>> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> a college to be brutally stabbed to lead to die in the street near frostburg university. another static charge. good afternoon. students at frostburg university are coping with the loss of one of the road today after an off- campus murder. our reporter kortneigh mccoy tells mccoy was a recent graduate of pauley high school. she has the latest on how kortneigh mccoy is being

remembered. >> 19-year-old kortneigh mccoy from baltimore was studying physics add frostburg state university. around 1:30 a.m. sunday morning, police were called to an off- campus house and found her body in the st. thomas' staff with trauma to her head. she was killed trying to break up a fight. >> we do not know anything like this ever happening. >> and we were right in europe. >> she spent summers at her church in baltimore. >> so many times you can find yourself on the other end of evil for trying to do good. we know she is in a better place and that god still has a hand on her life. >> she was also a member of the gospel choir at frostburg and was supposed to sing with them this weekend. instead, they paid tribute to her during a memorial service. >> she would say, hey momma, and she really loved to sing. >> she loved to smile.

she loved to dance. she was a peacemaker. >> police have charged a fellow frostburg state student shanee liggins with first and second- degree murder in her death. >> of new this noon, police have one person in custody in connection with a quadruple shooting in west baltimore police say the 19-rolled shot four other men around 5:30 a.m. sunday morning outside of an after-hours club on the 2100 block of west north avenue. two of the victims were employees of the club. all treated with non-life threatening injuries. authorities believe the shootings were the result of an earlier altercation. in harford county, a high-school football star will face an arraignment for his alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl. 16-year-old raped the girl in her bedroom shortly after she passed out from a night of drinking. he is charged as an adult. if found guilty, he could face

up to 70 years in prison. ♪ >> well, and i'd be a good idea to start issuing warnings for fans with a weak heart before the raven's games. in another late night nail biter, they managed to sweep the steelers for the season. it was a hard-fought back-and- forth game with pittsburgh, who seemed to have the game in the bag at the clock ran down. with seconds to go, joe flacco led the raven's on a 92-yard right, torrey smith connecting torrey for a game-winning touchdown. the tension dedicated the narrow win to reagan's fans back at home. >> first of all, congratulations to the fans in baltimore. congratulations to everybody back in baltimore who is watching the game on tv tonight that jumped off the couch, all right, when joe flacco through that pass and we won that game. congratulations to you all. it is as much for you as it is

us. it is us together. we are the team. >> got to love it. ravens 23, pittsburgh 20. the ravens travel to seattle next sunday. that brings us to our ravens question today. which do you find to be more satisfying? writer cell phone and send a text message to this number, 88509. a, if you prefer watching a ravens blowout. b for a last-minute win. standard text messaging rates apply. we will have the results tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. two high-ranking pins the university officials will be in court later today, each facing charges of covering for rebelos- zimmer accused of sexually abusing children. that staff member is the former defensive coordinator for penn state, jerry sandusky, no relation to our own jerry sandusky. here is that the story. >> football at penn state and

the legendary coach art facing a scandal that only grew overnight. it began saturday with the rest of the former assistant coach, jerry sandusky, on charges he sexually abused eight boys over a 15-year time span, all of whom had participated in a charity sandusky founded to help at- risk in stores, which was profiled by nbc in 1987. one of the alleged encounters happened in 2002 on campus and was witnessed by a graduate assistant. it was reported to the athletic director, who prosecutors say failed to alert authorities. then the athletic director and the administrator announced sunday night that they would be leaving their posts at penn state. they're both charged with lying to the grand jury that has been investigating sandusky and for failing to report seven -- suspected child abuse. in a statement, he says he's

troubled a summit he thought he knew may have harmed young people, and added in this than that people are upset and angry, but let's be fair and that the legal process unfold. many on campus agreed with him. >> i definitely do not think it affects him in any way. you talk to the supervisor when the pressure was brought to him. he did all that was in his power to do. >> sandusky spent three decades as an assistant. he may spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty. chris clackamas, wbal tv-11 news. >> we now know it cost two separate fires in baltimore county this week in. fire investigators say the blaze at the pizza restaurant started when combustibles replaced to close to the stove. damage estimated at $700,000. the three-alarm apartment fire in harry hall was also ruled accidental damage estimated at $1 million. on your mark, a gop presidential

candidates are getting set to go, head-to-head. now with herman cain's recent scandal, how could affect the outcome of this week's debate. you know that maryland it tells when done, but jayne miller and covers something you might not know w

