now, good morning maryland. rains ripped through the area. the clean up underway. we h ow you the par of the country bracing for the storm and what it means for the national convention. bells ringing , the school year gets underway today. live reports to get the kids up and out the door on nday, august 27th. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. i hope you had a great weekend. >> we had a soaker yesterday. >> we needed the rain charlie rs we set a record at bwi with record rains coming in at 3 inches. we will take that. let see what we have as we look at the most powerful radar.

showers and storms trying to roll over bel air, if your travels are taking you to harford, aberdeen, lighter rain, let's side to the south. chestertown, rain across the areas moderate to more of the same in church hill, centerville, lighter rain. there was a across the ea yedas we h one of those cells that the national weather vis saw a little bit of rotation canceled and things looking good this morning. we are getting more much needed rain across the area. we will talk about isaac coming up. over to get a check of the traffic with loren. good morning. as you said we are dealing with rain up in harford county. be careful traveling in the yeah. in the city, everything is up to speed, through the fort mc henry and harbor tunnel. if you are going to use the jfx, no delays from towson, downtown to east fayette as we

check in and look at the beltway, west side, nice and clear here, this is going to be a shot at harford, no delays traveling the inner loop 95. west side, liberty road, everything going to be nice and clear as well. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795, towards 9 a. gulf coast preparing for the worst, as people keep a nervous eye on tropical storm isaac in cam pa. a true scammable going on now as party officials are trying to cram four days of the gop convention events, festivities in to three days. this as the storm gets closer and closer. tj winnick looks at what happens now. >> reporter: isaac is growing more focused, after at least 8 died in haiti , the storm ripped across key west sunday, causing some flooding.

tracking westward, the storm is expected to pick up steam and when it hits the gulf coast it could be a category two hurricane. >> i urge mississippians to monitor their local media, and heed all warnings and evacuees orders issued by local and state officials. >> reporter: the city of new orleans is on edge. >> with katrina we were like it's not coming towards us. at the end, the worst. >> reporter: drivers have lined up for gas, residents are buying plywood. the city declared a state of emergency and officials are warning be ready for anything. >> we are encouraging all people to monitor local weather conditions in the area to file with officials. >> reporter: millions have been pummeled by wind and rain as isaac is ripping up waves. >> we are going to ride it out until afterwards and see how everything is going to go. >> reporter: schools are closed

for a million students today. tampa spared the worst of the storm, strong winds and over a half foot of rain are in the forecast. as a result, republican officials scaled back the convention from four days to three. >> i got my raincoat on and i'm ready for weather. >> reporter: republican convention will convene for five minutes today, really a formality before adjourning until tomorrow. tj winnick, abc news, tampa. >> in haiti the storm damaged parts of the tent city and left two people dead. the storm knocked out power for most of the country. high winds, rains, forced some people to take refuge in a nearby school. haiti is still trying to bounce back from a devastating earthquake in 2010. weekend rains mean serious clean up for business owners in cockeysville.

a car dodged cones as a police cruiser headed in to this water. the drive was able to get things under control. the driver made it out with what seems to be no damage but the businesses are not as lucky. the owner of the side street cafe walked this wet road and done it many times. >> are you still going to be a business owner after this? >> tz[2ñi don't know. >> business openers asked for help in the past from the county and the government. east monument a mess. remember the sink hole? it's doubled in size. it's a feet deep. people living nearby and businesses had to be evacuated. crews will be out this morning trying to fix things. remember, you can now get the weather any time, anywhere, by downloading the abc 2 news

weather app. text wmar to 4698, download the app and stay on top of the alerts. four people including a firefighter are recovering after a four alarm fire in the irvington neighborhood. it started at a carryout restaurant. firefighters found heavy smoke on the first and second floor of the building. the flames quickly spread to a nearby church and adjacent building. they had to perform a rescue operation. >> we received multiple reports of people trapped inside the structure. some firefighters pursued and effected a rescue of three people from the building. >> three people had to be rushed to the hospital. a firefighter ha t treatment for burns to his face. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. welcome back to the morning routine. it is the first day of school for students in the area. linda so this morning is live

