last night was around two. today was around 3. >> let's recap. his tax plan does not add up. his jobs plan does not create jobs. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> he spends most of his time telling you how my plan will not work. what about his plan? we know his plan has not worked. >> the president called romney out on this comment that went viral. >> i went to a number of women's groups and said, can you help me find folks and they brought me binders full of women. >> i can tell you we do not need binders to find qualified women. >> republicans hit back. >> there is only one debate left on monday. >> that is what the is a elections are about. >> knockouts -- no knockout in a fight that is hardly over.

>> in presidential elections, you win by getting votes, not by winning debates. >> and that is why candidates are squeezing in a lot of campaign events before the next debate set for monday night in florida. wbal-tv 11 news. >> the candidates are pulling out all the stops and the stars. it is -- dennis miller is campaigning for mitt romney and condoleezza rice is campaigning with paul ryan. tomorrow, a former president bill clinton and bruce springsteen stump for president obama in ohio. for more on the election, go to wbaltv.com. just click on politics. >> in belair, it is a fight over walmart. community leaders met over the decision on whether to give

walmart a new store. rob roblin has more on that decision. >> the belair walmart has been here since the 1990's, but folks decided they wanted to close the store and build a new one down the road. walmart wants to build the new store here, but area residents say that is not a good idea. >> we the people -- i hope that you guys will respect we the people. [applause] >> a lot of those people showed up today at a special development advisory committee hearing, and they are not happy with walmart's plants -- plans. >> we hear that they are going to bring all these jobs, but the jobs are low-paying and they will be offset by the jobs that are lost. [applause] >> traffic is the major problem.

decongestant, the traffic. we have met with walmart. we have asked them to find another way to bring traffic in and out. >> it is right across the street from homes. we did our research. there is no other wal-mart built on top of residential areas. >> the property was zoned for high-density many years ago, and while residents may not want the store here, if walmart complies with the improvements to of roads and to the property, the zoning board says they have the right to build. >> if they meet all those criteria the citizens of ask force and the department of planning and zoning, county government cannot stop the process. we simply cannot. >> walmart it says there are just as many people who want the new store built. >> walmart has submitted to the county the signatures of more

than 1500 county residents who were in support of this project. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore's new police commissioner has been on the job for a couple weeks, but it was not until tonight that the city council sat down to confirm them. residents are not happy about that. sheldon? >> those protesters have already come and gone, but a dozen of them were gathered outside city hall at the beginning of that hearing. they are protesting police brutality. they say that they were left out of the selection process. right now the city council is hosting a public hearing on the nomination of tony batts. the commissioner is laying out his plans for the department. he is talking about listening to different ideas for improvement.

he also talked about a renewed focus on the quality of life crime and getting those numbers down. demonstrators gathered outside at the beginning of that hearing because they are protesting his nomination and police brutality, as i mentioned, and even though they had the opportunity to speak at the public hearing, they are upset they were left out of the initial process. >> the swearing-in took place two weeks ago, but this is the first time the city council gets to publicly interview him. this is the first time the citizens of the opportunity to articulate their concerns. this is a ceremonial, quite frankly, at this point in time. the people should have been involved on the front end. >> i spoke to the mayor's office and a spokesman for the mayor said that the mayor spent hours meeting with community leaders throughout the community. in fact she met with 28 different community leaders and

organizations. the belair community association, the baltimore jewish council, the archdiocese of baltimore, the baltimore branch of the naacp, just to name a few of these folks she met with about this nomination. reporting live at city hall, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one of the officers accused in the beating of the university of maryland students testified in his own defense today. lowell melser is live where a judge dropped the most serious offense against the two officers. >> defense attorneys were able to convince the judge to drop the most serious charge in this case, first-degree assault, this as one of the two officers to the stand in his own defense. >> the judge did dismiss the most serious charge, yes. no further comment.

we are still in trial. >> defense lawyers react following the dropping of the most serious charge in the case. happened -- one of the police officers took the stand in his own defense. he is a former marine and special officer and says he was ordered to protect the mounted unit as part of the team armed with batons and shields. while his team was holding the line at knox road and rte. 1 in college park, he says he saw two males rick t-line. refused that's mckenna to get down and get away.

when he refused, he used his baton to get him into a state where the other officers could arrest them. >> the prosecution questioned his actions while showing video of the beating, most likely to get that image into the minds of the jury. it is unknown whether the other officer james harrison will take the stand tomorrow. both officers face charges of second-degree assault and misconduct. wbal-tv 11 news. >> state delegate don dwyer may have admitted to operating a boat under the influence of an alcohol, but he has not been charged with anything. officials say that probes into boating accidents usually take a long time. on top of that, everyone injured in that accident has been seeking legal counsel. it is unclear whether the

investigation will be completed by the start of the next general assembly session. and gov. martin o'malley at the center of a legal battle over whether pit bulls should be considered inherently dangerous dogs. the plaintiffs claim the governor has an obligation to execute laws according to the constitution. it is believed a court ruling that the bulls are a liability is unconstitutional. the ruling stems from an incident when a 10-year-old boy was mauled by a pit bull. >> another lawsuit to bring to your attention tonight. this one accusing eight more doctors of overstating conditions to justify it inserting parts stance -- heart stents. it is all part of a three-year legal battle centered around a cardiologists accused of performing hundreds of

