now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> let's take a lock at radar. only two places are not seeing rain, along the beaches, well to the east of us, along the ocean beaches and hancock, cumberland area. it's quiet right now. a batch of moderate to heavy rain south of the reason and another batch in the delaware maryland line and a skinny line to the west of us. we'll look for more rain tonight. they just extended that flash flood warning until after midnight tonight for all of central maryland. let's take a look at the watches and advisories. officially until 7:00 for the western side of the bay here from harford county to the calvert county area. a tornado watch until 7:00. we still have the flash flood warning and the coastal flood warnings until tomorrow morning. we're fi

bob ehrlich struck first, and martin o'malley countered. their latest not down drag out political at fight is over the increase in electric rates. curious, because it was a contentious issue for years ago in the governor's race. >> remember this promise? thein o'malley taking on deed to stop the rate hikes. >> as mayor of baltimore, o'malley challenged the rate hike in court. he pushed bills to mitigate the increase. legislation included caps in allowing for in the mineral -- incremental increases. >> while the b.g.e. rate hike came to light encore paris what, the biggest part of the hike was finalized on o'malley. an order -- in order to entice steven larsen away from the private sector, the governor bumped his salary by $68,000. >> the fact of the matter is, our economy is doing much better now. that's really? nearly 7000 in maryland lost their jobs last month. >> the elecampane rounded off the number. the actual number, 6975. >> four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he is just making stuff up. >> this is all. -- this is false. a

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdonald's chicken flatbreads. the simple joy of new discoveries. ♪ >>> it's time for the steelers to lose. yes, it is. >> reporter: they have won three in a row. let's see what the ravens can do about that. the ravens and steelers have two of the toughest defenses in the league. plus pittsburgh doesn't have roethlisberger. and if rice is unable to play, it is likely, meaning a busy day for mcgahee. he's heard all the talk about what a defensive struggle this game figures to be. mcgahee welcomes the challenge. >> no doubt about it. they are going to talk

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. that's it. that one...right there. exactly how much did the other airlines make off with? ♪ it was like $25. was that one-way? or roundtrip? roundtrip. $50? did you have a second bag? yes. mm! it was $35. that's $120 roundtrip. [ gasps ] oh! ah! ♪ [ ding ] >>> bob's updating the forecast. first, bernadette woods has a more detailed look at what we can expect. >> the rain starts to pick up this evening. it will continue on and off. so heavy rain tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening we'll start this wrap up this storm. it gets out of here. when it does, really cool air moves our way. >> like fall, tomorrow the rain and the wind will be and ending. much nicer friday, breezy, 72, 50. 66, 46. 63 on sunday, down to 42.

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> bass marty bass. >> we'll keep you updated. >> looking live at rosedale, ,,,

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> we continue to follow breaking news. children were some of the passengers onboard a charter bus that crashed in bethesda. there is a report of one fatality. captain mike perry above it. >> reporter: hello, mary. this is one of those small -- it looks like a small commuter style bus or small charter style bus. it's not a full size motor coach as one would think of it, maybe carrying perhaps as 30 or 40 passengers. at this point it's not clear how many people. initial report there is were 15 people onboard. the numbers aren't adding up as far as the medical issues. we know one person has died as a result of the accident. the chart are bus went off of the hov ramp, sky ramp from 270 northbound heading towards i- 70. at this point as it o

martin o'malley and bob ehrlich. a new "the washington post" poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%. o'malley has 52%, with ehrlich having 41%. >> maryland governor martin o'malley says this is his favorite time of campaign appearances. he sweeps into a private home for a chat with his host and invited guests. there is a surprise. >> this man, the father, taught me spanish. >> as the governors settled in the home in montgomery village, he says throughout his career, he has always asked himself how decisions would be treated at the kitchen table. he said it was a place that was the center of his upbringing. >> it was a place where discipline was meted out and we're hopes and dreams were discussed. all of these things have been around the kitchen table. >> the subject today is education. the guests are all students, and their concern? how to pay for college. appearances like this one are no accident during the campaign. o'malley eagerly boasts how re- froze maryland in state college tuition for years, and the

with martin o'malley, our children always come first. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >> flood watch in effect, wind advisory, wind and rain. a wet day tomorrow as the tropical system rolls through. >> have a good night, everybody. >> have a good night, everybody. bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million fr

same opinion of martin o'malley for a long time. it's a tough job. it's not a flippant answer, it's just a tough job. not a lot of people can be governor. you have to make decisions, you have to make decisions, profound decisions and i think i can do it better than governor o'malley. >> reporter: we thank you very much for your time tonight. brian, we will send it back to you. >> tom fitzgerald reporting live from federal hill. i'm willing to bet rope walk bar and grill at federal hill which is a well known republican establishment in the neighborhood. thank you. >>> in maryland, the state has a familiar democratic nominee for the senate. barbara mikulski won the nomination for a fifth term, and they won 83% of the votes there. meantime, 11 republicans duked it out for the nomination. at this point, there is still no declared winner but as you can see right there, queen ann's county commissioner eric wargoats in the lead with 35%, followed closely by jim rutlig with 32%. of course we'll stay on top of this one and we'll bring you up

. >> with martin o'malley as governor -- christmas political tv ad cuts martin o'malley and his -- >> this political tv ad cuts martin o'malley and his track record to pieces. ehrlich 50% tog 47%, a statistical tie considering the margin of error. then the service gets interesting. 45% consider the economy the number one issue. out of that category of voters, o'malley has a 56% to 42% lead over ehrlich. 84% of republicans support burleith. -- support ehrlich. >> because montgomery county's voda solarte, a small percentage -- mcrae counties -- because vote is socounty's large, small percentage can be big. >> 75% of those surveyed know someone out of work. >> o'malley past of the largest tax increase in history. a 20% sales tax hike. >> the television ad plays into those economic concerns, portraying o'malley as a political leader responsible for these hardships. >> now o'malley says he is open for raising taxes again. martin o'malley, higher taxes, fewer jobs, moving maryland backwards. >> what each candidate needs to do is separate himself from the other in terms of policy. >> the rep

it will be a rematch of the 2006 battle between bob ehrlich and martin o'malley. o'malley won the democratic nomination with 83% of the vote if we could take a look at the numbers now. if not, you can keep an eye on the numbers at the bottom of the screen. ehrlich won the republican nomination winning nearly 80% of the votes. primaries were held in several other states with a huge post- election result coming out of delaware. ainsley earhart has more. >> reporter: a night of surprises after voters cast their primary vote. in delaware, christine o'donnell upset mike cassel in the senate primary. >> don't ever underestimate the power of we the people. >> reporter: the sarah palin- backed tea party candidate has no experience in elective office. she will face chris kunz in november. >> sadly all andrew offers us is status cuomo. >> reporter: new york's charlie rangel prevailed. >> if they take an example from us, country would be better off. that is make the judgment of the facts. >> reporter: 08-year-old rangel is all but guaranteed to keep his house seat. it would

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. . >>> there is a live look outside, well the sun came out. >> the sun dried things out from three quarters of an inch to about an inch and a quarter regionally. to the west of us, at least we had some decent rain. we will make up for it big time on thursday. we'll see a month's worth of rain in one day. conditions right now with clouds around down to 50 in oakland, pretty chilly out there, 79 in washington, 77 and 64 out in ocean city at 4. the dew point comes down, it actually dried out, yesterday it was 72 degrees and it has dried out a lot. we have a southwest wind that brought the dry air in. brought us sunshine today. the funnel system dumped showers and thunderstorms as laid up around the coast and it will stay there over the next c

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> we covered the watches, warnings and advisories. i can't stress to you enough how much rain will fall. as a matter of fact, let's take a look at a graphic. we basically have a floor easter hitting us. no long area tropical depression. the national hurricane center has said good-bye to the storm. no other advisories from that locale to be issued. we're looking at a big nor'easter. the strongest side is to the east and northeast of the center of the low. that's bringing the vortex right over western maryland. go back to first warning doppler radar. i want you to know there's not a lot happening down the lower 50 quarter over in delaware. right now it's a bit calm. the low is actually out here. here's the vortex of that energy. let's go

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> jimmy carter is feeling normal today. he's kept in the hospital until tomorrow as a precaution, he was on his way to ohio for a book tour. >> >> this time, there was a commuter flight emergency landing in milwaukee. according to the ntsb, the planes were involved in six other landing gear merge sis and both made by a canadian manufacture. >>> several are tracking terror threats. the slots include hoes -- the plots are modeled after those in mumbai, india two years ago. no one's taking chances. the terror alert is highier in france. britain and germany are also potential targets. >>> and they take football seriously in texas and the coaches went too far in a recent pee wee game. the father of one of the boys was an opposing coach and h

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> we'll still enjoy baseball for a couple of months. >> it's been a while since they've been winners, but they know now what it's like again. o's manager shorewalter says he wanted his guys to witness what it was like when a team does win. the young lefty did what mathis did to tampa the night before. the o's never threatened in fact, they would have to watch helplessly while the rays would wrap it up. rafael soriano got adam jones for the final out. the rays do celebrate. they are headed to the play offs for the second time in three years. it's a team the o's have said offer the blueprint of how baltimore needs to become a winner. the o's have lost five of their last six games. >>> a dramatic play off clenching moment for the cincinnat

a new poll gives governor martin o'malley the lead in the race for reelection. a possible landmark agreement concerning baltimore city schools. why teachers could soon be paid extra based on your child's performance in the classroom. we'll have details on these and we'll have details on these and i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> on friday, maryland will require drivers to be handsfree while on the phone behind the wheel. >> hands free devices are selling like crazy this week. many are intimidated by the technology. jennifer franciotti has tonight's report. >> people come in and say they have

martin o'malley based some of his campaign commercials here in mogomery county. also, bob ehrlich, not to be outdone, kicked off his campaign here. he has made several major visits. that's because montgomery county is the largest jurisdiction, therefore, very important. with a little more than a month to go, 52% of lkely voters say they will vote for owe mole, while 41% backer lick. the numbers were evenly divided back in may. now, the "washington post" conducted their poll last week. both have the support of party voters. meantime, republican and former governor ehrlich has most of the state's independent voters b not enough of them to make a difference. no montgomery county, he only attracts 27% of the while. ck to you. >> elaine, thank you. president obama has a new radio ad this week. >> maryland, you have a choice in the election this fall, whether you keep moving forward with the hard working leadership of martin o'malley or do you slip backwards? in the toughest of times marti o'malley has moved maryland forward. >> the ad began runningn baltimore yesterda

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> in today's consumer watch, the government is warning people to stop using infant positioners. 12 infants have died in the past 13 years. most suffocated after rolling from a side to a stomach position. >>> seniors with high drug costs will have more options to help them cope with coverage gaps. the number of plans covering some plans in the donut whole gaps will triple next year. two plans covering the brand name drugs will be available in every region of the country. the plan offers a limited range of medications in the gap. >>> children's coaches are supposed to teach good sportsman ship. that's why this is attracting national attention and out rage. jeff glow has the story. >> reporter: a fan shooting home video captured the scene

with martin o'malley, our children always come first. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> raining all night and all day. >> this will end sometime tomorrow morning. the flood threat continues. it w

but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. >>> good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm george

he accuses of martin o'malley of using it for his own political advantage. the agency posted its memo last month. the document stayed on the state website for five hours and then disappeared. it was replaced by a more upbeat summary. at the time, secretary explained that the report was completely internal and not meant for the public. republicans called it a cover- up, not an accident. >> i am angry at the members of the general assembly. i am mad at the maryland citizens that my government is hiding things from me to promote public political campaigns. >> martin o'malley administration e-mails. one of them reads, some of the material on the of date was diametrically opposed to the disgust and eventually approve of messaging. were very upset to see this on our website. i instructed michelle to take it down. on the same day, the governor issued a statement proclaiming for the fifth straight month, maryland had experienced job growth. marking the best performing the january-july since 1999. >> when one level of that government makes stuff up, and you can no lo

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> in south dakota it was a loud and rumbling scene. today it was the annual buffalo herd round up. drove 1500 buffalo into corals for the november sale. some of the herds sold off because of the limited amount of past tour. >>> if you are looking to bring dazzle to your aquarium, in taiwan they have created a flores event angel fish. the new breed can light up a room on its own. the fish are about to hit the market. they will be priced at $30 a piece. that means you don't want to that means you don't want to forget ,, old gibbs canning company. that means you don't want to forget ,, today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers inv

a "washington post" poll says governor martin o'malley leads challenger bob ehrlich, 52% to 41%. that is a dramatic chae. the last "washington post" poll back in may showed they were in a dead heat at 47% each. the latest pole showed ehrlich is leading among independent voters but lacks the bipartisan support that he received back in 2002. president obama has a new radio ad this week. >> maryland, you have a choice in the election this fall, whether you keep moving forward with the hard working leadership of martin o'malley or do you slip backwards? in the toughest of times martin o'malley has moved maryland forward. >> it will begin airingn the d.c. market next week. >>> u.s. military is taking action this morning after a suscted terror plot was uncoughed in europe. the eiffel tower was evacuated after the second bomb threat in two weeks. found ended up finding nothing suspicious, though. they announced they had intercepted an incredible terror plot for france and [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your appro

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich did not make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but martin o'malley, even in the toughest of times, has made record investments in public schools, new school construction,

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> peace talks between israelis and palestinians are on the verge of collapsing there was a ban on new construction that expired. palestinians were apposed to the construction. the peace talks could collapse unless israel extends the band. >>> a man shot and killed his estranged wife and stepchildren and turned the gun on himself. a neighbor that was a police officer heard the shots. inside,the police found the bodies of the children and wife. his children were also inside the house, but they were not harmed. >>> all right, we'll go to the weather center now. we have breaking weather news bernadette woods has the latest. >>> well, we have a tornado warning in effect for howard county. i want to show you first warning doppler weather rada

with martin o'malley, our children always come first. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >>> good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's thursday, september 3

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> good morning, we have rain continuing to fall in the area. it's not showing on the radar. it has rained and it will again. and taking a look at the watches, warning and advisory graphic. we have a flood warning in effect. otherwise, we have a flood watch in effect for rain that's fallen. it will continue to fall. 72 degrees now and 93% humidity and a southeast breeze at 9. and hagerstown, cumberland and oakland, up to 66 and everyone on the this display in the humid, low 60s. by moon, hopefully, we'll bust the rain out of here. thursday, another low from the south and spreads rain in the area. if we get sunshine this afternoon, we're in a slight risk category for a thunderstorm. tomorrow, 76 degrees and a calm day and a mixture of clo

with martin o'malley, our children always come first. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. . we want to update you on the breaking bé county. a commuter bus crash outside the nation's capitol a little before 4:00 this afternoon. one person is dead. more than a dozen injured, including women and !]children according to misdemeanor state police the bus fell some 45 feet off of a sky ramp over washington belt way and landed below along interstate 270. both directions of i-270 have been "yfÑshut down northbound a southbound. we're going to continues to stay on ton of this story and bring you the l

. >> martin o'malley is proving he is one democrat who welcome support of the president. we are live in a the newsroom with more on tonight's coconut an 2012" report. -- "commitment 2012" report. >> in this heated congressional race. the incumbent democrat, this was his television ads last week. >> can you imagine paying 23% sales tax? that is andy harris's on fair tax plan. >> he fought back with his on television advertisement that started adding -- running this week. >> do scare tactics is what the press says about his television ad. the truth? in the harris opposes higher taxes. >> he counters with his own new ad. he takes his claim about harris's position on a national sales tax, but you have to listen closely. >> buried in his website and promises to replace the tax bill with a 22% sales tax. >> it made no mention. he makes a new claim in his new ad calling his label "extreme." >> his extreme ideas will cost us. >> switching channels to the governor's race, martin o'malley returns to rockabilly. -- to rockville. a new radio ad includes barack obama. >> i know the go

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. . >>> coming up, getting to the bottom of the air-tran southwest merger in an air report. >>> they will start charge you very soon, what you need to know about hanging up the phone on the road. >>> an icon, a baltimore skyline gets a new name, coming up, i will tell you which building and what we will all soon be calling it. >>> it is drying up out there but for how long. the tropical system could be heading close to maryland. >>> wjz at 6:00 start right now. this is wjz tv, and www.wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz maryland's news station. >>> the massive southwest mergers on your wallet, how they plan to keep things competitive. >>> hello everyone, here is wha

but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. things are ok this morning. we will see some heavy rain tomorrow morning. temperatures are in the 50's right now. we will make it up to 71. rain will move in from the south. we will see a chance for rain spreading up in the baltimore area. we will talk about the nor'easter coming up the coast and will kind of impact it will have tomorrow. >> thank you. maryland will soon join seven other states by banning talking on a cell phone while driving. >> kim

martin o'malley. >> i have seen martin work, and i know this governor has made the tough decisions. stand with me, barack obama, in moving to maryland forward with my friend, martin o'malley. >> the president will be in maryland next week for a campaign stop for governor o'malley. a new poll shows gov. o'malley has widened his lead over his republican challenger. the poll conducted earlier this month shows 52% of likely voters support governor o'malley. the poll has a margin of error of four points. we expect to hear details about what is being called a landmark contract proposal between the public school system and its 6000 teachers this evening. specifics have been kept under wraps so far, but city teachers are expecting pay raises for the first time in more than a year. it is not certain if this pay hikes will be tied to a teacher's performance. tim tooten will have the latest tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. two suspects are now in police custody in connection with a murder. 22-year-old manuel gutierrez and 23-year-old jamie calderon face murder charges in the death of jose ramirez. th

with martin o'malley, our children always come first. and when they wash up the last thing they need to touch is a germy pump. that's why we created the lysol no-touch hand soap system. it senses hands automatically and gives the perfect amount of soap to kill 99.9% of bacteria. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >>> coming up on 5:18. our health alert: you don't need to be embarrassed when you or your children get head lice, just know what to do to get rid of it. >> reporter: when marybeth poole had children, she never imagined she'd be dealing with head lice. >> even though you're telling yourself "this happens

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. now he's j♪ t making stuff up. ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdonald's chicken flatbreads. the simple joy of new discoveries. >>> coming up next. when wyll we see the relief? wjz's got live tracking radar. >>> i'm kelly mcferson in fell's point where the water is already starting to flood some parking lots and streets. coming up on "eyewitness news," we'll hear from the mayor and show you the storm's impacts in the city of baltimore. >>> heavy rain and strong winds continue to pound through harford county causing a lot of challenges for people who live here. i'm weijia jiang with that pa

martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. >>> coming up, heavy rains and it's not over yet. >>> heavy rains and strong winds continue to pound through harford county. i'm weijia jiang. i'll have that part of the team coverage next on wjz eyewitness news. >>> a plus plunges off a maryland highway. new information about what caused the crash. wjz at 6 starts now. >>> torrential rains wash out maryland. >> flooding causes evacuations and rescues. is there more to come? >> i'm vic carter. >> i'm mary bubala. denise is off today. here's what people are talking about. >> rains and high winds. a look from sky eye chopper 13 where the bay is overflooding. in rosedale the rains flooded pulaski highway, forcing firefighters to save a driver. a live look at the inner loop where the waters are still

but democrats energized behind martin o'malley. meantime, republican and former governor ehrlich has most of the state's independent voters but not enough of them to make a difference. no montgomery county, he only attrac attracts 27% of the while. the state's economy, followed by taxine taxes,. back to you. >> elaine, thank you. >>> and governor o'malley is hoping an endorsement from the white house will boost his appeal. >>> i've seen martin work. i know he made tough decisions to put safety and job creation first. stand with me, barack obama, in moving maryland forward with my friend martin o'lley. >> the ad began run anything baltimore yesterday and will start airing in the d.c. area next week. >>> president obama will wrap up his four-stain four-state campaign tour. he will hold a backyard discussion with voters in des moines, iowa this morning before going to richmond, virginia. democrats are in danger of losing control of the house and senate. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can't let this country fall backwards because th

martin o'malley appears to be gaining ground in his bid for a second term. several voters said they would vote for him again as opposed to his former gov. challenger bob ehrlich. >>> democrats are making a first by election daty going back to school. members of the administration are pounding the pavement, trying to do the campaign once again. >> in college park, kathleen sebelius did the president's warm-up act. they are rallying students. >> we cannot let this country fall backwards because we did not care enough to fight. the stakes are too high for our country and for your future. >> he wants to recapture the energy of young people that turned out in droves in 2008. it is very difficult. >> everybody was excited about obama getting elected. now people are not as excited anymore. >> it is local elections not a presidential one. >> many young voters in maryland and beyond are less motivated to participate. a post poll said 55% of young people are certain to vote compared to other age ranges. >> we do not have an inspiring figure to rally behind. >> he may

martin o'malley beat ralph jaffey who did not campaing. gn. >> for governor bob ehrlich weld rematch against martin o'malley this november. he beat newcomer brian murphy, a business investor endorsed by former alaska governor sarah palin. we have 41% of the precincts reporting. bob ehrlich with a 76% to 24%. members on your screen. >> voter turnout statewide was significantly lower than expected. only about 15,000 baltimore residents had been to the polls by 11:00 this morning. 18% of voters took part. the low turnout is disappointing, say officials. official numbers could be released sometime tomorrow. and many people share their voting experience on our facebook page. charles says "went in or around 2:00 p.m. and was the only one there to vote. it lasted about five men." marie said, "i was bombarded with people talking about a vote for me. early voting for me next year, followed by a smiley face." be sure to stay with us for the live, local, late-breaking updates on the primary elections. we will be scrawling the latest results at the bo

martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >> if the car bomb planted at times square last year actually went off, that is what the explosion would look like. faisal shahzad was arrested trying to board a plane to dubai. prosecutors say they will use this video for next week's sentencing. they are asking for a life sentence. hollywood is more than the loss of a screen legend, tony curtis. he died at his home yesterday. he is known for his role in the film "some like it hot," where he starred opposite marilyn monroe and jack lemmon. he was hospitalized several times recently. he was 85 years old. >> the white house says that president obama will make it p

but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. >>> girls playing professional football. battle's new team in the lingerie football league makes its debut. the baltimore charm hhlddtheir media day at first mariner arena today. the competitionnon the griddiron is fierce. full contact tackle football. >>>really, it's really intense. we play real football. it's a good game and people will be surprised and impressed i think. >> you can watch the baltiiore charmmtake on the number one3 ranked tampa breeze in their home opener this friday. kickoff is promptly at 9 p.m. and you can find out much more about the battle ccarm by logging on to our website foxbaltimore.com/newslinks. >>> the new idol judges get their first taste of the audition process on a raiiy

this was pretty much a foregone conclusion, governor martin o'malley would run but the cat and mouse game took months to make this fearchlt the same could be said on the republican side with former governor bob ehrlich who had been beaten by o'malley in 2006, testing the waters for another run. now it's both party primaries being recent history and both men securing their party follow mi again, the long talks about row match is on and pole teres are feeling it. the newest tally shows 5% of marylanders will likely vote for martin o'malley, a 3% increase from august and as many are prom messing to vote for ehrlich. so when you car a margin of error of 4% it appears to be a dead heat. >> when it's all said and done this clx will essentially be decided by people selecting a party. voters will decide whether the republicans or democrats. >> reporter: o'malley continue to ask voters to continue moving maryland forward while ehrlich has outleaned a road map for 2020. now 750 people were polled for the latest rasmussen pom and 51% approval of governor o'malley as governor receipt knew thank

the gop nominee will be facing incumbent democrat martin o'malley. also, maryland has the longest serving female senator who has received her party's nominee. she has served since 1987. >>> there is a primary for u.s. senate in delaware. with nearly all the precincts reporting, o'donnell has 53% of the report. he will enter the fall campaign as an underdog. he spoke about his primary defeat just moments ago. >> ladies and gentlemen, the people of delaware have spoken of. [cheers and applause] no more politics as usual. >> the last several weeks have been spirited, shall we say? the voters in the republican primary have spoken and i respect that decision. >> for a complete list of results from our local races, go to wjla.com. >> let's take a look at some other numbers. >> it is the perfect age to vote. tonight, conditions are dry, comfortable, and calm. >>> everybody is a winner. we did have a few clouds. there is nice air. it is 59 degrees right now in bethesda. i will show you this again. this is igor from space. how would you like to be in the midd

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> rescue crews in colombia are looking for people buried in a mudslide. they were changing from one bus to another. they were changing buses because a previous mudslide had blocked the road. >>> the mayor of a small town in western mexico has been killed. his body and that of an aide were found stoned to death. there was no immediate indication whether the killings were related to drug violence. >>> in southern afghanistan u.s. troops began an evident to kick the taliban out. >> reporter: operation dragon strike, the most important battle so far. at least 8,000 u.s. troops are involved in the massive new offensive. the aim is to strike right at the heart of taliban territory, kandahar. >> we have enemy in the south. they keep trying to

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better. >>> barometer at 29.91 this morning and western maryland at the low to upper 50s. 73 now in pax river and ocean city and 68-degrees in easton and rock hall. 70 in kent island and 66 bel air. the mid-60s in d.c. and the flow will continue throughout the day. it will be soaking rains. 2 to 4 inches of rain throughout the midnight to midnight monday period. the rain won't leave the neighborhood until tomorrow morning. 75 is the high this day. and by the way, normals is 70s. and 65 and thunderstorms tonight. nice wednesday, 73 and more showers thursday and 75 and clearing out friday and saturday and saturday, a falllike 68 degrees. >> thank you, wet pavement is taking the toll this morning. here's sharon with traffic control. >> we have a loo

martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's get a check of weather and traffic. there is so much going on. >> we are going to see so much with this event. we're expecting it all day today and into tomorrow morning. already heavy tropical downpours in the area. you can see the line of red around annapolis. it is really coming down. these tropical downpours will continue all day. the center of the remnants of nicole and comment right into our area. it will take

martin o'malley has an 11 point advantage right now. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3%. the top issue is the economy. urlich has the support of gop voters but not trying to cross back in 2002. -- but not drawing the cross party appeal that helped him win back in 2002. join us for a closer look at their race tonight at 7:00 and abc 7. >>> house democrats face accusations of abuse of power and the senate moves ahead to a senate bill. >> the gop report comes out+ today. there are really going for the jugular, wrong direction, the wrong bill, they're wrong time. >> basically saying the democrats have done they have not got things done, and there in the rules they imposed, and do not give the minority a consideration. talk about today, thank goodness the government will keep running. >> not surprisingly congress will have a catch-calall spendig bill. it assignq" congress's giving up, they want to get out of town, go home and campaign and get ready for the midterm elections and deal with this later after the elections. -- it

martin o'malley. each won his party's primary. in prince george's county, rushern baker and has declared victory and the democratic primary for county executive. tea party followers are celebrating a number of victories this morning. candidates dealt a blow to those backed by the republican establishment. emily schmidt has more. >> one of the nation's smallest states is now home to a political group called the tea party. politics as usual-- no more. >> christine o'donnell one with the endorsement of sarah palin. >> i have no doubt that if she were to be the nominee, that we would lose this seat by unprecedented numbers. >> in new hampshire there was a senate race neck-and-neck. in new york's governor's race , paladino beat the party- backed candidate. >> the nation is mad as hell. >> charles rangel won easily despite 13 ethics charges pending. he plans to return to capitol hill stronger than ever. i am emily schmidt in washington. >> checking some other stories. an international student hit by a car outside the northwest d.c. rest

but martin o'malley, even in the toughest of times, has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >> now time for the maryland lottery midday pick three and pick four numbers. >> brian johnson with the maryland lottery on this rainy day with your winning midday pick 3 numbers. up next pick four, but first, play keno now through october 24 to visit your retailer for the killers. -- is it your retailer for details. pick four. the maryland lottery has more exciting games than ever. it details adt mdlottery.com. >> what are we going to do with brian? much more ahead on this special edition of 11 news at noon. >> the rain is starting to f

for that reason they are supporting martin o'malley. >> he is so much better than the other guy it is ridiculous. >> the governor boasted maryland has taken less of a hit during the recession than many other areas, but he acknowledged payne is widespread. >> there is no more powerful place than a family's home. >> that point was driven home when a report showed a loss of maryland jobs during august. of ehrlich seized upon that as evidence o'malley -- bob ehrlich seized upon that as evidence o'malley is not doing his job. >> this year even with this disappointing last month is the best we have had in terms of new job creation since 2000. >> the governor reacted to a new poll that showed he has a lead. >> i have one question, when is that first debate? i know we can answer a lot of questions. >> the answer to that question is both sides claim they are eager to debate, but they cannot agree on the rules. so far no debate has been scheduled. >>> coming up, and look at noose around the region. investigators hope surveillance footage can help them catch a criminal. please call this man the

now martin o'malley promises we're moving forward. the fact of the matter is our economy is doing much better now. [ female announcer ] really? nearly 7,000 marylanders lost their jobs last month. four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he's just making stuff up. bob ehrlich. we can do better.