himself as a fiscal conservative. >> i think it is time for a new phase, some new ideas, and that is why i am running. the other candidate says he is also fiscally conservative. he also says he is a socially moderate candidate. >> i am able to address your now without written notes in front of me, reading a script. i can tell you right away that baltimore county is a county that has a balanced budget. we have a healthy surplus. >> their philosophies generated a lively discussion. >> it does not appear to me that this will conservatism would allow you to establish a pension, paying yourself and members of the county council 100% benefits. >> i would get 80% of my highest salary. >> which was the case prior to

conducting a study for reform. >> correct. >> future members will get 60%. that is a difference. >> you wanted it to impact potentially two council members that are returning to the council, which, in the big picture -- you keep interrupting me. >> there is an issue on electing school board members. >> i would like to use a school board nominating convention or the pta submit nominees that go to the county executive and the governor for approval. >> i support elected school boards only if they have taxing authority. >> they sparred over where the cap -- over whether the county faces a budget of more than $150 million. >> it will be a larger shortfall in the future. highview take care of the shortfall? you take money out of savings, which was done last year, or you move money out of capital projects.

>> pardon me, there is no fact based on that. we had a shortfall last year because the state cut promised funds. >> he questioned holtz's kratovil layer. >> you know nothing about that? -- he questioned holtz's credibility. >> you know nothing about that? you say you do not know where this republican funny money is coming in from outsiders. you expect to run a county government based on that? >> kevin has questioned the need a magnet schools on the elementary level. he says there is no evidence that indicates that charter schools are better than public ones. holtz says he will establish enterprise zones that include

tax breaks for businesses. >> our coverage continues online. all of david's bad check reports are there and so much more. >> baltimore city teachers rejected what was called a landmark contract offer. here is how the vote broke down. as you can see, it was not really close. 58% voted against and 42% were in favor of the contract. >> it is back to square one as the union tries to convince teachers to vote yes on the new contract. it took city teachers two days and six hours to reject the

contract. it is one that the school district and the union hall will pass. but it missed the mark with a majority of those who voted. >> i am disappointed, of course. but i really think that it was not a vote against the contract. there is just not enough understanding of what was in the contract. >> there is the proposed teacher evaluation plan, one that could attach pay to student achievement. >> those teachers who are saying we will not be able to agree to this contract until the details of the valuation are spelled out, i regard those as nay votes that will continue to be made votes. ihey are shortsighted, but the respect their opinion. >> i am for it.

i think more clarity needs to be done, but i am for what i have heard so far. >> i agree. if you're not comfortable, you need to do what you need to do to feel comfortable with your contract because it is something we have to live with for the next three years. >> that depends on how soon the union will be able to sell its proposal to the rank and file. whene is no word yet on the teachers will get to vote again. >> before they vote on the contract again, will there be an opportunity for them to get clarification on the so-called fine print? >> the union is deciding whether or not they will ask for the current contract to be extended. everyone agrees there needs to be more time. the teacher evaluation is still the key. but there is talk now that this

could have more time at it and it could be done over the next couple weeks. everyone agrees that more time is needed. >> why is reform often road block, from education to the fire and police pension system and health care? it took years to reform. our peoples as resistant to change? >> the baltimore county man accused of killing his wife, although her body has never been found, at one point, it appeared that the defense will have the entire case thrown out. >> it has been a stressful day for the prosecution which was supposed to wrap up its case today but will call new on planned witnesses to stand on monday. this is because the defense exposed an interesting event that happened during the

investigation. >> he left court friday afternoon with his lawyers who made a good attempt earlier in the day to have a whole case thrown out. the entire morning was spent with the defense cross- examining the state's key witness and lead investigator in the case. the lead attorney became animated, shouting at times, calling the detective a liar and that he deceived the judge, jury, and legal process. in earlier testimony, the detectives say that, when tracy's trans am was found in the 66 type -- 6600 block of ritchie highway, he arrived on the scene at 8:30 a.m., when to get the keys from her husband at 11:30 a.m., and then opened the car at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon. the defense johns did after finding a document from a baltimore -- the defense

challenged this after finding a document from a baltimore county -- once they were dismissed for lunch, the defense made a motion to dismiss the case. and look what the judge giving serious thought. he would eventually denied saying, "i will deny the motion because this is a jury trial. if a judge was deciding, things might be different. >> it would be different if it were perceived that the stay was producing testimony as the prosecutor said that deceived the jury. >> they asked him if he had lied or deceive the jury in any way and he responded no.

the state will pick up its case on monday morning. >> how prepared are first responders if aid disaster happens in our area. where are federal dollars being spent to have a homeland security issues? >> the homeland security secretary came to find out how many for tools and resources is being spent in this area. looking and rows and rows of boots and seeing generator after may not impress most, but she wanted to know more about held the region's first responders are. >> what is impressive is the quality of the people here. they're very experienced. they train well.

they cooperate across jurisdictional lines and work really well with fema, which is our primary federal responders. >> the pellicano came to baltimore to see this warehouse firsthand. -- napolitano came to baltimore to see this warehouse first hand. >> it provides much needed and resources for our first responders to prepare for man- made and natural disasters. >> disasters like the baltimore blizzard that happened one day after the mayor was sworn in. the secretary of the homeland security says that when the lessons were learned from hurricane katrina and rita. they must be prepared to handle possible terrorist attacks. >> we live in an ever changing threat environment. there are those who would seek to attack us, al qaeda or al

qaeda-affiliate's, for example. >> the feds are contributing nearly $2 million. >> she is help those in the area trying to target employers who have harbored or hired undocumented workers. >> we will be sure to -- be sure to stay with us right here. >> they have put a solid campaign together for the ravens. it is so good, he wants to sing about it. that is next in sports. >> 19 days and counting.

is a fund-raising frenzy until election day. we have more on the dash for cash coming up on our commitment 2010 report. >> it is a cool friday force. what about your weekend? how will show you what the seven-day forecast looks like. it is blustery with northwest

>> with of the midterm elections just three weeks away, there is a dash for cash. president obama was fundraising and delaware. -- fundraising in delaware.

>> many candidates are coming to washington to fill up their war chests. >> this election -- this election is a choice and the stakes could not be higher. >> the president was in and delaware campaigning. >> he is traveling all over the country doing fundraisers. he could be spending the entire month of october not so much doing the business of the president as being the chief fund-raiser. plessey is not the only one. in washington -- >> he is not the only one. and washington, there is more. >> a lot of challengers come to town. congressional leadership sticks around. >> since last month, they have collected 470 invitations for fund-raisers. >> some of these are funny. there is cigar-smoking and

bourbon-tasting affairs. sometimes they have sporting events, going to baseball games or concert. >> how much money are they raising? >> d.c. fund-raisers can raise tens of millions of dollars. >> that is way more than some candidates have been pulling at home. >> it is a shocking fact to some people because they expected their hometown rep will be getting the lion's share of his or her own money from their home state. the fact is that is not true. >> some candidates, especially from smaller states, raise up to 90% of their campaign cash right here in the nation's capital. >> we are talking about high wind. we were kept clear from the heavy rain that continues to

pound upper new england tonight. that nor'easter will still move deliberately up to the gulf of maine. we are out of the clear as far as that goes. we are still seeing the wraparound ground cover. it is 61 degrees downtown and 59 degrees at the airport. we talked out at 63 degrees today with a significant amount of sun. there are wind gusts out there. it will remain blustery tonight. all of those wraparound wins will be around for the first half of tomorrow and tonight. tomorrow, sky conditions will actually be very nice. it will be sunny in the mountains and 57 degrees. for the marathoners, it will be beautiful conditions with 65 degrees. there will be a possible wind

gust of 20 miles per hour. we are right where we should be for a nice fall weekend. while we see the wind tomorrow, we will see the nor'easter pulling away ever so slowly. it will still be a little blustery. we will see a nice warmup for sunday. your marathon forecast breaks down as so, 52 degrees downtown for the start of the race, 58 degrees by noon, and 62 degrees by the afternoon. the ravens are heading up north to foxboro. they are under the applause tomorrow of the nor'easter. the wind will be at of the west at 50 miles per hour to 20 m.p.h. up north.

there will be a gradual increase by monday and tuesday. the next best shot of charge comes in the middle of the week on wednesday. >> hitting real hard. ♪ ♪ >> that is how we do it. >> how was that for a new starter at practice today? they are thankful they have the nfl paychecks. but not all of them are in a good mood. concerns about sunday has had enough of the media. >> no comment. that is a ridiculous question. you can rephrase it though. make it a serious question and i would be happy to answer it. no comment. i'm not talking about that. >> when i hear john harbaugh

like that, i know his team is ready to play. coming up, a game where he returns an interception for a touchdown. he is a star on new england's defense. his thrill ride on the dolphins onday night have the ravens' full attention. >> in college, he was on special teams. man, he is playing that way now. he is doing the same thing on defense. we have to see where he is that on both phases. >> our extra points coverage have cameras ready for high school football. highlights will be here for you tonight on tv 11.

cc sabathia is on the mound in new york and the rangers are coming up to their first post season win. after watching the yankees sweep the twins out of the playoffs, there's nothing like it. they have proven more versatile than most. >> they are a very aggressive ball club on bases. that makes them dangerous. they know how to run the bases. you talk about speed. vlad bureau is not the fastest guy in the world. he runs hard and does not assume he will not score, that he will stop at third. he is just very good baseball. >> please stay with us.

bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected.

negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor. bob ehrlich-- a career politician we really can't trust. >> a 6-month-old is dead. her father is charged with murder. murder. tetso nearly has the charges

imagine denying a pregnant woman the choice of health care providers. only one senator voted with big insurance over pregnant women: andy harris. protecting our bay? harris was the only one to vote against cleaning up toxic waste sites. he always sides with the polluters, one of the worst environmental records in the senate. and harris was the only one to vote against extending education for special needs kids. no wonder his republican colleagues think he's too extreme. we can't afford his extreme ideas. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message

>> it looks like we have ideal weather for tomorrow. >> there will be plenty of sunshine. for the runners, it will be about 51 degrees or 52 degrees for the start of the marathon. by the end of it, it will be in the low-60's. it is looking good for tomorrow. we will be back into the low- 60's by monday and tuesday and a chance of showers for wednesday.

i like a party as much as the next gal but, come on. $60,000 for one dinner held by the department of justice. $66 per person just for bagels at one of the nasa's shindigs. i cracked down because big government shouldn't be funding big banquets with your money. some people say i'm a bit of a tightwad. i say, i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.