naval academy in annapolis maryland. this interviews part of book tv college series and it's a little under 15 minutes. >> book tv is on location that the u.s. naval academy in annapolis maryland where we are interviewing some professors who are also authors. .. >> "in buddha's company" thai soldiers in the vietnam war" what warded did thailand play? >> they were a very close ally during the vietnam war. people familiar would know that not only did thailand send troops to fight along the united states, but also served as a base for many aircraft for bombing missions over ho chi minh trail, over laos and at the time we had built seven their bases and developed a port as well to facilitate the u.s. effort and also many soldiers went to bangkok and in terms of support thailand was the close ally. >>host: did they have soldiers? >> absolutely. they spent 37 -- cent to 37,000 soldiers to fight in vietnam also they sent smaller naval units but definitely fighting and working with the united states and south vietnamese. >>host:

naval academy in annapolis maryland and joining us is the author of this book, michael skerker an ethics of interrogation is the name of the book. published by the university of chicago press. professor skerker, what do you do with theb academy? >> i teach the ethics class all the youngsters have to take and a number to loss of one studies to request to reduce the ethics of interrogation in your book is the philosophical books worth how to interrogate?y >> guest: >> it is the principal question number one circumstances can the state asked.yyyyyyy then there are some practical dos and don'ts as well. >> what is the geneva convention that we always talk about? spec the geneva convention to protect the.yyyyyyy what role does it play inyyy interrogation?yyyyyyyyy >> rot much of the history ofy warfare the retreats and at the mercy of their captors which is bad now. there was the sense that pows should be treated better that these soldiers were not blamed for the unjust war which. after world war ii it really codify the pows shouldn't be prosecuted for their or

booktv is on location in annapolis, maryland. >> tell us what you think about our programming this weekend: booktv, nonfiction books, every weekend. on c-span2. >> here's a look at some books being published this week: a scholar whose work focus 0 probability and uncertainty, provides a followup to his best selling back, i "the black swain" titleed "antifragile pie "historian james c. patterson talks about 1965

annapolis, maryland, 50 degrees your current temperature. we drop to 42. by 11:00 p.m., still a little wind and a light wind, too, for tomorrow morning. we'll be starting out in the upper 20s on 30s. a cold one. we'll have more on our seven-day forecast and a look at that next coastal storm coming up in a few. >>> an arizona woman says she was angry at her husband for not voting on election day. so she ran him over with her jeep. 28-year-old holly sullivan was arrested over the weekend, charged with domestic assault. police say she chased her husband around a lot after a heated argument. he tried to run away but she eventually mowed him down, leaving him with serious injuries. police say she was upentiset ab the president's re-election and lost when it she found out her husband didn't bother to vote. >>> it seems to happen every four years right after the election. groups in texas and 19 other states have started petitions asking to secede from the union. so far the petition in texas has garnered more than 36,000 signatures. the problem is t

naval academy in annapolis to maryland. joining us is the author of this book, michael skerker, an ethics of interrogation is the name of the book published by the university of chicago press. professor, first of all, what do you do at the naval academy? >> i am an ethicist. to see at this glass that all the answers have to take in some upper levels las, religiousyy studies and that they courses. >> would you say your book is a philosophical book or a how to interrogate book? >> it is a work of philosophy. the principal question is under what circumstances can a statey ask more demand to know the secrets of its citizens.y there are some practical dos and don'ts as well. >> what is the geneva convention that we always talk about? >> the geneva convention to protect pow's signed in 1948. >> and how did that come about? what will does it play inyyy interrogation?yyyyyyy >> sure.yyyyyyyy throughout much of the historyy of warfare, prisoners-of-waryy were treated at the mercy ofyy their captors, whi

maryland. a few sprinkles from annapolis into southern maryland as well as farther west across northern virginia from southern fairfax county, prince william. bring an umbrella here over the next hour or so. we also have temperatures well above freezing. upper 20s to low 30s much of the region now. and we have a winter weather advisory in effect. all those counties can get heavier snow throughout the day. in the meantime, passing light showers and chilly during the afternoon, changing to some snow that may accumulate on grassy areas. i'll show you how much i think they may get. that may be coming up in a few minutes. >>> overnight, a lot of people across the district took to the streets to celebrate president obama's re-election. news 4's derrick ward joins us live from "u" street where things got a little rowdy earlier. >> reporter: indeed they did. it's all quiet now. it's a typical tuesday morning. first, take a look at the white house. upon learning of president obama's re-election, a jubilant crowd broke into chants of four more years out in front of the white house and in lafayette park. o

in annapolis this summer, maryland public safety secretary testified that the current setup is too old, too small, and too dangerous to meet their needs. the debate will continue into the new year. the general assembly has the final say. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> investigators said had apprehended the man responsible for stabbing a woman to death in southwest baltimore. detectives arrested and charged 52-year-old antonio johnson with the murder. >> president obama will make his first post-election comments tomorrow afternoon about what he thinks needs to be done to avoid the so-called fiscal clef that could plunge the economy back into recession. he is expected to urge congress to pass a bill preventing bush era tax cuts from expiring for all but the wealthiest americans. the newly reelected president and congress face the january 1 deadline to avoid a combination of tax increases and spending cuts that all sides agree would undermine the military and other basic government functions. here's a closer look at how dire that nightmare scenario could be of nothing is done. a report f

host: a professor at the naval academy at annapolis, maryland says this. the president has had 220 fundraisers for the obama victory fund. this is his campaign and the democratic national committee. george w. bush had 86 and deutsche herger walker bush had 24. ronald reagan had only three. guest: you have superpac money flooding in and $1 billion flooding into this campaign. the president did what he thought he'd need to do. host: will it change after this election? guest: if you look at how the campaigns are spending their money, there is not a lot of waste. i thought all along that the best way is the ability to do instant reporting in today's society. you take away the curtain and bring it down to truly where this campaign is. all of the money into the campaign. do away with superpacs and have no ceiling on individual contributions and let the people see exactly what is happening. if there is a george soros on the republican side, i do not know who we could mention -- but the candidate takes the heat. guest: the koch brothers would be mentioned. they ne

cheryl connor picks up the team coverage from annapolis with the maryland marriage alliance. >> kelly, we are in the office space of the maryland marriage alliance and we are watch withing these numbers come in. the gap continues to nar row. it's not a spries, the folks here thought it was going to be a close race and thought it was going to be determined. . >> absolutely we know it's going to be a one to two percent points, real close. >> we are watching the numbers. why don't you read them. >> right now it shows we're at 49.1 sxaers they're at 50.9%. that is a razor thin margin. >> i found it interesting with early voting you were down significantly. when those numbers started coming in from today you were up, any reason for that? >> we think aggressive supporters got out there sxerl the normal voters who couldn't make it during sandy are out there and we're seeing it move in our favor. >> so you're going to be here throughout the night watching these numbers? >> can't leave now, got to watch it through. >> this alliance formed just to bring this question to the ballots. are you goi

host: a professor at the naval academy at annapolis, maryland says this.he president has had 220 fundraisers for the obama victory fund. this is his campaign and the democratic national committee. george w. bush had 86 and deutsche herger walker bush had 24. ronald reagan had only three. guest: you have superpac money flooding in and $1 billion flooding into this campaign. the president did what he thought he'd need to do. host: will it change after this election? guest: if you look at how the campaigns are spending their money, there is not a lot of waste. i thought all along that the best way is the ability to do instant reporting in today's society. you take away the curtain and bring it down to truly where this campaign is. all of the money into the campaign. do away with superpacs and have no ceiling on individual contributions and let the people see exactly what is happening. if there is a george soros -- on the republican side, i cannot know who we could mention -- but the candidate takes the heat. guest: the koch brothers would be mentioned. they n

closer look at 50 in maryland out of annapolis. making your way westbound, inbound towards the beltway. even continuing inbound to new york avenue, nice and clear. no issues to report. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> we now know it's not a technical glitch that stopped trains. according to the "washington examiner," human error caused that problem. specifically a communications breakdown in the control center. trains were supposed to keep running another hour when daylight savings time ended on november 4th. instead, passengers were left stranded at stations early in the morning when trains never arrived. >>> the warning period is over. you will now be fined if you're caught on camera speeding in one part of takoma park. police set up two portable speed cameras near carroll avenue. there is one camera in both directions. police are targeted drivers for going 12 miles or more over the speed limit. officers say the goal is to reduce the chances of an accident in that area. you're g

annapolis this morning. they're going to need with the maryland board of revenue.y estimate they are going to discuss the current economic conditions and challenges that the state faces. comptroller peter fran kho will help the forum which will introduce representatives if financial services, real estate and manufacturing. >> the maker of twinkies and wonder bread threatened to liquidate the business if striking workers don't come back by 5:00 tonight. the company has been dealing with work stoppages for two- thirds of its plants. the company says it will be forced to liquidate the entire business that could result in nearly 18,000 lost jobs. >>> bp is expected to admit to criminal misconduct in connection with the 2010 oil spill in the gulf. reports say that bp and the justice department have cut a plea deal and details could be announced today. the company will acknowledge some type of criminal behavior and is expected to pay a huge fine in exchange for a waiver of future prosecution on these charges. >>> and president obama will be in new york today. he's going

