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officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the l.a. angels lost last night, baltimore assured itself its first playoff berth since 1997 paid for -- is suffering fans, is the day they always hope for but can hardly believe finally arrive. >> i have been a fan for a while, since they were bad. a 22nd game of the season, so i've been to a lot of games. >> this city loves baseball. it does not take much, but when the o's are good, the city goes crazy. >> don't you love those glasses? smoke came from the galley of their charter flight to tampa, and it forced the airplane to make an emergency landing in jacksonville the flight was later cleared to continue. coming up, authorities in tennessee on the lookout for two children who are thought to have died in a house fire. plus, 10 years ago this week, authori

that's according to the "baltimore sun. "those 14 workers claim she defrauded the maryland lottery to avoid sharing a $656 million payout with them. in april wilson claimed to have purchased the winning ticket and then lost it. now she says she never had the ticket. lottery officials say the real winners are three public school educators. >>> if you thought we have a lot of accidents around here, check this out. at least 61 rear end crashes were reported on one chinese road in just 20 hours over the weekend. that's about three accidents an hour. it was a holiday weekend in china as the mid-autumn festival got under way. police say that meant a number of cars on the road and backups that stretched for miles. >> i cannot imagine. what is it, a billion people over there? >> there's a lot of people on bikes too and a lot of people driving more these days in china as well. this helps us appreciate washington traffic. we don't see that often. >> 5:29 is our time. we've also been seeing pretty nice weather the last couple of weeks

it'llnd much different from baltimore, sun breaking out for the second half of the afternoon. at least we start off cloudy, then, some sunshine breaking out too enthe heart of hartford and further south in annapolis, just always a beautiful shot down the river and sun coming later in the day. the further east you are, watching from the del marva. the clouds are just starting to break. clearing a west to east situation. winds from the northwest. dropping the midity and dropping the overall air temperatures. we will be down to 50. cool first thing out the door. dryer air filtering in. hagerstown. as we look at the set up here, there is the dry line. frontal boundary starting to push out all the gloomy conditions, all the rain, of the last couple days and the fog set up we have had, the whole situation now being pushed out in to the atlantic. now that we are getting a good push behind that frontal boundary. check it out. the situation, humid air blowing off shore. dryer air. that will be the story over the next 24 hours, sunshine, even with the cooler start in the morning close t

the baltimore sun says he raised about $399,000 last quarterment. compare that to bartlett who raised $218,000. >>> if you are planning to vote in that race or any other, today is the deadline to make sure you are registered in maryland. you need to have your paperwork in. the deadline is this friday, but you only have the option of registering in person as the election board headquarters. virginia's deadline was yesterday, so it has passed. we have more voter registration. click on campaign 2012. >>> as for tonight, i'll be here with our sister publication, u.s.a. today tracking the debate. you can watch it live on wusa9 and stream live at wusa9.com. we're going to have live blogging from the political team here at u.s.a. today on our website and then tonight at 11:00, we fact check what the candidates said, what was true, what wasn't, without any spin. that's it from here, let's go back to the studio for more on a big change in local law enforcement, lesli, back to you. >> thank you. yeah, the budget act could mean the end for a controversial immi

the baltimore sun reports, more than $35 million has been spent so far on that issue alone and that is more money in the total outlay of the martin o'malley, robert ehrlich campaigns in 2006. penn national is fighting a proposal to develop a casino at prince georges county. >>> more problems tonight for the former d.c. council chair, kwame brown. kwame, or should i say, mr. brown has been placed under curfew and ordered to make weekly visits with court officials. that court order comes earlier today. brown resigned last june after pleading not guilty to bank fraud and a campaign violence. he is not putting himself in the best position ahead of his sentencing and warned him not to tempt fate. and howard brooks should learn his fate tomorrow. brooks was the former campaign consultant who admitted he funneled funds to former friends candidate, sulaimon brown. it was all part of a campaign designed to improve gray's chances in the election. brooks pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice last may. >>> a new study finds americans are losing their religion. this according to a new forum on r

according to "baltimore sun," martin o'malley, the state attorney general, and the court of appeals are all listed as defendants. members of baltimore county are suing, claiming the court ruling is unconstitutional. they say it violates property rights because the law would force them to give up their dogs if they bite someone. >>> ahead, sharing her side of the story. what a gallaudet university employee is saying about the petition that got her suspended. >>> plus new video is giving us a look of what felix baumgartner saw as he plun >>> take a look at this incredible video from felix baumgartner's jump from space from his point of view. baumgartner broke the record for highest base jump on sunday leeping from a balloon 24 miles up. the man known as fearless felix broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. can you imagine free falling at those speeds? i'd lose my lunch. i'd probably lose a couple of other things. >> i wonder if he was screaming. you know how on a roller coaster there's this constant -- >> he seems calm, though. i think he was probably re

the baltimore sun says those layoffs will start taking effect january 1. >>> unemployment wasn't the only topic for the president. as surae chinn reports, mr. obama seemed to be making up for his performance in this week's debate. >> the president was in a comfort zone today at george mason university. >> i don't think a working mom in arlington should have to wait to get a mammogram because money is tight. i don't think a college student in fairfax or charlottesville should have to choose between textbooks or the preventive care that she needs. that's why we pass this law. >> he may joke. >> for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. >> without his rival, mr. obama took jabs at his opponent's comments about cutting funding to pbs. >> elmo has to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> and finally, it's what supporters had hoped he would have brought up at the debate, the 47% comment made by romney at a fund raising event missing the port

this is according the "baltimore sun." the stabbing happened inside heritage high school. this comes as another student is facing charges for shooting another student on the first day of school at perry hall high school. 15-year-old robert gladden is being charged as an adult with attempted murder and assault. >>> a man accused of killing a school superintendent is fighting extradition to new york. police say anthony taglianetti refused to waive his right to an extradition hearing, which means it could be a month before he is turned over. he is accused of killing clymer superintendent keith ray jr. >>> remembering a prominent local professor killed in a freak accident. police say rhett leverett was killed yesterday morning when a car jumped the curb as he was walking his dog. the driver of the car had a medical emergency and lost control of the wheel. leverett was a history professor at marymount university. his dog was not hurt in the accident and is now being cared for by a neighbor. >>> d.c. is now home to a brand new, state of the art forensics crime lab. that building

the bat nor sun reports more -- "baltimore sun" reports more than $35 million have been spent so far on the issue. that's more money than the total outlay of the martin o'malley-robert ehrlich campaigns in 2006. >>> the fight over same-sex marriage in maryland is heating up as well as election day nears. >> the union of a man and a woman has served society well for thousands of years. >> that's the latest ad from supporters of traditional marriage. they're urging voters to say no to same-sex marriage. the maryland marriage alliance pushed for a voter referendum on the state's same-sex marriage law just days after it was signed into law. >> i just reject the argument that those of us who oppose it are bigotry or hateful. it's not any of that. we love god and we have a responsibility to stand up for what is right. >> same-sex marriage supporters are also standing up to baltimore ravens linebacker brendan bodasia. he's the latest big name to support the law. he says the vote is a vote for equality across the state and the country. the referendum will appear as question 6 on the ballot.

charged by the government under the espionage act he revealed information to a reporter with the baltimore sun that the n.s.a. was spying on u.s. citizens he was later found innocent. precious he was a featured speaker along with the government accountability project director jesselyn radack manning friend and co. founder of the bradley manning support network david house duty. and shop and journalist chris hedges and others. no matter what anyone feels about bradley manning everyone in america supports whistleblowers it supports transparency. and example the young soldier is alleged to have. sold their kids everywhere she had a good opinion of the young and the point of the event to raise awareness of course but also to raise money donations and book sales someone even donated a bottle of wine california white holds true for everything raised here will go to the bradley manning defense ever since nine eleven i've been concerned our civil liberties are in jeopardy and it's pretty obvious that. this is why i came to massachusetts to be here and support several georgetown law students and profes

