bone crushing hits -- jaw dropping throws. the super bowl showdown between the baltimore ravens and san francisco 49ers. what you need to know. >> good evening, everyone. this sunday, the ravens plan to raise the lombardi trophy. >> standing in their way, the san francisco 49ers. there'll be no brotherly love until the final whistle.

friday night in the big easy the friday night before the super bowl, it must be crazy. >> it is off the hook crazy. we made a lot of new france. >> -- we made a lot of new friends. >> this town is turned inside out and upside down as they get ready for super bowl xlvii, a battle of the brothers. for the first time ever, two brothers will stand across the field, 53 yards apart, separated 15 months from birth. they both spoke today at a joint press conference. >> brothers, yes. identical, not even close. watch their mannerisms. john is smiling, relaxed. jim is chewing nails. >> it will be a normal friday

practice. >> i concur. >> would you hire your brother? >> yes, definitely. i would work for him come ashore. >> i concur. >> philosophical commonalities? i would be hard pressed to spell it philosophical right now. >> i know he could not spell commonality. >> one brother will suffer a painful loss, there will be no hard feelings from the winner or the loser. >> the possibility to take away a dream of his to fulfill your own. is that hard at all? >> no. not at all. >> the band of brothers will be the brothers on the sideline. that will be the band of brothers and this competition. >> the patriarch has earned so much credit for -- for molding

his boys into world class coaches. but did not forget their mom. >> can you take one or two things that you have learned from your mother that you applied in your coaching career? >> [laughter] >> she made it very clear that we were to have each other's back no matter what. >> interesting to talk to john harbaugh. what is the most important lesson your parents taught you about conflicts with your brother? he said, make sure you win them. >> that is great. cannula imagine what it takes to put on this week long -- can you a imagine what it takes to put on this week long party? >> you are laughing. we has been here almost a week. it seems that you can start

feeling the super bowl fever in the air as more and more people are arriving. officials expect 200,000 people to make their way to new orleans this weekend. a lot of miles to feed, a lot of drinks to be served. we took a closer look at the super bowl by the numbers. they were staggering. it takes a lot to accommodate your guests, but what happens when you have close to 200,000 at the same time? that is what they are expecting in new orleans this weekend for the super bowl. it takes approximately 36,000 man hours and over 25 days and 150 people to put up all the superable decorations around the city. it will take 300 people a week to take them down. this beautiful super bowl xlvii display required nine semi trucks to get it here and weighs almost 220,000 pounds.

as far as getting around, more than 5000 buses and cars will be transporting teams, staff, and ticket holders all over town. >> we will probably sell 3000 people. >> the owner says he expects to serve more than 30,000 of this famous " oysters over the weekend. more than 1000 sacks of oysters and 15 people just for shucking. >> it is a louisiana oyster. i will tell you, you have something that is unbelievable. >> over at the famous cafe, they insist they will not run out of beignets. they have more on standby in. they have ordered more than

2,000 tons of sugar. then there is the concessions at the stadium, which are completely different story. they are expecting to sell 15,000 units of machos, 20,000 hot dogs, 30,000 sodas, 30,000 bottled waters, and 50,000 bottled beers, and 40,000 draft beers. i will make sure to have some of those nachos. there is no place tuesday. there are more than 200 hotels in your lens. an additional 300 in the outlying areas. all of those rooms are sold out. >> [no audio] 2 much math involved in that story.

>> the numbers have grown exponentially since the start of the super bowl. the cheapest ticket was $6 back and the first super bowl. the cheapest ticket sunday $850. back in baltimore downtown with the preparations there. >> we know it will be really crazy in new orleans. we are expecting a really big party in baltimore as well. the police department, fire department, and business owners are getting ready. they wanted to be a fun night of celebrating, but also a safe one. >> you only have to look at the crowd that packed the streets after the ravens won the afc championship game for proof that baltimore fans know how to celebrate in huge numbers. baltimore police they have the detailed crowd control plan in

place, including road closures, traffic redirection, and increased deployment of officers. >> you'll see them out there. you will see a lot of officers being very visible. a lot of special the equipment. across the city, we have a significant number of police working. >> business owners and popular bars and restaurants are getting ready for big crowds. >> to limit the crowd, make sure it is a good crowd and a safe crowd. >> kevin cartwright views -- use the recent brazil nightclub fire as an example of just how dangerous an overcrowded establishment can be. many of the victims were trampled as they tried to escape through blocked assets. >> -- exits. >> you what -- we want you to

leave that establishment and call 91 line. >> he wants patrons to take note of exit's and wants businesses inspectors will be out checking for violations. >> they will be watched and they know what the capacity is for their establishments. it all goes back to -- they can reap the benefits from these masses of people. we want everybody to enjoy themselves safely. >> there will be parking restrictions and what police are calling rotating road closures. those include pratt downtown and charles street in federal help. we have a full list of all those parking restrictions and possible road closures on our website, wbaltv.com. reporting live in harbour east. >> city police will be out to

make sure the super bowl revellers stay safe. the department knows how to cut loose a little bit and support the ravens. >> do not be horsing around. the ravens. >> go ravens. >> officers and staff members all over the city got together to offer their well-wishers to the team and posted this video on youtube. some of them might give ray lewis a run for his money. >> ravens fans are full of superable -- superable spirits. ravens fans crank it up several notches. the today show was in town and natalie morale is that a first town looked at the purple passion.

>> r-a-v-e-n-s! >> there was a big crowd for a big rally. poe was there as well as the ravens cheerleaders. you can follow every step of the ravens ride on wbaltv.com. you can find our comprehensive team coverage of super bowl xlvii as well as preview of sunday's big game and sideshows -- slide shows. >> it has been a big day here in baltimore. coming upon allow the news, a presidential visit is just around the corner. -- coming up on 11 news, a presidential visit is just around the corner.

