uninvited guests in the gulf, isaac could have familiar targets in its sights. baltimore treasure passed away. a look back at the legacy of nacho mama's owner. up and atm. getting you ready for the big day, good morning, i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. i hope you had a great weekend and managed to dodge rain. >> running errands sund afternoon and the rain comes down, wife says this is going to pass, isn't it? >> sure. yesterday was soaker. hope you got out saturday, most

of the day was dry, empty on the eastern shore and along the beaches. for today, not so bad, we have showers already pushing in to the area. harford under thunderstorms and showers, sliding to cecil, rising sun getting in on rain shower now. fur traveling i-95, be careful about that. if you are going to travel along i-85, heading up to york or lancaster, you will get in on the wet weather. sliding to the south this morning, around cambridge, church creek, we have some heavier rain falling, we are dealing with dorchester county, they had a tornado warning across the area and rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour. they got heavier rain across the area. what is happening through the hour by hour forecast for today, waking up to 72 degrees this morning, look at how it

goes up, by 9:00 the temperature around 76 degrees. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. good news for you in arundel, a crash has opinion cleared from the westbound lanes of route 50, richie highway. the delays dissipated. we have problems up in harford county, a water main break, shutdown woods dale, fox hill center, use fox hill south parkway. if you are heading out on 95, harford county getting hit hard now with heavy rain. be extra careful, if you are using 695, here is a live look, towson, delaney. nothing to get in the way. west side of the beltway, wilkins avenue, 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795, down to 95. eyes turn to isaac off of the coast of florida, leaders

are making adjustments to this week's national convention in tampa. leaders are choosing to stay home and be with states as the storms target familiar sites. rnc will convene in tampa, standard procedure come convention time. the convention will recess until tuesday for a three day event. some of the speakers, rising stars, they are choosing to stay home and await isaac to make landfall. phil bryant and bobby jindal made announcement sunday falling in line with the alabama governor, bentley and rick scott. governor scott and jindal were scheduled to speak at the convention. that is not going to happen. bobby jindal declared a state of emergency , the storm could hit anywhere from lake charles to new orleans. >> i would recommend to our people, hope and pray for the

best as we prepare for the worst. it's now is the time to make sure you have an evacuation plan. >> we know how to do this. if it ends up going west, alabama, or mississippi or louisiana, florida will be helpful. >> all the states waiting to lend a helping hand where ever isaac makes landfall. wednesday is the 7 year anniversary of katrina, that storm killed more than 1800 did $80 billion in damage. delays are nothing new for the rnc. in 2008, a mn mpp convention was cut short after gustav hit the gulf coast. parents are getting up early, the fist day of school for students in the area. linda so is live in northeast

baltimore. a lot of changes happening at the school. >> reporter: yes, the students are sure to love it. this is the new building. we have seen custodians and teachers show up. they are turning the lights on in the building. this building has wi-fi, voice over internet and upgraded security and the basics it didn't have before, air- conditioning and windows for natural light. it's not been renovated since 1951, the $28 million project is happening in two parts, the fist part was the completion of the brands new building, the second part is renovating the old building. it will house 1200 students making it one of the largest middle schools in the city. the principal will be joining us and layer this morning at 830 the leaders will be here for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening

of the school. misin washington state say a homeowner shot and killed a man who was breaking in to his house. christopher billings broke in to a fence to get in. the family dog barked alerting the homeowners that billings was inside. they locked themselves in the bedroom and called 911. the husband was armed with a gun, when that ip trueder bust through -- intruder burst through a locked door he shot him while still on the phone with police. >> i think he did the right thing. >> police are still investigating the shooting. a cruise ship ran aground in the detroit river. 120 on board the cruise ship were stranded for hours. the coast guard freed the ship and put it on course. the coast guard believes the captain may have navigated

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thank you for joining us. talbot county on a 90 minute delay. schools heading back on a delay. no morning prek due to the weather. lynette charles will have more in a moment. first day of school. moving on, seismologists call this proof california is earthquake country. >> 300 quakes shook southern california throughout the day sunday. most were small to moderate size tremors.

this family's house, yeah. the house was shaking several times yesterday. luckily they only lost some dishes and everyone was okay. more tremors are expected in the coming days. we want to send it over to lynette charles, keeping an eye on the weather. 90 minute delay. >> they have a flood warning, heavy rain yesterday and more this morning, as we go throughout the day, the chance for more scattered showers and storms in the forecast. earthquakes across the west, hurricanes in the gulf and flooding here. we have it all through the next several days. we zoom in, we could see showers pushing in across the area. heaviest watch in to pennsylvania, that's good news, through the afternoon, scattered showers will continue, 66 degrees now in glenn el, we see the humidity

at 100%. we are talking about reduced visibility this morning along with wet roadways. let's head over to loren, how are the roads? well, we are still dealing with the sink hole in east baltimore. all of the rain has caused bigger problems, the sink hole is doubled in size. east monument street, going to be shutdown between wolf street and patterson park avenue. use orleans street. this will be closed for quite sometime. do keep in mind the detour. a live look at 95, 395, in to the city, everything up to speed. the tunnels are going to be in great shape.

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he never held public office, many of you know him as the mayor of canton. he was a business owner, a philanthropist and community leader and died, hit by a bus on coastal highway in ocean city. the elvis statute, they were all his.

he opened up nacho mamas and helped make canton square what it is today. >> he loved people and loved this neighborhood. he has improved it 125,000% as far as community goes. >> his funeral is going to be packed. a viewing is today and tomorrow. contributions maybe made to the believe in tomorrow childrens foundation on frederick road. they've had the summer off, now it's time to head back to the classroom. its first day of school for students in our area. baltimore county has a new superintendent, who is vowing to make the school system one of the best in the country. sherrie johnson is live this morning at carver and i think a lot of people are wondering how is it going to happen. >> reporter: he has a great plan in place, lots of goals in store. we are here in front of carver

center for arts and technology. take a look at the building here, how exciting. can't wait to get in and see what it looks like inside. students are in for a treat. the 174 schools, centers and programs open to 107,000 students, baltimore county public schools has a new superintendents, he will open by visiting 8 elementary mid and will high schools across -- middle and high schools across the county. the county executive, kevin and oh special guests. the school system opens with 600 new teachers in place and debut of 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. this morning i have charles joining me live, the public information officer with baltimore county public

schools. good morning, thank you for being out here. >> happy fist day of school. >> reporter: talk a little bit about the goals for the upcoming school year. >> ow goals as i said, our goals don't change. our goals we want to make sure every child in baltimore has a full academic experience, every academic opportunity open, every school day. that doesn't change from year to year. that's ow goal this year. >> reporter: what separates carver. it has won international awards. the students that graduate from carver are fully prepared for the careers they will be going in to. it's a wonderful place. the creativity, the vibe inside, once you walk the halls and see the students is exciting. we will be feeling the vibe all

over baltimore county. >> reporter: stoneleigh, a new house. >> it's right next door, a 180 day field trip for students. their school is getting a new renovation b they will be at the old carver building and exploring that and having that as their school. school starts at 7:30. the bell is going to ring. students will file in. they are in for excitement here in they new school. famous face will be raising money for the president overseas. george clooney is hosting america abroad for barack obama.

watches and warnings, coastal flood advisory in the blue shading until tomorrow at 8:00 this the morning. we are looking at a flood warning for talbot. until 7:45 this morning. as we look off towards the west, in virginia, a dense fog advisory, and that's in effect until 10:00 this morning. lots going on this morning. take it easy as you head out and about on the roadways.

a few showers lingering across the eastern shore. hence, the flood warning across talbot county. tropical tracker, tracking tropical storm isaac. winds sustained at 65 miles per hour, moving to the west northwest at 12 miles per hour. the next advisory we will be in as we head in to the 8:00 time frame, going to give you updates then. this will begin to make landfall around the morning time, on wednesday. we are hoping that new orleans is not in this but you can see that path has new orleans in it. as we check out the future trend for today. scattered showers and storms will persist in to the afternoon, that means you need too take the umbrella with you as you head out and about. kids heading back to school, a wet one, more of the same in to tuesday as the cold front gets closer. high pressure will build in nicely in to wednesday, a check of the forecast for you. we will get humid today,

lunchtime temperature around 2, i'm going with a high today at 84 degrees. here is a check of the seven- day forecast for you as we go in to tuesday, a chance for showers, drying out in to the middle and end of the week. a water main break, if you are in the area, stick with box hill south parkway instead. east baltimore, still dealing with the sink hole, it's gotten worse due to yesterday's rain. east monument street, shutdown for a while, that's between wolf street and patterson park avenue. use orleans instead. here is a live look at 95, downtown, at route 295, everything up to speed, no problems getting through the fort mc henry tunnel this morning. people living in the florida keys are used to having

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when you think of tropical storms and hurricanes you think of people boarding up homes and businesses. >> not the case, look at this, this is in florida. see a little wind and rain couldn't keep people indoors. boaters wasted no time getting back on the water when they found a break in the storm. >> we got a chance to play a little bit. we will wait for the next one to go by. >> the storm created more boredom than problems. it can be annoying, you hear a knock and see a salesman standing there. >> we will tell you how to avoid the headache coming up. an ugly brawl on a bus. what caused things to go downhill and how the bus driver got involved.

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back to school for most students. time to head back to class. we have you covered with live reports. maryland drenched and here is the evidence, what has been a per sis at that particular