. >> among the speakers last night was maryland governor martin o'malley. he was given a prime time window to make his case for a second term for barack obama. jennifer franciotti has more on the governor's speech. >> the governor talked a lot about moving america forward. governor martin o'malley walked out on stage to a cheering crowd at the convention. the governor spoke to the convention, telling the crowd that america needs to move forward by electing president obama for another term. >> maryland always chooses to move forward. we understand that progress is a choice. job creation is a choice. whether we move forward or back, this, too, is a choice and that is what this election is all about. >> our political analyst will talk about the grade that he gave o'malley's speech, coming upp. >> another woman has come forward in the sexual harassment case against john leopold. carla sagerholm was on leave because of what she called a toxic environment in the office . she said it records were destroyed to avoid being subpoenaed. she claimed she had to indoor s

a breakdown of governor martin o'malley's turn in the spotlight. we began from charlotte. >> the first lady brought her star power to the opening night of this convention. she asked the voters to give the president four more years. firstly michelle obama spoke of her husband character and conviction, their humble beginnings and shared values. >> barack knows the american dream because he has lived it. he wants everyone in this country, everyone, to have the same opportunity, no matter who we are or where we are from or what we look like, or who we love. >> she touted the accomplishments of his first term. >> today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways i never could have imagined, i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> for president jimmy carter addressed the delegates by video, crediting them with help middle-class families. >> because president obama sits behind that desk, everyday people, from plains, georgia, to pittsburg, have somebody

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o'malley said no when asked yesterday. then democrats quickly scrambled over the past 24 hours to recast that as a yes. fox 5's tom fitzgerald spoke to the democratic spokesperson tonight. what did she say? >> reporter: democratic officials spent the better part of today trying to clarify exactly what governor o'malley said and didn't say despite a detailed economic of the economic hardship the president inherited, that explanation left open to interpretation whether the country was really better off under president obama. governor o'malley was askedn face the nation yesterday if the country of better off than four years ago and answered no. since then democrats have been scrambling to get on the same page with an answer that begins with the word yes. appearances in ohio and michigan is where both the vice president and president pressed their case for a second term today. tonight we have dnc spokesperson at the convention, why there was a disconnect with the campaign's message and what surrogates are saying on their behal

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now, o'malley was on the attack as he took the stage in charlotte. he spoke for about nine minutes, and during that time he criticized romney, saying his policies would take the country back. his message to voters? give obama another four years in office and a chance to keep moving america forward. >> let us move forward, not back by reelecting barack obama, president of the united states. god bless you all. >>reporter: now, it has been widely speculated that o'malley is seeking a presidential bid in 2016, but he hasn't talked much about that during the convention. >> is he still down there? what's his schedule for today? >>reporter: well, he hasn't been talking about his so- call presidential bid in 2016, but today politico is reporting that later this morning o'malley is set to have breakfast with iowa's delegation to the dnc. as you know, iowa is one of the first states to hold the caucuses during the primaries. so we'll see. >> a lot of people are saying hum. wait and see. abc 2 news' linda stow, thanks so much. >>reporter: sure. >>> well, a fami

. >>> a big night for maryland governor martin o'malley. he took cent are stage to introduce last night's keynote speaker. >> mark plotkin says he could see o'malley taking on a different role during the 2016 presidential campaign. take a hook at when he said last night. >> just a for you moments ago, martin o'malley walked off that stage behind you. a lot of people have been speculating he may be a candidate himself in four years. >> may be? tom, not may be. he will be a candidate. you can bet on it. he was very well received and he doesn't mind going after mitt romney, the head of the democratic governor's association. when i asked ike leggett, the chair of montgomery county, where is governor o'malley, he pointed to all the news studios, every one of them. that is where he is. he is doing his audition. >> a bit later, we'll hear what other local leaders told the crowd. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >> good morning. it is wednesday, september 5th. take a live look outside right now. we'll see what it will feel like later on to

sunday morning, martin o'malley who started out as a governor with his own band. >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no, but that's not the question of this election. ♪ [ music ] >> what a difference indeed. o'malley monday morning. >> we are clearly better off as a country, because we're now creating jobs rather than losing them. >> reporter: but republicans have their opening. >> the president can say a lot of things, and he will. but he can't tell you that you're better off. >> reporter: vice-president biden had the soundbite democratic response. >> you want to know whether we're better off? i've got a little bumper sticker for you. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> reporter: it was all of this action from the democratic convention where michelle obama checked out the podium while the romney's checked out the vacation waters of a new hampshire lake and the president both campaigned criticizing the republican convention. >> we saw three state days of an agenda out of the last century. >> and the toured hur

o'malley also spoke at the dnc last night.omney and ryan were the main targets of his attack. >> instead of investing in america, they hide their money in swiss bank accounts and ship our jobs to china. swiss bank accounts never built an american bridge. swiss bank accounts never put cops on the streets or teachers in our classrooms. governor romney, just because you bank gaines the united states of america doesn't mean the rest of us are willing to sell her out. >>> a lot of people speculating that o'malley is run for president four years from now and, of course, we are in charlotte for the convention. they will be bring you live reports today and tomorrow only on news4. >>> republicans are hoping to make noise in north carolina this week as well. bob mcdonnell will campaign today and tomorrow near the convention site. mcdonnell is one of the mitt romney's most active surrogates. gov her o'malley spend part of last week in tampa. vice president bid enwas supposed to be there as well but he canceled because of hurricane ice sa

>>reporter: it's been widely speculated that o'malley is speaking a presidential run in 2016. politico is reporting that later this morning o'malley is set to have breakfast with iowa's delegation to the dnc. as you know, i-wa is one of the states that always holds its caucuses before any other state. linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> the 15-year-old accused of shooting a classmate at perry hall is facing a lot of charges. 29 in all. a grand jury handed down the indictment in that case against the man. those charges include nine kounlts of attempted murder, nine kounlts of first-degree assault. he critically injured a 17-year- old. eight other potential victims are >>> parents along with students at perry hall, they want to see some changes at their school to prevent something like this from ever happening again. a community meeting last night brought out hundreds of people. the principle, george roberts listened in and answered questions. the superintendent dr. dallas dance also attend today try to answer questions from concerned parents. >> i've asked our folks to go back and look

o'malley told face the nation that people are not better off than they were four years ago. but this morning the governor said we are better off as a country because we're creating jobs rather than losing. o'malley will speak at the democratic national convention. >>> well, for many women, labor day is the day they spent in labor giving birth to their children. it's aimed at improving a turn nal healthcare. locally members of improving birth choices gathered at the columbia mall this morning to speak out on the need for women to seek as much information on birthing options before they make choices. >> we have a voice. if you're going to choose cesarean, make sure what the real outcome is. ask for evidence-based information. >> things like convenient cesareans and when someone offers you that option and doesn't explain all the risks, it's easy to make that choice. >> the group is asking that hospitals implement incentive programs for doctors and nurses to get the most recent information on current berthing options. >>> coming up, it has been a dundalk institution for more tha

governor o'malley is set to take the stage at 10:00 in charlotte and will be introducing the keynote speaker, julian castro. >>> they will be showing the documentary "bully." it highlights the problem across the country. it will be shown at the amc theater at the columbia maw. families can check it out at the reduced price on september the 29th and october the 6th. you can check out the story under the local news tab on abc2news.com for a link to buy tickets. >>> in your consumer alert, the labor day weekend has come and gone but we will all have to keep laboring to put gas in the car. as of yesterday officials say about 12% of manned oil rigs in the gulf were still not online. aaa said the average price is up to $3.82. in baltimore we're lower at $3.76. this day last year we were 0 -- 20 cents lower. >>> it's been a few months since new york mayor michael bloomberg proposed the crackdown on sugary drinks. mayor bloomberg's plan will go to the city board of health. >>> her show is now six days away. we're excited to have katie couric's new show, katie. it will air every weekday at 4

o'malley was on the attack as he took the stage in charlotte. he spoke for about nine minutes. his message to voters, give obama another four years in office and a chance to keep moving america forward. he criticized romney saying his policies would take the country back. >> swiss bank accounts never created american jobs. governor romney, just because you bank against the united states of america doesn't mean the rest of us are willing to sell her out. >>reporter: now, it's been widely speculated that o'malley is seeking a presidential bid in 2016. politico is reporting that later this morning o'malley is set to have breakfast with iowa's delegation to the dnc. as you know, iowa is the state that always holds its caucuses before any other state. linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> news time right now 5:36. in news around the nation, an unusual scene in washington state that leads to the arrest of a naked man. now, police say that the man tackled two teens, then walked away. when police showed up on the scene, the man jumped into a lake. remember, he's naked the whole time. he swam to

