and the buzz is building at 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

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

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we aren't only recognizing the orioles but also the celebration of the 20th anniversary of orioles park and camden yards that's changed the face of baseball. >> the 57th orioles opening day is tomorrow. gates open at noon, first pitch at 3:05. >> all right. thank you. a baltimore county man who makes his living in the business world on the -- [inaudible] free time for a great cause. we will unmask the batman. a look at the life of the local caped crusader. >>> and after hurricane katrina the police department is trying to repair their reputation. who is answering for their actions. >>> and lots of kids follow in their parent's footsteps, a look at the group of girls learning about exorci, sn from their father. . >>> tonight it's the caped crusader that went viral. police pulled over a man in a full batman costume. he is a baltimore county businessman who devotes his time to bringing smiles to sick kids, now he has a bigger mission. he wants his message to spread across the world. take a listen to what he believes is the key to every day. >> got no tags but got batman on it, is he dresse

but twins in town for the orioles, can you probably wear your fashion orioles stuff, mary. not necessarily your winter stuff. >> something for every season, tim. for sure. >>> the final preparations are under way for opening day. the orioles are getting ready to take the field tomorrow for camden yards. wjz is your place for opening day. jessica kartalija, and sports director mark viviano. let's start with mark and the latest from the team. >> reporter: mary, there's been a lot of talk about the 20th anniversary of camden yards. but for those guys in the uniforms, it's about looking forward to what is ahead and what's new. and a new season brings the orioles to a number of players and a number of renewed optimism. >>> getting ready for the first game that counts. 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 wan

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 out more than 600 contestants to get the gig, catchhphrases.... he wants to just do is job, and let

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 14 straight losing seasons. knowi

the orioles are 3-0.ked to hammel who told me he was glad to make a good impression. >> it's always good to get the first one of the oeu way. but it's kind of disappointing because we set the bar so high that everybody is going to expect wins which suspect going to happen. it couldn't be any better for the first one. >> reporter: we say it all the time, pitching is the key to success for every team. the orioles had the worse pitcher last year, this year it's the opposite, it's the best. and hammel shows that his stats show you one of the worse pitching. mathi s says he's looking at this year as a clean slate and he could. nova is coming off a rookie season that was one of the best in yankee history. >>> the nfl has upheld the yearlong suspension of head coach payton. payton appealed the suspension in a hearing but roger gudel said the suspension will stand. it is the longest suspension ever. >>> bubba watson in the trees on the second play off hole when he hit a beautiful shot. on the green. it'll go down

. >>> an umpire helps take down a streaker in an orioles game. it was posted on youtube after being caught on tape. got near on the field and check this out, he was tackled by umpire jeff kellogg. charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct. it's the fourth time this year a fan has run out in the middle of a game. >>> there's a new attraction at camden yards. the big deal brought out big names in baseball and lots of loyal fans. >> the first of six. robinson. >> thousands honored hall of famer robinson who spent nine seasons of the orioles back in 1966! when i was traded here to baltimore, i was really crushed. but it didn't take me about a week to get over it and i i was happy to be here and be a part of this organization. this is an organization where this ball club and this organization and i came together and we became recognized over the country. >> blamed on age as one of the worst in baseball history. >> he's an old 30. well, i don't think frank was an old 30 because when he got here, he won a triple crowd and an mvp. >> rob shared the

the orioles season is here. in deep thought.son opener today at camden yards. jake ar the agets the opening-day start against the minnesota twins. first pitch at 3:05. the orioles worked out at camden yards yesterday, one day before the official 20th anniversary of the opening of the stadium. and brian roberts on the field. he will start the year on the disabled list, but he looked a lot better than i saw him three weeks ago when i was down at spring training. buck showalter starts the year feeling good, optimistic about a team he says is more talented than last year's team and one he says can't wait for the season to start. >> some people say, gosh, i wish i could stay down there and done more. our guys, we're ready to go, and our guys are ready. they're tired of hearing rhetoric and whatever, facing people for real with a different colored jersey on. >> orioles are 37-21 in season openers sense 1954, have won seven of their last 10 home openers. ravens season opener is still five months off, and when they crank it up in septem

