here's what happened wednesday night at the texas rangers game against the new york yankees in arlingtond will toss the ball. oh, my god, they can't give it to the kid? that's awful! wow, they're actually, like, rubbing it in the kid's face. >> okay, that was the new york yankees' broadcast, the man you're listening to is michael kay. remember that name for a minute. the couple kept the ball. guy by the name of sean leonard, his e-eun see shannon moore, about to get married attending their first rangers game. as time would have it, they're expected to be married on saturday. first they sat down, this became such a big story, sit-down interview with the local news station wfaa in ft. worth. >> it's very hurtful, especially when you know you wouldn't intentionally hurt somebody or hurt their feelings, especially a little toddler. he seemed to be maybe 3, 2 years old. very small. >> the irony of the situation, had we seen that he was upset, had we even known for an instant, and there's not a person that knows us that wouldn't agree that we would have given the ball to the child. >> okay. se

a 3-year-old boy brought to tears when he didn't catch a baseball tossed into the stands at a texas rangers game. the couple that ended up with it, vilified by the announcers. >> rubbing it in the kid's face. >> but it turns out the video didn't tell the whole story. the parents of that little boy will explain in a live interview "today," friday, april 27th, will explain in a live interview "today," friday, april 27th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this friday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm carl quintanilla in for matt this morning. george zimmerman's website has now been shut down. but there are some serious questions about the money it raised. >> that's right. zimmerman was released from jail earlier this week after posting 10% of his $150,000 bail. and legal experts say if the judge knew zimmerman's site made more than $200,000, that amount may have been higher. well, now the attorney for trayvon martin's family is calling for zimmerman's bond to be revoked. so we're going to have the latest on that straight ahead. >> also ahead a f

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in sports the texas rangers came out swinging after a rough start by their big free agent signing. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at your sports headlines. >> darvish made his debut. kyle seger hits a pair. before the fans settle in their seats mariners are up 4-0. rangers have nine innings to make up the difference and that's what they do. nelson cruz, josh hamilton hit homers. darvish picks up his first win in the bigs 11-5. one of the reasons texas got darvish to fill the void of c.j. lewis. c.j. lewis struck five over seven innings. angels won. baltimore took four games but yankees finally got their first win. believe it or not derek jeter has the most hits in the 20 year history of camden yards. kept it going lasting night perfect 4-4. yankees won. blue jays rallied in the ninth. mcdonald hustling from second. the throw was there. gets away from the catcher. boston takes the lead and wins 4-1. how about a walkoff. mets tied it in the ninth. mets win 5-4. no better way to celebrate than a shaving cream pie to the face. they are 4-0. nba lamar odom will have plenty of time

and chris davis gets a shot at the job this year, acquired in a trade with the texas rangers.rts in the big leagues, never a full year in the majors. davis has displayed great power in the minor leagues, but way too many strikeouts. i asked him about overcoming his past struggles with a chance now to take a full-time job with the o's. >> it is tough to keep the emotions out of it, keep the frustration out of it. to know that you will be in the lineup every day, and it is huge, whether you're a younger guy or older guy. you have the confidence in yourself to go out there and get the job done. you know if you have a bad day, you learn from it, let go of it. that is something -- i've done a better job and will have to continue to work on. >> reporter: davis had an unspectacular spring. he did hit two homeruns but struck out 19 times. that is one strikeout, every three at bats. they are likely to keep nick johnson on the roster as another option if davis doesn't hold on to the job. there are no more additions, the games count. opening day here on wjz, o's and twins from camden yar

that of course the home of the texas rangers. now each month leading up to september another sculpture will be revealed. frank robinson is going to be this weekend then robinson, weaver, palmer, murray and then in september, september 6th. cool rip kin jr.. we're going to be talking to greg bader about this and what's going to be expected for fans this weekend because fans who come for the special ceremony won't walk away empty- handed. they will have a special gift as well. that's coming up as we continue with live reports outside camden yards getting ready for the big unveiling. charlie crowson, abc2 news. >> and speaking of the orioles, the o's won 3-0 wednesday night against the blue jays. jason hammel pitched seven innings of four hit bill. two homers after limiting toronto to one run on tuesday. the o's became the first team this season to shut out the blue jays. the orioles are 4-1 against toronto after going 6-12 last year. are you ready for orange wednesdays? the orioles are coming out with the own day of celebration. on

