expect temperatures to be fairly comfortable. approaching 67 degrees already that the point and by 2:00 p.m. we should be up to 70 degrees and at the race time 6:15, 67 degrees. so expect temperatures to be in he upper 60's to the lower 70's and you probably want to keep in mind there could be a chance for some sprinkles. a light rain jacket, not necessarily need it but if you want to dodge the raindrops maybe that. also it's a little breezy. i've been noticing my hat blowing around a little bit so ladies, bobby pins are probably in order tore keep your hat on today. things are turning out well. couldn't ask for anything better. >> it's really tips like that, ava that are going to make or break a woman's preakness. >> bobby pins. we got it. >> captain roy keeping an eye on traffic for us. >> good morning. lou things looking? didn't see too many people rushing in yet. >> no lines to speak of at pimlico. traffic is not a problem at the present time and people that have come are staking out areas in front of the two stages that are here at pimlico for the infield activities with all the shows that are going to be going on. right now, the traffic as far as coming in here is going to be fine. you still have areas that you can park at for getting a bus to work your way inside to the infield here. but right now everything is moving smooth and with this little bit of overcast we have it's just excellent weather for coming out to the preakness. i'm captain roy taylor. >> noticeable changes will come at pimlico with new security measures. >> they come in response to the bombing at the boston marathon. ore on the tightened security. >> it's a picture-perfect day before preakness. private track patrons formlinging lines at windows to buy tickets but more had to stand in line for security checks. >> no knives allowed in the building. >> also tripods and cam corders. screenings include searches of women's purses and all entrances. >> the jockey club was very proactive and smart at educating people on the new changes. and we do live in a heightened state of alert. god forbid we have a tragedy like that in baltimore, we want to be prepared for it. >> and dave of high landtown says getting into pimlico was a process. >> but that was ok. i don't mind. i understand why they are doing it and it's no big deal to me why they are doing it but others may have to get frustrated but eight minutes start to finish for me. >> in this climate it's important. >> it's ok. everything that's going on, i just saw a gentleman turned away because he had a pocket knife. i think he should have known better. >> it's good. better to be safe than sorry. >> people say the core focus is on making sure everyone who comes to pimlico has a good ime and returns safely home. >> and there's always public transportation if you want to avoid traffic and parking all together. >> so let's check in with the m.t.a.'s kurt kroncke. >> we are getting folks to pimlico. lights rail is an option from ports north and south to the cold springs lane stop from there your $3.50 all-day pass will take you to a connecting shuttle to pimlico. you can also take metro to the rogers station and connect to a shuttle bus short ride to the racetrack with the $3.50 all-day pass. also park and ride from policy western high school, that's $3.50 round trip as well. light rail buses cost you only $3.50 for an all-day pass. preakness service many go from 2:00 p.m. to the racetrack and return service begins at 6:15 and runs until 7:30. i'm kurt kroncke. back to jennifer and deb rafment >> thank you kurt. later today the winner of the preakness will be crowned. all eyes on orb but there's another horse that's drawing a lot of attention. >> my loot look jockeyed by rose y. here's 11 news reporter kate amara. >> on saturday rosie had the chance to become the first woman to twin preakness. if it happens check thank cheryl white and barbra joe ruben. they were two of the first female jockeys. >> it's good to see people like rosy maybing a name for it and i think she is going to have a the women return to pimlico every tries compete with six others. and barbra joe ruben became the first female jockey to wane race in the united states in 1969. >> the 64-year-old said she was cheered and booed. >> a lot of them were jelling at me to go home and make babies and i have no business on the track. you're going to dill somebody. >> cheryl white was the first african northern female jockey. started racing when he was 21. >> it's been a long road. t it's been an interesting nd lucrative bit of fun for me . >> in between wardrobe changes the conversation inevitably turns to horseracing. >> it's in my blood. >> i think it's opened up a lot for women. back then they wouldn't even let us some come on the racetrack. >> though this remains a male-dominated 130r9, times have changed thanks to these pioneers who have paved the way for the woman who will race in the preakness. kim dacey wbal-tv 11 news. > and don't forget wbal is the place for coverage of the preakness. also on www.wbaltv.com. we will be in the corporate village. wef6 infield coverage , too, we're everywhere. >> we're off to the races very soon. >> 69 degrees downtown. got to have hats. >> if u still searching for your protect preakness hat no worries. we have your forecast. >> right now the bulk of rain down south. we'll talk about this in just minute. >> well, good morning. radar and i throw this satellite in here as well. you see less gray here at the pennsylvania line and over on the eastern shore, so there are some thin clouds and breaks in the skies. there are a few sprinkles falling in montgomery county. here we are in baltimore and there's pimlico. let's take a look at the temperatures, because that's the other element of the forecast today. we're basically dry over the city. 64 is the temperature at pimlico. rain in the forecast today. maybe i should say a sprinkle or shower not rain. other temperatures at edge wooveed and 65, cockeysville is up to 63 and up west columbia 64. downtown it's almost 70 degrees. the broader picture of what's going on, more shower activity. here's baltimore. the rains are south and the strongest are off norfolk right now and the virginia beaches. but a lot of clouds around the area. there's a front stalled in virginia around western maryland right now. that's boundary. we can also see high pressure over new england pulling moisture off the atlantic ocean. so the combination of those things giving us fits as far as obscuring the sun. in the plains states that's where all the big storms are going to occur today. i think that will be the newsmaker weather-wise later today. here, not bad. clouds kind of holding temperatures down a little bit. we'll see mostly cloudy skies. maybe a spotty shower. >> the girls pushed me to put some element of sun in. so but also these spotty little showers or sprinkles could pop up at any time. > insta-weather future cast. bi >> by 6:00 they will be scattered around and spotty. but nothing major. there's a seven-day forecast for you. let's see if we can get it up here. there you go. 70 today and 72 tomorrow. rain chances low today and higher tomorrow and higher on monday when we introduce an element of thunder. midweek, summerlike with nice temperatures. i have a a, i like what i guess we call a pass theinator out there. you did it yourself? yes and don't you let deb and jen boss you around. you put whatever icon you want. >> i agree with them, though, there's a little bit of thinning in the cloud coffer. so some of that daytime heating may cause a shower to pop up as we go into the afternoon. we have hardly seen a raindrop out here today so things have been picture-perfect. i even saw a rainbow right over the grandstand so maybe that signifies something. you guys have to figure whute that means, some are saying it means a triple crown winner. as we go into the afternoon, 70 degrees. with all the cloud cover and bit of a breeze it feels chilly. so i have the nylons on. i went old-school with that. and i went roof top and it was pretty breezy up there so hopefully you will have a great time. we couldn't ask for better weather. you saw what happened at the derby. at least we're not getting completely rained out. back to pimlico. thank you, guys. >> are you ready for this? the powerball lottery las has climbed to nearly $600 million. a few million shy of the largest ever in the world, $666 million. that was mega millions including one ticket sold here in maryland. your exclusive home for the powerball drawing. you will have two chances to watch. 600 million reasons to buy a ticket. >> we're getting one today. >> sounds like a plan. speaking of betting which horse could put money in your pocket? we'll have that next. >> and from the bold to the beautiful to the outright loud. we will check out the designer. and as we go to break we're going to have some preakness day history. stay with us. >> fresh from her appearance on the "today" show, christine is here, and once again creating mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's had. -- hat. >> big reveal in a moment. but first, you actually create these hats from scratch and you will do them on demand. >> yes. we have a collection we do every year then we also do a lot of special orders. a lot of one of a kind pieces, too. >> and it's often you're going to be out there in the infield selling them. >> yes. so if someone doesn't have a hat you can get one there. >> and big hats are the way to go? >> yes. you want to go big. once you get there you realize even's is big so you don't feel like you're over-the-top the same way you would in another venue. >> like at home or in the car but this hat is gorgeous. tell me about this one. >> this is the quintessential racing hat. it's wide, feminine, has a bright color on it. and for preakness especially color blocking is big. or darker colors like these colors. you know, bold. >> yes. >> like with your dress which is navy blue, you could wear this hat with that. >> yes. you don't have to blend or match. 's more interesting and more avon guard if you just let it blend together and trust yourself. >> see the tan and tangerine and salmon color then we can go with some of the traditional yellows. >> this is the smaller brim nas ferret, because you can really ee and be seen and no mess where it's just amazing. >> and then the color blocking and this is preakness colors. >> absolutely, the black and the yaleo there. the men's hats. more and more men are wearing hats these days. >> and men are wearing hats and the if a dora is the traditional hat for racing and also great in the sun. especially if you're in the infield in the sun. >> a man in a hat, very sexy. absolutely. it's true then the pass theinator we have something hot pink over here then the hats with the nice big bows really pop. >> speaking of showing somebody. let's take a look. this is going to be the mayor's hat. now the mayor has not seen her nat person. >> i did a sketch and she approved it then i sent her a photograph. so but she was so nice to let us show you a preview. >> we will have to find her throughout today. we will look for the mayor and with something like this, she could be wearing any variety of dresses. thank you so much. hats you can also go to and belt strings, in case we want variety. >> and with nine horses in the running, there can only be one winner, so ho who to place your bet on? hat's when we com > welcome back, gabby is the youngest handicapper at pimlico. to get her job gabby made it through a lot of auditions and beat out four others. even with her young age she says it's a unique opportunity with a lot to prove. >> we have so many new initiatives drawing more young people into the sport and i'm hoping to be the voice of that and bring more young people into it. i am passionate about it. >> she finishes her senior year at towson. >> maybe you're not an avid racing fan but still ready to put a couple bucks down and so we have senior handicapper our guest and horseracing is in your blood, too,? >> yes. >> i started handicapping at age 12. >> so i want you to dumb it down for us today so any of us can go bet. >> ok. >> give us a sense of what we should or shouldn't do regarding orb. >> well, i think orb has an incredible chance to win, which is exciting, because he could twin triple crown. flat the favorite then you may only win two cents. so maybe bet on another horse as well. >> take charge is a dark horse, someone you may not be hearing a lot but has a chance. and take charge is my dark horse. he did well in the derby despite where he actually finished. he made a very nice eighth lengths pick-up in the race and i think is in a good condition. i expect him to be coming off the pace and flying at the end. >> how about departmenting? >> hasn't run this distance before. has not run this weight before. so i think he will be coming in at the end but i don't know if he will be right there. but it's a horserace, so it's hard to say what's going to happen. >> then my favorite. my loot which has the female jockey. >> yes. yet another one of the closers. i was a little bit disappointed with my loot's performance in the derby. my loot closed really well and was only a few lengths off the leaders. didn't fire. didn't have a heavy opportunity and take it. so we'll see i'm just not feeling comfortable there. >> is preakness your christmas? >> well, i get to spend the morning with you so how could it be like anything else? >> good answer! >> well, i'm in public relations. >> enjoy the day and stay with us for more preakness coverage coming up next. >> i'm sarah sampson. weaver live at the stakes barn with more on thousand horses are preparing for today's race. we'll have that story coming up. >> i do like our preakness song. >> yes. gets us in the mood. welcome back to 11 news preakness saturday morning. thank you for joining us. >> the second jewel of the triple crown is the biggest party of the year and wbal-tv continues with live team coverage. >> ava marie and sarah sampson. good morning ava. >> good morning. i lost the card again i'm done with it. it's already warming up. we're starting to see even more sun peaking out -- peeking out of the from behind the clouds. a wlot of clouds still expected throughout the day and maybe even a shower, especially as that front is hanging down to our south. that's the front we have been tracking all morning. but it's not a washout of a pattern. overall it should be dry throughout the day but watch out for a light sprinkle in the afternoon but by the that afternoon 70 degrees will feel a little warmer. people are really starting to filter into the infield and in the grands. -- in the grandstands. we all got wanded and had our bagsal checked coming in, so that's something to keep in mind umbrellas are not allowed so even though we do have a chance for rain do not bring your umbrella, just bring a light jacket. >> now we'll head back to you girls. love the hat. >> it's a fun day. >> and you are like the face of preakness. absolutely. >> lovely. >> you look regal like the preakness queen. >> i feel like queen on this set until donna gets here then she will be the queen. >> well, i'm glad you lost the card gadget. the cardigan. sarah sampson is live at the stakes barn having some fun. 12k3w4r0 good morning, sarah. >> yes. it's fun out here. it's really quieted down a lot. in the past couple of hours. when we first got out here around 5:00 a.m. the horses at emand y up and then the trainers were taking them out for sort of a gentle walk. they had a chance to graze. a few of them for about 307 minutes. now a lot of them are supreme court of hunkered back down. >> now he does have ties mad mother's day and a lot of people here locally are saying they would like to she him twin race and see the triple crown. we talked to many about the chance for rain and whether he thought that would impact orb's race. >> it shouldn't. he won a dishy -- derby in the slop. so it's fair for everybody. if it affects everybody, it does but i don't think it will affect his performance. >> and of course we have not had a triple crown winner since 1978 so a lot of people here would really like see that happen. now, i want to send you up to captain roy taylor who has a look at how things are looking from above. >> hi there. >> we are at 1700 feet looking over top of pimlico. we can tell you anybody working their way towards the track as far as going through security ou may have one or two minutes ait because it's -- advisor of some different traffic patterns on park heights and northern pea. northern parkway. plenty of spots still left in front of the stands. as far as both stages here we're seeing people stake out their locations in front of the two stages fantastic day for the preakness. reporting in sky team 11, i'm captain roy taylor. >> if you don't like traffic or want to mess with parking -- 11 news heck in with kurt kroncke. the shuttle buses and metro subway is the best option. there's metro subway available l-day pass and light rail transit routes. >> and if you're still not sure which dress you're going to wear to preakness, might be a little trouble but folks at urban chic are here with great options. we'll have a fashion show when we come back. >> even for you, john. >> ok. >> satellite and radar, lighter colors to the south is where the heavier cloud coverage is. in the northeast corner of the state there's thin clouds and sun is actually bleeding through. we're seeing little pokes of sun here and there. sprinkle in carroll county and a few south of washington and annapolis at this stage of the game. and everything is moving to the east so in baltimore we're kind of on the north edge of whatever is occurring out there. let's take a look at temperatures around town right now. the clouds moved last night. kept the temperatures from dropping too much but then also prevented us from heating up too much during the day. this mix calls for mostly clouds, some sun. east winds at 8 miles an hour. at the airport, 66, annapolis 65. out at colombia 64 degrees. the general satellite and radar imagery shows the bulk of the rain to the south of us with the heavier rain in norfolk, virginia then there's this front out in virginia. this front combined with the high pressure, the front is kind of the trigger for the potential for rains. we have this chance for rain today. it's not a very big chance, but it's there. the biggest storms today are going to be out in the plains states. not a lot going on right now but it could be the newsmaker as far as severe swth concned. quiet day. mostly clouds. there will be some breaks and spotty showers. high temperatures 67-72, considerably warmer than yesterday's low 80's. here's the seven-day forecast. again, around 70 today and much the same tomorrow except more clouds tomorrow and a higher chance of rain. even higher chance on monday and we'll throw thunderstorms in the mix there or at least threat of it. then temperatures go into the 80's and we could see a few isolated storms out there. but now we want to put our focus back on the track and ava, who is your guest this morning? >> i am here with mike isabella and the chef of the infield. you are feeding a lot of people today. you have been featured on "top chef" and you're going to be everyone's best friend today, because tough food going on. let's talk about the food you're serving today. >> we're serving turf side terrace. my restaurant usually does a couple hundred people a day so now it's about 6,000. >> you have the food already for that many people. what's the strategy? >> we have a huge team back there. a lot of help. we started prepping a couple days ago and it's just going to be a ton of food. first time they are bringing in a guest chef to do foot. to do the food, so i'm excited and i hope they like it. >> tell us abou