>> absolutely. great improvements to the park that's the blue print for the best kinds of ballparks throughout the country. it's copied by so many franchises. this ballpark is amazing. >> reporter: back to the studios with linda so, she has you covered on the news front. how are things back there? it is warmer, i'm sure. >> i'm jealous of you guys getting ready for opening day there. let's check in with lynette charles for a look at the forecast and festivities for this weekend. good morning, yes, you are right, it's cold out there, we are looking at temperatures in the 30s this morning, feeling colder because we have the winds out of the north at 5-10 miles an hour, already gusts up to 25 miles per hour and that's going to be with us as we go throughout the day. em isburg 36.

you need the coat as you head out. freeze warnings with the cold temperatures for the areas shaded in the darker blue, we are looking at the lighter blue, these are for the coastal flood advisories until 8:00. we will be doing some more things as we go in to the weekend. i think you are going to like it. the forecast will come up in a few minutes. now a check of the traffic with angela. good morning, how are the roads looking? >> the roads are okay right now. it is going to be busy today. get a jump start early for your plans, for the ballpark or out for holiday festivities, i-95, north of the beltway on the southwest side on the northbound side of 95, kayton kayton avenue. to the beltway, a live ak t

695, for those of you making the drive activity on the north side passed the harrisburg expressway. traffic is flowing at a good pace. the boys of summer are back. it is opening day for the orioles and things are coming to life at camden yards. that's where we finds charley crowson and brian kuebler, live with the bird. >> reporter: orioles bird. look at this. orioles bird is joining us this morning. this is the warmest person or mascot in orioles park right now. how are you doing, this morning? he has been hitting the gym, show it. give me hulk hogan. brian, you got a request for bird. >> i got a favor. we have our section, we are season ticketholders, right? sunday season ticketholders. section 82, row 6. i want you

to come by at least twice this season, can you do that for us? >> reporter: 20 years you've been in the ballpark, how is it going? >> reporter: they've built a new perch for you, right? will you be going out there? that's the new picnic area. we are talking to a mute. we are live. >> this is for the 20th anniversary. you were talking about the deck above the hitter's eye. one of things we were told, first come, first serve.

they change it as the season goes. >> i haven't been up there yet, i could imagine it's a better view than it was. i've been hearing a lot about the new foods this year. this geno's burger is make mig mouth water, it's a hamburger with a crab cake on top and mayonnaise. crab cake. >> do orioles birds eat that? really? >> reporter: no worms. >> reporter: section 82. right? there we go. >> reporter: also coming up, we

will talk to the voice of the o's here, a history you want to hear about, bout live at camden yards. charley crowson, abc2 news. back to the studio. general assembly has a few days left in session. biggest one being the budget. house and senate have differing versions of what they would like to see. one was whether to transfer teacher pensions to the counties. the other is whether to raise taxes. >> the key is revenue package, dictates where you go in the transitional pensions. >> legislators can pass some form of the budget and come back later in the special session to talk about adding taxes. a bill preventing the use of sperm or eggs for assisted reproduction without prior permission after the donor

dies, cleared the general assembly, requiring a donor to use genetic material after death. the house amended the measure to apply rights to children, conceived under the new regulation. maryland lottery officials want you to check your mega million ticket again. they say no one has come forward with the winning ticket and just because someone claims to have it, doesn't mean they actually do. >> it's important to us that in all of the information out there in the media, that people not be mistaken in thinking the ticket has been claimed only to have the legitimate ticketholder discard the ticket. that would be a tragedy in this circumstance. >> the winner has until september 28th to claim the prize. here the winner has the option of remaining anonymous. it was an emotional return for students at a small california school. what happened when they were allowed back to the scene of a

deadly shooting rampage. a student days away from losing his license try as unique approach to paying his speeding ticket. hear by it doesn't fly with the court. cool this afternoon, i will tell you if it will warm up for your easter forecast, coming up. traffic flow looking good. a look at the harrisburg expressway, coming up.