o'malley is scheduled to speak of renewable energy conference. he is expected to meet with prime minister netanyahu. >> of the governor was on hand for today's special welcome home ceremony honoring a lesbians and apparel ambience at the downtown in the harbor. the biggest draw was michael phelps, but it did not end when that ceremony was over. the party looks like it is going on there. >> people shouting out to them, michael phelps definitely made the rounds including stops at tonight's game and over at the inner harbor. michael phelps said the other olympians serenaded by the high school marching band as they sailed into the inner harbor. once felt stepped off the boat, he was greeted by cheering crowd. >> i am happy to see him. >> i want to say this is the best to be a part of. >> olympics history and pure gold. >> he became the most decorated olympiad after the london olympics. gov. o'malley, mayor stephanie rollins blake and others celebrated his accomplishments and the other olympians. we caught up with them at an under armor celebration. >

listen to what governor o'malley told cbss' bob schieffer on meet the press. >> can you honestly say people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no, but that's not the question of this election. the question without a doubt we are not as well off as we were before george bush brought us the bush job losses, the bush recession, the bush deficits, the series of desert wars charged for the first time to the national credit card. >> governor o'malley is the head of the democratic governors association, vice presidential candidate paul ryan immediately releasing a statement saying the comments were proof that president obama's policies are not working. >>> a gas station clerk in prince george's county is recovering tonight after a confrontation with an armed robber. the clerk struggled with the robber inside the store on old sandy springs road in laurel last night. the clerk tried to throw a chair at the man and the robber fired the he clerk in the upper arm. he is expected to recover. the gunman got away. >>> a baltimore county church started a fund to help pay for a hi

in four years o'malley may be speaking as a candidate. it's been widely speculated he could run in 2016. >>> the next five days will be fun. first the yankees. cal gets his statue tomorrow and then the ravens open monday night. jamie? >> how will i make this through the next five days. ray lewis will come ot of that tunnel for his 17th season. for the first time in recent memory the ravens are sharing the spotlight with the orioles. i want you to listen to arthur johns who talks about oral closer jim johnson. >> we're from the same hold time. we have the same friends, same teachers in high school. it's cool. it's imponing to be our -- going to be our game monday night. >> listen to this. torrey smith tweeted to adam jones saying he was planning on coming to the game. adam said come on out. the ravens play the bengals monday night to open up the season. >> like you said, the ravens aren't the only hot sports topic. sports fans are getting caught up in the orioles magic from the barber shop to the bars to the retail shops. the o's are the t

martin o'malley from maryland giving his speech in primetime. >> hallie jackson, thank you. we continue our team coverage with jennifer franciotti. how to the experts think the governor did? >> all indications are that he did better than in his 2004 speech. he walked out on stage to a cheering crowd. the governor spoke to the convention telling the crowd that america needs to move forward. >> maryland always chooses to move forward. we understand the progress and the choice. job creation is a choice. whether we move forward or back, this is a choice and that is what this election is all about. >> coming up, we'll hear more of the governor's comments during last night's speech and the great our political analyst is giving the governor for his speech. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. another maryland politicians scheduled to speak, senator barbara mikulski is scheduled to speak this evening. she is the longest serving womean in the history of congress. 12 democratic women running for the senate this november. you can download our smart phone app and visit us

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governor o'malley took the podium last night during prrme time... emphasizing one ey hr. phrase...forward not backward backwardone delegate ttere said he fired them up and brought some energy to the convention.espeeially when hh talked about their republican opponents.here's what he said... ryan want to take america aul & back... baak to what? back to the failed policies that drove us into the deep recession back to the days of record job loses back to days of insurance cmpanies being a woman a preexsisting condition i don't wann to go baak do you? you?today... the delegates will vote for the deeocratic party candidate... for president of the united states. tomorrow president obama nd vice president biden are expected to accept the nominatiins. our crew caught up with governorro'malley, right after he left the stageeo'malley says it was a great hhnor to delivvr his speech...and he many maryland faces.he g so - recently stirred up controversy... y his answers... as to whether he bblieves we're better off now ago.we asked again... nd here is his response. 3our country is do

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. >> the president's case for four more years and joining me is martin o'malley and bev per due and antonio villaraigosa. and also, we will be joined by eric fehrnstrom and also the other star of the republican national convention, ann romney. and we will be joined by "washington post" chief political writer dan balz and jessica yellin, cnn chief white house correspondent. all on this edition of "state of the union." >>> the president is running for reelection on difficult terrain. no president has won re-election in in economic climate. no president has retaken the presidency after over 8% unemployment, and chairman ben bernanke warns that the economy is far from satisfactory and the stagnation of the market is of grave concern. and the president's job approval rating has hovered around 50%, and the enthusiasm from democrats is down from four years ago. join ming me are north carolina governor bev per due and mayor of los angeles antonio villaraigosa and also chair of the democratic governors association martin o'malley. what you hope people will take away from the convention? >> you want

i know governor o'malley is on the stage. you and i spoke yesterday about governor o'malley. in your words, auditioning for president at this convention, and i know that there are also members of the maryland delegation who are there in charlotte who seem to be jockeying, as you said, for the governor's seattle. they got -- governor's seat. they got together for a kickoff luncheon at the convention. tell me about the luncheon and who is there? >> governor o'malley exited the stage. i am sure, laura, he would like to you say that he looked presidential. his tailoring seems to have improved and he is a degfied blue -- dignified blue tie. today, there was a moving tribute to sarg shriver, the former vice presidential candidate in 1972, who was a maryland resident. mark shriver pushed his buck, a good man and there was -- his boo, a good man, and there was lieutenant governor anthony brown. peter franchot and ansler. i didn't see heather maisler, but i am sure she was there as well. if o'malley was auditioning for president, they're all auditioning for governor, because the gover

why is that, governor o'malley? >> well, you have yet to see the great collection coming up, candy. >> you are predicting a ten-point bounce? >> well, i predict when it comes to decision time, nobody should be satisfied with where the economy is today, but who has the best policies to move it forward? what you will see over the next three days in charlotte is the clear articulation that we measure the strength of the nation by a strong and growing middle class. we are the party for medicare and social security and they are the party whose choices will lead to insecurity for seniors and their policy is, i don't care, go get a voucher, figure it out. this is the contrast here, we are about jobs and opportunity, and they are about bigger tax breaks and billionaires. >> governor perdue this is tough sell here in this state where we are seeing dead even polls. we see the unemployment rate in north carolina higher than national average and folks are still hurting here in terms of a lot of other things, so we know that the

don't forget, martin o'malley, when the presidency is open again, in 2014 or 2020, martin o'malley'swill be in that mix. this is a little bit after trial for him too. michelle obama is clearly the headliner. but keep an eye on o'malley and castro. >> you have all of these young democrats that hope hillary clinton stays in the cook island and beijing where she has been dealing with questions of south china seas, while the young democrat are going door to door from iowa to the caucus breakfast trying to get a start. >> martin o'malley is speaking on wednesday. you have kirstin jill brand, appointed to replace senator clinton when she was chosen as secretary of state. these people don go to the iowa breakfast because they like the iowa beef. those it is beautiful, i've had it many times, they go there for a specific reason, to begin the courtship process. if secretary of state clinton decides to when verse her decision to leave public life, if she decides she does want it win, she will be the overwhelming presumtive favorite in a democratic primary. if she doesn't, well look at a very o

all the people wondered, governor o'malley you can force people to change. the beauty of america is we measure everything. there is no metric that goes unreport. obvious numbers have been talked about, the debt and deficit but you go down the list, markers of american society, and it's almost uniformly bad. things down to s.a.t. scoring, food stamps -- 14 million people on food stamps. number of americans uninsured is up two full percentage points. pointed is this. for 104 consecutive months americans have said we think americans are on the wrong track. that is bad. that is the key number. in a dramatically wrong direction for obama. >> bret: and you this entire convention is not bracketed by republicans but by two things, the threat hit $16 trillion probably at some time when the convention gets underway. the jobs report comes out friday. it's predicted to be not that great. for republicans if you are going to live by this good/bad feeling, if the jobs report is before the election is better, let's say it is, does that show you are heading in the right dire

one was martin o'malley.aid that americans are not -- he answered no when asked are americans better off than four years ago. he addressed that comment earlier. >> here is the reality. we are clearly better off as a country because we're now creating jobs rather than losing them. but soledad, we have not recovered all that we lost in the bush recession. that's why we need to continue to move forward. is there anybody on this panel that thinks we recovered all we lost in the bush recession? i don't think anybody can say that. clearly we're moving forward. we're creating jobs. unemployment is down. job creation is up. and those positive movements would not have happened without the president's leadership. >> so he was walking back, as i like to say, walking back the comments that he made and he wasn't the only one. over the weekend there was a struggle. >> he was the only one to say no which was the big boo-boo but he wasn't the only one struggling and it is still to me shocking the people who run the president

martin o'malley will take the stage in primetime at 10:00 tonight. response tells us who else we will see on the bottom -- tracie potts tells us who else we will see on the podium. >> today we will hear from democrats that president obama has moved the country for, including mitt romney's successor, massachusetts gov. deval patrick. >> we were 47th in the nation. >> and up-and-coming democrat, the san antonio, texas mayor, is tonight's keynote speaker, the same roll that put president obama in the national spotlight eight years ago. >> the most challenging part is not at the speech itself, it is the enormity of the crowd and the arena. >> the focus tonight will be on first lady michelle obama. >> she will tell the story of what he has done for this country. >> vice president biden arrived today, the president arrives on wednesday. also today, the party platform, which includes support for same- sex marriage, abortion r ights, and experts for the middle-class. >> coming up, a hotel obliterated and its trade and an actor's life cut tragically short per

we have more on our website at abc2news.com. >>> well, governor o'malley is getting a lot of attention even brt opener of the democratic national convention in char lot. asked yesterday if we are better off today than we were four years ago, the governor responded with no. he said help found him set of victim of a word splice and said there was much more to his answer. so what did he mean by no in the governor explains. >> here's the reality of our situation as a country. we are clearly better off as a country because we're now creating jobs rather than losings them but we have not recovered all that we lost in the bush recession. >> so the governor will be very busy in charlotte. he leads the governor's association. >>> let's talk ago pasmght they dropped a penny since yesterday. the average is now $3.74. we were paying $3.69 last week and $3.53 a year ago. the cheapest is at the glen more service center. they're selling regular for $3.63. you can find the lowest prices by going to abc2news.com/gas prices. you can zoom in to your specific area and get some good fuel saving tips. >>> c

. >>> maryland will play a role in the dnc, o'malley will introduce the speaker, and attending the convention, congressional members, hoyer and edwards and u.s. senator barbara mikulski. >>> we are get a check on the first forecast with lynette charles. the weather is something people are going to have to pay attention to today. >>> scattered showers throughout the afternoon. downpours, we have to watch flooding potential as we go throughout the day as well. if your travels are taking you northern bound, they are dealing with flooding across the area. flood watches and vivaries and warnings -- advisories and warnings. reisterstown 71. muggy this morning. see the dew point at 70 and 71 is the temperature. visibility issues this morning with the fog out there, 72, 72, we have fog in buoy as you step out the door, be prepared. the temperature in pilesville 71, dew point in the 70s, oppressive feeling, sticky, continuing throughout the day and speaking of going throughout the day, hour by hour forecast as we start you out at 8:00, scattered showers possible, 83 degrees by lunchtime, 86 the high t

cain. >> just a few moments ago, martin o'malley walked off the stage behind you. a lot of people are speculating he may be a candidate himself in four years. >> may be? he will be a candidate. he doesn't mind going after mitt romney as head of the democratic governors association. when i asked ike leggett where is governor o'malley, he pointed to all the news studios, every one of them. that is where he is. he is doing his audition. this is his new haven for broadway. >>> we continue to follow a developing story you saw first here on fox 5. a prominent defense attorney says he was awalled after seeing video that seems to contradict the storive a prince george's county police officer who claim his gun went off during a strug wail teenager. -- story of a prince george's county police officer. officer corporal donald taylor said 19-year-old ryan do remember was aggressively are resisting arrest and the gun want off during the struggle. the video shows taylor approaching dorm. >> i hope if he lied on this young man that he never wears the badge of a police officer in

maryland governor martin o'malley will also speak in prime time. as susan mcginnis reports, a misstep by the maryland governor has thrown democrats off message. >> reporter: the stage has been built, the party platform released and democrats are ready to kick off their 2012 convention. >> this has been such a historic time, i couldn't imagine not coming. >> reporter: but as the festivities begin, republicans won't let go of the question are americans better off than they were four years ago. >> they can't tell you that you're better off. >> reporter: the obama team opened the door to the attacks when some, including maryland governor martin o'malley had trouble answering the question. >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no, but that's not the question of this election. >> reporter: republicans pounced saying that's proof president obama's policies aren't working. since then the democrats regrouped and came out swinging. >> you want to know why we're better off? i've got a little bumper sticker

you are referring to democratic governor of maryland o'malley. americans are worse offer than he was but he backtracked yesterday saying well, we are better off. what do you think happened here? >> he probably got a little lecture from the obama campaign people saying that he ought to reconsider his position on that if they want to continue to act as a surrogate for them. even if democrats thought the economy was better off today than it was four years ago it's hard for them to come out and say that. >> to many americans it doesn't appear that way. >> in many ways the unemployment rate is up. real unemployment rate is up. food stamps are up. the debt has increased by 5-6 trillion dollars. these things are not good index indexes. >> sure jamie on the other hand we have a recent poll associated press poll i want to ask you about this. 60 percent say things are the same or financial situation is actually better than it was four years ago. how do they argue things are tougher today? >> i think they argue in many different ways. if you look at the une

