reporting live from charlottesville, va. gail pennybacker, abc 7 news. >> there was an emotional 2.5- week trial filled with graphic testimony on both sides. and revelations of heavy drinking and physical abuse cast a negative spotlight on college life at the university of virginia. >> there are a host of the motions for people who live in charlottesville and those closely following the proceedings. tom rousey as this part of the story. >> charlottesville is a very small town. for the people who live here, this is an extraordinary couple years, and they're very glad it is over tonight. we asked around town if they thought justice was served. some said it yes, but others feel that he should have been convicted of first-degree murder. >> i think it was without a doubt, second-degree. >> like many in this town, they followed the trial very closely. they think even though george huguely was found guilty of second degree and not first- degree murder, justice was done. >> it was a violent act of malice, but without intent. i think

here is early numbers charlottesville 2 inches. wayne's borrow has gotten five inches. temperatures are now in the 30s and 40s. we had a dry slot in place. that has delayed the onset of

in charlottesville where some have been captured by this case, they believe justice has been served. verifiably it was put to justice. >> the love of flight -- the love of family did not speak to the media but they did listen -- issued a statement saying, in part -- we understand george huguely will be back in the courtroom for a sentencing hearing scheduled for april 16. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> local residents also speaking out of the second-degree murder conviction. so we caught up with our from his home town, an upscale community chevy chase. >> i wish he got first-degree but at least got convicted of murder and it seemed it was pretty obvious from the get go. >> i think it was not premeditated but i think he should not leave jail ever. it them others we spoke with say they understand that young e- book can make bad choices but some noted that this time it took a life and because of that huguely must be punished. for more information log on to our home page, wjla.com. >> taking a look at the day ahead, the maryland state senate starts debating a bill to legalize same-sex ma

very nice job down there in charlottesville. we appreciate it.ere again, george huguely has been convicted of second degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend, ms. yardly. also convicted of grand larceny, six charges against him in all but

here's a live picture outside of the courthouse in charlottesville, virginia. as you can see, there are a number of media personnel standing around outside. everybody is waiting to hear what this jury has decided. how many years george huguely should serve in prison after being convicted of second- degree murder in the death of his exgirlfriend, yeardley love. again, we are told the jury is back in the courtroom now. it is an unusual thing. the sentencing is not decided the same day as the verdict comes in. so this is a very unusual case, very different for this jurisdiction. when paul wagner comes back out with the information, we will pass that on to you. >>> we are also following a news alert in the district tonight. d.c. police officer has given notice that he intends to file a whistle blower lawsuit against the city. now this stems from the controversy over a police escort over actor charlie sheen. burton was head of the division. burton was demoted after he testified that those sorts of escorts were common place contradicting the police chief's testimony.

he talked about a video interview that charlottesville police held with huguely. we will be seeing that at some point in the trial. there will be a lot of evidence. he talked about the turbulence in their relationship. he said george huguely had been drinking heavily the entire day leading up to the murder. the precipitation ending with this admonishment north jury -- for the jury. it deteriorated ultimately with him killing her. then it was the defense' turn. the attorney for george huguely told the jury this was a shattering tragedy for the love family. he said when you hear the whole story, he said it's much different. the defense will focus on intent. they're saying without intent there is no first-degree murder, in fact, no felony murder. the dose of spent -- defense spent his time on that -- intent. he said we believe huguely had no intent other than to talk to yeardley love when he went to her apartment. he said you will not believe that george was a murderer. we'll have more information for you coming up on abc2 news at 6:00. reporting from charlottesville

i'm adam may in charlottesville, virginia. a college campus on edge waiting to find out the details in the murder case coming up. >>> a new push to make english the official language in a very influential maryland county, the culture clash, straight ahead. >>> good morning, i'm andrea fujii, paying more at the pump. the governor says the state needs a higher gas tax. how much is he talking about? that's ahead in a live report. >> we're starting to see usually delays on the west side of the beltway. we'll look at traffic cameras and speed sensors in just a few. >> she rose to fame on saved by the bell. the bell. tiffany amber theissan joins u,, brad and jill in accounting? crazy! coffee and chocolate. mocha. ooh! who's mocha? for the perfect blend of coffee and chocolate, try a mocha coffee or latte today. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'. tell us what you're drinkin' for a chance to be

