it is day six on the high profile trial where a former university of virginia student faces life in prison. >> reporter: very dramatic details on what the doctor found in the autopsy. basically saying the beautiful woman from baltimore county was bruised from head to toe. medical experts and police paint a picture of a violent struggle between former uva lacrosse players huguely and love. in court jurors heard the medical examiner going into great detail. showing pictures of the autopsy he conducted on love. her inner cheek cut by her own teeth. love had bruises to her head,

arms and buttox. love also suffered hemorrhaging in the neck. an officer took the stand and said huguely had bruises on his hand and knuckles when they first arrested him. defense attorneys questioning police about huguely's injuries are illuding to the fact that some of the bruise of the bruises may have been caused by lacrosse. when photos were put on projection screen for the jurors to see, huguely started paying close attention to the trial. the defense is going to start get started on its case probably in the next couple of

days. prosecutors have a few witnesss to call. court has just ended. adam may, wjz news. >> and stay with wjz for the very latest on the huguely trial. an anne arundel county juror is trying to decide whether steve lee could be sentenced to death. the death of whitney houston still a mystery tonight as she is remembered all over the world. wjz has complete coverage, mary bubala is following the celebrity tributes but first, shaban has the very latest on the investigation in los angeles. >> reporter: beverly hills police revealed new details about whitney houston's deaths. >> she was unconscious and

unresponsive when she was found. >> she was under water but not completely submerged. >> i don't have any informing on that. >> reporter: houston's battle with drugs is well known. police are not ruling out anything until they get the toxicology results in six to eight weeks. >> we're not boing to speculate. >> reporter: fan rene wright brought her 16-year-old niece to pay her respects. >> her smile was just so pleasant and so graceful. and he singing, it just touched my heart. >> reporter: 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 for funeral services. in houston's home state of new jersey the principal at the whitney houston school paid

tribute to its most well known allumni. >> it's very sad. >> reporter: students walked from the school to houston's childhood home as they remembered the woman who inspired generations. in los angeles, shaban, wjz eyewitness news. and again, houston's body is being flown back to new jersey where a funeral will be held later in the week. and as her funeral is being planned in new jersey, the world of music is remembering whitney houston for her powerful influence and talent. mary bubala continues our coverage. >> the grammy awards played part in an impromptu memorial for houston. just a day after the singer was found dead. >> there is no way around this. we've had a death in our family. >> there's late world tonight that singer whitney houston has died.

>> completely devastating. i don't know what to say. >> she was the greatest voice of all time. >> whitney would have wanted the music to go on. and her family asked that we carry on. >> when the truly great artists leave us, their legacy lives on. >> we all love you whitney houston. >> houston was in los angeles to attend clive davis' pregrammy party. last performing on thursday night. coming up new, the -- a new video of the last time

whitney houston performed in public. we're in north baltimore, this is green mountain avenue. in front of the family dollar store. police were called to the scene. apparently an adult male was shot in the abdomen. police have closed the area. >> thank you, captain mike perry. a bit of a warm up in the weather today but more changes are on the way. the clear night so far, you might see a little bit of snow however in the morning. and we're live with first warning weather coverage. bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the storms. >> clouds will get thicker and

lower in the evening hours. we are still close to 43. these temperatures are much warmer than we were 24 hours ago. as many as 15, 16 degrees warmer than we saw yesterday. yesterday one of the top five cold days of this entire winter. high was only 26 degrees. today we get up to the upper 40s. bernadette has a look at what's headed our way for tomorrow. bernadette. >> reporter: that plays into the clouds coming our direction. temperatures are going to be very close to that freezing mark. what you see out to the west is going to weaken significantly as it moves our way. on top of that we have a lot of dry air sitting over maryland. what we're expecting during those early morning, maybe predawn hours a couple of range of snow showers are possible. during the afternoon, maybe a few rain showers but then this gets out of here. temperatures behind it go back into the 50s. we'll have your forecast coming

up, back inside. thank you, bernadette and bob. a man who interacted closely with students in school is arrested after sexual abuse allegations are made against him. he was arrested after a girl claimed he molested her. the school says shelley was not an employee, just a parent who attended school activities. a former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is in trial today. >> reporter: the judge released information in a jury on sandusky's trial and makes a decision on whether or not he can see his grandchildren. the jury will be composed of residents of the college and around the area. sandusky faces 52 criminal counts for what prosecutors claimed was sexual abuse of 10 boys over a 15 year period.

