[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. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. police dispersed occupy wall street protesters after scuffles and arrests. this afternoon they will fan out across manhattan and had to subways before gathering downtown and marching over the brooklyn bridge. >> clashes between protesters and police at zuccotti park escalated today after some protesters moved to lift the barricades.

it followed an early morning march, where an estimated 700 protesters pushed to the streets, pushing forward with the occupy movement in an attempt to reach this york stock exchange -- the new york stock exchange. riot police pushed back, making dozens of arrests. >> who do you protect? >> disrupting to commit in the financial district. >> we are trying to get to a meeting and on wall street and we have to show id just to walk down wall street's. >> the protests marked a two- month anniversary of the occupy wall street movement. protesters are also trying to reenergize the movement after zuccotti park was cleared. overnight in dallas, police evicted protesters from a park near city hall and arrested those who refused to leave.

this morning, police in berkeley cleared out the camp there. occupy protesters say he will not stop them from speaking out against economic inequality. protesters is still on on the march and in a fight to keep the movement alive. there are reports of at least four officers being injured, including one being treated after someone threw a liquid substance in his face. >> here at home, baltimore county police are on the lookout for a group of men accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl. it happened in the 1800 block of woodlawn drive. police say four men pulled up in a teal sedan and two were wearing ski masks. they drove to an unknown location. one of the suspects allegedly raped the victim before taking her inside a house. >> after about an hour, all four

leave with her back in the sedan. they write back to the woodlawn area, where they -- they drive back to the woodmont area, where they let her out of the car. >> if you have any information on the case, call metro crime stoppers. in anne arundel county, a 24- year-old man is behind bars charged with disturbing child pornography. maryland state police say troopers arrested robert hudson and crofton library, where he allegedly tried to trade child pornography files with an undercover state trooper. a disturbing trend in baltimore county as police investigate the third robbery of a goodwill store in less than a week. the donations center on joppa road in towson was robbed wednesday night and was also the target of a robbery last friday a store in timonium was brought that same day -- was robbed that

same day. baltimore police want to hear from anyone with information on these crimes. >> today has not been quite as dismal as yesterday. it is still cloudy, we still have at least an indication that it might be trying to rein in a few cases. a great deal of what we see on the radar here -- baltimore county, southern county along the way. a lot of this is not even hitting the ground or registering. there is shower activity in delaware. the movement of this rain is coming from the southwest to northeast. cold front has gone through, and you can feel that in the temperatures. we will talk about the temperatures will go or won't go in the insta-weather-plus forecast. >> the federal government has put the brakes on an anne arundel county trucking company.

the u.s. department of transportation has ordered don farris transport to shut down, calling the company and hazard to the public. the judgment comes following a two-year investigation into alleged business practices that allow drivers to under-report hours and operate trucks that at a high crash risk. president obama announced that the u.s. military would expand its role in the asia-pacific region despite budget cuts, declaring america was here to state as a pacific power. -- here to stay as a bus of a power -- as a pacific power. >> president obama thank to the troops at his door when air force base, speaking up for crowd -- speaking before a crowd of about 2000. the moment marks the 60 anniversary of the military alliance between the united

states and australia and marks a shift in u.s. foreign policy. >> here in northern australia, we will write to the next proud chapter in our alliance. and irime minister announce announced yesterday that some of our marines will rotate through these parts to train and exercise with you and to work as partners across the region are for the security we all want. >> analysts said the move is meant to serve as a counterbalance to china, which is emerging as a major power in the region, and meant to send a signal that the united states will protect asian allies when enter attacked american military officials would only say that the marines will help with disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, even piracy. during his visit, president obama visited a memorial to a ship that essentially suffered april harbor-like attacked during world war ii. -- a pearl harbor-like attack

during world war ii. he is at the end of his trip, aimed at deepening ties between the united states and the asia pacific region. he will end his trip in indonesia by attending an economic summit. >> coming up, the ups and downs of owning a hybrid. find out why it is good for passengers but not so much for pedestrians. dangerous storms tear through the southeast, killing at least four people. dr. patrick allen from falls or animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions.

>> at least four people were killed in south carolina as possible tornadoes swept across the northeast. experts believe other tornadoes went through louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. thousands remained without power. the controversial new ad on fell by united colors of benetton shows manipulated and photographs of world leaders kissing each other. the name of the campaign is

unhate. one shows president obama kissing chinese president hu jintao. the vatican has threatened legal action against benetton, which is counting on the campaign to build buzz. the company says it was inspired by 1979 itphotograph between leonid brezhnev and an east german communist leader. in arizona, a little dog gave police the run around. the pooch was in the back of a car involved in a rollover accident. state police eventually cornered the animal on the median and returned it to its owner. no word on what caused the accident. still to come, not only are they environmentally friendly, but officials have another reason why you should buy a hybrid. those who provide for the needy are forced to take security

precautions. >> the storm is just about done with us, but we still have clouds and chilly temperatures. insta-weather-plus forecast coming up. temperatures have been fairly steady this morning.

>> in this afternoon's "consumer other," here is another reason you may want to consider a hybrid vehicle. they could be safer in an accident. hybrids are heavier. but they are more dangerous to pedestrians. they are so quiet that a pedestrian can easily stray into its path. in florida, those who provide for the needy found themselves forced to take security precautions for the holidays. >> the crimes -- in broad

daylight. acrux steals from the salvation army. -- a croo steelk from the salvation army. it is times like these that have charities taking action before the holidays. >> over half of our income and resources come in during the holidays. >> the food bank is planning to feed thousands of families this holiday season, and crooks may be looking for a piece of the pie. >> it is disconcerting to know that there are people who would steal from a nonprofit organization. >> two of these trucks were recently still in an they could -- were recently stolen and they cannot afford any more. the salvation army is increasing security. for the first time, bell ringers will have a gun with them on location.

is that it was their only option. in the >> that it was not something we planned for, it is worth every penny we had to pay. >> in addition to cameras, the budget team will be there to provide time security -- to provide nighttime security. >> it is important to protect our assets. >> another measure that these organizations cannot afford not to take. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> yesterday less than an inch of rain. today we have shaken most of the rain. rates are showing activity. -- radar showing activity. a few showers indicated around dover and the air force base in delaware. we just stuck with cloudiness right now. let's look at the temperature

trend over the past week or so. earlier in the week, we were up 74 with a high. close to record readings. we are on the down slope now. is tomorrow only 50 degrees. this red line indicates what will be typical this time of year, 56 degrees. we go below for a while, then we get up about as far as normal temperatures are concerned. 46 and annapolis, 41 in cambridge. look at easton, down to 39 degrees. parkton, 43. westminster and frederick, 45. some of these clouds out in far western maryland may be producing a few snowflakes. most of the moisture is trying to come out of these clouds at the chesapeake bay. cold front itself has passed to our south. we are still seeing areas where

there could be reined in delaware and southeast virginia. coming in behind his cooler air. we have a few quiet days. the next whether impulses in montana and canada. -- the next weather impulse is in montana and canada. you can see all the cool temperatures to our northwest. during the day, temperatures fairly steady. 40's to around 50. we may get a piece sunbreaks by the end of the day. some out west may see a snowflake or two. temperatures tonight go from the 40's into the 30's. below freezing in some cases before they start to rise in the morning. overnight forecast, 20s out to the west. clearing skies. northwest was at five to 10 miles per hour. northwest winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. chance for snow and all of that

will be diminishing. then we dry out. we are dry as we go into the weekend. towards sunday, weather disturbance and the great lakes. it may produce a sprinkle or shower. ravens game on sunday at amity stadium, we will see a lot of clouds. sprinkle or shower during the game. most of the game looks all right. temperatures warmer than it now. meetings mostly in the 60's in the stadium during the game. 494 the high date, that occurs at midnight. -- 49 for the high today, that occurs at night. monday and tuesday looks dry. temperatures dropped a little bit. >> look we have here. jojo the chicken. i would pick jojo up -- what happened?

>> in little bandage on her bottom. she was attacked by a dog. she had surgery to get things cleaned up. >> she is really good. she is staying put, which is not what most animals do here. >> the first thing i would be looking at is talk to the vet and make sure they don't have your narrate -- don't have a urinary tract infection going on brit hume 8 need to get back to obedience training. -- you may need to get back to obedience training. i have heard the name, but i am not overly familiar with the concept behind it. we don't offer this through our hospital.

i know that there are a lot of behavior things. he does it with a lot of clients. allergies are before starting issue for clients in that there is no -- allergies are a frustrating issue for kline's in it that there is no magic bullet. if you back into the hole and he is to meet or deal with your veterinarian and nothing is working -- the whole antihistamine would deal with your veterinarian and nothing is working, there is potentially allergy testing and seeing what the elegy is. -- what the allergy is. >> jojo, you have been very good. you can e-mail address question to -- e-mail your question --

in entertainment headlines, the biebs is in the clear. the woman who claimed to have given birth to justin bieber's love taught as opportunity suit. dropped her has paternity suit. her attorneys dumped her as a client. british comedian ricky gervais will once again posted the golden globes. last year there was talk of him being disinvited after reports that a few of his one-liners upset a-list guests. he will be back when the awards are handed out by jane emery 15 right here on a wbal-tv 11. up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of

the insta-weather-plus forecast.

>> tonight at 5:00, a city police are investigating two rapes in baltimore city and have confirmed they are related. we catch up with the detectives to find out who police think is responsible. another robbery at a goodwill

store. we want to know why it happened and how it is the first case in -- the third case in a week. and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> brian johnson with the maryland lottery. midday pick three. up next, pick four, but first, is cuteour dog or cat enough to win a contest? scratch-offs are available now. uncle bob diamond. pick four.

maryland lottery -- let yourself play. yay. >> john is back with a last look at the forecast, getting a chillier now. >> we will recover once again. 494 the high today. that was before dawn. slight rain chance on sunday. there is a football game. we will see how that turns out. monday and tuesday, temperatures back off again. >> kids may not have like to the jackets this morning but they are liking them this afternoon. thank you for joining us. watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall.

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