a charlottesville djury today will begin deciding the fate of george huguely. jurors can consider lesser charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter. he faces up to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder. if we have crews in charlottesville and will keep you covered with updates at 5:00 6:00, and 11:00 as we wait for the verdict. for the latest on the case anytime, log on to our website wjla.com. >> we want to look at the day ahead. a bond hearing for the man accused of planning a suicide. attack on suicide khalifi will make an appearance today at an alexandria court. the 29-year-old moroccan man has been in the federal custody since arrested on friday. he was planning to set off a bomb inside the u.s. capitol. an alexandria neighborhood on high alert while police continue looking for however attacked a teenager. >> this happens monday night at a home on archer court. john gonzalez is outside police headquarters with the latest on the investigation and how a cell phone may have saved her. >> an alarming and violent crime. alexandria poli

to calculate that a living wage in charlottesville is about thirteen dollars an hour with benefits on top of that so those are our three core demands and there really would need to be a living wage be a surviving way that would be as bare minimum surviving in charlottesville you know why do you think the university so reluctant to pay their employees decently well a lot of it has. to do with political will political climate. virginia is a conservative state and a lot of the people who are making budget decisions it's not just the president there's also a group called the board of visitors which comes a couple times a year to make decisions and all those are appointed by the governor and as we know government isn't appointing any lefty's to the board of visitors and any school in doubt is even appointing any moderate yeah so it's kind of an uphill battle if you listen to rush limbaugh for seven hours a day you're on something like that how you see this playing out you know. this morning when we met with the president it was a little discouraging to see how how little they were going to

reporting live in charlottesville, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. people in his hometown are speaking out about his conviction. >> i wish he got a first-degree murder, but at least the got convicted of murder. seems that was pretty obvious from the beginning. >> i think it was not premeditated but i do think that he should not leave jail ever. >> people we spoke with said they understand young people make bad choices but this is a crime that took a life. and that must be punished. that is what chevy chase residents are saying. stay with abc seat7 4 continuing coverage of the verdict and you can share your thoughts on our facebook page. >> tonight is your chance to tear your concerns about the crime wave in northwest d.c. d.c. councilman mary cheh will host a community meeting tonight. john gonzalez as more this morning for us from d.c. police headquarters >> . good morning. earlier this month d.c. police chief cathy lanier said the these crimes are overwhelming and even though two dozen arrests have been made, the crimes have continued. nearly six u

in the hands of a charlottesville jury. closing argument prosecutor dave chapman urged jurors to return one of two verdicts, felony murder or second degree murder. yardly love died of blunt force injury to the brain after george lugly brock down her bedroom door, shook and beat her then tossed here on her bed. the couple fought days before with huguely sending an e-mail about a romantic rival that read, i should have killed you. asked chapman of the jurors, can you imagine the sight, sound and fury of what was upon her. throughout the trial, huguely's lawyers maintained he never meant to harm love that night and only went to her room to patch things up. challenging that, chatman grabbed the door that huguely kicked a hole through and said to jurors what kind of a conversation starter is that? it's the beginning of terror. in his arguments, huguely's lawyer called prosecutors over zealous for seeking a murder conviction. francis lawrence asked the jury instead to carefully consider an involuntary manslaughter verdict, said l

we have an update. >> jurors heard emotional opening testimony in charlottesville.ve report in straight ahead. >> this attack by the

fredericksburg to six inches in charlottesville.p to ten inches fell in augusta county, southwest of charlottesville. quite a storm yesterday. right now around the region, we are cold. it's in the 30s. and actually a little below freezing in montgomery county, as well as in loudoun county. frederick county, maryland, and virginia, panhandle of west virginia, washington county, hagerstown to cumberland, around 30. closer to washington, prince george's county is in the mid 30s, as is fairfax and arlington counties. and southern maryland where pacs river to the northern neck had a mix of rain and sleet, it did change to snow yesterday afternoon and overnight. charlottesville just at 31 with six inch on the ground there. here's the cloud cover. it's beginning to break up. the view from space showing thinning clouds, and we'll have increasing sunshine as a result today. here's your day planner for this president's day. sunrise at 6:54. we'll have the sun breaking out this morning and a blustery wind gusting to around 20 miles per hour. t

wjz 13 is in charlottesville, virginia. adam may has more on what is going on in the courtroom. >> reporter: just stepped out to give you an update. we kind of entered as the csi, phase of the trial, they are going through the medical evidence and great detail on the stand right now is a neurological pathologist, a brain expert, she has testified all morning about how she dissected love's brain and found blunt force trauma and sheer force, that is an injury to the brain that can be caused by twisting at a rapid motion. defense attorneys are up there, questioning the expert and defense trying to build podidn't threer that the brain injuries could have been caused by the cpr after she was found badly beaten back in may of 2010. this all comes on top of yesterday's testimony from the medical examiner, who showed very graphic images of yeardley love's autopsy to jurors, showing pictures of bruises from head to toe on the body. also, i should point out, a moment ago her mother, walked by, outside of the courtroom, she has not be

reporting live in charlottesville, john gonzalez abc 7 news. >> we invite everyone to stay with abc 7 news for complete coverage of the trial. you can also get instant updates on time at wjla.com. >> occupy dc protestors have a smaller presence in freedom plaza and mcpherson square. after saturday pose a violent confrontation with police enforcing a camping ban. brianne carter is live in northwest with more details this morning. >> behind me at mcpherson square tents remain, but there are very few protesters said after a clash with police on the weekend. now it's a much different scene than 48 hours ago. >> occupy dc as a movement is not going away. >> but it appears to be changing. park police combed through both camps at mcpherson square and freedom plaza enforcing the camping ban. >> this is not an eviction. our main goal is to ensure the health and safety. >> tense moments erupted on saturday at mcpherson square during a more than 12-hour battle between police and protesters. >> one person got really bad club on the arm and another got a finger broken. >> 12 people were arrested i

fredericksburg to charlottesville, a couple of inches there.ther to the south and west, augusta county had up to ten inches of snow. well, now this morning, we're dealing with just cold temperatures in the wake of that snowstorm that came through. right now to the north and west, breezy and cold. near freezing in montgomery county, fairfax, prince george's county. a little above freezing there. reagan national at 38. where that snow fell in charles county, over toward fredericksburg, charlottesville, many areas there are right near or a little below freezing.exitw lingering flurries north and west, trying to reach the ground. still cloudy. sunrise at 6:56. by 9:00, sun breaking out, a blustery wind. sunny this afternoon, 40s to near 50 degrees. it will be chillier, though, where the snow fell. then overnight tonight, clear and getting cold. down to the upper 30s by midnight. and then by dawn tomorrow, into the 20s to low 30s. then we'll have a partly cloudy day on tuesday. tomorrow afternoon, again into the 40s to near 50. then mild air moves i

it will be tough for those living here in baltimore and charlottesville. >> it's going to be hard, to think about. maybe also cathartic. >> it's hard. it's really hard. if you have domestic violence situations, that's a reminder of what women had to put up with. >> may was found dead in 2010. huguely told investigators he kicked in yeardley's door causing her head to hit the door several times. to follow this trial from start to the bitter and, including reading what has led up to today, log on to abc2news.com. there, you're going to find in-depth coverage of the crime, the trial, including reports from our abc2 news christian schaefer from charlottesville, virginia. >>> anne arundel county police quickly arrested three people involved in an armed robbery th. it took place shortly after 11:00 saturday night. a man called police and said he had been robbed by two men at griffith road and sixth street in glen burnie. shortly after the call police pulled over the suspect vehicle and arrested the people. two are suspected of being involved in the crime. the other was a witness. >>> all ri

but it is interesting to note another murder case from 2003 here in the city of charlottesville and a fairly wealthy young uva student was accused and convicted of killing a volunteer firefighter here in charlottesville in a bar fight. and the jurors actually determined in that case that it was either voluntary or involuntary manslaughter that was manslaughter. and they ended up recommending a sentence of just three years in a case where this very popular firefighter was killed in the city of charlottesville and there was a lot of anger among a lot of the public about that verdict. and so it will be interesting to see what happens with this one. >> you mention the jury recommended, how much leeway does the judge have to change that jury recommendation? can he increase it, decrease it? how does it work? >> reporter: he cannot increase it, but he can decrease it. what's going to happen is the jury is going to get this end tonight or tomorrow and they'll recommend an actual sentence of some kind. then there will be some interviews, presentencing reports, background on george huguely by e

gail will be in charlottesville and you can follow her on twitter.8-year-old boy in alexandria is scheduled to be in court today for preliminary hearing. prosecutors say he had been drinking several hours before he hit brian hernandez chavez and his mother as they walk along duke street on january 15. the little boy died and his mother was seriously hurt. president obama will unveil its 2013 budget this morning and at northern virginia community college in annandale. the plan would reduce the federal deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years by cutting spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. the proposal includes new spending for transportation and education. >> today is the last day to register to vote in virginia if you want to cast their ballots in the republican presidential primary. mitt romney and ron paul were the only ones to qualify or that super tuesday ballot. the election is on march 6. it's 24 degrees outside. >> still ahead an alert for metro riders. more details on track work that could delay your commute. this commute >> and emotional t

. >>> the second week of testimony begins in charlottesville tomorrow in the murder trial.hristian schaffer is covering the trial for us. christian, what can we expect this second week of testimony? >> reporter: kelly, that first week was absolutely fascinating. capped by that playing friday of george hugley's interview with charlottesville police in which he admits to going into yeardley love's apartment and putting his hands on her although he repeated over and over that he did not kill her in that videotape. emotional to see and hear that on friday. what we can expect this week is the prosecution continuing to present its case. we saw friday was a crime scene investigator introducing a number of pieces of evidence, including the door prosecutors say huguley kicked in to gain access to yeardley love's bedroom. the door has a dinner plate sized hole in it that they brought right into the courtroom and showed to the jurors. but the crime scene investigator wouldn't speculate as to what exactly happened. so the prosecutor methodically built his case, saying with the crime sc

. >> jury selection continues today in charlottesville courtroom. former uva a cool start george huguely stands accused of murdering his classmate. >> there's no end in sight for now. john gonzalez is covering the story from the university of virginia with what is going down the process and the details from the first day in court. >> 80 potential jurors were interviewed yesterday. on the handful qualified. no. were dismissed because of a history of domestic violence. another 80 will be there today. george huguely made i contact with his mother and father as he entered the courtroom, pleaded not guilty if in all six counts including the murder of his ex- girlfriend yeardley love. her sister kept her eyes on him. >> finally it's going. to be going >> lawyers for the chevy chase native will argue that the 22- year-old woman died accidentally from an irregular heartbeat. a graduate student was here when love was found dead in off- campus apartment in may of 2010. >> the whole university was shocked and may be horrified. >> the process of jury selection

that's the very latest from charlottesville.ack to you. >> and of course, wjz will continue to follow this story and bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced. >>> officials with the washington national cathedral say they have raised $2 million to cover restoration work from last year's powerful east coast earthquake. but they say $18 million must be raised to complete repairs and hand-carved stone work. the magnitude 5.8 damaged the main spires in the cathedral tower. and cracked other parts was building. >>> baltimore county -- becomes the first fourth county government to pass a measure to pass transgender people from discrimination. it would have specifically exempted bathrooms, locker rooms and dressing rooms. opponents said it would lead to men dressed as women, assaulting women in rest rooms. though critics could not point to any specific incidents where this happened. >>> a new law is on the books, declaring english, the official language. although it doesn't really change anything, it's what the law simol -- symb

close to charlottesville, we picked up nearly 6 inches. sunshine today.ittle breezy this morning. it feels like the 20's. that will subside this afternoon. sunny and 48 this afternoon. sprinkle possible northwest of the metro area later tomorrow especially in the potomac highlands. highs in the low to mid 50's. near 60into the 60s by thursday and friday. the commute is ok. a roundabout way, interstate travel looks good right now and looks good in the district. park police have no worries. hov restriction exceptrestrictions relaxed except for the john hanson highway on this president's day. giving you the green light around the region. route 4, route 5, looks good to andrews air force base and to the suitland federal center. no problems in the district. vdot says comic-coe on in. looks good in virginia. looks good on route 7. looks good on 66 and on 270. way moving nicely at pennsylvania avenue in this picture. back to you. >> thank you. holiday track work could lead to delays for some metro riders. orange line trains not running between rosslyn and virgin

lowell melser has the latest from charlottesville. >> after two ruling days, we finally reached that magic number at around 6:30 this evening. 28 potential jurors were chosen. they will return to charlottesville circuit court tomorrow where they will be whittled down to a jury of 12 with three alternates. after that, it is opening statements and the trial officially kicks off. a half-hour early start this morning in the george huguely and murder trial as the commonwealth and the fans gathered with jurors at 9:00 a.m., after a long night monday that ended at 8:00 p.m. instead of 5:00 p.m. huguely, who has lost a noticeable amount of weight since being arrested, set by his lawyers in a suit, his legs weighed down by heavy weight on his ankles. only eight more jurors were needed for the pool of 27, where each side would then cut six for a jury of 12 with three alternates. a little less than 40 jurors were told in the morning session and by lunchtime, 22 of 27 jurors were in place. the questions were exactly the same as monday, as both sides are trying to find jurors who can completely b

bruce lashan live in charlottesville, virginia. tell us what prosecutors and defense attorneys had to say in their closings. bruce. reporter: hey, bruce. huguely's lawyer, fran lawrence is delivering kind of a rambling disjointed closing argument in the courthouse right now. he said huguely is what you get. he's a boy athlete, not stealthful, not calculating, just stupid drunk. whatever he did, he never meant to kill yeardley. huguely's lawyers ended their expert witnesses with a chevy chase neurosurgeon who told jurors this wasn't even murder. >> oxygen deprivation. reporter: she suffocated. >> that's all i can say. reporter: not blunt force trauma? >>> that's all i can tell you. reporter: prosecutor dave chapman came back with a ferocious and empassioned closing argument. he was crying to jurors as he described the terror yeardley love must have felt when her sometimes boyfriend broke through her door. yeardley told police she was freaking out. you bet she was freaking out chapman told jurors, freaking out at what had come throug

in charlottesville bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> so much to watch in the days ahead. one of huguely's lawyers has been sick the last couple days and she's the one handling the defense's medical experts. his other lawyer says they should easily get through the rest of their case tomorrow and we'll be following it. >>> singer whitney houston will be remembered at a funeral in new jersey tomorrow. we'll broadcast it live for you at noon. you can see it on bounce tv which is our digital channel 9.2. that's comcast channel 207. we'll also be streaming it live on our website, www.wusa9.com. >>> only on 9 tonight questions about the behavior of the director at a local zoo and now fairfax county police want to know more about what's happening at the reston zoo. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in vienna. it's a familiar place for families with children, but now the reston zoo is under investigation for possible cruelty to animals. it houses a variety of animals such as goats and camels and chickens and turkeys and until recently a wallaby like this one found on youtube, but thursda

george heugly is order today stand trial on monday in charlottesville. the university has grief counselors on hand to talk to students, faculty and staff if they need it. today a final pretrial hearing is scheduled in charlottesville circuit court. jury selection for the two-week trial starts on monday. heugly says he shook her and she hit her head. the defense is saying love died from an irregular heartbeat from taking medication for attention deficit disorder. love was killed may 3rd, 2010 inside her apartment in charlottesville. the cockiesville native was found by her roommate face down in her bed in a pool of blood. during the summer of 2010, a group of 25 student leaders formed the let's get grounded campaign that helps to look for disrespectful behavior among peers. university of virginia vice president and chief of student affairs patricia lampkin released this statement, i immediately began to notice a difference in the type of calls and notifications our office might get from peers and others. now, there's a balance of not blowing something out

. >> reporter: that encounter happened here in charlottesville in an offcampus apartment. mike burns was a lacrosse player at the university of north carolina and came here to party with some of the friends when he said he witnessed that violent encounter between george huguely and yeardley love. mike burns took the stand and told the jury he heard yeardley love's cry for help and went to see what was going on. as he pushed open a bedroom door, he saw love on top of huguely with the defend's arm around her neck. burns was asked to demonstrate what he saw by wrapping his arm around the cop-- commonwealth attorney, dave chapman. he said she was hysterical as she left the room thanking burns while telling him she couldn't breathe. at a later date, another witness, elizabeth mcclain , told the court that she had george huguely yell stop and describe what sounded like a beating. when he went around the corner, she saw love's purse on the ground, its contents scattered. prosecutors say that love attacked huguely over allegations of infidelity. two other witnesses told the court

reporting myoporum charlottesville, gail pennybacker come abc7 news. -- reporting live up from charlottesville. >> the trial is expected to last at least two weeks. for more, wjla.com to get the latest developments. >> it is a much different scene at mcpherson square as they enforce the ban. crews are cleaning up what they left behind. protesters say it is not over. they are regrouping and vowing to keep the movement alive. what happened at the end of the police chase last week in d.c. has some drivers crying foul. >> they were using cars as a roadblock. they told one driver and had no choice. mark is live with more from this story. >> leon, it sounds crazy but that is what happened. it started thursday evening in rush hour in prince george's county and it ended here on florida avenue near capitol hill when police ordered capeople out of the cars and the driver came through and injuring six cars. but some of the drivers say they will sue the city. maryland state police tried to pull over the 48-year-old driver of this pickup truck suspected of drunk driving on the beltway. d.c. police joined t

paul wagner live in charlottesville good morning paul. >> good morning alison. >> what can you tell us aboutproceedings yesterday. >> reporter: let me update you on information and explain why it is a little difficult to get, there is a gag order here in place the common wealth attorney is not speaking to the media not making any comments on this case and never has made a comment other than in open court defense is also not talking when you are sitting inside this courtroom it is cavernous and difficult to hear exactly what is going on, some of the parties here are speaking very softly, and some motions are being made and you are not exactly sure what is being said because no one is seconding it and saying this is what just happened we are having to rely on a spokesman for city of charlottesville and the information has not been getting to us in a very prompt manner however this morning i finally got an update the court clerk is speaking to the spokesman for the city of charlottesville this is what we now know there was a pool of 160 jurors, 27 of them they are trying to qualify that i

charlottesville is under the win -- winter weather advisory. waynesville five inches where the warning is. none of that is in effect for the metro region. it will taper off into the overnight hours. can't rule out light precipitation. slick roads will be a real danger. our five-day forecast has a few unsettled days. temperatures will be on the rise. we got a big warm up coming your way into the week. overall the tides weren't too bad. temperatures in the 40s. not far off the mark of where they should be. a few degrees warmer. right now into 3 gaithersburg. 41 dulles. 41 martinsburg. 42 at national airport. winds will be picking up a little bit anywhere from maybe 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow president's day a ridge of high pressure builds in. great day for a holiday. no shortage of sunshine. dry and sunny. by midday tomorrow, expect to see plenty of sunshine. 45 degrees. tonight we have to deal with getting rid of the precipitation and getting it out of the way. we will see it taper off overnight. overnight low 30 degrees. for president's

this sent shockwaves from charlottesville to chevy chase and baltimore. >> good morning the four-yearnts work days for graduation and chevy chase resident george huguely will stand trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. it is unclear whether he will testify but we know that the jury when selected, will listen to recordings between him and police. the circuit court in charlottesville has the task of selecting potential jurors from a pool of about 300 people who have not been influenced by this high-profile murder case. yeardley love was found beaten to death in her off-campus apartment back in may of 2010 after a heated argument with your export -- ex-boyfriend george huguely. there were both lacrosse standouts and defense attorneys will argue that the death was an accident and yeardley love had a medical condition. students are upset that they will have to relive this case again for the next two weeks. the jury will not only look at gruesome photographs showing the body of yeardley love when she was found in her apartment but there will also listen to those recordings and hear tes

abusive relationship and that he threatened to kill her two days before she was found dead at her charlottesville apartment in may of 2010. his lawyer says his client was very drunk the night yeardley love died and that he did not plot to kill her. >> under your man who ran a website posting threats against the creators of the tv show south park is expected to be in court today. jesse morgan is expected to plead guilty in federal court in alexandria -- jesse morton. he is accused of making threats after a 2010 episode of the show, the case of the moslem prophet muhammed in a bear suit. >> lawmakers pressing for a nasty battle over president obama policy on birth control. a religious schools and hospitals would provide health insurance that procoverage contraceptives. >> this has been a hot-button issue on the campaign trail and on the hill.

reporting live in charlottesville. it is a critical light. the emotional service for whitney houston. intimate home going the legend. those closest to houston gathered in newark, new jersey. they were in a church or with the houston grew up singing. -- where whitney houston grew up singing. >> whitney houston's casket was into the church on this saturday morning. privacy guarded by numerous road around the new hope baptist church. ♪ angels >> the service filled with scripture, some of the in show biz. >> phil whitney i knew -- the knew, that she still wondered, and my good enough? held at theell was church where the legendary entertainer learned to sing as -- as a teenager. >> ♪ >> 20 minutes into the program, of therown walked out service. there have been rumors of and whitneyeen him houston's family. >> we thank you for this life of elisabeth houston. >> the focus was on her kind and angelic voice. >> ♪ >> and not her public and ugly battle with addiction. >> no matter what she had to go still was not separate her from the love of god. >> w

charlottesville got six inches. an inch and a half in the area. and the light blue, a dusting to an inch. the dark blue is where they got the heavy of the snow from yesterday. the temperatures are cold. near freezing throughout the region. past 6:00 in the morning, the cloud cover beginning to thin from west to east. as the morning progresses, we'll get increasing sunshine. sunrise at 6:54. breezes are blustery, too. that will settle down later. highs near 50 where there is no snow. lots of sun today. evening planner in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. right now it's all about the bridges. i'm checking them for you. they look really good. a live look at the sousa bridge. heading outbound or inbound this morning, volume very clear in this area. not seeing any problems for you. crossing over the 14th street bridge heading into the city, it is smooth sailing. if only every day at rush hour could look this way. what a nicer world we would live in. can't have it that way. the memorial bridge, outer loop and inner loop, just a little busy. no maj

