. >> the ravens, stadium authority, maryland office of sport marketing, all temperatured up for the huge event. this match is the second conservative year that two of europe's top soccer teams play right here in baltimore. tickets go on sale on wednesday. >>> spreading happiness. might seem tough to do these days where all the bad news going around. we're hoping they will help you spread some happiness. see how their working to make the world a better place and how you can help. >>> plus, increased work employed, it's no wonder we're stressed out. we have burn out busting tips to help you refresh this weekend. >> this 1st grade class is going to amaze you. they are quarter finalist in a national contest that's not just a big dale for the school, but also for a local church and the community they serve. >> 1st grade is a time of laying foundations. we all know of reading and writing, but in this class there's also responsibility. >> it starts with me! >> that's their message, and their video that put the class in the quarter finals of the howard johnson give happy challenge. it's a nation

said that metal fell off the stadium. one is called wenlock after a village that stage -- that staged an early olympics. and the other is called mandeville. >> we want to get more young people doing morning things for their sport -- and more things for their sports. >> but what does the mass but think of the new models that >> computer-generated. it is the best we can do. what we have got here -- the actual olympic five rings. it was an idea by the psychologist carl youngj carlung. -- carl jung. >> as for the official mascot, perhaps they are more of the moment and you imagine. >> that is all for this week. from all of us here, goodbye. >> "bbc newsnight" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. >> "bbc newsnight" presented by kcet los ange

. >> that's a big story i must go somewhere else and it turned out that he got the hits the stadium they on base and albert bell. that night that was easier getting the 3000 hits than the 500 homerun. you know you are focusing a bit. i had a guy on base what a time to get it and driving in the run i love to drive in the runs. and when i got it you know you are turning you are looking and he is on third. andkirby pucket said the play is happening. and holding out and it was fun. >> one last question your old teammate playing here in minnesota and is he a sure shot when it is done. i think they appreciate it he doesn't run he has to get a you. >> not sure he is a shoe in. >> thank you very much. and the joining us here on o's extra and one of the best first basemen our web poll question of the day. and get on line and the follow hog has been your favorite first baseman. and maybe older fans and get on line masn sports later on o's extra. time out for the spotlight . >> the ox's 3 out of 4 for the twins line ups are coming up. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on c

>> i have worn it, at least twice. >> and it's a good idea not to bring an umbrella into the stadium. >> i didn't think you were allowed to. >> thank you, chuck. >>> the mystics start the season undefeated. >> here is dan with your sports minute. >> it's starts with the battle of the beltway. orioles pitcher took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the national's rally come up short, and the nats fall below .500. and to basketball, the wizards to watch the nba draft prospects work out. turner did not take part in scrimmaging, but all eyes still watching him. and saunders checking him out along with pat riley. they had light one-on-one, if can you call it that. nothing major. the wizards will have their choice of either one. to the wnba, the mystics are finding ways to win. the ladies hosting new york last night trying to get off to a 3-0 start, and that's exactly what they did due in part to lindsay hardy, number 21. and that's your sports minute, everybody have a great weekend. >>> a little bit more sports news here. $750 million, that's reported amount tiger woods estranged wife,

the hounds host the games in their new stadium. old track record against johns hopkins does not look good. hopkins leads the series and -- going back to 1939. but since i have been here, we have yet to be hopkins. that is one of those things that you always remember. we really want to get this victory. >> hopefully we will come out and play 60 minutes on saturday and honor our seniors the way they need to be honored. >> we may not see ed reed on the practice field. he has undergone a surgical procedure. the ravens do not comment on off-season players. it will almost certainly take tim tebow more than one month to become the)z he has jumped to the front of the league in selling jerseys. his jersey has become the hottest selling item on the nfl website. no. 15 for the broncos. he obviously travels well as the merchandise item. pulled in more than 30% of the sales from the state of florida. >> an interesting merging of cultures. - what's up with chicken sandwiches? - big bun. - puny chicken. - it takes two to fill me up. gimme more ch

m&, the stadium goes state-of-the-art with new turf. >>> bge cut off their electricity and now two people are dead in north baltimore after using a generator to keep warm. >>> good evening. i'll kelly swoop. >>> police say it appears the couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning. jeff hager has more on what happened. >> reporter: she was living the american dream. she came to this country from puerto rico and worked two jobs to rent a place in north baltimore. >> it is so crazy the way she died. >> reporter: her long-time friend says soon after she lost power to r

