3 3 3 the fate of same sex marriage in maryland is still too close to call.state lawmakers are gearing up for what's expected to be a heated battle onnthe issue today.megan gilliland is live with a preview of the bill they're considering. supporters of same sex marriage... believe this is their year.they need, 24 members for passage... and right now, it looks as though they have at least 20 solid supporters out of the 47 chamber members.six of them are still undecided. undecided.activists have been lobbybing for equal ights and protections of marriage....to same sex couples for years.if this bill would now pass through committee... debate ressmes... onto the full senate. but not without a fight.opponents... say they may petition the issue to referendum... allowing voters to decide. (shank) "it will ultimately decided in kitchens and living rooms, peoppe will discuss this and maae their decision in the 2012 election." (garagiola) "two people who are loving of each other, whether same sex or opposite sex."butt with:"and i think that the public is understanding of that and is accepting of that as well." well."for now...supporters of same sex marriage...are focusing their efforts on today's hearing. it will be heard before the penate judicial proceedings committee... today... starting at 1pm.we will have a crew there.stay with us.megann gililland, fox45 morning news. 3 some tense moments over a toilet foond on a towson street turn out to be nothing. but police do have a person in custody ... who they believe left the device, which was made to look like a bomb. traffic was halted for hours after the toilet was spotttd on the sidewalk outside the old courthouse in towson. a cell phone and radio were strapped to it. a but after examining it ... they determined no explosivvs were involved. they did find a note taped to the toilet .. filled with polictical messages. 3& (police) "no one was in dangerrwe took every precautionary measure to insure the safety of everyone coming to work this morning and of course..workers working in surrounding police have a custody. baltimore's her plan for baltimore's 3 custody. suspect in police have a baltimore county offices..office blding" in surrounding offices..office blding" baltimore county police have a suspect in custody. 3 baltimore's mayor outlines her plan for this year.. in her "state of the city" address.mayor stephanie rawlings blake set priorites and warned of more potential cutbacks.. but also talked about increasing some funding. funding. one of those areas is public safety. she wants to hire hundreds of new police officers. officers.the mayor also vows to maintain afterschool programs and keep libraries open openbut she wants to consolidate some city services. services. she'll also look for ways to reduce healthcare and retirement costs. and she commended counccl for already taking steps to reform public safety pensions. see the entire state state of the city address on our website.just go to foxbaltimore dot com slash raw news. you could soon be paying more for electricity... more often. often.b-g-e has received approval for a rate increase in december... december...... it's first increase in the distribution chhrge since 1993. 1993.but it doesn't stop there. constellation c-e-o mayo shattuck says the company will also be asking for rate increases more often. often.the company says the increases will go towards immroving reliability and service quality.it will also po toward helping to improve company earnings... which fell drastically during the 4th slots ring big bucks to maryla. maryland.the maryland lottery says the state's two slots casinos generated nearly 10- point -8 million dollars last month. the hollywood casino in perryville made 7-point- 7 million .. and ocean downn on the eastern shore made about 3 million.that brings the total &pto more than 35- million dollars in the last fiscal year. after a judge rules in favor of a magic club in federal hill. a neighborhood association fought to get the entertainment license revoked... but lost. lost. joel d. smith is live at the club now with what's next for the owners. good morning joel d, how do magicians celebrate a win like this? this?good morning patrice, 4800 if we're not afforded standing, than the question is, where is the transparency in govt? who can hold the city agencies accountable when innfact some unintentional their decisions.? 3 their decisions.?uninttntional when in fact some agencies accountable who can hold the city the transparency in govt? the question s, where is the transparency in govt? who can hold the city agencies accountable when in fact some unintentional consequences come of their decisions.? 3 christina aguilera could soon get a chance to redeem herself... following her televised flub of the national anthem at sunday's super bowl. the singer is set to open the grammy's with jennifer hudson later this month... with a show-stopping number that pays tribute to aretha franklin. franklin herself... is expected to take the stage as well. coming up on the early edition... help solve.. a cold . case.my son called me and told me, justin is missing.." missing.."the clues.. police have.. in this man's murder. murder.you are taking a live look of the beltway at the key bridge..it looks like there are no issues here..but the problem is something you can't see.. wind warnings are in effect.i'll show you what parts of 95 look like coming up in the traffic edge report. you're watching fox45 early edition. 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((bump out)) ((brea 3 x8 who killed justin who killed justin harrison?was it a random act.. or was the young father targeted?those are just some of the burning questions for a family desperate to find who murdered their son.... and for police looking to close the case... as keith daniels reports in today's cover story... "cold case: the mystery behind the mu" murder." for michael and renee harrison.. who are no longer married, but share this story.. it all began with a phone call from one son.. with news about another son.(mr. harrison) "i'll never forget these words the longest day i live on this earth. my son called me and told me, justin is missing..".......justin harrison was 27 when he vanished. .........a father of two boys... 9-year-old trevon and 11-year-old tarrone (ta'-ron). a man engaged to be married... his mother says he and his fiance were looking for a house... with so much to live for.(ms. harrison) "he was such a happy go-lucky, lovable child, man, fathhr.." .........justin's mother says, the story goes like this..... her son had arrived at his apartment in parkville, after a day of work attjohns hopkins hospital where he was part of the maintenance team. his brother marcus was visiting that day. then justin left.. told his brother he'd be back......... bbt time passed.. minutes, hours, a day.. and no justin.(ms. harrison) "everybody started calling each other, like justin's not answering his phone...."..........it wasn't until the baltimore city police department's fox trot, spotted a car below.. burning behind a house on park heights avenue... when missing turned to murder.(keith) "police found harrison ii the front seat on the passenger side. he'd suffered extensive burns. he was unidentifiable at the time. and when they took a closer look, they discovered he'd been shot twice. once in the head, another bullet to the face."............it was july 21, 2008.... and 2-and- half years later.. no arrest, no suspect. it's a cold case: a mystery behind the murder... with a family desperate to find the killer.............a father torn.. but coping.(mr. harrison) "but a part of me died there. and it's a void &pthere. and trying to get som more normalcy in my life, it's not easy. and i don't know if these guys or whoever it was that did this, really care how we feel or what they took away from us man...".........at the time, police suspected robbery.. so did the family.... (harrison) "my son died, behind money!" ........police ssy someone shot him, then set the car on fire.........and now, although no one has proof that justin may have been involved in any activity that may have lead to his killing.. police say it appears, justin's murder was not a random act of violence. (det. moses) "detectives do speculate that he was probably targeted.."(det. moses) "normally, when you have someone shot in the face or shot in the head.. and he was shot in both places in this case.. it's indicative of a personal matter..".........was justin targeted?(mr. harrison) "targeted or no targeted.. no human being deserves to be murdered."..........detectives are still waiting for a break in the case..but with no clues public's help.(det. moses) "we need to bring suspect or suspects to justice..." ...........and for the killer or killers responsible for justin's death.. a plea... (harrison) "do the right thing, just turn yourself in..."...........and word from his father.(harrison) "they got to have somebody they love or are about man.. and they wouldn't want that to happen to their loved one." ...........keith daniels, fox 45 news at ten. coming up ... ...the n-f-l's season just ended... but las vegas already has odds on next year's super bowl. where do the ravens rank? find out after the break. ((break 3)) 3 coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... they're both best known.. for playing darth . vader.áádoes hand thingáá .. oh! oh!what happened when the little boy from this year's superbowl ad.. met james earl j. jones.and maryland lawmakers consider same sex marriage today.i'm megan gilliland, why supporters say this is their ye. year.