the diabetics out there. that's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for . i'm sherrie johnson, live at mt bank stadium. the heart of the excitement, fan reaction on the big win. more than a day off of work, dr. leon bass, it's a chance to educate dozens about dr. martin luther king, jr. a maryland man thought he wouldn't survive and a windpipe saved his life. we start with the weather warning for you. seattle not known for its know but this morning, a heavy wet blanket of snow blanketing emerald city. wednesday expected to bring in the biggest blanket for the

coastal areas and pacific northwest. good morning maryland, it's monday january 16th. i'm charley crowson. let's head in for a check of the forecast and say gome good morning to lynette charges. things looking good, satellite and radar not picking up on cloud cover. with that, that's where we are dealing with colder temperatures. speaking of the temperatures, let's check out what you have to contend with. looking at teens here. 18 baltimore, also filly. also in to pittsburgh. 21 richmond and ocean city around to degrees. dealing with colder temperatures. as we go throughout the day, things not looking too bad. we will be looking at the fact we will be at a temperature coming in around 40 degrees. this is more seasonable. i will talk about the rain that is coming in, angela has the

traffic. good morning, doing great for this monday morning. we are doing great on the roads so far. relatively calm as you head out for that monday morning drive. let's get a live look at what is happening out. there here is the look at u.s. 29, past maryland, 108, very light volumes in the northbound and southbound direction on u.s. 29 between i-70 and route 32, here is a look at i-9 95, white marsh looking good to the beltway. charlie, good morning. only reason you play this game is for an opportunity to go to a super bowl. we did it. we have that opportunity now. >> the ravens had their eyes on the afc title game sunday and a date next weekend in foxboro with the patriots. they won yesterday 20-13 behind a defensive effort led by ray lewis and reed. the city is buzzing over the

big win against the texans yesterday. the ravens one game away from the super bowl. sherrie johnson is live outside of mt bank stadium with the reaction. it was a big win, yesterday. >> reporter: we are here at mt bank stadium, the heart of the excitement. i was out here yesterday and a sea of purple everywhere. this was packed with people, purple pride everywhere. now, the ravens move on to face a tough team , the fans say we are ready. we are heading to boston with confidence. it was a close victory but a victory nonetheless. there were tense moments for fans but the ravens pulled off a win and now we are heading to the afc championship. >> we killed it. new england, here we come. >> god bless them, we are going to new england and going to win. >> reporter: one interesting piece of news, joe flacco's

birthday today. happy birthday to him. ravens, one win away from the super bowl. go ravens. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> as far flacco you fear the few man chew. the giants stunned the packers at lambeau field yesterday, beating the pack 27-20. manning threw for 33 330 yards. afc and nfc title games, ravens play new england sunday at 3:00, followed by the giants and the 49ers, kickoff 6:30, the winners will play in the super bowl. that's february 5th in indianapolis. we want to see how you are showing off your purple pride. upload the pics to the facebook fan page.

head to abc2news.com/facebook and show off your purple pride. millions will remember the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. a wreath was placed at the memorial and the national mall commemorating his birthday yesterday. king would have been 83 years old yesterday. as is nateed in meme -- assassinated in memphis in 19688. there are a number of events taking place across the country and here. this morning kuren redmond is live outside of mount st. joseph high school where a former world war ii veteran is sharing thoughts on the life and times with dr. king and how he impacted so many in a fight against racism. >> reporter: there will be a celebrations and parades to commemorate his birthday. leon bass who is a world war ii veteran will be here to speak to the students as a part of a special ceremony today. let me give you background. dr. leon was a former high

school principal, and a veteran of world war ii, he is dedicated his life as a teacher, administrator and most importantly, someone who always thought racism, where ever it exists. he won numerous awards including in 1996, humanitarian advancement from jewish women international and a documentary, liberators fighting on two fronts, the students here, will hear from him at the fine arts center at 10:00 as part of the special event to commemorate dr. king's birthday. he is supposed to share a special message and going to talk about his book, titled good enough, one man's memoir on the price of a dream and that is going to be towards dr. king today on his birthday to commemorate that. he is going to talk about how

important it is to share his message and to fight racism. he is going to join us in the next hurt to talk about his message today for the students here at mount st. joe high school. kuren redmond, abc2 news. a maryland man needed help and someone to help save his life. the invention made in the lab and what many of us have in our homes now. also, new developments in to this weekend's deadly cruise ship accident off of the coast of italy. death toll is rising. more on what we learned overnight. you are watching good morning maryland. we continue in just a moment.

