jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> the balance of privacy and national security, president barack obama addressed that saying he stands behinds the nsa's program but the jeans agency needs to be more transparties, but it didn't end there. >> reporter: right out of the gate, president obama announced a series of reforms. >> we can and must be more transparent. >> reporter: that include as civil liberties office, a high level commission to review the intelligence program and coordination with congress to review the program that collects telephone records. >> it's in the enough for me has president to have confidence in these programs. the american people need to have confidence in them as well. >> reporter: the president insisted the changes who have taken place even if edward snowden had not leaked the details of the secret programs. >> it would have been less exciting. i think we would have got on it the same place. >> reporter: but it vindicates him. >> i don't think snowden is a president. >> reporter: if snowden thinks he's innocent, he should return to the u.s. there were other avenues availa

orlando is among the longest to survive with a new heart and jamie costello sat down with him and his wife pam. >> i got a second life. >> reporter: it was 30 years ago this week that orlando and his wife pam showed up at hopkins. he was 28 but something was not right as he turned to his wife and said. >> he said i feel lousy and was coughing a lot. >> reporter: looked like a banana and x-rays showed his heart was enlarged and the only way he would make it would be to undergo a heart transplant and he has no idea who his donor was but thanks to him every day. >> i am so thankful to the donors of the world that gave me this transplant and because that's when people should consider being organ donors because it's gift of life. >> reporter: this man was beats away from dying beating the odds and becoming one of america's longest heart transplant survivors. >> if you are a person that's waiting for a transplant or you are ill with cardiac disease, this is not pie in the sky. it's a viable operation that will give you new life. >> reporter: dr. casper was a intern and remembers how whoa sn

our live coverage will begin at 10 with jammy costello who-- jamie costello who will talk to artie folks to share a few stories and million ris of a great, great man -- memories of a great, great man and that will be streamed at abc2news.com once our coverage begins at 10. reporting live roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. >>> ravens fans who stopped at cooper's north bar to watch the game mixed admiration for art donovan and they sold his favorite bill schlitz for 1.70 in honor of number 70. that was the jersey donovan wore. they had a replica of one of his jerseys on hand to auction off for a good cause. >> we also have art donovan football jersey that is signed starting bid at $500. anything above that is to have one our sales reps with a sick son that needs a heart transplant. so any money raised towards that will go towards the charity. >> i bet art donovan would like that. one man who was there is not a huge schlitz fan but said it was not good beer but he was happy to throw a few back in artie's memory. if you want to see more memberives are art donovan head to our website. we have a sp

jamie costello will be here with a lot of people who love the new artie and they will share stories and we will be streaming that live on the website abc2news.com. that begins at 10. reporting live from cathedral of mary our queen roosevelt leftwich. >>> if you checked twit are you note ravens are feeling -- twitter feed you know the ravens is feeling pretty good. and rookie weighed in. of course they beat the bucs last nht and it was a pretty big beat down. 44 to 16. bernard pierce scored a touchdown and backup quarterback taylor threw two scores. coming up next for the ravens, m and t bank stadium, they are taking on the falcons. that game is set for thursday. >>> well, it's just about time to shout play ball in aberdeen because for the 14th year cal ripken world series gets underway happening today. 16 teams from around the world will take part including a team from harford county. the hickory hornets. this is video from last year the world series features kids 12 and under opening ceremonies will take place at 5 tonight at the ripkin experience complex in aberdeen. >>> all right. an