new mandate. that just before the all star break, thunder and lightning striking a baseball park. fielders, umpires, everyone scattered, all had different reactions. a look at a few of them on this tuesday, july 10th. i'm charley crowson. sometimes if they had a life camera during commercial breaks the trouble we could get in. >> everyone scattered, that's what they are supposed to do. when you hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. >> you laugh and ask if they are okay, then you laugh.

>> i can tell charlie missed me because he is giving me the hardest time this morning. we are dry, we are dealing with showers and storms that are well to the south of us right now. let's zoom in as we see to the south of lexington park, this is a nasty thunderstorm that's slidesing to the east but taking its sweet time. we are looking at showers and thunderstorms popping up towards sack sus, showers and storms, parksly for example your travels are taking you that way, be prepared for downpours. outside, manchester, not a a 6 lot to see, sunshine and clouds. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. i hope you are okay with your toe. >> thank you very much. i will be fine. we are dealing with a house fire in east baltimore, it shuts down lenwood at fayette. if you are traveling in the

area, stick with lakewood. one person has been hospitalized with smoke inhalation. first accident route 10 at 695, more trouble on 695, there is a disabled car on the outer loop. as we look here, at the topside, towson, delaney, not many cars. it will be a nice ride towards 83 for example you are heading to the west side, 11 minutes from 795, towards 95, all is clear if you are using the jfx. that's the same case, 8 minutes from the beltway to the toll plaza. we finds out how students performed on the school assessment test. the results we made available. for a preview, education reporter, sherrie johnson, is live with baltimore county's new superintendent and a preview of goals for the upcoming school year. >> reporter: yes, charlie, in a few hours, 9:00 this morning, the state department of

education will release the state school assessment results for 2012, that's all happening downtown. this is the time to look at students progress. [no audio] [technical difficulties] >> reporter: ms a exams are given to third through 8th grade students. 360,000 students took the exams in the spring. the data is used to determine whether schools meet the no child left behind requirement. we have dr. dallas, the new superintendent for baltimore county public schools. welcome, your second week on the job. we had the severe storms, knocked out power. it threw you in. >> it's a part of the job. today we get our own report card. how did we do in our goal to make sure our skids are meeting the benchmark. we are excited. >> reporter: in this upcoming school year, what are your

goals? what can students and staff expect? >> we have four goals, we have two major ones. the first one is building the strategic plan. we are calling that blue print 2.0. we want to make shiewrs folks understand where we are coming up. it's important that everyone understands the baltimore county message. >> reporter: a great school system. one of the top ones in the country. off lot to tackle. what is the first thing you want to look in to? >> we have a great system. i want to listen. travel community, hear from students and parents and fact you will the -- faculty and staff. >> reporter: thank you for talking to us, we appreciate it. thank you. once again, those 2012 ms a results will be released at

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playing loud music. fans from the other team came over and said turn the music down. it wasn't turned down, heated words were exchanged. police had to break up the fight. two people arrested, both charged with disorderly conduct. do you remember the lifeguard fired from rescuing a swimmer? the city of hellen dale beach presented the man with a key to the city. this was the first time the victim got to meet the man who saved him face to face. lopez was offered his job back but the young man declined. quick how many devices in your home use the internet?

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good morning, i'm charley crowson. it's tuesday, july 10th. we have a lot going on today. showers today, it will be nothing like this. flash flooding across parts of north carolina. drivers are forced to abandon cars, up to 30 left on the interstates because of the high and rising waters. national weather service says 5 inches of rain fell across greensboro, north carolina. time for a check of the forecast. they were talking about rafts taken from car to car. some of the cars were submerged from the rising waters. >> they are not out of it yet. north carolina dealing with showers for today due to the fact the stationary front is on the boundary of north carolina

and virginia. they are not out of the woods, we could be okay. depends on whether the front shifts to the north. we have a chance for showers and thunderstorm throughout the day. we are seeing sunshine across the area. that will mix in with clouds as we head through this afternoon. be prepared for that as you head out and about. temperatures this morning, coming in around 69 degrees, manchester, seasonable. 67 mount airy. 70 notingham. we are a little bit on the humid side with the dew points in the 60s. we also do have reduced visibility, patchy fog out and about. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. >> good morning, we have our first accident of the day, arundel county, glen burnie, southbound lanes of route 10, 695, if you are traveling on interstate 97, no delays up towards 695, baltimore city, house fire continues to shutdown northlinwood at fayette street.

