decision.as an inappropriate courtroom surprises. the unexpeted developmen in th i of mayor shla ixon. >> and police out in force, the gruesome discovery that has a neighborhood on edge. >> clouds moving in tomorrow and then wet weather. how long the rai will last in the sky watch forecast. >> the ravens githeir stlikboot. the player that may abe replacing him. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore. > ood eveing i am jennifer00. gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. breaking news tonight out of baltimore county. >> one man dead, another rushed to shock trau after a shooting in catonsville. karen pas is live on the scene with more. karen? here catonsville.ff, we are right now, police are here. at the scene. canvasesing the area, talkinto witnesses. looking at videotape. now, police say there are two witnesses. one who is a store owner. taken to shock trauma. wh a gunst wound the upper poached the other victim t another mle. is still inside dead. right now, police don't know if the deceased is an employee, or friend or elati of the store owner or a customer. nvtigators are not reasing an more information. police received a call around 7:00 tonight. when they arrived the store owner tried to expla what had happened. but because of his condition police plan to interview him again before releasindeitems ine been disturbed. they did confirm the two inside were both indeed victims. and a suspect, or suspects, are still on the loose. >> definitely more careful. it is atual geing woe around here. so, yeah, thinking about moving. >> again, two people have been shot. inside yours convenient store in catonsville. one dead. store owner taken to shock trauma. a gnshot wound to the upper body. police are still here on the scene. canvassing the area. talking to witnses. and looking at videotape. reporting live in catonsville. karen parks fox 45 news at 10:00. >> a surprise move in the trial of baltimore city's mayo the prosecution rests. without calling a key witness. >> the result, the judge drops two charges. now the focus shifts tothe defense. >> the tyerngwa m the case that they brought here. >>onight on the key changes in the case against mayor sheila dixon. >> mayor shiela dixon faces five instead of seven charges tonight. >> both tsoun thrn out involve the mayor's former on boyfriend. developer ronald lipscomb. many bevlipscomb as one of the star witnesses for the state. but the today the prosecution rested without calling him. and after today's acourt proceeding mayor back on the job. this time addressing a group of residents in federal hll. heam honort thae mayor ise. i think it shows a pretty -- it is a pretty significant demonstration of her commitment. >> crime and justice reporter surpres during th mayor's the trial today. >> as a result of not calling lipscomb to take the stand. the defense was able to get two of the seven charges against mayor eila dixon thrown out. walking into court after lunc,mt lipped following the judge's ruling to throw ou two of the seven charges against her. noare you relieved? >>comment. >> the ruling came after the state rested without calling ronald lipscomb to the stand. acd the defense moved for an itl. >> your reaction to the judge's decision? >> well obviously we're pleased. i mean they did not p mr. lipscomb on the stand. and they were running away from the case they brought here. so very happy that the judge decided to throw out those counts. and will see what happens wit the rest of . developers who clai he gave gift cards to dixon, for the city's poor. while s couheasil president. and lipscomb is a former boyfriend of the mayors. >> it is really unfortunate that weave tisten o three days oftestimony about stuff that is now all gone from the case. >> while the state conceded on the lipscomb charges. prosecutors fought hard to keep the remaining charges from being dismissed. >> well only cost the m $2ut of seven, so to speak to get rid of a major distraction. >> it is suspected lipscomb's testimony would have hurt more than helped the state's ase. >> the mayor agrees that this was an appropriate decision. >> the judge structed jurs to disregard the testimony. of a half dozen witnesses. and including randall finney. lipscomb's driver and assistant. finney testified he bought some of the gift cards in question. wiesses for thestate,hs other also been tossed out. as well as all the evidence pertaining to lipscomb and doracon. now dixon's attorneys are calling witnesses to the stand. >> no comment. >> two women from the mayor's church told ju hrs honest din is. as for whether the mayor will take the stand, rnold weaner won't say. >> would you put her on the stand? >> i would try to keep her off the stand. because you have had -- you have got a bttery of exeriepnc attorneys that have had months to -- and years to prepare this indictment, and months to prepare for this trial. who she probably would be no match for. >> the defense expects their case could wrap up as early as wednesday. >> as for whethere will see the defense call lipscomb to testify, or whether the mayor will take the stand in her own defense, attorney arnold weaner is not saying. jurors are expected back in court, at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. in downtown baltimore. joy lepola, x 45 news 10:00. >> even though two charges were dropped, mayor sheila dixon faces several accusations. most serious is one count of felony theft of gift cards worth more than $500. that count carries a possibl15 ars inprison. and a $25,000 fine. she also faces one count of theft of gift cards valued at less than $500. that carries a possible 18 months in prison, and a $500 fine. and she also faces two counts of misusing gift cards,each f those carries a possible penalty of five years in jail. and the mayor's trial on perjury charges is scheduled for march 1st. >> later tonight. legal expert steve allen explains why having mayor sheila dixon testify is not a good i that's coming up in just 30 minutes right here on fox 45 news at 10:00. >> and you can see all of our stories, on the trial of mayor shiela dix go to foxaltimore.com and click on the dixon on trial icon at the top of the screen. >> meanwhile the trial for councilwoman helen holton is delayed. arguing the charges should have been filed in district court not circuit court on. holtton is accused of having two baltimore developers pay for a poll on her behalf. via $12,500. ke that at 4000. caps donation no word on the new trial date as of yet. >> baltimore city police investigate the death of a woman that body was discovered behind a convenience store. in east baltimore. >> it is a suspected case of murder. in an area reeling from a string of rpe. keithdaniels live at police headquarters with the story tonight. keith? >> well, jennifer, police say it is too early to know if this death is connected to those rapes. but tonight a spokesman for the department is calling this investigation, quote, a sensitive case, and they ae pulling out all of the stops. >> it was an alarming discovery at about 4:30 tuesday afternoon. a woman walking by, found the body of a female behind the mini market in the 900 bock of east ear street. >> she came to me, and saw a body. in the back. >> thevictim believed to be an african american woman. between the ages of 20 and 30 years old. the detectives say it looks like someone beat her in the head. police found the woman near the bus stop where someone recently afaction and raped a woman. now a body found. in a neighborhood already on edge. >> i work at night. i walk to the bus stop every night. and i am always got y knife out. every of time i walk. so i don't want no surprises jumping up on me. >> investigators don't know the cause of the woman's death. and it is not clear if she was sexually assaulted. but we do know homicide detectives are not the only investigators in this case. >> at this point, given the proximity to some of the areas where we have had rape incidents, we have called in -- pulled out all the stops, called in the sex offense units. >> there have been ree rpes over the past few weeks. and investigators have released this deposit sketch of a suspect is, hanging inside of the mini market. >> i keep this with me. >> neighbors fear he may have struck again. >> youdon't know who's who. you just have to be careful and keep something on you, hoping you can protect yourself from this guy. >> well, police are working trying to identify the woman. >> we're live at city police headquarters. keith daniels fox 45 news at 10:00. >two baltimore city sisters plead guilty to abuse in the death of their paraplegic mother. tia sewell and sharon jones both could be sentenced in six years, their mother, 48-year-old april montford died under their care. had bed sores and lying on streets that were not changed for years. sentencing is december 28. >> the weather took a chilly turn today. >> how much colder will it get? chief meteorologist vytas reid is here with a look at the sky hach forecast. we been so lucky. >> yeah. even today the temperatures were cooler. and we had sunshine. that was nice. but clouds are moving in. and storm is slowly starting to make a shift our direction. it looks like right now, we have clear skies downtown. as far as any rain to talk about, just a bit of cloud cover. and it looks like hd radar across the state clear as well. if we zoom out we can see no precipitation to talk about. adwe h little rain over parts of the mountains, about it ta that has dissipated. and main bulk of the rain is back over southern illinois and arts of missouri, over towards st. louis. that's where the low is sitting at at this time. and that low spins around. and starts to shift our direction giving us a better chance for rain down the road here. here is what it is look like temperatu wie. 52 in baltimore. 50 in d.c. cooler overnight. and 41 overnight. and 48 for tomorrow morning start of the day. in the mid 50s for afternoon hours. more clouds. the rain will be knocking on the door when it gets ere show you that coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, vytas. >> you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track storms right down to your street. go to foxbaltimore.com/i-radar. >> >>have 100 friends on there. 120 or more. >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. the private information you may be revealing to all of your facebook friends. it is our cover story later on on fox 45 news at 10:00. >> the ravens let go of their troubled kicker, hear what coach john harbaugh is saying about it this evening. >> the other cost is going to be when they fly. >> next, new guidelines on mammograms. the reason for the new recommendations, and the problems they may cause. >> i am jeff >> there is still a lot of unanswered questions tonight on about baltimore's easy park boxes. as we told you in the cover story last week. the boxes don't keep very good time. jeff abell live in north baltimore with the latest. jeff? >> well it be has been two weeks now and we are still waiting on an explanation. the clocks on the city's pay boxes are chronically slow. and when they lose time, you lose time. >> on baltimore's easy park boxes, time keeps slipping away. their clocks are chroniccly slow s some trail by a minute, others many. in harbor east we found this one running 36 minutes slow. their accuracy is critical because when parkersbuy time the receipt is calculated by the clock on the meter box and because many clocks are slow, some receipts are expiring before the ink is droy. >> 2:00 right now. and it gave me 136. >> you have aeady expired? >> yes. >> i would not have realized it until i looked at the ticket and i thought wait a minute i just plugged in how could it expire? and i got a $23 parking ticket. >> city's parking authority referred our questions to kale parking systems that makes the boxes, but after two weeks the company president has not returned our call or explained the missing minutes. but what we learned is the city of chicago is dealing with the same problem. it is 2200 new pay boxes made by the same company, are lines time too. that city has changed its enforcement measures to accommodate the missing minutes. and remember that pay boxes in baltimore harbor east running 36 minutes slow. we return tonight, and it is now running two minutes behind. >> well, the city council has called a hearing for tomorrow, to answer questions about management issues at the parking authority. and we're told the pay boxes may be a topic too. we're live in north baltimore tonight. jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> all right. jeff. baltimore parking lots bring in big bucks for the parking lot owners. but as john rydell explains tonight not necessarily big bucks for the city of baltimore. >> finding a parking space in downtown baltimore. it is often difficult. and usually expensive. but for many parking lot operators it is a bargain. because a preliminary audit reveals dozens of lot owners are not paying any city taxes a. and in fact, many lots are not even listed on in the city's database. that includes some private lots, near m&t stadium. lots on sunday charge fans up to $40. >> these private entrepreneurers are setting up parking lots that are making revenue and they be be reporting to the city 60 percent of the revenue as parking tax. >> the city hopes to collect $22 million in parking lot revenue this fiscal year. and councilman curan believes baltimore is losing 1 to 2 million a year in additional revenue. >> rather than pursue additional taxes, or increasing taxes we need to find out that all the folks that should be paying the taxes such as parking lots are actually paying what they should. >> some city officials say it may be difficult to collect the parking revenue that the city is entitled to, because with little day-to-day oversight it may be easy for some operators to under report their revenue. especially those that deal in cash. >> and a lot of times, we don't have the actual receipts for how many cars are parked and the time they park. >> in time when the city is imposing furlough on workers. curan said baltimore must look at all options to collect the revenue to which it is entitled. >> the final audit should be released by year's end. >> well baltimore city may not be the only jurisdiction having a tough time keeping traffic properties. a recent fox 45 investigation found the state of maryland doesn't keep a central database of all the properties the state owns. the governor's office se us to various state agencies, none of which were able to supply the information. >> i don't know how many buildings they own or rent. excuse me, i am sorry. not smart. >> it could just be a matter of an excel spread sheet that the government puts together and rges to a master list. >> department of general services that maintains 56 state buildings said all of those buildings are at 100 percent occupancy. >> debate may begin on health care reform in the senate this week. senate majority leader harry reid is trying to get the 60 votes needed to begin, and waiting on more numbers from the congressional budget office about the cost of the senate bill. republicans say it costs too much. >> our purpose and resolve remains strong. we're energizeed and stand on the door step of delivering historic reform to the american people. >> actually, this will not bend the cost curve down but indeed make it go up. in other words increase costs which is not my definition of reform by any means. >> the president wants a health care bill on his desk by the end of the year. >> that deadline is putting a lot of pressure on u.s. lawmakers. this beak congress is full two working sessions left this year. with such a massive piece of legislation, why should there be a deadline? pediatric neurosurgeon ben carson said he has heard ideas from doctors nationwide and he thinks congress should take the time to hear all of them. >> why must we rush and create so much debt that nobody can even comprehend these numbers? i don't understand what the rush is. >> now, congress is off for thanksgiving week. and they are home for the final three weeks of the month of december. so tell lawmakers what you think about health care reform. contact information can be found on our website go to foxbaltimore.com/your voice. and there is a lot of information, of course, about health care reform right on our own website. foxbaltimore.com slick on the cure for health care icon. >> outrage tonight by many in the maryland medical community after a new federally funded study said women don't need mammograms until the age of 50. kathleen cairns has more on the heated debate that the stud is he has sparked. >> at american radiology services