there was a summons to bring norwood to court. but there was no court hearing, and the case faded away. now we tried to talk to dr. branch about norwood today but he sent word that he was unavailable. brittany norwood, charged with killing co-worker jayna murray last month at the lululemon store in bethesda. the prosecutor says murray was beaten and cut in an attack that went on for more than 20 minutes. and that norwood staged the crime scene to make it seem like two men committed the murder. captain dave gillespie is the head of the major crimes division for the montgomery county police department. he says he's aware of the domestic violence complaint against norwood but he says there's a big difference between the two incidents. >> these type of orders are issued on -- and through the courts sometimes on a regular basis. this particular instance would not be indicative of the level of violence that occurred that would show that she had a propensity for this type of violence on the night of this murder. >> apples and oranges? >>

there was a summons to bring norwood to court. there was no court hearing and the case faded away. now we tried to talk to dr. branch about norwood today but he sent word that he was unavailable. brittany norwood, charged with killing co-worker jayna murray last month at the lululemon store in bethesda. the prosecutor says murray was beaten and cut in an attack that went on for more than 20 minutes. and that norwood staged the crime scene to make it seem like two men committed the murder. captain dave gillespie is the head of the major crimes division for the montgomery county police department. he says he's aware of the domestic violence complaint against norwood but he says there's a big difference between the two incidents. >> these type of orders are issued on and through the court sometimes on a regular basis. this particular instance would not be indicative of the level of violence that occurred. we showed she had a propensity for this type of violence on the night of this murder. >> apples and oranges? >> absolutely. >> rep

he says he's aware of the domestic violence complaint against norwood but he says there's a big difference between the two incidents. >> these type of orders are issued on -- and through the courts sometimes on a regular basis. this particular instance would not be indicative of the level of violence that occurred that would show that she had a propensity for this type of violence on the night of this murder. >> apples and oranges? >> absolutely. >> reporter: suspect norwood still in jail awaiting further court action in this murder case. doreen, back to you. >> pat collins reporting, thank you. >>> investigators in loudoun county in virginia are trying to figure out what led to an apparent murder-suicide. it happened early this morning on south birch street in sterling. investigators have identified the victims as larry and

how long are we going to wait for norwood? i wasn't willing to wait. >> attorneys for evergreen cemetery tell cbs5 the controversy over this memorial has stretched on for decades. but they say there has never been a written or oral contract with reverend norwood. in fact they say she never received approval to build a monument here and never came up with the money. doctor norwood denies the charges and plans another lawsuit to erase jim jones. >> he is desecrating the final resting place and hallow grounds of those children. they couldn't escape him in life an now they can't escape him in death. >> reporter: robert lyles, cbs5. >>> friends of a teenager shot and killed in oakland vowed that he will not be forgotten. more than 200 gathered at leadership preparatory high school to honor franklin jr. franklin was killed while riding his bike yesterday afternoon on richie street, his friends say it was a case of mistaken identity and a tragic situation for someone with such a bright future. >> we need to get to the other side of o

doctor norwood denies the charges and plans another lawsuit.se jim jones. >> he is december crating the final resting place and hallowed ground of those children. they couldn't escape him in life and now they can't escape him in deathst. >> reporter: in oakland, robert liles, cbs5. >>> also tonight, the top investigator in the l.a. pd says there is no doubt in his mind. he says he has got the right suspect in the brutal belting of san francisco giants fan brian stow. but joe vasquez reports the suspects' young daughter is now coming to his defense. >> reporter: los angeles police chief charlie beck says he can't be specific but was "satisfied" with the results of the police lineup. >> i can say that it went well and according to the standards. it added to our group of evidence and we'll present the results to the district attorney. >> but geovanni ramirez described by police as the primary aggressor still has not been charged. he is still in jail on an unrelated matter, a parole violation, according to police who say they are still collecting e

her name is britney norwood. former boyfriend filed a stay away order against norwood back in 2007. the man said he feared for his safety. his new girlfriend at the time filed another report against norwood for stalking. investigators say stay away orders are relatively common and do not indicate a tendency toward the kind of violence seen inside the store in bethesda where janie murray was killed. >>> one year ago, the yeardley murder shocked the community and beyond. she was killed in her apartment. for those closest to her, it's still hard to comprehend. >> there's not a day goes by that i don't think of yeardley, but it's the good things i think about her. >> i think it definitely helps you appreciate life more. she lived life to the fullest. i feel like she was always trying to make everything the best it could possibly be, and i think just appreciating that, going on from day to day is really important to remember. >> yeardley love's mother gave the circle of friends bracelets and pendants to help them hold

