>>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> it is 6:00. and a nice start to the second weekend of february. sharon is watching the streets of course and marty is over at first warning weather. >> and again the first double digit day of the month. good morning, sharon, be with you in a second, 27 degrees right now, that is four degrees take a look at the graphic than this time yesterday. tomorrow central canada is going to unload on us, we are going to have a couple of chilly days, tomorrow night is going down to 18 degrees, this day is going to be quite nice, 45 at lunch on its way to a high of 48. a sunny start, a cloudy end. we will talk about that shortly. over to you don. >> here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> we have our first accident of the morning there. we still have fire activity in the city blocking pa

>>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> and our bottom line here at the top of the hour it is a very mild day start for this midweek morning. there are some problems with traffic. sharon will have those for you right after marty first warning weather. >> let's go ahead and take a look at the numbers, the current numbers that just hit the computer, right now a few degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. we have no watches, warnings or advisories, it is 37 degrees on tv hill, 49 at lunch on its way to a high in the low 50s. it is a very pleasant morning, believe it or not for thre. it 37. it is going to be a warm afternoon. >> how pleasant? here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> overall no accidents or delays. but we do have a water main break in the area where andrea fujii is doing a live shot on a gas main break. that water main break is causing millington

wjz is live. this is showing underaged drinking. >> reporter: several teenagers are here paying tribute to this young boy, who just before he died, drank several drinks of four loko. it's been named blackout in a can and binge in a can. >> reporter: the death of 13- year-old michael trulock, devastating to the teenagers who came to pay respects at his makeshift memorial. >> he is a really good kid. he just made a few bad decisions. >> reporter: saturday, trulock and a few of his friends spent the afternoon drinking alcohol. as his stepfather drove him home saturday night, michael became sick to his stomach. >> he brank draichg one of thes drank one of thes energy -- drank one of those energy drinks around here with alcohol that kids seem to think is okay. and he went to vomit and opened up the door and fell off and was run over. >> four loko is known as a drink of choice for kids his age. >> reporter: while it may not surprise some people, that parks like this are a popular place for middle school

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> s good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> sure is. >> it is 6:00 and it has been raining up here on tv hill. it does not appear to be raining at this moment down in the inner harbor. it is christie in for sharon and marty over at first warning weather. >> actually take a look at first warn p doppler weather radar. there is shower activity all around the inner harbor and more on the way. 48 degrees right now on tv hill. let's go ahead and take a look at the numbers that will show us about 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. it is going to be a warm day though. 66 at lunch on its way to a high of 74 degrees. that is the actual forecast for today. but it comes at a price. it is going to be potentially really wet and when you see that 65 this evening really windy. don, take it away. >> thank you we all know it is never

>>> 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. your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00. this is one of those days when there is a lot of change from the day start to the day's end. a lot could happen in between. sharon is watching the roads of course around marty over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at the current temperature. important to note it is 35 degrees which is three degrees above freezing because doppler shows us an area of zesty low pressure, not a big storm but one with a little bit of sens to it if you will approaching the area. also add to that description howard county and montgomery county are under advisories, cecil county may be colored in, everybody else is looking at rain showers today. now look we are not talking about a lot of snow. what we are talking about is between 10:00 to 6:00, one to two inches on grassy surfaces but not exclusiv

and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00. it continues to be a very breath day start but it is also pretty cold out there. sharon has got your commute. marty is over at first warning weather. >> well, i am going to show you right now it is the exact same temperature as it was this time yesterday and yesterday was one darn cold morning. 21 degrees. the normal at this time of the day this date should be 24. 41 at lunch going to a high temperature mid-40s, 38 this evening, calm weather today. don, take it away. >> thank you, about to get in on the get up and go. here is sharp at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone, a new problem, an accident on 97 northbound at route 50. seems to be a run-of-the-mill accident at this point. an accident in the clearing stages on 95 southbound. a disabled vehicle on the outer loop ramp to the southbound jfx. there is a look at your speeds on the beltway. average speeds at 58 and 59 on the top and the west sides of the beltway. the harrisburg expressway also running smoothly the

wjz is live in annapolis. weijia jiang has both sides of this case. >> reporter: this sentencing hearing is very much like a trial of its own. and right before jurors got the case, prosecutors pushed for the ultimate punishment. and the defense begged for mercy. >> reporter: a jury is deciding whether lee steves -- lee stevens should live or die. earlier this month, the 32-year- old was convicted of first- degree murder. an officer who worked at the now-closed maryland house of corrections in jessop. the 2006 slaying happened inside the prison, leaving blood splattered on stevens' clothing, shoes and cell bars. that very evidence makes him eligible to receive the death penalty. in 2009, the state legislature enforced more stringent requirements to seek capital punishment. biological evidence. a video of the crime, or videotaped evidence is necessary. this case is the first test ever of the dna link. in closing arguments during sentencing, prosecutors told jurors, stevens brutally murdered, stabbing, ending the

