. >> reporter: we learned at 8:45 tommy clack will go on trial in glen bernie. he is tried on three criminal cases. clack was a no show in court yesterday at a hearing brought by the attorney general's office. the agency claims clack was operating a paving business without a license for 284 days in maryland. he is accused of offering no estimates or low balling customers and then overcharging them. the state says at least 16 people were hit in the scheme some charged as much as 20 to $30,000. >> very loudly i said this cannot be. well it's the first time mr. clack stopped talking. >> reporter: if clack doesn't show up in court today, the case will move on without him. and an administrative hearing judge will hear the case and issue a decision in the future. trial is set to begin at 8:45 this morning. linda so, abc2 news. >>> the man who plead guilty to -- pleaded guilty to killing a cat and beating another is in jail. ethan was sentenced to 36 months with all but three months suspend. the judge called him arrogant and says he doesn't care about anyone but himsel

. >>> we're taking a look on the north side of town of i-97 at maryland route 100 in glen bernie.o issues to report in this area or if you're taking 95 out of baltimore, bw parkway, same story as well. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:01. >> thank you, monica. >>> 4:57 now. valentine's are coming back to walkersville elementary today. students can now exchange valentine's with some restrictions. kids must have one for every student in the class and they cannot include food or candy. walkersville elementary had banned valentine's last year. the school's principal said the romance between students had no place in an elementary school. >>> the westminster dog show is under way in new york city. more than 2,000 dogs will spend the next two days trying to win the top prize of best in show. >> manuel gallegus spent the day behind the scenes of the oldest dog show in america. >> reporter: they are the crept dela cream of the canine world. is that a face only a mother and father can love? >> that's a face only a mother and father can love. >> reporter: from poodles