she is accused of giving two developers, jon tester practice ronald lipscomb -- john paterakis and ronald lipscomb money. >> i will serve on the city council and serve baltimore city to the best of my ability. i thank god for being an ever- present help. i think my family and friends for being a constant support and strength. >> despite her declaration, the case is not quite over. she was initially charged with the more serious crime of bribery in connection with a payment for the opinion poll. a judge dismissed that charge. the state is ringed the dismissal and the highest court has not issued ruling. -- is reviewing the dismissal and the highest court has not issued a ruling. >> good afternoon. rainy, windy -- not windy, but breezy and chilly. off and on rainshowers. nothing of any consequence. not heavy rain. off and on showers. it will stay with us through the afternoon and evening. basically, what you see is what you get. temperatures will not move much. maybe into the mid fifties. just to give a perspective, the average high temperature is 72. 15 degrees below average today. we will

. >> reporter: prosecutors maintain that holton had developers john paterakis and ronald lipscomb pay above the limits. >> today ends this case. i will continue to serve on the city council and to serve my community to the best of my ability, to help make baltimore city a safer, health thiller and more prosperous city. >> you've got did follow the campaign finance law. if you zoo, we'll investigate and prosecute. >> reporter: more serious charges have reached the crail. prosecutors said she gave tacks break in exchange for the donations. but the judge threw out critical evidence. >> we think the case really needs to be -- needs to be resolved is the bribery case that's new front of the court of appeals right now. >> reporter: so she stays on the council, pays a $2500 fine and has one-year unsupervised probation. >> she was elected to the position in 1995. >>> synthetic marijuana, also known as spice; now illegal in baltimore county. last night the county council passed a bill banning it. it is not meant to be smoked. that hasn't stopped many teens from trying it. nearly a dozen oth ar

holton is accused of asking developer ronald lipscomb dixon's ex-boyfriend and a bakery king to fund the poll during the reelection campaign. both lipscomb has pled guilt and if convicted helen holton would not have to leave office because it's misdemeanor. prosecutors are trying to get a more serious charge reinstated after the judge dismissed the case. trial will begin here at 9:00 and heard about judge sweeney who provide over former mayor dixon's trial. >>> one minute after five right now. an update on breaking news we brought you last night at 11. an officer is on routine leave following a police-involved shooting. we are told a baltimore city school police officer shot a robbery suspect at harford road family dollar store. police say a person outside the store witnessed the robbery involving three men and ran across busy harford road to get help. that's when the officer fired his department issued gun. after one of the suspects made a threat. >> really good work by citizens who saw something and saw a police officer next door and police officer went into action and engaged thre

holton is accused of asking ronald lipscomb and bakery king john paterakis to fund the poll. both lips cop and paterakis plead guilty to the -- limbs come and paterakis pleaded guilty. if found guilty she would not have to leave office. prosecutors are trying to get a briery charge reinstate. trial will begin at 9 this morning at courthouse east. the case will be herd by judge dennis sweeney who preside over dixon's trial. in the stewed heo, linda so, abc2 news. >>> 8 minutes after 6. police are investigating a shooting in east baltimore. we are tolt told a schools police offer shot a robbery suspect. this happened at harford road family dollar store. a police department spokesperson says that a person outside of the store witnessed an apparent robbery involving three men. that person ran across harford road to get help. the officers jumped into action then. the officer fired his department issued handgun after one of the suspect made a threat. >> really good work by the citizen. they saw something and saw a police officer next door and the police officer went into action and

apoll, on her behalf..3 one of those men ronald lipscomb %-campaign laws as part f a pla deal.after 11 days of testimony they began deliberations on friddy. evidence and a witness identification of two of the -efendants from surveillance video on the crime scene is enough for a conviction. the defenss claims that thht videooso ffssy and id from it aren't reliable and neither is the dna evidence..3 the jury has to sort it all out. the question is there enough evidence for a conviction. -teve allen joins us this morniig. >>>good morning, patrice.33 >> overall looking aa the ase is thhre enoogh reasonable douut without a doubb that these men are guilty. >> tte defense has done a good job of pointing out holee in the prosecution case but at the end of the day you do have dna. the questioo now becomes, wwen was it put on the clogging? was it on the day of the crime or was it some other time? and that is for the jury. the evidence from the surveillance tapes and some other evidence that indicate -hat these gennlemen were involved is the lynch pin at proving that. they may do because