>>> a surprise move in the lululemon trial on the first day of testimony. the attorneys for the suspect say she admits she did it. >>> the search is not over for a missing 9-year-old autistic boy. more on the massive effort to find this little boy. >>> it is thursday morning, october 27th as you look at northwest d.c. thank you for waking up with fox 5 morning news. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's say good morning to tony perkins now. now streets look wet. >> not a lot of rain for me. i had to use the wipers a couple of times. >> painly light rain falling right now. it won't get out of here any time soon. we'll continue to see periods of rain during the course of the day today. take the umbrella with you. you will use the windshield wipers. it may not be raining every minute of the day but we will see more showers through the day. this is across much of the washington area. it is breaking up a little bit off to the west. there are areas up to the north where you are not getting rain at this moment but as this whole system does continue to tr

. >>> another big story, lululemon murder trial. the defense attorneys dropped a bombshell during opening statements yesterday. >> they admitted that brittany norwood killed her co-worker inside the bethesda store last march. brianne carter has more on the defense. >> images from the store la marchlast march to depict a mass -- mess. these are the items the prosecutor said brittany norwood used to brutally beat and kill her co-worker jayna murray. >> it's hard to imagine it could all be completely spur the moment. >> prosecutors argued this was premeditated and first degree mortar. brittany norwood's legal team admitted that she ended jayna murray's life. he said that she lost it, but it was not first-degree murder. >> when you are having an adrenaline she keeps going. >> d.c. man pleaded guilty to killing his teenage daughter a is expected to be sentenced today. 45-year-old rodney mcintyre faces up to 40 years in prison for killing 17-year-old ebony franklin last november in columbia heights. he stabbed her to adapt, then put her b

. >> is charged with an brutally murdering co-worker inside lululemon store. brianne carter is at the montgomery county circuit court with more. >> duras election expected to get under way around 9:30 this morning at the courthouse expected to last about a day and a half. the crime shocked the region. at the upscale lululemon store in bethesda the stained-glass window is a constant reminder of the brutal crime that happens inside. >> something so heinous happened. >> last march, 30-year-old jayna murray, an employee, was killed inside by brittany norwood. brittany norwood was found tied up and she said that she and her co-worker or sexually assaulted. she actually tied herself because jayna murray confronted her about shoplifting. now the case will play out in court. it's not clear what her defense will be. her attorneys did not file an insanity plea. >> you have to explore every possibility in a case like this. >> certainly more details will emerge in the days ahead. prosecutors say they will seek life without parole if she is convicted. brianne carter, abc 7

a woman charged with murdering her co-worker in lululemon store in bethesda in march.g, washington. it's tuesday, october 25. thanks for being with us. i am pamela brown. >> i am scott thuman. we begin with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. adam caskey has a check on the forecast. >> temperatures are in the 40's for the most part. this is indicative of the late october in the washington area. but we have thick fog developing. the rain showers yesterday evening and last night and then clear skies, low-level moisture from the rain translates into fog. dense fog advisory in effect until not expect a.m. in northern virginia, basically east of the blue ridge. visibility down to a quarter mile or less. foggy through the morning. and paanthen mostly sunny today, highs in the mid 60's, in the 40's. partly cloudy tomorrow with rain showers possible tomorrow night and especially incident thursday. thursday is still our best chance of rain. temperatures will take a nosedive. mid 50's for the high temperature on friday through the weekend. >>> we are not taking a nose

next to lululemon in bethesda is an apple store. an employee testified she heard loud hysterical noises, coming from lululemon lasting from 10:10 to 10:19 coming from there. one said talk to me, don't do this, followed by more high pitched screaming. norwood's lawyer asked if someone is yelling help me, wouldn't you have gone to help? she replied, who know what is i have have done. another employee was there and heard the yelling next door. >> you didn't call police? >> reporter: a lululemon employee testified she worked that night. she was wearing a different pair of pants than she was wear thag morning. norwood changed out of bloody clothing and washed sneakers from the store leaving bloody footprints on the floor. another lululemon employee said norwood called her the night of the attack asking for murray's phone number. they suggested norwood call the store manager who lived across the street. norwood wants murray to return to the store, not the manager. they collected fingerprints on the wall. norwood's defense is she killed mu

. >>> day four of the lululemon murder trial picks back up later on this morning. there was an unexpected twist though during opening statements. the suspect's attorney admitted brittany norwood killed coworker jayna murray inside the bethesda store last march but not like the prosecution claims. stacy cohan has the details this morning. >> reporter: good morning. if opening statements are any indication, this is going to be a very dramatic trial in what is already an extremely high profile murder case. 29-year-old brittany norwood is on trial for premeditated murder in the killing of her coworker that happened inside the lululemon store earlier this year nai. surprise move, norwood's attorney, doug wood, admitted that his client killed murray but said that it was not premeditated, that she lost it during an argument. one. the first witnesses for the prosecution was a man who was waiting outside the apple store next door and went into the lululemon store after a manager arrived and found the store in disarray. >> this is not just a normal smash and grab. it's like