prime time of the year for sneezes, coughs, aches and misery. this year, go easy on the chicken soup, and add a couple of smart phone apps to your get well soon regimen.

zock doc.com lets users in on the numb of city searches for doctors by specialty and insurance and scheduling an appointment on line, so once again, your smart phone and apps, everything available to you, can help you in the fight with a cold and flu. >> i think i should have had that a couple of days ago. i had bronchitis but feeling better now. i needed the app then. i might get sick again, then i will use it. hope not, though. check out what we have for you, seasonable, the clouds will increase as we go throughout the day. we will see a mix to rain possible through this evening and things will start to warm back up. if you like the warmer temperatures, you are going to like the forecast, i have for you. we are looking at maryland's most powerful radar. things are looking good for today. we will see change in the forecast, as we go in to the evening. i have to get you ready, the

temperature in to chestertown, is coming in at 15 degrees. let's send this over to angela with your traffic. is your forecast better than mine? it's great right now. especially for those of you getting out, looking good if you need to drive through the city, we had a check of 895, and i-95, moving well. traveling south of baltimore, a live look at i-95, maryland, 175, here is what you find, the drive moving with ease through that region. 695 at baltimore national pike, inner loop and outer loop travels, easy and light between i-83 and i-95. a man is alive thanks to a body part made in a lab. it's called regenerative therapy, growing replacement body parts with your own stem

cells. a windpipe was eaten away by disease. swedish doctors used a soda bottle and allowed the cells to grow the new cells. >> that's what they put me in debt for. what's the cost of life? life is priceless? >> stem cells are used to create livers, muscles, bladders and valves. the process is expensive and insurance does not cover it. 4000 people, it was a cruise they were looking forward to, new details about a cruise ship disaster off of italy. what officials are saying about the captain who is currently in custody. winter weather across the pacific northwest. new video in this morning. how it's affecting the conditions in and around seattle, not easy at all.

you are watching good morning maryland, city of baltimore still purple. that's a lack at the inner har -- look at the inner harbor, back in a few moments.

18 degrees outside. five things you need to know. aaa says gasoline and crude oil prices are historic highs for the first time this year. national average for gas rose $0.04 a gallon last week with $3.39. jon huntsman with are w drawl today. oh -- huntsman will withdrawal today. gop candidates will square off in myrtle beach. live talk over the weekend tooking aim at romney. romney focused on president obama. opponents of capital

punishment will be repealing. kim davis, the sister oh a man execute second scheduled to attend the rally this afternoon. blue monday, it doesn't have to be that way. monday january 16th, dubbed blue monday or the most depressing day of the year. this is the day we feel most proas post christmas chill -- most post christmas chills and depression overall. overnight rescuers found the bodies of two people bringing the toll to 6. 16 people remain missing. 130 americans were on board. todd has more. >> reporter: on sunday, rescuers found three survivors, a crew member with a broken leg hoisted to safety and a south korean couple trapped in the cabin. divers found two men in a submerged part of the vessel.

the costa concordia's black box was recovered and is providing information, it was perilously close to shore. within minutes, water started gushing in. amateur video shows the chaos and panic that ensued. passengers were told there was an electrical problem but the situation was under control. the crew hesitated to lower the life boats. >> we had to wait an hour and a half to get onto the boat. the boat was sinking. >> people started loading in to the life boats. it was chaotic. >> reporter: it took over an hour for the captain to alert the coast guard. he admits an error in judgment but denies claims he was one of the first off of the ship. he said we were the last to leave the ship.

delta airlines was diverted to tampa sunday night after two passengers became unruly. a spokesman says a married couple were seated in first class and demanding food and champagne and refused to sit down. authorities are investigating. no charges have been filed. former penn state head coach is speaking out two months after fired. he spoke to the washington post about what he knew and when he knew about the allegations that former assistant coach, sandusky molested 10 boys. paterno explains why he went to the members of the administration, not police when told an dusky was caught in a shower with a young boy in 2002.

