out in alameda, calif., they have decided that they want to address the issue of bulying. they have combined that with the sexual orientation and they're starting these discussions as early as to an arde tinder gard? >> that is right. Ñiis one thing to say, we are more to teach your children that certain lifestyles are ok. they are not as straightforward. they have said there's a problem with violence, and we need to combat that by telling your children that gay families are ok. kids will read about gay penguin'sÑi raising a child together. in fifth grade, they will learn the definition of transport underÑi -- the definition of transgendered, and bisexual. making value judgments about a very controversial subject and doing it in the name of protecting children. we checked with the fbi. there are no reported incidents of violence based on essentiallsexual orientation ine grades. steve: when i was in third grade, we study the books like "little house on the prairie." we did not have a penguigay , as -- gay penguin books. >> it has nothing to do with having your children unde

southbound harford road between alameda and bonaparte still closed for the police activity. westbound route 70 at 29, that crash over to the left shoulder with emergency crews on scene, it's got 70 slow making your way to the columbia pike. looking at the jfx at northern parkway, traffic moving along without problems. looking for a business you know you can trust? let your better business bureau do the work for you with the ateam video business directory. go to abc2news.com/b bb. >>> the state's $4 million budget cut hits home for a local family. the gapps of columbia have four lively kids, the oldest, 9-year-old jessica and 8-year-old johnny, both have autism. their father unemployed. for several years the family has been getting money from the arc. the rolling access program to help with school supplies, security and day care. but the organization that works with the developmentally disabled is facing a million-dollar cut from the program. >> sometimes we don't have much to do -- any income to buy things. they are there to help us. >> the rolling access is a way to help pe

that 36 bus is diverting at the alameda and kirk avenue and water main break. the 33 bus bypassing armistead gardens due to construction. now back to sandra shaw. >> i think weather wise there will be no problems this weekend. we're not expecting any major showers and thunderstorms. we'll be seasonable. warm, but not unbearable like we felt earlier in the week. as far as h.d. doppler goes, a trough off shore with a low-pressure area that gave us showers and storms yesterday, and very short-lived nature. we had a couple downtown in the early evening hours. a couple overnight, but nothing significant. it is off shore now. not going to be playing a major role. high pressure will take over the scene later today. 73 downtown now. 8 at b.w.i. marshall. in the mountains of western maryland today, a little more instability, so they have a better shot of seeing some showers and thunderstorms. the high up there, a warmer 78 degrees than they saw yesterday when they were only in the mid 70's. here in central maryland, it looks like 86 degrees. 86 is our normal high for au

for the commute start you'll find the number 36 working with a diversion at the alameda and kirk, due to watermain break repair. the number 21 bus diverted at pennsylvania and dauphin for ongoing watermain break repair work. and the 17 still convert diverted in the area of nursery and winterson. construction on the scene. marc on time. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. (announcer) back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, flaky, pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two bonus box tops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. so i always have totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste in a bite size roll that my kids can't resist. plus i get two bonus box tops for their school. totino's pizza rolls. the pizza way to snack. >>> at least we're going to get a little cooldown today. >> i was just reading that george hamilton was 70 today. and the joke is? >> his tan is 75. >> there you go. >> if he was in this baltimore weather a tan would be alive and running. >> you heard the comme

. >> the permit has the signature of the sheriff of alameda county and of the county supervisors.at they seized all of the money or assets that me and my brother had. but they didn't request the board of equalization to return the money that we >> even though it was collected for the sale of marijuana. >> right. >> so they have loopholes. >> the new obama administration has dialled back raids on dispensaries. they say only operations that violate both state and federal law will be targeted. so where does that leave the north -- nortons? >> if it's true what they said, how does it affect our case? we did not break any state or local laws. >> the nortons still face life in prison. how obama's justice department deals with them could be a sign of a shift in federal marijuana policy. whato you hope happens? >> we hope that people saw that we did nothing wrong, that california sees that we were a good help and we can generate $4 million sales tax a year and that's just one dispensary. >> for now it is federal law and marijuana is illegal to buy, possess or sell anywhere in the country.

look for the 36 bus diverting at the alameda and kirk avenue. i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. we are monitoring the landfall of tropical storm claudette. let's look at some video it made landfall before 2:00 a.m. on the panhandle area. there's a potential for this to dump about 10-inches of rainfall in the panhandle and in southwest alabama and periodic doses as it makes its way across land. it's got 50 mile-per-hour sustained winds. it may be weakening throughout today as it does cross the land masses, move together west at about 15 miles an hour. let's take a look at our radar and satellite imagery. we have that going on down there in the panhandle. this is what we're look at with tropical storm claudette. we also have a whole lot of nothing going on. we have our weather influence by the bermuda high. strong ridge of high pressure is in full control. it gave us a beautiful weekend. no rainfall so to speak. it looks like we're dry again today. 75 downtown. 70 at the airport. 70 generally on the eastern shore. going to be a hot one tod

just got word that southbound harford road between the alameda and bonaparte just reopened. police activity cleared. westbound route 70 at route 29, that crash cleared, however, we have minor delays traveling route 70 approaching the columbia pike. jfx at northern parkway, traffic moving along smoothly in both directions. back to you. >>> news can spread pretty fast out in catonsville. this one has taken over. >> someone is exposing himself to unsuspecting women. linda so here to explain that police fear the next crime could be bolder. >> reporter: the last time you struck the suspect actually broke into a woman's apartment while she was sleeping. look at this sketch, who police are looking for. the suspect has a distinctive mole on the left side of his face. the most recent incident happened on sunshine place in catonsville. police say the man climbed through an open window, into the victim's bedroom where she had fallen asleep. he was completely naked. the victim screamed and the suspect ran away. police say that same man also banged on the woman's bedroom woman on brangbl

