ever one on one talks about iran's nuclear program. the white house is denying it. the report came from the new york times. it said iran is waiting to negotiate until after the election, so it knows which administration its dealing with. there have been back channel discussions, and israel was aware of them. diplomats told the times they were not kept in the loop. the national security council said the president has made clear that he will prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and we will do what we must to achieve that. the election is a little more than two weeks away here, and in maryland the presidential race not the only election people are talking about. questions six and seven continue to be contentious issues on the ballot. darcie spencer spoke to voters at a debate about why these two initiatives are so important to them. >> it's clear many voters are undecided on these important ballot questions. one would provide for a casino, the other for gay marriage. today's forum was meant to help voters desired how they'll cast their ballots. recent polls show maryland could become the first state in the country to approve a referendum on same sex marriage. those for and against the issue explain their view. kathleen dumay is for the civil marriage protection act. >> you have to be married to be granted over 1100 rights over federal law. if you're not married you're not entitled to those rights. >> derek mccoy pointed out that similar measures have failed in dozens of states. >> we believe that we can love our gay and lesbian friends, family we understand that, we don't think we have to redefine marriage and that word specifically. >> reporter: the discussion drew dozens of people to the friendship heights community center, there was also a discussion on question seven, anotr ballot question that would provide for a casino in prince georges county. possibly national harbor. it would also allow for table games at game iing spots. >> it will help our other priorities which many of us share. >> reporter: but heather mazeer spoke of not enabling gambling. >> if we hold our leaders accountable for job creation. >> some of those at the forum today say some of this suggestion may have suede their vote. others say it didn't change their mind but has helped them make an informed decision. >> georgetown public safety officials are looking for a man they say burglarized a home near campus and attacked two students. this happened in the 3500 block of o street. two students found the guy in their home, the suspect reportedly hit both students and ran off in the direction of the university campus. drag racing may be to blame for a deadly crash in prince georges county. two drivers appeared to be racing last night. one car hit the back of a metro bus and burst into flames. the driver was killed. police say it looks like alcohol was also a factor. two people inside the other car were taken into custody of suspicion of dui. more than 40 people were on the metro bus, no one was seriously hurt. huge mess at a baltimore county day care today. no serious injuries here. a woman swerved to avoid another car around 1:00 and drove straight into the joy of learning child care center. there was no one in the building. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. turning to the race for the white house tonight. foreign policy will be the focus of the third and final presidential debate on monday. president obama is preparing this weekend at camp david. governor romney starts his debate prep tonight after a fund-raiser in florida. running mates continue to stump for votes today. paul ryan in pennsylvania and ohio. joe biden wasida. that's where the final presentation shall debate will be on monday. as for the other key battleground state of virginia, the most recent poll shows governor romney with a three-point lead. jesse jackson, jr. addresses his hospitalization for the first time in a new robo call. in that call, jackson asks his constituents for patience as he continues to recover. his help is improving, he still has a long way to go. the congressman has been on a four-month leave of absence. during that time he was hospitalized for treatment of by polar disorder and depression. clouds today across the area. >> i think you're going to like tomorrow. especially if you like today at all, you're going to like tomorrow even better as of the 11:00 hour, our skies are mostly clear here in washington where our temperatures back down to 55 degrees. a little bit of a north breeze out there. temperatures in the upper 40s and even upper 40s across charles county and prince william county as well. a mostly clear sky, we have a little patch of clouds coming our way, which may briefly interfere with some of our meteor gears. i'll talk more about that, and give you a look at the last week of october's forecast coming up. >> easy for you to say, chuck. >> we'll see you in a little bit. homecoming at the university of maryland college park today. tailgating, lots of food and drink. there were also some games and impressive ice sculptures. turks took on nc state in the big game and had to play mix and match at quarterback. we'll have a full recap coming up later in sports. >> also homecoming