>> the jury in the manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray gets back to deliberations today. he is accused of delivering a fatal dose of propofol to michael jackson. he has pleaded not guilty and insists the starr administered the drug himself. if convicted, he faces up to four years in prison in the loss of his medical license. residents of oklahoma are still picking up the pieces after being struck by the biggest earthquake ever recorded in that state. the 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit saturday night, and at least 10 aftershocks have been reported. officials said part of the tower at the university collapsed and three other towers are damaged. road crews have been out making repairs and likely no major injuries were reported. oklahoma has seen a dramatic increase in seismic activity, but experts have no explanation for that increase. ♪ >> ready to go, is a political

race already full of drama and finger-pointing. eight republican presidential hopefuls are set to debate in michigan this week. as kate amara explains, a lot has happened since the last time they all shared a stage. >> new numbers ahead of wednesday night's presidential debate shows controversy has not hurt herman cain's chances. >> you know, i have been in washington all week, and i have attracted a little bit of attention. >> despite sexual harassment allegations, polling shows presidential candidate herman cain has kept his footing at the top of the republican field. >> better informed people is what is going to change this country. >> jon huntsman says herman cain needs to talk about the accusations against him. >> that is important, because we have real issues to discuss. >> the herman cain camp blames a

malicious a smear campaign for the allegations and says he is looking forward to getting back to the issues. so is rival ron paul. >> the media has blown in and of proportion. i think there are a thousand stories on it. i lose the real debate. >> a recent abc news-washington post poll shows a dodger brazil is not hurt armin kane's chances. is running neck-and-neck with mitt romney, who remains a candidate to be, and he continues to target president obama. >> he keeps telling people, we cannot wait. to which i say, yes, we can. >> cnbc says the debate wednesday night will focus on jobs, taxes, the deficit, and the economy. kate amara reporting. >> you have heard older means wiser, but does it mean richer? coming up, why experts say the wealth gap between age brackets is growing. plus -- >> i would lose weight on weight watchers and gain it back later.

>> unfamiliar? the new research that reveals why some dyads are doomed from the start. >> and we're watching a little bit of rain in the midwest that may visit us during the middle portion of the week. right now, it is a nice. a lot of sunshine. a lot of sunshine.

>> harry potter fancy night. they gather in columbus, ohio this week in. the sport from the series is played on the ground, using a straw brooms, balls, and hula hoops. hundreds of players will gather this weekend in new york city for the world cup. looks like fun. in this afternoon's consumer alert, nuisances data shows the wealth gap between age groups in america is now the largest in history. the typical household of someone over 64 years old was about 47

times more than a household headed by someone under the age of 35. that gap is more than double what it was in 2005. experts say it is normal for there to be some sort of get, but young adults are now more likely to suffer large college and housing debt without good employment prospects. amtrak is getting ready for its busiest travel time of the year. extra trains and rail cars will be added to a number of routes this thanksgiving holiday, the 84, and after -- the sunday after are expected to be the busiest travel days. amtrak's it just all passengers arrive at the station early. and remember a photo id. toll hikes in maryland went into affected in their rates are well advertised, but there's something else the state does not tell you. it is what happens when you get accused of a violation. here's our lead investigative reporter, jayne miller. >> this is a story about what is written in state law on one hand and what actually happens on the

other when the state accuses people of failing to pay a toll. >> when he got into a dispute, he wondered if he could go to court. he was told -- >> no. >> state law appears to be on his side. the problem, the violation notices that it makes no mention of the option to go to court. >> why did the authority not follow this statute? >> we implemented a process of notice of toll due that we believe to be more user- friendly. >> friendly? >> let me tell you, there's nothing for only about telling me i do not pay this, yes was subject to further administrative fees and they will suspend might registration. >> the whole debate at 11. i am to jayne miller. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather + forecast with meteorologist tony. >> we started out with some of

