. >> i'm don scott. >> and i'm mary bubala. people are talking about the long arm of the law in maryland seems to be extending as several rules take effect. we have mike schuh with the biggest change, texting while driving. >> reporter: good afternoon. whipping out your cell phone to text while driving is considered a no-no. a police officer can pull you over if they see you doing it. people have died while texting and driving. it is no wonder that are you going 65 miles per hour and it is like closing your eyes when you drive. drunk drivers had more skills behind the wheel than a texter. >> one second can cost you your life or you could hurt someone else. this is one more reminder. it is a message for all of us to pay attention. >> reporter: remember, if you are seen texting, you could be pulled over. >> while you are in the vehicle and moving, even at a red light, you are not allowed to be texting. >> reporter: some welcome the change. >> it is a great idea. it will promote more safety. you cannot go wrong for safety. >> repo

i'm don scott. >> and i'm mary bubala. a judge has just denied a motion to dismiss two perjury charges against mayor sheila dixon. good afternoon, sally. >> reporter: good afternoon. the judge's decision means two separate criminal trials against the mayor will go forward. according to the baltimore sun, the judge was not satisfied with the defense's argument to throw out the perjury charges. sweeney previously dismissed similar charges against dixon, saying the prosecutors used privileged evidence. prosecutors then secured the new indictments using different evidence. she is charged with perjury for allegedly failing to report lavish gifts from a developer. back to you. >>> thank you. a date for the trial on the perjury counts has not yet been set. the first trial on the theft charges will begin november 9th. those charges stem from an accusation that dixon stole gift cards intended for needily families. >>> the first doses of the h1n1 vaccine are set to arrive in maryland this week. but there won't be enough for everyone

i'm don scott. >>> i'm tim williams. temperatures in the mid-60s, it is muggy out there. humidity is really high. and we had rain move through overnight. a little breezy out there right now. it is definitely locking in. the clouds are locking in what heat we had overnight. we're still area wide close to 70 degrees. that's where we stay for the day. the storm system of rain overnight is -- back that up a little bit more than that. how about that? 71 degrees, mostly cloudy, a little rain this morning, but it has since moved away, scattered showers through the afternoon. 46 tonight and then we're looking atom sunshine, 69 the daytime high, complete updated forecast coming up. >>> a well respected police commander has been suspended for spending that much time on the internet while crime is on the rise from his district. a report with new reaction and why some say the command certificate getting a raw deal. >> reporter: the commander is major roger bergeron and he headed the southeast district and had a reputation for reaching out in the community. the murder rate in southeas

good morning everybody, i'm mary bubala in for don scott today. sharon will have a look at the roads in a second. let's start with marty. >> let the weekend begin, huh? i want you to understand, it's going to be a nice afternoon with a high about 70. through the uh, midday hours, i think it's going to be quite sunny. it will get cloudy this evening. showers around later on. we've got this frontal system sitting to the west. it's going to bring rain tonight. even to tomorrow morning and midday. we're speeding up rain and getting out of here tomorrow. little piece of that energy is busted off. it's trying to meander our way. let's take a closer look here. along the northern tier counties. howard, anne arundel county, areas south of the metro grid, don't worry about this. there you go, you have shower activity now, on a diagonal, essentially from gettysburg towards westminster. it's not impossible that you could see a shower over the next hour. this won't be the rule of the day. >> thank you. to sharon gibala. she's watching the roads from wjz traffi

scott anderson. don sheafor. nice to meet you, scott. jerry palace. how are you? nice to meet you, jerry. fine. anderson: thanks for taking the time to meet us. sure. i mean, to make it all make sense, it takes a little while to go through it. because there was a lot of circumstantial evidence, and there was a lot of pieces that go together to fit the puzzle. it's just not something you can just gloss over in a couple of minutes and say there's just not enough there. palace: well, we got some time. we're willing to listen. we have the time. can you kind of walk us through the evidence that was gathered? there was 81 stab wounds involved in this particular case. and the person that had struck her-- when he struck down, the hand becomes just soaked in blood. the scissors become so slippery that you really can't grip them. and because of that, your hand slips off and they run across the blades. the crime scene guys told us the suspect we would be looking for would have these superficial cuts on the hands and fingers or whatever. and then when they go pick up stuart h