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men who -- man who will probably succeed him on the chair and made a promise to the media. >> i intend to have regular press conferences. i am looking forward to having the press conferences where we talk about the issues. >> reporter: reporters took notes on that one. >> to amer is questions as best i -- to answer questions as fast as i can. >> reporter: careful to hold off on keeping the chancellor michelle rhee, he seemed to make it clear hes not happy with peter nickles as attorney...

be the next mayor of washington, d.c. council chairman vincenty defeating adrian fenty. fenty has conceded in the democratic primary. these are the latest results with about 90% of the precincts reporting. gray leaks fenty 53% to 46% and the "washington post" has declared gray the winner. good morning. im sarah simmons in for gurvir dhindsa. welcome to fox 5 morning news. there were some scary moments as staffers waited for election results to come in at fenty campaign headquarters. a ...

chances of improvement. you have not meant honest and descent civil service. feel good about the jobs theyre asked to take on. >> reporter: the board of elections executive director said that the counting fell behind schedule after the postpone in part because worker his trouble shutting down brand- new polling machines and this is the first election in d.c. with early voting and the first with same-day registration. >> there are three components. there is accuracy, speed and expense. ...

>> reporter: and most recently he pushed fora speed study which -- for a speed study which showed people were driving 50 miles an hour when the speed limit was 25. >> hes the reason why we have the double yellow line and the speed hump. i know this is all because of steve. >> reporter: but it may also be the foundation of a dispute between one neighbor, 44-year-old david patent, the same neighbor now charged with steve carrs murder. >> there was a lot of shots. and then all i heard was...

school, 23rd ward, third precinct, 9.6% as of 4:00 this afternoon. the same building, another precinct, 10.4%. and south side academy in cherry hill, 8%. at arundel elementary school in cherry hill also, 8%. low turnout, they say usually favors an incumbent. well have to see if it plays out like this here. well watch the numbers as they come in. christian schaffer, abc2 news. >> thank you. jessamys opponent is gregg bernstein, a former federal prosecutor. hes attacked jessamy on ever...

commute. take you to 395, tracking the northbound trip here. you want to watch for that traffic pattern at the 14th street bridge. thats where you are forced to lose a left listen. wrap it up before this. 95 northbound no complaints making your way from fredericksburg to the springfield interchange. back to andrea. at 7:00 this morning, polling stations will open across the district, even though this is only primary day because of the citys overwhelmingly democratic population. voter...

>> when the machine is up and running, we feed them through the scanner and have done that with every ballot in the precinct. >> reporter: waits of up to an hour or more persisted with same-day voter registration, which is new this year. >> they frustrated. myself, i would be frustrated. i dont have the time to come back again. >> reporter: each precinct had one machine for special ballots. >> we told people all along, avoid the lines and register early. this proved difficult, no bell ...

it is down to the wire in the fierce primary battle between mayor adrian fenty and vincent gray. there also choosing candidates to run for council chair and other seats. in prince georges county, the race to watch is the race for county executive. we are getting reports of voting problems across the region. we have complete team coverage with brianne carter monitoring issues in prince georges county, and pamela brown has the fight to deficient in d.c.s may laurel race. >> good afternoo...

well have that all for you this morning. in the meantime, tony perkins joins us this morning. straight up 7:00. this morning is starting off clearer than yesterday. a lot of fog yesterday. >> yeah, today looks good. its fine outside this morning. there are some cool spots but mostly clear and some clouds so its a pretty sunrise for the morning sun coming up at 6:49. lets take a look at the current temperatures. in the 50s and 60s. 65 in washington. patuxent naval air station is at 64...

but not by much. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. for months youve heard them talk about the changes they would bring to the community. gregg bernstein says he understands crime, patricia jessamy says you need her experience. tonight you decide who is the best person for the states attorney job in baltimore city. we begin with christian schaffer who is live in south baltimore with the patricia jessamy camp. chris? >> reporter: thats right. im at the baltimore rowing club where supporte...