christian schaffer is headed now to arundel for a one on one meeting with leopold now. >>> let's take a look at your ride home , the roads are starting to get wet. traffic is going to slow down and cause back ups in places during the rush hour. let's check in with wyatt everhart in the storm center with a look at your first forecast. we had technical difficulties earlier. >>> we were doing audio for a minute there, we are back. let's show you where the showers and storms are now. basically central maryland, south of baltimore, arundel, getting heavy downpours, a few bolts of lighting here across the southern part of kent island as well. heavy weather crossing the bay, headed towards centerville on the eastern shore. interesting we have seen more in terms of enhanced flood risk in western maryland. see the concerns, flood watches in to saturday morning, coastal flood advisory as well. to our west, unbelievable tornado damage reported out in southern indiana several towns, the early reports of extensive damage. those are the tornadic storm cells, weakening now as they cross from the ken

she will go to the anne arundel county spca. the other pit bull is heading to a local rescue. >> if you have information, call metro crimestoppers. >>> baltimore police make a major bust in a gun ring in their quest to get illegal weapons off of the streets. detectives arrested three people after seizing a cash of weapons from their home and storage units. 16 guns, ammunition, cocaine and bulletproof vests. it is a collection that would have bought in $30,000 on the streets. now, police will go after similar gun rings this weekend. >>> an altercation involving a flight attendant forces an american airlines plane back to the gate at dallas-ft. worth. the passengers said that the female flight attendant was ranting over the loudspeaker. >> reporter: passengers onboard american airlines flight, 2232 took out their cell phones and started recording. a flight attendant had an apparent breakdown when the plane was still taxiing on the runway at dallas-ft. worth. >> ladies and gentlemen, we're trying to deal with the situation. >> pass

. >>> arundel county council got an earful from residents who are disgusted with leaders. meeting was held monday. the police president was among those speaking up. >> a person having sex in the parking lot, he was too cheap to afford a hotel room. >> officers made complaints to the chief and the chief released a statement saying quote, our agency's current leadership will include accountability, focus, quality of life initiatives and problem oriented policing. >>> annapolis, house bill 1051 could mean for taxes for you. delegates want to expand 6% sales tax to 29 additional services, under the bill, get taxed on getting your car repaired washed or towed and taxed when you get your haircut. tan, massage, you can be taxed too. consultant or public relations firm, taxed too. dating or escort service. the bill is under review. >>> a judge ruled maryland's handgun law is unconstitutional. it stated that residents had to have quote good and substantial reason to carry a handgun. in an opinion filed a judge says that law infringes on the second amendment right. the ruling is get

. >>> unraffling support, anne arundel county firefighters join police in expressing no confidence inheir leadership. what this means for the county executive who's facing a scathing misconduct indictment. >>> hi, again, i'm ky jackson. here's what people are talking about today, the firefighters union voted overwhelmingly that they have no confidence in their chief. the leader cited the indictment of county executive as a major factor. wjz stays on the investigation. mike has new reaction from the fire chief this noon. mike. reporter: ky, that fire chief says he has no plans to leave the union vote broke down this way, 396 members said they had no confidence in him. only 14 said they did. support for indicted anne arundel county executive john leopold and his department heads continues to unravel with firefighters voting no confidence in their chief just days after two police unions voted no confidence in their leadership, including mr. leopold. >> leadership starts from the top. it is apparent with the indictments that are currently slated against the county executive, he is a faile

anne arundel county, don harrison. >> anne arundel county police won't comment bus the person was a juvenile but a boy was give an juvenile -- citation for harassment. take a quiz with your child to see if your child is a victim of bullying. >>> while the tough economy can have its challenges, a new study may have you looking on the bright side of things. a recent study shows the economy might be good for marriages. two psychologists found that couples who blamed the economy for some of their financial issues are more likely to be satisfied and that the part nors shared some of the responsibilities for their money problems. >>> there's a break -- actually there's no break in drivers. ago ago continue to edge up. the nationwide average for a gallon of gas stands at $3.84. the jump marks the 10th consecutive day of rye rising gas prices. we know you're looking for the cheapest gas prices in the area. so go under the traffic tab and click on gas prices. there, you can find the best bargain for prices right there in your very moan neighborhood. >>> well, for most of us, we've all said good-bye t

