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our first checks on penn, camden, and brunswick lines are showing no delays. the marc train is available for your daily commute. call for more schedule information. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we are off to a drizzly start in a lot of places. we have moisture coming off the water. that will be the case for most of the morning. 65 in columbia and cockeysville. the temperature should be able to climb about 10 degrees today. an area of low pressure off the carolina coast is promoting an east wind and grabbing the moisture off the water. eventually, i think we will see some breaks in the overcast. this morning, we will have drizzle all the way through the drive time. this low pressure will move off the coast. high pressure will move in and should dominate all the way through the end of the week. a hurricane season does not begin until june 1, but mother nature does not have a calendar. there is an area of low pressure north east of the bahamas that may become tropical later on today or tomorrow. it could become a tropical storm. we have to watch and see w

no problems with penn, camden, and brunswick lines. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we are off to a foggy and drizzly start this morning. you may want to take an umbrella. we have all moisture against the mountains. i do believe things will improve as we head into this afternoon. visibility may be down. it might be raining hard enough to take an umbrella. high temperature, 75. a storm system is creating the east wind for us. it is producing and east wind here in the mid-atlantic region. as we head into this afternoon, the best chance for rain will be this morning. i think the clouds will break up. a big area of high pressure off to our west will become the dominating weather story. we will get sunshine on tuesday and wednesday. one thing we're watching off the east coast. there is an area of low pressure northeast of the bahamas and duties from the outer banks. this may become the first tropical storm of the season -- from the outert banks. this may be into the mid atlantic region. long range forecast it is difficult. you might want to pay attention to what is happen

. >> they have the harbor and camden yards. >> reporter: it will make its way through the heart of downtown. >> when i looked at the photograph of baltimore it was like i hit the lottery. >> reporter: hitting the lottery is how the city will feel. they expect it will create 2,000 jobs. $11 million in revenue and attendance of 100,000. >> we believe we'll build a huge race in baltimore. we are looking to track in people are northern virginia, d.c., new york and philadelphia. >> this is amazing. >> reporter: with the excitement revving up. >> i can't wait. i'm waiting for my spot to know the routes so i can get my chair and drinks and everything and watch the race. >> i'm in. >> reporter: even council president jack young could not turn down the chance to slide into the drive's seat. coming august 2011 baltimore's first grandprix . in downtown baltimore abc 2 news. >> the city will use $8 million in state and federal grants to make road improvements along the course. indy racing league still needs to sign a sanctioning agreement. that still needs to happen. >>> voters have taken matters into

penn, camden, and brunswick lines continue to run problem- free.ohn collins. >> thank you and good morning. bicycle to work day to day. what a break they are getting on the weather. just a few clouds passing overhead. the real rate is to the west. the rain will stay out there all day long. another great day today. look at our rain totals. we had some rain last week. mate is running behind. we have just over one and a half inches so far. we are an inch short on the month. -- may is running behind. we could use more rain. annapolis, 59 degrees. 55 in easton. 51 at the boardwalk. 63 at westminster. 59 out of oakland. these are mild temperatures. we are starting out milder this morning the yesterday. a big area of high pressure gives us good weather again today. storm center is just west of st. louis. behind this warm front. this is not going to be a factor. warm temperatures, yes. 81 to 86 for the high temperature today. wind at 10 miles per hour. the orioles have a game this evening in washington. you might want to attend. temperatures falling into t

because i got the harbor and camden yards yards and wide enough streets and the ability to run the race without impacting too many businesses or residences. >> reporter: for two years, the city negotiated with baltimore racing development, a group of investors for the event. now, over the next five years, baltimore's grand prix will attract more than 100,000 visitors. sweep a little more than $11 million into the city's tax coffers. and create nearly 2,000 jobs. it's a deal baltimore needs in a sluggish economy. >> we know what a huge impact this is going to have for our community every summer. it really is probably going to be the most powerful tourism of the summer. >> reporter: baltimore streets aren't quite ready for high-end performance racing. over the next year, the city will plug potholes and pay for improvements to the tune of $7.5 million. the next step now is pitching the play to the indy racing lead. >> it's very interesting to indy. but also because of the beauty of the city. >> reporter: and altogether, between 12 and 14 million dollars will go into improvements and prepar

penn, camden, and brunswick lines are running problem-free. >> good morning. the sun will be out today again. we have some high thin clouds. there is a storm system which is just west of st. louis. the storm itself is drifting to the southeast -- to the north east. it is not going to affect us today. high pressure will give us some good conditions. this storm system will eventually kick something our way. yesterday was great. 83 was the high temperature at the airport. this morning, we are starting off warmer than this. 59 in annapolis. 55 in cambridge. 55 at the boardwalk. 64 downtown. it is less chilly in urban areas. 53 at york. a mild start today. we have been clouds overhead. they are not rainmakers. it makes for a pretty sunrise this morning when it does come up. low pressure center is near st. louis. is taking aim on the great lakes. quite a bit cooler up in new england. the humid air is in the gulf of mexico. it will be warming up today. we are not getting the humid air. high pressure keeps us a little bit on the dry side. mostly sunny skies. not terri

prix will be an indycar style race that will look around the inner harbor and west baltimore over by camden yards. over five years, the race is expected to bring in $11 million in tax revenue, $250 million in spending, and create more than 2000 jobs. hotels and restaurants will be packed. >> with an estimated 150,000 car racing spectators over the course of three days, it is safe to say that at some point during the race, that will probably be hungry. >> is estimated road construction will cost $7.75 million. the city will have six years to pay back state grants. >> what we have here is one of thewok best racetracks' i haver seen in my life. >> the professionalc> the first turn will be in front of the inner harbor. it will look so sexy on tv, and then we come back up the other side and we have the guards, which is history. this is an a-plus racetrack. >> the whole idea was really a pipe dream just a year ago. thanks to councilman bill cole, he was first contacted by baltimore raising development, and is now a reality. cole

. >> and as part of the trip here they will tour camden yards and get a chance to see an orioles gamebaseball also donated several boxes of equipment movement the ravens debuted another off season addition today. their new field. the artificial turf has been replaced a new generation of faux grass. there are no ravens logos at midfield. >>> press box sports report presented by mr. basement. >> stan the fan charles with press box sports report. all the goodwill from last weekend sweep of the red sox is gone by way of the three game sweep at the yankees. today's score -- orioles at a horrible 7-21 now. going to minneapolis for a four game serious. >>> the commissioner sang the praises for earny who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. he said he was a great broadcaster and a greater human being. he broadcast orioles baseball from 1954 to 1959. >>> when the ravens have their first ota on friday one player won't participate, ed reed. he was stated he is thinking about retiring. he had his injured hip repaired. the ravens had no comment. >>> baltimore updates all day long click onto pre

. >> good morning, the commute looks good on marc, no delays or problems on the camden, penn, or brunswick lines. on the buses, a heavy volume of passengers on the 19, 64 and 10 bus lines. you'll find the wet roads, rain out there slowing things up a bit so allow extra time for travel. light rail and metro subway look good for travel. ve you tried honey bunches of oats with real strawberries? wow. it's seriously strawberry. they're everywhere. it's in the bunches, on the flakes, even real strawberries in the mix. can i have some more? honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. it's delicious. nobody does it quite like us. [ indistinct talking on television ] [ laughs ] what's that? [ inhales deeply ] that's last night's dinner. [ male announcer ] hate lingering odors? [ baby cries ] ♪ [ male announcer ] febreze air effects actually eliminates odors caused by bactia and leaves a light fresh scent. febreze. it's a breath of fresh air. >>> this will come in handy. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, the old one saw the rain this morning because the regional radar from the national weat

grand prix is and in the style race that will look around the inner harbor and west baltimore over by camdenrds. over five years, the race is expected to begin a $11 million in tax revenue, $250 million in spending and create more than 2000 jobs. hotels and restaurants are expected to see business like that have never seen before. >> with anúu4Ñ estimated 150,00r racing spectators over the course of three days, it is safe to say that at some point during race, they were probably be hungry. >> it is estimated road construction will cost $7.75 million, with $5 million paid for in federal funds and the rest in state grants which the city will last six years to pay back. the professional track designer says the track layout is the best he has ever seen in his career. >> the first turn will be in front of the inner harbor. he is going to look so sexy on tv. then we come up the other side which is the arts, which is history. this is an a-plus racetrack. >> if everything goes as planned, the first race is already set for august 2011. more than 1 million water bottles are being recalled tonight. >>

travels through the inner harbour and camden yards august 2011, event is expected to generate 2000 jobs. $250 million into the city's economy. and $11 million in city tax revenue. >> it is time for a new story. to be written about the city. and its incredible charm. and that story starts with the baltimore grand prix in 2011. >> the city is dedicating $5 million in federal funding ear marked four road maintenance and construction for the racing event. >> one councilman said a tax on video poker machines is a good bet for the city. councilman robert curan wants to tax machines and bars, gas stations and convenience stores. he said it could bring $5 million in revenue. under the proposal the taxes would range from $1250 to $2250. but would exempt owners from state admissions and amusement taxes. >> well, another perfect day today. >> hopefully people, a lot of people out, spent cinco de mayo outside. to go vytas reid latest. >> beautiful day to spend cinco de mayo out there. nice weather. blue skies. continue to see nice conditions as we get into tomorrow. but there is a slight chance for

this race will travel throughout the inner harbor and camden yards in august of 2011. the race is expected to generate 2,000 jobs, 250 million dollars into the city economy and 11 million dollars in city tax revenue. the mayor says this is a game changer for baltimore and race officials say the decision was quite easy. >> it all just fell together and gave us a good racetrack with four or five decent passing places which is really important for us. the first turn is going to be in front of the inner harbor. it's going to look so sexy on tv and then we come back out the other side of the racetrack and go up to the yards. >> we are now waiting for the city's board of estimates to sign off on this contract. >> thank you, karen. how is the track looking tonight? lauren has traffic. >> thank you, jennifer. we are dealing with several accidents. we have a crash that you want to watch out for involving a motorcycle that will be on newberry avenue at rolling road. unfortunately problems persist as we make our way to the east of the beltway. crash at richie highway. as we head

. >> your commute looks good on the marc train, no delays or problems on the camden, penn, or brunswick lines. out there for the buses, bad weather, wet roads, slowing things up a bit so allow extra time on the bus. number 3 express, diverting with the number 120 express and fayette and st. paul. and look for the 33 bus to still use the cold spring lane between harford and hillen due to construction on argonne drive. wow! that's a low price! wow! that's a low price! wow! that's a low price! i'm sorry. did you say something about a low price? wow! that's a low price! i know! [ male announcer ] see for yourself. staples has low prices on everything you need for your office. staples. that was easy. rñt, here's caltrate. ouí no,sumom our bones. calt helps replenish the calcium we lose. with 1200 mg of calcium, plus advanced levels of vitamin d to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis. it's never too early or too late for caltrate. and now big news -- the same caltrate comes in a new, smaller, easy to swallow pill. >>> here's the chat that megan has with her husband at 2:00 a.m. >> he says i

camden, tennessee, 17 inches. bowling green, 8 inches.frog strangler as we say back home. meanwhile, the heavy -- take a look at where tennessee is. good news is the storm has moved out of western tennessee and moving into eastern tennessee and also the mid atlantic as well. it's going to be rainy there but with any luck, the flooding should recede over the next couple of days. precipitation, accumulation, glad you asked over the next, you know, day or so with this storm. some spots could wind up with three or four inches of rain and this shows you the wind and it pertains to the oil spill and as you can see now, the winds are sotherly which are now pushing the oil spill toward the gulf coast. >> at the top of her resume is fox news contributor but the second item below is former white house press secretary dana perino. welcome back to the couch. >> what happened to fox news contributor? >> that's first. >> first, ok. >> press secretary thing is now buried at the bottom. >> i know. no one remembers. >> yeah, right. >> but, dana, first off

your way out of town, the new jersey turnpike is closed is closed4 -- closed at exit 4, which is camden. >>> new bicycle lanes along pennsylvania avenue are not ready for a bike to work day, which is today. some cyclists are already using it. there will be a bicycle rally at the d.c. freedom plaza from 8:00 till 9:00 this morning. 8500 people in the d.c. metro area are expected to take part. >> it should be a nice day for that. 57 degrees, 5:42. >> and other health scare for crocker bret michaels, he's back in the hospital. >>> this morning it's going to be a tough weekend to get around you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now, with scotts ez seed. it's so revolutionary it's guaranteed to grow grass...anywhere. that's because ez seed is a high performance mix of scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a super absorbent growing material that absorbs water and expands to surrod and protect the seeds, so you can grow thick, b