we'll have a ive report from charlottesville ... and get the laaest information around the clock.. aa fox ballimore dot com... and click on "yeardley love murder trial"... under "hot topics." and we're always updating the ttial on our facebook page... facebook dot com slash fox ballimore. &pin woodlawn... a hit anddrun crash leaves oneeperson wiih &plife threatening injuries.. and police on the lookout for a suspect.a sedan and a toyota camry coolided around 7 o'clock last night near rolling roaddat dogwood road. jumped out and ran from the s scene.when we spoke with police they told us that they were canvassing the aree looking for himmwe've heard reports they found a suspect matching the suspect'' description.. and are working to confirm that for you.the other driver is in critical condition this morning , after being rushed to the hospital with life-thheatening injuries. a baltimore judge denies a motion to dismiss the election fraud case against julius henson.he's the man accused of using robocalls to influence voter turnout... in the 2010 governor's race.the circuit court judg

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a pretrial hearing has been set in charlottesville in circuit court. the two-week long trial will start on monday and jury selection will take about two days. love was killed on may 3rd, 2010 inside her apartment in charlottesville. she was found by her roommate face down on her bed in a pool of blood. during the summer of 2010, a group of 25 student leaders formed the let's get grounded campaign that helps helps with disrespectful behavior among peers. vice president of student affairs office patricia lampkin released this statement, i immediately began to notice a difference of calls and notifications our office might get from peers and others. there's a balance of not blowing something out of proportion but paying close attention to concerns so we might get in front of a potential problem. there's been a huge outpouring of support for yardly love. you can head to our website, abc2news.com. we have the story and within the story you can click on a link, onelove foundation. this is a foundation that's been organized in honor of love. it tells you abou

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that is coming up live from charlottesville. >> news around the nation. the battle over california's voters approved a ban on same- sex marriage could head to the u.s. supreme court. a federal appeals court panel ruled the ban was unconstitutional yesterday. the judges gave backers of proposition 8 time to appeal before ordering the state to resume same-sex weddings. we are hearing a chilling 911 call made just before josh powell set fire to his home, killing himself and his two young sons. >> i am on a supervised visitation and a court-ordered visit. something weird has happened. the parent whose name is josh powell will not let me in the door. i would like to pull out of the driveway. >> that was the voice of a social worker who dropped the boys off. she had trouble explaining the seriousness of the situation. she said she could hear one of powell's sons crying. authorities said he tried to kill the 7- year-old with a hatchet. the boys will be laid to rest today. powell was the only person of interest in his wife's disappearance. >> job openings hit a t

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lowell melser has the latest from charlottesville, virginia. >> another day of reckoning testimony. not only did the jury get a chance to see some of the most graphic pictures available in the case, but former teammates of george huguely testified that he was getting drunk more than four times a week during his senior year, and they were getting worried about him. so much so that they wanted to call an intervention. the day after making this thought, yeardley love was found dead and huguely was arrested. more tough testimony for yeardley love's family and friends expect as rescue personnel broke down the crime scene in morning testimony. it was the first time that jurors got a graphic -- o look at some of the more graphic photographs. one gmt told the court about 25 minutes past from when he was instructed by suv medical center officials to stop resuscitation. a charlottesville detective took the stand and described more than half a dozen photos of her injuries to her face and body. the most revealing testimony came from michael burns, a lacrosse player who met yeardley love at the

. >> lowell nelson is in charlottesville to cover the trial. he will have the latest at 5:00 and 6:00, and also on our website. >> the second of two men trying creeks -- accused of trying to suppress the african-american vote during the 2012 election is appearing in court today. he is accused of sending out an automated message to voters in a predominantly african-american neighborhood telling them the election had already been decided. a judge is expected to be assigned to the case. an aide was convicted in the same case last december. he will be sentenced next week. jury deliberations will continue today in the leaked stevens murder trial. stevens is on trial for the killing of david mcgwin, department of corrections officer. -- lee stevens. a 14-year veteran of the inner randolph police force is accused of tipping drug suspects off about an upcoming rate. corporal rick alexander allegedly informed suspects of a raid last week in shady side. despite finding the residents of become a police did track down a large amount of marijuana and cocain

