dr. harrisston decided to celebrate with a visit today and plans to visit 7 elementary schools along with members of the board of education of baltimore county and county executive, kevin cam nant. students at 13 schools had another week off because of power outages from hurricane irene. staff and students are ready to focus on teaching and learning. all baltimore county students h have to make up the days missed. the state board of education will determine if last wednesday, thursday, and friday will be waived for the remaining schools. the tour kicks off at perry hall elementary at 8:55 and coming up, we will hear a little bit about what some parents have to say about the delays with starting school because of the power outages. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> it's been 3 months since chris cummings was shot at his off campus apartment in virginia. no one has been charged. congressman elijah cummings went there to speak to students that moved in to chris' home where this took place. and dan. >> whoever the persons were that did this, believe me, believe me, will do it again. you don't

dr. harrisston and students and staff are here. dr. joe will make a stop here. students had a delayed start because of hurricane irene, so dr. joe decided to celebrate students return with a visit today. he actually plans to visit 7 schools along with members of the board of education of baltimore county and executive kevin. they had another week off because of power outages from hurricane irene, today staff and students are ready to focus on teaching and learning. that tour with dr. harrisston kicks off here at perry hall at 8:55 this morning. coming up at 6:45, we will have a live interview with the baltimore county public schools spokesperson, charlie herndon, he will talk about the outages and students returning to school. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> jerry lewis family foundation and wal-mart is hosting the annual school give away. the event gives at 4:00 this afternoon. it runs until 6:00. receive the essentials, book bags, pens and pencils. >>> head to abc2news.com for back to school information. click on the news and education tab, read, watch and lea

dr. harrisston will visit 7 elementary schools at perry hall at 8:55 this morning, also representatives fromy executive's office will be here as well. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 51 now, republicans chasing gop's nomination are pitching themselvess that strongest candidate to roll back four years of president barack obama's tenure. rent choices that your doctor gave for you and compare five republicans appeared during a forum with senator jim dement in south carolina. >>> health officials are keeping a close eye, watch a case of west nile confirmed in arundel county. this virus affects theer in views system, -- the nervous system. try to avoid mosquito bites, get rid of standing water, there were three cases of west nile last year in arundel county. >>> maryland hispanic business conference will get underway in bethesda. the congressman is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. workshops, training and business sessions exploring how to promote business relationships. >>> investors are not expecting much success on wall street today. the nikke opened 103 points down. u.s. markets were close

dr. harrisston decided to celebrate students returning to school. he sometimes this won't blend unless s to visit 7 elementary and county executive. students at 13 baltimore county public schools had an an extra week off. the storm, hurricane irene, knocked out power to 65 schools in baltimore county, some parents are not happy with the delays. students say they are ready to return to class. >> it's kind of boring. >> it's kind of like, summer is gray but it's like it's good to go back and see your friends. >> reporter: back out here live, balloons welcoming everyone back. all schools will have to make up two days. the board of education will have to determine if wednesday, thursday and friday will be waived for the remaining schools. the tours kick off at 8:55 this morning here at perry hall elementary school. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> if you lost trees the state wants to help you replace them. there is a program encouraging you to plant native trees and extended. it dpifs you a $25 coupon to use towards buying a new tree. under the program t