surae chinn is live there piecing it all together, good morning surae. >> reporter: good morning. i have been mentioning i could still smell the burning rub and melted plastic. well firefighters arrived here just moments ago here and they were putting out a fire here at that crash scene. more detectives have come to the scene from the homicide department. they said in their word, they could go either way. at this moment the victim is still alive. you could see right now here we are standing just across the street from this car that went up this retaining wall and burst into lebron james. the fair truck again just arrived a few minutes ago to put out the fire. this all originated around 4:00 this morning. we do know the man who was driving the vehicle was shot. we don't know where it originated. detectives say they don't know and they are having a tough timepiecing everything together. he -- we know the driver is putting together critical information. detectives are waiting until daylight. as daylight hits they'll get a closer look at what's language and any evidence inside the veh

. >> surae chinn is there live to tell us what this protest is all about. surae, good morning. >> good morning. it is quiet. it is dark out. but we do see the red tents set up. we also see the stage is ready to go here at freedom plaza. what we're seeing in new york seems to be catching on here in the district. the numbers are not as grand as scenes in the big apple but demonstrators showed up at mcpherson square for a rally sponsored by the group move on.org. some camps out as the occupy wall street enters its third week. some unions and lawmakers are getting involved. >> if you remember how we got out there and fought for labor rights in wisconsin, you know that this thing is on the move. we are not going to stop. we are going to get the justice we deserve. >> this is virtually a leaderless movement with not one focus. protestors are proud of that though and the grassroots movement that has taken shape. protestors have been asked to come here around 9:00 this morning. things really get started around noon today with a concert and a rally. mike? >> thank yo

back to you andrea. >> surae chinn reporting live from outside the montgomery county courthouse. >>> two people are now in custody facing charges in last week's murder on the metro bus in southeast washington. police in orlando, florida arrested the suspects tuesday. d. c. police were searching for the men caught on surveillance video boarding the bus. the victim was 22-year-old demetrius thompson. he was shot just after midnight last thursday in the 2300 block of alabama avenue. those surveillance pictures eventually led to the arrests. >>> keeping teenagers safe on the streets in montgomery county is the goal but should it be done with a curfew or an anti-loitering measure? county lawmakers are at odds over which one to choose. two members proposed the antiloitering option as an alternative to a curfew proposed by ike leggett. they feel the antiloitering ordinance is less likely to lead to age or racial profiling. >> it should be based on behavior, not age and that's what the executive says he's trying the get at. this is a much better way to get at it. >> how much a spokesperson f

surae chinn is live there.lems leaving new carrollton down toward austin hill, alexandria. 95, 35. springfield is everything fine. leaving bethesda, or tyson's corner, you will be okay. coming up in my next report back to you guys? >>> today starts the first full week of testimony in the lululemon murder trial. >> screaming was heard from jayna murray but the noises were investigated and no one called 911. britney more woodbridge johned murray to death. the crime was not premeditated and therefore is not first degree murder. >>> this morning the number of people without power after saturday's winter storm has dropped below 3 million. power outages stretched from maryland all the way up to maine. the leaves were still on the trees. many of the roads are still impassable. authorities in some states say it could be a week before people get their power back. >>> breaking news from northeast washington where police responded to a shooting in the 4:00 hour. >>> andrea, in the last half hour, a couple arrived on the s

surae chinn has more on efforts to find the families new homes. >> karla munoz came home to find the building next to her on fire. >> everybody was coughing. we tried to go back inside. it was like people, they wanted to evacuate everybody. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: lost everything. some distressed attents thought they were on their own as advocacy group stepped in. >> they're very upset. they don't know what to do. where are they going to go? >> the apartment manager says that only added to the confusion. when you hear the property manager didn't do enough, what's your response? >> that's not fair because we did respond quickly. the red cross were there. they want to stay with us and came to the office. they all had kids. had keys to a new home last night. >> just the clothes on your back. roughly 50 people lost everything and some of their belongings right here on the ground, a mattress, a door, window screens. but firefighters had no chance against this fast-moving fire. >> because i had two friends that their families live in that building. it is sad because they lost eve

surae chinn reports the greater d.c. region has a lot to be proud of. >> king street and old town, alexandria has that neighborhood feel that keeps ruth roberts coming back. especially after a tour guide, it helps to have this new distinction. >> i think it is the mix of people who come here and the bikers, the local people, the choice of restaurants. it is good. >> the restaurants, boutiques and nightlife make this a favorite in the country. blending history, vibrancy and 21st century allure. >> king street is one of three streets named to grab the top ten spots. there is the historic davis street and culpepper, virginia and the third is right here on u street with the iconic food landmark ben's chili bowl closed here due to plumbing problems but there's always something to do here. >> the bistros are very nice. >> u street has seen a renaissance revival highlighting its entertainment history. >> kind of like an old- fashioned feel. >> 25,000 volunteer hours put davis street in culpepper, virginia, back on the map. the

. >> surae chinn is in our satellite center tracking developments and these protests aren't limited to new york. surae? >> reporter: no, they aren't, michael, andrea. protestors have been building in numbers spilling out from wall street to the brooklyn bridge. police formed a human shield to prevent any more people from getting on to the brooklyn bridge. it stopped traffic. police arrested 700 people and demonstrators are part of the movement, occupy wall street, and have been camping out at the financial district for three weeks now. the message has been spreading across the country. protestors have formed in new mexico, los angeles, and spread to chicago and here in d.c. there is a planned conference at the washington hilton this morning. >> the goal of this movement is to take our nation back from the corporations and for the people and for the 99%. >> my father has been unemployed for a couple of years. we got foreclosed on. my sister is in college with tuition we can't afford. there are a lot of different reasons why i'm here. i'm supporting the cause. i've been waiting for this

>> surae chinn live in the satellite center this morning. >> our time is 5:03. time for the latest "your money" report. >> here's jessica. >> as for today, not the best way to start the fourth quarter this morning. it is turning out to be another tough day overseas. we're seeing foreign markets down between 2% and 4% on new concerns of course about greed. now, wall street is hoping the fourth quarter will be better than the third. stocks slammed last quarter. the dow, s&p and nasdaq losing 10% or more. that's the worst quarterly performance in three years. checking the numbers, dow standing this morning at 10,913. closed down to about 240 points on friday. the nasdaq off by 65 points. the s&p 500 down almost 29 points. >>> investors are watching shares of eastman kodak. the stock plunged on friday in fears the photography company may go bankrupt. kodak is the only one suffering from the soft economy. the friendly's restaurant chain is preparing for a possible chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and potential sale. friendly employs 10,000 people and operates more than 5

. >> surae chinn is live outside the courthouse in rockville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. we are in front of the courthouse where this dramatic high-profile case will play out in the days to come. we're in front of the montgomery county circuit courthouse in rockville. but first, we are trying to get through jury selection. we're already heading into day three of this process. and it still hasn't been finalized but the judge says they are close, that the procedure will happen fairly quickly, about 30 minutes but you have to remember they have go to through jury instruction then we're talking about lunchtime and all likelihood we're talking about early afternoon for opening statements. but we will see and continue to monitor the situation inside the courtroom. you'll remember, jayna murray was bludgeoned to death back in march inside the bethesda yoga store after catching her co- worker, allegedly stealing clothes. the accused. her co-worker brittany norwood thousands trial for murder. friends of -- now stands trial fo

. >> surae chinn is live. she's been following it. she has new reaction from actually amanda knox herself this morning. surae? >> in a letter, she thanked all of those who supported her while she was in prison. she said "sharing my suffering and helped me survive with hope." amanda knox, a free woman after an emotional day in an italian courtroom. >> both are acquitted. ordered immediate release from prison. >> reporter: breaks down sobbing after hearing the verdict, the 26-year murder conviction overturned, accused of killing her roommate. there was clapping inside the courtroom as she was led away by italian police. >> we're thankful that amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. we're thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and could see that amanda and rafael raffaele sollecito were innocent. at last, we're thankful to the court for having the courage to look for the truth and to overturn this conviction. >> amanda

