[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. the final flight of the space shuttle discovery was completed just a short while ago, landing and its new home near washington, d.c. here is the latest from chris clackum. >> almost as compelling as the liftoff was discovery's take off at daybreak on tuesday, sitting on top of a jumbo jet and

leaving the space center in florida for the final time. discovery is headed to the smithsonian's beer and space museum for a permanent display -- air and space museum for a permanent display. before landing, there was a dramatic flyover over the national mall, the site claimed by the capital cost to iconic monuments. 39 trips into space over the 28 years nasa used it. its arrival in dulles is its last flight. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 11 news has learned a person of interest in the hit-and-run crash that sent an officer to hospital is officially charged in the case. leo carroll has been released on

bail. the acura he was driving slammed into a car on sunday night and hit a corporal who was covering a traffic stop. the corporal is being treated for non life-threatening injuries. one baltimore city councilman wants to sell advertising on the side of fire trucks to sip some companies -- to save some fire companies slated for closure. he was inspired by a school bus carrying a paid advertisement on the side. he thinks that the concept could bring money to the fire department. >> it could be very tastefully done and it should raise enough money that we don't have any closures, we don't have companies shutting down or anything. >> if this could help, we are wide open to the idea. >> he says he would rely heavily

on firefighters to guide the decision. he is asking the measure to go to a hearing within the next two weeks. anne arundel county fire crews were busy overnight battling a three-alarm apartment fire in glen burnie. we are told it broke out just before 3:30 at faywood avenue. it appeared to have started at the ground level of an apartment and spread to adjacent department. luckily, no one was hurt. anne arundel county votes no confidence in james teare. the council voted 4-3 monday night, voicing concern over his ability to lead the department in the wake of the indictment of county executive john leopold. the allegations are that leopold used his -- the allegation is that he knew about leopold's miss use of a security detail and he failed to do anything about it.

was a smoother morning commute on the j.f.x. many commuters chose to go alternate routes, leading to less congestion. were no accidents per one lane on northbound and southbound at 29th street will be closed for six weeks due to mnc road -- due to emergency road work. new cameras will go up at perry hall high school and johnnycake elementary school, in addition to new cameras. it brings the number of cameras in the county to 17. >> today feels much different than yesterday. we are currently at 71. we are nowhere near the 90- degree temperature we saw yesterday. we expect orders to get into the mid-70's this afternoon.

winds out of the northwest are at 9 miles per hour. increasing clouds for the next couple of hours. by 9:00 p.m. we're dropping into the 60s. the cold front is passing over the area. we may have a new chance for rain starting tomorrow. >> former uva lacrosse player george huguely will be formally sentenced later this year. a virginia judge it said the date in charlottesville on monday. back in february, he was found guilty of second-degree murder in the murder of cockeysville native yeardley love. nobel for an east baltimore man facing a rape, child pornography -- no bail for an east baltimore man facing rape, child pornography and sex abuse offenses. he is charged with accepting money from others to have sex with the victim could a judge called mr. sharpe an extreme

risk to public safety and changed his $10 million bail to know bail at all. >> my child would not dare hurt nobody. i know he is hurting, so he wanted to be here to make sure his mother is safe. >> court documents show he admitted to being intimate with and taking naked pictures of the victim. still ahead, a physics professor comes up with a unique excuse to get out of traffic tickets. how he convinced the judge to drop the charge. the last megamillions wenner is expected to come forward today. carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. you can e-ma

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>> easily confused by the hypothetical objects that failed to stop. it did not reflect reality. >> exactly what i was thinking. he managed to get himself out of a $400 traffic ticket and intricate people on the intricacies of physics. very nicely done. the third and final megamillions winner will be revealed later today. the lucky winner in the jackpot comes forward to claim a share of the record setting $640 million jackpot. the winner is described as a single claimant whose share comes to more than $200 million. three baltimore county educators, and their share last month. the third winner from kansas remains anonymous. still to come, have important documents you need to get rid of? in the "consumer alert," details

on a free shred day. at the 10th anniversary of botox. >> the western part of the state may see a few drops of rain. it will take another day for anywhere else to get the chance. we are currently 74 at the inner harbor.

