against hamels. you have to -- nothing going against hamels. you have to give him credit. by the time we get something going, they made a great play. you tip your hat to hamels. he's tough. seven wins, pretty good. >> this afternoon orioles hosting the red sox bottom of the sic, o's trail 5-2. nick -- 6th, o's trail 5-2. nick johnson gets a two-run home run and earlier hit a solo shot. orioles down 5-4. bottom of the 8th, orioles trailing 6-4. wilson betemit with two on, two out, a fly to shallow right. nick march markakis tags and scores. >>> don't go anywhere. when we return the 76ers are relevant in basketball again looking to draw even with the celtics in their eastern conference playoff battle and they were playing in philly. [ male announcer ] are e you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. get fios at thi

hamels admitted he hit the teenager on purpose, hamels saying, i was trying to hit him.not going to deny it. welcome to the big leagues. here's the payback. harper steals home. hamels goes for the pick-off move. see him break here? the teenager first to steal home since ed kirk poot rick did it in 1964. take another look, unbelievable. harper's night was great but hunter pence even greater, his second home run of the game, a two-run shots, nationals lose 9-3. they also lose jas nl weathen wo a broken wrist ff. >> red sox and orioles plays the longest game of the season. outfielder darnell mcdonald is pitching for the sox, serves up a bomb. the o's break the tie. baltimore's dh chris davis had an awful day at the plate, 0 for 8, 5 strikeouts, might be the hero, comes in to pitch two scoreless innings. the dh was pitching there, gets adrian gonzalez swinging there. and a few laughs from the baltimore bench. orioles win 9-6 in 17 innings. the dh chris davis gets the win. this is the first game since 1925 where both teams resorted to using position players as pitchers. the o

instead a rematch between bryce harper and cole hamels.back on may 6th hamels welcomed harper to the league by beating him in the back by his first at bat later admitting he meant to do it and seeing a five-game suspension. harper responded by stealing home. here's a look at the starters tonight, hamels for the phillies going up against the nats edwin jackson looking for his first win since a 14th. >>> baltimore orioles playing afternoon ball against the red sox, boston up one in the 8th. scott podsednik adds insurance with his first home are since 2010. red sox win -- homer since 2010, red sox win 6-5. >>> nationals starter gio gonzalez has won over fans and teammates with his impressive arm and leads the league in strikeouts. to sweeten the deal with his fellow pitchers, gio got each one personalized headphones with their name and jersey number on them as a nice gift, nice gesture. >> wow. >> topper, i think the three ladies deserve a nice personalized piece of jewelry. >> handbag would work, too. we'll take it monday -- or tuesday. you'

hamels dominant early on against the nationals.ing ryan zimmerman, gets him to go down swinging. hamels stymied the nats for most of the night. he struck out eight. edwin jackson, up and down tonight. bottom five, 2-0, phillies. facing juan pierre. hits it well. bryce harper going back, harper has it -- or does he? yes, he does. he fumbles it around for a minute but then stays with it and makes the catch. harper still learning how to play the outfield. top six, harper at the plate. harper sends this one into right field. danny espinoza was on second. he's running on contact. coming home to score. the throw by hunter pence, got him at the plate. appears to have tagged him right there. that was really close, hard to t adam laroche would homer in the ninth. that was the nationals' only run of the game. they fall in philly, 4-1, the final. >>> buck showalter and the o's hosting the red sox this afternoon. red sox up 5-2. nick johnson at the plate with one on. and this one is gone. his second home run of the day and the orioles now down

. >>> the last time phillies pitcher cole hamels and nationals phenom faced off hamels welcomed harperto the big leagues with a 93 miles per hour pitch to the back. tonight hamels wrapped up a great outing by retiring harper for his final out. to the game we go. nationals looking for the sweep against philly but carlos ruiz having nun of that. three for four at the plate puts the phils up 2-0. cole hamels dealing tonight. a no-hitter until the 6th. here bryce harper with a single to right. they send danny espinosa home but he can't beat the tag. in the 8th, phils up 3-0. shane vic carter wants one more. phillies -- shane victorino wants one more. >> catcher made a heck of a play on a short hop and made a good tag. i think harper should have been on second base, high throw. we'd been in better position. they make plays we didn't. >> baltimore orioles playing some afternoon ball at camden yards. red socks up one in the 8th. scott podsednik's first homer since 20 10. brian roberts back on the diamond tonight. he played his first rehab game in bowie since suffering a concussion over a year

bottom of the first, bryce harper, cole hamels. drills harper in the back. ouch! but bryce is tough. didn't do anything wrong and walked to first. he was okay. later in the inning, hamels with a throw to first, harper, see ya. at home, safe. first teenager to steal home since may 5, 1964. nats up 1-0. harper with two hits. zimmerman with a runner on. two run shot to left. first of two homeruns. phillies took the lead for good, 6-1. flair to shallow right. werth tries to make a sliding catch, but begins to grimace. watch his left wrist. not good. leaves the game. no update yet on him. phillies score six in the night. nats fall to the phillies, adding insult to injury, 9-3. >>> top of the fourth, orioles and red sox. orioles lead 2-0 on two homeruns. three run homerun to the seats above the green monster. orioles in front 5-0. bottom of the 5th, middlebrook, first pitch, swinging, first career homerun is a grand slam. extra innings. bottom of the 16th, still tied. first base man, went 0-8 pitching for the first time, with a runner on, drives to the gap. tries to sco

harper's first at-bat against hamels. very first pitch he is drilled with a 93-mile-an-hour fastball into the back. hamels said after the game hitting harper was intentional. it was just a welcome-to-the-big leagues, kid. p getting revenge. hamels throws to first and harper breaks for home ask he is in safely. his first big league steal. how about stealing home? after the game, everyone still talking about that intentional beaning by hamels. harper, well, harper the rookie, 19-year-old, taking the high road. >> you know, you have to give all the props to him. he came out. you know, there's -- nothing we can do about it. we can't take anything away from him. he threw very, very well. eight innings. y >> reporter: mike rizzo's comments not quite as pc. he said i have never seen a more classless, gutless, chicken beep beam act in my 30 years in baseball. he faked tough. he think he will intimidate us after hitting our 19-year-old rookie who is eight games into the big leagues? he doesn't know who he is dealing with. it doesn

that was a fake, tough act no one accused cole hamels of being old school.spended. >>> jason worth had surgery this morning after suffering a fracture last night. it is painful to watch. worth will be out at least 12 weeks. >>> time now to reveal our high school game of the week poll. lots of games on the diamond to choose from. marshall at south lake. go to d.c..highschoolsports.net to vote. >>> mike shanahan made official what we already assumed. robert griffin, iii, will be the redskins starting quarterback. rg3 joined his fellow rookies and despite learning a lot about the offense, griffin seemed to be picking this up rather well. he knows the most important people to please are his veteran teammates. >> to be able to manage people, that's your job as a quarterback. not only to go out and play well, but manage different personalities, so some vets will welcome me right in, some others might not. they might be guarded. it's my job to make them unguarded. >> so, we all knew that and just move forward and get better as a team. i'm excited about the future o

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. >>> the phillies sent cole hamels to the mound against bryce harper and the nationals.st time these two squared off, hamels earned a five-game suspension for intentionally throwing a fastball into harper's back. harper got some pitches in the strike zone. he sent a fly ball to the left field warning track for the out. in the sixth, nationals down 2-0. harper singles off hamels and espinoza will try for home but hunter pence nails him with a great throw to keep the nats off the board. same score in the seventh. juan pierre lays down the suicide squeeze to bring another run home. phillie goes on to win, 4-1 and snap their four-game losing streak. >>> the red sox trying to get back to the .500 mark taking on the orioles in baltimore. red sox clinging to a one-run lead until shoppach sends a shot over the left field wall. sox go up on the homer. scott podsednik puts the red sox up by two. they hang on to win 6-5 and move their troerecord to 22 wins and losses on the year. praise be. praise be. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe" mitt romney tells mark halp

about cole hamels.oing to stand by my statement with him and just move on from there. >> some things have happened in the past that i don't make a lot of comments on other people's comments. there's too much media coverage on it now. and hamels making those comments, you know, that's kind of a rare thing to ever happen. there was no comment. >> and then the smile. >>> nats in pittsburgh tonight and bryce harper will actually be playing with ryan zimmerman for the first time. harper moving up to second in the batting order, because zimmerman is coming back from the dl. adam la-roche also back from injuries so the nationals should have some added pop in the lineup, which they have desperately been needing lately. >>> the much-anticipated rematch between local boxer lamont peterson and amir kan is in daughter after a failed drug test for peterson. the lightweight champion tested for higher than normal levels of synthetic testosterone. peterson won the wba when he beat kan last december. his lawyer called t

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harper is taking the high road. >> you know, hamels threw a great game tonight. you know, you got to give all the frops him. he came out there and really threw the ball well. and -- you know, there's nothing we can do about it. you know, we can't take anything away from him. he threw very, very well. he's an all-star. eight innings, and -- he really threw the ball well. >> there you go. the phillies say they fully support the suspension and do not agree with how hamels handled the incident. >>> and the nationals wasted no time trying to get outfielder jayson werth on the road to recovery. werth had surgery on his broken left wrist yesterday. he's expected to miss at least 12 weeks. werth break his wrist trying to make a sliding catch sunday against the phillies. ouch. we wish him a speedy recovery. >> definitely that. >>> how about this -- you know, some golf pros will go their entire lives without one. but a richmond teen can claim that he has sunk two holes in one back to back. this happened saturday at the first tee of chesterfield. 16-year-old matthew padget

jason hamel pitching for the o's. he gave up four runs, four solo home runs off hamel those were the only hits they got. but that's all they needed. they lose this series finale. five defeats in a row. they'll get a day off tomorrow before they continue the road trip at tampa bay. checking in on bryan roberts, his suspected come back from concussion symptoms. he strikes out here. he finished hitless at three at- bats. roderick scheduled to play at this weekend. >>> voluntary offseason camp are still taking place. some veterans do take part plus rookies and players new to the ravens. one player who has been to every practice is joe flacco. he says he feels he has to be there to help the younger guys. >> i think joe has had his most consistent offseason. he's always done well but he's stacking days on top of each other right now. he did it again today and i'm sure he'll do it again tomorrow. >> another veteran taking time to work with the players at center. >>> 67,000 soccer fans at fedex field. the americans had won fi

he got beaned by cole hamels. hamels said he did it on purpose so the stage was set for those phillies fans to do something. good news, nothing happened. which . they didn't waste time. the vets have been working. he will go to the bullpen. finally, marlins, rockies from last night. mike stanton is going to drill a game winning grand slam for florida. that's not the story. check out this beautiful hd score board out there. now he's going to round the bases, look up. there's going to be a big black hole. see that black hole? boom, gone. baseball through the score board. give that man the bill. good thing he makes $7 million a year. >> and that is it for us. have a great night. >> good night.

here is hamels following the fourth straight including 10-12 of their last. >> felt good.i was able to establish the strike zone early in a big inning like you mentioned. really takes the stress out of the situation and kind of opened up the strike zone and just attack. our hitters really did a great job coming out early for us today and made it stand up. >> the birds sweep the low sox in the final gamest road trip -- game of the road trip that has them at 4-1. tomorrow right here on wjz. from syracuse, coach jim adams ranked loyola of maryland university team shocked syracuse in syracuse. 13-7, they claim their second big east title. they rolled the shoulders of kara burk. she is great one out of delany high school with four goals and one assist. loyola becomes the first team to have both their men's and women's team in america to go to the upcoming ncaa tournament. that's a real nice thing. we got to get out of here they say. we're out of time. indiana, the clippers and oklahoma city all win in the nba. wish we had 15 34eu7bs to do sports. -- minutes to do sports. >> bla

the general manager rizzo called hamel's classless and gutless. hamels was up to bat next and got beaned in the leg. payback. it can be rough. >> can be. in the big leagues. when "news4 at 4:00" continues, this afternoon, sasha baron cohen stopped by 30 rock. >> now i have the look every woman dreams of, wylie coyote. >> she is on fire. what the real tan new jersey mom thought of the "snl" skit. >>> rihanna is a no show for the dress rehearsal. billy bush from "access hollywood" joins us live next. >>> after winning 16 olympic medals, swimmer michael phelps says he is looking to retire in a televised interview yesterday phelps said the london games will be his last olympic games. the 26 year old baltimore native broke a record in beijing back in 2008 earning eight gold medals but will need to win three gold to break the record for most olympic gold medals. as for the 2016 limb knicks brazil, phelps says he will go but only as an observer. he will stay dry. >>> blockbuster hit at that time movies. a tan mom backs hit on "saturday night live." and n

