>> and that will do it for fox 45 news at 10:00. i am jeff barnd. "late edition" begins right now. >> the situation where all of us brought by a federal investigation, how the arrest of drug suspects is affecting the safe streets program. >> a student beating caught on videotape. what people are saying tonight about the police officers involved. >> this is a rare thing. but we consider this, you know, possibly a dangerous situation. >> a bad grade for a luxury car. how toyota tonight is responding. >> live, in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jeff barnd. jennifer gilbert has tonight off. mayor suspends more than $1 million for a community action program.

this half learning that some workers at the safe streets operation in west baltimore are now accused of using the program as a front for gang activity. monday, feds charged 13 people, investigators say two gang members worked for the non-profit group. and tonight we have reaction to the mayor's move. >> i know it will be hard on all of us. especially the outreach workers that love doing what they do. you know, that will affect the community that we serve. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said the indictments raise many concerns about the program. >> a spike in home robberies has baltimore city police concerned at this hour. karen parks live at city police headquarters with more on the plan to fight back. karen? what is happening? >>well, jeff, police chief bealefield has beefed up patrols and prompted an investigation into the recent spike in residential robberies. now there are no suspects, there are no connections. but police plan to get to the bottom of this. >> a change of climate that is

causing concern. baltimore city has seen a 34 percent increase in residential robberies. mostly here in northwest baltimore. with 21 robberies this year so far. compared with eight this time last year. >> right now, this is not a amass ban of criminals running around with sub machine guns and ski masks. no. robbery attempts. -some cases individuals are home. some cases they are not home. >> recent victims include two girls, 8 and 13. who front door was kicked down by four men along west forest park. when the girls refused to open the door. three of the men ransacked the home and but did not hurt the girls. >> probably don't care if they are in there or not. they just want to go in, grab something quick. and get out. >> police have not connected the crimes, but say they are all crimes of opportunity. >> lock your do your windows at

night. be mindful of of surroundings. >> northeast baltimore, has seen the second highest total with 19. and southern district's total has doubled to 14 from seven. live in city police headquarters. karen parks, fox 45 news, "late edition". >> thank you karen. >> sleekest new restaurant in little italy is drawing crowds and complaints. neighbors complained to the liquor board that milan is the source of noise, and trash and traffic. owner said he is working to become a better neighbor. >> the concerns they have, we take very seriously. the community is very important to milan. we have communicated with several neighbors, in the area, very closely. my staff has done the same. so at the end of the day, it is very important that, you know, we work hard together to find a happy medium. >> 27 neighbors in all are asking the liquor board not to

renew milan's liquor license. it will hold a hearing in two weeks. >> public works crews work ingwatermain break near the harbor tunnel. tonight a 20-inch pipe along keith avenue broke. water shut off quickly. no word on what caused it. late word at this hour that keith avenue has reopened. >> a shakeup in baltimore city government. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has named a new recreation director. gregory bear, and she outlined new goals for the parks and recommend department saying the status quo is no longer acceptable. >> for the first time since lamont davis was on trial, 5-year-old raven wyatt appeared in court. one of two people shot last july when gun fire erupted in the 300 block of south pulaski. this video was captured by a blue light camera. state argued that lamont davis is the person you see firing shots. however, the defense claims it

was maurice powell that pulled the trigger. >> if you look at the video and happily murder came in the courtroom you saw his body type and the guy running like a gissell. that is not my guy. >> up to the jury to decide if davis is guilty. >> westminster man is charged with raping, beating and burning his girlfriend's 21 month old daughter. ryan gifford arrested sunday. happened saturday night after he was drinking. child is in intensive care at johns hopkins. >> a baltimore police detective will be forced to quit his job. mark lunsford pled guilty to stealing money and items from the police department. and then lying about it. as part of the deal, lunsford will forfeit 46000 and then resign. he could face up to a decade behind bars, sentencing is set for some time in june. >> a university of maryland student is now suing the pg county police force. it happened last month after the terps win over duke. john mckenna one of 28 arrested

but his attorney said this video shows three officers beating his client. he claims it was unprovoke. police chief suspended all police officers involved and students are reacting to the video. >> that's how -- girls were hit from behind with a batons like the standard riot push with the baton. >> bring in the horses and seeing the attacks. it is bad for the image of maryland. >> two students that were arrested are suing police. county prosecutors are investigating to see if criminal charges should also be filed. >> now that brings us to the question of the day. should those officers caught on tape be charged so far 96 percent say affirmative. 4 percent say no. joann writes on facebook. maybe if more police officers were held responsible for actions, we would have more good police officers. >> weather wise a gloomy ending to the spring weather we have had in the past. how long will the gray skies stick around? we understand they are leaving. chief meteorologist vytas reid has the latest. >> clouds are breaking

