done of days. for george urlich getting back in the state house is the medicine the state of maryland nee . >> less spending and less government. lower taxes. just all-around -- i guess it is a republican thing. >> reporter: then there is robert. for him o'malley staying in the state mouse is the medicine that the state of maryland needs. >> i think governor o'malley has proven himself in the last four years. his popularity has never been highier. >> reporter: george says o'malley's four years have been terrible because the leadership meant too much spending and hurt the business climate in the state. robert says urlich didn't do much with the four years he had. o'malley had to recovery quickly when the economy recovers. both say this should be an interest race with each candidate bringing their style to the maryland political stage. >>i'm a voting democrat. i'll vote for governor o'malley again. but i really honestly think that governor urlich has a

steep hill to climb. >> seems like the type of guy you can sit out on the front porch and have a beer with. he seems more personal than o'malley. o'malley to me is not a people-person. >> reporter: urlich is expected to make it official at two rallies. once in prince george's county county and one in baltimore county on april 7th. roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> thank you. definitely a hot topic. people are talking at the story online. especially on facebook. we ask what the most important issue facing maryland's next governor? 82% say jobs.

6% say healthcare. 5% say education. 5% think maryland's environment is number one. there have been questions regarding whether or not city council president jack young lives in baltimore county. today the politician believes he finally answer had the accusation by another media organization. he took us on a tour of his home on east madison street. the question of whether or not the council president uses this home stems from a low water bill from the address. young admits he doesn't use that address much. instead he spends more time in a home around the corner. >> i live in baltimore city. both my homes are in baltimore city. i don't know what the issue is. i wanted to put it to rest. >> he owned the madison home since 1978. he says he challenged drug dealers on the corner and they threatened him so he moved around the corner. firefighter in carroll

county say they believe their fire house is safe after a volunteer died from bacterial meningitis. the 23-year-old died earlier this month from an infection. members of the community fire company cleaned the fire house. >> initial test results came as a positive. secondary results on a second test shows it was negative. >> matt true ran his own landscaping business. at this point his fellow firefighters say no one knows where he contracted the infection. tonight two men face charges in a drive-by shooting in washington, d.c. that killed four people and wounded five others. a witness says they had just

returned from a funeral of another shooting. the shooting last night was the worse in 16 years. police believe a dispute between neighborhood crews may have lead to the violence. a woman and a child are hospitalized tonight after being splashed with a dangerous chemical. it happened monday night. the acid-like liquid burned the woman and her 3-year-old daughter. police believe it is a domestic-related incident and are looking for a suspect. >> she said it is on me and burning. >> she was worried about her daughter because she didn't know what was going on. she didn't know how much stuff had got on her. >> authority aces say the ace say the mother suffered burns on her eyes leg, neck and cheek.

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link to the al snider fund. revolution calling for the impeach of doug has been rejected by the delegates. the republican lawmaker introduced the resolution. the controversy is because he recognizes out of state gay marriages. the measure would apply to retailers establishments with 50 or more workers in one location except restaurants. most employees working between four and six hours will receive 15-minute break. those working six or more will get a 30-minute break. today president obama broke with 20 years of government policy and said he'll allow more offshore drilling. the current ban allowed drilling only in the gulf of mexico. expiration for oil and gas will be allowed in the outer continental shelf from delaware to florida and alaska's crook inlet.

first state allowed to explore the drilling is virginia. the president considers the new energy policy responsibility. >> we'll protect areas vital to tourism, the environment and national security. we'll be guided by scientific evidence. >> former maryland state senator who helped pass the bill on oil and gas drilling says the 1988 ban remains in effect. the chesapeake bay foundation could endanger early maryland delicacy. newborn crabs float near the surface of offshore waters. the president, will baker, says the spill could destroy an entire year of newborn crabs. what a beautiful day.

this is a live look at the inner harbor camera after cloudy, cool, wet, miserable rainy weather. we'll return to spring. will it last? meteorologist wyatt everhart is here with the first forecast. >> we had so much rain monday and tuesday. so happy to see the sunshine today to help dry things out.

long time assistant superintendant of administration steven guthrie will take over as the system's top administrator in july with all of the challenges the job presents. >> it is going to be challenging. we do have a very low cost. i think that will help us as we are used to doing without a lot of the, i guess the things that sometimes educators are accused of having. we'll have to trim down like everything else. we have a good school system. the former harford county executive plans to retire after a decade at theheal. he said he may be able to clean out the garage. teaching kids a lesson that they'll never forget. coming up, some area students learn what it is like to go

hungry. they are more than just a pretty site. how these blossoms are an economic boom to the nation's capital.

getting a lesson in hunger. students in a baltimore county school got a taste of what it is like to be born rich or poor. linda was there for a very teachable moment.

