i think, that the brian murphy people will end p vottng for and here is y the tea party folks, the brianlin vote. that is the most energized vote in america right now. it is hard to believe they are going o sit home, on november 2, ann not go to the pollss and if their choice is between ehrlich and martin o'malley, clearly, they will be ehrllch voters. the murphy people i talk to say they will be there election day. -> alllright..3 blair lee, political analyst. thank you for joining us. check back with you later. >> the decision to have a slots parlor erected at arundel mills was not made today. but it will be on the ballot in november for arundel county residents. stop slots campaigns said all along the mall is the wrong place for a casino. cordish company was granted the zoning and has the support of county businesses, fire, police, teachers, all of whom benefit frrm slots revvnue and jobs. >> joos is the key. this is a shovel ready project. with that we can go tt work, some time in december. >> the only way we got slots passed ii the first place was through deceit. arundel mills slots

on the republican side, bob ehrlich handily beat his opponent brian murphy. ehrlich who want an endorsement from senator john mccain pulled in a strong showing winning nearly 80% of republicans. he says he will use the next two months to remind voters he is the best candidate to lead maryland out of the economic slump. >> our message is stop, wait, give us seven weeks. give us seven weeks. there is hope, a different kind of hope. it is real hope. it is substantive hope. it is serious hope and it is proven performance coming back to annapolis. >> now, ehrlich has said he needs to be competitive in montgomery county to win. his running mate for lieutenant governor, mary cain is from potomac and he is expected to target montgomery county over the next few weeks. staying in maryland now where the state has a familiar democratic nominee for the u.s. senate, senator barbara mikulski won the nomination for a fifth term there, an easy victory for the incumbent there. 82% as you will see. >>> some other stories making headlines this morning. an accused drunk driver co

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the defeated brian murphy in the republican primary. that sets him up for a rematch with martin o'malley, who easily won the democratic primary. log on to tbd.com similar results. more election results. >>> thousands of voters cast early ballots before yesterday's primary. even taking that into consideration, the turnout was still light. >>> still ahead, continuing coverage of tuesday's primaries and we will talk about the power of the tea party. >> and a college football first. reggie bush makes a dramatic decision about his heisman trophy. >> another check on your traffic this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. >>> wednesday morning. temperatures are in the 50's for the most part. a comfortable start to the day. low 80's this afternoon. the air-conditioner could remain of

odds-on favorite bob ehrlich defeated the palin favorite, brian murphy there.s our report tonight for the big political night. a lot more tonight tomorrow morning. for all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> jimmy: it's the "jimmy kimmel live" fantasy league, presented by gmc. hello, i'm jimmy kimmel. >> and i'm cousin sal. >> jimmy: we have much to cover tonight, so let's get right to it. >> jb smoove shows no mercy to kristen bell, beat her 77-63. >> joel mchale on top of dax shepard, 80-53. jx in the all william round, william perry chews up the sports guy bill simmons, 86-83. >> jimmy: and the big scorer, jimmy kimmel crushes adam carolla, 115-86, which stirred up a bit of controversy. >> jimmy: i'm adding up the points again, and i did -- i've confirmed that i did beat you, i did win. >> awesome. >> your cousin's the commissioner. >> huh? >> did we have an independent party do the scoring -- >> independent cousin. >> your stooge, kimmel. >> everyone knew what the deal was when we signed up -- thank you, sal. you get the peanut treatment. >> don't wo

sets the stage for a rematch as bob ehrlich also handily won his party's nomination, overtaking brian murphywe'll hear from both candidates leader in the newscasts. the latest results are on the bottom of your screen. even get more results on our website, wbaltv.com. >> the only thing predictable about these midterm primaries was how unpredictable they are. kate amara has more from our washington bureau. >> seven states and the district of columbia held primaries. it was a dramatic defeat in delaware that set the story line for the nation. the tea party winds again. christine o'donnell won. >> it will be hard work. >> she beat mike castle. >> the voters have spoken and i respect that decision because if a decision that dealt another blow to the gop establishment. voters are angry with the status quo. >> just because voters are angry now does not mean they will judge candidates with the same set of criteria in the next couple of weeks. >> possibly bad news for republicans trying to win control of congress. >> it is touch and go. anything can happen over the next couple of weeks. >> the republ

the general election where he will face republican bob ehrlich who took chaler sarah palin and brian murphy in the gop pimary with almost 75% of the vote. the two, of course, know each other well from 06. both started sparring in a race that may achieve national attention. >> we left here with budget surplus, a lot of money in a rainy day fund. left here on a pretty high level. all th's gone now. >> we have improved our schools, to have reduced crime to its lowest level since 1975, a job creation that's twice what the rest of the nation is doing are all good stories we need to tell. >> right now o'malley holds a three-point lad over ehrlich in the recent three election polls. and barbara mckul ski got 80% of the vote. she faced some six challengers in the primary and is looking to win her fifth term in november. she's expected to be a heavy favorite against eric who won e gop nomination. he took almst 39% in a crowded ten-candidate race. >>> it has been an unpredict bible primary signal which could signal a rocky general election in november for establishment politicians. another tea party

