of the habitat for humanity project. the guys said they who jump to the chance to help people in their own backyard. >> we're right down from m&t bank stadium. >> any time we have the opportunity to give back to the community i'm excited about it. >> volunteering. this is the third time players are taking time out to rebuild. >> that's what it's all about. >> a former nfl player got the boot on last night's "dancing with the stars." >> still ahead at 5:30 we'll separate contenders from the pretenders. >> and experts tell us the advice every expectant mother should fol for that one.

>> we'll take you all the way west where they had a frost advisory in garrett county, deep creek lake. cooler air arriving tonight but how much warmer do we get by your thursday and friday? stick around for that answer.

ladies you can relate to this. when you're pregnant, it's easy top find yourself drowning in advice. it's confusing. then there's the doctor, your friend and the internet. forget it. >> and there's megan prinkful -- pringle. she went right to those who have seen and done it all to find out what's important. what's the best piece of advice. >> reporter: when you're expecting, you can expect plenty of advice from everyone, whether you ask for it or not. >> lots of people saying the whole get your sleep now because you'll never get it again. >> reporter: she is expecting her first child any day. at this point she's getting advice. >> everyone means well, but a lot of advice from people who haven't had a child in many decades, maybe doesn't hold

quite so much. >> reporter: it can be overwhelming, so we decided to go to the experts. we went to the front line -- nurses. gbmc is a well oiled machine. labor and delivery is one area. post partum is in another. let's start with labor and delivery. >> drink a lot of water. >> reporter: they work with pregnant women before and on the big day. her advice take care of yourself the best you can. >> coming up with this next season comes the flu season. we recommend that they get the flu vaccine. >> reporter: then there's after the baby is born. this is when so many new moms and dads say and now what. don't take advice from grandma. >> it is the push at gbmc to take care of your patients and i hope to do that every single time. >> reporter: she's a nurse in post partum. if there's a person to ask, it's

pat. >> we teach them how to breast feed, use their car seats, eating good after preeing si. >> reporter: her advice don't feel guilty and don't worry too much. >> a lot of i guess people saying you'll figure it out for yourself, which is nice. >> reporter: if you need one, you can always ask a nurse, megan pringle, abc2 news. >> she looks good, doesn't she? >> great. >> she will deliver her first child anymoment gbmc is trying to get a photo of as many gbmc babies as possible. so come down to shawans down legacy chase. you can email the baby pictures

to pix at wmar.com. when this comes to this next story, chronic knee pain, the best way to aleeve hate it is through diet and exercise. they looked at nearly 400 people with osteoarthritis in their needs and split them into three groups, diet, exercise and exercise with diet. after three months, the diet and exercise group had less knee pain and better function. >> to increase the range of motion, decrease your ability to injure yourself and strengthen muscles so you can use your joint better without pain. >> researchers say intensive weight loss and exercise regimen may have both anti-inflammatories and by yes mechanical been fits, especially if the person can keep the weight off. it's important to talk to your doctor before starting a new program like this.

all right. let's start off with the radar just for fun. nothing in the entire region. where is the weather. well, pretty much down here. there are significant rain and flooding concerns. other than the very southeast corner of the u.s., it looks like this. sunshine dominating. time lapse photography here at the naval academy. looking down at the mighty severn river, a lot of midshipmen. 73 right now. winds are north at five miles an hour. sun sets tonight still past 7:00. your latest weather forecast in the palm of your hand with the news app. and by the way, you might want to throw that thing in the golf bag tomorrow. 75 late in the afternoon. this will start off with a north

bries and rotate. the humidity will be bone dry, low, low comfortable conditions. temperatures statewide running mild for this time of the year. normally more like mid to upper 70s in plate september, cooler than that now, especially at the patuxent river. otherwise, a refreshing breeze. no big thing. across the region, not a cloud in the sky, maryland, virginia, pennsylvania, new jersey. we're all clear. we have one disturbance over northern maine and a secondary system moving into northern mississippi and the deep south into the little rock area. for all of the central east coast it's about the canadian high providing mild and dry conditions and a light north breeze. in terms of any new weather makers on the board, you can see that system toward little rock just drifts south of maryland and into the day on thursday kind of kicks off the day.

this will merge with a secondary low a turn into a nor'easter. most of it keeps it well offshore. this could bring the wind, maybe some cloud cover sunday late into monday. otherwise, the tropics running awfully quiet. you can see no organized activity anywhere. as you look further to the south of the mexico there's one hear keeping a little bit of an eye on. even that looks disorganized. the tropics quiet as a movements tonight down to 46, clear and cool. tomorrow 75. sunshine will dominate the outlook. let's look at the next couple of days. temperatures hovering in the mid-70s, very nice, sunny, fantastic, sun tas tick. you see good weather holding up, maybe a few extra clouds well

offshore of maryland and into the early part of next week. so stay tuned on that. otherwise, enjoy the overall set up because it doesn't get much better. we get into a six, seven, eight days of rain in october and we will miss these days. >> i do not take these days for granted. kelly? >> all right, guys, we had our first "dancing with the stars" elimination of the season last night. former nfl player keyshawn johnson sent home. george pennachio spoke with the first couple to head home. >> keyshawn and sharna. >> someone had to go first. this was keyshawn johnson and sharna burgess. >> i had the great experience. i think sharna is amazing in

terms of a qoar -- core roughing gray fer -- choreographer. >> he gave everything he had. >> reporter: when you combine both weeks, amber riley and her partner topped it. it's corbin bleu and karina smirnoff. >> i just want to come out here every single weekend and put on a show. one point behind them was elizabeth berkley and val chmerkovskiy. three couples tied for fourth place. >> i feel really good about it.

