some fans waited for several hours just toobe gates as oriole park opened oriole fans are eaggr to get from the food... to the drraming the fantasy.... that this year... could be the orioles big year. opening day issinspirational especially for 11 year old angelo from dundaak: (angeeo cclainanni)"my dreams are.. to go to the mmlitary and then become president.. im also thinking.. between the militaryyand presiddnt.. i want to become a baseball player.. " itts not only some "sights" that are new at the &pbrand new sound. but also a - "1952 good afternoon laaies and gentlemen, and wwlcome to yards." 3 those are thh fiist words brand new p.a. annooncer ryan wagner said at opening day this afternoon. the baltiiore native describes himself as a bleacherrkid, who pow has one of the best seats in the house. he hopes his voice willlbe booming through this stadium for many years to come.... but getttng this job was not a life -long goal. 3 1922 its absolutelyya dream get. i didn't rrelize it was &pavailable and then i looked a it and said yeaa, i think i'd be pretty good at that. wagner beat ou

here at oriole park, the fans, the orioles fired up!art the season with a victory, and they'll be at it tomorrow night against the twins. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> biking for baseball in the name of charity. that's what five friends from kansas are doing, going on a cross-country tour of all major league ball parks from seattle to boston. they will also host a party for a youth organization in that town. by the end of the summer, they will have biked a total of 11,000 miles. >> and had a lot of parties for a good cause. that's it for tonight, even. >> thanks for watching. don't go away. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news, including a navy jet crashes into an apartment complex in virginia beach. the details from the scene. >> pelley: tonight, a disaster in virginia beach. a navy jet crashes into an apartment complex after the crew bails out. >> he apologized very much for hitting our complex and i told him don't worry about it. >> pelley: bob orr is on the scene. a surprising report on job growth today. anthony mason on which

opening day, getting ready for the first game that counts knowing the place will be packed with oriole fans. >> it is always a special day, it is because 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 i -- you come out and there is a big crowd and everything you really want to play well and want them to come back and enjoy the experience. >> the 0s start a new year trying to end a streak of 14 straight losing seasons, knowing their fans patience has been tested. >> the oriole fans aren't the happiest right now. as they should. they should be angry. and if we win this place would be one of the best cities in all of baseball to play baseball in and you know me, my stand, i want to win and why not win here? >> it is a huge baseball town and there is tons of tradition and history with -- with baltimore but it has been 20 years and it doesn't seem like camden yards has been around. i remember when the all star game was here and it is something to where we want to get this -- th

they welcomed more than 500 fans to have lunch with the orioles and get autographs from their favorite players. this year, fans are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of oriole park at camden yards. the team says they're in for some nice surprises this season. >> it is hard to believe that it has been 20 years at that great ball park. yesterday, had an opportunity to previous some of the exciting new things that will be available to you at orioles park at camden yards. you will be thrilled by what you see. >> 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 o

orioles continue to win. >> reporter: whether you're a fair weather fan or orioles fan, they're just pumped the orioles wonheir home opener. in baltimore, i'm jessica kartalija for wjz eyewitness news. >> and mark will have highlights from the today's big wins in sports. >> jessica always travels with her own band. must be nice. >> [ laughter ] >>> smooth moves got him arrested in texas. >> one department said he didn't even had a chance to defend himself. >> reporter: real life hangover. a man is visiting in downtown baltimore. beaten and robbed and doesn't remember how it happened until a video surfaced. how it's now leading to criminal charges. >> will the weather continue to cooperate over the weekend? i'm in for bob turk and i'll have the forecast for you in just a few minutes. complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist bernadette woods and sports with stan saunders. it's wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,, wow. this is new. yep, i'm sending the dancing chicken to every store in the franchise to get the word out. that could work. or you could use every door direct mail from the p

oriole park. the birds host the twins later today. wjz is your place to stay for all of opening day. a live look right now over camden yards and the ballpark where fans are gathering for the orioles first baseball game of the season. the gates are soon to open. >>> good afternoon, i am don scott. it is opening day here and fans are gearing up for today's highly anticipated season open, wjz is live with complete coverage of the first game for you, mark viviano live on the field where the players will be in less than three hours but we begin with mary bubala and jessica kartalija who are at babe ruth plaza with all the excitement. you go girls. >> hello to after to everyone at home. >> the fan are pouring in. the ceremony begins at 2:30. the gates open right now, people are going to start pouring in and the weather is gorgeous today. not as cold as we thought it was. >> no. we have been out here when it is rainy. it is gorge. >> gorgeous. >> it is everything you need. >> i have to be honest. i was wondering if they were going to have it altogether and they do. it looks awesome. take a look. just three hours until the first pitch and crews are hard at w