wjz is live in north baltimore. derek valcourt has more on the deal and what it means for struggling homeowners here in maryland. vic? >> the settlement brings nearly a billion dollars to help marylanders who have either lost their home or are in danger of losing their home or who owe more on their home than it is currently worth. >> the settlement forces the nation's banks to offer help to struggling homeowners. it's part of a government move to hold five of the biggest u.s. banks accountable for the abuses that fueled the collapse of the housing market. >> under the terms of this settlement, america's biggest banks, banks that were rescued by taxpayer dollars, will be required to right these wrongs. >> reporter: the deal involves bank of america, wells fargo, jp morgan chase, citigroup and allied financial. those pay out $25 billion after government investigations into the foreclosures that followed the burst of the housing bubble. to speed it up, workers sometimes signed documents they hadn't read. or faked signa

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> in a jury's hands, was it a fight gone wrong or murder? tonight, attorneys in the uva murder trial make their case. good evening. i'm andrea fujii in for adam may and here's what people are talking about tonight. a maryland man west with the jury. wrapped up the case of a murder trial. george hughly is accused of murder. adam may has the latest. >> reporter: a wide range of emotions. the prosecutor broke down in tears as he revisited the final moments of his life. george hughly looked a little nervous. he was fidgeting as yardly's final moments of life were discussed in closing arguments. in the off campus apartment when hughly kicked in her door. imagine what that was like. she's freaked out, in the corner of her bed, trying to get away. love couldn't scream because hughly covered her mouth and showed the beaten face autopsy. you could hear crying in the courtroom. even

wjz will continue to keep you updated on the report. we'll have a live report coming up all new at 6:00. >>> today, jurors hear the medical explanation for yardley love's death. the baltimore county native was found dead inside her apartment, near the university of virginia. now, a doctor describes severe and significant injuries, discovered on her body. wjz stays on this story, live in charlottesville, virginia. adam may is there, and explains today's testimony was too much for love's mother. adam? >> well, kai. this is what you might call the csi day in this trial. both sides spent the entire day, tryi to set the forensic and medical in their favor. as that was happening inside the courtroom, outside the courtroom, i had a very casual, brief conversation with yeardley love's mother. a very polite, very gracious mother, forced to relive this awful tragedy. >> reporter: love's mother spoke briefly only with wjz. she expressed gratitude to all the people supporting her back in baltimore. two neurological patholgists spent hours telling t

>>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00. and a pretty good day start following yesterday's bad weather, although we do have several school advisories for you now and running those at the bottom of the screen, sharp is watching over your driver and marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at temperatures overnight. skies cleared got a breeze which is giving us evaporation. you know it is now 30 here on tv hill. let's look at some temperatures closer in to the metro grid, 27 westminster, 30 bellaire and columbia, above freezing rock hall, annapolis, kent island mid-30s. fact of the matter is for the first time since we all came to work we are below freezing but we don't have any reports of black ice, looks like everything evaporated overnight. 44 at lunch going to a high temperature upper 40s this day. it is sh

wjz is live at the school. derek valcourt has more on the message of friends of michael trulock. >> trulock was an 8th grader here. an incredibly popular student. classmates and students taking his death pretty hard. >> reporter: 13-year-old michael trulock is being remembered by his friends for how he lived. >> he is like the nicest person. like he referenced everybody. >> reporter: but it's how he died. saturday, hey and friend -- he and friends were drinking four loko, a fruit-loaded beverage, loaded with alcohol. the drink made him so sick that he called for a ride home. he opened the door while a car was moving so he could vomit. that's when he fell into the road and was run over. heartbreaking to the teens who knew him and his parents. >> at 13, this isn't something they should have to go through. >> and they don't know how to deal with it. >> reporter: over the last few days, hundreds of kids have stopped by, adding their own tributes to this makeshift memorial, to the scene along the road. many parents

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, breaking news to tell you about, cold stream park elementary school in waverly is being evacuated because of a possible fire. no word on how big that fire is or if there are any injuries. wjz has a crew on the way to the scene. of course, we will bring you a live report shortly. >> the investigation continues this noon into whether or not yesterday's snow fall may have contributed to this fatal accident in baltimore county. sky chopper 13 over the scene. a car and two suvs collided during the rush hour and while it was snowing, the person killed is 30-year-old amy thief of edgewood. another still unidentified driver is in serious condition. the third was not hurt. >> there is new help for homeowners including those here in maryland hurt by the collapse of the housing market. today the government announced a set