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heavy rain already down across portions of anne arundel and lower eastern shore. that is stretching a bid to queen anne's county. moderate rain only around baltimore at the moment. not a big deal for baltimore on north. lightning detection is set up. no lightning strikes showing up, and that's a good thing for now. temperatures in the 40's and it's hard to get temperatures going in these -- thunderstorms going in these temperatures. we may not get severe weather overnight, but 1 inch or two of rain is not out of the question. this will be in effect all the way through tomorrow morning. where will the severe weather be? the ohio valley back into kentucky and tennessee. this is the target spot for severe weather with the wind gusts of around 60, 70 miles per hour. there are about one dozen tornado warnings in effect right now -- not warnings but watches. dozens of these storms are under the warnings. this will all stay west of us. there is even some snow to the west of us. this is a very dynamic, a powerful system. cold air wrapping around the backside of this storm

the one in arundel mills mall will be the third. there is talk of putting a casino in prince george's county but for that to happen, the flaw maryland would have to be changed. >>> lindsay murphy joins us for sports extra. but in the meantime, gwen? >> we had a great start to the weekend. no short annual of sunshine. temperatures on the rise. we have a few changes for tomorrow but mother nature is still dealing us the good hand. i'll have the details. stay with us.  people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> well, today was a day that would make you dance out there, especially celebrating st. patrick's day. look at the highs, 75 degre

they are seeking more records kept by anne arundel county police. the aclu says records show a clear pattern. >> the county executive was using the county police as his political opposition research team. >> those records also show evidence of a crime. the county police department admitted officers illegally access criminal history data bases to check the people on the list. >> that is a crime. that is very serious. >> the county school superintendent, a community activist, county councilman, and revenue filed sexual discrimination lawsuit against john leopold. >> it would be flagrantly improper. there is no doubt about that. everything that has come to light is also flagrantly improper. >> both john leopold and the police chief have an obligation to give a full accounting of what was done. >> there is no possible argument that what was done it was appropriate. given what we know was done, given the clear impropriety, i think it is incumbent upon the county executive on the chief of police to make sure the victims' are notified and given an opportun

anne arundel county executive john leopold has been indicted. we'll have more details on the charges he faces. >>> passengers have begun to arrive home safely after their nightmare cruise trip. the latest on the americans who spent three days trapped on the costa alegra. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this. i'm carol, and this is my cvs pharmacist. i had to switch my insurance plan. but then my prescriptions got more expensive. i felt helpless... frustrated. it was very frustrating. then john... maurice... jill stepped in... made some calls... and saved me hundreds of dollars. that's a lot. it meant a lot to me. taking the time to help you with insurance questions. another reason to transfer your prescriptions today. ♪ i'm carol, and i bring all my prescriptions to my cvs. >>> it is 4:30. 50 degrees with rain. hello. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. >> here's what eyewitness news is talking about. >> anne arundel county executive john leopold has been indicted. kai jackson is in the newsroom with more. kai

as anne arundel county executive john leopold is indicted.he latest coming up. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, baltimore's mayor ,,, [ male announcer ] ziploc presents ziplogic. ♪ 4 pounds of sirloin. but only wrap half... i'll just throw it out anyway. [ male announcer ] we throw out over $500 in food every year. help save more of it with ziploc freezer bags featuring new, improved smartzip. edge to edge protection you can hear. now that's ziplogic. ziploc freezer bags with the new, improved smartzip seal. get ziploc. and get more out of it. try ziploc containers with smartsnap. [ female announcer ] s.c. johnson. a family company. >>> it's 5:30. french degrees and raining in the area. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. let's update the breaking story wjz has been telling you really the last hour and a half. anne arundel county executive john leopold has been indicted. >> kai, leopold has been charged with four counts of misconduct in office. among the state prosecutor's allegations that leopold was having sex in

the details coming up. >>> closure in arundel county. details on your morning commute up next. 3q at lysol, we discovered a problem. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen, and the more germs we can spread on our hands. eated the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one no-touch solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. because our mission is a healthy home made simple. lysol. mission for health. >>> good morning, this is your abc2 news to go, i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. we have a busy monday morning for you. charlie is live , the details on a rally planned in baltimore in support of trayvon martin and his family. people are already lined up for today's supreme court hearing on health care. more detail on that, sherrie johnson has the latest developments. let's get a check of the weather with lynette charles. >>> we are stepping outdoors with temperatures to above average, 45 chester town. columbia 51. centerville 54. the winds are calm this morning

. >>> following breaking news this morning, arundel county, a fire gutted two homes in the pasadena area we started reporting on this this morning, it's in the 1000 block of cutler harbor, pasadena. the area we are talking about, we find linda so, she has been on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: firefighters are wrapping up operations here, the fire is out, they spent the last couple of hours going through the two town homes that were damaged in the fire, looking for hot spots. things look great right now. the two homes went up in flames around 3:20 this morning when firefighters got here, they found those two town home tons end this is the 1000 block of cutler harbor in pasadena, they were engulfed. we have pictures that were taken. courtesy of the arundel breaking news page on facebook. those two town homes were fully engulfed. it took 76 firefighters to put the fire out. in all, about 15 pieces of fire equipment, arrived here, they could this a 2-alarm fire. the good news this morning is that no one was injured in the fire. two families displaced including four adults, tw

i am very confident. >> the anne arundel county police union has called for a no-confidence vote.ccording to the indictment, at the police chief was informed about the campaign work but to add new action. -- but took no action. >> are police officers have called for a vote of no- confidence in our county executives and our police chief. our announcement is the rallying cry for you the council to take action. >> some board members spoke individually about the charges and county business. >> as far as the no vote of confidence, shame on the police department. the county executive and chief have done a great job. >> i have a lot of questions and i think it -- it is important the public has confidence in the chief of police and the legislative branches. >> the police union's no- confidence vote continues tomorrow. as far as lÉopold case is concerned, county executive can be removed from office if convicted of a crime. removal would require a yes vote from five county board members. >> the maryland house of delegates and the senate are so far apart when it comes to balancing the budget

. >> we have breaking news, arundel county. firefighters at a massive house fire. >>> today is super tuesday. 437 delegates are up for grabs. voters head to the polls. >>> new reaction and charges against the arundel county executive. details straight ahead. good morning, maryland i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us. we will start things off with meteorologist, lynette charles. her 7- day is good looking. >> we had the snow yesterday. some of you saw the flurries, light snow. nothing sticking. letting you know what march can do. we will go from the snow yesterday to 70s by the end of the week and the weekend. for now, maryland's most powerful radar is drey. all five sweeps on scanning the skies. a quiet day. that system, clip their came through yesterday is moved in to the atlantic, what we are left with today, cold temperatures, 29 degrees in to stevensville. sykesville 23. westminster 26. the winds calmed down. northwest at 5 miles per hour. as we go in to the afternoon, we will get a wind shif

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another fire in anne arundel county... leaves a man hospitalized.you can see brrken windows and burned debris attthis home oof richie highway in brooklyn park. crews quickly knockedddown the fire, but a man was found unconscious inside. he was sparked the fire. tensions at city hall over what to do about a big problem with the city's waterrbilling s. system.a recently released audittrevealed tens of thousaads of customers hhve peen overbillld. the audit plso found hundreds f homes ended up on the auution block becaase residents coulln't afford their water bills. thht's why several, members of the city council wann to stop aactioning off homes with unpaid water bills until the city can fix the billing system. 1:19:16"well f they don't think it's a problem talk to someeof the people wwo lost their homes because of inaccurate water bills"1:24:30 "when you don't give them any do to fix this going forward, be upset, but demand drastic ac. actton.monday night, city introduced a resolution asking for yyung says if the maaor - doe

anne arundel county fire crews will battle at two-alarm fire at a town house last night. it happened at cutler harbour. it took close to 80 firefighters an hour to control the blaze. luckily, no one was hurt. a catholic school in bel air had to be evacuated due to a chemical odor. it happened at st. margaret school. three faculty members were taken to upper chesapeake. two of them fainted. cross contamination of the cleaning solutions caused a chemical odor. >> yesterday we had some light snow across the area. today it is the sunshine. the sunni weather will warm us up into the next couple of days. 41 is the current temperature, with winds out of the east, 5 miles per hour. in the afternoon and evening hours, mostly sunny skies, clear skies overnight. dropping into the 40's by 6:00 p.m., the thirties and 20's overnight. >> anne arundel county police continued their no-confidence voting process for county executive john leopold today. residents waited on allegations of misconduct by leopold last night in annapolis. he is charged with misusing taxpayer-funded security and f

