bartlett is on the record in opposition.rats from the washington suburbs don't like it either. representative donna edwards believes -- believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting it into three districts. the third district looks like a z and also hugs the coastline around annapolis. because gus rupen -- sits on the committee, the map makes a detour to include his home. congresswoman's district would -- could become one of the strongest african-american districts in the country. overall, maryland republicans consider the approach jerry mannedering. several republican senators and delegates have come up with their own maps. all legislative proposals will get full hearings. the first hearing is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. and is expected to last into the evening. david collins, wbal. >> and the governor also plans to hold a press conference tomorrow outlining the details of his jobs birblings aspects of which will be introduced during the 2012 session of the general belief. occupy protests gained momentum, joined b

that change could make bartlett be more competetive for a democrat. it would leave minorities.nderstand and share the political interest that are at stake both nationally and in our state. i cannot support the form spear to have been sacrificed for these political interest. governor o'malley will resubmit the plan for a special session next week. >>> today first lady michelle obama jumped at the chance literally to promote kid's physical fitness. she led hundreds of kids in the area in a minute of jumping jacks on the south lawn of the white house and why not make an attempt at the guinness book of world records. this has to happen within a 24-hour period and the white house event was a kickoff. >> a lot of kids. . >> a lot of kids. >> it can happen anywhere. as long as they document it. >> within 24 hours? >> yes. >> let's go for it. >> we'll go to the white house and do jumping jackets. >> i don't think we have clearance for the white house. >>> let's talk about the rain heading our way. most of the showers and light rain setting up west of town. this is a little bit of a cha

. >> reporter: on his website, six district congressman roscoe bartlett says he's not interested in politicshe's interested in the country. maryland republicans claim state democrats targeted his seat for a democratic takeover. >> it was done to increase their numbers in washington. >> reporter: redistricting now gives democrats a shot at the seat bartlett has been holding for 23 years. remember these? between kratovil and andy harris. ended up with harris getting the seat long held by republicans. >> i would imagine republicans would spend 10 cents in district 1. but they'll spend millions -- plus -- millions to hold onto that seat in western maryland. >> reporter: bartlett has said he will run for re-election. but the government and assembly have lit rae change -- literally changed the landscape. >> there will be people coming in from all over to campaign. it will be like a battle in an antietam. >> reporter: reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hi. -- hill. >> the governor says the map was drawn. >> as bob has been showing us, we see a line that is clear. >> to the

the change could make bartlett's seat more competitive for a democratic challenger. edwards says the shift would leave minorities underrepresented. >> edwards released a statement that reads "i understand and share the political interests that are at stake both nationally and in our state. nonetheless, i cannot support this plan in its current form, given that minority representation interests appear to have been sacrificed for these political interests." governor martin o'malley will submit the redistricting plan to the general assembly for a special session next week. >>> here is a look at other stories making news now. federal prosecutors open their case against the accused terrorist they call the underwear bomber. abdul mutallab is accused of trying to blow up a detroit bound flight in 2009 on christmas day. the 24-year-old was determined to kill all 300 people on board his flight when he allegedly went into the bathroom and ignited a bomb hidden in his underwear. the trial is expected to last a month. >>> lawyers for a gaithersburg man being held in the case of

here's what a lot of people missed, including bruce bartl t bartlett. we'll be happy to share our analysis. we're working on that now, because there's so much misinformation. start with the 999, every worker pays 15% payroll tax. now they're going to pay 9%. that's a 6 percentage point difference. the 999 plan replaces payroll tax, capital gains tax, corporate income tax, personal income tax and the death tax. five taxes we replace with those three. we start with throwing out the current tax code. >> mr. cain, everything you've described only benefits those with very high incomes. what do you do for the family of four that makes $50,000 a year? they're not thinking about a death tax. they're not benefits from capital gains taxes. >> let's take your $50,000 a year family of four scenario. okay. >> okay. >> today under the current system, they will pay over $10,000 in taxes, assuming standard deductions and standard exemptions. eight gone through the math. $10,000. with 999, they're going to pay the 9% tax on their income, so that's only 4,500 dlrs$4,500