>>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> at the top -- excuse me, at the top of the hour it is a slightly damp but pretty mild day start. sharon is off today. christie is in her place, marty is over in -- >> -- exiting the region and there is not a lot sitting out to our west but keep an umbrella handy today. it is a degree chillier than at this time yesterday. current temperature on tv hill 37. by lunch going to 46. on its way to a high of near 50. again, rain in the forecast primarily but not exclusively through the afternoon. keep an umbrella handy and you will be fine. >> fire activity causing road closures there in baltimore city. as far as the rest of the region goes volume continues to build but no specific delays to tell you about. no problems on 95 northbound or southbound, easy drive for you there. as far as travel times 95 southb

wook r -- wjz is live. weijia jiang has the latest. >> reporter: this student was an eyewitness to the revolution and said those arrested did nothing wrong. >> reporter: here, egyptian protestors sling stones at police. others sling cannisters. this is all too familiar to sarah blake, who grew up in columbia, howard county. >> it was scary. i got tear gas. people were handing out gas masks to us. >> reporter: blake had been studying abroad in egypt for a month during the fall of hosni mubarak. this month, the chaos that has engulfed the country for 19 years, led to 19 americans being blamed. >> i think that the people who have been arrested, i'm sure it wasn't their fault by any means, which make its more scary. >> reporter: among the charged is the son of ray lahood. the president's transportation secretary. sam lahood, who is for the international republican institute is forbidden to leave cairo. the crackdown could halt aid to egypt. every year, the u.s. gives them $1.5 billion. >> we've set up consequen

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> awaiting a verdict. jurors are now deliberatic the fate of george huguely. >> wjz has the latest from charlottesville, virginia. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today, the jury deliberations are underway in the george huguely murder trial, accused of killing yeardly love. wjz and adam may are live at the courthouse. good afternoon, adam. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. two weeks of dramatic testimony and it has all come down to this, jurors are deliberating the fate of george huguely, working for two hours. george huguely walked into court this morning wearing an oversized dark suit top and a light colored baggy pants. he has been wearing these types of outfits here throughout the entire trial, basically clothes that don't fit him. he was much larger at the time of his arrest. seen in court this morning talkative, actually smiling when he wa

alison harmelin reports for wjz.are flocking to new jersey to say goodbye. >> reporter: the line of fans waiting to sign whitney houston's condolence book, snaked down the street today in front of wiggins funeral home in newark. they flew in from miami at the crack of dawn. joining hundreds of others who came to pay their respects. >> our mind was solely on whitney houston. making it here. making sure to be part of this because we loved her. >> reporter: tokens of love are draped from the sepszs. a makeshift shrine has turned into a place to pray. >> no matter what they take from me ♪ >> reporter: a few blocks away other fans found a place to sing. this was the church where houston will be eulogized tomorrow. it's also where the legendary singer first found her voice in the choir. >> reporter: i have her on my ipod. i listen to all of her tracks. i was just lessening to them yesterday. >> reporter: police were setting up barricades in the blocks surrounding the church. no people will be allowed near the funeral, whic

wjz is live downtown. mikemike hellgren has more on the new partnership and what it means for the city. mike? >> reporter: denise, although it is on track topaz, the -- to pass, the new grand prix is not a done deal yet. it still needs the board of estimates approval. it involves a man who has run races like this across the country. >> reporter: after financial and organizational bumps in the road, baltimore's grand prix is on its way back. and the new managers behind it, a group called down force racing, tell wjz they have learned from the mistakes of baltimore racing development, which ran the race last year and ended up losing its contract with the city. b.r.d. still owes millions millions to vendors and taxpayers. >> everybody realizes that this type of event is challenging to put on. and they can be very fragile, economically. >> they're very complicated contracts because of everybody we affect. >> reporter: among the protections in down force's proposed new contract with baltimore, the city can work

and wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the first warning forecast, into next week. let's go first outside to tim. hello, tim. >> reporter: well, definitely a little bit of mist already out here now. temperatures are starting to drop. but right now, still a little too mild. we'll go down tonight to around 30 degrees. and tomorrow, temperatures will start to drop. we'll have a little rain-snow mix after about sunrise. and turning into intermittent snow showers throughout the day. we've talked about the accumulation. of course you can keep posted on those on wjz.com. tomorrow night is the key. temperatures drop and the winds really pick up. for the next five days, woo we send it in to bob. >>> i think tomorrow night is really going to feel like winter in some areas. particularly west of us, where it will get much colder. it will be windy. could be a snow squam. could give us a quick accumulation in some areas. and could freeze up quickly after dark. 43 down to 18 tomorrow n