there is a top dog out there and it goes to the texas rangers.foot long, one-pound hot dog with cheddar cheese and onions on a bun that they fly from from france. that is the most popular. they will sell more than one and a half million. nowhere on this list is washington or maryland. didn't see anybody. no baltimore, no nothing. so the yankees came in at number five so i can enjoy one of the top dogs. you can't, sorry. >> maybe i can get up to new york or you can send one of those new york hot dogs down here. we can work it out. >> a nation appear's hot dog. >> we can work this out with the hot dogs. no issues there. >> i do want the texas ranger one. it is called a boom stick. i should do a tour of all the major league baseball stadiums and just test the hot dogs. >> that is not a bad idea. i think you're onto something right there. >> i am. i'll pitch it. >> see you again tomorrow. >> okay. >>> when the news continues, another bizarre turn in the maryland megamillions mystery. details coming up next on fox 5. plus, sherry ly is following today

and in sports last night, the texas rangers came out swinging after a rough start by their big free agent signing. here's nbc's mario solis with a look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, there, good morning. darvish made his much anticipated debut. it didn't go as planned. kyle seger hits a pair with a single to center. before the fans settle in their seats, mariners are up 4-0. rangers have nine innings to make up the difference, and that's exactly what they do. nelson cruz, mitch moreland josh hamilton and ian kinsler all hit homers. darvish picks up his first win in the bigs, 11-5. one of the reasons texas got darvish was to fill the void left by c.j. c.j. struck five over seven innings. angels won. baltimore took four games, but yankees finally got their first win. believe it or not, derek jeter has the most hits in the 20-year history of camden yards. kept it going last night, a perfect 4-4. yankees won, 6-2. blue jays rallied in the ninth. mcdonald hustling from second. the throw was there. gets away from the catcher. boston takes the lead and wins 4-2. how about a walkoff. mets a

this video was taken by mike napoli of the texas rangers from the dugout at the ballpark in arlington as the storm hit. the storm disrupted travel and left thousands without power. karen brown is in hard-hit forney, texas, east of dallas. good morning. what's it like there? >> reporter: good morning to you, betty. many of the homes here in the subdivision are as damaged as the one you see here behind me, but no major injuries were reported. and entire families say they survived in their bathtubs. you know, betty, this area of texas is often referred to as god's country. and at the very least, many believe there were some miracles. sandy cooper is trying to salvage memories. >> i'm gathering pictures that i have found. >> reporter: photos are scattered throughout the debris in arlington, texas. >> i'm gathering memories of the people that may not be able to find them. >> oh, wow! >> reporter: the national weather service estimates as many as a dozen tornadoes tore through the dallas area tuesday. >> holy moly! >> reporter: the powerful storm tossed big rigs around like toys, flattened

the texas rangers are going to give you a ball signed by every texas ranger. isn't that cool?can get a -- >> what? >> where are they? >> it's on its way. i promise. i have combed this videotape. sean leonard and shannon moore, the couple next to them, i really don't think they knew. they may have heard the crying. but i don't think they knew. it ends happily for everyone involved. they were vilified for a moment. but they're getting married tomorrow. congratulations. >> happiness all around. >> and everybody wins. everybody wins. >>> happy friday to you, sam. >> happy friday, everyone. that is a good news friday story. let's show you pictures from incredible day yesterday. violent severe weather throughout the south. look at this video. if you're standing in a ballpark in franklin, tennessee, and you see what appears to be a large, swirling wall cloud over the area, there can't be much more frightening than that. the umpire had folks off the field. winds picked up the scoreboard and knocked it around. more than 150 severe storm reports during the day yesterday. here's where we

plus, the texas rangers fans who celebrated a foul ball catch while a little boy nearby cried are backey have asked for an apology from the yankees announce his or her called them out. ishe has responded as any new yorker might. that's ahead on fox report. i don't know how much money i need. but i know that whatever i have that's what i'm going to live within. ♪ ♪ >> shepard: overnight tornadoes are fairly rare but they have left at least five families homeless, and the danger is not over. that's the word from the southeastern colorado region. one family reports pulling debris off a friend only to have the same twister circle back and strike again. thankfully no reports of anyone killed. the radar right now tells part of the story. forecasters say more tornadoes are possible across the central plains tonight. by the way, today marks one year since one of the worst twister outbreaks in american history. it hit hardest in tuscaloosa, alabama recommendation close to 350 people died all tolled as hundreds of twisters ripped through the midwest and deep south. two texas rangers fans who cel

it involves a scramble for a baseball that ended in tears for a 3-year-old texas rangers fan. >>> now keep on it this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more, i'm veronica de la cruz, thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific weekend. we'll see you back here on monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we will make their s,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a couple of texas rangers fans pulled a major no-no at last night'sgame, keeping a foul ball from a young kid. everytime i see this it breaks my heart. the rangers first baseman threw a foul ball into the stands and the was the typical mad rush. >> and she is taking a picture with it! >> this couple left the boy next to them in tears. he did end up with a ball when someone from the organization saw what was going on and for one into the stands. now he is happy and smiling. and the couple is plain nice. >> the couple to their left off of the christmas card list. >> did you see that little kid holding his hand out want to get that ball. >> it breaks my heart. >> turning into baseball weather for the next couple of days. and wind is whipping up just a bit. some light showers in parts of the east bay right now but that is just about it. then things settle down. skies starting to break out over the bay. 56 degrees in livermore and 59 in san jose. and 62 degrees in santa rosa. some of these wins almost gusting to 30 m.p.h. in the bay area so it will be bree

finally the texas rangers see this and give a brand-new baseball to the young fan. >> ooh, that man intter watch out where he goes. that's a bully. >> just a baseball. give it to the kid. >> really. >>> all right, let's look at radar real quick. a batch of showers move through as i mentioned earlier tonight. a few thundershowers as well. moving back off to the east. temperature wise, we're still at 61. not a bad night. the winds are just beginning to turn more to the west and they'll pick up tonight and that will cool us down and dry us out quickly during the day tomorrow. barometer right now on the rise. down to 47 in oakland. the cool air is moving in. 56 up in hagerstown and a mild 62 down in pax river. 64, 48 today. average is 68 and 46. the record is 92 and 32 back in 2001. right now, the winds beginning to turn. already picking up to the west. tomorrow will be a breezy day, but sunny. now in the shade tomorrow, it's going to feel pretty chilly. in the sun, you'll be just fine. this morning, shower activity south of the baltimore, washington area. we were just on the northern edge

the texas rangers stadium. this is an entertainment complex. we're talking to a lot of people on twitter. people asking about why are so many people still driving? there is not mass transportation in the same way that it exists, for example, in the northeast. everyone pretty much drives. there is limited mass transportation. you independently drive. so we're talk b i-20, i-30, i-35. those are the major highways and they intersect the metroplex. this area that our reporter just said at the airport, that is about a 15-minute drive from cowboys stadium, texas rangers stadium. this is a large area. texas is a big state and we know that. and this is a large portion of north texas. greatly affected by this activity. >> these images were taken a few moments ago of the funnel cloud and the impact of it. you can see small minor explosions and light-ups at the left of the screen. as it drives and picks up various tractors and trucks and tosses them aside. a horrendous scene. we understand it is moving in the direction, according to the national weather s

texas rangers hooking up with the boston red sox. that's tonight at 7:00 p.m.rn on espn2, espn3 and also you can watch it on the watch espn app. >>> some frightening and fiery moments on a north carolina racetrack. but amazingly, no one was hurt. >> drag racer matt hagan was going 260 miles per hour during a qualifying run when his funny car exploded, sending bits and pieces all over the track. even more shocking, hagan was able to climb out from what was left of the car, societotally unscathed. he even spiked a piece of the wreckage when he walked off of the track. it's amazing the safety perimeters they put on the race cars. >> someone upstairs watching out for that guy. that's impressive. >>> coming up, things, believe it or not, get heated on fox news. >>> but on "the view," a different kind of heat. barbara walters like you have never seen her before. ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. for a cleaner way to clean try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo,

meet the new texas ranger stadium hotdog. two pounds, $26. the length of a baseball bat. they call it the boom stick. because ball players will always be ball players, veteran ball player, club president nolan ryan said to be sold at rangers games, quote, it has to be a tremendous wiener. he also called it a wild dog. wait until the food police get their hands on this one. >>> a big change is coming, by the way, to a couple ballparks this baseball season. while bags of peanuts have been flying over the heads of fans for generations, more teams are instituting peanut-free seating because of the explosion of peanut allergies. some kids have had violent reactions to simply the airborne aroma of them. and nobody wants that at the game. >>> and speaking of sports, if you're wearing a hat, tip it for baylor. the baylor women's ncaa basketball team had a perfect season. they beat notre dame yesterday for the championship. that means they went 40-0 for the year. something that has never been done in men or women's ncaa basketball. >>> finally, true u.s. history buffs grow up know

legends of the game has called time on his career twenty one years after making his debut for the texas rangers fourteen time all-star catcher even rodriguez has announced his retirement although he says he will remain in the sport in some capacity. which is going to be very. very you have. been doing and saying we are going to. be hard. while. your very very much don't worry be you. now let's return to football and after game week forty in the russian a premier league's innings impeaches all good champions once more despite a two two draw are can one cross in the dark now if you missed any of the goals we're not because it's time for goals cool. live. let. live . live. live. live. live. live. live live . live . well that is always full of an album is plenty more like they were not saved. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for life you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm charming welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. is not on the titl

