>> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 12:00. >> a good afternoon. our big story at noon, a maryland man accused of robbing several goodwill stores will head to court this afternoon for a bail review. police say the 29-year-old is a former employee of the goodwill store and believe he is responsible for the robberies which happened during business hours. investigators say he forced goodwill employees and customers

into a back office before taking money from the cash register and safe. the events have taken many shoppers by surprise. >> i think it is a shame someone would steal from a business like good will, especially since there giving back to the community and helping those less fortunate. >> court records show he pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003 and was given probation. he is being held at the baltimore county detention center. police are investigating a shooting that happened around 10:00 on sunday night. officers responded to a domestic disturbance call in southwest baltimore where investigators say they found a man with a knife. authorities say the officer shot the suspect after the suspect refused to drop the weapon. >> upon their arrival, they met an individual inside the home who was unruly and argumentative with police. this individual had a knife. he began to advance police officers with that knife. after numerous commands, the

police asked him to drop the knife and you shot numerous times. >> the suspect is in critical but stable condition and the officer was not hurt. one man is dead after a police- involved shooting in to come apart. the suspect stabbed a driver while attempting to steal as portion on saturday. che on saturday.tio he was shot and later died at a hospital. the owner of the car remained in critical condition. state fire department is -- state fire marshal is trying to determine what caused a fire which killed three people. there is a two-story home engulfed in flames. it took about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. investigators have not released the names of those who died. once again, temperatures are

below where they should be this time of year. we started off in the teens and twenties in the suburbs and looks like we're still only in the 40's as we get toward the new hour. we should only be in the upper 40's. we expect highs to get to about 44. cloudy skies and 41 degrees right now. high-temperature is to get into the mid-40s. clouds in the afternoon and evening hours and a chance the eastern shore could see light sprinkles this evening. i think baltimore stays mostly dry. we will talk about the changes ahead in the seven-day, including warmer weather. >> as gop presidential hopefuls prepare for the iowa caucuses, mitt romney is trying to explain a way a moment from the debate as new to gingrich tries to -- as newt gingrich tries to keep his lead in the polls. >> the first boats are weeks away in their republican -- a first of votes are just weeks

away. with just three weeks away before the iowa caucuses, new to gingrich and mitt romney have become the candidates to beat. >> if you look at newt-romney, they were four of the $700 billion bailout. >> the rest of the field as trying to make the case that the two front-runners are not conservative enough. >> if we took that oath of office seriously in washington, we would get rid of 80% of the government. >> a new poll shows gingrich with a double-digit lead over romney in south carolina and florida. his challenge now is to preserve his rapid rise. >> the only reason you did not become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> while romney is shaking off criticism -- >> a $10,000 debt? >> over the high-stakes bet he threw down. >> she came up and gave me a

kiss and said i was great. she said a lot of the things you do well, betting is not one of them. >> opponents accused romney of being out of step with most americans. >> a little out of touch with the normal i was citizen. >> the iowa caucuses are set for january 3rd and the new hampshire primary is one week later. >> governor o'malley will share details of his most recent travels today. the governor took a six-day trip to india to meet with business leaders and educators. he says the goal of the trip was to raise awareness about the economic opportunities available in maryland. penn state coaching legend joe paterno is resting after fracturing his pelvis this weekend. meanwhile, the scandal continues to heat up as jerry sandusky prepares to face his accusers in court tomorrow. >> for penn state assistant football coach, jerry sandusky,

now prepares the most important defensive game playing in his life. >> he's giving me a lot of bank ground and formation about circumstances. >> circumstances that the attorney suggests why the list of accusers has grown and why their stories are strikingly similar. >> is it possible all of them have reacted the same way to the abuse by staying in touch with jerry and maintaining contact with him? i find that strange. what it might smack of a some sort of collusion. >> the attorney for alleged victim number four responded to the idea of collusion saying "they are trying to raise any sort of doubt and throw up a smokescreen." smokescreen." there are also new

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show, "all american muslims" after receiving complaints from the florida family association. >> what they did was shocking. they took the view that because a conservative florida family association says people who are muslim are dangerous, therefore they will honor their request and pulled their advertising from a very tame show. >> lowes issue to statements -- one for making people happy and the other pressing the retailer has asked to meet with the senator. still to come, we will look at the new trend of buying live christmas trees. plus, the busiest shipping day of the year -- how to pack your guess so they get to your destination on time and intact. >> we're keeping our eye on showers in the southeast. steady in georgia and south carolina. this could produce wet weather. we will detail that in your forecast.

