to pop up the fans as we take on the houston texans on sunday. >> is it fervor or fever? >> maybe both. >> vance did not seem like the need at pumping. we are going to go to rob roblin where the party started a long time ago. >> they have been party in all day. there are still partying. are you guys ready for the game? it is purple friday. >> all around the area fans gathered to celebrate purple friday appeared >> we are going to win for sure. i am confident. i put my pay check on it. >> it will be a good year. >> the store was packed.

fans are fired up for sunday's game. >> we have the best defense in the nfl. we will take down houston on sunday. then the new england or broncos, it does not matter. >> 365 days a year baltimore ravens the nation is on fire. this year is a special year because i know they will not come home empty-handed. they are bringing to the lombardi trophy back to baltimore. >> is so exciting, even i had to bust a move. you are looking at a live picture here where the fans have been partying, the cheerleaders just left going to another location. the fans are ready. let's hope the braves fans are ready. it will be a great -- let's

hope the baltimore ravens are ready. it will be a great game on sunday. >> thank you, and the thank you to the folks in anne arundel county. >> offices won prizes for best originality like this best tailgating theme with half of a car of food. team spirit decked out in the rate lewis paraphernalia. the best at the core overall cost to the budget and finance office. those are angry birds, or should we say and greek ravens. >> stylists at michael's a signature salon say they will leighton and color the here purple for anyone who wants the challenge.

it raises awareness for pancreatic cancer research. >> the only word i can use to describe him was extraordinary. the band never hesitated to give an in-depth complement. i just want to keep his memory alive and support him and all that we do. >> you can head to michael's signature so long to get the purple passion. meanwhile the voice of talk radio will be remembered on tuesday, january 17. the service will be broadcast live on wbal plus and radio. >> there are late breaking developments in the move to seize vehicles on by baltimore housing authority. we have the very latest from jayne miller. >> a spokesperson for the authorities say it the housing authority has piled -- filed and

that circuit court to block the sale of vehicles and other publicly owned assets. the sheriffs tagged about 20 of the vehicles. the first step to auction -- this is clearly not the media of tagging going on last week. the proceeds is intended to help pay more than $2.6 million in the judgment awarded to a brother and sister who were lead poisoning as children while growing up in housing projects. they say they cannot afford to pay the judgment. the authority wants to resolve the unpaid a judgment but needs approval from hud in each case. the lawyer that represents them, he repeated today what he said before. the housing authority has to pay its debts. a hearing on the motion filed today will be scheduled.

>> officials out of baltimore city elementary school are disinfecting services and handrails after three students tested positive for scarlet fever. lowell mesler is live were concerns are mounting that the infection may spread. >> when you hear of scarlet fever, it actually sounds worse than it is. one interesting fact, it was the leading cause of death and young children back in the 19th century. city health officials do say it is treatable and is similar to strep throat. >> my main concern is to make sure it does not spread. >> she says it is not something you expect to hear. "i was a little shock hearing the word scarlet fever. >> apparent called her saying their child had tested positive for scarlet fever. to boot and to action and it told the city health the parent who told her what to do. >> we put the children and

another location. we sanitized restaurants that they used. make sure that it is clean and orderly. >> a total of effort three cases with one more suspected case. city health officials say there is no reason for alarm and panic as the disease is and -- associated with strep throat. >> this is a widespread academic -- epidemic in the school. that is the perception. only a few students have been affected. after 48 hours on antibiotics it is safe for them to return to school. >> as far as the symptoms are concerned, the most striking one is a sandpaper read crash along with high fever, sore throat, tender and swollen neck glance. it was recommended if your child showed any of these symptoms they should be taken to their

pediatrician and immediately. it is most commonly spread among school age children. >> because of the behavior as we see and school aid to children. a touch things without washing their hands. >> parents who spoke with seemed pleased by quick actions the school took and felt comfortable leaving children in class. >> i think if you are informed about it, you will feel much better about it. you know there are antibiotics that will treat the disease. i am not concerned about it. i already have my child checked. she is perfectly fine. >> that was music to the ears of principle rise to said that when it comes down to it, being sick comes with the territory of being a kid. >> we sanitized and everything is good. >> again, there is no reason to panic. sentence usually come on with and one to five days after

exposure and go away within 48 hours after treatment. >> the same-sex marriage debate has returned to annapolis. discussions are taking place behind closed doors. >> david collins is following that issue. he joins us live with more. do you get the sense this bill may already be in trouble? >> that is hard to say. the bill has not been introduced yet. this house is about five of votes short. >> the marriage equality bill does not have an official name, but aides to the governor say it is slightly different than last year. >> what we want to say is that all maryland families and children deserve to be in a home

that when we hit life's toughest times, medical decisions and endeavor its decisions, all the things that happen when life throws you a curve ball, those are the protections of marriage and it should extend to every family. >> opponents are united under a new name. the marriage alliance includes a broad coalition. >> i think the proponents of gay marriage are going to be curious if this bill fails and that they find out the governor really used it as a smokescreen to hide other issues that are much more critical. >> new york state joined five other states in legalizing same- sex marriage. martin o'malley declared over the summer that he would put the force of his office behind passage this year. outside of declaring his support, some are criticizing the governor for doing enough.

they say he may have missed an opportunity to leverage a vote through redistricting. they believe he had an opportunity to lobby legislatures who joined him on his trip to india. >> there is no checklist here. these are men and women who have been elected independently and try to do the right thing in every vote. the vote of principle and also as the honest representatives of the opinions of the people they are elected to serve. it is an ongoing conversation. >> predicting passage with the same number of votes as last year. the house is said to be five votes shy of passage. nobody wants to reveal the target list, however this democrat is leaning in favor. >> what to make sure we are clear that religious organizations are exempt should we move it forward on the issue.

>> opponent said it would not consider organizing a petition drive unless the bill passes. >> some drivers and the county had some extra work to do this morning. >> replace their tires. a mass tire slashing has residents are outraged. details straight ahead. >> you can tell a cold front what their overnight and this morning. morning.

>> detectives have been canvassing the brooklyn park neighborhood investigating tire slashings of 20 cars overnight. somebody targeted cars parked near park elementary school sometime late night or early this morning. authorities say they believe the slashings are random. anybody with information at all should contact police in the northern district. >> and now, your forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> we have to say hello to the folks out at cross-country elementary school. i got a chance to talk to the fourth graders. i say this a lot when i visit the schools, they usually impress me with their signs and whether knowledge. they were on top of it. they were answering questions before i could even ask them.

there are almanac today does not look like an arctic front went because the high was once again in the night -- in the 50's. the cold front rolled through baltimore and it has been windy and cold. these ties are not indicative of where we spend a day. we had some rain and snow showers go through with the front. they are cutting through new england. northwest winds coming in off the green light spring snow showers into the mountains. east of the mountains we may see a flurry or two but the emphasis will be on the cold and the wind chill. you factor in brisk winds and it feels like 0 and garrett county. there are going for below zero. maybe a flurry here on some of the strong wind gusts but the snow will continue in western maryland. you get a nice coding of powder

out there and maybe another three or four inches as well. tonight in baltimore clear to partly cloudy. the winds is still brisk. temperatures dropping into the 20's and wind chills will get into the single digits. tamara hawaii said the 30's. a partly cloudy sky. -- tomorrow highs in the 30's. it is great news for skiers on this long extended weekend. 35 on sunday. ocean city will see sunshine squeak into the low 40's tomorrow and stay in the upper thirties on sunday. the storm that brought the changing weather is now tracking through northern new england and the front is off of the coast. generally speaking it is not bad as far as football weather goes. we will start with temperatures in the '60s in san francisco but as the winds come and by the end of the day temperatures will

drop to 50's. worst. whether it will be up in new england tomorrow evening. look like it will be driving around at foxboro. when mitchell about 25 but sunshine to partly cloudy skies -- you can see in green bay to expect a brutal conditions in the january. 25, that is not too bad. wind chill around 15. 37 tomorrow and 35 on sunday. dry and cold for the baltimore ravens. on martin luther king day we get back to around 40. temperatures approaching 50 on tuesday. >> eye in pete gilbert coming to you live. headquarters -- we have reached the real purple for it. we had a dry run last week.

we get the baltimore ravens and the texans. clear,n't seem fairly stop one man. if you can do so, onward to foxborough. if you can stop every and foster. in two gan to the reagans have done just that. last time he had 140 yards. in 2010 he had 125 total yards. he does a lot worse against other -- he does a lot more damage against other teams. it is only a sample of two, but how have they managed to contain so well no. 23. cory writing did not blink when giving an answer. >> c --ory redding did not blink when giving an answer. >> whenever you do that, holes will of dick closed.

why we are so high as far as a lot of statistics koh and stopping the run is because guys are disciplined and they stay in their caps. we take pride in that. the staff at the door. put the team first. >> now to our reagan's tax question of the day. your prediction for sunday. text letter a for a raven's blow out, before a tight game or c for an upset. most believe it will be a tight game. i think that is a fair assumption. let's talk about the rest of the nfl for a little while. jeff fisher is back in the nfl. he will be the head coach of the st. louis rams. he had another choice in miami. the baltic -- the st. louis rams were fairly disasters, but he has the overall number one

pick at qb. people have more power than what he may have had in miami if he chose their. what egomaniacal coach does not want that? the maryland terps getting ready to pay another coach to not coach. bradford has agreed to a buyout. $700,000 is what bradford is owed at this point. the buyout has worked out with terms not yet made it public. bradford has agreed to the buyout of his contract. i guess we have to -- that is a look at sports. we will have another look at the forecast for it after this.

>> it is the most intense purple friday of the season. baltimore ravens fans are rallying together in all locations throughout the city and the state. team coverage continues leading up to sunday's game at.

temperatures have activated the cold blue system. how they try to keep the most abominable residence safe.

>> it has gone cold again. >> it is purple all the way from

west palm and florida to here in baltimore. by the time the playoff will be over, the whole nation will be purple. >> with cold? >> 37 for the high tomorrow and 37 -- 35 on sunday. a little breeze will make it feel like the upper 20's. martin luther king day will be very cold in the morning and by the time the next from gets here it looks like we will approach 50. rain on tuesday followed by another windy cold day in the middle of next week. temperature are not that brittle. >> that is a look at our knees. thank you for joining us. >> see you back here at 11:00.