sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have some isolated storms of the area this afternoon. at the moment, the heaviest rains are falling and around gettysburg. we are getting some rains around baltimore. we will live men on the radar, focusing on harford county. also between cockeysville and hempstead, some rain showers -- we will zoom in on the radar. no thunder and lightning with this at the moment. how much rain has fallen? enough to bring out a flood warning for part of our area. here is what the radar looks like in general. most of the significant rain is in delaware and the eastern shore today. here is the heaviest rain in delaware, just south of the elkton area, around four or 5 inches of rain there. baltimore county and baltimore city, this is the area with over 1.5 inches of rain in a very brief time. that is why the warnings are in effect. a flash flood warning in effect in baltimore county and baltimore city until 7:45 this evening. there is some very intense rain. i mentioned the fact that it was isolated brain activity. not everybody has shared in all this stuf

sally kidd, wbal tv news. >> our other big story tonight. some call him the father of the baltimore ravens. some credit him with transforming that football league in to the nation's preeminent sports. saying goodbye to ravens owner art modell. he died today at johns hopkins hospital at the age of 87. gerry sandusky joins us with more. >> some called art modell a giant. fans will call him the man who brought the nfl back to baltimore. art modell uprooted his family, bold steps for a man who considered football and family his highest calling. he leaves behind a legacy that does not yet include a place in the hall of fame. baltimore will include the sentiment he loved. his name stands in the team's ring of honor. his will bring added baltimore and the nfl, and his values have become his legacy in that town that treasures the same thingss. >> we lost pat less than a year ago. most people knew that their love for each other figure that as frail as art was, he would rather be with her than with us. art modell helped to pioneer the launch of monday

sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was breaking news yesterday at 5:00. >> tonight county officials say they >> live, local, late-breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. withstands stovall and donna hamilton, your forecast with tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11, covering breaking news where you live. >> our coverage of today's scare at stemmers run middle school continues. with the very latest, school officials confirmed they will amp up security for baltimore county schools. >> a student pointed a loaded gun and his teacher and about two dozen classmates before being disarmed by that teacher. tim tooten was one of the first reporters on the scene. >> the 13-year-old student is in police custody tonight, accused of bringing that handgun to class. was a loaded handgun. police say he pointed the weapon at a student and a teacher and himself before it was knocked out of his hand by that teacher. the county that he wants more police presence there. a few weeks ago at perry hall high school, a student was injured after he was shot there in the school cafeteria. coming of new at

sally kidd is in washington with our commitment 2012 coverage. >> mitt romney has opened up an attack against the president, won the white house is calling desperate and offensive. campaigning in colorado, mitt romney blasted president obama for referring to the recent turmoil in the middle east as bombs in the road. the president made a comment on may 9. >> these are not bombs in the road. these are human lives. -- these are not bumps in the road. >> there is a certain rather desperate attempt to grasp at words and phrases here to find political a vantage. >> both campaigns are out with new ads, the run the ad accusing the president of not being tough on china. the obama camp released its first ad targeting romney's comments about 47% of americans who don't pay income taxes. >> may be romney should come clean on his taxes instead of attacking other people on theirs. >> he needs to break loose a segment of voters. people are not particularly enthusiastic about mitt romney as a person. he still has more negative than he does positive. >> the president is making a quick trip to new york

sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the choice of north carolina for the convention is not sitting well with labor unions. will it have any effect on the campaign going forward? >> that is right. unions are not happy at all because the state does not support and has a ban on collective bargaining. unions say in spite of the fact that they have not contributed significantly to this convention, they are going to launch a major effort for the president in the fall. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney is taking a few days of the campaign trail to spend some time in his vacation home in new hampshire and prepare for the upcoming presidential debates. it was a somber labor day for neighbors in edgewater, saying goodbye to a navy seal who was killed in southern afghanistan. hundreds of people lined up from annapolis to edgewater, all paying their respects to patrick feeks as his body was taken to dover air force base to the george kalas been wrong. he was 28 years old when he was killed and a helicopter crash kalasthe georgelk funeral home. >> i owe these people. everyone of them have gi

sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> governor martin o'malley had only a few minutes to get his point across that the democratic national convention, but he did so with vigor, even though you did not get to see him at you are watching in d.c.. sheldon dutes took a closer look at what the governor had to say tonight. >> the major theme of the speech is about moving america forward, not backward. that was a catch phrase that caught on during the speech. the governor heavily redeemed himself in the convention -- definitely redeemed himself in the convention speech. governor o'malley walked on stage to a cheering crowd. >> greetings from maryland, home of the number one public school system in america for four years in a row. >> the governor's -- governor told the crowd that america needs to move forward by electing president obama for another term. we watched the governor's speech with matthew cliveden of johns hopkins university. >> his delivery was a very laid- back. he showed tonight that he could be a very animated. >> maryland always chooses to move forward. we understand that progress is

sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight along a serving of a woman in congress got a chance to address the dnc. senator barbara mikulski talk about the importance of having women in high political positions. >> when women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflect the needs and dreams of american families. it means congress is working to create jobs. that make child care more affordable and strengthen the middle-class. >> this is the the baltimore native's first role. she spoke in denver four years ago. >> a one-page document does not reveal the cause of the train derailment in ellicott city. investigators say they may not be able to determine that for another 12-18 months. they said the action occurred about 11:56 p.m. on august 20. -- the accident occurred. damage is estimated at $2.2 million. >> the condition of the perry hall high school student -- shooting victim is improving. he is now listed in serious condition. daniel's father sat down with tim tooten today to discuss his son and a startling incident that made national headlines last week. >> daniel is awesome. he

sally kidd joins us with the latest. >> there is a lot of talk about the consequences, but serious work on a solution will have to wait until after the election. the sequestration time bomb is ticking down until january 2. that is when massive budget cuts take effect. at a house, all branches of the military warned of impending consequences. life's sequestration will have a chaotic affect on the force. training for our ships and submarines. >> increased costs and inefficiencies i. >> we will leave people who are not adequately trained, who lacked the equipment. >> the conference of mayors has announced the cuts were draconian and insane. their message to congress -- >> do your work. that is what we get to do. we do not get to dodge and higher. -- hide. >> we did this. we passed an idiotic law. >> others blame the president. >> it is time for him to lead, follow, and get the hell out of the way of this country. good >> the white house says it is republicans who are they issue to resolving this in a balanced way. >> what more can you say about how these cuts might impact the city? >> the