use lakewood as your alternate route. one person hospitalized with smoke inhalation. if you are beltway bound, this is old court road. traffic picking up on the outer loop, a 13 minute ride from 795 towards 95. this is oberly, traffic picking up in this vicinity. also 13 minutes from the outer loop towards 83. inner loop, moving pretty slowly as you make the push towards 95. today 54-inch water main will be checked, dpw crews want to prevent the potential of a problem. linda so is live with how this pipe could be affecting you. >> reporter: we are here on lyndon in arbutus, a neighborhood that could be affected by what is going on today. you could lose your water for up to an hour as workers are testing the water main. this is wilkins avenue to the

north, 195 west, 895 south, west of cherry hill and carol to the east. workers will be cutting off water to check problems with the main in southwest baltimore. even people in the countys are asked to pay attention to how they use they water. you are asked to conserve, use it wisely. don't run the sprinkler, if you have to do your laundry or run the dishwasher. do it in the morning or tonight. if you happen to lose your water, call 311. county, call this number 310- 396-5352. state sno from harford wants to keep manure and life stock out of maryland waterways proposing legislation in annapolis. one idea is require fenceing to keep livestock 10 feet from 1֖ surface water. the proposals could help keep the bay clean. other lawmakers say the regulations would put farmers

ow of business. the house expected to vote tomorrow to repeal the health care reform law again. this is the 31st vote to repeal the law since first becoming law under the supreme court, they issued on the mandate. republican lawmakers say they are doing this for constituents. >> since the law was enacted the people consistently told us one thing, they do not like obama care. house republicans heard their voice, we pledged to repeal the law and pave the way for reform that lowers health care cost for families and employers across the country. there is word this morning that the washington monument will remain closed through 204. that landmark was damaged by an earthquake last year. repairs required staff folding to be built. the work could start by

september but taking 18 months to wrap up. this is terrifying video for any parent with a son or daughter. cell phone video as seaside heights in new jersey, storms knocked a power out for a ride along the board walk. a 17-year-old girl was celebrating her birthday, she decided to hang from the ride, it was too dangerous, she jumps rom the ride landing in the sand below. she dusted herself off, a few scrapes and bruises and the girl walked away. food allergies can cause serious reaction, especially in young children. >> the allergies present early in life as are soon within a few times after the food

ingested. with peanut, i would say majority of kids we sea with peanut allergy, are presenting before the age of two years. >> the most severe reactions can cause things like repetitive coughing, shortness of breath and breathing. if you suspect food allergies take your child to a pediatrician's office for an update as quickly as possible. we are getting a break from the heat. the scorching temperatures from last week claimed lives statewide. officials say 8 people died between mondays and saturday. that brings the total to 18 dead as a result of heat related issues. all but two were maryland residents. president obama is on the campaign trail, in iowa with a family there showing how much more they would have paid if the bush era tax cuts were extended to the middle class. first lady is campaigning in florida, in orlando, also in

miami, making stops on behalf of her husband. president's opponent, presumptive opponent for november in colorado, mitt romney is hosting a town hall meeting in grand junction, the numbers out now show a dead heat between romney and the president. these are prerimnary reports and polling. stephanie rawlings blake joins notre dame kicking off the cancer prevention city. the cancer society is looking for volunteers to understands what factors from genetics lifestyle can cause or prevent cancer. the city expected to last between 20-30 years. leaders from the food bank along with at&t will have an announcement today about the improved connectivity between the food bank's building allowing staff too be in constant contact with one another.

the o. s o's are well represented. three players in kansas city tonight. jones got the nod by voting in from the fans and catcher weeders and johnson, picked by the coaches. this is adam jones second all star game. he is not just out there relaxing. >> i'm doing other stuff while i'm here. i'm working. i should be relaxing, enjoying it. i'm working. i'm letting my family enjoy it. brought them here, let them take it in. >> who could blame him. this is his second trip for mid summer classic. johnson, his first. first pitch from coughman in kansas city, set for 8:15. before making the trip to kansas city, the rangers got a big scare sunday, this was huge story, take a look.

players hit the ground when they heard the crack of thunder. the players did not wait around. they ran off the field as quickly as possible. the game delayed 45 minutes. no one was hurt. first base runner, hits the ground. exactly what he should do. >> he probably got up and ran. as we look at the most powerful radar, we can get thunder, lightning through the rest of the day. thunderstorms could be popping up in to the afternoon. speaking of the thunderstorms, now wrecks seeing them more to the south. woe could see them around st. mary's county. it's slowly moving off towards the east, crossing the bay, south of lexington park. a little bit further to the south, more showers and thunderstorms once again

towards blocksm, this is in a matter of moments. be prepared if you are travels are taking you this way this morning. ellicott city, we are dry. we had wet weather earlier. seeing more of the same as we head over in to ar banna, a little bit of sun-cloud mixing that's the scenario throughout the day. moisture content is up there. we are feeling humid. temperatures are seasonable around 69 degrees baltimore. there is a front, that's the reason for the showers and thunderstorms firing up possibly for today. mainly to the south of us and future trend picking up on that. through today, temperatures topping out around 86 degrees and the seven-day forecast will get hotter in to next week. now a check of the traffic with loren cook. good morning. good morning, trouble in arundel where there is a crash in glen burnie. southbound lanes route 10, 695, baltimore, a house fire shuts down north lenwood at fayette.

use lakewood. no problems on jfx. west side of the beltway, outer loop congested towards edmonton avenue. like me on facebook, go to abc news page for the details. something to leave you with, this man here, quincy hall, hailed a hero because that five year old saved his father's life after his dad suffered a seizure, he called 911. the operator ridgely thought it was a joke. the young man's quick thinking saved his dad's life. within minutes paramedics were there. he has been honored. dad couldn't be there for the moan, because he had the -- ceremony because he had the flu. going to be hot.

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