[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. >> our big story at noon, at the baltimore city police department is having some trouble with it employees. it suspended two officers and fires another. good afternoon. the three baltimore city officers were disciplined after they were accused of being involved in three separate acts of violence.

>> on friday, baltimore county police arrested 21 year-old city officer after an incident at a baltimore county bar. he was intoxicated and upset. he started yelling that he was a city police officer. he appeared to pull out a gun. they say he had a pistol in his hand when he got into another altercation in the parking lot. >> it looks like he got into a dispute at some bouncers at a bar. then notified officers here in baltimore. we immediately suspended the officer. 20 year police veteran is also on suspension. he is facing an assault charge for an alleged incident in the atlantic city. >> the officer was involved in a hit and run accident. he was later charged with driving under the influence. >> the suspect accused of hitting his car claims the officer pistol with him during a probable cause hearing monday, he was charged with assault.

on tuesday, police responded to a domestic dispute between officer and his girlfriend. the officer is also suspended. >> city police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man in west baltimore. the shots were fired around 11:00 last night. the victim was taken into shock trauma with a gunshot wound. he was pronounced dead overnight. >> court documents reveal a stormy romance linked to the weekend slaying of a university ballplayer. police say britain carol was shot and killed by tyler call during a confrontation last night. hall's teammate once lived with his ex-girlfriend. it is also reported that she saw a protective order against him. the claim self-defense. university of maryland officials are wondering why surveillance video footage went missing and was not turned over to the case

involving a student being beaten by prince george's county police. authorities say the video was shot by a student and showed a three officers in riot gear being a student. four officers have been suspended for the march beating of 21 year-old j. mckenna. the woman who helped start her one-year-old son under a religious cult leader has been given a suspended sentence. ria ramkissoon says she was following the orders of a cult leader queen antoinette. they were convicted of second- degree murder. >> our weather pattern is changing today. we do have some showers moving through. there is an area of low pressure to our south. we are seeing some widespread light showers across the central part of the state. the little pocket of heavier rainfall are around the district

and also in southern maryland. most of this is light. 62 downtown, but only 56 at the airport. we will remain in the upper 50's at the airport because of all the cloud cover. today's forecast, more showers intermittently throughout the rest of the afternoon and lingering into the early evening hours. we could even see some fog overnight tonight as well. tomorrow, we will rebound nicely. >> police have released a name of a teenage boy who thought he was pulled from the patoxent river last night. he reportedly jumped into the river. this led to a two hour search ending with the recovery of his body shortly after 7:30. he was halfway across the river when he experienced difficulty. police say no foul play is suspected. the family of a baltimore city

fire cadets killed in a training exercise back in 2007 is filing a multimillion-dollar suit against the city. the family of rachael wilson alleges that the exercise that killed the cadet was grossly unsafe and that the department had a culture of ignorance and indifference to safety. the report cites the family is seeking $35 million for suffering and death. is that in baltimore councilman is seeking to replace outgoing county executive this november. he says he will kick off his campaign for county executive next week with a rally in towson university. he represented the sixth district for 16 years. he joins fellow councilman. former international olympic committee president has died. he was being admitted for heart

trouble. he served as president from 1980-2001. he was widely considered one of the most powerful sports figures in the world and was also the first hispanic to head the ioc. he was 89 years old. coming up, the vatican is speaking out about the sexual abuse scandal. will tell you what the pope is assuring victims as the cover the world. the world.

>> pope benedict is speaking out saying that the catholic church will take action to confront the sex abuse scandals. the pope told the abused men that the church would do everything in its power to protect children and bring justice. however, no specifics on what measures will be considered. the skies over europe are opening up after a week of severe disruption caused by the ash from a volcano in iceland. the volcano, which is caused air traffic chaos, it is still erupting steadily. even with flights resume, it could take days or weeks to clear the backlog of stranded travelers. covering the nation, at least 11

people are missing and seven others hurt after explosion on board an oil rig in the gulf of mexico. look at this video from the u.s. coast guard. as a victim being lifted about 50 miles off the coast of louisiana last night. but under 26 people were on board. at these two are in serious condition. miss teen hawaii died after suffering a massive stroke while sitting in class. she collapsed during the school day last week. she was in a, up until last week when she died. no one could have predicted this since she was only 18 with no prior health problems or family history of early stroke. people here in maryland feel the impact of the mechanic direction. we will tell you how some local businesses are dealing with the lack of air travel. >> and your traveling on the ground this afternoon, there is a chance of some showers. is already raining lightly across the area. tonight is going to be cloudy.

details coming up. we can take a look at the current temperatures. 62 downtown.

