[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. deliberations begin in the murder trial of george huguely, accused of murdering cockeysville native yeardley

love. 11 news reporter lowell belser joins us live interest skill with a preview -- live in it charlottesville with a preview. >> it is hurry up and wait in the george huguely murder trial. two female juror alternates were dismissed. when i graduate student, the other a research scientist. both were chosen at random through a lottery system. what is interesting about the dismissal is, given all links of the case, the judge told them they are subject to recall it just in case a juror becomes ill. the jury is made up of seven men and five women. 90 minutes into deliberation, the jury had one question about the word "reason" and what that meant. the judge replied "the common meaning," and he told the council to stay close because he

expects many more questions through the afternoon. george huguely is facing first- degree murder, which could get him 20 years to life in prison, and second-degree murder, five to 40 years in prison. voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, the other charges he is basing, could get him 0 to 10 years in prison. that is what the defense is pushing for, and involuntary manslaughter charge. when the verdict comes down, we will break into programming and bring that to you. you can follow the latest updates on wbaltv.com or followe me on twitter -- @melserwbal. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the republican presidential debate tonight, the first in all stomach, is just ahead of two import -- first in almost a

month, is just ahead of two important primaries. >> rick santorum is the one to watch tonight. a brand new poll has him in a statistical tie with mitt romney in michigan. he is down by succeed in arizona, where tonight's debate is being held. >> i always have a bible way and in the states that matter to win at this and let -- i always have and i will win in this is that matter to win this election >> he is under attack by ron paul. focusing on social issues worked for santorum, and now mitt romney is leaning right, meeting with the tea party and hammer president obama. >> perhaps because of the people the president hangs around with, and their agenda, they're secular agenda, they have fought against religion. >> santorum will get scrutiny, but so will mitt romney. >> he needs to do well, he needs to reestablish the sense that he is the front-runner.

>> newt gingrich, far behind, is trying to connect with voters by focusing on a hot button issue, gas prices. wbatracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> in "session 2012," the senate postponed debate on the governor's same sex marriage bill. senate president mike miller wanted to give members time to draft amendments to the legislation. a committee voted 7-4 to send the measure to the senate floor. the bill barely passed last friday's house vote. any changes to the legislation before the senate will kill the measure. meanwhile, in legislation that would change the way speed cameras operate in construction work zones would limit cameras to hours when i worked is in progress. baltimore county democratic senator says that the areas at 695 and charles street is a prime example.

>> nine months, there has not been a construction of that roadway. for some reason, they feel like giving tickets to people at 11:00 on saturday night, 6:00 on sunday morning, when nothing is going on, all lanes are open, is about public safety. >> representatives from the state highway administration and the maryland transportation authority testify in opposition. finally come in annapolis, officials with the state agriculture and environmental agencies stand against a bill that would permit additional regulations against farmers at least until other -- prevent additional regulations against farmers at least until other areas catch up with regulations of their own. environmental officials say that passing the measure would greatly hurt their ability to improve water quality in the chesapeake bay. >> good afternoon.

i hope you get a chance to get insight into warmer temperatures. we're getting an early taste of the spring even though we hardly felt winter. 59 is the current temperature at b.w.i. marshall. was out of the southwest at 12 miles per hour. looking mostly sunny, but we will have more clouds through the afternoon. expect ties to bush into the low 60s. 50s this evening. there is a chance for showers made after 6:00 p.m. better bet between 99:00 and midnight tonight. >> police on the lookout for two suspects involved in a convenience store shooting in baltimore. it happened at the royal farms at harford road just after 9:30 tuesday night. officers found a 46-year-old man suffering at least one gunshot wound to his upper body. >> what we know, at least two robbers, one on the run, came

into the store -- one armed with a gun, came into the store and robbed for money in cigarettes. not sure when, but at some point the gun was true to the victim and he was shot. >> anyone with information is urged to call city police. anne arundel county police state that a man sexually assaulting a young girl as she walked home from school. investigators say this sketch matches the description of the suspect. thethe victim says she was walking home from school when a man grabbed her and pulled her into a wooded area, where he attacked her. if you have information, call metro crimestoppers. coming up, a man opens fire in a georgia spa. the man reportedly behind the bomb plot at the capitol building appears in court today. plus, while consumers in joy j.c. penney's new pricing

system, some are not sure about the co

>> a man shoots and kills the four people had a spa in georgia before turning the gun on

himself. investigators say the man was a frequent visitor, but are not sure what led to the shooting. about 20 people were in the building at the time. the alleged capitol building a bomb water is back in court this afternoon for a bond hearing. he was arrested friday for the to the attending to detonate a bomb in a suicide attack at the capitol building. he was taken into custody with explosives and an inoperable gun, which had been supplied by an undercover agent. he has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against federal property. if indicted, he could face life in prison. today, christians around the world celebrate ash wednesday. here is the seat in philadelphia. many will go to church to receive ashes on their forehead. it sets the tone to for the entire season of lent.

lent by giving something up. coming up, we will speak to one of the stars of the nbc hit show "up all night." and a device that parents are using to keep kids out of trouble. >> the east is warming up. details in the insta-weather- plus forecast.

>> for the first time, a study looks at head impacts experience

but first and second grade football players. researchers at wake forest university and virginia tech of fitted seven youth football players with helmets to measure the impact of a direct hit. each player recorded more than 100 hits this season. practice plans can be changed. for women in their 40's whose breast cancer was spotted during a mammogram, they have better outcomes that those whose doctor from the disease in an exam. over and 18-year period, the number of cancers diagnosed at stage zero increased over 60% rate cancers diagnosed at stage three dropped significantly. women whose disease was detected by a mammogram underwent less invasive treatment. it might be difficult to understand what exactly toddlers

are saying, but researchers say they should have at least 25 words in their vocabulary by age 2. experts compiled a list of must- have words including mommy, daddy, thank you, banana, all gone, and dog. researchers say that slow talkers who might not have mastered 25 words by age two might have developmental delays. in the "consumer alert," en route recalls odyssey m -- honda recalls odyssey minivans because the rear door can fall unexpectedly. the recall involves the 2008 and 2009 models. while consumers can be looking

for it to j.c. penney's pricing system, creditors are not so sure. fitch ratings downgraded the retailer to a credit rating of b +. j.c. penney announced a new pricing strategy stretching from occasional sales to everyday low sales prices. many executives except positive earnings, but fitch says the company faces a volatile year because it is uncertain if consumers will buy into the new pricing structure. comcast will launch its own as streaming video service over the web tomorrow, taking aim at netflix. it will be bundled with certain gears of comcast video service for $4.95 a month. it will offer a selection of old tv shows and movies. it is different from the tv, whichnto finity offers new were shows. an app keeps track of what kids are sharing with others. it to stock of every

picture and file sent over a phone.u-- said over a you don't even need a smartphones to use it. if you caught the show "up all night," it is with christina applegate, maya rudolph, and will arentt. we are joined by will now. you play a chris, trying to navigate. for the first time. icahn is overlaid when you go through. -- i cannot soak relate what you go through. >> i can relate, too. that is what drew me to the show, because i am a new parent, father of two young boys. we wanted to create a show that was funny but also very authentic. we bring a lot of our own real life experiences into the show.

i think that anybody who has got young kids or had kids at any time can identify on some level. >> chris and regan have enough to deal with on their own, but maya rudolph's character as a whole new dynamic. >> her character ava tries to insert yourself into our child's first birthday, at least to some degree from there. terrible, ill-fated birthday party. maya is great, molly shannon comes back to play the babysitter was a little boy crazy. it is a really funny look at an authentic experience. >> what is it like to have two snl alums together again? >> it is a great. they are always so unexpectedly

funny in ways you cannot see coming. i am really lucky. i'm kind of the straight man, and it is fun. >> you have been a fun great good luck with the show tomorrow night. >> thank you. >> have a good one. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> good afternoon. we have mostly sunny skies with clouds from the west. showery activity towards the west as well. this is mainly along the appalachians. the that what is happening in or michigan. you see that white shooting between the showers? snow was falling between chicago and detroit. there is some light snow being reported. out towards the east, anything but snow possible. temperatures to speak on warming. war is pushing into the east. 59 in baltimore.

.ack to the 70's all this amount will be pushing east. -- all this mild air pushing east. 40 degrees in chicago, 31 back in minneapolis. temperatures right now, a 50's, even some 60's, at least to the downtown area. cooler in annapolis. 55 in easton. 58 in la plata right now. as for tonight, we are expecting partly cloudy skies. chance for showers, better chance after 6:00 p.m., especially 9:00 to midnight. temperature-wise, upper thirties to low 40's. here's a look at the current weather pattern. a few clouds, especially towards the west. showers will to the west as well.

eventually, the cold air towards the north is going to slide on in. that will knock temperatures back to where they should be. clouds decrease through the evening hours. we have a chance for showers tonight, mainly late. some of these might be focused for baltimore towards the south. that we see a break in the raid. as we go into thursday night into friday, another chance of rain as a cold front approaches the area. very powerful cold front. babies of thunderstorms as we head into friday. that will bring temperatures down significantly. 40's this weekend. mostly dry this weekend, but saturday, with all the cold air, and flurries possible towards the west. >> coming up next, your maryland lottery numbers.

>> time for your maryland lottery numbers. >> i am sarah fleischer on this wonderful wednesday with your pick three game.

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front knox's back over the weekend, but rain chance is a possible each day until then. maybe some thunderstorms. could be called up for snow flurries in the mountains on saturday. what a roller coaster. >> thank you for joining us. >> watch tonight with donna hamilton and stan stovall. have a great day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter. [ dog growls, barks ]

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