the road to indianapolis takes the baltimore ravens no. this weekend where they are ready to take on the new england patriots for the afc championship. a preview of how the players are getting ready. >> happy afc championship eve to everybody. a matchup has given us a contrast that has produced some pretty good games. they have a pretty good history of bottling up tom brady. the one lone victory for the baltimore ravens came in the playoff game here two years ago. buses arrive this afternoon to providence at around 4:45. hardly a smile to be seen around the bus. they can dance to the outside. he struggles out there and looks funny doing it. when the pressure fails, coverage needs to be at its best. the cornerback knows sunday he better be at his best. >> everybody is going to come with everything at the afc championship. it will throw everything at you but the kitchen sink. we have to know they are going to make plays. we will have to make plays. we will do what we have to do. it is a business trip and we know how bad this city needs a win

for the baltimore ravens, scoring first has been a good indicator all year. it pretty much works the same way in the playoffs. the britons are 5-0 with a score first in the post season --the ravens are 5-0 when the score first in the postseason. the coach hopes it leads to a strong start against the houston texas. if they do not score first, he wants to make sure the playoff experience helps the team hold the boys. >> to have to get a lead at some point in time so you better get a lead before the end of the game. that will be the goal. that is the idea. however it goes is how it goes. my point is, it will not be one in the first five minutes. if we go out to a lead, which will have to still play the next 55 minutes. >> you can hear our interview tonight with chris carr and you can see our interview tonight on the wbal plus at 10:00. we will be talking with press about the challenges of stopping houston pro bowl wide receiver andrew johnson and a whole lot more. derrick mason calling it a career today ending a 15 year run in the nfl as one of the most prolific

baltimore ravens fever is heating up throughout the city. rch for the most passionate fans in baltimore. we take you live to training camp where it is all about business on sunday. business on sunday. [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >> the work day baby over, that is if you work days. the purple friday celebration is just getting started. celebrating may have started a long time ago. >> i kind of get the feeling it did. >> how are two guys doing? dec these fans, they are ready. they are rocking and rolling. look at this t-shirt. super bowl champions. it is purple friday in maryland and the fans are ready to go. are we going to win on sunday? are we going to wipe them good? i have been to a lot of purple fridays, but none like this. i will tell you what. these fans are fired up and ready f

when you look at them on film, the way they fly around it to the ball -- but the speaker of the baltimore ravens the only thing you think about his defense. >> high school hoops this weekend, a matchup of the two best teams in the city. in baltimore it means the world. patterson and dunbar. getting a troops lesson from jack young. the call him the crime stopper because when he plays everyone watches. dunbar going -- it is correct. lovely finish. back and forth the first three and a half quarters. he hangs for the leaner. a two-point game but dunbar has played better. and a strong finish, he posts up at 8. with 35 seconds left, fans are taking the court. dunbarton knocked off no. 1. a rare nationally televised game for the hounds. day visit to fairfield. keith matthews hanging around shannon walker, this is his only bought the of the night. he knocks down a three. member to all time. -- number two all time. as we go into the second half, it was an 8-0 run to start the half. he hits two free throws. lawyer comes all the way back and rallies from 66-63. please stay with us. another check witec >> i

let's talk about the baltimore ravens. we had a chance to talk to flacco as he has a chance to take on the houston texans. he has some impressive accomplishments in his career. he becomes the first quarterback to lead his team into the playoffs four times in a row in his career since the 1950's. i understand playoff structures that changed dramatically over the years, but it gives you a perspective on how much experience flacco has picked up in a few short years. i asked them what he has picked up that he did not know for years ago. >> i do not think you realize how important it is early on. you realize it, but you do not quite grasp it. at this point you realize even though we have been there for a fourth straight year, how great of an opportunity and reserve this is and how much we have to capitalize on it. >> you can hear our interview saturday night during our one hour preview of the playoff game "the road to indianapolis." during the interview we even talk about flacco's to manchu. he has some interesting comments on

gerry sandusky joins us with a preview. >> joe flacco and the baltimore ravens had into unfamiliar territory in a divisional game against houston. only ray lewis has played on a raven's team that has won a playoff game. the two against him in january of 2004 and january of 2000. he is not going into it thinking he has to win the game by himself, but he knows the better chance -- the better he plans to better the chances for them to win becomes. since he arrived wednesday in of the lost some games. joe flateau likes of venturing into the unknown territory of a home playoff game. >> i think we have played a lot of high style environment in the last three years and we have gone in added that a pretty good job. this year we get to play at home in front of our fans. i think we will be able to use that energy that they create and get us going a little bit. >> you can hear all of my interview with joe flacco including talks of the growing less -- legend of his mustache. we will preview the game saturday night right here on tv 11. if you are still trying to figure it out, the sec's current players a

