will things clear up soon? >> let's take a look with wyatt everhart. please give us some hope. >> we always have hope. the chance for rain will be there through the evening at lee. scattered showers are tracking but a lot of the rain has moved off to the east. scattered rain. wet weather down 10, down two, down ritchie highway. that will add to the traffic headaches and a couple of thunderstorms. rainfall totals around a third of an earn to a tenth of an inch. 63 in edgewood. drier air beginning to move in out of the south and west. that will impact us by tomorrow. we'll talk about your forecast into the day tomorrow and beyond. new tonight the ravens playoff chances took a big hit. since 1996 ray lewis had been the face of the franchise. >> he will be out after tearing

his triceps. roosevelt leftwich with more. >> reporter: it happened near the end of the game. ray lewis was back in the middle of action when he felt that pop in his arm. we all know exactly how bad this tear s if he's going to be out for the rest of the season doctors say it can be one of the worst types of tears you can ge as one of the teams leaders, ray lewis is almost invaluable to the ravens defense. this is news that no ravens fan wants to hear. >> ray has a triceps tear a complete tear, so he will be out for the season. >> reporter: ray lewis was injured on this play. you can see him flexing his arm on the side lines and the doctors working on the arm. webb was also injured. he tore his acl. coach harbaugh said it's time for some of the other guys to step up. >> the guys who will be playing

are the same guys who stepped in and played last year to a large extent. those guys played a lot of football. we have a lot of confidence in them. >> reporter: although it's not easy to do considering what ray lewis does, tearing the triceps is part of the territory. ray lewis may have a long time to recover. >> it could tear the fibers or the insertion where the tendons come into the bone. that would be more serious. if you tore a piece of bone away from bone or tendon pay way from bone, that will have to be surgically repaired which could take you up to six months. if it's a muscle tear, then a nonoperative treatment. >> reporter: coach harbaugh said he wasn't able to find out if ray lewis would need surgery or no he said hoe found out about this before the news conference.

he will talk to ray as soon as he's able to. what does that mean as far as ray staying with the team? he's 3. coach harbaugh said he wouldn't venture a guess. he said it probably will not be the last you'll see of him. >> the week ended with a double shooting at a popular club. a man opened fire right outside club mirage on west baltimore. two men were hurt. they will if putting officers outside is necessary at the business' exspefnlts businesses which experience three incidents of violence within a year are subject to being shut down. a community is healing after four young children and a grandmother lost their lives. tonight a vigil is being held for the victims. cheryl conner is live with the

details. sounds like these guys are stepping in to help out. >> they certainly are. the bright lights and the loud engines from towing trucks is not your normal vigil but the towing industry in baltimore is getting behind the family that needs so much help. nancy worrell and her four young grandchildren died in that fire last week. trucks are gathering at pauly high school. they will caravan over to the home and they will do what? leon binge joins us. >> we are here to help out the family, local independent drivers top donate some money to help them with their funeral. as you can see several of the

drivers are here. >> there will be one funeral for all five victims. will money be raised to help with the funeral cost? >> yes. that's the intention. >> reporter: no offense we typically don't want to see a tow truck driver but tonight you're sending so much good. >> it's good to give back to the community. some where along the line these families have used one of our service, so we're here to give back to the community. >> reporter: you're with lb towing. hey, -- guys, wave to us. we will be leaving from pauly high school heading to the home in northeast baltimore. there they will say a prayer and each driver is also collecting money. again, that money will be used for the funeral cost. so, guys, we'll bring you the latest at 11:00. back to you.

>> all right. a 15-year-old is stabbed at northwood high school in silver spring much the victim will make it. the victim is not cooperating with the investigation. an 18-year-old student is considered to be a suspect and police are checking to see if surveillance video can help with this investigation. in tonight's health alert doctors are washing that -- warning that the deadly meningitis outbreak could be getting bigger. now health officials say the rare form of meningitis could contaminate other products made at that acy. experts from the cdc are not sure how long it will take for the outbreak to slow down. until then they are encouraged to be on the lookout for symptoms which may not appear until after months of exposure. >> it's a very unusual infefntle

fungal meningitis -- intention, fungal meningitis. these cases are rare. one of the fungal pathogens is novel in as much as it has caused meningitis in the past. so treatment recommendations. we're learning as we go. in toon's consumer alert we warned you about lottery scams before but we have good news for you. joce sterman explains how we can learn from other people's close calls. >> reporter: the notices were hard to ignore, claiming you'v won more than $3 million and marylanders who got them just had to send back $20 to claim their fortune. >> what we tell people you shouldn't be making a payment to

claim a prize. >> reporter: they went after the las vegas company that scammed more than 700 marylanders with this scheme. >> this was a victory for consumers. >> reporter: the company, which used the name prize next beurre rope sent out official looking paperwork claiming to be part of the state of maryland, an agency that doesn't exist. the ag's office won the case back in 2010 and fined the company $25,000 and got refund to everyone who sent in money for the bogus prize. the attorney general's office said this lottery scam isn't unique. you may get a phone call or email claiming you won. you have to pay a fee. you won't win a prize. you'll just lose your cash. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> thank you. october is breast cancer

awareness month. we're teaming up to support the komen maryland race for the call. call 410-481-2222 or text pink to donate. think pink.

these ladies are sitting here waiting to pick up the phone. the phone number is 410-481-2222. give them something to do. they're smiling and eager to take your phone call. let's talk now to lisa from

johns hopkins, one of the many organizations that benefits. tell us about your program and how komen helps you. >> thank you for having me. it helps fund our breast cancer ?iefership program. they can do a follow-up plan as well as talk about necessary screening and surveillance doing forward as well as addressing any social issues. we offer patients webinars, news letters, videos as well on our website. >> how would your organization be heard if you didn't receive the money from the komen grant? >> we wouldn't be able to provide all the service, educational information and webinars. >> how many people would you say you guys reach? >> well, electronic resources reach 11,000 people a month. so thousands of people would probably lose these services if we weren't able to be funded

this year. >> okay. let's make sure this does not happen. >> thank you so much. >> the number to call is 410-481-2222. you've got about 15 minutes left to get your phone calls. also, we got the race coming up this weekend in hunt valley. for more information for komen maryland race for the cure and to hear about the stories, log on to abc2news.com/think pink. now i will send it over to the studio. rain is the story this afternoon and continues to be into the evening. a couple of showers, a couple of thunderstorms on maryland's most powerful radar. you can see on a closer zoom showers pushing through the baltimore area beginning to clear out in anne arundel county north of the state capital. showers extending all the way up really toward perryville all the way up into aberdeen and

southeastern harford county getting rain as well. showers on and off, going to be a good bet. how about the weather through the day. cloudy, dreary, 63 degrees at bwi. 71 would be our average temperature this time of the year. you get an idea of the contrast, 67 to 73. 71 was your guarantee. mark newton, congrats. you get an abc2 storm umbrella. the low part of the cloud deck, watch this drop in the cloud deck. beautiful fall foilage. havre de grace, rain coming down at times over the winter. there were a few showers tomorrow. you can see the leading edge of that next wave of shower activity. temperatures not bad, low 60s.

67 at the beach. our humidity, though, sky high in the wake of all the rain between really a quarter of an inch to half an inch on the western shore, west of the chesapeake. for delmarva more like a trace to a quarter of an inch. to the west additional moisture. we could see more on and off shower activity. most of it will quickly clear to the east. behind it not a lot. basically we're looking at a clear dry day, breezy day and into the day on wednesday. more dry clear weather as temperatures will have a chance to bounce back. tomorrow will be a cooler day despite the sunshine. you can see the cool air marching in. temperatures in the low 50s toward detroit. that's kind of where we'll be headed. we'll be in the 60s. we'll spend a good chunk of the early day into the 50s. dry weather to the west. big weather to the south and east. here it is, tropical storm

rafael getting better and better organized. we expect that rafael will become a hurricane over the next 12 to 24 hours. so make it a category one. the track of rafael keeping it offshore and bringing in big suffer. tonight 46. breezy cooler weather. tomorrow 65. that will be your two degree guarantee. how about the next few days. temperatures bouncing back as we go toward thursday. sunshine coming back. you'll feel that. then into friday and saturday we bring in another weather system that could mean scattered showers, maybe a couple of thunderstorms. into sunday a sunshine kind of day. it looks like a damp start to the weekend but improving weather. back to you. >> listen, if you haven't seen it you have to check out abc's show "the list."