>> love learning this. love seeing the cast. we don't want anybody to go. >> it feels good to know this isn't a fluke and i'm on the right track. >> next on the leader board, brant daugherty and bill engvall. nicole is next followed by bill nye. >> i'm not apologizing. >> there are 11 couples remaining and they all return next monday night. george pennachio for abc news. >> i don't know who's next. >> all right. treadmills, yes garks even apps. >> we'll show you some of the high tech ways people are getting their pets to not weigh so much.

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working out as gone to the dogs -- has gone to the dogs, pet treadmills and doggy yoga classes. we delve into the world of doggy fitness. >> what has 12 legs and close to half a million eyeballs, this video of dogs on a treadmill. the internet loves dogs on treadmills. they're so cute. look at their little feet move on a device made for people. if you dive head first into a youtube session of man's best friend on man's indoor exercise equipment, you may have noticed treadmills designed for dogs.

dog treads specializes in dog treadmills. it will set you back $699. you can work out beside your pump they're lower to the ground. there's a training fence and a tree holder. dog fitness is a bigger industry than you might expect. owners who want to track how much their dogs are doing may want to look into the westle device. it's a wearable fitness tracker affixed to the color and tracks things from rest time, play time, walk time and distance. you can use the data to compare your dog to other dogs or give a report to the vet. you can set daily goals for your dog's fitness. the whistle costs $100 and the pet tracker comes with a dlan

7.95 -- $7.95 monthly fee.if yod facing dog with your dog. >> here's what we're working on at 6:00. is it about religion in the push to close schools two months before holidays. >> and we'll hear about the woman who hit a ravens with a bolt.

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the high flying world of superhero. >> marvels, agents of shield takes you into the organization, tracking down the super powers. we have a sneak peek. >> the whole world is in on the action. >> reporter: it picks up where the avengers left off. >> all the things they've been keeping secret, they're a bet out of the bag. >> reporter: while you won't see robert downy, jr. in his ironman costume, he leaves his team of agents. >> i know he was killed in

action. welcome to level seven. >> who's that? >> a lot of deep emotion drama but it is an add venture story. >> reporter: he wrote and created the avengers, the third highest grossing film of all time and has been working on the next avengers film leading up to shield's tv premiere. >> i have to pinch myself every day onset. >> reporter: most of the stars said they read comic books growing up, and now they get to live the fantasy. >> all the things that they dream about, so it's fabulous. >> reporter: reporting from los angeles. >> that looks good. >> it comes on tonight at 8:00.

all good things must coming to an end. so when will this beautiful weather give way to something else. >> abc2 news at 6 starts right now. saying good-bye to healthcare as we know it. abc2 news tonight reports on how it's going to affect hour small business. >> two quick puffs. that's when my husband starting yelling for us to get down. >> when the shooting stops,ship finds one of her children is hurt. >> does the school calendar face some religion over others, the push to close schools on muslim holiday oles we begin tonight in odenton with the sound of gunfire in the air. five people went home when the shooting started. >> a 4-year-old was hit by broken glass. a frightened mother was inside that house. >> didn't know what was going on

and then when i realized that we were getting shot at, i was hysterical. >> a calm night with her children turned frightening. shortly before 10 last night someone fired two shots into her house. neighbors heard the shots. >> so i came to the door, checked it out. when i came to the door i saw a young man rning down the streets. >> reporter: they were home at the time. the oldest just four years old. carly was feeding her 7-month-old when the front window was shattered. >> two quick pops and my husband yelled for us to get down. >> reporter: she tried to protect her children. >> i got on the floor with the 7-month-old and i see the 18-month-old with blood on her face. i thought she got hit. i pulled her down and my husband

ushered us into another room and grabbed the 4-year-old. >> two shots were fired. no one was hit. this is inches away from being a tragic story. >> if i had been leaning more to the left, they would have gotten a head shot and i would not be here speaking. >> anne arundel county police are searching for the shooter and the reason someone would do this. >> i thankfully have been blessed enough to be missed. >> in odenton, don harrison. one pern is dead after a shooting in cecil county. investigators say several suspects tried to rob kenneth curry's apartment. the 19-year-old fought the machine and was shot. he died at the hospital.

another person showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound but it's not clear if that person is related to the home invasion. there was a violent collision early this morning. a honda with two men inside began to flee police near 25th and hartford road. the officers followed the car up to northern parkway where it collided with an suv. less are not calling it a chase or pursuit. the details on exactly what happened will take some time to figure out. the video was shot by a nearby neighbor who literally had a front seat to this morning's crime scene. >> started shooting immediately. not every day you see something like that. >> reporter: have you ever seen anything like that? >> no. >> so far police have yet to release the name of the person they were following or the victim. police will recreate the scene it determine what happened from beginning to end.

well, we're enjoying another crystal clear perfect fall day. we want this to keep going as we transition into fall. let's go over to wyatt everhart. what's the answer, wyatt? sunny, clear and just beautiful. this evening looks great for you. you couldn't get much better. low 70s, falling into the 60s. what little north wind we have left is very light, 5 to 106789 we have gusts closer to 20 but those are done. as cool as 49 but we will bounce back into the low 70s. the question, though, with a coastal storm system potentially moving off the maryland coast by the end of the weekend, we'll look at that coming up. a week from today you can start shopping around for health coverage as part of the health exchange program through the affordable care act. we have more on how the changes are affecting local businesses and