baltimore county executive jim smith live with us on the phone. all morning long you've been sending us pictures. we continue. >> reporter: as you can expect a very busy day. we have been getting a good look at flooding all over the baltimore area thanks to the pictures you have been second us. firstup, this is from marty. as we go up north you can sew a flooded street from southbound, that's bayside in pasadena. let'sed had down to maryland's eastern shore. julia on kent island sent us this picture of a flooded yard. this will be glen arm road a flooded road out in baltimore county. if you have a weather picture you'd like to send us, our address is wjz web alert at cbs.com. d would' lick this get your pictures back here in the web center. >> we aren't the only ones dealing with the storm as you've sewn on the radar. it's going up and down the east coast causing rain. first warning weather continues with randall pinkston reporting from new york. >> reporter: pounding rain and wind are turning streets into rivers. >> this sen credible. i've never

who will take over for jim smith? >> good morning to you jamie. i'm here in front of the old courthouse. jim smith's office soon. we will find out who will replace him. take a look here at your screen. the democratic nods for baltimore county executive is going to be the closest primary race in decades for that office. 94% of the prescription are reporting it looks like kevin is leading with 52% of the vote and joe has about 44% of the votes. both men served four terms on the county council and we caught up with them last night at their respective camps. >> i have never ever seen an election turnout this low and it was so low it was unbelievable. it was a good day, good weather day and they didn't turn out. that is a shame. >> the numbers have been cast. they haven't been reported. once they are reported we can corn firm where we safely are and have good news for our camp we hope. >> the winner will face off against ken holt. >> abc2news.com has you covered with all the results. check out who will be head to head in your district coming in novembe

. >> reporter: the cabinet will replace jim smith. term limits kept him from running again. stay with coverage 2010. for results and reaction go to wjz.com. >>> there will be a new mayor in washington dc. current mayor lost in last night's primary. and as hundreds gathered to listen, a volunteer fell and crashed through a plate glass window. the man was bleeding badly but was able to walk to the ambulance. >>> a local college student is hospitalized after contracting bacteria meningitis. >> denise, university authorities do not want students to be alarmed by this but they want them to be aware of all the possible risks. >> reporter: a student is hospitalized with a suspected case of bacterial men i meningitis. >> unfortunately because of where the infection is it can cause serious brain damage and in some cases can be fatal. >> reporter: it is often contagious through close contact and dorm living puts college students at a greater risk. >> i was just worried about whether or not i had come into contact with her but we're not allowed to know the name. >> reporter: those most

>>reporter:: county exxcutive jim smith an meebers of the could men foundation on hand to help maryland get geared up for the komein race for the cure. the race helps raise money for the fouudation which funds breast cancer project -úacross the state and throughout the country. >> since it began it's a 500 particcpantt5 k in 1992. it has grown into the largest fat race in the state with more than 30,000 articipants. >>reporter: the race for the cure akes place this sunday october 3rd in hunt valley. registee for the race or to donate to the susan g komein breast cancer research foundation go to our web site slash news link. >>> if crocodile of courss are scary to most of us but not this man. how he saved this croccdile and the trick he taught him to do next. >>> if lacks like we saw heavy >>> if lacks like we saw heavy amounts of rrinfall bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i tho

today, baltimore county executive jim smith will host a pink pep rally at the old court -- i said that right? >> pink pep rally. >> thank you. conference room 118. pink balloons and pink cheerleaders, to find a cure for breast cancer. that starts today at 3:00. >>> just a reminder, we're getting set for the race for the cure. you know it's sunday, october 3rd. you know abc2 news is with you. we'll be live on the air to broadcast the event, sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. we'll be out there, megan will be at the starting line. you'll be saying hello. >> even high fives. >> walkers. >> absolutely. >> to register head to our web site at abc2news.com. when you get there, click on the lifestyle tab and then "think pink." >>> 6:13. we're looking at orange on the map now. it's about the warm muggy weather spilling up the eastern seaboard ahead of this storm system and there's more to deal with this morning. 72 from baltimore through easton to ocean city. 70 york but 60s back towards hagerstown where they are getting hit with heavy rain. it just passed through. the rain starting to ease up.

