expert hired by the defense testified that he did not think that yeardley love died from a beating at the hands of george huguely. he thought it was more like a crib death, that she was terribly drunk. her mouth and nose covered by her pillow and that she suffocated. the injuries to yeardley love's brain were subtle and apparently experts can disagree. a defense neuropathologist told jurors that saw some swelling in her brain but no obvious wound, nothing like the lacerations and bleeding in the typical victim of a closed head injury. huguely's leadoff witness suggested yeardley love's blood alcohol would have been around .10 when huguely broke through her bedroom door. the 219-pound lacrosse player told police his much smaller ex- girl friend was freaking out, aggressive, unwilling to talk and the expert said that much

alcohol would have impaired her judgment, her reasoning, her emotional control and her coordination, but yeardley love's best friend testified for the prosecution that it was huguely who was acting strangely right after he returned from love's apartment. the friend finally asked him three times what is wrong with you? all he got, a blank stare. three women also testified for the prosecution about strange texts, phone calls or noisy visits from huguely apparently right after the encounter with love. one said huguely banged on her door and window right around midnight. was it an effort by huguely to create an alibi, a sudden nighttime urge or as huguely's lawyers suggest he just wanted to spend some time with someone. we may never know. dr. jan ledsma, the defense

pathology, blamed cpr for the bleeding in yeardley love's brain. tough cross-examination by the prosecutor. if the emts were pumping away on her chest, why was there so little damage here and so much more in her brain? >> another rivetting day, bruce leshan, thank you. nine people died when two metro trains collided near the takoma station and now 2 1/2 years later for the first time the transit agency is admitting it was their fault. >> reporter: i'm scott broom at ft. totten where families of metro victims are unimpressed by metro's admission liability. june 22nd, 2009, a train crash that killed nine when metro says in new legal filings it was undoubtedly their fault. kenneth hawkins' brother dennis was among those killed in the

accident. >> we waited 2 1/2 years for them to finally come out and say this in which we've known since day one. >> reporter: in fact, admitting liability may be a shrewd legal maneuver if a judge accepts the stipulation it was all metro's fault. there's no need for the jury to hear the shocking details. according to washington trial lawyer jeff jacobavitz. >> they're trying to take that issue away from the jury. >> reporter: with no emotional testimony about fault in front of a jury, it may end up the victims' families get less. at ft. totten, scott broom, 9 news now. right now visitationunder way in honor of joshua weissman. the -- visitation is underway in honor of joshua weissman. it's taking place at a funeral home on west braddock road near king street and quaker lane. there will be some road closures over there tonight and again tomorrow for the funeral. tonight investigators say they want to take a closer look

at whitney houston's prescription medication. shelby lynn updates on the search for what killed the singer. >> reporter: the los angeles county coroner's office issued subpoenas seeking her medical records. investigators are also contacting her pharmacies and as many of her doctors as possible to determine whether she was filling multiple prescriptions. houston was found dead in a beverly hills hotel saturday. medication was found in her room, but the coroner says it was all in her name and the amount was less than is usually seen in overdose cases. she did visit an ear, nose and throat specialist known for treating sings are just four days before her -- singers just four days before her death. houston's addiction struggles cast a shadow over her career in recent years. a friend and fellow performer says more should be done in these cases. >> record companies and promoters and even the fans have to demand that artists take care of themselves. >> reporter: a private funeral will be held saturday in

houston's homestate of new jersey. pastor and gospel singer marvin winen, a close spiritual advisor to the family will deliver the eulogy. a change is in the wind tonight down at the world bank. today robert zellic announced he'll step down at end of june. the world bank says it's provided $247 billion to developing nations since his term started five years ago. at 6:00 tonight new figures out about how much we could soon be paying to drive the dulles toll road. new projections released today show that by 2018 one-way tolls on that road can go up to $6.75. right now drivers pay about $2.25. the toll hikes will help pay for the extension to dulles airport. the 23-mile silver line will cost an estimated $6.8 billion. a lot of people are asking if the d.c. council is just out

of control, the contempt displayed during a confrontation between two members yesterday is but the latest embarrassing incident. today the chairman of the d.c. council kwame brown tells our bruce johnson he's going to start tossing members out of meetings. >> this legislation paves the way for equal access to gay marriage. >> reporter: david chata'an, why an openly gay council -- tetania, an openly gay council -- catania an openly gay council member criticized marion barry's statements. marion barry played the race card. david has a pattern of attacking black men. he's as vindictive as they come. catania countered with profanity, fu marion. the subject was a united medical center in southeast. catania became outraged when barry suggested that the

