on the swine flu vaccine. details coming up. >> and anne arundel county creek turned deadly. we will tell you what went wrong. >> we've gone from summer to late fall in the blink of an eye. how long will it last? the forecast continues right now. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning. i'm sarah caldwell. >> brian scoi'm stan stovall. >> it feels great. mid-60's's right now. it is so much drier. there is a tropical air mass we had on a weekend that's gone now. mid-60's's i feels good.

low 50's tomorrow in the outlying suburbs. mid to upper 50's downtown. 74 degrees this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. slight chance of a shower for the south and southeast of the city. more on how long the trend will last is coming up. now to kim dacey and traffic. >> happy monday morning. we have some good news reports. a couple of long standing problems in the city to report. west saratoga at green street is closed because of a water main break. that's between green and mlk. alternates will be pennsylvania. there's a gas main break as an area, between fayette street -- on fayette street between park avenue and utah. live drive times looking okay. on the outer loop on the north side, 11 minutes between 95 and 83. 95 southbound, 10 minutes.

harrisburg expressway north of the beltway looking good in both directions. 95 to fort mchenry told plaza, north and southbound looking fine. beltway checking out as well. >> are big story, and a few hours the bells will ring for students at baltimore city and baltimore county going back to school for the 2009 school year. >> the last districts in the state to bring the students back to class, along with howard county. jennifer franciotti is that parkville high school in baltimore county. >> good morning. summer vacation definitely over for drivers as well. with the addition of all these other school districts opening today, traffic will be a pain for everyone again. we're at barnesville high school in baltimore county. 172 schools opening today. all expected open on time. administrators hope it will be

without incident. baltimore county is the 26 largest school district in the nation. 104,000 students will make their way back to the classroom today. the lights are starting to come on here. everyone excited with anticipation for the new school year. dr. joe harrison will visit five schools along with members of the board of education and county executive jim smith. jessup because school is one of the stops on their list. that school has a new virtual classroom, the first in the nation. the first elementary school on his list is glenmar in middle river. we will catch up with some fifth graders with a television news crew. they will do some televised morning announcements. that will be exciting. it is a little chilly for the first day of school. bring a sweater with you to the bus stop. the buses are rolling. be a lookout for drivers and

students making their way back. now 2 tim tooten at dunbar high school. a lot of excitement over there. >> absolutely. 82,000 students are going back to the classroom in baltimore city. a special excitement for those attending paul laurence dunbar. the city has pumped in $32 million for renovations. students and staff will find a new cafeteria, classrooms, libraries. plans had been in the works since 2001. later this morning gov. o'malley, the mayor, ceo, and others will be on hand for ribbon cutting ceremony. the reason why the dunbar project is key to the community. >> it needed some work. many of our schools do. but dunbar, with its proud history and tradition, was sorely lacking in a lot of the more modern amenities with

respect to its mission in terms of educating kids in the sciences and in technology. >> the project has been on the drawing board for two years. students are going back to find this on their first day. the new entrance is on orleans street. the students will return here for the pres day back in their new building. reporting from east baltimore. >> the new school year brings welcome news to administrators at dubois high school. it has been taken off a list of schools rated "persistently and dangerous." it received a $3.5 million grant last year to address the problem. >> without money or staff committed to the children in the

building, we are no longer on the "persistently dangerous" list -- with our money and staff committed to the children. >> for the latest on the swine flu, known as the h1n1 virus, this week researchers began blood tests to determine the number of a vaccine shots needed to protect against the swine flu. nicole killian has details in washington. >> these tests will determine whether people need to get multiple flu shots this season. delta officials outlined those who moat -- who may be most at risk. >> people with underlying conditions like diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, pregnant women, if they get a fever, probably get treated to avoid getting severely ill. >> doctors will take one or two shots dugard against swine flu. add to that of vaccines for the regular re blow and you could be

looking at several shots. >yesterday government officials confirmed the colombian president uribe contracted swine flu. he began feeling symptoms friday after he returned from a meeting with other latin american presidents. this condition is not considered high risk. >> does the start of the new school year have you concerned about the spread of the h1n1 swine flu virus? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> state natural resources police want to know what led to a deadly boat crashed on anne arundel county's martie creek. a power boat and the smaller craft collided. a pair of boaters can to the rescue of john martins and

