this will be my last ride, and i told them -- i just felt so much peace in the way i am with my decision because of everything that i've done in this league. i've done it. it's either hold on to the game and cheap playing and let my kids miss out on times we can be together because i always promised my son if he got a full ride scholarship, daddy would be there. i thank my fans. i thank my city. i think they deserve it. whenever this role stops for me to just walk away. knowing this would be the last time number 52 plays in a uniform in the ravens stadium. >> when he comes out of that tunnel, it will be the top two

emotion sports moments. just think how lucky we were to call ray our leader for all these years. abc2's roosevelt leftwich is downtown at the stadium. >> reporter: for many people, ray lewis, to the ravens is what a hub is to a wheel. the whole team evolved around him for 17 years. form fans they mr. not know what to do without having that number 17 around. many fans will do one thing. they will make sure they grab has many ray lewis t shirts, bobbleheads and plaques before the great man leaves the game. they said ray lewis was one of the original ravens. he left his mark on many hearts through his great plays and work throughout the community. they loved how he played and they loved the man he became leading the team and becoming a big part of baltimore.

>> i'm definitely sad about him not playing football anymore but he's been injured for so long. hopefully they will go to the super bowl and go out with a bang. >> i'm happy for ray. at least he's going out on his on term without being forced out. >> it's all been good. i'm sure we'll be in canton. >> reporter: on sunday that will be the hot tick kept. can you imagine when he is enshined into the hall of fame. what they who love to see is that he stays in baltimore, become as part of the team whether he works with the players, coaches or comes out and leads the team out on the field every day for the next 60

years. people want him to stay in baltimore and they want him to be a part of this theme noarever -- team forever. >> it's hard to believe. thank you. in honor of pray, we put together a slide show of some of ray's most my conic moments with the ravens -- most iconic moments with the ravens. lewis is known for that trademark entrance and dance. we want to see your moves. so record your best ray lewis dance and make shure you put ray lewis in the subject line of the email. jamie, as i remember, had a pretty good imitation. hey, a few passing clouds across the state. cold winter like day. you know, it is the first of january. we're already in the mid-20s in

westminster. bowie at 30. easton 31. we're below freezing headed into the low 20s tonight, very, very cold. a deep freeze piet time you wake up tomorrow but the chill does have an and in sight. it will take a few days. we'll talk about that coming up. a man is in the hospital after being shot by a baltimore city police officer. the shooting happened on compliftmont avenue in east baltimore. the man was pulled over for a traffic violation. he then took off running down an alley. according to police an officer shot a-the man -- shot the man in the hand. the man was taken to the hospital. a harford county man began a brand-new year in a hospital bed. >> tonight he is behind bars. jeff hager has the details. >> reporter: testimony per --

tempers flared as a stepfather handed two children back over to his father, and pointed a handgun at his head. >> he blocked it but somehow both men became involved in an altercation or scuffle. as they fell to the ground the gun discharged. >> reporter: 40-year-old david greg drove back to his house on periwinkle way and edgewood where per medics respond and he had a .40 caliber bullet in his shoulder. deputies arrested him when he returned home. the children, ages three and nine, escaped the dropoff without injury. the step dad only ended up shooting himself. >> wonings the weapon fired, there's no way to determine where the bullet would have gone.

obviously, we know this struck mr. gray in the shoulder. had this missed, we're in the sure where it could have gone. in harford county, jeff hager, abc2 news. tonight david greg is being held at the harford county detention center with no bond. he faces a series of charges and using a firearm in the commission of a flns. neighbors tried to save a man from his burning home in maryland city but they were not able to help. the fire started around 8:30 at the parkway village mobile home community. the victim, steve herman, an of a individual hunter and on oxygen. that combination made it dangerous for people to get inside. >> couldn't get to him. this was too hot. they kicked the door in and the floor was already gone. so they couldn't go in. >> reporter: firefighters say on

new year's eve they had to put the fire out in another home just a block away from today's fire. police received several calls new year's day for three separate cents at the exrown plaza hotel in timonium. the first call came about 1:45. someone punched a security guard. then minutes later a call was put in for a male who overdosed at the hotel. he was taken to the hospital. about an hour after the first call, police were alerted to a stack at the hotel. they can only connect the assault to the hotel's new year's eve party. a boiler exploded at an recount recount middle school sending -- anne arundel middle school sending two people to the hospital. students were evacuated from the school.

>> i was in geometry crash and heard a big loud noissments the fire alarms went off but we were told it was just a drill. >> the maintenance workers were trying to relight the boiler when a small puffback happen. the men were taken to bayview as a precaution. >> lawmakers pass a deal to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. you may see a smaller paycheck. we will. >> if you're looking to doctor weight in the new year, we'll tell you what food you should eat now to rev up your metabolism. >> 37 degrees at bwi. 3 yous war two -- 37 was your two-degree guarantee. our winner gets an oib -- abc2 scraper. we'll talk about the frosty

start and when we'll warm up. that's straight ahead.

parkville and then you move to bel air. here you are in bel air settling in for the night. wyatt will be right back with the forecast cup ask you -- coming up. the long drama over the fiscal cliff is over for now. >> reps -- republicans passed legislation to avoid the huge tax increases that with have hit most of us on new year's day.

wall street reacted positive because that's a deal. the dow surged from the opening bell. once it passed, president obama promptly returned to his hawaiian vacation. >> the one thing that i think hopefully in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship and not scare the heck out of folks as much. >> they set up two new deadlines. they put off dealing with the auto mat tech spending cuts which could be far more damaging to the economy. so your tax rates are not going up under the fiscal cliff but your paychecks will be getting smaller, starting with your next check. that's because the 2-year-old's payroll fax rate is over. so here's how it will affect you f you're making $30,000 a year,

you'll pay about $50 more a month in taxes. if you're earning $50,000, you'll contribute about $83 a month. tonight house speaker john boehner is the focus of some bipartisan fury after he refused to act on hurricane sandy aid legislation. in october hurricane sandy devastated new york and new jersey. now the fight over recovery funding has erupted into anger on capitol hill. new jersey governor chris christie said house speaker john boehner is not returning his phone calls. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> lawmakers expected a vote on the sandy aid bill late last night after the fiscal cliff deal passed but in a surprise

move, boehner pulled the bill. boehner assures lawmakers a vote on sandy aid will happen by january 15th. stress, you know, it's a normal part of our lives but how you hand tell can have a real impact on your health. being constantly stressed out can aid you. in fact, it's the greatest ager of all. chronic stress can do serious damage to you. >> in the short term it increases cortisol and other hormone levels. in other cases it depletes them. it's the delesion, having the chronic stress is aging. it increases our risk for cancers. it increases our risk of inflammation. the plaque rupture which causes heart disease, stroke, memory also and increases our risk of accidents. >> there's no way to avoid stress but how you manage it

make as big difference. deep breathing, medication and having a good circle of friends for support is helpful. if dropping extra pounds tops your list of resolutions this year, there are ways to boost your metabolism without hitting the gym every day. the first thing you can do to boost your metabolism is eat breakfast. >> after a nice sleep when your body is burning calories and working hard to keep you alive while you sleep, you need to break that fast. if you don't do that, your body essentially says, okay, i don't have the fuel i need to function so i will have to lower the metabolism a little to survive. >> eating foods high in fiber are good choices. eggs can reduce cravings, foo. drinking water may boost metabolism. shellfish is filled with iron.

adding beans to your diet is good. jalapeno peppers can do the trick. one study found increased fact oxidation, around the belly. if you want to look at the health stories, just go to abc2news.com/health and today you'll find stories, like tips to help you reach your 2013 goals and top diet disasters to avoid. all right. trying to stay healthy in the new year. if you're a runner, the weather is clear and dry. the hair section extremely dry. dryest air of the season, so definitely chap stick is advised. take a look at the setup. it's a blue sky and at times high thin cloud cover. havre de grace at the tide water marine na.

cold water temps around 40 degrees. in laurel plenty of sunshine. winds north and west 5 to 10. that will keep the wind chill factor down there, feeling like 19 above in hagerstown, feeling like 24 in easton. how does tomorrow look? here's an early preview. 3345 in bel air. havre de grace about 36. these are the high temperatures. that, despite all the sunshine we're going to have. you get the idea. in the city we look for temperatures to bounce in the upper 30s late in the delay but it's going to be a cold day all across the state including in the city of ball. partly cloudy skies the rule. cold under those skies. the cold air draped across the area to the north. it will keep settling in. tomorrow morning a few upper teens in places like

westminster, taneytown and parkton and the harford zone. as we look into the setup for tomorrow just mass cold. we don't see much of a break until we get into the weekend but that will be good but just in time for the tailgating on sunday. there's our polar high pressure cell. it did not bring a lot of wind but the cold air has been steady sinking. that mr. continue to be the case, staying dry but the cold chill hanging tough through the end of the work week. tonight down to 20. some spots in the teens, a deep freeze. let the pipes drip if you're susceptible to uninsulated pipes, you want to make sure three don't freeze on you. tomorrow night still very, very cold, well below freezing. here's the setup for the next few days, bouncing back to 40s. if your high is 40 most of the

day, you're in the 30s. then we were trend to milder has we go into monday, tuesday, wednesday of next week. so interestingly, the second week in january does look somewhat milder than the first week of january. that's how this sets up right now. just glad to see dry weather and looks like pretty good weather for the playoff game on sunday. >> the way to warm it up. >> people will talking about that. >> all right. thanks a lot, wyatt. in tonight's consumer alert, if are a planning to travel this year, we have the top five trends to look out for. expect to pay more for your plane ticket and don't plan on getting an great deals. number two, you will pay more money in fees like checked bags and all those rnt cal car experts. number three, more airlines are joining forces so there will be less competition. watch for us airways and

american merge. gas prices will drop. you'll see more protection from the transportation department in terms of transparency. you'll learn or about those. >> the new year means lights out for 75-watt light bulbs. the incandescent bulbs can no longer be made. you will still see the bulbs until they run out but the government is gradually phasing out incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy efficient ones. traditional 60 and 40-watt bulbs will be phased out next year. the ad lineup for the bowl is. if you 30 second slots sold for $3.8 million this year. there will be three commercials running longer than minute and

several big name celebrities are expected to be announced. >> we're look. stay tuned to abc2 news tonight. the list and they will look at ways to lose weight. >> we give you tips on how to lose that weight. that's coming up at 7:00 on the list.

before we go, here's a look at what we're working on. >> the resolution may to be lose weight or get healthy in the new year but be careful before you sign that gym membership. plus, we have more reaction to ray lewis' announcement as we get close to what will be a very emotional playoff game. >> wyatt has a look at what to expect if you're out and about tonight. >> cold, layered up. i like this, though. dry. january is supposed to be cold, doggone it, so there you go. we're going to be way below freezing overnight. you wake up to low 20s, teens, north and west. >> a little extra layer for the kiddies in the morning. >> we'll see you back here at 1.

have a good evening.