available to vote tomorrow because she is undergoing emergency surgery. this republican delegates at first cost the state to block the public view of his seat in the house chamber. he then bolted through another exit to avoid answering questions. this delegate locked his office door, turned off the lights. >> if the -- just explained. why is he hiding out? >> baltimore county democrats delegate is now playing coy. >> last time we talked, you were on the fence. have you decided? >> we will have the debate today and tomorrow. >> shortly after our encounter, we received an e-mail to stay in the delegate tends to vote in favor of the same-sex marriage bill.

clergy it lobbied hard for its defeat. he will be tied up in meetings all day. he abstained from boating the bill at a committee to the house floor. >> -- voting the bill out of committee at the house floor. >> republicans claim the democrats remain divided. >> the democratic caucus is very split on this issue. >> would anyone like to change their votes? >> those on both sides consider the out come too close to call. >> i think this is important enough that everyone should have a vote. >> that would be a yes vote to get to a referendum? >> 54% of those who responded

support the bill. >> we should note, late this afternoon, and the new jersey general assembly passed similar legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. that bill is on its way to the governor's desk work is expected to be vetoed. >> to a decision from the joint at this committee on the fate of ulysses currie. the committee has recommended that he be censured and apologized and be banned from any leadership position in the the future. it is a story first broke on wbaltv.com. the recommendations stem from his failure to report more than $245,000 in payments from the grocery chain shoppers food warehouse. he was found not guilty of bribery back in november, but has been under investigation by the committee since january.

the senate will vote on the recommendations tomorrow. >> a former top aide to bob ehrlich has. -- was. jail time. paul schurick will serve time on home detention. jayne miller . the story and is live outside the courthouse. >> the courtroom was packed for the sentencing. a testament to his long career in public service. he admits it has been badly tarnished. pour the first time today, paul schurick spoke publicly about the case. >> i just walked out of a courtroom. >> he acknowledged it has destroyed his reputation. >> in addition to a mistake, in addition to a violation of the law, a profound personal failure. i have paid and will continue to pay a price. >> he was convicted of election fraud for authorizing a

robocall on election day 2010. he was the top campaign official for bob ehrlich. the cause suggested the election was over before the polls had closed. the sentence was suspended. he will spend 30 days on home detention, perform 500 hours of community service. he will not have to pay a fine. the state prosecutors called the sentence appropriate. >> this is more than just a dirty trick. >> it is illegal and it will be prosecuted in the state of maryland. >> he continues to insist that the intent of the call was to not keep voters -- african- american voters at home. >> the judge told him that he condemns the act, but not him personally. he is willing to knock the

sentence down to probation before judgment in the future. also, in the courtroom today, she is the woman who recorded the robocall. her boyfriend has now stepped forward to challenge parts of for story. a hearing on that is expected later. >> state police are investigating a messy morning crash that snarled late morning traffic on the beltway. we were over the scene just after 11:00 this morning along the outer loop of the beltway. preliminary reports indicate a tractor trailers filled tank was ruptured during the accident. all the injuries were non life- threatening. investigators tell us the deadly high-rise fire in mount vernon was caused by unintended cooking. the flames broke out in the building around 7:15 last night

along the -- along charles street. an elderly victim was rescued from the blaze, but passed away overnight. >> it was breaking news last night at 5:00, a street brawl between students and to neighboring schools in northeast baltimore. this was the scene yesterday. we remained above the incident as it unfolded over the course of an hour. the intersection is a major transportation hub for students from a number of different schools in northeast baltimore. schools may now considered a staggered release time for students. >> i think it is horrible. it is so terrible. it makes no sense. their parents send them to school for a good education. they want to fight all the time. >> there has been a large police

presence in the area throughout the afternoon. we are aware of one fight that happened and to arrest so far. >> george huguely;s murder trial was put on hold after one of the defense attorneys felt ill. the case is scheduled to pick back up again tomorrow. we have the latest from charlottesville. >> when it rains, it pours, so does speak. co-counsel,ly's rhonda quagliani, calls out sick. we met in court at 9:30. we came back a total class 30 this afternoon. she was simply too sick to come back so the judge excused every one for the day. this throws a wrench and a machine. we're one full day behind schedule and it looks like instead of this case going to the jury by this weekend, it will most likely go to the jury

sometime next week. at any rate, court resumes tomorrow morning at 9:00. the will keep a close eye on things and have another update tomorrow at 5 and 6:00. >> you can sign up for free e- mail alerts and we will send you any mel wants the jury reaches its findings. that is on wbaltv.com. >> a huge spill on i-95 that shut down southbound traffic for more than eight hours. >> police reveal what they think caused the tractor-trailer to crash. >> we will take you to rom. e. >> today's rain moving off the coast tonight. another storm could be brewing for the weekend. we will take a close look at that. 44 degrees at the airport, 48 downtown.

>> the driver involved in the last night's accident on i-95 was driving under the influence. the 46-year-old man has been charged with a number of offenses. the crash had on the southbound lanes of the interstate for about eight hours as crews work to clean up debris and spilled material. police tell us no one was hurt

in the crash and the substance was not hazardous. >> bge officials tell us they have begun restoring natural gas to customers affected by tuesday's gas main break. utility crews must enter each of the 900 homes and businesses affected. it is necessary to restore service. if present or not, today, they are urged to call bge to schedule an appointment. >> edwin o'brien is days away from the elaborate elevation ceremony. >> we are the only -- we have the latest on the preparations. >> in less than 48 hours, a very important ceremony will take place at st. peter's. the pope will elevate 22

archbishops from all over the world to the rank of cardinal. 16 of those archbishops are from europe. two are from america. cardinal designate edwin o'brien from baltimore. hundreds of people from the baltimore area will be here to witness the ceremony. we will catch up with them in the coming days. the reason why this ceremony is still a important in the life of the catholic church is at the college of cardinals is the only body that the pope will confer with should you want to clarify an issue that deals with the catholic church. the pope, and only the pope, will make his final decision. we will bring you the events as they unfold. for now, from c peters, -- st. peters. >> we have some breaking news, i believe.

tell us what is going 9. >> -- what is going on. >> we are in the northeast district of baltimore city. an individual has been struck by a bad light pickup truck. medics have not even got here yet. we do not know the severity of the injuries and they have shut down the avenue while they deal with this. >> your insta-weather-plus forecast -- >> we have had somewhat whether move through today. temperatures are way too warm to talk about any kind of wintry weather. for now, look at these numbers. 45 at the airport, 47 downtown. that 45 at the airport is right on target for a normal high temperature this time of year. below, so far, has been around

freezing. -- above freezing. five is the record low. 21.8 inches of snow in 2003. nine years ago, we were in the middle of the snowstorm. 22 inches on the 16th, combined with another 5 inches or so on the 15th and 17th. the total was close to 27 inches, the biggest snowstorm ever in baltimore. rain today, though. it looks like this is going to be gone in the next few hours. there is a little bit of chilly air out in parts of western maryland. none of that is really aimed in our direction. overall, it should be a mild night. as the temperatures cooled just a couple of degrees, combined

the moisture on the ground, you could get a little bit of patchy fog. this front should go through and left out any left over clouds by morning. during the day tomorrow, high- pressure will produce mild weather again. you really do not see any cold or arctic air. that is locked in behind this front. it will sweep to the middle atlantic saturday night and sunday morning. -- mid-atlantic saturday night and sunday morning. that is an area that you can see is very complicated. these two systems are still thousands of miles away. timing will be critical, the track of the storm will be critical. there are two possible tracks, one to the carolinas. that would bring us some rain and snow on sunday. the more favored track is farther to the south.

if the storm takes the southern track, if things stay dry. we miss it entirely. a lot of questions still to be answered. all of such rain on the gulf coast starts to work its way north, but not far enough. according to this computer model, the storm system this is us. it will be sunny tomorrow. high temperatures tomorrow, a 50 to 55. seven-day forecast, breezy and mild tomorrow. the clouds moved in saturday. if we get any rain or snow, it will come through on sunday. >> this is 11 sports. >> usually, we have had bitte cold weather to of remind us that crunch time has arrived for

college basketball. this is a remarkable turnaround story for the women's team. a year ago, nine and 21. but fisher, 15 and 9. they are facing -- this year, 15 and 9. they are facing the george mason tonight. for the head coach, a winning streak could put this team and one of the top four seats in the conference tournament. from there, anything is possible. >> we are equally excited about the sweet 16 numbers. that speaks to what is going on. we are planning one of the best conferences in the country. we are rated number 7 in the country right now. >> terps mens came home tonight taking on boston college.

this has become a big question mark point of the season. they're still looking for someone to run this offense. the coach does not know how much of a home court advantage the team will have tonight. >> you see teams improved, you see it with them. they are improving at a high rate. they're playing with great competence. -- confidence. you have to stay home and be disciplined. >> orioles pitchers and catchers report to spring training in two days. the international situation with the signing of a south korean pitcher has turned into a

situation of confusion. it is unclear whether they will have them in the organization in the future. the orioles did not follow protocol and received authorization from the korean baseball organization prior to the signing. baseball starts to unfold in just a couple of days. gary carter has lost his battle with cancer. he died today at the age of 57. he was the first man inducted in the baseball hall of fame as a montreal expo. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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>> governor -- we will catch up with what they would like to hear and if it is enough to provide some closure. for the next five hours, lawmakers will be debating in a special session on same-sex marriage. the will of all the late breaking details. that is tonight.

>> walked outside and you realize it is not all that cold. >> but things are going to have to change if we have a winter storm over the weekend. >> there is a storm moving up the coast on sunday. the winter scenario that both of those with combined, but you will not sense any kind of winter tomorrow. 50 on saturday. onre down to near freezing sunday morning. that brings us the possibility

of rain or wet snow. we're still a couple of days away. he really cannot be sure of the track. either way, it looks like the whole mess will be gone by monday. >> the storm is way out in new mexico. >> i was just trying to remember nine years ago. i cannot quite recall eight. how much snow? >> 26.8. >> you don't remember that? >> thank you for joining us, everybody. >> have a great evening.