>> hello again, it's foggy this morning and some eastern shore school systems are delaying. kent county is an hour late and queen anne's is it minutes late and no pre-k. we're primarily stacked up here on the western shore and the school advisories are on the eastern shore. the fog will be with us until about 1067bg about 10:00. >> we'll be on the way to mid- 70s this evening. there's a chance of passing showers and thundershowers as it moves throughout the afternoon. and looking at the glass half full, there's a chance that nothing will happen. >> well, the fog will figure into your ride this morning. well, it's hard not to notice it. we have accidents because of it. one on the westside of the beltway. that's past wilkens avenue and another at the eastern avenue and one in darlington. that's blocking the road there and closed between shoresville and castle ton. to get around that, you can go to shores road and back to the other. and marriottsville, there's a live look at the harrisburgs expressway. you can barely see the roadway. there's 295 and 32. fog warnings in effect on all of the area bridges this morning. here's what people are talking about today. transportation planes are traveling between london and bwi this morning and check out the latest video from the volcano. it's lost some of its intensity and some marylanders are stranded still because of that. here's kai jackson with more. back on u.s. soul, it's a great feeling for the british airway's passengers. it's the first flight in week and many of them are americans stuck in various parts of europe after ash from a volcano grounded the air travel across the continent. >> how long were you stuck and where were you. >> well, i was in london since friday. >> are you happy to be home. absolutely, we were thrilled watching the news every minute. >> getting the passengers back home will be a slow and painful process. thousands of flights were canceled and they're flooding airports and hoping to leave. >> this is horrible. british airways won't help me. i've been here five times. five times. >> reporter: experts say, depending on the amount, the ash can shutdown the part of the jet engine and could bring the plane down. she's a british citizen in maryland and she thinks this was the right decision. >> i was a bit nervous today, but the reports from the authorities were positive it was going to be safe. i felt all right. >> kai jackson, wjz-13 eyewitness news. and the airlines are asking governments to foot the bill for $2 billion in business losses and the flight ban was enforced for far too long. the police performed a rescue on the bay. check out the video as an injured crew remember was rescued. it happened yesterday morning at the annapolis anchorage south of the bay. she was part of a religious cult that starved her son because he wouldn't say amen after meals. she won't serve additional time behind bars. the judge suspended the rest of the prison sentence sending her to a treatment facility instead. she was brainwashed into stop feeding her son and her mother says her daughter still needs help. a baltimore postal worker is facing charges accused of stealing gift cards out of the mail. good morning, once again, andrea. good morning, don and everyone. it was at this branch that an employee would rip open pieces of mail. wjz spoke to one of the victims who had their gift card intended for a 3-year-old stolen. >> my daughter-in-law called me and said, you know the gift card you sent, we never got it. >> reporter: they were stunned to learn what happened to a 50- dollar gift card they sent to their granddaughter. the authorities believe it was stolen. >> and our 3 year old's birthday present. you must have been upset. >> yes, i was. >> the usps monitored the building sinsyne when 20 to 100 cards disappeared every night. authorities say in total, 1200 pieces of mail were ripped apart. we had to open the birthday card, he kept the card, it said happy birthday 3-year-old. >> and they gave the gift card number to investigators. and that information eventually lead them to the night superriser at the post office. the 51-year-old who lives in the area and he's been, whoing there for two years. >> it's just upsetting i can't buy a gift card and put it in the card and mail it for 44 cents. >> inside the car, investigators found 450 gift cards from coffee to groceries and clothes. after months, they caught him on camera stealing the cards. i thought, yes, they got him. >> and they're now sending gifts in bigger, better disguised envelopes. >> now, he won't hope that envelope. and it's not clear how much he allegedly stole. if convicted, he faces five years in prison. >> as of yet, the usps had no comment. the officials struck the 11th hour deal to keep a popular roller rink open. they'll keep their license and the owners must hire police officers to control the large crowds of teens on the weekends. in sports, break out the dust pan fen again. the orioles have been swept out of seattle. that's as the teams scored one run in the first inning and failed to score again. they lost 4-1. next stop, boston. there a few hours, the ravens will be on the clock and the ravens have the 25th overall pick in tonight's first round and they'll have five picks total. this is the first time the draft is in time prime time. >> and when the season begins, ben roethlisberger could be playing for a new team. now,the steelers are interested in trading him for someone us and roger goodell says big ben needs to make better decisions. >> it wasn't conduct, it was bringing no life to the nfl. >> ben roethlisberger was charged with nothing. >> yeah. >> roger gay dell -- roger god dell -- roger goodell -- >> well, as a football fan, my heart goes out to the steeler's fans. they just don't want him and his problems. they don't want him and his problems if the perfect deal comes together. [low audio] >> now, having said that, should the steeler's trade ben roethlisberger? well, let's take an answer. i want to see what the results are. he says yes. here are both of the results. 61% of those who have responded, 21,171 said, get rid of ben roethlisberger. >> wow! >> wow is right. >> interesting, very interesting. >> wow! any way, as i said during the 5:00 hour. once the season starts, gloves off. i'll bang on you hard as i ever had. i don't want to see you in the house -- this isn't the season, having said that, i'm going to give the steeler's organization a huge round of applause. they're a sports organization that's -- [ indiscernible ] at risk of losing the season. >> they said, they would do something as a team if the nfl didn't do anything and that gave roger goodell the green light. >> and we'll look at the day part. and we have about a 70-degree lunchtime reading and we'll call for a high of 71. it depends on the fog burning off. 63 degrees and a beautiful evening. 63 to 65 and we have a chance of passing showers and that's later on and dense fog advisories in effect for all of the viewing area on the western shore. once you move up to the base, the eastern shore, not under advisories but we have schoolish i shoos we -- issues we've talked about. and we're in may's chapel. >> well, it was interesting, earlier this morning, very foggy, along york road and we got out here and it was clear and now, the fog is coming back in. >> yeah, there it is. as you can see. thank you, carroll. this is one of the great events, we're proud to be part of it. the 9th annual growl's fight cancer day. we'll tell you more when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's still 47 degrees and calm winds and 100% humidity. barometer up to 29.75. the barometer will rise throughout the day. and elkton 51 and pax river, 53 and 52 d.c. and 48 hagerstown and cumberland, 46 and 45 in oakland. 47 in columbia. and 50 in annapolis and 52 degrees rom haul. once the fog burns off, we'll have a fine day. there's a change in the forecast, today and tomorrow, not bad and saturday, we'll be into an area of, well, showers and gray skies and cooler conditions. it's going to lidgeer on throughout the week and into next week. 70 is the high this day and 45 and partly cloudy tonight and we'll go for another high around 70 degrees. again, we had a downgrade, yesterday, we talked about saturday being sunny and a chance of showers and 74 is a big dip in the forecast. sunny, chance of showers and 60, it's not a great, late april weekend. tuesday, moneyny and 64 degrees. how's the rush in the fog? here's sharon. well, we have some problems. another accident came up and that's on 29 in the southbound lanes. meantime, we have a wreck on the outer side and that's in the clearing stages and one more in darlington and this is blocking all lanes between shoresville and castle ton road. also, a disabled vehicle in rundalestown and marriottsville road. there's a look at the topside, we have fog warnings on all of the area bridges and you can't see the road at 95 and whitemarsh and there's a look at 29 there. you don't see the accident there and obviously, no delays. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota, buy right the first time. toyota, moving forward. >> well, don and marty and everyone. we're live at growl's markets. come on over. this is, coming up this weekend, that's the growl's fight cancer day. this is an amazing event and fundraiser. how did all of this start. >> well, my grandfather passed away from cancer ten years ago and we wanted to raise money for a good cause. >> well, of course, you have a lot of things going on. we're donating 5% of the sales and tons of out door events and the proceeds go to acs. we raised 430,000 over the last 30 years. that's incredible. $54,000 last year, congratulations. thank you, and thank you for supporting us. we appreciate you being here. we want to talk to don from the american cancer society. hi, good morning. where does all of the money go. >> it goes to the patient services and programs. anything locally we can offer, emotional groups and lodging, that's where the money goes. hi, kate. >> hello. . >> how are you doing? just wonderful. >> we have great raffles going on this weekend. we have a signed football here. we have jim craig from the miracle on ice team. we have two $500 gift cards at each of the locations and we have raven's tickets and a lot of stuff. even if you can't come saturday, come and buy a ticket and win. hold that up there. let's see that. there it is, american cancer society. a great raffle and we have the gift basket. it's going to be a great event. there we go. the hall of famer. tony dorcette. we love the balloons. tom's just amazing. let's go over the schedule. in all six locations, right? friday, we have the events and on saturday, it will be in the st. michael's area. very good. good to see you, thank you for coming out. it's the 9th annual growl's fight cancer day, come on out and 5% of the sales donated. we thank you very much. >> don and marty, i want to add one thing to the nfl draft, i know we have to run -- josh charles, baltimore's own will be working the red carpet tonight for espn and nfl network. you have to be kidding me. from "the good wife." >> yes, the star of "the good wife." it's another gig for him. he's doing great. >> oh, when he comes in town, we'll have to have him do a web extra and find out about that. >> and he's a huge, huge baltimore raven's fan. >> well, that's unbelievable. >> that's right. >> and thank you. >> thank you, have a great one. >> see you. and josh has a good life going on there. >> working the red carpet is like -- well, look at what joan river's started. >> and also, we'll be the proud sponsors for the roar for autism. it's sunday at the park. for more information, and more, go to wjz.com and click on our local news section. and coming up next here on the morning edition -- >> this could be your last chance to see the original "phantom of the opera." 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(ding) good morning, don and everyone, we're backstage here at the phantom of the opera. we'll show you how the man behind the mask gets into character. ♪ turn your face away from the light of day ♪ >> reporter: andrew lloyd's weber and the mask kept the mystery alive for 20 years. he wears the mask because of a facial deformity. tim martin is the phantom. >> good to be here. we're 30 minutes away from show tomb. >> it's a rare chance to show you how a performer mask's he has identity. >> this is a ball cap. they start the transformation and over the course of 45 minutes, a performer becomes a tormented masked figure. ♪ the phantom of the opera is here, inside my mind ♪ >> he can't show you the finished make upand pieces. it's copy writed and designed and there's not a frame of video available that shows what's under the mask from the broad way musical. >> it's part of the marketing that it is mysterious and we keep it, you know, close to the hip, a lot of stuff about phantom. >> reporter: the mystery is inside the theater and people must come to see the unmasking and so far, a hundred million people worldwide have done that. >> the power of the story that's told through the eyes of the phantom, it touches people every night. so, to be given the opportunity to do that. it's a spectacular gift. >> thank you, mary, the phantom is the longest running show on broadway. they'll leave this city, this sunday. and yet to come on the morning edition. >> and hundreds of gift cards allegedly stolen from the post office, i'm andrea fujii and that's just ahead. and the search is on for 11 people still missing after an oil rig explosion off of the coast of louisiana. details, coming up. and i'm sharon gibala with wjz-13 traffic control. fog is causing problems on the roadways and we'll tell you what they are, after the break. 13 hour and 2 minutes,the nfl draft starts. who will get the next ray rice. we'll talk to michael strahan this morning. he was a second round draft pick of the giants. strahan's a real good guy. you want to talk about relaxed and you'll see him on the show at 6:45. we'll talk about what's going on in the minds of those young men as they look towards their future and the nfl. ,,,,,,,,,,, we're going to see dense fog burning off around 10:00 today. you can see, pretty much everywhere else, we have the fog advisories and school issues on the eastern shore. 70 at lunch and i think that's dependant upon the fog burning off earlier on. on its way to a high in the low 70s. this is the 22nd of april and pleasant. and here are the eastern shore school advisories. kent county schools are late because of fog and queen anne's schools are 90 minutes late with no morning pre-k because of fog. you'll see that on the traffic cameras. hi, fog is causing a problem this morning. we have an accident on 29 and that's on broken land parkway and another one in the city at east fayette and watch for an accident in darlington there. that's closed between shoresville and castleton. we're looking at delays on the westside outer lupe and there's 295 and extremely foggy. and you can barely see the red and there's a look at 83 on the beltway and also foggy, you'll see that everywhere else. and this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer and you'll find toyota cars and trucks. you'll save more in the long run. >> the all out search underway in the gulf of mexico for a dozen workers missing off of the coast of louisiana. here easter real brown -- here is terrell brown. >> there was an explosion off the of the bucks. 15 evacuated the platform. 11 workers are still missing. this man's family is praying he's safe. >> words can't describe knowing your son's out there. >> he and the others have the best chance at survival if they reached the lifeboat. >> we're continuing to serge. >> the rig is 40-miles off of the coast of louisiana. >> we don't know what caused the incidents. the efforts are concentrated on caring for the people. >> this is what the rig looked like before the accident. it's under lease by the british patrol members. many of the crew members will arrive here this morning rig is tilting and sinking and the coast guard says it's not in danger of capsizing. so far, the environmental threat is limited since the gas is burning rather than flowing into the gulf. any possibility of pollution is a concern until the workers are found. terrell brown, wjz-13 eyewitness news. >> moments ago, we're told that the 100 survivers were reunited with their family in a hotel near new orleans. >> there was a university of college park student being beaten by the police, the school isn't turning over security cameras and a police officer found the footage and three minutes of it are missing. felony theft charges are filed against a postal worker who stole gift cards out of mail. good morning, andrea. good morning, don and everyone. this employee victimized 1000 people stealing dozens of gift cards every nigh and some of the people he stole from include children. >> my daughter-in-law called me and said, you know that gift card you sent for madeleine, we never got it. >> reporter: they were stunned to find out what happened to a gift card they sent to their granddaughter. >> authorities believe it was stolen. our 3-year-old granddaughter's birthday present. you must have been upset. >> yes, i was. the u.s. postal service has been monitoring. and authorities say in total, 1200 pieces of mail were ripped apart. >> we had to open the birthday card, he kept the card that said happy birthday 3-year-old. they gave the gift card number to investigator and it was used in timonium. the information lead them to the night supervisor at the fayette post office. investigators say he's worked there for about two years. it's upsetting i cannot buy a gift card and put it in the card and mail it for 44 cents. >> inside the car, investigators found 450 cards for everything from coffees, groceries and clothes. after several months, they found him stealing the cards. i thought, yes, they got him. >> so, that, if there's a crook in the post office, he won't open that particular envelope. >> now, investigators say he may have targeted brightly colored envelopes. the postal service had no comment. it's not clear how much may have been stolen from the mail. he's one of maryland's most powerful senators and this morning, he may be the target of another investigation. for the state prosecutors office is looking into the campaign money for personal use. they're talking about legal fees and online gaming. he's the senate budget chairman and at the center a. a federal investigation. a long losing streak continues for the orioles and the manager isn't mr. nice guy any more. the reminders have to be there, it's basics. it's a game of basic repetition, approach, attitude and focus and excuse. it's easy to get off track. >> with that said to the media and the team, they went out to avoid a sweep in seattle. and the bottom of the north, the orioles fell behind and failed to get anyone else in the game. the mariners win, 4-1. nest stop, boston as the road trip continues in bean town this weekend. you can watch both games live here on wjz, 13. and you can check this out. a college baseball player takes to the air to prove that acrobatics can be handy. keep your eye on the runners coming home. especially the third one. he's going to take a flying leap over the catcher and landing hands down on the plate. his team won the game because of that home run. or run home. well, he had it all of the way. >> that's an incredible play. >> if that's not espn's play of the week, it's got to be. huge round of applause to dave trembley. i mean that sincerely. he sits there with microphones invading his space and he maintains a cool demeanor and maintaining an even strain. i wouldn't blame him if he went off like a nuclear bomb on these guys. 2-13. we want to talk about the detroit lions. if he went off at any moment, i wouldn't blame him at all. it was refreshing. the manager of the orioles said -- he always maintains a business like decorum. >> yeah. and then some. >> that's tough, the press always in your face. he has 24 hours at best. >> at best. >> at best. another round of applause for dave trembly. >> michael strahan is. cooing up. he -- michael strahan is coming up. he's always out there promoting vas lean products -- vaseline products. he was number two, someone's going to find a ray rice. just like the giants did with this guy. michael strahan. he'll join us on coffee with. it's a look from a player's perspective and what the young football players will have in the future. sharon has the traffic control and we have the first warning weather and more coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we have 100% humidity, no wind, the prompter at 289.75. oakland at 75 and cumberland, 46 and 50, elkton. 52 d.c. and easton and 54 at pax river. and kent island, 51 and annapolis, 50 and 46 columbia and down from 47. 46 westminster and we'll have a really, really nice morning and it will be interesting to see in about an hour when we're joining by our friends from cbs, the harbor cam shot. we may be able to see the beautiful sunrise. enjoy today and tomorrow, the weekend right now, it's going to stink. there's a huge downgrade in the forecast for saturday. we're calling for a high of 70, 71 degrees and that will depend when the fog burns off. tomorrow, go back to 70 and a good amount of sunshine. yesterday, with earn calling for saturday to be sunny and 68. it's a significant change. and sunday and monday, a chance of shower an we'll kind of stove up the weather across the east coast and be under the umbrella. kent county schools are an hour late and queen anne schools are it minutes late. will you run late? here's sharon. we have delays and fog out there. we have an accident on 29 in the southbound lanes and another one in the city at north east and east fayette and one in darlington blocking the lanes between shoresville and castleton. a disabled truck between 83 and the the jfx and looking at debris there and approaching caton avenue. and there's the delays. 42 miles per hour is the top speed and speaking of 83. there's a look at 83 north of the beltway, definitely foggy and same goes for 95 and white marsh. >> this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. michael strahan is a great voice from the player's respective on network tv. he's a great guy, you'll like this. the satellite tour is provided by vaseline. >> you're from the second round draft pick of the giants. yeah. >> my, my, my, don't ignore the lower draft picks. >> hey, i'm great, how are you. >>, >> we're good, we're going to talk about vaseline in a second. he's not afraid to say that vaseline is a good thing. i have to look soft and supple. i beat up my skin. >> and speaking of which, vaseline knows we neglect our skin and they have vasa lean -- vaseline men lotion and it's cool to the touch when you put it on, it's perfect for the summer. go to the website and we put it in a contest, whoever wins, hang out with me and work out and you know, a great deal from vaseline men. there i said i department believe it would be fast absorbing and i've tried it since. >> when don's rubbing my back, it's hard to get fresh at him. well, if he's rubbing your back for more than 15 seconds, i'm afraid at what's happening. i want to talk the draft here. >> well, let's go. >> we can speculate who's going where and here an there. but my question is, once a young man is drafted, does the pressure pile on. now, you have to perform for the team, or is it a different deal. take me to the perspective. >> well, it's a lot of pressure, being drafted in the first round, when you're a sue or mccoy or a bradford who they say should come in immediately and contribute and help the team. there's a ton of pressure. that hurts a lot of guys, they feel they need to live up to the expectations. you're just a rookie and you need to learn the games. it's didn't than in college. it's important for the coaches to say, don't worry about it. when you're ready, we'll put you in. >> they need to have a strong coach and organization and that could be a downfall for the player. >> and okay, so let's say, you're second, third and fourth. now, there's not the pressure, but there's the pressure of i'm a third, i have to make the team? >> well, i would rather have that pressure and the first rounder's money, but not the first rounder's pressure. that's why you see the guys. hike myself, i got to learn. that stuck with me for 15 years. you never feel like you're good enough or good enough to take a chance early. that's why you see the later draft picks that work out. he had it in indianapolis himself. what about a guy named ray lieu wiz. you may have heard of him. ogden was the first pick. >> you could look at a team like the lions and each guy on the team was the best and maybe the best in his conference. >> that's amazing, when you go to high school to college, you're the man in high school and you're college, you're nothing and like the pro's, it's like starting out all over again. in the pro's, it's like everyone's good. even when the team is 0-16. that's the worst team to play, they're showing they have nothing to lose. the pressure's on you. here's michaelstrahan.com. >> am i flexing on it. >> no, you're making eyes at don. and there's the vaseline website. always great having you, can't wait to have you throughout the season. thank you. >> can't wait to be back on. thank you. >> he's a hall of famer. >> well, yeah. let me tell you thing. we'll be back. 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 ,,,