and i'm mary bubala.s what people are talking about, the breaking news in southwest baltimore, right now, a gas main break is affecting hundreds of people. and the repairs could take several days. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the scene. captain mike perry has an

this morning wjz continues to investigate, mary bubala reveals how tired truckers and long hours on the road can turn deadly. >> reporter: good morning. a truck driver who fell asleep behind the wheel shatters a cockysville family but ed slattery and his son are fighting for stricter rules for truck driver hours. >>> a trip home from the family reunion turns deadly on the ohio turnpike. >> august 16th, 2010, the trucker fell asleep at the wheel. >> susan flattery and her two sons slowed down at a construction zone but a trucker behind them never sees it coming, never hits the brakes. >> he fell asleep and hit them at 55 miles an hour. >> the picture perfect family shattered by a tracker who barreled into the back of their car. >> i was at work and i got a phone call. the worse phone call you could ever imagine. >> suzanna popular professor at stevenson university is killed instant, rescue crews pull peter and matthew out of the wreckage barely clinging to live. >> he says this is so-and-so, the portage county coroner, you don't need to ask anything else. >> peter fights back and recover

mary bubala with the story. >> over here. >> reporter: carrie fisher sets the stage talking about heramous parents. . her father left her mother for elizabeth taylor. >> reporter: it is onhonest, funny and sobering look as life as a celebrity. >> you are only as good as your secrets. you know? >> i should be fine right now. >> reporter: carrie fisher spoke with me at the hippodrome where she is performance through next week. >> it is fun to speak to people. >> reporter: fisher, of course, talks about the mania surrounding her role as princess leia and all of the by- products of it. >> i was a soap. a soap. i would lather up. >> no one would like anything but bizarre in that hair. if that was a flattering hairstyle you would see it. >> reporter: and fisher dives into her battle with depression, using humor and the audience. >> i quiz them. you know, to whether or not they are mentally ill. which means i'm thrown out. because if my life was not funny, it would just be true and fun and unacceptable. >> reporter: mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> that is great. you have to have laughter. >

wjz has complete coverage, mary bubala is following the celebrity tributes but first, shaban has the very latest on the investigation in los angeles. >> reporter: beverly hills police revealed new details about whitney houston's deaths. >> she was unconscious and unresponsive when she was found. >> she was under water but not completely submerged. >> i don't have any informing on that. >> reporter: houston's battle with drugs is well known. police are not ruling out anything until they get the toxicology results in six to eight weeks. >> we're not boing to speculate. >> reporter: fan rene wright brought her 16-year-old niece to pay her respects. >> her smile was just so pleasant and so graceful. and he singing, it just touched my heart. >> reporter: at her peak her powerful voice made her one of the world east best selling artists. >> houston's family has taken her body from the morgue. it'll be flown back east for funeral services. in houston's home state of new jersey the principal at the whitney houston school paid tribute to its most well known allumni. >> it's very sad. >> repor

psychological but parents are sure it is tied to a hazmat crisis there decorateds ago, here is mary bubala with a closer look at what is really going on. >> reporter: in a small town girls are making headlines for their uncontrollable ticks. >> i had a couple of people ask me if i was faking this, what i said to them is give me one reason why i would want to fake this, because i am missing out on my life. >> reporter: it started last summer, girls showed signs of uncontrollable ticks and outbursts. now they include this woman. >> this is a good day for me. >> erin brockavitch is involved. a train wreck spilled solvent but doctors have determined they have a disorder. >> it is real symptoms such as loss of vision, paralysis. >> but some parents refuse to accept its psychological. >> even it was we don't know what caused it. >> doctors have ruled this out as a hoax but say all the media attention could be making matters worse by stressing them out so the girls have been advised not to talk with reporters, mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. >> health officials say an investigation found no env

. >> i'm mary bubala. >> wild weather around maryland right now. let's take a look, we've got a tornado watch and thunderstorm warnings in effect and high winds are on the way. bob turk is tracking it all. >>> all of that is strong activity south and east of us where it got warm. look at the radars all the activity in to southern maryland, lower eastern shore, across portions of extreme southeast maryland, tornado watch until 8:00, extreme southern portions of the western shore until 8:00, tornado watch in effect. thunderstorm warning, portion of caroline, dorchester county. all activity south and east of baltimore. lighter showers around baltimore and north central maryland will end shortly. windy conditions coming in later tonight. look once again, at the advisorys that are in effect. currently, west of us, that's where the winds are going to be coming in. tornado watch extreme southern portions of the region and the thunderstorm warnings until 4:15 for portions of caroline, dorchester and talbot county. warm stuff stayed in virginia up to 80 deg

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> two american soldiers in afghanistan are dead, killed by an afghan soldier, by violent burnings. >> reporter: afghan police fired on protestors during a third day of violent demonstrations that have now claimed the lives of two u.s. soldiers. cbs news has learned an afghan soldier gunned down two american troops at a military base in a province of eastern afghanistan. an afghan official says the shooter killed the soldier in retaliation, for the burning of korans at the bagram air base. the killings came hours after the taliban and some radical lawmakers called on afghans to retaliate on american troops. president obama has since sent a letter, apologizing for tuesday's burning incident, calling the burning of the holy book an accident. hamid karzai said u.s. military person burned the holy books out of ignorance. outrage is spreading across the country. these protestors say foreign forces have insulted their culture and don't respect their re

maybe i could have saved somebody's life by letting them have my spot in the boat. >> mary bubala, wjz eyewitness. >> the called the captain who abandoned ship a coward. he is now under arrest facing multiple manslaughter charges. >>> next up this morning right here on wjz -- >> reporter: good morning, i am andrea fujii, a debate show down over same sex marriage as a former opponent now switches his vote. the latest in a live report. >> reporter: good morning. the university of maryland baltimore county is dealing with a potential case of tuberculosis. i am kai jackson. i will tell you what they are doing to notify the campus. >> reporter: i am manuel gallegos in newark, new jersey, whitney houston fans are still turning up. the latest coming up. >> sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control, it is a foggy morning ride and a big problem on 95. we will keep you up to date on that situation in a few. right now over this marty. >> the amazing raise host fill cogin, 23rd edition, right here on coffee with, he set out on his own ride called ride across america. he joins us to talk about ,,

mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> thank you. more information go to wjz.com. >>> now, talking audibility special section. weather. >> weather, yeah. you know the one positive thing that we had are the mild temperatures. didn't get quite as warm yesterday, as we hoped or that. never really broke, the clouds never broke. the sun never got through which is a good thing, with all of the moisture in the air, if the sun had come through, we probably would triggered severe weather. there were tornadoes near georgia and the carolinas, we're left with the winds. so, winds are triggering a wind advisory in affect for the entire area. it starts at 8:00. goes through 6:00 a.m. gale warnings on the bay. so the winds are substantial. the air is pretty dry out there. 52% relative humidity. the high pressure is going to eventually takeover. the barometer is going to shoot up. in the 30., fill in the blank there for the next few days. the high takes over mid atlantic. right now, we have 29 degrees. cool spot around the metro area. with bel air a

and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a house explodes, killing three people, and police say it's no accident. the husband of a missing woman, denied custody of their children, takes the law into his own hands. duarte jiraldino has the heartbreaking story. >> reporter: cell phone video shows flames raging at the home after it blew up in washington. inside, police found the bones of the husband and missing sons -- and sons of a missing utah woman. >> the information we've gathered and the actions of josh and how fast this fire burnt, we believe this was intentional. >> neighbors say the blast was so strong, it shook their homes. >> it was just surreal. >> you could see the insulation everywhere. so you knew the house had blown up. >> reporter: the house exploded moments after a social worker brought the 7-year-old and 5- year-old for a visit with their father. the house went up inside. >> you have somebody who is hell bent on what he's going to do, which is double homicide of the tw

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala.e's what people are talking about. >> riveting testimony from the prosecution's final witnesses against george huguely, a man accused of killing cockeysville native yeardley love. huguely's former lacrosse teammates tells the jury of the heavy drinking in the hours before love

mary bubala is live with more on this. >> reporter: good afternoon. it is a tragic homecoming for major robert marchanti. he worked as ad advisor helping to train afghanistan police. this weekend, one of those afghanistan policeman assassinated him and another u.s. officer inside the highly secured interior ministries building in kabul. that suspected pay back for the burning of the koran by troops at a u.s. air base last monday. the news devastating to his wife and four children who live in baltimore. before taking full time work with the national guard in 2008, marchanti spent years as a physical education teach fer for several baltimore county schools. facebook messages are pouring in from students he taught over the years. >> he was the kind of person who came in to the room, and just calmed it down. >> when he got his job, he had two passions, one was working with kids, the other a soldier. >> he is a gentle giant. >> reporter: the death pain to feel marchanti's friends at the armory he is a 12th maryland guardsman to lose his life on the war on

