lacrosse murder trial. a young maryland woman killed at her virginia college. tonight, her boyfriend charged. >> tonight, the painstaking effort in finding an impartial jury. >> i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the brutal killing of yeardley love thrust many into the national spotlight. the murder trial of george huguely is unfolding at the scene of the crime. that's where wjz is live with the coverage. adam may has more on the difficult task of finding a jury. >> reporter: after two grueling days inside that courtroom, right now, we can report they are extremery close -- extremely close now to choosing a jury. this has been an extremely difficult process. that's because every minor detail of this case has been front page news for the last couple of years. a lot of people have had a lot of media exposure. and of course, that has led to some strong opinions. >> reporter: at the university of virginia, yeardley love and

george huguely were popular students and lacrosse players. back in 2010, some friends grew concerned about their relationship problems but they never expected it would end with love found beaten to death and intoxicated huguely on murder charges. >> i feel bad for his family. i hope they can get through this. >> reporter: students on campus follow developments closely at the courthouse. love's mother, from cockeysville, listens in court, listening to jury selection. >> how is your son holding up? >> reporter: huguily's father, from chevy chase. >> i feel like he'll probably get convicted of first-degree. and legal system, prison. which i guess is probably what he deserves. >> a lot of people are very upset. >> reporter: this group launched a new philan thropee -- philanthropy effort.

>> reporter: university officials say they have also ramped up information on that issue and alcohol abuse. >> do you think people are more careful now? >> i hope so. it was an unfortunate event. >> alcohol, abuse is a serious problem on college campuses. but i would add that the typical drunk college student doesn't kill their girlfriend. >> reporter: many are now waiting to see if jurors decided the same. >> reporter: jury selection could wrap up here in probably the next hour or so. or it could move into tomorrow morning. then they will swear in that jury. then will have opening statements. those are expected to be extremely dramatic, followed by about two weeks of testimony. reporting live in charlottesville, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> adam, thank you. stay with complete of wjz for complete coverage of the huguely trial. we will bring you the latest from the courtroom. an update on the breaking story wjz was first telling you about. a man suspected of stealing a car, runs from police into a

building that houses two city schools. the friendship academy on northern parkway. both schools were placed on lockdown as a precaution. police searched the building but have not found the suspect. all students were dismissed on time. a stunning change in plea. it comes from barry landau. the self-proclaimed presidential historian, accused of stealing valuable historical documents from maryland and up and down the east coast. mike hellgren and wjz are live at federal hill downtown. >> reporter: denise, he was well known among celebrities and historians and people in the museum world. he now faces 15 years in prison and a half million dollars in fines. and we talked to one woman that we fooled. >> self-proclaimed presidential historian and art collector barry landau pleaded guilty to has role in stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in historic documents and art. they included letters from abraham lincoln, benjamin franklin, karl marx and fdr.

and they came from museums across the northeast. >> these are stories you hear about. certainly sensationalized. but i never thought i'd be experiencing it firsthand. >> reporter: ashley harper from the university of pennsylvania was duped. >> we played those over and over in our head. >> reporter: landau touted his collection on national television and hobnobbed with presidents. federal agents seized items from his home in manhattan, which he shared with jason james savendove. a man who pleaded guilty last year. >> reporter: many of the documents came from the maryland historical society, where an employee spotted him taking the historic treasures. >> reporter: he claims landau was the brains behind it. they would research valuable collections and charm museum workers with cookies and cupcakes, while they shoved it into deep pockets. the two could now spend time in

prison, as the government works to restore many of these priceless pieces of american history to their rightful keepers. >> it was pretty sickening to think that things we have as part of our history as a nation were taken. >> reporter: and the judge detailed how the pair would descrub the documents of any markings and try to get rid of any documents in the museum so they would not be caught stealing them. reporting live from downtown. >> landau will be sentenced may. coming up at 6:30, hear from the, woer at the maryland historic society who saw the documents get stolen. we could soon be in for a taste of winter weather. another mild february evening am but that's going to be changing. bob turk tracking this. >> it's been a roller coaster storm all weekend long.

