rejected, a radical new plan as a baltimore teachers shut down. >> pay on student performance isn't fair -- why some say pay on student performance is not fair. good evening everyone, i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> baltimore teachers just rejected a new contract that would have tied teacher pay to how students perform in the classroom. it was a proposal that had both sides up in arms. >> reporter: the union says it's not giving up. a radically different contract proposal brought school officials to vote out thursday night. not enough yes votes were cast, but the district is not

dropping the idea. to base salaries on student performance. >> parents aren't held accountable, students certainly aren't so why are we the only ones ever held accountable. >> reporter: more than 1,500 voted against the idea and 1,100 voted in favor. people say they weren't given enough information. >> every time you ask them for information, they say it's still in preliminary stages. >> when i voted for barack obama who's the president of the united states of america, i did not stand in line this

long. >> reporter: the line snakes through three hall ways all the way to the doors of the school. only 500 people voted yesterday which means 6,300 people have to vote today within three hours. >> we have never ever had that many people come before. so it was just a surprise for us and so we will evaluate that. >> reporter: teachers are working on a contract right now that expires at the end of october. the union president tells me she thinks she can reinform everyone, hold another vote and have this passed by october 28th. reporting live in north baltimore, kelly mcpherson. >> thank you, kelly. the baltimore city school district says in a statement tonight that it will work with the no voters to answer questions about the contracts so it can pass. it's back, flu season is here and someone in maryland has already come down with a

potentially deadly h1n1 virus. the first case was an adult who is hospitalized but is recovering. the h1n1 flu killed hundreds and sickened thousands. going at it again, you watched the first of eight right here on wjz13. now for the second time, governor o' malley and former governor ehrlich went face to face. >> reporter: the running debate against rising state revenue is a taxing state of mind to voters and their pocketbooks. >> the last thing the american taxpayer wants to hear today was about taxes. >> is that a no? >> that's a no. that's a blanket no.

and i'm the only candidate giving a blanket no. >> may i respond quickly. >> yes, very quickly. >> we he got in he erased the budget tax. >> the governor does not understand the fundamentals of state government. the state it appears -- >> please hold your applause. >> reporter: the candidates also took shots at each other over campaign tax. >> you have been found out. >> the one that went up 17% after your folks bragged about giving our service commissioners a labodomy. >> you promised 72% and it went up 80 and you said sorry, i didn't mean it. >> i expect the governor to

become more desperate with every passing day. >> serious issue, new administration. >> both candidates are claiming victory. there's no shortage of issues for them to fight over. i'm pat warren, now back to you on television hill. and stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2010. for the latest poll results, log on to wjz.com. years of quarreling comes to a shocking end. one man killed his name then took his own life. just after midnight on pilgrim lain, 51-year-old gregory martin shot steven fox seven times while he stood in his driveway. martin then ran to the backyard of his home where his astranged wife still lives and killed himself. police have been called to the home several times over the

years for fights between the two men. firefighters battled flames on owings mills road. no one was hurt inside. in chile tonight some of the rescued miners are sleeping in their own beds for the first time in more than two months. inez perez has more on where they go from here. >> reporter: the 33 rescued miners saw their newfound fame sprawled across the headlines. still wearing protective sunglasses, the miners met with president sebastian pin era. he said we will never again allow workers to work in such inhumane conditions. doctors say all miners remain tense after their subterranean ordeal. they're being released once medical exams are complete.

some will be in their own beds tonight. >> from their psychological viewpoint they are going to receive extra support, at least for the next six months. >> reporter: family and friends packed up tents and supplies at camp hope, grateful their long vigil is over. that sentiment is shared across the world. the chilean con consulate here in new york have been flooded by phone calls by folks everywhere expressing congratulations. >> from the miners, we the world have learned that you have fight until the end. you never can give up. >> reporter: in the coming weeks, the men will have to decide whether they'll return to the mines, something most of their relatives are dead set against. inez perrei. >> reporter: chile's president says the rescue operation cost

$2.5 million. and the final bill goes to the company that runs the mines. vwi airport ranks as one of the worse in on time flights. >> reporter: new data shows it's taking travelers longer to jet out of here. vwi marshall is m. maryland the largest airport. and for some the most convenient. it ranked near the bottom for on-time departures. >> what kind of experience have you had at this airport? >> it hasn't been really bad. but it's not like it's always on time. i've only had one that's on time. >> reporter: that's a drop from

last year when it was 79.24%. not all passengers are complaining. >> we've had a pretty good experience here. i think that maybe, i've set the bar so low for all flights any place in the united states. >> reporter: eyewitness news contacted vwi marshall for a comment on its on-time performance. by contrast, vwi marshall's competitors, reagan national and dallas international both rank in the top 12 for on time departures. >> not really surprised at all. i mean i know they have a lot of security and there's weather and stuff like that. so, i take that into account. seattle, portland oregon and salt lake city have the best on time departure rankings. >> kai, thank you. new york's jfk, miami and o' hare rank the worse.

the white house doesn't look quite like áeut tonight. it -- quite like itself today. it has gone pink for cancer awareness month. beyond bullying, just minutes away, who would taunt a 7-year-old girl with a fatal disease. the story will anger you. staggering number, the foreclosure crisis gets worse. wait till you hear how many people lost their lives last month. not just lost, big names included in entertainment are signing on for the proposed anne arundel casino. a drier but breezy end to the week. i'm bob turk, i'll have the complete forewarn forecast coming up next. ♪