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>> things are getting back to normal in the skies over europe. that could not come fast enough for baltimore area visitors feeling the effects of those grounded flights. many businesses that import fresh fruit or flowers have taken significant hits to their business. >> if somebody insist on it yes, i can order that it, but it will be three times as much. i suggest to something that i

can get locally from california or something sooner. >> some supermarkets and restaurants that get some of their seafood from overseas are having problems as well. it could be several days or even weeks before air-traffic is back to normal. that volcanic disruption caused airlines a massive chunk of money. the director of international airline says that they lost almost $2 billion. it is the industry's worst destruction since 9/11. >> biggest, 29% of the total schedule of aviation, 1.2 passengers a day, this gives you the idea that this crisis was much worse than what happened september 11. >> the director also added that the entire situation continues to be an embarrassment for europe.

>> a government rebate program goes into effect tomorrow. cash for appliances. it encourages people to recycle their old models by treating them in for certain star rated appliances. the state of maryland is getting a portion of some $300 million in stimulus for that program. energy star appliances can be found at stores all over the state. for more information, go to our web site. >> now, your insta-weather-plus forecast -- >> we are tracking an active -- light rain around the baltimore area. a couple of heavier packages right around d.c. and down to the south. this is not a very impressive system. the heart of it is well to our south. we will just get the periphery. it will be out of here by early evening some time, maybe 7:00 or 8:00.

we will see clouds and some fog overnight tonight. temperatures are going to be kept at bay. yesterday, we had 69. at best, today, we will stay around 62 downtown. at the airport, 56 now and i do not think we will see a lot of deviation from that. 57 over on the eastern shore. things pretty calm today, other than that. they already saw the worst of everything around the state. we saw some shoppers earlier. the high only up to 52 degrees. 59-61 or 62 in the downtown area. as we head over to the lower eastern shore, around ocean city, 62 is the daytime high. on the bay, not the best of days. not so pretty out there. the winds are generally

southerly. waves raleigh about a foot. the water temperature is inching its way up to the upper 50's. we're off the mark today. 44 is our average low. 88 is the record for this day and it was set back in 1957. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy. showers will end shortly after the sun sets tonight at about 7:50. not a lot of deviation with the temperatures because of the blanket of clouds. we could see a little bit of patchy fog developing in the overnight as well. we had this really -- little disturbance, area of low pressure. it will pass right through and often to the atlantic as the evening progresses. tomorrow, it will be out of here. thursday and friday promised to be dry. tomorrow is going to be

gorgeous. you saw that right of son there. more sun and clouds. -- more sun than clouds. here is how this breaks down. we're still unsettled in the early evening hours tonight. we will see some low-level clouds developed tonight. a nice clearing as we get past the morning commute time tomorrow morning. next seven days are kind of up and down. a nice thursday and friday under the presence of high pressure. by saturday, there is a good chance of a warm front emerging from the south. better chance of heavier rain and thunderstorms on sunday. that will linger us into monday as well. >> more reason to keep up the exercise, ladies. a new study finds that women who gain weight increase their

chances of developing breast cancer after menopause. a study found that -- her risk for breast cancer went up almost 90%. more than 72,000 women were included in this study, making it one of the largest of its kind. a new study shows that patients may be able to have a small amount of milk or cheese every day. researchers looked at 30 studies of people with an aversion to dairy. experts found that most of the participants could tolerate 12- 15 grams a day. they also found theory to be more tolerable when combined with other foods. new federal rules will go into effect tomorrow aimed at limiting the risk of lead paint poisoning. the new regulations for any contractor who deals with lead paint, working on a property built before 1978, must be certified in the proper removal technique. removing the toxic paint requires special equipment and

technique. >> working with lead paint in the field, you have to take -- you have to use specialized vacuums with power tools. you have to use wet sanding equipment. you need to missed down areas that you are going to be sanding or working with. there are certain minimum where plastic needs to be extended throughout the work area. >> more than 700 children are poisoned by lead every year in maryland with a baltimore city leading the pack. for more information, log onto our website. up next, your md. lottery numbers. we will get another check of your forecast. first, take a look at how wall street is performing at this hour. stay with us.

>> we now know who the baltimore ravens will be facing in the 2010 season weekly kicks off on monday night'. it is still not clear if he will be allowed to sit up for the week for matched up as we await word on his possible suspension. the next third of the schedule features a rematch of the patriots. it brings the second tour of the north in week 13.

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days out there. to some light showers moving through. have your patches around washington d.c. and some places in southern maryland. cloudy tonight, maybe a little fog. tomorrow, is much more uplifting. tomorrow will be beautiful, 68- 72. partly cloudy generally prefer friday, 63. saturday, the warm front is going to emerge from the south, a slight chance for a little light rain on saturday. by sunday, an area of low pressure will develop and that will give us a chance for thunderstorms. monday, maybe some lingering storms. his this season. -- tis the season. >> at least the lows are in the 40's and not the 30's. >> tomorrow is earth day.

kinda fun. a lot of stuff going on tomorrow. >> sounds great. >> sounds great. thank you for joining