take a look at temperatures. still at 50 degrees around here. 50 over in washington. in the 40s to the west and southeast of us. but there are big changes on the way tomorrow. yes, it will be colder and probably wetter. bernadette has a look at what we are generally expecting across the region tomorrow. >> go figure, as vic said. we're going to get a taste of winter weather, after such a mild month so far. and take a look at what we're expecting. the storm rolls in during afternoon and evening hours. and there's going to be a small accumulation of snow from the midwest. most of it is slushy and most of it will melt on the roadways. most of that could even start to lay on the roadways. more so on the grassy surfaces, the trees and the cars. because the ground has just been so warm lately. now, this is going to come in. it gets out of here tomorrow night. and by thursday, we are back up in the upper 40s. we'll have your full forecast coming up. now back inside. >> thank you, bernadette and bob. wjz is always on. check in for first warning

weather coverage. for first warning weather updates, log onto wjz.com. a maryland woman is gaining national attention from resigning from the susan g. komen foundation, over the planned parenthood controversy. mary is in the newsroom with the controversy. >> reporter: karen handle resigned, following a dispute over funding given to planned parenthood. in a resignation letter, handle said she supported komen's move to stop giving money to planned parenthood. pro-life and other activists slammed them for bending to pressure from anti-abortion activists. after a three-day public outcry, they said they will restore the funding. >> thank you, mary. handle grew up in upper marlboro and graduated from frederick douglas high school. cardinal designate edwin

o'brien says the arch archdiocese will nol comply with -- will not comply with federal law that will allow them -- for them to cover contraception. the state's chief tax collector says no to a gas tax increase. governor martin o'malley wants to apply maryland's 6% sales tax to the price of gas. but opposition is growing. wjz is live. pat warren has more on the comptroller's position. >> reporter: that's right. democrat peter franchot is breaking ranks with democrat leaders and opposing a sales tax on gasoline, saying it would be a crushing blow to families and some small businesses. >> reporter: maryland lawmakers ask to consider a 6% sales tax on gasoline. what governor o'malley calls an investment, comptroller franchot calls a beet down. >> it would just be a brutal assault on people that can't

afford. >> reporter: never the best of allies, governor o'malley and comptroller peter franchot managed to make peace. >> the comptroller is independently elected. if he wants to talk about this and ask him questions, he's going to talk about it and ask him questions. >> reporter: but the concerns about the gas tax increase could turn maryland's pump woes into a pump war between the chief executive and the state tax collector. >> i'm sounding the alarm. i can't find five people that support the gas tax, other than the senate president, the governor, and one or two business elet'ses who are million-- elet'ses who are millionaires. >> reporter: they made a public show of support last month before the governor's sales tax plan was revealed. senate tax ooze. >> the public is against the gas tax increase. but leader says, look, we need to help you help yourselves. it's a quality of life issue. and he's not helping that one

iota. >> i have black and blue marks from my independent positions in the past. i have no problem whatsoever in communicating to people that this is a really bad idea, really bad timing. >> reporter: franchot says the state should wait until maryland's economy is on solid footing. mike miller, the senate president says franchot is running for higher office. reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> and the governor has not yet released details of his plan. the first amendment does not protect frawld. that is the ruling from a judge in the case of the man responsible for the controversial election day robocalls. wjz is live at the mitchell crawls. -- courthouse. the defense argued, the entire case goes against the constitution. derek? >> reporter: well, julius henson and his attorneys say that the entire case ought to be thrown out. they say no matter what was in that robocall, it's protected by free speech. and they say the law he is charged with is not

constitutional. but a judge department bite. >> reporter: -- didn't bite. >> reporter: on election night before the polls even closed, a robocall suggested that governor o'malley and his ally his already won. hinting to dem cratses -- democrats that there was no need to vote. >> it's okay. >> reporter: the state prosecutor says those were an illegal attempt at voter suppression. he already scored a conviction last year against campaign manager paul schurick. now he's going after the man who wrote the robocall, julius henson. he argues he is protected by the first amendment. >> the speech clause says that political speech is free. >> reporter: judge brown ruled that the the laws he is charged with breaking are constitutional. >> i think it winds up being a repeat of what happened in the

schurick trial. >> reporter: henson did get one good piece of news from the judge today, who decided to drop one of the three conspiracy charges in the case, saying it was redundant. jury selection expected to begin in the morning. live at the mitchell courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> an ehrlich campaign manager paul schurick will be sentenced february 16th for his role in the robocall controversy. stilt to come tonight. proposition 8. another court ruling in the battle over same- sex marriage. where it go from -- goes from here. and the impact on maryland. give me one reason why i would want to fake it. hey! because i'm missing out of life right now. >> dozens of girls with untrollable ticks. i'm mary bubala. with a look at what is really going on. shining an -- light into an airplane cockpit.

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a dangerous trend. maryland laws aren't adequate, after someone is caught shining a laser at a plane or a chopper. but now, as mike schuh reports, stiffer penalties are proposed in annapolis. those who fly these say it's getting worse.

lasers, specifically the new green ones. more powerful, much more dangerous. >> it lit up the whole cockpit. once it hits that glass, it will shine across the whole cockpit. >> across the country, hundreds are hit each year. >> 64 times last year in maryland, aircraft were hit by lasers. >> that would be blinding. if he got you in the eyes, that would definitely be blinding. >> reporter: blinding a pilot at night. christopher lovejoy was one of those killed last year. while over mount airy, at night, allowing on instruments to stay in the air. today, he's telling his story in annapolis. because no maryland law directly addresses the problem. those caught are charged with reckless endangerment. this welcomes the law. >> do we need this law? and i think when people find out, well, our current law says maybe a $500 fine. and we're talking about potential death, i think we're

finding people are in support of this bill. >> are you reminded that this is one of those can't come soon enough laws? >> definitely. it's something we need to do. and sooner rather than later. >> if the bill gets out of committee, it will then go to senate. now, the federal aviation administration is also changing federal laws to allow for an $11,000 fine for spotlighting aircraft with a laser. >> reporter: more than a dozen teens from the same school in new york are suffering the same problem. twitches they say they can't control. >> doctors say it's psychological. but parents are sure it is tied to a hazmat crisis decades ago. >> reporter: in a small, upstate new york town, local high school girls are making headlines for their uncontrollable ticks. >> hey, hey. >> i had a couple of people ask me if i was faking this. >> hey. >> what i said to them was give me one reason why i would want to fake this. because i'm missing out on my

life right now. >> reporter: it started last summer, more than a dozen girls showed symptoms of uncontrollable ticks and outbursts. all attend laroy high school. now, the group has grown to include a boy, and even this woman. >> this is a good day for me. this is my functional day. >> reporter: famous environmental activist erin brockovich is each involved. one of her investigators tested local groundwater for chemicals they building are from a 1970 train derailment that spilled thousands of gallons of solvent. but locals who have examined 11 of the teens have determined the girls have conversion disorder. physical symptoms from stress. >> conversion disorder is real symptoms, such as loss of vision, paralysis. there is nothing wrong with the brain's function. >> reporter: but some parents refuse to accept that the causes are purely psychological. >> even if it was conversion disorder and that was the symptoms of it, we don't know

what caused it. >> reporter: doctors have ruled out this as a hoax. but they do say all of the media attention could be making matters worse for their patients by stressing them out even more. so the girls have been advised not to talk with reporters. vic? >> mary, thank you. state health officials say a three-month investigation found no environmental or infectious agents left. today, baltimore citizens are honored for doing their part for the community. dunkin' donuts chose 10 people who they say have gone above and beyond to help others. recipients receive a $250 check and coffee and do nuts for a year. >> i was just overjoyed. i was surprised, first of all. and with the surprise, i wanted to include the women. so i told them about it. >> organizers at dunkin' donuts say they hoped the awards inspired others to do more for

the community. boy, they'll inspire me. >> whoo. >> definitely. >> let's take a look at the weather. big changes tomorrow. and then big changes after that. going to be a wintry day. right now, clear skies. temperature-wise, we're still at 50 degrees out there. 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.

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here's a live look outside right now. take a look at that big, full moon. >> beautiful. it was so bright. i thought i left the lights on outside. >> me, too. but later tonight, we'll start seeing some clouds move in. it will get chilly this evening. probably down to about freezing. tomorrow, cloudy skies. remember, saturday, it started snowing a little bit. south of the city, mainly rain. that's pretty much what we expect here during the day tomorrow. maybe a little more accumulation on the grass, north and west of town. let's take a look at temps now. still mild. 50 degrees. and the ground and warm. streets are warm. 50 in washington. 39, oakland. 46 in easton. locally, temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to mid- to upper 40s, to near 50 degrees many spots. it's still a very mild, pleasant day. beautiful. 55, 32 today. the average is 43 and 25. and the records, 64. pretty low there in 1904. i believe that was the

baltimore fire in 1904. 6 degrees in 1895. and it was in february, by the way. check on that for you. no wind at all for you. but they have been out of the north and northwest. that's going to bring in this cool air and dry air. for the time being, it's very, very dry. but there's a little area of low pressure developing over kansas. it's moving out to the east, pretty much due east. there's snow on the western side. a little rain on the eastern side. by the time it gets to us, we'll see a little rain. and then probably a mix or change to some snow. particularly from the city on north and west. we'll be a couple of degrees warmer. most of the day, in the upper 30s and low 40s. by tomorrow evening, as temperatures drop, we could see a little slush accumulations on grass, mainly in the trees as you mentioned. we're talking mainly north of the city. cooler air coming in. behind it, however, that cool air begins to move out on thursday. a warmup again for thursday and friday. back up close to 50 degrees. and then, we'll see some cold air, just in time for the weekend. northeast winds, at 10 to 15. not a beautiful afternoon

tomorrow. it will be damp. 42 is the bay temp. tonight, then, increasing clouds at about 32 later on. tomorrow, period of snow, rain mixture. and then probably some snow. light accumulation. tomorrow's high, near 40. mainly in the upper 40s. and dropping near 35, or 32 by -- or after dinnertime. they can be a little slushy accumulation. mainly on the grass. the roads are pretty warm right now. >> thank you, bob. three maryland universities are named some of the best value schools in america. monique griego has more on how some of the schools made the list thanks to financial aid. finding a good college at a good price isn't always easy. >> stressful. >> grant lee had his sights set on johns hopkins university. >> my mom doesn't make a lot of money. >> that ability to offer an excellent education at an affordable price is what landed johns hopkins, st. marys,

college of maryland and the university of maryland college park on the princeton review's best valued colleges for 2012. they picked schools based on academics, what it cost to go there, and how much aid a student can receive. >> a student who is qualified to have at johns hopkins hases ability to come, no matter what his or her family's finances are. >> reporter: but staying a best value school isn't easy. leaders say they're constantly working to keep things affordable. >> we're very aggressive about raising support in dollars. >> financial aid covers 60% of the cost of attendance. and nearly 50% of students currently receive it. >> most people think the school is so, you know, rich. and as far as the students. that's very far from the truth. >> reporter: many schools on the loose did have higher sticker prices. but it all came down to offering students options. >> if they really want the students, they have the resources available.

>> reporter: and the university of north carolina chapel hill ranked number 1 on the list of best value schools. their review looked at data from around 650 undergraduate colleges. >> the review has complete information on the top 75 public and 75 private schools. i'm sure people will be flocking to that issue. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. americans arrested in egypt. here's what one maryland student who had seen the unrest for herself. i'm weijia jiang, with her reaction coming up. unthinkable. a man kills his children and burns down his house. this is the wrong video. but we will have josh powell's final messages to loved ones when we come back. they call him zeus. but he didn't know he had diabetes. at 40, orlando brown, zeus, died from a treatable disease. >> other than you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is now 6:30. 50 degrees and clear. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about

tonight. troubling information on the deaths of two children in washington state, killed at the hands of their father. police say josh powell carefully planned the murder- suicide. he savagely attacked the boys before burning down his house. >> reporter: as arson investigators continued to search through what is the powell home, the medical examiner says 7-year-old brady and 5-year-old charlie suffered chop wounds to l head and -- their head and necks. their father, josh powell, then started the house on fire. >> found two five-gallons of gas. one of them was on the body, the other was spread throughout the house. >> reporter: police say before the murder-suicide, powell donated his son's toys to charity. and sent e-mails. >> he sent e-mails out to family and a pastor and other people, making sure everybody knew that he was gone, that he was the one that did this. >> he put a plan into motion and carried it out.

>> reporter: powell had been under police scrutuny, following the suspicious disappearance from his wife, susan cox powell in september 2009. six days ago, he lost a custody battle with susan's parents over his sons. >> just senseless. >> reporter: chuck and judy say their grandsons were playing at their home sunday. >> they were having a good time. they didn't want to stop and go see daddy today. they seemed to be losing interest in going to see him. >> reporter: josh powell never mentioned susan in his goodbye e-mail little. the kids had recently talked about seeing their mom in the trunk of the car the night she vanished. he also said that josh powell was likely to become arrested in the coming months. >> even throat the only -- though the only person of interest in the case of susan powell is dead, police say they are still looking for her body. mary is in the newsroom

with the latest ruling from a federal appeals court. a three-judge panel declared california's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. this was met with cheers outside the 9th circuit court of appeals. the court agreed with the lower court judge that the ban was a right of civil gays and lesbians. and if the high court takes it up, it will likely determine the future of same-sex marriage for the entire country. denise? >> thank you, mary. backers of proposition 8 say they would ask the supreme court to overturn the 9th circuit ruling. caught up in the continuing civil unrest in that country. tonight, weijia jiang has one student who is in the middle of it all. here, egyptian protestors sling stones at police. others run from tear gas cannisters. the scene all too familiar to sarah blake, who grew up in

baltimore county. >> it was scary. i got tear gassed. people were handing out gas masks to us. >> reporter: blake, had been studying abroad in egypt for a month during the fall of hosni mubarak. this week, the constant chaos that has engulfed the country for nearly a year, led to 19 americans being arrested. we reached blake by skype. but her heart aching for those left behind. >> i'm sure the people arrested, i'm sure it wasn't their fault by any means, which makes it even more scary. >> reporter: among those charged, the son of ray lahood. sam lahood, who is head of the egypt office sforbidden -- is forbidden to leave care kire -- leave cairo. >> we said clearly that these actions could have consequences for our relationship, including regarding our assistance programs. >> reporter: blake hopes for a

resolution that will finally lead to peace. >> they want to see democracy come the fastest way possible. they want to see violence end. >> reporter: blake says protestors welcomd -- welcomed support from ngos and said they were shocked to see so many workers charged. >> reporter: americans will face trial in egypt. six of them are banned from leaving the country. a short time ago, presidential historian barry landau pleaded guilty to stealing documents from the maryland historical society. this is the first look at those documents. prosecutor says landau schemed for years to steal the artifacts. an employee says he was watching landau and his accomplice for hours when they walked off with the documents. >> we were able to sneak out the back. and up the hidden staircase and around the balcony and get a good look at him. and finally, close to closing time, we got a visual confirmation. and we called the police. and they did the rest.

