>> moderator: mr. hogan. gan: personal almost everything the lieutenant governor just said wasn't true. first of all he keeps saying he doesn't want to look at the past. deal to look to the future. he doesn't want to talk about his eight year record of failure. over the past eight years is a failed record of lost businesses, lost jobs, higher spending and record tax increases. you increase spending by $10 billion. that's more than a rate faster than 46 other states. only three states in the country spending the way you did to you raised 40 taxes in took $10 billion out of the pockets of struggling maryland families. the last time you said there will not be any taxes, we don't perceive any taxes in the future, within the last election when you and martin o'malley said exactly the same thing. then you raised 40 taxes and with the that crushed families and small business. it's not about what somebody says. it's about what they have done. the lieutenant governor is asking for a major promotion. but he doesn't want

because mr. hogan is not talking about it. so we share with you mr. hogan's record but mr. hogan said and where the advertisements that communicate to voters, i don't support senate bill 281. what was senate bill 281? senate bill 281 banned assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. mr. hogan opposed it. senate bill 281 would've required a common sense background checks including fingerprinting and we fingerprint for over 130 reasons in maryland, we can do that before we sell a gun. mr. hogan opposed it. mr. hogan opposes 281 which is commonsense public safety measures from rome. he will tell you we should rely on a federal database. why should we rely on the federal government when we of the tools to do it here? i think it's fair in campaign to present to voters and contrast on issues. i supported the firearm safety act of 2013. i will enforce it, funded enforcement and ohio people unlike mr. hogan who will -- >> moderator: thank you. mr. hogan. hogan: the question was about why the campaign is so negative and that we have one of the most negative campaigns in the country

mr. larry hogan. each candidate will have up to one minute and 30 seconds to make an opening statement and then we'll move on to the issues. i'm joined by "baltimore sun" edtorial page editor andy green. we'll establish a topic and ask one candidate a question. each will get up to one minute and 45 seconds to present his views. the first candidate to answer will be given one minute for rebuttal. at the end of the debate, each candidate will be given one minute for closing statements. we want to thank the many wjz viewers who have emailed us their questioners in candidates over the last week. we read them all and include maryland in tonight's topics. a coin toss before the broadcast determined that lieutenant governor anthony brown would begin first with opening statements. br -- mr. brown. >> thank you. i want to thank the sponsors, wjz and "the baltimore sun." i want to thank our audience here in the studio and that are watching this broadcast. maryland is a great state. together, we've accomplished

mr. hogan's -- than mr. hogan's which not only cuts school construction but calls for an increase in the property tax base. > mr. hogan? >> almost everything the lieutenant governor said was not true. he says he does not want to look at the past. he doesn't want to talk about his eight-year record of failure. it is a field record of lost businesses, jobs, higher spending, and record tax increases. you increased spending $10 billion, higher than 46 other states. the last time you said, there is not going to be any taxes, was the last election when you and martin o'malley said the same thing and then raised 40 taxes in a row that crushed families and small usinesses. it is not about what somebody says, it is about what they have done. we have to look at his ecord. you can say you are going to cut spending when you have increased it by more than almost anybody in the country. you have proposed in his campaigns's been like $7 billion in new spending -- campaign something like $7 billion in new spending. it is goi

mr. larry hogan. to one minute and 30 seconds to make an opening statement then we will move onto the issues. i'm joined by "baltimore sun" editorial page editor andy green. now we will establish a topic and then ask one of the candidates a question question. each of them will then get up to one minute and 45 seconds to present his views. the first candidate to answer will then be given one minute for rebuttal. .. >> >> this election is not about the past and where we have been. it is about the future and what is next for maryland. i spent 30 years is not our meet i could trade them and defend them on missions and unforgiving environments with the leadership and training and resources to complete their mission and the nation that we love i have the privilege to serve with patriotic campaigns and service to our country but today i am on a different mission. it is just as important tucci six families because this november voters will decide and make a choice wake up every morning fighting for middle-cla

. >> gentleman from maryland, mr. hogan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm frankly amazed that my good friend, the gentlelady from new york and her accusatory opening speech because certainly the gentle lady knows that it's the usual and ordinary and routine procedure of this subcommittee and this committee to operate under the five-minute rule. there is nothing extraordinary about us today allocating five minutes of time for questioning to each member of the committee. we always operate this way. her other observation about not doing any preparatory work by calling other witnesses was rejected as far as i recall by all other members of the subcommittee on the basis that this resolution of inquiry is directed to the president of the united states and properly so. so it would be totally inappropriate for the resolution of inquiry to address itself to individuals other than the subject of that resolution. that resolution of inquiry. now, mr. president, i would like to join too too in commending you for your statement and your openness and candor in coming

mr. hogan calls for a $450 million cut to school onstruction. that would cut us -- set us back years. we want to move children from trailers to technology ready lassrooms. your cut would take students back to a place they do not

. >> moderator: mr. hogan kafiri thought of. gan: first of all, think of a fed governor does not want to claim responsibility degrees of we should do something about this terrible redistricting, but it took place during his administration. he and governor malik presided over this. so i do agree with him on the dysfunction in washington. i can tell you, talk to people every day who are just completely fed up with professional politicians and they feel as if our elected leaders are not solving the problem. they're angry with republicans and democrats. and that is why i have been focused on nonpartisanship. i think that is what most people would like to see. instead of the rapid partisanship in washington and the monopoly that is an apple is that does not have any real honest and open debate or any competition, no checks and balances. as one of the reasons i am running for governor to forge a common, we talked about this a little bit the top of this debate. let's get a little deeper into it. what are your plans to improve the busine

. >> the only plan that mr. hogan has laid out during the course of this campaign with numbers behind it is a so-called savings plan and in that plan he calls for a $450 million cut to school construction. >> reporter: a hogan spokesman says he does not plan to cut one dime from school construction. he says brown is basing his whole campaign on a typo in hogan's plan to save the state $1.75 billion. and then he accused brown of wanting to cut money for school breakfasts. brown says that nothing could be further from the truth. >> that student cannot listen to the instruction if their stomach is talking to them. >> reporter: hogan is convinced he is leading in most of the state and that he can draw significant votes in montgomery. >> i believe we're going to do better than any republican has ever done in montgomery county. >> reporter: but with so many county leaders behind him brown is hoping to prove hogan wrong. in wheaton bruce leshan, wusa9. >>> the verdict of guilty for all four former blackwater security guards

. >> this is vince hogan doing business as as valley attentive mr. hogan has been a bar owner for a long time he has owned 7 establishment now an castro he want to the add jazz possibly a dj it has an outdoor patio area in the binder is one of the conditions not to have amplified sound and hogan knows that and occasionally having non-amplified sound outdoor he has letters of the support in your bind and this huge stack of petitions of people that are supporting the live performance at the valley staff republican. >> go ahead and introduce user. >> i'm the doctor and . >> closer and louder. >> our intent in pursuing the live entertainment permit to have the ability to have the performs come and not make it a normal kind of thing that's the quiet neighborhood it's important to know there are not other venues that have limited entertainment on the street that would be we're able to add this thirty to the culture of the neighborho neighborhood. >> into the mike thank you. >> we reached out to the neighborhood there's about elizabeth street neighbors and jersey

. >> mr. hogan, what kind of president do you think he would make?he would make a terrific president. i can't think of anybody who has done a better job as governor. >> military style assault apons. >> democratic nominee has done his best to portray hogan as an extremist. shifting positions on gun control. >> b281 went too far. >> the only problem i had is it didn't go far enough. >> hogan declined to answer questions on another endorsement from a national rifle association. >> how do you feel about the nra endorsement? >> i don't have any discussion about that at all. >> in bethesda, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> gas prices are the lowest they've been in more than three years. the national average for a gallon of gas is down about 60 cents from this year's high in april. compared to this past july, most drivers are now saving $5 to $15 every time they fill the tank and you know what? those savings can really add up. just ask kris higgins. he spends 30 hours a week delivering flowers. >> you really notice it when you are driving and really burning up a lot

. >> mr. hogan would start by giving tax relief to the smallest group of the largest, wealthiest corporations. many of them are located outside of maryland. whereas my tax relief starts with small entrepreneurial businesses, middle-class families. >> last week he completely changed his entire position. now he's trying to adopt my position saying he's for cutting taxes for the middle class. you've been squeezing the middle class. >> in a state where democrats outnumber republicans 2-1, polls show this is an increasingly tight race. and each of the candidates continues to attack the other. one big issue we heard about this morning, healthcare. lieutenant governor brown was in charge of the rollout. this morning hogan said brown didn't have enough leadership when it came to fixing the problems. >> we wasted $288 million on a website that doesn't work. as tens of thousands of marylanders lost their healthcare coverage and the costs went up for everybody else, the lieutenant governor is one of the few re

>> i believe his agenda which is gun agenda and mr. hogan has said in private to people have been interviewed that as governor he would roll back of the firearm safety act. the firearm safety act they took weapons off the street and requires common sense background checks including fingerprinting. i support. we've already seen a reduction gun related of crimes in maryland. reasonable sensible, gun safety regulation and mr. it.n oppose >> you don't think he has said. unsubtled issues and i'll leave those alone. handful oferviewed a people and in private he or roll them to repeal back the fire gun safety act. audiences he said i oppose it because this went too then he says i oppose it because it didn't go far enough. don't believe the voters can trust him on where he stance on that issue. > very soon we'll be rolling out a new enrollment period through the maryland healthcare exchange. last time this year the state problems.g with real it did not go well. this talked to you about over the last year, but we worked hard to fix t the reports posi

. >> the only plan that mr. hogan laid out during the course of this campaign with numbers behind it is a so-called savings plan and in that plan he calls for a $450 million cut to school construction. >> reporter: a hogan spokesman says he does not plan to cut one dime from school construction. he says brown is basing his whole campaign on a typo in hogan's plan to save the state $1.75 billion then he accused brown of wanting to cut money for school breakfasts. brown says that nothing could be further from the truth. >> that student cannot listen to the instruction if their stomach is talking to them. >> reporter: hogan is convinced he is leading in most of the state and that he can draw significant votes in montgomery. >> i believe we're going to do better than any republican has ever done in montgomery county. >> reporter: but with so many county leaders behind him brown is hoping to prove hogan wrong. that wheaton bruce leshan, wusa9. >> brown's campaign manager claims hogan's breakfast allegation is make believe

. >>> meanwhile a new poll shows lieutenant governor is leading mr. hogange points. "the washington post"- university of maryland finds that brown is ahead 47% to 38% among likely voters. 11% are undecided. >>> in virginia the candidates running for the u.s. senate meet tonight in tysons corner. >> the fairfax chamber of commerce is hosting the debate between the incumbent democrat mark warner and his republican challenger ed gillespie. the debate takes place at capital one's headquarters. this is from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >>> it should be smooth sailing in the district on the council today for a new medical marijuana bill. the measure would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana when they believe it's necessary. right now medical marijuana can only be prescribed in d.c. to people suching from a short list of conditions. the council is also expected to vote on whether nonviolent marijuana offenders should have their criminal records sealed. >>> this is a live look outside. cloudy this morning. a tree down. there's a water main break and a couple of minor

. >> mr. hogan opposes the expansion of pre-k. he says we can't afford it.ay we can't afford not to do it. >> i support pre-k, number one. he runs commercials saying i don't support pre-k and i'm going to take $300 million out of the pockets of kids and give it to rich corporations. that's obviously not true. >> reporter: after the debate, lieutenant governor brown was not available to speak with reporters, leaving that to his running mate. >> not once did larry hogan defendant his $450 million proposed cut to school construction funding. >> reporter: hogan was asked about that. >> i don't know what he's talking about. we'll have to look at that. i've never talked about cutting that. >> reporter: a new poll just released indicates that one-third of the maryland voters they question don't know how to rate either of these two candidates, which is what makes these debates so important leading up to the election just one month away. from baltimore, chris gordon, news4. >>> using hands-free technology on the phone when you're behind the wheel, you may be putting

. >> reporter: then i asked mr. hogan directly. what do you say about making a deal, a secret deal with conservative gun owners. >> it's complete nonsense. no truth to that whatsoever. >> reporter: both candidates left feeling they gave voters a clear choice. >> great debate. >> i think the voters of maryland are going to win on november 4. that's what i think. >> reporter: the candidates for governor will meet in one more televised debate this weekend in baltimore. and the election is just 22 days away. wendy, jim? >> we're staying on top of all of the big races for you in our region this election cycle. we have a section dedicated to our website with everything you'll need to know for the upcoming mayor's race. you can find it on our home page, nbcwashington.com. >>> former virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, is facing the potential of decades in prison in connection with his corruption conviction. there is a new survey, however, that shows people would like to see him do some time. of that survey by the university of mary washingt

host: between your democratic lieutenant governor running against mr. hogan on the republican side, give us a sense of the gubernatorial race in maryland. caller: i know mr. hogan is a good man, but some of the policies i cannot endorse. vote, --f i had to well, i will focus. this is a tough issue, but i will probably vote for him. host: for the republican? caller: yes, because i know he is a good man. the fact is everyone is going to have a different policy, because they represent certain sections and sectors. what we need are good men who are willing to sit down and negotiate and come out with something -- that's the way our country was set up. it was supposed to represent andcally the industrial farming in the beginning. but thanks very much for the call. let me ask about the race hogan versus brown. guest: this was one of the surprises of the cycle. democratic primary in that race was over, most people assumed that the race was over, that the governor would easily win. about a month ago, i started to sort of here rumblings about close polls, and i did som