> it happened at the bedford stations apartment in the 1400 block of university boulevard where surae chinn is live there to tell us about the tenant's fight with management. good morning, surae. >> good morning, andrea. good morning, mike. the fire spread very, very quickly. i'm standing in front of a pile of debris here. laying on the ground. firefighters fought this fire but they were trying to save it and there was no chance for them. you see a mattress laying on the ground. a door and some -- windows, thrown out as firefighters fought this fire but in the end, security is telling me they work here each and every day. there are 36 units, not 11 there were burned at the bedford station apartments located at 14th and university boulevard. 50 people we know are now without a home. maybe not all of the 36 units were occupied but we know 50 of them are now in a new place. everyone got out safely when the fast-moving fire tore through a third story apartment last night. by the time firefighters arrived, the fire was well advanced, shooting through the roof and a big challenge firefighters fac

surae chinn is live in langley park, maryland with more on why this is the case. good morning, surae. >> good morning to both of you. this is what it looks like the morning after the fire that destroyed 11 units. you can see some of the boarded out places and the front door as the windows there, it is a little bit dark but still, it is burned out, 11 units here at the bedford station apartment at 14th avenue and university boulevard. 50 people are now without a home. everyone got out safely. fast moving fire tore through a third story apartment. by the time firefighters arrived, the fire was well advanced, shooting through the roof and a big challenge for firefighters facing all of this with multiple rooms on top of this apartment, there is at least one layer that's flat and the second one is not. >> we had firefighters on the roof that had to be pulled off. it is a tenuous situation for about 20 minutes until we were able to get water on the foam. >> the red cross has been helping some of these families get to another home and we're also hearing from the fire chie

surae chinn is monitoring the developments in the satellite center and again, just ten minutes ago, she's on her way back. surae? >> amanda knox woke up a free woman today. associated press just releasing information saying she has been spotted at the airport in rome heading to london. of course, we're following the developments. meanwhile, it was an emotional day in an italian courtroom yesterday. >> both are acquitted. orders immediate release from prison. >> 24-year-old seattle native amanda knox breaks down sobbing after hearing the verdict. the 26-year murder conviction overturned after spending four years in prison. there was clapping inside the courtroom as she was led away by italian police, crying all the way. she and her ex-boyfriend were accused of killing her british roommate. both have been set free. in a letter, she thanked those who supported her and "shared my suffering" and helped me survive with hope. knox's sister, deanna spoke to the media shortly after her sister's name was cleared. >> we're thankful that amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a c

surae chinn is joining us now from the district court in rockville with the latest on today's events, surae? >> reporter: well, j. c. testimony is going on the right now -- on right now in the courthouse behind me. the detective who interviewed brittany norwood multiple times. the jury now listening to at least 50 minutes of recorded interviews. i have now legal expert jim shalleck joining us now. premedication? >> exactly right. was this a premeditated murder or a spur of the moment outburst where the defense lawyer says she lost it during a fight at the shop? >> reporter: the jury really has to decide is this going to be murder one, murder two, life in prison or 30 years in jail with the chance of parole after 15. >> the jury will never know what the penalties are, the judge will tell them not to consider punishment. however murder one carries is penalty of life without parole. murder two which is not premeditated is up to 30 years but you can be paroled after 15. big difference. >> reporter: the defense really has to overcome premeditation when they have so much evidence stack agai

day two of testimony begins at 9:30 in the courthouse behind me. >> surae chinn reporting live from the montgomery county courthouse in rock ville. >>> today a d.c. man is scheduled to learn his punishment for killing his own daughter. 45-year-old rodney mcintyre pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in july. he admitted stabbing 17-year- old eastbound any franklin last november and tossing her body into a dumpster in klum ya heights -- columbia heights. prosecutors say he had a sexual relationship with his daughter. his sentence is expected to be between 37 and 40 years. >>> today hundreds of volunteers are expected to turn out and once again continue their search in hanover county, virginia for a missing child who has autism. 9-year-old robby wood is the boy they're looking for. he disappeared sunday afternoon during a walk with his family in north anna battlefield park. police and family remain optimistic. dogs have found his scent but they haven't found any other clues in three days of searching at this point. >>> metro transit police are identifying a suspect linked to a series of

