union officials tell us they will hold up on comments until all the votes are tallied. it is no secret that union officials are not happy with the city, especially at since the mayor had to make cuts to their pension to balance the city's budget. given the proposed cuts in the new contract, it would be no surprise if it did not pass. >> i think it is fair. i trust the judgment of my team that negotiated with the police union's. the police union representatives did it is fair. now is up to that members of -- up to the members. -- the police union representatives think it is very. >> union representatives would not comment as union members continue to vote, waiting for the final tally. in 2009, officials spent much of the year trying to pin down a contract with the city, which was strange when mayor stephanie rawlings-blake had to make tough budget decisions over the summer concerning the department pensions. billboard's pop up after those tough cuts were made. the mayor and her staff are open to move forward. >> the leadership of the union, i felt comfortable bringing th

union officials are keeping quiet until after all of the votes are tallied. it is no secret that they really have their problems with the city, especially since the mayor made those budget cuts concerning their pensions. given the proposed pay cut that is in this contract, it is definitely possible that it may not pass. police union members vote thursday on their future, at least for the next couple of years. back in 2009, union officials spent much of the year trying to pin down a contract with the city which was strange when it mayor stephanie rawlings-blake had to make tough budget decisions -- it was strained when the mayor had to make tough budget decisions. the biggest issue has to do with pay cuts. the contract states that in 2011, police would receive an almost 2% pay cut, the equivalent of five days' pay. then in 2012 police would get an extra five paid leave days to make up for that pay cut. >> i think it is fair. i trust the judgment of my team that negotiated with the police union. the police union representatives think it is fair. now is up to th

the entire effort, in other words, consisted mostly of deals between the union and elected officials ot traditional picket lines, not traditional organizing. that is what union organizing has become in the public sector, and in many of these related industries like health care, heavily influenced and heavily regulated by public money. it is about backroom deals, not about picking, not about organizing drive. the growing influence of unions over health policy led to all kinds of new alliances between labor and management at the expense of taxpayers. in places like ohio, california and new york, for instance, health care unions may deals with hospitals and nursing homes administrators to set aside their differencescome and use their combined them public would influence to lobby for higher wages and higher reimbursement rates from government. in new york as many people here know, this coalition even persuaded state government several years ago to devote several billion dollars of public money to raises for hospital workers, an unprecedented public expected for private workers. nominally

. >> union officials tell us that 95% of its members voted against this new contract last night. we spoke with the mayor and she tells us that, while she is sympathetic with the men and women in blue, it is tough times and some sacrifices have to be made. >> we did our job. our membership has spoken. it spoke as loud as they can speak. i think the numbers of this rejection speaks volumes. >> thursday night after the boy of morefo -- after the baltimore fop voted down the contract, the continued to express frustration with the city. >> our office knows that these are tough times for the city and everyone else. but these are men and women or expected to go out there and take a bullet. >> speaking at a news conference after touring the howard street real, she said that she was disappointed with the rejection of the contract, saying that the bottom line is that everyone has to give up something. but she felt that a solution would be found. >> i am confident that we will go back to the negotiating table, hopefully in good faith, and come out with a deal that we can get a positive vote

european stocks rose on wednesday among hopes that european union officials would come up with a solution to the debt crisis. >> there is still no concrete solution for ireland. there have been explanations for the recovery. there is help if needed. the strongest -- there are takeover speculation. the company presented yesterday strong numbers. >> let's take a closer look at some market number starting in frankfurt where the dax index finished 0.5% higher. blue chips advanced 0.75%. in new york, the dow is presently going up. the euro is currently at $1.25. a french group has announced a joint venture in china. it will have an entertainment system on a chinese airline expected to competwith airbus and boeing. commercial aircraft company of china unveiled the plants at an air show along with a commuter jet that is about to enter service. >> the chinese short range airliner which carries up to 105 passengers will be operational by the end of this year. they are upbeat about their midrange plane. >> the asian markets will be driving growth in the asian market. we believe the passenger load f

it said "a union official says that the language makes the legislation acceptable, if only barely. there is local and fear that this can do harm." this has gone from being a potentially fatal illness to a low-grade fever. thank you, everyone. >> thanks. >> can we continue with the general managers' report. >> there is the resource plan. >> thank you. >> thank you, i wanted to come before you today to give you an update on our efforts to update the plan. as you know, we came before you last in june or july to talk about it and our activities have continued. this is the planning document this city has used to shape our energy policies. this was adopted and endorsed in 2002 and this really provides us guidance on the issues with respect to energy that we need to address to make sure that our policy initiatives in the energy arena are incorporated into our day-to-day operations. the actions that have taken place since 2002 in terms of the most positive and profound are the closure of the hunters point power plant and its dismantling. today is the first day of declared operations of the

union officials made their rounds promoting the new contract and answering questions in hopes of getting more teachers support. >> have done mailings, meetings, got to all 216 schools and held meetings, face-to-face conversations. i don't know what else we could have done to help teachers understand. >> mayor stephanie rawlings blake posted a message on youtube urging teachers to approve the new contract. voting continues until 6:00 this evening and tim tooten will have the latest on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. a new name for one of the state's oldest institutions could next year, the college of notre dame is changing its name to noted dame university. officials say that the new name honors the school's past but also reflects the changing environment is one of several in the state of maryland to switch from college to university status at the past few years. pack your patience if you are out ofown on holidays. >> we have big wind in the forecast for this afternoon. we will check the seven-day in just a few minutes. partly cloudy skies, at 59 >> we continue to follow late breaking details o

. >> now union officials say by the start of the 2011 school year teachers and students will be well on their way to achieving more success than they have. >>> last night we brought you the second part of your series on cold case 15-year-old jennifer disappeared after going for a run. her family has refused to give up but after three decades they are still waiting for answers. since the story aired police say they have received several tips in jennifer's case. we are asking our viewers one more time, if you have information that could help solve the mystery please contact crime stoppers. you can submit tips online or go to metro crime stoppers.org. >>> it's the end of the line for the drink was caffeine and alcohol after the government banned them from being sold in the united states. today the fda said caffeine is unsafe when added to alcohol. that means drinks like 4loko and juice which have been linked to many cases of alcohol poisoning will have to pull them from the recipes. >> the caffeine can mask the signs of being drunk. it can make you feel like you are wide awake, that you

. >> reporter: valaria lewis is a tsa agent and a union official in memphis. >> every office their does a patdown has had a patdown. we've had that experience. we're comfortable with it. >> reporter: but many passengers don't like the experience. tsa agents have been questioned, screamed, even punched by passengers. now, late night comics are taking their shot. >> i get more action going through security than i did all of high school. >> when they go home, you know, to their wives, their girlfriends, a guy goes, not tonight, honey, i've been fondling people all day. >> reporter: but look at these pictures we shot today in the denver airport. look at them. they beg the question, is anything off-limits? how close can tsa get? what can they touch? most people don't know. so, we asked. the tsa says that during a patdown, a screener will examine your head, shirt collar, waistband and use the front or back of their hand to feel your body, including your buttocks, breasts, between your legs, feeling up to the top of the thigh. some women may be asked to remove their skirt in a private screenin

. >> reporter: mike green, a union official, his retired father and son, about to be laid off. today, we sat down with them again. >> year and a half ago, it was a sad day for me. but things are on the upside and i'm excited. >> reporter: he was rehired, now, all three want in on the new gm stock. >> i'm going to invest in my future. >> reporter: goyour going to wa? >> absolutely. >> reporter: now, gm is making money for the first time in six years. gm's recovery has come as a steep price, and even a successful stock offering won't recover all of the $50 billion the taxpayers invested. over the next few years, the government plans to sell off its remaining stake in the company the green family still banks on for its future. chris bury, abc news, lansing, michigan. >>> there's a verdict in the case of a guantanamo detainee. a jury has cleared ahmed ghailani of all but one of the 286 charges against him. he was convicted of conspiracy to damage u.s. property with explosives. this is a setback for the obama administration whose aim was to try a terror suspect in a civilian court.

students say union officials say the regents should not take such action when the university is seeingore revenue this year from increased safe funding and past tuition hikes. >> oakland mayor ron dell lumps will not deliver the state of the city address in person. he decided to record it on video and post it on his website tomorrow. the video will chronicle hills four-year administration. it's unclear whether he'll speak again in public before leaving office in january. city councilwoman jean qwan was elected to replace him. san francisco's board of supervisors could take a big step today towards choosing someone to fill in as mayor when gavin newsom leaves to become lieutenant governor. the board is considering two competing proposals, one that could have the current supervisors select an interim mayor as soon as today and the other that would delay the selection for a few weeks. >> a group seeking to ban leaf blowers in orinda gets to make its case for the city council. members of quiet orinda has tried to convince the city leaf blowers are more than just a minor nuisance. they kick

. >> after it unanimously voted doup its latest proposal, union officials continue to express frustrationthe city since stephanie rawlings-blake had to make cuts to offer's pensions to baltimore the city's budget. >> our officers know these are tough times, but these are men and women that are expect go out there and take a bullet. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she was disappointed with the contract, saying the bottom line is everyone needs to give up something, but she felt a solution will be found. >> i am confident we will go back to the negotiating table and come out with a deal we can get a positive vote on. the biggest problem came with paycuts. in 2012 officers would receive five extra paid leave days to make up for it. >> i think when i'm taking furloughs and so are members and the lowest paid in the city are i canning furloughs, if they choose not to, it affects all of us. this is about shared sacrifice to get on the other side of this recession. >> still the f.o.p. says this is unacceptable. that they will continue to protect and serve, but they need to be rewarded for

. >> at a thursday evening news conference, union officials continue to express anger and resentment with the city, which the fob have had. >> our office is experiencing tough times right now. but these are men and women who are expected to go out there and take a bullet. >> stephanie rawlings blake told reporters she was disappointed rejection of the contract. >> we have realities. those realities for the fiscal condition of the city and days when we could talk about pay increases and things like that. those days are not here now. >> the biggest sticking point in the contract had to do with pay cuts. according to the fop, in 2011, officers would take 11% -- would take a 2% pay cut. >> we need to negotiate his contract. hopefully, like other unions have already done, acknowledge that we are in tough times and sacrifices need to be shared. hopefully, the police union will do that as well. >> still, the fop say this is unacceptable. officers will continue to be served, but they need to be rewarded for their work. >> they have spoken as loud as they can speak. this rejection speak volum

voted down its latest contract proposal with the city, union officials continued to express frustrationhich the f.o.p. has had since mayor stephanie rawlings-blake had to make cuts to officers' pensions to balance the budget. >> our officers know these are tough times. these are men and women expected to take a bullet. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake told reporters that ashe was disappointed with the -- that she was disappointed with the f.o.p.'s response. she said everyone needs to give up something, but she felt a solution would be found. >> i am confident we will go back to the negotiating table in good faith and come out with a deal we can get a positive vote on. >> the biggest sticking point had to do with paycuts. according to the f.o.p. officers would take a 2% pay cut. then in 2012 officers would receive five extra paid leave days to make up for it. >> i think when i'm taking furloughs, council members are taking furloughs, the lowest paid people in the city are taking furloughs, if they choose not to, it affects ale of us. because this is about shared sacrifice to get on the

