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maryland senate approves same-sex marriage bill. >> is the fight really over? >> hello again i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today. the tboil legalize same-sex marriage in maryland is headed to the governor for his signature. >> mary bubala is live with more on this. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. maryland will soon be the eighth state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. >> negative -- house bill 438 received a constitutional vote. >> the bill to legalize same- sex marriage now heads to the governor's desk. >> this is a difficult issue for many people but as one maryland we came together around the principle of human dignity. >> for the senator, the only openly gay senator this vote is personal. >> it's just a remarkable day

for the people of the state of maryland. and i'm so proud to have been part of it. >> senate president mike miller reluctantly voted against the bill. >> this is history. i'm on the wrong side of history as a historian there is no doubt about. >> opponents confident they will get the on the ballot in november. >> we will move on to the referendum process that's where this will be decided. >> many same-sex couples filled the senate gallery to witness the historic votes in this day will change our lives forever. we will be able to tell our children about this day. we will be sharing this with our friends and family. >> it's kind of unbelievable and hard to wrap my head around it. >> governor says he will sign the bill into law early next week. back to you. thank you very much. cardinal edwin o'brien back from his elevation in rome condemns the passage and vows the archdiocese will work to overturn the legislation. a second person is facing

charges in connection with a road rage stabbing that occurred in anne arundel county. ron mass is live in the newsroom with the details. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. police have now arrested the driver who was stabbed in that incident. 44-year-old jeffrey furlough is charged with assault. police say he knocked out 23- year-old ross sudden brook. it started after the two men got into an argument. police say they stabbed furlough and furlough followed and crashed him with both vehicles in the ditch. the two then got into a fist fight. both men sustained nonlife- threatening injuries. jessica, back to you. thank you. still no word on what that fight was about at that red light. >> anne arundel county police are asking for help to solve a strong arm robbery in annapolis. that's where last night a 54- year-old woman and 64-year-old man were walking to their car when three men approached them. one of the men pushed the man out of the way and stole a laptop computer from him. the three then took off in a stolen black bmw with washington, d.c., plates.

police say it's a crime that doesn't fit the area. >> i would describe it as very unusual type of crime for the annapolis area for a strong armed robbery but we have a good presence in the area and we want folks to know we were out in the area and we have an excellent working relationship with the mall. >> couple was not injured and anyone with information about the incident is asked to call metro cripe stoppers at 1-866-7- lock up. we were getting word there are reports of a strong odor in harford county. residents reported the smell to 911 this morning. investigators say they determined the odor is coming from a new jersey facility that released gas into the air overnight. the location is affected is aberdeen, churchville and other areas along the u.s. route 40 corridor. there are no reports of any hazards or health or safety hazards. today started off with some clouds and drizzle but nonetheless it's warm out there for february. a live look outside right now shows the rain has stopped but pretty gloomy out there.

we have complete first weather coverage for you. marty is in the weather center. good afternoon, marty. bad hair day. >> say it again? >> bad hair day. >> i wish i could say that. let's take look at first alert radar. it's been a mild and moist morning and mid-day. and we have shower activity around the region right now. we were getting a break in the action here on tv. i will widen this out and i will want you to know there is more on the way. frankly we were stuck at this point in the upper 40s. which is about i'm going to say 12 to 15 degrees in some locations. chillier than at this time yesterday. that's all going to change. we are going to go into the mid- 60s. backed off into the mid-70s but we will hit the mid-60s for an hour in about three or four hours. when it gets warm you will notice these counties start lighting up. we will have a high wind warning in effect from carroll

county on west. we will have a wind advisory in effect for the 95 corridor and portions of the eastern shore and look way down to the south and there is tornado watch in effect. a strong cold front coming through. it's going to bring us thunderstorm. and that severe dynamic should stay south of the chesapeake bay but winds that will be an issue. starting at about 3:00. through dinner time we will see gusts of 45 to 50-mile-per- hour. very potent cold front getting ready to dive through the area. the next six hours of weather will be real interesting to watch and be a part of. we will follow the story for you through the afternoon and have more details in our first warning weather segment and now back to you. a federal jury convicts last of 17 baltimore police officers charged in a kick back scheme that is according to our media partner the "baltimore sun." the officer was found guilty of conspiracy and extortion while officer calvin manric fleeded guilty to the same count. they are said to have taken thousands of dollars from the own of majestic auto repair for

