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back to class, complete school watch coverage as classrooms open across maryland. >> the head of baltimore city schools and the governor speaks to wjz about the goals and their challenges ahead. >> hello, again, i'm don scoot. >> i'm mary brubala. >> 82,000 children in baltimore city alone headed to class this morning. the emphasis is placed on education. this comes at a time when budgets are scrapped. and there's increasing scrutiny of performance. >> good afternoon, don, good afternoon, everybody. we found so many students excited to be back in class, and administrators are touting in the city alone,800 new kindergarten spots and the chartering of schools. >> good morning. >> this is your first day?

>> this is my uniform. >> and you look so nice. >> these are the scenes that played out across baltimore this morning, the break was over, students headed back to class. >> you are -- city school ceo alonzo has visited every school in the past week and shared his goals with wjz. >> we want to improve attendance dramatically, especially in the high schools, the kids need to be in school, we want to improve our math scores especially in the middle grades, they went up last year, but they need to go up just as much this year. >> it was a time to greet old friends and meet some new ones. >> i think it's new beginnings and i think it's going to be a better year than the last one. >> jazz filled the air outside the new dunbar academy which has undergone 28 million dollars of renovations. the history of the great people was never written in one year or two years, we continue to

make progress, therefore, we're going to continue to make investments in our schools, it's critical if we're going to create the sorts of workforce that we need in the type of science, engineering and math, we have so invest in modern classrooms. >> it's more than a beginning for the students in the city. and the mayor, the teacher herself had this message for him. >> use it as a form of strength to help you to succeed to be focused and to know that you not only are gifts of god, but you have greatness inside of you. >> the american federation of teachers president is also touring schools in baltimore city today, baltimore is one of eight stops nationwide that she'll be visiting. back to you on tv hill. >> complete coverage continues at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. a new semester at the university of college park started off on a sour note.

there's no word on his current condition, campus police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. >> even if you haven't paid your taxes the state is willing to forgive you, ron matson is live in the newsroom with details of a just announced tax amnesty program. >> the program is a win for the state and a win for messengerrers, the state gets the money its due and taxpayers get to clear their back taxes. those who owe back taxes will have from september 1st to october 30th to pay back what they owe free of penalty and interest approved. the holiday applies to income, sales, withholding and other taxes. mary, back to you. >> this really seems to work, the state's last tax amnesty back in 2001, collected 39.5 million in revenue for the

state. >> fire crews are facing a day of scorching heat, humidity, and struggling to contain at least 11 wildfires, two firefighters were killed on duty this weekend. dozens of homes and camp cabins have already been destroyed and more are threatened. >> a massive wildfire doubled overnight and is heading toward a vital communication center for the los angeles area. firefighters say they are powerless to stop it. >> it's note a matter of, when it will reach the mount wilson communication site. >> the so-called station fire is threat thing transmitters for more than 20tv stations, communications equipment for firefighters and hundreds of homes. >> you can see the smoke there covering the main far there at the highest point of mount wilson. >> it's just one of about a dozen wildfires burning in california, fueled by scorching heat, low humidity and bone dry trees, thousands have been

forced to evacuate. >> we have at least a half hour to get out or, you know, burn. >> thousands of firefighters will be on the lines today all with heavy hearts, two firefighters died sunday when their vehicle rolled it down a mountain. >> please say prayers for that family, of our two brothers that we lost. >> north of sacramento an out of control blaze roared through the town of auburn, destroying dozen of homes in just a few hours. >> our house is gone. >> are you serious? >> i'm standing right there, the whole block's been leveled, our block. >> firefighters say they are making progress in some areas, but the fires remain very dangerous, and more could double in size before they are brought under control. >> terry o'kita, cbs news, california. today's high temperature where the wildfires are is expected to top 90 degrees. >> americans continue to

remember the impact senator ted kennedy had on our country, the late senator is now buried on a gently sloping hillside at arlington national cemetery, not far from his brothers robert and john. maryland lieutenant governor kathleen kennedy towson is sharing her memories of the late senator, she said she remembers not only the public life she grew up with, but also plenty of family fun. >> i remember sailing with my uncle teddy and my father and we were in a race and i was -- it was the three of us, and i was the ballast which for those who aren't sailors, means i was dead weight, to be up at the bow of the boat getting wet for four straight hours. >> kennedy towson admits ted kennedy may have been given the opportunity to become a senator because of his name. while he was there, he did more than any other senator in american history. ann arun dwell county investigators are trying to figure out how a fatal boating

accident occurred on majerle creek. a father and daughter were on the other boat, they were thrown in the water but rescued by nearby boaters, they are said to be okay. a day of hard work by the water goes to waste. a day after the back river cleanup association spent hours clearing trash, they return to find the water an orange color and filled with bottles once again. runoff from saturday night's rain could be one of the reasons, but keeping from happening again has become a priority. outdoors it's a beautiful august day, here's a live look outside, sunny skies, mild temperatures, in fact it's our last day of august today. eyewitness news is live with first warning weather coverage. >> hello, mary and good afternoon, everybody, let's take a look at first warning doppler radar, it's gorgeous in baltimore, we're seeing shower activity passing through portions of southern maryland and the route 50 corridor, lower, slower delaware, let me take you to the state, the

clouds and the moisture, we'll go back a few hours, and there was steady rain this morning. skies cleared out in baltimore, i would say about an hour, hour and a half ago, and we'll continue to slowly clear in the southeast early direction. i want you to look at temperatures overnight, it is a refreshing day, but it's also a day that's going to be 10 degrees below normal, oakland 49 this morning, carlin 55, 62 here on tv hill, ocean city got down to 71, current temperatures have shown a nice rebound, we're only going into the low 70s this afternoon, the next couple days we don't crack 80, for the next few days after that, we don't get too much more than the mid 780s, extremely refreshing you will, and pleasant conditions coming our way as we start september. move toward the labor day holiday weekend. we'll take a look at the caribbean, another weary eye, stay tuned we're coming up shortly.

