screen, these were literally read to us by hand in the last 20 minutes or so with 100% of the precincts counted in the city state's attorney race. gregg bernstein has -- the incumbents, patricia jessamy -- leading to the margin at 1295 votes. that's slightly smaller than that was earlier in the day, but it gives the margin to the challenger, democrats gregg bernstein. this has been a long day of waiting for this final umbers, so what took so long? -- final numbers, so it took along. the night came and went with no clear winner. democrat gregg bernstein came out of nowhere to challenge the incumbent and went home before midnight clinging to a narrow lead.

it widened to about 1400 votes by early morning but no one declared his victory or conceded defeat. the problem was the vote count stalled at 97% of the precincts. the other 3% or locally lost temporarily in transition. according to officials, judges neglected to turn in the memory cards from 82 voting machines after the polls closed. those machines were spread across 12 polling places from various parts of the city. officials spent the day tracking them down and recording the results. officials say there is nothing fishy about the problem, just some sloppy attention -- some sloppy things that would not have gotten ignored if it wasn't for the closeness of the race. next in the race, the absentee ballots. that count starts tomorrow morning. the exact number of absentee balance -- 2198, that count will

begin tomorrow at 10:00. there might be a few more ballots that come in tomorrow morning as of the close of business today. the challenger has laid low all along. patricia jessamy has not made any public he statements. a spokesperson for campaign said they thought there were as many as 6000 to 10,000 votes. that never seemed like a likely number because the turnout was so low. we were not talking about that kind of vote, but as of this moment, 100% of the precincts have been counted and the challenger, gregg bernstein, his margin 1295 votes. we'll see what develops as the evening goes on. >> thank you. moving on to what has been a tough race to lead the

baltimore county -- the race is now set for democrat kevin kamenetz to take on the republican for county executive. >> thanks to some voting machine and glitches, the democrat had to wait until late this morning to make his primary victory speech. but just as he was doing that, his next opponent was firing a shot at him. [applause] >> good morning. >> more than 15 hours after the polls close and exchanging congratulatory voice mails with joe bartenfelder, kevin kamenetz called for and to support his campaign. >> it is time we put our differences behind us. i reach out to everyone in baltimore county to heal our divisions, joined together because once again, i believe we

will be democrats united. >> in a concession statement, he said he would like to thank his supporters, friends and family. he goes on to say i am proud of the campaign we ran that focused on the issues. there is no mention of an endorsement after a race that was often described as a better. the republican nominee is already firing shots for running what he says is is an ugly,- primary campaign. >> he focused on joe's record 20 years ago and distorted the record. i think that was entirely unfair and really a very inappropriate and off the mark for this campaign. >> the candidates made no apologies. >> it is the same message i gave to my kids -- there is a winner and a loser in every ball game. it is not a reflection on either team. someone has to win, someone has to lose. >> he plans to have a face-to-

face meeting with joe bartenfelder about the future, but no word from them on whether the meeting will happen or whether there will be endorsements of kevin kamenetz. >> the race for the maryland gov. is officially underway. no surprises in the primary -- gov. o'malley easily run the democratic nomination. the -- easily one of the democratic nomination. we will take a look of lies ahead for both at 6:00. >> the results of yesterday's's elections showing the tea party and democrats getting what they wanted from the final round of republican primaries. one big upset was in delaware. >> she is the latest tea party star -- christine o'donnell, campaigning today as the republican for senate in delaware.

after her stunning win in the primary last night -- >> no more politics as usual. >> with the backing of the tea party, she beat the input -- beat the incumbent congressman who is refusing to endorse her. as the spotlight shines on the inexperienced conservative, the white house is celebrating her when. >> the republicans in delaware have nominated somebody they can think it cannot win and in the words of the republican campaign says could not win dead cat -- cannot win dogcatcher. the incumbent was ousted in utah. the new york t party candidate won last night's republican campaign for governor. >> if we learned anything tonight, we learned that new yorkers are mad as hell. >> victories for the tea party,

but democrats claim it is a victory for them. >> we feel comfortable we will feel like we will win in november that six months ago we felt we would lose because of these candidates. >> but the republican establishment is racing to embrace their new winners. it is not clear whether the two- party will help or hurt the gop in the fall. the irony is a raft of candidates rejected by republican leaders now have the job of winning back republican control of congress. >> for the latest results on the races in maryland and across the nation, but is it the politics page of our web site. >> and breaking news from northeast baltimore -- it is causing quite a traffic mess. >> is at the location of loch

