justice for yeardley. >> the man accused of killing the lacrosse star is about to go on trial. hello i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today. the murder trial of huguely underway. the former uva lacrosse player is charged with killing another and his former girlfriend, yeardley love. adam may is live. >> reporter: good afternoon, jury selection is underway now. it is a tedious process in the murder trial against huguely. he is sitting in the courtroom, wearing a shirt and tie, paying close attention to the proceedings, a montgomery county native, accused of killing love from cockeysville. that murder happened two years ago and stuned this college town. prosecutors say he beat his ex- girlfriend to death that took place in her apartment at the university of virginia.

this case is really capturing the nation's attention. almost 200 reporters from across the country. this has put a spotlight on the issues of alcohol abuse, college campus, and domestic abuse among young adults. the jury selection should wrap up tomorrow. we should see opening arguments late dos or possibly on -- late tuesday or possibly on wednesday. more later on today on eye witness news. >> we promise complete coverage of the huguely murder trial with adam may reporting live today at 5:00 and 6:00. back here , the second robocall trial is set to begin. ron matz is live with the latest on this high profile fraud case, good afternoon. >> former political consultant henson is accused of trying to suppress the african american vote in the last election. henson was buying buying

robocalls for eric will haves campaign k telling voters that martin o'malley and barack obama had already won even though polls would not be closed for hours. eric will haves former campaign manager was found guilty of authorizing the gals and scheduled to be sentenced next week. thank you. henson's trial was postponed last november after a judge recused himself because he was appointed by governor o'malley. deliberation continue in arundel in the trial of a prisoner accused of murdering a corrections officer. mcginn was stab odd to death in 2006. lee stevens is one of two charged in the mudder. stevens could be the first person sentenced to die under the capital punishment law. a medical examiner in washington state will perform autopsies on josh powell and two sons today. yesterday all three of them died in a house explosion that police say was no accident.

powell was a person of interest in his wife's disappearance. >> reporter: flames rage through a home after it blew up in washington. police found the husband and two sons of a missing utah woman. police say josh powell planed the explosion and may have used accelerants to fuel the flames. >> the information we gathered and how actions of josh and how fast this fire is burnt, we believe this is intentional. >> reporter: neighbors say it shook their homes. >> it was just so real. >> you could see the insulation was everywhere. >> reporter: the home exploded moments after social worker brought 7-year-old charles and 5-year-old brandon for a supervised visit. powell blocked the worker from getting in to the home and the house went up before help arrived.

powell sent his lawyer an email saying i'm sorry, good-bye. a judge denied him custody of sons wednesday, powell is a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife susan from the utah home. attorney for the family says powell's kids started to open up about the night susan vanished. >> they had gone camping, their mother was this the trunk. later, their mom and dad walked out in to the desert and mommy got lost. >> reporter: fire investigators will sift through the charred rubble to try to piece together what caused the fire and the final moment of the young boys' lives. >> the boys had been in the custody of susan's parents. last week powell pleaded with the judge to return the children to him. a house fire in philadelphia left 7 people injured including three firefighters. firefighters had to pull two

people from the 3-story building sunday morning. the residents and two firefighters were all treated for minor injuries, a third firefighter was rushed to the hospital with burns. he remains in critical but stable condition. an run call county could be the first subdivision to be able to with hold tax income refunds. a proposal would require those with outstanding arrest warrants to surrender first. while they don't want to stop the police from chasing down people, critics say the bill would lead to government bureaucracy, not more arrests. mondays are not the favorite day of the week for some people. the sun is trying to warm up things after a seasonal but chilly morning. marty bass is standing by in the outback and bernadette woods in the first warning weather center. good afternoon, we were talking about this at the

beginning of the show, winter over the weekend, but it's all gone now. temperatures we are dealing with after a chilly morning. 50 dc. 40s for most of the state. 30s west. we will take you in closer. 49 kent island and columbia. for what is going to happen over the next couple of days, here is marty bass. >> reporter: i will be quite honest with you, i could do this without my winter jacket on. very pleasant, the sun, winds not moving at all. just as nice tomorrow. we are going to stay mild. a frontal boundary diving in wednesday. let's look at the national temperature maps, it's going to bring new air in to the mid atlantic. it's going to be short lived and just taking us back to normal. 44 in detroit. that's one degree above our normal high, which has moved up to 43.

nothing real intense. moisture maybe trying to get in here midweek. bernadette woods will discuss how much rain we may see coming up shortly. back inside. >> thank you. the football world is buzzing about last night's super bowl. the showdown between the new england patriots and giants came down to the final minutes of the fourth quarter. 21-17 was the final as giants took home the second title in five years. from football to local baseball news, orioles traded starting pitcher guthrie, the o's sent their best picture to the colorado rockies in exchange, the orioleses will receive two rockies players, ham ill and lindstrom, guthrie spent five seasons with the orioles. >> i liked him. >> guthrie is about to have the best year of his career. happens all the time.

