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an iconic baltimore oriole is hospitalized. wbs was first to tell you about -- wjz was first to tell you about brooks robinson' latest hospitalization. mike schuh once again live outside orioles park. >> reporter: number 5 wasn't feeling well mid-week. you may remember he's a cancer survivor but this problem is caused by an infection. orioles great brooks robinson still hospitalized at gbmc. the 73-year-old says he began feeling sick the night before he was to undergo a routine outpatient procedure. in a statement robinson says -- >> reporter: denise koch spoke with robinson two years ago following his battle with prostate cancer. >> any time you say cancer it scares to you death. it scared me to death too. >> reporter: in a statement robinson says he's still cancer-free today. robinson had a storied career, 16 consecutive gold gloves awards in the 1960s and 1970s, earning the nickname the human vacuum cleaner. >> anything you learned in those years, did they help you through this? >> just keep a positive attitude. in baseball,

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amherst at -- massachusetts and cleveland last weekend, last night we had an event with the baltimore orioles and a great newspaper guild member with the little place that is a radical bookstore downtown. i have seven years to prove that i was there and maybe busboys needs to invest into a hookie like this. how many people here? i know people inside the beltway 10 to be more respectable and button up but have you heard of him? guy take a back. good to see no longer there is the mccarthy era as people are willing to frequent the anarchist bookstore connected to the press and the progressive publisher and like busboys an independent bookstores around the country and places that we need patronized because if we don't, it just seems it is barnes & noble and borders would be the only place to buy books. we have a great group of workers at this event last night. one of them was a man from the sociology club and knowing that i was in mixed company and not everybody was necessarily up to speed with our bewildering array of acronyms, and i was spelling everything out, i did not want to leave out any o

orioles from 1955 to 1977. way elected into the hall of fame he won the american league mvp award in 64. brooks played all 24 seasons of his major league career right here in baltimore with the orioles. and as the o's get ready to open on the road in tampa bay, we are saying a prayer for brooks robinson and hoping for a speedy recovery. linda so, abc2 news. >> she mentioned the o's open on the road today. they are getting ready for a three-game set at tampa bay tonight. the rays are underdogs again in the al east after winning the division last year. the orioles and fans will pump for the team especially with the manager. they added new players including lee and reynolds. gutherie will start pitching. the first pitch is #:10 tonight. >>> -- 7:10 tonight. >>> controversy over a new ad campaign for the preakness. it feature a half man half horse. critics say it promotes binge drink and they say it's about core rail-- corralling more fans. sherrie johnson is here with more. >> reporter: today live racing starts but the draw is the running of the preakness stakes coming up in may. jockey club is using k-egsus is saying the half man half horse is the mascot which attract

he played all 23 seasons of his major league career in baltimore with the orioles. open on the road today, we are saying a prayer for brooks and hoping for a speedy recovery. live at camden yard, linda so, abc2 news. >> thanks. >>> 6:46 right now. it's major league baseball new year's day. buck and the o's taking the field tonight on the road in tampa bay. first pitch set for around 7:10 from tropicana fields. o's will send gutherie to the bump. first pitch after 7. o's and the tampa bay rays. again for the record, i am saying again, 6:47, 37 degrees april 1st, o's win the wild card. there's a good chance your bracket is shot but the games could be fun to watch. we are talking about the ncaa man's basketball final four. tomorrow the butler bulldogs take on vcu. the scheduled tip off is around 6:10 and 9:50 it's the wildcats from kentucky -- going up against ucon the winners of those will play around 9:15 tort-- for the national title. >>> a 14 -year-old boy is in custody e beat his 66-year-old grandmother uncoshes with a hammer. -- unconscious with a hammer e called

baltimore sun. what freemasons are doing to boost their membership. ed hail responds. and complete coverage of the oriolesn opener against the rays. for these stories and more, read in tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> safer streets. fewer drivers are dying in crashes. but despite the good news, kai jackson says maryland highway officials say there is no reason to celebrate. >> reporter: it's estimated that more than 240 million vehicles traverse the roads of america. that presents millions of opportunities for accidents and fatalities. but officials say the numbers are actually down. >> is that encouraging? >> oh, absolutely. -- i have a young child. i certainly want to see those numbers go down. >> reporter: the national highway traffic safety administration says they have dropped. they say in 2010, 32,788 people were killed on the roads. a decrease since 2009. it's the lowest number of highway deaths since 1949. >> it is very encouraging. national numbers show a reduction from 2009 levels. >> they attribute more people wearing

on monday the o's are back in baltimore for their first home game of the season. we'll be live at orioles park and camden yards. first pitch is slated for 3:05 on monday. be there. >>> here's a look at what's coming up tonight at 11. your sweet tooth could help relief efforts in japan. it started with a little girl hop wanted to help. >>> bheas next for the cobra who escaped from the bronx soo. while he was on the run, he had a twitter account. >>> here's live look at i-6359 and wilkins avenue. traffic is moving pretty good. we'll have more coming up. welcome. and happy baconalia! baconalia? mm-hmm. why, it's the sacred festival of bacon. a celebration of baconian delight. come celebrate baconalia! we're open to 7 new ways to enjoy bacon. denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> we've got that weird weather tonight. it's going to be a really strange mix going or for the next few days. >> rose circumstance look, sometimes the -- rosie, look, sometimes we've had snow on opening day. >> in 2003. >> a couple years back. it's not the prettiest end of march or the prettiest start to april.

. >> orioles begin their 2011 season today. baltimore visits tampa bay tonight.have the day off after opening day thursday. livan hernandez gave up that home run in the second. to jason hayworth. but he was fantastic after that. he retired 15 in a row and the relievers were good. the nats were shut out. >>> and we were all at opening day. the morning team. with the winners of our take me out to the ball game along with screech. with bill callery and his delightful wife, tara. bill has a wealth of information about every player who stepped up to the plate. >> he was absolutely fantastic. they love, love, love the nationals. they know every dlaism they could not have been kinder people. what a great couple. >> it was so great. we were out there in the elements with them. and we had a great time. >> 6:25. coming up, we'll announce this morning, the winner of our ipad 2 give away. >> also ahead this morning, an update on all of the big road projects in virginia. the ones underway and the ones still to come. >> right now, angie has a quick check of your commute. ang?

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baltimore but in the world of baseball. holding nearly a dozen records. he spent his entire career with the orioles and is considered one of the best to play the game. >> is there anything you learned in those years help you with this? >> just trying to keep a positive attitude. in baseball, you play 162 games in some games you're going to do well and others you're not. you just have to keep going. >> reporter: robinson asks for privacy. he says he looks forward to a full recovery and thanks everyone for their prayers. >> we will continue to monitor robinson's condition. >>> a crash snarls traffic. you see the significant damage to the two vehicles involved. there's no word on any injuries or if this was weather related. >>> tonight, a teenager pleads guilty to beating his grandmother. police say the boy called them and told them he got angry at his grandmother while getting ready for school. the grandmother is in critical condition. the teen is not yet charged. >>> a stolen handgun and a high ranking member of the police force. tonight mike hellgren explains how they are all linked in a crime. >>

orioles legendary burk robinson. the jury has the latest. >> a pause of concern all around baltimore late this afternoon. much better used to it -- news tonight. the hall of famers deeper and infection, -- forced his way to call for an ambulance. as you will see in his statement, this trip to the hospital had nothing to do with his previous battle with cancer. robinson had planned to go to the hospital today for what he calls a routine procedure. today, however, it turned into anything but routine. it he released this statement, "thing you for your out pouring of concern. i was scheduled for a routine procedure on march 31, 2011. the evening before surgery had developed a fever and infection. my doctors chose to admit me to aggressively treat the infection. i am responding well to the antibiotics and this has nothing to do with my prostate cancer in 2009. i ask you to give me my privacy and i thank you for my prayers." he remains in such high regard in this town that most people it refer to him by his first name. most of baltimore shares the same thought, get well soon, brooks. >> in other news, a 14-yea

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orioles open their 58th season. how about a collective sigh of relief for number five, brooks robinson. brooks says he is ok after he was taken to the greater baltimore medical center. because of a is high fever and infection, and he was due to have a procedure done there anyway on thursday, if the infection -- but it led them there quicker. brooks released this statement. thank you for the outpouring of concern. i was originally scheduled for a routine outpatient procedure on thursday, march 31. the evening before surgery i developed a fever i had anfection and my doctors chose to admit me and treat me for the infection. i am pleased to say i continue to remain cancer-free after my successful treatment for prostate cancer and i look forward to a full recovery and ask you for your privacy and thank you for your prayers. >> this is probably the only time brooks doesn't want people around him. >> down in d.c., the nationals open their season, losing to the braves. first game for new manager fredi gonzalez who takes over for bobby cox. second in, justin hayward off liven hernandez. -- livan hernandez. >> big story in this game. he strikes out jayson wer

baltimore sun. what free masons are doing to boost their membership. >>> first mariner founder, ed hail responds to the bank's ability to remain in business. complete coverage of the oriolesn opener for all of these and more, remember to look for the updated first warning forecast. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. is prince william getting nervous about his upcoming wedding? what he told reporters about his big day. >>> hula hooping to better health tonight. in healthwatch, a new fitness craze. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. we'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast for you this weekend. yes, we'll see sunshine and warmer temps. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> nice sunshine out there. partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies tomorrow morning. may see some clouds. may even be a sprinkle or shower during the overnight and morning hours. otherwise, temperatures getting back up in the low 50s tomorrow, with clear skies tomorrow night. it may be a cool night and a warmer day on sunday. and tim has a look at that five- day forecast. looking a lot better than it did a couple of days ago. tim? >> really is

orioles open their 58th season in st. petersburg. jeremy guthrie starts against david price. and a collective sigh of relief. hamer brooks robinson. he says he is ok after he was treated at the baltimoreenter for an infection. he was to have -- ahh, duds that bring back memories. he was to have a procedure yesterday, anyway, but a high fever forced him to the hospital early. brooks released this statement thursday. quote thank you for the outpouring of concern. i was originally scheduled for a routine outpatient surgery, the evening before the surgery i developed a fever and infection my doctors chose to admit me and treat me with antibiotics. i am pleased to say i continue to remain cancer-free. i ask that you give me privacy. i look forward a full recovery. thank you for your prayers. and we wish brooksy the best. no doubt brooks will be keeping an eye on tonight's opener against the braves. the 17th season opener for derek jeter. and the nintse for mark teixeira who christened the season off with a monster home run off justin very lander. the 276th of mark's career. curtis granderson, the former tiger. dodgers beat the giants last night, 2-1. the men's final four tomorrow in housto

baltimore hitry -- history here at 9:09. it does snow on this late date occasionally. do you remember this? march 31st, 2003. started out as sunny day and as the oriolesre opening up against the cleveland indians, just watch. can you see? i think what's most impressive is the fact that the ball was actually hit in the third inning. gibbons was what? as the ball dropped. there we go. camouflage baseball. and i am amazed he called it fair. how did he he see it. impacting a game a little bit. but it can snow and it did snow and let's hope we wind up with a better season than they did thethan the other 13 involved. manchester got a inch and half of snow. it will melt away on the fields. the roads were rough a two-hour school delay in carroll county. look at westminster, it came down hard and heavy for a while and they wound up with a inch of -- an inch of slushy snow. and one more reisterstown they had it on the field and it melted away. temperatures this morning we are 35 reisterstown westminster. kingsville and 36 in annapolis. and beltway southbound is mostly rain. we have got more showers. could mix in a little with a snowflake or two. don't sweat it.