now abc2news at 6:30. definitely this is the play of the game. t.j. yates, throws the pass, intercepted by ed reed. this play sealed it for the ravens but still tense as texas moved the ball in the last possession of the game, but in the end ravens win 20-13. they are heading to the championship next sunday to take on the patriots. >> thanks for joining us. the purple pride is flying hi abc the ravens look ahead and fans celebrate a victory and

our first home play-off game in five years. here is more from downtown with more fan reaction. are they read di for next week? >> reporter: they are. fans all week have been saying houston you have a problem and it turned out the texans did have a problem. too many turnovers. they were in the whole game, but then here the ravens were able to pull it out with the late interception by ed reed and the ravens are one win away from the super bowl. and the area was packed with people watching the game. we're taking a look at the hill bar near cross street. the plays, what you'll see is their reaction to the play where ray rice was stopped at the goal line on 4th and goal which was at that point very concerning for ray vince fans because they could have put the game away but that didn't. the texans kept hanging around, but finally that late

interception, the ravens were able to get the win for the fans. despite the close win and blow out win by new england yesterday and the fact the ravens have to go to foxborough to play the patriots, the fans say the patriots have something coming. >> they look good, but they will face our defense so i unstrong and hopefully, we will carryb%pu-&e super bowl this year. >> they never met a defense çkñ- -ñ-çkçk we've çkgot that. i +h&aughter çkçkñ-ñnçkñ-] >> ñnso the fans çkçkñ-are pret confident. i think çkwe can put it that wa a lot of fans we spoke with are trying to put together bus trips and tours to get there for the game. the afc championship is the first game of the day, 3:00 in

the afternoon on sunday. if the ravens win they will head to indianapolis two weeks later. one of the best parts of game day is the tailgaters. they tailgate qat every home game. she takes a look at the game before the game. >> reporter: tell me it looks like you all have a lot going on here. >> we have sweet italian sausage, frank steak and we have soup over here and the luge. >> reporter: do you guys do this every single game? >> just about. >> hopefully, we'll feed 120. >> you have a tailgating group. >> there are four of us that tailgate right here. sometimes we do a whole pig, 120-pound pig. >> really?

>> yes, ma'am >> ravens 24-17. >> game day prescriptions ravens going all the way. we're going to new england next week. >> we'll shut down the rookie quarterback 24-7 ravens. >> [ crowd noise ] >> you know, you can bet that a three yield boy was flewed to the tv today as the ravens took down the texans. he is a youtube hit with his all team knowledge. our cheryl connor had a chance to meet up with him. >> reporter: so you think you know your ravens? >> (no audio) >> are you sure? >> ed reed. >> what is his number? >> 20. >> at just three years old he may tackle your knowledge of the purple and black.

>> how about the punter. >> cook. >> who holds the ball for him when he kicks the ball? >> sam cook. >> you're right. >> of the course. >> he likes playing football with his dad and it wasn't the ball or tackles that got him into the game. >> he told me all the guys have long hair. >> (no audio) >> torii smith. >> of all things it was the long hair on so many players and from week 2 this season, garrett started sitting on his dad's lap and asking questions. he can't read, but he recognizes faces. he doesn't forget even the tough names. >> that is right defensive end. from a westminster home he put his son's skills on youtube a week ago. the video has over 25,000 hits. >> they want to know our

secrets which i can't say i can tell you. there are no secrets. >> just practice. >> beyond football his parents say he is a little sponge. >> so maybe he will follow in matt berke's footsteps, but knowing history vince is all that really matters. >> what is his nickname? >> he hopes you sizzle on sunday. cheryl connor, abc2news. and blake was given ticket by the tight end who saw him on youtube. we have all kinds of little ravens fans all over the state. check out logan, molly and little reagan. they are all decked out from head to toe showing their purple/pink ravens pride hours before the game. we would like to see your kids

too. we want to show purple pride all weekend long. it is not too late to get them in. upload the pictures to the facebook fan page. head to abc2.com/facebook and share your pictures with us. all right. so it was cold out there today for the game, but we pulled it out. we saw lots of sunshine out there. well, we're still dealing with mainly clear skies and that will be the scenario through the overnight. temperatures definitely a big deal for today. and right now we are still quite cold into baltimore, around 31 degrees. we're below the freezing point once a en g. 20s there. the low 20s. upper 20s into hagerstown. so as we go through the evening temperatures in the 20s once again. clear skies and cold and it won't be as breeze fly so that is definitely some good news. i'll talk about a warmup coming up and when you will need the rain gear.

>> thanks. >> in other news tonight, maryland state police are looking for a driver who hit a trooper during a traffic stop. the trooper first stopped him just north when he was struck by a car. the driver who was in the car possibly gold or tan left the scene. he is being treated for non- life-threatening injuries. we'll have much more on the story coming up tonight at 11:00. the new developments in the penn state abuse scandal. joe paterno is speaking out telling his side of the story for the first time since he was fired. the football giant now portraying himself as unsure and naive when confronted with charges that santorum sandusky

sandusky did. >> he has slight tremors and wears a wig. paterno strained to speak from his kitchen. finally he answered that crucial question, why he went to two members of the administration, not police, when told of alleged inappropriate behavior between jerry sandusky and a young boy in a locker room shower. >> (no audio) >> i said we have a problem. they said you guys look into it. they said i had never had to deal with something like that. >> as to the horrific nature of

the alleged crime, he insists assistant coach mike mcqueary didn't want to get specific. >> i never heard of rape in a man. >> he wanted people to know hat he had done the best he could in the situation as he understood it. >> it was the first time he opened up since this moment two months ago. >> joe paterno is no longer the football coach effective immediately. >> (no audio) >> that was t.j. win nick reporting. >> coming up next, more questions and answers tonight about the missing math teacher from montana. police have two in custody for connection to her murder. we'll take a closer look at the suspects when we return. >> while the death toll stands at 5 in that italian use ship

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and now, the developing story. the murder of the montana schoolteacher. two in custody but in didn't states charged with aggravated kidnapping with connection with her disappearance. one of the two is a 47-year-old man being held in north dakota. the other a 22-year-old man found several hundred miles away in rapid city, south dakota. the 43-year-old math teacher disappeared last saturday on an early morning jog. >> the cap sizing friday night

of that luxury cruise liner. they are still searching in the wreck. above and below the waterline. now at least nine people are still unaccounted for. irate survivors said the ship's crew responded and was simply incompetent. there was a joyful moment today. here is more. >> reporter: the crews ship kate dead in the water for the second day. more survivors. after having been trapped for more than 24 hours, a crew member of friday night's ship wreck joins a korean honeymoon couple when rescuers heard their cries for help inside cabins but some were not so lucky. they found two elderly men in

the submerged part of the wreck. >> this home video captures the panic and dismay as passengers swarmed a life boat that wasn't working. are they able to get it done says one anxious voice. another says, oh, my god now i'm really afraid. >> people started loading into the life boats and there was panic. >> they had to use a hammer to cut the rope and after five minutes it fell from the fourth floor to the water. >> survivors say the crew was unresponsive. he is being detained facing possible charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. >> he told an interviewer we were the last ones to leave the ship and investigators believe it was close to shore when it hit a rock that opened a huge gash in the hall and seawater swamped the ship. it will be months before the

mystery is solved. >> abc news, porto santo stefano, italy. now, the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. a gorgeous day to look at today, but definitely cold outside. dealing with mostly clear skies. that will be the scenario through the rest of the evening. as we check out the temperature now at 31 degrees, the winds are finally dying down. nice and calm. that barometer at 30.50. it is rising and not dealing with fog. we won't deal with that through the overnight. baltimore today, look at the crystal blue skies out there. not even a cloud to be found. a gorgeous day. hopefully, you got out there and got to the game, supported the team and if you did so you know we won. that is good news. manchester the same thing. bellaire, still blue skies to be seen and had but like i said

before cold temperatures. i'm going to show you those in a second. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we're not going to deal with any type of rain as we go through the rest of tonight, but that is in the forecast. we're dealing with the fact that today was cold. highs only made it up to 34 degrees. this is below average. cambridge 32. we were at freezing there. only 29 degrees into york. winds definitely feeling good, looking good now. zero into easton. we to have a sustained wind out of the north at 7 miles an hour into dc. we have a brief res picked but then a shout therm flow tomorrow an that will start to warm the temperatures up a bit. >> mainly clear. we see a few high clouds off toward the west there in to pennsylvania and also into west virginia but we are looking, the big picture, clear and that will be the scenario again through tomorrow and then we'll

start to see the clouds work there way in into the evening time frame. high pressure still dominating most of the area, but we will be dealing with some milder air starting to move in. you can see it as we look into atlanta, around 54 degrees. these cold temperatures will be kicked out of the area and we'll start to moderate. the future trend, as we go into monday, we'll start with plenty of sunshine. clouds increase monday night. freezing rain, sleet and also rain chances. into tuesday, we'll see all rain throughout the day and it will be a dicey one on the way to work. overnight clear and frigid. a light northerly breeze. tomorrow temperature around 40 degrees. sun-cloud mix. then tomorrow night 34, mixed rain moving in. not as cold. the seven-day forecast as we check out what is going on here we can see the fact that

temperature will be around 52 degrees as we look at your tuesday. then into wednesday and thursday, plenty of sunshine in the forecast. then saturday and sunday temperatures 50 and 52. kelly. >> thanks a lot lynnette. >> well, do you avenue a run of the mill cold or is it more like the flu? we'll tell you how to sort out the symptoms with the help of your smart phone and see if we can get you help scheduling an appointment. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. i just transferred a prescription to cvs, because they have care 1 on 1. that's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me, about safety and saving money with generic prescriptions. laura, let's talk about possible side effects. it's all about me. love that! get care 1 on 1, only at cvs pharmacy. we accept express scripts and 5,000 other insurance plans.

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