station. hello everybody, i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carterrer. a very active weather day, a tornado warning, and a live look at doppler radar. another round of strong thunderstorms making their way through the state, we're going to take you right to them, no warnings associated with these, but making their way to the east and about to make its kay into baltimore county. the fringes just on parkton and butler, a lot of lightning down in the area, and all of this is making its way off to the east a little bit more slowly than our first round from earlier today, so we'll put a quick track on it and show you. from this line moving at 15 miles an hour, already starting to pick up for others. here is the situation why we're

concerned, the dewpoints are incredibly hi for us and -- high for us, and at this point we're in the 70s, so something we'll be monitoring on the full forecast coming up shortly. for the second night in a row there are new developments in the growing corruption propose at city hall. today mayor sheila dixon was indieted again. -- indicted again. >> reporter: one of the major differences between tonight's indictment and the previous one, is now the state prosecutor has a guilty plea and co-operation from the mayor's exboyfriend. after being reindieted, mayor sheila dixon says she's forging

ahead. >> my reaction is stay focused, continue to build on this and continue to serve the sit showns. >> reporter: her previously indictments describes stealing gift cards and accepting luxury gifts. wednesday's new indictment describes the same allegations, but adds in charges that had been thrown out of the original. the state prosecutor notes lipscomb had pled guilty to campaign finance violations and has been co-operating with the investigation. dixon faces three counts of theft, three counts of mispreparation, one count of -- misappropriation ... >> it's something like a dark cloud that just comes over. >> this is ridiculous and you know it's harassment. >> reporter: also indieted this week are two others, one

accused of giving 6,000 to cover a survey for a council woman. prosecutors now have that czech. holton has also been reindicted forcepping -- for accepting the bribes. helen holton has been stripped of her chair person title. reporting live from city hall, kelly mcpherson. thank you very much and we invite you to stay with eye witness news for complete coverage. for a full background on the case, log on to wjz.com. the battle against the h1n1, hundreds of people in maryland have caught the flew and four have died. the vaccine, and who should be the first to get it. >> reporter: a cdc advisory made it clear who should be at

the starting line to receive the vaccine. they include pregnant women, those this contact with babies, children and young people, emergency personnel, and adults with underlying conditions. some are estimating the virus could hit 40% of the population. >> making sure we have the vaccine go where we needed it most. >> reporter: pregnant women are four times more likely to be hospitalized. they can develop pneumonia, just like katie flight, forcing doctors to deliver her baby pretourly. >> she's got a long way to go and this is just the beginning. >> there are only eight centers

nationwide testing the vaccine. experts worry about a back to school resurgence. >> vaccination is one of the most preventative health measures. we did did not have that arrow in our quiver in the spring. >> clinical trials are set to be begin next month. adults are tested first, then elderly and if proven to be safe, it will be tested for babies and children. a life for a life, a white supremist could face the death penalty. james von brunn faces seven counts, four of which make him eligible for the death penalty. prosecutors say he walked into the cdc holocaust -- d.c. holocaust museum and shot four guards. police are searching for people who stabbed a 19-year-

old man late today. the attack happened in columbia. officers say the teenager was stabbed all over his body. police are not releasing his identity. he's listed in stable condition. she is a woman who called 911, and unintentionally sparked a nationwide debate about racial profiling. for the first time, they speak out. >> it never occurred tomorrow that the way i reported what i saw, be analyzed by an entire nation. people called me racist and said i caused all the turmoil that followed and some even said threatening things that made me fear more my safety. >> she says the release of that 911 call vindicates her. and the president will meet

with both professor gates and james cowley over beers at the white house tomorrow night. the city has one of the top beaches in the country according to to an environmental group. overall, maryland ranked 8th in the nation for clean beaches and nearby beaches also scored well. tens of thousands of people gathered on the island today to see if ponies can really swim and yes, they can. each year the saltwater cowboys of the fire department hold a round up where the wild ponies are herded on to the island. some will be sent back to the wild and some auctioned off to dads for their pony loving little girls. two people out of their teens are killed after a speeding car slams into them. it happened during a street

