harbor east. legg mason's headquarters there as well. and they agreed to pay $12,500 to do a poll for the councilwoman. here is what she had to say in may after the initial indictments against her were dropped. >> i am thankful for this day that i am that much closer to the restoration of my good name. and the work that i have done in serving the city. >> reporter: as for ron lipscomb, he has already pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in october. in a statement released tonight, holton's attorney says he see confident the new charges against her will be dropped as well, saying, quote, the desperate attempt of the state to salvage something from the relentless effort to convict miss holton will however be unavailing. like the bribery charge, it's fatally flawed legally and factually. a spokesperson for mayor sheila dixon who also still faces charges in connection with the case said the mayor would not be commenting on the new indictments. we'll have more on the story throughout the evening.

live in the breaking news center, christian schaffer, abc 2 news. and we have some more breaking news to tell you, about this time from anne arundel county. authorities say that a 38-year- old man is dead after falling out after third-story window of a town house. we're told that he landed on a basement patio. it happened shortly before 4:30 this afternoon on vineyard lane andcroftston police are investigating. a baltimore councilman has pleated guilty. kenneth oliver told a judge today he made a mistake. a randallstown democrat was sentenced to 50 hours of community service. he'll also have to pay a $2,500 fine. the councilman acknowledged writing two checks to himself from his campaign committee's checkbook. separation of church and state. it's an issue that is brewing in one part of howard county. the bryn mawr methodist church is asking the county to approve a tax-free loan for an

expansion project. the council council is expected to approve the request. but as linda so reports, some say it's crossing the line. >> this is a multipurpose room well. call it the spirit center. >> reporter: bryn mawr united methodist has a growing congregation and needs more space. construction is underway with the hope a bigger church will allow for more community outreach. >> child care, preschool, after school care, a lot of those kind of things would happen in this wing. >> reporter: the expansion comes with a huge price tag. to help alleviate the financial burden, church leaders are asking the county to approve a tax-free bond, which essentially allows them to borrow money from a bank at a lower interest rate. >> does not have any liability on the county at all. it doesn't affect the taxpayer. >> reporter: the expansion should be complete some time in february. the church says this entire project will cost them about $10 million. but with the passage of this loan, they hope it will save them as much as 1.5 million.

the critics say it violates separation of church and state. >> church facilities will be open to the public. but on the other hand we understand they have a fixed cross on the wall and there may be bible study and prayers. >> reporter: the howard county citizens association is made up of close to 200 residents out of about 280,000 in the county. the group has testified against the measure that is poised for approval by the county council. >> i think that the county should not be in the business of church expansions, period. >> we did not build a sanctuary. so it's not like we have this whole place that is only dedicated to worship. >> reporter: in ellicott city, linda so, abc 2 news. >> county council is expected to take up changes for the measure this thursday. but final vote isn't likely until early september. so how do you feel this issue? we want your two cents. on our website, we're asking a

question, should the howard county council help bryn mawr united methodist church? log on the abc2news.com and look on the right side of our home page to vote in our online poll. ll, baltimore is getting some help to fight crime. and it really couldn't come at a better time with a recent rash of shootings. terry is here now with the details. >> reporter: big news. baltimore officials say the city's police department will receive $10.1 million in federal stimulus funds. governor martin o'malley joined vice president joe biden, senator barbara mikulski and other officials for the announcement today in philadelphia. mayor dixon talked about how the money will be used. >> we are very pleased about that. it looks like the city will get an additional 50 police officers as a result of this money. >> commissioner fred bealefeld says the officers will be placed on foot patrols around the city as part of a strategy to help the department win the trust of the community. we're told the funding is for three years. eight other maryland departments will also get a

cut. in all, $23 million coming to the state of maryland. there are now more than 100 officers in the neighborhood since sunday's shooting spree in east baltimore. the increased police work and presence in the area they believe have gotten them much closer to an arrest. authority says they could see results soon. in the meantime, many residents appreciate the extra police presence, but fear the violence could soon return as soon as the police leave the neighborhood. >> it's fine while they're here. nothing is going to happen while they're here. but once they're gone, you know, somebody else is going do something else stupid. and it's inevitable. >> the police department says they will keep the extra officers in the area until they can make arrests in this weekend's rash of shootings. a baltimore county woman has pleaded guilty on sex trafficking of a minor. lea bella of reisterstown is accused of trafficking two 15-

year-old boys and a 17-year-old girl. three girls were prostituted in more than 100 hotel rooms in maryland, washington, d.c., and new york. maryland's most powerful radar continues to track and that shower and thunderstorm activity has been making its way up 95. if you watch it, it has actually changed direction. it was heading directly up 95. it is now moving on towards the east, across brooklyn park, across the dundalk area, and about ready to cross the bay. why did it change direction? we'll be talking about that in just a second. in the meantime, your forecast for the next couple hours. partly cloudy, a few showers. temperatures will be in the 80s. we'll show you why that storm actually changed direction, coming up in just a couple minutes. >> thanks a lot, norm 689. well, the kids survey is out. the results admit maryland fared well on child poverty, but poorly on low birth weight babies. >> maryland's rankings on

children's health have gone from bad to worse. our low birth weight dropped from 39th in the country to 43rd. >> maryland landed 25th among the 50 states in the survey. the annual kids count report on the health and well-being of america's youth measures states in ten different categories. the report is produced by the annie e. casey foundation. to see a breakdown of all the results, log onto a website at abc2news.com. look on the right side of your home page under links mentioned on air. a baltimore boy has been called a hero tonight after he helps a woman who fell into the water. it happened around 4:30 saturday afternoon at the long beach marina. 12-year-old ray was heading out in a friend's boat when he spotted the woman. he says she hit her head on the pier and fell into the water. brady describes what he saw. >> she fell in, in there. and she floated up.

her feet went up first. and then her head came up. her eyes were rolled back in her head. and that's when i asked somebody to pull her out. >> while the woman's boyfriend was trying to pull her out of the water, brady ran to get help. crews say if brady had not acted so quickly, the woman's injuries could have been much worse. brady says he plans to join the bollys quarters junior firefighters. there is a new fixture in downtown baltimore. the walt sondheim fountain was dedicated. he was a former president of the baltimore board of education and champions the inner harbor renaissance. >> so much of our city is barrack walter. not only by his hands, not only by his fingerprints but, really by his spirit. >> the president located at the west shore park in tinner harbor incorporates water jets, colored lights.

carrying a huge load. coming up, a power transformer is being moved through maryland. find out where it's going. and the competition in the kitchen. some orioles players square off in a cookout. find out who scored a big win. yesterday i gave you a 2- degree guarantee for today of 89 degrees. what was our high today. high was 87. we hit that 2-degree guarantee. it's gone three days in a row. our winner today from finksburg. valerie wood, congratulations. you have scored an abc 2 bobblehead. we'll be back with our forecast, and show you why that storm has changed direction, coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. what doct most for headaches.

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at night it's a slow-moving mega load built. day a modern model.

it's a transformer inching its way from havre de grace to a nuclear power plant in delta, pennsylvania. today abc 2 news jeff hagerer caught up with it along its path. >> reporter: the excitement is building here along main street in delta, pennsylvania as residents hope to capture a glimpse of one of the largest special deliveries in decades. >> i heard -- i didn't hear from the pennsylvania side. i heard it from the maryland side that it was coming up here. my barber told me. >> reporter: what is coming is a 250-ton generator, bound for the peach bottom nuclear plant that will carry enough power to light up an entire state. >> the transformer was manufactured by hyundai in korea. and then from there it was shipped to philadelphia. and then from philadelphia it was barged to havre de grace. >> reporter: now it's making its last and most difficult leg of the 7,000-mile trip, covering 30 miles of rural roads through northern

maryland. at 16 feet wide, 27-feet high, and a whopping 144 feet long with the two tractors that it takes to move it, the state is shutting down portions of routes of 155, 22, 136, and 165 this week as the very oversized load begins moving each night before midnight, and halts its movement by 5 in the morning there is nothing simple about moving something this big. in fact, movers say they can't travel more than 3 to 5 miles per hour, about the speed that i'm walking right now. but each stop along the way draws curious onlookers who show up just to see the mammoth machinery for themselves. >> we watched the mega movers a lot. we would like to see how it was transported. >> reporter: what did you expect when you came out here? >> i didn't think it was going to be that big. >> reporter: jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> and talk about shipping fees. the move is costing the nuclear plant more than $5 million. about half of that is going to

utility companies in maryland to move and bury their lines along the root. now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> okay. we're going to tell you why that storm had changed track. it was coming straight up 95, okay. here is baltimore. here is 95. it's coming straight up the 95. the heat coming off of baltimore, the storm basically bounced off that, because all that heat going up provided a little bit of resistance. so it's actually turned and now heading across the bay. that's the reason that storms move. they take the path of least resistance, like i do many times. >> makes sense. i do too. >> take a look outside right now. your shot from harbor cam overlooking the downtown area right now at bwi thurgood marshall. 79 degrees. 74% humidity. wind from the northeast. 15, pressure steady, falling. sunrise and set. as far as our low this morning, 70 degrees. the high today got to 87. and the temperatures, i tell