raven boulevard. just before 3:00, corroboree was taking place at this liquor store. an off-duty security guard observe the robbery going down and attended to intervene. one of the robbery suspects, as you can see, one of the windows of the cleaners was shot out and there were able to recover a gun. a second suspect is on the loose. the security guard was transported to a local hospital due to an injury he encountered while trying to make the apprehension of the robbery suspects. right now, city police are conducting an investigation. as we get more information, we will update you on the situation. >> thank you. more testimony today from people inside the new haven lounge, the fateful night three men robbed at the club and gunned down a former city councilman can harris as he tried to drive

away. three suspects are now on trial. let's go live outside courthouse east with the latest testimony. >> the bar owner, to current workers and one former employee described what happened. one person said he thought it was some kind of joke. then he realized his life was in danger. [no audio] >> we are having some difficulty in trying to bring you that story. the bar owner testified and one of the things he talked about was he felt he had made a mistake in a police report. he described for robbers that came into the bar and all we're

going to try to do now -- we will try to see if we can come back with that story. >> we apologize for the difficulties. we will get back to that. it is a difficult and complicated case to try to sum up. >> going to the gym is great for your help, but can you work out too much? for some people, it's an obsession. >> and some brave souls made their way down all the wars tallest skyscrapers for a great cause. >> do you always wash your hands after using a public restroom? who does and doesn't in medical alert. >> a white house visit from of life of the vice-president coming up of 5:30. >> the city council is still hearing testimony on a controversial building project in remington we have that story

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>> and going over the edge for recovery -- people repelled down size of a building to raise money for a drug addiction recovery program. it is the largest provider of substance abuse treatment and provides treated for women and their children. >> i -- the program is a wonderful program. i go back on a daily basis and volunteer.

i let the ladies see if i can do a, anyone can do it. >> more than 5000 women received treatment at the nine facilities. >> in tonight's medical alert, do you get tired of talking about hand washing? but more of you are washing your hands after using a public restroom. researchers discretely observed more than 6000 americans last month and found that 85% of adults wash their hands in public restrooms. that is the highest number since 1996. men do a lot worse when it comes to hand washing. only 77% scrubbed up to -- compared to 93% of women. we all know exercise is good for you, but how much is too much? it is a question a growing number of men need to ask themselves as a need to look lean and muscular can turn into an obsession. >> nothing beats a good workout.

you burn some calories, you burn off some steam, you feel better and sleep better. but more and more men are pushing their work out to the extreme. >> i like to keep training and training. >> would you say you are addicted? >> i think i am. i am a slave to the scale. every day i don't get to the gym, i'm thinking of myself as that many more calories i did not burn and that many more calories i cannot eat. >> he's a personal trainer and sees a lot of guys slipped into this exercise compulsion. >> they are overachievers and want to keep working and figure more is better, but more is not always better. >> exercise dependency is a relatively new disorder brought on by a couple of things -- the spread of the fitness club culture and increasing pressure on young men to be lean and muscular. >> are you going for that look? >> a little better.

>> he is the first to admit he is a gem junky andes as if he misses a day he feels terrible. part of that relates to control and part is physical. >> when you exercise, physiologically, endorphins really can and if your body is used to producing those endorphins day after day and you miss one day, your body feels like it is missing something here. >> as a result, you keep coming back for more. how do you know we cross the line? >> been an >> if it is affecting time with your relationships or time at work, that is indicating this has gone too far. >> the key is to find balance. >> if you miss a day or two, it's not the end of the world. >> i like to be in control. >> no question exercise is good for your help, as long as you

exercise some control. >> the fda advisers vote to recommend a new drug to fight obesity as we reported earlier. the vote could possibly be to yank another off the market entirely. they are considering whether to add warning labels after the drug was linked to heart attack and stroke. tomorrow, they will consider approval of an experimental drug their researchers say had very few side effects in clinical trials. patients lost an average of 17 pounds over one year. >> things like blood pressure, blood sugar, an inflammation, all of these markers improved in the study. >> if approved, it would be the first new prescription weight- loss drug approved in a decade. >> warmer today, but fairly comfortable for most areas.

close to normal for this time of year. afternoon temperatures -- a little warmer at the wi marshall. chester have vale -- southern carroll county -- hagerstown and frederick are the warm spot -- by the warm spots. college park a warm 86 degrees. some areas are heating up a little bit as some high and san clouds approached from the west. cloud cover by early thursday morning. we will have rigid out as a partly cloudy night. eastern suburbs, it will stay clearer longer. tomorrow, an area of low pressure over the midwest will pass by to the north, cutting across the lakes, heading to new england. right now, the front has stalled out but will reorganize as a cool front and slide across the mountains and to baltimore to our night.

that brings with it the possibility of a little rain. a better chance of showers and thunderstorms going into tomorrow night. it moves through quickly so that by friday afternoon, we are into sunshine and it looks like a nice weekend. this front does not look like it will produce drought busting rain. a little more humid tomorrow with about 80-85 degrees. a slight chance for an afternoon shower and evening thunderstorm. as the winds increased out of the south and best to 20 knots, there is a small craft advisory on the day tomorrow. average waves between two and 3 feet. in the atlantic, more history making storms. we have igor that we have been watching for the past few days, a very powerful storm. the guy has diminished a little bit.

-- the has diminished a little bit. at the center of this storm, -- julia had also increased to a category 4 storm. for a few hours today, have to category 4 hurricanes in the atlantic. that has only happened one other time -- in 1926. julia is the only store in this far east on record. amazing to have these storms at the same time. a much weaker tropical storm has made its way into the yucatan. that should not be a major problem. julia has come down to category 3 and the winds have diminished a little bit. igor still looks like the main threat for bermuda. the storm is forecast to weaken as it moves north and encounters westerly wind shear. it is likely to be a category 2 or category three hurricane as it bears down on bermuda sunday

afternoon. this area is the possibility of the track, so it could mess to the east or west. but the center line is aimed right at bermuda and it is a threat for bermuda late in the weekend. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow evening. a slightly warmer day, clearing out for friday. we will stay near 80 saturday and sunday. unfortunately, as a slight basically dry weather through the middle part of next week. >> still ahead, we remember the old work of a long time nbc newsman who passed away recently. >> we will go downtown for a wrap up of today's testimony for the man accused of killing a formal councilman. >> this is one of 38 wineries that will be at this weekend's maryland wine festival. if you like good wine and good food, this is an event you do

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>> one of the most respected journalists in broadcast news has passed away. edwin newman work at cbs until

he retired. he was a role model for a generation of journalists for what tom brokaw called his pitch perfidies of the english language. he died in oxford, england, but his wife and daughter chose to wait to announce his death. edwin newman, dead the age of 91. >> more testimony today from people inside the new haven lounge the night three men robbed the club and can down former city councilman, ken harris as he tried to drive away. the three suspects are on trial. let's go live outside court house east. >> the witnesses say they did not know at first that he had been shot. at first, they thought the robbery was a joke and then he realized his life was in danger. >> the new haven lounge boner continue his testimony. everyone told jurors about the terrifying 2008 robbery inside

the lounge located at the north would shopping center. none of them saw or could identify who shot and killed the former baltimore city councilman as he tried to drive away. each had a different recollection of what they saw and heard. three men are charged in the murder and robbery. during an exchange between the defense attorney, one man said he did not want these boys convicted of assumption. he said he did not know if they were the boys. >> @ think it is conceded by the states that they have no old- fashioned i witnesses to any of this and my problem is these witnesses up to this point are testifying based on assumptions, based on conjecture, and as i asked the witness, i reminded them these young men are on trial for murder. i asked if they want them to be convicted on assumptions.

>> he testified at first he thought date robbery was a joke or a gag, but became scared when he heard them yell pitcher hands up, put your heads down and shut up. he and the bar manager differed on the number of shots they heard fired. the owner testified he picked up his gun and fired three shots as the robbers ran out the back door. >> we have to agree these folks were traumatized, but gunshots, it's not like somebody tap you on the shoulder. it's blatant. i think if there would be a discrepancy, it would not be with respect to the number of gunshots. >> for suspects approached him, but said three men committed the robbery. he said he was terrified. he said "i made a mistake. i'd a tragic mistake. i miscalculated."

a warning from the judge today -- he says he has received reports about people in the courtroom tried to interact with the jury. he said anyone caught trying to do that would be forbidden from the court. >> still ahead, we will recap the day's top stories, include the latest results from yesterday's primary elections. >> the wife of vice president joe biden spent the morning at arundel community college. >> a new development in remington is waiting for a stamp of approval from the city council. council. my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy.

that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress.

>> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 5:00 in hd. >> not so fast -- that is what some people are saying over a plan to build a walmart in baltimore's remington neighborhood. people on both sides of the aisle turned out for a hearing on a proposed development at city hall this morning. >> let's go live for more details. >> the hearing went on for most of the afternoon that is just wrapping up. it took that long for the city council land use committee to hear both sides of what is turning out to be a controversial project. the 25th street station is the proposed mixed use development. it would take over the 11th acre anderson automotive side. >> 1 development in the district

-- i don't want us to be left with 11 vacant acres of land. it's important we get something viable at that site. >> the anchor store of the development would be walmart. a group backed by walmart is gathering support. >> i support this project made because it would bring a lot of jobs for people in the neighborhood. >> but one group has concerns about a big box door coming to town. >> we have looked at the impact of big box retailers around the country on urban communities and we are not happy with what we have learned. >> of their group posed several amendments to the land use community. they would like to see these as conditions -- they include hiring local workers, making sure they make a living for baltimore. meeting current and our mental standards and designating space for local businesses.

but the city council does not have to accept these amendments for the plan. >> i'm concerned over the legal sufficiency. sometimes the city is limited as to what it can require from private entities. this is a private business. you cannot just a special -- you cannot just make special rules for one business. there has to be a living wage bill like what we had. >> we will continue to follow that story. baltimore city had eight chief officer -- they're committed to challenging residents to volunteer. >> i am going to be listening and learning from all the from people in this city that i will be working with. to increase volunteerism and channel volunteers for solving the city's most pressing problems and the city's most pressing challenges. >> it chief service officer is

a two year position being funded by a $200,000 grant from the cities of service project. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories -- the city board of elections are -- released the tallies from the polling places in the baltimore city attorney's race with one under% reporting -- gregg bernstein has a narrow lead over patricia jessamy. no official winner has been declared because the absentee ballots still have to be counted. that is expected to be announced tomorrow. we have a winner for baltimore county executives. kevin kamenetz will now face the republican, can hold, in the general alexian. two people are recovering after a fire in the baltimore county that started inside a storage shed in the 300 block of center road. we're told it spread to the side of the house and up to the second floor. one person was treated for burns and other forces of inflation. both are expected to survive.

no word of what caused the fire. testimony continued in the trial of two men accused of killing a former city councilman. but none have been able to put white the defendants at the seed of the crowd. while many brief -- may refer to a halloween mask, some testimony today contradicted the surveillance tape or other accounts of the crime. we will have live update at 6:00. >> vice-president joe biden's wife visited and rumble community college ave. she will have the first-ever community college said. >> the goal is to bring attention to the critical of community colleges in the education system. i understand dr. by and got an unexpected serenade. >> unexpected, but she was singing the praises of the white house and its support of community college.

>> jill by and learned firsthand how the mike croissants from instructors in the arts and tourism program. from the kitchen to the classroom, she made the rounds to showcase community colleges and the obama administration lost the bid to support their vision. >> i am still teaching at northern virginia community college. i was there yesterday and i will be there tomorrow. i teach full-time, i teach english. >> the visit took place as the white house announced it would have at a summit of community colleges next month. >> president obama wants to meet the goal by 2020 to have the highest number of college graduates in america. you are working on that and we are working on that. >> the school's president says her administration is already developing programs to help

reach the president's goal. >> we've always measure the success of the college in terms of our students success. you know we have a lot to celebrate. >> part of the trip was not on the schedule. >> ♪ [applause] >> i love to sing. i was nervous. i knew "ribbon in the sky" was appropriate. >> he hopes it will not be his last on the spot invitation. he hopes to earn a degree to manage his own music business. >> he has got a nice voice. another american airlines employee has been arrested for

theft. as the second time in less than one month. >> a disturbing story from idaho where a man admits to purposefully spreading the hiv virus. >> it turns out all the time your kid spent playing computer video games could actually be good for them. we will bring you that study