for the first oriole hme run offthe season...orioles ake a 2-0 lead....jake arrieta becomes tte youngestoppning day since mike mussina....top oo the nd... ryan douuh-mit getsscaught &plooking to end the inning.... can'tttouch the slider... arriita retired 8 in a row.... 3-0...markakis ccushes it to hardy comes around to score to 3rd with a triple...3 r---i day for arkkkis...birds up arrieta freezes justin hhts... 4 strikeouts...no p outt...markkreynoldd' throw to irst off target..but chris davis stretches and eepp is foot on the bag...davis nnt only saves a ruu but gets he o's out of the nning....top outs...this isn't what they bbought im n to do...jooh willingham...2 run hooerr.. twins cct the lead in half.... so with one down...buck showalter calls in jim johnson &pto close it out....with the g ahead ruu at the plate... johnson induces the grounder to short...game over...arrieta picks up the win on opening twins...4-2...the o's are tied for the lead in the american 3eague eass...-3 p arrieta and mmrkakis the stories of the game... markakis showing no signs from offseeson abdominal surg

where they can come and watch the orioles play, it's fantastic. >> reporter: orioles center fielder adamones is living his dream in campen camden yards. and he knows the power of playing on this diamond. >> it's awesome. >> right now, the city league is still in the middle of its season. so the opportunity to be one of the two teams that will get the chance to play on this field is still up for grabs. >> reporter: and the rams are confident when the championship comes, they'll be the ones playing beyond these gates. >> that's giving us more motivation. to play in a big league, too. and to show everybody that we can make it. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> the two top teams in baltimore city public schools will face off at camden yards on may 5th, 2:00. admission is free. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. a new study links brain tumors to a common practice at the dentist. what you need to know before your next visit. >>> an unusual backyard intruder. see the chaos as a black bear roams through a california neighborhood. >>> and i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk i

orioles play the yankees. check back with me, may 23rd. and we'll see if the orioles really are for real. >> this has been about starting pitching. the pitching has been very good. you get good starting pitching. you win. and the bull pen has been terrific. keep getting the pitching and the orioles might make the summer interesting. >> scott garceau, rounding out our opinions here. the orioles begin their road trip as you heard, in new york tonight. they are tied with tampa bay for first place, the orioles are. and they're a game and a half ahead of the yankees. more in sports coming on. >>> everyone is having a hard time believing it. >>> orioles open up a week from today. >> any time we can say we're ahead of the yankees. that's good. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. going too far. a controversial plan to put missiles on top of apartment buildings. all in the name of safety for the olympics. >>> meet baby cruise. one of the first babies inside the brand new maternity ward. >> i'm jessica kartalija, at the new johns hopki

the orioles, major league orioles while preparing lost to a community college in florida. they lost 2-1. the orioles also loaned the team some of their proplayers and, several stars played just a few innings and took just a few at bats. remember they play after their competition so they will be better tomorrow. we will be at camden yards for everything. you can catch it all at five and six. >> tonight a rare look at one of the first edition king james bibles ever to be published is here in baltimore. it's on loan to stevenson from the maryland bible society. there are about 175 left in the world. they can sale for up to six figures, its part of a collection that will be on display for the public beginning one week wednesday night. >>> we got word from the comptroller that it the first william donald schaffer award will go to the little sisters of the poor. they have saved the lives of many. a special panel look over the nominations and then personally present the awards, the comptroller will meet them on april 16th. congratulations. >> jim adams -- he is no politician. the

