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3 ((anim)) electton... democrats are settiig the tone for president obama this week at the national convention. convention.one of the key note speakers this year... s maryland's own governor martin o'malley.megan gilliland is to say at the convention and what's on the schedule today. good morninggguys,goovrnor o'malley took the podium last night during primeetime...

emphasizing one key phrase... phrase...forward not backward backwardand he'ssbeen getting some praise for it... one delegate said he fired them up and brought some energy to the convention.especcilly when he talked aaout their republicann opponents.here's what he said... 22:27:24mit romney ann paul ryan want to take america back... back to what? back to the failed poliiies that drove us into the deep recession back to the days oo record job loses back toodaas of nsurance companies being a woman a preexsisting ccndition i don't want to go back do you? you?we're expected to heaa &pfrom a few more speakers today... including former

president bill clinton.also today... the delegates will vote for he democratic party candidate... for president of the united states. tomorrow presiient obama and vice president biden are expected to acccpt the nominations.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. first lady miihelle obama addressed the crowd at the tuesday night. night.-----michelle obama ---- her goal...to show america.... presidenttobama's softer side as a family man valuus in the white house and aren't political...but pions - personal to him. well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and mmments that have tested my husband in ways i never could have imagined, i have seen firsthand thattbeing president doesn't change who you are - it reveals wwooyou are."

well as its customary for most presidents during the convention president obama night.... he was homee.. watching his wife's address with his daughters in d-c. jury deliberations continue ii the case of a murdered teennat towson town center centerfrank williams and conspiracy... and first ... degree murder charges. williams is allegedly the one who put the hit on 19- ward is accused of being part of a gang and overseeing the murder.llst week prosecutors presentte vvdeo surveillance of the wo following pridget ámomentsá before the shooting. elkton police say 42- year- old troy kelly didn't know the man he is harged with beating to death inside a grocery tore in the "big elk" mall in august. poliie say kelly approached a 55- year-old man anddjust began &pbeating him. the victim later died at the hospital.

a maryland figure skating coach is being held as a fugitive from charges pending ii new york. havee't released any details in thh case against 50-year- old ágenrich sre-ten-skiá but say they received a omplaint ásre-ten-skiá competed across europe and in the olympic games in 19-88. he is being held in howard county untillan morning. ing later this - loved ones gathered to say good bye to naval special warfare officer, first class patrick feeks. feeks.a viewing was held in edgewater on tuesday. huudreds came out to pay final respects to the navy seal killed thursday..... when his helicopter crashed during a ffrefight with insurgents llst week in afghanistan.... anytime someone goes down........he's a good man... man... feeks was the 8th serviceman to die from maryland this year.

he will be buried at arlinggon cemetary. a final farewell will be held next week for neil armstrong... the first man to set foot on he moon.on september 133h... a memorial service will take place at the national cathedral... with a very limited number of seats available to the public.the 10 a-m servvce will also be broadcast live on nasa t-v... and streamed on its website. armstrong died last month at the age of 82. 3 3 louisianaaresidents return home today... a week after hurricane isaac swept through. through.according to the louisiana governor's office... at least 13-thousand homes were damaged during the storm... and that number is expected to rise. isaac ade landfall last tuesday as a category one hhrricane... with sustained winds of 80 miles-per-hour. today... some 100-thousand people along the gulf coaat are still without power. 3a big announcement coull sson be coming from "apple."the

tech giant is sending emails to members of the media... &pinviting thhm to an eveet in san francisco ext wednesday. it's rumored that apple will introduce the i-phone 5.among the device's new features... are a slightly larger screen, a faster processor and a smaller dock connector. when you describe a solar coopany as growing at the "speed of light", it might sound like a cliche'. but hen that maryland company's growth in the last 3 years is more than 23 thousand pprcent..... it starts sounding pretty accurate. joel d. smith is live out why this company is moving so fast, and if their services might be right for you. good morning joel d. 3

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moving away from traaiatiooal wwys ... ...now here are starting to be other channels, other ways to talk directly or talk in some sort of forum forumhow the presidential candidates are using technology... to get their message to voterss voters. 3((break 1)) 3 ((break )) 3 ((brrak 1)) you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated.

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campaign in the real world ... ppesidential cannidaaes barack obama nd mitttromney are also inundating cyberspace in their bid for the white house.dan simon has details on all the platforms available to of tools in the digital age. age.

--reporter pkg-as follows -- technology has taken center stage in this run for the white house. obama and romney are using every digital tool available to reach voters. for the president, it even included a viitual town hall forum on redditt the social nees website with just 20 employees but millions of users. with zero notice, president obama logged on last wednesday for an ask me anything or "ama." the president answered 10 of the &pmost popular questions... ranging from his thoughts about thh spaceeprogram to asked wanted to know about his thoughts on the drug war, but he ignored the issue. political observers say his responses probably were not as significaat as the mere idea eegaging in a digital own hall forum. "tv appearances, debates and conventions were sort of the only way to speak are tarting to be other channels, othee ways to talk directll or talk in some sort

of forum. and i think thht can only improve the aacess and improveethe engagement peeple feel."(reporter stand up): "no word yet if romnee will ffllow suit oo reddit. his team tried to generate uzz with a smart phone app announcing his vp selection, the medii thougg announced it was paul ryan before the app did."((ats))ut times. and analysts say it helped romney to connect with a slice of ounger voters-and it generattd mmdia attention. "campaigning is about commuuication. it's about reaching people,,itts about sense, says berkeley political science professor jack citrin, technology has made politics easier. messages can be targeted across many different sites and devices. campaign rhetorii can be disseminate mucc more quickly today wiihh social media. with the benefit of incuubency, obama for instance, the president has 19-million followers on twitter to romney's one million. the president is also seen as a pioneer in using tech...(nats)for exaaple, when he took office,

record his weekly saturray padresses, in addition to the was seen as a trailblazer tt harnessing the internet to organize and communicate with supporters. there's also been numerous ttips to sslicoo valley.... facebook and linkedin towwhalls.... and a high profile dinner involving c-e-os iicluding mark zuckerberg and the late teve jobs. aside from the facebook, youtube and twitter profills, the candidates and conventions are also using google +, instagram, services hat weren't around the last election cycce. but cctrin says it's unclear whether tehnology truly has an impact on voterrbehavior. "what we doo't really know, okay, is how effective anyyof this is in know, okay, is how "what we ddn't really voter behavior."what we don't really know, okay, is how effective any of this is in a direct way on public opinion.""nats)but 2012 may be seen as a pivotal year in how elections are fooght. dan simon, c-n-n, saa franniscoo-----end----- the orioles claim a share of

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