commissioner antonini: ann marie thank you for your report. on 735 forester, did you say it was permitted to the board of supervisors. >> yes, it was a subdivision before the board of supervisors. >> because normally, the d.r. goes to permit appeals, but because it was a subdivision, it goes to the supervisors. i understand the process, thank you. clerk: the historic preservation did meet yesterday. just a few items. they approved two properties for the national register of historic places, one was 150alden street as the san francisco juvenile court and detention home and the other was the rialto building. the other thing i want to report is that the commission approved, i guess, transferring to staff the ability to identify and delegate minor permits to alter for significant two-story buildings and all buildings in conservation district to have a few modifications to what was before them, but they gave staff the ability to grant those permits. one of the requirements is that staff, every week they list those properties on their calendar so th

anne marie has her report. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm here to summarize the board of supervisors activities as they pertain to planning and land use. we heard the residential conclusion airing housing ordinance, introduced by mayor newsom and board president chu, which resulted in several changes to the program. you heard this item on march 25 of this year. at that time, you recommended approval with conditions. your five modifications were incorporated into the organ since -- were incorporated into the ordinance, except for that change of the name of the program. the proposed name of the program is the inclusion rehousing -- inclusion affordable housing program. they're helping owners of inclusionary units who have seen a drop in value, compared with comparable unit that should have been market rates that were much higher. this week the committee agreed with all the mayor's office of housing modifications accept one. of the committee removed a modification that would have allowed the onetime sale of inclusion reinstitute individuals

. >> good afternoon commissioners, ann marie rogers with your weekly update on the board of supervisors as they relate to planning and land use. this week there were a number of items. they heard a zoning request for 1717 17th street. this is before the commission on september 16th, at which time you recommended approval. this rezoning would align the zoning district with the height district so that all districts have a ground floor 17 feet and all pdr much a ceiling height 15 feet. the committee also recommended approval and heard another item, area plan impact fees that would make technical corrections to certain fees and you heard this item on july 1st. at that hearing you agreed with the staff corrections, recommended but you also added an exemption for one property so it would not have to pay impact fees associated with the educational and institutional uses on that particular property. this week at the land use hearing, supervisor sophie maxwell stated if the other cultural and educational institutions in our plans areas are required to pay fees, it's her opinion this project shou

. >>> we want to let you know that saint mary's county schools are closed this morning. >> due to the flooding from yesterday. they are closed. >> and queen anneinutes late this morning saint mary's county schools are closed and queen anne mary county schools are. >> plenty of water down there. way too much. calvert we haven't heard from them and we know southern calvert had a foot as well an queen annes had plenty on the eastern shore. six to ten inch totals. locally 18 to 12 an amazing rain even yesterday. this morning we have spotty showers an. i want to show you live doppler 9000 hd. heavy rains are gone. few and far between. howard county a few sprinkles there. a couple northeast of baltimore and one or two this hagerstown. as we look to washington, d.c. you will see we have a line of light showers push to the south and east. some drizzle, as well. much of it in prince georges county in to northwestern areas of charles county. you can see it on the beltway there. really just outside of the district from han ham and forestville over to andrews and route 5, clinton clinton to the west. now coming in as i said in to northwestern charles coun

democratic strategist mary ann march says a biden-clinton swap makes a great deal of sense. >> it gets people's attention and allows barack obama to make the case again why he should continue in the second term. hillary clinton is very popular with a lot of the voters that obama needs to get elected to a second term. >> reporter: mike emmanuel. >>> did banks act too quickly when foreclosing on tens of thousands of homes. thee banks have stopped foreclosures in 23 states after evidence surfaced that their employees or outside lawyers

as ann marie mentioned, san francisco is address iing conces to other large cities. it is no coincidence as you can see here that chicago is on the mississippi flyway. toronto across the great lakes as of january 1 of this year has mandated bird friendly construction. and originally had voluntary guidance and those became mandatory this year. minnesota is developing bird friendly construction standards. san francisco is there to lead the way. the guidelines that i

as ann marie mentioned, san francisco is address iing conces to other large cities. it is no coincidence as you can see here that chicago is on the mississippi flyway. toronto across the great lakes as of january 1 of this year has mandated bird friendly construction. and originally had voluntary guidance and those became mandatory this year. minnesota is developing bird friendly construction standards. san francisco is there to lead the way. the guidelines that i have seen develop by the planning department are far more detailed and thoughtful than ordinances and guidelines that i have seen from other cities. i'll let anmarie tell you more about that. >> thank you to both of our guests iffer sharing some of the -- for sharing some of the science behind the issue. we have reviewed the research available and today we're giving to you the draft recommendations on how this research could be applied locally. the document summarizes proven successful remedies such as window treatments, lighting design, and lighting operation. the draft presents a three-prong approach to t

