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the hotly contested rate for city attorney comes down to a few votes. >> who is ahead and what will determine the winner. hello, everybody, here's what people are talking about tonight. it was arguably the most contention us race of the election and tonight it is too close to call. greg burn steen is barely ahead with 49% of the vote. incumbent has 47%. it could all come down to the absentee ballots. >> issued a statement saying he's pleased with the way the numbers are trending right now. he's ahead by 5 # 5 votes. the board closed after counting more than 2600 votes that they failed to tally election night.

both candidates avoided the media waiting until the final ruts. >> she's still huddling with her advisor and again to look at the totals very carefully as mrs. jess me does in all of her work considers everything very methodically before count. >> reporter: they will start counting them at 10:00 in the morning. how long could that process take? >> well, you know, most of the time it's taken in opening them. it could be maybe 3 or 4 hours. >> reporter: one of the most vocal supporters believe his man will have the edge and is already talking about the changes burn steen will make in the office. >> it's going to be more professionally run. it's going to have an impact on violent crime in the city and

that's what this was all about. that was the reason that greg got in this race. >> reporter: the city's violence problem defines the campaign with crime preventtion programs and burn steen charging she was too soft. >> people are getting away with murder. >> reporter: burn steen is a former prosecutor. those absentee ballots are kept in a secure room here. they will be counted by machine with election judges watching. now, human error and computer glitches are being blamed for the results delay. says she's ready to work with either candidate. the big race for the democratic nominee, council man kevin is declared the winner. he now faces the republican

nominee in november. he hopes his former oh pone event will -- opponent will now join his campaign. >> once again i believe that we will be democrats united. >> reporter: the cabinet will replace jim smith. term limits kept him from running again. stay with coverage 2010. for results and reaction go to wjz.com. there will be a new mayor in washington dc. current mayor lost in last night's primary. and as hundreds gathered to listen, a volunteer fell and crashed through a plate glass window. the man was bleeding badly but was able to walk to the

ambulance. a local college student is hospitalized after contracting bacteria meningitis. >> denise, university authorities do not want students to be alarmed by this but they want them to be aware of all the possible risks. >> reporter: a student is hospitalized with a suspected case of bacterial men i meningitis. >> unfortunately because of where the infection is it can cause serious brain damage and in some cases can be fatal. >> reporter: it is often contagious through close contact and dorm living puts college students at a greater risk. >> i was just worried about whether or not i had come into contact with her but we're not

allowed to know the name. >> reporter: those most at risk are those at a soccer team house party with the patient over the weekend. >> i was at a soccer house party so it could have been there. >> reporter: in a statement a university spokesman said other students who may have already been exposed have already been contacted. health leaders have also educated the campus on symptoms. stressing additional ways to stay healthy. >> wash your hands, come to the wellness center if you feel any symptoms. keep your room tidy. >> reporter: and doctors say meningitis is usually easily treated. they say the student is recovering in satisfactory condition. in maryland all college students are required to get a

meningitis vaccine, it's unclear if the patient is immunized. tonight one suspect is on the run. it happened around 3:00 this afternoon. about 100 people were in the shopping center. a security officer caught two armed men trying to rob a liquor store. one suspect is in custody tonight. 15 correctional officers are under investigation over accusations of excessive force at the baltimore detention center. an investigation is underway as to whether or not excessive force was used against a detainee last month. that detainee is recovering from nonthreatening injuries. a new statement tonight from the fire and -- they are using a billboard to voice

opposition. new tonight kei jackson explains why the new sign went up. >> firefighters and police officers are frustrated to changes to their pension and this new billboard shows citizens just how frustrated that is. >> you can't miss it, a 2 story billboard across from baltimore police headquarters, accusing them of not honoring the pension deal. >> what they have done to us is violate the city code that outlines our pension benefits. >> reporter: this summer the mayor raised the pension retirement age and cut cost of living raises. >> it's unfair, wrong, illegal and what's happening now is you have a bunch of thieves at city hall, period. >> reporter: has insisted that the changes are fair saying the pension system insures retirees have a secure plan and one that

the city can afford. >> this is the second billboard put up by police officers and firefighters. union leaders are banking on this in your face display of frustration. >> reporter: the first one showed just as much frustration as the second. first responders say it's a message to city hall and the citizens. >> despite what city hall has done to us. we're going to continue to keep our promise to protect the citizens of the city. >> reporter: the firefighters and police unions have filed a lawsuit against the city at this point but there seems to be some willingness to talk. it's unclear whether that's going to happen. and wjz will keep you posted on the outcome of the lawsuit. thousands of local jobs are on the line tonight as workers wait for the outcome of the steel mill.

the president of the steel workers union says the russian owner of the plant plans to idol operations. a spokesperson for the russian company says it's not certain how many jobs will be cut. new tonight a discovery 16 million years in the working. and it was found in the clay. a fossilized skull of an he an exsting the dolphin. house guests, now homeless, how a fire destroys one contestant's home. a former steps down from his duties. the allegations one woman is making. i always say you are my hero because it's hard.

>> reporter: dr. jill biden is in maryland today. why she's on a mission to improve education next. >> reporter: looks like a great weekend shaping up. i'll have your first weather forecast coming up next. complete coverage continues, sports with mark viviano, ,, 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.

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in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is coming up. a complaint has been filed, a woman claims sharp forced her to have sex with him and is conducting surveillance of her. he was part of the ravens championship team. sharp has decided to take a hiatus. the hearing on the order is scheduled for monday in atlanta. the request from a concerned concerned we had widow charged that two people were buried in one grave. they have received thousands of similar calls from worried families. outrage in dallas over the alleged use of excessive force of a black motorcyclist. video shows him being thrown to the ground and being hit by officers. so far charges have been bought

against three of them. said there was no racial motive through admitted the situation was not handled appropriately. >> all of those types of things in my opinion are not the better projection for the leadership of the department. >> reporter: 6 officers who are all white or hispanic have been placed on leave. several are being reviewed. was able to escape the blaze without injury. the show's producers were asked not the tell britney, an outside flame started the fire. michael jack on's mother filed suit against the promoter of her son's tour.

was responsible for providing dr. conrad murray with life saving equipment. the company is responsible for the actions of murray. jackson died of an overdose of an an he is et i can. central park may become a smoke free environment. the city is considering an application to ban smoking at all. violate ors could be issued a quality of life summons from the parks department. well the wife of the vice president dr. jill biden was at the junior college today. she was there to stress the importance of education. more on the veteran message. >> security tight at an a ran do community college as jill

biden meets with students and faculty promoting the obama administrations. >> president obama said he wants to meet the goal by 2020 for our nation, for america to have the highest number of college graduates. >> reporter: dr. biden has taught at community colleges for the past 17 years and currently teaches english at northern virginia community college. >> i always say you are my heroes because what you're doing is so hard and you're persevering. >> reporter: dr. biden toured several facilities on campus. >> oh, it is truly thrilling. i hope it is for the students that won't actually get to see her but know we were chosen for the quality of the programs we have here. >> reporter: also today the white house announced dr. biden

will serve as chair woman of the first ever white house summit on community colleges all in an effort to further develop america's work force. will bring students and state leaders together. they will discuss ways to -- and community colleges enroll more than 8 million students every year. it was a light hearted contest tonight for children at a baltimore city synagogue. the first annual chauffeur bowling contest was a big hit at the hebrew. the chauffeur is a horn used in jewish rituals. as they preponderance for -- prepare for the holiest day of

the jewish religion. >> reporter: it's hard, it takes a lot of breath. a beautiful day, a little warm, beautiful night. 66, no wind at all. the barometer has been rising but all things considered it was a really pleasant afternoon. 60 up in elgin and 62 in oakland. right now our winds are very light. tomorrow they will come back out of the southwest. that's going to bring in some pretty warm air. it's going to feel more like summer tomorrow than it has recently. and then late any day a front will come through the region with a chance of a few showers. not much going on around the east coast, not a cloud actually. on the east coast, that's where all the action is. into ohio. and by tomorrow it begins to move across our region tomorrow

night, probably very late. and the chances are rain not that great. most of it to our north. there may be a brief shower or two. may be a little bit of thunder but not too impressed with that. it will get warmer to the north. the winds go out of the southwest. here comes the warm air briefly and then it dries out for friday and saturday. once again the tropics, igor a category 4 making a beeline as probably a category 2 storm or 1 for bermuda by the ends of the week. all the models have it right. look how close they are. not a good thing. it could see wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour. julia is weak tonight, heads out to the atlantic and no threat to land anywhere. karl just a tropical storm but

it may become a hurricane as it goes across the warm waters. a lot of rain down there. for us south, southwest winds at 5 to 15. clear, very comfortable. in the mid-50s tomorrow, a little warmer, maybe into the mid-80s. shower threat tomorrow night not a great chance but we'll probably see a few around the area. then 82 and 78. beautiful and dry, a lot of sunshine friday through monday. check in with don scott and -- tomorrow morning for the updated first morning forecast. >> reporter: believe it or not the orioles have been among the best teams in baseball. mark has more coming up in mark has more coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,

i don't know, another exciting night. >> reporter: the orioles trying

to make this assert to remember. -- is september to remember. they come to baltimore this week and the tables are turned. going for a sweep. the continuing theme in baltimore pitching. he allowed a homerun pitch but ferguson got him in the 94 with a strike out. os hitters facing dry back, he serves up a god run on -- go ahead run on a patterson hit. the os would fill the 3-1 lead. hits it back to the pitcher. that ends a 3-1 complete game win. they have won 9 of 11. tomorrow yankees in town on friday. speaking of the yankees, alex rodriguez on base.

time run on base. ray slows it. he strikes him out to end it. tampa bay wins 4-3. that moves the rays back into first place. the 4 teams play. the ravens are sore and they are tired after the hard fought win to open the season monday night an they are back to work with a short week before playing the next game. flacco says his neck is still sore but he'll be ready sunday to face a bengals team that won the division. >> we're looking at it as we want to dethrown them. we definitely don't want to go 2-0 against them. the only way we can do that is for us to beat them. >> reporter: the ravens will face the powerful bengals.

he continues his come back from off season knee surgery. coach says webb could make his season debut. the ravens will try the make them 0-2. see it right here on wjz, coverage comes your way sunday at 1:00. late season baseball, plenty going on. number one place for number one. >> reporter: why one public bathroom is being named the best in ,,,,

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