weijia jiang has more on the concerns on the roads there. wow. what a difference, lots of snow out there, weijia? >> let me tell you, the snow has really started to pound down in the last half hour or so. let me show you how it is sticking to the ground. we have seen everything today, from rain to sleet to snow. and of course that all translates to the potential for a disast or the roadways. >>> a messy wintry mix is blasting through maryland. >> snow can be a headache. >> a headache that is here, after luck ran out. carroll county got the brunt of the first round. snow whipped around sky eye chopper 13 in hampstead. and in westminster, locals treated sidewalks and braved the weather. >> sometimes the stores get crazy when it's going to be a blizzard or any kind of bad weather. >> reporter: with up to 3 inches possible in some areas, salt trucks headed out early. in baltimore city, they were unnecessary stops for dozens. welcome news for drivers bracing for bangups and congestion. >> people have the tendency of riding the brakes. >> they're in a h

. >> first warning weather coverage continues now with weijia jiang. she is live in westminster, carroll county, with more on the impact snow is having right now. weijia, you have more there than we have down here. >> absolutely vic. it has been snowing pretty heavily down here. let me also show you how the snow is sticking to the grass. of course, it all translates into one big wet and potentially disastrous mess on the road. >> reporter: a nasty wintry mix is blasting through maryland. >> we have been very, very lucky now. snow to me can be a headache. >> reporter: a headache that is here, after luck ran out. carroll county got the brunt of the first round. snow whipped around sky eye chopper 13 in hampstead. and westminster, locals treated sidewalks and braved the weather to stock up. >> i'm getting supplies because sometimes the stores get crazy when it's going to be some kind of blizzard or any kind of bad weather. >> reporter: with up to 3 inches possible in some areas, salt trucks headed out early. in baltimore city, the falls road salt dome, a n

weijia jiang has this story. >> reporter: good afternoon. as this trial progresses it is getting more intense inside that courtroom. the details so specific and gruesome yardly love's mother and sister have been driven to tears many times. revelations of what she suffered have been harrowing. >>> as the murder trial nears the end of the first week jurors will hear more testimony to decide if he beat her to death. they had an off and on again relationship, 1 friends and family say was spiraling out of control in part due to hugley's growing drinking problem. jurors saw an e-mail that read you said you would get back together with me if i stopped drinking then you went and bleeped mike burns. i should have killed you. mike burns took the stand, too, admitting he had a sexual affair with love. when hugley found out he testified he heard her scream help me and he put her in a choke hold. he broke it up. she was crying and said thank you so much. but defense lawyers are pushing the juror to consider involuntary manslaughter, not they have first d

live in baltimore county, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> you and i remember that storm very well. thank you. please stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage of the winter weather headed this way. we will bring you complete coverage today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> jury selection should wrap up today in the trial of judge hugley, the lacrosse player charged with killing yardly love. adam may is live there. good afternoon. >> reporter: don, just stepped out of the courtroom. jury selection has wrapped up. they were sworn in, opening statements began an hour ago. of all the court cases i have covered these are some of the most emotional open statements i have ever heard. prosecutors laying out their case against george hugley, on trial in the murder of her. she was on her bed face down on the pillow, had a comforter pulled up over her and very visible ugly injuries to her right eye. they say she may have been alive up to two hours after she was beaten by george hugley and the prosecutors are saying basically right away hugley bake became a suspect because a roommate discusse

weijia jiang, annapolis, week eyewitness news. >> now, harris, the codefendant, was found not competent to stand trial. >>> another teenager hospitalized with serious eye injuries. the 18-year-old got into a fight with a 15-year-old. because the 18-year-old started the fight and the other teen defended himself, neither will face charges, the 18-year-old is now out of the hospital. >>> time now for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. energy company exelon has chosen a location for its ridiculouses, once the merger is finalized. >>> talk about new strides in weight loss. >>> and find out where the top high school athlete has committed to play college sports. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> nevada is the next stop in the gop race for the white house, after a convincing victory for mitt romney in florida. as randall pinkston reports for wjz, despite winning less than a third of the vote, newt gingrich vows to fight on. >>> mitt romney took the stage in minnesota and made light of a protestor who showered him with

