through the evening, at least the next couple hours, look for cloudy skies, a few showers and storms, mostly on the eastern shore for the next couple of hours. our temperatures will hang around 80 degrees. but more storms are likely later on this evening. the complete details coming up in just a couple of minutes. and now to the breaking news surrounding baltimore mayor sheila dixon. today new indictments have been handed down against the mayor. they include charges dismissed from a previous indictment. abc 2 news christian schaffer is in the breaking news center with details. >> reporter: busy week for the state prosecutor. yesterday a grand jury reindicted councilwoman helen holton and john paterakis. today the attention is back on baltimore city mayor sheila dixon. all along the state prosecutor said the mayor failed to disclose gifts that she received from ronald lipscomb. elected officials have to file disclosure forms. and the prosecutors say the forms dixon filled out in 2004 did not include several expensive gifts from lipscomb who she was dating at the time that led to a charge that is

called perjury by affidavit. earlier this summer a judge dropped the charges against the mayor, but she was also charged with stealing gift cards that were donated by lipscomb and another developer intended for needy families. the charges were never dropped, but now the prosecutor has refiled them as well. in essence, the mayor has been recharged with everything. she is basically back to where she was in january. ronald lipscomb has already agreed to a plea deal. he has to cooperate with prosecutors, even if that means testifying against the mayor. the professor at the baltimore school of law says the new indictments, the pace of state prosecutor's investigation has not slowed down. >> it's a big deal because it's the mayor. but frankly, it's a big deal because theft and perjury by affidavit are not small matters. so i think -- i think it is very serious. she's got the best defense team out there, but she is probably going to need it. >> moments ago dixon released a statement saying, quote, as i

have for my entire career as a public servant, i will continue to focus on the needs of the people of baltimore. my commitment to the city has never wavered, and is as strong as ever. her attorney is out of the country, but he e-mailed a statement to abc 2 news calling the charges, quote, as flawed as those that were previously dismissed. he says he expects they will meet the same fate. live in the breaking news center, christian schaffer, abc 2 news. >> thanks, christian. a lot of information, lots of players. you can catch up on the case against mayor dixon. go to our website, abc2news.com. in the story posted today, you'll get the full indictment filed against the mayor and you'll also find all of our stories surrounding the city hall corruption case. new reaction tonight from city hall and the latest indictments implicating john paterakis and helen holton. the mayor says she will not let the ongoing corruption probe bring her or the city down. linda so reports. >> well, i don't think the city has suffered a black eye. >> reporter: mayor sheila dixon says she remains focused on her

work as mayor. but she is refusing to stay much about tuesday's indictments accusing bakery magnate john paterakis and helen holton. >> i'm not going to answer any more questions. you need to ask the prosecutor this. >> reporter: it's all part of the state prosecutor's ongoing corruption investigation into city hall, one that has already implicated the mayor. the latest surprise comes with the indictment of paterakis, a powerful figure. she the president of h & s bakery and the developer of harbor east. >> he is certainly well s that his lawyers will do their job defending him. and the prosecutors will do theirs. and the issue will be resolved where it should be, in the court, not in the public opinions. >> reporter: incidentally, a project funded by john paterakis went before the board of estimates. it had to do with improvements at his new legg mason tower on harbor east. the mayor abstained on that vote. >> if you look at all my about

a tensions, i about a stained. so i'm not going to entertain that question. >> reporter: the mayor says she has reached out to helen holton. the decision to remove her from the taxation, finance and development committee following tuesday's indictment will not second her back. >> i just sent her a note letting her know my prayers are with her and stay focused on her job. >> move before every piece of legislation and will continue to do so. >> we haven't stopped the momentum. we haven't stop anything in this city. and i think that's what people are concerned about. >> reporter: in downtown baltimore, linda so, abc 2 news. >> and we tried to contact paterakis' attorney for comment but our calls were not returned. new at 5 tonight, the woman whose phone call brought police to the home of henry gates is telling the nation how she feels tonight. terry owens tells us what made her go public. >> reporter: kelly lucia whalen who called police to report the possible break-in says she was

wrongly labeled a racist. she says she was outside when an elderly woman stopped her because she was worried a burglary was in process. police responded to the calls and gates was arrested at his home for disorderly conduct. whalen says because of the 911 call, she was accused of being a racist and even threatened. whalen initially shied away from the media, but says it became too painful for her and her family, and she had to make a statement. >> when i was called racist, and i was a target, of scorn and ridicule because of the things i never said. the criticism hurt me as a person. but it also hurt the community of cambridge. >> gates' arrest in hi own home by a white police officer has sparked a national debate.

