i am joy lepola. reporting live from the warrant apprehension task force. checking in later. >> baltimore city health officials want all students to get the swine flu vaccination, after the 8th swine flu death in the state so far. the latest victim was a baltimore area youth. thursday we reported the first case of swine flu in schools. here is john rydell. >> holly high school closed today, but its lobby was filled with students, parents and many others. >> they have heeded the advice to get a seasonal flu shot. >> shot is better than the flu. >> but it is the swine flu that has sent a 13-year-old girl to the hospital. she attends mont bellow elementary jr. academy. the school was already closed today for teacher conferences, and the building is scheduled for a thorough cleaning this weekend. doctors say school age children and young adults are most susceptible to h1n1. but for most victims it is no more dangerous than the seasonal flu. >> obviously some people are hospitalized, but right now, thankfu

crime and justice reporter joy lepola has a story you are seeing first on fox. >>. >> on a daily basis, will hanna travels the streets of park heights. >> what kids in this community have access to, is gang violence, drugs, and just being led the wrong way. >> that's one of the reasons will established an outreach program, targeting at-risk youth. >> we are not going to stop at all. >> times however are tough. now that recreation centers in the community have changed hands. from the police pal centers, to the city's department of recreation and parks. >> when you have about, a community that has seven to 10,000 young people, to have 1 1/2 recreation centers service, 10,000 kids, you are doing a disservice to the people. >> in some cases rec services sit idol. after school activities are held inside the cafeteria of a neighboring school. >> will said in some cases, teens have been turned away. as a result of new programs put in place. a claim michelle speaks with the city's department of recreation and parks tells fox 45 news is absolutely not true. >> regardless, there is no arguing a

joe lepola, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> it's full speed ahead for speed cameras. the county voted in favor of the cameras in 15 different school zones. drivers caught going over the speed limit will get a $40 fine via the mail. the final list of location it's still degree decided. >>> the county council also passed unsolicited fliers. it exempts campaign literature and any newspapers. >>> how are the roads out there at this time. >> reporter: good evening. we are looking at a wide range out speeds out there on the roadways. look at this number. it drops pretty quickly there on the west side of the belt way, now at 27 and 59 95 moving through howard county. in baltimore city right now, an accident that involves an overturned truck. it shuts down the ramp completely from eastern avenue on to southbound 95. that leaves us with north point road as the better alternate route tonight. 95 tonight it's going to be a sea of brake lights in the area and a pretty heavy pace moving on the northbound lanes through baltimore county right now. here it is from that 695 exit. you

joy lepola, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> how are the roads looking at this hour? candice has our traffic edge report. >> reporter: it is going to be a present decent evening out there on many of the main lines. 65 miles per hour now on 95 through that northeast corner but 51 there on 83 moving through baltimore county. it does slow down a bit on the jfk, now 31 miles per hour. on that west side of the belt way the inner loop lanes looking at 52 and 55 on 90 in howard county. so all in all not too bad out there. we do have a disabled car to talk about. it's going to be on the northbound lanes of 95. so 95 is the best option for the ultimate route tonight. inside the city a new accident in fact. it's on baltimore street that's right at light street so that's going to leave us with a busier than usual pace there. heading all the way up towards 695, looking at an 11 minute ride but at least there are no incidents to get in your way. that's pretty much the same traffic pattern on the top side of the belt way moving through pikesville. we definitely have a lot of cars c

crime and justice reporter joy lepola has the story you are seeing first on fox. >> an organization that prides itself on social justice, and stronger communities is under fire. criticism has surfaced after acorn workers in baltimore were secretly recorded giving advice to a man and woman posing as a prostitute and pimp. staffers, aiding the two, with tax evasion. and create caning an underage sex ring. in the transcript of the recording, the acorn worker tells the pimp, "no, you have to pay taxes on the money you make" the man posing as the pimp asks "is there any way around that though?" the staffer replies "yeah, don't file them and you continue to do cash." . >> in the video the two go on to tell the staffers they want to secure a house, where the woman could continue her prostitution business. the acorn worker suggests that the prostitute should list her occupation as a free-lance performing artist. the person posing as the pimp then says, they want to bring 13 very young girls from el salvador to also work as prostitutes. the acorn worker said that's illegal. but three of the girls

i am joy lepola. , reporting live. fox 45 news "late edition". >> the city liquor control board continues to try and shut down on bottle clubs, so-called bottle clubs. residents in mount vernon want the city to recall bottle clubs like sweet ultra lounge to register with the city and apply for liquor licenses only way to cut down on crimes connected to the clubs. >> there are times when there is two, three, 400 kids congregateed in the areas and being disruptive on nights when there is no event. mount vernon is wonderful place. >> they extended the public comment period until october 10. >> one week ago, part of dundalk looked more like new orleans after katrina. tomorrow help is on the way. residents can take advantage of a one day recovery service center. from 10:00 to 4:00. state and county officials will answer questions, especially questions about insurance coverage. they will be at the water's edge community center. and coming up, tips for flood insurance. >> a baltimore teenager is hospitalized tonight from the