>> in the "consumer alert," it is tax day. have you filed yet? returns are due by midnight tonight. you can request an extension by midnight, but you still have to

pay your tax bill by tonight's deadline. if you have last minute questions, find answers on the "project economy" page on wbaltv.com. the better business bureau wants to help you get rid of outdated documents with the annual shred day event. experts said that documents that contain personal information, like i.t., a bank account numbers, or sensitive documents like tax returns should be shredded. the event runs from 8:00 to noon at this saturday. bring botches to a arundel mills behind h.h. gregg. americans work longer hours in the recession and that has many striking back in court. more workers nationwide are suing employers under federal and state laws, with the number of lawsuits filed last year up 32%. the main grievance for workers

is that they put in more than 40 hours per week for overtime pay, including being forced to work off the clock and having to be tied to their smartphones, which causes work to bleed into personal lives. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> let's start with a live look at hd doppler. a couple of sprinkles have popped up near the metro area. you can see this north of baltimore. this is very, very light. this is going to be a drop of rain. the more substantial showers are going to be in the western part of the state today. sprinkles right now, and this is very light ringel. if we see anything, we will have a better shot of rain tomorrow. let's look at the temperatures.

another cold front is crossing the area. very easy to pick up at court front. in in western maryland, 60's the metro area. as you go east, it keeps warming up. 81 in salisbury. the cold front is dripping all along the east coast right now. it is pushing the warm air down to the east. the cold front is -- what might trying to say -- causing some of the showers in the western part of the state. it is going to move off shore again. the bulk of the showers are down in the south right now. this is going to be pushing up along a cold front and giving us a better shot of rain. in a lot of people have been

complaining about how dry their yards are. here is what we're looking at. futurecast shows at least chance of at a bit better rain tomorrow. all indications are that it is going to be baltimore down to the south. there is the possibility as we go through wednesday and wednesday afternoon and into wednesday night. then we way into the weekend to get any more much-needed rain. don't be surprised if you see a sprinkle. is more likely to concern as we head west of the metro area. we're down into the 40's in most areas. chance for showers tomorrow. again, not every area is going to see it. temperatures are much cooler tomorrow. 68 by thursday. mostly sunny skies. friday, we get into a new storm system into the weekend. as i mentioned, we could definitely use rain.

>> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. what did you bring? >> these are grown as houseplants but they are grown from a bulb. i especially like the wide variety. it is kind of cool to have. if you spend a lot of time outside at night, it picks up ambien, might and it is kind of cool. -- picks up ambient moonlight and it is kind of cool. make sure it is pretty good size, at least a five-gallon container. i use a 35-, 40-gallon pot. it gives you space for water and everything. plenty of sunshine.

>> how often do you need to water? >> when we get into summer, every day. this time of year, not so much. there are several perennial foods out there. it gives you some phosphorous that will help get them going. they need to be divided. if they are too crowded after a while, it will slow down blooming. you want to give the new chances to spread out. >> are there certain flowers that survive better when temperatures fluctuated a lot? >> there are. there are things like petunias that can go down into the 20s. there are some that will handle the highs and lows. >> there you go.

great to have you as always. if you have a plant or gardening question -- in the "medical alert," a new study shows that social stressors like domestic violence and poverty increases the likelihood of obesity in girls. researchers found that girls who experienced more than one of these stressors or at increased risk of being obese by age 5. girls with more than it two stressors or at higher risk. there was no such link in boys. it is no surprise that fast-food restaurants have salty food, but

the u.s. has the saltiest locations in the world. the study compared salt levels of the six different fast-food chains in six different countries. the u.s. was the nation is selling the saltiest food. canada had saltiest salads, new zealand had saltiest big macs. happy birthday, botox. >> it has been 10 years since botox was fda-approved. this woman is celebrating by getting a touch up. >> i am happy person, i generally smile a lot. this would make it seem like it is making me more serious than i really am.

>> it added to their life, i guess. >> in 2011, more than five points 6 million people in the u.s. had botox injections, an increase of over 500%. botox was originally approved to treat eye muscle problems. >> an ophthalmologist who is using thought you would get better around your eyes. i remember, everybody thought it was crazy to use a toxin for wrinkles. now it is one of the biggest drugs in the industry. they are working on all kinds of new derivatives, because it only lasts for months. -- four months. >> coming up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and we will get another check of the insta- weather-plus forec

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she later for an nfl team. unfortunately, the judges did not share in his vision. the squad will remain all women. valiant effort, though, i must say. tonight, it could be a recipe for disaster around the baltimore region. a look at the dangerous drought conditions that have firefighters on other trade as police investigate recent homicides, they make an arrest from last year. and the space shuttle makes a final stop after a spectacular series of up flyovers. those stories and more at 5:00. and now the maryland lottery numbers. the ma >> hello, i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. let's play a pick three game.

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