same-sex marriage closer to law. the most hotly contested bill this year clears a few hurdles. >> and the landmark vote could change history in maryland. hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> same-sex couples are one step closer to being able too marry in maryland. wjz is live, megan mccorkel was

in annapolis for the key moment. >> reporter: lawmakers got those 71 votes they needed but they said they didn't know what was going to happen until the very last second. an historic moment in the house of delegates. by a narrow margin, the bill to legalize same-sex marriage passes. >> this is the right thing to do and i'm convinced in my heart that we did the right thing. >> reporter: it is a big win for governor martin o'malley who sponsored the bill and fought for its passage. >> our leaders that we elect are moving us forward with one people with care for one another, with love for one another, with love and understanding for one another that's what maryland is. >> it's been an emotion amazing experience. and i look forward to the bill passing the senate now. >> the gay and lesbian community can look at this vote and say, finally, finally. >> reporter: opponents put a

fight till the end almost dominating support till the end. >> same-sex marriage is wrong. >> i think people have been able to vote their conscious, vote up or down it wouldn't have passed. >> reporter: the vote a nail biter. supporters say they didn't know if they had the votes until the very end. >> when the last woman got up to speak and said she was voting, that's when the tears started flowing for us. >> reporter: that last woman, tiffany austin who helped kill the bill same time last year. her support enough for a very different outcome this year. the same-sex marriage bill will now go to the senate that passed a very similar bill just last year. reporting live, megan mccockel. thank you very much, opponents of same-sex marriage are vowing to petition the measure to referendum putting it to a vote in november. lawmakers will have another say in another controversial

issue. a judge decided the dream act will go on the ballot in november. that will allow illegal immigrants to pay in state tuition. the fbi stops a suicide bomber in his tracks halting his alleged plan to blow up the u.s. capital. today kai jackson talks to a federal. >> reporter: a maryland congressman says were it not for tips, kalifi could have been deadly. >> reporter: the morocan man was arrested in a washington, d.c. garage friday morning near the capital. a result of a month long investigation. >> this is what a trend that we've found with what we call a lone wolf. >> reporter: maryland

congressman ruthersburger is on the intelligence committee. >> it's very difficult to determine who these lone wolfs are if we don't get tips. that's why it's important for law enforcement, state, local, federal and individuals when they see something that looks array we need to inform officials. >> reporter: last month he decided to conduct a suicide attack on the u.s. capital. he allegedly cased the capital for weeks. he planned to bring guns to fend off any police. and he planned to detonate a bomb when it was full of people. >> you're going to see video inside apartments of people handling weapons. you're going to hear voice recordings and video recordings of people in cars. you're going to see him trying on this suicide vest. >> reporter: elkalifi's former

landlord says he tried to inform police a year ago, he says his calls were ignored. bob is tracking the coming storm closely from the first warning weather center, bob. >> reporter: take a look at radar. nothing much to look around in here. that's where low pressure is developing. in the next 48 hours if it starts moving off to the east and northeast. heading we think over the carolina coastline. the issue with this is how far north or south it's going to be. based on the current track here's what we expect to happen on sunday. a general one to three inches less when you get over the maryland border to pennsylvania maybe nothing at all. the heaviest amounts definitely south of the washington baltimore region. maybe two to four inches. temperatures are going to still be above freezing. some of it, a lot of it may actually melt before it gets a chance to accumulate until sunday night when it will get colder. we'll have a closer look at how

that weather could affect your president's day weekend plans. >> wjz is always on for the up to the minute forecast, live radar and any closings delays log on to wjz.com. remembering whitney houston, a star studded list of mourners make their list to new jersey ahead of the singers funeral. manuel gallegos reports, where houston's family held a wake tonight. >> reporter: fans cheers when limousines of houston's family left the funeral home after a wake. >> she's an angel sent from god now she's going back to god. >> reporter: cici and daughter

