her death. a jury saw graphic photos of the crime scene. >> reporter: the focus of today's testimony, the condition of yeardley love's body, the position of it, where it was found, andists to try -- and efforts to try to save her life. meanwhile, defense attorneys have been picking,a part those details, trying to lay the groundwork for her defense. >> reporter: former lacrosse player george huguely does not deny he was involved in an altercation with his ex- girlfriend, yeardley love. but his attorneys argue that her death was accidental. in court for the first full day of testimony, they're focusing on medical evidence, the scientific explanation for love's death. prosecutors contend love died of blunt force trauma, beaten to death by huguely. wjz got this glimpse of the evidence, coming to and from the courtroom. this large package is believed to contain yeardley love's bedroom door. prosecutors say huguely kicked

it in, leaving a giant hole and traces of his dna. love's former roommate, who found the body, testified love was afraid for her safety, alluding to another key piece of evidence, an e-mail huguely sent to love days earlier. he wrote, you said you would get back together with me if i quit drinking so much. i should have killed you. >> reporter: experts will testify that love died of positional asphyxiation, passing out facedown in her pillow, after the fight with huguely and suffocating. but prosecutors say the heavy drinking wasn't responsible for anything except huguely's rage. >> reporter: in court, we heard from one of the first responders who said love's body was still warm, and that was about two hours after huguely left the apartment. the implication is that yeardley love may have survived these injuries if help had arrived sooner.

that drove yeardley's mother and sister, sitting inside that courtroom, to tears. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> also on the witness stand today, a former lacrosse teammate of huguely's, who testified he saw huguely choking love, months before her death. stay with wjz for the remainder of the child. we'll continue to bring you the latest on air and online at wjz dawl. dozens -- wjz.com. dozens of students are rushed to safety as smoke fills the air. firefighters believe the smoke came from a boiler. they eventually allowed students back inside. but many upset parents took their children home for the day because of a strong odor inside the building. updating the breaking news. a man found guilty of murdering a correction officer inside a prison. and that makes him eligible to receive the death penalty. wjz is live inside the courthouse in annapolis. weijia jiang has the decision. weijia? >> reporter: mary, after deliberating for nearly a week, a jury found him guilty of

first-degree murder. next comes the sentencing phase, which will determine whether he'll pay for the crime with his own life. >> reporter: the family members of corpial david mcgwynn have waited nearly six years for justice, which came wednesday when a jury convicted stevens of mcgwynn's murder. it was 2006, when mcgwynn was stabbed while working as an officer for the now closed maryland correction. his blood was found in the hallway and on stevens' cell bar clothes and boots. two inmates testified they watched him plunge a knife. but defense attorneys have always maintained stevens' innocent. prosecutors say this man, and lamar harris conspired to kill mcgwynn because he was a, quote, by the book guard who got in their way. similar violence had plagued the prison for years. >> reporter: and between now and monday morning, stevens himself must decide who he wants to sentence him.

he can choose either the jury or the judge, regardless of who he picks. those start at 9:00. reporting live in annapolis, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. stevens is already serving a life sentence for murdering a man in salisbury, back in 1997. a man is murdered in broad daylight, on a quiet street in windsor hills. monique griego is in the newsroom with the latest on this investigation. monique? >> reporter: well, kai, it was neighbors who discovered the man's body, lying on the street, moments after the witnesses reported hearing gunfire. it all happened just before 11:00 this morning, in the 2900 block of haber ford road. the victim wasn't identified but detectives say he was shot in the head. sources tell the baltimore sun he was 62 years old. neighbors don't believe the victim is from that area. and they also didn't recognize the car found at the scene. >> this is the first homicide that i know of in this neighborhood. and i've been living here for

40-something years. so i can truly say this was a bit of a shock. >> reporter: and police haven't released a motive in this case or any suspects. kai? >> monique, thank you. anyone with information about this case is asked to call police. relief could be on the way for millions of americans struggling to stay in their homes. thanks to a multibillion-dollar settlement, with five major u.s. banks. wjz is live in north baltimore. derek valcourt has more on the deal and what it means for struggling homeowners here in maryland. vic? >> the settlement brings nearly a billion dollars to help marylanders who have either lost their home or are in danger of losing their home or who owe more on their home than it is currently worth. >> the settlement forces the nation's banks to offer help to struggling homeowners. it's part of a government move to hold five of the biggest u.s. banks accountable for the abuses that fueled the collapse of the housing market. >> under the terms of this settlement, america's biggest

banks, banks that were rescued by taxpayer dollars, will be required to right these wrongs. >> reporter: the deal involves bank of america, wells fargo, jp morgan chase, citigroup and allied financial. those pay out $25 billion after government investigations into the foreclosures that followed the burst of the housing bubble. to speed it up, workers sometimes signed documents they hadn't read. or faked signatures in a process known as robosigning. >> we spent almost 14 months getting to this point. >> reporter: maryland attorney general doug gansler says this state is getting $960 million. that's based on the number of homeowners impacted during the mortgage crisis. >> we're getting more money than maryland and new york is. we weren't hit that hard. >> reporter: and up to 750,000 people whose homes were foreclosed between september 2008 through the end of last year, will receive checks up to

$2,000. people like marylander laverne miry. >> wells fargo foreclosed on me while i was in the midst of trying to get a modification. >> reporter: but the help will go to those currently facing foreclosure. those under water on their loans will also be allowed to refinance at a lower rate. >> reporter: this deal is kidnapped to impact and help some 2 million americans. but it will not help those who have loans through fannie mae or freddie mac. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. if you want to know if you can get help under the settlement, call the maryland hope hotline. the number is 887-462-7555. you can also get that information on our website, wjz.com. sunshine melts yesterday's snow. outside tonight, we're enjoying slightly warmer weather and calm conditions. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have a look at our temperatures and the final snowfall totals from our latest

brush with winter. bob? >> let's take a look at temperatures this afternoon. very normal day, believe it or not. yes. temperatures right now, 43. normal high today is around 44, 45. 32 now in oakland. 46 in washington. 42 in ocean city. 43 right now is really 7 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. 10 degrees warmer in washington. so yesterday afternoon, with the clouds and the rain and snow in the region. temperatures are generally in the 30s. speaking of the rain and snow, tim has a look at some of the snowfall numbers such as they are occurring across the region yesterday. tim? >> well, not very impressive, with the snowfall. we did have a mixture, of course, of snow and rain. but the snowfall totals were highest towards the north and west of the area, of the metro area. and some of the higher amounts did approach about 2 1/2, maybe to 3 inches in some -- or some isolated pockets. limeborough in western maryland got 2.2 inches. parkton up at the northern

parkway. then it was all below that, long green, garrison and germantown, all under 1 inch. and only a trace at the official reporting station at bwi marshall. now, we may see another brush just like this one, heading into the weekend. but for tomorrow, we have mild air in place. but that cold air is not far behind. it's going to impact how things play out for saturday and sunday. bob will have more details on that coming up in your complete first warning forecast. back inside. yesterday's bad weather could be a factor in a deadly accident in baltimore county. now, we're learning more from a woman who lived through the terrifying crash. wjz is live in perry hall. mike hellgren just spoke with that survivor. mike? >> and mary, this is the second major crash we've covered here in just one week. the images from sky eye chopper 13 are incredible, as you mention, this is a deadly accident. but one woman walked away from it. and here's her story. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 shows you the massive crash on bel air road and perry hall. it happened as snow was falling during the evening rush

wednesday and killed 30-year- old amy marie tise. tracy fitzgerald was caught up in the wreck. her car hit. she is lucky to be alive. >> it's kind of surreal. i'm struggling with why i'm the one person that was able to walk away from the accident, quite honestly. you experience something like this. you're driving, having your normal day, and you don't expect anything like this to happen. and it puts things in perspective. >> reporter: police say her honda hit two suvs. she had to be extricated from her car. her 5-year-old told wjz, she had no life insurance. those who live on this stretch of bel air road, just past honey go call it dangerous. >> they are coming along the bend. and the way the bend is, if there is ice on the road, they're already going in that direction if if they hit ice. >> if the crashes are caused by something that could be improved by enhanced enforcement, such as speeding

or dui, then we take action in regards to that. >> i'm really consumed with all of the "what ifs." what if i had been driving a little slower? or if i had been in a different lane? or the guy behind me hadn't swerved off the road. there's a million things that could have happened. >> reporter: there's another woman whose toyota rav 4 was hit head on is recovering now in shock traum a. as you can imagine, this has shattered a lot of families. new at 6:00, you'll hear from the mother of the young woman that died. >> the victim's family is working to set up a memorial fund to help support her 5-year- old daughter. still ahead at 5:00. abduction attempt, caught on tape in a wal-mart store. hear from the little girl who escaped from a stranger. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, imagine needing a drug to stay alive and not being able to afford it. that story as eyewitness news continues. cars going green in more ways than one. i'm jessica kartalija.

here at the convention center. why marylanders are looking to go more green. that story next. clear skies tonight. could we have, though, another light snowfall for the weekend? bob will have more in the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a birth control battle is brewing in the nation's capital. conservative politicians say a new white house policy on birth control are violating rights. >> reporter: conservatives gather in washington for their annual convention, are rallying against a new white house policy on birth control. >> one thing is certain, this attack on religious freedom cannot and will not stand. >> reporter: under the

president's healthcare reform law, church-affiliated schools, hospitals and charities that provide insurance to their employees must cover the cost of contraceptives. gop leaders call that a violation of first amendment rights and say they'll try to repeal it. >> this is about president obama having troll over every aspect of your life, especially for women, from conception to death. >> reporter: top white house officials appear to be looking for a way out of the controversy. they say the president is exploring how to ease the concerns of religious groups. >> he's getting support from his fellow democrats on capitol hill. >> we commend the president's decision and will fight hard to make sure that the women of america in the 21st century can get the insurance coverage they need for family planning and birth control. >> reporter: but the election year showdown could cause problems for the president. the republican candidates on

the campaign trail are pointing to the birth control requirements as they work to win the support of conservative voters. >> reporter: at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the new policy does not affect houses of worship or institutions with a primary mission of spreading faith. >> if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin. let's check on the roads here. >> those roads are definitely packed. if you're traveling northbound 95, you can expect plenty of congestion there from eastern avenue past the beltway on that northeast side. as far as the west side inner loop goes, jammed up there from 95 past security boulevard. top side inner loop, struggling there pretty heavily from park heights avenue around to 95. the outer loop also heavy from dulaney valley past the harrisburg expressway. 70, having trouble in both directions, eastbound towards the beltway. and westbound bumper to bumper from 29 to marriottsville road.

as far as accidents go, honeygo boulevard at america an teal lane. and mcmecken street at mount royal and baltimore city. let's now take a live look. you can see, it may take you sometime to get through that delay. that's a look at dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. introducing the five boroughs pizza. that's a new york style pizza, but at a hometown price. you can get a large cheese for only $9. back to you. consumers looking to save green are going green at the motor trend international auto show. wjz is live in downtown baltimore. jessica kartalija is at the convention center, where hybrids, we are told, are the hottest trends. hi, jessica. >> hello, mary. and hello to everyone. we know that more celebrities are driving hybrids in an effort to go environmental. but many marylanders are also looking for the car, hoping to save some cash at the gas pump. >> it's going to be a hybrid. you see right here.

>> reporter: if the car is showcased at the motor trend international auto show are any indication. >> more and more hybrids are going to be out on the road. >> reporter: hybrids like the ford fusion are drawing praise from consumers. >> how do you like it? >> i love it. >> you have a traditional electric charging station that then will help power the engine and through hybrid and also through traditional gas. >> reporter: drivers, tired of riding the roller coaster at the gas pump say they're looking to go green to save green. >> a lot of customers are frustrated and concerned and don't know just where that topout is going to be with the gas. so this is great. because you know how much you spend per kilowatt hour at home. it's very clear on your bill. >> reporter: the all-electric nissan lease is there. enticing to help the environment, the i.r.s. is also offering rebates from $2500 to $7500, for consumers who go green in 2012.

>> reporter: additionally, almost all of the cars you see at the show this year are more fuel efficient. they say 40 is the new 30 when it comes to gas mileage. >> you walk around, you see very few engines anymore. they're all 6-sill enders or -- 6 cylinders or 4-cylinders. >> with competition to go green among automakers, they're getting competitive with pricing. >> lists for $26,000, $27,000. so i thought they'd be more expensive. the volt is considerably more. and i think it's more or less the same concept. >> reporter: and we're also seeing more luxury vehicles going green with hybrids, like volvo, mercedes, porsche, and the recently-unveiled bmw. we're live at the convention center, i'm jessica kartalija. guys, we've chosen a few cars for you. we'll try to bring them back. >> would be great. just drop the keys on my desk.

