denver franciotti explains. >> police arrested lamel pierce friday. they said he was one of three people who pretended to be police officers. according to court records, he and other suspects in shot at least as they entered -- s houted "police" they entered the home. >> he was arrested as a witness it, but he was taken into custody and charged with attempted first-degree murder. >> according to police, the drug -- the crown was drug-related. the rest follows several recent home invasions involving a police impersonation in the city. on july 1, the suspects tried up the victims and is still money and electronics. a similar incident happened on july 5 g. please do not believe that the break-ins are related, and they believe -- police do not believe that the break-ins are related, and they believe lamel pierce was only involved in the most recent break-in. >> all baltimore city police officer will spend five years behind bars in the death of a marine. gahiji tshamba will be eligible for parole after a fight to he was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of tyrone brown. he says he was the defending himself and a female friend in an altercation his attorneys are working on an appeal. testimony resumed this morning in the trial of a man accused of killing a johns hopkins researcher. john wagner is charged with murdering a stephen pitcairn as he walked, last year. dna and fingerprint experts testified that a thumb print found on a cellphone was that of levelva merritt, the girlfriend of wagner. she has pleaded guilty to robbery and testified that wagner committed the murder. a judge in aruba ruled yesterday that gary giordano can be held for another six days while the investigation continues into the disappearance of his traveling companion robyn gardner. >> with a shirt pulled over his hat and carrying a bag of personal items, gary g. o'donnell at a local jail for -- gary giordano left a local jail for aruba's prison. the prison is just a few miles from the beach where he says that robyn gardner, his travel companion, went missing. can you proceed with prosecution without a body? >> i can let give a general answer that -- can only give a general answer to that. it is harder to try kids like this when you don't have a body. >> at the evidence presented to the judge include witness statements and that details on how what investigators found at the beach is not consistent with gary giordano's version of events. his attorney says that his client is innocent and had nothing to do with gardiner's disappearance. but he had little to say except to confirm that the maryland and would not be released. after the 16 days, prosecutors are likely to ask for another 60 days, the next step in the process. court watchers say that unless there is more evidence, gary giordano is likely to be set free. >> more than half a dozen people behind bars this noon in connection with a drug bust in baltimore county club. after a 15-month investigation, authorities arrested seven people, including club manager. police say they seized marijuana, methamphetamines, ecstasy, and mushrooms of italy bought and used openly inside the club. -- allegedly bought and used openly inside the club. police are looking into revoking the liquor license and closing the club down. police are searching for more than two dozen people involved in a flash mob robbery in germantown rid the group was caught on camera sunday morning entering the store, stealing merchandise, and and leaving. the son of the owner says that the car hit the panic button but did not confront any of the suspects. police have identified a few people and all are asking anyone with information to come forward. >> after heavy rains caused flash flooding over the area yesterday and this weekend, it is nice to see the sunshine out there. hd doppler is looking clear. those everly fallen apart, but -- those have really fallen apart, but we could see maybe a shower as we head into the afternoon. if anything, it is going to be in eastern maryland. most of us will see sunshine and a high of 84. rain chances are definitely diminished tonight. we'll talk about that in insta- weather-plus seven-day forecast. >> the race for baltimore city mayor heats up. the candidates took place in a forum this morning, where frank conaway criticize stephanie rawlings-blake. >> the mayor says she works for the citizens of baltimore. it is always strange that the governor's brother is chief of staff. come on, hey diddle, the cat played the fiddle. >> jennifer franciotti t was jenniferhe forum and he will break down the debate on 11 news at 5:00. president barack obama continues his bus tour in iowa. he criticized congress and said they will have to answer to voters if it is not passed. >> if they don't start paying attention, there will not be at the office. we have a new congress in there that will start paying attention. >> the white house insists that the three-day bus tour is not a campaign swing. still ahead, with the price of gold on the rise, you may think of selling years, and you can do it online. police arrest a man who allegedly strapped a fake bomb to a teenager's collar. plus -- >> i am the person who likes to have everything neat. >> a misplaced at also object cents this woman into a frenzy. an carrie engel from valley view farms is standing by to answer your plant and gardening questions. e-mail your questions to plantquestions@wbaltv.com. plantquestions@wbaltv.com. . what if sweet mocha fell from the sky? 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79 at b.w.i., 81 at harbor. >> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. e-mail your questions t o plantquestions@wbaltv.com. alert,"day's "consumer with the price of gold on the rise, auctioneers like each day are getting into the market. >> we are looking into will be a bit differently these days, now that bracelet or ring is more than a fashion accessory. it is an investment. >> i don't think i would sell at any time in the future, but once you start seeing a trend changing you might think about it. >> think about the gold that is rising and falling in value. when it comes time to enter the volatile market, who gets your business? the pawnshop, the coin shop, or ebay? >> ebay is a proven site and has more credibility than at sites that people don't know about. >> this marketing professor says that each day has its own gold bullion center, -- ebay has its own gold bullion center and people are jumping on the bandwagon. >> it takes up over 600 pages to go through to see it. >> pages of gold coins and bars, a massive collection of gold jewelry. you want to spend that kind of money in a computerized auction? >> you don't know who you are buying or selling from trade one a -- you got out who you are buying or selling from. >> if the economy got really bad and i needed money. >> would you sell it on the internet? >> no. >> if you sell gold locally, you are limited by the number of merchants in town. if you sell online, the world is your potential customers. >> it is for smaller investors. if you by multiple polley and bricks, it is not where you want to go. -- if you buy it multiple bully and bricks, it is not where you want to go. >> i am still of the conservative, old school, face- to-face, look at what you are getting. arriving in them now, i am not a huge proponent of that. ->> the toughest decision yet, when you should buy or sell. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with the meteorologist ava marie. >> it was a pretty rough or get out there as a heavy rains and strong storms caused flooding across local areas. we have hardly see any wet weather across the region. there is still the potential for showers as we head into the afternoon. the storm system is still making its way off the east coast, and behind it there may be something popping up to the afternoon broug -- popping up through the afternoon. as we head into the next couple of days, let's look at a photo of you were sent in from aberdeen. sent in from aberdeen. this was a common aside all across the area. you can always send in your photos at the u local page at wbaltv.com. we love to see your local footage, because we cannot see everywhere. we saw quite a bit of rain across the region. here's a look at the rainfall estimates from this time on monday all the way it is time tuesday. you can see the hardest hit areas were baltimore city and county. another two inches of rain on top of the five and they saw over the weekend. flood concerns are starting to die down. this took on the characteristic of a nor'easter as it made its way up the east coast. there is one piece of energy left. if anything, they are going to be scattered. clear skies will be making their way in, and it looks to be our next storm system, which is bringing heavy rain across missouri and iowa. we will talk about that coming up in the seven-day forecast. here is a look at the temperatures. 81 in frederick, 78 in baltimore. 81 in college park. coolest spot on the map looks like oakland. they always enjoyed a much more comfortable weather this time of year. maybe a degree or so below where we should be this time of year. if there is any shower in the area, is this afternoon, isolated and towards the north and east. through tonight, we will have some clearing. temperatures will be dropping down into the upper 50s and 60s and. bless and conditions, breezy early on. the winds should die down later tonight. completely dry weather tomorrow. thursday to be the next storm system moving in. chance for strong as we look into the second half of the weekend. overall, temperatures will stay in the 80's. >> a mysterious creature room to the woods in prince george's county. take a look at this. workers in a hospital spotted this critter in june. they even managed to track it for awhile so they could shoot this video. rather than allow them to examine it, they chose to release it back into the wild. they still have no clue what it is. but those who track it called it chupa after the mythical ch upacabra. scary stuff. the last thing you want is a chupacabra in your garden. what did you bring? >> fall vegetables. i got back from vacation and the zucchini was finished and it, it is going strong. -- tomatoes were going strong. most of this is going to take anywhere from 40-70 days. >> they don't have to go into the ground. >> spinach and things can go on a window boxes. i don't have a lot of actual yard to plant in. >> let's go to questions. in a lot of a fall flowers. some think it is a little early afford. i would personally wait until about october. they do so much better if he waited a little bit. things like petunias, they are all going to do well. > i had outbreak. it is just the hotter what weather we have been having, you will get some of that. it is decaying organic matter. and the other thing you may want to do is get a cell test -- soil test. the same goes for moss. you can see -- change things a little bit. there is all sorts of good potted plants. the problem is that it is not -- if the roots of trees. you get a nice big pot. some of the smaller spruces would be ok. check that out. you would have to protect them a little bit -- >> you can take them inside if it is in a pot ro. we will listen to you. if you have a plant or gardening question -- up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus of forecast. >> the cal ripken a world series is underway in aberdeen. coming up tomorrow morning, cal himself joins us in the studio. we will talk about the tournament and whether he is planning a return to major league baseball. that is tomorrow on the 6:00 a.m. hour of 11 news today. now your maryland lottery numbers. >> good afternoon, maryland. your pick 3 numbers for tuesday, august 16, are 8 9, as printed on the ball and 6. the bonus match 5 doubler is here. you could double your winnings on every plate is it your favorite retailer and played today. bob diamond is ready to rock and roll. at your pick four numbers are 5 0 7 and 9. let yourself play. >> ava has one last check of the forecast. >> the next couple of days are we are up a bit w -- getting away from the worst of the rain. it looks like we're down completely tomorrow. friday and saturday, mostly dry. the worst of the rain is in the distant future. >> thank you for joining as. >> watch tonight at 5:00.