hagerstown 60, 64 in leesburg, warrenton, manassas, downtown mid-60s, mid-60s into southern maryland and 66 in annapolis and no small craft advisory for saturday. there could be one for sunday as those south, southwest winds pick up. 64 in gaithersburg and 64 saturday in frederick. next three days our 9 weather alerts all green, 64 tomorrow, 70 sunday, warmer and then 67 monday. again, a few cloud come in, maybe a late sprinkle, but upper 60s, a pretty good veterans day, especially compared to 1987. rain and showers tuesday with a cold front. in the wake of that front it gets cooler but nice, bright but brisk, mid-50s wednesday, thursday and friday under mostly sunny skies. >> oh, yeah, enough said. >>> got some big college basketball games to not. >> we're making that transition from -- tonight. >> we're making that transition from football to basketball. it's early season, but a night of tests for local basketball teams, big games, maryland heading to brooktown, one of the most anticipated games of the early season and georgetown, anchors away, my boys, not exactly but close. the u.s. navy warship nex

to 50 in maryland from annapolis, making your way towards 301 and even inside the beltway. your travel lanes are open. very light volume. outbound, hardly any traffic at all. again, no major delays. now, if you're taking the rails, i'm checking them, so far no reported delays. all are running on or close to schedule. >>> still ahead, the investigation launched after a long list of election complaints in our region. >>> and the special access you >>> welcome back. the snow is piling up in new york city. this is a look at the ice rink at rockefeller center. you can see some snow and rain falling there. the storm is expected to bring just a few inches of snow to new york city, but more to outlying areas. that will make a tough travel day for people trying to get into new york city today. brin has more on the storm from long island. >> reporter: good morning. it seems to be like deja vu for many people here on long island. not so much because of the weather. we haven't seen snow just yet. but because of the headaches. commuting is presenting so many problems for people. the --

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edition of table game at maryland casinos. 24 hour casino operation and create a sixth casino in prince george's county among other things. immediately following its approval of annapolis, the most expensive campaigning in maryland's history began. there has been an estimated $71 million spend total on ads and an all-out effort to sway voters. the likely operator of the new casino in prince george's has spent an estimated $30 million. >> the no on 7 campaign is anti-jobs for maryland. it is anti-tax revenue for maryland. >> reporter: the casino company that owns a west virginia casino stands to lose money. they paid $41 million trying to convince voters that gambling money won't help education in maryland. supporters of the measure include governor martin o'maly, prince george's county executive baker, former executive. only a few top level democrats have spoken out against question 7. the most vocal, maryland's comptroll comptroller. >> this is really why we need a no vote. it will establish a little bit of a check and balance, a political power that casinos are gaining in maryland. >> reporter: u.s. congresswoman donna edwards who actually lives here released a state

southern maryland out towards annapolis, probably getting some light rain.is is all rain at the moment. it will be kind of pinwheeling to the north and north and east so there might be a light shower in the forecast for the first half of your day. i think most of the energy here, most of the action in the form of rain and potentially some snow won't get in here until later today and during the evening hours. temperature right now at reagan national is 40 degrees. it is chilly. 30 in pittsburgh. later today, the nor'easter will flow a little bit of moisture back towards us and tap into the very cold temperatures to the north. that is why we think the rain will mix with or potentially change to a period of snow around here later this affect or tonight. not expecting widespread accumulations with the exception of our friend to the north and east up towards baltimore and northern maryland. but could be enough to coat some of the grassy areas in parts of the region and certainly enough to make for good conversation later today. there is your forecast for today. c

around 50 in maryland out of annapolis as you get closer to 301. making your way westbound as well as eastbound, very light volume. even 50 inside the beltway as you head towards new york avenue, nice and clear commute for you. i'm back in ten. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> and we have some news just into the news 4 newsroom. a man is arrested in new zealand following a plot to attack the royals. they arrested the man on the plan of wanting to attack prince charles and camilla. he was carrying an unidentified item. he's believed to b an anti-royal protester. officials say he got nowhere near the royal couple. he's expected to be in jail tomorrow while charles and camilla continue their tour of australia and new zealand. >>> the woman who received threatening e-mails from now former cia director david petraeus' mistress is breaking her silence. the mistress, author paula broadwell, sent harassing e-mails to jill kelley. she's an unpaid social liaison at an air force base in tampa. kelley reportedly went to the fbi when

annapolis. jay korff is live. hurricane sandy has claimed over 100 lives in the caribbean up the jersey coast. tonight, one here in maryland lopez.e loss of santiago the destructive force can be seen in yards up and down annapolis. yard, family front and friends gathered to prayer after sandy claimed yet another life. working here and got killed because a tree fell on him. oldhis dear friend, 50-year- lopez, was working y afternoon with a company in theg storm debris backyard of a residence when its came down directly on him. killing him instantly. he had four children. >> his son watched in horror as , an experienced with 10 years of service with the same company, lost his life. the storm catches many people's lives. touched a life in a much serious note. that is what we have got here tonight, a very tragic accident. >> there seems to be a tragic accident -- it happened in the work place setting. state officials are investigating circumstances incident.g the >> thank you. is blamed for at deaths in the u.s. his death is the third in maryland. sandy is responsible for two in virginia. thedy was killed in district. in thehe

annapolis. already into the upper 30s in frederick county, maryland, upper 30s from prince william county towardthern fauquier county for the blue ridge, as well. a lot going on around the area for tomorrow. one of them, since the redskins are smart enough to take the week off, the ravens home tomorrow playing the raiders. temperature in the 60s, sunny, mild with a light south breeze. that's obviously at m&t bank stadium between 1:00 and 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. talk about the change of the seasons. it's snowing across parts of the midwest right now. i started looking back at the record books. remember our great veterans day snowstorm? the all-time november record here, 11.5 inches of snow, 11-11-87. we are not going to get nearly a foot of snow here tomorrow. where it is snowing, stormy 70s with severe weather. overnight weather in the severe categories for parts of kansas, missouri, iowa, and snowy 20s on the back side of that. about a 50-degree temperature drop between western iowa and eastern nebraska. that much colder air is coming in our direction. we will not need to worry about the snowf

maryland. charles county, st. mary's county, 66 in annapolis, no small craft advisory for saturday. we might see one hoisted for sunday. mid 62 for gaithersburg. rockville, frederick on up 270. so we'll break it down for you. next three days, do you know what, green, green and green. 9 weather alerts, why would they be any cooler. milder tomorrow. 74 on sunday. some clouds on monday. maybe a shower before the day is out. but still a very nice day. next seven days, grab the umbrella for tuesday. that's the storm out west. rain and showers, cooler, temperatures in the mid 50s. and then in the wake of the storm, really quite nice. sunday shines. temps back in the mid to upper 50s wednesday, thursday and friday of next week. and, oh, by the way, next thursday will be a week from thanksgiving. don't forget about that. >> oh, so much to do. >> just eat out. [ laughing ] >> have a present for you there. you can go ahead and hold that one up. >>> wusa9 jersey. we're giving away a jersey. all you have to do is log on to our facebook page and you'll be entered the win. the winner selected on

front royal. 30 in culpepper, virginia. 32 in gaithersburg and germantown but 42 in annapolis and edgewater, marylandday not a bad day at all. mostly sunny. high temperatures will reach up into the low and mid 50s. sun goes down just before 5:00 this afternoon and then for tomorrow a little bit more cloud cover and as a result probably a degree or two cooler on your sunday. highs up into the low 50s tomorrow. then staying cloudy and generally dry all the way through the big travel week. richard? >> thanks. more news and weather in 25 minutes but now back to the "today" show in new york. >>> we are back on a saturday morning, november 17th, 2012. i'm not sure if you can see them, but the elves here in rockefeller center are hard at work getting the world christmas tree ready for view in a couple weeks. it's very exciting to see that. >> especially elves in hard hats. >>> coming up in this half-hour, it's a bizarre crime story out of belize. john mcafee, the billionaire founder of mcafee anti-virus software, is a person of interest in a murder case. >>> have you ever lost your bags and never saw them a

. >>> this morning we're learning a third person died in maryland in the aftermath of sandy. firefighters in annapolis say a contractor was killed when a tree fell on him just outside the naval academy. the man was part of a crew removing trees damaged by the storm. we're told the victim was in his late 40s or early 50s. the other two sandy-related deaths in maryland -- one happened in montgomery county. >>> montgomery county is trying to come to terms with a 15-year-old girl hit by a car on her way to school. she was trying to pass seven lanes of traffic when a car hit her yesterday morning. she was a sophomore at seneca valley high school. police tell us the man who was behind the wheel of the car had a green light at the time. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> police are offering more reward money in the search for a man who killed a local mother as she walk her dog. police say the man in this sketch opened fire on a couple on a trail. the husband was seriously injured by the wife later died. people trick or treating in that area say they were shocked to hear about the news. >> it's kind of a

maryland. as you travel to annapolis and make your way on the beltway in both directions. as you continue on 50. traffic getting by without any issue, inbound and outbound, nice and clear. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> today the cia and fbi will brief several congressional l d leaders on the growing scandal that cost david petraeus his job as the cia leader. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. this morning we're waiting on a statement from general allen. it was supposed to happen last night. it did not come. those fbi and cia briefings scheduled for today as they look into the nature of the e-mails between general allen and jill kelley, the tampa socialite who started the initial fbi investigation. those e-mails, 20,000 to 30,000 pages of them, we're told by a senior military official, were in no way explicit or suggestive, but they might be considered unprofessional or flirtatious, using words like sweetheart and dear. allen has denied any wrongdoing. this morning his boss leon panetta said don't leap to conclusions yet.

