,, 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.

helen holton makes a deal in court. >> charges are dropped and the penalties she now faces. >> hello, i'm don scott. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. and here's what people talk about today. helen holton is coming a deal. in extension to the city hall corruption probe. >> good afternoon, don, a plea agreement with the campaign charges irregularity in exchange, she'll pay a fine and placed on probation. >> reporter: helen holton came to court knowing her lawyers and prosecutors reached a deal,

dropping one charge against the financing dropping the second count. meaning, she doesn't dispute the facts, but didn't plea guilty. she'll have to pay a $2500 fine. >> today ends the case and i'll continue to serve the community to the best of my want to help make baltimore city, a safer, healthier city. >> reporter: she was accused of asking for money from developers. the state prosecutor's office agreed to the deal. they're pushing for a more serious bribery charge. >> you know, we take the case that really needs to be resolved is the bribery case and that's in front of the court of appeals.

if they don't overturn this, that could be the end of her legal problems. >> i thank god for helping and for my family and friends being my strength, god bless you all. >> along with the $2500 fine, she'll be placed on probation and since this was a misdemeanour, she'll remain on the city council. >> she could have faced the $25,000 fine and a year in jail if convicted. and it was a rainy and cooler start to the workweek. taking a live look outside. could warmer, sunny days be ahead? we're live with first warning weather coverage. i'm glad we enjoyed it saturday. >> and'll enjoy it again next saturday, but there's rain between now and then. take a look at the first warning doppler, i want you to notice the rotation here, this

is from the lower right to upper left. the problem today and for the next couple will be an area of low pressure. just since 8:00 a.m., we've had 1/2 an inch of rain. and that's since everyone got up and got going. imagine what fell overnight. looking at the graphic, this is chilly out there. and the heat's going on in the house tonight. right now, we're in the low 50s. you see the low, it's not going anywhere. it will be cut off in the jet stream and we'll be damp until wednesday. 'll go back to the first warning doppler weather radar. we'll get a break from the steady rain. it will be more scattered steady rain into the afternoon. over the next three days, the longest duration of hard falling precipitation is coming to an end. keep your umbrella handy, showers through wednesday. beyond that, awesome! we'll have the details, coming

up shortly in the first warning weather segment. and an armed robber is in the hospital after being shot by a school police officer. three masked men made their way to the dollar store and a witness ran across the street to the wendys and saw a police officer and told him what was happening. >> one of the suspects engaged the officer and the officer struck the suspect. >> he's being treated for a nonlife threatening injury. and grief counselors are at harford community college after the death of a young student. on friday, the 18-year-old collapsed during the first day of basketball practice. he went into cardiac arrest. he was pronounced dead and he just graduated harford technical and a cause of death isn't determined.

and a veteran of the police department is layed to rest today. last monday, the 61-year-old officer was killed in a car accident in pennsylvania. a funeral was held this morning in catonsville. he was a 33 year veteran for the police department and he leaves bind a wife -- behind a wife and two children. expect delays on the inner lupe beltway from noon to 3:00. >> if you're traveling to europe, several believe that terrorists are planning on hitting a major european capitol. here's charlie d'agata with more. >> reporter: security teams are bracing for a possible terror attack. japan is warning its citizens to stay away from popular european tourist sites. right now, i feel safe in paris. >> reporter: there's no

indication that terrorists are targeting americans. and french authorities are investigating nine bomb threats in paris last month and two at the identical tower. the u.s. intelligence officials think that osama bin laden is behind the plot. terrorists may be planning to unleash shooters with assault weapons to attack in europe and islamic militants are modeling the strategy over the terror attacks in mumbai where 170 were killed. the u.s. state department is warning americans to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings and officials are giving no details about the targets and timing of the attack. >> and they're not going to give anything away to the terrorists and that can be difficult for the public to understand in terms of what they have to do. >> reporter: some tourists say all they can do is live life. >> i'll still go.

>> reporter: and they can hope that antiterror teams have the intense intelligence and fire power to keep them safe. and the state department wants everyone to know, they're not advicing americans not to travel to europe. they want want you to look out for possible terror attacks. today's weather can't bring down the spirit of the raven's fans. they're still basking in the glory of the win against the steelers. ron has more in today's fan cam. >> that was awesome! >> exactly! >> and the sun's shining for the ravin's fans. it was a hard fought game between the two bitter rivals and it came down to the end. the ravens trailing with 30 seconds to go. joe flacco leads the ravens and this is capped by this win and

houshmandzadeh saves the lead and the steelers have time to drive and perhaps tie the game, but charlie batch, out of the pocket, picked off number 52, ray lewis -- the ravens win it. that's the 3-1, first place in the division. the fan cam is out and asking what impressed you most about the raven's victory? >> the fact that we came back, we were underpressure and we didn't fold. flacco. he did one heck of a job as quarterback. >> when ray lewis stretched out and got that interception, we had the game. >> they played -- well, the steeler's nasty old field and they still one. >> well, i can't pronounce his name, but tt.j.. houshmandzadeh. yeah, houshmandzadeh, he did a great job yesterday.