>> and idaho man has confessed to knowingly infecting people with the hiv virus. authorities say he admitted to having sex with 20 people and not telling them he was hiv- positive. he was already in jail on an unrelated charge when he admitted to having affairs with people he met on the internet in various parks. he is facing a felony charge and they are working to find other victims might add additional charges. >> another american airlines maintenance worker is accused of stealing from a passenger. this is the second arrest in less than a month. he stole a laptop. airport police say they were able to track the laptop to his home.

once inside, detectives observed what they say were numerous items commonly stolen from passengers' luggage and on the plains. but at this point, he is only charged with one count of theft. >> is a good idea to put all your stuff in a bag and make sure you keep a close watch on it as you go through any public space or any airport. you never know when you might be targeted. >> he is now out on bond. last month, a maintenance worker at american airlines was arrested after authorities found 171 stolen items in his home. >> can years ago, women made 76 cents for every dollar earned by men. the gap is slowly beginning to narrow. what is bridging that gap? >> cell of applications have become so popular that there makers need their very own convention. race, theyovernor's

can't it's my have a perception challenged. >> doppler radar shows rate in the middle of the country. some of that is moving our direction. we'll see the can pick up those sours of the next course of of the next few days. 78 degrees at th

>> we are following developments in the race for baltimore state's attorney. right now, the numbers are too close to declare a winner. we will have details on what else is holding that decision that. the democratic ticket is set in the rate for baltimore county executive. what is next for kevin kamenetz? will have these stories and more when he will have these stories and more when he everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax.

it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely.

>> if you think your child is spending too much on the time computer play around, it may be beneficial. >> a new study shows those hours on the computer could have a positive affect on your preteen. >> if you have never worried about the hours your little ones and doing this, a new study says computer time, even playing games, may actually be productive. >> they are learning how to use it, how to get information, answer questions and develop strategies. >> the study by the university of maryland look at preteens and linked hours at a computer with an increase in test scores. african-american boys saw the biggest jump with more access to home computers than ever for. >> the dramatic rise for african-american boys is surprising. >> they're reading scores were up four. . girls scores increased and girls

found they sell better social interaction the more they play and the computer. the only group that did not see improvement was white boys. with a slight decrease in test scores and increase in violent tendencies. >> as they get older, there is more concerned about the aggressive games. but that's more on the video consoles and the computer. >> not all games are created equal. there can be too much of a good thing. >> parents need to look at what exactly in terms of a media diet their children are doing. >> but in the right combination, child's play may help kids when in the classroom. this does not apply to television. we are not talking about video game consoles. only on computers.

>> a warm summer afternoon as we wind down the summer of 2010. 84 degrees today. quite warm. 75 is a normal high. a cool morning was 53 degrees at the airport. a 31 degrees lincoln the warning look to after in high. typical of a dry atmosphere. the record high was 97 and a record low is a 40 degrees in 1873. mid to upper 70's in most spots with a few low 80s. 82 degrees at andrews air force base. 83 at hagerstown. we will see a little cloud cover tonight. that combination with a southerly breeze will shift to the east and this blanket of cloudiness will keep temperatures up a couple of degrees. fairly decent cloud deck

expected by 7:00. we will average the night out as part cloudy. 55 in the suburbs. high pressure to the north producing a nice dry weather today. this unsettled shower and others from activity is slowly moving our direction and will cut through here to our night, bringing us a chance for some of the rain and we need. dried out through the weekend other chance for a few scattered showers coming through tomorrow night and early morning hours friday. that moves off the coast and the dry weather returns in time for the weekend. a warm day tomorrow with south to southwest winds. the deeper we go into the day, the better chance for a shower and thunderstorm possible. small craft advisory on the day with waves averaging between 2 and 3 feet once the winds are gusting. 75 in western maryland. it should clear up in the

mountains with a lingering shower on friday. thursday around the day, evening showers and storms with dry weather. after sunset, a 30% chance of a shower. maybe a shower will reach an ocean city this afternoon. they were both category 4 storm. igor is a threat to bermuda. sometime over the weekend. carl is winding down. 84 degrees to are a pretty warm day and a little more humid. that leads to the scattered evening thunderstorm activity. highs each day around 80.

