why the location doesn't surprise those in the area. and for those old enough to remember dialing for dollars you were once considered an eastern or broadway, you were then a 301, then a 410 and now what you will soon be. conditioning coverage, she was a star. tonight this city and the stars dimmed over the news that pat modell has died. the wife of the former ravens owner died this afternoon after battling for five months and after the jets victory the ravens gave her the game ball. a born in new york she was quite the actress. we remember her -- meg baldwin on general hospital, laura brooks on peyton place. at one time thearchy was on more shows than any other woman in tv history. when she moved here she served on the board for the house of

ruth, the bso and the heart museum. they contributed millions to the lyric which is named after them. they pledged five million dollars to help start a public boarding school for disadvantaged students, they had two sons, and six grandchildren. there will be a moment of silence at sunday's game and if there is one major disappointment it was not seeing her husband make the hall of fame. pat dead tonight at the age of 80. another wet one throughout the area and we can't seem to escape the weather despite the beautiful weather. there was more rain, cool temperatures, that's supposed to last through tomorrow and then it's out of here. let's go to the storm center. here is wyatt. >> reporter: tough part of the change. you know -- how soon we forget the beauty of columbus day. we have some brief clearing across the city at least on

maryland's most powerful radar. heavier rain up toward perryville. it's wet up in western cecil. across the entire state, widely scattered showers south and west of us, those will be on and off into our immediate baltimore area later on tonight. temperatures cool with all that rain out there. tomorrow a little warmer but still the chance for rain on and off throughout the day. >> i hope so. it'll come back. we can find the sun here at abc 2news.com where you can track the rain, storms and where that sun is going to pop up next. you can track the storms on the interactive radar along with update on the current forecast and also your seven day. don't forget you can click on the link to down load the weather app so you can have the same information there in the palm of your hand. the late wet summer has driven up the price of hay and left it in short supply and tonight a mount eerie horse

rescue is offering bales to horse owners to help them. what many. >> reporter: they specialize in saving some of the largest breeds but the rescue couldn't turn away mares the largest horse abuse seizure in maryland five months ago. now it's strapped. >> all the rescues are kind of functioning at capacity and can only help horses in immediate crisis. huh-uh fortunately that mean there is are thousands who are on the edge of being in a crisis. >> reporter: coupled with a shortage of hay many horse owners have nowhere to turn. >> we have seen increase in horses who are being given up by private owners and a large increase in people who would like to surrender end them but there is nowhere for them to go. >> reporter: now they have establish aid hay banker where

horse owner dear sir s can get a month's supply . >> i have a big client ele of horse people and it's good to see her doing something to help all the people in need and a lot of people out there that are in need. >> they hope by offering free hay they may be able to spare some horses the same sort of suffering they have witnessed in historic numbers this year. jeff hager. >> thank you so much for doing this. on average a horse eats a bail of hay a day and each can cost as much as eight dollars dollars. no you need information you can

go to www.maryland hay bank.org. we were the first on the scene of this accident on the townsend baltimore city line here. a car went through the front window of a restaurant here in the york plaza and nobody was sitting in the restaurant when it happened and nobody was hurt. no word on what caused the accident. check out this picture we have for new jacksonville. that is a van that hit a business. this is on paper mill road and baltimore county. one person was hurt but refused treatment. the accident scene has been cleared but remains under investigation. we lost a young life today. she was on her way to school. she lost control of her car and hit an abandoned house. now her friends and family have that empty feeling after this accident. near the intersection of mountain road at fair wood. the 17-year-old was traveling at a high speed and the road

was wet. she lost control of her car and crashed into the abandoned car. the high school senior later died at baltimore washington medical and this corner has always been dangerous for those who live there. >> it's always a mess. something needs to be done but -- just keeps going on and on. like a beltway. >> she was a member of the cheer leading track teams at chesapeake high and everybody is hurting tonight. it was also a scary scene in baltimore this morning when a school bus hit another car. the accident took place on york road around 7:30. the car was being driven by a high school student and two others were in the car. the bus was full of middle school students, nobody was hurt in the crash and this is still under investigation at this hour. a new campaign to fight bullying came here today. to two schools who got a grant for their efforts.

