it is 54 at pimlico.here's the track right there showing up with these beautiful clear skies this morning. big area of high pressure pulling in. nothing to steer that storm any place. wind of a buffer. storm stalled. can't move in. today's forecast, mostly sunny skies, except for those thin clouds overhead. east to northeast wind at 6 to 12 miles per hour. our insta-weather futurecast again. here we are in baltimore. here's that storm to the south. here you see an outline where the high pressure is. it hangs in there all day long. post time this evening at 6:00, still in good shape with the storms still to the south. by sunday, things begin to change. we begin to get shower activity. sunday into monday. tuesday, wednesday, and so on. >> for anyone that won't be making it to the preakness, here's a tour. >> free tours from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. give everyone who comes a unique behind-the-scenes look at the horse racing industry. >> i think they like to see the horses first of all. the jockeys. >> we are gettin

all eyes are on pimlico.clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. >> wbal tv 11 news continues. >> "i'll have another", of course with the name fitting for cinco de mayo came on of nowhere to win the kentucky derby this afternoon. it was a busy day full of activity. a good race. for while it looked like bodemeister had it in the bag. with 300 yards to go "i'll have another" made a moe. bodemeister was the favorite. tonight marks the 138 kentucky derby. lots of interest around baltimore. as we get ready for the preakness. sheldon is live from pimlico. >> the weather was a little muddy earlier but folks were in the stands watching local races. now that the derby is over, all eyes are on pimlico and baltimore. a

we have 10 horses at pimlico this week. this is where he gets his exercise, in the infield. >> he's the only dog here, right? >> he's the only dog on this track, i can guarantee you that. >> come on out. everybody is ready. should be a great party. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all right. thank you, robbie. >> you can bet there might be more than a few traffic snarls this morning. especially as the morning goes on. department of transportation officials stress fans should park in commercial lots, not in neighborhoods. >> starting at 6:00 this morning until 8:00 or 9:00 j.f.x. to eastbound northern parkway will be closed. motorists will be redirected. and silburn to greenspring will also be shut down. >> the same areas affected tonight from 5:30. the southbound j.f.x. as well as westbound northern parkway from falls road to greenspring avenue. >> again, roy taylor is high above us this morning keeping an eye on traffic. >> good morning, captain roy. how are things looking now? we are seeing a slow trickle of people come no

we are watching the sunrise live at pimlico. it is coming up live in the in field where it is the calm before the storm. the gates open to the public at 8:00 a.m. right now, pretty pristine here. we did see at least one horse out on the track doing its morning workout. beautiful weather. we're showing that sunrise now over the stakes barn. you couldn't ask for a better morning. it is chilly out there. light jackets needed as temperatures are in the low 50's. currently where i am now, it is about 52 degrees now in the in field. it will warm up quickly. plenty of sunshine today. temperatures in the upper 70's. not too hot, not too cold. you may need sun screen if you plan to be out or i say, grab a big old hat. we head back to lisa and jen. it is about fashion for preakness. even my weather center here matches my outfit. >> it certainly does you look marvelous in your hat. >> your past, we'd sigh lines of folks waiting in the gates. did you see anyone who could not wait to get in? >> you know, we rolled in about 4:30 this morning.

if you plan to press your yacht at pimlico -- press your luck at pimlico, you might want to seek out this man. this man has been to 40 preakness stakes. we will be heading to the farms in which -- has injected new life and a lot of money. we will learn about his first thoroughbred entry into the preakness stakes. you can check out that story and a lot more on wbaltv.com. we are your home for the running of the preakness stakes. we will carry the second round of the triple crown life from pimlico tomorrow. of course, wbaltv.com is your press pass to the preakness. you can see exclusive video, even video from years past. >> baltimore police continued to investigate a series of deadly attacks. prosecutors are showing this as an example of how revenge can spiral out of control. a man was stabbed to death by three people. the very next day, two people were shot. -- three people were killed. two men related to what the victims was shot. another was shot again and wounded again. all of those charged in the case had a history. >> all 14 of the violent repeat offenders, we have all been it is

day here at pimlico. the live preview coming up and getting ready for tomorrow's preakness. >> it's friday morning thanks for joining us it's lady's night at 6 in the morning. lynette charles will look at weather and lauren cook with traffic i am megan pringle. >> you saw charley and the sunshine. that's what we will get for today. maybe a few high clouds moving in across the area. but plenty of sunshine to be had for today. we are cold this morning, though. i will call it chilly. there's chill in the air shall we. 47 degrees right now is what we are looking at in perry hall. good morning. and easton you are at 50. glenell at 47. we should be at 52 degrees now for the low temperatures and that puts it in perspective for you. winds not a big problem fortoday. yesterday on the breezy side. not so much today. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we have all five sweeps on it. will stay dry through the rest of the day. but we have change in the forecast. but let's do a little recap for today. it's going to

all the people are looking good at pimlico. this is the party before the big party that will be tomorrow. the gates has left and the horses are coming around. any minute now we should be seeing the horses come towards us. you can see the crowd, how big it is. i will tell you something, the infield looks fantastic. the hilltop looks really good. last minute touches today. everywhere you go, somebody is doing something or painting or carrying a table or chair, getting everything ready for the entire race track for all the fans. we are waiting for the horses to come around the bend. i did they are getting ready to come down the stretch. the fans are getting a little excited. i will step out of the way. this is the last race or rather the first race of the day at pimlico. here they come down -- down the line. at the that is the one i wagered on. the one in front is mine. quite a race. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. somebody is a winner. >> whenever we can have good weather, we are grateful. remember, wbaltv.com is your press pass

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pimlico officials could not be happier garrett >> it shows it can be done -- pimlico officials could not be happier. there were lots of compliments and very few problems. >> we had 60 dictions, 10 rights to the hospital, at about 40 dehydrations. 121,000 people here. i considered thata win -- i consider that a win. >> he says horseracing will have to stand on its own but admits stop -- slots money is helpful. >> with baltimore opening up in the next year or two, we will increase some of the purses. it gives the public incentive to come down here. >> he said the changes have changed the crowd and the menu for the better, giving it a festival field. >> the music, the olympic volleyball, everything we do out there is working together to bring something different. now we have a different demographic. although older, there are some families out there, 25-40. i don't have a real underage problem. >> it puts us on the map and keeps us on the map. as i have said many times, one of the best ambassadors you could have for racing. >> pimlico says they will take a week of and then it is write ba

ava marie is joining us live from pimlico. you had kegasus last time. >> it should be interesting on saturday. i am live outside the stakes barn. i understand there are three of the horses that are here right out in the barns. we have a big flight coming in later this afternoon were more horses will be coming in from louisville. it is pretty calm at the barns. only two laps to warm up and walking with the trainer. they only hit it hard every couple of weeks to condition for the race. there was a nice bubble bath for tiger walk. he will have to step it up to compete with the other horses. they think this will give them the edge they need to start to train horses for the triple crown. that is the goal of the farm after it was established in 1925. you have a chance to tour pimlico the next couple days from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. you can go to preakness.com for more information. we expect partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a slight chance for showers. tell us about the storm that could develop this weekend. >> it is kind of

great day at pimlico. record crowds probably and just a special day because a lot of the proceeds go to the susan g. komen for the cure. i want to show you video. they have 13 races going up to 622. we have the running of the black eyed susan stake but number seven in on jer rain won the race -- lingerie. they have lady legends for the cure, part of this big partnership. we talked to the maryland jockey club. he's joining to us tell us how this partnership evolved. >> we made a decision to make friday black eyed susan day. we thought the women's side of this would be a good thing. we wanted a charity. susan g. komen seems to be a perfect fit. we started with them. we built in the lady legends. it all came together. we couldn't be happier. it's a great partnership. >> it keeks off the -- kicks off the weekend. it's gotten huge. >> right now you're right. it's gotten bigger. last year we had 27, 000, people. we'll surpass that. a beautiful day. everyone seems to be ecstatic. it's a good lead-in for tomorrow.