we hope to bring more soccer events to the stadium.that this will help our cup bid for the united states. if we can demonstrate that this is a great place for soccer, we're hopeful thattwhen the u.s. gets the world cup awwrded to it baltimore will be one of the cities that will have matches. >> this year's world ccp starts3 june 11 in south africa catch the >>well, the good news is that it is not going to be a total washout. >> ggod news. when will it rain however during the weekend? go back to jessica starr with a look at the sky watch forecast. jessica? >> mix of sun and clouds tomorrow. saturday. 75. and again a chance for rain showers later in the day. for tomorrow and evening hours. 74 on sunday. thunderstormmpossible. after 2:00 on sunday. lingering to the first part of monday. 76 on monday. but again not a complete washout but chance for rain showers in our area. but once that system moves out. look behind the system. 77 tuesday. back into the 80s on %-83 wednesday. 84 thursday. and friday to kick off the memorial week. 88 degre

the baltimore ravens or in the process of installing a new field at the m&t bank stadium. he new field is called momentum 51 and has the safest and most consistent playing surface in the nfl. you may have noticed no permanent logos. that allows the stadium to host multiple events. >> it is a special paint that the grounds crew uses that comes off the next day. it just gives an unbelievable amount of possibilities. >> the first event is the n.c.a.a. lacrosse championships on may 29. >> in tonight's "medical alert," id looks like the obesity epidemic in america may be being seen in newborn babies. in a review of data, researchers say that as the body mass index of pregnant women increased, so did the body fat composition of newborns. obesity can lead to pregnancy complications and make good babies on a path to obesity later in life. you have probably heard of children with autism spectrum disorder being put on special diets to help their condition and improve their symptoms. some are on medications to help control behavioral issues. autism affects about one in 110 children in

this field will give us an opportunity to be a lot more flexible with aevents that might come to the stadium in the future. >> it is very similar to the old surface but they have improved the technology in the plastic and in the grass. and in the way that we've the carpet together. more fibers. and takes out the stitching end zone midfield to do some of the other events like army-navy game and maryland games up here. and be able to put logo in the end zone without interfering with the ravens stuff. >> and remember, you can vote for our subway high school game of the week. this week's four choices for friday are. c. milton wright at north harford in baseball. river hill at glenelg in softball. loyola at archbishop spalding in boys lacrosse. st. paul's at boys'latin in boys lacrosse. log onto foxbaltimore.com and cast your vote. we will announce the winner in the game of the week contest tomorrow night. here is jennifer gilbert and jeff barnd with the "late edition". >> remembering a lacrosse star from baltimore county killed at college. the disturbing task and the suspect in her death. >> the

is a good venue for soccer, we hope to bring more soccer events to the stadium. we're also hopeful this will help our world cup bid. >> reporter: there you have it. in 2018 or 2020 world cup soccer may come to the u.s. and baltimore is in the hunt. the world cup is a $300 million monster. >> so that's like having three superbowls. it's enormous. >> reporter: this year the battle lines are drawn between manchester city and inter millan. >> european teams are coming over here and could they see the economic boom? >> reporter: if these seats get filled it is a boom baltimore is creating. >> the only thing we have on our resume is that game last year and this game this year. and we need to sell out the game. >> reporter: tickets will run between 25 and $115. they go on sale next wednesday at 10:00 a.m. mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news news. >>> and many of the same players coming here to baltimore will play a key role in next month's world cup in south africa. >> i may have to try to see some of that. >> it will be exciting. >>> coming up, bono hospitalized. "u 2 sing

and inter milan up for a friendly at the stadium. not sure about the teams knowing this, inter milan, very good. and get ready for a yellow and blue invasion. inter milan and bayern munich and look at the header, give-and-go. don't see that a lot. he finishes it off and second half, 66 minutes, looking for more. and crossover and not my booth, your booth. sfill 1-0, and remember the crossover, and that's even better. look at that, goodness, great move and the finish. there's two goals and intermilan wins the championship. to celebrate the victory, coach jose pereno will probably leave the team. all star night, nascar. for the to put your best foot forward. oh, dear. and came tony stewart representing the night. it is a million dollar first price, racing in charlotte. take a hint, other sports and make your all-star exhibition interesting and give the participants money. mark martin and logano and wrecked sideways and the winners, kurt bush he's okay and wins the million >> all right. we're about a month away from summer officially sta

th faces in the stadium show a simple truth. america's army represent the full breadth oamerica's experience. you come from every corner of our country, from privilege and from poverty, from cities and small towns. you were here all of the great religions that enriched the life of our people. you include the best ever feared race and ethnicity that with fundament -- fundameal to our nation. there is one thing that sets you apart. here in these quiet hills, you have come together to prepare for the most difficult tt of our time. you signed up knowing your service would send you into harm's way. you did so lon after the birth of drums of war were sounding. in you we see the commitment of our country. the timeless virtues have served our nation well. see your sense of duty, including those who cover earned their right-shoulder patch, like the soldiers who suffered a grenade wound in iraq. your first captain of the corps of cadets, tyler gordon. we see your sense of honor in your respect for traditions, knowing that you joined a long

a new field is being installed at the stadium. jessica kartalija was there, when it went on display earlier today. >> a cut above the rest. ground rues -- crews are hard at work at m&t bank stadium, laying a brand-new football field. >> there's over a billion little green fibers on this field pretty amazing when you think about it. >> reporter: it took a week to pull the old turf, laid back in 2003. and will take another week to perfect the new field. >> reporter: we'll come in with a machine. and they'll put a layer of rubber down. then we'll put a layer of sand down. after we've got that down, we'll take a rake and rake it across here. >> reporter: john folet is the senior director of fields and grounds. he says this artificial turf is more advanced. safer for players and better for fans. >> reporter: it looks brighter out here. >> yeah, it is brighter. because again, when they change the plastic and improve this u.v., that actually made it a brighter surface as well. it will really pop on tv. >> laying new turf takes a ton of gl

stadium. what is that the fifth or six change of the stadium in the last five years? back at sun life tomorrow. for a 7:00 game tomorrow night. our show beginning at 6:30 and it will be in masn too and sunday in florida wrapping up the series for an afternoon game. day off on monday for the ball club. they fly back sunday night getting set for the atlanta braves who come in for the first time on tuesday, wednesday and thursday. nationals with a win tonight. 7-1. two home runs from ryan zimmerman as he gets back into the ball club's lineup after missing what six ball games or so with that pulled hamstring. let's take a look at the nationals' offense as scott olsen got support right here on the first swing. >> 91, little bit up. ryan looks like he's a little bit off of the plate more than he was last year. he had a rocket. tripled to centerfield right off of the right centerfield wall there. adam dunn with a triple? right there in the corner. most people would have scored on that though, johnny. and then willingham base hit right back where it came from for an rbi singl

>> more than 71,000 fans filled the stadium as chelsea defeated ac milan. >> we are extremely excitedk. >> enter -- inter milan and manchester united. >> we are hopeful that when the united states gets the world cup, that baltimore will get matches. >> it will keep selling these games out, we will keep bringing the international games back. baby, we could hit a grand slam. trust me, the world cup in baltimore would be a grand slam. >> the world cup begins next month in south africa. the groundwork must be laid now. with tens of millions of dollars and economic impact on the line, it is well worth it. >> hopefully none of the head butts. now that the washington wizards have the nba's top pick locked up, the only decision is who to take. it is a straight forward choice. they can take either kentucky star john wall, or ohio state's as in turner. two have is you that two players have the high profiles. it sounds like john wall knows he has a washington, d.c. addressed in his near future. >> i cannot control what happens off of the field. >> it sounds like he is locked up and delivered. th

stadium. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, megan. are you ready for great soccer action? you'll get the opportunity to see great soccer teams in action when m & t bank stadium hosts an international soccer match this summer. last summer, about 70,000 fans filled the stands here at m & t bank stadium for the international soccer game between ac milan and chelsea. fans from all over the world turned out for the match. this type of event means big bucks for baltimore. it could bring in about 14 to $20 million for the economy. it also means international exposure. this could shed a positive light on baltimore. that news conference starts at 10:00 this morning right here at m & t bank stadium. organizers will sort of man out the plan for the match. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> the orioles lost in texas last night. the final was 13-7. now they are a season high 16 games under 500. next on the schedule, the washington nationals who are playing 500 baseball. now, if you read the local newspaper this morning, you'll read quotes from orioles owner peter a

battle of the beltway. >> ravens' rookie wide out david lee is making his claim for the spot. >> and m&t bank stadium transformed from a football field to a soccer pitch. two teams taking part in the event. "sports unlimited" starts right now. >> after two -- after short two-game-series against texas orioles headed home for a weekend battle of the beltway. the nationals have had a surprising start to their season, sitting at 500 right now. and well, we all know how the season is going so far for the birds. top of the second. adam jooes up with one on. in the month of may. until now. drills it to right center. two run bomb. his fourth. jones left the game though in thh fourth inning. with leg cramps. o's take a lead. top of the thirr. tatum playing for wieters that fouled a pitch off the knee last night. he bounces it back up the middle. miguel tajeda and scott score on the two out rb and i am birds are up. and hernandez was solid. in the second he gets rodriguez

and there's the chili cookoff happening at the stadium on saturday. ot crews will close the chain bridge all weekend long, all three lanes will be closed because they're going to do deck repairs. starting tonight there will be no access to pedestrians or bikers either because they will close the sidewalks as well. lanes should be reopened in time for rush-hour on monday morning. also, drivers should avoid the inner loop of the beltway, 95 and 495, as if emergency repairs are done to overpasses this weekend. they will narrow the highway to one lane just west of telegraph road. if this is part of the wilson bridge project. transportation officials say drivers should use the american legion bridge instead this weekend. even if half of the weekend drivers avoid that area, they're still looking at delays of 10-15 miles up to 90 minutes. abc 7 news reporting. >> thank you. >>> federal investigators are preparing to reveal a report on last year's deadly crash on the red line. the ntsb will discuss the report on last year's crash during a meeting on july 27. i

the stadium where the titans play looks more like a lake. >> reporter: downtown nashville under waterriver which winds through music city rising 12 feet above flood stage and spilling over its banks. it's officially crested but not before taking more than a dozen lives, forcing thousands from their homes and knocking out power and water to many areas. >> we're looking at a long recovery period. >> reporter: music city officials have a sewage-filled mess on their hands. flood waters invading several blocks of lucrative business and shopping districts. the mayor says the amount of damage -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: heavy flooding in parts of mississippi and kentucky also taking a toll. in frankfurt, rivers and creeks are pouring into people's homes. >> if the water comes up, automatically it's everything i've got on the first two floors. no insurance to pay for it. >> reporter: many residents forced to go to emergency shelters. the weather a major source of frustration. >> you sit and wait. a watch and wait kind of thing. >> reporter: many ever the flooded rivers are beginning to

got to get the right people in here >> we'll see if the mar lens who are two years away from the new stadium, you cannot emphasize enough how crucial the 2012 season will be for this organization ball hit the mound shaun bennett gets three ground balls in the inning nats need a huge night top of the ninth, nationals down by 6. washington ford dealers bring you the came mr. caravan cantu ramirez would come up later and hit a two-run johnson chris try to pitch the second game of his major league career morgan is 0-4 almost put a stop to the nats give him a chance cogo autoway here threw 8, # 9 pitches -- 99 pitches one complete game in his career last year here's kennedy who's 0-3 tom two hitters in the lineup, 0-7 tonight zimmerman and dunn each have a hit, that is it he didn't stick around a lot last year, 29 starts, 159 innings pitched last year right at 5 innings >> 29 home runs, very hittable 159 innings, 100 runs >> looking good tonight >> looks like walter johnson tonight >> he's the tall train at 6 feat 8 that's going to slice ball fair kennedy to seconds that's a there's the play he's

>> i'm karl ravech, join us tonight as alex rodriguez and the yankees make their final trip to the stadiumrivalry continues tonight at 8:00 eastern time on sunday night baseball. >> deeper look at yankees and red sox series explains the yanks total domination. boston is just 167. yanks knocked in nine rbis and yankee pitchers pounding the zone. here is tim kirchen. >> the yankees are all banged up and outscore the red sox in the series 24-6. the red sox are not done as contenders. they will pitch better than this, but when center fielder jonathan vanevery pitched it is first time the red sox have used a non-pitcher in a game to pitch against the yankees. that is how bad the red sox are going and how good the yankees are going. >> for more on all things new york, including why schillings -- >> let's update things in oakland. the rays lost yesterday. looks like they are on their way to the third. bottom of the five, 4-0. rbi single. last time he faced rays he allowed six earned runs. today four and two-thirds and no walks. >> in minnesota, he's back after missing eight games because of an in

we demonstrate and m&t bank is a good venue for soccer, we hope to bring more soccer events to the stadium. we're also hopeful this will help our world cup bid. >> reporter: there you have it. in 2018 or 2020 this is in the hunt. the world cup is a $300 million monster. >> so that's like having three superbowls. it's enormous. >> reporter: this year the battle lines are drawn between manchester city and inner millan. >> european teams are coming over here, could she see the economic boom. >> reporter: if the seats get filled, it is a boom baltimore is creating. >> the only thing we have is the game last year and we have this game this year and we need to sell out the game. >> reporter: tickets will run between $25 and $115 and they go on sale next wednesday. mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the game will be on july 31st, it will be on a weekend. >> sounds like fun. >> let's hope we don't have any thunderstorms that day. >>> let's take a look. hopefully it will be dry. 86 right now. humidity is low. south southeast winds at 5. come back and take a look at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a w

the 40s. boy, was this stadium worth the wait. it went back to 2005 with the twins announced they were going to build an outdoor ballpark. construction began in john of 2008 on the $554 million project. it is situated right in the heart of downtown minneapolis. part of the plage cost of this was changing the infrastructure of downtown to accommodate the park. they actually had to move the burlington northern santa fe railroad in order to accommodate it. each of the gates they're labeled after the retired numbers of the twins. it really is a nice park. you look at the scoreboard that is the gem of this ballpark. it is the fourth biggest in the major league. it is over 5,700 square feet in size. it falls behind the yankees and also coachman stadium. just to give you an idea, it is about an 8,000 square feet board. so that is quite a big screen there i talked about this park and so far the verdict is that it plays big. hitters are getting singles here. they're not getting a lot of home runs, according to the manager gardenhire. he sa

rex warden 71000 fans filled the stadium last summer in an atmosphere that surpassed all expectations. another premier event is lined up. >> we are extremely excited to have soccer coming back to m&t bank stadium. >> for baltimore, it is a critical event. they might play host for gains in the future that mean so much more. >> we are hopeful that when the u.s. gets the world cup awarded to it, that baltimore would be one of the cities that would have matches. >> if we keep selling these games out, we will keep bringing the other national games back here. maybe if we fill the bases, we could hit a grand slam. trust me, the world cup in baltimore would be a grand slam. >> the 2010 world cup begins next month in south africa, the greatest global event outside the summer olympic games. with tens of millions and economic impact on the line, as well as the cachet of world cup host, it is well received. >> mark your calendar for july 31. for information, log on tour website, wbaltv.com and click on sports. pete gilbert, wbal-tv 11 sports. >> tonight howard county is the state's -- is one stat

will get out of the ball game and partake of some of the entertainment, restaurants and clubs near the stadiumown. harris finally has a hit. >> rob: he flied out to center field. his game is not in the outfield. not us. >> bob: in the cold and the rain thursday night, you can hear the collective oohs by the crowd. and then in the big time storm later in the game, left center field. zimmerman two homers and a career-high six rbis. >> rob: that's when it got ugly and dangerous when it was getting really, really wet. >> bob: nats won the game 14-6 and they didn't even play the 9thinning. so here's zimmerman. tying runs on base. >> rob: nice adjustment by willie harris. he's getting more playing time today. working on his swing. couple of fly balls there in the first two at-bats. change, hit down on the ball and now he's on base and lead off with a single. so good adjustment. >> bob: and they've give than pitcher something to -- this pitcher something to think about with the nationals most dangerous hitter in the box. zimmerman in this series, 7-11. with seven run batted in. hits it hard to third,

the ravens always bring football back to m&t bank stadium once august rolls around. for a second year in the role, the ravens have stadium authority and have teamed up to bring football backed earlier. they will host another international match between manchester city and entered milan will take place on july 31. organizers hope another success will position baltimore as a potential venue. most fans do not get terribly excited about the middle rounds, but the more you see the players the ravens got this year in the middle rounds, the more you get excited about this year's draft. that is number 88, dixon wears no. 80. a, zero at tight in will give defense a lot more to account for at that position than just todd heap. karen has the benefit of breaking in, knowing the value of todd heap. >> i played in the all-star game. the little technique things will come in handy for you and you just learn from the coaches and the great players around you. constant learning. >> after securing the no. 2 pick in the upcoming nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers' locked up their no. 1 pic

the news conference starts at 10:00 this morning right here at m & t bank stadium. of the news and events they have to say. reporting live, sherrie johnson, 5 news. >> thank you. >>> do you like oysters? >> i love oysters. >> that's good. the governor will announce details with oyster restoration plans for the bay. it's expected to include significant expansion of oyster sanctuaries and include incentives to boost aqua culture. that's growing them in trays instead of harvesting in the bay. the news conference is set for 1:00 at the maritime museum. >>> today is the day to pedal your way to work. the baltimore metropolitan council is sponsoring bike to workday today. this is video from last year's event. it's to promote clean commutes. >>> all right. 5:48. we talk a look at yesterday's high temperature. it overshot our two degree guarantee but no complaints at 83 in baltimore. 83 is the temperature not the road or highway speed. we'll surpass that today. in fact, we're already starting out at 58 here in baltimore. widespread 50s were the exception of the big cities p

. >> we don't have the fields, we don't have stadiums that we need.e take them to stadiums -- the universities. >> and as part of the trip here they will tour camden yards and get a chance to see an orioles game. baseball also donated several boxes of equipment movement the ravens debuted another off season addition today. their new field. the artificial turf has been replaced a new generation of faux grass. there are no ravens logos at midfield. >>> press box sports report presented by mr. basement. >> stan the fan charles with press box sports report. all the goodwill from last weekend sweep of the red sox is gone by way of the three game sweep at the yankees. today's score -- orioles at a horrible 7-21 now. going to minneapolis for a four game serious. >>> the commissioner sang the praises for earny who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. he said he was a great broadcaster and a greater human being. he broadcast orioles baseball from 1954 to 1959. >>> when the ravens have their first ota on friday one player won't participate, ed reed. he was s