even president obama commented that the police department acted stupidly. tomorrow the police officer, gates, and the president will meet at the white house to talk about the issue. terry owens, abc 2 news. >> thanks, terry. baltimore county police still have not identified the three people killed in monday morning's gruesome car crash in white marsh. however, a website philly online reports the victims were three women from pennsylvania. family members say 19-year-old caterina morrison was pregnant when she died in the crash. lori cardwell and her daughter darlene were also killed. they were on their way home from kentucky where caterina's fiance had just graduated from basic training. they were killed when their car turned in the path of a street sweeper. they were burned beyond recognition. accused of raping three teenaged girl. 18-year-old trey kramer faces second-degree rape and

perverted practice charges. according to charging documents, the girls told police kramer gave them alcohol and then raped them last summer. two of the girls were 14 years old at the time, the other girl was 13. police say kramer told the girls that he would go to jail if they told anyone about these sexual assaults. and it's a guilty verdict for a d.c. woman on trial for killing her four daughters. benita jacks was convicted on four counts of murder and three counts of premeditated first- degree murder. u.s. marshall deputies found the girls' decomposing bodies in january of 2008 while evicting jacks from her row home. the girls were between the ages of 5 and 16 years old when they were killed. baltimore county police are searching for a burglar that has hit five homes. it's happening in the glen arm area of baltimore county. but the latest victim is not pleading for the return of her material things. she just wants to get back the

sentimental ones. >> i would really like to get the disc. >> reporter: maureen nolan lost her mother to a sudden illness this past winter. but after a burglar raided her home last weekend, she even lost her mother's precious last months. >> that is priceless. and like i said, of all the material stuff that was taken, those are the two things that i would really like to get back. >> reporter: nolan's house was burglarized last friday. the crooks took material stuff, jewelry, a computer, a camera. but it's what was on that camera that matters. digital video and still pictures of her son's first baby, and the final pictures of her mother kathleen in the waning months of her life. >> you know, as a parent gets older, you always wonder whether it's going to be the last time, you know, for the holidays. >> reporter: maureen isn't the

only one who has lost precious memories. baltimore county police say they have seen a string of burglaries in the glen arm area, wall the same m.o. in every one of the five crimes, the suspect sliced the screen and crawled through an unlocked window. >> because the nature of how they're doing it, the time span that they're doing it, which is normally between day hours, and the fact that it's in that same area, we believe it may be just one individual. >> reporter: police have some leads, but say they need the community's help. for maureen, she wants and expects nothing back, not even the camera itself. she is focused purely on the very last copy of her mother's very last memories. >> even if they send the stuff back anonymously, i don't care. that would be the only parts, pieces that i really, really would treasure to get back. >> reporter: it certainly is the least this family could hope for. in baltimore county, brian kuebler, abc 2 news. >> if you have any information

about the burglaries, you're urged to call the baltimore county police department. the number is 410-887-2210. well, some tough times for the university of maryland at college park. the university will freeze hiring and reduce staff through retirements and possible layoffs. the university's president says the school needs to cut $14.6 million from its 2010 budget. state university system has been ordered to make $37.8 million in cuts to help account for massive state budget shortfall. the university will add some new course options, including masters levels courses for aspiring professionals in an effort to kind of generate some more revenue. and some good news to tell you about for ocean city. the natural resource defense council gives the beach a five- star rating. the council rates beach pollution and water quality on a scale of zero to 5 with 5 being the highest. based on good water quality, how often it is monitored, and how quickly the public is told if there is a problem.

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or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if you are taking other medications, or if you have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. i was caught off-guard. but maybe you can learn from my story. have a heart to heart with your doctor... about your risk. and about lipitor. we have some breaking news out of howard county to tell you about. police are on the scene of a stabbing in columbia. it's all happening in the 5700 block of columbia road. we know one person has been stabbed several times. no word on his condition. but we can tell you, police are searching the area for three people who may have blood on

them. we're going to bring you more details as they come into the newsroom. there is always a lot of temptation when you go to the grocery store. sometimes you end up tossing stuff into your car without even thinking about how much it costs. but as joce sterman explains, a new tech toy at giant will help you keep the impulse buys to the minimum. >> reporter: it's the noise you're used to hearing at the supermarket checkout, that beep that signals every scent you're spending. but why wait for the register? now you can wield the power of pricing in your hand. >> i love having the remote control at home. so this kind of makes me feel like i'm at home. >> reporter: and it's scan-it technology that they can feel like a gadget guy even at the grocery store. the chain is revamping 300 of the stores, and the tools are just one of the upgrades. >> i'm going to bag it. >> reporter: here is how it works. you type in your phone number or scan your bonus card, pick

up the flashing scanner, and then you just point and shop. you can even bag as you go, keeping an eye on exclusive deals that pop up for scan-it users. >> it will log what we buy and help them to determine what types of things we like in terms of discounts. >> reporter: here is the best part about the scanner. it keeps a running total so you can see how much you're running while you shop. if you're pinching pennys, that's key. >> customers have a set amount, now they can come down to the pen any what they're going to spend so they don't go over their budget as they're shopping. >> reporter: keeping abuse to your wallet to a minimum. as to abuse to the system, giant is keeping an eye on customers to make sure they're honest. >> we do a random audit. we will check the items, a few items at random. >> reporter: items you can now scan as you go, holding enough power to make you a supermarket hero, at least at the checkout. in harford county, joce sterman, abc 2 news. >> and one other thing you need to know about the scan-it, it

doesn't add in the tax. once you hit the register, everything gets recalculated so you get the exact total. now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate, here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> stormy weather? >> i come into work this afternoon, hit the bricks early. we immediately had some severe thunderstorm warnings pop up. some tornado warnings. now there were no tornadoes sighted on the ground. it was strictly indicated by doppler radar there was some rotation in the clouds. this was over southern maryland and also over western maryland. but those warnings have now canceled, and we'll explain it all. >> break it down for us. >> take a look outside right now. the shot from harbor cam. looking at the top of the world trade center. looking kind of ugly outside in baltimore. our temperature at bwi right now 84 degrees. 61% humidity. wind currently from the southwest at 14. 29.76. all right. we did have, did have earlier

this afternoon some tornado warnings down here over anne arundel county and prince george's county going down into southern maryland. they then move aid cross the bay to somerset, worcester, wicomico and dorchester counties. they have now canceled out. but we now have got a thunderstorm watch in effect for all the eastern seaboard, or for all the eastern shore a well as delaware, new jersey, as well as cease it is county until 8:00 tonight. up here in pennsylvania, they've still got some severe thunderstorm warnings up there. and this purple down here to the southwest of d.c., that is another tornado warning. now there is more weather that is moving in our direction. we'll show it to you on our satellite in just a second. in the meantime, on the radar, there is the heavy shower and thunderstorm activity that moved across the bay, is now affecting the eastern shore. and that's the reason for the thunderstorm watches in effect for that region. but here in baltimore right now, we're okay. but we've got more heading in our direction. we'll be watching as the evening guess along. temperature-wise across the area right now, it's 79 in

york. 81 in hagerstown. on the eastern shore 86 in dover. 84 in ocean city. and 81 right now in easton. take a look at the satellite picture. early this morning we had brief showers move through the region. then a pretty decent day, though it was cloudy. then the thunderstorm activity marched across the eastern shore. and here is that other batch of thunderstorms down to the south of d.c. and also the showers and thunderstorms over pennsylvania. once this gets by the region, the shower and thunderstorm activity will become much more spotty. however, as we make our way over the next 24 to 36 hours, what we're going to be finding, as this system leaves, this system moves in, which is still going to give us some very warm temperatures, more sunshine during the day tomorrow. and not as much scattered shower activity. but possibility of showers still will exist. again, another look at our radar. what i'm going to do, you can see the lightning strikes over 3,075 lightning strikes just in the past hour and a half. what we're going to do is take the lightning off of there. there you go. so you can actually see the storms themselves as they make

