one thing we are doing is a dinner at the national aquarium on march 27th. it's a four course dinner with all oysters. it's going to be fun. go to the first thoughts many on the website. get tickets online. >> how do you respond to people who say i don't eat oysters as we know all of the stuff about them? >> actually, it's all tracked through the oyster sheets, so if there's a recall, we would know that they contact us. >> they do test it safe. >> window from being here, maryland tracks the oysters and regulates. >> so does the pacific northwest which is huge cultivators of it. >> no reason not to enjoy them. >> what do we have over here quick. >> a little oyster shooter. it's actually a local lawyer with house made cocktail sauce. >> what is this? >> a little bit of red wine vinegar. >> how do you eat them? >> it all depends on everybody. i eat them with a little bit of tabasco and lemon. >> a lot of people like to eat them with force riders. to me that sort of more refined. kind of balances it. >> just spread it on and go for it. >> is there a time of year

take place today and display his world war ii dog tags and that famous swimsuit he wore at the national aquarium. that takes place tonight at 8:00. >>> a little sports now. the baltimore orioles value has risen in the past year. according to "forbes" magazine. the team's current value around $360 million ranking 19th out of 30 major league baseball franchises. the os recorded 14 straight losing seasons. the team opens the 2012 season april 6th at home against the minnesota twins. >>> the new orleans saints head coach has been suspended without pay for the 2012 nfl season. for being involved in a bounty program. the nfl handed down the punishment after finding players were rewarded for trying to hurt their oh poantsz. the team has to pay a $5,000 fine and the defensive coordinator greg women williams has been suspended indefinitely. the head coachler suspended for several games. >>> punishments against the players haven't been announced yet. >>> tim tebow will be putting on the new york jets jersey. in exchange the jets will send two picks, a fourth, and sixth rounder to denver. the move comes a

speak which will displace i had world war ii dog tags and the famous swim suits he wore there at national aquarium. the mayor and governor and also state comptroller died nearly a year ago. >>> and look who visited baltimore. animal rescue and care center, cats and kittens, somebody dropped them off in a crate and a box -- this is cat breeding season and since january 1,000 have been brought in. the need is great to find new homes. >> they all look healthy. they seem friendly. they are a little upset by their experience but we are getting them time to settle in. >> if you are interested in adopting them, you can call barts. >>> baltimore city firefighters had to fight an early morning fire in west baltimore that gutted a three story row homet. start dub it spread from the empty home to two homes next door. nobody was hurt. >>> police have arrested five young men in a fight with multiple stabbings. it all happened tuesday afternoon. one of the victims is in serious condition at this hour. one of the others was actually release from the hospital and is among those arrested. he is a 20-year-old ronal

we understand lindenau also used to work aa the national aquarium in baltimore.and she may also havea residence in it's unclear where exactly she pives... and if anyone is caring for the animals in her custody.she goes back to court next month.melinda roeder... fox 45 news at ten. 3 with the race for the g-o-p &pnominatiin having no end inn sight, the field's top two contenders arr stumping hard and wasting little time... adding another 23 delegates to his total, after winning today's primaryyin puerto rico... but still "well- short" of clinching the republicaa nomination. fox 's doug mckelway has more from illinois, where 69 week's primary. all political of illinois, where sixty-nine - delegatee are at take in tuesday's primary. both rick santorum and mitt romney &pcampaigning hard today. romney's lead in iilinois has been narrrwing in recent days toowhere his margin over rick santorum is now at &psii-point-foor percent. the latest real clear pplittcs average shows romney with thirty-seven-point-seven percent to santorums thirty- one-point-three percent with gingrich lagging far beh

live feed from the national aquarium. flat screen tvs and expanded playroom it cost $29.5 million and tonight it will be officially dedicate and jamie costello is the master of ceremonies tonight beginning at 6. let's say hello, again to that lovely lady lynette. >> good morning. check out the temperatures this morning because we are very mild. 5 # degrees right now in baltimore and all this is courtesy of a warm front that is sliding through the area. and the further to the south you go you are hitting 71 in montgomery and back where the cold front passed and 28 degrees in des moines and you get the point the colder air that way and we will get in on some of the cold air as well. we have the mild and we have the cold and we are on the roller coaster ride. also, we have dense fog advisories out there this morning. and, the winds are not so bad right now, but they will be picking up out of the west at about 15 to 20 miles an hour sustained as we go into the afternoon. so it's going to get a little breezy out there. satelli

the new children's hospital has private family friendly rooms and live feed from the national aquariumcreen tvs and expanded playroom. it cost $29.5 hillion and tonight, it will be officially dead -- million and tonight it will be officially dedicated. >>> abc2 needs your help supporting kids. we teamed up with 106.5 for the johns hopkins children radio-a- thon. it starreded yesterday morning and ends tomorrow at 8. this year marks two milestones. 100th anniversary of the hopkins children's center and opening of the children's center coming up in april. >>> a consumer alert this morning. regarding internet users, today google privacy policies will be changing and it will be affecting you in a big way. google is scrapping 60 or different or so private policies from features in favor of a catchall that combines strategy that puts information for the platforms they collect on you on one place. this includes g male google plus and youtube and other services. google says they will use the information to better cost opize your experience. that could include more targeted ads towards your pre

the national aquarium's mammal coordinator took these shots in edgemere, the seal usually swims along the east coast, rarely swimming as far south as the chesapeake bay. it's got to do with the warm waters or warm something. >> can we call him samuel? >> sammy the seal. >>> still ahead at 5:00, a gunman opens fire on a pennsylvania campus. what we are learning about the shooter and how police saved dozens of lives. >>> a mother is kill, her family in mourning as police search for those responsible. ,,,, [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing. i love that book. can you believe the twin did it? ♪ swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. making medical marijuana legal. big names pushing for a bill in the house. pat warren has the latest on the debate. >> re

an official with the national aquarium in baltimore says harp seals do swim south along the east coast from their home waters, but they are rarely seen in the chesapeake bay. must be our warm winter. the seal appears to be healthy and officials plan to monitor it. >> i think it's more basic than that. i think it's crab cakes. >> maybe so! >>> still to come tonight on eyewitness news, manhattan madam? a mother of four arrested, accused of running a high end escort service. will she give up her client list? >>> crossing the finish line. the helping hand one organization is giving to special needs students. >>> i'm gigi barnett at the bear school in west baltimore. that story, straight ahead. >> turning girls into sex slaves and the boys into child soldiers. >>> kony campaign. how this video about a war lord became the biggest viral hit in the history of the internet, and the controversy surrounding it. >>> a cooldown coming, but it won't last long. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> have you seen the kony 2012 video? you may soon be in t

the washington national cathedral and aquarium in baltimore both plan to participate.starts saturday at 8:30 p.m. the world wildlife fund says people in 135 countries participated last year. >>> it is 7:16 now. friday morning. whatever you say can't be all that bad? >> it's not all that bad. >> and it's a bonus, because it's pretty good. >> most of the weekend dry. little bit of shower activity early tomorrow morning, but otherwise nice temperatures. comfortable. getting warmer towards the end of the weekend. >> very good. >> i really enjoyed weather guys. >> oh, thanks. >> it was funny. >> it was fun. >> myfoxdc.com if you missed it. >> people going to school or spring break? >> spring break. >> not for everybody. >> but montgomery county spring break. >> partly sunny skies. cool temperatures. need a jacket if you are going to school today. low 30s to start your morning. 50s for afternoon highs. currently 44 degrees. buffalo 30. there is cold air here in new england across the mid- atlantic. nice warm air to the west. st. louis 63. 68 in dallas. that will get in here

national geographic." but now he's going to american zoos and aquariums. >> good morning. >> reporter: including the children's zoo in his hometown, lincoln, nebraska. >> i hope that they see these animals on black and white backgrounds and they look them in the eye and they realize that all creatures have a right to exist. >> this is really nice. >> reporter: like the african dwarf crocodile, made vulnerable by hunting and habitat loss. >> wow. >> does that look good? >> oh, that's great. >> reporter: breeding in zoos helps the golden lion tamarind fend off extinction. and here the camera. >> how much stress does this put on the animals? >> minimal. we work with the keepers ahead of time. >> reporter: every shoot is meticulously planned, hoping to catch the unexpected. a perfect moment in a cyclone of chaos. >> so how do you get a perpetual motion machine like a ring-tail lemur to stop long enough to take a photograph? you just offer him a little food. >> reporter: he sells his photographs to fund the project, working to create a connection between the animals and the people who can help protect them. >> when