. >> anthony hogan, station 7. do you know your charges? >> could you read them off for me? >> possession of cocaine, traffic in controlled substance, murder, and burglary first degree. >> hogan says he's innocent. >> they trying to say that i did it. but i don't even know this kid. i don't know his family. i don't know nothing about him. or nothing. this is the rest of my life right here. i ain't got no money for no lawyer. ain't nobody going to come represent me. ain't nobody going to come help me. none of that. this is where i'm at now. >> y'all ain't got nothing. no unwet cookies. let me get another one. trade me up. trade me up. >> 12 hours earlier hogan and his fiancee jenae southward were with a friend in his car. just after midnight they got into a fender-bender at a fast food restaurant and police were called to the scene. officers discovered guns and drugs inside the friend's car. >> i didn't know he had them in the car. but since the .38 was closer to me, they charged me with that gun. >> all three were p

hogan's hope. 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 -- >>

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

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 passi

race will meet in a few hours after the new poll shows the race is tightening between anthony brown and larry hogan. "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

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 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

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

. >> 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 disembarking back in texas. their vacations taki

larry hogan, attacks on taxes. >> women make a lot of the financial 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

. >> 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 training in the united a-emirates. u.s

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

larry hogan within four point of anthony brown. but that poll was commissioned by a political action committee that supports hogan. brown's campaign dismissed it saying it is not inl. instead his team points to september new york time poll which shows the democrat with a 14-point lead. and in virginia, the two candidat for u.s. senate will go head to head next tuesday. news4 is proud to join the commee to sponsor a debate between senator mark warner and ed gle. chuck todd will moderate. >>> turning to our weather. we . the fog is starting to roll in and it could i think that is going to be a problem when you make your way out the door early tomorrow morning. the temperatures are on the nice and mild side. after the clouds burned off. we got to 77 d.c. 78, fredericksburg. 73 in camp springs. the next couple days we'll see another repeat tomorrow with some fog, some clouds in the d we've been on the mild side the last few days. we will stay there tomorrow and stay on the mild side on friday. here's the cool air. already snowing. out t

democrat anthony brown and hogan squaredry on our sister--squared off station. >> we were happy to have them our own studio. this has been called one of the most negative, one of the most contentious governors races in the country. and the candidates didn't really on that score. they were contentious from the start, questioning each other's --d qualify f qualifications. this part we're going to play had to do with comments about the men's previous jobs. hogan worked as a cabinet secretary. been the course, has lieutenant governor for eight years. stand up and take responsibility. of thee a senior member administration. you're the boss. >> it wasn't the early hogan administration. was is o'malley-brown administration. you haven't taken responsibility two primary jobs, economic development, where you lost 8,000 businesses and jobs, and health care, where you lost $288 million on a website. >> i can't really remember one quite so contentious as this, the candidates just flat-out say what you're saying is not true. there's new polls saying this race is actually much tighter than was expecte

. >>> this coming just as a new poll shows the race tightening between anthony brown and republican larry hogan. "the washington post" university of maryland poll shows brown with a nine-point lead over hogan. brown led by 14 points in the cbs poll last month. 11% of the voters say they are undecided. >> a will the of big elections to be looking out for. and we are talking about the forecast. a little warmer and we are talking of rain as well. >> tom kierein is here with your forecast. >>> a few sprinkles have been coming down after midnight and they are quickly moving down across northern virginia and maryland. the areas in light green are in the light range. just sprinkles in northern montgomery county, loudoun county, prince william and faulkier. into ann arundel, all the roads are just damp. there's enough water on the roads to make them a little slick. so watch out as this tracks away. we'll gradually see the roads drying throughout the morning. right now it's fairly mild right around 60 degrees. most of the region and for the morning commute, watch out for damp roads in the lower 60s. loo

during this morning's debate on news channel 8, democrat anthony brown and republican larry hogan continued the negative tone that we've seen on the campaign trail over the past few weeks. , immediately disagreeing when it comes to taxes and the economy. >> mr. hogan would start by giving tax relief to the smallest group of the largest, wealthiest corporations. many of them are located outside of maryland. whereas my tax relief starts with small entrepreneurial businesses, middle-class families. >> last week he completely changed his entire position. now he's trying to adopt my position saying he's for cutting taxes for the middle class. you've been squeezing the middle class. >> in a state where democrats outnumber republicans 2-1, polls show this is an increasingly tight race. and each of the candidates continues to attack the other. one big issue we heard about this morning, healthcare. lieutenant governor brown was in charge of the rollout. this morning hogan said brown didn't have enough leadership when it came to fixing the problems. >> we wasted $288 million on a website that doesn't

