[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, everybody. i am mindy basara. a man is charged with sexually abusing a nine year-old girl in baltimore county. >> one in nine year-old girl showed to play at this park filled hole last summer, the girl's father was there to

supervise. she went over to play with his son with some video games. court documents allege that he pulled the girl onto his lap and fondled her while the sun fat -- sat feet away. >> she has been in fear up to this point, but until she saw this, she was able to gain the confidence to reach out to a family member and report the abuse. >> he confessed to molesting the girl on two occasions. investigators are looking into his role as a volunteer soccer coach assistant. and his participation in cub scout activities. >> our concern is that there may be other children who could have been molested at any of these times. unfortunately, the time stand -- the time span seems to be a 10 year time span. >> the parish's involved to the proper precautions.

there was nothing in his background that would suggest this kind of behavior. we want to make sure we take appropriate action. >> will be asking the school to send a letter hall with every child. we will be having the parish put something in the bolten this weekend in forming all the parishioners. >> the archdiocese is sending letters, with students today. meanwhile, the attorney says that his client never made a set -- a confession. that 21 year-old michael joseph may stormed into a home in somerville early sunday morning. two men and a woman were stabbed. another suspect is also accused, but he has not been identified. he was picked out without incident last night during a traffic stop in baltimore city. >> the university student accused of killing a fellow student claims self-defense.

he answered the door of his home with a shotgun after brandon carol confronted him about an incident at a party earlier that night. he said the two men lunged toward him and that is when he fired. he was killed by heart rate is expected to survive. he is being held without bail. a baltimore city police officer is -- officials tell the baltimore sun that the 21 year- old got into an argument with a waiter while off duty at the current the and blount. he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot. he was arrested following a struggle with officers. he was released on is dumped reconnaissance and is currently suspended without pay. -- was released on his own recognizance. >> we are in store for another nice spring day. things are looking good out there right now.

the clouds are dissipating once they hit the mountains. it does not look like we have a good shot at showers until maybe early tomorrow afternoon. 63 downtown. 62 at the airport. over on the eastern shore, 61 degrees. today's forecast, sun and clouds, 65-70. a little bit milder than yesterday. there is some change bought on the way by tomorrow. more on the showers in just a minute. >> some residents are asking the owners of a gas station to pay up for contaminating their wells. the gas station on suffolk road and rte. 140 -- the residents are seeking $1.5 million in damages. the additive came from a neighboring junkyard.

>> a federal judge has accepted a settlement of the loss didn't that accused libraries -- the losses began in 1984 when advocacy groups sued the city saying special education programs were inadequate. state officials say the turning point came. the settlement would end the court oversight and lawsuits within two years. city officials are at odds over proposals in the pension system for police and firefighters. the measure would seek to raise the minimum age of retirement and was presented at last night's city council meeting. the bill was sent to committee for further review. city law makers are looking to make the streets safer and cleaner by cracking down on those issues that a fund gets out of control.

see council president introduced the behavioral accountability feet. the bill targets those to go to bars, restaurants, nightclubs and get so drunk that they become destructive. fines for such behavior would jump dramatically. >> anyone who lives in the fells point area knows we have a continuing problem with public drunkenness, with people vandalizing folks cars and houses and public urate -- urination. >> if you come to baltimore city and want to have a good time, we want you to do that, but you cannot act irresponsible. >> law and order is the primary focus of the bill. the increased fines could also help the city's financial crisis. in other half has been thrown into the ring for baltimore county executive. he is seeking be dramatic -- democratic nomination. the attorney says that after a yearlong, he will focus his --

focus on his constituents' concerns. both are seeking to secede democrat jim smith. speaking of leaving office, the state prosecutor announced that he is mark -- retiring. yesterday, he notified that the government that he would not seek another term. after serving as state prosecutor for the past six years, he will conclude his public service at the end of this term september 1. but arrangements for archbishop is set for thursday and friday. all ceremonies will take place at the cathedral on north charles street bridge public visitation will be on thursday from 10:30 to 9:00. the 13th bishop of baltimore passed away yesterday at the age of 96. coming up, after five days of being grounded due to a volcanic

ash clouds, some plans are back in the air today. other airports are hesitant. we will tell you why. a member of the civil rights movement has passed away. kerri ankle is here to answer your plants and gardening questions.

