and in 15 minutes, we will talk to some of our baltimore orioles. >>> hopefully, you didn't fill up the tank for the week. drivers will pay less this week for gas, about a sent, it should be about $3.73. >>> a warning about a letter home owners with getting, and it appears to be from the government. handle it with caution so you don't waist rourste your money. >> reporter: it is urging you to buy a copy to the deed of your home. many people fall for it because they look urgent.

>>> it's been years since the baltimore orioles has had a crack at it. yes, i'll do sports. plus, sat night live offers a take on last week's presidential debate including one theory on why president obama may not have been at the top of his game. the best of snl and a check on the weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> martha stewart's arrival was maine particular kie lousily planned to avoid the media. she was driven in undetect before dawn. her arrival confirmed in a written statement handed out by prison officials. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

the baltimore orioles, they had a great day. they sweeped the red sox to stay in a tie for the first in the division, then on their flight down to tampa, this is not so great. their charter flight had to make an emergency landing in jacksonville after somebody reported smoke. thankfully it was just precautionary. it was actually the oven in the kitchen area that had started smoking. so everybody's okay. they're en route in tampa bay. orioles began the day with their magic number down to two. in the first, leadoff home run. jump out to a 1-0 early lead. then in the fifth, birds up 5- 1. chris davis homers for the fourth straight game. baltimore takes a 6-1 lead. tim johnson in for the save. he gets wade to ground out. this guy unbelievable. major league leading 50th stay for johnson. the yankees won today. the angels won today. the o's remain tied for first in the east and depending on what the angels did tonight if they go to the playoffs. >> it was fun. today really reminded me of '08 when the brewers made it and we stood out o

then they will play a one game playoff against either the iraqis of the baltimore orioles. the playoff game if the a's are the wild card would be on friday could be oin oakland york or baltimore. >> and develop a story this --i cried. >> my friend called me around 3: 30 and when i got the news i did not believe it. >> i think everyone is really depressed right now he was a great teacher. most of the kids had him. people keep saying he was the best teacher they ever had. >> not only was it a teacher doria, he was also the athletic director as well as the coach, in fact there is a picture of him coaching basketball team. it looks like many of the people wrote notes were either his students or fellow teachers at this particular school. at this point they don't know the cause of death but i can tell you that they do know -- >> here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. vo: f

and tte magical season of the baltimore orioles continues." &pcontinues.""oh it feels so good. i was a little kid last ttme ttey were winning like thi" this."then the excitement moved backktt baltimore as the orioles gott ready to face the big bad new york york yankees. yankees."hoppfflly we can bet the yankees. we're ppetty good when they cooe here." here."and tonight a loog awaited playoff game at oriole park at camden yards. good evening i'm jennifer gilbert.orioles fans have been in the playoffs... so what's two and a half hours more? mother nature causing a major rain delay.bbt it wasn'[t enough to keep passionate fans . away.melinda roeder... live at camden yards with more... melindd. even a delayed game. 3 3 the honor of throwing out the first pitch for tonight'ssgame special needs student who was shot on the first day of school. anddperry hall high schhol guidance ounselor, jesse wasmer.....wasmer--- thh gun away from the student who did the shooting..... putting his own lifeeon the line... and possibly saving the llves of many students,. a damp and chilly night also co

when the orioles game in baltimore on sunday night. i tomorrow night. -- went to the orioles game in baltimore on sunday night. going tomorrow night. >> top of the tall. the orioles have the counts. one ball, zero strikes, zero outs. folks are asking with the atmosphere is like. for pretty much the entire game, it was a vantage orioles fans. some innings you could hear a pin drop. that is until the ninth inning. we are hoping for a victory tonight. hopefully some smiles small morning. live in the bronx. >> thank you. while the orioles are roughly to the malls away, city leaders and fans here -- roughly 200 miles away, city leaders and fans here handed out all things orange. the mayor and the orioles byrd unveiled a large banner wishing luck for the team. it is in 15 years since playoff baseball was in the air in october. game 4, the clincher, skadden for tomorrow night. -- scheduled for tomorrow night. game 5 is needed is slated for friday night. -- if needed, is slated for friday night. tonight we play -- pay tribute to jr. fans. we wa

. >> for baltimore orioles fans, it was like deja vu all over again after a heartbreaking ninth inning loss. the orioles were two out away from taking two game lead. the birds were giving a one run lead with this blast from the yankee bullpen. the youngest player to hit a home run in american league postseason history. johnson has been lights out for most of the year. he once again falter. he gave up his long ball to the pinch hitter, who was hitting for alex rodriguez. three innings later, he does it again. he is pinch hitting here. it is another home run. the yankees go up and take the game on that wall of. that puts them up 2-1 in the divisional series. the orioles in a must win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive. >> it was a heartbreaking loss last night. there is no feeling of doom in the orioles' locker room. >> two of wood from having a 2-1 series lead over the yankees. gerardi makes a heartbreaking moves. >> that took me off guard. before anyone could even process the fact that a broad -- a-rod was on the bench, it was over. >> made a bad pitch. a lot going to my mind.

in the meantime, the aforementioned with 100-1, baltimore orioles. between the manager of the year.t a week for the texas rangers. and with losing in oakland and then they got knocked off in the wild card. josh hamilton 0-4 he struck out a couple of times. and somebody is going to have to pay for that texas collapse. five-one = orioles they're going to play the new york yankees. people been asking can michael phelps bowl but what about golf? >> this is in scotland. it went in. michael phelps. >> good night vo: for years, sacramento politicians have chopped away funds for our schools. today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. now these politicians say unless we send more tax dollars to sacramento, they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to our local schools, and guarantees the politicians can't touch it. thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight.

the baltimore orioles look to build on their win against the yankees. that series is tied at one game apiece. the first pitch in that game is at 8:07 this evening. >> robert griffin iii will join his teammates on the field for practice today. the report says he was cleared from his mild concussion he faced sunday. he must be cleared by a team physician and an independent neurological physician. >> the redskins cut they're struggling kicker. they replaced him with the top collegiate kicker in the country. he will start on sunday. tailgates and games and a nice cold beer are standards in football. >> it takes the least amount of time to earn a beer in the united states. look at median hourly wages an average beer prices in 160 counties. it takes americans five minutes on the job to earn a beer. on average, it takes a worker 20 minutes to earn a beer in other countries. >> either way, we win. still another half-hour of "good morning, washington." >> we will talk with two >> live and in hd, this is " good morning washington," on your side. >> the atmosphere

[ballpark organ plays] >> for the first time since 1997, the baltimore orioles are playing postseason baseball. >> they are hoping for orioles magic against the rangers. pete gilbert is in arlington with what the birds will face tonight. >> joe saunders takes the mound for the orioles. the rangers' pitcher has been a very good. the orioles did not face them. >> we did not face him this year. we look at them today and tomorrow and get a game plan. >> he can throw '94, '95 and throws sliders, curveballs and can spot up on you. >> the patients at the plate. did not caught their packing 0-- -- do no go up there hacaking. king. >> jennifer franciotti is live at camden yards with more. >> a game tonight is good but it home day on sunday and monday it would be better. they are printing generic orioles shirts. a win tonight means creating a divisional series shirts. and friday when bank would mean a huge boom in business for the hotels. -- a friday win would meet a huge boom in business for the hotels. then there's the beer. they have a very important client vital to sunday and monday's game,

. >> reporter: baltimore prepares for a pep rally celebrating orioles but what do new yorkers think about tonight's game 3. a live report straight ahead. >>> who cares what new yorgers think. -- yokeers think. -- new yorkers think. charley crowson talking about how baltimore is getting ready. baltimore takes pride in the sports teams and we will celebrate leading to road closures. >> reporter: yes we have the baltimore marathon coming up and i will have more later this week. but orioles go. hopefully they can pull it off. they have a good chance of beating the yankees. so keeping our tankers crossed here. >> lynette is-- fingers crossed here. >> lynette is doing multistate forecast. >> so here at home we are dealing with patchy fog. misting and we will get sunshine heading throughout the day. but let's look at reduced visibility this morning. so we can see three in york. so traveling along i-83 this morning. you will encounter that fog. only about 2 1/2 reduced visibility right now in baltimore. 7 in frederick and we are at 6 in dc traveling that way nation's capital and easton along the

