baltimore city is a democratic city. this is the first time the mayor has had a run for her office. polling locations are open from 7:00 in the morning until #k tomorrow -- 8:00 tomorrow night. >>> let's go to annapolis. with gas prices 58 cents a gallon higher than last year, this would not be the time to convince marylanders to go along with the gas increase. >> reporter: the governor floated the idea of the gas tax hike in the recent special session. >> doing everything we possibly can to get as many marylanders back to work. >> reporter: the governor wants to do that by raising the tax on gas. it would go to road construction and school projects. they say that, in turn, could create more jobs. legislative leaders feel this is a good time to increase the taxes. >> labor losses are low. >> reporter: even though gas prices have dropped, many taxpayers were excited about the prospect of paying more at the pumps. >> i don't like that. they should live within their means. >> i don't think anybody can afford more taxes right now. i know i can't. i'm unemployed and can't afford to drive

is a heavily democratic city. republicans in congress control the house.hey have shown no interest in d.c.'s statehood. jim and wendy, back to you guys. >> tom sherwood, thanks. >>> that's it for news 4 at 5:00. >> stay right there, news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. >>> a teenager shot on halloween night in georgetown has died from his injuries. why his family says the 17-year-old should have been in a drug rehab program and not in georgetown that night. >>> tell you why the sex abuse scandal at penn state university could cost joe paterno his job, even though he played by the rules. >>> a huge asteroid is set to make a close, but harmless swing by earth in about 30 minutes. >>> first, though, herman cain is fired back amid allegations of sexual harassment in his past. good evening, i'm jim vance and i'm d oorx reen gentzl ebs r. he has been side tracked by accusati accusations. moments ago, he addressed the latest allegations. >> simply did not happen. >> strong denial today, but w

in this city, a lot of attention was focused on the democraticmayor's staff and make rulings by came out on top and she is not running unopposed. alfred griffin will be on the ballot. polls are open from 7:00 this morning until 8:00 tonight. stay with us for the latest on the elections and the results tonight. >> the time is 6:43 -- 6:53 and 40 degrees. >> we will look at traffic and weather together coming up. >> we have a tractor trailer fire on the north side of the bellwether. we have three right lanes closed on the envelope approaching green spring avenue. 17 miles per hour on average through that stretch. 12 miles per hour on the west side on the outer loop and southbound to 95 from 32 is jammed. let's look at that delays. on the topside northwest corner, it is just a mass, not moving as you make your way from 795 toward the area of green spring. the three let lanes are closed. -- the three right lanes are closed. >> we will have great weather but it will not help those folks. >> weather-wise, it is a gorgeous morning but a little bit on th

party, the green party, the labor council, virtually every democratic club in the city, parents republic of schools, all opposed proposition h. >> i cannot have you give an opinion on -- >> and i thought the previous man spoke. >> he was challenging the board on a statement made. >> speaking about a valid arguments, there is a great concern among educators in san francisco that if the school board has to revisit the student assignment policy, it would lead to the kind of chaos we saw a number of years ago. that is not evidence tonight. we do not want to go back to the riotous meetings we had. there was a woman here earlier tonight to said this was an amazingly civil school board meeting, and that is because of the good work of the commissioners here. diversity of our student population would allow parents to choose the best school for their kids. the 6000 educators applaud you for the work you did with the current student assignment policy, and we believe the efforts to overturn the policy will lead to enormous costs, chaos, disruption of our schools, and we are facing

i ran a city that was five to one democratic. my city council had 45 democrats and six republicans.blicans, you might even agree with me. i was the first republican elected mayor in 25 years and the first one to remain a republican and 50. -- in 50. this is a very comfortable audience for me. i want to thank you for all the great work you did in the elections of 2010. if you have not done that work, just think about how much money would be spending right now. we meet at a time in which the united states is more divided than anytime since the vietnam war. we have not had this kind of class division, this kind of turmoil, what we are saying with the occupy movement. in oakland, there were using molotov cocktails. this is a very dangerous movement. it indicates a tremendous division in our country. it is ironic that this division is happening under a president who promised to unify us. the president who has unified the onus has divided as more data we have never been divided. he has been relentless -- divided us more than we have never been divided. he has been relentless, a practice t