race and changes are coming to keep it from happening ever again. >> reporter: starting thursday morning, drivers will notice big changes to the westbound i- 70 on ramp, changes that the state highway administration hopes will stop racing and save lives. june 21st was a deadly date on this westbound stretch in baltimore county. 20-year-old john henderson der son and 21-year-old marry kathy an better national think were -- abernathy were standing when a call struck and killed them. state police determined the tragedy happened because of street racing. so starting thursday, the state highway administration will close one lane of the westbound access road to i-70. the traffic barrier is to stop the illegal practice. the area affected is the concrete road on the left side of your screen. >> we believe that the changes being made by state highway

administration will greatly inhibit the ability of individuals to participant in illegal street racing. >> reporter: maryland state police say that while they want to reduce, if not eliminate street racing in this area, they don't want to impede the normal flow of traffic. >> it's kind of a good thing, but it's going to slow people down like speed bumps. >> reporter: police say a 26- year-old was driving the impala that ploughed into the two people. two other by standers were also history. >> that's -- were also hurt. >> it's not a place that carries a high volume of traffic, but at 3:00 a.m. in the morning, it's conducive to individuals who want to get out there and conduct illegal street races. >> reporter: the state highway administration will start the work on 9:00 a.m. thursday morning and continue until 3 in the afternoon. i'm kyle jackson reporting and back to you. the state highway

administration will monitor the changes and determine if any enhancements will need to be made. the new study that's calling organic food into question. what michael phelps coach is calling foul over a new trend in competitions. as our region braces for more severe thunderstorms, a new safety program for you and your children. i'll tell you about it, coming up on eyewitness news. and i'm meteorologist bernadette which is -- widen. we'll have your complete first warning forecast when eyeness news returns -- eyewitness news returns. >> now complete coverage continues, with denise koch,

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it is 74 degrees with thunderstorms in central maryland right now. your complete first warning forecast it coming up. a murder many massachusetts -- in massachusetts has police serving for a baby taken from the woman of et cetera -- womb of its mother. the 23-year-old was worried that someone was watching her. >> if whoever took it, that they'd please bring it to safe haven, if they do not want to go to the police, we won't ask

know questions. -- no questions. >> police say the baby could only have survive fire department it received immediate medical attention. darlene mainswa -- hain es was the mother of three daughters. two san francisco attorneys met with him after for three hours. he was surprised that the $60 billion-dollar ponzi scheme wasn't discovered sooner. the scc is conducting an indepth review of how they missed the fraud. the lawyers who made off represented about a dozen investor who is lost money in the scheme. how safe is the ready to eat produce in your grocery store. members heard testimony from people who contracted e.coli

from bags of spinach. a house vote is scheduled for tomorrow. if you're a consumer of organic foods, a new study says they're not bringing you any extra health benefits. the study says that nose evidence that organize -- organic foods are not superior. is it the swimmers or the swim suits. michael phelps' coach is outraged over the new suits are having. phelps was beaten yesterday by an unheralded german swimmer who was wearing one of the new suits. how they help them go faster. >> as you swim you get tired and kind of sink. these suits keep you up even when you're tired so it helps you in the back half of the

race and helps you with speed too because you fly over the water. >> what the coach threatened to pull phelps out of international competition he went on to set a world record today. howard county launches a first of a kind campaign to warn people about the dangers of light being. it comes during a time of the year when pop up thunderstorms can happen daily, and the lightning that comes with them can be a real killer. >> reporter: powerful and deadly and if you're outside during a storm, your chances of getting hit aren't as slim as you might think. two years ago a 13-year-old was standing under a tree waiting for bus when lightning struck. >> called 911, and we p.m.ed cp -- performed cpr on her. >> reporter: her tragic death is not rare. so far this year 26 people in

the country died from lightning, and in maryland, lightning has killed 124 people in the last 50 years, and that's why signs like these are being posted at parks and schools all over the county. sending a message that should be taken seriously. >> if we hear thunder we have to get off the court. >> reporter: they want to make sure that kids playing outdoors get the message and even more important that did you tell -- adults are paying attention. >> the vast majority that are hit and injured are males, which is not surprising, and who are out and figure we'll play it out through the rain and that can be very dangerous. >> reporter: in fact, few people can walk away from a lightning strike. 20% of the people struck are killed. 70% suffer serious injuries and side effects many were out under a tree or on the water. >> when you're outside and hear that thunder, you're at risk,