rachel's challenge was presented to the schools today. the schools were awarded a grant from the public schools education foundation to bring the program to their schools so both hope to use this to help spread a school wide approach to bullying and create an environment where students don't have to worry about being bullied. >> we believe that there is probably bullying going at the any given time in our school as well as anywhere else and it's our job and the students job to think of ways of -- to stand up to bullying and let them know that the bully is not the one with the power. >> it was founded by the father of rachel scott who was the first person killed at columbine in 1999. tonight at 7:00 a community meet willing be held at the middle school. it may have been known for many but it's official. the baltimore grande prix is coming back income next year

and will stay there on the labor day weekend. jay davidson said they confirmed it but the racing development group is working on areas for improvement like more crossover bridges, organizers say that more than 150,000 people came out for the first weekend of racing. the series expected to make the official announcement later this week. it's on their website already. we started 410 and then 301 and then more as new ones and now we are getting ready to take the 5th. 667, what? kelly with more and who will get it. >> reporter: the public service commission said the state is just running out of phone number combinations so that new code will go ino effect next year. only 17 to 19,000 numbers remain 410 and 443 codes so 667

will be introduced. that will add about 8 million numbers to the system. the new code wills be assigned to eastern and central maryland as well as the eastern shore so that's baltimore city, county, hartford and howard plus those east of the bay. they hope it's not that hard of a change. >> it's not as weird as it used to be too dial a different area code. i -- this should be painless and easy other than just having a number -- once you have friend friends friends or see businesses i guess have you to mentally get used to it being nearby. >> now there are many people reacting to the news of a new code but many thought it would just be easy to adjust to. >> once people get used to it will be a part of normal life. >> that's -- i think it's a great idea. i can't remember my own code

half the time. it's no big deal. i think it's great. >> the last time new codes were added was in 1997 when 240 and 443 were added. they said existing 410 and 443 numbers won't be affected. abc 2news. >> you like that of 667? i don't know. should be 52 we are thinking pink. all week. look at this. this is breast cancer awareness month and so many of our listener its and viewers taking part. it's at the kent corporation and they joined together to show their support for family friends and colleagues affected by breast cancer. they all wore pink hats, created an amazing piece of art work and a human pink ribbon. they wanted to give a visible call to action for beat cancer

protection. >> we are two weeks away from one of the biggest fund-raisers in the country. it's the komen race for the cure. it'll happen in hunt valley and abc2 will be live from the event. we hope you will come out and join us. it's not to late to register on sunday october the 23rd. there will be a 5k race, a one mile walk and to register or get more information head to the website or log onto komen for more information. the worst feeling in the world. jamming 4-year-old baloney down the disposal. how to keep the disposal out of the gear pain. and eating what's good for you can work against bad genes. >> all right. 6a 5 out at pwi. couple degrees below normal but we guaranteed you 66.

that's six days in a row we have had a weather winner. we will be back to see if we can't get another one.

. now to a health alert. the number of babies being born is dropping in the united states. in 2007 more than 4.3 million were born. the highest number ever but last year that number was just more than 4 million. the likely cause for the drop the economy. as the drop in birth coincide was the recession and financial challenges. what you eat can work against how you are born. a new study finds the right food can override a genetic risk for a heart attack.

how this may w. >> reporter: eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help you beat the odds of developing heart disease even if you inherited genes for the condition. according to a new study in montreal. researchers looked at the diets of more than 27,000 people. in two large heart stories. they found that when people who have inherited a common gene that increases the risk, ate plenty of raw vegetables they had fewer heart attacks. a diet high in them seemed to modify the effects of the bad heart gene bringing it down to more healthy levels. the researchers didn't investigate which fruits fruits and vegetables were responsible but suggest we all consume healthy amounts. the department of agriculture recommend that most women eat one and a half cups of fruits

