so if you were in the playoffs, you were in the world series. now, that meant that our senators only had to win four games to become world champs. they could win only one. the new york baseball giants took them in five, and the washington team would never see the playoff games again until now. and just a reminder, playoff tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. and you can get them online or buy them by calling 1-888-832 -- or should i say 632-nats. anita. >>> new tonight at 11:00, locked up for a crime he didn't commit. now a man from arlington is free after spending two years behind bars following a wrongful conviction. ken molestina is here to tell us how the release came in the nick of time. >> reporter: a native from leon was days away from being deported and then after two years of appealing his conviction, it was finally overturned. today we were there for the emotional reunion with his friends and family. >> reporter: hugs, cheers and handful of loved ones greeted malika after sitting behind bars for two years. the 22 is now ho

buckled up and head on the ride towards the playoffs. first time for young fans and the first time in a while for a lot of older fans, but it's also the first time for the new voice of camden yards, ryan wagner. >> to be able to tell people i'm the voice of orioles park , the place that i grew up spending summers watching baseball and call ripken and mike and jeffrey and all those guys that were my heroes, to now get to announce it at the park, to welcome a new generation of fans, to the greatest ballpark in the country is very special. this has everything to do with buck and guys on the field to. be in the chair and have a front row seat for the summer has been remarkable. as a baltimore kid this was sort of the ultimate achievement. i grew up and was born in a house that is right in front of the park. being in the press box, there is no cheering in the press box. you are talking to a fan. for me, i get caught up in the emotions of the game just like any fan that's here in the stand. this job is so unique and something i never dreamed in

nationals got the playoff shirts. they got the playoff hats. the playoff jag. the playoff swag, whatever it is. it's all out there. going to be a great day for baseball. nationals taking on the brewers tonight. i think we're going to be able to win this one too. why not just win the rest of them? sweep everybody right out of the playoffs. next thing you know, we'll be toting that world series trophy around the beltway. outside for now. what a beautiful way to get your friday morning started. look at that bright early morning color in the eastern sky. sunrise just a couple minutes away. a beautiful day today. mostly sunny this morning. 60 degrees, our current temperature at national airport. mostly in the 50s across the suburbs. especially out to the north and west. mt. aerie, maryland, frederick, maryland, 50 degrees. 50 in culpeper. 50 in virginia out in rappahannock county. no rain today. 100% dry on your friday. our next chance of rain is coming from the upper midwest. as the cold front bumps into the warm and increasing ly humid ai mass, we have a strong po

can see the playoff g on sale later this morning. you can bet that those tickets quickly thished up morning. they are counting down the hours and minutes until the can on playoffands tickets. last night was a magical moment they made the playoff berth the first time in seven decades. the lights are still on from the party last night. >> the wait is over. your team is in the playoffs. >> for the first time in seven decades, -- >> excitement over this team has far exceeded expectations, and has now reached a fever pitch. to tears.ht one man >> i waited 33 years for this. this is better than anything. >> they are snapping up plate -- up playoffapping year. >> i am excited. >> if you want to get your hands the playoff tickets, they go at 10:00 this morning. this is a four-ticket maximum person per game. the national's kickoff of four- tonight at 7:05 against the brewers. area want toour hands on the iphone 5. they're desperate to get their hands on the new iphone. f them were there at noon yesterday. >> the arrival of a new iphone s becom

the washington nationals have their first playoff. this is the moment that so many .eople have been waiting for .he shot at the world series tim brant is here with how they comes next. we are all excited. it is the first time a washington baseball team has the playoffs since 1933. historic? you bet. the buzz is starting. nats are the favorites to win the pennant. this club is aggressive. they dare you to challenge them. been fun to watch. one of the hardest teams in baseball to beat. trying to score from first. double trouble. the nats beat the dodgers, 4-1, for the playoffs. the fans celebrated. the team was very measured. was just one goal on the way to the pennant. time in 79 years, up for the fall classic. playoff baseball in washington. the fans were filed up, looking ahead to be an exciting fall here in town. >> that is almost impossible to believe. believe it. [laughter] >> it is about time. we are excited. f win of the nats playof not unexpected at this point. is the latest milestone what has been and a season that has far exce

. >> making the playoffs isn't just a big deal for the giants and their fans. we'll show you who else is celebrating. >>> good evening. we're following a dwopg story out of santa clara involving an elementary school principal and drug charges. eric lewis was arrested after reportedly trying to sell drugs to an under cover police officer. nbc bay area's arturo santiago is at the school with the latest for us. >> reporter: someone tipped off police that the principal here at the elementary school was in to drugs. a sting operation was set up in which an under cover officer made contact with lewis through a gae dating website. they set up a meeting and it was at that meeting that principal lewis was arrested. principal eric lewis was arrested on friday on charges of methamphetamine for sale and offering to purchase narcotics. he was taken in to custody at a cal train station in san francisco. police say they searched his home on 300 block of guerrero street and seized meth and pair fa nail dwra. >> he's ban good principal. other than that the whole thing was a sho