. >>> maryland gubernatorial candidates anthony brown and republican harpry hogan are airing -- larry hogan are airing out their differences in a live debate. the debate is scheduled to be broadcast on wjz between 7:00 and 8:00 this evening. >>> a new poll shows lieutenant governor brown is leading hogan by 9 percentage points. "the washington post" hfer university of maryland survey founds brown is ahead by 47% to 38%. among likely voters 11% are undecided. >>> in virginia, the candidates running for the u.s. senate meet tonight in tysons corner. the fairfax chamber of commerce is hosting a debate between incumbent democrat mark warner and his republican challenger ed gillespie. according to real clear politics, the latest polls show warner leading gillespie 51% to 39%. they hope tonight's -- gillespie hopes tonight's debate will help close that gap. >>> out west the washington nationals are still alive in their playoff series with the san francisco giants. the nats are down two games to one in the nlds because they finally caught the break they had been looking for, according to ada

we spoke inutes ago with anthony brown about his bid to become next governor. back, larry ome hogan is here in the studio >> i'm scott. 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

anthony brown and republican candidate larry hogan will take part in an hour-long debate today. on wednesday, all three d.c. candidates will be here for a mayoral forum sponsored by nbc 4 and the "washington post". watch it live at nbcwashington.com 12:30 wednesday. >>> new calls for d.c. candidate marian bowser to return $20,000 from her campaign. she received it from a former manager. the district had to take over that complex, david katania asked her to return the man. it had more than $100,000 of unaccounted for money. they face another independent schwartz. >>> a federal judge struck down act an's 16-year ban yesterday. it is symbolic for the state because the alaska ban was the first of its kind in the nation. last week's actions by the court means same-sex couples can wed in 29 states. >>> if your family is off work and school, head town to columbus plaza in front of union station. it will honor christopher columbus. as part of the ceremony, the u.s. marine corps. band will play. you can hear speeches from diplomats from italy and spain. >>> a lot of questions about kirk

anthony brown. and the republican candidate mr. larry hogan.candidate will have up to one minute 30 seconds to make an opening statement then we will move on to the issues. i'm joined by "baltimore sun" editorial page editor andy green. we will establish a topic and ask one of the candidates a question. each of them will then get up to one minute 45 seconds to present his views. the first candidate to answer within the given one minute for rebuttal. at the end of the debate each candidate will be given one minute for closing statements. we want to thank the many wjz viewers have e-mailed us the questions for the candidates over the past week. we read them all and included many in tonight's topics. a coin toss before the broadcast determined that lieutenant governor anthony brown will begin first with opening statements. mr. brown. brown: thank you. i want to thank the sponsors, the wjz and the "baltimore sun." want to thank our audience here in the studio that are watching this broadcast. look, maryland is a great state and together we've accom

lieutenant governor anthony brown used larry hogan of flip-flopping on the project. he told the baltimore sun that the project was too expensive and the area should focus on new roads. in an interview this week hogan said he was not really opposed to the project and that it is worth considering. . >>> take a look. you won't see many ads like this in the coming weeks. according to the "washington post", democrats pulled advertising money from john foust. he is running in the 10th district which covers many of you in loud on, fairfax counties. it plans to use the money to protect seats currently held by democrats. vote for foust or comstock next month. >>> we could learn more today. the national archives will release 10,000 pages of record from bill clinton's time as president. it will include a lot about hillary clinton and her run for senate in new york. don't expect any huge surprises, though. the clintons and the white house both signed off on the release of these papers. >>> new, children's rights activist malala just won the peace prize. she the youngest winner e

anthony brown. a committee that support hogan commission poll. brown can't believe it. should have been an independent survey. highlighti the cbs "new york poll showing brown with a four-point lead in the maryland governor race. >>> we could see a front-runner emerge soon in virginia's senate race. warner debates gillespie next tuesday. joining the fairfax county of chamber for the debate moderated by "meet the p host chuck todd. you can see that debate tuesday night at 7:00 right here on nbc 4. >> another nfl player in hot water this morning. c.j. spellman, not arrested. saying the alleghenied assault happened septe 20th, less than 24 hours after nfl commissi roger goodell addressed conces about the way the league handles domestic violence cases. neither the nfl nor the dallas co >>> the countdown is on to the nats first postseason game, and this morning we know who they will face in the first round of the playoffs. the san francis giants will be heading east to play the nats at nats park on friday. the giants dominated the pittsbur pirat last night beating them 8-0. p

