[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 in baltimore county. capt. roy taylor and sky team 11 over the scene of a police- involved shooting. >> this started out as an arm robbery that took place in the balkans district in baltimore county. -- wilkins district in baltimore county. the suspect was waving his gun outside the car. baltimore county units,

baltimore city units, anne arundel county units, and maryland state police -- we counted as many as 50 police cars involved with this chase. the suspect and a traveling into the area of baltimore by land -- baltimore highlands and was apprehended at the location shots were fired and the suspect was hit in the leg. the suspect was transported to shock trauma for the injuries received from the gunshots. there is a lot going on here. we are trying to get the information and piece together what happened. we will have more on this at 5:00. >> now to our big story at noon. the u.s. held a ceremony in baghdad to market the end of the military mission in iraq. nearly 4500 u.s. soldiers lost their lives since the u.s.-led invasion in 2003.

>> in a brief ceremony at on a base at the edge of baghdad, the united states took down the flag to mark the end the military mission br. the american military command in iraq is officially closed. the iraq war, of war led by the u.s. military, is no more proud of that is left to do now is withdraw -- is no more. all that is left to do is withdraw the remaining troops. defense secretary leon panetta. >> no words, no ceremony, can provide a full tribute to the sacrifices that have brought the state to pass. >> as the mission ends, most troops have made it sound to kuwait, where they pack. >> spend some time with the family. >> and go through pre-flight

inspections. they are not used to carrying tiny bottles of liquid when a they travel. but mostly, the troops wait. >> the family is tired of me being got all the time table and nice to be home for a little while. -- the family is tired of me being gone all the time. it will be nice to be home for a little while. >> being able to spend weekends at home. i have not had a day off since i took leave. >> out processing takes days, sometimes longer. after a war, and a family wedding, kuwait can feel like the worst layover ever. >> you know, praying that -- [unintelligible] >> he lost a finger in combat. some of his friends did not make it.

>> what pushed me to keep going was knowing that i wasn't going to give up. my friends, obviously it took the ultimate sacrifice. i was not able to turn around and say "i am don," because they wouldn't have done that. >> now there is just a 16-hour flight to go on a charter plane from delta breeze the flight crew tried to lift the crew's biggest as the u.s.' military mission since the vietnam finishes up for the holidays. >> our coverage continues on line, where you can see a breakdown of the casualties of the nine-year war, as well as video of the veterans giving advice to soldiers on their way home. we also wanted to know if you agree with the plot of forces.

you can take a survey on the homepage of wbaltv.com. the search continues for a suspect after a barbershop shooting in northeast baltimore. a 32-year-old man was shot several times at harford road. that was around at 7:00 wednesday night. he suffered gunshot wounds to the eye, a finger, and the arm. he is in serious but stable condition. police are investigating the incident as a possible robbery. >> so far, the morning has been pretty nice. grain is moving in. we have some sunshine trying to break through the clouds that have moved in. you can see that the white areas indicate clouds. there are a few clouds and activities out of baltimore. up north, we see at i-83, sprinkle activity.

things are changing here. there are more clouds, readings in the low 50s. with the sunshine is broken through, airport and south, close to 60 degrees in temperature right now. forecast for the rest of today and at the weekend coming up. >> a prince george's county legislator has been indicted a second time on charges of theft and misconduct. the charges accused tiffany alston, a democrat, of using state funds to pay an employee offer private law firm to it -- of her private law firm. in september, she was accused in a separate case of using campaign funds to cover running expenses. energy giant constellation energy and exelon agreed to sweeten the deal to gain at the governor's blessing in their merger. exelon will make concessions valued at $1 billion, including the development of more natural gas, wind, solar power in

maryland did exelon will not devote more money to help low- income customers. it will not extend any more rate increases to bge customers. it is subject to approval by the maryland public commission. ravens fans are not letting the busy holiday season keep them from the sunday game. about 50 fans boarded a flight this morning bound for san diego. more fans will travel through b.w.i. thurgood marshall airport tomorrow. many planned trips to san diego whenever the ravens played their trade you can catch the sunday night game right here on wbal- tv. coming up, a warning for consumers waiting on packages to be delivered. uptick on grinches stealing from front porches. and the annual top 66 list is

out, and more models than ever made -- top safety takes list is out, and more models than ever made the cut. and dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions. emailed on to petquestions@wbaltv.com.

