boat. he built the house a few years ago. as far as i know it didn't have electric in it. >> he was fighting cancer for years. he had lung cancer. he beat that and got brain cancer and he was still fighting that. >> reporter: did this room have electricity? >> i don't think it did. >> reporter: when was the last time you get a tonight talk to buddy? >> i haven't seen him for maybe a month but i heard he wasn't looking real well. >> reporter: we are sorry for your loss. fire investigators out at this home. again, crews aren't saying what caused this fire but we understand it was contain today the living room and the victim's body found inside once

crews arrived here. we are live in dundalk. >> you can get breaking news anytime on abc 2 news.com. he is speaking out for the first time since the scandal that cost her her job. today sheila dixon was here for an exclusive interview. abc 2 news joins us now with the details. >> reporter: from wanting to testify other own trial to basing her legal troubles not on the gift cards, speaking for the first time since leading her post as the leader of baltimore. former mayor facing the music and the host of square off for her first interview since stepping down from office. it has been nearly 2 months

since dixon resigned as part of a plea deal. >> it is not something you drop and say ip don't miss it. >> reporter: dixon doesn't miss the trial that marred her trial as mayor. >> at the advice of my attorneys and the fact that one of the major persons who should have testified was not a part of it, they felt that i should not have. >> reporter: as for the now infamous gift cards she said he really can't talk about her case. >> i'm not getting into that because it wasn't about a card. it was about a relationship that i had. with a person. i'm not even parting my lips to say the name. >> reporter: when it comes to an apology she remains firm

denying she has dundalk something wrong. >> i would never do anything to hurt anyone or take advantage of anyone. it is about a relationship that i made a bad choice in. >> reporter: she said she is going to work for the maryland contractor's association and she is exploring other jobs among them becoming an author. she says she has kept a journal and could easily write a book. >> you can hear more of that exclusive interview sunday night at 6:30 and you can watch it online. it was supposed to be a rainy day with maybe snow showers but the day ended up being picture perfect. i mean, windersy day, cold

day. had that chilly rain earlier this morning. a little bit of light snow in western maryland. most of this wet weather has cleared out. the closest rain in southern maryland. we take a look at those winds, though, still a breezy evening on the way. temperatures already down in the 40s and are going to be dropping into the 30s and into the 20s as we move toward day break tomorrow. it doesn't last too long. more on your complete weekend forecast coming up. all new at 5 tonight investigators have made an arrest on monday. jerry young, police say young and another suspect forced

their way into the glen complex tower 2. university police believe this was a targeted incident. tonight archbishop o'brien is asking for prayers for a former archbishop who is battling colon cancer. he is 96 years old. will pope benedict welcome young -- the latest revelation is calling his personal judgment into question. >> reporter: a beaming pope bendicate celebrating catholic

youth day. accused of molesting several boys the new york times announced father peter was allowed to -- he was later convicted of arresting again. these revelations come one day after the disclosure of total correspondence that shows benedict refused to punish a priest who admitted arresting 200 children. >> we need to hear from him and we need to know why he didn't let us or the police know about him, why he did not take his collar away from him. >> reporter: his supporters say his out spoken stance

against abuse proves he has dundalk more on this issue than any of hes predecessors. >> one guy at the top couldn't possibly know about every single case. >> reporter: he was aware of the case personally proving to be a tragic return to the ministry. >> as you would imagine this is a hot topic on our facebook home page. joan wrote in it is clear that no one asked themselves what would jesus do. chad wrote the leaders in vatican city cannot be trusts if these accusations are true. catholics will remain catholics, changes will remain and everyone will move on. log on to abc 2 news.com and join our facebook fan page by

clicking on the box on the right side of the page. state law makers are working on a plan that give you permission to -- the house voted for the legislation. the measure authorized people to report parents, guardians and care givers suspected of letting kids live with or be in regular contact with sex offenders. you may recall she is the 11 year old girl kid napped and murdered by a sex offender. the scholarship will be awarded to students studying social work. thomas legs is charged with the murder. his trial is set to begin coming up in may. the latest now on a story we brought you first. a train derailed near the

baltimore and howard county line. it happened near the swinging bridge. 8 train cars of the 60 cars derailed. the train was not carrying hazardous materials. no one was hurt. a man who killed a mcdaniel college student in a hit-and- run crash last year will spend the next 10 years in jail. he pleaded not guilty to negligent man slaughter in the death of 19 year old thomas. the student was going bowling when the car was hit from behind. he will serve a one year sentence for leaving the scene of a crash. right now there are more than 200 lawsuits against toyota. they want a federal panel to combine them into one suit.

toyota also fivers combining all potential class action suits along with wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits. >> families who lost daughters and husbands in this case and throughout the country and something's got to be fixed about it. the federal panel will make a decision in about two weeks. if you are one of millions having trouble making mortgage payments. for the first time thephrology housing program will help unemployed by giving them a 6 month break on mortgage. the bank can't pay them more than 30% of what the homeowner is getting in unemployment benefits. >> the obama administration is

suffering from having overpromised things that are hard to deliver. >> lenders will get incentives to make temporary loan modifications permant and give refinance options. the month of february was not good for marylanders. employers dropped more than 13 million jobs. the rate rose to 7.7% last month. nearly 230,000 people were looking for work last month. oklahoma senator has blocked a stop gap bill to extend benefits saying it is 9 billion- dollar cost should not be added to the national debt. that means people who have been out of work for more than 6 months will temporarily lose

their benefits. president obama is expected to sign the final piece of the historic health care bill into law next week. the measure now includes more benefits for senior s and low income and middle class families. if you already go to the movie theater you cringe when you see the ticket price. be prepared. the new price plan will have you in disbelief. the big movie this week is expected to be how to train your dragon? we went to the baltimore zoo to meet the trained dragon. details on the forecast coming up in just a few. [ male announcer ] it's our hottest offer of the season,