wjz is live. mike hellgren explains, this is just the latest in a spring of violent incidents in a string of malls around the country. >> it boils down to money. these are limited edition shoes. people can resell them for more than $100 a pair. it certainly came as a surprise to police in hagerstown. >> reporter: pandemonium erupted at malls across the country, including in maryland, just weeks to go. as people scrambled to buy just- released air jordans. leading to brawls at malls in annapolis, wheaton, gaithersburg, and bethesda. now, a new nike foam shoe has spiked similar interest. where dozens have had to respond and evacuate valley malls after fights broke out among 100 people waiting in line to buy them. >> reporter: sheriff doug moendor responded at the scene. >> mostly just a little bit of a chaos situation. what we did was moved those folks to the outside. and then locked all the outside doors to the mall. >> reporter: people started cutting in line. and that didn't sit well with those w

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland.ow don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is the top of the hour. and ground hog's day, 2012. we are still waiting for phil to come out of his burrow and see or not see his shadow, that is a live shot from punxsutawney, pennsylvania, by the way. >> we have got phil. here you go. >> how about that? we need sharon she is at wjz traffic control and, of course marty over at first warning weather. >> that is just great, here is first warning doppler weather radar. we have got -- we don't need this, turn it off. we have got phil. right? it is raining around the annapolis deal area. let's take a look at numbers, very pleasant morning, 47 degrees right now on tv hill, five degrees warmer than your normal daytime high. 5 degrees cooler though right now than at this time yesterday. by lunch clearing skies, 53. on its way to a high of 55 degrees. anot

wjz is live. derek valcourt explains, our state is getting a big cut. >> nationwide, the banks are going to be handing out $25 billion to help struggling homeowners in maryland here, this will really be a big help for anyone who is facing foreclosure or anyone who owes more money on their home than it's currently worth. >> reporter: the settlement forces the nation's banks to offer help to struggling homeowners. it's part of a government move to hold five of the biggest u.s. banks accountable for the abuses that fueled the collapse of the housing market. >> under the terms of this settlement, america's biggest banks, banks that were rescued by taxpayer dollars, will be required to right these wrongs. >> reporter: the deal involves bank of america, wells fargo, jp morgan chase, citigroup, and ally financial. those companies will pay out nearly $25 billion after government investigations into the foreclosures that followed the burst of the housing bubble. to speed up evictions, workers sometimes sig

. >> wjz exclusive. am mike hellgren. her husband was stabbed during a bold and violent road rage attack. now she is speaking about what happened. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> now the weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> good morning, 22 after the hour, frost are the area, temperature on tv hill upper 20s, forecast goes for a high temperature of 61 today. mostly sunny. just beautiful. don, take it away. >> thank you. a nightmare unfolding a few days ago on one of our busiest roads, a case of road rage that included a stabbing, a crash and a frightening brawl. now the man who was stabbed is facing charges and his wife an eyewitness to everything is telling her story. mike hellgren has a a wjz exclusive. >> reporter: good morning it was supposed to be one of the happiest days of her life. it turned into one of the most tragic. >> what is going on. >> there has been a stabbing. >> reporter: the frightening road rage attack stunned those who watched unfold monday. >> he has got bl

wjz stays on the story with complete coverage. adam may is live and explains what the jury is hearing today. >> reporter: kai, it has been an incredibly emotional day inside the courtroom today. just a number of witnesses have broken down in tears. we are also learning so much new information about in case, including that prosecutors say yeardley love may have been alive up to two hours after the beating in her bed, waiting for help. >>> sharon love from cockeysville, the mother of yeardley love, wiped away tears as they talked in great detail about the day her daughter died. jurors heard. she found yeardley, facedown on a pillow. and she saw blood and an ugly eye injury to the star lacrosse player's eye. >> ready for opening? >> reporter: prosecutors say love died of blueprint force trauma, and love's ex- boyfriend, george huguely, seen here for the first time, planned the beating in advance. key evidence in e-mail, sent days earlier. huguely wrote, quote, a few days ago, you said you would get back together with me iffy -- if i