maryland governor part tmartin o'malley will have a day in the spotlig spotlight. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it is "news4 today." it is back to school for thousands of students in northern virginia. that inclouds the 11th largest school district in the country. fairfax county is welcoming them back today. yesterday we found students and parents doing last minute shopping. >> rather hectic only because usually at the high school level they're not given supply lists. so try to do all the guesswork in the stores. beat the crowds. hopefully not everything is picked over. >> fairfax county police will be out in full force making sure drivers follow the school bus laws. drivers should come to a complete stop in both directions when the school bus is loading or unloading with flashing lights. ten feet surrounding the school bus is the most dangerous area for students being hit by cars. >> take all those school buses and parents getting back to work and that could mean a nightmare on the roads. today is terrible traffic tuesday. aaa is expecting gridlock. they s

the only one who did answer it was martin o'malley who said no., let me ask you, sir, are we better off today than four years ago? >> yes. >> explain. >> well, you know, i don't think it's that complicated a question, because i think four years ago, we were headed into a great depression, the country was really struggling and headed in a much worse direction. so, i think four years into this, you know, we've made a lot of progress. we have a lot of work left to do, and i think that's perhaps why people are struggling. they don't want to sound like they're painting a rosy picture. we have a great deal of work to do, but this president has made a lot of progress. i mean, we have for the first time, we're about to have health care for every american who wants it, we've avoided a great depression, we've made a lot of progress on the war on terror. you know, you saw rahm emanuel yesterday, right, try to sum it up in six words, like only rahm can do, mayor of chicago, former white house chief of staff. but yeah, i mean, i think most americans will vote

. >>> governor o'malley will list accomplishments. his band, o'malley's march, will play at several gigs in charlotte this week. >>> for those young are than 20, this is the way this used to be. every september we would be hanging on every pitch. can't wait for the first pitch tonight. can't wait for the yankees series that starts on thursday. >> reporter: believe it or not, orioles tickets are a hot commodity. >> i haven't really seen anything like it, so we're look forward to getting out here. >> reporter: with only 13 home dates remaining and a realistic shot at post season play, orioles fans are scooping up the remaining seats. not a single ticket remains for thursday's game which will honor cal ripken, jr. >> hopefully they'll move up to first, knock the yankees out of first place. >> no i'm a yankee. >> reporter: next door to oriole park, they see this as a big time baltimore weekend. >> we have pour baltimore ravens -- our baltimore ravens playing almost at the same time. >> reporter: the stars of abc's tv's ball boys like the

martin o'malley is expanding on his remarks that he made about the state of the country. when asked on "face the nation," was the united states better off than four years ago, the maryland governor said no. republicans jumped on the commons, but he went on cnn this morning to clarify. >> we are clearly better off as a country, because we are now creating jobs rather than losing them. soledad, we have not recovered all that we lost in the bush recession. that is why we need to continue to move forward. >> o'malley will many speakers at the democratic national convention. many people today are enjoying the labor day holiday with celebrations all across the d.c. metro area. the town greensville posted a 67 annual labor day parade this morning. a little something for everyone to enjoy out there. beauty quee including miss greenbelt, and floats as well. still to come a deer in the deep end of the pool. and hundreds turned out to keep heroes goodbye to a navy seal killed in -- to give my heroes goodbye to an abc killed in afghanistan and made a differenc -- what made a differen

martin o'malley is on tour to compete in the new economy. david collins is following the story and he joins us live from the studio with more. >> john can be found in the bio health field, space technology, and life sciences. the challenge is to give jobs speaker -- job-seekers to compete to increase the number of merrill lenders to increase their training by 30% -- to increase the number of maryland ers. >> gov. martin o'malley showcasing the biotech institute of maryland as well positioned for success. the non-profit provides free up, specific training for jobs in the biotech field. >> the role here is to be the common platform and the catalyst for highlighting where those opportunities are. >> the governor sees this as a long-term effort for maryland to grow in the science and technology industry. this comes as the unemployment rate creeps up to 7%. only slightly under the national average. these states increase of just 800 jobs in july, baltimore city parks and employment is 11.3%. two of our three neighbors fare better. virginia, 5.9%.

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