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that -- he is totally besieged by photographers. >> joe flacco is about to get into a military humvee. i was really surprised that he did not come to the microphone. ed reed, ray lewis, coach harbaugh, all of them went to the microphone. they have gone to disney world and made the tv talk show circuit. he wants to get to the parade. he might speak to their. >> you have to remember that joe flacco was not someone like ray lewis will likes to talk to the people. >> very true. >> they are totally different personalities. >> very true. >> ray lewis, there he is scared look at how much she is loving this. this is his day. this is his last super bowl. this is a man who is soaking up every bit of love and attention from this city.
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let me tell you, they are sending a lot his way. and look at the crowd. if we can pan a little bit that way, we can show the crowd talking to rayless. they are sending out baltimore love his way. they loved themselves some ravens. this is one of the hat is crowds you ever see today. everybody looking right now at ray lewis. he is pounding his heart. that is a familiar thing that everybody has come to see. and then pointing back at the crowd. and the crowd is eating it up. they absolutely love it. terrail su -- tyrrell suggs is also by his humvee. reporters are asking questions. somebody has manhandled the
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lombardi trophy. ed reed has said. >> patdown to ed reed with the super bowl trophy in front of us. he is writing one of those military humvees. they pop up in areas where everybody can see them. >> i think that is the gun turret. >> that's right. >> accept that they are the guns today. i love that they have their families with them, their children with them. can you imagine what his little boy makes of this? look at all of these people, daddy. >> louisiana native, two touchdowns in the super bowl. he is back, and baltimore! [laughter] >> the confetti done just went off -- the confetti gun just went off. [laughter]
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wow, what they seem. what a scene today for the baltimore ravens. >> this is great. this has been absolutely great. >> and they are loving it. i think they are loving every second of ed. >> as exciting and sterling as it was for the ravens in their first super bowl, this is just as sweet. >> most valuable player -- >> and read trying to get his little boy's settle down. >> joe flacco! >> ok, ed reed. he is ready. as you can see right now from skype team 11, those big trucks
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will be fall of the ravens. joe flacco's humvee has already pulled out. there goes another truck with the defensive coordinator and coach caldwell, the offensive coordinator. >> the defensive coordinator for your ravens, steve. >> that is the next truck that will be pulling out. a lot of other players as well. the trolley car, i am not sure who is in that fear may be other family members. there is torrey smith with his sunglasses on.
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>> larry white on the platform appear. >> ray rice. >> ok, ray rice, he has had quite a season, too. he certainly deserves all the love and attention. >> the amazing thing this year is that they went through a lot, knee injuries, some video is stepping up to the plate to get the job done so that those starters could come back. one of them, like jacoby jones, just to positions permanently. this is a lot of credit to the coaching staff, who know what they are doing. >> you know john harbaugh said,
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talking about all of the adversities that they had, i look at the mercy as something that, when you come out on the other side of it, you are something different and hopefully you are something better than before. i think we can say that is true for this team. they were better and different, deftly for the better. >> super bowl xlvii! >> antoineanne klein -- anquan . >> and there goes another team of ravens. and there goes terrell suggs.
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he is loving it. and off the nose. and the parade route is leading. we have one more, ray lewis. ray lewis will be the last in the parade, as you can imagine, as is be fitting him. >> the linebackers are rolling out. >> but look at the crowd around rayless. the crowd around ray lewis, that is an adoring fan base right there. everybody screaming. he is like a rock star. he is a rock star. >> that is incredible. >> hey! >> give it up from #52!
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ray lewis! >> the crowd falling behind like they don't want to let him go. >> undoubtedly -- >> what a sight. >> one of the greatest players in ravens history. one of the first players selected by the ravens. ogden was recently admitted into the hall of fame. ray lewis is headed there, to. >> when ray lewis was in that -- in his humvee, it was just incredible. >> we are here live at the parade route. you can see the color guard is marching right in front of us right now. the fans are really fired up.
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there is stephanie rawlings like -- stephanie rowlings- blake. these fans have been waiting all morning for the players to come by. they were getting the fans cheered up a little bit for a while. it was exciting to see. everyone is extremely excited about this. we're waiting for the ball players to come now. down away, the band, the color guard, we will see the players shortly after that. this place is packed. i am telling you compare -- i am telling you, folks, it is jam packed. people is lined up. everybody is wearing purple. everyone has a world championship placards and having a ball. good time for everybody going on here.
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the fans are excited. they are from all over. i have been talking with people and where they come from. all over the state of maryland and the eastern shore. they woke up really early this morning. there is the color guard for baltimore city marching in front of us. we have the band that will be coming here. this is some parade, an amazing parade. i just can't wait for when the fans see the players, when they start getting close. congratulations, baltimore ravens, the super bowl champs. oh, yeah, that is a beautiful sign pinned a beautiful, beautiful sign. thousands and thousands of baltimore ravens fans who are lining the parade route. there is the baltimore marching band coming up. that is the director of the band. the band has been here since the baltimore colts that they used to be. they stayed intact through all
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of those years, continuing to play. and when we got the ravens, we remember that day, don't we? immediately, when the models came to town, the first thing they said was that this would be the baltimore ravens band. and when they moved into the stadium, they became the ravens and, the baltimore marching ravens. and here they are coming up. oh, yeah, this is a thrill, a ta
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thrill. i will try to talk to john. john! [applause] [no audio] >> pacman, thank you for keeping our banned all the years. >> love you, brother. >> thank you, johnny. here we go, singing our song. here we go. screaming and yelling. the fans are screaming and yelling. oh, yes. baltimore marching ravens band. oh, yeah out. they are here, the cheerleaders, the baltimore ravens cheerleaders. it is great to see the cheerleaders. hey, ladies, how're you doing? how're you doing? all right. the purple pride, they just like it up here and there is the owner, mr. bush got a -- mr.
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scottbisciotti. >> how're you doing? oh, yes. and there is coach harbaugh. look at them. can you have a bigger smile? can you have a bigger smile? look at them. and here comes the players. the baltimore ravens, super bowl champs. look at these bands. they are screaming and yelling, jumping up and down. it is so exciting. a lot of fun.
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people on the floats are taking pictures of the fans to see all the people here. it is hard to believe. [cheering] >> let's go! let's go! >> annmarie he is, and bp -- and there he is, mvp. let's hear it. >> mvp! mvp! mvp! >> i don't know if he has had any sleep. he is taking pictures. >> and joe flacco!
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creaming]m >> we love you! that was jury rice. oh, my god. >> there is the military vehicle with fans. all the players. yes, indeed. how're you doing, rather? how you feel? way to go, baby! those are my favorites. i love the guy. [fan screaming] we would not have been in the super bowl, but they were in
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their banging and banging. and two of my personal favorite players. he is so happy. and read, he was so happy. i have never seen anybody -- ed reed, he was so happy. i have never seen anybody happier. look at him. pointing to fans, that is so beautiful to see. he is a superb athlete. one of the greatest players ever to play in this game. he worked so hard for so many years. finally, to land in the super bowl, though, -- oh, yeah. this is unbelievable.
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i am telling you, man. all the fans and all the cameras, taking pictures as the players come by and then you see all of the players on board, on the army vehicles and they are taking pictures of the fans. it is solid. it is jam packed. if you look across right over there, look at all of the people of there. this is some -- this is an unbelievable crowd. i have not seen anything like this. people are packed up to the building here. there will have a big rally at the stadium also. an unbelievable sight to see. an unbelievable experience to be a part of. are you guys having fun? >> yeah! >> alright, we have some more players coming in a minute.
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people are down there. you can barely see them in the distance. dancing in the street, yes, indeed. fans are having a ball with this. the cold weather doesn't seem to bother anybody. nobody is bothered by the cool weather we have here. we see some fans running down the street. everybody for the most part has been staying behind the line, the gate. and everything has been going fine. these military vehicles that have been taking the players, i don't know who's in this one, but we will see them as they get closer. the fans are having a good time and cheering on the ravens. this is so exciting. when coach harbaugh came, you concede the smile on his face. you could see how happy he was
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-- you could see the smile on his face. you could see how happy he was. they came into town. they embrace to the fans and the people. they embraced them all here in baltimore and they have been a big part of our community, helping out whenever possible. there it is, the lombardi trophy. there were ago. you can see it. there it is. there it is. anquan holding yet. oh, yeah. the fans are going crazy.