their way on towards the eastern shore and up through delaware with some very heavy downpours in them. as far as our temperatures across the region right now, from storm center weather net, manchester is at 80. 81 in eldersburg. 82 in millersburg. fallston. 81 right now in the chestertown area. now your forecast for tonight. the showers and thunderstorms that are down to the southwest of us will pull through the region. and then during the day tomorrow, a pretty decent day with more sunshine. and not as much as a likelihood of showers. then on friday, another batch of humidity makes its way into the region with more shower and thunderstorm activity. for the overnight showers and storms. some on the severe side. 72 degrees for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow, it's going to be a mostly cloudy day. a few showers are possible. but not as many as today. the high tomorrow 89 degrees. now take a look at the extended outlook for the next seven days. friday showers and thunderstorms come back into the region with partly cloudy skies. right now it looks like, it looks like, keep your fingers crossed, that saturday and

sunday will just be partly cloudy, warm, and humid. not as much shower activity is going to be around the region. and as far as our shower activity on monday and tuesday, it comes book is the region with temperatures of 87 on monday, and 85 on tuesday. we'll be back in a little while with more on the weather. >> all right, thanks, norm. a popular way to get a sun- kissed glow is now listed as a threat to your life. international experts say tanning beds are among the leading cancer risks, right up there with tobacco and the hepatitis b virus. abc's diana avellar reports the new warning is directed especially at young people. >> reporter: new research confirms what doctors have long suspected. the pursuit of that summer glow could lead to cancer in the long run. finding the tanning beds are as deadly as arsenic, or mustard gas, and that the younger the user, the more dangerous they are. researchers found if tanning beds are used before the age of

30, the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75%. a troubling discovery, considering the vast majority of tanning salon patrons in the u.s. are young women between the ages of 16 to 29. >> i like being tan. i think i look better. >> reporter: lauren lamb began tanning when she was 15. she says the new findings are eye opening, but not enough to keep her away from the salon. >> i think it's more one of the kinds of risks that you think will never happen to you, and that's kind of the mind-set i have. >> that's why activists are calling for congress the take action. currently only 29 states have laws related to tanning. salons are mostly left to police themselves. >> about extra added protection for young people. we would like to see under 18 banned from using the beds. >> reporter: industry groups says the study does not provide definitive proof that some beds cause cancer, and say they promote responsible tanning. critics counter there is no such thing. and there is yet another

alarming trend. the national cancer institute reports the rate of cases of malignant melanoma among young we'll has doubled since 1980. the rate among young men has stayed the same. diana avellar, abc news, chicago. subway riders in new york have much more than a price hike to be fired up about. what happened when a subway operator let her 8-year-old son take the controls. and check this out. who is taking golf advice from their caddie? >> watch abc 2 news on channel 1 with comcast on demand. fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber.

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ready to buy home sweet home? abc 2 works for you for tips in buying in the downturned market. and we'll continue with breaking news, baltimore's sheila dixon indicted again. norm is tracking some powerful storms, all coming up on abc 2 news at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. looking around the nation, we start in new york with a subway operator and conductor has been suspended without pay after a passenger said they saw a child behind the controls. the incident happened on a number 4 train on sunday. jules caddie says he heard the operator talking to someone when he boarded the front car of the train. he claims he heard the woman what he thought was a new mta director being trained. but when caddie peeked inside, he says he saw a young boy operating the train. >> she is the one who gets paid to operate the train, not the little kid. she can show him what she is doing, but letting him operate the train is scary. >> caddie says it looked as

though the mta driver was giving her son to run the train. how about getting golf advice from a llama? well, at a golf course in north carolina, every tuesday you can request a llama as your caddie. they're still in training, but they're very friendly and don't mind carrying around the clubs, although some say they aren't very good at reading the greens. but they don't ask for tips either. abc 2 news at 5:30 is coming right at you in two minutes. (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home it also brings first-class entertainment, with picture quality pc world calls "razor sharp," america's top-rated internet and crystal clear phone, all for just $79.99 a month for the first six months.

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