a jury convicts a former university of virginia lacrosse player in the murder of his university of virginia lacrosse player in the murder of his ex-girlfriend. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, february 23rd, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> we begin with the latest republican presidential debate. this one with in arizona and followed a now familiar formula. pile on the front-runner. last night it was the surging rick santorum taking the heat. there were some testy exchanges between santorum and mitt romney in the final debate before next week's critical michigan and arizona primary. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. this was the most combative and the most pivotal of all the gop debate so far. it puts rick santorum, who had this recent surge, ahead in the national polls, in the spotlight and on the defensive. rick santorum spent much of last night's republican debate in arizona defending himself. >> you don't know what you're talking about. >> the form

university is now preparing for the coverage of this trial. reporter: megan, all new this morning the university of virginia is preparing for students for the high profile trial of george hugly. he'll stand trial on monday for the murder of yardley love. the university sent an e-mail to students telling them about the upcoming trial and offering counseling for those who need it. now today a final pretrial hearing is scheduled to resolve some last minute legal issue in this case. jury selection for the two-week trial starts on monday. hugly says he shook her and then she hit her head. but defense says love died from an irregular heartbeat after taking medication for attention deficit disorder. love was found dead by her roommate on may 3rd, 2010 inside her apartment in charlottesville. 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 student affairs officer patricia lampkin released this statement saying i immediately began to notice a difference in the types of calls and notifications that our

the victim and the suspect or days from graduation at the university of virginia. this morning in seven states maryland the presidengeorge huguely -- chevy chase resident george huguely will testify. a pool of 300 people have not been influenced by the high- profile university of virginia murder case, hopefully. >> it is unfortunate. i would rather the university did not have to have this reputation. >> the jurors will see a graphic images of a 22-year-old young woman found dead in her off- campus apartment in may of 2010. defense attorneys lost an argument to go out pictures of her badly bruised and beaten body. >> it was obviously really tragic. >> her ex-boyfriend, his attorneys will argue that the death was an accident while he was intoxicated. the university has warns students of emotional distress and will offer counseling. >> i think that we will move past this in time. >> not only will the jury see pictures and listen to recordings, but they will also hear testimony from the girl's mother and sister. there will be among the first to testify. reporting live i

university of virginia president teresa sullivan offered her condolences. said, quote, the conclusion of a trial like this may bring a momentaries are lugs. yardley's family, team mates, friends and all of us at the university continue to feel the loss of this promising young woman. >>> police have been investigating five burglar is in franconia over the last ten days. they're taking place in the same way. they simply smash windows, steal items leak jewelry, laptops and small objects but run off. >> it's been frightening because we've been here for the last 17 years. therefore, i'm shocked. >> many are installed security amples. police are asking everyone to support anything out of the ordinary and get license plates. >> th morning a womt is apeopling to the public about answers for her daughter's death. mainlands found are chris carys anderson. her mother now hopes someone can help police determine what happened that night. >> who ever knows what happened to her, be a human being, give the detectives what they need. >> anderson's mother said her daughter h

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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 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 yardley love. head to our website at abc2news.com. in the slide show we have a story. there is a link inside that story to the one love foundation which was formed in her honor. it talks a little bit about the foundation. you can also click on how to help and how to donate, all a fitting tribute for yardley love. reporting live in the interactive news center, sherree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> also today fallen officer william torebet will be honored at noon with a special ceremony naming a street after him within the city. it was a year ago when he responded in plain clothes to report of a fight at the club select lounge. tolbert tried to break that fight up but wa

huguely looked totally different from the images of him as a strapping university of virginia lacrosse player. now a murder defendant. he listened to the questions posed to those who would be selected to stand in judgment. on the front row, the family of yeardley love, george w. huguely's former girlfriend, who died of blunt force trauma in the days before her graduation from uva. prosecutors say they will present the details of a brutal encounter lvoe hadove had with george w. huguely. they asked jurors if they heard the details of the case that has drawn media attention from across the country. some have strong opinions. >> you have a high profile case here. >> the defense attorney is not connected to this case, but he says the to challenge is finding people for the panel looked and listened to the evidence and make a fair judgment. >> it is possible to encounter a fair jury that has no knowledge of the fact. that is what the judge is looking for. >> they have shown glimpses of their strategy, asking members of the jury if they believe being drunk is a defense for first-degree murder

