>> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon, everyone. and after school fight at a howard county high school goes viral. it has tens of thousands of years. was not between two students. -- it was between -- >> a man went on the high school campus and was fighting with a student. it was a film on video and that video has been seen by half a

million people. it happened at a columbia high school after dismissal. school officials say a man in a mask confronted and tried to assault a student. the man is not to the ground. the boy is seen throwing a punch. officials say he was defending himself. >> it has been turned over to the police department. according to reports, a 15-year- old girl has been charged. the man who came to the school may have ties to the girl's caretaker. this is a video that has gone viral with more than 600,000 hits. online behavior can take on a life of its own. >> taking pictures and putting it on the internet would be one of the worst kinds of action if

there is malicious intent. >> howard county police are investigating. they intend to file charges against the adult in this case. >> meantime, new details in the investigation of a triple stabbing. at least three people were stabbed. these men wore all involved. we were on the scene tuesday afternoon -- these men were all involved. the car was shot at one point and police are still investigating the possible shooting. protecting immigrants from discrimination. that is the focus of an executive order that mayor stephanie rawlings blake discussed with may -- which members of the latino community. -- with members of the latino

community. police cannot question people about suspected violations of immigration law. >> police are not going to be asking citizens or residents about their immigration status. >> they took the opportunity to express their fears. it is spring, but it feels a lot more like some around town. we give you a live look down down with the sky cam. meteorologist john collins is standing by with a quick look at your weekend. >> in july or august, it would not be called heat. we are in a sweet spot. there is a big storm to the west of us. you can see it on the left side of the screen. that will not be an issue. that is something for our

weekend. there is also a little front. you see this band of clouds to the north of us. we are squeezed between these two weather features. we have some nice temperatures already. they will keep going up. we will see if we can break a record. more on the insta-weather forecast coming up. >> susan aldridge is resigning as president of the university of maryland's college. she will be on administrative leave until august. mitt romney was in maryland this week. former speaker newt gingrich is expected to visit the state capital in annapolis. ron paul will hold a town hall meeting on wednesday night at

7:00 p.m. before the candidates hit maryland, they will sweep through louisiana. they are hoping to pick up some of the 20 delegates at stake in tomorrow's primary. >> this is another substance face-off -- southern face-off. southern gentility is out of the window as the political talk turns tough. presidential hopefuls are going back to a childhood drawing board for inspiration. they are criticizing mitt romney as an ever shifting candidate. >> you cannot have a child's toy for president. >> a romney campaign aid said

the campaign can be reset like an etch a sketch. he made no public appearances thursday as he focused on private meetings in washington. rick santorum implied that president obama would be better than mitt romney. >> he may be the etch a sketch candidate for the future. >> mitt romney responded in a statement. the candidates' bickering underscore the fact that mitt romney has more than half of the delegates needed for the nomination. >> the sooner we can come around to a nominee, the better we are as a party. >> mitt romney looks to be the better candidate -- the favored candidate in many up, contests.

>> early voting starts in maryland tomorrow. coming up on 11 news at noon, the president comments on a teenager shot in florida. >> when i think about this boy, i think about my own kids. >> plus, the reports you

at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> nearly 25,000 people showed up at a rally -- a rally in florida calling for justice in the death of treyvon martin. he was shot and killed last month by a neighbor look what captain who says he was acting in self-defense. speakers called for his arrest. today, there is a new prosecutor overseeing the investigation into martin's death. president obama was asked about the case at the white house. >> if i had a son, he would look

like treyvon. i think they are right to expect that all of us, as americans, are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and get to the bottom of exactly what happens. >> president obama said he had to be careful about his remarks so he would not compromise the investigation. it is a bittersweet end -- anniversary for the president. two years ago, he signed the health care reform law. the high court is set to review the case in oral arguments next week. still to come, the latest details on common whitney houston -- on how whitney houston died. >> there is a big storm spinning

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>> officials say sgt. robert bales will be charged. he faces six counts of assault and attempted murder.

he is being held in a military detention center in leavenworth, kansas. military.com is giving people a firsthand look of a military helicopter crash. the helicopter shifted altitudes before rolling in the sky and crashing into the ground. the two crew members on board survived the crash and no one on the ground was hurt. it is the report many have been waiting for. the l.a. coroner's office findings on how whitney houston died. we have more on what silenced one of music's legendary voices. >> troubled pop start whitney houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub with car trouble contributed to harper -- to her

death. >> when she slipped under the water, she was still alive. there was water in the lungs. that substantiates that finding. >> she was found submerged in the backed up by one of her staff members. was one day before the -- submerged in the bathtub by 1 per staff members. the coroner's report found no evidence of foul play. the evidence was consistent with chronic cocaine use. the drugs in our system did not contribute to our -- to her death. her death shocked and saddened to the world. she leaves behind a daughter and a musical legacy that will be forever remembered.

>> in our project the economy report, new estimates show the baltimore archdiocese may have to come up with quite a bit of cash to fix the damage from last summer's earthquake. the crack in the dome grew. repairs may cost as much as $5 million. repairs are set to begin in june. they hope to keep the church opened for weekend masses and weddings. there report released thursday shows the city lost more than 10,000 jobs last year compared to in 2010. hotel occupancies are up. more people are moving to the city. the report was based on findings from a 1 mile radius. >> now your insta-weather

forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we had a little fog yesterday. at the moment, some nice warm air coming toward us. a front to the northeast of us. behind the front, there is some cold air. the channel -- being channeled up is some warm air. the baseline is 56. that is the normal high. we had some ups and downs above the average for the season. storms come in and the temperatures take a slide. we will be back down to normal sometime next week. things will re-adjust. the green indicates some

slightly cooler temperatures. 70's in central virginia. it will probably be in the 80's during the afternoon. that give us a couple of hours to finish warming up. the record high for this date is 82 degrees set in 1934. we also got 3 1/2 inches of snow. you can see the opposites here. in 1934, we got some snow. now we're going to threaten the record as far as temperatures are concerned. here is the storm that will produce the rain for us. the center is to the west. the league age is in the ohio river valley. -- the leading edge is in the ohio river valley.

here is the forecast for the weekend. more of the cloudiness comes in later today. areas of morning call our -- are out of the picture. we are doing a better job of getting the sun in the picture earlier. winds at about 7 miles per hour. here is our insta-weather futurecast. moisture comes in off of the atlantic ocean. from the west, the rain comes in. it starts overnight tonight and we will be dealing with it tomorrow right through the weekend. how much rain? where you see green, and in 10 1/2. the blue shades going into purple. we have not had significant rain. it is the timing. it is right across the weekend. 81 today.

in the 60's on sunday. we will be stuck in the '60s next week -- in been picked 60's next week. -- in the 60's next week. >> tickets for the number games were sold out weeks in advance. it is the only film opening this weekend. we have a preview. >> only one of us comes out. >> teenagers prepare for battle. it features jennifer lawrence. the movie has drawn so much hype, if she was afraid it would be a stigma on her career. she received an oscar nomination at the age ofone 19. >> i was worried it was -- it

would overcome me as an actor. >> despite a hollywood track record of more than a dozen films -- >> i love the story and the book. it did not affect my decision. >> the two actors represent district 12. >> this is an oppressive culture that needs to feel all present. >> they expect the film to follow the same book to film trajectory as harry potter and twilight. any further comparisons end there. >> this is a girl starting a revolution and a war. she does not have time to think about boyfriends. >> one thing she has time to

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in the tragic shooting death of treyvon martin reaches president obama. our washington bureau is looking at how the city is taking action. we have a closer look at last summer's earthquake. and a prank gives several guests and overflowing problem. and now your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 numbers. >> happy friday. let's play your pick. numbers. we've got a nine. called by a 0. 0 and then aby a 7.

bob all set with your pick 4 numbers. that is a 6 followed by a 3. then a 0. your numbers are 6304. >> john is back and talking about a warm-up today. >> in 1907 we were last this warm at 82 degrees. we will try to break that record today. only 70 tomorrow and 65 on sunday as rain moves into the picture. still above the average for the season. >> thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. >> paul breaking news and whether any time at wbaltv.com.

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