he is meeting with nato allies and other european union officials for the next two days.ong other things a time line for withdrawing troops from afghanistan. russia is not a member of nato but is participating in this weekend's summit. >>> after that tough loss to the eagles monday night, the redskins take on tennessee. coming up next, we'll go live to dave ross at 106.7 the fan with the sports junkies this morning. >>> harry potter mania fans lined up at theaters nation nationwide for the first showing of this film. we'll find out what movie reviewer kevin mccarthy thought about it, when we come back. moa >>> ryan are to rain was unable to play monday night. he couldn't get loss before the game because of a hamstring injury. clinton portis hasn't played since week four. he says we -- he will be back in action soon. what does that mean for the scun as -- what does that mean for the skins as they take on tennessee. dave ross is at 106.7 the fan. gentleman we've been talking about the redskins here. before we get to the game with tennessee, i want to know your thoughts on a

however, union officials say that new contract has to be worthy of the sacrifices that the men and womene baltimore city police department make every day. jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 news. >> prosecutors have dropped an attempted murder charge against a man accused of cutting four people in a bar fate. three university of maryland opportunities were injured in the attack. leonardo ramos was charged on attempted murder based on evidence at the time but surveillance suggests he was acting in self-defense. he is still charged with a second degree assault charge. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake plans to lobby the general assembly for tougher gun laws. she said she wants to make illegal gun possession a felony. proposing a minimum of 18 months for a and maximum of 10 years for those arrested with an illegal loaded firearm. 82% of jail time imposed by courts for in gun offenders was suspended. in 2009 former mayor dixon tried to push for an 18-month minimum sentence but the effort failed. buttons, the kind on your shirt, are apparently the latest option for drug smugglers. court d

union officials say they are willing to return to the table but they have strong words for the mayor. big button sweaters and dresses are a popular fashion item but it was not style that interested agents in a package of dresses being sent from the philippines to baltimore. it was the heroin inside the buttons. after being tipped off agent intercepted the package and delivered to the row home on loretta avenue. instead of getting the suspect's signature agents got the fingerprints of james jeter and michael anderson booking them on charges of conspiracy to import drugs. >> typically reports of a car break-in don't make the news but its to when the victim is the husband of the mayor. some time between late weapons night and thursday morning someone broke in the car of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's husband and stole a satellite radio system. the mayor's home is under executive protection but officials say mr. blake's car was out of their view at the time. >> are you concerned that the city may have dropped the ball? >> no, there are 5,000 larcenies in autos and victims and we're doin

european stocks rose on wednesday among hopes that european union officials would come up with a solution to the debt crisis. >> there is still no concrete solution for ireland. there have been explanations for the recovery. there is help if needed. the strongest -- there are takeover speculation. the company presented yesterday strong numbers. >> let's take a closer look at some market number starting in frankfurt where the dax index finished 0.5% higher. blue chips advanced 0.75%. in new york, the dow is presently going up. the euro is currently at $1.25. a french group has announced a joint venture in china. it will have an entertainment system on a chinese airline expected to compete with airbus and boeing. commercial aircraft company of china unveiled the plants at an air show along with a commuter jet that is about to enter service. >> the chinese short range airliner which carries up to 105 passengers will be operational by the end of this year. they are upbeat about their midrange plane. >> the asian markets will be driving growth in the asian market. we believe the passenger load

students and union officials say the regentless should not take such action when the university is seeingore revenue this year from increased state funding and past tuition hikes. >> oakland mayor ron dellums will not deliver his final state of the city address in person. the mayor has decided to record the address on video and post it on his website tomorrow. the news release says the video will chronicle his four-year administration. it's not clear he'll speak again in public before leaving office in january. jean qwan was elected to replace him. san francisco's board of supervisors could take a big step today towards choosing somebody to fill in as mayor when gavin newsom leaves to become lieutenant governor. the board is considering two competing proposals. one that could have the current supervisors select an interim mayor as soon as today and the other that would delay the selection for a few weeks. >> it's 5:35 now. the story kristen's been waiting for. it's official. britain's royal family has announced prince william and girlfriend kate middleton are ens gauged to be married. the

reporter: that might be why this seemingly happy focused couple has taken the time to make the union official n. london, amy kellogg, fox news. >> many people are buzzing over the big news. greg mile-and-joins us live and i have to ask you, prince william is very private man and kept this close to the vest. as i understand it, his father didn't know about this until yesterday, is that correct? >> and now that we know he popped the question more than a month ago, he managed to get away from the photographers and that intense media interest in his some of kate's life and managed to keep it secret before making the announcement today. it was interesting, perhaps, we saw the reaction from prince charles, it was an event today, and not in line with some of the reaction we have seen in the uk, which is euphoric and waited for a long time and there is speculation when we would be told this would take place and the speculation switches, of course, to when exactly the wedding will take place and where as well. >> and it's any time spring or summer and will this be as big a deal as the marriage of prin

in another development, european union officials reported the greek government has much more debt than first estimated. the revised numbers mean greece will likely miss the targets set in its bailout agreement last spring. americans bought more cars in october, and that boosted overall retail sales by the most since march. the commerce department reported today that sales rose 1.2%. on wall street, stocks had a mixed day. the dow jones industrial average gained nine points to close near 11,202. the nasdaq fell four points to close at 2513. the pro-democracy leader in myanmar, aung san suu kyi, began work today to resurrect her disbanded political party. she was freed saturday after more than seven years under house arrest in the former burma. we have a report from john irvine of independent television news, who visited suu kyi. >> reporter: when it was dark and safer, we were invited into the home that was her prison. we were both breaking the rules. we're in the country illegally. few places in burma are barred to foreign journalists than this house. but after seven years aung san suu

members rejected the original contract last month after negotiations between union and school officials resume. the union unveiled a second plan that added details teachers have requested. under the new contract teachers would no longer be paid based on step increases which are automatic raises based on the tenure of the number of degrees required. teachers can vote up until 6:00. >>> the fda top doc entered a ban on energy drinks. caffeine is an unsafe food additive. the fda is concerned it can mask some of the so-called sensory accuse that drinkers rely on to determine how intoxicated they are. the maker of "four loko" will remove caffeine from its drinks. the government can now seize energy drinks with caffeine and alcohol with companies continue to make them. >>> this afternoon maryland comptroller and the maryland beverage industry announced a voluntary ban on the sale of caffeinated alcoholic drinks. he thanked the maryland state license beverage association. associations said the volunteer ban was the most responsible course of action. >>> we have a progress report tonight on the

students and union officials say the regents should not take such action when the university system ishave been preparing a year to condition vince the city that leaf blowers are more than a minor nuisance. leaf blowers kick up a toxic mixture of exhaust and chemicals that can linger in the air for days. the contra costa times reports orinda police get two complaints each month. >> pg&e is changing the way it inspects its electrical system and the design of manhole covers after a series of explosions in san francisco. officials started pressuring the utility to make changes after a manhole cover was blown off in the financial district. that severely burned a pedestrian. more incidents followed including a cable fire that shot flames out of a manhole in the tenderloin district. the utility will replace 125 manhole covers with swivel lock caps which will prevent them from blowing off in an explosion. >> it now appears that oakland mayor ron dellums will deliver his final state of the city address without actually appearing in person. the mayor now says he'll record the address on video a

european union officials are considering a plan to tighten security.nisters are expected to meet today to set a panel to review this security plan. they interrupted a plan there were sent from yemen an intercepted in britain and dubai several countries and airlines have banned air freight coming in from yemen. the elizabeth smart trial is resuming with opening statements in federal court in salt lake city this is video of smart and her family are arriving in court their use year with a long blond hair opening statements began last week before those corp. put a halt to the trial to move it out of your job but the request was denied brian mitchell is on trial for the kidnapping of the 14 year- old girl from her bedroom of june of 2002 mitchell's lawyer says he is influenced by an escalating mental illness and extreme religious beliefs. m s m p c keep the older man is going to be back at work hosting his news program after being suspended because he gave money to the democrats that the violation nbc's rules of making political donations here admitted that

the union became official during the ceremony when the two were pronounced married over the internet.> the couple was asked to speak at a conference on e-marriqge last week in michigan. there is legislation they're working on marriage rights for gay couples. >> pretty much everything is on target. if you are going to the redskins game tonight, there could be a few showers before the game ends. dress appropriately. and those of us watching from home will just wave. there is a low pressure area over nebraska, caroline and off to the southwest. we will see the rain move will -- move through tonight and it might get in by the end of the game, but certainly, a round midnight. 54 degrees in rockville right now. 60 degrees with a high temperature this afternoon. alexandria currently at 52. 53 in oxon hill. as we head through the evening hours, we will see rain tonight. again, sometime around 10:00 or so it should move in from the south and west. it will be in the 40's overnight. mid 50's right now. angelina -- and it is chilly up to the northwest. much warmer temperatures to the southeast. t

long, schoolteacher's made their way to the polls to vote for a second time on what the unions and school officials called a landmark contract. 6 dubai% of those who voted cast ballots in favor -- 65% of those who voted cast ballots in favor of the contract. >> out teachers of shown how much they love our profession and students and have voted in favor of the contract. >> but the real work is just beginning to hear some terms of the new agreement. city teachers will earn at achievement units, or au's, getting credit for in and out- of-school activities. it will also allow the city teachers to advance careers with four to professional models, or more ways to earn extra pay to the us controversial change involves a teacher evaluations, -- the most controversy change includes teacher evaluations. many of those counting on a new contract say they have the most to gain. >> it is good for teachers, helping us move a lot faster even though we don't have our master's degree yet. >> the same could be said for veteran teachers. we're told that it is an expert extra pay in their checks before christmas -- tha

. >> reporter: mike again, a union official, his retired father, and son, about to be laid off.>> a year and a half ago it was a sad deal for me. but things are on the upside and i'm excited. >> reporter: he was rehired. now all three want in on the new gm stock. >> yeah, i'm going to invest in my future. >> you bought? >> absolutely. >> reporter: now a far more efficient gm is making money for the first time in six years. gm's recovery has come at a steep price, and even a successful stock offering won't recover all of the $50 billion the taxpayers invested. over the next few years, the government plans to sell off its remaining stake in the company the green family still banks on for its future. chris bury, abc news, lansing, michigan. >>> late last night, treasury secretary tim geithner praised general motors. but as chris mentioned in his report, taxpayers are still less than halfway from breaking even on the $50 billion government investment in that company. analysts say gm's stock price would need to increase 47% to reach a break-even point for taxpayers. >>> the first gua

union officials say only a small fraction of members voted last night and that a support for a striketoo weak right now. oakland teachers staged a one- day strike back in april after the school district forced a new contract that included no pay raises. >>> meg whitman and her former undocumented housekeeper are the focus of a meeting with state labor officials that's underway right now in san jose. attorney gloria allred just spoke a few minutes ago about the issue right before she went inside. >> we say to meg whitman that it's never too late to do the right thing. you spent $143 million of your own money on your campaign. hopefully, you have enough money left to pay your housekeeper the wages that he you owe to her -- that you owe to her. >> allred she owes her client money, wages for hours she was asked to work after hours. >>> ron dellums will release his state of the city report online with video chronicling the achievements of his last four years in office. according to the "san francisco chronicle" his wife has been talking about him leaving city hall early before his term end

union. officials say talks on the first day centered around the future of combat in afghanistan.cord number of allied casualties is ramping up pressure for an exit plan. president obama says nato needs to work together. >> so this summit is an important opportunity for us to align an approach to transition in afghanistan. >> and nato will start a gradual troop withdrawal next year. president obama wants to fully hand over security to the afghans by the end of 2014. >>> she came up short, running as the vice president in the 2008 presidential election, but sarah palin hasn't ruled out taking another run at the white house. >> i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out. if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> the former alaska governor is releasing a new book called america by heart, reflections on family, faith and flag. the book's official debut is tuesday, but excerpts have already been leaked to the media. >>> in a few wee