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shahzad pleaded guilty to ten terror and weapons charges but former federal prosecutor anne marie mcavoy says it would be a mistake to think of this as a failure. >> even without it being successful there was a huge impact on america. i come down to the times square area quite a bit. you never look at times square now without having that in the back of your mind. >> reporter: the 31-year-old shahzad was asked heading off to prison for life if he had any final words. he said: "i'm happy with the deal god has given me." katie? >> couric: jim axelrod in new york city in times square. jim, thank you. since 9/11, the government has stepped up its background checks on federal workers. today the supreme court heard arguments from a group of nasa contractors who claim investigators are prying too deeply into their personal lives. they want the background checks stopped. tomorrow, the justices take up a landmark case on the outer limits of free speech. the question is whether a church group has the right to protest at military funerals even if many americans find their message outrageous, even ha

. >> reporter: early in july 2001, united airlines flight attendant ann marie smith confirmed a tabloid report that she'd had an 11-month affair with condit. >> we'd meet in washington or i'd fly out to california. >> reporter: condit has neither denied nor admitted the affair. then chandra's aunt releases a statement saying that chandra had confided in her, that chandra was having an affair with condit. >> and then hopefully have a relationship that they could come out and be together in public, get married, have a family. that's what he told her. >> he just never addressed it. and people were allowed to sort of speculate whatever they wanted to. and they did. and then it just got completely out of control. >> reporter: after yet another interview with investigators, a statement from condit's attorney about the missing intern. >> the congressman will provide whatever additional information or material he can to the police. this includes access to his apartment, telephone or cell phone records. >> reporter: with all of this pressure mounting, condit eventually agreed to give police a sa

bill: i'm out of time, mary ann. i'll give you the next word, next time. mary ann marsh, thank you, chip salzman, you as well. thank you. martha. martha: could an overhaul of health care reform be coming? the most significant challenge and the one that the supreme court may ultimately take on is coming from an individual. judge napolitano joins us on what that will mean. bill: a new onslaught of rain taking a lot of folks by surprise. flash flooding has become a big problem for too many in this part of the union. roll it. >> it pushed me further into the puddle, deeper into the water, that's why my car filled up with water. >> did you feel the car float? >> yes. >> you were not touching the ground? >> i was not touching the ground. my foot was on the gas, it wasn't moving anywhere. martha: something the markets will have to chew over this morning, there is a surprising loss that has just been announce private sector jobs, accord to adp pts september report, they found that private sector employment fell by 39,000 jobs, from august over to september. it come

ann marie la pinskey saying zell pressured her to be tougher on governor rod blagojevich, using a crude women's genitals while zell was trying to get blago's administration to buy wrigley field. not a pretty picture and not an easy subject to nail down. >>> here's a story that really took off. fox and friends reporting on a futuristic development at the l.a. police department. >> the city of los angeles already ordering 10,000 jet packs for its police, paramedic, and fire departments. >> and they cost a gravity-the defying $100,000 a piece. it came from the weekly "world news," not exactly a reliable origin of journalism. the jet pax are real, but there are only a couple in existence. >>> cnn had some fun with the fox foul-up, but the host corrected the mistake during the same program. >>> here's what i didn't like. what on earth was "the washington post" running a opinion piece by dinesh desouza, about how president obama is a kenyan anti-colonialist. he just peddled his same outlandioutlan outlandish theory. he ran several columns critical of desouza and wanted to give the author equa

whitman could be described as a political whore, yes, that is an accurate statement, let's bring in mary anno senator john kerry and, mary ann, who do you see you with, the california folks or the national now. >> neither. i think the california folks had it right in the beginning and they called for the firing of whomever made the comment to begin with and that was the right thing to do. they should have added to that by saying, look, we are going to do no endorsement here and jerry brown is better on the issues and make the case but vote your conscience, would have been the best thing to do for everybody. martha: it may not be the typical response of most women watching the story, but, kevin, i think it is a bit of an overreaction and i think that, you know, the context is important, in this case, because, what was being discussed about this was whether or not some kind of deal had been made by meg whitman's camp to promise the police union, if pensions were cut in california they would be exempted, if they gave her an endorsement and to me that is the essential question here. >> it's an o

