as the excitement for the ravens grow, so does the number of people trying to scam unsuspecting fans out of their money. we spoke to one woman who looked for the right signs. we are joined with more, plus tips on how to avoid becoming the victim. >> 1-12 sports fans fall victim to a ticket scam on line. experts urge buyers to follow sensible rules. -- simple rules. once the ravens rolled past the texans, this woman and our friends decided she wanted to what the impact on the patriots. she found what she thought with a great deal. >> two hundred dollars a ticket. section 130, lower level. i had been on stubhub.

>> the seller said he was in vancouver and wanted to do the transaction to eight third party. she requested a picture of the tickets and his phone number. >> i never heard from him again. >> christian suspect he was trying to scam her. a local sports attorney point out the warning signs. >> usually when it is too good to be true, that is an indication number one. the buyer should say cindy a picture of your drivers license. send me a picture of the ticket that you have. where did you get the tickets? >> the board against buying tickets on ebay or craigslist. >> there are websites that are guaranteed to the public if they can do not arrive on time, you will get a full refund. >> christian bought our tickets from stubhub.

at least she was not stand. what i do not like questioning people, but i think you have to. else, i would have wound up in foxboro in the cold with no tickets. asian urgess' his fans tuesday with secure web sites. counterfeit tickets are purchased on the street or a less secure web site. >> if you do happen to get your hands on some tickets, following the ravens of the road to indianapolis does have a price tag. it will certainly impact your wallet. driving yourself could happen between $100.20 other dollars. you will have to shell out $188 round trip for a ticket on amtrack.

>> people are starting to get antsy. i think everyone was affected by the ravens game that we won. that is what matters. >> experts say the various websites are offering travel packages. in pictures from the trip to new england, stop by our website, wbaltv.com. as the team continues to superstarne ravens' has taken center stage. jerry rry sandusky is -- gerry sandusky is in the studio. >> the focus of falls on what others say about joe flacco. the patriots'quarterback did not practice today. beyond that, we would have better -- a better chance of

getting information out of the cia joe flacco did practice. some said flacco book "kind of rattled and did not have a hold on the offense." the ravens quarterback does not consider the comments a big deal. it is a close game and a strong locker room. it read is not going to hurt the team with careless comments. he took a calculated risk to motivate flacco and the offense to play the game of their lives this sunday against the patriots will the defense tries to slowdown tom brady. >> it was a little funny to me. it is what it is. we talked about it. it is not that big of a deal. >> the game cannot get here fast enough. there is anxiety leading up to the game. it is really on your mind. hopefully, we can do a great job. i am looking forward to it.

>> ed reed did take part in practice. he suffered a sprained ankle last sunday against the houston tx. >> the was notably absent for many of the recently released ravens play off, but a local company made sure the face of the defense is well represented. after serious demand, smart art has come up with a t-shirt dedicated to ray lewis. the call it "ray-lentless." the creator of the t-shirt expects huge sales. from baltimore to the eastern shore, purple pride is strong. thank you gary and beverley middleton for your photographs. everyone is showing their fan- staches. air york close on -- share your photographs on wbaltv.com.

in office took ravens that it from jack young. young changed his mind about supporting baltimore's grand prix. jay miller at the latest. >> the mayor seemed to take jack young's change of heart in stride. young said he was switching his position from supporting it to now opposing it because he thinks the city has better use for his money. the mayor's response -- >> it is not the first time. >> there was no playing nice in private. at the same time the mayor podgy staff was demanding young return the tickets he had been given to what the ravens' playoff game this sunday. the suite is publicly owned. the maker controlled the guest

list. young may have gotten the boot. another council member did not. the ravens' than camp cot someone standing outside the sweet sunday. that is his son next to him. he is our floor leader on the council, responsible for getting her agenda accomplished. today after the board of estimates, jack young chose not to complain. >> we have more important things to discuss for this city. i have no comment. i am it moving forward. quite the mayor missed the board of estimates meeting today. she is at a conference in washington. her office would not comment on the ticket story. >> lawyers for two victims are asking a judge to dismiss the housing authority's request to auction their assets. they walked eight $6.20 million

lawsuit. two weeks ago, sheriff's deputies tag some vehicles in the attempt to pay the parties. so far no hearing has been set. gov. martin o'malley is seeking changes in the tax code that could impact those making $100,000 a year or more. this budget includes measures that would cap income-tax deductions and phase out exemptions for those who earn at least $100,000 a year. >> in order to protect the priorities of the state in the future of our children, there are difficult things we need to ask of one another. >> some say the approach will amount to class warfare that redefines wealth in the state. the legalization of same-sex marriages remains a hot topic.

marylanders are split down the middle. on the topic of medical marijuana, an overwhelming 63% support it. 33% are against it. when it comes to the most important issue facing the state, the poll shows that economy and jobs top the list. that is followed by education at 13% and taxes at 11%. at hartford county man is in custody after allegedly firing shots during an apparent road rage incident on i-95. >> police have charged the 34- year-old with assault and reckless endangerment after firing a gun at a car on i-95. it happened near joppa. police say the suspect pulled out a handgun and possibly shot the victim podocarpus several times. according to the victim, it

started over a fight over the right of way. no one was hurt. troopers did not find any sign of bullet holes in the victim's car. he surrendered without incident. in addition to reckless endangerment and assault charges, the could face additional charges. >> coming up, hundreds of websites are doing the end of a second day of shutdowns. >> but as everyone and arguably destroyed the internet with regulations that have never existed before. >> why censorship and copyright infringement make strange bedfellows. a frustrating day for rescuers in italy. >> coming up, find out if a mysterious tradition will survive or be laid to rest. >> cold weather back into our

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>> city officials have issued a code blue alert for tomorrow. shelters will extend their hours. emergency workers will conduct out reach. for tips on saying stake in the cold and a complete list of

shelters, visit our website, wbaltv.com. the night marked the 204 anniversary of edgar allan poe's birthday. for decades, a mystery man in black as mark the occasion. that tradition could be coming to an end very soon. >> people are gathering right now, hopeful this is not the end of the tradition. they are hoping he will show up tonight with the traditional trio of roses and a bottle upper cognac. i have seen at least one dozen people. as every minute passes, more people are walking up. some say have been coming for years. others are from out of state. they are hoping the tradition will resume. if no one shows up between midnight and 6:00 a.m., the tradition will be declared dead.

the life and death of edgar allan poe are steeped in mystery. it is fitting that a tradition involving his birthday is as well. in the 1940's, someone started leaving three roses and a bottle everynac on poe's grave january 19. this is the only known image of the figure cloaked in black. >> we have had several suspects, but they have passed away. this will be a mystery that will never be solved unless someone confesses on their deathbed. >> the curator of the museum has seen him approach the grave more than 30 times with the exception of the last two years. he failed to show up -- if he fails to show up this year, he will give up on the tradition. >> i will be sad, but part of it says it will be nice to sleep and not be out in the cold.

>> he left a note in the 1990's indicating he was passing the torch to his son. did the tradition die with those men, a debate and it on the 200th birthday? >> i am glad it was done. this tribute has brought international attention to edgar allan poe, baltimore, and the poe house in baltimore. >> mr. jerome is prepared for the possibility of imitators, but he has worked out a secret signal to work out his authenticity. the birthday will be noticed tomorrow. there will be a gathering at 8:00 tonight for a reading of poe's works. >> balance of website went dark today to protest anti piracy

legislation working its way through congress. it protect -- it takes aim at online copyright infringement. the government would target of short websites that offer illegal copies of media content online. opponents say the legislation amounts to censorship of the internet. >> i want to stop people from stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in everything from manufactured products to a song. >> there is a better way to go than to kill the internet. >> equitable -- critical vote is scheduled for tuesday. president obama called the congressional republicans and rejected the keystone pipeline project. the president was given two months to decide on the project, which had been in the works for years. the president is that the project deciding there was not enough time to decide the empire

medal impact. the decision has drawn criticism from lawmakers. >> president obama is destroyed tens of thousands of american jobs in transferring american energy security to the chinese. >> environmentalist paul the rejection a victory. transcanada as it will reapply for the permit. the death toll from the italian cruise liner -- a german woman counted among the missing turned herself into a local police station. officials will now focus on salvage operations. the ship's capt. remains under house arrest in naples, italy. >> now, your first alert forcast with meterologist tom tasselmyer. >> remember when it was 57-60 degrees. that was almost 24 hours ago.