. >> acorn is suing the filmmakers joy lepola has the latest on that side of the story. >> the court is always a mind fill. >> the legal arguments surrounding acorners lawsuit are expected to be explosive. >> any time you file suit, any time you go into a courtroom, anything can happen. >> acorn, and 2 of its former workers, here in baltimore, have filed suit. they have taken aim at the people who created this video and the company that posted it online. big government.com. dwight pettit is representing sherrill williams one of the two women fired. >> she has a reputation that has been damaged. and injured. she has a job that she has lost. and, you know, this is about the damages to her. >> besides seeking more than $5 million in damages. plaintiffs also want to stop the distribution of the footage. from new york to baltimore, a team of attorneys is in place. >> acorn is going to pursue this case on the nickel of the defendants. >> legal analyst and baltimore attorney steve allen said it won't be difficult to prove the women were illegally recorded. in maryland, recording a person's

. >> crime and justice reporter joy lepola investigates. >> friends describe dr.keri john as a rising star, academically. a young neuro scientist working at thh university of maryland medical school. but earlier this week, john, ended up in the emergency room. after suffering from what police are calling a apparent overdose. >> the victim overdosed by illegal drugs that she obtained through an online pharmacy in the philippines. >> john's boyfriend of seven years faces drug charres. police arrested dr. clinton mccrack ken shortly after the death. >> drugs came in stuffed animals, the couple was taking these drugs and she overdosed. >> mccracken suspects they received a bad batch of the drug typically used to treat heroin addicts. >> maybe it was. a juiced up batch. you know that was stronger. we don't know. but it is an openiate drug and when it is not used properly, you will get high, and when it is not used properly, you can overdose. >> mccracken told police he stopped short of injecting the drug. after his 29-year-old girlfriend started to have trouble breathi

in downtown baltimore, joy lepola fox 45 news at 10:00. >> williams is scheduled to start serving her sentence in october. >> four people are arrested. charged with stealing cal ripken's number eight statue from camden yards. police say the four teenagers remove the statue, loaded to a pickup truck and took off. video captured the entire thing, which helped police track down the four thieves. >> about 45 minutes later we got a call for disorderly in the 3000 block of lombard. went there and found four drunk white females fighting among each other, and number eight in the back of the truck. >> four charged with felony theft and destruction of property. >> residents portagues were treated to a show. two nuclear generators arrived from france. john rydell reports. >> we have a good view here. >> from a cliff overlooking port deposit, this is plenty of excitement. after all it is not every day that a nuclear generator arrives in your town. >> well, not exactly. this 500-ton steam generator contains no radioactive parts. >> you can see the wheels moving. >> it is one of two hollow units on

joy lepola fox 45 news at 10:00. >> also this week. attorneys for helen holton filed a motion to have one of two counts dismissed. holtton stands trial this december. >> baltimore county judge upholds the decision to make exxon mobile pay almost $150 million to about 90 baltimore county homeowners. a judge reduced some of the damage payments slightly because of diminished home values. but the judge also threw out a motion from exxon seeking to throw out $14 million in medical damages. money awarded to residents in jacksonville after a gas leak contaminated their wells. . >> tonight first on fox. maryland's motor vehicle administration is investigating a baltimore city bus company for transporting students without insurance. it is a fox 45 investigative voice investigation. jeff abell reports on a possible breakdown in state enforcement. >> it is the end of the school day at baltimore freedom academy. and as students leave class some walk home. but others climb on board these buses. owned and operated by just for you transit. they are b

joy lepola fox 45 news at 10:00. >> just as the baltimore workers were fired so were the acorn workersd.c.. and late word that the census committee has (inaudible). >> >> that brings us to the question of the day. should the fire at acorn workers also face criminal charges? so far 87 percent say yes. and 13 percent say no. damien from elkridge writes, they should absolutely be charged as accomplices to a crime. especially one as heinous as promoting child prostitution. we will have more responses on that issue, on the "late edition" at 11:00. >> strong reaction at this hour, from mayor sheila dixon after the fire union blasts city hall. the rank and file has described negotiations recently as chaotic. they rejected a $3 million proposed cut which included furloughs and cuts to vacation time this week. >> all i want from the unions is to cooperate with us, and to give us equivalent to the furlough days that we will be announcing that everybody will take, including myself. >> finalized budget plans are scheduled to be released in the next few days. >> earlier this week, mayor sheila dixo