mary's and anne arundel counties and points north an east because the flooded waters are high. locally angie will have a couple of road closures here even outside of the flood warning. so be careful and as far as the rain potential. nice to see the bright colors on somebody else instead of us. eastern p.a. through new york state they are going to get the brunt of the rain. we are in the 50s and 60s out there and temperatures will slowly climb. i think i was optimistic for the 66 at 9:00. probably 63, 64. this afternoon, look at the sunshine. breezy and comfortable with the temperature driving home about 72. it is almost 6:02. here's angie. >> thank you, howard. right now i want to tell you about some train alerts we have for those who use the red line with metro. right now we don't have any service south of metro service. the services have been suspended temporarily and vre riders, there's no trains -- there are no trains out of manassas because they are dealing with downed wires and trains on the fredericksburg line are running behind right now. a couple of things to keep in m

>>> well, if you were out shopping today you got a special visit from the queen of hip hop soul, mary ann -- her sunglasses called melodies. >> me and my fans in baltimore on the east coast between new york and baltimore, they are all here. it means so much to meet these women face to face. they are me and so it's wonderful to see they are doing so well. i just love them. >> reporter: mary jay blithe is scheduled to perform in virginia tomorrow night. >> you want to perform one of those songs for us? >>> no, another night. >> plowed down by a car and just a scratch on her. what police are saying about the driver. >>> surprised in court. a pregnant maryland woman murdered for her unborn baby. how her killer is avoiding the death penalty. >>> this is the bear, he has come here to say thank you. we'll explain what that means. >>> sunshine and much warmer temps are on the way back coming up next. (woman blows at scented tree) hefty bags with unscented odor block technology help neutralize odors with no added scent. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in

this is how mary ann justifies the proposal. >> this is not a pay raise. >> if not, what is it?> i would look at it as a personal restoration as salary reduction that employees have been subject to. >> the judge with the alliance of california judges says it's a slap in the face for local district court workers. >> not only is there no money to give them raises in these current negotiations, but they're effectively going to have to take pay cuts through the furlough process. >> vic lee, abc 7 news. >> coming up, meg whitman's retraction regarding a former housekeeper who turned out to be an illegal immigrant. >> four days until the election reports that one campaign was asked to call it quits. i'm emily schmidt in washington. that story coming up. >> also the test that may have led to the disastrous oil spill. >> the food drive gets ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm hearty because of your juicy steak, your potatoes... you're really, rich and happy.

ann marie has been on the show before. you used to be a federal prosecutor.to the right, yet unlike a lot of folks on the right you don't believe in the death penalty. now we have a verdict in this case. if he is put to death, he will be the first one in 50 years in connecticut, understanding the law does support the death penalty in connecticut, can you now get behind tonight this case? >> the problem is you can't apply the laws only to this one case. if there is a case that supports the death penalty this is it. this is the most horrific set of facts you can imagine. the guys were found their socks wet from oil they powered in the house. but you can't apply it to only this case. a woman with an i.q. of 72 didn't commit the murders but she was executed. she paid supposedly for the guys to commit the murder. an i.q. of 72. megyn: that's above the number that is considered mentally challenged legally. >> but this is where we get into issues. what is appropriate? this case obviously if there is a case for it, this is the one. but you can't apply to it just this

democratic strategist mary ann march says a biden-clinton swap makes a great deal of sense. >> it getse's attention and allows barack obama to make the case again why he should continue in the second term. hillary clinton is very popular with a lot of the voters that obama needs to get elected to a second term. >> reporter: mike emmanuel. >>> did banks act too quickly when foreclosing on tens of thousands of homes. thee banks have stopped foreclosures in 23 states after evidence surfaced that their employees or outside lawyers signed documents without reading them or filed inaccurate paperwork. the afl-cio wants a nationwide freeze on foreclosures not questions are resolved. >>> d.c.'s congressional delegate wants a moratorium on all foreclosures in the city to make sure the banks get it right. karen gray houston takes a closer look. >> reporter: david parker is a d.c. firefighter whose job it is to save other people's homes from fire. he is desperately trying to save his own home. >> my wife lost her job and everything come on my shoulders. >> reporter: he has two sons in college. his

