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tuesday, january 25th 3 3 map fiber map 3 in annapolis today, democrats and other state lawmakers will try to legalize gay marriage... introducing, the maryland marriage bill.megan gilliland is live with more on the controversial issue up for debate again. good morning patrice,right now, maryland law defines marriage... as between, a man and a woman.for years, some lawmakers have tried to change it, but this year, they say some form of legislation is likely to pass. pass.the senate added two democrats... and at least two new openly gay members were elected into the house of delagates...

on that specific question, though, i think on the substantive issues what would you do specifically to start creating some jobs, they came up both of them with specific ideas. you might agree, for example, with christine o'donnell, eliminate what she calls the death tax, the estate tax. meaning know taxes on any estates left to heirs. you could agree or disagree, but there she is giving a specific proposal. the tax credits that chris coons is recommending for research and development for trying to discourage american companies from investing overseas and creating jobs overseas...

nightmares a the wheaton metro station closed several hours. the gates were shut and riders detoured because there is no way down into the tunnel. wheaton passengers are fed up. >> half the time they can't get all three escalators working and the elevator working at the same time. so when i found out the station was closed, i was not the least bit surprised. >> reporter: riders were bussed around the wheaton station on shuttles. the problem? metro says all of its escalators and elevators are out of service at the station. >> the shuttle bus is going take forever. i need to get on the...

siphon off some crude oil. b.p. says deploying oil disperse r per sants seems to be erupting. >> england has closed airports in manchester and liverpool. while london remains unaffected for now. >> a rude awakening off the i'll of puerto rico which was rattled by a 5.7 earthquake s the quake's epicenter was on the northwestern end. no injuries reported. electricity has been restored to the area. turning now to the situation in thailand, we should report street clashes in bangkok are now into a fourth day. there are reports of more violence. the government has changed its mind about...

on its arsenal of democracy. guest: it is hugely important. the same way diminishes our trust in domestic policy, it diminishes our trust in national security policy. we always have the questions of who is controlling our decisions. is it just people who want to make money abroad? government reform, campaign finance reform, at the touch both areas of policy. the economy is part of our national security. president clinton made this argument and was very strong on it. global trade and our relations with countries like china to the european countries are actually central to whether we a...