. >> reporter: at the university of virginia, students debate the conviction and sentence of george huguely. the former lacrosse player, found guilty of second-degree murder, could serve 26 years in prison. >> there is definitely this kind of unresolved tension about it. >> i think that it's fair. >> i think second-degree murder was pretty fair. >> reporter: the verdict came after nine hours of deliberations. jurors did not believe huguely planned to kill his ex- girlfriend, yeardley love. but they also didn't think it was an accident. instead, they ruled the beating death in her off-campus apartment in may 2010, was an intentional disregard for human life. love's mother and sister from cockeysville, moved many to tears when they testified during sentencing. lexy love said, quote, i never wanted something so bad in my

than this which makes it very hard to provide for a family and to survive employees at the university of virginia are no different they are drastic. under paid with the moon minimum wage of just over ten dollars an hour in attempts to improve the working conditions of university employees eighteen students at the university have embarked on hunger strike as part of the living wage campaign at that school joining me now to discuss the hunger strike and the living wage campaign at the university of virginia is hunter link a recent graduate of the university and a participate participant in the living wage campaigns. welcome thanks for having me on thanks for joining us you've been going to do a ten day ten just water water and juice water and juice ma that's that's that's rigorous. how long you plan on going. you know it kind of all depends on how because she actions with the administration goes we met with the president this morning. no movement and we have another meeting tomorrow so we're really hoping. that something something happens you know how much the president makes the president of our u

most recently vernon serious at the university of virginia. i have one at oxford university press where he introduced me to my editor there. certainly the american negro history and literature, multi-volume reissue of lost classic is something that jim really pioneered in his day and really encouraged his students and fellow scholars to follow, so they could be surrounded by titles. as he was with the sesquicentennial firing of fort sumter surrounded this year with another wonderful hit. as a reviewer and author of more than 125 reviews and these kinds of professional journals, he still takes time to meet with national history day winners, to meet with politicians. hmm, the civil war wasn't about slavery. where have i heard that before, governor? the mcphersons at cornell. you can find him on the website. if you google, an interesting way to find mcpherson piercing all kinds of pioneers. princeton, this is jim getting his earliest graduate students in shape the early years. this is the p-rade, the year he came to princeton. here he is protectin

. >> we begin a new mcdade two of the university of virginia murder trial. >> today prosecutors and defense are continuing the search for 12 jurors and three alternates. university of virginia lacrosse all-star george huguely is accused of killing his ex- girlfriend yeardly love back in 2010. >> this is still going. three potential jurors have a qualified which means they will move on. 10 have already been dismissed three saying they already have an opinion. jury selection last 11 hours yesterday. today, on both sides hope to have the 12-person jury and three alternates selected. >> the prosecution and defense will be able to work out how they are incorporating the process into their selection. the judge is always very flexible. i think that will move along. >> 19 of the 40 made it through the first round of questioning. the number must get to 27 before six will be eliminated. >> lot of people have already formed the impression about the case. >> 24-year-old george huguely is accused of killing yeardly love and sat quietly during the proceedings. he claims she died from an irregular heartbe

the ormer university of virginia lacrosse playerris accused of killing cockeysville native yeardley love. megan gilliland is live rom love's alma mater... notre dame prep... where many eyes are on this cas. you can imagine this case has been difficult for everyone who knew love... it's a story that shocked this entire region...and that seems to be playing a part in jury selectio. selection.one by one... potential jurors sat on the &pwitness stand... in the charlottsville, virgiiia courthouse.revealing just how hard it would be to sit on this jury... because of the high profile case.some jurors said they had already made up their minns about whether george huguely as guiltt of murdering yeardly love.at one point, love's mother began to cry... as hugueey pleaded not guilty to the six charges he faces.from murder to breaking and entering.22-year old love a pool of blood in may 2010. those who know her were grief stricken. old sot mary bartel/notre dame lacrosse coach"she was goodness eptiapizzd, sense of humor, i don't think i'll teach or coach another child close to that." 3 that."we've he

