david collins has details. >> former governor bob ehrlich did not volunteer to be here. he was subpoenaed and when he was asked by reporters about being required to show what, he said in so many words, in life, you have to do what is right. >> senator ulysses currie sat expressionless during ehrlich's brief stint on the witness stand. he was subpoenaed to testify. speaking with reporters after a court appearance, ehrlich said the senate to reach out to win after -- ehrlich said he reached out to and after hearing about the indictment on a radio program. ehrlich was asked whether he had an opinion regarding the senators guilt or innocence. he said he has not been following the trial and has no opinion. he asked -- was out on the witness and whether he knew the senator. he saw of their flight i do. he said he had known him for 25 years. they met at the state house of delegates. ehrlich explained when he was governor, he always found the senator to be a gentleman, "he was willing to work with us on most occasions and it was valuable in that regard, friendly." ehrlich recall

. >> former governor bob ehrlich is called to testify in the trial of senator ulysses currie. >> patients who saw dr. conrad murray before he became michael jackson's position took the stand today. >> they testified to his character. here's a look at the testimony. >> it is day 18 in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray and today, the defense tried to appeal to the jury's sympathy by calling to the stand former patients who vigorously defended their doctor's character. >> that dr. right there is the best doctor i've ever seen. >> i have never had a more caring doctor, never. >> if this man had been agreed the -- had been greedy, he never would have come to an area, or a community of homes where 75% of them are poor, on welfare and social security, where he was making less than where he was in vegas. >> do you have an opinion about whether dr. murray has the type of character to abandon patients? >> bever, he would never do that. >> their passionate loyalty caused dr. murray to cry several times and one of the patients even kissed dr. murray as he left the stand. nurse p

the defense called former governor bob ehrlich to testify. he told jurors, in dealing with me, he was very honest. ehrlich is the latest high- profile politician to comment. which includes lieutenant governor anthony brown and house speaker steny hoyer. ehrlich said currie was a trusted member of leadership. curr ise claims he legally worked for the supermarket chain. but prosecutors say currie tried hiding the income by failing to report it for years. in 1995 and 2003, currie was fined $350 by the state's ethics commission for failing to accurately file state financial forms. prosecutors claim it shows a deception. >> tomorrow morning, currie's wife took the stand. she helped to fill out the financial disclosure forms. the jury could get the case as early as the beginning of next week. we're live at the courthouse, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> currie faces up to 20 years in prison. >> hundreds are out of their dorm rooms. it's happened on the campus of st. mary's college. dock the on the st. mary river near campus. that's because mold is

the defense called former governor bob ehrlich to testify on currie's behalf. ehrlich said, in dealing with me, he was very honest. they had character witnesses, including brown, and steny hoyer. ehrlich said currie was a trusted member of democratic leadership. the defense is building a case around what they call currie's disorganization. prosecutors claim he tried to hide the income by failing to report it for years. in 2003, he was fined $350 by the state's ethics commission for failing to accurately file financial disclosure forms. prosecutors claim it shows a pattern of deception, while the defense claims it was simply sloppy paperwork. >> reporter: and we're expecting currie's wife to take the stand tomorrow. she actually filled out some of those financial disclosure statements for her husband. the case goes to the jury soon. we're live downtown at the federal courthouse, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> currie faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. >>> an elderly woman is attacked in a store parking lot in glen burnie. police say this man assaulted

. >>, former governor bob ehrlich took the stand today in defense of state senator ulysses currie. he is accused of taking bribes from shoppers were house. = = warehouse. anthony brown also testified in his defense. protesters would be occupied baltimore movement are still camped out. demonstrators said they are fed up with the status quo for many different reasons. we caught a very heated exchange between the occupiers and a man who was frustrated with their presence. >> you guys have been here for a month. >> if you do not yell at us. >> you guys are communists. >> we are not communists. we believe we should have a job. >> this situation ended with a man walking away. we are now just waiting to see if the city will enforce a permit that only allows two people in the park after dark. quite a different scene in oakland, california. despite the class, demonstrators about to reclaim their side. 97 people were arrested and several demonstrators were hurt. among the injured, a 24-year-old marine veteran who served two tours in iraq. he suffered a fractured skull and is said to be in cr

