[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> triple al. this is the day on tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am at sarah caldwell. testimony continues in the george hughley murder trial. he is charged with murdering your the love, cockeysville native -- regardless of love, a cockeysville native. >> we are learning more about

the turbulent nature of the relationship between george hug uely and yeardlye love. we are learning of an e-mail saying "i should have killed you." prosecutors say this will go a long way towards proving premeditation. the towns of kaman about prior incident if he wants -- details have come out about a prior incident a few months before love died where he choked her. police officers were on the stand today talking about the condition in which they found love. her eyes were swollen, she was bloody, and she had bruises. there was testimony from yardley love's roommate, saying that her

boyfriend had tried to help but it was nothing the two of them could do. >> our interactive timeline details the events leading up to the trout, and the mill -- and lowell melser's updates and pictures. meanwhile, baltimore city's jury selection process is about to undergo changes designed to make things easier. starting monday, prospective jurors can go on like to fill out questionnaires rather than mail them to the courthouse. prospective jurors will be able to change their court date on line. officials want to make jury duty as easy as possible. two people including a steep city police officer are recovering after an incident in baltimore. a cruiser hit a pole at edmonton

avenue and franklin street wednesday night. a civilian suffered non-life- threatening injuries did it is unclear how the accident happened. we have learned the identity of the woman killed by an accident on belair road. speights team 11 was on the scene around for wednesday afternoon. two vehicles collided head-on. a woman died at the scene and a second victim is listed in serious condition. no word on whether the wintry weather played a role in the crash. >> i mentioned a few minutes ago that it is cold, but seasonably cold out there. we have a graph that is showing us what is going on with temperatures. today, the middle of the screen, you can see the temperatures at the normal line of about 44, 45 degrees or so. our temperatures will speak tomorrow and then take a nosedive for the weekend. it just so happens that as the temperatures fall into the 30's for the weekend, we have a storm

coming in with a chance for some rain or snow. we will talk about that in the ins with a + forecast in a few minutes. >> flowers and notes are piling up near a dumpster where corporate county police discovered the body of a baby left in a plastic bag on tuesday to sheriff's deputies received a tip from the baby's mother, who admitted to putting the baby in the dumpster after fighting it was stillborn. maryland's safe haven law allows parents to turn over a baby to a responsible adult within 10 days of birth without facing prosecution. experts say it it is hard for many overwhelmed parents to find now about the loss. >> we don't have the senate in maryland. you can drive it around the state for days on end and never see a little blue sign that symbolizes safe haven of a ws --

safe haven laws. >> in to date's "session at 2012" coverage, legislation for child abuse at maryland the hartford county republican senator nancy jacobs is pushing a bill that makes it a misdemeanor crime for a person to knowingly fail to report suspected child abuse or neglect. >> we want to be able to save a child who has been a victim of abuse. many times it goes unreported. >> under the bill, a person could face a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. the decision to enforce religious affiliated groups to cover contraceptives in their health care plan has the aba administration under fire.

the catholic church says it is a violation of conscience and republicans are calling it an attack on religious freedom. gop lawmakers on capitol hill are gearing up for a fight with the white house. >> congressional republicans are vowing to pull back all of administration's controversial policy forcing religious groups with insurance plans to cover birth control. >> this attack on religious freedom must not stand and will not stand. >> this is not a women's rights issue but this is a religious liberty issue. >> the catholic church had hoped to get away for but did not -- a waiver but didn't. >> the mandate is imposing upon the church requirements that are against our conscience. >> now it is a talking point on the campaign trail. >> this president is deliberately undermining religious liberty. >> this is wrong.

i am president, i will restore and protect religious liberty in this country. >> the president is focused on putting in place the right policies for women across the country. >> senate democrats are vowing to fight back. >> women deserve their medicine. >> in washington, a battle over birth control and who pays the price. hhs secretary kathleen sibelius is expected to get killed on the issue in march hearing on capitol -- grilled on the issue in march hearing on capitol hill. >> in the "education alert," for a fourth straight year maryland students have the highest advance placement scores in the year but they are performing even better. nearly 28% of students taking the courses earned 3 or higher

on the exam. besides college credit, there are plenty of other reasons students are taking and passing ap courses. >> those students taking the class generally do better. we really think it is because they have been exposed to the record. they have a college textbooks they have had to use, the of taken college types of tests. the teachers have gone a different pace but that expectations have been raised. >> maryland got high marks for tripling the number of low- income students who have taken at least one ap exam over the past five years appeared to get a closer look, log onto our website wbaltv.com. d, jack frost might save you some cash. >> i am on a supervised the petition for a court ordered visit. something really weird has happened. . >> a social worker's frantic

