many stoplights are not working and people were hard-pressed to find an air-conditioned place to cool off. >> all of our hospitals are fully functional. they are seeing he related illnesses in the emergency room. we have some homes across the state that are out of power, a total of 33 working off generators. >> facilities using generators also include dialysis and assisted living. signal outages are keeping the maryland state police busy. >> there was a point that we had approximately 500 without power. we currently have around 50 troopers out there for the morning rush and evening rush. >> represented from state agencies are working around the clock, assisting local jurisdictions. like monsters provide a real

time accounting of restoration -- live monitors provide a real time accounting of restoration efforts in progress. some policies cover food loss. the insurance company is not responding to your satisfaction, contact the state. >> we have a rapid response team at endeavour's to resolve conflicts without the need to file formal complaint. we have catalogers' success with that program. -- we have had a lot of success with that program. >> state officials advise those looking for a free place to escape the heat to dial 2-1-1. they will guide you to the clues we do to the closest cooling center. -- they will guide you to the closest cooling center. >> crews from throughout the country and allentown to help. here is a look at the average

map based on saturday. the heavy concentration centered north of the city, but be ge is making some progress this evening. lowell melser has been following some of the cruise all day and joins us live now from waverly with an update. >> there is evidence of progress here in waverly, about an hour and a half ago, a crew from upstate new york just finished work here along old york road. these workers tell me that progress is being made. folks just have to be patient. >> is what we do. it is like a doctor gets out of bed in the middle of the morning to go deliver a baby, because that is what he does. when there is a power problem, we respond. >> dave pratt is part of a crew

that came to help. they have the daunting task of turning on the light for more than four hundred thousand people. >> it makes us feel good because we know we are doing. most of the people don't know what is involved in getting the power back on. they are all anxious to get it on as quick as possible, but we have to do it in a very safe manner to assure that everybody gets to go back home. we don't want to lose anybody down here. >> will told us he and his fellow crew members are up to the task, and that teamwork is key. the issues have to have a strong work force, a good crew. we have good guys, we work long hours and we work hard. >> most crews are made up of two-four workers traveling together, sometimes with tree removal crews in tow. at this stage in the game, workers tell us they are working

as fast as they can, but safety has got to be a priority. >> you have to go slow because the voltage that we work with will kill us in a heartbeat. you've just got to be careful. >> according to the b d e website, thou art are now at 207,000 people now without power. anne arundel county, 38,000, baltimore city, 58,000, and howard county, about 14,000. i am told every situation is different and it could be anywhere from later tonight all the way up until next weekend. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a lot of people are saying thank goodness for their homeowner's insurance. >> there are some important steps to take to take care of yourself and make sure your claim is processed. document everything.

>> take pictures. get a camera, walk around and take pictures of everything they could be damaged on the property, whether it is the house itself, whether it is personal property inside the house. >> he says it is important to make an inventory and then contacted the insurance company. that way they can authorize an order the repairs. it is important to make sure that you have protected and cared for the items. >> frayed nerves are expectable, but we have heard stories of neighbors taking in neighbors. others holding cookouts with food that otherwise would have gone bad. one neighborhood is responding to the crisis. >> it has been a long and painfully hot few days for residents in this northeast

baltimore community. >> you come home and there is no electricity, nothing. >> after friday's severe storm, some of the area injured another fierce storms sunday. the aftermath was not very forgiving. more homes are now without power, especially after a cut tree crashed down on a transformer, leaving many without air-conditioning looking for creative ways to stay cool. >> all you can do is hope for the best. >> crews worked round-the-clock to reserve -- preserve power to the neighborhood. >> a fellow down the street is then four houses right now.

>> the neighbors have taken terms filling up the generator swept what is normally takes -- never say it is well worth it. >> how tough is it to get by in this heat without the generators? >> you really could not. >> as you walk through the neighborhood, you can see extension cords blowing in every direction as neighbors try to help one another stay cool by sharing their generators. a united front bringing a community closer together. >> everybody joins together in this neighborhood. they really do. >> this tree removal company behind me is actually in from woodstock, new york, just one of many crews coming to maryland to help with the cleanup effort. >> as conditions slowly get back

to normal, here are a few things to keep in mind. if you are thinking about getting a generator to get your power back on, be careful. the fumes can cause sickness and can even sparked fires have not operated properly. officials say only use the downside and keep them as far away from the house as possible. in you approach an intersection where the light is out, that intersection is to be treated like a four way stop sign. if you are looking for a place to cool off, many emergency cooling centers will remain open this week throughout the viewing area. you are asked to call 2-1-1 before heading to a certain center. you can find additional website -- additional information on our website, wbaltv.com.

friday's wicked whether it was not only contained to this area. >> millions remain without power in the mid atlantic and the ohio river valley. >> the national weather service says many of these places in the federal response are dealing with a connected weather pattern that is not likely to go we were. from this wrong wins spanning -- flames to destructive plane the storm that ripped through the ohio valley, the national weather service says one system is to blame. >> the same weather pattern across the entire u.s., and it is creating different effects in

different areas of the country. >> in ohio, this tangled mess up power lines. similar scenes in kentucky, indiana, illinois, and further east, some 3 million customers are without power this weekend. >> i hated. it is horrible. all our phones are dead right now. >> the governors of ohio and west virginia ask for emergency disaster declaration, which president obama granted. providing help with the wildfires al west. but with the system lingering over the u.s. -- >> we are not expecting any large-scale changes. >> taxpayer money has been squandered by the state. >> why recovering that cash might actually be in jeopardy. >> michael phelps is focused on

a scale down for next month's olympics. >> humidity levels dropped a bit today but that he is going to continue. 90 degrees at the airport and 92

>> you pay taxes, but some state agencies may be wasting your money. >> david collins has that story. >> the i-team has discovered that maryland state agencies have wasted as much as $63

million over the past three years. in most cases, it is money that cannot be recovered. the state health department issues $3.50 million tax dollars to medicaid recipients who are deceased. the maryland transit wasnistration's program uncovered during a routine examination of each state agency every three years. it is costing taxpayers a bundle. >> $63 million? >> schaub alarms not be going off? >> i would like more people to be concerned. >> why the general assembly chooses to let them slide. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we ended one little part of

the heat wave, we did not hit 100 degrees in downtown baltimore, after three consecutive days. today's high was just 96 degrees. that is still way above the normal high of 87, but at least it did break the heat wave a little bit. 94 degrees out at bwi marshall. this is now the 16th time the temperature has topped 90 at the airport this year. on the same day last year, we had 11 90-degree days. still 90 at the airport, but a very comfortable 79 up in the mountains. a beautiful 82 on the beach at ocean city. the i-95 corridor, one of the hot spots in the area, but the

other slight improvement we saw today is that the atmosphere dried out a little bit. bwi marshall with the dewpoint region of 56. you can take temperatures a little higher when the dewpoint gets a little bit lower. the other good news heading into tuesday morning with clear skies. no big storms on the horizon for this evening. temperatures will be able to cool off tonight, 60's in the suburbs and 70 downtown. a slight improvement here, although it will not last very long. look at the heat over the rest of the country. getting close to 100 in denver. not only will temperatures continue in the 90's but humidity levels will start to climb again. that leads to a few isolated thunderstorms, about a 20% chance tomorrow.

kegan night on the sky late in the day as some gusty storms may develop. western maryland, big fourth of july holiday coming up tuesday into wednesday and continuing to see some scattered storms in the mountains. down at the coast, some really great beach weather. temperatures are lower because right on the beach. the next couple of days look pretty nice. 94 degrees tomorrow, 96 on the fourth of july with storms later in the day. sunny skies and still hot thursday through saturday. >> this is 11 sports. >> the last time the orioles made an unexpected run to the

playoffs, back in 1989 had a pitcher named j. -- named dave johnson. today his son steve was called to join the pitching staff. the orioles have seven games left before the all-star game. they have not won back-to-back games since and dropping the weekend set to the indians. the orioles have now lost nine of the last 12. as an amorous to start for the orioles tonight. he can further his chances of making the all-star team. hallam and four other americans remain on the ballots. fan voting will decide which last picture will go to the game. in one month, the world will watch swimming, diving, and

tennis, but maryland has officially dropped those two sports. the school will honor all of dishing -- all existing contracts. michael phelps coach said it felt will not swim in the 200 meter freestyle event in london. that leaves him with seven scheduled events in london, one less than he competed in last year in beijing. the coach believes it will help phelps to help the u.s. team in the three relay races he will compete in. >> i will try not to play cat and mouse of the next three weeks. you can probably count on there

being a couple of close races in the next couple of weeks. >> the first -- jennifer has decided to can see rather than take part in a hand to hand runoff with felix today. she initially believed she had race.he righ both runners crossed the finish line simultaneously. the u.s. m -- glenn beck committee -- it was announced this afternoon she will can see the position. -- can see the position. texted it appears she is more than molly aggravated by the fact that she was told she was the third-place finisher, then it was busted down to a tie, and

now she feels it is unfair that she should have to compete for a spot she was told she initially one. from the rejected point of view, i think a runoff is the most fair way to determine it. you have three options, flipped a coin, one of the runners can .ecede >> stay with us for a trip to the forecast, right after this. ♪

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>> we used to say power to the people, but now there is pressure to return to power. bge is working to get the lights back on for thousands. will take a closer look. economic impact with fourth of july around the corner, health brought a storm is affecting the bottom line of small businesses.

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>> it is going back into the 90's and staying there. monday we may see highs only in the 80's. it looks like a huge of -- a few storms around on the fourth of july.

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