martin o'malley and bob ehrlich. a new "the washington post" poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%. o'malley has 52%, with ehrlich having 41%. >> maryland governor martin o'malley says this is his favorite time of campaign appearances. he sweeps into a private home for a chat with his host and invited guests. there is a surprise. >> this man, the father, taught me spanish. >> as the governors settled in the home in montgomery village, he says throughout his career, he has always asked himself how decisions would be treated at the kitchen table. he said it was a place that was the center of his upbringing. >> it was a place where discipline was meted out and we're hopes and dreams were discussed. all of these things have been around the kitchen table. >> the subject today is education. the guests are all students, and their concern? how to pay for college. appearances like this one are no accident during the campaign. o'malley eagerly boasts how re- froze maryland in state college tuition for years, and the

rudy guiliani says he is backing bob ehrlich. he endorsed ehrlich in 2006 as well. he says he is the best candidate to create jobs and rein in government spending. new york's current mayor, michael bloomberg, is endorsing gov. martin o'malley. bloomberg held eight rally on capitol hill today. -- a rally on capitol hill today. in news conferences scheduled concerning rahm emanuel future. what is expected to happen there. what is expected to happen there. >> four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> we're following the developing story of rahm emanuel's expected resignation. he is expected to confirm that he is running to be the

i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> a deadly crash. a nato helicopter dids down in afghanistan. 10 are dead. now the taliban is claiming responsibility. hello. here's what people are talking about in afghanistan. that deadliest helicopter crash in four years. ten nato troops are dead. we have the latest for wjz. >> reporter: ten troops were killed when a nato helicopter killed in this southern region of afghanistan. cbs news reports it was an american black hawk and that nine of the dead are americans, one an afghan soldier. it's the worst helicopter crash for coalition forces in four years. officials don't know yet what brought down the chopper. the taliban claims insurgents sho

from ehrlich's headquarters in federal hill.es the ehrlich campaign say about the results tonight? >>well they are plenty of happy people here tonight. and whyynot. bob ehrlich has won the republican primary. we're here with the formmr governor right now. this is no surprise to you. when does this campaign really begin to take off? >>>ell, it took off in marchsh when we announced. but for us it was a regular working day today. obviously we're excited. 49 days to go. and we feel good about our campaign. >> republican challengerrbrian murphy perhapp, may get 15 to 20 percent of the vote. he rrceived the endorsement of sarah palin. what does this mean to you? >> i don't know, i have to tell you the truth, i don't know. sarah palin has her base of support in our pprtt. but so does a lot of other candidates. romney had face of support. and lots of other republicans, john mccain obviously as well. soopeople made a big deal out of it. i guess you were looking for something to report. and i certainly respect her and all of that. but it

i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out...e raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. [ cheers and applause ]

ehrlich won the republican nomination winning nearly 80% of the votes. primaries were held in several other states with a huge post- election result coming out of delaware. ainsley earhart has more. >> reporter: a night of surprises after voters cast their primary vote. in delaware, christine o'donnell upset mike cassel in the senate primary. >> don't ever underestimate the power of we the people. >> reporter: the sarah palin- backed tea party candidate has no experience in elective office. she will face chris kunz in november. >> sadly all andrew offers us is status cuomo. >> reporter: new york's charlie rangel prevailed. >> if they take an example from us, country would be better off. that is make the judgment of the facts. >> reporter: 08-year-old rangel is all but guaranteed to keep his house seat. it would be his 21st term. >>> another senator is set to face off against feingold. >> folks, this is i fi economic future for our fundamental freedom and it is a fight that we absolutely must win. >> reporter: one state still has to vote before primary se

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> a big day for terms football. you might not think so at a glance, but the panthers have proven fairly talented so far. maryland remains in the rebuilding mode. the terrapins led some breaks and have some staying power. o'brien after a shaky start to get it going in the second quarter. a great catch for williams. he did hang on, the game was tied at 7. he just blows up jr.. tony logan, no. 85, working on some symmetry from his own 15, one of the best punt returners in the nation. a lot of good moves. the terrapins force another, o'brien throws for 250 yards and two touchdowns. he get some help from the running game. daryl scott struggled mightily the first two games. there he breaks free. he is lag for excessive celebration for that, a horrible call from the officials. terrapins win, now 3-1 for the year. alabama and arkansas battled. the opening drive for the hogs, ryan is a heisman candidate and he is looking good. he breaks the tackle

