southbound. inner loop lanes towards 95. no problems there as well. checking our drive times quickly, we have it all in, not quite in the green. starting to pick up on the outer loop from 795 down to 70. southbound 95 from white marsh down to the beltway. about a four minute ride. harbor tunnel through from the split, down to 295, going to take you seven minutes this morning. one incident, downed trees in ellicot city. residential area at blackberry lane and garrett court that has that intersection closed. megan and jamie, back to you. opening day 2003 we paid to see larry bigby, davy cruise and louis matos. >> there are bright stars shining on utah street. wieters, to jones, you name it, they've got them. linda sow has a preview of what's going on today. >> good morning, well lots is shining here at camden yards. >> this place is coming back to

life. they have the lights on in the stadium. putting up the final touches on the board. they're painting that last strip. i gotta tell you, fans, of course, you'll get the classic opening day festivities, music, all the pregame ceremonies, but you'll see a lot of changes. one thing they've done outside the utah street gate here, they've given the numbers a new touch-up, new paint job, they're nice and shiny. inside you'll see lots of changes too. close to 18,000 seats on the lower level have been replaced. new seats have higher backs, cup holders, there's a new way to find your seat at the ballpark. they switched each row from letters to numbers. perhaps the best noticeable change is that menu. this year you'll find a lot more to eat. salads to gluten-free beer. lots of restaurants have set up shop at the yard. game time is 3:05.

fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 2:30 for pregame ceremonies. o's legends brooks robinson and boot powell will throw out the first pitches. game time 3:05. you can get bet fans will be lining up to get in. we're told it's sold out today. 49,000, they're expecting 49,000 in the crowd. hopefully they'll all be here to cheer on the orioles to a victory. >> stay with abc2 all day long for coverage leading up to the game. we'll have information on our website at abc2news.com about the festivities on the home opener for the orioles and also you can send in your oriole pictures today. pictures with your kids all dressed up in o's gear. send it into newsroom@wmar.com. today tiger woods starts the second day at augusta, just two strokes off the lead. he shot four under par. that's his best round ever at the masters. tiger controlled his emotions

and just played the game. >> i hit the ball well and made some putts. unfortunately i didn't putt very good today. >> all right but uh, tiger said it wasn't much of a distraction for him. listen: you better listen up when the bus driver tells you to calm down. a passenger on a bus in texas threw a bottle at the driver. he got off the bus and punched him. the driver admits he did it. while the video speaks for itself, there he throws the bottle, it speaks for itself. the passenger initially said he didn't start anything with the driver. >> i didn't throw anything, that's for sure. i didn't. i wasn't even looking at him. it's like two different memories, it's like watching

that, is that real? >> he admits what he on pain medication at the time of the incident and was arrested for public intoxication. the driver of the bus was suspended for two days for violating policy about leaving the bus. you've probably seen birds on your roof, but in colorado families say they went outside and a fox made himself comfortable up there for almost a whole day. >> sunbathing. >> the family thinks coyotes in the area may have scared him up there. the fox disappeared, but they think they saw it walking around near the house the next day. >> that's a safe hiding place then. he went out fishing and didn't come home. >> he was determined to see his family again. he swam for his life, but just how far did he have to go? plus: >> reporter: if you're in the market for gently used baby items, the timonium fairgrounds is the place to be today. i'll tell you about the top swap

consignment sale. rain trying to push to the eastern shore. we have a city wind at 18 miles per hour. gusting between 20 and 30 miles per hour today. we'll talk about that first pitch forecast and the weekend coming up. 6:35, here's kim. >> traffic flowing freely this morning though it's building on the northeast corner at harford road on the outer lanes. people start to get on the roads. as we take a peek at the maps, accident 895 southbound on the lombard street ramps. keep that in mind before you head out. now let's get a check of buses and trains with mark jones. good morning out there right now, we have a delay on the 150 commuter bus, it's running about 15 minutes late. number one bus taking a 30-minute delay. 19 with a diversion southbound. 21 bus diverted in two locations, caroline and madison. lafayette and fairmount due to water main break repair and construction.

for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones.

rescue teams have headed back into west virginia mines to look for four miners missing since an explosion killed 25. officials say they are also using a pump to pump in nitrogen to flush out dangerous gasses. they hope the men made it to one of the rescue chambers in the mine. television producer bruce redman has been detained after his wife's body was found in a sewer at the moon palace resort in cancun. he was producer of the cbs show survivor and was on vacation with his family at the resort. witnesses reported they saw the couple arguing before she disappeared. >> good guy, good heart.

everybody's just praying for the best. prayer's worked again. a man who's boat sank off the coast of florida swam 12 miles. he was found on the beach days after he was reported missing. he thinks what he on the beach for a few hours before he was found. >> 12 miles! >> amazing. >> reporter: be sure to bring your appetite with you. all the new food you'll find at the yard this year, i promise you'll not be disappointed. catch up with your best friend when you drive to the grocery store anymore, no more chatting and driving. plus: if you went to the orioles fan fest, you did more than just support the team.

