-- police want to know if it is job-related. >> thousands pay their respects to the late massachusetts senator ted kennedy. >> state delegate jon cardin make amends with baltimore police for his controversial proposal. what do you think about it? that is the question today. >> are we through the worst of the rough weather? what can we expect for the weekend? the insta-weather plus forecast continues with 11 news today. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning. i'm sarah caldwell. >> i'm stan stovall. >> the forecast is a big story. some thunderstorms moved across the area. anywhere from two inches to 6 inches measured around parts of the area. baltimore county is

experiencing 2300 power outages. 2800 been harford county. the heaviest rain has moved out of the northeast corner of the state and is in delaware and new jersey. we have a thundershowers ieast f annapolis. and no. carroll county into frederick county and hagerstown there is thunder activity. with thunder and lightning. not as much as was heard earlier this morning. there is a tropical weather feature over the atlantic. a front try to come through as well. the next 24 hours will be the rainiest. >> it's never good when they clash like that. >> two weekends in a row for ocean city. maybe we will be done with this in time for labor day weekend. >> it would be nice. thank you. we will check on what's going on

on the roads. many of the problems are related to the weather. at the northern avenue there are downed wires. sopel rd @ rustinmarysville roa, there's a tree blocking the road. southbound 95 from the split is five minutes. in the area of green spring it's running smoothly. we have a problem not far from green spring on the inner loop off to the left shoulder there's an accident we will continue to follow. >> our big story this morning, city police are searching for whoever shot and killed an off-duty police officer in east baltimore. >> friends and colleagues are speaking out.

>> erica carr was a correctional officer at the baltimore city detention center. she was found shot to death in her car early yesterday morning. it's not clear why the 37 year- old would have been on ken hill avenue in east baltimore. she lived in middle river with her children. they're investigating the possibility this was connected to her job. the working mom was shot three times, once in the head, neck, and the arm. >> corrections officers lead to dangerous life when they leave these institutions, because they have to look over their shoulders at all times, every hour that they are out there in the public eye. >> being a correctional officer is very hard work. it is dangerous for us coming out every night to going home and being in the public. >> she was well respected by her peers. the union that represents the correctional officers will

create a scholarship in her honor. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> in west baltimore, the investigation continues into a shooting that left a man wounded. at the intersection of presman street and north fremont ave. there's no word on a motive or suspects in the case. and although county police are interviewing a woman they believe may know something after man was discovered in a car suffering from a stab wounds. this is between i-95 and ordinance road in glen burnie. the man was rushed to the hospital suffering from life- threatening injuries. the woman is not considered a suspect. >> state delegate jon cardin has reimbursed baltimore city police or the use of helicopter, a police boat, and officers to stage a proposal for his fiancee. $300 with the bill.

that comes from his calculation of the karlie rate paid to the officers and cost of fuel for the vehicles. on august 7, police officers boarded the boat the couple was on and pretended to search for contraband until he popped the question. he has apologized, saying he should have used better to judgment. what do you think about his $300 reimbursement to the city for his use of police resources? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> baltimore city police need your help finding a missing 13 year-old all. michele stylist was last seen by her mother on july 17 on the 3600 block of ninth street. her mom spoke with michelle a week later. but the girl did not know where she was. call baltimore police right away if you have seen her. guek police are searching for the person who vandalize the southwest baltimore church. pastor cross at a church member discovered this black spray

paint on the building. he believes gangs are responsible. city police believe it's not from gangs. pastor cross believed the vandalism may be connected to a funeral being held at his church today for 21 year-old david lupton found shot to death in the 600 block of yale avenue saturday night. >> we are not afraid. we are not scared. we are here to grieve with this family. >> the pastor says this is the first time this church has been vandalized. he is disappointed anyone would desecrate the house abortion. he invites those responsible to join them on sunday. >> today mourners are paying final respects to senator ted kennedy. 20,000 people waited in line to file past his body at the kennedy printed it -- presidential library and museum in boston. it will resume at 8:00 this morning. nichole killian has more on how

the senator is being remembered. >> well-wishers will have several hours to say their goodbyes to the senator before private memorial service tonight. they came throughout the night from all walks of life. civil-rights leader jesse jackson, constituents, friends, colleagues, past the flag draped coffin. they paid their respects and greeted by the senator's family. including his wife vicki of 17 years. >> it is a tremendous loss to our family. i want to let everyone know how grateful we are. >> for all of these people responding to that, to the call that he made. >> kennedy will be remembered tonight at a memorial service invitation only. speakers include vice president joe biden. >> he has left a great void in our public life. >> massachusetts senator john kerry. >> he was funny beyond warrick in terms of campaigning can't being out there. those stories we will tell and

in the next day is it is what made being around him special. >> republican senator john mccain. >> i have grown to have the highest respect and affection. >> tomorrow president barack obama will give the eulogy to his mentor. >> it will be a personal statement. >> all of the former living presidents will be there among many other politicians. that is tomorrow. the last leg of the journey that began at the center is cape cod calm and will end at arlington national cemetery. preparations are underway there right now. before burial tomorrow, the senator's body will be flown from boston to andrews air force base. a motorcade will take his body from there to the u.s. capitol, where it will stop briefly for prayer and the last chance for those who loved him to bid farewell. >> [captioning made possible by

constellation energy group] >> u.s. officials are turning to the internet to spread the word about full prevention. the interactive webcast is one of the largest multi media campaigns ever created by the u.s. health and human services department. medical experts are using websites like facebook, youtube, and twitter to help people avoid the flu, especially those most at risk. >> information we deal with it will be as important as the vaccine. >> we need to come up with products and interesting information that people can get any time of day and anywhere they are. >> the far-reaching media blitz is a reflection of the seriousness officials have placed on the potential risk. the state health officials have to tackle the upcoming classes and and are being forced to do so with a lot less money and resources than they would like. state budget cuts are forcing county to make drastic cuts. howard county is having to lay off 10% of their staff in order

to make up some of the shortfall. flu treatments will remain the top priority, but other state- run health services will suffer. >> addiction treatment, cancer screening, tobacco prevention, all types of things will clearly be affected by this. you cannot do more with less. we are doing less with less right now. >> federal grants will provide local governments with much of the money needed to handle flu vaccines. >> 6:09. the morning's financial news is ahead as well of the bloomberg business report. >> a mystery of a kidnapped child ends with a woman coming forward to claim she was the girl they have been looking for after 18 years. that story is ahead. >> allowed fire erupts in california, forcing people to flee their homes to safety. details when we come back. >> tropical storm danny is disorganized, but it will be a factor in our weekend weather. that is coming up in the insta- weather plus forecast.

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>> it's cloudy. 73 degrees downtown. there is some rain and around the area. you probably heard some last night, a thunderstorm activity. we don't have nearly as much right now. there is thunder shower activity in delaware and new jersey. it has led to the northeast corner of the state. we still have thunderstorms that were over annapolis, moving to the east. there is thunder and lightning will be out of carroll county into northern baltimore county. that reaches all the way back to hagerstown. that might be the last of it for a while. what happened overnight, heavy thunderstorm activity with a lot of lightning and thunder. up to 3 inches of rain in a band

from parts of frederick county across southern cal county and baltimore county, western and central parts. then an area in southern harford county and north toward interstate 95, up to 8 inches of rain was measured. that is why there's a flood warning in harford county and the cecil county until 7:00 this morning. at 2:00 afternoon the flood watch will go into effect in the light shaded area. everyone is in the low 70's right now. high humidity because tropical moisture is pushing in. the stalled front that's over us will be in the neighborhood all day. so we're just getting the humid air. a couple of friends to the west will eventually come in and clear things out by the end of the weekend. a complicating factor is danny. it is 610 miles from ocean city with winds at 40 miles an hour.

it is a marginal tropical storm. it is expected to move to the north with wind still in the tropical range of 50 miles an hour. it will move off the mid- atlantic coast. by the time it gets to take cod with winds of 40 miles an hour. the cone of possibility for error stays away from the ocean city area, but it will ride up the surf and cause a recurrence situation. the canadian maritime provinces will be affected by it next. with all the tropical moisture and danny offshore and bush in this way, mostly cloudy skies today for us. if scattered storms this afternoon. we could see heavy rain. southeast wind at 6-12. up to 86 degrees this afternoon. a shower and a thunderstorm activity today.