>> we will have reaction and details on the transfer of power in anne arundel county. >> a cold weekend ahead. a little bit of snow. the temperature dropped to 20 at

>> the sudden transfer of power in anne arundel county is under way. john léopold resigned today after his guilty verdict on his -- on misconduct charges this week. we have been following developments from annapolis. >> next week, the county council will begin reviewing resumes of candidates who want to replace john léopold. he left office today halfway

through his second term. in less than a month, anne arundel county will have a new leader. john léopold resigned as county executive friday. council members solid as the right thing to do. >> i am delighted we are at the end of a rather troubling set of circumstances. departure permit comes a few days after a judge found him guilty of misconduct in office because he used on duty police officers to do campaign work and used county employees for personal business. the judge called his actions that rages. the resignation letter, he said "i acknowledge the serious errors in judgment i made in do not want these errors to further distract the county from its ability to move forward in a positive way." we want to see if he would elaborate on that, but no one answered the door. >> how difficult it is to lose

office in the circumstances. a proper amount of reflection is appropriate. he made the appropriate decision. >> the county's charter mandate a replacement must be appointed within 30 days of the vacancy. acting county executive does not want the $135,000 a year job. he is also the county's chief administrator. >> i am not throw in my hats in the ring, i cannot afford to take a pay cut. >> john léopold is expected to be able to keep his county pension. he already has state pension from his 18 years as a state delegate. >> president obama is scheduled to visit annapolis next week. the white house says the

president will attend a democratic senate caucus retreat scheduled for wednesday at a hotel. the president is expected to speak at the event, which is close to the public. >> your insta-weather-plus forecast eiyh tom tasselmyer -- with tom tasselmyer -- >> it is a little chilly down there tonight, the temperatures have dropped to 50 degrees. in new orleans, clear skies. the weekend for guests is pretty nice. -- the weekend forecast is pretty nice, especially compared to what we are dealing with. dry conditions and very pleasant. if you are sticking around town, we will be dealing with winter all weekend long. for the time being, skies had

cleared and that system drag in more cold there. it is getting really cold, especially in the western maryland mountains. the high temperatures stayed below freezing. temperatures will continue to fall. the winds are dying down, too. without the winds mixing things up, the air temperature will get cold. 18 in westminster. the bitter cold air, a single digits in western maryland. a little bit of a breeze is still blowing. the wind chill is dangerous, degree wind chill at the airport. -- nine degree wind chill at the airport. for our region, we will see temperatures drop as low as 10

degrees. closer to 17 downtown baltimore. already, a new clipper shows up over the midwest. it is dropping south and east rapidly. the system will follow the path of that one. a cloudy day tomorrow, snowsheds is increasing as we head toward the sunset. east of the mountains, and other light dusting. mostly after sunset tomorrow night. an additional accumulation on sunday. on the eastern shore, it is going to be chilly to mylonite into sunday morning. down -- chilly tomorrow night into sunday morning. our seven-day forecast, a super bowl weekend, at temperatures below normal with snow showers.

another batch of snow showers arrive on tuesday and wednesday. >> are friends and late-night know a good thing when they see it. >> jay leno and jimmy fallon have some special messages to the ravens. >> we have a fun show tonight. >> ravens fans, i have jason bateman. thank you notes. good luck on sunday. >> they do more than compete. they share, too. we continue our live coverage leading up to super bowl xlvii. sports is next, live from new

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as super bowl weekend finally arrives in new orleans. earlier today, nfl commissioner addressing the state of the game in his annual press conference. addressing issues that are anything but fun. hgh testing, elite still does not test for -- the league does not test for hgh. the commissioner is still sounding somewhat vague on the timeline to begin testing. >> we did agreed to hgh testing. we agreed to a neutral arbitration for drug cases. we will do that as soon as we reach agreement on hgh. which i expect to be very soon. we have moved down that path. >> i think we all understand the

emotional challenges facing john and jim harbaugh. for the last two days, the ravens have shared the saints practice field in would san francisco. that is not something you will see teams do. the opposing coaches always hold a private press conference. they usually do it separate, but today, the brothers and do it together. there is general in -- there is genuine respect and love. both men know the outcome of sunday's game in packs a whole lot more families than just their own. clucks every coach, every player, when you win, it is jubilation. when you lose, it is bitter disappointment.

so much goes into it and it will be no different in this game. >> the week has not been any different than a normal week of football during the season. the players may have a different opinion on that, but coaching wise, it has been very much the same. >> ravens looking for their second super bowl win. san francisco have five super bowl trophies. none of the current members of san francisco have won a super bowl. ray lewis has won one with the ravens. san francisco does not have in the recent past to draw from it. davis is a major focal point for the san francisco. the former tight end expects to play a major role, sunday

against the ravens. >> it meant a lot to go out and help this team when bank and advanced to the superbowl. -- win and advanced to the super bowl. all we have to do is win. >> before we get to sunday's game, we have one more day -- one more day to get through. join us tomorrow night for our special one hour ravens countdown. we kick off at 7:00. it will include the latest on the fault -- hall of fame elections. all of that and a whole lot more tomorrow night at 7:00. stay with us. tom tasselmyer takes a look at our seven-day forecast.

>> this will be a cold weekend, that is for sure. 20's on sunday. a chance for snow, 40%, this time tomorrow night. a dry day monday and more snow showers arrive on tuesday and wednesday. you know what to marlins? >> groundhog day.

-- do you know what tomorrow is? >> groundhog day. >> we leave you with a look at some purple pride around town. >> go ravens.

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