and brian murphy gets an endorsement. sarah palin is making calls for murphy. his business experience, she says makes him the best candidate. we'll bring you the updated results throughout the evening. >>> and today, the number of rape investigations has spiked in recent months. this comes from the dedays of the report from the sun that show that is baltimore leads the nation in rape reports dismissed by the police. before the sun investigation, the number was down 15%. and today, a hearing is taking place to discuss how the police departments across the country report rape cases. >>> a search is underway for a 5-year-old boy who may be with a man facing federal drug charges. the boy was taken by tony robinson. he's been in a custody battle with the boy's mother. when he found out he was not the boy's biological father, he ran off with the child. >>> a nightmare is almost over for this american after 14 months in a prison in iran. minutes ago, she boarded a flight out of iran. >> reporter: iran's english channel news channel announced her release. >> one of the

earlier she threw her support behind brian murphy.t will be interesting to see what impacthat has on today's primary voting. >> we're going to continue this winning tradition here. >> bob ehrlich, who i seeking the republica nomation accompanied his parents who voted in baltimore. just before going in to cast his ballot, his mom gave him a kiss for good luck. ehrlich and his runningmate participated in maryland's early voting last week. ehrlich's challenger in this primary is brian murphy, who voted with his wife in chevy chase, maryland. he was endord by former alaskan governor and republican vice presidential nominee sarah palin. >> it's important for everyone around the country, it's been overwhelming. it's been won wonderful, exciting and we think we can win. >> reporter: martin o'malley toured polling places around the state. this one at bethesda elementary school. the o'malley/brown slate had two sets of challengers on the ballot. barring an upset in either party, it appears likely that november's election will be a rematch betw

bob ehrlich is being challenged by attorney brian murphy. murphy has the support of sarah palin. >>> in prince george's county a former state delegate faces off with the sheriff in the race for county executive. no likely republican challenger. today's primary vote has major implications. brianne carter is live in cheverly with more. good morning. >> good morning. if the polls open in less than an hour or at 7:00. a number of candidates are running for prince george's county county executive, however, the focus has been on the top two, rushern baker and michael jackson. after months of hitting the campaign trail, finally down to the top two candidates vying to be the next county executive in prince george's county. in tough economic times, michael jackson and rushern baker are talking jobs. >> we can build capacity for our businesses to borrow, employment, that is our focus. >> we emphasize places like new carrollton. we take stay dollars and federal dollars and development around metro stations. >> baker runs a foundation for trying to brin

brian murphy was the challenger. bob ehrlich received an endorsement yesterday from john mccain. murphy had the support of sarah palin. that sets up a rematch with incumbent gov. martin o'malley, declared the winner against two little-known candidates in the democratic primary. maryland senator received repartees nomination for a fifth term -- barbara mikulski received the nomination of her party. >>> still ahead, the power of the tea party. we will look at some of the other primary elections held around the nation. >> men are going to be men. >> sexual harassment scandal hits close to home. clinton portis under fire. >> will the nicest touch of whether stick around? that answer is comin >>> >> wednesday morning. comfortable temperatures. another pleasant morning with low humidity. in virginia, 54. 54 and sterling and germantown. paul moorpark, -- palmer park, 54. us.he 50's for most of 54 at the airport in frederick. 57 in bowie. low 80's today. chance of showers late tomorrow and tomorrow night. >>> not much to talk about on the roads. rohde work on the beltway in virginia is g

ehrlich's challenger is brian murphy, who voted with his wife and then joked with reporters while waiting for her to finish. >> i hope she'not debating whether she's voting for me. >> reporter: murphy got international attention after receiving the endorsement of sarah palin. >> couldn't be any better, to be honest. when you walk in principle, you never walk alone. >> maryland governor toured polling places around the state. the o'malley brown slate h two sets of challengers on the primary ballot. but barring an upset in either party, it appears likely that november's election will be a rematch between o'malley and ehrlich. >> this is an important election, and this election is going to determine whether maryland continues to forthahead and comes out of this recession or whether we slip back. i thk for that reason, you're going to be seeing a big turnout. >> local supporters are hopeful ehrlich will do well here too. >> i think definitely, he has a winning chance, a very gooding chance in my opinion. because i think for a couple reasons. i think he's a good man. and had a demonstrated rec

surely after the polls closed, brian murphy -- ehrlichman received an endorsement from john mccain. the gop nominee will be facing incumbent democrat martin o'malley. also, maryland has the longest serving female senator who has received her party's nominee. she has served since 1987. >>> there is a primary for u.s. senate in delaware. with nearly all the precincts reporting, o'donnell has 53% of the report. he will enter the fall campaign as an underdog. he spoke about his primary defeat just moments ago. >> ladies and gentlemen, the people of delaware have spoken of. [cheers and applause] no more politics as usual. >> the last several weeks have been spirited, shall we say? the voters in the republican primary have spoken and i respect that decision. >> for a complete list of results from our local races, go to wjla.com. >> let's take a look at some other numbers. >> it is the perfect age to vote. tonight, conditions are dry, comfortable, and calm. >>> everybody is a winner. we did have a few clouds. there is nice air. it is 59 degrees right now in bethesda. i will show you this a

on the republican side, voters will be choosing between brian murphy and former governor robert ehrlich. murphy has the support of sarah palin. >>> across the country, tea party challenges are hoping for victory. mike castle is in a race against christine o'donnell who also has the backing of the former alaska governor in delaware. >> there is a tidal wave coming to delaware. [applause] we are writing it, and he is drowning in it. >> i have a considerable record as far as congress -- a conservative record as far as social issues. >>> in new york, the republican race for governor is a dead heat. the winner there will face democrat andrew cuomo. >>> in our area, it is a perfect day to wait in line. adam caskey has a look at our first forecast. >> you cannot blame the weather. it is a fantastic day. we have a cold front moving through. it has not moved through the entire area. it is in western suburbs. you will notice the breeze picking up and the humidity plummeting. sometimes, they bring in showers, and it would be much needed. this has hardly any cloud cover. we are tracking it at abc b

former governor ehrlich topping brian murphy who was endorsed by palin.alley winning easily over jaffee. >> the people spoke and believe me in seven weeks they speak very loud in the state of maryland. >> we'll see a november 2nd rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. >> primary day is in the books and the votes have been cast but was drastically low. the turnout was really a surprise at the polls. far fewer voters casted their ballots. >> now, the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful radar. >>> good morning. 5:50 on the clock right now. ever i had ten minutes to talk about the tropics it still would not be enough time. we have some more incredible pictures to show you in the next half-hour. hurricane julia off to category 4 strength. we're effort range of the top 20 to 15% of storms receiving category 4. this is the fourth storm this year that has made that status. no threat to land. we're going to look at hurricane igor, winds down to 145. category 4 storm. will move into cooler waters eventually and almos

on the republican side bob erlich topping brian murphy. >>> look, these have been tough years, but we have been making progress and the people of our state whenever given a choice of moving forward or go back, always move forward. i work for the people and ultimately it is their decision. >> the people who are fleeing the state every day. our message is stop, wait, give us seven weeks. [ laughter ] >> give us seven weeks. >> so as it stands right now, split screen. that is it. november 2nd a rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. >> >> primary days in the books and the votes have been cast but it is really sad how low voter turnout was in the state. volunteers were so surprised how few people showed up. one baltimore county volunteer told us just over 400 people showed up at her precinct the entire day. >>> state control her. he is unopposed and will be challenged in november by william henry campbell. >>> they called the district for 46. that race was for bill ferguson. he is inspired by where the city is heading. we'll keep you posted on the race results on good morning maryl

monday he received an endorsement from the arizona senator john mccain and attorney brian murphy has the support of sarah palin. race for prince george's county executive will take center stage today. baker and jackson are vying for the democratic nomination. >>> voters in maryland and d.c. are not the only ones going to the polls today. it is primary day in del weir, mass., galanter, n.y., and, and wisconsin. those voters will vote in a number of key races. >>> two traffic issues for people using public transit. the midline is under the microscope after the wheaton station shut down during the monday rush hour or off in the evening. kollar issues with the elevators and escalators of a problem -- power issues. >> it was a metro operator who gave the spurs and the message. -- gave him the message. >> they told us the escalator was electrified. , so they were told to get back on the train and and they got on the shuttle bus at the fort glenn station and then whent back to wheaton. there was confusion, a lot of unanswered questions. >> no one ever told me why i was on the shuttle or wha

martin o'malley easily won the democratic nomination and former governor robert ehrlich held off brian murphy. despite a high-profile endorsement from sarah palin. you can see the results -- of the other races at the bottom of your screen. officials say turnout was lower than expected. by this time yesterday, only 15,000 baltimore city residents had been to the polls. 18% took part in the primaries. the official numbers are expected later today. voters in several -- in seven states and washington, d.c., have decided who will be on their ballot. we are in washington but last night's results request do not -- results. >> do not ever underestimate the results of we, the people. >> the tea party favorite won the nomination in delaware. >> this is an unpredictable political season where anything goes. >> in new hampshire, there were still counting ballots this morning. the republican with a 1% of lead is already looking ahead. >> let's not lose sight of what matters the most. >> in new york, carl paladino overcame his challenger's 40- point lead to become the republican candidate for governor. >>

she endorsed brian murphy. it may reveal the strength of the tea party in maryland. keep an eye on the state senate races such as the 46 the district which includes federal health and canton. bill ferguson has mounted a stiff challenge to a longtime incumbent. the 43rd district of the northeast side of town, joan carter car -- joan carter, which is trying to hold off. back to the issue of turnout. primary generally do not have a lot of voters. you are live? >> i have to tell you that this turnout picture is not a pretty one. turnout is a light across the state. in baltimore city cut 10.5%. and the baltimore county, 10%. polls opened at 7:00 a.m. in baltimore city, turnout was light. by 9:00 a.m., 6000 people had voted. election judges were disappointed. >> this is a lot less. normally by now we would have at least somewhere in the area of 160 voters. right now we only have 100. speaks to what the day will look like. more than 50,000 voters had been to the poll. varmus died jones called this unbelievable -- armistad jones called this unbelievable. >> a lot of people s

