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

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'

. >> 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

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

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

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

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 big change at the polls for virginia voters. for the first time, acceptable photo i.d. had to be presented. coming up on news4 at 6:00, i'll tell you whether or not that created problems for many voters today. reporting live from mclean, julie carey, news4. >>> it's a tight race in maryland for the state's next governor. voters are choosing between repub

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

. >> john foust rallies his volunteers on what may be the most critical day for his campaign. the race for the 10th congressional seat between democrat foust and democrat barbra comstock could be one of the closest in the nation. republican volunteers work on a phone bank for comstock. we were not permitted to speak to them. the campaign manager or the candidate today. we were given access to foust and his volunteers. >> it's such a close race right now. it's really going to come down to who we can convince to actually go out and physically go to the polling station. >> college students and sam almen are knocking on doors. so now it's all about the ground game and the democrats are targeting individual voters. not every voter, but certain ones. >> it's all about targeting democratic and moderate voters so we don't accidentally knock on the doors of republicans and help to get out the republican vote, which would not be the goal of our campaign. >> the democrats say they have a superior ground game because they have better voter data bases. >> our ground game has been absolutely

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

. >> 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 this new video of a person of interest in aberdeen. katie, good morning >> reporter: good morning, eun. philadelphia police still do no

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

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

the 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

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

john fous. the frank wolf held the seat since 1981. 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