this is wjz, maryland's news station. the power of purple. >> we're going to win and they're going to lose. >> whoo! (cheering.) >> fans reach a new high at the ravens playoff games. tonight, the party goes on. hello, everyone, i'm vic carter. here's the people talking about tonight. this is the biggest purple friday ever as the cities and the counties pull out all the stops. this is the raven playoff run.

tonight's festivities. >> reporter: this one means so much because it is right here at home and they are more than ready to be that twelfth man. the biggest game of the season. >> what time is it? >> we haven't had playoff games since, what, 2006? this is incredible. >> reporter: it's bursting through baltimore no matter where you look. they hit the road with cheerleaders and one very important bird. >> we had a pep rally at our office today which is right across the street. 500 people and it was awesome. >> reporter: some city schools to grocery stores, the bus kept rolling well after night fell. >> we are so excited, i can't stand it. >> among the stops, an avenue

where a street fair took over. topped with the only dance that matters right now, thanks to a mini ray louis and tailgaters showed off their bus tasches. >> the ravens will win and they will lose! >> they'll replace the coat with a more modern version when they bring back the super bowl. >> they'll have a new coat next month. >> no doubt about it. super bowl, we're going all the way. >> at a press conference earlier today, coach jim harbaugh said they need all they can get. he had a message for fans, cheer all you want but no one will hear you at m & t bank stadium. eyewitness news. >> for what it's worth,

everyone was laughing at the little ray louis. he was cute. >> oh, i loved him. >> don't miss the action in baltimore to take on the ravens. kickoff at 1:00 p.m. and you can see it here on wjz 13. right after the showdown is the season's post game show. we'll be bringing you live reaction, sunday only on wjz 13. u.s. military leaders closer to punishing four marines with the bodies of dead taliban fighters. civil investigations underway but that's doing little to stop the anti-american backlash. cbs news is learning that three of four marines have hired lawyers. military investigators interviewed all four and some are reluctant to talk and refuse to let them go through

their belongings. everyone involved could face punishment. >> these guys know it's not acceptable. they know. it's a stupid thing. it's the kind of thing you expect them to do when they're out drunk. >> they revealed other inappropriate behaviors. including a sniper without uniform or body armor. tarnished the image of forces fighting in afghanistan for more than ten years and fear the taliban use the video as a recruiting tool. the afghan and taliban are continuing to move forward with peace talk, but afghans are expressing outrage against the u.s. this man said the soldiers are criminals. it's time for all of them to leave afghan soil. >> the military has appointed a three star general to decide what action to take on the marines. joran van der sloot will go to prison for killing a woman

in peru. baltimore are searching for the person who torched two cameras in three days. andrea fujii has the investigation and the growing anger over speed cameras. andrea? >> reporter: showing tickets to anyone going 40 miles or more above the speed limit. and many people don't like them. they're meant to catch speeders, mobile cameras like this, but also spark outrage which may have caused someone to light two of them on fire. >> we want people to know that if you do plan to damage any cameras, you will be held fully responsible. >> reporter: those incidents happened on wednesday morning and the other on friday. investigators now have both cameras, but the burn marks are

still visible. police say some type of accelerant was used to light the boxes. it's not clear how much damage was done to them, but we're told they will be replaced. this isn't the first act of violence towards speed cameras. in july, a man attacked a state speed camera vehicle on the vw parkway with its operator still inside. residents rally to have their cameras removed. in t city, drivers have mixed feelings on them! they're annoying, but you're not supposed to be speeding. >> i'm not happy with it. it's just another way to raise money. >> reporter: data shows the cameras are working. >> right now we do see a decrease. it is changing driver behavior. >> reporter: and there are eight of those mobile speed cameras around the city rotating between 65 different locations, mainly school zones.

reporting live in north baltimore at wjz, andrea fujii, wjz news >> for a complete list, log on to our web site at wjz.com. vandalism this time is the target of parked cars near the city line. police don't know who did it or why. charges are on hold in a christmas parade scuffle between frosty the snowman and police. 52-year-old kevin walsh is accused of assaulting an officer and kicking his police dog at a parade. the charges being clayed while walsh has a mental health evolution. he's been ordered to stay away from the home of that police officer. new alarming information at a baltimore city school. gigi barnett explains how the health department is taking action to stop the spread. >> reporter: overnight, city school workers scrubbed the

walls, desks, and chairs in southwest baltimore. this is after several students contracted scarlet fever. >> we received a call from one of the parents of the children and notified that the doctor stated it. i immediately call my supervisors. >> reporter: after that, school leaders sent a letter home to parents. all the students infected in the same class. then the school scrubdown began. hand sanitizer flows freely now and teachers keep an eye out for symptoms. >> check them out, listen to them for symptoms. >> reporter: high fever, sore throat, and swollen glands and it spreads quickly among children. >> they're little kids. little kids are known to spread germs to everybody. >> reporter: with the city health's department, said the

contagious bacteria that causes scarlet fever is common as strep throat. only about 11 students stayed home today. they say it's safe to come back to school. >> i want to sort of dispel the myth that this is some sort of widespread infection. it is just as normal as any other school day here. >> reporter: doctors say scarlet fever is easily treatable but parents much catch it early. in south baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz news. >> go to a doctor immediately if any symptoms show up. animal officers are trying to find a small goat with a heavy chain embedded into its neck. nicknamed tuscany, found by an 11-year-old girl. the 23-pound chain had to be

surgically removed. good news for gamblers and casinos. the maryland live casino is set open in june. anyone can show up starting at 10:00 a.m. coming up, harrowing moments on a bridge. the family is still inside. see how firefighters managed to save him. devastating news for a food network favorite. why paula dean might have to stop making the recipes she's so famous for. i'm pat coming up on eyewitness news. there will be a deadline of 24 hours to report a missing child. ravens weekend. i'm with the forecast, coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 49 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is coming up. the car dangles off a bridge. a 36-year-old woman and two young daughters trapped inside. a tractor trailer crashed into the car before it went off the bridge. the driver of the semi was killed. the woman and the daughter where is expected to be okay.

firefighters in massachusetts battle high winds as the fire spreads from house to house. officials in paul rivers said it started on the porch of one home. the flames could be seen for miles. two people were inside and able to escape. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a group development in the search for a missing montana teacher was last seen saturday morning before she went for a run. hundreds of people in the search of the popular teacher. the tip led them to detain a 47- year-old man in north dakota and questioning another man in south dakota. the death of caylee anthony shocked people. now her close is coming to maryland. a bill is being introduced as caylee's law. >> reporter: since she was found innocent, casey anthony made headlines with a video

diary on youtube. >> thing s are starting to look up and change in a good way. >> reporter: some are using the example to make changes in things themselves. the dunk tank featured at a fair in lexington, kentucky at a general assembly. >> we've never seen so much response to a case in florida. i can't tell you how many times i got a call. it's incredible. >> reporter: casey didn't report until 31 days after she disappeared. >> it's negligence. >> reporter: making it illegal to fail to report death of a child within 24 hours. >> if you make absolutely no attempt and you don't bother at all to try to find out where your children are, this is what this law is pertaining to. the fact that you just have no regard for their health or

welfare and especially children that are under age. caylee anthony was 2 years old. >> reporter: jake is sponsoring the bill in the senate. back to you. >> the bill already has the support of maryland associations. there's a harrowing first date to the drunk driver. pandered underneath another vehicle. slammed before ending up on top of cyrus's car. the teenagers were able to escape without any injuries. >> i heard tires kind of, i guess, screech, but not slide. once i guess i realized that, his car had stopped, we just like got out. >> they say his blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit. three other cars were also damaged in the accident.

celebrity chef paula dean will make a fact about her health. she is type 2 diabetes. she will be a spokesperson for novartis drug. novartis denies the deal with dean. packers game is hoping to get about 400 people to help out, but more than 1200 fans arrived. maybe some of them thought they could hang on until sunday. $2 increase from last year. >> four to five inches of snow. got to get it off the seats. they're used to that in green bay. 7 this morning, some areas picked up a quarter of an inch.

right now, 29 and a dew point is way down to 13 degrees. 13% with a bit breezy at 13. 299 six inches. still, 15, 16. 26, cumberland. 31, d.c. the warmer areas down in the southern areas, 34 and 35. locally, 20s. and then tonight, we'll probably get down to about 20, maybe mid to upper 20s in the urban areas. 15 to 28. midnight, it doesn't reflect this afternoon. we were anywhere between 34 and 37 all day. 76-0 are the records.

15 to 16 miles per hour. five in washington, but it's been a breezy day. that's for sure. wind gusts got up to 38 miles per hour this afternoon. snow across northern p.a. and michigan, ports of illinois and even west virginia there. a few flurries are left over. the snow is really diminished. another front from the north is going to come with a few clouds with it. no precip, but it will actually reenforce this chilly air so it stays cold in the weekend but immediately following the cold air, the wind goes back to the west/southwest and more air comes back. monday and tuesday at least. west winds 10 to 15 and today, the big around 40 degrees. it will be clear to partly cloudy. still breezy and colder than last night. 25, maybe 20 in the suburbs.

that's running about four to five degrees below normal. clouds and sunshine a little colder, mid 30s sunday. 33 for the ravens start. 43 monday and showers and drizzle on sunday. a little cooler wednesday, 42 degrees with this rollercoaster continuing. >> checking in with gigi barnett and tim williams with the weather tomorrow morning. final preparations for the ravens still to come. get the inside of the player's state of mind, that's ,,,,,,,,

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well, we know the fans are ready. here's the fans sports report. >> these guys are ready for some football. there's a positive vibe.

they are clearly confident and well aware they have a special team that could be embarking on a run to the super bowl. the first playoff step is here on sunday against houston. now, the ravens were a loose team all week. noticeably relaxed and upbeat. they've been down that road before. they know how to handle it. >> i think we're a pretty loose group, but at the same time, we don't really mess around. you know, we're not here to come out and not get our work done. we're losing, you know, but at least i'm here to practice. when we take the field, we're a pretty serious group. yeah, you like to have fun, but you have fun by going out there and playing football games. >> just a couple of questions. continues to recover from a

knee injury. he and brendan. if you don't have a ticket, go to your tv. we've got the ravens plus a special post game show. i'll have reaction from the team in our season's pizza post game report. we cover it all day sunday and don't forget tomorrow night, denver and new england. ravens roots for a broncos upset. fisher has agreed to take over in st. louis, taking the rams over an offer to coach the miami dolphins. a year ago, fisher was fired after long tenure with tennessee titans. won just two games this season. fisher replaces steve spagnuolo fired less than two weeks ago. >> loyola on the road to

connecticut. loyola rallied from 15 points down. big three pointer at the tie of the game. add free throws after that and loyola goes on to win 66-63. dunbar won. coming up, winning big, the

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