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along came a burglar who broke into her home, and ransacked the place making off with several valuable tuffets. fortunately, geico had recently helped her with homeowners insurance. she got full replacement on her tuffets. the burglar was later captured when he was spotted with whey on his face. call geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. it is 48 degrees and mainly clear in central m. maryland tonight. this crash scene near sacramento was the end of a wild police pursuit. authorities say a 50-year-old woman crashed into two homes, two cars and a fire hydrant before ending up underneath a parked car. she was treated for minor injuries then arrested on a variety of charges.

the woman was first wanted on suspicion of dui. two teenagers have been arrested for a fire in a church in the city of oklahoma. several children who were at the church were forced to run for cover. the pastor says none of the suspects or victims belonged to the church. a neighborhood feud in michigan fuels the taunting of a dying 7-year-old girl. jennifer tetof parked a black truck with a black coffin. the couple has apologized but the family has not accepted. -- her family doctor said

the positive result likely came from the poppy seeds on the everything bagel. she passed a following test and recovered her baby's custody. >> i was shocked. i understand that they were trying to protect children but they should have investigated it more. >> they are working toward a civil rights lawsuit against the hospital. the numbers are staggering, homes across america are being forclosed at a record rate. 1million properties are being forclosed every year. some members of congress are calling on the president to call for a moratorium on

foreclosures. we now know what the casino might look like. high flying food and entertainment the development plans -- we look at the flying food and -- >> reporter: this proposal shows what the casino would look like if voters approve it. david cornish says he's attracted bobby flay. >> there is no finer chef in the world today than bobby. he will be comeing in with one of his concepts into our casino. >> reporter: also cheesecake factory and ruth's chris steak house have agreed to open. >> i am not concerned attaching a ruth name on it because i think it's great for the area. >> it'll be very similar to

what you see in annapolis. proximately 3,000 feet. will be focusing on jazz, blues, classic rock. >> reporter: this plan will attract more people and increase their concerns. >> i think all that announcement shows that it's going to take more parking. was it a bird, a plane or maybe even superman that had people looking to the sky in new york city. these mysterious shiny objects took everyone's attention yesterday afternoon. dozens of calls flooded the city's 311 help line. according to accu weather they

were only balloons. the sun caused them to reflect while the wind had them hovering in one spot. >> who would think in new york city three balloons would get so much attention. >> the winds in new york will take those to newfermen. take a look at temperature, it cooled off because there's not much wind. we've had some fog in a couple of spots but now the wind is beginning to pick up. cleaning up the atmosphere, moving things around. 52 ocean city, i'm only 41 in oakland, 49 in hague's town. the wind out of the west- northwest. higher gusts of even 35-miles- an-hour.

so it's going to be a very windy day. particularly in the afternoon, we'll see a picture of clouds and sunshine. low pressure gave us the rain today is continuing to develop off the coast of new england that's going to move up there with heavy rain over massachusetts. southern portions of maine, you can see how things are evolving there. heavy rain entering connecticut, rhode island, that's all moving to the east- northeast. to the west, still an area of disturbed weather and clouds, maybe a brief sprinkle or shower can come to the region during the afternoon tomorrow. because winds will be coming back out of the northwest. generally drying out as they come down the mountains but it's strong enough flow where you can see a brief shower. for saturday and sunday, sunshine returns, very pleasant weather for the weekend. temperatures generally in the

mid-60s all weekend long. paula continues the weekend through cuba. saturday it'll just be a remnant low pressure. winds are down to about 45, 50 miles per hour. heading out to the east at 14. we did have heavy rain in western cuba and the extreme southern keys that's all beginning to move awful to the east. another disturbed weather. this could redevelop into something the next week or so. west winds 20 to 25 knots. and the small craft advisory through the day and into tomorrow. partly cloudy, breezy 44 by morning, so chilly morning. and then tomorrow partly sunny and windy, maybe a quick afternoon shower, low to mid- 60s tomorrow. on the weekend lots of sunshine. 63, 68, 65 and 68 a lot of sunshine. looks like a really nice fall period coming up. denise. >> thank you, bob. check in tomorrow morning

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i think tom brady's hair is long enough. guys can grab it from under the helmet. >> justin beiber now makes fun about it. >> when justin beiber makes fun of you, that's something. >> well he's married to a super model. and ravens best game on the ground so far. >> it's kind of like hitting a rock with a hammer, the first time you hit it you're not going to break it but you keep

hitting it and things are going to turn in your favor and you're going to bust that rock open. we take pride in running the ball. this week was really great for us because we finally got game one going the way we wanted to get it going. ravens ran the ball very well. see the game against the patriots right here. and we continue after the game is over. it's our special postgame show coming up sunday. thursday night, college football getting ready for halloween in west virginia. and gino smith with a pass, sanders with a pass. tiptoes in for the west virginia touchdown. take another look at this one, takes practice and it's pretty when it works. west virginia beat south florida. acc football coming up

saturday. m m.d. maryland goes against clemson. the newest edition of maryland basketball unveiled on media day. these guys comprise the team. among six returns players are baltimore sean moseley and dino gregory. there are also six new terrapins on the team. conference starts tomorrow. first preseason game november 1st and the regular season will tip off a week after that. basketball already here. >> we have them all this time of year. thank you mark. still to come, a nationwide nap time? >> how one country is trying to get the cat nap to catch on. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report

that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you.

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