qualified for the playoffs for the first time in years. brianne carter is live in e some folksrk, wher there.bably like a lot of people celebrating. president obama making a campaign stop in virginia today. this comes as controversy one person posted on clint eastwood's speech.e t us in the u.s. will to wait a few more hours for the release of the iphone 5. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. we have made it to friday. morning, washington. is september 21. i'm kendis gibson. i am pamela brown. let's get a check on the weather jeras.cqui looks like we are in store for a friday. >> you are looking at the best of thethe week in terms weather. it's going to be absolutely beautiful. be warmeres will today. high temperatures around 80. were hoping it would weekend,ugh the saturdayorms possible afternoon and saturday night. cooldown to end the weekend. skies but now, 60 n national, 53 at dulles, 52 in petersburg. mostly sunny and 65 at 9:00, pleasant and 72 by noon

your team is in the playoffs. >> with a strikeout by drew storen the nationals clinch a berth in the baseball playoffs. it's the first time in 79 years washington will be in the postseason. >> boy does that sound nice. the franchise has only made the layoffs one other time -- playoffs one other time when they were the expos back in 1981. >> conveniently playoff tickets go on sale today. we'll tell you how to get those in just a moment. >> check out the headlines from today's papers. "washington post" has a picture of roger bernadina and harper and werth on the front page, it reads -- the "washington examiner" has this on the sports page -- that's because the team wants the division title instead. still, the fans, pretty excited. >> absolutely fantastic. it's just awesome. >> we're the nats. >> bigger and better things to come in the coming weeks here for the nationals. >> my first game, nats game was terrific. >> you're their good luck charm i guess. >> i hope. so i'll have to come back. >> the nats high fived each other on the field. davey johnson waved to the crowd. they had what wa

the playoffs are the line. cheryl connor is live at the ballpark. beating boston at home under pressure the fans had to love that it. >> reporter: yeah. they did. i tell you it was fireworks night out here at camden yard. nothing was louder than the fans in the stand when's the grant slam hit in the first inning. they get another win. 9-1 against the red sox and this winning season may be bet told by the youngest fans. a man dancing, sure that makes sense. it's september 28th and the orioles are still winning. >> just amazing. i mean -- i have never been able to experience it. >> reporter: he wasn't even born before the orioles had their last winning season. he brought his friend. the orioles take on their last home series of the regular season against the red sox. boston fans remembering last year when the orioles knocked them out of the playoffs. >> revenge. >> reporter: no way. six points on the board in the first inand the orioles are giving a happy 59th birthday to one. >> my wife brought me. it was a surprise. >> bottle of water. >> reporter:

if they keep up the wins, wild card playoffs begin october 5th. the oakland a's playoff tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. you can purchase them online on the a's website, oakland athletics.com, or right here at the box office at the coliseum. and the little caveat is that they are refundable. you will get your $15 back in case the a's don't end up making the playoffs. live in oakland, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >>> on the other side of the bay they have not announced exactly when their playoff tickets will go on sale but the boys in orange have 16 games left in the season. they're leading the dodgers by seven and a half games in the national league west. the giants' final series of the season will be in l.a. the team has said tickets for the playoffs might start selling on september 24th or the 25th. >> it is 5:47 right now. the g-men are looking good at the ball yard but rob mayeda is telling us if we're going to a home game at at&t park, going to be that time of year when it's cold. >> it is orange sweatshirts the standard attire t

the giants are heading to the playoffs. morning i marty >> i'm isabel >> more and actions at other by chevron. federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation on chevron. the allowed them to burn off without officials milling about it. they say that some of the gases leaked into the air. because chevron did not record them they have no idea how much coke pollution and the air. >> the community is having a meeting. >>marty: let's get back to the giants. let's show you the highlights. he does had ever heels into the stands. but he catches it. >> later their two runs and driven and. the giants with an attack on a couple more runs. here is the final out. it is a liner to center and is tied to celebrate. let's let the champagne flowed year. >> we got it done. this is really good. >> this is what you work for. >> we have to finish the last few games of the regular season. >> at this is great. this is a stepping stone. >> we are going to take a break and enjoy it and save their what just happened but then we need to get r

area baseball has gone to the playoffs since 1933. they were the expos before they moved here and when they were the expos they made et to the postseason back in 1981. last night's win was the 91st win on the season and that's a record for the nats. the magic number eight to win the division. >> as you can expect nationals fans were ecstatic about the win and the first playoff appearance in decades. >> you got it and matt jablow didn't have