. >> reporter: it is chilly outside but there is a lot of warm little inside mary ann brown's livingenjoy having an empty room put to good use. >> every monday and thursday, a core group of about eight women gathers here. >> i don't dare miss a stitch. >> reporter: they are connected now by a three-panel tappestery that will eventually stretch 18 feet despicting 300 years of annapolis history. >> it might be another 300 years before we get them all done but -- >> through blizzards and blossoms for two full years, they've gathered to stitch. >> it looked like an insurmountable job to all of us but as we worked, we learned to be patient. that is what it has taken, patience. >> the accomplishment of getting your little piece done, completed. i worked forever and ever on lord baltimore. >> reporter: they talk a little history and a few other top ins too. >> oh, everything. >> travel. >> all the stuff you told us about alaska. >> and gardening. >> and grandchildren. >> they went through wait for the call that my daughter was going into labor. >> reporter: sally is fairly new to the annapo

you know, people who are in g l gilligan don't mind being called mary ann or the professor or whatever. she did not mind being called june. >> she was very, very proud of being june cleaver. there's no doubt about it. she -- many times she said the best thing that ever happened for me, best thing in my life, and she really meant it. you know, she was -- she was just happy as a lark being recognized as america's mom. which is great. you know? i don't -- as i grow older i don't mind being called wally. for a while it was hard, you know, when a lot younger and trying to, you know, get myni a director and stuff. >> now you get it. >> nowadays, plus the fact the beaver show is such an amazing shows. it's been on the air 53 years. it's great. it's the only show that's not been off the air in 50 some years. it's a phenomena, you know? >> tony dow, wally, thank you for allowing us to honor june cleaver, barbara billingsly, best of luck to you. thank you again. >> okay. i appreciate it. thank you for letting me do this. >> all right. >>> straight ahead here on cnn, we're awaiting s ining sarah

mary's county and anne arundel county until 6:00 this evening. otherwise, the rest of the area finally drying out very nicely. our skies had cleared out dramatically over the past couple of hours. you can see how quickly moving across the d.c. metro area, eventually prince george's county. we will look for sunshine for the afternoon. high pressure briefly builds behind the system. a lot cooler, drier air. temperatures at this hour, 71 and reagan national, pittsburgh at 60, 64 in cincinnati. holding around 70 in frederick. 66, gaithersburg. fredericksburg, 70 degrees. cold front moves through, drier air with high-pressure for the upcoming weekend. daytime highs tomorrow and 60's and of the wind will subside quite a bit. a 68-73 degrees. higher gusts definitely are going to happen. partly cloudy and cool for the overnight. downtown. oser to wind out of the north, 10 miles an hour to 15 miles an hour. here is the extended outlook. cooler, drier air. just a chance for a shower or two on sunday but by monday, tuesday, wednesday, time does begin to ram

we get the latest from fox's mary ann rafferty. >> reporter: official say warnings of a gang ambush forcednvestigators to suspend the search for an american man would may have been shot by spirts. texas lawmaker say they understand mexico is doing the best they can to find 30-year- old david hartley. >> they start the the search. they had about 60 individuals doing the search. and they've also had 0 vehicles along the banks. >> reporter: there is still no sign of the colorado man. he has been missing since september 30th. his wife says he is dead. hartley's wife claims the pair were riding jet skis along falcon lake last week when she says mexican pirates shot her husband in the head. that lake sits right on the border between texas and mexico. >> you could hear him and feel him passing by you. i saw two hit next to me and then that is what i looked back and saw that dave was shot and i actually saw him fly off of the jet ski. >> reporter: we are hearing from a witness who says he saw part of this unfold. his identity is being protected. >> her husband had gotten shot is what she blurted o

fox's mary ann rafferty reports. >> reporter: cholera strikes haiti and the president is trying to spread the word. >> we need to keep the people informed so they know what to do when the symptoms appear. >> reporter: the cholera outbreak with more than 250 deaths and more than 3100 confirmed cases has been contained to the central rural region for now. since the january quake, the country has been bracing for an outbreak of disease. >> about 90 patients every day. we can discharge about 20 and then 20 more new ones come in. we've been holding very steady at about 90 patients in the hospital at any day. >> reporter: the haitian water authority has issued a, quote, diarrhea declaration expressing particular anxiety about the water-borne disease. cholera is an acute bacterial infection that dangerously dehide rates the body. if left untreated, it can have deadly results within hours. >>> eight days left until the mid-terms. president obama continuing his campaign for democrats today. he will tour a factory and talk with workers in rhode island. he is backing the current providence mayor's b