roads on the course, will include pratt and conaway along the inner harbour, and cars will speed by camdends. >> we're going to include the neighborhoods every step of the way. and we will make certain that they benefit from the race in a significant way. >> i have not beat the cowboys since i had this game. >> but here at the inner harbour, while taking in the sights and sounds. >> i think, what we need here in baltimore, is a peaceful environment. we do not need more loud noise. >> we find baltimoreans, michael barnes. >> i like to come down here and visit and sit under the trees and watch the tourists come pass and say wow this is what baltimore has to offer. but bringing a race car you know, pony them here to baltimore is a p bit much. >> he agrees the budget crisis needs a overhaul but asked at what expense. >> money does not give you everything. sometimes money takes away from things. >> and while some may not agree. cars along pratt street spiked at 190 miles per hour. look out. it is on its way. >> it is time for a new story. to be written about the city. and incredible charm. and

and you get to parade around the warning track at camden yards.up at 888-848- bird or go to orioles.com for details. and nick punto is oh-fer two. he has grounded out twice. ball club has a .277 average here in their home yard so far this year. he's bunting base hit foul. they have scored 6.6 runs a ballgame here. so bergesen is absoluting down a team that has not only hit well, but here. and will ohman is in the pen. bergesen came in with a 10.57 e.r.a. >> mike: and the twins on the defensive side, and it is really the offense, and you have to give bergesen a lot of credit. and he has played well early on. >> gary: and that pitch is going to be taken inside for a ball. and it has rained almost the entire ballgame. roughly from the second inning on the rain started and they have come out each half inning and put the drying agent on the field. again, working away, and the two ball, one strike count. >> mike: he has to be pretty happy with the game plan so far. >> gary: bergesen has had great control on that outside part of the plate. even when he h

because i got the harbor and camden yards. and wide enough streets and the able to run the race, without impacting too many businesses or residences. >> for two years, the city negotiated with baltimore racing development, a group of investorrors for the event. now, over the next five years, baltimore's grand prix will attract more than 100,000 visitors. sweep a little more than $11 million into the city's tax coffers. and create nearly 2,000 jobs. it's a deal baltimore needs in a sluggish economy. >> we know what a huge impact this is going to have for our community every summer. it's really going to be probably the most powerful tourism weekend of the summer. >> reporter: but baltimore streets aren't quite ready for high-end performance racing. over the next year, the city will plug potholes and pay for improvements to the tune of $7.5 million. the next step now is pitching the play. >> it's very interesting. >> altogether, between $12 and $14 million will be spent to make improvements or preparation before the race. the rac

prix is an indycar style race that will look around the inner harbor and west baltimore overwrite camden yards. over five years, the race is expected to bring in $11 million in tax revenue, $250 million in spending, and create more than 2000 jobs. hotels and restaurants are expected to see business like they have never seen before. >> with an estimated 150,000 car racing spectators over the course of three days, it is safe to say that at some point during the race, that will probably be hungry. >> road construction is estimated to cost $7.75 million. professional track designer martin sakes says the trap laid out as one of the best he has seen in his career. >> it is going to look so sexy on tv, and then we come back up the other side and we have the yards, which is history. this is an a-plus racetrack. >> according to a statement, officials say that baltimore is a great fit and they expect to have a final agreement within the next couple of weeks. i am told that once that happens, construction of the track could start immediately. the first race is scheduled for august 2011. >> a carrol

. >>> the orioles get home following this series in minnesota, the seattle mariners will come to camden of a three-game home stand. come on out and join us. here's the upcoming schedule the evening part of the day-night double header at 8 p.m. tonight. rick and i back with you at 7:30 and thefy the the finale at 8:00. >> kevin, millwood who's been pitching very well could use some of support jeremy guthrie got today. this is exactly what the orioles need. they're 8th out here on the mound. a chance to pick up two games in one day. that would be a beautiful thing. he's been throwing the ball well. we need to give him a little bit of support. show him the love, jim. >> gary thorne told us it's going to be very cold tonight so the pitchers certainly will be in command and have the edge. baker on the mound for minnesota, he's not off to a great start but he's pitched well against the orioles. >> he has. he's kept his walks down and he's been able to at least get a pretty good record so far this season. e.r.a. isn't all that great. the orioles have a shot at putting up runs against him. >> t

