in building on the progress that we have made in the school system. i know they are very clear about their mission to be very open and transparent in how decisions are being made and to better accept public input before decisions are made. >> with or without hairston, the county executive is predicting a bright future for the school system. >> i feel very good about the direction we are going, and obviously we will wait to hear from dr. joe hairston to see what the next step will be. >> we will keep posted as this story develops. >> tonight of baltimore county police officer is off the job, charged in a domestic violence incident. the alleged victim is officer ex-girlfriend. he is a by-year veteran. he is charged with assault and other offenses. the alleged victim is also an officer who worked in the same precincts. >> of our county police are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found on someone's front lawn. it was discovered yesterday in woodlawn. lowell melser is live at county police headquarters in towson with the latest. >> this is one of those cases where police virtually have nothing to go on after finding a man dead on his front lawn yesterday morning. they are not telling us exactly how he died, only confirming that this was a homicide. >> we are not releasing information about his injuries because this is an open investigation and we don't want to compromise that. the death has been ruled a homicide. >> baltimore county police say they are baffled. they want you to take a good look at this photograph of 55- year-old ronald thomas gibbons. they tell investigators that have no idea how he ended up dead on his front lawn in woodlawn tuesday morning at around 7:00. normally with a homicide investigation, police will release the cause of death to the media, but in this case, that information is being withheld. woomore road -- neighbors described as a quiet neighborhood and say a murder is very out of the ordinary. the same never the samegivens was a buried -- the same neighbors say that givens was a very nice man who is taking care of his 96-year-old mother. investigators are not releasing much information, they say simply because they do not have it. they are turning to the public for help. >> homicide investigators are not releasing information about the manner of his death at this time. they are pursuing the nspg investigation and looking for suspects. >> -- they are pursuing the investigation and looking for suspects. >> we are live in towson outside of baltimore county police headquarters. >> there is a twist tonight in a double shooting investigation in aberdeen. we have learned the man who allegedly pulled the trigger yesterday may have been a victim of robbery himself. kim dacey is live at shock trauma where one of the shooting victims is still being treated. >> one of the shooting victims was released from hospital today. the other one is still here recovering, listed in serious but stable condition. investigators in harford county are searching for this man, 44- year-old michael anthony mack. >> i came down and we heard the chaos. i was in the building helping my friend and i came out and they were on the ground. >> deputies found them on the scene. both men had been shot in the upper torso with a shotgun, and both were sent to shock trauma. >> i pray for the victim that got hurt, and i pray for the person that did it. i don't think this was necessary. it was senseless. >> investigator said the motivation for the shooting came earlier in the day when they say michael mack was robbed of cash and prescription drugs. >> he believed that the victims were the individuals that had robbed him, so he went and shot them. >> it is not what you think. you have to have some type of secure evidence saying that these people did this. it cannot just think somebody did this and go retaliate on that thought. that is crazy. >> deputies are not sure if the victims are the individuals who actually rob mr. mack. they are looking for any information on his whereabouts. there could be it is thousand dollars reward for information that leads to a conviction it could -- there could be to thousand dollars reward. >> the military post at the aberdeen proving garrard -- proving grounds has been given the all clear after reports of a suspicious person walking around with the rival. state police started a sweep of the area and they also questioned an internal contract employee, but nothing has been found. -- an environmental contract employee. >> david collins joins us live from the federal courthouse downtown. >> in the case against senator curry, prosecution witnesses revealed a legislative favor and a proposed sweetheart land deal. federal prosecutors called michael richard as a witness. through him, the government suggested senator ulysses currie use the power of his office to delay implementing aspects of an energy bill that benefited shoppers warehouse. back in 2004, the general assembly overrode a veto of legislation requiring more stringent energy efficiency standards on nine products before they could be sold in maryland. it was widely believed that in some cases the products became more expensive. a hardship clause allowed for a year postponement on each product. the maryland energy administration also held public hearings. police asked richard, did send a jurorcurrie have a position -- did senator currie have a position? >> he said it appears the senator came around to our point of view. prosecutor -- what impact did senator currie's position have? earlier trial testimony indicated that shoppers use this type of air conditioning in their stores. richard testified that a member of his staff got the senator to put it in writing to ask for a delay. for cross-examination, the reduced the letter to a phantom note. the defense attorney, you directed your staff to get something in writing? who requested? richard: i don't know. >> it was so important, did you file it away? richard: i did not handle it. a planning commission employees said senator currie interfered with her agency's plans to buy property and then build trails next to a soccer field. she said her agency felt pressured by the center be called -- because he called an arranged meetings. he did not go through the competitive bidding process. rivera said he would have had a hard time getting proper zoning and conceded, with a politician willing to pave the way, nothing would be impossible. the last witness said that the senator never disclosed that he .orked for shopper's the soccer fields and trails remained on hold because they are still trying to work out a deal. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> residents have until october 11 to submit comments and the state's new recommended congressional district map. there are several changes to it. district 1 would no longer cross into a anne arundel county in harford county would no longer be split into several districts. it would bring more montgomery county residents into the sixth district, a move that republicans opposed. they are concerned it would make democrats more competitive in the district. comments can be submitted through the maryland department of planning web site or by writing the department directly. >> and ocean city hotel closed early after water samples tested positive for a potentially deadly disease. we'll have details. >> with the potential -- presidential field merely set, we have a closer look at the race for the white house, coming up. >> john harbaugh has a better winning percentage this season where it comes to correcting mistakes. >> some wonderful fall weather moving into the mid-atlantic region tonight. coming up, we will see how long it sticks around with the forecast. forecast. 73 degrees at b.w.i. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >> 1 ocean city hotel is voluntarily closing early after three guests developed legionellosis. preliminary results from water samples to show the presence of the legionella bacteria. it is a sometimes deadly form of pneumonia. the three guests were hospitalized and fortunately, no one died. >> with governor chris christie out, there may be a new front runner in the gop race. we are learning which candidates are pulling in top dollar. nikole killion is at the white house with more in our commitment 2012 report. >> now that the gop race is settling down, a new poll shows mitt romney stands the best chance against president obama. mitt romney campaigning in florida, and still the front runner with a 21% lead among republican voters. >> that is the good news. the challenges for him to move on, especially with chris christie at of the race. >> he still has plenty of competition. herman cain is in second place, but a cbs news poll shows them tight. asn's climbed aboard comes rick perry plunges to third. he still managed to bring in plenty of campaign cash since getting into the race. >> it could very well be that perry, even though he is having more trouble lately, might be able to come back into the race. >> ron paul hopes to stick it out. >> we are very pleased and believe we will have the energy to keep the campaign moving right along. >> none of the gop candidates is expected to come close to president obama's fund-raising totals, despite his thinking poll numbers. >> underdog is a strange word. he has a serious race ahead of him. it is by no means a pushover. >> that is why the president is ramping up his own campaign schedule. the white house announced the president will do a bus tour through virginia and north carolina later this month. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> >>:drive across the mid atlantic this morning, but even chillier tomorrow morning. cool canadian air is sliding down from the north. the temperatures will fall back a couple of degrees. 65 at the inner harbor. the normal high is 70, and we beat that at 68 degrees. the first time this fall the normal low temperature is below 50, a new benchmark as we head toward the cooler winter months. the record low was 35 and the record high was 97 degrees in early october of 1941. west of baltimore in randallstown and sikes bill, it has dipped into the upper 60's. at oakland in geren town it -- at derrek county, down in the 50's. picture perfect conditions for the folly to turn color at out in garrett and alleghany counties. sunny days in clear nights, that is the scenario you need to get a good fall color pattern going. they will hit their peak in the next few weeks out in western maryland. clear skies, light northerly winds at 5. this area of high pressure is producing great weather for the carolinas and down to the gulf coast. the eastern sections of new england into parts of maine are still dealing with some cloud than chilly weather and cloud. we will stay on the east side of this high through tomorrow. a little cooler tomorrow, but the warmest of is on the west side, almost 90 degrees this afternoon up in minneapolis. 78 in chicago, 84 in kansas city. the really warm weather will stay over the plains and the nice, comfortable whether it will remain locked in over the mid atlantic for the next few days. tomorrow, beautiful, sunny skies of around the normal high of 70. the sunrise comes at us at 7:07 on thursday morning. there is a small craft advisory for tonight and early tomorrow morning, but during the afternoon, whence will the minister under 12 not. upper 60's on thursday and friday. los livni's for the eastern shore down to cambridge, with bright, sunny skies. -- low 70's for the eastern shore. tropical storm philippe has been out there, still moving very slowly and hold onto 65 mile an hour winds. just about 500 miles from bermuda. it looks like it will move away from the island and weaken as it tracks across the northern atlantic through the next five- seven days. it looks like felipe will miss bermuda. high pressure here brings us great weather, still mostly sunny into monday of next week. it will warm to near 80 on sunday, and a shower threat finally develops by tuesday evening into wednesday of next week. >> this is 11 sports. >> i am pete gilbert. we look at the standings be on the standings for the ravens. john harbaugh, a miserable 2 for 11 last season. he roars out of the gate, four four five in 2011. the ravens lead the nfl with 14 forced turnovers, three more than anybody else in the league. four of those resulted in scores for baltimore. carol suggs shares the lead at 4. one area in need of attention, the red zone offense. baltimore is second to last in scoring touchdowns in a gold to go g --oal to go situation. the --goal to go situation. a week of ups and downs for tiger woods. he fell out of the top 50 ranking, the first time since the clinton administration. rolex is now getting on board with team tiger. his first major endorsement deal in two years. he plays this week in california at the frys.com tournament. the new list for october emerge. curtis granderson arrive last season, but tuesday night he became a legend. a grand slam. top 5, that one went off the wall and gave the yankees a 3-1 lead. his best to arrive in the six. johnny peralta into the gap. no yoga class in the world get she stretched out like that. the yankees won the game 10-1. game 5 is thursday night in new york. no news yet on the orioles' front office situation. we are back with another check of the forecast, right after this. >> are so-called gray market drug companies taking a advantage of the nation's prescription drug shortage? we launch an investigation that could mean the difference between life and death for some patients. we'll have that story and much x the forecast is -- >> the gillon know going to le monotonous. sunny days, clear nights, saturday through monday. >> we like the boredom. >> we like the boredom.