pop. we're learning more about whitney houston and her family prepares to put her to rest. shaban has the very latest on the investigation. >> reporter: beverly hills police revealed new details about whitney houston's death. >> she was unconscious and unresponsive at the time she was found. >> reporter: a member of houston's ent era ge found her. police are not releasing any details until they have the toxicology results. >> until we run the tests and see what was in her system we're not going to speculate. >> her smile was just so pleasant and so graceful and her singing, it just touched my heart.

>> at her peak her powerful voice made her one of the world east best selling artists. houston's family has taken her body from the morgue. it'll be flown back east to her hometown. >> she's a devine person, very sad. >> students walked from the school ground to houston's home. >> in los angeles, tad shaban. leaving a hollywood party nightclub -- tonight tmz shows whitney houston leaving a

hollywood party and night club. as her funeral is planned in new jersey the world of music is remembering whitney houston for her powerful influence. mary bubala looks at the music. >> reporter: the awards played part in an impromptu memorial just as the six time grammy award winner was found dead. >> there is no way around this, we've had a death in our family. >> there's late word tonight that singer whitney houston has died. >> i'm completely devastated. >> she's the greatest voice of all time. >> whitney would have wanted

the music to go on and her family asks that we carry on. >> today we celebrate the beautiful whitney houston, so get off your [ bleep ] >> the greatest artist diva. her legacy lives on. >> we all love you whitney houston. >> houston was in los angeles to attend clive davis' pregrammy party on saturday night. >> new at 5:30, a closer look at whitney houston's wide impact on an entire generation and how she shaped the life of millions of people. key testimony today in the trial of george huguely. police describe evidence of a violent encounter between the final couple. adam may stays on the story,

where moments later the medical examiner explains how yeardley love died. >> reporter: that medical examiner is still on the stand. based on those results, he is presenting a laundry list of injuries that came here to study and ended up in a body bag. medical experts and police paint a picture of a violent struggle between former uva lacrosse players george huguely and yeardley love. in court, the court heard the medical examiner describe the injuries. the doctor also testified love had bruises to her hand, forearms, buttox and arms.

love also suffered hemorrhaging in the neck, an indication that pressure could have cut off her circulation. earlier, the defense testified that george huguely had bruises on his knuckles. defense attorneys questioning police about huguely's injuries are eluding that some of the injuries may have been caused by lacrosse. when prosecutors firsthanded the copy of those autopsy photos to the defense team. you can see george huguely look away and cover up his eyes as if he did not want to see yeardley love's face. at one point, yeardley love's pictures were put up for about

an hour. at that point huguely started playing close attention to the trial and even taking notes. adam may, eyewitness news. adam, thank you. stay with wjz for the remainder of the trial. wjz will be in charlottesville all week to bring you the latest on air and online on wjz.com. we're tracking the chance for another wintery mix in our region. outside right now it's clear with a little breeze out there. but a system could bring us some rain and wet snow. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the approaching storms and changing temperatures. let's begin with bob. >> beautiful afternoon after a very cold sunday. we warmed up very nicely. take a look at temperatures, we're at 45, 46 in washington. it is freezing out in oakland but compared to yesterday afternoon, temperatures running any where from 10, 15 degrees warming. right now than it was yesterday

at the same time so a big big change. bernadette has a look at what is expected to happen here tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon. >> today is the warm up then another storm moves our way. the storm is going to move in tonight, it's coming in from the west. it's more toward the early morning hour that is we will see the first signs of it. you can see it's a much bigger storm to the west than it's going to be when it arrives our way. it's going to weaken over the mid-atlantic. for us what we think some rain or snow showers, a little bit of mixed rain and snow in the morning hours is not going to be a huge deal. a couple of rain showers as we head through the afternoon, then the storm gets out of here. temperatures come back up into the 60s. we'll have the forecast coming up. >> thank you, bernadette. right now a m. -- a maryland inmate is facing charges for killing a parol officer inside jail walls. >> reporter: lee stevens could become the first person to be

sentenced to death under maryland's revised death penalty law. the jury will now hear witnesses for the prosecution and the defense about steven's punishment. if the jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, they must choose life in prison with or without parol for stevens, kai. >> advocates are gathering in minneapolis right now as lawmakers prepare to take a critical vote on a same-sex marriage bill. >> reporter: governor o'malley's proposal for marriage takes gender out of the equation. >> to have and to hold. >> to have and to hold. >> in sickness and in health.

>> reporter: it's a proposal that has divided the state. >> god bless america, and god bless the state of maryland, and god bless marriage between one man and one woman. >> reporter: while house and senate committee prepare to work, supporters of the marriage equality are making their voices heard tonight. >> we all come from different perspectives and different stories to tell. >> we're expecting a child in june. i will be giving birth to our first child. >> reporter: jocelyn and maryland are expecting their first child. the governor's bill proposes same-sex marriage and support religious liberties, some wonder if that's possible. >> a vote for same-sex marriage i believe is a vote against religious. >> reporter: it may be a tough vote for lawmakers pressured

from both sides. >> don't be fearful, stand on your conviction and vote your conscious. >> reporter: several hundred supporters of same-sex marriage are expected here on lawyer's mall in just an hour from now. they have been advocating and talking to the members of the house of delegates where this is going to be a critical vote. both committees have vote their bill and both committees could find something out this week. >> same-sex marriage supporters need 71 votes for that measure to pass. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00, a judge sides with jerry sandusky. how is victory in court will affect his grand chinese new -- grandchildren and neighbors. i'm derek valcourt with the mayor's annual report. and how she plans to lower taxes. a local female boxer is trying to box her way to the

olympics. we're going to introduce you to francean cruz. change is coming, bob has a look at the storm approaching maryland in his upcoming forecast. ,,,,

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major stephanie rawlings- blake gives her goals. derek valcourt has more on the major's goals and how they could impact you. >> lower taxes and an increase on construction projects. >> we need to get baltimore

growing again. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says it's time to cut taxes for home values. the average homeowner with a home valued at $120,000 will see a $5 reduction by next year, $400 by the year 2020. >> under this year vacant homes do not qualify for the tax cut. vacant lots do not qualify and specklators and owners of blithed property will not get a penny of tax relief at the expense of everyone else. >> reporter: another concern the mayor addressed the condition of many city school buildings. >> i'm truly embarrassed by the physical condition of some of our schools. too many are without air- conditioning to keep kids in the classroom on hot spring day, too few computer labs, too many with water mountains that you can't drink from. >> reporter: she will submit a plan called the better schools initiative calling for 140%

increased for school construction funding. paid for by in part by the beverage tax. the mayor made announcements on changes that will impact law enforcement. i will tell you about those coming up at 6:00. derek, thank you. the mayor announced the proposed extension all the way up to 33rd street in an effort to connect the john hopkins campus with penn station. if you're waiting for someone to get on the road, let's check traffic. >> we're definitely seeing rush hour traffic now. if you're traveling on the west side of the interloop, stop and go traffic. the north side of the interloop really struggling there over to pairing parkway. as far as 95 goes, a couple of issues, northbound 95 heavy from 32 over to 100.

it's blocking the left hand lane in that right tube. east fayette and maryland avenue on west 26th. let's now take a look at the pike. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteers of america. 100% of proceeds go to people in our area, go online to cars helping people.org and donate a car now. back over to you. >> thank you, christie. tonight a local female boxer will begin her battle for a spot in the 2012 olympics. monique griego has how this girl grew up in the streets. >> if you don't hold your own you're going to get chewed up

and spit out. i earned my stripes in the street. i was a street fighter. >> reporter: but fighting in school got her expelled. soon after the teenager found another place to get out her aggression. umar's boxing gym. >> people think when you start boxing it makes you more aggressive but it actually calmed me down. >> reporter: eight years later she's now known as the heavy hitting diva. seen here in blue she's a four time golden glove champion and 11 time national champion. cruz hopes that her skills will get her to the olympics, the first time women's boxing will be part of the event. >> i'm so overwhelmed with happiness and excitement to know that i have the opportunity to be that woman. >> reporter: but the road to gold will take dedication. cruz who already works two jobs

and trains every day, says she's willing to do whatever it takes. >> my biggest opponent is me. that's why i stand in front of the mirror every day. i can only beat me. as long as i keep that on my mind, i'm good. >> cruz fights in just a few hours. if she wins her weight class at the trials, she will then get a spot in the finals and from there it's on to the olympics. >> the summer olympic games kick off in july. >> that would be so great. >> we wish her well. what a beautiful day. it's going to be mild eventually. take a look at temps. take a look at temps. the barometer ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, t a bike ride?

