derrick mason was disheartened. the question was there contact before the ball arrived. >> stan: the flag is one or the other. >> referee: illegal hands. hands in the face. a 5-yard penalty and automatic 1st down. >> gerry: school continue for us chris gamble for mason. >> stan: you cant -- he just grabbed. he lucky he didn't get a 15- yarder. he actually had a hold of the face mask. that could have been called a 15-yard not just 5. >> gerry: flacco set in the shotgun on first and ten from the 11. bobbles the snap. dives down to the 14 yard-line. the penalty flag is down. >> stan: off sides on carolina. >> referee: off sides, number 92 on the defense. 5-yard penalty, still 1st down. >> stan: a good job by joe flacco. he knew it was a penalty against carolina and he picked up the ball and tried to make something out of it. sometimes people stop and you can make a big play when they relax. >> gerry: ravens have gone 79 yards. they need 6 more yards to get to the end zone. just under 6 minutes in the half. still on his

derrick mason and his retirement. he is back with the ravens. pete gilbert will have the details tonight. >> we're looking at a few storms tomorrow. today was the better day. things will dry out monday and tuesday. notice the pattern, dry for two days, another round of storms. that will continue. >> summer. >> summer in july in baltimore. august. it is august today. >> thanks for joining us. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. @x@@@ú@@ú we've all heard about the trouble in the housing industry. the fact is, with all the talk of a national real estate market, your town, your neighborhood, your home, or the home you'd like to buy, are each unique. the national conversation may not apply at all. if you've been worrying about what your property may be worth, or wondering if your dream home may finally be affordable, ask a re/max agent or go to remax.com. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope -- that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barb

we are a better team with derrick mason. we are a good team, but we are in better team with him. >> i would not insult the defense, even joking that they would allow that much scorn. the ravens, the second-half slides, it is sinful, agonizing swing -- it is in full, agonizing swing, the second-half slide. scores 3. a miserable afternoon for jason. in the bottom three, bringing it back. 7-0. now, 7-6, the gain. so, at least it is entertaining -- 7-6, the game. 5 hits on the day. boston hangs on, 18-10. all of the is wasted this afternoon. the swimming championships concluded today -- all of this wasted this afternoon. vanquishing and loudmouthed ago. he actually took the silver medal in rome. his final event today, the americans won gold in this event in the last olympics, and they better do their record today. phelps' delivered as expected, swimming the butterfly leg, breaking his own world record -- phelps delivered. he's hanging in on the wall for his own motivation. tiger woods today entering the final round of the buick

good mornin morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning.s you see behind me, one of the iconic symbols of this hallowed place. as a veteran of the korean war, senator kennedy is el ilkable to be buried here. it was a sad inevitability that these plans would come to fruition given the state of the senator's recent health. now senator ted kennedy's grave will be about 100 feet from robert kennedy's grave and about 200 feet from john f. kennedy's grave. there's a lot of underground infrastructure associated with the eternal flame and the reflective pool. so cemetery officials had to select a site that avoided the structures but aligned the proximity of his site to his brothers. this was a site often frequented by the senator in the past. >> senator kennedy was a regular visitor here at arlington cemetery. oftentimes he would be here and we would not know about it. other times he would sket it. other time he would appear visiting his brothers' graves to my left on their anniversaries and, of course, have other visitsbr hbyeeus h jimby himsel wi

derrick mason.35-year-old was back on the field sunday for his first practice since announcing retirement three weeks ago. mason, two-time pro bowler said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. the death of former teammate steve mcnair also weighed heavily on his mind but after calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason made the decision to come back for another season. he says he's focused on trying to win a super bowl. this is the final year of mason's contract. the star receiver hasn't said what his plans are after that. only that he's concentrating on having a great season. we look forward to it. live for you in carney, linda so, abc2 news. >>> michael phelps closed the fastest meet in swimming history with an appropriate finish last night. the 43rd world record. phelps earned his fifth gold medal in a world championship that showed he's still got plenty of motivation even after winning a record eight times at the beijing olympics. >>> the 36th annual white marlin open gets

he is in sync with derrick mason. work one-on-one against gamble.very. >> gerry: so much focus on the young quarterback. flacco is a gym he's there every day. mason gets the reception on 1st down and side steps chris gamble.

