we sent surveys to the major leading candidates, including conti and leopold. it is listed on our web site under the politics section at www.wbaltv.com. >> and the race for ann arundel county executive has been largely over-shadowed by the slots issue. but voters will decide if slots will open at the ann arundel mills mall. research suggests voters are split down the middle on slots. >> early voting is underway. 11 news caught up with governor o'malley voting yesterday. kim dacey was out and about as early voting kicked into high gear. she showed us the governor wasn't the only one taking advantage of this new practice. >> vote! >> these students from george washington elementary are helping announce the opening of the early voting polls. when the doors opened 10:00 a.m. friday, there was a line to vote at edmonton high school. >> i came out to vote because it is my duty as a citizen to vote. >> the early voting polls will be open from 10:00 to 8:00 with the exception of october 24. if you are registered to vote, you can visit any polling place open for early v

it asks, would you like your daughter to work for john leopold? he's alleged at mistreating some women in his office. conte did not get a chance at the foreyum to question leopold about the allegations. >> i asked him tuesday night in the debate, why do so many women complain about your treatment of them? he didn't answer the question. he has never denied these allegations. >> we tried to get leopold's reaction after the foreyum. >> are you offended at all? >> i discussed that earlier today. >> he referred us to the answer he gave 11 news earlier in the day. >> we have a firm record. because of our firm record, i stick to the positive. >> here is our third candidate in the race, mike shay aof the green party. >> it is a desperate move on her part because she didn't have issues to run on in the community. >> in post-polls conte is far behind leopold. >> some say this is dirty politics. >> we deserve a county government run with integrity. >> we asked voters about the controversial mailer they received. >> i don't think -- >> why not? >> a lot of ti

in most polls, joanna conti is far behind john leopold. some might say this is dirty politics. >> this is an important issue. >> a lot of times, it's something negative is going on, people call for the person even more. >> people have a habit of trying to find fault with people, and using it as a way of getting another office, or whatever. i am still for john leopold. >> joanna conti says she thinks voters care about the allegations just as much as they care about the economy. >> as a part of our commitment 2010 night coverage, we sent surveys to the major maryland candidates, and compiled responses into a complete can edit profile list. it is all on our web site under the politics section. that race has largely been overshadowed by the slots battle. , november 2, voters will decide whether the slot casino will open at the anne arundel mills mall. >> early voting is underway for the first time in a general election. we caught up with governor martin o'malley. we were out and about as early voting kicked into high gear. the governor was not

. >> county executive leopold says no one in the area was injured.cked some siding. the snapped trees are pretty large. the tornado packed winds up to 80 miles per hour during thursday's heavy storms. >>> meanwhile tonight, a nice, cool breeze and sunshine help dry things out. let's take a live look outside right now. we have changes in store so let's check in with bernadette woods. you and i just stepped outside a few minutes ago. it is getting chilly. i want to say first warning doppler radar, there is nothing going on. it is a beautiful day out there. we want to move off to the northwest and down to the southeast. two different areas of rain moving our way. they will converge over maryland. the other thing going on, take a look at this graphic here, not only will we see rain. but along with the rain comes highs close to our lows a couple of days ago. we'll have that coming up, adam? >>> more than 100,000 people from across the country poured into the nation's capital hoping to get the country back to work. as weijia jiang reports, many people from

. >> county executive john leopold says no one in the milburn community was injured. the twister ripped siding off some homes and snapped trees in half. the national weather service says the tornado packed winds up to 80 miles per hour during thursday's heavy storms. >>> the center of the downpour couldn't have hit a worse location. more than 10 inches of rain fell on calvert county where dozen of homes are at risk of sliding into the chesapeake bay. that danger got much worse when last week's torrential rains sent a big chunk of the cliff into the bay. because of an endangered bothell living in the state's side, the state can't allow construction to slow any of the erosion. >> i don't know. i don't know what we're going to do. >> little by little falling down into the bay. >> county leaders and inspectors have already been to the area to look at the damage and a meeting is scheduled to discuss the problem. we're just hours away from kickoff of the game, ravens fans have been anxiously awaiting. sports director mark viviano has more on what to look for in today's big