everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. fees you have to define, because they have nothing to do with taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. they have nothing to do with taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely.

down to the wire in one day. vetters head to -- voters head to the polls to decide maryland's governor. >> how the leading candidates are using these final hours hours to sway voters. >> hello, again. i'm don scott. and i'm jessica kartalija. >> here's what people are talking about today, with less than 24 hours until the polls open today. they are making their final pitch to voters. wjz is making your coverage. adam may is following the o'malley bid for re-election. good afternoon, adam. >> good afternoon, don. he has been crisscrossing baltimore since 6:30 this morning. in a few minutes, he'll come here at fells point. he'll have lunch at a popular restaurant, arcos. when he walks in, you see numerous pictures of politicians who have visited there. and governor o'malley in the final hours is trying to reach

out to latino vote voters. governor martin o'malley, making the most of this final day of the campaign, making the most out of east baltimore. in this final push, o'malley is hosting most of its effort in baltimore city. >> it's great to be back in the city of baltimore. and there's a lot of excitement throughout the city. >> reporter: the city has 288,000 registered democrats. almost 10 times the number of republicans. >> we're trying to contact as many people as we can, reminding everybody that tuesday is election day. it's up to the people of maryland right now, whether we move forward or whether we slip back. >> reporter: and one way the democrats are trying to energize voters is with a lot of new campaign signs we've seen going up in the last few weeks, with president obama's name on it. they say vote for democrats and obama, we've got your back. basically, what the democrats are trying to do is tie this election to president obama and his policies because president

obama enjoys very high approval ratings here in baltimore city. and they're hoping that the signs here will help energize urban voters and get them to the polls tomorrow. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> complete coverage of campaign 2010 continues now with pat warren who is following former governor ehrlich in the final days of the campaign. >> reporter: good afternoon, everybody. the ehrlich campaign points to baltimore county as the key element to its success. but bob ehrlich, former governor to the state, is all over the state. >> reporter: ehrlich supporters make their feelings known at the steps of the state house this morning. >> put our support behind our governor-to-be and former governor bob ehrlich. >> they plan to shore up support and push undecideds over the fence. >> we're excited about the election. the last two weeks have been just a ride. really a nice tide out there. we feel really good about it. obviously, baltimore county is

essential to our success. that's what everybody here is voting for. that's for sure. but baltimore county is really key to the election. getting to that big number we have next to baltimore county. close to 58 to 60. with basically assuring that we win the race statewide. >> reporter: the final message in the hours of the state race, it's all in the hands of the voters. >> it's all turnout. i'm sure martin is saying the same thing to his voters. all turnout. >> on the national stage, president obama makes a last- ditch effort to give struggling democrats a boost. >> if everyone who fought for change in 2008 shows up to vote in 2010, we will win this election. >> democrats are widely expected to lose their majority in the house. republicans are also expected to make big gains in the senate. if the gop does take congress, party chairman michael steele says there won't be any negotiation on issues like

taxing and spending. entire and be sure to stay with wjz for extensive coverage of campaign 2010. tomorrow night, you can count on wjz to bring you the latest election results, plus live coverage of the candidates. an overnight car crash in south baltimore leaves two people dead. police say a stolen lincoln town car was feeding through federal hill on ostend street when it was t-boned. two men were killed. a woman inside it is in critical condition. the driver and passenger took off, but police say they were later arrested. a critical crash kills two people and wounds two others. neighbors say it appears each of the people shot was a teenager and perhaps wearing the halloween costume. right now, investigators won't say if they have a motive or suspect in the shooting. u.s. investigators are headed to yemen to help ensure air cargo leaving that country is safe. authorities believe al qaeda in yemen planted the bombs that

flew last week. charlie d'agata reports for wjz with the latest. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials say clues found in these cargo bombs point to this saudi bomb maker. ibrahim is the suspected al qaeda mind behind the massacre attempt on christmas day. he is accused of planting a bomb inside his own brother. he is thought to be hiding out in yem own -- yemen. and u.s. investigators are heading there. >> al qaeda's affiliate in yemen is the most dangerous of al qaeda's branches or allies. >> reporter: the u.s. has now halted all shipments from yemen. britain and germany have suspended all flights. after discovering one of the bombs flew aboard two passenger planes before it was discovered. >> reporter: british officials are holding emergency planning meetings this week.

and they're looking at ways to crack down on air transport in the future. >> a package that started in yemen that landed in germany that landed in britain, en route to america, it just shows how united and determined we have to be to defeat terrorism. >> reporter: the only person arrested in the terror plot, the 22-year-old student, has been freed. investigators say someone used her name to ship the cargo bombs to chicago synagogues. u.s. intelligence officials say the failed bomb attacks show weaknesses remain in our security systems. and america's enemies are determined to find them. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. about 50 elite u.s. military experts are in yemen, training its counterterrorism forces. here, a very chilly start to the day as we turn the calendar to november. a live look outside right now, shows we are getting quite a bit of sunshine. but it's still chilly out there. and we are live with first warning weather coverage for

you. marty bass is in the outback. and meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather center. yes, it was a cool start to the day. and we haven't warmed up very much. let's show you temperatures this morning. got down to 33 degrees at bwi marshall. look out into the mountains. 30 and 29. and that is the air overspreading the entire state. it is 49 degrees in baltimore. 30s in the mountains. normally, 50s along the coast. but tonight, temperatures are dropping even farther. >> i'm going to tell you right up front. first off, thanks very much. good afternoon. let's take a look at our watches and warnings. temperatures going down into the upper 20s. look at that. a freeze watch in effect for the bulk of our viewing area, with the exception on down the calvert cliffs point lookout in southern maryland. and the southeast route 50 corridor. a freeze watch in effect. indeed, some cold air is moving our way. and before i throw it back

