washington navy yard. the fbi said there's no evidence that alexis was targeting particular people. the agency believes alexis was delusional. police are trying to bring the community together after shots were fired in an odenton home. police are trying to calm fears, and take information on the shooting. no one was directly hit by gunfire but an infant girl was cut by falling glass. police do not believe the shooting was random. 35 students were taken to the hospital after a car ran into their school bus. the students attended north point high. the crash happened not far away from the school. authorities sid a cadillac escalade hit the bus.

you know, we had a beautiful day today. the sun and temps in the 70s. wyatt everhart is there to see if the skies will continue. this has made you a popular guy. >> there have been a few clouds coming out of the south. we have not seen rain. a little disturbance bringing some rain to areas as close as southwest virginia and down into the sheenen doe ya. i don't think we'll see rain in here this evening, but temperatures running mild will slowly taper off into the 60s. overnight you see the hour by hour setup, a few clouds by midnight and a cool start with lots of sun. we'll talk about how things will change to a slight degree into the weekend. that's coming up. >> all right. the clock keeps moving. congress is running out of -- time is running out of time.

the partisan battle revolves around funding the affordable care act. karen travers has the details on where congress stands. >> reporter: yesterday at 2:41 p.m. republican senator ted cruz started talking on the senate floor. >> most americans could not give a flying flip about a bunch of politicians in washington. >> reporter: he kept talking. >> red neck rule number one. most things can be fixed with duct tape. >> reporter: he even read a bedtime story to his daughters watching in texas. >> i do not like green eggs and ham. >> he's pushing for defunding of the president's healthcare law. the government will shut down at 12:01 on october 1st if congress does not pass the funding. they passed a bill that with

keep things up running but it completely doe financeds obamacare. >> this law is a train wreck. >> reporter: over the next few days the bill will be amended to put the funding back. on october 1st, a key component goes into effect. >> when people look and see that they can get high quality affordable healthcare for less than their cell phone bill, they're going to sign up. >> reporter: the senate will spend the next few days debating the funding bill and will send it back on monday hours before the shut down dead lien. karen travers. >> karen, senator cruz did not surpass the longest seat. that goes to former south carolina senator strom thurmond

maid during the civil rights act. we've been here before. government shutdown not unprecedented. it happened 17 times. the last time was in 1995. a stalemate kept00,000 federal workers at home for five days. federal offices and national parks were shut down. cleanup at more than 600 toxic waste sites stopped and it lasted for 21 days. the final cost was $1.4 billion. new shops have opened up at the canton crossing. we have more on what we can expect on this massive construction. welcome. >> no matter who i talked to today they were very opening about the shops opening at

canton crossing. there's a lot going on with construction crews working. even one of the restaurants opening up. there is a grand opening in less than two weeks with 70% of the storms opening on this day. people living and working in the area are counting down the days. >> we've been here for several years now. we had a cafe in our building. of course, we had the shops across the street, now with actually get restaurants that you can sit down and order. it will be great. >> the shops are located at boston and conklin street. there are a lot of new employees and job seekers very excited about what's to come. if you're looking for work, it's not too late. >> well, that was great. great job. how does that feel? >> you like to gamble?

we're getting ready for canton crossing. >> the new casino is coming along. we're going to take you inside the construction for a look at the process. >> a hot dog gets into a pickle. a dachshund climbs into a hole. >> you may need to get some tattoo the removed. how the army wants to restrict the ink.