city. democratic clubs are endorsing me. san francisco democratic party has endorsed me. the teachers' union has endorsed me and six of the seven school board members have endorsed me because of my focus on schools rather than investing in prisons. nobody else was able to put together this kind of incredibly broad support throughout the city. people have a hunger for reform, and people from all stripes, from all parts of the city are coalescing around this campaign because they know that i am the person who can lead the criminal justice reform that need. i would be honored to have your support. thank you very much. >> the san francisco district attorney is the chief law enforcement officer in the city and county of san francisco. 10 years, statistics show that we have failed miserably, especially in serious and violent crime. we must reform the investigative unit. they need to start solving these crimes, and deterring crime. that is the two biggest goals in the criminal justice system. one, we deter criminal behavior. how do we do that? we must modernize the force. we mus

a deceptive attempt to trick 112,000 registered democrats in baltimore city and prince george's county into thinking democratic governor martin o'malley had already won re- election and there was no need to go vote. >> relax, everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch on tv tonight. >> they did not contain the legally required disclosure of who authorized the call and prosecutors say that is because the campaign manager wanted it that way so that urlich could win the election by suppressing african american voter turn out. >> but his defense attorney told jurors they were reverse psychology, intended to get african americans to rush right out and vote for urlich before the polls closed. >> there is nothing wrong with calls. >> the defense attorney blamed the consultant for the robo call idea, saying it was her fault. >> so the only thing that you have is a campaign manager accepting the recommendation of a consultant contracted to make those decisions and saying hey if you believe this will help us go ahead. >> on wednesday the state expects to call their star witness, the wom

there are far more registered democrats than republicans in the city, a lot of attention this year wasocused on the democratic primary. the mayor came out on top, but she is not running unopposed. republican alfred griffin will also be on the ballot. 38 years old and a married father of two, he says he has no signs, no campaign office, and less than $1000 in campaign funds. but yesterday he shared the experience he brings to the table. >> i am not a career politician. this is my first time going into politics. i have community experience. i lived abroad for six years. >> the polls will be open from 7:00 this morning until 8:00 tonight. stay with 11 news for updates on the election throughout the day, and the results as they come in tonight. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. next year's baltimore grand prix is in jeopardy. reports show race organizers owe nearly half a million dollars in taxes and another million dollars in fees. city says current organizers may have to sell off to investors to allow the race to continue in baltimore. >> a maryland man is sentenced for distribut

everyone of the democratic candidates for city council won their races as well. prosecutors tried to prove ulysses currie accepted $245,000 from shoppers food warehouse in exchange for political favors. prosecutors failed to prove a federal crime was committed. could the recent child sex abuse scandal mean the end of the era? e paterno he has not been charged with anything. but many feel that joe paterno failed to follow up, in essence into the cover-up. reports are swirling that he may be forced to step down if he does not opt to resign. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should penn state coach joe paterno step down in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal coverup? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. it is getting dizzy on eastbound 7. delays forming back to 40 because of an accident eastbound 70 as you approached 29. a busy ride. you can see the west side delays f

city hall. protesters have been camped there for about two weeks t. santa rosa press democrat reports last night several city council members expressed their support for the occupiers, but made it clear they'd like to see the protests brought to a close before winter sets in and creates problems for the encampment. >>> all quiet in san jose, the mayor there thinking about pot clubs, not occupiers. mayor chuck reed says he will let voters decide whether to shut down most of the pot clubs in the city. the city council pushed to close all but ten marijuana stores. pot clubs submitted thousands of signatures from voters for a referendum to repeal that measure. the city council can either repeal the regulation or put the issue to the public for a vote. if it does come to a vote, the mayor wants pot smokers to pay for it through an extra marijuana tax. >>> california's high-speed rail, not only more expensive than everyone thought, it may attract fewer riders t. shy speed rail authority unveiled its highest businesses plan yesterday, pegging the cost to just under $99 billion. the s

we are working for all san francisco residents, and we are working with city or county democrats. that means we cannot help with any ice issues or with federal authorities. but if you know someone who are have had an issue about sanctuary city, please come to us. we are here to help you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is lupe, and i speak spanish as my primary language, but i am a citizen. i appreciate from this commission that there is an interpreter. i think as a spanish-speaking person, as a mexican and american, what i would like from this commission for me to really respect you, and for me and thousands of other immigrants, but i am going to speak for the spanish-speaking community, for us to feel that you are really here, and you mean what you say, it is beyond interpretation and intention. it is engagement, but it is also to stand up. i am going to give you a couple of examples. the new police chief just passed a law that if you don't have a driver's license, which is one of the main issues for latino undocumented people, that they are going to give you 20 mi