charged by the government under the espionage act he revealed information to a reporter with the baltimore sun that the n.s.a. was spying on u.s. citizens he was later found innocent freedom is extraordinarily precious he was a featured speaker along with the government accountability project director jesselyn radack manning friend and co-founder of the bradley manning support network david house duty author and soccer fox and journalist chris hedges and others. are. the matter what anyone feels about probably many everyone in america police force whistleblower is of course transparency and probably many news an example of a young soldier or three years of age to upload the list so americans everywhere sure they have a good opinion of the young and the point of the events to raise awareness of course but also to raise money donations book sales someone even donated a bottle of wine in california a white called screw everything raised here will go to the probably manning defense fund ever since nine eleven i've been concerned that our civil liberties are in jeopardy and it's pretty obvious that

according to the baltimore sun, witness interviews and toxicology reports are still incomplete. six people were hurt in the crash. that was back in august. dwyer admitted he had been drinking. and investigators say right now, they're still trying to figure out who is at fault, and another boat driver could also face charges. >>> well, two high school students have been arrested for carrying weapons to class. >> yes, a southern high school, in ann arundel county, administrators were alerted about a student who was showing a weapon to classmates. police say that he was carrying a knife and a pellet gun and he was taken into custody. >> owings mills high school in baltimore county, a student is charge as a juvenile with possession of a dangerous weapon. a 17-year-old brought a bb gun to class. other students saw it. and immediately alerted administrators. >>> well, you're going to see it as question four on the ballot. but you probably heard of it referred to as the dream act. >> as we push to election day, those for and against the final push, out there trying to get your support,

and the baltimore sun says it "doesn't have maryland... taxpayers' interests at heart." so when you see these ads remember... they're about what's good for west virginia's casino... not maryland. vote for maryland jobs and schools. vote for question seven. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. . >> today is national homemade cookie day. our producer brought these in today. he has been cooking all night. >> you guys are slacking off. you are slacking off, too. >> there's sugar. [laughter] >> chocolate chip. >> national homemade cookie day. >> there you go. >> it was a pretty nice weekend. we have some fog this morning. visibility may be down a little bit. humidity at the airport is 96%. the clouds will thicken up today. high temperature around 72 degrees. more rain is in the forecast. >> you can ask nicely. >> 'cookie." >> they will be gone in two minutes. one problem in harfo

speaking to the "baltimore sun," officials from the mayor's office say the disagreement is wasteful. >> more than 27,000 runner from 24 countries met the challenge of the tough course at the baltimore running festival. stephen muange shaved two of his running time from last year. meanwhile, tesfaye -- accordingo officials, both will take home a prize of $25,000. >> the elite runner were already at mile 16. no matter how many times you've seen them run, you are always amazed at how fast someone could for 26 miles. it's amazing. i've done this marathon in 2006 and i died at the end. i can't imagine how these folks are going that fast. >> it's just amazing. >> after the elite runners came the rest of the athletes, folks like you and i, our neighbors. is like no other sporting event. just to run a marathon is quite an accomplishment. the 26 miles, fans were cheering and encouraging the runners. >> great accomplishment. i don't think -- i could nev do it so i come out and cheer plus we live in the neighborhood and the traffic is always so meds -- messed up so we come out and cheer them on.

and the baltimore sun says it "doesn't have maryland... taxpayers' interests at heart." so when you see these ads remember... they're about what's good for west virginia's casino... not maryland. vote for maryland jobs and schools. vote for question seven. >> this could be the single most important week for the presidential hopefuls. the first debate is scheduled for wednesday night in denver, colorado. republicans agree to is the best chance mitt romney has to turn his poles around. -- polls around. >> mitt romney will be side by side with president obama. 60 million americans could to an end. -- tune in. they're setting up for the debates in denver, one of mitt romney's biggest backers. >> every time he has been challenged, he has come forward with an outstanding performance. >> mitt romney trails and every battleground state. >> he's got to redefine himself as someone who cares about the average american. he has to show how his policies connect to that caring. he has to show how president obama's policies have not produced a better result than his policies. that is a

