dr. john leopold resigned following issues arising over misconduct in office. this is becoming a competitive field. >> 16 people have applied for the job including a former county executive and a former first lady. the different -- the current chair may be the front-runner, john hammond. >> acting anne arundel county executive tossed his hat in for the vacancy. >> it's been a very difficult decision in many ways, but i have come to the conclusion that i think i can bring the leadership to anne arundel county that they deserve. it's time to move the county for word. >> the county budget director and expressed confidence that the county council will select him based on his experience in the private sector and his 36 years as a local government official. >> i have the best resume and experience. >> he is one of 16 including former county executive and former first lady. >> it is significant that we have a woman in this race. >> he told a forum that they would get rid of the perk of a security detail. he misused the police officers assigned to protect him. hammond

john leopold at some point tonight. victims of a secret crime are speaking out. 11 news is talking to patients of dr.a levy about being photographed during >> snow, ice, when, even some thunder and lightning. folks in the midwest have seen pretty much all of it today as the winter storm passes through. >> it could dump as much as 2 feet of snow in some areas. jay gray is in one of the hardest-hit areas, kansas city, missouri. >> a state of emergency right now here in missouri and in neighboring kansas where the snow has been falling for hours, and will likely continue well into the night. strong winds continued to push snow sideways at times across the midwest. >> you just have to hope for the wesbest and prepare for the wor. >> 2 inches of snow an hour, and accumulations that a climb well over a foot. especially on the roads. in some places the conditions were even too tough for the plows. in kansas, parts of i-70 have been shut down because of the weather. postal workers honored their legendary motto. snowe did not stop afternoon deliveries. it was a much different situation at airports across the