when it comes to him and tim kaine, allen says he created 300,000 jobs while tim kaine lost 100,000. meeting with latino business owners of yesterday, tim kaine responded. >> george allen was governor when bill clinton was president. i was governor during the george bush presidency, under the worst recession since the 1930's. >> the polls open in virginia at 6:00 this morning and they closed at 7:00 tonight. it is raining and we are expecting the rain to continue throughout most of the day. that could impact voter turnout. reporting live in alexandria, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> president obama hits the road today, raising money for his reelection campaign. the president will attend a private event in owings mills. then to downtown baltimore for an event with maryland governor martin o'malley. then to philadelphia for another campaign fund-raiser this evening. the president's presumptive republican opponent mitt romney attended a fund-raiser in atlanta last night. romney told supporters he is hoping the supreme court will strike down president obama's landmark health care reform

does tim kaine run away from the president or does tim kaine embrace what he did as the dnc chairmanry to build on that? >> and george allen is going to pin the job on him anyway, and he might as well work with it and run why with it. the obama campaign has been organizing virginia for a very, very long time and if he can work with the organization, that is what they're pinning the hopes on. >> and we want to get to george age, you know. jamie radke, didn't come out and endorse him as ken kuchinelli, the republican attorney general who will run for governor did and is that going to be trouble for george allen? >> i think that is going to be the same process as what happened with mitt romney. the conservatives will get behind him hymn and there is another factor. he's going to have a lot of outside money coming into the state and that is going help some of the base get out and believe in him. >> and that is an interesting couple of months. professor, always good to see you. we have a long road ahead of us, wisdom. >> we know you will stay on top of it. thank you very much. >>> house m

they showing a virtually tied race between george allen and tim kaine or an indication of how close this presidential race is going to be as well across virginia tuesday, scenes like this at springfield's green spring conference center played out. the primary voting got underway. >> and i want you to keep your change. >> reporter: he's hoping to win back the senate seat he lost six years ago and dismisses the idea that he has the gop nomination locked up. >> and the world's controlled by those who she up. everyone said oh, yeah, that is the biggest worry, complacenesses. >> reporter: the leaders are radke, bob marshal and reverend e.w. jackson. almost all of his campaign rhetoric is aimed at his expected rival, former democratic governor tim kaine and president obama. >> the people will be making decisions and they're decisions in virginia, a key state as well as other states across the country. it's going to determine whether the country begins to ascend again or continues to decline. >> reporter: the latest quinnipiac university poll shows kaine and allen in a statistical dead heat. de

allen faces tim kaine for the virnt senate seat. tim kaine will be peeking live with us coming up later in the 7:00 hour here on fox 5 morning news. chris perkins won the republican nod in the 11th district to take on democratic congressman jerry connelly in november. congressman jim moran easily won the democratic program for run for re-election in the #th district. and eric cantor cruised to victory in his richmond district primary race. he will face wayne powell for the seventh district come november. the. >>> to phoenix now, gabby givers votes to help her former aide win the remainder of her term in the u.s. house of representatives. democrat ron barber defeated republican jessie kelly in tuesday's special election. holding on to the seat has been a priority for democrats as they seek to regain control of the house in november. >>> some of our top stories this morning, d.c. police called in to calm down angry parents at ballou's high school graduation. this after the parents say they were shut out of the ceremony. last night's g

takeover of health care a great achievement, as tim kaine calls it. we want obama care repealed.

through the toughest economy in. >> reporter: tim kaine has been touring and allen wants to lock up the republican nomination this month. >> people are anxious and worried about losing their jobs. >> reporter: democrats control the u.s. senate right now, 53 seats to 47 seats for the republicans and analysts say that democrats want to hold on to the senate. virginia is going to be key. >> and that is go that is going to be a close race. >> reporter: he said the poll shows a pool of voters who still have not made up their mind. >> and we also see in those polls that they're about 10% or so of the voters undecided. and there is a lot of movement and play left in the election between now and november. a lot of things can happen between now and then. >> reporter: and with virginia paramount in the race, they will hold an uncommon center of attention. one other surprise that came out of the poll was to look at the virginia's governor's race on the republican side. it's showing the current attorney general, ken kuchinelli, has opened up a big lead against the lieutenant governor. they both

allen will face tim kaine in the general election. kaine will join us live this morning about 7:15 to talk about the matchup. we expect to speak with george allen about the race tomorrow morning. >>> a few other races of note in virginia. jim moran easily won the democratic primary to seek his 11th term in november. in district 11, republican chris perkins won the g.o.p. nod, to challenge democratic incumbent jerry conley in the general election. >>> to arizona now. gabrielle giffords votes to help her former aide win the remainder of her term in the house. democrat ron barber defeated the republican jessy kelly in tuesday's special election, holding on to the seat has been a primary for democrats as they seek to regain control of the house in november. barber was giffords chief of staff and he was also wounded in the shooting rampage that severely injured the congress woman. >>> presidential politics now. and presumptive presidential nominee mitt romney is focusing on the economy. romney is in the district today to address the busines

another former governor tim kaine. in 2006, allen lost his senate seat to jim webb who is not running for re-election. coming up in the next hour, we'll be speaking with former giver tim kaine live from richmond. >>> over in the district, councilmember will be taking a vote today on an interim new chairperson. >> the new leader will replace kwame brown would resigned after facing charges of bank fraud. there is a favorite to take over the seat and sherry ly has more on who is in the running. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that vote is scheduled to take place during a special meeting at 10:00 this morning t must be filled by an at-large councilmember until a special election is held in november. right now, the person who seems to be favored to get that interim council chairman seat is phil mendelsohn. he seems to have the votes. the upheaval in the d.c. council comes on the heels of two resignations. first think harry thomas resigned, convicted on corruption charges in recent months. kwame brown stepped down a

tim kaine is expected to win that democratic nomination. you will likely face former republican senator george allen. open from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. we will have results tonight at 11:00. >> a special election is being held in arizona for the house seat that was held by gabrielle giffords. >> the democratic congresswoman gave up her seat in january so she could concentrate on her recovery. republican jesse kelly is facing off against former giffords aide democrat ron barber. >> president obama will attend a couple campaign fund-raisers in baltimore today. he will attend an event at a home in owings mills and then a fund-raiser with maryland governor martin o'malley at a hotel in downtown baltimore. then he will travel to philadelphia for a campaign fund-raiser tonight. his presumptive republican rival mitt romney attended a fund- raiser in atlanta last night where he told supporters that he hopes the supreme court will do the right thing and strike down president obama's healthcare reform law. the supreme court is expected to rule this

tim kaine is joining us now from richmond this morning. good morning and congratulations. >> thanks so much. >> the most important issue facing virginia voters this fall will be -- >> the economy. george and i have different views about the economy. his is a strategy of focusing on pledges of allegiance to grover norquist. mine is a strategy that focuses on business investment talented workforce, and fiscal balance. >> this race pits you, a former governor against a former governor and senator. a heavyweight battle in november. >> now that the primary is over and we know the contest it's important ended will be a great race for virginia because of two very different visions. he was a senator and is running for reelection. i am certainly planning on talking about his record as a senator and saying that he will likely do the same thing he has been doing. >> you know how important it is to keep this seat in the hands of democrats in the senate. >> it is all about virginia. the issue is what are the concerns people have most. they want to have

that's true for democrats, but especially for tim kaine who defended the president. who served as head of the committee for him. i think it would be hard for him to distance himself from the president. there are ways in which is an advantage to have that link. >> how does it work for tim kaine? >> we know that obama team is going to devote enormous resources to virginia. virginia is going to be one of the two or three most critical swing states. they will have a big turnout operation. that helps all democrats and it's going to be, we know president obama is effective at turning up african american voters. >> could it hurt kaine? >> yeah, it could. if people become unhappy with the direction of the country, unemployment goes up, that could be serious for both men. >> it's interesting to me that the virginia government has gone all gop somehow in the last couple of years. but the president has maintained at least a tie or even a small lead in most polls in virginia. how is this possible? >> well, for one thing, we know that the president has some real strength in virgi

reforms continue. >> reporter: and in a statement released shortly after the supreme court ruling tim kaine called for further reforms aimed at bringing down healthcare costs. kaine noted his republican rival george allen vowed to repeal the president's plan. allen expressed disappointment at the ruling which upheld the mandate for health insurance. >> they had to use all sorts of judicial creativity to call a mandate a tax. of course, when they were trying to pass this, they said it wasn't a tax. the point is the american people are against this. this obama care remains a concern for seniors. the taxes they're putting on medical device manufacturers. it continues to be an impediment for small businesses to go for 50 employees. it continues to violate some people's religious freedoms. >> reporter: republican george allen said i favors market- based healthcare -- he favors market-based healthcare reforms such as allowing consumers to buy policies across state lines. virginia is likely to be a pivotal state in the presidential race and the contest to control the senate in november. be prepare

those important reforms continue. >> reporter: in a statement that was released after the ruling, tim kaine called for further reforms aimed at bringing down heeling care costs and noted that george allen vowed to repeel the president's plan. allen expressed disappointment at the court's ruling, upholding the mandate for health insurance. >> and they have to use judicial creativity to call a mandate a tax and when they were trying to pass this, they said it was not a tax. the point is the american people are against this and this obama care. it remains. a concern for seniors and contains, the takes are putting on medical device manufacturers and this and continue to be an empedimity and violates religious promises. >> reporter: george allen favors market-based healthcare reforms such as allowing consumers to buy policies across state lines and virginia will be a pivotal state in the presidential race and the contest to control the senate in november and i wrote this line a few hours ago. prepare to be deluged with commercials from both campaigns and outside groups as cane and allen fight it