brittany norwood is charged with killing a woman this past march. coming up, extremist painter.l qaeda and other groups of vowing revenge for the death of bin laden. >> the state department issues the travel alert for passengers after word of osama bin laden's death. we talked to people falling out of dulles airport. hear what they have to say, coming up. >> plus, a step closer to say that the 1 million pilgrims celebrate the life of pope john paul ii. will the first week in may feel like spring? adam caskey is back with a forecast after this. >> news of osama bin laden's that this sparking angry action on parts of the muslim world on an extremist web sites. one had a long eulogy for bin laden, vowing revenge. in gaza, hamas condemned the u.s. operation calling it the assassination of an arab holy leader. the western-backed palestinian authority welcomes the news of bin laden's death. fears of retaliation are running high. in the washington, d.c., region, local police in the federal government are stepping up efforts to keep american safe. julie has more from dulles internationa

according to police, norwood made up a story about robbers. they now believe that the two women had a fight. >>> the japanese government is calling for the suspension of operations of all three reactors at a nuclear power plant west of tokyo. this is because of safety concerns. japan's prime minister says he wants to make sure damage from another major earthquake or tsunami does not cause a second nuclear accident. experts have forecast a 90% probability of another major earthquake within 30 years. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >>> j. c., we're enjoying some fine weather this midday. friday, but some changes to the weekend. some showers are going to be fueling. i'll -- falling. i'll relate you know when the best chance of that is going to happen. and once again, the tree pollen is in the high category. you can thank the birch, the oak trees, hickory and sycamore in there as well. the grass poll season moderate. -- pollen is moderate. i'll have your weekend forecast when 9news now returns. wo to say it was a shock is just a compl

. >> reporter: wynona norwood said she'd like nothing more than a respectful memorial dedicated to the people she lost and the rest of the victims of the 1978 jonestown memorial. but she says the memorial that's about to be dedicated at oak green's cemetery, where many of the victims are buried, is not at all what she had in mind. see, the memorial includes the name of the people's temple leader, jim jones. >> he's not worthy, he does not deserve to be remembered. so what's next? will we be honoring charles manson? the can kids that shot the students at columbine? will we be honoring saddam hussein? what's next. >> reporter: norwood filed a motion to block the memorial and stop the dedication, but today an alameda county judge denied that request. jim jones jr., jones' adopted son, is ecstatic. >> i feel everyone who died in that tragedy should have a historical monument. and this monument is not to honor anyone, but is to -- is for many of us to remember that this is a loss to all of us. >> the bottom line, at the end of the day, it's about rightfully respecting and honoring the memor

just yesterday britney norwood was charged with jayna murder. >>> tonight, the fbi is trying to figureho sent more than three dozen white powder filled letters to dc schools. postal inspectors were able to grab four more letters. six others had to be picked up all around the town. the district went into a bit of a panic after the letter senior first popped up with a total of 29 of them being found by the end of the night. law enforcement sources believe that the suspect may be the same guy who has been mailing out similar frightening but apparently harmless letters going all the way back to 2008. >> they want to insight fear and targeting schools is a very good way of doing that. >> you have someone who is disturbed like this and they send these letters after to schools and as you were saying to hospitals and governors. it is just a very disturbing thought and i hope they go out and find that person. >> the police believe the suspect has mailed hundreds of letters to governors, hospitals, schools, federal agencies all around the country. postal inspectors say their ability to trace let

coming up next, we'll have new details about the suspect brittany norwood.y her former boyfriend once got a restraining order against her. that story coming up as we check headlines. it's 5:37. chinin >>> checking other headlines this morning, we have reports of previous acts of violence in the suspect at the lululemon store in bethesda, maryland. the washington post reports court records from 2007 show brittany norwood punched and threw things at a former boyfriend. he obtained a judge's order to keep her away from him, but she violated is that order following him and his girlfriend in a car. norwood is accused of killing her co-worker jana murray in march and covering it up. >>> six years after pope john paul ii was beatified, the pope benedict xvi praise the pope john paul ii. the late pontiff performed a miracle when he cured a french none of park in son's disease. one more miracle has to come forward for pope john paul ii to become a saint. >>> not the greatest news for endeavour, nasa official versus no idea when they'll be able to launch. engineers an