>> got you, pittsburgh! welcome to the ravens. >> and just welcomed the broncos next sunday. the ravens are 7 point favorites. all right, ron, thank you. and you can see the ravens and the broncos live here sunday. >> and looking forward to it. >> and still to come another noon, getting a refund. millions of verizon customers can expect money back. the nobel peace prize in medicine is awarded to a british man. what got him world recognition. and taking another live look outside and stick around, your forecast is still coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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. final arguments are in the anna nicole smith trial. two of her doctors are charges with giving her drugs knowing she was an addict. er all three of the charges are pleading not guilty. the case could go to the jury

wednesday. friends, family and fans will say good-bye to tony curtis today. he went into cardiac arrest last week, an hour long funeral will be followed by a party at the luxar casino. if you're a verizon wireless customer, a refund could be coming your way. they'll refund 15 million customers who were charged for internet use. if you're a former customer, you'll get a check in the mail. >> >> the winner of the nobel peace prize is to robert edwards of great britain for developing invetro

fertilization. he worked on it in the 50s and since 1978, 4 million people have been born. and still ahead at noon, taking a live look outside, stay tuned, marty will have the first warning weather forecast. >> first, let's look at today's midday stocks. ,, 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. 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!!!

well, i'll tell you what, let's look at the inner harbor. this is the first raw day of the season. i had this, i had the heat on in the car on the way to work. did you? >> no, but i had the top up. it was raining, that's why. >> well, that was good. >> and let's look at the first morning doppler. i think this is the steadiest of the -- well, we'll rephrase that. the bulk of the steady rain is coming to an end. that doesn't mean that the rain's ending, we'll go to more scattered steady rain. since 8:00 a.m., a half an inch of rain in the area. let's look at the watch, warning and advisory. there are coastal issues around the delaware bay. that's from delaware and new jersey. we have known at this time. we'll update it throughout the afternoon.

and this is for wjz.com. >> and this is particularly after, you know, last week and the 13.8 inches in is the mary's county. and this is the lead now. it's fall outside. 92% humidity and combine that with the breeze at 10 and the barometer -- we're not ready for a windchill, but it's chilly. 52 rock hall and 54 annapolis and kent island. look at that low. let's explain the scenario. it's going to be the next weather catalyst for three to four days. one more time. we have the low pressure and it's bringing in the rain. we saw that rotation and wednesday, it's still out to the west and we'll have moisture in here. and we're not going to get out of the thick of the things until thursday. and we'll have rain into the afternoon.

46 degrees tonight and we'll have a few showers around tomorrow, sun and showers around with a high of 65. >> wjz is always on, here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. and for more information, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

in today's health watch, a new report finds that american kids have a taste for empty calories. nearly half of the calories come from junk food. and experts say that the empty calories are fueling the obesity epidemic and putting young people at risk for health problems. vitamins could help reduce heart attacks in women. and people without heart disease reduced their risk by 20%. vitamins seem to have less of an effort with those with heart disease. and check back in tonight, computer concerns. always have your laptop on your lap, you can be setting yourself up for injury. also, we'll talk about the

simple things to help you sleep. that's at 4:00, right after "dr. phil." >> and stay with us, the five- day forecast is next. ,,,,,,,,,, @

that's at spaghetti junction. we'll look here, that's still the same. if you're getting off of third

shift, oh, it's a chilly day start for you. and we'll repeat the shower and wednesday. we'll get a few peeks of sun, check out thursday into saturday. we were talking about how beautiful it was saturday. 72, 72, and 74 degrees. and nice. >> >> if you have to work -- >> it's a fun day, the weekends are nice. >> and send those e-mails. >> as long as you're not working. >> i know, i'm sorry. >> don't miss the prime time line up. the it's "hawaii five-o" and eyewitness news. >> and check this out. and this is the competition going on in spain now. and it's the tradition of making human towers that dates back to the 18th century. it's from folk dances.

and they tried to copy and suggest religious paintings and sculptures. >> you know, they do damage at the monument, they would have that off in 1515,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,