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it's friday, it's opening day, it's going to be a great day. >> here we go. the weekend is upon us. here's a look at our forecast with justin berk. good morning, justin. wait a minute, let's do this. >> go ahead. >> second pitch. >> all right, justin is back, but since we're talking about the weather, we've been living in those days with you know, sunny, 80-degree, 90-degree temperatures. >> windy and 60, drizzly and 50, snowy and 30, look at this. we've had our weather moments on opening day. this one sticks out like... look at that. came out of nowhere. justin, what can we expect today? >> i'm going to make a guarantee i'm pretty confident of. it's not going to snow today. we hit 84 yesterday. we had 90 the two prior days. we pull back closer to reality, we'll be chilly today.

it's a cold front pushing showers onto the eastern shore. heavy rain off the coast. that's pretty much what we had to deal with south of baltimore and west of baltimore yesterday. right now it looks as if we're pushing that front out of here. roads are still damp in spots. we have a strong wind pushing reality back in. 9th of april, typically we aim for 62 in the afternoon. 84 yesterday. we'll be blow normal this afternoon. records aren't even worth worrying about, we're not going to be close. we'll look at sun up officially 6:39. 7:38 on set. hopefully we'll see an improvement by that point. it'll be an interesting day. 52 degrees in baltimore. look at the 30s, allatoona back towards pittsburgh. working in behind this frontal boundary. most of the rain being pushed off the coast. cooler air being pushed back in here. forecast model indicating the thickness of the cloud deck will be pushing across the bay at lunch time. there should be breaks of sun down by camden yards. as the cold air works across the great lakes, the clouds try to filter back in during the

afternoon. so there's a possibility we go from partly to occasionally mostly cloudy skies downtown and clouds try to break as we head through tonight. tomorrow, gorgeous day and weather system to our north on sunday will push in high clouds late in the day, but that's going to warm back up close to 70. we're looking at the first pitch at 3:05. gusty winds, 15 to 25 miles per hour. temperature near 60. just below normal. much cooler than it was all week long. it'll feel chilly if you're going to be outside. variable cloudy skies. it'll hold in the 50s across the harford zone and back through westminster. 57 this afternoon. clouds may try to make a return across the eastern shore as well. we're aiming for slightly milder 62 in easton. for tonight, we should try to clear things out. that allows us to slip back to 39 towards daybreak. the weekend forecast looking pretty darn good right now.

sunday we're back to 72. here's kim right now with traffic. >> thanks, justin. a sold out game this afternoon is going to mean heavy congestion and big delays downtown. lunch time, pretty much through the evening rush. you can expect to see road closures, parking restrictions and police downtown directing traffic. give yourself lots of extra time. we're looking really good so far this morning. 97, south of the beltway. traffic is moving at and above speed in some instances. beginning to build in terms of volume on the outer loop. managing to move at a good pace down towards 95. we have a couple incidents we're working. let's check the maps quickly as you make your way southbound on 895. we have a crash reported on the lombard street exit. that's causing minor delays. outer loop, 140 rrts reports of disabled vehicle downtown. this is just because everyone's

starting to make their move for your friday morning commute. traffic is looking pretty good. 6:47. remember parking on lake side and getting all the neighbors upset because they didn't want to be blocked into the stadium? >> maybe park at a nearby lot for about $20 and take a stroll down the street. linda sow, live with the orioles home opener this morning. >> reporter: we're ready. the lights are on at camden yards, we're waiting for the gates to open up at noon. i have a special guest with me this morning. this is the executive chef gregory sharp and the groundskeeper, nicole today we're lucking out. the last eight years, the weather hasn't cooperated. >> the last eight consecutive years, every opening day has been some form of precipitation for me. either snow, ice or rain. i'm used to it. >> reporter: during the off season it was pretty tough with all the snow. you guys were doing major stuff here.

