. >> you know, because the minnesota twins when i was growing up, there was no minnesota twins. when we got the twins, i was a twins fan. and when i came out here i got to be a baltimore oriole fan. which was 14 losings seasons. >> the cubs have -- had kind of a rough go. all of these teams are are winning. nationals are winning. orioles are winning. well -- i guess we're tied now. association anyway, why don't we begin? i think we're right at the appointed hour. >>> thank you all for being here. i appreciate people's participation. tomorrow we'll begin a budget committee markup of a long-term budget for the nation. as my chairman's mark, i will present the bipartisan fiscal commission plan also known as the bowles-simpson plan. it is a plan which i think best represents an opportunity and a blueprint from which to build a bipartisan deficit reduction agreement. what i am proposing is not partisan. i'm trying to break the business as usual cycle that has been followed for so long here in budget matters. to be clear, we already have a budget in place for 2012 and 2013. the spendin

. >> the orioles take the field at 3:05 against the minnesota twins for the season opener. starting at 10:00 this morning, parking restrictions will be in place on streets around camden yards, including camden, conway, eutaw and green streets. then at 1:00, parts of eutaw, camden, lee, and hamburg streets, along with washington boulevard, will shut down to traffic. city officials strongly encourage the use of public transportation. for more on parking restrictions and street closures, visit the home page of our website, wbaltv.com. and that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what's been your favorite camden yards memory over the ballpark's 20-year history? share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> in other news -- we now know which baltimore city fire companies are set to close for good. the fire chief is about to put a plan in motion he says that will stabilize coverage and boost response times. but the rank-and-file call it a dangerous proposition. 11 news reporter tim tooten joins us live fr

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the o's take oo the minnesota twins tomorrow at 3:05. tturrday, april 5th 3 3 3 3 3 mmryland's six percent sales tax could jump to seven... if goverror o'maaley has his way. he ants to use that money to fund transportation.megan gilliland is live with more on why theegovernor is running out of time though. good mmrning patrice,we're entering the final days of the 20-12 session... with rising gas prices... governor o'malley's plan to phase-in a pas tax has been exhausted.so noo he's asking lawmakees... to connider raising the aless tax... ...from 6 too7-percent.it's 600 million dollars a yeer.the governnr sayssall of that new revenue would go directly to traasportation projects.it's a plea that comes after a critical road projects in need &poo full unding.still it's 3&(fry) "because it will create jobs, it is important for economic growth in the state, ii wiil help relieve pressures on the geneeal fund."(ready) "you know this economy that we have, we hope it's reecvering but it's recovering very slowly if at all so the last thing we shoul

the minnesota twins will play them at camden yards. the orioles celebrate 20 years of baseball. it is still the stadium in the league. -- the best stadium in the week. brian roberts on the scene yesterday. he will start the year on the disabled list. he looked good yesterday. they're going to play hard and stay focused. the team is more talented. >> i wish i could stay and do more. we are ready to go. tired the -- tired of hearing my rhetoric. >> the orioles have won seven of their last 10 home openers. the first pitch is 3:00 05 this afternoon. renta begins at 750 this morning. 12 players are within three shots. west toward at 500. tiger woods took the agusta course on. nice shot right there. he bogeyed 17 and 18. phil mickelson and number 10 said he had never lost a ball at agusta and tell this shot. no one could find it. >> murray was out there. triple bogey 7. this is lee west would -- westwood. first round, 67. he is the leader. the ravens want to sign darrius web to a long-term contract a couple of days ago. he agreed to a $50 million -- $10 million guarantee. he has matur

