[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm sarah caldwell. we began with breaking news. there is a new vp at camden yards. orioles staff gathered for the official announcement that dan duquette will be the new

executive vice president for baseball operations. they are hoping his experience will help them turn around a 14- year losing streak. but he will have to get up to speed quickly. he comes to charm city after nearly 10 years out of the baseball business. his boston run ended after he was fired after the 2002 season. we were there for the announcement. >> i would not be standing here today if i did not believe i could turn disfranchise brown, to get it to be competitive and to a championship as well -- if i did not believe i could turn this franchise around. >> we are told dan duquette spent the past few years running a baseball academy. 900 customers remain without heat or hot water after a contractor broke a gas main. service was cut off to most homes on east ford ave.

b g e says they will have to connect -- disconnect and reconnect service to individual homes. it could be days before the repairs are wrapped up. residents are not very happy. our reporter will have reaction at 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. today is election day in baltimore city and the current mayor stephanie rawlings blake is hoping to win her first elected term as mayor. she joins city residents casting her vote this morning. she is up against two republicans. city residents can also vote for city council officials and the city comptroller today. unfortunately, turnout is expected to be low. september's primary only had a 22% turnout. polls are open until 8:00 tonight. the contract the candidates on

wbaltv.com, where they stand and the tools you need to know before you cast your vote. all on our website, just click on politics. the frost burke state student accused of stabbing a fellow classmates that tells a judge she did not do it. the 23-year old is held without bond charged with murdering courtney mccloy over the weekend. court documents show she denies the stabbing and blames the other student. the second off camp -- off campus that of a frost birds didn't. officers were called to the 100 block the redwood st.. once in the scene they found a man suffering multiple stab wounds. he was trance poured into the hospital for treatment. no word on his identity or conditions. >> we have certainly had a beautiful stretch of whether the last couple of days.

this is about as nice as it gets. lots of sunshine. 67 at the airport. temperature will get close to 70 this afternoon just to give you a perspective, the average high temperature is 59. go outside and play and enjoy it and take a walk during lunchtime. we have rain in the seven-day forecast. >> baltimore city fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a house fire in northwest baltimore. crews responded to the 1500 block of beaufort ave. the team of firefighters were able to bring the fire under control quickly. the house suffered major damage but fortunately no one injured. jury deliberations resume today for the corruption trial of state senator ulysses currie. the jury sent its first note, asking whether the defendant could be found guilty of conspiracy if they acted not take place in the alleged time line? the judge told the jury they could render a guilty verdict even if the conspiracy took place after the period of alleged in the indictment.

lawyers for accused killer george huguely will get to view the medical records of yeardley loves. his attorney insists a mix of alcohol and drugs caused her death. she died in an off-campus apartment in charlottesville last year. the trial is set for february. the two pence state officials charged with perjury in a child sex scandal are out on $75,000 bail. the athletic director and senior vice president are accused of covering for former football coach jerry sandusky who is said to have sexually abused eight boys. prosecutors say they are confident more victims will come forward but the attorney for the two say they are disgusted with the allegations. in >> it is unconscionable that the attorney general's office would level such a weak case against a man of integrity

light mr. curley. >> curley and schultz resigned. in just a few minutes football coach joe paterno will make his first public appearance since jerry sandusky was charged. purple punishment means the morning team of our sister that station is eating our words. after the trash talk, they are wearing purple and black to remind all the steelers fans that a narrow win is still a win. >> all right, we are good to our word. you can say that. we are wearing a purple. >> and black. >> and somewhat purple pin stripes. >> i know. but it is a little bit of a somber morning. we get it in pittsburgh. we give you guys a winner. you got it, 23-20. >> keep in mind -- baltimore is playing very well against the steelers this year.

you won twice. but against everyone else -- can you hang on to the division lead? >> and long season. >> we are counting on you to lose a couple of times to help us. we will be watching you, baltimore. >> otherwise traveled to baltimore for a playoff. >> which would be fun, too. >> fair enough. kikwit note -- job attorney's press conference was just canceled for today. smoke-free -- coming up in a medical alert, a shocking statistic that shows women are far more likely to develop lung cancer with no exposure to smoke. but first, why gop hopeful herman cain is changings

answersn cain's no policy is no more. as sexual harassment allegations pilot. now those reports have a face to them. all because one woman is going public. tracy potts has more from washington. >> just two days after saying he is done talking about sexual harassment allegations, herman cain now says he is holding a news conference today to set the record straight. >> you have to come up, i think,

with a better story -- >> this after a fourth accuser went public. >> he suddenly reached over and he put his hand on my legs, under my skirt. i was very, very surprised and very shocked. >> nbc has not confirmed her allegations. cain told late night host jimmy kimmel that he wants with his staff. >> they could seize the incoming lot of my ears and the feeling that you have been that all of this is -- you know that there is not an ounce of truth. >> now "the washington examiner woman had anfifth uncomfortable dinner with cain in 2002. analysts say putting a face on these allegations could be a game changed. >> this is a huge blow for the cain campaign and for the whole

circle the wagons, this is only the liberal media attacking us narrative. >> we will hear more from cain later today. perhaps we will hear more about an accuser, and obama supporter, by the way, who said even though cain's tone was suspect, there was no inappropriate sexual behavior. i am tracy pots. back to you. >> covering the nation this afternoon -- talk about being at the right place at the right time. it's a mixed martial arts experts oil and arms robbery in a los angeles hotel. you can see the robert pointing a gun at the hotel clerk when the two fighters rushed into the lobby, they were able to hold the man until officers arrived. they insist they are not heroes. >> it is a very small thing in our mind, and it is -- i don't know, just being blown up. i do not think it should be.

it is just love right thing for somebody to do. >> we are told the men were in los angeles for a conference at the time of the incident. thanks to them, no one was injured. still to come on 11 news at noon, we will answer your plan and gardening questions. you can email your questions -- >> some of the rain out and midwest will catch up to us but it sure is nice right now. let us take a look outside. sunshine, tender and upper 60's.

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>> carrie engel from valley view farm's is here to answer your questions. a beautiful flower. >> this is cyclamen, in miniature variety. these will bloom from now until about march.

it loves cooler temperatures inside. if you have 60-75, it will love it. >> i planted a high this history in my front yard and it is doing wonderfully. now that it is getting colder, can withstand temperatures? >> tropical had this this will not, and it should come in. i am treating mine like annuals because i did not have room outside. bring them in, nice, bright light, and it ought to make it through until time to go back out. >> i just bought my palo lily outside to protect it from the cold and now it is yellow and wilting. >> some of the other summer bulbs you but outside do have to go through a dormant season so they will probably die back. go ahead and let it do it and then repot it and the march or the first of april, and when all danger of frost is on the input outside. >> another question about the transition of seasons. what kind of pratt do i need to do to keep my asparagus allies

for the winter? >> just make sure you did not have any overwinter in sex and mid december, the big asparagus ferns, cut them off. i would not recycling. i would go ahead and get rid of it because it is usually full of insects. you can go ahead and fertilize it and put green cover on the vegetable garden to get it ready. >> a few more seconds. any insight into what you are hearing at valley view farms? >> we are still having some problems some really tough weeds. things like wild garlic are out there and wild violet. you did read some of that on days when temperatures are over 60. -- you can treat some of that. it is kind of late for grass seed. i am just getting around to planting my spring bulbs. >> perfect. thank you so much. if you have a plant or gardening question, you can email and send

pictures to earthquakes and now tornados -- check out this amazing video of the twister that touchdown monday in oklahoma. at least three buildings were damaged. the tornado came within a few feet of the photographer's karsh. but, please, don't try this at home. the person who shot the video was in a vehicle specially designed to withstand the force of a tornado. i did not know if tony has been that close to a tornado. >> you got to be a brave soul to get that close to a tornado. that storm may be one of the most well-documented we have seen. hundreds of storm chasers on the tornado. that is why there is so much video. they were all packed around a storm. rough couple of days and

oklahoma. here at home it has been as nice as it can get. today we will probably hit 70 this afternoon with lots of sunshine. 67 at the airport. if you are watching us up north, it will be a little cooler, but still outstanding weather for this time of year. hardly a cloudless sky. maybe a few high, thin clouds. brilliant sunshine for the rest of the day. as we expand the view we can see rain off to our west. big thunderstorms through portions of arkansas, missouri, st. louis, and even some snow on the backside in colorado again. this is a dynamic storm system that will come toward us. as it walks its way toward the east coast, it will lose a lot of its punch. i still think we will get some rain out of this but probably not until wednesday night or thursday. by the time it gets over by us there will just be light rain showers provide pressure is protecting us from all of that in the short term. before i get to the seven-day, a

quick update on the storm system of talking about yesterday. some tropical storm sean, sustained winds 45 miles an hour. it is going to stay off shore, and looks like. it is a tropical beach. unusual to have one on the map this time of year but looks like it will stay offshore but if you are going to the beaches the next couple of days, as the storm moves up the coast it could produce big waves and may be dangerous rip currents. other than that, i think it would have little effect on the east coast. this afternoon, high temperatures upper 60's to the low 70's. sunset two minutes before 5:00. partly cloudy tonight. chilly but not cold. temperatures dropping back down to 40. seven-day forecast, adding that will stay dry during the day tomorrow but we could see some rainshowers coming in wednesday night and thursday. is still in the 60's tomorrow. dropping into the 50's thursday and it will be chilly heading into the weekend but dry. we will make a back to the 60's on sunday.

>> in a medical alert, a diagnosis of lung cancer is almost always devastating but perhaps more so when the patient is not a smoker. now researchers at one miami hospital are trying to figure route why more nonsmoking women can get lung cancer than men do. diana gonzalez gives a closer look. >> anna has been working on flying kites for a cure center mother lily died of lung cancer in 2008. >> she was a nonsmoker and nobody in my household smoked. for us, it was a left field diagnosis. we did not understand how she got it. she hated it if people ask for if she smoked because she did not think anybody deserved it. >> looking at lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers, in 2008, 7001 man, 20,000 were women. one in five women diagnosed with

lung cancer never smoked. >> a lot of research is going into it but to be honest we have not yet been able to put our hands exactly on what is causing it. >> the university of miami just started a long screening program using low dose ct scans in an effort to find lung cancer earlier. when it is more curable. while smokers are at highest risk -- >> if you were in a home where your parents work or worked where there was smoking on the job or a spouse, those people should consider being screened. >> the goal is to detect cancer before there are symptoms. lee's were very subtle. >> just a very little cough, very watery. that was it. no pain and nothing else. and the doctor actually diagnosed her with walking pneumonia initially. >> in the past four years, 34- year-old anna raised close to $60,000 to help fight the disease that claims her mother's life.

>> pretty staggering numbers. that was diana gonzales reporting. up next, your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 numbers at another check of the weather forecast what tony. but first, and look at wall street to see how that is

>> tonight on a 11 news at 5:00, startling claims against

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1. 1 we have this one for you, everybody. 5. let's wrap it up, brittany, with this number. 0. 1150. let yourself play. >> tony has one last check of the forecasts. we saw a picture of the bay bridge, perfect. >> you have to go outside and do something. if you are watching for more, go and take a walk. 70 degrees this afternoon. lots of sunshine. the clout to pick up some time tomorrow and chance of rain tomorrow night and thursday and then it gets typically chilly as we go into the beginning of the weekend but it should stay dry. enjoy it for the short term. >> thank you so much. and thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. 3 sure to tune in tonight for 11 news at 5:00 with donna and stacy.