more on what this means for maryland. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: the mood at the maryland in hyattsville was downright jubilant when it became clear that maryland voters had resoundingly approved question 4, the so- called dream act. this allows undocumented immigrants and their children to pay in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. assuming they've attended a maryland high school for three years, graduated from high school, and paid income taxes. >> the numbers are overwhelming. >> reporter: state senator roger man know was one of the cosponsors of the bill. >> really gone through a long learning process on this bill. >> reporter: he said going into the night, he thought the vote on question 4 was going to be a lot closer than it turned out to be. senator manno said at the end of day the maryland voters simply realized that helping young people better themselves helps the entire state. >> this bill is about children, it's about kids. it's about folks in our communities. it's about a level playing field. >> reporter: executive director of casa in action and a deprivin

catholic charities are holding this annual of then in hyattsville. many churches stopped by. >> i have been going there for 3235 years. >> it is tough and sometimes embarrassing for people to ask for help. but because of the economy, some people say they have no choice. >> it is tight. very tight for people. >> the capitol area of food bank in northwest d.c. also stocked up on 30. 1000 birds were delivered today. that will go to kitchens and food pantries while the pickups will continue. and there is still time for you to get a discounted turkey mail for your family if you need. for all that information just log on to your web site -- to our website wjla.com. abc7 is. >> next at 6:00 -- a place you cannot go until tomorrow. >> and doug has good news about the weekend weather after the break. >> it has been a rough season but a preview of the redskins knew as quarterback. they play sunday at home. an offic >> you are watching abc7 news at 6:00 on your side. >> we continue with another pitch to get all virginia drivers to pay for road construction. >>

thomas moore's nursing home in hyattsville for what should have been the road to recovery. >> i didn'tthat i would still be in the hospital and for me to be in that hospital has been a tragic change for me. >> reporter: in may franklin was discharged from the hospital and sent to st. thomas moore for rehabilitation, a 230 bed facility. medical records show he had a sacro ulcer commonly called a pressure ulcer or bed sore. at that stage it was small and healing. a month later he was rushed back to the hospital, the bed sore now nearly as look as a football covering his back and buttocks with an infection deep into the tissue and muscles. when his wife patricia franklin saw it -- >> and i screamed and i almost fell to the floor. i've never seen nothing like that in my entire life. >> reporter: the wound had massive gangrene and a foul smelling discharge putting him into septic shock. when the body's organs begin to shut down. >> one of the doctors told me that if they didn't get him there like they did, that he was going -- he would have died. >> reporter: franklin's wife filed a complai

you can find, temperature in catonsville, 38 degrees, reisterstown the same, german town 35. 40 hyattsville, chesapeake 41. 40 annapolis. towards the eastern shore, 39 in federalsburg, also mardela springs, churchville 36. elkton 38. you had the cold temperatures, we will throw in winds for good measure. it's going make it feel colder this morning. kaytonsville. 10 miles an hour sustained wind will make the 30s feel like we are in the low 30s to 20s through time today. this will stick around, so be prepared for the cold temperatures, to linger for a while. there is a warm up in the seven- day forecast, i will show you that in a second. at the surface, high pressure will build in. this is our friend for tomorrow as well. we are going to be chilly. we are going to be breezy and watching the next system back there off towards the west. this is the one that's going to dip down, come to the south and ride up along the coast, this will be our nor'easter in to wednesday. the nor'easter could be bringing us snow, especially in the interior. i will put future trend in to motion. this is a system get

i suggested perhaps tax reform and michelle in hyattsville is with us. i think you have a great idea about including romney in some sort of position in this second government given how divisive the politics of the race were. this would go a long way to creating genuine bipartisanship to solve the serious economic problems this country faces. romney's business experience would be invaluable and silence the racial and class bigots. then there was this on a story i did last night at 11:00 chatting with an elections expert who argues that those fancy new touchscreen voting machines are the real reason behind those long voting lines. he says we need to go back to the paper ballots and our good friend deb from arlington believes him. well, now live in arlington and voted with ease with a paper ballot. i had never done one before, but they told me the line was shorter than for the voting gizmos. i was in and out in five minutes. like the voting machine fellow said, machines have glitches. sometimes older is better. that's right, deb. sometimes it is. finally th

jose of hyattsville won a contest to create the mural. today the community came together to start painting. she teaches art at a school in maryland. some talented artists there. and brushes, having a good time. good job, buddy. >>> a push to help out -- help veterans find work at a career fair today at george mason university. the second year the nair been held at patriot center. employers from geico to northrup drummond came out to talk to the veterans who served since 9/11. organizers say a number could go up with more troops coming home from afghanistan in the coming year. the goal of today's career fair was to get 200 vets placed in any job. the transition from military to civilian life can be difficult. explaining how a local company is working to fix that. >> reporter: every morning, marquis johnson and his co-workers check in and gear up. though the former servicemen come from different branches of the armed forces they're acustomed to the uniform pants. when you see nem action, it can only be found veterans, finding work for veter

and then we're in baltimore, potomac, frederick, oxon hill, the hyattsville for all the maryland ballot issues and plus also in d.c. with more on the council races there. and the ethics issues that are on the ballot. >>> and you can text -- and then we'll text you election results all night long. you can also keep track of the election at wusa9.com. and you can follow us on twitter, we'll have information you won't get anywhere else. the handle is @wusa9. >>> of course there are also plenty of races across the nation to of what closely -- to watch closely tonight. 13 congressional races are expected to decide control of capitol hill. among them, the massachusetts senate race between republican incumbent scott brown and former obama administration official elizabeth warren. missouri congressman todd akin was expected to upset democratic incumbent mccaskill in missouri. that is until he made some pretty controversial comments about abortion earlier in the campaign. we'll be watching both the races and several others for you throughout the evening. >>> and coming your way on 9news now at 7

gaithersburg, and hyattsville coming in at 52. 46 degrees in fredericksburg. again, a little bit of rain today. the form of some sprinkles. isolated sprinkles still going on. montgomery county, frederick county, howard, northern prince george's county, all through the area right now. chilly conditions, and then turning cold. in your fast forecast, how cold by morning? when does the sunshine come back full force? and the possibility of a storm next week. you'll have to stick around for that. the details coming up in just a few. >>> business owners are assessing the damage today after a massive fire broke out overnight at a wholesale warehouse in northeast d.c. the businesses are in the old union market building near gallaudet university. so far, no word on a cause yet. as news4's megan mcgrath reports, it is still causing problems in the neighborhood. >> reporter: smoke could be seen billowing out the windows and the roof of the warehouse. early on, concerns cropped up about the safety of firefighters. they had to pull back and attack the flames from a safe dis

. >> host: i want to go to james from hyattsville maryland on the republican line.james, thanks for calling. you are on with phyllis bennis. james, are you there? i think we lost james. we will go to tony from augusta giorgianni independent line, and member of the u.s. army. thanks for calling. >> caller: thanks for taking my call. i kind of agree and disagree with her. we live in a very technological society this day and age and i believe we still have to have someone above. i agree with her -- though i'm an african-american and i -- each term i did not vote for him because i don't agree with a lot of what he is doing. i believe there has to be like you said accountability. >> host: are you still in the army and if so where did you serve? >> caller: i was in afghanistan. i believe we have to be responsible, especially when it comes to -- because we lived on a dangerous globe this day and age. the fact that we have all these different factions out there and we still have to do the right thing. as a nation we should be -- the uniform. we should be responsible with wh