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testimony of the trial included some of the leading politicians like former governor bob ehrlich and anthony brown and representative elijah cummings taking the stand testifying in support of curri's character. he is charged with using his former position to benefit the shoppers food warehouse supermarket chain. >>> 6:04. and in democracy 2012. herman cain's campaign is under fire after allegations of- appropriate -- of inappropriate behavior. the allegation are from two women who he worked with. corinne redman has more on the developing story. >> reporter: well, when he was asked about the allegations, he went on the defensive -- he went on the defensive. it surrounds a little report from politico that revealed information about two women that revealed complaints about his behavior. the campaign strategy is unconvings ventional and until now -- unconventional and until now his campaign has remained untarnished. two women complained of sexually suggestive behavior. both reportedly left the association with 5 figure payouts and agreed not to talk about it. the spokesman says the press

former maryland governor bob ehrlich will serve as chairman of romney's campaign in that state. that's according to ehrlich's facebook page. ehrlich says, after studying all the candidates, it's clear that romney is the only candidate with the necessary experience to turn around a failing economy. >>> a bill that redraws maryland's congressional district signed into law by governor martin o'malley will face a protest in court. he resigned the bill to change the area in suburbans. republicans say the redistricting is an attempt by democrats to steal one of the seats held by republicans. they appealed to the justice department to investigate whether the redistricting is constitutional. >>> this weekend 4 of the 5 metro lines will see closures or delays so crews can make repairs. on the red line, the rhode island avenue and brookland stations will be closed, but the trains will be running on a normal weekend schedule for the rest of the line. the blue line will share one track between stadium-armory and addison road. the green line will share one track between ft. totte in and prin

the trial lasted five weeks and bob ehrlich and elijah cummings have takeent stand in support of curri's character. >>> news time 5:03. a win is a win in the nfl and sunday, the ravens needed every second on the clock to get that win against the now 1-6 arizona cardinals. after a horrible first half, it found baltimore looking up from the 24-6 deficitch the ravens found the second half groove outscoring arizona 24-3 and billy as time expired he's closer. 26 yard field goal. flacco threw for under 350 yards and boldin had 145 yards receiving and welcome back ray rice. 18 carries on a career high 3 hutch downs -- touchdowns. now onto pittsburgh for football night in america next sunday. kick off at 8:20. >>> and speak of sunday night football in case you missed it, vick and the eagles returned to form against romo and the cowboys last night. vick threw for 280 yards and ran for 50 and mccoy blew up for 185 yards and two scores on the ground. all on the way to a 34-7 route on sunday night football. philly and dallas are 3-4 but both organizations are going in vastly different directions. >>

jurors heard from high profile politicians including former governor bob ehrlich, cummings, brown, and house minority, hoyer, calling currie an honest man. >> there is a fine line in our society between paid lobbying and bribery. >> reporter: attorneys expect two days of testimony and in closing arguments and deliberations starting wednesday. >> that trial is now entering the 6th week. today the maryland state public service commission will hold the first hearing on the sale of constellation energy. if approved it would become the second largest lek tris tri electricity and gas distribution company. >>> here is mark viviano with a win over the cardinals. >> reporter: good morning, for a second straight game, the ravens offense looks horrible in the first half but unlike the monday night mess at jacksonville, this time the ravens find a way to rally at home against arizona. first half falllies included two turnovers a fumble and interception, led to arizona touchdowns. cardinals rolled in to baltimore and held a stunning 24-6 lead at half. the second half come back included a number of