norwood violated are the the order.l charges were never filed. >>> an escapee was arrested from a juvenile correctional facility in laurel on april 18th. he's accused of stealing a counselor's car to get away. the car was found today as well. cary is accused of assaulting a correctional officer at the facility before he ran. cameras inside captured the assault and escape. >>> new tonight on the news edge at 11:00 president obama making new remarks on the death of bin laden. >>> plus military members honored at national park, their take on the mission to kill the world's most wanted terrorist. >>> and dave feldman, the caps are in some trouble. >> there's no question they're in trouble, down 2-0, but they've been in this scenario before and they've had other people in this scenario before. sometimes it's worked out okay. a preview is coming up on the news edge at 11:00. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. stop spending m

brandt says norwood stole his cell phone and use it to call his new girlfriend.restraining order but said she continued to follow him. in march norwood allegedly killed murray inside the store where they both worked. >>> part of the beltway opened after an explosion involving a tanker truck. before and 11:00 the tanker flipped on its side. crews spent a day cleaning up cooking oil that spilled out. they have charged the driver with reckless driving. he was not seriously hurt. >>> it is time for a check on the traffic. mike joins us with details. it looks like we're still having problems on 66. >> we're looking at video of the accident. west down 66 is still shut down. all westbound lanes are locked between fair oaks and fairfax. traffic is being diverted onto westbound rte. 50. there are very heavy delays from nutley. other areas are backed up as well. the outer loop is slow to the dulles toll road. the inner loop is seen deglazelays. back to you in the studio. chris >>>>> coming @ -- >> millions of people experienced the story of a some of the modern online thro

norwood is being held without bond. if she's found guilty, norwood faced up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. the state's attorney will handle the case once the trial begins. no trial date has been set. >>> d.c. city council has subpoenaed one-time mayoral candidate sulaiman brown. he has accused of vincent gray for engaging in a pay for play. gray originally -- brown -- excuse me, chose not to testify and he's now been ordered to appear before the council next friday. >>> the late civil rights leader dr. dorothy hite will be hon youred -- honored in the district. they will rename the bening library after dr. hite. her art work will be show cased and that ceremony is set for 11:00 this morning. >>> right now it's 8:25 on this friday morning. the first g.o.p. debate in the 2012 race for the white house last night. we'll hear from some of the people who may go after the country's top job coming up next. >>> and the terps head basketball coach stepping down after 22 seasons with the team. dave ross has t

brittany norwood is accused of killing co-worker jayna murray at a store in bethesda back in march. she's being held without bond. state's attorney said he will handle the case once the trial begins. no trial date has been set but it's likely to start in four months. if found guilty, norwood faces life if prison without the possibility of parole. >>> officials in maryland have suspended the license of a doctor for his controversial treatment of autism. dr. mark greer was putting children at risk for treating them with a drug that decreases hormone production. now his attorney said that the case is a dispute over therapy, not a doctor who posed a threat to patients. this doctor is still licensed in ten other states, including virginia. >>> a shock wave is moving through the university of maryland. coach gary williams is retiring. williams will make it official at a 1:00 p.m. news conference at comcast center today. the 66-year-old has coached for 33 years, 22 of them at his alma mater. he went to two final fours, won a national title and more basketball games at maryland than any oth

the most pressing issue before alameda county superior judge is norwood's bid to prevent a dedicationeremony for the memorial being held as planned on this sunday. also the issue is that jim jones' name is also placed there at that cemetery. the judge will issue a ruling tomorrow. >>> san francisco's controversial sit-lie law isn't doing much good. police department speaking at a meeting today. the law makes it illegal to sit or lie on public sidewalks between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. with some exceptions. enforcement began in march but at today's meeting belinda kerr said it has led to a large number of arrests, citations and warnings but not much change in behavior. >>> beachgoers may want to avoid a few bay area beaches on the heal the bay report card. three of the top ten worst are c oi well beach, baker beach and capitola beach west of the jetty. it is based on adverse health effects caused by elevated levels of fecal bacteria in the surf zone. >> ew, does not sound good at all. but the weather was not a good day to go to the beach anyway. jeff? >>> that's right. certainly some s

