kei jackson explains what's being done around the region to prepare for all this rain. >> reporter: is notorious for flooding. the city is bracing for bad weather and citizens can do their part to be prepared. city workers clean a storm drain on federal hill. staff inside the office get in standby mode and monitor events. remnants of a tropical storm as the city of baltimore getting ready for battle. >> we're going to focus on flooding and the winds. i think we're going to be okay on storm search. >> reporter: maryland was hit hard when hurricane is he ysabel dumped rain in 2006. wind or saturated ground will bring down trees which in turn will snap power lines. >> what we could see is several thousand power outages as a result of trees and limbs coming down. >> reporter: in others it's times dumping massive amounts of dirt. the city admits they just don't have the manpower to clean out every one. and the city is urging residents to have adequate supplies in case of power loss. >> enough water for three days, a working flash light and a radio. >> in addition to water and a flash light,

live in mount vernon, kei jackson explains what led to the new investigation. >> reporter: say this investigationin the very early stages and it could be some time before patients know whether they were subjected to unnecessary medical procedures. investigating a second unnamed maryland hospital to determine if unnecessary procedures were performed on patients. >> we have asked the health care quality to investigate another hospital. if i wanted to name the hospital i would have named it in the report. that's an ongoing investigation and at this time we are maintaining that confidentiality confidentiality. >> after concerns that more than 600 patients may have had extents place -- stints placed in their chest. earlier this year wjz spoke with this baltimore woman who doesn't want to be identified but has been told she may have received unnecessary stints. >> i don't feel comfortable with having two stints in me. >> reporter: the current report does not identify the hospital or physicians or any procedures under review. it does not state how the hospital in question became the subject of review. >

new tonight kei jackson explains why the new sign went up. >> firefighters and police officers are frustratedanges to their pension and this new billboard shows citizens just how frustrated that is. >> you can't miss it, a 2 story billboard across from baltimore police headquarters, accusing them of not honoring the pension deal. >> what they have done to us is violate the city code that outlines our pension benefits. >> reporter: this summer the mayor raised the pension retirement age and cut cost of living raises. >> it's unfair, wrong, illegal and what's happening now is you have a bunch of thieves at city hall, period. >> reporter: has insisted that the changes are fair saying the pension system insures retirees have a secure plan and one that the city can afford. >> this is the second billboard put up by police officers and firefighters. union leaders are banking on this in your face display of frustration. >> reporter: the first one showed just as much frustration as the second. first responders say it's a message to city hall and the citizens. >> despite what city hall has done to us.

jackson. >> which is who they wanted to key on. >> they tried to key on him in the first drive of the game. steven jackson just explodes. there is the video right here. you will see you can't come out flat. i think the redskins came out flat. poor tackling here. he runs through that and around. this defense, they couldn't stop the pass a week ago against the texans. this week, they couldn't stop the run, be it steve p jackson being be it kenneth darby. >> we talked about houston and we thought they would key on the running game the against st. louis, you wouldn't think -- >> really no weapons with the wide receiver. you thought you would have to key on the running back. now, for the redskins, we have issues at their running back position. ryan terrain was signed saturday night. he was cut at training camp. they released brandon banks and brought him back. he carried the ball seven time for 4 yards. you say that is not that eye opening. well, it is because he played in key swayings. he seemed to give the redskin a spark. and when he did is basically kept clinton portis off the field. >> what

the key races up in the air tonight. hi everybody, i'm kye jacksonm mary bubala live in towson covering many key races including here for the executives race, it's hotly contested just like the one in baltimore city for

several key primary races could be decided any minute now. complete coverage continues with kai jackson, south baltimore and i see kai you have the candidate there with you. kai-- >> reporter: i'm sorry we could not get audio there from kai's camp. of course he's there with pat jesemi. >>> former governor set the stage against governor o' malley. and no surprise, governor o' malley is the pick by the democrats. we are running the results of some of the other races at the bottom of the screen. we'll try to do that for you this evening. >>> one common problem, low voter turn out. in baltimore city just 13.6% of registered voters hit the polls today. that is way down from 25% in the 2006 primary. in baltimore county, voter turn out today was slightly lower at 12% compared to 33% of turn out in 2006. now those numbers reflect only today's votes not those from maryland's new early voting day. early voters represented 2% of eligible voters. >>> the democratic nomination for baltimore county executives is up for grabs tonight as we've been telling you. campaign 2010 continues now with mary bub