>> the coach did not want to speculate about his guilt or innocence but said their relationship over more than 30 years was strictly professional and no way social. with federal grant money drying up, states are forced to make serious cuts. one area that is seeing heavy trimming is helping low income families pay for child care. the decrease is coming as demands for the help -- as the help is increasing. 9000 families are on the waiting list. child care assistant programs continued suffering. >> i keep my son, throughout 2:30, the latest i can leave out, to see if my mom can take him with her. it's a lot. >> families in 37 states had

less access to aid than the year before. the negative trend continues in to 2012. investigators say children playing with fireworks sparked this brush fire near orlando. a dozen crews kept it under control when the fire started and spread a quarter of a mile. no one has been injured and no homes damaged, florida division of forest tri forest tri issued citations. >> just by chance, they happened to be coming through, it was actually, just, good luck on our part. >> all three were rescued and

air lifted to the hospital. the infant surpriselily was barely hurt. salon owners are giving back to the military and the military wifes. they opened salon to the wives of active duty personnel yesterday. the salon offered hair cuts, colorings and styling services. the owners say the idea occurred after a soldier stopped by their salon with his wife. >> a lot of people don't realize what we go through, especially me, i have three babies, 1, 2 and 3, it's hard on us. >> this is the second sunday the salon held the event and continue to do this once a month and attempting to persuade other salons to participate. new video of the snow crippling areas of washington state. one to three inches fell in seattle and other areas yesterday. it created swifter conditions on the road.

trucks out dumping salt on the trouble spots. they will have to do it today. forecasters are calling for more snow along the pacific northwest. ly net, that's far cry from where we are now. it is dangerously cold outside this morning. >> dangerously cold. temperatures in the teens. check out what the snow that you saw in to washington, you can see it coming down and it's forecasted for today. we are seeing it in the four corners as well, in to nevada. if you like the snow, you might want to head that way. we are not dealing with snow across our area as of now. mainly clear skies, that's going to be the scenario early today. lots of sunshine out there and we will start to get in to the fact that more clouds will move in to the area and we have rain, maybe a mix. i will talk about that in a second. there is the 18, 17 in to new york. we will get in on the milder air in from the south. the winds this morning, that's the good news i have to

deliver. we don't have a windchill, it will pick up a little bit more as we go in to the afternoon. the weather pattern, high pressure in control of the weather, that will slide towards the east. we will look for an area of low pressure and a cold front to slide in as we go through the rest of the evening in to tomorrow. the future trend is going to bring wet weather in here as we set our sights on the evening time frame and a wintery mix earlier on and it will switch over to rain. for today, it will be 40 degrees, increasing clouds and by tonight, here is the mix i'm talking about, a brief mix, the rain takes over, won't be as cold with the temperature coming in 33 degrees. tomorrow, 52, rain, mild and breezy. let's sends this to angela with your traffic. good morning, everyone. as we look at the roads, we have trouble to repot for those of you traveling in the city, getting reports of incident maybe an accident, we are going to check in with city police

and county police. state highway officials are seeing what is going on. brawning near the dundalk marine terminal. a look at 29, no reported troubles here. good to go at maryland 108. first look at travel conditions from the eastern shore, a live view of u.s. 50, at sandy point. no incidents on 50. westbound lanes open from the bay bridge as you continue in to annapolis. we see a lot of water main breaks, especially during the winter months. imagine facing this in canada during the winter. the mesxúthat hundreds of residents are dealing with, this morning. when you need gas, you swing to your local station. we all do that. when you live in gnome, alaska, it's not that easy to fill up. details coming up when good morning maryland continues, first and only at 4:30.

government called for emergency meeting sunday to discuss violent protests showing no sign of abating after demonstrators anger about os tearty measures -- 6 people were injured, 1000 protesters clashed with police who used tear gas to repel demonstrator whose blocked the main road. a mission to deliver fuel to a town isolated to the town in alaska. tanker is half mile from nome, alaska's harbor after a coast guard cutter cleared a path. it was stalled by thick ice and strong current. the crew must lay a hose to pump the fuel in to a town. water main break in canada has flooded community and left a town paralyzed.

a 10- inch pipe burst friday night causing millions of gallons to flood the streets. cold temperatures froze everything up, town officials say a hospital was forced to shutdown, except for emergencies and schools, everything else closed. people in the town have been buying up bottles of water.

good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. it is cold, dangerously cold. temperatures in the teens, what can we expect for this day, let's finds out from lynette charles. it's cold. temperatures in the teens, we got a taste of it a couple of days ago. things will start to warm up as we go throughout the day. not as cold as yesterday. yesterday we topped out around 34 degrees. today 40 degrees. more seasonable, in the meantime, maryland's most powerful radar. we are not dealing with wet weather as we go throughout the day. as you head to the north, definitely dealing with winter weather advisory, the roads are on the slick slide once the precipitation moves in, as we go in to the overnight time frame. now, temperature around 20 degrees, mount airy and more of the same as we go through this morning at 8:00, temperature