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joining me is bartlett. former senior policy analyst.is the author of the new book "the benefit and the burden, american tax reform why we need it and what it will take." . thank you for joining us tonight. >> happy to be here. >> what would ronald reagan think of the flat tax po posal. >> ronald was sympathetic to the idea of a flat tax and he said so publicly on a number of occasions but when it came time to put a proposal on the table, he did not propose a flat tax and we ended up with the tax reform act of 1986. >> which basically limited deductions in certain ways and spread out rates in what is the traditional progressive form. this is a massive, massive tax cut for the very rich. it's presented as you have your choice which way you want to go but it is clear at the top end of the income structure in this country, there's only one way to go and that would be with his flat tax. >> well, it's worse than that. it is a massive tax increase for a very large portion of the american population. i don't know the exact figures, but i would

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the proposal takes aim at republican roscoe bartlett's sixth district, making it more difficult for him to get re- elected by taking a chunk out of frederick county and replacing it with a portion of the democratic-leaning montgomery county. but democrats don't like it, either. representative donna edwards believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting black, asian, and hispanic communities in montgomery county into three districts. because congressman dutch ruppersberger sits on the house intelligence committee, his second district is being drawn to include both aberdeen proving ground and fort meade. if the new map is adopted, congressman elijah cummings' seat could become one of the strongest african-american districts in the country. but the first district, occupied by republican andy harris, is largely left intact. overall, maryland republicans consider the proposal gerrymandering, and several republican senators and delegates have come up with their own maps. state house leaders say all of the redistricting proposals will get full hearings. the first will start today at 1:

opponents say the map will oust republican roscoe bartlett in western maryland. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, troubled actress lindsay lohan will be headed back to court. details on what's next for her and hear why you may want to get an peel trick car. maryland is making it a whole lot easier to have one. let's take another live look outside. a nice day so far. tim will be back with our first warning forecast. please stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i need a home performance with energy star audit. this sensor will show why my living room gets too hot and too cold! get up to $2,450 dollars in rebates and keep saving with home performance with energy star. get started at bgesmartenergy.com. >>> some bad news for actress lindsay lohan. she may be headed back no jail. a judge revoked her probation saying she failed to complete her court ordered community service. lohan posted the $100,000 bail and is due back in court november 2 . >>> tv personality julie rancic is recovering from surgery. the couple is known for their reality tv show. she grew up in beth this dap a

bartlett said, not me, g.o.p. opposes additional government spending for jobs and in fact favors big cuts in spending that mr. bartlett said would be likely to lead to further layoffs at all levels of government. he goes on to say republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations but these had no stimulative effects during the george w. bush administration. we lost jobs during that period of time. and there's no reason to believe we'll have any more of them today. he also goes on to say, it makes tax cuts a hard sale. on august 29, the house majority leader, yourself, mr. cantor of virginia, sent a memoranda to members of the house republican congress telling them to make the repeal of job-destroying regulations. this is mr. bartlett, former reagan aide and former aide to george h.w. bush, both republican presidents, goes on to say, evidence supporting mr. cantor's contention that deregulation would increase unemployment is very weak, said mr. bartlett. one can see the number of layoffs -- is minuscule,

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the proposal takes aim at bartlett's 6th district of making it difficult to get reelected by giving him a portion of montgomery county. don edwards believes its dilutes minority voting power. on the house intelligence committee, his second district will be drawn to include at fort meade. elijah cummings seek to become one of the strongest african- american districts in the country. the first district occupied by andy harris is largely left in tact. maryland republicans consider this gerrymandering and several delegates have come up with their own maps. state house leaders said all of the redistricting proposals will get a full hearing, the first today at 1:00 p.m. in the newsroom, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and amber alert remains in effect as they are looking through two area parks after receiving a tip that william mcquain's body could be there. his mother was found murdered last week. his estranged husband -- her estranged husband is being charged. 18 year-old ryan jackson was last seen on rambo court. authorities were called there to investigate what they are calling suspicious

live pictures now from cain's first stop, bartlett, tennessee. cain was born in nearby memphis.a ceo has surged in the polls. he's getting a whole lot of attention particularly for his 999 plan which would overhaul the nation's tax system. >>> herman cain is the first african-american to have a shot at the republican nomination. but the issue of race is not something cain is focusing on. here now is cnn's shannon travis. >> hello, chicago! >> reporter: in 2008, americans watched as one african-american kept his eyes on the prize and won it. >> it's been a long time coming. but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to america. >> reporter: fast forward three years, another black man also eyeing the prize, also generating buzz. but who's reluctant to mention his race in the story of his journey. republican presidential candidate herman cain also beliefs the notion of racism is overblown. >> people sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they

