hit again, vandals strike a nature center. >> what the intruders were after this time. >> hello, this is what people are talking about. back to the scene of the crime after a break in at the murray nature center. bandits left a mess this time. we're live and we go to the have with more on what they did this time. good afternoon to you. >> reporter: good afternoon to everyone. employees were trying to get over the fact that someone took away their animals and last night they took the animals but a donation jar full of change. they want to find whoever is responsible. at the nature center in baltimore, several exotic animals are missing, they are the victims of two breakins and they are worth nearly 1000

together. >> we are missing two of our pets, our iguana and water turtle, two water turtles and. >> reporter: the first robbery happened over the weekend then another on monday night. the center is a popular site for children to visit during the day but the location in the woods makes it an easy target for criminals at night. right now they are trying to clean up the mess and they say that the animals were not dangerous but vulnerable because they were a lot of rescue animals. that is their top priority. we'll have the latest for you at 4, 5:00 and 6:00. we're live in baltimore. >> thank you for that. police are urging anyone with information on the animals to

report it. dozens of homes, businesses and bank accounts are being seized with 3 million in cash. it is part of the corruption probe linking jack johnson. ron matz has the latest on a number of indictments. good afternoon, ron. >> reporter: several police officers are charged with taking part in a multimillion dollars scam. agents arrested jack johnson and his wife on friday saying they were attempting to destroy evidence that he had taken bribes. nine others, including three police officers, are charged with a scam to sell cigarettes without paying the taxes. officials say the scam involves a howard county couple who owns several stores. two of those are now suspended without pay and a third officer is charged with selling cocaine. the latest arrests are rinked to the johnson -- linked to the johnson probe but they will not say how.

>> the indictments demand forfeiture of several homes. we'll have more coming up at 5:00, and 6:00. closing arguments in the trial of chandra levy. the immigrant accused of murdering the intern did not take the stand. and it created a sensation when she was linked with a congressman. another soldier from maryland is being remembered today after making the ultimate sacrifice. officials say 28-year-old david lutz has died in an attack in afghanistan. his vehicle was attacked last week. he leave as wife and two daughters. a combination of fog and rain today, now the fog has lifted but it is a gray day. look outside now, there is a lot of rain in the area and of course on the radar. and it is marty bas and

bernadette woods over in the whether center. bernadette woods? >> hello out there. the rain has moved in and it is in place. a bit of a break southeast of 95 right now. you can see that's the dividing line. north and west that's where we are seeing it. the brighter colors, that's where it is heavier. it will pick up. this is why, i'm going to open this up and change it to the national composite. look at the rain that's coming our way. there is one part here, this front here and this is all moving in our direction. with for more on how long it will last we'll go to marty. >> the rain is only going to last until about tomorrow morning but the lows will last longer than that. we'll see winds starting to come around the western perimeter. we'll see gusts and 35 to 40 miles an hour, the steady

breeze and at times, this will usher in some cooler air, i didn't say colder but some cooler air into the atlantic. that will define the weekend forecast. now back to you. back to the drawing board for the mta that will hold on on bids for several train lines. they have called off the bidding. it is because a lot of interest has not been shown. they will try to attract morbidders, which have struggled to operate on time. an award for schools are been to be honored as the best in the nation. and three schools are celebrated all part of a 7th congressional district. it is eastern technical high school in baltimore county, blue ribbons are awarded to schools that are high performing or have raised student achievement to higher

levels. london will host a royal wedding next year. prince william popped the question to his long-time girlfriend. and we have more from washington. >> reporter: the boyfriend and girlfriend now future king and queen of england. they will talk down the aisle next spring or early summer. the prince proposed last month while on a tour in kenya but the palace broke the news today. britain's prime minister said it was a great day for the country. >> this is two young people who love each other and made the announcement and looking forward to the wedding, we must give them space to think about the future. >> reporter: that's hardly likely as the frenzy fards when it -- starts when it will take place. at st. paul's where his parents were married or westminster abbey and what will the dress

be like. the queen was delighted for them both and his father said he was thrilled adding, they have been practicing long enough. they have been together for eight years since they were studying at saint andrew's university in scotland. she does not have the background. they created a party supply company but royal watchers say that gives her a common touch. >> of course they want the fairy tale princess but could you say she is our fairy tale princess. >> reporter: it is about to become reality for kate middleton, life will never be the same again n london. >> prince william said he was in no rush and wait until he was 28 or 30. he turned 28 in june. stocks are tumbling as worries mount in asia. a bail out for ireland. the dow lost 200 points dipping

below 1100 in nearly a month. looking at the numbers, the dow is down more than 189 points and around 19,000 -- 11,000 park. s&p and nasdaq are down as of this hour. the ravens came together to make big plays last night off the field in the name of charity. a half dozen ravens were on hand for the all community team auction part. all kinds of sports memorbilia was auctioned off to raise money for children's charities. you can see the ravens and panthers this sunday at 1 p.m. live here on wjz news and there has been a change in scheduling after that. tough hear about the home game with the bucs will be at 4:15 instead of 1 p.m. that's on sunday, november 28th. still to come at noon, a fatal combination, what a

alcoholic drink is being blamed for another death. when a bull goes wild. and let's look outside this noon. bernadette woods will be back with the forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. the controversial energy drink four loko is being blamed for another accident in texas. a 14-year-old girl died after their car crashed. several cans of the drink were found inside. the boyfriend is charged with intoxicated manslaughter. the drink is now banned in four states. maryland's attorney-general is trying to get it banned here in maryland as well. in denver, snow is being blamed for several afternoon crashes. three pileups involving tractor- trailers occurred along one stretch. a dozen people or were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. it took hours to clear the vehicles off the road. and since he took talents to south beach, le bron last some fans but he may have a big

distinction. king james is amopping the finalists for time's person of the year award, highlighting the person that has made the biggest impact on the -- on the year's events. experts consider him a long shot. other finalists include the president, john stewart, lady gaga and the unemployed american. a rodeo in canada and you will see why. >> watch the nod and then the drop. >> the bull was in a bad mood before it charged the stands. it thrown the rider off. a woman suffered a broken pelvis but will be okay. it doesn't pay to have good seats. >> it tones.

get high. >> as soon as you can. >> obviously. >> we knew what he meant. >> it sounded funny. >> stick around the forecast is next. and a look at the winning lottery numbers. ,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable,

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down. where the rain is and it is hanging tough. 95 north and west. we have the rain, some breaks in maryland. we'll take you in on a few of the areas. it is a lighter rain and see where it picks up the darker green and that's where it is more solid. and as you head out to hagerstown and now the thing is that to the south of us there are bright colors. that's moving in our direction. it will pick up in the next few minutes. that will continue right no early tomorrow morning and finished with this storm. and they are out of the east and that's heating into the system bringing more in from the ocean. we'll see the winds picking up and bring in the cooler air 567892 is where we sit now.

baltimore is 55 in dca lot of 50s there. 40s in the west. here is the storm system. this is a long one. this is to the west of us. it's not until the center wraps us we'll be finished with us. and today tonight and into early tomorrow morning then out of here, the winds pick up out of the west. for that -- we'll put that together. here is the storm up from the south. when it leaves us how many lines build in here. they indicate the wind. then it will start to back off a bit but at that point it is connected with the cooler air and it will be bringing it in our direction. another and on thursday and showers and that gets out of here in time for the weekend. and the forecast is like this, today we're looking at rain and drizzle. we don't drop that and then tomorrow it gets out of here

and the winds pick up. 62-degrees before that colder air comes in. >> thank you. still to come on the news at noon, new reason why you don't want the bed bugs to bite when you are tucked in at light. results of a study. >> we're always on. here are the top stories at this hour. for updates and the forecast log on to www.wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,

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marty. and once the skies clear out it will be windy. maybe a storm overnight. gusts of 20. winds will diminish. then really all things considered other than 590s on friday we're on the numbers as we move through the weekend. the normal is 56. now back to you. >> don't miss the prime time lineup here. and the good wife then the news at 11. police in california say a old trick is teaching people to slow down. this is officer bob smith. he has the easy job. he is set up in a vehicle and watch the other cars slow down. >> and it require nos breaks.

>> a dummy doughnut. >> he doesn't appreciate being called a dummy, crash dummies like it. >> time to go. have a great day. we'll see you tomorrow. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,