that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay ravens fans celebrating like champs. a wild couple of days for your super bowl mvp. where joe flacco spent times hours after winning the game and when he is expected back to charm city. we will tell you what council is doing regarding those in charge of your getting your children to and from school safely. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. the big day in baltimore, today is the victory parade. we have life team co.

ahead coverage. we got to get a forecast on how things are going to be. lynette charles is standing by with a look. >> looking good. that clipper was a dud. fizzled out before it came over the mountains. this is called virga, it's not hitting the ground. we will stay dry through the rest of the morning. late tonight, maybe a few flurries popping up. it is going to be a dry day on tap, mostly cloudy skies. the temperature at 31 degrees arnold. 30 bel air. 29 baltimoe dealing with temperatures that are above average. we should be at 25 for this time of the year. as we go in to the afternoon we won't be as cold as we have been. by lunchtime, 39. high temperature 42 when that is where we should be for this time of the year. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook.

if anyone heading downtown for the victory parade you will want to expect congestion, the parade will start at city hall around 10:45, the roads surrounding it will shutdown around 10:30 this morning. this affects commerce, pratt, howard street. baltimore, fayette, all affected for a list of all the closures, always go to abc2news.com, parking will be free at the stadium. if you are traveling through the tunnels, everything is up to speed. no problems through the fort mc henry or harbor. as we look at the west side of the beltway at liberty road, traffic is moving along, no problems getting down to route 40, parkville, the same scenario, here at harford, traffic not too much of it at all. that's a look at your time saver traffic, over to you. the ravens are waking up in charm city, the super bowl champs, landed at bwi yesterday

afternoon. >> later today, fans will have a chance to welcome champions home in style. sherrie johnson is live downtown at city hall, with more on the big celebration and the parade. about time to let the party start. >> reporter: that's right. it is time to get the party started. live at city hall. the stage is set for that big parade and all the festivities. see the risers here, folks will be standing to give speeches. in front of city hall, you can see a banner, you can pretty much believe they will drop the banner, there is going to be a big welcome sign for the ravens champs. the ravens will be parading through baltimore again, today's parade route runs from city hall through the streets to m and t bank stadium. yesterday, there was a lot of set up that needed to be done, crews were here setting is up, getting ready. the parade kicks off at 10:45

this morning with a introduction at 12:30, fans can attends a celebration featuring the team and live entertainment at m and t bank stadium. it's been 12 yearses but the city can finally celebrate -- today the team will take to the streets like they did after the super bowl xxxv win, lewis was a 25 year old star. now he is on top at 37 years old. after 17 seasons as a future hall of famer. the win could bring extra visitors to the city. >> if people think i haven't been, maybe i can, you welcome at the attractions and to the neighborhoods, there are so many good things going on in baltimore. >> reporter: this event is free. we are told it will be held

rain or shine, there will be a party to celebrate the ravens win. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. welcoming ravens home. if you don't work or have a television, you can catch the television festivities on line. streaming the parade at abc2news.com. joe flacco will be back in baltimore in time for the parade. he didn't run home with teammates , the super bowl mvp had stop to make on his national victory tour. flacco was here on the late show with david letterman, he talked about the winks nee win, expecting to be a father again. he shared the news about hus

wife's first pregnancy at thanksgiving at 2011. i'm sure you remember, but that's when the team also beat the 49ers. >> before heading to knock, joe made a stop to the happiest place on earth. thousands gathered for a parade on main street in disney world. he led the parade alongside mickey mouse and ravens fans welcomed flacco to new orleans or orlando rather. why didn't he have a purple car? charlie told you, within seconds, flacco took part in the ad that's been around for years, 26 to be exact. the announcer asks the mvp what

is going to do next, the answer is always the same. he yelled the signature phrase, i'm going to disney would. -- disney world. . other news, the latest on the massive fire we told you about last night. this morning authorities are trying to figure out what caused the fire at a lumberyard in west baltimore. flames broke out 3 hours after lumber employees left for the day. the fire was intense, the building collapsed. the firefighter spotted the danger and evacuated crews, the call may have been life safing. . >> our firefighters were in the vicinity where they could have lost lives. >> when we heard the poof, and the front of the building just blew out onto the firefighters. >> about 100 firefighters were

battling the flames, five taken to shock trauma with minor injuries. baltimore council taking action, after investigation found that school bus drivers were able to blow through red lights without officials knowing about it. council members have voted unanimously to hold the drives accountable. the measure will require employees to happened over copies of every speed -- hand over copies of every speeding ticket to court. that's a result of a result of a investigation with joce sterman. time for a check of the forecast. you got pressure on you this morning, there is a party going on downtown. >> yeah. it's a a big party. things will look good. mostly cloudy skies, staying dry as the parade kicks off, 10:45 this morning, we will have another chance at flurries. what is going on this morning. see the batch of snow, there it

is. that's the one that was supposed to come across the area. it broke up before it hit the mountains. we are calling this a clipper dud. we have another quick moving system, from canada to bring us flurries. we will get a sun-cloud mix. let's talk temperatures, yes, we are cold, but the temperatures are above average. 32 baltimore. we should be at 24-25. kent island 31. westminster 29 degrees. northeast of that 30. goldsboro 31, easton 36. i will have the parade forecast coming up and how you will need to dress. we are going to be dealing with chilly temperatures in the forecast. that's coming up. back over to meagan and charlie. the boy who was held hostage in a bunker in alabama is free. >> details coming up on how

authorities were able to rescue the 5 year old to end this almost week long stand off. a man accused of killing felecia barns could learn his fate. we will have the latest on the on going murder trial. >> everything is up to speed on 83. i will let you know how the victory parade will affect your

a boy is waking up with his family after held hostage for a week. >> investigators say their work is far from over, his captor is dead. >> reporter: fife year old e than is doing well, freed from an under ground bunker in alabama, where he was held for nearly a week. >> he is laughing, joking, playing, eating. the things you would expect a normal fife to six year old

young man to do. >> reporter: that's a difference from the situation hours before as the standoff between police and the abductor striked on. fbi says monday afternoon negotiations broke down, and when they saw dikes they feared for his safety and endered the bunker. he was outside at the time. >> i heard a boom. i heard, i believe sx@i heard shots. >> give us a sense how loud of a boom. >> made me jump off of the ground. >> reporter: officials have not given the details on the raid but say dikes was shot dead, ethan was taken to a hospital and reunited with his family. his uncle says he was kept &js6 there overnight. investigators will continue to work on the crime scene for several more days, but for now, they are relieved. >> a lot of the men and women, that have been sacrificed

tireless hours, their parents as well. it's a relief for us to be able to reunite a mother with her child. >> that feeling of relief is a sentiments that a community that rallied together can share together. ed pane, abc 2 news. >> the sheriff's office says that a bomb squad is checking jimmy lee dike's bunker for possible explosive devices. children were rushed to a hospital after a school bus flipped over. it ended up in a ditch. parents are happy all the kids were able b,5dto walk away with serious injuries. >> i cried and hugged him. thank god they were alive. >> coming here and finding out my kid wasn't with me anymore. >> troopers are saying road conditions were a factor in the crash. the children were taken to the

hospital as a precaution. parents of a young girl have questions this morning after they say their daughter who has down syndrome came home from school with duct tape on her. the girl is 8 years old. the dad found duct tape wrapped around shoes and ankles, used as form of discipline. he said the bus driver told him his daughter wasn't able to walk to the bus. >> she has down syndrome, she is not in a wheelchair and can walk just find. they had to push her out in a wheelchair because she couldn't walk. >> they took the daughter back to the school and met with the principal and don't know who put the duct tape on her. their daughter can be a handful at times during temper tantrums but says the school has always turned to them if the past. a mother of two has been found dead in turkey. her sons don't know their mother has been killed.

the father will find a way to tell them when he gets home from turkey. last week her husband and brother flew to turkey to search for her body which was found in istanbul. she had a bow blow to the head. officials say 9 people have been arrested in connection with he death. fate of michael johnson, the man accused of murdering felecia barns is in the hands of the jury. jurors got the case after the defense called a witness. ion son is accused of killing the income north carolina teenager in 2010. the state says johnson killed barns and put her body in a cop tape expe dumped it in the susquehanna river. lawyers exist the state never gave a motive.

follow twitter for the latest information. the handle is there on the screen. controversial ruling ainterred a numb of people in mailed, talking about courts decision that pit bulls were inherently dangerous. maryland dog owners and supporters of a bill are expected to hold a peaceful rally in annapolis, urging lawmakers to pass legislation the caught's decision. there is a parade today. >> party doing on downtown. what can we expect weather wise? >> i have the forecast. let's talk about what is going on, we have some cold temperatures out there. we will take this. 2 degrees right now, hickory. ijamsville 31. more in arnold. the winds calmed down some. we won't have windchill like yesterday, the day before that. we look at the satellite and

radar, we can see what is going on. this is the snow, the clipper that moved through last night, fizzled out and stayed to the north in new york this morning, they are t eudealing with snow the south a lyof rain falling across the area. dry out there, that will continu%h(oright through the afternoon. we take our eye back off towards the west, a clipper will get us a few flurries by this evening. not a lot putting down. as we look at the most accurate future trend. we have the clouds around today. a few peeks of sunshine and start to try things out as we go through the next several days. this is what you are looking for, the victory parade forecast at 10:45, temperature at 37 degrees, yes it will be chilly. we will be dry, we will have sun out there, we will be under the clouds as well. the big story is, the ravens and this is exciting. dress accordingly. by tonight, temperature coming in 28 degrees.

