. >> the trees have kept desert sandstorms at bay and returned land to productivity as chris ray, a scientist who worked in this region since the 1970s. >> this crop doesn't look like much because it's coming out of the desert. this is millet, one of the main crops here. it's just been sewn probably two weeks ago. in three months time, it will be about 1 1/2 to 2 meters high. this whole field will be less green. >> in the old days, farmers used to clear their fields of trees or saplings. trees were state property seen as timber or forestry resources. drought and rapid population growth added to the cutting, creating a virtual desert. visible in this 1975 u.s. geological survey satellite picture. >> the soil will protect the crop from drought, hold the moisture in the soil. >> chris ray and a colleague, tony renato began a model of protecting trees on farmland. their work was picked up among others by world vision which produced this video. farmers were employed to spread the word. >> translator: we began using this technique in 2006 and it has worked well for us. >> one of the key goals was t

chris davis drove in four runs. they topped the rays 6-2 and take one game of the three game series. their home stand will continue this weekend when the oakland a's come to town. sand -- saturday and sunday it will be on wjz. you can see saturday's game at 7:00 and sunday's game at 1:30 right here on wjz. >> the hottest team on baseball, the oakland a's. i've mentioned it a few times before today and it's worth mentioning it again. if you've seen the movie money ball, billy jean still the manager of the oakland a's. the man brad pit played at how oakland started running its rooster to be able to compete with the big markets. i mean, oakland itself -- i know it's a san francisco bay area, but it's not a big city. they needed to be able to figure out how to compete with will recollect a and new york -- compete with la, new york and et cetera. money ball comes to town this weekend. >> yeah. >>> take a look at first warning dopplar weather radar. whatever their doing is working. we have shower activity out to the west. i'm not sure it's go

the solo home run, chris davis, 2 for 4 today, with four rbis. the orioles beat the rays second place in the american league east. >>> nats in milwaukee taking on the brewers. it was stephen strasburg all day long. he just gave up one earned run. they used the long ball to back up their pitcher. three home runs on the day. the nats picked up a 5-2 win over new york. in the clubhouse they're feeling good about how they're playing. >> we've been playing this hard since day 1, so why not finish the season like this? >> you know, there's ups and downs in a season, but you know, as long as we stay even-keeled, we have a chance. we know we're good, our pitching is really good form the hitters are doing their jobs, so why not have confidence, a little swagger? >> that game starts at 8:10 tonight from milwaukee. let's go to soccer. it was a dramatic finish for the mls all-stars last night in philadelphia as they took on chelsea, they reign supreme now in international play. it was d.c. united forward. chris was named all-stars mvp. so congratulations to him. in the 37th minute, c

tomorrow night, chris pine and rachael ray. jimmy, take it!ller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! that's what i'm talking about! that's the kind of love you want it get from a new york city crowd. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. [ cheers and applause ] big show. tonight on the show we have my man, charlie sheen. [ cheers and applause ] we have beth stern. we have musical guest alabama shakes. [ cheers and applause ] incidentally, alabama shakes is what charlie would get after a late night in birmingham. [ laughter ] yeah. let's get to some election news, you guys. over the weekend, mitt romney held a retreat for his donors which included dancing. at one point people started doing the robot, or as romney called that "the me." [ laughter ] they're all doing "the m

. >>> this afternoon the orioles hosting the rays, birds lead 2- 0 in the bottom of the 5th. chris dave's with the bases loaded gets 1 to left field all the way to the wall. jim thome scores and the os beat the rays 6-2. >>> the seven year veteran signed a one year deal with the carolina hurricanes for $7 million. the 28-year-old russian scored 97 goals with the caps who crofted him in 2007. since -- drafted him in 2007. since 2007 only alex ovechkin has scored more goals than semin in a caps uniform. >>> the wizards begin this season on the road against the cavaliers tuesday, october 30th. home opener is saturday, november 3rd against the celtic. that's all for sports. he would be right back. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add a smartphone like the samsung galaxy siii, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. >>> some members of the national's bull

a game and a half separates four team spirit chris tillman won back-to-back games. the birds beat the rays. matt wieters to j.j. hardy. the double play. matt wieters is some kind of catcher. adam jones with a clutch single. chris davis clears the bases. jim thome, adam jones, and matt wieters comes home. three-run. watch this pitch. davis again. davis did not miss it. the orioles win and play oakland tonight in what turns out to be a big series. the ravens will hold their second full squad practiced today. bryant mckinnie was not at the first practice yesterday. right now michael oher stars as the left tackle. no doubt who was blank middle linebacker. i think this is in honor of michael phelps. he is getting ready for the backstroker. this is torrey smith. 11th camp for ed reed. jameel mcclain hopes to fill some of the leadership void. >> i tried to be better and be more of a leader. stepping up in that aspect. we lost some great leaders and somebody has to step up. i'm trying to live by the right example that the ravens always set. >> i heard the olympic ceremonies start tonight. ith.hank

chris. craig: good night, everybody. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> dell ray is what it is because nancy believed in it. >> nancy dunning was revered by her community. a sheriff's wife active in charity. all until the afternoon. she was shot in the back. >>> but first, we have breaking news out of landover hills, maryland, a shooting has sent one person to the hospital. video here from sky 9. we have just learned the victim is in critical condition. not sure why they were shot and asked for the shooter, that person still on the loose. all this happened just a short time ago near the 4700 block of 68th avenue and we are looking into reports that some type of vigil had been taking place in that same area at the time of the shooting. now to our top story. a sheriff's wife is murdered in their home. the crime remains unsolved for nearly nine years. he joins her in death today. after all this time, the alexandria police department insist the murder of nancy dunning is an active case. gary reports $100,000 sits in the bank ready for anyone who comes forward with the answer. >> anita, tha

chris tillman won his third game as the orioles beat the rays. a picture's best friend.s to j.j. hardy. a double play. one of the best catchers in the league. adam jones, the first clutch hit. opposite field to the wall and clears the bases. just like that, it is 5-0 orioles. talk about taking the heat off of chris tillman. he mauls it. 6-2, the orioles win. the birds a game and halfback of oakland. the wild-card playoff chase stays at camden yards. bryant mckinnie missed yesterday's practice. he has some personal issues. right now michael oher is the left tackle. that is ray lewis doing some stretching. always looking to get some exercise. that is tory smith. ed reed is now 33 years old. he was there yesterday appeared the first preseason game less than a week. that is right around the corner. the opening ceremony of the olympics is tonight. music from queen. a flag-raising ceremony. the competition has already begun. michael phelps swims to more in the 400 im. >> all the athletes have their cameras. ouldn't you? >> they are fans of each other. >> coming up, we have con

wife and bottom of the second. [ laughter ] >> brings home chris carter, 2-0 a's and carlos pena goes to the same spot. we're tied at 2. rays take the lead in the sixth and 12th of year, griffin gave up three runs, he did strike out sixth. bottom of seventh, facing brandon hicks and that is out of here. we're tied at 3. i love this team. and complete highlights tonight at 11:00. raiders begin a new era as they open training camp for the new season, al davis ran it for five decades. this alan's first time as head coach and he has his hands full. >> dennis allen knows the a.f.c. west as he was the denver broncos defensive coordinator last season. he was a to get on the field for the first day of practice. >> merely it was fine, personally it went fine. i look at it as another day of practice. just like anybody else, our job as coaches is get a little better every day. >> first order to change the culture in this locker room. they set records with 136 penalties with 1358 yards and wants a sharper focus. >> you have to learn how not to beat yourself. that is one of the thing that causes to lose football teams. and make sure the