and two and a half cups of vegetables each day. men are encouraged to eat more, two cups of fruit and three of vegetables. for today's health minute. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> wet roads, slick drive tonight. very wet highway downtown baltimore. pratt street looking damp and 63 degrees right now. humidity up close to 100%. winds east at 14, that's a chilly breeze out there and as we check out the radar picture the heaviest rain starts to clear out of the baltimore area but still tracking by i-95 northward. still light to moderate rain. one little downpour here, moving toward the -- off of the naval academy and then the heavier rain and -- a lot of that has drifted further north toward western kent on the shore and northern queen anne. there is still rain out there,

more light scattered showers south and west of us that will come in later on this evening. upper 50s to the west, midand upper 60s, easton, baltimore -- it just really depends where you are in the state but most spots a good five ten degrees cooler, winds will shift tomorrow. highs -- up in the upper 60s. 72 still the chance for showers on and off through the day. still looks like a agree day. 71 with the gray conditions, kind of holding, that ugly october weather you get for a couple days, throughout the month and we will have those another two days or so because the pattern not showing any kind of changing in the immediate future. big wave of rain this afternoon. pennsylvania and also up into new york but the south basically the main storm system

over the carolina's. that will let moisture keep coming up and as this begins to move out thursday, evening, we have a new front that will push in out of the west and provide more rain in the early friday. the front will clear us, for saturday and into sunday and monday. there will be some improvement on the way. trend showing -- the hit and miss showers, chances for rain will persist and probably pick up again tomorrow afternoon. then friday looks -- maybe a little bitl clearing early in the day but then the chance for a few hour showers, that will come through by friday afternoon and allow for a nice set up saturday and sunday. the days. 58, rain showers tomorrow. talking 72, rain will be likely, overcast, fog, tomorrow night scattered showers, still and broken record situation here. there will be some changes on the way, by the weekend. breezy, as that front clears

the area friday evening. it'll clear the skies and bring back the sun, saturday, sunday and monday. all looking real nice to the next storm comes in early middle part of next week. >> what's the most underrated appliance in the kitchen? it's the disportsal. you don't think of it until it stops working. tonight we tell you how to keep it running efficiently in this week's report. >> reporter: few kitchen appliances get a work out like the disposal. over the years they all go into the same problem, jamming, clogging, leaking. if you don't maine it or work it properly it can break down and cause plumbing issues which can lead to expensive repairs. >> nine times out of ten when people have a lock age, it's because they have put a lot of food down the dispotal and then turned it on and then turned on the water. >> reporter: to use it properly, turn on cold water and let it run for ten seconds. then turn on the disposal and feed it wit u.s. bits at a

time. when you are done let it run for another 30 seconds to clear everything. you can also put ice down the disposal to help sharpen the blade. if you want to remove smells add a few pieces of lemon. it won't last forever so when it comes time to replace it do math. >> if you plan to live in the house for five-years it's worth investing in a high end model. that is quieter, more powerful, will likely last ten to 20 years. . >> reporter: when it's time to replace hecks recommends letting a professional do it. abc 2news. >> and here say look at what's coming up tonight at 11. are you still frustrated by a facebook's new set up? you aren't alone. the complaining just keep coming. tonight how to change the page to get rid of some of the more annoying changes. and the success of early detection campaigns mean more women are surviving breast cancer. what happens after the treatments? tonight a look at the secondary

issue some face. that and more plus the forecast tonight at 11.

. the beer institute must have been driving because they say we aren't drinking enough.

we are come coming off beer week! we are the 25th best selmer the hand and when it comes to drinking we are 47th in the country, behind delaware, virginia, pennsylvania, how udo you drink a year? the national average is 28 gallons, that's polishing off about 50 six packs,. okay. being a dad here we aren't promoting drinking, just reporting on the study so you know not to drink or drive ever. how about that? >> last year nattie getting back on draft. change things. >> friends tell us that. >> the radar shows some of the rain still hanging out in the northeast part of the state. chances for showers tonight and tomorrow. again i don't think we dry out, see the sun again in a big way until saturday. that's good timing. >> good times. thank you for watching us. we will see you tonight at 11.