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investigating after a antisimmsettic vandalism for found on campus. wj la says the vandalism was in an elevator in the biology building, the news was found in a programmer building being renovated now. the university says they are investigating both incidents and they do not tolerate hate or bias in any form. a former track coach at archbishop spalding must register as a sex offender. brian funk entered an alford plea on charges he was sexting with a student. he exchanged nude pictures and pictures with a 17-year-old girl. the relationship was discovered when the girl's father saw the two kissing near a movie theater. the hearing for former penn state assistant coach, jerry sandusky lasted minutes yesterday. his attorney asked that the child sex charges be dropped claiming there is not enough

specific evidence. the judge adjourned the hearing saying court decisions can't be made because the investigation is on going. >> the defendant did not wish to hear the litany of perversions he was accused of. >> his trial is set for june 5th, when he will face 50 counts involving sexual acts with ten underage boys. in the health alert, unapproved medication is popping up in some maryland stores. officials are warning against the use of backs sol. it's marketed as a cold medicine..

autism experts trying to rewrite the definition of a disorder. they want to drop confusing labels and lump all of them in to one category called autism spectrum disorder. some worry the change will exclude autistic children and there is concern that children with mild symptoms won't get the special education they need. a decision is expected by december. a lot going on weather wise, we will want to know what it's going to be like for opening day and easter weekend. how are things looking for today? >> things look pretty good. on the cool side opening day. i will show you the forecast in a second. this morning, it is cold out there, those temperatures coming up, freeze warning, with the cold temperatures, i'm going to break this down for you. we have a lot going on, the darker blues here. as we look in to cecil county, they are supposed to be under the freeze warning, cecil, all the way over, northern

countieses in to western maryland, looking at a freeze warning until 9:00. you are looking at the lighter blue shadings, these are coastal blood advisories, harford you are in on that as well. you are under two warnings now. the flood advisory extends in southern baltimore and arundel, calvert and st. mary's county. this is in effect until 10:00, they added the national weather service added counties for this and extended that watch for you. we will be watching the as we go through time. i'm going to step out of the way, see the red, this is a red flag warning for new jersey and we have an enhanced fire threat, low humidity and also winds gusting. i will show yous that well. let's get to it. the temperature in baltimore, coming in at 41 degrees, 37 easton. the temperatures are at

average. we do feel colder, 36 degrees in york, be 4 frederick. we -- 34 frederick. we have the winds now. that's a big factor for today. out of the north, we have it 8 miles per hour in baltimore, 12 easton. 14 dc. once you coup couple in the winds with the temperature, we are feeling colder this morning, we feel below average, feeling hike 36 in baltimore. 30 easton. it feels like 27 degrees now in frederick and 31 31 york. you need the big coat this morning. i broke out my big coat. in to the afternoon, you can put it away but you are going to need a jacket. the satellite and radars not picking up on anything. you don't have the clouds out there, temperatures are able to fall off because you have no insulation. now in the winds weren't out there, the temperatures would be colder be u the winds stir

up the atmosphere, the temperatures can't drop all the way. high pruis going to be building -- pressure is going to be building in. sunshine yesterday. u getting the northerly flow around the high pressure and the wind will be prevailing and keep the rain away from us for today, like it did yesterday. see the rain to the south, along the carolinas, if you are going to travel, you will run in to wet weather. future trend, doing an excellent job. lots of sunshine building in for today. not for today only. tomorrow, also sunday, and we will get wet weather in the forecast. now let's get to it. we are looking at the game day forecast, 60, mostly sunny, and rather breezy for today. make sure you have a jacket or a sweater. tonight's temperature 34 degrees, we have the freeze warning in to effect, by tomorrow 64, mostly sunny and breezy again. here is your seven-day forecast as we will try to warm up for

easter. it's going to be a beautiful day and rain showers in to next week. now a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. it's going be a busy day on the roads this afternoon, spoke with mark jones of the mta, mta, moving well for right now. they are expecting folks as the game time gets closer. for those of you who to want drive instead of using the mta heading to the game, keep in mind at 10:00, the city department of transportation will implement parking restrictions around the stadium. streets will have parking restrictions, green street, howard, camden, starting at 10:00 a.m., starting at 1:00, you can expect street chloe smiewrs in the area. -- closures in the area. for a complete list of the parking restrictions and closures, go to our website, abc2news.com. heading to the roadways right now, we are looking good on the topside of 695, at well air, well all the way from i-95 to

the harrisburg expressway. i-83 and shawan. few people out there as you can see from the drive times, normal drive time mode right now, only five minutes from shawan to the topside of the beltway. traveling from harford this morning on i-95, southbound lanes from white marsh to 695, a 6-minute drive. there on the beltway as we showed you earlier, 6 minutes bel air to providence and the west side moving well for you this morning, from 795 to i-70, is a 7- minute ride. tradition that's been going on at the white house for 134 years. details on the annual easter egg roll at the white house this year. ravens quarterback gets a contract extension. find out how much he is getting and how long he gets to stay with the team. heading now to israel, this is the western wall, it is good friday and [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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