>> that's what's make news in amer caravan getting under way and the party is 2 to get started. i'm corrine redman, i'll have the story coming up. and president barack obama caught up last night in a reelection fundraiser. where he was that broke the president out into song. those stories straight ahead on this friday, january 20th. it is purple friday. wear that purple with pride. the afc title game just more than 48 hours away.

thanks so much for joining us and good morning, maryland, i'm charley kraussen. let's head right in for a check of your friday forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> hey, charley, hey, everybody. we are dealing with friday, we made it. it's not only friday, it's purple friday, here. check it out, we'll be colder as we go throughout the day. a wintery mix moves in overnight. mild temperatures are on the way again, though. this is what we have for today, we have a winter storm watch in effect through saturday afternoon basically for these areas back towards the western here into western maryland, the areas shaded here in the blue. i want to point out right here in cecil county, under a winter weather advisory. this goes into effect around midnight into tomorrow morning, around 10:00. so, again, the roads will be a little bit dicey because of the fact we will get some icing out there. those details are coming up. let me send it over to angela. she has your traffic. purple friday. reporter: good morning, lynette. a purple friday it is. good morning, everyone. off llent start on the roads. first, a live look at traffic,

no early morning incidents to report. making the drive on 29, as you can see very light fare for you out there. a look at the top side of 695 at hartford road, your drive is clear between i-95 and i-83. over to you. purple friday has begun and what better way to treat yourself today than with some ravens-themed sweets. better who to send out there, the sweet lover herself, sherree johnson herself. we have put you in the best location possible. reporter: my goal here today is not to get sick from eating too much. they have everything here. i am here at the fenwick bakery in parkville. let me show you something, oh, my goodness, they have some yummy treats going on. look at this football, go ravens. they've even got the helmet on there, all of the baked goods, all got the ravens theme here. they even have the cupcakes here with the little football on it. as you're celebrating the

ravens, you can also get a tasty treat. take a walk with me, let's take you to the back where all this magic has been happening here. they've got all the baking going on back here. this is michael, he is one of the coowners here. good morning, how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? reporter: tell me what dps in to putting this all together. >> a lot of pound cake for one thing. i'm doing about 135 pounds of pound cake at one time. other than that it requires kathy to fill those eggs and -- reporter: what's going on here. these are special moulds here. >> we haven't been able to find them. i'm -- i've been searching for them for quite some time. reporter: what are these? >> it was a propossessional item, if you bought so much flour you were given an opportunity to buy one of these

moulds. they've been a mainstay for us. they were actually used for easter eggs and then when the ravens won the playoffs back in 2000, i thought this would be a good way to use them when they would be lying sallow otherwise. reporter: i tell you what, we've definitely got some purple pride spirit going on at this bakery. we'll hang out here with you all morning. i'm going to do a taste test coming up. we'll be back in just a little bit. reporting live here in parkville, sherree johnson, abc 2 news. baltimore or boston, they're going to have a nice meal to go with those treats. the elected officials that, is. it's a bet being dubbed the seafood smackdown. our crab cakes against their lobster and that's what's at stake sunday when the ravens play the pats. here's the deal, if the patriots lose stephanie rollins will get a gourmet lobster and if so mayor menino will get the crab cakes. >> i'm looking forward to

having you at one point -- >> she says [ indiscernable ] >> i'm looking to have you experience at one point in the future, having you experience a crab cake and then you will know the delicacy that is a maryland crab cake. >> this sounds like a chamber of commerce speech. >> the mayor read my mind. she was so nice, she wanted to send the crab cakes just to be a good sport. start melting that butter, everybody, let's go ahead and bring this out. now one more day of practice in baltimore for the ravens today, then it's off to new england for the championship. yesterday terrell suggestgs who wears a different jersey was singing opera. you can hear him there in the background. ed reid is the only player limited due to his ankle. did you hear about joe flacco's neighbors saying he was on a skateboard. flacco said he went 10 feet on his driveway and he better

watch out because the fans are always watching. and stay tuned, coming up in 12 minutes, we're going to take you to alonzo's where fans are already getting ready, getting ready for sunday's big game. the caravan is under way. a live report from alonzo's coming up in a few minutes. 4:34. on to important news, a startling case of bullying allegedly going on for years. what happened to one boy with autism all caught on tape and what's happening now. linda stow is here with the shocking details. reporter: charley, this video we are about to show you is disturbing. if you're a parent, it's really going to get to you. listen to how an autistic boy is threatened at the bus stop. this video was posted on facebook. it shows 11-year-old caleb coola, a sixth grader at elkton middle school getting hit in the head while everyone else cheered. he says he's been bullied since first grade. he has autism and adhd.

caleb's parents says they've made many requests for help, but the school district didn't do anything when they asked them to fill out a report saying their son was being bullied. caleb hasn't been in school since this video resurfaced three days ago. but he'll go back to school. caleb says he is preparing for a typical day at school where he is teased and taunted by kids. >> they call me homosexual, they kick me, punch me and a lot of other things. reporter: school officials declined to speak about caleb's case specifically. but they said they have policies in place for bullying. police say the child has been charged as a juvenile. massive wild fires taking place in nevada. what you missed while you were sleeping and how many people are now being allowed to return home. plus new rumors of an

interview of gop presidential hopeful newt gingrich exwife and the explosive reaction. people love their pooches. check out this ravens pup decked out and ready to go. a live shot this morning via the earth cam of boston, massachusetts. you are watching "good morning maryland." that's not boston that's atlanta. we're back in a bit.

20 minutes until 5:00 and all the 2000 people returning home this morning after 82 mile per hour winds spurred severe wildfires near reno, nevada. a total of 10,000 people were forced to be evacuated. we know at least 20 homes have been destroyed. officials say a full assessment may reveal even more damage. there was one known fatality, but no other details have been provided right now. time for a check of the forecast here. it's a bit warmer, about 10 degrees warmer this morning, lynette. >> it actually is. and you know what, though, temperatures this afternoon are going to be a little bit colder

than what we saw yesterday, so cold front sliced through and that's what we're qug to be dealing with as we go throughout the day. satellite and radar right now not picking up on a whole lot, but definitely a few more clouds out there. that's what's holding the temperatures up as well. we can see those temperatures right now, 35 into joppa, arnold right around 35 degrees. yes, we do have the winds out of the northwest this morning. check out some of the gusts. 15 around bel aire. it definitely feels a lot chillier this morning. i'm going to talk about that winter storm coming up. yes, it's going to be moving in here as we go through tonight. details ahead. let's send it over to angela. she has traffic. good morning. reporter: good morning, lynette. good morning, everybody. as we get ready for our friday morning commute, a check of the tunnels, doing good on 895 and 95, even with overnight maintenance. no reported troubles getting through northbound or southbound. let's take a look at your drive on i-95 this morning at maryland 175 north and southbound, moving well here also. now, if you're traveling on the

west side of 695, did have some emergency road maintenance. this is the outer loop at baltimore national pike. we can't see it, but your left lane is blocked just before you get to the shot here. no reported troubles getting by because we're still pretty light for this time of morning. charley, over to you. newt gingrich the topic of conversation last night and into the evening in the palmetto state primary. his ex-wife did an interview with abc about her former husband. marianne gingrich says he asked for an open marriage. the interview has sparked some controversy. yesterday in south carolina, cnn moderatator asked gingrich about that accusation to which sparks immediately flew. gingrich said he was appalled that the news media would work this hard and open a debate with that question. stay tuned, coming up on "good morning america" at 5:00, you'll hear both from newt gingrich and his ex-wife. president barack obama took to the stage last night

for a reelection fundraiser and really took the audience by surprise. take a look. >> and then to know that reverend al green was here [ applause ] >> i'm so in love with you >> so he caught everyone by surprise. the president was at the apollo theater and got caught up in where he was. that was one of four events he teanlded last night, another a private meeting at the home of director spike lee. still to come on "good morning maryland" this morning, he was taken off the court following an altercation with one of his parents. the decision to bring morgan state head coach todd boasman back to the sideline and when we'll see him again. also a young boy found wandering the street. why a 4-year-old put on his coat and mittens and left the

house. also more ravens photos for you this morning. check out these kids decked out in the purple, getting ready for the big game. more weather and traffic in just seven minutes. we're back in a mit.

you're hungry, you may want to head to baltimore city restaurant week beginning today. a three course dinner available at select restaurants for $30, also $20. lunch courses around $15. hct already -- howard county already started restaurant week. 1600 deportation cases are set to be closed in baltimore and denver. the recommendations come after a review, cases pending in federal court in baltimore. more than 3700 cases were reviewed, 366 were recommended for foreclosure. governor martin o'malley is scheduled to be in hanover today for a meeting about jobs, but he's going to talk about what's going on in sparrow's point. he's going to join leaders to

officially announce r.j. steel is going back online. new jersey governor chris christie will speak at the mariot waterfront hotel. the retreat began yesterday. newt gingrich is also scheduled to be there. and defense secretary leon panetta will announce the marine version of the next generation fighter jet is no longer on probation. his predecessor robert gates says it's the pentagon's most expensive weapons program. 4:47. remember, you gotta wear your purple today and the ravens caravan already ready to kick off again. corrine is at the first stop at alonzo's restaurant. this is dij@ vu, you were here last friday morning too. reporter: yeah, charley, you remember how that ended. the morning always begins like this. it's early, we're waiting for the entire ravens caravan to arrive at alonzo's restaurant.

this is steve, the owner. you're talking about that big party last week. what do you expect today, steve? >> i'm expecting the same, another fun morning. reporter: this place was jam packed. it was the official kickoff breakfast for the purple caravan last week. this purple friday will be bigger because the ravens are headed up for their second round of playoffs in foxborough. what do you expect for this morning? >> hope fully people will come out and support the ravens and show their purple passion. reporter: good for business, right? >> yeah. i'm here again this week at this god awful hour. reporter: one big party at 5:00 a.m. we have lauren, the first raven's cheerleader to arrive for us. hey, lauren, what can we expect this morning for the purple caravan? >> we can expect a lot of exciting things at the giant in abington. we hope to see everyone out today. reporter: if you go to two stops today, you can get tickets to sunday's game up in new england. go ahead and support the team.

if you can't come out today and follow the caravan, it will continue tomorrow and sunday. you want to check out all the stops. we'll have a full list of all the stops on our website this morning. you definitely want to come out and support the ravens. we'll come back in the next hour where this place will probably be jam packed, charley, you know as the hours goes on, more people will start to arrive, the beer starts pouring, it becomes one big party. go ravens again, right, charley? go ravens. >> corrine, thanks a lot. another rally taking place tonight at mother's in federal hill, a popular hot spot for ravens fans. those festivities begin at 8:00 tonight, wrap up around 10:00. the ravens caravan which corrine was just talking about, you guessed it, they're making a stop there as well. all you moms out there remember the first baby born after kickoff at the afc championship game will get a $2,000 savings bond. are we going to encourage someone to go into labor? if the team goes to the super

bowl, the parents will win a $5,000 savings bond as well. those little guys right there already wrapped in their purple getting ready for the big game. for all of your ravens coverage this weekend, we want you to stay with for our coverage of the way to indy. that's coming in sunday afternoon leading up to the big game. jamie costello and scott garceau will be there noon to 2:00. we'll have live reports from federal hill. this is a recap of the schedule for sunday, ravens, patriots, from foxborough, kickoff set for 3:00, and then you've got the giants and the 49ers, that kickoff is set for 6:30. the winners head to the super bowl. that is february 5th in indianapolis. in other sports news, morgan state head basketball coach todd bozeman is back today. he was suspended earlier this month when he was accused of punching a player during a came. bozeman says the contact between him and the senior guard is exaggerated. he said he would never hit one of his players. the investigation was found to

be inconclusive and the suspension lifted. bozeman went back on the sidelines for tomorrow's home game against north carolina a and t. shanaki -- jimmen ez took a long walk alone and made headlines. there was no school monday, so sunday night he had his first sleepover with his grandparents. an alarm clock went off just before 6:00 and he thought it was a fire alarm. the young man put on his coat and mittens like he was taught and ran outside. the 4-year-old walked nearly a half a mile before milwaukee county bus driver picked him up. the young man led police to his mom by dialing his number on his phone just like he had been taught. keeping up with the sports theme this morning, check this out, denver broncos quarterback tim tebow has a new claim to fame, an alabama restaurant has decided to put his face on a pizza. there's also a pizza known for the famous touchdown kneel. they call that tebowing. the 316 on the pizza is a

reference to tebow's favorite verse, one of his favorite passages judge the bible. time for a check on the forecast. let's go back over to lynette. thank you, charley. we're dealing with the wind chill this morning. this is what it feels, winds five to 10 miles per hour out of the northwest this morning, 29 degrees into baltimore. it feels like 30 into easton, 17 into hagerstown right now. so not as cold as yesterday morning, but still cold nonetheless, so you still need to bundle up as you head out the door. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot this morning, except for a couple of clouds trying to stream through the area. i will call it partly sunny throughout the day, the clouds will increase as well. this cold front will pass through this morning and we will get some sunshine in here. like i said, the temperatures are going to drop for the day as well. it won't be as warm as it was yesterday, it's going to be a little bit colder. make sure you dress for that as well. bigger issues to talk about, not so much the temperatures. future trend going to pick up on those bigger issues right now as it goes into motion for you because we have a winter storm coming in. you see it sort of coming in in

two parts. what we're going to be watching is that coming up from the south. looks like rain coming in, but we're all on that rain/snow line. i think we'll see a wintery mix of some sleet, some snow and freezing rain. that will change all over to rain as we go into your saturday. it is going to be an icy day on saturday. make sure you stay home if you can. so with that we do have a winter weather advisory, and basically this is for all the counties here shaded in the purple. you can see cecil county is in that and then we are dealing with a winter weather watch back in the blues here. again, that's for western maryland. what we're really concerned with is these areas right around here as we go into saturday morning. i'm going to detail this a little bit further. let's send this over to angela, she has your traffic. good morning. reporter: good morning to you, lynette. what we're seeing so far out there on the roadways is how we hope the commute will remain for your purple friday. we are good to go on most of our key routes right now and as you make your way into downtown. let's go ahead and get another live tour of traffic flow. again, we're on 29. no reported troubles at all northbound or southbound

between i-70 and maryland 32. for those of you coming in on i- 95 from the north, here's a live view the i-95 from the taughtings memorial bridge, continuing on 95 you are good to go as you continue through the rosedale region. this is 95 north of maryland 43, southbound lanes clear all the way to the fort mcí henry tunnel. charley, over to you. she was considered one of the most fearless pioneers on the slopes. the death of sarahberg. some iranian fishermen were very happy to see americans on the araban sea. the story when we take a look around the world and "good morning maryland" continues in a bit. these mechanics are taking their ravens pride to a whole new level. they are sporting the flacco fu man chew.

in news around the world, she was known for her breathtaking stunts on the slope. this morning family and friends are mourning the loss of sarah burk. the 29-year-old canadaian skier died yesterday after taking a devastating fall last week, all during a practice run. burk's family says her organs and tissues have been donated. rescue missions have been suspended on the costa concordia after that ship hit a reef and capsized off the coast of italy last friday. more information -- for more information on the concordia tragedy, tune into "20/20". they'll have an update on the ongoing search for survivors. the show airs at 10:00 right here on abc 2. despite the wave of tension between the u.s. and iran, americans continue rescuing iranians at sea. this is video from the latest rescue after the crew of the

u.s.s. dewey rescued some iranian fishermen whose fishing boat was sinking in the persian gulf. a u.s. helicopter spotted the men and alerted the ship. they'd apparently been stranlded at sea for days. i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. [ applause ] >> that remark got a standing ovation and one heck of a way to start last night's cnn southern presidential debate. former house speaker newt gingrich calling out cnn's john king for the opening question. an autistic boy is attacked by another student at the bus stop and it's all caught on tape. i'm linda stow, why the parents of the boy say the school system isn't doing enough to protect their child. reporter: a parkville bakery is really into the ravens spirit. i'm sherree johnson. coming up i'll tell you how they're preparing for the big game. it is friday, january 20th. two days until game time. good purple friday and good

morning, maryland. i'm charley kraussen. weather wise, it's a comparable heat wave out there, in the mid- 30s. let's get a look at the forecast with lynette charles. >> yes, i love that, especially on purple friday. is it a heat wave? no. it's just a little bit warmer than it was yesterday. the clouds acting like a blanket so the temperatures can't drop off. let's show you what's going on on maryland's most powerful radar. not much to see this morning, we're basically dry. as we go through the rest of this evening, things are really going to change out there. chestertown right now, temperature 36 degrees, winds out of the north/northwest at five, making it feel like freezing out there this morning, but this is what the big story will be as we go through tonight into tomorrow morning. we do have that winter weather advisory for all the areas here shaded in the purple, and that's in effect from 1:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on saturday. let's send this over to angela. she has your traffic. good morning. reporter: good morning to you, lynette. good morning, much. we have a report of an incident for those of you who normally take route 50 westbound. the accident is reported 50