cal ripken played 2,632 games in a row and tonight it's going to be all about him. >> 1995 was cal's record- setting yearment '96 and '97 were the playoff years at camden yards and you know here we are 15 years later and hopefully on the cusp of another playoff season. >> reporter: good faiths are gone to -- gates are going to open at 5:00 tonight and the ceremony around 5:15. then another ceremony on the field. coming up in just a moment we're going to talk about these two items. these were given out to fans at the game back in 1995. we'll take a look at these and tell you the significance and the history of baseball in baltimore and baseball's ironman cal ripken jr.. megan back to you in the studio. >>> and we want to see your orioles' pride. so send us your fan photos. send them to pics@wmar.com and be sure to put orioles in the salt line and check out all the fan pictures and the slide shows section of our website. abc2news.com. we'd love to see otos. . >>> football fans gearing up for the ravens' home opener monday night against the cincinnati bengals, monday night the cheerlead

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>> reporter: yeah, megan the statue itself for cal ripken jr. is covered right over here and you can't really see it from our position right now. there's a tarp over something and a very large spotlight on it so obviously you know what that is. now the man you just mentioned former president bill clinton he was here at the ballpark 17 years ago tonight when cal ripken became major league baseball's all time consecutive games leader at 2131. he was in the booth in the 4th inning when cal ripken hit the home run that was a part of that game. the president was once again a big hit in charlotte last night and he was back in the ballpark 17 years ago. ripken became major league baseball's all time consecutive games lieder passing lou gehrig on this date 17 years ago and tonight the orioles are honoring him with their living legend statue series. you got jack, you got frank and you got eddie and even got jim palmer up there. what better night to do it than when the orioles take on the yankees in game one of the four game series that's going to be for

the statue with cal ripken. >> the magic is back. stick around. tom tasselmyer has the seven day forecast. >> the maryland department of agriculture is taking action after the first death from west nile virus. details on what it is planning following nbc nfl kickoff game featuring >> 90 for a couple of days. showers over the weekend. >> thank you for joining us, everybody.

a statue of cal ripken, jr. unveiled tonight. the number of reasons behind the honor as the orioles kick off their series against the yankees. also, art modell was not always focused on the football industry. he cared very much about the community around him. community around him. those stories but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. >> hopefully the rain will not interfere with the ball game. >> we're looking good for the next couple of hours and that is good news. tomorrow there is a 20% chance of a storm. saturday, a strong front comes in and some heavy downpours for the evening. it will clear up nicely on sunday. that means beautif

it's going one of the legends series and cal ripken jr. is going to be done tonight just before the game here at camden yards at 5:15. they're going to honor baseball's ironman with his name and his image forever immortalized in bronze. >> you know, you routinely and current players what is one of the baseball records that will never be broken? and almost all of them will mention cal's streak as one you know that just is going to be nearly impossible for a player to break. you know i think the longest active streak is maybe 300, 400 games. nowhere close. >> reporter: nowhere close to what jr. did. the game a sellout tonight. so the orioles are telling fans be patient because this is a thursday night sellout. a big game and big event prior to. megan? >> all right charlie. thanks so much. >>> all right, football fans gearing up for the ravens' home opener, that's monday night against the bengals. however tonight ravens' cheer lead will be at the green turtle to autograph the swimsuit calendar. the par city starts at 5:00 and autographs will

at that point a 22 minute standing ovation by fans for cal ripken jr. becoming baseball's all time leading consecutive games champion for the game a record never to be broken. now, an interesting thing to that megan when you consider what he did. he kept playing and went on to 2632. that record he willfully took himself out of the lineup in 1998 breaking the streak at 6,232 games and tonight o's fans are going to come out around 5:00 to honor the ironman as his living legend statue is unveiled for all to see. >> 1995 was cal's record- setting year. '96 and '97 were the playoff years at camden yards and you know here we are 15 years later and hopefully on the cusp of another playoff season. >> reporter: that's monica bar low with the o's and says tonight the gates are going to open at 5:00. the ceremony in the garden area where the statues are four already up. cal is going to be number five. that's going to start at 5:15. there's going to be a ceremony on the field at 6:20 prior to first pitch. with the yankees tonight. bar low says everyone needs to be

not a single ticket remains for thursday's game which will honor cal ripken, jr. >> hopefully they'll move up to first, knock the yankees out of first place. >> no i'm a yankee. >> reporter: next door to oriole park, they see this as a big time baltimore weekend. >> we have pour baltimore ravens -- our baltimore ravens playing almost at the same time. >> reporter: the stars of abc's tv's ball boys like the fact that these orioles aren't exactly household names. >> most don't know who nate or luke are. these guys are coming out of the blue. >> people are asking for oriole stuff. now they're flying out of here. >> reporter: an original memorial stadium seat. now stand as cal ripken neighborhood feel and just across the road, linwood jones watch and he said don't sell this new oriole team short. >> don't think we're going to make it to the championship. but who knows. we came this far. we're doing good. we just might make the championship. >> reporter: in baltimore, him rutherford, abc2 news. >>> coming up at 6:00 tonight we'll tell you about the legendary evening. it will be held at the

cal ripken, jr. and murray, and they will be joining the likes of babe ruth and johnny unitas. there will be a few other guests including gary williams and former orioles skipper. >>> we're talking about concussions. in response to evidence that players have been sustaining serious brain injuries, the nfl is donating $30 million to the national institute of health in bethesda. we wanted to get his take on this donation. >> the topic has been in the headlines the last four or five years. everybody has a vested interest in it. everybody is doing what they cran to help minimize concussions, the effects it has on players. >> you remember he said he plans to donate his brain to research. >> well, the ravens have more than injuries on their mind. they play on monday night football, playing the bengals. they will try to make the playoffs. >> emotions will be high. i think it's going to take care of itself. >> play like the ravens. here it comes. everybody stand up. beaning dpals, ravens, monday night here in baltimore. >>> going to be good, good stuff. it's a clear night, dry conditio

cal ripken jr. becomes the latest oriole great to become immortalized, joined by earl weaver and eddie murray. he said he got ill little nostalgic looking at his post -- he said he got a little nostalgic. >> i was proud of the success there and the time that i played there. i'm proud of the pose. i think it captured who i was as a shortstop. will unveil a statue honoring brooks robinson. on the field, the orioles, big against the yankees. keith mills will have highlights. >> you want to stick around for that. 6:11. >> a jury convicts a former police officer for the murder of his former wife. >> what is being done to improve cell phone etiquette? >> cold air spills into the northern plains. >> word of a new accident on 70 in the westbound anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland school

it was a statue for cal ripken, jr. as he joins the other legends come in here, hall of famers who will be remembered in bronze. this is what looked like before, the calm before the storm as we see the statue still covered up, hoping in a personal way that the statute is one that -- it is an iconic moment and photo that would be perfect for cal ripken, jr.. getting ready to face the yankees. the iron man record -- i had a chance to catch up with adam jones and he talked to me about what it means. talking about the former face of the orioles. >> it is an incredible day for this organization, for the city. we're almost guaranteed the crowd because of cal ripken, jr.. we're playing and the importance of the series -- is good for the city and we are taking advantage of it and play the game of baseball. >> play the game the right way. the orioles and yankees, first place on the line. we will talk about that at 6:00 p.m. and also at 5:45 p.m. we will show you what the statue of the iron man looks like. next door to camden yar

. >> the strangest would be during cal ripken's streak. they had the numbers posted on the warehouse and it was like 21-28. and a lady said to me, what are those numbers up on the warehouse? is that its address? and i thought -- where have you been recently, lady? >> maybe luther miracle has the best way to describe this magical season. >> probably unlike a lot of people, i'm wondering right now how in the heck can they be up there where they are now with what they got? that's impossible. right now i wish i put some money way back and i'd have a bundle now. >> the next time you're at the yard you may want to introduce yourself before these iron men leave the ballpark for good. >> this will probably be it. i'm still in good health and my wife and i want to travel. and she's been at home all these nights for 50 years by herself. so i owe her that. >> i'm very happy with what i do. and i'm very happy with people that want me every night. they just make my day. being my age, you don't know how much that means. >> great stories. love that. >> e

the eternal tribute to cal ripken junior... on fox 45 news at -live looo m&t bank stadium 3 3 3 3 3 map fiber map 3 3 we are continuing to follow breaking news into our newsroom. newsroom.it's a sad day for ravens fan.former owner of the baltimore ravens... art modell passed away early this morning from heart faalure. failure.megan gilliland iss here with the latest details and reactions from those of you here in baltimore. good morning guys,people all &pover baltimore... and across heavy hearts this morning... hearing this news.this is the man who brought football back to baltimore. baltimore.on facebook... --rodrigo wrote in saying: god bless the modelll. they gave ourrcity a chance to enjoy ssnday'ssagain. love the ravens says... sending my prayers to &pthe baltimore ravens he's goinn to be missed missedmodell's legacy in pootball started back in 1961 whennhe bought the cleveland browns for 4-million dollars. he moved that franchise too baltimooe in 1996.while he was hated in cleveland... he was loved herr in baltimore.he ga

and today is the day to ironman cal ripken will have the statue dedicates. the orioles trail the yankees one game in the a. l. east. >>> today amazon set to announce new products. and they could announce a new kindle. this comes one week after the company said it sold out of its popular kindle. >>> so if you are in glen burnie, you can enjoy a meal. this is happening at gin oughts, they're opening a new location on richie highway near fifth avenue. back in 1957 former baltimore colts, they founded gino's with a friend. the first location was in baltimore and now there's another in glen burnie. >>> bwi airport now welcoming spirit airlines. its newest carrier. spirit will begin service from bwi to dallas/ft. worth and fort lauderdale as well. the new carrier comes on the heels of the busiest month in the airport's history. >>> tonight before the president takes the podium at the democratic national convention, you can set up your pop culture fix. the mtv video music awards happening in los angeles. those start tonight at 8:00. something to keep in mind. if po

cal ripken said, enjoy the september pennant race. cal making a back can play at shortstop. billy ripken and brady anderson addressing the crowd. maybe the biggest guest of all, vi ripken in the crowd watching jr. say thanks to the crowd. tomorrow, a public viewing it on the field for art modell. he was more than just the owner to ozzie newsome and ray lewis. >> the greatest thing life offers is the opportunity to help someone. he was one of those guys, one of those spirits. >> based on all the texts, females and phone calls i've gotten from people, the impact that he had on my life, he had a major impact on their life, too. >> tomorrow at m&t bank stadium . >> more news after

we're going to be unveiling cal ripken, jr's statue just over here in the memorial park. it's going to be on the anniversary of when he broke lou gehrig's consecutive game streak, september 6th, 1995 and when he set that mark, cal ripken played more than 2,600 consecutive games before taking a break. he retired later in that same season. he's a hall of famer now. tomorrow he'll be forever remembered here at camden yards with a statue going up in memorial gardens. megan. >> charley, thanks. a reminder, we want to see your orioles pride. send us your best pictures of you in your o's gear. if you are at the game, we would love to see it. e-mail them to pix@wmar.com. you can always upload them to our facebook page. you might see those pictures on the air. >>> in the meantime the ravens kick off the season on monday, however, the celebrations are already getting under way. this all starts today to get pumped with the cheerleaders, poe and the ravens marching band from 5:00 to 11:00 tonight at power plant live. tomorrow the ravens cheerleaders will be at the green turtle, that'

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cal ripken jr. is with me. it was a big night on september 6 when he broke that record. it is 17 years since you've broke the record and that is why you're getting this debt to tomorrow. >> the statue unveiling has been a wonderful thing for oriole baseball. it has been heartfelt. there is a connection to the orioles of the past. it has been very emotional in many ways. i expect it to be emotional tomorrow. statues' capture the like this of the players. >> have you seen it? -- statues capture the laich likeness of the players. >> have you seen it? >> i have. you can see the silhouette. you know immediately who is. certainly jim with his leg kick, eddie, you can see the chops on him. it is a wonderful thing. i really enjoyed them. my night coincides with the record-breaking night of september 6, which makes it more appealing. >> the o's are looking good. it does a lot of fun in town. >> it is an exciting season. i look at the game score every single night whether i am in town or not. there is a magic associated with that team. they are fun to watch. some of the young pitc

. >> we have been told we need a frank perdue or a cal ripken. hopefully things go right. >> this contribution will be the largest for a minor league baseball projects for the state maybe even in the country. >> a very humble, kind individual. >> many residents are grateful but would seek it stay out of downtown. >> there is too much congestion for the locals. >> this is not a high-profile celebrity and he assures the city he will not sell the rights. he wants to name it after someone well known in hagerstown. abc 7 news.

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ripken jr. prior to thuusday's series opener at camden yards. it is one of six sculptures the club is celebrating this season and comes on the 11- ripken passed lou gehrig by playing in a major league-record 2,131st consecutive game, becoming baseball's "iron man." 3 halloween issstill more than a month away... but you'd never guess that by lloking at one farmer's crop. crop.check this thing out! andrew scalise ... from wessern nnw york... has been harvesting giant pumpkins for about 10 years. years.he's currently growing &pthan 100 gallons of water every dayy.. that are pumped from a nearby pond.his biggest pumpkin is estimated at á12- hundred poundsá... and still growing strong. bustin' a move...on the streett oo baltimore. baltimore. the reasoo this man performs attbaltimore's busiesttintersections. intersections. 3 ((break 1)) i'll get a build your own burger with something cheesy... but not just cheese - mac and cheese. then i wanna add some oomph. and... top it off with a little kick. and... napkins. it's build your own burge

this week we remember cal, the iron man. a look at the induction of cal ripken, jr. into the hall of legends. >> we'll try again tomorrow. in the meantime a heavy line. :h [ female announcer ] over the last ten years, your mouth has sipped, snacked, ...yellowed... giggled, snuggled, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. fact is, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remove over ten years of stains by going below the enamel surface. and, they whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest whitestrips. life opens up when you do. >>> it's oustedden thought of as a side effect for those with breast cancer. linda so tells us why women will be bearing it -- baring it all in the name of cancer. >> reporter: kim isn't shy about showing breast cancer patients her body. she had a mass text am i and reconstructive surgery at the same time and said she couldn't be happier with the results. >> it was very important to share that experience with other women. >>epo

i want to introduce you -- you won cal ripken's suburban the night he broke the streak. >> yes, sir. >> how much did you spend? >> more than the last bidder. >> you flew in from san diego last night. >> we flew in about three hours ago, going to catch a game tonight and tomorrow morning make the long trip back to san diego. >> in cal's car. >> in cal's car. they took very good care of us out here. >> now you're cal's friend for life. after two straight losses you're down in the dumps a little bit. keep your chin up. let's in the forget this. enjoy the ride right now. those who ordered your playoff tickets, you could see them in the mail in the next day or two. if you didn't, when they within the on sale, you would scam it for tickets. here's what you need to know. check for colors that are out of registration or smudged ink. also, look for the edges. the paper shouldn't split. it's a big tipoff if they're fake. >> there's no dates or time because the post season has not been stled. >> reporter: when you're on the internet looking for the tickets try to avoid craigslist and stay with

it was a night to celebrate...yet again...the hall of fame career of cal ripken, jr...it was his turn to see a statue unveiled, becoming the 5th of the 6th honored this season...and the iroo man felt just that way...honored...to be joining them. orioles honoring art modell with a moment of silence before their game withhthe yankees....top of the 8th... yankees down 6-4...ichiro singles into right with the bases loadee...2 runs core... new york erases a 6-1 eficit to tie the game....home half of the 8th...adam joness leading off...and launching it &pinto the baltimore night...hi 28th gives the o's the lead... 7-6....2 batters later...mark reynolds already one home runn..what can't he do???.... his 8th homer in his last 7 games...2-run shot gives the o's a 9-6 lead....next man up...chris davis joins the long ball paraae...onto the flagcourt...his 24th...o's hit 6 home runs in a game for the beat the yankees 10-6 tying new york for first place in the division...mark reynolds has multi-home runssgames in 3 of the last 4 meetings with the yankees... 3 o's win in front of moreethan 44-thous

before the game last night, it was all about number eight, a standing ovation welcoming cal ripken jr. back to the field he knows so well. on the 17-year anniversary of the day he broke lou gehrig's consecutive game streak with 132. what a moment. now you're maryland lottery pick three and pick 4 numbers. >> the maryland lottery celebrate purple friday all week long. >> happy purple friday. i am sarah fleisher from 98 rock. your numbers for today are -- good luck. 3 for starters. that is a nine as printed on the ball in the middle. and her final number is 7. making your pick 3 number today, 397. we will get to pick 4 in a moment. sunday, september 9, head to your favorite lottery retailer to double or triple your winnings. heading over to drawing official whitney norris, a zero for starters. the next number is 89 as printed on the ball. followed by a bridge is a nine as printed on the ball. followed by a 7. followed by a one. 0971. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> john has your ravens forecast for the season opener monday. >> a string of good game weather situations. mostly

we talk to fans and cal ripken about this unbelievable game. >> this performance is a joint effort between students in maryland and students in china. i explain coming up. >> live. local. late- breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5 with stan stovall, donna hamilton, tom tasselmyer, and sky team 11 covering breaking news relive. at 5s in tv 11 news continues now. >> fans are pouring in to camden yards kicking off what we hope will be a very fun until the weekend. this is the final homestand for the orioles as they had to stamp of for the final three games of this season. >> there one game back of the yankees in the american league east. george lettis is talking to fans and the iron man himself. >> happy orange friday to you. 90 minutes before the game and already the anticipation is building here. fans are making their way in. they have been waiting 15 years for a meaningful final homestand. this series against the red sox has huge implications. fans have traveled from near and far this season by the name. . this is a big deal. ripken has his take on this improbable run. >> i have

the biggest first week of september for the franchise since cal ripken and jr. broke the iron man mark. a three-run shot to left field, his 17th of the season. 3-0 auriols. it was raining for a little while before they shut the roof. they could not put a lid on the orioles. the seventh inning, j.j. hardy with a single. the orioles were in front 7-0. chris davis will double to left field and adam jones comes around. the score, 8-0 aureoles. a single to right, matt wieters comes around to score and the orioles rout the blue jays, 12- 0 big new york has now lost four out of five. new york to the early lead tonight in tampa. 1-0 yankees. bottom of the third, evan longoria puts tampa up to stay. a two-run shot, 3-2 rays. chapelwood put together five and enter runs -- tampa would put together five unanswered runs. and but they beat the yankees 5- 2. this one will have people shaking their heads around the country. the orioles have pulled into a first-place tie with the new art yankees. the orioles have 10 games left, with the yankees andy rays. starting with a four-ga

that's big enough on its own, but tomorrow we're going to be unveiling the cal ripken, jr. statue as it will be september 6th, 17 years since he broke lou gehrig's record as baseball's all-time ironman, just 2300 games to break ger ig's record, ripkin went 2600 straight games without taking a day off. that's going to be enough for saturday's game to be sold out. and coming up on "good morning maryland," we're going to talk about ticket prices because if you go to stubhub or other ticket outlets, they're going for a pretty penny right now. >> we want to remind you, we want to see fan photos, whether you're sticking to orange or switching to purple, maybe you're mixing and matching, send them to pix@wmar.com or you can always go to to our facebook page and share them that way. >>> you have dhoak this out, a groundskeeper, he keeps the crowd pretty entertained, look at this move, cleaning up the fields in the yellow bow tie. he's doing the charleston. he does a little dance during the yankees/rays game. this is in tampa, and sort of reminds you of the dance. lynette, you want

. >>> the cal ripken foundation is getting some help this morning. [ inaudible ] plans to donate $25,000 to the foundation in support of their local initiative to help teach critical life lessons to damaged children. >>> two local letter carriers, they are becoming part of an elite club this morning. the u.s. postal service is recognizing two from dun dawk and that's for driving one million miles without being involve inside a single accident. >>> a while back we told you about a woman who brought a real renmore painting. this happened at a yard sale. she bought it for $7 at a flea market in west virginia. turns out that painting may have been stolen from a local museum. you see the artwork was a surprise and it was supposed to go up for auction and tomorrow, that's when it was going to happen. however, a reporter did a little digging and believes that that painting, it may have been stolen from the baltimore museum of art more than six decades ago. the action has been called off and the fbi is now investigating. >>> a seven-week-old puppy stolen from an animal resource foundation on ken

>> it was cal ripken night as his statue was unveiled. bottom of the first, the o's built a 6-1 lead. the yankees tied with if w. five runs in theating. the os hit flee home enters theating and went on to win 10- 6. the os hit flee homers in the eighth and went on to -- hit three homers in the eighth and went on to win 10-6. >> reporter: in this city full of museums, you rarely see something quite like this. >> the meat dress. >> reporter: it is the dress made of meat that lady gaga wore to the mtv video awards in 2010. yes, the boots are here too. for the record, it is argentinian steak. >> obviously, being prone to dote ration, it had to be dehydrated and preserved. >> reporter: gaga's point, if you don't speak your mind, you will have no more power than a piece of meat. the dress is one slice of rock history on display at the national museum of women in the arts. it is called women who rock. >> my title here is chief curator. i'm nicknamed myself chief fan because i run from case to case and look at all these objects. >> reporter: this

they were excited about to cal ripken, jr. >> a standing ovation welcoming the iron man back on to the diamond he knows so well. >> coming in september 6, it feels really good walking into that stadium and seeing the excitement and seeing the big series in september. >> the ceremonial first pitch was greeted by loud cheers from the crowd. the o's have been flying high. there is an incredible amount of excitement. fans want to see him honored on a special anniversary. 17 years since his 21-31 game where he tied lou gehrig in consecutive games. the statue was unveiled in the picnic area of camden yards. >> it looks good, i am getting first look at it. >> for me personally, to see him there is very special. he stands out in baseball history. he deserves it. >> he says he is honored. >> this symbolized a bigger person playing the position of shortstop and i was proud of the success i had their. i was very proud of the time i played there. it looks like me and captured who was as a shortstop. >> he joins other oriole legends in the big creek area where his achievements will live on forever.

thursday, tomorrow night is a big night, that's when cal ripken, jr. will have his statue unveiled. it'll be 17 years to the day that he broke lou gehrig's record. he became the man in baseball on this day in 1995. tickets to the game -- the game is sold out, so if you go to the likes of secondary sites like stubhub, they'll run you $300, $400, there's one person out there wanting $1,000 to get into tomorrow night's game. >> that person wants to go badly. thanks, charley. >>> a reminder, we want to see your orioles pride in the hunt for an orange october, so send us your best pictures of you in your o's gear, you at the game, whatever it is, e-mail it to pix@wmar.com. just a reminder, if you don't want to do that, you can always upload them to our facebook page. you might even see them on the air, but we definitely would love to see those pictures, so pass them along. >>> the yankees lost to tampa bay last night, helping to put the o's in that number one spot. who cares about that game when you have a groundskeeper like this. this is john down in tampa. check out his sweet moves. he

that would be cal ripken, jr, also palmer, murray and robinson. their statues are already there. brooks is going up and that's going to be tomorrow afternoon, ceremony at 5:00. of course, the o's, they need to take care of business and do the winning that needs to be done so they can close the gap on new york and continue their playoff run. >> so many generations of fans are getting something out of this season. you know, we've got folks who have been orioles fans for their entire life, for 70 years, they can relive these great memories of these former players, but also enjoy the success on the field and certainly for the younger players -- for the younger fans, they're learning about these older players and what they've meant to the ball club. >>reporter: again, megan, that ceremony will be tomorrow night here at camden yards. the game is sold out. that ceremony will be at 5:00. then an on-the-field presentation for brooks right before the first pitch at 7:05. >> a lot going on there, charley. i don't mean to put you on the spot, i know saturday's game is sold out, what about su

. >>> the honor the city is giving the iron man cal ripken we have details of what fans have to say about him. >> health officials concernedregarding autism and symptoms of epilepsy and doctors say there may be be a way to control it. more coming up -- may be a wa >>> it's revving up and getting ready to take on audubon. ford will sell the classic mustangs in europe. the mustang has a big european fan base and i am sure it does. and they didn't say when they will start selling the cars there but they say they are. so no word on whether or not the european model will be identical to the ones sold here in the united states. >> they do tend to change them a little bit when they sell them overseas. they have to right? well baltimore will tay tribute to art modell this morning. we have details coming up because the team wants you to show newspaper good morning --up. >> good morning maryland at 5 begins right now. >> you are watching the stationthat works for you, now, good morning maryland. >> remembering a baltimore sports ledge en. how to pay -- leng end. how to -- legend. how how to pay tri

cal ripken will be honored. >> stick around. >> this morning we asked -- now that the orioles are in first place, will you be going to more games at camden yards in the final month of the season? if you can get tickets. >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. do you think attendance will go up? >> big crowds are ready this weekend with the yankees. >> will wear orange again tomorrow - will we wear orange again tomorrow? >> as long as they keep winning. >> bill clinton is on tap to speak at the democratic national convention tonight. the party hopes he can help out in november. >> a judge is in hot water. >> a passionate plea to reelect the president. democrats heard from michelle obama last night. >> they also heard from in

