[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. if you'd between a longtime baltimore politician and a blogger well over a threatened to turn physical bu. are investigating if frank conaway pulled a gun during a dispute. >> this home on liberty heights ave is that the height of the few between city clerk frank

conaway and blogger adam meister. >> he is coming out of his house and he's yelling at me and i'm yelling at him. claimstems from meister's that conaway and his daughter don't live in their home. it likely cost her her seat this year. the 35-year-old meister says he was jogging by the home when he in countered frank conaway. >> i saw the guy walking down his path. he is leaving his house at 10:30. he is clerk of the courts and he is leaving at 10:30 wearing a suit on monday morning. i thought, this is odd. >> conaway says that mr. went on to threaten his family. >> he made reference to that she had sued him and he was going to get her. those are pretty heavy threats.

>> we are yelling back and forth, and he's getting closer and closer. he lunges at me, like an old man lunge. of course he doesn't hit me. look at me, i am in great shape. >> not likely. i have great aim. >> it caught the attention of two police officers on their way to a call. they are investigating the possibility that conaway pulled out a gun. >> i am not saying if i had one are not. >> you did not pull one out? >> oh, absolutely not. >> meister says he turned his back to conaway and ran away from the fight. he never saw 800 police are checking those -- he never saw a kind. police are checking people who saw the fight.

conaway says he will do whatever it takes to protect his home. the city fire department is investigating complaints that paramedics refused to treat a blind man until he left his service job behind. on november 11, a car struck curtis graham and his dog as they crossed west coldspring lane. when paramedics arrived at the scene, curtis says they gave him an impossible demand and. >> told that i was a blind person, i told them i have a service dog. i said i could not go anywhere without my service dog. he is on the pavement. they told me that they could not take my service dog. >> they gave you a an ultimatum? leave your service dog or they will not treat you? >> they said i would have to leave my dog. i told them i was not going without my dog. >> after enactment, curtis was taken to moscow -- after a

scene, curtis was taken to hospital but not before calling someone to take the dog. curtis says he would like an apology and better trained for first responders. police in montgomery county are combing through surveillance footage try to identify more than 50 people who swarmed and then picked apart a silver spring 7-11. this was the scene saturday night after the massive throng of teenagers overran the store, blocking the counter while others took what they wanted and left. officers tracked down six suspects and not far from the scene and are reviewing the video to identify others. for the fourth time in less than two weeks, someone has wrought a baltimore county goodwill store. the latest happened friday night at west padonia road, whern a masked gunmen took money from the register and the state. it is the second time the store was robbed in a week. and the fourth time the good will has been brought since november 11. investigators say there are

similarities between all robberies. they have increased patrols between the locations. >> we are still tracking some bands of rain moving across the state of maryland. as you look at hd doppler, you can see all the wet weather out there. green showing up from mr. maryland to the eastern shore. have your hands pushing in. -- heavier bands pushing in. as to go into the afternoon, temperatures are holding steady. high 54 this afternoon. we will continue to see the rainshowers. the rangers could affect your holiday travel. -- the rainshowers could affect your holiday travel. >> the budget ax is falling on a sports programs at the university of maryland college park. beginning july of next year, the school will have teams in men's cross-

country, in our track and outdoor track, swimming and diving, men's tennis, a women's acrobatics, women's swimming and diving, and women's water polo. the decision comes as the athletic department faces a $4.7 billion shortfall. privatizations might be able to save the program. to do that, it is estimated at $30 million would have to be raised by next june. tonight at 11:00, and i-team follow up. the subject, social security disability benefits. the first story included in a changing was all for one family. you'll never believe what happened when we look at the system again. >> when it happened the first time, we were stunned. when it happened the second time, we were shocked. does the i-team have the midas touch or is something else going on? remember the davis family and their battle to obtain social security benefits? when the i-team got in all, it was a huge government a day of

the $59,000. well, it happened again with jeffrey smith. >> ite was >d 4 $36,976. >> from people seeking social security benefits to the doctors who had been reviewing claims, the floodgates of reaction had opened. >> the general public should care for one reason -- for what reason? >> they may not be getting a fair shake when they apply for disability. >> tonight at 11:00, we put the process under the microscope again. >> coming up, you have heard of abandoned cars, but what about abandoned airplanes? find out what was inside that police desperately trying to find the pilot. and carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

>> authorities are still trying to figure out what caused an explosion at an ohio jet engine plant. general electric aviation officials confirmed to the blast at the cincinnati plant sparked a fire yesterday afternoon. the flames were put out quickly,

and there were no injuries reported texas officials are looking for the pilot of an airplane filled with marijuana found at an airport. the twin engine airplane skidded off or runway at the houston- airport monday evening after the nose gear collapsed. officials were not sure how many people were on board the plane, since it was abandoned when it they drive. they found several bottles of marijuana on it. the airplane was not scheduled to make the landing at the airport and the pilot did not make contact with the control tower. with household budgets getting tighter and free prices going up, there are ways you can save on a thanksgiving meal. >> rain continues as a cold front had our way. a drop in temperatures is in the forecast. still with areas of drizzle and fog. 54 of the inner harbor.

>> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

>> being too skinny could be an indicator of alzheimer's. this is according to researchers at the university of kansas school of medicine. they studied more than 500 adults that had varying degrees of memory problems, ranging from no issues to alzheimer's disease. among people with no major member problems, those with the lowest body mass index were the most likely to have the signs of early alzheimer's disease. experts say this proves that alzheimer's-related brain changes are related to metabolic changes as well, but more studies are needed to understand the connection. in this afternoon's "consumer

alert," americans will spend more money for thanksgiving dinner this year, but there are ways to save with smart shopping. >> this thanksgiving, the average consumer will have to put more money where their mouth is. the american farm bureau's annual survey of the cost of thanksgiving dinner is up 13% for 2011. $49.20 to put the average feast for 10. that can be hard to stomach in the current economy. if you are playing host, smart shopping starts before you enter the store, with coupons and a list. >> make your list and stick to it. at the holidays, you get into the store and is so easy to go up and down the aisles and be tempted by the little extras. >> if you are cooking all the old meals, think ahead and think big. stock up on things like baking supplies. >> it is a good idea to check out the warehouse club, buy

these things in block. >> skipper prepackaged items. >> the more prepared the food is, the more it has been cut and peel and chop up for you, the costlier it is going to be. you can do those things yourself. >> to save on the biggest expense, try to find a store that offers free turkey with a minimum gross repurchased or store loyalty reward trad. >> this the video from the livingsocial web site gives a preview of retailers and of trade deals sta5:00 a.m. -- retailers involved. thethe deals start 5:00 a.m. friday. >> traffic has been slow because of the wet weather. as we head into the afternoon,

that is still going to be the case. most of the rain is heading out of ocean city b. more rain up 95 from d.c. into baltimore. all of this is adding up to the slow roads. picture you have your headlights on as you are driving. it is going to be a bit messy out there. the airport is running into a bit slow as well because of the rain. this is such a busy time of year. the last thing we need is the travel delays. a lot of people are planning to head out not only tonight and tomorrow. here is the current weather pattern. the rain is stretched across the area. if trouble boundaries stalled out to our south. -- a frontal boundary is still out to our south. this will bring our last bout of right into tomorrow. once this clears out, we dry out. we will see at fire pattern into thanksgiving day parade across the nation, at dry air in the plains.

in texas, in the storm system is moving into the northwest. that will bring showers into seattle and oregon. many of you might be heading out for the holidays. while in the northwest, showers will still be a problem in seattle, not bad in los angeles. mostly sunny skies. denver is looking to be 66. dallas, 69. sunshine in the midsection of the nation. as we get out east, the cloud the left over because of the storm system. this one should be moving offshore into the day tomorrow. throughout the morning, you have rain all along the east coast. into the afternoon, that should clear out and help people get to their destination in the better. all that sunshine returns the east coast into thursday. you will still see scattered areas of rain over the next few hours and get to the bitter parts of the evening. this is focused towards the north and west parts of the state. you can see this moving through

west virginia and by 9:00 p.m. tuesday, we track this down into the night. abbey about the brain and a baltimore, maybe a thunderstorm. -- heavy bouts of rain in baltimore, maybe a thunderstorm. this is the drying trend after tomorrow morning. temperatures are not going to change much trade with the rate in the forecast, we stay in the low 50s to upper 40's. temperatures in the 50's it to start the day. we will warm up to 62 tomorrow afternoon. clearing later on. breezy wins by tomorrow afternoon. prior conditions for thursday, thanksgiving and also for the ravens, cooler. >> carrie engel is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. how are you doing today? >> good. this is neat, and this has been

growing and a lot rock. it is porous and all to a lot of -- and holds a lot of water. >> excellent, i love it. let's get to the first question. >> this time of year you can feed that. most other house plants, we say it lay off, but that is growing right now. any fertilizers are great. when they go dormant in the summer, lay off a bit and let them rest. flowers -- you are limited. when said as a good friend that, but will not work outside. -- poinsettias are good for

inside, but will not work outside. cut the branches outside. use things like wholey and spruce. bright light if you have a. most importantly, high humidity. these are tropical plants. everything dries out. put them just like this come in a saucer with stones you can keep a little bit mice. keep all of your house plants together. that will keep humidity levels up. >> have a wonderful thanksgiving. if you have a plant or gardening question -- coming up, your maryland lottery midday pick three and pick four

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their travel on thanksgiving. >> in a little bit messy, especially through the afternoon with the chance for rain. rain is still problem as we get into tonight. it is said to clear up towards tomorrow afternoon. high of 60 tomorrow afternoon. trier weather for thanksgiving and for the ravens game. as you come back from holiday, we keep at dry on saturday. maybe some showers on monday. >> you and i will be here thanksgiving. excellent. thanks for joining us. >> watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. have a great day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.