. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. search is on for two men in the violent attack on two women in downtown baltimore. happened after day break, in what is usually a busy intersection. keith daniels live downtown tonight near the scene with the latest on the attack. >> live at map and pratt street. it can be a busy corner with cars coming and going. and tourists pass this way too. and two men bold enough to try to sexually assault a woman here. >> katy hughes takes a daily walk in downtown baltimore. she lives in the area. she is out, usually in the early morning hours, before work. alone. but now. >> i guess i will bring the dogs with me. >> old habits will change. someone tried to rape a woman where katy walks. police say it happened at pratt and sharp street. near the convention center. and several hotels, at what is usually a busy intersection. but it was early saturday morning, at about 6:15. not as many people were around. >> i mean, it is very unsettling, especially being a young girl. working in the city. >> the

. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. new information tonight reveals more about what happened to the two teenagers that died after being found on the light rail tracks in lutherville. >> mta police reviewed video from a security camera on board one of the trains. as john rydell reports now. investigators now know what happened. >> i don't believe this. >> a distraught father struggles for answers. gary peterson the father of connor, and he kyle kyle his stepson. both died after struck by a light rail train. >> i don't think that my son would be right in front of a train. i think, there was something -- something went on. >> the mta initially say eight fare inspector spotted the two teens inside the tracks. no one saw them walking or being struck. video from the train shows the teens were struck from behind, and run over near the lutherville station. >> because one of the trains was disabled at the lutherville station, it forced the mta to divert all trains to the southbound tracks. >> and since the two teens were walking

jennifer gilbert is off tonight. first this evening, after the sweltering heat of a day, there will be some dangerous weather going into the weekend. chief meteorologist vytas reid joins us with a first look at the sky watch forecast. vytas. >> hot day out there with humid conditions, but looks like we saw a quiet day thunderstorm wise. storms north and south of us but changing tomorrow. hd radar shows quiet conditions. slight chance for a stray overnight shower. and talk about what's coming our way. active weather building in tomorrow afternoon. we should get some pretty good heavy amounts of rain. also gusty thunderstorms possible. looking off to the westover west virginia. and parts of southern indiana, heavy rain northern kentucky, louisville. and look at the low pressure pushing west of portions of nashville where they have had tornado warnings. this is a low tracking our direction that will give us the potential for maybe severe weather. in fact, the storm prediction center out of norman oklahoma has issued a s

. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. two months after bribery charges were dropped against her. helen holton is back in the hot seat. myranda stephens is live outside of city hall with more on the new charges tonight. myranda? >> jennifer, just when you thought she was in the clear. baltimore county councilwoman helen holton is facing criminal charges once again. but her attorney is confident that just like the last time, these new charges won't stick either. >> i am glad that justice has been served. >> that was baltimore city council woman helen holton back in may. after bribery charges against her were dropped. >> i thank my attorneys, but most importantly i want to thank the many people of faith that have prayed in support of me. and this issue. >> but the celebration did not last long. today state prosecutor robert rohrbaugh announced a grand jury indicted holtton and john pad rack kiss on new charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. according to the law, holtton seeking reelection back in 2007 met wi

. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. a city and fans bid farewell to an nfl star tonight in nashville. >> also a baltimore presence at the memorial for former tennessee titan and raven steve mcnair. we are live with the story tonight. keith. >> steve mcnair spent about two years playing with the ravens here. he led the team to the playoffs one of the years. and tonight, fans are remembering the player, and the man. >> it is a day to say goodbye to the former tennessee titans and ravens' quarterback. steve mcnair. >> ♪ . >> an estimated 5000 people attended the public memorial service at mt. zion baptist church in nashville. to pay their respects. >> steve lived life to the fullest. he celebrated life. he was, to know him was to know that steve smiled, and never met a stranger. >> steve mcnair's wife, close friends and ex-teammates all at mt. zion where the family attended since moving to nashville in 1997. and an emotional derrick masons titan and ravens' teammate was at the service with moving words about his friend.

. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. the investigation into the deaths of two teens struck by a light rail train takes a new twist tonight. >> baltimore county police recently took over the case and they are speaking out about it for the first time. hoping that will lead to new clues as to what went wrong. >> melinda roeder standing by live from the light rail stop in lutherville with the story tonight. melinda? >> two boys walking on the tracks not far from here when struck by one of the trains. happened more than a week ago. and tonight the parents and police are still looking for answers. >> blowing the horn loud. i hear them every day, from here. and, i think, they would have moved out of the way, of course. >> gary peterson has been asking questions ever since the accident. his son, and stepson were killed after being hit by a light rail train as they walked along the tracks. they did that regularly. but the train was not on a regular course. that day authorities say the train was using an alternate rack due to debr

jennifer gilbert is off tonight. mayor sheila dixon reindicted tonight on perjury and misconduct charges. serious charges the judge tossed out earlier this year. you may recall. keith daniels is live at city hall with the latest on the story tonight. keith, what can you tell us at this hour? >> jeff, city hall probe that won't go away. and tonight new charges against mayor sheila dixon. >> at a downtown hotel it is business as usual for mayor sheila dixon. she is the key note speaker at the 3rd annual women's business forum. dixon dressed in athletic wear bikeed to the event. but before she spoke, she talked to reporters. >> my reaction is, shiela, stay focused. >> about her being indicted again. >> that's the bottom line. you know, i am not going to stop one beat, and continue with the progress of the city. and that's what this focus is. we have a lot of issues in the city. >> dixon faces nine counts, including misconduct in office. misappropriations, and perjury. and theft. some of the same offenses originally dism

. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. one man is dead tonight after gun fire rings out behind a house in northeast baltimore. >> that led to a standoff with police. cops thought they had the suspect trapped in a house near the shooting. but he is on the loose. >> keith daniels live tonight with more on the story. keith? >> well, jennifer, that's right. the suspect is on the run. police are not releasing any details about the man. but tonight we do know he is wanted for murder. >> at first, someone heard gunshots. several bullets fired in the rear of the 2900 block of the alameda. right behind frazier's grandmother's home. >> i need to go back to west baltimore. this is too much. >> it happened at about 3:30 in broad daylight monday. baltimore city police moved in. neighbors stepped out. to get a look. caught by surprise. >> scary to me. very scary. >> police found the body of this man. >> 45. >> lying in the alley, shot multiple times. the victim's mother told us his name is antoine witherspoon. he was 28. cruisers scramb

. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. >> if you think you are paying too much in utility bills you may be correct. new survey shows people in baltimore on city are paying the highest utility rates in the united states. myranda stephens is live in north baltimore with the latest on this interesting story tonight. myranda? >> yes, it is jeff and jennifer. baltimore is known for a lot of things, seas food, sports and now highest utility bills in the entire country. >> on the hottest day of the week, lauren white is tempted to crank up the ac but a check of the electricity bill cools the idea. >> i don't run it often. >> lauren has a hard time paying the high utility bills and got a roommate to help irrelevant. but her situation should not be a surprise. according to a new survey, baltimore residents are paying the highest utility bills in the country. >> are we? i didn't know that. >> consumer website white fence.com on reports that in june, the average utility bill for baltimore, including electricity, gas and cable, was about $354. that's nearly $100 more than the national average, of $264. even h

. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. carroll county teenager is dead. the victim of an accused drunk driver. four others are hurt after the deadly crash, and tonight maryland state police are investigating. keith daniels live at the westminster barrack with the story. keith? >> jennifer, troopers have arrested kevin smith. he lives in frederick county. faces several charges tonight. including automobile homicide, and driving while under the influence. he is in jail. while the victim's family mourns a loss. >> i cannot even put into words how i feel about it. >> for melinda it is an unwelcomed, unbelievable reality. her daughter kaitlin is dead. she was 15. >> one day we are talking about school supplies, and joking roundabout shopping, and the next day i am at a funeral parlor picking out a casket. >> she died sunday night across the street from her home in the 1100 block of francis scott key highway in key mar. maryland state police say kevin smith was drunk when he crashed, killed kaitlin and injured four of her friends. that had stopped by. >> invest

. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. young man is dead after drowning near a dock in dundalk county. >> friends and crews try to save him. melinda roeder is live with more. >> witnesses say cedric may have suffered a seizure before he drowned. one minute he was swimming and the next he was struggling to breathe and stay afloat. >> he was in the water for 15 minutes. >> it was several minutes before divers could reach the victim. they tried their best to save him. >> they worked on him vigorously for, at least, 10 minutes. >> for neighbors near the water the drowning him comes as a shock. >> never seen anything like this. >> for those that knew the victim the ordeal is terrifying. >> i could not breathe. >> erica blunt was swimming with the young man 20 feet from the pier when he began to struggle. he was swimming and then he said help season and went under. and we could not do anything. and then i tried to get up to call the police, and a woman jumped in, and a man, she was in there and tried to hold him up and he slippe