. >> reporter: dixon's attorney, arnold weiner, released a statement saying the new charges are as flawed as those that were previously dismissed and we expect they will meet the same fate. ronald lipscomb has pleaded guilty to charges against him and he's cooperating with prosecutors. a legal expert following the case said that could hurt the case against mayor sheila dixon. you'll hear more from him coming up at 6:45. live in downtown baltimore, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> new evidence that h1n1 or swine flu is dangerous to pregnant women. research shows that expectant mothers who get the flu are hospitalized four times more often than others with the virus. the study was published in the british medical journal and doctors say that though pregnant women worry about taking medication they should also need to think about being treated for the flu. >> my biggest concern is that people will disregard the risks of the flu in favor of the pregnancy. as concerned as we are about healthy pregnancy we're concerned about people passing away from the flu. >> a flu vaccine is expected to be avai

that's because mayor dixon's attorney, arnold weiner, is currently out of the country. we are expecting a comment possibly from the mayor's office shortly. also a few city councilmembers have been coming in and out of city hall. most of them also have not heard of these new charges. but we did get a comment from councilman jack young. >> as a member of the city council, we're hearing about more indictments. what is your initial reaction to this? >> i'm just shocked. i don't know what to say. i'm just totally shocked. >> are you standing behind these people at this point? or where do you stand on all of this? >> i believe everybody is innocent until prove guilty. i stand behind helen holton. >> now, we also ran into keiffer mitchell. he is the former member of the city council that ran for mayor, against mayor dixon, a couple of years ago. we asked him about these additional charges. he said he had just heard of them a few minutes ago. he said it was unfortunate, but had little comment beyond that. reporting live from city hall, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> remember

her attorney, arnold weiner, currently out of the country. >>> complete coverage continues now with mike mike hellgren with a closer look at the indictment itself. >> these explosive developments have unfolded over the past few hours. and much of what has been in this indictment, the mayor has been refuting for months, including alleges that she accepted gifts from a prominent developer, voted on things he was involved in and never reported them on her financial disclosure forms. her lawyer promises to fight back. >> reporter: mayor dixon is fighting back. but new charges against her are bad news. theft, perjury, misappropriation of funds, all stemming from the state prosecution's investigation into city corruption. her lawyer said in a statement, the new charges are as flawed as those that were previously dismissed. and we expect they will meet the same fate. the mayor spoke to wjz shortly before they were filed today. >> i'm not going to answer any questions to the involvement of this. this is going around in a circle. you need to ask the prosecutor this. >> reporter: a judge had throw

that is arnold weiner, the mayor's attorney. and also councilwoman helen holton and john paterakis. we have not received any statement from the mayor herself since these new charges were filed. but basically, they're very similar to the charges that were introduced before. and many of those charges were dismissed, with the exception of stealing gift cards meant for the needy. back to you, denise. >> all right. thank you very much. and we invite you to stay with eyewitness news for complete coverage of the city hall probe. wjz is always on. and for instant updates and the state prosciert, go to wjz.com. -- prosecutor. go to wjz.com. >>> here is a story we're closely now. the weather. ittornado warnings expired in several states in the hour. tracking it all in the first warning weather center. >>> we had five different counties under tornado warnings. let's show you on first warning doppler radar. those have now moved on and aren't quite as storm. but it started with this one in allegheny. then this batch here that we're highlighting moved off to the northeast. we had tornado warnings