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three-mile chase. more than people had to be checked out after a carbon monoxide leak. an employee fell ill and they found a slight increased level of carbon monoxide level. all the others were evaluated. the cause of the carbon monoxide level is still under investigation. >> state lawmakers will considered aing a sixth casino in maryland when the special session starts but the first casino wants to cut back on some of its slots. they're asking the commission for permission. he says that the move has nothing to do with a new casino, just trying to remain profitable. >> taking a live look from bel air, things look pretty nice. what you can't see is the heat

or the humidity. we can't take much more of the hot muggy streak. let's check in with wyatt everhart to see what's on tap. >> muggy conditions across most of the state. there's a little bit of drier air north of baltimore. it may creep into places like northern harford county. just a few showers well south. the heat plus humidity making it feel like nos norksz -- like 90s, mid to upper 90s. hey, we've got ernesto making a move on mexico and likely to strengthen into a hurricane. we'll talk about that but your evening looks quiet in the 80s. back to you. wildfires forced evacuations in drought stricking -- stricken oklahoma. homeowners are returning to find out they lost everything and

understandably heartbroken. >> we're going to be okay. we're in the worried about the others. >> oklahoma has already been hit with intense heat and severe drought, and the governor has declared a state of emergency. last night they helped to get things under control but crews continued to put out some of fires ?ie guess it was a technical tour deforce. they jerked a precise -- engineered a precise landing on mars. >> 40 years ago we were watching walter concrete describing us landing on the moon. then today we watched us landing on mars with our iphone. overnight a huge victory for

nasa. the one-ton robotic curiosity kicked off a two-year journey. for those who spent a year working on it, eight months, 352 million miles and a final tense seven minutes as curiosity zipped through at a bliforting 13,000 miles per -- blistering 13,000 miles an hour and then it slowed down. >> that rocked. seriously. >> reporter: flawless, just flawless. nasa released a black and white photo taken from the mars orbit ter as curiosity made a series of complex maneuvers. >> there's the parachute. if we zoom in, there we go. >> reporter: curiosity itself sent back these black and white images from inside the crater. you can see its wheel and shadow from the afternoon sun.

for the next two years, the rover will explowter crater which may have once contained water. it's looking for new clues whether life once existed on mars or still does. >> the reason we're doing this is to try this understand the geological history of mars. >> curiosity will undergo several weeks of health checkups before it takes its first stroll. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> what a great name for it, too. a gas station attend dent had a rough way to start the week. he was outside of his booth about 5:30 this morning in the 2200 block have bay ridge avenue when two men came up, knocked him to the ground and took money from him. one of the men had a gun. >> they simply went after the attendant after he was out of the booth. they knocked him down. he suffered head injuries.

he was taken to anne arundel medical center for treatment but has been released. >> if you have information about the ins accident, you're asked to call 410-280-clue. >> we talk about this all the time. bullying is a big problem in our school. in the 2007 school year more than 8 million students were bullied at school. there was a summit in washington. actress mar low thomas was there sharing her early memories of bullying. >> i was eight years old. there were some little boys beating up on another little boy. my father stopped the car and jumped out. i was terrified and looking out the back window. he was shake them and talking to them. he pulled them apart and he pulled the little boy who was being bullied into our car and

took him home. >> other speakers included secretary of education arne duncan. this is the third year that the summit has been held. coming up, a truck speeding out of control in a parking lot killed a 7-year-old girl. what the girl's family are saying is the blame. >> and the extreme flash flooding that left some people stranded. >> don't forget to check out our weather map. you clan go to the news tab, scroll down and you will find information on tropical storm ernesto and maryland's most popular radar. we're back with more abc2 news coming up. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: upbeat ]

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a driver in texas hits six people in a parking lot, killing a 7-year-old girl. the little girl was in the path and there was no time to get away. she was walk next ho to her mom -- next to her mom when she was hit and killed. the driver is an 82-year-old man. his family said a diabetic seizure is the cause, but police

are still investigating. people in northeast tennessee are watching out for more storms after being hit with six inches of rain. flash flooding made rescue necessary. it happened mostly in johnson city. no deaths or injuries have been reported so far. it's that time of the year again. for many in hour community, back-to-school isn't possible. we'll take a look at some of the groups and teachers coming together to help them. usually the mud slinging is reserved for the candidates but some high ranking members of congress are getting in on it. what they're saying and who they're saying it about coming up.

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and number two pencils, some of the tools students need to start the year off right but some families cannot afford it all. we have more on the foundation that he actually started to make sure students have all the supplies they need just in time for that morning bell. >> our biggest concern is making sure students are prepared. >> every student having the tools they need on -- need is vital to their success. >> trying to put food on the table. that's a huge expense they have trouble with. >> michelle and carmella see the need firsthand. they said the basic needs of families have increased. >> it's a huge issue, especially in the county i'm. i was surprised to see seven to 10 families home l.

>> reporter: we brought outstory of darlene an drum and her -- landrum and her four children. carmella, like all teachers, wants to make sure that no child is left behind. >> if i find a kid who does not come in with school supplies, often they're embarrassed. >> reporter: the preston mitchham foundation has worked closely with title one students where 06% of the students receive free or reduced lunch, which means many of the families will not have the extra money for school supplies. these teachers have to make sure they can do. >> i have gone to purchase supplies i know kids will need. >> reporter: you see this classroom? 10 students will sit at their desk without the tools to learn. this is one school painting a picture of a growing need.

>> it's hard for them to come in with nosmght i want them to feel a part of the class. >> no kid should have to go through that. we are working for you, helping to make sure that the children in hour community have all the supplies they need. it's a team effort this year for the annual back-to-school drive. we are working with the preston mitch ham, jr. foundation and celebree learning center through august 24th. backpacks, composition books. and we have more on our website at abc2news.com/school supplies. it will make a huge difference for some kids. all right. let's start off with a look at the inner harbor from our harbor

cam, seeing the flags flapping. 90 degrees. the humidity is high from baltimore south in our state up toward the pennsylvania line. there, you're getting a little break in the humidity. through the day it's stuff top find a lot of sun over the city, mostly cloudy skies. in laurel, hazy conditions rule the day. how about kent island. it was kind of gray, kind of hazy, not as sunny as the weekend. storms have been generally tracking south of us. they will continue to be to the south at least through wednesday. better storms coming wednesday afternoon and as we go into friday. more on that in one sect -- second. most spots running in the upper 80s. that northwest wind trying to edge in some slightly drier air. you see it on our moisture map the dew points below 60 in hagerstown, and now 56 in york. the dew point is up around 70 where we have the stickier

conditions. that makes the heat indices feel hotter. we think this will be the same scenario tomorrow, general rally a rain free tuesday. into wednesday we this this boundary could shift further north. that could bring the storm chances back by wednesday afternoon. for now this frontal boundary is just south of us, not far enough south to really let the dry air get in here but far enough south to push the storms which generally form ahead of the front by 50 to 100 miles. so it's a rainy day in virginia beach and roanoke but not so much here. the high moisture levels are south of us, so we're not seeing the oppressive humidity in maryland for the moment. we'll see moderate to moderately low humidity. as we go into tuesday more storms in the afternoon south of us and into wednesday as that front kind of drifts further back, retreats back north, there

we go a couple of pop-up showers and storms will be possible. if you want to talk about this storm, how about this big storm, ernesto, strengthening over the caribbean sea. it has not been upgraded yet to hurricane strength. we think by this time tomorrow afternoon ernesto will be a hurricane and likely to skirt north of honduras maybe clip belize, coastal mexico and crossing over the bay of campeche into southern central mexico. right now winds at 65. of course, once we get to 74, we'll be dealing with a category one hurricane in the caribbean sea. overnight back here in baltimore, 72. your two-degree guarantee tomorrow 88. sun and clouds and a warm breeze. let's check out the seven-day forecast. temperatures heat up on wednesday with a slight chance

of an afternoon storm. the best chance for rain and thunderstorms all week will come friday, maybe slight chance for severe weather to end the week. the weekend mid-80s, partly cloudy, not so bad. mid-80s with some sun. that will be okay. >> okay. sounds good. thanks a lot. >> right now to democracy 2012, an accusation from senate majority leader harry reid as turned into a brutal war of words that has found its way to the campaign trail. tory dunnan has more. can't we all just get along? what are we birking about tonight? >> reporter: rarely do we reach this level of nastiness. all of this started last week. >> the word is out that help hasn't paid-- he hasn't paid any taxes for 10 years. >> reporter: this from a source

we called credible but will not name of the the romney campaign denies it and points to two years of tax returns. on friday mitt romney has a message for read -- reed. >> harry reid needs to put up or show up. >> i think he's lying about his statement, knowing something about romney. >> reporter: on abc this week. rnc chairman rinse prebus took it farther. >> hasn't filed a single page of tax returns himself. >> reporter: jay carney appeared to distance him ceive from reid. >> i would simply say that you all probably know senator reid well and he speaks for himself. >> reporter: so, a poll released last week in three critical

battleground states found the majority of voters actually believe that presidential candidates should release several years of tax returns. some people are saying there could be some political strategy behind all of this. >> tory dunnan reporting live from washington. thanks for that report. looks like president obama has some star power on his side. actress eva longoria is campaigning for the president. she spent weekend in florida for a two-day summit. she said she's campaigning for the president because she believes it's her civic duty to be involved. florida is a key swing state in the november election? the casino in perryville is asking the state to take' way some of its slot machines. >> plus, your kids will stuff those backpacks with as much as

possible. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. we'll see you then.

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after friday, big news in the unemployment. the down jones closed at 13, 117. the nasdaq is up 22 to close at

2,989 and the s&p 500 is about there and a quarter at 1394. social security used to be a great deal for retirees when it was first enacted in the 1930s payroll taxes were low. it's a shift which is bad news that will only get worse for all of us, unfortunately. southwest is refunding customers who were accidentally overcharged for a siege flight after some online ticket promotion. the sale was designed to celebrate the airline reaching the 3 million mark in facebook fans. they should have given customers who booked flight as 5% discount. instead a computer glitch caused customers to be charged multiple times.

curiosity is creating jobs, the new rover we told you about earlier. it's look for life on mars and is creating jobs on earth. 700 jobs rely on the crash, including 400 employees, plus 300 outside scientists. curiosity has generated 7,000 jobs. the curiosity project is helping keep people employed. that's good news. you've heard it before, liar, liar, pants on fire. that's not the only problem that liars face. we'll look at the connection between lies and your health. that story and much more coming up on abc2 nice at 6:00 which start -- news at 6 which starts right now. a few clouds and hot humid conditions. how will the weather develop. >> he was