derrick mason made an unannounced visit today. pete gilbert is it live in the studio to tell us what may be the shortest determine in the nfl. >> two and a half weeks of retirement proved enough for derrick mason. he surprised everyone, showing up for training camp ready to play football once more. he sent a letter to the nfl asking to be reinstated on the raven's roster. he took his physical and is set to practice with the team sunday morning. his original decision to retire stunned everyone. it came just two days after lange his good friend, steve mcnair, to rest. dominics box worth homecoming, how he is sitting in. -- how he is fitting in. that is coming up later. >> of the u.s. house is headed home for the august recess. the senate is not far behind. lawmakers will try to extend the popular cash for clunkers program. democrats and republicans are drawing battle lines for the upcoming fight over health care and how to get the economy moving again. >> if you want to know how tough times are, go to kansas city, kan., where 3000 p

derrick mason was out there, got some catches in. kelley washington. and looked the part. greg mattison, his first time out. a great job of him play calling. of course he's going to say it was about the players, but you need coaches and players. all the way around. >> a bloody michael oher after he pancaked for the second time. thanks so much for joining us tonight. ravens get the win 23-0. 0 ( thumping ) ( rhythmic clapping ) ( chanting )

derrick mason is back. he wasn't on the field today to get into a little of this as you are about to see, sally, but man, he'll be back tomorrow and a lot of people are happy about that. we'll talk about it more. todd, he's happy, too. we'll be right back. r r ur bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. if you're at high risk of heart disease and taking a statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cholesterol to help improve all three cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipix is not for everyone, including people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, or nursing women. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you are pregnant or may become pregnant. blood tests are needed before and during treatment to check for liver p

fans welcome derrick mason back with a standing o. with fans this morning as we have our receiver back. >> reporter: good morning. we're in ravens country at the 7-eleven in carney. this is great news for a monday morning. even better news for the ravens and all their fans. they say this is just the pick-me-up they need. the star receiver announced his retirement three weeks ago but since had a change of heart. he was back on the field sunday for his first practice with the ravens. despite the rain fans were delighted to see him there. the pro bowler said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. that decision came not long after the death of steve mcnair. but after numerous calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason changed his mind. fans say they are excited to see him come back and can't wait for a great season. >> i think they have a really awesome deal going on now. if mason does play like he did a couple of years ago i think they are going to make it all the way to the super bowl. i'm hoping this year is going

it will help the team out. >> going for it, it's caught, touchdown, derrick mason! to be honest with you, i thought he would wait until training c

test taken by derrick rose which he theoretically was want involved in -- derrick rose, excuse me, reggie rose, on a flight, did not pay back $2,000 in flight fee but took several other trips where they did pay back so memphis's claim is that it was a clerical error. that's what they're going to say on the john calipari side of the fence but the question remains he had two ncaa tournament runs vacated. it also happened at umass. that puts him in a small category of one. you've got to wonder how that's going to stain his reputation, because, fair or not there is that sort of implication that it was on his watch. >> what potentially might be coach calipari's move once he catches wind of this news tonight and tomorrow morning with a memphis presser? >> it will be interesting because actually, he's scheduled to have a television airing of -- they're releasing kentucky's schedule tomorrow and believe it or not it is like a television special in kentucky, and he's doing that tomorrow so i don't know if he was scheduled to take questions in that, if he will have a press conference or not. his st

unlike derrick mason. dead weight. soon to be eliminated. >> we clean up a lot of things that we made mistakes in. mental and physical error that we made mistakes in. hopefully we can get it all cleared up in. when the game is over with, we make sure we don't have the same, you know, mistakes. we don't make the same mistakes that we made. we accomplish that, then we'll get better as a team. >> hopefully we'll have highlights at 11:00, if the game is over. preseason football, landover. redskins rookie out on the new england patriots' 3-yard line. nice pass. wrong guy. jonathan wilhite intercepts. and he's got places to gthingsthings to do. 99-yard touchdown. great game from start to finish. patriots beat the redskins by the final of 27-24. >>> baseball now, yesterday.

derrick mason thinks it's a welcome addition. >> he brings a, you know, attitude to an offense that you need. you know, he goes out there and he is having fun. whether he gets a first down or a touchdown, it's the same to him. it's exciting. and that's the way you're supposed to play the game. >> by the way, the jets named mark sanchez the starter today, despite the fact he looked completely overwhelmed monday night. >>> the orioles have the worst road record in the american league. they try to avoid being swept tonight in minnesota. jeremy guthrie gets the start. rough night for felix peay last night. nolan reimold singled. but peay loses sight of the ball. he looks like he has no idea. he should have been on third. he eventually scored, but that should not happen. in the 6th inning, reimold would foul out. for some unknown reason, peay tries to tag from second base there is no way he was going to make it to third. he gets tagged out.

wanted derrick mason a yard deep. d'angelo hall appeared to get a hand on it and breaks it up. so the opening drive of the season ends in frustration, where? in the red zone. >> stan: yes. this is just a quick timing pass, he's going to try to get it to him in that zone, in between zones, but defensive back made a great break on the football and got his hand on it. >> gerry: steven hauschka 1 for 2 last year, from 54. this one from 21 and it is good. so steven hauschka puts the ravens on the board first in the preseason. >> stan: you like those tap-ins to start, don't you. >> gerry: if you're a kicker you do. the ravens strike first with 6:15 to play. john harbaugh has his first lead to operate with. though i'm sure he was hoping to see a drive that was that impressive conclude with a touchdown. >> stan: it's a shame, because on the play, the third --

derrick ward will show us how people are trying to keep cool but let's head up to bob ryan. bob?you can see some showers knocked the temperatures down. germ germantown, 74 degrees. these are showers in prince george's county. theyre a long way from loudoun county but they have been moving rapidly east with cloud-to-ground lightning. that is the good news. how does this compare? we had our hottest day of the summer so far, 97 degrees. remember, two years ago it was 102 degrees. right now only 81. that's how it feels in washington. the temperatures in many spots are down into the 70s because of those showers and thundershowers. i think we will be seeing more tomorrow. this will not be an extended period of heat. there will be a break coming autopsies we go to the next couple of days. i will tell you about that. the hottest day so far this summer. >> thank you, bob. >>> the heat and humidity didn't keep folks inside tonight. a lot of people were out there doing all kinds of things. derrick ward is on the national mall telling us what people are up to in the dark hours. >> reporter:

i'm derrick ward. i'll have details coming up on "news 4." >>> plus some high school students in our area getting an early start in college. >>> and wild ride for the first family. stay with us. >>> topping the news this half hour, breaking news and myanmar. virginia senator jim webb has secured the release of an american man being held prisoner there. the american was locked up for visiting a woman who supported democracy. she is currently under house arrest. >>> more devastation in china caused by heavy rain. the storms triggered land slides and destroyed major roadways in the country's southern provinces. entire apartment buildings slid down one slope into a river below. as many as 11 people were killed in this latest round of storms. >>> michael jackson's final resting place is still not clear, but we may have some insight as to where his body is being held right now. tmz is reporting that the kig of pop is being held in a freezer at a memorial park in hollywood hills. >>> good morning and welcome

. >> derrick mason's retirement from football didn't last long. we'll have more on the receiver's welcomed return to training camp. >> and welcome to august in baltimore. the insta-weather plus forecast as 11 news today continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we'll get to the big story. first a check of the forecast. some severe weather over the weekend. >> yes. there were unconfirmed tornado reports yesterday, lower eastern shore. and water spout spotted on the chesapeake bay. heavy downpours. today things are going to calm down. that's the good side of the story. the bad side is, if you don't like the heat, well, this isn't first half of the week for you. today probably 89 or 90. mostly sunny by this afternoon. this morning a little patchy fog in some locations. a few clouds around. 74 downtown. 71 out at the airport. 75 in ocean city. we're going t

we are going to run our basic stuff and see how the guys played together. >> the wide receiver derrick mason suffered a dislocated finger in the practice this morning. it should not pose any long-term programs -- problems. guys like marcus smythe and justin will get some more time. do not forget, you can see and hear all of the season opener right here. you can watch it on tv 11 or listen on the radio. a nice night for the david hernandez. he had a standing ovation when he left the mound. they won over oakland 3-2. they beat oakland for the first time in the last 10 meetings. hernandez was having six strikeouts. the o's have to play catch-up on this one. they brought it in the fifth. a single to the right side of the infield. adam jones had an rbi fielder. 3-2 the final tonight. the summer heat is getting to everyone. the first inning in detroit. bottom of the second, rick rose to victor martinez. -- rick throws to victor marsytinez. benches cleared. the bullpens, running in. it is august now when you see scenes like this. you would not want anyone to punch you if you were making that

derrick. >>> thank you top. senator edward kennedy once said this, though much is taken, much still abides. why those words may ring true for the kennedy legacy and the future of america. stay with us. óçfa fa >>> welcome back. ted kennedy was in the senate longer than most americans have been alive. part of a family tradition, shipping american politics for more than half a century. gary has that legacy. >> his brother, john, set the tone in a more innocent time. >> ask what you can do for your country. >> a call for energetic involvement in public life. >> all of the kennedys left the message saying, you can make a difference, you can make the country a better place. >> idealists responded. and the world did change, bruce morton watched it change. >> you think back to 1960 when john kennedy ran, the south was segregated, blacks couldn't vote. we come a long way. >> got there before we knew who the beetles were, stayed there when the idealism was wounded by assassination. the belief in government, its leaders w

derrick, thank you. it us now 9:07. 73 degrees. coming up on saturday morns's "news 4 today." >> you guys don't have any ideas. >>> the debate over health care reform becomes heated over the country, plus new concerns about the safety of the widely used airplane. we'll tell you what's being done. >>> the fight over a tattered flag is over. >>> new concerns a safety of the widely used airbus a-330 airlines. it meade it impossible to mow how fast they were flying. they managed to land safely. a similar problem is believed to have contributed to the air france bus crash in june. 228 people died when their plane went down off a wra still coast. they have learned the faa and its european counter part plan to change the devices. >>> the nation's unemployment rate dipped slightly from 9.5% to 9.4%. that is the first drop in unemployment in 15 months. president obama says the numbers signal a change. >> today we're pointed in the right direction. we're losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. >> the president says

derrick ward talked about the story behind putting it on the screen. >> it's a story most of us would say we already know, but who pro-deucers of the documentary entitled "the nine lives of marion barry," say as closely as he's scrutinized, there are sides of his life we have never seen. >> want to make this film for outside of washington. washington is included, but we waed to show there's so much more to his story. >> the producers had unprecedented access covering his last campaign for city council. for the producers, it was a learning experience. >> as filmmakers you try to crawl into the mind of someone and blend into the woodwork. that was our main goal most of the final. working with marion, he's a difficult man. marion barry is a difficult man. sometimes it was fun, but sometimes it's very difficult. >> wait a second. >> y'all bug me. >> news 4's jim vance and tom sherwood are both featured in the documentary. sherwood himself enjoyed a special relationship covering barry since the 1970s. >> i try to see the whole marion barry. so many people got so mad at him, the wrong thing

derrick ward is in fairfax county with more on this. derrick? >> reporter: well, jim, the most recent burglary happened just last week at the woodland park community. and what is troubling to police as the other burglaries is how the victims are being targeted. >> the burr lars struck 16 times since january, primarily in the western part of fair fobs county, all during the daylight hours most times using a rear door or window to get in. fairfax county police are exploring a common thread. >> several homes have religious articles outside the homes. >> reporter: it brings luck. but the burglars target homes where it is displayed and they remove valuables. >> most of the items being stolen are gold items, taking passports. >> reporter: one was foiled when the home owner came home. >> when he saw the home owner, he fled and nothing was taken. >> reporter: it's troubling for residents in the area that have been hit. >> everybody seems to be a little scared, put off because we really had no crime in this neighborhood except for graffiti. >> reporter:

top. >> it's 93, derrick. it's fairly hot. we have a breeze and we have a couple thunderstorms on r.ra here's your forecast first. a much better chance tomorrow night. for tonight, a leftover shower or storm is possible and it da going to stay muggy tonight. low erteat mp inthe 70s. low 70s, d mimito upper 70s downtown. w, no70now, asty. 92 downtown. 86p uarasty 92 downtown. k.erasin ufr iced a 86little bit of a 's. ssat's whwhy are are in93 in m4 d in fredericks. t isou out in s srlteg. e have a couple showers rsd d r we'll ominto the one lounn udcn veoouudn county and nothing t lreweha ld yesterday, buth is is a y heavstorm. and it er is soasutt.he s isit isoutheast. it is hibrusnghi by ou yby you rg esleesburg. it crbused os7 and edadhe adtow rdl talkicanababbi. out ourr hurrice billll. it will strengthen more and we'll talk about our weekend coming up. >>> all right topper. one lucky player won last night's $260 million power ballotly jackpot. that winning ticket was purchased in columbia, south carolina at the murphy u.s.

. >> and a training camp surprise -- derrick mason fires up the team for a new season! "11 news sunday morning" starts now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute, inc. ---www.ncicap.org--- >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm rob roblin. we get to top stories in just a moment. first, let's look outside with john collins. walk outside, you're going to get wet, right? >> yes, a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area going -- area. >> go indoors? >> yes. if you're hit, it's time to go -- if you hear it, it's time to go inside because lightning is going by. the rain now is concentrated in northern anne arundel county, moving into harford county, and eventually cecil county. it is not a large area of showers. it is mostly rain. the thunder and lightning element of it isn't all that large. and it is moving on. there is more rain out to the west in west virginia, in garrett county, and the western portion of allegany county. today we will be dodging rain drops,

plus, last night for the ravens was a special night for derrick mason. he tells us why when eyewitness news continues. >>> we are now just before 8:30 -- 6:30. it's 83 and sunny. here's what people are talking about tonight. off the job. two air traffic controllers are suspended. as drew levinson reports, the faa says one was making a personal phone call. and the other was absent when the crash happened. >>> as investigators examined the wreckage from the deadly collision of the hudson river, two air traffic controllers are suspended. one for being on the phone. the other, the supervisor, for being out of the building. the faa says the controller at teterboro airport, who cleared for takeoff, warned another pilot in the area. and then made a personal phone call. soon after, he told the contact the north tower. radar showed several aircraft in the area. the faa says the controller who was still on the phone, did not advise the pilot of that. but the newark tower controller saw the hazards and asked teterboro to instruct the pilots to turn in another direc