. >>> opening statement are expected to tart today in the lululemon murder trial. >> a woman accused of killing her coworker at a bethesda yoga shop. >>> president obama is set to announce some major changes to student loan repayment plans. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> good morning. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, october 26th, 2011. taking a live look over washington d.c. this morning. good morning. thank you for waking up with fox 5 morning news actually sarah simmons. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad air with us this morning. we want for say good morning to tony perkins who joins us with the forecast. >> good morning. i do think we'll have some clouds building in by the latter part of the day and we'll get some shower activity. let's take a look at vipir. we'll start with that. we'll show you some of the cloud cover across the reason on this morning. we have officially partly cloudy skiesen as you can e, some of the cloud beginning to stream through. many of them so, wade frontal boundary. some of them associated way frontal boundary out to the west. we will see increasing

jury selection has started in the lululemon case.'s get more on the process from stacy cohan who is following the trial from rockville. >> reporter: good morning. we talked about this yesterday. this could be potentially a very lengthy jury selection process. only half of the potential jurors made it through questioning yesterday. the woman charged with murder is 29-year-old brittany norwood. she was in the courtroom yesterday. she was accused of murdering her coworker jayna murray inside that lululemon store earlier this year. now, the jury pool was asked how many people were familiar with this case. and over 80% of the people raised their hands. when asked whether or not they had already made up their mind on the guilt or innocence of brittany norwood, 38 people stood up. that does not immediately disqualify them. only six jurors were released yesterday. there are still 150 more jurors to be polled and questioned before this trial can get under way. brittany norwood has not pled as was expected not criminally responsible which woul

. >>> the lululemon murder trial is in its second week. today the medical examiner is expected to testify about jayna murray's interests. your former co-worker brittany norwood is charged with beating and stabbing murder depth at the bethesda store in march. the defense admits she killed jayna murray but says the attack was not planned. >>> an illegal immigrant accused of killing a nun in a drunk driving crash goes to trial. >> is attorney says his client will plead guilty to all but the most serious charges. ben eisler is live in manassas with a look back at the counter verso case as well as a preview of today's trial. >> on august 1 of last year carlos montano crashed a car into another car that had 3 nuns, killing one of them. following the crash the state attorney general for virginia issued an opinion saying that police could inquire about a person's immigration status during stops or arrests. virginia also changed the rules on is touring state identifications when the department of farmland security lost a probe into the case. he was

the first witnesses take the stand in the lululemon murder trial. good morning, washington. 6:30 on this thursday, october 27. thanks for joining us, i am cynne simpson. >> i am pamela brown. we appreciate your waking up with us. we start with traffic and weather. tears meteorologist adam caskey. what do we need to know? >> you need the umbrella today and you will the windshield wipers this morning. we will take a look at live super doppler 7. morning temperatures near 60 for the most part. a warm start to the day. 64 in lexington park along with fredericksburg. 61 in manchester, 63 in cumberland. this is 3 degrees shy of the average afternoon temperatures. areas of rain up and down 95 68 81 winchester all the way to hagerstown. southern maryland, route 50 getting showers. showers expected off and on throughout the day. in west virginia there's more rain marching our way. high temperature shortly after noon time and then temperatures will plummet behind a cold front. cold enough where frost is likely by tomorrow morning north of the metro area. a fr

today is day two in the lululemon murder trial. the prosecution said brittany norwood lured jayna murray to the store. lawyers say she used a number of weapons, including a metal bar from a clothing rack to attack her coworker. the jurors saw pictures of the bloody body police found in the back of the store. the defense says the two women got into a fight and the killing was not planned. >>> the phrase we are the 99% has become a motto of sorts for the occupied protesters around the country. now there is new evidence that the gap between the so-called 99% and the wealthiest 1% of americans is growing. tracie potts joins us from capitol hill with more on these new numbers. tracie, good morning. >> good morning, everyone. the congressional budget office found over the last 30 years, everyone is earning more, but the rich are getting rich much faster than everyone else. the top 1% of earners, the richest americans had seen their incomes go up over that period. 40% for the middle class, 18% for the poorest americans. this is what we've

jury selection began today for the lululemon trial. inside that bethesda athletic shop. brittany norwood is charged with the murder. only 18 potential jurors claimed they had not heard about the case. >> an elderly man -- police identified the couple as albert ballard and sandra ballard. >> the construction worker was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after a high altitude rescue in arlington. the man had some sort of medical and emergency while operating a to wondered 50-foot crane. -- 250-foot crane. >>> there are new concerns tonight about the nationwide protest that had spread to the district. authorities have raised some serious questions about health and safety. >> out their makeshift homes in mcpherson square, protesters do not have since but some brush their teeth. anyway. they also did not have toilets. >> i have to improvise when it comes to using the restrooms. >> they do not have showers. >> i did not have a shower since i got on the greyhound. i have taken birdbaths here and there. >> the united states park service has

. >>> more pictures are now entered as evidence in the lululemon murder trial. they were taken just moments after police arrived. one picture shows the yoga shop ran sacked. police found jayna murray dead inside. this will be the first full day of witness testimony in the murder trial. the prosecution said norwood lured jayna to the store after closing. in opening statements, lawyers say she used a number of weapons, including a metal bar from a clothing rack to attack her worker. jurors saw an image of a bloody body police discovered in the back of the store. the defense says the killing was not planned. the trial is expected to last two weeks. >>> it could be another week before a virginia judge decides whether or not to release medical records of yardly love. police say george hugley killed her by slamming her head against her apartment wall in may 2010. her attorneys, though, want to see her medical records. they contend that she may have died from an irregular heartbeat caused in part by the combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. >>> it is now 6:07.

now for the latest in a lululemon murder trial. today we expect to hear from the medical examiner about the injuries brittany norwood allegedly inflicted upon her co- worker jayna murray. jummy olabanji has looked at the case this morning. good morning. >> good morning. court starts around 9:00 this morning. we expect to hear more and more testimony and evidence presented, including the testimony where we are expecting the medical examiner will take the stand and talk about some of the hundreds of injuries found on jayna murray. all this as prosecutors try to build their case on a first- degree murder. thus far this high-profile has been packed with graphic evidence and the granting testimony. based on the witnesses who may take the stand this week, could get more chilling. the medical examiner is expected to testify about the autopsy performed on jayna murray and other crimes in experts will talk about the trail of evidence that brittany norwood allegedly left behind. last friday a manager from the apple store next door to lululem

we will be back with the mail bag. çñ >>> reaction to testimony in the lululemon murder case.eaction to the fact that two apple employees right next door heard it going on through the walls and didn't do anything. peg isn't surprised. have you ever shopped at an apple store? their late founder taught them while and his demise was the only one they care about. comes as no surprise they heard the cries for help coming from the adjacent store and did nothing. before today i would have called it grossly unfair to all apple employees. however with the lack of any explanation or any apparent remorse from those two apple store employees, well, let's just say that doesn't help their case, does it? meantime on the facebook page, nobody with much good to say about d.c. mayor gray's plan to tax movie concessions then use the cash to open a new theater east of the anacostia. one person writes people have been sneaking food into movie theaters for years. this will motivate people to do it more than they did before. >> this is socialism. if the market can't support a theater there it will b

jury selection continued in the lululemon trial.udge will rule soon on whether crime scene photos should be shown to jurors. prosecutors say pictures of suspect brittany norwood at the scene and autopsy photos of jayna murray's body are key to their opening statements. the defense says they're prejudicial to norwood. >>> the northern lights head south. an unusually display of aurora borealis is being seen. the extra large display comes because of stronger than usual solar activity. the nighttime phenomenon will continue for the next few nights. >>> rick perry released his economic plan today in south carolina. perry proposed a 20% flat tax on inco income. under his plan the new form to file taxes would be as small as a postcard instead of several pages long. >>> the cancellation of a key meeting on europe's debt crisis coupled with discouraging corporate earnings here in the u.s. led to a slide on wall street today. the dow lost 207 points to close at 11,706. the nasdaq plunged 61 points and the s&p 500 was off by 25. >>> dr. conrad

norwood lured murray to the lululemon store with the intent to kill her. the defense says the coverup actually proves the opposite, that norwood had no idea what she was doing, that she was acting on the fly after she lost it in an argument and killed murray. now why is pred mmeditation so important in this case? if proved, norwood could get life without parole. if the jury decides it wasn't premeditated, if they convict on a lesser charge, there's the possibility that someday norwood could be released from jail. that's what her attorneys would like to see. the trial resumes this morning about 9:30. that's when we're expecting to see the jurors return to the courtroom, and we're expecting another very difficult day for the families, more graphic testimony, more photographs. eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in rockville for us this morning. megan, thank you. >>> 6:35 is our time. today police and volunteers will resume their search near richmond for a missing boy with autism. robert wood jr. vanished on sunday, and authorities believe he's still aliv

