[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> state legislators returning to annapolis for a special session on a redistricting. kim dacey has a preview on what we can expect. >> the governor's redistricting committee's plan as not been

well received. they are planning to treat it before this afternoon. as special session will convene this afternoon. on the agenda? redistricting maps being redrawn to show population shifts based on the 2010 census and will determine the state's representation in washington. the map proposed by the redistricting committee is not getting good feedback. the proposal takes aim at bartlett's 6th district of making it difficult to get reelected by giving him a portion of montgomery county. don edwards believes its dilutes minority voting power. on the house intelligence committee, his second district will be drawn to include at fort

meade. elijah cummings seek to become one of the strongest african- american districts in the country. the first district occupied by andy harris is largely left in tact. maryland republicans consider this gerrymandering and several delegates have come up with their own maps. state house leaders said all of the redistricting proposals will get a full hearing, the first today at 1:00 p.m. in the newsroom, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and amber alert remains in effect as they are looking through two area parks after receiving a tip that william mcquain's body could be there. his mother was found murdered last week. his estranged husband -- her estranged husband is being charged.

18 year-old ryan jackson was last seen on rambo court. authorities were called there to investigate what they are calling suspicious conditions. >> the cannot pinpoint exactly what happened to him, but we know that something is wrong because we have in common his cell phone for the last three days and it is just rolling over to the voice mail. >> police have not willing to this investigation to jackson's disappearance. baltimore city police are trying to figure out how woman's body ended up in the dumpster. the gruesome discovery was made on north charles street. they have labeled the case "suspicious." >> we walked up to quite a bit of cloud across the area, but looking outside now we have sunshine being reported at bwi marshall.

wind out of the northwest around 7 miles per hour. los 70's this afternoon and low clouds in the sky. sunshine will continue through the early evening and by tonight clouds will returning with a new storm system approaching the area which could bring heavy rain back in the forecast mid-week. why will detail that in the seven-day coming up. >> investigating the overnight shooting from last night. it was reported at 2:00 a.m. on parker and bonaparte avenue. the victim was found to be suffering serious injuries. no word on his identity and police are working to identify a suspect. three men recovering after a drive-by shooting. shots were fired after an argument broke out on the 600 block of main street sunday afternoon. residents in the area are frustrated with the violence. >> very upsetting.

there are a lot of kids in that particular block of. >> there are a lot of kids out there playing and then there is a drive-by shooting and that but has no name on it. >> support person suffered a leg injury and no word on a suspect. anyone with information should call baltimore county police. projectafternoon's economy report, president obama is back on the road trying to stir up public support for his jobs bill. the president says his dead a jobs bill will still happen in pieces. he traveled to asheville, north carolina. kate amara has more. >> president obama hits the road to make his case. the unemployment rate stuck at 9.1% and congress needs to take action on every item in his $447 billion a jobs bill.

>> i urge congress to vote to put teachers back in classrooms, cops back on the streets, firefighters back on the job. >> in this campaign-style swing, he will push for key proposals in the bill which was blocked by senate republicans last week. >> let's work together and stop the all or nothing approach. we will not increase taxes on small businesses and he knows that. >> for obama, this is also about retail politics, shoring up support in two battleground states he won in 2008 and will need in 2012. >> the president needs to get off the campaign trail and sit down and negotiate with us to seek areas of common ground. >> the white house insists he is focusing on the economy. he intends to fight for his jobs plan piece by piece. >> we need jobs now. >> today, watch for the

president to highlight portions of his plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure. in washington, kate amara, wbal- tv 11 news. >> winter is on the way. coming up, in an effort keep kids safe in the snow. sesame street be game -- became adult programming this weekend. more on the death

>> today, he is asking for the release of his client. the man argued that aruban authorities do not have enough evidence to hold him any longer. he was detained when his traveling companion, robin gardner, went missing. searches for her body have turned up nothing. ravens pulled off another victory on sunday. they struggled with their running game that made some halftime adjustments allowing them to score. the victory over the houston

texans leaves them atop the afc north. that brings us to our ravens text question. are you concerned about offense in the red zone? yext yes -- text yes or no to 88509. we will reveal the results on 11 news at 5. they are mourning the loss of former ravens owner art modell. the funeral services were held this morning. players honored her during last night's game with a moment of silence and by wearing her initials on their helmets. rob roblin will bring us more on patricia modell's funeral at 11 news at 5:00. covering the nation this afternoon, thousands of racing fans are mourning the death of danny wheldon.

the two-time indianapolis 500 winners was killed in one of the worst car accidents during the loss biggest 300 leaving fire, smoke, and metal scattered across the track. >> without a doubt the worst thing i have ever seen. >> one of my best friends and a great teammate. >> the rest of the race canceled than they did a five lap salute in his honor. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. he was 33. enrollment season and we do not mean school. what to watch out for when choosing your health benefits package. >> the stigma that it is wrong to be single. i can see why someone would want to have this service. >> no time to find a girlfriend? no problem. it makes you seem like you are off the market. >> the last of the clouds and

sprinkles are moving offshore. sunshine in place across baltimore. how long will this last? details coming up. i live look at ocean city. check out those waves from our hotel at the grand hotel and spa. 68 at the inner harbor.

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stigma that it is wrong to be single. they just do not want to be the one that is left out. >> i think it is ridiculous. >> i think it is dumb. get a real girlfriend. >> it will not cost you anything more than a text message for now. they may develop a fake boyfirend service in the future. as we inch towards cooler weather, experts are getting the word out about letting safety. plugging -- flooding injuries on the rise. -- seldding injuries. 10% suffered a permanent disability. they want to promote the use of helmets while sledding. most accidental overdoses

happen at home, but research shows adults are not doing enough to child-proof medicine cabinets. they could not tell the difference is between candy and over-the-counter medications. these numbers mean is more important to lock the medicine cabinets or put it out of reach. >> kids are curious and want to get into what they can reach. >> 22% mixed up candy and medication. experts recommend routinely checking for expired medication. enrollment season has arrived which means americans are selecting in new year's worth of health benefits. chris clackum explains how to best navigate the process. >> millions of americans are

selecting health benefits for next year. with more provisions of health care reform kicking in, consumers could be surprised by what they are entitled to. >> free services, no deductibles, no nothing. it is paid 100% by insurance. >> preventative vaccinations, colonoscopy, mammograms, even cholesterol testing. healthcare.gov for the consumer reports web site offers the best ways to navigate health insurance plans. >> understand the best details of your plan and if you do not understand the document, call your employee benefits people and make them explain it to you. >> look for incentive-based welfare programs that reward employees for making up the choices. that can also help decide how much pre-tax money to put into

health savings accounts. >> listing the that you can anticipate for that will be out of pocket costs, you can definitely calculate those. >> above all, know your policy. >> you do not want to figure that out on the stretcher in the emergency room. >> much of the advice applies for those enrolling for medicare. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> after a cloudy start coming shaping up nicely heading into the afternoon. here is the latest cold front. you can even see some sprinkles in some neighborhoods. they may just get a sprinkle in the next hour then slowly moving to the south, but putting on the brakes and slowing down to stall out over virginia. with the fairly quiet weather,

we could be stuck in the clouds over the night. but see where the temperatures are right now. because we have gotten some sunshine, we are warming up. maryland science center, 66. bwi 64. college park 60. in mchenry. these temperatures will be able to warm up into the low 70's through the downtown area and everyone else to the upper 60's this afternoon even though we had the cold front moving in. it is feeling comfortable because of the sun. that will be the case for the rest of the afternoon with clouds in the southern tier of maryland. cold front moving down toward the south but will hold out in place over virginia overnight. then it will lift back up with more fronts. through tomorrow, mild temperatures, but look to see more clouds, a better chance for rain, and a low pressure system

that will swing in with this giving a better chance for rain going into your wednesday. to add to that, we do have an area of tropical moisture moving in across the caribbean moving into south florida. this will enhance the moisture coming our way. here's the satellite image right now. this has been organizing. right now it is just a tropical wave, but a 60% chance it informant to a tropical system or depression. this is definitely something for us to keep our eye on. whether or not it develops further, it could bring heavier moisture. mostly dry throughout the day on tuesday night and then the storm system will surge in overnight. heavier rain could be moving into baltimore and which will be the case wednesday as we trackpad storm system coming from the west and all that moisture coming up from the gulf. then this will clear up on the

backside with rain showers left over in the ohio valley and it to be cold enough in the appellations to get snow. dry tonight, partly cloudy, cool, into the 40's for the overnight low tracking the chance for rain tomorrow, 30%, especially later on. heavier rain with a major cool down on its way. >> young fans of the popular children's show "sesame street" received an eye opener. someone hacked into their website and replaced the content with pornographic videos. they quickly shut the side down and authorities are now searching for the persons responsible. in this afternoon's consumer alert, are you did it to facebook. there is a good chance you are. of the social networking site

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the end of the week. >> i am looking to get outside. bankert for joining us for 11 news at noon. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. >> follow breaking news and weather many time at wbaltv.com. weather many time at wbaltv.com.