we know traci wilkins reports on breeg another casino to maryland. >> r . >>> maryland voters have some big decisions to make in the voting booth apart from the presidential election in one of the most publicized on the ballot question 7. that would expand gambling in the state. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is there. >> reporter: maryland voters have a big decision to make. so do the folks who live here in prince george's county. and after months of back and forth, now the people will have a chance to decide on voting on gaming expansion. the 2012 regular legislative session ended in annapolis without a ballot question for a new casino in prince george's. just ask the opposition breathed a sigh of relief. governor o'malley called for a summer special session. after days of negotiations, question 7 was pen. question 7 will allow for the edition of table game at maryland casinos. 24 hour casino operation and create a sixth casino in prince george's county among other things. immediately following its approval of annapolis, the most expensive campaigning in maryland's

now, good morning maryland. >> it's almost 5 a.m. and the first results of the presidential election are already in. we will tell you how the voters in two new hampshire towns are leaning which could be a sign of things to come for the president. >> it could be a landmark day for maryland voters the we will hear from both sides regarding question six and same sex marriage in the state. >> and how will the candidates handle election day and we will tell you which ones are watching from the home state and the other remains on the campaign trail on this tuesday, november 6th. it's election day. and good morning maryland. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining us. before you head to the polls you want to know how to dress especially if you have to wait in line. >> lynette is standing by with a check of the forecast. >> we are picking up where we left off with freeze warnings in effect this morning. this one is until 9 this morning and you can see it for the areas here shaded in purple. only place we are not havin

at maryland colleges. students must attend a maryland high school for three years and the parents show they filed state income tax at the time. maryland is the first state in the country to approve it by popular vote. >>> our other big story this morning, that coastal storm making its way to the mid-atlantic, threatening areas already hit hard by sandy. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with an update. >> right now that coastal low is really beginning to deepen. it's just off the atlantic seaboard way out to sea. precipitation is going to be well east of us. we're getting a few sprinkles of rain in virginia, delaware, and maryland. a few sprinkles from annapolis into southern maryland as well as farther west across northern virginia from southern fairfax county, prince william. bring an umbrella here over the next hour or so. we also have temperatures well above freezing. upper 20s to low 30s much of the region now. and we have a winter weather advisory in effect. all those counties can get h

and maryland open at 7:00 a.m. if you are not sure about the questions on your ballot, make sure to check out our voting guide at nbcwashington.com. >>> the battleground state getting the most attention this election has to be ohio. it won't necessarily be the state that decides the presidential race. virginia could end up being a scale. the white states on this map are still considered a toss-up according to nbc news. there are scenarios where it all comes down to the commonwealth. if the president, for example, wins nevada, and he wins iowa, and he wins pennsylvania, and mitt romney then wins colorado, new hampshire, and florida, that leaves three toss-ups. that's wisconsin, ohio, and virginia. if the candidates split ohio and wisconsin, that leaves virginia. and that could be the key to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win. and the final nbc news/wall street journal poll has the candidates in a statistical dead heat in that race. >>> apparently, today's election will not be the big talk around the water c

maryland will be hard-pressed to win another game this season with some new players down. one may remove from alabama was a drive that lsu, aggies president quarterback. 29017, a &m. 54 yards to amari cooper. 29-24, alabama. he never sees [indiscernible] the inaugural season. 29-24, your final. number one alabama goes down. in baltimore, a couple of senior day celebrations. telson -- towson. family is now growing largely. more than 7000 on hand. first quarter 7-0. second quarter. big day. 20-7 at the half. third quarter with dominick booker. 83 yards. 27-7, 41-10, your final. senior day at home. johns hopkins hosting mid daniels. barely touched up the middle. hopkins celebrate a 14-0 lead. touchdown 7 yards, happens coming off the first regular- season loss in two years. 24 yards, mcdaniels. johns hopkins clenches its season. winners over mcdaniel. high-school football. they knocked off. mcdonough. said the title game. -- sets up a title game. syracuse. first quarter. that was nice. a thing of beauty. into the net it goes. a winner by 10-4. they are home again next week fa

