the crime he commited and how he was able to get away with it. >> slashing jobs, which big local company is making big cuts to the baltimore region work force? >> and the president's supreme court nominee. who she is, and what other lawmakers think of the presidential appointment. >> and people need to enjoy the waterfront. >> plans for a park,. when and where a new urban park will be created in the middle of baltimore city. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore. ú%is is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. convicted sex offender earning a paycheck and in prison. >> new details on the story you saw first on fox. michael buczyner live outside of the department of public works headquarters with more on the scheme that bilked the city on out of thousands of dollars. mike snell. >> jeff and jennifer, as many as five kids were involved in this elaborate scheme for one man,

serving time behind bars to continue to collect his paychecks. now according to a report, just released by the inspector general, convicted sex offender dennis mclaughlin collected $12,700 serving eiggt months in prison for abusing a minor. 17 page report said mclaughlin, a utility repairman with the department of public works had 15 fraudulent medical leave slips submitted by an unnamed office assistant leading supervisors to believe he was recovering from surgery. paid sick days from the union sick bank and most concerning for the director of public works that, none of mclaughlin's managers attempted to contact him while missing. >> this certain protocol that has tt be followed and it wasn't. and we know that additional disciplinary should come in behind this. >> now, as a result of this story and as a result of the report. mayor has issued an executive

order mandating that all city employees arrested for any type of offense are mandateed to report to their supervisors within 24 hours. live in downtown. michael buczyner fox 45 news "late edition". >> thank you michael. >> a 19 month old girl is sexually assaulted in her south baltimore home. tonight how her mother made the shocking discovery. we're calling her tina to protect her family's identity. tina said she left her little girl in the cherry hill apartment alone with a family friend two weeks ago. 11 days later, tina noticed something was wrong with her daughter. and took the child to the hospital where they told her the child had gonorrhea. >> i would never in a million years think any mother would have to go through this, at this age. >> a letter from the hospital later confirmed that the family friend also had gonorrhea. according to the mother. police are calling the man a person of interest in thee3 attack. but so far no arrests. >> a pregnant woman strangled in

northwest baltimore and tonight the boyfriend could face two murdcharges. prosecutors are trying to determine if they can charge 29-year-old andrew jackson under state's viable fetus law. jackson is charged with killing 29-year-old betty regan. court records indicate jackson showed a violent tendency toward women in the past. >> jackson has been charged with murder. he has -- he is held without bail. at the baltimore city jail. >> whether or not jackson will be charged, under maryland's viable fetus statute, has not been determined at this time. that matter remains under investigation pending the full medical examiner's report. >> he worked at the lock up where she supposedly met jackson. it is suspected that regan was between 3 and 4 months pregnant. >> a man is dead after a tractor trailer runs off the road long northern parkway. it happened after 4:00 this afternoon. between greenspring and silver

avenue in north baltimore. charles burk holt, the driver of the truck, suffered from a medical emergency that caused him to crash. he was taken to sinai. but died a short time later. >> mason announced plans to cut 250 jobs in the baltimore area of the. 30 percent of the work force here. management said it is art of a effort to decentralize. and it will shut down the owen's mills location. and this will take place within the next year and a half n 2008, you may recall, 150 jobs were cut during the downturn. >> pay up or go to jail. that's the message being sent to victims of a new scaa. it is called a phantom debt scam. scammers are calling people at home on or work. threatening to pay up on a short-term loan that they repaid or these never got. officials say the scammers get the information when people apply for pay day loans online. >> i don't think it is right for people to harass you.

you know, i missed a day of work because they had me upset talking about i am going to jail. and i want to know what i am going to jail for. >> officials say anyone that thinks that they might be a victim of one of the scams, contact authorities immediately. like the federal trade commission. you should contact the better business bureau also. >> state of maryland is being invaded by stink bugs, which actually stink when you crush them. >> that college park, stink bugs out number the 30,000 students there. scientists are studying the rapid blind of the insects and they are concerned soybean crops and fruit trees could be jeopardized because of the pugs. for everyone else they are a bad nuisance. >> they are not going to bite you. they are not going to bite your children or your pets. so inside, usually what we do is try to catch them. and get them in a plastic pay bag and i treat them with extteme prejudice. i will dispose of them and get

rid of them. >> pesticides do not kill pink bugs. best advice from bug analysts? vacuum them up and throw them away in a plastic bag. >> more people applying to be teachers. tons of high quality applicants wanting to work in the classroom. recent teacher job fair drew 3200 teachers. that's up from 802 years ago. >> looking for last minute get away. check out jet blue. airline is selling remaining seats on non-stop flights for tooorrow and wednesday for $10, each way. jet blue flies from bwi thurgood marshall airport to boss tonight from dc you can go to oakland, l.a. and cancun. deli meet products that should have listeria. notified by canadian officials about the contaminants. concern over products distributed to stores nationwide.