it gave the orioles a 2-0 lead. the bottom of 8, adam jones drives a double down the left- field line. the orioles shut out toronto, 3- 0, the first shutout of the year for the orioles. >> i could care less about strikeouts. what i am really concerned about is the strike was terrible tonight. bedsprings -- swings on an aggressive ballclub like this. -- good swings. the orioles win the past two nights, all the more impressive. johnson remains hospitalized with lou symptoms. the second baseman missed tonight. he joined his wife, who gave birth to a little girl tonight. the left fielder remains out of the lineup. the orioles had only given up one run in the last two games. the only thing more dramatic happen tonight between the capitals and the bruins. game 7 goes into sudden-death overtime. pick up the action in the third period. the capitals are scoreless but they strike first honor redirect. 1-0 capitals. in the second time it is going to squeeze past and it be all tied up at one apiece. on to overtime. the winner i

the orioles on deck on wbal radio. the red sox lost their first three games, boston fixed things in game 4 in toronto. that have the lead and it grows. 2-0 toronto. the lindell engine that could. -- the lindell engine that could. -- little engine that could. brian sweeney, mcdonnell scores and the red sox win with the final of 5-4. commissioner roger goodell in it out a suspension for head coach john payton. peyton appeal the decision, an appeal heard by goodell. as expected, he fell to change his mind just a week after handing out the suspension. shontay and will miss the 2012 season. -- sean payton. brad williams receive the tavis penalty, an indefinite suspension not to last less than a year. -- greg williams received the toughest penalty. then see already holds the club record for goals in a season. -- dempsey already holds the club record. >> the 16th goal of this season. chelsea we saw couple of years ago. >> a great atmosphere. >> stay with us for a look at the seven-day forecast. well, online dating services ca

tomorrow is orioles' opening day. but a special event was held for the fans today. >>>> we have some chilly weather on tap as we head into the holiday weekend. here's a look outside with 46 degrees at the airport. >> and 80-year-old wisconsin woman was forced to take control and land the plane. it is not a two-seater either. her husband died of a architect in mid-air. the last time she took any fine lessons -- her husband died of a heart attack in mid-air. the last time she took any flying lessons was 30 years ago. >> do not dive into the runway. you're doing fine. there you go. take her down. nice job, helen! >> amazing. she was hospitalized with cracked ribs. but all told, she is doing well. >> what an amazing story. i love helen. >> i put myself in that position and say i don't know if i could do the same. >> i don't either. she is an amazing woman. the cleanup continues in the dallas-fort worth area trace series of powerful tornadoes. >> texans are still happy that no one was killed, but the devastation is great.

the orioles go for two in a row with the blue jays.l have highlights next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i don't know things keep looking really good. mark is here with our fan sports report. >> tonight a number of good player hoping for new and better results for sure. orioles looking to change their losing ways. that has come with struggles against the blue jays. the orioles did win in canada and beat toronto here last night. another good one. hethrow seven shut out innings. power at the plate, betamie gets the scoring started. he drives to center. that's getting out for a solo home run. chris davis also homered and the o's win their third in a row. they shut out toronto 3-0. they will go for the sweep of the jays tomorrow night. >>> it is count down to the click off of the nfl draft. round one in prime time tomorrow night. plenty of quality college talent available for the ravens. among the possibilities donte hightower of alabama. wisconsin offensive lineman, peter kahns is another possibility. >> some have to go in the pla

the orioles are coming out with the own day of celebration. one woman started this movement for orange wednesdays. she's a dun dock native and her name is nancy cook and she says with wednesdays being a hump day she hops the orange wednesdays will help the downtrodden o's over the hump. >> i think maybe it's better to support the person that's the underdog and the person that needs a lift up. and i'd like to see our town turn into a supportive group and be wearing the sea of o orange because i think it would give confidence to our young players. i think it would make our older players happy. >> well, so far cook has gotten so thumbs down from the orioles officials but she is hoping the movement gathers momentum in social media and turns every wednesday an oriole orange. >>> here's a really strange story. check this out. a website trying to tarnish the image of quarterback tim tebow. the site ashleymadison.com is offering $1 million to any woman who can prove that she's had sex with tim tebow. the new addition to the jets team is a known christ