>>> for the second time in three years, playoff fever is gripping at&t park. >>> new information about the chevron live monday refinery this morning. >>> if today is not the day to make a difference, then you tell me when is going to be a better day? >> three day peace rally continues in oakland teasmed how the city is making changes to end the violence. >>> good morning, welcome to mornings on 2 and sunday september 23 and i'm john. >> mike and clawden are off today. let's look at your sunday forecast with rosemary. >> a subtle cool down in the forecast for your sunday this morning. we are waking up with a mix of sunshine and clouds. low clouds right at the coast. high clouds over parts of the bay. mid-40s to mid-50s is where we stand at this hours. passing clouds we continue for the afternoon and temperatures falling a few degrees. subtle changes in store for the back to work monday. i will take you there in a few moments. >>> new this morning, federal authorities have begun a criminal investigation into the chevron refinery and unrelated to last month's huge fire in richmond. comes

the a's have two playoff options in place. tonight brandon mccarthy. of a line drive off his head. are these fans showing they hate the a's management. 16,000 fans showed up to watch coco crisp's first at bat since september 5. the a's rolled it up. montero is going to make an effort for extra bases but look at him. the a's, they are doing what they call bernie from that old movie weekend at bernies. 8-2 a's and that is your final. the a's set themselves up. they are not losing ground tonight but gain ground on texas. 3-1 angels. mark trumbo to left center field. all right? make that right center field. i love kevy the body guard -- kevthen body guard -- kevin the body guard. a's are two games up on the angels for the wildcard. only three games back of texas for the divisional championship. and remember, they are go ogfinish up -- they are going to finish up the regular season versus the texas rangers at home. you draw 16,000 when you are one of the most talked about teams in baseball, fans are saying, you want it a move to san jose, good-bye. we are n

the nationals beat the dodgers for the first time in 79 years for the playoffs. it has been a long time. this is huge. ryan zimmerman has been the leader of the team seven years. he was the star again last night. bryce harper puts it down. harper scores. 1-0, nationals. the fans could feel it. here comes zimmerman. the nationals be los angeles, 401. john barndt board. this is special. it was 1933 the last time. >> we have been through a lot of not good times and these are the goodning of a lot of hopefully. we have a long ways to go, but we are very proud. >> playoff tickets go on sale today. there's a look at sports. tgif, everybody. >> the celebration included fireworks last night at park and plenty of cheering fans. >> tuan pham was in tears. >> i waited 34 years for this. of the fans were in tears. >> it's unbelievable. >> its great. >> continue to follow the as they prepare to postseason.he pros president obama will arrive woodbrige in about seven hours. was after a campaign in another swing state, florida. the president will talk about economy and his plan t

during the playoffs? so much. ♪ ofight, there was the smell e air.fs in th am psyched. >> the nats took it to the cubs. but there is a big problem. the metro tells us there has no developments on how will get home during the playoffs. ridiculous that they do place by now.in could worry a lot of fans. many playoff games around 8:30 and often went close to midnight. no way many fans could stay and the matchup.e until thet to stay of the game. >> and enjoy -- the metro says will have to do what other teams have to do, put near $30,000 payment per of which will be refunded. making enough money. could put a couple dollars to the matchup. >> again went 13 innings and o find their own way home. something they hope will every game ind the playoffs. >> hopefully, something can be that all the fans can be saved at the very end. >> clay of dance on friday and will be fine. of a playoff games are on of fans hopea lot metro will worsen the out. about fournd just weeks. -- the start is just about in four weeks. foro wha

the season. then you know what time it is. playoff time. >> champagne was blowing saturday night as the giants clinched a playoff berth. fans and local businesses cannot wait for october. >> reporter: a day after clinching the national league west division title, the giants regulars were given a rest, that is until the ninth inning when they gave their fans a show. >> one thing the giants have not had this year is a walk-off home run. >> reporter: and when the win streak came to an end, it didn't seem to matter. >> i was hoping for a win but i had a great time at the game. >> i think they'll go all the way. it has that feeling. >> reporter: the feeling of 2010 when the giants won the world series. already fans are talking about tickets for the playoffs, which begin october 6th. >> are you going to try to get tickets to the playoffs? >> you bet. you bet. >> to be a giants fan, you have to be here to see it and feel it. >> reporter: ball fans anxiously wait to buy tickets to postseason play. at the dugout store, championship shirts and

that's seven chances to prove that the orioles should be in the playoffs. jamie live at yard tonight. the fans still counting down the games. >> reporter: i'm watching it on my phone. two outs in the 9th inning. i will have the update for you. we have 30,000 plus out here. nobody left in the bottom of the 9th when we loaded the bases. we were shut out. first shut out by the orioles since august the 3rd when we were in tampa bay. we lost that game 2-0. it's come back tomorrow. two guise i met tonight, rob and lynnwood came out. not to see a ball game. they came out to feel a ball game. it's not white cane night here. rob and his friend are blind. >> it's great hearing the crowds roaring like they use to. >> reporter: they used their cane to find the entrance. >> thank you. makes some noise. >> reporter: they didn't seat grass first, they smell food. >> hot dogs. . >> reporter: with these white canes they walk down utah, capping over the home run markers. >> audience is -- more cheerful and doing good this year. >> reporter: they are seven rows the top in the

