she has been indicted for dealings with ronald lipscomb. >>> a man who says he sexually assaulted a girl will be tried as an adult. it is said that the risk of him or offending at the age of 21 is too great. the teenager is accused of sexually abusing the girl after he lured her from a playground to his home. >>> maryland state police need your help finding two child sex offenders who've failed to register with them. if you know where these men are, call state police. >>> president obama is on his way to pennsylvania after addressing workers at a gm plant in ohio just moments ago. he said his administration's efforts to save the auto industry are beginning to show results. he says he did not run for president to get into the auto business, but since his decision -- but that his decision to pull automakers to the downturn was key to saving the economy. >> there are some people who said you cannot do it. our belief was that if gm retools and reinvents itself of the 21st century, it would be good for american workers, good for american manufacturing, good for america's economy, and i am ple

prosecutors say the mayor lied about gifts she received from developer ronald lipscomb who was her boyfriend at the time. prosecutors also say dixon toll gift cards meant for needy families. >>> tonight two baltimore city police officers are on routine administrative leave after shooting and killing a man who attacked one of the officers. the incident happened this morning, the officers were making a drug arrest on orleans street near north kenwood avenue. the suspect attacked one of the officers with a knife but the officer's bulletproof vest protected him. that's when the man was shot by police. >> the suspect tried to stab an officer in the back. the partner witnessed this, withdrew his service weapon and fired multiple shots in defense of that officer. >> the suspect later died at the hospital. >>> the mastermind of the washington, dc-area serial sniper attacks is scheduled to be put to death in november. a virginia judge set a november 10th execution date for john allen muhammad. sentenced to death for the murder of dean meyers, one of 10 people shot to death during a rampage that terro

baltimore developer ronald lipscomb paid for a political survey for state delegate carter. carter ran against sheila dixon for mayor in 2007. that is according to court documents filed by defense attorneys for councilwoman helen holton cown. carter denies knowledge of the poll saying she doesn't believe in them. councilwoman helen holton cown is charged with accepting a poll from lipscomb. her attorneys say she's being unfairly singled out. >>> 6:48. you saw the story first on "good morning maryland" yesterday. a johns hopkins student killed a robber with a samurai sword when he found him in his house. >> police are now investigating if it was a case of self-defense. sherrie johnson is live with an update on this story. >> reporter: good morning. this morning baltimore city police have stepped up patrols here on university parkway near johns hopkins university and we've been out here all morning long and we've actually seen more and more officers driving through here. this comes after a rash of burglaries in this area and a student killed a suspected burglar yesterday. that

the mayor is accused of lying about gifts from former boyfriend and developer ronald lipscomb and stealing gift cards intended for needy families. she faces trial in november. >>> first mariner ceo ed hale is reassuring customers after his company gets a cease and desist order from the government. the order found the company had taken part in unsafe and unsound practices but hale says they are already taking steps to correct the issues and meet the fdic's requirements. he says they are getting rid of their bad debt and using a new york investment firm to raise capital. he's assuring customers tonight they won't see a change in business and that the bank will pull through. you'll have to trust me on that. >> the baltimore-based bank that we are, we can work our way through it and we really believe that. i have a lot of good people that are with me that believe we can do it as well. >> he says the company is selling off its finance unit to raise money and will also be looking at bank branches to assess their performances. as for customers he says they won't see any change in service. >>> all

documents reveal that developer ronald lipscomb also exceeded campaign contribution limits paying fora political survey for a state delegate, carter, who ran against sheila dixon in 2007. lipscomb has been at the center of a city hall corruption probe which already led to indictments against holton and sheila dixon. >>> another high-profile case in baltimore grabbing headlines again. the state's highest court agreed to hear new arguments in the lawsuit involving that kevin clark being illegally fired. he was fired in 2004 by then mayor martin o'malley who claimed that clark was dismissed because of a domestic dispute between he and his girlfriend. a claim clark refuted since his firing. >>> 17-year-old crofton buoy who admitted to raping a 7-year-old will be tried as an adult. police say david razewsky lured the girl from the playground to his house where he allegedly raped her. the prosecutor says he will be better able to be helped in a juvenile facility. the trial is set for september 29th. >>> a baltimore county judge upheld nearly all the of the award for the 89 homeowners who li

this comes as she stands accused of lying about receiving gifts from former boyfriend developer ronald lipscomb as well as stealing gift cards for needy families. >>> the attorney general, a democrat, will conduct an internal investigation. this stems from the video that shows acorn workers advising a couple poses as a pimp and prostitute on how to hide their profession and cheat on their taxes. maryland governor martin o'malley has already authorized the state attorney general in our state to investigate the whole thing. >> i did sign off on it. he's proceeding and i think that all of us including his office need to be guided by the facts as they uncover them. >> it's still not clear who is going to be investigated. acorn or the makers of the video who apparently violated maryland's two-party consent law. >> it's clear who the perpetrators were and who the messengers are here. and you know, don't shoot the messenger, go after the wrongdoing. >> congress responded to the video by cutting off federal funding for acorn. we'll let you know what happened with the investigation. >>> and time now 5:3

. >>> and baltimore developer ronald lipscomb paid for a very political survey for state delegate jill carter, according to court documents filed by defense attorneys for councilwoman helen holton cown. carter ran against sheila dixon for mayor in 2007. carter denies knowledge of the poll saying she doesn't believe in them. councilwoman helen holton cown is charged with accepting a poll from lipscomb. her attorneys say she's being unfairly singled out. >>> maryland's highest court agreed to hear new arguments in a lawsuit that former baltimore police commissioner kevin clark was illegally fired. the court will hear from a lower court ruling. kevin clark was fired in 2004 by then mayor martin o'malley over a domestic dispute between clark and his girlfriend. clark's lawyer says that means the entire case is now open for review gain. >>> a 17-year-old crofton boy who admitted to raping a 7-year-old will be tried in court. an anne arundel county judge says he would be better helped by intensive treatment until the age of 21 in a juvenile facility. the 17-year-old now faces 19 charges. his

investigators say $4,000 came from ronald lipscomb who cut a deal with prosecutors and avoided bribery in a separate corrope coreruption co. >>> a prenatal health festival won't be paid for with stimulus funds after all. they decided not to use federal money on food, tents and chairs for the rally for healthy babies. leaders with the economic team determined spending nearly $18,000 on the event would not be appropriate. officials are trying to solicit private donations to pay for the festival. >>> baltimore city is $60,000 when it comes to balance the budget. this city they could approve furloughs as a way to save money and close the gap. among those who could be off the job 5-10 days, police service and firefighters. the police union is joirning uss this morning. >> the city is facing the budget shortfall and they're asking cuts across the board, everybody to sacrifice. you're resifting the furlough of this. why is that? >> any form of furlough would result in dramatic reduction in services and we believe puts the citizens and our members in jeopardy. >> city officials say the alterna

indictment dixon is accused of lying about gifts from her former boyfriend real estate developer ronald lipscomb. her attorneys are trying to have those charges thrown out. >>> another cool day today here in the baltimore area. if you remember yesterday i told you there was a chance we could see light sprinkles. we've seen them on and off throughout the day. on maryland's most powerful doppler radar, it's indicating scattered showers that passed through the dc area, southern portions of anne arundel county, down into st. mary's and charles county, now on their way to the eastern shore. there's still a chance to see a light sprinkle through the evening but here's the forecast for the next couple of hours -- look for partly cloudy skies, a few sprinkles are around. you just saw them on the radar. temperature will hold around 60 for the next couple of hours but another cool start tomorrow morning. then some warmer air works its way in. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> governor martin o'malley recognized a maryland business for its greening efforts to help save the environment. today the gover

. >>> baltimore developer ronald lipscomb paid for a political survey for state delegate joe carter. who ran against sheila dixon for mayor in 2007. that is according to court documents filed by defense attorneys for city councilwoman helen holton. carter denies knowledge of the poll saying she doesn't believe in them. councilwoman holton is charged with accepting it from lipscomb. >>> a 17-year-old crofton boy who admitted to raping a 7-year-old girl will be tried as an adult. an anne arundel county judge he would be better helped by intensive treatment until the age of 21 in a juvenile facility. the 17-year-old faces 19 charges. his trial is set for september 29th. >>> now to an abc2 news update. baltimore police still have not identified the police officer or the suspect from yesterday afternoon's shooting. we do know, however, the suspect is still in bad shape at the hospital. he was shot by the off-duty police officer after police say that suspect broke into the officer's home and held a gun to his back. the officer was able to get to his service weapon and chase the suspect fir

