now on fox 45 early edition. two dogs found dead in the woods of carroll county. somebody had to drive back here and dump them down here. the gruesome scene a hunter stumbled upon. the parents didn't think i was going to make it to the age -f 21. it's a disease affecting to tens of thousands, the sickle-cell crisis leaving americans in agony. why there's more to the story than a choice between frank kratovil and andy harris. good morning. it's tuesday, november second.

it's election day. i will say it now as we take a look over the nner harbor. hopefully later on today a lot of people will get up and get out and vote. good morning, i'm patrice harris. what type of weather will they be voting in? meteorologist steve fertig is here with cold weather, but it's like yesterday, so i guess we will get used to it. >> it's going to be a cold one and dress more warmly today, and go to the polls. we take a look at the hd radar, you will find couple of clouds out there. not seeingga whole lot at all. the result is cool temperatures, 35 degrees in baltimore, 30 in hagerstown, 30 in wilmingtoo, delaware. it's chilly this morning, more so this morning and that's why the freeze warning is expanded. you can see all areas, baltimore county, and caaroll county included and most of the areas which are in a ffost advisory.

we climb to bowe to 54 degrees. we look to any kind of warm upcoming your way for the entire week ahead in a few minutes. right now candace dold hassa check on your traffic first thing this morning. candace, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, steve. we are talking about the early morning ride ann so far it's going to be an easy one out there. as far as the beltway we are in the green 54 miles per hhur. 54 miles per hour from 95 up toward 83 with an 11-minute ride. and nothing to get in the way from southbound to the beltway, 4 minutes, 55 miles per hour there. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, bacc over to you. thank you, candace. 5:02 fox 45 early edition. two dogs are shot and killed in carroll county. their odies dumped on a nearby trail in the woods and this morning the owner is offering a reward for information that could lead to an arrest. a pitbull and a chihuahua seem

to be missing in union bridge for three week. there were no signs of them heartbreaking find in the woods. he found both dogs shot to death. their collars removed and ddmped in the woods more than a mile away from their home. the ownersssaid that the dogs must have snuck out under the they can'tthelp but to wonder why. >> somebody had to drive back here and dump them back here. >> i don't know how anyone could shoot a little puppy. >> cold blood at best. >> police are now trying to tracc down clues, but so far none of the hunters they have questioned seem to know who is responsible. the dogs owners say they just want justice. a neighborhood dispute could be to claim for a hol wo hallown night shooting that left a ú%enageedead. when police arrived on the scene

they found 16 years old daq arks,,n burke shot toodeath. and two other teens were also shot. a running disou dispute betweeno teens in the area may have triggered the shoooing. >> it's a shame, because they're destroying their lives. >> the two other teenagers shot a 15 and a 19-year-old were taken to the hospital. both are expected to survive. police say they have at least one suspect. a man found shot yesterday in northwest baltimore was a tow truck driver on the ob. police found andrew joyce's body monday morning on mosher street. ú-tow some vehicles.the chest. two men are badly burned. while taking part in a boofire on halloween. police say early sunday morning,

19-year-old rob bernard and 20 party onnwallace drive at glen -rm. as the fire was dying down, someone reportedly threw nitrous uke ideox idea and that caused . when bernard tried to help, he alsoogot burn. >> this is a tragic incident. we hate to see these kinds of things. >> at last check hamill was in critical condition, bernard wws in good condition. sentencing is postponed for a talbot counny woman convicted in the death of a an infinite she was taking care of. earlier this year, gale dobssn %-9-month-old who died afterthe dobson called 911 and said he waa having trouble breathing. an autopsy determined head trauma to be the caase of death.

dobson said she never hurt the boy and her new lawyers who were at her trial want to review testimony from the case. sentencing is now scheduled for january 6th. an anne arundel county ú%meowner is sentenced for setting is own house on fire. he entered an arson plee acknowledging that prosecutors haa enough evidence to convict him. he was behind in his mortgage, had ssbstantial credit card debt, and his business was struggling. they gave him time served which3 ú%ounted to four months. officials are calling three suspicious packages found in september a possible dry run for last week's mail bomb plot. officials believe the packages were sent to the logistics of the air cargo system. they say both mail bombs were wired to detonators that use cell phone technology. some pilots say this is proof that cargo planes needed as mucú