orioles win on opeeing day 4-2 over the twiins.. i'll be back later at 10-50 with more o's n sports a ccubhouse report.and watch the yankees chokkein the bottom of the 9th.jeff. there was something magical about this opening day at oriole park. asskathleen cairns reports.... it has less to do with thh scoreboard... and more to do with... tradition. at camden yards (mmn and clock)"gatee open at noon"(nat- guy making o)"go ohhhhh"in babe uths shadow.. as the line grows.. (screams: 's's orioles....!!!! whoo")so does the antiiipation.(zevi now"zevi lowwnberg is a seasonn- ticket holder. (zevv lowenberg)"i learned to e aa p's fan at birth"they wait: and ream:(man and son)"eternal oppimism.. righh now so"(music nats-band not take me out tt the ball game?)(show twins: janet and and minnesota twins are 3p3 playing.. (cairnss yyu two are twins!!!! (sisters) yes.. po its appropriate we came to this caae"(woman yells)"ya all (moment ggte opens)whooo lets go o's... 2012 opening day it (turnstile nats) guides here... thank you" (stackiig boxes)(

i hope the orioles continue to win. >> reporter: whether you're a fair weather fan or orioles fan, they'reust pumped the orioles won their 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

the orioles got their offense from the long ball.son bettman, puts baltimore ahead with a solo homerun shot in the second inning of play. two innings later, chris davis will go deep to the opposite field. the birds shut out the blue jays 3-0 last night and go on for a series sweep in the city this evening. >>> and the orioles hometown will continue when the oakland athletics come to town this weekend. masn on wjz. see the a's and o's sunday afternoon at 1:30 live right here on wjz 13. >> slowly but surely over the course of this hockey season, baltimore has grown to become very found of the washington caps. >> uh-huh. >> they i mean they really, i've been scanning social media all morning long, the amount of tweets and facebook posts last night, during and right after that game is astounding. >> i don't disagree. >> and i mean from people that i didn't think were heavy duty sports fans. girls, you know. [ laughter ] >> jeff, great viewer of the show sent an emile and pointed something out and we will move on. we have something going

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

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. >> way to go come a towny. -- way to go, tony. >> it's my birthday. [screaming] >> that's a dangerous combination. beer and a full moon that? that will do it. breezy and chilly, but a good day for baseball. temperatures right now in the upp

toronto played seven runs in the inning and routes the orioles 9-2. baltimore is 5-4. >>> we're not going anywhere. we hope you aren't because when we come back, nick backstrom is back doing his thing, a preview of james lee when we continue.  >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports extra. >> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. you know the beautiful thing about playoff hockey? a series can change like that. yesterday a double overtime 2-1 victory over boston sent the caps from saying it's over to hey man, we could win this thing. nick backstrom appeared in his sixth game since suffering a concussion january 3rd. marcus johansson gets it down, get it back to backstrom and the 24-year-old buries the game winner. caps defeat the bruins, the hard fought series dale hunter had envisioned. >> both teams battled and that's playoffs, the way it should be. every team, you got to perform and play hard out there and both teams are blocking shots, you know, and being tough in front of the net and it's -- you describe it as it's great for the f

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 pleasant until then. most of the leading edge of the rain is going evaporated as it makes

the orioles lost to chicago. the boston red sox continue to drag along at the bottom of the american league east, living to texas. boston struck first tonight. 2-0 lawson, but the lead did not last. professional great swing, this one way back above the seats. texas goes in the front to stay and the rangers beat the red sox, 6-3. rodriguez could not find a team to play for this season and has apparently taken a hint. he will reportedly announce his retirement early next week in arlington tx. huguely with a lifetime 0.2 entered 96 average predict he will leave the game overshadowed by suspicions that he used steroids during his career. he would like to try again. tomorrow he will get a chance. reagan's plan to work out boller alone with two other quarterbacks for possible backup positions. the ravens only have two quarterbacks on their roster right now. they made it through all of last season with only two quarterbacks, they will need at least three. boller played the last two years as a back up with the oakland ra

an orioles' spokesperson says.. "we feel that they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." police did arrestt and charge fatkin with tresspassinn. fftkin, charged by olice.. already convicttddperhaps, y other fans fee up with fans running free. (wwman) "well, i think it's stupid causeeit takes areeactually getting paid to play in the gamm."(man) "it's bbseball, t's fun. if guys want to choose toodo that and thhy can pay tte fine, then so be it.."(man) "i ate when people run on the field. i thhik it's idioticc i'm a baseball purist, hate when the guys run on the field, it'ss ......still, for fatkin.. with bruises.. was it worth it? ((atkin) "no, probably wasn't because i was in central ccld ground, that's no fun, -3 you know." he oriolee hhve banned fatkin from camden yards... and tonight, we''e learnedd the umpire that helped policc catch fatkin.. could face disciplinary action, inclluing suspension.. by major leagge baseball officials. liie at camden yarrs.. keith daniels, foxx45 news at ten.. p the

. >>> it's a blast from the past to celebrate oriole park. the same price for the bleacher seats when the stadium opened in 1992. to see which games have the cheap seats and to buy tickets go to wjz.com and click on links and numbers. >>> and coming up, back from the dead, the miraculous story of this little baby and the requests that may have saved her life. >>> for the first time we're hearing the call for help and why paramedics were delayed in reaching her. >>> two high school students appeal their suspensions and win a victory. i'll tell you how. >>> after a cold night, a warm up is headed our way. i'm bob turk, i'll have the complete forewarning forecast coming up next. ,,,, oh dear... ,,,, oh dear! ohh dear... i'm not sure exactly what happened here last night. i was out helping people save money on their car insurance. 2 more! you're doing it! aren't they doing great?! hiiiiiii!! come sweat with me! keep going richard. keep sweating!! geico. fifteen minutes could save you sweat! sweat! fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [ man ]

a 2-0 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

orioles win, they are 14-8 and like i said in first place over tampa bay.ere's mat afterwards. >>> we'll enjoy it for the rest of the day and move on to play the yankees later this week. >> they are in new york tomorrow through wednesday. >> >> chicago white sox pitcher, gavin floyd, flirting with a no- hitter. dustin to break up the no no. in the battle of the soxes, white over red 4-1 >> yesterday, ravens show cased their top three choices from the recent nfl draft >>> can't wait to contribute in any way needed. i'm willing to do whatever it takes. >> >> mean tile time, no nascar, to day, but last night in case you weekend buffs missed it, kyle bush beat dale ernhardt, jr. to take the richmond 400. >> >> >>> finally, nba, game one eastern conference playoffs. hawks jumped on the boston celtics in atlanta. then in the final seconds of the game, there is trouble. hitting from behind while arguing a call, that's a no no. he was ejected despite 20 points and 11 dishes, but the celtics tom daschle celtic -- caused himself a chance to play in the next game as t

orioles bird is joining us this morning. this is the warmest person or mascot in orioles park right now. how are you doing, this morning? he has been hitting the gym, show it. give me hulk hogan. brian, you got a request for bird. >> i got a favor. we have our section, we are season ticketholders, right? sunday season ticketholders. section 82, row 6. i want you to come by at least twice this season, can you do that for us? >> reporter: 20 years you've been in the ballpark, how is it going? >> reporter: they've built a new perch for you, right? will you be going out there? that's the new picnic area. we are talking to a mute. we are live. >> this is for the 20th anniversary. you were talking about the deck above the hitter's eye. one of things we were told, first come, first serve. they change it as the season goes. >> i haven't been up there yet, i could imagine it's a better view than it was. i've been hearing a lot about the new foods this year. this geno's burger is make mig mouth water, it's a hamburger with a crab cake

a major force of getting orioles park built. today buck and his boys met them and many have high expectations for the year. >> they will win tomorrow on opening day. i think it'll be a tough april but by the all-star break the team will be in the money. >> 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 gre

as the fans walked in the orioles were getting ready.any say not much is expected but that doesn't mean there's not pressure on the team. a

