mitt romney in michigan? polls say yes. we will fill you in on this tuesday, february 14th. valentine's day thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. you need to make your way out the door. lynette charles is standing by with an answer. >> happy valentine's day to you. i suggest you grab the rain gear heading out and about. not too much in the way of snow and maybe more showers going into the afternoon and it hook like we are getting rain right now around bel air. but that's not the case. this is really not hitting the ground and that's the scenario all morning for all the precip we have gotten. you can see along i-83 if you are going to the north, you could encounter snow that way but all in all we are dry this morning. maybe a couple flurries and also maybe a couple of sprinkles out there but all in all we will be dry as we go through the remainder of the morning hours. so be prepared for that. we are looking at temperatures above freezing into could beiesville. now let's check traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. good news as you head out this

morning, a couple trouble spots we had are clearing out of the roadway. we have a new incident this one is going to affect the travels northbound 95 as you approach the beltway. a disabled vehicle but hopefully they will get that out of the roadway shortly. traveling on northbound 295, the bw parkway slow traffic coming in from laurel also southbound 295 very slow at 175. and traveling around baltimore beltway, no reported troubles just volume increasing for those of you make the drive on the top side as well as the west side also slow approaching the west side on eastbound i- 706789 megan and charley over -- i-70. megan and charley over to you. video of police questioning a convicted killer in the yoga shop murder and linda so is here with the details. >> reporter: in the video, you can hear brittany norwood giving a detailed account to investigators. police say she was believable crying when appropriate and her hands were shaking. turns out it was a lie.

this video is from an interview with detectives exactly one week after norwood murdered her coworker jayna murray inside the lululemon store in bethesda. it's the third interview with the police. she claims murray was murdered and she was raped by two men who burst into the store. she never confessed to the killing but she did begin to contradict herself telling detectives she had to move murray's car. >> -- tired of him sexually assaulting me and they made me. >> reporter: police released video from that apple store next to the yoga shop that shows employees listent to brutal assault -- can be listening to the brutal assault and dying pleas for help but never called police. one employee thought it was woman's drama. norwood was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. linda so, abc2 news. >> news time is 6:32. be a check -- and check out

this video. watch closely because these are the effects of 5.6 magnitude earthquake in northern california overnight. you saw it. it shook the camera within a convenience store. many people say they felt the quake but as you can see from the shake, not much damage was the result. democracy 2012 coverage two polls show the race for the republican presidential nomination appears to be a tie between mitt romney and rick santorum. latest tracking poll shows 32% of registered republicans favor romney following closely by santorum with 30%. and the latest pew research center poll shows similar percentages of santorum leading in others. valentine day and flowers and chocolates and teddy bears. >> sherrie johnson is live in ruxton this morning with one big flower show especially today. they are probably very, very busy sherrie. >> reporter: they are very busy. i am having so much fun here. there's so many florists here.

we are here in ruxton and they are packed with all of these different deliveries and they have balloons and flowers and roses and they have got all kinds of things. any and anything you can imagine they have been super busy and they tell us that this is like their superbowl right now allison webb is joining us. it's not just about flowers but you can get something other than plowers. >> absolutely. we make great snacks baskets with all sorts of goodies in it including chocolates if you want. and we do fruit and gourmet baskets. but i will say the focus is flowers. >> all right. >> we will add chocolates on any arrangement. that's not a problem. >> reporter: sounds good to me. and tell me, what about folks who, okay, forgot didn't get what they needed and now they have to rush and pick up something. what do you have for the last- minute folks? >> we will have ready made arrangements that people can just stop in and pick up.

roses spring flowers and we will have a a wide array of cut flowers that we can wrap up a nice bunch of flowers or a big bunch of flowers. we will have chocolates ready to go, balloons, and we have got beautiful flowering plants and great orchid plants. >> reporter: and you have your running shoes on. >> we have a running shoes on today absolutely. >> reporter: all right. thanks so much allison and thanks for my flower here i love it. all right so, hey you have sometime if you need a gift. no big deal. reporting live in ruxton sherrieionson abc2 news. cupid has been work overtime during the past several decades. and this is in one neighborhood in minnesota. >> get this. one block is home to six couples that have been married for more than 50 years. wally and gail fox have been side by side in mattery money for 52 years. they took the plunge back in 1959 and many communities that's deserving a seat of