>> a virginia family is outraged after the christmas display and they spent countless hours and thousands of dollars to create is destroyed by vandals. security cameras captured two teenagers smashing the display in fairfax, virginia. it destroyed inflatable figurines, a large train, and 10,000 lines. a grand total of more than $7,000 in damage. speaking up seats, a warning for all of us who have holiday shopping deliver to our doors. thieves are following delivery trucks and swiping packages left at home. >> have someone responsible to treat the items, tracked them online if possible, and tried not to leave them unattended, or have them delivered to a place where you no responsible person will be to retrieve that the .ackages >- >> keep an eye on your

neighborhood and watch out for any deliveries you see. still to come, a list of the safest vehicles are out, and automakers are celebrating. golden globe nominations are out as well. >> we look at a satellite you, and we can see a weather system coming in. some areas are getting our grain already. there is the skycam view showing the clouds. >> dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions. petquestions@wbaltv.com.

alert,"day's "consumer an early christmas gift for the people who make our cars.

a year after it less than 70 cars made the list of top safety takes, the number has nearly doubled. 150 vehicles are among the top safety picks for 2012. >> that tells the consumer that they will be well protected in a serious final crash, rear impact, and rollover crashes. >> every major auto maker has at least one model on the list, with the subaru the only manufacturer earning awards for every model it builds. toyota has the most, at 15 winners, followed by gm, and volkswagen, ford, and honda. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with it ava marie. >> not quite. not quite. one, she is a little shorter than i am, and she doesn't have gray hair, either.

she was wearing green, so she would not work on this set. here is baltimore city right here. there are a few sprinkles and north of town. the clouds a thin out. temperatures warm up, because the sun is doing its thing. on tv hill, is 55. cooler up north. a few sprinkles and light showers for the maryland line. carroll and frederick county and points west as well. rain chance is are increasing. let's take a look at temperatures but where the rain has been the most resistant, we see the coolest temperatures, shades of blue. the warming trend is moving south at annapolis, at 60 degrees. boardwalk city, they at sunshine but are getting a breeze off the water.

temperature-wise, we will kind of the controlled by the clouds you see moving in. if you are clouds south of the day, but the cloud deck to the north and west, that is where the rain is. this will be moving on us all day today, pushing the high- pressure out, increasing the chances for rain. here is the forecast. mostly cloudy skies. a chance for showers. 53 to 58 the high. if anything, the temperatures might fall back a little bit. south wins at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. we had a pretty good costs. well into the teens. 20 on the day from the south. small craft advisory in effect, with water temperatures in the 40's. overnight, we will see it this sweep of colder air come in. temperatures by morning will be

dropping down into the 40's. not terribly cold. that would be our normal high. overnight temperatures in the 35-42 range. here is the weather system going through with scattered showers. by early friday morning, that will clear out. friday night into saturday, there will be another disturbance passing to our south. maybe a few sprinkles or flurries with. the football game, way out in san diego, sunday, mostly clear skies. 49 to 53 the temperature range during the game out in san diego on sunday. here is our forecast. 50s today, only 40s if we go into the weekend. temperatures stay cool next week. >> time for dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital with the cutest pomeranian.

>> hey, buddy. >> he is too sweet. how old would you say teddy is? >> i have no idea. a guy and his dog. >> poor teddy has a bow. what's the deal? >> really interesting. you know, there are so many different choices. this is actually a good question, because if you are in the city, you don't have a huge tick problem. i would use parastar-plus. if you a

there is a new product, brilliant stuff. you put this material in your letter box, and it has a fairmoupheremone. you need at one more bitter box than cat -- litter box than cat. you know, we see this time of year, starting at halloween, dogs eat pennies and things like that there is zinc in the pennies, and it causes terrific toxicity. you lose all your red blood cells, your dog turns yellow, and eight dies. it is completely treatable. run to your veterinarian as fast as it possibly can. you have a little bit of time, but not much. >> we are out of the time.

you can email your question -- it is not only the holiday season, but awards season has begun. the hollywood foreign press has announced its nominees for the 2012 golden globes. >> "the artist." >> silence is apparently gold and for the hollywood foreign press association. the black-and-white film "the artist" led the way. >> it is a unique film, because it is a black-and-white silent film without many and on people with it. >> "bridesmaids," "midnight in paris," "my week with mariln."

"the help," with the three acting nominations, "hugo," "moneyball." >> george clooney is probably the biggest winner of all with the nominations. >> brad pitt, leonardo dicaprio. >> money is on george clooney at this point. >> viola davis, rooney mara, meryl streep, tilda swinton. in the supporting category, berenice bejo did a silent celebration for her silent film. >> i am very happy. >> jessica chastain, janet

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