you what, right at our 2-degree guarantee three days in a row. temperatures across the area right now. 84 in york. 89 in hagerstown. temperatures dropped at bwi. but dover in philadelphia, on the hot and humid side. throughout day seen clouds moving through the region. a few little spotty region. one little shower making its way across the bay. there is still more back to the west there is even more heading in our direction. it's all because of an area of low pressure that is basically making its way in our direction, with all this heat and humidity right down in this region, making its way in -- into our area. we're going to see some very heavy shower and thunderstorm activity over the next couple days, and also going to feel a whole lot more humid there is the storm system as it makes its way up 96 and turns because it's taking the path of least resistance. so if you went from rock hall up through the chestertown through the fairly creek region, expect shower and

thunderstorm activity arriving pretty quickly. go to our website at abc2news.com. to check out the interactive radar. it's there 24/7, 365. click on the weather tab, and that's the page you get right there. it reloads and you control on down. of course you can manipulate it. you can zoom out, zoom in, basically do whatever you want. you can drive it yourself at abc2news.com. look at how isolated that little shower. but that's okay. we need the rainfall. your forecast for tonight that one little shower crossing the bay. for the most part a mostly cloudy evening. during the day tomorrow, more heat and humid give more riis rise to shower and thunderstorm activity. the forecast. for tonight we're calling for mostly cloudy. a few showers. you just saw them on the radar. 73 for the low. during the day tomorrow, mostly cloudy, showers and storms. a little cooler tomorrow with a high of 85. the 85 will be followed by more heat and humidity on thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday with the chance for thunderstorms continuing even into monday. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

>> 30, thanks, norm. michael phelps' coach is threatening to pull the swimmer from international meets. he want's swimming governor's body to ban high-tech body suits. the group upheld the decision today to outlaw the suits next year. phelps coach said they better do something or they're going lose their guy who fills the seats. meanwhile, the world championships in rome today phelps lost to a german swimmer in the 200-meter freestyle. today some orioles players traded in their gloves for pot holders. taking part in a cook-off hosted by espn's own pitcher jeremy guthrie, and brian roberts and gregg zaun tried to outdo each other. they had 30 minutes to create their culinary masterpieces. fans purchased tickets for the big event. a panel of judges including the players' wives critiqued the creation based on taste,

presentation, creativity. and the winner? gregg zaun. >> made with store bought ingredients at the grocery store. and i had my own creativity to it. mix and mingle a bunch of different ingredients and chicken enchiladas. >> always a fan favorite. zaun received a plaque. money raised benefits the maryland food bank. and we may be worlds apart, but the sport of baseball is uniting us. a team of 15 and under baseball stars from japan played against the baltimore all stars today at the johns hopkins homeward campus. it was 20 years ago that the two teams first squared off. mayor sheila dixon threw out the first pitch today. she says she hopes baltimore all star will be able to travel to kawasaki next year. >> you know, through exchanges like these, we brought our young people to the amazing diversity and knowledge all around the world.

>> kawasaki and baltimore became sister cities in 1989. the biggest story line to come out telephone first ravens practice today was more about who didn't suit up. ten guys, mostly veterans reported on the physically unable to perform list, at least for the time being. joe flacco not among those guys. he look much more confident. he says she not concerned with the receivers the ravens have. so the fans shouldn't be either. all the quarterbacks ran routes and lined up his runningbacks at time. troy smith, though, does not exactly have the hands of a receiver. willis mcgahey did not practice. he heard a talk that ray rise should be the starter. but trust me, mcgahey think he's should be the guy. >> i mean, i can be [ inaudible ] not too many people can take the penalty.

>> sounds like he threw down the gauntlet. rice and the rest of the veterans are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. a sight for sore eyes today. nose tackle kelly gregg is back on the field. the ten-year vet missed all of last season with a knee injury. new defensive coordinator greg madison is happy to have him back. >> no question. you're only as good as you are down the middle. and you figure it out. kelly gregg and hill haloti and they play like ravens. they're real team guys. that's the core of our defense. last week we showed you joe flacco's new reebok commercial where he walk out on to a skeet shooting range and pull! proceeds to knock down both of the skeets. is it real? or isthere tv magic? >> last year is just the beginning.

>> it took an hour. you be the judge. do you think i need special effects? i don't know. i don't know. whatever you think. whatever you think, man. >> how long have you been throwing footballs at shooting ranges? >> a little while. >> your comment? >> it's fake. it's fake! graham missed a couple of short kicks but told me he is ready to make a push for starts. jason berken pitches tonight. big brother is still very proud. >> i think the biggest thing for him is just getting comfortable like i had to do, everybody else has to do at some point. she playing every night for the most part. every now and then i'll give him a night off. he is playing baseball games and doing well. that's all we care about. he is playing. >> he is very proud. finally, brett favre is staying retired. we wrap up the nice right after this. and this is your movies on demand screen.

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