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several nashville landmarks are under water, including the nfl stadium that the tennessee titans call home, the country music hall of fame and the historic grand ole opry. but in a positive sign, the show goes on, and the musicians relocated to a dry spot to continue with the entertainment. and that's our report for tonight. for terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. and it's time to play -- the answer is iron man! brought to you by iron man 2 the video game -- the brand new game that lets you play the part of iron man or his pal war machine. dicky, let's meet tonight's contestants -- >> dicky: jimmy, her name is jennifer and she's from ottawa, canada. his name is yehya, and he's from egypt. >> jimmy: welcome, contestants. the rules are simple. i will ask you a question, you give me the answer, which is iron man, okay. >> i hope i know. >> jimmy: i hope you do, too. the first person to three wins a copy of the game. let's play! what red-and-gold superhero's suit and weapons can players create and upgrade in tony st

. >>> well , the next time you visit bank stadium everything will be brighter. today the field was revamped and fitted with a new state-of- the-art turf. >> there is over a billion little green fibers on this field. it is amazing. this material is mixed 50/50 mix of sand and rubber. it guarantees that the players play in a certain safety zone at all times. >> sounds cool. no longer any logos in the end zone or the 50-yard line. officials say that was done to attract other football games to our stadium. >>> take a look at this. a lovely shot from our camera at the inner harbor. great night to be out and about. [ male announcer ] it's a price that starts low and stays low. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, internet and phone -- guaranteed for two years! it's an amazing offer that could save you hundreds of dollars. call now to lock in this guaranteed low price for two years. with 100% true fiber optics to your home, fios delivers the future and gives you more of what cable doesn't. the best channel lineup and more hd. america's top-rated internet. ev

that's not the way diamonds are usually laid out. >> rob: you can't build stadiums just for the sight line for your viewers. for your fans. >> bob: well, they did. seth smith took a look and goes to third on a little base hit by brad hawpe and with tulowitzki coming up. the rockies have runners at the corners. >> rob: those were all 0-2 pitches and finally, another bad pitch here. jams him but the ball falls in there for a hit and so now you've got trouble first and third with your power guy tulowitzki. only one home run, but about 15 rbis. >> bob: and the first base runners have problems. >> rob: well, and he does in right field too. probably saying man, should have seen this in the first half of the 1st inning. i couldn't see anything. >> bob: i wouldn't want to be a runner at that time of the day. you might get picked off and never see it. here's tulowitzki. only a couple of hits in the series. but an rbi. and now a double play ball. guzman, a bad toss to desmond who saves the 4-6-3. that was a risky backhand toss by guzman and the rookie ian desmond saves it with a wonderful pivot

and the nats have home games today and tomorrow, and the d.c. 1010 chili cook off is at the stadium todayy morning. a cloudy sky hanging over this morning. have rain plans ready to go just in case. many more dry hours to come still on your saturday. temperatures in the mid-60s around town right now. there is live doppler. we will get more coverage in here by late this afternoon and evening. temperatures in the mid to high 70s today. more clouds and better chances for rain tomorrow. aaron? >>> good morning, breaking news, an indian jet liner crashes on landing and catches fire, killing 160 people. there are survivors including at least one child, it's the third major plane crash in just two months. >>> high anxiety, dozens of beaches are covered in oil along the gulf coast. now the attempt to stop that leak will have to wait until next week as patience in the region grows thin. >>> top of the world, as a 14 -year-old boy climbs mt. everest and into the history books. >>> hello, everybody, welcome back to "today" i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach, we want to get back to the cash are of

that was the football stadium there with floodwaters inside. the cumberland river is going down and should be below flood stage by the end of the week. nashville's mayor says it will take a while before things get back to normal. >> we are looking at a long recovery period. at the same time, i want to reassure everyone that nashville will fully recover and continue to be the great city that it is. >> reporter: op pri land hotel and grant 'ole opry are flooded. >>> the volcano in iceland is acting up again. it sent a cloud of ash toward the continent. european leaders meet to talk about last month's chaos. charlie d'agata has the story. >> reporter: the volcano in iceland that put a freeze on air travel is at it again. 12 days after the volcano shut down virtually all european air travel. >> a northwesterly wind pushed the plume over ireland today and that was difficult for us. and the problem is the density levels are quite high. >> reporter: passengers will face problems on wednesday. air space in scotland and northern ireland was shut down. ai

the match. and milan will play manchester at m & t bank stadium. will happen weeks after the fin initial south africa. last year, they played between 71,000 fans. that match is july 31st. >>> put your car keys down. time to put on your bike helmet. >> that's right. today is the day to pedal to work. the baltimore metropolitan council is sponsoring bike to workday. this is video from last year's event. it is an initiative to promote clean commutes to work. if the commute is long, all mta buses are equipped with bike racks so you can hop on the bus as part of the trip to work and ride the rest of the way. >>> all right. good morning. it's 6:53. special good morning to the kids that won the awards handed out yesterday at the maryland science center. we are talking air quality that has been good all week. most of the spring has been good. we're looking at moderate air quality as we head into today. we have allowed the pollutants to build up in the atmosphere. it's 59 in baltimore. low 60s from philly up towards new york. basically, we have a string of