anyone with any questions whatsoever should call the toll free number. 1-800-, 442-2342. >> cool out there tonight. >> yeah it is. chief meteorologist vytas reid is here with the forecast. vytas? >> jennifer and jeff. cool is better than severe weather over oklahoma and arkansas right now. stretch speaking missouri. tornado warnings across that part of the country, causing damage. and there has been reports of injuries and deaths. associattd with the same system coming our direction. bringing us a warm front, with temperatures increasing down the road. right now 57 degrees downtown baltimore. 51 in hagerstown. slightly cooler on the eastern shore. may get patchy frost tonight. start out at 45. clouds gather. showers, by the afternoon. so take those umbrellas with you. balls need them. show you how long you will need them coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, vytas. >> for years, it has been a dumping ground for the city. >> yeah, but with the help from

ep and national aquarium. prime piece of real estate is being transformed into a public park. john rydell has more. >> for months crews removing the toxic remnants of a long time eyesore. the sight near the havre over street bridge was a dumping ground for the city. >> created a contaminated situation that was both impacting the waters, as well as not allowing the property to be put back in productive improves generations ago, this site along middle branch looked different. >> there used to be a beach and you could enjoy the waterfront. >> baltimore mayor envisions when it will re return to a pristine state. so the city is teaming up with the national aquarium to, transform this land into a public park. featuring trails, for biking and hiking. >> reclaim a part of baltimore forgotten and neglected. >> if all goes as planned, new park overlooking middle branch

opens in 2011 creating what city officials hope is a big attraction for residents of south baltimore and beyond. >> a lot of young people in the city that live within a block of the waterfront that don't know what the waterfront used to be like. this will be a place where they can come down and enjoy nature and open to the public. >> john rydell, fox 45 news "late edition." >> national aquarium that owns the property plans to eventually build a center for aquatic life on the site. >> the president makes his pick. more on the woman he wants to replace justice john paul stevens. when the "late edition" continues. >> oil spill clean up. coming up. the small signs of progress how much it has already cost bp's bottom line. >> promotional pictures, too racy? what these men

>> president obama nominates solicitor general elana kagan to replace retiring john paul stevens on the supreme court. mr. obama calls her a fair minded consensus builder. and we have more. >> president obama invites president biden to accompany elana kagan, first woman to hold the post in the. and (inaudible). >> >> always the frontrunner kagan, 50, would be the youngest to the

high court since clarence thomas, 43 when tapped by the first president bush.3 mr. obama wants a nominee to influence the court for a generation and go toe to toe with the conservative win. that includes chief justice roberts, young etest on the bench. >> she is admired for her intellect and temperament. openness to, a broad array of viewpoints. >> law matters. because it keeps us safe. because it protects our most fundamental rights and freedoms. and because it is the foundation of our democracy. >> at first woman dean of the harvard law schools kay begin defended a policy keeping recruit freers the office. and file a case

>> at this hour, fish and

wildlife agencies are testing the waters in the gulf of mexico. this while other agencies work to clean up all the massive oil. officials say some 30 pounds of gunk washed onshore on alabama's beaches over the weekend. meantime, bp said it has spent $350 million on the massive oil clean up in the gulf. top executives expect the tab to run into the billons. >> miss u.s.a. organization is under fire tonight. for using some, or what some call risky pictures to promote the pageant contest. the miss u.s.a. hopefuls were each photographed, in bed. in see duck active poses. miss u.s.a. is operated biden ald trump. rep for trump said the pictures are part of a ongoing attempt to break the stereotype of a pageant princess. instead the organization is trying to promote the sophisticated modern woman. miss u.s.a. goes on to compete in the miss universe contest. >> that brings to us the question of the day.

are the new miss u.s.a. photographs too sexy? >> 45 percent say yes. 55 percent say no. tony writes on facebook. do not put anything past donald trump. and justin writes, i think they should tryout for the lingerie football league. >> jazz singer and actress lena horn has died. >> the singer known for her classic song stormy weather passed away sunday at new york press paytaryian hospital. she battled racism to become a starlet. began in the night clubs and rose to broadway super stardom in her six decade career. lena horn was 92 years old. >>as vytas has told us. deadly storms are out west. >> a look at how it could affect us. >> good news is that it is not in the form of severe weather. we will see probably showers and maybe a rumble of thunder or 2 but chance tomorrow for severe weather are situated moreover