all comes as the mayor stands accused of lying about gifts from former boyfriend and developer ronald lipscomb as well as stealing gift cards needed for needy families. >>> a civil lawsuit against a baltimore city police officers has been tossed out of court. at issue a youtube video last year that gained national attention. >> i don't have a father. >> shut your mouth, i'm talking. >> the civil lawsuit was filed by the family of the teenager who is being yelled at and man handled. 17 you're veteran salvatore riff areay was put back on routine patrol about a year ago. they have also finished their investigation and is still waiting on a panel to determine if riff areay will be disciplined. there is no word tonight if the keep's family will appeal. >>> a baltimore man pleaded guilty to selling guns from his potato chip stand inside lexington market. prosecutors say 53-year-old michael papa take knack as was sentenced to 15 months in prison. under fire nationally for the video scandal, the video activist group a korn announced scott hershberger, a democrat, will conduct an internal investigation

comes as the mayor stands accused of lying about gifts from former boyfriend and developer ronald lipscomb as well as stealing gift cards that were intended for needy families. >>> a civil lawsuit against a baltimore city police officer has been tossed out of court. a youtube video reload lead last year show -- released last year show an officer screaming at a kid. >> where are you from? >> i didn't do anything. >> the civil lawsuit was filed by the family of the teen who says he was yelled at as well as man handled. according to a police spokesperson the 17-year veteran was put back on routine patrol a year ago. the police department finished its investigation and still awaiting a panel to determine if the officer will be disciplined. no word if the teen's family will appeal. >>> 6 0678d 4. a baltimore -- 6:04. a baltimore man pleads guilty to selling guns from a potato chip stand in lexington park. michael poponakis sentenced to 15 years in prison. he was licensed to sell -- not licensed to sell guns. the daily record of baltimore is reporting the family of the 2-year-old payton potochne

the mayor is accused of lying about gifts from former boyfriend and developer ronald lipscomb and stealing gift cards intended for needy families. she faces trial in november. >>> first mariners ceo speaking out after the cease and desist order. it was given after it was found they took part in "unsafe and unsound practices." the bank has to get rid of some of its bad debt and raise capital. the ceo says they are making progress, hiring an investment firm. he's's -- reassuring customers the company will pull through. >> this is something we're not proud of but we've had it in the past and worked our way through it. if i didn't believe we would work through it, i wouldn't be sitting here. >> he says he's confident the company can meet the deadline set by the fdic and believes customers will see in change in service while they work through this issue. >>> some good news in the fight against crime in baltimore county. violent crime continues to drop. baltimore county executive jim smith says seven of the eight major crime categories dropped this year compared to last year. smith also says the

. >> reporter: but what about dixon's then-council president, and then boyfriend, developer ronald lipscomb at the groundbreaking. the state says this is outside of the legislative realm of immunity, shows she knew she was doing business with the city. >> the courts are have are clear. it's a very narrow privilege. and it's not as we as -- wide as the defense wanted. >> reporter: but the defense says it's function, not geography that counts. and these events are also protected. >> the prosecutor, we argued today, failed to understand that. and argued that it was a geographical test, which had no support in any of the authorities and that it only applies if you're standing in a council chamber. and that's simply not the law. >> reporter: while her attorneys argued to have perjury charges against her dismissed, they also agreed to separate the perjury case from the alleged gift cards trial scheduled for november. >> reporter: the defense is consistently saying this is a desperation act on the prosecution's part. >> you're going to have to talk to the defense. they say a lot of things in court

argue prosecutors properly used -- dixon is accused of lying about gifts from her then boyfriend ronald lipscombharged with threft related to gift cards for needy residents. >> the annapolis county executive committee has chosen josh -- the committee made its selection last night. the committee had chosen a new nominee to replace xina pierre who withdrew wednesday after financial concerns became public days after the primary. cohen finished second in the primary. >> people know me. i'm a known quantity. i have represented this area for eight years, the school up here, and people are ready for a fresh start. >> he will replace -- he plans to kick off his campaign at noon today. >> three teenagers facing serious charges this morning after a fight in a harford county high school. it was all caught on tape. it happened at c. militanton wright high school in bell air. >> ar ford county executives -- depsizz say they were called to c. militanton wright high school for a fight. >> when the officer arrived at the cafeteria, the patio area of the cafeteria, he witnessed two students, tent one and student

court documents reveal when sheila dixon ran for mayor in 2007, developer ronald lipscomb paid nearly $9,000 for a survey about her political opponent, state delegate jill carter. attorneys disclosed the information as proof she is being unfairly singled out in this case. >>> the sun is back. outside right notice. it's warm and bright and very comfortable. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bern, i don't know if this is a late summer day or early fall day. >> i know, it really falls in that time zone there. we haven't really officially started fall yet. that's not until the 22nd. but it has felt like it last week. this is what we've got going on right now. nothing in our area. it is beautiful out there. the sun is shining. we're up to 81 degrees. what we want to do is open this up a little for you and show you not all that far away, there's two different storm systems coming our direction. the first is off to the north here. and there's not a whole lot of precipitation with it. o

at least some of the money appears to have been a gift from her former boyfriend ronald lipscomb. a developer that did business with the city. >> how important is that to the case? melinda roeder reports tonight. >> mayor sheila dixon's attorney has said he can explain the money. but the mayor is not offering any explanation herself. >> well first of all i am not going to allow the media to try me out here in public. there are many sides to the situation, and i will not take the time to deal with it. >> excuse me, i just said i am not going to deal with it. i expect you to respect it. >> prosecutors are pouring over financial records going back to 2004, when dixon was city council president and had a relationship with a prominent businessman that had dealings with the city. dixon is accused of failing to report gifts she received from him. such as cash and fur coats. now there are even more questions about her money matters. but legal analysts say cash is not that significant to the case. >> this cash could have come from loans, it could have been money that she borrowed from frie

developer ronald lipscomb paid for a survey for delegate jill carter. who ran for mayor in 2007, according to court documents filed by attorneys for helen holton. carter denies knowledge of the poll saying she really doesn't believe in them. councilwoman helen holton is charged with accepting a poll from lipscomb. her attorneys say she's being unfairly singled out. >>> maryland's highest court gives the ok for a request to hear arguments from a lawsuit that baltimore police commissioner kevin clark was illegally fired. there will be a hearing heard that will be to throw out the suit. he was fired in 2004 by then mayor martin o'malley over a domestic dispute and his girlfriend. reportedly clark's lawyer says this means the decision the entire case is open for review again. >>> 9:07. the president is going to be pushing his economic and health care plans. he spoke to auto workers at a gm plant outside of youngstown, ohio yesterday. he told them the economy is on its way back from the brink due to his policies. on thursday president obama will head right h

this comes as she is accused of lying of receiving money from her former boyfriend and developer ronald lipscomb and stealing gift cards for needy families. >>> a baltimore city police officer case thrown out of court. a youtube video shows him yelling at the boy while skateboarding. the civil lawsuit was filed by the family of the teen being yelled at. according to documents, salvatore rivieri was reinstalled a year ago. it's still determined if he will be disciplined. no word if the teen's family is going to appeal. >>> "the daily record" is reporting that the family of the 2-year-old burned after two teens poured sulfuric on a middle river playground slide settled a suit with the board of education. details of the settlement not disclosed, the school board was closed because it was victory villa's elementary school's acid not secured and then it was poured on the slide. the $6 million suit was supposed to go to trial next month. >>> acorn remains under fire for that video scandal that started in baltimore and made national headlines. now it's announced that former massachusetts attorney gener

she is accused of lying about gifts received from city developer ronald lipscomb whom she was dating.out similar perjury charges in may saying that they used his legislative acts against her. the defense attorneys are making new charges. dixon is scheduled to go to trial in ovember. >>> still ahead, dreams do come true? >> somewhere under the rain bow got talent performs live in our studio coming up. >> reporter: i'm jessica save 70% on all gold jewelry. go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney. >>> lo point is a 23 story condo building that used to be a grain elevator.ú today people won't be using any elevator to get from top to bottom. they will be repelling down all 23 stories. sound a little over the edge?ú that is exactly what it is. meteorologist jessica starr is live in baltimore with more on this morning's ho hometown hot spot. i know there's a good eason doing this. >> reporter: there definitely is. we have renee who we were talking in the first segment. we will pan out and she is doing it. she is doing a great job.ú she is taking he

documents reveal ronald lipscomb also exceeded campaign contribution limits paying for a political survey delegate jill carter, she ran against dixon in 2007. lip comb has been the center of a city hall corruption probe already leading to indictments against holton and dixon. >>> the state's highest court agreed to hear new awrgts in the lawsuit claiming kevin clark was illegally fired. the former commissioner was fired in 2004 when then mayor martin o'malley who claim clark was dismissed because of a domestic dispute. a claim clark refuted since he was fired. >>> join us for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. we have a lot ahead including baltimore city trying to crack down on animal abuse. you remember this dog phoenix. there's now a new task force looking to help prevent animal abuse. >>> dining out is a great way to give back to those in need. how your gift will give a great organization -- give meals to those living with aids. >>> see you for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. ♪ fame i'i'm going to live forever ♪ ♪ i'm going to learn how to fly ♪ ♪ remember, remember >>> one of the dance