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the annapolis board of elections said amount mike pantelides leads josh cohen. there are 327 absentee ballots. the board of elections will meet tomorrow top count those new votes. >>> a new poll is out. a poll shows when it comes to minimum wage, 74% of marylanders support raising it to $10 an hour while 24% oppose. on the top being of pensions for maryland state employees,

mike pantelides won the election last week beating josh cohen. >>> a large crowd gathered for the ceremony at veterapark in aberdeen. >> i ask you to remember our veterans deployed around the world and their families, waiting for a safe return and remember the families and friends who have been touched by and have the full understanding of service to the last full measure of devotion. >> the service also included a memorial salute by the american legion post, 120 honor guard and a playing of taps. >>> walking through the door to see your dog waiting for you wagging its tail is one of the best part of your day and a new program is making sure our vets get the same love. >> they got their dog through the program. >> he is teaching the kids responsibility because they're also responsible for his care but he brings a lot of laughter and joy to our

but democrat, josh cohen, has the democrats outfebruary -- outnumbering, 2-1. >> they have also been removed by voters. >> i know it's been a slow, arduous process. i don't know they're going to stay, stay all night and go through it. >> some annapolis voters, discontented with high water bills and plans to renovate the beloved city dock, seem to have put personal preferences above the party. which is why they ended with an 84-vote lead for pantalides. and this cliff hanger for the city. >> and at this point, there are still 197 ballots that are being challenged. i'm pat warren, reporting live from annapolis, back to you on tv hill. >> pat, thank you. >>> both candidates are optimistic about the outcome. >>> a cool, windy evening in our area. so windy, in fact, there are win warnings on the bay bridge right now. you can really see the breeze whipping through this field. and kicking up waves from the bay bridge. aside from the wind. this beautiful sunset orange was spotted a short time ago by sky eye chopper 13. let's take a live look outside now. no sunshine. the wind definitely gett

republican challenger, mike pantalides is seeking to beat out democratic incumbent mayor, josh cohen. they are hand counting votes from the machine that had technical problems, along with absentee ballots. no telling at this point how long hand counting could take. >> maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger said he is against running at this time. his constituents are urging him to run. but he hasn't made a final decision. he said he announced a decision by thanksgiving but that deadline may be pushed back further. if he runs, he could face a crowd like brown, gansler, and mizeer. >>> big changes coming to restaurant menus. the fda is banning transfats from the food industry. as ko im reports for wjz, the heart-clagging fats will be phased out of restaurants stores. >> you can find them in fine and processed foods. and while many companies and restaurants have been phasing out transfats, the fda wants to completely cut them out of the american diet. >> i think that's good. i mean, obesity is a huge problem in the united states. >> reporter: government health officials say transfats a

but the democrat incumbent, josh cohen, has the democratic party outnumbering his voters, two to one. >> here are the additional ballots. also removed by the voters. >> i know it's been a slow, arduous process. i'm not sure if they going going to stay. but they have to go through it first. >> some are discontented with high water bills. and plans to renovate the beloved city dock. election day ended with an 84- vote lead for pantalides. and this cliffhanger for the city. >> once they get through deciding which ballots are legitimate, and which are not. then they'll be -- [ inaudible ] >> all right. thank you. that's pat warren, reporting live. now, both candidates are optimistic about the outcome. >>> did it shrink? experts are checking out the washington monument today, to make sure it is still 555-feet tall. the survey is the first of its kind since 1999. crews can only access the peak of the monument when it is covered in scaffolding, which is happening right now, as parts of the repairs, following the august 2011 earthquake. the goal of the survey is to establish a definitive heig

as of right now, republican challenger is ahead of incumbent josh cohen. however, more than 300 absentee ballots must be counted. once that is done, a winner must be determined, most likely by tomorrow. >>> back on the hot seat in capitol hill. president obama's point person on healthcare reform is once again grilled about why the website is still not working. melissa rainy reports from washington. >> no more excuses. no more spin. just give us the truth. >> reporter: health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius was in the hot seat again today. this time in front of a senate finance committee. she said instead, the focus is on doing routine upgrades. >> in the first week it was loaded, it took about 8 seconds for a page to load. today, it was less than a second. >> reporter: senator cornin appearing to lose patience with sebelius, when he said the president's promise of like your plan, keep your plan, isn't true. >> i'd like to ask you a simple true or false question. is that statement on the white house website true? or is it false? >> sir, i th

. >> reporter: but annapolis residents are divided almost evenly, between democratic josh cohen, and mike pantalides in a race too close to call. michelle obalon. >> you are cutting yourself short. >> reporter: but the issues are driving this race in the two-to- one democratic city that gave the lead to a republican over water bills. >> we had a huge vote. water bills affect everybody. >> reporter: mayor cohen told wjz, renovations to city dock have also caused controversy, particularly plans to eliminate dock-side parking. >> that's not to change. >> mayor cohen said, i am blessed to have been able to serve and give back to my town as mayor. >> the countdown begins tomorrow at 9:00 in the morning. i'm pat warren, reporting from annapolis. back to you on tv hill. >> there are only 27 absentee ballots. that will determine the outcome of this race. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads from kristy breslin at we'll traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. well, we have a major accident on the inner loop of the beltway that happened just a fe

mike pantelides leads josh cohen by 50 votes.fficials are still considering provisional ballots today. >>> the ravens injury list grows. linebacker terrell suggs and cornerback cory graham both missed practice yesterday with injuries. darrell smith and jimmy smith also sat out. the ravens defensive coordinator said he isn't ruling out anyone for this sunday's game that you can see right here on wjz 13 at 1:00 is sunday afternoon. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next, bill o'riley is in studio 57 previewing his cold & flu season is back before the first sneeze help prevent with lysol disinfectant spray and use lysol no-touch hand soap for 10x more protection with each wash. this season, help protect your family with lysol. start healthing. jie guess it was the european space agency said a 200-pound section from one of its satellites will crash into earth in the next few days but has no idea where it will land. then those officials were like but have a good weekend, everybody. take care. wait, what? >> welcome bac

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