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>> you thought he had a hand in it? >> most definitely. we walk out at the denver game. the linebackers are lining up on their sideline. who do we see talking to john elway. i thought you're supposed to be neutral. not on one side or the other. i saw him on the sideline. i thought i know who he's going for. >> the full interview airs tonight. you can see it at 7:00 on espn eye guess he's in the -- >> i guess he's in the concerned about job security. >> some nfl players will wear pink for raise breast awareness month. >> ladies, listen up, the key to your breast health may be in a jar of peanut butter. >> weather wise today a mex of
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clouds and -- mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll talk about how things will shape up into your wednesday and beyond. that's straight head -- ahead.
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we're thinking pink here at abc2 because it's breast cancer awareness month. it's not just women who need to worry about the disease. it may be less common but that cancer particularly dangerous in men. >> i don't think men think to check for lumps in their breasts. >> reporter: that's what this tv anchor thought until it happened to him. 2004 he was diagnosed with male breast cancer. >> you can be masculine and term hall am every way and it can still get you. >> reporter: breast cancer is rare in men but this year over 2200 will be diagnosed with it and more than 400 will die.
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>> it doesn't make this any less important to be aware of changes in your body. >> reporter: men should pay particular attention to these warning signs. a lump in and around the breast. changes in skin surface or texture, nipple discharge or a dimpling in. >> the idea that men don't have breasts so how can they get breast cancer. >> reporter: there are risk factors, a family history, certain types of liver disease and genetic links, too. if a man carries a brca2 mutation like angelina jolie, his risk increases. the odds that he will pass it on to a son or daughter, 50%. bill, who considers himself cured says -- >> it's tough with the scarring. even though it's not as bad as a
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woman would feel, i feel uncomfortable. i never take my shirt off in public. >> reporter: a lesson for all men. get yourself educated and leave those myths and stigmas behind. >> that is why we are racing for a cure. the komen m. race is less than a month away, coming up october 20th. still time to donate or register to run. log on to abc2news.com/think pink. there you will find a link to where you can sign up for the race. >> all right. we got our pink on at abc2. boy, early october, starting off with an unlike october month. bwi. the winds are west, northwest at 8. so unseasonably mild. what we call this is indian summer a prolonged period of
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above average temperatures. that's what whole rae have to enjoy the next cup of days. frostburg out in the west, still a mild day on the campus at frostburg state, a little more fall color but still not peak color. it's better by garrett county and deep creek lake. take a look at the abc2 app f you have a great photo, easy to send it our way with the spot situation. take a quick picture. with that app you can shoot it to our newsroom. great way to become a make shift reporter. runners forecast, warming up tomorrow. actually warm for running in the afternoon but it will be a cool start first thing in the morning and the humidity will stay fairly low. it will begin to creep up. temperature wise, state wise, 80 in ocean city. how's that for early october.
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81 in baltimore and 18 in dulles. just a light west breeze keeping things comfortable. humidity climbing, moderately high. so a little more humid. it will make the temperatures feel warmer, at least up in the mid-80s by tomorrow afternoon. future interested in terms of cloud cover looks minimal the rest of the evening. we'll clear up. you can see the satellite trend beginning to clear. as we look beyond the state and to the west, we find very, very little. a weak frontal boundary that we antitoward checkland, basically high pressure remaining in control for the moment and that front will move slowly if at all over the next couple of days and hours. take a look at our future trend, any rain staying west. it's not the big sliding front. nor do we expect to see one until sunday night into monday. so the weather is staying calm
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across the mid-atlantic state and it's staying in the great lakes region. the tropics are getting more interesting. we have a large circulation south of cuba in the eastern caribbean sea, not too far from the dominican republic. as we take a look at that setup, this hear will continue to drift slow live west and northwest, and eventually across cuba may develop some model. it indicates it will develop into the eastern gulf into a more potent storm and run up the coast and bring rain to maryland by early next week but that is one possibility, keeping an eye on that. tonight 58. 58 and mostly sunny. tomorrow night a cool clear night. only down to 60 on an october night. the next few days more of the same, low to mid-80s and lots of sunshine on tap. a few more clouds than we'll see on thursday.
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it's an indian summer type interested. then the possibility of big rain will be there if that care bean disturbance catches a ride up the east coast. if that happens which is one scenario, could be a lot of rain monday and tuesday. it's a story we could use. >> i don't think aill complain. a dry year. >> all right. kelly? >> a recent study finds girls who eat peanut butter or nuts may be less likely to develop benign breast disease. washington researchers looked at the eating habits of more than 9,000 girls and followed up with them when they were between 18 and 33. girls who ate peanut butter and nuts two times each week were 39% less likely to develop benign breast disease by the
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time they turned 30. >> reporter: peanut butter and peanuts are high in nat but healthy fat. so it's good to monitor. having one to two tablespoons of peanut butter a day is what's recommend. >> despite the potential benefits, you should still use portion control. >> less than 15% of americans survive cardiac arrest but there's something we can do about it, get more people to learn cpr. the survival rate almost doubled. additionally, the number of patients who made it to the hospital alive tripled and more were alive ament later. bill nye the science guy. but who's next. we have a look at where the celebs stand on the liter board. >> we all had that favorite sugary cereal as a child.
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you can grab a boll of lucky charms again.