the first group of slot machines have arrived in arundel mills.he first 100 machines were delivered to the facility on on wednesday. there will have nearly 5000 machines in all as well as electronic table games. the grand opening is slated for june. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how often, if at all, do you plan on visiting the slots parlor at arundel mills? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the maryland house of delegates will decide the fate of a bill that would allow inmates to shorten their sentence with education. they can earn academic degrees or certificates. opponents say certain criminals should not be allowed to reduce their sentences this way. inmates can already earn credits for good behavior and special projects. protesters in downtown baltimore rallied for a withdrawal of all u.s. troops. protesters gathered on wednesday to demonstrate against the war in afghanistan. they heard about the 16 afghans killed over the weekend an

he is a failed leader of arundel county. it's time for him the step aside and his department heads failed the citizens of arundel and too should step aside and allow people to come in and put this ship back on its course. >> reporter: the chief issued this statement. it would be inappropriate to discuss labor related issues as we are in the middle of the negotiations process. we are committed to delivering world class service. the state prosecutor alleges leopold abuses security details making them take him to sexual encounters and keep files on political enemy, leopold denies wrong doing. >> i'm confident when the relevant facts are known, we will prevail. >> reporter: the indictment is no distraction sending this picture of an event he attended last night. in keeping with business as usual, mr. leopold announced a public access television show called the department keeping people better informed of county services. mike hellgren, wjz 13 eye witness news. >>> john leopold is scheduled to be arraigned this month. >>> a trave

anyone with information is asked to call the anne arundel county police department. >> two baltimore police officers are facing allegations in a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit. testimony in this case is now under way. >> the jury heard from the corner, who examined the bodies of the two men who were killed in the police-involved shooting. both of them were firing into the air to celebrate independence day, but the officers claim that they were the targets. >> the actions of baltimore city police officers james brooks and chris ahearn, were they justified or part of a tragic mistake? a jury is now hearing testimony in the $30 million lawsuit against the officers. the allegations -- wrongful death, assault, excessive force box, and malicious prosecution. it started with shots being fought -- being fired outside of this union hall. as officers investigate, a car started to leave the scene. the officers opened fire. one man was shot in the back and another was shot in the head. daryl white survived and was shot in hand. the officers fired 25 bullets at the ford taurus that they were

arundel high school is holding anselmably about -- an assembly about bullying. sherrie johnson has a preview. diswhrcialghts we're at arundel high school in gambrills where students will have an assembly on bullying. the gay straight alliance is hosting the series of assemblies. this morning we have alisa phoenix joining us. she's one of the mentors and advisors with this group. good morning and thank you for being here with us. >> no problem. >> reporter: first, tell us a little about the assemblies. why are you having this? >> we feel bullying is a big issue right now. we wanted to have a little focus on the sexual orientation bias that happens to be behind a lot of these bullying incidents. >> reporter: you're bringing in a big talent. why? >> baker is somebody that has been a strong gay advocate and he wants to promote awareness as well. he's also going to be speaking about his own h bullying growing up and how to overcome them. >> reporter: i was here a few months ago. the governor was here speaking about bullying as well. is it a big issue here? >> i think

. >> and 80-year-old woman is the victim of a violent home invasion in anne arundel county and police say the suspect is still on the run. the incident happened saturday at this apartment complex. we are told that the bombing entered the door after hearing a not. -- the woman answered the door after hearing a knock. >> a that you don't hear about every day, a rare, vintage, the british boxing bell was stole from a home in annapolis recently. this is much more than just a piece of sports memorabilia. this is a piece of family history. >> the recovery of this belt is the most important thing in my life right now. >> the lonsdale belt, the oldest championship belt and boxing, stolen from an annapolis family's home last week. the prize was won and retired in the 1950's by a boxing legend from the uk. his son had hoped the belt would be handed down for generations. it had been in a 400-pound safe that the thieves wrestled down the stairs and out the door in a brazen midday burglary. they got away with the number of other items including jewelry. he says all that can be fixed or replaced, b

. >>> now a cry to help from anne arundel high school student who received answers for people around the world. thousands of strangers reached out to support a girl who felt she had nowhere else to turn and was even considering suicide. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: it came very late at night, an internet post and an e-mail. the high school student used words like cyber bullying and kill myself. >> it said that she had been bullied and she was contemplating killing herself. >> reporter: on a website called reddit.com the student asked how do i get my story out and make this stop and from around the worldwide web the answers came rolling in. >> there was one from canada and hong kong. >> reporter: strangers wrote things like do not kill yourself. keep up the good fight. you are worth it. anne arundel school spokesman bob mosier explained the situation required speedy detective work. >> didn't have a student's name or even a school. >> reporter: within hours they figured out it was arundel high school where in the very early morning hours wednesday the president jumpe