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it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year,

which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloading more taxis... welcome to bwi. ...carrying families with more luggage. thanks. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approve this message. we are committed to giving you the information you need. we are bringing you five-minute one on one interviews with the

candidates. joining me is senator ben cardin. talk to the voters. >> first, thank you for makerring this time available. i'm proud to represent the people of maryland standing up for their values. i fought to preserve jobs. i'm proud on my record on the environment, particularly the leadership i provided to protect the beloved chesapeake bay, proud on my record on the healthcare and providing our seniors with cancer screenings. i'm proud of the record on behalf of our veterans, the hotel for heroes program that allows the returning warriors, families can visit them while receiving their healthcare needs. i'm proud of the record i provided, a democrat that can work across party lines to get things done for the people of maryland. it's that type of biparty shon

leadership that we need in washington. >> we're dealing with a $16 trillion debt, 8% unemployment. where do you start to find the solutions? >> we need a bipartisan deficit plan. it has to be balanced. you need to reduce spending but you need to invest in program that is help create jobs. that's education, rebuilding our infrastructure, research and development. that's why i was a supporter of simpson bowls. >> condoleezza rice called education the civil rights issue of our day. >> i aagreement education is our highest priority. it's the great equalizer. i'm a proud product of the public schools. we have to invest in science, technology, engineering and math, the stems program, make

college more affordable. that's why i'm a strong supporter to provide increased pel grants -- pel grants. >> what do we do with afghanistan? what is the end game? >> first, let me thank the men and women who served in our military. it's incredible. i've been with them. we thank them for their service to this country. many have made incredible sacrifices. i want to chon grat late -- congratulate president obama for bringing our troops home from iraq. his plan is to bring the troops hope from -- home from afghanistan. i think we could accelerate that. it's time for afghanistan to take responsibility. >> is the healthcare reform act the answer. it's the landmark legislation. mitt romney said he will repeal it. >> i'm proud of it i'm proud of

the provisions i drafted. it price dental care for children -- provides dental care for our children, to allow people to get full coverage without pry existing condition -- preexisting conditions to allow parents to keep their children on their policies to age 26 or how we expand medicare to fill in that so-called doughnut hole and cover wellness exams, exestablisheddings the -- extending it, the provisions in the affordable care act. we have to build on that make it stronger. >> now while you're just one person running for congress, how do you address the ongoing stalemate that exists in both houses? >> you have to work across party lines. let me tell you some republican senators who i've worked with, lamar alexander. we've worked in what's called

mountain top. democrats and republicans working together, working with roger wicker to get the hotels for heroes program done. prob port man working with pension reform. john mccain, the two to advance human rights. democrats and republicans working together. >> senator ben cardin who is running for reelection. to see this interview and other candidate interviews, log on to abc2news.com/politics and do not forget to vote tuesday november the 6th. a quick check of the radar, guys. we will continue to see rain. watch out. rain headed your way toward chester town, rock hall and centerville. drier weather moving in but cooler to start off your tuesday. >> nice to have you back. >> that's right. live from yane r--- yankee

stadium. coming out. >> we'll see you tonight at 11. >> have a good one. to stay in maryland. it's just that simple, i mean, it's a no brainer. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware... and pennsylvania. one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion dollars. money that could have created good jobs and... better schools for us. question seven keeps maryland money in maryland. david smallwood: question seven, i think it will be a... good thing for the state of maryland.

as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i wouldn't want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, so i shouldn't deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. i support this law because it doesn't force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6.