. >> for the nfl. even before the draft they will go to the schools in their region, for instance here in atlanta area they go to georgia tech or university of georgia and do due diligence, conduct investigation on those players that could possibly be drafted by the nfl to make sure they're not bringing any baggage over to the nfl with them that could result in something like this. >> they don't want a surprise. >> no, they don't. >> it sounds like roger goodell is raising the bar on conduct. >> he is and personally i think that's a good idea, and, you know, yes, it is entertainment, but still the nfl is a brand, and they are protecting that nfl brand. >> well put. mike, as always, thank you. >> thank you, chuck. >>> tiger woods is set to play in two more tournaments, the players championships and the at&t national out philadelphia. the player is scheduled next month in florida just outside jacksonville. he won that in 2001. and he's also committed to the quail hollow championship formerly the wachovia

controversy erupts ahead of the nfl draft. scouts reveal stanford's toby gerhardt could be passed over because of his race. so much more transparency the white house press corp barred from covering an obama protest. plus, the republican who couldç win in the president's home district in hawaii. much more hannity, straight ahead. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. scount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't gettg discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me yeah, i got carrd away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> sean: voice for geico car insurance has been fired. dc douglas was axed when an outrageous voice message he left for freedom worksç which organizes tea parties. the percentage of people that are mentally retarded working for freedom works and who are following it. good for geico. you

by the nfl's code of conduct. and that gives the president of the nfl, mr. goodell, the ability to hand out the suspensions. he's done 16 of them since he's been appointed president, and roethlisberger got six years, if he's a good boy -- six games. excuse me. >> cost $2.8 million. right? >> yeah. by the way -- by the way, the steelers also got whacked for a couple 00,000 bucks under nfl rules the team is responsible for the personal conduct of the players. quite a big deal. but i agree somewhat. i do think the civil matter is not insignificant consent. however, the evidence, evidentiary standards the nfl uses have nothing to do with the civil access but certainly doesn't help ben. certainly going to help this young woman reportedly molested. >> oh. >> fred, if he portrays himself as a good citizen now. abesides by the therapy they want him to take and he does everything good here, you know, he could be back after only four games. >> oh. okay. all right. there's hope for ben roethlisberger to get back on the field

some nfl players do worse crimes. duane says two-game suspension because there were no charges against them. sherry says nothing should be done unless they're convicted guilty. i say suspend him the first game of the preseason. he hasn't been charged or convicted. he needs to understand he cannot continue to put himself in these situations. what do you think the commissioner should do to the steelers' quarterback? pretend you're roger goodell for a day. does he deserve a punishment from the nfl since he wasn't criminally charged? should he play without any disciplinary action at all, or do you think he should be punished for the behavior? are you troubled by his behavior criminal or not? call us or e-mail cnn dot kom sl.comcnn.com/hln. tell us what you think, and go to facebook as well. >> first caller was kind of fired up. >> he yeah. >> kind of like nancy and jane get sometimes. >> love it. well, he's in the right company there. no doubt about it. thank you so much, richelle. >>> you know those saws that cut concret

man, the nfl draft starts tonight. i think that the ravens pick will come tomorrow. it will be announced by ray lewis. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the forecast will be a nice one once the fog burns off. we're talking about generally sunny skies and now, we're mentioning the springtime chance of happening showers and thundershowers. we have about a 35% chance. now, over to sharon gibala. hi, sharon, good morning. >>> well, we're getting word of a new accident approaching patopia -- peatopia road. there's a look at the drive times and the speeds for the beltway. and that's in the 30s thousand and delays are there. you're also looking at the delays at old fort road and there's 95 and the slow and go in the southbound lanes. and that's 895 split. this is brought to you by slave. visit their website for more. >>> and kent county schools are late and queen anne county schools are also late. that's because of heavy fog. stay with wjz-13, maryland's ,,,

time for the nfl draft. here is the man. >> i nozzie we trust. ravens fans look ahead to the nfl draft -- in ozzie we trust. the ravens having 25th pick. quarterback, defensive end. the best tight end, at number 18 out of oklahoma. he did not play last year injury. he is very strong and quick. number 48 of arizona is also a good player. regardless of the ravens take, the ravens think they are in good hands with ozzie newsesome. >> the coaches are very involved. they are working hard. we have conversations and they encourage everybody to fight for your guys. >> we will have extensive coverage on the draft. i am heading up to new york this morning. we will have our nfl draft special on saturday night at 7:00 p.m. the orioles are on their way to boston this morning. another game, another loss in seattle. you have to wonder how long dave trembley is going to survive. he ripped his team. the orioles had a 1-0 lead. nick markakis scored. the orioles did not score another run. seattle scored four in the fourth. this clears the kevin millwood bases off k

the nfl released 2010 schedule. the ravens will appear in four prime time games. only one is at home. the december 5th monday neither against the steelers. >>> spain comes word the man who oversaw the olympics biggest scandal and it's growth has died. he was 89. led the ioc for 21 years. for all the latest news goo press box online. áp . >>> all right. the check of the seven day. nice dry weather coming in. thursday. i think again on friday. enjoy it. it looks like another wet weather pattern sets up scattered showers saturday. a rain day day on sunday sad to say and then into early next week shower around. temperatures will stay pretty mild but we will have rain around after the next two days. the rain is gone tonight. more this weekend. couple nice days for you and the cows. >> yeah. >> going to the dairy tomorrow. >> right. field trip. bring me back ice cream. >> i will bring pictures. >> all right. >> that's it for us. thank you for watching. remember you can follow all the stories we are covering on at which timer online at abc2.com. have a great night. ♪

