obama is going to say i want. >> after the -- after the excitement wears off, the political capital could dry up pretty quickly. >> i return to the white house more determined and inspire the never about the work we need to do and the future that lies ahead. >> he says progress comes in fits and its parts. democrats say they are ready to negotiate. >> we need republicans to help us. compromise is not a dirty word. >> a top priority, the fiscal cliff, billions of dollars of expiring tax cuts and spending cuts taking effective january 1. the house speaker says he is ready to stand at the president. >> it is a mandate for us to

find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we face as a nation. >> president obama called democratic and republican leaders to reiterate his commitment to working together. >> voters legalized full-blown casino gambling in the state. it adds a sixth casino site and for the facilities to operate. david collins joins us from the newsroom with more on what is next. >> approval means a gambling license will go out for bid and cable games will be allowed at all the casinos. >> good afternoon and welcome. >> a victory lap, county executives gathering in downtown silver springs to think voters and kowtow revenues will benefit the state.

>> money for transportation. health care, we're going to build a regional health care facility. >> mgm wants to open a destination resort, creating four thousand jobs. the actual site will face a competitive process. question seven clears the way for existing and seniors to offer cable games. >> let's say it does not pass -- >> the cost was enormous, $90 million. it wanted to protect their interests. >> i found it to be an absurd amount of money that was spent by a casino company to convince marylanders what is good enough for west virginia is not good enough for maryland. >> the passage of question 7 transform maryland into one of the most saturated markets in

the west there will be three casinos between baltimore and d.c. caesars in baltimore city, anne arundel county, and mgm and national harbour. the latest revenue figures from the casinos feels concerns about the level of concentration. proceeds are down 30%. hollywood casino experienced a decline. revenues went down 13.5% of the past four months. not addressing the decline specifically, the county executives say the state is still making money. >> the fact we have a deficit that we can start to address any meaningful way. >> we heard from three operators today. they say their team is already at work. caesars say they plan to hire 500 people. maryland and live is looking forward to enhance in gaining --

enhancing gaming. question 6, and other ballot measure, also passed. team coverage continues with kim with reaction to voter approval of same-sex marriage. >> as you know, same-sex marriage was passed in the general assembly but opponents got enough signatures on a petition to put it on the ballot and let the voters decide. they did that last night. it has become a heated issue on both sides. >> we are really excited. january 1, 2013, gay and lesbian couples are going to get married in the state of maryland. >> after months of heated debate on both sides, voters passed question 6 at the polls on tuesday. legalizing same-sex marriage. they spent months organizing a grass-roots campaign. >> a large part of the strategy,

a lot of the messages was really about top -- talking to voters about fairness and equality. we knew what was going to be close. those millions of conversations paid off. >> 52-48 and the measure faced opposition from supporters of traditional marriage. and it burns is one of them. >> i was disappointed. life goes on. disappointed because the state is so evenly divided on the issue. >> as far as he is concerned, the issue is a done deal but he does not know his opponents will let it go. >> i cannot say that. it is time to move on. this is democracy. >> now that they have accomplished their goal, they still they have work to do. >> this was a large and diverse coalition that pulled off

something big and historical to have an fect across the country. we will continue to go forward. >> that could mean working with similar groups in other states. >> sheila dixon is scrambling to catch up on court ordered restitution to avoid violating probation. officials say she is $13,000 behind. she was ordered to make payments as part of a deal that forced her out of office but spare her a criminal conviction. the violation could change that and costar her pension. >> i have been trying to catch up and now i'm going to work harder to get this behind me. that is the bottom line. i feel sorry for those in worse conditions than i am. >> he is due in court next month. a 60-inch water main break. >> the busy roadway started to

flood this morning and public works crews have been to work harder to on it all day trying to stop the flow of water so they can make repairs. robb is in a town with a status report. >> here is the latest. the people who are asked to leave when this happened are back in their homes. city officials say some people in the area could see some dirty water or some low pressure but they do not expect people to actually lose water because of the main, because of the break. here is the situation. you have this 60-inch water main and under that you have a gas line. >> it is bad. i think it is real bad. they are going to shut our water off. no water at all. >> it was quite a sight to see this morning. >> it is a mess. you have to go around to catch the bus.

>> water began gushing out of the ground at around 8:00 a.m.. a 60 inch water main had ruptured, sending thousands and thousands of gallons of water down the street. this parking lot was full of water. it looked like a pond. >> there are cars that are literally half under water. it is sad. >> bge was brought in because there is also a gas main. >> working with the city to make sure that the gas main that as underneath the break is actually not impacted. we may have to reroute service but that is more of a precautionary thing right now. >> of the pipe in question was installed in the 1920's. it is one of many old pipes that have ruptured in the city in the past few years. >> another indication of an old infrastructure the mayor has

talked about and it is time -- as we work toward setting up programs to mitigate this in the future, we establish a goal of trying to do 40 miles every year. >> you can see behind me, crews have not started digging to get to the break. how long will it take? they are not saying at this point. >> a lot of business in the area is closed, like the charles theatre. shut down tonight. a week after super storm standee, maryland is confronted with another storm. >> checking in on conditions. >> the linebacker has started to master the art of doing interviews.

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>> the northeast getting pounded by storm activity. >> it is bringing rain and snow in some parts. he has been keeping an eye on conditions. you did not need your goggles this time around. >> i did not. i needed my earmuffs because we are noticing the difference

between this storm and sandy, it is colder out here. it films -- feels closer to 30 degrees. the ocean looks the same, with seas from 6-10 feet. for the most part, a light rain out here. costs from 15-20 miles an hour. sustained winds. gusts at 30 miles an hour. for the most part, mother nature threatened ocean city once again and they said, get out of here. painfully, ocean city dog just another bullet. the threat of a passing nor'easter that seems to be skirting the coast rather than crashing into it. it certainly is not a super storm sandy. the waves smashing on the inland remind you love it. up to 9 feet. >> right now they are nasty. >> does that concern you?

>> well, actually, we will be out of here. as for the locals and the beach, it it will make a mess of this place. >> ocean city was seen moderate rainfall and minor flooding in low-lying areas. like here, on sinkless ave. we found one volunteer firefighter who told us this is what people were expecting. >> they just told us is going to be basically flooding and stuff like that. nothing really big like sandy. >> we clocked sustained winds before -- with gusts in the 30's. nothing like a sandy but enough to push tidal surges in. >> the only issue at which you will have is the water in the low-lying areas. >> officials say they have been monitoring the storm since

monday and still confident that things will be ok. that is a relief, considering what the city had to deal with a week ago. >> looking at the water level downtown, we are going to have some moderate flooding. hopefully we will be a back to normal and 24 hours. >> as far as conditions into tomorrow, it should be much like this, light rain and snow tapering off some time tomorrow during the day. the only concern now is high tide, which is at 2:30 tomorrow morning. there could be some additional flooding. for the most part, they are breathing a sigh of relief in ocean city. that is the latest and now we are going to go back to that studio. we dodged another bullet but not such good news for the people in new york and new jersey who are feeling the pain of the storm once again. yoou, it isth of view

taking a track to the north instead of west and that helps things in maryland. we are on the western edge of it and the potential is there to see some rain before it ends up later tonight. you can see where the snow is now. parts of connecticut, new york, down into new jersey. winds over 40 miles an hour. while things are quiet in ocean city, is a strong nor'easter and a strong snowstorm in parts of the atlantic coast to the north of there. that cold air is pulling down into maryland. it is possible some of our brain may next but the storm is going to pull over night. another colder than normal day. still supposed to be about 60. we were only at 44 degrees today. it is going to get colder tonight. temperatures falling on strong

wind. gusts of 20-30-45 miles an hour. up to 40 offshore in the mid- atlantic coast. winds 25 miles an hour along the eastern seaboard as the storm goes north. new jersey and delaware, there is even a winter weathered wiser for the northeastern corner of our states. perhaps an accumulation of snow, cold air services and maybe some tree branches, parts of the eastern shore. an inch or so is all we would expect. the weather system is still holding onto the winter was hurt advisory. here in baltimore, 32-44 the overnight low. the storm makes its way up toward the coast of new england tomorrow. some snow in the mountains. the skies will begin to clear

and once we get the sunshine in, that will start a warming trend through tomorrow afternoon and into friday, saturday, and sunday. i pressure builds in. temperatures will respond above normal going into the veterans day weekend. 51-56 degrees tomorrow. a breezy day. strong enough for a small craft advisory. western maryland, even less impact. a clearing trend into friday and a warming trend. we will start to get up to 50 into the weekend. breezy on the eastern shore of the temperatures into the 50's. a lot of sunshine friday into the weekend. in baltimore, temperatures will steadily climbed. 65-70 degree saturday and sunday and on monday the holiday, 66 degrees and showers

tuesday of next week. >> this is the 11 sports. >> two days from their season- opening game, maryland's basketball team got some news that could change the nature of the season. wells, a transfer, won his eligibility appeal and is now free to join his teammates for the season. he was expelled after he was charged with sexual assault. they were later dropped. the ncaa and initially denied his request to join his teammates starting with the season opener against kentucky. this week, the raiders have never beat the ravens in baltimore. the ravens understand the importance of keeping the o intact.

karen mcfadden and mike simpson make the raiders look like a pass team. suggs returns to the lineup and has brought more than just edge pressure. he brings a level of energy and fun that no one can match. he showed up at the media session impersonating joe flacco. not everybody can get away with that. >> he goes like this the whole time? yeah, you want to try to win a game, you know, each play, we can either run or pass. bergen stick with that as a game plan. i am just playing. >> only he can pull that off. sunday, stick around, tam -- tom tasselmyer with the seven day forecast.

>> a family is devastated by an alleged a drunk driver. >> they are worried a lot will help him avoid conviction. a preview of that story. >> the victim in the accident emerged from a three-month call-

up. he is working hard to get better. he is determined to recover but it is expected to be a long and difficult struggle. he suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken bones and is able to walk. the remember anything? >> nothing. >> back in june, and suv traveling across the center line, crashing into his motorcycle. the driver was charged with drunk driving. but a decision he made after the crash worries the family. >> if he has nothing to hide, take a breathalyzer. >> coming up, the emotional story and what could happen when an alleged a drunk driver refuses to take a breathalyzer, leaving prosecutors without a piece of evidence. piece of evidence.

>> things are looking brighter in the area. >> we could see some rain mixed with snow as temperatures drop into the 30's. the ground is warm. into the 50's tomorrow. almost 60 on friday. great raven's football weather. >> that is perfect weather. >> thank you for joining us.

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