both governor martin o'malley and former governor bob ehrlich are expected to testify on currie's behalf at some point during the trial. >>> it's overcast now, with showers moving through the area. let's check in with bob turk who is tracking live doppler radar. >> we have drizzle and showers now to the south of us. take a look at radar. most of northern maryland. just cloudy skies with light drizzle. but to the south of us, we have a batch of thundershowers. popping up across central virginia. ask they're moving to the north. they may be affecting areas west of d.c. and west of the baltimore region later this evening. it's still possible we could see a thundershower in our region. right now, south of the city, from annapolis, down toward waldorf, queenstown. light activity. and in delaware, heavy activity, all moving off to the north. so we have a chance of more showers tonight. and yes, maybe even a gusty thundershower or a thunderstorm. now, tomorrow, the rain will be gone. low pressure to the west gets really wrapped up. that means winds will be pushing out of here. we'll have a lot

former governor bob ehrlich testifies in the case against the powerful senator.ernor ehrlich says currie has a high level of integrity. prosecutors say he was selling his influence. defense attorneys claimed currie had no idea he was breaking the law. >>> she killed jayna murray but didn't plan on it. that's what the defense attorneys say. monique griego is live from the trial. >> reporter: the attorney said his client, quote, "lost it" following an angry fight with jayna murray. murray was found at the store, she had been beaten to death. norwood's attorney says she did not premeditate the killing, and therefore should not be found guilty of first-degree murder. >> and the state's attorney says norwood attacked norwood with at least half a dozen weapons and then staged the crime scene to make it look like they had both been attacked. >> thank you. norwood faces life in prison without parole. >>> student loan debt. it's a worry for many families. today, president obama unveils a plan designed to help americans better plan retirement. >> reporter: president obama

bob ehrlich is back with us. he's a two-time emmy winning actor. >> you were the governor.t know who you were. >> i really didn't look. >> he's known for his work on cheers, murphy brown, and he fills in for howard stern. >> i have a regular radio show. >> sean: sorry about that. it's an honor. >> sure it is. >> are we on? >> by the way, i fill in or the anti-christ two weeks ago. >> he's the nicest guy in the world. >> sean: he's smart. he's known for talking about sex and antics, but he's as up on the issues as anybody. >> christie todd whitman got elected, right? >> sean: i'm still here. you shouldn't serve liquor in the green room, i can tell you that right now. >> i knew that he was the governor a long time ago. >> you guys are doing great. >> somebody knows theirive ics. >> sean: you said before we came on the air this was not one of our topics. i asked what you guys want to talk about. you said you don't think the economy is affected by government. >> years and years ago i interviewed jimmy carter and we talked about why he lost. he said that certainly the helicopter

former governor bob ehrlich has been named chairman of the romney campaign in that state.hat's according to ehrlich's facebook page. ehrlich says, after studying all the candidates, it's clear that romney is the only capped dndid with the necessary experience to turn around the economy. >>> a bill to redraw maryland's judicial districts will face a challenge. governor martin o'malley signed it yesterday. he says it was to show population growth, especially in cities. but the republicans say it's a democratic attempt to steal one of two seats held by the gop. they have appealed to the justice department to investigate if the redistricting is constitutional. 5:07 now. 47 degrees. still ahead, a fairfax county man has been at th"well, we could sleep we hin the same bed,ime: but it just doesn't work." she would like a firmer mattress than i would. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side

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ehrlich, and the lieutenant governor, anthony brown. >>> after a nice break from the rain. the wet weather is coming back. clouds are rolling in. and bob turk is in the weather center, with a look at first warning doppler radar. >> first of all, it won't be anything like we saw last month. we're in august. we're going to get some rain. down to the south, it's wet. but very, very light, honestly. for the time being, don't expect to see anything, except maybe a couple of sprinkles and light rain. late tonight and during the day tomorrow. it can get a little heavier. as an area of low pressure moves up to our region. the rain will also be following it. look for rain moving in during the daytime hours. and a couple of spots might be moderate to heavy. but most of the rain, looks like it will be north of us, northwest of us, or east of us, looking generally at a half to maybe an inch of rain across much of central maryland. so wet wednesday, probably some showers thursday. and again, even into early friday. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. >>> harnessing the wind. governor martin o'malley promotes wind power, despite the potential cost increas