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will maryland be the first to pass it? derek mccoy from the maryland marriage alliance and delegate marry washington continue our discussion. we were talk bfering the break but let me just ask you, do you think maryland will be ground break on this and by popular vote approve it. >> absolutely. maryland, we will be the first to affirm the right that everybody has access to being able to be married to the person that they love, to be able to have families and full faith and confidence in the people of the state of maryland. i know it's going to happen. so we're very excited to close out early voting today and to get ready to vote on tuesday. >> mr. mccoy you were talking in our previous segment about children. shouldn't the children of gay couples enjoy the same rights and advantages that children of heterosexual couples have, having two parents that are married? >> there is no question about it. having two people that are still loving kids, i agree. that makes alot sense. i think what we are talking about with this particu

the maryland catholic conference is here, and the maryland marriage alliance joined with them in pushing this question to the ballot. >> cheryl, let's go to question no. four. this one on your ballots, the dream act, it would allow some undocumented students to get in state expenses at colleges, we have 58% for the dream act and 42% against. those are just a couple of the issues. let's get to the races. the democratic incumbents are vague good night. >> that's right, ben cardin will serve another term. charlie krou son and jeff hay ger are -- haguer are live where cardin gave his speech. >> right now, if you could hear what we are hearing, we have steve sooe wonder's sign sealed delivered. we have i virtual whos who of democratic heavy weights from the governor, the mayor of baltimore. they have a lot of celebrate but they're also looking ahead. we talking to eli gentleman cummings earlier this evening. a lot to come up after the presidential election is decided. we talked to him about how he expects to handle l the days going back to work after the votes are tallied. >> so the president

would vote. >> reporter: there are a lot of eyes on maryland and maryland made history as we voted to make same sex marriage legal in this state. it's a question that has been defeated each of the 32 times it had been on the ballot in other states. maryland is now the 7th state in addition to the district of columbia to approve marriage equality. voting on question 6 came when supporters argued that same sex marriage is is a civil right and that children of same sex couples key serve -- deserved to be raised by parents married. it doesn't force clergy to perform marriage ceremonies many religious organizations are not required to participate in the ceremonies. opponents of question 6 collected more than double the number of signatures required to push it too a referendum. now maryland is the first state to legalize same sex marriage through a ballot referendum. local courts can begin issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples in january. and same sex marriage was approved in maine. reporting live in federal hill,sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> blackjack and expanding gaming conto t

maryland's will choose a new u.s. senator -- marylanders will choose a new u.s. senator. >> question one through seven on your ballot, a includes expanded gambling. is some information you need to know. you can bring information into the booth. you are not allowed to use your cell phone or computer equipment inside the polling place. you can bring two children inside the clothing place. you have to leave the polling place after you vote. it is a good idea to bring a valid form of identification with you. the polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for a complete coverage, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. error details on the latest presidential candidates and you can search for your polling place -- there are details on the latest presidential candidates. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. are you heading to the polls today, or did you vote early this year? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a man remains in critical condition after police say some

plus a big celebration in maryland. voters made history. voters doing something that's never been done before. and rolling the dice in maryland, a casino on the potomac is a go. we'll tell you what's next on the project. >>> from this morning on election day with all there is to talk about, by the end of the day, it could be the weather dominating the conversation. >> it seems to be the case here a lot lately. we're about to get our first taste of winter weather this season. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking it. tom? >> right now we have the first winter weather advisory of the season issued for our region. all the areas in light blue, carrollton, baltimore, northeastern maryland and parts of eastern pennsylvania could get up to four inches of snow later today. closer to washington, we're not going to have that much. right now all this coming from a coastal area of low pressure way off the atlantic seaboard. it is pushing rain inland, and we are getting a few sprinkles of rain in the eastern and southern suburbs. prince geo

red house maryland 30-inches of snow. west virginia davis came in at 28, 24 in norton virginia and gatlinburg down into tennessee, 20 inches. this shows you it's pushing away which is good news. it is cold out there. it changed our weather pattern. we were dealing with indian summer before it came, now we're dealing with conditions that should be in late november. clarksville at 44. we're at 44 in frederick and 45 in easton, sparrow's point more of the same. these temperatures will remain chilly. at the surface, we are waiting for this area of high pressure to build in, and it will do so as we go into the weekend. we have that counterclockwise flow and that's going to be bringing a northwesterly chilly breezy flow in here as we head through the rest of today and even tomorrow. >> future trend picking up on the cloud cover throughout the day. still going to keep a chance for some showers. we are getting showers out there on the radar right now in certain spots, scattered very light. the clouds will begin to move away as we

