we remember a woman who had a face for tv and the heart of gold. patricia modell, groundbreaking actress and wife of former ravens owner art modell passed away today at the age of 80. gerry sandusky joins us live in the studio with a look at her legacy. >> pat modell knew a few things about the spotlight. a major tv star in the 1950's and 1960's, she gave up a starring role in it general hospital for a role she clearly love, that of mrs. art modell, a wife and mother. she had a significant impact on two towns, cleveland and baltimore. she married in 1969, stepped out of the spotlight and said goodbye to television to raise her family. she came to baltimore with a focus on contributing. she let her family's philanthropic efforts in health care, education and art, and theater, served on a number of nonprofit boards. mrs. modell also served on cut

the boards of dozens and dozens of organizations. >> she put her imprint in a way that only the people in the organizations could probably describe to you. little people, big people, blue- collar workers, battered women, children, she loved children. she worshipped children. that kind of passion, combined with her grace, her class, is such a model that i don't know how we will replicated. i really don't. >> quite a legacy. with the use of voters from her days as an actress or saw are paying a visit to ravens get, you could not help thinking that is what class looks like. >> baltimore mayor stephanie

rawlings-blake issued a statement saying she was sad to learn of mrs. modell's passing and said mrs. modell understood the value of baltimore's cultural assets and was committed to preserving them for the benefit of the committee. it is my honor to honor the motel's at the patricia and art modell performing arts center. it is a testament to their commitment to the community. you can see more pictures from her career and also links to charity she supported by going to our website, wbaltv.com. click on local news. in other news this evening, a man is recovering after he was beaten during an apparent robbery in the waverly committee. baltimore police say they found the 29-year-old line in the 700 block of mckewen street around 7:00 this afternoon. tonight the search continues for

the attackers. the sheriff's office in carroll county is now trying to figure out what happened to a westminster teenager. we are told a passer-by found the body of 17-year-old caleb mott. officials say he was last seen leaving a friend's house early tuesday morning. if you have any information, you are asked to contact a carroll county sheriff's department. tonight, students and staff at chesapeake high school are trying to cope with the sudden death of a student. 17-year-old kayla austin was killed in a crash during the busy morning rush-hour on mountain road near fair would drive in pasadena. neighbors say that stretch of road is particularly dangerous. >> it is very difficult situation, every parent's worst nightmare. >> 17-roquet austin was a popular, have become an outstanding student at

chesapeake high school. >> she was likely on her way to school a little after 7:30 in the morning, driving east on mountain road, when police say she lost control, crossed the center line, and slammed into an abandoned home on the other side of the street. she was rushed to hospital but died from her industries -- died from her injuries. >> to many accidents. you always hear about accidents happening on this mountain road. >> this neighbor says it is often an congested during the morning and evening rush hours. >> it is a speedway. drivers are more concerned about getting to their destination than they are about safety issues. as far as the traffic, not enough roadway to accommodate the traffic. >> mountain road has lights

controlling the lanes of traffic flowing east or west down, depending on the time of day. police are still investigating exactly what caused the accident. friends have put up a makeshift memorial to kayla at the crash site. >> the students are hearing that a friend of theirs has died, and it is shocking situation. today was about trying to put the support systems in place for students to begin that process of grieving. >> about 1800 students attend chesapeake high school. reif counselors will be on hand for the rest of the week for both teachers and students. >> tonight a baltimore county jury is preparing to hear opening statements tomorrow in the trial of a man accused of killing a teenager. rochelle battle's body was never found, but authorities believe that jason gross killed the girl inside his middle river home. this is baltimore county second murder trial in which nobody was down.

tonight a southern california community is in shock after eight people were killed at a hair salon. a gunman walked into a salon in seal beach this afternoon and simply open fire. a ninth person remains in critical condition. seal beach is not accustomed to this kind of violence. records show the city had only one homicide last year, and none during the three previous years. >> i think it was a loud noise, that is why everyone was curious and went outside. >> buchholz lon had this wonderful spirit in there. it is tragedy. >> police a man in custody as they had multiple weapons. the motive is unclear, but the suspects s wife reportedly works at the salon. there is no word if she is among the victims. a school bus attended in florida is facing child abuse charges

after below support -- after a video was released showing her pounding on a 14-rolle boy. officials say the 70-year-old apparently got a set at his roughhousing with another voice so she stepped in. the attendant claim she was acting in self-defense. the so-called underwear bomber pleaded guilty to all eight charges against him. abdul mutallab was accused of trying to blow up a plane headed to detroit on christmas day 2009. the plan failed when the bomb inside his pants did not detonate. the nigerian man faces life in prison when he is sentenced in january. today lawyers representing dr. conrad murray said they are dropping the claim that michael jackson swallowed a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol while the doctor was not looking. at one point, that was the doctor's primary defense.

>> in a surprising move, lawyers for dr. conrad murray dropped a plan that jackson may have swallowed propofol after the defense commissioned a study that showed any effect from swallowing the anesthetic would be trivial. meanwhile, testimony continued with a cardiologists from the california medical board to review jackson's case. the doctor told the court that he found six deviations in care given by dr. murray and that those alleged missteps directly contributed to the pop star's death. >> giving someone propofol in someone's home and monitor, without the proper equipment, medical personnel, or back up was also an extreme deviation from the standard of care. >> under cross-examination, dr. steinberg's board with the defense, holding firm in his opinion. >> dr. murray just been nine hours trying to get him to sleep, and now you are telling me he should have awakened him? >> he should not be putting him

to sleep anyway. propofol is not indicated for sleep. >> the medical examiner who performed the autopsy struck a major blow to the defense pose a claim that jackson may have given himself propofol. >> that scenario does not promote self administration. >> to me, that scenario seems less reasonable. >> on tuesday, the jury home more of conrad murray state interview with police in which he described the moment jackson's children learned their father had died. >> [unintelligible] >> as the prosecution winds down its case, the defense will soon begin calling its witnesses, it is and clear of dr. murray himself will take the stand. there are two remaining witnesses for the prosecution, including an anesthesiologist and they sleep experts.

it is unclear who will take the stand. >> murray faces four years in prison and a loss of his medical license if he is convicted. the federal bribery case against a senator ulysses currie is starting to wind down. the government called an irs employee to support claims that the senator tried to keep his agreement with shoppers food warehouse a secret. the defense tried to say how unorganized the former chairman was. the prosecution is expected to rest their case sometime tomorrow. tonight there is confirmation of half a dozen cases of legionnaires' disease linked to an ocean city hotel. one of them is deadly. we are told an arab league gdl elderly person from out of state has died. the hotel is now closed for the season.

if he stayed at the plaza in september and you are experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms, health officials urge you to contact your doctor right away. according to the center for disease control, the stated catalogue from colorado have led to the deadliest food borne outbreak of listeria -- a family of the catonsville victim is now suing the grower. maryland will soon be adding a new area code. in march, if you are calling someone around the state in the baltimore metro area, you may be dialing 667. >> people who get new numbers may get 667. they get to a point where there are not enough left and you have to prepare for the next. >> this move comes a time when a new report shows that wireless

devices now outnumber the u.s. population. 327 million, compared to 315 million in the population. driver certain had a hard time on the roads today. this was the scene after a minivan plunged into an office building, but wt until you say what critics see what we call all flying over a baltimore county shopping center. >> 3 math courses are no longer enough for college-bound students. see how the state is raising the bar. college students singing and dancing their way to live taping of the ellen degeneres show. the event that brought a bit of hollywood to baltimore. >> more wet weather is approaching from the west. the 7-day forecast features some more rain. we will sort it all out coming up. up. 63

axa officials oracle negating a series of accidents involving vehicles crashing into buildings. we were over the scene where a driver slammed into a pizza business. fortunately, there were no reports of any injuries. within minutes, another vehicle crashed into an office building in the phoenix area baltimore county. a minivan hit a printing business. the driver was not injured in the crash, and luckily no one was inside the building at the time. fire officials are waiting for a building inspector to determine the total damage.

a new academic policy is raising the bar for high school freshman across maryland. students who want to attend any state college are now required to complete at least for math courses. the university system of maryland leads to many first to college students are taking remedial math courses. the change will help put students on the right track. >> we think this is beneficial to the students. a lot of them may be complaining about it right now, but in the long run, this is what is going to make them successful in college and in life when they get out of college. >> the course work includes algebra one, geometry, algebra to, and what is called nontrivial algebra. students will need all for to get accepted into a maryland college. students at towson university will be featured in an upcoming episode of the ellen degeneres

show. allen announced the taking in a surprise tweet. shelton dutes was there for all the excitement. >> we see her dancing with her studio audience every weekday afternoon, but now ellen degeneres is bringing her topic her popular talk-show to maryland and students at towson university are dancing along. hundreds gathered for a special taping of the show. >> she said for everyone to dress up as their favorites character from a book. >> we have the three little pigs. >> make way for ducklings. >> why did you decide to dress up as capt. underpants? >> it is clearly a childhood favorites, as everyone knows. >> ellen's favorite will win a

$5,000 gift card to barnes and noble. >> she was actually in california from the taping, but her production crew set up this makeshift studio out here at towson university. >> she wanted to come to baltimore, so when we search cities, we look for fun locations to come to, and we found towson. we knew it was the perfect fit. >> it is very fulfilling to me, and i really like it. >> it is really cool that they thought of us and came here. >> you can catch it right here tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. shelton dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can share your pictures from towson or wherever you watch ellen.

we will try to outdo ellen, because we are going to pick the five best pictures and send you a mystery prize. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> there is still some light rain, a little drizzle and fog in the area, but the steadier showers that we had in the area earlier today have moved off to the north. the radar is picking up some wet weather around the region north and west of baltimore. a little less activity on the eastern shore right now. the steadier rain is never here this afternoon are now up in pennsylvania and pushing up into new york state. as the system leaves, there is another one sitting of to the west of us. the light showers stretches from the western lakes through areas west of chicago and down for the mississippi river valley. it looks to be a nice weekend coming up. we have to get past this last batch of showers before we get the all clear. in most areas in has been

relatively light, but you do see some green patches on this accumulation matt in cecil county in northern kent county. some heavy rain in parts of virginia, where flood warnings have been issued. about a third of an inch at the airport and a quarter inch at the inner harbor. all the rain and clouds meant that the temperatures did not budge at all. the normal life is 68, the record high 89. the tides are running above normal. a coastal flood advisory on the western shore overnight. 66 at hagerstown, 53 of frostburg. a little warmer down toward the coast. 57-62, so not a lot cooler than it is right now. a slow-moving area of low pressure bringing the latest batch of rain but that front out

west in chicago is moving in our direction, too. we might squeeze in a few hours of dry conditions tomorrow and may be a break in the cloud cover toward the afternoon or evening. a second round of showers, scattered showers, clouds and a few sprinkles around the area tomorrow. a line of showers rolls through on friday, and maybe a rumble of thunder with that front making its way through. by friday evening, it is clearing out rapidly as high pressure comes in behind the front. it looks like we will enjoy quite a bit of sunshine for the upcoming weekend. 72-77 tomorrow, a little warmer than today, but still the risk of a shower popping up. out in western maryland where the leaves are turning color, black olives and showers will linger through friday, but saturday and sunday look gorgeous. scattered showers will continue until it clears out over the

weekend. there could be some thunder on the lower eastern shore. the baltimore marathon looks good saturday morning, cool but breezy. the west wins will come in at 10-15 and may be gusting to 20 at times. showers likely in the first half of friday, clearing out friday night. a nice looking weekend, a little when they beat it -- a little windy saturday. hear from the leader of the reagan defense, next in sports. >> live from universal orlando resort, it is powerball. is aht's estimated jackpot $87.20 million.

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>> since they arrived in baltimore 16 years ago, art and pat modell came as a complementary pair. today the former ravens owner lost his wife and best friend. pat modell past following a brief stay in hospice after spending the past few months in the hospital undergoing cancer treatment. if you called her mrs. modell, she would wait first hand and say, please call me pat. she leaves behind a husband and two sons and six grandchildren. to all who met and knew her, she leaves behind the aura of a star, the passion of a mom, and was a friend. she was 80 years old. barring an unforeseeable turnaround for andrea johnson, the ravens will not have to worry about one of the most

dangerous wide receivers in the nfl come sunday. houston still has last year's leading rusher and quarterback matt shaw, who has thrown for more than 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons. the defense has scored as many touchdowns as it has given up this year. ray lewis credits much of the team start to -- to the newcomer. >> chuck is a very flexible person in the things he likes to do. he really interacts with his players tremendously, not just during the week but all the way up to the first play of the game. >> the new turbos basketball coach may be presented with a challenge. picture day today for the

turboterps. >> i think the matter where you code, if you have proven you can win, you can win anywhere. i think maryland may be a better coach the day that took the job. a plan on winning at a greater level than i have in the past. we will -- i plan on winning. >> you cannot argue with that plan. the orioles now have to shop for a new scouting director. joe jordan who held the position for the last seven years left for a position in the phillies' organization. game 4 of the american league championships series. bottom of the seventh, the lighting the home crowd with a solo home run, tying the game at 3 each. it stayed that way until the top of the 11th, but the celebration ended in detroit.

the rangers might napoli's single to center field. josh hamilton comes around to score for the go-ahead run and the rangers pull away. texas went 7-3. the rangers are just one win away from going to the world series. the st. louis cardinals knocked off the milwaukee brewers tonight in game 3 of the national league championship series. we cannot show you the highlights while that game continues. >> of time for you and your best friend from the fourth grade. >> here is jay leno, my former little league coach, with what is ahead on the tonight show. >> music from fountains of

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>> at least the rain is not heavy consistently. >> there may be a little fog out there so be careful driving home. 30 percent chance of that occasional shower activity tomorrow, and a chance for shares more likely friday morning. it clears out in time for the marathon on saturday and football on sunday. a nice looking october weekend ahead. >> thank you for joining us. that is our dues. good night. [captioning made possible by

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