. >> and helping to form this new identity is manager buck showalter. and duquette shares his thoughts on buck coming up later. >>> orioles pitchers and catchers report for spring training sunday. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. ♪ [ music ] ♪ where do broken hearts go >> a final goodbye. funeral plans for whitney houston are complete. but the mystery surrounding her death is far from over. >>> baltimore city schools in desperate need of repair. things are so bad, the mayor wants to take immediate action. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on how she plans to do that and what parents think. >>> i'm jessica kartalija. in baltimore city. coming up next on wjz, as if you didn't know. it is valentine's day. what you need to know, how local businesses are handling the big rush on the day of love. that story next. >>> anwe could be in store for showers tonight. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,, >>> we have some breaking news to tell you about right now. a house committee has just approved legalizing same-sex m

oriooe manager buck showalter has announccd his starters for the upcoming initial grapefruit llague gamesdesday... one of he more intriguing position battles just mioght peein efttfield..veeeran endy chavez was brouuht in,,and is expected to nail down the spot, but the orioles are gonnaagive nolan reimold a good long look, too...reimold and hit .279 with 155home runs - and 45 rbi..buttsiice then, it's been a long series of minor leagues...but he's hoping his approach this spring ill bring him back to where he onne was... 3 theenews ccntinues to be encouraginggfor starttr zach britton...trying to get rid of tte shouoldr imflaamation that britton has been taking things easy in sarasota...doing sse throwing, but on the flat ground..tomorrow, he'll likely get his first work off a mound, and ii expected to throw around 25 itches...tte club's wins leader with 11 last year, britton and pitching coach riik aaair are britton coulddbe ready for opening dayy..stay tuued. the terps take on of the night in sports ccming sports unlimited.....0 on i... was... a race ....gaanst the an... australii be. be

another day of workouts for pitchers and catchers at oriole sprrng trainnng, as buck showalter and pitching of themm..the 29 year old righthander was acquired from cclorado in the jeremy might wind up the oppning day reliable innings eater...and a& he says he xpects that to continue here in baltimore.... up dates on these stories...the rest of the night in sporrs, and morgan adsit talks with morgan pasketball coach todd bozeman...that's coming up tonight at 10:50 and 11:30 on sports unlimitee. --toos to vytas-- vytas-- 33 3 3 jams.../ witt.../ mick jagger.../// b-b king.../ and... buddy guy.../ at the ..white house. house.president singing!! ( come home baay don't you wanna ) po)the red, white, ann blue concert was held in the east room in recoonition of black history month.buddy guy goaded the president to takk the mic &pand sing a verse of the finaa song "sweet home chicago", and he did.this comes justtweeks after hhs ámuuh-talked aboutá 3 that's alllfor fox45 news at 5:30."judge judy" issnext. next.and we'll be back tonight theelate edition t 11...- and 11...we'll see you

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and what buck showalter doessthat makes himmsuch a good manager...sports unnimited startt right now..back ray rice.that's if they can't reech a deal before then...no deal before march 5th...mmans pice has to get the tag. otherwise ittopens up the door for othee teams to pay him the big bucks. going anywhhre...he has one - more year... but flacco wants a new deal..last month, oozie newsome and seve biscoitti off season...fllcco has proven future quarterback..i spoke with flacco's agent joe linta. he confirmee, today he was meeting with the ravens at the n-f-l combine in iidy to pen up early dicussions.that's all it is at thhs point...but team flacco's aiming for top five q-- monny. flacco's agent also reppessnts ravens center matt birk.i got won't retire and plans to play in 20-12..birk's main focus this off season has been on getting healthy...looks like he's heading that way.the free the rrvens..the n-f-l man of - the year... just finished his 144h season, third in baatimore. ii'' been a win one, lose one month for mmryland basketball. virginia last weekend... respooded by beating aa

buck showalter lows adam jones. -- loves adam jones. that is a good move.g training three days away. i'm going in march, st. patrick's day. >> get any work done? >> still ahead, the gas tax isn't the only revenue-raising measure on the governors to do list. how the flat tax could cost you. >> reducing overcrowding in laurel hits the road blocked. ties were cut with a school. >> only one dog and went best in in show.n best >> we will show you the seven- day forecast in just a few minutes. >> we have some closures we are tracking in parkville and in the city. i trained in medical school. at the time, there was very little business training. ♪ so hurry up, let's go, don't want to miss... ♪ i had my own practice, so i went looking for the knowledge to be successful running my own business. the courses were challenging. we had excellent instructors, and it was fun at the same time. i'm dr. william reha. i earned my mba from strayer university. >> a water main break causes >> a water main break causes

. >> and now for your baltimore orioles, managed by buck showalter -- >> ryan wagner was selected from 670 plik captains applicants to be the announcer. he is a is a lifelong fan and brings extensive knowledge to the job. last year he got to see every game while living in the fan cave in new york city. >> it is going to be a gorgeous day. yesterday it was different. >> yeah. >> today by lunch we are at 59 degrees on its way to a high of 63. maybe slightly warmer. tomorrow no question warmer. 58 degrees, dinnertime this evening. your dinnertime temperature is 12 degrees above your normal daytime high. >> good. >> yeah, this is going to be some real nice weather coming our way. even warmer tomorrow and calm weather through the 5 days which takes us to 4 days before the end of this month. >> yay. >> say it again don. >> yay. >> bronson pinchot, when we did this interview weren't you pleasantly surprised how cool he was. >> yeah. >> he is going to talk about these new houses he restores, we actually talk about houses for about a minute of the 5 minute ,, ♪ let me get that door for you... [

helping duquette form the new oriole identity, is manager buck showalter. te will share his thoughts on buck. coming up in sports at 6:00. back to you for now. >>> orioles pitchers and catchers report for spring training in sarasota, sunday. >> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. let's take a look at the roads. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. plenty of congestion out there. harrisburg expressway. bumper to bumper over from shawan road to belfast. also heavy from the beltway to baltimore national pike. not much more on the outer loop. 20 minutes there from southwestern boulevard past 70. and the north side inner loop, still very heavy there, from the jones falls expressway to harford road. also, watch for an accident. let's take a live look. you can see plenty of traffic there west of beltway road. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteer's of-- volunteers of america. go online to cars helping people.org and donate a car now. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> all right, guys. you st

second full season on the job for manager buck showalter. and the first for gm duquette. him what he'll have his eye on. >> the important thing in spring training is to get your players trained and healthy and ready to start the season. so i look for health, number 1. then i look for starting pitchers, right? who is going to be the pitchers that have commanded their pitches and can give us a good foundation? pitching is really the key thing about spring training. that's what i look for. i look for good deliveries, good control of the pitchers. and then how they're getting in the shaicht season. -- shape of the season. >> reporter: orioles are scheduled to join the pitchers anders and catchers for a full squad workout. >>> college season is already under way. right here in baltimore, in february. at homewood field this evening, hopkins and towson face off in the earliest start to a season in hopkins 100-plus years of playing. matt hughes, from close in. towson led 3-2 in the first half. sean natalin was the coach. his return home was not successful. the jays reeled off nin

. >> and now, for your baltimore orioles, managed by buck showalter, batting first. second baseman.ber 1, brian roberts. >> reporter: 26-year-old brian wagoner lands his dream job. >> it left me speechless, which i think is a bit ironic for this position. >> welcome to oriole park at camden yards. >> reporter: a part-time job with a major league commitment. wagner will voice all 81 home games at camden yards. >> we hope you have a wonderful time this afternoon. >> 670 applicants submitted a demo reel. the orioles narrowed it down to 25, then to 8, and finally, to just 1. >> thank you. >> it was unbelievably difficult. and it was stressful. don't mess up. you know, don't stumble over your words. i'm going to have a lot of family and friends here. that's going to be great. knowing that they're out there, listening to me. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. >> reporter: wagner replaces dave mcallen, who won an audition 14 years ago. >> it's something i'll tell my kids and grandkids. and i can't wait for it. it will be great. >> reporter: ryan has the best seat in t

. >>> and now for your baltimore orioles, managed by buck showalter. batting first. second baseman. number 1, brian roberts. >> ryan wagner has been selected to be the orioles' new public address announcer. you're looking at his audition from the o's facebook page. wagner spent his childhood going to camden yards. and beat out more than 600 hopefuls for the job. that's just his audition. he did great. >> i like his name. ryan wagner stars. >> he has that voice. really does. >> congratulations. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. more trouble for dominique strauss-kahn. why the former imf chief is facing newie requests from police. -- new questions from police. >>> the body of an airman is back on american soil. new information about his homeand has final mission-- homecoming and his final mission. >>> mardi gras north. a party with a purpose. we'll explain coming up here on wjz. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is just before 5:29. 49 degrees and mostly clear. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are stories people are talking about tonight. g

but buck showalter says he will not play until march the 10th, which is not that far away. this is his 7th year in the majors. >>> nascar responds so one of its drivers tweeting during the daytona 5 hunt. brad keselowski sent out tweets from his phone while the track was being repaired. he posted photos and messages during the red flag stoppage as marty showed us, nascar encourages the interaction it says as long as tweets were not sent out while somebody is driving. >> you are not liking driving with your knees going 200 miles an hour. >> with a big left turn coming up. >> well, i will -- i will rube ruin my quad if i do. >> yeah, don't do that. >> what a deal, what a deal. i just logged on to twitter to see if anybody is tweeting. it is a privately owned company and they know it is a good idea to have your employees relate to the customers, it is amazing how many people are up and tweeting. >>> all right, that big slug of moisture is heading our way. we have been watching rain north of the mason dixon line. i don't think it is going to get here until later but ultimately

the second full season on the job, for manager buck showalter. and it's the first for duquette.nd i asked the gm what he'll have his eye on for sarasota. >> the important thing is to get your players trained and healthy and ready to start the season. i look for health, number 1. then i look for starting pitchers, right? who is going to be the pitchers that have commanded their pitches and can give us a good foundation. pitching is really the key thing about spring training. that's what i look for. i look for good deliveries, good control of the pitchers and how they're getting into shape for the season. >> reporter: orioles position players are scheduled to join the pitchersers and catchers for a full squad workout, starting one week from today. plus, a baltimore freshman makes an impact on the basketball court for the terps. and college lacrosse highlights. they're playing right now. i'll have that all ahead for you at 6:00. >>> nasa is celebrating its 50th anniversary of the first orbit around the earth. in 1962, project mercury made history, sending american astronaut john gl

. >> reporter: now, for your baltimore orioles, managed by buck showalter. batting first. second baseman. number 1, brian roberts. >> reporter: 26-year-old brian wagoner lands his dream job. >> it left me speechless, which i think is a bit ironic for this position. >> reporter: welcome to orioles park in camden. >> reporter: a part-time job with a major league commitment, wagner will voice all 81 home games at camden yards. >> we hope you'll have a wonderful time this afternoon. >> reporter: 670 applicants submitted a demo reel. the orioles narrowed it down to 25, then to 8, then finally, to just 1. >> thank you. >> it was unbelievably difficult. and it was stressful. don't mess up. you know, don't stumble over your worrieds. i'm going to have a lot of family and friends listening to me. >> reporter: good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. >> reporter: wagner won an odd yigz 14 years ago. >> it's something i'll tell my kids and grandkids about. >> ryan has the best seat in the house for every home game here at camden yards. he says he can't wait for his first