daniel wiley opened the door 16 times three years ago but for the past decade he's been operating with no insurance. >> you get older. >> reporter: he says reising cost of -- rising costs of healthcare are hope -- out of his family's budget. >> hopefully this will develop into a system where everybody can have healthcare. >> reporter: just down the road, this owner says the changes will not only help his staff but thousands of uninsured marylanders. >> we just have to come up with a formula. how someone who makes $20,000 -- $20,000 a year, how can they afford the insurance and should they get it for free. >> reporter: for people like wiley, next tuesday kicks off

the ability to accord coverage. >> everyone who's eligible for healthcare coverage get it because when they're covered we're better off because the hidden healthcare tax and their hospitalizations are no longer there. >> reporter: it will affect hundreds of thousands across the board. baltimore, reporting for abc2 news. >> anyone uninsured or underinsured should contact the maryland health insurance. you can find the information at abc2news.com. for breaking story updates, look for her. some maryland muslims say the public school systems caters to christianity and judaism but turn as blind eye toward islam. some are trying to get school calendars to change to observe

the holidays. schools currently hold class on two of the holidays. >> my family is jewish. i would not want my children to have to choose between keepinger that attendance record, missing a lecture or observing our holy days. >> in 2005 the state board of education ruled against observing muslim holidays. the montgomery county school district said quote, state law makes this clear we cannot close for religious purposes but only for high operational reasons. we want to know what you think about this. should school districts close for two important muslim holidays. join in on the conversation at abc2news.com/facebook. >> take a good look at these pictures. investigators in montgomery county say these men are placing skimming devices on atms at banks in bethesda and chevy

chase designed to record account numbers which thieves use. if you recognize these men, you are asked to call montgomery county police. to avoid becoming a victim, inspect the gas pumps and atms before using them. look for scratches or residue. when using your atm cover the pad. that way a hidden camera or someone looking over your shoulder cannot see the numbers. all the health department if you come into contact with raccoons a rabid raccoon was found last week at downs park in pasadena. there was one found in a park in annapolis. rabies is treated with a vaccine. they have seen an increase

tonight. >> all right. we all watched in horror as manny machado was carted off the field yesterday. >> we'll tell you how badly he was hurt. >> what will happen -- really happened between sweet pea and jacoby jones. >> 74 at bwi, just about normal. we're guaranteed 71. no two dprg weather -- weather -- two-degree weather. we have more coming up on abc2 news at 6.

all right. we see the key bridge. seeing some of the leafs changing. first, we talk about the leaf peeping. >> they call that in new england, leaf peeping. the nights are getting chilly. yea, the change of the leafs to cool temperatures. let's take a look at what our fall foilage may show. this spring brought a wet period from may to late june. the dry conditions allowed for the perfect balance of moisture content. that allowed for the trees to blossom. another advantage, the lack of major storms this year. all the trees are noise handful. we are anticipating a cool finish to september lasting into

october which experts say are the perfect nerd for vibrant -- ingredient for vibrant colors. a different story. the season kicks in earlier, so as for western maryland, by the middle of next month they will reach their peak intensity. experts warn too much warmth can ruin the process. too much cold air could ruin the process as well. out to the west of maryland the colors become more viep brantd by the month of october -- vibrant by the month of october. that's why we have to rely

on rely -- rely on buck showalter. >> i try to be optimistic. i would be that way regardless of what the radiologist said, okay, so i'm going to let the medical people do their work and at some point i feel confident manny will be playing for us early in the year. >> here's the deal. manny machado was at the ballpark and scheduled to speak to us in about a minute. after that buck, the general manager of the orioles and medical personnel, i don't know if it's going to be the doctor or someone with the hospital, this will be at the ballpark. we'll have it at 11:00. >> the woman accused of hiding

jacoby jones in the head with a champagne bottle says it's a lie. she goes by the name sweet pea. she said jacoby and i had a verbal confrontation and i never hit him with a bottled i wish people would stop spreading lies on the internet. sweet pea said she's a waitress and the woman partying on the bus are not strippers. jones was injured in the opening season against denver and hasn't been on the field since. weather wise, chris cal clear. beautiful clear weather at roland park. i tell you, moss of the trees are around the immediate baltimore air, still generally green, a little bit of color

change. as we continue there's more color in baltimore county at our lady of grace. at deep creek lake more change in some of the trees on the horizon in the high country, the high terrain. so a lot of the trees are ever green so you don't see that out here in garrett county. again, just a scenic, scenic spot. by the way, we're tweeting about your best fall color. got foliage, just hashtag got time large. deep creek lake cooler than this. at the airport 73. pressure is high. clear and chilly first thing in the morning. sunshine breaks through midday and continues into the afternoon and really, just a beautiful setup. it will be cool by tomorrow evening. sunny days and warm afternoons and cool crisp nights. that's going to be the pattern. it continues with a light north breeze.

