captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking - this wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. ♪ >> good afternoon, our big story this afternoon -- george huguely is found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of yeardley love. this was after a two-week trial.

we have been following it all in charlottesville, virginia. >> it took the jury about nine hours to find george huguely guilty of second-degree murder and grand larceny. they sentenced him to 26 years in prison he crossed himself before the verdict was read and both attorneys are reacting to the verdict. >> there is nothing that we can say that will make good the terrible and tragic loss to the family. there are no winners in this case. there is nothing blas everywhere. >> we are disappointed with this verdict, of course. we have been proud to represent george in his fight for fairness are the last couple of years. he has the support of a loving

family. he has displayed amazing resilience and courage. he is hopeful, he is spiritual and we look forward to some corrections. >> after deliberating about nine hours, a jury of his peers felt there was enough evidence to convict the former uva lacrosse player with second-degree murder in the killing of 22-year-old yeardley love of cockeysville. during a sentencing hearing, sharon love and her sister testified about how grief- stricken they remain. "every day that goes by, i think i am losing pieces of her." lexi love said i never wanted something so bad then to see your face again. this is the number one worst

thing in the world that could happen." love was found a bomb -- was found by her remains in her off- campus apartment face down on her bed. she was in a pool of her own bed and the prosecution presented a place that george huguely, after spending the day before in a drug case, went to her apartment, busted through our bedroom door and struck her causing blunt force trauma which led to her death. the defense tried to say the death was an accident, never denying that he went to her apartment. it seems that the jury believed that george huguely never intended to kill her. >> that 26-year-old the sentence is a jury recommendation and the judge will either okayed the jury decision or not get out. as you subscribe to our breaking out e-mail alerts, you got the verdict immediately but you can sign up for for a plus you consider courtroom sketches an

interactive timeline of the case and if you know someone in an abusive relationship, find a how to get help on our website wbaltv.com. we spoke with a local domestic violence expert about the george huguely trial and she hopes to get more people talking about violence against women. the director of the house of ruth believes the law -- the truck and teach valuable lessons about recognizing the size of domestic violence. >> half everybody watched the relationship than -- everybody watched the relationship and their worst year for her and they thought he was acting really weird. nobody knew what to do and i think the one thing we can get out of this is that we should learn what to do about. she fills the second-degree murder conviction sends the message was not -- that georgia boy was not in control but domestic fallen -- violence is a pattern of controlling behavior.

we will be joined with what's next and will go to a local college to take a look at the problem of college drinking and domestic violence. ♪ >> as if yesterday was not nice, today is even better with temperatures going up and plenty of sunshine. there is a storm system out there coming at us and a couple of pieces. it is helping to bring in these mild conditions for the time being but off to the west and parts of ohio and into indiana, there is some rain in part of that weather system will come in this evening for the larger part will come in tomorrow morning. that will eventually introduce colder air. enjoy these mild temperatures while we have them. it is still wintertime and it can get so cold out there and it will and the forecast is coming up. ♪ >> in session 2012, many topics are being debated in annapolis

and one of them is the death penalty and a number of opponents to capital punishment converged to push for the repeal of the death penalty. these assembly was presented by a letter signed by more than 200 clergy members urging legislators to make life possible without parole the harshest penalty in maryland. but officials in the state house will bring the issue up for a vote this year. blackjack, poker, and other card games could be available in all maryland casinos for the state house is considering several gambling bills including one that would allow a new consider -- a new casino. they also want slots and table games at rose cropp raceway. =croft raceway. seven proposed amendments were knocked down in opposition to same-sex marriage. on wednesday, the bill was

delayed seven possible amendments could be prepared and there is no word on when the measure will come back to a floor for a final vote but it can be amended on the third reader. david collins will be in the state capitol today getting the inside scoop on session 2012. coming up, lying about a military honor is one of the topics being discussed today at the u.s. supreme court and why the man involved says he is innocent. plus, a woman stealing education, arrested and now convicted and sentenced to five years. we will explain why, next and dr. patrick allen is here to answer your pet questions. you can e-mail

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>> va. lawmakers water down a controversial abortion bill that would have required women to undergo an in days of ultrasound before having the procedure agreed the new versionn the lower house requires only an external ultrasound rather than having the ultrasound want inserted in the woman's uterus. the senators who introduced the bill now strike down the legislation. the u.s. supreme court takes up the issue of lying about military honors. a 2005 law made it legal to light -- is illegal to lie about winning military medals and especially the congressional

medal of honor. a california man prosecuted under the law argues his life was nothing more than an expression of free speech, a decision is expected sometime in june. a mother that was a rested for stealing education for some will spend the next five years behind bars in connecticut. the women enrolled her son in may school in norwalk while she was staying at a homeless shelter in bridgeport. the mother took a plea deal because she was also facing drug charges for selling illegal drugs. her attorney says the arrest and conviction brings up the bigger issue about education rights and where a child can legally attend school. still to come -- we are chatting with two of the stars from the very popular nbc show "km." >> any other time of year, the temperatures we have would be considered cold at this is a i warm temperature. we will talk about the temperatures today and tomorrow and the weekend coming up. it is a warm 62 degrees at the

airport and downtown >> and dr. patrick allen is here to answer your pet questions. you can e-mail

>> now your instaweather plus forecast. >> no radar echoes around here of all with a few clouds passing across and a very nice day so far. a few spotty isolated showers in new york state and we see some rain shower activity to the west. that is in the ohio river valley toward the great lakes to we could pick up a shower today a

more likely tonight and tomorrow morning. we will see a change but for the time being, we are enjoying mild temperatures. annapolis is 61 degrees. it is 62 degrees on the boardwalk in cooler as you get away from the bay. frederick is almost 60 and in the 40's out in the mountains to the west. this is the satellite image and not many clouds. the clouds are to the north and west of us and here is a better image. that moisture that is being squeezed out of the atmosphere is warm air. there is a little bubble of high pressure. we will have a little front coming in with a burst of warm air ahead of this cool front which won't have much of an effect. we will stay mild until this final front goes through and that will be tomorrow during the

day. some colder air comes in from the north after that and we readjusts things back to normal by the weekend. all the mild air to the south is coming up into the mid-atlantic region and the colder air has been pushed up to the north but nothing is very extreme as far as temperatures. for the rest of today, a mix of sun and a few scattered clouds later on and maybe a shower but it does not look significant, 60-65 for the high in the rain chances go up tonight but we have had some wind gusted to the 20's this afternoon and temperatures dropped down into the 50's in some of the outlying areas overnight and two more, we can add a few more degrees to the highs and get temperatures in some cases closer to 70 degrees and things really changed after that. you can see by 7:00 this evening, we have more cloudiness and a few spotty showers and the

rain chances increase overnight and in the morning -- bite friday afternoon and evening, that will activity will be pushed out of here and an indication we will have of the colder air and on the weekend, the temperature is addressed and we will be dreier but we will colder. 63 degrees today, 65 tomorrow and until the front goes through, we might see a thunderstorm. once temperatures drop back into the 40's and the weekend, an outside chance of a snow flurries on saturday and chile on sunday and the temperatures warmer little bit next week and we have rain chances monday and wintry mix possible by wed.. >> this is a show that has caught on quickly with parents of all ages and we are talking about nbc's "km." welcome and thank you for joining us. -- "parenthood."

you play a couple and you or i stay at home dad and she is an attorney. >> it is fun. it is not a problem than a tons of drama and they get along extremely well. they seem to be both happy with their circumstances except for the fact that they won a second child. that has been the subject of this season. julia cannot have more children so they want to adopt. >>erica, your character seems torn with the one child you have been away from her daughter and intent on transcending be bravernman name. >> from the very beginning, because we are going on three years, the interesting thing about julia is that she was comfortable in the work environment by becoming aware that she was not the greatest

mother. she wanted to do something about it and be there for her daughter. i think she has come a long way, actually. so much so that she has embraced motherhood so much she wants to have a bigger family. it is pretty cool and their hearts are in the right place. >> it is nice to see that dynamic. with any stay at home parent, your character does not craig adult interaction. -- craven into adult interaction. avoid become too much? >> it does a little bit. what is great is stay at home dads are portrayed as mr. imam who is in attendee is pretty good being a stay at home dad. he is also protective of his family in trying to get this new

child. he is worried that his wife and he are in over their heads. it shows a adoption in a really messy and realistic light. >> your one popular guy in the carpool line. that's for sure. >> [laughter] >> thank you so much to both of you. "parenthood" airs tuesday night at 10:00. dr. patrick allen is here to answer your pet questioned with knuckles to the six month. >> she is a boston terrier who was born deaf. different dogs may have disabilities. >> you said this does not set

him back. >> we try to tell people that and we oftentimes attach our emotions to them. they don't necessarily have that and a coke very well. as long as they have a loving family, they do great. >> let's get to some questions -- i just read about an outbreak of a disease in detroit. what is this and should dogs be vaccinated in maryland? >>lepto is a huge issue. it is a bacteria that is spread by rats and other animals in the wild throughout europe and. urine. dogs walk through the puddles and let their's and pick up the bacteria. the bacteria can cause liver and kidney failure. it can be an acute illness for them. they could vomit and they will have lethargy.

definitely vaccinate. >> i have a cat that is your in-marketing. is there any over-the-counter product to help. >> there is a good product called the feel away. feel away. it diffuses pheromones into the environment and stops the marking. >> we have an eight month old bernese mountain bob beck continues to eat grass outside. she has done this since we got her. she has no health problems but will she outgrew this? >> it is hard to say if she will outgrow it for those kind of behavior is our common in many dogs. they may outgrow it and maybe something you have to work with a trainer on but definitely try to do more least walking and encourage trees when they do a good deed. >> thank-you and thanks, knuckles.

we appreciate your time. you can e-mail your questions to us or visit our website, wbaltv.com, click on family or send your questions to pet questions. coming up next, your maryland lottery pick three and pick 4 numbers and will get a check of the instaweather plus forecast but first a look at how wall street is performing at this hour.

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- final number --0. though winning pick 4 is 5250. let yourself play. >> we have one last look at the forecast. >> what a winter, really strange. in the 60's today and tomorrow but we get back closer to more which is upper 40's once we hit the weekend. rain chances kick in later today and it will be higher tonight and tomorrow and the kind of dry out for the next few days been a thank you so much and thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. >> watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. have a good day.

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