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> today, we are learning about the last words of a utah father who is accused of killing his two young sons. >> reporter: as arson investigators continue to search through what is the powell home, the medical examiner says 7-year-old charlie and 5-year-old braden powell suffered chop injuries to their head and necks. their father said their father, josh powell, then started their house on fire. >> we found two five-gallon cans of gas. one was with the body. there was accelerants throughout the entire house. >> police say before he carried out the murder-suicide, powell donated his sons' toys to charity and left demonstrations about his personal effects in multiple e-mails. >> he sent e-mails to me and family and another pastor, making sure that everyone knew that he was gone, that he was the one that did this. he put a plan in motion and he carried it out. >> reporter: powell had been under police scrutiny following the disappearance of his wife,

mary bubala reports. >> jessica, a 10 day trial ends in a guilty verdict. it is second-degree murder for george huguely. >>> it took nine hours of deliberations for a jury to find george huguely guilty of two of the six counts against him. the former university of virginia lacrosse player was convicted of second-degree murder and laurean larceny in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend, yeardly love. >> there is no winners in this case, there is nothing but loss everywhere. >> love was found dead in her apartment in may of 2010. prosecutors say huguely beat her to death in a drunken jealous rage. huguely's attorney admitted his actions played a roll in love's death but argued he didn't intend to kill her. his attorneys wanted a lesser involuntary manslaughter conviction. >> we are of course disappointed with this verdict. but we have been proud to represent george in his fight for fairness over the last couple of years. he is hopeful, he is shirt spiritual and we look to some corrections in what happened here. >> reporter: prosecutors wanted the ju

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> we're following breaking news in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 is over an accident. >> we're up in the sparks area of baltimore county. the southbound i-83. about a half mile south of belfast road, where it appears a four-wheel drive vehicle, perhaps a jeep, has skidded off the left side of the roadway. and tumbled to a stop. it came to rest upside down. the driver has been extricated from the jeep. you can see it's a mess. he is in an awaiting ambulance right now, getting ready to be loaded in a medivac helicopter to be taken to shock trauma. his condition is not known at this time. other than believed to be critical. we do have maryland state police on the scene. baltimore county police are assisting with traffic. they have completely closed southbound i-83. just at belfast road, as this medivac operation is in process. they will reopen one lane and allow traffic to get by. but expect delays to get in the area. it's affecting both nort

mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. >>> on monday the nuns from cato nville will be part of the papal audience. for the latest stories and the link to the catholic review two to wjz.com. >>> coming up an incredible survival story. the unlikely hero who saved a driver from this upside down car from a creek. >>> and roaming around the wal- mart without clothes. >>> what exactly was the relationship between george huguely and yeardley love. a stunning piece of new evidence that had jurors on the edge of their seats. the details from charlottesville coming up. >> will winter make a return to the region on sunday? i have the complete warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 36 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. a gasoline tanker overturns and catches on fire. hazmat crews say it was carrying 19,000-gallons of fuel when it crashed. the tanker was traveling too fast and rolled on to the median. the driver was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> josh kaiser crashed his car into a creek. the teenager passed out as the car was filling up with wate

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> breaking news, a double fatal accident, on mcdonogh road in randallstown. let's go live to captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. captain mike? >> hello, mary. it happened at 2 children -- 2:30 this afternoon. you can see a three-vehicle collision here. two of these vehicles colliding head-on. chopping offer the car in the foreground. and sending the motor in to a sport utility vehicle. we know that two people in each of the cars that collided head- on die the at the scene. the driver of the other vehicle. it is not clear whether that driver was injured or transported to a local area hospital. police have completely closed mcdonogh road, south of painters mill road. and kristy breslin from traffic will inform you of other detours and incidents at the scene. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. now, that accident, as captain mike just told us, is affecting the rush hour ride home. let's check in with christy breezy lin -- kristy

and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> violent storms cut a path of destruction through kansas and missouri. the death toll is climbing and power is out for thousands. >> reporter: crews are digging out, trying to clear away rubble and salvage what remains of homes and businesses in harrisburg, illinois. the deadly storm flattened houses and uprooted trees. >> it's just your worst nightmare coming true. >> reporter: powerful storm also leveled a strip mall just before dawn. >> i'm adjust glad it happened at night. this would have been horrible for people to have been in this building when it happened. >> reporter: there were 16 tornado sightings across the midwest. the national weather service confirmed a twister touched down in harvey, kansas. more than a dozen people were injured there. >> she scraped and we went into the bathtub. >> reporter: the tornado took just three minutes to decimate nearly half the town, including a church. we split up and went around checking on neighbors

has >> i'm mary bubala here's what people are talking about. >> well known with the terrain, three expert skiers are not able to make it out alone. >>> kai, 12 expert skiers were together in an out-of-bounds area in stevens pass, washington when they were swept up in that wall of snow. >> the avalanche tore through pine trees, building up before country skiers. >> those that weren't buried or able to rescue themselves quickly, may be under bury mode. but we do have three fatalities. >>> wjz has learned through friends of the victim that the dead include jim jack, a former extreme skier, who judged preskiing competitions around the world. friends say he was on the mountain making a video, with chris rudolph, a marketing director. a third man, john brennan, also died. pro skier elise was also stabbed. >> kept her atop the avalanche and basically saved her life. >> reporter: earlier this month, the same kind of gear saved professional skier misha taylor. >> i saw the ground ripple. it was like the earth was breathing. once an avalanche has you, you're not going anywhere. >> she deployed an a

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> we are following breaking news from anne arundel county. minutes ago, a jury returns a verdict on a man accused of killing a police officer. >> they found lee steerchgs guilty in the stabbing death of officer mcgwynn. steves attacked him in july 2006. the jury deliberated nearly six days before reaching the verdict. now, stevens could become the first person sentenced to death since maryland's capital punishment law changed. >> wjz is in the courtroom. we'll bring you a live report all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> today's other big story, the emotional issue of forcing catholic churches to pay for things they believe are wrong. it's part of president obama's healthcare reform. danielle nottingham reports, republicans and democrats are locked in a heated battle. >> reporter: conservatives gathered in washington for their annual convention, a rallying against a new white house policy on birth control. >> one thing is for certain. this attack on reli

mary bubala is live with this report. >> reporter: good afternoon, the president will announce religious employers will not laugh have to cover birth control for employees after all. the administration will suggestion women get contraception directly from them. the archbishop said it would drop coverage before it would provide contraception. the senior official said it would ensure women get access to healthcare while also protecting religious liberty, don. >> thank you. the president is expected to make that announcement soon. >>> jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach just appeared in court in state college trying to get a judge to loosen the restrictions on his house arrest. his attorneys want the judge to allow him to leave to visit his grandchildren and have people come over. prosecutors want him to stay off his back porch which overlooks a playground. they spoke about it. >> all of a sudden these people turn on me when they have been in my home with their kids, when they have attended birthday parties, when they that have been on that deck. >> sandusky is accused of m

and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> he's charged with taking bizarre photos of a student. today, a judge ruled to significantly increase his bail. edward lawrence reports for wjz with the latest from los angeles. >> bail is now set at $23 million. for mark burn, one million for each of his alleged victims. the former los angeles elementary schoolteacher is accused of committing lewd acts against two dozen children. he simply said yes, i do, when asked if he understood the charges he faced. police say the teacher blindfolded students, taped their mouths shout and-- shut and put live roaches on their face. he also fed them bodily fluids with a spoon. >> all of the allegations are that the events happened at the school, in the classroom. >> reporter: police say the crimes date back to 2005 of the, and the alleged victims range in age, from 7 to 10. none reported what was happening. >> reporter: police launched the investigation a year ago, after an employee at a photo shop alerted e

i mean, just shocked. >> reporter: mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, the school said in a statementcampbell no longer works there and that none of the incidents took place on campus. vic? >> mary, thank you. campbell is charged with two counts each of a minor and fourth degree sex offense. >>> a sad day for a virginia fire company, as they lose one of their own in a fall. 33-year-old joshua weisman was a 7 of year veteran of alexandria's fire department. he died after falling 37 feet from an interstate overpass while at the scene of a crash. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused him to fall. >>> well, 20 years after a newborn baby is kidnapped from the new york hospital, the suspect goes before a judge. anne petway of raleigh made a plea deal. she admits she grabbed carolina white from a hospital. white's birth mother says she is outraged orthe plea bargain and believes petway should spend at least 20 years behind bars. >>> let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin. >>> friday afternoon never can be an easy one. on the north side inner loop, the delays there

