campaign issues. should slots come to and a rondo county? a new opinion poll shows and a rondo county remained evenly split on whether or not slots should be in the mall. >> 47% said they would vote, 45% of hose. the margin of error is 5%. some of the undecided voters said they remain unswayed by the tv ads. david collins joins us live from an rundle mills mall with a factor for ford. >> one of the key factors is the number of undecideds at 8% remain unswayed by the television ads so we did a fact check to reveal the answer on whether or not the casino will actually be connected to the mall. >> the only way to keep slots away from the mall is to vote against question 8. >> this ad for the no slots in

the mall campaign wonders if it will be a stand-alone building were connected to the mall. the chairman of the "no slots at the mall campaign at the go >> idec offense to this. >> there is an increased building open only to people 21 years of age and older. >> we decided to check the claims. >> they say the a rondo mills gaming community will be completely separate. >> that is true according to documents. the plans indicate the casino would be 125 feet from the food corridors until here which includes giving road between the mall and casino. >> according to the county director of planning and zoning, the mall land casino will be connected.

>> this is false. this is how the casino is connected to the mall. this stretches from the food court entrance to what is now a parking lot. documents did not indicate this will be in close, covered, or even attached. the director of the department planning and zoning became so upset he issued a statement. the maryland facility is a completely stand-alone structure. to say that it is attractive by virtue of this proposed walkway is like saying it is connected because two separate buildings share the same statement. it is disappointed that our words would be twisted to mislead the public. another claim leads voters to believe that a no vote automatically sends the slots to laurel. the zoning process will just are all over again. reporting live from hanover, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> a new poll shows it is a dead heat in the first congressional district. if held the day, 40% for andy harris. 1% say they will not bow -- vote. many voters across the country are undecided right now. those voters could change the landscape in congress with republicans gaining ground. nicole killion continues our commitment 2010 coverage tonight. galatia's live with more. >> good evening to you. the economy is the driving force. this says this could give republicans the edge. >> at this virginia diner, the guerrillas fired up. >> at digger would be a mistake. i think it would be a bad idea. >> i think they're doing a good job of pointing out what is wrong.

>> the trace is less clear-cut for others still trying to decide which party is more appetizing. >> it is too political these days. i think both parties have a very good intentions. >> according to a new eight people, one out of three voters is undecided. >> this bells of trouble for democrats. -- this spells trouble. politico shows the gop gaining control. 42% say they will support republican compared to 30% who said they will support democrats. >> when we have seen all along in what may continue to see is an enthusiasm gap for the energy and mobilization is on the republican side rather than on the democratic side. >> for those who have not taken a side, one week left to choose something off of the menu. >> there are a lot of the

options. maybe this can win. -- made the best candidate when. >> you can watch all of our profiles on our website, wbaltv.com. we also have a photograph slide show of everyone who wants your vote. the candid it's time -- answer the issues in their own words. wbaltv.com under politics. >> an intense moment inside a baltimore convenience store. a car came crashing through the front door of the 711 on harford road. it went right up over the curve and crashed into the building. fortunately, no one was hurt, including the driver. because of the accident is still under investigation. >> law-enforcement officers gathered to say goodbye to its fallen detective. the funeral for officers stevens was held this morning. he was killed hours before his 30th birthday. rob roblin joins us with more.

>> the church was packed for today's service. over 1500 people came to pay their respects. detective stevenson was described as a man who loved his family and his friends. >> he loved his family. he loved his job. that is the kind of legacy that we have. his family had a lot of people to comfort them. >> detective stevenson was killed over an argument over a parking spot. he was struck in the head. he died on the eve of his 30th birthday. >> a wonderful person, a great guy to work with. he always wanted to help other people. it is a tragedy, but if you trust in god he will turn this tragedy into a triumph. >> today and friends and fellow officers came around to new antioch baptist church to their

respects to a fallen police detective. >> my job is to make sure his family, our family, the police family stays focused and that we do the right thing by honoring these men and their service. that is our obligation. >> after a 2.5 our service, the casket was taken to an awaiting hers. detective stevenson leaves behind a wife and four children, three girls and one boy. detectives stevenson was laid to rest. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> meanwhile, funeral arrangements are now in place for another fallen police officer. a public viewing will be held for officer ports from to o'clock p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in

ronson. the nine-year veteran was killed when his car slammed into the back of a fire truck. >> the family of a fallen firefighter who died in a training exercise will finally be receiving survivor benefits. eric holder says they will get more than $3,000 in benefits that they were originally denied. they came because city fire officials did not submit the proper paperwork. wilson died in february 2007 after becoming trapped. that type of exercise has since been stopped. >> students are learning the dangers of driving distracted. >> the maryland commission goes after a state delegate. how they keep state officials from revoking the license for nine real-estate. >> at the ravens head in today bye week, coach harbaugh sounds less concerned than you might think.

>> the usually warm weather pattern is triggering storms and even a thunderstorm. we will assure you the seven-day forecast. baltimore warm at 74 degrees at baltimore warm at 74 degrees at the a

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.

>> the johns hopkins center for research and policy once to make sure their students do not drive distracted. they welcomed "the new york times" writer who wrote a series of articles about steve troubles with multitasking. students will submit videos about driving distracted. you can find all the information on our ram site, wbaltv.com.

>> getting enough votes to get reelected is one of the concern s. rather than region rather than fight a state commission to sell real estate, we have more on what will happen to his license. >> the state will not revoke his real-estate license, but the license is suspended for one year. the republican says he made mistakes and a quarter your bottle is behind him. they say he became -- they became victims of his foreclosures scheme. >> the calls the settlement with the maryland real-estate commission a victory. >> there was no fraud. there was no dishonesty. we won an agreement saying there was no misrepresentation. we found that it was acceptable.

