first black mayor. >> i regret that i will respectfully step down. >> reporter: to understand why zina pierre dropped out, you have to go to the morning after she won the primary september 15. multiple reports began to surface outlining pierre's financial history and that's not all. the reports citing official documentation claimed creditors took legal action to claim un-- to collect unclaimed debt against her. she admits that. the reports show she allowed a home to go into mother closure. she would only admit she has been late on mortgage payments in the past and there are inconsistencies about where she lived, for how long and whether she even met the legal residency requirements for candidate. pierre maintains she met those requirements. >> but i will be back stronger. >> reporter: pierre offered no specific explanations, refused to take questions and says she believes the allegations are misdirected and personal. >> the late sarah carter said that when you sling mud at someone, always remember that there will be some mud left on -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: local democratic party officia

zina pierre is out. we're told the democratic party will choose a new nominee after a meeting on friday night. we'll let you know. >>> it's not just the deluge in dundalk. looks like we're seeing more watermain breaks everywhere. who is paying for it? >>> and changes may be in store for maryland boaters. what is being proposed to make the waterways safer? >>> a good day to be on the water this afternoon. we had sunshine, warm muggy weather. you almost want to get out on the water. as a result of that sunshine today, no two-degree winner. sad to say. we warmed up to 84 degrees. we had forecast closer to 80. our six-day streak ends. we'll work on a new streak and your forecast temperatures for tomorrow, they are warm. those are coming up after this. >>> life is slowly getting back to normal in dualk ter friday's massive watermain break flooded e ar. today the loganville shopping ceerreopened and business op owrs and customers couldn't be happier as for the massive hole workers are working 10-hour days to g

. >>> former clinton white house aide zina pierre officially dropped out of the mayoral race, only to rejoin the race on saturday. we have been following developments all day long. >> pierre was poised to make history. she had won, she would have been annapolis's first african- american mayor, but it seems that she just could not shake a troubled financial past. she told supporters in the media early this evening that while she will continue to work in the community, she wants to personal life left alone. >> so our regret that i will respectfully step down and out of this race. >> with that, zina pierre, and the roller-coaster ride that was a campaign for mayor of annapolis is finally over. soon after she won the democratic nomination on sept. 50, her campaign was over, with a cloud of controversy over pierre's rocky financial past, issues with her residency, and campaign finance concern's pretax some things have slipped to the cracks. and i own up to that. i know that no one is perfect, and i count myself among those who are in perfect -- imperfect. >> she apologized to a crowd of me

. >> zina pierre announced again she is dropping out of the race. kris van cleave has more on this announcement. >> i regret i will step down. >> before a packed house and facing a swirling firestorm, zina pierre officially quit th race. >> but i will be back stronger. [applause] >> they could not find anything on her. there is a whole lot of people. the mayor of d.c. smoked crack. >> these were not exposed earlier. >> she was poised to become the first black mayor of annapolis. there were questions about foreclosure of a home in prince george's county and more than $11,000 paid for a company that does not -- it emerged. >> we need to institute change and govern, of continual rehashing of decisions to place others of both myself would distract from this mandate. >> she criticized the media for looking into these reports. if she left the room by a back door. she has hired financial experts to help clean up some of the issues in their personal background and indicated she would be back. democrats in annapolis now have some scrambling to do to figure o

. >> former clinton white house aide zina pierre has officially dropped out of the race for mayor of annapolis. she was dogged by questions about her financial past. she admitted to some of her financial errors but not all. >> have i sent tried to correct those mistakes that many of you have seen in the report, that many are outdated mistakes that were not updated? yes. i made those mistakes. >> the committee will be meeting friday night to pick a replacement. the general election is set for november 3. >> slots will be up and running by memorial weekend at the horse track. it will create 50 jobs. -- 550 jobs. entertainment is limited to one piano player. there are other restrictions. >> president obama is the first person to share the u.s. security council at the u.n. meeting. >> after his speech at the un, president obama tries to turn his warning in to you in action. >> with the governments of iran and no. 3 ignoring the requirements -- and north korea ignoring the requirements, they should be held accountable. >> talks are next month. >> [unintelligible] >> the u.s. scrapped plan

zina pierre, who could become the first black female mayor of annapolis plans to stay in the race. her carp announced plans to -- camp announced plans to drop out friday for personal reasons but pierre says overwhelming support convinced her to stay in the race. >>> 5:34. plans to close baltimore city's huge budget gap could lead to a dispute with the fire and police departments there. the board of stimentsz is expected to approve a plan to furlough every city employee for at least five days. the head of the city's police union says there is a claws in the -- clause in the contract stating they can't be furloughed. the fire chief thinks furloughs and layoffs would lead to the closure of eight to 10 fire companies. >> i feel very confident that they will make cost savings in line with, you know, what each agency has been asked to do. >> the overall plan is expected to be approved on wednesday but includes a provision that will allow the mayor to continue negotiations with the police and fire unions. the deadlines for those negotiations are to be competed by october 21st. >>> 21st we

zina pierre broke the news to a room full of supporters yesterday. she was in the running to become the city's first african-american mayor but bowed out after her financial and legal troubles surfaced. >> things slipped through the cracks and i own up to that. >> if they are truly issues she can't overcome she should get out of the race. >> if she has sick parents and has issues how is she going to run a city? >> she did a great job. the past came back to haunt her. >> the democratic party will name a new nominee at a meeting this friday. >>> there's a new push to close a controversial nightclub in baltimore. the sweet ultra lounge in the basement of the belvedere hotel managed to stay open despite complaints from residents and several violent incidents. this is home video showing hundreds of young people outside the belvedere after leaving the suite ultra lounge and now the council president stephanie rawlings-blake sent a letter to the politician commissioner calling the club a public nuisance and requesting it be shut down. >> the dates that the