there are however ways that can decrease the risk and mary bubala is live as we ask the experts good afternoon. >> good afternoon. we are joined by a cardiologist with med star union memorial hospital. thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure -- >> we are talking about the difference between men and women in heart disease. what are the big differences? >> well, women tend to present differently with heart attacks than men. men often have a lot of chest pain with a heart attack and women may not have any chest pain at all -- >> so what are the symptoms then? >> severe shortness of breath, maybe pain in the arm or the jaw or the neck, profound fatigue, sweating. those are the signs you want to look out for. >> why are they so different. >> men and women are different on all levels including how they present with heart disease. >> how can it be prevented? what should women do? >> the risk factors are those, heart disease is preventible, now your blood pressure and cholesterol, make sure your exercise, maintain an appropriate weight, don't smoke and see a doctor if you have worries and sympt

mary bubala is live with more details. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. police are checking surveillance cameras in the area near petite louis and have stepped up patrols. an unfamiliar sight outside of one of baltimore's most popular upscale restaurants, an officer stationed in front. police say two women were robbed as they were leaving the restaurant and we have learned one of the victims is 73-year- old sally michael. she and a friend were getting in their car outside petite louis tuesday night before 8:00 p.m. when a man who claimed to have a gun approached. >> i believe he said if you don't want to get shot give me your purse. >> reporter: he leaned into the car and grabbed one of the purses, one of the them refused to turn over her handbag, a move police say could have been dangerous. >> the suspect appeared to get spooked and ran off. we do not urge people could confront suspects. do what they asked. >> neither woman was hurt but neighbors are worried a potential gunman is still on the loose. >> this is disturbing, i actually live maybe six blocks

. >> mary bubala is live with more on this. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. maryland will soon be the eighth state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage. >> negative -- house bill 438 received a constitutional vote. >> the bill to legalize same- sex marriage now heads to the governor's desk. >> this is a difficult issue for many people but as one maryland we came together around the principle of human dignity. >> for the senator, the only openly gay senator this vote is personal. >> it's just a remarkable day for the people of the state of maryland. and i'm so proud to have been part of it. >> senate president mike miller reluctantly voted against the bill. >> this is history. i'm on the wrong side of history as a historian there is no doubt about. >> opponents confident they will get the on the ballot in november. >> we will move on to the referendum process that's where this will be decided. >> many same-sex couples filled the senate gallery to witness the historic votes in this day will change our lives forever. we will be able to tell our children

mary but ball la. >> screams and -- bubala. >> screamchaos inside a high school, manuel reports, parents heard the news and came running. >> reporter: parents cried and hugged their children outside of chardon high school after a student opened fire in the school cafeteria, one student dead, four injured. >> we feel so disheartened. >> a teacher may have saved lives running after the suspect. >> one of the teachers happened to chase the shooting suspect out of the building immediately at this point, our officers entered the building, went to the five injured student that is were injured, and got ems in there right behind the door behind them. >> there was just one shooter he turned himself in students who witnessed the attack says there was chaos people screaming and running down the halls. >>> 1100 students are enrolled at chardon high school 30 miles outside cleveland parents describe it as a tight knit community everyone knows each other. as swat teams rushed to the scene, teachers ushered students into the elementary school across the street. parents lined up outside to collect their kids. >> our t

mary bubala looks at the music. >> reporter: the awards played part in an impromptu memorial just as the six time grammy award winner was found dead. >> there is no way around this, we've had a death in our family. >> there's late word tonight that singer whitney houston has died. >> i'm completely devastated. >> she's the greatest voice of all time. >> whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asks that we carry on. >> today we celebrate the beautiful whitney houston, so get off your [ bleep ] >> the greatest artist diva. her legacy lives on. >> we all love you whitney houston. >> houston was in los angeles to attend clive davis' pregrammy party on saturday night. >> new at 5:30, a closer look at whitney houston's wide impact on an entire generation and how she shaped the life of millions of people. >>> key testimony today in the trial of george huguely. police describe evidence of a violent encounter between the final couple. adam may stays on the story, where moments later the medical examiner explains how yeardley love died. >> reporter: that medical examiner is