>> during the hearing, he admitted he had practiced contacting homeowners on the verge of losing their homes willfully violating the protection of homeowners act in 2005. he engaged in conduct that showed in competency and improper dealings. his license will be suspended. to get it back, he will have to reapply, but there's no guarantee it will be reinstated. >> he will no longer be able to victimize people. >> this drawbaugh for two years in appeals. the obligation was to maryland citizens and not just to clients. >> he should never have a real estate license again. >> she time her battle began in 2006 after he offered any jan thousand dollar loan so she

could remain in her home -- offered her and $18,000 loan. she did not know the papers she signed gave the house to him. >> it has been hard. i have had to give up four dogs to rescue agencies. i have moved twice since then. >> she lost her house in 2007. he promised to save it or sali. they said it was always his intention to help. how would this impact his reelection bid? >> the voters have been very in the standing throughout this entire ordeal. i think with a victory in the circuit court case that i can point to that and other facts in the case to show that i acted honestly. >> a jury in the circuit court case led to a judgment against him of a $34,000. three victims are seeking $25,000 each from the state

party guarantee fund. live in the newsroom, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast the chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> cloudy and warm today which has not produced a lot of rain around baltimore. officially we had only a trace so far. still some showers working their way through the region. a couple of shower showing up on the border. not a whole lot going on there. the heaviest shower activity is further south. storms rolling through parts of eastern carolina and virginia. they are on the lookout. what we will continue to see is lighter showers reflecting on the almanac to dave. bwi marshall in had a trace of

rain and managed to hit the rain gauge. the temperature was within two degrees of tying the record high. we hit 75 degrees today. 77 was the record. temperatures are still warm for this time of year. over 60's in baltimore county. some 60's in the mountain. carlo's tonight will be more indicative of what a typical high would be from a 57-64. high pressure off the mid- atlantic coast supplying the warm air. there is a big almost bermuda- like system coming out of the south. this front in the plains states will change the weather pattern as far as temperatures go. it is a few days away. tuesday, wednesday, parts of thursday it will be more of what we saw today. perhaps it thunderstorm thursday. a good chance for rain moving

into the mid atlantic. it looks like the front may linger into at least part of the thursday before going off of the coast. 73-78 for tomorrow, south winds at 10-15. an isolated chance for a shower or thunderstorm especially during the afternoon. winds will gust up to 25 knots tomorrow afternoon so there is a small craft advisory. in western maryland, quite warm and 70 tomorrow with a chance for a shower or storm. 25% chance for storms. a couple of hit and miss showers may pop up and it will be born there, do. hurricane richard is just south of belize with 95 mile per hour winds. it is moving across the yucatan peninsula. it has been weakened to a tropical depression. if it gets out into the waters of the gulf of mexico, the

official forecast keeps it weak as it tracks toward brownsville. it could bring tropical moisture into the southern united states. 76 tomorrow with a slight risk for a shower. still in the low 70's on wednesday. the showers taper off on thursday. the skies clear up and a cool 58 on friday. by saturday, temperatures down in the mid 30's again. >> 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> revving -- ravens players had bye week. no week -- no breaks for the coaches. more than 500 yards on the ravens. there were the first to throw more than 300 yards. steve johnson beats web. lee evans. before you know, of suffering

from shock. they bounced back in style. its third quarter flea flicker should silence critics about the conservative play calling. the 10-point lead it did not hold. the inability to hold the lead sent the game in overtime. ray lewis's of endless supply of plays and now include pickpocketing. when you take away balls, you win in overtime. a 38-yard field goal for a 37-34 win. best work we have seen from the ravens this season. five-to look somewhat better than -- 5-2 looks better than 4- 3. >> we found a way to win. i like the way they compete. 0 than 5-2,ther been 7-

but we need to focus on being 6- 2. 11-2 on comcast, 208, and 460 on verizon. high school teams jockeying for position. you could win ravens tickets on wbal +. back to high school, everyone will start to get in the best position for upcoming playoffs. these games are shaping up with terrific match ups in the city. randallstown against catonsville. log on to wbaltv.com for more. you know the world series is right around the corner. that opens up on wednesday night. the rangers and the giants tried to win -- want history.

ray played for texas and was traded to the giants for bengie molina. he is not on the active roster. they vote to give a ring to any player who had a spot on the roster. if that happens, he has a lock on the ring no matter what. do not see that very often. [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent.

today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and cost us jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will.

>> here is what we are working on for a 11 news tonight. convention traffic appears to be out. we tell you what is behind that. thanksgiving is closer than you think which means time for travel. rising gas prices and we are one month from travel holidays. month from travel holidays. those stories

taxes are too high, and maryland families are struggling. and then there's politician andy harris proposing a 23% sales tax on nearly everything we buy.

it cuts taxes for millionaires by over $200,000 a year and raises taxes on the middle class. andy harris even promised big oil companies he'd make taxpayers pay for spills like the bp disaster. andy harris on our side? not a chance. the democratic congressional campaign committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. women are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition.

>> is unseasonably warm. cracks within two degrees of tying the record. we will be just as warm to more and almost as warm on wednesday before things start to get normal on thursday and friday. some char's and burn a thunderstorm possible for the next couple of days. the showers will taper off on thursday. strong winds bringing in the chilly air on friday. we will be back in the mid 30's on saturday morning with perhaps a touch of frost. >> fast forward to halloween. >> partly cloudy and 68. there you go. >> . goodness. you just ruined it. thank you for joining us. "nbc news with brian lamb" is up next. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com weather any time at wbaltv.com and stay

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.

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