fobs 5's paul wagner has the story -- fox 5's paul wagner has the story. >> reporter: on september 27th 2002 d.c. police arrested as many as 400 people in pershing park, many protesting the policies of the world bank and had vowed to shut down the city. leading up to and after the arrests officers in a command post were documenting everything, recording it all in what's called a running resume. it's standard procedure, but when lawyers like karl messinio started looking into the constitutionality of the arrests and asked for the document, it was nowhere to be found. crucial video and audiotapes were missing as well. after nearly eight years of litigation the federal judge decided to launch an investigation and tapped magistrate judge john facciola. last month after listening to the testimony of more than a dozen witnesses in the case, judge facciola decided he needed to go in a different direction. conflicting statements convinced the judge he needed to look closer into the possibility city attorneys were behind the solicitation, preparation and submission of false testimony affidavits

paul wagner is live with the latest. paul, what do you know? >> reporter: this involves the assistant chief diane groom and is known in the community, the reporters and with people coming in contact with her on the streets. she's a street person. she's a hands-on police officer, always at crime scenes and she has been with kathy lanier since the be-- cathy lanier since the beginning. she was the assistant chief overseeing the patrol division and has held that job the last four years and there has been a statement released from chief lanier a few moments ago saying that diane grooms has been suspended and placed on administrative leave pending further investigation and i am reading now from the statetion that she was involved in compromising a task and to some members of the command staff as part of their in-service training and effective immediately, the assistant chief dua.m. will oversee the school and has been the chief from the beginning and serving as her executive and he is going take over for diane groom. pretty much a stunning developme

paul wagner is live with the latest. . >> reporter: taking an hour, perhaps, brian, but it took longer than that because of all the things that had to be done to get this case to the jury. so it took really all day. the prosecution wanted to point out to the jury that this is essentially a circumstantial case. with everything pointing towards ingmar guandique. the defense told the jury not so. this is a case of fiction and all the government is trying to do is take a puzzle piece and fit it into the part of the puzzle where it will not fit. the prosecution and the defense spent a considerable amount of time talking to the jury about the two pieces of evidence that have become central to the trial. the unknown dna found on chandra leavy's tights when it was tested in 2008, and the confession allegedly made to an inmate locked up with ingmar guandique in 2006. prosecutor amanda haines told the jury if prison worked for one person, ladies and gentlemen, it's worked for armando morales, a good samaritan who has tried to do so

action, our paul wagner is blogging from his seat inside the courtroom every day. head to www.myfoxdc.com and all the latest developments are a click away. >>> troubling news on america's highways seniors. the results of a national assessment test show many are still struggling with reading. seniors in 1600 high school districts were tested. the scores were lower than the results from 1992. in math, scores actually rose 3 points since 2005, but the math test was significantly changed five years ago so that there is no way to compare those results with earlier years. >> if you want to make a difference in your community, if you want to serve the country, there is nothing more important that you can do than to think about education. >> promoting teaching careers among current students. the education secretary arne duncan, excuse me, and maryland governor o'malley took the message to montgomery blair high school in silver spring today and this is part of a new campaign to recruit diverse, highly-qualified teachers. secretary duncan points out with a generation of baby

paul wagner is blogging from his seat in the courtroom every single day. head to www.myfoxdc.com to read all the developments in the trial. >>> a shocking new tactic to get you to think twice before you light up. these graphic images could soon be on every single pack on store shelves. find out who's behind the push coming up next. >>> you're watching fox 5 news at 10:00. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> new cigarette warnings will soon come with major shock valley. the fda just rolled out some of the jarring visual images and tonight we hit the streets to get your reaction. fox 5's will thomas has more. >> reporter: congress gave the fda new powers last year to regulate tobacco products. now for the first time in more than 25 years you'll soon see new warning labels on cigarette packs. those warning labels will c

paul wagner is live from the courthouse tonight with more details. paul? >> reporter: well, some interesting developments today. we did not know the charges had been dropped. they were not announced in open court. reporters heard the prosecutors talking to the defense about dropping two charges and we had to scramble to find out if it is true and it is. we understand now the kidnapping and attempted robbery charges have been dropped. so ingmar guandique is now facing two counts of felony murder but again there's a gag order in the case. so we are not sure why the charges are dropped and we're not getting any guidance at this point. you mentioned the defense has closed. so now we are to closing arguments tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. the defense rested with money more witness, an inmate from missouri. >> reporter: a former cell mate of ingmar guandique's told the court he never heard ingmar guandique mention chandra levy ' east name or confess to attacking her in rock creek park. jose testified via closed circuit television from a prison hospital in missouri. test

fox 8's paul wagner has been covering the trial from day one. >> they pretty much focused on what is important in this trial, this unknown dna that is on chandra levy's tights that does not belong to ingmar guandique or gary condit and the testimony of armando morales, the inmate who was in a cell in 2006 and he says that guandique had confessed to him. the prosecution hit that hard. so did the defense. >> reporter: today, defense attorneys basically said the wrong man on trial. defense attorneys said the government's case was fiction. tomorrow morning, the jury will have to take arguments from both sides. witness testimony and from an investigation that has lasted almost a decade. >> all they have to do is consider two counts of murderer in this case. that is all they are concentrating on at this point. what is going to take some time for them is to go through some of the exhibits. i'm sure they're going to argue over this unknown dna and over morales, probably a very spirited discussion. >> that was matt ask land and -- that was matt ackland reporting and paul wagner is blogging ab

. >>> our paul wagner is blogging about the case and you can follow his updates at myfoxdc.com. paul will join us, as he has been joining us in studio live in the 8:00 hour. >>> new this morning, the first guantanamo detainee to face a trial has been acquitted. a native of tanzania was convicted of conspiracy but cleared of terrorism, murder and conspiracy, the outcome of this case casting a light on these trials. the man now faces 20 years to life in prison. >>> general motors becomes a public company once again today. part of what the federal government hopes is a turn around. the company stock offering today would raise more than $20 billion. we get the latest from capitol hill and doug luzader. >> reporter: a tax should get a portion of the auto bailout back today. but gm still has a long way to go. gm is red for the big stage, showing off new offerings at the los angeles auto show and showing off new independence to wall street investors. >> gm is a good indicator of everything we've been through over the last couple of years and how the recovery is working out. >> reporter:

paul wagner is blogging from the courtroom every day.com to read all the developments. >>> amazon.com facing some controversy over a decision to sell a book offering advice to pedophiles. >>> the markets are all up this morning. we'll take a break and come right back. >>> amazon is defending a book geared toward pedophiles. people are outraged after amazon put a book online that offers advice to fed files. it is called the pedophile's guide to love and pleasure. it is an electronic book available to kindle users. sam zone said it believes it would be censorship not to sell books because other people believe they are objectionable. >>> cimarron lamba says he is eager to move on to the battlefield. his religion requires him to wear a turban and beard and keep his hair uncut. the army has prevented sikhs from entering the army. >>> a woman and baby were separated at a metro station. the woman tried to get her stroller with the baby inside into the green line train but before she could get in the door slammed on her. passengers say they aler

paul wagner, fox 5 news. >>> can you follow the courtroom action as it happens.ng from his seat every day. go to myfoxdc.com to read the developments. >>> the elizabeth smart kid -- kidnapping trial is scheduled in utah. smart testified that she tried to reach out for help once by scratching help on a bathroom stall at a hard rock cafe. if he is convicted, mitchell is facing life in prison for kidnapping and raping smart back in 2002. >>> in honor of veterans day, some bridal shops are giving back to service women getting ready to tie the knot. the deal is still available. we'll have details on the other side of the break. thkeac >>> a special treat for some brides to be. they are getting the wedding dress of their dreams. service women and the significant others of men who are serving in iraq, afghanistan or qatar. there are participating stores in d.c. and norfolk, virginia. if you would like more information, go to myfoxdc.com. >> that is an awesome opportunity. >> nice day outside today, tony. >> another good one. we'll see hour highs again around 60 degrees.

paul wagner has been blogging about the case. . you can follow his updates on myfoxdc.com. >>> two mother police officers caught in the corruption probe in prince george's county due in court now. one today, another tomorrow. police officer sinisa simic was ordered held in jail until his trial. his lawyer says the case has been unfairly tainted by the link to the corruption case against county executive jack johnson. another man charged in the cigarette smuggling operation was put hundred house arrest and released to his wife. >>> a little reminder, for complete coverage of the corruption investigation in prince george's county head to myfoxdc.com. >>> wal-mart is coming to the district. the nation's largest retailer will open four stores to be open by late 2012. they will bring in 400 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs. >>> president obama calling on political heavyweights past and present to help save the nuclear weapons treaty with russia. >>> two deadly bombings at u.s. embassies. we'll check more headlines when we come

