its described by some educators as a way for students to use deeper thinking skills... its also an attempt to unify educational standards across md...and most of the country: baltimore county teacher's association president abby beytin...says the problem is not so much with common core...but that the new curriculum was thrown at teachers... "think common core cirriculum is problem, problem is its coming late and being rushed through instead of thought through" in a written statement to all of this...baltimore county superintendent dallas dance... said in response to the meeting where a parent was recently arrested... that "the meeting help us realize that we must do a better job of communicating what common core is". live in downtown baltimore, jp fox45 news at ten. maryland's... attorney general doug gansler... has his sights set on the governor's seat.

gansler officially announced his candidacy for governor today outside the montgomery county courthouse in rockville. he will face off against democrat lieutenant governor anthony brown in the primary. and already.... many political analysts are predicting a close race. < "we're looking forward to the race and looking forward to the campaign. it'll be a good campaign. a spirited campaign. we're all democrats, but we see things a little bit differently."> gansler will spend the rest of the week on the campaign trail... making stops everywhere from western maryland to the eastern shore. he has not yet announced who will be his running mate. former anne arundel county executive john leopold says his misconduct in office conviction shouldn't bar him from running for office again. leopold served 30 days in jail and 30 days house arrest after being convicted last january. but the politician's attorneys filed an appeals motion this month, saying the judge had no authority to ban their client from running for elected office during his five- year probation. that appeal will be heard next

january. one of the first people to accuse leopold of misconduct has agreed to end her lawsuit against the county. today, county officials agreed to pay leopold's former spokeswoman, karla hamner, 110-thousand dollars to resolve her wngful termination case.... hamner had accused leopold of firing her when she refused to help with his re- election campaign. she'd become a political target, herself, since filing the lawsuit three years ago. (:25) "this is a huge victory for me and i feel its a huge victory for women who are in similar situations...." the county must still resolve two more similar lawsuits....filed by another former employee and the a-c-l-u. a bad day for the driver of a lamborghini who doesn't have a four thousand dollar car...so much as two 200 thousand dollar cars. surveillance video captures the painful scene as a driver in brooklyn

starts to turn into a driveway...not seeing the oncoming lamborghini streaking down the road. the impact splits the car in half... fortunately no one was injured. but we're sure those at the insurance company suffered chest pains. a good day for an oregon man who found an extra treat in a box of cookies he bought at wal-mart. a hundred dollar bill stuffed inside. at first, he thought it was some kind of mistake, so he returned it, only to find the next box he pulled off the shelf also had a c-note in it. wal-mart officials believe it's the work of some random good samaritan, and let thman keep both boxes...as well as the money. and it was a long time coming for this good day for 99 year old audrey crabtree of waterloo, iowa. you see, audrey dropped out of high school back in 1931 to have a family. and now, eight decades later, she received her diploma from east high school. in the interim, she raised her family and ran a flower shop, but always regretted not finishing school. ((take sot))

spelling was original and i don't think graduating from high school would have made a difference in that area> ((take sot)) audrey's family treated her to dinner to celebrate her graduation. they're planning another big bash for her when she turns 100 next year. ad lib toss to vytas

and he'll go to some bizarre lengths to do it. when the late edition returns, find out what senator ted cruz is doing tonight on the floor of the u-s senate. and move over punxatawney phil... a local challenger is looking to sidestep his way into knocking you off your prognosticating perch. when we come back, meet the forecaster who's got a bit of a crabby disposition.... chicago police

have charged two men with last week's shooting on a basketball court that left 13 people wounded. while they're not accused of being the shooters, investigators say 21 year old ron champ and 20 year old kee-wan gatewood played a significant role in the shooting. investigators believe the shooting was gang-related, and are still looking for the actual gunmen. we're into hour eight now of texas senator ted cruz's monologue- slash-filibuster protesting health care reform. it isn't an actual filibuster because this speech does not block a vote on legislation, and has a 30 hour time limit attached to it. but the junior senator is using the time to talk about a host of topics, including comparing health care reform to the doctor seuss classic, "green eggs and ham."