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> showers are probably coming back by this time tomorrow evening and certainly thursday when the remnants or the parts of what could become tropical storm and call makes their way into the atlantic. that could be quite heavy. the good news is that it will clear up in time for the weekend. we will see if we can get that out of here. >> fall is coming along. thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from s

and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years?e got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. from "secretariatar

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> michele maybe hunting for a new job if she leaves the district and a powerful voice about iraq. oprah winfrey is recommending that she had to new jersey's troubled school district. she was called a warrior woman. there is no reaction. >> bob macdonald says there will be no confederate history month in virginia next year. instead, it will mark civil war month. there were apologies for making no mention of slavery. >> the summer of 2010 is now history. it may be remembered as one of the worst ever. the weather channel said so. despite dozens of the 90 plus degree days, we've got thunderstorms with winds as high as 90 mi. per hour. it knocked out power to 300,000 people and three other storms were damaging. >> thank you for reminding us. >> a young bicyclist killed in a hit and run for. >> we have some relief rolling in this weekend. we will have a look ahead. >> trent williams was being watched very closely today at practice and i have the la

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. >>> stocks looked like they might mustary slight gain but a late selloff left them in the red. the dow fell 48, nasdaq fell 11 and the s&p 500 dropped 6.5. >>> so we need to have the umbrellas handy if we're heading out and about? >> absolutely. we still have a flood watch up for most of maryland. this is going to be through tomorrow morning and you can see why. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, some heavy rain down there into virginia and north carolin

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> strong storms tore blame for dumping several inches of rain in north carolina. the wet weather makes driving difficult, even flooding roads and stranding drivers in the wilmington area. the worst isn't over in the carolinas. more rain is expected today. >>> extreme weather patterns continue, record heat back in southern california and we've got ourselves not quite record rainfall. yesterday was the anniversary of hurricane gloria. the record rain for the date was five inches. we only got one. but up to three inches in some spots yesterday. heavy rain this morning, now west of town. frederick getting hit hard and coming south of dc there's another band of rain that is going to try to swing through. westminster, this is going to clip you with heavy rain probably in the next, let's say 20 minutes. we've got ourselves this line of rain extending to the south of baltimore. so pushing through anne arundel county and southern maryland. wet th

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> another case of the philly's fan covered in red from head to toe. the security chased him down, but also one of the players helped them out. he spent the night in jail. it's not usually the mascots making the big hits, but this video is spreading across the area. rufus the bob cat regrets the incident that occurred, and he planned it for months. he said his attack from brutus provided with plenty of boos from the ohio state fans, and he is okay with that. -- haning has been let go as the mascot and apologized to the ohio state fans. >> he is no longer the mascot. >> now, the forecast certified most accurate. >> mascots were not supposed to talk and so the interview was not impressive, they just do the mind thing. >> i know ken is thrilled about this one. 87 this afternoon coming with a chance of thunderstorms, it will likely occur after 5:00. we have a bright lit sky early this morning. >>> 89 on thursday, 90 on friday, and we have 52 days

bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> it is 66 degrees, partly cloudy in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. but first, in southern mexico hundreds of people were evacuated. at least three people died in mud slides associated with the storm. in columbias, dramatic video of a mud slide. rescue workers say none of the 30 people trapped are expected to be found alive. many of them were waiting to change buses on the road below. >>> an ugly incident in texas when a brawl breaks out between coaches in a pee wee game. it started when a coach tried to separate two players who were fighting. the league has banned both teams from further play this season. one of the coaches is suspended for life. >>> chilling scene at the university of texas, a masked man carrying an assault rifle opens fire.

ellction if ehrlich wanted it. >> tonight the people sppke and in tte next several weeks people -illvery loud in tte state of maryland. >> [applause], in faat, maryland for the taxpayers for the small business people, for the people who are fleeing this state every day, our message, is stop wait, give us 7 weeks [ laughter ] ú% there's hope. >> ehrlich ran on a pro business platform. he also says he wants to cut a 1% increase in the sales tax ann is pledging not to raise taxes. >>> witt ehrlich winning the gop nomiiationn the reeatch with o'malley is now official. o'maaley easily won the democratic omination against two longshot candidates. he defeated ehrlich innthat >> look, these have been tough years but we have been making progress even through these touuh years. given the choice of whether toú fall forwwrd or fall back, they choose to moveeforward. >>>o'malley says he is focused on job creation and making investment in education. >>> not any people came ot to cast their vote on tuesday's priiaries. state election officials are in baltimore city, just 13..% of eeigible voters he