>> reporter: no problem. and send the bill upstairs. >> always, right? thanks, jess. the auto show is open to the public through sunday. it's always fun. i go every year. we love it. >> it is a lot fun. >> nice to see what is out there, what's new. just reminds you, the little engine that couldn't. just can't get going up that hill. 43 now. north to northwest winds at 8. barometer on the way back up. warm friday, but a much cooler weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

all right. beautiful afternoon. after a crummy day yesterday. wet and cold in some areas. we saw some snow. but it's pretty much gone, unless there was heavy shade where you live. and maybe you get an inch and a half left of snow. but most of it is really, really gone. take a look at temps right now. pretty pleasant afternoon. we're at 43. 46 in washington. 32 now, freezing in oakland. and 42 in ocean city. dew point is way down. much dryer air came in last night. the moon came in around 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. 45 in annapolis. and over on kent island. up in westminster, northern sections here, pickedip as we showed you, about 1 to 1 1/2.

couple spots along the maryland- pa border. but officially, the airport had a trace. downtown, snowed for about 15 minutes. and it all melted. the city never got below freezing, by the way. 45, 30 at the airport this morning. briefly, we went down below freezing. but by that time, the roads are dried out pretty nicely. 44, 26 are now the averages. and the record, 69 in 2001. and in 1934, and on several other occasions, 7 below zero, the record low that day. northwest winds now. they're beginning to calm down. it was kind of breezy earlier. now between 5 to 8 miles an hour, as you can see. this is an arctic front. we're seen so few of these. coming down from eastern canada. it will cross our region saturday afternoon. ahead of it, a little slug of moisture coming in from texas. will bring us rain friday night into saturday. and if it gets cold enough quick enough, maybe a flurry of snow showers. and temps will be falling by

saturday afternoon and saturday night. and sunday will be a breezy and cold day. temps probably just mainly in the 30s. so here comes that front saturday afternoon. it's gone. clearing skies and colder temps for saturday night and sunday. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 42 degrees. so tonight, generally clear skies. it will be cool, upper 20s to the low 30s. still a little above average. 50 degrees tomorrow, sunshine to start out. clouds late in the day. a little rain coming in late tomorrow night, early saturday. may make some change with snow shower activity. north of the region, maybe another light coating of snow by tomorrow afternoon, if temps get cold quick enough. still ahead at 5:00, the fbi releases the report on steve jobs. the reason he interviewed dozens of his friends and family members. help directed to the emergency respond to the home where josh powell killed has

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here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. there are new drugs in the battle against cancer if you can afford them. but some people who can't are dying. alex demetrick reports, that prompted legislation to bring new chemotherapy costs down to save lives. chemotherapy drugs delivered by i.v. were once state of the art. but a new generation of cancer- fighting drugs comes in pills. >> and i take two capsules every morning and before breakfast. that's it. no visits to the hospital. it works. >> reporter: but it isn't cheap. because chemo delivered by i.v. takes medical personnel, it is covered by medical insurance, with copays of $50 to $100. but the pills are a prescription. and that copay can soar. >> they can run $300 to $2,000 per month, for each prescription. >> reporter: to equalize those costs, a bill is being pushed in the maryland legislature, named for senator jim mathias' wife, who died from breast cancer. >> it's about hope.

>> we all have terminal cancer. we realize that. what we need is the flexibility to take whatever drug our doctor believes is absolutely the best drug for us and will sustain our lives the longest. >> reporter: a life-or-death decision may sound cliche, but it is exactly what people supporting this legislation are facing. >> i have a gentleman now that says i can only do two months. and after that, i can't do it. i have no more money. i'm just going to have to die. >> reporter: the states already have laws placing pills at the same copay rates as i.v.s. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> and supporters of the bill say that in the 15 states that have parodied between chemotherapy treatments, there is no evidence of increased healthcare insurance premiums. and a teacher charged with having sex with a student. 27-year-old ashley jean campbell sexually abused a 16- year-old student over the past

