stories, the case goes to the jury in the george huguely murder trial. we are tracking a storm that could bring snow to the area. good evening, everyone. both sides in the murder trial of george huguely have made their cases. >> after a quick defense witness and closing arguments which took most of the afternoon, a jury must now decide whether george huguely killed yeardley love on purpose, unintentionally, or not at all. before his fate was put into the hands of the jury, the defense called a surgeon who said in his opinion, yeardley love's brain

did not have injuries consistent with blood force trauma. the defense rested. the commonwealth did not offer any rebuttal. the commonwealth's attorney began retelling the story that love was found dead. she made the decision to stay in her room while george huguely made the decision to go see her while he was drunk. they reminded the jury about the saidl that george huguely's that he should have killed her. the only possible explanation for her death was blunt force trauma. he said, the evidence clearly shows that glove was murdered during the commission of a robbery. -- that love was murdered during the commission of a robbery.

the defense attorney reiterated that george huguely was in the apartment but there was no intent to kill. the jury will reconvene at they will have 37 different charges to go over including the most serious, first and second degree murder, as well as voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. >> the jury will not begin deliberating until wednesday because monday is a holiday and grand jurors are meeting at the courthouse on tuesday. we have more on the next phase of the trial. >> when the jury reconvenes, they will have a lot to think about. the amount of time it takes them to come to their final decision will be telling. the jurors will analyze whether or not george huguely intended

to cause harm to yeardley love when he went to our apartment. the amount of time it takes them to come to their conclusion could be indicative of the verdict. >> if they take a long time, you could have second-degree murder. a long your verdict would be leading towards manslaughter. >> a manslaughter conviction would carry a maximum 10 year penalty. second year, a 40 year maximum. >> the defense is hoping for a manslaughter conviction for, he has already been in jail for two years. that means he would serve another four years. >> the jurors could lean towards the manslaughter verdict if they believe that george huguely did not intend to harm yeardley love. if they do think that he intended to harm her, they could come back with a first or second-degree murder charge. >> they will have to decide what

was in his mind and heart. whether or not they believe that uninspected confrontation took place inside of that apartment that unfortunately got out of control or that he intended to larmer. >> stay tuned to us for the latest developments in the trial. >> thank you. this time tomorrow, depending on where you live, you could be digging out from several inches of snow or hoping for a sign of winter. big difference. let's get the latest on the forecast. >> this is not necessarily the track. the storm is headed out of the gulf of mexico. this has been expected. it is where the snow line will be. will it be around baltimore, south of baltimore? the computer models have been back and forth. they are getting more decisive now.

the element of cold air is beginning to slip in now. the cold front went through earlier this evening. this is the shower activity to the north appeared to we are setting up with a first batch of moisture. -- this is a shower activity to the north. we are setting up with the first batch of moisture. i will have definitive answers about what is coming up tomorrow in a few minutes. as the outgoing archbishop of baltimore and is a member of an elite group of cardinals advising the pope. we go to rome with the story. >> although the day would belong to the 22 new elevated cardinals, the pope delighted thousands as he was rolled through the crowd on a platform

early in the procession. as the pontiff moved closer to the altar, he could look out at a sea of red, represented the college of cardinals. one by one, the cardinal does the nets were abetted by the holy father. the eighth was edwin o'brien. you will hear cardinal o'brien asked the pope if he may speak. -- one by one, the cardinals were lifted by the holy father. >> i thank him and i said i would serve him completely and with a whole heart. >> shortly after the service, hundreds turned out to wish

cardillo bridewell. >> he is a good friend of ours. -- hundreds turned out to wish cardinal o'brien well. >> to have people like this that have represented baltimore. wonderful people. >> i think this is wonderful. he has earned it. he is a very good man. i think he was due. >> with his new title comes a new position in rome. cardinal o'brien says that he will maintain a residence at the basilica in baltimore and plans to be back as often as he can. >> a man accused of a terror plot targeting the u.s. capital has ties to document -- has ties to baltimore. he traveled here this past december to meet someone he thought was an al qaeda associate. that person turned out to be an

undercover law enforcement officer. he repeatedly receive boxes labeled books in baltimore. if convicted, he could face life in prison. now, to a story that we brought at 6. police were called just after 2:00 this morning and they found erwin lee whaley suffering from gunshot wounds. police have arrested maurice garnett white and he is being charged with first-degree murder. a bail hearing is scheduled for tuesday. coming up next on 11 news -- >> what a voice. >> friends and family gathered to remember whitney houston. details about the touching service for the music