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> a pretty good chance you have already had to deal with the creepy-crawlies think bugs. they are all over the place parenthood -- creepy crawly stink bugs. we're putting lot of -- the face and the changes for health care that went on today. what it means for every single one of us. those stories and more tonriold. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >> we are officially in fall. >> it doesn't feel like it, but at will. 92 tomorrow, more comfortable on saturday and sunday. great weather for ravens football on sunday. >> nbc nightly news is up next. >> have a great evening. >> have a great evening. today t

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> now. 1 is sports with jerry. >> ravens coach is constructing a game plan for sundays game in pittsburgh. you can expect tension on the guy off the head and shoulders commercial. he faces his biggest challenge of the year against the steelers see con care led by troy. one and four record against pittsburgh for the first time. in his weaponry. and evolves around the steelers always tough on the own defense and throwing gets tough when fallmoli is around. he's that good. you don't want to throw the ball in his direction come sunday. >> troy kind of makes a big difference back there. he's not exactly sure what he's being out the but has a great knack to th change things up an they play differently when he's back to playing safety. we look and try and if i figure out as best we can, where he's going to be but we're probably going to be wrong plenty of times >> hear more on the john show mitt need on wbal plus. 11p 2 over the air. 460 on veri

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. >> more than 300 students flashed their gloves. we are all in this together. a push to fight against cancer. this is called the pi

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

bob ehrlich. we can do better. that's it. that one...right there. exactly how much did the other airlines make off with? ♪ it was like $25. was that one-way? or roundtrip? roundtrip. $50? did you have a second bag? yes. mm! it was $35. that's $120 roundtrip. [ gasps ] oh! ah! ♪ [ ding ] >>> bob's updating the forecast. first, bernadette woods has a more detailed look at what we can expect. >> the rain starts to pick up this evening. it will continue on and off. so heavy rain tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening we'll start this wrap up this storm. it gets out of here. when it does, really cool air moves our way. >> like fall, tomorrow the rain and the wind will be and ending. much nicer friday, breezy, 72, 50. 66, 46. 63 on sunday, down to 42. sunshine and clouds, 64, 42 on monday. denise? >>> still to come, the ravens get ready for a big game at pittsburgh. >> mark was at practice at owings mills and has the latest, >>> in owings mills ravens ray rice walked with a noticeable limp. the ravens are uncertain of his status. we kno

ehrlich said there is a differencc between fees and taxes.nction, and in your mind, is there such a distinction?3 >> nn, there is no distinction really between fees aad taxes. i guess, technically you caa say that fees are user charres raised to ear mark ann e used for certain specific projects. but look, the averageetaxpayer, and fee pair unddrstands than both fees and taxes come out of their pocketbook, it ii what you pay to government. i think, thattthis talk about bob ehrllch raising all of these fees, is a classic example of trying to change the subject, what martin o'malley is trying to do is deflect over to ehrric3 this ccarge f being a tax razor, hen, innfact, it was o'malley, inn20077 in the special session, that raised taxes, the greatest level in the history of maryland. there is no question who raiied taxes, or fees, the most between these two guys. >> nd governor o'malley held a special session to doothat to so why don't we see ehrlich close to the general election come november 2? >> i think two reesons. first of all, ehrlich ha

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> here is the seven-day forecast predicts there it is. >> look at that. >> rein in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon. another patch of rain wednesday and into thursday. >> today is monday. it is looking beautiful. we are running out of time here. >> good night. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side.

and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. >> final look at the seven-day looking at heavy rain through the overnight. rumbles of thunder possible. maybe isolatee tornadoes. 77 degrees. ú% friday. clearing up. to the weekend, 60s with more sunshine. and then early parts of next in the 60s.nggon the cool side >> all right. vytas, thank you. that will do it for the "late edition". thank you for joining us tonight. i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. tune in for morning news starting at 5:00..3 >> - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. a

bob ehrlich struck first, and martin o'malley countered. their latest not down drag out political at fight is over the increase in electric rates. curious, because it was a contentious issue for years ago in the governor's race. >> remember this promise? thein o'malley taking on deed to stop the rate hikes. >> as mayor of baltimore, o'malley challenged the rate hike in court. he pushed bills to mitigate the increase. legislation included caps in allowing for in the mineral -- incremental increases. >> while the b.g.e. rate hike came to light encore paris what, the biggest part of the hike was finalized on o'malley. an order -- in order to entice steven larsen away from the private sector, the governor bumped his salary by $68,000. >> the fact of the matter is, our economy is doing much better now. that's really? nearly 7000 in maryland lost their jobs last month. >> the elecampane rounded off the number. the actual number, 6975. >> four years ago, martin o'malley misled us. now he is just making stuff up. >> this is all. -- this is false. a

