jayne miller is live tonight at city hall. >> helen holton will remain on the city council, but she has now been booted from leadership. the council president, jack down, just announced it during the council meeting that she ll no longer serve as chairman of the taxation, finance, and economic development committee. in a brief meeting this morning, helen holton pleaded no contest to one count of violating election law. >> it is over. the debate and this case are over. >> it is a guilty plea except in the name. she was fined $2,500 and given probation before judgment which is technically not a criminal conviction. according to the fact of the case, in july 2007 while chairing the committee that oversees financial projects, she asked two developers including john paterakis the so called "a bakery man" to cover the cost of a public opinion poll. she made no mention of the payments in campaign finance reports filed that the time. the two developers pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. as she left court today, she would not answer any questions. will you share with us why you as to

kim bassey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. >> i am jayne miller.a city council member loses her leadership position after pleading no contest to violating election law. question jurors ask questions as they deliberate in the ken harris murder case. i am very sense with details coming up. >> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hd. >> are big story tonight at 6:00 p.m., new developments in the fight for slot machines in and arundel county. >> david collins is live tonight with the very latest. >> one of the carefully worded tv ads refers to slot machines at the mall and not in the mall. some wonder what the differences. this mixes shopping with slot machines giving viewers the indication that they could be by your favorite lunch counter or next to a shoe store. >> you do not mix kids here. you have to be over 21. it is a separate building. this is a lie. >> he calls the anti-slot tv commercial lies. those behind the campaign, he calls them hypocrites. >> is a family of friendly environment. >> of the the the the plans

jayne miller was in court and joins us now. >> as helen holton -- the council city chair, a little to helen holton presides over economic development. she pleaded no contest to one count of violating campaign finance she was fined and given probation before judgment. it could force her from elected office. she does admit that there is convincing evidence against her. she is accused of giving two developers, jon tester practice ronald lipscomb -- john paterakis and ronald lipscomb money. >> i will serve on the city council and serve baltimore city to the best of my ability. i thank god for being an ever- present help. i think my family and friends for being a constant support and strength. >> despite her declaration, the case is not quite over. she was initially charged with the more serious crime of bribery in connection with a payment for the opinion poll. a judge dismissed that charge. the state is ringed the dismissal and the highest court has not issued ruling. -- is reviewing the dismissal and the highest court has not issued a ruling. >> good afternoon. rainy, windy -- not windy

we will begin with jayne miller. >> helen holton emerged from the courthouse determined to put a criminal case that has hung over her to rest. >> it is over. >> she entered a plea of no contest to a charge of violating election law. it is similar to a guilty plea. she is acknowledge the evidence against her, while chairing the council committee she asked two developers to cover the cost of a public opinion poll. the cost was $12,500. she made no mention of the issue in campaign finance reports. one pleaded guilty to this last year. holton was fined $2,500. that spares for the criminal conviction that could force her from office. >> got bless you all. >> can you share why you ask these developers to do the polls? >> the case against her is not entirely closed. she was originally charged with bribery. the decision of the appellate court is still pending. >> these were campaign finance violations. they were relatively minor charges. we think the case that needs to be resolved is the bribery case from the board of appeals. >> holton is a certified public accountant. investigators will determi

jayne miller joins us from the newsroom with more on the story. >> that same question is being asked all over the country this political season. rule changes have made it easy for anonymous donors to use tax- exempt organizations to spend money on elections. a political ad now running in maryland is one such example. >> it is the worst economy in decades, and the folks in washington are living it up. >> it is bound to spark some chuckles, and knockoff of the jibjab style. >> there is a tight race to hang on to the first congressional seat against republican 80 harris. they have waged a nasty fight free tv advertising. >> it was paid for by the commission on hope, row, an opportunity. it is a tax-exempt organization that makes the next question, who is that, very hard to answer. the commission's website says its mission is to influence policy for free-market economic growth. it lists a washington d.c. address and phone number. the listed contact is a lawyer. what you don't know about the commission is where its money comes from. because it is not a political committee, it is not requi

only to conclude that i am here to honor and acknowledge also as a former merchant in the castro the jayne's service to me personally as a small-business owner, to the customers of my store, and to the entire neighborhood. i witnessed for two years the peace of mind and the actual piece inside of my shop and on the neighborhood's streets because the gene or her assistant officer would drop in to check on me, to see that my customers and i were safe, and to handle the many difficulties that i was unequipped to handle. most for to gillooly, shoplifting and the homeless. i can personally attest to the fact that has been said before that jane had true compassion for those she encountered, even those who were creating disturbances on the street. i could not have conducted my business in the castro without her assistants, and therefore, i urge you to vote yes. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker please. >> supervisors, and the president elect of the san francisco patrol special police. i have learned more about jane morrison surpassing than i did working with her for years and years

jayne miller explains how it has been played right here in maryland in a new ad that is probably caughtour eye. >> is the worst economy in decades and the folks in washington are living it up. >> at the very least, it is an ad bound to spark some chuckles. >> he is locked in a tight race to hang onto his first conditional -- first congressional district seat. the dance line at did not come from harris. it was paid for by the commission on whole, growth, an opportunity. it is a tax-exempt organization which makes the next question, is that, very hard to enter. website says its mission is to influence policy for free-market economic growth. list the washington, d.c address and phone number. the listed contact is a lawyer. what you don't know about the commission is where its money comes from. because it is not a political committee, it is not required to disclose its donors. even the terrorist campaign is in the dark. asked how this -- even the harris' campaign is in the dark. a spokesman said they have no idea. the campaigns is in new nothing about the at until it started running on the

beside misspelling the word "tonight," there was no jayne.aldwin was supposed to call pat, coach for special olympics team. the mother was incensed that though there was pencil and paper and the aide decided to "use my daughter as a chalkboard." >>> newsok.com say 15 teachers complain about the curriculum. the song "old dead white men" describes james monroe presidential term saying, "white men getting richer than enron. stepping on indians, women and blacks. era of good feeling doesn't come with the facts." it goes on to compare jackson's treatm of native american to his her's final solution. it's called flow-cabulary and the ceo says it's not meant to be offensive but meant to do a meaningful situation. the programs are used in 10,000 schools nationwide. finally when crafting a personal attack add, it's important to know the person you're attacking. the pro-life group americans united for life is urging voters to dump congressman ken salazar. but no such person exists. colorado john salazar is one of a dozen democrats targeted in list. they

the i-team's jayne miller is following this case, and we'll have the latest tonight. and jury thribration resume this morning in three suspects acumesed of killing a police officer. prosecutors say the three shot and killed harris degree a robbery in 2008. they say d.n.a. links the three to the crime, but the defense is hopeful the jury will consider additional d.n.a. found on evidence that did not belong to any of the suspects. we'll have the latest on today's proceedings on 11 news at noon, 5:00, and 6:00. >> the case involving protest at military funerals goes before the u.s. supreme court this week. you may recall the outrage that followed the 2006 funeral of lance corporal matthew snyder, who died in iraq. his funeral in westminster was interrupted by a group from the westborough baptist church, who claim all u.s. war deaths are god's punishment for the military's tolerance of gay service members. >> we had to have a swat team. there were ambulances. there were fire engines. there was a command central set up, and a win beg owe. they turned it into a circus. >> t

every john, joe, and in jayne covers it and tries to cover the complexity of the story in a simplistic way. pakistan is an american ally and we cannot do everything the americans think we should do because sometimes we do not have the capacity or the need. we will work of those things out and that is what we're doing now-all the political noise, the fact remains that we are working together going after all terrorist groups, and the few groups that are remaining, we will target them. we will target them with american help, but it will be technical help and not personnel on the ground. host: our question for you this morning, is pakistan a reliable partner? now was pakistan's ambassador to the united states, reflecting on how pakistan ne -- on how pakistanis see the united states. we're talking about the two countries in light of the afghan war. "at the new york times" talks about the drone strikes the cia has launched, particularly in the mountains of the country. "it reflects mounting frustration in afghanistan and the u.s. that pakistan cost of government has not been aggressive enoug

every john, joe, and in jayne covers it and tries to cover the complexity of the story in a simplistic. pakistan is an american ally and we cannot do everything the americans think we should do because sometimes we do not have the capacity or the need. we will work of those things out and that is what we're doing now-all the political noise, the fact remains that we are working together going after all terrorist groups, and the few groups that are remaining, we will target them. we will target them with american help, but it will be technical help and not personnel on the ground. host: our question for you this morning, is pakistan a reliable partner? now was pakistan's ambassador to the united states, reflecting on how pakistan ne -- on how pakistanis see the united states. we're talking about the two countries in light of the afghan war. "at the new york times" talks about the drone strikes the cia has launched, particularly in the mountains of the country. "it reflects mounting frustration in afghanistan and the u.s. that pakistan cost of government has not been aggressive enough --