in northeast baltimore. i understand when students come back to school they will be walking in to what feels like a new building. >> reporter: brand new and state of the art. the first day of school, the custodial staff arrived to get ready. we are on the site of building that faces the cafeteria. this building has wi-fi, voice over internet phones and the basics it didn't have like air- conditioning and windows for light. it hasn't been renovated since 1951. this entire $28 million project is actually happening in two parts, the first part was the completion of the new building, second renovating the old building. the entire school will house 1200 students making it one of the largest elementary middle schools in the city. coming up at 6:00, the principle will be joining us and later this morning at 8:30,

the governor, mayor recallings blake and leaders will be at the school for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official new building here. live in northeast baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. it is also back to school for students in baltimore county, the district has a new superintendent vowing to make the system one of the best in the nation. sherrie johnson is live at carver center. you have the first day jitters, but time to get back to work. >> reporter: exactly, right. educators are excited to get back in to the building. we are live in from of carver center for arts and technology, brand new premier building here. baltimore county's 174 school centers and programs opened to 107,000 students. baltimore county public schools has a new superintendent, he will help open schools in the first year as superintendent by visiting 8 elementary middle and high schools across the

county. joined by members by the board of education and the executive, and other special guests. the school system opens with more than 600 new teachers in place and the debut of the new george washington carver center for arts and technology in towson. this school is considered one of the finest arts and technology magnet schools in the country. it's known for its unique curriculum and academic programs and advanced placement opportunities. the old carver will house stoneleigh elementary students. we have two new schools opening. we are told that school starts at 7:30 this morning, pretty soon in more than 2 hours, we will see students making their way in to the building here. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. latest on a police involved shooting happened in south baltimore. it happened over the weekend on maizeel near west point elementary school. police released the name of the

suspect. charges are pending against mitcher. the suspect shot in the leg by the police. a argument in southwest baltimore leads to a stabbing death. police were called to a cutting. officers found 33 year old carington inside a home, pronounced dead at shock trauma. police have a person of interest they are talking to. customers got caught up in a robbery at kfc, forced to the ground during the armed robbery. when police arrived at the store , the manager said they were robbed at gunpoint by two men who took off with cash. witnesses were able to get a vague description of the guy. lasting memory forever. 32 yards, to force overtime in the afc title game. the man who booted the field goal attempt no longer with the ravens. all pro kicker has been

released. tucker is staying with team. towards winning the starting job, tucker nailed a 53-yarder in the 48-17 win over the jags. let's talk about what is going on this morning, yes, we had stormy weather yesterday, not as stormy today. we have showers on the map right now. that will continue through the morning hours and we will begin to see things dying down a little bit. we are going to keep the chance for showers and thunderstorms in to the afternoon. what we have is an upper level low moving towards the east. towards the west, a chance for showers to work in here as we go in to tuesday, courtesy of a cold front slicing through the area by tomorrow evening. the temperature now, manchester, we can see 67 down in to catonsville, upper 60s. patchy fog to talk about this morning as well. we are going to be talking about isaac. over to you. henned a distinction no one can claim, the first human being to step foot in to

another world. >> he always remained humble. we lost a hero and looking back at the incredible life of neil armstrong. one doctor says if you are over 200 pounds, it's no place in he office, is this legal? the story will have you talking. some of you may find this helpful. the latest app bringing you up close and personal for the 2012 convention. everything is up to speed on 695, old court road. ly wççñçñ

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another world and spoke the famous words, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. he led a low profile life, he became a teach er a at the university of cincinnati and raised cattle and corn. armstrong at the age of 82 passed away after complications from heart surgery. a massachusetts woman is looking for a new doctor after told by her primary care physician, she was too heavy to be treated. she was stunned when her doctor broke the news during her second visit. the doctor has a policy of not taking patients weighing more than 200 pounds because of dangers to the staff. patients and doctors have the right to choose with whom they will work. we want to know your opinion. head to our facebook fan page and let us know what you think. remember the former governor of south carolina who disaped on a secret -- disappeared on a secret trip?