>> larry hogan is great. >> you didn't know who he is. >> sorry, i didn't, i'm out of it. >> anthony brown has done his best to portray hogan as an extremist. >> went too far. the only problem i had with sb281 is it did not go far enough. >> and hogan declined to answer questions from the national rifle association. >> how do you feel about the nra endorsement? >> i don't have any discussion about that at all. >> no answer from hogan, but quick thinking cristie said the democrats are just trying to change the subject from a failed record in annapolis. in be e this bethesda, bruce leshan. >> he will definitely think about it, but only after election day, which by the way, is two weeks from now. >> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. d.c. mayor, vincent gray unveiled a transportation plan that he won't be in office to oversee. how his plan could affect you coming up at 5:30. >> all right, rain showers here in northwest. nothing crazy heavy. we'll show you heavier activity west of town. these are through tyson's at 5:13. and over in bethesda by 5:29. we'll come back and ta

coming up, why the race between lieutenant governor anthony brown and republican challenger, larry hogan lot closer than some people thought it would be. >> good evening, i'm jan jeffcoat. >> and i'm derek mcginty. the search for hannah graham is in week number four. still no sign of the second year uva student. >> day 24 brought out more than 50 searchers continuing to scour a specific area in the commonwealth. and debra alfarone is live soph last seen. debra. >> and searchers have been scouring this 8-mile radius from where i'm standing. i'm standing in downtown charlottesville. behind me is the mall area where hannah graham disappeared. they have been searching around this area for quite awhile now. we are stretching into the fourth week and today, we accompanied searchers as they went to look. take a look at video. looking at a few of the 55 searchers combing the area. they are 80% done with the area. they defined as most likely to yield results. they get a boost in help from searchers on horses, plus more boots on the ground from stafford. they hope to be 100% done with this search

according to the washington post, university of maryland survey, anthony brown leads larry hogan 37 to 48% among likely vote voters. they had a debate this morning and scott broom has more coming your way at 6:00. >>> two astronauts made their first ever space walks outside the international space station today. and during the 6 1/2 hour mission, they were tending to some repair work. now this is the 182nd space walk to station assembly since the thing went up back in 1988. can you bleefs it's that old? >> it may be the most common occupation for women to be sexually harassed. what it is and when it can be stopped coming up. >>> and a cop tases a man during a traffic stop and you know what happened, it was all caught on tape. the question is, was it excessive force? we'll have the story next. you make a decision. >> as we roll into break, take a look at these gas prices driving you crazy as you roll around town. in gaithersburg, you get a good deal at the shell. $3.28 a ga - oh, the young. their energy seems like an unlimited resource we sometimes wish would run out, at least for a mom

hogan in frederick. 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

the two candidates for maryland governor anthony brown and larry hogan came out swinging in the firstof three scheduled debates. >> they slammed each other on a series of fronts including tax hikes, gun control and the environment. >> they run around changing the rules all the time. lastly, it's our onerous tax policy. we're the fourth highest tax state in the nation. it's causing businesses to flee the state. >> the entire million and a half and you didn't put out a single proposal to strengthen maryland's basis climate. you asked a lot of questionses but not a single proposal. >> they went at it. the candidates did find a few areas of agreement, though. they include empowering an independent group to redraw congressional district boundaries. >>> in virginia, the two u.s. senate candidates, democrat mark warner and republican challenger ed gillespie also faced on of in a debate. both candidates claim they would be the bigger advocate for working families. they also sparred over economic policies and bipartisan gridlock. >> what brought me to public service was the notion that in amer

lieutenant governor anthony brown and republican larry hogan met for a morning debate. they were asked questions about taxes, public safety and education. and it didn't take long for the jabs to begin. one question addressed a negative ads bombarding voters. >> we've taken a position, for example, to ban abortions, overturn roe versus wade and diminish contraceptions. now you're having a campaign year conversion, where you say that, where you take a different position. that's another one. it's just wrong. i think you should apologize to the women of maryland for trying to scare them. >> a new poll shows the race is tightening. the "washington post" university of maryland poll shows brown with a nine-point lead over hogan. he led by 14 points in a cbs news poll. important safety information. what two new studies say about the technology in your car. it's meant to keep you safe. but could it be putting you in more danger. plus an ebola case in spain causing concern for health officials around the world. why it could be a first in the deadly outbreak of the virus. >>> take