the numbers from the beach are in, even with the recession this past july turned out as good as last in ocean city. even though many children are now back in school, summer for everyone isn't necessarily over, especially not -- the mayor came to wjz studios this this morning. >> labor day weekend is traditionally a great weekend. it's a great time to come, because prices have come down, you may have heard, things have dropped a little bit, it's a good time to come, if you haven't visited or if your kids in the school year yet, this is a great time to come to ocean city. >> the mayor also points out the season doesn't have to end this weekend, there's still much more to come in ocean city through september and into october. >> spent a nice november day therement. >> walking the beach with a sweatshirt. >> sure. still to come at noon, lost and finally found at sea, fishermen who survived floating

for eight days share their survival stories. more money for more answers, the investigation into what caused an air france crash is racking up quite a bill. >> take a live look outside this noon, marty the be back with our first warning weather forecast. dad, here-look at this-

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there's still no answer into what caused an air france plane to crash in june, if investigators ever want to know, they're going to need more money, the plane went down over the atlantic ocean in bad weather, mechanical errors could be to blame. french investigators say they need more money and more resources to continue the search for the aircraft data recorders, a more meticulous search could cost tens of millions of dollars. the space shuttle recovery will work on attaching a robot arm to the international space station. the crews greeted each other, the shuttle will spend more than a week orbiting attached to the complex, the crew is delivering thousands of pounds of new equipment and will perform maintenance work on the outside of the space station. the first of three space walks is planned tomorrow nightment. even after spending eight days lost at sea, a texas man

never doubted he and his fishing partners would be spot add live. their boat tipped over august 21, and the fishermen survived on crackers, bubble gum and water from their washed out tank. >> i grabbed the hose, pulled it up, it was fresh water, kurt grabbed the end, sucked is on it, and we had 31 gallons of water, i knew we could last a pretty long time. >> the men said they had a loosen ated so much that at first they weren't sure if the rescue boat was for real. it was. take a live look outside and stick around, your complete first warning weather forecast now just 2 1/2 minutes away. >> first, a look at today's >> first, a look at today's midday stocks. have you heard about miralax? miralax relieves constipation with no bloating. no cramping. no sudden urgency. announcer: only miralax is clinically proven

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how nice was yesterday. >> opening day kickoff weekend is is the nfl's -- 13th of september is that nice -- >> i was at the o's game yesterday, everybody was in a good mood, and they were playing great, and -- >> don just mentioned you came in from outside, it's gotten gorgeous in baltimore. >> it felt as you said, i

forgot the word now. >> refreshing. >> let's take a look at the current temp, oakland at 49 degrees this morning. >> she was in mount washington. >> 62 degrees. >> 69 right now, we're going for a high temp in the low 70s, 58% humidity, east/northeast breeze at 10, barometer at 30.17, we have shower activity south and east of the area, 75 ocean city, 66 easton, 70 pax river, 69 elkton, 70 cumberland, 61 degrees in oakland, 66 westminister, 69 bel air, 71 columbia, i was just sitting here spacing for a second this morning, westminister got 57, 58 in bel air, 66 rock hall, 67 kent island, 69 degrees in the district. here's a slog of moisture trundling on a die ago onal to the 95 corner south and east of the metro, a big dome of high pressure that's going to define

our weather, all the way through mid week, with very very pleasant conditions, and even when this high starts to slip down to the south, we're still not going to see a real hit of heat and humidity, we started out cloudy, we'll keep a mixture of stun passing fair weather clouds, tomorrow partly sunny, we're going to go for a high of 78 degrees, need to take us down to the tropics real quick, tropical low, we're starting to watch about a day and a half from the vacation islands, and we're hearing there's a greater than 50% chance this system will grow to a depression, and we will watch it from there. so the tropics are -- >> still a bit -- >> albeit a depression. >> still to come, paying off your debts may do wonders for your waistline, being in debt could mean being overweight. >> wjz13's always on.

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in today's eyewitness news healthwatch, if you're carrying too much debt, chances are you're carrying too much weight as well. new research indicates over indebted people, those who can't pay off their debts within a reasonable amount of time are about twice as likely to be overweight add the rest of the population, researchers

also say individuals deep in debt are less educated and more likely to be depressed and/or a smoker. a new more powerful form of the h1n1 flu virus is making its way around. the new kind goes straight to the lungs. some countries report as many as 15% of their patients have the more potent form right now. another study suggests surgery does a better job of preventing strokes than angioplasty. research also says surgery is safer. >> be sure to check in with eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00, kidnapped for 18 years, more details are emerging about the hidden life of jay see jayceedugard and her hidden life request her captors.

here's a tease for tomorrow morning's morning edition. >> you stay safe. we're going to tell you. take a look at the five-day forecast. how about that gorgeous weather. >> 78, 81, 83, 83, a five-day run of sun, leading up to the holiday weekend. a car wash alert has been issued.

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