let us know how you are showing your baltimore ravens pride. the to our web site wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. those going to sunday's game will have to bundle up. temperatures expected to fall below freezing in the next couple of days. the city shelters will extend its hours and city workers will conduct our record the most vulnerable residents. for a complete list of shelters, you can visit wbaltv.com and be sure to click on weather. coming up -- a day after a man considered to be a prime suspect in the disappearance, he committed to killing another woman. the will have details from the net -- natalie holloway case. in major fallout tonight after disturbing video of marines in afghanistan surface. reaction from top obama officials. >> the baltimore ravens and ticketmaster respond to the questions and concerns from ribbons fans about the quick sellout of the tickets. >> rain and strong gusty winds. the insta-weather details straight ahead. it is 50 degrees downtown. get america's favorite coffee for america's favorite single-cup brewer. try

late-breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd. >> it is obviously -- we take on question so many baltimore raven fans have asked. tickets to sunday's playoff game and baltimore sold out almost instantly. >> it doesn't smack of something not right. many fans claimed they were muscled up by brokers and scalpers. what is a level playing field? >> we have heard from quite a few fans disappointed that they came away empty-handed from the public sale of tickets. tonight the baltimore ravens responded to the concern. plus, be careful. some tickets being sold now are fake. >> he thought he and his friends had a decent shot at buying raven's playoff tickets last week. he went to a ticketmaster outlet in person. >> i was first in line. i was prompting the court to make sure that as soon as the clock ticked over to 10:00 this would place the order and she did. she said it popped up on the screen for four tickets. it was less than $400. she went to look ok and it just went away. >> just that fast, the clark told and the tickets had sold out. his friends had no luck either on line. how could the tickets be g

. >> 365 days a year baltimore ravens the nation is on fire. this year is a special year because i know they will not come home empty-handed. they are bringing to the lombardi trophy back to baltimore. >> is so exciting, even i had to bust a move. you are looking at a live picture here where the fans have been partying, the cheerleaders just left going to another location. the fans are ready. let's hope the braves fans are ready. it will be a great -- let's hope the baltimore ravens are ready. it will be a great game on sunday. >> thank you, and the thank you to the folks in anne arundel county. >> offices won prizes for best originality like this best tailgating theme with half of a car of food. team spirit decked out in the rate lewis paraphernalia. the best at the core overall cost to the budget and finance office. those are angry birds, or should we say and greek ravens. >> stylists at michael's a signature salon say they will leighton and color the here purple for anyone who wants the challenge. it raises awareness for pancreatic cancer res

the baltimore ravens ground crew overlooking the highway painting the baltimore ravens local. now, to meet the job looks complicated. how do you know what color goes where? >> you can see how it has white paint on it right there. in between that is a block line and another gold line around at that. or the purple is, that is where we just fell and from there. you outline in and fill in the blanks. >> lots of fans along with some cheerleaders. >> i think it is great we have a mascot up here in westminster. i think everybody will love it. >> this will be a nice little landmark for a couple of days. >> i think it is exciting. we come up here all the time for training camp. a friend of mine told me it was going on today. i was like, oh, we have to get up here. for the city of westminster, this is still baltimore ravens country. >> it is a really cool thing for the residence of westminster. we are hoping this might lead for future things. >> it is going to be some game. i will guarantee you the fans will be ready. >> thank you. still ahead, more questions and answers in a deadly fir

baltimore ravens fans are awesome. it all starts out 0-0. >> traditional a little hospitality before the tears start flowing tomorrow. one more day of happiness for them. >> steve is optimisti things will fare well for him and the baltimore ravens. >> my prediction is the baltimore ravens will win 24-14. >> it feels like the temperature has been dropping. john collins is standing by in the storm center. >> i think tomorrow will be very similar to today. you mention temperatures feel like they're falling today. temperatures are falling out into the 20. tomorrow the low will become low 30's 4 hawaii. -- 30's for high temperatures. the wind chill at times was a little bet, it might feel more like 25 or so. if you are heading to the game were doing some tailgating, you have to bundle up. more in the forecast for not only tomorrow but the week ahead in a few minutes. >> baltimore county police are searching for suspects after a man was assaulted and robbed this morning over rick to 95. the attack happened just before 8:30.

in baltimore, we celebrate our baltimore ravens everywhere. i have seen no one wearing spirit wear at all. do not worry. i have brought plenty of purple. pretty soon, hopefully we will run into some baltimore ravens fans. >> jen is on the case. we hope you'll join us saturday night when we get you ready for send a's game. of the one-hour special comes to you live from new england right here on wbal tv. still ahead, they changed the way we listen to music. details on today's big announcement. plus the latest in the search for survivors and the wild excuse that the captain gave about why he left the ship. and dr. tim hammond is here to answer your pet questions. answer your pet questions. i have copd. if you have it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms... by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-fre

the trees began, the regional baltimore raven will not be travelling with them. may not know him by name, but you have heard his call. >> you might think you are the ultimate baltimore ravens fan, but this is fine feathered friend might have something to say about that. median is not only beautiful and sleet 18-year-old raven, which is rare in maryland, he is also psyched about the team's chances against the new england patriots for the afc championship this weekend. and he has a lot in common with his teammates. >> he is tough. and he is hard-hitting. he is exactly like the team. >> he came to the nature center in baltimore as a rescue over 15 years ago. but it did not take long for this talented bird to make his broadcasting debut. in 1996, he became the voice of the baltimore ravens. >> we have people that come all the time just to see him. the kids know him by name. all of the summer camps every year, they keep coming back and asking for him. >> he is the voice of the ravens during home games. the nature center hopes to see the team next year return as the re

. >> the baltimore ravens have to stop two tanks on sunday. we will take a closer look at the houston texans two step. >> a few texans are starting to show up in baltimore. a live report coming up. >> rain and snow showers moving toward the mid-atlantic. for now it is mild outside. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> it is a big purple record -- while,. >> we welcome them up until 1:00 on sunday. hotels are rolling out the purple carpet. i hear you have already spotted a few texans in town. >> we saw a few of them riding their horses down here with cowboy hats on. eye in just kidding. a few nice young man is showing up in town and a doing a little work. can you imagine getting off the plan, you see all of this purple. it is a purple will come to baltimore. >> they were in here causing trouble a little bit earlier. it is g

he expects to get to indianapolis next week with the baltimore ravens. he get there ahead of scheduled and stayed there. nothing dour about shock. he said he went from the toughest loss of his career to his dream job in the span of today's. his challenge now starts in indianapolis instead of ending their. >> i thought for sure i was going to be coming to indiana to play for a world championship. that is what i thought i was going to be coming here for. certainly not standing before you today as the next head football coach of the indianapolis colts. >> the tampa bay buccaneers found their new head coach today with the former rutgers coach. earlier it looks like they would hire kip kelley but that deal fell apart at the last minute. his most accomplished former player at rutgers plays for the baltimore ravens, grade rice. -- ray rice. a family matter stopped him from traveling to the pro bowl, but nothing can stop ray lewis from honolulu. ray lewis would have preferred to entertain fans in indianapolis next week. if you have to settle for a fallback plan,

that is the case in the baltimore ravens front office.ore on decosta look at the games coming up with the road to indianapolis. gerry sandusky have the first installment coming up tonight on wbal. more disturbing, a horrible morning for running backs coach herbie wilson. fire broke out early this morning and he suffered burns on 30 to 50% of his body. he remains in a medically induced, as he receives treatment. the determination for the cause of the fire. we wish him the very best as he begins a very painful recovery. one of the toughest guys on the orioles' roster, he is not to fight through pain. it was not just pain he dealt with in 2011, it was serious injury but he did not know it. he underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle and helps to be back on opening day. he underwent an mri at the end of the season but it prevented a clear diagnosis. he hit 50 home runs last season. please stay with us. we will check the forecast with tom coming up and a bit. >> coming up tonight, public enemy number one. that is what police are calling this

a blast of arctic air by here by the time of the baltimore ravens football game. >> speaking of baltimore ravens, as they prepare to take on the houston texans, a major advantage could be relaxation. >> having been in the playoffs so many years, i am not so sure that are doing yoga or anything, but pete gilbert joins us where even ray rice is supporting a fan-stache. >> that would be just fine with your live. how is the time going to handle all of the extra rest? they had to go on the road before the bye week. the bike over prepare and out think the talent. what seems sure is that they have found a formula. they are in good shape. ray rice showed up supporting the flacco mustache. he would not stop talking about how much he loved his new cleats. terrell suggs showed up practicing to his heart's content and to the detriment of all of our years. he is doing ok. everybody came back from the by week healthier than in their previous playoff run. >> c'mon-- come on, of course we will stay loose. we are still loose but we all know task at hand. we all know the consequence of playing that. it is

. >> we have full coverage of baltimore ravens play off news on our website wbaltv.com. >> as the baltimore ravens head into sunday's game against the houston texans, playoff is kicking into another gear. fans are getting absolutely fired up. >> exciting, great, we will win on sunday. go ravens. >> back into the playoffs, we are able to go into the super bowl. this is the time. i am happy. >> we are told crews are busy tonight painting more than 500 it team logos in and around baltimore. these fans are ready for the fu-per bowl. the fanstache fever is spreading all over. even to cambodia. you can't share yours on our website wbaltv.com. be sure to click on ulocal. gerry sandusky will have a preview of the game against the houston texans a little lighter and sports. coming up -- occupy protesters, how their efforts kept a local woman and her home. >> at one point to the odor was a real rancid. we actually thought somebody had passed away. >> in this home honor contacted the i team because of a foul odor in and around her home. why she thinks it is coming from next door. >> the same style tha

look at the faces of the baltimore ravens, utter disbelief. what more can you say? triots 23, ravens 20. >> obviously tremendous football game, disappointing stunning loss at the end there. congratulations to the patriots, thought they played a great football game. they're a great football team. >> john harbaugh saying stunning. what a scene in foxboro. the patriots on to face the winner of the nfc late game. coming up later in sports much more from that nail barrett. >>> wusa9 has a new warnship with 99.1 and 106.7 the fan and joining us now is jp flame from the sports junkies. he works at those two radio stations. your impression. i know you're stunned by the field goal. >> that happens to me on the golf course all the time, but that's the guy who was in the pro bowl last season. in the 4th quarter hit his last 14 field goals and just absolutely choked. there's nothing else you could say about that. he choked >> you kind of knew it was coming. you say they didn't trust the guy to do a 50-yard field goal earlier. >> yeah. previous drive vince wolfe was making a grea

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in the afc, ray lewis and the baltimore ravens will face the new england patriots. eat the houston texans 20-13. >>> some shockers, others expected as the wards are announced at the 69th annual gold be globes award ceremony. we have a look at that. >> welcome to the 69th annual gold be globe awards. >> it was a who's who of hollywood's elite gathering to hon iron thier's best in movie and tv. rick jury gervais was back. >> the golden globes are just like the oscars but without owl that esteem. >> reporter: the show had some surprises with the descendants winning best drama and george clooney pick up the best actor ward. >> i am a big believer in film. it is what i do for a living and i really enjoy it. so the acknowledgement is unbelievably nice. >> reporter: the gold be globe goes to meryl streep. railroad almost a perennial nominee, meryl streep won best actress in a drama for the iron lady. >> happy to play interesting people would have challenges in one way or another. i'm really great to feel just keep working. >> reporter: in the comedy or musical film category

defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> baltimore ravens are the afc northern division champion. ent 6-0 through the division. the ravens lead the bengals 24- 16, a first round buy and play at home in two weeks. california law is getting stricter. yesterday they are requiring children under the age of 8 to be in a car seat or booster seat. a million kids are impacted. >>> get ready to pay more for a chance to win the power ball jackpot. organizers hope the change will entice more people to play , odds are likely to improve. republicans past the fist host for the iowa caucuses. the latest poll shows a race tightening within the margin of error. kuren redmond standing by with the findings. >>> it's been a roller coaster race for republican nominations with lots of ups and downs, now it's coming down to the wire. a poll has mitt romney clinging to a lead with paul on his heel third place, his 11th hour surge is legit and maybe growing stronger. there is still hope for the other candidates to seen numbers drop. 41% of likely caucus goers say they could change their minds before tuesda

we are up here with the baltimore ravens, and they are some kind of confident as they go against theland patriots. >> the patriots' defense is still suspect. >> i hear you as you look. >> i am not gloating, i am questioning the ability of the patriots' defense. >> the patriots did very well against denver last year. -- last week. the ribbons did not have a turnover or penalty, it will be >> one more day to sign up for our latest facebook contest. >> the prize is skiing and tubing packages. the to our facebook page and sign up on the left side. we will give away a set of passes tomorrow on abc's seven news at 5:00. >> let's take a look at tomorrow. 38 degrees and possibility of a winter remakes. drab and jury on sunday. monday looks like it will be ready. we just put a blog on our web site posting the details. ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway today ♪ [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subw®?

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he moonlights as one of the male cheerleaders in the baltimore ravens squad. he's joined by a dj, a plumber, and an arrow space engineer. >> i brought in a bag once and got a lot of weird looks. >> i have to give you a hard time. but then after they see you on the field with all of the ladies, they go, you have the best job ever. >> reporter: since 1996, when the ravens began in baltimore, they have been the only football team in the nfl with a co-ed cheerleading squad. the women say the men allow them to do more. >> a lot more. i mean, it's more gymnastics ability, and flipping and twisting. >> reporter: and it is a strenuous balancing act. these guys say the crowd is just waiting for them to drop one of the women. >> oh, that hurt. >> are you okay? >> it has happened before. and i mean, you hear that crowd. they're like, oh... it's bad. >> well, the guys are the braun. they know the women are the beauty. the men don't even make it into their own team calendar. and forget about getting tv time. >> my brother will actually pause the tv and take a picture and s

they have hired the baltimore ravens defensive coordinator.be a head coach in the nfl just be a defensive coordinator for the baltimore ravens. >> very interesting. here's a friendly reminder. it's your last chance to get verizon's reliable high speed internet and phone for small business for only $84.99 a month. call 1.866.solutions now or visit verizon.com/solutitions. only $84.99 for high-speed internet and phone. plus your choice of either no annual contract or a two year price guarantee. call 1.866.solutions or visit verizon.com/solutions today. hurry -- this offer won't last long. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006 >> breaking news, a former marine from virginia is expected to enter a guilty plea to charges he fired shots at the pentagon, a museum in quantico, and other military related targets. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. prosecutors say they have evidence linking him to a series of shootings last october and november and thefts in 2010. nobody was injured in the shootings. >> how about

. >> the baltimore ravens put some work in this week. mostly on fundamentals and it looks like training camp. now they enjoy a weekend or a free with a rest. boldin of the past the two games because of knee surgery. it turns out he has had a pretty goodeason, the knee injury was far worse than he let on. >> i just felt like i could play through it. that is what it did. my knee started catching and i could not read or anything like that. >> you feel like at this point going into -- especially with it by week he will be coming out of it full go? >> i am full go right now. >> it was not just pain he dealt with in 2011, it was serious injury. reports he went through a nominal surgery and he hopes to be back for opening day. it was a torn muscle nearly detached from the bond. markakis hit 15 home runs last season, but now basically he hit 15 home runs. maryland woman opened the conference play and raise money for research. in our 14-0 on the season but not making things easier. it would fall down by 20 incoming all the way back. last 20 secon

i'm sherrie johnson, live at mt bank stadium with more on a big win for the baltimore ravens. >>> i'm kuren redmond, what state put tougher booster seat laws on the books. >>> same sex couples will see changes. details next on this monday, january 2nd. good morning maryland. welcome to 2012. i'm charley crowson. let's head in to the studios with a check of the monday forecast and say good morning to meteorologist, justin berk. >> happy new year to you. as we start off the first full week, with the real beginning of winter. it's going to feel like winter this week. 40 degrees the current temperature in baltimore. 43 easton. 30s to the northwest. when you factor in the winds, 30 is what it feels like in baltimore. 20s, teens and single digits to the north and west. variable cloudy sky. couple of upper level disturbances may carry the snow showers our way. we had to account for that. a day where we are watching widespread heavy lake effect snows, buffalo, a few feet as far as we are concerned, a few flakes. temperatures maxing out low 40s, dropping 35 miles per hour wind gusts and snow s

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. >>> the baltimore ravens have a new division title and a chance at the super bowl. fans are in full play off mode. we went out to find out how baltimore is painting the town purple. >> the regular season is long and demanding, now ravens fans want more than the play offs. they want a post-season pay off. >> reporter: the baltimore ravens and their fans are worked up into a purple frenzy. the team's logo is ohm blazenned on the grass in front of city hall. >> we're here to watch them paint the town purple, painting the helmet logos on federal hill and right here at city hall. >> reporter: they're excited, yet fans say from practice to play to pain, the ravens have earned this position. >> we're really, really dedicated fans. just city hall getting into it, i think it's a beautiful start to the play off run. >> yeah, come on. >> reporter: the purple passion continues here at ram's head tavern. running back ray rice put down the ball and he and several teammates picked up the mic. they opened a fundraiser for the cancer treatment centers of america. >> we're going to th

this is heather who is with the baltimore ravens. me why this is so important and tell me about the mailbox program is. >> it's an opportunity for the wrungest -- youngest fans to touch base with the team and let them know how important it is to see them win and succeed and play hard. and our players really feed off the energy that the kids give them. they have gotten unique with some of the examples here. they are working hard and turning in cool things. players stop by on the way to practice every day and stop by the windows to see what the kids have done. tory smith stopped by and said i remember what it was like to root for my home team. it's good and heart warming and encourages the players. >> reporter: how does this work? fans come into the store and design their own and bring it into the mailbox and when are they picked up? >> every wednesday evening and they are brought to the facility where we hang them all over. so when they come in on thursday morning, there's brand new letters there. >> and we are -- >> reporter: and we

. >> two the announcements today from the baltimore ravens. >> stability rains and a wins mills.opts for the status quo on the other side of the ball. >> check cashed in on his big chance this week for the colts. the ravens and failed to blank. one day after peace and joy in his indianapolis introduction, -- >> i cannot be more excited to do that. it wants to get a chance to talk to jurors or any of our players, they will tell you what a good football coach dean pees is. >> we have very strong feelings for dean pees as a coach and we are very thrilled about his opportunity for the job. >> he can to baltimore in 2009. he knows the drill. >> they have their own style and personality. it is what it is. i am not going to change it. >> what about cam cameron and the offense? today john harbaugh offered unwavering faith in his play caller. >> you watch the job our coaches did this year, i was excited about it. it was a good year. >> i called ozzie and i said, i am cut thrilled to be back. in our minds, you were never gone. >> whether he will hire a quarterbacks' coach to join the staff

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allegations may of played a role in her losing her seat. >> you can send a message of support to the baltimore ravens as they prepare for the playoffs. they are collecting good luck letters from fans. you can drop off your letter and a member of the ravens staff will collect them every wednesday and take them to the ravens training facility for the players to see. >> it reminds you how exciting it is to see your team doing well. it puts you in your shoes. >> knowing how important we are to the city of baltimore. >> those specially ravens mailboxes will be at 50. the giants stores during the playoff run which we hope will be all the way through the super bowl. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a couple of problem spots on the beltway. one is on the west side at liberty road. that could cause some delays. on the inner loop at the key bridge, a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. joppa road, we have a water main break in perry hall and some icy conditions. edgewood road between philadelphia and pulaski high

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. >>> the nfl is down to its final four playoff team among them the baltimore ravens. >>> sea of purple. baltimore hosting houston yesterday you saw the game right here on channel 9. early on joe flacco. bolden for the touchdown. baltimore was up after the first quarter. texans rallied back though. they trailed by a touchdown. yates lost. the hail mary. incomplete. ravens win 20-13. ed reed is hurt on the last play. he says though he is ready to go next sundays you'll see the game on channel 9 sunday 3:00 p.m. no to the nfc. giants taking on the top seeded packers. 330 passing yards, three touchdowns, including two to nick. giants's defense controlled aaron rodgers. new york beats green bay 37-20. the giants face the 49ers. san francisco is 4-3 against new york in the playoffs. >>> what a weekend. >>> on to hockey. stories of the cap's demise may have been premature. dc hosted carolina last night. it is a game winner goal. caps top the canams 2-1. after going scoreless in the first half hollis thompson scored 20 in the second half. georgetown wins 69-49. maryland hosted georgia tech. se

one of those five losses was to the baltimore ravens the fans are competent. they believe they can take a big step towards indianapolis on sunday. it's a ravens wrap for a playoff purple friday. if gnattic chris russell says he came up with the lyrics after last year regular season lost to pittsburgh. >> i focused on the positive that's all i want to do is encourage everybody and lift everybody up after such a horrible lost. >> reporter: no problem keeping a positive with the ravens caravan bringing the marching band and cheerleaders to locations all over the area today. >> the baltimore fans love the ravens and they love and support their team. >> they come out early in the morning. >> reporter: even governor got into the act at the practice facility and quick check with coach john harbaugh. meanwhile business was brisk at the ravens own in parkville. if they do that business will continue to be brisk especially what fans hope will be the purple friday before the afc championship and the super bowl. >> and all that super bowl stuff coming up. >> the tailgating

all three children were saved. 3 3 it was by no mmans an easy journey, but the baltimore ravens are theowned champions of the a-f-c north... not only that, but they were a perfect 6-0 in the they got what they really ut - wannee,. a first round bye in the playoffs...and they earned it, too...holding off a cinciinati bengals.... bengals....here are the plays.. that made it all possible.1st uarter... no ray rice finds a running lane and he'' off to the races... a 70--ard touuhdown run for rice... 7-0 ravens.laae 2nd quarter... 10-3 ravens... oe flacco hits dennis pitta for a 9-yard touchdown.in the 4th quarter.. rice takes the handoff... picks up the first down and a lot more... rice iito the open fiell... a 511yard touchdown run... 24-13 clock... bengals down 24-16... dalton throws up the hail mary... but it falls incomplete....ravens win 24-16. ray rice weighs in... we''e been playing situational football a lot hasnt gone our way today it went our way feels good we got a home game team effort its about the money gotta get them nice this yeaa.they set me up year..ravens sweep the divisio

this were defined baltimore ravens this season. e head into the divisional playoff game, with the houston texans, we take a look back. john harbaugh -- led the ravens to a perfect record. starting with a member 0 when bonds of timberland. the team made three stops on sunday night football and a special primetime appearance on thanksgiving night. the brothers cost for the first time as head coaches. from the start of the season, the team's goal was to run the rights to host the divisional playoffs. when used in takes the field, they will face a ferocious ravens team determined to get to the afc championship game and beyond. there is no doubt that john harbaugh -- attack this day with an enthusiasm on known to mankind. as the town continues to support our beloved ravens, we at wbal-tv continued to show our support. we wish our team good luck as this fight to bring the trophy back to baltimore.

benefit for them on may 20. >> folks can dress up their pets with purple pride. >> we of little baltimore ravens jerseys in purple and pink. >> show the cheerleading outfit. on a day like today, you need some rain gear. all right. thank you so much. the baltimore humane society is having a facebook contest. send in pictures of your pets. you can enter to win a contest of several prizes autographed by joe flacco. you can go into the shelter and register to win a jersey and a football signed by joe flacco. so many good things to win. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. back to you guys. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good luck getting a ravens jersey on monopoly. now we have problems because of the wet roads. it has been busy on 295. eastbound 100, this one just cleared. not such good news on eastbound 70 in the not every region. delays in place on the west side outer loop. this one has been cleared on the alameda. old york road, we still have fire activity to avoid. the harrisburg expressway is running pretty well. this is outer loop traffic on the northeast corner.

this was a sign for baltimore ravens this season. look bath back at our -- we look back at this year's season. the team made three stops at a special prime time appearance here on wbal-tv 11 news where the harbaugh brothers clashed for the first time as nfl head coaches. a first-round bye and a home playoff season. the team's goal was to host the divisional playoff game. when the houston texans are here they face a ferocious ravens team. there is no doubt that coach harbaugh will pass along the advice of his own farbgs jack harbaugh. an enthusiasm unknown to man kind. we at wbal-tv 11 news 1090 and wbal a.m. and wbal rock continue to show our support to the ravens. we wish our team good luck as they fight to bring the lombardi trophy back to baltimore. >> welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment. first a look outside with meteorologist john collins. >> we haven't had a lot of winter yet. >> we haven't been blasted by a big storm. >> so we're stepping in thi

baltimore. >> thank you. with the ravens home playoff game, baltimore's economy will get some help from houston texans fans. thousands will be packed into the stadium next sunday. those not wearing purple will be traveling from out of town, obviously. they could pump $25 million into our economy with guests staying at hotels and gathering at local bars. the city will benefit greatly. >> had a net gain in january on a sunday is great. it is bringing people downtown and some out of town business. whether the team is buying hotel rooms, the national media coming in, and fans of the texans that might be traveling here from the game. it will help the whole community. >> you can check us for our ravens wrapup and a look at a scenario with the texan is coming to town. the steelers losing to the bronco, and a raven's wrap up immediately following this newscast. friends and family are mourning the death of white maryland and chairman killed in afghanistan. they are sharing memories of him. >> some of his friends got together in his h

ravens/texans was one of them. baltimore in week six, but the sequel figured to be different primarily because houston quarterback matt schaub is out for the season with a toe injury. let's take a look, m&t bank stadium, ray lewis, dance, ray, dance, first home playoff game for baltimore since '07. tell you, houston did everything to give baltimore field position early. kobe jones missed the punt setting up a ravens score 7-3, but baltimore's offense didn't do much after that and aryan foster got it going, 27 carries, 132 yards. this score texans got within four after stopping baltimore and o3 and short, houston with one -- on 3rd and hotter, houston with one last -- and short, houston with one last chance. at the end they win it 20-13. >> win the game no matter what. that's really what it boils down to in a situation like this and this football team won the game. >> it's not going to always be a blowout or a shootout game. so to say it is going to be hard fought and it takes a team effort. >> they're a good defense and you

the prank one baltimore raven pulled... on ray rice.yoo'rr watchhng fox all morning. 4)) hazards. the mental illness from spending long 3 -northeast baltimore - ravenwood avenue off bel-air-2 people in seriouu condition 3 3 fiber map 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 weeare following breaking news out of northhast baltimore this morning... - ravenwood avenue off bel-air two people... including one at child.... re in serious condition after fire. fire. - the child was taken to johns hopkins and the woman was taken to bayview burn center. to bayview burn woman was taken hopkins and the woman was taken to bayview burn pround 4:00 .. and was put under control just before 5:00 ttis morning.so far there's no word on a ccuse. the -1-1 calls are being released from monday's rowhome fire... which forced two women to jump from a window... and throw a baby to safety. radio "14 dash 7. working fire 114 in the tapes... officials report seeing two women jjmp from a second floor window of the home on south fulton the women are not alone.... 3:52 i have one (sic))out back and ooe adult female. be advvse