you like them with a mouse? i do not like them in a house. i do not like them with a mouse. i do not like them here or there. i do not like them anywhere. i do not like green eggs and ham. i do not like them, sam-i-am. > by the way... at the end of the story, after pages and pages of protesting, the character realizes he green eggs and ham. meanwhile, the clock is ticking for congress to reach a deal on the debt ceiling that would avoid another default on the government's bills. many are predicting big tro i avthe bdet ceiling ll ff, but se nothing tovert overnment downwnwnwna thing. ti cospon ne ald wi the chitec bright s vie overnmens sld s s s s s s s ovember c cli c c c c c c c c c goverisisisis e gr hrtrtrtlly tin failetod pasth straight forward legislation to keep the government running."

it was a time that brought fear and chaos - but eventually it did bring change. newt gingrich former speaker of the house 00:57 "to get really big change you either have to have an overwhelming election in which one side is able to walk into office and control the house senate and white house or you have to have a collision 107 and you could say former speaker of the house newt gingrich caused the collision in 1995, as the architect of the government shutdown. the way he sees it, the benefits were worth the cost. newt gingrich/former speaker of the house we got welfare reform, we got the first spending cuts since 1981, we got four straight years of a balanced budget. there hasn't been a balanced budget since... and gingrich says there probably wouldn't have been then, without the shutdown. but much of the country was frustrated and angry.and blamed the republican party.sohow do americans see things today? [[take poll fullscreen]] a new pew research poll looked at who americans would blame should the government shut down: 39 percent would blame republicans and 36 percent would blame the obama administration. in

1995, the gap was wider with 46 percent blaming republicans and just 27 percent blaming president clinton. stand-up k frazao some shutdown enthusiasts say if the government isn't running it's not wasting money. perhaps the most overwhelming result so far is the shift in focus, once again to how taxpayer dollars are spent. david williams taxpayers protection alliance " it's a good time for congress and people to focus on what do we really need to spend money on. what is a priority in this country and what isn't a priority? " as far as what's decided, that will no doubt be left to the 11th hour...a sign that in washington, some things never change. i'm kristine frazao reporting. let's face it... groundhogs... are for losers.../ baltimore... has... its own... prognosticator. .. from the animal kingdom.../. unlike... a... groundhog, .../ ours... can breathe... under water. move over... punxatawny phil.../ this is... baltimore bill.../. a weather predicting crab, ... courtesy of the

old bay... spice company..../ bill... was trotted out to the inner harbor this morning,.../ and given a choice... of... planks... to walk-- / one... predicting... an early winter.../ the other ...a.. longer summer. unlike other forecasters,... bill has a perfect record..../ ok,... he's only done it once.../ but... still,... it's perfect.../ and... no.../ there... wasn't a boiling--pot... at the end... of the planks.../ . ad lib toss to vytas

it's a doctor it's a doctor seuss themed night.... we've all

heard of how the grinch stole christmas. when the late edition continues, we'll bring you the story of how the new jersey town council stole halloween. when it cto marriage, the

key is sharing. not so in the eyes of chase bank... who say they won't offer joint credit cards anymore. instead, you'll need to add your spouse or anyone else as

an authorized user to your account. existing joint- account customers won't be affected. chase isn't the first issuer to get rid of the joint credit card option. h-s-b-c and capital one already scrapped the practice. bank of america, wells fargo, u-s bank and discover still provide customers with this option. burger king is firing the next shot in the french fry wars with low-calorie fries... or more accurately... "lower" calorie fries. the fast food chain says its new "satisfries" have 30 percent less fat and 20 percent fewer calories than their existing fries, and 40 percent less fat than mcdonald's. one thing not lower about the new crinkle cut fries is the price. they'll be 20 cents more, except in kids' meals. the town council of gloucester township, new jersey is defying common sense by playing the

halloween equivalent of scrooge, or the grinch...or whatever you want to call it... by cancelling halloween. the council has approved a resolution saking parents to abandon traditional trick or treating, and instead have indoor parties. or at the very least, have all those little ghosts and goblins off the streets by seven. fortunately, the resolution is only a suggestion...wit hout any real teeth. still ahead, better get some lemons handy, because this next story is so sweet, you might go into sugar- shock. that's next. great odins... beard.../

beard.../ great grandma's spachala... now another installment of....panda watch!! and it doesn't get any cuter than this. 14 of the cutest little furballs you'll ever see were on display at the panda preserve in china's chengdu province. these cubs were all born on the facility between july and september, and brought together for a photo opp...and some play time. we're told every one of them is happy, healthy, and developing fine. how serious is

manny machado's injury?... the orioles trainer explains what it is... next in sports unlimited... that's all

tonight for the late edition. thanks for watching. i'm jennifer gilbert. and i'm jeff barnd. sports unlimited with bruce cunningham starts now. as bad as the injury to manny machado looked.. and it looked bad... it seems it's not as severe as we thought.. his injury is a serious one, but not as bad as was feared..

machado suffered a tear in the media patello-femoral ligament in the left knee... which controls the movement of the kneecap.. but it doesn't look as if he'll need surgery.. it will be 6-8 weeks before he can do anything baseball-wise.. so it's not an acl or mcl injury.. the orioles are taking that as relatively good news... now to the game itself...machado on the bench getting a nice hand from the fans...and they liked this, too... bottom 3rd...birds trail 1-0, but then brian roberts jerks this one over the wall in right...his 7th, and the game is tied.. ..and then the very next hitter, nate mc ,louth, does likewise.. his 12th of the year..and 100th

of his career...birds led 2-1.. the jays tie it on a mark derosa single...and then in the 10th, he does it again..derosa with his 2nd rbi single and that was your game winner...3-2 the final and the birds are officially eliminated from the post season.. it's another tuesday and around here that means another edition of our prep player of the week award.. now in it's third decade, it has honored the area's finest high school athletes since way back in 1991... this week, we pay a return visit to a previous winner.. when you first met ellie conzalez of catholic high, she was just bursting onto the scene as a sophmore.. now, as a senior, she has built quite a resume... she has won iaam cross country, indoor and outdoor championships the last two years..in fact, she has never finished worst than second in her high school career.. was named the gatorade maryland athlete of the year, and was also named the sun's athlete of the year.. and last weekend, she got her senior season off to a

strong start with a victory in the prestigious spiked shoe invitational.... ellie takes possession of the coveted prep player of the week award..her second... called the allolite, it's provided by allogram on greenspring drive in timonium, your wholesale source for trophies and awards... that's all for this edition of sports unlimited... thanks for joining us. i'm bruce cunningham... the arsenio hall show is next... goodnight.

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so, if you're joining us late, here are some highlights from wt's happened so far. why don't they have salsa? what do you need salsa for? salsa is now the number 1 condiment in america. do you know why? because people like to say salsa. do you have any salsa? we need more salsa. where's the salsa? no salsa? it must be impossible for a spanish person to order seltzer and not get salsa. i wanted seltzer, not salsa! don't you know the difference between seltzer and salsa? you have seltzer after the salsa. see? this should be the show. this is the show. what? this. this talking. yeah. right. i'm serious. i think that's a good idea. just talking? what's the show about? it's about nothing. what's that red dot on your sweater? didn't we come in over there?

i thought we came in over there. i'm out. what? yeah, i'm out. i'm out of the contest. no story? no. forget the story. you got to have a story. who says? four. seinfeld. four. that'll be 5, 10 minutes. do you smell something? do i smell something? what am i, hard of smelling? what is it? i think it's b.o. who's on the show? who are the characters? i could be a character. you? base a character on me. it's come to my attention that you and the cleaning woman