ushering in people car accidents to their shop. the university of maryland -- university college is losing its president. the umuc spokesperson telling us she was placed on indefinite leave but gave no reason for the move. the senior vice president will take over her duties. the university college is one of the largest nontraditional public colleges in this country with more than. 0,000 students enrolld. there are logical some new developments this noon in the case of a maryland contractor in prisoned on cuba. this morning two u.s. senators met with raul castro to talk about the fate of allen gross. his release is not likely any time soon. gross was convicted of spying on the cuban government and remains sentenced to 15 years in prison. prayers in afghanistan give way to another day of protests there. terra reports for wjz. thousands marged in anger over the burning of the muslim holy book in a u.s. air base. >> thousands of afghans took to the street launching a fourth

day of deadly protests over the burning of the koran on a u.s. military base. afghan security forces fired their guns into the air in cable trying to get the -- kabul trying to get the crowd to break up. fle on high alert dressed in riot gear and expecting angry crowds. some of the demonstrations happened outside of bagram air base where the koreans were burned tuesday. an afghan soldier turned his guns on american troops there on thursday killing two. top u.s. commander in afghanistan visited that base telling u.s. forces that now it's not the time for revenge. and he asked afghans to exercise restraint and patience. >> we admit our mistake. we asked for forgiveness. and we seek to move on. >> the president also apologized for the incident in a letter to afghan president hammad car displie. the white house says president obama's main concern is the safety of americans in

afghanistan. u.s. officials insist the copies of the muslim holybacks were for prisoners at the air base were sent by mistake to a pit used to burn garbage. defense secretary leon panetta ordered a full investigation into how that happened. and he promises they will hold the individuals involved accountable. afghan president karzai has called for calm as well but the messages from world leaders are falling on deaf ears. wjz ions. delegation of afghan religious leaders issued a statement yesterday calling for an end to the violence and saying they expect the people responsible will be prosecuted through the u.s. military court system. it is now a fate come plea for horse loverrers in ocean city. this week for the first time a living mem require horses and riders on shore. horseback riding is allowed on the beach from november 1 to march 30. with a $50 permit. the town council hopes the new rule will draw more beach visitors in the off season.

>> pretty. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, outrage growing in afghanistan over the burning of koreans. what's being done to stop the violent protest -- koreans -- and a breezy and damp day out. there will the son come out and warm things up? marty will be back with the first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,

it could take weeks to determine what caused two marine helicopters to collide leaving seven marines dead. the two choppers crashed into each other in mid-air and wednesday night during a training exercise along the arizona -- california border. marines were preparing to be deployed in afghanistan. marine corps hasn't released names and home towns of those kills but six of seven were stationed out of camp pendleton. >> an eight-year-old girl have to undergoing more surgery after being shot in school. the girl was shot in the arm and the bullet went into her stomach causing significant organ damage. police say a nine-year-old classmate brought that gun to school and it accidentally went off in his back pack. a juvenile judge will determine

if a third grader will face criminal charges. if you are watching your weight and hate the taste of some diet sodas, pepsi is developing something new just for you. pepsico is rolling out pepsi next. it's a soda with half the calories of regular pepsi at 60- calories a can. the company's biggest product launch in years. and it's expected to hit store shelves next month. a lot of people do that the at the soda fountain. have diet pepsi and half pepsi. >> still coming up, a cloudy but still unseasonably mild day outside. looking ahead to the weekend find out what's in store weather-wise. your full first warning weather forecast two and a half minutes away. let's look at mid-day stocks to be followed by the last night's multi-match numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

friday noon puppy. dynamite young lady. she is styling. eight months old and a beagle mix. >> she is a catch. >> and she is a catch. eight months old. female beagle mix. and she needs a home. she was -- found herself from a sheller in virginia and once you start being passed around, it's time get a home. we are going to critical here. she would be great companion.

