our guest is alan martin, president of george mason university. >> host: the president of george mason university of virginia is our guest on the communicators. and jill toro is here to participate in the questioning. gm used consistently described as one of the most wired universities and america. practically, what does that mean? >> guest: it has been involved in information technology. this begins by supporting the information technology community, also making sure we have plenty of technology on campus to support our students, faculty and staff. we take information technology very seriously. it probably doesn't hurt that i, as the president, and a computer scientist. we view these technologies for our students and faculty, like the council of old, you have got to have them, it is fascinating when they work, everyone takes them for granted. when something goes wrong everybody notices because everyone has become so dependent on information technology for research, learning, communicating, doing the business at the university. >> host: what kind of investment does george mason makes i

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of schools in all of the districts around george mason. i recall many of them wondering. they had never met university president. they wondered what i was doing. i was there to remind them and make the statement that we have to have a strong relationship with k through 12. we do. with our faculty in the college of education and human development that work with those systems as much as possible. >> i am going to throw some numbers out. as of may, microsoft cut about 5000 jobs. as of march, ibm had cut the same number. yahoo laid off about 5% of the workforce in april. it goes on and on. all markets are having a hard time right now. but when they are savvy enough to look around and see stocks plummeting and jobs being cut, why would they want to go into information technology? which you have to remind people that this is cyclical. they're going to be ups and downs in any career area. now is the time for someone to get involved in technology. technology is not going to go away. it is a question of convincing people that it is worth investing

mason getting a break.playing left tackle. >> gerry: goes to the draw play and ray rice has room. he's to the 41 yard-line. 199 yards for the ravens in the first half. last year they averaged 176 passing yards per game. >> stan: that ball went right over left tackle. right over michael oher. >> gerry: cam cameron has told us he wants to see michael oher as a run blocker. he's very satisfied with his pass blocking technique and skill. flacco with the deep drop. great protection. >> stan: it was second and 3. you got a play run. the linebackers stepping up to play run. you have to turn your back to the line of scrimmage and get back deep into your zone and while you're doing that, your back is checking down the distance between and the back is exacerbated by the fact you have to be running backwards. >> gerry: michael oher two plays solid on the run and pass protection. flacco up top and he's got his man. derrick mason close to another 1st down at carolina 42. derrick mason suffering that separated shoulder a

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

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

mason ended his retirement and was back on the training field.he was retired for three weeks, but today he was back in the purple and black giving the ravens the top receiver they need. mason said he really was sincere when he retired and admitted the murder of his friend steve mcnair played a role. the two time pro bowler admits calls visits from teammates and coaches changed his mind. >> when i found out he was here, i was looking forward to seeing him. it looks like he's looking good. >> i think it's great that mason is back. we need him this year. i think it will help the team out. he didn't -- we didn't have much time to prepare for him not coming back. >> much more on his return along with the rest of the day in sports coming up later on sports extra. >>> but coming up next, chief meteorologist norm lewis is going to be giving us the forecast for the work week coming up in a minute. >>> a storm stops the show at an outdoor festival. >>> a shark strikes back, forcing the coast guard to rescue a fisherman from his own boat. >>> and could wash

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

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

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

. >> he is headed to george mason university where he will study engineering.eith garvin has more on our next story. >> inside the center on george mason's campus, practice in an arena that has seen championship basketball. the players here today are trying to create a better life on and off the court. they are a group of ten teens from iraq. in a partnership with the state department, mason's staff took them lou a one-day camp. >> ready? let's go. >> but with a sport like basketball, some things are universal. >> it is probably the top sport for girls, so there is more interest there. >> we take the experience from the coaches and others and we can use it in our country in iraq to serve our country and to help other girl. >> they come from all regions of iraq. in their culture, tveli is require. in a country that has been tornado by war, this was an opportunity they couldn't pass up. >> i don't think about war or anything. maybe basketball helps us to forget about anything else in this country. >> the girls are learning about fast breaks, layups and how to bec

mason, a one-handed grab. interestingly he has been practicing as a fullback for the last three days, something jim zorn wants him to do more of. >> you know, he's pretty much taught me the more he can do the better. that's why i'm trying out for fullback now. i think it's working out. >> reporter: are you comfortable in that spot? >> i'm getting there. i've only done it for three days. i'm getting there. >> all right. we're in canton, ohio for the hall of fame indungs ceremoctio ceremony. smith racked up a record 200 sacks in 19 seasons. smith is a first ballot hall of famer. >> in the beginning i had no desire to play football because my first love was basketball. mygility and speed on the court convinced my coaches and friends like andre that i would be stellar in football. after much duress, i surrendered and decided to give it a true. >> we are, too. very nice. a class act inducted into the pro football hall of fame tonight. turning to tennis, three-time champ andy roddick would have to complete a tall ta

mason gets the reception on 1st down and side steps chris gamble.

i'm excited that mason is coming back.k 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 possibly getting to that super bowl. linda so, abc2 news. >>> hard to believe but today's already the start of a white marlin open, in ocean city. the summer goes by fast. the 36th annual is the world's largest tournament of its kind with more than $2 million in prize money. 300 boats are out there. it goes until friday. if you can't get to ocean city we'll have the action from the harbor island marina live from their weigh-in web cam. you can find a link to that on abc2news.com. >>> 6:53. we're checking out the 7-day forecast. looking good for the white marlin anglers and of course around here, that michigan forecast, a little iffy. let's take you out there today. two-degree guarantee gets us back to 89. an isolated thundershower this afternoon. comfortably back in the mid-60s overnight. 91 on the t

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

last night, pretty good thunderstorms kind of skirted the mason-dixon line.me south into maryland. all that action now sits off to the east and west, approaching cold front will be here wednesday with guaranteed thunderstorms. this day we'll mention maybe a little fog over the next hour, generally sunny, 88 degrees will be the high. tonight patchy clouds, garden variety chance of an evening thunderstorm. 10% chance. tomorrow mostly sunny, hot and humid high of 92. wednesday thunderstorms, and 90. thursday lower humidity, 88. friday partly sunny 84, saturday partly sunny 86 degrees. don. >>> no guarantees on the get up and go. here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> no congestion though we are looking at an accident 95 northbound at 543 the off ramp you can see the emergency vehicles, that ramp is closed. a tractor-trailer involved in that accident. meantime downed wires in pasadena on bedford road, that's going to be he closed between grenada and clover hill. geneva is an alternate. north point boulevard closed and hillside road and green spring. liberty ro

pete gilbert is live with more on the return of derek mason. >> as far as retirement dramas go, derek mason after re-evaluating his desire to play football, he discovered he still has business to attend to on the field, and ravens fans say thank you. think he missed football? 13th training camp, laughing like a child playing in the rain. he displayed precision in drills. he didn't sit on the couch while contemplating his future career. he says he is ready to play and wants to reach the super bowl. he said his brief retirement had nothing to do with angling for a new contract. >> when i city to come back, it is because my heart is in it. i don't want to hear anything about contracts because i don't want that to be a carrot hanging over my head. people saying that. no. i didn't get an extension. haven't been talking about an extension. i'm coming back to play football, and i'm coming back to try to win the super bowl. that is basically it. >> derek mason has led the ravens in receiving the last four seasons, including last year when he had 39 more catches than anybody else on the team.

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

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mason led the league in rushing in the preseason last year, and then mason working out of the back fieldkes a nice one-handed grab. interestingly, mason has been practicing as a fullback for the last three days, something jim zorn wants him to do more of. >> you know, he pretty much taught me the more you can do, the better. that's why i'm trying out fullback now. you know, i think it's working out. >> are you comfortable in that spot? >> i'm getting there. i mean, i've only done it for three days, but i'm getting there. >> all right. we're in canton, ohio poshgs, for the hall of fame induction ceremony. former bill and redskin great smith. he racked up a record 200 sacks in 19 seasons. smith a first ballot hall of famer. >> in the beginning, i had no desire to play football because my first love was basketball. my agility and speed on the court convinced my coaches and friends, like andre, that i would be stellar in football. after much duress, i surrendered and decided to give it a try. >> and we're glad you did. bruce smith, a class act, inducted into the pro football hall of fame. >>

this is george mason university. secretary of state to larry clinton leaves for longest overseas trip to date, going on a seven nation tour of africa. today, she will hold a joint press conference with the foreign minister of jordan. that is coming up this morning at 11:45. we will carry that live on c- span. >> while we are waiting for the president to arrive at george mason university to talk about the gi bill, we will tell you about some of the other live coverage coming up today. at 11 -- at 11:45, later from secretary of state clinton who is meeting with the president of jordan. press secretary robert gibbs will hold a briefing today at 1:00 and we will have that life. then back to capitol hill for a senate subcommittee hearing on the bonuses awarded to government contractors. senators will hear from the white house budget office and the government accountability office and officials from defense, and security, and energy. that hearing gets underway at 2:00 eastern, live on c-span. >> president obama was set to

and local guy, marcus mason, shined last year. again, so far. but what does the redskins coach think about his new prospect? "news4 at 6:00" continues. >>> a government panel is saying that 90,000 americans could die from the swine flu later this year. a scenario creating new anxiety about when a vaccine could be available. tracie potts has our report. >> reporter: with school back in session the flu is already starting to circulate. carnegie melon in pittsburgh put its campus on alert. 18 students have already reported flu-like symptoms >> seems to me that everyone in my dorm has a cold right now. so i don't know how to tell the difference between who has swine flu and who doesn't. >> reporter: a panel of scientists advising president obama says nearly 2 million americans could end up in the hospital with h1n1 and 300,000 in intensive care. the panel prkts some hospitals could be overwhelmed. >> we do have a plan in place for bed capacity and diversion of patients. but staffing is going to be the biggest problem. >> reporter: since the vaccine

mason will join them later today.clearly, he won't be eating jelly doughnuts while contemplating his future. he was giving the newcomer dominick foxworth a run. he has a unique opportunity. >> being around the defense i know that this city, this is pretty much when what this city represents, when you go anywhere in the country, they ask about the wire and the ravens' defense. i'm part of one of them now, so it feels good. >> and i'm sure happy to be part of the latter. the oriolesors in front of a packed house in camden yards. about half that packed house wearing red. a solo shot. red sox up 1-0. aubri huff. seven innings shutout. all of them. all for hernandez. two swings. it is the same play, and it is gone. 4-4 on the night. 2-0. mora. no one let's you get away with that. well done. still, martinez in his red sox debut. alston just packed on a couple here and there. 4-0 your final. >> swimming. world championships in rome. michael phelps facing milorad cavic in a rematch of the 100 live from beijing -- milorad cavi

the top receiver derrick mason retired less than three weeks ago.n saturday he did an about face and decided to come back for the 13th nfl season. the first practice was on sunday. >>> a new psychiatric hospital in our region is criticized for being too small before it even opens. >>> and metro riders shouldn't expect things to improve anytime soon on the red line. >>> lanes are all a go on the toll road eastbound through herndon, reston and mclean. more realtime roads when we return. >>> outside on the weather terrace a few clouds but a nice start to the workweek. we have some changes in the form of heat. we will talk about that and let you know when the next chance of thunderstorms is when 9 news now returns. r42rpp fafafab@fab@ it's a revolution in pain relief. (announcer) new icy hot medicated roll. for wherever you hurt. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. the new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control. dozens of dc residents took part in free health screenings this week. the health screenings were provided by the unite

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

but mason returned to the ravens, fans were elated. but he note that had he didn't get the homecoming he hoped for. today, he was caught off guard with a show of appreciation. >> reporter: the tune is hot cross buns and it caught derek mason's attention. the girl scouts gave mason a homecoming fit for a king, on his case, a receiver. >> we read an article where he did an interview. >> reporter: that interview took place after he announced his retiemplet on july 13th. after thought, he announced he would continue to play. the veteran receiver said however that he wasn't feeling the love after resigning with the ravens. >> in buffalo, not even a day and he went to the airport and got it bad. i'm like, man, i got it here four years. i can't even get the girl scouts to come out. that bad. >> reporter: if you ask, you shall receive. >> he's a good player and stuff and i thought it was bad when he retired but i was happy when he came back. >> it's a good experience for the girl scouts. >> reporter: as for the former titan, retired raven, re-

. >> 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

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one guy trying to make the team, mason, a touchdown friday night, but an injury, back at practice today. but with one preseason game left to go mason remains if i firmly on the bubble. >> it is always important the last preseason game for a young guy, everybody knows that is the most important game in the preseasonment i'm looking forward to it. >> marcus never played in an nfl football game, but been on three teams. he never played special games, on a real team. he is in position to play, that is a first step. >> one rookie making his mark, mitchell from nevada, second straight week brought in a touchdown pass. while marco may surprise fans and opponents he is not surprising one of his peers. >> i am not -- he is one of those guys, you see most rookies coming in saying the want the fight for a spot. he is trying to fight for a play, not looking just to play football, but he wants to earn a play. >> and the rookies have a chance no jacksonville. but starters, clinton portis ruled out. if he plays at all, it will be just a little, which is fine with the older guys. >> as a vet, i'm ready

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

and mason is showing off his versatility. and then mason working out of the back field. and he makes a nice one-handed grab. and interestingly, mason is practicing as a full back for the last three days, and something jim zorn wants him to do more of. >> he taught me the more you can do the better. that's why i am trying out as full back now. i think it's working out. >> reporter: are you comfortable in that spot? >> i am getting there. i have only done it for three days, but getting there. >>> and then the hall of fame induction ceremony. and then smith goes down as one of the greatest pass rushers to ever live. he racked up a record 200 sacks in 19 seasons. smith, a first ballot frontrunner. >> my agility and speed on the court confinsed my friends and coaches i will be good at football, and then i decided to give it a try. >> we are glad that you did. >>> turning to tennis, and get to the finals, three-time champ, andy roddic would have to sk. he had his hands full last night. and he is in the far court. the two exchange ground strokes, and then roddic is got off-guar

. >>> a big welcome for derek mason after his retirement was a false alarm. >>> look outside now and stay tuned the forecast is ahead. >>> the november said it is time to work on zoning for slots. the bid for a slots parlor is near the anne arundel mall. pat warner said the opposition is trying to block it. >> reporter: residents line up outside of headquarters to oppose zoning for slots. >> crime is the number one concern. the mall has brought crime. wean we tried to fight it they came they said they he would protect us. they haven't. >> the council is putting the vote on hold and the governor believe these have waited long enough. >> i think that anne arundel needs to make a decision. right now we have the indecision gumming up the works and keeping that largest number of slots licenses from moving forward. >> i hope however they may feel, they will make a decision if they feel it is appropriate in a shopping mall they need to say it. if it is appropriate at a track or some other place, they need to say that. it will be help follow for them to exercise their zoning decision so we c

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we start with lie mason, of the "wasngton examir," the white house correspondt of that paper. lovely to ha you. brian kelly, the editor of "u.s. news and world report," e of the new multimedia publications both on the web and th a monthly mazine. lovely to ve you back on the broadcast. for the first time, we have john -- juli mason -- john mulligan of the president's journal. -- the "provence journal." and linda kenyon, te us about salem radio. >> we are and national dio network. we have well over 1000 affiliate's across theountry, and my mn duty is to cover the u.s. senate. i also d 10 to join me somewhat olicsome our hou corresndents from time to time, when i served. >> most of the white hou is not very frolicsome these day. we a all a little quiet in washinon because of the death -- espially journalists -- because of the death of senator kennedy. many of us ew him. i think john wrote a very beautiful piecabout him. what does it mean that he is gone? >>e shan't see his likegain, as they say in my hometown of boston. think undbtedly, it is the end of an era, which may exist f

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.

i'm looking forward to it. >> marcus mason has never played in an nfl football game.e's been on three teams. let's not name him mvp today. he never played special teams and never played it in a real game. he's got to start making plays. he's in position to make plays and that's the first step. >> reporter: one rookie making his mark and increasing his chances to make the roster, receiver markoe mitchell. he springed chris cool i on this interception against the patriots. he faikz takes pride in his blocking but wishes captain chaos could have completed his journey into the end zone. >> i was a little bit mad at him because he didn't score because then i had to come out the next play. i wanted him to score. >> reporter: one guy who is still trying to make his mark is markoe mitchell but his play on the field as a receiver is helping. he caught a touchdown pass and might be surprising fans and opponents but certainly not one of his peers. >> i'm not impressed no march more. i seen test-fire day. he's been doing his thing and he's one of tse guys you see most rookie guys

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 --

while it's nice to get the next big thing in fantasy don't forget about the sure things like mason. in denver injuries have briefly thinned the running back ranks. while it appears koerl buckhalter will enter the season with the first gig. he's currently being drafted after rookie third stringers. you can play fantasy football free on espn.com complete with live scoring and the best analysis anywhere. ♪ >> right now, the rockies got the better part of the giants at coors last weekend. now san francisco tries to return the favor at the bay. and more news out of the mile-high city. the broncos come to an impasse

most likely north of us, right towards the mason-dixon line. we'll talk about how long this is going to last and your 2- degree guarantee, curve in just a couple minutes. >>> there is turmoil across the country over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system. so-called town hall meet investigation turned into shouting matches as people sound off on the plan. >> can only handle so much -- [

we have a couple warnings now just north of the mason-dixon line and over towards philadelphia. you can see the nasty weather there in pennsylvania. this will continue to push south over the next couple of hours and affect areas basically north and east of the district. temperatures are in the mid-90s. feel like the upper 90s. tomorrow will be even worse. we have heat advisories in effect for a good part of the east coast. just how hot will it get tomorrow? just how hot will it feel? of course, we're going to talk about that c uingp in just ain ro aut t patistet mp dlo ca> >>lhee ha tt is prompted ocal governments to set up coolingcote crsen. th astr d has oped up t two awond te epcrrs. fairfax county's cnglioo stations will be open. and people who need a ride can call those centers directly. ♪ >> crews have now located the

derek mason got a warm welcome after he decided to return from he tirement. mark viviano has more. >> reporter: yeah, he received a warm welcome yesterday and back to business today. he never officially retired and he gave thought to ending his career and he's ready to play at least one more season.

lagging behind in polls deeds is trying to change the course of this election, speaking at george mason university. deeds trying to gain momentum with jim diller who came out if support of deeds. >> i support the people, whether they be republicans or

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.

julie mason of "the washington examiner." and bob franken of "politics daily."pear every sunday -- a bigger part in, every saturday and at 9:30 a.m. eastern on the radio. julie, where is this anger among the well-addressed to the to these meetings to raise the barricades? there was a fun that little is used to have about that. the great unwashed liberals in the street. now, we have the super well- washed, squeaky clean destroying or certainly upsetting and bring a degree of angry debate into downhaul meetings -- into a town hall meetings. >> no one would never cover the before, and now we cannot stop covering them. robert gibbs accused white house court -- the press corps of being disappointed because the president was not screened at in there was a bit of truth there. a lot of people went thinking that there would be fireworks, and there really was not. >> it is certainly ramp up. as you said earlier, there are five bills. yet, these people are certain they know what is in them. this is very frightening. >> of these are people who do not believe what they read

coach harbaugh and mason say they don't expect it to cause any problems.ining camp will be closed to fans and the media tomorrow as the team goes through its final walk-through for this week's preseason game. the ravens host the washington redskins at m&t bank stadium on thursday night. >>> let's take another look at the harbor right now. susan will be back with the final forecast, and we have the temperatures from westminster. a little cooler there, 77 degrees. that's nice pour the players. we'll be back with more in a moment. explain. 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 customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor s