republican barbara comstock won convincingly over her democratic challenger, john faust. both candidates were vying to replace congressman frank wolf, who is retiring after 17 terms in the house. comstock's victory keeps the area's congressional seat in republican hands. >>> turning to the campaign results in the district of columbia, murial bowser will hold her first press conference this afternoon as dc mayor- elect, over two independent challengers to become the district's eighth mayor since the beginning of home rule and only the second woman to hold the office. bruce johnson has more on bowser's convincing win. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson inside the historic howard theater, and the victory party for mayor-elect murial bowser ended at midnight tonight. you've probably already seen the victory speech, but you haven't seen the embrace she gave her parents, her mother, her father, long-time community activist in ward 5 of the city, political activist. it was very touching. and you should have seen the interview she gave us, the first one-on-one interview after dec

he outspent barbara comstock. there was a comment made about comstock never having a real job, which she pounced on for the remainder of the campaign and the foust campaign insists it was taken out of context. many people point to that as a turning point in this contest. or perhaps many people suggest 2014 seems to be the republican year. in concession, foust wished comstock the best of luck in congress and said he would help her in any way he could. from the foust campaign in dulles, i'm mola lenghi, wusa 9. >>> as we head into break, we leave you with results for the key races in dc. webuyanycar.com lling your car, truck or suv? inova. join the future oftinge is-that's prhealth.e medicine. takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com >> what i think has been so remarkable about tonight is that the republicans who have won ha

. >> barbara comstock declared victory over john foust. that seat is the one being left vacant by republican frank wolf who is retiring after 34 years in congress. we begin with kristin wroiiegts with the comstock campaign. >> reporter: many thought it would be a close race, but it really wasn't. joining me is delegate comstock. thank you for joining me and congratulations. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: what do you think won this race handily? >> i can't thank my team and staff enough. we go out, talk to everybody, be on the ground, have a really grassroots effort and focus on their priorities. what i said is i try to listen to people, learn from them and lead based on their priorities. and also my staff, they're very grassroots oriented. and i think we focus on the economy, turning the economy m resonated, and the very serious place we find ourselves in the world on the international stage, people from leon panetta who served in the obama administration and across the board are very concerned with our foreign affairs and what's go

we just can't trust barbara comstock. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm richard jordan at the live desk with more breaking news. the justice department and the epa announce ad a settlement wi ki accusing them of misleading customers and violating the clean air act. here's what attorney genel eric holder said. >> we are here to announce set clean air act that i believe will send an unmistakable message to automakers around the world that they must comply with u.s. law. thi is about 1.2 million cars that according to the federal govern emit more greenhouse gases than the epa allows. as a result, they will pay $100 million in fines. the largest fineser for a clean air violation. they also must forfeit credits given to carmakers for producing fuel efficient models. so, again, that's latest on the settlement between the justice department and the epa. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, richard. now to a developing story. federal aviation investigators say virgin galactic's experime

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. sthmpt a horrifying struggle captured on this surveillance video. a woman is fighting back as a man drags her. tonight she's still missing after being kidnapped off a philadelphia street. police released that video tonight hoping for any clues to find the woman. she managed to smash the car's rear windows trying to get away. they talked to her family and a key witness. >> reporter: late this afternoon, crime scene investigators returning to sweep up the last bit of evidenc the shattered glass from the window of e abductor's car. earlier we showed the family the suy had bn waiting to see all day, the struggle between the 22-year-old and her attacker. >> police, just whoever, just please bring her back home. that's all we want. just release her. we don't care. ju h go somewhere. >> she was screaming for help. if i figured if it was someone she knew, she wou have said the name. >> a witness says he found items on th