. >>> zina pierre, the democratic nominee for annapolis mayor called it quits for good.be to the city's first african-american mayor but bowed out after details of legal and financial troubles came to surface. >>> also this morning, the international medical community rejoicing over its newest findings. for the first time an experimental vaccine cut the risk of infection from the hiv virus. the u.s. military and thai health officials said in a news conference in bangkok that the vaccine cut the risk of becoming infected with hiv more than 31%. the result came after the world's largest aids vaccine trial of more than 18,000 volunteers in thailand. >>> taking a look at news around the world now -- 5:46. floodwaters gushing through cities and villages in northern turkey killing at least one woman. officials say several other areas of the black sea coast were hit by several rainfall and flooding and the rain began wednesday morning and intensified into late last night. >>> talk about being stuck between a rock and hard place. a 3-year-old boy was rescued after his head got s

zina pierre broke the news in a room full of supporters yesterday.rmer white house aide was in the running to become the city's first african-american mayor but bowed out after details of her legal and financial troubles surfaced. >> have slipped through the cracks. and i own up to that. >> if they are truly issues that she can't overcome i think she should get out of the race. >> if she has sick parents and has other issues how is she going to run a city? >> she did a great job. the past came back to haunt her. >> the democratic party will name a new nominee at a meeting this friday. >>> acorn is lashing out to people behind the undercover videos that led to a lot of problems. >> sherrie johnson joins us in the studio to tell us what the organization has to say about the investigation. >> reporter: acorn is firing back to defend its tainted reputation. the organization filed a lawsuit in maryland against the conservative activists behind the undercover videos that led to many problems. this lawsuit comes after the irs ended its relationship with aco

. >> former clinton white house aide zina pierre has officially mayor of annapolis. she was dogged by questions about her financial past. she admitted to some of her financial errors but not all. she admitted to some. >> have i sent tried to correct those mistakes that many of you many are outdated mistakes that were not updated? yes. i made those mistakes. >> the committee will be meeting friday night to pick a replacement. the general election is set for november 3. >> president obama is the first security council at the u.n. meeting. >> after his speech at the un, president obama tries to turn his warning in to you in action. >> with the governments of iran requirements -- and north korea ignoring the requirements, they should be held accountable. >> talks are next month. >> [unintelligible] >> the u.s. scrapped plans for u.s. defense in europe -- u.s. missile defense in europe. six nations agreed to a tougher line on iran. >> we have consistently said that iran is entitled to a peaceful nuclear power. they are not entitled to a nuclear weapons program. >> on the

zina pierre announced her decision. the race after questions were raised about her finances. there's in liens against her business. pierre said she didn't want questions about her finances to be a distraction. >> reporter: i'm joel d smith with at city hall where the city finance director announced 27 job layoff and furloughs to hundreds of employees, some up to 10 days because of the current budget crisis. at the same time some are criticizing $12,000 in travel spending that has been approved as well. some say it's not the time to spend money on that when so many people are being laid off furlough. when it comes to the union, they say that their employees cannot afford a 2-3% reduction in their salary. >>> the state's first slot license has been approved. the video committee voted unanimously to building a a casino at ocean city. decisions on other slot locations could come before the end of the year. >>> i have an announcement to make, cleveland union and i are moving to california so i can pursue my long life dream. >

zina pierre is the unofficial winner of the annapolis mayor primary. finished 115 votes ahead of josh cohen. he said he will not can see until absentee ballots are counted. >>> a new poll shows creigh deeds is closing the gap. bob mcdonnell maintains a slightly, up 42% to 37%, according to a new survey. 20% of those polled are still undecided. experts credit to drop to the controversy over his college thesis were criticized career women and gays. >>> the obamas white house wants to extend some key provisions of the patriot act that are scheduled to expire. they include giving the government authority to conduct wiretaps on suspected terrorists. >>> the colorado man at the center of a terror investigation in new york city said he is innocent. he has been under surveillance with a suspected plot to make homemade bombs. police did not find any bombs in queens when they raided his apartment. police departments are tbe on the lookout for bomb making materials. >>> a top military adviser is endorsing sending more troops to afghanistan. he said the war is gro

but zina pierre has dropped out in the race for mayor. she bowed out last night as more questions surround her personal finances. report show several liens and claims against her including a foreclosure and her residency is in question. >>> the swine flu's spreading on the campus of georgetown and university officials are asking students to please stay home if you are sick. about # 50 students have come town with the flu. the centers for disease control and prevention says stemming the spread is challenging because many young adults don't seemto worry about catching h1n1. the cdc went as far as recommending students wear masks when kissing. -- about 250 students have come down with the flu. >>> more fallout in the wake of that deadly metro crash this summer. just one day after the ntsb issued safety recommendations, the union is demanding someone at the top be held accountable. fox 5's sarah simmons joins us now with more details. >> reporter: union workers are saying that morale is very low at metro now. they say they are really feeling

zina pierre broke the news to a room full of supporters yesterday.he former white house aide was in the running to become the city's first african-american mayor but bowed out after details of her legal and financial troubles came to the surface. >> things have slipped to the cracks and i own up to that. >> they are truly issues, then i think she can't overcome, then she should get out of the race. >> if she has sick parents and has other issues how is she going to run the city? >> a great personality. did a great job. the past came back to haunt her. >> the democratic party will name a new nominee at a meeting tomorrow. >>> today president barack obama's week of high level diplomacy shifts into high gear. he starts the day at the u.n. and then will move to a major economic summit in pittsburgh. john hendrin sets the stage for us. >> reporter: today president obama warns heads of state of the growing peril of nuclear proliferation. >> if we fail to act we will invite nuclear arms races in every region and the prospect of wars and acts of terror on a