. >> i'm pat lawson muse. troops will be home by the end of the year. president obama made the announcement today. the president said the two countries agree on the decision. the war in iraq started nine years ago. >> more than 4,000 americans died in battle. there are fewer than 40,000 troops in the country. steve handelsman has the latest from the white house. >> today, i can say our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> reporter: an emotional announcement, but expected from president obama. president bush agreed to a u.s. pull out by 2012. since 2003, the pentagon says it war has cost 4459 u.s. lives. 32,000 wounded. 1146 u.s. amputees and $700 billion to $800 billion. in iraq, the last 39,000 u.s. forces are loading up, celebrating years. >> they have an operating government of sorts. >> reporter: civil war is possible. they think the pull out is premature. president obama would have left troops there, but the iraqis would not grant legal immunity. it is a popular move. >> it's fantastic. the end is great. >> the toll it's take

i'm pat lawson muse. >>> a dweveloping story where lindsay lohan had her probation revoked. >> superior court judge lashed out at lohan saying she repeatedly violated probation going back to her 2007 dui case and misdemeanor theft. probation is a gift, not a right. the city prosecutor wants lohan jailed. there's a hearing november 2nd to discover what, if any probation she may face. >>> there's a chance for stormy weather heading our way. >> veronica johnson is in our storm center tracking it. >> certainly looked that way not too long ago. now, with the cloud cover, it looks like it's stabilizing the atmosphere. just getting scattered showers now. there is a possibility of isolated thunder during the overnight period. you can see the gray sky. we are at 65 degrees. all we have going on now, scattered light showers. 65 degrees now. boy oh boy, if you are an early morning riser, you probably got hit with the moderate and heavy rain. here is a look back. the whole band that stretches i-95 yellow there, orange and red is the moderate rain. by 8:30 or 9:30 this morning, the bulk of the rain

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we are under a freeze watch. ready or not, we are ready to see the first snow flakes of the season. >> doug kammerer joins us live from the storm center. you have our attention, doug. >> that's the thing. it's going to grab a lot of people's attention when you talk snow in october. don't worry about the snow, it's not going to be a big problem. flakes in a couple areas. the cold and rain is going to be the story on saturday. we are in for nasty weather. live doppler radar is not showing too much in the way of rain across the area. a few more in southern maryland. we have a frontal boundary that is draped across our area. showers in the north to pennsylvania and the west into kentucky. we have rain to go. shower variety throughout the rest of the evening hours from time-to-time. not too bad out there. the temperatures, look at this, 63 right now with winds south-southwest at 5 miles per hour. 52 in hagerstown. 75 in fredericksburg. that's the cold front that will make its way down here. cool air, if not cold air b

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. moammar gadhafi is dead. he allegedly ordered the bombing over lockerbie scotland. they killed him and released graphic cell phone video to back up their claim. steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: the cell phone video is graphic, but shaking. for hours, u.s. officials were scrambling to verify what libyan rebels claimed, moammar gadhafi is dead. president obama saluted the libyan people. >> you have won your revolution. now, we will be a future with dignity, freedom and opportunity. >> reporter: libya celebrated. they joined the rebels to overthrow what they loved. they needed help and got it from the u.s. >> we did go in and supported rebellion against gadhafi. it's a good thing he is gone. we have to be careful about the lessons learned. >> reporter: air power works. in attacks, nato warplanes pounded gadhafi forces. in late spring, italy, france and others kept up the air attacks. gadhafi facing wartime charges refused to give up or get out, even after tripoli fell. he was held up in the town of c

good evening, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. wendy is off tonight. mily in pain over the suspicious death. an 11-month-old was rushed to the hospital unresponsive. pat collins has the latest from vienna. >> reporter: why did this young boy die? the investigation is now in its third day. the family has identified the victim as 11-month-old nehem

hello, i'm pat lawson muse. jim handly is off tonight. >>> a mother's body found. us live at police headquarters in rockville, pat? >> reporter: it's been 14 days, police trying to find 11-year-old william mcquain. trying to get his suspect stepfather to talk. in charlotte, north carolina, curtis lopez remains in custody, charged in the murder of his wife, jane mcquain lopez

