[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'm sarah caldwell. our big story is a case that has captivated the entire country. george zimmerman appeared for a bond hearing, facing charges for killing teenager trayvon martin. he testified. we will have much more tonight at 5:00. late word that a pakistan passenger jet pat -- crashed

with 127 passengers on board. the defense minister of the country says the jet crashed a few miles away from the airport. no word on casualties. the maryland state school board has named lillian lowery the new superintendent, coming to the position after serving as the dow larry -- delaware secretary of education. she helped delaware when a race to the top federal grant. police in anne arundel county are investigating the death of a man that lost consciousness in a patrol car. he was taken into custody after officers noticed him be hating the radically. police say he tried to kick out the windows of the vehicle. he was revived, but died

wednesday. an autopsy is being conducted. howard county police are searching this afternoon for a man in the delicate city -- a look at city. police say he walked to a counter and threatened a pharmacist with a hypodermic needle, making off with a variety of pharmaceuticals. anyone with information should call howard county police. a push to get increased funding for after-school programs passes the first hurdle. the resolution would double funding. the resolution was introduced by local youth organizations worry about funding cuts. >> i encourage all of you to use your power to vote against the budget, and make sure this is in 8.

this is making positive change. >> some of the youth played down the front lawn of city hall to let the mayor know they would have nowhere to go with funding gets caught. -- cut. >> we have a nice day today with lots of sunshine, but things will be changing. first a cold front effect or whether tomorrow, then a cold front from the south with a storm that will produce a lot of rain. how much raynor we talking about? the cold front has to come through first. that system could produce about to the ball inches of rain. then the storm comes up from the south -- two inches of rain. the storm comes up for the south. we have a five-inch deficit. we need to do some catching up. we will talk about more of the weekend turns out coming up with

the insta-weather-plus for test. >> thank you. many of baltimore's best comedians got a shot at former mayor sheila dixon. she was found guilty of stealing gift cards intended for greedy children, and claimed this event was not about politics. they continue to rock the red as the washington capitals even their eastern conference quarterfinal series against the boston bruins. with the game tied at 1, alexander semin scored the game- winning goal. you can catch game 5 of the series tomorrow morning right here on wbal. every game of the series has been decided by one goal.

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>> george zimmerman appeared this morning for a bond hearing after facing charges for killing teenager trayvon martin. we have more from florida. >> in a surprise move, george zimmerman addressed trayvon martin's parents. >> i wanted to say that i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. thought he was a little younger than i am. i did not know he was not armed. >> would you agree the change your story as it went along? >> absolutely not. >> the bond hearing came which it started with -- started with the zimmerman family on the telephone because of a threat of violence. >> i never noted -- i never knew

him to be violent. >> prosecutors flush -- pushed back, citing unnamed management course george zimmerman took. the exchange drew the exchange with trayvon martin's parents. next, the defense attorney interviewed one of the leading investors. >> i am curious, with the word "confronted." what evidence you have to support the seven did you want the judge to rely on -- to support the affidavit you want the judge to rely on. >> his injuries are consistent with trauma to the back of his head. >> the back-and-forth continued for nearly two hours, but when it was over, judge kenneth lester jr. made his decision quickly. >> the earliest zimmerman, walk

out of jail this -- would be this weekend. details include a monitoring bracelet, and determining whether zimmerman can live out- of-state while he awaits trial. >> new york police officers and fbi agents are tearing up the basement of a building in connection with a decade-old -- a steep ridges -- three-decade old case. etan patz's face was the first to appear on milk cartons in searching for missing children. the search is expected to take up to five days. do you need a job? you had better watch out what you say on the facebook, twitter, and other social network sites. it is a vitamin many of us have not heard of, but it is in short

supply. how it could effect you. >> part one of a two-part system is out west. parts to the wall looks like the real soccer. the insta-weather -- part two books like the real

>> in our consumer alert, hiring managers might be looking in your social network profiles. you might want to think twice before posting the photos were making that snarky tweet.