unnecessary procedures. he denies wrongdoing and claims he is being used as the hospital scapegoat. the centers for disease control reports that 19 people have died from the meningitis outbreak, four more than yesterday. the pharmacy that may be contaminated steroids is being searched. federal officials say more drugs have been identified. the center recalled all of its drugs and says it is cooperating with authorities. >> i knew security measure will be in place in schools tomorrow. >> we will have the details. >> terrell suggs returns to the ravens practice field tomorrow -- returns to the ravens

practice field. see

>> the city could be facing another lawsuit this week. the circuit court judge has filed a suit against officials for what he calls on unfair practices in collecting water bills. he says that they seized houses from people who cannot pay but does not always collect from

corporations. >> it is ridiculous when you have corporations that own millions of dollars and they do not take anything from the. >> it is clear to me -- threatening to sue, suing. it does not solve the problem. we have scarce resources. >> the baltimore mayor also said this morning that she has not read conway's letter yet, but she says her administration has made efforts to improve the system like hiring new meter readers. >> school-based baltimore county police officers have been issued metal-detecting wands. the wands cost $70,000. it was our response to a rash of gun incidents. the officers can use them if they have a reasonable suspicion that a student brought a weapon to school.

those wands can only be used by trained law enforcement officers. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the normal high temperature down a degree or two. we are at 66 for an average high on the 17th day of october. the normal low of 41 was cooler than average, but nowhere near the record -- close to freezing on this date back in 1982. a little cloud cover. high, thin, cirrus clouds. that death of cloud is moving out up toward the coast of silly and new york, away from us. -- the coast of philly and new york, away from us. ahead of that weather system, a southerly breeze warm things up.

charleston, 73. they are actually a lot warmer than we are here in central and eastern maryland. on the boardwalk in ocean city, it is only 69. southeast winds and clouds, not as chilly as the last few nights. about 53 the low for downtown baltimore. wins out of the southeast at just about 5 miles per hour. as a high-pressure leaves, the front moves in. we will warm up ahead of the front. we're not talking about severe weather, but rain chances increase tomorrow night. with the front moving through tomorrow night, it is not impossible that we will hear some thunder with the front rolling on through. the main back of showers still in the mountains as we head into the evening rush-hour. a shower could pop up around

your. in most substantial rain chance tomorrow after sunset. then, after which it off the coast during the day on friday, allowing a gradual clearing trend to set in. a couple of clouds and showers will linger in the mountains to our west. the slow transition to cool from the workweek to the weekend. 66 to 71 degrees. small craft revisory on the bay because of those southerly breezes. waves from 2 feet to 3 feet. pretty good chance of a shower or thunderstorm by midafternoon. that shower chance lingers into friday as temperatures begin to cool. sunshine to start, clouds and the afternoon. evening rain lingering into

friday. highs in the 70's. hurricane raphael made its way past bermuda. barrett is. winds gusting to -- their it is. winds gusting to 50. the winds are starting to diminish a little bit now. that storm will start to pull further way. is now a post-tropical storm, losing its tropical characteristics. insta-weather plus seven-day -- 71 as showers taper off friday. sunshine continues for the weekend and monday, temperatures in the 60's. >> this is 11 sports. >> ray lewis could potentially return later this season. he is on reserve, designated for return on the long shot that he will recover before the projected time for him to come

back. terrell suggs has shown that faster than expected returns to remain an option. he suffered an achilles' tendon tear in the off season, an injury that usually takes a player out of the action for a full calendar year. we will likely see suggs in a game at the earliest against oakland. >> to what extent, what he is able to do, i think it tempers our expectations coming off a very serious injury, and achilles' tear. this week was a target the. -- date. >> he looks fairly ready for action. he ran back on the practice field and he found someone to hit. me. in between takes, i became his

blind side -- uhh! if you were hurt, i will take you down. [laughter] yes, he can still deliver a shot, especially if you are not looking. what was i thinking? what did i think would happen if i caught terrell suggs? donald trump wants alex rodriguez to donate his salary to charity since he does not earn much of it in october. a-rod benched again. detroit in front 1-0. robinson, ice cold. the tigers' lead the best of seven series -- 2-zip. they better start hitting or the

off season could start before midnight. >> we trust our lineup and the veterans we have, the great players we have. we have faith that if we go out and do our job, we will score runs, like we have all year, really. >> translation -- the yankees have as good a chance of catching the tigers as i do of catching terrell suggs. a mass exodus of sponsors dropped our relationship with lance armstrong today. nike, anheuser-busch, other companies dropped armstrong. this is the same day that he step down as chairman of the livestrong foundation. nike plans to change the name of the lance armstrong fitness building on their campus. the forecast is straight ahead. the forecast is straight ahead.

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.

>> here is a look at what we're looking on for 11 news tonight. we will let the latest on the man arrested for plotting to blow up the federal reserve building in manhattan. and the union -- and the hundred and eighty million dollars for maryland schools. that's a lot of money. my classroom. games and a new casino for maryland. million more for education every year. the money goes where it's supposed to. it's the law. this is about our kids. this is about better schools. seven. i'm voting for question seven. i'm voting for question seven.

>> seven-day forecast. @ showers likely. 70% chance tomorrow night. began looking pretty good as high-pressure air returns with sunshine and temperatures in the 60's. >> we always take the showers during the week. >> nightly news with brian

williams is next. we will see you back here at 11:00. 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. it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloading more taxis... welcome to bwi. ...carrying families with more luggage. thanks. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben.