economic development committee. city councilwoman helen holton emerged from the courthouse this morning determined to but the critical case -- criminal case to rest. >> it is over. today and this case. "she pleaded no contest to a charge of violating election laws. it is similar to a guilty plea except in name. in july 2007 while chairing the council committee that oversees development projects she asked two developers including john paterakis, the so-called "bakery man" to cover the cost of an opinion poll. she made no mention of these. they've pleaded to review pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. holton was fined $2,500 and

given probation before judgment. that spares for the criminal conviction that could force her from office. she refused questioning. >> god bless you all. >> can you share with us why you ask for the two developers to do the polls. >> the case against her is not entirely closed. she was initially charged with bribery when the judge dismissed the that to the state court of appeals. the appellate court is still pending. >> these were campaign finance violations. they are relatively common in the grand scheme of things, minor charges. we think the case that needs to be resolved is the bribery case that is in the court of appeals right now. >> city councilwoman helen holton will remain on the city council. the council president has decided to remove her from her of leadership position on the council committee. she will not serve on the committee at all, we are told,

and the president is expected to make that announcement at the council meeting just getting under way here at city hall. reporting live, jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have been following this investigation since the beginning. we have posted a time line which led to today's plea. wbaltv.com and click on local news. >> a jury continues to deliberate on the three suspects accused of gunning down ken harris. barry simms joins us live outside court house east on day two of deliberations. >> the jurors spent a full day delivering. just a little while ago, they send questions to judge ross. they wanted to know how many guns were used in the robbery, how many guns were involved, and if jerome williams had a gun in the bar. we know from the police investigation that the guns used were never recovered. judge david ross told the jurors that they have heard and seen

all the evidence and they have to base their verdict on that evidence. the jury has plenty of evidence to consider. jerome williams, charles mcganey, and collins are on trial for the 2008 murder of former city councilman member ken harris. jurors had the opportunity to again give pictures of the car can harris was driving, surveillance video in the shopping center, and video taken inside the jazz club. witnesses to the shooting and robbery were unable to identify the suspects who prosecutors say use the gloves to not use -- to not leave fingerprints. they provided dna evidence hoping to convince them the men on trial committed the crime. they found gloves and a bandana not far from the crime which in -- implicates them in the crime.

the defense tried to show them police did not go far enough in the investigation and that the real perpetrators were not arrested. they urged the jury not to convict the wrong people. the jury has gone home for today. they will be back tomorrow to continue their deliberations. reporting live from downtown baltimore, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> harford county officials are rested 80-year-old michael jones, jr., after they said he shot and killed the 16-year-old. he was attending a birthday celebration when he and his pregnant girlfriend went to the car parked outside his edgewood,. moments later, jones shot her several times. >> he would give you the shirt off his back. i would now because he did that for me.

>> investigators believe the shooting was a result of an ongoing feud. jones and now faces first-degree murder charges. >> two armed robbers are on the this while a third is suffering from a gunshot wound. this happened at the family dollar stores around 8:30 p.m. last night. a witness ran for help after seeing three masked men robbing the store. a police officer who ran across the street was the first to respond. the officer shot the suspect who is suspected to survive. the officer is being placed on administrative leave. we are learning more about the deadly but -- deadly bus crash in bethesda. maryland state police say the bus driver died of a heart attack. last wednesday, the bus left washington, d.c., left the roadway and the world down an indictment near interstate 270 north. passengers say the driver

appeared to be sweating. passengers told investigators that the bus left the roadway just as he appeared to pass out. the 12 others were injured in that accident. >> japan and sweden joined the u.s. and britain today over concerns on a terrorist attack. the white house stresses the threat against europe is not related to the united states. we have the latest from washington. >> dulles airport outside washington, despite the warnings about travel today, were not panicked. >> it does not bother me. i am going home. >> i am not afraid. >> the same for americans in europe. police across europe are looking for 10 al qaeda suspects. u.s. experts are worried. >> this is the most significant threat we have seen in the last five years of which speaks to

allocate the central still having the capability to threaten the west. >> back in business. said to be training europeans in pakistan. five german recruits were killed by a rocket by a u.s. drone. a key intelligence is coming from a captive in afghanistan. >> we need to warn people for the potential of the tax. >> what could be the target? the vatican, a big train stations, and other big places are well guarded. this to be harder to pull off in 2005 in london. >> it is far more difficult to stop than a sophisticated airline plot. >> officials must hear something like the 2008 attack in mumbai, india. 480 people were killed or wounded by 10 gunman in a three- day nightmare. officials here emphasize they do not know when any new attack

might occur. from washington, steve hansen, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it has been kind of a cool day outside and certainly feeling like fall. more rain to contend with. cloudy skies keeping most areas in the 50's. most of the heavier showers have moved out of our picture and continue to track to the north toward pennsylvania. the northeast corner of the state will be the last to see the wet weather moving out on the upper eastern shore and kent county. there is some drier weather to our south which should move in tomorrow. there are showers lingering in the mountain that will fly our way which meets the unsettled weather pattern will continue at least until the middle of the week. i will have your details with the seven-day coming up. >> a big way yesterday for the ravens as they beat their

archrival in the pittsburgh steelers. >> then when is having joe flacco hoping he can finally add to his rise in may. -- with his resume. gerry sandusky joins us. >> john harbaugh had never won in pittsburgh. annie went against the steelers feels good. this comes minutes after what looked like a certain loss. you start to think a special steel -- a special season has started to unfold. the 17-14 win it did not look like a win with a few minutes left in the game. ravens are down 14-10, fourth and goal from the 3 yard line. this passes incomplete. everyone in pittsburgh thought this game was over. i will admit that i sort of did, too. the ravens defense and two stealers penalties gave them another chance. the ravens offense gets the ball back with 1:08 left.

t.j. houshmandzadeh puts the ball in. the perfect pump fake. houshmandzadeh, a touchdown. the biggest tribe of flacco's career. the ravens go on it to win this 17-14. houshmandzadeh calls this exactly what he expected when he joins grey lewis and the ravens. >> i came to baltimore to make a lot of plays. not to sound cocky, but that is what i am supposed to do. i should be that guy every time. it feels good to make a play, you know? i feel like that is what i am supposed to do. >> john harbaugh called the game just moments afterward "the biggest win of his life" and certainly the biggest of joe

flacco's career. for the second week in a row, he has led the ravens in a fourth quarter winning drive. today, his production is a very fun conversation. >> it was such a great game to watch. so exciting. all season long, we are looking for your ravens favorite. show us the key. you wear on game day or purple friday. send us your photographs on wbaltv.com. you can catch all of the ravens shows on wbal +. winning drive errors tonight. you can win tickets to a ravens game. tune in at 7:30 p.m. for more details. >> still ahead, why some self and users may have some cash coming of their way. >> confusion over breast cancer from genetic testing to the effectiveness of mammograms. >> i am rob roblin.

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>> 80 new names added to the firefighters' memorial which joined 4400 other fire fighters who have died since the memorial was established. dozens attended the memorial event. families of fallen firefighters come from all across the nation and were given a rose and told an american plan to honor their loved ones. and baltimore city police officer was laid to rest this afternoon. he was killed in a car accident on the rate depends state university. he served 33 years and worked in the accident investigation unit. he joins officers from around in histe's to join memorial. alert"onight's "medical

cancer patients could have a memory problem. this is a different then chemo brain. researchers from the university of miami surveyed one in 10,000 people and memory problems were 40% more likely in the cancer patients and those without the disease. cognition problems were enough to affect daily functioning. cancer has become a complicated problem for women. genetic testing, yearly mammograms. we talk about some of those issues tonight in "women's dr.." mary beth is a mother to three young children. her father died from male breast cancer and so did her uncle. she resisted the idea of genetic testing until her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer this month. >> her surgeon said she needed