>> in a newark, new jersey church where she grew up, friends and family held a service for whitney houston. during the three and a half hour service, stars including stevie wonder honored houston with heartfelt performances. her family talked about the strength of her face. kevin costner had moving words for houston. >> when you stand before him, don't you worry. you will be good enough. [applause] >> whitney houston's next husband attended the service but just briefly. it is unclear why he left shortly after it began. sbanditney houston's ex-hu

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the streets to raise awareness about house fires. they visited homes and informing people of the incident and giving fire safety tips and the importance of a fire alarm. >> if you call 311, we will come out and installed a smoke alarm for you. we want to make sure that every resident in baltimore has a working smoke alarm. >> had a cooking fire is leading debt this people 65 and over. -- cooking fire is the leading death of people 65 and over. >> this has been our first shot at any kind of these is snow at all. if you want snow, it will be kind of a disappointment. the first batch of moisture is passing through our south. pretty strong storms down in georgia. this is stopping just short of

the north carolina, virginia line. there was a couple of showers and a little bit of snow. the cool front move to the east. colder air will start filtering in. there will be snow potential is moisture gets this far north. today, there was no hint in the weather that a winter storm was anywhere in the forecast. it made it to 57 at the airport, the inner harbor had 59. a typical hiatt this time of year is 46. -- a typical high at this time of year is 46. frederick, 41. it has dropped into the 20's already at oakland and frost bird. satellite pictures show clouds, high thin clouds moving into the area. they really kind of thing in and out in pennsylvania. that will be the case with this

storm. we will be on the north edge of this thing all along its progress which minimizes the odds of snow falling. this is kind of suppressing the moisture right now. there is the low pressure center, down to the south. there is some reinforcing pressure behind it that this will -- that will keep this thing going through tomorrow. tomorrow is the main feature for us in this storm. once that goes through, there is an unsettled whether out to the west. we will talk about the immediate storm. mostly cloudy overnight, it stood stay dry. snow, maybe a the a bit of rain makes thin. -- a little bit of rain mixed in. northeast winds, 5-10. most of the day will be in the 30's.

this no chances, i have changed these odds. i have raised the odds that we get nothing up to 50%. we have zero doubt about the 4- 8, or 8 or more. these have all been pushed farther south as that line of snow and everything looks like it will be a little farther south. small craft advisories will be out in the day tomorrow. the insta-weather future cast shows the crowds and eventually the clouds coming in. -- shows the clouds and eventually the clouds coming in. this just presses by. that is the way things look now. then by presidents day, things dry out. on tuesday, the next weather system comes in. here are the accumulations. these are all focusing on the

south. not in the baltimore area. here is the forecast. tomorrow, most of this note is not all of it should be south of us. 44 the high. -- most of the snow is not all of it should be south of us. >> they have been the first peacetime all black representatives of the army. this time of year marks this special reason -- a special season to remember those who served this country. >> this is black history month. this is a time to reflect on the accomplishments. we celebrated the veterans at what they have done to build this great nation. rededicate ourselves to make sure that we followed thought and martin luther king's dream on that road to equality. -- we follow dr. martin luther

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a referee stopped the game, went to the scorer's table, had a pair of the fans ejected. they happen to be all time wolf pack rates. no comment as to why. they never cursed or threatened. officials remain furious tonight. it was confessed that protocol was not followed as it should have been. the eagles hosting howard. logan getting three, one more. 90-18, eagles. -- 19, 18, eagles. howard, 51-37. for the comeback is short.

lacrosse season in full bloom this saturday. maryland opened up the season with a win over hartford. loyola in action as well hosting delaware at the regally athletic complex. the fourth quarter, howard is trying to hold on to. tom holland with the goal 10 to 11-8, loyal up. -- loyola tend to go in low was the way to go. look -- tom holland with the goal, 11-8, loyola. pitchers and catchers have reported to sarasota. there are concerns about a sore shoulder for the pitcher. smiles throughout the clubhouse

in sarasota. the orioles first-round pick. the workouts began on sunday. tremendous crowd tonight for the baltimore blast and no iraqi wave. -- and the rocky wave. the blast sent the fans, with a victory over the waves. one more check of the forecast.

>> this storm has been a bugaboo for you cents tuesday. >> it is possible we would get anything. the farther south you go, the better chance you will get several inches of snow. here in baltimore, we are saying a trace, one or two inches on the outside. >> we can handle that. >> presidents day looks good and then warm this week. >> warm, this winter? >> how unusual. >> we will see you back here tomorrow. "saturday night live" is next. welcome.