reporter joy lepola has the story. you are hearing first on fox. >> an organization that prides itself on social justice, and stronger communities is under fire. criticism has surfaced after acorn workers in baltimore were secretly recorded giving advice to a man and woman posing as a prostitute and pimp. staffers aiding the two with tax evasion and creating an underage sex ring. in the transcript of the recording, the acorn worker tells the pimp, "no you have to pay taxes on the money you make." the man posing as at pimp asks "is there anyway around it though?" the staffer said "yeah do not file them and continue to do cash." in the video the two go on to tell the staffers they want to secure a house where the woman could continue her prostitution business. the acorn worker suggests that the prostitute should list her occupation as a free-lance performing artist. the person posing as the pimp then said, they want to bring 13 very young girls from el salvador to also work as prostitutes. the acorn worker, said that's i

crime and justice reporter joy lepola has a story you are seeing first on fox. >> two juveniles both 16-years-old appear before a judge, charged with attempted first-degree murder. craig tillett and kevon wilson accused in the robbery and shooting of baltimore city police officer aaron harris. >> i could just say that today, based on the information that prosecutors have available. at the hearing, they recommended no bail situation. >> held without bail. wilson and tillett are locked up in charged as an adult. and disturbing word that kevon wilson was in juvenile court only one week before the attempted murder of harris and released. >> too many times our system has released young people back into the communities, compromise the safety and welfare of many citizens in this community. >> officers brought in wilson on a retake warrant. issued when juvenile delinquent violate the terms of their release. both wilson and tillett have priors. wilson for drug possession and 2006 robbery. just this year, officers arrested tillett for drug possession as well. tillett's mother and grandmother w

and state lawmakers are following suit s crime and justice reporter joy lepola has the latest on this story tonight. >> as fox 45 news reported earlier in the week, acorn has been operating without state oversight or approval in maryland for more than a year. that, coupled with undercover video showing workers giving advice on how to break the law, has prompted one state lawmaker to draft legislation to stop all state funding to the non-profit. >> acorn's busted. i want to ban them. >> republican pat mcdonogh is modeling the legislation at the federal level. >> this is corrupt legislation. and we have seen on film in front of our eyes, they are advising people to break the law. and why should the taxpayers be sub sa advertising criminal activities? >> members of the senate republican caucus hand delivered a letter to governor o'malley. in it, they asked the governor to refer this matter to the state prosecutor. we caught up with the governor before the letter went out. >> i have not seen the footage. i only know what i read in the newspaper. >> you have not seen the footage of the wor

in southern baltimore, joy lepola fox 45 news at 10:00. >> the mayor said if there is a public safetyoncern she should have been told about it immediately. >> well, his death was ruled suicide. but the family of a prominent baltimore businessman believes he was murdered. and his family will make a public plea to reopen the investigation into his death tomorrow in front of city hall. in may of 2005 robert clay was found dead in the foyer of his business office. family members say he was right handed but the gunshot was to the left side of his head. his cell phone was also missing. and the medical examiner quickly ruled it a suicide. >> they say that he killed himself. but i know better than that. you know, i know that he would never do anything like that. >> clay was well known in the community for supporting minority businesses. friends say he may have had some enemies, and they believe he was murdered. >> well, students settle into another school year and there is a fight going on between teachers in baltimore. it is all over pay. carroll ca stel low tells us educators v are saying n

. >> joy lepola, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> we tried calling spencer for comment, messages left at her hotel room, were not returned. >> well, it was a long time coming but a license for slot machines in maryland has finally won approval. the city commission has approved the first license for slots at the ocean downs race track near ocean city. the track's owner said 800 machines could be ready to go by memorial day of next year. and the chairman of the slots commission said decisions on other slots locations could come before the end of this year. >> in the meantime, we want to moved forward as quickly as we can. and make sure that we are doing so thoroughly carrying out what the statute intended. i think from the time line, we have said from the beginning, that we hope to make our decisions in the fall of this year. >> other sites still waiting for final approval are in baltimore city, anne arundel and cecil counties. >> more troubles this evening for first mariner bank. foreclosure process has begun on the first mariner tower at canyon crossing, days after first mariner bank receive

joy lapol lepola, fox 45 mornin. >>> they say that the workers were fired because they did not meet they that the video was a part of a smear complain. >>> joe wilson shouted the words you lie. his shout came after president obama said extending healthcare to all americans who seek it would not be insuring illegal immigrants. wilson apologized to the white house, and the white house accepted the apology. they favor a resolution of public approval if wilson does not a poll guy apologize the hoy tuesday. wilson says that his apology to the white house settles his issue. >>> the movie white out coming up in the low down. >>> it's a friday morning and it's pouring outside, never a good combination for the commute. take a look at 695 at liberty road. already a hectic ride. i will tell you what you what's our favorite part of honey bunches of oats? the sparkly flakes. the honey-baked bunches! the magic's in the mix. my favorite part? eating it. honey bunches of oats. taste the joy we put in every spoonful. we call the bunches in honey bunches of oats the prize in the box. well, now there's a