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here is what's happening at this hour.le confirmed dead after the 7.2 manager tud earthquake that devastated turkey. rescuers continue searching through the rubble for survivors. dozens of people are believed to be trapped beneath the debris. >>> president obama is in nevada to announce a new program to make it easier for some homeowners to refinance. under the new plan, homeowner who is own more than their home is worth need to refinance. they need to be current on their mortgages. >>> police are investigating a murder suicide. officials found a man and woman dead inside one of the patient rooms this morning. investigators say the woman was receiving treatment there and her husband was visiting. police identified the woman as sandra bell lard and her husband as 80-year-old albert. >>> britney is accused of killing her co-worker at the bethesda store back in march. the trial is expected to last eight days. she's pleaded not guilty. we'll have the latest in a live report at 5:00. >>> in court, the defense started to present

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm doreen gensler.1-year-old william mcquain did not end as police and everyone in the community had been hoping. today the body of the young boy was found in a wooded area of clarksburg, maryland. that's minutes away from where his mother was found slain in their home in germantown. we have team coverage tonight. chris gordon is in germantown. but we begin with pat collins in clarksburg with more on the search and the latest on the investigation. pat? >> doreen, they're still working the scene here. they have been here all day long. sources tell news 4 that cell phones and security camera video played a big role in this search. they were hoping to find him alive. we

i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. >> he told the court his weapon was to save the lives of innocent muslims. jay gray has more on the guilty plea. >> reporter: after sitting through the first day of the trial without a word, umar farouk abdulmutallab changed his plea this morning to guilty. >> pleading to something where there's a life sentence is not something i recommend. >> reporter: he ignored the advice of a lawyer and told the court he was guilty of all eight charges including the use of a weapon of mass destruction, and attempted murder. >> i don't believe there was any particular photograph or piece of evidence that caused it. i think mr. abdulmutallab had something he wanted to say and he made a statement today. >> reporter: that statement came after the plea when he said the explosives hidden in his underwear was to save muslims. >> he don't regret trying to kill innocent people and don't feel remorse about it. >> reporter: passengers were surprised with the plea. >> i'm totally shocked. >> reporter: but con

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. about two weeks into their demonstrations over corporate greed, wall street protesters are getting support from the biggest unions. >> it started in new york city and spread across the country. tomorrow, they come to washington. michelle franzen has the latest. >> reporter: hundreds of union members joined the growing numbers of wall street protesters in a march against corporate greed, government corruption an a broken economy. >> american who is have been hurt by the economic crisis, the political corruption. >> there's no protection. no matter who we vote for, nothing happens. people feel like they are getting shafted. >> reporter: social inequality along with rising unemployment struck a cord with the largest and most powerful unions. >> they are fighting to make sure the rich, the mull pi billionaires pay their fair share. it's why we joined forces. >> reporter: what started as a grass roots rally over two weeks ago swelled into a nationwide movement. sympathy protests have been

hello, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse in for wendy rieger tonight.begin with the happy ending for a six-day search for a missing boy in virginia. robert wood jr. was found

pat lawson muse, news 4, washington. >>> nbc news 4 has a proud history with aids walk washington.k when the walk first began in 1987, our community affairs director realized this disease had the potential to be devastating. with her encouragement, nbc 4 threw their support behind the walk then and has done so over the past 25 years. tomorrow morning, she and nbc 4 will receive awards for their work. we are very proud of our partnership with whitman walker health clinic. we congratulate her. >> you'll be out there in the morning, too, right? >> yes, to get them off. >> it's a good cause. >> it is. >>> coming up on news 4 at 11:00, new details about the rescue of a young boy in virginia. the boy has autism. we'll find out how he survived six nights in the elements. >>> a hospital seen two patients killed within a week. >>> the thief that tried to outrun police in a forklift. you won't believe what his loot was. >>> another programming note, nbc news will unveil a new program soon. you may have seen the promoes. it's called "rock center" with brian williams. the top reporters will be

