. >> and the omazing orioles are in the big apple. how they're gearing up for game three. now a preview of what's head at 6:30. >> this week, the president sense his first interview, right on the eve of the vice-presidential debate. president obama and do i an -- diane sawyer. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6. >>> contestants whipped up their favorite dishes using squirrel meating. they made things from bacon wrapped squirrel wings to poppers. they eve chopped up whole rodents. >> it has its own unique taste. it has a rougher texture and a game mier taste -- gameyer taste but it's good. >> the winning dish -

yet, the orioles will win. it's omazing. game time just after 7:00. if the orioles can win this one, they will guarantee themselves at least one playoff hem -- game. >> the wild card game will be friday neat at 8:37. >> the orioles have talked about their separation, figuring out who's going to play. they could be on the road for a wild card game. what they're saying all they can do is focus on it. we you look at it that way, it's the simplest way. >> thank you. so much on the line here tonight, so we want you to send us your best shot. show the orioles support. you can check out the ones that are already up on abc2news.com under featured stories right there on our home page. >> the clock is ticking. the deadline today for the americanilots to decide whether to walk off the job. if the pilots do strike, it would follow other bad news including weeks of flight delays and inflight maintenance issues. there's another incident. >> reporter: another american airlines flight, another mid-air scare. this time flight 1862 was apparently forced to turn around a

american league divisional series and they will be on the air at 6:30 from 6:30 to 7 for the orioles special omazing october. >>> news time 4:39 and there's going to be a big sports weekend here happening in baltimore. we have got tonight's orioles rangers wild card game. charley talked about it and then on sunday we turn our attention back to the other bird the ravens. they will be out of town this weekend in kansas city taking on the chiefs. kick off for that game is 1:00. >>> let's talk about what's going on right now as you step out the door, it's going to feel pretty good. dew points are in the 50s basically everywhere and with that, we are feeling nice and comfortable. very dry as you head out the door this morning. don't have to worry about the humidity. but also, temperatures feeling good. we are at 63 degrees in catonsville and bel air. good morning rock hall, you are at 62. along with bowie and chesapeake beach. federalsburg at 60 and germantown and 65 in emetsburg many we are dealing with a -- emmettsburg. we are dealing with a garbageous mornings and it's -- gorgeous morning and it's goi

. >> it's omazing time as the orioles get set to take on the texas rangers in that one do or die playoff game. >> make it or break it. we want to send it out to jeff hager who is at buffalo wild wings getting a feeling of the crowd. >> reporter: right now it's the mumbling. there's a buzz in the air and it's growing louder and louder. the o's fans have been on the same roller coaster ride. they were looking at about a 12-hour day, counting down until that game that all eyes will be on tonight. it may sound like any other day here at vehicle service plus in bel air but a glance at this sign tells us all thoughts are on the orioles beating the rangers. >> it's going to be a tough game but i think we'll do well. even though we're in texas, we'll do well. the bull pen is hanging in there. >> reporter: the plaque and orange is evident -- black and orange is evident on main street. >> it's been so exciting. they're a young team. it's great to see them playing so hard. it really gets you excited for the orioles. >> reporter: city leaders are also feeling the o's magic. >> we're excited. we're c

head to our website abc2news.com/omazing for everything about orioles. you can check out jamie costello's and lauren cook's orioles cheers and let us know which one you any is the best. >>> a new start for two dozen family members in anne arundel county. they need to find a place to lib after a fire swept through the apartment complex in odenton sunday night. everyone made it out safely and the red cross is helpg families. no word on what started the fire. >>> if -- two no leads or suspects in two shootings forbaltimore city detectives. first sunday morning on north de -- belnord. a man walked into a hospital after being shot on westington street. >>> the liquor board has a scheduled hearing for 2 in the afternoon to discuss the future of the bar that captured headlines this summer following two murderers in july. a security guard was stabbed to death while breaking up a fight. >>> and the trial for robert jarrett is set to begin today. jar set charged with killing his first -- jarrett is charged with killing his first wife and burying her beneath the sh

. >>> the orioles take their omazing playoff show. >> wore a about two hours and maybe four minutes away from game three in the alds. jamie costello is live in the bronx. i know this section sighting for you. >> beautiful. this is why you love baseball. every night you see something different. i just saw something i never saw before, two starting pitchers taking questions from the media. usually you hear from the starting pitcher. well, buck showalter has two of them tillman and saunders. don't you love buck. that's why. jim thome will be playing his 70th post season game. here he is at 42 years of age. still, he managed to beat buck. buck showalter talked about that. >> the more you're around guys like him, gem mi walks through the door like his first game in little league. he's enthused, uppete, approachable. so many guys with his resume aren't approachable sometimes. >> reporter: i'll tell you what. we have fallen in love with this club and tonight they're sending miguel gonzales to the mound. many have taken the trane to get here at the bronx. abc2's don harrison was here. >> they're

the orioles now in tampa continuing omazing season and sherrie johnson is live in towson where the fans are reacting to what was so unexpected for the major league baseball season. >> reporter: yes, everyone is excited about the o's. you are right. a tricky trip yesterday butter in tampa and made it to the playoff and it's been 15 years what an excite-- what an exciting time. i am on york record in towson talking to people as they stop in for their donuts and morning coffee. a this morning, you know, it's a chance to run into joseph and he's been kind enough to talk to me. tell me, what do you think about the oa.'s in the playoffs -- did o's in the playoffs. >> they are fantastic and i want to see them go all the way. and it would be a first for the long time. in garrett county it's hard to find them on the channel but it was a nice trip down and stopped to get donuts and saw the camera running and thought i might see a pretty face and talk to you for a little bit. >> reporter: i appreciate you stopping and talking. did you make it to the game. >> i live up in garrett county so i was co

league, the divisional series and then we will be on the air of course from 6:30 to 7 with our orioles special omazingber. check it out abc2news.com is the place to go. ought-- all the other birds purple friday. ravens out of town this weekend in kansas city. right now the team is 3-1 having lost just one game. it's to the eagles. and they are tied at the top of the afc north with cincinnati bengals. sunday's kick off is at one. that game out of town but a lot of people they are going to be walking maybe to their favorite bar to check it out. who knows. watching the game. maybe throwing a little football with the kids. what's the weather going to be like? >> the weather on sunday not so great. very chilly and we are going to be seeing rain. so unsettled conditions and all this is going to be courtesy of the cold front that's going to be trekking from the west to the east. and we could actually see the colder air behind that front with the snow in canada dropped a lot of snow in minnesota and also north dakota yesterday. we can see as we zoom in this morning we are dealing with mainly clear skies and w

. >> everybody wants to know, does orioles magic have one more trick up that are sleeves. omazing coverage. >> looking down my sleeves. hey, listen. we got news off the field. joe girardi's father passed away from alzheimer's. he was a little broken up today. the orioles lineup will be the same as last night. buck is not making changes. derek jeter will not stop at short stop. he will be the designated hit are. he won't be playing a playoff game in the field. the last time that happened. tony fernandez was selected by buck showalter. let's take a look at the game last night. miguel gonzalez on the hill. seven innings pitch. he was brilliant in keeping them off balance. ryan flaherty had the big hit, putting the orioles ahead 1-0. then it was manny machado. three rooks about to beat the kings. a rod pinch hit. then the tying home run. bottom of the 12th, the game winning home run, first time that's ever been done in baseball history. and ties it and wins it, two pitches he saw last night. that's it. broke our heart. our stomach is repaired. >> the yankees have been successful in at

orioles. you can also shear your stan photo -- share your fan photos with us and check out the omazing pictures. >>> from double blizzards to hurricane irene to the most recent storms, massive power failures have left maryland crippled. now the governor is suggesting a rate increase. >> reporter: am july tens of thousands were in the dark, some for a full week after a duratio. because of that the governor assemble add task force to look in the way electric companies can service customers better. one recommendation is to charge you more a dollar or two in a surcharge to go toward power lines. >> strengthening it so it can within stand the increasingly frequent and violent events. >> reporter: some lawmakers feel they're unnecessary. >> it's supposed to be part of their budget already. >> reporter: in light of the recent outages, many customers aren't willing to pay more. >> when they don't provide electricity, that's unfair. >> i think they pay too much already. my electric bill is quite high. i don't think we need to give anymore. >> reporter: the governor said electric companies would have to

baltimore orioles are in the playoffs and for everything you need to know including a photo -- fan photo contest, go to abc2news.com and everything you need to know right there. look under omazing and video right there he has the best cheer jamie or lauren. watch them and vote for the winner. word right now is that the- official tally has lauren cook in the lead. if you -- president obama and gop nominee mitt romney are getting ready for the first debate. the president expected to meet with top advisers today at a des earth resort in nevada. he took part in an event in las vegas and it was focused in part on rallying hispanic voters. in the meantime, this morningmitt romney is practicing for debate in massachusetts and later will head to denver for rally and more debate prep. this is the first debate witness wednesday night take -- wednesday night take place in denver, colorado. >>> arnold schwarzenegger autobiography hits shelves today. it's called total recall. my unbelievably true life story revealing secrets he kept from his now ex-wife maria schriver. the -- shriver. he says some of the mayor events he failed did -- major events he failed to talk about were majorheart surg

for the latest on the oriole playoff run head to we posted a congratulations to the team as well as a ton of fan reaction so head to abc2news.com and click on sports for your omazingnews. >>> a former university of maryland basketball player is dead this morning. 33-year-old earl babdo jump frpped overpass. he was on the 2002 national championship tad. he was a walk on -- badu played 33 minutes touring the college pass connect -- basketball career and scored 4 points during his four years with the terps. >>> malvo said seeing the reaction of a victim's husband made him feel like scum. tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the deadly spree in the washington area. he and john allen muhammad had been linked to 27 shootings including 10 attacks in the dc area. malvo is serving a life centers in -- sentence in virginia andmuhammad was, cysted in 2009 -- was executed in 2009. >>>. the first presidential debate is in denver on wednesday. president obama and romney hunkered down for practice. americans overwhelmingly think the debate and election are the president's to lose. in a abc news washington post poll, out this morning, 63% of registered voters e