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back at 4:38. we are answering your election questions. our producers found fewer campaign signs in maryland this year. they did digging and found state workers removed thousands from the road. 3,000 signs were taken down in montgomery and prince george's counties alone. maryland does not allow signs in the median state roads because they could distract you and make the roads unsafe. in the district you will not only decide the next mayor but decide whether to legalize marijuana. you a choice to vote yes or no to ballot initiative 71 which legalizes the cultivation and possession of a limited amount of marijuana. the supporters of the initiative will hold an election party as well as a fund-raiser for the d.c. kitchen. while this legalizes possession of marijuana, it does not legalize the sale of marijuana. the d.c. council is currently working to come up with regulation laws. >>> we're also keeping a

this feels as if it's barbara comstock's to lose. i think romney narrowly carried it even though obama carried the state and virginia. it's razor thin. very close. i have to give the edge to comstock, but we'll see. >> in maryland's governor race, squeaker at this point. >> i have to tell you, what's interesting here, what we're seeing in maryland is happening in governors races across the country. an anti-status quo or incumbent fever out there. so incumbent administrations, even if they aren't the incumbent candidate. so anthony brown has been running. larry hogan has been running against the omalley, brown administration. whe the candidate of the party in power is struggling. these races are -- it's fascinating. there's no discernible pattern. if you were the party in charge, automatically a slice of voters going, i want new blood. >> chuck todd, i know you are in your e these days. >> yes, ma'am. >> we love listening to you. >> good. >> if you aren't sure where to vote tomorrow, we've posted a polling place locator in our nbc wash

we just can't trust barbara comstock. trpamaiot jority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. we all know washington's broken. but to fix it, it takes people who are independent.. and willing to work across the aisle. that's what i've tried to do in business, as your governor... and in the senate. because it's the only way we're gonna solve big problems... like cutting our national debt, fixing the va, or... bringing good jobs to virginia. it's been a great honor to represent you. and if you rehire me, i'll work everyday... to make virginia even stronger. >>> welcome to game on varsity, everybody, best high school football show on earth! we got spirit, yes, we do. we got spirit, how about you? to prove it the dematha lady stags are in the house. ladies! [ cheering and applause ] [ cheering ] >> i like it. i like it. i like it. all right. let's get to the game of the week. all right, i like it, good stuff. here comes gangrene in our game of the week loudoun valley taking on loudoun county. vikings got a pr

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we just can't trust barbara comstock. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> right now storm team 4 is keeping an eye on the temperatures. we're climbing into the the 60s. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us right now. >> some places 50s. other places in the 60s. but we're warming up. >> not bad. >> our officials are voting on all kinds of stuff. >> all kinds of reasons to get outside and enjoy the day. extra long lunch break to get out and cast your ballot for whoever you think is the best candidate. people say you vote if you hate both candidates? absolutely. if you choose not to vote for one of them, there's still a lot of ballot initiatives on the ballot as well. you may have to skip one, but you should still go to the polls. my soap box is now done. skies are partly to mostly cloudy. mild enough day by november standards to be out there. sunglasses if you live in virginia where there's more sunshine and a light jacket if you live in maryland, where we have just a touch m

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight police are looking for a driver who hit a man on a scooter and killed him. he was riding the scooter in falls church. the car drove away but police found it later parked near the crash scene. the driver had run off. >>> police arrested a maryland man for kidnapping thanks to a message scrolled in lipstick in an mcdonald's bathroom wall. investigators say the kent county man kidnapped his estranged wife, held her in his home and assaulted him. the woman pretended to use the bathroom to use her lipstick to write a message on the wall asking for help. >> the fact that she had the opportunity and the tenintellig to make that message made her safe. >>of officers found him at a ma and arrested homo. >>> a lot of people saw all white today. states like south carolina and georgia had an early snowfall in recorded history. freeze warnings in north georgia. residents got hit with up to two inches of snow. i thi

>> reporter: congressman elect barbara comstock making one last jab at her opponent and the comment herign blasted as sexist. comstock will be the first woman to serve virginia's 10th district. she enters congress as the number of women seated passes 100 the first time. former congresswoman connie mar rel ella is a former congresswoman. >> it's a good start but we haven't elected that many. >> reporter: she enter in '96. >> 24 new women were elected to congress in that one year. we all had high hopes this is going to continue to be the perspective and this will continue to be the future legacy that more would be added and then it plateau'd. >> reporter: she serves with district of columbia eleanor holmes morton and donna edwards was elected in 2008 and now barbara comstock joins the list of women representing our area in washington. >> it's a good thing, doesn't matter what party, diversity is a good thing. >> hopefully one day we will have more women. >> women believe in consensus, we believe in compromise, that you deliberate. >> reporter: north carolina democrat alma adams becomes th

right now in virginia, northern virginia, between barbara comstock and john faust -- you have a in maryland you have a fantastic race setting up between larry hogan, a businessman republican, tried to take the governor posse. only a handful of republicans have ever gotten that seat in maryland. all across the country, we are going to see great races. in middle america, pat roberts trying to hold onto the seat he has had for decades. andew england, scott brown lost in massachusetts. he is trying to win in new hampshire. 2 potential runoffs could set the stage for december or january votes in louisiana and georgia. it should be a really exciting night. we hope you can join us. >> thanks very much. some voters elected to avoid the long lines on election day. they took part in early voting. the latest numbers from the associated press indicate 16.4 million ballots were cast in person or by mail in 31 states. 2010 inting is up from 10 states, and that includes maryland. couldmaine, some voters take it as a challenge, because some polling places could be in the dark after a winter storm knocked o

barbara comstock voted against that. she is agast rsing tax revenues foror transportation.coness, they are gog to have to deal withhedmiral has partition funding crisis that comes up every few months. neither supports raising >> thanks for joining us. as always, wwant to know w what you thought about the show. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter, d watch pasas interviews a at wj l.a....com. let us know what topicsou want toto see discussed. 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. one"dad, let's gome shoot some hoops.", i couldn't play with him. i didn't have the energy, i was just so overweight. it just made me feel like i was nothing. and then my sister introduced me to herbalife. i starte

[applause] i am thankful that the people of the district -- >> barbara comstock defeating her opponent. she will be filling the seat. >> in virginia's eight the district, the democrat has appeared to have one jim mor an's seat. >> there is no crisis before us that we cannot master as long as we work together with humility and understanding. >> the competitor was republican mike edmund. moran has hold the seat for 24 years. next district. dave brat beat eric cantor or. brat'slled the race in favor. new to college and are professors. congratulations to dave brat. >> social media has played a critical role in the election this year. with both campaigning and getting a pulls for early voting numbers. >> what a night, rebecca. >> what a night. the midterm elections have been dominating social media for several weeks. that is true as the results come in. one of the biggest surprises nationwide has been the senate race in virginia. it is the republicans were most apprised by glaspie -- ed gillespie's strong throwing -- showing. losing.aw cantor and now ed gillespie? is one of the top senate r

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we are staying on top of breaking news right now. part of new hampshire avenue is shut down in silver spring. >> this is a live look now from the camera there where a pedestrian was hit by a car. news4's melissa mollet is following this in your first 4 traffic. >> take a look at the chopper over the scene at new hampshire avenue at randolph road completely shut down in the intersection because of a pedestrian that was hit. you can see some of the debris there. it will be shut down we understand for some time. let's look at what exactly is closed. new hampshire avenue closed between midland road and wolf drive. eastbound randolph also closed at vital way. that sort of triangle is shut down. take layhill or columbia pike to get around that. 270 at falls road is moving along just fine. 66 and 95 in virginia, no real problems there. 95 in virginia, a little slow heading through dale city at 20 miles per hour. thi

it was the complete opposite in the 10th district in virginia, barbara comstock celebrating a blowout win defeating john faust by 17%. >> to the district now, democrat muriel bowser is celebrating a sweeping win in the mayoral race, defeating david catania and carol schwartz. mayor vincent gray did not did issuewser, but he a statement congratulating her and he said is it ministration will work closely with her on the transition. also, a resounding victory in the district for marijuana legislation advocates -- voters easily approved measure -- initiative 71. it is subject to review, but d.c. delegate eleanor holmes overton says -- norton says anyone who tries to fight the measure will get the fight of their lives. >> the republican sweep signals a rising wave of voter discontent with democrats and especially president obama. we have more on the change of power on capitol hill. >> the massive republican wave tuesday night has left democrats licking their williams. exit was a crushing defeat for the democrats -- they lost -- >> licking their williams. >> it was a crushing defeat for dem