bob ehrlich topping out brian murphy who was endorsed by sarah palin.ere is what the candidates had to say. >> these have been tough years, but we have been making progress even through these tough years and the people when given a chance to move forward or move back, they have moved forward. >> people are fleeing the state everyday. our message is stop, wait, give us seven weeks. >> [ laughter ] >> give us seven weeks. [ laughter ] >> there is hope. >> so we will see november 2nd rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. >>> longtime u.s. senator barbara mikulski easily wins over six challengers. he was running that comical t v ad and targeted her. she is seeking her fourth term to the u.s. senate. >> voters also cast their ballots for state control her. we have democrat incumbent unopposed. he will be opposed by campbell for the department of the veteran affairs. >>> 6:49 right now. the republican primary for baltimore county sheriff. we're looking at two candidates on the democrat incumbent. fisher in november. 66% for ba silly and 33% for richar

brian murphy lost to ehrlich and is now throwing his support behind the republican candidate. >> might wind is more libertarian in nature. -- my wing is more libertarian in nature. wbaltv.com has everything so you can make an informed decision. you will fine results and candidate profiles and more. it is under the politics section of our website, wbaltv.com. >> a fire tears through a baltimore county home. it started in a storage shed in catonsville and then spread to the house. no word on what sparked that fire. it was a scary morning for students as a body was found near a school campus. the school in columbia was put on lockdown. police investigated the incident. there is no word on the identity of the body found. one person is killed after a car crash in anne arundel county. it happened last night and hanover road and 295. because of the accident is under investigation. plant toa passenger's burn the karan did not happen. >> yesterday, angry demonstrators clashed with police. >> more demonstrations about alleging burning of the koran. about 800 demonstrators confronted police. "we

on the republican side, former governor ehrlich topping brian murphy who was endorsed by sarah palin. >> here es what the candidates had to say. >> look, these have been tough years, but we have been making progress and the people of our state whenever given a choice to move forward or fall back always move forward and that is why i look forward to the campaign. i work for the people and ultimately, the decision is their decision. >> for small business peoples for the people fleeing this state everyday. our message is stop, wait, give us seven weeks. [ laughter ] >> give us seven weeks. there is hope. >> so we'll see november 2nd rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. >> longtime u.s. senator mccul ski easily won so she will square off against aaron. he has seen that t v ad nat had stirred up a lot of stuff. she is seeking her fourth term in the senate. here are the nominations up for grabs in the primary. 7th district elijah cummings. in the third john going up against jim wilhelm. he is going to faceoff again. >> and there is always abc2news.com. head to our web site and chec

ehrlich has a big lead in the polls but a few weeks ago, sarah palin made headlines she backed brian murphy. that drew attention and money to his campaign. monday, ehrlich did receive the support of palin's running mate two years ago, arizona senator john mccain. there are races to keep an eye on. in delaware the primary for the u.s. delegate put mike castle against christine o'donnell. in new york the one to watch is the primary for governor. former attorney general is this front runner. in prince georges county, residents are voting for a new sheriff. , state attorney, school board and county council. and a negative ad against michael jackson is in the spotlight. at this time draws attention to the mistaken county police raid in bear win heights two years ago. the mayor's dogs were killed. jackson is unhappy with the ad. >> they don't live in prince georges county and know nothing about michael jackson or my accomplishes over the last eight years. >> the ad was paid for by local 1199. it respects health care workers at the prince georges county hospital. stay with 9 news now and wusa9.com

gubernatorial primary has former governor bob ear lick against brian murphy. the winner faces incumbent democrat martin o'malley in november. you can always get the latest results at foxnews.com. i'm bret baier in washington. i'll have updates all night long. "the o'reilly factor" returns after these messages. [ male announcer ] you can dream of making travel easier to book and more affordable. or, like priceline.com, you can dream it and do it. priceline.com lists on nasdaq, the world's most innovative can-do exchange. ♪ we need to finish tho projections ♪ ♪ then output the final presentations ♪ ♪ sally, i'm gonna need 40 copies, obviously collated ♪ wht's going on? when we're crunched for time, brad combines office celebrations with official business. it's about efficiency. [ courier ] we can help. wh you ship with fedex, you can work rht up until the lastinute. it gives you re time to get stuff done. that's a great idea. ♪ i need tspeak with you privately ♪ ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ everyone! ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ [ male announ