>> landau had 60 documents from the maryland historical society when he was arrested. they included papers signed by abraham lincoln. and inaugural ball documents were in order. when raven orlandingo brown suddenly died from diabetes, everyone was shocked. >> reporter: wally williams said orlando never knew he had the disease. and he's convinced, the giant man known as zeus would be alive -- alive today, if only he knew. >> reporter: ravens offensive tackle orlando brown could take the hits and push back harder on the field. but it was the hit he never saw coming that brought him down. orlando died sunday suddenly last senate at his inner harbor home, at just 40 years old. at first, no one knew why. >> for 10 days, what killed this giant of a man inside his inner harbor home remained a mystery.

an investigation was launched with shocking results from the medical examiner. orlando brown died of diabetes. >> there was a big sense of emptiness that is left by him not being around. >> reporter: best friend and former teammate wally williams is still reeling from the news. >> when you heard that he died from the diabetes, what did you think? were you shocked? >> i'm still shocked. it was just the last person that i expected to hear something like that from. >> reporter: wally is convinced the friend he knew from college, never suspected he had diabetes. >> i know for a fact that it was something that he thought was never going to be a problem. and if it was something that he knew, he was going to take care of it. >> reporter: diabetes is a treatable disease if caught in time. but the tricky part is knowing you even have it. it is estimated some 7 million americans are walking around with diabetes and have no clue. >> it just shows that you have to go the extra mile here and take care of yourself. >> reporter: a simple blood glucose test will tell you if you have the disease.

but many people never get it. by the time you notice symptoms, you've had it for sometime. >> it's often called the silent killer because the symptoms can be so quiet and confused for just something, you know, typical. this disease is so sneaky. it can come and hit you before you know it. it's like bam. it's here. >> reporter: like orlando brown, 57-year-old debbie holden never suspected she had diabetes but found out with a routine medical test. >> i was one of the lucky ones to still be alive. because the same thing that happened to him could have very well happened to me. >> it's a problem with african american men, that we don't go to the doctor because we feel that we could just be tough. >> you think that there is a feeling of being invincible? >> yeah. >> among your teammates? >> yes. there definitely is. but you're coached that way. you're brought up that way. >> reporter: wally is heartbroken, knowing orlando would have successfully dealt with diabetes, like he did with

everything else in his life, if only he knew. >> that was the last conversation i had with him, you know, to take care. yourself. >> reporter: a sad lesson from a life too short. whether it's diabetes, or another illness with hidden symptoms, get checked out before it's too late. >> you only get one shot at life. and you want to make sure you go about it the right way. >> reporter: and find out whether you're at risk for diabetes, by clicking on the link to the american diabetes association at wjz.com. vic? >> jessica, thank you. in addition to playing with the ravens, brown also played for cleveland. time now for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a number of baltimore teachers have received unsatisfactory ratings on their midyear evaluations. more on the decision by maryland native carol handle. and red velvet cake is showing up on everything from ice cream to wine. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team.

still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. caught on tape. a stunt goes very wrong. parents outraged over what two teachers allegedly did. and now every school employee is paying the price. bob turk in the first warning weather center. bitter winter headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,

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the los angeles school district takes draftic measures to deal with the growing child abuse at one school. they have decided to replace the entire staff at mira monte elementary school. this comes in the wake of two teachers being arrested for molesting students. parents are outraged, because they say good teachers are being sacrificed. the school district says some teachers will return, once the investigation is over. it's being called one of the deadliest vehicle accidents in history. 11 people died in rural ontario. police say the van was broadsided, killing both drivers and nine passengers. three people inside the van did survive. the van was employed by a chicken farm. a motorcycle stunt didn't

go as planned. >> josh headford struck a cable and fell 25 feet to the crowd below. the lights were dimmed. headford did survive. a circus organizer said the cable should have been removed or lowered. >> yikes. well, scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. syria bans independent reporting, that our clarissa ward got into the country and gives us a rare look at how the rebel army is battling to topple the dictatorship of assad. tonight on the cbs evening news. thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,

