amy aubert shows that barbara mikulski was honored today for her commitment to the department of homeland security and keeping america safe. amy: senator barbara mikulski receiving the distinguished public service medal recognizing her commitment to the department of homeland security and the efforts to this is about we. it's about we, the people. i feel that as your united states senator i'm still a social worker but a social worker with power. amy: the senator spoke of her commitment in front of a crowd of secret service personnel and trainees. >> i'm not going to do a laundry list of dollars and cents. i want you to know every day i thought about you. >> this happened on site at going to come. i am going to come to the secret service training school because it says it all about what goes on under the mission of the department of homeland security. >> before the event, senator mikulski toured the ground and got to watch a training exercise. >> u.s. department of homeland security secretary johnson calls senator mikulski an outstanding champion. >> whether it is ensuring that we get adeq

barbara mikulski seat is up for grabs. on the house side you have delaney and for the first time in a long time, you may notice there are no more touchscreens. everything is being done by tenant paper. if you mess up, you have to start all over again. reporting in rockville, back to you. melanie: a lot of people are interested in the early voting. to the eight wards in the district. polls will be open in d.c. from 8:30 in the morning every day through november the fourth. happening now in montgomery county, the drunk driver who struck and killed a police officer is being sentenced. last december, he went to a hooters on rockville pike and got behind the wheel. a short time later, he had the new developments in last night shooting outside a movie theater in waldorf. the victim has died. police responded after 8:00 last night. investigators tell us the victim was with friends behind the theater and then the victim stopped to talk to the suspect who suddenly took out a gun and shot him. the alleged shooter is in custody. next

the candidates are running for barbara mikulski. >>> it's been a knockout, drag down election. i don't think anybody would disagree with that. but there's a local election. nobody com -- campaigning. >> we sent northern virginia bureau chief, peggy fox to find out why. >> lesli, there actually are people running for town but they do things differently here in tiny historic hillsboro. >> reporter: you've probably driven right through hillsboro on your way to harpers ferry. or the charlestown racetrack. >> they will be backed up from here to the red light. >> the tiny town of only 90 residents, runs only a half mile, along busy route 9. but the entire count of hillsboro is designated historic, with homes dating back to the 1700s. here. >> safer, up know, one of virginia's most historic and best preserved towns. >> he's been mayor if are the past 10 years and served on a council before that. he's running again, but not on the ballot. >> why isn't anybody on the ballot? >> it's a tradition that started before i got here. >> reporter: it's considered impolite to be campaigning. vote

marylanders are not just focused on the presidential election with trump and clinton, but remember, barbara mikulski's seat is up for grabs. kathy shilique is taking on chris van hollen. you also have an question on the ballot, the term limit question 8 will be something marylanders will be voting for. the voting method will be the same today as on november 8, and that means no more touchscreens. you may not have to bring your be provided a pencil. maryland is going a bit old-school for the first time in a long time, bringing back the paper ballots. those ballots will be run through an optical scanning machine to count every vote. number 2 pencils here, in maryland. reporting live in rockville, john gonzalez, "good morning washington." larry: also today in maryland, a new place for you to shop in time for the holiday season. what to expect from the montgomery mall. brian johnson is checking stores. autria: 6:11 now. a grand opening ceremony begins at 9:30 this morning for a new outlet mall in clarksburg. we were there for the groundbreaking at clarksburg premium outlets. the center offers shoppers a f

van hollen and republican kathy szeliga are running for the seat currently held by democrat barbara mikulski. mikulski. they debated earlier today. this comes from the university of baltimore courtesy of wjz-tv. moderator: questions will be posed by our panel. director of the schaeffer center for public policy her the university of baltimore, and myself of wjz-tv. the recipient of the opening statement was determined by coin toss. the moderator can repeat the questions for the candidate is needed. candidates cannot interrupt one another. i appreciate you allowing me to be here today. if you would mind leaving the stage at this point so we can continue -- candidate oni'm a the ballot, i have a state rights campaign. i would like to know why i'm not here to read -- here. [no audio] >> some problems with the feet of the maryland senate debate from baltimore. we expect to bring that event usually here on c-span. -- to you shortly here on c-span. [no audio] -- his nominee on her many misgivings. calling americans a basket of deplorables -- her e-mail scandal, the clinton foundation. i would like