hospital is losing money. >> mr. catania jumped up screaming yelling and cussing and called me pick pant. >> reporter: catania also charged ole -- despicable. >> reporter: catania also charged elvis has been seen more at the medical center than marion barry. catania wouldn't return phone calls. his staff says he'll have nothing more to say about this controversy. >> this is about every single member of the council conduct themselves properly. >> reporter: d.c. council member kwame brown says there will be no disciplinary action taken following yesterday's dust-up but he will be amending the code of conduct and tossing members out of the meeting if they cross the line during their disagreements. >> this is unacceptable and now that we have open meetings, the council should conduct themselves in a proper manner. >> reporter: jack evans, the senior council member, once remarked it's the worst council he's ever been on, that comment in public also crossing the line says brown. bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> chairman brown says the verbal assaults by council members do not violate the new

ethics law as barry claims. >> wow. tonight at 7:00 that new car smell sought after by many drivers and one a new study says could be hazardous to humans. we'll tell you about those toxic results at 7:00. still ahead in this half hour after nearly seven years new orleans takes a big step forward in its recovery from hurricane katrina. >> still pretty nice outside, clear skies and really not that cold. i'd grab a light jacket heading out. 55 and 40 goes in the book for today. 40 was the low. our average low is 29, record 77, record low 6 below back in 1899. we'll come back and talk about one storm tomorrow and perhaps a winter storm over the weekend. but first a student pilot doesn't make it far from the airport. we're going to tell you what happened up next.

a freight plane made an emergency landing that turned out to be a belly landing overnight in brisbane, australia. the small plane was on a test flight above the airport after undergoing maintenance. the wheels wouldn't deploy, so the pilot called for an emergency landing. that plane skidded hundreds of feet before stopping, but the pilots walked away without a scratch. obviously that maintenance work left a little something to be desired. bwi marshall airport says 2011 was its best year ever, 22.4 million commercial passengers flew through bwi last year. that sets an all time record for the facility. firefighters in pennsylvania have managed to save 200 pounds of polish sausage from what they call the best smelling fire they put out in years. some grease caught fire when the smokehouse got too hot. that smokehouses 20 feet by 20 feet and belongs to a retired meat cutter who had been smoking his own sausage for about 30 years. thousands of adults won't

be the only ones running through the district for the national marathon, up ahead a preview of the kids race. deal chicken is working hard to find only the best deals in town. today's deal is 50% off traditional peruvian cuisine in farragut west.

back now with some simple math. a penny is one cent. add a nickel which is five cents, right? well, it turns out that loose change is actually a lot different than what it costs. the government says it actually costs 2.5 cents to make a penny and just more than 11 cents to make a nickel. so for the first time in 30 years the obama administration is asking congress for permission to change the mix of the metals that go into the coins. that's all in hopes of trying to make the process just a little cheaper. >> makes sense. as parents, we do what we can to pack a healthy lunch for our kids, make sure they eat right. how does this sound? a turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice is what one north carolina mom packed her 4-year-

old daughter for lunch two weeks ago, but here's the deal on. that particular day a state inspector came through and decided that lunch didn't meet usda guidelines. mom is not sure, why maybe lack of a vegetable? we aren't sure, but anyway the child ended up with the school lunch that day chicken nuggets. i think the first one sounded better. last year we brought you live nonstop coverage of the first ever rock and roll marathon, the only marathon run entirely in d.c. this year the adult marathon and the half marathon have already sold out, but as kristin fisher reports, the kickoff for today's kids race took place just this morning. >> reporter: these kids at barnard elementary are about to take their first steps towards running marathon and who better to be your coach than rod dixon, an olympian and new york city marathon champion. >> kids were born to move and we're not getting kids to be

active enough. >> reporter: he's teamed up with espn sportscaster bonnie bernstein to be ambassadors for the first ever ing kids rock d.c. marathon. >> come out, play with these kids and get them running. it's so fulfilling to me and to come back where i went to school at the university of maryland, it's great to be home. >> reporter: 500 kids from kindergartners to 7th graders took to the fields in a frenzy. >> these kids here at barnard elementary will have about a month to run 25 miles incrementally both here at school and home. then they'll run that final mile on the actual race day, march 16th. they cross the finish line and it's just a great way for kids to understand how fun exercising can be. >> if you have a child who is exercising and eating healthy, that child is available for learning. >> reporter: in washington kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> i'd say all of them are

available for learning, just as cute as can be. >> the kids race takes place friday, march 16th, at 5:30 in the evening. you can find out how to register on our website, www.wusa9.com. the suntrust rock and roll marathon is a day later on st. patrick's day and we'll carry it live here on 9 news now. the last of the fema trailers has been removed from new orleans. this is more than six years after flood walls and levees broke during hurricane katrina and caused the city to flood in epic proportions. the federal emergency management agency said the last trailer was taken out sunday. the agency said folks who have been living in that trailer moved into their rebuilt home last week. new orleans once had more than 23,000 fema trailers within city limits. hard to imagine. >> we complain with lights go out for two hours, seven years waiting for your house to be rebuilt. >> it's really good they are into homes and out of those trailers. >> tell us about our weather here. >> not bad, 55 today. we can't really complain in mid-

february. we may need the umbrella tomorrow. no shoveling, that's for sure. this is our live weather cam by michael and son and temperatures are falling but it's not that chilly, 50 downtown. winds turned a little bit north, northwest at 7, pressure up a little bit, 30.27 inches of mercury and the dew point stands at about 28 which is really not that dry for this time of year. satellite picture radar combined, here's our system, it looks pretty good now. yesterday looked pretty good, too. it's going to fall apart, most of the activity on the ohio river passing to our north. we're looking at some light rain or showers possible, but primarily tomorrow afternoon and evening, certainly dry tonight and mainly dry for tomorrow morning. temperatures 47 in bethesda, upper 40s in rockville, 45 in gaithersburg, 43 laytonsville. we have clear skies, temps falling quickly, level out when the clouds come back. 48 arlington, 46 reston, 48 in

sterling. we're looking at another weak system tomorrow, just chilly tonight, mainly dry for your morning commute and a low risk without an umbrella. if you want to leave it home, leave it home. great finish to the week, breezy friday with temperatures back into the 50s. here's our futurecast tonight. want to walk the dog, just some clouds. by morning some showers get in by 9:00, 10:00, but again that's after most of us have been to work. we this may be a bit overdone. afternoon and evening showers push across the bay, a little heavier stuff in yellow moving out of anne arundel county into the bay. that's about it. we clear out nicely thursday night and friday setting the stage for a pretty nice day friday. tonight clear skies early, increasing clouds late, chilly, one blanket night, 35 to 40, winds out of the southeast at 10:00. by morning mostly cloudy, cool, maybe some showers, light cold, 30s and 40s. better chance for showers and light rain in the afternoon, a little breezy but still mild

all things considered, high temperatures around 50, wind southeasterly at 10 to 15. we'll break it down, clouds in the morning, 36 to 42, showers by noon, 47 to 51, more showers possible by evening, 48 to 53. next seven days great on friday, a nice start saturday and clouds come in saturday afternoon, low 50s on friday, low to mid-50s saturday and nose clouds are associated with our coastal -- those clouds are associated with our coastal storm over the weekend. it looks like really more rain than anything, but we'll keep you posted, could be both. we clear out nice for presidents day and back in the 50s next tuesday, wednesday. >> what are you pulling for? >> i'm pulling for something. >> kristen is pulling for the wizards. >> it's not easy. the wizards are winning, impressive play the last two games going for three in a row tonight. hear what coach has to say

about the team's performance. plus capital goalie michal neuvirth reacts to getting benched, those and more next in sports.

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now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the washington wizards are on a win streak. wasn't sure we'd hear those words this season. after two terrific performances against detroit and portland the wizards have won two in a row on the road. last night a trailblazer fan yelled out you're about to lose to the wizards. you're that pathetic. for the wizards it was their best offensive performance all season setting season highs and points scored, field goal percentage and three-point percentage. >> it's really a complete of game as we'd played obviously this year and, you know, going back. i thought our guys were in tune. >> wizards go for three in a row tonight against the clippers, to another great game george mason hosting bcu, both tied for the first in the caa.

rod wright nail as i beautiful three-pointer at the buzzer to win by one, nothing but net on that shoot. you can see the players and the crowd going nuts at the patriot center, exciting game. new information today on si.com saying peyton manning actually had four neck surgeries, not three and reports manning has developed bone spurs in his neck and will most likely require another surgery. the capitals are crumbling, playoff contention after losing three straight games to frustration we're seeing it boil over. mike knuble not happy he's been benched the last three games and goalie michal neuvirth not happy after being benched moments before their game monday night only to be replaced in net by braden holpi just called up from hershey. when neuvirth said it's tough to swallow. here's what dale hunter had to say about that tough decision. >> as i a professional.

-- he's a professional. it's one of those things where if anyone is standing on the side every night, no. it's always touched by how you may. time to vote for our high -- play. time to vote for our high school game of the week. watkins mill at churchill, go to our website to vote. finally tonight this is from last night, the ohio state and minnesota game. andre hollins trying to inbound the ball. he didn't want another five second violation, so he just chucks the ball right into the midsection of his opponent, perfectly legal. >> but not so nice. >> ohio state went on to win. >> all right. sportsmanship i'm just saying. that's it. the cbs evening news is next. >> good night.