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it's down to lieutenant governor larry brown versus republican larry hogan, and the numbers aren't looking too good for anthony brown with 67% of the precincts hogan is up. >> scott broom is tracking the team. they're at the university of maryland college park. we go to bruce leshan. what's the mood like there now, bruce? >> reporter: the mood is pretty much just waiting and trying to see what's going to happen. i don't sense a whole lot of tension right now, but it would be a sign of just how horrible a night this has been for democrats, should republican larry hogan win here in a state that has elected only one republican governor in the last 40 years. we are still waiting for huge numbers of votes to be counted in democratic strongholds like baltimore city and in prince georges county, and we understand there's still a lot of votes to come in montgomery county which tends to be democrat as well. but the latest tally in this race from the state board of elections has hogan ahead of democrat anthony brown by about nine points, as you say, with almost one million votes counted, hogan has 5

the democratic candidate there is anthony brown. larry hogan, the republican, too early to call. that's been an interesting one to watch. in new hampshire too early to call. this is maggie hassan against walt havenstein. rhode island gina raimondo. allan fung. he would be the first asian governor of rhode island. they'll make history either way there. in oklahoma, it's joe dorman

he is neck and neck receiight n with larry brown. chris gordon is at the watch party. >> reporter: good evening. an aide to anthony brown told me moments ago they are hoping to pull out a victory in prince georges and montgomery counties, saying only half the precincts have been counted in those two counties. but as you look around the university of maryland here you see no sign of celebration or defeat. people are waiting for some direction, and they have not gotten it. you can see that the brown campaign is trying to put a positive spin on it. just moments ago i spoke to u.s. senator benjamin car than. >> we will set new priorities for our state, continue to build on the excellent education. the jobs that we've been bringing to maryland. >> reporter: right now we don't know whether that new governor will be brown or hogan. no lieutenant governor in maryland has ever been elected governor. that's from the watch party at the university of maryland, back to you. >>> now to the race for d.c.'s next mayor, and there is some breaking news

anthony brown and larry hogan both campaigning there. a recent poll from the cook report says their race is closer than ever right now. and brown will be joined by michelle obama today. >> and in virginia, ann romney is stumping for the campaign out there, joining gillespie and comstock starting tonight. that's 7:30 on cedar drive at the same time, their opponents will be a few miles away. 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

lieutenant governor anthony brown going up against republican challenger businessman larry hogan. brown campaigning here in the final stretch. he was out with first lady michelle obama last night and has been out with the clintons as well. maryland typically a blue state, a strong democratic stronghold. but the polls show that right now this race is too close to call. in fact, just as of yesterday, there were some registered democratic voters who said they still didn't know who they were going to vote for. perhaps larry hogan could take the edge here to do what his friend former governor robert ehrlich did. he's been working the phones hard knocking on doors and you can expect to see the hard final push here in the final stretch. now, this could come down to the individual counties. brown has a very popular presence in baltimore city as well as prince george's county. a community that he's used to representing. hogan is strong in western maryland and the eastern shore. so it looks like this will really come down to montgomery county. the polls show that brown has the edge in montgo

. >> for larry hogan and anthony brown, it's the last chance to win the undecided and motivate an electorate that seems only mildly engaged. that is why brown welcomed michelle obama a rally in baltimore. >> we all know who he stands for -- he stands for you. he stands for your family. we need to do everything -- >> we made a mistake -- that's the story we did yesterday when michelle obama was in baltimore. today, both anthony brown and larry hogan were out on the streets trying to win over those last few votes. the key in this race everyone believes it is turnout will stop overall, the turnout is going to be low. the candidate who can motivate supporters to get out of the really has the best chance to win. both candidates say they feel very confident about their chances. >> let's go back to the district now where voters will elect a new mayor. is followingief today's developments from northwest washington. >> we are in the historic howard theater where muriel bowser will hold a party for her supporters and workers. pollss been had in the but observers of these elections know that the leader

brown in college park. hey there, bruce. >> hey jan and derek. you know, republican larry hogan has really been able to tap some voter anger about tax increases, less than stellar economy. some disillusion over the incumbent governor, martin o'malley. and he has been able to turn this into a contest, but here at brown headquarters, they are over joyed about the weather. this fantastic autumn day. i talked to brown's campaign manager about an hour ago. he says if turnout here in prince georges falls below 48%, he will be sweating. this is where brown lives. it's a treasure-trove of democratic votes. prince georges elections officials tell me turnout here right now is about the same as it was four years ago. more than half the registered voters cast ballots. brown thinks that is enough for him to win. >> voters are coming out because they are excited about our message fighting for work and families and middle class values. i think we're going to see a great turnout. the numbers are looking better this year than they were over 2010. >> hogan has been saying for weeks that thi

