of hours. good evening. we begin tonight with an insta- weather alert. and the advisory is in affect. as you can see, we could wake up to some icy conditions. we have team coverage including how officials are preparing but first we go to tom tasselmyer live with more on what we can expect. >> snow is are going through northern virginia. the trend is going to go through the morning with snow that covers a good part of virginia and maryland intensifying. there is a lot of snow to the west of us. all of that is coming our way. it is a winter weather advisory in effect. a few inches of snow followed by ice which means travel could become tricky if not dangerous overnight and into saturday morning. let's go to sheldon.

the storm is just about on our doorstep. >> funny you should say that, there are a few flurries right now. workers have been coming down ready to load up these salt trucks. people say they're not worried about the advisory. >> the weather changes so rapidly. i'm not going to worry about it. >> that is why he is still driving to frederick despite the advisory. >> i am taking my time. i am not going to be rushing. i'm going to drive 50 to get where i am going. >> this person assault -- also hitting the road. >> i am leaving now before it starts. as opposed to tomorrow 7:00. >> it could be anything, snow, rain, freezing rain, we are

ready. >> you may have noticed these lines. it is a salt brine and used to pretreat the roads. >> it will help prevent logging onto the road. crews will stay through the night. to be able to respond and keep the roads impassable. >> no one knows for sure what it will bring but drivers are urged to stay off the road. if you must drive, be mindful of black eyes. >> don't they shirk your wheel one way or the other. try to regain control in the direction of the vehicle and then steer back to where the direction you need to go. >> you can stay up-to-date on road conditions by calling 511 on yourself on. reporting live, the view -- wbal-tv.

>> you can use facebook. search maryland insta-weather updates and click like to get the forecast. tonight, officials say crews are prepared should the storm caused any power outages. >> we have notified of our employees today that there is a storm coming. just as an fyi. the people who are on call are aware that should there be outages, there could be called in. >> customers should keep gas meters free of snow and ice to avoid damage. ♪ it is purple time with the ravens championship showdown against the patriots less than 48 hours away. it has soared to new heights and fans are marking the occasion

with a major celebrations. we have a team coverage tonight. we're joined from the stadium with more of the caravan but we begin with pete gilbert from gillett stadium. >> good evening. the final walk-through and preparations for both teams. the injury report, maybe some philosophical differences, the patriots have 14 players listed as questionable. last week they had 13, 12 went ahead and play. we can expect 13 this week. tom brady is not on the injury report. he will be ready to go. when player of the report is probable. they will be full steam ahead. the ravens are saying we have no excuse. we are not worried. also as we look at their mindset, we saw maybe they are

the underdog champion. kind of strange. two themes -- the first made me laugh. >> we have been the underdog all year. >> yes, they get no respect. of course they are. nobody fawns over tom brady. right. >> we are not supposed to be here according to the media. this team is supposed to -- we are cool with that. >> he road that mantra to an mvp so maybe we should listen. the owner, while respectful of the ravens -- >> he is one of my favorite donors. >> he could hardly contain his pride for his patrons. the greatest gushing was reserved for tom brady.

>> i am happy we have him as our quarterback. i hope we have the best in the history of the game. >> the first time they met a legend began. >> he said, hello. he was about to say who he was and i told him i knew who he was, tom brady, you are our draft choice. he looked me in the eye and said i am the best decision this organization has ever made. confidence is off the charts almost as if the playoff game two years ago never happened. tom brady likes to wear those nice women's boots. he is not wearing uggs but ochocinco was wearing them in the locker room.

as the we can get here for the game, we go now to kai reed. >> check it out. i got my first set of purple beads. we met so many fans. all of them cannot wait for the match up on sunday. this was the place to be friday night for purple friday. >> i have been excited for weeks and weeks and weeks. i feel like this is it. we have been waiting for it for so long. passesraven's teheran the band and cheerleaders brought up to bring the crowd. >> this group included the kind of fans -- >> i have to give you some leads -- beads.

