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police have found the boy of mc cwayne. william was last seen at the end of september. his stepfather, curtis lopez, faces charges in the murder of william's mother, jane. we'll bring you much more as this becomes available. our other big story this noon, the body of a recent college grad is found in a downtown dumpster. stranger still, it's the second body to be found at the apartment complex this year. kim dacey has more. >> baltimore police were called around 8:00 sunday morning after somebody made a gruesome discovery, a body at the bottom of a trash chute for the second time in a little more than a year. another body was found there august of last year. >> bizarre and also shocking. >> according to the police, it is 23-year-old emily. public information officer kevin brown says at this point

there is no indication of foul play. a note explained that police were investigating an isolated incident that resulted in death. residents described the trash chutes describes them as ordinary. >> the trash chutes aren't that big so i don't see how a person can fit in the first place. two times, it's unnerving. >> accidentally, no. it's really small. and kind of a pain to open up, too. you have to -- it takes a lot of force to open up that door. >> the man discovered last year apparently went down the trash chute and inside a trash compactor. investigators ruled his death accidental. >> new this noon, baltimore city police are investigating the rape of a 13-year-old girl. police say the victim was walking down the 800 block of north carol ion street when someone -- caroline street when someone pulled her in and raped

her. the suspect is described as a black male, 45 to 50 years of age, wearing a black skull hat, gray sweatshirt, black jeans, black boots and a mustache. well a westminster man is charged with first and second-degree assault. michael fisher jr., take a look here, stabbed a man. officers responded to that location around 7:00 monday night. miller was transported to shock trauma. >> well, we've definitely seen more clouds in the sky but really it hasn't been so bad. yes, it was very sunny this weekend but now we have more clouds but temperatures are still pretty comfortable. upper 60's right now at the airport. the winds out of the southeast around 6 miles per hour. we are going to reach in the low 70's by the afternoon and see quite a bit of clouds, maybe some sunshine ahead of

heavier rain. >> all right. thank you, ava. the trial of the man accused of killing a gas station owner will begin today. walter bishop killed william porter last year in exchange of $9,000. it is a murder for hire scheme. porter's wife, carla, allegedly hired bishop to carry out the crime but six people were indicted in william porter's murder. we'll bring you much more on the trial tonight. a former pastor will spend the rest of his life behind bars for orchestrating the murder of a blind man. he hoped to collect $1.4 million in life insurance policies on a victim. he pleaded guilty to planning the 2009 murder in which wallace was picked up from his group home and shot in a parked bathroom. he also received a sentence of 45 years for charges related to insurance fraud. brothers james and kareem were

acquitted last month of executing the murder. with a special session proposal on the table in annapolis has many marylanders up in arms. the joint committee will hear a proposal to raise maryland's gas tax by 15 cents per gallon over the next three years. not surprisingly a recent survey found 76% of voters do not want any increase in the gas tax. but supporters say the $491 million in yearly revenue will restore the state's depleted transportation trust fund. experts say the proposal is likely to be tabled until next year. >> president obama is driving on with his jobs tour today. a tour that was almost brought to a halt when the president's production equipment was stolen. an unmarked white truck carrying the president's podium and audio equipment was stolen out of the virginia hotel parking lot overnight. it was later found so the tour is back on. something republicans aren't happy about. republicans accuse the president of campaigning with

taxpayer's money. tracy potts has that story. >> president obama visits a community college in north carolina and the virginia high school today. >> class dismissed. we need to pass this bill. >> he's pitching $35 billion to save nearly 300,000 jobs, teachers, police, firefighters, first responders. part of his bigger jobs bill the senate rejected. >> we're brup bill. maybe they couldn't understand the whole thing all at once. >> republicans are livid about this campaign-style tour. >> he's traveling around on a canadian bus touting american jobs. it's not appropriate on the taxpayers' dime since it's clearly campaigning. >> we're not playing politics, we're not focused on the election 13 months from now but focused on what can help the economy right now. >> analysts say it's no coincidence the president is traveling through two battleground states. >> his real challenge, though,

is winning back those moderate swing voters in north carolina and virginia. >> but will this tour through the south make a difference in washington? >> this thing boils down to a handful of people making a decision behind closed doors which has no difference in front of the people. >> the senate may vote as soon as friday on that part of the president's jobs bill, the $35 billion for public jobs. in washington, i'm tracie potts, back to you. >> 1,000 equals one, that's the numbers game being played overseas. we'll explain how those numbers tie into a massive prisoner swap. and where you can find mixed tv. but first the three hikers recently freed from iran are taking to the streets. the cause they say they're proud to be behind.

>> covering the nation this afternoon, the three american hikers in iran are joining the occupied protest. shane, josh and sarah joined the demonstration based in their hometown of oakland, california. the trio thanked their supporters at the event and say they are inspired by the growing movement.

an israeli soldier held by hamas militants healed five years in gaza strip is back home. they released gilad schalit this morning. as john ray reports, it was part of the deal israel's government brokered with hamas that included releasing 1,000 palestinian prisoners. >> of the 64 months as a hostage, gilad schalit starts a new day, a new life as a free man today after a very long and painful period of negotiations. he was finally handed over by his captures from the hamas militant faction this morning. first into egypt and then flown into an israeli military base with an emotional reunion with his mother and father. he said remarkably after so long as a companyture to be in good physical shape. at the same time israel began the release of what would eventually number more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. 477 today. some convicted of very serious terrorist offenses.

>> hamas is calling the people we've released today heros. nothing could be further from the truth. these are people who have been convicted for some of the most outrageous murders, bombing pizza restaurants, cafes, blowing up buses. >> if we needed any reminder that the wider conflict goes on, one of the checkpoints where in was due to be a prisoner handover, instead there were clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian youths. that is one thing sadly that has not changed at all in the five years that shalit has been helped captive. john ray for nbc news, ramallah in the west bank. >> well, still to come on 11 news at noon, carrie from valley view farms will be here to answer your questions. you can email your questions. plus -- >> not stop hair loss but it will thicken their existing hair. >> a new treatment designed to regrow lost hair without

surgery. we'll show you how it works in this afternoon's "medical alert." >> and we've been watching the tropics for development. no longer likely but this system still going to affect us. first here's a look from our grand hotel cam at ocean city. the sunshine south. looks beautiful. 69,

>> oh, boy it's not halloween just yet but some zombies in massachusetts this week. at symphony hall needed to stage a zombie flash mob to the jackson classic "thriller." those are some moves. the sudden appearance of dancing zombies caused quite a stir for folks making an everyday shopping trip.

time now for carrie angle. she joins us with some answers to your gardening questions. we see this a lot during the fall, don't we? >> yeah. they are just really a plant that always works. i just love the colors. they're an easy plant to take care of. this poor thing is dry because i didn't wet. this is crotan. >> i have two small azalea plants by my walkway and they have a white substance on their leaves. what can it be? how can i address the problem? >> the biggest problem is a little insect called a lace bug. it looks like black spots. the white could be a soft buildup on it or a milly bug . see if you can scrape it off or wipe it off. if you need to, have an oil sprayed. there is some soaps and oils that can clear most everything up. >> ok. ively a beautiful high draininga in -- i have a

beautiful hydranga in my area, what can i do? >> it depends where you got it. it is good in this area. there are a new variety that blooms on old and new one. >> this one sounds like quite a problem. i saved a spider plant from the trash back in 1983. >> wow. >> and it's still thriving but it's so unruly that i can't get it under control. it throws off a tons of babies and takes up a ton of space. any suggestion on how to plant it in a way that gives it more of a contained look? >> you can start them, give them away. give them to kids and get them going. no problem at all. that will keep it under control. as far as the mother plant itself, after a few years you can divide it out and put it in smaller planters. >> spider plants everywhere. >> divide and conquer. >> thank you so much. great to have you, as always. if you have a plant or gardening question you can email and send pictures of your

plant and guard to plantquestions@wbaltv.com or go to our website and click on family. you can also mail your questions to wbaltv 1,300 huber maryland, 11211. >> in this afternoon's "consumer alert" mcdonald's is following oprah's lead and creating its own transportation channel. according to "the l.a. times," they will target dine-in customers with entertainment shows. the channel could go national if successful. and if you prefer some peace and quiet during dinner, there will be quiet zones in each restaurant. >> well, i hope you are enjoying your tuesday although we do have some clouds in the sky you can't call it too bad of a day. we're mostly dry and

temperatures still above normal. this time of the year as we get into late october we should at least be in the 60's. you can see temperatures already pushing past 70 degrees. at the inner harbor it's 69 at b. wimplet. we are expecting that temperature to get up to 71. it looks like the outer suburbs will be in the upper 60's. it will be cooler in the mountains. 63 in oakland and 62 degrees right now in frostburg. although we are mostly dry there is a storm approaching. the first is a front that's starting to make its way out of the midwest. moving across the ohio valley. you can see quite a bit of moisture associated with this. we've seen some of that flow over in baltimore where it's produced some of the clouds. it's another system that will actually bring us the bulk of the rain. right now we have scattered clouds across the area but some clearing. may see just a few peaks of sunshine into the afternoon hours. an area of low pressure is in place across the state, but it's really this entire

boundary that's going to affect us into the upcoming day. and that's going to link up with another storm system. see this low down in the gulf of mexico? that's something we've been watching over the past couple of days for possible development of a tropical system. although that's not likely any more, the storm is expected to head up the east coast and that's going to fuel all that moisture moving back in the y. so those two systems will link up. we'll see it in the if the cast. it will be almost like a nor'easter. it will bring wet weather across the state of maryland, especially through the eastern tier. we can see the second system link up with that. another chance of rain into wednesday night, early thursday. and then behind that the prescription will be left around the mountains where it will be cold enough to talk about snow in the western tier of virginia. we are not talking about that just yet in baltimore. tonight mostly cloudy. drop down in the 50's. a chance of showers especially after midnight.

it could be pretty soggy tomorrow. 80% chance of rain. showers throughout the day. up to 67 in the afternoon. maybe some showers left over thursday as the storm hangs to our west. i do think we should dry out into the weekend but we will cool down. 59 friday and into the 60's. >> in this afternoon's "medical alert," we've always heard of laser hair removal but could laser be the answer to balding problems? the pain-free treatment. >> the hair that an individual has lost in the last five to seven years stands a very good chance of coming back. >> music to the ears of anyone who's lost or is losing their hair. >> it's very exciting. >> here's what businessman tom is talking about. the mep-90 hair laser. co-owner of the center that offers the laser says it works by stimulating blood flow to

damaged hair follicles. >> actually rehabilitates the hair itself to come back what it should have been before you started losing the hair and the machine will also work not just to stop hair loss and grow in hair but it will thicken the existing hair. >> the laser is f.d.a. cleared for use on women but men can have the treatment as well. f.d.a. clearance means the playser is considered safe and effective. -- the laser is considered safe and effective. but the mep-90 is more powerful and effective than other hair growth lasers. >> here is where a lot of women start losing their hair. >> potential clients have their hair and scalp checked to see if they are good candidates. the laser works for just about anyone but -- >> someone with total hair loss that's maybe lost their hair for a number of years. >> there are no side effects and no pain, according to him, unless you count the pain to your wallet. the treatment runs anywhere

from $1,500 to over $4,000. >> i think the studies they've done have shown mild hair growth. it's not major. >> dr. eric bernsteen is one of the top laser surgeons in the u.s. he uses lasers to remove hair in his practice but he feels that lasers to regrow hair is not ready for primetime. >> is it worth it for now? i'm not convinced for now. it's not enough to make the investment or make a big difference. >> let the results speak for themselves. >> and that was renee reporting. coming up next -- maryland lottery midday, pick three and pick four numbers and get the insta-weather forecast. first a look at how wall street is performing at this hour. is performing at this hour. stay with us.

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