allen now faces democrat tim kaine in november. the d.c. council, of course, big day for them, will take a vote on an interim chairperson. >> at least one member as the upper hand when it comes to replacing the disgraced kwame brown. sherry ly has the new developments. >> reporter: that vote for the interim chair for the d.c. council will happen at 10:00 this morning. it be filled by an at-large councilmember until the special election is held in november. right now, it seems that phil mendelsohn has the vote. the upheaval comes on the hoop dreams of two resignations. first, harry thomas rezoned, convicted on corruption charges in recent months and then kwame brown resigned and pleaded guilty to criminal charges last week. phil mendelsohn is expected to succeed brown as the interim chairman. sources say he is seen as someone who can bring stability and won't shake things up on the council. brown is awaiting sentencing for felony bank fraud and a misdemeanor campaign violation. currently, mary cheh is filling in but she is not in the running

allen will face former virginia governor and dnc governor tim kaine in the general election. it clear that he'll try to use kaine's ties to the president against him this november. >> our message is that virginians do not consider the government takeover of health care, "a great achievement," as tim kaine calls it. we want obama care repealed. >> allen and kaine are now hoping to win the senate seat. webb defeated allen in 2006. >>> turning now to alexandria where two incumbents won despite the ongoing controversy over the city's waterfront development plan. they will face republican candidates in november. two former council members also won two of the six democratic nominations. newcomers allison silverburg and john taylor chapman were the other winners. >>> in just a few hours d.c. council will vote on an interim chairman. this comes after last week's nomination of kwame brown. melissa is live with more on today's vote. melissa, good morning. >> that's right, good morning. seems the council will have to decide between vincent orange for the top spot on the council. under co

he will face tim kaine in a battle to reclaim his old seat. other winners last night included eric cantor as house majority leader and democratic challenger jim moran. president obama back on the campaign trail. today it will not involve [unintelligible] >> he will award shimon peres the presidential medal of freedom at a ceremony at the white house. >> the former aide of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords won the election to take place in washington. tahman bradley has more on emotional victory. >> a bittersweet victory for democrats in an arizona special election to replace gabrielle giffords. democrat ron barber, her former aide defeated jesse kelly. >> life takes unexpected turns and here we are. >> it was a milestone in gabrielle giffords' journey after she resigned to focus on recover from an assassination attempt. >> thank you for everything you've done for us, gabby. >> she stayed out of a campaign for the most part. barber also wounded, gun in hand from giffords this past weekend. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you very

so i think that, you know, that's going to bode well for tim kaine. as taking the state backwards and not forwards. >> i know what george had to say. he had his time in the united states senate, no big scandals there but i don't think he distinguished himself in terms of a legislative record. strange it seems to me for the people of virg to put a medioc ter senator when they could have a star tim kaine. he is a mover, shaker. >> you see in the polls while people and in conversations while people want us to be looking forward, not backwards, it's not lost, what got us into this mess, george allen senator allen voted for all of the things that turned surplus into deficit, took us into wars that cost us a lot of money and more importantly a lot of blood and great souls. and i think what you are seeing here is the situation where you have someone who got us into this mess. in tim kaine, someone who helped get virginia out of that mess. >> that's not lost on folks. >> one of the things on the senator for american progress and think progress has been on top

this comes as tim kaine blasted decisionmakers handling the decision. stephen tschida is live it. >> moments ago the governing board of the university of virginia announced it will hold a special meeting june 26 to take up the terms of employment at the university president. for supporters of sullivan, this is a clear sign of victory. the anger over the ouster of the university of virginia president was replaced today with anxiety. >> i was a little bit since. >> supporters of sullivan on the board reportedly are removing -- maneuvering to have her reinstated. three members of the board needed to request a special meeting to take up her reinstatement, but they had to do so by 5:00. >> we are all energize because there is a feeling that some of the efforts people have been making have been starting to pay off. >> sullivan enjoys widespread support among faculty and staff. the director of the board, an appointee of tim kaine endeavored with other members privately to oust sullivan. >> the board has a lot of good people on that but they made a big mistake

tim kaine will win the democratic nomination. he is expecting to face the man who lost six years ago, george allen. we will monitor the returns of this race on wjla.com. virginia is a key battleground state and obama is using his star power . kal penn took part in two campaign events, including this one with young professionals in cafe asia. as for mitt romney. he spent the evening in atlanta saying he hopes the supreme court strikes down the health care package. he says he hopes they "do the right thing and strike this thing down." leon? >> robin roberts is battling for her life. the rare illness she contracted. >> a smartphone theft not in the metro or the street. a >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. >> "godod morning america"'s" robin roberts is battling a bone marrow disease. doctors say she is likely to beat this. she will be on the air until she gets a bone marrow replacement from her sister. >> a man captured on camera at the university of maryland stole a cell phone from a student out of her hand. we have word on wh

