[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. >> good afternoon. i'm sarah caldwell. we begin with breaking news. we are over the site of a gas

leak in howard county. a four-inch gas line was struck by a contractor. utility crews secured the scene around 10:00 a.m.. there are still working to return service. surrounding homes have been evacuated as a precaution. no injuries have been reported. we will bring you more as it becomes available. a trusted official is off the job after possession of child pornography. .hat is our story a c police are investigating michael scott wilson, a man thought to be a stand-up figure. kim dacey is at headquarters with a closer look of the investigation. >> the transportation security administration took a lot of

heat when an officer singled out a six-year-old for a pat down in april, but a baltimore area screener is facing charges for something off the clock, child pornography, following a search of his home. >> i think it is shocking and disturbing to find out someone is living so close, particularly someone in toyota in this capacity. >> wilson is married with no children. he was recently arrested and released on bail. no one answered the door at his townhouse. neighbors had a lot to say. >> i travel a lot. to think one of those screeners could be undercharges like that, it is alarming. >> they do three-dimensional body scans, where they could see a lot, and to learned someone in the community not only lives closely, but is employed in a capacity where he has the capability of seeing other

people in compromising situations is pretty disturbing. >> wilson's neighbors say it serves as a reminder to keep your kidsclose >> one i was their age, we would get on our bikes and ride to a swimming pool, and now we take them. >> the psa released this statement -- we hold security officers to the highest standards and aggressively investigate allegations of misconduct. allegations against this individual in no way reflect on the outstanding job our more than 50,000 officers do every day to ensure the security of the traveling public. as for wilson, we have learned that he has been suspended. >> city police are investigating a possible hit and run accident that left a female pedestrian dead this morning.

it was in west baltimore. no word on the victim's age or identity. police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened on monday night in baltimore. a 37-year-old man was shot several times. he was taken to shock trauma, where he later died. no word on a motive. meantime -- a peaceful street in an east baltimore community comes to an end after a man was shot and killed near the intersection of belnord avenue and orleans street. kevin pierre became the first homicide victim in the area in 280 days. >> clouds are in place across the state as the next storm system heads our way. for now, most of the rain is south of the state of maryland and sprinkles are popping up in

virginia. 70 degrees at the airport. the wind is out of the east at 10 miles per hour. for rock the day, a better chance for sprinkles -- throughout the day, a better chance for sprinkles, and rain more likely for the night. we'll continue to look at the radar when we come back for the insta-weather-plus forecast. >> police have a man in custody for a knife-point robbery. they say he forcefully took money from a victim from the pockets before fleeing on foot. police reported seeing him nearby and were able to apprehend him. he faces multiple robbery and assault charges. a bail review is suspected for a woman accused of the bleach attack. police say she threw bleach and ammonia and another woman. the building had to be evacuated and 19 people were taken to the hospital. jefferson faces first and second degree charges.

>> more than 6000 lady ravens packed the stadium for a purple evening, and they left very pleased after they got an unexpected show. jennifer franciotti explains. >> it is the biggest event of the year for lady ravens fans who take over the stadium for a purple evening. >> we are having a ball. >> it is my first time. i am so excited. the weather is fabulous. i'm looking forward to taking a field goal. >> on the field, plenty to do -- drills that make you feel like you can play like a ravens, and plenty of picture opportunities. on the concourse, the federal ravens -- standard ravens from

the zoo to a huge crowd. >> i am having a blast. it is great to see it so many women all around, supporting, rocking and rolling, it is fun. >> i am quite to give away my jersey. [applause] >> it was the appearance of a number 27, ray rice that had the ladies losing their mind. . he talked about his uniform, and then after repeated pleas he started taking parts of it off. [applause] >> this week, the denver broncos put on their first event for women. they sold 800 tickets. this event was sold out a week ago at 6000. jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 newspaper >> i am sorry i missed that event. testing the waters, the test run

in the senate this afternoon, and our guest hikes going up? first, opening statements in the trial of a christmas day trial of a christmas day underwear

>> the man who tried to bring down a u.s.-bound airliner is

headed to trial. farouk abdulmutallab is accused of trying to bring down the plane within the explosive device hidden in his underwear. >> in a courthouse and court room locked down by heavy security, the alleged under were bombers took his seat at the defense table. he faces eight charges including conspiracy to commit terrorism, attempted murder, and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction after the fbi says was an attempt to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear in 2009. the self-proclaimed al-qaida operative will defend themselves but left -- let a standby lawyer make his defense. they will say he never tried to kill anyone and explosives were not powerful enough to take down the plane, and instead try to draw attention to his extremist

believes. prosecutors will counter with physical evidence. they will surely call on what they described as a plane full of witnesses, and explosive experts to testify about the potential. there will also use his own words from a 50-minute interview when he told federal agents details of the plot and his intentions, which they say were to kill the 292 people on board that christmas day flight. >> a test vote is scheduled in the senate today for president obama's latest jobs plan. the american jobs act would cut payroll taxes for workers and employers, but republicans say it is nothing but recycled

policies that have not worked. if the bill takes it -- makes it through the senate, republicans insist there is little chance it will pass a house vote. still ahead, we answer your plant and darden in questions. regarding questions. -- gardening questions, plus -- >> i've never heard of it. >> the shocking truth that might have you searching for the fine print. >> we are tracking a slower- moving storm that will bring us a chance of rain. here's a live look at the waves from ocean city. 70 ed bwi.

>> in this afternoon "consumer's

alert," we checked expiration on food and medicine, but what about car seats next child car seats actually do expire. they could break down in several ways and have dangerous consequences for the child using it. >> the shell inside that we cannot seat internally could be broken down and worn out. the harness strap could be frayed and torn, but it looks ok. >> experts say parents should always check the car seat manual or the seat itself for an expiration date. >> prices at the pump are going down? maryland legislators are proposing a hike. a recent poll showed most in maryland oppose the increase,

but there were some respondents that have hopes the extra revenue would create jobs. if approved, the tax hike would be the first of its kind since 1992. with the price of gas over $3 across the nation, many in maryland would be willing to pay more for electricity if it comes from wind power. the gonzales calpoll found that 62% would be willing to pay more. the figure is based on studies from the maryland energy administration. >> now, your insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> plenty of clouds in the sky with our approaching storm system. there is some grain south of saint mary's county. this is sprinkles, if anything.

it is showing the trend as we head into the afternoon. it is all coming in with a more substantial storm system in florida right now. the moisture ahead of it is going from the outer banks through tennessee and into the mid-atlantic. that will be the trend throughout the day. temperature-wise, we are pretty mild. it is not that bad of a fall day. 70 at bwi. 74 at the inner harbor. 64 in frederick. low-60's troske prepared 74 is frostburg. 74 is the high for today. central maryland will get the wet weather to award the evening. rain becomes more likely into the night, especially after

midnight, where some of the rain could be heavy. we will be cloudy throughout the night. with all of that cloud cover, temperatures will not drop off too much. 65 downtown, opera-50's in the suburbs. in the afternoon, it will effect the southern curve of the state, and will come in to write the next 24 hours with more substantial shots for rain wednesday evening and into thursday. the seven-day forecast shows us what is happening here. rain pushes in late tonight, heaviest tomorrow, maybe some thunder tomorrow afternoon, and if we get a thunderstorm it could bring heavy rain for some areas. rain starts to taper off late wednesday night into thursday. another round thursday night, and that could last into friday morning. been a warming trend for the

weekend. it will be sunny on saturday, and the baltimore ravens are looking good with sunshine and temperatures in the 60's. >> we are joined from valley view farms to answer your plant and gardening questions. >> the plans looked so healthy. >> what did you bring? >> this is a perennial that comes back every year. that ae the fall colors minute. i have all -- i like the fall colors that a minute. i have a lot of these in my yard. >> how about some questions? irises -- what is the best time to plant them and why do they change color? >> sometimes it could happen with ph , or if it has been

bred, an old one will take over. the best time is august, but you can plant them any time. he will find a lot for sale. >> good enough. >> when bringing in plans for the wheat -- winter, i cannot seem to get rid of the bugs. is there something i could use to kill the bugs? gususually, you have fun nets, but if you get horticulture of oil, that suffocates them. >> what should i prune my lilac bush with? >> generally, you want to do it after the sunshine but i would not do it now. i always take down toward the base. >> excellent.

should i do any fall garden crop for an asparagus bed? >> check for insects. around christmas time, take it out, and chop it down. >> believe it or not, that is around the corner. >> there you go. >> amazing how they rushed us through this. thank you. you can always e-mail your question or send pictures or go to our web site, wbaltv.com. you can also mail them to -- too. >> we are falling breaking news. a man shot in the 2400 block of east land dell streak in east

baltimore. we're taking a live picture. we will be following the breaking news. we will keep you posted on any developments coming up this evening. -- exit, will go to a break. coming up, we will let you know about the rest of today's news, check on the forecast, and then we will get your numbers in. your numbers in.

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thank you for john s.. >> be sure to watch tonight with donna hamilton and stan stovall. >> follow breaking news and weather any time epo wbaltv.com, weather any time epo wbaltv.com, and stay