[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 sarah caldwell. the honor of a baltimore county gas station is in shock, after he was shot during a suspected attempted robbery but it happened this morning at a station in towson. barry simms joins us live from the scene.

>> baltimore county police tell us that the owner of this gas station was seriously wounded. this is the 1600 block of east joppa road bridge -- of east joppa road. investigators are not sure of a motive, although attempted robbery is considered a strong possibility. a man entered the building, confronted the owner, and shot the owner with a handgun. a detective explains what officers saw when they arrived. >> they found the witness and the victim inside the gas station in this location. the victim, the owner of the gas station, was suffering from old gunshot wounds. the victim was transported to shock trauma hospital, where he is being treated. >> so far we have not been able to get a condition report on the victim. police are continuing

investigation, and are looking for the shooter, but they describe as a male about six feet tall and 25 years old. he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. anyone who may have information is asked to call police -- 410- 307-2020. >> baltimore city police need your help in locating the missing 14-year-old girl. david johnson was last seen in her home at bethel street 5:31 evening. rather tells 11 news that she does not have a lot of friends at the -- her mother tells 11 news that she does not have a lot of friends and the neighborhood but spends a lot of time on social networking sites. prosecutors plan to wrap up their case against cult members accused of starving a 1- year-old to that. they are accused of denying

food and water to javon thompson because he refused to say amen and meals. they have offered to represent themselves at the trial. in baltimore city ordinance designed to protect you and your family goes into effect today. it requires carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in all homes and hotels and buildings used for living or sleeping. many in baltimore have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. >> here we are, finally rid of february, into march. march is coming in like a lamb. let's look quickly at what happened in february -- plenty. one that goes down in the record books. measurable snow days at b.w.i. -- more than a trace. the big ones for february 5, february 6, the numbers really

to remember -- this snow season, we of 80.4 inches and counting. there is a new store on the way and we will see what that will do in a few minutes. >> rescuers continued to surge this noon for survivors of the powerful earthquake. the death toll is more than 700, and it is expected to arrive in -- rise in several days. >> one of the most powerful earthquakes ever reported has devastated chile for hundreds of miles. an unknown number of people are buried alive. ground zero near chile's second- largest city, concepcion. at this man is saying, "we thought we would die, i heard my friend screamed, i open the door, and the building is all

around us and we felt." rescuers are using ladders and ropes. aftershocks rattled nerves in santiago. >> they are venturing into the debris, and people are still camping out in the city of a million and a half. >> the earthquake belt out a massive blow to the chile's infrastructure. crippling transportation. frustration is growing as people in increasingly desperate for food. police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds at a supermarket on sunday. president machel of chilly -- michele bachelet calls it a disaster of unprecedented magnitude. the good news, if there's anything to be had, is that the epicenter was 21 miles deep, making it less destructive than

it could have been headed back to you. >> it could not have ended any other way. a dramatic gold medal kent followed by the star-studded farewell from vancouver. >> in a place where hockey is our religion, the politics are the most sacred temple. -- olympics are the most sacred temple. >> they scored, we won. we beat usa. that is all that matters. >> the overtime game, the best for everybody. just an amazing finish. >> tens of thousands poured into the streets of vancouver. vancouver's exit from the world stage was purely canadian. >> ♪ long may you run

>> music from canadian storms, the flame is moving to russia. the fire ignited by these games is still burning across canada. fanning the flames is the joy of canada ought to 15 gold medals. the most important is apparently the last one. men's hockey. >> coming up, the latest on the death of at marie osmond's son, and how old should your choppy before he or she joins facebook or myspace? -- how old should you

[ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >> police in southern california had made an arrest in the case of a missing teenager. he has been arrested and the kiss of the disappearance -- in the case of the disappearance of a 17-year-old chelsea king. there is no word on what charges he could face. police and volunteers are still searching the park for any signs of what happened to the girl. entertainer marie osmond is in seclusion mourning the loss of her son. he jumped to his death from his

apartment on monda-- according t online, he left behind a note referring to eight lifelong battle with depression. several feet of rain lead to a problem in california. drivers a bicyclist still tried to maneuver their way through. beachgoers and bicyclists still venture out to shore under the careful watch of lifeguards. still to come, we will talk live with the start of nbc's much anticipated new show "perring at." >> i was on at myspace when i was about seven, and i used to contact my mom. >> a big decision for parents --

how young is too young to let your child a joint myspace or facebook? >> we have two storms, one over the atlantic and one over taxes. -- texas. downtown, up to 46 degrees.

>> tonight, a families battle on two fronts, to care for the daughter who has a life- threatening disease, and to fight for the care they feel she deserves. >> the i-team investigates a kind of a david and goliath story involving an ellicott city family and health insurance giant. they're caught in the middle -- caught in the middle, a very sick little girl. at age 4, she has outlived expectations, and she and her ellicott city family cope with a life-threatening disease.