. >> reporter: something like that mary ann rapheerty, fox news. >> and -- >> what are they thinking? >> and that is fried food and money. >> yeah. >> and i can talk bad about them. i'm from there. >> yeah, he's from texas. >> hide your kid, man. >> and and what about vegetable? >> fried cue view keeny with frank dressing. >> ranch? ranch on everything. >> and come to northwest. >> to the northeast? >> and to atlanta. >> i want to know about the winter outlook. >> exactly. >> the northwest, not the northeast. >> thank you. >> and i haven't looked at this. i think we're going to be average. no 27 inches of snow and pretty good out, there 83 the high record. not a record at national but tied a record at dulles set back in 1995ic and say goodbye to the 80s for awhile and that is 60s, pretty much what, we're headed for and we haven't seen anything with the front coming through. that is on top and the wins have switched around to the northwest. drier air and more stable air is coming in and any chance of a thunderstorm this evening is south of the city and we may have a little, i got 3% ch

. >> from america's news headquarters i am mary ann raf fefrment a fiery traing tank truck.ppening in pakistan near the border crossing. suspected terrorists firing on 20 trucks torching those vehicles. three people were killed this is a third such attack in three-days. the border crossing which had been reopened after a temporary shut down is once again closed. the state department issuing a travel alert for americans traveling to or living in europe. officials are concerned al qaeda might be plotting a series for the attack. thousands of americans taking every precaution. terrorists have a list of high profile targets that include the eiffel tower. state department says americans should remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings. i am mary aianne rafferty back geraldo at large. >> this idea is potentially worth millions of dollars. >> they stole our web site. >> they are saying they stole the facebook. >> sue him in federal court. >> i can't wait to go over your shoulder. >> you invented facebook. >> the social network as you know got a ton of buzz. didn't blowout the

mary ann rafferty, fox news. >>> also making headlines this more than, shots ficer. chapel road and adams place in northeast. the gunmen were in a dark green jeep and used a high-powered rifle. police say the same suspects may have fired shots into a store in maryland. >>> a man authorities dubbed the teflon defendant for standing trial for murder four times and being dismissed or aquitted each time has now been arrested. cory moore was arrested in takoma park last week. an officer on patrol spotted him with what and to be a bottle of alcohol in his hand. police say moore had discarded $50,000 worth of cocaine in a dumpster during that chase. moore is now being held without bond. he has a history of murder assault and robbery charges. >>> officials at the ronald reagan building and international trade center in d.c. are on the offensive. target bed bugs. the pests were discovered in a single office. a professional pest control service including a specialized canine team has been inspecting offices in nearby areas since the weekend. a bed bug's life is cent erred arou

the meantime [ laughter ] >> reporter: it is chilly outside, but there's a lot of warmth inside of mary anne brown's living room. >> i enjoy having an empty room put to good use. >> reporter: every monday an thursday, a core group of agent eight women gathers here. >> i don't dare miss a stitch. >> reporter: they are connected by a three-panel tapestry that will eventually stretch 18 feet, depicting 300 years of annapolis history. >> it may be another 300 years before we get them all done but -- >> reporter: through blizzards and blossoms for two full years they have gathered to stitch. >> when we first started, it looked like an uninsurmountable job to all of us but as we worked we learn to be patient and that's what it has taken, patience. >> reporter: from tallships to tall tree than oldest state capital in continuous use -- >> the acome publishment of getting your little piece done, completed. i worked forever and forever and lord baltimore. >> reporter: they talk a little history and a few other topics, too. >> other, everything, travel. >> all the stuff you told us about alaska. >> and

mary anne reed is our moderator. >> thank you for joining us for this live debate broadcast on west virginia at pbs and public radio. with the balance of power in congress at stake, the u.s. senate race in west virginia has become one of the races to watch. it is probably no exaggeration to say that the outcome of this election could have a significant impact on important issues facing americans such as health care, the economy, and the environment. the winner of the west virginia senate race will serve the remaining two years of the late robert byrd's term. he is the longest serving senator in u.s. history and he held his seat for 51 years. these are pretty big shoes to fill. with me in the studio are the four candidates will looking for the senate say. they are the democratic governor, joe manchin, republican candidate racey, the constitution party jeff becker, and the mountain parties jeff johnson. we have lawrence messina of the associated press,mikle myer of the intelligencer and melanie hoffman. the format of the date is as follows. some questions will be directed to specific candidate

mary's county, calvert county, anne arundel county, places like that.ust hit very hard with very, very heavy rain, strong gusty wind as well. so there are some trees down and the like too. let's talk a little bit about what is going on this morning. let's start with hd radar. yesterday, we were using hd radar to show you all the rain coming through. this morning, we'll show you that the rain and the area of low pressure has pushed off to the east. that low is moving to the northeast and taking the rain with it. some of that rain still heavy but it is offshore now so we're in the going to worry about that. the other thing i want to show you, these areas in green. these are all flood warnings in effect for this morning. as you can see, they are scatter e d across the area. they expire at a variety of different times. this is where we have flash flooding. standing water in the roadways. rivers that have come out of their banks, creeks, streams and the like. some urban flooding going on. these arrest a variety of flood warnings. you want to be aware that so

mary's -- to anne arundel that's where the jackpot has been. >> the nonstop rain has definitely left plenty of areas underwater. how about annapolis, the water so high hours ago and the tide will only make it higher. our team coverage continues now with bob barnard. >> >> reporter: high tide is about an hour, hour and a half from now and some of the local business owners here have been telling us the water in front of their shops has been rising 4 inches an hour. behind me here they call the water eagle alley where everybody parks their boat, a tributary from the severn river and chesapeake bay where right now the water is basically even with the road. back over there is dock street and that's the water we showed you earlier tonight. we had to move away frankly because it's submerged by about 2 feet of water right now, almost even with the water here at eagle alley. if you pan to the right, you'll see the streets at the heart of downtown annapolis are under water, police keeping everyone away and many businesses at the south end of the hill from the statehouse are trying to protect t

mary's county and anne arundel county and montgomery county.ngs generally speaking around rivers and streams and the like where we could see even though it is not raining, some of the waters overflow with all of the rain and moisture we did see and as that water makes its way downstream. but the rain mass moved out of the area. we don't expect anymore rain for today. let me show you the satellite radar. we got more heavy rain in parts of the area last night. including during the overnight hours. that is all now pushed off to the north and east. you can see the storm system there. it is still raining quite heavily in portions of the northeast. and offshore. but again, that's pulling out of our region as an area of low pressure tracks to the north and east. and we're done with the rain. we were getting some light rain showers just a couple of hours ago. they moved out. we do have cloudy skies and cool temperatures. 62 degrees now in washington. 62 in baltimore. 64 in fredericksburg. ocean city at 67 degrees. for today, gradual improvement. early

>> listening to mary ann she is right, the democrats have to get the base out.polling and enthusiasm on the ground. there is a lot of enthusiasm and energy but we shouldn't count your chickens before they are hatched. we have a week to go. there has been a significant number of the base on the left has i think come home and there are four or five states where polling closed a lot this week. republicans need to stay focused like a laser and are on executing the ground game and turning out voters and making the closing arguments without making mistakes. i think in the broader context people are feeling optimistic about the fundmentals set for the election. >> shannon: let's talk about the fact that the democrats did an excellent job in 2008 of having an organized get out the early vote campaign. that framework has stayed in place for 21st century. we -- for 2010. the president and first lady and vice president are out your honoring people to get the ballots in early. how much of a success factor will that be aside from just getting people out on november 2, the ac

here strategist mary anne marsh.at the top of the ticket, and competitive congressional races and down ballot races, all of them will benefit. >> reporter: and one of the key down ballot races she's talking about is congressional barney frank also up for reelection, and she's talking about rallying the base and getting the democrats to the polls and the republicans are expected to do well at the polls. >> there is some tough going and some candidates are keeping president obama at arm's length, if you will. will this visit from the president help governor patrick at all? >> yes, governor patrick is not one of those folks that is keeping the president arms length. he's welcoming president obama with open arms, hoping he will rally the base here, last time president obama was here, he was campaigning for the attorney general, remember the senate race where ultimately scott brown one, the republicans and see how much the visit actually helps here and if he can bring that democratic base to the poll. kelly. >> all right,

the immediate metro doesn't have them but in saint mary's county, stafford county and in to anne arundel county and points northeast of the eastern shore, still have flood warnings. several roads are reported down sow under water. but right now other than an isolated closure the big flash flooding is over. we still have river flooding we will be contending with. and tom sater will join me later and we are putting that together right now. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, much better this morning. we have spotty showers and drizzle. upper 50s to the north and west. holding on to 70, 71 in southern maryland. sun is coming up at 7:04. the day at a glance, spotty showers through mid-morning. by noon some sunshine and by 5:00, low 70s with mostly sunny skies. right now we have 63 and mostly cloudy skies, and of course good air quality. winds will be a factor at times, gusting to 30 miles an hour. clear and chilly tonight. the winds will drop off. look at the temperatures, though, 44 northwest of downtown. northwest winds five to ten by tomorrow morning and saturday the better day of the w