bobbie kristina arrived. a long white curtain was draped outside to shield family from the media. >> the evening service here was a private showing before saturday's invitation only funeral at nuwark's new hope baptist church. >> reporter: the feeling was upbeat outside the church friday night with fans celebrating houston's life and music. >> the music stands for love, happiness. >> reporter: as fans gathered outside flowers were brought into the church. aretha franklin who called her god daughter nippy will perform. and kevin costner is expected to speak. a star studded funeral for one of the most famous stars. whitney houston fans can

watch the funeral from home because the event is being streamed online. cameras caught almost half a million drivers speeding in construction zones last year. all those tickets cost drivers about $19 million. several lawmakers are working to change the rules so you can only be ticketed for speeding when workers are in the area. preparations are under way at the vatican tonight as the pope will soon elevate a number of arch bishops to cardinals. we have more on this momentus occasion for catholics around the world. >> reporter: bishops will rise to the position of cardinals including edmond o'brien. like the pope he's very conservative. >> i have new responsibilities now and i'll take those responsibilities very seriously

to serve the needs and the purposes of the holy father and the church universal. >> reporter: an order of catholic nuns will follow the journey. >> for many of them it was a dream come true. >> arch bishop has been so good to us. he's such a special person to all of us. this is our house. >> reporter: the vatican is a world away from baltimore, some 4,000 miles. but technology creates an instant link to this ancient cities for students at mount carmel church. the students skypeed with the bishop and asked questions,

including how is the weather in rome. >> the students usually wear white but today they were allowed to wear red in honor of the cardinal. mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. on monday the nuns from cato nville will be part of the papal audience. for the latest stories and the link to the catholic review two to wjz.com. coming up an incredible survival story. the unlikely hero who saved a driver from this upside down car from a creek. and roaming around the wal- mart without clothes. what exactly was the relationship between george huguely and yeardley love. a stunning piece of new evidence that had jurors on the edge of their seats.

the details from charlottesville coming up. >> will winter make a return to the region on sunday? i have the complete warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 36 degrees and clear in central maryland right now.

a gasoline tanker overturns and catches on fire. hazmat crews say it was carrying 19,000-gallons of fuel when it crashed. the tanker was traveling too fast and rolled on to the median. the driver was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. josh kaiser crashed his car into a creek. the teenager passed out as the car was filling up with water. that's when his dad's friend just happened to be driving by the creek. he pulled josh to safety. george huguely's family members take the stand to talk about the couples happier times. adam may has the very latest from charlottesville. >> reporter: fighting for her nephew's future, huguely's aunt

took the stand. members of huguely family were eating at the burger joint. in the video, huguely and love were holding hands. this is before huguely found out love had slept with another player and september -- and sent her a text message that said i should have killed you. the fight at her off campus apartment was mutual, the death accidental. huguely admits to stealing the computer and throwing it into a dumpster after the fight. the jury's final decision on the value could impact how long huguely is sentenced to prison. one of the attorneys is sick.

if she's feeling better the defense will call more witnesses tomorrow. then prosecutors will call rebuttals then closing arguments. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. and stay with wjz as the trial continues. we'll bring you the very latest from the courtroom on air and online. every bottle of grape flavored liquid tylenol for infants is being pulls off shelves. the problem is with the syringe. this is the latest in a series of recalls which have cost the company more than a billion dollars. a very strange disturbance at a wal-mart in pennsylvania. this surveillance video shows a man taking off his clothes in the parking lot. he then walks naked through the

store. at one point, he puts on a pair of sock that he finds, police believe he was under the influence of drugs. they said they had to use a stun gun to subdue him after he spit at an officer. big changes may be coming to the u.s. postal service including a major hike in the price of stamps. the proposed increase will raise the price from 45 to 50- cents. this is one way they hope to forecast the closure of postoffices. if you were in the mood for a real taste of maryland, this year's rock fish celebration is for you. reggies rock fish dynamite style is topped with jumbo lump crab imperial. log on to wjz.com and click on