we are also keeping a close eye baltimore orioles, who are playing right now. there is a lot of excitement over playoff fever. >> there is reason to be the orioles will continue playing. worse, we know the nationals playing. -- of course, we know the nationals will be playing. the fans know this will be a of baseball. this could be a tense table. corey smith is a big national scale. >> it is an awesome time to be a baseball fan. >> lawyer is a cardinals fan. they are rooting together tonight, but they will choose a different sides when the team -- takee the field thursday. >> i consider the nationals my but i will be for the cardinals. do you watch the redskins or nationals? >> the nationals. >> did you say something before that? scott hopes to be watching well into october. >> we have been waiting since 1997. there is nothing better. >> with the orioles playing for their postseason lives, they are in on places, like this yankee fanatic. >> you are an oriole fan? >> of course. they are easier to beat. her husband is wearing baltimore colors, perhaps in silent pr

it starts friday against the baltimore orioles or the yankees.snatching up playoff tickets each though they are far from settled. to come here and have to go quick is a problem. >> on this remarkable run, there is good news for the team to stay here in oakland. it will likely not happen until 2018. it is a five-year lease extension and they are reportedly interested in reaching an agreement. even if they were to build a new ballpark it would not be done for five years anyway. they expect it to be packed for the final game of the season a one game showdown for the amount of l west , a l-west showdown. in oakland alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> sal is back watching our commute, so far nice and quiet. we just mentioned the as as alex mentioned and you know, we will remind you have that. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza as it looks good getting into san francisco, no problems there and as we do mention 880 quite a bit, we have a camera, just remember, the games should be over and you get the point, if you drive here every day especi

. >> the baltimore orioles team plane was diverted to tampa of smoke in the galley. spokesman for the aviationlle authorities and the aircraft was inspected. the orioles clinched a playoff spot. let's look at the redskins. an interesting sunday. they lost two players before against the tampa bay buccaneers. >> two hours before the game, safety brandon meriweather ran receiver robinson in the end zone while attempting catch a pass. they are expected to be ok. game, the redskins be dominating the buccaneers. 21-3 lead, but the buccaneers came back. rg3 helped to get the team into the field goal range. billy cundiff had already missed three field goals and nailed it. 2. redskins are 2 and they won. the game between the eagles and the giants with 13 seconds left. they missed a 53-yard field-goal attempt to give the eagles the victory, 19-17 for. >> the washington nationals kick last home stand of the regular-season tonight. dedicated to teddy roosevelt, their beloved presidents. fans attending will receive themedroosevelt- items.onal >> it is 52 degrees. >> next, more pr

they are the first world series team to pitch consecutive shutouts since the 1966 baltimore orioles did it to the dodgers. layer beil has all the highlights coming up in sports in about 20 minutes. tonight's game is being played in detroit where the giants could ask probably will wrap it all up. bay area giants fans can gagger to watch the game on giant tv screens right outside san francisco city hall. we are joined live right now. you said you saw somebody out there ready? >> yes, carolyn. far back there. the first two fans getting ready for where this jumbotron will be set up later this afternoon for all giants fans to come see the hopeful world championship. a four-game sweep. but let's take you to the video. we did go meet ronny gonzales. he's the first -- well, and his brother. the first and second giants fans out here to snag the first spots in front of city hall. as soon as they saw the giants shutout the tigers last night, they hopped on bart and made their way eve to the city from the east bay. they have been here since midnight. they are staying awake all night with the help o

. >> the baltimore orioles are going home this is unbelievable.rodriquez has five years left on a $27 million and they are benching him on the final game. >> the entire game? >> yes. >> curtis hit a home run. and sebastian made it stick. it is really unbelievable. alex rodriguez does not play and the game and not that they just did not one but the manager had the guts to sit him out. and the yankees will play detroit in game 1 tomorrow and york. the tigers eliminated the oakland athletics. they cleaned out their lockers 94-68. and you can see just by every account these surprise story in baseball this season. it was a great deal. believe will keep it rolling. the one thing we set out to do is keeping some sustainable and having stability for the next couple of years. the great thing about last night beyond about what was talking a lot with the plans, the players which is police of the special. something like that. with the plans -- and the players. coming back hard. i have been here for 30 years and as far as enjoy the entire season. this one was

. >> the baltimore orioles will need some magic to stay in the tournament. >> 11 sports's pete gilbert is in st. petersburg's florida where the orioles are looking to rebound against tampa bay. >> a little bit of disappointment last night especially when they had a comeback going, but this has been the team all year. they still have their goals ahead of them. now, they need some help. that's ok. what was frustrating was to be about to come back in the ninth inning, getting a two-run home run from davis but unable to go ahead and find a way to pull it off. that if the man on the did not get the job done. this is what they do all year. what is still have is their ability to win and have and at home playoff game. that seems to be the biggest theme this team wants for its fans. >> that's a big motivation. we definitely want to bring post-season baseball back to baltimore. >> knowing the type of team they are, they play the game the right way. they played hard. i do not expect anything different out of them. >> another cast off batting lead off again tonight. so many unsung heros. coming up

it is like the orioles and like those are the baltimore orioles from there on. 16 years later, here we are. >> you better believe it. the side bar will be packed tonight as we play this very important game four and hopefully send it into a final game 5 and take that. a lot of fans of the stadium are hoping for the same thing. we will ever brought up at 11:00. wbal-tv 11 news. >> today family and friends are preparing to say farewell to the former delegate clarence mitchell iii. >> saudi ravens hope to take the shine off the cowboys -- how the ravens have to take the shine >> former state senator and state delegate clarence mitchell iii served for 23 years. >> he passed away this morning at the age of 72. we have more on his life and legacy. >> if he was a state senator, ran for mayor of baltimore in 1971. clarence mitchell iii passed away early this morning. he was one of the nation's youngest legislators when he was elected to the house in 1972. his son was also a state delegate and is now a radio am. here at wba l >> i celebrate the great lie that my father lived, the historic like t

and in 15 minutes, we will talk to some of our baltimore orioles. >>> hopefully, you didn't fill up the tank for the week. drivers will pay less this week for gas, about a sent, it should be about $3.73. >>> a warning about a letter home owners with getting, and it appears to be from the government. handle it with caution so you don't waist rourste your money. >> reporter: it is urging you to buy a copy to the deed of your home. many people fall for it because they look urgent. like many home owners, pat signed up for water protection. >> we figered we mightured it might be good toof. to have. >> reporter: now they are asking for a deed to your home. >> i am afraid people are sending money in and paying for something they could get much cheaper. >> reporter: you don't need one, but if you want one, the county court house has one for much less. a washington d c address, making it appear important and mandtory. >> how much more official can you get, they make it look like it is coming from the government. >> reporter: this is one service you don't need. any time you receive a letter that

. >> the baltimore orioles lost to bay race. the orioles have secured the card spot.d- they play the raiders friday in a one game playoff. >> we turn to washington's baseball playoff team. t recordlench the bes national league. kind ofexcitement is victory.by another time infor the first than 500 attempts to win e race. >> so many different ways to lose. it is about time. for the game itself, important there. nats 1 their 98th win of the season, more than any other team in major league baseball. that coupled with the meansal league's victory clenched home field advantage throughout the , through the world series. >> the nats game will be this sunday. >> the nats first home game will be during day 3 of the best of five series. from tonight. have much more coming up on the nats later in sports. beaten.year-old was >> i am bob ryan. some fog. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. these appliances could have been made here in america. but a company called global tech maximized profits by paying its workers next to nothing...

another team trying to move into their championship series, the baltimore orioles. re taking on the bronx bombers, the new york yankees in the bronx. this is game five of the alcs. let's look at the highlights. this is the one the orioles have been waiting for for a long, long time. the winner takes on the detroit tigers in the alcs. c.c. sabathia on the mound, looking at strike three. five strikeouts for six for c.c. bottom five now. guess who, raul ibanez, the killer, the hero from game three facing jason hamel. and the yankees take a 1-0 lead. right now it is still 1-0 through six innings. can you imagine if the os were able to pull that out and the nats pull it out? two teams in the area? that would be awesome. sunday would be nuts. because the redskins are playing the minnesota vikings. and robert griffin iii will be in that game, barring a setback. but the offense, not going to change that much. shanahan and the boys planning on pulling out all the bag of tricks. >> it's not about being soft, i don't have anything to prove to anybody. the team is letting me kno

i think it's a great celebration of the orioles, ravens, under armour, baltimore city, everything i lovey. great for the city, it's exciting to see people come and run and enjoy. it's great. >> in the marathon, everyone who crosses the finish line, whether you're first or last, is a winner. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was a nice turnout. >> are you going to do it next year? >> the same way i did it yesterday, in the back of the pickup truck. nice turnout of fans. how about you? >> no. >> done? >> thinking approximate marathon but not this one. >> the station needs you on the desk. >> we have to work. >> 6:05, 48 degrees at b.w.i. can you imagine spelling the president's name wrong? up next, what happened when an board missed a letter in the president's name on a sample ballot. >> and they're really part of modern life, search engines. how the searches play a role in the presidential elections and candidates. >> tony has the 11 insta-weather plus forecast after the break. it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runw

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. >> supporting news -- disappointing news for fans of the baltimore orioles.o the yankees in game 5. they went down 3-1. the yankees now advance to face the tigers in the american league championship series. vincent gray makes an appeal to washington caps owners in a push to end the nhl lockout. artists partners are reporting that he spoke about the impact on small businesses are run onzon center. -- verizon center. to that was supposed to be the caps a home opener. we will see how things play out. coming up, the shuttle endeavor takes a new, slow, but i opening journey. -- eye-opening journey. >> a sex assault in alexandria. how one community is trying to stay safe. >> and frightening attack in alexandria has police and women on alert. this all began when the attacker tried to rob women, but police said it turned far more violent. this happened late last night near the intersection of van dorn street and courtney avenue. >> a lot of folks talking about this. this overpass, and very popular among walkers. a lot of folks use decide what to walk from the local m

congratulations, baltimore orioles. can't wait to see you tomorrow night. go ravens.s coming up. >> it's time to lace up the running shoes and grab your bib number. in just a week, 27,000 runners from all around the world will hit the streets of baltimore for the baltimore running festival. since its inception in 2001, the race has blossomed to a full morning that features something for everyone. ages 1 to 86. from avid runners who log 26.2 miles to half marathoners, 5kers and the fun run, it show cases the best of our city. it offers rookie runners a challenging course, and powers tourism in our town. the international field will include runners from 24 countries and every state in the u.s. last year's men's champion will return to defend his title and take home the $25,000 prize. the race expected to generate $30 million in economic impact for the city and an additional million dollars for charity. wbal tv is proud to be the official television station of the festival and will provide live exclusive coverage. for more information or even to sign up to run in the fes

they are the first team to do pitch consecutive shutouts sinces '66 baltimore orioles good it to bodgers. larry beil has the highlights coming up in sports in about 20 minutes. tonight's game is being played in detroit where the giants could wrap it all up. bay area giants fans can watch on the jumbo tv screens outside city hall. we are joined live from civic center plaza. they have done this with the world cup soccer matches and now this. very popular. >> yes, carolyn, and very exciting. right behind me right any the jumbotron is being set up. game 4 will be shown as giants cheer on their giants' hope for a potential world series championship and a potential four-game sweep. let's take a look at video we have from just about an hour ago as the jumbotron was just arriving. a dozen or so stage hands began setting up this quarter million dollars screen 30 feet wide, 17 feet tall on a 40 by 40 stage. get this, apparently it costs anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 a day to rent 24 stage and screen. and all across civic center plaza you can see giants fever, flags flying above city all haul. ta

. >>> now the baltimore orioles ended their home stand with a series tied up as well. the birds actually won the second game, so they bring the momentum into new york. game three between the orioles and yankees is at 7:37 tomorrow. the two face each other for the first time since this infamous catch during game one of the acls16 years ago. 12-year-old jeffrey mayer interfered. now, oriole fans, be happy. the mayor is staying home tomorrow night. he will not be at the ballpark. good news for baltimore. all right, the redskins had the day off, but robert griffin, iii, has been busy undergoing concussion tests. other physical activity. if he gets the okay, rg3 could return to practice tomorrow. there was some action at the park today. the skins tried out three kickers. after missing four of his last six field goals, mike shanahan decided it was time to give him the boot. washington signed kicker out of ucla. he becomes the redskins 19th different kicker since 1994. >>> time now to reveal our latest game of the week poll. five great games for you to choose from. here are yo

the baltimore orioles and yankees are even 1-1.d the yankees under control despite this early action. yankees on the board first. here comes suzuki. man, that is a smart guy. he is in there. he is in there. ichiro suzuki. 2-1 baltimore. mark reynolds. andy pettitte 7oy innings. 3- 7 innings. the series tied 1-1. here is what the giants didn't do. after losing on their home field, the cardinals, boom, they come back with jon jay and jump all over the washington nationals. 12-4. carlos beltran going deep. series moves now to d.c. but the cardinals weren't going to lose two at home and they -- the defending world champions. even. their series a game apiece. giants need to win tomorrow in cincinnati or it is over. >> they have done a great job all year bouncing back. it has been done before. we got to keep fighting. there is no choice in this. weave to keep our -- we have to keep our heads up and be ready to go. >> stay hungry and humble and keep playing the way you have been playing. 2-0, you know, doesn't mean anything unless it is 3

. >>> and the baltimore orioles will try to tie up their series against the new york yankees tonight beginning at 8:00. the o's lost sunday 7-2. >>> still to come, when 9news now continues, there have been rumors and sightings for years, but now proof the u.s. government may have been testing flying saucers in the skies after all. >>> then a little bit later, find out why some people are dressed up like pandas. isn't that cute? >>> felix baumgardner plans to free fall from 23 miles over new mexico tomorrow. the 43-year-old was hoping to help nasa figure outweighs for astronauts to survive a high altitude disaster. >>> another pro jeblght rumored to have taken to the skies over roswell, new mexico may have actually been reality. the u.s. government is releasing drawings, and schematics of the flying saucer it tried to build back in the 1950s. those documents show that the united states air force worked with a canadian company to create what it called a supersonic craft, shaped like a disk. project 1794 was eventually dropped in 1960, after the saucers built proved hard to fly at high

. >> the baltimore orioles are in new york trying to stay alive trying to avoid elimination.e scoreless in the top of the fifth. he takes it. this silence is the crowd and it gives the orioles a 1-0 lead. meanwhile, the yankees played small ball. barry jeter comes home from third. it was a one-one game. they're now in the 12th inning and the orioles have won on and one out again in the 12th in the bronx. meanwhile, the giants eliminated the reds 6-4. they now move on to the championship series and there are weeding the winner of the nationals and the cardinals. everybody seems optimistic that griffin will be about to go against the vikings. he ran to practice again. he will be evaluated by doctors tomorrow morning. the redskins are favored by 1 over the vikings. meanwhile, the basketball fans, the knicks were in town tonight. they beat the wizards 108-101. the wizards are 0-2 now in pre- game season per -- in preseason >> the woman who blogged alexis douglas: i can remember when i was younger and... my family was not necessarilyfi financially stable. we were poor. anncr: then

no game 163 tomorrow for the baltimore orioles. >> they suffered a defeat against the tampa bay race. they could not keep the possibility of the tiebreaker game with the yankees alive for the division title but would not have mattered anyway because new york crushed boston. >> the post season ball is still in the future for the o's. kai spent the evening with passionate o's fans. we begin with pico -- pete gilbert in st. petersburg. >> the orioles lose the battle tonight but the world will continue friday in arlington, texas. they ran into incredible pitching. if evan longoria had been healthy for those 85 games he missed, the rays probably have won the american league east. crista the mound tonight, hoping to get his ninth victory of the year. had they won, but with the post of the what carter on friday. what a show evan put on. 1-0, tampa. he hit 3 homeruns on the evening. the orioles did get 1 run in th 9th. afterwards, you have to wonder if they were down after the defeat. not at all, they say. >> that cannot come close to describing our locker room right now. it is a tough road h

the baltimore orioles have a shot-- will find out today if they have a shot. one game behind the yankees, who beat the red sox last night in extra innings. the orioles can still force a one-game tie-breaker for the division title tomorrow night if they beat the ravens tonight and of the red sox beat the yankees. they are planning for the division crown. >> the action committee for transit sent a letter to maryland transit administration. the group wants the state agency to promised extra service on the camden line. the letter goes on to say that riding public transit to baseball games is part of a fan tradition. >> loose seat. what the pilot union is asking today regarding american airlines. >> and why some people are confusing music from space. >> and a look at the forecast. things are starting to turn around. [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ femalennouncer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ male announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romomney supports actually does. m

the baltimore orioles in texas tonight ahead of their wild-card game against the rangers. they could not stop the tampa bay raised and evan was really hot last night. the second wild-card team, baltimore will face the rangers in arlington tomorrow night. the winner of that game will host the yankees this sunday. >> school safety is a timely topic in baltimore county as the district looks to a high-profile shooting as a lesson learned. top administrators are taking a closer look at safety procedures. jim joins us in the studio with the story. >> for 20 years, baltimore county has been holding a system wide conference. but this year, safety and security seem to take on a different meaning. in his own words, george roberts hold his story. about what happened on the morning of august 27 to our room full of administrators and teachers. the story of how students fired two shots in the school cafeteria. >> i would be lying if i said i don't get some of motions every time i tell it. it was emotional during that day. and not just because of what was happening, but the effect on the

. >>> the baltimore orioles in the bronx tonight for game three against the yankees. miguel gonzalez on the mound for the birds. they're hoping to avoid the same fate as the nationals. >> games are different. they're obviously different. we played one game already this year since the finale and i think the way our guys responded in that game, you know, was something i was very proud of. >> reporter: now to the redskins, they returned to the practice field today prepping for their big showdown sunday afternoon against minnesota and there was a much welcomed sight on the practice field. robert griffin, iii returned to practice today after suffering that concussion sunday against atlanta, but he hasn't been cleared yet for contact. however, the skins expect him to practice fully by friday. robert griffin, iii said he felt great, no real lasting effects from the hit. >> i ran out of bounds today in practice and i imitated a slide and got a huge cheer from the team. so it's just something i have to make myself aware of it. >> i'll be surprised if he's not on the field sund

i think it's a great celebration of the orioles, ravens, under armour, baltimore city, everything i love about this city. >> it's great for the city, it's exciting to see people come and run and enjoy. it's great. >> in the marathon, everyone who crosses the finish line, whether you're first or last, is a winner. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> time now is 9:06. keeping down the rising cost of childcare. we will sit down with the head of a leading daycare center in the country for tips on how to do that. >> and o's fans are looking forward to next season. up next, how they chose to show gratitude to the team. >> it's going to be a nice day today with temperatures sneaking into the 70's but things change tomorrow. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tony pann. >> welcome back, the time is 9:09, a beautiful start for us sunday morning. 53 degrees at the airport, 56 downtown, winds out of the southwest at 7 miles per hour. if you're lucky enough to have ravens tickets, you picked a good day. it will be nice with high temperatures in the upper 60's, low 70's. kickoff should be 6

likelihood would be would be played here and this thing is far from over but we know that the baltimore orioles are in the playoffs and for everything you need to know including a photo -- fan photo contest, go to abc2news.com and everything you need to know right there. look under omazing and video right there he has the best cheer jamie or lauren. watch them and vote for the winner. word right now is that the- official tally has lauren cook in the lead. if you -- president obama and gop nominee mitt romney are getting ready for the first debate. the president expected to meet with top advisers today at a des earth resort in nevada. he took part in an event in las vegas and it was focused in part on rallying hispanic voters. in the meantime, this morningmitt romney is practicing for debate in massachusetts and later will head to denver for rally and more debate prep. this is the first debate witness wednesday night take -- wednesday night take place in denver, colorado. >>> arnold schwarzenegger autobiography hits shelves today. it's called total recall. my unbelievably true life story reveali

the bronx as the yankees hold on by a thread to their lead over the baltimore orioles in the division. the question is how will this playoff picture shake out, from new york to oakland. it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show whose polling shows it needs to have a big morning today or the race could well be over. good to have you up with us watching on msnbc, listening live at sirius xm radio. tweet me @williegeist or text awake to 622639. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, october 3rd. a lot to tell you about, include a big decision in pennsylvania on voter i.d. we'll have the details on that. >>> plus, president herman cain makes his return to "the daily show" reminding america once again what it could have had. >>> let's get to the news here at 30 rock in new york city. the first presidential debate a matter of hours away. a new battleground poll released moments ago shows where the race stans in ohio, virginia and florida. acoring to the nbc news/"wall street journal"/maris poll, ohio ha

the baltimore orioles headed to their first postseason berth, first winning season even in 15 years back1997 when bill clinton was still president. all right. heading out to ashburn, the washington redskins enjoyed a victory monday after squeaking by tampa bay buccaneers. mike shanahan said today they are not working out any kickers this week. they are sticking with billy cundiff for at least one more week, but he did sing the praises of his rookie quarterback. for the 2nd week in a row rg3 put his team in position to win calling several plays himself to his headset had actually gone out. >> it felt great. you know, the whole drive was a little complicated in practice every week. we always practice mecalling the plays in two minutes, acting as if the headset goes out and the funny thing was the headset did go out on that drive. i had to call a couple of my own plays and we moved the chains and got in the field goal range. >> reporter: and it's time to vote for our high school game of the week. lots of great match-ups for you guys this week. here are your choices. go to u >>> wren -- go t

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. >> the baltimore orioles needing a win against the rays to stay in the hunt for the al east title. they ran into a roadblock named evan l o longoria. now, on this final day of the season, history was made once again at nationals park. not only did the nats wind up with the best record in baseball, but teddy roosevelt ended his 6th year losing streak. in the president's race in the middle of the 4th, good old teddy finally came out victorious. perhaps it could be an ohman of what is t come. zimmerman hit a homerun. we asked zim about the win after the game. >> i'm so glad teddy won so we can stop talking about ted tee dy. [ laughing ] >> people get more excited about a mascot race than the game. yes, teddy won. i'm ecstatic. >> at least we're not asking him about strasburg anymore. now we don't have to ask about the president anymore. >> and i do think it is an ohman of things to come.

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. >> the baltimore orioles are faced with a do or die wild-card game tonight. it is 8:00 in arlington, texas. if the orioles win they will host the yankees. the nfl week four started with the thursday night game. there was a great catch with one hand. he later left the game with a shoulder injury. the rams' defense sacked of the cardinals' quarterback nine times. the redskins will be playing the atlanta falcons on sunday. the atlanta defense will have their hands full. robert griffin iii is the top nfl rushing quarterback. we will see what happens. >> we all know that fans love to tailgate before a football game theme tailgating might be more than just a party. a cultural anthropologist says tailgating as a tie to harvest festivals in ancient rome and greece. >> it is more about sharing than competition, he says. >> 6:28 and still another 30 minutes of "good morning washington." >> video from a shooting at a hotel in israel [ kreg smith ] i'm third generation military. i served in the army two tours over there. when i got back from iraq i was searching for new

. >>> it will baltimore orioles have their work cut out for them tonight. they need a win in a pivotal game four. abc2 news jamie costello and christian schaffer are in new york with a look back at the game we are going to remember for quite some time. >> reporter: a not so "good morning maryland." rolling out on the wrong side of bed after watching this game last night. let's show you the highlights. the majority had a great hart -- orioles had a great start. gonzalez was just dominating the yankee bats. then a home run from another rookie ryan o'flaherty and another home run by manny machado. you thought three rooks were about to beat the things then -- kings then in the bottom of the 9th joe girardi from the yankees makes the move. he tells a-rod the set down. raul ibanez homers to tie the ball game up in the 9th inning. one pitch, gone. then to the bottom of the 12th with had us on. gone, game over. yankees win 3-2. they now take a 2-1 lead on the orioles. let's bring in christian schaffer. unbelievable. may be the best pinch hitting job baseball has se

. >>> now to game two of the divisional series between the baltimore orioles and the new york yankeess davis drove in two runs with a sing until the third inning to take the lead. mark reynolds got what turned out to be the game-winning hit in the seventh. the os go on to win 3-2. >> the os won, nats lost but we've got more games to go. >> yes, things just warming up in the playoffs. >> speaking up warming up, is it going to warm up? >> it will warm up gradually. >> well, it is better than not warming up at all. we'll take it. >> today will be even a few degrees warmer than we were yesterday. let's get right to and put it all together for you and let you know what to expect today. a look at our weather headline and light morning showers outside. some of you may be seeing some of that already actually little bit of drizzle here and there and some height showers. not a whole lot. not much sun in my forecast today. i have a lot of clouds though, however and we are going to seat warm-up ahead that i just spoke about. you will see that in my seven- day forecast and some sunny skies as well

the airline carrying the baltimore orioles, their flight was diverted to jacksonville.as inspected and cleared to clean on with their -- with their destination. >>> the oakland as are just one win away from clinching a spot in the playoffs. they will play the last three games of the regular season against the texas rangers. they will meet tonight at the coliseum. right now the as are two games dehind the rangers in their division if the as sweep texas, they win the west. if they don't sweep, oakland still has a shot at one of the two american league wild card spots. the giants have punched their postseason a lodge time ago. but they still don't know if they will play washington or cincinnati a bay area church doing its part to keep the homeless program up and -- cincinnati. >>> a bay area church is do its part to keep the homeless program up and running. one of the founders is retiring. however, st. paul's episcopal church is voting whether to take over the operations of that program. >>> a church in antioch will pay special tribute to polices and firefighters tomorrow.