legislature passed the law outlawing texting while driving. now they made additions and they take effect tomorrow. don harrison tells you what it means. >> even taking your eyes off the road for just a second to check your text and not texting, it is -- i think that's a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: according to a study 28% of all crashes are caused by talking or texting on a phone. 200 throw are caused by texting. maryland gets tougher tomorrow. studies show the greatest amount of distracted accidents happen to drivers under 18. these seniors fall into that category. >> i think there is a lot of distractions but teching your eyes aren't near the road so that's even more difficult to drive when you aren't looking at the road. >> there is like a stat that

if you text and drive it's worse than drinking driving. >> reporter: she is right. several studies show that trying to read or text while driving hurts your driving as much and even more than drinking and driving. when the law does goes into effect it'll he a primary offense so if they see you they can pull you over for that reason alone. even if you are stopped. some say the new law will change their habits. >> i hate to admit it. if i'm stopped at a traffic light i check but if i know that's a primary offense i will be sure not to do that. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison. abc 2news. >> another law going into effect tomorrow has to do with unemployment. rates at record highs, to try to avoid putting more salt in to the room maryland won't let most employers run credit checks on applications with so many people looking for work checks have become a credit

problem. if your report gets pulled to much it can drag down your rating. there will be some exceptions for positions related to finance. senate elimination of a volunteer separation as a grounds for divorce goes into effect tomorrow. the law shortening the amount of time a couple has to believe part to one year. most still have to live in different homes for the year if they want the divorce and can't have sexual relationships with another person for it to be a no fault divorce. and starting tomorrow law agencies will be able to talk to school boards and install cameras on school buss. the idea is to catch drivers and other law break he is related to passing and over tacking school vehicles. one person is dead, another injured in a crash this morning in baltimore county. it happened about 10:00 on belaire. an 85-year-old was turning left

onto belaire when her cadillac was hit by a car heading north. she died. the driver of the second car is in critical condition. the cause is still under investigation. i worker at the tin mill was trapped on a crane when a fire woke broke out. the employee was able to get down. firefighters still don't know how the fire started. a public wake and funeral for the retired educators who died in a fire at their home wednesday is planned for next week. donald and jenine patterson will be remembered. services will be held from six to nine. donald was an asift isn't superintendent, his wife was the assistant principal. the wake and funeral for orlando bloom will be many next friday. services will be held in clinton but a time hasn't been set. brown was known to manies zeus.

he will be laid to rest in south carolina. he was found dead last week. no cause of death has been determined but foul play isn't suspected. taking a live look now. downtown. the united states coast guard cutter eagle pulled in to the inner harbor. it's visiting baltimore art the end of its cruise. if you want a closer look it's going to be open tomorrow and sunday from ten to seven. as you can see it's impressive. the eagle is the only active square rigger in the united states government and it's the largest tall ship. >> we started out an i nice note. we were nice and dry earlier we were nice and sunny. now the clouds and starting to see rain as well. let's go head and zoom in on some of the moderate rain. up into aberdeen, even into perry man at this time. we are also looking, farther to

the south we should see wet weather, annapolis, mayo, sliding across the bay, over to the eastern shore and we have a nasty storm now firing up, heading over toward church creek and we can see about 27 lightning strikes, this will be the situation through the rest of the evening. as you head out and about take the rain gear. we can see the temperatures in the 60's. mostly cloudy and by tomorrow it'll be much cooler, temperature around 58 degrees. i will elaborate on that coming up. >> thank you. if you want to know what's happening in your neighborhood, any day or night you can down load the weather app for the i- phone or i-pad. you can plan out your weekend, get an hour by hour forecast or the seven day right in the palm of your hand. join the weather app crowd so you know when to layer up or grab the umbrella. you can find the free weather app link right there. cantelo oupe is at the

center of a outbreak but here there aren't a lot of them because of irene and lee. all of that rain flooded the local fields leaving crops soaked. local growers say they had a 25 to 40% loss this season because of the storms. the results in. state school officials released the scores from the graduating classes of 2011's assessment. what the results show. >> reporter: all right. that's right. interim state supervisor announced the results at the department of education today. this year's past senior class was just the third that had to take the assessments called hsa's in order to graduate. the rate jumped to its highest recorded rate for the class of 2011, 87% statewide. >> i think they gave high schools a real reason to engage every individual student,

nobody gets -- falls through the cracks, everybody is noticed. >> reporter: and the results seem to indicate they have had a positive effect but it's also important to note that graduation rates include students who took more than four years to graduate. and baltimore city schools are celebrating their latest graduation numbers and a reduction in high school drop outs. since city school ceo took over four years ago the number of students receiving their diplomas has jumped 19% while drown outs have dropped 55%. >> the kids are in school. that is a reflection of hard work on the part of people in this city. not only people in schools but people outside of schools, people who went with us, knocking door to door to bring kids back. >> reporter: four years ago for every african american male who graduated one did not.

today that is three to one. >> thank you. a united states season for is calling for an investigation into what happened to $67 million in stimulus funds that went to the housing authority. the senator sent a letter yesterday asking for documentation about how the money was spent, the housing authority responded today saying will cooperate with the department of housing and development. they say that the accusations which started articles are unfair and say they are confident there has been no wrongdoing this are on the hook for 12 million owed to people who won lawsuits after being exposed to lead paint. and you asked for it. it's time for the great fall shred. perfect time to get a little cleaning done and we want to help. join us tomorrow, just head to the parking on the national

pike or the hamilton center branch between nine and noon. gather up anything you don't need but don't want getting out and shred it up. wedding gown shopping and it's all for a good cause. where you can head this weekend to be a beautiful bride and also help fights breast cancer. great cause and looking for a way to get out and get healthy without spending a lot. the second yearly healthy city day. >> we started out at 54, we made it up to 78 but the forecast is 75 so no two degree guarantee today but we have cooler weather on the way. behind that though i think you will like it.

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is that calling autopsy call all brides to be, you have tomorrow to save at the charity wedding gown sell. how the money raised from the sale of the gowns goes to support a worthy cause. >> yeah i like this >> did you try that? >> i like that. >> reporter: today was the first day of the brides against cancer charity wedding gown sale. >> we collect dresses from all over, we have designer gowns, the big designers, then we have some cheaper gowns too. those start at 199. they go up from there and we just have all different price points, dresses for everybody. >> reporter: so so many gowns,

so many choices. >> i -- going back to the first one. i still like it is best. >> reporter: finding a special gown for your special day which is also a way to race funds against breast cancer. >> our cancer survivors and i look at different causes that race money for cancer and survivor that help out their family and i needed a dress and it's helping out cancer. >> my mother is a survivor of breast cancer and when i heard about the venue and being tied to breast cancer i thought why not find a wedding dress and help somebody out. >> we believe in the cure and anything for raising support for breast cancer awareness and coming up on -- support the cause as well. we just -- we just -- we want

to support the causes of breast cancer. >> reporter: if you are a bride looking for a great deal on a great dress, lue have from ten to four saturday to buy a gown and help a worthy cause. downtown,. >> great idea. congress an cummings was given annika ward that usually goes to doctors, it goes to home who promote the experience of laboratory medicine and patient care. he was actually the first outside the medical community to receive the prize. that's because he helped launch ace public awareness campaign trying to educate people about laboratory safety. >> our society has come to a point where you spend so much time focusing on healing people the thing you do every day in the laboratory that you touch help people stay well. >> he also introduced the

clinical laboratory compliance act designed to protect whistle blowers who alert authorities to bad conditions in labs. it's almost flu season. health is certainly on many people's minds, perfect timing for baltimore to kick off the second yearly healthy city days initiative tomorrow. the goal is to give baltimore information about eating right. exercise and having a healthy mind and body. there will be free health screening, fairs and workouts in public parks. >> this event is the first in the kickoff for the week. we have been doing it every year for eight years and it's the 10th year. next week there is a walk with the mayor, exercise events, you can go on the city's website and get information and a calendar for all of the events during the week. >> help the city day also continue through october 7th. abc 2news.com is your place for all the health care news you need. you will find headlines and