>> reporter: it is breakfast with a twist and a lesson in hunger. >> we need to help out the people that are in the third world countries and send them food. we need to think before we eat. >> reporter: erin got a taste of what it is like to live in a developing country. her group got a couple pieces of cereal and water. they didn't even get to sit at the table. >> it was upsetting. it makes you think those people can't get enough food. >> reporter: kathy, on the other hand sat down to sausage, cheese and juice. >> you are born into -- sometimes it is not always your choice. you have to go work with what you have. >> reporter: then there are those in the middle class. danny had a modest meal with fruit, cereal and water. >> i'm lucky i have what i have. >> reporter: it was a lesson about hunger. >> everybody has problems and issues their families are

working with. for america, we need to fix our backyards first. it is shocking that people in america are starch -- starving and going hungry. it was a big honor for some high school musicians from frostburg. mountain judge jazz orchestra is rehearsing for a gig in washington. the group will perform friday on the millennium stage. the invitation came through a former student who works at the kennedy center. as of yesterday is it

really going to be 70 tomorrow? is it really going to be that sunny? sure enough we'll keep it going into the weekend. outstanding looking easter forecast. >> sunroof weather. i opened it today. >> window and sunroof tomorrow. fed hill people out and about enjoying themselves. not a bad day to ride the swings. why not when you have temperatures around 70 degrees. humidity way low at 31%. northwest winds 14. barometer 29.90 holding steady. we'll take you to the inner harbor here and look at the maryland science center. sunset not until 7:29. get outside and take it in. blue skies are the theme all day long in the inner harbor. look at the boat traffic in the

afternoon. few, thin clouds passing by. i'll show you some of the wind gusts. 27 ellicott city. windy toward perry hall at 23. some of the high temperatures across the board today. closer to the water perry hall upper 60s. 69 to 68. columbia 72. that's a tropical 76. not bad hall all for at all for the last day of march. breezes averaging 10 to 15 miles per hour. nice, warm air beginning to move in. maryland's radar all clear. that's going to continue to be the case for the forseeable future. i can not peg down the next time we'll see rain. i think early next week is

probably our best chance of seeing anything on the radar in the near future. satellite all clear across maryland. few, thin clouds towards west virginia. i'll show you the last of the storm that plagued us two days. monday and tuesday that brought the rain. this was a long-lived storm. very weak now off the coast of boston. rhode island happy to see the storm go. had heavy flooding toward new england from it. here a few thin clouds pushing out of the west. no big-time stormy weather in the future. mild tonight and tomorrow. into the day on friday and saturday warmer weather as a huge ridge of high pressure slides in. warm, core high pressure sort of a subtropical high will mean temperatures like this for us over to the next several days pushing into the 80s. st. louis today got to 86. that's the air mass headed in

our direction. 42. clear. cool. breezy tonight. tomorrow two-degree temperature 77. sunny skies. beautiful blue skies. tomorrow night we are talking at 47 or so. clear skies. not quite as chilly tomorrow night. look at the seven-day forecast. a lot of people with big travel plans for easter weekend. i think you look great for that. 80 friday. dry roads. then into saturday more good stuff. maybe a few more clouds saturday. so we drop the temperatures to 78. 80 on easter sunday. that is going to be good weather for all those easter egg hunts. >> thank you, wyatt. the o's took on the boston red soxs this afternoon as they wind down their spring training schedule. sox jumped up to an early 2-0 lead and never looked back. jason gave up five runs in two innings. brian roberts went one, two with a double. less than a week away from

opening day against the tampa bay rays. ravens announced preseason schedule. thursday august 12th they'll take on carolina panthers. friday august 20th or saturday the 21st. they'll face off against the reds. friday the ravens will battle the giants. the regular season schedule will be announced ahead of the nfl draft coming up on april 24th. let's look outside again. another lovely shot from our camera at the inner harbor. wyatt's back with his final forecast. ♪ [ female announcer ] they make little hearts happy... ♪ ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet...

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