they will give it a chance to get aqaintsed with pimlico.this is one of the earliest arrivals of a kentucky derby in many years at least in the early 2000's but the trainer wanted to get it here early to work it out on the track. by getting here early, they hope to get a jump on some of the other horses that will be racing but they wanted to make sure they were acquainted with the track, that they knew the inside and outside of the track. so the barn is maybe full earlier. seven other horses are being brought up to race. i'll have another is a california based horse. they're hoping to get up here and reacquaint with the corpse and to get a jump on some of the other horses here. we'll have a lot more cup u.k. the assistant trainer arrived with the horse. the assistant train are arrived with the horse. we'll try to get some sound with him and have more coming up later. reporting live from pimlico, roosevelt leftwich. >>> we're still working on this investigation of a horse groomer found in the back of a barn just a few barns away from where i'

we are here at pimlico racetrack.ay the managing crew behind i'll have another, kentucky derby winner, getting ready for a practice run about 8:30 this morning. i'll have another was basically just another horse until it was thrust into fame by winning the kentucky derby. that horse was bought for $11,000, not much as it's now worth millions. the team rented a townhouse the inner harbor. the horse is housed out in barn d. usually the derby winner is in the main stables barn but he is out in barn d. that's where the favorite may not even be coming. we'll learn more about that this weekend. the last time a horse won two legs of triple crown was 2008, and in 2004 smarty jones won the derby and preakness but lost in belmont. we'll find out about i'll have another on may 19th. >>> thank you. family and close friends of junior seau will say farewell to him this morning. a memorial service will be hosted at the stadium for the former san diego chargers star. >>> president obama is scheduled to be in reno, nevada today, to ur

we are here at pimlico racetrack right in front of the preakness barns. a lot of the horses are here. i've got to tell you, such excitement in the air today and right now i have doug o'neal joining me live here. he's the trainer for i'll have another, the derby winner. thanks for coming over. i know you're . >> you're totally right though. a lot of excitement in the air. we're having a blast. >> reporter: what's going through your mind as you prepare for the preakness stakes on saturday? >> a lot of anxiety? . we're very confident in our colt and coming off the derby win and we've had him n here early and he's nice and settled in and he's very conf. >> he's sort of tucked away. why that decision? >> they have two stakes barns so we're in one of the stakes barns but he's nice and settled. we got here early. we wanted him to be in a nice quiet setting and people at pimlico were kind enough to do that for us and it's paying off. he looks great. the horse to beat, he's got tremendous speed, he's trained by a hall of fame trainer who's won five of these preakn

charley crowson is standing by live at pimlico this morning.harley, how is it going out there. >> reporter: celebrities abound but none bigger than this guy. he is the trainer for i'll have another and came back from the racetrack how was run? >> when did the celebrities show up. >> reporter: it's to bump you kenny mane was here. >> you said celebrities i was waiting for i'll have another champ looks super and slept great and ate up good and he is ready to rock and roll. >> reporter: row said sleep. >> yes>> reporter: you've been on full tility since winning derby have you slept. >> yeah you know this is so much energy and excitement in the air that it's hard to slope because you are pumped up and want to get back to the barn. i have 4 or five hours in night and that's good. and a lot of coffee but just a lot of enthusiasm and excitement and really good horse. >> reporter: i understand a few days ago you had a chance to go to johns hopkins. i wanted to ask you about the hat. what's the significance of the hat? there's so many names. >> it was s

there's a look at 83 and old pimlico road. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. visit your dealer today and test drive the new 2012 camry. it's ready, will -- are you? >>> forget winning the kentucky derby. here is the star of manic monday with ron. >> reporter: it is a beautiful morning. we're very happy to have team o'neil, doug o'neil, trainer of the derby winner i'll have another. you guys are having a ball. sgltsz it's inkrb -- >> it's incredible. we drug mark, a buddy of mine from grade school. look at him. he doesn't look real sharp. >> [laughter.] >> take your vitamins kid. >> reporter: welcome to baltimore. sgltsz you guys -- >> you guys have been amazing. what a host. >> reporter: thank you so much. how is i'll have another doing? are you going to have him out on the track in a couple minutes? >> he's stretching, getting ready. he's going to be on the track in 5 or 10 minutes. slept great, ate great. >> reporter: i'm looking at a head line in the paper. you won the derby and you're an underdog

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i think it was better than last year. >> officials at pimlico agree. the jockey club president says he could not be happier with the way preakness turned out. >> we had very few problems. we had a couple problems at what kind of a notice, but i receive more compliments today and yesterday from the public. >> 120,000 people came out, a record crowd. more than $80 million was wagered. it was ranked as the fifth highest for preakness. six people were evicted from the track. 10 or taken to the hospital, and there were reports of dehydration. baltimore police report what arrest for disorderly conduct. the changes that have made about not bringing in alcohol change the crowd to the better. >> the music, the olympic volleyball, everything we do out there is working together to bring something different. now we have a different demographic. below older, there are some families out there, 25-40. -- they are a little older. >> he says having the derby winner win big in the second leg of the triple crown is a huge plus. >> it puts us on the map and keeps us on th

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a busy dave racing at pimlico.see the first triple crown winner in decades the good evening. i'm rod daniels. taking a live look from sky team on the race course. gerry sandusky is tracking the race closely. what's going on not now? >> rod, not just a preak -- preakness race but a race for the ages and possibly one that will lead to history as i'll have another carries triple crown hopes on to the belmont. his trainer doug o'neil may have had the ultimate experience over the last two weeks. had a chance to throw out the first pitch at the orioles. reddam ate crabs, and today carried away the woodlawn crown. joining the likes of seattle slew and affirmed as a triple crown winner? ideal conditions today at pimlico as the 11-horse field broke cleanly out of the gate. i'll have another carried it down to the stretch. with a couple length lead in the stretch -- check that, bodemeister with the early lead. i'll va another charging on the outside. bodemeister with a tremendous, heart of a champion run down the stretch. lo

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and that's going to do it for us out here at pimlico. back to you in the studio. >>> if you bought a pair of sketchers shapeups and you thought these are going to tone my legs you may actually get some money back. the company has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that it misled customers aboutn0 >>> you might stop because this actually happened to an indy rock band in ohio. one of the members there, it's here we go magic is the name. they tweeted out this picture of waters in their while they were driving through eastern ohio. waters now reportedly bought them all lunch. his sign read the end of 70 west. 70 west by the way ends in utah and it begins in baltimore. that's allegedly where waters began his journey so a local publication says that he is now hitchhiking across the country, but no word as to why. hopefully he is going to be talking about a movie. >> something is up. what do you think about that? >> i'm still pondering. >> would you pick him up if you saw him? >> probably. >> probably. let me get to the weather right n

there breaking news here at pimlico.ne of the top jockeys in horse racing history suddenly will not be riding in the preakness tomorrow. details about the switch in the ride. that's ahead when eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,, so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ >>> well, about 24 hours. sports director mark viviano joins us live from pimlico. with the latest on a local horse who heads into the race with high hopes. high marks. >> how are you doing, kai. a sudden change in the rider. tiger walk is a locally trained and stabled horse. the rider was supposed to be hall-of-famer connect disormo. -- kent disormo. but earlier today, he failed a breathal

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seeing the clydesdales is part of what you can do in pimlico.nifer franciotti. >> here is a mild at pimlico ready for the 137th running of the preakness stakes just more than 24 hours away now. for anyone who will not be making an over for the big race in person, there is another way to be a part of the second round of the triple crown. >> you can barely see them, but this is a famous for her jockey upfront giving a sunrise tour. the free tour from 6:00-9:00 a.m. gives everyone a unique behind-the-scenes look at the horse racing industry. >> they like to see the horses and learn about the race, the history. >> you really get behind the scenes. it's thrilling. it's not something you ever see on race day. >> the jockeys are telling us about the history of the races and the track. >> we tried to get about 20 people in each tour. we have a tour guides. we all walk down talk fast. >> it covers a lot of ground from the track to the states, to picture-taking opportunities. >> then we have a little horse that called the kentucky derby, as you probably k

here's a look at pimlico. west rogers avenue will be shut down at 10:00 p.m. for a complete list of all the road closures and the lane blockages just go to our website. all the information that you'll need to know is going to be there and if you are using the jfx to get into the city all of that construction not causing any backups this morning. we're looking at a high of 51 miles per hour. this traffic system also shows you looks of the main lines. everything is going to be clear. here's a look just north of child street and the northeast corridor going to be in great shape in the white marsh area. you're only looking at a 15-minute ride from the beltway to downtown baltimore. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >> caught on camera. a scary ride for an elderly couple from south korea. they say their hyundai accelerated uncontrol my. it reached speeds up to 80 miles an hour before slamming into the back of a car. o-fishes are trying to figure at what happened. >> a florida couple has one heck of a story to tell their newborn son. >> how a stop at a gas s

. >> things picking up here at pimlico. it's black i'd susan day. i am charley crowson with a preview of what to expect. >> good morning. happy try. i am megan pringle. you saw charley and we will check in with him in a bit to see what's ahead as we kick off the preakness but first how the weather will look. here emeteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. we -- meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. we are cool this morning. 45 degrees in westminster. good morning to you. millersville at 46 degrees. and 50 in joppa and churchville around 48 degrees. the temperatures are well below what we should be for this time of the year. we look on the satellite and radar. mainly clear skies, a few clouds out there. lots of sunshine and once the sunrises, but look at what we are watching going through time. we have an area of low pressure that's going to try to get its act together and move up the coast. it could cause little problem for us heading into the weekend, i will detail more coming up. but right now the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren

mark is live at pimlico, the wjz the fan sports report. >>> hello.s on the preakness concerns maryland-based entry, tiger walk, owned by kevin plank. hall of fame jockey was supposed to ride tiger walk. but earlier today, in new york, disormo failed a breathalyzer test. so he has lost his preakness assignment. and ramon domingyez will ride it. we were live, 6:30 p.m. as kentucky derby winners ielg have another, headed out for his final track. the morning line favorite is bob aboveord's entry, bodie meister. bodie meister finished second to i'll have another at churchill downs. the derby winner trainer talk said about tomorrow's challenge. >> i think we'll be okay. and i think we've got a horse who is versatile enough to give bodie some heat early. and then, ideally settle a little bit. and go after him again late. >> reporter: i'll have another is doug o'neill's first winner in a triple crown race. meanwhile, bob aboveord has won nine, including five here at the preakness. >>> ladies day here at pimlico, featuring the phillies and the black eyed susa

how pimlico is getting ready for the race. first a look at events going on around town this weekend. [ female announcer ] allergy congestion? allegra-d d-congests, d-pressurizes so you can breathe. a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. >> for folks at pimlico, there is one man making sure it goes off without a hitch on may 19. rob roblin explains. >> this is your event. this is you guys pulling it all together. i may stir the pot here a little bit, but our success rests on you. >> tom chukas is the man in charge. he's the president and c.e.o. for the maryland jockey club and laurel race frack -- track and pimlico race track comes the preakness. 4 >> i'm only as good as the staff i have. there are a lot of people here that go kind of unsung. you have race crews and marketing people. all these people are key components of making this work. it is not one person, it is many people. >> tom took over in 2008. he was in line to make the decision to stop allowing

