staff to meant he returned to tickets yet been given to watch the raven's playoff game this past sunday from the mayors but trees week. the swede is publicly owned and the city gets to use it at no cost. the mayor controls the guest list. young may have gotten the boot, but another did not. the council vice president was captured standing outside this week on and sunday. he's a favorite of the mayor and a responsible for getting the mayor's agenda accomplished. after the board of estimates, he chose not to complain. >> we have more important work for the city and to discuss those kinds of issues. i have no comment and i'm just moving forward. >> he says his current position on the grand prix has not changed. at their best the board of estimates today because she's at a conference and washington. her press secretary says her office will not comment on the

ticket story. >> it just a few days from the raven's championships float -- championships' slowdown -- championship showdown. the voice of the ravens is live at team headquarters with more on today's press conference. of those -- a lot of folks still talking about those comments. >> he created a media firestorm with his comments that he thought joe looked rattled against houston. the guy who did not practice today, the patriots quarterback, tom brady. as we move closer to the championship game, a swirl of injuries and concerns,

everything you expect in the way of big story lines for the second biggest game of the year. hist they did not make much of a deal about what he had to say. he's essentially calling up the offense to play the game of the year. they will have to have the game of the year to advance to the super bowl. the ravens linebacker, ray lewis, the only player on the team who has won an afc championship says it will have no impact on the outcome sunday against the patriots. >> its not an issue. the only issue we have is going up against foxborough. anything else is irrelevant at this time. >> coming up, you'll hear more on the incident and more about the game.

>> thank you very much. ifou are planning to follow the ravens of the road to indianapolis, it comes with a price tag. penn station to for more on the travel cost tonight. >> i said earlier we would all like to bypass the holding lending and start planning our trips to indianapolis. we will see what happens this weekend. a lot of people picking different ways to get to new england now that tickets are on sale. we found one of the best way is to get there is with a large group. if you are lucky enough to score tickets to the afc championship game, the question is how do you get there and and how much will it cost? all of that depends on whether you travel with a group or golan. >> by the time we got home from the stadium on sunday, the phone was ringing and people were booking that evening.

>> this company plans group away game trips throughout the year says the fact the game is in the league lead changes his game plan a little bit. instead of offering transportation, he's letting his customers and all that and he is providing tickets, hotel and a tail gate before the game for a set price. >> there is a group of people in a section all cheering and we meet up with other groups to travel. when we get to another city, all the raven's fans will get together. >> a similar company is providing round-trip coach transportation says some fans have been off to a slow start as far as deciding to go. most likely due to a shell shock from the houston game. >> people are starting to get antsy now. i think everyone was expecting

more from the ravens-texans game, but we won and that's what matters. >> if you decided to travel alone, we've done some homework as far as transportation. if you fly to boston, if you don't mind stopping in philly, it's around $198 roundtrip on u.s. air. on southwest, it was about $283. megabucks is $48.50 round-trip. amtrak is $188 roundtrip. if you drive yourself, depending on your vehicle, it will cost anywhere from $100 to $300 round-trip. >> we have a big tailgate party on sunday that is all inclusive. we are more than willing to welcome all raven's fans and patriots fans, but preferably purple. >> when you run the numbers, the best bang for your buck is going

for one of the larger groups and heading up on a bus. if you want more information call log on to our web site, wbaltv.com. >> the mega buses a great deal. families are showing off their purple pride. he looks happy. you can share your fan photos with us at wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. our friends in boston say they have the upper hand. we will show them why they don't. >> gov. martin o'malley introduced his state budget by shifting some of the burden of teacher pensions too liberal -- to local jurisdictions. >> another element is to cap an income tax deductions and phase out exemptions for those who earn $100,000 a year or more.

>> the items you mentioned caught many people here by supplies -- by surprise. >> the governor is seeking changes in the tax code that will impact is making $100,000 or more a year. >> i'd like asking this or doing this and in order to protect the priorities of the people in our state and the future of our children, there are difficult things we have to ask of one another. >> this is what the governor has in mind. individuals making more than $100,000 or more will lose exemptions. this would apply to a joint filers making more than $150,000. the governor proposed capping deductions for individuals and joint filers who make $200,000. proposals gonor's after people making $100,000 or more and takes away their deductions, mortgage deductions and personal deductions on their income tax.

this is class warfare that redefines wealthy in this state. >> the governor also wants local jurisdictions to shoulder half the combined costs of teacher pensions and social security. splitting the bill would save the state $239 million. >> i have become convinced that some better sharing of that responsibility is an order. primarily because the county's are much closer to the negotiating table. >> the howard county executive will lobby to kill the initiative. >> how any shift would take place if it were to happen, we think it is a bad idea. >> this baltimore county executive is keeping his thoughts to themselves. a spokesman for the mayor says she's add -- still evaluating the proposal. but she is generally opposed, saying if the shift to locals is

inevitable, we ask is wealth- equalized so the poorest in the state of maryland do not bear the brunt of the cost. the governor wants to apply the sales tax to items bottom line. and he wants to land a cigarette tax with cigars and smokeless tobacco. that would generate $90 million. she the budget proposal contains a 3% college tuition change and day to% cost-of-living change for workers. >> of the legalization of same- sex marriage is a hot topic. and a new poll, people in maryland are split down the middle of 49% in favor and 49% opposed. on the topic of merit -- medical marijuana, 63% support it and only 33% are against it. what comes to the economy and

jobs, the top the list for 49% of people followed by education at 13%. taxes are at 11%. >> much more news ahead. stay with us. >> blackout on the internet -- the legislation that prompted it and what people on the other side of the debate are saying. >> its going to get a lot colder and there is snow in the forecast. your seven-

>> it something you probably noticed as you browse the internet today -- many of the internet sites were dark to protest anti piracy legislation working its way through congress right now. >> it has been putting the movie moguls of hollywood against attack titans of silicon valley. let's go to our washington bureau for an explanation. >> tech companies say it is about freedom of the internet. the movie industry calls the blackout and get it. >> some of your favorite sites are in the black -- wikipedia, reddit, and thousands of other sites are staging a black out. at other sites featured black out logos and urge visitors to sign petitions. the stop online piracy act in the house and beat protect

intellectual property act are protecting online infringement and with that the government target on short -- offshore websites that offer illegal copies of music, movies and tv shows online. >> i want to stop people from stealing things. i want to stop them from stealing hundreds of millions of dollars for everything from a manufactured product to a song. >> the movie industry says the additional regulation is needed to curb a copyright infringement which costs the industry millions each year. >> a legitimate sites like wikipedia would have nothing to worry about. these bills focus on bad actors, criminal activity going on overseas. >> opponents say the legislation about to censorship of the internet. >> there is a better way to go than to kill the internet at the same time you're trying to get at a few bad actors that are out there. >> others say private companies

could become a copyright vigilantes'. >> movie companies, record companies could take it upon themselves to shut down websites with a court order. >> a critical test vote is expected on tuesday. >> both bills have bipartisan support, but some members of congress are withdrawing support after getting swamped with phone calls from constituents against it. the house is expected to take up its version sometime in february. see the web sites that have gone dark today on our slide show at wbaltv.com. be sure to click on the slide shows. >> temperatures are dropping fast across the region. the almanac is hard to keep up with. the highest of the day occurred just after midnight when we were near 60 degrees. when we check the current

temperatures, it was up 36 at the airport and 39 at the inner harbor. it is currently getting warmer than that. 33 degrees at marshall. many areas have dipped to or below the freezing point. it just keeps getting colder as you had it westbound. teens around oakland and heading down to single digits in many areas in western maryland. the good news is the strong winds were gusting at 40 m.p.h. and are now diminishing quickly. a gust to 20 at cambridge. most areas will see the winds diminish to less than 5 miles an hour. the problem is with clear skies and light winds, it gets cold. high pressure filling into the region and producing decent

weather, although cold for tonight and tomorrow. snow showers in the upper midwest and a big storm in the pacific northwest. these systems will track east and southeast into our region, passing by tomorrow night. the big storm in the pacific northwest will catch us late friday night or early saturday morning. a strong pacific storm with hurricane force went along the coast. that system will make its way across the country and the impact it beginning of our weekend. the first one in line is a week clipper that looks like it's going to cut across the lakes and had to new england. we will be on the southern french as it is passing by. slurries tomorrow night as the bulk of the storm cut across been a glut. the system will get here late friday night. the problem is it is a wintery

mix late friday night and early saturday morning. accumulating snow is possible before changing to all reigned saturday afternoon. 35-40 tomorrow. clouds moving in during the day and flurries possible late tomorrow evening. 30 in the mountains. 20 not on friday and snow showers returned to the highest elevations out west. partly cloudy across most of the eastern shore on friday and warmer but still chilly. if you are traveling north to foxboro, the winter remix we have will be accumulating snow on saturday afternoon. on sunday afternoon around 3:00, cloudy skies and cool temperatures. a wind chill around 30 degrees.

38 tomorrow and a flurry, mostly cloudy friday. bessie whether changing to raid and a few showers lingering on sunday. then a warm-up with temperatures in the mid 40's next week. >> if from a grievance camp -- the focus this week is on stopping the grievant quarterback, tom brady. that talk was the circus atmosphere because of the comments ed reed made about joe flacco looking are rattled against that texans. both have dismissed it as a non- issue but it has become a distraction the raven's quarterback and head coach would prefer not to deal with. is healing. le

he had limited participation. reed did not talk to the media but his comments created a circle the wagons mindset in the raven's locker room. >> i think we just comment on the things we need to do better as a team. we know what we've got to do to get it done. that goes across all less, not just one person. >> we are a team around here. it's not that big issue and i don't take things that bad. it is what it is. >> concerned about the quarterback in new england because tom brady did not practice. he's the only player didn't take part partially in practice

today. he is right-handed and it's anybody's guess -- it could be just sort is there. he's one more playoff games than anybody other than joe montana. again, not practicing because of his left shoulder, but don't think for a second he will be showing up, ready to go on sunday. he hinted at that when he spoke with the media today. >> the game can't get here fast enough. there's a lot of anxiousness leading up to the game. you think about the game is the only thing on your mind. hopefully we can go out there and do a great job. i'm looking forward to it. >> we will get you set for the afc championship game. we invite you on saturday night for a one-hour special, the road to indianapolis. if we will get you set for the agent -- amc championship game

right here on tv 11. when we come back, we've got the game conditions in foxboro and we will give you look

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>> cloudy skies tomorrow with a chance for an evening fleury. there could be slick spots. rain on sunday. cloudy for the game on sunday. >> bring it on. >> nbc nightly news with brian williams is next. williams is next.

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