>> you want a jersey, hat, you can get that anywhere. the really cool stuff, that's what we're about. >> reporter: for the man cave, they have pool tables and posters. how about a traveling ravens bar. >> the best bloody mary mix i've ever had and i've had many. >> there's nothing i can think of that they don't have. >> reporter: they have -- >> ) -- t shirts and sweatshirts. >> reporter: and a passion for all things purple. >> go ravens. >> reporter: in westminster reporting. >> the home game also has a lot of things that they personally design. so when a ref makes a bad call, you can throw the brick towards

the tv. fans have been busy painting the town purple. earlier they painted the logo at the plaza and put up one at the best western hotel. tonight after midnight they'll paint the logo and the team's slow gone -- relentless -- on dozens of locations. baltimore, carroll and harford counties. don't forget, we want to see you showing off your purple pride. upload the pictures to the wmar facebook fan page. sunday join abc2 news for our special ravens playoff push. it's on the wi top indy, sunday morning, january 15th. jamie costello, scott and wyatt everhart will get you ready for the game. it starts at 9:00 right here on

abc2. ravens superstar ray lewis has a public service announcement. they came together to record the ads to warn about the famine, war and drought in east africa. clear, dry ride home this evening but that's going to change tomorrow night. wyatt has a look at the first forecast. >> what a change from last night, 24 hours ago, these wild swings in january. today warmed up, cleared out nicely. we're sitting clear temperature wise looking at a lot of upper 40s, near 50. edgewater 44. centerville, 46. we were up above 50 just about everywhere an hour or two ago.

they will continue to but clear skies and light breezes. we talk about our next rain maker when that arrives and look ahead to our ravens forecast this weekend. it's all coming up. tonight we take you to florida, the latest on an alleged hazing rightal the -- ritual. the family of robert champion choose to sue the company. >> the military veteran collapsed in orlando while on bus while carrying florida a&m's marching band. pam and robert cham pan said they believe their son was targeted because he followed the rules and stood up to hazing. students are beaten as they walk from the front of the bus to the back. listen to what attorney christopher chestnut had to say

about the investigation. >> the facts suggest there was haitiing going on the bus. there's been an underground rumor mill, the reason robert champion was hazed to death is because he is gay. our investigation didn't indicate that. >> it's something we didn't think about. we wanted him to get a degree to be a better person. >> the board of trustees approved a new three-part anted hazing -- antihazing plan no a teacher pled guilty for claiming her daughter was dead. what she and the other did it make sure mom could get extra rest and relaxation. a father-daughter's trip ends up in the ocean after a

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teacher. investigators in montana are dog one more search for sherry around no.d arnold has not been seen since she left her home for an early morning run on saturday. a shoe was found by a ditch but no other clues. a new york mother was so determined to get another week of vacation that she faked her own daughter's death. joan barnett wanted to extend her vacation in costa rica. she had a daughter call the school and lie about another daughter having a heart attack. investigators say the tonights on the death certificate were different. barnett plead guilty to forgery. now an amazing rescue at sea. a plane carrying a father and daughter from florida suddenly loses power and crashes into the

water of the bahamas. they were in the middle of the atlantic ocean before they were rescued. the doctor was on his way to haiti to help with a cholera epidemic. >> the most frightening thing for me was seeing the propellers frozen, motionless. >> they survived the crash only to face drowning. the plane filled up with water. they managed to get out onto a life raft. amazingly, the very next day the father-daughter team headed on to haiti to complete their mission. it's raining cats and dogs in texas. they had more than six inches of rain this week. fire crews were called tout rescue the stranded drivers. several homes were also damaged after some strong winds kicked up at least two suspected

tornadoes. well, if you think someone is focused on their smart phones, they may have one of the most popular apps. why one of the most popular apps had nothing to do with getting anything down. it's voting day in new hampshire. i'm in manchester where there's no lack of passion.

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the most highly anticipated gadgets will be on display. the consumer electronics show will feature thinner, lighter versions of tablets and laptops. highlights also include a

portable boom box inspired by bob marley and a remake of a thermostat. there are more than 500,000 apps available for the iphone. abc2 news fee lisa taylor has some of the most popular ones. >> reporter: music, sports, photography. seems like there's an iphone app for just about everything. when it comes to what apps people paid for, it's all about games. nine of the top 10 apps paid for last year were games. angry birds was the most pap popular -- popular one. words with friends came with second. fruit ninja is number three. camera plus is the only nongaming app. it adds features to the iphone camera. fifth is where's my water.

players help an alligator find a shower. facebooked to the social networking category much the company unveiled the ipad app. as for sports, espn score center was the top free. pandora was the top music. craigslist mogul was tops. what's your favorite beer? folks are going for light beer. at least that's what a trade publication determined. it said coors light has edged out bud. bud light ranks as the number one beer. restrictions designed to protect the bay's population. a new study by the smithsonian

research shows the female crabs outnumber males three to one. they will see how it affects the population further. maryland and virginia imposed harvest restrictions that focused on protecting female crabs. what a difference a day makes. gorgeous weather throughout today. really temperatures gorgeous for january. we are at 50 with humidity low, dry air in place and very light west, northwesterly breeze. this was sunshine. that was the story after a cold start with a few slick spots on the road where it had snowed last evening. today a complete reversal. as the sunshine came out, temperatures rocketed. now in mt. airy not a cloud in the sky in carroll county,

gorgeous weather. laurel, a few high thin clouds, high thin cirrus clouds. the weather stayed good all day long. maryland's most powerful radar. we check all five sweeps and they find not a thing, don't expect them to until we get into tomorrow, mid to late afternoon. that's when the next storm system will be approaching the area. just recapping the temps out to the west, upper 40s, 50s in baltimore. 50 at patuxent river and easton in the upper 40s. the winds are light from the west but a pleasant evening, no question about that. things will change as we check the forecast. looking at upper 40s as the skies will pick up. we have the chance for showers in the afternoon. that's going to cause some rain cooling. it will be a cooler day. we have no concerns for winter weather tomorrow but rain will be a possibility.

