of mayor stephanie rawlings blake. >> at least one city has a policy that governs the use of their stadiums skybox. why no such policy here? jayne miller is live in the newsroom with more. >> the mayor suggests she is only doing what other cities do. philadelphia put in place strict rules. and she defended her years of the city skybox, mayor stephanie rawlings blake acknowledged there are few rules of knowledge in the tickets. most tickets the passed ball season went to the mayor's family, political friends, supporters, and staff. even her campaign officials and public fundraiser were included. >> i'm sure you would like to think there is a deep philosophy, but there is no guiding principle.

>> in philadelphia, they use specific roles. a spokesperson said too many of the tickets under a previous marriage going to political friends and and fighters. the policy spells out who goes where. >> two to city council coming two to employees, the rest and nonprofit organizations. no tickets can go to city contractors and their ticket can be used for political fund- raising. it also requires public disclosure of revenue uses the skyboxes on a public basis. >> at the baltimore could really benefit. >> this group is pushing rawlings blake to ensure that it is used for the public's benefit and not the mayor. >> the reason it exists is because of taxpayer money funding it. it really should be used away

the benefit the taxpayers in benefits the city as a whole. >> we ask whether a skybox policy was under consideration and refused to answer and instead complained about the coverage of our story. you can read his statement on our website, wbaltv.com. live from the newsroom, i'm jane miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> is a marathon hearing in an emotionally charged issue recognizing same-sex marriage. david collins is live, from annapolis, with this charge the meeting. >> there were about one dozen house members on the fence. it is not led to believe that they are six short of the number

they need for passage. both sides of the issue relied on carefully chosen words, actions to make their case. many people were turned away to an overflow room the quickly became crowded. they hoped it would be a game changer. he was flanked by clergy with opposing views but both agree on the governor's goals. they approach the issue differently. >> of gays and lesbians are denied certain rights because they engage in behavior that some may be to be immoral and an affront to marriage, why not also deny certain rights to those heterosexuals to commit adultery, have been endorsed -- divorced from or have bothered children out of wedlock under

the pretense that it would strengthen marriage and family. >> he said he believes america is a christian union and he will refuse to marry same-sex couples. >> notwithstanding, my personal beliefs and faith traditions come i can support the civil marriage protection act because civil marriages knobs anonymous with religious marriage and is, therefore, not being imposed on the faith community. >> legislators fired barrages of question that the governor leading to exchanges like this one. >> what would be the harm in as putting this before the voters of this state by referendum? >> people have spoken in a very real and personal sense by sending each of you here to make decisions for them. >> it seems to be in conflict that we would ask about gambling but we will not ask them about something pro-marriage.

>> i do not believe it that we should come as a legislative body, abdicate their responsibilities. >> the senate is waiting for the house to act first. live from annapolis, david collins, wbal like the tv 11 news. >> the white house is backpedaling after a firestorm over a new rule requiring religious the affiliated employers to provide contraceptive options. the shifted the responsibility onto insurance companies. >> they say the president has turned this into a political football and was time to find a quick solution. >> backing of a mandate that this provides free coverage for contraceptive services. >> the insurance company, not

the charity, will be required to reach out to offer contraceptive care free of charge. >> the president says this protect religious liberty while ensuring that women will not be discriminated against in the workplace coming amid mounting pressure from caplets and conservatives who say they should not be required to pay for birth control. >> they are saying this is an issue of religious freedom. that's not something you'll win in an election year. >> the controversey gave the republicans new stuff for

the campaign trail. the new policy will take effect august 2013. it has gotten support from the catholic health organization and planned parenthood. >> while the obama administration says they should not place any additional cost on insurers, the industry has long argued that contraception coverage does that cost. 92% of use say all employers and insurance plans should cover contraception. 7% say no and the rest say they're not sure. you can vote now on wbaltv.com. >> huguely and 2 jurors started crying durinfg the tape of huguely's interview the night lvoe was killed. sheldon dutes joins us with

more. >> huguely city and 200 pollitt drinks the day love was killed and also was shocked by the news of her death. huguely was dry eyed when he came into court this morning. he ended up in tears as they played the statement he made to police shortly after yeardly love was found dead. he told police the average is going to talk. he never struck her or hit her in the face. huguely responded, "i never struck her." when they told him love was dead, it appeared to catch him off guard. he asked she was dead three times. how? how is she dead. they said he was there because she was dead. he did not believe that there was any way she was dead.

during the interrogation of huguely, city got the bruises and cuts playing the cross. the former university of virginia lacrosse player is accused in the death of a yeardly love, founded in her apartment two years ago. the positions -- a physician testified she had no pre- existing heart conditions. huguely admitted the two of them had a volatile relationship but that she did not -- he did not punch or strangle her. >> today, they saw more than 100 pieces of evidence including her laptop computer. reporting live, and sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the interrogation tape played

in court is detailed line by line on wbaltv.com. you can find the link at the top of the home page. >> after announcing a landmark settlement deal come up hundreds of merrill lenders are now seeking help. -- of marylanders are now seeking help. maryland will receive $960 million available for home owners seeking relief and a lowering of principle. >> everyone who called had a story about what had happened, what they are experiencing. they were excited that there was somewhere they could call to get some type of assistance. >> of your looking for informational about the settlement or need help to stop a foreclosure, you are urged to call the state attorney

general's office up 410, 576- 6300. >> the frenzy surrounding tomorrow night's $325 million dark spot. >> maryland will head into the game with a major injury. we will tell you about that later in sports. >> of rain and snow on the hd doppler and a winter weather advisory. the forecast coming up. 42 at the airport, 34 at the inner harbor.

>> power ball fever is in the air. there was no winner after wednesday night's drawing, now the $325 drawing as a lot of people dreaming about what all this cash could mean to them. >> i feel that i am lucky. it just has not happened to be my day yet. since the day is my day of celebration, i am hoping today is double lucky. >> because it is a high-powered law, i will be playing. >> you can catch the power balt drawing and 11:22 tomorrow right ere on the wbal-to 1tv 11 at

11:22. >> storm coming, maybe the biggest event this winter. >> two inches. >> that will break the record this winter. but you can become quite a bit of precipitation showing up on the radar. most of it drying up before it hits the ground. even simpler is in the colder areas to the "north and west of baltimore. the further north and west you go, the more substantial it will be. this will come at us in two parts. an arctic front will produce this over the ohio river valley.

the warmer than normal day and nothing measurable in the precipitation column yet. 46 officially at reagan. the record low was february 20th, 1899 -- 10th, 1899, -7 was the low. 15 inches of snow on this day back in 2010. warnings in western allegany and garrett counties. the areas turn north could pick up some snow, but temperatures in the initial presentation will have rain mixed in. the conceit of cold it gets with lows of around 20 but below zero. almost 50 degrees, but look

freezing in western maryland. sotheby's will get more rain. and by morning there will be rain on the eastern shore down in to clean and county in towards ocean city. that will taper off a little bit and then the arctic front will bring another burst of snow showers tomorrow evening. as winds down, we're generally talking about 1 inch or two around baltimore, 1-3 inches in the northern suburbs. generally, it had the best mobile in the north and west. a winter makes -- winter mix in most areas. gusting up to 30 so it will feel cold once the front goes by.

single digit lows over teh we ekend.e astern show, flurries on sunday. cooler through the weekend. 37 with flurries sunday morning. 7-day -- by monday, back in the 40's. getting close to 50 again. from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> on the eve of the biggest game of their season, they get the worst news of their year. it will not have howard after suffering a season-ending knee surgery. the first nine games of the season, he had a broken foot.

now, his injury will force the shooting guard to move over the point guard starting with tomorrow's game at duke. it will women's basketball will play the kind of game they have only dreamed about when they first got their latest head coach. the winner will take the top spot in the mid-atlantic conference. 11-2 in the macs. they pack the stadium now. he's pooling all his resources now, including gary williams. >> they do they do things i wanted advice on. you need to use the crowd for defense of energy. we did that. i thought the students -- i'm

grateful and thankful to all the people in the baltimore community, the players, and happens loyola, half as baltimore, and i'm really grateful. >> we will have the highlight for you tonight at 11. they continue to tinker with their roster adding anoer. the former yankee reliever still has to pass the physical to finalize the deal. he had a career low arab just below two. -- low era below 2. tiger woods in the field, this tournament has a different feel. part side show, part rehab. where else do you see guys working on a plate of ribs and their short game?

going for eagle, settle for birder. -- birdie. johnson -4 off the lead. they are all chasing the leader, charlie wee. approach on 3, 10 feet off the pen. -13 in the lead. on sunday.reurs leave >> you show up on the green and you have ribs, anywhere else they will escort you out. >> all part of the atmosphere. ♪

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>> the debate about legalizing same-sex marriage in maryland is heating up again in annapolis. the unlikely allies planking the governor in today's hearing and the reaction of lawmakers. how might the winter weather impact your weekend plans? when to expect the weather to when to expect the weather to

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