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionareson't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> still see a thunderstorm watch through 10:00 tonight but the warnings are up in pennsylvania. maryland's most powerful radar still shows some storms to the west. abc2news.com you can check out the late ets radar. >> that is it for abc 2 news at 6:00. thanks for joining us. join us tonight at 11. if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work.

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionareson't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> police believe that the gunman who opened fire in a texas university library this morning was a student acting alone. he fired several shots with an 8 k-47 on the library's sixth floor and then killed himself. they locked down the campus for hours as they searched for a second possible suspect. no one was found. no one else was hurt. police are still looking for a motive. >>> former president jimmy carter is reported to be resting this evening. he developed an upset stomach on a delta airlines flight this morning. after their plane landed, crews took him to a cleveland hospital. tonight, he is up and walking around. despite this incident, the president is scheduled to appear at a speaking engagement at georgetown university tomorrow. >>> the brother of karzai says he is not aware of an investigation into his personal finances. he is accused of tax evasion and extortion. he is a u.s. citizen and recently sold a number of properties he onc

and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's n

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionareson't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> overcast skies did not stop thousands from honoring fallen firefighters. an estimated 25,000 people took part in the run which was held in the memory of the firefighter who died on september 11. follow the route that he took to reach the world trade center. he ran to help his fellow firefighters, even though he was off-duty at the time. notre dame prep held a fundraiser. some of the money raised will go towards a new field is dedicated to yeardley love. marianne banister served as the emcee. >> now, your 11 insta-weather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> you saw that what pavement. that rain caught us by surprise. more rain is on the way. we have some breaks in the clouds this afternoon. the clouds are thickening. there's a lot of moisture to the south, extending all the way to the gulf of mexico. we will have a couple of long spells was in rain and maybe even some thunderstorms. we were running a little bit dry. 73 at the airp

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> welcome back. 11 minutes after 5:00 a.m. this 70 west of 695. 67 degrees downtown. give yourself as much extra time as you can. it will be a steady rain during the morning hours. let's look at hd raider. we can see moderate to heavy rain just south of the beltway and up 95 through harford county. it will be a slow commute. we'll have rain today. there could be some breaks. high temperatures only in the upper 60's and low 70's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we'll see what is on tap for the upcoming week. for now, to the news desk. >> police in rhode island say a boy was behind the wheel of a stolen van when it crashed into a car killing a young girl. this was in providence. the driver crossed the median and hit another car. the girl's mother and two other children or also seriously injured. the boy will be arraigned on several charges later today. >> the passengers experience more than turbulence o

and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. >>> girls playing professional football. battle's new team in the lingerie football league makes its debut. the baltimore charm hhlddtheir media day at first mariner arena today. the competitionnon the griddiron is fierce. full contact tackle football. >>>really, it's really intense. we play real football. it's a good game and people will be surprised and impressed i think. >> you can watch the baltiiore charmmtake on the number one3 ranked tampa breeze in their home opener this friday. kickoff is promptly at 9 p.m. and you can find out much more about the battle ccarm by logging on to our website foxbaltimore.com/newslinks. >>> the new idol judges get their first taste of the audition process on a raiiy afternoon in jersey city, new jersey yesterday, jennif

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> this was the scene this morning and after a worker fell into a well. it came from st. charles parkway earlier this morning. the man was conscious, alert, breathing, and talking. covering the nation this evening, a scary morning for students and staff at the university of texas in austin after a gunman opened fire inside the campus library. he fired an automatic weapon before shooting and killing himself. no one else was injured. >> the honor the segue company died after accidently driving off a cliff. 62-year-old owner drove a over a cliff on sunday. it was found in the water not far from his body. the four-year study was released this week which confirms injuries like broken bones and concussions are on the rise. they have helped the disabled and wounded veterans regain their mobility, some have called that the future of human transportation. >> have not read in one of those. >> i tried. if it is trickier than it looks. >> still ahead,