lieutenant governor anthony brown and larry hogan faced off on issues ranging from taxes the educationhour. >> this is wjz-tv. baltimore. >> correct from television news the cabinets for governor debate now from inside the wjz-tv studios. here is vic carter. >> moderator: good evening everyone and welcome. over the next hour we will hear from both candidates running for governor of maryland. tonight's debate is sponsored by wjz-tv in the "baltimore sun." we thank the candidates for being with us this evening. the democratic democratic candidate lieutenant governor anthony brown and republican candidates mr. larry hogan. each candidate will have up to one minute and 30 seconds to make an opening statement then we will move onto the issues. i'm joined by "baltimore sun" editorial page editor andy green. now we will establish a topic and then ask one of the candidates a question question. each of them will then get up to one minute and 45 seconds to present his views. the first candidate to answer will then be given one minute for rebuttal. .. >> >> this election is not about the past and

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

to vote for her and now she's trying to rally those votes for lieutenant governor anthony brown as he takes on larry hogan. let's send it back to you guys. >> there was an interesting sight there, bruce. thank you. >>> d.c. voters appear ready to vote for marijuana to be legalized in the district next tuesday. and so if residents do give pot the green light, how will the city manage it? surae chinn joins us now live from the wilson building with some answers. hi surae. >> reporter: hi lesli, you know, that's what the hearing is all about. how to regulate and tax marijuana. should there be a permit, how to go about that. should the seller and the grower be the same person? these are all types of questions that are being talked about right now. and this is their way of trying to anticipate, fully anticipating this initiative to pass. which they expect to pass it on tuesday. this initiative would include people 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of the drug and grow up to three plants. they would gather 57,000 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot. >> i'm a 22-year resident of the city. and i

lieutenant governor anthony brown and republican larry hogan discussed key issues facing the state, includingun laws. >> he had the new commercial out that has assault weapons in school yards by the swing set and in grocery stores. and says that i oppose background checks and i want to put assault weapons in theands of the mentally ill. i can assure you, that's 100% false. >> you spoke to a group of extreme gun owners and said don't worry, give me a pass in public, because when i'm governor, i'm going use executive order to roll back the provisions of the firearm safety act. >> meanwhile, a new poll shows the governor's race is tightening. we'll have more on that coming up on news4 at 5:00. and chris gordon reports on what the candidates have to say about maryland jobs, taxes and education. >>> and tonight is not the first time the two candidates virginia's senate have opposed each other on stage. and it may not be the last. so how critical is tonight's performance in the race? news4's pat lawson muse joins us from the debate site with some insight. pat? >> you know, barbara, while virginia's

. >>> democratic candidate anthony brown and republican candidate larry hogan will take part in an hour-long debate. chris gordon will break it down later in the news cast. >>> all three d.c. mayoral candidates will be sponsored by the "washington post". watch it live online at 12:30 on wednesday. >>> a new report raising doubts about a major donation to a mayoral campaign. according to the "washington post" a new audit found $100,000 missing from the count. a former manager donated $20,000 to bowser's mayoral campaign. david catania says she should give the money back. >>> same-sex marriages in alaska could begin this week. they declared the state ban unconstitutional. it is a symbolic victory for the state because alaska's ban on same-sex marriage was the first of its kind in the nation. last week's action by the court means gay couples can get married in 29 states and the district >> it is columbus day today. you can celebrate at a ceremony this morning. if you are off from work or school, head to the plaza at union station. as part of the ceremony, the u.s. marine corps. band will play a

democrat lieutenant governor anthony brown and his republican opponent businessman larry hogan squared off on issues that included natural gas drilling in western maryland, stronger regulation of fertilizers and the transportation budget. ho he began says more money needs to be allocated to road construction. brown says transportation has to be a partnership between the private and public sectors. >> you have to take a balance. our infrastructure includes rails, the port of baltimore, roads. i support the transportation infrastructure act so we can invest in all modes of transportation. marylanders want to spend more time at home with families or being productive on the job and not stuck in traffic. >> you drained, siphoned a billion dollars out of the transportation trust fund, money that was raised through the gas tax. that was the question. it was supposed to go towards transportation projects. and a billion dollars was just siphoned out of there, poured into the general fund, which was a black hole, just disappeared. then when the money disappeared, then you came back and said we h