brian murphy had gained momentum efer vice presidenttcandiiaae sarah palin last night.ght the local businees i invvstor co conceded defeat and3 said he would endorse ehrlich ii he want it had..3 >> in fact, marylanddfor our33 business people for the peoplee3 daa, our message is stop, wait, %-- laughter ]s >> givv us 7 weeks. platform. he alss says he wants to cut a 1% increaseein the sales tax. and he is pledgiig not to raise taxes. >>> with ehrlich winning the gop nooination the rematch with official. o'malley easily won the democratic nomination against two longshot candidates. now the incumbent will o p3 againss ehrlich in a repeat of 2006 governor's race. he defeated ehrlich in that election, by a margin of 6.5%. >> these are tough years but we -ave been make progress even through these tough yeaas. %-to move forward or fall back,ú are always choosing to move >> o'malley is focused on job creatiin and making investments in education. >>> stay tuned for fox 45 ccvvrage of this story. ww had talk tie political analyst about the primary rrsults and whether maryland sho

the tea party candidate, brian murphy, capture 24% thanks to an endorsement from sarah palin. experts say the number is insignificant. murphy is throwing his support behind the nominee, even though he is distancing himself from the tee party. >> it is more libertarian in nature and has a proven crossover. >> he releases his new television ad tomorrow at 5:00 in the morning. governor of ballet sets around with some of the market county bombs in the afternoon. ehrlich plans to release policy initiatives to make maryland more business friendly. >> for the latest results on the races here in maryland, is it the politics page of wbaltv.com. >> in tonight's "education alert" -- teachers in and around the county are picketing over a contract was approved but never funded. they were promised a 1% raise and that increases but say the county executive and county council member put that money in the budget. they are criticizing a pay raise given to the county school superintendent. tonight, teachers are hoping to be heard on both issues. >> still to come, students at a local high school

. >> one tea party upstart was brian murphy who lost to bob ehrlich. . >>> well, what a fantastic september day. we had out there. you had to love it. great weather was certainly the story out there for us today. let's get you right into the map. 74 downtown right now. 54, though, up in york. this time of year you see a big difference between the kind of weather we get in the downtown areas and the outlying areas and certainly that's true as you head toward the maryland, pnz line. take a look off to the west. we have active weather brewing. a few clouds are drifting in. our chances for train begin to go up late in the day tomorrow. here is a look at your hour by hour forecast. 80 by noon, warm, a day for increasing clouds and late scattered showers, rain that we could use around here. we hope that we get that tomorrow night. what does the weekend look like? we'll talk about that straight ahead. >>> tonight's broadcast, police has one suspect in custody but the search continues for a second suspect in a late afternoon robbery that led to shots fired. it all unfolded just steps from a high sc

plus, we go behind the scenes of brian murphy.hat does it take to keep the players in this penant chase forum? that and more on giants clubhouse, airing sunday night at 9:30, and then again at 12:30. >> do we have an nbc shot here? >> it would are nice, wouldn't it? let's see if he's lucky. >> thank you very much. >>> what voters have to say about proposition 8 and the ban on gay marriage. >> the president was able to fit in 40 rounds of golf in his first two years. we're probably better off if he's getting advice from his caddie rather than his economic advisers. >>> mitt romney making jokes at the president's expense and criticizing the first two years ic offe ff o fe morr. amoba. more on that in two minutes. and i always get a little worried when i watch the games, because they could hurt themselves... and doctors are so expensive and...what if -- [ umpire ] safe!! what do you mean he was safe? he was out!!!!! i just want to make sure they're okay, you know? [ male announcer ] we know health coverage isn't cheap. ob's why we of

ehrlich's opponent, rather, in the primary who is brian murphy. >>> mukulski is seeking her fifth term. 11 candidates are vying for her seat. >>> remember, abc2 news is your source for democracy 2010. tonight at 11:00, we'll have live team coverage of the hottest races in the area. we'll also bring you the latest results of all the major races in the mid-term primary. we have you covered with up to the minute results. head to the week -- web site now nor interviews with all the candidates and a look at the primary races. abc2news.com. >>> 5:04. last night ravens up against the jets. even before the kickoff ray rice gets into it with the jets. brings the football, then watch the top righthand corner of the screen. anquan bolden was the star of this one. great catch right here. watch joe flacco. he will roll out and fire another shot right here to bolden, over 100 yards receiving. this guy is going to have a great year. this was more like flag football. the jets d held the ravens more than i held my wife on our honeymoon. i'll tell you. here's a tribute question for you. who is the coach

it comes to gubernatorial primary on the republican side former governor robert erhlich topping brian murphy who was endorsed by sara p palin. martin o'malley winning easily over his challengesers. they will see a rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. in the democratic race for baltimore county executive kevin k has claimed victory. he told reporters that he had received a telephone message from his opponent joe bartenfelder conceding the race. in light of the bitter campaign he says he will reach out to his opponent to heal the divide in the party. >> look, it's the same message i gave to my kids, there's a winner and loser in every ball game it's not a reflection on either team someone has to win and someone has to lose at the end of the game you shake hands you say good game and move forward. my hand is out and extended to joe. when we meet in person . >> he will face kenneth holt in november. >>> early voting got its first test this primary and overall the reviews are good. the state board of election says things went smoothly but costs are being added. >> reporter: voting may be

