at photographs of love after she was killed. also, we heard from a former university of north carolina lacrosse player who had a romantic relationship with love and who testified he saw george hughley choking her. burns described a friendship that included several quote hook ups over the years that they were friends. he described a visit to charlottesville less than three months before she was killed. he said she went this went in to the apartment after hearing a woman screaming for help. he opened the bedroom door and saw hughley with his arm around love's neck. he said he hooked up with love the week before she was killed, that prosecutors say led to the threatening e-mail this hughley sent to her. as the prosecution trying to prove this was a turbulent

relationship that wound up with him killing her when the defense goes to present their case they will say it was accidental and he had no intention of killing her. abc 2news. >> we have you covered on every development in the trial. you will find it on abc 2news.com and for the latest we have a web page dedicated to the trial. you can find it by clicking on the feature story section in the middle of the home page. guilty verdict in the murder trial of lee edward steven. he was convicted of stabbing david mcgwin. he could get the death penalty. a building caught hire this morning, there was smoke on the second through the 4th floor. it's not the first time they have been called out. sever speak fires happened in 2010 of october.

the cause of this fire is under investigation. a paramedic hurt after falling an overpass in north virginia. virginia police an an ambulance stopped in the northbound lanes of 395 to reach the car. a man fell off the roadway and into a four mile creek about 20 feet below the interstate. he is a seven year veteran of the fire department. he is in cal condition. in the aftermath of the crash in perry haul a witness near the scene said the state should take steps to make this stretch safer. we have more on that story. >> reporter: according to the state highway administration that portion of belaire road from forge to miller road has had 32 accidents over the last three years. last night 30-year-old amy marie died after police say her car swerved into an oncoming

lane, side swiping one car and hits another head on. it happened near the home of jeff magn us. he said he is a wafer half a dozen deadly accidents there since i had childhood. >> my parents at one time had asked the county to put up a hidden driveway sign. that didn't happen. there has been several accidents, i know at one time that the state was supposed to take out the hill to straighten it out. there was like a million dollar study that was in place but it never panned out. >> reporter: 42-year-old woman survived. she is at shock trauma. we will have more on his attempts to help victims after that accident coming up six. >> weather wise, a nice clear day. you can see statewide temperatures are comfortable

and again skies running nice and clear. as we zoom in just a little bit i want to show you some of the current numbers at pwi. we are 43, 46dc. 41 on the earn shore and basically temperatures have come up well above freezing to seasonable normals and that helping to melt off any of that light snow that was still on the ground in spots at daybreak this morning. it's a chilly west breeze and that's going to keep it cool for the rest of the evening out there as we take a look at that, down through the 30s we go. there is another weather system developing it could mean more snow around here very soon. we will have that coming up. >> thank you. from sexual misconduct to prescription abuse an investigation found the disturbing thing that have pulled doctors you see out of practice. we aren't stopping at one story. we are here with some of the latest findings. >> reporter: we have gotten the latest ruined of actions taken

by the maryland board of doctors and we just added five new doctors to the bad medicine page. they are supposed to be listed as alerts on the board of doctors home page but they were missing. we contacted the bart and today they do appear now. we want to give you some of the highlights. you will click onto doctors by name, we will look at dr. murdal. according to the board his license was suspended after one of his patients was allowed to leave after a partial abortion, she nearly bled to death in a gas station offer leaving. he has had his license suspended. you can click on them and look at all that stuff. if you are interested go back through and seat time lag on action. it was four years on this case. another doctor, is dr. noreen fleming. she had action taken by the board in and her license was revoked. one of the patients saw her regularly during while pregnant

and according to the board was never told -- she was never told her baby had passed away until she went in for her scheduled induction and this doctor disappeared with the woman's medical records. now on the bad medicine page when doctors pop up and are added to the list you will see they will pop up and a new icon will be listed next to the name. we will continue to follow the doctors and update you on any actions from the board, just check abc 2news.com/bad medicine. abc 2news. >> thank you. and speaking of doctors, we have been taught to believe everything doctors tell us is true. a new study destroys part of that trust. nearly 19 fun dollars nationwide were asked if they folded a charter published in 2002. it urges doctors to be honest with pits. about a third didn't completely agree with the guideline.

nearly two out of five didn't disclose their financial relationship was drug and medical device companies and just over 10% have said something was not true. looking at economy. marylander are among the nearly two million affected by the foreclosure crisis but relief is onto way. part of a settlement announced by the government. it'll we bussed to lower mortgage paymentst. reduce the debt or provides them with the opportunity to refinance. it'll pay up to $2,000 in cash to those who have lost their homes because of foreclosure abuses. >> we have reached a landmark settlement with the nation's largest banks that will speed relief to the hardest hit homeowners and some of the most abusive practices of the mortgage industry and start to turn the page on an era of recklessness that's left so much damage in its wake.