she used to go to saints games at halftime at the old tulane stadium. i have heard ellen talk about the moment when she came out and how she was gay. at that point, she was having a pretty successful career. she was having a pretty successful career. once she announced that, for three years, she was out of work. people would not give her the opportunities that they had before. to her, that was the toughest thing she ever had to go through. but in the end, she was being true to herself, and she then received a small opportunity to perhaps host her own tv show, her own talk show. i think we all know how that has gone. she is perhaps one of the most successful talk show hosts in history, and certainly by being from new orleans, we love her to death. we know what she has meant to this community and to the country and to the world. she is a source of inspiration, and somebody who would sit here and tell you that had she not gone through what she went through during those three years, that she would not be where she is today. so once again, the lesson being th

there is josh willingham in the cage down at sun life stadium in sunny florida. autiful day for the getaway day. game number three. each team won a ball game. identical score 7-1. looking to break out of a slide and get on track against florida. johnny hole lady and ray knight. happy you will join us for nationals baseball, brought to you by washington ford dealers. only a game back of the mets. everybody is getting a little excited about last night, a couple of bad plays defensively, and didn't get the clutch hits, the pitching wasn't there. this happened on a regular basis last year so that may be a blip in the radar from last night. >> reporter: think so, johnny. we got use to that type of play last year and it was hard to come to work. >> johnny: it was. yeah. how about the folks out there watching, too? >> ray: this job has been so easy this year because we have been at every ball game. just to break down -- really, on one play more than anything, you're gonna have play that go awry but line drive to right center field -- sanchez makes the great play against

because we don't even have the right stadium. >> reporter: we're told these girls are very tentative of being on camera. sports for iraqi women is looked down upon. >> due to security reasons. and also due to some of the traditions, they do not always get the opportunities that they want. >> reporter: many are here just to learn the basics. >> yeah, he just wants it mentioned. >> kids say they don't know much about american baseball. >> we don't have channels that show baseball games in baghdad at this point. >> he's a fan of the red sox. gave a literal translation for the word. >> now we know cal rip 10, the academy. an organization to share the game was for everyone. >> we hope to spread the game more and more and more so that it becomes more popular. >> in harford county, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> the teens will be there next week. they'll get a baseball lesson from ken, griffey -- ken griffey junior. >> let's hope they see them win. >>> police in minnesota say he targeted a young girl delivering newspapers. the happy way the story ends. >>> you can run but you can't hi

. >> we can't practice baseball because we don't even have the right stadium. >> reporter: we're told these girls are very tent tive of -- tent tive of being on camera. sports for iraqi women is looked down upon. >> for security reasons and also due to some of the traditions, they do not always get the opportunities that they want. >> reporter: many are here just to learn the basics. >> he just wants to be mentioned. >> reporter: the kids say they don't know much about american baseball. many don't have tvs. >> we don't have channels that show baseball games in baghdad at this point. >> red sox. gave a literal transition -- translation for the word. >> and now they know cal ripken and his academy. an organization that is hoping to share the game with everyone. >> we hope to spepped spread the game more and prr and more so that it becomes more popular. >> reporter: in harford county, andrea fujii. wjz eyewitness news the. >>> and the kids will be in the area for 10 days. next week, they'll be in camden yards for a baseball lesson. >> i hope they enjoy their stay. >>> still ahead on eye

with with millions of dollars on the line it is work well received. >> hopefully that -- soccer comes to m&t stadiumly 31. >> the wizards. which player to take? wizards will get to narrow down their choices, and it is a straight-forward choice. take either kentucky star ajohn wall or -- the two players have the high profile of this week's nba rookie combination but even there it doesn't seem like much of a match. not as easy going as this one -on-one match. he has a washington, d.c. mailing address in his immediate future. >> you know, i can't wour worry about the things that happen on the court. i had a tough year. they traded a lot of players in. my goal is to go in, be the point guard, and change organizations around. >> not a lot of indecision there. he sounds like he's locked up and delivered to the wizards. the nba draft takes place in late june. >> well, for the minnesota vikings, it is speculation season. will he or won't he? brethfarve, the question, will he or won't he come back this coming season? all sinds point to maybe, probably, likely. that's because he reportedly underwent affle sur

the chapter on courage, and then one on humility. you're very candid about not fears really but let's talk about yankee stadium. invited to throw out the opening pitch to yankee stadium. not exactly a little league field. and for anybody, that's a long stretch. that's quite a throw. >> it's 60 feet. [laughter] >> so, lady with numbers. >> i'm a numbers girl. >> yes. and then -- well, talk to us about dan's words, your friend dan, because the butterflies really got going. >> well, when they offered me to throw the first pitch, i was elated. i was like, wow. and after getting over that i realized, i'm not a pitcher. i'm not a baseball player. i have no idea what i'm doing, and i don't want to get booed out of my home town with 60,000 fans in yankee stadium. so i said to myself, i'm going to practice. so i spent the next four months pitching and practicing and learning baseball with my friend dan, and he was -- he could not have been greater. he was -- took the time every weekend, and at night we would go to the spark throw the ball around. and after a while i thought i got it. i thought, wow, i can actually pitch.

