>> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> we will begin with police investigating a suspicious death of the world trade center downtown. the victim was found around 8:00 a.m. this morning. police say there are no obvious signs of foul play. his identity has not been released. meantime, baltimore city crews are investigating a one-alarm fire at home in southwest baltimore. it happened around 6:30 a.m. this morning in the 2600 block of lehman street. one victim was taken to shock

trauma. residents and neighbors were alerted by smoke alarms. the cause is under investigation. two people recovering after a small plane crash in calvert county. police say it went down around 6:30 p.m. last night at chesapeake ranch states airport. the plane was flying back from illinois and overshot the runway. the injuries are not life- threatening. the federal aviation administration is investigating the accident. one person is in police custody after a triple stabbing in the parking lot of a bar in white marsh. it happened early sunday morning at the sunset beach bar and grill. police said two men with stab wounds were taken to an area hospital, while a third victim reportedly ran from the scene. the man convicted of a high- profile murder of a hopkins researcher in charles village is appealing his conviction. the attorney for john wagner has filed an appeal of his clients first-degree murder case last week. although it is unclear what the

grounds for the appeal were, at his sentencing, wagner insisted he was not the man who killed stephen pitcairn last summer. wagner was sentenced to life plus 20 years. >> we started off the day with fog and areas of drizzle. now as we get into the new our, a lot of clouds in the sky. although showers are moving back into the western part of the state. currently, cloudy. temperature at 56. winds 12 miles per hour. over the afternoon, isolated showers around baltimore. over night, the showers become much more likely. temperatures will stay mostly in the '50s. we will be talking about whether or not we will see rain into tomorrow. >> thank you. the search is on for an inmate who was mistakenly released from jail in prince george's county authorities say frederick scott was in custody for the murder of a washington, d.c., man back in march but and he was arrested in

las vegas and extradited to maryland. police say scott was being held without bond, but a clerical mistake recently allowed him to post bond to be released anyone with information is asked to contact prince george's county police. 115 nursing assistants no longer have their certificates at the maryland health officials learned that a state employee awarded the documents to people who did not meet minimum standards. that employee has been fired. a new audit found that 53% of maryland's licensed in assisted living facilities and 76% of state centers for the disabled or not inspected during fiscal year 2010. now that drivers will be no longer issued warnings when caught by speed cameras, howard county executive says he hopes the change will decrease the number of speeders. >> we have mobile cameras, so they're no fixed locations. we're going to move vans around. we do not have enough for every location, nor do we want to be

the we want to change the culture. he might get a ticket, so please slowdown in school zones. >> drivers will receive a $40 fine for driving 12 miles an hour over the limit. the full length of the inner county connector will officially be open and ready to serve as commuters starting tomorrow, easing congestion between prince george's and mike embley counties. a ribbon cutting ceremony will celebrate the completion of the highway projects that stretches from georgia avenue to i-95. it opens at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. tolls are normally collected electronically, the trips will be free for drivers through december 4. after last weekend's loss to seattle, it left ravens' fans confident and a little shaken. yesterday's big game went along with to restoring and. joe flaco connected with antoine golden. and i tory smith for twora touchdowns fory rice rushing for two touchdowns and 100 four

yards. the defense was not perfect but got the job done when it counted, including a nail biter of a final stand in the red zone. the ravens take full control of the afc north with a one of 31- 24. that brings us to our text message question. who gets the mvp award. text 88509. a, ray rice. b, tory smith. c, joe flaco. see the results tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. it has become a holiday tradition here at wbal-tv, speaking about a great customer service in the baltimore area. we ask you for your experiences and recommendations. here is our 11 news reporter. >> good customer service is about making people happy enough to want to come back. the rest shared with us some of the places where they have found

the kind of service. >> i have never come in here and not had good customer service. if you ask that that looks good, they're completely honest, like shopping with a girlfriend. >> anytime i come here for a climate for my son, they give me very good advice. >> what do you like about this story? >> the people, the cleanliness, the way it is stopped, everything you possibly need. >> these and other wbal-tv reece said have great customer service, tonight at 11. something sisters to do to get your business and a surprise for a big department store that does not want to talk about customer service at all. lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is what is coming up, your holiday travel plans are made and ready to go. but what if there's a problem? well, there is an app for that. and owning a piece of the queen of soul. of soul.