today at howard university. today's parade was one of several events taking place throughout the week to celebrate. the celebrity grand marshall for this year's parade, famous for his roles in big movies like "avatar." traffic alert to tell you about tonight. a construction problem has closed northbound lanes of the baltimore washington parkway at west nursery road. crews say the existing bridge deck shifted while they were working on a bridge replacement project. part of the road is also closed. the maryland state highway administration says the roads will open on or before monday's rush hour. thousands of runners will be lacing up their running shoes for tomorrow's army ten miler. the race gets underway bright 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[ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. imillion dollars for maryland one hundred schools.ty... question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven. left with broken hearts on homecoming. carol has the highlights next. what was that? >> it was a barn burner. did you guys watch it? >> parts of it. >> i mean, fans are not soon going to forget that one. >> no, they're not. >> the maryland football broadcast probably had thousands of viewers doing and saying the exact same thing, putting a hand over their mouth and saying something they shouldn't in front of the kids. maryland and nc state today was that crazy. let's see if the highlights can do it justin. stephan digs says bring it on. homecoming game. randy edsall also ready to go. terps down 10-3. perry hills is interceptied. is he trying to make a tackle? he gets pushed down by ricky dowdy. he would not return, and in comes devin burns, who's a converted wide receiver. third quarter terps down 17-9. burns on a naked bootleg, he's walking into the end zone. 50 yards rushing on the day for burns. and earlier missed extra points, had the terps go for two. they don't get it 17-15. after regaining and losing the lead, terps trail at the final 32 seconds. burns has the legs, row has the arm, they put the freshman in, he steps up, after a 17-yard completion, 11-yard run, he hits nigel king. terps in great position to win it with a field goal. two plays later, brad craddock a chance to win it. a 33-yard attempt, no. off the upright. the true freshman is crushed. terps fall 20-18. here's andy edsall after the ga game. >> well, that's a very heartbreaking and disappointing loss that we had out there. but the guys competed and played very, very hard and gave everything they had and we ended up having ourselves in a position, you know, to win the game there at the end. and just came up short. >> just this much short. >> virginia tech lost to clemson twice last year, they came in extra fired up for a road upset this season. playing good football early. logan thomas is like a surgeon out there. perfect strike to cory fuller who will bang into the end zone. tech takes the early 7-0 lead. good times wouldn't last for the hokies. clemson up 10-7 and thomas throws a perfect pass to the defender. jonathan meeks with the interception. he's got some speed. burning down the sidelines, 74 yards on the return. clemson runs away with the win. 38- 38-17. hokies now 4-4 on the year. mike london is pumped, and thomas jefferson is pumped. uva hosting wake forest. wake up 7-0, phillip sims drops back, finds tim smith. smith finds the end zone. wahoos tie it at 7. uva down 16-10. they're driving here. sims drops back, and lost one. wait for us, we'll get it. kevin johnson with the int and the demon deek ans hold on to win it 16-10 is the final over the wahoos. . high five for homecoming at annapolis. they trail 34-30 late in the fourth quarter. keenan reynolds is going for matt aiken, a four-yard touchdown pass, and navy goes nuts. 31-30, navy records its third straight win. west virginia hosting number four kansas state. gino smith not much of a factor in this one. it was the colin klein show. third quarter, k state up huge, 31-7. chris harper for the touchdown. wildcats roll west virginia. gino smith throws for his first two interceptions of the year in the loss. it was also homecoming at howard. bison beat morgan state 21-20. howard improves to 5-2 this season. now for another kind of football under the rfk lights. dc united they needed a win or draw over columbus to extend their season. ben olson was a player the last time d.c. united made the playoffs. 59th minute, united down 2-1 after a cross from andy nahar. sarah gossa delivers the game tieing strike. the game is knotted at 2. all united needed was a draw to get the playoffs. the black and red weren't done. ahead to lewis neil who nets his second goal of the season, united wins 3-2. they clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time in five years. >> that's cool. >> isn't that cool? a win guarantees them a home playoff game. nice for them. good news, because they were selling playoff tickets. >> yeah. ten days ago. >> a little ahead of themselves there. >> they knew they were president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. good evening there hofstra university in hempstead, new york. i'm candy crowley from cnn state of the union. 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