18 months. campbell taught at the montrose christian school in rockville. the school says campbell no longer works with them and none of the alleged incidents took place on campus. sentencing today for the man convicted of fatally stabbing a teenage boxing standout. terence sims received the maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for manslaughter. he killed 17-year-old robert gibbs in march, during an altercation outside of gibbs' home. gibbs is a nationally-ranked boxer. police are crediting a 7- year-old girl with stopping her own abduction. denise has details. >> reporter: a 25-year-old parolee is in custody because of what happened inside a wal- mart. this security video shows the man trying to carry the girl away while she was in the toy aisle. as you can see, the girl struggled and the man released her. britney baxter said she got away because of what her parents taught her to do. >> they always help me to

scream, kick and then get away and go tell somebody that you trust. >> police arrested thomas woods about an hour after the incident. he is charged with attempted kidnapping. kai? >> all right, denise. thank you. woods was out on parole, after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter. police on hand as the los angeles school embroiled in the sex abuse scandal reopened today. classes resumed with all new teachers. the school district removed the entire staff after two teachers were arrested after committing lewd acts with children. many parents are dissatisfied with the school district, saying that it went overboard. new information in the deadly house explosion, set by a father who killed his two sons in washington state. tonight, the emergency call logs raised questions about the way that 911 calls were handled. >> he blew up the house and the kids! >> reporter: emergency call

logs show eight minutes elapsed between when a social worker called 911 to report josh powell's children were in danger and when sheriff's deputies were dispatched. it took another 14 minutes for a deputy to get to the home. for the first time, we're hearing from the husband of the social worker who made the call. >> she's very upset. and traumatized. she has said that she thinks that this is something that is going to be a life-changing event. >> reporter: larry benson said his wife takes some comfort knowing she did the right thing when she called for help. but there is growing concern that the 911 dispatcher did not. >> seconds count in what we do. lives depend on that. we get that, and we are all about trying to be the best at what we do. >> reporter: the case worker pleaded with the dispatch for several minutes to send a deputy, even after she told him she smelled gasoline and that powell wouldn't let her in. and that the dispatcher continued to ask her questions

about her job, not seeming to grasp the gravity of the situation. >> how long will it be? >> i don't know, ma'am. they have to respond to emergency, life-threatening situations first. the first available deputy. >> this could be life threatening. he went to court wednesday. and he didn't get his kids back. this is really -- i'm afraid for their lives. >> we try to get it right every single time. with humans here, sometimes there are mistakes made. >> reporter: while the investigation is under way, the dispatcher will stay on the job. new revelations tonight about steve jobs. the fbi has released a file containing surprising information about the apple cofounder. the report contains more than 30 interviews with jobs' family and friends. some question his honesty and stated that jobs would twist the truth in order to achieve his goal. federal officials compiled a report in 1991, when then president h.w. bush was considering appointing jobs to his council. it also revealed that jobs was

a victim of a bomb threat. steve jobs passed away in october 2011 from pancreatic cancer. republican presidential candidate rick santorum is trying to build on his momentum, two days after his stunning three-state sweep. susan mcginnis reports for wjz. he's trying to come up with enough support and cash to compete with front runner mitt romney. >> reporter: at a church in texas, local area pastors put their faith in rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator is trying to build his conservative base, after winning four of the first eight nominating contest. >> you have to have someone who is going to go out and paint that picture of what america looks like, versus barack obama. >> he's filling out paperwork for future primaries. and doing a fundraising blitz. since tuesday, his campaign has already arranged more than a million dollars. >> newt gingrich and rick santorum, they spent a lot of time in washington.

and during their years, we spent more money than we were taking in. >> reporter: front runner mitt romney launched fresh attacks on wednesday, remaining confident that the gop nomination will eventually be his. >> think we can beat senator santorum? >> romney is under attack from the white house, for calling president obama's new policy an assault on religion. >> it requires faith-based groups to pay for birth control coverage in their insurance plan. >> this is, i think, ironic, that mitt romney is expressing -- criticizing the president for pursuing a policy that is virtually identical to the one that was in place when he was governor of massachusetts. >> mr. carne needs to check his history. and that that was that that provision was put in place before i was governor. >> reporter: but it's not just romney on the attack. >> now we have a president who is going after the church. >> reporter: other gop contenders are also using the policy to take on president

obama. in washington, susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> all four republican candidates will be in washington tomorrow to speak at c-pack, the conservative political action conference. time for a quick look at some of the stories that you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. loyola university's basketball team is off to one of its best starts ever. and one of its players is contending for a spot in the olympics. suggestions on ways to celebrate valentine's day, no matter what your budget is. and a look at this week's new movies. for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. a surprise serenade. thanks to the baltimore symphony orchestra. and a loving husband. one lucky woman received a private concert. andrea fujii has the story from catonsville. ♪ [ music ] a little nervous about this. >> yeah. >> have you ever done this before? >> no. this is the first. ♪ [ music ]