university. he is one of the five historians speaking today live in at the university of virginia on the confederacy and making their cases for person of the year 1862 as the nation celebrates -- recognizes the 150th anniversary of the civil war. here's bob in washington, d.c. go ahead. >> professor mcpherson, i want to thank you for your major contributions to american scholarship on the civil war. do i recall correctly that it was farragut who said "damn the torpedos full speed ahead." or if it wasn't him was that done at mobile bay? the second question i have after mobile bay, does he do anything outside of the gulf and switch his efforts to the atlantic coast? >> you're right in your first assumption. i wasn't mobile bay when he said "damn the torpedos full speed ahead." that happened as the fleet that he commanded was in the process of passing the forts that protected the entrance to mobile bay. and one of the union ships, an iron-clad, a brand-new iron-clad, the monitor, hit a torpedo which was what they called naval mines then. and went to the bottom immediately with the loss of its whole cre

. >> jury selection in the university of virginia murder trial. another long day of interviewing prospective jurors. as the suspect george hugelyuely looked on. >> we will have another long night. jurors did not leave until a 30 p.m. and now they have a second or third group of 40 percent -- prospective jurors in there. they're trying to get a pool of 27 so they can start cutting them down. right now that looks like it is going to be a while in the making. walking into court today, katie whiteley joins the love family in the second day of georgia -- jury selection. the questions today posed by prosecutors and defense attorney center on domestic abuse. the commonwealth content she had gotten out of her relationship shortly before her may 2010 murder. some observers say this issue made the jury selection so long. >> they're using domestic violence as a criteria and considering the number of women that are abused and it is under reported, it is difficult for someone to find someone who is not connected in some way. >> the defense attorneys provide hin

monday, february 6th. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 jury selection begins thhs morning in the trial for the university of virginia lacrosse player accuued of killing cockeysville native yeardley love. love.24 year old george huguely s accused of beating love to death inside er off university of virginia in may admitted he went to love's apartment... and shook the 22-year old... at times striking her head against the wall.but hugley's defense team paintains he did not inttnd to commit murder. (sot from atty from pkg) 4/12/11 incue george huguely outcue: he did could have happe. happened.huguely's trial is being held in charlottsville virginia..t's expected that huguely's defense is going to spend a lot f time tieing medication...adderall....to her cause of death.he facee life in prison if convicted for first-degree murder. a horrific turn in the case of a missing utah woman. sheriff's deputies say the man being investigated in her pisappearance killed himself and his two children in an explosion. flames burned through what was left of the house in pierce county washington sunday. investigators say josh powell set

continue to update this story as more details become available. >>> this morning a former university of virginiarosse player is back behind bars after jurors recommended he spend the next 26 years in prison for killing his former girlfriend. george huguely was found guilty of second-degree murder and grand larceny. prosecutors say huguely beat yeardley love to death in a drunken rage in 2010. the prosecutors said in this case no one wins. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. >> we are, of course, disappointed with the verdict, but we've been proud to represent george in his fight for fairness over the last couple of years. >> before hearing the verdict, huguely made the sign of the cross and after the verdict he broke down and cried and was comforted by his attorneys. >>th

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the latest details of the guilty verdict in the university of virginia lacrosse murder trial, plus reaction from the victim's family. and the wife of an amazing race producer speaks out on the mysterious death of her husband in africa. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thank you for watching "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. >> reporter: an overnight fire in sunnyvale destroys a home, concerns, questions now about the whereabouts of the family of four who lives here. i'm bob redell. we'll take you here live coming up. >> students at

