john cowen. he replaces republican in the election on november 3rd. >>> a long time friend of the late ted kennedy now occupies the senate seat he left behind. he is paul kirk, a former chairman of the democratic national committee. kirk was sworn in today by vice president joe biden. le hold the seat -- he will hold the seat until a special election in january. >>> a new code of conduct is being issued for players on all maryland high school sports team, reminding them that no racial taunts are allowed. that after an incident last year. we first told you about it in september of last year. allegations that some football players in cumberland used racial slurs during a game against dunbar high school. dunbar forfeited the game when players became too upset to play. school officials deny any racial slurs occurred. >>> don't be surprised if you see lots of emergency vehicles in the district this weekend. it is probably just a drill. police officers and first responders will conduct a series of dril