[reid's namads names] >> my name is kevin murphy. i am a high-school history teacher in daly city. we have dealt a lot of budget cuts in our school district. i have lost pay and benefits. i understand what it means when we need these services to be paid. at the same time, i have a bartender. i owned a bar with my wife in the city of san francisco. i know how small businesses are suffering in this city right now. business is declining. i know that this service is critical, but i would like to point out three things. we have a federal system. it is the state's responsibility to tax of all. this fee is a regressive flat tax. the plump jack groups of the world, they will be able to handle this feat. but the corner store, they will not be able to handle this. the second point, san francisco has roughly the same budget as chicago. chicago is 3.5 times the size of san francisco. we cannot find $18 billion? pay for this? i have been doing some research myself. the marin institute, which published this next study, they do not just want to charge for farm. they want to start a new prohibitio

. >> the minute we got to the sight i ran into this iron worker superintendent, kevin murphy. year ago when tower one was just three stories high, all the work was focused building its special, reinforced core. now for 175 ironworkers hauling steel, it's all about height. is that what it is, two floors every ten days? >> yeah. so, we're flying. >> wow! . to get to the 28th floor, as high as cement had been poured, you ride a construction elevator, which is the only way up. you want exclusive access, this is what you got to do. we're climbing. then ladders took me to where i could see steel beams reaching the 36th floor, 33 higher than last year with a mesmerizing view over ground zero. in the distance you can see world trade center four taking shape and below me here the original footprints of the twin towers for the 9/11 memorial and museum. a huge crane that sits on top of the skyscraper makes it possible for ironworkers to keep to their floor-a-week schedule. how long does it take to get it to jump from story to story? >> actually jumps two stories at the time. >> okay. >>

kevin holt. ehrlich picked up mccain's endorsement. mccain called ehrlich a fine guy. and brian murphy gets an endorsement. sarah palin is making calls for murphy. his business experience, she says makes him the best candidate. we'll bring you the updated results throughout the evening. >>> and today, the number of rape investigations has spiked in recent months. this comes from the dedays of the report from the sun that show that is baltimore leads the nation in rape reports dismissed by the police. before the sun investigation, the number was down 15%. and today, a hearing is taking place to discuss how the police departments across the country report rape cases. >>> a search is underway for a 5-year-old boy who may be with a man facing federal drug charges. the boy was taken by tony robinson. he's been in a custody battle with the boy's mother. when he found out he was not the boy's biological father, he ran off with the child. >>> a nightmare is almost over for this american after 14 months in a prison in iran. minutes ago, she boarded a flight out of iran. >> reporter: iran's engl

kevin is a lawyer while joe a farmer. those men served four terms as council members. they will face off against ken holt. >>> with much drama with the gubernatorial. bob ehrlich topping out brian murphyho was endorsed by sarah palin. here is what the candidates had to say. >> these have been tough years, but we have been making progress even through these tough years and the people when given a chance to move forward or move back, they have moved forward. >> people are fleeing the state everyday. our message is stop, wait, give us seven weeks. >> [ laughter ] >> give us seven weeks. [ laughter ] >> there is hope. >> so we will see november 2nd rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. >>> longtime u.s. senator barbara mikulski easily wins over six challengers. he was running that comical t v ad and targeted her. she is seeking her fourth term to the u.s. senate. >> voters also cast their ballots for state control her. we have democrat incumbent unopposed. he will be opposed by campbell for the department of the veteran affairs. >>> 6:49 right now. the republican primary for baltimore county sheriff. we're looking at two candidates on the democrat incumbent. fisher in november. 66

murphy who was endorsed by sara p palin. martin o'malley winning easily over his challengesers. they will see a rematch of the 2006 maryland governor's race. in the democratic race for baltimore county executive kevin k has claimed victory. he told reporters that he had received a telephone message from his opponent joe bartenfelder conceding the race. in light of the bitter campaign he says he will reach out to his opponent to heal the divide in the party. >> look, it's the same message i gave to my kids, there's a winner and loser in every ball game it's not a reflection on either team someone has to win and someone has to lose at the end of the game you shake hands you say good game and move forward. my hand is out and extended to joe. when we meet in person . >> he will face kenneth holt in november. >>> early voting got its first test this primary and overall the reviews are good. the state board of election says things went smoothly but costs are being added. >> reporter: voting may be a hard fought privilege but it costs money to dot. early voting adds to those costs. with such a low turn out for this primary some wonder if the costs will eventually outweigh the need. it is said that the pri

kevin kamenetz and joe bartenfelder. bartenfelder a pickup in nomination from the county police and fire union. the race for city state's attorney has created quite a stir. patricia jessamy is up against gregg bernstein. billy murphys backing gregg bernstein. polls will be open today in all jurisdictions from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. >> coming up on "oprah," the farewell season continues. winona judd opens up today at 4:00 p.m. here is meredith vieira for a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> coming up on a tuesday morning, efforts to free an american hiker hit a snag over night. it is the last major primary day before november's crucial midterm election. we are live with big races to watch. the female reporter who was allegedly the subject of ta unts by the new york jets speaks out in a live interview. the high school football player that died and was brought back to live. that is all when we get started on a tuesday morning right here on the "today" show. >> it sounds like an amazing story. >> we will check weather and >> we will check weather and traffic togethertr everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee i