yearly love, and some injuries are disturbing. let me give you a sample. bruising on her chin, and abrasion under her lip, laceration and contusion in her lip, probably from rubbing against her teeth. bruising around her right eye, and abrasion on her upper cheek that runs up to the eye, and underside of her upper lip was torn. he described visibility bruises on the right calf and knee, right leg, and thigh, her left lower leg, more bruises, more bruisings on the left forearm, large bruise over the knuckle of her left index finger, and small round bruises on her chest. which the medical examiner said are typically caused by somebody grabbing somebody, caused by fingers, and a large bruise on the right buttock area. as for a cause of death, the chief medical examiner has just talked about a potential cause of death, and is saying some of

the injuries to her face and lips can be caused if somebody puts their hand on someone's face like that, can cause those types of injuries to lips. that was not dee finish seven, just one possibility -- definitive, that is just one possibility. he's still on the stand. we'll have more on the autopsy of love coming up. thanks. he's been following the testimony as it happens, we've taken tweets and built a time line that's taken place on or website, at abc2news.com abc2news.com/lovemurder. taking a look at 95, 695, it's been a cool, sunny clear day. the roads are dry, but it's not, it could be the impact tomorrow that we're talking about. let's check in with wyatt everhart. wyatt? >> after a very wintery type of weekend, windchills and snow,

how we have a nice sunny day, more typical of what we've seen, mid-40s out there now, after 207ing out in the mid- to upper 40s across most of the state of maryland. west winds around 10-12, what we are watching is already some fair weather clouds drifting in from the west. and that's ahead of a weather maker putting down significant amounts of snow in missouri, arkansas and western tennessee, so this whole system is tracking east and set to arrive throughout the day tomorrow for your valentine's day. we expect that to be a diminished storm, but there will be some weather to worry about. we'll talk about that coming up. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. if you didn't like the bottle tax before, you won't like what the city mayor is proposing now that was just one of the highlights of the pair's state of the city address -- of the mayor's state of the city address. >> reporter: the mayor talked about what she calls two years of progress in the city. crime is down and people are

moving back into town. she now says it's time for the city to invest in the future, and that means investing in children through an initiative, that means higher taxes and some things you buy. the folks have been selling soda for 50 years here, but the challenges they say they have to face now are coming from taxes, and not just finding shelf pace for the soda. -- space for the soda. now they are taxed two cents a bottle. the business owners say the new taxes will tear down small businesses pause it's not just about -- because it's not just about a can or bottle anymore. >> customers will decide to buy the soda someplace else, and gas is going to cost more, so they're going to go to that same store, location, and make the other purges as well. this -- purchases as well. this makes it another reason to

not shop in the city. >> reporter: the state of the city address, the mayor out lined what are three new funding streams to raise money. $23 million annually for school construction. one of the mom increases in the bottle tax, -- off of the top increases in the bottle tax, she says city children can't wait for better facilities. >> i'm embarrassed by the physical conditions 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. our kids deserve better. as a mother, and as mayor of the city, i'm not going to stand by and do nothing about it. >> reporter: the mayor did not identify the other two revenue streams she wants for school construction, but says it will

be in an overall package. she wanted the increases spends by 10% over the current level. she talking about cutting property taxes by $40 on a $200,000 home with the savings of about $400 by 2020. she says you'll hear more about these proposals incoming weeks. roosevelt left wish. do you have the right to videotape police in a place? it's a question the federal courts will take up after an incident from 2010. how a hearing today puts the baltimore city police policy front and center. >> reporter: a federal judge dismissed the baltimore city police department's efforts to throw out a case where one of its officers seized and deleted a video from a citizen two years ago. christopher sharp took this image at the 135th running of the preakness, struggling to control two different people who were asked to stop recording,

detained him, and -- sharp briefs then as he does now that his first and fourth amendment rights were violateed. >> the humiliation was enormous. also i feel that it happening at a place like that, what else is happening out there? who he will are they doing this to? -- who else are they doing this to. >> reporter: it's an argument the district court wants to hear more as it allowed sharp's case to move forward. we'll explain where the baltimore city police department stands in the video recording policy, and a moment captured this past weekend that captured ared the confusion -- captured the confusion over it. a pennsylvania judge says former penn state coach gentlemen yes can have -- jerry sandusky can have visits with his grandchildren. we have more on the decision.

>> reporter: sandusky and his attorney were just in court at the end of last week, asking the judge for more freedom, and today, they got the ruling they were hoping for. sandusky will still have to stay inside, until he faces the child sex abuse charges against him at trial, but now, he is allowed to have contact with his grandchildren. the judge also weighed in on the make up of the jury he will face. it will be made of people that live near penn state university. he is facing 52 criminal counts for what prosecutors say is sexual abuse of 15 boys. >> the administrator charged with lying to the grand jury investigating sandusky is now asking the judge to throw out his case. tim curley filed motions argue the death of jo paterno means -- joe paterno, means the prosecutors have no second witness to load up the perjury

case again him. $26 billion to relieve struggling homeowners, what the settlement means for people in maryland, and how you can find out if you'll get some of that money. she was one of the greatest voices of our generation. the latest in the investigation into whitney houston's death. and a compromise was offered and not accepted. the latest in the obama administration's battle to bridge the gap between healthcare and religious freedom. the car on the left was filled up with

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we may not know for weeks, what caused whitney houston's death, but some fans across the country and the world are coming to grips with the fact that she's gone. we have the very latest. >> reporter: it's the place whereas a child, whitney houston

first found her voice, now, new jersey's new hope baptist church will be where her loved ones celebrate her life. monday, authorities revealed new details surrounding her death. they said by the time a member of houston's staff found her in the bathtub, she was unconscious and under water. they tried cpr, but it was too late. coroner would not say whether drugs were a factor in the death or if she drowned many he did confirm prescription medication was found in the hotel room, but it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. >> no matter what medications they are taking until we call a toxicology, and what's in the system, we won't speculate. >> reporter: investigators are paying close taken to her actions, in the days preceding heir death. days she spent partying hard reportedly. this is houston early friday morning, singing at a party. the pictures were snapped as see left. she seemed disoriented and in need of assistance. her daughter was there.

she's been hospitalized twice in the wake of her mother's death from stress. >> her family will nurture her and take care of her, and hopefully that, you know, she'll continue on the right path, and she won't follow in the footsteps of her mother. >> reporter: beverly hills police announced the case is in the hand of the corner, whitney houston's body has been released to her family. -- hands of the coroner, whitney houston's body has been released to her family. it's triggered a wide range of emotions. the boast downloaded song on itunes is i will always love you, one of host's tracks in the top -- houston's top tracks. and i want to dance with somebody is number 2, and she takes up five of the top ten videos. she sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos during her career.

she's the only musician with 7 consecutive number one hits, and 7 consecutive multi platinum album. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar, and the forecaster find most accurate by weather ratings. >> chilly, but sunny out there. >> yeah, a big turn from the weekend we had. where we had an inch or two of snow in spots, there's brute at that time winds we had to deal with. >> yeah. >> today, sunshine, mid-40s back, people are like what's -- we're back to the february we've been having. we will see some changes as we go through the day on your valentine's day, maybe some showers. perhaps a snow shower or two. that's what i hear, according to the experts. the greeting card companies are saying not. looking at sunshine, still, as the days continue to get longer, as we push into mid-february, 45 degrees right now, winds from the west at 12, you know, gusts to 15 or so, so it's breezy, but

temperatures are more comfort allege than saturday or sunday, and look at the abundant sunshine. you know, a little breeze, but crystal clear skies, and any light accumulations that were on the ground from the weekend, melted off quickly today, as temperatures soared well up into the mid-and even upper 40s. here's a look at allison elementary, plenty of sunshine. maryland's radar, clear for now. how long does that hold up? probably until mid-morning tomorrow. temperatures are pleasant, now, mid-40s after a weekend where we never got above freezing. and highs today reaching near 50 at the inner harbor, annapolis, 46 in frederick, we're watching fair weather clouds begin to drift from the west, no precipitation with these, not yet, but as we move towards day break, the moisture that's associated with the storm will

be tracking much further east, and so we're likely to see some rain showers, and perhaps some spots of snow showers early tomorrow, then just rain showers midday, and we're talking about perhaps a light mix tomorrow night before it blows out. you can see impressive looking storm, on our satellite radar composite. and, you know, a well-defined area of low pressure, but as it encounters dry air to the earings we think the moisture will split to the south, and it will make basically for a minimal event around baltimore tomorrow for your valentine's day. future trend, as it tracks east, the potential for a couple of winter showers towards 8, 9, 10, 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, the moisture splitting to the south, so we don't get much, but some light showers, and then as we work towards tomorrow evening, perhaps there will be enough moisture around to spark some rain and or mixed type showers. slick spots possible, not very likely tomorrow, temperatures will go well above freezing. overnight tonight, 28.

clouds on the increase, wintery type showers possible in the morning, light showers, cloudy and chilly, and better chance as you go north towards the pennsylvania state line. 48, showers in the afternoon, it will be just rain, and tomorrow night, down to 34, so we could see a few mixed showers possible before the whole thing blows out of here to the east, and offshore. 7-day forecast shows temperatures pretty comfortable, back to 50 or so on thursday, maybe an overnight mixed shower, and then friday, 52. sun, weekend looking much milder this go-around than it did this past weekend. the white house has an on its hand to make religious institutionals provide birth control. the obama administration says it won't make anymore concessions and republicans say they will try to undue the measures in congress. the white house thought it put it to rest, the controversy

over its contra accepting policy. >> religious liberty will be protected, and a law that requires free preventative care will not discriminate against women. >> reporter: under pressure and facing growing anger from religious organizations, the president announced a revamped policy institutions who are morally opposed to it would not have it pay for it for the employees. on friday, the catholic health association applauded the accommodation, and even the catholic church seemed to be on board, but then over the weekend, the backlash kicked up again. catholic bishops blasted the white house for needless government intrusion and threatening coercion of religious people. >> the president is wrong in imposing his beliefs on all of us in terms of religion. >> reporter: religious institutions will be required to provide contraception as part of the healthcare coverage, but it will be the insurance companies who reach out to women employees and provide contraception free

of charge. >> we've been piend full there's another -- mindful there's another principal at stake, and a right that's enshrined in our constitution. >> reporter: the white house says there will be no more compromises. >> we didn't expect there would be universal support, but we think this is the right way to go. >> reporter: the republicans are trying to keep this issue front and center, senate republicans say they will push for a vote to overturn the president's policy. we know that overeating can be bad for our waistline, but how about your mind? results of a new study linking calories to memory loss. have your cake for breakfast and eat it too! why researchers say dessert in the morning could be the secret to weight loss. stick around for that one!

in the health alert, new research found breast cancer patients don't feel like they have the control over the body they want. researchers surveyed 683 women with breast cancer, and found 28 out of 100 wanted to leave the treatment estimations to the doctors. but -- decisions to the doctors. the results of the study were published the journal of clinical oncology online. new study found when it come to the elderly, the more you eat, the less you may remember. researchers say older people who consume more than 2143 calories a day doubles the risk of memory loss compared to the peers who consumed fewer than 1500 calories a day. the results of the study were

published the american academy of neurology. nutrition issues are said brake fest is the most important meal -- nutritionists have said that breakfast is the most important meal, but it can be the sweet tell meal of the day. scientists divided nearly 2 obese people into two groups, and had one eat a low carb, locally breakfast. while the other ate a higher calorie breakfast, with dessert. the researchers found the group eating dessert for breakfast kept losing weight after the other group plateaued. they say the difference is likely because body's metabolism is more active in the morning. thinking about what to get your sweety for valentine's day? maybe a nice bottle of red wine? some chocolate in people who eat more chocolate were 29% less likely to have a stroke. it contains antioxidants and helps fight type two diabetes.

for wine, make it red. it is good for our circulation, it contains a kept california that occurs natural in the grapes that make up the wine. it boosts metabolism, which could help you lose weight. always these stories around valentine's day. abc2news.com is your place to check out all the health news you need. maryland will get nearly a billion dollars to help struggling maryland errors save their home -- struggled marylanders save their home. a serial killer on death row is helping investigators locate the bodies of his victims. but it's not death bed confession, we'll explain coming up. are you still looking for the valentine's day gift for your sweety? we have some ideas for you. ( susan ) so what are you gonna get me for valentine's day ?

( seth ) wouldn't you like to know ? something sparkly ? maybe. something sweet ? mmm... let's just say it's a surprise.

the helzberg diamonds gift box. diamond heart pendant and godiva chocolate gems. i love you. you do ? now, the news at 5:30. getting you up to the minute on some of the top stories, testimony continues today in the george huguely murder trial. huguely is accused in the may 2010 murder of yeardley love. today, jurors looking at autopsy photos. love's mother was not in the courtroom during that portion of the trial. earlier today, the medical examiner testified there were several injuries on love's body, the defense is arguing love's death as an accident. today, baltimore mayor rowling blake gave her state of the city address, one of the things she addressed is increasing the bottle tax. [ indiscernible ]

allowing jerry sandusky to have contact with his grandchildren. he will still have to remain under house arrest until trial. sunny day, traffic picking up out there, but let's look at how we're looking. 695, and 295, big question, will we see a warmup in temperatures? rain? wyatt everhart has a look at the first forecast. >> a little bit of everything, warmup in temperatures today, we're in the low to mid-40s in most spots. mitchell, 42, and centerville, 44, and a light breeze, but there is some developing weather already tracking some of the first clouds from our next system, blowing in to the western half of maryland, taking out to a broader perspective, you can make out 9 next weather maker, significant snows in western tennessee, and rain in mississippi. the system is tracking east and and arriving tomorrow. it will weaken a bit, but it could be a factor on