>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. the investigation continues into the behavior of several secret service agents during the president's trip over the weekend to colombia. republican presumptive nominee, mitt romney said he would clean house and remove all of the agents involved. >> u.s. officials tell nbc news that this strip club, known as the pleyclub, is where

members of president obama's security detail but last week and hired prostitutes. the place is crowded with international tourists. eleven secret service agents took prostitutes from the clu to a hotel, where it they were staying. they also told nbc news correspondent michael isikoff that one of the prostitutes was shared by two agents, who got into a heated dispute over the fee she demanded, less than $60. >> she wanted to be paid for both of the agents. she complained to local police. the local police went up to the agents' room, banged on the door, and when they were not satisfied, called the u.s. embassy. >> women and customers are out on the streets long into the night. on tuesday the scandal widened to include a two american

servicemen, now under investigation. officials tell nbc news that they include five from the army, two from the navy, two from the marines, one from the air force, all connected to the secret service advance team. americans are frequently seen here traveling to this area specifically for sex, drugs, alcohol. >> last week the 2012 session of the general assembly ended with legislators failing to come up with a budget compromise. it automatically triggers a so- called doomsday budget, featuring $512 million in cuts from public schools, law enforcement, and services marylanders use every day. while many expect the governor to call a special session of the general assembly, lawmakers said that maryland will do fine with austerity measures, and it will save taxpayers $20,000 a day to not have legislators brought back to annapolis.

>> it is an extraordinary expense. people around here are seen and not to care about expenditures of the citizens of maryland. >> not exactly the budget i introduced, so "happy"is not a word i would use. but the budget we ended up agreeing upon was better than the huge cuts to public safety and public education and affordable college. >> the governor says there was no sense in calling the session unless there is an agreement, controlled largely by the speaker of the house and the senate president. only a few months until the flag drops, there are efforts to green light -- efforts to green light this year's baltimore grand prix stalled. the promoter might be on his way out. the future of the event, which ran into severe financial problems last year, is again clouded.

"the baltimore sun" reports that the company in charge of organizing the event is undergoing some kind of internal conflict. so far, no announcements for ticket sales have been made nor have any marketing campaigns or major sponsors been announced for the labor day event. fire officials are concerned that recent dry weather conditions are increasing the risk of a brush fires. officials say the drought conditions we are experiencing now are to blame for several recent brush fires. anne arundel county fire investigators worked to determine what caused the brush fire near the holiday point marina over the weekend did they say that current conditions and people careless with the cigarettes and fire are the perfect recipe for brushfires. >> low humidity, warm temperatures, it being springtime, there is a lot of dead vegetation, and all of the components have come together and are really ripe for brush fires. >> rain levels are five inches

below normal for this time of year. >> indeed, as sarah mentioned, five inches below normal, meaning that we need five inches of rain yet to catch up. we will not see that any time soon. winds out of the northeast at five per hour, if you press at 17 miles per hour. possibility of showers in the afternoon and evening hours. very light in nature. better chances for rain in the weekend. we will talk about that in the seven-day forecast. >> the ravens released the most important piece of information to fans during the off-season, the regular-season schedule. baltimore starts this season in primetime at m&t bank stadium with the monday night football game against cincinnati. other highlights include a

rematch of the title game against new england on "sunday night football" on september 23, which you can see on wbal. this time the game is in baltimore to october has a number of 1:00 games. baltimore heads to houston. the spotlight came in november, of course, is the "sunday night football" game against the pittsburgh steelers. you remember the amazing primetime game last season. december looks as complicated as a taylor swift song. the back-to-back meetings with both of the mannings, and at the end or brutal stretch in cincinnati. 11 games into the season, and everyone continues to look at the baltimore orioles in the american league east.

they hung on for a second straight road win in chicago. a deep shot to center. o's took a 2-0 lead with that. tight game in the 9th. 4-1win 3-2 and can claim a record on the road. baseball hall of famer and orioles legend cal ripken is giving a helping hand to the tornado-ravaged town of joplin, missouri. he will be there today to help habitat for humanity volunteers rebuild homes in the neighborhood that were leveled by deadly tornadoes last may. it is the first stop in a 13- city tour of habitat volunteer projects. coming up, how one man made a lasting impression at an organ airport. hard to believe, but we're just 100 days from the start of the

olympic games in london did it look at how preparations are comiio

>> newly released police dash camera video raises questions

about an incident in utah. it shows officers scrambling to get a bulletproof vests on as shots reported the rang out from the suspect they were trying to apprehend. people are wondering whether they were trying to retrieve the the rest they already should have been wearing. one of the officers died from injuries. here is one way to attempt to go through airport screening. an oregon man stripped off his clothes to protest tsa procedures. he said that he tested positive for nitrates by tsa screeners. he was arrested after refusing to put his clothes back on. interesting. still to come, if you somehow swallowed a knife, you might want to see a doctor, right? wait until you hear about this guy who waited a few days to

check into a hospital. and ways to stay heart smart. >> we are seeing a lot of grain on of the radar. -- green on the radar. first, and like i look at pimlico, -- live look at