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attention to a trial that is by the national media, we haven't seen her before. >> reporter: the university of virginia lacrosse players were having problems with their relationship before love's death. hughly admitted he kicked down the door of her off campus apartment and shookler as her head hit the wall. his defense team says huguely didn't intend to kill her. george huguely learned that yeardley love died when he was told that by a detective. >> reporter: the jury will hear that defense along with his lacrosse teammates, describing him as very drunk the night love died. >> the prosecution's case looks solid. >> reporter: he expects the defense to counter medical examiner's findings that love died from head trauma by suggesting she could have fallen for the drug adderall found in her system killed her. they will try to probably show that she was drinking too much that night or drinks too much generally and probably put her a little bit on trial by showing that her condition that she caused led to this as much or more than whatever he did. >> reporter: jury selection is expected to take two days in

. >>> today's the second day of jury selection in the murder trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player from montgomery county. george hug she charged with the -- huguely is charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend. he pleaded not guilty yesterday. prosecutors say love died after an enraged huguely violently hit her head against a wall. the defense argues that she died in part from a mixture of alcohol and prescription medicine. so far 12 women and seven men make up the pool of potential jurors. >>> at least 130 current and former employees of the district of columbia are being investigated for unemployment fraud. prosecutors say that the workers were collecting unemployment checks and the government paycheck at the same time. they say the fraud cost the city at least $84,000. 90 -- $840,000. 90 are still employed by the district. they've been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. >>> today mayor gray will deliver his state of the state address. he will lay out his agenda for the year. the speech could spark a battle between the fir

reporter: the university of virginia is bracing for -- he'll stand trial on monday in charlottesville for the murder of yardley love. the university has grief counselors on hand to talk to students, faculty and staff. today a final pretrial hearing is scheduled. jury selection for the two-week trial starts on monday. hugly says he shook her and she hit her head. the defense says love died from an irregular heartbeat caused by a medication she was taking for attention deficit disorder. love was found dead on may 3rd, 2010 inside her apartment in charlottesville. a roommate discovered her body. 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 office patricia lampkin released this statement saying i immediately began to notice a difference in the types 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 concer

. >> >> nearly two years after yardly love was found dead near the university of virginia, her former boyfriend is scheduled to stand trial for her murder. more on what is ahead for george hugely. >> reporter: the painstaking process of selecting the jury that will ultimately be asked to decide if this was a premed dated murder or -- >> just 22 years old when she died. killed at the hands of her boyfriend. a crush of media descending on the college town where his murder trial is about to get underway. >> >> the university of virginia lacrosse players were having the problem with the relationship just before love's death. hugely admitted that he kicked her door down and shook her as her head repeatedly hit the wall. but his defense team said he did not mean to kill her. >> he only learned she had died when he was told that by the police. >> his teammates will say the same thing. >> the prosecution's case is solid. >> reporter: the defense will try to counter the medical examiner's findings by saying prescription drugs found in her system killed her. >> trying to show she drank too much

. >> officials at the university of virginia have already warned students and staff of the emotional toll that the case to present to the community. as one student stands trough for the murder of another. the murder of yeardley love happened on may 3, 2010 when her roommate found her face down in a pool of blood in her apartment by the university of arizona. police arrested a 24-year-old ex-boyfriend and then a lacrosse player, george huguely. his lawyer got to motions. the first, asking for a gag order. this was granted. the judge went one step further saying no pictures or video could be taken until the jury is seated. the second motion concerned showing 15 graphic photos to the jury pool. this was denied. those pictures can be shown. more than 160 notices went out february 1, but that does not necessarily mean they'll be questioned for the george huguely trial. defense attorneys are hoping for a jury of 12 with three alternates. jury selection could stretch into tuesday but here it -- but attorneys on both sides are hoping to begin today and have opening statements tomorrow. we wi

at some stories topping charlottesville it of the murder trial of university of virginia student. illing his her apartment n of 2010. of night maryland's house passed a bill to allow same-sex marriage. o'malley says he will t. opponents are working on referendum against it for the november ballot. today former prince george's county jack johnson is scheduled turn himself in. more than seven behind bars for bribery charges in connection a corruption scandal. dave zahren for the forecast. good morning, we have a contrasts. slushy daysnowy tomorrow. freezing,es are above winds, 37 in bowie, 32 ashburn. big story to the south this building in the gulf coast it will make its way south area so it ngton any chance of diminishing snow is hour. storm watches to the west like cull peeper and counties. two to five inches in the immediate area. as wee cast we can see tomorrow afternoon that is a chance of e to the ting snow down west.and you for that. for watching. great day.ve a

jefferson author of the declaration of american independence of the state of virginia for religious freedom and father of the university of virginia end of quote nothing about being the two term third president of the united states and that's the way he wanted it jefferson was far more proud of starting the university of virginia which he envisioned as a free public university that he was of being the president of the united states and he wanted his tombstone which he designed himself before he died to reflect that in a very real way thomas jefferson was the father of free public education in our country since then public education has soon served two main purposes in america it's been the great equalizer in our economy and american no matter how rich or poor they were born could have access to the same quality public education be given the same opportunities to learn about the world and be given the same preparation for a good job that at its core is what the american dream is all about and a quality public education is essential to making sure it doesn't disappear. but there's another purpose of education one that th

love.george hugely is accused of beating her to death inside her off campus apartment near the university of virginia in may of 2010.as you can imagine it's an emotional time for everyone who knew her. her.megan gilliland is live in towson from notre dame prep this morning with more on how those closess to her are dealing with their loss. loss.good morning patrice,as the murderrtrial for yeardlee love's suspeted killerr begins... her alma mater, notre dame prep... is holding on to her memory. memory.1:00:00 "let's have fun in honor of yeardley..whistle sounds." 1:00:03 1:00:03hundreds of students took parr in tte second annual dodgeball tournnment to remember love yesterday. knowing that this week would be an emotional one... s her suspected killer and former boyfriend... george hugely... heads to trial.starting this morning... potentiil jurors will file into the courthouse and women who will ulttmately decide if huguely... is guilty. police say he admitted he went to love's off campus apartment, kicked in violently shake the 22-year o old... at times striking her head against the wall.but hugley's d

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then we'll hear from a couple of university of virginia professors. sid milkis, author of a wonderful book on progressive politics entitled "theodore roosevelt, progressive party and the transformation of american democracy." and jim ceaser, professor of politics at uva. next we'll hear from john halpin, senior fellow at the center for american progress. finally, matt spalding, vice president for american studies at heritage foundation. so, e.j. >> first, it's great to see so many people here. happy holidays. to those who celebrate them, merry christmas and happy hanukkah. i want to thank my friend bill schambra for putting together what is a genuinely fair and balanced event. which doesn't always happen in washington. bill and i have been agreeing for about a quarter a century on the importance of community and disagreeing about what progressives make of the idea of community for about that long. and it's just great to be with him. i just want to say something about each of the panelists. sid milkis's book on the 1912 election, absolutely everyone sho

graduating from the university of virginia, and the university of virginia school of law as. as a young lawyer he clerked for the u.s. district judge berrington parker and served as counsel for various senate committees, he's also been in public service serving with bill clinton and serving as secretary of the cabinet of the clinton administration. currently, he's a partner in the inte93 law firm bingham mccutcheon but his interests go beyond the legal field. he is public spirited serving on boards as diverse as the national fish and wildlife foundation, the ford foundation, the supreme court historical society, and the ethics advisory committee of the u.s. olympic committee among many others. "newsweek" magazine named him one of the 100 people to watch in the new century. and we have the opportunity today to hear him share his advice on the legal issues surrounding the eisenhower years and the men who shaped them. following mr. marshall, we have dr. charles sanders, an associate professor at my alma mater kansas state university. dr. sanders received his undergraduate degree

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opening statements today not murder trial involving two former university of virginia although -- university of virginia lacrosse players as he learned she slept with someone else. they had broken you. in court, the prosecution says days before police found love, the girl, dead, faced down in a pool of blood, the guy sent her an e-mail that said "i should have killed you." his attorneys have claimed the murder was a tragic mistake and that alcohol and a drug caused her death although the autopsy ruled she died of blunt force trauma to the head. a drug cannot hit people on the head. back to the legal panel. randy and mercedes, i didn't do first names, i am not sure why, you look at this and there is a pattern here. >> this is so tragic. there was evidence of violence before it reached that point where she was killed. he had put her in a chokehold months before. she had broken up the relationship and he sends an e-mail i should have killed you when you break up with me, this is premeditated and hours and hours before he broke into the bedroom, and it would be different and i would grow with th

charley and megan, over to you. >> thank you. >>> today a hearing is set for the university of virginia la crosse player charged in the death of his former girlfriend yardly love. is standing by with more information this morning with how the university is preparing for the coverage in this trial. reporter: good morning. the university of virginia is preparing students and staff for next week's high profile trial. he is expected to stand trial in charlottesville for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, yardly love. 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

former university of virginia what cross player is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend yeardley love in 2010. his attorney acknowledged on closing arguments his client did have a role in the death but blamed his actions on youthful indiscretion and their volatile relationship. if you want the up-to-the minute details, following christian schav here has been tweeting in the courtroom as the testimony happens. so go to abc2news.com and click on the story in the slide show. >>> baltimore archbishop edwin o'brien is a cardinal. he is the 4th from the area. the new members were elevated saturday by the pontiff in a special ceremony. main role is to advice the pope and pick the future successor. >>> the catholic community is very proud. sunday morning parishioners from the oldest archdiocese to cathedral mary our queen believe cad cardinal o'brien will vols a special connection to baltimore. >> very proud we have a presence in rome and he was considered by the pope and it feels wonderful. >> cardinal o'brien will be back in baltimore march 4th and will be back here for a noon mass in today

deliberation room. >> reporter: two girls that were high school students at the time visiting the university of virginiaguely's apartment a few nights before the death. one of the girls said she saw love hit huguely with her purse. they said she was angry. and then asked the girls if they had been texts huguely. what is the defense team likely to try to prove in their closing arguments? >> this is an unfortunate, tremendously unfortunate accident. they're going to want to show that the medical evidence casts reasonable doubt that it was blunt force trauma that killed yeardley love. >> reporter: the court wrapped up early friday after only two hours of witness testimony because one of the lead defense attorneys was sick, the judge says he wants the trial to move forward, without delay. it's possible george huguely's father could take stand. dan and bianna. >> a big case. possibly more developments today. >>> now, another look at the morning's headlines. let's get itver the -- to this guy, ron claiborne. >>> the 29-year-old moroccan arrested in an fbi string thought america's war on terrorism was an attac

. >>> the prosecution is expected to rest today in the trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. prosecutors say george huguely killed yeardley love in a jealous rage in may of 2010, slamming her head into a wall. a forensics specialist in the case was the last to take the stand. he told the court that love's dna was found under huguely's fingernails. medical experts also testified that love was drunk but say that she died from blunt force trauma to the head. the defense claims love's death was an accident. >>> this morning we're learning new details about whitney houston's final days just 48 hours before her death. witnesses say that houston looked "out of it." "people" magazine reports that houston was in the gift shop of the beverlie hilton hotel and saw herself on the cover of the "national enquirer." she reportedly then cursed and yelled, "what is wrong with these people? when did i collapse?" by saturday, she was dead in a bathtub in her room. houston's daughter, bobbi kristina, was in the lobby at the time she saw the magazine c

her. >>> also ahead, jury deliberations set to begin this week at the trial of that former university of virginiased of killing his ex-girlfriend. we'll have the latest on that case. >>> plus, whitney houston laid to rt one day after an emotional memorial featuring many of the singer's famous friends. this morning, we'll talk to houston's godmother who was there at the funeral. we'll have those stories and, of course, it is president's day. that means big sales. we'll tell you where to find the best deals when we get started on a monday morning right here on "today." back to you. did you get some snow this weekend? >> you know, we didn't get much here in d.c. some of the outer suburbs got a little snow. but snow lovers are hating it. what about you? you miss the snow? >> we didn't get any. it's a crazy winter. >> it is. all right. we miss you here in d.c. hope to see you soon. >> you, too. tell joe i said hi. >> thanks. hi. >> hi. >> great to see you. >> you, too. have a good day. >> thanks. i should have told her i'm the only flake you got. >> and i get that every morning. lucky me. >> here i si

deliberations begin this week in the trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accusedf killing his girlfriend. george huguely's lawyer described him as, quote, stupid, drink, but not a killer. but will jurors agree? >>> and new chapter. elizabeth smart, whose kidnapping and return home gripped a nation a decade ago says "i do" in a private hawaiian ceremony. she's beginning her honeymoon and starting life as a newlywed "today," sunday, february 19th, and starting life as a newlywed "today," sunday, february 19th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good sunday morning, everyone. welcome to "today" oop pym lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. i turned on the ceremony yesterday, it was televised, and at first i felt uncomfortable, whether i should be watching it. but it was a really, touching, beautiful, service. >> it was sad at times but also was a celebration. joyous and rousing. it was amazing. >> it was. and it was filled with memories of houston and also the music that she loved. friends including tyler perry and kevin costner all spoke warmly a

. >>> jury selection is under way in the trial of a university of virginia la crosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. george huguely of chevy chase, maryland pleaded not guilty in court to murdering yardly love found dead in her charlottesville apartment in may of 2010 just weeks before graduation. 12 jurors and three alternates are needed. julie carey is in charlottesville with details. julie? >> reporter: in an unusual move jury selection is going to continue well into the evening hours. it became clear from the start today it was going to take a while to seat an impartial jury. nearly every juror that came to the courtroom today has heard of the high profile case and the bigger problem is many of them also say they've already made up their mind about whether george huguely is guilty. >>> the last time the public or the press saw george huguely he looked like this. his once shaggy hair shaved off in jail. today he came to court far thinner with his hair starting to grow back. six times huguely replied "not guilty" to the charges against him. the most serious? first-degree

. >>> the jury in a high-profile murder trial involving two former university of virginia lacrosse players will be finalized this morning. opening statements in george huguely's trial are expected to begin this afternoon. huguely is charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, yeardley love, in may of 2010. the chevy chase native pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him including first-degree murder. prosecutors say that love died after an enraged huguely violently slammed her head against a wall. the defense argues that she died in part from a mixture of alcohol and prescription medicine. >>> this morning, rick santorum enjoying a big boost in his bid for the republican presidential nomination. the former pennsylvania senator swept yesterday's three gop races. the colorado and minnesota caucuses, as well as the missouri primary. no delegates were actually up for grabs in missouri's primary. instead, they'll be awarded through a caucus next month. santor says his victories proved conservative simple alive. he used the results to take a direct shot at mitt romney. >> your votes today we

. >> the defense will resume its case today in the trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. george huguely's lawyer tried to chip away at medical testimony him in yeardley love's desk in may of 2010 at her apartment in charlottesville. -- yeardley love's death. >> investigators have arrested two in connection with three armed robberies in the district. a 27-year-old karen walker and another person suspected of carrying out robberies in northwest and southeast d.c. late monday and early tuesday. police don't believe they are linked to a series of robberies in upper northwest d.c. -- aaron walker. >> governor of new jersey responding to criticism about how he is trying to honor whitney houston by flying flags at half staff. >> a busy night on 95 near baltimore after a truck overturned. why the driver was arrested. >> another check on traffic and weather in the area, hi there. whoaa! chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. that''great! i know, right? just learned how to drivthis yesterday. one second i'll