dog and even some freezing fog. temperature is down close to freezing in the northwest suburbs. up until about 9:00, it was a little murky. then it turned out to be a beautiful morning. it'll be great afternoon. to redress will climb above average. the average high temperature is 59 this time of year. we will make it to the mid-60s. thanks to this big area of high pressure in the mid-atlantic states. the winds are starting to turn to the south and southwest, bringing in the mild conditions for the rest of the day. we're watching this front in the midwest. it is producing some showers and thunderstorms across portions of the mississippi valley and south of shot cargo. even some snow mixing in western kansas and back to colorado. that is our next rainmaker. it will probably come in late wednesday, thursday. the best chance for rain this week is on thursday until we get there, we will enjoy some beautiful weather today and probably most of tomorrow. the nearest cloud cover in the

northern part of pennsylvania. we will wind up with a lot of sunshine this afternoon. temperatures are responding. we started out in the 30's. we're of are in the 60's. 63 at the airport. the ruler of north. still not bad. before i get to the forecast, an item of interest. the hurricane center is watching the system off the southeast coast. it is swirling around the satellite. it could become a tropical depression or subtropical storms some time later today or tomorrow. i will be watching that. it appears as though it will stay offshore. it is really does something to talk about a hurricane season goes through the end of november but up to the pretty unusual to get a tropical system this time of year. we will be watching that. sunshine is our forecast at home. a beautiful afternoon. go for a walk, do something outside. i temperatures in the mid-60s. winds generally out of the southwest. clear tonight, chilly. nothing unusual. we will drop back into the upper

30s in most areas. look at the son said. one minute before 5:00. we change back to standard time over the weekend. 67 tomorrow. another mild day on tuesday. then the clouds they get up at the front comes in. agents for rain late wednesday. scattered showers on thursday. breezy, or 55. chilly into the weekend. 53 on friday. 58 on saturday. back into the 60s on sunday. ♪ >> in this chapter to this medical alert, is a drowsy driving prevention week. a new survey from aaa finds at least 30% of americans admit to driving while tired in the last month. ironically, 96% of drivers and drowsy driving with an acceptable behavior studies show drowsy driving is involved in one out of every six deadly crashes. experts recommend getting at least seven hours of sleep the night before road trip.

drinking capitated beverages and traveling with an away passengers can keep you from falling asleep behind the wheel. many people work hard to lose weight, only to gain it back a few months later but a new research from the national institutes of health show certain diets could be doomed from the start. here are the details. >> i would lose weight on weight watchers, a gain it back later. >> frank is in 59 years old. he has tried all sorts of diets to get his weight down and his health club. it was not until he met with this a registered dietitian that he was able to find and eating and exercise program that worked. >> with the complaint, it is not counting as much as understanding the carbs. that is what i have been focused on. >> according to new research from the national institutes of health, there's no one-size- fits-all program when it comes to losing weight. take for example the old rule of thumb, cut 500 calories a day for seven days and you'll lose 01 pounds in a week.

a senior investigator says for most people, that is just not going to happen. especially if they use that question over a longer time spans. >> that is going to overestimate how much weight loss you should actually expect. >> the team found the following the old formula predict double the amount of actual weight loss after a year. >> what that rule says is actually your metabolism does not change. what we found is that people metabolism does change. >> he said that great vehemence of dieting, most people metabolism will slow down, so they need to eat less to keep losing. how much it slows depends on age, gender, and the amount of body fat they had before they started their diet. scientists are working to develop a weight-loss stimulation program for clinicians to use with patients. you enter in specific information like your level of activity, your weight, age, that kind of thing. in the computer program would tell you exactly how many

calories to consent to reach your weight goal. >> for dietitians like judy, this research simply proves where she has been saying all along. >> there is no one formula. some people will lose weight because they are gone to exercise more. other people will lose weight because they're willing to take a walk. >> francs is watching what types of foods he is eating and getting more exercise have been his keys to a 30-pound weight loss. >> i was ecstatic with the great success >> next coming year maryland lottery midday pick three and four numbers. and we will get another check of the forecast would tell me. first, a look at how wall street is performing. is performing.

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