[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. i am mindy basara. a lawyer for a 17-year-old lamont davis, accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl in that, says his client is innocent and that is driven by crime camera footage of the shooting. you can see the suspect running from the scene.

seconds later, people gather around 5-year-old raven wyatt, a critically injured. detectives say he was wearing a malfunctioning gps device when he was arrested. the public defender says that the video shows he was not wearing one. a university of maryland law professor has gone up against davis' attorney in the past and says the strategy could work given the amount of media coverage. >> he has gotten very frustrated in the past several weeks, having his client be found guilty in the media, as he would put it. >> according to court documents, several witnesses have identified mr. davis as the shooter. police are searching for the person or persons who shot a 59-year-old woman while she was sitting at her home. it happened at carver street shortly after 9:00 last night. she was watching tv when she was hit by the stray bullet bridge

was taken the hospital with non- life threatening injuries. but the woman who pled guilty to stabbing her toddler to death while under the influence of our religious called will enroll in a counseling program at a farm in northeastern maryland. they say it is not a correctional facility and that she will have a job and responsibilities. ria ramkissoon pleaded guilty to stabbing her son to death because he would not say amen. >> and little upper level disturbance in the atmosphere today. it will be moving through this afternoon, generating a little more shower activity. you can see a little bit more down to the south, or activity. keep the umbrella handy just in case. a break from all the intense heat today. cloud cover is streaming in.

this area of low pressure will be over west virginia and will be coming through tonight. isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible through of the afternoon. winds will remain light. tonight, 66 in the outlying suburbs. scattered thunderstorms are a slight possibility. for tomorrow, a little more sunshine in store, and we will maintain the normal temperature range. >> howard county police have charged a man with trying to kill his aunt and uncle. 28-year-old dewolff boller was arrested in front of his relatives' home in laurel -- joel fowler was arrested in front of his relatives' home. both were taken a hospital for head injuries and are in stable condition. police say that a female theft victim was traveling down

reece road in severed when she noticed a yard sale with her belongings up for grabs. police arrested the man in this picture. he is charged with first-degree robbery, fourth degree burglary, and theft of over $500. 3 people are recovering at a hospital after a levels of carbon monoxide were detected in their hotel room. police say that the hotel lacked detectors even though they are required by town law. the source of the leak is still under investigation. still no word on what set off explosions at queenstown home, completely destroying it. more than 100 firefighters were needed to control the flames. damage is estimated at about $1 million. the first day of school is less than three weeks away, baltimore's top educators got a much celebrated welcome back. they showed up for a pep talk of sorts.

andres alonso outlined the goals and objectives of the upcoming year and praised administrators for their part in helping students raised test scores. mayor sheila dixon promised more help from city hall, but it did not end there. students delivered encouraging words. >> i am not worried that i have no fear. i am ready for a great school year. >> do you believe in me? >> school begins august 31. several puppies are being nursed back to held this afternoon. there discovered inside a sealed container in the sweltering heat. >> fees would bring puppies are small, curious, and still seem to trust people, despite what they have been through. the retriever-mixed litter was discovered next to a highlandtown dumpster on monday

in the searing heat. it would trapped under a steel blade. >> -- they were trapped under a steel lid. the executive director of barcs says that the dogs were near death, with body temperatures of 107. a rebound once exposed to cool air and water. >> the prognosis is great. >> while these dogs will likely find homes, she is disturbed by the perennial problem of animal abandonment in the city, especially in this case, with the dogs were so close to an agonizing end. >> you are causing heat stroke, causing animals to suffer as the temperature goes higher and higher. letting animals roam free is not the answer. they starve to death. >> she says they can be targets

for animal abusers bit like this people doused in gasoline and burned in -- pitbull doused in gasoline and burned in may. >> the dogs are believed to be about 8 weeks old. if you need to surrender an animal to animal control, or you spot a straight at the top, call 3011 in baltimore city. or you can also call the barcs organization. coming up, how does booking a hotel without a bed sound? and a man attacked by a blow dart while riding his bicycle.

>> police say a small plane crashed after taking off from sussex county airport in new jersey this morning. the victims were flown by chopper to the hospital. both men were conscious, although one may have a broken leg. the victims' identities have not been released. louisville cardinals head coach admitted that he paid the woman he was having an affair with $3,000 to have an abortion.

he claims he had consensual sex with the woman in 2003. the woman says he raped her. she has been accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from one of college basketball's most recognizable coaches. authorities in delaware are investigating an incident where a man was hit by a blow toward one riding his bicycle he thought it might be of the sting. when he looked down, he sought a four-inch below dart sticking in his side. if you ever wanted to make an adventure of a vacation, look to our consumer knowledge. how does a hotel room without a dead or towels or electricity sound? -- bed or towels or electricity sound? and find out why these guys did to the beach for the kitchen. >> light shower activity is developing in the area. i will break it down in the fall insta-weather-plus forecast.

it is 80 at the airport.

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up with all sorts of the is any promotions. -- zany promotions. >> a car without air- conditioning. >> there is monetary motivation behind the madness. >> the economy has to do with it. you have to zig when everybody else is zagging. >> the hotel has what are called social media tended to drive this new wave of marketing. >> drive green, save green, a promotion that we have been tweeting. if they arrive in a hybrid vehicle, they get 15% of the preferred rate. >> cartels looking to survive the economy and adventures guests looking to survive without a dad. >> general motors is set to release a car that could revolutionize the concept of

fuel economy. how does 230 miles to the gallon sound? the chevy bolt is scheduled to -- chevy volt is scheduled to be released next year. >> 3/4 of americans can drive a 30 miles a day. most will be able to use it on a regular basis without using a single drop of gas. >> it comes with a price tag estimated at $40,000. >> now the 11 insta-weather + forecast with sandra shaw. >> on hd doppler, we are seeing activity, like shower activity. a lot of not making it to the grounds. we have a slight chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. this potential energy is really immense, but it is humid out there. showers going to an upper level disturbance.

let us take a look at what is adding to the satellite imagery. this has been streaming in from the west and southwest. the upper level low is located in west virginia. with the clouds around, a front that is spelled out to our south, we are seeing lower temperature readings than we have this week. 80 at the airport, 87, one location on the shores of ocean city. only in the mid-70s today. a bit refreshened in the upper elevations. chance of scattered showers and storms again in the baltimore area. 87 degrees at best. 86 is where we should be for august 12. tomorrow, 86 or 87 before it is all over. winds at the northwest generally come away as a fourth or less.

-- waves a foot or less. the record low was set in 54 degrees in 1962. our forecast for tonight keeps us in the mid-60's to the low seventies in the downtown areas. scattered showers and thunder storm activity tonight. the cost and would be the cloud cover. -- the constant would be the cloud cover. a front is stalled out to our south. at least renouncing searing temperatures. -- at least we are not seeing the searing temperatures. 400 to the west of this, we're dealing with tropical depression number two. winds are 30 to 35 mi. brower. this could be the first tropical storm of the season.

seven-day forecast. 86 today, slight chance of apache thunderstorm to 84 on friday. by the weekend, a better chance of more scattered showers and storms, 30% each day. high of '85 and '86. for monday and tuesday, a surging into the upper 80s. >> a cooking class for teenage boys -- not exactly the sequel to "julie and julia." it gives grocery and cooking lessons to the best fortunate. a group of -- to the less fortunate. a group of teenagers to not mind spending time in the kitchen. >> keep your fingers in. >> she will repeat that often. and she teaches these teenagers how to cook. pizza is on the menu today. the main ingredients at this

recipe our vegetables and pita bread. >> more fiber and protein there. >> the six-week class teaches teenagers about the power of eating right. >> breakfast burritos, smoothies, all other kinds of help the stock. -- healthy stuff. >> there is no reason why they cannot share this with families. >> we can help route. -- help her out. >> they learn why the prince the cook in class are healthy. and they pay attention. and they keep an eye on the kitchen, too. >>-packed up high with cheese and pepperoni. -- mind is packed up high with cheese and pepperoni. >> we know that they can change

it small things. >> in the medical alert, another benefit of aspirin to those who suffer common cancer -- colon cancer. patients who took aspirin lowered the risk of dying from the disease. experts believe that it is behind risk of death linked to the pain killers. the latest numbers from the iraqi health ministry showed that 67 troops have been diagnosed with swine flu while serving in iraq. there have been outbreaks on military bases in the u.s. roughly 100 cadets were diagnosed with the virus at colorado's air force academy. troops are screened for the virus before they are deployed and once they arrive in iraq. up next, the maryland

lottery numbers, and another check of the forecast.

>> coming up on "oprah," heroes in hard times. dr. oz reports on a tiny town making medical miracles. tonight at 5:00, passengers stranded on a plane with no food or water or rescue facilities. who is asking continental airlines tough questions after passengers were kept on the airplane overnight. that is at 5:00. and now the maryland lottery numbers. >> it is a green ball double draw, a new promotion from the maryland lottery, now through

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is really just a normal. >> 86 is where we should be. we may be cooler than that actually. even the thought -- even the strong thunderstorms. almost to the point of being severe. in baltimore, just a drizzle. you can see that there is energy in the environment. there is an upper level disturbance that is is zipping through. that is causing things to be a bit unsettled throughout the afternoon. let's look at the seven-day forecast. not a lot of variety here temperatures generally in the mid-80s through sunday. we will see a little bit of sunshine, a slight chance of an isolated popup in the afternoon. we bring in an enhanced chance of scattered showers and storms. for monday and tuesday, into the upper 80s. the good thing is that when you put a week in perspective, it is

just a couple of days ago we had a heat in excess of 105. things are stabilizing a little bit. >> thank you for joining us. watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall.

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