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> new pictures tonight of the moment virgin galactic space ship 2 exploded mid flight. we have the latest on the crash from california. >> disaster over the mojave desert, chunks of charred fusel lodge all that remains. ken brown captured the moment it all came apart. >> just a big white puff. immediately i knew something went horribly wrong. >> space is hard and today was a tough day. >> today's flight, a test run of a new rocket fuel mixture. >> it was a fuel formula that was proven and tested on the ground. >> one pilot killed, another seriously injured. >> we believe we owe it to the folk who's were flying these vehicles as well as the folk who's have been working so hard on them, to understand this, and to move forward. >> with richard branson leasing the way, virgin galactic was expected to take tourists into space in the next few years. this has come at the end of a week that sent the space community reel

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. - oh, the young. their energy seems like an unlimited resource we sometimes wish would run out, at least for a moment. but as we grow into adults, it's important to learn how to use our energy wisely, especially when it comes to electricity. you can save energy and money by caulking around windows. and by using a power strip, you can turn off several devices when they're not in use, or when you're simply done. it's all about using your energy wisely, and novec is here to help. for more tips, go to novec.com. novec: helping you save. >>> 15 after the hour. polls open in just about 45 minutes across virginia. ane of you in the state's tenth district e voting for a new representative this morning. congressman k wolf had the seat for decades and the race to replace him is spirited. mcgrath is joining us now with a look at this race. good morning. >> rep it is still early but we are starting to see signs of life here

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> political control of the u.s. senate is in the balance right now. and depends on the decisions of voters in three dozen states. polling has been favoring republicans who have fewer seats to defend. news4's aaron gilchrist explains what's at stake. >> there are 36 seats in 33 states up for grabs right now. seven in states where democrats are retiring, and president obama lost in 2012. west virginia is the one closest to us. shelly moore kippito is the favorite to become the first republican senator in more than 50 years. south dakota and montana are also favored to go red. here's how we expect the races to shake out today. in order for democrats to win, they'll have to hold off republicans in new hampshire, north carolina and a majority of the eight other battleground states that you see here in purple. now if it's close, they have a built-in advantage, too. the two independence in congress currently caucus wi

we just can't trust barbara comstock.iomajority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet, so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. so i'll be half-fast when i share my photos. and i'll do a half-fast job updating my blog. wait, is everything under this tree half-fast? who wants eggnog? don't settle for half-fast cable internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. uploads as fast as downloads. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> i'm nikki burdine in upper marlboro where it seems we have a battle on our hands in our quest to become the governor of maryland. this morning, lieutenant governor anthony brown will be casting his vote here today. his challenger republican larry hogan will be casting his billions it where today. -- ballot elsewhere today. maryland is not so positively blue this coming election. it seems we have quite a close race on o

we just can't trust barbara comstock.atriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> d.c. police are trying to figure out how a woman ended up dead inside a vacant building. they were caused to langston southeast. the woman's body was on fire. police can't say how she died. the body was taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy to see if this was murder. >>> a helicopter and plane collided. three people tkaoeufpltd ntsb said the plane was khraoertd for landing one minute before the helicopter was to take off. this is from the preliminary report. they have not said why it happened or who was at fault. >>> you can send treats to wounded warriors in our region and troops serving overseas. girl scouts are collecting leftover halloween candy. donate by november 15th. it's part of a nationwide campaign called operation gratitude. the group sends care packages to the u.s. military. for more information we will post a link on nbcwashington.com. the u.s. postal service released deadlines for

barbara comstock is facing off against republican john foust. frank wolf is retiring after decades in office. jim moran is also retiring. moran represented northern virginia's congressional district since 1991. >>> and two procedures are rung for eric cantor's seat in virginia in the wake of his stung primary loss. they are republican party candidate dave bratt and democrat jack trammell. both are procedures. >>> crossing the border into the district who will be the mayor? the race is much closer than years past. >> reporter: hello, i'm bruce johnson. key to the d.c. mayoral race is now the turnout. bowser is the overwhelming favorite in a town where eight of ten registered voters are democrat. she's got close to a half million dollars in the bank to move campaign workers around where they need to be. david ketanya is counting on independent voters and needs a third of the democrats to look his way. he is trying to become the first openly gay and the first white mayor in d.c. home rule history. as for carol schwartz she has practically no money

