problem free there north and southbound. looking for an easy ride so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story, a former coach is fighting to get his job back this morning. brad young and his co-worker were fired after hosting a house party where alcohol and student wrs present. >> the party was held at end of the soft ball season in june for students and parents. a parent brought some beer and now he and the junior varsity coach are out a job. it was shock and hurt and there from to anger. i was numb, i really didn't expect it.

he received an email from the principal asking him to explain why "beer was at a school function"? >> i feel an appropriate punishment and reprimand would have been acceptable. >> then he received word that he was fired. players are hurt and dismayed. >> that would explain this save the walkersville coaches facebook is. parents and students are upset. >> members of the school board wouldn't comment. both coaches have a right to appeal the decision. so far, only coach young has done so.

>> baltimore city fire officials are trying to figure out what ignited a two alarm house fire in the 4900 block of denmar avenue. parts of the floors in the back of the home collapsed. all firefighters were evacuated in time to avoid any injuries. no word on what may have started the fire. >> a car made a crash into a furniture store.

fortunately, no one was damaged. a battle over the new catholic high school is under battle this morning. two families are headed to court to keep the school open. we have more on the heated battle. jo this was our home. it's been taken away. >> unpaid tuition made it impossible to keep up with the cost each year. >> acobbeding to the alumni,

they were forced to make an injunction. we are hoping to have time to rally support for the school and fix troubles they had mentioned. >> a spokesman says a huge infusion of cash wouldn't be enough to safe the school long term. disappointed students look at additional catholic schools. >> i'm here to save my school

and pick a new school. >> attracting youth is one area the naacp is focusing on during the convention in new york city. the civil rights organization will have to reach out to a new organization. the president says the group must focus on original noising and changing the position of young people within the movement. many face challenges in the classroom and on street corners. the generation from baby boomers on down need to come together and figure out how we are truly going to put young people up front. president barak obama will address the group tomorrow. you can log on to our website and click on local news. congress strifes to unveil a

plan. in washington with a look at the $1.5 trillion plan and where things stand right now. democrat yick leaders in the house say they plan to vote before they leave for their august recess. some others say not so fast. this bill is a starting point and path to success to lower costs and give greater choice to americans including keeping a plan. better quality of care putting doctors and not insurance companies back in charge. highlights plan for health

insurance. company that's don't provide will be required to pay penalties. president barak obama expects a major debate over the next couple of weeks expected to make remarks at the white house. now back to you. that brings us to the watercooler question of the day quest day. send your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com >> the time now 5:37, 57 degrees. coming up, bubble baths can we a lot of fun for kids but may pose a serious health threat as well. details coming up.

>> short term memory problems could start as early as the womb. roadway surfacing along with art scape

>> the record low today, 57. the sun will set at 8:32. we do have an air quality alert. we are in the orange category

meaning that it is unhealthy for children. things looking ok in western maryland and on the eastern shore. i have more coming up in just a little bit. >> in this morning's medical alert, bath time is a nightly ritual for many families. more than 43,000 kids and teens are hurt in bathtubs and showers each year. children under the age of four were half of those incidents. a suggests that parents add non-slip mats in bathtubs and showers. >> research shows fetuses at 30 weeks have a short term memory of about 10 minutes. after a while rkt they got used

to the stimulus and didn't react as strongly. researchers found that 34 week old fetuses could store information and remember it a month later. fetuses aren't determined full term until 37 weeks. >> the same thing happen when's you are about 50. >> coming up, you've cleaned out your closets and bagged up unwanted clothes and ready to donate to charity. do you really know where your donations are going? >> a look at sky calm. up next, traffic and weather on

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what do you mean we? we are going to have problems due to resurfacing. we'll only have it-3 lanes open. some added delays there. we have a royal closure due to art scape preparations happening along with roads in that area. it will be hectic in that city. that complose your through the fall. about a 9:00 ride on the outer

loop. a live view of traffic no problems to hort here. we are looking good at this hour. >> good morning. looking good out there on the rails right now. no delays on the pen calm. we have a number of die versions. the 21 bus westbound around western and maryland. 917 bus with a die version. now back to sandra shaw. >> today will be the last of a low humidity-type day. we are going to enter a more

unsettled weather peard coming up. we are looking at a few little low level clouds. we are going to see a good deal coming up today. >> we are talking very strong storms to severe storms. it's ahead of a cold front. by tomorrow morning, you may need your umbrella. we have these temperatures and dew points. yesterday, that 39 degree dew point reading, the first ever for baltimore. not a lot of moisture for this time of year. as far as temperatures go, we are sitting at 60 at the parent right now. we are monitoring things. we set and tied a new record at 58 combrees. 84 was the high. no precipitation whatsoever. here is your outlook state wide

today. another nice day, 86 degrees our forecast high. 84 in south pennsylvania. heading over to the beach, it looks like a high of 84 degrees as well. on the bay today, 10-15 knots. a lot of boaters ut yesterday. waves only a foot. should be 87 for a high. maybe 84-85 today. 102, the record high set back in 1985 and the record low of 1989 of 57 degrees. >> 65-69 and more moisture as well. s that front approaches, more chances of showers and storms around midnight and tomorrow morning. both those highs going to be moving off shore. we'll see more warm and humid conditions as we wrap up the

workweek. tomorrow it looks like this. a 40% of showers and storms. up to 88 or 90 degrees. for friday, 86 degrees. more clouds around as well. saturday, a few more clouds as an upper level slow moves through the area. >> there's increased competition for your families old clothes. many donations say they are affiliated with local charities. lisa robinson investigates. >> these bins are convenient. once you dump your cloming, do you know where it goes an who is benefiting? >> there are thousands of stand alone donation bins you may not have realized that some of them are owned by for profit

companies. one charity says they are stealing. >> we saw our clothing don't nations take about a 35% dip. tonight at 11, hear more about where your donations good. >> thousands are expected to roll in. this year's entertainment line up includes deon warwick. click on entertainment on our website. >> time is now 5:50.

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make the time table? >> the first response, no. i don't think congress can work together. they seem to be in a hurry to pass any old bill for healthcare. americans want a reform bill that will lower costs across the board. keep emailing those responses. we'll read more in the next hour. >> it was an under the sea newspaper tooals. the first under water wedding. it was a present from the groom who is a diver to his bride. some guests braved the waters and others observed the ceremony from a boat. the ceremony cost $5.5 billion. that's an expensive wedding. a salt lake city woman hopes her jeep wrangler will get her

a man. she is offering her jeep with a proposal and ring. >> a few weeks ago, she posted this ad offering her 1992 jeep for a proposal and a ring. i did it mostly as a joke. i thought, if something comes of it, that's great. something has come out of it. responses. i have between 200-300 emails. and overnight, she received 20 more. i'm trying to narrow it down. she's doing this because she is 38 years old and really wants to be married. >> people i spend the most time with are married and it looks so good. how can you not want that for yourself. kelly's best friend who is

married helped her come up with the idea. i also ride a four wheeler and like to go to the dunes a lot and want to meet somebody who likes to play. as my sister in-law said to me, that's a way better story than, we met at byu. >> that's true. >> wonder what will last longer, the jeep or the marriage? >> here's a look ahead. emergency crews in washington state come to the aid of a miss guided par glider. >> the next installment of the harry potter seerries set to be released.

a little boy's heart is bigger than his toy chest. how he's selling his toys to make life better for his family. >> a new record low, we are watching this. >> we are expecting some major delays. we'll touch on those art scape closures as well, coming up.

>> in washington, house democrats unveil their healthcare reform proposal. president barak obama plans a public push in support of it. >> the body of an aid to a