overnight. and actually we will get more sunshine for tomorrow. which is nice. looking at the radar right now. not a lot of activity out there. all the rain pushed south. and now left with the clouds breaking up over the state. in fact, putting this in motion. you can see how the showers have pushed south over norfolk. and it looks like that will continue to move out over the ocean. back to the west. breaks in the clouds. and we saw the temperatures only topping out in the upper 50s. so cool clammy day with the showers. and right now the temperatures on the cool side of things. in the 40s. but we will see warmer air tomorrow by the afternoon. back in the 60s. with more sun s how long the sunshine sticks around, coming up in the seven day. >> as we said the maryland general assembly comes teclose and makes a major changes. 60-years-old for instance, will be able to register to vote. still they will not be able to vote until they are 18. >> mediation is now required between borrowers facing foreclosure and mortgage lenders, application for loan

modification must be secretary to all homeowners. 45 days before foreclosure actions are ever filed. lenders must certify they have completed a loan modification analysis. before putting a property up for sale. >> this is a rare thing. but we consider this, you know, possibly a dangerous situation. >> and consumer reports gives a don't buy warning to the lexis gx 460. during routine handling testing they found a problem that could lead to a roll over. even though during testing none of the vehicles rolled over. but they did slide sideways before the electronic stability control system ever kicked in. toyota is now looking into this latest issue. >> we have made a lot of tough choices. >> 2010 comes to an end and governor signs 150 bills into law. which ones made cut. >> yeah, just not really paying

attention to what is going on and keep yourself focused on something else. >> a man, more than pierces the guinness book of world records. still ahead, how many it took to get into the book. >> 3-year-old chinese girl tight rope wal

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>> maryland's 2010 general assembly is in the history books. as john rydell reports tonight. governor o'malley and state lawmakers are still assessing what was enacted and what bills failed. >> senate bill 279. >> it is a post sessionrism. governor o'malley begins to sign into law 150 bills, while proclaiming the 2010 session a big success. >> we have made a lot of tough choices in order to protect the priorities of the people of our state. tough choices that have resulted in the smallest state government we have had since 1973. >> the governor is touting $5000 tax credits with businesses that hire laid off workers. despite encouraging economic signs, lawmakers admit the recession is not yet over. >> i think, that we in the state, need to begin look at howto do we create new jobs in the state. how do we generate new revenue. >> nothing will bring back sarah. >> personal pleas from the mother of a salisbury girl allegedly killed by a sex

offender helped to convince lawmakers to enact bills cracking down on pedophiles. >> but the bill to require first time drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock system failed. judiciary acommittee chairman vo layer yao wanted to weaken it to limiting it to drivers that alcohol content is nearly twice the legal limit. for supporters it was a deal breaker. >> the legislation we had this year, very likely would have saved 55 lives each and every year here on maryland roads. >> the vast majority of state lawmakers plan to seek reelection this fall. and they know the folks back home will be closely analyzing voting records both in this session and over the past four years. >> the people of maryland will be asking the candidates, give us your assurance that you will not raise our taxes in 2011. >> debate that intensify at 2010 campaign heats up. in annapolis, john rydell, fox 45 news "late edition". >> among the measures passed, the ban on using hand-held cell

phones while driving but only as secondary offense. bills making it easy tore prosecute gang members. and police have to notify school officials in students were arrested for crimes that may be gang-related. >> the world health organization admits today, mistakes were indeed made during the swine flu outbreak. experts say panic caused governments to stock pile vaccinations that went unused. and poorer countries had little or 94 access. critics questioned the links to pharmaceutical companies, some of which made huge profits off the vaccinations. >> president obama nuclear summit wrapped up in washington, d.c. today. the two day event brought leaders from 47 nations together. the goal is to lockdown nuclear materials worldwide. the session focused on keeping uranium away from terrorist organizations. >> nuclear materials that could be sold or stolen, and fashion

into the a nuclear weapon exist in dozens of nation. >> a second summit will be held in 2012 in south korea. >> a gray day weather wise. when will the sun make the appearance again? check back now with chief meteorologist vytas reid. vytas? >> tomorrow will be better out there. we saw the rain showers today. with cooler air. and it looks like now that e front has pushed off to the southeast and tenant showers with it. we will continue to see those clouds breaking up over maryland. and it looks like a pretty decent day sitting up for tomorrow. here is what is going on downtown right now. 47 degrees. partly cloudy skies. winds out of the east-northeast at three. and we have humidity levels at 86 percent. the humidity levels will drop more as the dryer air works in from the northwest. and across the state. those temperatures had a hard time to get out of the upper 50s today. these were the highs. 58 in baltimore. 56 in d.c. 54 hagerstown. only 46 degrees out in western maryland. and oakland. but as you got into central virginia we are looking at the

