[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. to date marks and one year is since the disappearance of the 16-year-old phylicia barnes. her body was found in the susquehanna river, but still no arrests in the murder. >> phylicia barnes was last seen in the area of the reisterstown plaza in baltimore on december 28 last year. it is where her family and friends gathered recently. >> i just want justice. that is what i want my christmas

gift this year. i don't want anything else. >> she disappeared while visiting relatives over christmas break last year. an honors student from north carolina, her body was discovered in the susquehanna river in april. officials have classified her death as a murder, but little else is known about the case. >> so many times, victims of violence, specifically it minority victims of violence, are forgotten about. >> the guardian angels were back where it she was last seen for a unique visual last week, encouraging drivers to honk in her honor. her sisters say that the outpouring of support means a lot to the family on this difficult anniversary. >> come forward and tell the truth, so that we can finally be done and get justice and it can be over. if anybody knows anything, please just come forward and say something. >> kim dacey, wbal tv 11 news.

>> family and friends were gathered for a vigil tonight in her honor at 7:00 p.m. on grounds memorial baptist church at west belvedere avenue in northwest baltimore. the number of reported sexual assault at our nation's military academies rose in the latest academic year according to the pentagon. the defense department found that there were 65 reports of sexual assault involving debts and midgetman and the military academy, naval academy, an air force academy. efforts to encourage victims to report abuse could explain the higher numbers. police in anne arundel county are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a woman at during a carjacking at the glen mill apartment complex. the woman got into her car to go to work 4:30 friday morning, and that is when a man popped up from the back seat. the suspects ordered the woman to drive across the street, and then ran off with her purse. police are urging

residents to use extra caution at night. >> keep a cell phone handy, and secure your window. >> the victim says she locker doors and windows the night before the incident. she was not injured in the attack four medics responded to an accident involving a bus and a transit car i-95 at arundel mills boulevard tuesday night. the bus struck a curb and the six people were transported to the hospital for treatment. engineers are working to prevent serious accidents at one of downtown boston most confusing and congested intersections. plans are underway to -- downtown's most confusing and congested intersection. plans are underway to transform the way it and light street into a roundabout. >> lane changes, where people frequently don't understand they

are in the wrong in a section, especially southbound light street -- because of the alignment of the roundabout, they naturally have to slow down. >> the intersection of light street and key highway serves about 8000 vehicles a day the project is expected to cost around $7 million. >> what a change from what we felt this morning. it was actually mild start to the day. high temperatures around 40 degrees. 45 at b.w.i. marshall. the winds make all the difference. gusts of up to 31 miles per hour. definitely making it feel like it is even colder. it feels like it is in the 30's right now. even though we are expected to hit a high of 46, it will only feel like the 30's throughout the day. winds start to calm down throughout the evening.

we'll talk about at the temperatures warm up in the seven-day. stay tuned. >> north koreans say goodbye to their so-called deer leader. during a snowy funeral procession, kim jong il was laid to rest. walking alongside a massive portrait of kim jong il, his son, and north korea's next leader, kim jong un. kim died of heart attack on december 17. in our "commitment 2012" report, ron paul is diving into iowa today with six days left until the caucuses. as brian mooar reports, the other candidates are slugging it out but it is still anyone's contest to win. >> with the six days to go before the iowa caucuses, the gop presidential campaign is getting personal. mitt romney mocked newt

gingrich's failure to get on the primary ballot in his home state of virginia. >> more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory. [laughter] you have got to get it organized. >> so our campaign is going to stay positive. >> walking bridges says he will stay positive, supporters have launched a withering attacks -- while at newt gingrich as as he was a positive, supporters have launched a withering attack on romney. rick perry is portraying the other candidates as washington insiders, campaigning with the ultimate outsider, the controversial share of joe arpaio. >> that is the real deal right there. >> michelle bachmann is desperately trying to get momentum back, knowing that with less than a week left, a lot can happen. what paul is still leading the pack in iowa, but in new hampshire, it is mitt romney running strong with just 13 days to go before the first in that

nation primary. brian mooar in washington. back to you. >> still ahead, did you get rid of your home phone line to avoid it telemarketers? soon it they may be able to target your cellphone. plus, when you are crocodile and you are hungry, even a lot more looks tasty -- a lawnmower looks tasty. it took the lives of five family members, and now learning that this christmas day fir

>> we are falling breaking news. the inner loop of the beltway at loch raven boulevard is closed. there is an accident involving police at the location. there is no word of injuries or who was at fault. we don't know how long that portion of the beltway will be shut down. drivers are encouraged to avoid at area. investigators say the fire that killed three young connecticut girls and their grandparents on christmas day appears accidental. an initial investigation shows that fire and embers were thrown away in drawers and likely sparked the fire. the flames were so intense that firefighters were iunable to

rescue the victims, trapped on the upper floors of the home. the mother and a friend were able to get out safely. scary moments for, a plane bound for it s -- down from sacramento international airport. the pilot had to abort the takeoff and lock up the brakes. the plane started shaking really badly before the pilot stopped the jet on the runway. no reports of injuries. elvis, who could be the meanest crocodile in australia, has done it again. he lunged from his pool at a reptile park and attacked a lawnmower. the blades still took out two of his teeth. he continued to to guard the mower and would not let the keepers get into the pool and get it out. he weighs half the time. he has a history of bad behavior. he was captured in 2008 after climbing aboard fishing boats.

still to come, details on a recall involving a popular stuffed animal. and a warning for even the casual smoker. how one cigarette a day can raise the risk of heart attack. >> what a change in the weather pattern. colder weather today, especially because of the winds. we will tell you how long this pattern will last in the insta- weather-plus forecast.