the genetic testing because they were deciding between a mastectomy and a lumpectomy. >> he suggests a genetic testing for anyone. >> 85% of all women do not have a family history. one of the problems is if we have a bad family energy coming think you are off the hook you absolutely are not. >> what about the recent controversy about the effectiveness of mammograms? >> how many women do you need to see to save a life? there's a 14% mortality reduction which is enough for most people. everything else is an economic argument. >> and mary beth tested positive for the genetic testing. she had a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy just five weeks

ago. >> is a big relief. i reduced my risk by 95%. there was nothing i could have done any more than i already have done. >> five weeks ago? you look like you are doing great. >> thank you. i was driving at two weeks. i am back to most of my mommy things with my three young kids. >> she is an amazing woman. some women do refuse genetic testing. those discussions the family will have as they grow up. the cdc finds nearly one in 10 americans have some form of depression. 3.4% were found to suffer from major depression. these include women, minorities, people without health care or jobs, and non-married people. north dakota had the lowest rate and mississippi had the highest.

in new survey has shown that condom use is the highest among sexually active teenagers. the survey is one of the most comprehensive ever to look at the sex lives of americans. 80% of adolescent boys and a 69% of girls who were having sex used a condom. adults over 40 had lower rates of condom use and caucasians had lower condom use rates than other races. >> york 11 insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> some of this rain was fairly substantial at least earlier today. still dealing with someone whether. this is coming up in the queen anne's county and the same thing in parts of hartford and

baltimore county. most of the steadier rain has left us to the north and east. it looks like it will be a bit of a drying trend today through tomorrow. we will keep an eye on these showers through the mountains that will swing her on wednesday. in the meantime, the clouds and showers are keeping the temperatures down. in oakland, here is the number. 43 degrees and they will be in the 30's tonight. no snow in the forecast yet, but it is not out of the question. the camry is not too far from oakland and a little milder at 46. overnight tonight, clouds and cooler temperatures hang on but still a lingering chance for a

sprinkle or drizzle. lows -- for the 40's through here. a coastal flooding revisory because the rain today is being produced by a bit of a northeasterner if you would. it is producing one-two foot waves. this is the last part of the system that will not get through here until sometime on wednesday. we will get some sun next in with the tides. maybe in the baltimore we could get a break in the cloud cover. the further west you go, the higher the chance of rain. that works its way through central and eastern maryland on wednesday. on thursday, we began to clear up with the new weather pattern.

tomorrow, mostly cloudy. i would not be surprised at the suntrust to get to at times. the chance for shares increase in the afternoon. highs tomorrow. could gust to 20 knots tomorrow on the water. mostly cloudy with a slight chance for a shower. as you head across, these guys should begin to be milder. the seven-day forecast will slowly plotted this cloudy, wed pattern as we get past a few more showers on wednesday. temperatures warm and to the 70's. a great looking weekend. highs will be in the upper 60's and low 70's. >> looks like a nice weekend. still ahead, we hear from jimmy

carter to make his first appearance after being released from the hospital. >> verizon wireless admits to overcharging more than 50 million customers. how the company plans to make it right. >> the supreme court is back in session with their newest justice. we have a rundown of what is ahead coming up.

four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself.

nice work, bob. >> 15 million verizon customers will be seeing a refund on their bill because they've were incorrectly charged. >> how much will the refund be? we have the latest. >> a mysterious $1.99 data access the means 15 million customers will get a refund. the customers did not have data access after rob. >> verizon should be commended for coming clean. that will be a hefty phone bill for them. >> verizon could refund as much as $90 million. customers could inadvertently

hit the wrong button that initiate web access and the corresponding fee. >> this point to the fact that consumers have to be very careful. they should be paying very close attention to them. >> it was the fcc that called the not for this mystery fee over one year ago. the investigation is not over. more penalties could be coming because some of the commission wants to know it took them so long to finally acknowledge this. wbal-tv 11 news. >> still had, we will recap the day's top stories including white today's to the deals is not the end of trouble. could some foreclosures in the state be the result of fraud? that is when a new report says. how far -- we will have the latest. >> i am rob roblin. it is flu season.

