and they are printing generic orioles church right now, but a win friday means putting things in high gear and creating the divisional series shirts. >> we are hoping going into this series that they are going to win friday so we can come and start printing on saturday. gosh, we look forward to having all the fans here for those games if we can pull it off. >> a friday when will mean a huge boom in business has traditionally yankees fans come to baltimore in droves. >> new york fans are very supportive. they're famous for coming to baltimore for the games, so we are looking forward to that demand, if it happens, come saturday. >> and there is a beer. the employees are waiting with bated breath. not only do they supply beer to

area bars and restaurants, but they have a very important client of vital this sunday and monday. >> camden yards is our big clients with 40,000 people down there. >> a ton of be ready to go with the orioles win. but all they can do is wait. >> we are sitting back and waiting. i want a beer, i don't want a beer, so, you know. >> baltimore city may have an ulterior motive when it comes to the orioles' winning on friday night. when they have more tourists in town, they tend to issue more speeding tickets, red light camera tickets, and parking tickets. gosh we are more than happy for them to get their tickets and pay all their money in baltimore.

>> we will check with our colleagues in arlington, texas. following tampa bay. and what is it like there? >> bottom-line, right now, the team has made it to the post- season. he is their first trip to the playoffs. at a packed house, getting ready for the game. they are on the field, they have worked out a nice rest. everyone is ample up. it remains a remarkable story with so many people around the country expecting the orioles to lose. for them, that is extra motivation. nothing wrong with that. >> where are the competitors. whatever is written, we try to go out there every day and say

that this is what we have got to do. >> i don't think that we want to rest on what we have done by any means. we still feel like we have a lot of work to do but it starts right here. >> he made his selection for tomorrow, we will have that story coming out. >> orioles fans are pulling to keep the magic going. much like the ymca last year. the smart phone application, send your pictures to us and be sure to click on ulocal. a wiretapping has led to the arrests of gang members. >> the world's most dangerous

police have led this thing. we are at the edgewood. >> a huge impact on stemming the flow of drugs. with the epicenter of the gang locally known as the world's most dangerous. as many as 21 of the members and associates have moved a multiple pounds of heroin and cocaine through the baltimore metro each week. neighbors fearing for their lives, people smoking crack on their front porches. still under investigation. this is the world the hartford county task force infiltrated.

dodge those members that deal with violence and drugs and those that bring drugs into the county to poison and kill our children, we're looking for you and the sooner or later, we will find you. in february, the wiretap several members and helped build a case. >> we have identified those located in the atlanta georgia region. and then from baltimore city, they were supplying these gang members and drug dealers. >> eight are charged federally. they seized a combined $680,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. the mission is to target violent offenders and put them in jail for a long time.

>> with repeater offenders, we get a parole for 25 with no parole sentences. >> the investigation led to the arrest of the most wanted criminal as well as a fugitive drug dealer whose territory included baltimore counties. >> 3 shootings to report, two of them deadly and all of them within 15 minutes of each other. the first half and just before 9:00 last night. we are told a 19-year-old man was visiting a friend when he was shot and killed. just minutes later, a man was found shot multiple times and ended up dying shortly after being taken to shock trauma. around the 4700 block of liberty hyde, an 18-year-old was shot in the torso and is being

treated at the hospital. policeay that because of their timing and proximity, they are looking at possible link between them. >> outbreaks of meningitis, five people have died. 11 news reporter live in west baltimore were officials are addressing us. >> the projected product has made its way to maryland. the clinics all over the state including the surgery center, green spring surgery center, harper county ambulatory surgery center, md. specialists, the surgery center of bellaire, and as i out ambulatory center. -- zion ambulatory center.

they have since stopped using it. an official from the fda says they found contaminations of a sealed bottle of the steroid in massachusetts. investigators are trying to determine if it is the same fund this -- fungus. 30 people in six states are sick. health officials say that all of the patients receive steroid shots. >> people need to be aware of the symptoms. if you notice any symptoms, they can go to their doctor and get care. >> stiffness of the back, it is

a primary health care provider. theygot 100 people charged with medicare fraud tonight. >> involving billions of taxpayer dollars. >> presidential candidates are hitting battleground states after their first toe to toe matchup. >> joe saunders talks about the pressure he faces later in sports. dodge the warm temperatures and around until the weekend. >> live, local, latebreaking. you're watching wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m.

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>> presidential candidate to back on the campaign trail today. >> they are hitting battleground states in their first face-to- face battleground. many thought that governor romney was the victor.

