david blair and marc elrich been neck and neck all night. they have still very close. we have the latest, jackie. >> we have two candidates in this case, marc elrich and david blair. we left elrich's headquarters at 10:38. we arrived here at 1045. dad blareame out and spoke. the first time he n haser held elected office before. he came out and spoke. i will just ask that he ask what he had to say. take a listen. >> the outcome yet but we have so much to celebrate. let me tell you why. we are going to celebrate our friendships, so many old ones and so many new ones. >> the beginning of that got a little bit clipped. we don't know the omou yet and that's what is going on here tonight. >> we understand tt the results are showing county aheadl member currently by only a very few hundred votes. so we cannot tell you what is going to happen. >>thoo close e. all right. thank you. >>> in frederick county three republicans are trying tounseat county executive januarth e is a u.s. senate seat up for grabs this november. >> he lost a she gearing up to run for president in 2020. >

on your screens, mark elrich ani david , a political newcomers.k in neck results. 29% with it worked out. both seem to have their eye on securing the democratic nomination. i prevailed today. >> we will celebrate how we challehee status quo. we push the conversation. there is no doubt that the next executive, next county will look at telemedicine and universal >> reporter: they'll be working on canvassing andg process absentee and provisional ballots. that person will be the winner hopefully a will face the republican nominee for county executive in the wider race. 5:36. president trump's controversial travel ban is here to stay. in a few minutese tratts will join us with the oupdaten the crisis at theexican border. >>> police are asking us to find the person vandalizing the lutheran church. someone cut all of the pew cu ions, smashed prayer candles andma sshed the area. >>> the d.c. council approved a 6% tax increase. $25 million 23 to a year to help pay for metro improvements. it begins october 1st. if you get in the card. in c. and ride to myla

he wi elrich and blaire are separated by less than 1,000 >>> another example of our deeply divided politics. see what happened wn protesters converged on a local home o a controversialre congwoman. >>> tonight were a >>> some terrifying ments board a jet blue flight from new york to l.a. >> a swat team taking over the plane after a hijacking signal. a frighning false alarm. >> reporter: the coded message hijacking in progress. within minutes police had the planed. surro telling the passengers to put their hands up. >> everybody put their hands up. >> reporter: all a miscommunication. a heavily armed swat team boarded the plane to make sure. >> one passenger taking to twitter, my worst nightre. jet blue lost contact with the tower. unable to counicate,he pilot meant to type in a fourigit code that he was having radio problems, instead he typed in the four digit code for hijack. >> it is a four digit code and the pilot just inadvertently entered one wronggit. >> reporter: finally word that it was a false alarm. a three-hour delay before t nightly flight to l.a. >>> new at gr11:00, tonight, de

. >> david blaire and ma elrich are tied. news 4's justin finch has more om gaithersburg on when we could learn the outcome of this race. od morning. >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. it will be a while here. we hav two democratic hopefuls earning the bid. the board of elections says you may not have a clear winner until next week. on your screen right now, the breakdown as it stands. marc elch, the long time council memr and david blaire both splitting the top spot. both taking 29%f the te. that's with 98% of county precincts reporting here. both are looki forward to winning the nomination. i will betimistic tha the democratic nominee for the county executive of montgomery county. >> so eight months ago we wereo un and a huge underdog and now we're in a fight for our lives in a neck and neck race. >> reporter: so what's next the board of election will canvass and certify the resul of the provisional ballots as well as next friday, july 6th. we should have a winner who will face off against the republican nominee for the

heat and humidity are to three generations montgoof elrich's. home we love it here. but we have to work to keep it great, like fixing transit and traffic to shorten my son-in-law's commute. increasing open space where my grandchildren can play. and reducing classroom sizes for all our kids. that's why our next county executive has to require developers to solve the problems their developments create. as county executive, that's exactly what i'll do for every generation. arunacomes from listeningy law to peoples' stories. i'm aruna miller, and growing up as an immigrant, i know we have the power to improve peoples' lives. that's why in the state legislature, i fought for more computer science in our schools. gps tracking for domestic abusers. and some of the strictest gun safety laws in the nation. in congress, i won't let donald trump undo the progress we've made. i approved this message for all our stories. >>> firefighters were shot when they were responding to an apparent case of arson. one person is in custody. the resident pulled the trigger. >> the suspect has

generations montgoof elrich's.e love it here. but we have to work to keep it great, like fixing transit and traffic to shorten my son-in-law's commute. increasing open space where my grandchildren can play. and reducing classroom sizes for all our kids. that's why our next county executive has to require delopers to solve the problems their developments create. as county executive, that's exactly what i'll do for every generation. >>> welcome back. almost 6:40. as temperatures continue to rise, people will take advantage of the outdoors, e aecially on gorgeous day like today. for some that may mean ditching their four wheels for two wheels. new this morning there are new safety testsha revealing some bike helmets protect heads better than others. consumer reporterog susan shows you the helmets that are ahead of the>pack. well, the tests on the helmets are proving pretty good protection against severe head injuries like skull fractures. not all were providing protection against ccussion type injuries. designed twere

mac elrich is locked into a tie with david blair. with 98% of precincts reporting, the top two are nec andneck, each at 29% and more than 34,000 votes. with the racese too c to call, watch parties transitioned instead to wait and see parties tuesday night. with blair and elrich hopeful oo ee the win. >> all of montgomery county is better that we came together as a team. and i don't know what the path forward will be, but we'll do it together. stay tuned. stay close. and we'll keep you apprised. >> i'mis optc that when the absentees are counted and the provisiona ballots are counted, i will be the democrati nominee for the county executive of montgomery county. >> reporter: the county board ow electionl spend this week and next week focused on the ballots. >> we will begin with the absentee ballots thursday of this eweek. we hssued approximately 14,000 absentee ballots. i believe wll be counting approximatel000 of them on thursday. and the remaining absentee balancing lots that come in between now and next friday morning will be tabul

david blaire and marc elrich is delayed. it's tied at 29%. he says he'll pull out a win. >> i'mc optimis that when the provisional ballots are counted i will be the democratic nominee for the county executive of montgomery county. >> now to the race for prince gorges county ivexec state's attorney angela alsobrooks won last night's primary and will face republica candidate jerry mathis in november. >>> following a developing story in fairfax county this morning. police say a man died after officers triedo arrest him. they were responding to a domestic call. officers were arresting a 31-year-old man when he had aca me emergency and later died. administrative and criminal investigations are undeay now and the police chief is planning to hold a news briefing on this incident laterhis morning. >>> a former virginia tech student will serve 50 years in prison for the murder of a 13-year-old girl. david eisenhower was sentenced yesterday in blacksburg, virgia. he was a 18-year-old freshman when he met nicole level online prosecutors say he killed he

right now candidates mark elrich and david blair are tied.he provisional ballotsayre g a big role because of a computer issue at the maryland vehicle administration. e motor vehicle administration left 80,000 people improperly register t. >>> and ou stories this morning. the supreme court -- rather, the a ate is gearing up for showdown over the next u.s. supreme court justice. anthony kennedy announced his retirement yesterday effective at the end of next month. republicans say they will vote h to confi replacement this fall. democrats are calling for a delay. a live update from capitol hill coming up in about 20 -- or, rather, ten minutes. >>> today first lady melania is trump will v a shelter for children who have been separated from their parents at the u.s. border with mexico. more than 300 children are a,aying at the phoenix, ariz facility. her visit to a texas center became controversial because of a jacket she wore while boarding the plane. it read "i reallyreon't ca do you?" coming up, we'll take you inside aac virginiaity and hear fr

the raceor montgomery county executive will come down to provisional ballot david blaire and marc elrich are tied with 29%. we may not learn the outcome until next >>week. in frederick county maryland, republican kathy afzali will try tounseat jan gardner in the fall. for continuing coverage of the races montgomery and prince gorges county, log onto the website or open the nbc nd washington app search maryland primary. >>> now to major shock in the new york primary race. crowley lost last night. he was seen as a political challenger. cortez is ati democrac socialist. she wants t abolish i.c.e. and free education in public universities. >>> we turn to thi developing story. democratic lawmakers vowing to fighttrgainst president p's travel ban after the supreme court ruled in favor of the controversl w. the controversial order from the president. the high court's5-4 ruling rejected a challenge that the an discriminated against muslims. chief justice roberts says the ban is based on legitimate concerns for thetr co justice sotomayor said it was gravely wrond m.anti-mus >>> new from overnight

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right now candidate marc elrich and david blair are basically tied an issue at the voter vehic registration left more than 80,000 people -- >>> if maryland trains are part of your commute, you have to listen to this one. news 4 obtained a warning lettea saying the missed a mandatory deadline to make its trains ser. >> reporter: every day thousands of commuters takec the mar train to and from work. >> i don't drive into d.c. for anything. >> reporter: they're glad that the federal government is making sure all rails install a ptc system to prevent collisions and derailment. overdue, robably well actually. >> reporter: officials say ptc could have prevented accidents like this one or this one which illed 11 people near silve springs back in 1996.ti >> it is frustng to go to accident after accident that could have been prevented. >> reporter: the mtsb chairman calls any further delay in implementing ptc unacceptable. >> i think lives are at stake. >> reporter: but recor obtained by the i-team shows marc still h 20 trains left to update. we asked the governor about the letter. >> i will certain

diabetic council member marc elrich and david blair are separated by fewer than 500 votes. thousands ofsi provial and absentee ballots still need to be counted and we won't get the final until july 6th. >>> in prince george's county, w alsobroo easily and would be the first woman to serve asc george's county executive. just search election results for more races. >>> chaos and confusion at the airport. thisix-up that led to dramatic scene over fears of ag hijack attempt. >>> trouble on the track? our local train lines in jeopardy of missing a mandatory safety pro tip: giant has great prices on produce. raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. z2vpcz z16fz y2vpcy y16fy >>> doug will b back in a few minutes. a closer look at the timing and heat wave behind it. >>> a fairfax family is grieving tonight after their son died in police custody. now, it's the moments thated up to the man's death in alexandria that led to new information. this is far fromn open and shut case. reporter: questions still remai

council member mark elrich and businessman, david blair. apu statewide cr glitch we've been talking about means 80,000 voters may haveo had cast provisional ballots. those votes and absentee ballots have not yet c beennted. you can check all the votes and search "primary results" for a look at the races near you. >>> perhaps the biggest upset in primaries all over the country may have been up in new york, where alexandria cortez beat longim incumbent. she is a formeror organizer the bernie sanders. if elected, she would be the youngest person ever elected to ress. crowley had been widely considered a possible successor to nancy pelosi. >>> justice anthony kennedy announcing his retirement. we continue to follow this breaking story just ahead. pete williams with a look what we can expect from cegress onc kennedy officially steps down, and the lasting impact of this decision. >>> a mie after police in fairfax county take him into custody. tonight, the chief tries to explain as some in the community ask what happened.av >> iid culver in bristo

. >> council member mark elrich and businessman david blair, separated by fewer than 500 votes. thousands of provisional and absentee ballots still need to be counted. we won't get that final tally until july 6th. >> angelalsrooks is on her way to becoming the first female prince george county executive. she will be the first woman toe ses prince george's county executive. >> get ready for a congressional race in district 6. trynessman davidren to will to hold onto the seat for democrats and will have to beat republican ae hobeur whoan two years ago. >> we have the final tallies from a lot more races. >> just search "ection results." >> what do we have to look forward tonight? >> a couple showers and storms. temperature 80 degrees. average high, 87. we're well below average. don't let that fool you. boy, is the heat moving in over the couple of days like tomorrow. take a lookat atnaluth, 13han t days. not hot at all. 77 martinsburg, 76, gaithersburg, 81 in manassas, because of the cloud cover and shower activity we have. light showers, montgomery county and frederick county and

elrich has 37-279. due to the technical error, those will be counted until week, we also mentioned thatgo rnors race from a close call naacp ben jealous won the r marylandomination bea rushern baker in that crowded primary. jealous bt baker by roughly 60,000, more than 10% >> this is the future we will begin creating on november 6th when we win the general electio election. promise of maryland is not just our ambition, we got this, let's won't this. larryogan has no idea what's about t happen, thank you god bless. >> reporter: the primarym gives hi the first black governor, and in november, he will fe la hogan who hopes to become the first gop member reelected since 1954. now, hogan was unchallenged for s party's nomination andar he is very p in a state where lot of democrats hold public office. cutler, fox 5 local news., anne back to you.>> thank you. >>> top mroyland pcutor rogela alsook won the democratic primary for prince george's county executive last nigh she's going to fill the rushern baker sea

where veteran county council member mark elrich and david blair separated by -- to than votes.ced more than 80,000 voters to have -- to to have cast their provisional ballots instead of being able to do right there at the voting place. those wie counted nexteek. >>> a fight between a principal an a teacher at maryland elementary school is still under investigation. the prinou george'snty teacher involved hired a lawyer. she claims she was physically assaulted. fox5's annie yu here now with more. annie? >> reporter: hhily, afters happened two weeks ago at ardmore elementary schoolchool s wouldn't say if the fight was physical or just verbal but the teacher is now saying she was assaulted and what's worse that eldeentary stus witnessed what happene a. therere no criminal charges addestraining order againstrant her principal georgette gregory. this is picture of gregory heree this would happen at an elementary school and police and ambulance reshended to school. cattrall is n oering new details on what led up to thi she says there wasca miscommunion about the schedule for students