Community. I heard she was bullied. In a scary situation like that, youre going to try to defend yourself. Reporter Alexis Simpson admitted in court that she plunge add knife into the neck of her roommate Dominique Frazier but she testified it was out of fear, an act of self defense, a rare and risky defense. Everybody was surprised. It was a gamble and paid off. I did it because my life was in danger. I did it in selfdefense. Reporter administrators were among those disturbed by testimony that both young women kept fives in their dorm rooms. Its definitely a violation of University Policy to have weapons of any kind in the rooms. The fact that they were there certainly a disciplinary matter that would be dealt with if it had been known. Reporter still unanswered is the family of the murdered victim will file a civil suit against the university or Alexis Simpson. Bowie state says it has not been served with any legal papers. Andrea mccarren, 9news. A not guilty plea from the High Schoo
Hello, thanks for joining us. Many of us in the dc metro area woke up to a fresh dusting of snow but the heaviest snow fell in maryland. Even though several inches fell, most commuters had no problem getting rid of it. Reporter it is another snow day for many in the dc metro area. In this frigid weather, snow removal is not a fun chore. But it is not a big burden, either. It actually is so light, it just, you could almost use a broom. And i have like a scoop, like i just scooped it up. Last week the snowfall in Southern Maryland is more of a snowball making snow. And it is a little bit wetter and heavier, but todays snow is really light and fluffy. It doesnt compact well. But that makes it really easy to clean off the car. It also makes it easy to clear off the sidewalk. The snow removal crew at the Jefferson Memorial used a leaf blower on the sidewalks surrounding the area. And for other, the broom was enough to do the trick. Despite getting between 36 inches of snow, the roads in Sou
On the careen. He may screen. He may be in need of his medication. He was wearing a blue skull cap as well as gray new balance sneakers when he went missing. Most of the 425 families evacuated after a Train Derailment and Chemical Spill outside of cleveland theyre back in their homes this morning. Only about three dozen homes are still considered offlimits but Officials Say residents will likely be allowed back inside later today. The states governor says hes pleased with how the evacuation and the cleanup have been handled. China is sending a strong message to other countries this morning who are not taking a new declaration seriously. Theyre sending patrol jets to rather fighter jets to patrol a maritime air defense zone that the u. S. , south korea and japan all sent planes through this week. As Tara Mergener reports it doesnt appear china wants to fight but is seeking to mark its territory. Reporter chinas News Agency Says fighter jets and Early Warning aircraft patrolled this newl
6000 block of Blue Point Court caught fire. Crews from montgomery helping t blaze. So far no injuries have been reported. We have understanding noi that they have knocked down the flames now that they have knocked down the flames. It is still a pretty serious situation in that area so stay away from it, if you can. Thank you for joining us at noon. Im andrea roane. The Obama Administration is reporting a dramatic improvement in the healthcare website. As Tara Mergener reports, there are still plenty of challenges ahead. Reporter the frantic work to fix the governments healthcare website is starting to pay off. President obamas technology troubleshooters say healthcare. Gov can now handle 50,000 users at that time a time, or up to 800,000 each day. Advisor jeffrey zion said the site now works most of the time for most users. We executed hundreds of software fixes, and hardware upgrades. And the site is now stable and operating at its intended capacity, with greatly improved performance.
Fire takes the lives of thr people. More arrests in the murder. A latenight tragedy. An Apartment Fire takes the lives of three people. More arrests in the murder of a wealthy venture capitalist in Silicon Valley but questions remain unanswered. And on capitol hill, lawmakers have less than two days to resolve the fiscal mess. Is there any sign they can pull it off on time . Yes. Its sunday, the last sunday of 2012. Im ann. Im brian in for phil. And they get to this point of saying oh, miles a part. Light years a part and that is at the last minute and were going to see a little of phil later . Hes chatting with the mayor of San Francisco and talking about the year we have seen, 2012, and were going to see the top stories nationally and internationally and that is over the past 12 months. First, out of san hoe say, three people are dead after a latenight Apartment Fire in san jose and that began after 11 last night. The Fire Department put out the fire and discovered the bodies of a ma