and coworker rn da russell. >> we have no knowledge to believe that bob ehrlich knew of the calls. >> reporter: hen son admitted to wjz the calls should have identified who made them. >> robocalls often do not have a tag. sometimes they do. in retrospect, we should have put a tag on that call. >> reporter: now hen son claims the calls were made to ehrlich supporters encouraging them to vote but gansler said he does not know of a single republican who received call. >> it's still possible the u.s. attorney general could filed charges as well as the state local attorney no a fire at an anne arundel county body shop and two bodies were found. investigators say the bodies have not been identified. the two men who should have been inside at the time are missing. >> work with them and always stay. there they work a lot like all night long. >> when he left me, he left me. he said he's going back to the shop to work. he came back over here. >> also at this point it's not clear if the men died in the fire or before hand. >>> one of those two cargo bombs intercepted last month before going off

they insisted that bob ehrlich was not aware. the hours that immediately followed was an investigation into what laws the ball violated. many others have voiced upgrades, but governor bob ehrlich has been suspiciously quiet. we believe that he must tell the government -- tell the public what he knows about the incident. mr. bob ehrlich shows the voters candor and honesty, the things he promised in the campaign. election night he was gracious in defeat but until he provides clarity about what he knows regarding the incident, he will have lost more by and his election. a true public service to the people of maryland.

. >> i'm on the bob ehrlich team. >> reporter: political consultant, julius henson, at this complaint. filed in court by doug gansler, alleging 112,000 robocalls, made on election night, by henson's company, universal elections, violated the consumer protection act, by failing to disclose the required information about who made this robocall, to registered democrats, hours before the polls closed. >> i'm calling to let everyone that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> this is with the intent to suppress voter turnout. much like literacy tests and poll taxes in the past, we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> reporter: gansler's complaint asks for a fine of $168 million against henson, his company, and a coworker, ronda russ -- rhonda russell, who worked for bob ehrlich. >> we had no reason to believe that bob ehrlich had any knowledge that these calls were put out or that he had any knowledge of the contebts of these -- content of these calls. so bob eh

the attorney general says yes no reason to believe that bob ehrlich can no knowledge of the robocalls. a lawyer is accused of speaking out. he says his client was not involved. he said was a hospital that acted inappropriately. the hospital agreed to play back medicaid and medicare funds. they gave kickbacks to a cardiology group in exchange for patient referrals. an attorney for the whistle- blowers defended his actions. >> when it is made not on the basis of getting you to the best position, that is what they were concerned with. >> he says he could still face some criminal charges. the orioles have reached a settlement with the state over home plate advertising. they will pay $913,000. top 15% of total revenue. officials argued the pact were not covered -- would not cover it projects lawmakers tried to rack their brains around the state expected $1.6 billion deficit. the only have a way to generate ideas to do something about it. although governor o'malley says the budget will not contain new tax, some believe there could be an increase in alcohol tax. >> this next story is certain

. >> i'm on the bob ehrlich team. >> political consultant filing this complaint. doug gansler alleging robocalls violated the telephone consumer protection act by failing to disclose the required information about who made this robocall to registered democrats, hours before the polls closed. >> i'm calling to let everyone know that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> this was with the intent of suppressing voter turnout. we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> reporter: gansler's complaint asked for a fine of $168 million against henson and a coworker who were paid consultants, hired by bob ehrlich. >> we have absolutely no reason to believe that bob ehrlich had any knowledge these calls were being put out, nor any knowledge that he had any view of the content of these calls. >> reporter: for his part, julius henson has denied that the robocalls were not about voter suppression. but it didn't end as wanted. >> in retrospect, we shoul

on the contrary, the call was designed to have people who would have gone to vote for bob ehrlich go out and vote for him. >> tv 11 news. >> the attorney general says he has no tron believe former governor ehrlich had any knowledge of the calls and mr. ehrlich has not commented on the issue. >> good morning. once again, sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's watch for problems in the belair area. also a water main break at ring factory road. between 24 and toll gate road, closures. joe avenue, we have an accident and further south at washington boulevard and route 175 in howard county. meantime, major roads looking good that the hour. veterans day, so a little bit lighter out there. north side checking in in the outirloop around the harrisburg expressway, 49. let's give you a live view of traffic in the area of 7 and 29. east and westbound traffic looks good. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we want to go live again to sandra shaw at the timonium fairgrounds for the irish festival. what are you cooking this time? >> we're still doing the same sausage, but tha