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we will probably see him again next at a texas rangers playoff game. >>> bush has yet to endorse any presidential candidate. his father and brother both put their support behind mitt romney. >>> now to the latest in the death of trayvon martin. in a surprise turn of events, george zimmerman's legal time is no longer representing the former watch volunteer after failing to make contact with him for several days. the attorneys made the announcement yesterday afternoon. >> no. i've not met him face to face. it's all been through phone calls and meetings with family members. it was better for him to stay in hiding and stay safe than to come to my office where there are lots of people watching him. you know there have been death threats. my concern was that he was safe. >> this has been a terribly corrosive process. george zimmerman, in my opinion s not doing well emotionally, probably suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. nothing here will change the law. if we're correct, we believe we are as to what we said so far, the evidence that you have seen and the evidence that we have

. >>> there was controversy at last night's texas rangers/new york yankees game, but it wasn't on the field. it was in the stands. a pair of fans grabbed a ball tossed in the seats much to the dismay of a little boy sitting right next to them. the play-by-play announcer for the yankees voiced his disbelief as the couple posed for a picture while the kid sat there in obvious agony. someone from the rangers dugout noticed what was going on and threw the boy his own ball. a happy ending written all over his face. >>> a lot of kids had a lot of questions for the first lady today at the annual take our daughters and sons to work day. one little girl wanted to know if mrs. obama could change anything about her job, what it would be. >> one fantasy i have, and the secret service, they keep looking at me because they think i might actually do it, is to walk right out the front door and just keep walking. just go right over there and go into some shops and stop and have some ice cream. yeah, go shopping. but i can't do that. i can't just up and decide, i think i'm going to go for a walk, and i

last night the texas rangers came out swinging after a rough start by their big free agent signing. nbc's mario solis. >> hi there. good morning. yu darvish made his much anticipated debut for the rangers. but it didn't go exactly as planned. the mariners hung four on darvish in the first inning. kyle seger scores a pair with a single to center before the fans settle in their seats. the mariners are already up 4-0. rangers have nine innings to make up the difference and that's exactly what they do. nelson cruz, mitch moreland, josh hamilton and ian kinsler all hit homers. darvish gets through a torrid first inning and pick ups his first win in the bigs, 11-5. one of the reasons texas got darvish twous fill the void left by c.j. wilson. now an angel, he was throwing darts against the twinkies. angels won, 5-1. >>> to baltimore. took four games but the yankees finally got their first win. believe it or not, derek jeter has the most hits in the 20-year history of camden yards. kept them going last night. a perfect 4 for 4. yankees won, 6-2. red sox also looking for their first win and

he's the author of "the texas rangers," the award-winning "texian iliad," "the military history of the texas revolution." "the alamo 1836: santa ana's texas campaign." and "texian macabrar:p the melancholy tale of a hanging in early houston." additionally he's the editor of the book "lone star: the republic of texas 1836 to 1846." and is the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles enjoyed by readers on both sides of the atlantic. recently "texan iliad" earned the distinction of being a basic texas book by mike cox, who updates that list now. when not teaching in the classroom dr. hardin can be seen on a&e network, the history channel, nbc's "today" show. he's known for his readable style of history. he's an inductee of the texas institute of letters, an admiral in the texas navy, a member of the western writers of america, a fellow of the texas state historical association, and was a historical adviser for the 2004 john lee hancock film "the alamo." the chronicles of higher education examined his work on that film in a feature article. he lives in abilene with his wife debra and

home of the texas rangers. now greg bader joins us now with the ozarks, fans -- o's organization, fans have a huge treat this weekend. >> absolutely. we have an unveiling set to take place at 5:15 where frank and his family and a bunch of celebrities will be here for that and just before the game on the field frank will address the entire crowd and present them with a gift and a really great experience for fans to come out and cheer for frank this time. >> reporter: as for fan themselves a gift as well? >> it's an exact replica of the sculpture that we have in our garden. it's -- going to be about 8 -- 7 or 8 inches tall and it's a substantial piece and it's an exact replica down to the very last detail of the sculpture itself. >> reporter: talking about the sculptures, the pedestal is right here. if you're familiar with camden yards it's in the garden area. the pedestal is there. this is going to be about 10 feet tall total but the pose is what's really fun. that's big secret and the reveal on saturday. >> it