the orioles taking on the minnesota twins. good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. we have all the updates coming up, including traffic alerts and john collins looking at the weather for game time. first, we go to pete gilbert, who is at camden yards for all the fun. we hear a it is a sellout. >> every year it is is a sellout for the opening game, and it is a sellout full of orioles fans. for this day, it is a very special. a few minutes ago, i had a chance to catch up with matt wieters. we check in with the very large orioles catcher. here we are for opening day. you have had a few at camden yards. what are your favorite memories? >> the crowd, the excitement, the game you are waiting for for six months. >> everyone is kind of down on this team this year, a lot of it because of the division you are playing go. you guys were very good. why could and that translated this year? >> we are not worried about last year. we will take all year, and that is how you win games. the hardest thing about opening day is slowing down the adrenaline a bit and playing baseball like y

giveaways.the o's taae on the minnesota twins tomorrow at 3:05. today issthursday, april 5th. p 3 3 3 & 3 & 3 maryland's six percent sales tax could jump t seven... if gooernor o'malley has his wwy. fund transportation.megan to gglliland is live with more n why the governor is runninn out of time though. good morning patrice,we're entering he final days of the session... wiih rising gas prices... governor o'malley's plan to phase-in a gas tax has been eehaustee.so now hees asking lawmakers... to conssder raising the sales tax... ...from 6 to 7-percent.it's pxxected to generage moreethan 600 illion dollars a year.the governor says all of that new revvnue would go directly to transportation projects.it's a plea that comes after a national transportation research group identified 40 critical road projects in need of full funding.an idea drawing mixed reaction. (fry) "because it will create economic growth in the statt, it will help relieve pressures on the general fund."(ready) ""ou knowwthis economy that we have, we hopp it's recovering but it's rec

get the win by a final of 4-2 over the minnesota twins. again, it was a great atmosphere. crowd was electric. >> don't think there is some cool breeze that doesn't -- this group of guys talks about it. they know what this fan base is like. it is up to us to tap deeper into it. >> second round at the masters. tiger woods birdied the first two holes then started to fall apart. when tiger stops playing well, we start to see him act sometimes like a 12-year-old. he's got to stop that. tiger with a round of 75. he's 8 shots off the pace. he did make the cut. phil mickelson struggled for a while on thursday, bouncing back on friday with a round of 68. he's off the pace. a pace set by fred couples. freddie, the 1992 masters champion. he shares the lead at minus 5. maybe freddie, 20 years later, will get his second green jacket. that's a look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. have a great day. >> we're going to hop ahead to sunday here. sunrise a little chilly. the day looks dry. we have picked up clouds. in the 60's for highs. here's the seven-day. we get rain by monday. >> as long as

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. >> april 6th against the minnesota twins they're coming to town.rioles dealt with one man show desmond jennings in sarasota seeing was believing. much to the shegrin of the orioles. there's buck in that inning he's something else. knocking not one, two, but three homers today. good day however nonetheless for j.j. hardy of the orioles. made one of a few highlights. he had two homers but tampa bay wins this one. >>> tomorrow in new orleans, kentucky will go against kansas for the division 1 national championship. here's the coach from kentucky. >> they're one of the better teams. they have six pros. >> they're a really talented team. i think they're a very disciplined team. they have one of the best players in the country. we know it's going to be a tough game. we know it's going to be probably the hardest game we've played all season. >> kentucky the owner of seven wins. national championship, kansas- kentucky tomorrow at 9:00 start. nba highlights on a sunday featuring oklahoma city and the bulls who were without derrek rose. he probably would not

opening day is a tradition, taking on the minnesota twins. to celebrate the 20th anniversary of camden yards, there will be a special logo stamp on them. the first pitch will be rick cy cliff. i remember the days before copd. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. [ whistle ] with copd, i thought i might miss out on my favorite tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. and that makes a diff

. >> they might have beaten the minnesota twins, but baseball appears to be the farthest thing on their minds. a dog warm and sunny, if there were palm trees here, it would be the perfect setting. >> opening day signaled the beginning of a fresh start. >> everybody thinks that this year is going to be the best year. every year, we say this is a year that we are going to win. while fans enjoy the warm weather, local businesses cash yen. the pub nearly tripled their staff to handle the huge crowd outside of the stadium. >> they are working hard and everybody is having a great time. >> is a lot better on opening day. >> all of these fans have to eat. workers say business was booming. >> this is ridiculous. >> spring has sprung, and fans are happy with the first win of the season. >> in football season, we will have something to look forward to. >> it doesn't even matter if they have a winning season, we love them so much. >> how did you celebrate this year's homo better? we would love to see your pictures of the afternoon game. go to wbaltv.com. reporting live outside of camden yard, wbal

. >> it all starts more with the minnesota twins for the season home opener. then it is off to those yankees. >> speaking of the big game tomorrow, let's start with that. if you're lucky enough to be holding tickets, let's look at your gametime forecast. tempter will be in the upper 50's. a northwest wind at 10 m.p.h. to 15 m.p.h. so it may kill cooler than the upper-50's we saw there. -- so it may feel cooler than the upper-50's we saw there. this is the front that did it. it stalled along the carolinas. there is a lot of activity along that boundary, showers, thunderstorms, some of it severe. all of that will stay south of baltimore. we will wind up with quiet weather into the weekend. the air is dry and the wind has subsided in little bit. so the temperatures are starting to fall off. in response to these falling temperatures, the weather center has released some freeze advisories pared by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, the temperatures will be at or below freezing. if you want to save the plants they put out too early, you want to cover them. we wi

bags and celebrated the 20th anniversary of camden yards, the home opener tomorrow against the minnesota twins, game time 3:05. >>> it was another picture perfect day. little colder, taking a live look, things are calm. let's check in with wyatt. everybody wants to know what the weather will be like tomorrow. >> kelly a very similar to when he had today. sunshine and a little bit on the cool side, maybe not quite as mild as it was today. can see the clouds going across the sky from west to east. fair weather clouds, no rain, a freeze warning up for northern maryland, cecil back through garret. all the county that border, you name it, northern baltimore with that freeze concern after 3:00 a.m. all the way through early tomorrow morning at sunrise. bring in the plants i mild evening in the low 60s. enjoyable. 50s through the evening. especially into easter sunday weekend. that's all in a minute. >> thank you. we continue to lead the way in all the mobile news offerings here in baltimore. just check out the website right now for a look at the growing list of apps. get the latest news, weather for

crowd of about 47,000 fans at the crowd, orioles took center attention and took a win over the minnesota twinsalways a gala event. dick told me there's nothing like an opening day. mark is up to bat. runner on and between carlos, a rare opposite field homer. first of two hits for him. he drove his three runs in the game and on the mound. first opening day start for jay arrieta. striking out four in the process, a 4-2 victim for the o's. they know the importance of delivering a win on a day so big for their fans. >> in front of a great crowd. a lot of exciting fans for a new season. i think that was important to come out and set the tone the way we did, packed house. we know what our fans are about. we'd like to see more this year and hopefully continue to do what we're capable of doing. >> this group of guys talks about it. they know what this fan base is like. it's up to us to tap deeper into it. >> hasn't designated a opener. called the finish in the final. looked like jim johnson is the closer. round two of golf. we'll find an old dog up to new tricks. 52 couples on the seniors tour. tied f

he threw 7 innings on the way to beating the minnesota twins. the o's swept the series. now they play host to the o and 3 new york yankees, first pitch tonight from camden yards set for 7:05, >>> five things you need to know before you head out the door, biggest loser features with a white house workout. the network confirms the two- part episode featuring michelle obama. contestants will head to dc to visit with mrs. obama where she will workout with the cast and visiting family members. >>> president obama welcoming brazil's president for the meetings at the white house, part of the on going talks regarding the partnership between the u.s. and brazil across a wide range of issues. >>> view a piece of history, ancestry.com is releasing titanic related records. the collection comes from the uk and u.s. national archives and nova scotia, review the records all week long. >>> the induction ceremony will be reunion of sorts for guns and roses. inductions includes shows of the obesity boys and bb king and red hot chili peppers. >>> temperatures are above average this morning

. >>> orioles pitcher is going to start the opener on friday against the minnesota twins and tommy hunterwere the leading candidates for the start of the rotation. the 26 year old has a record of 16-14 in two years with the o's. >>> learning more about the sink ing of the titanic. research planning to share the news and showcase new exploration technology. >>> planned parenthood clinic in wisconsin is opening after a homemade bomb was placed outside of the building. damage was minimal. no one was hurt or arrested in connection with the bomb. april is sexual assault awareness month, time to raise awareness and educate people on ways to prevent it. events will take place all over the country to raise awareness about sexual violence. >>> chaos erupted for a second time in two days after the kentucky wide cats won the national championship last night. look at the crowd, one person was shot after 2:30 this morning, celebrations got out of control. no word on the person's condition right now. a number of people have been arrested some have been hurt. police say the injuries range from minor to

that make six 3-1 after winning weekend against the minnesota twins. kai reed explains why fans are holding out hope for the rest of the season. >> they definitely are, despite tonight's loss. we spoke to a lot of fans before and during the game who are very excited about the team's prospects for this season. the orioles have not had a winning season since 1997. a lot of fans feel like this kid maybe be their year. the sounds of baseball in camden yards or so much sweeter during a winning season, although we are only three games in. baseball fans are making big plans. >> my spirits are high. they are a young team, and that is the great thing about baseball. anything can happen. >> i think they look good. i think we have a shot. >> 3-0, keep it going. we hope the pitcher can keep the momentum going and keep up the shutout going through that first seven innings. >> the orioles got off to a great start last year in the first seven games, but then they lost eight in a row, and it was all downhill from there. >> a lot of fans here at the stadium, more than

christina lee, undergraduate at minnesota's twin city campus. these students are all involved in a group called students today, leaders forever. they are committing to create new you programs which will provide community service opportunities for young americans across the country. between september of 2010 and september of 2011, just under 25% of americans between the ages of 16 and 24 volunteered even once. abe and caroline will develop community service road trips to new areas of the east and west coast and topics specific service coolers. shelby will bring community service leadership opportunities to public high school students in lansing, michigan. christina will implement an after school literacy program for multicultural students in inner city schools to give them access to multicultutural mento. these projects together will help the organization scale up by 37,000 hours of service over the next year, and involve a lot more young people in doing this. let's give them a hand. that's a good idea. [ applause ] now i would like to invite to

if you haven't heard, the orioles open their season this friday against the minnesota twins, first pitch3:05. speaking of the orioles, if you want to support the team wherever you go, why not get a customized license plate? the state has started selling baltimore orioles-themed license plates, including the bird logo. the plates cost about $50 with $25 going to the orioles charitable arm. the plates will have a rand omly assigned four-digit number and you can get them at the mva. >>> the lady bears have capped off history. 40-0 for their season. they won last night the ncaa championship. the lady bears beat notre dame 80-61. they are now just the seventh woman's team to run through a season unbeaten and the first in ncaa history to win 40 games total. >>> happening today, colorado state university is is going to release its 2012 hurricane season forecast and researchers are predicting that this season is going to be less active than average. now, the report will also include predictions for the number of named storms and how many will become hurricanes or major hurricanes. hurricane seas

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it will be jake arrieta against carl pavano of the minnesota twins in downtown baltimore.he washington capitals. the goalie -- that one sneaks through for semin. washington played tough. no good. keeping the puck in play. here is the goal. 4-2. the caps have a two-game lead as they remain on the bubble. and a fun game last night in college basketball. >> a scary scene in norway where it tractor-trailer goes off the cliff. >> the next archbishop of baltimore talks about his plans for the catholic community. batman cannot get a break. now he is in hot water in maine. >> anyone have that theme song in their head? dar is clear. clea >> we will check the area roads and bridges. >> voters head to the polls in three locations a day.