derek derrick mason's comeback just the pick me up they need.ar receiver announced retirement three weeks ago but since had a change of heart. he was back on the field sunday for first practice with the ravens and despite the rain fans were delighted to see him. the 35-year-old pro bowler said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. that decision came not long after the unexpected death of former teammate steve mcnair. after numerous calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason changed his mind. fans say they can't wait nor a great season. >> for the last six years i've seen the ravens go up and down. last year with joe flacco coming on i was really excited because i saw how he played. it was all about the ravens. then when they just lost that one little game, we all kind of felt really bad. i'm excited that mason is coming back. i think the ravens have a really good shot this year. >> reporter: this is mason's time year of his contract he hasn't announced plans after that, only that he's concentrating on this season and possib

brett favre -- i'm sorry, i mean, derrick mason has decided to unretire. on july 18th, he decided to call it quits. pull up the old rocking chair and watch football on tv. less than three weeks later, he's making a comeback and will be in camp tomorrow and many ravens fans will sleep good as he catches this ball tonight. the last time the boston red sox faced orioles pitcher david hernandez, he had their number. this time, he would have to go up against 12-4 josh beckett. trouble for hernandez in the first inning. caught up with the fastball, hits it out to left field. boston up 1-0. but david is unfazed. next batter gets a strike out. he would go four innings and give up only two runs. that second run, he he'd give up, would be to kevin youkilis, who had a four-hit game including his 19th home run and yes, they were up 2-0. now, in the sixth inning, jones beats out a hit to single then. markakis would get a single. nobody would be out, but they get a double play and no run. pt very next inning, the first two batters get on. beckett then goes to wieters an

and a very special welcome back for derrick mason. we'll tell you who performed for him at training camp. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. they have alzheimer's and heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope -- that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barbara mikulski understands the importance of innovative biomedical research for patients, their families, and our economy here in maryland. call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. and we all have doubt. but when the moment comes... what's going to win? here's to confidence. gillette helps you look, feel, be your best. gillette. the best a man can get. >>> you're watching baltimore's station that works for you. now abc 2 news at 6. >> the list is on its way if you don't already have it. we're talk the school supply list. parents are about to hit the stores for

they are happy to have derrick mason back. the 35-year-old wide receiver was back on the field sunday for his first practice since announcing retirement three weeks ago. mason, a two-time pro bowler, had said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. the death of former teammate steve mcnair also weighed heavily on his mind but after calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason made the decision to come back for another season. he says he's focused on trying to win a super bowl. >>> it's fantastic. i think baltimore has a good shot this year. they ought to do well. everybody's starting to blend together. and really getting to know each other's strong points and should do well. >> reporter: this is the final year for mason's contract. he hasn't said what his plans are after that. only that he's focused on this season and doing well. live in carney, linda so, abc2 news. >>> the guy up the street got a new car. so did your brother but will you get your chance? >> what will it take to keep the cash for clunkers pro

you can't ask anything better. >> derrick mason made a couple of statements that t.o. got a marching band and he didn't. and get the girl scout troupe to come out. so we kind of called him onto it and bring the troupe out and let him know we do support him. >> scouts brought signs. one even said "who needs snoop when you have the girl scouts," referring to snoop dogg's visit yesterday. not only did he get the band, the girl scouts also brought cookie, we're told enough for the whole team. mason did sign autographs for the scouts. >>> up next, if you like barbra streisand, you'll love this. a free concert. but only if you know what we're to be tell you. ♪ >> ah, the one and only barbra streisand, who rarely performs concerts, will return to her new york club roots. and you can be there for free. the 67-year-old will perform a once in a lifetime free show on september 26th at the intimate village vanguard in new york city. to enter the ticket sweepstakes, head to barbra streisand's official website. now you must preorder her new cd, and you better act fast, because seati

good morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning. they were open at 2:00 this morning trying to get all the cash for clunkers deal that they could amid fears that the program could run out of money. they're breathing a sh of relief after receiving encouraging word from the capitol hill. they agreed to increase it to $2 billion more. people can trade in their gas guzzlers and get a more fuel-efficient vehicle. this program is scheduled to run until november 1st, but they almost ran out of money at the end of this week. they got about $779 million in their coffers and that coming outo about 773,000 cars nationwide and it's testament that this program is something that is very popular. >> in our entire organization, over 300 clunker deals we've done. so -- cash for clunker deals. it's a lot. on the other hand, it's a huge rereceivable. so we haven't collected any money yet, but we're going to work on it. >> reporter: now, that means they've got $1.2 million that they're waiting to be reimbursed from the government. now, they say that th