spent the day looking through websites and message boards created by victims of what representative bartlettalls the bug from hell. what we saw shocked us. post after post about the destruction and odor." singing them clinging by the multitude on window screens it is like a mor ror movie. it sounds pretty disgusting. good thing we have a federal grant. we can't resist imagining what would happen if we didn't. here's a clip from the 1977 horror movie "empire of the ants." [ screaming ] >> i'm sorry, we couldn't resist. by the way, it takes a lot of squashing to get the real stink effect of the stink bug coming from the state of maryland. >>> still "outfront" the president touts his job plan in detroit. so we asked the white house about jobs, china and the crucial word, manipulation. and then will conrad murray take the stand in his own defense? a close court watcher tells us. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. but they also go beyond bank

roscoe bartlett of maryland's district would be changed to heavy democratic area and in montgomery county they might vote him out. donna edwards has also complained that minority districts around the washington area would be broken up. alley taking much of the heat. >> the greatest amount of population growth happened in the washington suburbs. and therefore, that is where this disruption of lines has also been the greatest. >> it submits communities, it splits neighborhoods, it hurts the minority population or those of us who live and represent rural areas and it's a poor plan by the governor. >> they are hoping to have the redistricting done over the objections in the districts by the end of this week. >>> yesterday morning thousands of people showed up to watch history be made at the national mall. it was the dedicate of martin luther king. it was a first to a african- american and the first to a nonpresident. among those in attendance, president and entertainers and even some in washington back in 1963 for dr. king's "i have a dream" speech. that speech has rarely been shown in entire

joining me now for a look inside the 9-9-9 plan, bruce bartlett who analyzed cain's plan in "the new york times." he's a former in the reagan white house. and author of the new book "the benefit and the burden: american tax reform, why we need it and what it will take." bruce, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> happy to be here. >> i want to get into some of the tax details of this and let's start with, we know it doesn't raise enough revenue. there are questions about exactly how much revenue it raises in order to keep the federal government funding the programs it has now. let's consider a 9% sales tax, for example, on all new goods. that would be a 9% federal tax. basically a 9% price increase on every automobile sold in america. that would pretty much -- that would be the most destructive thing anyone could think of for the american automobile industry, isn't it? >> it's not just that. since there's no mention in cain's plan about any what it will take." bruce, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> happy to be here. >> i want to get into some of the tax detai

would put more minority voters in the fifth district represented by republican congressman roscoe bartlett that i man satisfactory for certainly political or -- that may be satisfactory for certain political or other considerations but it may not satisfy the interests of the people would live in those counties. >> what we have put forward is a map that is balanced and as could make it. >>> coming up in the next hour, we'll talk live with montgomery county councilmember valerie irvin about the proposed redistricting plan. >>> some prince george's countiy voters go to the polls today. the polls have davis facing off against gardner. the polls will stay open until 8:00 tonight. this is the special election to fill the sixth district seat left open by leslie johnson. >>> new details in the disappearance of a 10-month-old baby girl. what the baby's mother says she is doing the night the baby disappeared and why the original time line in this case has now changed. >>> also being a horrific case out of philadelphia actually woman and two others accused of chaining disabled adults in a basement an

spent the day looking through websites and message boards created by victims of what representative bartlett the bug from hell. what we saw shocked us. post after post about the destruction and odor." singing them clinging by the multitude on window screens it is like a mor ror movie. it sounds pretty disgusting. good thing we have a federal grant. we can't resist imagining what would happen if we didn't. here's a clip from the 1977 horror movie "empire of the ants." [ screaming ] >> i'm sorry, we couldn't resist. by the way, it takes a lot of squashing to get the real stink effect of the stink bug coming from the state of maryland. >>> still "outfront" the president touts his job plan in detroit. so we asked the white house about jobs, china and the crucial word, manipulation. and then will conrad murray take the stand in his own defense? a close court watcher tells us . of course, neither do i. solution: td ameritrade mobile. i can enter trades. on the run. even futures and forex. complex options? done. the market shifts... i get an alert. thank you. live streaming audio. advanced charts.

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republican and five democrats voted against the measure, insisting it is intended to oust roscoe bartlett. a similar measure passed the senate earlier this week. it heads back to the senate for approval. a 22 digit shall savarin man is behind bars a close -- accused of soliciting sex to a pair of baltimore county. they say he met the alleged indifference on line and as our 11 news reporter kim dacey explains, officials believe there may be more victims. >> social media is part of our life today, and it is not a bad thing, but unlike any other tool it can be misused. >> it appears to be the case in the alleged sexual seduction of two baltimore county teenagers. police say brandon -- used a facebook profile to chat with one of the victims and used an e-mail accounts. according to baltimore pomade -- county police, he told his victims that he was 17 in one case and 19 in the other when he was actually 22. the parents believe the child was engaged with secular activity with an adult after they found -- she found suspicious messages and phone calls and that is when she called police. investiga

. >> this isn't rosco bartlett. this is a gentleman who served in congress for twenty years.t's the people. the people deserve great representation and next year they are going to vote for the person that they think will do the best job for them on jobs, education, the environment. >> let's be real. this is what happens in politics. >> this is what you do when you are in control. the democrats control maryland. they redraw the district. let's be real. it is much more favorable, isn't it? >> it is more favorable, but then again, the eastern shore district was seen as a really heavy duty republican seat and a very talented candidate was able to win that seat on the eastern shore. frank has won that seat. the voters get to pick who will do the best job. >> look what they protected for him. they brought him from three southern maryland counties and way up around college park. they want to protect and took donna edwards and shoved her district into anne arundel county. that's unfortunate. >> i ask the same question of you. democrat control the state, they get to do what they want?

bartlett says the plan would make the poor pay more while massively increasing the budget deficit thatsts. way to go, mr. craain. joining me now is analyst richard wolffe and jared bernstein, former chief economist for vice president biden, now a senior fellow with the center for budget policy and priorities. richard, won't we see a failure to address the jobs crisis on the stage tonight? i mean, i told my friends it's like -- i used to tell friends at a mike tyson fight. if you're looking for a substantive job plan tonight, don't get a soft drink because you might miss it. >> right. well, you know, to quote rick perry, the question is whether these people have a heart about the unemployed. that's one side of it. you know, it's often in spite of the politics, in spite of the house republicans saying they wanted to campaign on jobs, jobs, and jobs, every time someone talks about jobs you get accused of being a democrat or a progressive. it would be nice for republican candidates to express some concern about the unemployed, unlike the tea party folks you just interviewed who seem to thi

the district is represented by roscoe bartlett, just one of two republican congressman from maryland. there are plenty of other smaller changes. lawmakers will vote on the new map in a special session being held this month. >>> the american planning association has just released their list of great streets in america. surae chinn reports the greater d.c. region has a lot to be proud of. >> king street and old town, alexandria has that neighborhood feel that keeps ruth roberts coming back. especially after a tour guide, it helps to have this new distinction. >> i think it is the mix of people who come here and the bikers, the local people, the choice of restaurants. it is good. >> the restaurants, boutiques and nightlife make this a favorite in the country. blending history, vibrancy and 21st century allure. >> king street is one of three streets named to grab the top ten spots. there is the historic davis street and culpepper, virginia and the third is right here on u street with the iconic food landmark ben's chili bowl closed here due to plumbing problems but there's always somethin

opponents say that's in an effort to oust bartlett. we'll have more on this story coming up in our 8:00 hour this morning when we sit down with the chairman of the maryland republican party. >>> ten minutes past the hour. couple of earthquakes jolt california. also new details into what may have led that ohio man to free dozens of exotic animals before killing himself. >>> the john beck era is about to kick off for the redskins. but can they pull out a win against carolina? dave ross coming up next. >>> let's take a live look outside, courtesy of our oxen hill camera. clear skies. that's a great thing. little bit of traffic out there on a friday morning. temperatures little chilly. it will warm up a little bit later today. it's 7:11.    ♪ [ female announcer ] who'd have thought that how hard you'd try -- and how far you'd go -- was shaped before you could even write your name? the first five years are forever. that's why pnc is devoting $250 million and ten more years to helping teachers give kids the skills they need

if approved, it would drastically alter the sixth district in maryland and but bartlett in danger of losing his seat. yesterday maryland state senators passed the plan with a vote. >>> you won't be get ago rested in dc for driving around with expired plates any more. however, driving an unregistered vehicle will cost you plenty. under the bill, an expired tag, 30 days or less, will carry a $100 fine it goes up to $200 after thirty days and at that point your vehicle can also be towed by police. even the to go is much too much of a severe response for this issue. >> to substitute to go vehicles is troublesome and reminds us of a situation in philadelphia, where they have a similar type law. but in a ten-year span, over 100,000 vehicles were impounded, and this also raises ethnic or racial profiling. >>> aaa would prefer only tickets and fines for drivers with expired registrations under six months. >>> republican presidential candidates took part in a feisty debate in las vegas. they came out swinging against herman cain's 9-9-9 plan. >> susan mcginniss has a recap. >> reporter: all b