sarah palin endorsed ehrlich's opponent brian murphy. >>> we have a crowded field of republicans trying to get a chance to take on democratic senator barbara mukulski seeking her fifth term now. 11 candidates are running. county commissioner eric wargott seems to be the front runner. he's already dumped in $578,000 of his own money in his bid. >>> three republicans are now vying to take on franchot, the democratic incumbent. the youngest, 18-year-old brendan madigan, still in high school. and campbell, former chief officer for the department of veteran affairs. he justed received an endorsement from bob ehrlich. the third candidate is 72-year-old armand gerard, a retired high school math teacher from baltimore. >>> in nearly every election it's hard to separate fact from fiction. in the campaign ads and mailings you see. some viewers say they've received misleading ballots in the mail. however, we spoke to the university of maryland law school dean mark graber and he says the mailings and other political speeches are protected by the first amendment. it's up to you as a voter to decide

mccain's former running mate, sarah palin, is backing maryland business investor brian murphy in today's gop primary. today is primary day. to debt your many many an dc voter guide, go to wusa9.com and click on the extras tab under news. plus, to find your local polling locations just click on where you live. >>> today the obama administration goes to court over health care reform. 20 states are suing the government calling the reform plan unconstitutional. federal attorneys will tell a judge the lawsuit shouldn't go to trial because the states don't have the standing to sue. howeverring the states will argue they can sue because the new law will require them to spend more on medicaid. >>> president obama an republican leaders in congress are gearing up for a fight over taxes. both sides want cuts for the middle class but disagree on cuts for the wealthy. the president said he economy can't afford to extend tax cuts for families that earn more than 250 hurricane dollars a year and republican leaders say they condition not afford not to? to do it we would have to borrow $700 billion over

he beat newcomer brian murphy, a business investor endorsed by former alaska governor sarah palin. we have 41% of the precincts reporting. bob ehrlich with a 76% to 24%. members on your screen. >> voter turnout statewide was significantly lower than expected. only about 15,000 baltimore residents had been to the polls by 11:00 this morning. 18% of voters took part. the low turnout is disappointing, say officials. official numbers could be released sometime tomorrow. and many people share their voting experience on our facebook page. charles says "went in or around 2:00 p.m. and was the only one there to vote. it lasted about five men." marie said, "i was bombarded with people talking about a vote for me. early voting for me next year, followed by a smiley face." be sure to stay with us for the live, local, late-breaking updates on the primary elections. we will be scrawling the latest results at the bottom of your screen. you can get instant results at our website, wbaltv.com. you'll find a link on the front page. >> stay with us. there is much more election coverage tonight. >> co

bob ehrlich is up against brian murphy. sarah palin threw her support brian murphy.ehind >> this is coming in from paris were the eiffel tower has been evacuated because of a bomb threat. traffic has not been stopped, we are told, but police are on scene. we will keep you posted. a postal worker died after being hit by a car driven by a prince george's county police officer. the officer was driving to work around 6:30 a.m. this morning when he hit the postal worker. >> he was driving a police cruiser and at this point, investigators are telling us it appears is shaping have to be purely a tragic accident on a dark prince george's county road. >> news choppers 7 was over had as detectives worked the scene where prince george's county police cruiser driven by an off- duty officer heading to work this truck ron burgess -- struck ron burgess this morning. >> i knew he had gotten ya by a car. >> verges was walking to a postage facility. he had been a mail handler since 1995. >> it was fairly dark outside this morning and the pede

she received the endorsement of the primary opponent, brian murphy. >> president obama will try to rally democrats about his tax cut plan. several house democrats sent a letter to their leaders asking him to extend the bush tax cuts for everyone. >> the search continues this morning for a gunman who shot a student on a college campus. a fight involving about 100 people broke out at prince george's community college. a neighbor called to tell police that students were standing on his truck. >> the school kids were playing on it. i seldom pulled guns out. i saw some kids run across the street. >> and 18-year-old or 19-year- old kid was shot in the chest. >>> a d.c. police officer is one of 12 people indicted on federal drug charges. fbi agents say he was charged as part of the year-long investigation. officers seized guns, cash, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs. he is on administrative leave. one suspect remains on the loose. >> it is now 5:06. rates of drug abuse keep rising. today, the hostages at the scene of the discovery standoff open up to oprah. peirce, a look at traffic and w0 minu

bob ehrlich is being challenged by attorney brian murphy. murphy has won the support of sarah palin >>. >>> brianne carter is live in cheverly this morning with a preview of the county executive race. >> after all of these days, it comes down to this. the candidates have been hitting the campaign trail hard and voters will be held today voting in the primary. county executive in prince george's county is the race a lot of people will be looking at. four candidates are running. the focus has been on the top two. rushern baker and michael jackson. both of the candidates are no stranger to leadership. baker has been a former has beenwho also runs a foundation designed to bring quality teachers to the county. michael jackson has been the sheriff's the past eight years. both of them over the past couple months have said that they will bring additional jobs to prince george's county. they will also be voting on a number of elections. the focus will be on the prince george's county executive race. according to election officials in maryland, they e

a previously unheard of brian humurphy. murphysaaah palin last no. general election if ehrlich want iwanted it. >> tooight the peopleespoke and the next several weeks, the people aae going to speak very loud in the state of maryland. >> [applause] >> take back maryland for our taxpayers, for our small business people, for the people who are fleeing this state every day, our message is stop, wait, give us 7 weeks. give us 7 weeks [ laughter ] >>> ehrlich is running oo a pro business platform. heealso says he wants to cut a 1%%increase in the sales tax and he is plldging not to raise taxes..3 >>> with ehrlichhwinning the gop nooinatiin the rematch witth3 governor martin o'malley is now %-o'malley easily won the democratic nomination against two longshot candidates. now the incumbent will go up against ehrlich in a repeat he defeated eric in that eleecion by a marggn of 6.7%. >>> the people of ouu state were to move forward or moving back they always choose guard. that is why i'm moving forward on this ampaign. >> o'malley is focused

he defeated brian murphy in the republican primary. that sets him or for a rematch with incumbent gov. martin o'malley, who easily won the democratic primary. for complete election results, log on to tbd.com, the online home of abc 7 news. >>> the light turnout has election officials surprised. thousands of people cast their ballots before yesterday's primary. even taking that into consideration, turnout throughout our area was still very light. >> still ahead on wednesday, continuing coverage of tuesday's primary. we will talk about the power of the tea party. >> a college football first. heisman trophy winner reggie bush makes a dramatic decision about his heisman trophy. >> another check on traffic and weather every ten minutes, >> another check on traffic and weather every ten minutes, first. america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on t

and former governor bob ehrlich faced a challenge from brian murphy but won the primary by 3-1 mmrginbut during a very serious time, people want serious conveying serious messages, on serious issues, about their lives. that's why the checks are pouring in, hat's why the volunteers are showing up. because we are seeiius about33 ú%xing this state. >> lookk these are tough years, ut we have been making progrrss through the tough yeaas. and the people of the state. whenever given a choice of whether tt move forward or fall back, always choose orward. and that's why i am looking focused on you job creation, and %akinnginvestments in education. tax and is pledging not to raise taxee. republican nomination for the firss congressional district.3 67-33, aad incumbent kratovil ran unopposed for the democratic nomination. cradville won that by less than three vow votes. >> winner for baatimore county eeecutive, with 000percent of the precincts reportingg kevin kamenetz has secured the nomination with 52 percent of the vote. 44 percent. john rydell reports on what kevin kamenetz is saying about t

brian murphy received 25% of the republican vote but will now back the former governor. ehrlich moves on to a rematch against democratic incumbent, martin o'malley. >> a man accused of sexual assaulting a woman he met through an online dating service is being held on bond. 34-year-old john evans met the woman through e. harmony. he held her against her will. authorities are asking any other victims to come forward. >> and a springfield man accused of fatally shooting a neighbor over a dispute over a speed bump is due in court. court records reveal the backpack taken from patten contained a smith and wesson resolver with one shot fired. patten is being held without bond. >> only on 7 this morning the discovery channel employees held hostage break their silence. >> they have talked exclusively to oprah winfrey in a show that airs later, the hostages describe their plans to run from the gunman. >> so who made the decision that we're doing to run for it? >> it was a mixture of signals. the guard was signaling with the police outside. and i took that as it's time to run. i di

my good friend brian murphy's a reporter in idaho covering that scene. he has a good season. >> a lot of people saying they're overrated. >> we'll see, we'll see. >>> finally this half hour, the drama hitting a sour note on "american idol." rob, typically it's the people in front of the judges' desk getting the boot from the show. >> not this time around. the controversy behind the desk this year is leading to a big shakeup. who's in and who's out? here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: with season ten auditions already under way, it is down to the wire. can "american idol" find the right new judges to stop a ratings slide? >> this is a wakeup call time for "american idol." the ratings went down approximately 5 million this year. they cannot lose another 5 million next season. it's a perfect time for the judge panel to be shaken up. >> reporter: kara dioguardi's departure had been rumored for weeks. but the search for new judges has been dragging on forever. with everyone from justin timberlake to elton john on the wish list. the latest frontrunners, j. lo,

his name is brian murphy. people know him because he was endorsed by sarah palin. what happens to his numbers. let's take a look at voter turnout. it is extremely low and there's a really good comparison. back in 2006 when there was a gubernatorial primary contest, in baltimore city they had 24% voter turnout. well, right now, as of 4:00, it's only at 8%. i know there's a couple of hours to go but that's quite the difference. baltimore county in 2006 voter turnout was 33%. and baltimore county was expecting about 5% to -- 25% to show up for the primary. looks like it will be a tough job to match that no one's sure why there's so much voter apathy today but there will be plenty of political pundits to break that apart in the days ahead. >> i was in and out of the polling place b-in about -- place in about five minutes. >> there weren't any lines. >> stay with wjz for extensive coverage and you can get information at wjz.com. >>> it has warmed up after a cool morning. here's a look at a mixture of sun and clouds. bob is lear with the updated numbers -- is here with t

