back. timespansi'm stan stovall. >> i am sandra schaub. >> 74 degrees this afternoon in baltimore. there's a disturbance to our south. running the risk of a slight chance of showers to ocean city to the south of annapolis. the impulse is riding along a stalled front. a high-pressure is controlling central maryland. it is diving in from the northwest over the great lakes at the center of that high. cooler, drier canadian air will filter into debt. 65 degrees right now downtown, 64 at the airport. if low to mid 60's on the eastern shore. partly cloudy by this afternoon, 74 degrees. even better tonight in the low 50's in the suburbs. >> looking pretty good for the first day of school in traffic. the first day usually means a lot of traffic and build up.

right now we're checking out ok. we have a water main break in the city on westbound saratoga street closed between mlk boulevard and reed. the alternate is pennsylvania. fayette street is closed between park avenue and utah street because of a gas main break. west bound 195 between washington boulevard and 95 there is an accident. i-95 southbound between the harbor tunnel and 695 looking good. west side of the beltway, wilkens avenue looking good. 97 south of 695 looking great as well. back to you. >> our big story, glasses are back in session. full swing today, the last few districts return for the new school year. >> live team coverage in baltimore city, baltimore

county, and howard county student's return to school today. tim tooten is outside dunbar high school. >> people driving along orleans street can get a peek at this renovated paul laurence dunbar high school. but there's a lot more to see when you come inside. the city has invested $32 million in getting the school up to speed. students will see a lot. classrooms, cafeteria, library. plants have been on the drawing board since 2001. the governor, the mayor, the ceo of schools will be europe to cut the ribbon. students will return to a much improved high school. more than 80,000 students will be going back to the classroom, hitting the books, not just in baltimore city, but just outside the beltway in baltimore county where the one and only jennifer franciotti is standing by live. >> good morning. there's no one like you. we're in baltimore county at

parkville high school. 172 schools are expected to open on time without incident. there are no new schools opening, but 600 new teachers are starting off. we know superintendent joe harris and along with members of the border vegetation will make the rounds today, visiting several school. dr. harrison will visit five baltimore county schools focusing on the future of education. one of his visits will include a stop at josephine kao school, where the school has a new virtual classroom, a first of its kind in the nation --. >> we need to put students in a position that they are engaged in the content. this is a great way to deliver instruction. >> one of the first schools on a list that dr. harris and will visit this morning is glenn mar elementary school in middle river. the fifth grades as a news crew.

he will be watching them as they prepare for their televised morning announcement. we all know you can never start too early in this business getting prepared to be in front of the camera. for parents and kids get rid of a bus stop, you need to know. it feels like fall. when you get ready this morning, if you are going to wear a sleeveless dress or preparing to wear shorts, you may want to change your wardrobe. if you have small children, make sure you bring a sweater. it is a little silly outside. a lot of excitement, a lot of people backing their lunch is getting ready to start their day, getting up, or dealing with excitement. it is back-to-school time. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you. now to the latest on swine flu. researchers this week will begin blood tests to determine the

number of vaccines need to protect against the virus. our washington bureau reporter nicole killian has more. >> when the flu is here, people with the underlying conditions like diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, pregnant women, if they get fever, probably get treated to avoid getting severely ill. >> doctors don't know if it will take one or two shots to guard against swine flu. add to that of regular flu shot and you could be looking at several spots this season. yesterday the government officials confront the colombian president areva pegg contracted swine flu. he began feeling the symptoms friday after returning from a meeting with other latin american presidents -- president uribe of columbia. >> 1 million americans have contracted swine flu. 500 have died. does the start of the school year have you concerned about

the spread of h1n1 swine flu virus? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. send us your response. >> nearly two dozen neglected dogs are getting much-needed attention this morning after they were found living in deplorable conditions. they were removed from an annabelle county home on friday. neighbors complained of a foul smell. animal control officers found 21 sick and malnourished dogs. the dogs are recovering at the county animal silda. the county executive john leopold play it -- paid a visit. >> it is recommended individual citizens wanting the dockgs see them in a rescue shelter for a little while for spirit >> the county said the animal welfare council would be sent to make sure the policies were in

effect. no charges filed against the owners. but the home has been condemned and the owners given two weeks to fix health and safety violations. >> it is tough to hear stories like that. >> , a lot of those cases lately. still ahead, one lucky boy got the ride of a lifetime. why is thursday landed his dad in the spotlight. >> feeling insecure at your job? that could be affecting your health. we will tell you why in this morning's medical alert. >> there are couple of minor things in the city will mention, but things look ok to t

>> welcome back.

65 degrees outside. dry weather. steals pretty pleasant. i think you're going to like the forecast. going up to the mid 70's. we're tracking something on the doppler. there's a mass of showers and storms, basically showers. it is a long stalled out front which is to the south of central maryland. in southern maryland there are a couple of hours. unlike ocean city is getting ready to get wet as well. looks like we're going to get up to 74 degrees in central maryland. a mix of sun and clouds. 71 and mostly sunny in pennsylvania. slight chance of showers at ocean city at 75. tonight you'll feel the cool, dry air. 52 degrees up to 58 degrees. 52 an outline northern and western suburbs. 58 downtown. the seven-day forecast is coming up. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> researchers have a better idea of how acupuncture can relieve pain.

experts at the university of michigan had 20 women suffering from fibromyalgia undergo acupuncture. the look that brain scans and found that there be increases the function of receptors that effect pain signals. >> feeling insecure about your job may be a stronger indicator of poor health ban smoking or high blood pressure. -- then smoking or high blood pressure. experts say it increases stress levels. the most recent data was collected in 2005. the result likely apply to people working today. we have a preseason when the ravens. the weekend wrap up is coming

up. >> looks like we have a live picture of the southwest corner of the beltway. we will check on the traffic and weather coming up.

>> good morning. kim dacey with the latest on traffic pulse 11. a couple of problems hanging around from last week. was saratoga street is closed between green street and mlk. the alternates will be pennsylvania ave. also, a gas main break has fayette closed between park avenue and utah st.. there's a report of a vehicle fire westbound 195 between washington and 95. we will look at some of the speed sensors. things are up to speed on the majors. all in the green. good news for this thursday of school. wilkens avenue on the west side of the beltway. looking good. out and picking up a little bit. 895 at the harbor tunnel, things looking fine. a little light.

'95 is checking out ok as well. for a final check on the buses and trains returned to kurt kroncke. >> the 15 was diverting at saratoga and green. water main break repair. by guerrillas on time from hunt valley to cromwell station. the metro subway is on time. a bart train is on time on the camden and japthe penn. rogeback to sandra shaul. >> good morning. " you are enjoying the cooler temperatures. we're in the 60's in most locations. we had tropical moisture on the weekend. it's out of the year thanks to high pressure over the great lakes. what we are dealing with to our south as a stalled out front to the south of central maryland.

it's running along there. there's a risk of showers early on today in ocean city and south of central maryland. going up to the mid 70's this afternoon. 56 degrees currently. york pennsylvania is the coolest spot. 73 degrees in ocean city. cooler at the western part of the state. in the mountains today under sunny skies, only 67 degrees. looking more like late september. 74 degrees in central maryland, 74 in southern maryland with a slight chance of thunderstorms there. a shower in ocean city with a few clouds and 75 degrees today. there's a small craft advisory on the chesapeake with gusty wind out of the north at 10-15

knots. gusts up to 24 knots. waves up to 3 feet. almanac information is interesting because we have the potential to reach triple digits this time of year. 102 with the record for this august 31, set in 1953. we should be 82. we will be well off the mark. on a 75 today. the record low as 49, set in 1986. tonight we will be close to it. we will probably be at 52 degrees in the outlying areas. tonight, up to 58 degrees. partly cloudy skies and cool. we have a nice slow about westerly canadian air coming in, thanks to the jet stream. high pressure really stabilizing things. we are dealing with a quiet trend. not only for today but for the rest of the week. we have a little impulse of energy on a stalled front to our south.

it's glenn dubin nice weather week in a 70's at least through wednesday. in the atlantic there is another system that could become erica, it develops. it is still trying to organize. it is 700 miles to the east of the windward islands. jimena will likely affect, and other areas in mexico -- will affect baja and other areas of mexico. the los angeles wildfires are a of control. no help for them in the weather today or tomorrow. for us, no complaints. mostly sunny tomorrow at 76. 78 on wednesday. low 80's on thursday with sunshine. by next weekend we are still only in the low to mid 80's. >> astronauts at the international space station are receiving much anticipated year. discovery pulled up yesterday

evening, docking after a chase that lasted two days. the seven members are dropping off thousands of pounds of science experiments and equipment including a treadmill. they lifted off friday after three failed attempts last week. it will remain at the international space station until next week. a florida boy showed off for school in style when his dad drop him off in a helicopter. he thought using a real one to take his son to school on thursday would be a special treat. his son was thrilled to land on the football field. it's friends thought it was cool. some are wondering if the stunt broke any laws or was too unsafe for school property. >> i was hoping it would just be a memorable first day of school, something he would remember the rest of his life. >> a spokeswoman for the faa says there is nothing illegal

about landing. the man has apologized to the school district and promises not to do it again. >> in three months the world's largest cruise ship is set to sail from finland to florida. the oasis of the seas is 1,100 feet long, 213 feet high. 18 passenger decks. it will carry 1500 people. served by a staff of 2100 people. more than a billion dollars has been invested in the ship. some amazing video out of germany. as was high wire artist walked as long as 10 football fields on a cable car line 8000 the high to the top of germany's highest mountain. freddie attempted a walk on saturday, but bad weather forced them to postpone it until yesterday. he did it without them harness and used on the balancing pole all on a two-inch wide cable car line. 1800 people watched as he gained 1,100 feet in altitude

and 50 minutes. >> i am not sure i could watch. >> i could not either. scary. amazing. 61 degrees on tv. so much more news ahead on 11 news today. >> we will look at one of your answers to all or water cooler question. >> first, the winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> good morning. the ravens beckham the practice

you today. they end pre-season thursday night in atlanta against the falcons. the big story, the passing game. the big plays and touchdowns. back to the redskins game, a troy smith to justin carper. a sign of things to come that carried over to the second game. a great pass to derrick mason. we saw that again saturday against the panthers and then against carolina. did you breathe a sigh of relief when you saw this? a nine-yard touchdown. 17-13 win. the ravens 3-0. >> we were able to move the ball downfield. they got into the groove. the offensive line working. a lot of guys making plays. >> joe making great decisions with the ball. it's my job to make the first

guy miss. i think i did a great job of that tonight. >> the ravens playing tonight. the ravenat camden yards bryon y he was the no. 1 pick last year. gave up just one run in seven innings. struck out eight on an assortment of breaking balls and fastballs. there's mike flanagan, dave mcnally, all good lefthanders. third inning off justin masterson, his fifth home run in his last 18 games. 5-2. the orioles win. that turns them a spot tonight against the yankees. mark teixeira is tearing it up with rbi's. are the ravens fun to watch or what? >> they are great.

the touchdown pass was great. >> you have to feel good about what you have seen in the preseason games. >> it test to start somewhere. this team has been very efficient offense. >> it makes you look for to the start of the season. >> two weeks. let's get to one of your answers to our question. >> does the start of the school year have you concerned about the spread of h1n1 swine flu virus? >> james from owings mills writes "when putting children in a classroom, we all know several of them will get something. my concern is parents of children, because of ignorance or plummet problems, will not take precautions and return the kids to school." keep sending your responses. email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will post mortem on the front page of our website. >> this is ahead in the next hour. but the latest on the investigation into a kidnapped

girl found 18 years later. >> amazing video after a tree falls on to our home. >> stick around until 6:41. we will introduce you to a teenage magellan. >> it feels like fall. it's not here yet officially, but it feels like it as we make our way through this week. the details ahead. >> a couple of long standing problems on the road. other than that, pretty clear on this first day of school. we will have a live look at that after this.

>> baltimore city students among those waking up to the first day of school. the story is coming up. i am tim tooten. >> i am nicole killian. >> i am nicole killian.