in charlottesville, the trial is the talk of the town. what are those opinions? probably just a little more concern for their children. reporter: rick baron is a spokesperson for the city. how has the murder of yeardley love ask this trial affected this university? they have been having charges of domestic abuse. that has been very well received. reporter: the mother of this college-bound student already did just that. you think you use this as a teaching moment for your daughter? absolutely. absolutely. and did you learn something? yes. very much. reporter: saying not just uva but all college campuses can take away a lesson from love. reporter: defense attorneys did not speak outside of the courtroom today. but they are expected to argue that the death here was an accident, that it was not premeditated. if the jury selection process gets moving a little bit here, we could see that wrap up sometime tomorrow. that means we could have opening statements
trial. george huguely. police say he beat his ex- girlfriend to death after a night of heavy drinking. the huguely family had nothing to say as lawyers began selecting a jury. but at cafes, they are the talk of the town. what are the concerns. probably a little more concern for their children. reporter: rick baron. how has the murder of yeardley love and this trial affected this university? the university has been having conversations about domestic abuse and abuse situations and alcohol issues. and that has been very well received. reporter: the mother of this college-bound student already did just that. you think you use this as a teaching moment for your daughter? absolutely. absolutely. and did you learn something? yes. very much. reporter: saying not just uva but all college campuses can take away a lesson from love. reporter: defense attorneys are expected to argue that love s death was accidental and not intentionalogy. intentional. the jury
we have the big problems all morning yesterday. we re running smoothly down to the beltway. 95 through howard county at 32, 50 miles per hour. no problems on the b-w parkway. this is traffic of baltimore national pike. outer loop traffic is a little busier than the inner loop. so far so good. east and westbound on 70 checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. prosecutors have wrapped up their case against and 84 bob ehrlich. paul schurick is accused of using the calls to suppress the african american vote. kim dacey is live with what happens next. yesterday, jurors heard from a key witness in the case. the woman who recorded the call. rhonda russell is the voice on the robocall. she was given immunity to testify. she worked for julius henson who had been hired by the ehrlich campaign. she said henson wrote tthe text of the call. prosecutors showed jurors a note sh. russell denies the calls were an attempt of voter suppression. they work reverse psycho
it feels even cooler. lots of sunshine in the forecast. high temperature near 53. we ll come back and check the forecast for the weekend. good morning. the harrisburg expressway is clear. that is the good news. it was a nightmare yesterday. a smooth ride on the north side as you make your way toward the harrisburg expressway. 55 on the west side. 54 on southbound 95. problem free at the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel. a closure at charles and cathedral in advance of the monument lighting. five minutes on southbound 95 toward the fort mchenry. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. so far so good. this is the harrisburg expressway down from york road. we re clear down to the beltway. southbound 95 at 32, looking good down to the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. prosecutors have wrapped up their case against an 84 bob ehrlich in the robocall case. paul schurick is accused of using the calls to suppress the african-american vote. kim dacey is l
. this is wjztv, wjshd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it s complete coverage, it s wjz. revealed for the first time the woman behind those election night calls speaks out. testimony about the robo calls. hello, everybody, i m denise koch. more than 100,000 voters received confusing phone calls before the polls and now an aid to former governor ehrlich is on trial. reports if mitt mitchell courthouse. reporter: she told jurors those phone calls were never intended to. i would call it a political tactic. this is rhonda russell, the woman whose voice was heard from robo calls to 112,000 registered democrats. the call told voters governor o malley had won reelection before the polls even closed. we re okay, relax, everything is fine. the only thing left. reporter: prosecutors argue the robo call was illegal. they blame ehrlich s campaign manager and rhonda russell s boss. but on the stand russell told jurors t