another painful blue state loss, where republican larry hogan took the race from incumbent senator larry brown. >> tonight the voters showed that they were completely fed up with politics as usual. >> new jersey governor chris christie, head of the new jersey governor's association had some big number numbers. appears on fox this morning, christie said that was a referendum on president obama's failed policies and the voters spoke. >> their citizens look to their governments, especially when you have a vacuum of leadership in the who is. >> many of the campaigns were to say the least acrimonious and incredibly close, martha cokley refused to congress seed this morning, leaving her election night hotel without addressing supporters, but republican charlie baker stayed, speaking after midnight about the nail biting numbers. >> and as i watched those numbers come in, i kept thinking, this is going to end badly for one of us. >> reporter: it didn't end badly for baker, who's already reaching across party lines in a state dominated by democrats. >> we certainly planned to lead as representatives of

anthony brown and larry holden are competing in the maryland race, and are relying on big names to help them sway undecided voters. first lady michelle obama campaign with brown today. >> talk about big names. just a little while ago, this room was packed. 1500 people giving the first lady the rockstar treatment. one tweeted that she is the ultimate closer. that is the hope in the democratic party tonight, that she motivates the uninterested democratic electorate to get to the polls. larry hogan and anthony brown have the last chance to win the undecided, and to motivate an electorate that seems only mildly engaged. that is why brown today welcomed michelle obama to a rally in baltimore. >> we all know who he stands for. he stands for you. he stands for your families. so we need to do everything we care him to vote for anthony brown as the next governor of maryland. while hogan is crisscrossing the state with appearances at places that jimmy's in baltimore -- >> i am hearing, please win. the stateu to turn around, roll back these

because we have the upset lieutenant governor anthony brown losing to republican larry hogan. what do you think happened there that brown wasn't able to carry-on the torch from the o'malley administration. >> i think a couple of things. o'malley fatigue. o'malley has been governor for eight years. in that time, taxes have gone up 40 times. businesses have left the state. the economy gone from a surplus to a deficit. i think the pressure weighed down heavily on the voters. two, brown took the race for granted. he saw all the blue around him and said i'm at home. this is an easy game here. referred to the race, the general election as a mole hill. guess what? that mole hill grew a big mountain he could not climb last night. >> more like a sand trap. >> yeah. >> do you think it's a rebuke of o'malley and this tank in 2016? >> i don't think if it tanks him but makes it hard to launch. his record will be part of the conversation. >> all right michael steel. thank you for waking up so early. that will do it for this special edition ofway too early. more results and analysis coming up

andaryland, larry hogan anthony brown for the state's top seat. the latest poll results in the district. and in northern virginia, one race could decide the balance of power in the senate. in maryland where the top gubernatorial candidates spent the last seconds on the campaign trail working for your votes. >> tom roussey has the latest. >> in many years, it is just a coronation for the democrat, but this year the republican has a real shot. hogant, and there he stopped in howard county, a place that he needs if he is going to pull an upset. >> we're doing a lot better than most people expect it. >> you need to get out and vote for anthony brown tomorrow. baltimore, michelle obama was at a rally for anthony brown. despite the big names and the democrats'registered voters advantage. >> this race is surprisingly close. >> larry hogan has gained ground. he is in the closing distance, otherwise michelle obama who does not like campaigning would have been in baltimore. >> for hogan to actually win -- >> i'm a democrat and i'm voting for hogan. >> he ne

. >> it was a big surprise in the race for maryland governor for public and larry hogan defeating anthony brown. brad bell is going to show us what is next for hogan and maryland residents. we will have that coming up in about 10 minutes. voters in d.c. made two major districts -- decisions. the legalizing of possession of small amounts of marijuana. >> we are learning more about a father's heroism in a fire that claimed two lives in arlington. yesterday morning's buyer killed and her seven-year-old daughter. the father'sr heroism, there could be one more victim here. diane spoke with the children's grandfather today. she is live outside at home where investigators continue searching for clues. >> fire investigators have been back out here at the home trying to figure out exactly what caused the deadly fire. stopping byve been at the end of the street leaving flowers and stuffed animals, creating a makeshift memorial for seven-year-old emily and her mother. investigators are searching for answers. picking -- looking for answers after his life has been ripped apart. he says his youngest ran daug

>> the governor of maryland, anthony brown a democrat running against businessman larry hogan. and it's now dead even. this is a race to watch. >> jason? >> a pickup opportunity for republicans in the governorship of rhode island. where the democrat was well ahead until two weeks ago when she sought the endorsement of planned parenthood in one of the most heavily catholic states in the country and now it's dead even. >> kim? >> watch minnesota seven. this is colin peterson's seat. one of the more powerful figures, a ranking community chairman running for his 13th term and yet he has got a race on his hands. if he loses this it could be a big night for republicans. >> and i'd say watch the main governors race, where paul page, he made it a three-person race. one with a plurality and he's done it again and he may yet pull it out this year despite all the controversies of his term in office. watch that one. if you have your open upset prediction, be sure to tweet it to us. that's it for for watching. huckabee starts right now. >> we are three days with the election and senate at s

hogan beatan larry out democrat anthony brown to become maryland's next governor. john gonzalez begins election coverage where the new governor elect wrapped up his first press conference. is right. republican larry hogan just finished his first press conference as governor elect. larry hogan here in annapolis, maryland. in two short months he will move into the governors mansion, a few miles away from where we are standing. much like he ran his very aggressive campaign, today he once again focused on a disconnect and frustration from due tod residents unemployment, high taxes, and zero economic growth in a state is ranked 49 out of 50 states. he started the press conference by thinking maryland voters and he says off of the bat he will start by cutting spending and rolling back tax hikes. he spoke candidly, saying he was and it said and when state troopers arrived at his residence and said we are here to protect you. >> our state economy is in real trouble. years.sed on that for we have to roll up our sleeves and get to work trying to turn our state around. we will

now there's a republican challenger that is making a lot of noise, in larry hogan. so mr. brown is not necessarily guaranteed the seats. >> when you look at what happened this year we only had 23% turnout in the primary so not as clear a path. how does it get to a point where you have president barack obama winning by 27 points in 2012, then all of a sudden the man who was with martin o'malley, democrats have been in control for eight years, and it looks like some people aren't happy. i think when we look at the late turnout picture it's been a close erase because we don't know how that turnout is going to end up in comparison to the primary. >> he aligned himself with the president. yesterday the first lady was campaigning for mr. brown. especially the president's approval ratings are not so good right now. so is he suffering from comparison is our think it's more o'malley's poor ratings? >> i think any time you have someone in office for eight years you are going to see voters, especially like battle more county, you need a sense of whether or not people are going to make that

the extent of larry hogan's defeat of anthony brown in the governor's race was equally stunning. governor-elect hogan held a news conference just minutes ago. we go live to annapolis for the latest. >> reporter: good morning. i have to tell you that perhaps the only person who really, really believed that a republican would be governor in maryland was larry hogan himself. even then, he seemed a little astonished at his press conference today. he said in his opinion, and in the opinion of his friend, governor chris christie from new jersey, this was in fact the biggest upset in the nation. and he got right to work saying immediately that there is a lot more work to do, much harder work than running a campaign, to begin to run maryland. he appointed a transition team. here is how larry hogan reflected, both on what the transition will be like and about his victory last night. >> it doesn't matter to me whether you're republican or democrat, whether you voted for us or not. we're all going to work together, roll up our sleeps and work in a bipartisan fashion, coming up with bipartis

bruce leshan is keeping an eye on that race between democrat anthony brown and republican, larry hogan. bruce is live in college park with more. hi, bruce. >> hey lesli. the democrats are keeping a very, very close watch on the polls right here in prince georges county. the democrats need a really strong turnout among young people and african americans. if anthony brown hopes to pull off a strong challenge from republican larry hogan. >> are you guys ready to change maryland? >> republican larry hogan after casting his ballot in edgewater in anne arundel county. >> we may pull off the biggest upset tonight. i think we did a good job. >> democrat anthony brown figures a spectacular autumn day will help drive turnout among democrats. >> i haven't focused a whole lot on mr. hogan and what he's doing and what he's saying. i'm not sure the voters are either. >> at leisure world in silver spring, one of the busiest precincts in the state. there were lines down the hall and by late morning, 163 democrats had voted and fewer than half as many republicans. >> i'm very excited. it's important th

larry hogan and anthony brown have the last chance to win the undecided, and to motivate an electorate that seems only mildly engaged. that is why brown today welcomed michelle obama to a rally in baltimore. >> we all know who he stands for. he stands for you. he stands for your families. so we need to do everything we care him to vote for anthony brown as the next governor of maryland. while hogan is crisscrossing the state with appearances at places that jimmy's in baltimore -- >> i am hearing, please win. the stateu to turn around, roll back these taxes on struggling families. >> it is not by chance that both candidates are in charm city. holes show a dead heat race. campaigning today will likely decide the winner of the race both brown and hogan claimed to be leading. >> i feel a surge. i feel momentum. i feel confident we are going to be successful tomorrow. >> we are focused on struggling maryland families and small businesses and the fact that 40 consecutive tax hikes have given our economy doubled unemployment. >> both candidates claim they have internal polls that show they ar

anthony brown, 46%. larry hogan, republican, 52%. brad bell is live. what is going on there? >> nailbiter here. a lot of field lingers -- fingernails littering the carpets. refreshre hitting the button on their phones. 1333 out of 1986 precinct reporting. hogan is holding the lead. when the results were put up on the big screen, there were groans from the room. the room got quieter. thehe remaining precincts, feeling is many of them will be overwhelmingly for brown. fromwill be coming baltimore city, and parts of montgomery county. where the numbers could overwhelm the lead that hogan has gained. mostly, it seems, for rural areas. where he was heavily favored. right now, to borrow that phrase, this is a nailbiter. larry hogan, folks, they are holding on to the energy. still a dead heat. kevin with the latest. phyllis in -- fill us in. >> many marylanders had never heard the name larry hogan. what a year can do to change things. is -- faced a run for his money. the excitement in the room, people supporting larry hogan gather voters of all backgrounds. under the high tax frustr

bruce leshan is at anthony brown's campaign while scott broom is following larry hogan and peggy foxan eye on the tight congressional race and andrea mccarren following the senate. >>> voters across the district took time to make their vote count today. all hoping to be the city's next mayor. bruce johnson came as d.c. today and he joins us from upper northwest after talking with voters. >> this is precinct 33

lieutenant governor anthony brown is in a dead heat with republican larry hogan for the state's top office. it's begin with our maryland bureau chief who is with anthony brown's campaign in college park. show thisd the polls is a very tight race and it has become that will stop it is one that is being watched nationally as a tossup, a place where a republican could win in a very blue state. we had an opportunity to catch up with him today as he went to silver spring. places -- hisiest goal is to motivate supporters to get out and vote. a distincts got advantage over his organization. any of ourlk into field offices today and there would be people on the phone encouraging those voters who have not yet voted to get out and vote. phone ande on the saying get out and vote. they really need to get their people out. the lieutenant governor is telling everyone today that he is confident. we will have team coverage on this and head on over to the larry hogan camp. we are posted at the westin -- westin annapolis hotel. workers have been uploading tables and chairs for about the last hour or so. you

there is nothing about larry brown that i like or the previous governor. they would find a way to tax the air that you breathe. i am a first-generation american. i have never seen this kind of nonsense before in my life. at least we have a different person in there. governor does not do well, i will vote to throw him out, too. i am excited and elated. i know it will be tough in the senate and congress. people don't understand the policies that are being implemented. i knew obamacare was going to be a disaster because i do mergers and acquisition work. i knew what the costs were going to be for different companies. cory gardner is the senator elect. he will come back in the lame duck and serve in the house of representatives. he is the new senator elect for the state of colorado. mark udall was one of the incumbents who got defeated yesterday. here's a little bit from both of them. dad.ny of you knew my he helped raised six kids. he played for the denver nuggets. he served in the congress for nearly three decades. , who wasd will rogers the john stewart of

lieutenant governor anthony brown or republican businessman larry hogan? aping up to be a tighter race than expected, especially for a typically very blue state like maryland. brown will have first lady michelle obama and hogan had chris christie yesterday. we have your complete voting guide at wusa9.com or on the app. >>> the funeral for former boston mayor tom menino will take place today. menino's private funeral mass will be preceded by a public procession through the city. yesterday thousands gathered to pay respects as his body lay in state. mourners included john kerry, duval patrick and current boston mayor marty walsh. >>> one world trade center opens today. construction on the 1700-foot office tower was completed this year. employees of conde nast will work in the building. today's soft opening will be followed by a former ceremony later this year. construction of the new tower costs nearly $4 billion. >>> harry potter author j. k. rowling has a special treat for fans. she posted a story about the life of the much hated hogwarts professor delores

voters are choosing between republican larry hogan or anthony brown. chris gordon is covering the race from upper marlboro. >> reporter: voter turnout is heavier this evening in prince george's county. which candidate for maryland governor will it favor? this is chris gordon at largo high school. my report, straight ahead. >>> we have a team of reporters covering the most contested races in this region. stay tuned for more live election day coverage coming up at 5:30. >>> right now, police are searching for what may be a taxi that hit a person and took off. the man was hit trying to cross new york avenue at bladensburg road in northeast this afternoon. he has serious injuries, but is expected to recover. witnesses tell us they believe the car that hit the man was a taxi. that car and driver have still not been found. >>> and we have learned a 77-year-old man was hit and killed while he was crossing the street in silver spring. chopper 4 flying over the scene shortly after police say he was hit while crossing new hampshire avenue at randolph road this m

. >>> in maryland, michelle obama giving anthony brown's campaign a boost against larry hogan. obama praised brown for his work on education. she told brown supporters do not take anything for granted. >>> and as this critical mid term unfolds today, president obama is expected to be at home. the president has no public events on his schedule. his sagging approval ratings nationally and key states have seen democrats avoiding the president. whether it is an effective strategy to stay home we will see. >> i have a question about that. if the economy electing presidents, is it presidential popularity that matters in mid terms? >> if you look at the six-year of any two-term, they almost always lose seats. it always happens that way. >>> a minimum wage up for a vote right now. voters in alaska, arkansas, nebraska and south dakota are voting on a hike. those states are typically red states and minimum wage is a democratic priority, but the hikes will pass for the good for raising the minimum wage. illinois has a non-binding vote on the ballot. some cities are voting today. san franci

800.974.6006 tty/v >> it was one of the biggest surprises of last week's election -- larry hogan defeated anthony brown to become maryland's next governor. >> the governor elect is saying thank you. wonder larry hogan loves st. mary's county. he won more than 70% of the vote here. today, the veterans day parade is the backdrop for the first stop on his thank you maryland tour. rinse from ones outstretched hand to the next. >> i just want to come and thank all the people. and this crowdon is still cheering him on. >> we are here to support larry and see a big change in maryland. >> she's trying to keep an open mind. she voted or anthony brown. >> i hope he can make a difference. ever inr how he will and deliver the change he is promising, he says he's not ready to talk allison. >> that is a long way off. we are at the beginning stages. we have not even move into our transition office yet all stop >> i'm going to be governor and let's not talk about policy again. >> he says over the next two weeks, he will visit every single county in maryland and delivered the same message of thank you. >> that's it for

anthony brown and larry hogan are both there. a new poll says their race is so close it's a tossup right now. watch news 4 tonight and we'll tell you what they have to say. >>> hyundai and kia will pay the u.s. government a $100 million penalty to end a two-year investigation int overstated gas mileage claims on about a third of the models. this is the largest civil penalty for a clean air act violation in u.s. history. we'll look for a breakdown on what this means for you coming u on news 4 at 4:00 today. >>> well, her story has become an inspiration for so many. a 19-year-old with brain cancer living life to the fullest. for her, that means picking up a basketball and stepping out on the court. . >> reporter: the sold out crowd didn't come for the game. they came to see her. number 22. >> it's so inspiring how everyone -- like it blew up and it's just amazing. >> r the inoperable brain cancer diagnose. the 19-year-old wanted to play on the court one more time. doctors were concerned with a growing tumor she may not live past de

republican larry hogan or lieutenant governor anthony brown. recent polls show a toss-up. democrats outnumber republicans almost two to one in maryland. >>> right now news4 is working to clear up some confusion over voter i.d. issues in virginia. now, here are some acceptable forms of i.d. all must have your name and your picture. a credit card, your work i.d., a tribal i.d. or military i.d. also any federal or state of virginia or dmv issued photo i.d. card. the fairfax county office of elections tells us, you don't need your address on your i.d. news4 is working for you on this election day. if you have voting issues or problems, contact the news4 i-team this evening. call 202-885-4444, or e-mail tips@news4iteam.com. >>> first at 4:00 today, a federal appeals court panel here in washington waded into the debate over national security versus privacy rights. an activist lawyer is challenging the national security agency's bulk collection of data on u.s. phone calls. his lawsuit led a judge to rule the surveillance program is likely unconstitutional. the government is tryin

in maryland a race front and center on tuesday for governor pitting democrat anthony brown versus republican larry hogan. in the last week two major political tracking organizations reclassified the brown/hogan race to signify a tightening in the polls, an opening political science director dr. david rare said shouldn't exist. >> lieutenant governor anthony brown hasn't closed the sale on why he should go from lieutenant governor to governor. he should have done that months ago in an overwhelmly democratic state. >> reporter: and then the battle for the u.s. senate. reps need six seats to control the chamber. mark warner faces ed gillespie. warner has been favored in public opinion polls throughout. where would the republicans potentially pick up seats? the seats eyed are arkansas, west virginia, alaska, new hampshire and north carolina. >> the only reason we're not really talking about the house is because the republicans gained that majority in 2010 and near likely to essentially extend their majority in the house this time around. >> where can you find out all the information? check out the wus

brown will become maryland's first african-american governor. it's a fact but not one that's been part of his appeal to voters. >> fighting for working families and middle class values. >> republican larry hogan all but eliminating brown's lead. they aggressively threw the race card on the table with this flyer titled it's been a long journey. inside this language. they've placed road blocks in our path. in maryland it's our tourn take an important step. the message is clear but it's a tactic that has not been universally well received. >> i think it's just low. >> this voters reaction is typical from those who have seen the flyer. >> it's wrong to play on race. >> i think it's too bad that has to come into it. i'd like to think we could move past having discussions around that. >> as long as you are going to represent me if you are white, green or purple. >> they call the flyer disturbing. >> his campaign has been called the most negative and dishonest in the entire country. >> brown stands by the flyer and its message. >> this say remind tore voters it's an important privilege, a right and responsibility to get out and vote because so many have sacrificed and struggled over the course

republican challenger larry hogan is ahead of the lieutenant governor anthony brown.with the hogan camp. chris? >> reporter: doreen, they are extremely upbeat and excited here. they're looking at the numbers which show them winning in f frederick. but they're down in montgomery and pg. those numbers have to get up. back to you. >>> the mayor's race in d.c., closer than in a long time. but not so much anymore. muriel bowser, democratic candidate ahead of david catania, the incumbent. >> join us in a few minutes for >>> welcome back. this is midterm election night 2014. at the top of the hour i quoted our pollsters who are legitimately the best in the business saying they had never seen quite this collection, this amalgum of close races, anything like this in their history. here's one of the reasons why. a couple of these races we're about to show you, people thought these welcome back baked so long like that one where the polls closed 7:00 eastern time. eddie gillespie, as his friends know him, versus mark warner, the democratic incumbent senator in the commonwealth of

brown will be here to cast his vote. his challenger of course republican larry hogan will be casting his vote elsewhere. these are just a brief look at the candidates, lieutenant anthony brown is a democrat and served under o'malley. prior to that he represented prince george's county in the maryland house of delegates. his running mate is howard county executive ken ulman. the opposition is larry hogan. he's the son of a congressman and he also served under former governor bob ehrlich on his cabinet. he has the support of republican -- republican heavy hitter new jersey governor chris christie. his running mate is attorney boyd rutherford. the two have battle id it o into states and hogan pointing out the flaws of maryland's health exchange website which brown was responsible for. meanwhile brown's camp saying hogan's stance on gun control something brown is very passionate about. he helped pass that historic gun reform bill. but whoever you vote for today be informed and download the wusa9 app and it will be a very busy day today here in upper marlboro. we will be here when brown comes out to cast his

because i'm just not sure, because i don't know enough about anthony brown. >> reporter: in prince george's county, republican larry campaigned heavily. but lieutenant governor anthony brown liv in prince george's county, and has represented it in annapolis for 16 years. some voters here feel he deserves a promotion to governor. >> i think he has more experience. and i think he has a heart for maryland, for prince george's county. >> reporter: well, the polls here in maryland remain open until 8:00 p.m. and you can come and vote very quickly, and then it's all over, but the counting and for some, the celebrating. that's the latest live at largo high school. chris gordon, news4. >>> thank you. and, of course, we'll be watching the races all evening long. look for updates on nbcwashington.com and live team coverage with the results on news4 at 11:00. >>> more than half a million people just days away from being all over the mall. tonight, final preps for the biggest show in town. >>> plus, only a few hours left before parents can get their children vaccinated for school. what happens if they don't meet the deadline?

