in upper marlboro, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> anthony brown's republican challenger larry hogan released a statement responding to president obama's endorsement of brown. it reads, today's endorsement won't undo leon panetta governor anthony brown's 40 straight tax hikes on prince george's county's struggling families and small businesses who can't afford a third term of one-party rule in annapolis. as governor larry hogan will work in a bipartisan manner to roll back tax hikes so marylanders can keep more of their hard earned money. new jersey governor chris christie is expected to campaign with hogan tuesday in the d.c. area. following several new developments in the fight against ebola, a cruise ship at the center of an ebola scare returned to texas today. also in texas a quarantine is about to end with people who had contact with the first ebola victim, thomas duncan. the u.s. military is training a medical support team to assist american health care workers who are getting new guidance on how to treat ebola patients. >> back at court, today 3600 passengers on the carnival magic dise

in upper marlboro, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> anthony brown's opponent, republican larry hogan, released a statement in response to president obama's endorsement of brown. it reads, today's endorsement won't undo lieutenant governor anthony brown's 40 straight tax hikes on prince george's county's struggling families. and small businesses who can't afford a third term of a one-party rule in annapolis. as governor larry logan will work in a bipartisan manner to roll back these tax hikes so marylanders can keep more of their hard earned money. new jersey governor chris christie is expected to campaign with hogan on tuesday in the d.c. area. coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00, caught on camera. a dramatic rescue from a burning home. look at this video. find out why the identity of the hero remains a mystery. and some good news for drivers. gas prices continue to fall. we'll look at the average rices in our area. >> new developments now in the fight against isil. australia has received the green light from iraq to deploy 200 of its special forces troops. the soldiers are spent the past months

she is looking to transfer some of her popularity with the young people and with women to anthony brown who is in a remarkably close race here in deep blue maryland. >> under this administration, there are more good paying jobs and fewer layoffs. the minimum wage is up and crime is down. common sense gun safety reforms are saving lives. [ cheering ] everyone in maryland would share the marriage equality no matter who they are or who they like. >> reporter: but hillary clinton is not on the ballot yet and that there were two signs of trouble in their off- year election with a whole lot of empty seats here in their coliseum and their speech was repeatedly interrupted by immigration activists who were lead out by police. >> stop separating our families. whether it is for it that we really needed to make possible for the dream act, but that's not enough yet. >> we are here for a lot of reasons this afternoon, but first and foremost, you need to make sure to get that voting going. >> reporter: and still that the students who made it here, they were fired up. >> and do you love it? >> yes. >>

you heard earlier in this broadcast from anthony brown governor of maryland. now we're affording the same opportunity to the man to my republican candidate for the governor's seat and that is larry hogan. thank you for being here. thank you for having me. >> let's talk about new polling numbers. by your commissioned campaign but nonetheless it and shows point swing you up five. do you believe you're ahead in a like maryland?e >> we've been moving up the ladder. three ere polls maybe 1-2ks ago that had us within points and this week 3-5 points up. is on election day. we're trying to get every single person out to vote. the entire time you've stuck to a singular message. over again over and against anthony brown on tax increases over his time as governor. this is a tactic that seems to be working. group three and a half years ago that is change largest that is the group in state history. 125 people. democrats and e independents and our whole focus is bringing fiscal responsibility. where would you roll them back? >> there have been 40 that have $10 billion out f

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anthony brown and republican larry hogan met this morning. the economy and taxes dominated the debate. >> the baltimore sun did an independent analysis around the area. >> a $100 million rounding area? you are saying you cut $8 billion. >> the debate airs later tonight on maryland public television. the only televised debate in the district between anthony brown and larry hogan will be on our sister station, news channel 8. that airs next monday morning at 10:00. at can watch it stream live wjla.com. >> controversial plans to bring a streetcar to hike. the county board of supervisors thellotted money to cover design cost. the proposed line would run about five miles to the skyline .rea arlington county is expected to cover about 85% of the total cost. >> not much to complain about today. >> the timing was pretty much right on the money. probably another 45-50 minutes it will be raining right outside our doors here. a live look at the cloud cover right now. louth as we look north of the river across the bridge. brain will be falling shortly he

. >>> president barack obama hit the campaign trail today with gubernatorial candidate anthony brown in maryland. the president hosted the rally to encourage people to vote early. president obama told the crowd he supports brown's plan for prekindergarten education for all children. >> we believe in this country every child should enter school ready to learn and if you elect anthony brown, he's going to open high quality pre-k to every family who wants it and i want to be a partner with anthony brown in this effort and we'll make that happen if you vote. >> the republican candidate for maryland governor larry hogan had no public scheduled today. the private businessman did receive an endorsement today from the annapolis-based capital gazette newspapers. the president's speech was briefly interrupted by a man protesting lack of immigration reform. secret service agents quickly removed him. president barack obama told the crowd the man had a point but that his protest was misdirected. >> hold on a minute. first of all, i couldn't quite hear the young man. i think actually he was concer

anthony brown and larry hogan. newsanel, moderated by channel eight, moved quickly to the failed health exchange and grew testy. >> maryland had technical difficulties. it is probably the biggest boondoggle in state history. >> brown claims hogan plans to cut hundreds of millions. >> that would be the entirety of montgomery school construction county for the next four years. i would not cut one penny. cannot dangerously roll that back, larry. >> it does not matter how many times you repeat a lie. it is not going to make it true. >> a new poll shows that brown holding a slim seven point lead in a state dominated 2-1 to democrats. brown is trying to distance himself from tax hikes during years years as the tenant governor. do,e will do a we always which is make sure there are no taxes in this administration. >> hogan was to portray brown is not deserving of a promotion. >> your jobs were economic developing, where you lost 8000 businesses and 200,000 jobs, and health care. notethink voters want to that you feel passio

. >> why some baltimore police are catching heat for a political ad for the anthony brown campaign. >> i am doug hill in the weather center. the weather starting off on a beer from the. folks in bermuda are hunkering down. >> a lawsuit stemming from the death of a young man last year will move forward. >> a lawsuit claims deputies were negligent and the state failed to train them appropriately. mother and hisis life with her reactions. horace? saylor says the judge's ruling is a huge development for her family and the people of frederick county. >> we want information and accountability. >> after waiting nearly two years, she says she and her family have a chance to get what they want. the westchester judge -- the u.s. district judge handed down a ruling saying they can move forward with the civil suit against the sheriff's department and deputies in the death of her ethan. the down syndrome patient died at a movie theater. he had watched a movie with his caregiver and went back and without a ticket because he wanted to see the movie again. theater management called in three off-duty

two days after president obama appeared to support his opponent, anthony brown, hogan is thrilled with chris christie's support. >> i have complete confidence in larry. >> with his help, i think this could be the biggest upset in the entire country, right here in maryland. >> a spokesperson for the campaign of lieutenant governor anthony brown said that they did not want to talk about chris christie show appearance. they wanted to change the subject and talk about the nra endorsement of larry hogan, something hogan did not want to talk about. >> he wants to change the subject. but the fact is, he is the one with the record. he has the one that she is the one with the record of raising taxes in maryland. fewer thanails with 10 points. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a consumer alert. holiday travel may be more expensive this year. , theding to expedia.com cost of flights thanksgiving day weekend are up 17% from last year. the cost for the christmas 2% so far. up we cannot predict the thanksgiving weather, but we can certainly talk about -- >> [laughter] before long, this guy -- >>

hillary clinton just wrap rally here for anthony brown. rally here for anthony brown. i'll tell you why she was here after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. . >>> right now at 5:30, he targeted neighbors and friends. what this local man did that warranted an unusual stiff sentence. >>> vanished in aruba. the machinery man once suspected in the disappearance of robin guardner wants you to take a good look at his house. >>> and racial slurs. too offensive to broadcast. >> the r word is a term defined by the dictionary as a derogatory slur against native americans. >> adds fuel to the fire in the redskins name controversy. >>> now at 5:30 tonight, hillary clinton in maryland right now trying to

that's what anthony brown is about. hope. >> brown is leading the race for governor only by a slim margin over his competitor, republican, larry hogan. and the president wasn't the only obama on the trail. first lady, michelle obama, met with college students in madison, wisconsin last week, there to praise the democratic burke. >> we can do this if women, minorities and young people show up. if we each vote, mary wins. >> in the latest mark kept university poll, wisconsin's governor, scott walker, was tied with burke. the two challengers went head-to-head last week. >> four years ago, we inherited a $3.6 billion budget deficit and we paid our bills off. >> unfortunately, some of the things that governor walker has done have made it harder it to do that. he cut shared revenues, and according to the fbi reports, we have seen an increase in violent crimes that are second in the midwest. >> in gubernatorial races, incumbents usually have the leading edge, so why are so many races this competitive? the answer may lie in the

decisions and they are the ones that are suffering as a result of 40 consecutive tax hikes. >> anthony brown shoots back. >> we have more work to do. that's why i supported raising the minimum wage. >> brown promised no new taxes. hogan promised to roll taxes back. it's a debate happening in the shadow of polling showing a narrowing margin. today the washington post put brown 9 points ahead, but 30% said they can change their minds. a gonzalez poll called it much closer. just a 4 point lead for brown. johns hopkins, matthew crenson said there's a reason it's tightening. >> the governorship in maryland, because he gets saddled -- in baltimore, scott broom, wusa9. >> stave off elimination against the giants and a do or die obviously again tonight. the boys went from trying to keep their season alive to having a chance to bring the series back to d.c. >> live in san fran tonight where the nat are looking to avoid elimination again. hey folks. >> hey guys. thanks so much. the giants just finished their batting practice. nats getting ready to do that as well. only a couple hours left until the bi

>> and booking to france for some of their popularity with the young people and with women to anthony brown, who is in a close race here for deep blue maryland. >> and it will be up and crime is down. common sense gun safety reforms that will be saving lives. and everyone in maryland will share the marriage equality, no matter who they are or who they are. >> reporter: but she is not on the ballot yet. there are two signs of trouble here with a whole lot of empty seats here in reaching the coliseum. and her speech, it was repeatedly interrupted by immigration activists who were lead out by police. >> reporter: and stop worrying about our families, that it is a part of the game being reported. with the dream act, but that's not enough yet. >> we will be here for a lot of reasons for you this afternoon, but first and foremost, to make sure that we would get that voted. >> reporter: and still the students that made it here, they were fired up. >> yes, no worries. >> yeah. oh my gosh. it is completely life changing this year. it's inane. >> it doesn't make you vote for brown? >> oh yeah. >> i d

. >>> in the race for maryland governor, another high profile show of support for democrat anthony brown. just about an hour ago, hillary clinton rallied on his behalf telling the crowd at the university of maryland that his team would make for a great administration. >> and i'm so happy to have this opportunity five days before the election on behalf of my friend and the next governor of maryland, anthony brown. >> we'll have more on the rally and the reason several protesters were escorted out in a live report in our next half hour. >>> pentagon is warning its 23,000 employees that they could become potential targets of isis terrorists. a memo was sent out by the internal security team last week. it cautioned employees to be careful about can displaying kre he deny shals in public or social media. the pentagon says there is no special threat, but it wants people to be vigilant at home and work. the memo came just days before homeland security announced increased security at the some government buildings. >>> just in tonight, virginia's former governor convicted on corruption charges wa

this is not anthony brown.baltimore sun" did an independent analysis [talking over each other] >> moderator: i'm sorry, gentlemen but -- andy. >> moving on to the environment. maryland is under and epa mandate. storm water, to clean up the chesapeake bay. we've taken a number of steps including the storm water management fee. what would be your administration's approach towards the epa mandate speak with here's the issue burt neuborne the chesapeake bay is our most valued asset and it's a treasure for not only maryland but the entire country to clean up the bay is going to be a top priority of the hogan administration and target different than this administration. rather than blaming farmers and waterman and the rain that falls on the roof of your house, we will take other actions. the 43% of all the sediment in the day comes down the river. it's the number one issue. it's been completely ignored for ages. we will push back to the federal government both the epa and army corps of engineers was responsible for d

they just announced that first lady michelle obama is campaigning for anthony brown on monday. and once and possibly the future candidate hillary clinton is rallying the troops right now at the university of maryland. bruce leshan is live at the event at the coliseum. hi bruce. >> reporter: hey lesli. and hillary clinton just finished speaking. spending a whole lot of time down here posing for photographs for some of these students here to clear it out just a couple minutes ago. it was a rough speech for her actually. she was interrupted repeatedly by hecklers as these were dream act activists that are looking for more changes on the immigration rights. and what might be kind of a tough side for democrats that there were a whole lot of empty seats at coliseum at the university of maryland. even hillary clinton could not fill up this hall. and the turnout key for the lieutenant governor anthony brown that they would like to fend off the surprisingly strong challenge from the businessman larry hogan. the democrats, they really need young people and women to vote this year and thi

of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. >> the next governor of the state of maryland, anthony brown. >> as governor, i will continue to work with each and every one of you to keep guns off the streets of maryland. >> reporter: both candidates address reports of problems with some voting machines erroneously flipping voters' choices during early voting. >> it's a serious concern. we've had reports from 12 counties of machines supposedly malfunctioning, calibration errors. and all are switching republican votes to democratic votes. there is not a single chance of one going the other way. >> state board of election is looking into this as they do in every election cycle. when there are concerns about irregularities, technical or otherwise. so i'm confident the state board of election will be able to address the issue. >> i spoke with an official at the state board of elections and they have taken three voting machines out of service as a result of investigating news reports of vote flipping. one in arundel, one in frederick and howard counties. five other machines were taken out of ser

and the democrat, lieutenant governor anthony brown in only -- in who we.this is the home stretch -- early voting is already underway until thursday. each candidate wants to reach as many people as possible. after months of private events and fundraising, brown is shaking hands of the king with talking points. >> fighting for middle-class family values. >> the fact of the matter is eight house and 688 businesses have left maryland. 200,000 people are no longer working. >> part of the intensity can be contributed to polls. most are very close. a new poll paid for by the maryland gop shows hogan trailing brown by just two points with a margin of error of 3.5%. >> it matters who shows up. >> there are all sorts of holes. say four points, i say let's see what the voters say come tuesday. but voters say they understand the stakes are high. >> that's what i hear and i think every vote count. >> both campaigns say they will go up hard this week. new jersey governor chris christie will be campaigning in glen burnie tomorrow for larry hogan and then hillary clinton

that's what anthony brown is. >> reporter: president barack obama just campaigned with brown over the weekend. >> and we're going to hope. that's what brown is about, is hope. >> you can see that democratic power structure in this country are all rushing to maryland now. why? they're rushing here because they know that hogan has momentum and they're trying to stop it. >> reporter: recent polls show brown's lead over hogan has shrunk from an 18-point lead this past summer to a seven-point lead in the most recent polls. >> we spent a lot of time in montgomery county. there is a reason we're here. governor christie came to another event in montgomery county. we spent a tremendous amount of time. i believe we're going to do better than any republican has of done in montgomery county. >> reporter: in bethesda, mark segraves, news4. >>> a car plows into a maryland home, narrowly missing a woman and her dog. we're going to hear from the homeowner. >>> shocking allegations against a rabbi. >>> staples, target, home depot, some of the major retailers targeted by hackers. tonight, the warning a

his wife maureen were found guilty of corruption last month. >>> maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown is drawing criticism for his latest campaign ad which features baltimore police officers. >> they are illegal. >> assault weapons have no place on the streets. >> brown is running for governor. the ad attacks republican challenger larry hogan over his record on gun control. a police spokesperson told the baltimore sun that officers are not allowed to appear in uniform. they said the officers did not have on their badges and the uniform patches were blurred. many officers are angered by the ad because they said it does not represent the department's view on guns. it seems ed gillespie is running out of money. records show the republican nominee canceled several tv ads even though election day is only three weeks away. the campaign does have money and that gillespie spent $300,000 on a new ad campaign. according to the spokesman you will start to see the new ads tomorrow. >>> 11 minutes now until 6:00. with just a few weeks until election day, one thing is clear. some of you are still u

in the meantime, hogan's opponent, democrat and current lieutenant governor anthony brown stumping for votes in bethesda today. he picked up an t for his commitment to gun safety. >>> maryland's race for governor is just one big race we're watching this midterm election. check out first read, the section is on our home page. and right now the redskins are still smiling. and the $40 million gift. the virginia school to benefit >>> later today, na sa will launch a rocket. they were forceded to scrub the the liftoff last minute yesterday. the rocket is carrying fresh supplies to the international space station. time for launch today is 6:22 p.m. you should be able to see the glow from south carolina. >> and new today, a girl's school in northern virginia is trying to figure out what to do with $40 million. we're told this is the biggest donation ever for a girl's secondary school. the academy in middleburg received the gift an hour ago. donated by an alumni who graduated in 1932. she passed away just shy of her 100th bth earlier this year. and right no head of montgomery public schools is

it's the maryland governor's race larry hogan the republican is running against anthony brown who isg in effect for martin o'malley's third term. this is a race that should not be close at all. i mean, barack obama won the state in 2012 by 26 points. martin o'malley won re-election in a heavily republican year in 2010 by 14 points. and larry hogan running on a very simple spend less, tax less message in maryland has some polls that show him within seven points of anthony brown who ran the maryland healthcare exchange and has been beat up because of it. if we are talking about this race on election night, it means that it's been a very very good day, good evening for republicans across the country. >> watch that georgia senate race we talked about earlier. that's going to be close. >> another governor's race in a state where it shouldn't be close. in massachusetts martha coakley vs. charlie baker. they are in a dead heat. 10% undecided. this state with a 3 to 1 democratic registration advantage over republicans however, coakley, you will remember is the democrat who lost the ted ted k