. >> this morning, cole hamels is suspended five games for drilling bryce harper in the back with theastball sunday. ouch. he'll have to pay a fine, too. hamels admitted that the pitch was intentional and just an old-school way to welcome the rookie to the majors. fine how do you do. the phillies say they fully support the suspension and do not agree with how hamels handled the incident. all right. >>> the nats wasted no time try to get outfielder jayson werth on the road to recovery. he had surgery on his left wrist which was broken yesterday. he's expected to miss at least 12 weeks. werth broke his wriftd trying to make a sliding catch sunday against the phillies. double ouch for him. mm. >>> we see it only a handful of times every year in the pros. but a richmond area teenager can now claim that he has hits two holes in one, back to back. it happened saturday at the first tee in chesterfield county, virginia. 16-year-old matthew padget sunk the ball in one shot on the seventh and eighth holes. one at a distance of 80 yards. the other at 130. the odds of that happening are slightly

hamels drilled one in the back most pitchers would never admit.ter the game he said yep he hit him on purpose sort of an old school way to say welcome, you are good now you gotta play. hamels is suspended for the next five games. >>> effort to protect and maintain historic murals of koi tower -- of detroit tower kicks off today -- -- claiming support for measure b on the june 5th ballot. it would prioritize funds raised at koi tower vents to preserve the fragile frescoes. advocates say koi tower has fallen into disrepair. >>> still ahead, the search for burglary suspect who slipped out of his handcuffs and bolted out of a police car. how he managed to escape custody. >>> al-qaeda plot to detonate under wear bomb on a u.s. bound flight unraveled could the device have bypassed airport security? >> santorum's call for unity. what he told his supporters. >> reporter: police still trying to figure out what happened inside this home where a mom and a 13-year-old daughter were found shot to death. >>> good news if you are traveling by air, all -- airport

cole hamels has been suspended for hitting bryce harper. >> the coach said the commissioner better askthe -- act with a purpose on this thing. today he did, the spending him five games for one start. >> chasing down this law, and look out for the wall. both guys go over, but somehow he came up with that. he hangs on to the baseball and that makes our play of the day. the three-day rookie camp for the ravens came to an end with mike shanahan confirming what everybody else already assumed. robert griffin the third is the redskins' starter. he worked hard, said all the right things. he was obviously smiling the whole time and enjoying himself. he was not overwhelmed by his first few days as a pro. he will be back next monday to work with veterans for the first time. >> i cannot wait to actually get him around us. he has come for the rookie camp so far. i cannot wait until it is official that we can have him in with us to give him in the playbook. >> at the college conference landscape continues to change, the big east commissioner resigned as commissioner of the big east today after just

. >> jason hamels goes after a team leading fifth win.e gets to start for new york against devaughn over -- ivan novak. >> and the player to coach dale hunter with their reputation for making decisions quickly and standing by them, he stood by that decision to leave the capitals less than two days after the season-ending loss. he took over in november after the team fired woodrow. them general manager says he did not try to change his mind. he told mcfee wants to return to canada to spend more time with his family. the preakness has a field of 10 set for saturday's race, but you can scratch any umba references. hampton -- hanson captured attention leading up to the kentucky derby, but did not impress anyone in the race. just a reminder, wbal tv 11 is your home for all things. yes. -- all things preakness. will be live from pimlico saturday, may 19, five days away. the summer olympics begin in just under 74 days. and for michael phelps, i'd means crunch time in his preparations. he already holds the record for medals in the game, 16th over

hamels tries the pickoff at first. hamels is all the way at third base and steals home.eat jump. he had made up his mind he was going. sprints in. steals home for the run for the nats. harper's night was great. but the phillies got the better of them. hunter pence, second home run of the game. two-run shot. nats lose 9-3. also lost jayson werth to a broken wrist in the game. >>> talked about it briefly at the top of the show. fenway, orioles and red sox, the longest game of the young season. tied at 6-6 in the 17th. both bullpens exhausted. so outfielder darnell mcdonald comes pitch. jones' home run breaks the tie. and then baltimore brings in their designated hitter, chris davis. that's the dh pitching the bottom of the 17th. he was 0 for 8 at the plate in the game, but makes himself the hero. two scoreless innings there. gets a few laughs from the baltimore dugout. orioles win 9-6 in 17, and davis gets the win. it was the first game since 1925 where both team has to bring in position players as pitchers. orioles sweep the three-game series with the sox and the o's have

no doubt some add drama with cole hamels facing the nats for the first time. he threw the ball right at him. you remember that. this is the first time they'll face each other. this afternoon it was the os hosting boston. buck show walter celebrating a birthday at the park today. and here's a gift from the bottom of the second. tied 1-1. the former nat, nick johnson, his first of two homers in the game. johnson really heating up after starting the season in a massive slump. the os' the 2-1 lead. ayala delivering. shoppach with one on and that's out of here in a hurry. a two-run shot. that makesett 5-3 red sox. two on for wilson betemit. what a catch! that one run come in to score but that would prove to be a huge second out. the next batter, nick johnson. looking for another bomb but he goes down swinging. the red sox beat the o's 6-5. the o's have the day off tomorrow and then take on the royals on friday. to bryce harper. the guys in philly last night, another solid game at the plate for the teenager. harper facing roy halladay. he takes one into the gap in r

he was referring to when hamels hit bryce harper with a pitch during sunday's game. he admitted to doing it intentionally and was suspended for five games. rizzo was fined for an undisclosed amount of money. >> rojas, left field. that's trouble. this game is over on a walk-off home run. >> and that was the pirates' henry rodriguez in the bottom of the ninth in the nationals game. they lost 5-4. bright spots -- return of ryan zimmerman after time on the disabled list, and adam la roche hit a two-run homer and returned to the team yesterday after an injury. >>> this morning, josh hamilton's name is being added to the history books. >> in the air to center. it is way back -- and good-bye, home run! >> the texas ranger is now just the 16th in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game. the epic performance came against the baltimore orioles at camden yards last night. hamilton, what has had a public battle with drug and alcohol addiction, says it will take some time for the significance to sink in. hamilton is also eight rbis in the rangers' 10-3 win. amazing. >> c

six shut out innings, seven strike outs for hamel came to bat. that would include jones.he would add to his career hitting streak to score nick markakis. the o's got five runs in that 5th inning and jones has a hit now in 16 straight games. and of course it's not an oriole game without a home run. chris davis would deliver that in the 7th inning. the o's have the most home runs in the players and they end up rolling over the royals 8-2 the final score. 11,000 people bought their ticket today, that's a record walk up crowd. >> it was an incredible crowd tonight. it's been fun to see the stands fill up and just continued to play good baseball. hopefully it continues. >> good baseball means first place. still one game against tampa bay and two games against kansas city this weekend. you can see the series finale on sunday, first pitch comes your way at 1:30. >>> it is championship weekend in college lacrosse. the final four will meet in boston. maryland meets duke in the second game. the winners will play for the national title on monday. the women's final four underway, sto

the orioles will turn to jason hamel to get them out of their slide. brandon gets the start for the blue jays and the those looking to avoid a series sweep for the first time since the second series of the season. not that long ago, the s answering that williams would have made a name for finishing in the grand slam, this time they exit 1 and 2 after serene a loss in the opening round. taking the first set 6-2. on to match point. venus in the fall are court. long and that will do it. straight sets as she advances. gone in france. don't go away. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> some local residents are fired up about what's going on in vacant homes around their neighborhoods. one of the most popula

there has been a lot of conversation about hamels.he did it on purpose to welcome hartford to the show. he was suspended for five games to send a message that this will not be tolerated. after a terrific first impression this past weekend in the first minicamp, the rookie has all the veterans talking. a great turnout for a great calls. the pro bowler is excited for the plant's -- a great turnout for a great cause. >> we are up-and-coming. even the core guys we have here are on the rise, hopefully. we'll begin play our part. -- we hope we can play our part. >> jason werth had surgery on his broken wrist today. he will be out at least 12 weeks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you still have time to enter to win a ford fiesta plus $3,000 in cash. you can enter everyday and get two additional injuries by sharing the information with your facebook friends. we will -- to additional entries. we do you read in bed? do you rd out loud or in your head? do you need a lamp to see? and does it leave your bedmate be? don't you wish there was a light that wo

jason hamel will miss his assignment because of a sore right knee. he has been their best starter.toed a just. >> you know the depth that we had tried to accomplish, it happens to every club. it's part of the game. >> reporter: it comes one night after that incredible power display put on by josh hamilton. that's hamilton during the rain delay this evening using the tarp as a slip and slide with his teammates. expecting good weather for the 4:00 starter tomorrow. >>> suggs says the injury was a partial tear not as bad as some thought. he says he expects to be able to play in 2012 maybe missing half of the regular season. hockey play offs, the resilient capitals have played game seven with the new york rangers in a must win in dc tonight, alex ovechkin started the scoring. a 2-1 win forces a decisive game seven tomorrow. >>> and birmingham southern, tyler reed had a big night in the game. a 13-2 win. stevenson will face gettysburg. kentucky derby winner i'll have another emerged from his stable to get his first work out on the track. a light jogging tour of the race surface. he'll f

those were the only runs hamel allowed.is on third tries to score when the ball bounces away but the pitcher harota covers markakis and home and the end of a 2-1 defeat. >>> so the future continues to look bright. he continues to dominate for the shorebirds. he did allow a hit for the first time in his procareer but no runs, four more strike outs for the 19-year-old delmarva 4- 2. >>> seldon was a terp for two seasons, he led the conference from -- in scoring his sophomore season. >>> alex ovechkin breaks a tie in the third period and that holds up for a 3-4 caps win. all everyone at one game a piece with game three in dc ,,,, ♪ i, i'll bring the fire make you come alive ♪ ♪ i can take you higher what this is, forgot? ♪ ♪ i must now remind you let it rock, let it rock ♪ ♪ let it rock >>> a home demolition usually doesn't draw a crowd unless it looks like this. an old army tank was used on a 150-year-old home in this minnesota town. the company is called drive a tank. they'll even let civilians climb inside and experience th

jason hamel is the starta.yed weeks ages and ballmore won and i -- weeks ago and baltimore won. and i did say the first place o's. >>> it's been a four-year project to clear basically 40 acres of overgrown brush and trees. mount auburn is the oldest owned and operated african american cemetery in baltimore. the mayor and governor will attend startling at 10 this morning. >>> street teams are descending on the city of baltimore to remind pedestrian and drivers as well as cyclists to exercise courtesy and common sense. part of the street smart campaign. between 2009 and 2011, 3 pedestrians were killed and 2100 injured. today and next monday street teams will in lexington market inner harbor and camden yards. the days were chosen to coincide with the yankees and the red sox and their fans to baltimore. >>> jay-z has been tapped to head line music festival in philly. >> he will bt headliner for the first budweiser made in america music festival. the partnership will be announced today. the two-day event is septembe

cole hamels rockets a 92-mile-an-hour pitch right into the small of bryce harper's back.hamels said he meant to do it. take a look at it. no beating around the bush. i was trying to hit him. i'm not going to deny it. that little move got him a five-game suspension, but even after getting beelined with a fast fall to the back, hooer's t the best part. harper on third. hamels throws to first and off goes harper stealing home. aww, yes. the sweet taste of revenge. possums hiding in a toilet. it's enough to give you the creeps. they went from outside to hanging outside on tree branches to hanging out in this apartment. they were found in a fireplace, hiding in house plants and yes, in the bathroom. >> the 8-year-old go to use the bathroom. sits on the toilet and something splashes on her. she turns around and ahhh! there's possums in the toilet! >> not something you hear very often. mama, there's possums in the toilet. animal control captured nine of these critters. not before a couple of them were stomped to death by the family's father. the apartment management is offering

the blue jays hit four off hamels. the birds have lost eight out of ten.irst place but they better right the ship. the fans have a sinking feeling. he is rubbing his hand. >> we are coming back. just a bad streak . >> keep driving their --. >> tell me when i will put the thunder shirt on my dog. >> friday night. get them ready. that's our main next round of thunderstorms. off shore though a tough night for out on the fishing boat. rough off shore but we will continue to watch beryl move away. it's interesting to see a storm that makes landfall in florida goes on shore and ends up ocean city, that's an unusual one. otherwise looking good. temperatures in the low to mid80s. low humidity kind of day. good hair weather for you in the seven day forecast again, cooling off a bit with the a chance of a shower. . >> see that. >> thank you. have a good night. >> ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and

so, gretchen hamel do you think this is progress for women or not? >> i do. i think it's fabulous, behind every good man is a woman so why shouldn't a woman be on the front lines. i think they're just as capable as anyone else. >> i heard a remark from some officer saying, that part of the reason there was still so much sexism in the military, which officially has fought against it is that men don't see women on the front lines with them. and when they see them on the front lines, in the most dangerous positions with women they will have more respect for them, agreed? >> rather than one who is protected from what you're exposed to every day. i must say there are very few injustices where you see people people -- lots of injustices. we talk about them all the time. here is the kind of injustice this was. these women were exposed to the same danger as men but they were given a different classification often. and not treated as combat. i saw it in the national guard here, for example. and the services are gradually coming to where they have to be, 15% of the ser

things could heat up tonight when nats face cole hamels after intentionally hitting bryce harper. they say payback is tough. >> that's not what they say. >> you can't say those things on tv -- >> surprised you went there a little bit. you're absolutely right you can't. 4:40 in the morning. >>> tom kierein is in storm center 4 track storms moving through the area this morning. tom? >> there's a live view of the jefferson memorial from the h.d. city camera. sprinkles of light rain now. time for weather & traffic on the 1s at 4:41. we've had heavier rains just to the west/southwest of washington over the last several hours. here's the radar going back over the last several hours. you see showers, moderate to heavy at times, now diminishing. we don't have nearly as much heavy rain. right now getting moderate showers from near mclean up to great falls and then across the potomac into bethesda and near potomac, maryland. to the south, from a half inch to an inch of rain has fallen across prince william county. the area in green is under a flood warning until 10:00. we have several roads

hamel said yes i hit and that's what i did. >>gary: is the thing i will read this out but i think this is true. any one purpose, this is what's gonna happen. yes lipped onetime hits somebody in the head. you will slip one time and hit somebody in the head. >>darya: that's exactly what it said in my book. diane >> >>darya: i is can imagine how the gap then suddenly pitch. this is the first time that both teams have had to put in nine pitchers since 1925. i do love where this kid says this is harder than that looks. >>gary: it takes a lot is to get the ball of the play. that guy was pretty darn good. >>darya: earlier these teams went through seven insurance -- seven pitchers. they at >>gary: @ they said the they were not going to injure their pitchers. digamma >>darya: 18 gonzalez did meeting getting it. who is on fire today. >>gary: your on literal fire this morning. >>darya: on new-line the net -- i am loving it. >>gary: every once in awhile say idle nuzzle you need me. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more

jason hamel was scratched because of soreness in his right knee. he's been the o's best starter so far this season. no word on how long he'll be out. today's games begin at 4:00. the oriels home stand will continue this weekend when the rays come to town. this sunday it will be m asn here on wjz, they take on the rays at 1:30 mother's day live on wjz 13. >> you know, i was just listening to you read the story about terrell suggs and his injury. we mentioned yesterday rivera is incredible -- his incredible baseball career probably ended by an achilles injury. as a matter of fact, i just punched him up. let's see if we can find a picture of him. it's not like -- don't take this -- you know how the greeks like to do statutes. we don't want to offend grandma today. the greek hero achilles. i can't get a picture to put on tv. >> they hasn't invented the whatever it is. >> it goes back to greek mythology and the achilles heel, that was the clink in the armor of the battle. >>> take a look at the radar. a graphic we have for you, it is a clear sky. that's

another quality outing for jason hamel. went six innings and did not give up a run.sed out the first inning with a wick ed curveball here. hardy drives this one off the wall. andino comes in to score. 3-0 orioles. the runs kept on coming into fifth. adam jones, a man on fire. ran his career-high hit streak to 15 in a row. more offense in the fifth. this time it was chris davis bringing in adam jones. davis in with the defense, shifting to the right. still punches the single into right field. five runs. 8-2. buck showalter thrilled with what happened not only on the field but in the stands. >> we have to keep doing the things to make it continue. my first thought today was its promotion. we love for the promotion to be good baseball. >> adam jones appeared to vay long-term deal with the o's. >> jones told us he had taken a physical. the deal expected to run five or six years. $80 to $90 million value. jones' agent is in town. sources tell us jones and his agent are fully satisfied with the orioles latest offer. adam jones knows this could take a little more patience t

jason hamel gave up four solo homeruns. the oriels bats were quite.they lose their fifth straight game by a score of 4-1. their road trip will continue in tampa. saturday afternoon it will be on wjz. see the birds taking on the rays saturday at 4:00 live on wjz 13. >>> in the nba playoffs the heat now has a two games to none lead. last night's game with the celtics went into over time. dwayne wade scored 8 points in the extra period to lead the heat to a 115-111 victory. that series heads to boston for game 3 on saturday. >>> looking at social media this morning. everybody is wondering two things in the world of sports, the o's and is it the same song and dance, different year, great start now on their backs. i disagree. buck thinks he's got a team and we trust. we stick with them. >> i like that phrase. >> it is the truth. don't you feel more confident? >> i do. >> i think that's what's coming across on social media. another thing is the nba draft order was picked last night. new orleans get number one. charlotte bobcats get number two. everybody is

hamel dominant early on against the national last night. bottom of the first.e gives zimmerman a strikeout. didn't give up much against the nationals. took a no-hitter through six and struck out eight in the game. edwin jackson okay on the bump for washington. juan pierre gets ahold of one. bryce harper is on his horse. bobbles it for minute but sticks with -- looks like the glove is about to fall off his hand. harper is still learning how to play the outfielder. remember he was a catcher growing up. top of the sixth. harper at the plate now. sends one in to right field. espinoza was on second. he is coming home. there is going to be a play at the plate. throw home by pence, he got him. watch the tag again. you are not so sure. but -- nonetheless p. they called him out. adam laroche would homer in the ninth. nationals only run of the game. advan vance called him safe there. we have the benefit of replay. >> nats, 26-18 on the season. >> give him credit. by the time we got something going, made a great play. you know. tip your hat to him. he has done that to qui

things could heat up tonight, too, when the nats face phillies pitcher cole hamels for the first time since he was suspended for five games for intentionally hitting rookie bryce harper. >> see what happens. >> yeah. >>> chances are, you use it, and you lose it every day. >> this morning the inventor of perhaps the most used electronic device in your house -- the remote control -- has died. eugene polly jr. invented the flashmatic. in 1955, the first wireless remote. the ray gun-style remote started as tvs were becoming commonplace in homes. polly lived in chicago his entire life working with zenith exercisics for 47 years. he amassed 18 patents in that time. polly died after battling pneumonia. he was 97 years old. >> lived a long life. and there are a lot of men who are very grateful for what he came up with. >> and women, too. >> yeah? >> yes. >> you don't mind getting up to change the channel, do you? >> i've become a -- it -- >> just there. >> if you lose it, you panic. >>> 5:27. >>> coming up, new legal problems for gary giordano. the incident that landed the maryland man back b

phillies pitcher hamel admits he was trying to pluck the 19-year-old phenom.fter the game he said i was trying to hit him. i'm not going to deny it. it is something i grew up watching. that's what happened. i'm just trying to continue the old baseball. had the last laugh. advanced to third base on a single and stole home to give the national as 1-0 lead. that wasn't enough, though, to win the game. the phillies beat the nats 9-3. to make it worse, nats outfielder jason wirth broke his wrist. there is no word how long he will be out. >>> the "today" show had a special guest on this morning. leader of the republic, admiral shabazz. actor sasha baron cohen. he spoke to matt lawer and spoke about his wonderful country. >> it is a wonderful place. a population of 4 million people. obviously that figure changes depending on my mood. >> puck see "the dictator," it hits theaters next wednesday. america's growing problem with obesity may be rooted in toddlerhood. a new report coming up at 4:00. at 5:00, first of its kind program in northern virginia to battle childhood

. >> the dorothy hamel -- >> yes, the bob. >> there's a documentary out about him very recently made.ere to give us a crash from >>> really get your nose right in there. really -- citrus. stronger. passion fruit. and -- oh, there's this faint like asparagus and there's just a fodder of like a nutty cheese. >> wow. >> i remember that scene. you never go wrong with passion fruit and asparagus. the wonderful movie "sideways" introduced many of us to the taste of art wining. james mcinerney has been practicing that for 30 years. >> we know him from his classic "bright lights, big city " and one of the best wine critics around which he put into "the juice." welcome. >> good morning. you do have a love affair with wine. >> i do. it actually started when i was writing my first novel in the '80s. i was studying with raymond kafsher at syracuse university. i had a job at a wine store to make end meet as a clerk. and and i would take a bottle home every night. that was a tradition among the clerks. i started browsing in the library the owner had that. >> and voila. >> it became a has beeny, a c

gretchen hamel, executive director of public notice and former spokeswoman for the house republican conferencedemocratic spokesman and head of momentum analysis. welcome to both of you today. >> thank you, jenna. jenna: that is the latest we've seen from the president's team when it comes to mitt romney. it is vaguely reminiscent when we saw during the republican primary with this attack on his business experience. why go back there? why would the president team go back to what we've seen in the republican primary? >> well, voters are going to start making up their mind, general election voters as opposed to republican primary voters. they're starting to tune in and starting to learn what mitt romney is all about. they will continue to make that decision. these things about his record are very relevant. it shows his record. it shows he has on the wrong side of working families. it sets up the contrast for who has got a better plan for the next four years. and i think it's completely relevant and makes good politics. jenna: gretchen, what do you think about it? at the same time we're seeing rom