. >>> late drama for the orioles in chicago tonight. >> mark has highlights of the ,, >>> and the orioles are playing baseball as we speak. mark is here to tell us what is going on. >> it looked like a missed opportunity tonight that's a swing and a miss. 12 oriole strike outs against the white sox. the birds fell behind, kept on swinging. rineld did not start, make a catch. 9th inning now, that would cut the orioles deficit to one run. so they're still alive. in the ninth down to their final out. here's adam jones, he delivers deep and gone so that's three homers off closer santiago. jones hasn't hit in all ten games this season. and there's more, the orioles have just scored in the 10th inning they now lead the white sox 5-4 this game still going on. >>> the football birds are busy even in april. ravens offseason work outs began today. a year ago they couldn't gather at the team facility. flacco in the midst of negotiating a long term contract. he tells the website he wouldn't be happy if the contract does not get done but he will not make a big deal about it. >>> hockey play offs in dc

>> the orioles kickoff their 20th season. what is your favorite memory from this modern-day classic park? jarret today in the water cooler question of the day. >> plus, your holiday forecast as continue 11 news today is now. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in. i am sarah caldwell. beautiful opening day. >> beautiful day. terrific yesterday. beautiful morning this morning. big, full moon. let us look at the current temperatures. out at the airport right now, 40 degrees. that this fellow. 51% humidity. the northeast winds are at 6, but gusting to 17. that is the key to these temperatures. we expect to see a whole bunch of 30's out there. there are some of to the northwest. downtown, 44. the breeze, even as dry as the air, the temperature is not dropping to the potential. that would have taken the readings below the freezing point. the breeze or the wind is a good thing. we w

the orioles and yankees go extra innings once again.ame is a frustrating loss for the orioles. a bizarre start to this game. game was delayed because of a storm. derek jeter and curtis granderson and just like that the yankees up 2-0. birds tie it off cc sabathia, 2- 2. jake area that gets -- jake arietta gets curtis granderson. orioles up 4-3. jake arrieta left in the seventh . luis ayala could not get it done. 4-4. orioles loaded the bases in the ninth. 80's take evanish of kevin gregg -- yankees take advantage of kevin gregg. nick swisher with the home run. fifth the red sox lost for the fifth time -- the red sox lost for the fifth time. 1-1 at this point. the blue jays are 4-2. the red sox are 1-5. the playoffs are under way. for those who did not like pittsburgh, the penguins led 3-0 but lose the game in overtime to the philadelphia flyers. that's just breaks your heart. i want to give stan a big assist. stan came over. [laughter] team work. >> looking for you. >> most hospitals have some kind of food corurt. >> talk about it last

the orioles played the game today well. we will talk about the winners a straight ahead. >> a beautiful day today, breezy and cooler. will the stick around for the holiday weekend? outside, 60 at >> today is a holy day for millions of people, good friday for christians and passover for jews. what is rare that the two are celebrated on the same day. tim tooten has more. >> that is how it was in the beginning, so to speak, when jesus was crucified. that was the passover season. he was in jerusalem with hundreds of thousands of people and was crucified at passover. christians believe he raise raised three days later. >> the dean of the ecumenical institute of theology at st. mary's university. >> it would be wonderful if it happened every year. >> what is the importance of having both of these holy days at the same time? >> it's important for christians and important to remind us that we are brother faiths. christian and jews have a lot in common and we a lot of our heritage to our jewish brothers and sisters. >> how should pe

the orioles were back in action. blue skies the story at charm city run in the heart of harford county. that deep sapphire blue. you got a little breezy. the radar is clear. freeze warnings are up for the northern counties, including counties west of baltimore, including howard, reaching into frederick county and montgomery county. looking at a period of time between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. that we can get to freezing. temperature wise 60 in baltimore. hagerstown 60. 57 in easton. 59 in atlantic city, new jersey. 57 in oc. winds from the north continuing to blow at a pretty good clip, gusting to 2 at the top of the 6:00 hour. so breezy, dry and the recipe for a rapid cooloff under a crystal clear sky. the only active weather was down toward easton, north carolina. it's pushing further and further offshore. just crystal clear and high pressure will continue to push in out of the north and west, big dome, big dome of clear air. as that drifts further east tomorrow and centers over the mid-atlantic, we'll look for skies to re