democrat anthony brown will have hillary clinton at his side at a rally at the university of maryland in college park. several polls show the race is close with a new research poll giving brown's a two-point lead over hogan. the margin of error is 3.5%. abc seven is helping you get to know they candidates in elections in maryland, virginia, and the district. just go to our website and click on the know your candidate had for each restriction. mall is becoming more environmentally friendly. the national park service announced it will install an intelligent lighting system on the mall that will alert maintenance workers when a bulb turns out and will automatically adjust to lighting conditions. it is one of dozens of energy-efficient and water conservation projects the park service will begin throughout the region. yourht is a good night -- chance to see a rocket launch without leaving your backyard. the rocket will launch at around 6:45 from nasa's wallops flight facility in virginia. the spacecraft will be loaded with 5000 pounds of supplies and experiments for the international space

anthony brown and larry hogan will face off monday morning at 10:00 on our station says -- sister station, news channel 8 stop you can also watch it on our website, wjla.com stop viewers can send fustian's be atwitter. as we look outside, we managed gloomysome sun after a saturday. but will we needed or the columbus day holiday? >> you may want to grab an umbrella just in case. inside the capital beltway, it is dry, especially north of d.c.. over aspen hill, these showers are not going to amount to a whole lot. urbana looking at a few showers. as we widen the view out, you can see off to the west, it is mainly dry. temperatures cooling down slowly as we move through the evening hours, dropping through the fifth these with a line of stronger storms along the way. we will give you the timing of that along with a cold front in just a few minutes. >> coming up here at 6:30 -- what was supposed to be a fun hayride leaves one teenager dead and more than a dozen injured. hear what is being blamed for the tragedy. and we haven't up eight on an air traffic control facility that caught fire disrupt

speaking of the free state, lieutenant governor anthony brown and larry hogan are set to speak at eight gubernatorial candidate forum a few minutes from now. the marylanded by family network. candidates are expected to top about issues related to child care, early education, and family support. over in the commonwealth of virginia, terry mccullough's former chief of staff under fire this noon for offering to help a senator's daughter with a job in exchange for his political report. philreagan told democrat pocket if he supported the democrats -- supported the governors expansion effort he may give his daughter a job. the senate is already under investigation. it is a popular way to get around and sightsee. now the company that runs one of those segue to her's is facing a lawsuit. another recall involving general motors. we will tell you the problem this time. and we want to take you live outside for a look at the >> welcome back.. those segue sightseeing to her all over the district. one company is being sued after afterur went hope and -- one writer said her tour went horribly wrong. >

. >> anthony brown is getting more support from some political heavyweights. on monday, november 3, first lady michelle obama will join brown for a rally at the war memorial building. chris christie was in town last week stumping for larry hogan. >> jessy matthew will be arraigned in fairfax county. he will look here by video link because he is being held in the charlottesville area on a production charges related to the disappearance of hannah graham. he is charged with capital murder. the northern virginia bureau chief will be at tomorrow's arraignment and he will have more starting on abc seven news at noon. are beingn employees warned that they could be targeted by isil> this is not based on any specific threat but workers have been told to be careful about sharing their personal information on social media and warning not to post anything opposing terrorist groups or organizations. pentagon worker should conceal lawr military or enforcement badges while in public. >> in annapolis woman entrusted with the care of hundreds of children has turned out to be a

the president turned out for democrat anthony brown over the weekend and one of the g.o.p.'s biggest stars campaigned for larry hogan. bruce leshan was in bethesda for a fast trip through the pancake house. >> are you going to have a pancake? no time for that this morning. >> new jersey governor's poll numbers down at home, but cristie more than anyone else in the g.o.p. can draw a jostling crowd of photographers faster than even a big stack of steaming hot cakes can. >> i'm a mercenary in this job. i go to places where we can win. >> cristie's appearance here is clearly a sign that the g.o.p. thinks it has a chance of winning here in maryland, a state where republicans are out numbered by democrats by 2-1. >> i'm living proof. cannot only happen once, but can happen twice. >> the nominee, lori hogan is hoping to draw the same kind of cross over voters that help propel cristie into office. >> what kind of president do you think he could make? >> i can't think of anybody who has a better job as governor. >> ma'am, how are you? >> i'm happy to be here. and my friends, i have o

anthony brown has criticized gunn in advertisements over control. he got a rousing endorsement from president obama obama at a rally in prince george's county. a washington post-university of maryland poll showed brown holding a nine point lead over hogan. an urgent plea from the nation's top auto safety official. the critical recall affecting millions of vehicles. the fix needs to be made immediately. and good news in the fight against ebola. >> dozens are in the clear tonight after a quarantined passed without symptoms of ebola. everyone who came in contact with thomas duncan after he was hospitalized is off the watchlist. him at aho attended dallas hospital is in fair condition at nih. a second nurse who had direct contact with duncan and tested positive for ebola is receiving treatment at emory university in atlanta. given the all clear, 43 people who had contact with ebola victim thomas duncan before he was hospitalized taken off the watchlist. among them, eight students, half of them returning to school today. we were ok. forlso being monitore

anthony brown's campaign announced hillary clinton plans to attend a rally on thursday to urge voters to the polls. it will take place at the university of maryland college park in ritchie coliseum. clinton was scheduled to attend a fundraiser for brown last month but canceled to spend some time with her new granddaughter. former president bill clinton attended in her place. last week president obama appeared in upper marlboro to campaign as well for brown. overseas, great britain is winding down. n its combatow operations in afghanistan. ♪ lowered theroops flag for the last time today at camp bastion complex in the area known as helmand province. the afghan military announced its control of the base. u.s. marines also handed over two basis to the afghan military. still ahead, i leaned back with the workweek forecast. >> seriously, we could not have asked for a more perfect weekend. it was a little windy today. >> but otherwise. it was so spectacular. great for the marathon runners. let's recap it from one of our weatherbug cameras in arlington, virginia at army navy country club. bea

anthony brown and larry hogan will take part of the debate that airs monday morning at 10:00 a.m., and you can watch it live on our website, wjla.com. the fbi is asking for your help against iso-. people wants to identify and help in a possible american scene in an isis video. payhe fbi wants america to goes attached to this voice. >> you can see them digging their own graves. >> u.s. police believe the man is a brutal killer and possibly american. a face torying to put the voice and the fbi is asking for the public's help. if he is american, he could return home from syria and they want to find him. on the turkey-syria border, smoke could be seen. fierce fighter has been -- fighting has been going on as kurdish forces t to push back and isis advance. the chairman of the joint chiefs hestaff told martha raddatz believes the extremist group will take control of the syrian town. the u.s. and partners continue airstrikes in the area but it is not stop the extremist advance. general dempsey says targeting isis locations has become more difficult. rexam decoy more savvy in the use of electr

however, anthony brown didn't vote. accompanied his daughter, hercca, who is casting ballot. >> i'm still working on my mother and my wife. we'll be all voting on november 4. i've still got a few days to convince them to do the right thing. against competing republican larry hogan for maryland governor. early voting runs through next 30.sday, october >> and the weather on october 30 will be? >> it should be okay. >> okay. >> i'm -- it's a week. yeah. i mean, it should be. we'll have some showers probably the wednesday time frame but it should clear out. out all across the area as we get into early next week. >> not a bad day today. >> no. windy out there and a little chilly tonight. the weather we have the next few days will be nothing short of spectacular around here. still plagued with the clouds but there are many parts north and west of the city where the skies have been clearing. continue andd will spread east and southeast with lots of sunshine for the next days. 67 and 54, the official high at reagan national. to

anthony brown toured with voters. after less than a month to the new election day. the new poll shows that the governor has a seven-point lead over larry hogan. the poll by minnesota hogan with 42 -- and then hogan with 42%. >>> because it is near cam david, the cozy inn and restaurant became popular place for presidents and important people who came to visit or consult. the cozy restaurant first opened back in 1929, holding all types of memorabilia. the owner, the 78-year-old is selling to raise money to help pay a $180,000 did >> we'll see if it goes. >> it's upsetting that it is closing down as i wish that things them. >> it's a landmark. it's a part of a town. are they going to rip it down? is it going to become something else. >> stephanie ramirez will take us inside the tour at 11:00 tonight. >>> before the taste of dc is wrapping up down on pennsylvania avenue northwest, the mid-atlantic largest culinary festival brings the best food, drinks. and you got to sample more than 70 restaurants, food trucks, along with 50 beers and 100 wines. today's event featured

washington post today offered what you'd have to say was not exactly a ringing endorsement of anthony brown. the editorial called brown more knowledgeable and nimble and criticized hogan's economic plan as glib and mush. >>> d.c.'s mayoral candidates prepping for their final televised debate to be seen right here on wusa9. bruce johnson will moderate the debate at anacostia high thursday at 6:30. we will stream it live on www.wusa9.com. you can also watch it here on friday during a one hour special 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. this will be the candidates' final tv debate before election day tuesday, november 4th. >>> a leesburg, virginia family fighting to raise awareness about childhood cancer. >> they're hitting the roads to do. so roya giordano tells us when she went to the virginia dmv to get a childhood cancer awareness license plate or a plate with a gold ribbon on it, she was shocked to learn that's one plate that is not offered. now she and her friends are racing to get 450 childhood cancer awareness license plates. they hope this raises awareness for all these families who continue to fight. >

"the washington post"/university of maryland poll shows a nine-point lead for anthony brown over larry hogan. 11% of voters in the poll are undecided. >>> you will have more chances to register to vote this week in arlington. the voter registration office says they are adding more places you can go to as we get closer to next week's deadline. if you don't register by next tuesday, you won't be able to vote in the election this year. the office says it plans to keep its locations open for longer as well. >>> coming up on 5:35 right now, this week george mason university is hosting a campus-wide sexual assault awareness week. today students at the fairfax campus will make rape recovery kits for the hospitals. when someone is sex hully assaulted, their clothes are kept for evidence and many go home in paper scrubs. these include clothing, toiletries, a personal note and a teddy bear. >>> no the search for the missing uva student, investigators plan to comb through 70% of the area where she was last seen by friday. the search for hannah graham is focused on the eight-mile radius near downt

lieutenant governor anthony brown has a slate lead over republican larry hogan. that has both candidates traveling the state to talk to voters. early voting continues until thursday. we will keep you posted. >> in virginia, the u.s. senate race tightened. democrat mark warner fights to keep his seat. public polls show republican challenger ed gillespie trailing, but warner's lead is shrinking. warner, seeking a second senate term, touted his bipartisan approach to legislating. -- ed's says that gillespie says that warner positing record does not match the rhetoric. >> symptoms that you need to watch out for. >> and new information about the shooter that killed two people in washington state. >> a d.c. elementary school is on alert after a second person may be infected with viral meningitis. officials at peabody middle school informed parents. viral meningitis causes an inflammation of the tissues around the brain and spinal cord. it is not as dangerous as bacterial meningitis. the parents are still concerned. >> i'm worried, but i believe the school is keeping ev

. >>> anthony brown got some big campaign help today to encourage early boating -- voting. >> it is an opportunity for every american and that is what it is all about, what they understand. >> reporter: his opponent did not have a public campaign scheduled for today. however the republican businessman did receive an endorsement from the annapolis- based gazette newspapers. >>> stay with us. when we come back, showers are on the way for mo >>> so we might as well report to work with a great attitude this week. especially towards the middle of the workweek. the rain arrives on monday night as we'll start off with a view of the kennedy center. the winds are starting to lessen up a little bit. we're doing okay out there. they will continue to diminish as we head in to the overnight hours with that low dew point, we'll have a cold night with the temperatures dipping into the 30s in the outlining suburbs. milder weather arrives on monday, but more clouds but that is just the beginning. so we have dropped from the highs right around 60 for most all the way down to 54 in leesburg. 54 in culpep

it comes after two days after president obama held a rally for will the governor anthony brown. >> i have complete confidence in larry in his ability to win this race. >> the biggest upset in this country will be right here in maryland. >> the latest polls, ben hogan trailing brownlee nine points. >> well, let's switch on over to the weather. steve is here to talk about the rain and what to expect. more umbrellas tomorrow. >> exactly. umbrella and a jacket tomorrow. you see the doppler radar. that's what we're going to see tomorrow morning. doppler radar shows the heaviest rain headed just a little bit closer and toward rockville and bethesda. we head into prince george's county though. things are beginning to lighten up at least for right now. still looking at light rain. we are going to see light rain s the shower activity continue over night with periods of heavy rain. it's not going to be a total washout but the conditions tomorrow morning definitely not ideal. half inch so far in leesburg. now at 52 degrees. 67 was the high. that was ahead of the cold front. it's 51 at childrens

hillary clinton will campaign for anthony brown. she is the headliner at an early vote event at the university of maryland college park. that event begins at 2:00 this afternoon. brown is also getting support from the first lady. michelle obama is excited to attend an election eve rally for the candidate. the get out the vote rally will be held up the war memorial plaza in baltimore on monday. make sure you join us for your voice, your future, though 2014 election roundtable. we will be talking about the future and the balance of political power on capitol hill. you can watch that at 7:00 tonight and again at 8:30 on news channel 8. new jersey governor chris christie got into it with a protester during an event to mark the second anniversary of superstorm sandy. somebody like you does not know a damping of what you are talking about except to stand up and show up when the cameras are here. i have been here when the cameras are not. >> he then said he would be happy to have a conversation with the man and later told him to sit down a

democrat anthony brown and republican larry hogan faced off in the abc 7 studios. they talked about brown's leadership and the sales launch of the maryland health exchange. stateyland, like every and the federal government, had technical difficulties. some would say it was the biggest boondoggle in state history. >> a new baltimore sun poll shows brown the holding a lead over hogan. brown, who lost a double-digit lead to come is trying to distance himself from tax hikes during his years as lieutenant governor. >> for geniculate it's for the senate race faced off for a final debate in richmond. gillespier and ed hammered each other over ethics. --ner has a cost vrable warner has a comfortable lead over gillespie. >> coming up, what snap chat users need to know about the privacy of the app. >> and the redskins name debate comes to kansas. and a new unrest in ferguson, missouri. ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that

democrat anthony brown now leading republican larry hogan by nine points. the hogan campaign claims it's closer than that. news4's chris gordon is in baltimore now where the first of three televised debates took place today. >> reporter: republican candidate larry hogan says maryland voters are fed up and want change. >> 40 consecutive tax hikes have taken an additional $10 billion out of the pockets of struggling maryland families and small businesses. and it's crushed our economy. >> reporter: lieutenant governor anthony brown, the democratic candidate, pledges there will be no new taxes. >> we'll fight for working families and middle class jobs, which means we're supporting small entrepreneurial businesses with tax credits so they can create the jobs that put marylanders to work. >> reporter: polls show the economy and education are among the most important issues for maryland voters. >> mr. hogan opposes the expansion of pre-k. he says we can't afford it. i say we can't afford not to do it. >> i support pre-k, number one. he runs commercials saying i do

between now and then, hillary clinton will make a stop in our area and appear at a rally for anthony brown in college park. he's the democratic nominee for governor. you can see brown and clinton at the richie coliseum at 2:45 this afternoon >> republican candidate for governor larry hogan making a push before early voting ends today. his campaign tweeted out these pictures that show his change maryland bus. new jersey governor chris christie will again join hogan in a campaign event. that will happen on sunday. >>> eye not the news you want to hear as we head into winter. your gas gill is going to go up 4:30 on your electric bill, $7 more because of new distribution charges. the rate increase comes after bg&e it is what they originally requested >> i'm not symptomatic. there's no way i can give someone ebola. >> the steps we could see taken in maine as a nurse vows to ignore an imposed ebola quarantine. >> storm team 4 tom kierein helping you with what to wear with your hour-by-hour forecast at 4:41. >>> new steps being taken to protect yo from dangerous guard rails. new requirements bein

meantime democrat anthony brown was in landover where his daughter used early voting today. today is the first day marylanders can cast their blats blot have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it. >>> carrie underwood, tom hanks and metallica all coming down to the national mall next month. >> hundreds of thousands of people will want to see them which will test the metrorail system. in an unprecedented move, metro will shut down the blue line for one day. >> this is an extraordinary event. it require an extraordinary response. >> wmata's unprecedented response is shutting down the black one blue line -- blue line one day. the national park service issued

hillary clinton campaigned for anthony brown, the democratic candidate for governor. if you want to, you can registered online. new reports say jeb bush is thinking about running for president. he is the brother of former president george w. bush. george p. bush hinted his father will run for president during an interview on abc news. >>> a fired up crowd booed and yelled during a debate with congressional candidates. according to the "washington post", at one point audience members were yelling shut autopsy at one another during the debate yesterday. the candidates didn't hold anything back in their final debate. his republican challengers is "obsessed with restricting women's reproductive rights. this race has received a lot of attention across the country. the winner will replace republican congressman wolf. >> a panel formed in the wake of former governor bob mcdonnell's corruption conviction will meet for the first time next week. they will review current laws and talk about necessary changes. the 10-member commission is chaired by a former u.s. representative an

now to the race for maryland governor and a big endorsement for democrat anthony brown. the "washington post" announced tonight that it is -- it is supporting brown, calling him the more serious and substantial candidate compared to his opponent larry hogan. tomorrow night the two will face off monday morning at 10:00 on our sister station news channel 8. watch the live stream by going to our website. coming up here at 11:00 -- >> it came straight down. >> an unwanted scare at a halloween festival. the freak accident that sent two toddlers to the hospital and a huge ruling in the first state in the u.s. to ban same-sex marriages. how it's a victory for same >> you're watching abc 7 news at 11:00. >> the sensing phase of oscar pi turris's murder trial begins in a matter of hours in south africa. last month a judge found pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, the equivalent of manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend. he can get town 15 years behind ars but is also eligible for a shortened sentence. turkey plans to train moderate southeastern rebels but is refusing to -