the world. >> orioles playoff tickets go on sale tomorrow. coming up, we will answer all your questions. >> leader in sports -- leader in sports, we some of the orioles incredible season. >> look at how happy they are. the iphone 5 officially dropped today in the united states and several countries around the world. devoted fans lined up for hours, probably four days. the new phone has a larger screen, better optics, a faster processor and access to 4g networks. google maps is gone and users say the new maps are inferior. still, they sold a record 2 million units in 24 hours and analysts expect 10 million devices to be sold this weekend. >> we will find out tomorrow if orioles playoff tickets are as hot as the new iphone. that is when tickets go on sale to the general public. fans are already starting to rally. >> we are live here at silver spring mining company. it is a great atmosphere here. the orioles bird is part of the first buckle up rally. he is handing out merchandise. he has taken to give out. there are a lot of excited fans here as

their future looks bright with the playoffs right around the corner.ame lead on baltimore for the top american league wild card spot and fans are taking notice. especially happy to hear tickets are starting so low at $15. >> for any major sport now it's -- especially with the raider tickets being so expensive. >> we in the bay area can use the funds but if they move them out of town, what are we going to do? i think a lot of bay area teams should stay in the bay area. >> reporter: on the other side of the spectrum, tickets go as high as $225. that's for the diamond level. here's a little bit of tidbit information for you. the last time the a's won the world series was 23 years ago in 1989. so just talk of a potential playoff run is exciting for a's and their fans. again, these refundable tickets go on sale at t10:00 this morning. >>> a little early start talking about the 49ers in the playoffs but they are looking good, off to a 2-0 start. actually great defense and they have an extra layer of defense up in the stands. >> the team had undercover san fr

porter will stay with the nats through the playoffs. e braves were also winners tonight, so the natt's magic number is no longer four. it is now three. saturday is the earliest that they could clinch. >> fun times. >> natitude. lots of natitude. >> diane, we need to welcome you. >> glad to be here. >> we're excited to have you. >> good time to be here. >> it's like every sport. basketball and hockey. >> we can't talk about hockey. >> or the wizards either. >> we'll be right back. >> the wizards don't exist. [ laughing ] >>> so one woman's job search has become a viable source of inspiration for countless others. >> despite her circumstances, she is proving there is nothing she can't do. her name is tesha sheldon. she's been looking for work since june. she's got a degree. it's what she didn't have. that's why she decided to post this video on youtube. >> this is tisha here to answer all of your questions about not having any arms. as you can see, i don't have any arms. >> okay. unarmed. she decided to show employers everything she can do

of course in a very, very tough decision where you've got the cincinnati bengals, who went to the playoffs last yeah, obviously. we've got the baltimore ravens. but again, pittsburgh figures to be a team that figures to be very much there at the end. >> well, no question. and ben roethlisberger is going to match him throw for throw on the outside. and of course the pittsburgh steelers, they remember full well what happened to them in denver last night when they got knocked out of the playoffs by tim tebow and company. they'll be loaded up and ready for this one too. >> it will be a wild night. it's "football night in america." it's "sunday night football." it's pittsburgh at denver. and it comes your way in four nights. late local news except on the west coast coming up next. and "the tonight show with jay leno." for our producer fred gradelli, director, this is al michaels, cris collinsworth, and michele tafoya saying good night from the meadowlands, where the cowboys beat the giants. x one officials are going to keep kasay from west nile virus. keep kasay from west nile virus. henson, bi

the orioles are hoping to clinch a spot in the playoffs. kim dacey has more with the big weekend in the yard. >> tonight before their game, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will present orioles center fielder adam jones with a key to the city because this year the orioles have done baltimore proud. fans are excited of the possibility the orioles will be in the playoffs. the orioles challenged schools across the state to go orange and show their orioles pride. yesterday thee winner got their prize. the orioles bird and pitchers troy patton, tommy hunter and jason hammel visited the school. the kids got to ask the players questions and meet them in person. the students went wild, but the players had a great time, too,. >> i didn't even know that most of these kids would know who i was. they are so excited about every one of us. just very humbling, very exciting. >> a lot of energy. hopefully everybody brings that same energy out to the ball field the next couple of days and helps us win. >> we will have more on what the orioles are doing to than

the nationals are three wins the playoffs and 10 of the games are in washington. players are taking a good thing take care trying to rather than look for help from atlanta. >> [inaudible] >> i have no clue. cracked the braves and marlins last night tied at 3 in the of the tent. marlins with the bases loaded. a walk on a single. scores. the braves were down, giving the five and a half-game lead and a magic number of 10. this afternoon starting at 4:00, n on the moundan washington. have a great day. >> we are still waiting to learn the nationals and metro could reach an agreement to keep the running lager in case the games golan. at 5:30, what a d.c. council about the possibility of reaching a deal. >> yunel escobar has been suspended three games for wearing eye-black this going slurs written in spanish during saturday's game against boston. apologized to anyone who may offended for what he said was meant to be a joke. , that'sary is $82,000 part of his salary that will be lost. that money will be in a the gay and lesbian group.e and another >> more on the fallout f