>> they compared to the playoffs, after the game you evaluate and make adjustments. president obama came out in the battleground state of colorado firing and ready for the fight. >> when i got on the stage, i am at a very spirited fellow the claims to be mitt romney. >> that man could not have been his rival. >> he does not want to be held accountable for the real decisions that he has been saying for the last year. that is because he knows full well that we don't want what he has been selling for the last year. >> it is fun to be here. >> at a different event, the governor was selling this crowd. hong >> the trickle-down government is one where he will raise taxes on small business which will kill jobs. i want to keep taxes down on

small business so we can create jobs. >> before meeting again while talk domestic and foreign policy. >> the mayor and chief for the last four years, the command of the subject, he also killed bin laden. those things give him a natural advantage. >> folks in the audience will have a chance to ask the question. >> the vice presidential candidates square off. the five things learned from the debate on the commitment 2012 smartphone app, click on politics. >> 91 people charged tonight including doctors and nurses with medicare fraud schemes involving $429 million in false billing.

these cases reveal an alarming trend of criminal attempt to steal billions of taxpayer dollars for personal gain. the effort targeted fraudulent medicare schemes. >> york 11 forecast with chief meteorologist tom russell meyer. >> subtle changes in the path tonight and tomorrow, enjoy clearing skies with quite a bit of sunshine. the reign as you can see, moisture getting off the mid- atlantic coast. with the clearing skies, they may drop another a couple extra degrees. what does a little over. -- just over half what it all

hinges for the year. of the morning was 20 degrees lower than normal. it might get cooler than that, but temperatures will drop a little quicker this evening. a blanket of cloudiness remove from the area. los sixties out of western maryland, unseasonable tly mild. 52 suburbs, 60 downtown. the rain moving out at least temporarily. the light of showers in chicago, back down toward misery. blizzard conditions at times earlier today, wind is gusting. air temperatures around freezing. morton, as this area of low pressure.

the leading edge of that is the front is expected to reach baltimore. maybe a few flurries of the mountains sunday night into monday morning. the chilly air crosses lake superior. we get to enjoy a warm day tomorrow. from 1:00 and to the afternoon to 3:00 in the afternoon, we will see showers moving. it comes up with a chilly rain on sunday. the temperature is dropping dramatically saturday night in the sunday. one more day to enjoy unseasonably warm conditions at sunshine tomorrow. the wind will be generally light out of the southwest tomorrow, averaging about five knots.

sunday at 67, rainshowers scattered across the area. 50 for the high saturday, staying in the 40's. on the eastern shore, 78 saturday. the front doesn't arrive until saturday evening. much cooler sunday and monday. the seven-day forecast, on sunday, temperatures will be in the upper 50's in the morning. down into the 30's by monday morning. >> game 1 of the postseason starts with game 7 drama. tomorrow night in texas, the orioles advanced to face the yankees. if the orioles lose, we won't see the team again until april

of 2013. joe saunders is the orioles' starter for the wild-card game. they posted a 3-3 record. four starts in the postseason all with the angels. he has a chance to change that tomorrow night in arlington when he takes the mound. it has struggled in the past playing the raiders in arlington. >> looked at it like game 7, an elimination game, all of the above. you have to go out there and give everything you have for as long as you have. regardless, we have to give everything we have. >> game time in arlington,

texas. 8:37. they finished fifth in the american league in strikeouts this year. bobby valentine, the red sox by their manager after his first and only season, a disastrous year by any measure. boston posted its worst regular- season record since 1965. the red sox have begun their search for the next manager. that search began a long time ago. kansas city chiefs on sunday will lead to the defense to continue the early season trend of turning the ball over. the chiefs have 15 turnovers, the most of the nfl. the quarterback has come under fire. a few sacks and the defense could turn the kansas city crowd of the early. the ravens defense does not look all that great this year, ranked twenty third. giving up 390 yards a game. growing confidence to stop teams

when they have to. >> i don't care about stats. it is true but not true. i do care. i don't want to give up yardage or write to low. the three steps to me most important is points, third down red area, and wins. >> they'll look for their fourth win in kansas city.

>> a look tonight for a 11 news tonight. latest on the state health officials and what they are warning. what you need to know about possible exposure. the first postseason game in 15 years, an arlington with the orioles. the friday night battle against the rangers. these stories and more at of

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>> this short season is coming to a close. i am terrified. >> 82 degrees tomorrow, saturday transition. the temperatures start falling. temperatures will be close to 60 during the day and by monday morning, down to the 30's. >> outside.

>> and that is the news,