mr. huguely will appeal these convictions. he will appeal his sentence. our system provides that a single pson or a single group of people are not the final arbiters. we are confidence that a mature and careful considering will result in the reversal of these convictions and the correct outcome in this case will eventually be released. our client mr. huguely remains optimistic, and remains hopeful that a thorough review will lead to the just outcome that he haus sought from the beginning. thank you. >> that was rhonda quagliana, a defense attorney for huguely, saying they'll appeal not only the conviction, but the sentencing. he was just sentenced to 23 years in prison for the death of yardley love in a former -- a lacrosse player at uva. >>> and of course we're going to stay in touch with jackie bensen, who is live there in charlottesville and see if the families of either yardley love or george huguely are going to step out with reaction as well. so stay with us on "news4 at 5" for the latest on that. >>> but also in news tonight, millions will be heari

mr. huguely's convictions will be reversed. we're confident in that. >> reporter: did he feel sorry for what he has done? he didn't show any remorse. >> of course he is and that's what he said. i'm sorry you missed it. thank you. yes. >> you are watching 9 news now at 5:00. we just heard from the defense attorney for george huguely and she was pretty demonstrative in her opposition to the sentence even though it was reduced by three years. in fact, she says the conviction itself was an injustice and they're going to appeal that conviction. they say that it basically is the jury got it wrong. they believe in the jury system. >> it is interesting, a very different take than the previous attorney talking about how things kind of with all of the evidence and the fact that there had been previous arrests and issues with george huguely's behavior leading up to ts that this was a young man warned in some way about the path his life was taking. >> two very different takes from the attorney, andrea. >> reporter: very different and you m

mr. huguely will appeal the conviction. he will appeal his sentence. >> reporter: you heard there even with the sentence being knocked down his defense team is planning to appeal that second-degree murder conviction. we did not hear from yeardley love's mother and sister but they thanked the prosecutor dave chapman and said quote we find no joy in other's sorrow. we plan to work dim jptly through the one love foundation to prevent this from happening to another family. here in charlottesville, virginia, the sentence was reduced from 26 years to 23 years. >> all right. >>> you will cross that bridge when you come to it. the bay bridge is safe for you to cross. had a scare earlier this week when workers felt the bridge moving, then the heart of downtown. so is all this traffic trauma worth it for the big races in let's get a fast preview with roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: there's still a lot going on even though no one's moving up and down pratt street. a lot of people are taking advantage of the open roadway. this has bee

mr. huguely himself, george huguely and for the first time, he will have the opportunity to address the court and express any remorse that he has. have any comments about what his role was or what he hopes the court would do to him as far as punishment goes. >> reporter: now huguely may choose not to speak because there's still a lawsuit filed against him by the love family and his attorneys are expected to file an appeal. we're live in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >>> tonight, mitt romney will be on certificate stage at the republican national convention -- center stage at the republican national convention but last night it was vice presidential running mate paul ryan energizing the crowd in tampa. abc's t.j. winick reports on the wisconsin republicans' national debut. >> reporter: america learned a little% paul ryan's wisconsin roots. >> i live on the same block where i grew up. we belong in the same parish where i was baptized. >> reporter: a lot about his political beliefs. >> these past four years we have suffered no shortage of words in the white house. what is missing is leadership in

mr. huguely himself, and for the first time he will have the opportunity to address the court and express any remorse that he has. have any comments ability what his role was or what he hopes the court would do to him as far as punishment goes. >> reporter: huguely may choose to not make a statement because of the lawsuit filed against him by the love family. in this case the sentencing begins today at 1:00. reporting from virginia for "good morning maryland," i'm christian schaffer, abc2 news. >> expected to come around 1:00 this afternoon. christian schaffer will have the outcome tonight at 5:00 and 6:00 and also you can follow us at abc2news.com. >>> it could be weeks before a teen charged in the perry hall high school shooting is going to appear before a judge. a court date has been set for september 7th. gladden is facing attempted murder and assault charges. 17-year-old daniel bowery was shot in the back during the first day of school. >>> and speaking of daniel, his classmates are now rallying around him. they want to do all they can to help him recover and coming up in the next ha