ray at 25 million, and paula dean at 17 million. a real taste of wealth and profits. that will do it for me. thank you to my >> this is "the chrisow." >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> tear down this wall. >> i can hear you. >> the time for change has come! >> it's happened again, the horror in aurora, colorado, at the end of a week when the presidential campaign seemed small and petty to most americans. will aurora possibly refocus the national conversation on bigger issues at least for a time. fierce urgency of now. president obama is below where history says he has got to be right now if he is going to win in new year's eve. but he may be right on time to use some summer to try to disqualify mitt romney as a

chris tillman. three-run double. the orioles never recover and those 19-7, their worst loss of the year. it came a few hours after the ravens and raye came to a contract agreement. number 27 agreed to wait five- year contract reportedly worth $40 million, $25 million guaranteed. race is one of the best players in the league. he is a major weapon -- ray rice is one of the best players in the league. ray rice is on every one of those lists. is joe flacco next? big night of passable at the verizon center. lebron with the slam. not an easy game. 11 points for kevin durant. lebron took it over. president obama and his family on hand last night. the women win big. the ravens get ray rice done. is joe flacco next? >> thank you. coverage of the big water main break downtown. >> skyteam 11 is live over the scene and kim dacey is live on the ground. >> i am kim dacey on the scene of the big water main break. we will have the latest cg

popular and outspoken new jersey governor chris christie live in our studio whether he's in contention to be romney's running mate. >> a live concert from hot shell rayg up so late. that's tomorrow on today. we'll see you next week from london on the eve of the opening ceremonies. that's next thursday night, same time. for now and for all of us, good night from new york. your late local news starts now. . >>> a great white shark spotted. we've got the witness and the video. also, tears and testimony. the wife reveals new intimate details. . >> it was great to see ross. i cannot wait. >> emotional testimony from eliana lopez as she breaks down in tears over that new years eve fight. good evening, every one. i'm jessica aguirre. >> a bruise to the arm seven months ago has turnednt

popular and outspoken new jersey governor chris christie live in our studio whether he's in contention to be romney's running mate. >> a live concert from hot shell rayg up so late. that's tomorrow on today. we'll see you next week from london on the eve of the opening ceremonies. that's next thursday night, same time. for now and for all of us, good night from new york. your late local news starts now. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news tonight. >> good evening, everyone. >> good evening, everyone.

rays. it is time for another look at who is talking this morning. supreme court justice anthony scalia talking sitting down with chris wallace for fox news exclusive.he talked about the challenges the up preem court is fa-- supr court is facing. justice scalia talking about the court's decision. >> you are shaking your head. you thought for finding the individual mandate is a tax. didn't justice roberts do exactly what you say a good judge should do try to find a way to avoid striking down a law. >> if you read the rest of the session you would think to find a way to find a meaning that the language will bear that will uphold the constitutionality. you don't interpret a penalty to be a pig. it can't be a pig. what my dissent said in the -- >> affordable care act. >> affordable care act was simply there was no way to regard this penalty as a tax. it does not bear that meaning. you cannot give in order to save the constitutionality you cannot give the text a meaning it will not bear. >> they also talked about gun control in light of the recent shooting in colorado justice scalia talked about that issue and the second amendment. >> yes there are some

american reunion" at their reunion, which comes out on dvd and blu-ray tomorrow, steve knows the difference. >> gretchen: joining us is chris be here. thanks for having me, guys. >> gretchen: what was it like to get back together with everyone? is this the third installment? >> number 4 of the original cast. and some people say the best one. but definitely a terrific book end to a wonderful franchise. what john and hayden did so very well, the retire and directors of this addition -- >> brian: is put you in it. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. but then they really brought back the heart of that first movie. that first movie really captured a generation. to be part of something that special and to do that again 13 years later was a lot of fun. >> steve: let me ask you something, that original movie was one of those movies where you might feel uncomfortable watching it in the same room with your children or your parents. >> well, that might be true. that might be true, although i didn't have any children and i did watch it with my parents, though. >> steve: and? >> and they have a great sense of humor. for me, maybe