well, there has been no independent poll done on the comstock foust race. so really, you can't really make an educated guess. you can just guess. that's what a lot of people are doing. it comes down on what happens tomorrow and i'll be out covering the race. i'm peggy fox reporting. >> only one poll matters. thank you, peggy. for everything you need to know, check out the voter guide for maryland, virginia, d.c., we have them all on our new and improved app. check it out. >> up in maine, nurse kaci hickox is free to go wherever she wants. after returning from west africa where she treated ebola patients. even though she shows no signs of ebola, her boyfriend says he has been asked to stay away from the campus where he is a nursing student. >>> in north carolina, preliminary tests have come back negative for a patient being monitored for ebola. more tests are planned just to make sure, but until then, the unidentified patient will remain isolated at duke university hospital. health officials say the patient developed a fever after a trip to liberia, but show

didn't work out for john foust. foust took the stage and conceded a couple of hours ago. >> barbara cocomstk's camp is celebrating in virginia and that's where we find our peggy fox. >> i'm here with the winner, barbara comstock. congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: you blew it out of the water. you defeated john foust soundly. thank you for your supporters. i know you have just a tremendous campaign. how did you do it? >> well, we as i said, we listened to the voters, we learned from them what their priorities were and we led them on their priorities. that's what i've focused on and talked to people. and i think people really want to solve their problems with the economy turning things around. they're concerned about the very dangerous situation we're finding ourselves in on the international scene. these are very sobering times and i think people want to stop the bickering and focus on the issues that need to be addressed. >> when you took the stage, first of all, your daughter introduced you as the first c

. >> barbara comstock declared victory over john foust. that seat is the one being left vacant by republican frank wolf who is retiring after 34 years in congress. we begin with kristin wroiiegts with the comstock campaign. >> reporter: many thought it would be a close race, but it really wasn't. joining me is delegate comstock. thank you for joining me and congratulations. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: what do you think won this race handily? >> i can't thank my team and staff enough. we go out, talk to everybody, be on the ground, have a really grassroots effort and focus on their priorities. what i said is i try to listen to people, learn from them and lead based on their priorities. and also my staff, they're very grassroots oriented. and i think we focus on the economy, turning the economy m resonated, and the very serious place we find ourselves in the world on the international stage, people from leon panetta who served in the obama administration and across the board are very concerned with our foreign affairs and what's go

in virginia, republican barbra comstock and democrat john foust locked in a heated battle to succeed. frank wolf and that's where peggy fox is in auburn, to be exact. hey peggy. >> yeah, i'm here in sterling at the viewing party for barbra comstock. it has been an extremely tight race. we're not sure how it's going to shake out because there has been no independent reputable polling done. however, that race as well as the senate warner race has been driving voters to the polls today. here in loudoun county, however, the register says it's not as high as they hoped. 30% of registered voters in fairfax. they are looking at more 40 to 50 percent of registered voters, which is what a midterm election looks like. >> new voting machines in fairfax county were holding up well. >> i'm hoping, of course, it will be a big turnout for barbra comstock. >> a steady stream of voters kept election workers busy at langley high school's double precinct polling station. >> i definitely feel that it's antiobama. because we have been very proud. >> it's part of the 10th congressional district, which will

democrat john foust is hope ing to win the 10th congressional seat. wolf endorsed debra comstock. the district has democratic leaning. brought in more democrats, which the foust campaign is hoping to reach. >> it's all about targeting democratic and moderate voters so that we don't accidentally knock on the doors of republicans and help get out the republican vote, which would not be the goal of our campaign. >> no independent polling has been done on the foust race, so it could be a tossup at this point. >> d.c.'s candidates for mayor spent some of their final campaign hours up in the streets with the shoppers and the commuters. they are crossing paths at the potomac avenue metro station. they shook hands, wished each other all the best. now earlier today, fellow independent, carol hwartz, checked in with the shoppers northeast. there, she shook hands, she handed out flyers and customers arrived in the parking lot. >> wusa9 has your complete voter guide, just grab your phone, down load the new app, there you'll find poll times, where your voting location is and read up on the iss

mark warner, john foust and senator tim kaine will be on enterprise street. >>> we're covering every angle of decision 2014 just for you. stay with news 4 on air for all our coverage and keep up with breaking election news on nbcwashington.com >> we're learning more about what may have caused the redskins bus crash. they were on their way to the game when the two team buses collided with each other. a police escort in front of the businesses stopped short. and that caused the chain reacti cs nobody seriously hurt. sigh res redd did sit out the

. >>> 6:156789 decision 2014, republican barbara comstock beat foust to represent northern virginia in congress. comstock becomes the first woman ever to represent the state's 10th district. >> this is a heated battle with john foust. there were a lot of heated ads, including where comstock uses a quote from foust saying he doesn't think comstock ever had a real job. she talks about what she wants to do in washington. >> getting things done and working together and bringing people together to solve the problems we have. that's what i plan on doing. >>> she will replace frank wolf who is retiring. she said she would serve in his great tradition. president obama will meet with congressional leaders friday after republicans swept congress. they will layout their agenda for the next two years. they will focus on on jobs, energy and tax reform. >>> we are following a developing story out of pennsylvania right now. the search is on for a person of interest in connection with a woman abducted off the street in philadelphia. the woman has ties to st. mary's county, maryland. police released th

comstock attacks john foust as a tax and spend democrat.nd she has also turned it off the cuff remark he made about her not having a real job into the an attack ad against her. how will it shake out? who will win? i'm peggy fox and i will be covering that race for you. >> wusa9 as you can see covering every race and every election day issue. we have your complete voter guide at the new wusa9 app. >> and it's terrific, it's free, it's easy to download to your phone. you'll see the poll times, where your voting location is and you can read up on the issues and the candidates that you will be pro prayered -- prepared before you cast the ballot. >> many more reporters out there covering the various issues in the races there tonight. ed it is 6:43. time to answer the question of the morning -- it is 6:43. time to answer the question of morning -- >> our facebook friend katherine hernandez wrote -- a. makeup. as an avon rep i found out this one. >> you're right. the answer is a. makeup. we'll be right back. inova. join the future oftinge is-that'

foust and comstock. >> is this something you thought maybe she was december tin the for a long time ago or has it been a gradual thing? >> i do not think that she was destined to ever do this. i think when she expressed interest in first running for delegate in 2009, i thought it made some sense. and so, you know, when she decided to run for congress, i think our whole family is supportive. and you know, so far, so good, hopefully tonight we are having a good victory party. >> why do you think your dad would make a good congressman? >> there's two types of people that go into politics. ere are people that are looking for power and people that are looking to do can the right thing and help people. and my father is absolutely the latter. i don't think we can say that for every candidate up there. but my father is a good genuine person with the best interest of the people in mind and that's why he deserves it and that's why he should win. >> quite a family affair when you get out there and take a look at who is out there helping the campaigns. fairfax county elections officials tell me the

foust cast his ballot this morning in mclean. comestock did the same and headed to principle william county to work the polls there. this ashburn democratic voter is eager to make a change. >> i would like to have a constructive, progressive member of congress from the tenth district for a change. and naturally, that meant i voted for john foust. >> reporter: but this long-time republican voter is hoping for a different outcome. >> voted republican last 20 years. i'm a retired military officer so that's the big issue for me. >> reporter: voters across the commonwealth will also decide whether democratic senator mark warner keeps his seat or whether former rnc chairman, ed gillespie becomes part of a gop effort to take control of the senate. this democratic voter expects republicans to seize control, but he doesn't believe mark warner will be a casualty. mr. warner? i think he's going to be able to hang on to his seat. >> reporter: he's not one you're worried about at all then. >> i'm not worried about him at all. >> reporter: a b

john foust is a fairfax county supervisor elected to the position in 2007. now, this campaign has been marked by a lot of negative ads on both sides. millions of dollars have been spent without hearing the ads. the big question is, will all those advertisements have an impact on voters? and this is the time when that is being decided. the polls open at 6:00 this morning in virginia. people are already starting to trickle in. not a big crowd, it is pretty quiet still, but the polls just opened. this is expected to be lighter turnout than a presidential year or something like that, but the voting is now underway in virginia. reporting live in mcclain, megan mcgrath, news4. >>> a new report says you may have to wait a little bit longer if you want that new apple watch. cnbc reached out apple after the website 9 to 5 said the watch is coming out next spring. originally apple said they would release it in january or february. apple did not respond to cnbc's request. >> they never do. >>> getting through airport security with liquids like your hairspray, body loti

host: if you minutes left with jeff foust.f you have questions on the future of space travel, now is the time to do that. a quick question on the launch failure. how common are these types of launch failures, these rocket explosions? guest: in a given year worldwide there are 75-80 launches and it is not uncommon for a handful of -- i handful to fail each year. they have different failure modes. that happens out of sight and out of range of the launch site. , but not uncommon certainly this one was particularly visually stunning by the nature of when and where it took place. host: where were you when and where it took place? guest: i was trying to watch it from here in washington. it is possible to see some of the launches particularly in the evening, as this launch was. i was on top of a parking garage waiting to see if i would see little red speck of your on the way to work it. unfortunately did not. host: when did you realize something was wrong? had a nasa tv on my phone and i looked down and i saw a fireball in the screen

barbara comstock is facing off against republican john foust. frank wolf is retiring after decades in office. jim moran is also retiring. moran represented northern virginia's congressional district since 1991. >>> and two procedures are rung for eric cantor's seat in virginia in the wake of his stung primary loss. they are republican party candidate dave bratt and democrat jack trammell. both are procedures. >>> crossing the border into the district who will be the mayor? the race is much closer than years past. >> reporter: hello, i'm bruce johnson. key to the d.c. mayoral race is now the turnout. bowser is the overwhelming favorite in a town where eight of ten registered voters are democrat. she's got close to a half million dollars in the bank to move campaign workers around where they need to be. david ketanya is counting on independent voters and needs a third of the democrats to look his way. he is trying to become the first openly gay and the first white mayor in d.c. home rule history. as for carol schwartz she has practically no money

in the end, comstock beat foust with 57% of the vote. in her victory speech, she took an immediate swing at her opponent immediately after being introduced by her daughter. >> i'm finally going to get a real job. >> comstock will replace representative or congressman frank wolf, who is retiring. he thanked wolf. >>> you, along with friends and neighbors, decides to change the way maryland spends transportation money. the trust fund can now only be used to fix highways and pay off transportation bonds. state leaders declared an emergency to use it for other reasons. >>> the first elected attorney general is can't recall racine with 41% of the vote. he previously served as public defender and white house lawyer >> a close race on a question ended in defeat. it would give council man a chance to be in charge for three terms instead of current two terms. they lost 51-49. that means baker is now in his final term. he won the election unopposed. >> prince george's county launched a 500 million dollar rebrowneding campaign. the experience expan

john foust is trying for the tenth district congressional seat. >>> the maryland governor's race could turn out to be one of the closest of the night. anthony brown had campaign help today from first lady michelle obama. republic larry hogan has closed much of a double-digit lead that brown held at the start of the campaign. they're only elected one republican governor in the past 40 years. this is an unusual election in the district with the race for mayor up for grabs in november. the winner of the democratic primary usually runs away with the election. but this year, muriel bowser is working to hold off a late chal david cat an. >>> for the first time, voters in virginia must show an approved i.d. before they can cast a ballot. you can u your driver's license, passport, other government, identification, college students can use university i.d.s. if you show up empty handed, you'lld to fill out a provisional ballot and show a .alid i.d. by friday in order you can get an i.d. at any election le us know if you see any problems at the polls. call or e-mail. we'll have live team coverage

foust was in one of the most negative races this year. right now he's behind in the polls. and from a new mayor to marijuana, you'll be voting, and your votes will make a big impact today. >> in the district, you will not only decide the next mayor, you'll decide whether to legalize marijuana. you'll have a choice to vote yes or no to ballot initiative 81, which legalizes the possession of limited amounts of marijuana. supporters will hold an election night party, as well as a fund-raiser for d.c. central kitchen. while this initiative legalizes the possession of pot, it does not legalize the sale of pot. the d.c. council is working to come up with regulations law. the race for d.c. is the most competitive in 20 years she is a democratic candidate, normally an easy lock for the win. another candidate, former council member carol schwartz. she's on the right side of your screen. she's running independent as wem and could keep both bowser and catania. five candidates are running for the job. all democrats. >>> in maryland we're watching the race for governor. the state electe

they beat john foust on tuesday. she will represent the 10th district >> more people charged with major drug crimes could go free because an fbi agent is accused of tampering with agents in their cases. prosecutors asked for those cases to be dismissed after allegations of misconduct by fbi agent matthew lowry. they found him passed out in his car a few weeks ago in d.c. he reportedly had drugs on them and they may have been seized from investigations in which he was involved. at least 18 other cases could be thrown out. >>> a montgomery county teenager is facing charges for bringing a gun on school property. aaron anderson is being asked to stay away from richard montgomery. yesterday a security guard noticed him on school grounds during the lunchtime hour. they found him on a street near the school with a stolen handgun in a gym bag. >>> this woman told news 4 she found an abandoned newborn baby outside her home in beltsville. she is actually the baby's mother. jackson admits she gave birth in her home and became o

she beat foust with 57% of the vote. she took a swing after being announced by her daughter. >> i'm finally going to get a real job. >> couple stomaching replace frank wolf who is retiring at the end of the year. she thanked wolf and said she will serve in his great tradition >> marylanders decided to change the way they spend transportation money. it puts limits on the state transportation trust fund. they have to declare an emergency to use it for anything other than fixing highways and paying bonds. for the first time, d.c. elected the first democrat attorney general. can't recall racine previously spent a time as a lawyer. that measure lost 51% to 49%. that means baker is now in his final term as executive. he was one of the biggest proponents of the term limit increase. >>> $500,000 rebranding campaign. the experience, expand, explore is designed to invite people to the county to check out the top tourist attractions. you should see ad and billboards soon. >>> larry! larry! >> the race that people will be talking ab

e big ones affecting our area and this race, republican barbara comstock and foust involved in that race in virginia. also, the approval of a $100 million road work project in fairfax county and the contentious race for the mayor of leesburg also. the polls tomorrow are going to open for you at 6:00 a.m. they'll close at 7:00 tomorrow night. to find your nearest polling place, you can head to our web sigh, nbcwashington.com. if you have any issues voting tomorrow, we want to hear about them. you can call news 4 at 202-885-. e-mail the news 4 i-t at -- tips@news4iteam.com. >>> two new friends are pushing each other to new heights. they learned how to use their wheelchairs and how to walk again together. the two connected when kirk suffer add major stroke two years ago, leaving him paralyzed on his left side. the same thing happened to cunningham when he was just 8. and this was caused by a blood clot for him. >> he really couldn't run. now he can run. >> it's been a while from beir walking with his cane. >> over the weekend, the two climbed up chicago's willis tower. cunningham climbed al

the focus at both, the open tenth congressial district where comstock faces foust. they are also getting a reminder of a big change. they must show an approved photo um to cast a ballot. >> i think we've done everything we could ta make sure people know what they need to do. >> reporter: driver's licenses aren't the only photo i.d. accepted. we took a look at mine. >> you can use the driver's license, no question. that's a good one. this one issued by the united states senate is a government issued identificatio card. and this one issued by your employer in the valid course of business has a photo i.d., and it works as well. >> reporter: here's perhaps the most important thing to know about photo i.d. even photos who show up empty handed or with the wrong i.d. will fill out a provisional ballot and have until friday to send in the proper i.d. or go to the election office to get the appropriate i.d. >>> there's a reason you may have noticed fewer campaign signs. the news 4 i-team found state workers have removed more than 3,000 signs since july. that includes a large