midwest. over indiana, ohio and kentucky. that's what the storm prediction center out of norman oklahoma has posted as far as the slight risk category. first we may see afternoon showers and thunderstorms that move ahead of the warm front. temperatures are not affected too much by it tomorrow. we will notice a changee3 wednesday. when we start to see the temperatures going up, a lot more compared to right now. sitting at 45 degrees. mainly clear skies. winds calm. humidity levels at 63 percent. we can see on the almanac page. high toped out at 64. normally we should be in the lower 70s. so you can see temperatures are well below where we should be. but we will see the switch around going down the road. our record was 96 degrees back in 1896. and our low this morning started out at 35. so you can see how we start out cool. no rain to talk about, but that changes tomorrow afternoon. 57 in downtown baltimore. 43 in salisbury. so already the cooler air settling in on the eastern

shore. national weather service has issued a frost advisory stretch fringe cecil county, kent, queen anne, talbot. tonight to tomorrow 9 a.m.. so if you have done gardening, cover the plants out there. because we may get scattered frost as temperatures drop on the eastern shore, in the 30s. as we see cooler temperatures. but most of the cloud cover southwest. it is not makinging the way into our area. because the air is too dry. high pressure holds on to keep us clear. that changes tomorrow. as you see on the future scan. potential for rain moves in. in the afternoon. quarter of an inch. some areas more. depending on where the heavier showers coming down at. showers build in. going into probably the noon hour. 12 to 2:00, raining good across the area. and then the activity pushes east. and then get more showers building in for wednesday. so it looks like for the next couple of days. wet activity. so looking at 49 degrees. cool conditions, clouds

gathering. tomorrow showers build in. sick for the high. five-day forecast. shows 76 wednesday. thursday clearing. and another shot of showers, friday. and then saturday. looks like we start to clear up. with temperatures back in the3 70s. >> it is now official, kentucky derby favorite looking at luck is he headed to pimlico. details ahead in sports. >> and lots of pimped

>> a poor mama duck's maternal instincts kick in when a duckling is caught in a storm drain. get. this tries to get someone's attention. animal control raised the grate and retrieved the ducklings. they ran toward the mama and paddleed away. a perfecc mother's day weekend reunion. >> in iowa, a new record for the number of clogged answers. 2500 people clogged together during the town's tulip festival. daners needed to dance in clogs for five minutts to beat the

guinness world record. they danced for six. >> talk about some pimped out rides. 250 colorfully decked out cars rolled down the streets of houston saturday for the 23rd annual arrs carpa raid. thousands lined the streets to see the rendition of cars, as chickens, tiki huts and ghost buster vehicle. in fact, parade organizers knew who to call for grand marshal. dan acroyd. patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". >> with all the attention being paid to the ravens mini camp over the weekend. it is important to note that there was a very big absence. all pro safety ed reed was not there. read is rehabbing 43 medical procedure formed on the hip earlier this year. caused him to miss games last season. he is not definitively said if he is retiring. but some feel the surgery means he is coming back. his friend and mentor thinks so. >> i never thought about not

having him. you know, i think that's one thing him and me has always kept each other accountable about. bottom line, no matter what we go through, when that first whistle blows, i know 20 is behind me. that's all that matters. >> with the ravens off season acquisitions of bold en, stallworth and all the draft choices, there is another newcomer under the radar. new quarterback coach jim zorn. former he coach of he redskins. he joined the ravens staff after hue jackson depart fodoffensive coordinator gig. and he is joe flacco is impressed with the new coach. >> jim is great. we are getting along great. love the coaching style. you know, i mean, just like a lot of things he does with us. i am looking forward to the rest of the season. and who knows how long we will be with him. but looking forward to all of it. >> as we enter into preakness week, the dance appears to be over. we will be seeing looking at luck net field. on saturday.

his trainer, three time preakness winner. made the official announcement. prerace favorite in the derby finished disappointing six at churchill. and cost the jockey the mount. bafford replaced him with garcia. and meanwhile the derby winner back on the track. super saver put in the first work since winning. breezing three easy if you are longs. jockey borel was up for t said the horse is shop. and trainer was pleased. and said super saver will have no trouble to bounce back. figures to be the favorite in the draw, weddesday afternoon. >> 135th running of the preakness begins after 6:00 o saturday. >> thank you, bruce. >> warmer weather on the

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jennifer and jeff? >> all right, vytas, thank you. that's does it for the "late edition". thank you for joining us. i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. sigh tomorrow night. have a great night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning so, verizon fios includes cool widgets like facebook, twitter, even access to youtube right on your tv, instead of crowding around your computer. hey -- have you seen the walking ham?

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