the franchise hasn't been in the playoffs since they were the expos and they went back in 1981. d.c., our region hasn't had a baseball playoff contender in 79 years, that's 1933. >> this is awesome. >> wonderful. >> 79 years. >> the expos. but we're not the expos anymore. >> absolutely fantastic. this is awesome. >> we're the nats. >> bigger and better things to come in the next coming weeks here for the nationals. >> indeed. we have reaction from the nationals' players in sports and of course when you can get the playoff tickets. >>> so exciting. in the meantime president obama has a timeline to withdraw combat troops from afghanistan by 2014. >> and as of this morning, a significant group of u.s. troops has now left the country. that story coming up. >> plus, it might not be a good day to be driving in california as millions of people will be stopping for a glimpse of this. the shuttle endeavour on its final flight. >>> welcome back, ten after 5:00 on this friday morning. your weather first and another good day ahead. yesterday mid 70s today a little bit warmer and still very v

that's when they will make the playoffs, i'll say. when they make the playoffs. one of the guys who i think, quite frankly in my opinion, they will be responsible for that and a lot of the work that has been done here is joining me right now. but the general manager, you know, mike, i know that all season long, you know, this team, they have all said the right things for you. i mean, we know, we think that we'll be a good baseball team. we think that we could do it. but now you are one game from making it to the playoffs. so trust them getting into the playoffs. what are your emotions when a lot of people didn't think that you could do it? >> i think that it will be very business like. you know, even today, well, you know, there is a big calmness to us. a very business-like demeanor. we're taking it to another game. if you have not done anything yet after the game, we'll celebrate and pat ourselves on our backs to win the division. >> yeah, it has been a business- like atmosphere here. everyone is talking about him. certainly those are the big name player of the

the orioles aren't just in the playoff hunt. they are tied. don harrison hit the streets to check on some of the symptoms of orioles fever. >> 1-0 pitch. that goes the other way. >> reporter: after scoring 12 runs, when the birds are doing well, so is orioles more condition dice. >> they lost jerseys and the hats and the t shirts. they want casual wear. >> been a fan as long as i can remember, back to the frank robinson days. >> reporter: he is a long time frustrated orioles fan. he knows the orioles can't spend the money like the yankees. >> obviously, money doesn't mean everything. low budget team and they're hanging in there. >> reporter: they are looking for new orioles gear. >> i think it makes a difference. when they're winning, you feel more psyched about it, ready for the game. >> reporter: sports is always on their mind. as exciting as the games have been, there haven't been any accidents yet. >> no. knob's jumped out of the chair yet. >> reporter: josh king came in to get a treem so he will -- trim, so he will be ready for the playoff

the a's have 16 more games to go before the playoffs start. are getting a jump on ticket sales and fans are excited about the low cost. >> that is good. yeah. that's great. in this day and age, that is tremendous. >> you can purchase a playoff ticket online or at the a's box office and they are refundable. >> it would be nice to see the a's and giants. >>> coming up, a new blood pressure risk. this is for kids. we will tell you which household ingredient is being blamed just ahead. [ male announcer ] this is the opposite of subliminal advertising... there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. i pledge because i want to be the world's fastest swimmer! [ female announcer ] take one giant pledge with your family to eat one more veggie a day. together we can make healthy fun. join green giant on facebook. ho ho ho ♪ green giant on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed

the giants are playoff bound. ews. >> today is the team's final day off before a nine-game stretch to the end of the season. then it is off to the playoffs. the champagne was flowing saturday night as the giants clinched the playoff berth. and it is not just the team that is getting excited. fans and local businesses cannot wait for october. at the dugout store, shirts and giants items are flying off the racks. >> they need to expand the store. it is not like they don't own the place. >> tear down. >> the post season starts on october 6th. pitcher barry zito was left out of the 2010 playoff run, but included this time. the plan is to include all five starters in the division service roster. zito or vogelsang will pitch as well. >>> up next, how about cramped quarters? the move san francisco is considering to make small apartments even smaller. >>> san francisco apartments could get a lot smaller. the board of supervisors will reduce the size to 150 square feet. the current legal limit in san francisco is 220 square

. >>> orioles continue the improper run to the playoffs as the odds a of extra baseball in october. looking pretty good right now. charley is live at the ball park with a look at the birds. >> reporter: you know, no streakers out here this morning, but a group of us from abc2 were at the game here opening day camden yards when the streaker made his way into centerfield. we can relate to that and at that time no one would have imagined what would happen to the orioles. going back in history, 15 years, since they have been in a play off. nower that 92% chance of making the playoffs being one of the three teams in the yankees a's and the o's. and it's big news. a crew coming into work was over to catch the light rail but they have stopped by to talk to us. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: now, sissy you've been quiet this morning but when i say you excited about the o's you are quick to chirp up. >> it's very exciting. my aunt took my for my first game and since then i loved eye i love the cheering and rooting them on. i am surprised with them but i love them. >> reporter: l

