detainee tavon white. every employee is under scrutiny. he retired after 25 years as a corrections office in patuxent. she said the coaxing from inmates starts innocently enough. >> can i have that. but those kind of things, through training, you learn that no is the answer. >> reporter: of course, if she it given the pen it could be considered contraband. plus, the inmate knows he can get more. >> if she gives me the ink pen, what else will she give me. >> reporter: tavon white, the alleged ringleader got much more from correctional officers there. they're' accused of enabling white to have contraband and they impregnated four co's.

>> these 13 corrections officers being charged are small, small, small percentage of bad apples. >> reporter: union leaders say they believe the corruption goes high are up. >> i don't believe the buck stops with the 13. >> reporter: the root, thy say, lies in understaffed prisons. and allow has street gang to take over. >> every institution, staffing level is low and on top of that right now they're collapsing posts inside the institutions to save on overtime. >> reporter: this week the department of corrections began issuing polygraph tests to administrators to see what anyone knew about the scandal. it would expand to other corrections officers starting tomorrow. >> now because of all this, critics are calling for a change

in leadership. at a news conference, governor o'malley home called public safety secretary gary maynard one of the best in the nation. >> there will be more corrections officers as well as citizens because they can see we can be effective in coordinating together to attack a problem, but until now it seemed we were incapable. >> now o'malley first learned about it last spring and maynard moved last week because they were concerned about doing anything that would undermine the investigation. a chief criticized the department saying it is ill equipped to handle big fierls.

jonathan hart said the county does not have enough staff to ensure firefighter safety. he said that was evident in the fire that killed volunteer firefighter mark falkenhan two years ago and may be at fault for the injuries to gene kirchner. he said more staff is necessary for such a large and diverse county. the county disagrees. instead, it has plenty of qualified people to manage the larger fires. >> that's the person that should be there at the bang of the incident when things are very dangerous, when things are happening very quickly, when things are very complex. that's the person you want. >> we have many commanders and ovary day they're commanding fires and other incidents and

we're doing so successfully. >> the department said the response time is two minutes. as far as the reisterstown fire last week, that is still under investigation and there may be some sometime before we find out how gene kirchner ended up injured. the rain tax -- one county is considering a challenge to the state law. jeff hager has the latest on that fight. >> reporter: never mind the 25 acres of rolling pastor land. a rain tax would cost this owner for every square foot of his driveway and each of his three roofs, but richard said he's already paid his fair share to prevent the rain water from flowing into the chesapeake bay. >> i had to pay a $5,000 extra fee on my house. it's call add dry well. it collects all the water off my roof, puts it into a tank and

lets the water dissipate. >> reporter: the carroll county commissioner said the entire county has already paid its fair share and he's prepared to fight the law requiring it to assess the new tax. >> we spend millions of our general fund every year in order to be responsible stewards. we pay for that out of the general taxation fund. we do not need a new tax in order to fund abatement measures. >> reporter: roth child is also questioning what they who get for their money. he claims the state's approach to cleaning up the base is way off base. >> they have us spending an infinite amount of money. there are millions tons of sed diments coming through the conowingo dam. their strategy is everything, everywhere is not a formula for

success. it's a formula for state bankruptcy. >> reporter: rothchild said he will propose an annual rate of a penny per taxpayer, which is more than they'll receive for it. in carroll county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the commissioner said the tax is unfair since it's based on a homeowner's square footage rather than a percentage of the entire property made up of roof and patio space. aggressive scammers calling you trying to intimidate or scare you into wiring money to supposedly help a loved one. rosie leftwich is working for you explaining how this works. >> reporter: people in at least four counties, including towson university have reported receiving this phone call. it's made mostly to cell phones and scammers are looking for cash. the caller calls you by name usually and says your wife or some other loved one or member

of the family has caused a car crash and is holding them until you pay up for damages. they have asked from $500 to $1,000. the problem with this type of scam is that it's hard to car the culprits. >> that's the difficulty in tracing these type of calls trying to ascertain where they come from. some of them have been traced locally, some overseas but certainly we see trends. we want to make them aware and make them cog nip disapt this is a -- cognizant this is a scam. >> reporter: he said the calls they received had a 301 area code. remain calm. he said scams like this are more common than someone actually being held against their will. you need to think about that.

another dreary day for your umbrella. will we get a break from the gloo. chief meteorologist wyatt everhart has a look at the forecast. it wasn't as bad as yesterday. >> less than a 10th of an earn and marine layer persisting with a few lightly scattered showers more so toward the eastern shore and the beaches. look at the temperatures struggling to get above 60 degrees and we'll be falling quickly through the 50s this evening, eventually down to 50 or so. ing if will be a concern. otherwise, we look for clearing weather. just the opposite of that as we go from april to may we think about severe storms. >> starting to think about that. next month starts our severe weather season. maryland is far from severe. however, next month will start

the unofficial season with the change of season come dramatic swings in temperatures. now the forecast models, which i took a look at are going forward saying below normal temperatures are expected in may. what does that mean? this mean there is could be an increase in above active -- normal activity. so far, the spring season has not brought significant tornado outbreaks but things look like it could change. that could of course collide with the last qhil of -- chill of winter. so we have to push our fabulous storm shield app. take it with you and we are well connected on facebook and

twitter. follow us at website -- abc2 weather. >> the side effects in the boston bombing. today we learned about new security measures being put in place for this year's preakness. for the first time backpacks will be banned from the infield. coolers will have to be cleared. there will be more police and security officers at the track. >> and the riles will be the same for the black eyed susan days. >> tonight another person is accused of killing a man downtown on pratt stream. derek schuler is charged with first and second-degree murder of anthony black. the 23-year-old is the second to be arrested. black was leave being early in the morning on april 2nd when he saw two men talking to his girlfriend. black asked them to leave her alone and that's when they

stabbed him. matthew darby is also charged in black's murder. baltimore county councilman todd huff was sentenced for driving under the influence. he was pulled over in february because he was driving at night without his lights on. the officer arrested hof when he realized he had been drinking. he was given a one ceo yea suspended sentence and -- one-year suspended sentence and two years probation. the housing market is hot. >> plus, as the competition gets hot, we find out more about team baltimore. >> weather wise, we briefly got to 60, still 10 degrees below average. we picked up a 10th of an inch of rain.

so rachel from catonsville, you are the winner. we'll be right back.

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if you've been sitting on your house waiting to sell, thed buyers. the house doesn't go on the market until this weekend. >> we have calls asking to look at it prior to us listing it. >> the proximity to the

annapolis job market as well as the eastern shore job market is one of the reasons people do come to the area. >> reporter: so you'll be seeing more signs like this in anne arundel, but you'll have to look quick because they aren't up for long. in anne arundel, don harrison, abc2 news. it's tuesday. you know what that means. tonight one of hour "dancing with the stars" -- our "dancing with the stars" celebrity couples goes home. jacoby jones had a much better night. >> 27 out of 30. what do you think? >> i'll take it. >> a score for team baltimore. it was enough to put jacoby and karina in fourth place. they're probably safe but for how long. kellie, ally and zendaya scored higher.

>> taking advantage of it. you can jump and do this, lift and do that. >> all i'm going to say if he does this every single week and no one has been jumping over anyone else's head. >> jacoby and karina has a message for fans in baltimore. you can hear that tonight at 11. the results show starts at 9:00. it could be a nail biter. make sure you tweet with us and use the hash tag team baltimore. now if you missed the show, get caught up before the show on our website. we got a blog breaking down the dances. all right. just a few showers out there today. most of the places are getting

less than a 10th of an inch of rain. the radar indicated. i don't think most of this is touching the ground. i don't see much at the surface. here's the setup, very active pattern. we still have an on shore flow of moisture and cloud cover. yes. baltimore, no exception, gray skies. 60. we have finally broken out of the 50s. now we're up to 60. sunset almost 8:00. a little weather in motion. parkton showers on and off early in the day and never any sunshine coming through. same deal in dundalk where it was tough to see the mighty key bridge. our view from high atop ccbc. i think the tomorrow some sunshine will be breaking back through, especially later in the day. eastern breeze. some are strong, around 14 miles

an hour. that is the big culprit and bringing that on shore moist humid flow. temperatures held down, again, 60 in baltimore. many spots like easton never out of the 50s. you see the humidity where it's high under the clouds from because the south. northward toward new york dry hair in place. temperatures were up around 70 today toward philadelphia but none of that for us because we never broke out of the cloud cover. tomorrow is this whole area -- this whole area will shiest further -- will shift further south. that area of sort of marine layer or cloud cover will be drifting toward virginia tomorrow. you see the impact where the high pressure has that on shower flow. 60s about it. then south well into the 80s and the drier air. the setup for more of the same

this season but our high pressure bubble will drift south tomorrow. this should, at least by midday bring the sunshine back. that hair mass will sit -- air mass will sit there and moderate, so turning milder. that will be the big theme. tonight down to 52. tomorrow 6345 -- 65. that could and up being warmer. the next few days, not a lot of change temperature wise but the sun coming back with some force. that will eventually warm things up into the low 70s for the weekend. you see the towson town festival looks to be outstanding and we'll be right back. stick around.

a man working to get on the plane is speaking up. the pilot wouldn't let him on the plane. would you feel intimidated by what he did? let us know at 11. >> even if you're having a bad day, all you need a ride on the elkton bridge to see this guy. >> here you go overnight misty with a stray shower, a little fog in the morning. tomorrow we start this break the sun back out later in the day.

>> we will take it and we will see you tonight at 11. don't forget "dancing with the stars" at 9:00.

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tonight, terror trail. investigators link the suspect the boston bomber to overseas militants. did these known terrorists inspire that older brother? speaking out. the abc news exclusive interview with the nba player who stirred the nation by going public, saying he's gay. caffeine craze. everything from chewing gum to popcorn, packed with caffeine. how much is safe for children? and amanda knox, the american college student, accused of murder, speaking out. the devastating lie she says she was told in prison, and what she said made her suffer.

>> i was tired of them having to sacrifice everything for me. everything.