in the northeast corner, police activity, down harford road at alameda. crews are trying to reopen that road but as for now it replanes blocked. you will want to stick with bel air road or even 95 as an alternate. heading into the city, southbound at the jfx, toward east fayette street, a 15 minute clip. 95 through the city at a fort mchenry tunnel, we're looking at 795. down from mountain road toward 695, we have a moderate congestion with a 13-minute commute. that's a look at the morning travels. megan, back to you. >>> 6:53 is the time. 6:53 -- 6:33 is the time. >>> the funeral for ted kennedy has been set in boston. president barack obama will be giving the eulogy and no doubt that many of kennedy's colleagues will be attending. at the same time, people are wondering if those senators will find common ground now that the champion of healthcare is gone. >> reporter: kennedy was missing votes because of the battle with brain cancer and many analyst say his vote is needed if the healthcare reform had any chance of getting passed. the way the law is in ma

alameda county sheriff's rescue team has joined the search with dogs. police say around 4:00, they received a call for help from the 5-year-old boy's father. he told officers he drove his son to shoes of rockridge, where the boy's mother works, so he could leave the child in her car. he left the boy in the back lot of the store, while he walked around front to open the door. when he opened the door, he told police his son was gone. >> he frantically searched the neighborhood. asking people if anybody had seen his son. and nobody could find him. >> police say hassani couldn't have gone far on his own, because he suffers from cerebral palsy and wears braces on both legs. they describe him as african-american, small for his age. three feet tall. and weighs 40 pounds. he has short, black hair and brown eyes. he was wearing a gray sweatshirt and sweat pants. police are asking people in the area to check their backyards and basements for any sign of hassani. >> they can walk up to him. talk to him. call 911, police will come. take custody of him. and hopefull

democratic congressman pete stark is holding three in california, alameda, fremont and san leandro. also in colorado, president obama is holding his own town hall forum and danny dave cyst scheduled in chicago. also democratic congressman david psychologiscott will be i jonesboro, georgia. opponents will hold a rally in atlanta with former republican congressman dick armey. send your comments to fredricka whitfield's fan page or go to cnn.com/fredricka and reach us that way as well. looking for more of what you've seen here on cnn television, go to cnn.com/health care and find out all about these town hall meetings and the ones happening closest to you. we'll introduce you to the key players in the debate, the different plans and, of course, the controversial sticking points to each plan. >>> some may call it voter intimidation of the most deadly kind. five days before afghanistan's presidential election, a suicide bomber self-detonates in front of head quarters in kabul. seven were killed in the blast, nearly 100 more injured and now the taliban is taking responsibility. tell us ab

i start my career in alameda count, a system of very, very aggressive prosecution of crimes. the system of the prosecutors were trained by people, and they played fair. they weren' were ethical but the tough. when i hear examples of these juveniles who have essentially been not guilty of any major crime and they are sentenced to a life without the possibility of parole, and i see human rights groups and we have to help these children, i am saying yes, help them, help them. and yet i look at the fact that i go wait a minute. these facts can't be right i know some of the prosecutors involved. they would never do that. i know the law, and a kid who never used a gun was given a ten-year enhancement which only comes when you have used the gun so the facts are wrong. and i recognize that the people have done these series of studies on this issue understand what i understand, that there are certain people who have done crimes that are so heinous, that if they are let out, they will do it again. and i understand that if there are people who are given life without parole who don't des

hundreds of folks evacuate, but we're getting word tonight, at the least one fire near the border of alameda and joaquin counties may be under control within the hour. and in santa cruz county, thousands of people forced to flee from what has been declared a state of emergency. we're told that wildfire threatening hundreds of homes, we will have a live update later this hour. senator chris dodd back home after undergoing surgery from prostate cancer. he was released from sloan kettering. his spokesman said he was doing well. he was diagnosed with a treatable form caught early. dodd says his diagnosis will have no effect on his plans to run for sixth firm next year. one city's mayor above and beyond the call of duty, trying to help a citizen. and it landed him in the hospital. the bizarre story coming up. plus, a deadly mid air plane crash. what the pilots were doing when it happened next. for my arthritis, i use new capzasin quick relief gel. (announcer) starts working on contact and at the nerve level. to block pain for hours. new capzasin, takes the pain out of arthritis. when we're in a s

i start my career in alameda count, a system of very, very aggressive prosecution of crimes. the system of the prosecutors were trained by people, and they played fair. they weren' were ethical but the tough. when i hear examples of these juveniles who have essentially been not guilty of any major crime and they are sentenced to a life without the possibility of parole, and i see human rights groups and we have to help these children, i am saying yes, help them, help them. and yet i look at the fact that i go wait a minute. these facts can't be right i know some of the prosecutors involved. they would never do that. i know the law, and a kid who never used a gun was given a ten-year enhancement which only comes when you have used the gun so the facts are wrong. and i recognize that the people have done these series of studies on this issue understand what i understand, that there are certain people who have done crimes that are so heinous, that if they are let out, they will do it again. and i understand that if there are people who are given life without parole who don't des