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maryland, it's time. time for marriage equality. question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? >> is should be a great day to vote tomorrow. >> no excuses. lots of sun tomorrow. breezy and cool, after a cold morning. who will stay chile wednesday. the ground is pretty warm. snow is likely nothing on contact. the storm could stay for an of offshore to leave us alone. it is a chance. after this, a little pattern is shipped. 60's comes in for the weekend. >> that is just a little above normal. we are getting used to be called now. >> a little. >> if you are reading correctly, i am saying you will have school on friday. >> that is all for tonight. >> thank you for joining us. i've al

will maryland be the next to jump on the bandwagon? the high hopes. >>> a teenager is killed in a car crash, another one seriously hurt. now the community is coming together to honor the young man. >>> she's only 9 years old but this little girl already knows what it's like to lose everything. now she's turning her tragedy into hope for other victims just like herself. we'll tell you all about that on this thursday, november 15th. "good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson. >> and i'm megan pringle, thank you for joining us. let's get to the weather because it's chilly out there. >> i have to admit lynette i left the coat am home today by -- at home today by accident but we need them. >> make sure you grab the coat as you head out the door. look at the temperatures this morning 37 degrees in jessup and 30 monrovia. 38 millersville and be careful as you go into the afternoon hours as well. because we're going to be dealing with chilly temperatures. yesterday up to about 48 degrees and going to do more of the same as we head throughout

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central maryland and southern maryland, the growing season ends tonight. 25 and the suburbs and the 35 downtown. a light breeze. the sun went down at 5:00. that is early now in standard time. even with a lot of sunshine, it will be a rather chilly november day. the winds and out of the northeast. things will be gradually increasing. in the mountains where there has been snow on the ground, the sunshine is there but it is cold. a potential for a storm off the coast midweek at that, -- the better chances for precipitation will be central and eastern maryland. it looks like that will mainly impact the coastal areas. the rain will become more likely in that area, though even on the lower eastern shore, election day should be beautiful as a high-pressure holds. dropping south toward the gulf, we are expecting it to develop in north florida. the cold high pressure is supplying enough chills that some areas could see what snow mixed in. the best chance for that is wednesday evening as the storm draws in some colder air. this is the european model on wednesday. is significantly off shore, so y

ballot but the most expensive political maryland. it was an extremely tight race, finally winning a 52% to 48%. >> with the campaign signs still lining the streets supporters are basking in the glow of a victory. >> it is good for pt county. >> fireworks were shot off over the potomac river. dozens of casino employees from detroit were bused to maryland's new entertainment destination to stir up support. >> it will create jobs -- benefits for families. >> the casino giant footed the bill for the almost $9 million spent. the new casino cannot open until 2016, but the additional table games could be popping up statewide as early as next year. jobs and jobs and jobs. >> how do we know the money will be used for school? >> maryland generated $39 million in revenue alone, and some believe $500 million has been generated for education alone. >> i have not seen education improved since the lottery. >> it has passed statewide and also in the prince george's county. it passed with 59% of of the vote. live at national harbor, john gonzales. >>

taking a look at some of another ballot questions in maryland. voters passed question seven allowing expanded gambling in the state. >> maryland voters also approved question four knowns athe dream act, allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition at public colleges passed with 59%. voters approved question five giving the okay if a new redistricting map. >>> right now -- for a new redistricting map. >> let's take a quick look at the weather with tucker barnes. >> a nor'easter starting to crank up off the coast. that will bring us a cloudy and cold day and for parts of the area, it will bring us rain and then eventually a transition to cold weather. >> snow? >> parts of the area, if you are up towards baltimore and northern maryland, they have a winter weather advisory so it is possible they could get some light accumulations. we are not going to see accumulations on the roadways around here. you might see some snowflakes flying. get ready for the possibility. you can see it starting to lift towards the washington area. it is cold, temper

don't go anywhere, good morning maryland will be right back. if you headed to the polls, this comes as no surprise, u.s.a. reporting 29 million u.s. citizens have cast ballot, that includes 34 states and district of columbia. you are looking at what is happening in florida during the weekend. a judge extended voting hours in orange county during the weekend after a polling site was shutdown for a number of hours. miami-dade county, voting didn't wrap up until sunday morning, because voters were standing in line when the polls closed and allowed to hang around and vote. i talked to friends of mine, they said what we experienced in maryland is not uncommon with them. people saying they waiting more than 2 hours to cast ballots. even with sandy and extended hours handed down by martin o'malley, lines are wrapped around the building. people are casting early. makes you wonder in the lines won't be as long tomorrow. >>> ems crews from maryland are headed to new jersey to help victims from sandy. going to newark, new jerseym main job is going to be t