>> yes, the whole entire lower seating hole was resurfaced. i watched all the crews shovel off loads of snow every day for five days. >> reporter: wow, wow. but you know, fans, it was all worth it. today's opening day, things are ready. they'll notice some changes, right? >> they'll notice a lot of changes. the seating bowl is going to be all different. the field's going to look great, hopefully and the team's going to win today. >> reporter: keep the fingers crossed. we're coming off a big win yesterday. another change you'll see is the menu. we're talking about lots of good stuff this year. >> we've added a lot of local flair. atman's deli, green turtle, high tops, we have a healthy option, one dish cuisine doing gluten and casing free items as well. not to mention our own stuff, wonderful double cheeseburgers and lots of stuff including our new all-star cafe on the club level. >> reporter: does this mean all the classics are gone or are

they still here? >> absolutely not. classics are still here. we have our crab cakes, beef, jack daniels grill, um, and notice the new grill. we have a huge smoker there, it's phenomenal. >> jamie our anchor wants to know about the gluten-free beer. what's with that? >> we have a need now in society today. we have a gluten-free beer offered in a variety of locations. now with the gluten-free foods as well. >> reporter: wonderful. this is going to be a long day for you, huh? >> yeah, it'll be a little bit long, but it'll be over eventually. we're ready to get the season started. >> reporter: you make me hungry. bring your appetite. again, things look great inside. gates open at noon. game time is 3:05 and we're all ready. we're live at camden yards, linda sow, abc2 news. coverage leading up to the game is here on abc2news.com. all the festivities you need to know about for the home opener for the orioles.

also send in your pictures. take temperatures of your family at the game or how about your kids all dressed newspaper orioles gear. mail it to newsroom at wmar.com. now the orioles got their first win of the season last night. mattis was the key to last night's victory. smacked a home run. the orioles win 5-4. we come back today at 3:05. news time is 6:51. a northeast baltimore night club that was the scene of a triple shooting last month shut down. the bank gets control of the building next tuesday and will sell the building in the next couple months. they hope new owners do not turn it into a club or bar. baltimore county will allow

wood lawn roller skating rink to open another week while the county code enforcement officer decides whether to close its license. tying up traffic, violating closing times, staying open past midnight. this keeps the rink open until at least 6:00 p.m. next friday. put down the cell phone when driving your car. the proposed ban on using cell phones while driving is moving ahead. it could come as early as today. supporters believe to win approval, and it will, the general assembly session wins on monday. it would make it a secondary offense which means you'd have to be breaking another traffic law for an officer to pull you over. drivers we talk to seem to think the proposed law would be a good idea to make the roads safer. am the proposed law now moves, goes to the governor's

desk for a signature. if you're cited while being on the cell phone behind the wheel, it could cost you $40. the celebration was hot in annapolis, literally. governor martin o'malley and a group of maryland lawmakers had to evacuate o'brien's oyster bar after 11:00 last night. there was a fire. this is a picture of what o'brien's looks like. according to the baltimore city, they were at the bar last night holding a celebration for about 40 freshmen members of the state legislature. the no one was injured. there's no word yet on the cause of the fire. we're all looking for ways to save a buck where we can. if you have kids, you know they can be quite expensive. this morning they don't have to be sherrie johnson joins us from timonium. >> reporter: good morning, that's right. in these tough economic times, here's a way to save some money. the top swap consignment sale kicks off this morning at the

timonium fairgrounds in the 4h building. that starts at 9:00 this morning. this is the largest consignment sale in maryland and they have everything from baby items, toys, clothes, games, anything for babies, kids and teenagers. right now i have robin rut land joining me live ky you talk to me a little bit, explain the consignment process. how does this work? >> families have an opportunity to sell their gently-used merchandise. go totswap.net. bring your items and we sell them for you throughout the weekend. it's too late to consign now for this sale, but shopping is going on this weekend. >> reporter: what do you have to offer shoppers if they turn out this weekend? >> anything and everything for kids up to teenagers. clothing, toys, baby equipment, books, videos, dvds and it goes

on and on. >> reporter: what other locations do you have? >> we have a sale coming up in a few weeks in columbia maryland. april 21st through the 25th at 6435 dobbin center in columbia. >> thank you tomorrow joining us. we appreciate it. they're expecting a large crowd. folks should be lining up about 8:30 this morning. the doors open at 9:00 a.m. they'll be open income 5:00 p.m. today and then they're also open on saturday from 9:00 to 5:00 and also on sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. live in timonium, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the oriole organization is more about baseball and so are the fans. the fan fest back in january brought in tens of thousands of dollars. $65,000 and some of that cash will go towards haitian relief efforts. the orioles will donate $5,000 to the organization.

6:55. showers on the eastern shore. gusty winds today. even though the sunshine will break out at times, the clouds may try to fight their way back this afternoon. blustery and cool down at the game today. should be dry, 60 degrees. 30s overnight. tomorrow 64 with sun. 72 on sunday. kim? we're still working a crash, southbound 895, that's going to be on the on ramp to lombard street. aside from that, traffic is off to a really good start. happy friday. if you're going to the game, you're lucky. tickets are sold out. nowhere to be found. >> 49,000 +. have a great day. we'll be live at the yards today at 9:00. have a great day.

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