[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> baseball is back. it is an exciting time of year around the country, and today is opening day at camden yards. the orioles taking on the minnesota twins. good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. we have all the updates coming up, including traffic alerts and john collins looking at the weather for game time. first, we go to pete gilbert, who is at camden yards for all the fun. we hear a it is a sellout. >> every year it is is a sellout for the opening game, and it is a sellout full of orioles fans.

for this day, it is a very special. a few minutes ago, i had a chance to catch up with matt wieters. we check in with the very large orioles catcher. here we are for opening day. you have had a few at camden yards. what are your favorite memories? >> the crowd, the excitement, the game you are waiting for for six months. >> everyone is kind of down on this team this year, a lot of it because of the division you are playing go. you guys were very good. why could and that translated this year? >> we are not worried about last year. we will take all year, and that is how you win games.

the hardest thing about opening day is slowing down the adrenaline a bit and playing baseball like you know how to play it. >> when you are sitting there ready to make the catch, a pretty formidable. >> the twins are going to be a good team. they have a lot of turnover, but they played good baseball and you will have to play your best. >> it is sold out, and will alwaybe all orange. >> it will be pretty crazy today. >> thank you for your time today. best of luck to you. the orioles have taken the field for warmups. it is is a beautiful afternoon for baseball. cannot be a whole lot better. that is the atmosphere inside

right now. rob roblin is outside the stadium. how was the atmosphere there? >> i am in front of pickles, and you can see how many people are here. this place is jammed packed for opening day. people have been here since early this morning. they are enjoying something to drink, something to eat, all part of opening day. with me are two fine young ma. -- young men. how many opening days for you guys? >> i have been here since 2001. >> what you like the most? >> crowding with my family in the bullpen. >> what about you? >> family in the bullpen. >> thanks, guys. enjoy the ball game. you can see the fans here, and

they will be here until game time, and after the game starts, a lotill still be here, having a party. it is all part of opening day. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> of course, the game will tie up roads downtown a bit. parking restrictions are in place on streets around camden yards, including camden, conaway, eutaw and greene streets. public transportation mate year best bet today. it was a chilly morning around the state. sunny afternoon so far, though. john collins is standing by with what you can expect. >> right now, downtown, the temperature is 54 degrees. humidity is way down. winds around and big area have been 10 to 15 miles per hour, even a little stronger than that at times.

during the game, temperature right around 58 degrees, and northwest breeze up to 15 miles per hour. breezy day, a little on the cool side, not as warm as yesterday. the weekend will be pretty nice as well. we will talk about all that coming up. >> baltimore police need your help tracking down a missing woman. this is julia brown. she went missing between 8:00 last night and 5:00 this morning. and 140 towns. pounds. she has been diagnosed with dementia. a 7-year-old boy hit by a vehicle by the afternoon has died. right now please tell us that the investigation is ongoing.

no word on possible charges. another big story this noon, the job market. the unemployment rate is down, and tara mergener has the numbers. >> 120,000 new jobs were added in march, half of what was expected. the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.2%, but not because there are more jobs out there, but because more people have given up looking for work. in this economy, job hunters say that patience is th. -- is key. >> it will be a slow turnaround, but we are in there for the long haul. >> companies have increased hiring recently. still, more than 23 million people remain either out of work or underemployed. >> we have to keep in mind that because of the ever-expanding

population, we have to add around 100,000 jobs every month just to hold steady. >> americans are feeling more confident. >> i am very optimistic. >> demands for goods and services is also said to be up. most people are citing the economy as the number-one concern. >> our economy is turning the corner but we still have a long way to go. >> his recovery, if you will, has been tepid. >> those out of work are hoping that the economy is finally heating up. >> we are making steady progress. >> most economists expect annual growth to be 2.5%. it has to hit 4% to lower the unemployment rate by one point.

tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good friday celebrations are underway around the world. we take a trip to jerusalem. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news

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jerusalem are under way. the church of the holy sepulchre is believed to be at the location of christ's burial and resurrection. people came from all over the world to take part in good celebrations. >> it is not only commemorating that day, but walking those steps that he took during his time. >> tonight also marks passover. win oro come, did he wshe didn't she? she still claims to have one of the megamillions jackpot, but that something happened to the ticket. >> ocean city, grand hotel and

spa, you see a lot of waves. overhead, there and here, blue skies. beautiful day. airport,

>> 25 years behind bars is the sentence for a maryland man who pleaded guilty to trying to detonate a car bomb near a recruiting center. antonio martinez was sentenced this morning. he says he wanted to wage jihad against the united states. undercover agents gave him the detonator, which he tried to detonate when you learned that

soldiers were inside the center. the cockeysville man as out on bail after throwing a device on paper mill road. he threw it in that object out of his car, which exploded into a fireball. police were able to follow his footprints and found him at home. he is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. the won me megamillions and where is the ticket? at a news conference on thursday, officials said that no one has come forward to claim the prize. mirlande wilson of baltimore says she has the ticket but has not presented it to lottery officials. an official is concerned that it could discourage the actual winner from coming forward. >> if someone who actually has

the winning ticket believes the ticket has been claimed, they may dispose of the winning ticket. >> we received an update from the nbc station in d.c., saying they spoke to wilson, and she says she had the ticket but lost it. on thursday, jurors saw more photographs and videos including a surveillance video of a dog on fire. the judge decided testimony will resume on monday after the easter holiday because the trial is moving so slowly. new details after a deadly shooting in glen burnie. it happened at the 1500 block of furnace avenue thursday afternoon. officers found a 53-year-old shot dead inside his home. but they are not sure how he is connected to the man they are questioning right now. the lack of answers has residents in the point pleasant area on edge.

>> it is concerning. >> nobody like that in this neighborhood. it is kind of weird for something like that to happen. just her fracking. -- just nerve-wrackking. ing. >> a spokesman says this was an isolated incident. >> a bit of a breeze, temperatures are cool, that is what we have. these clouds for a lot closer to us early this morning. they slipped in lot farther south. we saw the pictures just a few minutes ago from the boardwalk. this is moving out of the picture completely. we have a great day here.

50 at cambridge, 50 on the boardwalk. 48 at westminster. we see off to the northwest flecks of blue. it is slow to warm up to the northwest of us. pollen count still in the high range. mold spore count is 121. we take a look at the satellite image first. these clouds were farther north earlier this morning, but the high pressure on the great lakes is pushing this system farther and farther away. rain all the way down into the carolinas. this is a big area of high pressure between the great lakes and the plains states and the mississippi valley. it will be the weekend, not just today -- right there, you don't

see any clouds. storms to the west. but the time monday -- by the time when he goes along, this will play in our weather. we have had guests into the 20s -- gusts into the 20s. it will feel chilly out there. 56 to 60 will be the high temperature range, but the sunny skies make a huge difference. it is going to be beautiful out there, it is. overnight last night, early this month, a bit of a breeze. winds will be quieter tonight and that will allow the chill to set in. temperature range of 31 to 41 degrees. freeze warnings overnight tonight, pre-dawn hours on saturday. it does go to howard and

montgomery county as well. insta-weather futurecast shows dry conditions. even on sunday a little front will be coming in. we might pick up a few clouds, but it does not look like it will be carrying rain. temperatures will still make up 2 around 60 degrees. monday and tuesday, seven-day forecast. >> as the longest serving woman in congress, maryland senator barbara mikulski now has a super nova named after her. the senator is well known for her support of this space exploration. >> i really believe in science and technology. it made our country great, it is creating jobs.

>> mikulski was presented with a framed photograph of her supernova. the center will be the signs in mission operations center -- and an mission operations center for space telescope after it is launched. we are more than a week away from the deadline to file your income tax returns, and a national survey has received surprising answers about what americans plan to do with their refunds this year. chris clackum explains. >> credit card companies and anyone who extends credit will like hearing what americans plan to do with refunds this year. >> 42% planned to use the windfall to pay off debt and pay bills. >> the survey asked 2000 people

about their saving habits. most would rather be financially than physically fit. >> 84% of women would rather have $10,000 in the bank tha jennifern -- than jennifer aniston's physique. >> adjust your holdings if you're getting a refund of $3,000 or more. >> you are probably paying too much out of every paycheck. >> make the adjustments that will make your paycheck fatter. >> that way you can save and pay off debt throughout the year rather than waiting once a year to get your lump-sum. >> with taxes topping the to-do list this week, now is the time to tweak withholdings. >> up next, in maryland lottery numbers, and we will get another

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washington boulevard will shut down to traffic completely. john is back with a look at the opening date forecast. >> lots of sunshine, 59 for the high. tomorrow, 61 with a lot of sunshine. the morning's low tomorrow, especially to the north and northwest around the city, down around for easy, but we will recover nicely through saturday. easter sunday, we will pick up a few clouds. rain hold off until monday and tuesday. next week, a little cooler. temperatures mostly in the 50's. >> should be nice for the weekend. thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. >> be sure to join us tonight at 5:00. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

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