and a chance to cast orioles players in bronze. gigi barnett explains, his work is at the center of a new tribute to honor the team's six hall-of-famers. >> reporter: this court yard at camden yards used to be part of a picnic area. but this weekend, it will morph into a garden of grapes when they honor its six hall of flame players with six brand- new statues. >> paul ripken, i watched play here. >> reporter: toby mendes to create the bronze statues. it took him more than a year to find the images, sculpt them and then cast the sports figure. they will unveil frank robinson's image first on saturday. >> we're creating something that will last for generations. so it's very important to me that it is faithful and honors the person in the proper way. >> reporter: mendes isn't saying much about what the statues will look like. as a matter of fact, he can't. the o's want to keep that a secret. once a month, they'll unveil a hall-of-famer on one of these slabs. the last one is cal ripken, june. that happens on september 6th, the anniver

it was a great day for the orioles. >> they put up runs again tonight. if they keep doing that, they picked it up tonight. >> four new ravens will be on wbal radio. reinventing an nfl offense is just fine. >> hopefully you have to reinvent yourself individually every year. assistant coaches, joe flacco, all of us. you have to reinvent yourself. as we come back together, that will be the first thing i say on monday at 10:00 that we will reinvent the opposite -- offense with new guys coming in. you have to really reinvent yourself every year. >> i think we will see something new. >> this offer and the perfect backdrop for the ninth inning rally in the women's final between the tigers and james madison. an assist on this one at john unitas stadium. a great dodge and shot -- tying the game at 5 buppies with eight minutes to play. olivia turner, her second goal of the day. moments later, and going to her left, tigers up 8-7. for the tie -- denied. the tourney mvp another save. towson is teh champ. another check of the forecast with f [ dog ] i am a pro baller

the oriole wills soon be back on the field, friday to be exact.o see your favorite memories from the ballpark. e-mail us your pictures. >> most of my favorite memories include food. >> absolutely. no question. >> i don't know if i have photos. still to come tonight -- an elderly woman saves herself after her pilot husband dies in midair. the remarkable story of how she landed the plane. >> pro. testers pepper sprayed. >> children's hospital or is it gotham city? all these super heroes, that's just ahead. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30, 74-degrees and sunny. here are some stories people are talking about tonight. break news, the man accused of gunning down his classmates at a california college now officially charged with 7 counts of murder. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: one goh appeared wednesday afternoon. police say goh has confessed to the killings but he refused to say where he left the gun. a robot is being used to search a nearby waterway, but no weapon has been found. at oikos university investigators are collecting evidence. here ou

here's the sports report. >> the orioles look to build up a road trip. third week of the season, orioles not only have a win record but in the fight for first place. back home after that winning road trip, opening up a homestand with the toronto blue jays in town and starting pitcher tommy hunter on the mound. it's always important to get a good outing from the starter. hunter does his job. six innings, allowed one run. that's a quality start. there's one of his three strikeouts. game tied in the 4th inning. matt wieters at bat. he will drive a flyball to left field. jays outfielder thames goes to the wall and leaps. the ball goes off his glove and over the fence. that's a home run. the os take the lead on wieters' sixth home run of the season and leads the team. pedro's stroke came on with jim johnson out sick. stroke will strike out for the final out. that's the first career save, a 2-1 orioles win with a record now of 10-7. they're now in a four-way tie for first place. looking to the os future, prospect bundy dominates in his first pro season with th

we all know the orioles can hit.f they can get any kind of pitching, it should be a good year for them. last night, game number two of 2012. the bird's got both against the twins. the starting pitcher was outstanding here in the first. he strikes out. hunter gave up no earned runs in seven plus innings. bottom of the second, adam jones at the plate going deep to right field. it is gone. his first home run of the season. the orioles have it one to nothing lead. they hit kept on coming. in the forthcoming in dino -- in the fourth, andino. he went to second. it is now five to nothing, birds. in the seventh, at the plate. nick going deep again. his second of the season. the birds when it 8-2. the rst time the orioles' starting pitcher in the first two games had not allowed an earned run. the cheers were few and far between for tiger woods. here is tiger on 18, missing a putt for birdie. he shot even par for the day. meanwhile, here is bill nicholson on 13. this is for eagle. he is feeling it. this puts him at 6 under. pe

he'll be the orioles designated hitter. orioles will be taking their swing at toronto blue jays.ing into town. having a good start to his season so far. orioles are going with right- hander. orioles and jays, both part of a four-way tie for first place in the american league east. now, being in first place early this season, gives orioles fans a good reason to feel good. and they need hope 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'

a strange moment in today's orioles game. action stopped in the seventh when a fan wandered on the field. this time it was a kid. i predict right now, those parents will have years of struggle ahead if their kids is pushing that envelope that far that early. the capitals are only two games away from eliminating for the stanley cup championship with a 2-1 win over boston. game 4 of the opening round series. mark critz johansson, 1-0 capitals. only one shot got past him. the game is tied at one in the first period. ovechkin in on the assist. the capitals beat boston, 2-1. president obama said today he will a war the highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom, to former tennessee women's basketball coach at summit. the president's recognized her coaching achievements and courageous battle against alzheimer's. the most winning coach in college basketball history, men's or women's. pat summitt did more than win eight national titles, she impacted lives. every player who played for her for four years graduated from t

. >> and an april friday, a gorgeous opening day for the orioles.ave the complete forecast for the weekend ahead. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 45 degrees and clear in central maryland right now, and the complete first morning weather forecast is coming up. an incredible spectacle in downtown st. louis, a steam pipe ruptures buckling the pavement and sending a plume of steam over the city. crews were able to shut off the valve in about an hour. no injuries were reported. the underground steam line helped to heat a number of buildings. >>> an anti-bullying rally outside a texas high school ended with a melee. it started out peacefully, and then two men are seen taunting the group and start throwing punches. police arrived and detained them. they were a football player from the high school and his father. the father was charged with assault and public intoxication. >>> the 911 call made by the man who shot florida teenager trayvon martin is coming under scrutiny. his lawyers are saying that their client used the word "punks" instead of a racial slur and

. >>> orioles against the angels today, top of the 6th. called strike. manager buck showalter disagrees and gets ejected promptly. that's no good. arguing, but staying under control. has taken exception to a number of calls. bases loaded, two outs. orioles took a 2-1 lead. angels tie it in the bottom, forcing extra innings. runner on and two outs. ground ball, scores the game winning run. orioles 6-4 on the road trip. >>> coming up, lakers' ron artest not living up to his new name of metta world peace. we go through them all the time. doors that mark the day's events. new beginnings. endings. routines. revealing the stories and dramas -- the victories and challenges -- that help us go through new doors of our own. be part of the story. colonial williamsburg. guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle, is that you? [ laughs ] [ man ]

now to be here with the orioles.e. >> this is going to be 7:05 in the morning in taiwan for the start. a huge television audience will be tuned in to see his major league debut against the yankees. he started five spring training games. will face the yankees lineup that includes derek jeter. veteran right-hander, freddie garcia, is new york's starting pitcher. first pitch in about 15 minutes. and you can see it all on masn. >>> miami marlins manager, ozzy gillen is known for his outspokenness. but his controversial comments praising cuban dictator, fidel castro, has stirred up big trouble for gillen, including now, a five-game suspension. gillen spoke today at a press conference, after finding out about the team management, suspending him. the cuban community in south florida is outraged at gillen's pro-castro comments. the manager said he has made the worst mistake of his life. >> i apologize to the peoples here. outside, looking at me. and i'm very, very, very sorry about the problem about what happened. and i will