in the cross hairs, republican congressman roscoe bartlett of western maryland. his district would be changed to add heavily democratic areas in montgomery county. representative don edwards has complained minority districts around dc would be broken up by this plan. governor martin o'malley is taking much of the heat. >>> the greatest amount of population growth happened in the washington suburbs. therefore that is where this disruption of lines has also been the great e. >> reporter: it spritz communities, it splits neighborhoods. it hurts minority population t hurts those of us who represent rural areas. it is a very poor plan by the governor. >>> legislative leaders hope to have had redistricting done over objections in rural and minority districts. they want to have it done by the end of the week. >>> today governor o'malley announced a 60 day review period trying to reduce unnecessary rules in the state's regulatory process. all of this is part of his push to spark job growth in his state today. president obama hit the road for a three day bus tour pushing

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republicans dispute that fact, arguing the map was designed to st roscoeue to ou bartlett. republican state senator nancy jacobs says she believes the minority leader position requires her undivided attention. that comes a time when she wants to keep her options open. this is a canny legislator says it is best that she step down as she considers another run for office. currie is accused of taking bribes from shoppers executives in exchange for legislative favors. defense attorneys are trying to plant seeds of doubt saying he did not know what he was doing. david collins met with a legal analyst to break down the defensive strategy. >> when witnesses if what -- described him as not being smart, not able to pay attention to detail, how does this work in the defense's favre? >> it was done out of carelessness, out of ignorance, essentially. >> some of the state of the top political efficient -- officials are expected to take the stand sometime next week. officials want your help to replace one of maryland's top officials. >> she was homeless and had cancer, but after kimberley

the redistricting map is nothing more than a brazen attempt to oust republican congressman roscoe bartlettif the redistricting plan passes today, it will head to the house of delegates. >>> for the second time in a month, walmart has announced it will build a new store in montgomery county. according to "the washington post," the store would be built in the pike center shopping plaza off rockville pike. the nation's largest planning a store in aspen hill. it's part of an effort by walmart to expand into urban areas. but the store which would open by 2013 is drawing criticism as it would replace six shops that already exist in the shopping center and would likely bring more traffic to an already congested roadway. >>> take a look at this video. this is a bust storm in lubbock, texas. an 8,000 foot high wall of dust moved through the city at about 6:00 p.m. last night. winds over 70 miles per hour pushed that dust through the city, knocking down street signs, power lines, and reducing visibility to nearly zero. no injuries were reported. there has been a drought in west texas. the national w

that district has been a strong hold of republican representative bartlett since 1993. a special session on redistricting across the state is scheduled to begin next week. >>> people in fairfax and prince william counties who have flood damage or other from tropical storm lee could soon get some help. >> yesterday, virginia governor bob mcdonnell asked for federal disaster aid for those areas. mcdonnell says the rain and the flooding destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes or businesses in those two counties. >>> it may be just a matter of weeks and not months before two new nuclear reactors are back on-line. both shut down when the 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit on august 23rd. they've been off-line ever since. dominion says unit one is ready to go. unit two is being refueled. they need the approval the nuclear regulatory. they'll meet to talk about when they can safely come back online. >> not an episode of big love but one with not enough for isaac. the virginia man who married four women who had no knowledge of each other faces sentencing on a bigamy charge. he's fac

under the plan, the district represented by republican congressman bartlett of western maryland would be changed to add heavily democratic areas of montgomery county. gop leaders see this as an effort to vote him out. on the other side of the aisle, donna edwards also voiced her concerns about the plan. she says it would break up several districts around washington which have mostly minority populations. >> the greatest amount of population growth happened in the washington suburbs. and therefore, that is where this disruption of lines has also been the greatest. >> it splits communities. it splits neighborhoods and it hurts the minority population and hurts those of us wholly in and represent -- who live in and represent rural areas. >> leaders say they are hoping to approve and finalize a plan by the end of the week. >>> here's a look at the other things making news now this morning. a long awaited prisoner swap with israel and hamas is complete. hamas released gilad shilat this morning five years after he was captured. he was turned over to egyptian mediators in exchange for more t

