some people considered a necessity. what's a lot of the things being discussed have some elements of attack, some elements of a fee. >> it is a tax. >> a tax is a tax is a tax. >> they say he raised taxes by 58%. >> he raids -- he raised taxes. >> the property tax dropped from 13.2% to 11.2%. >> i thought i knew bob ehrlich but then i found out he read barbara taxes on every maryland family and business. >> the graphic is true.

the statement that it happened to every maryland family and business is not true. not everyone is a landowner. >> he increased college tuition by 40%. >> that is true, but they are set by the board of regents and not the governor. ehrlich cut state aid to the university system knowing they could raise money from other sources including tuition. >> made $2.5 million working for lobbying firms. >> that is the combined income. the largest share comes from carlisle. the ehrlichs hosted a radio show. he advertises himself as a full business law practice. he has not -- he is not a registered lobbyist. bob ehrlich released the television ad he calls "the road map for maryland."

it offers broad solutions but it does not detail how it will be accomplished. tomorrow, the national republican party goes to bat will -- for ehrlich. wbal-tv 11 news. >> the rematch between o'malley and ehrlich remains close. recipes and released a poll today showing the other o'malley leading 50% to 40%. that is within the 4% margin of error. >> it will michael 911 said her aunt had been beaten. tonight, a strange twist. police have -- police have charged her. barry simms is a lie that central booking and has disturbing details. but -- barry simms is live. >> the charges are murder and assault. according to authorities, a psychiatric assessment was held today for her. the investigation began with a

call to 911. >> police responded to a call placed by the suspect indicating she was involved in an assault with her aunt. >> they arrested the 34-year- old simmonds and she is charged with murder and assault. she is accused of beating her and with this the steering wheel club device. >> she was struck repeatedly with the device generally used to secure the steering wheels. >> according to court documents, after dialing 911 at simmons said, "my aunt is lying on the floor dying because i hit her with the club. i heard my antenna i do not know why -- i hurt my aunt and i don't know why." they found her with the blood on her face and clothes. >> homicide detectives

responded and interviewed her on the scene. we are fairly confident she is in the the person responsible for the accident. >> at the home where the attack happened, a woman had no comment. neighbors say she was a nice woman who always spoke to them. they call the situation "extremely sad." detectives still have no idea what caused her to strike her aunt. >> this is still preliminary. we do not have any indication of motive at this time. again, the suspect was taken into custody and i am sure more will develop. >> a bill review hearing is set for tomorrow. reporting live from east baltimore, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the doctor shot at johns hopkins is improving. dr. cohen has been upgraded to good condition. detectives say he was shot in the abdomen after briefing the man about his mother's medical

condition. he shot and killed his mother and then turned the gun on himself. >> tonight, jurors in the first of several trials in the murder for hire death have reached a verdict. lisa robinson is following the case and joins us live with the very latest. >> of the jury took less than two hours to convict him of first-degree murder and conspiring to kill her husband. >> we are pleased with the outcome. this was a difficult case. it is clearer that the defendant was not present at the scene of the crime, but we felt he was such an important go-between with some of the other co- defendants in this case that it was important he also be punished and held accountable. >> i think they made the wrong decision, but i also -- i will be filing the appropriate

motions for a new trial and certainly an appeal as appropriate. i feel the wrong decision was made. my client maintains his innocence. we have a strong basis for an appeal. >> that was lisa robinson reporting live. authorities are investigating a drowning in edgewood. investigators say he drowned after he fell off a pier last night around midnight. died teams found his body under the pier. right now, there is no evidence of foul play. firefighters have their hands full with a two-alarm fire in west river. they were called last night and it took about 90 minutes to give the fire under control. fortunately no one was injured. the causes under investigation. >> stay with us. a lot more news ahead including the celebration of citizenship in baltimore county. >> tonight, we learn more about

what happened when a high school student was killed trying to cross this intersection in the hartford county last week. >> you think you had animated discussions about the ravens today? john harbaugh explains his heated thoughts from yesterday's game later in sports. >> a beautiful monday afternoon with the beautiful temperatures. it will stay that way for another day or so. heat and humidity on the way. your seven-day forecast coming up.

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>> more than one dozen people were welcome during a celebration as citizens of this morning. it included 20 candidates from 16 different countries. it is part of the u.s. citizenship and immigration service's annual constitution day and citizenship day festivities. >> and much more somber mood in harford county today. students return to their high school without one of their beloved classmate who was head and killed by a car on friday. >> we have new details on what witnesses saw that night. >> the high school community mourns the loss of a freshman and star athlete who was killed

friday. tonight, we learn more about what happened. he felt more like a big brother to the freshman whose death has the community in shock. >> from head to toe, he was amazing. what ever joey did come he was going to be great. >> the aspiring singer was with friends which margin one month with his girlfriend. >> whenever you are upset, he was the person to go to. he always knew what to say. >> he was trying to cross route 44 -- grew 24 last night. police say he tried to cross the street anyway. he walked in front of a car waiting to turn left. that may have blocked him from the view of a northbound subaru and it ended up hitting him. >> i thought there was no way

something can accidently happen. there is no way. he is too good of a human being. >> according to friends, the accident may have been a result of a dangerous game they play. >> we all try to jump the gun. we think, "oh, we should just go. if a car sees me, they will just stop." >> his brother was with him when it happened. >> state police have ruled out factors in this case. the driver of the car has not been charged. wbal-tv 11 news. >> funeral arrangements have been finalized. they will join that mark -- not a christian church -- mountain christian church. in lieu of flowers from the family is asking for donations

to the football recreation program. you can go to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on local news. >> a ravens assistant coach is facing dwi charges. the assistant defensive line coach was pulled over for speeding and the beltway saturday morning and is charged with seven motor vehicle violations including driving under the influence. he was also charged with a dui in may of this year. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> hard to be a day like today. great conditions. the humidity, bright sunny skies, right around the normal high of 77 degrees. we hit 78 degrees. record highs in the 90's. at bwi marshall, we have not seen before the's since june 11th.