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. >>> here's the latest out of anne arundel where a man suffered severe injuries from a house fire in brooklyn. firefighters arrested a man this afternoon. the fire was in a secondary home behind ritchie highway. the man was taken to bay view with serious injuries. >>> we have two firefighters hurt battling an overnight fire in around no.d the ceiling gave way, collapsing on top of them on kings college drive. it happened about 1:00 this morning. one of the firefighters suffered burns on his faissmeód" the family of four was able to get out thanks to smoke detectors. >>> a bus full of middle school students caught fire. a student had a flare on the bus. it happened in chestertown just before 9:00 a12-year-old student brought a flare on the bus and lit it up. the bus had 28 students on board at the time. all made it off safely. seven students were treated and released. quick action from the school bus driver, pam ward, credited with saving many lives. >> certainly engulfed in flames. it was a dangerous situation that was alleviated by a bus driver. >> her name, pam ward. >>> here's a

anne arundel county's fire chief is responding after firefighters said they have no confidence in the leadership. the case against john robert ray came less than a week after a grand jury indicted county executive john leopold. it's being seen by some has fallout from that indictment. in a statement chief ray wrote i have proudly served the citizens of anne arundel county for 34 years and believe my record speaks for itself. he will work closely with the firefighters union to resolve any issues. >>> leslie johnson is expected to serve time in prison today. johnson was sentenced for a year and a day for her role in a corruption scheme with her husband and jack johnson. in a telephone conversation she was told to get rid of a $100,000 check and money she hid in her underwear. >>> looking at temperatures. they are running cooler than they have bfnlt 50 in baltimore. 50 in easton. the overall setup is one of chilly breezes. temperatures continuing to drop. you look good on this friday march but realize this will be getting chillier by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. tomorrow it's a steady climb to 47

. >>> and more fallout in the misconduct case against the anne arundel county executive. why the police chief could find himself in the hot seat. >>> it's monday march 5th, good morning. i am charley crowson. hope you had a great weekend. >> i am megan pringle. we will start off with weather with meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. check out what we have. a manic monday. a little bit because we will have a slight chance of some morning snow showers. i will show yaw that in a minute and maybe a -- you that in a minute. and maybe a afternoon rain. unseasonably cool. winds will pick up and warm and wet weather by the end of the week. in terms of your wet weather, maryland's most powerful doppler radar not picking up on anything. we can see blue here to the north. there's snow showers into northern pennsylvania. but then as we look towards the west here, we are looking at the blocks of blue. we have a winter weather advisory into virginia and west virginia. for those areas they could get 1 to 2 inches. and we could get k4reu7d as the- - clipped as the clipper syst

that's how we knew in anne arundel that we do not have it. >> it's disgust huge -- disgusting, bad. >> it sounds really unhealthy and it sounds like it's fake and does not need to be in our school food, so i'm proud that our school isn't using it. >> reporter: even still the school had a suggestion on how to improve school lunches. >> i wish they would let us go to subway. >> reporter: in anne arundel county, don harrison. >>> catholics in baltimore have a new leader tonight. he is bishop william lori. the 60-year-old former bishop of bridgeport, connecticut will take over from cardinal o'brien. lori took questions on the recent passage of the same-sex marriage law. and lori sent a message today of unified faith in these modern times. >> i ask that the spirit, the holy spirit will inspierks unify and strength -- inspire, union my and strengthen us all. >> he got his masters at mount st. mary's. the installation will be held may 16th. >>> abc2 news at learned that the board of directors at st. joseph's held a vote to decide who will be the next owner, the company that owns st. agnes or

i'm mike hellgren, at the arundel center, where the county council called after the chief refused tooing to testify to now. >>> earlier this week, three people stabbed. now, five people are arrested. what happened? mike schuh, at wjz eyewitness news. the story next. >>> check in for the stories. >>> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> anne arundel county's top cop will not supply with -- comply with the subpoena to testify in the corruption case against executive john leopold. wjz continues to closely investigate this case. mike hellgren is live at the arundel center and has new actions the county council has taken. >> reporter: things are heating up here. the council is going to resubpoena the chief today but felt they didn't give enough notice before their special meeting. they are determined to get him here before the council. >> reporter: the anne arundel county council called a brief emergency meeting after police chief james tier refused to testify before them. members unanimously subpoenaed the chief to do

