>> that is the problem. in the last four years, you cut permits and licenses on federal land and federal waters and have. >> not true, governor romney. >> by how much did you cut them,

then? >> we produce more oil -- >> no, how much did you cut licenses on federal waters and federal land? >> both presidential candidates are campaigning today in a race that is sure to stay close adolescence the base -- stay close after last night's debate. yours are calling president obama the winner. danielle leed is in washington. >> president obama had a better performance that mitt romney held his own. president obama was up early heading to y yolo with more flooding in this race after last night's -- heading for iowa with in this race after

last night's debate. >> the suggestion that anybody in my team would take politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> romney faltered getting corrected by the moderator when he insisted that the president did not initially called the act a terrorist attack. >> as the facts have come out, it does not speak well of how the administration has handled this. >> he accused obama of failing to keep his promises. >> he said he would cut in half the deficit. he has not done that either. in fact, he doubled it. >> joe biden said that romney is the leading out the details. >> there is still not a single specific in the romney $5 trillion tax plan. >> this morning, representatives for both campaigns continue the

attacks. >> with gov. rod wants to do is go back to the policies that got us in this mess. >> the present has no plan. >> while president is in -- while president obama is seen by when virginia. >> question 5 concerning redistricting has breaking with party support. >> marilyn, if your a democrat running in one of these districts, you could be winnie the pooh or attila the hun, you could be elected. it is wrong because it creates these districts because people cannot figure out who represents them. they look like paint has been thrown up on the wall. >> is also a democrat and believes the redistricting

process has embarrassed the state. meanwhile, in baltimore, a stole theesident sol spotlight. the campaign features leaders in the arts, sciences and politics. but president clinton did not spend all of his time discussing this year's election. >> it was not a very political speech. it was not until the question and answer session in the end where he gave his take on the current election. >> throughout this year's campaign, president clinton has been a major supporter president barack obama. for up-to-the-minute coverage, head to our website,. you can keep track of the candidates. -- head to our website.

you can keep track of the candidates. >> the dewpoint temperature is at 53 degrees. the wind is fairly calm. will not see too many wind gusts in the afternoon. we see increasing clouds with high temperatures in the mid-to- upper-60's. these clouds are increasing ahead of the next storm. >> another gun scare for baltimore county schools. owens mills high school was placed on lockdown tuesday morning after a student brought a bb gun into the building. county police were called in after several students reported seeing a classmate with a weapon. full security for this helped them identify the 17-0 suspect. he was taken into custody -- 17-

year-old suspect. he was taken into custody. police say that they arrested a 17-roll student at southern high school for bringing it -- 17- year-old student at southern high school for bringing a knife. that student has also been charged as a juvenile. authorities in prince george's county hopes surveillance images will help them nab a pair of suspect they say robbed two university of maryland students. two male students were jogging when an armed man reportedly approached them and demanded their valuables. one of the victim's hand over their cash and the suspects turned and took off. testimony will resume today in it officers accused of beating a maryland student. reginald baker and james harris

and abuse their power, they say, when this all the don mckenna as he celebrated back in 2010. mckenna concluded his testimony tuesday and jurors were shown video of the alleged beating. the defense urges the officers were merely acting as foot soldiers, following orders to break up post-game riots. lance armstrong announces he is standing -- he is stepping down from the cancer charity he founded. this follows the nike decision to cut ties with the athlete.

>> a senseless crime plays out on the streets of southern california after a 57-year-old woman is beaten in an unprovoked attack. that happened last thursday in the city to of this step. this woman was walking alone in carrying it -- city of chula vista. this woman was walking alone and carrying a flashlight. police say this was a totally unprovoked attack. the victim is recovering from multiple bruises along with a broken jaw and ribs. while the search for the killer

of a 10-year-old colorado growth continues, more than 2000 friends, neighbors and family members gathered to remember jessica ridgway. she was of that debt on her way to school in a denver suburb and then killed. authorities say they are working tirelessly and committed until they achieve justice for jessica. lance armstrong is stepping down as the chairman of the armstrong foundation. he founded the charity in 1997 after surviving the disease. the anti-doping agency says that they have overwhelming evidence of his participation. he said his decision was to " spare the foundation any negative effects as the resulting -- as the result of my second career." nike said it was ending its contract with him.

214 cases of meningitis and 15 reported deaths, the latest on the national outbreak and what the government is doing to get it under control. >> we are seeing some thin clouds moving back into the state of maryland. that storm system is on the way. a live look outdoors and you can see those clouds. 62 degrees downtown.