. >>> barbara comstock is congresswoman-elect. she is the first woman ever for the 10th district. in the end, comstock beat foust with 57% of the vote. in her victory speech, she took an immediate swing at her opponent immediately after being introduced by her daughter. >> i'm finally going to get a real job. >> comstock will replace representative or congressman frank wolf, who is retiring. he thanked wolf. >>> you, along with friends and neighbors, decides to change the way maryland spends transportation money. the trust fund can now only be used to fix highways and pay off transportation bonds. state leaders declared an emergency to use it for other reasons. >>> the first elected attorney general is can't recall racine with 41% of the vote. he previously served as public defender and white house lawyer >> a close race on a question ended in defeat. it would give council man a chance to be in charge for three terms instead of current two terms. they lost 51-49. that means baker is now in his final term. he won the election unopposed. >> prince george's county launched a 500 mill

. >>> now that barbara comstock is heading to d.c. to represent the 10th district, the process begins to replace her. first, she has to resign from the house, which has not yet happened. then each will select a nominee in the primary. republicans set theirs for november 15th. once the candidates are decided, a special election will be held. that will likely happen next month or early next year. >>> today the salvation army is kicking off its annual holiday traditions. the red kettle campaign. they pop up outside of grocery stores this time of year seeking donations for those in need. the campaign kicks off at giant food on cathedral commons on wisconsin avenue. brand-new giant. . >>> the rockefeller center christmas tree will arrive in new york city. giant spruce was cut down and hoisted on a trailer on pennsylvania on wednesday. the 13 ton tree will grace the plaza throughout the christmas season. crews will load with more than 45,000 l.e.d. lights. a special ceremony will be held december 3rd. new york city is beautiful. >> i feel b

i endorsed barbara's comstock who was a staffer for me but it is interesting. i hope your -- i helped her when i could. >> is it like an out of body experience? >> i have known barbara for years and i am connected to what she is trying to do. i would like to see the seats stay in the republican column. >> the whole city has changed so much over the past three decades. i was the district changed and how was it reflective of what has happened to washington? >> dramatically. my first election, i lost in 1980 because of ronald reagan, not because of me read. i grabbed his a coattails and he pulled me across the line. now i have fairfax, great falls, centerville. the shenandoah valley. one of the most historic areas in the nation thread. eorge washington's first elected office was in winchester, to the house of burgess. it has changed dramatically. at one time it went down and touched harrisonburg in the well. the transportation's unchanged red when i got elected -- transportation's have changed. when i got elected i may have been one of the first people to ampaign a

we just can't trust barbara comstock. pa t triomajority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. 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. >>> a man in australia admits it was not the best idea to jump on to the carcass of a dead whale surrounded by sharks on a feeding frenzy. >> but he did it anyway and here's a video to prove it. his name is harrison williams. he was out boating and they came across this dead whale and next thing you know, williams was climbing up on top of said whale. apparently not afraid of all those sharks in the water. >> you think you are -- >> yeah, definitely. >> mom thinks i'm an idiot. >> the good news

the seat was left open by republican barbara comstock elected to the house of representatives.ne democrat and two republicans are vying for the seat. the gop will hold a firehouse primary on friday to pick their candidate. >>> arlington county public schools just earned a new title to land it in the top 50 best school districts in the country. the website miche lists more than,0 8,000 schools based on their academics, teachers and diversity. falls church took the 98th spot. >> we have a lot of good schools in our area, right? >>> let's check the forecast when we come back. stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> all quiet on the national mall, but it won't stay that way for long. we are helping you prepare for the big crowds for the concert of valor expected to descend on d.c. in the coming hours. what you need to know heading to the show and the closures in the city to make your drive to work a little more of a hassle. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's wednesday, november 11, 2014. we'll take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 48 d

in the team, i am so happy to congratulate my longtime friend, barbara comstock, for winning in the 10th congressional district. [applause] and in the seventh district, a new friend i made in the course of this campaign, dave bradford, who will do a great job representing the people of the seventh. -- dave brat, who will do a great job representing the people of the seventh. [applause] they will be effective leaders for the people that elected them, certainly does for our commonwealth. i want to congratulate another longtime friend, suzanne shelti, and another new friend, mike edwards, running such impressive races in the eighth and 11th districts as well. [applause] virginia has one of the finest congressional delegations in the united states congress, and it was a joy, a pure joy, to run with whitman, rachel, forbes, bob, and morgan griffith. they are all strong voices for us in the united states congress. former congressman eric cantor and retiring congressman frank wolf were generous in their support of our efforts as well, and i want to thank them not only for their support of our c

ewrginia's barbara comstock said undocumented immigrants should be tracked like fedex packages.you have a new crop of conservatives coming into the house who have suggested, among other thing, that women need to submit to the authority of their esband, that hillary clinton is the anti-christ, and some of them don't think you're conservative enough. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: how do you deal with them differently? >> i think the premise of your question i would take exception to. ves, we have some new members who have made some statements, i'll give you that. but when you look at the vast majority of the new members that are coming in here, they're really solid members. >> reporter: those solid members, he said, include the youngest woman ever to serve in congress and william herd of texas, who is african american and a former c.i.a. agent. overall, scott, speaker boehner said he's very happy with his party's recruitment this election cycle. >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you very much. obre's something special-- this sunday on "face the nation," bob schie

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. >>> 6:156789 decision 2014, republican barbara comstock beat foust to represent northern virginia in congress. comstock becomes the first woman ever to represent the state's 10th district. >> this is a heated battle with john foust. there were a lot of heated ads, including where comstock uses a quote from foust saying he doesn't think comstock ever had a real job. she talks about what she wants to do in washington. >> getting things done and working together and bringing people together to solve the problems we have. that's what i plan on doing. >>> she will replace frank wolf who is retiring. she said she would serve in his great tradition. president obama will meet with congressional leaders friday after republicans swept congress. they will layout their agenda for the next two years. they will focus on on jobs, energy and tax reform. >>> we are following a developing story out of pennsylvania right now. the search is on for a person of interest in connection with a woman abducted off the street in philadelphia. the woman has ties to st. mary's county, maryland. police released th

that seat was left open by republican barbara comstock. system and two republicans are vying for that seat. they will hold a primary on friday to pick their candidate. >> and we're watching a developing story out of hawaii right now. slow-moving lava has finally reached a home. >> plus, our veterans day coverage continues. the message military leaders and the vice president have for men >>> for the first time, we are hearing from an emergency room doctor who got ebola. speaking just moments ago at a news conference after being cleared of the deadly virus. >> my case has garnered international attention. my infection represents but a fraction of the more than 13,000 reported cases to date in west africa. the center of the outbreak where families are being torn apart and communities are destroyed. >> before talking, dr. spencer and new york city mayor bill de blasio there sharing a hug. spencer is the last known ebola case in the u.s. he got it while treating patients in guinea. his fiance is still under quarantine. >>> now to a developing s

socklican barbara const and -- barbara comstock. previously held for jim moran is up for grabs. no matter where you were in our area, the weather is no excuse not to go to the polls. >> i think what we are seeing all day except without the sunshine. it will be dry and mild and it will be just fine. a live look at laurel, maryland and the skies are mostly cloudy. a few patches of loose guy left over but for the overnight arlington at 65. a very mild afternoon. we will slowly drop overnight with some areas this morning in the 30's. temperatures very mild look to the left side of your screen and you can see the numbers drop. on wednesday we will deal with the front and the rain and we will have a few details of what will follow. willnight, maryland voters select a new governor in a race many had written off early. lieutenant governor anthony brown is in a dead heat with republican larry hogan for the state's top office. it's begin with our maryland bureau chief who is with anthony brown's campaign in college park. show thisd the polls is a very tight race and it has become that wil

versus 65% who say the country is going on the wrong track >> now to the 10th district where barbara comstock becomes the first woman in history to represent that district. she beat foust with 57% of the vote. she took a swing after being announced by her daughter. >> i'm finally going to get a real job. >> couple stomaching replace frank wolf who is retiring at the end of the year. she thanked wolf and said she will serve in his great tradition >> marylanders decided to change the way they spend transportation money. it puts limits on the state transportation trust fund. they have to declare an emergency to use it for anything other than fixing highways and paying bonds. for the first time, d.c. elected the first democrat attorney general. can't recall racine previously spent a time as a lawyer. that measure lost 51% to 49%. that means baker is now in his final term as executive. he was one of the biggest proponents of the term limit increase. >>> $500,000 rebranding campaign. the experience, expand, explore is designed to invite people to the county to check out the top tourist attractions.

