couple errors in the eighth that allowed the orioles to get the sixth run at the time. red sox would come back. he would like to atone for that. long afternoon for him. >> gary: he is way back there. look how far he is out of the box. and swung on and missed. lindstrom coming hard at him. >> jim: i think another thing for that you see hale that is a third base coach this year for the orioles used to do it for the red sox from time to time. he will actually come toward home plate. almost halfway down the line. you get the angle where the runner at first can see your sign. >> gary: in the air right field going back. markakis is there he got it. runner halfway and there are two down. >> jim: we told you about how much room there is in right field. that ball hit again. markakis there to catch it. >> gary: in every situation today where the red sox have kneed a big hit it has been their rookie middlebrooks that has been coming to the plate. here he comes again. only his third major league game. he got the grand slam in the fifth inning. came up with a runner in the sixaining and grounded

orioles with a lead off man on will not get him moved around. two down. and that will bring up adam jones. probably bobby looked at the numbers and deciding to leave morales in and not have a right anker ready. jones has had a double and single in the ball game today. these bull pens have been used. toward the middle pedroia will get over in front of it. and we remain 6-6 ball game. bottom half of the 12th inning. top of the order due up for boston. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> this will be the sixth reliever used by the orioles. good job by kevin gregg. >> real good job. and matt lindstrom that has done a real good job you can see the strike out per inning not a lot of walks. so he will come in and back to back days and pitch for the or yam -- orioles. again hard thrower. >> gary: we go to the bottom half of the 12th inning. aviles will lead it off. two hits in the ball game. 2-5 game and hitting at .264. linds

, low 40's. it will warm up nicely heading towards mother's day. >> with the orioles will be flying high playing really well, a handful of fans are taking things too extreme. orioles officials are stepping of their security measures and hopes of stopping these types of situations. >> as you know, in our business, we deal with similar situations. when folks tend to jump around in the back of our live shot and look like fools. from time to time, someone will run down -- run into the field like an idiot, and management is now saying, enough is enough. everybody loves a clown. last year, situations like this, fans running on the field, probably more entertaining than the game itself given the orioles record at the time. >> he puts it in the air to left-center field. goodbye. >> cut to this year, the orioles are winning, and fans are still daring enough to run onto the field. as was the case on opening day when mark harvey donned a cape and batman and underwear. >> it may seem like a harmless stunt, but it is a security risk. >> the director of ballpark operations is not amused. >> the p

continues. >> we will hear from the man in charge of the job. >> as the orioles get set for the first-place showdown with tampa bay, a surprise star appearance in center field. you will know this guy. >> we have some great weather in the forecast going into mother's day weekend. >> it seems like a handful of teams and fans are acting like knuckleheads. you may remember several incidents when fans ran onto the field. one was even tackled at home plate by an umpire. officials are stepping up security measures in the hopes of stopping these situations from happening. what is going on? >> in the tv business, we are used to dealing with situations like this. for instance, when fans -- when folks jump around in the back of our live shot and hacked foolish. -- enact foolish. everybody loves a clown, last year, situations like this, fans running on to the field at camden yards were probably more entertaining than the game itself given the orioles record at the time. ko'd to this year and the orioles are winning and -- cut to this year and the orioles are winning and fans are still daring enough to

. the orioles and the red sox emptied their bullpens today during a 17-inning game. >> live, local, and late- breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news tonight. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> organ playing >> that is the lead. 17 innings, best record in baseball. what a night. ys?who are tthese gu >> hearing praise of around the league for the first time since june, 2005. all three games at fenway, the last of which has been leading of the news. chris davis had a terrible day at the plate got to first. the game looks like it was going to be over. look at the relay from j.j. matt hangs on. the game lives. top of the 17th, adam jones. the sox non-pitcher pitcher. davis back on. a.j. gonzalez its struck up. he did not have a great day. double play to end the game. davis 0-8 at the plate got the win pitching. the last time that happened? 1905. we will hear from some of the participants. >> you were speechless. >> could not talk. >> you will be back in 20 minutes. to be sure, oo's fans have something

orioles pull it off? look at how the home team faired against the braves. >> good evening, everyone, i'm deborah weiner. our big story. o's, yes, bring home another victory bringing their record to 22-12. that's orioles magic! >> we have seen an awful lot of it. the question i keep getting asked, how long will this last? the answer i give, at least one more night. orioles get another victory, 5-3 and doing it with different parts to the puzzle like bill hall, who was called up today. like playing 5:30 this morning took a plane, joined the team making his oriole debut. what does he do? hits a home run. in the bottom of the eighth inning to make it a little more comfortable lead 5-3. after the home run, enjoyed a pie in the face, true welcome to baltimore as orioles have won another series in the american league east. their fourth of the season in division, something that's entirely new to what we saw from a year ago. so they're continuing. much more highlights including great job from brian matusz on the mound. plus we will hear from the orioles newest hero. >> it's exciting and ever

tonight and tomorrow in a minute. >> the orioles lockup a cornerstone for the future. it is a six-year contract extension worth a lot of money. it is a big story for a lot of reasons. >> $85.5 million is a lot of reasons. it is the largest contract in team history. jones signed a deal last night. he knew for a while he wanted to get this done to stay in baltimore. he arrived at a press conference greeted by kids. he gave us all the reasons why he wanted to stay in baltimore. the $85 million helps, but also o jumpstart the orioles' glorious history. >> i will be in baltimore. it is a great baseball city. it is coming back. we have to prove to the fans we are for real. we're slowly doing it. i think this is a big step in the right direction. >> we're telling orioles fans with committed to this. -- player and team. we are committed to providing hope to rebuilding our fan base. >> the contract is the largest foreign oriel by more than $16 million. -- the contract is the largest for an oriole by more than $16 million. >> it seems like the orioles fans are happy with the decision to sig

books. the orioles' player is about to have a huge payday. a person close to the pope is accused of leaking secret documents. now, rumors of a power struggle. 11 news start now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv-11 news. >> we begin with the wet weather. a tropical storm almost made it to hurricane strength and is causing a lot of people to cut their beach vacations short. closer to home, a live look of a gorgeous day. then the storms rolled in. hundreds of people were at a concert on the national mall. john, how is it looking for tomorrow? >> well, a similar situation as we had today. . today was similar to yesterday. the difference was the storms. yesterday, there were storms in pennsylvania. that is where tonight's storms started. when they got to maryland, they dissipated before they got to baltimore. tonight, a different story, although the storms lost a lot of their strength as they drifted down. this is what it looked like just after 8:00 this e

orioles. mark viviano makes it official today and he opens up about the deal. >> reporter: for five years adam jones has been an orioles rising star now he has a pay raise to go with it. a six year contract extension worth more than $85 million. seated between manager buck showalter and dan ducket adam jones talks about becoming the highest paid oriole in franchise history. he becomes a baltimore mainstay and says it's more than just money. >> there's a bigger goal here. and that's winning games. that's the ultimate reason i signed on. i believe in what showalter and duckett believe in and they believe in winning >> we're committing to providing help to rebuilding our fan base. >> reporter: on the field as a player and off the field as a role model, jones talked about his bigger goals. >> i definitely want to make a mark in this city as someone who played -- who's going to go out there and play hard on the field but in the community he's going to give 100% to make a difference. >> in my household we're all orioles fans, we brought about 10 people down here today. we're excited jones

. >> the orioles are one game out of first place to start the month of may. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] >> some good news for some b.g.e. customers. customers will likely see their bills drop. customers will save an estimated $54 a year. this comes on the heels of a $100 credit. a decrease is a response to the bidding. >> here's the question this morning. the birds are one game out of first place in the a.l. east and still ahead of new york and boston. the orioles are six thgames above .500. >> people want to celebrate and spend some money. we want to be there for them when they feel that way. >> some people do not stick with them. we have always stouck with them. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the orioles can continue their strong performance throughout the rest

. there is more rain coming. >>> the rain may be the only thing to cool off the orioles. the team has one of the best records in baseball. wjz is live at orioles park. camden yards. supreme courts director mark viviano has more. >> reporter: we're dealing with the arrival of two unwelcome entities. rain and the new york yankees. it's been a continuation. the orioles coming off a losing streak. three wins and four defeats for the birds. but talking with the team, they're still very much upbeat. that's because they're still very much in first place. >> and that one in the air. right center field. back near the wall. and the orioles are back in it. >> back in contention. a per game average of 30,000 fans tended the weekend series with tampa bay in town. the biggest crowd since opening day. >> had the stands packed. and even though we lost, it's great to see the fans in it. but no, i think you can feel the different environment they can bring to the game as much as, you know, us playing better. it always helps when you can have that tenth man in the stands that is maybe carrying you to fi

of the robe owe calls, it -- robo calls it motivated teem to vote. >> orioles are taking things a bit too far. one guy was tackled at home plate by an ump. police are stepping up security to prevent a repeat. lowell melzer has more from camden yards. >> everybody loves a clown. last year situations like this, fans running on the field at camden yards were probably more event stangetange than the game itself, given the orioles record at the time. >> puts it into the left center field. that ball is back near the ball, and good-bye home run! >> cut to this year, and the orioles are winning, and fans are still daring enough to run on the field. >> it may seem like a fun, harmless stunt, but it is a real security risk. >> kevin cummings, director of ball park on rages at camden yards is not amused. >> the players are working. this is their workplace. anyone who would come into a workplace and be a disruption like that is not welcome. >> in response to the on field fiascos this year, the orioles have hired a private security company to assist police who will make themselves known in between

game. out to orioles park. orioles down 3-0. 4-1. 7-1 to tampa only to come back and lose in the 9th inning. orioles are in first place as the yankees come to town tomorrow. >>> this mother of three is a one year survivor of breast cancer. she was at the ballpark with the orioles serving as honorary bat girl. she is wearing the jersey. orioles and susan g. komen for the cure select a candidate to be the king captain for the young survivors group for the race for the cure. she has three childrens ages 17 to 2. she was out back practicing with her husband. she didn't want to bounce it but she did. she survived breast cancer so who cares about the bounce. >>> i know you are having a great mother's day. i want to introduce you to a woman who is having the greatest mother's day of all. her gift being alive. we'll name names. you work nine hours to take care of the family. every mom is powerful. >> 81 degrees at bwi marshall. rain maker out of the west will impact you for the early part of your work week. we'll talk about when the heaviest rain is set to arrive straight ahead at 6:30 o

maryland. there is not a bunch of steady rain around. it looks like the orioles game will get in, may be interrupted by a passing shower or sprinkle from time to time, but probably not enough to rein things out. -- to rain things out. that is the back edge of all this. the front will probably take another 24 hours or even 36 hours to get off the coast and foreign of out. as far as precipitation so far today, the stores are heavier out in the ohio valley last night. heavy rain in parts of ohio and parts of western pennsylvania. it is of the mountains, the rain showers become much weaker. we have only had up to attend the an inch of rain in baltimore. 72 degrees for the high, and that is right on target for the normal high temperature on may 8. we are running below normal for rain. the numbers are down -- and pollen numbers are down a little bit from yesterday. 67 over in northern frederick county and 73 in easton. the sea breeze is keeping ocean city a little bit cooler. shower activity will make its way slowly toward the coast. up until a couple of hours after midnight we have a chance f

gassing up this memorial day weekend may not cost to as much this time around. >> the orioles get set to close out a homestand. adam jones could set to close out a contract. >> the shower on the eastern shore, we will see if there is any more rain in the forecast. baltimore, it is 82. >> memorial day weekend is usually the peak time for pain at the pump. >> we are in washington with more on the story. >> gas prices have been coming down for the last several weeks, just in time for the holiday weekend. a different kind of sticker shock at the pump. >> a drops when you think it should be coming up. >> plunging prices for the memorial day weekend. >> fisher is a little unusual. -- this year is a little unusual. >> prices are down 30 cents. what is driving them down? >> crude oil has been dropping for the last few months. economic worries, all of these issues impact gasoline prices. >> not everyone is catching a break. it will cost you less to fill up your tank on the east coast, those gassing up out west, especially in california, will face a record price is due to supply issues. no

craig stammen, way back in the sixth, giving the orioles one bait hit. he had a scoreless sixth. perry, two scoreless and now rodriguez, 2 outs in the ninth. so the stage is set for the bottom of the inning, for the top of the washington batting order, and is he the best closer in the game right now? he is certainly the most effective. >> he has the longest streak right now, as far as consecutive closes are concerned. when you look at this, if you are the nationals, could this be one of those things you look back on, if you could put something on him in the ninth inning. they are scuffling, we know that. have you a guy out there in the bullpen, probably going as good as anybody in the game. what you can do, go to the bottom of the ninth and troy to put something on, one of the best closers in the game. >> robert andino, 2 hits tonight, 2 rbis, a run score scoreed. >> rodriguez starting to get loose now. >> 98. >> 98. we saw nors, 96 in there. starting to get loose. he worked up a lather. >> there is nothing wrong with throwing 94 over the plate with some movement. that's what he did to

baltimore beloit makes the orioles pay. out mark teixeira ruined the night for orioles fans. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. will the same-sex marriage issue be a key factor for you in the presidential race? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is busy. the roads are wet and that means problems. a bit of a backup. bigger delays on southbound 795 from owings mills down to the beltway. westbound liberty road, a right lane closure because of water main break repairs. an accident southbound on the j.f.x. approaching northern parkway. it may be closer to ruxton road. northbound 95 approaching 195, an accident in taking up the right lane. you can see this is 295. an update on the -- the west side accident. delays are heavy from 795 down towards the accident scene. backing up

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. this comes after a rash of disruptions. we're live downtown and we show you how oriole park is cracking down on out of control fans. >> reporter: the message from the orioles is come on out to the ballpark and enjoy the game, just do it responsibly. baltimore orioles would like to close the book on this chapter of opening day. this guy who called himself batman ran out on the field and disrupted the game. not a prank. the orioles police say it's a crime. >> you get a couple of beers into people, and they're not always the most logical. >> reporter: fighting back against people looking for fame on the field. police patrol the park, now the os have hired a private security detail. >> we're doing what we need to do to protect our field, protect our players, and protect the entertainment people come here to see. >> reporter: in a perfect world, their new security team will never have to chase anyone on the field, but however if needed, they're in place. >> i think it's a disgrace that someone's going to try to ruin the integrity of the game. >> reporter: our media partners report n

oriole park. meteorologist bernadette woods and tim williams are enjoying the weather. live at camden yards for wjz, weather day. but first, bob turk is tracking first warning live doppler radar for us. >> mother nature loves weather day and the orioles. this stuff to the west of us, you can see. stuff to the east of us. looks like at this point, the stuff on the eastern shore, kent, queen anne's county, that has the best chance of moving across the bay toward the baltimore and north central maryland area. weave had a few showers-- we've had a few showers as you can see. a couple of cells just moved through pennsylvania there. and when approaching abingdon and edgewood area. still a risk tonight of scattered storms. more activity to the west. and particularly now, around washington, heavy thunderstorm activity around that region. now, bern and tim have been down there all day long at camden yards. how is it going, folks? >> it is going great. and bob was with us earlier today, when we had our program, with all of our friends. and what would we say? about 6500 kids joined us today? >>

payback against the orioles in game two and highlights. >>> and plenty of sunshine and clear skies across the area and tonight, not bad either. take a look and to the south, a different story and we have a lot of action pushing up from the tropics. we'll be right back after the break. stay with us.  . >>> okay, so watching the nats and those games. they were railing. and i thought they might be able to pull it out. not so much. >> and this totally blew my whole story. >> did i? >> basically the nats lost. have a really good night. i'm just kidding. after an extra innings loss last night, the manager tried to change the lineup and which featured bryce harper in the number two hole and on the other hand, the orioles wanted to stay the course and top of the third, surrendering a two- run home run and jones decided to make it two now and the deep to left field and that is the 49th of the season and the orioles would build a six-0 lead and quieting the crowd a bit. the bottom of the 9th, down 6-4 and zimmerman with that solo shot. the deficit 6-5 and the next batter, adam lar

cancer center. nice day. not too hot out there. >>> a major win for the orioles after keeping fans on the edge of their seats for 17 long innings. that was a long game. the birds sweep the red sox tonight winning 9-6. the last time that happened was june of 1994. that was a long time ago. the first game since 1925 in which both teams put a position player on the mound. the outstanding highlights coming up later on in sports. right now the orioles, they are in 1st place in all of major league baseball. i've never said that before. feels good to say it. a lot more still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >>> violence erupts in moscow. a peaceful protest spirals out of control. we'll tell you what triggered the chaos. lightning strikes causing this massive fire in a busy neighborhood. why firefighter hearsay to let it burn. if he had a facebook page, he might be one of the millions of liars on this site. find out how common it is for people not to tell the truth on facebook. >> more on good neighbor day coming up. >> we have a better chance for rain moving our way over the next few d

love with. >> and what a great day for this mom. why she got to go to the orioles game as a gift. that when the news comes right back in 60 seconds. ! . >> everything is getting smaller. >> and most times you notice it because the box is smaller but john shows us the latest slimming product that is hard to catch so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: we are all familiar with grocery products that aren't the same size they used to be. many of them have down sized the past few years, the latest, very popular snack crackers. carroll, like a lot of shoppers has noticed her bill going up but the weight of her shopping cart going down. >> yeah. definitely. you can tell. >> reporter: she is talk act the new boxes of triscuits, the latest product to be down sized. >> i'm not happy but -- it's the sign of the time. . >> reporter: it changed the size of several of the snack crackers, the consumerist. i bought a box of the new ones and sure enough there is a difference. the old 9.5-ounce back is now just 9 ounces. the reduced fat version meantime will really help your diet because it's

craig stammen, way back in the sixth, giving the orioles one bait hit. he had a scoreless sixth. perry, two scoreless and now rodriguez, 2 outs in the ninth. so the stage is set for the bottom of the inning, for the top of the washington batting order, and is he the best closer in the game right now? he is certainly the most effective. >> he has the longest streak right now, as far as consecutive closes are concerned. when you look at this, if you are the nationals, could this be one of those things you look back on, if you could put something on him in the ninth inning. they are scuffling, we know that. have you a guy out there in the bullpen, probably going as good as anybody in the game. what you can do, go to the bottom of the ninth and troy to put something on, one of the best closers in the game. >> robert andino, 2 hits tonight, 2 rbis, a run score scoreed. >> rodriguez starting to get loose now. >> 98. >> 98. we saw nors, 96 in there. starting to get loose. he worked up a lather. >> there is nothing wrong with throwing 94 over the plate with some movement. that's what he did to

sports if you want . i'm pontificating. orioles lose. we have some rain to contend with. it will not be as heavy as yesterday. you'll find some drizzle on your way to work this morning. there could be some thunderstorms this afternoon. drizzle this afternoon. high temperature of 76. >> it could be a little slick in spots. no delays to report. that is a good news. 62 on the west side as you travel towards 795. average speeds around 58. 60 on southbound 83. we had an accident reported southbound 95 just past 100. word is it is not there. everything moving well down towards howard county. 295 in pretty good shape. this is dulaney valley. overall, a smooth ride. no delays to report on 95 out of white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a day of reflection in joplin. a deadly tornado touchdown one year ago today. >> the committee continues to rebuild. tara mergener is live with the details. >> good morning. the city of joplin has come a long wait in a year thanks in part to the federal government, volunteers, and the persistence of people. tracing their

other kinds of equipment were on display. >>> hundreds of young baseball players and orioles fans get tips from the pros. the orioles hosted two baseball clinics today. a chance to learn baseball skills from past and present players. today's hard work didn't go without reward. they all got tickets to tonight's game against the rays. >>> a lot more on the news. tonight a tragic crash. three college students killed offer overseas. >>> what is revealed about women who smoke while pregnant. ? and naked rider caught? the strange story behind this arrest. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> still perfect. mostly sunny and 76 in central maryland. we will have the weather in just a moment. >>> first three boston university students are killed in a car crash in new zealand. they were traveling in a van early this morning when the vehicle drifted to the side of the road then rolled over. the three died, another student is in critical condition. the students were on their way to hike a trail. >>> a new report shows that more than 1 in 5 pregnant white women are smoking cigarettes, that is significantly

jumping on the bandwagon right now. >> reporter: it's not just the orioles scoring big. businesses are booming. a packed pre-game crowd means big bucks at pickles pub. >> more people are interested. you see it here and all over the city. >> reporter: more fans scouting out the orange and black. >> everybody's spirits have come up. >> it's great for bars, restaurants, parking, hotels. >> reporter: but os fans would like even more seats filled. >> we need more. >> reporter: and the team agrees. >> buck said when the red sox and yankees are in town, there are more orioles fans. >> reporter: so for fans, the time is now to show the team some love. >> we're number one. are we going to stay there? >> absolutely. >> reporter: and not to be a downer, but it was 7 seasons ago the os were in a similar position as they are right now. they ended up finishing in 4th. of course we're hoping for a much better finish this year. >> i think that's the first time you've heard me kissed by a big bird. more insight of the orioles winning streak coming up in sports. >>> some of your favorite ravens trade in

produced two preakness winners in the past. a sad note from orioles history -- a left handed mr. -- left- handed pitcher from 1989, only 56 years old. as for the orioles, a rough draft pick -- they wrapped up a successful home stand and turn their attention back to the road where they will take on the kansas city royals. starting a five-game romp -- five-day road trip. the orioles will try to cool off the red-hot royals' team. they get started tonight and it will be tommy hunter on the mound for the orioles. a tie with tampa bay for first place in the american league east. east. >> here is what we are working on for 11 days night -- too young boys sentenced in the death of a girl found dead and an ally -- the punishment they face. and a baltimore grand prix -- why the new man in charge will be a difference maker this time around. around. >> your forecast for the weekend looks great. >> once this front goes through tonight, it clears out nicely with sunny skies thursday and friday. cloud the golan but sunday but if the pattern says like this, it should be a gorgeous preakness sat

>>> good morning. coming up next, a historic deal for one of the orioles' biggest stars. details of adam jones' new multimillion-dollar contract. >>> good morning. peeping tom on the prowl. you won't believe his mo. that story straight ahead. >>> plus, it is back open. why traffic-weary drivers can stop avoiding the jfx. >>> plus the sun is already warming things up outside as we brace for another hot day but will this holiday weekend finish with some showers? meteorologist tim williams has the answer in our first morning weather forecast. this is also the unofficial start to the pool season. wjz is live at the ymca to brush up on your pool safety. that is coming up. eyewitness news sunday morning starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news this sunday. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'mm tim williams. a little bit muggy out there already. temperatures or in the 70s. the dew points are in the 60s and the humidity levels are already relatively high. we do have temperatures around 70 degrees around most of the region. a little cooler along the shore. as you've seen, sunshine is com

. >>> turning to sports. the orioles have bruised with a showdown in camden yard. this was a physical game from the start. the orioles and rhames battle for the sole possession. in the end, strong pitching seals this deal. 4-3 is the final. the orioles home stand continues this weekend against the rays. this sunday, tomorrow, it is mother's day. you can see the os and the rays at 1:30 p.m. >>> well, i'm up at 3:00 in the morning. >> you might play baseball. >> i know that all mothers, if thirst 10,000 mothers get a ladies orange orioles that tomorrow for mother's day. >> nice. >> that is cool. >> yeah. >> very nice. >> are you ready for mother's day. >> just about. my mother's day present is going to be in the form of very nice weather. sunshine, 80 degrees. i have aural put in the order, i just have to pick it up. >> i'm sure that your mother will love it. >> what about you? >> her birthday is the next day. so, i don't know -- >> well, that's like, you know, a kids who birthday is around christmas. >> right, but she's not going to get the mother's day and the birthday. she has to pic

cooler question of the day. do you think the orioles can continue their strong performance throughout the rest of the season? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we are not trying to jinx things. >> teeth will join us later for highlights from last night's game -- keith mills will join us later. >> get ready to dig deeper to pay for your summer travel. >> a controversial figure launches a new website. >> if you're interested in going to the u.s. open, there is an auction. >> a busy morning rush as accident start to come in. accident start to come in. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> good morning. this is a live view from the skycam. there are a lot of clouds. 59 degrees at the maryland science center. we're talking at greenspring racquet club. this is exciting. your foundation was awarded two vip tickets to the u.s. open. >> we are kicking off the auction today. we have t

service. >> well oriole fans are buzzing. sports director mark viviano has more on all the excitement. >> reporter: the fans may be jumping on the bandwagon but the players are applying the brakes to having too much excitement too early. yes they do have the best record on baseball and yes they're riding a five day winning streak. still though reason for optimism for an organization that has not had much to cheer about in 15 years. >> there's the 3-2 delivery. up the middle where hardy is playing and the orioles have done it. >> reporter: two wins in a row over the yankees in new york. then a three game sweep of the red sox on the road. designated hitter chris davis ended up pitching and did better than he or anybody else could have expected. jones blasted a home run shot that lifted the orioles to victory so they come home like heros. bolstered by a good opening month, knowing there are five more months of a long season ahead. >> we're playing tonight and that's the big thing. is boston is a nice series, and it's over and now we're worried about texas and we're moving on t

people. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the orioles look to take flight on this friday night, taking on the tampa bay rays. >> mark has the latest from the ballpark next in sports. ,,,,,,, >>> beautiful night on the the ballpark. tampa bay rays and orioles being in first place. now they're tied. mark has the wjz the fan sports report. >> not a bad combination there. the orioles facing tough competition this week. first, it was the texas rangers. they rolled through here, and took three out of 4. despite that, orioles said you mentioned, tied with the rays, who arrived here tonight. tough opponents. tonight, a familiar face. luke scott, who left the orioles after last season, as a free agent and signed on with those tampa bay rays. and he jumped right in with his new team to help lead tampa bay to first place. here's luke hitting a home run. has seven homers this season. scott was a very popular oriole for four seasons. he was a most valuable oriole two years ago. he talked about coming back to baltimore. >> i had just tremendous memories here. and i take those experiences tha

. so there was just -- had no idea. >> reporter: it happens. orioles hosting the rays at the ballpark, a perfect place to spend the afternoon with mom on mother's day. bottom of 9th, orioles trail 9- 7. adam jones two on, two out, high popper to the left side. sean rodriguez with an acrobatic throw to 1st. carlos pena unable to hold on. j.j. hardy scores. runner to third, deficit 9-8. next batter matt wieters down to the left side again to rodriguez, a one-out throw to pena at first who holds on for the final out and the orioles fall to the rays 9-8. >>> the caps were ever so close to advancing to the eastern conference finals for just the third time in franchise history, but the top seeded new york rangers proved to be a little better like one goal better. last night new york game 73rd period caps trail 1 -0. alex ovechkin gets knocked down by michael del zotto. with ovie down marian gaborik takes off, del zotto following the play, 2-0 rangers. 38 seconds later the caps did respond. brooks laich, good shot through traffic beat henrik lundqvist, deficit 2-1 with nine plus min

. >>> top of the fourth, orioles and red sox. orioles lead 2-0 on two homeruns. three run homerun to the seats above the green monster. orioles in front 5-0. bottom of the 5th, middlebrook, first pitch, swinging, first career homerun is a grand slam. extra innings. bottom of the 16th, still tied. first base man, went 0-8 pitching for the first time, with a runner on, drives to the gap. tries to score, wow, relay home is in time. going to the 17th. top of the 17th. mcdonald on the mound. jones with two on. drives it to deep left. who is pitching in this game? game winning three-run homerun. 9-6in 17 to improve to a major league best 19-9. >>> if you and i had been there, we would be pitching. >> so far the caps' fortunes in postseason was accounted for by -- caps never trailed. first time since 2010 the trio scored in the same game. caps coming off a heartbreaking trip overtime loss in game three, couldn't have come at a better time. game five tomorrow in new york. >> go in there with momentum here and play simple. you have to play ugly and keep the momentum on your side by doing that

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whether for the air show. >> the orioles played a matinee this afternoon before heading to washington. the nationals are getting ready to play the pirates. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> we continue with a big show in the sky in the d.c. area. >> the air show this -- is this weekend at joint base andrews. there will be some flying from the blue angels. kris van cleave and some lucky passengers had a chance to fly with the angels themselves. >> school counselor is seconds away from the ride of his life. he was nominated for the key influence our program so he gets to go up with the blue angels before their performance this weekend. the blue angels define extreme flying doing maneuvers like these at high speed 18 inches apart. where else would you find yourself a barrel rolling, polling six jeez, a

are good -- nationals are good. the orioles are good. heading into tonight, the orioles led the nl east but could they stay there. a look at tonight's game against the pirates plus a look ahead to this weekend's battle of the bet ways. and -- belt ways. and the horses will run. how has the winner been enjoying the spotlight next in sports. #13 from the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. . >> the annual battle of the beltways always has some buzz around it, but never as much as this year. the orioles add am jones telling me he is -- add amends jones adam jones telling me he is excited. the -- adam jones telling me he is excited. before they can turn their focus to friday, they had one last game against pittsburgh tonight. andrew mick kuch incoming up -- mckutchin coming up big. james mcdonald took a no hitter into the 6th inning. ryan zimmerman with a single to left brings in two. it is 4-2 pirates. in the bottom of the 9th, desmond with a chance to take the lead. strikes out swinging. nats

tuesday. >> the orioles pulled off something they have never done before in yankee stadium. you are going to want to see this, next in sports. >> tonight, will you be america's next millionaire? it ready, this is powerball. tonight we have a guaranteed $50 million for you. are you going to walk away with that money? let's find out. 7-33-50-38- the winning powerball number is 29. good luck, everybody. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >> the orioles bandwagon now accepting applications. they took the yankees with a 5-0 win but they held the yankees to only three wins in this series. the first loss in 21 starts. matt wieters launches a supernova. top of the seventh, nick markakis makes it 3-0 oriol

the winning pitcher. >> could be two. and chris davis is the winning pitcher. >> the orioles are on a world. >> excellent. they're doing righgreat. keep it up, guys. >> maybe we can push some of those red sox fans out of the stadium and the next thing and we will get the yankees fans out of there. we will keep on winning. >> i love it and more power to them. i hope the ball away -- they go all the way. >> with a winning record, sales are going well. >> our sales picked up dramatically last week since they took two of three from the yankees and they're going into boston. hopefully, sales start picking up today after that have swept boston. >> down at camden yards, winning games means ticket sales are up and fans are happy. >> nice that they are winning. >> like in the olden days. >> it is nice to have winning baseball back in baltimore. >> it is very good. >> students were on a field trip at the ballpark today. and even they are excited about the nose -- o's. are we going to go all the way this year? >> yea! >> game time is at 7:05 p.m. let's keep going. >> now with the birds this ho

have learned that the life saving voice was none other than the voice of the baltimore orioles. >> my granddaughter has drowned. >> reporter: when this frantic call came into the 911 call center late last week it was david mcgowan who picked up the line. >> keep going ma'am, this is very important. >> reporter: only on the job for 5 months and still technically a -- his biggest weapon, his steady baritone voice and he used it to try to calm the desperate grandmother as they walked through the paces of performing cpr. >> david has a great voice. >> reporter: a strong voice that many baseball fans know well. >> good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to oriole park at camden yard. >> i was also the stadium announcer up until i started here. >> for 14 years he was the voice. he retired from baseball in january and says he looked for a job where he could help people but he probably never thought he would actually save a life. >> she said the baby is breathing and i felt great. i said, you know what, i made the right job choice. >> reporter: the police department is investigating th

england patriots in the third game of the season. the orioles still liked to keep getting closer to beating the yankees. three plays separate the orioles from the biggest win of the season. mark teixeira is on base with the orioles up by one run. just two batters later, after seeing frustration from the manager, place of frustration on the scoreboard. a home run gave the yankees believe instead of giving them the time. covering the bag, tagged him at the plate. the orioles came up one run short. it could little dicey here on the mound. still looking for the first win of the season. getting a start for new york at yankee stadium. the orioles plan to honor our province and on saturday, unveiling a statue inside camden yards. today they had to postpone the plans. they have rescheduled it for september 29. the 74-year-old robinson suffered a fall in january and continues to make a slow recovery. he did not think he could attend the unveiling because of his health issues. the capitals went into the playoffs as a favorite and then flopped in the past couple of seasons. in last night's gam

adam jones becomes the highest paid oriole in history. the deal that has baseball buzzing. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm adam may. sounds like a lottery jackpot. $85.5million. that's how much adam jones will make under a new six-year deal. stan saunders has new details about tomorrow's history making announcement. stan? >> well, it is a historic contract, none seen by any orioles player since they came into town in 1944. young, gifted. six years, $85 million. that's about $14 million per year which stops $8 million per year. 1-4. even stretched double even into a triple and even sold another base this year. adam jones, second highest paid behind matt of the dodgers. >> it's humbling just the thought of it. >> they're going to keep on calling, especially new family out of the woodwork, et cetera. adam, there is a no trade clause. how about that? >> that's important, stan. thank you. wjz will be at the news conference tomorrow with adam jones and dan with all the details tomorrow at 6:30 and 11:00. >>> police are searching for a peeping tom at a maryland tourist h

. and baltimore. the baltimore orioles are in town. the battle of the beltway. check out the taste of arlington on sunday. >> something for everybody this weekend. coming up next, we will tell you why this hair cut got a 12-year- old boys suspended. >> a local beach community has a message for new highs graduates. take your drunken p >> high school graduations are coming up. >> thousands of high-school graduates will converge on local beach towns. >> in dewey beach, a delaware, it is the calm before the swarm. >> they have no idea how crazy and out of control they can get. >> the ones that are a problem you know, can really stress people out. >> these youtube videos show young people celebrating each week. -- beach week. they tend to arrive fresh off kai school commencements. they are under age and they want to party. >>it is a formula for disaster. >> one minute they're having a great time and 30 minutes later there are tears running down their faces. >> he has been on a mission this spring. he has been visiting maryland high schools to warn parents and students about the pitfalls of

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treat them. >>> we call that a walkup crowd. that means you're excited about what the orioles are doing. our man lamont williams spent the day at the park. >> reporter: after the thrilling victory last nierkts the baltimore orioles have the best record in baifnlt this effort has brought a steady stream of fans to the o's ticket window. >> they have the best record. >> reporter: mike and his fiance are in love. his team is the orioles but hers the texas rangers. >> texas has more attractive players. >> reporter: for other fans, this is an historic time. martin will see his first game. >> i'm here from australia, and i thought i would use the opportunity to watch baseball games. >> reporter: reggie deal is the ultimate baseball fan. today he got a tour of camden yards. >> going to different ballparks, i try to get -- i've been looking to get photos of different areas, photos taken next to important people. >> reporter: reggie's love for the game goes to his heart. you see, reggie will be at the game tonight but will not see it. in fact, he has never seen a baseball game. he's been b

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. >> we really have to have a plan for police deployment. we do not have it. she puts on an orioles jersey and parades around 200 cops on a weekend. that does not solve the problem. >> he says he plans to introduce legislation next year to create that give advocacy fund and calls on the print campaign to drum up support for its programs. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the security alert on the campus of umbc today after student said she saw man brandishing a gun and alerted students immediately. nadia is live with the latest. >> the suspect is now in custody. his identification will not be released until he is charged, which they expect to do by tomorrow. students are now relieve that things are back to normal, but said that more could have been done to keep them as they. >> the university of maryland baltimore county is known for supreme education. the campus was a but when authorities flooded the area, looking for gunmen. >> police say a female student called 911 early thursday morning to report that she saw a man who was an acquaintance un.playing begthe g police searched the campus