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more than 60 people killed and dozens missing following that deadly attack at a shopping mall in kenya after gunfire and explosions were heard, the scene was finally secured. we have more on the search for more victims. >> reporter: expensians now observing the first of three national days of mourning,

remembering the dozens of innocent lives taken by terrorists at the mall in nairobi. some of the bodies are still. there forensic teams scouring the area for the buried. many being claimed by loved ones. some of the more than 1,000 people who were in the mall when the attack began saturday are sharing their survival stories,s this man coming face to face with one of the gunman. >> i said, yes, she is. he said ask her to cover up, and then he pointed the gun. >> reporter: 19-year-old darkis hid under suitcases for hours, her brother said the terrorists were killing nonmuslims. now investigators, including an american forensics team, are

trying to figure out how the terrorists pulled off the attack. a kenyan newspaper reports the attackers spent months studying the layouts, even operating a store where they may have stashed their weapons. while the group al shabaab claimed responsibility, investigators are trying to determine who the terrorists were. they say it's unclear if any women or americans were involved. reporting for abc news, new york. american security and law enforcement are pressing for access to the bodies of terrorists to determine if any americans were involved. a worker was rescued from a frederick construction site after getting stuck in the mud. the man was in a ditch when the water pipe burst. it filled the ditch, leaving the 49-year-old worker trapped. crews pulled him out of the waist deep water.

an amateur angler reeled in this thing. look at the teeth. that is a pacu, the cousin of a piranha. tommy boylen said he was shocked to pull it out of a small pond in jersey. boylen suspects that the fish ended up in the pond after someone emptied their fish tank there. all right. it took more than two hours of digging to get a little army back in the arms ofs it owner. this dachshund got trapped into a hole. fire crews came out to carefully dig around precious so the dirt wouldn't cave in on her. they got the first glimpse of her and let the owner pull her out. >> she's part of the family. we're very happy she's okay. >> it took 15 firefighters to

rescue precious. a couple showers south of our state near roanoke, virginia. nor looking for a little water on the lawn, fire up the sprinkler. we'll give you whether in motion, a blue sky it start things off. you see the high thin clouds coming in, not rain makers but enough to blot the sky out, same deal at roland park. how about a time lapse from the east side where you do see the clouds rolling. 75 at bwi and sunset getting earlier 6:58. a great fall foliage shot. send them our way on twitter or use your news app.

the runner's forecast tomorrow gorgeous, 54. not as chilly and upper 70s by 4:00. that's about where we are right now mid-70s. a little more sunshine. young we'll have as much cloud cover from that system to the sut and a light variable breeze will continue to be just that, light and variable. a couple of additional cloud cover coming in off that area of disturbed weather to the south into the day on friday. looks like things could be brighter but still rain free. the overall setup is fairly quiet f you have travel plans up and down the east coast, bwi, looking great, just a couple of showers to contend with toward the charlotte area. high pressure still generally controlling the northeast weather. that does reach just barely into the mid-atlantic. this storm system that's producing rain from the carolinas south, sort of a southern slider it.

should swing south of that high pressure cell and stay rain free. we should see included cover. so future temperatures as a result of a few additional clouds will be mild. certainly no big warm up. in the mid-70s. warmer to the south and beyond that into the day on friday you see a little bit cooler, around 70 degrees. feeling like late september. this system you see off of west that -- coats of of west florida, that system is set to stay offshore. tonight down to 50, dry with sun tomorrow. mid-70s, upper 70s. sunshine dominating. things look good into the weekend as we head towards bliss on the bay coming up the first

half of the weekend. we'll talk already were that later in the neighborhood. bliss on the bay. >> i like that. all right. kelly? >> it's house calls at abc2 and we're talking about those wounds that just wouldn't heal. we're joined by experts from the midtown campus. thanks so much, doctor, for coming back. tell us about those nonhealing wounds. >> talk your inviting us back. it's such an important problem. nonhealing wounds are wounds that haven't healed for four weeks. that means it's related to diabetes if you have problems in your veins. some people who are not able to move around may get wounds. all these different reasons can give you wound that doesn't heal. what happens, we get a defect in

our skin, which is the largest organ in the body. >> obviously, it's important to get treatment. tell us about the treatment you offer. >> so, you know, at the wound center we have a multidisciplinary panel. we try to assess the wound so we can understand the different factors. we offer simple things such as cleaning off the wound which is debridement or directly delivering oxygen to the wound. we can do different types of specialized dressings which can help accelerate the wound healing. >> talk it us about some of the physicians involved in some of the treatment. >> sure. when they asked me to be the medical director, the first thing you want to know is who is your team. when the hospitals merged and

became one institution, it brought together people from both institutions and gave us a very nice team. we have two primary care doctors, the chair of our family medicine and the president of our medical staff. we have an infectious disease specialist, the dpi who heads up the training program. dr. harrison, who was here last week is our chief of general surgery. we have two other general surgeons, myself and a pow die terrorist on -- podiatrist on the panel. so we can hop tiize the wound healing -- optimize the wound healing. >> the doctor will be with us until 6:30. the number to call if you want it get your questions answered 410-481-2222, house calls here. >> the army wants you to be all that you can be. that could mean ditching your

tattoos. how the army will restrict ink on soldiers and the concern over expledding e cigarettes.

we're talking house calls. >> how many treatments do you perform? >> it's important that they know they will be coming on a weekly basis. more importantly, it's about debridement. we published a report that says the more times upclean it, especially if you do it on a weekly bay circumstance wound

also heal faster. bacterias could form and antibiotics will notten trait it. when we clean it, we let the antibiotics do what they're supposed to do. >> 410-481-2222 is the number to call.

could too much ink keep you out of the military in the army is with to -- is about to change its policy on tattoos, banning them below the elbows and knees as well as above the neck line. new soldiers will have to pay to get them removed. current soldiers can keep them. the policy is about maintaining a uniform look and the change still needs time approval.

it's expected to be official in the next month or two. so we want hear from you, your thoughts about this. log on to abc2news.com/facebook and join in on the conversation. all right. smoking may be bad for your health, but could a popular quitting method be dangerous. the warning about exploding e cigarettes. construction on the brand-new here shoe casino is coming along. >> ever since masco started here a new island created, snow in september. mike masco has the weird weather phenomena that you should know about.

a woman kelled by a -- killed by a car had just moved here. angel chiwengo was in a car let by a speeding car.

her sister spoke with her and said her death happened 12 hours before the birth of her first grandchild. >> a man cuts open a window screen, slips inside an apartment and gropes a teenage girl who was sleeping on the couch. it happened in ellicott city on saturday. the intruder ran off stealing a cell phone and computer. >> senator ted cruz finally stopped talking because of senate rules. shortly after he ended his 21 our 19 minute speech, he joined others to move forward to deep fund the healthcare plan. weather wise a pleasant afternoon, mid to low 70s,

cooler in woodbine but basically refreshing. the nearest rain in southern virginia looking to stay there. overnight a few clouds into the 50s. >> jamie costello, kelly swoope, thanks for watching. just about this time next year maryland's fifth casino will open, this one in the heart of the city. >> the new horseshoe casino is promising not only glitzy upscale gaming but new jobs. >> reporter: if building construction can be measured by the number of cranes, then the new horse shoe casino is going full speed ahead. >> exciting news for us. like i said, there's a lot of excitement building ?pt community. >> reporter: just a year from

now this will become a $42 million project that will be upscale and classy. >> owe have some great baltimore city current businesses that will be in the facility and able to offer great food that they currently do in the city. 100 table games, 2500 slot machines, 25 table poker rooms and one of the best steakhouses in the city. >> reporter: the casino offers the city a number of new ref knew of opportunities. >> the mayor has been very vocal about where that's going to, the city of baltimore in terms of taxes. school funding, obviously, is a big one and the 1700 jobs. it gives everybody an opportunity to really build a career. >> reporter: concern over traffic congestion is also being addressed. >> widening to add turn lanes.

additional signal work. >> reporter: so any snags in. >> we really haven't had any issues. everything has proceeded as planned. >> reporter: by this time next your it should be open and ready to cash you in. from water on mars to a mud volcano in pakistan. mike masco is lear to break down some of the hottest science stories of the day. >> the most talked about stories across the globe. let's go to pakistan. we'll show you the earthquake that hit the country side yesterday morning. scientists are baffled why a tiny island was hit by this quake. te