we'll have a live reports from charlottesville.et updates on our websiie at fox bbltimore dot com... and on our facebook page at facebook got married monday morning.. - ends up stabbed monday afternoon... in front of his new wife and kids. kids. police are investigating the road rage incident which began onnroute 3 in gambrills. the driver of a ford explorer was stabbed during a confrontation with a passenger in a p.t. cruiser. after the attack, the victim pursued the p.t. cruiser and then both cars crashed. (joshua thompson)"the 44 year the other guy nd put him on - the ground.. pretty interesting for someone who "23-year old ross brandon sudbrook ... the passenger of the p.t. cruiser is harged with assault and carrying a dangerous wwapon. it's been years ssnce a 12 year ood boo from rince george's county died... from a toott infection.and today... maryland lawmakers are meeting to find a wayyto give access to dental health care o more children.congressman elijah baabara mikulski and ben cardin will hold a forum on the expansion o

love.the defense and prosecution rested their case saturdaa in charlottesville.ring ccosing arguments... prosecutors said love was killed in a drunken, jealousy fueled rage. the defense says ex-girlfriend's death... but diddnot kill her and had no intentton of doing it. includinn robbery and ges... first-degree murder. stay with fox 45 for trial. ((áááad lib computer upd) updateáá))we'll have a live reports from charlottesville. you can also et updates on our website at fox baltimore dot com. 3 increasing emand by innreasinn awareness. the mayor is hoping to change the eating habits for &pcustomers at lexington market ... by simply changing the joel d. smith is live there now with a first hand look at the plan before it's unveiled in a few hours. p good morning joel d. 3 3 fox 45 is stepping up to make your 2012 the healthiest year y. yet.the fox 45.. c-w expo in partnerrhip with medstarhealth.... is saturday march 17th at the baltimore convention center.learn about exercise, eating right... and get health screenings.go to b-more healthy expo-dot-com for more inf

paul wagner is live in charlottesville with more. paul. >> reporter: laura, the prosecution and the defense were hoping to have opening arguments this afternoon and that is not going to happen. maybe not even getting the jury seated this evening before everyone goes home. as you mentioned, the problem is that so many people believe that george hugely is get. the jury pool is coming from the staff charlottesville and this is where it is and where the murder happened and this is where the two people involved in the case were going to school. because of that, there was saturation coverage in charlottesville. so many potential jurors have come in and they have gone on to the witness stand and have been asked by the defense and prosecution v you formed an opinion about the case. they said yes and, at that point, they were questioned further. some people said no, i think he's guilty and some others said now that i'm here, i'm thinking maybe i can be impartial. inevitably, those people were struck. what is happening right now is that they b

a lot unfolded here in charlottesville today.... charlottesville here in a lot now?deliberating right now? noo?a lot unfolded here in charlottesville today....from the judge limiting a key defense witness' testtmony. to closing arguments being given it seemed thhre as drama and proceedings.((vo))commonwealth attorney david chapman started hisclosing argument struggling to hhs keep is composure. choked up as he described for purors how yeardley looe made a decision in early maa 2010 that was life changing.it wws may 3rd police found love body insideeher offcampus apartment. chapman detailed howwlove's ex boyfriend george huguely left love face down covered up in a pool of her own blood.chapman it is huguely liedto roomates - the night he returned from love's and how he continued to bypolice.as jurors listened .... just feet away wws the door to loves bedroom that huguely kicked a hole in. chapman rguing this was no accident it was intentional. huguely'ssdefense reminded jurors love was still alive his client left. experts testified love may have been alive for up to t

. >>> we just received word out of charlottesville that the jury will go on another 30 minutes. they just told the judge he are willing to go on for another 30 minutes. anything breaks we'll have it here on -- on abc2 or abc2news.com. >>> plans for this year's grand prix are moving foomptd the five-member board is responsible for awarding contracts. the contract with last year's development, baltimore's racing development was terminated after bills went unpaid. the new promoter -- down for racing. the city's comptroller did not vote, but the mayor did. >> because we do not know the city's true financial commencement -- commitment, i want some safeguards to protect the taxpayers. god willing that we'll have a wonderful, wonderful event. >> the new contract does have safeguards. the 2012 baltimore grand prix will be held labor day weekend. >>> the state senate is putting off the debate over the same-sex marriage bill. republican lawmakers asked to postpone debate in the full senate until tomorrow. opponents are questioning the constitution at of -- constitutional lit of the amendm