the rotation in anticipation of the playoffs. reporting from at&t park, nbc bay area news. >> to the a's and rangers. game three of a four-game set. top of the first, runner on second. going to keep on running. that's enough to get a triple. steven drew scores. later 2-0 a's. josh donaldson up the middle. josh hamilton lets the ball go under. two score. ma made it 4-0. right now it's 7-3, a's in the top of the fourth. to the san francisco 49ers, they are eager to prove their loss to the minnesota vikings was a fluke. the red and gold spent this week in youngstown, ohio preparing their body for sunday against the jets. jim harbaugh says his men are ready for action. >> they want to get back to work and make sure it doesn't happen again. that's the mind-set we have. we have every day. including today to work on that mind-set. in preparation for the game on sunday. >> three sacks in three games is not going to cut it in oakland. today the raiders signed defensive end andre carter, the former cal bear had 10 sacks on the patriots last

the dodgers. fans did not waste any time picking up playoff tickets. more on the excitement. >> excitement indeed. plenty of excitement. as a matter of fact, fans are coming to the game tonight with bounce in their step. said, many of us have seen a postseason baseball game. that most of us. the last time there was this celebration, it was in the 1930's. as soon as the celebration broke and in thefield room following build a -- the win last --ht >> [inaudible] >> fans everywhere were quick to figure out their team had made it to the playoffs. today they were showing their "natittude." and looking forward to postseason baseball. that has not happened in a long time. >> that was three years before i born. did not see the game. only 76. been a lifelong d.c. baseball fan. see one of these games. >> you always want a world series, a championship team so i could go. they are everywhere else but here. e you look you saw a face on the person wearing w.urly how excited he is d.c. about baseball? at the ticketd up office, they learned there were tickets left. you

there are three wins away from the playoffs. 16 games left -- 10 of them are here in washington. still, the players are trying to keep a level approach, taking a business approach rather than looking for help from atlanta. >> how close attention are you paying? >> none. i've no clue. i think that is good. >> that is good. let's go to miami -- braves and marlins, that some of -- bottom of the tent. a single to right field. the braves go on a 4-3 win given the nats a 5.5 daily -- a game lead. the magic number is down to 10. the orioles play seattle in a late game. with a win, they could win half a game on the yankees. how sweet it is. asat now tonight -- steve sabol the president of nfl films, lost his battle with brain cancer and passed away today. what an innovator this guy was -- nfl films revolutionized sports broadcasting. slow-motion shots, dramatic organized music -- steve sabol leads one heck of a legacy. he was 69 years old. >>finally, if you hours after scoring a touchdown in atlanta's win over the broncos, running back michael turner was jailed on charges of drunken drivi

wildcard race going too so the chances of baltimore making it into the playoffs right now pretty good right now, all things being equal. what's important, baseball now great again here in the city of baltimore. they've been taking care of business on the road now. they've swept games in the past two against the toronto blueyai jays, couple that a weekend series over new york in new york. mark reynolds has been on fire for the past several games. he has had bombs friday night, sunday night, yesterday, you name it. he has been the hot hand for new york -- excuse me, baltimore by contrast. new york they lost that series to baltimore. they've been losing down in tampa and that's why we're waking up this morning with baltimore, some place they haven't been since 1997. they are first place in the a.l. east come september. this is a football town, or so we've been told. we're reminding you right now o's baseball is alive and well. >> obviously in my lifetime i haven't really seen anything like this, so we're looking forward to getting out here. >> things the same that we will make the playof

, and they found themselves now in the thick of a playoff run that could take them playing all the way into october. the ballpark behind me is quiet now, it's going to remain that way through tomorrow. that's when the orioles take on the new york yankees, that's who they're tied with now in first place. a four-game series here at the yard and it is criticallily important for the orioles and playoff implications. and tickets? well, tickets are not going to be cheap for you. thursday's game is sold out completely. we've got tickets available on friday, limited availability saturday and sunday may be your best bet. we've been checking out the websites throughout the course of the morning here on "good morning maryland" and they vary in price. standing-room-only, those tickets are going to run you $40, maybe $50 for thursday's game, but you want to get high dollar, you want to get expensive? they've got those two, some tickets being offered now for $800, even $1,000. so tomorrow night's game is sold out, so if you want to go there, megan, it's going to cost ya. >> yeah, i bet it is, charle

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. >>> they head into the playoffs as division champions. this is the second division title for the giants in the past years. they did it in front of a sellout crowd of 42,000 fans. the whole team ran around the field and hitting a high fives to the anc in the stands. the a national league west champions. the final play of last night's game was a line drive to center field. and that is it carried >>> that is and inedible season for the challenge of the giants. they lost a closer brian wilson to injury. and is also the suspension of melky cabrera for drug superior >>> we do not need an expanded payroll to win championships. >>> this is a team eighth divisional crown since coming to stanford as go more than 50 years ago. they did it with 10 games left on the schedule. >>> bay issued a statement at the close the division. the civil service co is once again filled with giant pride as are amazing team beat the san diego padres. they have our quest for another world series championship. and the giants to not know exactly who they will meet in the p