. >> a spectacular sunrise right now at pimlico. we will check the forecast for preakness day and check with the assistant trainer to all have assistant trainer to all have i'llher -- i"ll hav >> good morning. this is a beautiful shot of sunrise at pimlico. temperatures around 65 downtown. preparing for the big day on saturday. i am live at the preakness stakes barn where a lot of the horses are waking up and heading to the track. i'm here with the assistant trainer to i'll have another. you have been for a couple of weeks. you have been working hard to prepare for preakness and you have been having some fun in baltimore. >> we got our work done and would like to enjoy ourselves. fortunate to be here. >> your at the baseball game and visited the hospital. fantastic to see the children. we went to the boys and girls club yesterday. such happy kids. they get something out of it and we get something out of it. >> they will be excited to watch the race. i'll have another is a least a top-two horse. how are you feeling about this race? >

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it's happening at pimlico. mike is there -- all of the festivities leading up to post time. >>> it is a beautiful day, today, people out there saying "am i going to go or not going to go?" this is a day to go. it's going to be a good day. mike is with us, the information par excellence -- a question for people that don't know much about horses. kevin plank, is his horse running? >> his horse is running. he will start out of the one -- >> a trainer in fair hills maryland by the fame of michael matz had this horse called barbero -- does he have a horse? >> yes, he does. 20-1 on the morning line -- . >> i understand they ran a race a couple of weeks ago, kentucky derby. >> >> i'll have another. >> >> reporter: what is he going off as? >> second choice of the morning. after the betting yesterday, second choice, 7-2 if you get 7- 2 with a derby winner, you had better go to the window. >> reporter: a couple of years ago, they made a decision to chain the infield from a party to a much more structured event and by all

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also the return of the pimlico special.ost time is at 12:00 noon. 10:30 to mark as the preakness is set for 6:30. he says his horse could not rebound much better from the kentucky derby. he is the first derby winner since big -- can he be the first derby winner since the brown to win preakness? bodemeister is the early favorite. the favorite to win the tibbetts it would probably be the san antonio spurs. lebron james and the miami heat in indianapolis for game 3 with their series with the pacers. lebron james times the game in the second half. all in the attic in the second half. no big time superstars for indiana. a tough fight for the wayne wade. indiana beats miami 94-75. they lead two games to one. how about pete gilbert winning the crab derby? >> do you have a favorite part of the preakness? >> the alibi breakfast. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked what is your favorite part of preakness? keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next h

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. >> a live look outdoors at pimlico where the preakness is one week away. 68 at bwi marshall.have seen more sunshine breaking out over the last few hours. we started out mostly cloudy. clouds will be moving back in heading into the afternoon. if you want to see sunshine, now is the time to do it. happy mother's day. not about forecast in store. here is our mother's day graphic. mostly cloudy, but a few patches of sunshine, a slight chance for showers especially after 2:00 p.m. we should be near 80 by the end of the afternoon. 79 in southern maryland. upper 70's along the eastern shore. it is the western areas that are clouding up much quicker and getting a chance for showers. showers and storms in the mountains and a slight chance in baltimore by the afternoon. better rain chances tonight. it's small craft advisory on the base south of san the point. wind south 5-10 feet. cloudy and chances of shower is increasing as a storm pushes in the mid atlantic. here's a look at the current weather pattern. but they're definitely showing up over ocean city right now and it is the right

the stable was cleaned out yesterday at pimlico. a race and won a day on saturday at pimlico. sensational stretch run against bodemeister. he wins the second leg of the triple crown. 121,000 fans turned out at pimlico, that is a record, and wagered over $80 million. beats him with about 5 yards to go. how lin-credible was that -- how in a crecredible is that? >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think i'll have another has what it takes to complete the triple crown? many are split on this answer. keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. what do yo what do you think/ >> i'll have another will have a tough time. this is a tough thing to do. >> thank you. the latest from the scene of a row house fire. >> family and friends say goodbye to donna summer today. another celebrity passed away over the weekend. >> an unusual experiment at 6:40. >> we have some rain to start and will check the forecast for the holiday weekend. >> we will be keeping