he was on a secret trip to argentina where he was having an affair. sanford planning to make it official with the long time girlfriend in a statement from sanford this weekend he confirms the couple is engaged. we have a check of the the weather and traffic. the sink hole, east baltimore, doubled its size. the rain didn't help yesterday. >> it didn't help the sink hole but helped a lot of places where the drought is out there. we actually got 3.36 inches of rain at bwi. we set a record and broken in to the deficit for the year. before we were at 8, now we are coming in below 5 inches. now we have a surplus for the month of august. that's good news. as we look at what is going on in terms of temperatures, 70 in baltimore, 71 dc. upper 60s from frederick to

york, 70 hagerstown. picking up on showers out there this morning, this is mainly going to be along the eastern shore, we are seeing showers around harford county, this is pushing towards the north and east. behind it, we have a chance for scattered showers that pop up in to the afternoon. check out what we have now as we look at the hurricane projection models. all the models noare pretty much in agreement. isaac will make landfall between mobile, alabama and also, new orleans is in on the track as well. that's not good news as that anniversary for them of katrina will be coming up. here is the path, tropical storm isaac, the winds are sustained at 65 miles per hour. it is a strong tropical storm right now. it is moving to the west, north west at 12 miles an hour. there is that path as it will strengthen, the national hurricane center believes lit become a category one hurricane as it moves over the gulf and a chance for it to strength on

the a category two hurricane, as well, we will keep our eyes peeled for that as we are watching the track of storm. we look at future trend for today. we have the chance for scattered showers in the forecast. as the kids head off to school, give them some rain gear, an umbrella as we look at the forecast for today. 84 degrees, mostly cloudy, the showers are possible. by tonight, partly cloudy and humid, and then tomorrow's forecast looks like this. 85 degrees with sun and clouds and moing showers in the forecast and rumble of thunder is possible as well. let's get a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. how are the roads? we are dealing with a cash in arundel county, route 50 at route 2. if you are using 95, there are no delays now in the white marsh, just a 15 minute ride, from 695 rs in to the we at the harrisburg expressway, nothing to get in your way, nice and clear as you get onto

the jfx. no delays from towson, downtown. here is what the west side looks like, wilkins avenue, shaping up nicely, 11 minutes from 795, down towards 95. over to you. arrangements made for the man many considered to be the mayor of conton. he was hit by a bus while on a bicycle in ocean city. his viewing is todaand tomorrow. funeral is wednesday. he owd a number of restaurants, including the texas mix eatery. an event in geneva switzerland, the dinner is $20,000 a head. attorney for bradley manning expected to ask a judge for a dismissal of the case because of inhumane conditions that manning is kept in. he is accused of giving thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. also the members of an

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there is a smart phone app to make sense of it all. >> reporter: whether attending the grand ole party in tampa, celebrating in charlotte, or watching from afar. a crop of apps bring the best from the 2012 conventions to you. the republican party is calling their event a convention without walls. users of the mobile app for apple and an android can watch live streamed. there are florida maps, local weather and info. the democrats also showcase their hosted city of charlotte in the convention center app. users can follow the features from an iphone, ipad or android as delegates their photos, videos and tweets and a convention floor pass to both cities. includes behind the scenes tid bits from ynn and time journalists, and access to cnn

time polls and includes a social media hub where users can catch up on twitter buzz, check in on four square and browse and submit user generated cop at content. one of the big stories coming out of the convention is going to be the weather. >> isaac is what all eyes are on, it's moved past ta states along the no, your northern gulf coastline are being threatened now. >> over to lynette charles. we had our own rain, not from isaac, a low pressure system up the coast, it dropped lots of rain. flooding rains, we have coastal advisorys to talk about. maryland's most powerful radar is wet. we can see some showers and heavy rainfall coming down around harford county as of now. we can zoom in on the cells and see i-95, aberdeen, perryman, hit on some of the action. as we head to