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the "baltimore sun" reports that the family will receive visitors wednesday on the funeral home on york hole. fire officials will canvass the community by walking through the community and installing smoke alarms wherever needed. the baltimore blast kicked off its golds for daniel program. players, students and members of the perry hall community participated in a soccer marathon to help cover medical expenses of daniel borowy who was injured in the shooting at perry hall high on the first day of school. the fundraiser featured six-on-six soccer games between blast players and members of the allied sports program. >> the community support today was unbelievable. people were making the trek from games they regularly play to participate. people were showing up just to donate. >> daniel participated in a game against the blast players and his team won. he will serve as honorary captain and kick out the first ball during the blast's home opener november 3. a rhode island boy playing his last baseball game of the season had a nice surprise in store from a special visitor. mario hilario has t

in the baltimore sun also said that mitt romney won the debate because he talked a little bit about his personal journey. the president didn't talk about that at all. >> jon: next on news watch, was the president's poor showing the fault of the debate's moderator. >> middle next have been buried. they have been crushed. >> the media gave mitt romney high marks for debate performance. how does the media rate the job of the moderator? that is next. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer, planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for whoever you are, for whatever you're trying to achieve, pnc has technology, guidance, and over 150 years of experience to help you get there. ♪ [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>. >> jon: cbs news host jim lehrer moderated the great debate this week but his performance didn't win him many accol

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according to the "baltimore sun," the club reported the unidentified coach to swimming authorities after they became aware of the allegation last fall. the alleged incident happened back in 1975. the club contacted baltimore county authorities. it's unclear if charges have been filed. hundreds of student protestors held a rally at the university of maryland college park yesterday in support of the state's dream act. >> up, up for education! >> down, down for deportation. >> the dream act is the controversial ballot question that, if approved, would allow in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. those immigrants would have to attend a maryland high school for at least three years and prove they or their parents pay state taxes. opponents say the law would be a financial burden on the state. they collected signatures to force the issue on to the november ballot. a recent poll of more than 800 registered voters found that 58% support the measure and 34% oppose it. >> hundreds of volunteers were hard at work in baltimore saturday for the annual day of service. the annual ricky myers da

that is the headline today in the baltimore sun. a very slapping high fives manny machado. very good news. he still has not gone to bed. he stayed up and watched the game? >> i got excited. i could not fall asleep. i am down here to have a cup of coffee. i am going to be in front of the tv at 5:00 p.m. >> he doesn't even know what day it is because he is so tired. >> i think we are going to move up to the next level. if we get good pitching today, which i have a hunch we will, we will overtake the yankees. even though they have the best pitcher. >> who you think is owed the excess for this? the players and their enthusiasm? >> two men. great players throughout the season. with a ball club with no big names like the yankees do. i am very excited. i think we are going to come out on top. >> good thoughts, thank you, john. a lot of tired people. but a lot of really happy people. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> he has not been asleep all night? i hope he does not drive a bus, air traffic controller for a living? >> what do you do for a living? >> no. i am retired. i enj

the baltimore sun reports who was a 2006 graduate of the university of maryland college park. >> in this morning's consumer alert, today is like an early christmas with microsoft's launch of windows 8. the software giant replaces their nearly three decade old pc operating system. in a tablet called surface also goes on sale today. apple's latest ipad many is now available for pre order. it is a in screen is comparable with the amazon kindle and other smaller tablets. but its $329 starting price could cool down sales. the ipad mini will hit shelves on november 2. and everyone is seeking candy, but are some costumes crossing the line when it comes to the scare factor? killeen stores they are selling more or customs like zombies, and killers for kids ages 3 to 5. some parents say is what the kids are asking for, others feel it is just way too soon. that brings us to our water cooler question. do you think calling customers are getting too scary or too gory for children. you can share your response on wblatv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail at watercooler@wbal.com. bong, james

the "baltimore sun" poll more recently had it dead even.here's some signs even in the sun's poll of some movement against it, some african american voters making the decision late. >> you menged african american voters on that issue. one of the most interesting ads that i've seen recently is the one by julian bond coming out and talking about this issue. >> the people who support same- sex marriage have made a real point of getting african american supporters of same-sex marriage on the airways, president obama obviously being no. 1, but also julian bond and other african americans because the polls show that whites overall support it and blacks overall oppose it, and so trying to -- the supporters are trying to get the better margin or at least less bad margin among african american. >> the gambling issue. >> very close. i give a slight -- i'm leaning -- my prediction is i think slightly that same-sex marriage is going to pass and i think personally, the gambling, i'm thinking is more likely to lose but again, it's going to come down to tu

according to the baltimore sun, the unidentified coach was given to the authorities after they becameware of the incident last fall. the event happened in 1975. the club contacted baltimore county authorities. it's unclear if any charges have been filed. >> it's a critical cross roads for both campaigns. hallley jackson tells us in this morning's commitment 2012 report. with 29 days before election day, both teams are jockeying for the lead when polls show an ever tightening race. >> mindy, all about momentum now as two new polls from gallup and reuters show mitt romney closing the gap that existed before last week's debate. >> a good week last week. no doubt about it. we have to have a good week this week and the week after. we take it one day at a time. >> and today for mitt romney will focus on foreign policy as he's expected to attack the president for being too weak in the middle east. >> in policy, obama has been commander in chief in the last four years. >> romney is coming off of what most observers agree is a small debate performance by president obama. >> 23 million american

it's according to the baltimore sun. the cdc reported 138 people had fungal meningitis. 12 victims have already died including one in maryland and one in virginia. the shots commonly used to treat back pain came from a new engld compounding center in massachusetts. they recalled all the products. it's not going to stop more cases from being discovered in the coming weeks. >> fuels from start to finish by doping. it's what a report says about lance armstrong's career. the more than 1,000 page report contains testimony from 11 former teammates. they say arm strong took human growth hormone, testosterone and blood transfusions, but encouraged teammates to dope up, too. they hope the report will force changes to the sport. >> the u.s. postal services pro-cycling team ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful. >> everybody knows he was the best and everybody knows he won because he was the best. >> armstrong has not commented on the report but denied the usadas assertions. he was banned from the sport in aug

the baltimore sun reports the former head of student support services will be the new exhibit of the director of school safety and security. they created the position after the shooting in the high school, and after there's a gun brought to middle school weeks later. new numbers this morning as reports continue to come in from patients developing final meningitis uncontaminated steroid injections. jennifer franciotti joins us live from the health department with the latest numbers. good morning. >> good morning. they have. arundal meningitis has been reported now in 10 states, including maryland. one fatality here in this state. the spinal meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroid -- this fumble meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroid shots for back pain. fungal meningitis is the most rare type of the three types of infections and sometimes do not show up right away. >> it is an incubation time of about one week to four weeks. it can be quite some time before people start showing symptoms, they tend to come on slowly. and so if you have received a shop for back pa

the baltimore sun reports 55- year-old nancy worrell was killed with her four children.out early this morning. when firefighters arrived, they found smoke and fire pouring out of the first floor of the home, but they quickly spread to the second floor and the attic. >> it's terrible. >> it hurt right here. it hurt. it really hurts. it's not easy. >> all five victims wee found on the second floor. three other people in the house escaped the flames including a 2-month-old baby. two firefighters were hurt, but their injuries were not serious. we still don't know what caused the fire. >>> investigators are also trying to figure out who set fire to a church in maryland. it happened early yesterday morning in potomac heights. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: now it appears that whoever lit this fire never even set foot inside the church, just came right up to this window. >> they stuck their hand in. you can see where the pattern for the accelerant that they sprayed and there's also patterns on the chairs. >> reporter: you can still see the bench frame where the

that's according to the "baltimore sun." 14 workers are suing here claiming she defrauded the maryland lottery to avoid sharing a $656 million payout with them. in april, wilson claimed to have purchased the winning ticket and then lost it. she now says she never had the ticket. lottery officials say the real winners were three public school educators. >>> guns once owned by some of america's famous gangsters are up for auction. some of the most sought after items are guns in holsters used by the famous crime couple bonnie and clyde. those guns were recovered from their car after they were shot and killed in louisiana in 1934. a document signed by al capone and a document signed by elliott ness are also on the auction block. some of the items are expected to fetch up to $100,000. >>> one of america's busiest highways is back open for business this morning. carmageddon 2 shut down part of the 405 freeway this past weekend as crews worked on a ten-mile stretch of the road. drivers were warned of massive traffic back-ups because of the construction. there were reports of a few people who

"the baltimore sun" reports residents of a baltimore community suing them over a court ruling that findsinherently dangerous. they say it violates property rights because the law could force them to give up their dogs if they bite someone. >>> a man shot a man and crashed a motorcycle. it happened on livingston road in southeast washington. around 12:35 this morning, the gunman on a motorcycle shot the victim in the leg. he then crashed his motorcycle and took off running. >>> a second person in virginia died from the nationwide meningitis outbreak. that raises the death toll now to 16. more than 230 others are seek. this news comes as federal criminal investigators raided the massachusetts pharmacy that is linked to those infections. health officials believe steroid injections produced for back pain were contaminated with the disease. on monday, the food and drug administration warned other drugs from that pharmacy may be tainted. >>> prince george's county school board member rosalind johnson resigned from her position. she's been serving on the board while living outside her district

. >> a "baltimore sun" poll on sunday showed that support for gay marriage outpaced the opposition among likely voters. coach makes a good point. civilized debate is always the way to go. >> that's what we do every day. >> yeah, right. >> tom kierein is here with our forecast. hi, tom. >> good morning. there is the washington monument and jefferson memorial. so far they are dry. >>> just a few miles away, it's raining, and it's wet, and the pavement is wet. if you're coming in down through 70 or in from 66 this morning, all coming from a conveyor belt of rain associated with a front and an area of low pressure. right now closer to home, we're getting closer to moderate rain. right now raining pretty hard from right near burke, virginia, in western fairfax county through northern prince william from manassas to hay market, and then across northern fauquier county up through front royal. moderate rain in loudoun county, panhandle of west virginia too, and up toward hagerstown. this is going to be heading toward frederick in the next half hour. closer to washington, just a few sprinkles aro

the "baltimore sun" reports that governor martin o'malley, the state's attorney general, and the court of appeals are defendants. members of baltimore county are challenging a ruling that would force them to give up their dogs if they bite someone. >>> a gunman is on the loose after shooting two people outside a popular montgomery koipt restaurant. this happened at the golden china restaurant about 7:00 last night. police say the suspect shot two men waiting in their car outside the restaurant. the two victims drove about a mile down the road before medics caught up with them and took them to the hospital. folks picking up dinner saw the chaotic scene outside the restaurant. >> like i didn't want to come in the store. i couldn't tell what happened actually, but i was thinking someone must have gotten shot. that was kind of scary. >> the victims had nonlife-threatening injuries and are expected to be okay. >>> police need your help tracking down two men who robbed a 7-eleven with their guns drawn. take a look at these surveillance photos. the robbery happened at a store in woodbridge. t

for those who wish to check with the baltimore sun own september 6th, 2012 wrote a very, very factual editorial in which they said exactly what i'm saying. here's the way works, education funding in maryland is not governed by this statue. education funding in maryland is governed by a 2002 statue which was called the thornton commission. the formula in that commission determines how much money is spent every year. and this gambling bill does not change the formula in any way. for example, if you're supposed to spend $10 per student, then, and you bring in $3 from gambling, then instead of spending $10 from the general fund, you'll only spend seven. it's a complete wash. it's profounding misleading and this is different than what yay is talk abouting when he says that the legislator generally does raid funds like the transportation trust fund where we tell people you're going to pay taxes and we're going to build bridges then we take it basically to balance the budget somewhere else. this is different because people are being misled, it really is a fraud when people -- >> you're doing

"the baltimore sun" reports more than $35 million has been spent so far on the issue. that's more money than the total outplay of the martin o'malley-robert ehrlich campaigns in 2006. mgm wants to develop a cuisine foe at national harbor in prince george's county. >>> the other ballot question is over same-sex marriage and that is also heating up as election day nears. >> marriage, the union between a man and a woman has served society for thousands of years. >> they're urging votetories say no to same-sex marriage. the marriage alliance pushed for a voter referendum just days after it was signed into law. >> i reject the argument that thoation of us who oppose it -- those of us who oppose it are bigotry or hateful. it's not any of that but we love god and we have a responsibility to stand up for what is right. >> same-sex marriage supporters are also standing up. baltimore ravens linebacker brendan bodasia is the latest big name to support the law. he says a yes vote is a vote for equality in the state and across the country. the same-sex marriage referendum will appe