cries for help. why it took so long for authorities to respond to the powell home. email pet questions to petquestions@wba

alert,"day's "consumer the unusually warm winter is bringing good news to bge customers. customers can expect to pay $100 to $200 less to heat their homes this season. delmarva power reports a 10% decrease in electricity use among marylanders during december. costco is ranked no. 1 for online and in-store experience, earning top marks in a recent "consumer reports" survey. costco was the only retail chain to receive a grade of outstanding for overall quality. its website was ranked no. 1 for layouts, product value, and checkout. and life-saving procedure proved to be dangerous. a new study finds that cesarean

sections could cause complications in children down the road. >> we have a nice day. two separate weather assistance will be coming as it over the weekend. sunny skies we have now. 41 at the airport and downtown.

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fios. a network ahead. >> officials are questioning the actions of the 911 dispatchers and washington state after listening to the calls from the powell family killing. it took 21 minutes for help to arrive from the time the social worker called in the morning. >> i am on a supervised

visitation for a court-ordered visit. something really weird has happened. >> from the first moment the social worker's call was answered at the support agency, the clock started ticking to the explosive horror about to rock the house. the social worker pleaded for help, but somehow the communications officer did not rate the call a top priority. tonight, after a thorough review of the reporting, the share of the's department repeal the first call came in at 12:00 pm on sunday. -- to of a clot 8 on sunday bid at 12:16, two deputies were sent to the scene. the first unit arrived at 12:30. by then, the house was raging inferno. as to the specifics of how the call was handled -- >> not able to do that. >> the agency is reviewing all

aspects of the call. the communications supervisor said that 911 is also misunderstood. now she and her agency are asking for time and understanding and for folks to realize that those on the job sunday are struggling, too. >> it is an extremely difficult job. you hear more horror in eight hours than most people in the field would see in the lifetime. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we start out with a satellite image. this one clearly shows that yesterday, it did produce snout. this is a warning. visible image satellite picture. just to the north, you begin to see a little grey. that is the snow on the ground. susquehanna river valley, cutting through the snow.

by the time we get down to the city, the ground was too warm, too much rain mixed in. it doesn't show up. parts of baltimore and carroll county and frederick county got enough snow to be seen by the satellite did just over two inches in manchester. almost two in frederick county. inch in damascus. only trace amounts in the city itself. it was, but to many, in non- producing storm. there was an at least in grassy areas. temperatures will be close to normal today. boardwalk, 43. in the 30's up to the north. they have a little bit of snow on the ground. even that snow in grassy areas has chilly atmosphere.

here is degenerate dry conditions we have overhead. yesterday's storm is out to sea and out of the picture. we're in this large area of high pressure over us now. clouds are into it in the ohio river valley. two fleis in the two fli -- two flies in the ointment. storm just developing in the texas panhandle. the two of those are expected to come together by the weekend. seasonably chilly. 42274 the high. northwest winds at about 10 miles an hour developing storm in the panhandle by friday will be in oklahoma and moving into tennessee and by friday evening into the carolinas, and that of shores saturday morning. -- offshore saturday morning. the two of them meet saturday morning.

as to what happens as far as the weather is concerned, the computer models indicate a mixture a presentation friday night in the saturday. we might get accumulation before saturday intote sunday. by friday night to saturday, rain-snow mix. we dry out of it on sunday. chilly, breezy, maybe some flurries. >> dr. emily reger from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your questions. so precious, so cute. >> she is al ittle nugget. >> you ready for some pet questions?

>> english bulldogs are a tricky reid, because they have a condition that predispose them to respiratory issues. get with your veterinarian and discuss possible problems. restricted, small nostrils, these can be issues that with some surgical correction -- well, there are supplements you can use. there is a human supplement for arthritis and things like that, but you want to consult your

vet. don'tspirin to recommend. talk to your vet about anti- inflammatory medication you can use. oh, dear. well, poop eating is something that animals do. it can be a tricky thing to break. there are dietary supplements you can use to actually make the poop taste bad. >> dr. reger, thank you so much.

nugget, adorable. we appreciate your time. in today's "medical alert," cesarean section surgeries can be lifesaving for babies, and while they are generally considered safe, new research suggests they may not be best for tiny babies. they are often performed for babies with intrauterine growth restrictions, meaning they are not growing like they should. researchers at johns hopkins found that babies born before week 34 of pregnancy are more likely to develop reading problems than those born naturally. coming up, and look at your pick three and pick four numbers, and another check of the forecast.

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