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governor o'malley and bob ehrlich face off in their first debate the first look at where they stand on the issues. hello, i'm don scott >> >> and i'm jessica kartalija. the general election is less than a month away and tonight, you can see the gubernatorial debate here on wjz. pat warren is live with more. >> reporter: that's right, you name it, they covered it. they had heated exchanges on jobs and public education. >> direct from television hill

-- >> reporter: the rematch, opened new wounds around drew new blood. they had a heated exchange this morning during ehrlich's term alley was governor. >> i'm tired of people putting down children of color, we're moving forward as people as one. >> when you have the schools not graduating 45% of those kids, those kids of color are denied those rights and that's unacceptable in 2010 or whatever. come to me to patterson park. >> why don't you mention the places where kids are taking progress.

you talk in coded language about the kids that aren't exceeding. >> i'll always talk about the kids that are being denied their rights. >> you never talk about the things doing well. >> when the kids are denied rights and flunking tests -- >> and you want to cut their funding for education and you cut school construction funding. >> you cut $150 million out of -- >> and they had other heated exchanges on jobs and economy and the taxes. you'll be able to decide tonight on wjz-13 for more. back to you. thank you, pat. you can see the first television debate tonight at wjz-13. denise koch is the moderator as

you saw. it's broadcast tonight at 7:00. a man is behind bars for hiring a man to kill his wife. he wanted a hit man to kill his wife, elizabeth. it's a shock to everyone, friends and family at this point. >> they were issues regarding the potential of possible out come of the divorce. apparently, mr. boyd wanted to avoid them. >> and she was planning on divorcing her husband and the police believe that was the reason for the murder-for-hire plot. and he's charged for murder now. and it was a violent saturday night and sunday morning in the city. it's one that saw five people murdered and all five died in separate shootings.

two could be related and so far, no arrests and according to the baltimore sun, there have been 164 homicides in the city this year. there's a new grant for the police officers. and there's a -- this comes after it was discovered that the baltimore police department leads the nation in rape cases unfounded. mayor stephanie rawlings- blake is meeting with the president and other officials in washington, d.c. today. among the topics is the importance in investing in infrastructure. now, it could be days in the the chile miners are rescued. >> reporter: the rescue workers

finished the last of 15, 40 feet long tubes used to bring up the miners next step, building a platform above the shaft, this is going to support the capsule. they'll hope to start the rescue as early as wednesday. below ground, the men have been preparing for the big day with a special diet including a high calorie chocolate diet and they've taken aspirin, they'll have to endure a twisting, 20 minute two foot ride in a rescue capsule. workers were able to break through to the miners saturday. >> and it was unbelievable. the feelings and all that everyone was going through. >> the family members are waiting for the moments they can see their loved ones. >> she said she shows she'll hug him but she'll just cry and

scream. the 33 men will have to adjust to a new world filled with video cameras and movie offers and book deals and 27 of the families fueled a suit against the mining company. for now, everyone's praying for a joyful and safe return. when they see sunlight for the first time in months. it's expected to take 48 hours to pull all 33 miners to the surface. if you were lucky enough to have the day off, you should be enjoying it. and it's warm. and we, of course, we're live with the first warning weather coverage. marty bass in the first warning weather center. >> beautiful, sunny and 85 today. taking a look at the photos today. just a few passing fair weather clouds. that's about it.

and we'll take a look now. we'll widen out. we'll look up to the north and you can see, there's a stalled front. there' showers along the front. we'll go back to the other graphic. there's an area of low pressure scooting along the boundary. and that will give us a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow. it will yank chillier air our way. and 85 degrees today and 61 degrees on friday. and that's with a bit of a wind. we'll have the details and a return to fall like weather coming up shortly. now, back to you. >> thank you, baltimore is buzzing after the ravens get a win over the broncos and now,the ravens look to a win in fox burro. ron is live with wjz.com and more with what people are saying about the first placed ravens. we, it sounds good, the focus coming into the game is

the raven's number one rated pass defense against denver. there and it was the raven's ground game that took center stage. and ray rice had the one yard dive and first with two touchdowns on the day for ray rice and the ravens played their physical brand of football, and the line backer jason phillips trekking demarious. the question is, was the offense back on track and what do they need to do to beat the patriots. >> i think that flacco is back on his game. he did a great job, love ray lewis and rice. >> and keep running the ball like we did yesterday. >> i think we're on our way. we have to keep the momentum going. >> and stop tom brady, i don't

know, crush them. do what you do to quarterbacks. get to them. play strong and we'll win. flacco need to be on the money and ray rice, he gonna run all over them and ray, keep hitting them. go ravens! >> and the ravens are 4-1 and we're wacko for flacco and first place in the afc north. >> and thank you. and the ravens look to extend the streak on the road against the patriots. you can see the game live next sunday here on wjz-13. it will be followed by the post game show. we'll have the highlights and the reactions and it's marty, the bulldog and live here in canton. a big day of football live here on wjz. >> looking forward to all of that. >> and it will be fun. still to come at noon -- embarrassment for a sentence.

and the judge forces a thief into a different kind of punishment. recalling mercedes that have a steering problem. >> and looking outside this noon and stick around, the forecast is still coming up. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley,

i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

>> in the only m.d. r miss -- miss maryland to win miss usa has died. in one of the first scandals to rock the pageant, her title was ripped because she was married and the mother of two. she died of heart failure in los angeles, she was 71 years old. and a convicted thief in texas gets a different kind of sentence. this is daniel morales. he spent $250,000 from a crime victim fund and he's been ordered to walk the thieves saying he's a thief. he must hold the sign every weekend for the next six years. if you drive a mercedes, listen up.

85,000 are being recalled. the recall effects 2010 c class cars. and two americans get the award of a lifetime. they've been named the nobel prize winners for economics. they won for the analysis and theories to explain how policies effect unemployment and they're awarded the 1 1/2 million dollars prize and an award and medal. >> what an honor. >> and still ahead at noon, take a live look outside and stay tuned. there it is, victory. we'll be back with the first warning weather forecast. first, let's look at today's midday stocks. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in.

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history.

raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. man, it is nice out there. i had the convertible top down. >> and we'll need convertible top olympics. it will be like someone saying go and see who goes down quicker. >> i'll do the flag. i won't jump too high. >> like bricks.

yeah, like that. >> and it throws my steering wheel off. >> i -- let's look at the current conditions in the area. i know you went up to penn state for football weekend. i was up for the nh ara races weather was gorgeous and it was interesting. the wild flowers were still up. fall really, it's just starting to creep in a bit. we had this beautiful, long warmth and after the summer we had, we deserved it. 32% humidity and barometer at 29.84. 75 hagerstown and 77 cumberland and 72 oakland. and by the way, the normal daytime high is 70 degrees. almost 80 at pax river and 74 degrees. a little bit of a sea breeze at

the ocean. 82 degrees in columbia and a little bit of a bay influence in minneapolis and kent island. 77 in rock hall and the district. here's the front and the low. that will give us a chance for showers and it will drag by the end of the week in and chillier air. it will get fall like. en and 86 degrees today and periods of clouds and sun. tonight, showers and 56. same forecast tomorrow. high of 78 degrees and we'll take a look at the five-day forecast here coming up shortly. >> and still to come on wjz- 13's eyewitness news at noon. do your children watch tv and how it could be harming them. and wjz-13 is always on, here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for the updates and the news and the first warning forecast, go to wjz.com.m.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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here comes the cold front if you will. rain, 61 and friday, mid-50s will have, we'll have a breezy, chilly day and saturday, sunny and 63. fall like weather. well, thank you, marty. you can see the entire first debate right here. and after that, don't miss tonight's lineup at 10:00. it's "hawaii five-o" and followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. seaworld in orlando welcomes a new killer whale. she gave birth to her 7th calf.

she weighs 350 pounds and it's 16th whale born there. >> wow! >> seven babies. >> well, good for you. >> and 350 pounds. >> yeah. right, that's what this one's feeling like, 350 pounds. >> thanks for watching. >> we'll see you tomorrow, have >> we'll see you tomorrow, have a greaea,,,,

>> we'll see you tomorrow, have a greaea,,,, two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first.