[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a familiar formula today with a stone performance against the texans bring the ravens their first super bowl run. a win is a win and the first playoff win since 2000. today's defeat ever houston advances them to the challenge against the new elin patriots next sunday. what a day and when a week. -- the new england patriots next sunday. what a day and white a week. >> ray lewis seemed to share the

y.ars over the biplan that give baltimore a 7-3 lead. in the first quarter, five plays after ladarius. 17-3. in the second quarter, the texans get their legs. the death playoff game for a running back ever against the ravens. 132 yards and that is 417-13 at the half. -- that is for 17-13 at the half. >> playing by any means necessary, you know? that is what it has got to be,

man. that is what we did today against a great football team. >> for turner's for the ravens, not for the texans. -- four turnovers for the ravens, and none for the texans. that is how you got to play. consistency, your name is tarballharbaugh. jennifer caught up with some die-hard fans after today's win. >> the party started early with a five-star tailgate -- purple pandemonium had a lot to offer fans. >> it has grown into a mass of tailgate. we have d.j.'s and soda booths. we have a commercial-sized drill. >> and food to eat. but on this cold, cold game day, no one seemed to mind the

temperature. they all found straightaways to stay warm. >> i did not drive to end a half hours for the ravens to lose today, not happening. i do not care if it is 0 degrees out. i do not care of what these thermometer says. i love the ravens so much. >> i already have super bowl tickets. >> let's go! >> fans can ready to help the team win, telling the texans to fear the foo. the players know that the 12th man made a difference. >> our fans get into it and it is a huge pink if it helps momentum, helps build that momentum, it helps build you up. they certainly got their money's worth today appeared >> the fans were tremendous today. what energy in the building today. nothing is perfect. the fans were with us today. >> we are going to the super

bowl. >> go get baby brady. a >> do what you got to do. >> that was an awesome game. the best of some outside line burt -- the best outside linebackern the game. >> and fan reaction continues on facebook. share your comments on facebook.com/wbaltv11. restaurants and bars and hotels on this morning's sunday q&a, commenting on what that means for maryland. >> we love the ravens and their

success. but as a tax collector, i have a special feeling for them because they generate so much economic activity around their home games. so we stand to get a big boost in our revenues. >> the playoff game was the first in baltimore in five years. maryland state trooper is recovering tonight after a hit- and-run accident in baltimore county. it happened around 1:00 p.m. -- 1:00 a.m. this morning during a routine traffic stop. shelvin has details. >> the state trooper had a reflective uniform, it was not enough to protect him. the search continues for the hit and run driver that hurt him during the job. >> jason james was issuing a citation to a driver when another car veered off of the interstate just north of boston room.

>> it struck him with the mirror on the side of the vehicle and actually pushed the vehicle into the vehicle that he had stopped. he was sandwiched between those two vehicles. >> the suspect took off with a tan-colored vehicle. he was able to radio for help, was rushed to the hospital, but no broken bones. >> he is recovering at home and we believe he will be back to duty before too long. >> they do not know why the hit- and-run driver went off the road. but there could be several charges, including failure to stay at the scene of an accident. it is a great example for why it is important to abide by the move over law. >> in this situation, that driver should have moved to a

clear line to his or her left. >> james declined to speak to us on camera. he said that he is resting at home. he has faced that his colleagues will find them -- he has faith that his colleagues will find the hit-and-run driver. >> call maryland state police at 410-780-2700. >> a motorcyclist is dead after an accident in carroll county. leonard bosnia was traveling south on rte. 30 -- leonard fazio was traveling south on rte. 30 death and was thrown off the bike and died at the scene. also, baltimore county police say that a man was killed in what is believed to be an accident at a car dealership. we're told that officers responded shortly before 10:00

a.m. this morning. the victim was found unresponsive under a vehicle. investigators would not tell us exactly which dealership was involved. but they believe that the man may have been working on the vehicle when it fell on him. the victim died at the scene. police do not suspect foul play. with six days until the south carolina primary, officials said that jon huntsman will announce tomorrow that he will formally end his bid for the white house. it comes on the same day he received a big endorsement from the state, which is south carolina's major newspaper. he is expected to throw his support behind mitt romney. a prominent civil rights leader makes a stop in baltimore today. a new campaign that brought to the rev. jesse jackson to town. new details are emerging after a

cruise ship after of the coast of italy for the captain may have been spotted as passengers scrambled to get off of the luxury liner. >> the coldest temperatures across the united states are in the northeastern part of united states and in north dakota and montana. we will talk about the weather forecast and a warming trend and also a trend for rain.

>> the rev. jesse jackson stopped in baltimore today. inspired by the legacy of martin luther king, jr., on the eve of the occupy the dream of mine, thousands in more than a dozen -- occupy the dream committee, thousands in more than a dozen communities will be gathering. >> demonstrations and action,

civil disobedience and action -- bailed out the banks and walked out homeowners. it is not fair. >> it comes months after a dedication for the dr. king memorial in washington, d.c. new details are emerging as crews continue to search for missing passengers after a luxury cruise ship went aground in italy two days ago. the captain's employers said that he may not have followed proper procedures when the boat ran into trouble and now investigators said that the captain himself was on tour while passengers were still scrambling to get off. -- was onshore while passengers were still scrambling to get off. 15 of the more than 4200 people remain unaccounted for. >> a cold day today. it is good thing that we had some sunshine. 34 degrees was the high at the airport.

the typical high is 41 degrees. the lows this morning were 23 degrees and 20 degrees. our temperatures -- and 28 degrees. air temperatures are there now. by midnight, we may get a little bit below than this morning. edgewood as 23 degrees. westminster and frederick and gaithersburg are all in the teens for now. west of us, it is still in the teens in far western maryland. the cold air is really selling in. tonight may be the chilliest of the bunch. here's what the jets from looks like this evening. we're on the council. -- here's with the jet stream looks like this evening. were on the down slope -- we are on the down slope. this way it keeps changing. the load trough comes over as

and rises north. then it comes back south again. that is why we have not settled into wintertime yet. but this subject stream will allow some of the mild air to come in and bring the unsettled weather our way. the high pressure is settled over us. it is right on top of us. the barometric pressure is really high. the next storm developing out from west is starting out as a cold front. there may be a rain chance as well. 60 degrees to 22 degrees is the overnight low. the wind will be calme. after sunset to more, the rain chances will begin to increase. but it may start in some areas with a brief wintry mix of freezing rain, some sleep, or a snowflake or two. all eventually turn into rain. that is not a big issue. 37 degrees to 41 degrees is the high tomorrow.

the self wind will be 12 miles per hour. dry weather now, clouds begin to drift into the area monday, by monday night, the first rain chance comes in, and any frozen precipitation will be up in pennsylvania. that will eventually turn into rain as well. tuesday looks like a wet day. by wednesday and thursday, it is pulling at of the picture. and we will wind up with the latter part of the week with some dry weather 52 degrees on thursday when we have all of the rain. wednesday will be a blustery day. a little disturbance may produce a few snow showers friday morning and then a range are on saturday as temperatures start to go up for the weekend. and a look at the fox or whether, next monday should be in the 40's -- at the foxboro

weather, next monday we should be in the 40's. >> a final look at the seven-day forecast with john. you can change it up a little bit there, john. here are the winning maryland lottery numbers.

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