>> air cargo on cargo planes is absolutely much more volabl vule to exploiltation than cargo that is on passenger flights. >> two packages were likely made by the same bomb maker that made the same device last december for the failed christmas day bomb plot. the rematch between martin o'malley and bob ehrlicc wwll end today. as john rye del reports both have spent the final moments of the campaign crisscrossing the state in search of last minute votes.. >> reporter: governor o'mallly started his day with a hearty breakfast. -e has spent time in the pg and montgomery county, three jurisdictions he easily won

three years ago. he is focused on one single message. >> we got to have better future for our kids. >> reporter: meantime former governor ehrlich is ssliciiing suuport in seniors. he is the only seventh republican to serve as maryland governor. he is hoping to get one more chance. >> it feelssreal good. it's going to be close obviously, but close in maryland for a republic in ttis cycle means we win. >> reporter: in the two previous runs for governor, bob ehrrich won a majooity of votes in the county. gazette political columnist, to win, ehrlich needs a strong showing in many suuurban counties. ehrlich needs a strong vote in baltimore county, ann anne arunl county..3 needs to do surprisingly well in howarr county.

that may not be enough to offset o'malley's strong support in the dc area. >> it's really all up to the people now. we will see when the election happens tomorrow. >> thank you.ú >> reporter: in between now and tuesday night, both candidates plan to continue their frantic pace to get more supporters to the polls. o'malley cast his ballot on the first day of early voting. ehrlich is expected to vote today in annapolis. across the country polls show ad to win today and take back the house of representatives. but will maryland be a part of that wave or one of the few exceptions? joel d smmth is live in cockeysville with the first congressional district race is a ú%cus there. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, approximate tris. good morning, everybody. election day is a cold one but expected to be a busy one especially here at the district. ú%u have a rematch fraak

kratovil is againss andy harris. andy harris expected to vote here. the polls open at 7:00. it seems this race could be very close. every one of those votes could be a desire. let's take a look at where the strong holds are at this big congressional district that spans the eastern shore that is where the incumbent frank kratovil issvery strong and parts of southern portion of harford and southern counties there you see. this rrce is being influenced by folks from very far away. thanks to advertising dollars, the national party organization is spending $7 million on this race alone. kratovil is being portrayed as the democrat who consistentty votes with nancy pelosi and the rest of the party. but crank kratovil says he is >> when you look at my background. there's only 9 people in the entire country that has crossed party lines on real issues more3 than me. i think that is what people

want. >> the answer is whether we want a balance to the washingttn whether we want republican control oo the house so we can balance barack obama agenda. ú% reporterr looking for new voters, two years ago harris won the support of western short countiee and kratovil was supported by the majority of voters on the eastern shore lot of that area. that is where he will e voting today. if harris wins, it could be a part of a big sweep of the republicans. a gallop poll is showing that 7 republicans would take over. they only need 39 of those seats to take over today. once again, the polls open today at 7:00 a.m. joel d smith, fox 45 early edition. all right, joel, everybody is watching today. stay tuned for fox 45 morning news for continuing coverage of this story. we will talk to a political analyst aaout the biggest local race happening oday. thht is coming up in the 6:00 hour. we will take a closer look

at the national races and how the tea party movement and antiincumbent sentiment could help them with the helppof new3 host chris wallace. that s coming up in the 6:00 hour. stay with us fox 45 through the day and the evening. we will have team coverage f tte races at 5:30 and at the news at 10:00. we will have election results as -hey are coming in on our news ticker. you can head over to our facebook page and our website foxbaltimore.com to keep yourself p-to-date. for any inforration you might need on today's election, log on to foxbaltimore.com/vote 2010. the presiddnt of the baltimore citt council wants to bring more transparency to board meetings. jack young is proposing that the council start televising the and zooing board hearings. he argues that many other cities alreadd broadcast similar hearings and baltimore is lacking behind.

if the plan is approved, the meetingg would air on the city ages television channel, some of the tax would fall on taapayers. calling on tte iranian government to free two jailed bikers. >> the government's argument of why they should be free. a lot of sunshine and chillñ ♪

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15 now on fox early edition. this is the day o get out and vote and going to be a little -hilly to o it but worthwhile. meteorologist steve fertig is here with a look at the temperatures. good morning, patrice. it's coll right now but it's going to be warmer. take a look it's going to be worth t for sure.

%-it's not that strong only bot 5-mile-an-hour winds out of the north it's definittly going to allow for a chilly start. frost advisory to the south as you can see around anne arundel county, because of the freeze warning around the northern part of the state, and the whole eastern shore under that frost advisooy until 9:00 a.m. this morning. a chilly start, take a look at how cold. wiimington, delaware, and that's the same for hagerstown and okay lan at 39 degrees, and 35 in sslisbury.3 everybody in the 30s it looks like may see some 20s before we're done this morning. cool temperatures obviously through the day today, and tten as high pressure builds in get the northerly flow that is going to bring us a chilly start to low pressure center is coming up the coast, the one that may come %-that developing low accordingo

