[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in just hours, gary giordano will be free from aruban prison. our big story this noon, in three months investigators have turned up little evidence in the disappearance of robin gardner in aruba. the judge in the case says that he has had enough and will release the prime suspect this evening. as jeff explains, the prosecution is not going down without a fight. >> his beachside accommodations.

about to lose their high profile in may. after 114 days behind bars, he will walk in just hours. his lawyer, who famously defended casey anthony, has arrived. >> people will see that there is no case. there is no evidence of a crime. the facts do not support it. we are happy to see that gary is going to finally be able to walk out. >> giordano says that the victim drowned in a snorkeling accident. prosecutors say that he is lying. in four months of investigating, they have no evidence to charge him. the judge ordered his release. >> after months of investigating, do you have any idea what happened to the victim? >> we of theories. no evidence. >> what kind of fisheries? >> may be that she was murdered

and brought to another place, throw in the sea, or buried. >> we should mention that even when gary giordano gets back to the u.s., he is not completely in the clear. prosecutors are appealing and could charge him with a crime bill line. if so, prosecutors in aruba will attempt to get him back. >> testimony is under way in the trial of a longtime aide to former governor bob ehrlich. he is accused of using local calls to keep african-american voters -- robo calls from keeping african-americans -- to keep african-americans from going to the polls. set to go on trial in february, this morning the judge knocked out one of the six charges. the judge ruled that it was redundant. our team is in the court now. we will bring you the latest at 5:00 and 6:00. new this noon, the rain has

been wreaking havoc on the rain all morning long. the city police are investigating a crash between a special needs school bus and another vehicle. they collided along with 600 block of east 28th street. six of the children on the bus were taken to johns hopkins. we are told the driver of other -- the other vehicle was treated for chest pains. minutes before, a bus collided with another vehicle that frisbee treat -- street and 33rd. victims from both vehicles were taken to the hospital with non- life threatening injuries. mta police are now handling that investigation. police in and around county are investigating a series -- serious accident. a car overturned when it collided with a truck at 8:30 this morning. one person had to be cut from the car and was taken to the m rundle medical center with life- threatening injuries. officials are trying to determine what sparked a to

alarm fire in carroll county that claimed the life of an 80- year-old man. firefighters responded to the 3000 block of old washington road this morning. and officials did not identify the victim, but said that he was the grandfather of a family of six staying at the house. the other family members managed to escape the home. >> it started off as a quiet day, but now we have rain. a lot of accidents out there, but things are currently missing as a new batch of rain moves in. gusting wind up to 32 miles per hour. as we take you through the afternoon, we are expecting steady rain until 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., with scattered showers throughout the evening hours. we will time out the seven day, when we come back. >> we will check back. the northbound lanes about the road remain closed as crews

scramble to fix a water main break. officials say that the break left at least 50 homes and a nearby shopping center without water. no word on when it is expected to be fixed, but we will of course keep you updated. baltimore city police are investigating cases of police impersonations. the incidents are taking place between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. -- 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. if you have been a victim or have any information, you are urged to call 91. -- 911. in this afternoon's commitment 2012 report, more campaign was for her and came after a woman claims to have had an affair with the candidate for 13 years. tracy is in washington with details, including the mccain -- including the kane campaign response. >> a ginger white tells us that

herman cain flew her across the country, put her up in hotels, and has phone records to prove a 13-year affair. >> it was simple. not complicated. i was aware that he was married. >> herman cain admits that he knew her for years, but denies the affair. >> was this an affair? >> no. >> what complicates things is this statement from his attorney, saying that "this appears to be an accusation of private, alleging, consensual conduct between adults." >> what happens in private conduct between consenting adults is no one's business. the closest to you get to an admission. >> when asked about the infidelity, newt gingrich had no comment. >> and no comment. >> he got a key endorsement from one of the largest newspapers in new hampshire over the weekend.

>> he did well. as long his -- as long as he does not trip up. >> than their izmit what -- mitt romney, just five weeks away from the iowa straw poll. >> need gingrich has a lead over mitt romney in by what right now. back to you. -- iowa right now. back to you. >> ahead, i will chat with the winner of "of the voice," cedar -- season 1. ms murderer who's been no time in prison? but first, dr. conrad murray goes back to court to find out how long he will spend

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>> back to court for three weeks for conrad murray. -- back to court for the first time in three weeks for conrad murray. the defense team is not hopeful that the judge will be lenient. >> the doctor charged with the involuntary manslaughter of that -- in the death of michael jackson will learn his fate. he was charged on november 7 and placed in los angeles county jail, where he has been awaiting his sentence. >> he is pretty confident. >> defense attorneys say that they will seek probation for the

cardiologists. they are gearing up for the worst. >> based on the way that things have gone in the trial, we have not had many rulings of an evidence hearing nature. things have really not gone our way. >> the conviction of involuntary manslaughter carries up to four years in prison. prosecutors have asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence. a court order to reduce prison overcrowding in california means that conrad murray may only serve a fraction of the time. >> for him to achieve the appropriate sentence of incarceration? >> prosecutors also want the doctor to pay the children $100 million in restitution. his defense team says that conrad murray himself will not address the court. >> wbal, tv 11 news. >> still ahead, i will catch up with javier colon, who is back

to give us the inside scoop on tomorrow night's christmas in rockefeller center. kerry angles will be here to answer your gardening questions. you can e-mail your questions to wbaltv.com. >> here is the rain. we will be tracking it in the insta-weather-plus forecast -- insta-weather-plus forecast. the full forecast, coming next.