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. occupy d.c. protesters say they are not budging despite their permit expiring. >> police gave them until this afternoon to clear out. chris gordon is live where some say they are getting ready to be arrested. chris? >> reporter: good afternoon. behind me, you will see well more than 100 people, part of occupy d.c. here. everything you see here is illegal. the tents are illegal. the people being here, they are illegal. they say they are not going to move until the war in afghanistan and iraq ends. they are not going to move until their demands are met. at 2:00 in the afternoon, an officer and park ranger showed up and asked for a meeting with e event organizers. afterwards, i talked with one of the organizers. >> they wanted to speak in private. we said why can't we speak in public. they said they were not comfortable with that. they would call me on the telephone. >> reporter: have they asks you to leave? >> they have not asked us to leave. >> reporter: how long will you stay? >> until we are rea

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. high drama moments ago in an italian courtroom for american student amanda knox. her murder conviction has been overturned. knox was appealing her 2009 conviction for the murder of her british roommate, meredith kercher. she broke down earlier, overjoyed when the judge announced the decision moments ago. [ speaking foreign language ] >> knox was whisked away by security to a secured room in the courthouse. we are going to bring live pictures outside the courtroom. this is outside the courtroom right now. the parents of the victim were also in the courtroom as well. this was a moment that has been building for weeks and weeks. this appeal process has gone on and on. >> here are live pictures right now from outside the courtroom in italy. we have seen a very emotional knox. this is a look now at family members outside the courtroom. let's take a listen to what they have to say. >> we are thankful that amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. we begin today with breaking news. a terror plot has been foiled on u.s. soil targeting embassies here in d.c. the justice department is accusing iranian agents of plotting to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states. >> two people have been charged in this case. news 4's brian mooar joins us live from capitol hill with more on this breaking news. brian, how much do we know? >> reporter: what we know in the indictment which has just been unsealed, let me tell you, it's chilling. the plot was to unfold here in the nation's capital at a well-known restaurant which isn't named but attended frequently by the ambassador to the united states from saudi arabia. as well as numerous u.s. members of congress. one of the plotters was supposedly told that if this bombing took place in this restaurant, then more than 100 people could be injured or killed. he supposedly let loose with an expletive and said that so be it, that's what has to be done. we do know that one of the suspects is being held in new york at this ho

i'm jim hand. >> i i'm pat lawson muse.e is what's happening in the news at this hour. >> governor chris christie came out today to put all of the rumors to rest. he says he will not, he will not, run for the republican nomination for the white house. christie says the time is not right. and he's not ready to walk out on the promise he made new jersey when he was elected just two years ago. >>> inspects of the washington monument were suspended again this afternoon due to high winds. engineers were able to finish their surveys of the east and south walls before it got too windy and plan to finish the entire inspection tomorrow if the weather continues. >>> stocks made a late day rally today after finance ministers announced new plans to help the debt crisis in europe. the dow gained 153 points to close at 10,808. the nasdaq shot up 69 points. for a nearly 3% gain and the s&p finished the day 24 points higher gain 2g.25%. >>> apple today unveiled its newest iphone. but there are mixed renews uh-oh. let's get the details on t

good afternoon, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. accused of killing jayna murray inside the lululemon store. the attorneys are waiting on a key ruling that could change how prosecutors present their opening statements. >> jury selection will continue tomorrow as they try to narrow this panel down to 12 jurors and 5 alternates and the way they will do that is that the prosecutors and defense team each have a number of strikes or challenges to eliminate people from the jury who they think will not be sympathetic to their side of the case. at the crime scene at the lululemon store last march, victim jayna murray was found with gruesome head wounds inflicted with a hammer and knife. beaten with a display rack and there was a rope around her neck. la