that's what baltimore county executive jim smith did today in support of breast cancer awareness month. the county is showing plenty of pink spirit to promote their pink pep rally at the old courthouse. officials with komen maryland teamed up with smith as they promoted the excitement of raising money to find a cure for breast cancer. >> for the fourth year in a row baltimore county is honored to serve as the host for susan g. komen race for the cure. since it began, 500-participant 5k in 1992 it's grown into the largest foot race in the state. with more than 30,000 participants. yes! [ applause ] >> komen maryland race for the cure is in hunt valley this sunday, october 3rd 3rd . and we'll be there live, broadcasting the event from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. you still have time to register for the race. head to our web site at abc2news.com. click on the lifestyle tab at the top of the page and then click "think pink." >>> tonight we continue paying tribute to people who are involved in the fight against breast cancer. with less than a week to go to the maryland race for the cure we introduce t

jim smith explains the procedure. >> we move that car in there and lock it, get out, swipe a card, turntables turn, puts the vehicle on a little platform, the platform goes up and it moves in different directions and parks your car, done. >> the garage has 415 spaces as compared to 150 at a conventional garage. there are no ramps and it is green because auto emissions are minimal. and it's safe. >> you come in late at night it's much more secure, you just put your car in the elevator and get on the elevator and go to your apt. >> with the parking included in the rent the pallisades is beautiful, affordable, and safe. in towson i'm lamont williams, abc 2 news. >> and as you saw there, they don't even need people for that, 245 new parking garage uses a robotic shuttle to move cars around and into their designated parking spots. >>> the deposit's parking relief program isn't doing much to ease the foreclosure crisis. half of the ownersen rolled have dropped out of the program. 51% of those who applied to have mortgage limits lowered have been disqualified. it has forced down home values and bett

>> county executive jim smith foundation were on hand to help maryland get geared up for the race for the cure. 5 k helps to raise money for the breest cancer projects across the state, and hroughout the country. sunday october 3 in hunt valley. to register, or to donate to the susan g. komen research foundation, go to our website foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> u.s. economy may be ssumping but in a populaa virtual world business is booming. >> in tonight's "word on the web", jude joy judy valleys how the company behind farm bill is making major bucks during this %->> times are tough on wall street but own on the farm %-online games like farmville ae seeing profits soar. farmville can be found on facebook. game is all about ming a virtua3 plot of land. some items for the farm, crops ú% animals can be bought with real money. and a research group calledú inside neework predicts that next year people will spend more than $2 billlon on ss-called virtual goods. the company behind farmville also said it plans to open up a new headquarters and hire 2000 ú%rkers. join the real conversation

they are fighting it out for the job left open by jim smith. they have this in common today. they both have been working the polls all day all across the county. later today, kamenetz is expected to hear. he has celebrated many a victory here hoping to celebrate again tonight. bartenfelder open to the same thing in pikesville. >> of voters could not say the weather kept them from the polls. today with a picture-perfect. add in the a couple of all the contested races and you would expect a big turnout. we're live now in the northwest baltimore. lisa, is that the case? good numbers of the polls today? >> statewide, no major problems at the polls. according to the state board of election, turnout across the state has been light. >> yes, it is light. very light so far. >> that was the story around baltimore city. by 9:00 a.m., fewer than 6000 people had turned out to vote in the first two hours the polls were open. >> there were a lot of people that i think will be interested in the general election. >> it will be later on, probably in the afternoon and evening. >> that was the h

