not al qaeda. what we need to do with the threats in the middle east this strong, steady leadership, not wrong and reckless leadership. >> i am not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia or mr. putin. now there are some 10,000 centrifuges spin and uranium. they are a threat to the united states and the world and that is unacceptable to us. it is essential for president to show strength. >> we put in the toughest, the most crippling sanctions ever. their economy is in a shambles. the disagreement i have with governor romney is that during the course of this campaign, he as often talked as if we should take premature military action. >> military action is the last resort. >> the touched on economic issues. president obama recycling an attack. both at home and abroad, he has proposed wrong and reckless policies. >> the race looks tight, and both sides agreed nothing is more likely to affect the outcome of this campaign than this debate. steve handelsman, nbc news, boca raton, florida. >> meanwhile, debate closer to home. kerry cavanaugh is in baltimore county tonight or state senator nancy jacobs challenged congress and dutch rippers burger -- dutch ruppersberger to a debate. >> the standing-room-only crowd seemed to be split almost equally between the congressman and challenger nancy jacobs. democrat dutch ruppersberger rests on home turf against republican nancy jacobs. he lost his political career here as a baltimore county councilman and then county executive. jacobs want to end his political dominance in the second district your >> that have seen more of me in 10 months and have seen of him in 10 years, and that is saying a lot. this dick -- this district is over 2.5 to 1 democrats. >> jacobs emerged as the state gop leader in her 14 years in the state senate. >> are part of illegal the people not understand? it is through no fault of those children that they are here, but their parents had every opportunity to pursue citizenship. >> without amnesty or whatever you want to call it, giving them the ability to educate themselves. we need the tax money to help us with the deficit. >> dutch ruppersberger points to his long deliberation about a marriage as evidence he does not toed the party line. >> i prayed about it and did whatever i thought i needed to do. in the end, i decided, it was a very tough decision for me to come out in favor of it because i was worried about discrimination. >> tonight was the tonight's debate was sponsored by local association and did not include independent or green party candidates. >> in case you did not know, early voting in maryland gets under way this weekend. the plan to vote early in the upcoming election, the early voting is of the to any registered voter beginning this saturday, october 27 through thursday november 1. the polls will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., except on sundays when that will be open from noon to 6:00 p.m., so there are plenty of opportunities for boating. >> those who have not produced idea upon registration will be asked one time only to show id. other than that, it is a simple process. the specimen ballot they get in the mail will look just like the machine. >> in addition to the presidential and 2nd district races, marylanders will vote on seven different referendum questions including expanded gambling, same-sex marriage, and the dream act. you can check out our voters' guide and get reaction to tonight's debate and keep up with the presidential campaign trail on your smart phone or tablet. you may have heard of something called a homestead tax credit. there is a deadline to beat our miss out on some big tax savings. kai reed has the information you should know. >> the deadline -- margaret is a baltimore city homeowner but she has no idea about the homestead tax credit and the fact that currently saves her a lot of money on her property taxes. >> i never heard of this. not at all. >> board has until december 31 to fill out an application so she will continue to receive her credit. baltimore city council members say she is not the only one in danger of missing out. >> baltimore city, there are 25,000 people, households which are receiving homestead tax credits today that have not yet applied to receive them in the future. correct the homestead tax credit establishes a cap on how much property owners taxes can increase from year to year in the state of maryland. in baltimore city, for example, the cap has been set at 4% and has been automatic, but accusations of fraud sparked the legislature to change the rules. now all homeowners must apply for the credit. ever savings in baltimore city is $1,060. >> if you are a pastor a church or a teacher at school, send this message out. make sure that your congregation, that your parents, that everyone with whom you work gets the message. >> residents can call or e-mail the state department of taxation. is a onetime application process. those who missed the deadline miss out forever. >> when the taxes come next july 1, property-tax is, it will be without that discount. and we cannot get it back for you. we have no power, the mayor has no power, and the governor has no power, it is the law. >> if you like more information on how to apply for the tax credit benefit, contact the maryland state department of assessments and taxation. you can also call toll-free and you can also be mailed them -- email them. baltimore county police are asking for help in identifying the body that was down more than a year ago. sarah sampson is live at police headquarters with more information on the sketch of a man that was just released today. >> police are hoping that someone will recognize an artist's rendering of the manned space. last september his body was found floating in the river under the 695 bridge. police estimate was between 40 and 60 years old, but beyond that, it is a mystery. >> police know he was a middle- aged man and believe he was from the dundalk area. beyond that, we have not been able to identify him through dna or through an autopsy. we just do not know who he is. >> the hope is that the sketches will lead to an identity. >> we have a forensic artist on staff is trained to reconstruct a reasonable facsimile of what someone looked like, using that person's skull. >> detectives believe the body had been in the water for some time. >> it does appear that it moved at some point. we don't know what the circumstances were. we do not think there was foul play involved. we are not seeing any signs of that. >> there is no way to know if the man had hair. the police spokeswoman is confident they are close in the hope someone who sees the sketch will help bring them closer to the key. >> he may have been someone father, husband, brother. we want to notify someone who was close to him. >> baltimore county police are asking anyone with information to contact them. sarah at sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. the search continues tonight for the gunman who murdered a 60- year-old man in northwest baltimore over the weekend. officers found the victim around 11:00 saturday night and garrison boulevard with a gunshot wound to the head. police are still trying to determine a motive and the identity of the victim. anyone with the information is asked to call the police. baltimore county police have arrested three suspects in a shooting in woodlawn that happened around 2:00 sunday morning on guildhall court. the victim was found shot inside a car. he is now listed in good condition. there is no word on the identity of the suspect or the motive in that shooting. a sentencing in the board university hazing case. -- the floor that university hazing case. -- floor that university hazing case. lance armstrong career as a cyclist comes to an end. we'll have the latest as we cover the nation, next. >> cloud that a few showers to >> cloud that a few showers to ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >> the first defendant in the board a&m university hazing case has been sentenced. brian jones avoided jail time, although the judge did sentence him to two years' probation and six months community service. it's the first of 12 defendants to be sentenced in the hazing and beating death of drum made their bge drum major richard champions death. >> i just want the world to know that i am sorry for the death of your son, robert. no words or anything i could do would be sufficient enough to express our regret all i am of the loss of robert. >> if he violated his probation he could face up to 72 months in prison. an influential group of pediatricians is recommending new guidelines to prevent injuries from cheerleading. the number of serious injuries has skyrocketed. that is why the american academy of pediatrics is calling for cheerleading to be designated as a sport in all states. that would mean mandatory preseason physicals, access to qualified coaches, and better medical care. it recommends that pyramid and partner stunts not be performed on hard surfaces. in the event of a head injury, the cheerleader should not be allowed to return to practice without clearance from a doctor. lance armstrong had a legacy of overcoming the most difficult conditions including cancer, to win the tour de france a record seven times. today is victory for taken away and his name officially erased from the record books. jay gray has the latest on the spectacular fall of lance armstrong. >> he became a legend by conquering the rugged mountains and long, winding paths of the world's most grueling bike race, but now it seems lance armstrong faces an even tougher road. >> lance armstrong has no place in cycling. >> it was officially removed from the sport he once ruled, and the record books. >> we have banned him recycling and we will strip him of his seventh tour de france titles. >> they will also demand that he return his medals and millions of dollars a prize money. exactly how much will be determined later this week. it is the latest fallout from the u.s. -- from latest u.s. anti-doping inquiry. longtime sponsors including nike, oakland, radio shack, and others have ended their relationships with armstrong. last week, citing the controversy, the cancer survivor stepped down as chair of his wildly successful live strong foundation. he spoke at a fund-raising gala this week in austin. texted has been a difficult couple of weeks or meat, family, my friends, and this foundation. i get asked a lot, how are you doing? i say this every time, and i mean it. i say i have been better, but i have also been worse. >> armstrong has steadfastly denied using performance enhancing drugs and says he will continue to work closely with his cancer foundation. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> an area of high pressure over the region produced at all day with temperatures not too far from normal. some signs of change coming in with the high cloud of to the west. a surge of warm air moves toward the atlantic and the warm front will pass by to the north. the temperatures will continue to climb for a couple of days. exactly average for this time of year but we hit 71 in the afternoon. the temperatures ended up a bit above normal. 