they rolled out the orange carpet to introduce a new bill and rolled over the minnesota twins in three convincing wins. nice to get a jump start on a long season. >> we're definitely excited to get off to a great start. we want to get the ball rolling early but we know it's just three games. hopefully some of the nerves are settled down now and the guys can go out there and really compete. we're playing the game the right way. the bullpen has been outstanding. >> we're very excited to kick it off to a good start. everybody wants to push hard in the beginning and wants to make sure we're going in the right direction. i think we've announced that we're here to play ball. >> reporter: the team has appreciated the early vibe from the fans. so we asked you, do the o's have you excited? >> i am so excited. i love my orioles. >> it's a good start, we just need to keep it up. keep up the good work. from there we shouldn't have no problems. >> i love when the orioles start off with a bang like this. yeah, welcome back to orioles baseball. >> and the orioles if you recall started off 3-0 a year

a victory in the first game of the 2011 season over the minnesota twins.20 years to the day that rick sutcliff through the first pitch ever in the history of oriole park at camden yards. and pitching proved to be a big story in the opener as was the hitting of nick markakis in his first at-bat in the season against carl pavano. it's a home run to left field, and a 2-nothing orioles lead. starting pitcher jake arrieta, seven innings, no runs, and struck out four. of the bullpen gave up a couple of runs in the 9th, but the orioles held on. >> my mindset today was really to set the toeven for -- tone for our team in front af i great crowd -- of a great crowd. i think it was important to come out and set the tone the way we did. >> he commanded all his pitches. didn't throw a lot of change-ups. but breaking balls, a curve ball, and a slider. made a lot of good pitches. >> reporter: starting season tends to go well for the orioles. 13 times they have won. let's check out some other opening day action as ron washington and his texas rangers start the season agai

while opening day is friday, hardy will be facing the minnesota twins. see all the action here coming your way at 2:00. plus a look at the college basketball championship game. and a baltimore player leads notre dame into the women's championship game. back to you for now. >> thank you. >>> two missing scuba divers are found safe and sound off the florida coast. they were exploring a ship, but the currents took them away from their boat. rough seas and poor visibility made the search even more difficult. a coast guard boat found them about 10 miles offshore. >>> a strange object is found on a plane. police were called after it was discovered near the cockpit. five gates were closed. it turned out to be a homemade robot. it was a student's science project accidentally left on board. >>> an oakland march leaves several properties vandalized. spray paint damage, marchers were wearing black clothing, and quickly retreated into the marching crowd. no arrests have been made. >>> still to come tonight... >> controversy over the cash. a single mom from here in s

it all starts tomorrow with the minnesota twins for the season opener, and then on to the yankees. >> there are some traffic advisories you need to know about starting at 10:00 a.m. there will be parking restrictions, as there normally are, along the streets near the stadium. you also want to avoid other streets that will start to close at 1:00 p.m. recitation officials suggest you take public transportation -- transportation officials suggest you take public transportation if you don't have parking approval. downtown parking will be very limited. >> we have breaking news right now. let's go live to captain roy taylor for the latest. >> in northwest baltimore city, mortimer and rubin, an individual pedestrian was struck at this location. we believe it to be a child. you can see the bicycle there in the middle of the roadway. we understand that pedestrian is in very serious condition and was transported to a local hospital. as soon as we get more information, we will update you. >> a big day coming up tomorrow, the orioles' home opener. the first pitch is at 3:05 in the afternoon. ever

opening day friday, hardy will be facing the team that traded him, the minnesota twins., our pre-game coverage comes your way at 2:00. the giants open their checkbook before opening day. pitcher matt cain gets a new contract. six years, $127 million. >> woo! >> more than $20 million a season makes him the highest paid right-handed pitcher in baseball history. he can carry his paycheck with either hand. in college basketball, kansas or kentucky will cash in tonight. they'll meet in the championship game in new orleans. davis voted the player of the year. he had a high-flying performance in their victory over louisville. the kids from kansas won't be star gazing when they face him tonight. >> he's a great player, but he's not super man. we have to beat kansas and keep being aggressive. he is a good player, but we're not going to change anything we do. just going to stick to the program. >> and it's two historically great programs, kansas and kentucky clashing for the title. see it right here, coverage comes your way tonight at 9:00. for the second straight year, notre dame

turning to sports the orioles are tied for first place in the american league after sweeping the minnesota twins out of town. jason hamel took a no hitter into the 8th inning in his debut yesterday. he faced the minimum batters before justin morneau ended the no hitter, the birds beat them 3-1 and host the yankees beginning tonight. >>> bubba watson has his first green jacket, winning the 76th masters. he beat out him on the second hole of a playoff. he two putted from 12 feet after hitting his second shot out of the trees and from 155 yards away, shot a right angle. he was a 33-year-old from the florida panhandle and was emotional after his victory. >> i never got this far in my dreams to talk. it is a -- it is a blessing. i mean to go home to my new son it is going to be fun. >> -- number 4 in the world, making him the highest ranked american golfer at this time. >> all right. congratulations to bubba. >> yeah. >> one of the i sconic pictures from this year's masters will be him with with the pink driver. a very cool deal. >> it is also supposed to help him focus his adhd on the drives. >> wel

as orioles get ready to welcome back the minnesota minnesota twins. >>> and jessica kartalija introduces us to the orioles new announcer. but first up, sports director mark viviano has more on the workout. >> reporter: a lot. celebrating this year about the 20th anniversary of this beautiful ballpark. and it is great history. but for the guys in uniform who will take to the field tomorrow for the first game, the focus is forward. it's about what is new. a a new year that brings in some new players. and some renewed optimism. >> reporter: a camden yards workout on the each of -- eve of opening day, getting ready for the first day that counts, knowing the place will be packed with orioles fans. >> it is always a special day. it is to the fans, too. families that have made it a tradition for years. and you know, you always want to win games. you always feel -- you know, seems like every time you come out, and there's a big crowd in everything. you really want to play well and want them to come back and enjoy their experience. >> reporter: the o's start a new year, trying to end a streak of

i was a fan of the minnesota twins. in the mid-60s when i was going to games, the difference between the best seat in the house, the box seat, and the seat in the bleachers, the cheep seats, was, can you guess? >> host: i read the book, $2. >> guest: $2 for a box, and $1 for the beechers. everybody got rained on, everybody got wet if it rained, and over the last 30 years, the same period when markets have begun reaching into spheres of life, such as we discussed in health, education, in citizenship, the sky box trend began in sports stadiums. first with football and now with baseball, basketball arenas. as you say, it's not so awful if there's inequality watching a basketball or baseball game, but i think that the sky box trend is coming to be present, coming to inform, many spheres of social life and civic life, and i do think that is a cause of concern. as the affluent succeed from public life, from public facilities, whether it involves schools or health care or public transportation, they have less of a stake in it

when i was a kid, i grew up in the midwest near minneapolis, and so i was a fan of the minnesota twins. and in the mid '60s when i was going to games, the difference between the best seat in the house, a box seat, and a seat in the bleachers, the cheap seats, was -- can you guess? >> host: well, i read the book. [laughter] i know it was $2. >> guest: $3 for a box seat, $1 for the bleachers. and everybody got rained on, everyone got wet if it rained. and over the last 30 years, the same period when markets have begun reaching into spheres of life such as we've been discussing, in health, in education, in the citizenship, the skyboxification trend began in sports stadiums. first with football, then baseball and basketball arenas. as you say, it's not so awful if there's inequality watching a basketball game or a baseball game. but i think that the skyboxification trend is coming to be present, coming to inform many spheres of social life and civic life. and i do think that is a cause for concern. as the affluent secede from public life, from public facilities whether it involves schools