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. so. >> a big job loss for hundreds of workers in virginia. a ge factory in winchester that started producing incandescent lightbulbs in 1975, closed forever today and john henrehan talked to workers on the factory and with more on the disappointing decision to shut it down. >> general electric has been in the manufacturing didn't make a cut. >> reporter: they have been here in this factory for 3

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >> a family says their son was bullied. they have filed a lawsuit against the school district. >> the senate punts a vote on tax cuts. what happens down? >> it pop singer takes her at 2 "sesame street" and finds out '

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. we have some rain. i do not mind. >> it is in the 50's. i think we will get a boatload of rain. we could wind up but some

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. but another big merger in the airline industry. this proposed merger would combine two of the largest low- fare carriers. southwest will expanded to 37 more cities including reagan. >> this could be a major set buback. a 10 month moratorium on new construction ended yesterday when israel decided to lift the freeze. the stocks have been threatened to end. olde president joe biden's home is planning to put up a fence around the naval base. also extra security upgrades. it will cost nearly $2 million and the secret service says that the extra security is not in response to any specific threats. >> some trouble for john mccain. the republican senator was leaving a debate when a protester jumped in front of him and she was tackled to the ground. she was one of a group of activists protesting mccain's support of the war in iraq. >> why the governor wants access, coming up. >> hour storm watch continues. we are back with the full forecast. >> the

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ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> tonight our top story, the weather. the baltimore area is under severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. good evening, everyone, i'm roosevelt leftwich. wyoming at is in the storm -- wyatt is in the storm center. >> right now, the main cluster is tracking primarily north of maryland but we're getting just a little bit of action in northern harford county. let's take a look as we look at the broad radar picture. we can see storms to the north, south, and the upper line at the top of your screen, that watch is up until 10:00. that severe thunderstorm thunderstorm watch for all counties shaded in yellow, severe thunderstorm thunderstorm warnings along the pennsylvania line. we soovm you in hero ozoom you in here and you can see where the storm is now moving through the delta area and this storm is going to continue to track off to the west. in fact, as we take a look at this thing, i want to show you our latest track on the storm. d

and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only sen

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> well some unusual visitors were hanging around the inner harbor boat docks. >> reporter: the kids eye view of the inner harbor. >> they are so cool because they just can breathe under water. >> reporter: some people downtown stopped to look into the water. >> the only time i have seen jelly fish for this has been in portland, oregon in the west coast. >> some snorkeling while in the caribbeans. but not this long. >> reporter: the jelly fish naturally follow their fish is up ply. >> reporter: they prefer to eat their cone jellies. they are actually jelly eaters in the wild. so they come following that big rise in the cone jellies. and we've seen this prevalence of atlantic water. >> that's the only one i have seen. >> reporter: researchers say a dry summer with very little rain help to elevate salt water around the harbor atracking more jelly fish than normal. >> this will happen annually. you seem to be much more aware of it. it seems

i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> and they are off. hundreds of university of california students and coaches and athletes each pouncing each other with 600 balls hoping to break the record for the world's largest dodge ball game. it was a success with 1,198 participants. that's fun to watch. >> i've never seen that. i've never seen anything like that. wall to wall dodge. just like the old days. high school days. real quick. hot night. mid 80s. i know you like it warm and tropical in your early fall. mid to lower 80s through the day and much cooler here. sunday into next week. much more fall like. look at that. low to mid 70s. >> more seasonallable. all right. have a good one.

tomorrow, the national republican party goes to bat will -- for ehrlich. wbal-tv 11 news. >> the rematch between o'malley and ehrlich remains close. recipes and released a poll today showing the other o'malley leading 50% to 40%. that is within the 4% margin of error. >> it will michael 911 said her aunt had been beaten. tonight, a strange twist. police have -- police have charged her. barry simms is a lie that central booking and has disturbing details. but -- barry simms is live. >> the charges are murder and assault. according to authorities, a psychiatric assessment was held today for her. the investigation began with a call to 911. >> police responded to a call placed by the suspect indicating she was involved in an assault with her aunt. >> they arrested the 34-year- old simmonds and she is charged with murder and assault. she is accused of beating her and with this the steering wheel club device. >> she was struck repeatedly with the device generally used to secure the steering wheels. >> according to court documents, after dialing 911 at simmons sa

i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out...perty taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> letterman is next with former president bill clinton. that's it for us tonight everybody. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. thank you for joining us

ehrlich came out swinging on this first day of the general election race but as fox 5's tom fitzgeralde two governors may be mapping out two very different paths to victory. >> reporter: at the state house in annapolis, republican rob are the ehrlich set his sights on getting his old job back. >> i can't wait to get back to work. >> reporter: ehrlich found himself out of a job when martineau male defeated him in 2006. now, with both men winning their primaries, the rematch is on. martin owe male says his leadership during the economic wrap turn will be a stark contrast for the republican challenger. >> it will be a choice about whether we move forward or slip back. >> ehrlich says he is a challenger without a learning curve when it comes to governing in annapolis. >> during a very serious people being people want serious people conveying serious messages on serious issues about their life. that is why we're winning. >> reporter: but will robert ehrlich may have leader the first hurdle in his political comeback, analysts say given maryland's track record, if he hopes to cross the finish

i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. es tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't afford andy harris' idea. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message.

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionareson't need help. middle class marylanders do. es tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't afford andy harris' idea. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. >> here is what you're working on for 11:00 tonight. one republican candidate is being kept out of an annual parade in anne arundel. she says she is not invited. we have more on the howard county teachers' aide found guilty of child sex abuse, despite never having physical contact with his victims. these stories and much more are ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> take a look at this: this is dramatic video just released of a tornado touchdown in columbus, ohio. dust and debris was kicked up at last wednesday's tornado. cars were driving right through the storm. storm packed winds of 65 miles an hour. no significant damage, though, was reported. >>> that's amazing stuff. wait until you hear what our traffic cameras caught on the beltway. kim brown will talk about that. in terms of tornados, any potential tropical storm remnant that makes landfall has the potential itself to produce tornados. we have a tornado watch in central maryland, basically all the counties within our signal. harford, baltimore, carol, howard, anne arundel, up towards cecil, eastern shore, through delaware, anything could spin up as we have a lot of instability, a lot of spin in the atmosphere. look at the deep red shading down the throat of the chesapeake bay. anybody crossing the bay bridge isn't having an easy time. look at

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> virginia congressman jim moran took a test shuttle ramp to the defense buildings in alexandrea and he's worried about traffic in the area and he's got good reason to worry. >> reporter: describes current rush hour traffic on interstate 395 in virginia. this is what you get? >> may be 15, 20. miles an hour. >> that situation, that situation. if you don't have anything in the car to spend your time. i mean how long can you listen to music or how long you can listen to the radio? >> reporter: traffic on 395 is probably going to get a appreciationiaibly worse one year from now when the defense department opens adjoining office towers along the highway in the west end of alexandrea. 6400 d.o.d. workers are going to be shifted here, primarily from the office buildings in crystal city, which in a post-9/11 world, are deemed insufficiently hardened in the event of a attempted terrorist attack. the new buildings are being constructed to modern s

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> topping a look at our entertainment news, it is all over now. "american idol" has set the judges. the panel will be randy jackson, steven tyler from aero smith, and jennifer lopez. they will join judge randy jackson. >> when it comes to the bachelor, perhaps the second time is the charm. that may be what brad womack is hoping for. he said he would like to do it, he made waves when he was rejected by both women in his season finale. people people.com says the new bachelor

ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares't need help. middle class marylanders do. during cold and flu season. that's why we started a mission for health. by going beyond clean surfaces to healthy surfaces. by making a healthy way to wash hands. and even by working with a pediatrician to develop lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools. when you use lysol, you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> 5:15. equal pay for equal work. it's a mantra that's been around for decades. it's been part of the american dream. a report released in washington shows the closing gap between men and women has a long way to go. here's abc's tj winick. >> this was the less than enthusiastic assessment of one expert on women in the workplace. >> women are stuck, despite decades of efforts to create opportunities for advancement deep in equities persist. >> reporter: exhibit a? the pay gap. it narrowed by just two cents from 2000 to 2007 with female managers now earning 81 cents for every

now the incumbent will o p3 againss ehrlich in a repeat of 2006 governor's race.ated 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 shoull have an open primary. that is coming up in the 6:000hour. ú%formmtion on the november eleetion at foxbaltimore.com/vote 2010. >>> flames break out in aú firefighters were called to garrison boulevard near alto road round 11:00 lasttnight. when they arrived on the cene theyyfoond a 2 story home oo fire. there's no word on whether investigaaors will say that a firefighter was injured. his condition is unknown at this time. the cause of the blaze remains -nder investigation. %-trauma after being shot in downtown baltimore. it happened arouud 5:30 tuesday afternoon at martin luther