>> live, local, late breaking the are edging wbal-cdo revenues in the hd at 5:30 p.m. with stan stovall, donna hamilton, and tom tasselmyer. >> new tonight, the cold and flu season is here. once thought to be recommended for it to the elderly and children, it is now recommended

everyone gets a flu shot. >> rob roblin is outside the baltimore health department with more. >> the baltimore city health department will be in the community giving free flu shots. it is first-come, first-served. you do not have to pay a thing. the cdc is recommending that everyone get a flu shot this season. >> from six months to 100 plus years old, everyone should get this. the health department is offering multiple opportunities to do so. >> instead of two shots, one shot will cover at all. >> last year people had to go to the discomfort of getting two shots. this year in is all rolled into one. and is one shot.

>> the baltimore city health department is doing their best to get a flu shot for everyone. >> it is important everyone gets a flu shot especially when you are out in the public when people are sneezing and coughing all over the place. you do not want to transfer it and take it home. >> hello. >> how are you today? >> the shots are free and i decided to take advantage of the opportunity. >> over year about 250,000 people are hospitalized. between 22,000-30,000 people actually die annually in the united states from the disease. >> i did not even pass out when i got my shot. it did not even hurt. rose was a great burst. get your flu shot this season. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> finding a clear shot near you is as easy as walking on to our website. you can find a link to get a flu shot close to your address. long gone to -- log on to wbaltv.com. >> the state had its first-ever clean energy summit. it is aimed at boosting clean energy and green jobs. >> green energy is the nation's future. we have an economic crisis right now. by investing in green energy we can keep jobs and create them. >> of the winners include semiconnect which developed a vehicle charging system and the company working on solar. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories. helen holton received probation before judgment under a deal

with prosecutors where she pleaded no contest to charges of violating campaign finance law. holton will pay a $2,500 fine and served one year of of unsupervised probation. she asked two developers to pay for a public opinion poll for her. the council president this afternoon remove her from her leadership position as the chair of the taxation and finance committee. a man is recovering after being shot. he was found around 1:30 p.m. no word what led to the violence and the search continues for the shooter. one person was killed this morning after being struck by an amtrak train. this happened just after 9:00 a.m. on eastern avenue in middle river. 125 passengers were on board a train at no. 56 at the time. >> the supreme court is back in session with their newest

member, elena kagan, on the bench. >> the protest organizers say the deaths are a result of the military's tolerance of gays. >> god is punishing these soldiers and punishing their parents, really. the parents want to be thankful for me to tell them this. >> they say the circus-like atmosphere of berlin to the service and it should not be considered free speech. >> it is a funeral. that is what people seem to be forgetting. it is a funeral for daut's sake. >> another issue parents will be watching closely, violent video games and the challenge to the law in california restricting their sale. they say it should be up to parents and not the state. >> they are aware what the

game's do. they have a right to make those decisions. >> elena kagan will not set for every case of reducing those she worked on at her previous role. she did that for the first time today leaving eight justices and the possibility of a tie. >> is true she will not be participating in one out of three cases but there will be 50 cases. she will have an immediate impact. >> the court is already making history with three sitting women and now about to rule on some landmark cases. everyone is trying to get a read on how she will rule on later cases like to become before the supreme court like health care and immigration reform. in washington, wbal-tv 11 news. >> won four state lawmakers are now and i did. >> after a two-night stay in the

hospital, jimmy carter is back on the job. >> baltimore the billable -- a baltimore developer calls this full of lies and the people responsible are hypocrites. responsible are hypocrites.

i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt...

there's never a doubt whose side he's on. martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. >> at the man credited in helping to invent in vitro won the nobel prize for medicine. the first so-called test-tube baby was born in britain in 1978. the procedure has helped millions of infertile couples have children. president jimmy carter is back to work after being hospitalized with a stomach illness last week. >> i was sick for one day and spent the next day punching my arm and taking blood samples to make sure i was ok. >> into a thing way to put a two-day vacation. he was in washington today for

the habitat for humanity events. this is the 27 year the former president has joined volunteers to help build homes for the less fortunate. >> he just keeps on going. rahm emmanual give up his position as chief of staff on friday. he will be visiting grocery stores, bowling alleys, and hot dog stands in an effort to capture the vote. the honor of the largest casino in alabama along with four state senators and top lobbyists have been indicted accused of buying and selling the votes to get. legalized. they say the federal investigation it was a full- scale briefing full-scale campaign aimed at driving legislators. there have been charged with numerous criminal offenses including conspiracy, extortion, and money-laundering.

>> still ahead, a 60-day moratorium on the maryland foreclosures. >> the ipad will soon face some new competition. we take a look at the newest tablets. >> the rain continues to fall in the parts of maryland. warmer temperatures down the road of it in the seven-day forecast. right now, sky team 11 shows us overcast skies with a chilly temperatures. 53 and bwi marshall.

>> good afternoon. here is what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. in baltimore developer battles with neighbors over slot machines in a local mall. david collins has the latest. a key member of the baltimore city council does not dispute the evidence and pleads no contest to an election law violations involving money from two developers. these stories and more when you

>> the first census of counting marine life is now completed. the project cost more than $650 million. scientists from around the world discovered 1200 new marine species and say it is just the beginning. >> we learned a lot. there are probably 250,000 known species in the ocean and there are probably about 1 million or more in the total which does not include microbes. we very much under-sampled the diversity of the oceans and we have a lot more work to do to enumerate what is out there. >> they say it is much more than they counted.

the project received assistance from more than 600 groups. >> interesting. union baptist church has been named a national historic treasure. it opened back in 1852 and earned the designation because it is the second oldest african- american baptist church in the history of baltimore. in ms. daut -- designed in a victorian style. and it cost a little more than $51,000 and it is stood the test of time. class's at the old boys' school began october 4th, 1910. there are now more than 1000 students enrolled to get -- through grades k-12. >> york 11 insta-weather von forecast. >> most areas have seen most of the steady rain leaving the area. it is still an overcast sky.

the threat of a light shower, sprinkle, or drizzle will linger especially to the north and east of baltimore. parts of eastern and northern baltimore county and up into pennsylvania are still dealing with some what conditions there for the next few hours. the rain gauge in the baltimore shows good rain again but not the 5, 6, 7-inch rain. but again the effect of this has had. we only had 54 degrees today. 18 degrees below normal and the airport today. 56 for the afternoon high at the inner harbor. we'll see the chilly temperatures holding on. eastern shore, a cool 52 at easton. 52 on the beach.

we are seeing temperatures in the 40's. as the sun goes down behind a cloudy sky, the persistent chance of a sprinkle or drizzle. there is a flood advisory up. there are coastal flood advisories with the tide running one or two feet higher than normal from the northeasterner which produced today's storm. the tide will be a little above normal. high pressure is waiting to come in. and will get here in the second half of the work week. this cloudy, cool weather to the west will move on through. it will probably not leave until the part of the storm can get out here and track the storm. the high pressure will come in and start to clear things up for the end of the week. war clouds than sun tomorrow, although it is possible to see some sign. it will be mostly cloudy tuesday with a 20% chance of a shower.

northwest breezes and a small craft a advisory. we are still in the hurricane season from june 1st through november. we have had 14 so far. this one is near the virgin islands and has probably the best chance which is only 20%. that is the one we will have to watch over the course of the next five days or so. even crueler with showers were likely on wednesday. friday. on a nice october weekend with some sun for saturday and the ravens game on sunday. >> the apple ipad could soon face some stiff competition. some foreclosures in maryland, are they the result of a fraud.

with the details in tonight's's "consumer alert." >> he asked the governor and state attorney general in calling for the moratorium on foreclosures. they think they fraudulently started foreclosure proceedings. jpmorgan chase, bank of america, and gmac offered moratoriums in 28 states. maryland is not required a judicial review process in foreclosure. >> the very evidence that is being used to foreclose on them has not been verified by the banks. we have got to make sure that the legal process is properly followed. that is why we went a two month moratorium since the major banks have already intimated that they have not reviewed these affidavits. >> governor o'malley is looking into whether they could force the freeze on foreclosure

proceedings. bayless say now is the time to start looking for holiday work. investor opportunities are with the larger retailers like target for walmart. check out catering companies and shippers like fedex and ups. it is already high. the ipad could get hotter. on sunday, target became the largest retailer to sell the tablet computer following best by which has been selling the ipad since its launch in april. there is the expanded availability of the ipad comes as the competition is about to heat up. >> apple has sold more than 3 million i've had so far this year. >> it is so far out in front that it will take time for anyone to catch up. >> a vast array of competitors is ready to give chase. >> everyone needs a great

playbook. >> this will not be out until early next year. the playbook is a smaller, thinner, and a lighter with capabilities ipad blacks including dual hd cameras and flashing video. >> blackberry is building this. >> they are expected to get a jump on this by halloween. it is the same size of the playbook. >> i have no doubt that google is working on a tablet-ready version of andrew. >> del's tablet is already on the market for about $300 which is four inches smaller than the ipad but also offers phone

service to at&t. >> is a phone, too? >> this is a windows 7 tablet piggybacking in january and expected to be released in time for christmas. >> with a major headstart in sales, they have a lot of ground to make up. nbc news. >> ackerman points out one of the biggest advantages to the ipad is the itunes store. imagine being able to text with your hands on the wheel. the free abbas making that a reality. it is all voice controlled. not only can you tax the but you can wake up or on a lot your phone. all other apps force you to look down on the screen which we know is done a good idea. speaking of applications, only 17% of americans actually on a smart phone. more generation y-ers than x-ers

own smart phones. all in all, most rely on cheaper, simpler phones. that is your consumer alert. >> thank you, marion. still ahead, the battle to bring slots 2 and arundel county is still rough. >> its centers around location and what one development -- developer calls lies and hypocrisy. >> i got to meet of the bill there today. you and your kids can, too. it is part of downtown can's month. details coming up.

four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids

instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

>> if you are looking for something great to do with your kids this month, you are in luck. >> it is tantamount downtown in baltimore and a lot of places are holding specials. >> bonn -- bodybuilder and other will come alive tuesday at the port discovery children's museum on saturday. >> kids will have the opportunity to meet spongebob and bob the builder. they will have special activities for children ages 0- 5. >> it is kids month in downtown baltimore. i started in 2007 and keeps getting bigger every year.

quickly organized kids want to better interact families with the family-safety vince and attractions. >> they are encouraging families to head downtown. >> the events take place at the national aquarium, port discovery, the. railroad museum, every charge and in the downtown -- every museum will have discounts. >> downtown as a great place to do that. there are so many cultural institutions and trade activities. a great way to get kids out of the house and get them engaged in the really fun activities. >> for a full schedule of events, visit our web site, wbaltv.com. kim bassey, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. >> i am jayne miller. a city council member loses her leadership position after pleading no contest to violating election law. question jurors ask questions as they deliberate in the ken harris murder case. i am very sense with details coming up. >> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hd. >> are big story tonight at 6:00 p.m., new developments in the fight for slot machines in and arundel county. >> david collins is live tonight with the very latest. >> one of the carefully worded tv ads refers to slot machines at the mall and not in the mall. some wonder what the differences. this mixes shopping with slot machines giving viewers the indication that they could be by

your favorite lunch counter or next to a shoe store. >> you do not mix kids here. you have to be over 21. it is a separate building. this is a lie. >> he calls the anti-slot tv commercial lies. those behind the campaign, he calls them hypocrites. >> is a family of friendly environment. >> of the the the the plans they filed with the gaming commission in the state of maryland, they slam shopping right up against it. >> they now have majority ownership in a 51% stake in the maryland jockey club. they operated casino in the gulfstream park, florida. there is a shopping mall next move door. there are partnering with an outlet center and their master plan calls for developing a retail shopping center on a 100- acre lot right next door to the casino.