>> the settlement excludes mortgages owned by fannie may and freddie mac. that means half are -- are not eligible. well it looks like the job market is a effecting all age groups but a new report shows more than 50% of young adults aren't working. the share of people between 18 and 24 who have jobs is at the lowest level since the government started drinking track after world war ii. part of the reason is the recession and more of them are deciding to get more education. kodak will stop selling digital cameras by the second half of the year. they will focus on photograph printing printers instead. they filed for chapter 11 protection just last month.

shoppers usually rush to am stores for the latest products but today some stores saw crowds for a different reason. customers are upset about how apple suppliers treat employees in employees china. they protested alleged employee abuse. apple said it values every worker. an investigation by the new york times found that workers in china claim they were treated like machines and paid just a dollar an hour. coming up, you hear the storey all to often. tonight a look at what metro crime stoppers is doing to stop the disturbing trend of animal abuse. and police say a brother is a killer but she is still defending him. what josh powell's sister says. and you are supposed to scream at the screen but some of the snacks at your local movie theater are scary to. a look at what treats you may

want to avoid.

123450 you hear us give out crime stoppers number a couple times a week. but the number isn't just for crimes against humans. brian reports on how the city's anti abuse commission is partnering with crime stoppers to help stem the tize and we want to warn you some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: his wide eyes and protruding ribs tell the story. >> my gosh. you are a boy. you are very, very thin. are you way to thin. >> reporter: pop as the volunteers call him was clearly neglected. severely under weight with sores on his ears he is unfortunately just one of a

constant flow of animals lucky enough to be brought in for a fresh start. most of the time the vet techs here aren't knowing who or how the animal got that way. >> a lot of animal crimes go unreported for the reason that animals can't speak. law enforcement officials have to rely on witnesses to report the crimes. >> reporter: now they have an avenue to do that. carolyn is the chair to the mayor's anti animal abuse advisory commission, formed after the burning death of a dog named phoenix in 2009. this commission remains the only one of it's kind in the nation and has grown since it's start. it now has a devoted officer from the police department. a representative from the city state attorney and now a direct line to metro crime stoppers. a renewed effort to use the number to help curb a trend in baltimore city that went from

18 senses in 2010 to 45 in 2011. >> i look back on -- the serious cases that we have had over the past year l were a number of cats set on fire, number of dog that will been victims of dog fighting who were left in abandoned buildings and arrests haven't been made in some of the horrible cases because witnesses haven't come forward. we think metro crime stoppers may really help law enforcement crack these cases. >> crime stoppers brings a system that they didn't have above. >> reporter: a president of crime stoppers and said while the tip line can always be used for any kind of felony this renewed relationship could help curb what is often an under reported crime. >> they are getting four, five type of animal cruelty cases in a month and you know, once that advertisement goes into play that you could be eligible for a cash reward of up to two thousand dollars, remain anonymous, you know i just see

this the tips come in -- even more. >> reporter: in addition to handling all the tips now they will be able to manage all the money that flows in to the commission every time there is a high profile case of animal abuse. they will use the donations to more effectively pay out the tips. >> really good marriage and they will work well together. >> reporter: the captain is with the city sheriff's department and sits on the anti animal abuse commission and now the crime stoppers board. he generated this idea and feels there will be a huge pay out. >> it's a great partnership. i'me excited. it brings in the resource to the commission we didn't have and you know metro is -- crime stoppers is a really good resource to get the information out and energize the public. >> reporter: cases like pops which is more of a misdemeanor, tips the commission hopes start to come in preventing or saving

animals from abuse or negligence. in baltimore city, abc 2news. >> now the mayor's commission is working on an ad campaign to get word out that people can use crime stoppers for animal abuse. for more on this log on to the website and head to the baltimore city section under the local news page. >> now, maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> a nice sunny day, what a difference from in time wednesday that winter mix and snow in to the night . none that have now. just a nice clear scheme the view nice looking view and 43 right now at pwi. winds west northwest at eight and visibility unrestricted at a full ten miles, kind of wealth we like to cement blue sykes the story all day as we look at some of the abc2hd