>> the penn state board of trustees has appointed former fbi director louis freed to lead an investigation into the school's response falling 12 -- following child sex abuse charges against a former assistant coast. >> the first public message from

the penn state special committee, their investigation will not just focus on football. >> we're committed to leaving no stone unturned to get to the bottom of what happened. who knew what, when, and what changes must be made to ensure this does not happen again? and that means in any area of the university, not just the football program. >> the former director of the fbi will lead the fact-finding mission. >> i am committed to ensuring that our independent investigation be conducted in a thorough, fair, a comprehensive matter. >> the committee has no legal standing or subpoena power, but it will empower the team was strong law enforcement experience. >> it will be former fbi agent, former assistant attorneys or prosecutors, so people who have decades of experience in investigations, including some investigators who have poured on

pedophile cases in predator cases. >> the independent probe is one of three ongoing investigations into allegations of child sexual assault by former penn state coach jerry sandusky. local police and the n.c.a.a. are searching for answers as well, and federal agents could soon open their own case. as the camp this -- as campus and is further thanksgiving break, there's no holiday from the scandal. >> still to come, some popular restaurants have dropped their longtime egg supplier. find out why. plus, it is flu season, not just for people, but heads, too. but as your dog really need the canine flu shot. >> we are watching showers moving back into the state. will these blasted your travels up for the thanksgiving holiday? we will get you up-to-date in the insta-weather + forecast. 59 at the inner harbor. 59 at the inner harbor.

>> some shoppers in a aretha franklin's hometown got a chance take items once owned by the queen of soul;'s home. even some household goods went on sale in michigan. franklin was not involved in the sale herself. these items were left several years ago in a storage locker that the singer did not want any more. items were sold from as low as $10 to as high as $25,000 for a count franklin once or in concert. anything that brought up by a person will go up for sale on ebay. one like marine had a very special guest on his arm for friday night's marine corps ball in north carolina. as marines and their dates are ripe for the big night in greensville friday night, no one ever thought there would be wrapping a most -- the elbows with a hollywood star. but milliken this -- mila kunis made a promise she wanted to

keep. the marine requested a date over youtube. and their pictures of the sergeant and his actress date having a good time celebrating the marine corps's 236th birthday. very cool. ♪ >> in this afternoon's consumer alert, mcdonald's and target have stopped using eggs from one of the country's largest egg suppliers to the decision came after an animal rights group released in the tender -- undercover video of the treatment of chickens at farvo farms facilities. it. hens stuck in cages with no room to move and animal cruelty. the farmers say the employees responsible have been fired. should food stamps be accepted at kentucky fried chicken and taco bell? looks like a fast-food chains are not getting much support, as people who once supported it had abandoned plans to petition the

government. according to bloomberg, and administrators as the food stamp programs to promote access to help the foods. we're heading into the holiday travel. he may have book your flight to reserve your car, map your route, and found a hotel with your smart phone. but what you do when the weather delays your itinerary or other unearned -- unexpected snags? we have apps for you. >> even the best planters can get the board by a weather delay or other mishaps during the holidays. just like your smart phone help you plan your getaway, it can help you salvage it, too. if a missed connection leads you and not so familiar place, the around me app for iphone users has become a go-to for finding restaurants, hotels, cash machines, and other necessities. one of like it's canceled, avoid the rush to the counter with everyone else in use the on the fly app to research other options among multiple airlines

and airports. frozen out at the rental car counter, a car sharing is the option in some big cities. a zip car app will help you. when you're on the go, sometimes you have got to go. the sit or squat app as it at a bus of over 100,000 restrooms. it helps you find those closest. one other travel to, load up your smart phone, a tablet color laptop with plenty of entertainment, and invest in the battery-operated charger. you never know when a minor delay will turn into a longer one. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> all great tips for the holidays. of course, the weather does play a major role. we will get to the forecast in just a bit for the next couple of days before now, a pretty gloomy. holding steady in the '50s. currently at 59 at the inner

harbor. 56 bwi marshall. 67 into easton. the temperatures are not able to move that much because we have had all that dreary weather. we could see more as we go into the night. here is the current pattern. a lot of clouds across the stage. sprinkles moving northeast into pennsylvania. a few more sprinkles far western part of the state. these are very light. not much of that is reaching the ground. however, we are still unsettled into the night. we have a cold front that stalled out across the area. this is insuring that we still have the potential for wet whether into the night. plenty more moisture of to the west along this entire storm system which stretches down to texas. another area of low pressure developing in arkansas. this will move our way and increase our chances for rain as we look into tomorrow. that is the last thing we want to year as a lot of people are

making their holiday plans and trying to do pressure shopping. if you're heading out of town, rain could be a factor. some sprinkles into the afternoon in futurecast. there could be had your pockets of rain tonight, especially into tomorrow. had your rain could push into baltimore. there is that chance. let's take a wider view and see what happens in to the next couple of days as people plan their travel. the area of low pressure tracks of the ohio valley tuesday, into wednesday. tuesday night into wednesday could be pretty soggy. not only here in baltimore but pretty much anywhere in the mid- atlantic, even up for new york city. keep that in mind if you have plans to travel. the weather should not stop you, but it might slow you down. you might want to the baxter early, because you could see those delays with the rain. tonight, we're talking about the chance for showers, especially later on. mostly cloudy. a little bit cooler than last night. downtown likely to get down to 48. western suburbs down to 41.

tomorrow, very similar to today, low to mid 50's. a few areas in the upper 50s. a lot of clouds still in the forecast to the possibility of showers. into the seven-day forecast. wet, on-and-of rainshowers lasting into wednesday. slowing down travels for the thanksgiving holiday. by wednesday, we warm up to 60 degrees. then this clears out. behind this storm system, cooler weather. it thanksgiving day, 52 with sunshine. sunshine friday and saturday. ♪ >> in this afternoon's medical alert, people with diabetes are recording -- reporting fewer vision problems. this is from the cdc. diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among adults in united states. experts say patients are getting better about controlling their glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, all factors that

could increase the risk for vision problems. parents of been for alternative treatments for their children's elements can now turned to acupuncture. a study published in the journal of pediatrics find acupuncture is safe for children when performed by trained professionals. the study expanded 50-year. -- that spanned 50-years. the use of acupuncture is a common in children. it is flu season, not only for us, but for dogs, too. canine flu is a fairly recent discovery, and a vaccine is available. but as your dog needed? here is the report. >> this is a big, healthy dog. but after he was boarded in a kennel while his owners are out of town, their beloved pet out very sick. >> he was coffino, honking, and sounded like he wanted to throw up. he kept gagging. it was not getting any better.

>> at this veterinarian says that the dog tested positive for canine influenza. well humans cannot catch it and dogs do not die from it, the flu unknown in dogs until a few years ago is highly contagious. >> when you have a flu virus in you, you become more susceptible to bacterial infections, which will lead to potentially pneumonia. then you may die from that. >> dogs in close quarters with other dogs are at risk. this includes shelters, boarding kennels, doggie day care, grooming parlors. >> dogs have no developed natural immunity against the flu, but the vaccine became available two years ago. but not every pet owner is aware of it or wants it. >> i do not think she needs it. i do not agree with it. >> that it was offered by the vet, i would probably do it. >> i would have to find out more. >> coming up next, your maryland

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>> and call bob is holding down the fort. >> no, it is a little bit rocky, especially if everybody is traveling and out and about pitta there is a threat for rain, not only through the rest of today but even into wednesday. keep in mind, that could slow down your travels a little bit. take some extra time on the roads. 50s over the next couple of days but a 60 on wednesday to buy things giving, the sunshine is back out. it will be cooler at 52. sunshine into friday. >> thank you. thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> and be sure to watch tonight at 5:00. >> follow breaking news and the weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected to us on facebook and twitter.