wjz is live.sica kartalija has more on how marylanders are getting into this hallmark holiday. >> i made this nice couple. it's date night, valentine's. you guys are buying cupcakes. >> yes. >> did you already pick one out? >> yes, we do -- did. >> cupcake. how has your valentine's been? >> great so far. >> and how about you? >> wonderful. >> did he get you anything nice on valentine's day? >> he did. >> what did he give you? >> cupcake. and flowers, right? >> flowers. >> your cupcake awaits. >> take the paper off. [ laughter ] >> wow. >> so, nancy. since it's our valentine's. will you marry me? >> yes, i will. [ laughter ] >> ooh. >> do you have any more of those cupcakes back there? [ laughter ] >> guys, here's where we were earlier today. congratulations, guys. take a look. >> thank you. >> flowers by chris. valentine's? oh, yes. >> reporter: at flowers by chris, on charles street -- >> i'm here because i have a lovely girlfriend who needs some flowers. >> reporter: they say it's the holiday th

try the turkey cheddar bacon or ham and cheese today. >>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> and the sky is brightening here at the bottom of the hour. it was a clear sky overnight. it looks like a pretty clear sky right now. chillier than it has been for the day starts previously this week. sharon is still watching the rush. and marty is over at first warning weather. >> -- how much chillier it is -- it is 8 -- it is 32 right now, that is 18 degrees chillier than 24 hours ago but that 32 is still 7 degrees above where it should be this time of the day on this day. still mild though through the afternoon as we will approach 50 degrees with sunshine after a lunchtime 46. don, take it away. >> thank you. what awaits you on the way to work and/or school, here is sharp at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone, so far we are doing pre

>>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> and it is a foggy one in a awful lot of places although it is lifting in the inner harbor it is settling in in other places. we start off with a clarification this morning and an apology. it is caroline county schools on the eastern shore operating two hours late. earlier we said carol. caroline schools two hours late due to fog. sharon will have delays on your part and marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at numbers a mild morning and fog, 37 degrees on tv hill, heck even down in oakland low 30s, that 35 on tv hill is a degree warmer than this time yesterday. look at that, 10 degrees warmer right now in elkton than this time yesterday. 53 at lunch with sunshine finally out on its way to a high temperature mid-50s, pleasant, beautiful this evening. clear, 48 a

and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:30 on this leap day, 2012. visibility has been reduced since we have been on the air here and there is some stuff on the radar coming from the west. sharon has got something on the west side of the beltway as well. she will report right after marty's first warning weather. >> a gentle flow from the east- southeast, again a little bit of fog, the bigger issue is first warning weather doppler showing shower activity now in the area. it is going to be in the metro here i am figuring between 8:00 and 9:00, once you start seeing it rain it looks like damp through the day, keep an umbrella handy. now up to 37 degrees on tv hill, a difference of two degrees from yesterday. the normal daytime high is 49. that will be our lunchtime and evening temperature with showers, though, don. >> thank you. your rush right now from sharon gibala, wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone. it is busier, plenty of problems. the biggest one on the

wjz stays on the story. derek valcourt is on the eastern shore with more on the plea deal making it possible. >> reporter: prosecutors agreed to drop 123 of the animal neglect charges and give the owner back 63 of the horses seized last year. >> sky eye chopper 13 over centreville's canterbury farm in april, where even from a distance, some horses showed obvious signs of weight loss. animal rescuers say other his parasites and lice. >> every horse on the property was facing lack of care. >> reporter: with the help of animal control, confiscated the remaining 133 horses on the property. the owner, marcia parkinson, charged with 133 counts of animal neglect. but a judge agreed on monday to give her probation on judgment and give her back nearly half of the hours. >> reporter: under the plea deal, once inspectors check out her farm, she will immediately get 25 of her horses. then 90 days later, she'll get 20 more horses. and 16 days after that, she'll get 18 more. >> reporter: all along, parkinson argues that t

>>> 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, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> and here at the top of the hour we are looking forward to a very nice february first. we got to get through a little light rain first. sharon has got an accident on the commute. marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at first warning weather first warning doppler weather radar. those are your predicted telephones. the low to mid 50s at dinner. take it away, bud. >> someone's commute is not a happy 1. here is sharp at wjz traffic control. >> yeah, we have picked up our first problem of the morning, it is an accident in the city, watch for it there. seems to be a run-of-the-mill accident. meantime a bit of fire activity also out that way to the west -- the east of the city. island point road at eastern avenue. there is a look at your speeds on the beltway, everything still pretty

wjz is live downtown. political reporter pat warren has more on a major announcement made today. >> hi, kai. the u.s. secretary of the interior was here today to make a major announcement that is almost certain to influence maryland's future. >> reporter: ocean city's beach front property is prime real estate. but it's the potential of catching the energy investors. the way the wind blows across the atlantic makes it an energy windfall. >> we could produce, if we were smart about it, up to a thousand giga watts of power off the atlantic. that's a lot of power. that's more than the entire nation's present electric- generating capacity. >> reporter: but groups like the fisherman's association, worried about driving away the marine life. >> in baltimore today, the secretary of interior announced that offshore wind farms have cleared the environmental hurdle, and leases could be issued by the end of the year. >> there was no significant environmental impact from the development of wind energy. >> in his state

reporting live wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz also tried contacting a few professors. they also had no comment. >> the cause of the fire severely damaged homes. you can see the damage. the fire began and spread to other units. no injuries but the red cross has been called in. >>> an oil spill in new jersey is causing concerns. they have been flooded with calls about a gas like smell. it's because of an oil spill in pauls borrow. strong winds are carrying into maryland. there is no danger. >> the general assembly passed it, the governor is expected to sign it but will maryland voters make the final decision on same sex marriage. has the latest on a possibility refuse ren dum. >> the president mike miller who voted against the bill yesterday says he fully expects it. both sides of the same sex marriage issue are flexing political and religious muscle. >> deannouncing same sex marriage and announces will engage 500,000 members in overturning this radical legislation. >> on the other side marylanders supporting same sex marriage will ramp up media blitz. after years of tar

wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has more on the questions today. >> reporter: that's right, denise. most of the questions that were raised, center around the religious protections outlined in the bill. >> reporter: the house of delegates on friday, passed the same-sex marriage bill crafted by governor martin o'malley, to include religious organizations. questions about those were raised in senate committee today. >> wonder if the law goes into effect. and has been in effect for two or three years. and then there is a court case, with regard to religious protections. and the religious protections in the bill were struck down. >> i'm convinced that all of the religious conscience protection provisions that we've got in here are sea worthy. they solid. -- they're solid. >> reporter: but it's also argued they don't go far enough. >> i think on the floor, you'll see amendments that deal with broader religious protections. for people's personal, moral and religious beliefs. >> reporter: but d

wjz is live in annapolis. political reporter pat warren is there and explains the vote about to take place. >> reporter: after a number of amendments were heard and rejected, one got through, it seemed to tell the tale. >> reporter: the same-sex marriage debate resumed in the house of delegates today. and it looks like supporters have hit the magic number. >> one of our nos has turned to yes. a deal was cut. >> reporter: opponents of the deal now expect it to pass. >> it looks as though they have been able to horse trade and secure the final vote and flip a previous opponent of the bill to vote for it. >> reporter: prince george's county delegate, tiffany alston, who voted against the bill last year, offered the only amendment that was accepted by the majority. >> if any part of this bill is deemed to be unconstitutional, that the whole bill will be considered unconstitutional. >> reporter: the significance of that being that challenges to the religious protections to the bill would throw the whole thing out.

wjz is live. 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 ea

wjz is live.essica kartalija spruces us to the winner -- introduces us to the winner. >> reporter: you were there, emceeing as 23 students chose one of three quotes. they stood up, wrote a speech about it and performed then. >> reporter: on the wall above her computer is ashia ryan's favorite quote. >> education is the passport to the future. for tomorrow belongs to those that prepare for today. >> reporter: so it was only fitting she would choose to use the quote by malcolm malcolm x as her topic. >> malcolm x learned early on that education was the only thing that could each the playing field for all-- even the playing field for all people. >> reporter: a speech that sent her right to the top. >> reporter: the winner of the 2012 black history oratory contest for wjz is ashia ryan. [ applause ] >> i don't know how to describe it. i felt like crying. i felt like dancing. i jumped up and down. i was very happy. >> reporter: ashia was one of 20 maryland students chosen to speak. >> i tell her over a

wjz police headquarters. mike hellgren has more on the latest on this developing investigation. >> reporter: and that reason here, the motive, kai, is disturbing. they say it's because she went to the bathroom in her pants. and a judge called her dad a flight risk. and a risk to public safety, and ordered him held without bail. >> reporter: inside this house on callaway avenue in north baltimore, police say matthew car became so angry that his 5- year-old daughter maya soiled herself, he beat her so severely, the little girl died. >> bruising. broken ribs. they found fractions to the face. >> reporter: charging documents reveal car confessed to beating his child immediately with his hands. he began to hit her all over the body. then they say she stopped breathing. detectives say the bathroom was recently cleaned and had a strong odor of bleach. but they found blood in car's bedroom. joe richard's child was the victim's play mate. >> how do you comfort your daughter? >> with love. sad state of affairs, man. 5

wjz is live. derek valcourt explains what is wrong and why the attorney general wants to do something about it. derek? >> reporter: he was demanding a meeting with google's top executive, blasting their privacy policy that goes into effect in one week. >> reporter: frequent computer users know the power of google. >> using the google browser almost becomes habit for actually doing quick searches. >> reporter: >> reporter: maryland's attorney general knows it, too. that's why he's raising alarms. gantler wrote this letter to google executives on behalf of attorneys general from 36 states, calling their new privacy policy, troubling, saying it appears to invade consumer privacy. >> what do they do with this information? how are they storing it? is it safe? is it safe from hackers? from identity theft? and who are they giving that information? >> reporter: under the new privacy policy, share your information with any of the google products, say, for example, you do a google search. that search, your

wjz is live at the scene. monique griego has more on the repair efforts and the frustrations tonight. >> reporter: the good news tonight is that the gas line itself has already been fixed. that's what crews behind me just finished working on. but despite all of that progress, it could still be a couple of days before service is restored. >> reporter: after a day and a half of digging and repairing lines, hundreds of people in this southwest baltimore neighborhood are still... without any gas service in their home. >> real rough. you know? the water, you know, got kids in the house. different rooms. >> they haven't had heat or hot water since early yesterday morning. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 captured the scene as bge crews scrambled to repair a broken gasline in the 300 block of millington. the utility says the line was accidentally busted by a public works crew, trying to fix a water main break. 900 lost gas service. >> when i come in from work at night, i hope it will be fixed and i can take a shower t

>>> 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, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> and our bottom line here at the top of the hours, another nice day start to be followed by another nice day. sharon is watching the roadways for you, marty is over at first warning weather. >> you can see the sun peaking up therer over the eastern horizon, take a look at the 38 degrees, 36 dropped two in a minute. don, take it away. >> thank you. where are this morning's mishaps? here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> the biggest issue right now is an accident we are following in southern maryland. northbound lanes of route 4 closed there. meantime those are the speeds on the beltway. no delays out there. everything running smoothly on all your major roadways. there is a live look outside at the top side of the beltway. there is 70 at 29. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log on. back over to you. >> t

wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the approaching storms and changing temperatures. let's begin with bob. >> beautiful afternoon after a very cold sunday. we warmed up very nicely. take a look at temperatures, we're at 45, 46 in washington. it is freezing out in oakland but compared to yesterday afternoon, temperatures running any where from 10, 15 degrees warming. right now than it was yesterday at the same time so a big big change. bernadette has a look at what is expected to happen here tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon. >> today is the warm up then another storm moves our way. the storm is going to move in tonight, it's coming in from the west. it's more toward the early morning hour that is we will see the first signs of it. you can see it's a much bigger storm to the west than it's going to be when it arrives our way. it's going to weaken over the mid-atlantic. for us what we think some rain or snow showers, a little bit of mixed rain and snow in the morning ho

thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are, indeed talking about right now. much of the region is getting hit by a blow of winter weather. road crews hard at work, staying ahead of this system. first warning weather coverage continues with meteorologist bernadette woods who is outside tracking the system right now. bern? >> we still have that snow coming down here. our roads are still wet in tv hill. and want to note that on some of the trees, it is starting to accumulate just slightly. and on some of the cars that haven't moved in a while, also seeing that white on the top level. this is what we have going on. first doppler radar. this storm is starting to break apart. it will be leaving in the next couple of hours. this is what we're dealt with. we have a winter weather advisory still in effect in the northern tier counties, still in effect until 8:00 tonight. at that poingtd, temperatures -- point, temperatures you're seeing now, all of those are going down. so where we have been abov

wjz has complete coverage tonight. political reporter pat warren is following the hearing in the house. and mike hellgren has reaction on the issue that is quickly becoming the talk of the town. let's begin with pat warren who is live in annapolis with the latest on the state house. >> reporter: good evening, kai. good evening, everybody. as you know, governor o'malley has maid same-sex -- made same- sex marriage the main issue. >> it is not right or just that the children of gay couples should have lesser protections under the law than the children of other families in our state. >> gays and lesbians bring children into a situation. they say, now, here we are, with the children, and if you don't give us -- don't let us get married, children won't receive the benefits that heterosexual couples do. that's being used. children are being used. >> i had a father who left when i was 2. i had a stepfather who committed suicide when i was 13. and i like to say today that the best dad i've ever had is a woman. >> if two women

adam may, wjz news. >> and stay with wjz for the very latest on the huguely trial. >>> an anne arundel county juror is trying to decide whether steve lee could be sentenced to death. >>> the death of whitney houston still a mystery tonight as she is remembered all over the world. 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