i'm pat lawson muse. welcome to viewpoint.e great stories many people have never heard about, success stories with roots in hbcus, historically black colleges and universities. this morning we tell some of the stories as we look at the history and relevance of hbcus today. jessie russell, chairman and ceooink network inc. and president and founder of im solutions and dr. david wilson of morgan state university. thank you all, gentlemen, for joining us this morning. let's begin this morning with this. take a look. i as tkpl soluti iam presents the greatest stories never told. hbcu, featuring jesse russell, innovations led to the digital cell phone. and dr. david wilson's adjourn from from the cotton fields. hbcu. it changed the world. few of us can imagine life without our cell phones. but all of this would not have happened with the remarkable advances in wireless technology made by pioneers such as jesse russell, who graduated from tennessee state. >> the beauty of historical black colleges for me, just talking to me personal

i'm pat lawson muse.yland general sepl has approved a plan to redraw the state's congressional lines based on the 2010 census. it's been a very controversial plan because it splits up parts of montgomery county and moves minorities around. it may deprive the republican party of a seat in congress. and it's generated quite a lot of conversation and debate over the last week. my guest this morning dave mcconnell of wtop, jerry phillips of d.c. metro talk and michael, author and blogger on michael fontray.com. what do you all think about this and about the controversy? dave? >> well, the district plan in maryland, there are two points of opposition. number one, and donna edwards's case, it will dilute the african-american vote in the state that her district was drawn to give african-americans more clout. it's a minority/majority situation. it takes away from what she can do relative to that. and she explained about that. has given in to the will of the majority. up in upper maryland past montgomery, up into

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm barbara harrison.police searched a hiking trail in damascus and a park in clarksburg. still, no sign of 11-year-old william mcquain. he's the son of the mother that was killed in her condo. her husband waived extradition. >>> a kansas city mother admitted to being drunk the night her baby girl disappeared and she changed her story about the last time she saw baby lisa. they began fresh searches for the child. it's been weeks since she vanished from her crib. >>> new fears over europe's debt crisis. the dow closed 247 points lower to finish at 11,397. nasdaq down 52 points to end at 2614. the s&p 500 closed at 1200. >>> a true champion and a gentleman is how the father of a race car driver killed in a horrific pile up on the track is remembered. >> dan wheldon died in a car crash. he was only 33. chris has more. >> a huge crash. >> reporter: during lap 12 of the season ending race in vegas, two cars bumped setting off a chain reaction. two cars went airborne. one was dan wheldon's number 77. moments lat

. >> i'm barbara harrison in for pat lawson muse. >>> less than an hour ago, a jury came back with ay verdict or carmelo dela rosa. she tossed the toddler off an elevated bridge at tyson's corner. julie carey will have more in a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> makeshift memorials are growing outside apple stores here in our area and around the world in memory of steve jobs. he died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. he created innovative products such as the iphone and ipad. we'll have more on the local reaction here at 5:00. >>> today, president obama called out republicans and urged them to pass his jobs plan or come up with something better. the team is calling for a tax hike for americans who make $1 million a year or more. republicans accuse him of playing campaign politics. >>> retail sales from last month and the debt crisis in europe help stocks make their third gain in a row. they closed at 11,023. the nasdaq shot up 46 points and the s&p was up 20 points. both gains of more than 1.8%. >>> the worker in the coroner's office who looked at michael jackson was grille

