williams and charles mcgainey to life plus 22 years. 22-year-old gary collins, who was convicted of the robberies but not the murder, was sentenced to 65 years in prison, 15 with no parole. prosecutors confident that all three men will spend decades locked up. >> absolutely we were happy with the sentences imposed. >> reporter: collins was the only defendant to address the judge, talking about his new 2- year-old child, saying that i just ask that i get a chance to get back in that girl a life and be the father i can be. >> it was against my advice. it is always slippery in terms of an appeal. but he was genuine and heartfelt. he was a brave guy today. >> i love you! >> reporter: the defendant's family waved and shouted messages of support, as they were driven away from the courthouse for the final time. >> reporter: ken harris's widow, sister and mother, all did not want to speak with reporters after sentencing today. but in court, they all told the judge about the painful impact ken harris's death has had on their family. at the mitchell courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, derek. attorneys for all three defendants say they will be filing appeals. breaking news now out of baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of an unusual crash in perry hall. mike, tell us about it. >> yeah, i apologize for the last-minute juxtaposition here. but we wanted to show you here. there's two cars involved in a collision here. this is roxville boulevard, east of 95. on the perry hall side of baltimore county. what has happened here is it looks like a sedan was driving up rossville boulevard, collided with the rear of a pickup truck and then basically burrowed itself up underneath of the pickup truck, causing the truck to come to rest on top of the car. we saw several people on the side of the road here. baltimore police have closed rossville boulevard in both directions. this is going to be between 695 and actually like bel air road area. as police continue the investigation here. several people transported to the hospital. police still here conducting the investigation of this very, very strange accident. there's no word on how this accident occurred. back to you. >> thank you very much. captain mike perry. this weekend, the baltimore police department will gather to remember one of their own, killed in a senseless act of violence. mary is live in the newsroom with details for us. mary? >> off-duty detective brian stevenson was killed friday in baltimore's popular canton neighborhood. a heated argument apparently took a violent turn. he was hit in the head with a chunk of concrete, killing a father of three. stevenson would have turned 38 years old the next day, and was out celebrating his birthday. a viewing for detective stevenson is scheduled for this saturday, at 5:00, and then again on sunday, from 2:00 to 8:00. it's on the vaughn green funeral home. then monday, october 25th, stevenson's funeral will be held at the new antioch baptist church at 11:00 a.m. the man charged with detective stevenson's murder, 25-year-old sean james was denied bail yesterday. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. at the time of stevenson's death, james was already out on bail on attempted rape charges. >> a jury still can't agree on rape charges. dennis tetso faces murder charges, even though his wife's body was never found. wjz is live at towson circuit court, where mike hellgren has been following this case all day. >> reporter: vic, the judge support the jurors home tonight, after just a few hours of deliberations. they had a few questions for him before they left, including wanting to know the definition of "reasonable doubt." >> reporter: jurors started deliberating dennis tetso's face this afternoon, deciding whether he flew into a rage at his wife tracy, who was having an affair and murdered her in march 2005. >> how high are the stakes right notice? >> almost as high as you can get it. it's not a death penalty case. but it's as high as you can get, other than that. >> reporter: while tracy's body was never found, prosecutors recovered her car and this video of it after her murder. they say dennis was the man driving and claim he was the only person with the key to be used -- f ob used to lock it, killing he murdered her. prosecutors saying, in real life, people don't vanish. someone makes them disappear. >> i disagree with the prosecution. i think they have to make a positive identification of my client. coming out of that car is the cruxt of the case. >> reporter: the prosecution also argued dennis felt so -- tetso had the means to get rid of his wife's body. he worked in the concrete industry. "don't reward him with acquittal for successle fle -- successfully disposing of her body." christian sunot is someone tracey was seeing on the side. and he alludes to another man. >> are you with your husband or boyfriend? tell me, what the [ bleep ] is going on. >> reporter: the prosecutor said the idea of her walking away from her life is simply ludicrous. >> reporter: dennis tetso's was in -- fiance was in court again today. these deliberations will resume tomorrow morning. reporting live at towson circuit court, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and this is the first time in baltimore county where a defendant has been tried with murder, even though a body was never found. we're learning more tonight about a stabbing outside a popular rosedale shopping center. police say 15-year-old timothy criner stabbed michael rector in the neck yesterday afternoon. investigators say rector is dating criner's mother, and criner may have been upset about the relationship. crineer is charged as an adult with first-degree murder. rector is in the hospital in serious condition. maryland's leading gubernatorial candidates kick it off with the first of a pair of debates. political reporter pat warren is live with more on what both men are saying about the new numbers. pat? >> reporter: that's right, denise this. is the third poll in a row, where former governor mart -- governor martin o'malley leads outside of the margin of error. but it appears ehrlich may be closing in. >> a whopping 43 points ahead. number 2 concern, education. with that in mind, 42% say they would vote for martin o'malley. 