overnight lows dropping into the mid '50s. try and comfortable whether continuing next week. >> in tonight's consumer alert, the gender gap is closer to being bridged. women earned nearly 83% of what men made in the second quarter of this year, a new record, up from 76%. the reason behind the increase is economists say men have been losing jobs faster than women because of trouble in manufacturing and other sectors where occupations traditionally are held by men. discount air carriers' lead the way in quality and service. a u.s. today -- usa to a breakdown shows discounters like southwest airlines lead the way. some factors include the desire for new airplanes and a concentration of service. traditional airlines often fly older planes, have higher labor -- by her -- higher labor costs,

taking away from the ratings. those perceptions can lead to increasing the bottom line. southwest and are posting better gains. the first application convention -- our reporter has more. >> there it goes. >> there are applications to connect with friends, to play games, for just about anything. >> the entertainment, paying bills, ordering food. >> it makes sense that they have their own convention. they are reminding us that laptops are last year. now what is all about phones and ipads. it is all about the mobile touch. >> is the synthetic society.

everything, a version of it is always with you. >> small companies have applications and so the big companies like intel with applications on their net book. >> applications are driving the need for these devices. as people are looking for the new thing, watching streaming videos, productivity matters. they're looking for the devices to solve these. >> they are even changing the way we shop. >> they want to serve that, they can target within the vicinity of shopping centers -- shopping areas. >> but all is not perfect. for these small companies to grow, they to make money. that's tough to do 99 cents that time. >> the model gives us a chance to get in front of people,

monetizing it is a whole different issue we need to deal with. but at least we get some chips in the big game. >> but now the big question is can they cash in those chips? >> one in three adults these days has a cellphone back and run apse. but not all of them can use them. the study finds 68% of the adults with phones use them. it works out to be about a quarter of all results. people are less interested than being able to take pictures and surf the web. those who do use them in run games, check the news and weather and access maps or navigations or search engines. >> that all sounds familiar. >> i feel so left out. >> it is now official, there will be a rematch of the 2006 election. we'll see what's ahead for

martin o'malley and bob ehrlich in the race for governor. >> the maryland wine festival is this weekend and it is an amazing two day event where you can sample wine from all over the state. how many bottles would it take to fill that?

i'm bob ehrlich. i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland is in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really. excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running. to make the state we love not just good but great. now let's get down to work.

my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress. >> is your chance to try hundreds of maryland winds all in one location. >> the festival is this weekend. more winery's than ever are participating. >> this is serpent ridge vineyards. we planted these fines eight years ago. >> tucked away in westminster is

serpent ridge winery owned by this man and his wife. the couple were amateur wine makers before he retired from the coast guard. he the previous tenant lived in a previous hedgerow. >> about 100 stag's came out of it -- realistically there are probably two or three. but it stuck with me. >> certain bridge opened its tasting room and are producing metal quality wines. they won the best what -- best red blend in a competition. it is one of the wines that will feature at the wine festival. the festival -- the festival will drop wineries from all over the state and give them exposure. >> we will have people from all 50 states and all over the world coming to taste the wine trade is a huge boost for our business. >> we're counting up to 250 different wines to try. >> the director of the wine

association says there will be 38 wineries at the festival, including five that newly opened. tickets are $25 and with this, you get this tasting class. for $30, you get a bigger glass and access to the premier tent. >> library winds, 10 or 15 year- old maryland cabernets. there are wineries that are only in the premier to and this year. >> the festival is expected to draw 20,000 people from every state and from around the world. it has something for everyone. >> there are 80 food and crafts stands, we have entertainment, jazz, rock and roll. >> we are growing and producing world-class wines in maryland. i'm excited to be part of it. the industry has just started to take off. maryland is on the map. >> in case you are wondering, i'm told will take six bottles of wine to fill this entire glass.

the festival runs this weekend it is a fabulous time. >> thank you. that's all for us at 5:00. >> here is a look at what is new at 6:00. >> live downtown, challenger hit gregg bernstein makes a statement in the hotly contested race as all precincts are now counted. >> kevin kamenetz won the democratic primary for maryland county executive but his opponent is already attacking him. >> the tea party factor in the maryland race for governor. wait until you hear what bob ehrlich had to say about that wing of his party. >> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 6:00 in hd. >> the big story tonight at 6:00 -- still too close to call. even with the final tally reported in the race for