. >> i can't believe you set me up by talking about my minnesota twins getting humiliated by curtis grandersont do that deliberately. that was impressive. >> very cool and 2 out of 2 in yankee's stadium will take it. good to be with you this morning. >> there you go. so again, i go to the white house, cover the briefings, everything, and they are always talking about: is this issue or that issue. very little about campaign. so what is going on at the campaign based in chicago? is it up and underway? >> actually, there is one incredibly well-organized campaign in this country that has been consistent for four years. the obama effort never stopped. we build a grassroots organization. we kept up with organizing for america. part of what i have been doing and many others is going around the country, opening up offices while the republicans have just been moving from one state to the other. so here is an example. i go into new hampshire a couple of days before the primary opened, i think the 8th office there and there is a for-rent sign on romney's. we go into, you know we have more offices in iowa

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twins. minnesota up four runs in the first, curtis granderson answered with a solo shot to center to get the yankees on the board. tie ball game. it's granderson again in the second inning. this time taking it up over the right field wall to put the yankees up two runs. granderson up for a third time in the game, echoes of reggie jackson. granderson, a third home run. he becomes the first player in yankee history to go 5 for 5 with three home runs in a game. yankees win 7-6, behind granderson's big night after a rough start to the season, as you said earlier, yankees tied for second place in the a.l. east. one back of baltimore for the division lead. the brewers, by the way, over the national league scored walkoff wins in the first two games against the dodgers. the dodgers, by the way, have been red hot so far this season. the best record in the national league. let's take a look at some of the highlights last night in the top of the fifth, matt kemp sends the pitch deep and gone. that's his league-leading seventh home run of the season. this guy is on an absolute tear. dodgers with a one-r

minnesota within three. the twins justin morneau hits a two-run blast to complete the comeback. they go on to win 10-9. >>> to the nba, derek rose made his return for the bulls against the heat. he hits the jumper here, but those were his only points of the game. bulls trailing by three with a few seconds left. c.j. watson hits the big three-pointer to send the game into overtime in overtime, dwayne wade gets his shot blocked. the bulls push it down the court and watson finds taj gibson for the emphatic dunk. bulls go on to win in overtime 96-86. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," two major dividing lines begin to take shape with the general election -- taxes and women's issues. we will break down the back and forth battle with our "morning joe" crew in a few minutes. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to read the tweets of mayor corey booker, moments after he rescues a woman from a burning building. that's one way to get a vote. "way too early" will be right back. [ female announcer ] it figures...on your busiest day you see the

when i was a kid, i was a minnesota twins fan. >> sorry. >> mid-'60s.ce between the most expensive seat and a bleacher seat, the cheapest seat, what do you imagine? what would you guess? >> probably $3. >> $2.50 maybe. $3.50 for box seats. $1 for the bleachers and everyone got wet when it rained. the ceo and mail room clerk. it was a class-mixing experience. in the '80s,' 90s and 2000s, stadiums built with boxes where the corporate can retreat with air-conditioned splendor, not get rained on and not eat the same soggy hot dogs. that makes a difference if it's across american social. >> we talked about this in the context of the united states. how much about what human nature wants regarding money and markets? >> i think we are all of us conflicted about this. once we are put in a competitive situation where we want our kids to get into the best schools, we sign them up for the s.a.t. prep courses, those of us who can afford it. it's perfectly understandable. we want the best for our kids, given the system we operate in. yet, with another part of ourselv

minnesota. it's generating for severe weather in and around the twin cities, parts of western wisconsin and strong thunderstorms now just about ready to move into the st. louis metro area, also just out to the west of little rock, arkansas. a lot of bad weather out there. on the back side of it, it's cold. it's snowing in the high country just to the west of denver. meanwhile, for us a mild and dry evening. summerlike weather for tomorrow and what about the snow chances? goodness knowknows, we need the rain. >> president obama said he expects a thorough investigation into the secret service. 11 agents have been put on leave, accused of hiring presumed prostitutes in columbia. five military service members are also under investigation. bryan moore has our report. >> reporter: obama's summit visit to columbia has been upstaged by scandal misconduct by some of the service personnel sent there to ensure his safety. still, he's standing by the agency whose main job is to back him up. the hotel caribe said to be the scene of overt the top partying on wednesday that included booze and prostitutes. 11 ser