42% would vote for ehrlich. and while o'malley is ahead, gonzalez research indicates that 8% is not enough to land him the state house. the remaining 10% of voters are either voting for a third party candidate or haven't decided on a governor yet. >> any surprises in the poll, as far as you're concerned? >> not really. what we're to focus -- we're focused on, vic, is election day. we're focused on getting out the vote. it all comes down to getting out the vote right now. >> reporter: prior to this clash, the dead heat of summer polls, where the race was virtually tied had been broken. a washington post poll had o'malley with an 11-point lead. then a rasmussen poll ahead by 8% %. and while a win is a win is a win, the ehrlich campaign points out, the o'malley margin of victory. >> you can see the polls closing, the money coming in. you can see the endorsements accumulating. we like where we are right now. >> the key for both campaigns is to increase momentum after a dismal primary turnout. >> i believe the excitement is there. i believe the momentum is shifting. and we still have a lot of work to do, in order to make sure everyone turns out to vote. >> everyone that wants to come into the polls, democrats have been doing this for years. you know that well. this time it appears, though, that not just republicans but independents and crossover democrats can't wait to vote. for us, that's a good piece of news. >> former governor bob ehrlich today received the endorsement today of the maryland fraternal order of police. former president bill clinton will be campaigning for governor martin o'malley later this week. >> thank you very much, pat. now, kai continues our campaign coverage. he's live at wjz.com, with more on the issues most important to you, when you head to the polls in two weeks. kai? >> that's right. it's the most important race in the state. and being watched across the nation. wjz wants to know, when you cast your vote for governor, what's the most important reason for your choice? log onto wjz.com and tell us which issues are the most important to you in this hotly contested race. just click on the link at the top of our home page. denise? >> all right. thank you, kai. and be sure to stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2010. for race updates and the latest information, log onto wjz.com. after some early showers, the rain has moved out for now. a live look outside right now. and another cool, fall evening, with a few clouds out there. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bernadette is in the outback. but we begin with bob turk in the weather center. bob? >> if you got up this morning, you probably saw some rain for a little while. but it did move out a little quickly. sunshine this afternoon. take a look at radar. nothing around here for the time being. and being the area of high pressure that is keeping this area pretty clear. 55 degrees now. now to our south and southwest. there's another batch of rain, and couple of areas of low pressure that are going to head in our general direction. looks like the bumk -- bulk of this rain will be south of the city. this morning, the bulk of the rain was pretty much from the city, to the north and northeast. with a look at what else we can expect tomorrow, bernadette woods is in the outback. >> that's right. three different storm systems. the first was overnight, as bob was just describing. the second one coming our way tomorrow. and this generally passes by to the south. a third one will come down on thursday. it's going to pass by with a chance for showers as we head through thursday afternoon. we have two more to get through. and while these storms are passing by, it is going to remain cool. and we'll have that full forecast coming up shortly. an anne arundel county woman is declared dead by police officers. but she then shocked the men sent to pick up her body when she spoke to him as he tried to move her. now, as mike schuh reports, the incident has launched twin investigations. on the first of the month, neighbors thought something was wrong at ruth johnson's house. the mail was piling up, her car hadn't moved. and there was an unpleasant smell. they called police. >> they found an unlocked door. they went in. >> they smelled a decomposition smell and that they found johnson lying in her bathroom. and they concluded that she was dead. >> but police never took her pulings or even touched her. -- pulse or even touched her. >> at this point, when she was deceased and they account -- contacted the medical examiner. >> reporter: a state worker was called to collect the body as she donated it to science. >> at the time that we got there, the person was still -- had signs of life. >> reporter: she told the man she thought she was on the soca -- sofa. e.m.t.s were called. but died this past weekend. >> i've never known it to happen, personally, directly. not from the time here. and i also was raised in a funeral home, funeral service background. and i've never experienced any situation like that. >> police are trained not to touch bodies, as they're considered evidence. but if there is any doubt, they should have called paramedics. >> our policy is clear. basically states if officers come across bodies that are sick or unconscious, they need to contact paramedics. >> reporter: and the paramedics have these guidelines which would have included, touching the victim to try to find a pulings. >> obviously the guys are upset. they don't come out here every day to hurt anybody. they are out here to help people. >> reporter: and now, the statewide agency which is involved in the dispatch of all emergency personnel is also investigating this case. mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. and at the center of the investigation, an officer and a sergeant. it may take internal affairs up to 45 days to issue their initial finding. the chief may decide if any additional action is warranted. there is a warning tonight to slow down. they are considering speed cameras near schools and construction zones. they would likely be portable, moving around the city on tripods. one annapolis alderman said the cameras should end up paying for themselves and wouldn't cost the city any money. >> soon, they'll be everywhere. every single corner. >> i bet. pentagon shooting. gunshots ring out. sending the building into lockdown. the very latest on the search for a shooter. maryland's highest court rules on a proposal that could keep hundreds of homeowners with a roof over their heads. a fatal fire in harford county claims one life and nearly another. i'm mary bubala. a full investigation is under way tonight. the story just ahead on eyewitness news. and another cool fall evening. could more morning showers be on the way? we'll have your forecast coming up. bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor. bob ehrlich-- a career politician we really can't trust. a fire rips through a home killing one. the state fire marshal is now investigating that home. firefighters were unable to rescue one man inside the home. a woman was pulled out just in time. race through 213 south union street in south haverty havre de grace. -- haferty grace. but it was too tense. the neighbor frantically knocked on his door. >> i walked up to this door. and flames were shooting out of there. i saw the fire right at the window. i didn't know it was that bad. i knew a couple lived there. and nobody responded. >> helen logan survived the flames, rescued by the first arriving firefighter. >> we started our initial investigation. trying to determine where the fire started and a possible cause. >> the building did have working smoke detectors. >> another tenant from a different area was treated and released for smoke inhalation. a three-vehicle crash ties up traffic this morning. two cars and a special needs bus. seven people, including five children, were taken to anne arundel medical center as a precaution. police are investigating. maryland's highest court is taking action after a nationwide uproar over a faulty paperwork and foreclosure filings. the emergency ruling is designed to protect homeowners from foreclosures that may be invalid. weijia jiang has the story. >> reporter: the emergency proposal in no way places a moratorium on foreclosures. but it does deal with sloppy paperwork and sloppy documentation. authorities say it is a much digger problem than they initially thought. >> judgment to unanimously pass emergency legislation, to help clean up what some call emergency disaster. it includes invalid affidavits. lenders will have 30 days to prove all applications involved are legally legitimate. >> they will be scrutinized. >> reporter: judge allen says preliminary audits show hundreds of bogus affidavits have been filed in maryland court, adding that thousands of open cases could be proud lent, too. in fact, filing practices nationwide are under investigation. courts are zooming in on sloppy paperwork. robos are looking at this. like the squigle mark you see here. >> we're looking at something new and unprecedented where courts will have to look at an affidavit that may look fine on its face. but perhaps the person signing it didn't really sign it. >> montgomery county homeowner, tangorrine levy testified against the new legislation, claiming efforts should be placed elsewhere. >> this is not going to help anybody. they already have rules. they're just trying to make it look like they're doing something. >> reporter: despite other crick -- critics who say the rules were pushed through too quickly, they are now in place. >> reporter: the new rules go into effect wednesday. reporting in annapolis, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> hundreds of maryland lawyers have already volunteered to examine foreclosure cases. but the state says extra staffers will be required to check all of them. >> all right. well, we had some sun today. >> and rain. >> a little bit of everything. >> maybe a little more rain overnight. take a look at temps now. strapped with clear skies. down to 55 now. there's no wind at all. humidity up there. maybe a little fog forming in some spots. later tonight, before the clouds move in. humidity at 80%. barometer now holding steady. come back and take a look at the midweek forecast after this. ,,,, martin o'malley -- he's taxing me like i'm rich. every time i go to the grocery store, i pay a little more. college tuition in maryland is going up. my utilities are going up... but o'malley would raise our taxes even more. jobs are leaving our state. will my daughters find jobs here? frankly, in this economy... i have no more to give. bob ehrlich -- he won't tax us like we're rich. he'll say no to things we can't afford -- just like we do at home. bob ehrlich -- because we can do better. ♪ that time of year, where it's kind of a mixed bag. a little more rain. a little more sunshine. a little rain. it's fall. >> and a little cool morning. that's for sure. overnight tonight. late tonight, clouds move in. particularly from the city on south, may encounter more rain. then thing things may clear out. it's basically seasonally cooler. cool spot at 46. and in cumberland, caught a mild 61. hagerstown, 59. d.c. now at 59. we're down to 55 with clear skies. light winds will drop into the 40s. right now, very light winds around the entire region. and out to the west, late tonight into the early morning hours probably won't see much rain. but skies are clear tonight, through washington and allegheny and neighboring counties here in pennsylvania and west virginia. looking for frost tonight. they have a frost advisory out. they'll probably see some of that. maybe 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning for a little while. the rest of us say no issues, no watches or advisories at all. this morning's rain, there you see it. pretty much from about washington county, across northern sections of maryland. southern p.a. south of the city. very little rain. in fact, d.c. only had a trace to an inch of rain. to the west and southwest, another batch of clouds. this front that came through yesterday is stalled out to our south. and another area of low pressure. going to see rain here. that's moving off to the east and northeast. and that will be in our area. looks like late, late tonight. probably more likely in the morning. until maybe 10:00, 11:00. then it moves through the region. things clear out. now, on thursday, yet another front. this has a pretty chilly air mass behind it. may bring us a few clouds. maybe a brief shower thursday afternoon. north of the city. and then it clears out and gets quite chilly for the end of the week. we might see our first frost, suburban areas by friday night. southwest winds, 5 to 10 knots on the bay. bay temp around 64 degrees. tonight, clouding up late tonight. right now, it's pretty clear. 44. maybe a little rain by early morning, or late, late tonight. and a little rain in the morning. mainly in the city on south. later in the day. as things begin to clear out. we'll get up to about 62 degrees. once again, the normal tomorrow is around 65 degrees. so still running a little cooler than average. >> what's a degree or two. tire still to come on wjz eyewitness news. flight at