joe flacco does not need to be the face of the franchise. he has put it together when the pressure grows up in the playoffs. matt ryan is 0 for 1. it makes for great debate among media and fans. joe has his opinion on the matter. >> i really don't care. you guys are going to make comparisons, no matter what. it doesn't matter. it does not matter to me either way. >> we do expect -- would you expect anything else from joe flacco? we'll hear from gerry sandusky for the latest on the teams as they get ready for tonight's game. we go live now to george lettis in timonium where fans are getting all lathered up.

>> it has been a beautiful day. it's 5:00, have been our herein timonium. the only thing that will make ravens fans happy tonight is a ravens win. >> the only cure is a win. from lexington market to downtown business district, the analysis of tonight's game versus the falcons on wbal-tv was pretty much the same wherever we went. >> i have a very good school of thought on this. they are going to win. is just that simple. >> fans may be pumped more than usual because both teams have impressive records and both have a lot to prove tonight. >> you are playing a 6-2 team. your sending a message to the rest of the nfl, we are the best team in the country.

>> we are nice. we have re rice. we have the best receivers in football right now. >> they need to get better with the first half because we are a second-half team. we are doing good this year. >> score early in score often. that's it. and stop michael turner. anquan boldin is on my fantasy team. i need him to come through big. >> as the band strikes up at 6:00, we'll get some more objective voices on tonight's game. we are live in timonium, george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we found some big time ravens fans on ulocal. we want to unload your best ravens rodeos and idiot -- photos and videos. just 02 wbaltv.com -- just go to

wbaltv.com. kickoff. 8:29. -- kickoff is at 8:29. >> passengers on the disabled cruise ship are finally back on dry land. the ship pulled into port in san diego four days after the ship lost power following an engine room fire. >> passengers on the carnival splendor line the decks, cheering and waving as the disabled ship pulled into san diego harbor thursday morning. >> there were passengers out there cheering us on. they were happy to see as pigs after four daunting days at sea, cruisers left -- they were happy to see us. >> it is absolutely deplorable conditions. >> among the biggest

complaints, food or lack of it. >> we waited in line for two or three hours for really bad food. but they were doing the best they could. >> there was no refrigeration, so it was basically saladin vegetables, some fruit, and more milk. -- basically salads and vegetables. >> a monday morning engine room fire left the ship disabled, without power. >> they did a great job. >> passengers had no air conditioning, no hot food, and no phone service. passengers like this navy veteran and his wife said the inconvenience will not keep them from cruising in the future. >> i went to relax, and that is exactly what i did. >> carnival cruise cannot reject officials say they are proud of their crew and passengers -- carnival cruise officials say they are proud of their crew and

passengers for handling the situation the way they did. carnival cruise lines is not sure how many of its passengers will take them up on a free future voyage. the 2-year-old ship will be out of service as officials conduct a full-scale investigation. the ntsb is also taking part. >> a little bit of a northerly breeze but lots of sunshine today and rather pleasant for this time of year. a beautiful veterans day across the region, with sunny skies getting the temperatures to normal or even a little above normal. temperatures are starting to settle back a little from their afternoon highs. the v-6 in downtown baltimore, 54 at randallstown. -- 56 in downtown baltimore. temperatures westbound to the mountains are relatively mild. we will have a continuation of this nice weather pattern. the only cloud cover is out over the atlantic. everybody else is experiencing

severe clear. we will check out the seven-day forecast that features a mild temperatures in a little bit. >> vice-president joe biden observed veterans day at the hallowed ground of the tomb of the unknowns. he laid the wreath at today's ceremony at arlington national cemetery. he remember the sacrifices and struggles of americans at work throughout the nation's history. >> over the past decade, our military has embarked on a longer period of sustained combat than in all american history. more than 2 million service members have deployed to iraq and afghanistan. more than half of whom have returned to civilian life with the honored title of veteran.

>> this was in baltimore today, where veterans were honored with a march down charles street and a ceremony at the war memorial plaza. today's ceremony was remembered as of to u.s. wars, the korean war and the first gulf war. >> a veteran is not just a man or woman who goes to war for our country. it is a mistake to believe that we limit the definition to that person. a veteran is a patriot who leaves home, who enters the call of duty to serve our nation with the year from -- with the uniform of the armed services on their back. one might patrol the streets of baghdad for your while another serves an entire tour at fort meade. both are veterans. both make sacrifices at the -- that the average american will never make. >> many years have also share their veterans day messages with

us. 1 family honors their dear brother joe, saying thank you so much for your 20 dedicated years of service. you can help us on our service members by sharing your photos and video. just go to wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. >> there has been frustration over budget cuts as the city weathers the financial crisis. baltimore city police officers are voting on a new contract that would mean pay cuts next year but would also lead to extra days off and the following year. lowell melser joins us from hamden with the latest. >> the polls here open around 6:00 this morning and will close at 7:00 tonight. union officials are keeping quiet until after all of the votes are tallied. it is no secret that they really have their problems with the city, especially since the mayor made those budget cuts concerning their pensions. given the proposed pay cut that is in this contract, it is definitely possible that it may not pass.

police union members vote thursday on their future, at least for the next couple of years. back in 2009, union officials spent much of the year trying to pin down a contract with the city which was strange when it mayor stephanie rawlings-blake had to make tough budget decisions -- it was strained when the mayor had to make tough budget decisions. the biggest issue has to do with pay cuts. the contract states that in 2011, police would receive an almost 2% pay cut, the equivalent of five days' pay. then in 2012 police would get an extra five paid leave days to make up for that pay cut. >> i think it is fair. i trust the judgment of my team that negotiated with the police union. the police union representatives think it is fair. now is up to the hands of the membership. >> the mayor thinks the contract is the best option right now and the most fair. union officials would not contact -- would not comment, waiting for the final vote

tally. it is clear could meet some opposition, given the frustration that have been to toward the city in the past, as seen on billboards over the summer that popped up after tough cuts concerning their pensions. still, the mayor and her staff are hoping to move forward. >> bringing the contract to the membership -- i am going to put my faith in those union leaders to work with their membership to make it happen. >> the polls remain open for about two hours more. there is a question if it does not pass, are represented said they will literally have to go back to the negotiating table and negotiate a new contract. this has to be done by the end of the year. i will have another update for you at 6:00. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> still ahead, the federal government is taking a closer look at ct scans. >> it has worked in animals, now

doctors are seeing if there is something in soy that can help stop the spread of prostate cancer in humans. >> i am not happy. >> the i team uncovers an explicit voice mail, just one example of the pressure elected officials applied during last winter's snowstorms. >> the nation's education secretary talks about whether maryland will get to keep its millions in the race to the top money. money.

>> to baltimore correction officers are recovering after they were overcome by carbon monoxide at work. there was a malfunctioning furnace. the two workers were taken to mercy medical center and are expected to be okay. inmates were evacuated from the building but they did not need medical attention. >> the fda is pushing for sector -- saver ct scans to protect patients from excessive radiation. it would include a safety feature to alert operators of a higher radiation dose as well as extra training for those using the equipment. after investigating cases of radiation over verses, the fda

found scanners did not malfunction if used properly, but they could be made safer. high doses of radiation could cause skin burns, cataracts, or even death. a new drug made from a chemical in soya appears to prevent prostate cancer from spreading. researchers at northwestern university say the chemical has worked in animal studies and is now showing benefits in humans. when men with localized prostate cancer took a pill daily for one month prior to surgery, it increases the genes that suppress cancer cells and decreased the ones that enhance them. scientists at the next up is to see if the drug can stop cancer cells from spreading out of the prostate. last nine reported on a study about a sharp increase in the diagnosis of 80 hd in children. a new study finds -- the diagnoses of adhd in children.

>> your body is working at your desk, but where is your brain? is it on the big game from last night or in upcoming vacation? >> we are not very good at being mindful, staying in a moment. >> and the static from harvard university fund's we spent nearly half of our waking hours -- a new study finds we spend nearly half of our waking hours thinking about something other than what we are doing. >> we use the iphone to send people notifications in a moment as they are going about their day and ask them about their thoughts, feelings, and actions. >> not only were the study participants often thinking about something else, all this mind wandering seem to make them unhappy. it makes sense, because people were more likely to let their minds stripped when they were doing it monday, sedentary tasks like working -- more likely to drift.eir minds and drif

>> the rate of mind wandering in during sex was about 10%. >> the moral of the story is that when we can, we should deferentially spend more time doing things that are more engaging. >> and living in a moment. what was i saying? >> if you think it would make you happy, you can participate in harvard's happiness study. there is a link on our website, wbaltv.com. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> this veterans day across the region was beautiful. lots of sunshine, a little chilly in the morning and very comfortable in the afternoon. it was not that way 23 years ago in 1987. that was before doppler radar. the current doppler radar system that we use is from 1988. on that veterans day 1987, under

snow was approaching from the south. there were all kinds of problems down in fredericksburg, virginia. by the evening, 13 inches of snow in prince george's county and a foot of snow at reagan national airport. 6 inches of snow fell at bwi marshall on veterans day, november 11, 1987. a paralyzing snowstorm that approach from the south and surprised everybody before the days of doppler radar. this time around, much warmer temperatures and no threat of snow in the forecast. there is hardly a cloud to be found in our region. temperatures are running in the 50's through most of baltimore and back into howard county. starting to cool off a little bit in spots. sinclair is coming in off the ocean. -- some cooler air is coming in off the ocean. there is that severe clear that we have been talking about.

these clouds over the atlantic are moving from north to south and not really touching us, just brushing the beaches. high pressure will keep it skies clear. the air is arginine that it was yesterday. -- the air is drier than it was yesterday. the same weather system that produced today's weather will be here tomorrow and it will be here this saturday. high pressure stretching from eastern canada to north florida, slow-moving and strong. it blocks the systems coming in from the west for another couple of days. snow is falling on the wyoming- colorado border and back into western sections of nebraska. tomorrow into friday and saturday, we see sunshine during the day, clear at night. storms will stay well to nor'wester's saturday. a miners' shower regis cleveland

-- a minor shall work reaches cleveland saturday afternoon. sunrise at six of 47, setting at 4:54 p.m. friday afternoon. waves averaging about 1 foot. 60 and sunshine out near deep creek tomorrow, an unusually mild november 12 for garrett county. around the bay, temperatures will be mild with sunny skies. the coolest temperatures will be brought along the coast where highs around ocean city whoopi got -- brown ocean city where the highs will peak at about 50. monday we start to get the temperatures back to normal and that more significant storm may bring some needed rain tuesday and wednesday, with highs in the 50's. >> we will hear from the order of a controversial book that gives advice to pedophiles. >> if you are traveling by air

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>> in tonight's educational work, the u.s. education secretary says he expects maryland will be able to iron out any differences over its race to the top applications. >> we told you earlier this day was in jeopardy of losing $250 million over changes in the teacher evaluation system. tim tooten has an update. >> this is a serious concern. no one, not even the federal government, can say for sure if maryland will be able to eventually cash in on all this education dollars. the snag came over the fine print in a proposal to change how maryland teachers are evaluated. at issue, should the -- 15% or 30% be based on a student's progress? a legislative review committee said it is sticking by 45%.

there is concern that the change in the application could place maryland on the sidelines. the state school superintendent is fearing the worst. >> 500 points, the maximum points you could get, but if you get below 440, you are no longer competitive. there are states that lost this opportunity by a few points. if we were to change something and it required a major deduction in points, that could be very problematic. >> federal education officials stopped short of saying whether or not maryland was in jeopardy of losing the millions already promised. >> this is not a time to slow down and take a step backwards. i hope and anticipation is that maryland will do that. >> the state school superintendent is a bit more cautious about what can happen. >> it really resides now with the u.s. department of education

to make that determination, should there be any change, and whether they see this as substantive enough. >> no one is setting deadlines, not even the state board of education, on when this issue might be resolved. it is clear the federal government may not be in the mood to negotiate. >> we have tremendous confidence in the leadership of this state and we fully anticipate they will stick with their original proposal. they worked very hard on that. >> we have learned that the state has made contact with the federal education officials. no -- no word on if and when they will meet. on this veterans day, education secretary arne duncan spent most of the day at fort meade. he and his wife and children took part in a ribbon cutting and an elementary school. he praised the local target and a hard for america fund that that was responsible for the renovations. they got new books, new

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>> live, local, late-breaking. 11 news at 5 in hd continues now. >> the politics of snow removal. did certain city council members receive preferential plowing last winter? the losers were a lot to contend with for everyone. baltimore officials have been working on an improved snow plan since then. >> one target is something our i team found by plowing through thousands of emailed. it can call up the delicate politics of snow removal. >> what is the next debt? >> they meet every two weeks and have been four months. the key people in the city plan for and managed snowstorms.

what happened last winter is still a vivid memory. >> the most challenging we have ever had. >> february 2010 serves as a blueprint for doing it better the next time. one change already in place, a plan to help private contractors with more nimble equipment ready to go right away in a big storm, so those secondary street still have to wait so long for attention. >> so we cannot attack both the primary and secondary -- primary and secondary simultaneously. >> all those folks to see in these pictures taken in february or not only trying to manage the emergency and execute a snow removal plan, they also had to deal with this. >> i am not happy. >> that voice belongs to city councilman bob curran. he left a message complaining city crews had not yet touched the private st. he lives on.

he first threatened to block payments to contractors. >> i will hold up the payment to these contractors if they do not do this. >> he later threaten a city official directly. >> i am not [beep] happy. >> this might make you wonder, particularly when it has to do with a councilman, whether the view is one of representing constituents. >> councilman, do you regret making that phone call? >> yes and no. >> he says he was only reflecting the frustration of his whole district, which he says got the short end of the snow removal stick. >> i was quite upset and in the moment, i may have set things that if i tend to reflect, i would not say it. >> extreme pressure was applied by politicians during the

snowstorm, but not the only time they flexed their muscles. >> we reviewed thousands of emailed council members sent to city officials, demanding responses. among the request from council president jack young, and repeated one, 10 days after the blizzard, for the city to cleared barnes street in east baltimore. i want this to be addressed today, he wrote. the official responded, suggesting it was not exactly a priority. the street is less than 100 feet of -- 100 feet long and has no properties facing it, so i think it is ok, the official responded. young persisted. the officials relented, telling him, okay, i will have it plowed. >> it is hard to ignore.

every council member and some state legislators pressure city officials. most for passing on complaints from constituents. please be advised, one constituent wrote, all of us will be active in campania genscher reelection until we get a response -- in campaigning against your reelection until we get a response. show councilwoman mary pat clark managed to get her own contractor. >> they did not give them to me, but they basically said, you are driving us crazy. we are trying to help you. we are not talking about an army here. leave us alone. >> two contractors were assigned to clark.

at one point, the city official who made it happen showed his unease. i do worry that from a billing perspective, i have lost control, and please don't tell your colleagues about how we have done this. clark makes no apologies. >> it does not appear that any council members had such an operation going. >> i don't know. i never compared notes with anyone. all i know is, they worked, i worked, and we never stopped working. >> they want to respond to constituents, but at what cost to the overall effectiveness of a snow removal plan? >> city officials are reluctant to blame council members, but they are implementing a new plan to handle what they call a special requests. >> if city council members in the an e-mail, i will take the

email, but with the plan we are proposing for next year, that city council member email will go to that special request, to that contact person that we have. >> so your talking about having a traffic cop to handle all of that flow. >> absolutely. to make sure we are consistent throughout, so we are not giving any city council member special treatment over another. >> there is no removed -- there is no word on who that snow removal traffic cop will be. it will no doubt require special skills. >> we posted this story on our website, where you can also leave your comments. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. baltimore city police are voting today on a new contract that would cut their pay by 2% next year, but they would get an extra five paid leave days in 2012 to make up for that pay cut. mayor stephanie rawlings lake says it is the best option for now, but it remains to see if

police officers agree. the harford county sheriff's office has released surveillance video in hopes of catching the suspect who robbed of bellaire gamestopped store. they took off with cash and dozens of copies of a newly released video game. they say the men are believed to be behind a robbery in aberdeen last month. both cases, the suspects got away in a white minivan. prosecutors have dropped and attempted murder charge against a man accused of cutting four people in a bar fight. three students were injured in a fight outside the college park bar. police a 23-yard leonardo ramos was charged based on evidence at the timeram. os is now charged with second -- ramos is charged with second- degree assault.

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>> on this veterans day, westminster high school is paying tribute to servicemen and women through a unique calendar featuring those who served in world war ii. >> high-pressure is holding strong across the mid-atlantic region. that means what we saw today is what you get tomorrow. we are checking out the seven- day details, coming up. the barometer is steady and an east wind at 6 miles an hour. east wind at 6 miles an hour.

>> here is a look at what were working on for 11 news at 6. a special delivery 42 baltimore city residents was confiscated at bwi airport. housemothers thought they would be able to get drugs pass security. -- how smugglers thought that would be able to get drugs past security. a veteran and his wife received

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>> tonight president obama says his bipartisan deficit reduction committee has to tell the truth it did tell the truth to the american people, but it will be difficult to hear -- has to tell the truth to the american people, but it will be difficult to hear. >> the deficit reduction story hit without warning, a battle to cut our deficit. >> i set up this commission precisely because i am prepared to make some tough decisions. >> in career, president obama said he alone cannot erase all the red ink. >> the only way to make those tough choices historically has been if both parties are

willing to move forward together. >> the deficit commission is saying the old ways will not work. >> we cannot tax our way out of this problem, and we cannot cut our way out of this problem. >> what is proposed is a combination. the plan could cut defense spending, cut 10% of the government work force, hike taxes by eliminating the mortgage deduction, cut social security cost-of-living hikes, raise the retirement age gradually to 68, and height what we pay for medicare. >> a lot of this is politically red-hot. they are touching just about every third rail in american politics. >> are ordinary citizens willing to sacrifice? >> it is scary to think about it, but we are going to have to deal with it sooner or later. >> the political guessing is later. >> it is probably not going to get done in the next two years. >> a key house republican sounds on board.

>> this is a serious, impressive effort. they are taking this very seriously. >> barack obama has got his next big challenge. in theory, it is perfect for this president who says he still wants bipartisan cooperation. in this era of the tea party and its focus on balancing the budget. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> no veterans day in baltimore has a typical high of 58 degrees, but this has been the team all week long. the high at the airport, 62 and 60 at the inner harbor. the warmest november 11 ever. in 2006 we hit 77 degrees, but it was 21 and november 11 back in 1973. the 1987 record was 6 inches of snow that came through on

november 11 that year. temperatures are in the 50's all around baltimore beltway and down toward the sea -- down toward d.c. statewide is a fairly comfortable early evening now, a little chilly on parts of the eastern shore where they have to give back into the 40's. with clear skies, dry air, and light wind, the temperatures may fall little quicker this evening. near freezing in the outlying suburbs and close to 40 to ride along the shore of the day with a light north to northeast wind. high pressure is firmly in control of the weather up and down the eastern seaboard from maine, through maryland and down to florida. the area of high pressure stretches north and south and will dominate the weather pattern for friday and saturday. i think we will be able to squeeze in the entire weekend

with generally dry conditions. you can see the beautiful clear sky anticipated across that area as we had through friday and saturday. sunday we will watch that system approaching but even into the middle of the day sunday, the clouds are just now reaching western pennsylvania. sunny skies tomorrow, mild temperatures, 64-68. sunrise at 6:47. in western maryland, unusually warm november weather. sunshine and deep creek lake tomorrow and should stay warm for the mountains. the lower eastern shore is where the cooler temperatures will be. upper 50's with a northerly breeze coming in off the atlantic and maybe a few scattered clouds. almost to the 70-degree mark saturday before temperatures start to back down, but a very pleasant sunday. a slight, 20% chance of a couple of isolated showers monday and

then low pressure brings us a 50-50 shot at rain on tuesday and wednesday. >> microsoft jobs into the smart phone wars and airtran has a deal for those flying in and out of b.w.i. thurgood marshall airport. >> airtran is running an exclusive sale on flights in and out of bwi thurgood marshall airport. they are good for travel from december 1 through february 9. they are good for travel in the death of the week except friday and sunday. -- any day of the week except friday and sunday. $119 get you off like to or from montego bay and a one-way ticket to los angeles is $129. the 48-hour sale ends tomorrow night. it can find a complete list of the deals on our website, wbaltv.com.

>> walmart is offering free shipping which applies without a minimum purchase or a subscription plan. walmart finds it same-store revenues have dropped for three quarters. they are looking to expand their on-line business. there is a new player in the smart phone game. microsoft has released its new windows phone. >> this could be music to your ears if your are smart own shopping. the new windows phone from microsoft, easy-to-use interface, lots of features. that's the honest, this will not remind you of earlier microsoft owns -- let's be honest. >> they started from the basics. they did test focus groups and got it all together, and basically designed a glance and

go experience. >> we put the windows phone to the test by putting it into the hands of smart phone owners. the post and prodded -- they poked and prodded, check the features, internet, social networking, comparing it to the phone they currently own. >> it is kind of heavy. >> that is disappointing. >> my phone is lighter than this. >> they told us that would be willing to give this one a try. >> i love that. >> i am not really understanding it. >> it may take a little time, but there is a new player in the smart phone game. >> i think that will make our customers really happy because they will have more choice. >> it is from a company that has been around awhile. >> at&t is reducing the flame on its blackberry torch.

it launched exclusively back in august but is now available from other retailers. the move comes as at&t launches two phones and is preparing to debut a third device. >> just another sign of the approaching holiday season, the official rockefeller center christmas tree is headed for the big apple. crews cut down the 12-ton norway spruce in new york. a flatbed truck will carry the tree into the city where it will be erected to mall. the lighting ceremony will take place on november 30. the first three was put up in 1931. >> was a spectacular when you sat there and watched them like it up? [laughter] >> as the matusz smuggle drugs

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>> on this veterans day, there is a new calendar out to honor veterans and raise money at the same time. >> this is the brainchild of students at westminster high

school and recognizes for students who have served. getteve helps this didn't ready for a history test at westminster high school. it will be months before they cover world war ii, which is the subject of this calendar he created to honor former students who have served in the military. >> most of them are still alive. >> what started out as a research project has turned into a tribute to alumni veterans. westminster high school has been around since 1899. your books go back to 1921, yearbooks back to 1921, and he has found over 600 veterans. >> from pearl harbor to the end, we had people involved. our local national guard unit hit the beach on d-day. they did a lot of

administrative, clerical stuff because it freed up a man to go and carry a rifle and get captured. he would be in a prisoner of war camp for a while and then he would be on a prison ship. 37 people in this band, 17 of them serve in the military, and two of them get killed in action. the guys in combat, they do not want to talk about it. even now, it is still too painful for them. >> they are printed locally by coach jackojack graphics. >> they are just phenomenal stories of just regular people and what they sacrificed. they put their lives on hold and when off to serve in the military. >> mr. bowersox says he has enough material to make calendars for years to come.

to find out how you can buy a calendar, just log on to our website, wbaltv.com. >> a great project. >> here is a look at what is coming at new at 6:00. >> i am george lettis. the music and excitement over the ravens game tonight is getting louder. >> sadly, you can now add buttons to the ways heroin dealers tried to smuggle drugs into baltimore. >> baltimore city police have about an hour to go as they continue to vote on their new contract. and lowell melser. i will have details coming up new, at 6. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6 in hd. >> our big story tonight at 6, ravens feed your head of the war a few days early this week. the team will take on the falcons just a few hours and