his daughter after their withdrawal into the water. >> the boat hit something and put over. i rolled out there and saw them and them on my boat and took them to another one. >> the man inside the second boat was found dead. his name has not been released. martins and his daughter refused treatment. no charges filed. >> it's been a busy weekend for baltimore city police. gunfire leapt 3 d0 people wounded. at harford and old harford roads. a gunshot wound to the chest left one victim and the hospital. investigators are looking into a double shooting in hamden. a man and woman were shot in the 1000 block of 36 street. both taken the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. no motive or suspects in either case. >> ♪ god is watching for me

>> in west baltimore they are remembering michael white jr., and killed thursday night at the intersection of peston street and fremont ave. police and not made any arrests. >> a 16 year-old bicyclist has met a tragic end after being struck by a suspected drunken driver al-alam broward county road. benjamin wortman was riding when a car and knocked him off the road. aaron jacob lorsong had heroin on him. he was released after paying a bond. in montgomery county, police are looking for a driver responsible for it and run accident in silver spring. the women ages 22 and 29 or in the crosswalk at capitalview avenue. the driver failed to stop, hitting the victims so hard that

one was dragged 113 feet. >> one lady was in the street. the other woman was up against the speed limit sign. her leg was wet. >> the vehicle was a black pickup or suv. they recovered the growth of the vehicle which broke off with the impact. both victims in serious conditions but expected to survive. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a former first daughter gets a job on network television. we will tell you when you can expect to see her. >> the wild fires plaguing california have taken a deadly turn. details ahead. >> a grisly murder scene at a georgia mobile home park claims another victim. we have the latest. >> the 80 doppler is active in the southern part of the state. and more on the call like temperatures, a spirit of public incidents in it harford county.

we will tell you about those comi

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. 65 downtown. 62 in the outlying areas. lower than normal humidity. a cool air mass in place. cool air plunging down from canada. there's a front that stalled to the south of our state. from the carolinas and virginia and even southern maryland if there's a little light rainfall. there is an impulsive energy firing up down there. in central maryland if it is a dry start. most of this week, the next several days will remain dry. one of the quietest weather patterns in a while. 65 downtown. 64 in york. low 60's on the eastern shore.

72 in ocean city. 74 or 75 degrees for central maryland this afternoon. barley cloudy. burst of sunshine and more clouds. 67 degrees in the mountains of western maryland this afternoon. 74 degrees in southern maryland. slight chance of showers around ocean city. not a great day to go boating on the chesapeake because there's a small craft advisory. wind gusting up to 24 knots. waves churned up to 3 feet. this is the last day of august. we have a potential to reach to prodigious its -- to reach triple digits this time of year, but not today. 49 was the record low set in 1986. we will dive to the low 50's tonight. 61 degrees is where we should be denied. we will be below that in all locations.

partly cloudy skies will prevail. prevailing under the high pressure over the great lakes and all the northerly flow because of the jet stream position. it is well to the north. that will allow cool air to sustain as the most of the week. we will make it to the 80's by thursday and friday. there's a disturbance in the atlantic. it has not been formally named yet. the national hurricane center is watching it. 700 miles to the east of the leeward islands of the dimon northwest -- to the east of the leeward islands in a northwest direction. 76 and mostly sunny skies tomorrow. 78 on wednesday. thursday, 81. 80 degrees on friday. low to mid 80's on the weekend. nice weather shaping up. >> the forecast is looking good

and so is the traffic. a couple more incidents we picked up in harford county. a report of an accident in edgewood at pulaski highway. they're still the water main break southbound saratoga street closed between green and mlk a gas main break where fayette is closed between park avenue and utah st.. on the northwest corner, green spring avenue, things moving find on the inner and outer loop spirit to 95 and 395, traffic moving fine in and out of the city. back to you. >> taking a look at our top stories. two firefighters dead, hundreds ordered to leave their homes as a series of fast-moving wildfire is played the california hills. the deadliest fire is the one dubbed the station fire, in southern california. it's been burning five days. it has consumed 35,000 acres and destroyed two dozen homes and buildings.

two firefighters were killed. to the north, the entire town of auburn, california has been evacuated. that fire threatens to consume the entire town. a mass murder incited george a mobile home has claimed an aids victim. a 90 year-old male died yesterday at a hospital in savannah. seven others were found dead saturday morning. one survivor remains in critical condition. -- it has claimed that ba8th victim. they believe the suspect is still at large. police in antioch, california are expanding their search of the grounds of the couple that kidnapped and raped jaycee lee dugard. they're looking toward evidence that phillip garrido and nancy garrido may have resulted prostitutes in the 1980's. they pled not guilty to a total of 29 counts on friday,

including forcible abduction, rape, and false imprisonment. at the international space station the discovery landed. it lifted off friday night and at the crew of seven are dropping off thousands of pounds of science experiments and equipment, including a treadmill. >> reverse mortgages are one of the newest markets or criminals. the packages offered income to people over 62 by converting their home equity into cash. but homeowners have been stepping in to take advantage of seniors entering into those agreements. there's an increase in fraud cases even as the number of reverse mortgages is expected to grow up to a 165,000 this year. the amount homeowners can borrow jobs to $625,000.

mobil for cash for clunkers. one of the largest toy store chains is offering its own program to spur spending. toys "r" us is giving customers a chance to trade been used children's items in exchange for store discount. it runs until september 20. customers will get a 20% discount on selected items. there is no limit on the number of products bacon chernin. jane king has the "bloomberg business report. >> bradford bank of baltimore is under government control. regulators closed the bank, along with one in taliban and one in minnesota after the close of business friday. the bank is in the hands of the federal deposit insurance corporation. the total number of u.s. bank failures this year is 84. there was a mix) altria on friday. the bloomberg merrill lynch index went down a little with the holding companies of a

couple of banks like the santa springs bank -- sandy springs bank down. pepsico's aquafina is selling for half its typical price. coca-cola has been unwilling to lower prices on the sodasani. >> there will soon be a new phase joining the "today" shobes family. jenna bush has been hired as a correspondent for the nbc show. she is currently a teacher in the baltimore city. she has authored two books already. she was intrigued by the idea of getting into television when nbc contacted her. her first show will be in september sometime.

>> exciting. 61 degrees on tv hill. another check on the weather and traffic is straight ahead. >> every once in awhile one of the rookies turn out to be a diamond in the rough. would yesterday produce one of those diamonds for the orioles? that is next. >> does the start of the school year have been concerned about the spread of the h1n1 swine flu virus? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> good morning. kim dacey with the latest on traffic pulse 11. the good news is the gas main break has ended. it's all clear. fayette street is back open

downtown. still dealing with a water main break on southbound saratoga street between green and mlk closed. there's an accident at bellaire. the report of a crash in edgewood at pulaski avenu ande. things picking up a little bit on the outer loop. 95 at 395, things will be just fine. no major delays around area. the 83 is checking out fine as well. that is the latest. >> we are monitoring a disturbance in southern maryland, the southeastern part of the state may get a shower this morning. there's an available losman nalanda stalled out front. that front has stalled out to the south of the city of baltimore. it is building in some cooler, drier canadian air. it's 54 degrees in york, pennsylvania. repressing. it's the last day of august. 6-- refreshing.

taiex 75 in baltimore. 82 degrees is what we should be. partly cloudy today. more sunshine of forecast tomorrow. details on that coming up. >> now "sports." >> 3 down and want to go. and the regular season is here. the ravens had a perfect 3-0 returning to the practice field today in owings mills. the story of the preseason is the passing game. toure smith and justin harper with their first preseason win against the ravens --. deep to derrick mason. they did the sampling saturday night against the panthers. how about this? this has the fans buzzing. the return of todd heath.