maryland spca. and who beliefs we can make a difference for pets that need a home a happy dog. let's talk weather here. i will go to first warning doppler radar. right off the get go and added the front on the map to show you there is warm air down to the south. earlier we were forecasting a high of 76 degrees and we meant it and we backed that off to 66 degrees and i believe that will happennism will take awhile to get this warm air into the region. here is that strong cold front that could bring us couple of thunderstorms that would usher in heavy winds into the area as this moves in an easterly direction it will compress this warm up over the bam region around the mason-dixon line then the front will come through. get to 66 degrees for an hour at about 3:00 or four hours. watch and warning of importance to us is a high wind warning from carroll county out to the west and wind advisory in

effect for the central portion of the state and portions of the eastern shore with exception of the route 50 corridor down toward ocean city and gusts to 45 to 50 miles per hour. particularly start moving out toward carroll county and out west. 48 degrees right now. 5% humidity. barely breeze. barometer at 29.52 and we haven't been able to get temperatures up. you can see where this warm air is. 53 oakland and 53 and 06 pax river and ocean city we are getting a bay effect if you will. fact of the matter remains in three or four hours temperatures are going to hop up area-wide. front comes through the region. skies clear out and we were living large albeit nor february like, more standard readings last weekend of february than temperatures we had throughout 9 bulk of that week. then once we get into next week and toward the end of the month, guess what, stays calm. relatively sunny. and frankly gets mild again. 66 to 72.

i want to lien toward 66. low skies and clear out and windy. i can't stress that enough. tomorrow windy with a high of 50 and look at the five-day forecast which takes us to the end of the month. coming up shortly. >> unbelievable. thank you. >> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, eating more citrus fruits the research that explains the benefits for women. >> and remember wjz 13 is always on for you. here are the stories we were following on our website. constant updates of this day's news and the first warning forecast goes wjz.com. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company.

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in the heal watch, eating citrus fruit may reduce a woman's risk of stroke. scientists in the uk tracked thousands of women and found those who ate a lot of oranges and grapefruit had a 19% lower risk of stroke. citrus contains a type of flavenoid that improves blood vessel function and has an anti- inflammatory effect. new evidence that patients with kidney failure can improve their health by ramping up dialysis treatments. the conventional approach is to go for dialysis treatment three times a week for up to four hours a visit but several new studies suggest longer and more frequent treatments could bring better rules. dialysis takes over the role of healthy kidneys filtering and cleaning the blood. >> want to check back in with wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00.

bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in maryland has passed the house and senate but that may not be end of the story. and a roommate on trial. tyler clementi killed himself. the case against his rutgers roommate begins. join us for these stories and the breaking news today at 4:00 right after dr. phil. >> and stay with us. your five-day ,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back. a break if the rain here and it's not windy right now. when we join you at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 it will be different issue. let's look at the next five days. tomorrow partly sunny. windy 50 and the normal is 47 this weekend. sunny, 46. and look at two shy of 60 on monday and back to the upper mid-50s on tuesday. wednesday even with showers and 54 degrees. thursday will be first day of march. >> unbelievable. time flies when you are having fun. >> and you aren't shoveling snow. >> don't miss tonight's prime time line up. 10:00another episode of blue blood and stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. finally this noon an illinois zoo is welcoming a new addition this much baby aardvark came into the world in january and it's the first of its kind born at the brookfield zoo in ten years. zoo officials say there are only about 28 of the south african manmals in zoos across north america. they don't know if it's a boy or girl but it's doing healthy

-- doing well and is healthy. >> looks like a pig that got crossed with a rabbit. >> whoa! that is really interesting looking. aardvark. >> i know -- you nailed that one quite well. bang, one shot. >> call it as i see them. thank you for watching, have a wonderful weekend. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,