. >>> testimony resumes this morning in the lululemon murder trial. jurors heard the first police interviewed by the accused killer brittany norwood yesterday. and we saw some evidence collected from the store where jayna murray was killed. jummy olabanji is at the courthouse with details. >> good morning. yesterday in court quinn brittany norwood heard her voice dbeing played for the first time, and she just bowed her head. she told detectives that she was a victim in the crime. then police officers quickly knew she was not the victim that she was the killer. at the start of her first statement to a police detective brittany norwood asking can you tell me how my friend is doing. but she knew that jayna murray was dead according to prosecutors. police officer in court display clothing aspects britain know what was wearing including-- that brittany norwood was wearing soaked in the blood of jayna murray. jayna murray's purse, sneakers and her hair presented in court. brittany norwood's lawyer said that she did killed jayna murray nevada it was not prem

a heart sculpted by a lululemon colleague. >> every day we have a choice. every day it is our goal to bring joy to our life. and in doing so, we know that that is exactly what jayna would want us to do. >> reporter: brittany norwood's trial is expected to begin on october 24th. >> we are trying to prepare ourselves as a family for everything that we might hear. but we feel like we have to hear it. we have to know everything that happened to our daughter. >> we want the right decisions to be made for montgomery county and maryland. we want the right decisions to be made for the citizens of bethesda. it happened there. it happened to them. >> whatever maryland decides, we have to accept. and we're ready for that. because we have to get -- we have to heal. >> reporter: part of that healing process is focusing on the positive memories the murray's have of jayna's adventurous life. if you're afraid to do it, do it. face your fear. the murray family is trying to keep that legacy alive and have created the jayna murray foundation to accomplish that. for more infor

a lululemon employee jayna murray was inside. a co-worker, brittany norwood who told police that two masked men and beat and assaulted them and then killed jayna murray. it appears that brittany norwood herself killed a jayna murray. the family of the jayna murray spoke out about this case. there is a stained-glass window over the door with the word less than side of it. the case is expected to get underway at 9:30 this morning. prosecutors have said that they expect it to be about an eight day trial. prosecutors also saying that if norwood is convicted, she could get a life without parole. a >>> thank you. the death toll from a massive earthquake in turkey keeps on climbing. an official of to the number of cattle these two -- casualties to 207. the earthquake hit the region of the country. >> at least one survivor of the 7.2 earthquake was pulled from the rubble early this morning after he managed to call for help on his cell phone. dozens of people are trapped in debris. officials hope the death toll may not rise as far as it i

. >>> latest in the lululemon murder trial. apple employees working next door testified about what they heard the day jayna murray was murdered. greta kreuz live with the latest. >> two store managers recounted that night. they watched surveillance video from the apple store and recounted how they went to the wall and listened in. donna told a spellbound court as she was closing up the busy apple store she managed the night of march 11th the night that right next door lululemon employee jayna murray was brutally murdered allegedly by her co-worker, brittany norwood. just after 10:00, she heard noises from the wall. it sounded like something heavy was being hit or dragged, she said grunting and high-pitched screams. she heard two female voices arguing. one said "talk to me. do not do the." asthen more yelling. >> then another voice "stop stop. oh god." she fatally beat and stabbed her more than 300 times, plenty of time for her to stop, they argued, but did not appealing the premeditation argument. two lululemon co-workers said

. >> there was a death at lululemon and that one had been taken to the hospital. within about ten minutes she called us back to tell us that jayna had -- was the one that they had pronounced dead. >> reporter: within days, another shocking dt . >> that they had made an arrest. and my immediate reaction was thank god. then when he said who it was, it was incomprehensible. >> yes. it was baffling. just stunning. >> it was at 10:05 p.m. that the employees returned to the store. >> reporter: under arrest, co-worker brittany norwood who police say lured jayna back to the store after closing time and attacked her with such violence even veteran homicide detectives were shaken. >> did she ever mention that she had a problem employee working for her? >> not at all. >> no. >> reporter: or anything like that? >> not at all. >> reporter: the incomprehensible murder believed to be over a bag of lululemon clothing that norwood may have been trying to steal. >> why would you murder someone over lululemon clothes? >> reporter: if brittany norwood needed it so badly for whatever.

. >>> another emotional day as prosecutors describe details of how a lululemon employee was killed. the judge ruled to not allow a prosecution witness. brad bell has been covering this case from the beginning. >> there were a lot of tough photographs for the jury to look at and photos of the crime scene. the most important thing that happened was what the jury will not hear about, and that is a motive. it has been widely reported that on the night brittany norwood killed jayna murray, during a closing time at mutual bad check, murray caught norwood allegedly shoplifting. prosecutors say it was the motive for the murder, but the jury will never hear that story. during arguments this morning with the jury out of the quorum, the state's attorney general asked the judge to be able to call to the stand a third lululemon store worker who said she spoke by phone to murray about the theft minutes before murray's death. mccarthy argued that statement is the motive of the case. but the judge ruled since murray herself cannot testify, the shoplifting story would be classic here say. that means

. >> opening statements could start as soon as today in the lululemon murder trial. if a judge ruled yesterday regarding the use of graphic photographs. >> and police have been pillars of a young man on a metrobus at, who who were caught on surveillance video. good morning washington at 5:00" starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> rise and shine. it's wednesday, october 26. i am pamela brown. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you with us. we begin with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. lisa baden in a moment. we get to steve rudin first. nice temperatures. >> yesterday we had bright sunshine, temperatures in the upper 60's, low 70's. today is the transition, the in between day. 54 degrees at reagan national. we have lost one degree compared to last hour. 51 at dulles airport. satellite and radar, not bad out there right now, but you will notice clouds continue to increase throughout the morning and afternoon. this is part of a stronger cold front to the north and west that it will eventually bring us and showe

newly released photographs from inside lululemon show the violent struggle that ensued.y's bloodied coat, locks of her long blond hair on the hardwood floor, a mannequin's broken body. norwood sobbed they drug jayna by her hair. he was repeatedly hitting her and she was screaming and i couldn't do anything. in the store a red tool box held some implements of the murder. box cutters and blades. a bloodied hammer. nearby, a metal bar designed to hang clothing but used to end a promising life. norwood told police the two masked attackers sounded young and white and repeatedly called her the n word and there were threats. he told me if he heard another word, he would slit my throat. norwood's clothing was shown in court too. black stretch pants with the krosh cut out and slashes on the legs and a pair of her socks soaked in blood. testimony resumed tomorrow morning. there were so many spectators unable to get into the small courtroom today, the judge is actually considering changing the case to a larger venue. we are live in bethesda, andrea mccarren 9news now. >> each day l

today jury selection began in the lululemon murder trial. 300 people are part of the jury pool. today 150 of them answered questions about the case from the defense and prosecution. here are some of the more interesting responses. 38 of the 150 people questioned said they have already formed an opinion about brittany norwood's guilt or innocence. 18 out of 150 says they had never heard of the lululemon case. and ten of the 150 people said the graphic nature of some of the evidence would affect their ability to be impartial. >> those jurors probably will be excused if they can't overcome that to be fair and look at the evidence without any bias or prejudice. >> reporter: jury selection re assumes tomorrow morning at 9:15. we will have the latest information all day long. >>> new information tonight about the killing of a local cab driver. according to wtop radio, police documents say a passenger shot that cabbie after an argument over a cab fare that amounted to a difference of a lousy $0.75. the victim, 40-year-old dumengo ezareke. he picked up a passenger who got in an argument

. >>> a jury could hear opening statements in lululemon murder case as soon as today. what they will not see is some of the graphic photographs odf jayna murray's body. that was restricted by the judge. brittany norwood is accused of beating her co-worker to death at the bethesda yoga store. >>> the data d.c. man accused of murder and are awaiting a trip back to washington. two suspects were tracked down in florida. the gun down a passenger on a metrobus as it stopped at a station in southeast washington. brianne carter explains how they were caught and what is next. >> good morning. this is the news that the family of demetrius thompson had been waiting for. authorities say they and our arrested two people in connection with this case. police say that 22-year-old delron atchison and 21-year-old vincent gray now face murder charges in connection with the death of thompson. thompson was shot on a metrobus in southeast last week just blocks from his home. police say that they used surveillance video from the bus which was key in this investigation. police say they track

. >>> right now lawyers are preparing for opening statements in the lululemon murder trial. late decision for the judge that will play a key role today. >>> the violence seen overnight as police and occupy protesters clash. we'll tell you what started all of this. good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. >>> it is wednesday, october 26, 2011. we're going to take a live look outside right now at 6:30. it's 54 degrees. a cool start. we have beautiful fall weather for the last few days. sadly, looks like things are changing. meteorologist tom kierein here to tell us more. hi, tom. >> only thing that stays the same is change. here we go. >>> we've had clouds rolling in overnight. they'll be with us from time to time throughout the day. may have a little sun this morning. right now quite a chill in the air. not as chilly as it was yesterday morning. it's down in the mid to upper 40s in much of northern virginia, including parts of fairfax county, loudoun, prince william, and fauquier. from spotsylvania to fredericksburg, that area, near 50

the lululemon murder trial begins today. brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker and then staging the crime scene. stacy cohan has more. >> reporter: good morning. this is the first day of what is expected to be a very high profile murder trial. the trial of 21-year-old brittany norwood, charged with killing her coworker, 30-year- old jayna murray and because of the incredible amount of interest and the amount of media coverage that this case has garnered, it may make it tricky to select a jury. it was a crime that shocked the community development women found tied up inside the lululemon yoga store last march. one of them, 30-year-old jayna murray, was already dead when police arrived. the other, 21-year-old brittany norwood told investigators they had been section isually abused by two men who killed murray that. story unraveled and norwood now goes on trial facing a charge of first degree murder in murray's death. >> we had a conversation with jayna and she was helping us at the store. and it was really unbeli

. >>> tonight we begin with newly released video from the aftermath of the lululemon murder. it was shown in court this afternoon during the trial and was released to the public tonight. >> andrea mccarren has been on the story round the clock since monday. she is live from the lululemon store in downtown bethesda with more on what happened today. andrea. >> reporter: well, derek and anita, we're going to show you some of the material we saw in court today but not everything. some of it is just too graphic and too disturbing to put on television. the crime scene was a shambles of merchandise, shattered glass, bloody footprints and broken lives. in court, a jury listened in stunned silence as an audio tape of brittany norwood was played. her hospital interview with the police detective hours after jayna murray was bludgeoned to death. words we now know were part of an elaborate life. she asks a chilling question. can you tell me how my friend is doing. newly released photographs from inside lululemon show the violent struggle that ensued. murray's bloodied coat, locks of her l

it was last march when jayna murray was murdered in the lululemon clothing worked. where she norwood,rker, brittany found bleeding with supervision cuts. she told police that two masked attacked and raped the women. she was charge of first-degree murder. lawyers considered an insanity defense, but dropped the idea weeks ago. given the evidence in the case, a lessening of the be the defense strategy. a you have to go when with guilty to begin with. any the less than first degree win. be a >> they are hoping they can get seated by tomorrow. it might be possible that we not your opening argument until wednesday. >> we will be covering every of this high-profile trial. you can get the latest online wjla.com. we will send updates as we get on twitter as well. >>> the man charged with assassinate the ambassador to the united states was pleaded -- has pleaded not guilty. is accused of conspiring to kill thetman to ambassador added d.c. restaurant. earn a portion of the $1.5 million pay off. u.s. officials said they have to a member of the islamist revolutionary guards in i

she is charged with murdering jayna murray bethesda lululemon in march. there are questions about the of defense that her lawyers may use. memories of the brutal murder fresh on this eve of .he trial >> there will be a lot of interest. class something so terrible happened here. she was bludgeoned to death inside the upscale clothing a busy bethesda ave. her co-worker brittany norwood .as found tied up she told police that she and her worker were sexually assaulted. questions grew about her story. police concluded that she had killed jayna murray because jayna murray had confronted her with shoplifting. her attorneys did not file an insanity plea. yearsher talk getting concussions as a college soccer star might have .ffected her mind >> you have to explore every possibility. >> lululemon eventually reopen. a stained-glass the window, with and jayna murray's parents on hand. walking into the store was , but i felt like she was there. now there will be a crush of reporters this week in county.ry she faces life without parole if convicted of first-degree murd

she is accused of murdering jayna murray inside the lululemon athletic store in march. prosecutors say norwood argued with murray after murray found stolen merchandise in norwood's bag. during the jury selection process, 38 potential jurors said she had made up their mind on norwood's guilt or innocence. >> the jury selection is probably the most important part of the trial. we are trying to get jurors in this case who don't know the facts. of the case, which is very difficult to do in any situation, particularly a high- profile case like this case. >> reporter: over 08% of the jurors when asked raised their hand and said they had indeed heard of this case. they only got through 150 of the jury pool yesterday. the lawyers are opening to have the opening statements done tomorrow. i'm stacy cohan. back to you. >> thank you. >>> police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at a senior living community in montgomery county. officers were called to the national lutheran home in rockville yesterday morning. investigators say 80-year-old albert ballard went to visit his

the two people working in the apple store next to the lululemon store testified how they heard noises but failed to act on them. we are joined now with details from andrea mccarren from rockville. >> reporter: not only the testimony shocking, so was their apparent lack of remorse that no one called 911. for an extraordinary 9 minutes on the night jayna murray was murdered two apple store managers testified they heard loud noises coming from the lululemon store right next door. one of the managers said "we heard some screaming, some yelling, something heavy being dragged, some kind of grunting, high pitched squealing." she further testified someone said don't do this, talk to me. and later i heard somebody say stop, stop, oh god. the apple store manager was closing for night and grabbed a senior manager and asked him to listen to. riso testified he heard a female voice say "talk to me. what's going on? why won't you tell me? " later he heard a different sound. it was more like panting when you can't breathe. trying to catch your breath and talk. the managers asked security to investiga

next to lululemon in bethesda is an apple store. an employee testified she heard loud hysterical noises coming from lululemon lasting from 10:10 to 10:19 on the night of the murder. she heard two voices one saying talk to me, don't do this. then high pitched screaming then god help me, please help me. norwood's lawyer asked if someone was asking help me, wouldn't you help? she said who know what is i would have done. >> you didn't call police? >> reporter: the crime scene investigation at lululemon revealed blood in three sinks, a palm print on the wall in blood and blood splattered up to five feet on the wall. there was blood in jana murray's car. after killing murray, norwood left the store and drove murray's car, which was double parked outside. photos of a hammer and metal merchandise bar were showed to the jury. norwood used them on a fatal beating. the defense lawyer got the evidence technician to admit the items were not separately bagged but put together on a tool kit and blood could have been transferred from one to the oth

