the wall and you use the dispenser to sanitize your hands. >> the health department asked them to stay in their hotel rooms. the virus can spread quickly causing fevers, muscle aches and sore throats. >> the 3w0789 line, this is everywhere. >> reporter: ann bailo wits is with the city health department and says they can't figure which worker contracted the flu first. >> the point is the flu is all around us, decreasing in amount now, folks could have gotten it from other places and brought it into the state. they certainly could have gotten it from each other. >> reporter: health workers say that means washing hands frequently, covering coughs, crucial to keep the low number of flu cases down. >> i don't want to be too close to people. so you have to be careful in elevators and try not to be in the way of someone coughing. >> reporter: now the seminar ended, most of the va workers are headed back home.

none of them had to be taken to the hospital during their stay here in baltimore. but the state health department plans to contact all the local health departments where the workers are from to let them know exactly what happened and about the flu cases that came down here in baltimore. >> stay tuned. katie talks with the u.s. health and human services secretary on the spread of h1n1 virus and the plans for who should be vaccinated first. days after a fatal accident involving a street sweeper the identities have been released. vic carter has the latest. >> three women were killed in the tragic accident. it happened before 5:00 a.m. monday at the intersection of honeygo boulevard and whitemarsh build boulevard. the driver, 37-year-old lori ann cardwell

and her passengers, 62-year-old helen cardwell and 19-year-old katarina ann morrison were all killed. the 32-year-old driver of the street sweeper escaped with minor injuries. >> the victims were on their way home from a trip to kentucky. the cause of the crash is still being investigated. baltimore city mayor sheila dixon may be shaken by charges that -- have been refiled against her but she's not showing it. she has just been reindicted on perjury charges.

wjz was with the mayor she was indicted in nine counts. she'smy kids are sick, going to continue to come out and that's what i do. >> eyewitness news taking you through the charges. she received gifts from people doing business with the city. she's got thousands of dollars from her ex-boyfriend and did not report one dime. ron lipscomb ran the contracting that ran harbor east, he pled guilty to a violation last month.

it lays out lavish trips they took together including to chicago and new york. the prosecutor claims the mayor solicited charges and received dozens of them from stores including best buy, target and used them for herself and family. it details a transaction, a driver deposited $40,000 in his account and use them to pay her credit card bill. they do not believe that the stress has impacted the mayor's job performance. >> the mayor is running the city effective and she's doing her job. i don't see where it's relax any. >> people are saying until proven guilty, but this seems

to go on and on forever. >> reporter: a judge had already thrown out similar charges, her lawyers planned to try to get these thrown out as well. eyewitness news. thank you. a hearing in the mayor's case is scheduled for next week. stay with eyewitness news for the coverage of the corruption probe, for background, log onto wjz.com. president obama hopes that the cold beer and the conversation will put an end to the controversy surrounding a arrest of a harvard professor in his own home. the president will host the sergeant and the professor at the white house. >> reporter: the professor and the policeman will finally meet again. president obama is hosting the processer gates and sgt crowley

for a round of drinks on the patio near the rose garden. >> three folks having a drink at the end of the day and hopefully giving people an opportunity to listen to each other. >> reporter: sgt crowley arrested gates in his home after a neighbor called about a suspected burglary. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> he came to regret his choice of words and hopes it's a lesson to the nature. he uses teachable moment. you think they will learn something. >> i believe there's a good learning lesson if people slow down a little bit. >> the controversy has yet to

slow down. the police department apologized or if e-mail, but no apologizes tonight, just a few beers. gates, sgt crowley and the president pose for a photo op before having the beers. a family needs help in finding a man who was struck on i 495 last saturday shortly after 8:00 p.m. a home near american university in washington d.c. goes up in smoke. firefighters report problems with the water supply. that fire broke out around 8:00 last night. once they found heavy fire coming from a couple of rooms inside the home. firefighters expected to be back in the neighborhood today testing fire hydrants due to the lack of water. no rain today, it has left

us with a sunny day, will it get warmer tomorrow? the updateed forecast. let's look at doppler and show you there's a couple of thunderstorms. it's much quieter than it was at this point yesterday, however, these thunderstorms are associated with another front moving our way. that front is going to move on top of us and we'll see chances for showers and thunderstorms and some may become strong to severe. we'll have your forecast coming up. there's a new name in town, the baltimore area convention is making some changes. pat explains why. >> what's in a name? when baltimore says get in on it, it means get in on the best the city has to offer.

>> offer. grab a camera and show my baltimore. >> it means i have no idea. >> i have no clue. >> i don't know. >> alcohol. i have no idea actually. >> for the last 15 years or so, it was called the baltimore area convention and association. it's a long name, it's been shortened to bacfa. and people inside the community know what is the names represents. people from outside have no idea. a greek desert? they don't know. >> i would say something about the internet or music. i don't know. >> type of food or beverage,

sounds like a fish. >> disease like almost. >> reporter: it's decided to get over itself and change the name to business baltimore. >> i'm president of visit baltimore, this guy has something to do with the city of baltimore and tourism. >> baltimore, sounds good. >> that works. >> now the official name change came at 4:30 this afternoon and for those of us who have to remember the name, it's a welcomed change. you said that. thank you. the new name is in line with the name changes taking place in convention bureaus across the country. visit baltimore. once you're here, get in on it. >> too many slogans.

>> eat baltimore, that's a simple one. >> still ahead on wjz, deal made, who gets custody of michael jackson's three young children? >> reporter: in west port, people living in this block are concerned that the air they're breathing in their homes may be causing cancer. that's next on eyewitness news. . is there more rain heading our way or will we end the week on a sunny note? that's coming up. now, complete coverage

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discovered in the air of some houses after a toxic waste site was cleaned near by. susan collins reports some homes have not been tested. >> reporter: drums filled with toxic chemicals removed in 1981. $20,000 drained from leaking tank. it burned children playing in a mud pie outside. >> they were burning and got burn on their legs and their feet, because they were running through the mud. >> reporter: the state discovered they didn't do the job to protect people here. toxic chemicals in the area inside at least four homes. they're above what state and exposure can cause cancer over time. >> i would like them to clean up the air so these kids won't wind up with problems. >> drums filled with toxic

chemicals were store and at the other en, that's where the chemical company was located. the houses are sandwiched between the two. >> the maryland department took over the old plant and realized there were toxic fumes inside but it took four years before testing the homes and still hasn't completed that job. >> it's been the access to the properties. all these are private homes owned by individuals and we need legal action. >> reporter: a woman caring for two small children didn't know she was exposed only that they tested. >> i was saying so what if they find anything, what will happen? would they replace us? >> land lords who flip the homes make it tough to get tests. one rental is not tested. her daughter has cancer and so has four others that lived

there. >> every person that lived in that house since i've lived here as die of cancer. >> reporter: the department of the environment say it would be hard to link cancer to the chemicals and that's a job for a health department. >> thank you very much. the state has installed vent systems in the four houses where it was found in the air, but four houses remain untested. we're following breaking news chopper 13 over an accident. a truck is overturned. several lanes of southbound 29 are closed at this time and we'll keep you posted for any developments in that situation. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check in with sharon gibala with more on that accident and a look at traffic in the area. >> we are also following that accident, it's on 29 southbound. as you can see by the chopper shot, it was blocking lanes there. traffic getting by in two

lanes. you're looking at a backup, you'll want to take 95 as the alternate. watch for an accident at mount vernon. one at murdock road. a delay to the tunnel and northbound lanes slow. beltway drive times, 22 minute on the topside. 24 on the west side. there's a look at the west side not looking bad. the topside very jammed again from 83 to 95, 22 minute there is. the traffic report brought to you by subway. juicy steak layered with melted cheese and piled high with toppings. back to you. more than a month after the death of michael jackson, the pop star gets his wish.

his mother kathrine will retain custody of his children. >> reporter: michael jackson's three children will be raised by the same woman who raced him in the home he grew up. >> there's no situation better for these children than for them to raised under the loving care of kathrine jackson. >> it's between kathrine and debi row and mother to the two oldest children. she gets visitation but nothing else. >> it's not about money. >> reporter: michael jackson's father won't be in the picture since he no longer lives in the home. it will be formized in court on monday but there's unresolved issues surrounding jackson how his estate will be managed and what kill him.

they want to make sure the superstar's wealth is handled with care. he could be worth millions. >> we're talking about the most rich intellectual. >> they will release toxicology details next week and determine if there's enough evidence to charge his personal doctor with manslaughter. kathrine jackson have agreed to hire a child psychologist to advice them when the mother's visits should take place. it's looking better. summertime temperature. >> we have to expect this in the summer. coming in at 85 degrees and the dew points are in the 60s. not like yesterday and there are a couple of thunderstorms out there. not like yesterday, we'll have

. complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. welcome back. could see more sunshine than yesterday. want to show you first warning doppler radar. this is live because we don't

have as many thunderstorms. we do still have a couple out there going to take you in on western maryland, most in west virginia. it's moving northeast. we'll see a few through the evening hours. not much going on today, just a mix of clouds and sunshine out there and the winds have been lighter than they were yesterday. with everything going on, there is still a flash flood watch in effect for the cecil county. the winds turning back around to the south and that's going to bring the dew points back up again. we're many the 60s still, so it's not comfortable outside but not the 70s of yesterday. temperature-wise, up to 86 degrees in baltimore. 80s across the picture. here's the next storm moving our way. everything out in west virginia is will of the actual storm

system itself. the storm system will move on top of us tomorrow and that's going give us a decent chance at strong to severe storms through the afternoon and evening hours. if any watches or warnings come out, we're on wjz.com to let you know about them. here's the front bringing the front. it's close, not going discount, like today, the chance for a popup shower or thunderstorm. on sunday, a third front is going to come our way and it will increase our chances of seeing any stormy weather out there. out on the water, small craft advisory for tomorrow. tomorrow into the 70s. isolate thunderstorm tomorrow up to 86 degrees. going to be a muggy one again as thunderstorms strong to severe through the day so we'll keep an eye on this and pass along anything that comes out. thank you very much. still ahead on wjz, no more

racing, maryland state police work to put an end to street racing on i-70. the rash of break-ins continues and the number is up to 8. that story is next on eyewitness news. . i'm ron matz, baltimore

. this is wjz, and wjz.com baltimore. from the city, to the county, to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. 85 degrees and mostly

sunny, good evening, here's some of the stories people are talking about tonight. illegal street racing is the blame for many deaths. but maryland is hoping to change that by changing one interstate. here's 70. more on the accidents that police are hoping to avoid. >> reporter: these tire marks are proof that this section of i-70 was a popular spot for illegal drag racing, it was three lanes wide with not a lot of traffic, but all of that is about to change. dangerous street races caused two deaths from the park and ride to the beltway. in june, this chevy veered out of control and killed a 21-year- old and a 20-year-old. police believe they were watching an illegal race. >> we believe that the approach of a police car that

night led to this accident occurring in that people were trying to clear the area quickly, there was confusion. >> reporter: residents have long complained about the illegal racing. >> they line the cars up and it will be maybe 80 cars line up. >> reporter: so today, the state highway administration changed the traffic pattern here. you can see what was three lanes of traffic heading west now just one. >> with minimum cost to the agency. >> reporter: cars won't be able to line upside by side to race. >> some worry the changes will impact the commute. >> i think it will be too much hassle in the morning. there's quite a few that go to work on this road. >>reporter: state police expect few problems and expect to prevent another tragedy. >> sometimes when you can make

an effective change, it eliminates the opportunity. >> reporter: they will closely monitor the changes to make sure it doesn't cause any traffic flow problems. a metro bus driver is charged with kidnapping after a dispute with a passenger. it happened at the south southern avenue station. the bus driver would not allow the passenger to leave the bus after an argument. he's been place on leave. sensational testimony of a woman accused of being part of a conspiracy. a 22-year-old accused of luring a man into her home where he was brutally beaten and left to die by three men.

she said three men broke in the side door and attacked him. she found him with strips of duct tapes around his mouth and ankles. >> the three were in his home before he arrived. >> police searching for a suspect that burglarized and vandalized a gas station. here's a picture of a man wanted in the robbery of a gas station. he caused damage after forcing his way in through the garage door. it occurred july 22nd, one month since someone starting breaking into churches for quick cash. the number of targets continues to grow.

>> it's a final resting place, a house of worship for so many others and now for someone, 8 churches have been a place to dip for quick cash. >> you don't need to come in and steal from the building of god, it's wrong. >> we believe it's the same individual because of the way they're doing this. >> the thieves hit the first batch of churches in july, it was four churches in the last week on providence road. >> i'm the pastor of the divinity lutheran church. >> i'm the associate director of the lutheran church. >> the churches differ in denomination. >> the air conditioner was push over. >> they were thrown around and

things on the floor. >> what he was looking for was cash. >> it was obvious they were looking for things, for money. >> the growing concerns about the break-ins are not limit to the church community. >> people in the community are concerned. we'vepolice and extra patrols find the burglars. they say it will come sooner than later. >> it's bad to steal, but stealing from god there's a lot of consequences. >> police have no suspects pin down. reporting in baltimore county, wjz eyewitness news. in addition to the charges, the thief took small sums of money as well as one computer monitor. >> if you own a street bike, you need to be on the lookout

for enterprising thieves, if the locks and chains can't be removed, they steal a minivan and remove the bikes. park in well-lit areas. after weeks of gridlock on capitol hill, there's some progress on health care reform. it went through several changes and now hopes to have the bill ready by tomorrow. key democrats believe enough compromises have been reached to be approved by a committee. in the health watch, the human pap virus is the number one sexually transmitted disease in this country. it's related to several forms of cancer. how important hpv can be in predicting a patient's survival. >> doctors have known that

white patients tend to survive longer than blacks. now they think they know why. stanley davis knew something was wrong when he woke up with a swollen neck. >> my neck swell and i jumped up and said look at my neck, we need to go to the emergency room. >> reporter: after doctors appoint, it was cause by cancer of the tonsils, cigarette use is the most common cause but it can be link to the human pap virus. >> the people who have it, it responds to radiation. >> the university of maryland study found only 4% of black patients with head and neck

cancer were hpv positive while 4% were. sexual habits could explain. >> early sexual contact for blacks tends to be genital contact. early for whites is more likely to be oral sexual contact. >> that's the primary form of transmission for head and neck cancer. they're now testing for hpv and the findings could change the way they treat patients. >> his main focus is on getting through chemo and rayuation and getting on with his life. i'm kelly lynn with health watch. median surviving was 3 fold higher for whites. some stories in tomorrow morning's edition of the

baltimore sun. multipurpose athletic fields in some of the toughest neighborhoods. what it has taken to move a transformer to pennsylvania. reviews of this week's releases including funny people. read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look for the forecast from the weather team. many young people have been working hard at one of the oldest city buildings. we report on the amazing transformation at the museum. >> the garden at the peel museum has a new look thanks to the students, it's cleaner and greener. >> there used to be weeds out of the ground. >> they reclaimed the garden, it was overgrown weeds and grass and six week, it's turned into beautiful, quiet oasis for

the kids. it's been a summer to savor. >> i wasn't sure we were going to be able to do it. now i look at it and i'm amazed. >> it was torn down and now looking at it, it makes you want to sit down. >> the students have been admiring the results of their hard work. there's even a fountain here now. >> there were no flowers, we have a pond, we added that down here and some stone. we made it look better as you can see. >> reporter: there were also lessons on the environment. >> when they came in, they were some bright young people and we challenge them to learn more about their environment and about how they should help keep their communities clean. >> reporter: all of the students who worked here attend baltimore schools. their summer of learning wraps up tomorrow. >> the children are really bright and this program allows them to showcase their talents and find some talents they

didn't know they had. >> eyewitness news. it's a national land mark and it's the oldest museum building in the united states. wjz and the baltimore orioles are teaming up to feed the hungry and we need your help. during this home stand against the boston red sox, take non- perishable foods to camden yards. we will collect your donations at the gate. you can meet don, ron, adam, stan, alex and kye. saturday gigi and pat, and then on sunday, look for susan, look for me, both kellies. still ahead, a gruesome crime, a new hampshire woman arrested for cutting a baby out

of the mother's womb we're putting together exclusive five-day forecast and will have it when we come back.

. now, first warning weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. welcome back, take a look, things are greening up again from the rain over the past couple of day, we have some more chances for it. looking at the forecast heading down to the ocean. chance for thunderstorms tomorrow. saturday, there's a chance but much less chance dropping to about 30%. on sunday our chances go up again as a new front moves our way. each an every day in this

pattern we see the chance, but it's a different one to increase the chances. in the city, this is what we're dealing with for the forecast tomorrow. the scattered showers and thunderstorms breaking out and possibly strong to severe. it's going to bring us to a high of 86 degrees. it gets out on saturday, sunday increase chances. thank you a massachusetts woman charged with kidnapping after allegedly cutting a fetus out of another woman's womb and she's being held on bail. the suspect and infant discovered in a homeless shelter in a neighboring state. >> it was the best case scenario out of the tragedy that we have the child and it appears to be healthy. >> the mother was last seen a week ago. it's not clear when she was kill. her mutilated body was discovered in a closet in her

home in massachusetts. it wasn't until tuesday the medical examiner realized the mother of three was 8 months pregnant. it led to a break in the case. the homeless woman said she had given birth and the friends called police. >> many watched the news and realized there was a woman who was killed and missing her child child. the suspect did not waive extradition to come back to massachusetts. the baby is in good condition. a 7-year-old boy leads police on a chase to avoid going to church. he stole his father's car on sunday, he's about to bolt, look at that little rascal, the child took off on foot. police say they will not file

charges. faced with a near record number of homeless, a one-way ticket back to their hometown. michael bloomberg defends the program saying it's less expensive and spending up to $36,000 each year to keep a homeless family in a shelter. it's sent people back to georgia, florida and paris. four florida police officers in hot water for doctoring a police report. >> here's what it is. >> the officers tape by a mic in their patrol car plotting to charge a young woman with drunk driverring after an offer crashed into the back of her car accidentally. the charges were drop and the officers are under investigation. we invite you to check in with eyewitness news for all new stories coming up.

vick has a preview. the cleanest beaches in the nation, where ocean city and maryland's other beaches fall on the list. we could all have these statements about how horrible baltimore is, what are you going to do about it? >> the top cop talks tough with mary bubala. the firey interview coming up. the test is positive after jude law is going to be a dad again. according -- he was involved with a woman last year who is having his baby this fall. they are not currently together. law has three children with his ex-wife. maybe you'd like a child that looks like jude law. one company is making it possible to have look alike

babies. >> they can know the hair, weight, color and what celebrity they look like the most. employees make the matches so parents can pick the ones they like the best. stop me before i make a comment. >> i thought the way you came out was the best thing in the world. >> thank you, kye. >> eyewitness news is next. >> reporter: afternoon game for the orioles and big news off of the field with an injury scare and a trade. i'll have the latest on the birds and in football, the ravens sign their top draft

. when the boston resox come to town they'll face a

different team. >> busy day, the rooky starting pitcher goes down. news of an injury scare and a trade. first the trade news. the o's agree to a trade with the dodgers to send the pitcher to l.a. baltimore got him in a trade from seattle. he joins a first-place team with the dodgers. the orioles gets josh bell and pitching project steven johnson, the trade not official until they get clearance. the start at orioles park this afternoon. a rooky of the year candidate, he was out standing, 7 innings struck out 6, allowed one run. the rooky gets knock out with a frightening injury, line drive

off of the bat of billy butler hits him on the left shin and collapses in the tunnel. x-rays on his leg or negative. the red sox come to town tomorrow. sun afternoon, see the birds battle boston right here. game time 1:30. football news the raven made it official the signing of the contract of michael oher. it will pay $14 million. he was the 23rd player taken in april. first introduced here after the draft. he's slated to be a possible starter and spoke at a press conference moments ago. >> i'm very relieved with my

teammates and being able to practice an all i can do now is play football and work hard and give back to them, they have given to me. that hard work starts tomorrow morning. i'll be up this with the team. >> looking forward to it. >> thank you. still to come, scandal at city hall, complete coverage, wjz breaks down the new indictment facing the mayor, what she's up to today and what it means for

. mayor dixon indicted again. tonight eyewitness news takes a look at the charges and legal experts weigh in on the case. swine flu fears, the health department confirms an out break in baltimore who became ill downtown. in ocean city where the ocean is rated among the cleanest in the nation. muggy thursday evening, but are changing coming? don't miss the forecast. all of the breaking news, eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. this is wjz and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city, to the county, to your neighbor.

now complete coverage on wjz 13, modesto's news station. inside the allegations, wjz breaking down the indictment facing mayor dixon. >> what does it mean for her future and what impact on city hall? >> here's what people are talking about. the mayor is under fire facing allegations rocking city hall and the business community. wjz stays on the story with a look at the charges. mike was with the mayor and has new analysis. >> reporter: these indictment weave together power and flounce. they claim the mayor got thousands of dollars from developers. these are serious charge that could land her in jail, her public schedule has