[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. the big story, a potential thunderstorm. how did it after weekend plans.

>> what we're seeing is that going to the north and south. right now as we look at hd doppler, that is the trend. we had a stronger airline earlier. it is now dissipating. there is a severe thunderstorm watch for counties in our area, including york county, pennsylvania, until 8:00 tonight with the strong stuff is to our north in pennsylvania. as far as our weather goes, we are really warm and muggy and he made -- warm and muggy and humid. 89 downtown, 85 at the airport. 88 to 92. the scattered, strong thunderstorms are possible, especially this evening. more on that coming up. >> a dozen members of the queen anne's county football team are recovering this afternoon after succumbing to why the's sweltering temperatures. sky team 11 was over the scene it was transformed into a

makeshift triage center. call students collapsed in what is being described as heat exhaustion -- 12 students caught in what is being described as a heat exhaustion. >> we are classifying it as heat-related injury or heat- related response. we have no further information. there have been a lot of reports of chemical problems, chemical issues. >> all of the affected students were taken a hospital for treatment and are expected to fully recover. , the final lap for the wildly popular cash for clunkers program. president obama's ministration will -- administration will put the brakes on the program monday night. >> car dealers expect heavy traffic in showrooms this weekend that word is out that cash for clunkers ends on monday. >> i do hate to see again.

-- see it end. >> to that the money is running out. >> the obama administration and knowledge that the $2 billion added for the program two weeks ago is pretty fast it on the radio, president obama call that good news. >> we are slightly victims of success, because it happened so quick and there was so much more demand than anybody expected. >> we have probably had about 45 million at this point. >> great program, but not exactly the best execution from the government. >> transportation secretary ray lahood has tripled his staff to review dealers claims. >> we have the money, congress provided the money, they will get their money. >> the program is credited with 450,000 trade-ins. some say it is a proven economic

jolt. >> for raw materials, it puts suppliers to work. it puts assembly lines to work. gm plans to rehire workers. for president obama, a lot is riding on whether cash for clunkers is seen as a success. $3 billion in clunkers funds might have an effect on is trillions for health care overhaul. >> some people may want to to hold on to their cocker and cashed in at a local synagogue. a synagogue in new york city has a deal for those who donate their car to the temple. it will sell the car and donate the proceeds to humanitarian programs. good news for the housing

market as home sales surged more than 7% in july. that is the largest monthly increase in at least a decade. the national association of realtors says that on sales rose 7.2% last month. many tech advantage of a tax credit that expires in a few months. new this noon, bail has been done that could two teenagers involved in a crime this week. zackary dylon watson and emanuel miller were arraigned this morning, charged with attempted first-degree murder. miller has a juvenile record but nine as an adult. 21-year-old devin champagne was arrested just before midnight in richmond. his passport -- of the group including u.s. marshals assisted in the effort. a mother of three is suing

baltimore county and to of its police officers after she was tased at a traffic stop. alesia speir was stopped after police say she was driving erratically she accidently knocked the spotlight out of -- not to the flashlight out of his head and that is what it got a violin. >> like a burning electricity going through your stomach. i basically said, but " i cannot believe the -- he tased me." they wanted me to take a field sobriety test, and i said no. >> she says it happened again as they tried to handcuff her. a judge threw the child is out, saying there was no probable cause for an arrest. -- through the charges out, saying there was no probable cause for an arrest. county police officials would not comment on the specifics of

the case. the success of the baltimore's initial kick into the world of international soccer could put it in the spotlight again. baltimore has been listed as a potential site for the 2022 world cup. a committee will compare all the proposals and make site visits and whittle down its visits of 18 top connectors. the winning cities will be announced next year. coming up, the fastest man in the world has another -- and other metal to his collection. former nfl star talks go burris will not stand on trial for shooting itself in the leg. and it is just a few hours away, the huge megamillions drawing tonight on channel 11. find out why you have o

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after access to the hotel's computer systems sometime between last november and this may. officials are urging people who stayed at the chain at that time to review their account and report suspicious charges to authorities. >> hope you are doing well this afternoon. we have a severe weather situation in york, pennsylvania. you can see this line of organized thunderstorms. you can see this line moving through. we look to be a better view from this side. this will be caused problems. heavy downpours at the showers and storms moved through here. our temperatures are really war right now. 91 downtown. we began at 81 downtown. incredibly mild and juicy start.

88 in salisbury. 87 in ocean city. it is indicative of a volatile environment. not only to have all this moisture, almost tropical-like outside, but we have this front that is on the move. only 80 in the mountains of western maryland. here in central mullen, anywhere from 89 to 93 degrees with showers and storms. as we go over to the ocean city area, 91, with mostly sunny skies. small craft advisory up with the supplely wins 10 to 15 knots. waves turning up to two feet. the record low was set at 51 degrees in august 2004, 1920 first. he will not be anywhere near that tonight. in fact, in the 70's.

showers and storms. it will be turbulent night and even through tomorrow morning. the reason why is a front that is on its way through here. it will not make it through fully until late in the afternoon tomorrow and sunday. we will remain unstable and there is a bad joke for strong storms. as far as the hurricane goes, this is hurricane bill. it is still organized and it is about 800 miles south of ocean city right now. it will be awful far away that it will not cause much of our problem. -- off far away that it will not cause much of a problem. it holds up the current path, and will be affecting the maritime of canada and not the u.s. east coast. in ocean city, there will be quite injured for rip currents and the potential for high swells out there. showers and storms throughout the day. on sunday, things are going to chill out and improve a little bit. we remain in the low 80s with

lower-than-normal humidity monday and tuesday of next week. >> a wonderful story about an oregon man needs of the medical alert. a 90-year-old legally blind man woke up and cannot believe what he saw. >> good news travels quickly and this is great stuff. he can see again. >> i can see the buildings and the sky and i can see you and your camera. it is unbelievable. >> unbelievable, considering he was diagnosed with the condition years ago and was not able to see anything beyond 6 inches. with his new vision, he is hanging pictures and plans to travel. while in the emergency room, he realized he could see again. he left before doctors could run any tests. two written that specialists france a test to reveal the medical mystery. -- retina specialists ran test

to reveal the medical mystery. after examining his eyes, he cannot explain this. >> i do not see any anatomical changes in retina to account for why he had the change. >> only time will tell if this change is permanent. he is as grateful for today. >> why god did this for me, i don't know, but if it only lasts another minute, i've had the best lesson of my life. -- blessing of my life. >> the h1n1 swine flu virus will endanger our lives as it ramps up in the coming months. governments need to boost reparations -- preparations for the virus.

the organization has declared the flow of pandemic, killing 1800 people worldwide. they estimate that as many as 2 billion people could become infected over the next two years. a new report by the labor department shows that workplace suicides rose 28% last year. even though there is no official link between the recession and the increase and the suicide rate, studies show that the economic downturn least anxiety and depression in the workplace. up next, the maryland lottery numbers and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

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>> good luck. >> moving right along, your numbers are -- i am shari elliker and this is marty saying hey, maryland, let yourself play. >> off, the weekend. >> things are going to improve by sunday. we have a thunderstorm warning for york, pennsylvania, for about 15 more minutes. you can clearly see that line of strong storms. potential that exists for baltimore later on this afternoon as well. seven-day forecast shows it is only 83 to market a good chance of scattered showers and storms. by sunday, 82 and starting to

clear a bit on monday and tuesday of next week. >> that looks good. >> 91 hanbury humid. >> watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall.