crowds are buzzing and it's not because jamie costello is back. are these your replacements? >> reporter: you're looking at three young little guys and little ladies. this is the way it always used to be. i want to introduce you -- you won cal ripken's suburban the night he broke the streak. >> yes, sir. >> how much did you spend? >> more than the last bidder. >> you flew in from san diego last night. >> we flew in about three hours ago, going to catch a game tonight and tomorrow morning make the long trip back to san diego. >> in cal's car. >> in cal's car. they took very good care of us out here. >> now you're cal's friend for life. after two straight losses you're down in the dumps a little bit. keep your chin up. let's in the forget this. enjoy the ride right now. those who ordered your playoff tickets, you could see them in the mail in the next day or two. if you didn't, when they within the on sale, you would scam it for tickets. here's what you need to know. check for colors that are out of registration or smudged ink. also, look for the edges. the paper shouldn't spli

jamie costello is live outside the yard. but, first, let's check in with mike masco to see whether you need an umbrella or rain coat. >> we will need the rain gear. take a look, a live shot, not much happening. there are storms near philadelphia. right now the atmosphere is loaded and ready. i have kept that in the forecast. take a look at the shot. a gorgeous day, feeling more like summer, 80s across many locations. right now we're at 81. dulles 83. eastern shore numbers between 80 and 83. if you're going to the game a mild 77 degrees. keep an eye to the sky. maybe a shower or storm could boil up. the rest of the forecast, your hour by hour will stay into the 70s. we're back on abc2 news at 11. a sure tomorrow could lead to a thunderstorm. we'll time the arrival coming up. >>> this is stressful. i know it's been 15 years, so we get anxiety that goes with the playoff push. >> that's pretty good. listen. we're anxious about the weather tonight. looking at the schedule we thought the orioles have an off day tomorrow. toronto h

jamie costello is flying high with the fans at the yard. what a night. >> it was a great night a record-tying night of 7 home runs. it is great to be young and an orioles fan. >> reporter: america's past time is being passed down. >> i think we're getting a lot younger. >> the orioles year on, they are all excited. like you said the whole next generations. >> reporter: the bronze phases of your -- faces of your youth have become fresh again. >> it's just fun to be here. >> i mean they really believe. >> the crowd is young. it's excited. >> we have young people like myself and and my friend here and then people my dad's age are hanging out. >> reporter: a year ago these two were the only ones in their section. a picture proves it. >> there was nobody here. so you have fans bringing whole families here. and you would have had empty seats tonight. >> reporter: buster can feel it. >> the fans are coming out of the woodwork. they all seem to be coming back. >> reporter: the program guide can feel it. >> oh, yeah, much younger kids. yeah. >> repo

and jamie costello and -- shaping up on 95 and 83. and jammy cos test -- jammy cos tell -- jamie costello and i are having a competition on who cancome up with the best o's cheers. >>> thanks for joining us this tuesday morning. the blink of an eye shawnice singletary's life changed. >> her family says she remained positive through the experience and now strangers are reaching out to help. a computer company from massachusetts presented her with a special computer at johns hopkins hospital. it allows her to do all kinds of activities online and also make phone calls and send text messages just by moving her eyes. >> it helps a lot. it helps me to be able to communicate with my family. >> the cost of the equipment would have been more than $8,000 as far as finding the person who shot her, police say they have no suspects and right now no motive either. >>> time for five things to know on this wednesday morning. a hearing on the defamation gation cains kens casey anthony. she is being sued by a woman who says she damaged her reputation

and jamie costello talking to r time is being passed down. >> i think we're getting a lot younger. >> all had their orioles gear on and they're excited. >> reporter: the bronze faces of our youth have become fresh again. >> i think the crowd is stoked. >> it's just fun to be here. >> they really believe. >> reporter: the crowd is young. it's excited. >> we have young people like myself and my friend nicole here, and then we have people that are my dad's age hanging out. >> even the old people are coming back around. >> a year ago these two were the only ones in their section, a picture proves it. >> we have a whole section full of families. the orioles learned a lesson, you have fans coming in with the 8-dollar promotion where you would have had empty seats,. >> the fans are coming out of the wood work. >> reporter: the program guy can feel it. >> oh, yeah, much younger kids. >> reporter: wake up, you don't want to miss this. >> the young kids ain't seen us win. >> reporter: two dogs, a beer and o's baseball. >> dog, the o's what do you think. >> i love it. >> that would be the awesom

great for the birds, to be back. >> that was jamie costello reporting this morning. orioles take on the yankees again tonight first pitch 7:05. seats available. but if you want to go to saturday's game check stub hub. the box office says no tickets. >> they are hard to come by and you have to pay a lot. >> see this? >> it's nice to see. >> it is fun. >> stay with us because as we have been talking about all morning long, with everything that's happening so many people are expected to show up at the inner harbor. and they are taking also to the water. >> going out into the inner harbor. a free view -- preview of the dragon boat races. get ready to row, row your boat. >> a study shedding light on the fight to save your life. what doctors are saying about how responders rely on cpr and how it could be better. >> and maryland's most powerful radar is mainly dry right now. i will tell you if that holds up through the weekend. coming up. >> reporter: things look good out there thus far. 695 heading to edgemere looking good at this hour. a check on traffic, weather and news

jamie costello is the biggest chore leader. jamie, what are the fans saying. i've seen so much orange than i've seen in years. >> let's be frank about this. these are the playoffs this week and next. that's a winner takes all. they're leading 4-0 as we go into the top of the 7th inning. i want to show you this line has been nonstop sense 9:00 this morning. it has been a long time since we have seen a walkup like this. we set shop up on the deck in center field where adam jones sent his 32nd home run of the year followed by a solo shot and steve johnson, five shutout innings. let's hear from the fans tonight. >> going to win the division. no wild cards. >> this just happens to be her first season as an o's fan. it's been a great season. we're excited. >> everybody's excited. let me tell you what the orals are doing. this is a catholic school. some 30 schools sent in pictures of their gyms, fields, class roms decorated. in third place halsted academy. jim johnson, the great reliever won the roberto clem men ti award. brooks robinson day coming up on saturday. so

there's jamie costello. they put together videos and hoping you'll pick theirs. we want to know who has the better cheer. i don't know. i was in jamie's but my money is on lauren. go to abc2news.com. vote for your favorite and you can send us your pictures showing off your orioles pride. >>> it's been done by johnny carson and jay leno. now jimmy kimmel is getting his shot to left the awards. this is the late night host's first time hosting the emmys. we talked to him today but he wouldn't give secrets. don't bother asking what he will be wearing. >> i don't know that anycares about the men -- anybody cares about the men's outfits. i think the reason they ask is because they have nothing else to ask. i would like them say "what the hell" are you wearing. >> you can watch it sunday night at 7:00 right here on abc2. >>> they celebrated the last full day of summer. even though she retired in march, she made it back for the part -- party. all of the customers were invited to the party today. >>> the newest show "the list" aired monday night. you can get a neck peek. >

i'm jamie costello.coming up all new at 6:00, how often do you text compared to how often you talk. we look at how your fingers are doing all the talking instead of your lips. >>> plus, buying a new home can be confusing. abc2 news is working for you to make sure you don't get scammed when it comes to your deed. those stories and more at 6:00. bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. abut it'll become so much more. concrete and steel... a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. >>> experts predicted september might be the time we see relief at the p

i'm jamie costello. >> i saw purple everywhere. everyone wants to know will it be dry tonight? >> let's check in a real referee, mike masco. he's

jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> a government report finds good news when it comes to prescription drug abuse. among young adults use is down. the study show as 14% drop for 18 to 25-year-olds last year. public education initiatives and drug monitoring programs are being credited for the decline. >>> the fight against the west nile virus continues in baltimore county. mosquitoes carry west nile, transmitting it into humans through bites. most people with west nile present with mild flu symptoms. people in the area should stay indoors during the spraying. it will take place after 7:30 tomorrow night as long as the weather is decent. >>> if you're in the market for a home, you know that prices are creching up. recently released data shows the average price of homes in major markets are at a nine-year high. average home prices went up 1.6% between june and july, returning prices to their best level in nine years. the price increase is being credited to record low mortgage rates and tighter supply of homes that are available for sale. >> let's take you out to the yard. a few of the clouds d

live in camden yards, jamie costello. >> all right. we'll see you coming up at 6:00. >>> well, after tonight's double header, we're all going to need some rest before the ravens take on the browns thursday night. it was definitely worth staying up for. the clock ran out. kind of close. it was a sweet revenge for last year's afc championship game and the game was especially meaningful for troy smith. he had an incredible performance. >>> you know the ravens got the w last night. after the game there were criticisms of the officials. last night was the latest in questionable calls and what many are calling a loss of control by the replacement refer reese -- referees. the refs are still locked in a bitter dispute. as the ravens and patriots left the field, new england's coach, bill belichick appeared to have reached his limit, grabbing the arm of an official as he was leaving. he said he did not expect to be fined but will have to wait to see what the nfl response will be. we want to know what you think about it. go to abc2news.com/facebo

no rest for jamie costello. he's got the hardest job of all. look at you in that nice new jacket. >> reporter: we've doesn't tonight and tomorrow night. we're off on thursday to watch the ravens and come back here on friday, saturday and sunday for the red sox. this would be nice -- it would be nice if this were a are fact world and we could clinch it at him and have the cham pain in our own locker room. if not, we'll pop the cork in tampa. they are a game in front of the oakland a's. in the yankees and orioles would end up tied at the end of the regular season, there would be a playoff. guess where that game would be? right lear in baltimore. hold on to that. again, the wild card seats are all sold out. first two games right here at home all sold out but we have to concentrate on tonight's game. joe saunders, aaron laughy. perfect weather. the layoff push is on, kelly. one game at a time, all important win. >> one game at a time. we're ready. all right. we'll see you in a little bit. >>> coming up lots of families are making their holiday trav

jamie costello is live at camden yards. after they had the last shutout in tampa, they went on to win 5-0. so we have to keep hope alive. >> reporter: we lose yesterday and come back strong today. we got to win tonight, right, joe? >> yes. >> reporter: what do you think, patty? >> we'll be the good luck charm. >> reporter: the o's are smelling it in the water. you are jim dwyer's daughter. jim dwyer was one of my favorites. as your favorite, he's one of your favorites, too. >> i guess. >> reporter: isn't this exciting? what's with the horse's head? >> i saw it on the internet and saw a bunch of asian people wear tsmght i'm up set with the asian culture, so i had to have this. >> reporter: okay get on inside. let's see what the orioles are up to. they were stretching. they went through batting practice. game team tonight is at 7:0 -- time tonight is 7:05. now we're two games behind the yankees. if we win we will still be a game and a half. so all of the games are important. listen, if you want to come down to orioles park, f

first guest jessica simpson and watch abc2 news at 5:00 and 6:00, with jamie costello and kelly swoope >>> 6 siblings found a place to call their own. >> introducing you to brothers and sisters treated like royalty in their new home. what does fall smell like? head north, to someplace pristine like acadia national park. there is nothing like the parks this time of year. the falling leaves, the crisp air, the perfect inspiration for air wick's fall collection. yeah, when i smell all those things, i know fall is in the air. the fall collection brought to you by air wick and the national park foundation. something in the air wick. >>> six otters found a new home at six flags great adventure in jersey. >> check out these six brothers and sisters. first introduced to their new pool. it's inside the safari discovery area of great adventure, visitors will be able to see them. >> they are like kids in that they are very playful. they will play with anything. >> these guys and girls need to be bottle fed. they were six weeks old when they arrived. they are sleeping through the night, trainers w

this afternoon for the premier episode and stick around because abc2 news at 5:00 and 6:00 with jamie costello and kelly swoope will follow. >>> a police officer and president obama's motorcade was killed in a highway accident sunday during the visit to west palm beach. police say a pickup truck hit officer bruce st. lawrence motorcade, pushing him in to a guardrail. he was traveling ahead of the president's motorcade. he was preparing to close access to the highway when the accident happened. president obama sent condolences to the family. >>> a boat overturned. the group was on a dragon boat saturday afternoon. the boat was an oversized canoe. it had several people on board. no one was hurt. not clear what caused the boat to overturn. >>> a 12-year-old boy called a hero after steering his family to safety. his dad was having a seizure while he was driving. he knew his family was in danger, his 9-year-old sister has special needs and in the backseat. he grabbed the steering wheel, pulled the car to safety and dialed 911. his mother credits her son with saving the family and count less people

and jamie costello and i are having an orioles competition to see who can come up with the best team here. go to abc2news.com to watch and vote. please vote for me. stay tuned. much more coming up next. >>> thanks for staying with us, news around the nation, a burger with onions has left an oregon man behind bars. he claims he found onions on his burger after leaving the fast food restaurant. he asked for a refund and was told he couldn't get one because the burlinger had been eaten. he's facing -- burger had been eating. he's facing harassment and criminal charges an suv crashed through a restaurant in atlanta. emergency workers say someone on the sidewalk and two passengers in the suv were injured. the restaurant wasn't opened when the crash happened. it's not clear what the driver was doing when he crashed into the building. >>> she's 12 years old but knows her way around the pool tables in minnesota. pillarson has been playing pool alongside her dad. and larson is so good at pool she recently one the national title in her age group which qualified her to compete in an internation

and jamie costello and i are having a competition to come up with the best orioles cheer go to abc2news.com to vote for me, please. stay with us. much more coming up. >>> making news around the nation this morning. a boat capsized near a beach in florida and official want to know where it came from because it overturned and it was carrying nearly 150 pounds of marijuana. people on the beach near jacksonville helped officials carry several large packages of the drugs onshore. and they do believe that the boat belongs to drug muggleers -- smuggleers but they are looking for information. a man in washington state didn't pay too much attention when he found a couple dead bees around his yard it. turns out he had an invasion of dead bees living on his property. they are called zombie bees. they had a parasite that causes them to fly at night erratic radcally and die. sound like a -- eradically and then die. they are not sure how the pair side is infested the behive but they are looking into it. >>> you may remember hearing about this transportation officials are saying get ready drivers because

jamie costello and lauren cook showing off their orioles pride in the hopes you will pick which one is a bigger fan. we want to know which one had a better cheer. you can see deos, weigh in and vote, abc2news.com let us know which one is the favorite. do we have any idea what the standings are. >> i checked last night, i had 7 4%, but please keep the votes coming. a lot of people said he should be spelling out orioles, but i can't knock him. it's good. >> megan is showing her o's spirit again because you have the mug out once again. >> do you watch that mug. >> i wash it every day after the show. it's just gross because my lipstick is on it. >> and we all have our purple on and we're talking about orioles baseball and lynette's over here doing this. >> baseball to football, people want to know how the weather's going to be tonight for kick off. >> there could be rain but i don't think any thunderstorms, so come equipped. bring your poncho. can't have the umbrella in the stadium. but rain or shine, we are going to win. we look at the radar and we see thunderstorms rolling in across harp

you can stick around for the news at 5 and 6 with jamie costello and kelly swoope and wyatt everhart. >>> can something detect cancer give you cancer. >> quite possible according to a study. they say mammograms and x-rays could raise the risk but only with certain women. we will explain. >> going to make you gasp on this friday. the video incredible and what's more so the maryland trooper is okay. is this we are talking about 90s today and # 0s for the weekend -- 80s for the weekend. i will tell you what to expect as we head into the beginning of next week. that's coming. >> reporter: and i am mike masco. we have a mess at 695. essex to dundalk big delays. that's coming on the other side of the break. >>> friday morning this is your abc2 news to go i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson the let's kick it off with lynette charles with the forecast. >> check out what's going on behind me. we like that sight don't we? a beautiful sunrise this morning. mixed in with few high cloud in man chfter. see the -- manchester. see the sun-cloud mix throughout the day. a little humidity issues

jamie costello and i are having a contest to see who can come up with the best orioles cheer. go to abc2news.com to watch and vote. thanks. go o's. >>> thanks for joining us on this friday morning. gift giving is just a click away on facebook. the social networking site introduced facebook gifts to a limited number of users yesterday. and this is how it works, you can buy a real gift and post a gift-giving gesture on friends' timelines. and facebook, the person can actually unwrap the preview of that gift and swap it for a different size or a different style before it gets mailed out. not a bad idea. facebook gifts, they will be rolled out gradually across the united states. >>> online coupon company, one of them, is now helping washington national fans, living social, they are ponying up almost $30,000 to keep the metro trains running for an extra hour during the playoff run. last month some of those fans were stranded at the park following a 13-inning game, so living social will be reimbursed for part of the whole thing. it's based on how many people use the metro during the

jammy costello -- jamie costello filed this report. >> reporter: it's pretty cool to see the city turn into a hot wheels track. >> they configure the track. >> reporter: going as fast as you can down pratt street and how much fun is that. >> you see people driving a car did you -- car but at that speed under that control is an amazing thing. >> reporter: they came from ohio, kentucky florida and connecticut. >> i have an aunt who lives here in baltimore, and so it's a nice free weekend roar got a freebie but to you was it worth it. >> it's fun. >> a good experience. >> it's so much fun. >> reporter: here the woman we have to ask hanging out with other women drivers. >> all the race does is give us an opportunity to spotlight what wiew we know and what -- what we know, what a great place the city is. >> reporter: she didn't skate around issue. >> i wish i could go into racing i drive fast enough probably toofast. >> reporter: what did you come down here for. >> horsepowers and watch wrecks. >> we have good action in front of us. things falling off cars and cars spin willing out -- spinn

jamie costello and lauren cook are showing off their orioles pride and hopes you will pick which one of them is a bigger fan. so what they did is created some cheers both are big fans but we want to know who can make up a better cheer. you can find the full videos each of them at abc2news.com and vote for your favorite. we want to know what you think. >>> the rains are back at work -- ravens are back at work following a big win over the patriots. they are hosting cleveland on thursday. the ravens may not get much rest but they do have one big advantage over the browns. >> you have to love baltimore. you have to love baltimore and there's nothing like our stadium. you know, we have been in a lot of stadiums and they are great in their own right but there's nothing like our stadium. there ano better one. there's nothing. it's better than every other stadium i've been in. our fans are so loyal and so behind their team. >> coach harbaugh says the team continues to be behind tory smith and his family. smith's younger brother died less than 24 hours before sunday night's game. he was kille

. >>> jamie costello and lauren cook not linda so they are showing off orioles pride in hopes you will pick them as a big fan. now they are both big fans but we want to know who has the better cheer. you can find the videos each at abc2news.com and vote for a which one you think is your favorite. >>> five gurge laries -- burglaries in three weeks. >> we will tell you what neighbors and police are doing to keep the homes safe. >> driving with a squirrel is not safe. and neither is driving while drinking. combine the two and you might have a disaster. thank you. >> ask lynette who will talk about almanacs or you can go to the inner harbor a find out what our winter will be like. we have our own answer to punks tany phil, baltimore bill. sinus versus the scavenger. >> all right. so we are drying out right now. but don't put the umbrella away yet. i will tell you whether you will need it coming up. >> reporter: well, traffic is just starting to pick up here on the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. and we are dealing with accidents across the region. i will have the detai

it's going to happen at 4:00 every weekday followed by our news with jamie costello and kelly at 5:00nd 6:00. we'll be right back. >>> oh, star was born on tuesday night during the keynote speech at the democric national convention. not the speaker, but actually his daughter. jeanne moos explains. >> reporter: kids at conventions are loose cannons. but when the keynote speaker san antonio may mayor castro referred to his 3-year-old -- victoria. >> reporter: the cameras naturally went to her and caught her scratching and sticking out her tongue. until she suddenly noticed herself on the big screen. as if it were a mirror. >> i found myself whispering to her as it was once whispered to me. [ speaking foreign language ] may glad bless you. >> reporter: as she flipped her hair the tweets flew. ready for her closeup. work it baby girl. to her father's surprise, delegates were laughing at a part of his speech that wasn't supposed to be funny. [ laughter ] as a "chicago tribune" reporter tweeted -- karina victoria castro for secretary of the adorable. next thing you know her hair flipping wa

very cute cheer though, it's a competition between me and jamie costello. >> lauren cook, traffic reporter and poet and we can write poetry about yesterday's weather. that was great yesterday. you said today? >> exactly a roll with the weather as well and just start off a little bit on the filly night this morning. i grabbed my leg warmers yes i'm wearing them. i have them on again. i have the tights on this morning. >> take a picture. >> and the leg warmers it is chilly and you are going to need the exact same thing as you head out the door this morning because we are on a chilly note. let's look at elkton with the temperature coming in around 49 degrees, but what's so great in the dew point 43 so we are nice and dry out there. we're seeing more of the same in crisfield this morning. temperature at 58 degrees and dew point around 51. and our last stop is ocean city with that temperature at 60 degrees that dew point coming in right around 57 and the winds still out of the northwest that's that drying wind. that will continue as we head through the morning hours. we look at maryland's most

. >> jamie costello reporting. you going to dress in orange for the o's? log on to the facebook page and let us know how you are showing your support for the team and how excited you r send pictures and we will -- you are. send your pictures and we will upload them. and e-mail them to pix@wmar.com. but when you do sen the e-mail put orioles in the subject line. >>> news time on this friday is 6:09. it's a story hitting close to home. >> a deadly case of west nilevirus inching towards our commune. what we found in our backyards and what's being done to stop it from spreading -- community. what we found in our backyards and what's being done to stop from spreading. >> they have to get that car out of that searching hole now. >> it's fun, family friendly and free and a great way to celebrate a baltimore tradition. and it's for a great cause. we have key tales about the -- details about the dragon boat races and the mission behind it. >> the dew points are in the mid to upper 60s this morning. so that humidity still clinging to us. but we have dry air that's g

this is jamie costello in the studio and lauren cook did something similar showing off orioles pride in hopes you will pick which one is a bigger fan. so we want to know who had a better cheer? fine the full videos watch and judge for yourself and head to abc2news.com and vote for your favorite. it's competitive. >> it was so much fun to film that, too. to be on the field anit was awesome a. so go to abc2 news a vote. >> in the meantime, we have traffic to get to because as youtell us weather is developing and continuing to and that's affecting traffic this morning. >> yes. >> reporter: cecil county getting slammed. we have a crash up in elkton on 95. so i will have details coming up in a few. >> all right. that's possibly because of the rain. >> we have heavy downpours in elkton. eastern shore getting hammered. that's going to continue to slide off towards the east. we will get a break in the action but then we will have showers and storms working their way in here. we can see another pesky batch right here and we can see -- batch of storms charley in pennsylvania. this is making it

jamie costello his wife has to boy all the makeup. you would think after the years on tv. he would get on board. >> another guy that wears makeup, mike masco. he sent in today's challenge this picture. very, very cute. it's of his dog tim. and he loves to surf and he got his dog on the surf board. we posted the picture on facebook. and we've generated a lot of comments, cindy wrote in saying surf's up. penny says the dog days of summer. which unfortunately are over. and susan saying please tell him to let me go. i've got this. very, very cute. please keep the comments coming and you ever have a caption this photo, i need some for next week. please e-mail them to pics@wmar.com. >> good way to see yourself or your dog or your kid on tv. thanks lauren. keep them coming. >>> chaos in the streets of los angeles. two bank robbery suspects threw money out of the window during a wild chase. people were actually seen running to pick up the cash. they were even darting in front of police cruisers. officers were able to corner the suspects at the intersection and pull them out of the

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