joe foust says the forest preserve people were negligent because they didn't properly monitor their treesfor signs of disease or weakness. robinson elementary school in suburban lyons plans to resume classes this morning after a good dis-infecting scrub down. the school closed yesterday when a third of its students and some staff came down with the flu. chicago's christmas tree will be delivered to daley plaza tonight. it was chopped down in front of a home in elgin yesterday. its owner nominated the tree the past three years, but it was always a runner-up. the fourth time was the charm pleading to sign a controversial nuclear agreement. critics say the president did not form america's middle east allies or congress about a letter he wrote to iran. also asking iran to join american fighting. now we're learning aspiring jihad lists are traveling to the mideast on cruise ships to avoid stringent monitoring of airports. interpol is calling for stepped-up monitoring of cruise lines, banks. and the defense secretary has ordered a review of military records after reports that more than 600 sold

mark warner, john foust and senator tim kaine will be on enterprise street. >>> we're covering every angle of decision 2014 just for you. stay with news 4 on air for all our coverage and keep up with breaking election news on nbcwashington.com >> we're learning more about what may have caused the redskins bus crash. they were on their way to the game when the two team buses collided with each other. a police escort in front of the businesses stopped short. and that caused the chain reacti cs nobody seriously hurt. sigh res redd did sit out the game with back pain. and coach gruden says he has a stuff neck. rg3 looked pretty sharp since week two. he couldn't put together a last minute come back. he said the loss will make the team even hungrier when they play tampa bay bucs on the 16th. >>> a space ship wrecked. the system that failed bringing this virgin ga lack stick ship to the ground. >>> interacting with your baby. the parents they are more likely to hear the a younger age. >>> these temperatures may want to make you stay inside. how quickly it will warm up in your weather and tr

senator mark warner keeps his seat and john foust continues a trend of turning northern virginia evene blue. >> i think there's been a lot of changes in virginia as we've seen in the presidential race as well. it would be nice to see that carry on into the house and senate. >> rep in the sterling gop campaign office, dina is a veteran volunteer helping get out the vote for more than a dozen years. this election cycle she personally knows barbara comstock. she'd like to see comstock and ed gillespie be part of a republican majority in both the house and senate. >> if there is a republican senate, that would be fantastic. i think it shows the house and senate can finally work together to pass legislation that goes to the president's desk and it will force the president to really work with congress. >> reporter: while door knocks and phone calls will continue into the evening, the candidates are headlining rallies also aimed at firing up supporters. ed gillespie is making a seven-stop swing while mark warner travelled to four cities. they scheduled their final events in vote rich virgini

the race to succeed him between democrat john foust and republican barbara comstock is expected to be the closest in the commonwealth. that's one reason turnout was steady at many northern virginia pre sinks. virginia voters also faced a first today, a requirement to present an approved type of photo i.d. there were fears seniors in particular might come empty-handed. but my check with registrars in fairf fairfax, loudoun and prince william county showed very few voters came unaware. >>> now most of those -- not all, but most of those who did not have the required photo i.d. were allowed to cast a provisional ballot and in fairfax county, they tell me between six and eight voters came in today, just to have that photo i.d. created so they could vote. julie carey, news4. >>> republican larry hogan has closed a big gap with democrat anthony brown, the lieutenant governor. but will it be enough? turnout could tell the tale in this one, and both candidates pushed for every last vote today. at 6:30, the one thing besides turnout that could determine the outcome. >>> in the district, all ey

barbara comstock is a member of the virginia house of delegates and a former rnc opposition researcherin foust is the fairfax county supervisor elected to the position back in 2007. now, the campaign has been marked by a lot of negative ads on both sides. you can't help but see and hear the ads in receipt weeks with millions of dollars being spent. now will the ads have an impact on voters, though? that remains to be seen in about 45 minutes when the polls open here in virginia. and then we'll start to see the voters trickling in. reporting live in mcclain, megan mcgrath, news4. >>> another race that will be watched very closely is the house race in virginia's seventh district. you might remember dave brat ter i can cantor. virginia's seven district runs from the west end of richmond through parts of manassas and fredericksbu you think you are fewer campaign signs, the news4 i-team found out why. state workers removed thousands of them from maryland roads. maryland does not allow signs in the median and says they are a distraction to make your commute unsafe. i-team says since july crews took

three- person race and coming up at 6:00, peggy fox will have the latest on the race between john foust and comstack. andrea mccarren brings us that story. and for a complete voter's guide, you can check out our wusa9 app, down load it for free or upgrade your app now. >> the weather can play a big role. first alert chief meteorologist, topper shut shutt is on the weather terrace. >> for early november, sometimes it runs the gament. a chilly start, no doubt about that. but, temperatures in the early morning, if you go early between 6:00 and 8:00, it will be upper 30s and low 40s. lunchtime, perfect. 60 to 65 and during the evening, it will be fairly warm. temperatures 64 to 70. polls close at 7:00 in virginia. they open at 6:00 a.m. and they close at 8:00 p.m. in maryland and the district and they open at 7:00 a.m. so let me show you the future cast. we'll put this into motion. you have low to mid 40s. we are devoid of clouds in the morning. pure sunshine. by 9:00, we now crawl back into the low to mid 50s. even least burg is 54. i mean, it's a nice day. no excuse not to vote. by luncht

>> like wise, john foust had his son and wife knocking on doors all day today. >> president obama is not very popular, but he's going to come out on top because he is the one who will work across the aisle to get things done. >> there are two types of people that go into politics. there are people looking for power and people that are looking to do the right thing and help people. and my father is absolutely the latter. >> reporter: so as far as voter turnout goes, loudoun county's registrar tells me at 4:00, they had about 25% registered voters already at the polls. not as high as they hoped, so it might be around 30, a little over 30% in loudoun county. fairfax county, however, is looking to break about 40%. and that's about average for a midterm election. this race is very tight. it has brought out a lot of voters and watching it very closely for you tonight. i'm peggy fox reporting live in sterling. back to you. >> also in virginia, two professors are running for eric cantor's 7th district seat in the wake of his shocking primary loss. dave bratt and jack trammel. >> and now to t

foust. my executive officer and i saw your beautiful and neat handwriting, smelled the sweet perfume on the letter head, and said anyone who sends such letters must be more wonderful than lana turner, betty hufton and ingrid burgman put together. we then said why not write her a letter. so i, me, her -- this is it. let me explain we are two very lonely lads and our morale is very low. we have hearts of gold but girls never seem to bother finding it out once looking at our comical faces. my executive officer's name is bill. he graduated from georgia tech in february. as for looks, he doesn't really have any. he claims he was born in a way, but i don't believe god could make a man with ears like that. i don't think he has any eyes, at least a never been able to find them. he says he can see, so i guess that settles that. he has eyes. his nose looks like a very large red apple. it's his best feature. at least you know he has a nose. his mouth is really a good looking one, except that he has no

stack a former aide and former senior advisor to mitt romney's 2012 campaign at 58% compared to john fousthe vote reported in virginia's 10th congressional district. in illinois 17th congressional district representative sherry bustos 70% compared to bobby schilling at 30%. early numbers in illinois's 17th congressional district. earlier you had a call from florida. let's look at the numbers in the florida governor's race. there is a rematch with governor rick scott -- not a rematch but charlie crist and current governor with 72% reporting governor scott at about 2.5 million compared to just over 2.4 million for charlie crist. and we have there tweet that mitch mcconnell telling abc news the republicans would lead responsibly governing with the majority wondering if that will come up friday when the president has the top four leaders at the white house. the white house announcing a while ago that there will be a bipartisan meeting at the white house house. more numbers on line at c-span.org. host: on the bottom of the screen some numbers were coming in from arkansas governor and looks like