>> anders bravek, to invent -- convicted mass killer, has been ruled as insane, so he is not fit to stand trial for the bombing that killed 77 people on july 22. the psychiatric report states that the self-proclaimed anti- muslim resistance fighter should be sent to a psychiatric ward.

>> after the pleasant weather after the past couple of days, looks like we finally have the rainy weather. even today started off pretty good. sunshine out there, clouds rolled in, now the rain is pushing in as well. there is a big wide band of its stretching over the baltimore metro, moving into eastern bulge remote -- eastern baltimore. gusty winds, through aberdeen, headed into the northeast, looks like wind gusts with this ring behind this, a steady batch of rain for the next few hours, lifting east with moisture coming from the south. so, it is going to be with us for just a little bit longer. look at where the temperatures are. it started as a mild day. 50's, 60's to start. the temperatures are dropping down now. you can almost draw the line of the front, 65 in edgewood, but

50's in marshall. even colder air, 40's, is coming in behind our latest cold front. there is a batch of rain that we have that is heaviest over washington, d.c., moving towards the northeast, all of it associated with a tricky storm system that we have had our eye on for the last couple of days. not only has it been a slow mover, it has begun to wrap within itself across the southeast. it has brought in very cold air. for that reason, it brought unbelievably cold temperatures to the southeast. snow reported as far south as alabama and northern portions of georgia. very unusual for this time of year. fortunately, it is just a rain event. you can see the cold air coming in behind the storm system. currently, 38 in atlanta. 38 in st. louis as well. these temperatures will be dropping down as this storm system moves in.

here is your forecast. steady rain through the afternoon. scattered showers this evening. that is about it. drying out mainly after 4:00 p.m. this entire storm system will lift up to the north and east. most of us know tomorrow will be in west virginia, but the tail end of garrett county could seize note tomorrow morning, clearing up as the storm heads north and east. the forecast tonight? a chance for showers, especially in the mountains. much cooler tomorrow. back to where we should be. breezy conditions as we take you into the seven day forecast. what a difference. low 50's for the end of the week. >> just months ago, javier colon won the first season of the nbc competition show, "the voice." he is headed for the big time, set to perform amongst some of the world's biggest artist in the 16th annual christmas at rockefeller center.

thank you for joining us. when we spoke to you last year, you have literally just one. an incredible moment for you and your wife. now, you are performing at the lighting of the world's biggest christmas tree. things are going good for you, right? >> going in the right direction. it is an amazing honor to be able to perform tomorrow night with the likes of tony bennett, carol kane.lee, an amazing event that i am excited to be a part of. >> which one of those performers were you most excited to meet and work with? >> we are going to sing the most wonderful time of the year, and one of my favorite christmas songs, holy night. who am i excited to see? i am excited to see everyone. in a big fan of bublier.

tony bennett, it will be amazing to see him perform. i am excited to see everyone, honestly. it will be great, great night. >> you have a few fans herself. what else have you been up to since "the voice,"? >> i just released my new album. it is just -- it came out last week. it is in stores area -- everywhere. i am really excited to get it out there, having people contact me, letting me know what they think. i will be doing a tour, starting in february, kind of going all around the country. i look forward to seeing everyone as i kind of make my rounds. hopefully, people will tell me what they think about the cd and i can build a fan base and continue going from here. >> excellent. can i put you on the spot and

ask you to sing for us? i see that you have your guitar. >> i do. this is some of what i am going missing tomorrow. knees on your voicesr the angel's oh, night divine oh, night oh, night divine ♪ >> i think i just fell on my knees. that was fantastic. [laughter] thank you so much. that was beautiful. >> appreciate that. take care. >> good deal. you can catch his performance in all of all the fun libor for raucous -- rockefeller center, toman night, in new york, live it o'clock -- tomorrow night, in

new york, live at 8:00. we are now in the holiday spirit, ready to enter your gardening questions. this is the plan for that? >> lebron pipers. you can use these little christmas touches around your home. there are miniature light sets the to can put on here. you can really have some fun with this. >> i love it. very vibrant. all right, here is a question from john. "i have some hot pepper plants that i would like to keep over the winter. what is the best way to keep indoors"? >> i just got an e-mail about this yesterday, at work. the main thing is to give them plenty of light. watch the water. they do not need nearly as much in the wintertime as they do in the summer. it will not do as well, obviously. if you can get a plant like, 12 hours per day will help. >> -- plants like, 12 hours per day will help. -- plant light, 12 hours per day

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