in might happen tomorrow morning. we could see temperatures in most areas dropping below the 50 degree mark. it was not only in the the 40's but it was in the 30's across the northern great lakes almost close to freezing. there was a chilly temperature reading this morning. 64 degrees for the los a far today at bwi marshall. we could hit below that. temperatures will fall quickly throughout the early evening with clear skies as indicated on the satellite imagery. the wins will diminish and the air is very dry. that will lead to rapidly falling temperatures. 69 degrees. westminster is at 72 degrees. hagerstown in the mid 70's. some of the spots in garrett and allegany counties may drop into the 30's overnight. around here, we will have a wide range across the inner harbor to the outlying suburbs. we will probably drop into the

mid to upper 40's by early tuesday morning. producing very comfortable weather again for the day with lots of sunshine. about the time officially becomes fall, wednesday, thursday into friday, the heat in the country will come back. the first couple of days will feel like summer as some of these areas where temperatures are in the 90's. one more comfortable dave and then the war of the see out here from 89 in st. louis, and that will be coming in on a south, southwest breeze. sunny and beautiful. the humidity will begin to return on wednesday. it is possible some of the isolated storms will work their way towards baltimore wednesday evening. we held on for a slight chance for a thunderstorm on thursday and friday as well.

tomorrow should be dry, sunny, and very nice with a light southwest wind. sunrise @ 6:53 a.m. wind wil be light on the day. the bay water temperatures will be right around 75 degrees. 30's in the morning and then a nice comfortable morning with sunshine about 75 degrees. from baltimore down to cambridge, look for some tschida around the bay. 79 degrees or so. lower eastern shore should hit the mid to upper 70's. the only problem could be dangerous rip currents because of the tremendous storm that went just to the west of bermuda, igor, which is pushing into the north atlantic. here are the remnants of what was once hurricane julia. the national hurricane center will monitor all of this down here. some of these show a promise of

turning into a tropical storm. once igor is gone, we may get a day or two without worrying about the topics. and 70's inmorning the afternoon. fall officially begins at 11:09 p.m. wednesday evening. right around 90 degrees with a slight chance for a storm wednesday and -- thursday and friday. cooling-off into the weekend. >> 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> looked at the plus side, at least the ravens do not have to deal with the pressure of a perfect season. too soon? the ravens lost in cincinnati in the to do this in a game they could have so easily won. as well as the play on defense, they had two plays that could have changed the outcome. this intersection on a third down near the goal line lead the cincinnati bengals make a field goal on the next play. later in the have come a drop in

a section of the 30-yard line which would have put them into scoring range. down 6-0 at the half. great start to the third quarter and you thought maybe it would be the start of a win. the open with an 80-yard drive. flacco was amazing and made it look easy. nothing came easy after that. 7-6 ravens 0 lead. all kinds of controversy. here was a clean hit on polymer. they called a late hit. bad call all round. the former head of referees even said it was a bad call by the officials. the bangles keep the drive alive. this sets up the field goal. the cincinnati bengals are of 12-10. the ravens get the ball two more times and both times it ended in an interception. the johnson pick set up nugent's's final field goal. they could not overcome too many ex -- mistakes. a career high four interceptions by joe flacco >> -- joe flacco.

>> he always bounces back. he started the second half. he has always done it in the past and that is the kind of person he is. he is a competitive, talented guy. he is starting his third year. if you look around if the history, there will be ups and downs. >> john harbaugh expect a lot of that -- a lot out of harbaugh -- out of flacco. you can expect a lot out of harbaugh. the ravens head coach had one of his most animated moments after day on the sidelines after the bad call came on the heels of a questionable tripping call against ray lewis. harbaugh did not farther -- bother with diplomacy. one day later, with a little less of adrenaline, he took a more philosophical coach. >> he is really talented. i was a little animated in describing the strike zone, i think.

i think he understood the emotions of it. i will make sure i let him know, i think was over the line in the my animation, without question. >> you can see and hear much more about the ravens india today's game on wbal + tonight at 7:30 p.m.. you can find it on 11-2 on comcast and jailed 208 on verizon. >> how can you miss it? >> every time you watch it, it still stands at the end. >> every time. >> two games and they have not given up a touchdown. if your defense is that good, it can still happen. >> , as a look at your seven-day forecast next.

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>> here is what we are working on for a 11 news at 11:00 p.m. trying to find a tristate serial robber. the political advertising wars are getting heated up -- ahead of the general election. of the general election. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference

between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.

>> on the days of falls, summarizes. >> he thought about that a lot. [laughter]

>> good luck finding that. 79 tomorrow. sunny skies. the last fall, complete day of summer 2010. filed against toward the end of wednesday, 11:00 to 9:00 p.m. is the equinox. it will be a warm day. right around 90 degrees for the first two days of fall. it's like chance for afternoon thunderstorms in the muggy weather. and will cool off. heading into the weekend. the ravens will be in town. we need football weather. 82 on saturday and 76 degrees on sunday. >> nice. thank you so much for joining us. "nbc nightly news with brian williams" is next. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com tax on everything you buy?

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