[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. we begin with breaking news. sky team 11 over the scene of a pepper spraying incident in a high school. capt. roy, what can you tell us? >> about 30 minutes ago, they

had at some types of pepper spray and incident at this location. baltimore county police are on the scene, and the fire department responded. when they got here, at least 13 kids had been overcome by pepper spray. they have requested a medical task force. we have six medical units to treat the kids that were overcome by the pepper spray. they may be transporting as many as eight to 10 children to nearby hospitals. the entire school has been evacuated. an investigation is ongoing. as soon as we get more information, we will update you. >> we appreciate that. now to our other big story, occupy baltimore evicted. occupy protesters were forced from mckeldin square, and as kim dacey reports, they went without a fight. >> 3: 15 tuesday morning,

baltimore police made their move. they blocked off roads around at mckeldin square where occupy protesters have camped out for several months. >> it is not about private property. this is public to us as people, citizens of the world. >> a line of police officers filed in and surrounded the camp. they escorted protesters out. >> we were fighting for our rights, but i guess the government doesn't like it. >> it is not what i expect from a democracy, it is not what i expect from america, which was built on the right to peaceably assemble and a voice dissenting opinions. that makes us stronger. >> other protesters say they new if they would be forced to leave it mckeldin square at some point. >> we are all kind of waiting to see what the mayor would do about this and what the police -- how the police would actually react. >> unlike and some other cities,

those in the campus at for the most part, the exodus was peaceful. >> it was a couple problems with it was happening. but it happens everywhere. but we were very peaceful. >> kim dacey, wbal tv 11 news. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake elisse a statement. "the city of baltimore is committed to protecting individuals'' rights of protests. however, our public parks and green spaces should not be treated as permanent campgrounds, and camping is prohibited. individuals are permitted to peaceably assemble and demonstrate within established guidelines. my administration is committed to providing outreach and assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness." wbal tv was the first website to bring you video from the evacuation overnight. for more video and a timeline of the protests, log onto our website, wbaltv.com, and you

will find a link on the home page. it was a quick trip to court this month for a former penn state coach, jerry sandusky. he was scheduled to face his accusers and a preliminary hearing. his attorney at a different plan. >> jerry sandusky arrived at court, ready to face the media and also his alleged accusers, who were set to give emotional and damaging testimony. just as the judge called a court into session, sandusky and his attorney made a surprise move, waving his right to a preliminary hearing. >> based on our readiness, the strength of the case, i am not that surprised. >> after court was over, defense attorney said that they thought sandusky would not have the chance to define himself and they would gain nothing new from the testimony. >> we would not been able -- we would not have been able to present any witnesses, we would not have been able to present a defense. >> 8 of the 10 alleged victims

were expected to testify, along with other witnesses. the men were expected to provide detailed accounts of the sexual abuse allegations against sandusky that date back more than a decade. >> the waiver means that the victims in this case, although they were ready to testify today, will not have to testify and will not be cross-examined at this time. >> sandusky is charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse and accused of abusing the charity he founded, second mile, to make contact with alleged victims. as he left court today, the former assistant football coach says he plans to prove his innocence no matter how long it takes. >> to put together the best possible defense that we can do, to stay the course, to fight for four quarters. we await the opportunity to present our side. >> sandusky's raymond is scheduled for january 11 --

sandusky's are arraignment is scheduled for january 11. >> it was another chilly start today, with many temperatures in the 20's. at least we are heading into the upper 40's. current temperature at b.w.i., 49 degrees. a couple of high clouds, but the winds have picked up. nw, 8 miles per hour. it is going to feel a little bit cooler than it actually is. we are expecting to drop into the 40's in the evening hours, with increasing clouds. those clouds increasing ahead of our chance for rain. we will find that out in the sunny forecast. >> a harford county family is picking up the pieces after a massive fire at their joppa home. the fire literally burned the home to the ground. it happened at the 2400 block of bluefield circle. it also destroyed 13 vehicles, including antique cars, race cars, and an rv. no one was hurt by three family

pets are missing. a local lawmaker says the state is being too aggressive with speed camera citations. state officials approved a law for speed cameras two years ago after construction workers were hit and killed. but now a senator jim brochin says that maryland is stretching the rules to to get drivers even when workers are not on site. >> when there are workers there, let's have it speed cameras there. >> they are not actually doing the work. >> the intent is to make money off of the motorists. >> the state highway administration defends its policy. "work zones present inherently hazardous conditions for drivers and workers. the purpose of the program is to not only safeguard workers, but to protect drivers and passengers traveling through the work zone. there is little margin for error, both when workers are present and not."

still ahead, it was meant to help kids eat healthier. >> i think most kids like a lot of junk food at this age. >> new vending machines in one school district are bad for business. plus, republicans say they have a plan to save at the payroll tax cut and on and limit benefits, but the legislation is not sitting well with democrats. john perdue from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

>> four soldiers are dead after a helicopter crash in washington state. it is still unclear whether the two helicopters crashed separately or collided. base officials are investigating the accident. on capitol hill today, house republicans are expected to approve a bill that would continue a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers. the legislation has drawn objections. it would extend the payroll tax holiday and long-term unemployment benefits before they at bybee end of the year. republicans say that $180 billion measure would help people get back to work.