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. >> 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 you know how to play it. >> when you are sitting there ready to make the catch, a pretty formidable. >> the twins are going to be a good team. they have a lot of turnover, but they played good baseball and you will have to play your best. >> it is sold out, and will alwaybe all orange. >> it will be pretty cra

the wait is lmost over, oriole fans...wwth just 4 days left unttl the opener,,buck showalter will announce exhibition with florids &psouthern university... university...with opening day set for this friday, the orioles are ssill in the process of geting their rooter down tom the mandaaed 25...thee have until wednesday at 5pm o finalize it...and it hasnnt been easy this springg..no one's really had the big spring that makes headlines, and any of the roster calls are clooe onee..showaltee says with a decidedly non-stacked deck. "unfortuneatley we look aa e break and gg north with s a real finality. and we all know thht two weeks from now things could ook a ittle different. everybody stays healthy and we end up with the saae 25 all yeerrbut the world champions last year didn't have that, so it's part of the game." colleee lacrosse...last night, joons hopkins lost it's first game of the season...and as you mmght imagine, it had an affect oo the weekly national rankings...but one area school hhs gottto be feeling the affect was not big enough.. enough.. chhrlie unbeaten at 9-0...and since ago,

. >> well, the orioles may be in the midst of 14 years of losing seasons, but that doesn't mean the fans don't come out for the beginning. the team is under new direction. we have more on how game one is going. scott? >> reporter: so far so good. i can remember a few opening days, a snow squall stopped the game. so 60 degrees and sunshine, beautiful day, new look ballpark. rick sutcliffe had first ball ceremonies as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of camden yards. 20 years ago rick sutcliffe threw out the first pitch and tim hoyles caught it. they're 12-4 in the last 16 opening days in baltimore. nick markakis got us started with carl pavano. >> tanned goes off the bench. >> reporter: markakis with a home run and a triple in this game. the orioles lead it in the 8th inning. jake arrieta, the starting pitcher today, orioles trying to win the first game of the season. jake area riette -- ari etta. back a little later. >> stood a holy day for christians. parishioners gathered to reenact the crucifixion of jesus. they prosessed through the streets as jesus carried the cross. christians bel

to their second straight loss. 33 it appearssbaltimore's tate's attorneys office will 'not' be orioles fan... for the second year in a row, someone other than an oriole has raced trough the field and interrupted the caped man posing aa batman stopped the gamm...and it appears, not even the law, will be catching up with him. 3 3 3 (23:06:35) "iihad these left over for halloween and i was likee i thinkkthis will maae the crowd laugh....." he's a 26-yyar old truck driver, who one month ago, became batman with a plan. that was a packkd stadium. i loved making people laugh and just to know everyone was had to do it...." so at camden yards on friday, mark harvey spent his birthday aa opening ay.....and turned the field...into hii stage.... (22:58:04) "i had fifty ooe and i signed em alllandd hrew em out to the crowd and people chhered me onn..." before thhusands offfans, he stormed the field, made a ew moves,, anddfulfilled a childhood ooked up and there asn't one hey all the yes are on me that was the thriil of it....." he wws tackled by police and sent o jail for the night.... but he waa relea

. >>> orioles fans have something to smile about, american league east after late game heroics at camden yards yesterday. birds are trail big two in the 9th inning. mat ties the game with the double. wilson hits a 3-run walk off home run. orioles win 5- 2, in new york to play the yankees tonight. >> they are hot. >>> still to come on wjz 13 at noon, a deadly end to a baseball game in st. louis. >>> and what this woman did that landed her behind bars. with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. a lot of things going on in my life and the last thing i want to be thinking about is my dentures. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >>> 54 degrees in central maryland. your forecast is coming up

. >> bob the long time orioles fan. how are you buck? all 25 made it to the lunch today and the biggest applause went to the manager. >>> you know 20 years ago we walked down utah street and saw the long line of bricks on the warehouse, the green seats, fresh grass, america's newest and best ballpark grew up here. you have senate metal and hard hats for the past few months and you will see them hard at work tomorrow. let's show you. tony. >> reporter: i can't say it was a long cold winter but looking out at our yard on a sunny evening makes the season seem right. >> doesn't get better tan that place. it has everything a ballpark could want. >> and now everything a ballpark could need. >> we are up on the rooftop deck which is a new thing we added this year. >> a new deck with a great screw a bar. >> we spend $11 million improving the food service. >> the barbecue sales up. now -- we have dempsey's. >> y's. >> they have pot atoes. >> reporter: and rick will have a restaurant. >> he has a special cocktail that jumps out at you. blueberry l

the orioles fan who ushed the field uring friday's game .... and the serious charges he's facing. good evening, i'm jennifer gilbert.a baltimore man says he's the victim of another "" similar to the one that recently made headlines.there was outrage after a tourist was beatee by a group of on saint patrick's day.now... a local resident says he too was attacked.. and heewants to warn others... about downtown dangers. dangers.melinda roeder ii live toniiht from pollce headquarterr with a story you're seeing first on fox. melinda the baltimore man says he was walkkng to the bus stop after work nearly two weeks ago... when he was jumped by aagroup of teenn and young en... and bbaten to badly...he had to go to the hospital.nnw he wants other to beware. and he wants &ppolice to increase pattols. patrols. 01:533"of coorse, i was praying, asking god o protect me."he doesn't want to go on camera... because he says he's still scared. but he wants to share is story.so he contacted fox 45... it all happened... he says... april 16-th. he was walking near the corner of calvvrt and baltimore...

orioles fan.../ who... stormed the field.../ on... opening daa. day.secs- 26-year old.../ mark harvey... dressed as batman.../ ann... &pinterrupted fridays game...// for... about a minute, .../ he... danced on center field.../ and... fulfilled a dream. (23:04:14) "i looked up and and to know that hey all the eyes are on me hat was the thrill of it. everywhere i o i'm the one to get the party started i'm the first one on the dance floor i'm tte one to say hey lets get this party sta" started." harveys ... antics... cost im... a prosecutors blame... táá - a.../ their failure... to chargg him. him. 3 p3 a bad day for a californiaa black bear that was traqualized aater roaaing around thh streets this morning. morning. check out this four hundree pound animal . the bear could be seen jumppng fences -- going from one home to another... looking for food.turns out, this bear has made frequeet visits to this glendale neighborhood. officials plan to rettrn hii to the forest aaea ... ann they hope he doosn't make nother appearance in the residential area. student

. >> when you talk to orioles fans, they have a smile on their face. this is the first time that have been able to smile and a long time. >> he got all of it, way back. >> when the orioles are winning, fans are happy, and business is great. >> a lot of fans come and support the orioles. it is gray that they are winning. i love it. -- great that they are winning. >> people are in a christmastime mood. they want to celebrate and spends the money, so we want to be there for them when they feel that way. >> at noon today, people were lined up to buy tickets. >> i need 6 tickets for may 13. >> winning brings out the fans, and the fans are happy to buy tickets. >> i was jumping up and down last night. i was so excited. >> a lot of people like the ups and downs. some people do not stick with them. my mother and i have always stuck with them. we hope they go all the way. >> the sports legends give shop, or else shirts and hats are once again big sellers. -- the sports legends gift shop .arrett ker >> at the end of the year, all i wanted to do was hang around se

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 spending limits are in place. they are contained in the budget control act, passed last summer, that provided

some are calling him superman and others asking him to run for president. >>> to sports now, orioles fans have reason to smile this morning again. after dropping three at home against the yankees. the orioles got back to the willing way against the blue jays. adam jones hit a huge roam run. in the end, the os took it. they are back above .500 by one game. the orioles are on their first road trip of the year in toronto. >> okay. >>> so, you said it will be a -- word that we rarely here weather people say. >> uh-huh. >> perfect. >> perfect day. yes. for anything that you want to do outside. it is perfect. we have the spring-like temperatures on warm side. it will be leaning towards the 70s and 80s. but we don't have the humidity. so, is perfect. we get the best of both worlds. do you like it. >> i like it. >> it will get pretty warm. we looked outside and seen that the horizon is bright this morning. 40 degrees before sunrise. we tend to drop. it is the coldest time of the overnight before the sun comes up. we have gone down 2 degrees since our last check. form degrees right now. 45 is the

this afternoon, is a dream that will be shared by tens of thousands of orioles fans when they play the minnesota twins. the game time is 3:00 this afternoon and this season is special for fans as the team celebrates the 20th anniversary of the opening of oriole park at camden yards. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is in your favorite memory over the ballpark's 20 your history? share with us on wbaltv.com or facebook. was the >> night for me when cal ripken had his big night. -- it was the night for me when cal ripken had his big night. >> this conn grandmother is waking up behind bars this morning. wait to hear what police say she did. >> why did the post guard opened fire on the boat? find out when 11 news today continues. >> clear skies. a full and out there. some rain to the south that should stay there. our forecast is a good one and details on that are just ahead. >> we have a nice writing morning commute on our hands. no problems to report. we give you a live look outside we give you a live look outside coming up. took hours to work or made me drowsy.

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 ago. they won six of their first seven games and still ended up in last place. buck showalter told us today something has to happen so that it doesn't turn into ground hog day. we will hear from hammel coming up in sports. >>> after three games with the yankees the orioles will head out to a 10 day road trip. >>> and easter continued today with an easter celebration at the white house. all right the 134th annual easter egg roll where i guess you roll easter eggs down a hill. thousands joined the first family. the event tates back to 188. and who knew that president rutherford was such a fanatic for easter. >>> tragedy for the philadelphia fire department. new details on a deadly warehouse fire. >>> what one group is d

. >> i think the oriole fans will have a lot to look forward to. the view hasn't changed. that was a criteria we got, don't do anything to mess up the things we love. >> reporter: in addition to several new fan areas, a better view of the field and a new restaurant named after the mvp, rick dempsey. >> i'm so honored by the ball club. to want me to have my name on this restaurant. it's a great day for me. >> reporter: you are looking live now at the new bar above the batters eye wall in center field within we can't wait to get up there and take a look. we've heard it's beautiful. i'm going to go check it out and coming up at 6:00 we'll give you a tour behind the scenes. we'll also show you the new statue where. the statues will be coming periodically so people can come down. those are all the orioles hall of famers. >> sounds good. thank you. will the orioles open the season with a victory? our special live coverage of the orioles and twins begins at 2:00. >> jessica was enjoying it so much she was pact glowing. >>> several popular stores are coming to baltimore. the retail

. >> orioles fans are approaching one of the most exciting days of the year, where hope springs eternal, opening day. a closer look at this year starting lineup, a sold-out ballroom welcome more than 500 baseball fans to have lunch with some of the orioles and get autographs from some of their favorite players. it is the 20th anniversary of the opening at camden yards. >> hard to believe it has been 20 years at that rate ball park. yesterday and had an opportunity to preview some of the exciting new things that will be available to you at oriole park and camden yards, and you are going to be thrilled by what you see. >> we showed you some of those things just yesterday. 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 -- transport

. >> i think the oriole fan wills have a lot to look forward to. the postcard view hasn't changed. let's just try and make it more friendly. >> reporter: in addition to new fan areas, a new flag core gives a better view of the field and a new restaurant named after rick dempsey. >> i am so excited and so proud and so happy and honored really by the ball club, by delaware north corporation. it's a great day for me. >> reporter: speaking of dempsey, he tells me there are fish tacos on the menu. he says he took a lot of the ideas from different ballparks. that coming from los angeles. i should also make a correction. it's actually the camden giants. that burger so big you can't actually fit it in your mouth. i should tell you we're here in the flag court, absolutely beautiful. you have a great view here of the field as well now that they took that fence down just a little bit lower. >> what's going on around you? i hear classical music playing. >> reporter: it's a party. there is all kind of food and drink. people are having a good time. bernadette woods got married right where i'm sta

>>> and the fans guide to orioles. for these and more, read the baltimore sun.emember to look for the updated first warning forecast from the first warning weather team. >>> when it looked like nasa was about to pull the plug on the hubble space telescope, it was barbara mikulski who helped save it alive. it's now brought mikulski an honor no one else has on capitol hill. >> reporter: it wasn't just any flesh being pressed. >> all of my favorite nobel prize winners. >> reporter: at the space science institute in baltimore, a standing room crowd honored senator barbara mikulski for her support of hubble, when nasa was poised to let the telescope go dark. they wanted to upgrade the telescope and keep 500 marylanders on the job. >> no better tribute we could make than to name this super nova in her honor. >> reporter: super nova mikulski 1 is a star that exploded 7 billion light-years away, and whose light was just captured by hubble this past winter. >> when i was growing up in east baltimore, of course i wanted to be a star. but i didn't know i'd grow up to be a

. >> i have been an orioles fan since i was, like, five years old following cal ripken. i come every year. >> wearing an orange scarf and ready for opening day. this is the place to be. >> i decided to come and watch the orioles take on the twins. >> awesome. just awesome. >> great weather two years in a row. let's go orioles. woo! >> all kinds of food year. if your business is selling food come opening day is great for business. >> hamburgers, hot dog, sausage, what you think he will do? >> 80 pounds of beach. >> that's a lot of food. it is the same and you sell beer. you can always count on these bands to have a few brewskis. >> cases and cases. it is constant all day. especially with a full moon tonight, it will be on my. >> there is nothing like opening day. >> it's the atmosphere. it is about baseball season starting up again and new beginnings. you want to see the orioles go all the way. this division will be tough, but you hope something will happen. >> over the years, i have seen all kind of weather from snow, rain, and wind. the like this weather? >> it's great.

knowing the place will be packed with orioles fans. >> it's always a special day. >> it is because it is to the fans, too. families have made it a tradition for years. and you know, you always want to win games. you always feel -- seems like every time you come out, there's a big crowd in everything. you really want to play well. and want them to come back and enjoy the experience. >> reporter: the o's start a new year, trying to end a streak of 14 straight losing seasons. knowing their fans' patience has been tested. >> orioles aren't the happiest right now. >> as they should. they should be angry. and if we win, this place would be one of the best cities to play baseball in. you know me. my stand. i want to win. and why not here? >> it's a huge baseball town. and there's tons of tradition in history with baltimore. but the biggest thing is it's 20 years. doesn't seem like camdern yards- - camden yards is 20 years. and it's something to where we really want to get the orioles started on the right track of winning baseball. >> some honest talk from orioles players who are well aware o

if that wasn't good enough for orioles fans their biggest rivals haven't won a game yet. the red sox lost yet. the yankees got swept by the rays. the final there was 3-0. the last time boston and new york both started the season at 0-3 was in 1966. the yankees visit the orioles tonight. >>> straight ahead the legacy of mike wallace. we'll talk to the people at cbs this morning about the late 60 minutes correspondent. >>> good news from metro riders this morning. why the upcoming fare hikes might not be as bad as expected. >> before you grab the keys, listen to commune. >> reporter: we are going to take a live look from sky 9. accident clean up continues. you are watching 9news right now. we'll be right back. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together.

. >>> oriole fans can expect to see changes at camden yards tomorrow during opening day ceremonies, a group of specialg guests got to see the upgrades. a new shorter wall will provide better views, there is a new roof deck and the bullpen has a picnic grove above it. the statutes of 6 oriole hall of famers. don't worry if you don't have a ticket. we have complete coverage. our special live coverage on opening day begins at 2:00, followed by the game right here on wjz 13 and don't forget the baseball season is here, the orioles are coming back to camden yards, the 20th year of that ballpark and we would like to see your favorite memories of it. e-mail your photos to us and look for them as part of a big slide show at wjz.com. >> there is a picture a viewer sent in. roger lear -- >> -- a-ha -- >> -- live broadcast -- >> -- bob -- >> -- bob- >> -- yeah -- >> -- mark viviano -- >> -- that -- >> -- baseball, let's go to -- python. there it is okay. i just -- must have found the sucker hiding in the dugout. well. what -- >> -- big snake -- >> -- doesn't it -- this week and one of the leads

now, being in first place early this season, gives orioles fans a good reason to feel good.e after 14 straight losing seasons. now, hamill has a good perspective on this. he was a member of the tampa bay rays, during their run of 10 straight losing seasons. he experienced the rays araising rise. hamill tells me that he believes, based on what he experienced with tampa tampa bay, he can see the same thing happening here in baltimore. >> a lot of similarities. a lot. you can be down in the dumps. and you can only go up from there. i'm obviously speaking from insurance. -- experience. but there's too much talent here to not be successful. we've got a lot of good guys on the field and off the field. you know, i think we mesh together really well. they've welcomed me with open arms. and it's made my transition that much more easy. >> reporter: hamill pitches game 2-3 against toronto. the oakand -- oakland a's. you can see them sunday sunday here on wjz. coverage comes your way sunday at 1:30. >>> let's talk football. the nfl draft kicks off tomorrow in prime time. the ravens have

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you can forgive baltimore orioles fans not to be excited. loss to a college state. they beat the o's 2-1. this is the kind of omen that baseball fans worried about the upcoming season. let's hope that the orioles were just cashing it in here. >>> more optimism for the new york mets fans, the team owners are lucky to still have the team. last week they agreed to a settlement and payout of $2.6 million to victims of bernie madoff's ponzi scheme. richard is at citi field. hey, richard. >> reporter: there was controversy three years ago when citi field became the name after citi bank bought the naming rights for $20 million a year. now this year, the mets are free of bernie madoff after the settlement. you said that the mets fans are optimistic. i'm not sure about that. they're pinning their hopes of young pitchers years away. star players, jose reyes were allowed to leave, he's with the marlins now. one analyst talked to me about the state of the team after madoff expressed his does pleasure. >> they can concentrate on building a winner. stay w

orioles lead. how about that the fans bari in their seats and the orioles off and running. adam jones double helped give them a 3-0 lead and then time for nick to click again. markakis back at it. this deep drive turns in to a triple, three rbis on the game more markakis a big day for the veteran right fielder. >> you know opening day you want to set the tone. you want to go out and win, especially opening at home, packed house, we know -- we know what the fans are about and we would like to see more of them this year. >> reporter: that's all jake needed. he threw seven shut outs and gape up only four hits. that's why buck gave him the ball and made him the opening day starter. >> i just want to set the tone and be a guy who some of the other guy dear sir look at and say when -- we know when he takes the mound mound he will get us in to the 7th or 8th inning put us in the position to win. i think that's what -- what an opening day guy, one starter has to do. >> reporter: jim johnson came into get the final out. orioles win it 4-2, exciting and emotional day for the fans and

. >>> okay. 500 lucky fans of the orioles will have lunch with the team. ns will be able to eat with players and get their autographs with some of them. >>> tomorrow the os will d to k season. >> yes. so the fans will notice a lot of new changes at camden yard. you will be down there tomorrow. right now, linda so is here to tell us about the upgrades. >> yes. i love the food. there is plenty of food. all of the changes come in time for the anniversary. a new rooftop deck with a bar and a great view. all right, the main concourse has new flooring. $11million upgrades to the food certiorari areas. loathe are locate beyond through the roof deck in center field. >> we come out here. it's -- it's, it doesn't so speak volumes of baseball, but it speaks of life styles. lifestyles and food where people like to still and be with. it is neighborhoods in this ballgame ballpark. you know, here is our main street, utah street. >> opening day is tomorrow. thal os will take on the twins at 3:05. we will be there live tomorrow. linda so, abc 2 news. >>> we're hoping that t

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the manager says that in addition to team togetherness, the fans add fuel to the orioles' fire. >> they by association. instead of that individual stuff. because we can all be very successful. not selfishly, but for our fans. and it's been a common theme in our clubhouse about our fans and doing the things that it takes to get us back where we know the city of baltimore can be. >> reporter: now, on the field, the keyes have been good pitching and -- keys have been good pitching and power hitting. adam jones leads. the orioles' team total of 21 home runs, second most in the majors. only texas has more. >>> orioles in anaheim tonight. i'll have more on the o's next hour. and it's less than a week until the nfl draft. we'll hear what the ravens are saying as they prepare to pick from the college crop. back to you for now. >>> an emotional reunion. tonight, a chicago woman is thanking the news crew who saved her husband's life. dana kozlov reports for wjz. the newspaper called for help, after spotting the man and his friend, clinging to an overturned sailboat in lake michigan. >> you were j

. >>> the orioles and fans have a great holiday after two big games against the twins. leading the charge yesterday was adam jones. he didn't take long to talk up his first home run. he sent the ball into the stands in the first inning. they racked up eight ones to beat the twins again. 8-2 was the final. >>> the best of the best golfers in augusta, georgia two masters -- to wrap up the masters. peter hansen sits atop the leaderboard. but he has little breathing room. a coverage begins at 2:00 this afternoon right here on wjz. >> is interesting. you find many places in the country at haphazard to mild winter that the azaleas that they are known for for all of the beautiful shots you see bloomed early, which means they started to wilt early. a lot of the pictures have these little beautiful looking azaleas because they started blooming last month. >> kind of like here, the cherry blossoms bloomed early. >> they just exploded. but they were able to kind of rebound very nicely. so have we. so we are looking for a little range. it may be middle of the week or so we get show

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. >> reporter: these statutes represent former orioles who were some of the best in the game. now the team and their fans to see them in a whole new way. it's a place that will immortalize the greats of baseball. the orioles honor its six hall of fame players with a bronze statute of each. >> this is the right time to do it. i think that will bring more fans to baltimore and see that we really take care of our players. >> reporter: the orioles commissioned sculptor teddy mendez to sculpt the memorials. robinson's imagine will be unveiled first. >> it's very important that it's really faithful and honors the person in the proper way. >> reporter: after frank robinson's frank robinson. it took tobby mendez nearly a year and a half to complete all of the bronze structures and he got input from every oár -- oriole hall of famer. >> i think it's very respectful. >> reporter: you think they should honor them. >> yes, why shouldn't they honor them. >> reporter: the bronze sculptures are 8 feet tall. >> mendez has also created a sculpture of nolan ryan. >>> workers created this car from dangling into a ditch. >>

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we asked you with our wjz fan cam, do the o's have you excited? >> i am so excited. i love my orioles. >> this is 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. >>> the orioles and their fans are well aware of one year ago when they also started off 3-0. in fact, they won six of their first seven games only to have it end in september. they're hoping to make something happen without it being ground hog day. >> thank you. after three games with the yankees the orioles will head out on a 10 day road trip. >>> easter celebrations continue today with an easter celebration at the white house. it is the 134th annual easter egg roll. tens of thousands of children joined the first family for a day of games, reading and crafts on the lawn. >> it is not easy to get tickets. >> no it isn't. >>> important news for pregnant women. why some may be increasing their chances of having a child with autism. >>> unloading sweet cargo in the inner

orioles. check out the fan. running around the bases, he slides into home. and that's when the umpire said, party is over, dude. tackling the fan. might have a future in the nfl. a full plate of sports tonight. giants, a's, nascar so put the parents to bed and see you at 11:00. >> ama: celebration is underway at the restored windmill in golden gate park gets moving again. >> ama: this is another live look at the progress of doyle drive demolition, been going on. the hoses are trying to keep the dust down for folks in the area but it's loud. >> alan: a bet of netherlands came to the bay area. the wind mill was fired up as part of the queen's day festival. the festival is a national event in the netherlands honorerring the former queen's birthday. hundreds turned out. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

it's opening day for the borls, and get ready for the start of the season, fans got to have lunch with the orioles on thursday. more than 500 fans showed up at the sheraton downtown to eat and get autographs from their favorite players. this year fans are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of oriole park at camden yards. the team says we're in for some nice surprises throughout the season. >> hard to believe it's been 20 years at that great ballpark. yesterday i had an opportunity to preview some of the exciting new things that will be available to you at oriole park at camden yards, and you are going to be thrilled by what you see. >> 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

so, the fans that know the drill. when the orioles have home, ducky is dressed in the orioles uniform, but we cannot find it. 19 is the dew point. air is dry out there, 44%. the northwest wind at 5 miles per hour. high pressure in control of our forecast. temperatures around the date -- 32 in oakland. 12 in ocean city. 47 at the river. 12 in easton and 34 in washington, d.c. 39 in westminster. northwest winds are coming in and going to stay with us, pretty persistent for the remainder of the day, but up and down there is a small craft advisory going into effect as a result of the winds, around 1:00 it will be with us through the evening. milder air is going to move in and be with us through the week. the temperatures going up to 77 degrees tomorrow. now, our next rain maker is this system here. very strong system moved in the pacific northwest and it is moving across the dakotas, we will see the leading edge of this bail late tomorrow evening. the clouds will increase. the chance of rain will come on monday and tuesday. but it is plea

