tuesday, february 8th 3 3 3 fiber map 3 3 today,aryland lawmakers will consider a bill to legalize same sex marriage.it s one of the most devisive issues of the year.and one, that some say is still too close to call. megan gilliland is live with a prevvew of the bill. supporters of same sex marriage. believe this is their year.they need, 24 members for passage.right now, it looks as though they have at least 20 solid supporters out of a total of 47 chamber members.six of them are undecided. undecided.the bill to legalize same sex marriage. will be heard before the senate judicial proceedings committee today. startingat 1pm. activists have been lobbybing for equal rights and protections of marriage.. to same sex couples for years. recently the bill was rejected by a senate committee.but this time around, supporters believe they have enough votes to get the bill out off committee. (garagiola) as people open their hearts, open their minds to same sex marriage, to marriage equal
motive. we ll have much more at 6:00. the title wave roller coaster in ocean city, three children were her last week and inspectors are working closely with mechanics to figure out a cause. no word when the ride will reopen a helicopter crash was ruleded accident that killed 3 people last year. investigators did not find mechanical fall functions. the helicopter clipped and broke a wire and the crash killed the pilot and 3 passengers. a man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a brutal attack on a woman that he knew. scott went to the woman s home last may and hit her on the head several times and tried to rape her. dna evidence freed a man who served 22 years in prison for rape and murder. he entered a new plea and sentenced to an amount of time served. he entered a plea to the murder and thompson and owens was convicted in the rape and murder of 24-year-old old. now for a twopg story in los angeles tonight, an explosion at a plant and collapses and killede
leaders. you will hear from the men who says he found hill s body. thank you. now to another murder, causing plenty of outrage,stephen pitcairn s murder may serve as an example of judicial failure, but lost in the steady drum beat of the blame game, pointing fingers and political maneuvering is the young man s life. at just 23 pitcairn did more for humanity than it ultimately did for him; a true mark of a strong young soul. to lose somebody in this way at a point in his life when he had so much potential left, it is very, very difficult for us. dennis o shea with johns hopkins co-workers traveled to florida for his funeral today. pitcairn excelled as an assistant researcher at the university. he was working on cancer; so dedicated so passionate, he was promoted to a lab manager just two weeks before his death. by all accounts he was going to go on to big things, it was just a matter of when. he had all the personality traits that you want in a good doctor. he would have
it is moving east. it should affect the tail end of the drive time. temperatures are not going to move much. we are shooting for a high of only 64 degrees. it will probably rain on your way home from work tonight. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. would now checking with sarah. we had an early morning accident that was cleaned up overnight on westbound things are looking better approaching the bay bridge. there is a new accident on 32. there is a problem there, a rhode buckle, and work crews are on the scene working on it. sensorssee hour speech centsped are up to speed. the westbound 50 is running smoothly towards the bay bridge. on the north side, everything is flowing well so far this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. a brutal and disturbing case of animal cruelty on a baltimore golf course. a weekend attack on a defenseless puppy has police looking for suspects. investigators say a group of kids went out to the do
/runes to the face. that is what police say that this dog suffered at the hands of this mentally ill man tuesday night. there is such a connection between the way animals are cared for in the way people are treated. we need to wake up and recognize that. this pit bull was doused with gasoline and set on fire. the story generated an outcry, yet it is the only case of animal cruelty that has gone to court on the task force s watch, according to the chair, caroline griffin. she says that s 13 animal control officers are overburdened. animal cruelty cases will never be investigated, much less prosecuted. $300,000 in proposed budget cuts would multiplied the problem according to a facility that receive 33 new animals a day, including many victims of extreme abuse. it is extremely hard for us to keep up with all the cleaning, feeding, care and maintenance that it takes right now. our staff works extra hours every day. they put their heart and soul into it. we have impl