>> it includes important measures to help the private sector create more jobs. >> the legislation doesn't sit well with some democrats, who want deeper tax cuts for workers and employers and who oppose linking the were payroll tax rates to and oil pipeline project from canada to texas. speaker john boehner predicts the bill will pass with bipartisan support. still to come, think it's staying at home makes your kid out here? it may, but what about you? a new study of the benefits of working outside home. plus, a warning regarding the 20 hcg diet -- the trendy hcg diet. >> a storm system is approaching from the west. we will find out the rain in the insta-weather-plus forecast. 49 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. 50 at the inner harbor.

>> john perdue from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

alert,"day's "consumer if you thought you missed out on the holiday free shipping offers come here is a present for you. nearly all of the retailers who offered the promotions will the end that deal on or in the days leading up to december 30 trade that is a few days later than normal. many will offer expedited shipping promotions until december 22. vending -- help the option that vending machines in seattle, washington may be good for kids but are bad for business. the move has cut into profits that paper student programs. >> at roosevelt high, not much

action on the second floor of vending machines, with milk, juice, granola bars. the better business is across the street. >> most kids like it junk food at this age. >> make a quick walk to the grocery store for donuts, and ships, soda pop. the money goes for athletic uniforms, your books. offending profits are down. in 2001, students got $214,000 for vending machine profits. this year, only 17 at thousand dollars. >> we don't want to bring it junk food back in, all we want nutritional foods that students like. >> the seattle school board is considering relaxing the ban on unhealthy foods. >> we may have got a little bit

too far and at the end to prescriptive in what the policy is saying. >> some students say they avoid the vending machine's not because of the food selection but because of the price. >> it is just a better deal to go to kfc. >> seattle schools are trying to find a balance to get help the kids and a healthy profit. -- get healthy kids and a healthy profit. >> good afternoon. not too bad of a day shaping up. we had quite a bit of sunshine. it was a very chilly start today, and the temperatures are starting to bounce back into the 40's. 49 at b.w.i. marshall, 50 degrees at the inner harbor. 49 action city. -- 49 in ocean city to 40 degrees in hagerstown. we are expecting temperatures to what the couple won the race as we head into the afternoon.

-- we are expecting temperatures to warm up a couple more degrees as we head into the afternoon. we have tests right now -- we have gusts right now. it is making it feel a couple degrees colder than it actually is. 18-mile-per-hour wind gusts on the eastern shore. overall, we have mostly sunny skies. a.q. i clouds out there from the west. high pressure is still in control of the mid atlantic. this is what is keeping the weather is so quiet and calm. the next system is slowly heading our way. as the right moves over the mississippi valley and over the ohio river valley as well, the storm system is a stall out front. right now is just stretched across anthe midsection of the country. this will be heading our way the next two days. we will put the futurecast and emotions of that week in time at this out. more clouds are building

throughout the day tomorrow. even by tomorrow morning there is a chance the western part of the state will see rainshowers. for baltimore, a better chance into the evening hours. theeven that is pretty minimal. this clears out, but then the front, and a better chance for the rain as we get into thursday afternoon. even that is about 40% chance. we are not going to see too much moisture out of this next store. you will see increasing clouds tomorrow as the storm system approaches. western mountains macy rained earlier on with baltimore having a better chance into the evening hours. overall, the entire rain chance is minimal. thursday, the front passes by. ahead of it, temperatures warm to 55. 44 by saturday. the new piece of that storm may bring some rain south of us. it is just going to be another chilly weekend ahead.

>> john perdue from valley view farms is here to answer the plant and gardening questions. what did you bring? >> this is a great indoor house plants. bright light, but not direct sunlight. it only takes half a cup of water a week. >> they are amazing, beautiful. any advice? >> it is possible that it is getting a little too much like. they like to be in darker conditions before they and start to bloom. keep them pretty dry. make sure they are not getting a lot of water.

if you are talking talkingdeerfproofing, the only thing you can do is build an eight-foot fence around your property. other than that, they will get in. we have repellent and and things like that. >> they are crafty. >> they are not probably going to produce now. they are not getting enough sunlight. the days are not long enough. they are not going to get enough direct light to make them put up fruit or blooms. you will have to wait until spring and keep them alive over the winter time. they are probably not going to produce at this point. >> anything else you are hearing and valley view farms about holidays? >> valley view farms is the holiday spirit christmas --

valley view farms is the holidays. christmas trees. no mistletoe this year. no fresh mistletoe because of the drought in texas. >> if you have a plant or gardening question -- alert," a "medical new trend in we lost is raising safety concerns among doctors. it involves taking a hormone, and a pregnant woman. hcg is a hormone found in the bodies of pregnant women and is available by prescription. it involves a strict 500- calorie-of-date night doctors

warn that low-calorie diets can cause ballston and a regular heartbeat. -- cause gallstones and irregular heartbeats. researchers from the university of north carolina at greensboro look at more than 1300 women and found that mothers who work part-time jobs or happier, and were just as involved in their child's school as stay-at-home moms. coming up next, and the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

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but first, you can enter your extra yards into $10,000 crash drawings. like us on facebook to earn a promo code for an extra yards. pick four. the maryland lottery -- let yourself lead. >> -- let yourself play. >> other than cold, we don't have a lot going on. >> it is december, so we could be worse. low 50s this afternoon trade really the same the next couple of days. slight chance for rain and tomorrow evening. not a washout of a forecast, but have some umbrellas handy.

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