the news tab. >> love rock fish and it's good for you too. >> that looks so good. sunday may be a good day to stay in. but saturday night won't be a problem. take a look at temps, conditions. 36 now. west winds at six. the air is still very dry. dewpoint 46. humidity only 56 degrees. the barometer has been rising. right now 30 oakland, 39 up in haguerstown. 47 in washington, doesn't seem correct but that's what they came in. 33 in ocean city, locally temperatures ranging through the 30s to the low 40s as you can see down by the bay. 53, 36 today. the average now 45 and 27 and the records 1976 it was 76. 1958 it was three above zero. by the way, 1958 had a really big snowstorm and nine years ago we had one of the biggest

snowstorms ever in this region. yeah, 28.2-inches in baltimore. yeah, that was nine years ago today believe it or not. we're going to see that this weekend but we may some high winds. some places will be 10 or five overnight. back here in the south, rain in texas, rain developing along the gulf coast. an area of pressure beginning to develop. it's going to move into northern georgia, through the carolinas. off the coast of north carolina. the important issue here is we don't know exactly where that path is going to end up. if it's a little closer to virginia, rather than down across the southern north carolina, we'll be in more more precipitation and that will be more snow, heavier precipitation, up able to drag down some cold air. we will see some accumulating snow. but if it hugs the coast of south carolina, we may not see

much of anything at all. right now 50/50 chance we'll either get some accumulating snow. early on sunday, we'll have a much better feel. for the time being clear skies to our north and a few showers. that is not going to affect us locally. but it may affect northern areas. this cold front with colder air if the cold air can get in place and the moisture moving up into that cold air, theirs will be safe. the accumulating snow, maybe one to 3-inches across the region with more of the south. portions of virginia already in a winter storm watch. some areas could see five to 6- inches possibly. south winds in the bay, five to 10 knots that will keep it warm tomorrow but turning much colder on sunday. light winds 30 overnight. tomorrow plenty of sunshine, 54 degrees. the precept on sunday need a

little rain then snow likely. 39/27. warming up, 47, 48. 56 with a shower or two by next wednesday, denise. >> thank you, bob. the orioles get ready for ,,,,,,

feels like spring so it's time for spring trainings, mark with the sports report. >> who's ready for some baseball. it's a good thought this time of year. nick markakis one of the early arrivalling. pitchers and catchers arrive tomorrow. the first spring training is set for friday. it marks the start of spring training in serrasota. this year teamed with a new gm, dan duquet who says he's excited to see his orioles hit the field. >> there is hope for the orioles and there is hope for

oriole fans this year that we're going to put the youth together from our position players we're strong up the middle and we're going to finally get decent pitching. >> that's kind of important. looking for improvement from the young pitcher including arrieta who's coming off a shoulder procedure. spring training starts on sunday. the college lacrosse season underway. townson and tigers. the jay's tally nine straight goals. four of them by chris bolland and he pays for this one landing hard on his shoulder. bolland leads the game. another sign of spring, nascar racing the daytona 500 is a week from sunday practice today. tony stewart's 14 car bumps curt busch that ignites a five car wreck. four of these will need back up cars for tomorrow night. matt kenseth hits 25 miles per

hour for today's fastest practice speed. university of maryland -- will kick out the first ball before the blast game against milwaukee. the terrapins basketball game will be playing in virginia. a hidden treasure. >> the variable item a woman found after she bought a brand new purse, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a woman in california is looking to return a buried treasure of sorts. it's this wedding ring set.

it was found inside the zipper pocket of her brand new purse. she went back to the store to see if anyone was looking for the ring but everybody said no. she has now put a ad on craig craigslist in order to find the owner. this penguin is not apparently fond of the water. you can see him flapping his wings when it gets close. but this one is the land rover. but this one is the land rover. >> at least ,,,,,,,,,,

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