if allen wins, he'll face former governor tim kaine.morean fighting to save his seat. 14 democrats running for city council. >>> a two-man battle brewing. wilson and mendelsohn both hope to replace brown as council share. he plead fulty y in november. he plans to run for council chair in the fall, regardless of outcome. >>> a special election to replace gabrielle gifford. she spent the last few days campaigning for ron barber, a former aide. he faces republican jesse kelly who lost to gifford in 2010. she resigned in juary to focus on recovery. >>> john bryson, taking medical leave days after involved in a pair of bizarre accidents. he rear ended a car, got out, spoke to the driver and took off. he was found unconscious in the scene of his section crash. bryson had a seizure, doesn't remember much about what happened. the white house says he'll undergo a series of medical tests. >>> painful news for families that will come as now surprise for a lot of people. we have that story. kala, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the recessi

he will face tim kaine this fall. you can get ball primary results on our website wjla.com. >> ron barker is the winner of yesterday's special election. gabrielle giffords resigned to concentrate on her recovery. thebarbe barber was also wounded. they're each promising to run for a full term. >> a big development in one story. the man accused of killing three people at a party surrendered to police last night. she arranged for monte to turn himself in. this and a manhunt that included a search of a house with a spy gear and teargas. >> he was charged with three counts of capital murder, two counts of first-degree assault. i want to thank his attorney for turning him in. >> the shooting followed a fight over a woman. two of the dead were former auburn football players. >> there was more graphic testimony at the child sex abuse trial of a jerry sandusky. an alleged victim testified about how sandusky started abusing him when he was 11 years old. the lawyer tried to poke holes in the story. sandusky's accused of abusing

winner will face off tim kaine. llen and kaine are fighting to replace democratic senator jim webb and the outcome will likely steer the balance of power in the senate as democrats fight to maintain control there. there are also u.s. house primaries in districts eight and 11 covering arlington, alexandria and fairfax county. there is also a democratic primary for alexandria city council. >>> dave ross is on deck with sports breakfast. i think i'm getting your voice thing. >> oh, no. >> how many nationals games have been to in person at nats park this year? >> one. >> turn and -- tucker barnes and i went on thursday. sadly they lost the one day we were there. if you are up in boston, apparently, allegedly, there were a lot of national fans in beantown. so maybe the attitude is spreading out. let's take a look at the high heights as the nats went for the sweep up in beantown. this is impressive stuff. you don't go up to fenway park like this but it happened yesterday. here is fp santangelo. >> still got some skills. >>

to sit home when it comes to the general election in november and that general election against tim kaine who they're calling chairman kaine rather than former governor kaine could really determine the future of who has the majority in the u.s. senate, but george allen is as close to being a shoe-in just by definition. >> and in this primary anyone can vote, right? you don't have to be a registered republican? >> that's really important. unlike d.c. and maryland, there is no party registration. so if you're a registered voter, you get to participate. you can't vote in both primaries, but you can pick either primary. obviously mostly republicans who consider themselves republicans, but it's an open primary system. everybody is eligible. i think turnout is going to be very low and i think allen will get 60 to 70% of the vote. >> so that's even despite the fact that state representative bob marshall has a pretty strong following? >> he has a strong following in northern virginia and maybe his own legislative district. i saw one poll that said he's at 12%. he's a very controversial provocativ

>> at the end of the day, he wants to nationalize the race, but most voters will make it between tim kaine and george alisyn has a comparison. -- george allen as a comparison. >> i expect to see plenty of that super pac money in the senate race. i'm not sure that virginians will love everything they see. gregg's -- >> the obama campaign will closely coordinate with the camp -- the mccain campaign. -- with the kaine campaign. they hope to make this state of virginia blue again. >> big money for some local schools. tens of thousands of dollars in grants for the d.c. school system. >> another beautiful day in the d.c. area. we will look at how long this will last after the break. >> and the redskins conclude their mini-camp. lefty and bubba become spectators as tiger goes on the prowl at the u.s. open. i've got it all for you >> you are watching abc7 news at 6:00 p.m. with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, chief meteorologist doug hill and tim brant's. this is abc7 news on your side. >> unemployment claims rose by 6000 since last week. that is the third increase in three weeks, the highest num

message is that virginia do not consider the government takeover of health care "great achievement" as tim kaine calls it. we want obama care repealed. >> kaine, a former governor and dnc chairman ran unopposed. he and allen are hoping to win the senate seat now held by jim webb. >>> a metro station on the red line will get a new name today. the new york avenue/florida avenue gallaudetu station is no more. new york avenue will still be shown on signs around the system for a year until riders get used to the change. the station opened in november of 2004 and serves about 7,400 riders a day. >>> this morning a 17-year-old high school valedictorian is trying to stay in the united states to go to college, but without a green card, she can't apply for basic financial aid. she graduated from wise high school in upper marlboro. her mom brought her and her sister as dependents under her work visa. but the school system is barred from hiring teachers like her any more, putting their family's legal status in question. now, her daughter doesn't have money to pay for college. >> well, i'm really sad because

he will face off against tim kaine, who ran unopposed. last night, voters in arizona chose a replacement to fill gabrielle giffordss ' senate seat. she attended the celebration. the crowd began chanting "gabby." the replacement will have to run for reelection in november. >> voters will pick mitt romney or president obama. a poll shows the independent- minded voters do not think much about the president's plan for the economy. they have a negative view. political insiders say the president has to do a better job of convincing voters he will make conditions better in a second term. >> they want to be reassured of the death of the problem and he has a plan to deal with the deterioration of the middle class. >> thank you so much. great to be with you. >> the poll shows problems for romney but not as bad as the president to attack. independents are undecided and that might provide an opening for romney to win them over. >> one of the fastest-growing stations now has a new name. >> . and cutting ceremony officially renamed the new york avenue,

today his experience plus high name recognition convinced him he is the best person to challenge tim kaine in the fall but not everybody today went with the favorite. >> i think i'm looking for somebody with experience george allen has. i think he would be the best candidate for the republicans to put up against the democrat tic opponent. >> volunteereded for jamie radke. i like the things that she stands for. and i like her strong open pro-life issue. that is the main thing for me. >> polls are open until 7:00. why some voters say they want to give george allen a second chance. live from fairfax county, julie carey, news4. >>> in alexandria, 14 democrats are running to fill six seats on the city council. this is one of the most competitive races that city has seen in decades. some see it as a referendum on just how alexandria should redevelop the waterfront. challenge, are accusing current council members of ignoring their constituents' views in favor of catering to the developers. we are going to have continuing coverage of today's primary race result notice old dominion, both on nbcwash

he was appointed by governor tim kaine. the governor appointed karen merck, cofounder of webb methods. she tells 9news now, she has been sworn in for the office. but he wants his seat back and filed a lawsuit over his ouster. peggy fox, 9news now. >> this could get messy. she is expected to be seated at the meeting this coming wednesday, but the board may not let her take a seat until the court decides on the lawsuit. >>> tree trimmings performed by metro. it's a sore subject with residents. county council resident plans to move ahead with a bill that gives property owners some say in the matter. but based on information from a county attorney, he plans to rework the bill so the new rules would apply to all companies, not just pepco. just the same, from an interview conducted today, it is clear pepc o is the chief mote ration for the measure. >> trees have become collateral damage in the fight for reliable electric service. having trees are somehow in conflict, no, they're not. >> some montgomery county residents accuse the

. >> well, allen now faces former governor tim kaine in november. and senator rubio has quickly become a leader in the republican party and he's on the short list for mitt romney's possible vice presidential pick. >>> phil mendelson is the number two man in the district now. he is interim chairman of the d.c. city council. the council selected the at large democrat as its leader, and mendelson will now replace kwame brown. brown resigned last week before pleading guilty to bank fraud. mendelson will serve as interim chairman through the year and then voters will select an official new chair in november. mendelson says he plans to run in that race. >>> kwame brown and harry thomas, jr. have both resigned in disgrace if the city city council in the last six months. the entire council got a lecture yesterday from councilman marion barry. >> the majority in the community has lost confidence in this council, has lost trust in this council. we're at the bottom of the barrel in terms of credibility. we were 60. but we'd probably be 10. this is serious. thi

the winner will face democrat tim kaine. there are also several house races including a challenge to incumbent jim moran in the eighth descrictd and also to -- district and also to republican eric cantor in virginia's seventh district. on the local level, voters will be selecting democratic candidates for the alexandria city council. statewide the polls close at 7:00 p.m. >> go to our virginia voters guide at wusa9.com. at the top of the home page you can click on campaign 2012. >>> a u.s. navy spokesperson says no one on the ground was injured when drone aircraft crashed on maryland's eastern shore yesterday. the unmanned plane went down and burst into flames near bloodsworth island. authorities say the drone was on a routine maintenance flight when it crashed. >>> the maryland man charged with driving a stolen jeep into a downtown washington, d.c. office and attempting to set it on fire will stay behind bars for now. yesterday a judge ordered 32- year-old charles bell of new york market held until his june 28 hearing. poli

he was appointed by governor tim kaine. the governor appointed karen merck, cofounder of webb methods. she tells 9news now, she has already been sworn in for the office, but he wants his seat back and has filed a lawsuit. peggy fox, 9news now. >> and she is expecting to be seated on the board wednesday, but the board may not let her take the seat until the court decides mateir's lawsuit. the only other time a governor tried to remove a member, the court said no. >> kind of gray outside for most of the day. starting off your workweek. topper shutt is out on the weather terrace with the word on the rain and the heat. top. >> the good news is, the clouds kept the temperatures down. it's been in the 60s and 70s. we have showers this morning. right now, we have clouds. in fact, look at live doppler 9,000. most of the storms just getting across i-81. nothing severe, but the heavy rains down toward front royal and new market. they'll stay well west of us. if you aren't home yet, you'll get home before the roads get wet. 70 in mana

the race for senate is in full swing in virginia with republican george allen and democrat tim kaine spending the morning in northern virginia. jennifer donelan was there for the town event. >> two former virginia governor's lying for the job of u.s. senator on the same stage for the first time in months. [laughter] >> a few chuckles for the camera, a handshake. >> it was a joint appearance. >> this is a semi-debate. we will have plenty of others. >> virginia should get ready to see more of them on stage. the appearance and microsoft in ruston was an acknowledgement form and both touted success. >> over three and a thousand new jobs were created. >> we attracted businesses. >> business owners had their own questions about government contracts for small businesses. >> that is what you are wondering. how long do you wait before you get the first break? >> another hot topic transportation specifically, rail to dulles airport. >> i want the young people come and work. >> there was concern about the work force could >> we need more scientists, engineers and programmers. >> whose job that

he is running against tim kaine. also a former governor. >>> d.c.ice looking for leads tonight trying to solve the murder of a much loved and now much missed deli owner. june lymphs shot to death this morning right inside her store. >> i don't know what to think. >> she was by all accounts a wonderful woman. >> i can't believe this has happened to her. >> and a generous member of the washington community where she worked for the past eight years. now, she's gone. >> this is just very surreal. >> 64-year-old june lynn, at the corner of 7th and 8th streets. >> no matter what you needed or wanted, she was there for community. >> shot to death around 6:00 this morning as she was getting ready to open the store. >> someone must have followed her in. >> a robbery turned extremely violent. >> june's son said his mother who would have turned 65 in three weeks is planning to retire with her husband sometime next year and live on the eastern shore. >> just before her time and why the individual or individuals couldn't take the money and left. >> tonight, pete

he will face off against tim kaine in the polls in november and web is not seeking reelection. >>> in the democratic primary for virginia's 8th district, and in the race for alexandria council, timothy la vanne will be the name. >>> and in a race for greater complications, eric cantor crewed to an easy win -- cruised to an easy win. and you can find all of the local election results at wusa9.com. you can also see them at the bottom of your screen. >>> well, tomorrow morning the dc council is scheduled to pick a new chairman to replace kwame brown. the new chairman will hold the job until a special election is held in november. at least two council members have served notice that they plan to run for the council chair seat in november. that's vincent orange and phil mendelson. if we had council members name cheech and shawn, shops could be selling medical marijuana in dc in a few weeks. today the district health department approved selling it. one of them right near the metro in northwest. >> it's going to be a very controlled and very well organized distribution that there is no room

. >> reporter: mcintyre is a vice president appointed by governor tim kaine. governor bob mcdonnell appointed the co-founder of web methods. she's already been sworn in for the office but martire wants his seat back. peggy fox, 9news now. >> merrick is expected to be seated at the board meeting on wednesday but some board members say they'd rather wait till the court decides on martire's lawsuit. the only other time a governor tried to remove a board member the courts refused. >>> president obama's top choice to be our new ambassador in iraq has removed himself from consideration. brett mcgruk is involved in a scandal. according to reports when the two were married to others, mcgurk had an affair with gina chong. they are now married. >>> word leaders in mexico appear to have a plan to help europe's economic problems from spreading to the rest of the world. >> susan mcginnis has more on that and growing tensions between the united states and russia about syria. >> reporter: fireworks lit up the skies in mexico where the g20 summit is being held. they were bein

the winners of today's race will face off against tim kaine in november. for a complete voters guide for all of the races in virginia, log on to our website wusa9.com. >>> the first witness at jerry sandusky's child sexual abuse trial says he feels responsible for what happened to other alleged victims because he didn't come forward earlier. the now 28-year-old manmade the comments under cross- examination after testifying that the former penn state assistant football coach had given him gifts but also abused him on the university campus and during trips they took together. sandusky faces 52 criminal counts that he sexually abused ten boys. he has denied any wrongdoing. >>> 4:31 now. he died in d.c. police custody. now the family of anthony chambers is demanding an investigation into his death. >> as matt jablow tells us, police say chambers died after an attack by several officers. >> reporter: funny, caring and hard-working, that's how 38- year-old anthony chambers was remembered tonight by his sister. >> real nice guy, liked to rap, liked music. >> repo

the inner will challenge tim kaine in the fall. george allen is trying to win back the seat he lost to jim webb in 2006. he has three charges. political experts say tomorrow will likely mean low turnout numbers at the polls. >> it's not surprising that not a lot of people are paying close attention to this race. many consider that george allen is going to win and we have this interesting presidential race going on. >> republican leaders say despite the expected low turnout they believe the nominee will unite the party in the coming months. >>> a devastating loss for autism research because of a malfunction in a hospital freezer. >>> we know the cause of a wildfire that is eating up houses and land out west. >>> the salon owned by the tanning mom is facing a fine tonight. >>> woodward >>> researchers are dealing with what they call a devastating setback in the field of autism research. a freezer at the harvard brain tissue research center malfunctioned last month. that freezer contained the world's largest collection of autistic bra

allen will face former virginia governor tim kaine in november. jim webb not seeking reelection. congressman jim moran held off a challenge by businessman bruce shuttlesworth. in the race for alexandria's city council, justin wilson, timothy lovain and more will be on the ballot in november. eric cantor beat floyd bayne with 40% ever the vote. >>> acting chairman mary cheh circulated a resolution to members. phil mendelson has the support necessary to take over the position vacationed by kwame brown. the 11en member council -- 11- member council will vote on the resolution today. a special election will be held in november to appoint a permanent replacement. >>> dispensaries could be selling medical marijuana in d.c. within a matter of weeks. yesterday the district health department approved four applications for medical marijuana pharmacies. one of them is right near the tacoma metro station in northwest. >> it's going to be a very controlled and very well organized distribution that there is very little room or no room for -- [ inaudible ] >> three other approved sites for medi

yesterday, she got the support of former governor tim kaine who said it would be justice if they got her job back. and dean of ten of uva's 11 schools wrote to the board you wering her reinstatement. einst -- urging her reinstatement. en >>> a prince george's county boy in critical condition this morning after a near browning in upper marlboro. there is the swimming pool. sky fox over the scene shortly after the incident. police say the 9-year-old boy jumped into the pool and hit his head. he was pulled from the water and tan to southern maryland hospital center in serious condition. >>> a muse him man who used the internet to make threats again the creators of the show the south park is set to learn his punishment. jessie curtis morton pled guilty to using his position as a lead her of the revolution muslim organization to solicit murder among other threats. he thought the south park creators had defamed the prophet mohammed on the show. >>> today marks three years since the deadliest crash in metro history j that was the day two red line trains collided killing nine people. man mor

the primary winner will face former governor tim kaine who is the only democrat on the ballot. >>> police believe a drunk driver is responsible for a deadly crash in manassas. this crash happened at dumfries and brentsville road saturday night around 10:30. laurie shipe is now charged with dui. police say she ran a red light and ran right into another car killing the driver and a dog inside. >>> police say the driver of a stolen car that crashed into a building in d.c. friday night was trying to use a lighter when police police approached him. the front seat of the car was wet and smelled hike gasoline. 32-year-old charles ball from new market, maryland is accused of hitting the building on purpose. he had minor injuries and has been charged with arson and assault. that building on connecticut avenue has been boarded up but the police report saws it crashed through a full length plate glass window. >>> a busy d.c. street is getting a makeover. construction begins today on a five-block stretch of the u street area in northwest. >> the construction is expected to cause some heavy traffic wh

in addition to local races, the biggest race is the race for senate where we are expecting tim kaine will get the democratic nomination. he is expected to face george allen. for the latest on all the races tonight go to wjla.com we will keep you posted. another race people are watching is the race to replace gabrielle deferreds of arizona. -- igggiffords of arizona. >> it is an emotional day. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you very much. >>giffords was shot in the head in january 2011. 12 others were wounded. six people died during the shooting spree. she step down from congress in january to focus on her long- term recovery. >> this is a little bit about closure. >> she has stayed largely out of the public eye. in recent days she hit the campaign trail to help elect were firmer staffer, rob barber. >> we are going full blast to make sure we get everyone out to vote. >> both sides have been slinging mud, a far cry for the calls of unity in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. >> it is all about the economy. contained in that is jobs and gas prices. >> democrats are eager

republican george allen and democrat tim kaine will be in a town hall forum in reston. this is the first time that will have appeared together since george allen won the republican nomination earlier this month. >> because of the extreme heat wave on the way trash and recycling will begin one hour earlier. the earlier hours will be in effect today, tomorrow, monday and tuesday. you can put your trash out starting at 6:00 p.m. the night before. it is relatively cool right now compared to where we're headed, 65 degrees. >> still ahead -- wildfires continued to blaze out west as temperatures rise there as well. >> will take you back behind the scenes of "good morning america." it is the jacksons. >> it was great meeting them. lisa baden will have another check of your thursday morning commute. >> i am with the ocean city beach. diving into shallow waters can be dangerous. check your death good morning, -- washington. >> people will be looking for a cold place. >> it would be nice to carry a beach around with you. >> how hot will it get? >> it will be in the mid-90s and 100

earlier in the day former governor and now senate candidate tim kaine blasted those who made the decision to oust sullivan, saying it was a big mistake. board will vote on reinstatement on tuesday. learning more about a group of students who fell ill at george mason university. dozens came down with a full like virus while attending a summer program. health officials say that they took samples from the teenagers hoping to pinpoint an exact cause of their illness. george mason says it is thoroughly cleaning the dorm rooms where the students stayed. 6:12 79 degrees outside. coming up, all eyes on wall street after more than a dozen of the world's biggest banks have had their credit ratings down well the kids wanted a puppy but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car iururance. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by

tim kaine weighed in. he appointed the woman who reportedly drove the decision to fire sullivan. >> they did wrong. >> he says the board should reinstate sullivan. >> i am disappointed. we are taking steps backwards. >> the board of visitors meets tuesday to consider reinstating teresa sullivan. according to the governor they have to make a decision one way or the other or basically they are all fired. >> disorder continues. thank you very much. still to come, -- feet saw beck continues. gas prices continue to drop. where you could see gas under $3. >> she has some strong opinions about elizabeth edwards. >> that big mud puddle turned into flood waters that swept him into a drainage pipe. >> a local can bullying students over their choices and t-shirts. >> he was repeatedly humiliated after wearing any duke t-shirts. >> the mother says her son was so upset she took into the hospital. today the only people who were with her, abc 7 when she came back. >> i would like an apology to my child. >> we are not goi

he's facing former governor tim kaine in the election this fall. >>> another gorgeous day on tap. >> and doug is out there in montgomery village, in someone's backyard, and he's probably eating already. hi, doug. >> reporter: i've had a little bit. i've been sneaking food here and there. the owners probably don't know, but that's what i've been doing. a great day out here of course, today is thursday, that means it's backyard weather day. we'll sho you just how things are facing up around the region. current temperature right now at 81 degrees at the airport, with winds out of the southeast at 9 miles an hour. take a look at the number all across the region. 9 in fred ricks better, right now cull pupper coming in. weed a few clouds today, but also some sunshine. a little storm system off the coast has meandered down to the south. that's allowed the cloud cover to make its way in from the ocean. that's why temperatures have stayed a little below average today. but we're still seeing quite nice weather. now, coming up a bit later on, we'll talk more about the weather, including how thi

yesterday, she got the support of former governor tim kaine who said it would be justice if sullivaner job back. and the deans of ten of uv a's eleven schools road to the board urging sullivan to be reinstate. still, helen dragas doesn't appear to be backing down. >>> jury deliberations are now under way in the child sex abuse trial against jerry sandusky. shortly after the jury got the case yesterday, some shocking evidence was released. matthew sandusky, one of jerry sandusky's adopted sons, came forward saying he was also sexually abused by his father. but because the case had already wrapped up, jurors will probably never hear about the new allegations. >>> the georgetown man charged with killing his elderly wife will remain at st. elizabeth's hospital. a union ruled albreath muth is still mentally incompetent for stand trial. police say muth murdered 91- year-old viola draft last august. -- a judge ruled albrecht muth is still mentally incompetent to stand trial. >>> today mark three years sin the deadliest crash in metro history. none of us will ever forget the gruesome images

he faces tim kaine in the fall election. >>> a man who was once a tycoon in texas was sentenced today to ten years in jail for bilk investors out of millions. allen stanford was convicted on 13 counts of fraud. today a judge in houston handed down the sentence. prosecutors say in about 20 years, the one-time billionaire ran one of the largest ponzi schemes in american history. about 30,000 people were ripped off worldwide. >>> tonight a high school football coach is caught up in doping allegations. he's also a teacher, and he's accused of taking steroids and trying to sell them. richard jordan has the report. >> reporter: please say the investigation started about six months ago with an anonymous call, but investigators say the school employees and alleged dealer were caught in the action, busted in the middle of a transaction. >> a high school football coach arrested. police say he was illegally bulking up and planning to sell steroids. jeffrey reagan is a teacher at fairfax county's mountain view alternative learning center in centreville, but schools officials say after school he c

the winner will face tim kaine in november. polls close this evening at 7:00. >>> arizona holding a special election to replace gabriel gifford gifford. she spent the last couple of days replacing for her former aide barber. gifford resigned from the house of representatives in january to focus on recovery. >>> this could be a big day for the future of gambling in maryland. a group of state lawmakers will hear from analysts looking for a proposal to allow table games in maryland casinos, and also studying drawbacks of adding a casino in prince georges county. martin o'malley says he'll call a special legislative session next month if lawmakers could reach an agreement on gambling. >>> a two-man battle brewing, at large members, vincent orange and phil mendelsohn both home to replace kwame brown as chair. he plead guilty in a felony fraud scheme. the board will vote tomorrow on an interim replacement. voters will decide on a long-term replacement in a special election set for november 6th. d.c. law will allow vincent orange to r