we'll begin in new york with the nfl draft. >> with the first pick of 2010 nfl draft the st. louis rams select sam bradford, quarterback, oklahoma. >> not bad when you consider that bradford missed most of last season with a separated shoulder. defensive tacker, ndamukongs is suh was selected. and everybody wanted to know where quarterback tim tebow would land. how about denver. denver selected him 25th overall. >>> lakers and thunder pick it up in the fourth. durant and russell combine for 22 of their final 23. oklahoma city won their first ever playoff. game four's tomorrow night. >>> to chicago, the bulls made a win over the cavs. he made lebron james look like another player. bynum got the tough layup. the bulls held on for a 108-106 win. >>> nhl, the flyers the last team to make the playoffs. now they're the first team to advance to the second round. phillies scored three minutes in. >>> in pittsburgh it took three overtimes but somebody finally won game five between the penguins and senators. that's your game winner. senators survived to play another game. they won it 4

a big surprise last night in the nfl draft. a guy some said shouldn't be in the league is a denver bronco. welcome to progressive. nice calculator. i'm just trying to save money on my car insurance. you know, with progressive, you get the option to name your price. is that even possible? uh, absolutely. trade? and i still get great service? more like super great. oh, you have a message. "hello." calculator humor. i'll be here all week. i will -- that was my schedule. the freedom to name your price. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> richard lui. a california judge has cleared the way for what can be a landmark case for the rights of incapacitated patients. it centers around a brain damaged woman who has not seen her triplets since she was 1. her parents want her to get visitation rights and her ex-husband says it's not in the best interest of the kids. her brain damage was caused by complications she had giving birth to her triplets. a year after it happened her husband dan told her parents he wanted a divorce. t

he will meet with roger goodell, the nfl commissioner. in addition to the incident roethlisberger is being sued by a nevada woman who says the steelers 'quarterback raped her back in 2008. roethlisberger denies the accusations and was not charged. coming up next half hour we'll hear from big ben on being cleared of these latest accusations. >>> tiger's return to golf resulted in a big ratings jump for the masterses. viewership was up 36% from the previous year but surprisingly wasn't a record. tiger's first masters win in 1997 remains on top. sunday, however, was still the third highest rating for a final round of any golf tournament since 1986. of course, phil mickelson's victory was the feel good story of the masters. however, it cost calloway golf an estimated $1 million because the company ran a promotion if customers purchased one of three calloway drivers between march 12th and 7th and mickelson won the masters the driver would be free. fortunately for calloway the promotion was covered by insurance so they get the money back. >>> '

. >>> should the nfl have suspended ben roethlisberger? she was accused oversexually assaulting a young woman at a georgia nightclub, but he ends up with a six-game suspension. i believe that the nfl made the right move and what do you think? make your comment at 1-877-tell-hln. we also want to know what you hear about this story -- new revelations about 15-year-old phoebe prince, the girl so viciously bullied that she killed herself. >> they were all jealous of her, because she got a lot of attention. >> the bullying for her became intol rabblerable intolerable. >> if the school committee believes i should resign, they will tell me so. >> and hear the haunting words written by phoebe before her death, and the essay in english class on self-mutilation, and did the school miss a huge sign? it's monday, some people will stick with their old way of getting vitamins and minerals. others will try incredible total raisin bran. with 100% of the daily value of 11 essential vitamins and minerals, juicy raisins and crunchy whole grain flakes. guess

the other three all in the hall of fame. >>> joining me now are nfl analyst. donovan mcnabb on board, how much better are the redskins right now? can you consider them a favor in the nfc east? >> i'm not going to go that far. but i think the team is much better because you have a quarterback now who has the experience. he's been around and he's a veteran. so i think he's made it a better team because of that but to say they're a favorite to win the east would be a stretch. >> do theft horses to get there. does donovan have to make them better? >> i think he z he knows he's a coach's guy. he's a guy with the experience and suck says. there's no one on the team with more success than him. all three of the running backs, albeit getting a bit older, the tandem of these three guys can be reeffective. santana moss, we know what he can do. i think those three guys and the three running backs could be effective. >> who benefits the most with mcnabb on the team? >>i think the six guys i just ted but i think chris coolly donovan throws the ball to the tight end very oft

the nfl releases the 2010 schedule tonight. do the ravens stand to benefit from the impending punishment of steelers' qb ben roethlisberger. >>> speaking of punishment, i'll have the latest on the birds as they continue their road trip out west when eyewitness news continues. everyone! - so many footlongs... - are just $5. - seriously? this will make a splash. everyone loves subway $5 footlongs. so many favorites, all day, every day. subway. eat fresh. [ announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >>> it is hot off the presses, as we like to say. >> that's right. the nfl schedule out and about. but we're getting information. that does come out. the ranks are going to get a home opener. the weekend of september 12th. that's because the orioles are on the road that weekend. we do know that the ravens meet each of their division foes twice. and a report out of pittsburgh says the ravens will play the steelers in pittsburgh, october 3rd. notable about that report is that steelers' qb ben roeth

verizon is the nfl's #1 pick. get nfl mobile and watch live nfl draft coverage. plus view real time draft tracker. download it now to get it free through 2010. only on verizon. >> gary: text in your vote for at&t player of the game. 6-2 lead. wigginton, big day at the plate -- a couple of rbis, two runs scored, has a double. and reimold has had a couple of rbis with a double of his own. text a, b, or c to 51862. ♪ matusz remains on. a walk and the eighth strikeout and a hit batter. [ indistinct ] otherwise matusz has gotten it done again. third really good start for the left-hander. >> jim p: so 5 of 6 and six runs -- you pitch well, they support you well. not only offense but they play good defense. east around the plate. you're on your toes. he's around the plate. you're on your toes. you're a defensive player. >> gary: buck will lead it off. >> jim p: you look at the radar gun. that's 89. it won't wow you but is knee high, right on the plate. it was so good that travis buck said, i can't hit that pitch. >> gary: he has been struck out twice, hitting .148 for

he says, "myron rolle is a modern example of what is right with nfl players." what do you think of that? >> it is an incredible honor to hear that from the commissioner of football, probably the most powerful man in sports. you know-e thinks highly of me, and i appreciate that. i just want to be the man i was going into florida state and a strong character kind of guy who does the right things, lives a righteous life on the field and off the field. i think we'll see more of that in the nfl. >> listen, there are a number of drafts, early draft picks who have gotten their education. one of them is right here in atlanta at morehouse. there are others. and it appears, and maybe we're just seeing this, it appears that the nfl may be putting more emphasis on education. is that correct, or no? >> you know, i would think that being an educated player would, you know, be something that the nfl teams would look for. you have a lot to digest in the playbook. you have a lot to digest as far as assimilating to a locker room culture. and if you're studying and being able to

>> nfl draft. big night. there are three players from our area that could have their names called tonight in the first round. the only one virtually assured of going in the first round is joe hayden. record setting quarterback at sunny high school. top rated cornerback in the nfl draft. determi hakem dermish has more. >> reporter: joe hayden is no ordinary joe. starting as a true freshman at cornerback, first in florida history that season hayden led all gator corners in tackles. a star was born. and in just three years, hayden developed into the number one ranked quarterback in the country. now he's going pro. on the day joe announced his decision, it was something that he couldn't believe. >> typed in joe hayden. i looked. googling it. as soon as i -- joe hayden foregoing his senior sent and go to the nfl. i looked at my dad and i was like -- i'm going to the nfl. he was like yeah. you okay? yeah, i'm good. we started laughing. >> reporter: before joe hayden became a star cornerback, he was a standout corne

not saying all fans of nascar or the nfl are democrats. host: should republicans then advertise on pro wrestling? guest: no. in fact, democrats should not advertise on pro wrestling. the audience for pro wrestling skews democratic, but the thing about pro wrestling is it is a very low turnout fan base. so, you are not likely -- no actual voters on crow rate -- wrestling. host: major league soccer? guest: major league soccer has a large hispanic fan base as hispanics historically have a very low turnout rate. so, like wrestling, pro soccer is very low turnout. host: men's and women's tennis has the same size circle as a monster trucks and extreme action. guest: as republican i am dismayed that tennis skews democratic. the fan base in tennis has been fairly stagnant for the last several years because there haven't -- with the exception of serena and vsnus williams, there have not been very many american tennis stars. caller: i would like to ask, i noticed on his chart that he has everybody but he does not have the indy racing league and i'm

and what position should the ravens go after first in the nfl draft? grab yourself on an text to this number, 88509. and then a text of the letter a for quarterback, before teco, c4 safety, or d if you think they should go after a -- b for tackle, c for safety, or did you think they should go after a different position. >> still ahead, setting the record straight, it has been a tough allergy season so far, but what you think you know may not be true. >> what you think about things like stress or cigarette smoke may be wrong. this? these results even surprised researchers. >> and thousands of public schoolteachers are about to lose their jobs nationwide, but how does this affect maryland? now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, internet and phone -- guaranteed for two years! it's an amazing offer that could save you hundreds of dollars. call now to lock in this guaranteed low price for two years. with 100% true fiber optics to your home, fios delivers the future and gives you more of what cable doesn't. the best channel lineup and more hd. amer

. >>> coming up some surprises in the nfl draft including a move by the ravens. mark has more coming up next in sports. ,, [ male announcer ] looking for a price that starts low and stays low? look no further than fios. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, america's top-rated internet, and phone guaranteed for 2 years. that's fios price protection, and it saves you hundreds of dollars. fios delivers the best channel lineup and the peace of mind that comes with paying the same low price every month. call 1.888.get.fios now to lock in $99.99 with a 2-year agreement. a price guaranteed for 2 years. we'll even include a free dvr for 6 months. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> people had their score cards out. keeping track. >> i told you watch out for that trade. ravens were ready for it. first ever prime time nfl draft plays out like a suspense thrilling for the ravens. they are all set to trade 25th over all. they traded the pick to denver. baltimore gets no first round pick tonight. but they do get an ad

the nfl hit roethlisberger with a six game suspension after a 20-year-old woman accused him of sexual assault. roethlisberger wasn't charged, but the nfl commissioner says that doesn't matter. >> you don't have to be convicted of a crime or even charged with a crime. if there's a pattern of behavior that reflects poorly on yourself, your team, the league in general, it's important for us to have early intervention to stop that behavior and to correct the behavior. and that's what our intent is here. >> the steelers may seek to trade roethlisberger despite his two super bowl wins. >>> this is earth day, but nasa scientists are also celebrating new pictures of our closest star, the sun. the colorful images are the first from the solar dynamics observatory launched in february. the spacecraft takes pictures of the sun in different wave lengths and with ten times the clarity of previous solar images. that gives scientists new tools to predict solar storms that disrupt weather and communications here on earth. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. >>> and in sports, why go thr

steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger suspended by the nfl. we will tell you for how long. if i had to sit on a bench during the middle of a game due to diabetes it would frustrate me. in a basketball game a couple minutes could mean a big momentum shift. my bayer meter is very important. (announcer) only bayer's contour meter has programmable personal high low settings. it allows me to be able to look at my highs and lows to make sure that my diabetes is being controlled as tightly as possible. with my bayer meter i don't miss valuable game time. i'm alana burns and staying in the game is my simple win. (announcer) the contour meter,

nfl draft kicks off in less than an hour. rumors are that the redskins have successfully keptch on their heels in regards what they will do with the fourth overall pick. one report this morning said they were the only team talking to the rams about trading up for the number one pick to draft quarterback sam bradford. another person said that was not the case at all. another said that the redskins wanted to trade down but couldn't find any takers. the latest now, safety eric barry. he was a monster at tennessee. some say the most sure-fired pick in the draft. smoke screen. seven teams behind the redskins in the draft really covet barry. our buddy jason at "the washington post" says that there is a chance the skins may drop him and later said that it might just be a smoke screen after all. general manager bruce allen continues to give away nothing. >> well, i think there will be opportunities. you know, right now, you know, looking at -- you only have four draft picks. if we can do a great job and in find a player who falls to

and that actually fits with the way the nfl usually does things. because in these cases in the past, things like this, these kind of bigger penalties they want to give out from the commissioner, it's usually around four games. so to give him six, it shows that roger goodell sees this as being a very extreme situation so, he is going to give out a harsh penalty. for nfl this is a harsh penalty. >> are you satisfied with this? do you think this is right? >> i said on my program i thought it was going to be four with conditions of two. i think end up being four after ben roethlisberger fulfills conditions. they'll monitor his behavior. yes, i think they got it right. four games, that's a quarter of the season for one of the best quarterbacks in the nfl. and we'll see if is still a steeler after this is all said and done. >> roethlisberger is set to make a public statement about his suspension tomorrow. >>> this is a painful anniversary for one mother today. it's been one year since her daughter did peered. friends and family gathered in south carolina

steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger suspended by the nfl. we will tell you for how long. if i had to sit on a bench during the middle of a game due to diabetes it would frustrate me. in a basketball game a couple minutes could mean a big momentum shift. my bayer meter is very important. (announcer) only bayer's contour meter has programmable personal high low settings. it allows me to be able to look at my highs and lows to make sure that my diabetes is being controlled as tightly as possible. with my bayer meter i don't miss valuable game time. i'm alana burns and staying in the game is my simple win. (announcer) the contour meter, only from bayer. >>> today the afghan army destroyed more than two tons of fertilizer in a controlled explosion. fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate and surgeons use it to make roadside bombs. back in february, afghan president karzai banned ammonium nitrate. he signed an order giving afghans 30 days to turn in the fertilizer or face prosecution. explosion today was an effort to destroy some of the fertilizer the government collected. >>> the

. >>> with the 25th pick in the nfl draft the baltimore ravens elected no one. while on the clock the ravens traded the first round pick to the ravens broncos. in exchange the ravens got three picks later in the draft, including, second, 3rd and 4th round pick. that gives the ravens a total of 7 picks. >> nonow we have 7 picks in this draft. we thought this was a draft that could be beneficial to us if we could have multiple picks and now we have them. the broncos used th the pick to select tim tivo. >>> the first pick went to the st. louis rams. >>> childhood obesity. >>> the steps you can take to stop it. >>> a few light showers last night, hardly measurable and then moving out of here and drier air will be >>> welcome back. 5:42 on this friday morning. check out the sky hd radar and scanning the area with dry skies. we had showers push through last night, they were light hardly measurable but the frontal boundary and just enough moisture producing showers. some light activity in the eastern shore but not much out there. to put things into motion you can see t