so it's important to go inside. >> reporter: maryland ranks 20 in the country when it comes to the number of lightning strikes, an average of 88,000 lightning strikes a year. back to you. yikes. >> unbelievable. 88,000 strikes. >> not something to mess around with. a lot of people underestimate it, and if you hear the thunder, you can be struck by lightning. that's the message they're trying to get out there. we have a round of lightning out there right now, and we saw even a funnel cloud reported earlier and a tornado warning out in algainey county. take a look to the west of parkton, a pretty strong thunderstorm also, and we'll take you into that stronger thunderstorm, just around manchester. it's moving off to the east about 15 miles an hour. also south of that, not nearly

what we saw son sunday night, but another round coming through, and south of that a little stronger here, two different batches, and this one over columbia, moving off to the east about 15 miles an hour. south of fredericksburg, if you're in southern maryland this could clip you over the next hour or hour and a half if it does stay together. there's still some thunderstorms out there, but there are no watches or warnings in effect in this area at this time. if we can show you that graphic here. there's a flood watch off to the north because a lot more rain off there, but at this point it looks like we're doing good at least on that side of it. here is how it looked earlier today, rain out to the west and the thunderstorms got going in it the afternoon hours, that has continued off and on right into the evening here. winds off to the south, they've come down a notch, but the temperatures are warm and

documents really high. -- dewpoints are really high. taketa look at -- take a look at these dewpoints around the region. that's tropical, and as the thunderstorm comes through, if it fuels off one of these, it could become stronger, moving over to the east. so that's something we'll keep an eye on. there are usually downpours in any thunderstorm because there's a lot of moisture to work with. down to the southwest still but it will be making its way up into new york and new england overnight, so it will be leaving us but close enough tomorrow we wouldn't be surprised if a pop up thunderstorm or shower still happened. just not as widespread on friday. some of these once again in this kind of an atmosphere could be strong to possibly even severe as we head through the day on friday, another thing we'll be keeping an eye on. tonight for the forecast, thunderstorms eventually starting to wind down, some fog forming overnight and tomorrow

another worm and -- warm and mugdy -- muggy one. if a thunderstorm does form it could be a strong one, but isolated cases for tomorrow, and smaller chances again for friday and saturday, but they go up with a third storm coming our way on sunday. >> oh, boy, we're in a cycle. thank you burn dealt. -- bernadette. the orioles get a glimpse of their future with the debut of a young pitcher. coming up next in sports.

. well, a little delay, a little competition. >> tension and excitement at the ballpark tonight. the manager told me that before he was worried a bit that his young pitcher was extremely nervous. it didn't help that he had to wait through a rain delay. chris tillman got to work after

a 40-minute delay. the 21-year-old stepped on to the big league stage after a fast rise through the minors. he had two strikeouts in the debut, but jacob got revenge on tillman a couple of innings later. tillman gave up three solo homers. those accounted for all the kansas city runs. he exits in the 5th inning. in the 7th, the score was tied, base hit to center, in comes brian roberts and adams jones. they beat kansas city 7-3. the o's and royals will play tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. lees, the reining cy young award winner headed to philly in exchange for four minor league prospects.

football news, an agreement with first round draft pick michael orr. he gets a five-year contract from the university of mississippi and is expected to arrive in westminster for team meetings tomorrow. in training camp already, car -- darius web. he's excited -- >> if you watch the game, you can see how they fly around to the ball, it's passionate for them, it's just them, and to be a part of that, grow, learn, it's special, it's a dream come true. >> joe flako and the rest of the ravens have a day of meetings tomorrow and the first full squad work out on friday. in the swim championships, the day after phelps finished

second in a race, which is rare, he set a world record. 34th time the baltimore swimmer has set a world record. he has probably forgotten the number that he has done.

a pushy pug is turning heads in oregon. that's because she was pushing a baby stroller. her owners made a video and it

has become an internet sensation. a talent scout has called the owners and there may be a

that's it for tonight, from all of us here, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching us on wjz, maryland's news station. i hope you have a good night ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterma