bgesmartenergy.com. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. we begin with breaking news. six city schools are closing early due to a power outage. here is a list for you right now -- again, these schools are closing

early due to a power outage. more breaking news -- the car connected to this morning's air alert has been found but the boy is still missing. montgomery county police said the mother of 11-year-old william mcquain was found murdered in germantown. he was last seen september 30 near briarcliff terrace. if you have any information call police at 301-279-8000. high schools and anne arundel county are remembering a fellow student. 17-year-old kala marie austin died in a single vehicle accidents the morning. today family and friends are remembering her as a girl who always wore a smile. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> 17-year-old kala marie austin was a popular, have become an outstanding student at chesapeake high-school and pasadena but just after 7:30 a.m. is the morning she lost control of her car and slammed into an abandoned home on the opposite side of the street.

she was ross -- rushed to hospital but died of injuries. investigators believed the wet pavement and the speed contributed to the accident. >> too much. to many accidents. it is always, you hear about accidents happening on this freeway. >> this neighbor was saddened but not surprised to hear about yet another crash on his heavily-traveled road. she said it it is often congested and dangerous especially during rush hour. >> it is a speedway. drivers are more concerned about getting to their destination the van they are really four safety issues. not enough runway to accommodate the traffic. >> malloux road have light control lanes of traffic flowing east or west down depending on the time of day. police and still investigating exactly what caused the crash. friends have put up a makeshift memorial for kala at the crash

site. >> we are told grief counselors will be at chesapeake high- school today to help students and staff " what are lost. police are investigating a serious accident between a utility truck and and as you read this morning. officials responded to the intersection of rte. 40 east and allander road. we are told a rear seat passenger in the suv were not wearing a seat belt and he was in cardiac arrest at the scene but was revived and take into shock trauma and is listed incredible conditions. another vaccine passenger was transported to debut of the two front seat passengers were taken to shock trauma and the two people in the truck suffered only minor injuries. >> it seems like we have had a lot of rain today. since midnight here on tv hill less than half inch. you take a look at the radar and, yes, there is drizzle and rain gear not as much of that earlier. you see the rain at the

maryland-pennsylvania line. i circled baltimore in yellowed just to give a reference point. most of the rain as falling in frederick county and a former showers. there is drizzle. if you look at the bottom of the screen down below baltimore and just west of the day around waldorf -- the clout to really begin to bend out. it is going to be a cloudy day but the clouds it gets thinner and the rain chances go down for a while this afternoon. i will let details of the forecast and what happens the next couple of days, coming up. >> two florida men behind bars after a maryland state trooper found 67 pounds of marijuana in their truck. state police said the trooper stopped to help them and change a flat tire on the side of i-95 in cecil county around 7:30 p.m. wednesday. they said the trooper asked to search the car but the two men started acting suspicious. the street value of the marijuana is estimated as $335,000. the trooper was ironically on his way home from a three-day training course on drug interdiction.

a state house officials confirmed water -- health officials say the water at the hotel and oceans city has stayed -- tested positive for legionella. if you stayed there and of timber and experience pneumonia- like syndrome contactor doctor immediately -- if you stayed at that hotel in september. a new poll is out and there is a new front runner in the race for the gop presidents of nomination. while republican voters still say mitt romney is the most electable they agree more with herman cain's views. tracy potts is in washington. >> in this race between the tortoise and hair, mitt romney is holding steady but former peaks executive herman cain has surged ahead. >> holy pizza, batman did i think it will be one of the moments where people say, wait a minute. >> cain is a front runner in the latest nbc-wall street journal

poll. mitt romney is unchanged at 23%. rick perry slipped 20 points in a month to third. conservatives and tea party supporters have pushed cain to the top. >> people don't think that he is a politician. he is a real. he is part of washington. and that is really benefiting him. >> anding out copies of his 999 economic plan at this 99 restaurant, cain says his voters at taking is flat black -- flat tax plan seriously. >> a lot of people are taking a second look and say maybe this long shot is not such a long shot. >> perry hopes to get a boost when he announces his own economic plan tomorrow focused on drilling for oil. >> i will take the side of workers and employers in america. >> the nbc poll finds two-thirds of americans support president obama's plan, including taxing the wealthy. that's in the race for president for a moment, mitt romney could still very well win the nomination. his numbers remained steady

against president obama. he is considered a candidate in this poll most likely to be the president. herman cain trails the president by double digits. in washington, and tracy potts. >> the final days for the prosecution and the conrad wachtmann -- murder trial. coming up, who will be the final witness and condemning words from fellow doctors. a mass shooting in california league's eight dead. we will look at the man police have in custody. but first, libyan are rebels celebrate a milestone. who they took captive and why it who they took captive and why it could

>> libyan forces celebrate as news spread rebels captured one of gaddafi's sons. the national transitional council says he was captured and the final stronghold of sirte what trying to escape and a car. libyan officials say hey has been taken to bring guys in for questioning. many experts and libyan nationals believe the counter is a sign gaddafi's life in hiding is near the end. covering the nation -- prosecutors are expected to call their final witness today in the trial of dr. conrad murray.

an expert in propofol. a carter not -- at dialogists said yesterday conrad murray's care contributed to michael jackson's death. >> dr. murray just spent nine hours trying to get him to speak and now you're telling me he should have awoken him? >> he should not have been putting them to sleep in the first place. propofol is not indicated for sleep. >> as the prosecution moves closer to winding down its case in the defense is preparing to call its witnesses. it is still unclear whether dr. murray will take the stand. a small california beach town is devastated today after a shooting rampage wednesday killed eight and left one clinging to life. nbc's kristin blogger and -- kristin dalgren has the latest. >> is small communities so many new at least one of the eight killed and another remains in critical condition this morning. police say every hair dressing station was full when 42-year- old scott dekraai allegedly

opened fire. police say he was wearing full body armor and caring mobile weapons. six women and two men were killed, including a salon that the owner did this morning i spoke to a woman who was a client for 30 years. >> i knew he would be among the six because i knew he would have tried to stop whatever was happening. and i heard that is exactly what happened. he could have easily gotten out because his station is right there next to that door, but he didn't. he would have tried to protect everyone in there. >> police arrested dekraai about a half mile from here. police say he surrendered peacefully but had multiple weapons in his truck. as for a motive, police are not saying yet but those in new the victims said dekraai's x worth -- ex-wife worked as a stylist and the two were involved in a custody dispute. in seal beach, california. back to you. >> still to come, dr. tim

hammonds from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions -- kim hammonds. plus -- >> they have given us of their lives back as a normal married copy -- couple. >> restoring independence for the men and women who protect our spirit and maryland based project helping wounded warriors. >> a big storm covering the eastern half of the country. we still have some rain. we will check out a forecast to see where it ends in a second. the kind of the sky cam view, from ocean city, the grand hotel and spa in ocean city. if you look in the horizon there are some breaks in the clouds. and all the drizzle has ended for the time being. here in town at bwi marshall the

>> in this afternoon's medical alert, and injured soldier and his wife are finding it easier to live in our own home thanks to the work of some maryland home builders. the organization provides wounded warriors with custom homes free of charge. >> welcoming a visitor to their new home is a dream come true -- for christine and jude. a former army sergeant doubly ntt is the recipient of a mortgage-free home. >> i am thankful every day because you are just -- you don't have to be in your legs all day. you have that freedom to just relax and be comfortable. >> comfortable because the home especially adapted for jude to be totally self-sufficient. >> it is a lot easier to maneuver and i can just go around the house because everything is wide enough and i

can just cruise around and turn around in any area. >> they have given us our lives back as a normal married couple. at the daily worries of leaving it -- no longer there. >> this is the 101st, built by the non-profit homes for our troops, that include amenities this makes life easier such as automatic door openers, lower cabinets, and why their closets. >> it is independence -- right now when i am in my wheelchair, i am able to just go into the closet and it is age 40 -- huge closet. >> and the bathroom, and special shower and other state of the art amenities. small and important details to help of vets take care of themselves. >> it helps a lot with soldiers that had injuries to arms. having your dignity back of doing that, not always having your caregiver help you out. >> atlanta gold is a french

expert spearheaded the construction which took about four weeks. >> a month of your time to make the remainder of their life easier, you just can't find a better cause. >> they say now that are settled in, they are on a new mission. >> we just want to work as hard as we can to get the rest of these soldiers homes like this. >> busy this morning -- just under half inch of rain on t.v. hill so far. the rain has become much more scattered. just a few scattered showers. right up along the maryland- pennsylvania line. a lot of clouds. we have been displayed. washington, just south of there, but clouds are starting to thin out, also on the lower eastern shore. look at the temperatures in the considered reflection. headiest cloud out west. reading is only in the 50's in

the mountains. 50's with the brighter shades around us and then breaking into the 70's in the rural eastern shore and southern maryland where the sun is breaking through the clouds. we don't expect a lot of sun as far north. the cloud picture, some of the more significant rain coming out of the heavier clouds to the north. here we are in baltimore. of the rain is mostly north and northwest of the city at this stage but it is still kind of dreary with the clouds. east wins kind of along the stalled front. that is what is generating all of the activity. but most of the rain at least at this stage is from the front northward. so the front has traveled right across baltimore. here is what the sun is breaking through to the south. also it is the warmer air. in addition to getting this little disturbance we still have a friend to the west. that is tomorrows what. to mark another chance for rain. today, clouds and showers in the forecast. the chance of diminishing a little bit but still there and it will probably crank up a little this afternoon.

maybe some thunder with that. 67-72 for a high. 5-10e day, southey's wins knots. the day water temperatures are in the six deposit. looking at the future cast, you can see areas of rain going through but by midnight or so we begin to thin this stuff out for a while. but the second part of the storm has to come through. so, on friday, we have another area of rain. pretty good chance coming into the area. the forecast -- clouds, showers, maybe thunder. 59-64. looking at the seven-day forecast, if it will come up -- i guess it is not going to come up. we have rain chances on friday and then on saturday and sunday, good weather. partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 60's. >> dr. kim hammond is here with

a bald eagle -- amazing creature. trying to get him under control. he was going so well into a few minutes ago. we can't tell you where you can actually see him. the tax goes state park -- patapsco state park. >> he is a beautiful bird. >> really beautiful. >> getting a little bites of the doctor kim. >> he got you good. you ok? >> hold on one second. toi don't know if you need handle off. let us start with this question -- eight-year-old breed dog will have a fat belly of losing hair and my vet said to put on my diet and give vitamins -- now he hardly seems to eat at all any accidents. help? >> the first thing i would say

is talk to your veterinarian or perhaps find another veterinarian. that could be another disease, and ending current disease called cushing's. a lot of these dogs that have that potbellies and losing hair. >> a cat with horrible itching problems. cs grass is so much she has source. my vet gives nessie creams that don't work. he said my cat is allergic analogy shots are the only option. >> there is a brand new drug -- call your veterinarian. you put it on maybe once every couple of weeks and it takes away the image. it is a new procedure very safe. talk to your veterinarian. itchy cats are it a disaster. a scratch and scratch until there is no skin left. >> thanks, again. >> this was a saved eagle -- has neurological problems. >> you can email your questions

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