he has denied those allegations, vic. >> jessica, thank you. the judge asked to have a tentative trial date of february 28th. city police now say you can record them on the job but that's not enough to satisfy a federal judge. mike hellgren takes an in-depth look into a lawsuit on what is legal. >> you are indeed allowed to record police. but a judge paves the way for a trial that can better -- >> turn that out. it's illegal to tape anybody's voice or anything else. >> reporter: it stems from this video taken at the preakness 2010. police took his phone and deleted the video. >> it's awful the way i felt then, the way i feel now about it. the humiliation was enormous,

if they're doing this to me who else are they doing this to. >> reporter: the city police wanted to release the case. mandating that people are allowed to record them fixing the problem. >> the majority of the departments in the nation, we're one of the first agencys to promilgate rules. >> reporter: but just hours after that policy went public. an officer is threatening a man with arrest. >> reporter: sharp's lawyer used it to keep their case alive in court. >> these are fundamental constitutional rights. they affect citizens everywhere. not just in baltimore but this is a problem we're seeing nationally. >> reporter: sharp knows he's in for a long battle though, his case could take months to resolve. and he's ready to fight. >> i really just want to see

just justice done. this is bigger than just me. >> reporter: the justice department is behind this lawsuit, it is also getting help from the aclu. reporting live in federal court downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. all right, thank you very much mike. now police have yet to publicly identify the officers involved in sharp's incident. the national price of gas has gone up. tonight wjz continues to track gas prices here in maryland. we're paying an average of $3.59. that's up 20-cents from a month ago. advocates of same-sex marriage are gathering in annapolis right now as lawmakers prepare to take critical votes on a same-sex marriage bill. wjz is live. pat warren has the latest on

the status of the bill. hi pat. >> reporter: hello denise, hello everybody. advocates of same-sex marriage have crowded the mall. they're having their voices heard and are now awaiting committee vote. >> reporter: long before the start time, same-sex marriage advocates were showing up. governor o'malley's proposal for same-sex marriage takes gender out of the equation. >> to have and to hold. >> to have and to hold. >> 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 committees prepare to vote, supporters of the marriage equality are making their voices heard tonight. >> we come from all difference perspectives. we all have different stories to tell. it's those stories that have

been so compelling. >> i'll be giving birth to our first child. >> i jasmine and natalie married and want the same benefits. >> a vote for redefining marriage i believe is a vote against religion. >> reporter: and it may be a difficult choice for some lawmakers pressured on both sides. >> don't be fearful, stand on your convictions, and vote your conscious. >> reporter: again those committees could vote this week. now the senate passed a similar bill last year. it failed in the house and the real battleground is considered to be the house of delegates again this year. reporting live from annapolis, i'm pat warren, now back to you. all right, thank you, pat. same-sex marriage supporters

need 71 votes for the measure to pass. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. state of the city. i'm derek valcourt with the mayor's annual address and how she plans to lower property taxes. that story coming up on eyewitness news. i'm alex demetrick, a violation has now jumped to turtles. and valentines day is tomorrow. so how much are we expected to spend on average? find out next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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usaa. we know what it means to serve. baltimore's mayor outlined aggressive goals. live now at city hall with more on the mayor's remarks, derek valcourt. >> reporter: the mayor wants to lower property taxes and increase funding for school construction all in an effort to bring 18,000 new families into baltimore city over the next 10 years. >> need to get baltimore growing again. >> reporter: mayor stephanie blake says it's time to cut property taxes by 10% of home values. the 18 year plan means the average homeowner would see a

$40 reduction by next year $400 by the year 2020 on a $120,000 home. >> on this year, vacant lots do not qualify, and specklators and owners of blithed property won't get a penny of tax relief at the expense of everyone else. >> another concern the mayor addressed the condition of many city school buildings. >> i am 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 days, too few computer labs, too many with water fountains that you can't drink from. >> reporter: she will submit a plan called the better schools initiative calls for 140% increase in school construction funding paid for in part by an increase in the beverage container tax. residents will soon see more officers on bikes and foot patrol and she says the city will add 20 more cameras to

trouble areas in baltimore. she credits the cameras with reduced crime. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. okay, derek. thank you. the mayor also announced the proposed extension of the purple line all the way up to 33rd street in hopes to connect the hopkins station with penn station. it is a terrible way to die and it is killed turtles here. a virus that infects frogs has somehow managed to jump to turtles with lethal results. >> reporter: you're looking at a box turtle fighting for breath. researchers from towson university discovered it dying from an infection called rino virus. infected turtles were found in reserves cut out for them in

montgomery county. they also found dead tadpoles and salamanders that carry the virus. but-- >> it apparently has jump from frogs to box turtles. their eyes get very swollen. their eyes get a white plaque in their mouth and it slobs out and they have problems with breathing, feeding and eventually they die. >> when the icc opened it wasn't without protest from environmentalists. >> this road is an abomination. deforestation, wetlands removed. >> reporter: they have seen it a few other times in turtles in other maryland counties but not in the numbers found in montgomery county. the virus has been in the u.s. for many years. why it's hitting so hard is a big question. >> it could be nature's under stress right now. and this is a symptom of that. >> alex demetrick, wjz

eyewitness news. now although the rino virus has jumped from amphibians to turtles which are mammals like us. they do not pose a threat to humans. men will spend twice as much as women for valentine's day. >> as it should be. if you know what's good for you. >> monday won't be quite as nice as tomorrow. it's not going to be horrible but it won't be as nice. take a look at temps right now around the region. with temperatures down in the 40s. we were in the upper 40s earlier. 42 now. very light southwest winds. the barometer falling just a bit. we'll come back and look at that forecast right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,

bob is in the weather center. nice day today bob. >> yeah. >> it was beautiful monday. really. after a very cold arctic air yesterday. we haven't had too many. we've only had five days like

yesterday all winter long. 30, 31, 32 degrees. today we warm way back up. look at temperatures right know, still at or above average. 43 here, 46 in washington. 31 the cold spot in oakland. and they do have any where from five to eight or 10-inches of snow on the ground still in far western maryland. they have quite a bit over the last several days. 38 in ocean city now. 41 up in oakland. these clouds will be lowering and thickening late tonight. 40, 40 in bell air. so will not be nearly as cold tonight as it was last night but it may be just cold enough as we said in the morning and some dry air could produce some cooling. you might see a little bit of wet snow in the morning and then we go right to some light rain shower activity. 48 today after 20 this morning. the average temperature, average high is 44, average low 26. the record 72 and one in 1983. right now the winds are beginning to turn to the northwest. that is going to bring in

milder air. with the milder air initially some of that warm air over top of the cooler surface here at the ground may create a little bit of wet snow for just a very short time. you can see very light precipitation. and then a little rain shower activity. and it stays in the mild side really for the rest of the week. this is a very weak system behind it. temperatures rebounding into the 60s again. bay temp around 40. so tonight increasing clouds already seeing that. 29 to the low to mid-30s in the city. then tomorrow back up to the upper 40s maybe rain or snow shower in the morning. then maybe a left over rain shower in the afternoon. but another milder afternoon and warmer with the sun coming back. temperatures will be above normal once again. >> aren't we lucky. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. violent riots in greece tonight, what's mind the

revolt. crews are going through tons of papers owned by powell who took the lives of his sons and himself by exploding his home. >> ♪ more details in the death of britney houston. we'll take you inside the ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 6:30, 43 degrees and partly cloudy in central maryland. good evening thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. chaos in the streets of greece. riot police are struggling. more on the reason for the widespread anger. >> crews cleaned up the streets of athens after crowds rioted overnight. there's 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. despite the violence, the parliament passed a measure. the finance minister told politician they must save the country. saying the citizens won't forgive us if we don't. but they slashed minimum wage and one in every seven workers will lose their jobs. unemployment in greece is already over 20%. markets reacted positively. the athens stock exchange rose 5% on monday. as greece braces for more protests, european union finance 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 plan. tina krauss, wjz eyewitness news. now bankruptcy could force greece to stop using the euro current cy. - - currency. it could also drag down other european markets into turmoil. four people were hurt in the attacks including the diplomat's wife and four other people in the car. israel is blaming iran but iran denies any involvement in the attacks. crews are sifting through a landfill. searching for clues in the case of a utah man who killed himself and his two children in a house fire. monique griego is live. >> reporter: dozens of

volunteers are working at a recycling center. they're going through mounds of shredded paper thrown out by powell before he set his house on fire. denise. >> thank you, monique. powell was a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife. as officials wait for toxicology results for whitney houston, her last public appearance is released. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, our whitney houston investigation. why did the life of one of the

best voices. >> whitney houston one of the greatest voices of our generation has died. >> she was found in the bathtub and the paramedics did cpr on her. >> this is the last video of whitney seen alive in public. the singer thursday night leaving a party at true nightclub in hollywood irritated by the paparazzi. >> whitney how is it going. >> reporter: upset she swears at an onlooker then regains her cool and signs photographs. her voice was raspy and low. while whitney was in good spirits as she left. reports at the time pointed to strange blood marks running down the leg and a scratch on her wrist as signs of trouble. but no one could possibly know that in less than 48 hours the singing icon would be found dead. >> still so shocking.

we will have pleat coverage of whitney's tragic death along with video from our et vault of whitney on the set of the bodyguard with kevin costner. all of that coming up later right here on entertainment tonight. you see entertainment tonight right here at 7:30 on wjz. jackie kennedy's papers are now public. it even includes notes from the first lady's televised tour of the white house which was 30 years ago. as danielle nottingham reports, senators say the budget doesn't stand a chance of making it through. >> reporter: president oe -- obama released his budget and released a battle over the

deficit. he's pitching a $3.8 billion plan which includes $350 billion to stimulate job growth. the president told a crowd of supporters at 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 recovery on track. >> reporter: the president renewed his calls for tax hikes on the wealthy and he wants to stop tax breaks for big corporations. 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 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. >> republicans refused to accept new tax hikes. they demand bigger spending cuts. the budget delays are expected to drag on until after the november elections. danielle nottingham. >> the president's budget also calls for $25 billion in cuts over the next 11 years to the postal service. those reductions would come from changes like ending mail delivery on saturdays. authorities in new zealand are coming clean about a recent flu scare at ocland airport. they said they overreacted after dozens of asian students were systemed of con -- were suspected of contracting a flu. proposed defense cuts might

include a new round of base closures in 2013. what that might mean for maryland. does an uptake for higher priced valentine's gifts mean an up tick in the committee. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's weather team. a rare sight in amsterdam thanks to some very cold temperatures. check this out, some people are making the most of this frozen canal skating around having a good time. the amsterdam canal has not frozen like this in more than 20 years. >> bob is going to advise you don't go out and do that. and can you imagine those folks who live on your houseboats. >> you'd be riding your bike. a little girl is pulled out after an avalanche. and broken heart syndrome. believe it or not it's a real

thing. hear what doctors are saying about it. we take a look at milder weather coming up again this week. we have the top stories on wjz.com at this ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

rescue crews in kosovo have a moment of cheer after a girl was found. more than 5,000 deaths have been attributed to the snow and bitter cold in europe over the last few days. the delicate task of removing fuel from the contra concordia has begun. the contra concordia ran aground two months ago. a fire destroys the popular ski lodge in western pennsylvania this weekend. when fire crews arrived at the scene the building was fully engulfed in flames and spewing heavy smoke. high winds caused the winds to spread fast. the building was still smolders

this morning. one firefighters suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be okay. the term broken heart is not just a poetic term but a real problem. they say it affects mostly women and it is brought on by cases intense like the death of a loved one. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the evening news. >> a vital cancer drug for children is in short supply. we'll tell you what's being done for the kids who need it tonight on the cbs evening news. thanks scott, here's a look at the closing numb,,,,,,,,,,,,,

taking another live look outside. a beautiful night outside so far. for more on what we can expect we have bob turk in the weather center and bernadette woods

outside. let's go to bernadette first. >> this is not a big tomorrow and it's weakening as it moves our way but we'll probably see something. as we head into the afternoon, a few showers still possible. but we're going up to 49- degree. tomorrow evening all of this starts to move awry. for the rest of the five day here's bob. >> don't let the snow scare you. because it's going to warm up to 49 degrees. down to 31 tomorrow night. a little rain back on thursday. again in the low 50s well above normal. clearly 49 and 56. vic. >> bob, thank you. after a big come back from vocal surgery adele is a big winner last night. this is adele's first performance since her procedure. she took home six grammys on the night. it was also a night for music legends. despite suffering from

alzheimer, glen campbell performed. the beach boys also reunited for their 60th anniversary. >> that's wonderful that glen campbell tribute. terrapin turmoil. >> mark has the latest on what's going on at the ,,,,,,,,,

well, wheels are spinning in college park. mark is here with the fan sports report. >> other than fancy uniforms the team there has been going through some tough times that's for sure. when a new coach comes in. it's common for players to leave. there's been an exdouse today three more hit the door. mario rouse and quarterback danny o'brien. o'brien was the conference quarterback of the year. last season was the first under etzel. o'brien had to share time.

etzel says he is disappointed for o'brien's decision to leave. the release agreement blocks o'brien from going to vanderbilt where former terp's offensive coordinator james franklin is now the head coach. 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 coach mark turgen. these guys were beaten at duke this weekend and during that loss, terrell stognlan was bench for 12 minutes total. sogland used twitter to comment about being benched. he later apologized. he expects the sophomore to learn from the experience and be better when maryland plays boston college on thursday. to the in fact, where ravens kicker billy condit will always be known as the guy who missed theeasy field goal on the afc game. condit says the reaction to him

has been better than he expected. speaking to reporters in his home state of iowa, condit says he's impressed with the reaction because he expected more backlash. condit's miss on the 32-yard field goal was the first in his career in a play off game and it cost the ravens a chance to go to overtime. condit was honored this weekend in des moines. he has not been back to baltimore this season. -- he says he's ready for a come back after a brief retirement. moss has played 16 seasons. the ravens are being mentioned as a possible match for moss which is a case any time a receiver is available. spring comes early in baseball. the seattle mariners are the first team to begin spring training taking the field at their camp in arizona. the mariners and oakland a's both get early spring starts

because they'll be going to japan for a series to start the regular season in late march. the orioles get started this coming weekend. and it's been the busy three months for dan duquet hired to orchestrate an end to the team's losing streak. we'll get his thoughts on the team, the fans and what he has done so far to provide hope. and if you talk to the fans, hope has been in short supply. >> oh, yeah. >> it is. >> we're ready for it. thank you mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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happen. at the same time the coach was trying to call a time out. luckily the ref didn't hear and the boy became the town hero. finally tonight, who knew. husbands in japan are expressing their love with their lungs this valentine's day. women typically give presents to men for the holiday, but this year dozens of men climbed the stage for the shout your love event in tokyo. the japanese society expressing love is traditionally reserved. the event help men overcome their shyness of sharing love outloud. >> the problem is they can't get them to stop. they're still doing it. where's my dinner. >> that's what he's yelling. >> that's it for tonight

>> pelley: tonight, the u.n. accuses syria's dictator of crimes against humanity. our clarissa ward asks syrian rebel what is price they're willing to pay to be free of assad. >> reporter: will you die for your country? are you prepared? >> pelley: whitney houston is on her way home to new jersey where family and friends will say their final good-byes. ben tracy is covering. dr. jon lapook on a critical shortage of drugs to treat cancer. >> this is a real, real crisis. children will die. >> pelley: and jim axelrod on a way to get america back to work. it took her from a job on wall jersey turnpike. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's a massacre in syria. entire neighborhoods and apartment blocks are being blasted by artillery fire. today, the united nations said