witnesses say the man made negative comments about the woman's husband who was the union leader. officialswoman willingly -- willingly resigns for the behavior. >> there you go. check in for eyewitness news at 6:00. coming up, denise is in the newsroom with preview. >>> a verdict in the trial of a federal officer who shot a dog. wjz is gathering reaction. we'll have more at 6:00. >>> on the loose, baltimore city police looking for this man, wanted for a shooting outside a busy bank. and... >>> imagine not being able to open a bottle of water, or something as simple as a bag of chips. a young maryland teen thought this was his lot in life. until technology handed him a surprise. >> i just thought it was a prothetic robohand. >> the bionic boy, next. >>> for these stories and more, coming up at 6:00. now, back to mary and kai. >> thank you. >> sorry. it's friday. we should have it down by now. >>> long practice before the ravens hit the road. >> mark has more coming up next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> just three more road games remain for the ravens, including sunday at carolina. sp

there was a lot at stake for the union, a top school officials, and the mayor, who praised teachers for approving a new contract to >> i am very proud that they took the leap of faith to work with the school board and dr. alonso to continue their effort in our schools. >> union leaders say face-to- face conversations help convince teachers to vote yes. >> teachers have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and choose their own career path. >> it is a career path lined with more money. teachers will get a $1,500 stipend and eight 4.5% pay raise over the next three years. >> it means that if i want to, i can increase my salary and move up. i don't have to wait until i get a master's plus 60, because i have a master's plus 30. >> it appears the most controversial part of the contract, a teacher evaluations, will be hammered out over the next year. >> it is actually a good thing that the contract lost out the first time. now it means that everybody got involved, which is what we needed. >> involvement teachers hope will not end it now that there is a new contract. the teachers may

say, teachers are back at the polls right now, following successful negotiations between union and school officials. they reworked the potential agreement, adding details that teachers were fighting for. the union also changed the way teachers vote, by using electronic polling, after teachers complained of waiting. under the new contracts, teachers would no longer be paid, according to step increases, which would be automatic rate increases based on tenure. >> wjz is following the results and will have much more coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check in on our roads right now. it's a busy morning for sharon gibala. >>> we actually still have a problem left this morning. and that storm damage on the northeast side of the city. we have northern parkway. that's going to be still closed. you can take cold spring road as your alternate there. meantime, watch for a wreck now. approaching mlk. accident in middle river, involving a pedestrian. kingston road, between hawthorne road. another nearby on pembroke boulevard. accident on mccormick and wrig

one teachers union official in california liken parents that do this to nazis and by the way, this lawthis is almost exclusively going to be applied to inner city schools with heavy minority populations and they're nazis for even considering it, that tells you how threatened teachers union are by this. they ought to be. >> aren't you amazed something this radical would pass in california? >> yes, until you take a good look at what california schools are producing. in los angeles county, for instance, the largest school district in california, if you are a student in an l.a. public school, you have a 10% chance of going to college. 10%. >> man. >> so they're failing. and there's no getting around that. and i think even liberals are waking up to the reality of it which is these schools are completely unacceptable. what we're doing isn't working and teachers unions are a huge part of the problem. >> sure. let's take another look at what some of these things -- four options, the trigger options. first, you could turn -- convert to a charter school. we've heard a lot about that. >> yes. >>

way to the polls all day long, 11 hours straight, to vote for a second time of what the union and school officials have been calling a landmark contract. the results were announced where 65% who voted cast ballots in favor of the contract. >> our teachers have shown the country how much they love their profession and their students and have voted in favor of our contract. >> the real work is just beginning. here are some of the terms. city teachers will get to earn achievement units. in its allow educators to get something like a credit for in and out of school activities. it opens the door for city teachers to advance their careers with four new professional models or more way to earn extra pay. teacher evaluations is controversial. that won't come until educators can hammer out a fair system. many say they're sure they have the most to gain to rocks i think is good for young teachers who are motivated and helping us move up faster. >> the same can now be said for veteran teachers. expectold educators can extirpate in their checks before christmas. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are inves