score by a player later to be revealed as derrick rose and more than $2,000 of free travel for rose'sther, reggie. espn.com's dana o'neil broke the story and tells us what will happen to memphis. >> the original thinking was, from what i'm understanding, at least, it doesn't seem like there will be surprises in this finding from what i'm aware of they'll vacate the 2007-2008 final-four run, 38 wins that involved derrick rose going to the final four, from what i'm understanding as of right now, this is all sourced, obviously, is that the university of memphis current team will not be punished, there won't be any loss of scholarships or anything like that going forward for them so it's basically vacating the season where the infractions occurred. >> the tigers were 38-2 in 2007-2008. >> will and i just getting warmed up. coming up on espnews, more baseball for you. justin verlander leads the a.l. in strikeouts so he takes matters into his own hands. why he could have used some help, on wednesday. also ahead, the angels with a baseball oddity. why it took 79 years to see it. plus, brett

dupont park, myself and alison williams. >> i know you have a new cd, and this is derrick ma kaes.omebody to watch in the music world. we will look for you. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >>> and let's see what tom has to tell us. a final look at weather, tom. >>> a little haze in the air, and it's a warm morning. temperatures in the mid-and upper 80s. right now 86 in washington. as we take mp urerteesat n mperatures i mp80mi id-n the ment mo e'sge georcounties. we havemetu tcounties. we have temperatures near the bay in the low t s.f off to theeow lowo t l to mid-80s now. not quite as hot as it was yesterday. and these are the dew points. when they are around 70, that's humid. in t annapolis, i 84an. and their dew point is 64. av athe eastern ishe,eorthn wed feavud a clo few clouds co in ahead of a cool front that wifts dnat lerater this terggri teoo ymarigger a passing thundershower late afternoon into the evening, and before that climbing intohe t low 90s. not quite as hot as yesterday, maybe a lingering thundershower through theevening, and cloudy tomorrow morning, and

veteran wide receiver derrick mason knows that the development of young players like harper will go a long way in determining the course of this season. >> i just want the team to go up there and have fun, push the man i the guy next to you. make sure their work extra hard to get it right. that is how i approach each and every year. eventually, it is a hard decision to make. >> the jets got popped off saying that ryan served as the defacto head coach of the reagans last year. how's that for a bold statement? that is barred being part. -- bart being bart. >> we do not have any rear view mirror. >> dismissed. ryan does get to make big decisions in new york. he made history for the jets. sanchez is the fifth pick overall. they will be against the ravens on monday night. the jets will follow the ravens model from a year ago by using a rookie quarterback surrounded by great rushing attack to limit his passing for obvious reasons. the decision put sanchez in white hot spotlights and sonority before now, including a joe namath has ever started the season as quarterback for the new york jets.

. >>> the ravens don't have to look for someone to replace wide receiver derrick mason after all. after three weeks of contemplating retirement mason has reported to the training camp in westminster carroll county of course. the 13 year veteran says he is focused on helping the team win another super bowl. as for his return, mason says it's about finishing what he started. >>> if i'm not mistaken, ken played the skins, today is the third, it's the 13th, isn't it. >> where is my steve mason section, file 40. roster, ten days we play the skins. >> a week from thursday at the russell street coliseum. >> man, oh man, oh man. >> first practice for the ravens, they had over 11,000 people. >> none of them went away disappointed. that is cool. that is cool. it will be a lot of practice today, because, you know, this derrick mason story is very, very big. >> sure is. >> hang on, we'll do weather and get to you, i know you've got a great group that came over from kent island this morning. imagine that, standing there ten minutes after 6:00. it's all good. hang with us one second. >>> it's a

derrick ward has our report. >> reporter: these cars are likely bound for the crusher. they're clunkers, worth more to their last owners now with the car's program with the $4500 payment than they were when they were on the road. these cars would be considered clunkers, too, under the current program but a different fate awaits them. maybe this car has passed its aesthetic prime but it's what's under the hood that counts and this car still has life in it. one person's clunker could be another's salvation. >> they could be donated go the charity like ours and they could be made available to folks who need an affordable car. he used to sell avantis. now the deals he makes may not rake in the same amount of money but they serve more of a problem. >> we get calls from businesses who say i could get a job or hire this person if they had transperation because the job jobs tend to be home health care or cleaning or things like that that require people to move around. construction. >> reporter: tom does much of the work on the cars. a vehicle like this minivan which could have

here is derrick mcginty. >> i have come here tonight to stand with you. to change america. >> reporter: they called him the last of the old line liberals and he was partisan. his great zest for politics and great skills. >> then $200 billion deficit are at least as wrong when the republicans are in control. >> reporter: even those who opposed him called him one of the most effective legislators. >> like my three brothers before me, i pick up a fallen standard, sustained by their memory of our .priceless years together. >> reporter: edward kennedy was born in 1932, the last son of the wealthy kennedy dynasty. when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent ted kennedy to fill out his senate term and they never let him leave. the new young president and his family brought a glamor to washington. the family would seem almost star crossed. assassinned bullets brought him down. in 1969, ted kennedy drove a car off a bridge on the island. his young companion died and for ten hours, kennedy failed to report the crash. what happened that nigh