i'm weijia jiang downtown, with a sneak peek you won't want to miss coming up. >>> and we could be in store for a bit of a mess this weekend. the updated first warning forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> grand prix baltimore. race cars were already on the streets today. and weijia jiang puts you in the driver's seat. >> baltimore grand prix organizers hope this unveiling will shift the focus away to what really matters to them. the racing. >> reporter: even a black cover can't hide its shape. >> you typically don't get the opportunity to see a car like this, like right in front of your case. >> reporter: not only did a crowd here see this year's indy lotus car. they watched it being unveiled for the first time ever, a major event. to promote the baltimore grand prix. indy car's ceo, in town for the unveiling has a message for the city. >> reporter: it's very important for us not to let them down and make sure this is a very big event. >> reporter: they even took the car out for a spin. >> it was a lot of fun, testing it on the wet streets of baltimore today. so i really enjoye

weijia jiang just spoke with the victim's grandmother. weijia? >> reporter: the grandmother says the victims were all visiting her for the weekend. and all three had plans to move in. but instead of making living arrangements, she's making funeral plans. >> reporter: on this road, just south of bel air, a family was ripped apart. >> i love my grandbabies. and we were very close. >> reporter: john berrenoskey lost all three of hers in one incident. two brothers and their sister, seen here in their most recent photo together, were killed monday night. they were all riding inside a 2003 chevy cavalier. >> a vehicle with three siblings in it was traveling southbound on 543. actually sideswiped a vehicle that was traveling northbound. >> reporter: police say that's when a third car was there. >> reporter: police say the crash was so hard, the cavalier was split in half. and there was so much debris, it littered a mile of the road. >> back at the scene, a state police crash team is piecing together what happened. >> they're looking to see if alcohol an

weijia jiang has the last- minute plea for mercy from the defense. weijia? >> kai, first thing today, the defense requested a mistrial, which was rejected. so the jury continued to deliberate for several hours. but they have yet to make a decision. >>> at any moment, 32-year-old lee stevens will learn if he will live or die. since late wednesday, the same jury that convicted him of first-degree murder has been deciding how he'll pay for it. in 2006, stevens fatally stabbed 42-year-old corporal david mcginn inside the now closed marylandrous of correction in jessop. he was working as an officer at the time stevens was serving as a life sentence for murder. he could be the first person to receive the death penalty under maryland's new and more rigid capital punishment law implemented in 2009. jurors could also hand down a penalty of life in prison without parole. he could. the judge denied the request. >> reporter: the jury wrapped up and went home. they'll be back at 9:00 in the morning. reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> a hearing to deter

reporting live in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, weijia, thank you so muchright now nine states in washington, d.c. enforced that law as a primary offense. >>> details of a new deal for the baltimore grand prix are expected to be announced for the next couple of days. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says the terms of the five-year agreement will be revealed on wednesday. last year's grand prix brought in $47 million in baltimore. then in december, the city terminated its contract with baltimore racing development, after that group failed to pay $1.5 million that was owed to the city. they also left a lot of vendors high and dry. >>> overextended homeowners in maryland are getting just that. phone lines have been swamped since news broke that the state is part of a multibillion dollar foreclosure settlement. >> are you ready to get started? >> this week, overnight, the attorney general's office, set up a phone bank. >> the conference room didn't have all their phones or computers as of three days ago. >> reporter: in just the first day... >> during that 24-hou

i'm weijia jiang downtown with a sneak peek you won't want to miss coming up. >>> a wet thursday night. more on what to expect for the weekend coming up in the updated forecast. ,, mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. >>> this saturday, baltimore's own, archbishop o'brien will be elevated to cardinal. all week, the catholic church is sharing the honor with wjz. >> reporter: cardinal designate edwin o'brien began the visit with a trip to baltimore. he then celebrated mass at a church in rome that has a special connection to cardinal william keeler. >> thank you for joining us this morning. the basilica. and very important moment. >> reporter: it was just last month that pope benedict named o'brien to the college of cardinals. the ceremony or consistory will take place sat