legends of the game has called time on his career twenty one years after making his debut for the texas rangers fourteen time all star culture even rodriguez has announced his retirement where he says he will remain in the sport in some capacity. which is going to be embraced by let. you know we have been doing. and we are going to see me around. my family. very round. in your very very march or in the. now let's return to football or not again week forty in the russian premier league's and it's in petersburg all the champions once more despite a two two draw. rafa missed any of the goals for not it's time for goal school. live live. live. live . live. live live . well that is all of this wolf and i'll be back with more in a little under two hours time job that. so. well for. science technology innovation all the moves developments from from around russia we've got the future covered. keep. calm.

. >> the texas rangers dedicated a bronze statue today in memory of a firefighter and father who died after falling over the railing at the ballpark next summer. the statue features 39-year-old shannon stone and his son cooper. stone was reaching for a ball tossed into the stands by a rangers player when he fell 20 feet to his death. his 6-year-old son witnessed that fall. the rangers have made improvements to the railing at the ballpark trying to prevent another tragedy. >>> mixed and somewhat disappointing jobs report from the labor department, president obama talked about the numbers while hosting an event at the white house on women and the economy. fox's craig boswell has the story. >> reporter: the labor department said the job market diminished in march adding only 120,000 jobs down from the 200,000 expected and the smallest monthly increase since october. >> we do see that there are jobs still being created in manufacturing, in leisure, hospitality and healthcare and in business and profession. so we know that there's some movement. >> reporter: the government says the unemplo

>>> and an update on the couple who a couple nights ago at a texas rangers game held on to a ball tossednto the stands and kemt that ball, even as that sweet, sweet little boy sobbed next to them. the question is, would you believe it's the couple that now wants an apology? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early," the show that goes to baseball games with a glove so it can

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legends of the game has called time on his career twenty one years after making his debut for the texas rangers fourteen time all-star catcher even rodriguez has announced his retirement where he says he will remain in the sport in some capacity. was going to be great. being great going are. doing and going to. be hard for my family. and i'm very honored and you're very very much or in the. meanwhile another legend of the sport roger clemens is back in course as prosecutors bring charges of perjury the forty nine year old is accused of lying about his use of performance enhancing drugs at a congressional hearing in two thousand and eight previn's initial case was declared a mistrial last year he was a video evidence which was ruled inadmissible clemens was initially mentioned as a user of h h m steroids and the mitchell report investigating baseball's use of drugs five years ago. and finally for those of you who are deliberating whether or not to go for the early morning walk or evening jog be content in the knowledge that at least you don't have to face this place being part of an american a f

legends of the game has called time on his career twenty one years after making his debut for the texas rangers fourteen time all-star catcher even rodriguez has announced his retirement although he says he will remain in the sport in some capacity. is going to be a lot. going on we have. been doing the same going around. my family. wired i think we have a very i'm very wrong i thank you all very very much but it's an oar and there you go now let's return to football or not the game with forty in the russian from your legs and in some cases bugger all but champions one small despite a two two draw on cross no doubt now if you missed any of the goals for you know it's because it's time for goals goal. thanks thanks thanks. thanks. thanks. thanks. thanks. wolf thank you. thank you thank you. look. how our. thanks. to cut. thank . you. well that is all and i'll be back with more in a little on the. home . the. blind in russia would be soon which would rise or if you knew all about stone from finest impressions.

home of the texas rangers. he was commissioned by the orioles' franchise to come up with these six statues and there's a bit of a secret with these statues megan. and it's the pose with which the players will be standing. 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. >> als

the sox coming off a sweep here at fenway at the hands of the texas rangers, sitting in last place. but, 150 games remaining on the schedule. this afternoon at 3:05 it will be ivan nova for the yankees and clay buchholz for the sox. the red sox have invited back every living player and manager and many of the front office people who've been around this organization over the years. the one guy who should have been honored today given the number of hours of his life spent inside fenway park is mike barnicle. >> could your introduction have been any more hideous in terms of -- i mean -- >> i thought it was fairly restrained given what i could have said. mike, you have spent a lot of time in seats right over there somewhere. >> yes, sir. >> what is it about this ball park? because it really is different than any other. >> it's like watching a baseball game come to your front porch. it feels like you're sitting in a family environment. it's small. it's comfortable. everything's close. the players are close. and you get a real taste for the difficult game baseball is. but what a constant