. >>> maryland's two major gubernatorial candidates, democrat anthony brown and republican larry hoganther in baltimore. "the baltimore sun" and wjz are howeing the debate. it's schedule -- this afternoon rather, but will be broadcast on wjz tonight it 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. >>> meanwhile a new poll shows lieutenant governor is leading mr. hogan by nine percentage points. "the washington post"- university of maryland finds that brown is ahead 47% to 38% among likely voters. 11% are undecided. >>> in virginia the candidates running for the u.s. senate meet tonight in tysons corner. >> the fairfax chamber of commerce is hosting the debate between the incumbent democrat mark warner and his republican challenger ed gillespie. the debate takes place at capital one's headquarters. this is from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. >>> it should be smooth sailing in the district on the council today for a new medical marijuana bill. the measure would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana when they believe it's necessary. right now medical marijuana can only be prescribed in d.c. to people suching from a short

democrat anthony brown and republican larry hogan battled oh guns, taxes and the chesapeake bay. bruce leshan was there. >> reporter: no major gaffes but plenty of zingers in the debate on news channel 8 and it was republican larry hogan who camed armed with a quiver full of tv ready soundbites. >> he raised 40 taxes in a row. they've never met a tax they didn't like or one they didn't hike. >> i don't see the need, nor as governor will i raise taxes. >> after 40 consecutive tax hikes that have taken an additional $10 billion out of the pockets of struggling maryland families we forced another tax on them for the rain that falls on the roof of their homes. >> it's actually insulting to say it's a rain tax. we're not taxing the rain. we're funding a program man dated by the epa to reduce stormwater runoff carrying pollutants into the bay. >> reporter: maryland is a deep blue state with democrats outnumbering republicans by 2- 1, but many of those voters are uneasy about taxes and what they see as a faltering economy and those polls suggest that brown's lead has shrunk to the singl

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

democratic candidate anthony brown and republican candidate larry hogan will take part in an hour-longe today. a recent baltimore sun poll shows brown with a slight lead ov. we will break it down in our news cast later today. >>> according to the "washington post", it could be bad for business. maryland casino revenues went up 32% between 2012 and 2013. just last month, maryland casinos made $82 million. however, in west virginia, delaware and new jersey profits were down, which could spell a trend for casinos in the near future. >>> 6:51. a new report raising doubts about a major donation to a d.c. mayoral campaign. there were already concerns abouthe park southern apartments. the district took over the apartments last spring. a new audit found $100,000 missing from the complex's account. complicating things, a former manager there donated $20,000 to bowser's mayoral campaign. david catania said she should give the money back. >>> it is time to look at the forecast. a slight chance for rain. luckily, it's not going to be a complete washout today >> no washout coming your way today. a

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

days after president obama stumped for anthony brown, one of the gop was stumping for larry hogan today the republican candidate for governor is getting two endorsements, but only wants to talk about one of them. new jersey governor chris cristie's poll numbers down at home. but cristie perhaps more than anyone else in the g.o.p. can still draw a jostling crowd of photographers. >> i'm a mercenary in this job. >> maryland republican gubernatorial nominee, larry hogan, is hoping to draw the same kind of crossover voters that help propel cristie into office. >> mr. hogan, what kind of president do you think he would make? >> he would make a terrific president. i can't think of anybody who has done a better job as governor. >> military style assault apons. >> democratic nominee has done his best to portray hogan as an extremist. shifting positions on gun control. >> b281 went too far. >> the only problem i had is it didn't go far enough. >> hogan declined to answer questions on another endorsement from a national rifle association. >> how do you feel about the nra endorsement? >> i don't h

democratic candidate anthony brown and republican kandday larry hogan will take part in the hour-long debate today. brown has a slight lead over hogan. the debate will be broken down later in our newscast today. >>> and right now a message of love from the parents of an american being held by isis. the father talks about the last time he heard from his son. >>> and a local nurse explains why she does not think hospitals here and around the country are ready to take care of ebola patients. stay wit. >>> the u.s. strategy in isis could change. president obama will meet with military leaders to discuss their plans to fight the terrorist group. so far the president has used air strikes against isis but critics believe he should begin a ground-based attack. the worst fighting is happening in kobani, syria. and isis fighters are targeting turkey now. they have fired 23 air strikes against the isis targets around there but they are afraid of hitting the city and killing civilians in the process. >>> this morning we hear from the parents of the american isis is holding hostage right now. pete