so anthony brown has been running. larry hogan has been running against the omalley, brown administration. whe the candidate of the party in power is struggling. these races are -- it's fascinating. there's no discernible pattern. if you were the party in charge, automatically a slice of voters going, i want new blood. >> chuck todd, i know you are in your e these days. >> yes, ma'am. >> we love listening to you. >> good. >> if you aren't sure where to vote tomorrow, we've posted a polling place locator in our nbc washington facebook and home pages for you. >>> a guy accused of robbing a store while surveillance video shows another man watching his baby is now in custody. police tell us antoine green is the man in the green vest. you see him rob a man there when he went to load an atm on good hope road in southeast. green had several thousand dollars in new $20 bills when officers caught up with him. >>> a twist in the deadly shooting at a party over the weekend. the mother of the person hosting that party had been shot just

to maryland larry hogan grabbing 54% of the vote. anthony brown 45. massachusetts, charlie baker narrowly winning 48-47. and in maine, paul lepage winning 48-44%. fox news polls taking a closer look at how voters feel about facing the nation. 55% disapprove. >> 45% say the economy is the most important issue facing our country. 25% say health care. >> asked how worried americans are that there will be another major terrorist attack on the united states. 71% are at least some what worried. >> we asked how race relations have developed over the last few years. 38% say they have gotten worse. >> the path to republican power cuts right through colorado. a closely watched race ends with a challenger on top. we're live in denver with how the race helped shape the senate. >> and florida's medical marijuana proposal goes up in smoke. the other states taking a big step in the other direction. >>> it was one of the nation's most closely watched senate races. cory gardener defeating mark udall. meanwhile the governor's race in a dead heat. >> reporter: good morn

president obama campaigned for democratic lieutenant governor anthony brown heavily favored over republican businessman larry. >> give it up for anthony brown. >> reporter: nate silver gave him a 94% chance of winning big but hogan beat brown by nearly five points under scoring a problem with polling in 2014. in the battle for the senate, most journalist and commentators missed the magnitude of the republican wave because the polls were so tight in many key contests. >> you can carve out a path for democrats that go through actually some red states like winning in alaska and georgia and kansas. there are ten senate races, some of which are within the margin of error. these each and every one of these races is very, very close. >> reporter: and the coverage of those battle grounds kept going back to the numbers. >> i want to get right to the latest nbc news mayor's poll in georgia republican candidate david perdue is clinging to a four point lead 48-44. the surprise is how close many of these key races are, especially the battle for the senate. in north carolina democratic senator kay hagan is hanging on to a

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 of all the big races tomorrow. news 411 will n for a full hour tomorrow night. you can also get results as they come in on the nbc w

among them in maryland, electing larry hoagland over anthony brown, and in imill taking bruce rauner over pat quinn. and in massachusetts charlie baker over mart shah coakley. some of the policies that passed last night are once that republicans typically oppose. we're joined now with what that means for the american public. >> american voters had a lot to say. they did not just decide who to spend to washington, but decisions marijuana and hikes in minimum wage and reforms. ballot initiatives shared center stage with spotlight shining brightly on pot. vote necessary california, oregon and the david shuster voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. >> showing them that they have a stake, and showing them that their vote will matter and on issues that they truly care about. >> and in florida voters failed to make the 23rd stayed to legalize marijuana for medical reasons. another hot issue championed by president obama raising the minimum wage above the federal level of $7.25. four red states arkansas, nebraska, south dakota and alaska all voted to raise minimum wage by $1.25 o

democrat anthony brown has slid to within a point of republican larry hogan in the polls. the maryland race is a toss up. national democratic groups are pumping money into the race. michelle obama is headed to baltimore today. >>> a bunch of close races for governor. now a total of 14 states across the country are too close to call. ten involving incumbents. that is the greatest number in the report's 30 year history. democrats had been hoping to eat into republican edge on tuesday, but they are finding themselves on defense including in maryland and also connecticut. >>> an apology from kaci hickox. even though the maine nurse has a court order blocking her quarantine, she plans to stay away from her neighbors until her 21 incubation period for ebola expires. >> i understand the community has been through a lot in the past week and i do apologize to them for that. i will not go into town into crowded public places. i have had a few friends visit me in my home. that is fantastic. >> hickox says her goal along has been to make the national ebola debate about science, not po

. >> reporter: an upset until maryland where larry hogan defeated anthony brown in the governors raceionally blue state. election season isn't over for louisiana senate candidates. no candidate got more than 50% so it is heading to a run off. >> this campaign for louisiana's future begins tonight. >> and it may not have been a good night for democratic candidates, but the parties key issues did do well on the ballot. four voted to increase their minimum wage. and oregon, alaska, and here in washington, d.c. they will all join two other states in legalizing recreational marijuana use. that is the latest from capitol hill pam, back to you. >> thank you, ryan for that update. >>> 5:20 is the time. we have a lot of election news. some voters had difficulty getting information yesterday after contra costa county's election website went dark. it was alone either. coming up in 20 minutes the reason many websites nationwide crashed. >> i know she hit me in the mouth with her fist. >> a temper tantrum in the check out line ends up in a blood write confrontation between a mom and another woman.

we are looking at the race between anthony brown and larry hogan is closer than otherwise predicted.>>> and tom kierein has your forecast. and melissa mollet is checking on the roads whennetoy" contins. >>> breaking news in arlington where two people are dead this morning after a fire. >> we have a crew on the scene right now. news4's angie goff is following breaking news from the live desk. angie? >> reporter: yes, just into the live desk, we know the news4 crew is on the scene right now of this deadly fire in arlington. what we do know at this point is a child among two people killed in this fire. two other people were taken to the hospital. one of those people being a child. this is happening in the 1100 block of south emerson street near 11th street. so 11th street shut down as fire crews continue to investigate what started this fire near south emerson and south edison. it will be blocked off for an unknown amount of time we are being told. we're working right now to find out what started this fire and what condition the people that are in the hospital are in. we're hoping to br

democratic lieutenant governor anthony brown lost to republican candidate larry hogan. all is not lost for maryland democrats, though. out going democratic governor martin o'malley is considering a 2016 presidential run. even better, o'malley is a solid guitar player and has a great voice. here he is from the brown campaign event ♪ this land is your land. ♪ this land is my land. ♪ from california, to the new york islands. ♪ from the redwood forest, to the gulf stream water did, ♪ this land is made for you and me. ♪ >> if he brings that guitar to eyewa and new hampshire, he might actually have a 2016 shot. and that is our show for today. i am david shuster on behalf of all of us at pow"power politics," thanks for watching. >> >>> back on u.s. soil - two americans feed by north korea return home after spending months in captivity. >> thank you for supporting me, lifting me up, and not forgetting me or the people much north korea >>> president obama steps off to apec, and the focus -

as we look at maryland larry hogan upset the democratic lieutenant governor anthony brown. a republican is once again leadilead ing arkansas and asa hutchinson defeated mike ross. republicans are gaining governorships in the most expensive gubernatorial race in the nation. florida governor rick scott is preparing for a second term after defeating former governor charlie crist by a little more than 1%. >> florida is on a mission. than mission is to keep growing and become the best place in the world to get a job, raise a family, and live the american dream. >>> extend voting in brow ward county due to system mall fujss. he felt it was important. a judge rejected that request. as we steer north into wisconsin, republican governor scott walker defeated democrat mary burke for re-election. it's the third victory in four years for the possible 2016 candidate. after he beat a recall challenge in 2012, if you recall. >> we're excited about the next four years. instead of what they tried to do with the groups of washington that wanted us to be against something. we were for somethi

larry hogan said his upset of lieutenant governor anthony brown was sort of surreal. brad has more on the govnor elect. >> surreal and a surprise. it's being called one of the biggest upsets in the country, but larry hogan says he saw it coming, and now he is ready to office suitet reserved for the governor year in the state house. last night they were really -- they were ready to celebrate the victory. they were thrilled beyond belief to see the numbers. he said he is really ready to get to work. he sayser real, but now it's time to begin fulfilling his campaign promises. over andmpaign is now the governing begins. we're all going to work together, roll up our sleeves and work in a bipartisan fashion, reaching across the aisle and trying to come up with bipartisan, commonsense solutions. >> the lieutenant governor -- the governor elect is announcing his transition team and he says their door is open to democrats. they really do want to build a bipartisan administration as they move ahead. he said you can bet that they're going to cut spending and tried what he calls 4

however, republican larry hogan has made big gains against anthony brown who originally had a double-digit lead. brown campaigned with michelle obama on his last day on the road. he's hoping that the political heavyweights will give him the push he needs to win. >>> d.c. has one of the closest races in years. david katanya is trying to upset muriel bowser. former council member carol schwartz is also running as an independent along with three only knees. >>> and for the first time five people are running all democrats for d.c. attorney general. this is the first time you can vote someone into the seat. before now the position was appointed by the mayor. watch at 11:00 tonight for live team coverage of all the big racesful we'll be on for a full hour and tonight's show will begin at midnight. between now and then, download the nbc washington app for breaking electio results as soon as they come in. >> so depending on the weather, a lot of times that makes people decide whether or they go out to the polls. we need to check in with tom to see what kind of day we'll have. >> tom, no excuses to