they are looking to take over for county executive jim smith whose term ends this year. >>> a crowded field of republicans competing for the chance to take on barbara mikulski, who is seeking her fifth term in office. 11 republican candidates are running with queen anne's county commissioner ewick wargotz. he appears to be the front runner after spending $575,000 of his own money in this election. >>> three republicans are vying to take on comptroller peter franchot. the youngest is 18-year-old brendan madigan. and 63-year-old bill campbell, the former cfo of the department of veteran affairs. armand girard, 72-year-old, former high school math teacher. that is right now who is running for the comptroller's office. >>> and former governor bob ehrlich got a big endorlt. arizona senator and former presidential candidate john mccain says he thinks ehrlich is a fine guy. his runningmate sarah palin endorses the opponent brian murphy. >>> with the primarily election updatedway today there's a last-minute barrage of campaign literature and commercials in full swing but are the candidates co

so baltimore county executive jim smith will host a pink pep rally at the old courthouse. conference room 118, will be decked out with pink balloons, pink cheerleaders and that will get you excited to raise money for the cure. that starts today 3:00. >>> we're going to talk much more about breast cancer today here on "good morning maryland" at 9:00. >> stay with us. coming up, the five things that you can do today that may help you reduce your risk of getting breast cancer. >> it's also time to think about your loved one's health. why one local hospital is encouraging us to take our loved ones to the doctor. >> the political season always brings long -- lots of signs, bumper stickers, you name it. if you ever thought of getting them off your car without damaging the paint we have simple tips, ahead. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor c

the position replacing jim smith. kevin kaminetz and joseph bartenfelder have been airing ads trying to win over last-minute voters. the state's election administration in annapolis estimates 32% of eligible voters will turn out into today's primary. today at 11:00 we'll have live team coverage of the hottest races in the area. and always check abc2news.com for all the updates. we'll go back to new york for "good morning america." see you in a half-hour. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. >>> maybe i should take all of you w

. >>> jim graham won his primary in ward 1 defeating smith d weaver in that race. > harry stomach as was victorious in ward 5. 62% of the votes. >> let's ta a look at ward 6. victory for tommy wells. defeated binson, getting 75 oers of the vote. >>> we can now declare baker the winner in the race to replace retiring executive jack johnson with 97% of the votes counted. >> baker won the democratic primary with 44% in a five-way race. jackson is second with 33% of the vote, followed by samuel dean, levi and henry turner. >> repoer: baker, a form or state delegate said before the numbers came in tuesday night that if he didn't win on his third try that he was done. well, despite the low voter turnout, baker doesn't have to worry about that anymore as he has won the prince gorge's county executive race. >> baker, baker, baker! >> the 51-year-old addressed the raucous crowd in six flag last night. this w a hotly contested five-way race at times was overshadowed by voter fraud and fake ballots around the county. jackson believed he was the most experienced person for the job, serving as sh

joanings is jim van ihei, along with miranda smith. >> if you look at the polls data, the base, outside the organizations, the voters themselves still like obama. it's a smart strategy, to go where he can try to go to the base. they're not enthusiastic at this point. our poll shows exactly what our poll shows, they're not that likely to vote. whatever that number is, 50% is much higher, it's much lower than other groups. that's why democrats are worried. if they cannot stitch together the same coalition they put together in 2008, they're in r trouble. >> why the disengagement, heather? >> you talked about it? your introduction. these young people don't have jobs. when you go into the teenagers you're looking at 1 in 5 without jobs. >> if you look at the -- it's a direct transfer of wealth from the young to the old. the explosion in student dead, as we watch the average college tuition explode. obviously the banks system more than happy to make those loans, because they're nonresource, no matter where you go i'll collect the money. we're also bringing people into a country that has the l