in columbia. as many as 90 women go through breast cancer screening each day. >> they get very dense. >> doctors here say some come in after discovering a lump during a self exam. >> this this is a 28-year-old pt with a lump for several months. >> x-rays reveal. >> cancer. >> the u.s. preventative task force suggests self exams are useless and recommends that women get mammograms at the age of 50 rather than 40. suggesting that the potential harm from yearly exams could outweigh the benefits. >> by harms, i mean there were women that would undergo false/positive on exams. unnecessary biopsies and be treated for cancers that would have never harmed them. >> some doctors warn reducing tests could raise the breast cancer death toll. >> i mean, this is terrible. any potential cost savings from reducing the number of screenings, is going to be money that is spent for treatment of advanced breast cancer, and the other costs will be women's lives. young women's lives. >> women weigh-in on the debate. >> i have lost two very dear friends to breast cancer. it is very emotional. to see someone go through something like that. >> some medical providers worry the new report could have devastating consequences. >> when this type of rationing of health care occurs, without scientific back up, women will die. >> american cancer society is not advocating changes to the current guidelines. in howard county. kathleen cairns, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> now the new study comes from a panel of 16 doctors. but none are experts -- none of the experts are oncologists, advice from the panel is handed down as a guideline. not binding. still, some medical experts fear that insurance companies may use the study to deny benefits. >> well tonight on fox 45 news at 5:30. we asked you, is the new mammogram recommendation, are they an example of health care rationing? almost everyone said yes. 95 percent. bob from cambridge writes on our website, yes, this is dangerous and it is going to get worse with obama care. we will have more responsess tonight on the "late edition" at 11:00. go to foxbaltimore.com and tell us what you think. you can also sound off through facebook. send us a tweet @foxbaltimore text to 45203, enter fox 45 a for yes, fox 45 b for no. you can hear more on responses tonight late edition at 11:00. >> new information tonight in baltimore county where teenagers can keep their tan lines. last night the county council voted down a proposal that would have ban anyone under the age of 18 from using a tanning ban. the ban would have imposed a $500 fine or 90 days in jail. >> it is the tale of two tal bans. washington times is working on a story about how the militants that american troops are fighting in afghanistan, are increasingly different than the militants in pakistan. >> the afghan taliban has a more limited goal of trying to get u.s. and other foreign forces out of the country. the pakistani taliban has become much more associated with al-qaida. >> also in the times. where medical marijuana is moving closer to main stream respectability. and why the president's to-do list is getting longer. for more on these stories go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the washington times icon. >> frustration this evening over the proposal to put slots in the arundel mills mall. maul owners be want the casino built there and losing patients with the council that has yet to approve the sonic. cordish company hoped to start construction by the end of the year. >> we are confident that the county council, and that the other governing bodies will do the right thing in the end. we certainly believe that cordish has done everything that they have been asked to do under the law. to submit in. we worked hard with cordish. >> the council has no plans to vote on zoning until, at least, next month. more on the story tonight on fox 45 news "late edition". >> it looks like wet weather is back in the forecast when it will arrive in the wi sky watch forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. unexpected trouble at one traffic stop. the cops versus the cat. >> i have like 100 friends on there. 120 maybe more. >> but next. how well do you know your facebook friends? the private information they can learn about you. it is our cover story, when we come back. will be flawless. and thanks to target's great prices, she'll get everything she needs to make her first thanksgiving memorable for all. target. expect more. pay less. >> with the explosion of social networking sites, more and more people of course are spending more and more time making friends online. >> on sites like my face and facebook do you really know who your friends are? in tonight's cover story, jeff abell looks at who is a friend and who is a facebook fake. >> go to any cafe these days, and you will find any number of people online. finding old friends. and making lots of new ones. >> i have like 100 friends on there. 120. maybe more. >> 686 friends. >> with the explosion of social networking sites, expanding your circle of friends is just a key stroke away. but who do you accept as a friend? >> it is a cute gig. >> and who do you deny? >> right now it is weird because i have like random relatives and friends of friends. and like people who are like i met once that are like my mom's friends. trying to add me on facebook. i don't accept them. >> once a friend is accepted. they typically have access to your online profile. which can provide risky information to those that really may not be your friends. >> and from there, if you accept them as a friend there are a lot of things they can see. your pictures. what do we learn from pictures? well things in the background. same thing that are used to solve many crimes can be used by predatory people to find you. >> just how easy can a stranger become an online friend? to find out we went on facebook and created a fake profile. without posting a photo we posed as 18-year-old jennifer williams, who just moved to baltimore, and is looking to make new friends. we then invited 50 strangers to be our friends. 29 of them accepted. and no questions asked. >> it is the same thing that goes with cyber bullying. easier to bully somebody from a distance than do it face-to-face. >> just by accessing profiles we learned about our 29 friends. saw who they are dating. how much they are drinking and when they will not be home. >> every little thing you put up there about yourself, is a clue that could lead to maybe a password or more information about you, that would allow somebody to be able to find you. >> despite the dangers, many facebook users say it is difficult to say no to someone that wants to be your friend. >> like accept or you click deny. and if you click accept you are opening yourself for it. >> it is not like i text with driving, you know usual not do it. but at the same time you just do it because you feel you have done it once and nothing happened. >> in our facebook experiment, many issuesers questioned us before deciding whether to accept us. a move which state police sergeant mcrory said is critical. >> when people ask you for an invite. inquire. findut who they are. deny them a few times. and eventually you will find out more information about them. >> when all else fails, many online friends, experts say, simply are not worth befriending. >> stick with the friends you know and you will be better off. >> jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> and now facebook does provide a way for users to restrict who sees information about you. >> on the upper right side of your facebook page, click on the privacy settings link in the settings menu. >> my guess she doesn't pass. >> in 10 minutes why our legal expert said mayor sheila dixon will not take the stand at her trial. >> but next, cops versus cat. down in the lone star state. meet one frisk he feline as fox 45 news at 10:00 continues. getting something back in this economy? that's hard to find. ♪ earn holiday rewards at giant, every time you use your card. earn one point for every dollar you spend. good for up to 20% off a future shopping trip. redeem your points and start earning again. only with your giant card. makes me feel great when i find a rewards program that really works. i love seeing all that savings racking up. that's my favorite part of the trip. >> looks like a decent day again today. slightly cooler temperatures. but plenty of sunshine. few high thin clouds out there. and looks like the clouds will continue to gather through the late overnight tonight. tomorrow morning, see a noticeable change with the clouds. trying to get thicker. as we continue a system pushing in from the west to give us a chance for rain something we have not seen for a few days. you are looking at mostly to partly cloudy skies. downtown, 47 degrees. winds out of the east at seven. and that has been one of the factors associated with that area of low pressure. over the midwest, that is drawing in the marine layer of air. humidity levels at 76 percent. as far as the temperatures across the mid-atlantic. 52 degrees in baltimore. 40 in harrisburg. so slightly cooler to the north. 48 degrees up in new york city. albany new york only at a chilly 33. 34 in buffalo new york. so you can see the cool air north. associated with high pressure that brings cold canadian air over parts of the new england states. down south of us, warmer air that is trying to just move up out of the south that's helping the temperatures. area of low pressure has been persistent over the midwest, over indiana, they are getting decent rainfall around indianapolis. and southern parts of ohio. looking at decent rain in cincinnati earlier today. but it looks like continue to see the drawing in of that atlantic air, easterly flow, this is a blocking high that has been not allowing the low to move very much. kind of like what we were stuck with last week with the noreaster that stuck around. this high pressure will soon go to the north over the next 24 hours. and allow for this low to start to move our direction, giving us a chance for rain as we get into late wednesday night. thursday. thursday being the main brunt of when we see the shower activity. right now looking mostly cloudy skies. out of the south of virginia and southern tip of maryland. few blips on the radar over parts of west virginia and western -- northern western portions of virginia, winchester. but most television dissipated. and easterly flow, anywhere from five to 10 miles per hour. and through the overnight tonight. and we will continue to see that be the case through the overnight. now as far as the future scan. this is showing what we will see over the next 24 to 36 hours. clouds thickening up over the region. maybe a few pokes of sunshine through the mid-morning, afternoon tomorrow. but it looks like the clouds will get thicker as the moisture builds in. and by thursday, rain pushes in. and from thursday afternoon, thursday night. and maybe even sticking around for part of friday morning. 57 the high for the eastern shore tomorrow. with clouds gathering. and it looks like over the central portion of the state. mostly cloudy skies. 