schurick is accused of allowing robocalls to democrats in baltimore city to suppress turnout. jury selection could begin this afternoon. stay with wjz, news, weather and traffic ahead for you. assistant coach at syracuse university is fired, he faces allegations of child sex abuse. take a look at the sunrise take a look at the sunrise forming in the east,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup

henson admits he was behind the election night robocalls to 112,000 registered democrats in baltimore city and prince george's county. hinting that there was no need to vote. >> we're calling to let everyone know that president obama and governor o'malley's campaign has been successful. we're okay. relax. the only thing left is to sit back and watch it on television. >> reporter: -- he is accused of many things. henson believes his prosecution is political. >> this is something by ben cardin, o'malley, just to punish people who disagree with what goes on in the democratic party. >> reporter: henson's attorney says his client has already turned down a plea deal offer. >> it's something that when you feel you're not guilty and you're innocent, you don't really want to accept. >> henson's trial has been postponed to february 6 td. meanwhile, ehrlich's campaign manager, paul suric will go on trial february 28th. >>> and suric faces an additional charge of obstruction of justice. >>> a cloudy and mild november evening. live look outside now. will you need an umbrella. >>> we've had light sprink

city and a lot of financial interests there. and given occupy and all the rest, it may not be the best time the democrats might think to have somebody said, she would be next up in line behind maxine waters. this could be a rather ugly dispute with maxine waters having a lot of support from congressional black caucus. >> the fights are always nasty and the congressional black caucus aggressively lobbies leadership to make sure their members are represented at high committees. the congressional black caucus represents a large number of democrats in the house. so, that's also an issue. and to be fair, she is next, maxine waters, and she hasn't been convicted of any ethics violations yes. this process isn't done. that's an argument she'll make. >> jake sherman from politico, thanks so much, jake. >>> newt gingrich doubles down on immigration in south carolina today. will his gamble pay off in a state that's about to enact one of the nation's toughest anti-immigration laws? >>> plus howard dean on candidate cain. and be sure to follow the show online. on facebook and twitter. i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep r

henson admits he was behind the election night robocalls to 112,000 registered democrats in baltimore city and prince george's county, hinting there was no need to vote. >> calling to let everyone know that president obama and governor o'malley have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: henson and ehrlich's campaign manager were both indicted on three counts to violate election laws, attempting to suppress voter turnout and for failing to identify who was behind the robocalls. henson maintains his innocence and believes his prosecution is political. >> so this is something by ben cardin, o'malley, just to punish people who disagree with what goes on in democratic party. >> reporter: henson's attorney says his client has already turned down a plea deal offer. >> it's something when you feel that you're not guilty and that you're innocent, that you don't really want to accept. >> reporter: henson's trial has been postponed to february 26th. meanwhile, paul suric goes on trial november 28th, facing similar charge

someone who would certainly have good relations with brussels there are question marks a democratic interest in the city as a caretaker government and move slightly whether or not he's going to be able to have enough support his nickname here is see from marietta and certainly if he was to take that top spot he would really have his work cut out there and then he would be hyping that he'd be able to live up to that nickname is a dauntingly each task lies ahead for whoever does take a view that position well yesterday when we salute soviet ballasts gagne's resignation there were celebrations. oh that was our initial enthusiasm and people are a little bit more pragmatic when it comes to politics to go to history of mistrust that political leaders. certainly no one here thinks it is all going to be resolved with a change of leader with a change of government. there is a lot of uncertainty ahead and of course as we were saying these reforms that we saw passed in the parliament still need to be implemented by have a now takes power and say the people here are facing here is very very painful austerity some o

democrats. new york city mayor michael bloomberg blames them all.mer corporate ceo who is now the mayor of the largest city, new york. the super committee has become a super failure. mayors, governors and average americans are asking why. why this collapse? >> i don't know why it collapsed but let me say it is not the instability in europe. it is not the monetary policy of china that is the big problem for america. it is this cowardness and this partisanship in washington that is really hurting our country. if you take a look at whether it was the deficit ceiling fight or this fight, the number of jobs that were destroyed, the wealth that was ruined and taken away. it's just mind-boggling. really, nobody could write a novel where this scenario took place and sell a book. people would say impossible. yet we've just seen it. both sides of the aisle. both ends of pennsylvania avenue. they cannot even come up with something that would not have even solved the problem. you think about it. the $1.2 trillion odd that they were trying to save will only cut

the polls open at #k and close at 8:00 tonight and the city is so democratic, the primary will pass for the general election. >>> big news overnight from toyota, it told how badly that they are hurting. their profits slid over 18% last waterer -- quarter because of the plunging sales. since the quake hit japan in march, they have dealt with problems with parts. it is now number three behind g m and vox wagon. >>> the passing of joe frazer last night, mohammed alie released a statement that the world has lost a great champion. he is dead at the age of 67. we will look back at his career at 6:30. >>> in philadelphia, the bears overcame some costly fumbles who had not fumbled in 347 touches. the bears won it 30-24 over the eagle and the eagles are three and five and a long way to go to catch up with the new york giants. >>> the ravens are tied with the bengals, for first place in their division and over to seattle as they play the ravens play the sea hawks right here. >> it was so much fun being in this town yesterday. everybody pumped up for sweeping the steelers. >>> i saw a post on face

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consider him the most outlandish of russian politicians he's out and of torching of the juno city of the liberal democrats have next month's parliamentary elections. hello again a welcome to spotlight the interview show on our t.v. my mouther not when they were talking about russian politics seven parties are campaigning for seats in the state duma the lower chamber of the russian parliament for the first time ever the m.p.'s will be left in for five years a set of four and this makes the campaign more intriguing their use of the general election will take place on december fourth and as the campaign goes on we continue our pre electro interviews like gives you a unique opportunity to hear from the leaders to help call the part and today we have live interview not skin head of the liberal democrat. reaching out to everyone in the crowd the first of a political party to believe both populist in paul soviet russia was the liberal democrat party and its logans have always been clear and simple like no taxes for small business well doubling salaries for teachers and the populace tactic has worked so far the p

. >> from the gold of columbia to the explosive natural wonder in the democratic republic of congo. this is usually so city with warfare and even dangerous guerrillas. some tourists are picking it as their destination of choice. the trip might seem worth it. >> in the jungles of eastern kondo, an unlikely sight, thousands of tourists venturing into a national park. the visitors are well guarded. they are urged to keep quiet. here has what -- here is what has brought them, a brand new hole in the earth's crust and a new mountain growing by the hour. >> absolutely incredible. impossible to explain but definitely worth coming to see. >> certainly for me, worth the risk. >> worth the risk and worth the walk. this is just on the mountain. yes, pretty amazing. >> this is quite a spectacle and remarkable that people are coming here to see it. this is encouraging news in a country that has been plagued by chaos for much of the past by 30 years. not long ago, another volcano swept through a nearby town. today, it has been cleaned up but the region is struggling to shake off its reputation. >> the people who live he

democrat martin o'malley. the robocalls that went out to voters in baltimore city and prince george's county were, state prosecutors say, part of that effort, in violation of state election law. >> i'm calling to let everyone know that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. >> according to pretrial filings, the defense expert will testify that by the time the calls went out on election day around dinner time, the race was already decided, suggesting henson will try to convince jurors the calls posed no harm, because they wouldn't have done any good. on the witness list is ehrlich himself, his wife, kendall, and city comptroller joan pratt. today, the trial is expected to begin with hearings and motions and an argument by henson that the indictment against him is technically defective. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. caught, red handed. are weeks away from sensing of jack johnson and his wife, lesley, on bribery charges. hearing the newly released wiretapped conversations that helped convict them. you hear leslie johnson making frantic phone call to her husband, asking what to do with

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city. san francisco is in the grip of a democratic party machine, the backroom deals, the corruption has created government that gives corporations like twitter a tax break while basic services are cut, but another city is possible. a city with transit so great you don't need your car. buses every 10 minutes, truly save by claims all over the city. let's make really magnificent every effort -- every underground station covered with murals and mosaics, every bus shelter a work of art. transit so great you don't want your car. now, only the rich can afford to live here. but another city is possible. let's declare a moratorium on building houses for the wealthy. we have 24 billionaires'. that's enough. we need housing for poor workers, middle-class families, artists. these people are the backbone and soul of san francisco. they deserve to live here. where will the money come from? a few ideas -- one, a municipal bank of san francisco will get the interest on its own pension funds instead of giving it to bankamerica. second, dumppg &e to have public power. that would give us lower rates. 3, the rich