look at the exchange with a potential to sway voters. hi i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here is what people are talking about. >> very heated moments as governor o' malley and bob ehrlich talk about what matters most to the voters. pat warren has coverage of this much anticipated debate. good evening, pat. >> reporter: good evening, kai, good evening everyone. the two candidates have many topic and disagree on almost all of them. >> this is not a personality contest, it's not martin o' malley, bob ehrlich, it's about you. >> reporter: the governor and

ehrlich open new blood about issues that voters most care about. including the budget and who done it. >> he increased property taxes, increased college tuition and maryland was not making much progress. we were spending more but we weren't moving forward. >> the largest tax increase in maryland's history. you also took $3.7 billion of stimulus after each episode. after each chapter you said it's cured. let's have a press conference. we're done. >> no actually i never said that. >> reporter: the education why don't you. >> why don't you come to me to the patterson charter school. >> i've been to those charter schools. >> why don't you ever mention the places where kids are making progress. >> reporter: education wise didn't give. >> if this one program you're talking about was so darn important to you, geographic cost of education in excess

we're talking it? you took surplus dollars that were going away. >> we can continue to save lives. >> i guess law enforcement is not real impressed with your effort. since the police are backing my campaign. >> reporter: and the vision should be a look at the direction each candidate wants to take. the candidates have scheduled a total of four debates but this one kai, is a real attention grabber. >> the debate was sponsored by

the jewish council and wjz. watch the debate on wjz it all starts at 7:00. sky chopper 13 continues to follow the breaking news for us. captain mike perry above us with more, captain mike. >> this occurred about 15 or 20 minutes ago, a two vehicle accident. this is on the westbound lane of i70 near bethany lane. this is just west of route 29. maryland state police were on the scene. just a few moments ago the road was reopened, both lanes of 70 westbound have been reopened but the back up extended well back over 695. so you can expect delays maybe of perhaps 20 minutes to a half an hour as traffic flow is still at a crawl as you can see. back to you on tv hill. >> at least it's moving a bit though. captain mike, thank you. a weekend of bloodshed,

tonight those crimes have police taking another look at their strategy. wjz is live at police headquarters. derrick valcourt has more on the murders and what police are doing about it. >> reporter: police prefer to look at it in the long term, and in the long term it appears their crime fighting efforts are working but this weekend was a set back. among the weekend murders, 78- year-old sterling palmer stabbed to death in his own home, a possible robbery. his wife discovered the body. >> all i could say is please don't do this to me. when i looked down, i saw a lot of blood. >> reporter: also shot to death was hood. >> i have no idea why somebody would do this to my son. >> reporter: police now believe another man was shot at that same location but that victim

was drove miles away and left at oakenshaune. the violent weekend led police commissioner to meet with his senior command staff monday to evaluate what happened. >> kind of like setting course on a sail. every so often you're going to run into a squall and you're going to have to realign the ship and that's what we're doing today. >> reporter: over all murders are down slightly. 171 this year compared to 176 last year. weekend violence is down 16% compared to 2009. >> reporter: the past six weekends have been relatively quiet. i'm not waving a flag, i'm not declaring victory but we want to put this into perspective. >> reporter: but the perspective feels a little different to the murdered victims like daryll hood. >> you see on television and they say the crime rate is going down, i don't see how. >> reporter: so far no arrests in the weekend crime but they are chasing down a number of

leads. live at police headquarters, derek valcourt. >> police are asking for the public's help. anyone with information is asked to call police or metro crime stoppers. the number 1-866-7-lockup. and police were called, a man was shot in the head. he has not been identified. a family is desperate for answers. they say it's taken days to get basic information from police. the wreck involved an off duty officer. mike hellgren is there and takes you inside the tragedy and the investigation. good evening mike. >> good evening kai. it was here where andrew mccoy was thrown from the suv his friend was driving when it

somehow collided with a cadillac driven by an off duty police. his family simply wants a fair and full investigation. >> reporter: andrew mccoy's father and stepmother met wjz at the skate park. a home away from home for their southern. they want to know what happened the night he died a week ago. >> we received a call, very earl late sunday night, early monday morning that he had been involved in a serious accident. and-- >> they told us to get to shock trauma asap. >> reporter: for days they got few answers from police. the mta took the case initially. the family did not know an off duty police officer was involved until four days after the crash when they read it online the morning of their son's funeral. >> that was the first time we had heard anything about the accident at all. >> we were mad because they

didn't tell us. >> there was anger and frustration just because we didn't know anything. >> reporter: baltimore city police have not taken the lead. >> one of the most important pieces in this is going to be the blood and alcohol testing that was done at the hospital. >> reporter: the police spokesperson says that has to be subpoenaed and they have to get that information from the lab. >> we have to be very careful on how we handle this case because someone lost their life. >> we don't have any evidence and we're not making any accusations against the police department that anything fishy wonder. but it just makes you wonder. >> i am glad he knew he was loved. >> reporter: as they look for closure and justice for andrew. >> reporter: back live at the memorial. we want to make clear that no

one has been found to be responsible for this accident. but that process continues, and police say it'll be important to figure out who ran the traffic light in this case. mike hellgren. >> andrew's mom says her son's young friend who was driving the suv does not remember anything about the crash. you can see the mayor on the right side of the screen there. the president met with select mayors across the count industry today to discuss the nation's roads, railways and highways. and mark viviano has highlights from the win and the wjz fan cam. >> reporter: the ravens do have the top perch in the division and at 4-1 they are tied for the best record in the nfl.

they've never lost in baltimore to denver, again this one wasn't even close. if on a weekend of surprises and upsets the ravens stayed on court and delivered a decisive win over the visiting broncos. the ravens roll to a 17-21 victories using four rushing touchdowns. the longest by mcgahee to put the game away. with a convincing win, baltimore takes over first place in the afc north division, tied for beth record in the nfl. and they avoid any let down after the win a week ago at pittsburgh. >> our guys talked all week about following up the big win with a win. and that's really important. if you don't follow it up with a win it negates the big one. because it just counts for one a piece. this was a big game for that reason. >> we have a pretty special team here. we have to continue to work hard to get better every week. we have to continue to progress and do some better things out

there week to week. and i think that's what we're really showing right now. we're showing promise and getting better week to week. >> with our wjz fan cam, we asked you what you think about the ravens offense and what will it take to win at new england. >> stop tom brady. crush them, do what you do to quarterbacks, get to theupl. >> just keep doing what we're doing, stay strong and we'll keep winning, definitely. >> flacco needs to stay on the money. and ray rice is going to get all over him. i can guarantee you that. >> those words from ray. we're going to hear from ray rice a little later on in sports. >> thank you mark, we'll see you then. the first place ravens are back on the road sunday to face tom brady and the new england patriots. you can see the game right here on wjz13. that game will be immediately followed by our postgame show. mark will have highlights and

reaction. then it's marty the bulldog and jessica cartalia live from canton. a big day of football here live. a beautiful summer start day to a fall workweek. the beautiful weather is not going to stick around for that long. rain could be in our future. tim williams is tracking radar for us. all right tim. >> yeah, i know. >> bad news. >> the news is not so horrible it's just different than what it is now. you know we had temperatures getting up to about 80 degrees today area wide we got them to about 84 in vwi marshall. we're down to 83 now with 36% relative humidity. the front you see just to our north is ushering in some energy that's triggering some thunderstorms. just to our west, even to pittsburgh some of that could get to us as the evening goes on. with that chance comes a drop in the temperatures that continually drop through the

end of the week. we'll have your complete forewarning forecast. >> tim, thank you. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news. tonight at 5:00, near miss, an object thrown at president obama, what it was and the investigation on who threw it. and the miners are ready to be brought out of the mine. and this toddler's parents say that he's alive today because of a procedure only available in baltimore. and the week's forecast, coming right up. [ electronic humming ],,,,,,,,

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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. the 33 trapped miners may

soon be free. the rescue equipment seems to be working. they maybe aboveground in just a couple of days. >> reporter: chilean rescue workers say they finished installing the last of 15 giant steel tubes. they're designed to shore up the top of the shaft being used to bring the miners. the next step, building a the platform on top of the shaft. this will start the rescue as early as wednesday. the men have been preparing for the big day with their diets. each of the men will have to endure a twisting 20 minute 2,000-foot drive to the surface in a rescue capsule. after more than two months, workers were finally able to breakthrough to the miners on saturday. >> it was just unbelievable. i mean the feelings and emotions that everybody was

going through was just undescribable. >> reporter: anxious family members say they are just waiting for the moments when they can see their loved ones. she says i know i'm going to hug him but probably when that moment comes i won't do anything. i will just cry and scream. >> reporter: the 33 men will then have to adjust to a whole new world. filled with video cameras, movie offers and book deals. 27 of the families have also filed a suit against the mining company for negligence. but for now everyone is just praying for a safe and joyful return when the men see sunlight for the first time in months. tai chandler, cbs news, new york. it is expected to take 48 hours to pull all 33 miners to the surface. there are a few accidents out on the roads right now. let's check in with christie. >> reporter: the accident that's causing the most trouble right now is the accident on westbound 70. that has the west lane blocked.

the problem is the delay is backed the patasco river bridge. they are saying a good 25 to 30 minutes to get through. the interloop heavy there. slowing from bell air to harper road. average speed now about 35 miles per hour. harrisburg expressway is slow to the belt way about 10 minutes to get through. southbound 95 still struggling in that direction as well. from marsh boulevard to the beltway, a little slow. slow around the beltway as you can see on the north side interloop. 37-miles-an-hour average and 15 minutes to get through. now let's take a live look. you can see the congestion there at 70. traffic is just crawling along. the polls are slow and the

university of maryland marching band is a step closer to finding out if it's the winner of a $100,000 price. maryland is competing against bands from 33 other states to win the big award from cbs. they had to perform a theme from a new cbs show. the winner will be announced tonight. >> it's tonight. >> don't miss hawaii five-0 tonight at 10:00 and that is followed by the news when we will announce the winner. >> i hope they win. >> hook' em dano. i don't know what a day in hawaii would look like but it has to be close to this. a barometer pretty steady at 29.77.

we'll have your hawaii five-0 29.77. we'll have your hawaii five-0 timeme,, eaks to send jobs over seas. 29.77. we'll have your hawaii five-0 timeme,, i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!!

bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them...

except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. we're looking at a gorgeous

afternoon shaping up. unfortunately this is one of the last warm days we've had. but we had a glorious weekend just in time for all the activities going on. everyone had plans including the ravens game. then we start to see some transition and the temperatures start to take a hit. we have temperatures fluctuating throughout the state. we go from 81 to 72 over in oakland. everyone else in the low to mid- 80s for the most part. 81 in cumberland. the winds are coming in currently at 5 miles per hour just warm air in the region. we will get back into 80 degrees. today we had a good bit of cloud cover. some of it responsible, the front to the north and a bit of a disturbance to the west. the low system to the west responsible for some of these clouds. even going into this evening we have a lot of sun out there. you can see this disturbance here to the west of us is going

to eventually start to make its way in. and eventually we'll contribute to a coastal storm that will set up shop along the eastern sea bourge around thursday or so. but the front is to our north just draped across northern pennsylvania and up into new york. that is responsible for some energy that's riding along. and you can see some of these brighter thunderstorms breaking up near new york city, just west of new york city. around pittsburgh you also see scattered showers. much of this energy here will not make it over the mountains. but anything that's straight down, coming down from the north lakes could present some problems heading into the evening. we will not see very much rain out of these widely scattered showers. our best chance comes tomorrow. with cool air filtering in we'll get a bit of a clash. only about a 30% of showers tonight. we'll start to see clearing out

by saturday. sunset today is at 6:34. keep in mind that our average overnight low is about 76. tomorrow 78 with some sun. another mild day possibly just a little damp. >> thank you. still ahead at 5:00. gunned down by pirates. her husband killed on his jet ski. new evidence says, would support the theory of the woman's story. what sparked another search effort for the missing 8-year- old boy. out of controro ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way