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side. very dry conditions right now across the mid atlantic and clouds streaming in from the south. there is an area of high pressure and control across the east, there are waves picking up in the southeast growing in moisture and producing showers in south carolina and georgia. this is slowly making its way up toward the north. this is something we will be watching as we go through the next couple of hours. the eastern shore may see showers out of that. here is a look at the temperatures.

44 at the inner harbor. much better as you head down toward that eastern shore. much colder as you head into western maryland. 37 in oakland and 33 in crawford. we had a very chilly start today with clearing overnight that allows the temperatures to drop down and we've seen that clouds moved in from the south. this is associated with showers down in the southeast, even though we are under an area of high pressure. right now, we are seeing moisture coming off the atlantic, wrapping around high and producing showers in the southeast. some of this could migrate back into the mid-atlantic. we will focus on a new storm system coming out of the northern plains and this could bring a chance for more clouds and what whether as we go later in to the week. very chilly across the northern half of the nation.

40 degrees colder than that. but we will see a warm up the next couple of days as a new system had their way. some clouds are around baltimore through the afternoon and evening hours. late in that evening, a chance for showers along the eastern shore. it is something to keep in mind. we expect that to clear out as we go into the night. variable clouds and chilly once again. below the freezing mark in many spots. tamara, getting into the upper '40's and mid-50s. -- tomorrow, getting into the upper 40's and the mid-50s. most of the rain comes on thursday and we will see cooled down in the temperatures through the end of the week. >> the serial you reach for in the morning may be more like reaching desert for breakfast. a recent study of the most popular cereals shows that kids

cereals contain more sugar than cookies. but more adult cereals are just as bad. 1 cup of honey net cheerios contains or shorter than three chips ahoy cookies. even wheaties contains more sugar in 1 cup than a twinkie. experts say the most nutritious cereal can be found in the upper shelves and have shorter and greedy of lists. what would you do to win $50,000? jump from a burning highrise or dangle from a helicopter? those are a few of the things contestants will face in the return of fear factor. >> it all began 10 years ago at the dawn of reality television. >> the show that grossed people out and greet people out and seem like a might take people out has returned. >> i went really? and they went really and nbc's

dedicate to that? >> for contestants who grew up watching the original "fear factor" its return had them fired up. >> who doesn't want to do fear factor? this is like every child's dream. >> or in the case of this show -- >> may be their nightmare. >> it crazy. everything about it is crazy. >> the host returns to a "fear factor" he says has been and that thanks to advances in technology. >> we have a smaller cameras so we can put the mend many different places and makes the show more exciting. >> it has also allowed the stunts to be ratcheted up. >> we used to be able to drop some 1 10 feet and it would bounce. now, i can drop them at full speed from 100 feet up and stop them inches from a concrete. >> as long as there are do those ready to step out of their comfort zone, "fear factor" is

ready as well. >> it is the old show, but it went up a notch. >> to give them a shot at $50,000. >> there would have to be more than $50,000. coming up, your maryland lottery numbers and we will get another check of the forecast. first, a look at how wall street is performing at this hour.

>> tonight at 5:00, please are investigating a bank robbery on the campus of skelton. will have a late breaking details and are eating report. before the year closes out, there are some things you should do. and bell's palsy is often confused with a stroke. tonight, we will break down the different than what to do when you feel virtually paralyzed. and now you're maryland lottery pick three and picked four numbers. >> good afternoon. here is your first pick three -- the first number is 1. next number is a 6. the final number is 3.

1, 6, 3. bob diamond is set for the pick four. let's play. it is a 6 print on the ball. another 6. and then a 2. we will wrap up with this number -- 7. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> we've got one last look at the forecast. >> this morning was chilly and yesterday was as well, but an improvement in the seven-day forecast. back to normal tuesday and wednesday with a chance of rain a later in to the week. a better chance for baltimore on thursday and we dryout into the weekend.

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