the guy next to him is jack dunn, the owner of the baltimore orioles.d to become george's legal guardian. >> they go to spring training and the baltimore sun starts referring to george ruth as "jack dunn's baby," and by may of that year, it had been shortened to "babe ruth." >> soon, fans could tune into radio broadcasts of the babe pitching for the boston red sox. but he was even more valuable as a slugger. he moved on to the championship yankees and stardom. but he always made time for his fans, especially young ones. >> there are many stories about the babe coming home from yankee stadium after a game, and he would stop the car if he saw a game of ball going on, and get out and play with the kids because he just was like that. >> babe ruth had a heart as big as yankee stadium. mike told me the story of babe's promise to a kid dying of a rare disease. it was a promise that seems to have helped save the young fan's life. >> over here, you see a bunch of baseballs all signed by babe ruth, but the one second-in from the left is the ball that babe ruth si

there's a beautiful baltimore oriole. we have some red tulips. that is a definite sign of spring.own at 48 and south lake shore drive and captured the rising sun. it is a gorgeous day. about 30 percent of the area may get one. that is fire in holon 8 warm front that is no. bomb. for warm moist almost summerlike air over the south end of the area. that has been the coolest spring since march 1st. it ranks 27th coolest. no wonder we're waiting for the arrival of the month. we are in their group. we're going to add a couple more. 86 forecast for tomorrow. the 84 will occur in the southern and western suburbs. the northern suburbs up against the lake shore where winds were coming off of the waco stand the '50s and '60s. it is already 83 at st. louis and 81 at kansas city. here's a closer look at the war. humidity at this >> breaking records and fielding wild fires. produced the earliest hundred degree temperatures ever recorded in wichita kansas. 74 at midway. 73 at lansing. 82 that kankakee. the wind southeast at o'hare. the warm air is able to flood north. grass pollen is moderate.

a baltimore oriole those taken out there. all is a beautiful creature and a beautiful shot. was gorgeous. announced the approach of warmer air. has produced a couple of radar returns. we will show you any moment. we may get a shower in some spots. snowy friday morning to tamara's a afternoon's predicted 82 he was the temperature is warm about 84 degrees. a little cooler later in the week. it is 74 and nebraska. 70 at the mine and 76 at kansas city. there is the push of warmer air into the center of the country. even 80s down near kansas. up to 88 degrees now. this atmosphere is completely capable of warming up. here are the clouds. this runs two days. you'll see low pressure developing here. trekking along the northern states. it is dragging the warmer air into chicago along with a little bit of the moisture producing those clubs out to the west of us cahosome clouds on to the west of us. the forecast is for a few real showers. tonight there be some showers and isolated thunderstorms. the company by a strong southwest wind that ought to boost the temperatures. if you're worr

. >>> and in major league baseball the kansas city royals beat the baltimore orioles. an 8-6 victory. that's sport for now. >> thanks so much, robin. spring has arrived in toronto, and so have many animals at the local zoo. they came into being with the help of frozen genetic materials. >> reporter: preventing extinct with a genetic deep freeze. this is the bio bank of sperm, eggs, dna and cells from dozens of endangered animal species. it's shared by other zoos and used at the proceeding program at toronto. >> understanding reproductive health, making babies, reproducing the genetic material for the future, but the big mandate is the long-term bank. that's what we do. >> reporter: there is genetic material at the bio bank. but interest there is a strong emphasize of wildlife in canada. the wild population is infected with tuberculosis from cattle. a familiar pattern in canada where encroachment by humans isn't the main challenge for animals. >> the fact that bev a lot of land the fact that we're creating pocketed areas of isolation we cut them off from each other and