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

o's meanwhile, have lost four straight. first pitch, 7:05. >>> westminster this afternoon. derrick mason stood out by wearing uniform number 9 in the practice session. it was his tribute to his former friend. >>> kelly washington brings a certain flair to the field like his somersault to complete this drill. he is exuberant, washington is. plays to the crowd and practice. i asked him about his personality being part of the game. >> i enjoy it. showed a lot of energy and excitement. again, these fans. if it wasn't for the fans, that would be a job. it's just great. because again, i was a little kid at one time. and loved to see guys who interacted with the crowd. and i take pride in that. >> washington brings his vocal style. like this memorable confrontation with frank walker who is no wall flower himself. he's been getting extra practice time. >>> coming up next hour, 15 -- 59-year-old tom watson has discovered the fountain of youth this year. details on when watson is coming and why. and that's ahead. on eyewitness news at 6:00. >> thank you, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's ey

o's turn to rookie maddis to bounce back with a win tonight. we have highlights. and talk with ravens receiver derrick masonut the team's performance last night against the jets and more. "sports unlimited" starts right now. . >> so far, so good. two preseason games, two victories. for the ravens, the latest came last night over rex ryan and the jets. pretty much your typical preseason game. two separate halves. first involved most of the starters, and the ravens were handling things well there. but in the second half, the jets backups responded and had a chance to win it late, only

mason. >> you know, there was just him going, "oh, oh." like if you wanted, you know, to watch that, i'd probably turn o a soap opera. >> reporter: and afterervice, the brothers say dan refused to answer questions about exactly how their mother had died. >> he said he was uncomfortable talking about it. he did not want to talk about it at all. >> reporter: but the sons say he did want to talk about her estate. not talk actually. he passed each of the boys an envelope with a note inside. none of them kept the letter, but recall it went something like this. >> "i'm grieving right now and all this stuff was our stuff. and i'd appreciate it if you guys would leave me alone." >> reporter: nothing sentimental about your mom and how much he loved her and -- >> no. it was, leave me alone and you'll get your stuff in due time. >> reporter: as it turns out, the boys would see very little of their mother's estate. nancy had two life insurance policies -- dan collected a little more than $150,000, while her three sons split $54,000 among them. and, just a month before her death, nancy had signed this new will, leaving everything else -- the family hom

o railroad. this was the congressman cavity center of the day. -- it was the comcast center of its day. it was the leg mason building of its time. >> from the original tiffany windows to the seven kinds of marble from four continents. >> what are you seeing here in the lobby is all authentic. we have polished it, made it beautiful, and we're bringing it to the baltimore market. >> up one floor, it is what they call the lobby living room with beautiful furnishings and fire place. there are 202 guest rooms all beautifully done with the history of the building in mind. >> if you look at the carpeting, you can see the classic blue and gold collars, and it looks like railroad ties. and if you look at the side pieces, the bed, it looks like traveling trunks. and it combines the old and the new in a beautiful hotel. >> and that's not all. >> not only are the rooms spectacular, but you also get special bath robes. this is the lebard print. this is the zeebra print. and this is is the giraffe print. now, you notice, this is rather long. look at the sleeves. >> we tried to tell our experience for all of our guests, a

o. mason said it meant a lot specifically jarrod gaither call and ask him to come back.john went to his house and said take your time but make sure when you come back you're 100 percent committed to football. now he's back and ready to help the ravens go further than they went last year. >> i don't know anything about contracts. i don't want that to be the carrot over my head. i didn't get an extension. i haven't been talking about an extension. i'm coming back to try to win a super bowl. that's it. >> the best part is having derek mason on our football team. >> he didn't renegotiate. would not say if he would play next year saying only quote this season is very important to me. practice went on for everybody else as well. the vets had the day off. willis mcgahue was out there. the big scare near mark clayton incomplete. tweaked his hamstring. will likely get a few days to rest. kelly washington making move. marcdarius webb, the cornerback, with the nice juggling interception today wearing chris mccalister's old number. trying to impress reid. the offense made flashes at