weijia jiang has the reaction. >> reporter: on the maryland senate floor, the vote was unanimous. senator ulysses currie himself approved a resolution that he be censured for abusing power and prestige. >> i will not stand here and make excuses. i'm a partner with flaws, and i do have weaknesses. i never intended to do anything that would bring harm -- dishonor to you, my wife, or me. >> currie apologized for his failure tois disclose near -- to disclose nearly a quarter million dollars he got from shoppers warehouse, while working on legislation to benefit the chain. an ethics committee recommended disciplinary action. senate president mike miller. >> it was tough. it was tough for him to go through. it was tough for us to vote on. but we did it. it's a sad day for the senate. >> reporter: members of that ethnics committee tell us this outcome was inescapable. and they hope it sends a clear message to other lawmakers. >> who are hopeful that the whole way the process has worked out will reenforce in everybody's minds the importance of keeping our public roles and private roles di

i'm weijia jiang, in annapolis, with the latest for his sentencing. coming up. >>> deadly midair collision. several u.s. marines killed. how did it happen? ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> it is just before 6:30. some clouds and 59 degrees. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. seven u.s. marines are dead, after two military helicopters collide during a training exercise. bigat shaban reports for wjz from laz with more. los angeles with more. >>> small, charred pieces of wreckage are all that is left. after two military helicopters collided over the des

i'm weijia jiang in annapolis. where a jury is deciding just that for a man convicted of killing a prison guard. the latest next. >>> anguish in argentina. after ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30. cloudy and 59 degrees. thanks for staying with wjz. >>> the lawsuiter in syria takes another tragic turn. dozens more are killed by government forces, including a veteran american war correspondent. tina kraus reports from london. >> reporter: they killed an american reporter. 57-year-old marie colvin was a veteran correspondent for a british newspaper. the new york native lost an eye, covering another war more than a decade ago. >> this is a desperately sad reminder of the risk that journalists take to inform the world of what is happening and the dreadful events in syria. >> reporter: just a day before she died, colvin was on tv, calling the government bombardment of rebels relentless and shocking. >> i think the sickening thing is the complete merciless nature. they are hitting civilian buildings. >> reporter: colvin

i'm weijia jiang, with new features to keep you safe on the road at the motor trend auto show. come check it out with us, coming up. >>> a blast of cold air arrives for the weekend and it is snowing in some areas right now. bob will have more on what to expect in his forecast. ,,,,,, i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. then, i got my number. my tired, achy feet affected my whole life. until i found my number. i tried the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. in two minutes, i got my foot map and custom number. i'm a 440. that matched up to the dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support and cushioning i need. i am a believer. i'm a believer! i'm a believer. go to drscholls.com to find your closest walmart with a foot mapping center. >>> we are told that some light snow is falling from baltimore county right now. we'll have more on what to expect out of this system coming up in the updated forecast. but first -- first, former penn state assistant coach, jerry sandusky is back in c

weijia jiang with more on the snow preps around the state. >> a blast of snow whipped around sky eye chopper 13 in hampstead, carroll county, which got hammered during the first round of the quick-moving storm. in westminster, it fell fast, too. >> it's just been so warm. and the weather is crazy. one day it's warm, the next day it's freezing outside. >> don't be fooled by mother nature. >> reporter: that's the warning from state highway planners who started sending troops out tuesday. they splashed the salt brine but say serious traffic jams and accidents could still be in the forecast. >> a lot of folks go out with tread that is barely a tread on there anymore. and they're not able to get up hills. and that causes congestion. causes really dangerous conditions. >> why many drivers are bracing for the worst. >> ice. slippery roads. and the black top, you say. you know? you can have accidents. >> people don't know how to drive in the snow half the time. honestly, i hope that they get people out here to keep the roads clear. >> reporter: in fact, crews will remain out salting roadways

weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, weijia.he earliest a couple could wed in maryland is january when the law would go into effect. >>> police officers recovering tonight after a bad crash. the officer was on his way to the emergency call this morning when he was struck by another car. it happened at the intersection of gilford avenue and center street in mount vernon. it collided with a street pole. he suffered nonlife threatening injuries. the other driver stopped and the crash is under investigation. >>> archbishop o'brien is now cardinal o'brien. more than 100 worshipers came to rome for the ceremony. >> reporter: from this day, pope benedict created 22 new in the catholic church. in a shorter than normal ceremony with pageantry, he's in home. he places the red bretta. he is the 15th oldest archbishop and the fourth to be elevated to cardinal. the baldwin family from baltimore. >> it's an honor. >> reporter: there are a half million catholics under his guidance. >> coming from the catholic school, he's done so much for the

i am weijia jiang with the controversial decision from one campus official coming up next. >> good morning, i am andrea fujii live in southwest baltimore where crews are working to restore natural gas to hundreds of families here. so when will the heat be turned back on? that is just ahead. >> that gas main break is also causing some problems as far as our road closures. plus we are starting to see minor delays. we will let you know what speeds are looking like on roads in just a few. right now over to marty. >> heel wood made a movie of his life. ravens offensive tackle michael oher joins us on coffee with. he has written a book called i beat the odds and we are going to talk about it. raven in the house, always makes for ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team and weather from sharon gibala. >> it is our harbor cam catching the start of another spectacular sun reis, rise, some clouds out there but it is feeling mild. >> let's take a look at the numbers

weijia jiang has the decision. weijia? >> reporter: mary, after deliberating for nearly a week, a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. next comes the sentencing phase, which will determine whether he'll pay for the crime with his own life. >> reporter: the family members of corpial david mcgwynn have waited nearly six years for justice, which came wednesday when a jury convicted stevens of mcgwynn's murder. it was 2006, when mcgwynn was stabbed while working as an officer for the now closed maryland correction. his blood was found in the hallway and on stevens' cell bar clothes and boots. two inmates testified they watched him plunge a knife. but defense attorneys have always maintained stevens' innocent. prosecutors say this man, and lamar harris conspired to kill mcgwynn because he was a, quote, by the book guard who got in their way. similar violence had plagued the prison for years. >> reporter: and between now and monday morning, stevens himself must decide who he wants to sentence him. he can choose either t

weijia jiang has more on the decision. weijia? >> reporter: well, vic, an extensive hearing is scheduled for next week, to determine whether the convicted murderer will take a life with has own. >> reporter: the family members of david mcgwynn have waited nearly six years for justice, stevens. it was summer 2006, when mcgwynn was fatally stabbed while working as an officer for the now-closed maryland house of corrections. police found his blood splattered on stevens' cell bars, clothes and boots. two inmates testified that they watched him plunge a knife into the guard. but attorneys have always maintained his innocence. prosecutors say this man and lamar harris conspired to kill mcgwynn because he was a, quote, by the book guard who got in their way. they decided to shut down the prison a year later. similar violence had plagued the prison for years. >> reporter: between now and monday morning, stevens himself will have to decide who he wants to sentence him. he can either choose the jury that just convicted him or the judge. who

weijia jiang has a look at some remarkable safety features. weijia? >> reporter: we have checked out a lot of these cars and talked to people who have been blown away, not by how fast or sleek they are, but how many new features are in place protect them. >> reporter: no doubt they're great eye candy. >> it's beautiful. beautiful. i love to drive it. >> reporter: but the cars parked in the baltimore convention from boast more than beauty. they're smart. very smart. >> phone. >> reporter: in this ford edge. >> call alonzo. >> reporter: saying a couple of words out loud isn't enough to call someone. >> calling alonzo on cell. >> reporter: and i don't know about you, but parallel parking is not my favorite thing to do. while some of these cars have a button for that. >> this will automatically parallel park a vehicle for you. so all sorts of safety features are available for you. >> reporter: in fact, there's a button for just about everything. >> like text, voice to text. if you speak into the microphone, it will detect. >> reporter: then alongside the

in downtown baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> the city comptroller is working to recover unpaid money from last year's organizers, baltimore racing development. >>> the debate over the same sex marriage bill is heading to the floor of the house of delegates, yesterday supporters decided to lay over the bill potentially bringing it up for debate today instead of yesterday. if the both sign off on the bill maryland could become the 8th state to legalize same sex marriage along with the district of columbia. >>> in the district of columbia house april senate negotiators have reached a deal to extend the payroll tax cut and will continue to save the average worker 20 bucks a week through the end of this year and also renew and extend unemployment benefits and protect doctors from big cuts in medicare payments. congress is expected to vote in the next few days. >>> with the world still mourning the loss of whitney houston the investigation into her death is growing more intense. here is vic carter with the latest. >> the medical examiner hasn't released a cause of death. right