mary bubala has more. ♪ i've tried and i have failed ♪ >> reporter: one year ago, glenn campbell announcedng alzheimers. he also launch a fair well tour. >> they said, you have alzheimers and i said, well, you do what you can do. >> reporter: he and his wife of 30 years decided to be open from the diagnosis. instead, the five time grammy award winner is becoming the face of the disorder. >> he gets disoriented in the house. >> reporter: the symptoms started a few years ago, somedays, he can't remember how many children he has. in >> i remember my youngest girl, she was the only girl. what's the other one. how old am i now, 45, 65, what? >> 75. >> well, that's just a number. 75? wow. >> reporter: but somehow, performing his music is virtually unaffected. he can remember most of the lyrics to his songs like "rhinestone cowboy." ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy." >> reporter: sunday, campbell will perform. >> it hasn't affected his music. he sings great and plays great guitar. that's a protected part of the brain maybe. >> reporter: music a therapeutic and he's treated with medication. >> they've m

a critical shortage of cancer drugs, especially one needed to treat childhood leukemia, as mary bubala explains that shortage appears to be over at least for now. >> with lives at stake they announce a new supplier for the drug. they announced new supply lines for the life saving drug. >> we are also pleased to announce they also galvanized into action and ramped up production and has received a supply that should be in hospitals today and going forward. >> it was one of the medications that saved the life of brenda frieze's son. they are on a mission to push the fda and drug companies to increase the supply. >> i can't imagine them telling us yeah there is a drug there but it is not available. >> they urged lawmakers to investigate. they are pushing bipartisan legislation to beef up the nda's power to prevent shortages like this in the future. >> i just wish some of my colleagues would meet some of these kids with no hair who have been through treatment and surviving but then find out in the middle there may not be a drug available for them the next day. >> the fda is increasing a sup

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> we have breaking news for you. terror suspect arrest. a moroccan man is taken into cust good -- custed ony -- custody during the operation. fbi agents gave him the bombs and guns that were inoperable. >> reporter: the fbi arrested the suspect near the u.s. capital today, after agents gave him a vest he believed was filled with explosives. cbs news has learned the suspect is amin alkhalify. a 29-year-old morocan man who was living in alexandria, virginia, on an expired visa. the man expressed interest in launching a terror attack. >> reporter: undercover agents developed a relationship with alkhalify over the last few months, other learning that he wanted to be the first suicide bomber on u.s. soil. >> reporter: the suspect met with the agents friday morning and was given what he thought was a suicide vest. he was arrested a short time later as he set out on his mission. in a statement, capital police say, quote, at no time was the public or congressional community in any danger. in washington, danielle nottingham,

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> how did yardley love die? now, a virginia jury is trying to decide if george huguely intentionally killed his ex-girlfriend or if her death was an accident. wjz stays with this story with complete coverage. adam may has an update from court. >> reporter: right now, as we speak, inside this courthouse, the judge is asking the jury if they're any closer

to dance with -- i want to dance with somebody ♪ >> i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson.s what people are talking b. >> whitney houston's funeral is getting bigger by the day. now police in new jersey are being called upon for security. houston's family has decided to stream the services live for fans at home. >> reporter: police in newark, new jersey, are putting security measures in place for whitney houston's funeral this saturday. officers placed barricades around the new hope baptist church, where the pop superstar sang in the choir as a girl. police will close off a six- block area around the church. fans say they understand why they have to stay back. >> i'm actually kind of glad that they did it private. i wouldn't want to see a circus affair. because they are so spiritual. >> reporter: fans will be able to watch the service live on television and the internet. about 1500 invited guests will be able to attend the service. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: kevin costner, who costarred with houston in the hit film "the bodyguard," will speak at the service, as will her mento

. >> complete coverage continues with kai jackson, mary bubala, and first warning weather with bob turk and meteorologist >>> a small girl is rescued from an avalanche in kosovo. rescue workers dug through more than 30 feet of snow to find the girl trapped and buried inside her house. 9 people died in that avalanche, adding to the hundreds that died in the cold spell across eastern europe in the past two weeks. the government closed all schools and many businesses until february 20th. >>> a babysitter may be in trouble after a mix up in chicago. a day care provider dropped off two-year-old twins at the young house. the toddlers were put in protective custody after those folks called the police. the parents apparently found out what happened on facebook and were reunited with their children and are considering legal action. >>> a great start to the week on wall street. [ bell rings ] >> the unrest in greece is actually helping the market, the dow up 73, the s&p up 9, the nasdaq up 28. >>> let's go to park new york y alexis christoforous has the update. >> reporter: the stocks rebound aft