tomorrow the wind, which was -- less breezy tomorrow but just as clear and really just as uneventful. your travel plans across the entire u.s. looking great. in nova scotia they have a low pressure area there. we'll talk about that in a second. also, some rain developing down toward birmingham, alabama. there's two lows on the map, one in lower maine, one down into the deep south, south of kentucky. but high pressure dominating. that will keep us very clear tomorrow, cloud free again. you do see that area of low pressure that came out of tennessee and northern alabama. that continues to stay south of maryland and does not impact our weather. a few more cloud cost mix in by thursday. what you do see, also, is this cluster offshore. that area of low pressure coming out of birmingham. this could be a decent size

coastal run are into the second half into monday and tuesday running up the coastline. it could generate wind, shurs and a decent amount of cloud cover into early next week. you can see the center of circulation here. this very weak looking low ultimately could be the nexus or the core of that coastal storm system that runs the coast beginning into sunday and monday. we'll keep an eye on that. tonight down to 46, staying clear and cool. tomorrow 75. mostly sunny. what else is new and clear, cool tomorrow night. guess what? more sunny clear days, in the 70s. we'll keep that going into the weekend hours. there you go not a bad setup at all. really nice, actually and more of the same. really, talking about at 5, you don't want to take these days for granted. these will be gone in short order. we could get multiple days of

gray, rainy chilly days. there it is, jamie. you want to stay on top of it. >> manny machado, not a torn mcl. the team's trainer said he should be ready for spring training. he should be out six to eight weeks. >> not catastrophic. >>ll right. we'll have more at 11. >> the lights won't shine on the scripps national spelling bee until may. >> right now is the enrollment season, the time of the year that schools can sign up to participate. then their students have the opportunity to compete not only in the classroom in the school spelling bee but regionally and nationally. >> and ew scripps runs the

spelling bee. have you ever wanted to smell like a superhero? now you can. >> have you ever thought about what a superhero smells like? we introduced you to andrew levine who is combining his love of comics with cologne. it's come meek book themes to get you in touch with your inner crime fighter. >> doing the avengers was fun. you have captain america, iron man. >> reporter: their latest cologne pays homage to the man behind some of marvel's most notable heroes. andrew is releasing the cologne just in team for marvel, agents of shield. it's based right there in hunt valley. >> i wouldn't think that a superhero who smell good. not bad. >> we had to check in on jacoby.

we are hot on the jacoby trail trying to figure out if he dropped sweet pea. she's not on "dancing with the stars" but if he tried some of lips "dancing with the stars" moves on her. we're not shure and duff goldman is cutting a world record cake. it's a cheesecake that you want to check out. >> no samples in the newsroom. >> sorry. >> you can catch an all new episode of the "the list." it starts on 7:00. then the season's premiere of marvel's agents of shield. we'll be right back.

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crowson to benefit the leukemia and lem foam a society -- lymphoma society. >> it's for a good cause. >> that's right. had perfect weather for that today. here, golf tomorrow or a late round this evening. around 70, falling in the 60s. more 70s on tap. really nice. the change could happen sunday into monday. we'll keep you posted. >> i'm tweeting it out. manny will be okay.

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tonight last stand, the explosive end to the siege at the mall in kenya. new pictures and new questions tonight. are some of the terrorists americans, are some of them women? actress who used a hit show to

take on the church of scientology and what the church says in response. >> the church is looking for me to fail, waiting for me to fail. real money. we help a family get back nearly $7,000 and show you simple ways to change those outrageous hospital bills. good evening to you. as we come on the air tonight, the siege at the shopping mall in kenya an the final search for hidden terrorists under way there. also tonight we see some of the suspects in action. everyone is studying the photos. did some of the terrorists escape by hiding among the fleeing hostages. alex marquardt is on the ground with the very latest for us in nairo nairobi. >> reporter: this was the end game, the explosive conclusion

to the four day siege. as troops swept through the mall looking for terrorists, one soldier tossed a grenade, then took cover, waiting for the blast. the president of kenya told the country the terrorists were defeated. >> intelligence reports had suggested that a british woman and two or three american citizens may have been involved in the attack. we cannot confirm the details at present. >> reporte today we saw the first images believed to show the attackers. a tweet allegedly posted by the terrorist group al shabab categorically denies the involvement of any women. but an eye witness told a different story. >> instantly it was this is a woman. >> reporter: tonight there are reports that some of the attackers may have slipped out in the confusion on saturday as more than 1,000 people were evacuated from the 300,000 square foot mall. there are unforgettable stories and images of survival.

this picture of a woman and two children taking cover. then their rescue caught on tape. a man also lying on the floor crawls slowly to reach them. he picks up the little girl and then takes the young boy in his arms, crouching low as they run between kiosks towards safety. across the atrium in the supermarket as shots rang out, 19-year-old dorcas mwangi hid for four hours under a pile of suitcases. her brother texted her that the attackers were killing non m non muslims and sent her a prayer to memorize. >> i sent her a prayer. >> you would have been able to recite it. >> yes. >> reporter: she says it was her own prayer that got her through the ordeal. >> honestly, i was praying the whole entire time.

>> reporter: there are still more than 50 people missing including civilians and terrorists buried under that rubble. tonight kenya's president dispatched a forensic team to study the attack and determine which countries the attackers came from. >> thank you alex marquardt in nairo nairobi. back here at home, the dramatic story of a handshake that did not happen. the president of the united states and the new president of iran amid predictions of a break through with america's adversary. abc chief white house correspondent jonathan karl is here to tell us what happened. >> reporter: president obama was hoping for a historic shand shake, the first in three decades. it was the iranians who said no. white house officials say the iranians turned down the handshake with president obama, saying it was, quote, too complicated back in