. >> 28-year-old officer, a veteran died when his cruiser crashed into a utility poll. it happened at branch avenue in clinton. he was off duty at the time. police are investigating the possibility that he had been cut off in traffic. >> we have witnesses saying that the officer was cut off and we're not at a point yet to say that's what cause the accident. that's two hours after he got off duty this white suv was also involved. the driver was take on the the hospital with non-life threaten injuries. >> you heard a loud crash and it sounded like an explosion and after that you didn't hear anything. >> police recon trukted the scene to figure out how and why it happened. >> i feel for the family. i'm a family man myself. and this is just a challengic loss. >> dozens of officers carried the body outside of the hospital. this is the second prince georges county office to die in a crash. adrienne morris died during a pursuit. >> it's very sad. yet again in the past two months we have lost another officer. >> now police officials saying that the officer was the father of a 1

as a result of the collision, the officer and their cruiser was forced into a utility poll at the intersection. he was transported here to the hospital. where he needs to come up with his injuries. and this is the second death in two months to the traffic accidents. and i just asked the community to please keep for everyone, please keep the police department and this community in your prayers, thank you. good evening everyone. and on behalf of the county executive, this is a sad day in prince george's county and the police department. and another officer. it's not an easy day, but we want to express our sympathy to the families, to the police department. we hope that you will give us time to get to the investigation. and also to the family process. so on behalf of the county, we're expressing our sympathy to the family. >> i'm just going to reiterate what the police said that this is a tragedy. it's unfortunate, very sad. yet again in the past two months we have lost another officer, all my members, they are basically hurting, trying to heal through the process, trying to wrap their heads arou

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. >>> another tree knocked down a utility poll and blocked willard avenue and downed power lines andflood waters forces four dozen roads in montgomery county to close yesterday. >>> in the district where damage was less than expected but sandy still left her mark. take a look at this video wray tree fell on to the corner of a home. quite the mess to pick up but thankfully, no one inside the house was hurt. >>> superstorm sandy could have delivered a big blow to our economy. that is coming up next. >> first, some snapshots of the devastation left behind in new jersey and new york. what an eerie sight. anncr: their ads, hopelessly untrueue. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. >>> sandy has left us more than just flooded roads

she clips the officer here, he goes off the road smashes right into that utility poll. >> the actions of the driver of the suv involved in the crash caused the collision. >> reporter: investigators believe bowden was speeding and he was not wearing his seat belt. neither was officer adrian morris. ejected from his vehicle following a chase in august. nor was corporal thomas jensen who skidded on ice and into a pole in march of 2010. >> we can't take those risks anymore. weust can't. we have to wear our seat belt. >> reporter: it is required by law, it is in the general orders, but many officers remain convinced that buckling up slows them down when they are pursuing bad guys. lots of citizens say that has to change. >> they just need to be vigilant. because this can't happen again. it really can't. >> reporter: police at this point decline to release the name of the 61-year-old woman who was in that suv. she is still in the hospital but she is expected to be okay. police are planning to forward their results of their investigation to the accident here to the state's attorney then it's

and only coming to a stop by hith a utility poll. the pole hits the ground but not the car.tors are hurt but sets off two puffs of smoke. they look like they are having a good time. they are leaves from the vine yard fallog them and they are trying to stay calm. this is what they saw. wow. the car was badly damaged in the end and the driver told the local newspaper he didn't know what went wrong. >> and the price of gasoline that is hitting an all-time high. triple a reporting that the average cost for gallon of unleaded is. up since yesterday. the price is modev. some places it is it above five dollars for regular unleaded. it is fueled by reduced supply the mostile market out there expensive state with fuel. triple a said the national average cost of gasoline is 3.81 and up two cents from a couple of days ago. we'll go live to california where ktvt live for us in los angeles. another one last night. what are people doing? >> we saw few are people on the road today as a result of the gas prices. i tell you, it is rising in some instances from hour to hour. we couldn't find

polls. >> utility bills or something like that. need something with a name and their address on it. >> those words are causing a lot of trouble. he was approached by under cover reporter. the reporter says he needs help coming up with a scheme to cast ballots in the name of 100 voters. moran expresses doubt. he also warns the guy that virginia's new voter id laws would make it tough to pull off fraud and put his energy in getting nonvoters to the polls. moran is the one to fake bills. >> that can hurt a campaign. hurt its image. i don't think it's going to affect the candidate. patrick moran resigns immediately. what he did was wrong. it will be a news story but i don't think it will have an effect on the outcome. >> moran is not implicated in the video. he's running to a reelect. at no point have i or will i ever endorse illegal or unethical behavior. at no point did i take this person seriously. in heine site i should have immediately walked away making it clear there was no place in the process for suggestion of illegal behavior

utility bills to get around virginia's voter i.d. law. voters are required to show i.d. when they arrive at the polls, but a utility bill could be enough. the moran campaign has not confirmed this video is authentic. but this evening, patrick moran released this brief statement. effective immediately, i have resigned from the moran for congress campaign. minutes ago congressman moran's campaign released this statement. quote, patrick is well liked, and was a well respected member of the campaign team. this incident, however, was clearly an error in judgment. the campaign has accepted patrick's resignation effective immediately. the group behind this video project, project veratos, you may recall that purportedly showed voter fraud involving a.c.o.r.n. congressman moran has been in office more than two decades and represents virginia's eighth district. that's the latest on the breaking news from the newsroom. back to you. >>> a controversial new study by brigham and women's hospital in boston links the artificial sweetener aspartame to cancer. it was found in diet sodas and thousands of other products. the study was published in the amer

polls. >> look at the law. >> okay. >> but like a utility bill or something like that shortly after he reiterates his point. >> i'm impressed man. >> i would look at the law. you will have to have the same address on there. it looks like you will be able to satisfy that, but the l have to look legitimate. >> i reached out for comment earlier tonight. he spoke about the video and the investigator saying quote he struck me as crazy. i thought he was joking for only that reason did i humor him. i should have walked a way making it clear that there's no place for even a suggestion of illegal behavior joking or not. he decided to resign because he did not want to be a distraction in what he called a critical election. let us know what you think. tweet me. i also have a link to the video in its entirety. >> thank you, ken. new tonight an egyptian militant suspected in the attack on the u.s. con lateral in libya has been killed. a man -- four americans were killed including chris stevens. >>> the white house state department and the fbi were informed a militant islamist group had claimed credit two hours after it be

utilize that. so souls to the polls are going on every single day up and through election day. >> as i mentioned the vice president in your state throughout the week. your state website though describes you as an outspoken advocate of the des enfranchised. congressman paul ryan is going to be specifically in your district of cleveland speaking at cleveland state university to deliver this major policy speech expected to tell your constituents that the romney/ryan ticket is more equip theed to lift americans out of poverty than democrats. do you think that will resonate with anyone? >> no, i do not. the folks in my district understand clearly that romney is a shape shifter. shape shifting may be okay if you're play tto. women understand that the republican ticket cares not a thing about their health and their well-being and that they want smaller government except when it comes to a woman's right to control her own body. autoworkers in the state understand that because the president threw out that life line with the help of senator sherrod brown, he has revitalized the middle classes in this state. t

polls. virginia does allow someone to present documents like a utility bill, bank statement or paycheck as identification as long as it has the voter's name and address on it. >> thank you very much for that report. >>> in the race for the white house, president obama and governor romney are crisscrossing swing states. the president this morning is in tampa. he will be in richmond this afternoon and heads to chicago to cast hi ballot in early voting and finally speak at a campaign event in ohio later on tonight. >> mitt romney is touring ohio by bus starting in i.n.s. nationally. he will speak in columbus this afternoon and end today outside toledo. -- starting in cincinnati. >>> president obama is weighing in on the comments by richard mourdock. >> mourdock is in damage control. ainsley earhart has the follow- up this morning. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> reporter: the controversial comment about rape and abortion made by an indiana republican senatorial candidate richard mourdock has caught the president obama. paying

polls. moran gives them a blueprint for voter fraud using fake documents. >> but it has to be like a utility something like that. you have to forge it. >> reporter: the video was released by activist jim o'keefe who runs project veritas. he told us by phone patrick moran's conversation with a total stranger speaks volumes. >> he's talking about what we would need to do in order to vote in other people's names. anything other than this is outrageous, this is illegal, this is a felony walk away is appalling. >> reporter: patrick moran expresses doubt about the plan and seems to be humoring the reporter, but he doesn't dismiss him. instead he says -- >> so i'll look into it. >> reporter: within hours of the video's release patrick moran resigned. congressman moran's campaign released a statement which reads, "patrick is well liked and was a respected member of the campaign team. this incident, however, was clearly an error in judgment." american university professor lenny steinhorn says it was much more than that. >> even if all he was doing was humoring what he thought was an overzealous suppo

polls instead. moran is the one who suggested the idea of using fake utility bills and telling the reporter documents have to look legit. >> he came very close to the ethical line. it was appropriate for him to resign. even though he didn't support or approve what this gentleman was suggesting, this gentleman was baiting him. by brainstorming, he gave approval to what this person was suggesting. it was wrong, it was inappropriate. >> congressman moran himself is not implicated. he is running to re-election to a 12th term in congress. patrick released a statement that reads at no point will i or have i endorsed unethical behavior. he struck me as being unstable and joking and for only that reason did i humor him. in insight i should have walked away making it clear there is no place in the process for suggestion of a legl behavior joking or not. end quote. >>> political analysts do not expect this will have an impact on jim's re-election campaign but it is refuelling controversy over the laws. virginia's law requires id but does not have to have a picture. as long as the voter's name and address are o

a new poll shows mitt romney edging ahead of the president 50% to 47%. >>> utility companies are already preparing for what could be widespread power outages and other damage from hurricane sandy. pepco crews are out today checking on problem spots and making sure the equipment is ready to go. bge said it's planning for hundreds of thousands of potential outages. and putting workers on standby. dominion virginia said it also has workers on standby. and they're all making sure that all their trucks are stocked with the right supplies. >>> supporters of the dream act were taking action in maryland today. the dream act would mean that immigrants could get in-state tuition in maryland colleges. a new "washington post" poll shows the act is favored by 60% of maryland voters. but as chris gordon reports, both sides are intensifying the fight as election day approaches. >> reporter: university of maryland students rallied this evening in support of the dream act. on the maryland ballot is question 4. earlier, at prince george's community college, elective leaders and representatives appeared wi

utility of the year. >>> if. >> reporter: time to think about stalking up on no-doz it could be late two weeks tonight, latest abc news/"the washington post" pollsident obama and challenger mitt romney at less than 1% point apart, so with such a divided nation we decided to start a party crashing experiment for the last debate. here's abc's david wright with the great debate swap. >> there is a big difference between me and m.i.t. ritt romn. not just better hair. >> reporter: tonight it's all over. >> we heard -- our campaign is full speed away. >> reporter: 96% of voters have made up their mind but neither candidate has the margin of victory yet, all those loftie claims about one nation, indivisible. >> i'm not fighting to create democratic or republican jobs i'm fighting to create american jobs. >> reporter: all those promises to build consensus -- >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. >> reporter: forget by the. at this point either would be lucky to get 50% plus one, winner take all. that's why last night's debate was so important, their last chance to speak to everyone. we wondered, is there any conceivable way for these candidates

we have got a new poll that has recently opened up that we are so happy about -- we have a new pool that has recently opened up that we are so happy about. it is already well utilize. we have two playgrounds currently in the process of being remodeled in addition to a brand-new library that is opening up. we are very excited about what this means for the many kids and families who use the library, go to the parks and plate, and who really just utilize those public services. there are many exciting changes, and we are happy to see them open up. >> what is the playground remodel? what does that look like? supervisor chu: we have playgrounds that were built so many years ago that had our senate in the wood, if you can imagine that. some of the swing sets were breaking apart. we have stand still, some people would find broken glass and other things in the sand, so with the remodel, we are seeing completely new equipment being placed on the playgrounds. the new rubberized services, which gets away at the broken glass and other things people might find in the sand. there are so many kids in the district that i think everyone will benefit and see the changes as a positiv

poll on the news 4 today facebook page. >>> martin o'malley plans to introduce a controversial power surcharge today that would let utilities charge you more for much needed improvements. o'malley says the plan allows power companies leak pepco to add a dollar or two to monthly electric bills to pay for maintenance upgrades. in exchange, utilities would have to meet strinkter reliability standards and have a harder time raising rates in the future. o'malley says the plan would accelerate much needed work that could keep the power on. opponents say it is rewarding utilities for not paying for the maintenance themselves. >>> d.c. council members will discuss lowering fines for people caught speeding. s most first time offenders see a fine of $150. charges have gone up by at much as 500% in the past four years. that has a lot of drivers complaining that the program is simply there to raise revenue, not to encourage safer driving. >>> investigators say a man was stabbed around 8:00 at the intersection of 30th street and naylor road in southeast washington. the victim died. police shut down part of naylor road for a few hours to

regarding identification that you have to show at least a utility statement with your name and address on it is not an id. you could show up to your polling place, and this happens every election, people show up and they don't realize they are a first-time voter and they show up with no identification in every state. it is not just the ones who have doppler -- adopted these identification loss and then they have to cast provisional balata may not follow up and the vote is lost. if you used early voting, you are alerted to this problem and you have the opportunity to go again with that idea that might be required in your state. host: let me state that security issues aside, if you are able to work through that and you envision a time where people can just use their smart phone or laptop or tablet -- guest: we have online voting going on right now in this election. there have been states who have adopted electronic transmission of ballots, sending them to voters and receiving them for our military and overseas civilians. the state of north carolina's one of the states where we are getting those statistics and we can see that thousands of pe

regarding identification that you have to show at least a utility statement with your name and address on it is not an id. you could show up to your polling place, and this happens every election, people show up and they don't realize they are a first-time voter and they show up with no identification in every state. it is not just the ones who have doppler -- adopted these identification loss and then they have to cast provisional balata may not follow up and the vote is lost. if you used early voting, you are alerted to this problem and you have the opportunity to go again with that idea that might be required in your state. host: let me state that security issues aside, if you are able to work through that and you envision a time where people can just use their smart phone or laptop or tablet -- guest: we have online voting going on right now in this election. there have been states who have adopted electronic transmission of ballots, sending them to voters and receiving them for our military and overseas civilians. the state of north carolina's one of the states where we are getting those statistics and we can see that thousands of pe

allotting it to a poll tax, they said this was a poll tax and would be voter suppression in texas and would not be happening there. like they are utilizing in other states. >> okay. so -- in the state of rhode island which i think -- my home state which is pretty controlled by the democratic party, they didn't see too much outrage there when they did it. i think when you look at every poll that's ever come out, 70% to 80% of americans support this, so i think that somehow equate showing a photo i.d. which in most states is given -- free if there is an issue with the person's economic condition, then somehow requiring people to show the same type of thing had would be required to get government assistance and get on an airplane and try government building and is actually a common sense move to ensure we maintain the integrity -- >> the basic right of an american isn't to fly, is it? >> i don't understand your question. >> your basic american right in certain things is to be able to vote. >> i don't understand how -- entering a government building, getting government benefits, things like that, it is a common sense thing to say hey, if you

polls. in the 1-minute video, moran expresses doubt about the man and seems to be humoring the reporter. he doesn't dismiss him. he suggests fake utility bills would do the trick. he also warns the guy that the new voter i. d. laws would make it tough for to pull off the fraud and he suggests he puts his energy in getting those supposed nonvoters to the poll. that isn't getting patrick moran off the hook. >> even if all he was doing was humoring what he thought was an overzealous supporter, you don't do it that way. you don't suggest anything about crossing the ethical line, the legal line. >> jim madalyn >> jim madalyn -- jim moran is not implicated in the video. his son released this statement. ent. the group is founded by cover blogger james o'keefe. he is the guy who did the vehicle rhett recordings of acorn officers in twoip. the project's web site says the group's mission is to expose corruption and to teach others how to become modern day muckrakers. we have the entire video on our web site. >>> president obama racks up the freak flyer miles today as the cross-country campaign tour hits four more states. the president begins his

s like utility bill to illegally cast ballots to people he was told were not going to show up to the polls last month. there will be a lot more on this case. it is being criticized by some but the associated press says that moran claims he was not taking the person seriously. he thought he was unstable and joking. and he says that --. jenna: thank you, eric >> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack. after 40 years, he finally saved enough to enjoy retirement. angie, the waitress at jack's favorite diner, is also enjoying his retirement. with just a little information, she's opened up a credit line, draining the equity in jack's home. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. see, ordinary credit monitoring services tell you after your identity has been stolen. the

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utility bill, or anything like that. it is a lot easier to vote then to get on an airplane. if you are worried about fraud, i think that these are reasonable requirements. >> in terms of polling the extent that both firms can, we try to pull a registered voter list. registered voters who have presumably -- i mean, we try to sample who have not only registered -- people who have not only registered but voted in the last election. >> in a lot of states, they have to have a photo id. how do you account for that? >> our callers asked you to show them your folder id -- your photo i.d. >> not a lot that you can do. some places, they have been thrown out or put aside for this election. for me, i have no problem requiring an id as long as, number one, the government makes a proactive efforts to go to people who are qualified and registered to vote but do not have ids -- i wonder, for example, in some states, why does an expired driver's license not work? did your identity change? you are 93 years old. your driver license expired four years ago. what is the problem there? and that it is kosher. in other words, a concealed carry permit in texas is allowed. why it is a university of tex

utility bill, or anything like that. it is a lot easier to vote then to get on an airplane. if you are worried about fraud, i think that these are reasonable requirements. >> in terms of polling, to the extent that both firms can, we try to pull a registered voter list. registered voters who have presumably -- i mean, we try to sample who have not only registered -- people who have not only registered but voted in the last election. >> in a lot of states, they have to have a photo id. how do you account for that? >> our callers asked you to show them your folder id -- your photo i.d. over the phone. [laughter] >> not a lot that you can do. some places, they have been thrown out or put aside for this election. for me, i have no problem requiring an id as long as, number one, the government makes a proactive efforts to go to people who are qualified and registered to vote but do not have ids -- i wonder, for example, in some states, why does an expired driver's license not work? i'll say this for tsa, too. did your identity change? you are 93 years old. your driver license expired four years ago. what is the problem there? and that it is kosher. in other words, a concealed carr