. >>> druid hill park turns 150 years old. on thursday thousands will commemorate the rich history. i'm andrea fujii. i'm andrea fujii. that story's coming u u,,,,,,,,, imagine denying a pregnant woman the choice of health care providers. only one senator voted with big insurance over pregnant women: andy harris. protecting our bay? harris was the only one to vote against cleaning up toxic waste sites. he always sides with the polluters, one of the worst environmental records in the senate. and harris was the only one to vote against extending education for special needs kids. no wonder his republican colleagues think he's too extreme. we can't afford his extreme ideas. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message >>> it's 5:30. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. more pain at the pump. if it seems like it's costing more to fill up these days, it's not your imagination. gas prices are up. filling up your tank is as routine as getting a cup of coffee. the price of coffee doesn't seem to fluctuate as much as gas. where do prices seem to you right now in terms of cost. >>> ast

back to you. >>> druid hill park is turning 150 years old. there are activities to remember the rich history. andrea fujii shows us a side of the park you may not know about. >> reporter: not everyone could exercise together here at druid hills park 60 years ago. this is known as safety city where only african-americans could swim and play tennis. >> the african-american community was segregated. >> reporter: this shows how the races were segregated for decades. as a child, janet could only play here. she and the organization want everyone to know what happened. >> i think it is important to share the history. not the history because it is such a negative history, but because of what it was. >> reporter: there are several activities on saturday. the community and sports festival at noon with the golf and football demonstration. there is a historic tour of the park. at 1:00, a street car demonstration. parts of the pool remain in tact in remembrance of the seeing regages. all of the -- seeingregages.. re-- in remembrance of the the -- remembra

the ancient pagan tradition of druidry has been officially accepted as a religion the druid network well now we recognize alike. any other mainstream religion in the country and will be exempt from tax on donations druids have practiced for thousands of years in britain where about ten thousand people now worship nature through ancient rituals and song. finally in this news block the seventh paid a lympics are underway in the russian capital and although they might not be able to fly there certainly proving that they can run porkers from six countries have trained long and hard to find out who's the lightest on their trotters n r t stacey bivins is keeping track of it all for us. i think that mean annual pay grace is among them but never before had the competition been so intense where they were paid as private that's because for the first time ever it's now international appeal that's as being from six countries including egypt and bello and like i said the the competition is just not a one day event the pigs have been trading all year for this meeting held the people doing runs on thei

we have more on the beauty blooming in druid hill park. >> there's a lot of entitle in druid hill park. that's because this agave is growing so fast, it's going through the roof. >> it reached the glass and there was a little bit of a can you are and we took the glass off early in the morning. not as early as you were, this morning and she sprung up. >> reporter: this is one of three agaves enjoying the day in the sun in the desert room. i've told everyone to come down and see it. it's exciting and we've been waiting for this to happen. and here it is. >> reporter: the drama began two weeks ago when the plant sent out the flower spikes. it's a once in a lifetime experience. at least for the plant. once this plant finishs flowererring, it does. >> reporter: and the flower blooms and this desert dweller is also the source of tequila. >> it will eventually reach 35 feet into the sky. for baltimore plant lover, this is like the super bowl. remember when kate told us about the curl at the top? >> to me, it's like a serpent rising out of the plant. it didn't get to goo straight up, it has a

at druid park drive. and one more in glen burnie. there is a look at your speeds outside. 23 miles an hour. your slow spot between 83 and 95. that again is because of that accident on the top side of perring parkway. taking a live look outside. that is the inner loop. and it is a little slow there at 70. same goes for the top side of the beltway at 83. this traffic report was brought to you by purdue, oven ready roaster. >>> in tonight's wjz healthwatch report, botox use has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. now, more and more young people are following the face-freezing trend. cynthia demos has the story. >> reporter: 19-year-old morgan frisido is a sophomore, going to the university of miami. but this beautiful coed is like a growing number of young women who feel they need botox to improve their appearance. >> i decided to do it because i have wrinkles in my forehead already. and it's not the best case scenario for someone my age. >> reporter: according to diane walder, she is seeing more and more young women, like mo

it is set for saturday in the druid hill park and is being advertised on the radio. >> tell your friendsrd jack young is giving back to the community by bringing families closer together. the event is free. >> what the ad does not say is it is paid for by a firm called universal elections. the pay for the park permit is from the firm of julius henson. he has been retained from young and will bill the campaign committee for reimbursement. any expenditure for the campaign must be related to promoting candidacy and must be disclosed. the radio ad includes no such disclosure. >> it is going to be paid for with political funds. >> will have to get back to you on the details of the picnic. >> the terms of president deflected our questions. >> is there any reason you do not want this to look like a political event? >> it is a family fun day. i will get back to you with the details. >> young seems to be positioning himself for a run to office, but which one? he was promoted not by voters but by city council members. he has yet to compete in a citywide election. have you decided what to run for?

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. >>> druid hill park is celebrating its 150th anniversary. this weekend, 200 volunteers planted 150 trees, one for every year of the park's existence when it was bought. for the volunteers, these are moments to remember. >> personal experience. so you can say years ago, i remember the day i planted that tree with my dad. >> and next saturday, the park will host walking and bike tours. they are giving way free trees. >>> to the baseball diamond now where the yankees were looking to sweep the twins to advance to the american league championship series. this is all they would need to win this one. 6-1 the final. time to break out will bubbly. they will play the winner of tampa bay and texas. tampa bay won yesterday and texas won the first two you can see in a few hours, the ravens take on the broncos right here. and our coverage starts at 1:00 p.m. live right here on wjz 13. the birds against the horses. >> you said to make sure that you pay attention to what side of the stadium you're on. some stadiums can heat up. >> we hear that. we have peop

. >>> and there's a lot of excitement in druid hill park.hat's because this agave is growing so fast, it's going through the roof. >> it reached the glass and there was just a little bit of a curl. the next thursday morning, we took the glass off, early in the morning. not as early as you work this morning and she sprung up. >> >> this is one of three at the conservatory. enjoying its day in the sun in the desert room. >> i've been telling everyone on facebook to come and see it. it's very exciting and we've been waiting for it to happen. here it is. >> reporter: the drama started two weeks ago when the plant sent out the flower spikes. >> this is amazing and a once in a lifetime experience. at least for the plant. once this plant finishs flowering, it dies. >> reporter: before it does, the flowers bloom and this desert dweller is the source also for tequila. >> it will reach 35 feet in the sky and for plant lovers, this is like the super bowl. >> reporter: remember when kate told us about the curl at the top. >> it's like a serpent rising o

baltimore city council president jack young is throwing a big party at druid hill park this weekend. event is free. why is he avoiding questions? >> if you are looking for fun music with death defying acts that will make you want to do things you have never done, the circus is it. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax

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era may inevitably cause less independence for central banks, although you said you could make the druids independent when they're sitting interest-rate policy. christine, he said he hoped we do not reflexively go back to the same central banks must be independent. i wanted you to comment on how important central bank independence is and what you think the events of the last three years protecting them ford implemented that principal, john? >> i think it is very important. i think it is threatened with a central banks to fiscal policy, which has happened, at least in the u.s. and when they do credit allocation policy. democracy, we have good reason to take action. there is no good rationale for an independent agency of government to be taking these kinds of steps. stick to monetary policy as defined and have that independence will work better and do not mix fiscal policy and monetary policy this way. >> charles? >> independence is very important and central banks because it maintains their credibility. it is the credibility that central banks will do what they claim to be doing that is so

nonprofits in great britain can collect money as druids. i respect other people's religious choices, but for me i would not sign it and let it pass into law without signing it. >> brand to be? -- brian dubie? >> we share our concerns about this type of legislation. i would make a commitment about signing this. i would be inclined not to sign it. this is one of the reasons we shared at a press conference. people in the disability community feel it would put their members at risk, especially when you contemplate a single payer health care system and tight budgets. they expressed concerns, real concerns. what i would do is expand the work that the attorney general has done and the department held has done on making sure that care is available to vermonters in stages of life. this is not an academic situation. i have been in the end moments of both my parents and watch them struggle. i joined members of the out of the darkness walk to support community for people who experience suicide. the suicide rates in oregon are up significantly as a resu

nonprofits in great britain can collect money as druids. i respect other people's religiouchoices, but for me i would not sign it and let it pass into law without signing it. >> brand to be? -- brian dubie? >> we share our concerns about this type of legislation. i would make a commitment about signing this. i would be inclined not to sign it. this is one of the reasons we shared at a press conference. people in the dibility community feel it would put their members at risk, especially when you contemplate a single payer health care system and tight budgets. they expressed concerns, real concerns. what i would do is expand the work that the attorney general has done and the department ld has done on making sure that care is available to vermonters in stages of life. this is not an academic situation. i have been in the end moments of both my parents and watch them struggle. i joined members of the out of the darkness walk to support community for people who experience suicide. the suicide rates in oregon are up significantly as a result of