afternoon a crime scene technician on the stand introducing a very bloody video of the inside of lululemon store proved too much for a couple of jayna murray's friends. they jumped up and got out. but the most important thing that happened today was the playing of brittany norwood's first interview with police. for the first time, they heard her voice as the state played audio of her first statement to police. in court norwood bowed her head and closer eyes as her voice told the tale of an attack by two masked men on her and her co-worker. she described how a man repeatedly hit her and there was so much blood. she claimed he -- and she claimed she was brutally sexually assaulted but the nurse to examine norwood testified there was no evidence of such an assault. her defense attorney admitted this story was an inept attempted cover-up. last month, brittany norwood did kill jayna murray at the bethesda store where they worked. they claim that happened in a fight and it is not first-degree murder. prosecutors are carefully presenting all of the technical evidence to the jury to proof norwood

brittany norwood charged with killing jayna murray apple bethesda lululemon store in march. 150 potential jurors is being 12 jurors andto five alternates. not be an easy task with all the attention the case has .eceived maybe they should have moved its farther away where they could absorb an impartial jury. >> it is very difficult in any with publicity to put aside heard.u have >> some potential jurors say are party made up their minds. trial is expected to last two weeks. stay with us for continuing coverage. live reports in the next half-hour. turning to a story you will on 7.ee who may deadline's a medical crisis at the south pole is now in baltimore to seek treatment from an apparent stroke. renee-nicole douceur. >> god bless you. i have been following you. >> still wearing he coverallsr is relieved to finally it medicaln hours of the treatment she has prayed for for two months. >> i am so glad home. it's great to be back in america. she believes that she had a about two weeks ago and bought the team would be days, butn the winds and live-in -- limited visibility and other conditions

she is accused of killing her coworker at the lululemon store last march. jed, the judge said prosecutors will not be allowed to use certain graphic photos in their opening statements. >>> herman cain has jumped to the top of the field but a controversial commercial is raising questions about what message he is delivering. tom fitzgerald explains. >> reporter: he is officially the frontrunner but herman cain is now drawing attention for one of his staffers. >> mark block here. >> reporter: mark block, cain's chief of staff, is burning up the internet after a youtube video ends with him smoking a cigarette. the video, political analysts say, is meant to send a message. >> i am in the going to follow what the government tells me to knowledge. >> reporter: leonard steinhorn is a political science professor at american university. he says the smoking video is cain's way of thumbing his nose at big government. >> he appeals to anti- government conservatives, anti- government republicans and that is what fits with their message. >> reporter: the latest cbs "wall

newly released photographs for lululemon show the struggles that ensued. locks of her long blood hair on the hardwood floor, a manican's body. box cutters and blades, a bloody hammer, nearby a metal bar designed to hang clothing but used to end a promising life. norwood said the attackers sounded young and white and repeated called her the n-word. she said they told her if he heard another word he would cut my throat. there was a pair of her socks soaked in flood. andrea mckaren, 9 news now. >>> there were so many spectators unable to get in the courtroom, the judge considered going to a bigger involve ewe. >>> perry is committed to the debate on november november in michigan but is considering changes after the latest polls. >> reporter: rick perry's next gop debate could be one of his last. >> rick -- >> i'm speaking! i'm speaking! >> reporter: following several weak performances a slip in the polls, the texas governor is considering skipping upcoming debates. he will face on with his rivals on november 9th. >> i would never skip the date. >> reporter: t

over to you. >> thank you. >>> the big story this morning, the lululemon murder in bethesda. the trial for the former employee accused of killing a coworker in march begins today. stacy cohan is live necessity courthouse in rockville with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. that lululemon murder case was absolutely rivetting t captivated this whole area, became a national story, partly because of the brutality of the crime and because of the twists and turns of this investigation. now, brittany norwood, 21 years old, originally told police that she and her coworker jay ma nursey had been beaten and sexually assaulted by two masks men who entered the store after closing and followed them in this evening. but her story quickly unraveled and she was charged with first degree murder. >> there is a horrendous crime, coworkers. there should have been some type of intervention. i doubt if it was just an instant kind of impulsive act. >> like my age, you know and it is just so freaky and weird and i've been reading about it in you am curious to see what is going on with it. >> r

. >>> top story this morning testimony resumes this week in the lululemon murder trial. >> jurors already heard from some of the first responders to the horrific scene and workers in the store next door to lululemon who described hearing screams from the store the night jana murray was killed. >> paul joins us from the courthouse in rockville. catch us up on what happened friday good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning the highlight of friday's testimony was two apple workers, as they testified they had heard these noises coming from the shared wall, of the apple store and lululemon store and yana being very specific in what she heard and yelling and screaming, dragging, grunting she even was asked on the stand, by the state, to describe the grunting and she said it was like a physical exertion, an umph they also showed surveillance tape showing this woman, yana inside the apple store, walking over to that wall and listening, afterwards, we asked the question everybody has been asking, and that is why they never called 91 , got in the elevator she didn't say anything she just stared