the san francisco giants president and he didn't want to talk about the playoffs or magic numbers or that might jinx the giants at this point, but the playoffs are going to happen. the playoffs' magic number is down to two. giants and the padres, and it was sparky's first giants game. you have arrived at a good time, kid. fourth inning and chase hedley and not good for ryan vogelsong. 29th of the year for hedley. the giants are tied in the fourth and the fifth. buster posey, mvp! mvp! 2-1 giants. san diego trying to tie in the 6th. he goes down the line and hedley tries to score from first. that is bold. that is ambitious. that is a mistake. to crawford who throws out posey for the easy out and then bottom of six and whatever pablo sandoval is eating right now, i want some. giants win it 5-1. the dodgers are also victorious. the giants can clinch the west tomorrow. he will not accept the league batting title even if he finishes with the best average. cabrera at 3:46 and that is tops in the national league. he is also serving the 50-game suspension for excessive testosterone. cabrera

the locker room. they stuck with fans to see if they would clinch a playoff spot. champaign toast may be moved to tampa. 92 wins for the orioles this season. post season the first in 15 years looks likely. >> it is awesome seeing the orioles having a winning season. >> i graduated in 1983 when we made it to the world series. that was like forever again. >> 2012 started as a special year. orioles now head to tampa for a three game series. last of the regular season. we they know tonight if they clinch a wild card playoff spot. 41,000 fan out here today. certainly something the team is not used to seeing in september. so much excitement. we are live in camden yards cheryl o'conner abc2 news. >> we'll cover the birds for the next three days with christian schafer >>> let's show you who is happy with the orioles success? brooks robertson joined the club. for the first time since the orioles started doing this all six were in person. what a night for brooks. he said he never looks at us as fans but friends. not a bad start to the day. certainly a wet finish. there is the

> i was at a luncheon with the san francisco giants president and he didn't want to talk about the playoffs or magic numbers or anything that might jinx the giants at this point, but the playoffs are going to happen. the playoffs' magic number is down to two. giants and the padres, and it was sparky's first giants game. you have arrived at a good time, kid. fourth inning and chase hedley and not good for ryan vogelsong. 29th of the year for hedley. the giants are tied in the fourth and the fifth. buster posey, mvp! mvp! 2-1 giants. san diego trying to tie in the 6th. he goes down the line and hedley tries to score from first. that is bold. that is ambitious. that is a mistake. to crawford who throws out posey for the easy out and then bottom of six and whatever pablo sandoval is eating right now, i want some. giants win it 5-1. the dodgers are also victorious. the giants can clinch the west tomorrow. he will not accept the league batting title even if he finishes with the best average. cabrera at 3:46 and that is tops in the national league. he is also serving the 50-game suspension for exc

you know talking about the o's getting ready for the playoff run we have got 8 games left. and they are a game and half behind the yankees and a game and a half up on the a's and wild card race. and last time we talked playoffs baseball, this guy, number 8 was a part of the conversation. he along with mike bordick and brady anderson and pal marrow and the like -- pal marrow and it's not been any mention of playoffs since and that's until now. and the o's are 8 games away. they are make an improbable run who would have thought we would be talk about the playoffs six months ago. fans we spoke to last night after the double-header split with toronto could not be happier about what's happening in charm city with the orioles. >> energetic a lot more energetic. fans are into it. everyone is into it. people stand up when they need to stand up. they are starting to represent. >> no better place than righter in in bolt -- right here in baltimore number one. >> reporter: so much enthusiasm and first pitch tonight 7:05. 8 games and counting. megan this is the homestretch for the run of

> i was at a luncheon with the san francisco giants president and he didn't want to talk about the playoffsht jinx the giants at this point, but the playoffs are going to happen. the playoffs' magic number is down to two. giants and the padres, and it was sparky's first giants game. you have arrived at a good time, kid. fourth inning and chase hedley and not good for ryan vogelsong. 29th of the year for hedley. the giants are tied in the fourth and the fifth. buster posey, mvp! mvp! 2-1 giants. san diego trying to tie in the 6th. he goes down the line and hedley tries to score from first. that is bold. that is ambitious. that is a mistake. to crawford who throws out posey for the easy out and then bottom of six and whatever pablo sandoval is eating right now, i want some. giants win it 5-1. the dodgers are also victorious. the giants can clinch the west tomorrow. he will not accept the league batting title even if he fini average. best average. cabrera at 3:46 and that is tops in the national league. he is also serving the 50-game suspension for excessive testosterone. cabrera is saying the

the only tape -- team to go to the playoffs each of the last four years. as i mentioned, the expectations are higher than ever. the players cannot wait to get this started as well. >> he had done a great job this year. i think you can see a different joe, a guy who understands. not since he did not before but i think, you know, the way he has let himself, i can he is doing a very good job knowing where the ball is supposed to be. >> it is a special season when the raven's defensive players are excited about the offensive players. we have much more coming up tonight with a countdown to kickoff right here at 7:00 and we will be joined by a linebacker. wbal, tb 11 news. >> a verdict in the trial of two men charged with the murder last year at a town center. after three days of deliberation, a jury found frank williams guilty of murder. testimony revealed the defendants were members of the black guerrilla family gang. prosecutors contend the planned a hit because the victim disrespected the game. >> we consider these two to be major players because they orches

