>> you were watching wbal, tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal tv-11 news. courts are big story is a purple friday. fans around maryland or celebrating. a live look to the gallery downtown. fans are gathering for a lunchtime pep rally. good afternoon. ravens road to new orleans is to deposal big story. -- today's big story.

clerks this place is packed. just about to start the big rally at the gallery. jury sandusky not, the voice of the ravens, is here. -- jerry sandusky, the voice of the ravens, is here. fans are lined all the way around. this is raven's country. -- ravens country. ravens fans lined up all over here. barbara going to win? -- are we going to win? the fans are lined up. the bus just pulled up outside. they should be coming in momentarily. the rally will be rolling.

this place is good to be hopping. reporting live, 11 news. clerks and huge group of riggins fans were a bright and early, showing their support for the team -- > >> a huge group of bobby ravens -- ravens fans were up bright and early, showing their support for the team. a preview of what is coming up for 11 news. >> sure looking forward to raven's fans coming up here. if you're on your way and will be making the trip to foxboro, catch me on twitter. let me know your coming or send me an e-mail. in the meantime, we have been spending time talking with

patriots fans about how they're feeling about sunday puzzle game. -- sunday's game. they're pretty confident they're going to win. ravens vans and do not feel that way. here at hatred place, ravens place. we're going to bring you that report tonight. reporting from foxboro, wbal tv. >> the purple pride extends to the men and women in blue. baltimore city's finest are showing their support over the city. >> go, ravens. >> this is how we treat people from new england. especially you, tom brady.

>> look out. the police department posted this video. you can watch it in its entirety on our web site, wbaltv.com. two raven specials tonight. 7:30, ravens tv, or rave-tv. recapping last week's amazing when. looking ahead to new england. -- win. looking ahead to new england. tomorrow night at 7:00 here on tv 11. it will repair on our digital channel, digital plus. you could tell the jennifer was a little cold. let's check in with the meteorologist. >> boston and baltimore are not that fall apart.

-dhaka- far apart. -- far apart. only 23 degrees right now. winds are northwest at 50 miles an hour. i can see what jennifer is wearing those purple ear muffs. it is an evening game. partly cloudy skies, a little blustery. air temperatures will be in the upper 20's to low 30's. the wind chill values on the field are going to be in the teens to around 20 degrees. that is warmer than denver, but still pretty cold. it will be a chilly game. at least double the be any rain or snow to deal with. -- there won't be any rain or snow to deal with. >> one person is recovering after a late-night house fire in north baltimore. city firefighters responded to the 4800 block of crowson

avenue. they found a single-family home engulfed in flames. the upper level of the first home partially collapsed. one person was transported to the hospital. four people are recovering, including two officers after a head-on collision on thursday. it happened near warner and west austin street. a police van and another vehicle hit head-on. three passengers inside the van were taken to the hospital. the injuries are not life- threatening. anne arundel county police officer faces animal cruelty charges. animal control responded to a call for a stray dog in the 800 block of bear road december 22. they found the dog extremely underweight and neglected with no a dedication. thdog was so sick he had to be put down. -- identification.

the dog was so sick she had to be put down. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. john leopold, in court thursday, the embattled exec been waived his right to a jury. -- waived his right to a jury. leopold is charged with using his executive security sales for personal and political still ahead, are ribands coverage continues. -- our ravens coverage continues. another gun scare of a new york city elementary school. >> yes. yes. yes. >> when asked about doping, that is what lance armstrong had to say.

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armstrong answered yes. he says he understands how people have described him as arrogant in the past, but says the -- >> i deserve this. you have a happy marriage, your children. it is this a perfect story. and it was not true. >> you can read more about his interview with oprah on our web site, wbaltv.com. click on national news. the colorado movie theater that was the scene of a shooting and reopens with a private ceremony to honor the victims. colorado, it reopened for a night of remembers. -- remembrance. but the mother of a 7-year-old boy in new york city is in the

hot seat after her son showed up with a loaded gun to school. the boy was caught carrying the 0.22 caliber gun in his book bag and shot off to classmates. law-enforcement officials say the boy's mother learned he had a gun in his bag and tried to cover it up. she showed up at school and claimed that she needed to take her son to the dentist. she is now being questioned by police. the trash talking is well underway, ahead of sunday's game. even our morning team is getting in on the fund. -- fun. >> it is a brisk day today. northwest winds bringing in cold air. if you flurries off to the north. we will see what happens on the weekend weather. 25 of the airport, with those winds gusting to

>> the party continues downtown at the gallery. there are the riggins cheerleaders. it continues allover are viewing area. ravens cheerleaders. -- ravens cheerleaders. it continues all over our viewing area. we said a video to our sister station in boston, challenging the to a friendly bet. they sent one back. -- them to a friendly bet. they sent one back. take a look. >> great to be with you guys. here we go with another one of those bets. >> we just wanted to say hello. good luck and sunday.

not really. [laughter] >> the much fun was that last year? -- how much fun was that last year? wearing those terrific jersey's there. >> remember when he missed that teeny-tiny field goal? it was a great moment in sports history. we are hungry. the ravens in, we will be delivering u.s. delicious lobster and charter fees. -- a delicious lobster and chowder feast. >> those delicious crabcakes you guys make -- may the best team win. >> good morning.

greetings from baltimore. the ravens beat denver last weekend. we thought, this is a great chance to get back at new england br. >> i do not see tom brady on the cover ofsports illustrated. here is our bet. if we win, we expect lobster and corn chowder. in the unlikely situation the u.n., will send you the obligatory crab cakes -- you win, we'll send you the obligatory crab cakes. ravens 27, that is our production. -- prediction. >> let's look of these police

officers in howard county. the ravens logo shape and to the side of your head, i love it. into the side of your head, i love it. the rogers family pays tribute to ray lewis. you can share your photos at wbaltv.com and on our mobile app. if you're looking to take a vacation, you might want to travel before the end of the month. experts say jennifer is one of the best months of the year to buy travel deals -- january is one of the best months of the year to find travel deals. if you book a trip this month, you might be able to score super deals and negate those increases. >> now, your weather forecast. >> a blustery day today.

there might be a few scattered clouds moving across the area. we see cloud streamers. cobb's coming of delaware bay. -- clouds coming off delaware bay. there is some snow up north in the great lakes. we're doing pretty well today. there was some snow yesterday. take a look at the satellite picture got from nasa. these are clouds out in the mountains. we see this great strike here. that is still on the ground. it was deposited by the storm -- gray stripe there. that is still on the ground. it was deposited by the storm. in greater amounts, with to get into virginia, a little bit brighter. -- when you get into virginia, a little birit brighter.

generally an inch or less of snow run maryland. -- around maryland. more significant amounts were in virginia and west virginia. temperatures, we're in the 30's. mid-30's throughout most of the day. we have strong northwest winds. that translates to, it feels like the 20's. it feels like the teams out in far western maryland. it is a broad it today. here is the satellite image. a stationary front door north. really cold of the new england. england.enew that will dominate our weather as we move through the weekend. the coldest air and canada, the court did regions, has shifted east. -- arctic regions, has shifted

east. another like it'll be feature that all be around for a while. 46 is the high for today. northwest winds, 10 to 20 miles an hour. weather disturbances primarily will stay to our north for the next couple of days. sunday, there will be one system that might increase the clouds of it. it looks like the snow is going to stay off to our northwest. here is a look at the forecast for the next seven days. 39 today. 44 on sunday. slight chance for a flurry. little higher chance monday and tuesday. weekend, would drop back into 30's -- we drop back into the 30's for highs. >> today's medical alert, the fda approved the new flu vaccine. it is made without eggs or the

influence of virus. it is permitted for use in a just for people ages 18 to -- use for people ages 18 to 49. the new technology offers the potential for faster startup of the vaccine manufacturing process in the event of a pandemic. if you take public transportation into baltimore- d.c. every day, or one of many people for going eckhardt. -- you are one of many people for going a car. people walking to and from public transportation increased from nearly a third from 2001 to 2009. this influences the number of physical activity receive. 800,000 people will descend on an asian's capital for president

--ma's second inauguration the nation's capital for president obama's second inauguration. >> folks here in d.c. will watch all the inaugural action from different spots around the city. museums and hotels are opening their doors to people who want to get out of the cold and get a bird's eye view of the parade route. it will not be quite as big as 2009. 1.8 million people attended the president's first inauguration, the biggest crowd in history. tourism officials say it still may rank in the top five most visited inauguration's ever. >> coming up next, pick-3 and pick-4 numbers. we will get another check of the forecast. and look at how wall street is

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