clausen testified that huguely blind where he had been this evening. prosecutors say it was shortly before that encounter that huguely went to his ex-girlfriend's apartment, kicked in her bedroom door and attacked yeardley love, leaving her to die. but roommate and teammate kevin carroll remembered that night differently, a far more reluctant witness, he told prosecutors he didn't notice anything unusual about huguely. said carroll, i just thought he was really, really druchblg the defense started its case, calling a toxicologist to the stand as its first witness, dr. al phones pokehis testified that yeardley love's blood alcohol level was closer to .16 or .17. his testimony contradicts state's toxicologist who said it was .14. said pokehis, her emotions would be out of control he also said love's coordination and judgment would be impaired. and coming up at 6:00, i will tell you about a heated moment in the courtroom between the prosecutor and that first defense witness. for now, reporting live from charlottesville, i'm julie carey, news4. >> thank yo

clausen said he was with his roommate when huguely walked in. clausen had been with huguely much of the day but testified, i noticed there was a change in his demeanor, add blank stare. clausen testified, "i asked him what's wrong with you? he said nothing. i asked him two more times, george, what's wrong with you? i got no response." clausen testified that huguely lied about where he had been that evening. prosecutors say it was shortly before that encounter that huguely went to his ex-girlfriend's apartment, kicked in her bedroom door and attacked yeardley love, leaving her to die. but roommate and teammate kevin carroll remembered that night differently. a far more reluctant witness, he told prosecutors he didn't notice anything unusual about huguely. said carroll, i just thought he was really, really drunk. the defense started its case, calling a toxicologist to the stand as its first witness, dr. alfonse pokelis testified that yeardley love's blood alcohol level was closer to .16 or .17. his testimony contradicts the state's toxicologist wh

former teammate ken clausen told jurors how huguley made a scene at the restaurrnt nd huguely's father ddinning at 11:40 his temmates left him alone and went to buy beer..out of testified today.... none waa 11:40 saturday night and 12::55 sunday morring. evvnthough huguely told police he had apaatment... his friends s testified today he lied to them about where he hhd been. "when we figured uu whatthe was saying wasn't adding up, we thought it was straage." he saii, i noticcd a changeeii george's demeanor. he had a blank stare i said whhtts wrong i continued to ask him two more times what was wrong and he didn't say anything. by 12:30 george huguely's roommate kevii carroll testified huguely wassin bed hours lattrrhuuuely's downstairs neighbor and friend liihts near love's apartment morning. he thought someone had pulled a fir e alarm. hours later he heard love waa stay with... stay with... fox 45 .../ for... continuing coverage .../ hugueleys... mmrder ttial...//.ááwe'lláá go... live.../ p from ...charlottesville.../ áátomorrowáá... 5--0.../// ááaadáá... there's..../ coverage...// ááa

ken clausen said that huguely's mood changed dramatically the night love was found dead and he said he had a blank stare on his face. other friends and teammates testified that huguely was drinking heavily around that same time. the prosecution is trying to convince the jury that huguely had a violent encounter with love in his apartment -- in her apartment. she played for the women's lacrosse team. julie carrie will have the latest in a live report from charlottesville, virginia, on the news at 5:00. >>> after moments of angry party line bickering, it appears it is a bipartisan deal up on capitol hill to extend the payroll tax cut and extra jobless benefits. republicans backed off their demand for spending cuts to match those tax cuts. steve handlesman has the latest. >> reporter: if the payroll tax deal holds on capitol hill it is a win for president obama and the middle class. >> this tax cut means that the typical american family will see an extra $40 in every paycheck this year. and that's gonna help speed up this recovery. >> reporter: republican leaders tried to spin the deal as

clausen said huguely lied about his whereabouts and had a blank stare.ree times, what's wrong with you, george, huguely would not respond. on the stand, three women testified that huguely had contacted them, either by phone, text or instant message on the day love died. one described the messages as playf playful, legal experts say the prosecution has a strong case. >> there's no question we have promiscuity, unfaithfulness, alcohol. the prosecution i'm sure feels they can put it together in a a mix that makes george huguely look really bad. >> huguely's heavy drinking featured prominently in court on wednesday. all his friends told of a young man with a serious alcohol problem. mike thompson testified that the drinking was out of control, it needed to stop. his friends spoke of an intervention, thompson spoke that on the night love died, huguely was so drunk he wasn't making sense. in the state of virginia, being drunk can be a defense against first-degree murder. >> if you're so drunk you can can't even form a conscious, coherent thought, then you can'