weijia jiang spoke to the victim's family. weijia? >> reporter: the complicated deliberations. they are relieved to know the sentence, even though it's not the capital punishment they hoped for. >> reporter: family members of corporal david mcgwynn embraced each other after hearing his killer would die behind bars remember. >> it does help put some closure to it. of course, it's going to be a lot of time before i could ever move past that. >> reporter: after deliberating for a week, a juror sentenced 32-year-old lee stevens to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. they could have given him the death penalty. steves' attorney. -- stevens' attorney. >> it is a severe, long- lasting, draconian punishment. of which, make no mistake about that. this is not a slap on the wrist. >> reporter: in 2006, stevens murdered mcgwynn in the house of jessop. stevens was serving a life sentence for another murder. the case marks the first time prosecutors used dna evidence to pursue the death penalty, under maryland's new capital punishment law. jurors had to weigh the crimes agains

i'm weijia jiang, with her reaction, coming up. >>> we are tracking the potential for snow. more on when it will arrive in the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@ >>> legalizing same-sex marriage will be one of the major issues debated in annapolis, this legislative session. people here are closely watching some major developments in california today. edward lawrence reports for wjz, a federal appeals court ruled california's ban on same- sex marriage is unconstitutional. >> reporter: people outside the federal courthouse in san francisco cheered and hugged, after judges ruled california's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. >> i'm overjoyed. >> we already knew in our hearts that proposition 8 violates the law of love. >> reporter: in the 9th circuit appeals court, they upheld the ruling that proposition 8 violates the rights of gay and lesbian couples. >> it's not okay to take something away from people based on who they are. >> reporter: during the four- month period, same-sex marriages were legal here in 2008. an estimated 18,000 couples tied the knot. >> re

reporting live in annapolis, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. if stevens is sentenced to death, it will automatically go to the maryland court of special appeals. >>> an armed robbery inside a northeast baltimore convenience store turns violent when the suspect opens fire, shooting a customer. wjz is live in the hamilton neighborhood, where it all happened. derek valcourt has more on the crime and who police are looking for. >> reporter: terrifying moments after those two robbers shot one customer right in the chest, then stole cash and cigarettes. >> reporter: police warmed to the 5200 block of harford road. after the shooting just after 9:30 tuesday night. inside, officers found a 46- year-old customer shot in the chest. >> when he was taken away, he was conscious and breathing. >> reporter: police say these are the two suspects they're looking for, cawrpted -- captured by surveillance cameras. the men stole cigarettes and cash. but police have yet to say what led them to shoot a customer. there were others in the store at the time. >> i think

weijia jiang explains what this means for the future of state senator ulysses currie. >> the maryland state senate voted unanimously to censure senator ulysses currie, which means currie himself approved the resolution. >> i will not stand here and make excuses. i'll a person with flaws and i do have weaknesses. i never intended to do anything that would bring harm -- dishonor to you, my wife, or me. i am deeply sorry that i did so and promise that i would never do so again. >> currie failed to disclose nearly a quarter million dollars that he received from shoppers warehouses as a private consultant. in november, currie was acquitted of charges. but an ethics committee decided he should be censured. >> i think senator currie acted in a lot of dignity and grace. when he agree said with the report and urged his colleagues to vote yes on the censure resolution. and he proceeded to vote yes on the censure resolution himself. >> reporter: mike miller removed him permanently of the committee. the ethics committee also made several other recommendations. so far, not all of them have been en

reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz news eyewitness news. >> they've been out there since october. a police officer arrested tipping off before a drug bust. warned the suspects that the officers were about to raid their home on thursday night. the suspects then told police that's when they moved several grams of marijuana. >> while we were executing the search warrant, people outside the home. one indicated that a couple of hours, the individual called there and warned them that the police were en route to start the warrant. that's what prompted them to take the drugs out of the home and hide it at a different location. >> the 36 year old is charged with obstruction to sell marijuana. a member of the force. >>> troopers recovering tonight after the incredible damage here. started when senior trooper made a traffic stop friday morning soon after the suspect took off and ran his car into sawa's cruiser. into a fence and then a rail. it went right through the windshield, hitting the trooper directly in the chest. luckily, we're told he only suffered minor injuries and the suspect is f