14-13, ravens win. >> we moved the ball down the field. it's a lot of fun. they got into the group. the offensive line was working. a lot of guys making plays. >> joe was making great decisions with the ball. it's my job to make the first guide miss. i did a good job of that. >> we are watching the development of a young stand out before our eyes in rice. the orioles and yankees tonight at camden yards. 22 year old lefty bryon madison was impressive with an ice curveball against cabrera. one of eight strikeouts. he's only been in professional baseball less than a year. he is giving us a glimpse of what could be a real good major league staff break for the

orioles. then there is felix -- or that eddie murray with a home run? 5-2, orioles win. mark teixeira playing tonight. this went to the white sox. more on the ravens, their final dress rehearsal is thursday. and it's the real thing on the 13th against the chiefs. this is the best i've seen the ravens play in pre-season since they have been here. >> it's great to hear how much confidence they have in joe f laco. bring on a regular season. >> 60 degrees on tv hill. much more to come in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> it is back to school for several major school systems in our area. we have live team coverage straight ahead. >> looks like a pretty nice monday morning commute. no delay to report.

a couple of things in harford county and the city we want to mention, coming up. >> hd doppler is active. to the south of the city of baltimore. i will let you know what's going on there. and more organized ball-like trend -- fall trend. >> the move comes crashing down. we'll tell you about that. >> here's a look at the winning lottery numbers from last night. good morning, dan. what's going on? hey, guys, where the heck is dan? strange -- he used to eat cereal every day. i heard he eats breakfast out now, man. he what?

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>> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. 'i'm stan stovall. >> i'm sarah caldwell. >> approaching ocean city there are some showers along a stalled out front. for most of the day it's going to be dry and partly cloudy. 74 degrees. what a way to wrap up the month of august. more coming up.

>> thank-you, sandra. it's the day most parents celebrate at the morning marks the start of another school year. >> the last three school districts to start willoughby starting today. jennifer franciotti is at barnesville high school in baltimore county. >> we have seen some teachers arrive this morning. we have one schoolbus over my shoulder. -- parkskville high school. there are no new schools opening in baltimore county. 600 new teachers are beginning the school year. the superintendent joe harrison and members of the board will make rounds today, visiting five schools. dr. harrison will be there with county executive jim smith, focusing on the future of vegetation. one of his visits will include a stop at chesapeake high-school

where the school has a new virtual classroom, the first in the nation. >> we need to put the students in a position that they are engaged in the science, the subject and content. this is a great way to deliver instruction. >> administrators hoping for a smooth start to the year. education reporter tim tooten is live at dunbar high school. >> custodians and police are here. the city's schools the eeo will make his first stop at paul laurence dunbar high school. the city has put $32 million into the school. it's been closed two years. the city spent the money to revamp classrooms, the cafeteria, and a library. the projects been on the drawing board since 2001.

the governor and the mayor will join top school officials at 8:34 ribbon cutting ceremony. a lot of alumni coming back today to witness the big day. there might be a bit of confusion. students are not accustomed to entering this way. they will open the doors to the new 1400 orleans street this morning at about 8:00. tim tooten reporting for wbal. >> nearly two dozen mistreated dogs are getting attention at the animal on the county animal still tour after officials found them living in deplorable conditions. the house even had to be condemned. >> 21 dax received from this home in the 7900 block of the breeze drive. all the dogs were sick and malnourished and are being treated in the hopes they can recover and be given new homes. >> a lot of the places are full.

i have a place for one of. and try to help as much as i can. >> no charges filed against the owner. >> a family is counting their blessings this morning after a massive tree came crashing on their home. fire officials say the tree fell around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. the home is on the palm drive. the home may have to be condemned. no one was inside at the time. >> that's good news. after two months of wandering through the wilderness, the members of bethel a.m.e. church can return home. a lightning strike set fire to the people of the church. the combination was forced to find alternate sites force of four weeks. yesterday the pastor and church officials welcomed members back to their home for sunday services, a long-overdue homecoming. >> i am excited. i am overwhelmed and relieved to be back calm. >> i am glad we are able to come

back, because this church as been a staple in the community for so long. >> founded in 1785, is one of the area's oldest congregations. >> traffic pulse 11 and insta- weather plus together. >> good morning, kim dacey with the latest on traffic rose 11. monday morning looking pretty good. if there's an accident in harford county @ dabel arrowed @ mountain road. in the city, watch out for the water main breaks still there from last week. southbound saratoga street between green street and mlk boulevard. -- the accident in harford county is bel air at mountain road. on 95, north and southbound are moving fine. 83 is checking out ok as well. it is gorgeous outside, sandra.

>> it is. but in ocean city there's a light shower activity because there's a front stalled there. in central maryland we are far removed from that. some showers in ocean city and showers in the lower eastern shore. around baltimore, lovely. low 60's in the outline suburbs. the mid 60's in the city. highs around 75 today. deals likely september. the sun has risen. partly cloudy skies. the sun will set the night at the 7:38. a dominant area of high pressure is over the great lakes. that will control the weather patterns for the first half of the week. we will be high and dry. we will continue with this fall trend. 76 tomorrow. mostly sunny skies. a couple of clouds on wednesday at 78.

low 80's by thursday and friday. still dry and stable. by saturday as the kickoff the labor day weekend, a lot of people looking for that weekend looking good really it in the low to mid 80's. a nice weekend. >> 60 degrees on tv hill. coming up, what is the first step. more of this amazing high wire act. we will have you on edge of your seat. >> a new leader in the debate over health care. i'm traci potts in washington. who will step up to the plate? i will have that story next. >> we are still taking your answers to our question. does the start of the school year have you concerned about the spread of h1n1 swine flu virus? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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>> some fun on the banks of the estuary river near hamburg, germany. maybe it was not so clear. it was the sixth annual mud olympics. 400 athletes from germany, denmark, and belgium trudge around in mud. they competed in fiassh tennis among other sports. it supports cancer research. >> most teenagers seem to lack direction, but the same cannot be said for this 17 year-old. mike spent the last 10 months sailing on the world. he received a hero's welcome as

he arrived at portsmouth, where he began his journey in november. a 30,000 mile journey, he described it as daring, as he battled gale force winds and 60- foot waves in the tiny boat. >> it was cold and wet, but brilliant. >> he is the title holder of the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. most people take advantage of mountainside cable car lines while riding inside the cars. not this high wire artist. this swiss man scaled it on foot. he made the walk without a harness. used on the balancing pole. on a two-inch wide cable car line. 1800 people gathered to watch. he made the trip in 50 minutes. >> would you do something like that? >> 50 minutes?

maybe once. we will take a look at the morning headlines coming up. >> there's an accident in stevenson in baltimore county. we will have the latest on that. >> very nice in the central part of the state. but there is precipitation in the southern part of the state. i will let you know why that's the case and what we expect the rest of the week. 62 degrees at b.w.i. marshall, 62 degrees downtown. light wind out of the north. light wind out of the north.

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boat and smaller craft collided. apparel voters quickly came to the rescue of john martins and his daughter. the man in the second boat was found dead. the man and his daughter refused treatment. no charges filed so far. it's been a busy weekend for a city police as gunfire left three people wounded in two separate incidents. at 8:30 last night shots were fired at the intersection of harford and old harford. the unidentified victim was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. a 16 year-old bicyclist has met a tragic end after being struck by suspected drunk driving along a broward county road. benjamin wortman was writing early friday morning when aaron jacob lorsong not tim off the road. he was under the influence of heroin. he was released after posting $100,000 bail. >> and of the week before

congress comes back to deal with the issue of health care reform. without their great negotiator senator ted kennedy, democrats are trying to figure out if they can get in the republicans on board. traci potts has more. >> the loss of senator ted kennedy in the middle of trying to crack a deal on health care means democrats need a new leader. they're looking to the white house for help. >> i think the president must decide that es to step up and fram this again for us. >> congress deeply divided. >> we're looking at a congress that has never been more polarized. >> president obama must set a clear course. but the president will have and carry the ball. >> he has failed to articulate a strong message about what he wanted a final bill. >> republicans what to start over -- want to start over. >> they want to develop solutions the american people

want and need. >> lawmakers are divided. there or about the cost. there's no consensus on what kennedy would have done. >> what teddy would do is he would try to a public auction. but kennedy would know a number of those things cannot be done in a bipartisan way. >> democrats and republicans looking to a new leader to lay out a plan both sides can agree on. president obama has a few days to figure out how to approach this. the is back on washington but still on vacation the rest of the week. traci potts reporting from washington. >> traffic rose 11 and insta- weather plus together now. >> good morning. kim dacey. we have an accident in harford county on bill arrowed. and southbound saratoga street is closed between green and mlk. an accident in the county in

