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3 3 after ten ddys of trial... and nine hhurs of deliberations, george hhguely is foond guilty of second degree murrerr.. in the beating deaah of yeardlly l. love.the jury issrecommending that huguely gets 26 years behind bars... instead of the maximum sentence of 60 years. murder .. and burglary charges the faaal bbating.but first ee degree murder requires premeditation.. which the jury did not think he had.before jurors began deliberating ... yeardley's mother and sister took the stand... and told jurors how they found out about yeardley's murder.. and how hard it's been for them their testimony huguely was wiping away tears.after sentencing.. the prosecutor appeared before our cameras and said that while this is a victory for the prosecutton... no one wins in this case. what we do in court is rough approx of justice in any given case we hope they feel solace from outcome achieved here ,3ty

todayhuguuly's defense attorneys were disappointed in the verrict and insinuuted that they will appeal the verdict.when he is sentenced.. hugueey will likely serve all of it.virginia is a no-parole ssate. talks will continue today in the staae senate on a bill to legalize same sex marriage. they took a day off yesterday to prepare their arguments. megan gilliland joins us now with more on when we can expect a vote. good morning patrice,g-o-p leaders say they wanted more time to prepare amendments... to eiiter weaken the bill or kill it. it.now today... talks will resume.and supporters remain confident.they tell us they have the votes needed to get this bill passed in the senate again this year.opponents tell us they realize they don't haae the votes to block the measure from passing.

(jacobs) "you know there will be amendments offered, we do not have the votts to maintain a filibuster, e already know t" that."a final vote is expected tonight or tomorrow morning.if the senate approves the measure... opponents are still vowing the bill will be petitioned to referendum.that means ii'll be up to you in november to decide if maryllnd will legalize same sex marriage.iim megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. there's ttlk of starting a petition drive to put the same-sex marriage bill to a statewide vote.get more information at fox baltimore dot com.look for "same sex marriage petition"...under hot topics.once there write " same sex marriage should go to referendum" in the message box...and you will be put on the liit to recieve information. debating whether to expand gambling beyond slot machines. machiies.supportersssaa maryland is falling behind nearby states that have llke poker... and roulette s wheelssanother bill being considered would create another cassno in prince

george's county...either at a pacetrrck...or at the national harboo...on the potomac river. (miller) "every labor organizatton possible is going to comeetootestify because it coast than any other site, it means more joos, construction jobs, it means more permanent j" jobs."if gambling is expanded... state lawmakers would have to approve it...as well aa maryland voters in november's election. police are searching for the crooks... who are breaking into several homes in a community.pollce say in the past three months ... there have been more than 2-dozen home burglaries in the perry happennd monday at a home on bangart avenue. investigators say the burglars used a brick &pto break a glass door on the side of the carport. they then ransacked the bedroom and &pdumped some jewelry boxes ... buttnothing was taken. 45:18 that's very scary. makes you very uncomfortable. you don't feel at home in your own house because you're afraid 25 25so far, police have no suspects. they're asking residents to be vigilanttof suspicious vehicles and

people. stay ahead of the criminals tracking your neighborhood with fox45's exclusive spot crime syytem. gg to fox baltimore dot com and click on spot crime under hot topics. p the army private aacussd of spilling u-sssecrets to wikileaks will be asked to enter a plea today.private will be aaraigned this afternoon at fort meedd. the 24-yeaa-old native of crescent, oklahoma, faces 22 counts... including aiding the eneey. manning allegedly gave the anti-secrecy wikileaks websiie more than 700-thousand classified documents and video clips wwile working in iraq. defense lawyers saa manning was a trouuled soldier who shouldn't have had access to classified material. sparks were flying at city hall wednesday... over last year's graad prix. 36:17"until there is &paccoutnablity, until people know what you're doing, i don't understand this process" the mayor is seeking apprrval

for a new deal to keep the race here... but she took crrticism because laat year's race wracked up 12-million in unpaid debbs.among the critics... city comptroller... joan pratt... who says baltimore's new deal with ádown force racingá to manage future races ... wasn't properly vetted.pratt says her office didn't get a copy of the contracttuntil late last week... which she says is not enough tiie to eview it before yesterday's vote b the board of estimates. 48:55"we ar e oneecity, we're one team. iiwant the city to wants the city to succeed, but we need to beinvolved n the process and we were nnt pnvolved in the process."49:05 49:05 the board oteddfor the contract. pratt and city council president jack young voteddagainst it. titanic was in theatres, and bill clinton was in the white house. the last time we had a winter like this one was 1997. but that's just the tip of the melting iceberg when looking at how warm this winter hhs been. been. joel d. smith is live at meadow wood regional

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finger was meant for the not her fans.she says she's sorry if she offended anyone. the broadcaster aaso apologized for cuttiig her off. you might say... he's the king of the thrones. thrones.at 99-years old... texas resident barney smith has opened up a first-of-its kind museum... featurrng toilet seats.barney has 1- thousand and 2 toilet seats on display... including a piece of baghdad.ussein's toilet out "weel, it's something that has kept mm youngg i say young... it's kept me oing at least because i go day and night." night."each one of these works of art... holds a special place in barney's heart. his attached... that he firss heard when he was 12 years old. it talks about work... and the joy it caa bring if you ruly love what you're doing. coming up on the early edition...baltimore county's hallie day...a top connender

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competition....but veteran vocal coach toni stefano says... no opportunity music industry.23:14-baltimore &pidol, it was hugee to some people it might be oh its just a local.. no 23::3- look where it got hee not only did it get hallie a trip to pittsburgh for the idol tryouts.... she got a guaranteed audition in front of the idol producers... bypassing more than 10-thouuand people who camped

out overnight.2:57-thats reelly lucky because when you are standing in a attle calllfor a long time elements that are happening in the weather, rain and you are standing out, you dont know whats goinggto happen it ffects your hallie's voice remained crystal clear as she performed for three of the most respected names in the business.nats at first i was petrified... in just seconds, ccunty beauty convinced them that she has what sot randy: you are going to but behind pooitor---21:00-at 15, i dropped out 21:50-i didnt want to perform, i just ain, so i went into the door and drank a bottle of pills22:05-i elt myself off and i ended up in the emergency room that night rock bottom at just 17 years old.

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