paul wagner is live with tonight's top story. paul? >> reporter: laura and shawn, d.c. police are not sure what happened last night on holbrooke street. they don't think it was a robbery, and they don't think there was a connection to the school, although they cautioned that could change. what they do know is that d.c. homicide detectives are investigating another murder in the part of the city that has seen its fair share of violence. langston sharps and his brother adrian arrived with heavy hearts. the two were there to pick up the younger sister but their thoughts were on little brother joe. >> and i know i seem normal. if i was not the man and, you know, anyone would go back and retailiate. that is not me, though. >> a cool kid and had a lot of friends. i don't see why this hap had to happen to him. >> reporter: he was in the 1300 block of holbrooke street northeast at a quarter to 9 when police say that words were exchanged with as many as three other men. >> and he was wagging down hole brooke and jawing on each other like kids do, you know, and the guy thought th

paul wagner is blog from his seat every day in the crime. we invite to you go to www.myfoxdc.com to read all of the latest developments in the trial. >>> >>> new developments in the controversy over a college park bar. the owners of the thirsty turtle are voluntarily handing over the liquor license for now. it comes after they were to revoke the license of the bar for serving underage people. they're scheduled to hold a hearing to look into a fight that turned into a stabbing last month. three of the four victims in that stabbing were underage students. the police say the thirsty turtle has a history of problems, including serving up too many drippings and to minors. >>> university police chief david mitchell wanted to shut down the bar weeks ago. he joins us now. thank you for being here, chief. >> shawn, thanks for having me. >> do you know why the owners voluntarily surrendered the liquor license and what does this mean for the immediate future of the bar? the immediate future after surrendering a liquor license, you can no longer serve a

our paul wagner has been blogging about the case from inside the courtroom throughout the trial. can you follow his updates on myfoxdc.com. just click on the chandra levy tab. paul will join us later this morning. >>> new details in the prince george's county corruption scandal that so far has resulted in the arrests of county executive jack johnson, his wife and nine other people. during a hearing yesterday, prosecutors told the courts that two of the suspects a prominent businessman and his wife were heard on wiretaps talking about millions ever dollars in laundered money, bribes to public officials and an immigrant smuggling operation. johnson and his wife are charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence for allegedly taking payments from developers so they could get federal money from a federal housing program. the incoming county executive underern baker joined us in studio last night to talk about the controversy. >> the justice system will play out. whatever will happen to the johnsons are going to happen. but people want to know that their government is ready to

and paul wagner is here. a lot to think about with the jury. let's talk about the charges being dropped, two of them. >> okay. basically what we understand has happened here is that the prosecutors have decided tactically not to bring one of these witnesses in who was going to talk about an alleged confession by guandique to sexual a -- sexually assaulting levy and killing her. so if they can't bring this witness in, then they'll have to drop the charge. that was a big surprise and it was also a surprise that we didn't see more of these witnesses that we were supposed were told that we would see a parade of witnesses who had spent time with guandique in prison. but we didn't see. that we only saw one person. so if you can't bring that witness in and the jury doesn't hear that evidence then you have to drop those two charges. so the way to look at it is there were six charges, a sexual assault connected to a homicide. kidnapping connected to a homicide and also attempted robbery attempted to a homicide. those are the four charges remaining. kidn

fox 5's paul wagner has covered the trial from day 1. >> reporter: they've focused pretty much on what is very important in this trial, a, this unknown dna on chandra levy's tights that does not belong to ingmar guandique or gary condit and the testimony of armando morales, the inmate who was in a cell with ingmar guandique back in 2006 and morales says that guandique had confessed to him. the prosecution hit that hard. so did the defense. >> reporter: today defense attorneys basically said the wrong man is on trial. defense attorneys said the government's case was fiction, that what you just heard from the government, it's not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. tomorrow morning the jury will have to take arguments from both sides. witness testimony and evidence from an investigation that has lasted almost a decade. >> all they have to do is consider two counts of murder in this case. that's really all they're concentrating on at this point. what's going to take some time for them is to go through some of the exhibits. i'm sure they argue over this unknown dna. they'll argue over morales

