in the area of 95 northbound in harford county, we have a disabled vehicle that could be attracting some attention. nothing major delays lies. use extra caution getting through white marsh because of traffic lights that are completely out. no problems to report on the topside or the west side. there is some fire activity in howard county. i 70 moving very well in towards the beltway. north and southbound traffic on 29 looks good. we will switch over to a live view of that disabled vehicle, off to the shoulder and not having a major impact. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the apparent sexual assault of a baltimore city student has resulted in charges against a former school employee. >> authorities say the assault did happen on school grounds. jennifer franciotti joins us live with the details. >> good morning. the 17-rolled students said she was abused during the last school year -- the 17-year-old student said she was abused during the last school year. the alleged abuse took place at city college high school. 34-year-old ryan coleman took the teenage girl into her office and started to rub her back and her side. he asked if she would feel comfortable in a relationship with him. the girl told police the abuse continued until march and that coleman would sometimes have another hall monitor bring her to his office. police received a call about the abuse in may and coleman was arrested. andres alonso talked about the case just minutes before last night's school board meeting. >> we treat any allegation with seriousness. nothing matters more than the safety of our kids and the integrity with what we do in our school. >> col. faces sex assault charges. -- coleman faces sex assault charges. right now he is out on bail. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the mother who was convicted of killing her husband was sentenced to life in prison without parole. mary koontz was found guilty and in the attempted murder of her daughter, kelsey. the daughter she tried to kill told the judge how this has impacted her life. >> she heard me. i wanted her somehow to find some remorse for everything she put me through. -- she hurt me. >> defense lawyers were surprised to hear there was no parole. we spoke exclusively to kelsey koontz just hours after her mother was found guilty. if you would like to watch that if you come out with a posted it on our website, wbaltv.com. >> there was a guilty plea to stealing more than $233,000. a man used the money to pay off his credit cards. he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. >> patricia jessamy is calling for an independent investigation into the conduct of fred bealefeld. she wants to know if he solicited votes for her opponent, gregg bernstein. bealefeld says he is supporting bernstein as a private citizen. a supporter says the commissioner approached him and asked him to meet with bernstein. bernstein has accused jessamy of wasting time. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is your opinion on the growing feud between patricia jessamy and fred bealefeld? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> water is flowing once again to thousands who work and live in the essex after another water main break. service was interrupted on monday when crews discovered the break. the broken main is 80 years old and is scheduled to be replaced by the end of the summer. as one break is repaired, another springs a leak. a water main ruptured on fleetwood avenue in northeast baltimore and at last check crews are still working to fix that break. investigators will look into the deaths of six american workers killed in northern afghanistan last week. >> families of the workers killed are making the final preparations for their funeral. >> the bodies of the christian aid workers are now in kabul while investigations continue into the massacre in which they were killed. eight of them were farmers. the fbi is involved. some of the american bodies may be returned to the united states in the next few days. families have said they want the remains of their loved ones to be buried here in afghanistan. the taliban claimed responsibility. the afghan government said it might have been murders, roaming around that part of northern afghanistan. their personal belongings were there, suggesting that thieves had been involved in the murders. the taliban said they were trying to convert local afghans to christianity. that is a crime here in this country. the taliban said that is why they were killed. they have also been accused of being spies. they were bringing medical aid to remote areas of northern afghanistan. >> a study reveals temperature could affect whether or not someone could suffer a heart attack. >> a disorder is on the rise for diabetics. >> still some problems in howard county because of fire activity. >> and welcome back. it is 40 minutes after 5:00 a.m. it is 83 degrees downtown. just like yesterday, we have a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. most of you will have a dry day. we will make it up to 94. the humidity is a little higher. we will put that 30% chance for that any time after lunch, but most of you will have a dry day. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. for now, to the news desk. >> a new study finds a drop in temperature is linked to a rise in heart attacks. after adjusting for other risk factors, there was a small -- just a small change in temperature is associated with 200 extra heart attacks. those who lead in taking aspirin were affected the least. there was no link between heart attacks during warmer weather. disorder it is on the rise for diabetics. four % had severe cases that threatens their vision. it is the newest cause of blindness among u.s. adults. these numbers are expected to rise as more people are diagnosed with diabetes. >> a british boy born with a birth defect has had his legs stretched a record 12 inches. after a series of operations, his legs are now the same length. he can now walk to school for the first time in his life. >> good for him. >> one state's department of transportation least to an embarrassing mistake. >> cal ripken hits them out of the park for charity. >> here is a live look over downtown baltimore. >> police are investigating the shooting death of a man in baltimore city. the man suffered a gunshot wound to the back. he was pronounced dead at johns hopkins university. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. we're checking on a few new problems. there is a problem on the southwest corner. we will lead to know once we know which lanes are closed and whether it is having any impact. interstate 7 it looks great. newport road, some fire activity in howard county. traffic lights are out at white marsh. use extra caution. northbound 95, a disabled vehicle off to the right shoulder. everything running smoothly on southbound 95. harbor tunnel traffic looks good. the harrisburg expressway out of parkton and everything running smoothly. this is southbound traffic. a clear shot down to the maryland line. the jake and facts -- the jfx is in great shape. we will lead to know once we find out more. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and trains. >> we have a delay of the light rail. southbound is running about 20 minutes late. the metro subway is on schedule. marc trains are also looking good. no delays. the 51 bus has a 10-minute delay. there is a diversion at old eastern because of the water main break. there is a diversion light because of construction. now back to tony pann. >> things are pretty quiet in the weather department this morning. there are a few high, thin clouds but we do not expect any rain. it is more humid the yesterday. 77 at the airport. 73 in parkton. the dew points dropped yesterday and it felt comfortable even though it was hot. but now the dew points are in the low 70's. we do have some-clouds showing up on the satellite drifting down from pennsylvania but there's no precipitation. there are some storms moving across west virginia. in the heat and humidity, there is at least a 30% chance we could see a thunderstorm pop up. this is the main one we're watching. it is coming down from new england. it will move through on thursday and shift the wind to the northeast and get rid of the key. we have a quick trip down to the gulf of mexico. it there is a tropical depression off the coast of florida. it will probably become a tropical storm and its name will be danielle. it will take it up towards new orleans. it does not look like a big deal at this time. hot and humid here home. a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. the heat index will be around 100 this afternoon. partly cloudy tonight. low temperature will drop back into the 70's. seven-day forecast, it looks worse than it will be. there is a slight chance for some rain each day through the weekend. most of friday, saturday, and sunday will be fine. it will be cool and just a 30% chance for a shower or thunderstorm friday and saturday. >> cal ripken will be at his stadium for the ripken world series. we caught up with him while he was not think a few balls out of the park for the homeless. 16 teams took part. >> any time you could help somebody, no matter what is, i think you should do it. >> the series runs through sunday. you can catch the action on tv, next week.l-plaus we opposed to the schedule on our websites. >> 8 misspelling in giant letters in front of the school. we have details. >> in the age of text messages, spelling has become a casualty. but those are private messages between friends. this is very public and very big. >> i was not sure who was doing the spelling. . >> it has been years since this day paved the road. he said workers did the job last friday and wondered if anyone noticed the misspelling. >> i told my daughters and they did not see it and they go by here every day. after they saw it, they told everyone they know. >> it is hard to miss. big block letters. a spokesman said that mistakes happen. state workers did not do it. a subcontractor is blamed. i contacted the company. the man who answered the phone said they were going to find someone who could spell and fixed the problem asap. >> it was not a southern guilford student request we have a pretty good school done here. we have a good reputation. >> how you spell "school"? >> that is hilarious. that was built all neal reporting. >> a longtime principal, barney wilson, is taking on a new assignment. he will now take the position of principle at a new school in east baltimore. a spokesman said the district is grateful and that more experienced principals need to follow in his footsteps. students were surprised to hear about the change. >> it is good if we get a new one, but i do not know him. i mean, that is how it is. >> he might change stuff, for all i know. come on, it is the principal. i do not know. >> it may prove to be a challenge academically. state test scores are below average. no word on who will replace wilson at poly. >> so much more ahead. >> we will take a look at what of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. [ male announcer ] achin' for steak & bacon? try the subway steak & bacon melt. and build your better breakfast with the new steak and bacon muffin melt with, oh yeah, bacon. crank up the flavor at subway. >> it has been the topic of discussion online. a grand gesture by a flight attendant as he exited a plane and then he quit his job. he is in pretty serious trouble. he is also in plenty -- he has won plenty of fans who are showing their support. we will have that story later. we'll go on now to our water cooler of the day. this morning we asked -- what is your opinion on the growing feud between patricia jessamy and fred bealefeld? keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. >> now we go to the story about the flight attendant. there has been so much reaction to this story. >> stephen slater's fate lies in the hands of a judge. there is a facebook page dedicated to him. there are thousands of fans. many posted comments of support. some posted images, one saying "i am stephen slifer, make my day." this shows the proper way to use the emergency chute, but what bottles.eer >> he is becoming a folk hero on the web. people have dreamed of doing what he has done. >> to prove it, fans but the message out there. >> it has been shared 5600 times. people have posted it on their facebook page. >> 50,000 web hits. >> i am not surprised people are supporting him. people dream of having that reaction. >> to come up with that exit, i tell you. >> here's a look ahead to next hour. >> and "american idol" winner is being treated for a drug overdose. >> a preview of a cooking competition. >> one animal escaped from its home port we will tell you where it ended up. >> things are pretty quiet in the weather department but we do have a tropical depression to talk about, in just a few minutes. >> getting a little busier out there on the roads. there is a new accident on 50 near 97. near 97. by expanding the port, martin o'malley is creating the next generation of jobs right here in baltimore. 5700 hundred jobs... that means work for today... but even more jobs for the future. 5700 new jobs that makes maryland more competitive in the world economy. without governor o'malley, this expansion would never have happened. his commitment to upgrading our port and fighting for our workers is unparalleled. martin o'malley, there's never a doubt who's side he's on. martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. >> a