58. rain will not have arrived yet. so it looks like another dry day on tap. and western maryland will see the showers moving in late in the afternoon out on the other side of the mountain. clouds gather through the day tomorrow. temperatures at 58. and cooler day with winds out of the east at knife to 10. five-day forecast. shows the showers on thursday. thursday night. probably seeing decent rain. and then friday morning, maybe a lingering shower. sun later in the day. 61. and saturday decent. but if you are going to the game. we have about 30 percent chance for a slight shower in the neighborhood. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track coming storms. interactive tool lets you see exactly when rain or snow is over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com/i-radar. >> a texas police officer tries to keep his cool when confronted with a strange creature, it happened when a cat pranced onto the the scene of a routine traffic stop. cat climbed over everybody and everything. and even on top of the officer's head. >> i might be in trouble. he goes i kind of pushed away a cat. this cat on my last stop. and i am afraid, somebody might say i hurt the cat. >> turns out the cat digs cops and television crews. he even chased the crew as they tried to leave the scene in their news truck. >> what is that all about? >> new watch from american dictionary is the word of the year for 2009. >> judy kurtz reveals the facebook expression that is getting the honor in tonight's "word on the web". judy? >> it is the ultimate info on on facebook and now it is the word of the year. unfriend. the word of course means to remove someone as a friend on a social networking website. objectionford university press that picks the word of the year said unfriend has real lex appeal. and although unfriend took the top spot it faced tough competition from other words in 2009. among the finalist for the word of the year. fun employed. sextink and tramp stamp and never want to unfriend fox 45 news on facebook. get breaking news and behind the scene action by becoming our friend. friend us on foxbaltimore.com/baltimore. i am judy kurtz and that's tonight's "word on the web". >> my guess she doesn't testify. >> the problems with putting mayor shiela dixon on the stand when we come back. it's so hard to choose one. you know, during the sign then drive event, you can get a cc, tiguan or fuel efficient jetta for practically just your signature. you can get scheduled maintenance at no cost. there's got to be more to it than that... i'll never doubt you again. >> back now on the breaking news we brought you at the top of the newscast. two men shot in baltimore county. one dead. karen parks live at the scene with more on the story tonight. karen, what can you tell us? >> jeff, again, we are here at yours convenience store in kaytonsville. two people shot. police tell us that both are victims. the store owner was rushed to shock trauma with a gunshot wound to the chest. the other victim is still inside the store dead. we do not know if the victim is a customer, employee, or a relative or friend to the store owner. mobile crime lab just pulled up. detectives tell us several things have been disturbed inside of the store. that is all the information police will release at this time. detectives are here at the scene canvassing the area. talking to witnesses. and viewing videotape. again here at yours convenience store. two people have been shot. one person is dead. and the suspect or suspects are still on the loose. reporting live in catonsville. karen parks fox 45 news at 10:00. >> a bomb shell today in the trial of mayor sheila dixon, the prosecution rests its case without calling its star witness. joining us to talk more about what happened in court today are our legal analyst steve allen. interesting day today. lipscomb not testifying what is going on? >> state worried about one of two things. either they were not sure what lipscomb was going to say. he has changed his stories over the years. or they were worried that in cross examination, that the defense was going to be able to get him to give testimony, which would be consistent with the theory that she had a reason to be confused as to where the cards came from. >> so the big question now. if there is no ronald lipscomb testifying will shiela testify in her own defense. >> that's the dilemma that the defense faces. do you put sheila dixon on and give the state the opportunity to put mr. charlow on. the state is desperate to put him on as a witness. he would probably say something that they consider to be a boom shell. however there is really no evidence at this point, that she got gifts from lipscomb. so the defense will likely put on a alternate witness that will testify that she got gifts from lipscomb. doesn't have to give a lot of testimony about that. but it will establish the basis for the confusion. my guess, she doesn't testify. >> well, it will be interesting to see. as an outside observer it seems the prosecution's case got watered down today. >> well today, the prosecution has had problems throughout the entire trial. and my guess is that they were really caught offguard by the defense's theory. opening statement. and really have not recovered it yet. >> all right. steve allen. thank you for coming in and talking to us tonight. our coverage of the trial continues on fox 45 news. we bring you the latest on the trial in all of our news casts. >> the move was anticipated for weeks now. and today, it became official. the ravens have parted ways with