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let's start off with a check of your forecast and say hello, to lynette charles. >> good morning. we are dealing with temperatures that are above average in centerville around 36 degrees. more of the same in columbia. churchville around 34 degrees. so, not cold enough to support snow. we are dealing with dry air out there as well. that is going to be the name of the game as we go through the day. satellite and radar, not a lot on the radar right now. we have to go to the north to get snow into pennsylvania back off towards the west around the ohio valley as well. we zoom out and see we will have the chaps for rain to move in here as temperatures will jump up into the upper 40s as we go into the afternoon. here's the hour by hour forecast. by lunchtime around 44 degrees. that's where we should be now for this time of the year. but on that southerly flow we will be right around 48 by 4 p.m. let's get a check of your traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have quite a few delays m

for those on the west side. coming in from the west friendship area on i-70 heavy traffic eastbound near marriottsville road and approaching the west side of 695. a look at that delay in moment. but -- in a moment but first the irhayesis burg -- harrisburg expressway. middletown to belfast road well d on the west side as we mentioned heavy delays just volume related. and being see on left side of the screen at liberty road that delay begins at 795 and extends past security boulevard. megaa charley back over to you. 6:46. new developments this morning in the death of popeye conwhitney houston. we will show you live pictures right now outside of the prudential center in newark new jersey. we learned overnight the family plans to have a michael jackson style memorial service friday or saturday that could take place here at the prudential center. and this is all new video of the hurst that carried her body to a funeral home arriving

in new jersey about 20 minutes after 11 newscast ended last night. early in the day mourners left flowers and candles outside new hope baptist church where she became famous and sang in the choir. meantime, back in los angeles, sources say that there were prescription bottles in the bathroom where houston's body was found on saturday. >> no matter what medications they are taking, until we run a tox and see the level and what's in the system, we are not going to speculate. >> beverly hills police requested a security hold on thecoroner's report a common practice on high-profile cases. on friday 20/20 will air a special on the life of whitney houston and look at her achievements and musical legacy as her battle with addiction is brought up in this. so that special airs on friday 9 to 11 here on abc2. news time 6:47. today prosecutors will continue to build the case against

george huguely and linda so is standing by with what expected when court resumes later this morning. >> reporter: in a few hours we are expecting to hear from experts on brain injuries and forensics. yeardley love's mother stayed out of courtroom for much of the day yesterday. there was testimony from the medical examiner who performed the autopsy. prosecutors presented photos showing bruises on her legs, arms and hands and massive bruises on her face. some jurors appeared to dab their eye was tissue. george huguely could be seen trying to avoid looking at the photos. the medical examiner testified about brain injuries and how they can cause death. >> the prosecutor has a tremendous burden to prove there was a murder, not just an act of passion that resulted in someone dying which is what the defense's argument will be a manslaughter conviction is what they are hoping for. >> reporter: prosecutors are expected to call more forensic experts this morning. specifically those who can talk about the evidence collected

from fingernail scrapings and blood spatter. linda so, abc2 news. the howard county judge will hear arguments on whether a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a mental hospital is competent to stand trial. when andre mayo allegedly killed a second patient it was the second killing within a week. video shows mayo entering the victim's room twice and a a half-hour when the victim was supposed to be alone. jury selection has been completed in a trial of a man charged with killing a maryland state trooper. the trooper was off duty when it happened surel williams is accused of slaying wesley brown in june 2012. parents -- june. parents can breath easier a fake school mentor has been arrested. charles shelly told a 13 year old girl he could mentor her and help her get into a good high key school but he was never a part of the city school mentoring program. and the girl says shelly picked her up from school and molested her and shelly is charged with

sexual abuse and assault. today the baltimore county council will hold a hearing on gender identity protection bills. bill would ban discrimination based on someone's sexual orientation or gender identity including transgender people. gender rights maryland says 4 of the 7 council members are sponsoring the bill. governor o'malley says he needs votes to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage e sponsored the bill this year after it failed to garner enough support last year in the house of delegates after speaking at a rally in support on monday, o'malley said republican votes may be key to passing the same sex marriage bill. a report says about 24 million registered voters in the united states have errors on the registration. researchers at the pew center say 1.5 million people who are dead are registered as voters. outdated systems are to blame but experts say it's not linked to any evidence of voter fraud. university of baltimore is

trash talking. the greatest sports legends the university is not bad mouthing them but using the most well- known sports figures to promote recycling. the school is putting larger than life graphics depicting the sports legend on the campus fence and letting the public vote for the favorite by putting the recycables in the bins. bin that collects the most recycled goods will be determined as the winning answer. and speak of sports, sort of, -- speaking of sports, sort of, spring training begin and the o's are back in action. exhibition games march 5th and on the's play rays and pirates both games that day -- and the o's play the rays and pirates both games that day. mayor stephanie rawlings- blake will promote the clean community competition which promotes environmentally friendly initiatives within baltimore and today, the mayor will present the winners with cash prizes and awards. and maryland lieutenant governor brown will testify before a senate committee supporting legislation to allow veterans to be recognized on