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here is ha's happening at this hour.haracter witnesses are being called to the stand in the manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. they are trying to build their case dr. murray was a caring, knowledgeable doctor who was not mote vited by money. five character wnszs are expected to be called to the stand. >>> the lululemon murder trial. the death of her co-worker was the death of a horrific fight, not premeditated murder. a panel of six men and six women were chosen to hear the case. we'll have more coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >>> at an appearance in denver, the president announced changes to the student loan program. the maximum students will be required to pay per year will be capped at 10% of their income. the current cap is 15%. borrowers will be able to consolidate government loans and private loans to pay a lower interest rate. >>> stocks rebounded to close higher. investors were encouraged by progress in the european debt talks. >>> attorneys for john edwards asked a judge to drop campaign finance charges again

pat lawson joins us in the news room. hi, pat. all right. coming up on news4 at 4:00, george -- sorry, we're having a microphone problem. and the deserving fan gets the makeover of a lifetime, and plus we head backstage of leann rimes, why her show was more than about music, and why the secret to clear skin may lie in what you eat. details coming up this afternoon. >>> let's get a final check of the forecast. cool start, and what about the rest of the day? >> cooler than average here. more like a november day than late october. there is the sky over washington, looking into northeast washington from the sky watcher camera, and off in the distance is prince georges county, and just a few clouds passing over now. and the temperatures are near 60 degrees in washington, southeast of washington and near the bay, but further to the west where there is more clouds, it's still in the 50s and we will probably stay in the 50s for the rest of the day, and out in western maryland, many locations are still in the 40s as is much of west virginia. from i-9

. >> state senator, the husband of nbc 4s pat lawson muse. >>> next, scary moments at an air show. >>> why they sent out alerts saying a tornado was closing in even though there wasn't a let. >>> a day of celebration between police and occupy wall street protesters. hakeem, what is coming up in sports? >> dan hellie goes one-on-one with a coach. plus, in pittsburgh last night, it was nasty even for hockey6:0. >>> hundreds of boxes of counterfeit goods were seized by federal agents in afternoon in northeast washington. the boxes were full of fake louie vi tan, nike, and bootlegged dvds. 11 people were arrested. the market is located d.c. farm market near the university. it remains open during the raids. >>> more clashes on the streets of new york city as the occupy wall street protests rage on for a month. developers backed off from evicting them from the park. then celebrations led to more than a dozen arrests. we have the latest from new york. >> reporter: after overting a shut out to leave the park, protesters went on the march to declare victory. it resulted in just over a dozen ar

. >>> a defense expert gets s welcome back to news 4 at 4:00, i'm pat lawson muse. >> kim kardashiancing her husband. the couple married just 72 days ago in august. the wedding cost 10 million bucks. the court papers say irreconcilable differences. hufferryes is unemployed from the nba lockout. >> many without power after the weekend rare storms. it dumped as much as 30 inches in parts of the northeast. numbers of towns canceled or postponed halloween events. with the downs wired and tree damage, it's too dangerous for young trick or treaters. >>> a judge denied prosecutions request to hear a cell phone conversation between a murder victim and one of her co-workers. during the phone call, murray told a league she suspected norwood was shoplifting. they were hoping to use the cell phone call to establish a motive in the murder. norwood is accused of killing murray during heated argument. >>> growing concerns about the european debt crisis. the dow jones plunged 275 points. nasdaq fell and s&p 50030 points lower. >>> a man accused of involuntary monoslaughter in the death of michael ja

. >> i'm pat lawson muse, wendy rieger is off tonight. we are following developments in a murder case that took the life of a howard university student. he was found shot to death yesterday across the d.c. prince george's county line. jackie bensen is live with the story. jackie? >> reporter: the campus community is mourning the 24-year-old's death. there's a lot of mystery surrounding his murder. he's a former marine. it's why he didn't become a freshman until 24 years old. very fit. it's not clear what happened in this robbery, attempted robbery according to police where he was shot to death. >> the 24-year-old was a freshman music major who enrolled in the fall of last year. he was remembered in a vigil on campus last night. the circumstances surrounding his murder are unclear. all we know is that just after midnight, in the 4200 block we are not sure if he lived there, he was confronted by a man with a gun during what the mt. rannier police chief described as a robbery gone bad. he was shot, transported to the hospital where he dies s

i am pat lawson in for barbara harrison, on this october 25th, 2011. >>> we begin with the deadly quake int turkey, a newborn bab, and now her mother and grandmother have been pulled from the rubble. the building collapsed when the 7.2 magnitude quake hit on sunday. people gathered and clapped as people rushed in to rescue the baby. and hours later, the infant's mother and grandmother were freed from the rubble, and the death toll stands at 432, and 1,300 have been injured. and then this morning, a convoy arrived in the hard-hit city of ersis. people swarmed the trucks to get their hands on the donations, and donations are pouring in from around the world. >>> back here at home right now, the second day of the murder trial is getting under way, and a maryland circuit court judge is trying to decide whether crime scene photos can be used for opening statements. megan mcgrath joins us. >> reporter: these are crime scene and autopsy photos. very disturbing images. the prosecutor wants to use them at the start of the trial before they are entered into evidence. the defense, though, says tha

pat lawson joins us with a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, appleebuts another product today. we'll show it to you. and one family's trip to a cornfield turn into the a real adventure. >>> and then a childhood pastime doubling as a good workout. we will reintroduce you to the work out class that is all about the hulahoop and all the benefits can you get from twisting and turning. >> do you remember that? >> yeah, once you learn it you can't forget it. >> now, its tom's turn. what is coming up with the weather? >> rain coming in. as we look at the sky over washington, we have the gray sky, the clouds producing rain, and the radar over the last hour showing it advancing to the north. it's actually decreasing a little bit in the intensity, but still those areas of orange and yellow are moderate showers, and we some in loudoun county, and just now move into prince georges county, and the rain just crossing the potomac river come into washington, and it has been cool our morning. we are holding steady in the low and mid-60s. we will probably stay in the

i'm pat lawson muse. needs a buddy. everybody needs a friend. best buddies the world's largest nonprofit organization providing opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. our guests this morning are all buddies. sarah pierson for best buddies virginia. alexa is from george mason university. and caitlyn donovan is buddy ambassador and a member of the george mason university chapter. thanks for cominging. >> thanks for having us. >> tell us more about best buddies and why it is so important. a lex a. >> best buddies is so important because everyone wants a friend. everyone wants to do normal things. i'm a college student. caitlyn is a normal student. why can't we do things that normal college students do. >> it gives opportunities for one to one relationships. >> caitlyn, would you add to that? >> i've been in the program since high school and i've loved it ever since. and i've had good buddies and bad buddies. but this on

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. >>> veronica johnson is in the storm center to tell us about a tornado. >> there's actually two areas down south, well south of d.c. that have been warned on for potential tornadoes. take a look at the radar and the radar loop. you can see two areas shaded in red. it's where we have the tornado warnings issued. southwest orange county until 4:15. then also, also for eastern louisa county and hanover. the north and northeast, quite a bit of lightning with it. golden, old bandana, goodall and oliver. we continue to see more warnings come out. another area here as we take a look at it. that area down south there, that is what's pulling to the north and northeast. oliver in the next 47 minutes. athens, in the next hour. it's louisa county thwarted spot spotsylvania and culpeper county is inside that tornado warning. the temperatures have been plenty, plenty warm. they are in the mid-60s. it's an area down to the south that's culpeper county until 4:30 and orange county. let's go ahead, if we can and take a look at the radar on the graphics 29 if we can put it ba

i'm pat lawson. >> and i'm joe krebbs. it is the 13th day of october.e're unlucky if you like clear skies. look at all those clouds and drizzle out there at washington reagan international airport. let's talk to tom about what kind of day we're going to have. >> we have fog around 2:00. it's being illuminated by lightning. we've had a couple of houses that may have been hit by lightning in the last hours or so. quite a bit of lightning. i'll show you that on the radar. all this is lining up from pennsylvania through maryland down across virginia into north carolina. it's a narrow line of showers with some embedded thunder and the thunder right now and lightning coming from a thunder shower that is just now crossed 270 and is advancing toward ulney. again, expect some thund er and lightning there. that's between now rockville and ulney and it's just now coming near leightonville, as well, in northern montgomery county. elsewhere, we have light rain for the most part with patchy drizzle and fog. temperatures are cool, down into the low 60s in washington a