>> this is my outfit. it has taken me a long time to get my collection together. >> just call this 4-year-old a rare -- reagan crotchety. >> who is number 52? who is number 20? all right, buddy. he loves it. >> if they do not win, nobody could win against them. >> i am thinking 34-17, us. >> luke had the cuteness prediction. we have so many pictures and video volley celebrations going on for purple friday. you can go to our website, click on the playoff fever. kai reed, wbal-tv 11. >> now this time to give

yourself on because we have a question for you. who is going to win on sunday? sunday -- send a text to this number. a for the ravens. standard rates to apply. we have heard from 800 of you. 74% aren't confident the ravens will go to the super bowl. -- are confident the ravens will go to the super bowl. here are residence showing their purple pride during the party which happen today. here are a brother and sister sporting their "fanstaches." share your pictures at wbal- tv.com. now, hundreds of steel workers will be back on the job after a

temporary layoff. martin o'malley joined officials to nard -- announced the plant will be a reopening. last month it announced it was laying off 700 employees and shutting down until march. rg steel says it has called back many of workers. >> a line of credit has been secured to allow rg to fire up the furnace again and get our workers back to work. [applause] >> along as we have breath that and stay employed, we are going to stay and fight the battle. >> some workers have yet to return to their jobs. they say they should be back with the next two weeks. >> new tonight, one man is dead after a double shooting in west baltimore. it happened around 7:30 at a barter -- barbershop. police say both victims were rushed to the hospital.

condition of the other victim is unknown. no word on a suspect or motive. a man already charged with attempted murder for trying to burn his mother is now facing homicide charges. investigators say crews " -- were called to cottage avenue last may. that is when they say collins doused himself with rubbing alcohol and attacked his mother. we're told the woman died as a result of long damage from smoke. collins's imprisoned. still ahead, hopefuls are gearing up for the crucial vote in south carolina. commitment 2012, a last-minute efforts to win over voters. [applause] ♪ crooner in cheif? -- chief?

ravens fans are getting ready to hit the road. what they can expect when they arrive. >> some light snow is falling. more to come through the overnight with an icy makes possible. the snow in baltimore, 31 degrees.

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>> the latest polls show mitt romney and newt gingrich are neck-and-neck with hours to go until the primary. the polls show gingrich's gaining support despite allegations from his ex-wife who claims he asked for an open marriage during an affair with his current wife who was his

mistress at the time. some are saying that passes the past. >> i am more interested in getting obama out of office. >> mitt romney is being pressed about his tax returns which he says he will do but not before tomorrow's primary. >> ♪ i >> rave reviews for president obama who sang. the crowd cheered the commander in chief at the apollo theater last night. the president said he did it to show his appreciation for those in attendance. hollywood fans stopped by to pay their respects to blues and jazz legend edit james. she lost her battle with leukemia this morning with her

husband and son by her side. she was non four hits sanchez " -- such as "at last." she was 73 years old. ravens fans are, and on this purple friday but has it reached a new england? jennifer franciotti searched high and low. >> we had to get out and explore so we decided to head to boston. we had to make the detour because we found a place called him the raven's nest. >> let's go ravens! >> ravens fans may want to stop here on main street in massachusetts. it is where we found a bar and restaurant that made is still at home in baltimore.

only for this week's, the owner had to change the name for fear of losing local business. >> i woke up and said we're not going to get anybody in here. i said we're going to college to the patriots nest. all raven's fans are welcome. bacon, and. >> if you're staying in boston, there is plenty to see. there is a place where sam adams once gave speeches. if you want some good food, seaport line is the place to be. there is a beautiful view of the harbor. >> we have the best food in boston. >> this person is ready. >> i am beyond excited. i would want to get rid of the weekend and make it sunday. >> two officers told us to come here to legal harborside. other lobsters are huge.

>> probably 60 or 70 a day. >> and we found our first ravens and. she wears purple friday -- purple every friday. >> this family is in town visiting relatives. let's get back to the food. the lobster roll was good but i was all about the new england clam chowder. i have to admit to the clam chowder was pretty good bet i will take our agreement grab every day. tomorrow we're going to go to prominence. maybe finally we can catch up with some raven's dance. if it is anything like we of experiencing, probably some more added to their. we will see. let's let the ravens take them by surprise. >> now your focus -- forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> the snow is moving in as we

speak. it is spreading all across the baltimore area. it looks like there's going to be snow down to the coast. a little bit of rain indicating. it looks like most of maryland will be dealing with rain and snow which will meet with freezing rain. you can see it extends back through ohio. it tapered off in chicago. all of that house to move in here. it will be until midday tomorrow before the western edge of this can get on through. even some thunder on the southern end. a little storm system as we speak. the winter weather advisory for most of the region, warnings in pennsylvania. more for ice than snow. advisers go to new york city and foxboro.

west of the bay, which are under advisory. the eastern shore, no warnings but it could be slippery for a few hours. the height today was before dawn. after that, temperatures dropped to the middle part of the day. nothing as far as precipitation but it is snowing now. temperatures right now, upper 20's. 30 at the airport but it will get colder because the atmosphere near the ground is dry. some of them dry up and that takes heat out of the air. temperatures will fall. we will settle in the mid 20's tonight because of that cooling. this used to be the pacific northwest storm. now it is pushing snow over the mid atlantic. it will track through the day tomorrow. that is where you get freezing rain mixing in with snow as we

head toward morning. mostly snow for several hours. accumulations will be higher there. looks like it will change to rain, maybe some heavy rain but the wintery mix does not taper off until 01 o'clock in the afternoon to mark. this guy is trying to clear up a little bit. we will probably see an inch or two. two-four inches north and then in parts of south central pa, and upwards of 6 inches. that is the kind of snow for foxboro. temperatures drop into the 20's. snow and sleet overnight. it tapers off in the afternoon with highs of 31. we could stay ic for a good part of the day. a wintery mix tomorrow. temperatures in the 30's. changing to rain tomorrow,

scattered sprinkles on sunday and all rain. 51 to march. temperatures in the 40's on sunday. a wintry weather tomorrow, sprinkle on sunday, all rain on monday as temperatures close to 50. >> one nfl head coach who was not in the playoffs is speaking out in favor of the ribbons -- ravens. >> it is friday, january 20. $60 million. to win the jackpot, you must have these numbers plus the mega ball. 38, 47, 28, 9 and the final ball

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>> now 11 sports. >> we know the ravens are underdogs to beat the patriots but there is one head coach who is adamant about them winning. rex ryan said, "the ravens are going to win this game." his prediction of the jets winning the super bowl has felt. he thinks the former team will win because they have the defense to stop, brady. he is the best quarterback in this generation. he has been at his best. this is the challenge that would give most a nightmare. the pressure does not seem to be bothering. >> on the surface he is ready to drop bombs. he keeps going, the whole crowd goes. he opens his mouth but the words

do not come out. time is over, it's over now. >> i am proud of our guys. i think we have had a great year that way. our guys were really hard in practice. the study their opponent and help each other. >> you cannot blame the quarterback joe flacco for being outside. he is criticized for what he has not done. he knows he can silence his critics by leading the ravens to a victory. he will have to play better than he did against houston flacco -- they had almost as many puns as they did first down. joe knows what has to be done. >> they have a defense that

prepares. they make you go along way into all of those things. we are going to have to be patient. it will be our job to hit them the few times we do get a shot. >> the raven's go tomorrow and so does your raven's broadcast team. we will get you set for sunday with a one-hour special tomorrow night. [audio problems]

>> we apologize for the audio difficulties. >> the snow is starting now. it is going to get dicey and change to snow. up to 7 inches at of the system tomorrow afternoon. by sunday, cloudy skies and temperatures in the 30's.

on the other side of the nation, some nasty weather. some a gusty winds and rain. temperatures in the upper 40's. some top weather on each side of the nation. up to four inches of snow. some sleet and freezing rain, a sprinkle on sunday and plain old rain on monday. >> hopefully the ravens fans going to new england, -- >> may begin there tomorrow night. >> probably a smart thing to do. we want to remind you for the latest on conditions, and turn it -- to an end saturday morning. that is it this evening. the tonight show is next. see you tomorrow.