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some of the fans, as you can see, have spilled out onto the street. a few fans have spilled out onto the street, walking with the players. literally, the fans are just walking along with the vehicles. the ravens, world champions, a super bowl champions. paul kruger. you can see that the fans have spilled out into the street, walking with the players.
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you can see that the police are trying to keep the fans -- there is ray lewis right there. he is having a ball. the fans are spilling out into the street and they are following the parade as it goes up. the streets are full with people now. that is the end of the parade from where we are. people have literally spilled out into the streets. and heading for the stadium. i don't know where we are going next. i guess it is heading up -- can you hear me?
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>> yes, robbie, we can hear you. this is an amazing scene. they are approaching howard street. they are making their way to the stadium. you can see the players are having just as much fun as the fans. the fans have been at years since 6:00 in the morning. there are conserving their energy earlier on. but, boy, they are letting it to lose right now. so many -- letting it loose right now. so many fans here to cheer on their ravens. you can see many more players. we have number 62 cody. you can see the crowd is loving every second of this parade. they all have their cell phones out, taking pictures, things there will remember for the rest of their lives. here they can give you can hear the crowd announcing the
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players. this is such an amazing sound. they are just going wild. kids who are probably just getting to know who the ravens are are so young right now, five and six years old this is the first super bowl that there will ever remember, the first super bowl for many people. look at these players. what do you guys think? >> this is incredible. this is like nothing i have ever experienced. everybody has summit's fine. it is awesome. i love it. amazing. >> this little guy is out of school day to be here today. it is well worth it. and here comes and read. everybody is chanting his name. -- and here comes and read -- ed reed. everybody is chanting his name.
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i will let you listen to the crowd for a second. they are going nuts. and the players are just as loud as every single people that goes by. these people have been up all morning long waiting in the cold weather. this is the moment they have been waiting for. to think how many people are right here right now on either side of practice -- of pratt. of course, the fans inside the stadium will have an incredible celebration. i think a lot of it will be a surprise for the people at the stadium. but for the people out here on the streets, well worth it as well. behind a dispirited, not only do we have the fans on either side of this -- behind this
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barricade, not only do we have fans on either side of the street. people came out just to get a glimpse of this. the anticipation is really building up. [cheering] what do you think so far? >> the go ravens! >> how old are you? >> 9! >> how long have you been out here this morning? >> since 9:00. >> what a crowd. >> phenomenal. phenomenal season. go, ravens! >> everybody has their flags. also, memorabilia to shares as well. what brought you out here today? >> the ravens parade. yes! yes! >> what are you doing to stay warm?
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>> going like this. >> let's hear a little bit of the chant. >> let's go! >> i am trying to figure out what is going on. it looks like just fans walking down the street. i think a crowd of fans is coming down the street now. that is what is happening now. we still have more players going on just below and hearst. we still have more players that are making their way down the street here but it has turned into a little bit of chaos as the fans have jumped in the barricade and are walking down the street. i think they thought the parade was over. there was a bit of a gap in the
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parade. people are really excited and just making their way down. there he is looking cool in his sunglasses. love it. how exciting. we will send it over to you guys. it is a little chaotic at this point. >> this is by team 11. this is an aerial view of the parade route, making a turn onto pratt street.
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i have never in my entire life seen this many people in downtown baltimore for any type of the event, let alone this. the last time the ravens won the super bowl, there was not this type of crowd that we are seeing now from the helicopter. there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that are actually following the parade route as it goes by. people are just falling into place. there are still people trying to get into the stadium. the stadium is full. the state and is packed. they cannot let anybody else getting to the stadium. making a left-hand turn onto hairstreak. the crowd is just overwhelming. i mean, from howard street all the way back to, i guess, for the inner harbor is, it is lined with people falling. you can see an entourage around rayless. you see the horse detail as well you see the horse detail as well as
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