undergraduates at michigan state, christine christina the an undergraduate at the university of minnesota, twin cities campus. the students are all involved in a group called -- today leaders forever. they are committing to creative programs for community service opportunities for young americans across the country. between september of 2010 and september of 2011, just under 25% of americans between the ages of 16 and 24 volunteered even once. a thing caroline will develop community service richards to new areas of the east and west coasts and topic specific service tours. shelby will use her campus tubes bring community leadership opportunities to public high school students in lansing, michigan. christina will implement an afterschool literacy program for multicultural students and inner-city schools to give them access to multicultural mentors. these projects together will help the organization scale up by 37,000 hours of service over the next year, and involve a lot more young people in doing this. let's give them a hand. that's a good idea. [applause] [laughter] [applause] now i would like

twins. l.a. had a 6-0 lead in the fifth mning but joe mauer got minnesota back into it with the homer to homer to right. in the eighth, justin morneau's mo-run shot put the twins up to stay for a 10-9 comeback win. >>> finally, talk about a water a hazard. a toothy spectator moved in for a close look at the heritage tournament in hilton head, south carolina. turns out, a bunker rake works one motivator and one caddy appears to be an experienced ator wrangler. gator wr the critter retreated but not rar. >>> when we come back, the art ef the heist. unli surfaces in an unlikely place. raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cash back. right now, get 5% cash back at restaurants. it pays to discover. check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., sunny, 64. atl

also got help from a two-run double and the orioles win 3-1 and outscored the twins' 39-9 in seven straight wins over minnesota. take a look at the american league east standings. how often do you see new york yankees and boston red sox on the bottom of the division with 0-3 record. the last time was in 1966 when the orioles went on to win the world series. still a long time to go, we realize that, but it still looks like springs fever that could last into the summer of the season. let's hope. golf's most important tournaments in the year did not feature a tiger, or fill as the star of the totem, but a guy named bubba takoma the green jacket and thrilling fashion. bubba watson needed a shot of his life at the 10th hole in augusta. check this one now. i think that will do. right? he two-putted from there and won sudden death and his first major finishing at 10 under. >> i never had a dream go this far -- like i was saying. i really cannot say it was a dream come true. i don't even know what happened on the back nine. will be on 12, birdied four holes inb holesogeyed. then i had a crazy shot i saw in my head and

twins. justin morneau was seeing double, two home runs, four in the last six games. minnesota won it 6-5. >>> the brewers beat the dodgers in a walk off. fly ball to center field, matt kemp made the grab. niger morgan beat the throw by the slimmest of margins, brewers walk off 3-2 win in 10. that is the early look at sports on "early today" i'm fred rogan. >>> britney spears is inching closer to the x factor. early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> one kentucky high school senior's fairy tale night all complete with a prince charming. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." the weekend forecast looks interesting on the east coast. if you have plans on saturday, through pittsburgh, northern new england, cold front going through with rain. a lot of questions as to the storm in the gulf. how much moisture and how far to the north that storm travels will depend who gets the wet weather. in the southeast, pay attention to that. by the time we get do sunday the storm should be cooking off the east coast, along i-59 the best shot of rai

congratulations to the twins, though, they get their first win of the season. right there. minnesotacarl pavano, connecticut. >>> to the nba, the knicks on the road trying to hold off the bucks for the final playoff spot in the east. fourth quarter, knicks trail by two, but not for long. j.r. smith buries the three. a minute left in the game. bucks try to answer with seven seconds left. monta ellis launches the three but can't get it to go. knicks hold on to win 111-107. >>> clippers and thunder getting together in oklahoma city. blake griffin gets the pass, elevates over serge ibaka. clippers up by two. five seconds left. kevin durant launches from three, little long. clippers beat the thunder 100-98. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," mitt romney weighs in on the so-called war on women, accusing the white house economic team of falling down on the job. we'll preview the general election tug of war with our "morning joe" crew. >>> when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch the steven colbert appeal to the first lady. we'll be right back. [ f