officers and members of local lodge 3 and the american legion post 19 took over madison avenue in baltimore this afternoon. they held a back-to-school block party. the organizations provided free school supplies to over 200 children. >> we know some of the kids cannot afford it. some of them need it. we wanted to give it to them and have a good time. >> the kids also enjoyed free food and games to help kick off the start of school. >> york 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist lowell melser. >> it could be a wet start to the week for those kids heading back to school. that is because of this low pressure system sitting off of the atlantic seaboard around virginia and north carolina. it is bringing heavy rain to the eastern shore. focus city at about 0.75 inches of rain in the last hour. this will spin around all night bringing light rain to the majority of the viewing area. it is something we will have to watch throughout the evening. as far as the rain fall today, it is a bit misleading. the main rain gauge is at bwi marshall. they had just a trace of rain. for august, we are a

. >> they're at the moose lodge and this local pizza shop brought over lunch. a store donated water. crews are getting a leg up because of the weather. this is hot you look around it's total devastation. >> and coming up we're going to check on the story and will hear from him and look on residents from spring valley. they've not been able to get past blocks but with our passes we can get in as long as we've got permission. >> and there is now above the commission going live there is two big blazes burned about 11 square miles since yesterday afternoon. so far about 500 people is been chased from homes in and around clear lake. these are the live pictures we're sharing with you. there are various u reports pictures as well. and this one shows the sonoma county strike team responding to one fire. the thick smoke could be seen throughout the community as you can see there is a plume of smoke rising high above the air. we appreciate those photos you can up load to abc 7 news.com/you report. >> there is what type of conditions are the firefighters face something. >

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local farmer markets. fire crews were able to save his house. >> thanks to them, that, they did. >> outside of the moose lodge residents waited to hear about homes. >> twice per day we'll brief you on where we're at. >> and this. >> i grabbed my purse, the dog and we left. >> they had 15 minutes to get out. renee left with a cat and heart medicine that. is all. >> i want to go home. afraid i'm going lose my house. >> firefighters closed the road letting some teams in to pick up horses but residents were holed up looking at pictures on the internet and hungry for any new information. so with permission we're able to get past the road block and found the house skpaf sound along with the barker house. and on the road firefighters are holding residents away just in case. and there is a and they've still got work to do, but the wind has not picked up. that has been a very big factor. 500 firefighters are and they're going back to homes tonight and tomorrow, if winds will give firefighters a break. they're able to get a handel on the fire. these two fires. looks better this evening than it did this morning. >> and workers at nas aa state hospital are

local farmers markets. fire crews were, however, to save his house. >> thanks to them, they did an excellent job. >> reporter: outside the lodge, residents of spring valley waited to hear about their homes. >> twice a day we'll brief you on where we're at. how the fire is doing. >> spring valley is right down the road from the house. the fire was headed that way yesterday afternoon. >> i got my purse, the dog and we left. >> donna and al had 15 minutes to get out. willie left with his cat and heart medicine and that walls. >> i want to go home. >> reporter: firefighters have closed the road into spring valley. they were letting people in to pick up horses. they were looking at pictures on the internet and hungry for any new information. so with permission of firefighters we were able to get past the road block and we found rene's house safe and souchbd along with the barker's house. power lines are down. firefighters are holding residents away just in case. >> behind you see pg&e crews working on power lines at this house that burned down yesterday. they still have a good deal of work to do but the wind has not picked up. that has been a very big factor.