>> in this afternoon in's "consumer alert," not a big fan of the automated messages at home? they to be popping up in more places. a new bill floating around congress would make it legal to robocall your cellphone. >> get ready to get for automated phone calls, or

robocalls, on your cellphone if a new bill passes congress. >> it is really an efficiency tool. >> he is a washington-based attorney representing several groups whose support the bill. he says it would allow companies to quickly place important informational caused a mass amounts of consumers all at the same time right to your cellphone. >> everything from fraud alerts to data breach notifications to product recalls to flight change notifications. >> what is the catch? they would be able to do it without your prior consent. just last week, the florida attorney general issued this statement, saying "the bill blatantly violates telephone privacy." >> people who pay by the minute or don't have unlimited minutes it could be paying more if this goes into effect. >> all the more reason, she

says, to hang up on this bill but that is a concern for this woman, whose husband uses a prepaid phone. the attorney insists that consumers can opt out, but that might not be enough for some. >> i think it is ridiculous. >> opponents are also worried that it could pave the way for the telemarketing calls we all love to get in the middle of a dinner. the attorney says it is not a bill for them, nor is it a marketing ploy. he says is updating the system to keep up with the times and changing the phone patterns. a popular workshop is recalling thousands of the bears in the u.s. and canada. according to the company, the eys can come loose and fall out, posing a potential choking hazard to children. the bears can be returned to any store and you will receive a coupon for any other stuff

animal. >> good afternoon. we have had every mile patter the past couple of weeks. today is the exception but feeling a lot like winter out there. temperatures only in the 40's. i want to show you how this is the perfect setup for lake effect snow in north and western pennsylvania. essentially we have cold air moving over the relatively mild late. it is helping to smarsparks snow showers all the way down into pennsylvania ted those are coming directly along the winds. here in baltimore, we're not seeing much in the way of even clouds. it is dry right now. the winds are definitely affecting the temperatures. let's take a wider view and see what is happening across the weather pattern. as we step out, we can see the storm system that affected us what it is up into new england. the cold air behind us.

strong winds, because we have a very large high and a very large low, closer to each other they are almost competing. we can get the strong winds racing in between the two areas of pressure. cold front is situated over us as well. as we look off towards the west, a few ripples of clouds of there, with all the moisture coming down when of the great lakes. we will have clout in place through the afternoon. temperatures are not so much the big story. it is how the winds are making the temperatures feel g. it is called to our west. 35 in hancock. factor in the winds, and that is what makes all the difference. the winds are gusting up to 31 miles per hour at b.w.i. i want to show you what it feels like when you factor in those wins. currently feeling like 26 degrees at b.w.i. it feels as if it is in the single digits right now in western maryland.

oakland is clocking in at about 9 degrees. that is something to keep in mind through the afternoon trade is going to feel a lot colder than actually is. tonight, winds should diminish, but it is actually called. seven-day forecast shows weak rebound into the end of the week. 45 tomorrow. it will feel better because we will not have the wind. 48 by friday. slight chance of precipitation friday night. if that is the case, maybe some of it mixes with us now on saturday morning. really not a big deal. not expecting accumulation. temperatures to warm into new year's day parade should be dry for new year's eve at night. looking forward to that. >> an update to the breaking news. a serious accident on the inner loop of the beltway at loch raven boulevard. we send it out to capt. roy taylor and sky team 11. >> inner loop of the beltway between providence and loch raven boulevard.

it appears to be a tractor- trailer, a car, and a police car involved in serious crash at this location. we are not sure about the severity of injuries, but state troopers have responded to the location to transport one of the victims to the hospital for at the police car does not appear to be in serious damage. the car that is literally in front of the tractor-trailer seems to have at some significant damage to that. just be advised, the inner loop of the beltway is shut down at providence road. they are making everybody get off providence road. outer loop is shut down due to the fact that state police went to the helicopter here. hopefully they will get the outer loop moving up very shortly. i am captain roy taylor. >> i need a's "medical alert," a

study of the patients it shows that ammonia is the most common element after surgery. researchers were also surprised to find the most infections occur aabout two weeks after surgery. 42% of all major infections develop after the patient is discharged from hospital. did you know that one cigarette a day increases of woman's risk of a deadly heart attack? a study found that those who smoked want to 14 cigarettes daily at almost double the risk of sudden cardiac death compared to non-smokers. the study also found that women who quit reduced and eventually eliminated the risk after 15 years of not smoking. a young woman is trying to raise awareness of a little not muscular disease called cmt. she is sharing the daily struggles of for life in an

upcoming documentary. >> it is awful documentary just about my life. you are going to see everett -- it is a full documentary just about my life. you are going to see everything. >> it is a disease you are probably never heard of, cmt. >> it is the most common hereditary novelty in the world. >> she says 10 at members of her family at the disease, including her brother, father, and grandfather. >> you don't know anybody else who has it, so you kind of high eight. there is nothing to talk about. >> silence became a symptom worst p.m. the disease itself. she is speaking out herself. she is unveiling the mystery

behind the little town disease. >> the little things most people don't think about are the things that affect me the most. >> there is no cure for the disease, but she is able to slow its progression through physical therapy. it is in the water where she says that she feels everyone else can move more freely and, most importantly, a move without an. -- without pain. she fights walking from one room to the other tiring and difficult. she gets around by scooter and wheelchair. courtesy's will get worse. >> -- her disease will get worse. >> i got things and by classes. >> her mother calls her an angel and she might as well be. >> up next, at your maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

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