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that's the coldest it's been all winter long. all right let's take a look at temps right now around the region. it was a nice warm afternoon. got up in the mid-upper 40s. 45 now. 32 in oakland. with snow on the ground out there. 46 in washington, 41 east in ocean city. dewpoint is way down, very dry air. right now we're in the region, any precipitation that comes in tonight. out there in the clouds it's cold, it's dry. it might snow a little bit in the morning, it won't do anything. then we might see a light bit of rain in the afternoon. temperatures are going to go way up again tomorrow. rock hall 48. 24 and 36 are the normals right now. the record 72 in 1969. right now we have a west wind. it's beginning to calm down. we had a wind gust over 20, 25 miles per hour earlier.

so we did have a small craft advisory on the bay. tomorrow they start coming off of the east and northeast. clouds off the atlantic ocean. one is going to generally pass to our northwest another one down here is going to pass to our south. we're kind of caught in between, but we'll get some warmth out of it. you may see some preceptbreaking out across portions of the ohio valley. most of them will not reach the ground but we might see a little bit of wet activity in the morning. a few rain showers as that warm air comes in. eventually getting up to 50 degrees. behind that milder air, pacific air coming back. close to 50, or the low 50s here on wednesday. and the rest of the week it will not get cold again. not like we saw this weekend. east winds five to 10 knots. the bay temps right around 40-

degree. the clouds moving in already. upper 20s to the low to mid- 30s. tomorrow some rain, snow showers in the morning then a little rain shower perhaps in the afternoon. cloudy skies but still up to 49 degrees. well above average once again and all week long it stays warmer. >> all right,. >> not a bad week. a mild winter. it's been unbelievable. >> thanks, bob. live from the streets of athens. the widespread anger over greece's debt crisis. how far can you go when it takes to taking pictures of police. i'm mike hellgren in federal circuit court. we'll explore a new police policy whether it's really been enforced. i'm ron max, the rush is on here at reds for valentine's day. the story coming up here on wjz. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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it's 5:28, 48 degrees and partly cloudy. what a beautiful sunset everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a new policy says baltimore city police can't stop you from recording them doing their job. but it's not enough to stop a

federal lawsuit from moving guard. wjz is live, mike hellgren is there and has your rights. >> reporter: the justice department has joined the aclu in its lawsuit and the judge's decision today paves the way for a trial that could better define your rights. a federal lawsuit over whether you can record police in public places will move forward. >> do me a favor and turn that off. you can't tape anybody's voice or anything else. >> reporter: it stems from this video that christopher sharp took at the preakness in 2010. he claims that police illegally took his found and deleted his videos. >> it's awful the way i felt about it then and the way i feel about it now. >> reporter: arguing a new policy mandates officers to allow people to record them fixes the problem. >> the majority of the departments in the nation you

know we're one of the first agencys to set rules. >> reporter: an officer appearing to threatening a man with arrest. >> i'm leaving. >> turn around and walk. >> i'm leaving. >> turn around and walk. give me your id. >> in court, sharp's lawyer used it to keep their case alive. >> these are fundamental constitution rights, they affect citizens everywhere not just in baltimore but this is an issue we're seeing nationally. >> reporter: there is precedence, a judge dropped charges in this man's case. sharp knows he's in for a long fight. >> i really just want to see justice done. bigger than just me. >> reporter: police have not publicly identified the officers involved in sharp's incident. live downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news, kai. >> mike, thank you.

the new police policy does shay while recording police you cannot -- does say while recording police you cannot interfere with their job or harm safety. and vic carter has the latest on the sandusky case. >> reporter: the judge denied a request before -- requests by prosecutors that he cannot sit in his back porch. sandusky was accused of sitting in the back porch and watching children in a playground. jessica, back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. the trial is tentatively scheduled to start in mid-may. some new information into the investigation into the death of whitney houston. beverly hills police say the

singer was under water and unconscious when she was found in a bathtub. toxicology is still continuing. hundreds of fans around the world remember houston and how her music was often the sound track of their lives. >> ♪ in the 1980s, whitney houston made music for moments many will never forget. for some it was a first love, a first kiss. or the first time the volume was cranked up as loud as it would go. >> ♪ >> walking around the bedroom,

with a brush singing the songs. >> it took me back to college to an aerobics class. thinking, when i grow up i want to sing like her. >> you always want to have a love for your exor whoever it is. >> reporter: if you think whitney's songs were just for those old enough to understand them in the 80s. think again. this girl was actually named after the singer. >> i said this to my mom one time. she said oh no, you are actually named after whitney houston. she said you -- she was a great singer at the time you were born. houston's body will reportedly be flown to new jersey late tonight. a viewing and funeral will be held at the end of this week. dozens of volunteers were used to search for clues in the case of a man who killed himself and two sons in his

home. powell was a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife. more painful news at the pump, gas prices are on the rise again. nationwide the average cost of a gallon of regular has jumped nearly 12 cents over the past two weeks. tonight wjz continues to track gas prices here in maryland. we're paying an average of $3.59 for a gallon of regular. that's up 20-cents from a month ago. president obama sends his 2013 budget to congress then hit the road in order to sell it to the american people. danielle nottingham reports, the bill does not stand a chance of making it through a difficult trial. >> reporter: president obama rolled out his plan on monday and launched a battle over the deficit. he's pitching a plan that includes $50 million to