according tt the complaint, his company paid for the automatic phone calls on behalf of the bob ehrlich campaign. attorney general brought the charges today. he believes the calls were disguised to do serious harm. >> this was with the intent to suppress voter turnout much like literacy tests and poll taxes in the past, we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> reporter: if convicted of several charges, hanson could be forced to pay damages of $500 per call and he believes about 112,000 calls were made and he's looking for triple damages which means that henson could be forced to pay damages of more than $160 million. meantime the attorney general says there's no indication that ehrlich knew anything about these calls. of course we'll have more oo this tonight at 10. for now live in east baltimore, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 5:30. -p>> thank you, keith. >>> an attack on a news crew caught on tape. witnesses say mourners in florida got upset when a reporter interview aid family member. that's of a mourner walked up to the crew member and punched him in the face. cameras

. -- bob ehrlich has not commented on the calls. >> those 112,000 violations that the attorney general is charging, one for each of the robocalls that was made. delius hanson -- the state prosecutor has issued subpoenas in the case. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight the attorney for the embattled doctor accused of implanting unnecessary stents reacted to the hospitals multimillion-dollar settlement. george lettis is live downtown with details. >> in addition to the reaction from that attorney, we are learning more about who brought on the whole investigation. >> he had thrown dr. midei under the bust. >> the attorney for dr. midei says the answer to those questions are becoming more clear. now that his former employer, st. joseph medical center, just agreed to pay back the federal government 22 in dollars in medicaid and medicare funds to settle a lawsuit. the lawsuit alleges the hospital gave kickbacks to mid atlantic cardiovascular associates in exchange for referrals of patients who needed lucrative procedures. >> that had absolutely no connection to dr. midei in the perform

. >>> bob ehrlich is saying mum on election day. he was a guest on wbal radio friday. they asked about the calls allegedly made by someone in his campaign and he replied, quote, no comment. more than 100,000 calls went out teing residents they could relax even though polls were still open. >> tom is here now. almost 4:51. another look at our weather. >> a little bit of sttered drizzle. it's a damp andchilly start to this monday morning. good morning. right now reagan national airport. you can see the fog there at the airport where thetemperature is 50 degrees. and the humidity is nearly 100%. a very gentle breeze right now. and we're going to have fog and patchy drizzle with us the next several hours. mid-40s in montgomery and fairfax county. arlington is near 50. it's in the upper 40s in prince george's county. southern maryland, chesapeake bay, temperatures in the 40s. patchy dense fog there. faher to the west, chillier. panhandle of west virginia. temperatures there are in the mid and upper 30s. above freezing. the's fog. winchester, ro visibility. and closer to was

bob ehrlich once again refuses to comment in the investigation of robocalls sent to thousands of volters. and the former candidate for governor would not answer questions regarding those automated calls. they encouraged democrats to stay home from the polls on election night. political consultant julius henson admitted he was behind the whole thing and was employed by ehrlich's campaign. >>> president obama and nato just announced a new time line for the end of u.s. combat operations in afghanistan. >> good afternoon, everyone. >> reporter: president obama announced an agreement reached with nato allies to gradually phase out combat operations in afghanistan. >> my goal is to make sure that by 2014 we have transitioned afghans are in the lead, and it is a goal to make sure that we are not still engaged in combat operations of the sort we're involved in now. >> reporter: president obama says it's likely the u.s. will have a training and support function beyond 2014. his remarks come after two days of meetings with nato and 28 countries. nature though has more than 150,000 troops in afghan

he says former governor bob ehrlich and his staff were not aware of the calls. >>> police in harford county are hoping video will help lead to the arrest in an armed robbery at game stop store in bel air. police say that two men armed with semiought mat -- automatic handguns stole a copy of call of duty black ops from the game stop at festival plaza. they say that they got away with some cash and other merchandise. so if you have any information, call police in harford county. >> 6:303. former frostburg state university student tyrone hall will spend five years in prison. show the and killed school basketball player brandon carroll and shot ellis hartridge junior who made it through the incident. hartridge testified he went to hall's off campus apartment look for a fight after a woman who both of them were dating said hall hit her. hall pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month. he says the shooting was in self-defense. >>> this morning, we have a sketch of the man police believe raped a woman inan arundel county. take a look. investigators say this is the man that followed the woman

>> according to the complaint, henson, a political operative, paid for the calls, on behalf of bob ehrlich'sign. but according to gansler. >> we have absolutely no reason to believe that governor ehrlich had any knowledge that the calls were being made, nor the content of the calls. >> whether the defendants could be fined $500 for each violation. and with damages tripled because of intent, the amount could reach as much as $160 million. we're live in downttwn baltimore, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> thank you, keith. >> one of the people sickened by cider from a local orchard decides to sue. suit filed this eek ginsburger orchard and farm in westminster. seeking $30,000 for baltimore resident nikolaus if i cankel, last week the farm recalled a batch of unpasteurized cider because of e.coli concerns. six others reported getting sick from drinking the cider. >> are low income and minority residents in baltimore city getting fair treatment when applying for fha loans. they found nationwide and in the city of baltimore. african-americans and latinos low income neighborhood pay higher

henson was a paid consultant for bob ehrlich but the ag doesn't believe ehrlich was involved. >>> a manr killing one person and killing another. hall insists he shot the two in self-defense when they showed up at his apartment looking to fight over a girl. >>> some sobering numbers about the state of our state. the budget cap will reach $1.6 billion. state will find this tougher to use bonds to cover costs like health and social services, education and public safety. stay with website woab, maryland's news station. the namesake series continues. and marie osmond speaks up about her son's suicide. ,,,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ crescent bacon-cheddar pinwheels. just unroll the dough, add the ingredients, roll up, bake, and present. wow... these look so good. and so easy. for this recipe and more, visit pillsburycrescents.com. joel welcome back to "the early show." we salute the veterans out there this

. -- there is no evidence bob ehrlich new about the calls. >> tonight, a 11 news spoke to the attorney of the doctor of the controversy. >> the lawyer is speaking out tonight, saying that the settlement shows that his client should not have been the poster boy for those controversy all heart surgeries at the hospital. saint joseph medical center settlement is good news, according to steven snider, the attorney for the embattled doctor. >> there is no connection whatsoever to the doctor in the performance of stents. st. joseph just agreed to pay $22 million in medicare and medicaid funds to the federal government. the lawsuit claims st. joseph gave kickbacks to mid atlantic which then gave the hospital referrals for lucrative cardiovascular procedures. the doctor is accused of performing coronary stent surgery even though it may not have been necessary medically for patients. >> it is a product of them trying to deflect the magnitude of the penalties. >> u.s. attorney robert rosen seemed accuses -- we ask if it opens the door for criminal charges. >> it does not speak to any criminal li

henson was paid by republican bob ehrlich's campaign as a consultant but there is no indication that knew about the calls. a famous singer/song writer comes to howard university. >> he wasn't encouraging them to follow in his footsteps but he wants them to consider to returning to the clam after college. >> what don't i know about john legend love, absolutely love john ledgen vend's music. >> reporter: the award winning artist didn't come to howard or sing or talk about anything glamorous. instead he wondered aloud how many here may choose something more mundane but far more important, becoming a teacher. >> we continue to live in a opportunity where opportunities are not equal and unfortunately here in america a lot of that is perpetuated and institutionalized in our classrooms every day. >> many students did not know that legend graduated from the university of pennsylvania, ivy league but he says it is sad to foe that so many minority opportunities don't have anywhere near that sort of opportunity. >> it is not fair. it's not the way america is supposed to be but it is happening.

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. >> we have no reason to believe that bob you ehrlich had any knowledge that these calls were being put out. >> simpson has denied the robe o cop was to suppress vote. >> sometimes they do. in retrospect we should have put a tag on that call. >> reporter: while this is a federal civil lawsuit, it is still possible that the maryland's state prosecutors office and prince george's county could all still decide to pursue criminal charges in connection with these calls. derrick value corps. >>> now, wjz has not been able to reach julius. >>> a car flips on to its side in the middle of a busy junction. this is 395 near 95 and it caused a major back up. one person was rushed to the hospital but no other injuries. >>> two armed robbers storm a video store and we get a look at the surveillance video. watch these suspects carefully as they threaten employees. they made off with about 100 copies of the new vox game. >>> fire rages through a body shop and after the flames are out police find two people inside dead. outside the state medical examiner's office. >> reporter: the fire department ha

according to campaign finance records the bob ehrlich campaign was henson's employer and the call wasded to get out the vote for the ex-governor. however as was reported, the call went primarily to registered democrats in the city. when the former -- asked whether the former governor knew about the call? he seder lick was unaware. doug gansler vowed to investigate what laws, if any, the law violated. they questioned whether civil rights laws were violated and promised a full investigation. many others voiced outrage, but governor ehrlich has been quiet. we believe mr. ehrlich must telethe public what he knows. we support the attorney general's investigation and encourage the former governor to assist in every way. mr. ehrlich owes honesty. the same thing he promised during the campaign. on election night ehrlich was gracious in defeat citing his love for our state and his years of local, state, and federal service. however, until he provides claret with regard to what he knows he will have lost more than this election. he will have lost his legacy and respect as a public servant to th

bob ehrlich with 44%. we have numbers in massachusetts as well. we should point out some declarations tonight in arkansas. lincoln losing to boozman in the senate race and another protection from the networks tonight that in connecticut blumenthal is the winner over mcmahon. >> right. i think lincoln had been in trouble for quite some time. and richard blunal that will was able to hold off -- bloomen that will was able to hold -- blumenthal was able to hold off the large amounts of money. blumenthal had his own missteps. not describing accurately his vietnam service. but mcmahon, you know, when you're a wrestling executive, you have a lot of things to overcome, i think. >> we are live with jack conaway's headquarters and we'll have his remarks. rand paul, who declared victory as the tea party candidate, you may remember his famous line that the message has been heard loud and clear in bowling green, kentucky, and he is back there tonight again in the kentucky senate race. rand paul declared the winner with 54% of the vote to jack conaway, the stat

. >> in maryland there was a rematch between sitting government more and o'malley and bob ehrlich -- martin o'malley. -- going into the cycle it was thought to be a fairly competitive race. he held the governorship for four years. well known. but this is the case you did not see the wave crest and the more liberal states like maryland. o'malley, i did not think people ax and a love and adore him but they felt more comfortable with a democrat. host: texas. sherry, republican line. caller: good morning to both of you. i am sorry i sound so congested. i am getting a cold this morning. i called in because i am registered as a republican but i usually don't like an independent. i pick of the person and their record. but not this year. not this year. i voted straight republican ticket. and it was just to sound a message to washington, to democrats. if we don't cut federal, state, county, and citied -- city government budgets by 30%, we are all going to be destroyed and devastated. and this country will never be able to recover from it. it is better to cut 30% now and take the hit and suffe

. >> in maryland there was a rematch between sitting government more and o'malley and bob ehrlich -- martin o'malley. -- going into the cycle it was thought to be a fairly competitive race. he held the governorship for four years. well known. but this is the case you did not see the wave crest and the more liberal states like maryland. o'malley, i did not think people ax and a love and adore him but they felt more comfortable with a democrat. host: texas. sherry, republican line. caller: good morning to both of you. i am sorry i sound so congested. i am getting a cold this morning. i called in because i am registered as a republican but i usually don't like an independent. i pick of the person and their record. but not this year. not this year. i voted straight republican ticket. and it was just to sound a message to washington, to democrats. if we don't cut federal, state, county, and citied -- city government budgets by 30%, we are all going to be destroyed and devastated. and this country will never be able to recover from it. it is better to cut 30% now and take the hit and suffe