>> we are asking for things that any sane person would determine is a necessity for life. >> but even the state disagrees. in maryland lawmaker took notice. >> clearly the system is failing this little girl, who was just so courageous and fighting so hard. >> tonight at 11:00, how could this happen? how could the care be seen as anything but a medical necessity? >> now your 11 insta-weather + work after the meteorologist john collins. >> no radar echoes around us. just cloud cover, a little snow shower activity in new york and pennsylvania coastal areas of new england catching some rain. temperatures -- clouds are not being held down too much. chestertown, 43, parkton 43.

westminster is still on it still -- and the 20's and 30's out to the mountains west of us. this was over long island, went to massachusetts. it is looping around the atlantic. but far enough away that it is not really affecting the weather. out to the west, though, we see another one of these swirling storms over taxes. -- over texas. it is headed this way, and will bring the moisture from the gulf. it looks like this one will go over the ocean and not up the coast line. again, it is going to be one of these coastal storms. what is that, five now, this season? the tests have been stronger. 45 to 49.

tonight, increasing clouds, as the storm in texas throws cloud cover our way. 29 to 33 is the overnight low. watch the time line. by tomorrow afternoon, we will begin to see moisture coming in. eventually, by sunset, either rain or snow, depending on temperatures. there will be a shallow layer of warm air. at 7:00 in the morning, some snow. that snow-rain makes will be with us through the day. this does not look like a big precipitation-maker for us. tomorrow's forecast is cloudy, and by evening, snow or rain. seven-day forecast has the rain and snow mix. none of this looks like substantial stuff. a flurry on thursday. by next weekend, we get a

weekend with sunshine and temperatures around 50. >> to night, nbc kicks off its new prime-time lineup. jay leno moves to his old "tonight show" spot, leaving the 10:00 p.m. slot (one of the show's replacing him is "parenthood." joining us is the star, lauren graham there has been a lot of juggling to come up with the best possible prime-time nbc lineup. do you feel added pressure? >> i mean, there is just so much pressure, because we are one of the first shows out of the gate at the 10:00 p.m. slot. we want to do our bosses proud, ron howard and brian grazer and the memory of the amazing movie they made it is a great cast, and have supported us and promoted the showb. it is wonderful, it is about

something, and funny and sad, and about family and i am justly proud of it. i think we will do ok. >> there is a lot of buzz around the show, a family drama were you paid a single mother of teenagers who decides to move on to have support of our family pretty played a single mom on "gilmore girls" but i hear this is a departure from that role. >> it is a similar because they are single moms. but being a mom is just one a trait of a character. the whole show has may be a more grown up field, i guess. my relationship with these television kids is not like the other tv relationships. she is really struggling, trying to put our life back together, and moving back into your family is not a picnic at any age. i just think that the town of the show is very different, -- tone of the show is very

different, even though i am playing a single mom. >> you have a great cast behind you. craig t. nelson place your dad. what is the most challenging thing about capturing a family like this? >> just how messy it is, when you sit around a table and people are talking -- around each talking talking over each other. and just the real feeling of an extended family. they have done a great job capturing the sound, and they run three cameras at a time and let us overlap and improvise and talk over each other. i think we're doing a good job of capturing some of the specific sound of what a family sounds like. i think that is a writer, who created "friday night lights," does a great job of creating these very complicated and interesting relationships between the brothers and sisters and kids. it is just a great world but i

fell in love with it when i read it. i hope people fall in love with it, too. >> i am sure they will. can wait -- can't wait to see. you can catch the new series on tuesdays. a double those of "svu" on wednesday. and the new series "who do you think you are"on friday nights. how young is too young for a child to have a profile on a social networking site? facebook and myspace recommend minimums of 13 years old, but many parents are over the thing that, letting kids as young as 7 create profiles. the fbi says that is dangerous. >> he is a sixth grader, and he started social networking and a very young age. >> i was on myspace when i was

7. i was living with my dad, and i used to contact my mom when i could not contact her or see her. >> now 11 years old, he just got a facebook page,. his mom does not allow pictures on his pages. even his information is un identifiable. >> it is not his real name or town that he lives in. >> but strangers can send anyone a message on these sites, including your child. on facebook, go onto "privacy settings" and change "send me a message" 2 "only friends." >> why would you want to expose your children to any potential danger out there? by allowing your child to have a

social networking page, you have punched a huge hole in the side of your house and are allowing predators' inside your home. >> how young is too young to this fbi agent? >> under 18. >> while the aged minimum is up in the air, there is no doubt that your child is on the world wide web, you need to take the path of protection. >> when you are involved as a parent and you see what they're doing, then the editor is probably not going to get close to your children. >> she says that protecting her prized possession is her only priority. >> i will let them play and have fun, but you are going to do it mommy's way. >> up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of in insta-weather-plus forecast. imagine if it were this easy to spot the good guys.

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