a developer is suing the anne arundel county elects board about a planned slots parlor in hanover. two groups are fighting the proposed paar el because they fear it will put laurel park out of business. >>> as of july 1st, full scale gambling will be coming to west virginia. we have a report. >> reporter: this is the present in charlestown, west virginia. slot machines, 5,000 of them. and this is the future in charlestown, full blown casino gambling is coming here on july 1st thanks to a referendum overwhelmingly supported by local voters. in 2009, as a slots parlor, this facility paid $257 million to west virginia coffers. the take and the attacks are expected to be significantly larger. training classes for dealers started here in february. retired new jersey policeman joseph montez already has a pretty good pension so why become a dealer in a casino. >> to have fun. i'm a people person. what a good place to meet people. >> reporter: most of the trainees we encountered have been hit hard by the recession and have been out of work for a long time. jenny worked for city corp. for 1

that anne arundel county elections board is being sued. just last week, the company was accused of hiring the woman to disrupt the petition. the attorney general was a special guest on our sunday q&a segment this morning. he gave his thoughts on the grade given for the condition of the chesapeake bay. >> the condition of the bay is far worse than any rhetoric we might see. we really need to go to 50 years ago, and clean it up so it can bring tourism back. >> you can watch the complete interview with the attorney general. just go to wbaltv.com and click on the weekend edition. the obama administration is being forced to defend its response to the gulf oil spill. the white house is taking shots from both sides of the political aisle, and firing right back. >> the struggle to contain the oil spill in the gulf is forcing the obama administration to do damage control in washington. >> we were activated the moment this oil rig exploded. this has been on the president's agenda ever since that happened. >> this is an entirely new world. >> the gul

. >>> baltimore-based cordish company is suing the anne arundel county elections board claiming it overlooked fraud in the petition drive to put the slots issue before voters. a citizens group that operates laurel and pimlico are fighting the proposal. the jockey club says the casino will put laurel park out of business. >>> the weather front today, generally cloudy early on. then sun broke out later this afternoon. we're tracking a couple of showers primarily east of baltimore. let's look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar. you can see a couple the showers peppering places like harford county now. we have one little shower tracking just south of bel air moving just north and west of kingsville. probably will move into the northern part of towson if it holds together but as we look statewide you can see there's not a lot of rain. what there is is mainly on the northern part of the eastern shore. other than that, watching a big storm off to our south and east. well out to sea. more on that coming up. for the rest of the evening just expecting 70s and variably cloudy skies, maybe a showe

cordish company is suing the anne arundel county elections board claiming it overlooked fraud to putsue before voters. a citizens group which operates laurel and pimlico are fighting this proposal. saying it would put laurel park out of business. >>> some pelicans are coated in the oil on the waters off the louisiana coastline. pelican eggs are glazed with rust-colored gunk and new hatchlings are also coated with crude. much of the gulf could end up looking the same way because of that well that continues to spew millions of gallons of oil. it's been going on now for more than a month. a mile-long tube operating for more than a week siphoned off more than a half million gallons in the past week but began sucking up oil at a slower rate over the weekend. >>> face-to-face behind their backs over text messages, there are so many different ways that kids are being bullied in school now. maryland now is taking steps to make it stop. abc2 news linda so joins us live with how the maryland first lady is spreading a positive message today. >> reporter: students here at pikesville middle schoo

parlor at anne arundel mills is heading to court amid allegations a developer hired someone to derail a petition drive against the casino. the company is skewing the anne arundel county elections board. they claim the board overlooked fraud in the petition drive against the casino. >>> the montgomery county council approved a worker furlough plan based on salaries. those learning less than $50,000 will be furloughed three days and those between 50,000 and $100,000 face a five- day furlough and those earning more than 100,000 will face an eight-day furlough. they will hit police and firefighters but not school employees. >>> lance armstrong's name is once again in the conversation about performance enhancing drugs as sandra hughs tells it came up during a confession from landis. he says he received his from lance armstrong. >> his injuries forced him to quit hours after the vehemently denied the latest allegations of doping. the accusations against armstrong who has won the tour de france seven times came in e- mails from disgraced cyclist floyd landis. he won in 2006 and tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and was stripped of his victory. he spent four years fighting the

baltimore-based cordish company is suing the anne arundel county elections board for claiming it overlooked fraud in the petition drive. to put the issue before voters. a citizens group and the maryland jockey club which operates the laurel and pimlico racetracks are fighting this proposal. the jockey club says the casino will put laurel park out of business -- park out of business. >>> it's supposed to be a place where children learn math, abc's but many children in our state and around the country are getting a hard lesson in just how to be nice to each other. linda so has more. >> reporter: first lady o'malley will be at pikesville middle this morning to talk to students and teachers about how dangerous bullying can be. it's to kick off bullying awareness and prevention week. the first lady will talk about the effects of bullying and how to prevent it the principal here tells us they talk to students everyday about bullying. each morning they spend time in homeroom teaching kids it's never ok to be bullied or bully. >> it's based on our character education program where we expect student

the cordish company is suing the anne arundel county elections board claiming that it overlooked fraud in the petition drive to put that issue before voters. a citizens group and the maryland jockey club which operates laurel and pimlico are fighting the proposal. the jockey club says the casino will put laurel park out of business. >>> confuse seems to be spreading -- confusion seems to be spreading tonight as the gusher in the gulf continues. we still don't have a handle on how much oil there is or how to stop it. bp says it's doing everything possible. the administration seems unable to figure out what to do with bp oil. john hendren has more. >> reporter: the obama administration insists they are riding herd on bp. >> we will keep our boot on their neck until the job gets done. >> reporter: bp officials say they hear that loud and clear. >> i think everyone is frustrated. we're frustrated. >> reporter: who exactly is in charge? for now, apparently, bp. >> bp or the private sector, the only ones who have the means to deal with the problem there. >> reporter: the federal government c

baltimore city-based cordish company is suing the anne arundel county elections board for claiming it overlooked fraud in the petition drive to put the issue before voters. a citizens group and the maryland jockey club which operates the laurel and pimlico racetracks are fighting the proposal. >>> 5:34. a bel air man disappeared five years ago in vermont. >> authorities say they located his remains and ruled out foul play but his parents say otherwise. who is now getting involved in the death? >> and if there ever was a water cooler this morning, it's about the "lost" finale. what exactly did happen? we'll find out. try to figure it out. here's justin with weather. >> 5:34. we've got plenty of water from the sky. it's wet on our camera lens. it will be wet on your windshield. 65, east/northeasterly wind and yeah, it feels like the tropics. keep that word tropics in mind because something could be brewing off the coast. 5:35. >>> let's go to the matt and check in with mark jones. >> your commute looks good on the marc train, no delays or problems on the camden, penn, or brunswick lines

the debate over slot machines in maryland goes court today as a developer is suing the anne arundel county elects board about a planned slots parlor in hanover. the developer says a petition to let voters decide to building the parlor was fraudulent. >>> coming up, trouble in paradise. a state of emergency declared in part of jamaica. gun battles, fire bombs an a travel warning for u.s. citizens. we'll have the details. >>> the news of a shocking death in hollywood. the husband of an actress who herself died five months ago is also dead this morning. >>> is the united states about to get involved in developments concerning the sinking of a warship. ♪ hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 calories per serving. multigrain cheerios. try new chocolate cheerios with a touch of delicious c

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the cordish company which hopes to bring slots to baltimore county is suing the anne arundel county bore of elections -- boardf elections claiming it's overlooking the signatures in a slots casino. the trial is expected to begin on monday. >>> the department of homeland security decides not to go after the family of a little girl who told the first lady her family was in the country without papers. the girl made that comment when michelle obama made a visit on wednesday. ins and immigration investigation is based on solid law enforcement work not on classroom q and a. the incident does shed light on a larger issue. >> i hear it from kids but also from parents who are worried about being deported not for themselves but for their children. people come here to give the next generation a better life. this generation of immigrants is no different than any other jean ratio of immigrants. >> casa they maryland is trying to locate the girl's family. they handed out flyers at the school yesterday. >>> maryland's attorney general is being criticized for commenting on a controversial law in arizona. the law allows law e