the rays have an outside hope in the playoff race. beating detroit in detroit. not the strong suit of this highlight. scoring all away from first and is 3-2 tigers. this will be all tied at three. four three oakland up. driving the ball off. they are coming to score, oakliand wins 12-4. even with the win tonight it looks like the race for the division title was 13 games less to play. the wild card has plenty of drama. o's and a's on top. the top team well as well -- will host the game. the washington nationals clinched their post-season spot tonight. paul kruger returned to full participation after missing all of last week. bernard pollard suffered bruised ribs last week. new england likes to play aggressive at the line of scrimmage. >> the guys are allowed to jam you and they can grab and hold you. that is what you do. we've played some contact. that is our philosophy and will work this week. this comes to buying pressure. this comes to buying pressure. >> sticker but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two

your team is in the playoffs. >> got to love it. the nationals beat the dodgers 4-1 to clinch the franchise's first berth. the man who has been here since day one started the scoring. ryan zimmerman drove in bryce harper, and it got going from there. manager davie johnson hopes it's just the beginning. >> what's the big deal? it's fun, but that's not what i had my eye on. it's a nice step to get here. every manager that's leading the division, that's the only thing that matters, winning your division. >> after seven seasons of struggling, playing in october sure is sweet for the nationals. and news 4's megan mcgrath is live outside nationals park. so exciting, megan. >> reporter: so exciting for nats fans. the nationals in postseason play. you can see they still have the lights on, still doing a little cleanup. the nats clinched it last night with their win over the dodgers. it's the first time in postseason play for this franchise, first time in 79 years for a washington team. the last time it happened was back in 1933 with the sena

. >> cris: you think what they did in the playoffs a season ago and how dramatic that game was. you have over what is the past decade arguably the best offensive team against one of the best defensive team if not the best, along with pittsburgh over the course of the last decade. and it's just a great matchup. ray lewis and tom brady going head-to-head. we are not going to get to see it forever. it's going to be fun. >> that is next sunday night on "sunday night football" from baltimore. coming up next, except on the west coast, your local news, followed by "dateline." t

the orioles resume the playoff race and the tampa bay rays rise for -- arrive for the playoffs. e action starts tonight at the yard at 7:05. tom tasselmyer is back to let us know it today spectacular weather will stretch across the next seven days. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. while saving taxpayer money by cutting casino subsidies. question seven. good jobs and better schools in maryland. not west virginia. >> of baltimore woman remains homeless this evening after losing her house, and the city is billing or thousands of dollars for demolishing her house. as parents and students cope with yet another gun incident at a school, how educators are responding at a community meeting. meeting. those stories and and those well grounded. for what's around t

the giants win to clinch a playoff spot for the second time in three years.e we said, this is a different team than the world championship team in 2010. >> it's too early to say who they are going to be playing yet in the playoffs, but do you think this team is better? i do, but i'm not a sports guy. >> he think the pitching is very similar. i think they have more clutch hitting and i think they have more depth in the bench. and i think that it does matter who whom they match up with. it probably wi

he punches the playoff ticket and gets a single in the second and brings home run. baumgartner 16 wins this season, pablos sandoval and drifting, up close and personal to the fan in those seats. sandoval's huge with that play. cody ross of 2012 a key hit in key situations at three run scored made it 5-1, more insurance, brandon bell opposite field home run no. 7, 8-4 and sergio romo the cherry on top that is dead. the party starts at third and king street may not stop for some time. >>> a credit to everybody being unselfish everybody wants to be the difference everyday it is fun and exciting to see these guys want to be the difference everyday they contribute one way or another everybody does not matter starter or bench player. >>> it is great man a long road, it feels good to finally get this thing going and hopefully not the last time were popping champagne. we keep it going. >>> everybody contributed one through nine, this step up all year that is how we play things happen we play hard. >>> we know we have done step one put level lot of work to do this is a good

the sent to cisco fans per parting with a chance heading to the playoffs there when the national league west title after knocking down san diego last night. the second division title for the giants and the readers and up to do it confronted a sellout crowd of more than 42,000 fans. after the game the team ran around the entire field at&t park and they wore their new great t-shirts proclaiming the national league west champion. the final play of last night's game was a line drive to center field. >>> and that it >>> the catch made by the angel known for his challenges a loss of the closer to his injury of that makes the latest tramped even sweeter for fans. >>> we don't the expanded payroll to win a championship and is there going to win the world series. >>> this is that its divisional the giants have 10 games left on the schedule. >>> even sanders as go marriage a statement after they clinched their division sang " stamped cisco is once again filled with giant pride as are amazing team beat the san diego padres 8 to 4 to begin their quest preen another world series championship to our