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[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. we begin with a look at the weather. what will the rest of the day bring? let's go to sandra shaw. >> we will get rid of this moisture that is basically pervasive throughout the atmosphere, but it will be a long haul. more of the same as we head into tomorrow. we could see a few sunbreaks, but no to the easterly direction. why? there is an area of low pressure to the south, and light drizzle
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from the atlantic over us, as well as cloud cover. it will be hard to get much sunshine this afternoon. we will stay mostly drizzly. here are your specifics for the forecast. mostly cloudy but slight chance of showers but it -- slight chance of showers. more the same tomorrow. two pressure systems. we will reverse things as we go into the end of the week. >> remember, you contract showers and storms to your very street using our interactive rate are. frustration is building along the gulf coast today as bp pushes back its next attempt at a fixed rate some say that the government should take over. >> along the louisiana coast,
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desperation is growing. you can see it and the birds, not covered in oil. -- now covered in oil. you can see it in their eggs. the next generation is threatened as well. wildlife officials unload a dolphin, dead and covered in oil, try to find out the crude is to blame. you can see it in the people, too. they are frustrated that nothing so far has worked. >> it is inconceivable that sudley like this could happen and -- like this could happen and nothing has been done about it. >> it is hard to guarantee these will work, since they have not been at done before at these depths. >> the depths of despair are growing.
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>> three days just to get orders. at the same time, we have projections. that is unacceptable. >> the government is growing frustrated, too. interior secretary ken salazar with this promise to bp -- >> if they are not doing what they are supposed to be doing, we will push them out of the way. >> people are being pushed to the limit as they see it once disappearing from the oil. the cost of the spill was topped 767 -- hundred $50 million -- $750 million. >> we have continuous coverage of the gulf oil spill on our website. go to wbaltv.com and click on national news. a somber remember it's at the university of virginia as thousands walked across the stage, but missing were four
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students who lost the lives this year, including baltimore county native yeardley love. she was killed three weeks ago in her apartment. her ex-boyfriend charged in the murder. family and friends wore white ribbons in her memory. the murder is drawing national attention. her picture is on the cover of "people" magazine, along with an article that details for allegedly a volatile relationship with the accused killer and tips on how to spot signs of abuse. >> to get people to talk about it, so that is not such an issue that is in the dark. >> the accused killer it was also supposed to graduate yesterday. on a county police are investigating the death of a 6- week-old boy. they responded shortly after 9:00 saturday morning with the report of the debt. homicide detectives were
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notified of the cause of death has not been determined. a late-night shooting since one man to the hospital. it happened at 10:00 last night, where police found an adult male suffering a gunshot wounds to the arm and shoulder. no word on a suspect or possible motive. homicide detectives in baltimore county continued to ssearch for the gunmen who shot and killed a dundalk bar owner in the front yard of his home. he had been shot as many as nine times. mr. martin was pronounced dead bayview medical center. the incident ignited fear and concern for residents. >> i am shocked. like i said, there were break- ins and things, but never anything like this. that is the worst so far. >> it is scary when something happens in this neighborhood like that. >> police say they have no motive or suspects that two unidentified men were seen
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running from a the scene. detectives are busy with another deadly shooting. this one happened just before midnight on friday night in the landsdowne. an unidentified man was found shot to he was taken the hospital and later died. no word on a suspect or possible motive. the suspect shot by an off- duty police officer over the weekend remains at shock trauma. police say that the officer was responding to his car alarm when he found the suspect inside his suv. detectives say that the officer shot the suspect in the leg when he saw what appeared to be a knifelike weapon. a screwdriver was later found in the clothing. the officer is a 10-year veteran of the force. city police are investigating a pedestrian accident that sent one person to the hospital. it happened at the intersection
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of woodlawn ave and reisterstown road. no word on what caused the accident or if weather played a role. you may not be old enough to remember -- you can buy these just about anywhere and inexpensively. some people never got that message. >> never thought i could get another phone without having to pay -- i thought it just had to be that way. >> the i-team has discovered hundreds of thousands of people are still renting their phones. tonight at 11:00, how she figured out she did not need any more, and what the leasing company has to say about why anyone would pay to lease a phone when you can buy 1 for a fraction of the price. coming up, another tragedy
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hitting the family of late actress britt murphy did her husband is found dead in the apartment they shared.
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>> the war of a late actress
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has been found dead in southern california -- widower of the late actress has been found dead in southern california, the husband of late actress brittany murphy. officials think he made in the victim of a heart attack, but are still investigating. his late wife died of cardiac arrest in the same home last year. actress lindsay lohan turned to the states this weekend and is wanted in court. she missed a mandatory court date on friday after claiming her passport had been stolen while she was at the cannes all festival in france. she could be ordered to wear and alcohol-monitoring bracelet. two finalists and two charities, but there can only be one winner, and bret michaels
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took from the title of a celebrity apprentice. despite doctors' orders, he traveled across the country to compete against holly robinson- peete. >> i think i had a certain amount of pressure may be to make that choice but i hope i did not do it for that reason. >> michaels is a lifeline diabetic who earn money for the american diabetes association. still to come, we will talk live to one of the stars of the hit nbc show "km." and getting a good night's sleep -- why it is about quality and not quantity. >> it is definitely not pretty outside. we still have some drizzle out there. there may be assigned breaking through later this afternoon.
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-- -- maybe a son break later this afternoon
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>> if he followed that braverman family in the first season on nbc, you will be happy to know they will be coming back. joining us is one of the stars of "parenthood," dax shepard. the obvious question is where did the name dax come from, but satellite interview or or canal, which would you prefer? >> i would like to do both simultaneously in the dream world. if i could get rid canal via satellite, that would be better. the name dax comes from the novel "the adventurers close " by harold robbins. >> ok, i learn something new but
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i thought that the one about the satellite and the root canal was the best. you play the character crosby, which has been described as a womanizing slacker. how much do you identify with that role? >> those are hateful words. slacker,hink he is a though. he actually has a job. he does not play video games for a living. now, that is a slacker. >> but that sounds like a pretty good job to begin see if we can get paid to do that. >> i have a cousin who does that, gets paid to test you can spre -- to test video games. somebody has got to test them. it is like someone to us to -- who has to test the ferrari. >> you are absolutely right. what is the most challenging about working with the cast? >> i wish there was something
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challenging about it, but it is a really great job. they are really nice people. i work very close to where i lived it is pretty perfect. i just hope and go -- i just hope it goes and goes and goes. >> you have been part of plenty of movies, but most notably, you got your start on mtv's "punk'd ." which will did you get the most out of? >> you know, for my life, my real life, i would say that this job, because when you do a movie, you are on location and pretty much away from home, and it is a time out from real life. now i feel -- i drive to work every morning and i drive home and i have dinner. i feel like this is much more, you know, real. >> well, it has a nice having you. i wish we did not have to wrap up, but we appreciate your time.
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>> come on, let's push this segment. make sure you watch tomorrow night. >> you could watch this season finale tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on tv 11. >> now the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with sandra shaw. >> hope your doing well, despite the cloudy conditions and drizzle. this maritime easterly flow and this area of low pressure continues down over now carolina. we are getting all this moisture from the mid-atlantic that is infiltrating the state of maryland. we will stay very he mud -- stay very humid and adapt this afternoon. tomorrow morning we are expecting some fog, potentially, and a little light drizzle here is cloud cover about the area. this will take awhile before the
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afternoon gets some sunbreaks. it may not even happen at all. a damp, drizzly start of things. not a nice, clear sunny day until later in the week. 69 at the airport and the downtown area, with 72 in westminster and 72 on the eastern shore at easton and st. michael's. we are in the 72-77-degree range. the winds are southeasterly at about 10 miles per hour. winds are just northeasterly a five to 10 knots. waves are only a foot. we are normal as far as the temperature range goes. ninety-three's the record on this date, set back in 1933. 41 degree record low. tonight, poli -- partly cloudy skies. 56 to 62, with a cloud cover and
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we don't see a lot of deviation with the temperature. this area high pressure to our north. and area of low pressure is spinning and causing showers over the carolinas. this is giving us the maritime field to the atmosphere. also, area of low pressure down in bermuda. in the meantime, here is the forecast for tomorrow. 77 at 82 bid is the same foggy- type start. this is spinning near bermuda, just an area of low pressure. it is showing a lack of organization. because we are talking about the start of hurricane season, june 1, coming out next week, it is something that bears watching. at this point is not even anything above tropical nature. -- it is not even anything of a
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tropical nature. we are starting to clear out as a backdoor " front gets through on wednesday. it will not close down but it will buy us out. 82 on thursday. slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. it looks like temperatures are in the 70's and a generally clear at this point on saturday and sunday. >> if you toss and turn at night, there is some simple changes that can make the night easier and make you feel more busted in the morning. -- more rested in the morning. >> the level of anxiety has caught up with the economic downturn. when anxiety goes up, sleep suffers. >> and how we suffer, says this nurse practitioner. millions of americans to turn to sleeping pills or alcohol to try to get a good night's sleep. >> some people notice that
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alcohol helps them gets the care, but they are more likely to wake up in the middle of -- helps them get sleepy, but they are more likely to pick up in the middle of the night. >> most of us know to lay off caffeine. but there are the solutions you should try. the light from the phone or ipod wakes up the brain. >> you need to make sure you are not stimulated right before bed. tv, computer, at cell phones. >> with the the days getting longer -- >> the brain it depends on the balance of light to dark. you want to give your body light and dark at the same intervals every day. make sure that light is introduced by turning on the lights at a specific time during the winter and fall.
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that will help you a lot. >> perhaps you heard you should get a workout earlier in the day, not later. true. but use that time to train yourself to work through what normally might plead you at night. -- plague you at night. >> regulating this is really helps. sleep is really important for repairing your body for the rest of the day. >> the number of hours that people should aim for -- it is really more about quality and quantity. > -- quality than quantity.
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>> now time for the maryland
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the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> we are going to say goodbye to the rain? >> i wish to is frustrating getting up monday morning and having the dreary conditions. things will start to clear a little bit tomorrow. still humid. high 80s. by wednesday, 84 degrees. cannot rule out may be a passing a thunderstorm, isolated on thursday or friday afternoon. by the weekend, we're looking good. the only thing we're keeping our eye on is the in our area of thunderstorms around bermuda. it may develop into something subtropical. >> thank you for joining us. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. >> follow breaking news and
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