-- "ask ron lipscomb." part of the bill was paid by her driver. now some legal inside, david collins is live at city hall. >> according to one legal expert, the charges are serious and the new indictment offered a stronger legal case. mayor sheila dixon declined to answer any questions about the two new indictments against her. the state prosecutor is recharging her. one of the main differences is this man. the mayor's former boyfriend pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violations. as part of his plea deal, he agreed to cooperate with authorities. >> he has provided probably his information in making this and

that meant a lot richer. judge sweeney dismissed previous charges because prosecutors used her previous voting record. >> they over-pleaded her case. they told the whole story. grand jurors deciding whether to indict were given information that was protected by legislative immunity. >> new details are provided. allegations include asking the developer for money to help pay for expenses on a trip to chicago. the condemning claims he gave her $2,000 to $3,000 in cash and then another payment in short time later. >> i do not think it changes the discounts but just makes them factually stronger. >> the new indictment alleged that the developer was asked to

give to of kurds each holiday season. the indictment -- was asked to give a gift cards each holiday season. she faces up to 70 years in prison but is unlikely she will get a prison sentence. >our legal expert says recharging the measure brings the case back to square one, making her september trial date on likely, dragging the allegations into an election year. >> there is continuing coverage of the new indictments against mayor dixon. you can read the complete indictment on our website. >> highway officials are changing traffic patterns for a portion of interstate 70. it is made to deter illegal street racing. lowell melser has details for us. >> all of this stems from a

tragic accident when two onlookers were killed as they were waiting to watch an illegal drug race. what the state highway administration and the maryland state police have done is basically closed this section of from the park and ride all the way to where interstate 70 meets 65, bringing it down from three lanes into one in order to prevent another tragedy. that is how a friend of the two describe how quickly they were killed as they were watching an illegal street car race back on june 21. witnesses said the car that hit them was not involved in the racing and may have been fleeing from police. now a little more than a month later, a joint effort between the maryland state police and highway administration installing temporary measures to

prevent any future racing or tragedies. >> the maryland state police believe this is an effective way to address the situation, something that will keep the police from having to come back here on a regular basis. >> both groups are working together, installing a six-foot wide portable barrier's 300 feet apart, closing what was three lanes to one lane by interstate 165. >> we are reducing the section down to one lane to curb illegal street racing. >> maryland state police said the barriers will remain in place until further notice. state highway officials will monitor the site to see if any further action need to be put in place. >> we are going to monitor it to see how all -- we will see if anything needs to be done from that point.

>> the police tell us this is the first measure of its kind involving a state highway ever done. it is an experiment of sorts. as far as the investigation, we are told it is still very much under investigation. so far, no charges have been filed. >> anne arundel county police say they need your help finding the man responsible for a burglary at an odenton gas station. it occurred last wednesday. the suspect caused extensive damage to the business. if you have any information on who this man is or where he may be, called metro crime stoppers, the number on your screen. you may be eligible for a $2,000 reward. for motorcycle enthusiasts, baltimore county police say it

is hunting season for thieves. a warning for motorcycle and minivan owners. melissa carlson has more. >> motorcycles and minivans, you may think the two vehicles have nothing in common. but for thieves, those two vehicles are a perfect combination. this woman said she woke up last week to find that the only thing left of her husband's motorcycle was its cover. >> which saw other people with motorcycles around out here so we did not expect anything to happen to it. it was parked right out front of our door so we did not think anybody would be brave enough to take it. >> you can see marks on the ground where thieves dragged the bike. a spokesperson explains that in the last two weeks, six street lights have been stolen. >> they don't have garages where they can lock these things up.

>> 12 minivans have either been stolen or there was an attempt to kill them. >> criminals will coat cruising. they will go in and out of these parking lots. if they can't defeat the security bread away, they will put it in back of the minivan. >> try to lock it to another large object. also, consider a tracking device and leave the title in your home. >> we had it insured but we only had a liability on it. we were not expecting anything like this to happen. >> since this seems to be happening late at night, baltimore county police are asking anybody that sees something suspicious to call 911. >> howard county police are searching for the suspect who stabbed a teenager on a basketball court.

scatting 11 was over the scene at the elementary school -- sky team 11 was over the scene at the elementary school yesterday. darius wimbley was stabbed five times. if you have any information on this case, you are asked to call howard county police. baltimore county police have led to divide the three people killed in an accident. 37-year old lori cardwell, her mother darling, and a family friend all died at the scene. lori cardwell crossed the path of a street sweeper, causing it to t-bond the vehicle. both erupted into flames. >> baltimore city health officials are confirming an h1n1 flu outbreak at a training conference going on in baltimore. so far, there have been 11

confirmed cases and three suspected cases. fortunately, no deaths or hospitalizations. >> there is more news ahead. >> feeling disappointed, how the first round draft pick said he felt after signing his contract. >> it is baltimore's newest hotel and it is something else. that story is coming up. >> hd doppler shows wet weather coming. we have the forecast coming up. some clubs are moving in, and te '. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak.