>> there is a lot of talk about hiring managers looking the networking habits of applicants. a new survey shows 37% screened candidates using the internet. just three years ago, the number was closer to 50%. one notable issue causing a drop-off is some companies prohibit hiring managers from looking online, with most following a ban on all social networking at work. another factor -- and employers might be deterred as they keep the information private. you might be ok with people seeing your linkedin profile, but you keep facebook posts available only to your friends.

one enquires go online, they are looking at things they cannot get out of an interview. do their profiles fit the company culture? they also want to see if the candidate is well-grounded. they also look for red flags. they are not just how to get you. while one-third of employers found reasons not to get you, the same amount of saw so much of what they liked in the person. >> now, your insta-weather- plus forecast with a neurologist john cons. >> plenty of sunshine. there is a storm to the west could it will be moving to the area. it is not the only thing coming to our area, but it is the first element of a complex system. today is beautiful. above normal, temperature-wise.

so far, we have had a lot of those. we are short on precipitation. we have not even have a quarter inch of rain this month. we are about 5 inches below what would the average for the year so far. we might make a lot of the up for the weekend, keep your fingers crossed. salisbury is up to 70. 68 in westminster and frederick. 60's in western maryland. a beautiful day. a few scattered clouds near the potomac river. here is the system to the west. that is the one cold front. there is an offshore system as well. high pressure is giving us a good day today. this comes through. on saturday, something develops along the gulf of mexico and then comes at us as a coastal

storm. we would be concerned if it were january or february, but we will not be too concerned about snow here in baltimore. 70, 75 the high today. the wind in the bay, and the water temperature around 50 degrees. tonight might be your only chance to get a peek at the meteor shower. just look anywhere in the sky, and watch for some shooting stars. it will be kind of pretty. here is the insta-weather-plus futurecast. it shows the cold weather and the development in the gulf of mexico. that will be the coastal storm. the front will be through the area on sunday. then this other storm comes up the coast, and it promises to

produce all water frame, and might generate snow in pennsylvania -- produced a lot of rain, and my generate snow in pennsylvania and new york. 70 for saturday. we pick up the clouds and rain chances increase. saturday night into sunday, the rain comes in. high temperatures only in the 60 with all of that going on and on sunday. the storm has introduced cooler air to the area which will stick with us the rest of the week next week. >> in our medical alert, there is a national shortage of vitamin k, a true and a code for poisoning -- anecdote for posted

a poisoning. >> this is a photo of maria gonzalez. she was a patient brought here with gastrointestinal bleeding. >> that caused her to bleed uncontrollably. >> the generics are taken to prevent what -- blood clots. severe bleeding can be a complication. >> the antidote, the well-known antidote of -- is vitamin k. >> the injectable form causes blood to clot and is used for patients with serious blaze. a registered nurse provided us with copies of his mother's medical record which show that vitamin k was ordered, and also a call there is no -- "there is

no vitamin k available in the hospital." maria gonzales died. the cause was gastrointestinal bleeding. >> it is mind-boggling that something as simple as a vitamin was not available in the whole hospital. >> this online bulletin states hospira has shortages due to manufacturing delays, and the only other manufacturer has a shortage due to increased demand. >> i love my mom, i loved her companionship. we will lose more people this way. if we do not speak out and do something about this shortage of not just vitamin k, but many other medications, more people will die. >> the risk officer at the

hospital said he would not comment on the case or vitamin k supplies. >> that was diana gonzalez reporting. a new study could change the way it doctors can treat breast cancer. scientists can now identify the specific gene causing each woman's disease, and it will allow for more individual and personal lives treatment options. researchers say by pinpointing the biological cause of each tumor, they will not know which drug it could respond to. a new study on marijuana activity used facebook to recruit younger and dispensed, which resulted in more honest answers according to researchers. nearly 50% said they used marijuana, which was 15% higher than past studies that were conducted in face-to-face and

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>> in a move that surprised is absolutely no one, the indianapolis colts plan to take andrew luck in the nfl draft

with the number 1 pick. robert griffin iii will likely go second to the washington redskins. you can tune in to our draft special thursday night. tonight, howard county police make an arrest in a 20-year-old murder case. we have uncovered alarming details. in an effort to cut costs, city employees may pay more for their health benefits. are alarming data about the quality of their health. bill cosby and his wife are in town for a special honor. those stories tonight at 5:00 p.m.. now, your maryland lottery numbers. ♪ the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> happy friday. let's play your pick 3 numbers. 9 5

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a beautiful day today. nothing going on around us. a hazy sunshine. there is an affront to the west. it is not generating a lot of rain right now. this system will be two parts. a storm from the south, and coming up the coast from the gulf of mexico. it will drag a lot of moisture in here. today, 73. 74 tomorrow. by the afternoon and evening, rain chances increase. a rumble of thunder or sell. it really begins to rain sunday. we are not sure how close to the coast the storm will be. there are some questions there, but rest assured someone will get a lot of rain. cool on sunday, too, 50's for the high. >> you will be keeping tabs. thank you for jordan as. >> be sure to watch tonight with

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