>> reporter: preparing for the big serenade. planned by a husband for his wife of 42 years. >> it's a great honor and a great surprise. and i think she'll really enjoy the whole experience. [ applause ] >> oh, my gosh. >> what is this? >> competing against 50 other applicants, dan arn hine who won the bso's competition to have tony desayers sing for his wife bobby. >> bobby is the glue to the family and keeps everybody together. and has always been somebody who cares for somebody else. >> reporter: surprised at work, the mental health professional had no idea what her husband was up to. >> i'm very lucky. [ laughter ] >> i'm very lucky. >> reporter: and musicians didn't need any convincing to help out. >> when i saw dan's story, about bobbie, i was like, oh, yeah. let's do it.

>> reporter: the bso says they chose them because of their romantic 42-year love story and bobbie's dedication to the mental health industry. >> proving there's still lots of romance left, after more than four decades of marriage. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> and musician tony desare will be performing with the bso tonight through sunday at baltimore strat more and here in town at the meyerhoff. still ahead on eyewitness news. wim on the front lines -- women on the front lines. why female troops could be closer to combat. is snoring disrupting your sleep? details on something that could help you get a better night's rest. bob turk. first warning weather center. brief warmup. then a cold weekend. i'll have the exclusive first i'll have the exclusive first wa,,,,,,,, @@

a quiet night, clear skies. it will be normally chilly tonight. upper 20s to low 30s.

tomorrow morning, when you wake up, probably some frost on the windshield, with temperatures ranging around the upper 20s to low 30s. then warming up to upper 40s, we'll see clouds on the increase. probably getting up to 50 degrees. probably a little rain later on, which could mix with snowflakes. particularly north of the city. temperatures eventually tomorrow night in the mid- to upper 30s. but a colder weekend. tim has a look at the five-day forecast. tim? >> that colder weekend kicks in first thing saturday morning. and that rain that bob talked about friday night could mix in saturday morning. we could even see some accumulation saturday. we'll keep you posted. this system is pretty much still forming. 36 sunday. we gradually go up monday and tuesday. 44 and 50. with overnight lows, look at that saturday night low in the teens. now for your tip of the day. use pressure cookers and microwave ovens whenever it is convenient to do so. they will save energy by

reducing cooking time. for more, go to wjz.com, scroll on the right-hand side of the page and click on our special section. back inside. >> thank you, tim. salvage teams are speeding up their efforts at the site of an accident off the coast of italy. they hope to take advantage of the seas. barges were placed next to the capsized ships at dawn. there are more than 2300 tons of diesel fuel on that wreck. 17 people died in the accident. and another 15 remain missing. the week-long assault that has killed hundreds of people in syria is still raging on. the u.n. secretary general says the brutality must stop. he's urging international partners to help. tina kraus has the latest for wjz. >> reporter: government forces unleashed tank fire. mortars and rockets in a relentless assault to wipe out rebel fighters. this internet video claims to show the battle for homes now in day 6. act vists say troop --

activists say troops loyal to barbar assad. these women wept over bodies of the body. >> we will take revenge on you, assad. we will kill you, this woman cried. u.n. secretary general ban kimoon condemned what he called the violence. >> such violence is unacceptable to humanity. >> reporter: he said the arab league will send observers back to syria and may ask the u.n. for help with the mission. rebels say they need more help to win the fight against government troops. assad's army is setting up checkpoints to stop weapons from reaching the opposition. >> reporter: concern is growing over civilians getting caught in the crossfire. this video from a social media website appears to show bodies carrying out in a residential neighborhood. u.s. officials are looking for

ways to get food and medicine to victims of the 11-month uprising. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> four administrators from the 22 arab league are scheduled to meet in cairo sunday. the pentagon announces new rules that will allow women to serve in military jobs, closer to combat. female service members will now formally be allowed to work. that means women can serve in infantry or other ground units. they are still barring them in certain special operations forces considered the most dangerous jobs. a reality show tv producer arrives today to face trial. the former producer of the show "survivor," bruce beres ford redmond, is accused of kaling -- killing his wife. police found her body in a cancun resort in april 2010. if convicted, he faces up to 30 years behind bars. in tonight's wjz

healthwatch, is your doctor lying to you? a new survey in the journal of health affairs shows one in 10 doctors admit to lying to a patient in the past year. now, more than half say they have made a patient's prognosis sound better than it is. and one in five say they have withheld a medical mistake in fear of being sued. if you snore to the point where it's impacting your sleep but don't want to go to the overnight lab for an analysis, doctors are now giving some patients the option of testing at home. manuel gallegus reports for wjz from new york. james mcmann us snores when he sleeps. but it's his wife laura who wakes up exhausted. >> i would wake up some mornings and realize that laura had spent the entire night on the couch. >> it startled me awake. and i can't go back to sleep. so it's disrupting us. >> reporter: so mcmanus decided to get a detailed analysis of

his sleep in the privacy of his own home. no doctors, no hospital lab, just a small device that measures his pulse rate, oxygen intake, breathing and brain waves. the recorded data will tell his doctor, whether his snoring is a sign of a more serious sleep disorder. >> 25 to 30% of the population snores. and out of that subset of patients, i'm sure 50% of those patients have some degree of sleep apnea. >> reporter: a person with sleep apnea stops breathing or has low air intake during sleep. they can wake up tired even after eight or nine hours of rest. a sleep study where you're monitored in a lab like this, can cost up to $2500 and you're away from home. but home studies are becoming more popular and usually cost less than $600. >> it's certainly not as comprehensive as an actual in- lab study. but for patients that you suspect may or may not have mild or moderate sleep apnea,

it's certainly an appropriate test. >> reporter: for james, testing in a lab would have stressed him out. >> i sometimes have trouble in hotels, even, for the first night or two, sleeping. >> reporter: now he's looking into treatments that will allow him and his wife to get a good night's rest. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> doctors say lifestyle changes like weight loss and less alcohol can also help people with mild sleep apnea. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for all news stories coming up, vic is in the newsroom with more. >> one maryland lawmaker wants to prohibit anyone from under the age of 18 from using an electronic tanning bed, even with parents permission. find out why. it's not only the state and city that plows snow in the winter. what are all of the commercial contractors doing now that the plows aren't doing on the front of the truck? the surprising answers when we return. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. back to you. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. they are the hottest team in local college hoops. >> the loyola greyhounds are

getting it done with home grown talent. mark has the latest coming up.,,

the college basketball season is heating up in the loyola gray. hottest team in our area. mark viviano checks in with them. >> check it out. little loyola is playing like big-timer. the hounds have never had a record that good in this point in the season. they shared first place in the metro atlantic. they are in town to take on loyola. jimmy patsos, getting his guys ready for one of the biggest season games in school history. the hounds have plenty of hometown help. baltimore's jordan latham. rugged freshman, r.j. williams, from st. francis, he is a point guard who is a natural leader. and dylan. it's three baltimore guys who lead the charge, doing the dirty work with an emphasis on defense. that's an attitude that is paying off with victories. >> we got a lot degree on --

going on in this game. we gotta bring this to the city. i think they carried it over. >> the baltimore toughness starts showing up. i got comir. i got r.j. williams and latham. three kids within a couple of miles here. and we're just winning. and i mean that, like statistically, we're in the middle of the pack and the league. but they're winning games. and they win road games. and that's a toughness thing. >> you saw jordan latham there. big game of home wins. iona in town. then fairfield sunday afternoon. loyola is two wins away from reaching 20 victories. that's something they've never done at the division 1 level. coming up next hour, news on why the orioles have been banned from scouting players in one asian country. and michael phelps, taking aim at another olympics this summer. we'll hear from him in sports. back to you for now. >> mark, thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news. major news for maryland

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defense attorneys are picking it apart for their own theory. that's coming up. tragedy in perry hall. i'm mike hellgren, where a mother died in a tragic car accident. is this part of bel air road dangerous? wjz takes a closer look. snow is a distant memory. but is another system coming for the weekend? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. killed on campus. key evidence for the lacrosse murder rile. >> tonight, what was said about george