flurries i'm talking about are possible. 43 by tomorrow, partly cloudy skies, the winds pick up a bit, this is as we head towards your 7 day forecast. we are going to be bringing rain showers back in to the picture as we head in to friday. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. good morning, it's going be cold for the parade. well worth it. downtown, that parade will shutdown roads, the parade starts at 10:45 , the roads will close at 10:30, leaving city hall, heading to commerce street and howard and pratt streets, 395 north closed at conway street as well as light street, baltimore, fayette street, they are the many roads shutdown for a list. go to abc2news.com, there will be free parking at m and t bank stadium. take advantage of that. if you are heading on 95, here is a live lookeastern avenue. traffic along. no problems, heading down to the fort mc henry, as far as of

95 is concerned, parkville, harford, normal conditions, 11 minutes to travel the outer loop, 95 up to 83. if you love monopoly, time is running out for a classic to to ken

the police department is reaching out, holding their first call, the police department will meet with clergy members to get input on what can be done to make neighborhoods better. monopoly players, say good- bye to a token for good.

today is the final they for the vote on which token will no longer be pass and go. the wheelbarrow is in the lead to get the boot. vote on the boot and the iron. they are not doing well. replacement tokens are on the board too. you have a choice of a robots hospitaller, cat, guitar or diamond ring. pancake day, to celebrate, ihop is giving away free pancakes all day long. asking that customers leave extra something for leukemia and lymphoma society and charities. >> and a victory parade this morning. we are expecting bigger crowds this year. it kicks off from city hall at 10:45. national aquarium is giving fan as reason to celebrate for today onlies fans wearing gear will get $10 off the price of admission. sit open from 10:00 in the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon. no doubt about it, you remember it was the bizarre blackout

that lasted 35 minutes. >> the super dome went dark in the third quarter, now officials are shedding light on what might have caused the power surge. >> the company and management are trying to figure out the root of the problem. the outage came when a machine that monitors power disruptions detected an abnormality, that activated the breakers shutting off the lights. >> the interruption in service, didn't occur inside the building, we couldn't receive the power from the vault, the substation that supplies us with the power. >> the management says the power outage wasn't related to repair work or beyonce's half- time show. that was concern early that that might have led to the blackout. >> straight from if knockout performance at the super bowl. beyonce announced a world tour, kicking off first tour, april 15th in europe. it's going to take its way up

north to north america, starting june 28th. starting los angeles, hits cities including dc at the verizon center july 29th. the last tour was ranked number one on the billboard charts hot tour. so we have that to look forward to. >> it's not as cold, they need the bundle up and saying that way towards the parade. a great day, it could be a blizzard. that's not stopping anything. as we see, the temperature will be around 29 degrees, it will be cold. don't let that fool you. throughout the day, temperature at 42, this time of the year we should be around 43 degrees. seasonable, chilly, seasonable, bundle up this morning, this afternoon, make sure you dress in layers. this is what it is looking like, plenty of cloud cover around, it will hang tough, we will get peeks of sunshine here and there. we are looking forward to a

mostly cloudy day on tap. sit going to be a mostly dry day on tap as well. no need to bring the rain gear or the snow gear to the parade for today. it's going to be a nice day for a parade. let's sends this over to loren cook, she has a check of the traffic. going to be a chilly one. it doesn't matter. right? all about the ravens. if you are hitting the roads, arundel, 97 is clear, nothing to get in your way down to route 50. route 100, up to 695. if you are using 95, this is in howard county, route 175, traffic is moving along, a normal 12 minute trip from elk ridge to downtown baltimore. as we check in and look at the other abc time saver traffic drive times, jfx will be nice and clear, 11 minutes southbound from the beltway, all the way to east fayette street. 695 in great shape, 8 minutes on the outer loop, 795 down to

70. that's a look at your morning commute. she wanted to see her dad, mom was asleep. >> coming up, what happened when the 6 year old decided to take the family car and take matters in to her own hands. in time for valentines, it is huge. how much would you put down for this massive teddy bear?