[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> another rough day for the penn state community as investigations into reports of a child sex abuse continued to unfold. good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. a big story, the penn state board of trustees is meeting once again, this time to form a committee whose sole purpose is to investigate the school's handling of child sex abuse

allegations. jay gray is in state college, pennsylvania, with the latest. >> i accepted this new leadership role under circumstances that i never could have imagined. >> circumstances that penn state's newly appointed interim president told the board of trustees must be dealt with immediately as they continue to work through the scandal that has rocked this university. >> healing cannot occur until we understand how our responsibility to these children failed and how we can preven such tragedyies in the future. >> now that they are in so- called cleaning house, they are getting the harbor city back on track. -- getting the university back on track. >> the anchor of wednesday night for many is giving way to the horror of the accusations of sexual abuse by former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky, compassion for the young victims of the alleged attacks, and the

possibility of a cover-up. >> i think the focus is shifting to what is really important in this matter. >> a pep rally scheduled for this evening has been canceled, replaced by a candlelight vigil. >> is about the victims, the actions that occurred, and us standing by them and their families. >> a bond that many believe is the only way the victims and at the school will survive the scandal. the next challenge will come at the stadium tomorrow. penn state has stepped up security for the game, the first in more than 60 years with the nittany lions will play without joe paterno. >> prosecutors are asking for at least one year in prison for former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson. the wife of former pizza executive jack johnson pleaded guilty to this -- former pg county executive jack johnson pleaded guilty this afternoon. she will be sentence for

corruption charges december 9. we now know the name of the man who was shot at the 43 under block of loch raven boulevard wednesday night. police have identified the victim as santos villnueva. police are not short of the emotive. officers in anne arundel county are hoping for a new leads now that they have identified the vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run. a dark red 1987 to 1995 nissan pathfinder noted down and killed a man as he was helping a stranded vehicle. that happened near oakwood road. according to witnesses, the driver stopped at the scene, but then continued traveling east. and one with information should call metro crime stoppers. >> nice day. the sun is out and what is

it windy. this is a map that shows the wind speed and various points around the area. the shades and a yellow and bright green are in the 20-mile- per hour range. temperature-wise, most of the readings are in the 40's. when you factor in the wind and put the wind chills in there, the temperatures around they feel like around 40 degrees, and out in western maryland, lighter colors, temperatures are down into the teens. it is chilly out there. you see what happens to the weekend weather, because there will be changes coming up. >> city police are still investigating the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl inside, and park a middle school. the mother of the victim says she went back into the classroom to get her books and coat when at a 13-year-old classmate

threatened her with a weapon he found in the school. >> if she did not have sex with him, he was going to cut her throat. >> the girl said there was one other student in the classroom and she screamed to get help, but help never came. the boy is not been removed from the school because the investigation is ongoing. the ravens leave before seattle today for sunday's's game with the seahawks. on paper, the game should be a ravens win, but we thought the same thing about the tennessee in jacksonville games. ravens say they have learned from those losses, but only time will tell. last year, as seattle beat the saints in the playoffs. that is to our -- that leads to

our ravens text question of the day. a if you predict a win for the ravens, or b for another nail biter like last week. we will reveal the results tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. this veterans day, the president and first lady are honoring those who served our country with a wreath-laying ceremony in washington -- at arlington cemetery in washington, senators passed a bill supported as a victory for vets. >> there are 240,000 unemployed veterans of the wars iraq and afghanistan. on the eve of veterans day, a temporary truce on capitol. >> yeas are 94, nays are 1.

>> senate democrats and republicans overwhelmingly approved a measure to help veterans find jobs. >> it will give a needed boost to our unemployed it heroes, helping them transition from military to civilian life. >> it not only helps returning veterans but the businesses who hire them. >> it would extend tax credits to businesses who hire unemployed or disabled veterans, beef up job counseling and job- training programs for those about to leave the military. >> the number of unemployed veterans continues to remain well above average. it is unacceptably high and is getting worse. it is a national disgrace. >> south carolina at conservative and jim demint cast the only objection. >> it might sound like good politics, but it is not good policy. >> this is the first piece of president obama's jobs bill to provide -- to be passed by the senate. in a statement after the vote,

the president said, "no veteran who fought for our nation should have to fight for a job when they come home." the house is expected to pass the bill next week. >> one man is recovering this afternoon following a collision between a freight train and a tractor-trailer. the accident happened just after 9:30 this morning on joppa road. the driver of the truck did not stop with the flashing railroad signals. he was taken to johns hopkins bayview with a non-life- threatening injuries. we are told that no one on the train was injured. we want to wish everyone out there at the veterans day. thank you to all of you who served our country. coming up next, delta airlines passengers get the right of their lives -- ride of their lives. >> people look at it as life flashing before their eyes. >> what forced the crew to make an emergency landing.

rick perry addresses his center stage set up.

>> texas gov. rick perry is taking his latest embarrassing debate appearance in stride in an attempt to shake off the

criticism. he decided to laugh along with as goohis critics. he made fun of himself at the taping of thursday night's " david letterman." >> i thought the debate was tonight. >> that happens to everybody. no. 6. >> you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you. that is one handsome dude. [applause] >> i know exactly what you are talking about. >> perry spent most of the last few innings balancing between daytime talk shows. that is one good sport. moving on, a bumpy bus ride. a shocking crime committed by a school bus driver in pennsylvania. and making boot camp safer in time for veterans day. how marines are cutting down injury rates among workers.

>> it is cold and windy right now, but milder temperatures are on the way.

>> yesterday at 5:00 we talked about the mortgage relief program coming to downtown baltimore. this saved the dream program is touring nationally and will be in baltimore until tuesday. lenders and did banks will be offering restructuring services free of charge. the event runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day. kids in pennsylvania got a story ride home from school. you won't believe why. >> i think our bus driver is drunk. >> this is the terrifieying text message guy. she and her brother were among

the 25 anon board the school bus tuesday afternoon that the driver was driving while extremely drunk. >> she almost hit a jogger and other buses. >> she shouldn't even be driving. >> no one was hurt, but some kids say they were so nervous they got off before their regular stops. after getting texts and calls from kids, parents alerted school officials, who in turn called police. she was trying to pick up more students one at the principal remove her from the bus. police arrested her there. >> she submitted to the breath test, 0.25, five times the legal limit. school >> officials say she has been fired from the bus service. she was released after posting $85,000 bail.

no one answered the door at her home. she has been charged with numerous offenses, including dui and injuring more than two dozen children -- endangering more than two dozen children. >> the students were able to stop something from happening further. >> if you are going to drink, call out. >> could have been a lot worse. delta airlines passengers heading to north carolina also got a scare when the airplane was forced to make an emergency landing. a light went off in the cockpit indicating engine troubles. then the passengers when his explosions -- passengers witnessed explosions. >> we saw sparks, a great big boom, lots of fire, and shortly after that, smoke started coming

down of the air vents. >> a lady behind me was crying. a couple people kind of look at it is light flashing before their eyes. -- life flashing before their eyes. >> airplane was able to land safely. no word on what caused the accident. the resignation of italian prime minister silvio berlusconi may be close at hand. italy's said it approved -- italy's senate approved economic reforms demanded by the european union br. experts say he may resign as early as this weekend. the prime minister was surrounded by controversy earlier in the including corruption charges and sex scandals. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> as i mentioned, a short time ago, it is nice out there i.

a few scattered clouds. what is driving these clouds is cold air. up to 36 miles per hour in the last hour. we are even getting late to affect snow -- lake effect snows. we may see a couple of the snowflakes in the mountains out west before the day is out. let's look at the regional temperatures. some of the readings in the mountains are down around 18, 19, 20 degrees or so. pittsburgh is 40. satellite pictures showed the clouds that are being pushed in. not quite making it across the bay. we don't expect any precipitation out of these clouds at all. what is bringing in the cold air? a flow of air behind the cold front that went through yesterday. the light shower activity -- a

low pressure center along the front is producing grains in nova scotia are right now. like effect snow in new york state back into ohio and pennsylvania as well. there is a warm front in the plains states. that will be coming in. state today, after today, the temperatures will go up in the pit. -- go up a little bit. the tropical storm moved north of perlmutter in the past 24 hours and is moving northeast -- north of bermuda in the past 24 hours and is moving northeast. the center of the storm is back in there. it is in st. george now. the attention of quiet weather going into the weekend. our day, maybe a 51 for the height, if you are not in a super-windy place. we will spend most of the day in

the 40's as far as temperatures are concerned. small craft advisories on at the bay. insta-weather futurecast -- dry weather for a while. on sunday, stormy with the bank of the great lakes. by monday, something closer to us. by sunday, they will see a mix of sunshine and rainshowers for the game. 49 to 53 for the temperature range. 51 today, 50 on saturday. dry weekend. our next rain chance is late in the day on monday and tuesday and wednesday. at least it will be mild. "medicals afternoon's alert," the marine corps is known to have the toughest boot camp of the armed services, especially when it comes to the number of injuries.

but if you and the. have managed to cut the number of injuries it down by -- the few and teh proud have managed to cut the number of injuries down by hiring trainers. in the ninth week of the 12-week boot camp. >> physical training three times a week, pooled their be -- pool therapy. >> he says that athletic trainers all tenders a stress fracture. >> -- helped him nurse a stress fracture. >> it can involve surgery. >> beyond surgery, a bad injury can mean discharge. the marine corps has hired over 27 trainers to oversee athletic training. >> what we are trying to do is help keep them in the fight.

>> knowing the recruits helps to detect signs of injury. they recommend changes to improve the safety. these gloves replaced the lacrosse gloves. since then, no more finger factors. since his injury was treated early, this record is back on his way to becoming a u.s. marine. >> it keeps us motivated, helps us work our artists and pushed through an graduate as soon as possible. >> incredibly disciplined group. up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and we will get another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

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