mr. huguely himself, and for the first time he will have the opportunity to address the court and express any remorse that he has. have any comments about what his role was or what hoe heps the -- he hopes the court would do to him as far as punishment goes. >> reporter: and huguely may choose not to speak because there's still a lawsuit filed against him by love's family and his attorneys are expected to appeal. we're life in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >>> still have complete coverage of the sentencing today which is expected around 1:00 this afternoon. now as soon as the decision is handed down, you can see at our website. abc2news.com and tonight at 5:00 and 6:00, christian schaffer will have live reports from virginia. >>> george zimmerman's now getting a new judge. this, after an appeals court in florida disqualified the original judge on the case. seminole county circuit judge lester was disqualified. he wrote that zimmerman flouted and then tried to manipulate the system. for the florida appeals court they agreed. >>> students at the high school are now working to get lady gaga t

mr. huguely remains optimistic and he remains hopeful that a thorough review of the case will lead to the outcome, the just outcome that he has sought from the beginning. >>reporter: yeardley love's mother and sister did not testify but released a statement saying they plan to work with the one love foundation to prevent this from happening to another family. huguely is head today a virginia prison. he'll be out around the time he's about 40 years old. sharee johnson, abc 2 news. >>> the state is now confirming the first west nile death in maryland. they will only tell us the person died sometime between july 1st and now. they're not giving any other details to us on this friday morning. there have now been 13 cases of west nile in maryland so far this year, comparing that to 19 in all of 2011. the cdc says this has been the worst year ever for west nile with more than 1600 cases reported nationwide. >>> to democracy 2012 this morning, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney took the stage, presenting what could have been the speech of his political life as he accepted his party's nom

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andrea, george huguely did say something to the love family today, but he pulled it back not fully expressing remorse in the courtroom. >> reporter: that's right. he turned and spoke to mrs. love and yeardley's sister lexie for the very first time. his voice was breaking up and he said, "i am so sorry for your loss. i hope and pray that you find peace." of course, as i heard you discussing with our legal analyst, in part that could be because an appeal is likely as well as the civil lawsuit he faces. so i think it was clear that he was not going to accept any kind of culpability for the tragic death of yeardley love. >> andrea mccarren, thank you. we know there are civil cases come down the line, a lot to watch even now. >>> the republican national convention wraps up tonight with mitt romney accepting his party's nomination. organizers today expanded the stage at the convention to bring romney closer to the delegates. before he speaks jeb bush is expected to make a push for education reform. then marco rubio will introduce romney himself. we also learned the mystery speaker will be actor clint eastwood. we'll have more on what's expected in romney's speech at 6:15 when

huguely joins me live tonight. >>> governor mitt romney's tax plan went to that strange foreign land called independent analysis and came back looking like a loser. unfortunately for mrs tax plan would slash taxes for the very rich and raise taxes on the poor and middle class. the independent study by the tax policy center bent over backwards to view romney's plan in a favorable light but concluded that the net effect of romney's plan would be this -- millionaires would get an $87,000 tax cut but 95% of americans would suffer a $500 tax increase on average. it could be worse for families. the study shows that making governor romney's tax plan revenue neutral would require eliminating tax preferences for middle and lower income families, reducing their after-tax income by an average of $2,000. according to the tax policy center. president obama campaigning in

huguely joins me live tonight. >>> governor mitt romney's tax plan went to that strange foreign land called independent analysis and came back looking like a loser. unfortunately for mr. romney, the truth is out. his tax plan would slash taxes for the very rich and raise taxes on the poor and middle class. the independent study by the tax policy center bent over backwards to view romney's plan in a favorable light but concluded that the net effect of romney's plan would be this -- millionaires would get an $87,000 tax cut but 95% of americans would suffer a $500 tax increase on average. it could be worse for families. the study shows that making governor romney's tax plan revenue neutral would require eliminating tax preferences for middle and lower income families, reducing their after-tax income by an average of $2,000. according to the tax policy center. president obama campaigning in ohio today was quick to seize on this damning new information. >> just today, an independent nonpartisan organization ran all the numbers on governor romney's plan. this wasn't my staff. this wasn't something we did. independent group ran the numbers. they found that if governor romn