ravens. but some meaningful perspective was attached to it. sure, baltimore and the ravens are accustomed to being in the play-offs. but for some players, this is a brand new experience. >> reporter: four years in the nfl for ray rice. four times in the play-offs. same for quarterback joe flacco. but receiver lee evans played the last seven years in buffalo. so he's going to the play-offs for the first time. >> i can't even put into words. it's a special experience for me. and you know, it's kind of like being a rookie all over again, going to the play-offs somewhere i've never been. i've been looking forward to it and preparing for it since i came in the league. i'm excited. >> when you have been in the league for 7, 8, 9, 10 years, you haven't been to the play- offs, cory redding. sometimes the rookies can take it for granted. veterans can let them know how special it is. >> he is embracing a rare opportunity. >> when you get into the upper echelon of teams and you have the opportunity to go deep into the play-offs, it's different. and i think it's really w

they didn't make the playoffs. >> but the baltimore ravens did. skins fans to start rooting for the ravens? >> no. >> dave ross goes searching for answers. >> reporter: as the seasons pass, things keep going south for the burgundy and gold. for the fourth straight season since joe gibbs stepped down as head coach, the redskins have missed the playoffs. meanwhile the neighbors to the north keep rolling. they are in the post-season. it's another quiet off-season here at fed ex field. for the redskins fans, they haven't seen a playoff game at this stadium since 1999. meanwhile here in baltimore, the ravens are getting ready for yet another playoff run, something they have come to know and expect. their message to the d.c. fan base? come on up. >> it's an amazing east coast area when you look at it. you've got the redskins. you've got the ravens. you've got the eagles. you've got the jets and the giants, the steelers. it's just all right there. a lot of those teams are nfc teams. we're kind of in the middle of all that so we cel come all those teams --

we are a baltimore raven's fan. come get your t-shirts here. here is the decorations and there is the raven's cupcakes here. look at this -- -- that is cool. >> absolutely. >> i love it. >> you go to some of the games. >> as many as i can. >> you can get a ticket? >> yes. >> who do you want them to play on the 15th. >> i think we need to stomp the steelers, three and the o with the steelers, let's do it. >> everybody wants to see them here. if cincinnati or pittsburgh wins, we get the steelers here! >>> thank you, thank you for coming out. >>> 50 giant locations and handwritten encouragement, they are picked up every wednesday and taken to the cast el. that is out to the raven's facility and put up in the cafeteria for the players to so that. it is awesome. i don't know who came up with this idea, but it is a great idea. it is very well done. >> go ravens. -- you got it. ! -- no one is raining on our waugh raid this morning. >> i just wanted -- by the way, on the raven's web site, the defensive player of the month. for you that have never seen i

chuck ppgano heads to indianapolis to take the colts job.today, the ravens not going far for his replacement...head coach john baltimorehe patriots... 4 of those as d-c.. from 1979 to 2003... pees hopped around the college football sccne as defensiie coordinator, linebackers coach and pees go back...both ohio natives... pees actually coached harbaugh for a season coordinator for harbaugh.... but he knows the ravens way on "d.. "it's an incredible &poppootunity to be a defensive for anybody in this league or at any level. but it's especially umbling to be one for the baltimore ravens." harbaugh also confirmed today cam cameron will be back next peason as offensive coordinator.cam's contract expires at the end of this season... so he will get a fresh one..harbaugh said it's a no brainer... and you have to agree with him...the rrvens won 13 games this season...won the a-f-c north...hosted a playoff game....and were one dropped pass away from beiig in the super bowl..while fans have wanted cam gone because of ppay calling... haabaugh says what the offense did this season... and how much youtt and exxerience they have comin

the baltimore ravens are one win away as they take on the new england patriots.ld be the difference maker in this big game. >> the baltimore ravens smallest player has to have the biggest impact on sunday. ray rice is only 5 ft. 8, and the patriots have to prove they can stop him. >>ray rice has wounded the new england patriots badly in the 2008 playoff game. this set the tempo for the 43-14 win. >> if you want to ask me if that is my finest moment in my nfl career yes, it was. >> in 3 career games, he has run for 350 yards on 61 carries. >> he is our platemaker. every time at -- every team has a playmaker, and he is ours. >> we have to play championship football. it does not matter how you would it, you have to execute effectively. >>rice may be the biggest offensive platemaker they have, but on sunday he might be the best defensive maker. the more he carries the more he keeps tom brady on the sidelines. >> he is listed at 5 foot 8 inches, do you believe that? >> no. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance sel