that's what they say at camden yards.know we do it at caps games but when orioles are here you can't yell o's when the o's are here. it's been a pet peeve of mine for a while. it is a service announcement for baseball. are you with me on -- we have to go. >> see you later, bret. >> thank you. >> bye-bye. >>> up next, a man whose life changing moment inspired him to help thousands of others. >>> new at 6:00. >> friends and family remember a -- how a community stands together and sends a message to stop the violence. qq >>> ever so often you will hear someone say one moment changed the entire course of their life. derek mcginty introduces us to someone's transformation moment that changed the lives of many. >> he was a regular volunteer trying to help out folks when he was shocked in to realizing that just helping a few was not nearly enough. >> i found myself in an apartment, where they had nothing. >> reporter: mark was out delivering food to the needy when it hit him. these people needed a lot more. >> they had no food,

couple doubles. 14 strikeouts and 6 walks on the season for ken griffey, jr. .262 hitter here at camden yards lifetime. pops that up. tejada coming. and he's got it. those are the outs griffey is making. >> jim: everyone i've talked to the last couple years the bat has slowed down. that happens in the game. it happens to yaz. you start cheating. can't get to the breaking ball. expand the strike zone, you don't want the get the 2 strikes. junior is not the first guy that has been afflicted by slow bat disease. it happens. part of the game. >> gary: that will bring up rob johnson. johnson grounded out his first time up. not only one hit in his last 20 at bats. batting .137. i think as a kid growing up, if somebody come to plate with a .137 batting average, you could go what. nowadays, you have a half dozen guys come into ball games hitting .150. .170. 210. >> jim: to get the opportunity to do that. 31 games, the is the 32nd game of the year. rob johnson is in there because he's a good defensive catcher. >> gary: and a great stop by tejada but nowhere to go with it. he wanted to go to 2nd

at camden yards the orioles are warming up to good charlotte. i don't want to be in love.ly retweeted it and said, go o's. which i thought was pretty cool, right? >> yes, it is and fans all over the place, and then i was is this a fake or what? i did a little bit of researching to find out if he is a true o's fan. take a look at this photo. he tweeted last year and he has the o's hat on. >> he is from here. >> he is from maryland, so i guess -- >> very cool. >> we like that one. and we're talking about other maryland native and a baltimore native in fact, carmelo anthony. he is an all-star player for the denver nuggets, but he did have a successful high school career at towson catholic in baltimore county. now carmelo, he donates time and money to causes in denver and here in baltimore. and now he is campaigning a new cause and i found it on tweeter. he says, hey, fans, help melo win $10,000 for special olympics by casting your vote for him on the fan page. catch carmelo's video and vote now through may 9th. >> we checked out that video and obviously a very good cause. he

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i was at camden yards this weekend. host: how many have you been to?uest: maybe half of them, but not the newer ones. for instance, i visited dodger stadium recently, and that is one of the oldest parts. you would think los angeles, an expansion team, has one of the oldest parks, but it is a newer one. host: is there a book in the works, possibly? guest: there was one, you did not read it, obviously. host: [laughter] i mean after. thank you for joining us this morning. we will be speaking to former world bank president paul wolfowitz to talk about the world economy, particularly the imf funding the greek recovery. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> the chief executive of bp says crews have been able to reduce the amount of oil of reaching the surface with a new approach of using chemicals. on the "today show" and the bp ceo also said that they are not responsible for the gulf of mexico rig accident that set off this bill, but said that his company is taking responsibility for the cleanup. water issues remain a problem in boston which has interr

garrett atkins on a chilly night at camden yards.have bonus minor league coverage for you tomorrow night. triple-a norfolk at triple-a syracuse. the orioles and nationals triple-a teams getting together. you can see that game in its entiretiy tomorrow. have you noticed what corey patterson has done since he signed with if tide. a 10 game hitting streak going. .475 and 4 doubles. he had two more hits last night and he has the batting average up to .385 and the on-base percentage at .439. there was speculation he may be brought up to begin the home stand. that move was not made and dave trembley was asked about possible roster changes. >> i won't rule out there's not going to be changes during the home stand. today there was and any changes. i wouldn't rule that out during the home stand. >> i'm sure, andy like myself are looking at the offense to get it started. obviously to be is a tough chore going against lee. white 18 good time to start scoring runs. as we go through the home stand that possibility does exist. >> whether it's the