stimulate job growth. the president told a crowd of supporters in a northern virginia community college that 8 billion would be dedicated to help schools train workers. >> at a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip, we have to do everything in our power to keep this on track. >> reporter: the president renewed his tax cuts on the wealthy and he wants to end tax breaks for corporations. he is also selling $4 trillion worth of spending cuts. all designed to trim the deficit over the next decade. >> reporter: but the president's budget does not stand a chance in congress. republican lawmakers quickly shut down his proposals dismissing them as bad for job creation. >> rather than threading water he actually makes things worse. >> reporter: and they say his budget actually does nothing to cut the deficit. >> somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival. i said no it's not dead on arrival it's dead on arrival.

>> reporter: republicans refuse to accept new tax hikes, they demand bigger spending cuts and a medicare overhaul. the budget debate is expected to drag on until after the november election. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. the president's budget also calls for $25 million in cuts over the next 11 years to the postal service. those reductions would come from changes like ending mail delivery on saturdays. time to look at some of the stories you will find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. proposed defense cuts may include a new round of closures in 2013. what that may mean for maryland. there's an up tick in high priced valentines gifts signal an improving economy? and more on o'brien's decisions to leave maryland. for these stories and much more read tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. remember to look for the

updated forecast from the wjz weather team. valentine's day spending is on the rise apparently. according to the national federal retail association the 8-1/1/2% increase means men will spend more on their sweethearts. valentine's day almost here. let's go into rips see if anybody is in here. it's wall to wall at rebs. valentine's candy that brings customers from all over. you've came from where to where and you're going where? >> live in annapolis, i work in fairfax, so on my way to work. >> what did you get? >> chocolate covered almonds.

peanuts and turtles. >> reporter: sweets for your sweety. larry and betty parker have been married 41 years. >> happy valentine's. butter cream, peanut butter cups. >> and coconut cream. >> and who are they for? >> him. >> it's a chocolate shell and it's a gooey center. >> reporter: it's a mad house as customers savor the delicious butter creams and truffles. >> it's wonderful, they keep coming back. we have the best customers in the world. they have the tradition, the quality and the best customer service in town. >> reporter: a baltimore tradition with love from wilkins avenue. >> i love you cindy, i hope you have a great day tomorrow. >> happy valentine's day roger. >> very nice. >> yeah he's a sweetheart and my best friend. >> ron max, wjz news.

>> rebs has been selling candy since 1917. >> you know all those guys at home are thinking, get in the car and run out i have a few more hours. >> the clock is tick. >> -- the clock is ticking. >> the clock is ticking. buried alive. see the incredible rescue of a little girl trapped. and see what brought hazmat on to a plane. more mild temps coming again this week. i'll have the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

look at that beautiful sunset. you can actually see the blue ridge mountains out there. and a few clouds coming in too. they'll be on the increase tonight and tomorrow. likely to bring you some sort of precipitation.

bernadette woods back in with more. >> reporter: the clouds are the first to arrive. tomorrow morning, in the early morning hours a little bit of rain is possible. it's not going to be a very big storm and it's weakening. tomorrow evening this storm is moving out of here and we go up as far as temperatures behind it. so for the rest of the five day here's bob. >> this whimpy winter continues. it clears out for the weekend. 46, back to normal with partly cloudy skies here on saturday. jessica. >> bob, thanks. in today's energy saver, water heating is the third largest energy expense in your home. there are four ways to cut your water heating bills. use less hot water, turn down the thermostat on your water heater or buy a new more efficient model. for more information on how you

can be an energy saver, scroll down the left hand side of the page and click on the special section. an emotional rescue in kosovo when a small girl is buried alive in an avalanche. rescue workers dig to more than 30 feet of snow to rescue the girl from her covered snow. hundreds were killed in the freezing weather in europe in the last few weeks. the cold spell is expected to last through the end of february. chaos in the streets of greece. tina krauss reports on more of this widespread anger. >> reporter: there is still widespread anger in greece after the government decided on drastic new spending cuts. protesters burned dozens of buildings in the capital sunday. hundreds took on riot police, pelting them with rocks and

fire bombs. others tore out atms and smashes store windows. despite the violence, the parliament passed measures to help secure a new loan and save greece from bankruptcy. the finance minister told politics they must save the country. he said the citizens won't forgive us if we don't. but the plan slashes more than 20% off the minimum wage. and one in every five government workers will lose their job over the next three years. unemployment in greece is already over20%. markets reacted positively. the athens stock exchange rose 5% on monday. as greece braces for more protests, european union chiefs will meet on wednesday to decide whether to approve the massive bail out package. but the greek government must convince european lenders it will stick to the plans. the first round of plans in

2010 failed to stop the country's rising debt. tina krauss. a bankruptcy could force greece to stop using the euro currency. it could also drag down other cash strapped countries in europe and send it into turmoil. four people were hurt in an attack, including the diplomat's wife. the devices are similar to those used by iran's nuclear scientists. israel is publicly blames iran but iran denies any involvement in the attack. salvage teams are pumping thousands of gallons of fuel from a wrecked italian cruise ship. the contra concordia run aground. at least 17 people died, 15 are still missing. operations to remove the fuel and divert the threat of a fuel spill were delayed by rough waters. the process is expected to take

more than a month. a flu scare at an airport forced officials to quarantine an airport. over 17 japanese students were prevented from leaving the plane. outbreaks of bird and swine flu in recent years have heightened alert and raised health precautions. in tonight's health watch it can take a long time to heal from a broken heart. but heart experts warn, for some people it can be very real and does some damage to the heart. pinkston reports for wjz with the details. >> reporter: mira was cheering for her son at a football game when she felt a sharp pain. >> it started in the middle of my chest and up to my shoulders. >> reporter: she was having a heart attack but no arteries were blocked. the 49-year-old had been under

lots of pressure. >> stressful, running around, my mother had a heart attack. >> reporter: doctors determined she was suffered from broken heart syndrome. a temporary heart condition that's triggered by emotional stress. >> it is still a form of heart attack. the difference here is that the arteries are open and that the pump of the heart is just really badly affected so typically the entire heart is affected. >> reporter: broken heart syndrome affects mostly women and comes after a drastic event. like a death or a surprise. >> many people have sky high adrenaline levels, we think that may be a way the body is expressing it's reaction to stress. >> reporter: mira's heart was damaged but just like a broken heart it healed. she takes heart medication now as a precaution. >> it can happen any time in my life. or it couldn't. but you know it's always in the

back of my head, always. >> reporter: and she's trying to manage her stress as best she can. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. doctors say they see about 30,000 cases of broken heart syndrome every year in the u.s. and most of those cases the heart recovers within three months. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for these stories and more coming up, denise is coming up with the preview. hi denise. >> the investigation continues into the death of whitney houston. wjz has the very latest as officials search for answers and people all over the world pay tribute to the pop superstar. graphic system, wjz is live in charlottesville with the latest on the murder trial of george huguely. what the medical examiner is says about how yeardley love died. now back to jessica and kai. denise, thank you. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. turmoil, three more football players have decided

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tough times continue for the university of maryland. sports director mark viviano joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: when a few coach takes over it's common for students to leave and there's been an exdouse since their coach left a year ago. and today three more hit the door. o'brien was the conference freshman of the year two seasons ago. last season his first over ed so o'brien had to share time. ezel says in a statement he is disappointed in o'brien's decision to leave.

o'brien is reported to be interested in transferring. 24 players have left the maryland football team since etzel was hired in january of last year. and there are some growing pains on the maryland basketball team under first year mark turgen. they were beaten this week and stogen was benched for about five minutes total. turgen said he took stogen out because of his three shots selections. he expects the sophomore to learn from the experience and be better when they play on thursday. ravens kicker billy cundit speaks out about what he expected to be a tumultuous offseason following the missed kick in the play offs. a massive fire destroys a

ski lodge in southwestern pennsylvania. the blaze could be seen for miles. firefighters say it broke out last night and part of the lodge was still burning this morning. heavy snow and high temperatures tampered the flames. one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. i just read that the ski hill was still open today. >> good to hear, that's a beautiful place. very pretty. all right still ahead on eyewitness news. >> how exactly did yeardley love die? i'm adam may, day six in the george huguely murder trial and the medical examiner goes into great details about ,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. jurors see the yeardley love autopsy photos. how did george huguely also react when he saw the photos. an update is coming up. what killed whitney houston? investigators continue their search for answer. inside the tragedy and the tribute. and -- >> reporter: how far can you go when it comes to taking pictures of police. a case in baltimore city is moving forward. i will talk to the man who

brought it and explore a new police policy whether it's really being enforced. >> a nice wait -- a nice winter day outside. but the weather team is tracking a change. >> check in for all these breaking news and more. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 is starting now. bruised, battered and beaten. how yeardley love died. >> does it help the prosecution's case against huguely? hello everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> graphic system details how yeardley love