jennifer.... the victim's name is edgar wwlson... he was 61- years-old.............tonight, his 22-year-old grandson is accused of killing him. him. jerrell dixon is charged with first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. dixon is accused of stabbing his grandfather to death inside of their home on clifton avenue near poplar grove street. a relative found wilson's body in the basement sunday afternoon.. then called police. detectives believe the deadly stabbing had happened several hours before that emergency phone call. police say when they arrived at theehome sunday.. they found dixon upstairs, aaleep. /////////////sot//////////////// 3 "we interviewed him. detectives were able to eventually get a confession from him. he stated that they were having an argument. the argument escalated into a physical assault and which point mr. wilson was fatally wo" wounded." 3 no word from police tonight.. on what caused that family squabble.. that took a definite turn for the worst. live at city police headquaaters, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 5-30. authorities are on the lookout for an east coast rapist... aacused of attacking 17 women since 19-97. together ... the f-b-i and investigators from several states... including maryland... are launching a new effort... to track him down.they've started a website... called "east coast ddgital billboards... up and down the east coast.thee suspect is believed to be in his 40's.he's accused of raping women in maryland, virginia, rhode island and connecticut. about.../ 50... trucks .../ had... a big.../ delivery.../ in... annapolis.../ today...////. áátheyáá.../ paraded.../ towards.../ the... capitol.../ áátoáá.../ protest.../ the.../ planned.../ gas tax.../ hike....///// áákathleenáá...// cairns.../ was... there...//// ááandáá...// joins us...// with.../ more... it was quite a sight... massive trucks.. with a big message... they say the proposed ten cent sales tax hike on gas... could put some of them.. out of business. more then 50 trucks rolled towards the state capitol in a show of force. the plan too raise the gas tax another ten cents means another 50 dollars every time a trucker fills up the ank. while sponsors of the plan say ii's needed for transportationn truckers say the costs will eventually be passed on to consumers. 3 "everything runs by truck and if you dont have a ttuck to get good to you your not gonna get anythinggdelivered" dellvered""nobody likes to raise taxes.. no one likes to do it when fuel prices are high, but its time to get our state moving again" until now, state lawmakers have used the transportation trust fund to cover budget deficits. part of the gas sales tax proposal includes a constitutional amendment to prevent the money from being taken. kc fox 45 news at 5;30 here''s.../ our... question of the day. áádoáá.../ you... approve.../// a..// 10--cent...// gas.../ tax.../ hike? go to... fox- baltimore dot com...// áásoundáá off ... thru...// facebook....// áásendáá... us a tweet.../// áátextáá...// your answer ... to.../ 45-203...//. ááenteráá... fox45a for... yes../// ááfox45báá.../ for... no....// ááyouráá... response... might air tonight...// on the news at ten. you already buy insurance for your car...your home..and your health. now you can even buy protection against speeding tickets. tickets.companies are popping up all over the internet... offering insurance against traffic fines.a former dallas police officer was among the first to tap into the billion dollar traffic ticket industry. for a monthly fee of about 12 dollars .... his compaay called "trafficare" will pick up the tab for youu tickets.... and any subsequent hikes in insurance premiums. troy simpson:i knew that if i could knock out two birds with one stone- helps people save mooey and guarantee a certain revvnue stream to the city, alot of these citiee wouldnt have to make city cuts that they're making today. . .trafficare won't cover certain citations... like parking tickets... dui's... or those that result in accidents... critics say it creates incentive for people to speed. meanwhile, simpson says his company can help close baltimor'es udget gap...we'll tell you how... tonight on fox45 news at ten. a.../ community activist.../ is... fined.../ for... illegally dumping .../ in... / a... city owned .../ lot...//. áátonightáá...// she... wants...// answers. answers...//. áácrimeáá/.../ and... justice reporter.../ joy lepola.../ finds out.../ ááwho'sáá.../ at... fault. joy. this is the lot in question... it's become an illegal dumping grounn. the conddtion it's in right now...is actually consiiered pretty clean... it's not uncommon to find mattresses even kitchen sinks dumped here. in january... nemi trent a &pwoman who prides herself on a clean community.... received this in the mail... a violation from the city's environmentaa control board. it carried a hundred dollar fine. among the charges... trent was accused of illegally dumping on a city owned property. the lot is just feet from where trent puts out her trash. she wants to know if the city agency thaa owns the property recieved a citation. it seems while private property owners can... that's not the case when the city owns the land. 3 why would this environmental board cite an individual citizen for a citt owned property. 3 3 3 when the city itself has a problem with the lot that their citing me for 3 3 3 how liable or responsible is the city? just as any other property owner that has a problem they have to clean the but here's theecatch... councilman curran says he way the code is written city lepola fox 45 news at 5:30. baltimore... // money...// áátoáá...// combat.../ lead.../ paint.../ poisoning....//// áátheáá.../ city.../ failed... to.../ p fix up.../ enough homes.../ unddr ...the latest.../ 4-million.../ dollar.../ grant.../////. ááasáá.../ áátheáá...// city's.../ accused .../ of.../ mis-managing .../ funds...//// áátheáá.../ loss.../ is... ádevastatingá...// to.../ the... ggoup...