the computer models, they are taking out to sea. others are taking it more up the more up the coast a chance of a shower because out to sea, the eastern shore they will get the3 rain out of this by wednesday. and then, back tt the north and -est, we got cooler air, rephone,ing things so it doesn't get any warmer. ittlooks like we're going to stay in the low to mid-50s all week llng. 54 degrees for the eastern shooe today, temperature lots of sunshine, centrallpart of the state, a lot of sun a high and 54, and the western part of maryland getting up to 53 degrees with a lot of sun there. northeast wind at 5 miles per hour, 55 degrees for the low tonight, a cold night with a light and variable wind. after 54 today, ann 55 tomorrow with mostly clear skies early3 and more clouds late in the day. in come the showers late in the day with the showers. the warmest day of the week and 56 on friday with some showers, still possible early on. partly cloudy, and by degrees on

saturday, we stay in the 50s for sunday and onday as you are reminded also to put that clock back late saturday night because tectechnically standard timee3 returns by 2:00 a.m. here is candace dold witt the %->> reporter: well, steve actually not uch going on out there as for the actual speeds3 right now. we like the numbers, 52 miles per hour on 95 traveling through whitemarsh at 63 at the top end of the beltway near harford road and 58 on the jfx. let's take a live look and see how it's shaping up on the left side the beltwayyat liberty road. you can see a bit of a congested ride on the outer loop lanes, making the trek down toward the triple bridges. once you get past that, though, it does start to clear up. shape moving ttward catonsville on 95. near the airport at 195, traffic is flowing frrely in both directions there. in fact, 95 is going to e incideet free all the way up through baltimore right at the fort mack henr chenry tunnel, g

you alive look theeee thee3 fine. very light activity on the nnrthbounddstretch. that's a look at the morning %-patrice, back to you. still ahead, american bank accounts are spinning but it's not affecting spending. how much company made in online sales in september. mother's hope is never going to end. >> and two u.s. hikers remain jailed in iran. the recent decision that could

it's not the best of three for the iranian system. the u.s. hiker was released ttis year after bbing held on charges of ease pigeon age and illegally entering the country. her fiancé ann friend howevvr are awaiting a trial. >> a mother's hope is nevee going to end. it's always goiig to be strong. >> reporter: a ran is supposed to hold the trial of a three american hikers they the trial was due to start on sattrday but an iranian judiciary said it couldnnt go

without sarah short. suumoneddto attend. they were hiking in northern iraq near the iranian bbrder. when they were piiked up theyú faced chaages of eas espionage. short was let go on a $50 million bail on humanitarian grounds. her family had concerns about her health. >> there's so many reasons for me to be free so i can advocate for josh. >> reporter: after short was released the mothers of the two sons would be next. compassion of the islamic ú%public to continue. as they have let sarrh out we are hopeful that this is the prelaid to the release of joss. >> reporter: ttey have called to free them. the state department doesn't know exactly which side there

was on, but says there's no justification for hoeding the hikers for -- hhlding the hikers >> they are being held against theirrwill. that is clearly in my judgment almost an act of war. >> reporter: no if you are trial has been set. short has said she won't return to iran and forfeit the $500,000 bail posted for her. the battle over slots at arundel mills mall. how people on both sides of the issue say they're tryiig to clear up voters misconceppions. buu next, justin bieber -in't the only pop idol getting into the fragran3q hey stainbusters, another stain missed, another shirt ruined. good thing the expertise of spray n' wash is in our new resolve in wash stain remover. just add to the wash. the stainseekers will find, penetrate and lift away the toughest stains. trust resolve. forget stains.

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ú%eir wall lats, but that isn'tt doesn't stop them from spending. personal income dipping by a fraction, the firss dip in more than a year but consumer spending pickkng up. people spending more money on -he web. internet sales soaring to $32 million last quarter. that is up 9% over last year. to the wall street the dow gaining 6 points now up nearly 700 points on the year. from bail out to digging out. aig raking in $37 billion by selling to forin units, some the mooey will go toward repaying the government. borders is launching a price matching program. the customers prove they can findda better prrce, the book seller will match it. and els zelzathat is busine. coming up, two cars collide people dead.ill leaving three

why the driver of one of the cars involved never even should have been on the road. the governor's rematch is not the only rematch we will be looking at today. i'm joel d smith, live at

3 welcome back to fox 45 early 5:28 is the time on this very chilly tuesday morning. good morning, i'' patrice harris. let's get a check of our forecast ttday. meteorologist steve fertig here with what we can expect to get out to vote. >> frosty cold out there. it's chilly in the 30s everrwhere. you could get pockets of upper 20s around. >> oh my gosh. >> take a look at the hd radar clearrskies allowing for a chilly start to the day. let's just call it cold. 39 degrees in baltimore, there's ú%29 in winchester, irginia. close enough, and oakland, and juut hanging in the 30s, 355in salisbury and because of that we have aafreeze warning for the north and east part of the state as you can see. baltimore county