i'm mike hellgren. they'll be counting the ballots and the latest on where the and the latest on where the candidates sta 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. >>> coming up next, no clear winner in the city's state's attorney race. >>> and a very close race for baltimore county executive finally comes to an end. coming up, we'll hear from the winner. >>> and today hundreds of correctional officers are on administrative leave. i'm weijia jiang in downtown baltimore, next on wjz i'll tell you why and how one detainee is invol

we begin with mike hellgren. mike? >> reporter: kai, the suspect's brother said his brother simply loved his mom so much and was just distraught about her condition. and somewhat blamed himself for that. he had had a concealed weapons permit out of virginia for the past four years. >> police do not believe paul partis, the man who terrorized johns hopkins hospital, planned ahead of time, to shoot his elderly mother's doctor. >> no one has indicated to me any level of premeditation. again, back to our investigation. i don't know -- we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine, coming and visiting his mother, that he always had that gun. >> investigators say he was distraught over her prognosis. and used a tiny, 32-caliber cal tech semi automatic handgun, like this one, hitting dr. david cohen with a single shot to the stomach, before killing his mom and then himself. >> it's a very, very small weapon. the whole thing could be concealed in the palm of your hand. >> reporter: partis had a permit to carry a concealed w

at john hopkins hospital, mike hellgren. >>> and right now dr. cohen who is father of two is still under treatment but he is expected to survive. we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the john hopkins hospital shooting. for updates go to wjz.com. >>> violence on the bus. knives are pulled as a fight breaking out on an mta bus. it happened with plenty of passengers on board as the evening commute began. wjz is right here live at the mondamo stop. >> reporter: it was all a fight over a seat. that knife fight went from the middle of bus to the front to the pavement endangering people all along the way. >> reporter: at one of the busiest times at the nta stop when students are riding from school, a brawl breaks out. it's on board the 51 bus, frightening passenger, including this mom with her baby. >> you see people running and kids crying. >> reporter: an mta spokesman said it began as an argument between two men in their 20s, and a man in their 40s. they apparently did not know each other. >> there was an altercation on the bus inv

mike hellgren has the latest. >> reporter: the counting of those 2198 absentee ballots began a little more than an hour ago. we're told they're taking a 10- minute break and will count the remaining 200 or 300. we learn there are provisional ballots. those are where the person's eligible is in question. that's still within the margin. the bottom line is this is far from over. elections officials began counting more than 2,000 absentee ballots this morning. they could make the critical difference in the oh, so tight race for baltimore city state's attorney that has pitted incumbent patricia jessamy against gregg bernstein. bernstein is ahead by 1300 votes. jessamy has questioned the integrity of the election. yesterday the jessamy campaign said anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 votes were mission but the city board of elections said they have now been tallied. >> we will focus on retraining, so at this time at approximately 4:00 we did have 100% verification for all of the voting machines. >> reporter: the absentee ballots are counted by machines with election judges watching the process.

mike hellgren has more. gigi barnett looks alt this. >> wjz is learning new information about this gunman. his brother says he felt somewhat to blame for his mother's health problems. but at this point, we have no reason to believe there was any warning sign that he may have snapped. >> reporter: police do not believe paul partis, the man who terrorized johns hopkins hospital, planned ahead of time to shoot his elderly mother and her doctor. >> no one has warned me of premeditation. i don't know -- we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine, coming and visiting with his mother that he always had that gun. >> reporter: investigators say he was distraught over her prognosis and used a semi automatic. before killing his mom and himself. >>> very, very small weapon. the who will thing could be concealed in the palm of your whole hand. >> he had a permit to conceal weapons. >> partis lived with his mother in this home in arlington, virginia his brother said he would make the drive to johns hopkins almost da

mike hellgren has the latest on the ballots being counted right now. mike? >> reporter: kai, it includes most of the absentee ballots. it does not include the provisional ballots, more than 1700 of them. those are catch alls for people who went to the polls but were not sure if they were eligible or not. bernstein leads by 1363 votes, and some are now calling on mrs. jessamy to step aside. election workers counted more than 1600 absentee ballots, and in the end, they reinforced greg bernstein's lead. sources within jessicamy's camp, they believe there are votes that have not yet been counted. >> that's the only thing we run near baltimore, fair elections. >> reporter: including the chair of the baltimore city delegation think it's over. >> it seems certain that mr. bernstein's going to maintain his lead. i plan on trying to meet with him next week. we've got to get his legislative agenda. >> reporter: there are still 1765 provisional ballots to be counted. those are where the eligibility has been questioned. bernstein supporter warren brown doesn't see how j

. >> and mike hellgren has more votes that could shift the vote. >> reporter: there are more than 2,000 absentee ballots, many bernstein supporters think they will weigh in his favor. we won't know because they are not being counted until tomorrow. and we haven't heard from him because he is not talking today. one of his biggest supporters defense attorney warren brown sounds victorious. >> i've talken to a lot of people that are looking forward to a new leader. >> reporter: 3,600 were requested and more than 2,000 have come back. elections director armsted jones. >> all of these numbers are unofficial until september 20th. >> reporter: and the ballots could begin coming in today. >> people are getting away with murder because patricia jessamy failed to convict them. >> reporter: public officials like the mayor said who wins won't impact her. >> i'm committed to working with whoever the voters choose as state's attorney to stop crime in the city. >> you never seem to get out of the cellar of your division. it's understandable the owner might want to bring in a new manager. >> reporter:

mike hellgren reporting, wjz news. >> thank you, mike. stay with wjz 13 for continuing complete coverage of campaign 2010. we're always on. >>> we have some breaking news to tell you b a pedestrian -- about. a pedestrian has been struck in northeast baltimore. >> we are along bel air road in the 5200 block of echo dale. looks like an adult has been struck by a car, and that adult is severely injured lying in the street, being attended to by baltimore city paramedics. as you can see, police have southbound bel air road closed at echo dale as they continue their investigation. it looks like this will be at least 15, 20 minutes before police are able to restore traffic. so expect delays in the area. >> thank you. >>> well, some welcome relief from the recent dry weather. there has been rain across much of the region. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob? >> fortunately, it's not that much. at least the radar shows some stuff, not a whole lot. not much going on. we had some heavier showers earlier this afternoon, particularly

mike hellgren stays on the story. >> reporter: good afternoon. the response here a little more than 24 hours ago was massive it was quick, doctor who was shot is still being treated for his injuries. he is expected to survive. hopkins had a series of employee meetings starting at 10:00 to talk about the firsthand response to the tragedy and give those employees an opportunity for counseling after these traumatic events. the sprawling hospital campus was back to normal after a terrifying lock down yesterday that was anything but. paul warren distraught over his mother's prognosis shot her doctor and kill her and himself. >> i was up on the 8th floor. i hear a bang. then i saw a either er a nurse or a female resident coming around the corner saying he shot the doctor, he shot the doctor. i went down ten yards and made a left and there is doctor was on the floor in the hallway. >> reporter: those returning back to work today expressed confidence in the hospital security. >> the feed back i got from family and friends, are you okay. i heard horrible

mike hellgren has more. >> reporter: the 911 tames reveal more of the chaos, the commissioner doesn't believe that the shooting was planned. panic from patients. >> 911, we need 911! there's a shooting on nelson 8. >> reporter: and the staff at the hospital -- pardus was distraught over his mom's prognosis. >> the physician went down, it was a loud shot and everyone looked at him and people said, run! >> reporter: investigators believe that pardus shot and killed his mother then and himself. >> i guess he thought that she was serving a lie and she wasn't going to be able to walk again and to be herself again. >> reporter: he had a permit to carry a gun in virginia, but no criminal record. >> we don't know if it was in his routine. >> reporter: the police commissioner praised overall response. >> i would give us high marks for how it all perseided. there were missteps and no one caused anyone's safety. >> reporter: hop incans -- hopkins never closed. >> i was happy about the feed back and they were like, oh, my gosh, are you okay and seeing the sniper, i was like, wow, this is intense.

. >>> wjz-13 campaign 2010 coverage begins with mike hellgren and absentee ballots could decide the race. >> reporter: good afternoon. there are 3000 ballots and they provide uncertainty and that's why he's not declaring victory just yet. jessamy showed no signs of slowing down late into the night as she greeted supporters. right now, she's behind her challenger with 27,700 votes to his 29,121. >>> we're confident that the voters elect the best person. we'll await the return. >> reporter: the race could come down to the absentee ballots. 3600 were requested. >> i had terrific people running a great campaign. i wouldn't do anything differently. >> reporter: the race has been the most contention for the state's attorney. the police commissioner endorsed bern teen and draw jessamy's fire and there was a tragedy to draw jessamy soft on crime. jessamy gave $100,000 to her campaign. >> whether they're working for me or not, i thank them, exercising a responsibility in engaging yourself in the process is something to be commended. >> i had terrific people running a great campaign. i wouldn't do

mike hellgren's following the crucial vote count happening right now. mike? >> reporter: mary, incumbent pat jessamy is not leaving without a fight. within the past hour, one of her lawyers professor gibson sent a letter to the state election administrator and he wants detailed information about the vote collection procedures. he told me that at this point he does not plan any legal action. there's still about 360 or so absent knee ballots out there. more than 1700 provisional ballots. election workers counted more than 1600 absentee ballots. in the end, they reinforced greg bernstein's lead in the battle to be top prosecutor. sources with pat jessamy's camp believes there are votes that have not yet been counted. director armstead jones. >> that's the only thing we run here in baltimore, fair elections. >> reporter: even the chair of the delegation think it's over. >> it seems mr. bernstein will maintain his lead. i plan on meeting with him next week. we've got to get his legislative agenda. >> there are still 1765 provisional ballots to be counted where the

reporting from the board of elections, mike hellgren, wjz news. >>> also from the maryland state board of elections tonight, tuesday's primary appears to have had the lowest voter turn out on record. the unofficial polling place turn out is about 21.6% on election day. 2.4 of voters cast ballots in early voting. >>> stay with wjz with the latest on campaign 2010. we are always on it for tuesday's results and what's coming up in november go to wjz.com. >>> in a 60 minutes interview, carter claims health care crisis stems from the san francisco senator over 30 years ago. >> we would have health care now had it not been for kennedy blocking legislation i had. >> kennedy had a competing health care plan while carter was president. he also challenged him for the democratic nomination in 1980. >>> you can see the full interview with former president jimmy carter sunday at 7:00. >>> the restraining order against former raven and current cbs football analyst shannon sharp has been dropped. the petition was dismissed on the woman's request. after a brief hiatus he will resume his role. >>> the

i'm mike hellgren where jessamy's campaign lost more ground today in the way of votes, but her legal team wans answers from election's officials. that's straight ahead. >>> i'm kristy breslin in wjz- 13. a serious accident to look out for in the jessup area. i'll have the details. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm bernadette woods in for marty bass on this friday morning rain's moving out and we're drying out for the weekend. we'll have the forecast coming up there. >>> cocooking for a cause. gus fieri and his son hunter are joining us. stay tuned, the eyewitness news morning edition cons in a moment. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's friday. it's the bottom of the hour and it's a little damp outside. it's welcome relief from the dry spell. we have kristy breslin in for sharon and bernadette woods in for marty bass. >> you can see the skies cleared and clouds to the distance in the east and they'll be clearing throughout the day. this is what we're looking at throughout the day. because of the clouds, we're mild. 66-degrees in baltimore and 71 in d.c. and we'll range from 56 in bel air and 6