their driver's license or id card. it will reportedly help vets gain easier access to available service and resourcer. ceo tim cook will deliver the keynote address at goldman sachs as part of a tech conference. it marks the first public appearance since steve jobs death of pancreatic cancer. a judge is expected to rule on a motion to throw out the arrest of jennifer hudson'sexbrother-in-law charged with first degree murderer in the deaths of hudson's mother, and her brother and hudson's 7-year-old julian king, her nephew. today at the white house at the-have i station of vice president joe biden china's vice president is expected to visit today. this comes after biden visited with china during the international trip to central asia which happened last august. and time now is 6:52 for a look back at this day in

history in 2000. three tornadoes tore across rural southwest georgia and they practically bulldozed dozens of homes leaving behind scattered debris. 20 people killed and more than 100 injured. all right. let's talk about the temperatures this morning. definitely playing a big factor on whether we are seeing the rain or snow out there. right now, into baltimore right around 35 degrees we are seeing the freezing point at frederick and winchester. every where else above freezing in easton 36 and dc close to 40 degrees this morning. we have some dry air. so lots of what you are seeing on the satellite and radar this morning not really reaching the ground around our area. you have to go well to the north and points back towards the south and west to get in some of that snow action. and it looks like it's going to be heading our way pushing off towards the east as we go into the afternoon. but by that time, temperatures will have warmed up. so what we are going to get we could be seeing some rain showers across the area. and take the rain gear as you head out and about for today. and as we look at future trend,

not a lot to see. and we will have lots of clouds out here. the cloud will be an important role once again and the winds because the winds will be out of the south with that wind that southerly wind it's going to warm things up. and with the clouds, it's going to keep the temperatures a little bit at bay. so, the 48 degrees i am forecasting for today will be a little bit higher but we have the clouds. and unfortunately not a whole lot falling from the clouds so future trend goes into motion right now. and follow the line here the time stamp because not a lot of change in the forecast comes until we head into thursday. we will dry out nicely for the most part on wednesday. and by thursday, though, we have the next chance for rain showers. no type of snow in this. we have to wait until the seven- day forecast to see the next chance for snow. but for today, the neighborhood forecast into wood lawn coming in right around 47 degrees brooklyn park at 48 degrees. and again, lots of clouds around the area. and we will have a chance for some rain showers. big plans on the valentine's

day. so, as you head out this evening, well this is what it looks like. 34 degrees mostly cloudy skies and we will try to break up the clouds a little bit. but again, still a few showers in the forecast. and you are make the dinner plans and make sure to put the umbrella in the car with you as you head out and about and then by tomorrow the forecast looks much improved if you like the warmer temperatures. coming you in right around 52 degrees and we will have the sun cloud mix and it will be a bit more mild. we should be at 44 degrees for this time of the year. and we are looking at 52. we like that. at least some of you do. here's seven-day forecast for you. once again for today, on your sweety's day around 48 degrees and 52 as we go into wednesday and dry, and then the next chance for showers to work their way in here as we go into thursday and then sunday, that's a slight chance for rain- snow showers. look at this video. you can see drivers in southern missouri are having a tough time getting around because of wintery weather. snow made the roads slick in springfield and tow trucks were out in full force as cars got

stuck or not side of the road. we are definitely not dealing with that here today but speaking of the road let's go to angela with your traffic. how is it out there? has it been busy. >> reporter: it's been busy. we cleared most of the problems but we are going to go back to a problem we mentioned earlier. on the key bridge traveling on the east side of the beltway, we mentioned they had reopened the lanes and they reopened the outer loop lanes. inner loop lane at key bridge all lanes are shut downch the problem is we had a -- down. the problem is a trash truck and it lost a lot of trash on the bridge trying to clear that so we have shut down the inner loop lanes on the key bridge from peninsula expressway. traffic is stopped. now as you can see right here on maryland 29, u.s. 29 i should say maryland 108, southbound on right of the screen very heavy. west side outer loop no accidents but very heavy there as well as you can see here at old court road. that's the outer loop on the right side of the screen. >> okay. you remember when we were in school and gabe valentine's outto our school friends and because we don't want to be

like that schoolieone gets them. >> oh charley. >> angela -- school, everyone gets them. >> oh charley. >> angela. >> thank you. >> very sweet. >> all right.