>> there were tears in airports around the world today as planes gradually took off after five days of being grounded. however, not all airports have resumed activity. some remain closed for least another day. there also fears of another eruption. the challenge of getting off lights back on track could take days. more than 95,000 flights were canceled last week alone. covering the nation, we continue to piece together why a gunman opened fire at a hospital in tennessee. it happened yesterday. he started shooting in an area where patients are released. he shot three women and then turned the gun on himself. space shuttle discovery is finally home. the skies were clear enough for

the shuttle to land in florida. this particular mission to the international space station took 15 days to complete. a founding member of the civil rights movement has passed away. dorothy died this morning at howard university hospital in washington d.c. she is seen here receiving the congressional gold medal. she served as the longtime president of the national -- she had been ill for some time. she was 98 years old. still to come, many things put you at risk for cancer. we will tell you why grand the might have something to do with it. >> nothing over the mid- atlantic. there is another disturbance to our south and west. right now, none of that.

>> carrie engel is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

>> in today's consumer alert, goldman sacks posted larger than expected fourth quarter earnings. the gains beat analyst expectations which could push up the bank stock price. they have been under scrutiny after being charged by the securities and exchange commission in a civil fraud lawsuit. meanwhile, tim geithner and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will appear at a hearing focused on the lehman brothers collapse. the two are expected to use it to push the president's plan for tighter banking regulations. insurance companies gear up to go after to iota to get money

back they paid for accidents blamed on sudden acceleration. this could mean refunds for drivers to have paid deductibles. it at least six insurers have started reviewing claims. front runners include state farm and allstate. >> now your insta-weather-plus forecast -- >> more next spring weather today. we will see one more nice day before some showers tomorrow. we are seeing activity down in the deep south today. this section is just going to scourged by aspirate we could see a little light rain tomorrow around 1:00 or 2:00. it cloudier day tomorrow. this afternoon, the sun is out and we are looking at 65 downtown and at the airport. 66 is our normal height.

-- high. it is nice today, even in the mountains of western maryland. a nice had their a 58 degrees. -- a nice high they are at 58 degrees. 68 is our forecast high around baltimore city. a decent day in ocean city at 65 degrees. today's forecast improved over yesterday's. no problems if you want to get out on the bill this afternoon. 43 is our average below. 94 is the record back in 1941. on april 20, 19 04, a frigid 27 degrees. we will remain in the 40's tonight. the reason for the increase is

the insulation from the clouds. it keeps us a little bit milder. high pressure is in control today. it will skirt offshore tomorrow and that will pave the way for movement of this low pressure. how does it play out? clouds will be around in the morning. we will see the rain tomorrow afternoon. 60-65, just a little bit cooler than yesterday. it gives us a 2:00-4 clock window before rain tomorrow. it will not be a big deal tomorrow. as we head into the future, it looks great on thursday. friday, a decent day in the low 60's. a 50% chance of selling throughout the day on saturday. >> thank you. carrie engel is here to answer your gardening questions. you always have a beautiful

plant with you when you come. >> this is a couple of different varieties here. it is a great plant for a shady spot. i love and patience and begonias. very aesthetic. to the first question. i do not have a garden outside to plant daffodils. if i leave them in a pot, will they return next spring? >> it would be much better if you could plant them in the ground. there really is like that. they do like about 12 weeks of cool weather before they can bloom again. >> i have told grown in my garden somehow. i did not know how to get rid. >> make sure it is mold and not moss. usually, if you just get the wet

out of their one way or another and you add a little bit of lime, that is enough to get rid of it. try to identify it a little bit better. we can take a look at it and give you a little bit better input. >> next question. a friend of mine gave me a bamboo plant. it has turned light in color and does not seem to be doing very well. >> i am assuming that this is one of those lucky bamboos. the deal at a little bit of nutrition. -- they do like a little bit of nutrition. they do need that water change data about once a week. throw out the yellow part and it will come back. >> thank you so much. it is great to see you. if you have a plant or gardening question, you can e-mail us. but to our web site, wbaltv.com.

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>> we have a final look at the weather. >> another nice spring day. a little bit above the normal high. there are some showers bring to our south and west. that little system is just going to clip us tomorrow. there is potential for some light rain early tomorrow afternoon. other than that, it is a cloudy day in the 60's. 67 for thursday. another day like today. partly cloudy skies. friday, low 60's and a slight chance of showers it is a complicated disturbance that will be affecting as this weekend. sunday, we will be on the milder side of things. well little unsettled over the weekend and into the first part of next week. >> thank you so much. thank you for joining us. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00. make a great day.