. >> we are if you -- we are a bit away from the nfl draft. ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ >>> thousands of flights are on schedule today taking stranded travelers back home. a lot of flights are backlogged so people will not be able to leave for days. the iceland a volcano is to blame. london marathon organizers spent more than to enter to thousand dollars to get international -- spent more than $250,000 to get international competitors. to the race. >>> one local community is reaching out to make some -- to make sure some young people feel at home. >> i want these guys to go home and be able to say that we had a wonderful time because people cared about us. >> they flew to sacramento for what was supposed to be a two- week exchange program. on the way home, the group got word of the volcanic eruption. >> they were really nice about it. >> when they ran out of airline vouchers, some good samaritans stepped

the second round of the nfl draft is under way. stan will have the latest o from the ravens complex coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> potentially a pretty big night for the ravens. >> oh, yeah. stan is one winning way. but his eyes are on radio city music hall. hi, stan. >> hello there, ladies and gentlemen. let me tell you, the second round of the nfl draft 2010 is under way. and the ravens have not chosen yet. but i can tell you right now, oakland is on the clock with the 41st choice. and so far, eight players have been chosen. now, there's still a lot of good, available players on the board. in fact, one of them is tight- end rob groncow ski -- gronkowski. the ravens have this catching behemoth. and he could be heir apparent to todd heap. we don't know who they'll pick. but this this is one guy to keep in mind. >>> meanwhile, we'll have the update as soon as it comes with the ravens. and fantastic workouts in february. passed over in round 2. and right now, he's also still one of those who is available at the moment. s

did you know the nfl had a personal conduct policy? did anybody mention this to the cincinnati bengals? are they aware of this? good thing he didn't kill anybody, he could have gotten a ten-game suspension. >>> are you a roethlisberger fan? >> well, yeah, on the field, you know. the guy can get it down the field for sure. >> obviously, he can get it done in the clubs too. >> yeah. he has to thrown stay home, i guess, a little bit there. you twoont stay home and keep an eye on the sky in you live in the western part of the u.s., especially the plains where severe weather is going to be an issue. slow-moving, lumbering, large and pretty cold storm that's rolling through the great basin right now. you see snow going up and over the top of it. showers as far south as the mexican-california border. this thing is wide, encompassing and moving slowly off the east. it throws out energy ahead of it. we have seen thunderstorms severe across parts of texas. it looks like these two cells, the warning has been allowed to expire, gusty winds and hai

roethlisberger has an appointment with the nfl commissioner roger goodell. the last nine bodies have been recovered from that west virginia coal mine. 29 men died in an explosion a week ago yesterday. federal officials will begin to investigate what happened. joe manchin led a moment of silence at the state capital in charleston university. the company says it will review the accident to make sure it can't happen again. some investors want the mine's ceo to resign. >>> consumer reports has issued a warning about the lexus gx 460, a fairly new vehicle manufactured by toyota. it carries an unusually high risk of rollover during a certain type of turn. it's undering people not to buy it until the problem has been fixed. 5,000 gx 460s have been sold in months. toyota is taking a serious look at the problem and appreciates "consumer reports" for bringing it to their attention. >>> mitch mcconnell is asking republicans to vote against the reform bill. it doesn't do enough to protect against government-funded bailouts for wall street. it aims to create a new consum

. >> in the nfl draft is getting ready for round two. the redskins did not have a pick, and they don't pick again until tomorrow. but the top draft pick, the no. 1 draft pick overall was out of the park today. the offensive tackle, lived in texas, played for oklahoma, he is excited to step his game up to the nfl level. >> i thought about that since i was in college, just seeing how it fell to the next level of competition. i've been playing this game all my life. i think i would be able to adjust anything. it won't be easy, but i am ready for it. >> print williams is a big lad. the skins have only three ticks left. not tonight unless the work a trade, which is very possible. they still have jason campbell, but we will keep you posted. back to you. >> excitement growing at the national zoo. we will tell you why is to officials think they might have a baby panda this weekend. having a child with diabetes... i'm nervous about her going away. but i know she wants to be able to do things on her own. [ sunny ] the bayer meter helps me become m

nfl star ben roethlisberger will not be facing sexual assault charges in georgia. the district attorney made that announcement this afternoon. you saw it here live, he said he reviewed all the evidence from investigators. last month a 20-year-old college student accused the football player of assaulting her in a nightclub. the district attorney said there are still questions about exactly what happened that night but says there's not enough evidence to prosecute roethlisberger. >> this sexual allegation against mr. roethlisberger cannot be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. therefore, there will be no arrest made, nor criminal prosecution of mr. roethlisberger for his actions here on march 5, 2010. we are not condoning mr. roethlisberger's actions that night. but we do not prosecute morals, we prosecute crimes. >> and the d.a. also said that the accuser's lawyer later told him that she didn't want to go ahead with prosecuting roethlisberger. ryan smyth, an anchor of "in session" is here. the prosecutor said that the victim changed her story. >> after this happened s