>> talk about taking your food to go -- one woman planted a garden right in the back of pickup truck. the truck farm is on a mission

to educate people about urban farming and local food. >> we have basil, have veneras, oregano. >> it is an ordinary garden with one exception. it is in the back of a truck. >> it is interesting when we drive down the road. >> they are on a mission to educate kids and adults about gardening. >> you can throw something in anything. >> she first saw a truck farm in chicago. it is based on a documentary. >> i was so impressed by what it was, what it looked like and i said i really want to bring this to tampa. >> it took about a year to purchase the track, get the sponsor, and then ultimately plant the truck. one of those partners is chipo tle. >> it really goes with the way we want to transform food. >> next month, the truck farm

goes to open their markets. >> it is only bringing fresh vegetables and is helping promote the education of growing food. >> to grow food, truck farm uses a special mesh bag to hold the soil. >> they also hold all the nutrients, retain all the water, but it is also made out of a mesh material were the water will drain through. >> she wants to take truck farms into schools and organizations that do not have access to regarding to increase awareness of the food we eat. >> we want to get their hands do so we will delay planting activity. -- we will do a planting activity. >> the mobile guarded education project was founded in brooklyn, new york. you can start your own truck farm if you already have a truck for $200. you can also see the movie. just to visit truckfarm.org. >> that sounds like fun can

hopefully, you are getting a chance to get outside today, may be enjoying your garden before our next chance for some rain. in the radar picture, nothing is really happening over the mid- atlantic. in the west, there are light showers in ohio and into western pennsylvania. but the real moisture is back across the plains with rain falling right now in kansas city. that is the next storm that we will be watching for. we can see that in place with the satellite picture. the actual cold front is just west of kansas city right now and we will -- it will continue to track east. with the southerly flow starting to move in place, that is helping to increase those thin clouds. although we started the day fairly sunny, we are starting to see it become a little more overcast. well out to our east, do want to mention the tropics. rafael abouticane rothschil

to lose its strength. the wind is at 70 m.p.h. all of the blue is looking right back toward the ocean as we are drawing in some very dry air into the storm, which is what causes a hurricane to start to lose its strength. it really feeds off the water and the moisture to continue to strengthen. in atlanta, canada, there could be some storms there. here in maryland, we have 62 degrees in downtown baltimore. we are expecting temperatures to be in the mid-to-upper-60's this afternoon and tonight, we drop down into the low-50's and 40's. partly cloudy skies and it is not as chile. the sun will be sitting at 60

4:00 p.m. that texas to tomorrow, another mild day -- the sun will be setting at 6:54 p.m. this rain should quickly clear out as yet into friday morning. the rain chance late into thursday and lingering into friday morning with temperatures still pretty mild on friday. after that, we drop down into the 60's, although it should be mostly dry. >> doctors are optimistic about a new non-invasive screening process for colorectal cancer. the test uses a stool sample to measured be any changes. researchers say that the test detected 90% of all cancers in

trials. a compound derived from vegetables like broccoli and brussels sprouts may help treat a form of breast cancer. it grows faster, spreads earlier and recurs more often than most others. researchers who developed this experimental vessel-sourced compound said it fights several types of cancer. it could someday be available in pulled form for daily use. an investigation into the deadly outbreak of meningitis is getting more involved the sacking him. so far, the cdc has identified 214 cases of the disease and confirmed 15 deaths, including one right here in maryland. >> criminal investigators from the department of justice and the food and drugs

administration searched the new england compound and center in massachusetts on tuesday. federal officials say that more issues have been reported that have been linked to a deadly multi-state outbreak of follow meningitis that appears to be spreading. most of the patients got sick after eating steroid injections for back and neck pain that were contaminated. but the news infections are from drugs used in heart and i surgery. mort -- heart and sireye dree. >> up to 14,000 people -- herat an deye surgery. >> up to 14 dozen people have been exposed. -- up to 14,000 people have been exposed. >> alabama now has 19 residents who received necc contaminated

steroid products. again, those individuals were not exposed in alabama. they received injections in tennessee and florida. >> federal officials confirmed they are investigating allegations concerning necc but did not elaborate. an attorney for necc says the company is cooperating with the investigation. next your florida lottery.

>> european astronomers may have brought us one step closer in search of another birth. they haven't been another earth. -- another earth. but researchers say that it is too close to the sun. the new plant orbitz office and tory b -- the new plant orbits alpha sentori b.

the defense takes the stand later today. find out why they said the two officers accused were only following orders. baltimore is being sued over your water bill appeared after another gun scare at a school, taking a look at whether the program to get kids to speak up is really working. those stories and more on 11 news at 5:00 p.m. and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> hello, there. here we go. for starters, we have sex as printed on the ball followed by a 5 -- we have 6 printed on the ball followed by a 5 in the middle.

the game book has a top prize of $1 million. look for the book at your favorite lottery retail. joe britain is all set with your pick 4 numbers. we have a zero for starters. the next one is a five. that is a six as printed on the ball. the last number is a2. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> it is not bad today. we have some high a thin clouds out there. it is turning to look in the more overcast. we drop down into the upper-40's tonight and we're back up to 70 degrees tomorrow. >> it looks good, sunny. i like that. thank you for joining us for 11 years at noon. be sure to watch tonight with donna and ross. >> have a great day.

as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6.