we have video to show you what it looked like earlier brown to 20 p.m. this afternoon. baltimore county police and fire received a call of a horrific crash. they found two vehicles had crashed head-on and a third vehicle was involved in the accident. the operators of the vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene. the third person operating the third vehicle was not injured. as i said before, mcdonogh road remained shut down between painters mill road. police continue the investigation. >> thank you. now tore big story. a multicar accident takes the lives of three siblings in harford county. two others were hurt in the late night accident. >> the accident happened around 10:00 p.m. on route 543. rob roblin has the details. >> right behind me is highway

543. that is where the accident happened just down the road. >> they lost all their kids. it is a tragedy. very unfortunate. >> it was before 10:00 p.m. last night when a chevy cavalier carrying three members of a family crossed the center line. sideswiping another vehicle. >> a bad collusion -- collision. the cavalier was on a spin and entered three lanes sideways and was struck by another northbound vehicle. an acura that had to people in it. the force of that crash cut the cavalier in half. the two males were ejected from the vehicle. the female stayed inside the vehicle. all three of those individuals were pronounced dead at the scene. >> to other people in the three car accident were injured and taken to bayview.

the maryland state police crashed team spent the morning investigating the scene but so far, they do not know why the chevy cavalier crossed the center line. >> we do not know who was driving. the males were ejected, the female was still in the vehicle. that is something investigators are going to have to put back together. it really is difficult to determine that. >> the three people killed were david bauguess, his brother, joseph bauguess, and their sister, ashley bauguess. >> 3 people and it is rough. >> what can people do to help? >> nothing really right now. just pray that other teenagers do not get themselves in that same situation. >> maryland state police say the crash scene covered 0.1 of a mile.

>> thank you. also investigate why an engine malfunctioned and caught fire during the emergency rescue. >> president today and the jury pushing back deliberations during the trial of george huguely. one of his attorneys became ill, cutting the trial one day short. we have more on that. >> at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, a jury will reconvene here at circuit court to decide the fate of george huguely. the jury had a three daybreak to think about this case in the question is what have -- what have an effect on the outcome? we ask the experts. this is the emotional murdered george huguely trial of -- the

emotional murder trial of george huguely. after a long day saturday, the jury decided instead of delivering into the night it would start first three days later on wednesday. >> the had a couple of days, three days to stew over and solidify a little bit. if they come in tomorrow morning and agree, it could result in a fairly quick verdict. >> lloyd snook says the 3 day layoff should not help or hinder either side. it makes it so the jury comes back with a fresh attitude ready to deliberate. >> it is likely they will come in and they will have a bunch of somewhat solidified ideas bumping into each other. it will take an hour or so until they can get past the impressions they had last week. >> as far as the look back to closing arguments, the commonwealth attorney began

retelling the story of the night yeardley love was found dead. she made the decision to stay in her room while george huguely made the decision to see her while he was drunk. he reminded the jury of the e- mail he allegedly sent that city should have killed there. chapman asked the jury how frightened love must have been when george huguely kicked in her door. pictures of the injuries to her body and brain were shown again. the only possible explanation was blunt force trauma, he told them. the defense countered the commonwealth claims as it has the entire trial that loved it not die from blunt force trial, rather association from falling asleep drug on her face. the attorney reiterated that george huguely was in her apartment but had no intent to kill. trying to drive toward a charge of involuntary manslaughter. there will have 37 charges to go through, including first and

second-degree murder and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. that is anybody's guess as to how long the jury will take to make its decision. >> our coverage of the george huguely continues online. you can seek sketches for each day of the proceedings and sign up for alerts. we will send you an e-mail as soon as the jury reaches its findings. >> in the 2012 report. a victory for those who support same-sex marriage. pushing it to a full senate vote. that vote is expected later this week. the judicial proceedings committee passed it with a 7-4 vote. a similar measure was passed last year in the senate. supporters are confident it would become law this year.

>> legislation restricting speed cameras in a highway work sound to the hours that are -- people are working there and not off is moving through the state house. david collins has the status report. drivers would love that. >> absolutely. last year the measure died. this year's chances are hard to tell. you like the cameras but fewer are complaining about the money they generate. >> for nine months there has not been any construction on the roadway. there has been construction on the bridge 200 feet up. for some reason they feel like giving tickets to people at 11:00 p.m. on saturday night or 6:00 a.m. sunday morning when all the lanes are open and the shoulders are open is about public savincity. >> 3% of tickets were issued when workers were not there. this state issued four ordered

75,000 citations. if everyone pays up it would generate $90 million in fines. that program is supposed to protect motorists and workers. >> it is about changing behavior, come back and say we want to change behavior but we want money. you cannot have it both ways. >> drivers are slowing down. an average of 5 miles per hour. current law allows the cameras to operate 24-7. they are being used in nine works on statewide. two years ago a handshake deal was negotiated where the speed limit would be restored to 55 on 695 and agreed to turn the cameras off when construction crews were not there. >> they agreed to restore the speed limit and agreed that when there were workers there they would not have cameras. the delmon who made the agreement has since resigned and

new people have been steadfastly want speed cameras there. >> the general public did not show up in opposition to the bill but the fha and maryland transportation authority did but they are in apposition -- opposition. >> and anne arundel council county member is not commenting about his vote to fill an empty seat or a statement in which he used a racial slur. councilmembers are deadlocked on the finding a replacement for darryl jones. >> councilmember have voted 104 times and it seems no one is changing his mind to end this deadlock. >> in less than 10 minutes the voting in the special session ended. the anne arundel county council remained deadlocked. >> it -- i would move we

postponed the vote on this. >> all six of us realized it is best to fill this vacancy. it is the best thing for the county. >> three times the vote was taken, each time 3 council ye members voted for michael wagner and the others voted for peter smith. >> with the situation right now when the budget comes up, my three colleagues will be forced to come to the table to negotiate with us on budget cuts where things will need to be voted on. right now 80,000 constituents have no representation. >> they're disenfranchised. they do not have anyone occupying the seats. but political shenanigans aside, my interest is in getting someone into that seat because one seventh of our county is not represented and that is

outrageous to me. >> the councilman said he had nothing to say as he left once the meeting ended. during an earlier session, the vietnam veteran used a racial slur against asian-americans. he apologized later the cat is for the district 1 seat are frustrated. both sets of opinions but i will be glad when this is over with. >> you do not want to disappoint the people who supported by getting out. you not only are locked into this but you are locked in because the people who are supporting you do not want you to get out. >> carl snowden finds it hard to believe no trace has been made. >> it is bad news for the council. citizens deserve a final vote. you have qualified candidates. there is no reason why the county council should be deadlocked. >> the next vote is scheduled for march 5.

>> thank you. a closer look at the gop presidential campaign. >> who is ahead now and by how much? the results from the latest gallup poll are next. >> warmer temperatures and a chance of rain showers. right now in baltimore we are now near 50 degrees. winds out of

>> in tonight's commitment 2012

report, rick santorum appears to be ahead of mitt romney by 10 points. >> that is according to today's gallup tracking poll. the distance between the two is closer. thmichigan is cromie's home state. -- from the's home state. santorum appears to have the lead in michigan. most republicans think romney would be more likely to win against president obama. you can preview tomorrow night's republican debate in arizona by going to our website, wbaltv.com, and clicking on politics. >> the 21st dayf their bridge in baltimore. the normal high temperature is 46. the top was 52. official measurements where it was 49 at the airport. that was after rather cold

morning. 23. five degrees colder than normal. a cold morning and a milder than normal afferent -- afternoon. western maryland, the west virginia panhandle, temperatures are not very chilly. a sign of cloud cover and a warming trend. 52 in petersburg. 43 in oakland. some warmer air coming in out of the ohio valley to the west spreading eastward baltimore. temperatures are probably threatening the 60-degree mark. as the warmer air arrives some of these weather disturbances. this is moving up to southern new england. the next batch of showers is approaching western maryland and that could get here later tonight. we're running a minimal chance of a light sprinkle. 11:00 p.m. or midnight or so. temperatures will stay above freezing with a light southwest

breeze. the system comes through with very little wintry weather. the occluded front is an area of low pressure with a wind shift. there's not much temperature change. there is cooler air behind the second front and a couple of areas of low pressure we're watching to the farther north and west. the wells along the northern tier of the u.s. and rain and snow in the pacific northwest, the great lakes and heading toward new england. that is the storm track. only slight chance for showers the next few days. in new orleans, quiet whether although some fog is expected. there is the sprinkles moving out of the mountains toward baltimore. we get some sun tomorrow and some afternoon clouds. another round of showers. maybe more substantial tomorrow night. thursday should be the warmest day. we could get into lower 60's on thursday before the stronger front comes in and trucktracks s

the state. it changes to snow in the mountains. that is an indication of the cold that will come filtering in here. if you like spring temperatures the next couple of days are for you. 53 to 58 tomorrow. 47 in the mountains. 53 with showers on thursday. sharply colder in the mountains with snow likely in garrett county. scattered rain showers on the shore. 63 on thursday. we could hit the mid-60's on the lower eastern shore. a few scattered showers and some thunder thursday night into friday. temperatures climbing for a couple of days hitting 63 thursday. close to 60 yen friday. temperatures drop friday afternoon. the highs of the weekend are back in to the 40's. >> this is 11 sports. >> this spring they have almost

a dozen starters competing. jeremy guthrie leaves. no major league track record. one thing we do know about this spring training, the coach has a lot of work in front of him trying to assemble a staff that can improve over last year's worst earned run average of any pitching staff in baseball. >> we have 11 guys that we have penciled in that can start and hopefully we will have helped those guys stretched out so the competition will be there and we will see how these guys do over the first three weeks. >> johns hopkins men's lacrosse team living up to its no. 2 ranking. the jays hosting delaware.

setting up brandyn for the first score of the evening. 1-0 blue jays. tying the game but hawkins separating in the second quarter. his second goal of the game. it is all jays from that moment for. at johnson will have a tv network of his own, launching the aspire network in conjunction with comcast. the network shows, become a performing arts, and shows about face. they will focus on offering work to african-american performers who have struggled to find work in mainstream hollywood. we have a bucket full of this to share with you.

the special needs high school senior from morgan got into his first varsity basketball game last night on senior night and it did not take long for the magic to follow. watch their reaction. absolutely delighted. it went on to win the game but i suspect everyone in attendance left feeling like a winner after seeing the power of sports to transcend the outcome of the game. stick around. we will do the same with a seven-day forecast after this.

three siblings all dead after a car crash in bellair. tips on how to bear the burden of surging gas prices. how the same

>> not too bad as far as temperatures. egghead and this bashar activity. lo 60's for thursday. a cold front goes through. 60's in the morning falling into the 40's in the afternoon and back to cold weather on the weekend. maybe a wintery beginning to march. >> thanks for joining us. nbc nightly news is next. see you back here at 11:00 p.m. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪

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