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anne arundel county police would like to hear from you. you can reach them at 410-222- 6155 or you can always call metro crime stoppers at 866- lock-up or go to their website, metro crime stoppers.org. >>> today according to the baltimore business journal, city workers will begin a $2 million demolition, all happening at the sky walk at hopkins plaza. it's part of the city wide plan to decrease the amount of people walking around. city officials say it'll also improve the landscaping. the project will take place on baltimore street between hopkins place and south charles and will last about six months. >>> stay with us this morning because tensions are right now growing between the occupy protesters and the opposition. >> yeah. it's turned into simply name calling and shouting down in one u.s. city. the education protest that led to a fight. >>> also ahead this morning, these brides have waited for weeks for their gowns. the tensions that erupted after one bridal store announced it is bankrupt. >>> it is also freebie friday. the maryland m

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. >>> a new development in the allegations the anne arundel county executive spied on political enemies, the police chief wants maryland state police to investigate whether his officers broke the law by accessing a criminal database on john leopold's behalf. wjz continues to investigate. mike hellgren is live with the latest. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the letter and state police denied the chief's request, saying the state prosecutor is already working on a similar investigation. anne arundel county's police chief is asking state police to investigate whether his officers improperly used a criminal database. in a letter to state police the chief wrote that possibly violates state and federal laws. leopold is under indictment for misconduct in office and missouri appropriating taxpayer money. the state prosecutor alleges he used the criminal database to keep files on his political enemies including carl snodwden. >> this is unprecedented and no county executive has ever done this. >> and joan conti. >> if these charges are true, john leopold is not fit to hold

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. >> pressure continues to mount on anne arundel county executive john leopold the resign amid-a sex and abuse of power scandal, a number of people protested in front of county government headquarters, adam may has more on the rally. >> reporter: these allegations are certainly the talk of anne arundel county today's protest was small but to the point. about a dozen protestors stand outside anne arundel county executives office with a simple message. >> he should resign. >> reporter: the group outraged with allegations, john leopold misused his office, having police drive him to sexual encounters in mall parking lothaving police spy on his lovers and political opponents. >> all the other countystates when they come here to do business in annapolis are you saying they are going to take him serious or bring one of their nice little pretty girls down with them and offer him ride to a parking lot? >> let me say this, there are a lot of factors that haven't come out yet. >> reporter: days ago leopold told wjz he has no plans to resign. >> are you going to be able to balance the job of cou

how often, if at all, do you plan on visiting the slots parlor at arundel mills? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:06. 51 degrees on tv hill. good news for the used car business. >> putting on the cliffs at the white house. -- putting on the glitz at the white house. >> next week is greek week. celebration ended with the greek parade. >> we're monitoring a handful of problems for your thursday morning commute, including an accident wrapping up on 95. >> good morning. this is a live look outdoors. 58 degrees downtown. you can believe it will get warmer as we head into the afternoon. almost like a summer like pattern. we're talking about greek week starting this sunday and runs through next week and ends with a big parade. this is the spokesperson for this event. what is great is the greek food. >> it is fabulous. there are greek restaurant specials all week beginning on sunday and gongs to the 25th. we have some examples of food. right now we are in fells point and for a fixed pr

out of anne arundel county. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene of a stabbing. captain mike perry has more. mike? >> we're in, actually, northeastern anne arundel county. this occurred at berlin and hoffman, vic. firefighters and police called to the scene of berlin and hoffman, for an alleged stabbing. police were urging fire officials to get here rather quickly. apparently this victim was very critically injured. the medic unit just left the scene a few moments ago, followed by a police car. we believe it was heading towards shock trauma. now, we have police activity right here at berlin and hoffman. then another scene -- or at latest more police activity, over on annapolis road, with about 4 or 5 more anne arundel police officers there. it is not clear what this stab occurred over, what type of incident it was that are caned which caused the stabbing. but as you can see, anne arundel county police remain here with the crime scene. we'll continue to keep you updated. back to youful. >> thank you captain mike perry. >>> anger continues to grow after over the sh