maryland. over to 50 in annapolis, a live look as you make your way past two inbound and outbound clear to the beltway. from the beltway, here's a live look at 410, making your way inbound. you'll start to hit the brakes right around landover road but not too bad as you make your way to kenilworth avenue. >>> breaking news on an amber alert in virginia. let's get more from megan mcgrath. >> reporter: the 1-year-old girl who was missing, alexis carlisle, she has been found in prince george, virginia. again, alexis carlisle, abducted by her parents yesterday afternoon, has been found unharmed, in prince george, virginia. this began to unfold around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. that's when police say that there was a court ruling which ordered eric black and jennifer carlisle to turn their daughter alexis over to social services. instead of doing that, they went to a relative's house. relatives watching the little girl, and they took her and then disappeared. a search has been on since 4:30 yesterday afternoon. they first located eric black in the richmond area. just a little while later, located al

annapolis, waldorf. most of this through southern maryland. if you live in virginia, you're not seeing much of anything a

downtown 65, rockville, gaithersburg 64, 66 in annapolis and mid-60s down toward southern maryland. no small craft advisory for tomorrow. may see one posted sunday. next three days our 9 weather alerts all green, 64 tomorrow, 70 sunday. okay, a few clouds come in monday, still a nice day, maybe a slate shower, high temperatures in the upper 60 -- late shower, high temperatures in the upper 60s. tuesday here comes the cold front, rain and of showers for us, 55. in the wake of that still nice, a little cooler, yes, but sunny wednesday, thursday and friday, temperatures in the mid- to upper 50s. so yes, a very nice weekend, a little bit more like early october than early to mid- november. >> sounds good. >> everybody likes that. thank you, top. >>> time now for our weekly high school profile. tonight a player's life which was altered forever four years ago. >> this young man's name is devin butler. he attends gonzaga high. >> as our diane roberts explains, he gained inspiration from a brother who is lucky to be alive. >> let's go fly around 33! >> oh! >> the 30 protect you. >> reporter

right now in annapolis, 52. 42 east and. 41 ocean city, parton, 44. thirties and forties in the far western maryland so temperatures are beginning to chill down out that way. looking at the satellite-radar combination, the storm is spinning off the coast. it will come up for a while and then moved to the east. the rain will get closer to us, but not this far north. how close will it get? the air is pretty dry and we have this high pressure sitting here. even if it tries to move up, this will just dry and out. that will be are saving grace of the storm is developing. that is the game plan. tonight, clouds and maybe some patchy fog toward daybreak. 32-39 with a light north- northwest wind. tomorrow, 51-56 is the high. we will probably start off with a few breaks in the morning so cloud that sunset will be the dominant feature. chilly with the wind. the instant + futurecast showing this moving what i do not think it will quite make it here. the further south, the higher the chance for rain. heading towards things giving, we see this developing offshore and this is what this lookalike. a breeze might ki

in annapolis today, a new push to add a $1 tax on a pack of cigarettes for maryland smokers. group says it would help more young people kick the habit. if the measure is approved, it will be the fourth time in more than one decade. they hope the extra $1 will put the price of cigarettes out of reach for teenage smokers. >> this will really discourage teenagers from buying cigarettes. they are working hard, trying to make money just to buy clothing that they want, and they are not going to spend another dollar on cigarettes, when they know that other people do not want them smoking anyway. >> some have agreed to sponsor a cigarette bill when the session reconvenes next year. and security just got a little bit easier for some bw y thurgood marshall travelers. >> ben roethlisberger is out. and now, his long-term prognosis, coming up. >> cooler than normal temperatures hanging around. >> some good news for travelers, but there is a bit of a catch. >> it is available at the airport for all flights leaving out of concourse d, as in david. they provide personal information about the

annapolis. 49 on the boardwalk. edgewood 49. frederick is 52. only the 30's in western maryland. they have snow on the ground, too. we look at the storm again. most of the real significant precipitation is moving into nova scotia and away from the united states of the storm is tracking away from us. some of the residual clouds rotating on the backside are clipping us just a little bit. a lot more sunshine to the east. a little bit of snow cover up to the west. our next form from a week and is tied to put itself to the other and the plains. ahead of the next storm there will be really mild air being pushed into the area. that is the trend our forecast will be taking. we should be of around 60 this time of the year. mostly sunny skies. northwest winds over land at 10- 20 gusting at 25. over the open water where the wind can really get momentum. northwest wind gusting to 30. small craft advisory out this afternoon. we take a look at our insta- weather-plus few -- future cast. what is significant is the area of high pressure off to the southwest the storm goes away. high pressure comes overhead. this will keep us dry

at national airport right now with a very light breeze out of the northeast. 49 in annapolis. 42 in frederick, maryland at least a little patchy fog out there first thing this morning. manassas, virginia, you're maybe in the mid 30s right now, but you'll be in the mid to upper 50s by 10:00 this morning, climbing to within a degree or two of 70 degrees for a high today in manassas. back down into the mid 50s by 7:00 tonight and back down into only the low 50s by bedtime this evening. the ravens are at home. they get to play the oakland raiders today, filled with sunshine at the stadium. the redskins safely in the clubhouse with a bye week. i was telling you about how much the temperatures are dropping. warm and windy out ahead of it. gail advisory a posted across parts of the great lakes. 40 to 50-degree temperature drop. penn state was out playing nebraska, lincoln, nebraska, 78 degrees yesterday. they are 29 degrees this morning. they dropped more than 50 degrees in just 12 hours. that is a very potent cold front. by the time it gets here, it will have moderated quite a bit. delightful sunshine for to

