will be required to pay her own legal fees. wjz is live with extensive complete coverage. we ll begin first with mike hellgren with a rundown of what s happened in the past hour. mike. reporter: all right, kai. we re going to go through everything for you. the mayor has entered an alford plea. the guilty verdict from the embezzlement of gift cards fortunate needy, that still stands from her last trial. the alford plea was from the perjury trial and that trial was set to begin in march. that earlier verdict in december, that still stands. she will tender her resignation on february 4th to give some sort of transition for the new mayor, stefrny rawlings blake. stephanie rawlings blake. she will not seek legal fees. her attorney is not saying whether he s doing this pro bono. the mayor will do 500 hours of community sfrs which her lawyer said she had no problem with, she still loves this city and will continue to serve it. she will donate $45,000 to charity. that we re told
breaking news. a major shake-up at the very top of baltimore politics. mayor sheila dixon will resign from office. you re looking live another city hall where the mayor is expected to make a statement at any time. wjz has extensive coverage of this political bombshell for baltimore and what happens next for the city. we begin with mike live at court house east with the latest. mike? reporter: the mayors lawyers felt this guilty plea was in her best interest. you called eight bombshell. it truly is that. her lead attorney called her feisty, but said that s what makes her loveable. she won t be able to run for office for the next two years, but she will be able to keep her $80,000 a year pension. the term of sheila dixon, the 48th mayor of baltimore will come to an end on february 4th. she entered what s called an alford plea. she will give up all appeals and donate money to charity. resigning as mayor was a difficult personal decision to her. she realized if she were to co
hello, everybody. here s what people are talking about tonight. breaking news. the changes in the political landscape for all of baltimore. just an hour ago mayor sheila dixon officially announced she is resigning. this brings an end to a very turbulent chapter in city history. wjz is live with coverage of the story. we have reaction from city hall and here s more on what mayor dixon had to say. reporter: the city of baltimore s future no longer includes mayor sheila dixon. after 22 years of public service, she s bowing out after the political scandal and this plea deal. the plea deal announced this afternoon and then two hours later, she went before the cameras and the microphones and talked, some of it very emotional when she was talking about her staff. and it is with deep regret and sadness that i m resigning from mayor of baltimore effective february the 4th,2010. i pledged to work very closely with city council president, to make sure that we have a smooth transitio
hello again. it is a crisp seasonal start to the day as you look live at city hall. we have lots of coverage from city hall this morning. we will tell you once again that i saw light frost on the cars at a nearby used car lot. it is cold out there. we will have traffic after bernadette brings us the weather forecast. there is more of that to come. some places are not too bad the farther south you go in the 40s. in baltimore, 34 degrees. hagerstown at 36 degrees. westminster at 35. columbia at 34 degrees this morning. as we head through the afternoon, we will see the clouds take over quickly and rain break out as we head through the midday hours. the rain will be heavy at times and possibly thunderstorms. we will have a complete forecast coming up. i think your defroster will do the job. you don t need to scrape. here is kristy in traffic control. thank you. not a bad singing voice, don. i was impressed. we have no problems to report here. everything moving at posted s
the mayor heads home for the holiday. with her fate uncertain. the focus of lawyers, and the jury, on the fifth day of deliberations in her trial. harford county 91. one not just emergencies, the abuse of the 911 system. the rain will return on thanksgiving day. when that will happen and the big changes that follow, in my sky watch forecast. give this to the person at the counter and they will get your order for you. turkey tradition. the birds that attract a crowd in baltimore county. live in high definition. from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. after reviewing testimony and sending even more notes today. the jury still has yet to decide the case against baltimore s mayor. it is in their hands. it is their case. but is the jury feeling pressure? should jurors have been sequestered. how the jury should have been handled in the trial of mayor sheila dixon. hello, i am jeff barnd. and i am jennifer gilbert. another day without a verd