fans, i'm jeff abell. abell. and i'm karen parks. streaking is a tradition almost as old as baseball itsel. itself. freqqent show at oriole park this season...... and for the fourth time.....a fan is tackled and cuffed. cuffed. 3keith daniels is at ccmden yarrs tonighttto xplain why this was a rare umpire orchestraaed take downn.. keith. keith. karen.... the accused streaakr in this ccse is a 20-year-old man from carney........according to his facebook page...he's a member of a local reggae rock band. &p aad tonight... he also another fan ho faces criminall chaages... after a night at theeballgamm. christooher fattin is no major leeguer.. butthe's run the bases at camden yards. (fatkin) "i'm standing right in front of the fence.. it's right thre.. and i ust jumped caaght onncell phone video.. seen on youtube.. fatkin friday at the oorole's game.. on the ffeld during the bottom of the seventh nning.. delaying the gamm by 5 minutes. a 22-year-old bare-chested man.. rounding third baae, then he slidess &pface-first into home plate. the crowds went wild. then groond by umppre jeff kellogg. fftkkn says a friend dared him to do

. >> hard to be what we witnessed for the fans and the orioles. the original batter into the opening, back to the ceremonial first pitch 20 years later. a lovely. fireworks, they continue to the bottom. a man on the other way, the bottom, he is at it again. a complete lack of power the second half of 2011 thanks to a nominal share. he seems happy now. scoring a triple, the orioles take a 4-0 lead. he dominated the twins, seven shutout innings. they held on to win by a final 4-2. a championship atmosphere for certain that will disappear. very appreciative of the crowd and his players did the same. >> they talk about it, don't think that there is some cool breeze that doesn't -- this group of guys talked about it. they know what the fan base is like. it is up to us to tap deeper into it. dodge 20 years of camden yards, the 20-year anniversary at augusta. the masters, really impressive. tiger woods, the rush to announce him back? cursing and behaving like a 12- year-old, he is right on track. there it goes. they frown on that the membership. he had a

orioles looking to start the season at 2-0. could they beat the twinkies again? stan h,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> stan is here with the wjz the fan. >> orioles beating the twins? >> yes. >> ronnie palino. remember that name? a name out of nowhere. a guy went 4-4. one of those unsung heroes. coming off the heels of yesterday's 4-2 opening day win over minnesota. orioles' battle cry tonight, not just for eventual supremacy, but early consistency for now. bottom line. scoreless. nick markakis kicked off with a pair of contagious homers. single shot out of the park. birds grab the 1-0 lead. birds' starting pitcher tommy hunter. gave up six hits. not overpowering. birds got three runs in the fourth. here's robert andino. past the infield. it's a two-out base hit. josh willingham. he made his second error in no time flat. 8-2 birds. they go for the tweet of the twins in game 3 tomorrow. >> congregating at the famed masters golf tournament. there, peter hanson's third round under 65. spectacular. he's at 9 under. phil mickelson. who shot a not-so-shabby 66. that was one shot less better than peter hanson. augusta, national courts. >> i

coming up in just a minute we're going to be talking to a member of the orioles' organization about what fans can expect this weekend. when it is unveiled for frank robinson. and of course after frank we've got guys like jim palmer, you've got you know eddie murray, cal ripken and fans this saturday will not be leaving empty-handed. what they have in store for you there as well. that's coming up later here on "good morning maryland." but for now charlie crowson, live at camden yards, abc2 news. >>> well, stay with thus morning, we're continuing to following overnight developments in the phylicia barnes case. an arrest has been made in connection to her murder. this morning, we are speaking to a retired detective who has been working with the barnes' family ever since the very beginning. >> also health news this morning, a new alternative to ct scans in kids and adults. we have information about the exposure and how much time they should have on those ct scans. >> plus, some pretty wild video to show you from spain where airplanes as you can imagine very rattled trying to land a plane in these