larry hogan and anthony brown. who are you supporting and why? guest: larry hogan.e need a change in maryland. the highest tax state in maryland, we even have a tax on the rain. no realism about what is good for the economy. businesses are leaving in droves. john is a, democrat. are you paying attention? yes.: -- caller: talking about the scott brown race. he is gaining points against jeanne shaheen. he lost against, i forget her name, in massachusetts. he is running in new hampshire. vote democratic this time. host: are you a swing voter. caller: yes. i'll go democrat this time. last time i went with the republicans, our jobless rate was increasing. a lot of companies leaving new hampshire. maggie hassan has been governor, i want to maintain that. evangeline in maryland. caller: good morning. host: what are your thoughts? caller: i'm definitely paying attention. i'm paying attention to local politics. we have a governor's race going on right now. issuesing attention to with police violence on the streets. the newing attention to casino that opened and the money tha

larry hogan will campaign with chris christie in glen burnie tomorrow. 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 wi

. >> now the maryland governor's incumbent anthony brown and challenger larry hogan this debate courtesy of wjv-tv is an hour. >> now from inside the wjz studios, here's vic carter. >> good evening, everyone, and welcome. over the next hour, we'll hear from both candidates running for governor of maryland. we'd like to thank the candidates for being with us this evening. the democratic candidate, lieutenant governor anthony brown and the republican candidate, mr. larry hogan. each candidate will have up to one minute and 30 seconds to make an opening statement and then we'll move on to the issues. i'm joined by "baltimore sun" edtorial page editor andy green. we'll establish a topic and ask one candidate a question. each will get up to one minute and 45 seconds to present his views. the first candidate to answer will be given one minute for rebuttal. at the end of the debate, each candidate will be given one minute for closing statements. we want to thank the many wjz viewers who have emailed us their questioners in candidates over the last week. we read them all and include maryland in

is an anti-incumbent atmosphere here when you look at what hogan has been doing, larry hogan is trying to make anthony brown the incumbent by running against the o'malley/brown, it doesn't matter if it is a democratic or republican incumbent, there is anti-incumbent out there. we have seen there are more races within five points right now in the polls in senate and gubernatorial battles than i have seen in my lifetime. it is unbelievable, really because you have a group of voters fed up with leadership. >> it sounds like it will be key to get the voters out -- >> this this case, you have -- the campaigns are treating it as a base election. but there is a voter, i found them everywhere, with arkansas voters, charlotte mothers, georgia businessmen who said they're fed up with the polarization, they don't think either party really provides much leadership. and they haven't figured out which nostril to hold. the left or right. and i think that in the end will sway things. it feels like there is a tilt toward the republicans that everything is sort of breezing their direction. but not an avalanche yet. >>

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

candidate anthony brown and the republican candidate, mr. larry hogan. will make ane opening statement and then we moved to the issues. i am joined by andy greed. we will establish a topic and then ask one of them a question. each of them will then get up to one minute 45 seconds to present his views. the first candidate to answer will then be given one minute for a bottle. at the end of the debate, each will be given one minute for closing statements. the viewers who have e-mailed their questions over the past week. we read them all and included many in tonight's topics. broadcasts before the has determined that anthony brown will begin first. >> thank you, i want to thank the sponsors and "the baltimore sun," i want to thank the audience in the studio and that are watching the broadcast. maryland is a great state and we have a cop was to a great deal in the last several years. we lead the nation in college affordability. we have driven crime down to levels we haven't seen in four decades and we are only one of six states who have come through the depre

building two new high schools in wheaton, but democrat anthony brown brought together a dozen county democratic leaders to blast republican larry hogan. he says if hogan wins the election in less than two weeks, he will slash money to construct new school. >> the only plan that mr. hogan has laid out during the course of this campaign with numbers behind it is a so-called savings plan and in that plan he calls for a $450 million cut to school construction. >> reporter: a hogan spokesman says he does not plan to cut one dime from school construction. he says brown is basing his whole campaign on a typo in hogan's plan to save the state $1.75 billion. and then he accused brown of wanting to cut money for school breakfasts. brown says that nothing could be further from the truth. >> that student cannot listen to the instruction if their stomach is talking to them. >> reporter: hogan is convinced he is leading in most of the state and that he can draw significant votes in montgomery. >> i believe we're going to do better than any republican has ever done in montgomery county. >> reporter: but with so many county leaders behind him brown