>>> and with the first pick in the 2010 nfl draft the st. louis rams select sam bradford, quarterback, oklahoma. >> what the ravens did with their first round pick. >>> and police shoot a man here in glen burnie. i'm megan gilliland what led to that dramatic scene straight ahead. >>> and joim joel i'm joel d st landers appliances where the cash back program [ telephone rings ] by 3:00! 15 more. need this in 10 minutes. [ machines ringing and whirring ] let's do this. multitasking runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our new freshly baked bagel twists, available in cinnamon raisin and cheddar cheese. pair it with america's favorite coffee today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today and try our new cheddar cheese and cinnamon raisin bagel twists. >>next on fox 45 morning news; >> the victim in this case is being detained for questioning at this time. >> an officer shoots a suspect in anne arundel county what led to the shooting. >>> move over cash for clunkers, the rebate you can get for our old appliances? and baltimore ravens tr

i just love that feeling. >> the nfl draft -- just fare days away. this year, it's a three day affair. round one in prime time on thursday. 7:30 eastern time, on espn. be there. >>> vince scully celebrates his 60th anniversary with the dodgers. charlie steiner joins us to discuss the greatest voice >> today marks the 60th anniversary of vin scully's first day in the brought cast booth. starting in brooklyn, 60 years later, he is still going strong. scully holds the distinction of the longest consecutive service of any major league broadcast r he for one team. >>> take a look at the brooklyn dodgers lineup in the first year of vin scully's -- as a broadcaster, not too shabby, names like duke snider, pea we reese. jackie robinson, gil hodges and roy camp nella behind the plate. he has bridged the time gap where he gets to call to today. he has seen a lot of great dodger triumphs and he has seen the tough dodger, game, too, that's the hardest part of being a broadcaster, whether they win 100 fames or whether they lose 100, he has been there along the wa

there could be future haydens in the nfl as well. he has three younger brothers who play or will play big-time college football. >>> and got a couple hundred bucks to spare? if so you can get tickets to tonight's capitals/canadiens game at the verizon center. the caps can take the series with a one. they hold a three games to one advantage after winning wednesday night. tonight's game is sold out but you can, of course, find tickets online. seats in the nose bleed section will set you back $95 per. premium tickets are going for $450 each. >>> vice president joe biden is finally talking about the off-color remark he made during the signing of the health care bill. >> [ bleep ]. >> the vice president made the comment to president obama as he was preparing to sign the bill. he says he didn't even realize that his words were picked up by the microphone until the president started laughing about it in the limo afterward. vice president biden told abc's "the view" that he did not think the microphones would be that sensitive. he also admit

. >>> still to come, he might have avoided criminal charges, but could the nfl still sack the steelers quarterback. >>> and conan o'brien has a new tv Ñq >>> an inquest into the 1986 shooting death of a man by a sister who is a accused of shooting and killing three colleagues. a district attorney orred inquest to investigate whether bishop intentionally shot her 18 -year-old brother to death at their home in massachusetts 26 years ago. the shooting was originally ruled an accident. the closed-door inquest is expected to run through friday. >>> pittsburgh steelers ben roethlisberger will not face charge after an incident at a nightclub. but there are still other questions surrounding the nfl star who has been accused of the same thing in the past. jay gray reports. rip. >> reporter: we now know that pro bowl quarterback ben roethlisberger will not face a rush from the investigators after allegations of sexual assault. >> we are not condoning mr. roethlisberger's actions that night. but we do not prosecute morals, we prosecute crimes. >> reporter: ultimately the d.a. said there was not

the nfl heads into its first ever primetime session. everyone has an opinion about what the ravens should do with their number one. one area where they need help is tightened. todd is getting older and there's no depth there at all. oklahoma's james refresh 'em seems to be the best of the bunch. >> if you look at it today you could say it's a good class, you know, but up until they got on the field and play, it will take us two or three years to make that determination, but when you look at it, i could probably say this, probably a tight end that we'd like to take in every round in this draft and we would probably feel good about. >>> the orioles try to avoid the three-game sweep in seattle tonight. we'll have early highlights of that. kristin has more on the draft tonight. >>> the rain goods for the pollen. brings it down to the ground for a few seconds. the sky watch forecast? >> the rain is coming down across can the city. understanding see the drops there on the camera 11:00. looks like we have 54 degrees, showers come down, wind ou

sergio, the ravens first pick of the nfl draft was joined soon by six others. the other raven pick are terence cody, big defensive end from alabama, ed dixon, tight end from oregon -- overall coach says he's happy. coach? >> the fact that they got players that we're excited about as a coaching staff to have. guys we targeted and wanted. that just speaks volumes. >> the ravens' official season opener is against the jets, who are trying to sign jones and mitchell. >>> 5:05. a former frontman hospitalized. >> how a rocker turned reality star bere -- how he's doing this morning. >> >>> 5:06. check the clocks, check the lights. we had some flickers of the power. we had temperatures still mild, wet at 51 degrees. winds currently calm. yes, we're watching the doppler, including maryland's most powerful doppler radar, for wet weather this morning. that will be affecting your commute. that's coming up in a couple of minutes. right now let's go to the mta, and mark jones. >> a heavy volume on the 7, 13 and 5 buses. and 16 bus diverting at poetee and patapsco. and marc go

martini is being honored as part of the nfl teaching school program. martini is one of four students receiving the award. >>> all right, dense fog advisory this morning until 9:00. which means we have another roughly three hours to go through it. fog is lowering and thickening around the inner harbor. 47 degrees, light wind right now. 100% humidity. we have fog so thick, just outside the city, around the beltway, that it is tough to see overhead street signals and traffic signs. more on the roads with kim. >> as we take a peek at the maps, we're still working several accidents in baltimore city. one at eastern avenue and ponca street. another one, large truck fire, i'll give you the complete list of incidents when we come back. >>> 6:08. we're looking for a quick fix for weight loss, right? >> don't give up. >> we're going to tell you his secret. he lost more than 300 pounds. >>> you never surfed the web like this before. now facebook is changing the way we go on the internet. wait until you hear this. >> amazing, i thought i was seeing things. >> it's

. >> for the first time the nfl draft is being held in prime time. and the first round got underway this evening. ravens have the 25th overall pick in the draft. but we understand some major changes have been taking place minutes ago. kristen berset standing by live from the ravens complex in owe bins with the latest on what just happened a few seconds ago. kristen tell us all about it. >> that's right jeff. just a few seconds ago, we thought we would be hearing who the ravens picked but actually they traded their only first round pick to the denver broncos. move up to 25 and took tim tebow out of florida. so ravens do not have a first round pick. and that has to do with the fact that they had five, first round picks or 5 picks overall in the entire draft. that's very few for this team. so we don't know the details of the trade yet. with denver. what they will get in return. how many later round picks they will get. we will get that information to you as soon as we get it. but baltimore ravens have traded the first round draft pick away to denver. so

nfl draft begins next thursday. in prime time w round one. general manager ozzie newsome is known around the league as one of the pro pickers. when it comes to the draft. the ravens rank each player and then when it comes their turn to choose they will take the best available player. however, you can never rule out a trade to move up. if you remember last year, they moved up to get this guy. number 74, michael oher. >> a lot of ways you can build your football team. and if we feel like you know, someone starts to come down the board. and he can impact our football team. impact it in a way that, you know, we can afford us to do other things on our roster. then, we will move up and get that guy. >> one area of the ravens roster that is a bit thin right now is at cornerback. it was a position that was plagueed with injuries last season. first, fabian washington went down with a torn acl. then third round draft pick last year, number 21, ladarius westbound went down with a similar injury. if the ravens decide to go in that direction, when it come

meanwhile, it is 24 hours now until the nfl draft. while we think the redskins will take an offensive tackle with the fourth overall pick. while donovan mcnabb is praying for his personal safety, they still could go rogue. they are the redskins afterall. the dallas morning news predicts the skins will take jimmie with that pick and after holding a private workout with would be number one, sam bradford last week. some believe the skins could use albert hainesworth or jason campbell in a trade to get that guy. in new york, sam bradford said he is into the skins. >> their staff was great, you know, malcolm kelly is the receiver there. played with him at oklahoma. it was good seeing a familiar face and i enjoyed my time with him. >> the nats will try to get above 500, and after three days in which the nats starting pitchers twice gave up six runs in the first unking, we are reminded once again that help is only 100 miles away. his name is steven strasburg. he made his start and he was lights out again, guys. he pitched five shutout inning

quarterback ben roethlisberger is supposed to make a statement today about his suspension from the nfl. espn reported yesterday one team was close to trading for roethlisberger on draft day. another report says the steeler locker room now divided. some of the teammates are questioning his leadership. >>> though earth day was last thursday thousands crowded the national mall in dc for a climate rally concert. this was yesterday. the rally marked the 40th annual earth day with an all day concert featuring sting, john legend, jimmy cliff and others. movie director james cameron and the reverend jesse jackson were among the speakers pushing for the government to pass comprehensive crime legislation. >> today's not just one day, it's everyday and has been that way forever. we got to make them understand the urgency of the problem. of climate change. you young people are going to have to accept this responsibility. it's your lives. >> see kim brown in the crowd? she was there. dozens held signs and sported colorful outfits including a group painted up as characters from "avatar." >>> working

can we say that so much for this man, the nfl. side lining him for six weeks because of his conduct off the football field. now there's a call for ben roethlisberger's other employers, the corporations who pay him to endorse their products to bench him too. when you pursue an mba at devry university's... keller graduate school of management, you'll have a professor with you every step of the way. whether you take classes on campus, online, or both, you get the same attention, the same curriculum, and the same quality. 85 locations nationwide and online. discover how to grow the business of you... at keller.edu. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. so, doctor... ibe vein adta. lkinsytudoc,this si tabmann enad t om ertasanviagra can help. aid ltey, ial helpiomorefo e sudden decrease loss >>> right now, president obama actually just wrapped up making the case for cracking d

nfl scheduled released tonight. ravens on tv a lot. but we will have to wait awhile to see them in baltimore. the ravens kickoff the 2010 season monday night football in the new giant stadium against ryan and the jets. 7:00 start time, first game of a monday night double header. then three divisional games. bengals september 19, browns on the 26th and steelers on october 3. they return home to host the broncos on october 10. on the 17th, ravens go to foxboro for a rematch with the patriots. and they host buffalo on the 24th. and then bye week on halloween. right in the middle of the season. which is a good place for that. on november 7 miami. and visit the falcons thursday night football on the 11th. on november 21, ravens visit the panthers. host the bucs on the 28th. and then circle your calendars for this one. sunday night, december 5. the ravens host the steelers in prime time. and they follow that up with a second straight prime time appearance on december 13, against the texans on monday night football. on december 19, ravens hos

they force game six saturday in ottawa. >>> one other note from the nfl draft. tim tebow, who won two national titles in florida, taken 25th overall by the broncos. now, back to you. >>> spongebob, apparently doing a lot more than entertaining kids across the country. >> the cartoon character is being credited with helping to save a life. a new york seventh grader knew just what to do when her best friend started choking on her gum in music class. >> her hand's around her throat. and she's turning purple. and i'm going oh, my god. >> and miriam, she goes, allie, are you choking? >> the 12-year-old hero says she learned the heimlich from an episode of spongebob. spongebob had done the heimlich on his neighbor, after he swallowed a clarinet. >> it's okay to watch cartoons. >>> the $258 million powerball winner worked in a gas station convenient store. the same one that sold him the ticket. chris shaw won the tenth-largest powerball jackpot in history. his lucky win came at a pretty good time. chris says he plans to pay off his bills, buy a hot rod and a boat. and

and i think this sets a great standard for the nfl. and i would hope that the nfl have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual assault. it will not play well in pittsburgh. but there's rumors they might be looking for another quarterback. >> ed rooney, the owner and ultimately roethlisberger. this is too tough. he threw himself on the mercy of the public court. compare that with some of the other recent cases involving well-known athletes. i think all's well in a ends well in this. you can't second-guess the prosecutor. he said he didn't have enough evidence. and you have to accept it. >> and in the end, the alleged victim pulled back. >> you have roethlisberger in a motorcycle accident without a helmet four years ago. and now, twice in the last year, there have been charges of sexual assault by women, accusations. he's crying out for help. >> what does he have to do now to bring down the suspension? >> he has to go through behavioral analysis. it's new-age punishment, i think. they're going to try to help him, too. this is a g

he has spent his entire nfl career in philadelphia. mike shanahan called mcnabb an accomplice quarterback who has a proven track record. at least two people have been dead as a result of a powerful earthquake in california. it damaged buildings in mexico. there are reports of significant damage in the united states. at least 20 million people felt the quake which ship san diego and phoenix. president obama will have another opportunity to nominate a supreme court justice. john stevens says he will retire while mr. obama is in office. he has not decided if he will leave this year or next. he has served since 1975. >>> 6:15. tiger woods is scheduled to hold his first press conference sie a car crash four months ago. he arrived without water at the masters on sunday and spent the day practicing on the course that made him famous. this will be closely watched around the world. >> the champion is back. he practiced easter summit on the course that made him a household name. >> madoff does not exist without tiger woods. >> a sex scandal thre

one of the best quarterbacks of the nfl, donovan mcnabb, is heading to the washington. the skins grabbed him in a blockbuster trade yesterday. in exchange, philly will get a second round draft pick this year and a fourth round pick next year. what does this mean for jason campbell. >> most nfl insiders believe he will be traded. dave ross will join us shortly for more details. dave will be done at nationals park and will get us ready for the nats opening day. we'll have our other top stories in a minute. we do want to go to tucker for our first check of the weather. >> there should be more clouds around than yesterday. we'll have a partly sunny day. temperatu will be mild. not expecting any rain shower activity. if you are out and about for the afternoon, it will be just about perfect. you can see the cloud cover sweeping across the area. again, it is not quite as intense as the satellite-radar is indicating but there are some light and fair weather clouds moving through. we'll go to a partly sunny day rather than mostly sunny. temperatures, this is the good news. they

espn is reporting that the nfl will announce a suspension. the sports network saying roethlisberger will be suspended four to six games. this is in connection to a case that was thrown out by a district attorney after a woman accused roethlisberger of sexual assault. the case was not pursued in criminal court, however, the nfl is expected to hand down a punishment, according to espn of four to six games for pittsburgh steelers star ben roethlisberger. we'll keep you up to date on this and bring you any developments out of pittsburgh on this story that's been swirling around that football player. >>> a 3-year-old boy reported missing in florida monday, he's been found abandoned in the heart of new york city. nathaniel fons left at st. patrick's cathedral with only a bizarre note in his pocket. the story gets even stranger now that police say the child's mother and a boyfriend were arrested in florida for passing counterfeit cash. nbc's ron allen is here now. ron, we live in new york city, so to give people perspective, this child is left in on

nfl schedule will be released in a couple of minutes. an early look. season opener will be here on news4. that will be the super bowl champion new orleans saints hosting the minnesota vikings. thursday, september 9th, a rematch of last year's nfc championship game. the redskins will also play their season opener here on nbc 4. as they host the cowboys. sunday night, september 12th, fedexfield. no bigger way to start the season than the boys. three weeks later, donovan mcnabb makes his first appearance in philadelphia with n a redskins uniform. another tough prime time game in october when the skins host peyton manning and the colts on sunday night football. that game also on nbc. then the next two skins games on the road at chicago and detroit. then it is a bye week. week ten, the eagles coming to town for a monday night game. the only other home game in november against minnesota. brett favre could be on the team. maybe, maybe not. on december 5th, it is up to the giants' new stadium. final month of the season includes a trip to dallas and then wraps