weatherbug cameras, the inner harbor the place to be. look at the snow melting off the field here at manchester high, gone in that bright sun with temperatures in the 40s. one place the snow didn't melt off in the high country, toward deep creek as we take a look from deep creek lodge you can see it's still cold and snowy in extreme western maryland. that will holdall and as we get a fresh shot of light snow guess again, late tomorrow night into early saturday. not as much of a headache but perhaps fresh snow in parts of the state. right now we can see the radar sitting clear. statewide temperatures fairly seasonable. we have 43hagerstown and baltimore. the beach at 42. winds steady from the west. light breezes and just enough to add a little wind chill this evening. put on the extra levels, go out and walk the dog or check the mail. highs today did strug up in to

the mid40s. average high 43. this was a slightly above average day but nonetheless a cooler day than in a while and across the midatlantic states you can see so much more clear than it was this time yesterday. as we look south and west there is a beginning of some developing weather, right now this storm just starting to form but we do expect the potential for another round of rain changing to snow late tomorrow night into early saturday u accumulating and still looks light but it'll make the snows slick. for now high pressure in control, going to keep us high and dry tonight and into the day tomorrow. we will warm up nicely. we think probably 50 degrees around here. even though we have a cool flow out of the west right now. we think we are five degrees warmer tomorrow but into tomorrow night, conditions will really start to chism the dry air will start to moisten up and a nasties temperature pushing in out of the west will bring the clouds first by tomorrow evening but as we go into the late part of your

friday evening look for snow showers to develop. maybe as you go south, lower eastern shore starting as rain and changing to snow, light to moderatta accumulations, the early indication an inch or two. it'll be an overnight system clearing out. maybe flurries in to saturday afternoon and that cold west wind will keep blowing in to sunday so a much more winter like weekend than in a while. overnight tonight 27 we stay clear. cold, tomorrow 50 with that sunshine early but clouds increasing late in the day signaling that change in the and by late tomorrow night look for snow and even rain to snow and points just south of baltimore into saturday morning, light accumulations, it could be slick in spots. if you have saturday morning travels keep that in mind but we will keep the rush hour.

then sunday we bring the sun back. it'll be cold and windy. a day in the 30s, wind chills around 30 or 28, that's a colder day we have had in a while. we warm it up for valentine's. >> very important. >> twilight zone. 50s, then --. >> 30. snow. sun. yeah. >> thank you. >> the president announced he is releasing ten states the no child left behind educational law. he is granting them waivers if enexchange for agreeing to continue the way they teach ande value students. >> it's not a one year project. this is going to take some time. we can get it done with the kind of determination and the kind commitment that so many of you have shown. >> the states that have been given waivers include new jersey, colorado and florida.

gabreille giffords former aide is running for her seat. ron barber who was injuried in the mass shoot that left her with a traumatic brain injury announce it today. he said he hopes to continue her legacy. science of a heart attack can be more subtle in women. and men can now avoid an embarrassing trip to the doctor's office to test their fertility. we will explain.

. february is american heart month and is a great time to make sure you are aware of all the signs a heart attack. symptoms can be more subtle for

women. dee anderson didn't thigh extreme fatigue was a warning sign. like many she had been ignoring the signs. now men and women don't normally have the same heart attack symptoms. >> women may have unusual fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, chest pain or discomfort or any strange feeling, stomach, back, arm or neck. > >> a new study may one day open a new path for treating alzheimer's. the study found that sending electrical impulses into a center in the brain helps improve the memory of a small group of patients. it's not known if it would work on a wide range of memory impaired patients. the findings could point a new way to treat it in the future. drinking soda could put you at a higher risk for asthma and

lung disease. australian researchers found more than 13% of those with asthma drink more than 16-ounce ace day and 16% of those with chronic problems also drink soda as well. a new over-the-counter test will let you know if you have a low sperm count. it's fda approved. the first of it's kind being sold at drugstore chains at walgreens and cvs. it's the leading cause of male infertility. the website is your place for all the health news you need. just check onto page and find the latest health headlines as well as interesting categories and it'll temperature you with all the information you need about your health. coming up, a college in pennsylvania getting a lot of heat for vending machines offering more -- the plan b pill. >> never [inaudible]

that he had anything to do with it. trust me i -- i looked for it hard. >> that is josh powell's sister speaking out to abc news. what she said about her brother and why he may have killed himself and his sons. and turning a good idea into a product is tough. how an idea can be a real invention coming up.