in anne arundel county traffic is good in both directions. st. mary's road is closed at wheeler school drive due to a serious crash. baltimore county i will let you know about the other accidents in few moments. >>> 6:46. their tact ribs distasteful by most. but it's the right to freedom of speech that has the issue before the supreme court. it's the westboro baptist church versus albert snyder and the case could seat precedent. the radical religious group protested outside the tune ravel ed. >> ier's son lance corporal matthew snyder killed in iraq in 2006. >> it's something no family should have to live through. >> at the end of the day, the ish is not going to be -- the issue is not going to be how obnoxious and repug nan the speech with a by the people from the church. issue is going to be whether or not they have a right to outer that speech under circumstances such as this. >> the court is not expected to render a decision until the spring. question of protected speech purred media organization into action at least 21 different media outlets have

plenty of cleanup as you get to the east here into anne arundel county down to st. mary's county.a lot of flooding we're dealing with. we're going to start to clear things out here. we should see a return to sunshine here. not too often. the rain is out of here. you can see it pushing off to the north and east. we've still got some cloud cover. a few more hours. get rid of the cloud cover. then things should start to quiet down as we get into the weekend. the first half of the weekend, saturday, should be bright and sunny. out to the west, in the ohio valley, a lot of sunshine around here. and seasonal temperatures. about 70 or so tomorrow. then we'll see a few more clouds saturday night. it won't be a great looking sunday. generally speaking, it should be dry. as we'll have a cold front. there it is approaching from the north and west. it will hang out here for the day on sunday. >> all right, breezy out there right now. winds gusting out of the north and northwest up to about 25 miles per hour. 21 in washington. 31 now out at dulles. a breezy afternoon even with the sunshine. co

host: mary ann asheville, north carolina, independent line. you are on c-span talking about the supreme court case. caller: you know, what these people are doing is hate speech. they would no way allow people in white robes at a black funeral with these kinds of signs and yelling the kinds of things that they do. it is hate speech. pure and simple. host: you see it as something that is hate speech, and thus should not be allowed? caller: exactly. it is. i mean, can klu klux klan go to black funerals and yell the kinds of things that they would yell? host: 10 mile, tennessee. walt, republican line. caller: this thing about back this up there -- i want to say this, i believe the bible is the word of god and ina baptist, and those people those peoplebaptist. anybody can call themselves anything they want to in this country, and that is all right, and that is freedom of speech, and i am not against that of those people are not scriptural. god would not do a thing like that, to be at a funeral where people are hurting. what kind of got is that? hos

anne arundel and baltimore county and 10:00, for st. mary's county. en and 61 now and breeze is now a wind and 87% humidity. fall like in oakland, 48 and humid, almost 70 in ocean city. westminster and bel air the upper 60s in columbia. 63 in annapolis and kent island and rock hall. we're talking about the breezy conditions throughout the day. any wind gusts are diminishing. the high pressure building in and it will be a fine early part of the weekend. by the end of the weekend, we'll have a chance of a shower. that's a maybe though. and today, good drying conditions. 72 and a breeze. mixture of clouds and sun. tonight, down into 47 and tomorrow, it will be a nice day and a high temperature of 67 degrees. on sunday, 64 and monday, a chance of a shower and 64 and 68. >>> following her official announcement, she's back doing traffic advisories at traffic control. >> well, we have a lot to talk about. two accidents now working the latest one. one in marriottsville and this is at route 32 and bel air road and fitch and there's a 3 x 5 sinkhole on bel air

mary's county, derrick ward, news4. >>> in anne arundel county, they figure that it was rain that caused this sinkhole in severn. a 48-inch storm drain collapsed this morning. it took a chunk of gambrills road along with it. it is one of at least three sinkholes reported in the area. >>> we are in for yet another round of heavy rain. doug, just got some confirmation of a tornado up in the annapolis area yesterday? >> that's right. anne arundel to the et of pasadena did have a confirmed tornado from the national weather service. past two miles east of lakeshore in anne arundel unty, maryland around 10:00 yesterday morning. so we dihave some severe weather. and yes, now one confirmed tornado with winds upwards of 80 miles per hour. rtunately there were no injuries with that tornado. now look at this. behind me, plenty of clear skies, blue skies, actually a very nice evening. just a little on the breezy side. nothing on the radar right now. we will stay dry today. we will stay dry during the day tomorrow. and then maybe some rain moving back in. but look at the rain totals that we have seen

mary's county schools are closed today. opening two hours late. kent and queen annorologist steve fertti is here..3 the rainfall totals that we had yesterday. the record rainfall total is not nearly as much s some otherú people got. we saw as much as 8 inches at severna park. i'm going o show you in a -ittte bit morr than double that amount in one locatton..3 we have had our share of rain n3 ú%tter where we are. most of the active weather as far as rainshowers are going to move off to the north and east. the bulk of this rain has moved oot of here. ttis morning.h-flood warningú that will continue between 645ú northeast part of the state. we have a coastal flooddadvisooy that continues this afternoon depending on the high tide.3 that would be the reason for the coastal flooding. in its wake we get drrerrair to move in. that will mmke for a pretty afternoon.ú in fact,,we should see sunshhne moviig in the afternoon as well as we cliib to 78 degrees. ii ill be windy with a northwest wind at 5-20 iles per hour gusting up to 30. hhre is lauren cooke with.ing oú traffic ed

host: mary ann asheville, north carolina, independent line. you are on c-span talking about the supreme court case. caller: you know, what these people are doing is hate speech. they would no way allow people in white robes at a black funeral with these kinds of signs and yelling the kinds of things that they do. it is hate speech. pure and simple. host: you see it as something that is hate speech, and thus should not be allowed? caller: exactly. it is. i mean, can klu klux klan go to black funerals and yell the kinds of things that they would yell? host: 10 mile, tennessee. walt, republican line. caller: this thing about back this up there -- i want to say this, i believe the bible is the word of god and ina baptist, and those people those peoplebaptist. anybody can call themselves anything they want to in this country, and that is all right, and that is freedom of speech, and i am not against that of those people are not scriptural. god would not do a thing like that, to be at a funeral where people are hurting. what kind of got is that? hos

voice of the voter project in rounds 2 and 3, the student government president from growth francis mary ann and coastal universities will ask questions. the candidate asked the question will have to minutes to answer, the other candidate will have a minute and 45 seconds for rebuttal. >> representative haley, south carolina this is a $1 billion shortfall, as you know. education and health care combined to account for 75% of the budget. what specifically would you do to cut funds from the budget, especially with the fact that such a big part of the budget is medicaid? >> first of all, this is a great opportunity in that we have a billion dollar deficit. any time a business goes through the hardest times, they make the best decisions. so we look -- we need to start at zero, say what do we have to have come and work our way up. we need to understand that in our health care services agencies, we have twice as many secretaries as we do nurses. we have to look at streamlining to what we absolutely have to have. the key way of doing that is to look at every single agency, tell them we have certain

mary's county, through parts of dorchester county and caroline county and just getting up to parts of anne arundel county. about the same amount at the inner harbor, and temperatures have been cooling off period this afternoon the low was 44, but we have dropped a little further. it will be chilly as we head into the early morning hours. the storm is moving up the coast now, producing a soggy night in new england. behind that is starting to tap into some chilly air and a few additional showers coming out of eastern ohio that will swing through here during the afternoon tomorrow. temperatures are in the 40's and almost in to the 30's in pennsylvania. the cool air is invading western maryland and by morning, 44-51 degrees with the northwest breeze at 15. it will feel a little chillier than the thermometer indicates. gusts of 35 miles an hour are possible. intensifying storms on the coast, and the air gets squeezed then so the winds will be brisk, continuing into saturday. you can see tropical storm paula down there on the north coast of cuba. there is the storm tomorrow off the coast of new

mary chu and eleanor who oversaw the project. i want to thank community members, marlene and ann who donated their valuable time to help us in the selection process. of course the municipal transportation agency who donated the used parking meters so we could turn refuse into art work. and lastly, someone -- someone who hasn't been acknowledged who deserves to be acknowledged or who has been acknowledged in passing but hasn't been acknowledged for her vea valuable contribution to the artwork of the community is fran martin and her husband jim grouden. -- who have -- have -- who have volunteered their time without compensation from the city. volunteered their time and effort and materials to beautyify the neighborhood in various ways through -- through beautiful tile work you see and gate ways and railings and through butterfly and dragonflies. so thank you for your beautiful work, what a gift to the city and a gift to the neighborhood, and glad i have this opportunity to thank you publicly. so in concluding, i'll say i hope visitors and residents do to downtown visitation valley with enjoy our exubebrapt bright bouquet for gener