// working.../ to.../ eliminate.../ lead paint.../ in... city.../ homes. norton: theee's an opportunity here to say this was poorly managed and what a wasted opportunity. millions of dollars that were not effectively and efficiently put into homes to protect children." . .housing.../ officials.../ are... investigating...// the.../ misuse ...of.../ funds...//// áátheáá...// city.../// can... reepply.../ for.../ a... federal grant .../ at... the end.../ of... the.../ year. 3 3&same sex marriage in maryland. maryland. up next.../// ááweáá.../ go... live to.../ annapolis...// to... find out why .../ ááaáá...// vote.../ on... the measure.../// is... on.../ hold. 3 the new research that shows - the extensive damage smoking moms can do to their unborn child. 3 and moving the star spangled banner. where the historic document is going and how long it will be there. 3 --aablib weather tz-- ///////////////// /////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////// 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before taaing a vote. same sex marriage has already been approved in the state senate. 3 the top 12 guys will kick off the live performances on idol tonight. the twist in the competition that will etermine who goes to the finals...next. 3 --adblib weather tt-- 3 3 trouble for christina aguilera. the singer was arrested for being drunk in pub. public. the l-a- county sheriff confirms aguilera was arrested early this morning. she was with her boyfriend, matthew rutler. he was arrested too. rutler is charged with driving under the influence. 3. . tonight.../ on... american idol.../// áátheáá... guys... take the stage.../ ive. live. the.../ male contestants .../ ages.../ 16... to.../ 26....//// ááhaveáá...// a... wide range.../ of... musical.../ talent...///. áásongáá... choice... will be.../ crucial.../// ááifáá.../ the... singers want.../ to... win america's.../ vote. vote. 3 3 "now your performing in front of a live audience and in front of america, on a camera, see yoo have to know how 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"let's go" 3 gracey, wearing a duck float for safety, ran into the bay at gunpowder state park. a few others joined her in the plunge. anyone who pays the 20 dollar registration fee to plunge this weekend will help the marsh oint nature center. of kids visit and learn every year. 3 the 5th annual 'popsicle plunge' is this saturday from noon to 2 p-m. along with the plunge, there will be music, games and prizes. to register you can call, 410-887-2817. 3 it'' colder outside, but the warmer. chief meteorologist... vytas reid.../ joins us... with with the skywatch .../ forecast. vytas. vvtas. 3 3 3 3 more now on a devvloping story out of annapolis. annapolis. john rydell is live in annapolis with the delay in a vote on same sex marriage. marriage. 3 3 a massive pile of sliie. what it took one dad to make this icy fun...next. 3 fun...next. 3 the film gala's in about 2 hours. wanna go? yeah! wait. 2 hours!? 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[ female announcer ] whitening without the wait. 3d white whitestrips two hour express, from crest. life opens up when you do. and try 3d white paste and rinse. given all tyhe off-season acquisitions, we pretty much score more runssthis season,,, but i don't think anyone was expecting this...the birds bats wwre blazing today against tampa bay.... bay.... .the orioles christening the newly renovated ed smith stadium... despite the less than ideal weather....bottom of the 1st... nick maakakis up with brian roberts on... pmashes the andy sonnanstine offering to right-center... way outta here... markakis hit 2 home runs today....2 batters later... vlad guerrero at the plate... he has his eyes set on that bus in left-center.... a solo shot for vlad... birds still not done in the 1st.... now it's adam jones' turn... crushes it to left... that ball leaves in a hurry... over the stands... the orioles score 4 runs in the 1st... of a record crowd in sarasota... almost 75-hundred fans turned out to see the o's beat the rays 12-6... meaawhile...when he was first called up, there were those who were ready tgo send catcher matt wieters to cooperstown...baltimmrr was just a stop off...you don't hear that much any more..in fact, the annual baseball prospectus calls wieters one of the most disappointing prospects of all time..wow... wieters hit only 249 wiih 11 home runs and 55 rbi last prospectus "we';re jumping off tte wieters bandwagon,,,we'll see.... indoor soccer and the end of the line for a bona-fide local legend...giuliano celenza is hanging up the boots, announcing his retirement today from the baltimore blast.. blass... .celenmza was a star at archbishop curley, and then went on to star at umbc...and thee spent 11 years with the blast, scoring 424 points, fourth alltime for he frannhise, and just one of four players to top the 400 point mark in his baltimore career...we'llheer from him tonight on sports unlimited... .we'll have extended orioles highlights... st frances andd john carroll meet for the catholic league championship... and our prep player of the week... that's all coming up tonighttat 10-50 on sports unlimited... --toss to vytas-- 3 3 3 3 nevada is known for having a lot of snow. and one man decided to get very creative with it...to entertain his daughters. daughters. ricky.../ reich.../ built.../ a... snow slide.../ plmost... as tall .../ as... his.../ 2-story...// home....//// ááitáá.../ starts off.../ with... a hugg.../ drop...////. ááthenáá.../ there... are a few twists.../ and turns.../// ááthere'sáá.../ even... a tunnel too. 3 "he's a man with a loo of eeergy and we have a lot of snow. what else are we going to do with all this snow this time of year?" 3 3 ricky spent.... 50 hours.../ building the snow ride. 3 that's all for fox45 news at 5:30."king of queens" is nnxt. next.and we'll be back tonight for fox45 newssat ten -- and the late edition at 11... 11...we'll see you later. later.