spotlight for best picture but i think the most attention will be on chris rock and him hosting the big night. >> we know some big names are taking part in a boycott this year. do you think that boycott will cast a shadow over the evening? >> i don't think it will cast a shadow. you know, i think chris rock is really smart, and he's very funny, and he's going to be able to deliver the message and do it in a way that will be wrapped in humor, and i think definitely there will be a message that's delivered, but as far as it being the great cloud over the oscars, i don'tth there to have a good time and celebrate this year's film work. >> thanks, liz. we're

i'm liz hernandez.le all the celebrities get ready for the big show, we take a walk down oscar's past red carpets. >> there was that really awkward time in seventh and eighth grade. i was just wildly hideous. none of the boys wanted to go out with me. >> it wasn't too long after that self-described awkward phase that gwyneth attended her first oscars in 1994. at just 21 years old, fresh faced with brunette hair, she wasn't quite as sophisticated as now. two years later with brad pitt on her arm, she wore a

all right, liz hernandez, thanks so much. >> thanks, guys. >> yeah, thanks, liz. and we have a great gallery of photos from the "vanity fair" after oscars party. you can open it up and search oscars after party. >>> a scare at the national zoo. what's causing leaders there to close one part of the zoo that's about ten minutes ago. storm team4 is tracking some changes. why you shouldn't get used to the sunny, mild weather. as a small business owner, you know things have a way of moving fast. but if your network can't keep up, it can really slow you down. so switch to the 100% fiber optic network of verizon fios. you'll get 99.9% network reliability, and the fastest wi-fi available. for a network that moves as fast as your business. call or go online today. small business is better on a better network. >>> breaking news we brought you at the top of the hour and on our nbc washington app. prosecutors say jesse matthew is expected to enter a

i met one of them for the bernie sanders campaign, liz hernandez. take a look. so this is unlv?u work at the front desk of a hotel on the vegas strip. volunteer for the sanders campaign. >> i do workers rights. immigrant rights. lbgtq rights. >> i get the sense you are passionate about politics. >> you know what, everything about us is political. especially when you're undocumented. everything is political. >> reporter: when you turned 18 and you didn't have the right to vote, how did that feel? >> it was sad. >> reporter: you're doing all this work for bernie sanders, right? >> mm-hm. >> reporter: but you can't ultimately punch the ballot for that guy or do the weird caucus for him. >> right. >> reporter: is that frustrating? what does that feel like? >> well we can voice our voices, right? but not being able to do it on a ballot is hard. >> reporter: here we go. is this your table? >> this is a table. well, let's see. i look for friendly faces. hey folks, you ready to caucus on saturday? >> yes. >> bernie? >> already signed up. thank you. >>. >> reporter: too easy. she is alre