maryland voters expanded gambling in the state. linda so is live this morning at maryland live casino which is new casino and they must be excited about the table games but disappointed about the new casino being built in pg county. >> reporter: that's more competition and they will probably lose money when gambleers go to the casino once it's unup and running instead of coming here. that casino in pg county cannot open for business for another several years. that is by law. more on that in just a bit. fireworks went off last night over the poe topeic river at national harbor where supporters of question 7 gathered a close vote but at around midnight we learned it has passed. there was a lot of money spent on the campaign from both side supporters saying the extra money will go to schools opponents don't believe that will happen. but in the end, maryland will be getting table games like blackjack and roulette and another casino in pg county. the county executive glad voters approve the measure. >> prince georges county you carried

the eastern shore of maryland all these areas under freeze warnings. a couple of bundles of energy for the tennessee valley now. this will force the development of an area of low pressure later tomorrow off the coast of the carolinas. a very intense nor'easter will develop. how close to shore it will form and where will it go? it could be good news for our area west of the chesapeake bay. i don't think there is any escaping the profound effect from the delaware coastline all the way up into new england. if it moves the wrong way, it could do more damage over portions of the new jersey coast line in southern new england as well. for the moment, most of the viewing area will get some rain and gusty weather and maybe a few wet snowflakes mixed in. tomorrow the high pressure will be well entrenched to the north. here comes the development through the day tomorrow. it will make a little turn thursday morning a little more toward the southern new england coastline. our weather will be a walk in the park compared to what could potentially happen in the mid- a

that's in maryland, of course. the dream act was passed by maryland legislators last year. after some protests, it was put on the ballot for referendum. that law would allow all maryland residents to pay instate tuition at public colleges, regardless of their immigration status but after having met certain conditions. >> tonight voters in maryland could become the first in the nation to approve a state law legalizing marriage between two people of the same agendaer. the issue has been put before voters in 32 states and has been struck down each time. chris gordon is in baltimore to tell us what maryland voters are saying about question 6. chris? >> reporter: same sex marriage. supporters say it is a matter of civil rights. opponents say it violates their religious beliefs. tonight, maryland voters decide. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: a spontaneous debate broke out right in front of us. that's how strongly people feel about this. at charles h. flowers high school in prince george's county, volunteers for and against question 6. marriage equal handed out fliers, hoping

now good morning maryland. >>> desperation leads to a helping hand, what maryland is doing to help our coastal towns in new jersey that were destroyed by sandy. >> and they're the guys that we call in to clear out our homes and our yards and downed trees. what happened to one of them working in annapolis. >> plus flooding hit several eastern shore to bees pretty bad, how the national guard is helping out. those stories are straight ahead. thanks for joining us i'm megan pringle. we're going to check in with charlie in a bit. he's on an interesting assignment that deals with sandy. in the meantime you want

in maryland should be able if their child graduates and gets into a maryland college to pay in state ratz. the maryland dream act is very important. and we will be the first state likely in the country ever to go to the polls to affirm the freedom of religion but equal rights in the context of civil marriage. and that would be historic. whenever we're given a choice of moving forward or going back always move forward when it comes to extending equal rights to all of our citizens. >> and question 7, the gambling question expanding that is big. both sides have spent more than $86 million trying to sway voters. where do you think it's going to stand come tomorrow morning? >> we're going to pass question 7. about revenues staying in the state of maryland and prince georges county. $550 million leave the state of maryland and go to other places. it's going to stay here. the governor's done a great job to make sure the money goes to the education trust fund. we're going to be successful in all the ballot initiatives. >>and while we're talking about the state of maryland, you were talking a

a big showing for maryland facing this team. loyola home to open the season, celebrating last season's stretch to the n.c.a.a. tournament. there is a banner you would love to see hanging in every arena. loyal all off and running. bobby olson ticking -- taking it out. lead over binghamton. he was an intern for the ravens this summer. i do not think he practice that. let's take a look at other local college course. penn holds off umbc. nice effort from the retrievers. charleston 8 winner over telson. morgan state knocked off utsa. navy a winner over marymount. high-school football playoffs underway. a rematch from just last week in anne arundel county. salt river won last week's meeting to set up tonight's game. brown had a big night, his second rushing touchdown. third quarter, same score. picked off, one of three fourth- down turnovers for self river. next play, ludwig. a play action rollout. he goes 44 yards. pretty good injury report for the ravens. not the same for the open river -- the oakland raiders. many players out for s

en maryland las boletas de votaciÓn tendrÁn de 7 a 9 preguntas.. las cuales muy pocos se han tomado el tiempo de investigar .. lo que podri Ía resultar en largas horas de espera para aquellos que quieran ejercer el sufragio si usted es uno de ellos .. todavÍa tiene tiempo puede hacerlo visitando la pagina web .. http://www. 777vote.org/.. cada centro de votaciÓn tendrÁ personas que hablen espaÑol para poder asistirle y si por alguna razÓn su nombre no aparece en la lista de votantes registrados hay una opciÓn " exige . exige una papeleta provisional nosotros vamos hacer una investigaciÓn para saber si el error era del votante o de nosotros como administradores.. " en el estado de maryland todas las urnas estaran abiertas de 7 de la maÑana a 8 de la noche en silver spring . lilian mass univision y si va a votar en virginia, un estado clave en estas elecciones, no solo votara por el p ximo presidente, sino tambien encontrara una serie de preguntas en la boleta de votacion. claudia uceda nos tiene los detalles.. .. y mientras todo

the maryland lottery, led the maryland lottery, led it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. 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 approved this message. >> this is 11 sports. >> the negative emotion comes from our recent history. last year, ray rice ran for more than 200 yards in cleveland. he has yet to score a touchdown on the road this year. the ravens have struggled on offense on the road. sunday, as the ravens head to cleveland, he knows the importance of coming out of this and moving the ball and scoring early and often. >> one thing we are not quite as good at on the road as we are at home is being on the same page. it might be any combination. tomorrow night, we will get a sneak peek of the basketball team. the

en maryland las boletas de votaciÓn tendrÁn de 7 a 9 preguntas.. las cuales muy pocos se han tomado el tiempo de investigar .. lo que podri Ía resultar en largas horas de espera para aquellos que quieran ejercer el sufragio si usted es uno de ellos .. todavÍa tiene tiempo puede hacerlo visitando la pagina web .. http://www. 777vote.org/.. cada centro de votaciÓn tendrÁ personas que hablen espaÑol para poder asistirle y si por alguna razÓn su nombre no aparece en la lista de votantes registrados hay una opciÓn " exige . exige una papeleta provisional nosotros vamos hacer una investigaciÓn para saber si el error era del votante o de nosotros como administradores.. " en el estado de maryland todas las urnas estaran abiertas de 7 de la maÑana a 8 de la noche en silver spring . lilian mass univision se multiplican las llamadas de latinovotantes en centros de asistencia en todo el pais.. quieren verificar su informacion para poder votar... usted sabe que hacer? a continuacion le brindamos algunos consejos... los telefonos no dejan de

., maryland and virginia. far a voters guide to the -- for a voters guide to the races and the questions in ballot. in today's general election, log on tthe website, wusa9.com and click on campaign 2012. >>> well, a stafford county woman frustrated after learning she could not vote today. the reason? the county sent her a notice saying you're not a citizen. >> the 22-year-old was born and raised in virginia and she's voted before and couldn't understand why. and listen, this was not a scam. preeti arla explains what happens and if she ended up casting a ballot. >> reporter: she has been waiting for election day for months. >> because i want my opinion now heard. i want my vote to count. i have that right to vote. >> reporter: so imagine her surprise when she opened up this envelope with what she thought was the volter registration card. instead she found a letter saying she had been declared is noncitizen and could not vote. mccormick born in fairfax county says it makes no sense. >> i went through a lot of mo

marylanders will also vote on the dream act ballot initiative. if it passes, undocumented immigrants would be allowed to pay in-state tuition at local community colleges. there's also question 7 which would allow for a casino in prince george's county and table games in five other gambling venues. coe em is live at a polling site in washington. good morning, coe. >>reporter: good morning, andrea. you mentioned there are multiple parts to question 7. people here and in washington will vote in less than a half an hour. take a look at how long the line is already for people that have come in this morning and they'll have to think about whether or not they're going to add table games to existing and planned casinos in the states and whether or not they want a new sixth casino in prince george's county that will likely be at the national harbor. we're going to go over to the line and speak to one voter who has already made up his mind on question 7, mr. jerry mathis. good morning. why are you voting agnst question 7? >> i'm voting against question 7 f