temperatures in the mid 60s and even 70s further south. so you can see the warm air held south of us, as we had the frontal boundary slip through. and also an area of low pressure wrapping in atlantic moisture. you could see on the state temperatures right now. still in the mid 40s. to lower 40s. across the parts of the western portion of the state. but we will continue to see that cool air move in. as the clouds break. we could see frost developing up along the border. especially in parts of pennsylvania. so they have actually frost advisories issued for some of the western counties out there, west of philadelphia, and also york and into harrisburg. so it looks like cool air pulling north. bigger picture shows 39 in harrisburg. so 30s are dropping in here. we will get into the mid 40s here around baltimore tonight. and tomorrow we will see things change as the 60s are allowed back into the pick. which is good. what kept us on the cool side was the area of low pressure. upper level low moving along the front. wrapping in the atlantic moisture. bringing in cool air from the north. back from the west. we will see the high pressure

building in and that allows for more sunshine and takes our temperatures up tomorrow. and thursday and friday temperatures are back into the 70s. looking at the shower activity pushing to the south. clearing skies on the model data here. for the next couple of days, until the next system comes down out of canada, giving us the next chance for showers. late thursday, a possibility. but a brief chance for some scattered showers across the area. 46 degrees tonight. out lying areas, especially northern portion of baltimore county, harford. down to the lower 40s. upper 30s. clouds break making way for sunshine tomorrow. 64 degrees. decent afternoon. and then on the seven-day forecast it looks like we will continue to see temperatures increasing into the lower r 70s thursday. friday 30 percent chance for showers. at 73 degrees. and saturday and sunday back in the 60s and more sunshine, with temperatures increasing into the mid to upper 60s on next week, monday and tuesday. >> a 46-year-old trucker from the great state of wyoming

pierces his way into the record book. get this. he had brown set a guinness record for the most body piercing in one single session. 1500 and 1. in four hours 27 minutes. >> well like what everybody said it will probably hurt a normal person but i am not that normal a few minutes later a group of tattoo and piercing artists began to remove them from the body which i imagine would leave holes. brown will keep hole 1500 and 1 on the back of the head. a beautiful small barbell through his back. >> good lord. all right. 3-year-old chien neeses knees girl walks tight rope above a pack of hungry tigers. teetering, strong winds knocked the child. falls a few times and dangles by a thin safety line. look at this. and get this.

bystanders claim her own father, caring father, seemed disappointed that she failed. >> o's were hoping rookie maddis would bring them the first home win of the year >> like mamas in a kitchen. handin' family traditions down ...to the kids

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>> welcome to the "late edition" of "sports unlimited". i am bruce cunningham. another tough gut wrenching night for the orioles. latest on the heartbreak hit parade. young left hander maddis got to start was outstanding for seven innings. then the rookies night off to a great start. top of the fourth. he gets rodriguez staring at strike three. and then later in the inning. facing the mighty pena goes down swinging. eight strike outs on the night for maddis. bottom of the sixth. o's up. wigginton punishes that one to left field. his first of two on the night. and birds are up. 3-0. to which the 8th.

wheels of fall off. single to left field. bases loaded. they score. and rays are down. and that's it for maddis. new pitcher. and gambler scores from third. bartlett beats the throw home. game tied at three. maddis could no longer win it. johnson out, oman in. pena shoots one up the middle. tashara, and adkins cannot hold on. rodriguez scores the go ahead run. ray up.

>> across town, ravens made a roster move, said goodbye to cornerback samari rolle. terminating his contract this afternoon. ravens since 2005 he missed last season with a neck injury. in 2008 he was diagnosed with epilepsy but played anyway. in 10 games w injuries hampering him n a prepared statement. the 34-year-old samari called the orioles a close knit organization and great family. and knew so many talked about him today. >> the way he carried himself, handled adversity, fought through the medical issues. injuries. played at the end of the season. and the playoff run. when he came back and, you know, played great for us. just a true class individual. and honor to work with him for twoers. >> not a lot of time that you

get a chance to watch a guy play in college. and then you compete against the guy because he is in the same division. but then they are a part of your football team. samari was one of them. we were able to sign him to a contract here. and we got a chance to appreciate his talent. and his abilities, of the football player. and also the person. >> well media and fans loved to handicap the draft by judging the club's needs. that's not how the ravens do it, knew so many is a firm believer in the board. ranking 250 of the top players as a player is drafted name is oft board. when it is a ravens' turn. >> to meet draft is about, ozzie talks about it too. it is best available player, and at the same time building your football team. so we are interested in the guys, best available player for the ravens, that fit our team and make us the best possible

team we can be. in the end we are building a football team. >> the draft is next thursday. that will do it for this abbreviateed edition of "sports unlimited". back to you. >> showewewewe

it's a little bit of nature... a little bit better. and nature approves. granola nut clusters from nature valley. >> final look at the seven-day forecast. for tomorrow. we will see plenty of sunshine in the lower 70s.

thursday lower 70s, and friday, chance for scattered showers. early in the morning. getting out of here quickly. and then saturday, sunday, things heading up nice to monday and tuesday. back in the 60s. back to you. >> all right. vytas, thank you. looking good. very good. looking real good. that forecast. not good but good. that's it for the "late edition". thank you for joining tonig.