. >> two oriole greats were honored last night, cal ripken jr. and eddie murray. ripken joked about his family's fondness for eddie. >> my dad loved eddie. he was instrumental in him becoming a switch hitter. >> there will be an unveiling of a bronze sculpture as part of the o's legend celebration series. >> 5:27. 74 degrees on tv hill. state >> officials are taking action to protect maryland residents from the west nile virus. a celebration worthy of a gold medal. >> we have a touch of autumn in the seven-day forecast. >> we have some closures in >> we have some closures in want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey t cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news

. >> -- cal ripken and eddie murray. >> baltimore's iron man will be honored with the unveiling of a larger-than-life bronze sculpture tomorrow night at orioles park at the legends celebration series. murray receive the same honor last month. >> of next, the backlash is pouring in after comments made by baltimore county judge during a domestic violence case. >> thunderstorms moving of the midlantic rose, but there is more in the >> there were calls for the ousting a baltimore county judge bruce lamdin tonight. there was a domestic violence case that he oversaw. >> >> live, local, late- breaking. was removed -- lamdin was removed from the bench yesterday. next this woman came to the court because she was really scared. >> that launchner was commenting on what happened in the court room of baltimore county judge bruce lamdin. a woman described two incidents in her home and ask lamdin to remove him from her home. he told her to get out and go to a shelter. >> it is our house. i am his wife. >> it is his house. i don't care what the police say. you took the easy way out. >> that is not y

the orioles began a four game series with the yankees after honoring cal ripken. then the game, jones, reynolds and davis went deep. they topped new york, 10-6. the os can take possession with a -- win tonight. >>> redskins fans are counting down all weekend long. 55 hours away from the beginning of the season. the skins will steak -- take on the saints. the skins don't have the home opener until the 23rd. >>> the ravings will be holding a viewing tomorrow for art modell. he moved the team the city in 1996. he died yesterday. the ceremony will be tomorrow. >>> our time is 6:25. coming up on 9 news now -- >>> happy friday. 6:29. this is the place you can get your weather first. the temperatures in the low to mid-70s. depending on where you are making up this morning and a live look at internationals park. look at, where the first place nationals are playing and -- >> they will play tonight. >> putting up a bunch of runs. and a little bit of the crew team doing work. >> beautiful start to the morning. thank you for starting your day with us. >> happy friday. >>> how

the unveiling of the new cal ripken jr. statue. the orioles hit six home runs in the game last night. mark reynolds, he had two of them. this is unbelievable what he is doing. 8 home runs in the last seven games. he is the first to hit multiple home runs against the yankees in the season and. he has been on an unbelievable care. we know he is a great ballplayer, but even to his teammates, he is something special. >> he is a unique player. he is a guy when you get hot, he is one of the best in the game. i think when people knew when he was not swinging better earlier in the year, he can really carry a team. >> he can carry it as well keeping everyone in camden yard is wearing are and, feeling very confident. there is a belief they can get this done. a share first place with the yankees. coming up, we will talk about the matchup against the bronx bombers. back to you. >> you cannot do something if you do not think you can do with. that brings this to our text question. what are you more excited for this weekend? text "a" if you are m

. >> were told you need to -- need a cal ripken. >> this contribution would be the largest for a project in the state, may be the country. >> and very humble and kind individual. >> many residents are grateful but would like to see it stay at of downtown. >> there is too much congestion for locals. >> this is not a high profile celebrity and he assures the city he will not sell the naming rights. he wants to name it after someone who passed away close to him. someone who was very well known in hagerstown. rex that is all for abc 7 news at 5:00 p.m. abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >> live and in hd. this is abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. on your side. >> bill clinton will speak tonight in charlotte. >> that is one of the headlines coming out of the democratic national convention. let's go to charlotte right now and see gordon peterson and our political reporter. a lot going on down there. >> i said we were in charleston at 5:00 p.m. they have not moved the convention. >>

cal ripken came to camden yards. he had are statue dedicated last night. he's proud, bottom eighth, we're tied at six, adam jones with a home run. mark reynolds getting in on the action. a two-run shot, his second of the night. reynolds has three two-home run games against the yankees in the last week. the orioles wince 10-6 and regain a share of the a.l. east lead. >>> you know, folks, the redskins have spent weeks game planning for the saints. today a twist. an appeals panel has overturned the suspensions for the four players involved in the bounty-gate scandal. two of those players are still with the saints. jonathan vilma month play because of a knee injury, but will smith will face the skins. however, things could change again. the league may try to impose another suspension on the players. whatever the kay mae be, nothing changes for the redskins defense. they still have to find a way to contain drew brees. it's going to be a stiff test for this defense, about you they feel like they're ready to take that next step. >> it's just continuing to get bet

hosting the yankees and it was cal ripken night as his attach statue was unveiled. the os built a 6-1 lead. the os won 10-6. >>> here as story for all you parents out there struggling with homework at night. traditional homework is a thing of the past at one public elementary school in maryland. instead, students are being asked to read about a half an hour every night. >> and so far, students and parents appear to like what is happening. john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: some many ways, local elementary school in downtown gaithersburg, maryland looks like any other public school. it's got hallways, a cafeteria and teachers in every classroom. what it doesn't have is traditional homework. when stephanie brandt came aboard ads principal two years ago, she and her staff conducted a review of homework assignments. >> we started evaluating the work we sent students home with. it was a lot of work sheets and the work sheets didn't match what we were doing instructionally in the classroom. it was just we were giving students something because we felt we had to giv

cal ripken made it to one world series early in these career 1983, winning it all. he of in got back. >> you got your run on now. you don't know if that run is going to come back again. >> they got a good squad. maybe we could do without him but i wouldn't like to see that. i paid money to come out her to see strasburg. >> the team is really young. right now, we have to worry about the future. there is at least five, six, good years of pitching left in these guys. they are all in the beginning of their career. >> you agree with this. >> ? >> i do. >> how about you. you want to weigh in on it. what do you think? >> he's right. trust me. >> reporter: enjoy it now. the ks are coming to a close. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >> you want to make sure you just go for it. i get it though. >>> first, before we head to 6:00, let's say hello to our facebook fan of the day, jennifer osborn craft. she is a middle school teacher in fairfax county. good luck on the first day back to school. like the cute little one there too, superman. we'll be right back.

half famer cal ripken made it to one world series in his career in 1983 and never made it back. >> you got your run going now. you don't know if you'll get it back. >> i paid money to see strasburg. >> you need to keep in mind the team is really young. we need to worry about the future. there's five, six good years of pitching left in these guys. they're all in the beginning of their career. >> reporter: you want to weigh in? you're wearing a strasburg jersey. >> he's right. trust me. >> reporter: so enjoy it now, nats fans. the ks are coming to a close. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >> even the doctors are not in agreement about the necessity of shutting down strasburg. earlier today on fox 5 news at 5:00 i spoke with dr. david guyer via skype about this decision. >> 160 innings is what of an arbitrary limit that they've decided. we know that overuse is a factor. the problem is knowing is it 160 innings, is it 180 innings and is it just this season or many seasons down the road? that's one of the problems. you're just trying to make the best educated decision you can. >> right now it's not

cal ripken made it to one world series early in his career, 1983 winning it all. he never got back. >> you have your run on now. don't know if it will ever come back again. >> they have a good finance squad. maybe can do without it. i wouldn't like to see that. >> one thing to keep in mind, team is really young. right now have to worry about the future. there's at least five or six years of pitching between the guys. they're all in the beginning of their career. >> you agree with this? >> i do. >> how about you? you want to weigh wearing a str jersey. >> he's right. >> reporter: so enjoy it, fans. the ks are coming to a close. >> manager dave i have johnson said john lannan, a pitcher who won twice will likely be taking strasburg's police in the rotation, telling reporters last night he's not chopped liver. >> >>> earlier today, the university of maryland held an open tryout for its team. students who filled out the proper paperwork got a chance to compete. most if not all of the players on the current squad were recruited to play. while the odds are small for a w

this is the biggest series -- baseball series in baltimore probably since cal ripken reese retirement. i'm excited about it. baseball is back and that's important for the sports scene here in baltimore. >> it's just unbelievable. buck showalter is one kind of a mag. people could probably name every yankee. yet the orioles, they're in contention. >> not only are they in contention, but they're doing it with mirrors or oriole magic because if you look at the stat sheet, they rank in the bottom half of the major leagues in just about everything. in some cases, the bottom third of the major leagues. they also throughout the season have had the american league's worst defensive team. it just doesn't make any sense statistically. but as you know, the great 19th century british prime minister used to say, three kinds of lies, lies, damn lies and statistics. and in this particular case. the orioles are proving the numbers wrong. >> it will be an exciting series. i say, go o's. thank you very much, peter schmuck, for joining us. >> thank you very much. >>> now is your chance to talk back on on