in ashburn tonight we have more on the showdown between barbara comstock and john faust. barbarahere at comstock's headquarters for the night here in ashburn. this is a very hotly contested , a memberen comstock of the virginia house of delegates, and a former staffer and john faust, who is on the fairfax board of supervisors. this is the battle that was held by frank wolf, who is not seeking reelection. he made that determination and announcement in december. he has held that seasons 1980, 1981. there are three other candidates in the race, but it will come down tonight to faust and comstock. both parties want to see very badly. they have toured a lot of money into the race. if you have watched television at all over the last couple of months you have seen the ads for both candidates. it is shown to be of diverse case. this should be a very, very interesting night. reporting live from ashburn, abc seven news. >> abc 7 will be with you folks all night. >> still ahead in the next half-hour here, a look at some key national races that could swing the balance of power on cap

. >> fairfax county plans to hold a special election on january 6 to fill the seat for barbara comstock in the house of delegates. she was elected to the house of representatives last week. she will fill the 10th district seat once wolfe retires. at the apex summit overseas, it caught the attention of chinese censors. take a look, vladimir putin caught on camera putting a shawl around the shoulders of the chinese presidents wife. seconds later she discreetly took it off. there was a field day after that happened, but there is almost no trace of it left on chinese sites. president obama became the target of his own controversy as cameras caught him chewing gum walking into the ceremony. locals considered his action offensive and they voice their opinions online. they also took issue with his decision to take a state department vehicle instead of using the local limousine service. >> back here at home now, the national cathedral may be an episcopal church, the coming up at 4:00 find out what kind of service it plans to hold for the first time this week. >> the airport installs dozens of p

we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. classes at gonzaga will beg with prayo meer 17-year-o din pty. he was killed can on a crash o the beltway this weekend. he was on the side of the ad when a jeep slammed into it. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. dominic petty was a student, a athlete. he was the kind of guy pele wanted to be around. he was likable. he was killed in a car accen in montgomery county ju f the beltway when his vehieas broke down and struck by anotr vehicle. this happen saturday. students returning to campu here this morning will go straight to st. aloysius chch. a lot of places, a lot of schools talk about having a family atmosphere. that's part of the culture re as they deal with this loss. petty was a 17-year-olhoey player. he was a senior. he was a student here at gonga high school. one of the five people tw in that car was another mb of the family here atza that's patrick johannson. we understand he is in crica but stable conditi

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they told barbara comstock who won in virginia, she never had a real job.idn't do manuel labor. joni ernst, wasn't it rich, if waiting republicans to win the senate, ernst came in, republican woman tipped balance of power. isn't that rich. >> strikes me this is easy part is diversity, whatever that is, as hard coming up with your ideas are and agreeing as a party what you stand for and what you believe. >> that's true. i think it should primarily be about ideas. look at gop event, convention, speech, and whatever it is flash camera on audience i think it's a good thing to see people of all different races, men, women, young people, older people. because i think it shows that the party is just reaching more people. the tent is growing. that means more people are hearing the republican message and saying, yeah, i can get behind that. they're speaking to me. >> they also have to refine the republican message. they really do. to attract voters in 2016. >> know what they all agree on. she wasn't old enough to vote for herself for office. >> i love this story. >>

the wheels sort of fell off the campaign when he made this comment about barbara comstock never havingeal job. and then that sort of caused the democrats to pull money out and so he had to cancel some of his television ads. comstock wins and takes the stage and says at last i finally got a real job. the crowd kind of went insane. comstock ended up winning with a margin larger than expected. however, here is the catch. she has to run for re-election two years from now which is a different battlefield. it's presidential year. the voters tend to be younger and more diverse. she might have a difficult time in re-election. >> john faust is making noises like he might just come back in two years. whether they'll let him do that, i don't know. she's considered a superlative political operator, legislatively she's been very conservative. that's the rap on her. no frank wolf. much more to the right of him. her supporters say she will adapt and learn and meld into what she has to do. the test will come in two years. >> wasn't it somewhat surprising that her numbers were as large. won by about 16