. >> smith: we are back to talk about politics and the economy. i am joined by cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes and jim vandehei, executive editor of politico. let's first talk about this mid-term election which is coming up really in two months now. the clock is really flying by. nancy, are house democrats running away from president obama? >> not only are they running away from president obama. they're running away from being democrats in some cases. in some races you actually see the democratic candidates not really mentioning that they're a democrat in their campaign ads. you even see candidates from both parties not even mentioning that they're in the house of representatives because it's such a bad year to be an incumbent that they tend to downplay that a little bit. everyone wants to look like an outsider. >> smith: this whole notion that whether or not the white house likes it, this really does end up being a referendum on the president. >> right. there's no doubt about that. you go into a political war with the reality th

in the meantime, council member jim graham is seeking a fourth term in ward 1 and has not seen much of a challenge for weaver or smith and the polls showgm graham with 68% support and raised more money than both of his challenge -- challengers combined. harry thomas jr. faces a host of challengers in ward 5, tommy wells with two in ward 6. republicans, by the way, have candidates in four ward contests and areup opposed in this primary. the four republicans will challenge democrats, however. in the elect. >> will that name confusion you mentioned be enough to unseat mendelson? >> reporter: it's always up to the voters to know who they voting for. in this case, doesn't appear they do. mendelson started take the challenge seriously when the polls finally came out. "the washington post" polls showed the shadowed center, who is white, polling extremely high in areas like ward 7 and 8 where he rarely campaigned and in fact, his numbers mirror the current council member. the man running, michael d. brown has a strong support in anacostia, where he has a 51% of the black democrats say they wou

"studio b with shepard smith". >> good to see you. our international relations expert, jim walsh will be on in the next hour. he had dinner with mahmoud ahmadinejad. do you wonder what that conversation was like and what was his tone like? we talked to jim before the program and what he told our bookers was fascinating to me. his tone was very interesting and what he is trying to do and his problems at home, ahmadinejad. he has got a heap of them. we'll get into all of it at the top of the hour on the b. megyn: we'll be watching. >> thanks. megyn: kelly's court is back in session. on the docket today, stretching the long arm of the law to teach your little girl's frisky friend a lesson. a west coast cop is in danger of losing his badge and gun after slapping the cuffs on a 15-year-old kid. san jose fever finds out that his daughter, who is 14 years old, had sex with her 15-year-old boyfriend. so the cop pays the boy a visit. after a shift on the beat. dressed in full uniform. and then he, according to the parents of that boy, pretends

linda smith from washington state -- >> by the way, i have bre ppreb for monday night jim downing of saturday night live who writes all their political stuff on the belief that he must be delivering an explosive christine o'donnell piece to the show. must be. right? >> of course. >> because the premier is this weekend. and -- >> smart. >> i just said, we got to have him. he will be the last guest on monday night. >> i like that. >> because there has to be, right? they have to do -- >> witchcraft. >> and this, by the way, is what they hate on that show. when there's a giant thing out there like christine o'donnell that they must do, that puts tremendous pressure on them to deliver something. so i'm now adding to that pressure that they deliver something. >> you and jim downing worked to the at harvard. >> we go back a bit. i've then him for a while. >> you worked at harvard lampoon there? >> there's a long line of lazy irish guys who came out of there, trying to avoid real work. conan o'brien, you know, and our method of avoiding real work was to aim for show business. >> you are the

she's been married to her husband jim for 35 years. they have two kids together. she had brain surgery two years ago, and after waiting for all of her hair to grow back, she showed up on the plaza in hopes to get a brand-new look. let's listen to her story. >> i can't even imagine what the last two years have been like for you. i mean, having brain surgery two years ago, and now you're totally healthy and you tell me you want a whole new start. >> it's been tough, but i'm ready for a new look. >> and you told me this has been so obviously rough for her and rough for you to watch. >> the whole family. she's come through great. we're very happy to be here. she always wanted this. every day she watches it. >> oh. well, we are so honored to be able to give this to you. are you ready for three hours of total pampering? >> so ready, so ready. thanks. >> barbara is so ready and so is her husband, jim. keep your blindfold on until we give you the green light. here is barbara's before shot. let's see the new you. >> wow! looking good. >> oh, my god. >> you ready, jim? look