log on and let us know what you think about the verdict and read paul wagner's blog. he was there in the courtroom every day. paul will join us in the next hour. >>> and coming up next, ahead of one of the busiest travel days of the year there is uproar over the patdowns and scans and now the aclu getting involved. passengers may be acting out on their own. we have the latest on that coming up. it's 7:10 on this tuesday morning. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> back now with some wicked weather. tornadoes touching down in parts of the midwest. wisconsin residents cleaning up from the storm. it's powerful winds overturned trucks, plew off -- blew off roofs. a bus driver and students suffered minor injuries. and thousands of people were forced into the dark. hate to see any of that kind of disruptive weather anywhere. >> we've had stormy weather over parts of the united states. not here. >> but here we have above normal temperatures. >> we had it yesterday and again today and tomorrow below n

our paul wagner is blogging about the case from inside of the courtroom and you can follow his updates at myfoxdc.com under the tab. paul will join us live in the studio coming up in the 8:00 hour. >>> a discovery in north korea after an american scientist said he saw 2,000 new centrifuges that can produce uranium. the news is provocative but not a surprise. the u.s. special envoy for north korea said the white house has been watching their ambitions for some time. >>> there is a request for the end of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy as soon as possible, which bans gays from service. they are backing a vote in the lame duck session of congress. a new policy is due to be released december 30th, one day after lawmakers get back from vacation. >>> taliban responding to troops pulling out by 2014. they are calling the nato plan irrational and a sign of failure. he want it's done now and promised bloodshed if it doesn't. they want the afghan government to fold and leave the taliban in unofficial power. among the obstacles is installing and building up that government which is taking much

. >>> and paul wagner's blogging on the website and you can log on to read the updates from today inside the courtroom. >>> a man accused in more than 100 break-ins in local neighborhoods in custody and this involves two investigators from -- investigators from two counties. how did that go down? >> reporter: this was a team effort and fairfax and minutegomery police officers working together. saying the 34-year-old is the serial burglar that they were trying to catch for a long time now and this is a look at the mug shots and sits in jail on a $425,000 bond and arrested after officials set up an overnight surveillance team and watched him break in to two vehicles and police originally alerted those in montgomery county and that were able to recover items that they believe edmonds took from the home and at this point, edmonds is charged with burglaries and believe there could be more charges to follow and tonight, police say that they're glad this arrest came before anyone was harmed. >> the biggest concern was someone breaking in in the middle of the night and the risk of confronting a

and paul wagner is joining us once again with a wrap-up of the action or lack there of.nto day three now? you've been watching this and you know the evidence that came down. surprised at all that its taking this long? >> not at all. in fact, the jury really isn't spending all day down there. you may have noticed that we've done a couple of stories about the long lines down there. there is a new security procedure and so the lines are longer than they usually are. the side entrance goes all the way over to the police headquarters and the back entrance goes down c. street to 6th street. and so it's taking jurors even longer to get in there. yesterday they didn't get in and start deliberating until 20 past 10:00. so it's creating trouble for people trying to get into the courthouse and then for the jury to begin deliberating. and then they are taking a long lunch. yesterday they lunched for about an hour and a half. we watched them come back. they all looked like they had the same doggy bag so they spent the same -- they went to the same place to have lunch and then they al

paul wagner. >>> the edge on virginia. governor mcdonough wants to hire national revisers to revise his bid to sell a state- owned liquor monopoly. it was shut down. the governor contends selling off the state's 76-year-old government liquor business will generate up to $500 million that ismon he would devote to transportation. >>> president obama's commission unveiled a whole host of ideas to tax payers and other. tom fitzgerald talked with people who say they have been hit hard enough. >> reporter: this bipartisan commission on the debt, they came up with their plans and if you want to know where they going to find $4 trillion, look at the reflection. >> it's like a cancer. >> reporter: they say this is serious. >> this country's out of mean. >> reporter: it's going to take hard choices. >> i think we have to be straight with the american impeachment -- people. >> reporter: and it's going to hurt. >> we left no oxes ungored. >> reporter: one of the ideas is to get rid of the tax deduction with many. would you be comforta

certainly knows her way around the courtroom and from what i understand and my discussions with paul wagner today, she did a dependable job with the facts she has, although for me i just don't think it's enough. they can't even put guandique in the park. the best connection they have is through a jailhouse penitentiary informant who said guandique admitted to killing the woman and are for me that's not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. >> is that this confession that we've heard about? it's not really to the police involved, but to his cellmate? >> right. he had a conversation with his cellmate and then lo and behold years after he successfully gets away with this murder he tells a guy who he virtually barely knew. for me hard to believe, doesn't mean it didn't happen, but for me hard to believe certainly beyond a reasonable doubt. >> that plays into what the defense said today in closing arguments is that the prosecution got tunnel vision by focusing on guandique. does that make sense to you after seeing this trial play out? >> yeah. guandique is really if you look at it from the other side

paul wagner has been blogging about the case. you can coke that on myfoxdc.com. >>> a guilty plea in the murder of a popular principal. brian betts was found dead in his home. brian saunders pleaded guilty and he will spend 40 years in prison. saunders has admitted he talked to betts online planning to rob him. he says the shooting was an accident. >>> three more people and in court yesterday including police officer sinisa simic. the judge ordered him held in jill until his trial. chun chen was put under house arrest and released to his wife. >>> you can count on fox 5 for complete coverage of the corruption probe in prince george's county. >>> wal-mart is coming to the district. the nation's largest retailer will open four stores. they will be open by late 2012. the stores will bring in 400 construction jobs and 1200 permanent jobs. >>> new this morning, another push to allow gays to serve openly in the military plus a verdict in two deadly bombings of u.s. embassies. >>> it is being called a major milestone for general motors

paul wagner is following the trial every step of the way now. paul. >> reporter: at 11:45 this morning, the jury sent a note to the judge saying they had reached a verdict. and as everyone raced to the courtroom, they ran inside and sat down and you can feel the tension building, brian and mrs. levy was sitting to the right and sat straight up. the judge turned to the foperson and said please stand and tell me how you find ingmar guandique in the count of first- degree felony murder kidnapping. she replied guilty. as the jury left the courtroom and the proceedings came to a close, ingmar guandique stood up from his chair and through the head phones he was wearing on the table in

can you log on and let us know what you think about the verdict and you can also read paul wagner's blog from inside the courtroom. >>> another big story that has people talking. tsa trying to reassure passengers who are nervous or even outraged over the so- called intrucive security screenings at airports. the administering has been working overtime to calm concerns as the byest travel day of the year approaches. sarah simmons has more. >> reporter: millions are flying over this thanksgiving week and the biggest concern isn't about the airlines themselves. instead, what you have to go through to get on the plane. the tsa patdowns, pull body scans, those will be a first for many passengers. the administering is trying to reassure passengers telling them they will not be mistreated by the tsa but the policy still stands inform you are directed to go through the full body scanner and opt out, you have to undergo an intensive patdown. the president still backs the policy set by the security agency saying the experts tell him these are the only techniques he cannive right now. for a bladder

can you log on and let us know what you think about this verdict and can you read the blog that paul wagner was keeping from inside the courtroom. >>> a late fight fire destroyed the pow-mia kiosk that sits between the vietnam wall and the memorial. >>> 15-year-old miguel hernandez was taxed last friday. of his a student at osborne high school in manassas. two teenagers are accused in the deadly stabbing. and 18-year-old from manassas and a 17-year-old from fairfax have been charged with murder and gang participation police believe friends of hernandez are responsible for a stabbing on saturday that targeted someone connected to the suspects. that victim survived. >>> a search is on for a man accused of raping a 52-year-old woman. having ours say the woman was walking on georgia avenue near huist avenue when he forced her into a wood area and sexually assaulted her. >>> the feds have turned up the heat on wall street raiding three hedge funds with allegations of massive insider trading. bank shares slumped when news of the fbi action spread spread. the "wall street journal" is reporting the

to www.myfoxdc.com to read paul wagner's blog. he's writing updates from his seat throughout the day every day. it's there a click away. >>> developing right now in frederick, maryland, a grisly discovery on the side of i70. a book -- on i-70. a box with a body inside. it was found at mile marker 48 near braddock mountain. it was barely visible from the highway. the victim can be described as an adult and are not sure how long the body has been there and are waiting for autopsy result results to determine a cause of death. >>> explosive new details in the corruption probe rock prince georges county. prosecutors reveal information from wiretaps of a prominent businessman and his wife. on the recordings, the government said the couple is caught discussing millions in laundered money, bribes to public officials and an item grant-smuggling operation. fox 5s sherri ly is facilitating the latest developments and joins us live from the u.s. district court. >> reporter: the allegations we heard go far beyond the charges if mauled in this

and paul wagner will be down here throughout the day as he's been following the trial and we'll have latest out of what comes out coming up on fox 5 news at 5:00. we're live here in northwest. sarah simmons, back to you. >>> another protest planned this morning over the death of a man at a d.c. nightclub. demonstrators said they will gather outside of the district alcohol beverage association today. last week they protested outside of a d.c. courthouse over the charges dropped over ally mohammed, after beaten to death after refused treatment into d.c. 9. today the board is deciding whether to give back the d.c. 9 liquor license. >>> and more drama ahead for congress as both parties choose leaders for next year. nancy pelosi's fate hangs if the balance. doug luzader has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: both parties will try to put on a good public face today but for house democrats in particular, it's getting ugly behind the scenes. on the republican side, we more or less know what will happen. ohio representative john boehner will almost certainly be elected his party leade

you can log on, let us know what you think about the verdict and to read paul wagner's blog, our reporter who was inside the courtroom every single day. >>> it is the comment that's sending shock waves across the globe. it's sliding up -- lighting up the web, the pope hinting that in some cases using a condom might be okay, what this means for catholics everywhere next. >>> what i say was the president grab at his throat and lurch to his left. i knew something was wrong. >> 47 years to the day after the kennedy assassination, you're going to hear from the secret service agent who jumped onto the back of that presidential limousine seconds after those shots were fired. we have that story coming up at 10:30.  [trumpet playing "reveille" throughout] let's support the small business owners getting our economy booming with the first ever small business saturday. on november 27th, shop small. it's going to be huge. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence] with reaction to the pope's comments about condoms. it's actually the first time a pope has ever discussed this

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our paul wagner is blogging every day from inside the courtroom go. to www.myfoxdc.com for everything you need to stay on top of the latest developments. >>> this corruption investigation is turning prince george's county upside down. tonight we're talking one on one with the police chief including allegation says against his own officers. county executive jack johnson and his wife, a newly elected council member, are charged with evidence tampering. seven others including two county police officers are charged with conspiracy to commit extortion. a third officer and another man are charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine. wisdom martin sat down with the chief tonight and has the story you'll see only on fox. >> reporter: three of your officers were arrested for various corruption charges. your reaction initially when this came down because you were aware of the investigation? >> i was outraged. it's very disgraceful to the force. we have worked very hard to get a reputation in this community. >> you can't turn your back to misconduct or anyone

paul wagner is following this case.hould say you're following the chandra levy case also. >> tomorrow we'll be back with chandra levy. >> and tell us the progression of this. >> this is what is important to know about this case. what happened outside of the dc 9 nightclub happened so quickly that when police arrived the five alleged people who took part in the beating were still there and so there were witnesses there to and they said they were the ones involved. and so police arrested them on the scene. that's called a probable cause arust. and it's not in conjunction with the u.s. attorney's office. and when you do have a murder in the city, the u.s. attorney's office is consulted and they come up with an arrest warrant and they know the results from the medical escaper's office and they can say, yes, was this person killed or died of a gunshot wound. in this case they arrested the people and charged them with murder without knowing the results from the medical examiner. the medical examiner does an autopsy and said w

paul wagner is blogging from his seat every day. just head to myfoxdc.com to read the developments in the trial. >>> and we're learning about the bomb intercepted in england that could have exploded over the northeastern u.s. british police say the device was debton ated to -- detonated to occur over new york or new jersey. al-qaeda has claimed responsibility and vowed to send more explosive-packed parcels. >>> election officials have begun scrutinizing ballots -- ballots in the write-in ballots. more than 92,000 were cast in the november 2nd election. to determine if quitein candidate lisa murkowski will keep her seat against joe miller. her write-in campaign after losing in the primary. there is a controversy over some voters having spelling errors. >>> there is word that democrats are pressuring nancy pelosi to step aside. democratic lawmakers say they won't support her in a new roll call in january. >>> as we all feel the effects of this down economy, there is one group making out better than ever these days. we'll look into the

paul wagner has been following the case and been in the courtroom since the trial started and paul joinsis morning with basically the wrap- up of this trial. the jury now has the case. >> they do have the case, allison. starting at 9:30 this morning and who knows what will happen. the closing arguments were very interesting yesterday. they started at around 11:30 and it went all day. because the prosecution had first bite of the apple, then the defense took about an hour and a half. and then the prosecution got to do a rebuttal close. so it lasted all afternoon. and the jury didn't get charged, as they call it, by the judge and that is the reading of the instructions until late in the afternoon. so they didn't do deliberating yesterday. they'll do it all today. >> they have a lot to consider when they do go into -- behind closed doors. no dna here, no eyewitnesses here. they went through charges being dropped. where do they begin as far as trying to figure out what to charge ingmar guandique with and now they have an option, if not first-degree murder they have an option for second- degr