still to come, several americans facing charges amid growing violence in egypt. why officials are warning this could have a big effect on u.s. nations. a live look outside, remember, the complete forecast is still coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

protests in cairo continue for a 5th day, egyptian court is prosecuting dozens of workers from nongovernmental organizations including 19 americans. the charges are unclear, it's part of an investigation in to nonprofit group promoting democracy. egypt is blaming the people for the unrest in the country even after mubarak was ousted. >> the military authorities and civilian leaders in egypt are not telling the truth when they say they want to lay the ground work for democracy. >> hilary clinton has warned if egypt continues to target these groups it could jeopardize $2 billion in aide this year. a toddler eats cocaine left on the floor of a hotel room.

the mother of the 11 month old said he put a spoon in his mouth after finding it on the floor. the mother called in police. after confirming it was cocaine , the boy was rushed to the hospital for treatment. >> horrible. i don't know if there could be a long-term affect from it. >> the family asked for investigation to try and find out who left the spoon in the room. after disappointing loss to the giants, new england fans took frustration to the streets last night. about 1500 students rioted at the university of massachusetts amherst. police set off flash bangs to disperse the crowds. several people were arrested. super bowl halftime show is once again the subject of controversy. during the show headlined by madonna, mia briefly flashed her middle if i middle if

middle finger and cursed at one point. 8 years ago janet jackson had her in famous wardrobe malfunction. >> i didn't see the gesture until they slowed it down in slow motion. >> i didn't easter. it was so fast. >> why do you have to slow mo it. >> why do you have to do that? still ahead at noon, a clear start to our workweek, plenty of blue sky and sunshine. complete weather forecast, 2.5 minutes away. here is a look at the midday stocks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

now, weather, complete forecast and warning of severe weather. >> what a beautiful day this is turning out to be. it's just amazing how many mild days we are having this winter. this is already february, and we are already close to 50 degrees outside. at noon, it's 49 baltimore. 50 dc. taking you in closer, 3 westminster. 49 annapolis. close to 50 degrees for a lot of us. the winds picked up southwest, that is bringing the mild air our way. this mild air is coming up from an area where it's warmed up. there are two storms to talk about, neither big storms. one is going to pass by to the south, one right in here, there

is not a lot to it. what that is going to do is this, notice where there is a change in temperatures, behind it bringing cooler air our way. it's not going to last long. first up, we have the southern storms that passes to the south. clouds in to tomorrow with. that it get out of here, here comes the next storm, chance for rain to snow showers with it. it is going to bring in the colder air behind it. that gets out thursday, we are going back to 50 degrees on friday. the mild weather continues at least for this week. this is how it comes together. forecast for today, we are going up to 52 this afternoon. sunny to partly cloudy, tonight down to freezing, partly cloudy skys and quiet weather tomorrow. we are going back in to the 50s, sunshine, a few clouds, that's about it. storm is going to come our way wednesday, the chance of rain to snow showers, but when it gets out of here, we are back to the 40s and 50s friday. we have to watch for something over the weekend which may

change up the weather over the weekend. >> it's confusing, but the snow is nice, right? >> i thought it was pretty. >> we loved it, it was beautiful. >> two hours later, it was gone. still ahead on wjz 13 eye witness news at noon, getting leftout can take a toll on your children and your waistline. we will explain coming up in health watch. job wjz 13 is always on, for updates on the news and the updated forecast, log on to wjz.com. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day.

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people who inherited a gene have double the risk of stroke. it could lead to screening techniques and drugs to treat and prevent strokes. fewer teenageerer being exposed to secondhand smoke riding in cars. a study in pediatrics found 23% of students driven in a car with someone smoking. that number fell significantly over the past ten years. doctors say it's too high. secondhand smoke is known to increase the risk of several kinds of cancer. children left out of group activities tend to be less active on their own. researchers rigged a game so some children were not able to

participate. later when the same kids had an opportunity to do a physical activity on their own, they did something sedentary. doctors say this social dynamic maybe contributing factor in the obesity epidemic. gas prices are high now, expected to continue to rise. don't miss health watch report. join us for these stories and breaking news at 4:00 after dr. phil. >> please stay with us, your five day forecast is next. ,,,,,

a beautiful day, we have had so many of them. not a bad job this winter getting the outback duty. >> it's not. it is not bad out back. we should point out, two years ago on this calendar day -- snowmageddon. i say i flashback, and i see the snow that was piled up here. i couldn't fall back and make a snow angel. there was too much snow. this day is different. beautiful skies in the area, water clear, 55 tomorrow, same sky conditions. clouding up tomorrow, showers

wednesday, 43, 47 clear and breezy thursday. friday, part hi to mostly sunny, saturday it's going to get chilly. we will wait and see if the computers bring anything our way. it's looking calm as we -- we will be a third of the way through the month of what we are calling february. remember you and i sleeping back there. we couldn't go home, we slept in the studio. >> back there. in the city. don't miss tonight's prime time line up on wjz at 10:00, hawaii five-o. eye witness news at 11:00. police around the world are trained to handle all sort of situation but this isn't one of them. look at officers in australia attempting to chase down a galloping goat. they have a difficult time doing so. it took them hours to nab the goat, dubbed hue dean knee, she

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