. >>> the lululemon murder trial is already taking much longer than expected. we'll take you to day two of jury selection and a crucial decision by the judge. >>> and more escalator problems for metro on the same night the agency is getting an earful from riders sick of climbing their way out of station after station. >>> we begin tonight with the deadly metrobus shooting. i'm laura evans in for shawn. >> i'm brian bolter. we broke the story on myfoxdc.com earlier today, and tonight, we have more details about the suspects arrested. they traveled nearly 900 miles trying to avoid capture. apparently, it wasn't far enough at all. wisdom martin is working this in the newsroom. >> reporter: we have been with the families of the victim. the news she got was that the two suspects had been arrested in florida by us marshals. she was excited but realizes this is far from over. >> i was just really relieved that they were caught. >> reporter: that was thompson's reaction to the news of the arrest in the murder of her 22-year-old son demetrius thompson. around 1:00 p.m.,

are live outside the lululemon store. >> it was a day of chilling images and candid testimony. the defense dropped a bombshell that brittany norwood killed jayna murray during a fight. prosecution painted an even grimmer picture. this is what it looked like store not long after authorities discovered the scene last march. was a mess. blood covered parts of the floor. prosecutors claim these are the implements found in the store kill jaynat and murray. a wrench, a box cutter, and a rope. used a heavy metal object to hang merchandise. >> it is hard to imagine, with quantity of different things used, that it could be moment.the is the heart of the case. the state insists this is premeditated. legal team dropped a bomb. they said she lost it. she -- he added, it was not first degree murder. hope is to convict on a lesser charge. after witnessing violence, some where it is going. >> it is not an unreasonable reaction. when you are in that zone, to keep going. >> prosecutors say that during that 20 minute attack on march jayna murray sustained more than 300 distinct injuries. live in

brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker jayna murray in the lululemon store back in march. the defense says mnorwood did kill murray, but it was in the heat of a moment, not a planned event. testimony resumes at 9:00 this morning. >>> this morning thousands of people are waking up without power after a rare act snow. the storm left anywhere from a dusting here in the d.c. area to 30 inches in new england. snow and leaves have weighed down tree limbs,

norwood is accused of beating 30-year-old jayna murray to death in march in bethesda at the lululemon. focusing on two specific actions, norwood and her brother christopher, who questions his sister in a videotape conversation just hours before she was arrested. the prosecution will allege on friday march 11th norwood tried to leave the lululemon clothing store containing a bag of clothing still with the price tags. murray confronted her. the murder trial will begin october 24th. >>> a federal appeals court blocked two key parts of alabama's controversial immigration law but both sides see the ruling as a partial victory and here is why. the panel of judges temporarily blocked the parts that require schools to check a student's immigration status and allows authorities to charge those students that don't carry it with them. >>> president obama today visited a gm plant in detroit and was trying to get a lot of mileage out of trip. the president of south koreaia along on the trip. president obama was highlighting a new trade agreement between the two nations giving u.s. automakers a bet

. >>> turning to lululemon murder trial. jury selection is expected to wrap up and opening statements could begin today. brittany norwood is charged with killing co-worker jayna murray inside the store in march. the judge limited the use of graphic photographs. prosecutorswe will have a live report of 5:00 this morning. >>> the two more people were pulled alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings in eastern turkey. and 18-year-old man and a 27- year-old were rescued nearly two days after a powerful earthquake struck the area. 450 people died. the rescue came after a two week old girl was also found alive in the rubble of an apartment building. >>> gas prices could rise in maryland. a state commission recommended raising the gas tax by 15 cents over three years. the added revenue would help fund transportation projects. the commission also recommends boosting fees for cars, bus riders, and train passengers. this could raise $870 million each year. >>> the defense industries as 1 million jobs are in pants of congress' super

. >>> jury selection is underway in the lululemon jury trial. the vast majority of jurors have heard about this case. 9 news now reporter kristen fisher is at monday gmail.comry county courthouse. >> reporter: first of all the jury selection process is incredibly slow. it will likely take until tomorrow afternoon. two and a half days total. that is how long it took to see the jury in the trial of sniper john mohammed. 300 prospective jurors were summoned in this case. of total 300 prospective jurors, only six have been excused. today the judge and the attorneys still need to sort through 24 prospective jurors. a huge number. the reason for it is because this is such a high profile, highly hyped case. most people in montgomery county already know about it. just yesterday only 18 of the 150 prospective jurors had not heard of the lululemon murder case and 38 of the 150 said they had already formed an opinion about norwood's guilt or innocence. the prosecutor in the son of sam case talked about that number to our andrea mccarron. >> reporter: judge