sarah palin endorsed brian murphy in this race yesterday and are arizona senator mccain through his supportd ehrlich. >>> meantime, voters in many maryland counties are chooseing candidates for municipal offices. county commissioner and council, state's attorneys, board members, and treasurer sinces are on the ballot in fredericks, saint mary's and other counties. >>> back to the district where there are several city council spots up for grabs. robe chavez is -- roby chavez is joining us now with a look at the races. >> reporter: voters are decide coming will replace vincent gray as chairman of the d.c. council. one at-large post is up for grabs and races and four wards. one race is the fight for council chair. vincent orange who ran for mayor in 2006 is running against at-large council member kwame brown. the seat with new controversy is about a name. phil mendelson is in a fight for his fourth term and trying to overcome a name confusion by opponent michael d. brown. they think it's a current council member, michael a. brown that is running. today, someone made it clear who the candidate

sued, former governor ehrlich captured the gop nomination with 57% of the vote over challenger brian murphy. >>> in other news, a hostage standoff in maryland. it all started around 10:00 last night. a man with a gun walked into a home in the 8 # hundred block of richboro road in forestville, got into an argument with a woman and is now holding her inside the home. there were other people inside when this all went down but they were able to get out okay. police are considering this a domestic situation. >>> also new, montgomery county police are searching for more suspects in a burglary attempt and car theft. it happened around 2:00 this morning in the area of river road and goldsboro road in bethesda. police got a call about suspects lurking near a home. they tried to break in, police say, but fled in a stoling vehicle when officers arrived. so far, one person has been arrested. >>> the nfl is investigating the alleged harrassment of a reporter during a new york jets practice and now redskins running back clinton portis is bringing even more attention to the story. we'll have the details c

. >> on the republican side, former governor ehrlich beat challenger brian murphy 76% to 24%. >> a big night for the tea party movement before the november election. >> the results have shaken up the republican party. doug luzader has more on the final numbers from capitol hill. >> reporter: a kind of a mixed night for republicans. plenty of enthusiasm out there but the tea party movement could be difficult to contain. republican christine donnell is backed by the tea party express, she bested the moderate mike cassel, a fixture in the state's republican party which fought tooth and nail to make sure o'donnell wouldn't win. >> and if those same people who fought against me worked just as hard for me, we will win. [ cheering and applause ] >> i would like to thank the republican party for its support. >> reporter: cassel conceded but the republican party says it will not help o'connell in november's general election where most give her little chance of beating chris coons. tea party helped to beat rick hasyo. >> if we've learned anything tonight it's that new yorkers are mad as well. >>

right next door to delaware, over in maryland, there was another tea party supported candidate, brian murphyho got crushed by the mainstream republican candidate in the gubernatorial race. the republican party is a big tent. we have people in the center. >> big tent? >> what? >> i think you're wrong on that. there's not an our side. a lot of the politicians are forgetting it is we the people and people are voting for people they relate to. doesn't matter what the party is, tea partiers, democrats, republicans, they're voting for people who are speebing to them. >> karen, it's not speaking to people. it's what direction you want to move the country, and there is an overwhelming majority of americans who believe government shouldn't get bigger, we shouldn't spend more, that taxes shouldn't get higher, and that's your american majority. that includes republican moderates, conservatives, tea partiers and thinking democrats, too. >> with that, karen, what about the tax cuts that the president was talking about this afternoon? >> i was going to say, with all of that, there's no plan on the other s

opponent brian murphy. murphy said he supports roberter litsch. >> it does send a message that the people of maryland are ready for change in the other direction. alley in the november 2nd general election. >>> meanwhile in delaware, the tea party is celebrating a big upset in that state's u.s. senate race where tv commentator o'donnell upset mike castle in the republican primary. we we are going to take a closer look at the tea party elections tonight at 5:30. >>> now to breaking news out of prince george's county. right now we are keeping an eye on a police investigation in largo. we're told a 19-year-old man was shot in the 10,000 block of benington drive. investigators say she was shot in the chest. he was taken to the hospital and his condition is not yet known. we'll monitor the scene and bring you updates as soon as they come in. >>> the end of a mystery for a family from ohio whose son is left at arlington cemetery. there was question about whether he was buried in the right spot. we were with the f

while mccain's former running mate, sarah palin is backing brian murphy.he district will open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on were website at wusa9.com you can look up voter guides urn 9 news extras and to find a polling place click on where you live. >>> in other news, anne arundel county police are searching for the people responsible for stealing more than 8500-gallons of diesel fuel. -- is 500-gallons of diesel fuel. police are checking sur rail lance videos from businesses surrounding the stores. >>> northrop grumman will pay for an independent review of the mass computer failure which affected several virginia agencies last month, including the department of motor vehicles. the dmv had extended weekend hours earlier this month to try to reduce the backlog state officials say northrop grumman faces at least $100,000 in penalties. that's in addition to the $250,000 the review will cost. and the washington examiner has more information about yet another dmv computer problem just yesterday. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is back with