saturday morning the moisture from danny offshore brush in the delmarva peninsula overnight. ocean city is pretty involved. a cool fundamentally consent. starting to dry out by sunday. we may recover a piece of the weekend. the seven-day forecast, 79 today, more sunshine tomorrow at 84. we still have a chance of rain on saturday, especially in the morning. sunday it's probably going to be dry at 84. monday through thursday, highs in the 70's or 80's. high heat and more humidity. >> many problems on the road are weather-related. in the area of green spring on the north side, watch for delays. there is an honorable accident -- altered loop accident in the area of parcae k heights in the

left lane. watch for that. there's another accident southbound on the j.f.x. there's some flooding in the towson. watch out for downed wires. a busy start to your morning rush. we will keep you posted. >> looking at our top stories. a mother in california reunited with a daughter that went missing 18 years ago. police in antioch, california said a 29 year-old woman walked into the station and identified herself as jaycee lee dugard. last seen when she was 11, when she was snatched off the street from her stepfather in 1991. one of the abductors kept her hidden in a backyard tent compound. he raped her and fathered her two daughters. the sex offender and his wife

will be arraigned this morning. they're hoping the third time a baton at cape canaveral. nasa tries to get the space shuttle discovery into orbit. earlier this week the weather and a faulty valves prevented it from doing so. it will transport 17,000 pounds of equipment, sleeping department, and a treadmill named after comedian steven colbert to the space station. liftoff is expected tonight. there's a wildfire burning out of control in southern california. one house has caught fire in the 30-acre blaze raging near los angeles. it started thursday evening and quickly spread into a nearby neighborhood, near the ball club. -- golf club. >> cuts may be coming to employee 401k contributions. the irs may have to reduce the maximum amount they contribute

next year by five under dollars, down to 16,000. unless there's a price jump this month and next, that tax will represented your contribution amounts. 200,000 stoves frigidaire and kenmore ranges are being recalled, they can turn on spontaneously or failed to turn off even when switched off or heat to different temperatures then selected. consumers should stop using those certain serial numbers. go to our website for more. now to look business reported jane king. >> a few economic figures coming out this morning. economists say consumer

spending probably increase last month at half the pace of the previous month, the biggest part of the economy will be slow to rebound. and another report expected to show consumer sentiment fell this month for the second month in a row. even goldman sachs gets behind on its threat sometimes. one of its manhattan landlords is suing the bank for violating the terms of a commitment by failing to share profit from a sublease of the space. the unhappy landlord is suing goldman for $75 million. goldman says they will pay the man what they owe him. there subleasing space to aig. stocks climbed higher yesterday. the s&p raised its steepest drop in two weeks. the bloomberg maryland index is rising as well. the human genome scientists shed 7%. the released positive results

for a rival treatment at another company. shares of that company solder greatest single day game in 22 years -- single-day gain. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. another check on the weather and traffic is ahead. >> a different kind of exhibit was on display at the new york metropolitan museum of art. we will tell you what about the police in and someone else out. >> what do you think about delegate jon cardin reimbursing the city $300 for his use of police resources? email us at email us at

>> good morning. a busy morning rush out there.

let's get you started. if you're on the outer loop at park heights, several vehicles involved in an accident. it has not been cleared completely from the left lane, but traffic is getting by slowly. watch for delays. let's see if delays have formed at the green spring. still moving well in that area. we will let you know if delays form. no delays elsewhere, but we have accidents. marysville road at interstate 70. two accidents on the j.f.x. in the southbound direction. one near cold spring blocking the left lane. the other one southbound at chace street. watch out for a downed wires at maulana and norman ave. -- bologna and norman. >> thunderstorm activity

between stephenville on kent island tour around somerville parikh also, no. baltimore county back through hagerstown. that activity is moving toward the pennsylvania-maryland line. we have scattered storms in the area. today's forecast shows the range chance will continue, clouds this morning, then shall and suspended from active duty increases this afternoon and this evening. high temperatures near 80 degrees along with high humidity. >> thank you. here is something we don't often get to talk about. in art news, a clothing artist says his exhibit of characters -- caricatures of world leaders was shut down by the venezuelan government. he had former president george bush, president obama, colombian president uribe, and venezuelan

president chavez. it was the image of chavez dressed as a mexican superhero that likely caused the exhibition to be canceled. the press release, others say, the exhibit with canceled for other reasons. >> nyc model kathleen neill, 26, leaves the central park museum under arrest. this was part of a cloak and dagger boshuko organizphotograps organized by this photographer. >> i gave a little whistle and got her up in front and started shooting. >> began to notoriety recently

for his photographs in and around new york city. >> it is not pornography. it is not women with their legs spread. it is oppa pose. >> it took weeks of planning to pull off the 22nd suit. >> the guard turned back around pretty quickly. >> he works with a team of photographers. before the shoot, told us this was her first time doing anything like this. simon got the south wanted, but the getaway worked out differently. >> the museum is full of art. state are calling this obscenity. that is ridiculous. >> even children stumbled into the total issued at the metropolitan museum. >> there was an chinese armor.

around the corner i saw a naked woman dancing. >> it was real fuzzy. they might want to work on focusing the camera. i could barely make it out. >> next time. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. much more to come in the next hour. >> a correctional officer found dead in her car. police are investigating her murder. details next. >> there's rain in the forecast. that is coming up. >> the government says the recession may soon be over. why don't you feel it? we will explain, up next. >> last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

 >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> the forecasi'm sarah caldwel.

the weather was crazy last night. >> anywhere from 2 inches to 6 inches of rain last night. there is a flood warning in effect for harford county. in centreville there are scattered thunderstorms. and in northern baltimore county, reaching back across northern carroll county towards hagerstown right now. in baltimore county, 2300 people are out of power. 2800 in harford county. there's more rain in the forecast today through tomorrow. details on that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, john. baltimore police searching for weber shot and killed an off- duty corrections officer in east baltimore. -- searching for whoever shot and killed the officer. >> she was well respected by her peers. they wonder if it was danger from her job that led to her

murder. grief counselors are on hand at the baltimore city detention center. correctional officer erica carr was found shot to death in her car early thursday. >> i was devastated. she was exemplary. very well respected by all the employees. she will be sorely missed. >> if it's unclear why the 37 year-old would have been on ken hill avenue in east baltimore. she lived in a middle river home with her children. police are investigating the possibility this was connected to her job. >> correctional officers live a dangerous life when they leave these institutions, because they have to look over their shoulder at all times every hour that they are out there and the public eye. >> being a correctional officer is very hard work. it is dangerous or us coming out every night to going home and being in the public. >> regardless of the motive, the

president of the union that represents the corrections officer has harsh words for the present who ended a working mom's alive with three shots, one to the head, the arm, and the neck. >> we hope the law enforcement find the perpetrator of this horrendous crime and they be given the death penalty. >> a scholarship fund is being developed in her honor. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> one of two men convicted of kidnapping and raping aa woman at a light rail stop could get two life sentences as well as 40 years on first degree rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, among other charges. the two locked the boy in the trunk and taylor raped the girl. he will be sentenced in october permit .

today we find out how much money americans spent last month and what they are earning. the government expects the numbers will show some improvement, a sign the recession is ending. >> today we will learn what consumers spent and what their paychecks looked like in july. the economy may actually grow. for the first time in the year. that's a sign the recession may be on the way out. we are already seeing a small rebound in housing. >> housing prices are stabilizing, so they're jumping into the market. we will see a small surge in sales. >> some corporate profits are up. dell is reporting unexpectedly strong second quarter. analysts say companies are making money because they have laid off workers. >> when will our personal disposable income begin to rise again?

these are the things that determine a recession to the average person. >> signature and date. >> and implement not expected to bottom out until next spring at 10% or more. while the numbers are improving, the release has not reached the millions of americans not able to pay their bills. the banks are still in a pinch. the fdic has taken a big hit covering 81 failed banks this year. the insurance fund could be in the red by december. agencies chair says they have billions in back of funds. >> our resources are strong. your insured deposits are safe. no insured depositor has ever lost a penny and no one ever will. >> she predicts credit problems will outlast the recession. economists believe cash for clunkers contributed to today's personal spending numbers. >> gov. o'malley is feeling the

pinch of a leaner state budget. the governor has signed over 10 days worth of his salary to the state in order to make up a portion of the state's budget shortfall. lt. gov. brown, house speaker michael busch that and shaun adamec have done the same and are encouraging their fellow legislators to do the same. the federal government, next tuesday, any company that violates the robo call rules will be hit with a big penalty. >> i am on the do not call list, but i still get calls constantly. >> this is a great victory for consumers. it makes sense for the sec to take accident -- to take action against robot's calling people trying to sell them something they don't want and have never had any dealings with before. the calls cost consumers money

and they are rude. >> however, there are exceptions to the new law. banks, charities, insurance companies, phone companies, and politicians will still be allowed to place the automated calls. the sec wants people to report violators to them through their website. ftc.org. >> time to look at the morning commute. several accident. there are some wet roads. it is tricky. take it slow. there's an accident on the northwest corner, outer loop at park hts. two left lanes closed. they will be clearing it shortly. there are delays. not all the way back to green spring, but in marysville at interstate 70 there is an

accident. in the area of stephenson it is 27 miles an hour. if you're going on a southbound j.f.x. near clear spring, we are clearing an accident there. now the forecast. >> it rained overnight. there was thunder and lightning. that is a factor in our forecast going into the weekend. as well as tropical storm damage. it is not strong. 40 miles an hour, it is 610 miles away from ocean city. it will stay offshore as we go into the weekend. winds reaching 60 miles an hour as it passes the mid-atlantic region. bennett approaches cape cod with 45 mile an hour wind. it will remain a tropical storm. a small moving off the eastern seaboard. the closest land fall would be around the cape cod area. then it goes to the maritime provinces of canada. danny plays a small role in a

wet forecast for us this weekend. details on that coming out. >> it looks like a giant hot pepper. thank you. >> we will be tracking it. 69 degrees on tv hill. coming up, this is not to the future of health care under the federal government, but it could be the present state of and the far east. the story behind these strange pictures when we come back. >> we are still taking your answers to our "watercolor" question of the day. what you think about john carter and reimbursing the city $300 for his use of resources? email us at come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an 2009 chevy silverado half-ton for under

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children take a modern sports like soccer and basketball. the village elders are urging the town youth not to beat lured by modern sports. perhaps whoever falls off this log could be helped by japanese technology. this automated nurse is nicknamed reba. it can lift people up to 135 pounds from a bed or wheelchair using its long cushioned arms. that can make it a lot easier for the elderly to get in and out of bed, using tactile sensors embedded in its arms and chest. it can be controlled by simply touching on its into just motion and direction. you really don't know why it has backe that head. >> i just got an idea for my pillow. i like that story.

>> i'm good at below fight. you would lose. >> you'll see. >> another look at the headlines when we come back. >> if it's a little stormy ahead of us this afternoon. it rained overnight. details on how we go into the weekend in just a minute. how far can you see? at pnc, taking the long view is how we help you take the right path. even to change it when conditions demand. keeping you on the road to achieving your goals.

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>> welcome back. in the headlines, and a bundle county police are interviewed a woman they believe may know something after man was discovered inside a car suffering from stab wounds. paramedics found the victims slumped over inside his car near interstate 95 in glen burnie. the woman is not considered a suspect.

baltimore city police are searching for whoever vandalized the southwest baltimore church. pastor cross says the church member discovered a real screen and black paint. city police said the tagging is are not from gangs. the pastor believes the vandalism may be connected to a funeral held at izturis today. state delegate jon cardin has made good on his promise to reimburse the city for having police staged a false seen while he proposed to his fiancee. he has apologized, saying he should have used better judgment. >> that brings us to this question, what do you think about his $300 reimbursement to the city for his use of police resources? william wrightstown "i feel this conduct is reprehensible and

shows and utter disregard for his constituents place in potential jeopardy. he should be removed from office or his music -- is misuse of power and authority. his fellow representatives cheered them. this shows their disdain. another person says this is not comforting to those losing their jobs due to the economy. we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website wbaltv.com. >> we want to have another look at your morning commute. it is busy. the weather is playing role in it. there's an accident on the topside at park hts. it's in the inner loop pat park hts.

belmar inner loop -- there are inner loop delays. it is still clearing. there's an accident southbound on a j.f.x. past cold springs. another one at the marysville at interstate 70. >> looking at hd doppler radar, there is thunder shower activity and a lot of lightning in centreville and to the south of that. and in baltimore county reaching hagerstown. this blossom, those are burirds. there were up to 3 inches of rain reaching from eastern frederik county into baltimore county end up to 6 inches of rain in harford county. lun watches, and -- flood

watches still in effect for cecil county. at the bay is a flood watch that will go into effect at 2:00 this afternoon. this morning the temperatures are in the 70's with high humidity. a front has stalled across the area. it will drift north during the day, allowing more humid air to come into the region. danny will be coming close by, adding to everything coming into the area. recurrence will be a problem along the mid-atlantic coast this weekend along with high serv. if mostly cloudy today with a few scattered thunderstorms especially this afternoon and overnight. we could see a generous rain. southeast wind at 6-12. the clouds will dominate. high-temperature 78-83.

84 tomorrow. still here amid. there will be more sunshine. partly cloudy. santa scattered showers and thunderstorms especially in the morning on saturday. on sunday we hope it will be a little drier. danny will be going into canada by then. we are banking on variably cloudy skies on sunday with a lower chance of rain. 84 degrees. monday through thursday of next week, much lower humidity, partly cloudy to sunny skies with highs in the 70's to near 80. >> thank you. looking at our big story. a cocorrections officer found dead in her car. jennifer franciotti joins us with the story. >> good morning. erica carr was a correctional

officer at the baltimore city detention center. found shot to death early yesterday morning in her car. it's not clear why the 37 year- old was on ken hill avenue in east baltimore. she lived in middle river with her children. police are investigating the possibility this was somehow related to or job. the working mom was shot three times, once in the head, neck, and in the arm. back to you. >> 6:52. >> 6:52. 6 announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it!

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>> we want to have a quick look at traffic. it is kind of busy. we have had seven accidents. the roads are slippery. on the inner loop at parke hts there's an accident off to the side. it should be out of there shortly. southbound on the j.f.x. near cold spring the left lane is closed with an accident. anton j street in the left lane. on marysville road at interstate 70 there's an accident there as well. >> a cold front comes in late tomorrow. danny will pass offshore. maybe by the end of the weekend we will resolve the whole thing. the next seven days, 79 today. a high chance of showers and thunderstorms. especially this afternoon and tonight. then it begins to taper off. it is still here on saturday. near 80 degrees today. more sunshine in the picture

tomorrow. the highest range chance tomorrow in the morning. it will hang with us all day. sunday arrange dances drop. ocean city may have a lingering shower on sunday. monday through wednesday and even thursday there will be highs in the 70's with lower humidity. partly sunny to mostly sunny skies. >> not bad. >> i took out my pillow because we were selling a story. let's show the story. in india. >> the elder's s said the children are playing western games now and abandoning the old traditions. >> stay tuned for live updates. to an end to wbal radio as well.

>> thank you. thanks for watching. captioned by the captioned by the national captioning institute >> president and general manager of jordan word leapt. >> more than 1 million students in maryland are going back to school. with school assessment test scores showing progress for a sixth straight year, school officials are looking to continued to improve the top- ranked school system. the quality education is a key to helping us emerge from the current economic downturn. we need better prepared students to meet the needs of a global economy.

educators will face the normal challenges as they prepare for the swine flu and editing a to ensure the high school seniors pass their assessment tests and graduate. some will have more challenges than others. it will take the efforts of teachers, parents, extended family, neighbors, friends to make the school year successful and productive. the investment in our students is better for our students and the economy than any stimulus plan ever imagined.