pat lawson muse joins news the newsroom with a preview of things to come. >> hi shall barbara.oon on "news4 at 4:00," we are going to be following developments in the occupy d.c. protest still going on here in the washington area. plus, a medical mystery solved. story of a young couple that couldn't have a baby until they trusted their instincts and asked doctors for a second opinion. then on "news4 at 5:00," it claims to a hard boiled egg without the shell. liz crenshaw puts the eggy to the test to answer the question -- does it really do that? that story coming up on "news4 at 5:00." see you at 4:00. >> that certainly does look interesting. thank you, pat. >>> time now for a final check on the forecast. tom is here with that. >> got sun through high clouds now. and temperatures are beginning to climb. we are around 07. later today, into the upper 70s, 80 at many locations, cloudy and cooler tomorrow. low 70s. small chance of an afternoon or evening shower. likelihood of passing showers wednesday and highs mid 70s. mid 70s again on thursday. still a possibility of a passing sh

pat lawson muse joins news the newsroom now with a preview of things to come. hi, pat. >> hi, eun.ood morning. coming up today on "news4 at 4:00," we will be following the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray. the defense today calls its first witnesses. plus just the news, coffee loverses may want to hear. health benefits for people that drink three cups a day and coming up on "news4 at 5:00" tonight, halloween is fun but can also be dangerous. liz crenshaw has more on the risks of costume fires and how to reduce the risks. all that coming up starting on "news4 at 4:00" this afternoon. >> we will see you then. time for our final check of forecast. meteorologist tom kierein here today with this nice forecast. enjoy it while it lasts. >> warming up now. by the end of the week, big chill coming our way. got nice autumn color here in northwest washington beginning to show up. right now temperatures are near 60 degrees. later this afternoon with clouds and n and out we should climb into too t mid and upper 60s. nice day. getting chilly by the end of the week. w

pat lawson muse joins us for that. >> coming up on "news4 at 4:00," the latest the verdict in the amanda knox retrial from italy. also, at 4:00 today the clue to a woman's age is her hair. experts reveal simple and cheap ways for your hair to look younger. plus, it is a battle of the brownies. tonight at 5:00, we put a specialty brand, store brand, and an old school staple to the test to find out which one tastes best. find out who wins tonight on news4 beginning at 4:00. >> can't wait to find out. thank you. >>> final check on the forecast. >> can't wait until tomorrow. that's all i'm going to say. you will see why in just a moment. let's head down to the washington monument. folks are all bundled up, even the technicians scaling the monument. of course, you know, doing their evaluations. so tomorrow i think will be a day they have to worry. it is going to be pretty breezy if not gusty tomorrow. winds there could be gusting up to 25 miles per hour. let's talk with about what's take plagues here. the overall weather pattern. any time you see a dip in the jet stream, that means cold and i

i am pat lawson. there's breaking news at 8:26.body killed his mother and investigators found her body in her apartment yesterday. william is believed to be in a black honda crv like this one. if you think you have seen the if you think you have seen the boy or car, call woman: working in public relations is not for the faint of heart. i love what i do, i enjoy the work, but it's a very hectic pace. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university met my needs in terms of my family, my work/life balance. the fact that leading companies are hiring strayer graduates is impressive, but it's not surprising. these companies want us so badly. [ laughs ] i'm felicia blow, and i earned my m.b.a. from strayer university. >>> good morning. the mooing color on radar, massing showers across northern virginia, the district and maryland this morning getting light to moderate showers in montgomery and northern prince georges and they are heading to the north. later today a few passing showers are likely, and may get a morning or midday shower on f