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it's 5:29, 83 degrees and mainly clear. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a maryland woman almost murdered in an alleged plot. the suspect is her husband. adam may has details of the shocking crime. the man was willing to pay $2,000 to have his wife murdered. >> so my family is supportive and it's a shock to everyone, friends and family at this point. elizabeth boyd shaken after learning that the man she planned to divorce allegedly plotted to kill her. >> it's been a rough time for, that's all i can say at this

time. >> reporter: her husband gave the suspects crash, prescription drugs and a plan of their home. but the suspect backed out and called police. >> there's potential outcomes of the divorce that apparently mr. boyd wanted to avoid. >> reporter: this case in rockville mirrors two others in baltimore county this year. carla porter faces charges for hiring a group of people to murder her husband at their gas station. friends say he was also seeking divorce. >> we all said it, that she did it. >> reporter: neighbors are stunned. >> she is a lovely lady. she is. yes. and the children are wonderful. the older boy which is his son and her stepson was -- nicest kid you would want to meet.

>> reporter: boyd feared violence before all of this. court records reveal he was granted a protective order in april. >> reporter: right now mr. boyd is being held at the baltimore county detention center without bond. back to you. >> adam thank you. boyd is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow. an armed robbery suspect returns to the hartford county jail he robbed last month. tonight police are working to make sure he doesn't come back again. state police say on september 30th this man robbed the madison square federal savings bank. on saturday he returned to the bank armed with a gun. but this time employees recognized him and did not let him inside. he fled the area on foot. anyone with information about his where abouts is asked to call crime stoppers. a new push to find missing 8-year-old kayron hormon. many volunteers are renewed with the hopes of finding the

little boy. >> reporter: investigators say they are still following up on leads from the day he disappeared. those leads brought thousands of people to harvey islands. the last person to report seeing hormon was his stepmother. most of the searchers worked on foot but horses, canine units and atvs were also used. mary, back to you. >> kyaron's father has filed for divorce from terry hormon. the bomb squad is called, c4 explosives were found in a black garbage bags but they were not armed. the east village remained closed through the afternoon.

people are expected to testify on the worse shootings on a military base. hasan is accused of -- he earned his medical degree in bethesda. and more information on the american reportedly gunned down in the mexican border. don tee has the latest developments for wjz. >> reporter: falcon lake and the surrounding area has been called a hornets nest of activity for the zeta's gang. >> it's happened before, we were out here patrolling and we

see individuals coming across into the united states with machine guns. >> reporter: now mexican police have named two brothers believed to be members of that cartel. suspects in david heartily's murder. authorities did not reveal pictures. but the two are wanted for many other crimes. including kidnapping and arson. >> i'm a little hopeful. i hope that it's going to bring david home. hopefully they can tell us where he is. >> reporter: there had been doubts about tiffany heartily's account of what happened. that her husband had been shot and killed when the couple was jet skiing on the lake and taking pictures of this sunken church. where was david's body, where was his jet ski. but there's other evidence supporting her story. it shows the couple being pulled over shortly before getting to the lake, jet skis

in tow. >> where are you headed? >> up above. >> to falcon. >> yes. >> you're going to jet ski for the day? >> yeah,. >> it proves they were together. that they were in rout to falcon lake to enjoy the day. >> reporter: but even if mexican authorities now believe tiffany, david's father doesn't believe in mexican law enforcement. >> i think that lake will probably be david's head stone. >> reporter: authorities insist they will continue to look for david's body. >> reporter: tiffany says she feels vindicated that the evidence supports her story of how her husband was killed. steering problems are prompting a recall of the auto maker, mercedes benz. mercedes benz says a loss of power steering fluid can make

vehicles different to control. the recall includes the c class and 2010 d class. a close call for president obama while at a rally in philadelphia. the president was on stage when a book was thrown at president obama. it just missed him. recipients will go another year without an increased in benefits. the government is expected to announce this week that because of a low inflation there will be no cost of living adjustment. this would be the second straight year of no increase. forbes magazine is showcasing america's 10 youngest billionaires and eight of them are under the age of

40. three on the list are cofounders of the facebook. mark zuckerburg saw his network jump from 2 billion to almost $7 billion. banking for thousands of dollars or throw it away. until today, those were the only two options for women when it came to their umbilical cords after childbirth. weijia jiang explains in this wjz health report, a third option in one hospital could save thousands of lives. >> reporter: when 20 -month-old mason shaffer was born, his family went through the agony of wondering how long he would survive. >> he was? so much pain, his belly was so big. he couldn't do all the milestones, his eye was going out. >> reporter: mason was diagnosed with a bone marrow

disorder. thanks to umbilical cord blood he is completely cured. >> we have a way to save many diseases and a way without destroying embryos. >> reporter: most hospitals don't offer a free donation process for mothers. mercy medical center announced maryland's first banking effort. it cost at least $2,000 to start, so without the option of donating they say many women were simply discarding their cord all together. >> the very people that need it the most have been prohibited because of cost from getting it. >> reporter: the cord blood has been used to treat more than 90 life threatening diseases including many types of cancers and disorders like cycle cell disease. dr.carter thinks that the program will help many people that are prone to diseases. >> i think to have this is very

outstanding. >> reporter: one look at mason may give them all the hope they need. >> this is what the result could be. a perfectly healthy, vibrant boy. >> reporter: weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. the safer family has started a foundation in mason's name to add more hospitals to the list of donation hospitals. for more information log on to our website wjz.com and then click on the health watch link. also in health watch tonight, too much screen time may take its toll when your child's mental health. new research found kids that spent more than two hours a day watching tv or using a computer were more likely to experience high levels of psychological difficulty. many americans are not eating enough whole grains. less than 5% said they ate three servings of whole grain

daily. whole grain have shown to reduce your risk of heart disease and some types of cancer. and more analysis of the first gubernatorial debate, you can watch at 7:00 7:00 right here on wjz. why a reversed mortgage may not be the best solution for your mortgage problems. and who's on top in this week's high school football poll. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight, spiked drink investigation. what caused a dozen students to fall ill at a college party. and sparking large up rage, who's being blamed for a scare in hungry. and i'll have your updated

forecast coming up. here's today's report from wall street.

we're looking at a gorgeous sunset today. and good for the sun out there today but we will see less and less of it tomorrow. thunderstorms could be with us through tomorrow afternoon. take a look at your forecast for your tuesday. going up to about 58 degrees tomorrow morning. daytime highs around 78 degrees. then we start a bit of a transition, by tomorrow evening, showers will be with us primarily coming in from the north. 68 on wednesday. showers will taper off on friday. >> the cold weather right around the corner and a great way to save energy and stay warm this winter is to use winter stripping. you can use it around movable joints such as windows and

doors. try foam, vinyl and metal are more expensive. for more information, go to wjz.com/energjsavers. and crews are still treating the roads in the towns devastated by the floods of the caustic material. eight people have died since that sludge broke through. the government has also frozen the company's assets and wants them to pay for damages. a college party turns deadly if for some. it's believed they may have been given a date day drug. >> reporter: in this modest vacation home, the evidence of friday night's college party still litters the lawn. >> it was crazy. it was loud music, lots going on. >> reporter: more than most

students knew. until the party took a frightening term. they say after only one or two drinks. >> all of a sudden all the girls were puking everywhere. >> they were falling down, they were puking everywhere. the girls were on their back, people were so drunk they didn't know what to do. >> reporter: one of those girls ended up at this near by grocery store, unconscious. someone called 911 then told police about the party. when police got to the home, they had to force themselves in the home. outside they found the students, drunk and most of the women incoherent. police say they were drugged by someone who may have spiked their drunks but they don't think the host of the party was involved. one student was found having sex with a nearly unconscious woman who turned out to be his girlfriend. >> we know that the majority of

the victims were female. so the assumption is that many these individuals were targeted for various reasons >> reporter: many of the women were drinking from these red cups. a date rape drug could be lethal when mixed with alcohol. >> girls were laying on the floor, grabbing up. >> they were almost like they were zombies, they were passed out. they couldn't really function. >> police have sent drug samples to the state's crime lab to find out which drug was in the student's system. and michael appeared outside his london home and told a group of reporters that he wants to start over again. he served half of his eight week sentence. michael was arrested after crashing into a store front in july. he also paid a fine and can't drive for five years. check in with eyewitness at

6:00 for these stories and more coming up. denise is standing by with the preview. >> in the spotlight, governor o' malley and ehrlich are facing off. we have breaking news as well. but now back to kai and mary. the world's first commercial station successfully complete. today the virgin galactic spaceship completed its first flight in california. the spaceship was carried to an altitude of 45,000 feet and released before landing. >> space tourists will soon be able to take their own trip on the enterprise. they just have to cough up $200,000. >> and mary said earlier, even if she had the money, she's not

going. >> not my thing. >> space travel. >> that's semi space travel. if i can go to the moon, maybe. >> sports is next. the ravens continue to roll into first place in the division. more reaction from denver. and the baseball play offs continue tonight after some surprising results over the weekend. -u( music playing )over the - we know technology can make you more connected.

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it was just fun, just fun. just pure fun. >> it's never easy as they make it look. the ravens have faced constant questions about the development of quarterback joe flacco. the ravens have answered by adding more receivers. nothing gets the job done like the run. the ravens got it going relying

on ray rice who pounded out 183 rushing yards. mcgahee also had carries. the ravens scored five touchdowns, all of them on the ground in a league in which the rules are shifted toward passing, they put a running lesson on denver. >> getting started. you know it's a long season. you know everybody that does the run game, it was a great game for the run game. >> that's the best thing for the offense, getting this run game going. >> it was great to be able to run the ball. it's nice to know that we can run the ball. that's a defense that is set up to stop the run in a lot of way. we did a good job of running on them any way. not to say that we're going to be able to run for that amount of yards every week. but hopefully we can do both. the ravens take their show

on the road to new england on sunday. and join us after the game for highlights, reaction and analysis all right here on wjz. bad news for former ravens receiver clayton. off to a great start with his new team, clayton's season is over after he suffered an injury to his right knee ligament. clayton led the team in catches and yardage but he is now gone. all right to baseball now. the play off series between the braves and giants comes down to a decisive game five in atlanta and the braves have already benched brooks conrad. it was a nightmare performance in atlanta for him in the loss to the giants last night. he committed three errors. the first on a pop up that

conrad dropped. that allowed san francisco to score the first run of the game. it got worse for conrad. game tied in the ninth. buster posey with the ground ball. he said afterward he wanted to dig a hole and crawl in it. game five coming up in atlanta tonight. winner of tonight's game will go to philadelphia to face the phillies. they competed an easy sweep of the reds last night. phillies looking for a third straight trip to the world series. >> they have swim goggles. they take out ski goggles. coming up on wjz eyewitness news. this young man one of the

news. this young man one of the six murder 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.

eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right?

yeah!!! coming up right now, candidates for governor hold their first tv debate right here on wjz. what both men had to do about themselves and each other. a family's search for answers.

why his mom and dad are concerned about the investigation and the critical items they want from police. bloodshed in the street, several people killed in baltimore. what's behind the surge in violence. feeling like summer, don't miss the updated forecast. >> check in on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz starts right now. face to face for the first time, governor martin o' malley and bob ehrlich debate the issues. tonight what the men