reporting at state police headquarters, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. wjz spakes -- speaks to the grandmother of the victims coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> road rage turns into assault in anne arundel county. denise is in the newsroom to explain who is under arrest and why. >> it started on the side of the road in gambrels county. police say 23-year-old ross sudbrook is facing assault and weapons charges today. he was driving a pt cruiser with another man. they pulled off to switch seats. a 44-year-old man, driving a ford explorer, allegedly got mad. and the men pulled over to argue. both men got back into their vehicles. and police say the man driving the ford crashed into the pt cruiser, forcing it off the road. the men continued to fight until police arrived and arrested sudbrook. mary? >> all right, denise. thank you. everybody involved was taken to shock trauma for treatment. none of the injuries are said to be life-threatening. police said the men do not appear to know each other. >>> a man who survived a crash is talking about a near dea

i'm weijia jiang, with her reaction coming up. >>> unthinkable. a man kills his children and burns down his house. this is the wrong video. but we will have josh powell's final messages to loved ones when we come back. >>> they call him zeus. but he didn't know he had diabetes. at 40, orlando brown, zeus, died from a treatable disease. >> other than you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is now 6:30. 50 degrees and clear. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. troubling information on the deaths of two children in washington state, killed at the hands of their father. police say josh powell carefully planned the murder- suicide. he savagely attacked the boys before burning down his house. >> reporter: as arson investigators continued to search through what is the powell home, the medical examiner says 7-year-old brady and 5-year-old charlie suffered chop wounds to l head and -- their head and necks. their father, josh powell, then started the house on fire. >> found two five-gallons o

reporting live in annapolis, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. jurors have gone home, as weijia mentioned, overnight, but they will be back tomorrow morning. >>> teachers testified in support of funding baltimore city schools. advocates want money to fix what they describe as inadequate city school buildings. they give an example of leaky roofs and undrinkable water. wjz will have more coming up at 6:00. >>> a milestone on wall street. dow closes above the 13,000 mark for the first time in 2008. the final push came from a report showing improved consumer confidence. the s&p is up. nasdaq gained 20 to close at the 3,000 mark. >>> our weather is a bit cooler today. but it's still mild for this time of year. lots of sunshine out there. this evening. but there are some changes coming. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating our conditions. bob? >> if the weather didn't put you in the mood, maybe the stock market would today. warm front forming to the south of us. already a little shower activity. pittsburgh up to cleveland and detroi

reporting live at state headquarters, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> very sad story. police say the two other people injured in the crash are in stable condition. >>> and we have more breaking news right now. firefighters on the scene of a destructive house fire in harford county. sky eye chopper 13 is over that fire. and captain mike perry has more for us. mike? >> reporter: hello, denise. we're in the aberdeen area of harford county. this is just off of stephanie road. it's called montral road, where a single family home caught fire. about 40 minutes ago, firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the single family home. they had to use foam equipment in order to put out the fire. you can see the white stuff on the roof. that is the foam used to put it out. now, it's not clear at this point whether there were any injuries. to anyone inside the residence. but as you can see, there was extensive damage. iewntdzs from ab -- units from abingdon, aberdeen, and joppatowne, have responded to put out this fire. and those units remain on the scene. back

weijia jiang has this report. >> reporter: he addressed the senate floor and asked his colleagues not to censor him but they did anyway and then he gave a public apology. this exactly what an ethics committee recommended the senators do because he failed to kiss disclose a quarter of a million dollars he received from them in exchange for favors. you will remember he was acquitted of ethics charges but they said he should be censored and they voted in favor of that, so he will be immediately and permanently moved from leadership positions and barred from being the chairman of subcommittees or committees, you will remember he was the chairman of the very powerful budget and taxation committee. he is no longer allowed to hold any kind of position like that. again breaking news, a short time ago maryland senator voted to censor ulysses curry. we will have much more coming up for you. for now live in ap in annapolis. >> as she said we after following all the developments and will have much more today at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. >> they will come together to debate the same sex marriage propo

weijia jiang was in court for the closing arguments. >> reporter: the jury started deliberating this afternoon. and if they find the defendant guilty, then they'll decide whether he will pay for the crime with his own life. >> reporter: an anne arundel county jury is combing through mounds of evidence to find out if 32-year-old lee teachers stabbed a correctional officer to death. it was july 2006, when 42-year- old corporal david mcginn's blood was splattered over the house of correction in jessop. >> it saddens us to have to stand and say that we told you so. >> reporter: violence has plagued the facility for years. and they were driven to shut it down in 2007. prosecutors say stevens, then this man, lamarque harris, organized an attack with a home made knife because he was a by- the-book guard who got in their way. they showed graphic evidence. a tin cup, covered in mcginn's blood, found in stevens bin. >> prosecutors each brought in met -- even brought in metal bars to show how easy it was to jam the locks and get out. but stevens' lawyer argued it could have been any of the inma

reporting live in randalstown, weijia jiang. >> the earliestt that couple ofs would wed is in januaryll when the law goes into effect. >> while most of us were sleeping baltimore's archbishop o'brien came cardinal o'brien. mike schuh with more. >> reporter: on this day, pope benedict has created 22 new cardinals in the roman catholic church. in a shorter than normal ceremony at st. peters, one build it pageantry annapolisent and answerrent tradition, pope benedict smiles warmly and gives o'brien his cardinal's ring. he is the 15th archbishop of the country's oldest archdiocese and only the fourth to be elevated to cardinal. about a hundred flew to rome include a dozen from the baldwin family from baltimore. >> as members, we're honored he received such an honor. >> reporter: there are laf a million catholics under his guidance. earlier o'brien met with many street maryland who traveled to rome, including this family. >> he took the time to meet every individual person who was there and took a picture with pretty much every single one. >> reporter: o'brien is now in the company of 124

as weijia jiang explains, lawmakers are trying to toughen up the laws already on the books. >> reporterr spots you chatting away, that's not enough to get you pulled over, many say it should be. >> reporter: for many drivers, seeing this from others behind the wheel stirs up emotion. >> you don't need to be holding your phone. that takes the concentration from the road. >> reporter: it's illegal and there's a loophole. >> you have to be doing something else before being pulled over, like speeding. >> reporter: you can't only be pulled over for using the phone. it's a secondary of the. >> i want it to be a primary offense and i want it to be identical to the texting bill >> reporter: that gives the police the power to spot the driver. no other violations necessary. extending that to holding a phone -- >> and they could make the motorists okay. >> reporter: critics say this is a slippery slope and there are other distractions on the road that are legal. >> if a person is talking on the phone and isn't doing anything flagrant, i think it would be okay. >> reporter: most drivers echo this w

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weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> dc occupiers have been canceled since october. >>> meanwhile, occupy baltimore rb gaining energy. unlike the clash in dc, there were no incidents as the group brainstorm for ways to take care of the city's link budget shortfall. it's been six weeks since occupy baltimore was kicked out of mcallen square in downtown. >>> we are learning a little more about a story we first brought you yesterday morning. a police officer was arrested accused of tipping off suspects before a big drug bust. investigators say corporal rick alexander warned to suspect that officers were a ball to grade their home on thursday night. police say officers have found very little insight the house when they arrived. that's when they say one of the suspects are to talking. >> while we were executing the warrant, we were interviewing the persons inside the home and out at the home. one of them indicated to us that corporal alexander was the individual that called and warned them that the police were en route to serve a search and seizure warrant. that's what prompted them to take th

. >> weijia jiang has more about the sentencing coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> and we have an update we first brought you at noon. a wicomico county sheriff's deputy is in the hospital, with a gunshot wound to the arm. and moments ago, the suspect was taken into custody. deputy thomas funk was shot while working with a u.s. task force. they were responding to a barricade situation. we'll have more on the barricade, and the suspect coming up new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a 5-year-old baltimore girl, dead. her father charged with her murder. monique griego has more on what police are saying. >> reporter: so far, police haven't released many details in this case or said exactly how the little girl died. >> reporter: late monday night, police responded to a home in northwest baltimore. inside, a 5-year-old little girl is found clinging to life. emergency crews rushed her to the hospital in critical condition. >> the lights weren't on. but i thought they were just looking around for somebody. >> reporter: that little girl, identified as maya car later died. her death, at first called suspicio