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> paul suric sentenced. >> the long time aid to bore urlich learns his fate. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, paul suric the long time aid of bob urlich is sentenced, derek valcourt is live downtown with more on what a judge just decided. >> reporter: hi jessica, paul suric will spend one month in home detention, that is a sentenced handed down by the judge to the man who ran bob urlich's campaign for governor. a jury convicted him for his role in authorizing those notorious election night robo calls which went out to 112,000 democrats. those calls suggested there were no need to go vote because the dpomp had already won even though the polls had not even been closed yet. in court suric addressed the judge, telling him i am disappointed in myself. it was a consultant's recommendation but my decision. he called it a profound personal failure,

and wjz is live downtown. political reporter pat warren has more on a major announcement made today. pat? >> reporter: that's right. the u.s. secretary of the interior came here to the inner harbor to make that announcement. it's almost certain to affect maryland's energy future. >> reporter: ocean city's beach front property is prime real estate. but it's the offshore potential catching the eye of energy investors, the way the wind blows across the atlantic, makes it an energy windfall. >> we could produce, if we were smart about it, up to 1,000 giga watts of power off the atlantic. that's a lot of power. that's more than the entire nation's present electric- generating capacity. >> reporter: but groups like the maryland sports fishermen's association, worry about the hazards to marine life. >> is it going to destroy the fish habitat in that area? >> reporter: in baltimore today, they announced that offshore winds have cleared the environmental hurdle. and leases could be issued by the end of the year. >> the

. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> prayer and praise. the world mourns the death of a music icon. [ music ] >> today what the coroner is saying about how whitney houston died. >>> hi, i am kai jackson, mary is on assignment. >>> underwater and unconscious. they released shocking details about the death of whitney houston, bigad shaban has this report. >> they reveal new details about her death. >> she was unconscious and unresponsive. >> a member of her entourage found her in the bathtub. >> she was underwater but not completely submerged. >> i don't have any information on that. >> her battle with drugs was well-known, officials are not ruling out any causes of death until they have the results of toxicology tests which could take six to eight weeks. >> until we run a tox and see the level and what is in the system we are not going to speculate. >> fan rennei wright brought her niece to the coroner's office to pay her respects. >> her smile was so pl

remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information anytime, log on to wjz.com. >>> here's what people will be talking about. three siblings are dead, two brothers and a sister after a plate night crash. it happened just before 10 on route 543 near real road in bel air. ashley bauguess, joseph and david bauguess died. two others are in stable condition at bayview. >>> in recount recount a dispute on the -- anne arundel county a dispute on the road left two men dead. >> reporter: it started when the two men were stopped. a father was stab n. front of his children and it didn't stop there. chaos as two cars collide in a ditch along route three in crofton. >> just kind of opens your eyes. >> reporter: it started at a nearby red light. the 43-year-old driver of this suv was celebrating with his wife and kids. >> apparently he had just gotten married today as well. i don't know if that's true. >> reporter: police say he got into an altercation with the driver of this pt cruiser and got out of the car. the other drive

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, wjz, maryland's news station. >> convicted. the jury finds the lacrosse family guilty. >> the punishment he faces and the family's final words. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the jury quickly reaches a verdict and sentence. they recommend george spend decades in prison. wjz live. adam in virginia. >> reporter: that sentence was just handed down a short time ago. george could be in prison until he is 50 years old and just moments ago attorneys on both sides walked out making their first public comments since the trial began. >> george convicted of second degree murder dodges the worst punishment but could face up to 26 years in prison. they ruled the lacrosse player beat his girl friend, love, to death in her apartment in may may 20/10. hughly was obsessed after learning she had slept with another lacrosse player. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. our hearts go out to the love family. they've suf

wjz tv, wjz hd, and w jz. com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's new station. >> fatal crash. a tragic accident claims the lives of three siblings. >> the latest on the investigation into hartford county. >> hello, again. i am jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> three lives lost. a car accident claims the lives of three siblings. wjz is live at the police headquarters. we did change has the latest on the investigation. >> an afternoon. two maryland parents are planning the funerals of their three grown children. >> reporter: just before 10:00 monday night, but 543 is shutdown. a chaotic aftermath of a deadly crash that killed three siblings. police identified them as brothers david and joseph bacchus along with her sister. they all live together in the same house. investigators say the three were in a 2003 chevy cavalier heading southbound when for a reason unknown to car sites like a toyota in this opposite lane. that's when a third car team won't them and split it in half. police say two others