. >> surae chinn is live outside the courthouse. you were there for opening statements. >> reporter: i was. so was the family of jayna murray. they had to sit during a very difficult day of testimony listening to details of their daughter's murder and homicide. it was very difficult and today is expected to be just as hard. i remember talking with jayna murray's family when lululemon store was reopened and saying how difficult it was to walk back into that store after that homicide. just imagine having to be in the same room as their daughter's accused killer. they did just walk in yesterday together, banded together with pins and buttons of jayna murray's picture on them. some of those same family members turned away as graphic pictures were shown to the jury of when prosecutors say jayna was savagely killed. a picture was shown of jayna's skull and with multiple injuries to that skull. the state says there were 322 distinct wounds on her body. the hand where most of the 122 defensive wowngdz wounds were -- defensive wounds were, t

mike hydeck is off today. >> i'm surae chinn. and monika samtani is going to have our traffic on some wet roads to deal with. >> busy this morning. >> howard bernstein tells us how long we're going to have this wet weather holding on. >> we'll have showers on and off today, tonight and tomorrow. >> is it chilly? >> not too bad. 60 degrees and dampness cuts through you. wher

i'm surae chinn. we have issues? >> we did have an issue. >> yeah, did we have some issues. >> reporter: we have showers and storms in the next few hours. the

. >> i'm surae chinn. mike hydeck has the day off today. thank you so much for joining us.opefully the rain is not causing too much. >> just one problem. stand by. >> it is early. >> it is early. i say that jokingly but the rain we've had has been on the light side. as pretty as it is with the leaves and the colors, a lot of them are falling off the trees so we have wet leaves adding to slickness out there. let's talk about what we're expecting. gotta get the computer in the right spot. that will make it better for everybody. it is early. audio folks, there is a little buzz in my ear. we're all hearing it. 65 degrees with cloudy skies. 64 here at 9:00. like a little tone, lorie. there you go. 65 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms going on there as well. a couple of spots this afternoon. it won't be raining constantly. we'll see the showers and storms. you can see the system coming in. upper level system coming across areas in kentucky and west virginia. look at the showers and storms down through columbia, south carolina. all of this has to come through us. today, we do

. >> i'm surae chinn. mike hydeck is off today.onika samtani has your wet traffic on the roads and you need that umbrella today. >> definitely need the umbrella. keep in mind

i'm surae chinn in for mike hydeck. he has the day off.ni -- >> time travel through it. >> and howard. >> i digress. weatherwise, it has digressed also. showers, a few thunderstorms west and southwest of town. some of you have been woken up by the thunder. we start with your day planner. mid-60s here with cloudy skies. we've got some showers and a few thunderstorms possible today. highs upper 60s to potentially 70 south and east of town. for the most part, we'll be sitting on the dry side of things. you can see here as we look at live doppler 9000 hd, the showers and thunderstorms just west of washington will zoom in and show you what's going on here because to the east side of town, southern maryland, it is all quiet. beginning now into montgomery county. heavier stuff, fairfax, manassas, areas in stafford and fauquier counties, really seeing the heavy rains now. just west of reston, east of route 28 here, almost along route 28, dulles at 28. this is coming off toward the north and the east down through manassas, central prince william co

. >> i'm surae chinn. mike hydeck is off today. monika samtani has wet roads to talk about. >> a couple of incidents. >> we still need our umbrella. we're hanging tight on those. >> some of you -- your wakeup call this morning with the thunder going on west and southwest of town. now moving into montgomery county. around here in d.c., it is just -- 15, 20 miles west of town. we'll be watching it for the next couple of hours. here is a look at our day planner for you on this thursday morning. with temperatures in the mid to the upper

. >>> and i'm surae chinn. mike is off today. we had a rough day yesterday and are in for wet weather today too howard? >> reporter: this is fairly light stuff here. but later this morning heavier showers and again a few thunderstorms are possible but not expecting anything tornadic like we had yesterday. notice up toward madison, some of the heavier showers moving over, that stuff is driving north at 30 miles per hour. light showers into northwest, fairfax, prince williams, toward the shenandoah valley as well. winchester, you could be seeing light sprinkles as well. we have showers and storms at 9:00, showers and storms at noon, but this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00, it will start clearing out west to east. 5:00 p.m. temperature 68. here's monika with a look at traffic. >> reporter: howard, i have been the bearer of bad news for commuters on the north side of town. i'm so sorry. let's look at the beltway. a second accident on the outer loop this time just passed through 355. let's take a live look at the beltway in bethesda. thi

. >> surae chinn reporting live. >>> a house fire in northeast washington. it was near 11th and g. street last night. crews saw heavy smoke coming from the second floor. crews had to block off some roads in the area to douse the flames. >> it's normal for the political candidates to get talking points but perhaps not from one of their opponents. according to the associated press that's what happened to the former dc mayor. brown said last year during the primary race, vincent gray handed him a list of talking points for brown to use in a race against the incumbent manager. now they are investigating claims that he was promised a job in the brown investigation. the mayor denied wrong doing and knows nothing about the payments to brown. >>> the redistricting map is regrowing. a smithburg man filed a suit against it in federal court saying it dilutes the voting powers of the agricultural districts. it moves montgomery county into the district and taking frederick and carroll counties out of it. the maryland republican party called the justice department to look into allegations that i

. >> surae chinn has more on what was heard. >> reporter: good morning. day three of testimony begins in the courtroom behind me with more testimony of forensic evidence and a witness who will be on the stand, put on by the state. the trial will also continue. a tough day for jayna murray's family. her parents, her brothers, and their wifes have been -- wives have been here every day. yesterday they saw disturbing details including weapons used to kill jayna, and brittany's pants with the crotch cut out and then a pair of her socks soaked soaked in blood. she had not been sexually assaulted according to a nurse as she claimed. but the first interview was from her hospital bed and she asked the detective, can you tell me how my friend is doing? she came one a story that two masked men raped them and killed jayna. the legal expert jim shalek says both sides will use the story that she lied to cover up the vicious murder. >> the keyword is premeditation. the government will show the concoction of lies and details show it's a big plan, and the defense, i see,

. >> i'm surae chinn. monika samtani will be back with timesaver traffic. >> i will. >> and we've got howard bernstein talking about the string of nice weather is gone. >> that's right. we've got some rain showers out there this morning. it won't rain all day. we've got the threat for showers on and off all day into this evening. maybe a few thunderstorms mixed in well. mid-60s at noon. mid-60s for the drive home. highs today only get into the upper 60s. showers coming in from the south to the north. heavier rains in pennsylvania out toward ohio and west virginia now. locally, live doppler 9000 hd, got a decent little break right in the immediate metro with scattered showers out to the west and to fauquier county, prince william down toward around colonial beach into dahlgren. we'll watch this lift north of us. later this afternoon with a little bit more heat than we've got now only in the upper 60s. we're currently 64 in town with upper 50s up toward frederick and the shenandoah valley. monika samtani has

i'm andrea roane i don't and i'm surae chinn. we are so glad you joined us this friday morning. but we have some troubles early on in the road. >> reporter: yeah it is bethesda and the beltway. i'll get to that in my traffic report. >> reporter: not expecting tornadoes. yesterday when the sun came out down south that gave extra energy to the atmosphere and that is why we were going to tip the balance so to speak toward the severe category for the afternoon. and had a few isolated tornadoes. let's show you the day planner for today. we have showers and storms around this morning. they are going to return in the next company of hours. three hours or so. by noon still looking at showers and storms. but 5:00, hey, we'll finish the day bright and sunny. so grab the umbrella, grab the sunglasses as well. you are going to need both during the course of this friday. we will continue to look ahead. let's just i have got to get to the right spot here. 66 this morning in ash ash. we are looking again at the threat for showers and storms. this is doppler 9000. culpepper, look at this just d

. >> i'm a surae chinn. mike hydeck is off today. thank you so much for joining us this morning. monika has your wet traffic. >> wet traffic commute. >> and wet weather. >> wet weather. this is one of those mornings, i don't know if it is the weather or the wetness, i'm having a tough time getting the engines running. it is wednesday. i'm not a coffee drinker but boy, i wish i was. >> everybody's got some dark chocolate, i need a pick me up this wednesday morning. you might, too, when i show you the day planner. showers that will be possible all day. it won't rain all day but showers, even some thunder will be possible at times later this afternoon. temps in the mid to upper 60s for highs. temperatures really not moving much. and as we look at the big doppler image, composwit the satellite. you can see the storm system coming through the ohio valley. you also see down here, a line of showers and storms just west of greensboro. we're picking up lightning. we'll watch that for later today. right now, the activity is fairly light. you see some showers across areas in montgomery coun