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republicans however say the new lines are an effort by maryland democrats to remove congressman bartlett from office who's a republican. >>> the founder and former head of pizza hollics is planning to run for the d. c. council as a republican. ron moten is expected to switch to the gop party later today. he plans to run against alexander who represents ward 7. moten is an outspoken critic of mayor gray and the current members of the council. >>> closing arguments are expected to begin in the trial of a former montgomery county elementary schoolteacher accused of abusing her students. susan burke lost her job at green castle elementary school in silver spring when the charges surfaced in january. during her testimony, burke painted an unflattering portrait of her young accusers describing them as troublemakers and one as a class clown. >>> d. c. police are looking for two men as persons of interest in the fatal shooting aboard a metro bus. they got on board just before 22-year-old demetrius thompson was shot self-times. this all happened -- several times, this all happened in the 2300 blo

approval to the govenor's map.but opponents say the map s designed to oust g-o-- incumbant roscoe bartlett&pwesttrn maryllnd. (jones) "it was dooe very carefully, not willy nillyy it was done within the letter of the law within the votingg riggts act." act."(cluster) "what does carroll county have in ommon with ocecan city? and they're going to be represented by the person." the senate &pstill needs to approvv some minor changes in the map.the redistricting bill is expected to be signed into law.. today. governor o'malley wants state lawmakers to review options to create orr jobs..ut one lawmaker plans to introduue measures requiring all workers hired or constructton state... to be legal citizens. (mcdonough) "we have tough times, we have people jobs, maryland citizens need these jobs, not illegal aliens." aliens."the bill requires job &papplicants be reviewed by the "e-veriiy" system...to make sure of their legal status. vice president joe biden... has a testy exchange of words... with a eporter. &preporter.the argument was ove a speech the vice president gave.he ssid crime would rise if

the sixth district injecting more minority voters in the district of republican congressman roscoe bartletts has drawn up her own map that keeps more of her current district intact than the one proposed by the governor. >> that may be satisfactory for certain political or other considerations but it may not satisfy the interests of the people would live in those counties and communities. >> reporter: the hearings of the joint legislative committee, the executives of both montgomery and prince george's county supported the governor's plan. >> i commend the governor and the commission for what they've done. >> those in opposition to the maps that have been drawn, four simple words. give me your map. >> reporter: public advocates are siding with edwardssying spreading out minority voters would weaken their influence. >> maryland's governor and legislators should assess the responsibility for their role in creating a dysfunctional congress and accept the proposition that just because can you create such boundaries does not mean you should. >>> once the senate votes, then the house will consider

the proposal takes aim at republican roscoe bartlett's sixth district, making it more difficult for him to get re- elected by taking a chunk out of frederick county and replacing it with a portion of the democratic-leaning montgomery county. but democrats don't like it, either. representative donna edwards believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting black, asian, and hispanic communities in montgomery county into three districts. because congressman dutch ruppersberger sits on the house intelligence committee, his second district is being drawn to include both aberdeen proving ground and fort meade. if the new map is adopted, congressman elijah cummings' seat could become one of the strongest african-american districts in the country. but the first district, occupied by republican andy harris, is largely left intact. overall, maryland republicans consider the proposal gerrymandering, and several republican senators and delegates have come up with their own maps. state house leaders say all of the redistricting proposals will get full hearings. the first will start today at 1:

opponents say the map was designed to oust top 10 -- roscoe bartlett. >> local residents are cashing in. the d.c. metro area is now richer than silicon valley. they pass san jose as the nation's wealthiest metropolitan area. average low salt -- local household earned more than $84,000 last year compared to the national median of 50,000. bloomberg contributes the rise to lawyers and highly paid federal employees. >>> apple store sais were silent while the close from 1:00 to 3:00 while steve jobs was remembered at a ceremony in california. the ceremony included performances from nora jones and cold platay. >> it feels like we just said goodbye to summer, but it's already time for one of washington's most interesting and time-honored ceremony, this year's national tree lighting ceremony is set for 5:00 p.m. thursday december 1. to sign up for the ticket giveaway, look for the link on our homepage. >>> that will be here before you know it. time for a check on the traffic situation. mike has the details. >> we do have a slick road conditions out there right now so use caution. backed up o