coast. the system wreaks havoc throughout the day as you can see. in this video from montgomery county, virginia. where this schoolbus made a risky attempt to drive through the high water. not a good idea, folks. in the norfolk area, more drivers tried to drive through the area. the severe flooding prompted governor timothy kaine to declare a state emergency. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams are tracking the weather. but first, jessica kartalija is tracking the storm. reporter: as we speak, we are getting blasted with a wind gust of 60 miles per hour. combine this with all of the sand and everything blasting in its path. again, wind gusts 60 miles per hour at times. right now, it is absolutely trouble, between 4:00 and 6:00 is high tide. this is when those 7-foot waves are stating starting to make their way on shore. reporter: public works crews spend hours pushing sand back toward the water s edge as wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour, sends sand racing to the bo
in the sky gets stuck right in its grill. the stories and much more coming up but first let s look at the forecast. here s justin. it s 6:29. good morning. weather and traffic together, our wake-up window at the bottom of the screen. we have temperatures low 70s this morning. we have mostly clear skies, at least at parkville middle at 71 degrees. it s 7 3 in downtown baltimore and mostly cloudy skies after storms rolled through last night. we back up to 12:30, you can see how we ve had showers dotting across the bay. kent, cecil county, those actually came through the north and west side during the evening hours. we had a chance to get a little bit wet after most of the storms yesterday afternoon. we re confined to around the bay and eastern shore. we have some this morning but look at the bright clouds trying to push in from the west side. we manage to lose that sun at some point during the morning commute but we ll call it partly sunny this morning and then build up t
minutes answering our questions. you know, i haven t waiverred from serving the citizens of baltimore. and i m going to stay focused on doing the job for the citizens of baltimore. we have a lot ahead of us. we re getting ready to work. i m going to bike 20 now. and then going to focus on serving the citizens of baltimore. reporter: mayor sheila dixon reacts to the news that has shocked and stunned her closest political allies. can we get your reaction to what is happening to the mayor? you just got it. it s rals. reporter: what is ridiculous about it? that s all i m going to say right now. not making a full statement. but it s just ridiculous. and you know it s harassment. reporter: mayor dixon, indicted on new perjury charges, at city hall, councilmembers react. i m just wondering when it s going to come to an end. something like a dark cloud just hangs over. and it s really hard. you know, we want to say that people are innocent until proven guilty. but thi
guilty to campaign finance violation. lipscomb agreed to testify against both the mayor and holton if necessary. and his guilty plea also mentions another prominent name, john paterakis. the bakery magnet who gepped much of harbor east. this is from the statement of facts in the case. they asked council wment hoton and lipscomb and paterakis to clbt. they agreed to do so by contributing $12,500, an amount in excess of the campaign contribution law. and a check with paterakis s signature was made out to lipscomb s company. reporter: minutes ago, helen holton s attorney issued this statement. miss hot holton miss holton is innocent. and she is confident that this charge will meet the same fate as the earlier one. complete coverage of the indictment continues, now with adam may, live at city hall. reporter: no comment from helen holton s office just yet. beyond the statement already issued. i did run into the spokesman for mayor sheila dixon moments ago, asked him about