this is a mistake for maryland to do this. to jump ahead of the federal government, the federal government decides who can stay and go. >> it is incorrect information. this access maryland actually goes hand in hand with what the policy the obama administration has put forth. the kids will be able to work, they will be able to give back, and they will be able to work legally. >> we'll have to let it end there and the voters will have the final say tuesday. thank you, gentlemen, for being here with us. jessica, mike? >>> thank you, andrea. jessica is here and we are talking about you know when you strt a new business often times people go for venture capital money? the people who lead those firms are mostly men. >> this is the seed money who goes out to people starting businesses, and there are not a lot of women making decisions about these big money investments. our partners at usa today report 11% are women. they represent 46% of the work force and there is a reason to look to women on these issues. venture backed companies

site selection will be handled by maryland. and maryland voters approved ballot question 4 known as the dream act, allowing illegal immigrants in-state tuition if they meet certain too saysitions. the measure -- tuitions. the measure won with support. illegal immigrants must complete a list of requirements that include attending a state high school for three years and showing that they or their parents filed state income tax during that time. >>> a maryland couple together for nearly three decades will now finally be able to tie the knot. all thanks to maryland voters approving same-sex marriage. matt ackland sat down with the couple this afternoon. i imagine they must be overjoyed? >> reporter: they were, shawn. today was a big day for those fighting for equality. voters approved gay marm by ballot n. wisconsin, voters elected an openly gay u.s. senator, tammy bald win. >> and that is carried for all 29 years. >> reporter: holding hands, sit killing much in love. it was no one 83 when theresa williams and joe began their relat

now, good morning maryland. >> the election day is finally here. president obama and governor romney spent the last few months trying to persuade voters and now the choice is yours. >> question 4, 6 and question 7 all major initiatives on your ballot. you know what they mean? we will have a report explaining every thing you need to know before heading to the polls. >> the polls opened and closed in one new hampshire town. we will tell you which candidate is winning the race as of now on this tuesday november 6th it's election day good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. now a end to the ads you are probably tired of seeing and we will let you know everything you need to know as far as the election but you need to know what to prepare for as you go out the door. >> go out to the polls. lynette charles is standing by with a check of the forecast. >> more of the same where we dropped off yesterday. it's cold outside. look at temperatures. 33 degrees in glen burnie. ijamsville at 24 degrees this morning. we are in the 20s so because of

of snow here into northern maryland, northeast maryland later today. be advise the if you are traveling northeast later this afternoon out towards baltimore, philadelphia, the snow amounts will be more intense and there will be greater snowfall. future forecast, 42 degrees. winds north 10 to 15. that is a combination for a very cold day. cloudy and cold, rain, snow likely. light accumulation. best chance possible north and east of washingtonen here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. behind the system tomorrow, wind will pick up t will be warmer than today. -- wind will pick up. it will be warmer than today. early next week, highs back in the mid-60s. so we've got warmer temperatures on the way. that is a quick look at weather. let's do some traffic and get the latest from julie wright. >> on the roads right now, you will find the lanes are open if you are continuing to make your drive along northbound i-59 in virginia. this is where we had the accident activity before you reach 234 dumfries. the accident has cleared owe all of our lanes are open.

we look at the presidential race in maryland. with 61% of the resix reporting, no -- precinct reporting, no surprise with obama leading. also take a look at the presidential numbers from washington, d.c. 48% of the precincts reporting, look at this. overwhelming, 92% for barack obama to 7% for mitt romney. again, no surprise. 40 minutes ago, a winner was declared in the u.s. senate race in virginia. democrat tim kane, as we told you, state republican george allen. we heard some of george allen's concession speech. kane will replace democrat webb who is retiring. democrat john delaney beat out republican incumbent roscoe bartlett this evening. >> the polls closed hours ago. some folks, believe it or not, are still out there in the cold waiting to vote. ken molestina at potomac middle school in virginia. how long is the line now, kenny? >> reporter: well, i have to report, derek, it wrapped up just moments ago. the last vote was cast shortly after 10:50. what a long night it was tonight for everyone involved. this was an unpreceden

maryland y virginia se han unido a este reclamo... claudia uceda con el informe. puede sorprender a mas de uno... pero miles de residentes de virginia y maryland en esta pagina web de la casa blanca estan firmando peticiones para que su estado se separe de los estados unidos... "separarse de los estados unidos en los tiempo que corre, no me parece una buena idea." "que es ridiculo que se desintegre osea que esta peticion prospere la verdad es que si este pais esta estructurado en un pacto federal." fue dificil encontrar comentarios a favor de las peticiones pero en la pagina web de la casa blanca, quienes estan a favor dicen que piden la separacion de su estado porque es " un derecho como americano decidir lo que es mejor para el pais... alli dicen que estados unidos ha fallado en proteger sus derechos como ciudadanos.... otros indican que una supuesta corrupcion en el gobierno de obama que incluye fraude de votos en las elecciones los llevan a pedir las peticiones." simon sandoval-abogado "la fantasia de fiebre que podemos decir de personas que estan inconformes

en maryland las boletas de votaciÓn tendrÁn de 7 a 9 preguntas.. las cuales muy pocos se han tomado el tiempo de investigar .. lo que podri Ía resultar en largas horas de espera para aquellos que quieran ejercer el sufragio si usted es uno de ellos .. todavÍa tiene tiempo puede hacerlo visitando la pagina web .. http://www. 777vote.org/.. cada centro de votaciÓn tendrÁ personas que hablen espaÑol para poder asistirle y si por alguna razÓn su nombre no aparece en la lista de votantes registrados hay una opciÓn " exige . exige una papeleta provisional nosotros vamos hacer una investigaciÓn para saber si el error era del votante o de nosotros como administradores.. " en el estado de maryland todas las urnas estaran abiertas de 7 de la maÑana a 8 de la noche en silver spring . lilian mass univision y si va a votar en virginia, un estado clave en estas elecciones, no solo votara por el proximo presidente, sino tambien encontrara una serie de preguntas en la boleta de votacion. claudia uceda nos tiene los detalles.. .. y mientras todo

>>> voters in maryland approved three key initiatives last night. none was watched more by the entire nation than question 6 which involved the legalization of same sex marriage. maryland, maine, washington state became the first states to approve same sex marriage at the ballot box. 32 states have voted on same sex marriage since 1988 and until last night all 32 had a posed it. -- opposed it. o'malley celebrated the victory. >> i want to say thank you to each and every one of you. you were out there at the polls and you were out there another work every day -- at work every day. you're at your churches and hour mosques and your synagogues and you were carrying the banner of human dignity in this important question forward. >> the ballot initiative in minnesota to add an amendment to the state constitution which would ban same sex marriage was voted down. however, same sex marriage will remain illegal in minnesota because of an existing law which is already in practice. >>> how much money must be at stake the big money casinos are willing to think a

good morning maryland i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we have you covered as far as the election if you went to bed and woke up wondering how things shaped up we have you covered. >> also got you covered on the weather side lynette standing by with news you need to know about as you make your way out of the door. >> reporter: lots going on this morning. and we have been talking about the nor'easter and it's pretty much here bringing rain across the area a wintery mix a little earlier that rain snow mix will continue as we head throughout the day. and we can see mainly rain now along the eastern shore and this is going to slide up toward the north as we go throughout the day and also in the afternoon. we will see snow across the area as well. so with that we have a wintier weather' veesry that goes into effect at 10 this morning and lingers until tomorrow morning. this is for the blue color here. now we look back off towards the pinkish color that's a winter storm warning for those areas. so they could be receiving up to 3 to 5 inches of

marylanders will also vote on a so-called dream act. if it passes, undocumented immigrants would be allowed to pay in-state tuition rates at local community colleges. there's also question seven which would allow for a casino in prince george's county and table games in five other gambling venues. we'll have more on question seven coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> in virginia the polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in maryland and in the district they're open from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. you can learn more about the local candidates, the races, the ballot questions, all on wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. and don't forget to join us throughout the day for complete coverage on all the races. >>> elsewhere in the northeast, concerns are being raised about voting. in new jersey, several watchdog election groups are questioning security in letting displaced voters submit plats by mail, e- mail or -- ballots by mail, e- mail or even fax. they say unless the state clarifies the rules, they may sue. new york city plans to use shuttle

they can now turn to the university of maryland -- he can now turn to the university of maryland to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. >> finally i will be able to feel equal. i will be able to feel like a marylanders. >> the issue passed on the ballot with 58 percent of the vote. >> they are in my mind americans. they have a lot to contribute to our society. >> they should be able to legally stay in this country. >> there is still only a handful of states nationwide where the dream act is law, but supporters say that will change. >> let's look at this nationally let's look at immigration reform. let's open up what was closed. >> there are 13 other states with dream act laws. abc7 news. >> thank you. our coverage for the day after the election continues now with abc7 news at 6:00. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening. the big story -- the campaign is over. now it is time to get back to work. >> that is right. president obama is headed back to the washington area following his reele

of maryland. same-sex couples can apply for a civil marriage license. kai reed was at the headquarters last night with reaction. >> it has been a long night for marylanders in support of same- sex marriage. voters here did something that has never been done before. passing game marriage by referendum --pass in gay marriage by referendum. >> what the people of maryland -- republicans, christians, jews, muslims -- came together and concluded the night with this, that every child's home deserves to be protected equally under the law. [cheers] >> this vote would not change what i would be able to do but it would change the path for our future and what it would mean for my daughter. that my daughter would grow up in a state that recognized fairness and dignity and respect for families. >> before now, 32 states had voted for gay marriage. maryland made history tonight. reporting in downtown baltimore, kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> question seven passed with 52% for. david collins love much more coming u

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but what was the difference in maryland? >> i think you saw a lot of efforts in maryland to really get people out on this issue. and that's from both sides. from the folks who oppose gay marriage and the folks who were in favor of it. i think the difference was it had already gone before the legislature. this is a moderate to progressive state and i think voters there were ready to approve it and that's why we saw a pretty solid win for them yesterday. >> but the opponents really thought they had this one because there was a lot of pressure in churches and in synagogues and whatever -- against this. >> absolutely. the national organizations that opposed gay marriage national organizations for marriage in particular put a lot of effort into the state and did a lot of organizing in churches particularly african-american, latino churches and really trying to push people against this. but i think they found that maryland voters were more open to accepting gay marriage than they thought. >> talk about the vote in minnesota which

maryland -- of montgomery county celebrated. they were married years ago in california. >> what we believe in maryland is our ability to stand up for a full, vibrant potential and to treat everyone equally under the law. >> some families brought their children. >> i think it means most to the kids because they've been working really hard hoping that everybody votes for question six. >> it means that kblooish parents can be treated as equals and it was just something that would really help a lot of people. >> now we hear from the other side. the opposition against question six led by the maryland marriage alliance. the chairman, derrick mccoy. >> i feel good about our chances. we've seen a consistent increase. we're only down by two points. we started off at 12 and it's looking like we said the whole time, it's going to be a real close race. not everybody has reported by any stretch of the imagination. we're looking good. we're looking really good right now. >> question six hangs in the balance. the future of gay and lesbians mar

maryland was very lucky this week. there is no doubt about that. >> cleanup has begun a long pitcher's east shore, but what do you do about this? is brand-new, carved out as the storm ripped through the barrier island on monday night. the house is now flattened or moved or stuck. >> i don't know where the house came from. the bridge of his peers were used to join the main road. the houses were someplace else for monday night. there are those who were moved there. >> it is phenomenal. this is what the town looked like before monday. now it is gone. and tune has been pushed into the homes and streets. all along is destruction. house is piled onto one another and others burned to the ground. in seaside heights, both amusement peers are gone. this is what it used to look like and now. right below us. my family was lucky. the house has been in the family for more than 50 years and appears to be ok. the damage is minor, but house is standing and in the same spot where it is supposed to be, which is what our greatest concern

and a new casino are coming to maryland. voters yesterday approved a ballot issue, question 7 it's called, that would allow expanded gambling. >> tracee wilkins is at national harbor with what county executives and voters have to say about a casino coming to their area. >> reporter: i know a lot of people woke up this morning thinking, i can go and start playing table games now in maryland. well, that's not the way this process is going to work. this is actually just the beginning. there's a lot of work that has to happen between the county and the state. and that work starts with annapolis. the first changes you'll see thanks to the passage of question 7 will be an existing maryland casino, like maryland live, where the introduction of table games like blackjack and roulette will begin. they're expecting to hire more than 1,200 new people to handle the work. >> it does impact us. i think in a favorable way. howard county residents will have an opportunity to get jobs and more revenue coming into the state. >> reporter: prin

according to the "baltimore sun," maryland transit police launched an investigation. >>> a maryland health care organization will ask to increase maryland's tobacco tax. the maryland health care for all coalition is calling for a $1 increase. in 2007, the legislature doubled the state's tobacco tax from $1 to $2. earlier this year they voted in favor of increases on tobacco products other than cigarettes. many anti-smoking groups believe that raising the price of tobacco products will deter smoking, especially in teens. >>> today's maryland's biggest casino is getting ready to up the ante and install table games. maryland live will have 120 table games. owner david cordish will go over the redesign and announce when 24-hour gaming will begin. they say the table games will create 1,200 jobs. he plans to open a dealer training school in january. maryland live is looking for staff for a new restaurant called the prime rib, which will open in december. they're holding a job fair today between 11:00 and 3:00 at the casino. servers, bussers, hostesses, and cooks are available. >>> today we expec