right now a few clouds edging into virginia but staying out of our state. as we look further south we can see the next blip. rain maker, reaching across jackson, mississippi and little rock, arkansas. that's hour next -- our next storm. in the meantime, high pressure is in control. it will be cool overnight, not frigid and extremely dry air could prevent those showerses from making their way to the ground until later in the afternoon as opposed to earlier in the day. show you the timing. the edge of the storm makes it in by 2:00, 3:00 but the better chances for rain will come around 4, 5rbgs -- 5, 6:00. it could snarl some traffic. thursday a cloudier day with another band of lighter showers that could come through thursday night and there will be enough

cold air. those will mix in with brief snow. overnight 30, mostly clear, chilly, calm. 45 as we cloud up through the day, less sunshine and rain develops late in the afternoon. rain, a good bet tomorrow night. could get steadier and heavier past dinner time. your seven-day forecast, find another recovery temperature wise the day after tomorrow, back in the mid-50s. tough to complain for january. that overnight thing on thursday night could bring a few mixed showers. then we're clearer and colder for the weekend. looks like upper 30s as we go towards the big playoff game on sunday but it does look dry. >> definitely looking like football weather. >> indeed. let's talk politics in tonight's democracy 2012. voters are hitting the polls in new hampshire. mitt romney is expected to win

big but that hasn't stopped president candidates from coming up and getting their voices heard. we go live to manchester. what are folks saying out there tonight? >> reporter: a lot of energy out here tonight. we went to a polling low occasion in manchester -- location in manchester where mitt romney happened to show up. mitt romney is hoping that tonight's results will propel him to the nomination. if appearance are everything, mitt romney sure looks like the front-runner. the numbers back that up. he hold has commanding 19% lead -- holds a commanding 19% lead over the rest of of them. >> this is nuts. i've been here since 1988.

i've never seen this like this before. >> i like jon huntsman. >> i'm supporting mitt romney. they would be a wonderful family to represent us. >> reporter: manchester's mayor said the excitement started a long time ago. >> they want to meet you at least three times before making a decision. >> reporter: jon huntsman is banking on that notion. >> the pundit class that likes to roll in and tell you what the order of the universe will be will be surprised. >> reporter: perhaps they see the writing on the wall. rick perry spent the day campaigning in south carolina. >> we want south carolina to be that place that gives us the second wind. >> reporter: while newt gingrich couldn't stop talking about campaigning there. >> i think we'll start shaking things out when i get to south carolina. i will be in south carolina very

aggressively. as a georgia conservative, i have very good ties and roots in south carolina. >> reporter: first, we have to tally the votes in number nurchlt -- 214-787-1006 -- in 214-787-1006 -- in new hampshire. they're expecting record turnout for voters. >> if rom nip wins big, how will candidates spin this. >> reporter: it's interesting when you think about it. huntsman as really banked -- has banked everything on new hampshire. he start -- newt gingrich has a super pac in south carolina. millions of dollars will be

spent on advertising there. he's trying to appeal to the more conservative voter in the south. >> thanks a lot. jamie? i'm jamie costello. coming up at 6:00, more detailsen that deadly fire that left a mother and daughter dead. what investigators discovered in the home. and hope for people with diabetes and heart disease. we have more on a promising new drug. now here's a preview of what's ahead on world news at 6:30. coming up on world news, decision time in new hampshire. so who's up. who's down and what does it mean going forward. it's your voice, your vote tonight. baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys. yeah, i said it-- spelunking.

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the maker of twin kyes is -- twinkies is filing for chapter 11. the company is dealing with big debt. the bankruptcy filing could happen as soon as this week. people cheating uncle sam by hiding money offshore have a chance to come clean. the previous programs allowed the government to collect more than 4b they have to pay 27 1/2% penalty. if they don't tell the irs and get caught, the penalty could be 50% moreok and jail time.

the agency canñr change the ruls ñ time. theñr irsñi doled outxd fewx refunds last yearw3 and the ones they did giveq out were smaller. refund checks were down about an average of $100 from the year before. they delivered $109 million refunds. irs officials are holding on to tens of millions in tax refunds that they haven't been able to deliver due to mailing address errors. some roadway repairs will not come out of the state's budget. they will reimburse states for the cost of repairs brought on by natural disasters. vermont will get nearly $126 million to help fix some of the roads damaged by hurricane irene. iowa will get money for flooding. projects include fixing or

replacing highways, bridges, as well as detours and debris removal. general motors is likely to take the top spot in global auto sales for 2011. it's an honor they haven't seen sense 2008. since then gm has pushed through bankruptcy and the federal bailout. the automaker sold 6.8 million vehicles last year coming out way ahead of volkswagen and toyota. this is no secret. lots of college students drink, but some new figures show it may be a whole lot more than you think. how much the average student drinks to get drunk coming up on abc2 news at 6:00, which starts right now. a mother and her daughter killed in a house