stevenson, green spring valley where deer was struck. that's that old valley. up to speed on a major road race. moving just fine. we will have a live look at the beltway. from liberty road to 70 on the outer loop westside they're tapping the brakes. 95 south of 895 is looking good. volume picking up, but no delays. that is the latest. sandra has a pretty good forecast. >> nothing like starting a monday this way. conditions will be in the 870's. the one variable is the little disturbance of to waiting to the north. it's from the carolinas and virginia. a stalled out front to the south of maryland. southern maryland and ocean city are getting light shower activity this morning. the area of high pressure is dictating the weather patterns of the north of those areas. that means central maryland has

a nice dry start. a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. 54 degrees right now in york, pennsylvania. around baltimore tomorrow morning we will be in that temperature range. 65 downtown this morning, 63 in the outer areas. 72 and ocean city right now. mid-70s's for the hearts of the state. 74 degrees in charm city today under partly cloudy skies. a slight chance of a shower in southern maryland. mostly sunny at 71 in southern maryland. 75 and ocean city with a slight chance of showers. there's a small craft advisory. the waves churning up to 3 feet potentially on the chesapeake today. sustained wind out of the north at 10 or 15 knots with gusts higher of potentially 24 knots. 102 was the record high on august 31. 1953. it's no threat today.

49 degrees with the record low set in 1986. we won't be far off the mark. tonight it looks like low 50's with a distinct possibility in the northern and western suburbs. above 50's downtown. high-pressure dominating. all the cooler air coming in, streaming in from canada. the jet stream is conducive to this. we have stalled out front. there's little low developing along that. erica is near the winworddward islands. >> we're counting on the minutes to the start of the school year for the last of the state's school systems today. jennifer franciotti joins us live from parkville. >> last week a lot of schools

were starting. for baltimore county, baltimore city, and howard county its back-to-school. their first day is today. the students are coming in. the teachers and some of the buses have begun working. 104,000 students starting the school year often baltimore county with 172 schools opening. drivers, be on the lookout for buses and student pedestrians. use your patience and caution and be on the lookout for the kids. it is chilly at a bus stop. bring a sweater. it's back-to-school. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you. we ask you, as the start of the school year have been concerned about the spread of the h1n1

fvirus? >> andy writes that he is concerned because it spreads. parents are reminded to keep their kids all. >> does anyone remember the bird flew? people, wash your hands and cover your mouth and keep yourself and kids tallman your sick in order to reduce transmission. >> amanda rights, it's not enough to tell parents to keep their kids at all. the parents' employers need to be willing and make it now that they can have time to care for their children. we need to work together on this to keep children better six out of schools to prevent the spread of h1n1. we will have your answers on the front page of our website wbaltv.com. today simon cowell will be on 0 ," -- will be on "oprah."

meet the four women he is calling the next big thing. that's at 4:00 today. today we will have a live report on the dangerous wild fire spreading across southern california. also, joe jackson speaks out for the first time since his son michael's death was ruled a homicide. that is on "today. also, attracting a killer. new details inside the craigslist murder case and what his former fiancee says. all that and how not to get sick. we've been talking about h1n1 all morning. find out what you can do to beat it before it strikes. that is coming up next on a "today." >> it is 63 degrees on tv hill. >> another look at the traffic and weather before you start your day, at the head. your day, at the head.

>> we're not looking bad for monday morning, the first monday of school for the people in the area. harford county has an accident

in fallston at bellaire road and mountain road. southbound saratoga street is closed between green and mlk. also an accident at and stevenson. there are bright lights from 795 back to baltimore national pike. the north side of the beltway has delays, tapping the brakes. from harford back to providence road. >> students returning to gorgeous weather this morning. >> there are clouds, but is so much nicer. highs in the mid 70's. in ocean city and southern maryland there are light showers. sunshine tomorrow at 76 degrees. >> have a great thursday of school, everybody. thank you for joining us. >> at 7:25 we have a live update. towbin into wbal radio for

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