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>> and new boutique hotel located inside of an historical landmark has arrived in downtown baltimore and today was its grand opening. >> as rob roblin reports, if it is definitely one of a kind. >> it is baltimore's newest and in a way oldest boutique hotel. it occupies the old headquarters building. >> they wanted to build something that reflected the power and the strength of the railroad. this building was baltimore's building. it was the comcast center. >> when you walk through the lobby, you can see how spectacular is. from the original windows, to the seven kinds of marble from four continents. >> this is all authentic. we are bringing it to the hotel

and to baltimore. >> from the old to the new, up one floor, it is what they called the lobby living room with modern furnishings and a beautiful fireplace. there are 202 guest rooms in the hotel, all beautifully done with the history of the building in mind. >> if you look at the carpeting, you can see the classic colors. it looks like railroad ties. if you look at the sidepieces next to the bed, it looks like traveling trunk. >> that is not all. >> not only on the room's spectacular, but you also get special bathrobes. this is the leopard print. this is the zebra print. and this is the it giraffe print. i think this is made. this is rather long.

look at the sleeves. >> we try to tailor our experience for all of our guests. there are some with a larger stature. >> also, there is a beautiful restaurant on the first floor. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> it is unanimous here in the studio. we are all buying rob roblin one of those giraffe robes. we have some showers on hd doppler. it looks like it will stay dry to the evening but out in parts of frederick county, maybe carroll county, watch for some hours -- some showers sneaking in. there is a bunch of rain back into the ohio valley likely to

impact this region as we head into tomorrow afternoon 24 hours from now, it looks like it will be wed in many areas in baltimore. in the advance of this, the national weather service has put up flood watches on up towards new york city. it could create flooding conditions. some swatches have been already posted for the mountains of west virginia as well. nothing in the rain gauge today. temperatures were about normal today. clouds will be gradually increasing as that wet weather approaches overnight. a blanket of cloudiness coming in and a light southbury's, expect a warm and muggy night. upper 60's in some of the outlying suburbs. it is a cold front, and hopefully it will be able to get

past baltimore. if it keeps sliding past us, some of the drier air may get here for the start of the weekend. saturday could be a little bit more comfortable. it might try out just a touch. tomorrow, we are firmly entrenched in the warm and muggy air. some sunshine for saturday. sunday will start with sunshine and a finish of the weekend with another round of storms. tomorrow, some of the storms could be strong. it will be much cooler as you head westbound up into the mountains. probably only around 70 degrees tamara with thunderstorms throughout the day in the mountains. saturday looks like a nice day in the western maryland mountains. 89 or 90 degrees around the chesapeake bay tomorrow. storms will arrive late afternoon, maybe even towards sunset at ocean city tomorrow. the best day at the beach

appears to be on saturday before the storms come back into the picture late on sunday. the insta-weather plus seven-day forecast, the upper 80's tomorrow. turning less humid with more sunshine, a nice looking saturday. on sunday, afternoon storms. on monday, partly cloudy skies. temperatures stay warm for the first part of august. >> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> if walt disney had greeted the nfl, he would have started with a story like this. michael oher became a multimillionaire on his first day in the nfl. the first-round draft picks signed his first contact with the ravens, five years, $8 million guaranteed. pete gilbert joins us with the latest. >> the ravens once again get their rookie to training camp

relatively dry mud-ama-free. he plans on starting at right tackle. he was once homeless. after a two-day holdout, he said he felt bad. >> i was disappointed that i cannot show of the first day when the report -- when the rookies reported. my agent steered me and the right direction. >> we traded can offer the right reason. nothing we have seen from that day and the first day of practice today have changed our mind. we even feel better about it. >> as long as joe flacco does not end up on his back, michael oher will not be letting anybody down. >> a busy afternoon for the

orioles, putting together the first back-to-back win the all- star game. they pulled off their first major trade, beating the deadline. the orioles have not officially announced this deal yet. the orioles will reportedly receive two minor leaguers. one is a baltimore native and son of dave johnson. the second straight 7-3 win over the kansas city royals. second inning, it is in the seats. it seventh home run of the year, 1-0 orioles. the game was put out of reach in the fifth inning. bases loaded, clears them with a

double. adam jones will come in to score. the orioles had a comfortable 5- 0 lead. seventh inning, a line drive off of his leg. matt wieters makes the play to end the inning. x-rays were negative after he hobbled off of the field. the ferguson gets -- berguson gets the win. when you see that, you realize how close it is with a baseball traveling that fast. it is tough to get out of the way. >> tasselmyer up next a look a.

>> are you one of the many americans spending billions of dollars each year on alternative therapies? >> three folks having a drink at the end of the day and hopefully giving people an opportunity to listen to each other. >> president obama says it is not a beer summit, but it is

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>> the seven-day forecast, the last day of july feels like the last several days of july. august comes in slightly less humid, a little more sunshine on saturday before the heat builds

up in the middle part of next week. >> looking forward to it. >> enough said. >> thank you for joining us. we will see you back here at 11:00.

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