they are running for the seat left vacant by barbara comstock's election to congress. >>> also today, an artist will unveil his 35-foot tall tree artwork called silver symphony. it's made from chimes, bells, pin wheeles and ribbons. you can see and interact with the artwork for the next ten weeks or so. >>> they're supposedo be energy efficient. a lot of homes have them. the recall this morning on one product that could be a fire >>> devastating hits on high school fields, but most of the victims aren't playing football. the news 4i teams helps investigate how schools are keeping fe mall athletes safe. >>> plus, a controversial story posted on our facebook page. a pro life club is about to start at a northern virginia high school. >>> news 4 is working for you. we have a consumer alert. check your water heater. challenger supply holings is recalling 29,000 tankless water heaters because they can overheat, causing a fire hazard. the recall involves all models of single and dual purpose coair and quiet side brand tankless gas water heaters. they w sold at independent dealers nationwide

we just can't trust barbara comstock.ot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> a judge in maine says a nurse who treated ebola patients does not have to stay inside her home, quarantined. kaci hickox cared for patients in sierra leone. state of maine wanted her to stay inside her house for a 21-day incubation period that would have ended november 10. >>> canada has stopped visas, the stop was a matter of preserving public health. the ban appli to workers, student and visitor visas for people who have been in a country with widespread ebola transmission. applications already filed will not be processed. >>> today, arlington is working to keep its residents safe and warm this winter, opening this afternoon, 15th street north near the metro station. it will be open every day from 4:00 to 9:00 in the morning until march 31st next year. the shelter provides meals, laundry and other services for 74 people at a time. >>> and this morning, a new jersey couple is waking up newlyweds. >> y wedding, it

they are running for the seat left vacant by barbara comstock's election. >>> frosty the snowman is back. everyone's favorite snowman is being brought to life in more than 2 million pounds of colorful ice. this weekend, you and the family can walk through a classic christmas story and go down those fun ice slides over two stories high. adult tickets running abo $34. kids under 2 are free. and if you've ever done this, it is so fun. we've done it every year. you go and you put these huge -- you can barely move these hu walh the ice village. and the ice slides are a hit with the kids. but you also -- a lot of people don't know this, but once you go inside the national harbor of the gaylord there, they have a gingerbread workshop. >> and santa is there so you can get pictures of the kiddo >> it's that time of year. can you believe it? >> you buried it. gingerbread, count me in now. it's a beautiful start to the weekend. if you have things to do outside, go ahead and get it knocked out today. clouds will be back tomorrow. it's going to be very chilly both days this weekend. there's our early

we just can't trust barbara comstock.aiot jority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> you can see in our futurecast, upper 40s here in town. we'll take you to lunch time. now in the 50s. not any chance of rain today. another afternoon mix of sun and clouds. highs upper 50s to low 60s, milder than yesterday. let's go over to beverly to facetime saver traffic. >> we are checking out the rides. getting up toward the beltway. the crash at poplar hill road also crashes down in  hughesville. on route 5 at the 231 bypass. for charles county accidents. montgomery county falls road remains closed shut down south of money transocean and north of tucker man. the clair barton parkway closed as well. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> a local candidate who served jail time for embezzling thousands of dollars there's years ago is back on the ballot. >> his name, william c shelton. running again, this time in a different dc neighborhood. delia goncalves has this exclusive. >> i definitely would have a problem with i

there will be barbara comstock in northern virginia. and mimi walters of california. that would be 4. they would beginning one. right now, arizona's second martin mcnally is ahead by about 30 votes. there is a chance -- there is still a lot of votes to be counted in the democrat and republican counties. women, evenhose though the number of women are still low in the caucus, those women will be getting a lot of attention. the 30-year-old, the youngest woman elected. republican woman elected -- i think she is going to have a high profile in the party. in terms of other diversity -- there was an african american elected in a tech that -- a texas district, who defeated democrat pete gallego in a district that is majority hispanic. i think he will get some attention. comingcarvalho will be to congress. and we will see carl demaio, who a san diego city councilman. that race is still too close to call. republicans, there is an opportunity to have some diverse members outside of the typical theywhite male stereotype have. >> we are talking about a house republican conference