right now is 57 in annapolis down in ocean city, on the boardwalk, 55. frederick 61. in the 50's in western maryland, relatively mild temperatures during the day today. the high pressure is 0 for us. but it is moving to the east. one thing, on the west side get more of a breeze and that brings the temperatures up. it's colder high into the cold front. here is the satellite imagery. there is the snow behind the front. there is even some pretty good snowfall in up in the dakotas right now. all of that coal there is being dragged in behind the storm. as well below freezing in the dakotas and montana and up in minnesota. 24 at international falls. 32 in kansas secured 59 in chicago. they met our temperature. chicago is cloy to change tonight when the front goes through. temperatures in the 40's overnight. we have seen some high, thin clouds and we will see more scattered cloudiness towards morning. it will not be overcast overnight, but we are working on it. chilly temperatures. any increase would be from the south. during the day tomorrow, there may be sunshine breaks in the morning. but the day will b

. >> if you don't have people going to annapolis to fight for you you want to look at that. >> reporter: that's why the maryland consumer rights is handing out grades for people pleasing you. the nonprofit is dropping the abcs on lawmakers based on 8 bills, grading them on the votes on the house floor and on the committee. >> it's hard for individual citizens to always know and follow during sessionings so we want to do this every year and have a recap and let people know know. >> reporter: legislate you know where legislatures stand which include bills tackling everything from foreclosure to identity theft and a tax on tobacco. >> just like about educator, we'd like to give everybody a passing score. >> reporter: they say 80 legislatures got perfect scores and others didn't fare quite as well, with 6 getting fs, at the bottom, delegate don dwyer. we visited his office in annapolis after repeatedly asking for comment, wondering why dwyer voted against bills of a financial education, and the state having more power with regulator. other lawmakers at the bottom of the list were happy to answer our questions. >> i

the other fatalities in maryland include a contractor killed by a falling tree. in annapolisree died after a tree fell on his house. a woman was killed in a storm- related car crash in germantown. the local red cross and dominion sending teams to help assist in the cleanup. >> the cruise will head to west virginia, which was buried in snow, and to new jersey. \ -- the rcrews will be headed to west virginia. >> now the utility company is ready for this giant mobil operation. 1500 workers are being sent out this morning to new jersey, where major outages remain. we are told this is the largest group ever sent out a state. these men and women coming off of a very long days. along the jersey shore, 60% of homes are still without power ended could last another 10 days. not to mention temperatures expected to dip into the 30's this weekend up north. locally, the red cross is deploying volunteers and resources to west virginia, where sandy pushed over 3 feet of snow. here at the gaylord the crew members will have breakfast at 6:00 this morning and then they will hit the road at 8:00

. >>> this morning, we're learning a third person died in maryland in the aftermath of sandy. firefighters in annapolis say a contractor was killed when a tree fell on him on homewood road just outside the naval academy. we're told the victim was in his late 40s or early 50s. the other two sandy related deaths in maryland happened in anne arundel county and montgomery county. >>> flooding is still a problem in frederick, maryland. the flooding means lengthy damage, downed trees and damaged wires is widespread as well. some residents are without power for a fourth day. the winding roads and narrow driveways mean repairs could take a little longer. >>> several roads in fairfax county also remain closed this morning, not because of falling trees and downed power lines. in the lake barcroft neighborhood, one woman who is 100 years old is staying with her daughter nearby. >>> this morning a community is grieving after a 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a car. she was trying to cross several lanes of traffic in germantown yesterday morning when a driver in a ford fusion hit her. she was a sophomore

annapolis is 44. 39 and ritually. 33 on the boardwalk. 32 frederick. '20s and western maryland and westirginia. the cloud deck is holding heat in it. and a stabilizing temperatures. we are a few degrees less showy than we were yesterday. years that disturbance to the south. the most significant of the rain has been in the carolinas. and now the most significant rains are out over the ocean and chesapeake bay. the club's been as you move to the west. you can see the trend. -- the clouds thin as he moved to the west. you can see the trend. nothing to speak of to the west. the west coast has some water. but we are seeing a pretty dry system. this system will be out over the ocean by this evening. high pressure will be coming in. temperatures will be chilly. it looks like it will be dry. nationwide you can see the cool temperatures, really cool air setting itself up. but dry and storm free except for the west coast, that is were the stormy weather will be. our forecast, decrease in the clouds, and morning shower to the east of us is a possibility. not very significant. north northwest winds