. >>> a huge mall at arundel mills is also a top tourist destination maryland but get ready for moree. one of the biggest casinos in the world will be opening there in about 12 weeks. today, that casino held a job fair. fox 5-on hanrahan has the story. >> construction is well underway for the maryland live casino at arundel mills mall. it will be the third gaming parlor to open in the three states and by far the large. >> 4570 electronic machines and 400 table games. on the vegas strip, not one casino of that size. in atlantic city, not one of that size. >> at least 1500 people will be employed here. >> jobs are starting to post now every day. all right. >> please go online. apply for as many jobs as you feel you would like to. >> oh, yeah. >> and then that will get the system rolling for you. >> executive chef rudy volpe needs 60 cooks for all kinds of food. >> the market live buffet will have an asian station, a seafood station, italian station, what we call an american station. >> chef opee and other managers were interviewing hundreds and hundreds of people who turned out for a c

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. >> reporter: and for the monday morning drive, the accident in anne arundel county has been cleared. what's on tap for the monday morning commute? no accidents on the major roads and we will let you know if there are trouble spots as you get ready to head out this morning. Ñ[= this one's for all us lawnsmiths. grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into experts, and shoppers into savers. here's to picking up. trading up. mixing it up. to well-earned muddy boots. and a lot more - spring per dollar. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. show the yard who's boss, with this cordless black and decker trimmer, just $84.97. cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time so you don't miss a thing. swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. and for dry messes big an

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loaned by anne arundel county. the triage area spilled out of prince george's hospital center. most of the injuries were minor and in the middle of the excitement, most of students manage to call mom. >> it was kind of harrowing, getting a text from my son telling me, that he has been in an accident. that's all i got. >> he sent me a text. told me he was going to be late coming home from school. i'm look why are you going to be late? he says because our bus was an in accident. >> my daughter called me on her cell phone while i was at work and said that she was in a, in a bus accident. right down the street from the school. i was look what? >> reporter: the accident itself is under investigation. by prince george's county police. reporting from prince georges hospital center jackie benson, news 4. >>> outside tonight, a cup showers, rum fwul and a rumble thunder. is it going to be wet outside tomorrow? >> some locations to night saw heavy rainfall back towards frederick county, virginia, winchester upwards of an inch of rain and very strong winds. that same storm made its way th

. >>> and schools for learning for one woman in anne arundel county hopes a crook will learn his lesson after robbing her. what officers say he did moments before that robbery. >>> today get ready for some serious demolition at the hopkins plaza. how city leaders say it's going to improve the scenery as well as congestion. >>> when i nelt on my knees, i just asked god to see me through. >> a lot of emotion this morning as this week's deadly tornadoes, people are trying to make sense of what happened. the death toll has risen to 13 after a kansas woman died last night. the severe weather tuesday night and wednesday morning now possibly coming back this morning. we're certainly tracking every angle of that storm. >>> good morning, maryland, i'm charley crowson, she's megan pringle. we have more on these storms developing across america's heartland. >> we're looking at tornado alley. you can see in the red where i have that red circle, that's where you're going to be dealing with a moderate risk or they will be dealing with a moderate risk for today. so large hail in that area, damaging wi

. >> an abused dog found in anne arundel county this morning. sheldon dutes has this story. some images may be disturbing. >> she had wounds from her nose to her tail. >> this is what princess looked like when steven found her last week. he's a local dog groomer and found princess limping around this highway while he was running errands. >> i called her over, and that's when i noticed the marks on her. she had cuts and scars. some healed up, some new, some bleeding a little bit. as i bent down and was talking to her, i rubbed her chest, and that's when i found the injury underneath. >> with having multiple punctures and lacerations, her condition leads us to believe she was involved in dog fighting. >> princess was found a few miles away from the spot where rocky was found last month. officials think the two dogs may be linked to a ring. >> i was crying like a baby. and when i dropped her off at animal control, i lost it again. she would look at you with trust in her eyes. after what she had been through, she trusted us. >> because of the severity of her injuries, anne arund

. >> members of the anne arundel county fire fighters union voted no confidence in their chief last night claiming the chief had neglected stopping and safety issues, failing to meet national standards in some areas. in a statement he says, "i have probably serve the citizens for more than 34 years and i believe my record of service stands for itself. he goes on to say he will continue to work closely to resolve any issues of contention." the police chief also voted no confidence in their police chief and the county executive. >> the body of a baby found in a car. they reported finding the remains inside their car last night. at this point it is not yet known who left the child there or if there's any connection to the child under. no word on the identity, gender, or age. >> more than $30,000 of drugs, guns, and money have been seized. they used wiretaps to track the suspect. lowell melser is live up with more on the massive bust. >> it was a pretty big one and it took about two dozen agents and police to put this together in and what is now becoming one of the largest gun seizures the ci