[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon in hd. >> good afternoon. we begin with breaking news from baltimore county. police are on the scene of a carjacking and robbery in white marsh. let's go to capt. roy taylor and sky team 11. >> everything is back to normal in white marsh, but we have a video to show you of what we saw earlier bid from arbutus and come around 10:21, a store manager was taking receipts from the previous day to the bank when he was accosted by a suspect the suspect made manager

get into the manager's car, and they drove away from this location. they drove to the area of king avenue and franklin square drive, where the suspect and bailed out of the vehicle. the have a description of the suspect responsible. baltimore county police have taken into custody the vehicle utilized in this robbery /kidnapping here at chick filet. i am captain roy taylor. >> in idaho, family and friends of an army private captured in afghanistan 28 is ago, hoping and praying for his safe release. a video released what it was the first glimpse of him since his capture. we go to his hometown in idaho. >> these are the first video images of army private released sunday by his taliban captors.

a visibly under arrest, he spoke about his family. >> i'm afraid that i my -- i might never see them again. >> the u.s. military cause of the tape propaganda. -- called the tape propaganda. >> i am scared i will not be able to go home. >> we condemn this video and the public humiliation of prisoners. >> in his hometown, his family remains in seclusion and issued a written statement thanking friends, family, and the public for their support. >> i spoke with his father, and he expressed his gratitude that the press is respecting the privacy. he is a very intelligent, capable young man. >> he is described as a free

spirit who liked to ride his bike. he was serving with an alaska- based infantry regiment when he vanished from his base on the afghanistan-pakistan border earlier this month, five months after arriving in afghanistan. many are hoping and praying for his safe release. >> another carbon monoxide scare. residents are recovering from carbon monoxide leak inside their home. officials blamed a faulty water heater. this is the second week in the community in a month. -- leak in the community in a month. sawyer realty also owns town homes in essex.

a similar situation in howard county. three people are recovering after being overcome by carbon monoxide in columbia. fire crews responded to the home in the 10,200 block of twin rivers road around 5:30 this morning. families were taken to the howard county general and are expected to be ok. officials are working to trace the source of the week. charges are pending against a man police say shot two officers sunday morning. it happened around 11:00. as kate amara explains, the whole ordeal began on at the northeast side of town. >> the suspect, seen here at the scene, has been identified as 34-year-old shawn sinclair, a city man police say to rise to two women and fired shots in two baltimore city neighborhoods on saturday. he was called a maniac and a coward.

>> to be running around the streets of baltimore, he established himself as a menace. and he backed it up with his cowardly acts of the scene. >> shot sinclair started it with gunshots in northeast baltimore and brought his weapon here to edmondson and woodmore. he drew a 911 a domestic violence call, and ambushed the officers responded. >> the suspect open fire with a semiautomatic 9 mm handgun. >> after winning a 42-year-old officer, curtis mcmillion, he drove off and kept on shooting, hitting officer jerome shaurette several times. >> if our men were not here to stop this maniac, who knows what he may have done to innocent people on the street? >> shawn sinclair has an

extensive arrest record, with convictions for drug dealing and possession, as well as the domestic and violence history that law enforcement sources say involve both women from saturday. one woman had an order issued against sinclair last month. >> officer curtis mcmillion was treated and released on saturday officer jerome shaurette is still recovering from -- officer jerome shaurette is still recovering at a shock trauma. >> as we look at hd doppler, you can see a pretty decent batch of showers to our south. in little but a thunderstorm activity embedded in that, too, are road roanoke and virginia. for us, we have not seen anything other than cloud cover. it is also a lot more humid and we have seen lately. we will remain unsettled all week long. in contrast, we need the rain.

today, only a 20% chance of that happening. 82 is the forecast high. i have read your full seven-day, up in a little bit. >> maryland's highest court says it will not settle the dispute over laurel racing's projected slots bid. the board says that it is a matter for the state board of contracts to decide. law racing once -- laurel racing wants its spot reinstated this by not paying the fee. today's ruling sends the matter back to a lower court. >> from the cbs evening news control center, this is all for cronkite. >> reaction to the passing of legendary news anchor walter cronkite continues to pour in. he did cbs evening news from 1962 to 1981, covering stories from president kennedy's

assassination to america's race to reach the moon. according to the chief of staff, he died from israel fast killer disease. he was surrounded by family and his -- die from sri brought a vascular disease. michael vick is a free man. in a dramatic rescue caught on tape. and why two brothers are being held as heroes. and advice on sitting under property tax bill. the simple steps to take now that you may pay less later.

>> two off-duty firefighters are being credited the saving a woman and her two children from the spreading as you -- from this burnie suv yesterday. the men are able to free the woman and her 2-year-old daughter after using a metal pipe to break the wind chill. but the sun was trapped inside. the child suffered burns to 30% of his body and is still in the hospital. former nfl quarterback michael vick becomes a free man today. he is now allowed to shed the electronic monitor he has been wearing for the past two months. he will remain on probation for three years. the atlanta falcon is expected to meet with the nfl commissioner to see if he will be reinstated to the nfl now that he has completed his

sentence. high school students remained in quarantine in china after one of the classmates tested positive for h1n1. 17 american students are among the bunch. one of the students spoke yesterday about her experience so far. >> i just spoke with them. they said they have been treated really well. they received american food and they have a tv. i talked to them on the phone this morning. >> no word on when they will be allowed to return home. speed cameras to be coming to an intersection near you. the i team explains why and not everyone is concerned. >> it was one stall -- small step for man, but will the u.s.

have to write a big check to stay on the forefront of that space exploration? looking at that as we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon. >> it has been a dry july so far. look at what is proving to our south. i will break down our chances for rain in the insta-weather- plus forecast. 81 at the airport, 84 downtown.

>> tips on saving what you would pay in property taxes. there's been a host of homeowners across the country who have appealed a tax assessments and saved cash in the process. "the wall street journal" has recommendations in case you are seeking a reassessment. asked quickly after you receive your assessment to file your appeal, check property records for errors, and when you do make a case, have good, solid figures, including comparable property values. 1 a sign of that national

deficit may be a growing chance that you'll be audited. the irs believes that it does not collect about $245 billion in taxes every year. it is sending more soft letters asking taxpayers to reconsider their payments or refunds. that step is set cp 2002 letter, which point out mistakes and tells you how much you owe. speed cameras are snapping photos and speeders in montgomery county. some are not worried about getting caught. >> you may not feel this way, but some residents are begging for speed cameras in their neighborhood. others of a found a way around them. he is pleading with harford county to install as the camera around his home. >> the sheriff's department was the trailer out here on a regular basis, going down there and watching it, and i've seen

this be as high as 60 miles per hour. >> might wonder how he and the police feel about this. it is a warning system. it is designed to other drivers 1 approaching a red light or speed camera. this salesman installed it in his car. he says he is fighting technology with technology. tonight at 11:00, is the warning system the go? does it work? and you may be as surprised by the answer when we ask lawmakers about it. >> now the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with sandra shaw. >> i hope your money has been going well so far. another week went for the first half will will be below normal temperature rise. showers percolating to our south. nothing has made it to that central. yet. this is associated with a stationary front and the associated area of pressure that

is brewing off the carolinas. what we are seeing as cloud cover. that little patch of clouds to our west. we will receive variable cloudiness begin by the afternoon hours mostly cloudy as we head into the evening. 81 downtown, 80 and b.w.i. marshall. we will stay at the airport probably 82 for central maryland. the slightest chance for the late afternoon shower. not a lot of precipitation today. better chance tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. water temperatures in the upper 70's. well off the normal high of 88 degrees. we searched and 94 last thursday.

66 is the average low. you have to go all the way back to 1890 to get to the record low. yesterday we had actually set a new record low of 57 degrees. cloudy tonight, 60 to 65 the temperature range. we have high pressure that is going to keep us for the most part and tried to day. an upper level low is going to develop and the highs will move offshore, and upper level low is position of the great lakes. the trough will bring in unsettled conditions. it looks like we will keep the chances of rain in our forecast throughout the rest of the week. the slight chance of showers each day through sunday. at this point, the best chance would be late in the afternoon tomorrow. temperatures will rise into the

mid-80's thursday through sunday. >> 40 years ago today, the nation saw something that looked almost unbelievable. american astronauts walking on the moon. it raises questions about the future of america's space program. where do we go next, can we afford it? >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> it was those words 40 years ago today that opened a new door. neil armstrong, the first man on the moon, instantly cattled america to the forefront of space exploration. >> the greatest legacy from apollo is the inspiration is provided for the young troopers - -- for the young dreamers that followed in our footsteps. >> i believe i would be back to the moon by the end of the decade and on our way to mars by the turn-of-the-century white

glass has been half empty -- my glass has been half empty. >> there is lots still to be done on the moon. >> america to mars is what ought to be, not america back to the moon. >> it cost far more than the $100 billion that the u.s. spent of the international space station. the biggest concern may be whether america can afford to explore. >> until we are willing to pay the price, the american public will not have an aggressive space program again. >> july 1969. >> the glory days of space exploration our history, with america's future in space not yet known. nasa's but right now is about $18 billion. president obama wants to add another billion next year, leveling off for several years after that.

>> we continue to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing on our website. for more video, and to see walter cronkite's reports on the historic mission, log on to wbaltv.com. up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of insta-weather-plus forecast first, a look at how wall street is performing.

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