key. the county executive race, a tight race between michael jackson who has served two terms as the sheriff here against rushern baker a local tern who served several years in the state legislature as a delegate. this is mr. becker's third time running for county executive after nearly unseating jackson son in 2006. we'll have live coverage through outthe day in prince george's county. >>> thank you very much. voters going to head to the polls today. senator john mccain actually is throwing his support behind ehrlich. he is calling him, quote a find guy. ehrlich faces one challenger in the gop primary. governor o'malley is up against two other candidates. >>> voters also choosing candidates for municipal offs as well as state house an state senate seats, county commissioners, shaibs, board of education members. they are all on the ballot in calvert, charles, frederick prince george's and st. mary's county. >>> fox 5 has complete coverage of the primary races. we'll have live reports on the newscasts throughout the day and the poll results as soon as they come in on fox 5 and also online at

jackson sued the singer's concert promoter in a los angeles court. aeg had a series of comeback concerts featuring michael jacksoneforehis deh in june 2009. the suit claims the company did not provide key life-saving equipment or adequately monitor the cardiologist hired to care for her son. jackson's dr. conrad murray is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit but is frequently mentioned. in a separate case he pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death. >>> president obama goes on the offensive today, ahead of the november elecons. he will travel to connticut where taxes will likely be his main message. in recent appearances, he's accused rublicans of holding tax cuts hostage where 97% of americans. extending tax cuts to those who earn more than $250,000 has become the subject of a major debate on capitol hill, and today he'll speak at an event for connecticut attorney general richard blumenthal. >>> former republican vice presidential candate sarah palin is urging party unity. she says it's time for republican party bosses to put aside their differences after several tea party wins. the former alaskan governor spoke to about 1,000 people last night at a gala in o

key race is for county executive and there's new controversy about one candidate. a health care union is running a negative ad campaign against one of the candidates, sheriff michael jackson. in 2008 his deputy shot and killed two dogs during a misinformed drug raid. the service employees international union says it is one example of how jackson operates. he says the union is ignoring his many accomplishments as sheriff. he faces baker in the primary. >>> another national political figure is getting involved in maryland politics. john mccain is throwing his support behind maryland candidate robert ehrlich. the republican is attempting to recapture the office he lost to o'malley four years ago. mccain's former running mate, sarah palin, is backing maryland business investor brian murphy in today's gop primary. today is primary day. to debt your many many an dc voter guide, go to wusa9.com and click on the extras tab under news. plus, to find your local polling locations just click on where you live. >>> today the obama administration goes to court over health care reform. 20 states are suing the government calling the reform plan unconstitutional. federal attorneys will te

jackson are vying for the democratic nomination. the bulls have been open since 7:00 this morning until 8:00 tonight. -- will be open at 7:00. the polls will be open. >>> key races in prince george's, montgomery, and baltimore counties today. 32% of voters are expected to turn out. >>> for complete coverage of election results as we get them, log on to tbd.com. >> today is the last big primary day before the november midterm when the republicans could gain control of congress. emily schmidt is live in northwest with details on that. good morning. >> good morning. obviously, republicans are hoping to unseat democrat in november. today it is the tea party candidates in some states hoping to beat the gop favorites. one of the biggest battlegrounds that could have a potential upset is delaware. that is a democrat-heavy state. they think my castle -- mike castle will be fighting against christine o'donnell. she has the backing of sarah palin. the republican race for governor, a dead heat with bricks lazio. the winner will face andrew cuomo. charles rangel spent 20 times more cash than the next closest candidate. he's facing a looming ethics trial. if the tea pa