this is congressional district 3 in maryland and this district ha to be seen because it is so hard to describe. it runs from towson to annapolis in the east to silver spring in the west but excludes most of the area in between. >> so why does the governor want this? >> it's all about politics. it's all about trying to advantage one party over the other, but also to help certain democrats over other democrats, and that's why gerrymandering needs to be stopped. voters can stop it in maryland by repealing this map, by voting against question 5 and it will create the impetus for reform and for an independent risk-taking commission to get legislators out of drawing these boundaries because look what they do. >> that is a crazy map. that is absolutely incredible. i mean, it's in and out and in and out. >> right. >> i have some questions about that map. >> so does everybody else when they see it. the challenge is getting it in front of people because proponents don't show this map to people, so it's up to those who want to reform this process to get this around. >> it's up to the voters. it'll be on the ballot on tuesday. thank you f

annapolis to ask for a $1 increase. three cigarette taxes have reduced smoking by 32% in the state of maryland. that is more than double the current national average. >>> you voted to expand gambling, now you're going to find out exactly what that means. this morning maryland casinos are going to be offering plans for table games and 24-hour gaming. they're expected to address the reconfiguration of the casino floor to help accommodate those new games, the creation of 1200 jobs and introduce a dealer training school. officials will also talk about the impact this could have on future tax revenues for the state of maryland. >>> time now for a check of that forecast once again. lynette is here with us. you talked about the changes that were coming. this was on friday and into monday. you have certainly held up your end of the deal. >> i love it when i can get you. i can't believe this is the first time you've actually worn your coat. >> i don't mind cold weather. and this morning for whatever reason, i took the dogs out and that's enough. >> a frosty start out there. we're checking out temperatur

annapolis, 35 ed wood. frederick 27. 20s and 30s in far western maryland, west virginia, up in pennsylvania. temperatures are about where they were yesterday morning at this time. we take a look at the satellite image and we can see nothing going on here. unsettled weather to the south. big area of high pressure sitting over our part of the world. and we see more clouds and stormy conditions the farther west you go. once you hit the rocky mountains, northern plains and points to the west at this stage of the game. here's what the map will look like later this afternoon and this evening. here's the big area of pressure sitting over us. notice it's not out here. it does extend down south but the concentration of it is over new england. so things do start sliding farther east. and eventually things may start to come from the west. we're all going to be watching a lot, developments to the south. starting sunday and extending into wednesday. 'cause it looks like there will be some unsettled weather over the carolina coastal areas off the southeast coast. but today, great. 50 to 55 the high, sunny

maryland. >> we have a big storm blowing up the coast. >> we have an early morning accident in annapolis. we will check on the rest of the we will check on the rest of the major >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. you can see the election results scrawly at the bottom of your screen --scroll in at the bottom of your screen. >> it will be an unpleasant day today. >> the key is no stickage. >> that is for sure. the storm is coming up the coast and we're starting to see the precipitation develop. light rain across the lower eastern shore county and annapolis. that will move north. there could be some snow mixed in at times. 38 at the airport. a mix of rain and snow. there could be some stickage in some neighborhoods. if you do see some snow, the roads will be just fine. >> it will be pretty. >> it will be nice to look at. >> e-mail tony if you see stickinage. right now things are looking pretty good. one

. >> here in maryland, we are still feeling the lingering affects of superstar sandy. 3 deaths. a contractor removing trees from the storm in annapolis was killed when a tree fell on him. a man died monday after a tree fell through this pasadena home. a woman also died and a car accident in montgomery county. a thief may have taken advantage of local closures. it tells a liquor store was robbed of nearly $4,000 worth of liquor and cigarettes. police say no cash was taken. but the person responsible also smashed the glass door of the store. after being disrupted by sandy, early voting resumed in maryland today. voters turned out in large numbers. the state board of elections says the number of early voters so far is more than 192,000. some polling places reported a two hour wait. early building is open to registered voters through this friday, november 2. the polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. anyone still in line at 9:00 will get to cast their ballot. for a list of sites, even had our web site, wbaltv.com. mitt romney is hoping some of those votes were for him. today he returned to the campaign trail but the republican

maryland. this will include anne arundel county. there were some showers down that way early this morning. right now temperatures the main story. 43 in towson. 43 in annapolis. 4345 in east -- 45 in easton. warmer earlier today. we're getting set for a clear night. look to the west. not a lot of new weather in our direction for the moment. so hour hour 30s and -- hour by hour 30s and we'll talk about how things mr -- will develop into sunday. >>> an atf and baltimore city police raid of four homes in west baltimore. >> today we got a new look at some of the clues in the case. brian kuebler continues to develop the story. explain how the core reowe

maryland. now supporters hope that this will accepted in colorado and washington state will actually help the bill's passage in annapolis. now bills that would have legalized drug for medical use stalled in annapolis in each of the past two years. the concern? federal enforcement. the head of the state's department of health and mental hygiene testified before a house and senate committee in march saying the legislation under consideration could place state employees at risk of federal prosecution for violating the law. but on election day, voters in washington state and colorado approved the recreational use of marijuana. it was already legal in those states with a doctor's prescription. now sarah would like to see maryland lawmakers make medical marijuana use legal. she suffers from multiple sclerosis and uses it to control her symptoms. >> i would really like to see the governor just open the way for us. that's all. that's all. >> reporter: now a spokesperson for the governor said that he is already putting together his legislative agenda for next year so it's too early to tell whether or not that's going to be it. r

annapolis 45, 44 on the boardwalk, still 39 parkton. in the 20s out in far western marylandre they had some snow ton ground, some snow on the ground, all right. here are the cloud streaks running across us right now. we're banking they'll run out of steam eventually. again, that's coming off the flow of what's left of sandy. that big hybridized storm heading over newfoundland. the circulation around that bringing the moisture in across the great lakes. plus, high pressure, winds coming off the high on the east side of the high. they're combining coming right down on top of us. that's old hat. that stuff's going away. high pressure comes in relaxes the breeze. another one that will follow it. more concern for the coming weeks. this weekend looks all right. little more sunshine today. 50 to 55 the high. breezy, too. northwest winds gusting as high as 0 20 miles an hour. tomorrow set your clock back one hour. get up at 2 a.m. and do it then have a party or something like that when you gain the extra time. take a look at our insta weather future cast. storm one develops. moves o

annapolis, 56 at ridgely. on the boardwalk, 53. edgewood, parkton as well. 41 at frederick. just beginning to drop into the 40's out in far western marylandland. satellite image shows clear

he said marylanders should be concerned about the amount of money both sides have been able to spend on this campaign alone. >> we'll no longer be able to pretend that we, the people, run annapolis. it's the gambling companies that will run it because they have the money. >> it's hard to agree with anything he says on this topic, to be honest. >> reporter: merin said maryland is already into gaming, so it may as well become more competitive. >> in 2008 you passed a gaming law. the problem is, it wasn't the right law. >> reporter: francho said table games and a sixth casino in maryland is not the answer for growing the state. or prince george's economy. >> there's plenty of money in prince george's county. it just needs to be spent properly. it needs to be spent efficiently. it needs to be spent without waste. >> reporter: he said if question 7 does fail, there's no future for mgm and prince george's county. >> you can't make the economic model work at the scale that i'm talking about, $800 million investment without gaming as part of that. >> reporter: mgm's ceo also talked about what he wants to include as tif the casino passe. things that prince george's has had a problem with

annapolis. the first changes you'll see thanks to the passage of question 7 will be an existing maryland casino,e maryland live, where the introduction of table games like blackjack and roulette will begin. they're expecting to hire more than 1,200 new people to handle the work. >> it does impact us. i think in a favorable way. howard county residents will have an opportunity to get jobs and more revenue coming into the state. >> reporter: prince georgians will have to wait until 2016 for a new casino to open. the way the legislation was crafted, they'll have a few years to get the casino off the ground without having to compete with prince george's county. >> it gives them to build the type of resort they want. it also gives us a chance in prince george's county to bring in the type of partner we want. >> reporter: while mgm has made it clear it wants to win the bid to build a new casino at national harbor, anyone can submit a bid, including the casino company that put millions into trying to stop question 7 from passing. penn national gaming. >> they're going to bid on it. certainly we in the

maryland. the third storm-related death happened wednesday morning when a tree fell on a contractor doing repairs in annapolisher victim died when a tree fell through his pasadena home and another died in a traffic accident in montgomery county. >> in druid hill park, sandy claim a piece of history. there was a tree standing in the park for 400 years. it was standing along green spring avenue and toppled onto the roadway during the storm. crews have been able to remove a major parts of it. >> we have it in the records as a park from 1860 when they were putting the roads in the intentionally curve to the road to save the tree. >> they are planning on moving the tree to a safer place and will determine what to do with the next. >> there is good news for those who suffered damage which could save them thousands of dollars. >> because there was no hurricane warning issued for any part of the state, an insurer may not impose under a homeowner's policy a percentage deductible would damage that was sustained. >> the many insurance policies keep homeowners on the vote for a percentage of the damages but -- when a hur

annapolis this morning. you can see the satellite picture and the cloudiness that has moved in for the over nine hours and early this morning. the northwestern maryland some sunshine especially late this morning and afternoon. temperatures just shy of average. 47 by noon and 49 degrees at 5:00. our high should reach 51 degrees. it's time for traffic. >> we will start with a look at the beltway by the american legion bridge moving nicely. no problems right now inner loop or outer loop by 270. volume is moving just past the exit onto southbound 270. pace picks up all the way down to the beltway with no problems. we are doing pretty well and nothing reported all the way up -- a little bit more volume as you get near springfield in the shot and up to 395. the age of the lands are moving well. 66 -- the h. o. the lanes are moving well. >> thank you. 5:32 right now. what ended up being a deadly and to what should have been a routine delivery for a prince george's county deputy. >> he was forced to shoot and kill when he was delivering a peace order this morning. >> this is proof of how dangerous the sheriff's deputy job can be. a 10-year veteran came to de