a cold front rolled through with a strong, gusty winds. the current temperature is 27 at the airport. 33 at the inner harbor. it does been an upside down day on the almanac with the lowest of temperatures occurring in the afternoon and evening hours. 33 in downtown. well below freezing in the northern and western suburbs. 44 degrees in manchester. temperatures have gone down into the mid-teens in far western maryland. the winds have diminished quite a bit. no major wind chills tonight. 28 and harbor at sunrise. i pressure coming in. rain off the coast. a few snow showers approaching green bay. that will get here tomorrow night. a more important storm is the one that slammed into the pacific northwest with hurricane force of winds on the coast.

that stuff is working its way through the northern rockies. this system likely to impact the first part of our we can. for now, i pressure in control. these two systems later in the week. the clipper passing north of us will not have a major impact on our weather until tomorrow night. the main impact will go north of us -- pennsylvania into new england. you can see snow showers cutting into central maryland about 11:00 tomorrow night. friday's talks with sun then plowed up. it comes the other, stronger pacific son. a mixed bag of rain, sleet, and what snow late friday night going into early friday morning. maybe a light coating of snow before it changes into rain. it might put down several inches of wet snow in the foxboro area before the system goes off the coast. that is about the time we are

playing football on sunday, the storm will be long gone. increasing clouds and a chance for a flurry tomorrow night. 35-40. a round of 30 with snow showers on a thursday and friday in the mountains. another big storm expected. eastern shore, a bit chilly, but the winds will diminish. on the lower eastern shore, 40's for both thursday and friday with partly cloudy skies. playoff weather in new england. snow fall saturday afternoon, cloudy on sunday. kickoff temperatures into the 30's. seven day pause for cold temperatures and a flurry tomorrow night. clouds again on friday. maybe an inch or two saturday. a couple of lingering showers on sunday. >> and the ravens have one more playoff games than ray lewis. the hall of famer talked-about the biggest advantage the

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>> ed reed's comments about joe

flacco have been put on the internet. the defense will have to redirect something much more challenge -- challenging. the ravens' defense will have to stand up to one of the most prolific offenses in the nfl. tom brady will create trouble for the ravens' kateri. the offense has explosive elements, but the real challenge is taking time off the clock while putting points on the board. ray lewis thinks the ultimate edge this week lies with something you cannot measure with statistics. >> i think for our team, i think we have the right chemistry right now. we have the guy who been in the playoffs who have had disappointment and things like that. we have things we want to do personally at 18. everything that we went through we definitely learned from. quite the experience factor helps. it is good to have that under your belt.

>> that is about as far as you can take it. i am not going to say it has been easy. it has been very hard. i am -- i have been sold. in every -- in every playoff game except one -- the super bowl. >> we will get you ready for sunday's's game in a one-hour special saturday night, "the road to indianapolis." would join you from 7:00-a o'clock p.m.. the basketball program will look back on its losing streak as a boy to grow out of. 38 straight losses. tigers hosting old dominion. tiger is looking for that magic. the inbounds pass. nine points. all damage and way too strong tonight. old dominion road-blue uniforms.

monarchs, up 17 and moving away. inside to the big man, chris cooper. left-handed hook. 71-41. the longest losing streak in history, now at 38 straight games. we can use the word a little too loosely -- were commitment a little too loosely, but for c.j. williams, the work commitment fits perfectly. he has chosen to attend navy. he posted his announcement on his facebook page. he played running back and linebacker. the lack of deep sighs to attract a scholarship attention. but paterson high basketball phenomenon has started to arrive. here is this we's addition of sports illustrated.

the one metro player of the year last season. he still has another season after this one before he graduates in school. stick around, tom tasselmyer with the afc championship in seven day forecast straight ahead.

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>> the weekend looks dicey. quite some snow up new england way. it looks like it will be gone by kickoff sunday. cloudy, temperatures in the 30's on sunday with a wind chill or around 25. the other harbaugh be dealing with rain. nasty weather on both sides for the playoffs. around here, a chance for a flurry tomorrow night and a messy mix on a saturday morning. a few lingering rainshowers on sunday as well. quite that is a look at our news tonight.

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