well, first amendment fight, the controversy over protest that a marine's funeral in maryland goes to the superior court. >> is it free speech or harassment. >> he low, i'm don scott. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. this is the amendment that's befitting the fallen marine's father versus the church group's right to free speech. wjz is live outside of the courthouse in washington, d.c.. mary bubala has been following the case and sat in on oral arguments before the justices a short time ago. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everyone at home. it was a huge cloud outside the u.s. supreme court today. we had protestors from the

church where the signs are . we had protestors outside of the supreme court who were on the side of snider and his family, he's the father of the maryland marine who's funeral was protested. i sat inside the courtroom and listened to the justice's side. they had specific questions about the first amendment rights and by public speech and whether or not a private individual has protection from hateful speech. >> this morning, the first amendment rights go before the superior court. it's a case that started with the marine from westminster killed in iraq. ♪ god hates america ♪ >> it's hard enough to bury a child, but to have this go on -- it's like someone kicking you in the face. >> reporter: in the hauls of the u.s. superior court, the

justices are asked to decide whether the protests are freedom of speech or harassment. they argue this it's an invasion of privacy in a time of suffering. >> in my opinion, the folks in the conduct was so extreme, it went beyond all bounds of basic human -- indesenseis. >> his son was not guy, but they believed that god was punishing america for tolerance of homosexuality. they told the justice's unpopular speech is still protected. >> there's no line drawn here without shutting down speech and you know, you don't want

your speech shutdown. >> reporter: a decision on this landmark case isn't expected until springtime. there and coming up tonight at 4:00, and 5:00, and 6:00. al snider was surrounded by veterans after he came out of the court today. several are from baltimore and also, the church came out of the supreme court and broken into a version of "crazy train" with their own religious and political message, that will be later. i'm mary bubala and reporting live outside of the support, back to you on tv hill. >> and stay with wjz-13 tonight. she'll continue to lead the coverage from washington, d.c. as a local man speaks to protect other families from that protests. and warnings today as one country declares that a terror

attack is likely. well, hi, jessica, the warning came today from france's foreign minister. the terror threat level is high in the united kingdom. terrorists could plan on attacking with assault weapons. travelers are told to exercise extreme caution in busy tourist areas and the u.s. state department is advising all americans living and traveling in europe to take precautions for their personal security. and so far, there are no details on specific targets and the security's stepped up at the popular tourist areas. jury deliberations are on hold today for the men accused of killing ken harris. derek valcourt has more on the

delay. >> reporter: hi, don, they've had a lot of questions. yesterday, they asked if they could examine the bullet that killed councilman, ken harris and today, no questions and no verdict. the defendants face a long list of criminal charges in connections with the murder of ken harris. the police say that harris visited the haven lounge to use the bathroom. he walked in on a robbery trying to get away and was shot in the back. the prosecutors told the jurors that dna on gloves and a halloween mask links the three to the crime and they showed the video that they argued puts the defendant at a crime scene and the defense attorneys say that the evidence is circumstantial. >> reporter: the jurors have been deliberated for several

house and today, they'll get their lunch break. we'll keep you posted. live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz-13 eyewitness news. thank you, derek. stay with wjz-13 and wjz.com. we'll bring you the verdict as soon as it's reached. johns hopkins will hold a memorial in a few hours to honor stephen pitcairn. he was stabbed to death while walking home. two are charged with his murder. the service will start today at 4:00 in the turner auditorium. a baltimore city school bus collides with a minivan and two are in the hospital. the bus driver just dropped the student off and it appears that the bus ran a red light and hit the van. two stopped to help the female driver out of the van. both are expected to recover. it's a cloudy afternoon and

the sun's been moving in and out all morning long. it's pretty overcast now. look at the clouds above us. we're live with the coverage and marty bass is out back and it's meteorologist tim williams in the first warning weather center. good afternoon, don and everyone. we're looking at improvements and we're dealing with the cloudy skies and a slight chance, about a 30% chance of showers in the afternoon. you can look at the satellite radar and give you an idea of what's going on. we're sitting under a flow. that's the low off of the coast of new england and it's creating a rotation and we'll get a shower coming through and every time we get a bit of a break in the cloud cover, the sun comes out and warms up the ground and creates the clouds. it's really self-destructive, that's what we'll deal with when the low gets out of here. 41 in oakland and that's the

range across the state. and what's it going to be for the next few days? we have the improvement and marty's here with the good news. >> reporter: well, thank you, good afternoon, everyone. improvement is an understatement. first off, by tomorrow, the low retreats up the coast and it takes the cool, damp conditions with it and the nice air moves into the mid-atlantic as the high pressure builds in. then, by friday, by the end of the week, this is in full tilt boogy, it's running half of the united states and we'll see the beautiful, beautiful conditions. it's the high that will bring us the dictionary definition of indian summer. there are a few days that are that close to 80 degrees. and the first warning detail coming up shortly. and new data from the state department shows that more maryland teens are graduating high school.

it's the second year they have to pass the state exam to graduate. and overall, the graduation rate jumped 1% for the class of 2010. and the drop off road was lowier. and there are more details about the plans to raise your energy bills. the increase effects distribution rates and they make up 1/4 of the bills. and the move should make the $77 million a year something that's not sitting well with many customers. >> they need to manage their money better. i have to manage mine to make it end -- towards the end of the month and that's what they need to do. they need to learn to do with less. >> reporter: the public service commission has to improve the increase.

to voice your opinion, go to wjz.com and click on the story. a new poll suggests that the gubernatorial race isn't that close. the latest poll shows o'malley with an 8 point lead. he's extended the lead. and that's 4 points more than the margin of error and the first debate is this monday here on wjz-13 and denise koch will be the moderator beginning at 7:00 p.m. here next monday night. and we would like to hear from you beforehand. what questions what you like answered. we'll make the suggestions by clicking on the link. still to come at noon, home invasion murder. a man is convicted of killing a

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more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel to troops went up no flames after an attack. six convoys bound to pakistan -- the talks of ending the war are underway. the representatives are negotiating an agreement a man is facing death penalty for murdering a woman and her two daughters. he set the house on fire. the jury will decide if he'll get the death penalty or life in prison. the co-defendant faces the trial next year. take a live look outside and stay tuned. tim williams will be back in 2 1/2 minutes with the first warning weather forecast.

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a while, stranger. >> and i bring good weather after today. starting tomorrow, the stretch of weather will be incredible. we'll show you in a second. we'll show you the first warning doppler weather radar. we have 56 degrees now and still chiliasm the average temperature is around 71 degrees. and we'll get around the mid- 60s before it's said and done and winds from the west, south west at 8 miles per hour and barometer at 29.98. we'll show you the radar and we have a scattered, widely scattered shower. most of them up to the north of the state. north of the state line. we'll deal with, as we move into the afternoon, clouds will break here every once in a while. it warms up the ground and brings up the warmer air up into the cooler atmosphere. every time, basically, we see

the clouds developing. it's self-defeating itself. it's self-destruct sunshine and that's what we'll deal with throughout the afternoon winds are coming in from the west, south west and we'll get a northwest flow and as the low pressure system is lifting up and out of here, it will take this with it. we'll stop seeing the pockets of sunshine and more and more abundant sunshine. this low is sitting there and that's responsible for the spin. that's easing away and as it does, we have clear skies in the future. high pressure is in control and mild air will take over and 70s will be the temperatures for the next five days or so. we'll have this right on through until monday and we'll talk about a cooldown. the sunset at 6:41 and we'll stay through tomorrow even and

today's high with scattered showers and 64 degrees and mostly cloudy and breaks into the afternoon and tonight, 48 degrees and tomorrow, 72 and partly sunny. maybe a lingering shower in the morning and a clear upwill be nice. we like that. >> thank you. >> and still to come on wjz-13 eyewitness news at noon. cpr study, why research changes the way that rescuers use life saving techniques. >> here are the stories we're following on the website at this hour. for more information, go to wjz.com. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings.

andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

in today's health watch. cpr with only chest compressions saved more lives. the chest compressions were used and a heart attack was more lick lie to use than those with rescue breaths. the finding research supports the similar meated to is better. you'll want to check in tonight at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. drop a few pounds by lying in bed. we'll explain tonight. and new developments in the egg recall. notice these stories and more

after dr. phil. please stay with us, the five-day forecast is next. ,,,,,

the sun's going to come out tomorrow and stay out until monday. 72, 75, 72, 75, and three shy of 80. if you follow my form l if you place it a few degrees too low

so you're never wrong, it's really going to be nice. and thank you, don't miss tonight's prime time line up. at 10:00, it's "the defenders" and followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> and thank you for watching eyewitness news on ,,,,,,,,,,,,,