>> the countdown continues to the start of the summer olympics in london. today we hit a milestone. how everything looks just 100 days away from the start of the games. >> almost four years ago,

beijing wowed the world with one of the most spectacular olympics. this year it will be london's chance to shine. u.s. athletes have been getting ready. she is an olympic veteran and 200-meter champion. something has eluded her, olympic gold in an individual event. she says the previous failures are motivating her. >> i am striving to come away with that gold medal. >> michael phelps, star of the 2008 beijing olympics, he brought home a record eight gold medals, says he is ready to do his part again 14 usa, although he has not announced how many events he will compete in. >> am in a better spot than i was at any time over the past three years.

physically in better shape, mentally in better shape ever since beijing. >> the excitement ounce. now we wait for one of the biggest shows on earth. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> compared to the 90-degree heat we saw on monday, today feels chilly. it does in 63 the majority of the day. we have a lot of clouds and cooler air is pushing in. combination of that making this a cool and damp day. you can see where the showers are relative to baltimore. have your stuff out to our south. in general, even though heavier showers are fairly light, we're not expecting much, about a trace of accumulation across the

area. keep in mind that we are in a drought and we are five inches of rain below normal. 56 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. 59 in annapolis. 54 in hancock. along the eastern shore, a little milder. cooler air is pushing into the eastern half of the united states. only a warm spot is florida. cooler air along the abolition -- along the appellations. along the northern plains, admitted-thirties across minnesota. have your stuff down to our south. this is associated with the same storm system that left. it bit of a ridge of instability.

high pressure will settle in as we head into the end of the week until we get towards the weekend. keep an eye on this storm system year, pushing across the plains. this one is likely to dig into the east and develop more of a coastal storm. that will bring the much-needed moisture. we could get decent rain saturday night in the senate. here is the futurecast for today. evening, overnight, they finally end. mostly cloudy skies, a slight chance for showers earlier on. down to 50 for the overnight low. mostly dry early. saturday and sunday, better rain chances could help with the drought. >> leading off our "medical alert" this wednesday afternoon, doctors have noticed a growing

number of acl injuries in teenagers and adolescents over the last three years, especially those playing sports. >> andrew is a high school soccer player currently in the final stages of recovering from an acl surgery. >> it started when i was 6, and there were two seasons outdoor, plus multiple indoor season's. we had three or four practices, two games. our practices would usually be about two or three hours each. >> all that, plus the team runs at least two miles twice a week during classes. this doctor is the director of orthopedics at cook children's hospital in fort worth. he says that this kind of routine is becoming more and more common in young athletes. >> there is a lot of pressure to

play one sport year round. you are more prone to injuries in general. >> he is with the texas sports medicine and is the team physician for the dallas mavericks. as one of the foremost authorities on acl injuries, he agrees. >> primarily, kids, playing too much. there is never time to rest. >> he was 8 years old and he tore his acl. doctors are coming up with new ways to operate on younger patients. you would rather not have the injuries to begin with, so we asked doctors if there is anything that parents and coaches can do to prevent injuries from happening. >> we would like to see children play more than one sport.

you have different activities, so you are using different muscles. >> performance clinics are good, really good. kids need to learn how to run properly. just like anything, excess is bad. your body needs a break, it reminded means a break. >> -- your mind to break. >> incredible that they are seeing that injury and a kid so young. be happy -- easier said than done researchers at the harvard school of public health found positive psychological wellbeing appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks. the risk is halved in the most optimistic people. it could be that happier people tend to engage in healthier

behaviors, like exercise, eating fruits and vegetables, and getting a good night's sleep. the susan g. cokomen race for the cure usually draws tens of thousands of runners across the country, but fewer runners are signing up. some events, like the one in indianapolis, are seeing significant drops in participants. nearly 30% fewer runners. in january, komen under fire for pulling funding for planned parenthood. it reversed the decision, but has experienced a drop in fund raising. coming up, another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

>> for those of you in doing your lunch, take time out for this story. a man had to have a knife remove from his stomach. the men waited until his stomach began to hurt several days later to go to the hospital.

he did not tell doctors that he swallowed a knife, only that his stomach hurt. i bet it did. doctors say could have been life-threatening if it stayed in his body any longer. and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> hello there. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. time to play the pick 3 numbers. play keno now through april 29 for a chance to double or triple your winnings. right now joe britton is ready to go with your pick four numbers.

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