inside, let me just hit you with a thought. this is the first of november. this time last year, 36 days from right now, we got our first snowfall. mercy. we'll deal with the freeze watch and everything else here coming up shortly. now we'll throw it back to you. >> marty, that jacket is back. it's back to work for the ravens also this week, as the team prepares to start the second half of the nfl season. ron is live at wjz.com, with more on the biggest challenges ahead. >> all right, jess. the ravens now back in a tie for first place in the afc north. after the new orleans saints took down the steelers last night. it's been the first half of mostly highs and a few lows for the team. this is the biggest high, pulling out the thrilling victory in pittsburgh. tj houshmandzadeh. some of the team's weaknesses, exposed by tom brady and the

patriot exposed. so our wjz fan cam question, what's the one thing the ravens need to improve on in the second half? >> create some fumbles and interceptions. it's one thing we're lacking right now. but i think that will really help us out. >> the one thing ravens could improve is the defense. we have been letting some long runs. >> pass rush. you pass rush on the quarterback. >> more passes than yards. we're throwing too short. passing yards is what we need. >> second half, i just want to see the defense step up to the plate. >> i think our linebackers need to put a little more pressure on the quarterbacks. >> i'll just keep on rolling. and sleep the dolphins. 5-2, ravens center. second half in a four-way tie in the afc. and as we enter the second half of the season, jess, we are still wacko for flacco here on wjz.com. >> yes, we are, ron. thank you. ravens are back at home next weekend.

and back here on wjz, the dolphins are in town. you can see the game live here on wjz 13. and one of the biggest names in music is coming to baltimore soon. the rock band, u2 announced today it will play at m&t stadium next summer. june 22nd, as part of its 360 tour. tickets go on sale next monday morning at 10:00, with prices ranging from $30 to $250. u2 last played in the area last fall at fedex field. >> it will be a beautiful day. >> june 22nd? >> it's our favorite. bern and my favorite -- favorite, favorite, favorite, we are so excited. >> for $250. i hope you get to sit next to bono. i don't know. >> i know. wouldn't that be nice, right? still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon. military trial. why a former al qaeda fighter only received an eight-year sentence for war crimes.

a volcanic eruption. amazing new video in indonesia, as that country's most famous volcano blows its top yet again. and meteorologist bernadette woods will be back with your first warning weather forecast. and bono will be right there. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

taxes are too high, and maryland families are struggling. and then there's politician andy harris proposing a 23% sales tax on nearly everything we buy. it cuts taxes for millionaires by over $200,000 a year and raises taxes on the middle class. andy harris even promised big oil companies he'd make taxpayers pay for spills like the bp disaster. andy harris on our side? not a chance. the democratic congressional campaign committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.

sire a canadian al qaeda fighter fighter,, jury recommended he serve up to 40 years in prison. but under the terms of the plea deal, the judge was forced to limit it to 8 years. cadir was captured after a firefight. 38 people have died in the past week from mount meropy's eruptions. it is one of the world's most active volcanos. but it is only one of indonesia's problems. last week's tsunami killed 450 people. and still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon. let's take a live look outside. and please stay tuned. meteorologist bernadette woods will be back in about 2 1/2

minutes with your first warning weather forecast. first, let's take a look at your day's midday stocks. ,,,,,,

welcome back, everybody. the sun is out. but it is not warming us up that much right now. temperatures are cool. it is only 48 degrees at this point in baltimore, after starting out in the low 30s. and it's still in the 30s, in the mountains. it dropped down into the 20s.

that's the kind of air mass that is on top of us. the winds are out of the northwest. not as much as they were yesterday. but they will continue to keep it cool air. freeze watch is in effect for a good portion of the area. because temperatures are likely to drop below freezing in all of these places. so this is what we're dealing with. the cold front that moved through yesterday. not much to it. just had some clouds and a breeze. that is out of here. next storm we'll be watching is going to come out of the rockies, then cut across the south, and make its way up the coast as a nor'easter later on this week. it comes together like this. this is what we have going on this morning. tropical storm winds up to 46 miles per hour. the storm has continued to fluctuate in intensity. but how -- notice how it takes this big turn. you can see in the forecast models, how it is sharp to the right and races off. that's because of that storm system that will become a

nor'easter for us. high pressure in control for today, tomorrow, and most of wednesday, keeping everything off to the south. but that storm going to cut up from the south, up along the east coast, thursday into friday. it will bring in some rains, kick up the winds and bring in cooler air as we head toward the weekend. forecast looks like this. for today, it's going to be a cool one. we're only getting to about 52 for our high. tonight, going down to 30. and tomorrow, sunshine once again. but again cool. 52 for our high. it will remain cool on wednesday, although temperatures will creep up a little bit here later this week. wait until marty has this five- day here. we may have only highs in the 40s. >> wow. thank you. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon. behavior study. why researchers now say surfing the internet before bed can actually affect your child's behavior the next day. >> and remember, wjz is always on for you. here are some of the stories we're putting on our website at this hour. for constant updates on this day's news, and the first

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welcome back, everybody. okay. a little breeze. but a lot of sunshine. and even though it is sunny, it's not warming up very much. now, it's nodment andilize tawtion awe looseading insment its lieu towdle, wiewforting dow jones to 30, 31. wednesday, 55. we start to cloud up. here comes the nor'easter bern was talking about.

looks like we'll be in the 40s as we move in and through the weekend. back inside. >> with full leather on sunday. don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. with hawaii five-0, to be followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and thanks for watching wjz eyewitness news. i'm jessica kartalija. >> don scott. and for marty bass, i'm bernadette ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,