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pimlico management calls this their super bowl. they were making sure that everything is just right. >> this is a list of all the tables and chairs that are supposed to be out here so i'm driving around to make sure everything is set up as a how would supposed to be and looting in the remaining vendors not here yet. it is a lot of set up today. >> they were busy at work preparing the food for tomorrow. feeding 7000 people requires a lot of food. >> we have 800 pounds of salmon. 1,000 pounds of crab meat. 3,000 pounds of chicken breasts. >> corporate sponsors have become a big part of preakness. this is the underarm or tent. -- underarmor tent. >> sponsors and othesr involved in underarmor. >> there will be a special guest here tomorrow in this two-story chateau. >> there will be about 8-10 for the sheick and prince, vivip. air conditioning and amentitite. >> do you recognize this guy > he is the budweiser dalmatian part of the clydesdale team. >> there are 10 horses here this week. this is where he gets his exercise in the infield.

will be live from pimlico saturday, may 19, five days away.he summer olympics begin in just under 74 days. and for michael phelps, i'd means crunch time in his preparations. he already holds the record for medals in the game, 16th overall, 8 gold. but he has had inconsistent results since beijing. he sounds ready to lock in for final preparations. >> i think the biggest thing i know it's just being able to move in the right direction. my performances have not been too great in training. this is an exciting time. it is going to be a fun summer. i have been able to get an excitement back in the water. he is -- >> he is holding back some of that energy in the final preparationsep >> bayh one of the special session continues at this hour. what is at stake for people on both sides of the budget debate rally in annapolis. and she was sentenced to murder for life -- a sentence to life for the murder of an anne arundel dentist. >> it will be tough to play baseball tonight with the showers in the area not only tonight, but through wednesday afternoon.

sports director mark viviano is at pimlico. >> how are you doing, kai?ar, baltimore plays center stage to the horse racing world. two weeks after the running of the kentucky derby. we host the second jewel of racing's triple crown. pimlico and the preakness lack the prestige in the cenlts kent derby -- kentucky derby. but among the assistants, trainers and jockeys, they look forward to coming to baltimore. saying the preak -- preakness em -- embodies the charm of baltimoreful. >> they make every effort to make us comfortable and make it as easy as possible. but that is not true all throughout the country. >> reporter: lucas last won the preakness in 1999. his entry for this saturday is optimizer, who finished 11th, in the kentucky derby. afternoon baseball. hot-hitting adam jones, on a power surge. hit a home run in the 15th inning. in the light of day today, it's a blast to center field, off royal starter, luke coshaver. two-run homer. jones has homered in two separate games. he has 13 runs. that's the first on the team. second most in the league. and h

and that means it is time for the black-eyed susan day at pimlico. they'll continue until 6:00 tonight. the final race is the storied pimlico special, which has not been run in three years, by the way. today also marks the second annual female jockey challenge and the third annual lady legends for the cure race. we'll have more on the races and the winners coming up live tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> still ahead at 4:00. pertussis surging. why the highly contagious bacterial disease is making a comeback. >>> paying more. verizon is hitting data fans hard in their checkbooks. >>> and ladies, if you exercise on a bicycle, it may be affecting your sex life. >>> blue skies and sunshine. gorgeous day outside. will preakness saturday be as nice. meteorologist tim williams is updating your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's sunny and 74 degrees in central maryland. the complete first warning weather forecast coming up. >>> two florida a&m band university members admit to beating an 18-year-old girl during a hazing ritual. the two men pl

it was escorted to pimlico where it arrived after 5:00. trainers say the reason they brought it in, because they wanted the horse to get acclimated here and to the trac here early will allow it to get familiar with the surroundings. the assistant trainer said this was a move that they thought would be the best thing right now. let's hear what he had to say. >> just the way he's progressing. we take everything in stride. how will he handle the track after beulah -- after churchill downs. he took it all in stride. this is a talented athlete oar one thing, they will not put the horse right up on the track right away and give it a workout. they will let it rest for a couple days. walk around. walk around the surface of the track and let it get adjusted. some of the folks at pimlico think because this horse came early, others may say that might be a good idea, maybe we should bring our horses up so we can get a july, too. so we may have a whole stable full ready for the preakness by the end of the week or early next week. >> way to g thank you.