threw items off store shelves. buildings as far away as tokyo shook for a full minute. the damage fukushima nuclear power plant evacuated its workers, but reported no new damage or injuries. officials said they were relying on just one power line to keep up with cooling operations. is the one remaining power system enough to continue? yes. japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning and orders communities along the coast to evacuate, move to higher ground. 90 minutes later, the warning was lifted. but less than a month after the mega quake and tsunami killed an estimated 25,000 people, this latest trembler has rattled japan all over again. charlie d agata, wjz eyewitness news. the aftershock hit just after 11:30 p.m. thursday night in japan. reporter: well, mary, this earthquake hit just around the same exact spot, roughly the same spot as the one that hit last month, march 11th. this one, however, registered at 7.1 magnitude. roughly 9 on the magnitude scale. this
is. we ll tell you what he said today, saturday, december 11th, we ll tell you what he said today, saturday, december 11th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. and i m amy robach. take a look at this. live in minneapolis, minnesota where the snow has been falling. it may bring some 20 inches to the city. we ll have the latest on all the winter weather coming up. reminder to a lot of us winter is coming in the weeks ahead. also the theater of elizabeth edwards. here s the church in raleigh, north carolina, where later today the service will take place. hundreds will gather to remember her life. coming up we are going to speak to one of her friends and find out how she will remember mrs. edwards. and then we re going to head to italy, where amanda knox is back in court today and actually just moments ago, amanda spoke out telling the judge she was innocent. we ll have much
j.f.x. great and rest of the major roads to the beltway looking good. we will see what is going on. 97 south of the beltway, no sign of that disabled vehicle. everything moving well here. live view at perring parkway looks like we have a problem. we will update that when we get more. our big story, as early voting continues in maryland the gubernatorial race heats up. yesterday bob ehrlich got a big endorsement from rudy giuliani. kim dacey is live on federal hill with the story. rudy giuliani and bob ehrlich came together at a northern montgomery county farm. the former new york city mayor and presidential hopeful said they need to put the former governor back into office. he also took swings at democratic governor martin o malley calling him the most antibusiness governor in america. o malley was in southern montgomery county yesterday an defended himself against giuliani s claims. your debt and your taxes and your expenses are going up and up and up. we have cut ou
seven-day forecast in a few minutes but first to sarah and see what is happening on the roads. some improvement to report for motorists on southbound 95 just past 195. we had an accident with an overturned vehicle and several other vehicles. that is off to the shoulder. you see a bit of delay from the beltway to the accident scene but all lanes are getting by. now to another problem northbound 95 ramp to the outer loop an accident and another with respect at 216 and 29 in howard county. reisterstown route 30 at mount gilead a vehicle fire reported. rest of the roads looking pretty good. 12 minutes through the stretch to the accident scene southbound 95 from the beltway southwest to 32. 11 minutes north side. 12 on the west side. things are lacking good on the looking good around delaney valley and easting on the north side. much improved from 5:00. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11 . our big story as early voting continues in maryland the gubernatorial race is hea
and arrested him. politicians have been victim to this type of crime before. i ve had candidates tell me this morning that they have spent hours at night trying to do their own perm stakeout over personal stakeote over the years trying to find the people taking their signs. this is just one of those, really, once in a lifetime moments where you not only catch him, you arrest him but we filmed it while he was doing it. it couldn t have been more perfect. reporter: in severna park, don harrison for abc news. if you can t make it to the polls next tuesday the deadline to request an absentee ballot is tomorrow. the state board of elections says you can request an absentee ballot in writing. you can also print a request form or request one by phone or in person at your local elections board. if you do request one it must be received completed and signed by your local board tomorrow. if you mail it or drop it off you have until 8:00 tomorrow. if you fax or e-mail you have