85 was the record high on this day back in 1979. kroger in the outlying suburbs. the interior sections of the eastern shore, frederick now down to 46 degrees. in western maryland these are relatively mild temperatures for this time of year. maybe a sprinkle of rain or too up in western pennsylvania and amounts of western maryland. the first high, thin clouds break east of the mountains for baltimore in the morning. 53 downtown, high pressure off the carolinas will be moving away from us and opening the door to mild air in the tennessee and ohio valley. 74 degrees in kansas city and 63 in chicago. cliveden right now at 67, unusually warm temperatures for this time of october. most of this week we stay on the warm side of assistance. partly cloudy skies in the morning to mostly cloudy at times. the cloud cover will hold down the temperature. the same thing on wednesday, a mix of clouds and sunshine with the potential to see temperatures pushing into the upper 70's. by thursday, we should see more sunshine and the temperature staying above normal. 73-78 tomorrow, southwest winds at 5 miles an hour. waves around 1 foot on the bay. it could push close to 70 on wednesday with part a cloudy skies. eastern shore locations, unseasonably mild weather. sprinkle that near cecil county come otherwise dry. on the lower eastern shore, mid-semipros for couple of days. still the hurricane season and have to new storms, one way out in the atlantic and one down in the caribbean. it is forecast to become a category one hurricane. it may push some tropical moisture into the eastern united states this weekend. tropical depression no. 19 is expected to stay way out in the atlantic. 76 tomorrow, almost 80 on wednesday. nice weather thursday and friday and then a more decent chance for rain coming in late saturday into sunday. >> the ground for the tonight show with jay leno. following that, the late show with jimmy phelan. here is a look at what is on tap. >> terrific musician gary clark jr.. let's check in with jimmy and see who he has on his show tonight. >> gerard butler is here, tonight after jay leno. >> it was a day for the self evaluation for the ravens in owings mills. that is coming up in sports. >> tonight's jackpot is an estimated 900 pp thousand dollars. the winning numbers are 27-19- 43-24-13-6. if no one match is all six numbers on one line of a ticket, the jackpot climbs to $1 million. the next drawing is thursday night at 11:22. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. yourself play. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6. with over 200 varieties, keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how does it brew such great coffee? well... inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, and if you travel up this mountain, there's this huge coffee grinder. and then the coffee lands in this cup and water rushes through. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> the day after the ravens were thoroughly destroyed by the houston texans, the team, coaches, and fans all took a deep breath. the ravens are officially on their bye week, and it comes at the perfect time. they are trying to figure out live without ray lewis and lardarius webb. the good news, the ravens are 5- 2 and still first place in the afc north. now they have the opportunity to fix what is wrong. but it is hard to pinpoint exactly what we are going to do, but we have everything we need. we have all the players we need. now we just need to organize in a way that gives our players the chance to play their fastest and the best on the road against good teams and at home. >> it was supposed to be the local high school football match above the year and it was supposed to be last friday night at calvert hall, but torrential rains and a tornado warning caused problems. collier, 31 yards and it was seven-0. how about this scramble? to the end zone, giving calvert hall an early 14-3 lead, impressive there. the greyhounds would hit the comeback trail. this led to a field goal here and it was 14-9 calvert hall at the half. dickerson on the ground, 17-14. danny blair ripping off a great run and that sets up the final score. the greyhounds golan to beat calvert hall 24-14 on the road. never attained their top ranking. the famous baseball announcer who said the giants win the pennant must be smiling right now. they are about to win another pennant. we cannot show the highlights right now with the game is still going on but they shut down the cardinals' offense and scored five runs in the third inning. right now, 9-0 said francisco in the ninth. the winner will get the detroit tigers in the world series on wednesday night. the tigers have had a few days off after sweeping to the yankees. they will travel to sanford cisco for game 1 and 2. -- to san francisco. >> that had 12, 15 baseball's and bats to sign. it has all been positive, and has all been great stuff. has all been great stuff. >> where are coming back it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloading more taxis... welcome to bwi. ...carrying families with more luggage. thanks. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approve this message. >> nice weather, temperatures warm and dry for most areas. we will probably see some cloud cover coming in with this warm air initially. thursday and friday, partly cloudy skies. rain chances come in over the weekend of probably not until saturday evening. eventually the cool air does come back in the early part of next week. >> barry autumnal weather. -- very autumnal weather. we will see you tomorrow. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- halle berry. comedienne ali wentworth.