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another pleasant february across the region. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the forecast for tomorrow and beyond. bernadette? >> we're going to see something more typical of february, vic,

as we head into tomorrow. the clouds start to come in overnight into the morning hours. and it will start out dry. but as we head through the midday hours, we're going to see precipitatio and i use a broad term because there will be some rain in some areas and snow in others. you notice, we top out at 40 degrees. a lot of this will melt on the roadways. but as we head into the evening hours, a little snow and rain around. as that happens, we could see a small accumulation. for the rest of the five-day, here's bob. we're talking about a touch of winter. then it gets mild again. 47 on thursday. 50 on friday. any snow we had will be totally gone. and it gets cold for the weekend. 38. some clouds, yes, on saturday. snow flurries likely in far western maryland. cold air comes in. and sunday would be a cold day, 34 down to 23. but a lot of sunshine for the end of the weekend. denise? >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. it's the end of the road for a ravens running back. >> mark has news of a career coming to an end. coming up next. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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well, football players retire a lot earlier than most people. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> it is a game that will take some years off of you for sure. we know that running back ray rice is no longer on contract with the ravens but they guarantee he'll be back with baltimore next season. what we don't know yet is who

will be ray rice's backup. it was ricky williams. not anymore. williams announced his retirement today. his one season as a raven was his last season of his 11-year career. he was signed as a backup, still proved to be an effective offensive weapon. he scored two touchdowns for the ravens. and rushed over 10,000 yards in his career. he said the nfl was an amazing page in this chapter of his life. one thing ricky williams never experienced was the super bowl. new york giants know how special that is. victory parade just two days after the giants beat the patriots, 21-17 in the title game. giants had a record of 7-7 in december. didn't even look like they'd make the play-offs it's a comeback story with the giants holding control. >> the key thing was to remember that all things are possible for those who believe. and we always believed. we always knew we could get

here. we had to put it together. ands it's a great, great credit to the coaches who did a magnificent job and to our players. >> an estimated 1 million new yorkers line said the streets for the ticker tape parade. it is the fourth super bowl championship for the giants. their second in four years. in baseball, orioles acquisition has included players from taiwan, japan, new zealand and guatemala. and a highly-touted cuban outfielder is still on the list. he is a major league free agent, being scouted by a number of teams. the orioles say they plan to scout him in the next week. and his agent expects hes peres to sign with the team by spring training. maryland will play at clemson tonight. terps still in search of their first road victory. coming off a home loss. it was a hard-fought game that had had maryland on the brink of an upset before they fell short. terps fought five of their last

six games. and senior mosely knows that now is the time to turn the tide. we need to start a winning streak. you know, for the season almost coming to an end for us. and we just need as many winds that we can get. and i thank god for starting to realize that and putting that effort into our practice. and during the games. i think there's going to be a turning point, where we get a couple of wins in a row. it is one at a time. that next opportunity is tonight. terps at clemson. they'll tip it off at 7:00. it has been an awful season for the washington wizards. and javel mcgee found himself on the bench, after a lapse in concentration. mcgee will take a shot at the cutting length. keep an eye on him. he runs down to the other end of court to play defense, even though the wizards still have the ball. come on back. he was removed from the game when play stopped. washington blew an 18-point lead in losing to toronto.

wizards have won just five of their 25 games this season. >> he had his mind on other things. [ laughter ] >> when there's so few players on the court, it's pretty obvious when you're going the wrong way. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs prime time lineup at 10:00. followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. an intruder brings an unexpected assignment to a -- excitement to a soccer game in england. 11 minutes in after this cat wandered into the field, the goalie tried to force it to the sideline. after a brief delay of game, the cat was finally escorted off the field. get out of here. >> unlikely for a cat to do that. that's if for us tonight. back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching. don't go away. much more ahead on

>> pelley: tonight, a court strikes down california's ban on same-sex marriage. opponents of the ban celebrate, but john blackstone reports the battle could be headed to the supreme court. can a catholic college be forced to provide employees with birth control coverage? wyatt andrews has the latest on that. clarissa ward takes us inside syria where rebels are trying to topple a dictatorship and paying a heavy price. and mark phillips on britain's having the best of times with a dickens of a celebration. >> humbug! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, a federal appeals court says that california's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. the ban, known as proposition 8, was narrowly approved by voters in 2008. 52% to 48%.