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nation takes us to kentucky tonight at least 10 people are dead in a crash between a tractor trailer and a van. investigators say the truck crossed the medium and into the path of the van. the driver of the truck died. two children in the van survived the crash. the van was head doing iowa for a wedding. police in texas got a huge surprise after a high speed chase. the driver was 12 years old. since the boy is a minor police aren't talking too much about the case but say the boy could face charges for the items found in the truck. at times he was driving over

100 miles per hour. a major part of the zoo train is being put into place. two place -- pieces are being put in place. that's almost a one mile trip. this weekend parents across the country will likely be seeing a movie with the kids. it is how to train your dragon. today we went to the zoo to meet their very own trained dragon. this is toby. he can paint. showed us how creative the dragon is. she says he is very good. >> this is a training process. he was very used to being handled so this is really and

it is all an acclimation process. >> amy also tells us that some of the zoos birds are trained to paint, as well. movie business continues to be booming even during the recession in hollywood. an increase in ticket prices sure to knock you out of your seat. here is lindsay davis. >> reporter: seeing a blockbuster may feel like a bank breaker for some. now coming to a theater near you more price hikes. >> they have been raising prices for years. >> reporter: starting today theaters are boosting prices. the exact increase will vary from theater to theater but movie goers and expect to pay

1.50 more per ticket. >> snacks before hand. >> reporter: seeing a movie in 3d imax will now cost you 19.50. that is 3-dollars overnight. for a family of 4 it will set you back $78. >> that's a lot of money for a movie. >> reporter: in 2009 ticket sales set a blockbuster record. for the first time ever revenue surpassed 10 billion-dollars. >> there is an opportunity to gain more by increasing the prices and they don't think that the audience will vaporize because of it. >> reporter: 3d movies were responsible for 11% of those

sales. lindsay davis abc news, new york. now, the forecast certified most accurate and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> it did start off wet and nasty this morning but by this afternoon a little sun. still a chilly breeze. from inside it looks better. cold night on the way. tomorrow morning slow warm up but the i didn't think the week is a winner. dry, sunny, a little cooler than average. no 70s this weekend. let's take a look outside. you can tell by the way people are dressed out here, head to toe, long sleeves and not too many shorts out there. 49 degrees. we are going to quickly fall into the the low 30s tonight. sunset not until 20 minutes

after 7. i want to take you into some time lapsing. as kelly was talking about cloudy, cloudy and a little bit of sunshine. and chesapeake beach where there is still some rain falling, kind of a wild day on the bay. you can see the rain fall totals in the last 24 hours here from 1/ 5-inch to 1/2 inch. temperatures falling into the 40s, slow fall into the 30s and we will be in the 20s by day break tomorrow. it is a blustery evening out there. i want to take you where we are looking at a little bit of rain still remaining. i think we are dry here on out. if your travels take you down

to the park you may find rain in that direction. drier weather is now pushing in out of the north and west. just a few clouds remaining. we will probably start off clear with lots of sunshine. when we start off in the mid20s we probably don't get much above 50 degrees. we are all clear until sunday evening when our next storm system will approach out of the west. dress warm it is only going to get colder in the night. as that last piece of that storm moves off shore we are sunshine all day saturday and into sunday. by sunday night our next storm system will be knocking on the door. it looks like sunday evening we will see more rain. beautiful blue skies, looking good. 48 degrees, mostly sunny.

tomorrow night chilly and dry. the weekend here not bad. sunshine into the upper 40s on saturday. back in the 50s on sunday. look at late next week. it is something that all new moms are encouraged to do but a new study shows many moms are not breast feeding. what factors are considered when making a parenting decision? how a hacker was able to put your identity in danger? [ male announcer ] it's our hottest offer of the season,

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new at 5:30, a loud and public out cry over the catholic church's decision to close some schools. and a local school fundraiser good for the environment and your wallet. antiques road show but there are some tips we are going to tell you about before you stand in line. it is finally the weekend, is the weather worth smiling about? for the first time since 2008 john mccain and sarah palin were together on the campaign trail today. now political analysts say he needs palin again to hold off a primary challenge from former congressman hayworth. mccain only has a 7 point lead.

palin is remaining loyal to the former presidential candidate. our recession continued to hit. health alert focused on breast feeing. here is abc's doctor johnson. >> breast feeding provides a wide range of benefits to mother, child and the community. the american academy of pediattrics recommends breast feeding. many american children are not receiving all the benefits of mother's milk. they found that rates of breast feeding initiative and duration among blacks were substantially lower than whites and

hispanics, about 20% lower nationally. there are many factors associated with not breast feeding including lower maternal age, low income. a black women may perceive breast feeding at inferior to formula. also lack of social or partner support and the lack of knowledges to the benefits associated with breast feeding. the cdc is recommending breast feeding being promoted to all mothers. with this medical minute i'm doctor timothy johnson. the recession continues to hit a sour note. we are going to have more on that story coming up for you all new at 5:30.