nick johnson cannot make a play. the error allows two runs to score. talf oriole debut. ohnson, fly, baby, fly. two batters later, davis follow suit. orioles sleep the jays 5-2. they are now 12 and seven on this season. the caps won their game seven. the senators and rangers tonight in their game seven. the rangers' offense was pretty good. 1-0, new york takes the lead. first goal of the playoffs, the rangers win the game 7, 2-1. the rangers and capitals meet in the east semifinals. new jersey at florida and overtime. stay with us. >> zero for the next couple of days, the rain will be out of here in the next few hours. it should be a nice, beautiful, sunny day. a chilly rain on saturday, but sunday it clears up nicely. the second half of the weekend looks good. >> the ravens, a slow night tonight. three picks tomorrow. >> in ozzie, we trust. >> thank you for

nick johnson, remember him? marks the chair, gathers it, throws to second and that means adam is safe. 3-1 birds. tied in the 7th, base hit down the line. nick switcher was on first. motoring around the bases and he's coming home. matt applies the tag. he's gone. right now we're tied at 4 in the 11th inning. both the wizards and magic met tonight. both teams coming off wins on monday. washington crushed the bobcats. the magic destroyed the pistons. advantage, busch, dwight howard, out with back spas ms. that's good if you're a wizards fan. second quarter off of steel. john wall. tied at 41 at the half. alex ovechkin smiling, getting his picture taken, preparing for thursday's big payoff game. a career high 24. 13 rebounds r. pulling away from the magic. and finally, james on his fifth day of a 10-day contract. time to get another one. off the bench. the wizards win 93-85. washington's next friday where they will play at the new york knicks. when we return. the latest on robert griffin iii. was he in town? was he

nick johnson, wilson betemit, a perfect double steal. morneau goes down and hits one over nick markakis. the orioles win. some gets the save -- johnson gets the save. >> i was pretty calm. the pitch to justin morneau was a changeup. kind of hooked up. they finish the job for the eighth. >> not a bad start. two-hitter. was an all-son american at the university of georgia. celebrating his first major golf championship. picture perfect day. what they start for louis oosthuizen. that is the fourth double eagle in masters history. what a shot. tiger woods was not a factor yesterday. finished five over. check this out. phil mickelson tied for third. talk about a clutch shot. that was the shot of the tournament for bubba watson. bubba getting the high-fives. how did this not go whein? watson taps it in. that is a great moment. in his wife just adopted a baby boy -- he and his wife just adopted a baby boy. >> one bad apple spoils the plunge. >> use it you did not say tanker truck like this -- usually you don't see a tanker truck like this. >> an

nick johnson. former national. runners on first and third. we have a play at the plate., wow, can't get them. the orioles, take a 3-0 lead on the air. look at that. 3-1 lead rather. top seven now. tied at four. runner on first. doubles down the third base line. nick swisher, coming around the bases. he is coming home. the throw from andy chavez. what do you think? got him. matt weider is able to make the tag. this time he is the man playing defense on the play. certainly got hip. didn't he. top 12 now. we are tied at 4. the wizards -- how about the wizards tonight. they downed the dwight howard-less magic. giving them back to back wins for the second time this season. >> wow. >> pretty empressiimpressive? >> the word -- dwight howard-less. >> a mouthful. >> it's sports the we can throw whatever we want. it's a word. kevin serafin, used sparingly. lately. playing really well the last couple weeks dwight. howard. not playing he was injured. getting help from j.j. reddick. hits the three pointer. gets fouled. four-point play. old-fashioned style. john wahl, playing defense.

nick johnson should have made that play. two runs score. 2-2 in the eighth. adam jones from casey janssen and he launches it. 3-2 orioles. matt wieters singles. chris davis off of derek offer. luis ayala saves for the orioles. the orioles stay in first place. they are playing really good. the pitchers have not given up an earned run in 24 innings. sweet. >> go o's! >> let's get back to the subject of our water cooler question of the day, the nfl draft. >> this morning we asked -- what needs do you hope the ravens address with their draft pick this weekend? >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. coming up in the next hour, one year since a deadly tornado outbreak ever recorded. a look back at the damage. learning >> to roll with the punches. the professor who organized this says it is not such a far- fetched idea. >> that was like the scene at the parking lot this morning. there's nothing going on at weather-wise. we do have some rain in the for

nick johnson cannot handle it. two runs score. 2-2 in the eighth. adam jones off of casey janssen, first pitch of the inning. that is making a statement. chris davis goes deep. how big is that? the orioles sweep the blue jays. new york rangers will play the capitals in the next round of the playoffs. game one of the series is on friday afternoon in new york as the capitals move on. expected ravens to get a good player in round two and expect the orioles to continue to play good baseball. >> thank you. 6:26. 49 degrees on tv hill. >> legislation that could give gamblers another option to place slots in the state. rackslicia barnes'family to reaction in the case. >> the probe into the secret service prostitution scandal is expanding. >> we have a couple of problems in the city. we have an accident a >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. is the rain going to ruin weekend plans? >> there i

