reporter: it s for philip and others, including himself, that baltimore native montel williams returns to the general assembly this year to try to legalize medical marijuana. my family s here. my relatives are here. my mom is here right now. she s in the hospital this minute. this is an issue that bothers me because were this passed, this could help my mother right this minute. reporter: a task force produced two propose pals, one which was approved, but now it appears the feds may step in, as governor o malley back off and the state health department backing off with him. the bottom line is that the governor and i are very concerned about the shifting federal legal landscape that at this point we are not comfortable with legislation that would put state employees potentially at risk. reporter: lawmakers could move forward and pass the legislation in both houses, but a spokesperson for the governor says at this point, he s likely to veto it. pat warren, now back to
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 there at 83 at pedonia road. there is a live look outside at 50 at 97. that area where we had that latest accident. you can see things are not jamming up because of that. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log on. back over to you. here is what people are talking about today. on music s biggest night whitney houston is remembered at the grammy awards. here is elizabeth sanchez to report on the tributes to her and the investigation into her sudden death. reporter: the grammies paid tribute to whitney houston as investigators worked to figure out exactly how she died. jennifer hudson sang one of houston s most well-known songs. i will always love y
station. and i conloss as the world reacts to her death new details me merge. good afternoon, i am don scat. i am jessica kartalija. here is what people are talking about today, investigators say it could be weeks before tests reveal what caused the death of wheat knee houston, she was found in her hotel room on the eve of the grammies, today the coroner is speaking with reporters, and bag big shab has bigad shaban has the latest. the family is making arrangements. i don t know when. it takes a couple of days. officials performed an autopsy but it could be weeks before they know the exact cause of death. the music world gave a heartfelt tribute to the singer. jennifer hudson moved the audience with her signature song i will always love you. backstage artists recalled the impact she had on them. learning to sing and trying to figure out how to do runs like to her song. houston was found dead in the bathtub of her hotel room at the beverly hilton on saturday
we knee illegal immigration clapping health care systems, sanctuary cities? can t be. oh, oh, oh, oh. check, check, check. gee all these things are happening now. you know what it is, those evil big spending republicans. let s see who is running these cities because it could be just a string of bad luck. i m guessing it s those evil republicans. if you were cynical, you d say glenn you are going to find a pattern of progressives or radicals no. no. it doesn t look good. oakland city council, currently all democrats. mayor, known for affinity for cuba and fidel castro. he was suspected of transferring
we ll have at times the most dangerous night shifts. only one cop. thugs probably shoot at the cops for sport in philadelphia. it s so bad that the mayor had to ask citizens to help the police. you got to be kidding me. beautiful newark, when the trees match the blood in the streets, they are celebrating 43 days without a single murder. congratulations! the other considering, it s been 43 days, cutting 250 police officers. the cops have to go. the cops have to go. really? and in your wildest dreams is that where you would start cutting? in oakland, california, they keep $7 million for museums. let me tell you, something you