different categories to help you find the information you and your family need about your health. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> we will take the sun when we can get it. we got it this morning. temperature in at 69 degrees, the humidity was low, we had the cold front through yesterday and we have dryer air in here. the winds calm, but they will be pick up through tomorrow. then the pressure right now at 29.67 and it's rising. check out mount eerie. we had 9 sun, clouds move in across the area and now are starting to see rain. with you are okay as of now. as we go through tomorrow you are going to one of the ones that gets wet. another weatherbug site. annapolis, we see the sun, the clouds, basically that was the name of the game for today. what will be the name of the

game and do you want to play in to the weekend? you may not have a choice. we are looking at the radar as of now, the wet weather is here. we are looking at rain moving in, crossing over the bay at this time. we are seeing the rain sliding away from port deposit, aberdeen, perry man at this time. as we slide a little further to the south we are seeing the line of showers and this is moderate around mayo, shady side, deihl, moving across bay, toward the eastern shore, so, a nasty thunderstorm here into sharp town and also el dorado. temperatures 45 into oakland. that's where my eye goes, that's where we have the cooler air. the cold front has pushed through. 45 degrees we will see much cooler air through tomorrow. your neighborhood forecast, 58 degrees into federal hill. that's about -- like 20 degrees colder than today. fell's point more of the same, about 57 through tomorrow.

then we look at the big picture here. the satellite and radar showing you that upper level low, that counter clockwise spin and -- is that the same we had last week? no this is a different one. what we will see as we go through tomorrow it's going to linger. just like the other one and that's why it'll keep us in the clouds for the most part and also showers in the forecast until sunday. there it is right there. this is the second cold front that's going to move through, bring us another shot of cooler air and then we are looking at the tropics, we have felippe, it's a tropical storm, ophelia, stay away from us. you see how i drop in good news. future trend looking good as we go into time. we do have that rain moving in here as we go through the over flight. off and on showers through tomorrow as wes. then we will need the rain gear on us, maybe in you head to the ravens game. overnight temperature around 50 degrees, bit on the breezy side, tomorrow around 58

degrees. then by tomorrow night 46, mostly cloudy, little bit colder and the shower possible in the forecast. seven day forecast, ravens game going to be on the cold side. at 8:20 temperatures maybe in the upper 40s. then check it out the extended forecast as we head into tuesday, wednesday, thursday, temperatures will be in the 70s, great looking forecast. >> thank you. this weekend you can shoot for the cure. at the lock ravens skeet and traps center -- kelly tried it early their month. i love this video. don't mess with kelly swoop. it took her a little time but check that out. she hit the target. organizers hope you will join them in raising money. the idea is already a hit. >> i think it's a great idea. i have a friend that has gone through breast cancer and is a survivor. it's a wonderful thing they are doing this. >> we decided that to do something different and unique

and give them the opportunity to actually take out their aggression on breast cancer. >> that's right. here they are kicking off breast cancer awareness month. you can have a little fun and raise money at the same time. it's tomorrow and sunday. there are many ways to donate. we have it all the information on the website. abc 2news/think pink. all the money will go to kohmen maryland. another way is the race for the cure. that event to will be in hunt valley on sunday october 23rd. there is a lot of activities including the survive after's walk and of course we will broadcast live from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. before you get into race mode, this sunday night it's time for football president the ravens will be in all black, black on black for the face off. last time they wore the uniforms was against the saints. they beat the defending champs,

kickoff this sunday night is 8:20 and it could be a little chilly. here say look at what's coming up at 11. the adds are everywhere. sell your gold, get cash if you think the stuff in your jewelry box is just junk you could be wrong. abc2 works for you. how one elementary school teach certify using 140 characters to keep year students on track. join us at 11.

. lot going on. fun festival, ravens game sunday night. >> it'll be chilly and we could see rain showers. let me show you what's going on. the rain, the radar picking up on that. you can see that line of showers heading off toward the east as of now. it's just along a cold front and we have going to be getting wet, maybe as we check out the game day forecast for the ravens verses jets it'll be a good game. 8:20 and temperature around 50 degrees, breezy and chilly, the winds could be another factor at about ten to 15. >> not going to scare anybody

away. they will still come. thank you. that's all the time we have. thank you for joining us. we will see you at 11.