monday, august 29th we have a growing list of school districts in maryland that will be closed today because of damage or power outages from irene. anne arundel county.. baltimore city.. baltimore county.. cecil county and charles county schools aae closed. closed. harford county.. howard county.. kent county.. prince george s county and queen anne s county schools are alss closed. 3 3 3 3 3 irene s is no longer a trrpical storm now.. but in her wake are 21 deaths in eeght states.. anne s county. 85-year old anne bell was killed when a ttee fell onnher house. cauuing a chimney to collapse. it happened outside f queenstown. and in newport news, crushed by a tree.. killing him.irene uprooted the tree out of the ground.. and ppanted it on the child s home. hii mother was able to wwsstrapped and crushed by the massive tree trunk. there is also a staggering number of maryland esidents still without power this morning because of the storm. ááadllb numbersáá if you re watching u
parkway and route 1 bridge. andrea back to you. at the top of the hour here s a look at some of the stories happening today. president obama heads to northern virginia. he ll discuss health care reform at a home necessary falls church. he ll be there just before lunch. after that, he heads to new york for the united nations conference. today world leaders will unveil a global campaign aimed at saving the lives of women and children. it will be backed by $40 billion in funds. the heads of two egg companies go before congress today. right county egg and hillendale farms are linked to a salmonella outbreak. 1600 people have become sick. investigators blame filthy conditions at two the farms. district police are watching over the belongings of what some call a hoarder evicted from her apartment. they stretch for blocks. the senator of it all. 11th and otis place in columbia heights. kristin fisher is there live to tell us exactly what s going on. good morning, kristin.