the washington post reports court records from 2007 show brittany norwood pumped and through things at a former boyfriend. he obtained a judge's order. she violated the order. she is accused of brutally killing her co-worker in march and trying to cover it up. >>> all right. if you are just waking up this morning, it is the news that the entire world is talking about, osama bin laden is dead. let's take a live look right now at the white house as people have been celebrating throughout the night. we will check back in in a live report. coming up next a couple who lost a son in the september 11th attacks join us live in the stud yes to share their thoughts. that's next. plus we'll update your weather and traffic in a moment. stay with us, everyone. it is 4:42.  >>> welcome back everyone. as we take a live look over the u.s. capitol this morning, on what is a great day for the nation. a lot of people have been celebrated at the white ho . killed. we of course will have more on this in a moment. we want to check weather with tucker barnes. a lot of people were down the

a judge heard arguments to stop the project filed by norwood. the temporary injunction to stop the project. so far the jones town memorial fund has spent 130,000 for the stones. an attorney told us the cemetery staff is caught in the middle. >> i don't think it's the cemetery's role to decide these type of disputes. it should be resolved by these parties. >> reporter: the next court hearing is set for may 25th just four days before this new memorial is set to be formally unveiled here. jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> embattled tax attorney ronny doich says she is giving up her law practice. doich made the announcement. ronny doich law office is in debt for nearly $30 million. dioch could face jail time. she is accused of shredding documents and failing to refund clients. >>> on wall street the market started the day lower but a rally led by food companies including coca cola, mcdonalds and kraft helped stocks finish higher. the dow rose 65 point, the nasdaq was up 17. >>> thieves usually get rid of the evidence. everyone if it's the siz

a judge heard arguments to stop the project filed by norwood.ge ruled against the temporary injunction to stop the project. so far the jones town memorial fund has spent 130,000 for the stones. an attorney told us the cemetery staff is caught in the middle. >> i don't think it's the cemetery's role to decide these type of disputes. it should be resolved by these parties. >> reporter: the next court hearing is set for may 25th just four days before this new memorial is set to be formally unveiled here. jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> embattled tax attorney ronny doich says she is giving up her law practice. doich made the announcement. ronny doich law office is in debt for nearly $30 million. dioch could face jail time. she is accused of shredding documents and failing to refund clients. >>> on wall street the market started the day lower but a rally led by food companies including coca cola, mcdonalds and kraft helped stocks finish higher. the dow rose 65 point, the nasdaq was up 17. >>> thieves usually get rid of the evidence. everyone

brittany norwood charged with killing jayna murray in march. police are hosting a seminar starting at 8:30 this morning. >>> president obama, joe biden and education secretary arne duncan will honor the national teacher of the year today. local school teacher michelle herer was picked for the top honor. a ceremony all be held let alita haytayaner this morning at the white house. scherer teaches chemistry at urbana high school in spread rick county, maryland. he she has taught for 14 years in the maryland public school system. congratulations. >>> we have an update this morning on the lawn of of the space shuttle endeavour. >> an attempt to save several towns from flooding but is this just a bandage for a major problem. fox 5 morning news will be right back.  >>> all the flooding in midwest forced the army corps of engineers to blow up a levee on purpose. they did it so the mississippi river would not flood its homes if you are sure upstream but now some farms are getting flooded. even more rain is forecast for the midwest to

now according to the washington post, court records from 2007 show that brittany norwood punched and through things at a former boyfriend. he obtained a judge's order to keep her away but she later violated that order, following him and his new girlfriend in a car. a new bench warrant was issued for her arrest and the warrant expired. she accused of killing her co- worker in march and creating a story to try to cover the murder up. >>> a shift in funding in virginia for deaths and injury that's happen in the line of duty. local governments are now footing the bill for death benefits and disability and death benefits for police, fire and rescue rather than the state. but virginia will still clover state police. funding for the program was eliminated by the lawmakers in the most recent state budget to try to cut costs. >>> it's 9:26 and we continue to follow our top story. the most wanted man in the world is dead. osama bin laden killed in a weekend raid in pakistan. ahead we'll talk with a former council to the 9/11 commission for her reaction to today's big news. >>> plus a few showe

brittany norwood is accused of killing jana murray in march. they are holding the seminar on woodmont and started at 8:30 this morning and will focus on keeping the workplace safe. >>> p will honor the national teacher of the year today. local schoolteacher michelle shearer was picked for the top honor. a ceremony will be held today. she teached chemistry at urbana high school in maryland. she's taught for 14 years in the maryland public school system. >> congratulations to her. that's great. >>> parking, you know that can be tricky here in the district. >> sure can. now people take advantage of the system. up next, why some metro workers are in hot water for the way they park. back in a moment.  >>> how would you like to park for free when you get to work? now for most it's a luxury in the d.c. area. >> but we have discovered places around town where city workers are skirting the rules and parking for free. and all they do is have to have one thing in common. tisha thompson has details on this fox 5 investigation. >> reporter: so

hugh said he learned about the official indictment of britney norwood yesterday and he told me "he is hopeful she will either plead guilty or be found guilty and that sentencing will come soon ." i will have more of my interview with hugh murray coming up tonight at 11 p.m. for now back to you anita. >> lesli, thank you for that. >>> meantime more of those letters filled with white powder turned up at more dc schools today. authorities now say more than three dozen suspicious letters appear to have been mailed from the dallas area. 28 of them were delivered yesterday. prompting emergency crews to respond to schools all across the district. an investigator suspects the man responsible may have sent out hundreds of these frightening but apparently harmless envelopes. not just to schools but to hospitals, governors and federal agency leaders. our bruce leshan is live in the northwest. they received one letter that authorities uncovered today. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell me, anita, this guy may have mailed out more than 300 of these letters across the country. if it is the s

norwood says she plans to continue her legal fight against inclusion of jones' name. >>> today, a delegation of diplomats and military leaders led by secretary of state hillary clinton all trying to repair relations with pakistan. clinton met with pakistani leaders in islamabad today. relations have been tense of course following the black ops raid that killed osama bin laden. today clinton delivering a message: pakistan can either commit to the fight against terrorism or risk losing billions of dollars in u.s. aid. >>> meantime, the cia will step inside the compound where the al qaeda leader was killed. agents will dust for fingerprints and examine other evidence there. u.s. and pakistani intelligence officials made a deal after meeting just last week in islamabad. >>> 5:48. one of the world's most wanted men is locked up this morning. ratko mladic was captured yesterday in a tiny serbian village. he had spent the last 16 years in hiding. he is charged are leading the massacre of 8,000 men and boys in a bosnian town in 1995. he will face an international war crimes tribunal. >>> the republi

winona norwood a relative of 27 of the victims says she plans to fight to erase his name from the memorial. >>> endeavour astronauts making history. how future spacewalks won't be the same. >> many drivers don't know the rules of the road. what else they failed at. you will be surprised. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a few hours ago....shuttle astronauts wrapped up their main >>> the final space station walk of endeavour's career in the books. just' few hours ago the shuttle astronauts wrapped up maintenance duties outside the international space station. as. >> today, astronauts and cosmonauts have logged more than 1,000 hours spacewalking helping with the construction of the station. this marks the last time that any shuttle crew will perform spacewalks. moving forward, space station residents will do them. >>> giants star buster posey is out possibly for the rest of the season with a broken leg and to remember ligament. the "mercury news" reports posey's agent now calling for a review of the rules that allow runners to just crash into a catcher at home plate. and the giants manager bruce bochy is

court records from 2007 show brittany norwood punched and threw things at her boyfriend who had an ordero keep away from him. she then followed him. she is accused of murdering her co-worker in march and trying to cover it up. >>> and homeland security secretary janet napolitano toured hard-hit neighborhoods in alabama and mississippi over the weekend. she is pledging federal support. more than 350 people are dead. >>> nasa officials say they have no idea when they can launch the subtleen deaf your. engineers are repairing the fuel line heaters. mission managers say the first possible date is not until may 8th. >>> more on the top story which is the death of osama bin laden. it's led to security warnings. a travel alert was issued by the state department. >> and police department are an alert. for more on the security concerns we turn to sarah simmons live at the pentagon. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, both. we are here at the pentagon memorial behind me which is very quiet at this time. we have seen some maintenance work hes tidying up for the day which could be