the change up. rookie pitching well. again. in yankee stadium. bottom of the fifth. game tied. pena lays down a punt. fields goes to first. but he throws it away that allowed gardener to score on the error. and later in the inning. bases loaded for a-rod, maddis. throws ball four. walks it in. and they score. and yankees up. they win, for a second straight night. >> hula cross, check in on a hot team. st. paul's that got two big wins last week. and seen themselves rise to the number two spot on the metro rankings. crusaders hosted mount st. joe this afternoon. check out the ball movement. scoring on the quick ball move. third quarter. karlsson gets a pass in front. scores on the one time. crusaders up. and he was our prep player of the week tonight. fourth quarter. now 16-2. green looking to pass. ball deflected into the net for the goal. st. paul's 17-2. and later in the fourth. 18-2. parker drives, bounce it in for the goal. st. paul demolished mount st. joe. >> and some very sad news from the major leagues tonight. voice of the detroit tigers and former oriole play-by-play a

uva wins it 10-9, and it's on to the semifinals saturday in baltimore at the m&t bank stadium againste. >>> wnba, mystics looking for a 4-0 start. former maryland tear pin, crystal langhorne, you can book that. connecticut led by 10. 15 points, six boards, mystics get the week off, then host atlanta saturday night. >>> they seemed to go away to hibernation, then resurface for the grand slams. i'm talking about the williams sis templts venus has the best match record on tour and last week climbed up to number two behind little sis serena. venus always fashionable at the french open. a little black dress there, spaghetti straps. that's what it says on my shot sheet. dropped volley, venus took the first 70. second set, venus is 29 years old but she still has the power. she wins easily 6-3. a little golf action, you saw it right here on our air, byron nelson. this is the day for jason day to putt to seal the win. drop it like it's hot. he takes the byron nelson championship. >>> why stay up until 11:30 tonight? here's y. sports plus. we're recapping the battle of the beltway. >> the big v

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communities supported in so many ways from the football programs to the -- the score boards in the stadiums to making sure that small businesses have inventory loans, that they are able to put forward. community banks didn't cause the problems in this country and to have them give more in fdic insurance than proportionately the big banks do is just unfair. senator tester and i want to correct this inequity and that's exactly what the hutchison-tester amendment does. so i do appreciate very much senator dodd saying that he agrees with us, that he will work with us to pass this amendment and i'm very pleased that we have such bipartisan support. and i think it will immensely improve the bill and give the community banks one of the things that they need and free them to give more liquidity to businesses and all across america. thank you, mr. president. mr. dodd: mr. president, let me thank the member of the banking committee from texas, senator hutchison. there are a lot of amendments that people have to subtract or add provisions to the bill. her amendment that she's offering with senator tes

. >> reporter: he was there for the last game at tigers stadium. >> farewell, old friend. >> reporterfor the first one in detroit's new ballpark. >> hi, everybody. baseball greetings from comerica park in downon the detroit. >> reporter: then, in 2002, he left on his own terms. >> i think the time really has come. >> reporter: and retired from baseball. during that retirement, he recorded a radio commercial. but never identified himself. it didn't matter. almost everyone knew whose voice it was. >> there's a swing and a miss. he struck him out. might be. and it is long gone. a home run.

the birds. ravens get new turf at m & t stadium. it's all coming up at 10:50 on parts unlimited. >> really perfect day out there today. chief meteorologist is back to let us know when the change is coming in. >> looks like we'll see changes coming our way. this weekend we'll see the temperatures going down a little bit. right now out there, we have the temperatures in the lower 80s. 82 in baltimore. 83 haggerstown. look at richmond at 87 degrees. a very hot day to the south. we'll continue to see the warmth building up out of the south but it's clashing with cooler air out of the great lakes so we'll see showers and thunderstorms over parts of indiana, parts of ohio so there are severe thunderstorm watches at this time and there's already storms firing up, up there. you can see towards toledo and sandusky, ohio but for us, mainly clear conditions and we'll see that through the overnight and i think this front is actually going to scoot through the area by tomorrow but not really give us any showers. maybe western maryland, north of us and then popping up on the eastern shore and