>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv-11 news at noon, in hd. >> get afternoon. residents are cleaning up after yesterday's heavy rainfall. we have a look at some of the hardest-hit areas. wereller's island, waves literally crashing into back yards. several neighborhoods took a beating.

take a look at this doc getting battered by the bay. right now, there are about 55,000 people around the state without power due to yesterday's storm. a family in baltimore county dealt with something other than high waters. this tree fell on at their house. crews worked to remove it and discover what caused the tree to fall. >> once more, a quick review of what happened yesterday. first, the numbers. at the airport, a high of 78 degrees. at dwi, 6.2 inches of rain in -- at bwi, 6.2 inches of rain. 5.7 downtown. yesterday's rain at the airport

was a record. the old record was 1.6 inches -- be it by a mile. rain has moved offshore finally, at least around the baltimore area. but the clouds are now the next issue. we're trying to get temperatures out of the '60s, because that is where we are stuck right now. the storm may get pulled away by nicer air at least for a day or so. >> as the area begins to dry out, crews are dealing with the aftermath. they're trying to fix several sinkholes. there is one in anne arundel county. the road has been shut down. crews have been working nonstop to repair the huge crater which some say is the largest ever in that area.

thank you to our viewers who shared storm pictures and video with us. you can send your photos and video to wbaltv.com any time. several new laws are taking effect in maryland today. the handsfree cellphone ban will cost violators and $40. if you do it again it will cost $100. sex offenders cannot avoid registration by moving to another state. child support violators are coping with increasing child- care expenses. we are learning more about the bus crash that happened in montgomery county about four o'clock in the afternoon in bethesda. some children in that bus were headed home to pennsylvania after taking a trip to washington d.c.

the bus lost control. >> somebody said, driver, watch out. he started swerving toward the bridge. i heard screams and we went tumbling down. >> people jumped into the bus to get everyone out. we had to go to people who had first-aid kits in their car and stuff. >> one person was pronounced dead at the scene. 12 others are being treated at a hospital, two for life- threatening injuries. closing arguments are expected to continue in the murder trial of three men accused of killing baltimore city councilman ken harris. yesterday, one juror was dismissed and replaced with an alternate. the reason was not given.

meanwhile, a police officer who pleaded guilty to firing his weapon after a bar fight has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. he was off-duty at the time. he got into a fight with several people and fired as he was driving off. funeral arrangements have been finalized for a police officer killed in an accident this week. that memorial for james fowler is set for sunday with viewing hours from 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. the funeral will be held monday. officer fowler will be billed at delaney -- will be buried at laney memorial garden. chief of staff rahm emanuel is leaving the white house to run for mayor of chicago. we have more on that story. >> for washington, it is time to

face the music. congress is shut down until after elections. politicians are coming face to face with voters. >> because of the recovery act, 3.6 million jobs have been saved or created. >> both parties share the blame for this. >> be on the lookout for more nasty attacks. >> the entire house and one- third of the senate hit the campaign trail. >> is going to be the invasion of the vote snatchers. >> obama has given marching borders, win back voters. >> the stakes could not be higher. >> rahm emanuel is jumping back into politics, headed home to run for mayor of chicago. as for congress --

>> the nays are 194. >> the past but temporary spending bill to keep government going and to -- they passed a temporary spending bill to keep government going until after elections. >> they took care of themselves and forgot about everybody else. >> they also passed a bill to turn down the volume on television commercials. >> coming up, heavy rains have resulted in a number of water rescues. we will tell you where this rescue happened. six children died while being treate

>> officials say a second child at a hospital in washington state. the child was given medicine by someone not licensed to give drugs without consulting a licensed per scriber. hospital officials claim there is no systemwide problem at the

hospital which is renowned for treating children. and suv hit a patch of water and lost control. one child survived and is being treated at a hospital. these are the first death in north carolina connected to the storm. massive flooding prompted this rescue after two people were stranded northwest of philadelphia. up to 10 inches of rain fell in some areas. thousands of people are still without power in central and eastern pennsylvania. still to come, of fisher-price is issuing the recall of thousands of toys. that is our consumer alert. and a warning from the federal government involving a product that is supposed to keep people safe. >> tropical moisture is moving to the east for the time being. there are indications it may come back. we will take a look in just a minute. it is a little brighter up there

and the temperatures are rising a bit. at the airport, it is 68, 67 downtown. [captioning made possible by[c

>> in our consumer alert, fisher-price has announced a massive recall of toys, tricycles and high chairs. this is after reports of more than 20 injuries. 7 million tricycles have been recalled because of a seat that can fall off. 1,000,009 shares are being -- 1 million high chairs are being recalled because of a peg on the back of the chair. >> manufacturers have to make sure that they test their product the early, that they have good quality control

processes in place, that they not only meet the safety standards in place but are free of hazards from all conceivable conditions. >> for more on the recall, visit our website wbaltv.com. the united incontinent airlines have finalized their merger. they will begin trading on the new york stock exchange today under the symbol ual. company officials say the merger will deliver $1 billion in annual costs and new benefits by 2013. whether +u're into forecast. >> hd doppler radar, the clouds are pushing away and we are seeing a little bit more sun. it is getting brighter with your

clout. we will continue to see clouds pushing down -- it is getting brighter with a few clouds. we will continue to see clouds pushing down throughout the day. that stream of tropical moisture came right up the day yesterday, wave after wave of intense thunderstorm cells moving through the area. no lightning with it, so i do not know why we are calling it thunderstorms, but some intense rains in theire. the moisture produced three-6 inches on average. the corps had a band of 7-8 inches. when reading in southern maryland got up to 13 inches. a very intense rain yesterday.

in st. mary's county, 13.8 inches. essex, 8.5, dublin manner, seven, 6.2 at the airport, a record. temperatures now are beginning to respond a little bit to the sunshine. more clouds to the east, temperature is held into the mid-60's. out to the west, is in the low- 60's-50's. here is a picture of the heavier clouds, the rainmakers off to the east. cooler air is pushing in. this is what's left. it is over new york city and moving on. new england is catching what we had yesterday.

tomorrow will be relatively brain free until the next weather disturbance. also -- rain-free until the next weather disturbance. also, here is that cool air coming in. this same pattern is going to bring weather disturbances. our forecast today finds clouds and son, the son getting a little more intense. we still have a flood watches and warnings out along the area along the bay on the western shore because of winds and high tides. the water still have to receive a little bit, but no additional rain. here is our future cast. here is the tropical moisture and the weather disturbance pulling out of the picture. dry conditions for now.

here is the next system to come in and out of the great lakes. way up but the top of the screen is a system in canada. that will not come south, but watch what happens to this or whether when it comes in sunday. we are going to get some rain sunday afternoon around 1:00. there is tropical moisture coming into the picture as well. rain does return to the forecast. sunday will be mostly cloudy skies, temperatures only in the 50's. there is a chance of shower activity and north winds from 5- 10 miles per hour. 73 today will be the best we can manage. right now we are stuck in the 60's. we will barely get into the 70's if we get there at all. 69 on sunday. sunday we start picking up

clouds and a higher range chance. all next week, we expect highs to begin the 60's. >> in our medical alert, most suicidal teens treated in the er go on to get follow-up care. nearly one-third are discharged. two months after leaving the hospital, but two out of three patients had seen a mental health professional. a new study finds that too little or too much sleep during early pregnancy is linked to high blood pressure during the third trimester. elevated pressure in expectant moms was logged in women who had less than six or more than 12 hours of sleep during their early pregnancy.

researchers suggest women keep a regular sleep schedule during pregnancy to avoid this potentially dangerous problem. there is a strong warning today for parents from the federal government involving a product designed to keep infants safe. there are fears this product could actually put a child's life in danger. >> sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of death for infants under 6 months old. it is the reason doctors say babies should sleep on their backs. positioners with soft side cushions claim to do that. one doctor says those devices do not actually keep the baby safer. >> they look like something that the baby could rollover, and then the baby could get itself in a dangerous position. >> that is exactly what this

warning from the fda is warning parents about, following the death of over a dozen incidents over a 13 year span, and many more complaints. using a conditioner is dangerous and unnecessary. today, there is no scientifically sound evidence that it prevents sudden infant death syndrome. >> it does not get tested and a real way. i cannot imagine that new ones will not be designed and put on the market in the future. >> the doctor says baby's should sleep on their back -- babies should sleep on their back. >> do not use the devices at all. that is the simplest, cheapest and most effective thing. >> the fda has asked the 18 manufacturers of these positioners to stop selling the

product. there is no recall now, but there could be one. up next, we will have the maryland lottery numbers and maryland lottery numbers and check on

i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> coming up on oprah winfrey,

meet the billionaire mom behind the harry potter empire, jake a rowing. get a sneak -- j.k. rowling. get a sneak peek at the new harry potter movie. and, a local singer is charged. the allegations and the booking details are on our news at 5:00. and now, your maryland lottery pick-3 and pick-4 numbers. >> happy friday. let's go right now with your pick-3 numbers. we have 5, 1, 3. your pick-4 is next, but first,

do not miss your chance to win season tickets for 2011 and other great raven's prizes. enter by october 6th at 8:00 a.m. moving right along, your pick-4 game. we have a 6, 5, 2, 3. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> the rain is over for a while, for a while. we are working on sunshine for this afternoon. justin to the 70's for the highs. nice day tomorrow. the rain sneaks back into the forecast on sunday.

cooler temperatures next week. >> thank you. thank you for joining us for a levin news at noon. have a good weekend. have a good weekend. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland.

for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.