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they are likely to keep nick johnson on the roster if davis can't hold on to the job.more additions, the games count on friday, opening day, we have it for you here on wjz, o's and twins, live, the pre- game coverage coming your way at 2:00. and more coming next hour as the ravens make a few changes to the upcoming season, coming up in sports at 6:00. back to you. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> bomb scare on the eastern shore, nearly a dozen schools evacuated. more on the inve,, . >>> coming up, tornadoes in texas, powerful storms rip apart homes in dallas, tossing trucks like toys, the first weather team tracking it all. >>> and bomb scares in one maryland schools, the police tracking it. what they found. >>> and lottery mystery, who is the winner of the mega millions and is it a single mom who claims she has the winning ticket? what she is telling us now. >>> and away from the home opener, ground crews hard at work here at camden yards. getting the field ready, we'll have more coming up on wjz. >>> and checking for the stories, on the breakin

they are likely to keep nick johnson on the roster as another option if davis doesn't hold on to the more additions, the games count. opening day here on wjz, o's and twins from camden yards, pre-game coverage coming your way. and didn't take long for pitcher alfredo simon, acquired by the cincinnati reds, he spent part of four seasons with the o's, in the mix for the starting rotation this spring. but he was let go after injuries and inconsistent performance in exhibition games. and the nfl draft three weeks away, the college playoffs making the move into the pros. they will have the uniforms waiting for them. ray rice, the showing of the nfl's new nike uniforms. the apparel company didn't make major changes to the traditional look of each team, but other lines were added, looking sporty and sleek. the commissioner, roger goodell, attended the fashion show in new york today. >> talking to the players, they don't want to take them off. they love them. they believe they will perform better with the uniforms. and i think they will. >> reporter: ray rice said you look good, feel good, p

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> nick had a two run single in the 8th inning, leading the orioless to a 3-2 win sunday afternoon. the o's have today off. tomorrow back at camden yards for a set with the blue jays set for 7:05. >>> weather seems to be cool. >> the storm residents are bracing for has them stocking up on food and the city bringing out heavy equipment. >>> ladies your life expect expectancy might be slowing down a bit. >>> april nor'easter is bringing snow to portions of maryland. how it's affecting your neighborhood, coming up. >>> a lot of incident going on, on the roadways already for your monday morning drive. details and alternate routes coming up next. achoo! nasal allergy symptoms like congestion, runny nose, itchy nose and sneezing can hit you year-round, indoors or out. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms any time of year. [ female announcer ] infections of the nose and throat and slow wound healing may occur. do not use nasonex until your nose has healed from any sore, surgery or injury. eye problems, including glauco

. >> so in '71 coming out of johnson and into nicks, and obviously we were in a war that was never-endingve amounts of debt. they tied the dollar to gold, right, and then we had, as you just said, a remarkable period with bush. we had an extended period of inflation that went all the way to carter. let's say we tie it back to gold. gold is a commodity. so are pig belliebellies, so ar anything. so is the weather. you can commodotize anything. pig bellies were the main thing traded. today, not so much. why should we tie any kind of monetary value to something that is a commodity, something that goes up and down, up and down, up and down. wouldn't that wreak havoc? >> i was talking about the gold standard, because history shows any time you have a period of a gold standard, after a while, it actually creates problems as well, like you don't have enough money to go around sometimes. the first great depression of america in the end of 19th century was due to the gold standard. gold is different than pork bellies because it affects supplies and doesn't really have any other uses. the use of gol

nick markakis comes up. up the middle. andino scores. jim johnson tested last out. their sixth win of the road trip. >> we had a successful road trip. we're looking for to getting back in front of some friendly faces in baltimore and see if we could keep this thing moving. it was a lot of fun. we get moving around. we were changing chairs. i'm not superstitious. i love when the orioles win. >> nah, he's not superstitious. the orioles play toronto tomorrow. the capitals and bruins head back to boston. tremendous series. this game is tied at 2. the caps play catch-up all day. alex ovechkin with a rocket and the game goes to overtime. the pass is picked off. 34- 4-3. the guy they call meta world peace gets ejected. >> coming up in our next hour -- george zimmerman is waking up somewhere other than jail this morning. >> it is prom season. for one community, this year's prom meant so much more. >> why is this man celebrate so much? a look at is incredible feat. like >> a hockey match on the set. it will feel like winter today. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> s

johnson. the brothers are accused of setting this pit bull on fire in may, 2009. the puppy, nick named phoenix was burned so badly she had to be euthanized. >> her tongue, her eyes, her pads are scorched off. unbelievable. >> the violence sparked widespread outrage across the country, then again when it ended with a deadlocked jury. during the next trial they faced challenges, a witness refused to testify. the judge found her in contempt of court, then gave her prison time. the defense tried to rattle the case even more, arguing the police officer who first responded to the scene did not secure it, take pictures or interview witnesses. animal welfare advocates have been in court for the entire trial, hoping for a conviction. >> we hope that there is a good verdict in the case but either way this case has brought enormous attention to animal abuse here in our city. >> each johnson brother faces four charges, the most serious one is aggravated animal cruelty. that is a felony and if convicted they could spend up to three years behind bars. reporting live in downtown baltimore, weij

johnson gets the chop high off the plate. it's fielded. the strong throw just in the nick of time. orioles win 3-2. >>> when we return, the future status of one nicklas backstrom, will he be playing in game 4 or sitting because of disciplinary action? >>> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. let's may a little hockey dictionary. shall we? a match penalty is imposed for deliberately injuring another player or head butting opponents and it results in a one-game suspension. this is what the officials called on nick backstrom at the conclusion of last night's 4-3 loss to the bruins. to that in a second. six minutes left caps trailing 3-2. nick backstrom skates from behind his own net, sends the pass to the right side to a wide open brooks laich who beats tim thomas, ties the game at three, laich with a goal and two assists. after the final horn backstrom sticks up for teammate alex ovechkin who was tripped by rich peverley. backstrom cross-checks peverley to the face and receives a match penalty which calls for a one game suspension. the nhl will review the play and could overturn the suspe

nick: -- jack nicholson in the front row. lakers coasting. former warrior, he had 41. the story of the game, andrew bynum. nba playoff record 10 blocks. first postseason triple-double since magic johnson 21 years ago. other. >> tony parker and the spurs had no problem with the jazz. 28 points, eight acysts -- assists. tim done -- spurs win game one, 106-91. >> from the court to the ice, game one between the devils and flyers. briere, the blast inside the blue line. beauts brodeur. >> let's tee it up in new orleans. jason dufner had to make a choice. play husband ball with a gator lurking or take a stroke. he takes the stroke and then rolls in a 43-footer for par the hard way. tied with ernie els. sudden death. dufner misses a six footer for bird. then ernie els, misses. oh, my. second playoff hole, dufner, the tap-in for birdie, ending a 163 event drought. and he is getting married next saturday. >> more playoff action from the nba and hmm hundred. -- nhl if you like ferraris, and who doesn't, we have just the race for you. >> ama: superheros making a splash. en in publish >> trying to get back over the wall or trying to save it. >> ama: saving the world. the aven jersey isn't playing

johnson. >> my pleasure. >> rose: we will be back, stay with us. >> eric liu and nick hanauer are here, their new book is called the gardens of democracy a new american story of citizenship, the economy, the role of government. who is a former speech writer and domestic policy advisor for president clinton and adventure capitalist and entrepreneur the first nonfamily member to invest in amazon i am pleased to have him here at my table for the first time to talk about exactly what they have done in their message, the first book was called the true patriot, and was that the foundation for this? >> yes. i suppose, in the true patriot, we argued that progressives needed to reclaim patriotism, and that we had left patriotism be sort of a highjacked by the right, although the left, we on the left did a great job of essentially letting it go, the core argument in the true patriot was if you take patriotism seriously that is to say putting country first as john mccain puts it you end up with a set of very progressive central, and, values, and i suppose at the core of the argument is, that .. a millions act of selfishne

nick markakis. endy chavez beats the throat and the tag -- beats the throat and the tw and the tag. 2-1 orioles. tis the game at -- ties the game. orioles win 3-2. jim johnsonrick for the final out. game 6 in d.c. yesterday between the caps and boston. this ties the game at 2. five minutes left. alex ovechkin with a rocket pass. the game goes to overtime. he beats the goalie. boston wins. check this out. metta world peace dumps over kevin durant. this is a vicious elbow. metta world peace is ejected. harden severs a concussion -- offers a concussion -- suffers a concussion. expect a suspension for world peace. kind of erotic with the name -- with the name. of ironic >> two brothers accused of beating a man are set to go on trial today. i'm kim dacey live with the latest. >> lawmakers are ready for hearings on the secret service >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. several inches of snow expected in western maryland today? >> out and garrett county. there will pick up 6, 8 inches of snow in pa