the play action to derrick mason. what a great move by mason right there. 6 catches, 71 yards.t would lead to this touchdown from willis mcgahee of all people. all around, a good performance, but an improving ravens offense. >> that's what he does every day in practice. nothing new for any of us. it was good to see us come out on the field and execute the way we did. if we can continue to do that, it will be a lot of fun. >> joe has been able to go through his progression. when the first guy is not open, he goes to the second or third guy. what makes it so good, he does it so fast. he scans the field, and reads the defense, for a young quarterback, that's exceptionally well. >> i think we've done a good job. >> that's the good. now here's the bad. the kicking game remains wide open. steven had a chance to win the job, but just got not take advantage last night. it happened on the ravens first drive of the game. a chip shot. 27-yard field goal. and he misses it wide right. he was not very good in his kickoffs as well. he did say he can only be judged by his last kick and he did

. >>> derrick, thank you. in the past funding has been the challenge, but others saying you can't put a price on saving a life. >>> baltimore county police say they're seeing an alarming trend in motorcycle thefts, the thieves also stealing the get away vehicles. >> reporter: stolen mini vans with ripped off motorcycles in the back. they're seeing more of this, especially in the last few weeks. a crime trend that involves bikes and a get-away vehicle. >> they'll tear the back seat out and then go looking for a motorcycle, pick it up and throw it in the back of the mini van and they're off. >> reporter: this owner has seen it happen. >> if you park your bike and they like your bike, they get four or five guys and slide pipes through, pick the bike up and shove it in the van and they're gone within 30 seconds. >> reporter: the first step is to make sure their bike is under lock and key, but many may have to go one step further to make sure their prized possessions don't roll off without them. >> to be wedged in

score by derrick rose. another record-setting race for bolt at the world track and field championships in berlin. earlier this week he smashed the mark in the 100 meter. a world record time of 19.19 seconds. american wallace spearman finished third while tyson gay withdrew because of an injury. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> can a sci-fi alien spooker hold off brad pitt this weekend at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a town gives something back to a family who has given their all. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." very happy friday for you. a chance for showers especially across the southeast. boston, buffalo, chances for thunderstorms, especially later on this afternoon. and saturday with that system off the coastline, certainly stay out of the water and the beaches on significant rip current risk on the east coast. if you're watching nb

a great pass to derrick mason. we saw that again saturday against the panthers and then against carolina. did you breathe a sigh of relief when you saw this? a nine-yard touchdown. 17-13 win. the ravens 3-0. >> we were able to move the ball downfield. they got into the groove. the offensive line working. a lot of guys making plays. >> joe making great decisions with the ball. it's my job to make the first guy miss. i think i did a great job of that tonight. >> the ravens playing tonight. the ravenat camden yards bryon y he was the no. 1 pick last year. gave up just one run in seven innings. struck out eight on an assortment of breaking balls and fastballs. there's mike flanagan, dave mcnally, all good lefthanders. third inning off justin masterson, his fifth home run in his last 18 games. 5-2. the orioles win. that turns them a spot tonight against the yankees. mark teixeira is tearing it up with rbi's. are the ravens fun to watch or what? >> they are great. the touchdown pass was great. >> you have to feel good ab

no one has looked more consistently strong than derrick mason. >> when the orioles continue their road trip, they will do without their backup catcher. he has gone on to tampa bay. he knew he had a limited stay after other players were brought up. stay with us, we will have your weekend and 70 forecast right after this. -- 70 forecast right after this. >> here is a look at what we're working on for 11 news tonight. a rupture in northeast baltimore affects more than 100 people. we will hear from residents that are trying to dry out. an autopsy is revealing more that may have contributed to the heart attack that killed pitchman billy maize. an illegal drug may have played a role. a role. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only... for the first 6 months. it all adds up to one incredible deal from fios. call the verizon center for custom

news4's derrick ward reports on the school vaccination progress in d.c. >> reporter: it won't be long before the d.c. public schools are back in business. students are preparing for the three rs and t for prevention. that means vaccinations. students without the proper vaccinations will not be allowed in classes after september 8th and officials have made plans for those who do not yet have the proper shots. >> the challenge for parents and families this year is we have six additiona vaccinations that are needed. on top of the five that were needed last year. and that's a heavy lift for a lot of our families and encouraging people to get out on the doctors' offices and clinics. the department of health opened the -- basically emergency vaccination clinics for us at four of our schools, kelly miller, kramer, ballou and coolidge. >> reporter: while there is no vaccine administered for the h1n1 flu virus, there are contingency plans should the vie vus show up. a vaccine is expected in a couple of months. in the meantime the d.c. schools are taking their cues from the centers for disease

derrick ward joining us live from fedexfield tonight. what's the scene like out there, buddy? >> as you can see behind me, the exodus is well underway. it started about halftime. those fans that showed up were treat to the first victory of the redskins of this preseason, a just reward for braving elements and traffic for getting here. now the traffic just getting out of here. tailgaters are nothing if not resilient. heavy rains meant improvisation. no problem for this pair. the covered bed of this pickup came in handy, though it's not what gordon comb had in mind when he bought it. >> i didn't have tickets to the redskins when i bought this. >> now it got almost all the comforts of home. >> i've got ni daughter with me. we're both fans and i wanted to tailgate and cook out. and the rain made us come inside the truck. >> others saw the more conventional shelter at this strip mall adjacent to the field. >> steelers fans come whatever kind of weather it is. >> and numbers that almost rivaled the home team fans. >> my sister drove 4 1/2 hours to get here for the steeler game to vi

my name is derrick tab and i started a free music education program for the children of new orleans.'s go. we do more than just teach music. we offer transportation. we offer instruments. i feed you so you're not homeless. i give you tutoring. i call it the no excuse policy. you don't have any excuse why you're here. you don't have to have any experience. we meet five days a week year around. we constantly learn something new and that's what keeps the kids coming back every day. >> i was getting in trouble. now when i'm here, i practice. when i'm at home, i practice. it just changed my life. >> i love seeing kids happy. just having fun. ♪ i love teaching kids this culture. i don't say i'm saving lives. i say i'm giving life. a whole different life of music. >> you can find out more about derrick or any of our heroes at cnn.com/heroes. cnn.com/heroes. when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision goggles--- is the only battery air life trusts: duracell. t

and represent bid his son and derrick thomas. and ron woodsonending his career in oakland. >> and he is a chap plain at the ravens he influenced me frustrately he made me believe he way goes down the bath. pie son is bringing the dr. j back. >> and westminster through the eyes of the rookie defenseman. he breaks up that williams attempted pass. not bad and later, though. barely beaten by harper. not bad at all. >> i played safety in college. you know if this is and know what they want out of the corner position. but the transition of playing it is easy but it is the point of understanding what it is they want from you at the corner. >>> baseball now. o's and toronto. first inning. roberts hit as foul tip off his leg. he had a skin injury. shake it off. hop it away. and huff and jones that's the 68th doable of the year. o's win it. than in the bottom. lind with a shot way, way back. bringing home the bay can. finally in golf. the peers is 8 and a half million. the invitational. the best golfer shot a 65. he is in second place. tha

derrick mason got a great ovation. joe flacco went right down the field, kicked a couple of field goes. ray rice ran great. receivers had their moments. defense was hard-hitting. tavarus gooden was real good. greg mattison, the new defensive coordinator got the ball. it's back to work now. >> the eagles played the patriots but didn't seem to matter after news broke that michael vick signed a two-year deal with the eagles. vick spent nearly two years behind bar as bankrolling a dog fighting ring. you heard aleen gabey from the spca here saying she was pleased that the ravens did not sign it michael vick. coach reid says he doesn't know when he'll be football ready. >>> a local businessman owner is found dead. he was found bound with zip ties inside his canton vending business. his name is constantine dino frank. died after being taken off life support on tuesday found face down and bound july 29, inside precision building. pleas say he managed to but one arm free but may have suffer a stroke during the struggle. >> now

derrick. >> thanks anita. check the caller id closely, a fake debt collector could be on the line. in tonight's living smart focus, the better business bureau says phoney callers are making the rounds claiming you defaulted on a payday loan and you will be arrested if youp chtaeeinbrin lvvog a data breech involving thousands of pe wopseholed u ayvipaer sces ydcould be inelfucaceose those calls. if you get one,one, the b bbyo giou yrsveonalr yo ormation out over ur rights and abusive calls and threats are against the law. >>> the grocery store wars are heating up and safeway is making the latest move. the grocery chain slashed prices up to 25% on products in the store and every aisle. prices are down on brand-name products as well as the safeway brand and focused on the staples like laundry detergent, meat, and paltry. safeway's president says they have been able to negotiate some better fuel and supplier costs and they pass those on to consumers. >>> you know, i was outside riding today and it did not rain. i felt like i needed a swim suit. it was soupy out there. >> 97 on monday.

the veteran leadership of re the list and derrick mason all have flirted with free agency or retirementbut decided there is no better place and baltimore to continue their careers. rivalries from earlier this year revived first with the redskins. the nationally televised rematch with the pittsburgh steelers will be seen right here on wbal tv. purple fridays are back. the ravens are reports to be reckoned with and now with a buddy in the league clearly knows army. -- hearts happy... ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big.