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forget about the fiber one or bran cereal. trix aren't just for kids anymore. >> reporter: growing up, i was bombarded with cereal ads. they were the mini cartoons. marshmallows and chocolates, colorful characters trying to steal lucky charms or cocoa krispies. come to think of it, there as a lot of stealing. one of the most team must one
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was reminded. >> sellly rabbit. trix are for kids. >> reporter: these days they're being marketed toward adults. take a look at this lucky charms commercial. >> lucky charms? >> always after my lucky charles. >> oh, i for got how good they taste. >> i forgot you were such a pill from accounting. those did not have your name on it. you used my spoon. i heat you. anyway general mills estimates about 40% of its lucky charm eaters are adults. they have released their cereal count chock cow a, franken berry. when general mills was called out for pushing it on children, a rep said 60% of the consumption of the monster
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creerls are by adults, not kids. this year general mills has partnered with target to re-release old boxes, a move clearly designed to appear to nostalgia adults. they're even brpging back fruit brute a cereal discontinued in 1984 but has been taken on a cult following sense it was eaten in that classic movie "pulp feck son -- fiction." playing up the nostalgia angle is a smart move for companies looking to break out of the breakfast cluft -- clutter. >> watch it week nights at 7:00 followed by let's ask america. people who drink would inon
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a regular basis are heavy handed. that's pay cording to researchers at iowa state and cornell. the standard serving of wine should be 5 ounces but researchers found they poured more than that. you're more likely to pour too much wine if the glass is wide. you're more likely to overpour if you're a white wine drinker and more likely to pour in a glass if you're holding it compared to sitting it on the table. that makes sense. >> okay. spoking of alcohol, new at 6, furloughed federal workers can grab a drink for free. >> you should never drink or drive or never text and drive. there are brand-new laws. those stories and more coming up for you at 6.
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all right. we said good-bye to the science guy, bill nye, the second celeb rete of the season to be eliminated. bill and tyne. >> dancing with an gyre is never the right form you a it win "dancing with the stars." bill nye was all but sidelined this week. it want enough. tied for last's, judges scores from this week knocked him out of the competition. >> it's disappoints but almost certainly for the best. >> reporter: brant daugherty took the judge's load with
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partner murgatroyd. they scored triple nine's are their quick step. >> tonight we were on the map. >> reporter: a point from them, christina milian and partner mark ballas. just a point away, elizabeth berkley and her partner tied with nicole polizzi and sasha farber. >> i was shooting for eight. i was not expecting a nine. triple eights for leah remini and north dallas tony and amber
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riley and derrick hough. >> the dance of the night was not the cha cha. jack osbourne was in last's and valerie harper. 10 teams remain and they will be back monday night for week four of "dancing with the stars." in los angeles, george pennachio for abc fuse. a new apology from barilla pasta but is it enough. >> and the biggest myth about your pets. a new month felled with new laws. >> the courts have ruled then inher rntly dangerous. tonight the renewed fight over pet bulls. >> the first day for signing up for healthcare coverage under the affordable care act didn't go exactly as planned. the problem some people ran
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into. i'm jamie costello with kelly swoope. two major driving laws go into effect. they involve cell phone and seat belt use. >> less want you to put that phone away. >> reporter: this seat belt and cell phone laws start today. it as reason enough for any law enforcement officer to pull you over, even if you're obeying all other laws. in rang recount county -- anne arundel county today officers were enforce tsmght he has been enforcing driving laws for 17 years. he has seen the danger in cell phone us. >> an amazing situation how people lose their cons strappings and their foe -- concentration and their focus on what's important and that's
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driving. she has no clue. >> reporter: besides cell phone use, one of the new laws is you must wear your seat belts. it is important. this is with can happen at 10 or 15 miles an hour. >> it really surprised me. i didn't think it would be that bad. once you get on it it's bad. your head goes back. not a good feeling. >> reporter: it's in the just the driver who has to have his or her seat belt on. anyone in a car seat must be buckled up. >> i have never seen anyone not wear a seat belt. >> there he is in the white van. >> reporter: in anne arundel county, don harrison. >> if you sues a cep companyd that contributes to an accident, in i decision to the fine, you
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condition get three points added to your record. owe own in thes to the gun law hope it will be stopped. starting today several weapons are band. there are new laws for handgun purchases. you have it pay a licensing if he and you also have to be fingerprinted. well, pit bus are considered dang in our state. the courts have ruled. today the baltimore county how main society met with governor martin o'malley's office to discuss the pet bull law. too many pits are being dropped off at the shelter and no one is adopting them. they said they have it find a way it help. >> the perfect scenario should be protecting pet owners and victims. that's what it boils down to. pet owners should be responsible
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but victims should be careful. >> levine said he is pleased with how things went and is hopeful things will change in the future. investigators are releasing more information about that large fire in lansdowne that left more than two dozen people homeless. it was all an accident. 13 adults and 14 children were able it get out to safety. the firefighter suffered a minor hand injury. anytime it gets above 80 in october, it's oktoberfest. abc2's chief meteorologist wyatt everhart has more. it's a short spike in temperatures that will last for about a week. indian summer. 82 in baltimore ball. 5 in perry hall today. -- 75 in perry hall today.
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in terms of whether coming our way, we have to watch this, tropical low developing. to mow it's -- me it's looking impressive. tonight clear and cool. we'll have much more straight ahead. wheel the government remains shut down, a key come onen in the rolled on. >> the uninsured can start calling in and figure out which healthcare plan best meets their needs. the maryland health insurance exchange had a few signals. there were long waits on the web sie. the exchange said their system was overloaded with more than 1,000 calls. 80,000 people on the site at once. the secretary of health and hygiene

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