>> i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> massacre at a soccer game. dozens are killed during that massacre at cairo. many are being blamed for the bloodshed. tina kraus reports. >> reporter: angry people march through the streets, to bury the dead after a soccer massacre. at least 73 people died wednesday night when home team fans bust onto the field. many rival fans were suffocated or crushed to death, trying to escape through a narrow exit. some were thrown from the tops of the bleaches. others attacked with knives and clubs. protests are now under way across the country. many blame riot police for standing by and doing nothing about the violence and the stampede that followed. some politicians believe the security lapse was intentional, to fuel chaos in the country, after last february's fall of president hosni mubarak. these aren't hoodlums, they're sports fanatic he says. egypt's prime min story called an emergency -- minister called an emergency section of parliament. he said he

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i'm mary bubala. more on the controversy just ahead. >>> severely injured and covered in blood. a dog is found dumped in this parking lot. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on his link to dog fighting. >>> and snow in the region. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> another disturbing case of animal abuse. a pit bull is found beaten. monique griego has more on why police believe he came from a dog-fighting ring. >>> shy and submissive, by all accounts, rocky road is a gentle pit bull. but he had a brutal beginning. >> he was covered in bloods. had lacerations all over his head, neck, ears, legs. >> reporter: this picture was taken just last week, after a good samaritan found the dog, walking on this road in linthicum. some of his wounds were too graphic to show. >> he was obviously in pain, having trouble walking. >> the dog was brought here for treatment. that scott anderson said he had multiple bites and deep gashes. the front leg looked like a human-induced knife wound. >> reporter: anderson says these gashes on his

mary bubala has more on a well- known man who has an uplifting message for baltimore city 7th graders>>> o.j. brigants, has been an inspiration to the team as he battles als -- a.l.s. lou gehrigyay -- gehrig's disease. >> they were talking trash to one another and it was escalating. >> reporter: the boys had been mean to each other, calling each other names. >> they always make fun of people and i don't like it. >> reporter: their teacher needed someone like o.j. to get through to them. >> he is someone who took what people saw as a deficiency into a way to touch people. >> reporter: o.j. spoke to the boys through a special computer. brigants was diagnosed with a.l.s. in 2007. and from that moment, he told the boys he decided not to let the disease stop him. o.j. goes to work at ravens headquarters every day ask has raised more than $1 million in a.l.s. research. his message to the boy, figure out how to make your weakness a strength. >> i have figured out how to do greater things with a.l.s. than i ever did playing. he's turned a difficulty into something great. >> never forget that.

. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> the parkville community is in mourning after a 14-year-old boy is run over. derek valcourt explains, the tragedy is drawing attention to underaged drinking. good evening, derek. >> reporter: hi. some teenagers out here, paying tribute to this young boy, who on the day he died was drinking 4 loco. a product that has so much alcohol in it, it's been nicknamed, binge in a can. >> reporter: his death, devastating to those who came to pay respects at his makeshift memorial. >> he's a really good kid. he's smart. but he just made a few bad choices. >> reporter: saturday, trulock and some of his friends apparently spent the afternoon, drinking alcohol at a stream as his stepfawrgt drove him -- stepfather drove him home, michael became sick to his stomach. >> he became sick to his stomach drinking one of those alcohol energy drinks that all of these kids seem to think is okay. and he opened the door to vomit and he fell out. >> reporter: chris didn't k

i'm mary bubala. with a look at what is really going on. >>> shining an -- light into an airplane cockpit. could be fined. >>> snow? don't miss the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a dangerous trend. maryland laws aren't adequate, after someone is caught shining a laser at a plane or a chopper. but now, as mike schuh reports, stiffer penalties are proposed in annapolis. >>> those who fly these say it's getting worse. lasers, specifically the new green ones. more powerful, much more dangerous. >> it lit up the whole cockpit. once it hits that glass, it will shine across the whole cockpit. >> across the country, hundreds are hit each year. >> 64 times last year in maryland, aircraft were hit by lasers. >> that would be blinding. if he got you in the eyes, that would definitely be blinding. >> reporter: blinding a pilot at night. christopher lovejoy was one of those killed last year. while over mount airy, at night, allowing on instruments to stay in the air. today, he's telling his story in annapolis.

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> the teenager police say is responsible for the shooting is appearing in court right now. we're going to take a live look at the ohio courtroom where this judge will decide if the teen suspect, 17-year-old tj lane, should be charged as a juvenile or an adult. two more victims died from their injuries today. the suspect arrived at this courthouse in chardon, ohio, just after 3:00 this afternoon. the judge is reading some instructions. and then the proceedings will take place. we'll continue to monitor them. but for now, manuel gallegus reports for wjz. many are wondering what set the young gunman off on his killing spree. >> reporter: devastating news keeps battering the community of chardon, ohio. three students are now dead. victims of monday's shooting at the local high school. officials confirm the death of russell king and shortly after, demetrius jewelet. they were juniors. as was daniel palmentor who died on friday. they identify the suspe

. >> i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> more than 100,000 people received those infamous robocalls on election night 2010. now, bob ehrlich's campaign manager says he is sorry. why paul schurick is avoiding time behind bars. >> reporter: paul schurick admits he authorized those election night robocalls. and for that, a judge says he'll spend one month in home detention. >> it was, in fact, a profound personal failure. >> reporter: for the first time, ehrlich campaign manager paul schurick speaks out about the election night robocall that he says cost him his career, put his family through hell and publicly humiliated him. >> regret? yeah. i just walked out of a courtroom. it was a mistake. it was the wrong decision. we live with consequences. >> reporter: a jury agreed the election night robocalls to 112,000 registered democrats in baltimore city and prince george's county, amounted to voter suppression. because the call hinted bob ehrlich's opponent, governor o'malley had already w

and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. let's update the breaking news for you. undercover federal agents stop a terror suspect. investigators say a man wanted to blow up the u.s. capital. danielle nottingham reports from washington, d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: the fbi arrested the suspect near the u.s. capital today, after agents gave him a vest he believed was filled with explosives. cbs news has learned the suspect is amin alkhalify, a 29 moroccan man who was living in alexandria, virginia, on an expired visa. authorities put him under surveillance about a year ago, after the man expressed interest in launching a terror attack. >> reporter: undercover agents developed a relationship with alkhalify over the last few months, learning that he wanted to be the first suicide bomber on u.s. soil. >> reporter: the suspect met with the agents friday morning and was given what he thought was a suicide vest. he was arrested a short time later, as he set out on his mission. in a statement, capital police say, quote, at no time was the public or congressional commu

and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> george huguely breaks down, as he listens to chilling testimony about the death of his ex-girlfriend. the highly charged moments as huguely stands accused of killing baltimore native yeardley love. jessica kartalija explains what brought many in that courtroom to tears. jessica? >> kai, love's family, huguely and at least two jur hors were in ter -- tears as they learned his former girlfriend had, in fact died. >> reporter: former university of lacrosse player admitted he wrestled with and shoved yeardley love, but never punch said or strangled -- her. this, played inside charlottesville district court. the footage was recorded hours after love's body was discovered in her apartment in may of 2010. huguely told police he had gone to talk to love about their on again-off-again relationship. but insists he doesn't inflict lethal injuries. >> reporter: a charlottesville detective told huguely, quote, she's dead. huguely, how the expletive is she d

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and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. four men under arrest in the deadly attack outside towson town center. it happened just before christmas. and now the victim's heartbroken father is speaking out about the case. wjz is live in towson. mike hellgren explains what led police to the suspected killers. mike? >> in short, mary, surveillance video. the victim's dad tells me she's -- he's relieved by all of this. they say the four men they have in custody are the main players behind the bold violence here outside of nordstrom. >> reporter: police say a network of hundreds of cameras outside of towson town center proved critical, leading to the arrests of four men for a teenager here at the height of the holiday shopping season. this is a childhood photo of the victim, 19-year-old rodney pritchett, junior. his dad spoke first to wjz, following the arrest. >> good. they need to be in jail. can't go around here killing people, you know what i mean? thinking you can get away with it. i love that boy. plus he was my only son. i l