the hometown broncos taking on super bowl champion baltimore ravens. nbc's leanne gregg is live in denver. good morning. what do you expect it to be like tonight? >> reporter: good morning, betty. tonight's matchup will be a classic. the denver broncos hosting the super bowl champion baltimore ravens. the last time the two teams met was a double overtime playoff showdown. that was last year. the ravens won, 38-35, in one of the most memorable games in nfl playoff history. and one of the most watched. now the broncos are hoping to avenge that loss on the big stage of the season opener. by tradition this game should be played in the champion's hometown of baltimore but had to be moved to denver because of a scheduling conflict with major league baseball and the blor orioles. the pregame show begins tonight, 7:30 eastern, 4:30 pacific time. 32 nfl legends will help in the countdown leading up to the big game. betty? >> are you ready for some football? yes, we are. thank you. >>> now to some other stories making news. wednesday attorney general eric holder

i like the ravens with a road win, let's call it 27-17, baltimore. >> >> i'm going with 27-10, ravens. they should be celebrating their first road win of the season. speaking of celebrating, reasons for them to do that, today. & & happy birthday to you & & >> birthday wishes to oj, the former ravens player, now a team advisor. champion in his battle with als also known as lou gehrig's disease. he has authored a book that comes out next month call "strength of a champion." >> indeed, kai, back to you. >> we admire here for his courageousness. >> >> ravens take on buffalo bills sunday. kickoff is at 1:00. >> >> stay tuned. after that for our post-game coverage, highlights reaction from the ravens and analysis from former ravens wally williams. >> >> the panda cub at the national zoo in washington hit another mile tito puente stone. the female cub has undergone a full exam, gaining more than a pound in the last 10 days and weighs more than three pounds, now five weeks old, she has not opened her eyes. that should happen in the next couple of weeks. still no word on when the cub will make

the nfl season kicks off here on abc with the baltimore ravens. >> it was almost the 49ers.they take on peyton manning and the broncos and that leads us to jay gray, the very tough assignment he got in denver for kickoff tonight. jay, take it away. >> reporter: i am struggling and suffering just for you. denver, read for the big party and they've actually been camping out before the sun came up to start this thing. it's kind of a surprise party. normally, what you'd see is this celebration and the games taking place in the hometown of the super bowl champions. it's not. it's in denver because the orioles share a parking lot with the ravens at their facility. they have a game tonight, so they moved the party here to denver. now, i know 49ers fans obviously very worried about these poor raven fans missing outs on their big celebration. maybe not, but i can tell you, it's been a week of parties in baltimore. most of these are nfl sponsors. there is a special concert coming up just after this newscast. keith urban, he'll be there in baltimore, so they're having quite a time as w

the denver broncos took down the reigning super bowl champions, the baltimore ravens.terback payteyton manning matched a record with seven touchdown passes and man something also winning off the field. christine romans takes a look at the business of being peyton. >> reporter: football is a family business for peyton manning, and business is good. payton's dad, archie manning, and' lie, played quarterback for ole miss. they went on to play in the national football league. but payton didn't follow in his family's footsteps passing up ole miss to play for the university of tennessee. breaking dozens of collegiate records along the way. in 1998 manning was elected first overall in the draft by the indianapolis colts. he signed a $6 year-48 million deal and turned the struggling team around. not bad for a first job. in 2007 manning finally silenced his critics and won his first and only super bowl ring to date. even peyton manning is expendable in the violent world of professional football. after signing a contract in 2011, manning wend under the knife for a neck injury. t

knew ed reed as a baltimore raven before i started playing with the baltimore ravens.makes it a little bit different. it kind of makes him a little bit more than a teammate of mine. and one point, i was a fan of his. that is what makes it a little different. they know him as a baltimore raven. >> the ravens win over the cleveland browns last week apparently did more than keep cleveland in last place. it also helped convince the browns organization to unload its top draft pick from last year. cleveland traded running back trent richardson to indianapolis for the colts first pick in next years draft. it doesn't bode well for cleveland's other first-round pick from last year. they will likely look for an upgrade for quarterback in next years draft is all. stay with us. tom has a last look at the weather right after this. -- an upgrade for quarterback in next yea >> ainal check with tom. >> hopefully you it had a chance to gaze at the moon out there. it is very nice. you don't even need a jacket tonight. not as much as last night. 76 degrees on thursday. 80 on friday. show

it's a hot night. >> al: brutal. >> cris: the ravens should have been playing in baltimore. s did not want to move. the schedule came out before they won the super bowl. the first team since they won during the day. the baseball schedule had come out. the orioles had a game tonight. the ravens tried to get them to move it and the orioles said no. second and 6. once they take care of the parking lot and the facility next to each other. it would have been new england at baltimore i'm guessing. those are the two logical choices. >> cris: harbaugh was actually mad. he said, i'm glad we don't have all the ser knowny. we get to the -- you ask him after the game, he might have different answers. >> al: third down and 6. jason manning and knocks him down as he gets rid of it. it's incomplete and a flag is down. >> referee: holding, number 74, offense. that penalty is declined. >> so with 1:00 to go in the third quarter a change of possession of your -- >> cris: i will say this, baltimore with back to back stops, now it's up to the audience. it's a team in transition. they are geared

i like the ravens with a road win let's call it 27-17 baltimore. >> and in a clean sweep of predictions i'll go with the ravens celebrating their first road win. speaking of celebrating, freezing for the ravens to do that today. >> happy birthday, happy birthday to you happy birthday to you. >> the birthday wishes go to oj, the former ravens player now at team advisory a champion with his disease. he celebrates his 44 birthday. this is six years after he was diagnosed with this disease and told he wouldn't live to see 40. vic back to you. >> it would be a great read and congratulations to him and the ravens. the ravens taking on the buffalo bills. watch it. kickoff is at 1:00 and stay tune after the action after our post game coverage, highlights and reaction from the ravens and analysis from the ravens wally williams and that's here on wjz. >>> next is coming up on wjz eyewitness news. >>> i saw them working on the captain. i didn't see much of that, but i knew something was wrong with the captain. >> what happens when a captain suffers a heart attack midair? >>> justice for bernette i

it was back to baltimore for that party bus and the injured raven. >> crazy. real crazy. if you ask me, all this is crazy around here. >> reporter: now by the way, the redskins say that berry was at the party, but left before there were problems. live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >>> so, what does the ravens coach have to say? john harbaugh addressed this incident in washington. let's listen. >> not very impressed, personally, with the report. not -- it's not something we want to be known for. i would like to think it's not something the guys would want to be known for. it's nothing to be proud of. i'm disappointed in that sense. >> he asked his entire team what do you want to be known for, a football player or the other stuff? >> we have new information on the power ball jackpot. it's just into the live desk. let's go to pat lawson muse. >> wendy, the winner of last week's 400 million jackpot claimed his prize, finally. he's from columbia, south carolina and wants to remain anonymous. he presented the winning ticket today. under state law, he doesn't have to releas

the defending super bowl champions the baltimore ravens in denver to take on the broncos. ravens have a game ahead of them. plus baltimore had some big play makers, and they lost them. michael, what's going on? >> reporter: ross, one of the roughest things to do in team sports is to repeat as a champion. that is going to be extra tough for the ravens because they lost eight starters from the super bowl team. they say often that leaders are born and not made. and for the last decade in baltimore two of the most influential nfl players called baltimore home, but now that ray lewis is enjoying retirement, and ed reeves is suiting up for the texans, the ravens are at a loss. >> you definitely miss from a personal standpoint of being friends with them, we miss them. but terms of leadership we have people here who have experience. but baltimore will never be the same without ray or ed running around on the field. it doesn't mine that baltimore will not be a good football team. >> reporter: tory smith might be the ideal candidate to pick up the void left by lewis and reeves. it wa

tomorrow, baltimore ravens. i'm forecasting a victory. mostly sunny skies. there will be a shift in the wind direction. lots going on. ingrid packing strong winds. possibly pushing its way into mexico. that is not the only thing mexico has to be concerned about. we have tropical storm manuel. it is anticipated to be moving to the other side of mexico. meanwhile, we have sunny skies. look at this. sunday afternoon. this will make its way in. into monday, 20% chance of showers. see it at anyld point around the region. 20% chance as a front pushes in. they should clear out by tuesday. here is seven-day forecast. 77. cool.t helps to keep us temperatures around 72. watch the gradual increase in the temperatures. temperature chance for showers. 81 on friday. >> thank you. rooting for the red sox? >> it is what they need right now. manny helping that cause. that is coming up next in sports. >> now 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> the orioles got what they needed to start the season. in toronto friday night. two weeks left in the season. kind to chris davis. in night

. >> baltimore rave and haves player hurt on a stripper bus -- baltimore ravens player hurt on a stripper. >> mike shanahan has something to say about yesterday's crushing defeat. >> tonight the fight to keep the latest grand theft auto game out of the hands of young people. >>  baltimore beated rye d-- baltimore ravens player was hit in the head with a large champagne bottle. all players were at practice today. ravens coach says he had a talk with them. >> the redskins were off to their worst start in a dozen years. now 0-3 after sunday's loss to the lions at fedex field. sports director scott smith was there and joins us with what the coach had to say. >> without question a painful loss for the burgundy and gold especially how winnable the game was. today mike shanahan spoke. down 14-7 first and 10 at the lions' 19 griffin with a lion draped on him tries to connect with pierre garcon but shanny says it wasn't his fault and that it was actually a great throw. ahead to the third tied at 17 griffin takes off in midfield but after a big gain he goes to the grou

. >> >> judging by your reaction on twitter, you didn't like how things were going for the baltimore ravens. then this happened. he would take it all the way back down the sideline for the touchdown. ravens. 10-6. houston got the ball back, but they had to punt. look at that. great move there takes it back up the sideline. look who is on the sideline cheering him on. that is ray lewis right there. just like that the ravens were up 17-6 at halftime and then it was time to celebrate ray lewis and the ravens unveiling number 52 spot in the ring of honor at halftime. then the second half the ravens pulled away and got a touchdown. ray rice didn't play today. they beat the texans 30-9. >>> four days ago the orioles appeared ready to move into a play roff position. since then the offense disappeared and so are those playoff chances. here is the man on first. ground ball to middle. right at the shortstop. goes to first. easy double play. later, things work out for the rays. first and third. single. didn't hit that hard, but got one home. that is how things have been going for the birds. they lose

police tell us someone smashed a bottle over the head of a baltimore ravens wide receiver. we are joined now live tonight. jennifer. >> the redskins tonight confirmed key players from the redskins were here. redskins say they left before the fight broke out just a block away from the club. this happens on home turf. it involved a shooting of a player from another team. the ravens wide receiver had a touchdown in last year's verbal just as memorable as his fancy footwork in last week's dancing of the stars. a different headline last night after tmz brought this to light. is that ation stripper hit him over the head with a giant bottle of champagne on a party bus outside a nightclub. it was the end of a high-profile birthday party. the ravens head coach. >> it is not something we want to be known for. it is not something the guys would want to be known for. nothing to be proud of. what tmz said, hand injury that left him bleeding profusely from his head, his coach said he saw him today and jones was fine. an officer was flagged down around 3:00 this morning. when the officer

, the superbowl champion baltimore ravens prepare for a run at another superbowl championship.e champs as english and arabic channels. >>> disorder in a mexico court. why this judge lost his cool. ♪ >> people across the country are celebrating this labor day in very different ways, but for thousands of people in brooklyn, new york, labor day means a party in the streets. we have more. >> it's a labor day celebration caribbean style, the 46 annual west indian day parade in new york city, a carnival of color, music and costume. dionne roman lives across the street. it's just a short step out her front door to watch the festivities. >> it is important, because we does not want this cult tour die. if we give up the culture, we die. we want this to continue in this country. >> hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets in brooklyn to see the west indian day parade. they are here to celebrate caribbean culture, but the real star of the parade are the costumes. >> some people spend months preparing for this event, making the costume by hand. many of them not leaving much to the

. >>> former baltimore raven and -- helping to kick off the first and goal program. for player ons the football team. douglas including tutors and also assistance. >>> a look this morning at joe's new bundle of joy. this is a photo of his son holding his new baby brother. >> flako's wife went into labor just before the game against the raven. >> >> we have rain out west and to the south. >>> a crash is causing major delays here on 695. i am tracking the delays and will bring you the latest after the break. the pain started up and wrapped around to the front. i couldn't play my bassoon because of the pressure that i felt throughout my whole head. the blistering and the rash was moving down towards my eye. the doctors at the emergency room recommended that i have it checked out by an eye doctor. there was concern about my eyesight. when i had shingles the music stopped. >>> we have video of flooding in hollywood, florida. it is nerve racking for people who can only sit and watch the water levels continue to rise. people are still unable to get out of cars, but they're

when you think of the baltimore ravens quarterback throwing an interception, who do you think of? you don't think of joe flacco. $5-foot long. now we watched five interception. in's a franchise record in buffalo. so should we the some of the blame on the receiver? they could have come down with a couple. who do you blame for the ravens loss? maybe across the board. >> all right. tell us your thoughts on abc2news.com/facebook. >>> a rod thinks his suspension impose bid major league baseball should be overturned. the hearing is expected to take a few days. after that legal teams will file briefs, so we will not have a decision anytime soon. >>> a law over a teenager, grace's law makes it a crime to bully people online. >> synthetic drugs like spice and k2 will be classified as controlled substances. the new law aimed at controlling it kicked in on tombs. the law outlaws the sale or possession of the major chemical come own in thes of synthetic marijuana. the products have been sold in some specialty shops and even convenience stores. >> there are countless new phones on the market.

when you talk about the baltimore ravens, i think they're going have to refocus and find leaders in the locker room. >> reporter: jacoby jones was injured in the first game of the season and hasn't played since then. no arrests were made. >>> corr nel has cancelled their men's lacrosse program after a hazing. we have three local players on that squad. reportssay upper class men forced freshmen to chug beer to the point where some vomited. >>> we welcome the first day of fall. let's check in with wyat everhart for a look at the forecast. >> definitely saying good-bye to the 80s for a while. very cool. numbers tonight, it's a cool night, certainly set to get a little cooler under a clear sky, not just in maryland, but the entire eastern half of the u.s.. thisis a clear weather scenario for the next days. clear and cool overnight, have the fleece layer ready in the morning. talk moreabout how things will change into the weekend straight ahead. >>> i know you're interested, what about the two elderly pit bulls that we've been talking about who ended up at barks after the owner was told he c

the baltimore ravenings, worst opening start ever. manning was great. montana fans, i know, regular season quarterback. regular season quarterback, manning may be the greatest of all time. 49ers open sunday at home versus green bay. the story that makes you smile. anthony dixon turned down $24,000 for a number. he turned it down today. the warriors oneover three nba teams selling 14,000 season tickets. we will show you a quick thing here. harrison barnes for the 14,000th ticket sold, a special treat. >> just to show you how much we appreciate you, i'm going to pay for your season ticket the entire year. >> really? >> yeah, no problem, man. >> oh thank you. >> that is pretty cool. barnes will pay for both of that fan's season tickets and the warriors, i tell you what, only two other teams have sold 14,000 season tickets so the new owners have everybody feeling good. >> well good. have a good night everybody. gary is going to buy us season tickets. >> how much you want? ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing

. >>> the baltimore ravens are seeing a familiar spot this morning at the victory column and on tom of the afc north. they demolished houston yesterday. smith kicked off a pass and took that to the house for the touchdown. you can see it there. and then -- peyton electrified the crowd with an 82-yard punt return. yes. sidelines cheering him on as high made his way to pay dirt. at halftime, they honored ray lewis. they tied the bengals for the division lead-up up next -- heading to buffalo. >>> well, the orioles are back in action this afternoon hoping to avoid a four game sweep in tampa and keep the playoffs hopes alive. they fell on sunday, 3-1. the office continues to struggle. they managed 3 hits on the day. 4 1/2 games out of the wild card race. here is the clencher, just seven games left to play. >>> well coordinated and well planned out. yes. yes. yes. noooo! [ male announcer ] yep, subway broke the 200-calorie breakfast barrier with tempting subway fresh fit breakfast sandwiches like the steak, egg white & cheese. >>> at the live desk this morning. a deadly attack at a shopping

baltimore raven... jacoby jones... is recovering from a bloody head injury. according to t- m-z... jones was hurt outside a d-c night club... by a stripper. coach john harbaugh says jacoby jones is doing quote... fine... after being hit in the hit head with a champagn bottle by a stripper named sweet pea. according to tmz... jones was hurt during a birthday celebration for ravens teammate... bryant mckinnie. it happened just before 3 o'clock monday morning... when they all boarded a party bus... and the celebration turned into a brawl. that's when sweet pea reportedly hit jones in the head with the bottle. all of this in redskins territory... but football fans pretty much everywhere are talking about the ravens' pro bowl player. incue: a can't believe outcue: quite interesting incue: well i think's interesting outcue: strippers and such we are told such we are told jones did show up at practice yesterday. he's actually rehabbing an injury from the first game. what would you do if you found a bag full of hundred dollar bills in the middle of the road? well, if you're anything like t

example, baltimore ravens versus rookie quarterback versus rookie quarterback in his fourth start. i like those odds for the ravens, but, think again. john harbaugh, mama said there'd be days like this. joe flacco looking, looking. he throws that into, what, quadruple coverage? he hits marlon brown who is quickly becoming one of his quick targets. this rookie quarterback, like most up and down. this one, up. the bills were missing two starters in the second army. flacco said, that's okay, i'll throw to the everyone else who is out there. 5-6, ravens 0 for 2 on the road. they lose 23-20 today. >> when you throw the ball to them five times you don't give yourself -- you don't keep yourself on the field and give yourself enough opportunities to take advantage of that. >> we didn't play well. we didn't play well at all. i'll take responsibility for that. it was a poor performance. >> coach harbaugh taking responsibility for it. flacco lost that one. how about the browns? brian hoyer with the parabular ball there. browns win 17-6. everybody 2-2 in the afc north execht the cereals who, o

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but like i said, tonight was the first game of the season between the baltimore ravens and the denverhe season they give out awards like most valuable player. but a lot of people don't know that they also give out awards at the beginning of the season like the ones they used to do in high school yearbooks, like most likely to succeed, class clown, stuff like that. so, with that in mind, it's time for "late night" superlatives. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: our first player is brandon williams. he was voted most likely to ask "are you going to finish that?" [ laughter and applause ] next is wes welker. he was voted most likely to love that dress, girl! [ laughter and applause ] we have john simon, he was voted most likely to think the photo was going to be taken on the count of two. [ laughter and applause ] one, two -- you took it already? joel dreessen was voted most likely to be in a sugar ray cover band. [ laughter ] i love sugar ray. i love sugar ray. [ applause ] >> steve: he's got the keys. >> jimmy: chris kent, he was voted least sure what emotions to show. >> steve: are

. >> the denver broncos waited 236 days to get revenge against the baltimore ravens. once the team finally got going on the offensive front there in the second half scoring 28 unanswered points to start the second half is when we saw the full arsenal on display with peyton manning at the helm. he tied an envelope record with seven touchdown passes, joining five other players in doing so. he had two touchdown passes each to thomas and welker. >> you never know what's going to happen in a game. i felt like we had to keep scoring. baltimore is an explosive offense, and our defense never relaxed. they kept bringing the heat that i thought they did a good job answering the bell with some of our top players. it says a lot about the pride of some of our defensive players. we felt we had to keep scoring. >> the defending champion ravens lost more than just an opening game in denver. they also potentially lost michael orr and jacoby jones. they have 10 days off before their home opener against the cleveland browns. the broncos also with 10 days off before heading out on the ro

. >> a beloved baltimore raven injured by a stripper. jacoby jones was on a party bus after sunday's win when things got out of hand. the incident making national headlines. here's meghan mccorkell with details. >> reporter: off john harbaugh says he is not impressed with the early morning antics of some of his team. >> caught for the first down. >> reporter: jacoby jones used to getting hit on the football field but he was far from the ravens stadium when he took a hard hit early monday morning. according to a report that first appeared on tmz, jones seen here in a photo was attending a birthday party at a d.c. nightclub. he was inside a party bus with other ravens players when a brawl broke out and an exotic dancer smashed jones in the head with a giant sam pain bottle. on the -- champagne bottle. on the right you can see the bottle in question. a police source says jones was profusely bleeding. >> it's not something we want to be known for. i would like to think it's not something the guys want to be known for. it's nothing to be prou

2013 season begins tonight right here on nbc with the broncos taking on super bowl champion baltimore ravensl, in colorado where marijuana is legal, a pro pot group put up a big billboard near mile high stadium urging the league to change its drug policies. leanne gregg is live in denver with more on this. what do you expect things to be like tonight. >> good morning, mara. season opener is expected to be a qulclassic match jump. it's the first time the two teams have met since their double overtime playoff showdown last year. ravens won in one of the most memorable games in nfl playoff history, also one of the most watched. now the broncos are hoping to avenge that loss in the big stage of the season opener. by tradition it should be played in a champions hole town of baltimore, but had to be moved to denver because of a scheduling conflict with major league baseball and the orioles. the pregame show begins at 7:30 eastern time with live performances representing both cities, also 32 nfl ledgends wil help in the countdown for the final moments before the game. fans should expect to begin ar

the defending super bowl champion baltimore ravens face peyton manning of the denver broncos. game time is 5:30. you can watch it here on nbc bay area. a lot of people predicting who will win tonight's game. puppies are predicting the winner on jimmy fallon. this is a non-scientific survey. earlier this morning the puppies picked the broncos by a 4-3 margin. because of tonight's game we have scheduling changes. tune in at 4:00 p.m. for a special edition of nbc bay area news followed by football night in america. then kickoff at 5:30. your local news immediately following the game. >>> the raiders an 9ers don't start their season until sunday. the 9ers host the packers in a repeat of last year's play-off game. they say they're ready to win and they know just how to stop kaepernick if he steps out of the pocket. we'll see about that! >> that's a strange thing to say. >> what? >> that they're going to stop him this time. because they're not going to. >> that's right. they're not going to. 4:57. a family grieving after what appears to be a tragic accident in an oakland parking lot

denver beat the super bowl champion baltimore ravens 49-27, and it would have been more of a blowout if this guy hadn't done this. obsessed with the elaborate end zone celebration he had planned, he dropped the ball before he crossed the line because he apparently forgot the first rule of football. when you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before. of course, just the mention of football season brings the inevitable question, where did summer go? it did give us a few trend stories, including a fun photo challenge on the internet called hot dog legs. the way legs look on the beach and elsewhere when you're taking the picture. they do resemble hot dogs, but they are legs. or are they hot dogs? in some of the more artful photos, it's awfully hard to tell. there are a slew of summer dog videos to catch up on, like the dachshund puppies who raced to the house and sacrificed life and short limbs to get in the tub and swim laps. and there's this new product for dogs who are left at home all day. because high-definition tv is something dogs can now really see, this allows the d

the defending super bowl champs, the baltimore ravens, are in the mile high city to face peyton manningncos. game time is 5:30. you can watch kickoff here on nbc bay area. there are a lot of people í predict i predicting who will win tonight's game including these puppies -- oh, on jimmy fallon; in a very nonscientific survey early this morning the puppies deci decided the broncos are going to win tonight's showdown. those are absolutely adorable. because of tonight's game we have some scheduling changes. our next forecast is at 4:00 instead of 5:00of followed by "football night in america" and kickoff at 5:30 and then your local news immediately following the game. >>> fans get excited for the football season, they'recwa als digging deeper into their wallets this] year. san fr san francisco boasted the biggest spike in average ticket prices up 85% from this time the average price for a ticket is $229. the single most expensive game this season involves our niners. their game against the seahawks in seattle a week from this sunday. standing room only for upwards of $250. overall the h

broncos hosting the defending champ baltimore ravens. let's go to the start of second half.ompletion to wes welker. we're going to take another look here and the ball will actually get a little trapped. no challenge, though. the catch stands and momentum swings. ends the drive with a touchdown pass to andre caldwell. broncos take a four-point lead. the ravens will punt the next drive but it gets blocked. that leads to another peyton manning touchdown. this one to welker in the end zone. peyton manning threw for seven touchdowns. the seventh one to damaryius thomas. only six players have done that. i have him on my fantasy team. so i have already won the week. the nfl, by the way -- >> i am man. >> sorry. it's a friday. usually the super bowl champs e get to host the first game of the year but it didn't happen because the orioles were at home and they beat the white sox, by the way, in their game. >>> let's get to highlights with the red sox and yankees. the best rivalry in baseball. new york was down five in the seventh. they came all the way back to take the lead. a six-run

the super bowl champion baltimore ravens are going to visit peyton manning and the denver broncos. >> a 16-inning marathon finally comes to an end. here's neil and stan with all of the highlights. >> good morning, america. welcome to our "sportscenter" studio here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. i want to tell you about a game that featured a lot of runs. first, neil is going to tell you about a game that featured a lot of innings. >> the cardinals and reds are chasing each other and chasing the pirates. bottom 15. billy hamilton. he was the hero tuesday for the reds. he ties it with a pinch run. but the real hero is this guy, matt adams. became the first player in major league history to hit two home runs from the 14th inning or later. he hit one in the 14th. and hit the game-winner in the 16th. >>> david ortiz and the red sox taking on the tigers. the red sox are down 4-3, when ortiz did that. that's off rick porcello, ties the game at 4-4. the bottom of the sixth, the red sox are up 10-4. ortiz didn't think that was enough. gets his 2,000th year hit. 400 hom

. >>> the baltimore ravens have signed on to efforts to market obamacare after the nfl rejected the white house's request for a pr push. the ravens will help sell the health care law. >>> gary sinise is an honorary marine. he becomes just the 76th person to receive the title in the 200 year history. the golden globe winner was given the honor for the work he's deny assisting veterans. >>> and there will soon be another kennedy. patrick kennedy, son of ted kennedy, announced he's expecting his second child with wife amy. kennedy served as a congressman until 2011. congrats to them. and that's this morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> late summer storm in south dakota lasted just a few minutes, but the headaches will be felt for months to come. nearly 4,000 cars, including inventory from a car dealership, were pelted with golf ball-sized hail at the sioux falls fairgrounds. it smashed windshields and you caused dents. damage estimated to be in the millions. and for a look at the rest of the nation's forecast, dylan dreyer is here. that stings. >> and i hope everybody took cover because

. >> reporter: well, known as baltimore birdman gregory hudnet is a fixture at the baltimore ravens games him as someone however who they say abused a member of his own family several years ago. police say that the victim was a teenage when the abuse began and is now over 18 years old. at the time he was a member of the baltimore county fire department. he retired as captain in 2008. last month a family member came forward five years after the alleged abuse reportedly stped. police say they have no reason not to support the victim's claims and people who live in the neighborhood say they just can't believe it. >> he is always very helpful. if we had any problems or we

the denver broncos hosted super bowl champs baltimore ravens. the game started 33 minutes late because of the lightning storm. peyton manning threw a record tying seven touchdown passes in the game. that is something that has not been done in 44 years. denver goes on to win with a 49- 27 victory. >>> 4:41 is the time. a new proposal could make san francisco one of the first. coming up at 5:00 a.m. the new law that could make it illegal for law enforcement to detain something based on their immigration status. >>> it's the future of smoking. the new numbers prompting a warning about how many kids are using electronic cigarettes. >>> good morning. right now traffic is off to a decent start if you're trying to use the causeways or bridges or tunnels. off to a good start. we will tell you more about that straight ahead. >>> just a little bit of coastal fog otherwise it will be warming up. >>> welcome back we continue to follow breaking news in martinez where firefighters are fighting a huge fire at a car lot. you can see the flames pretty big. a bui

from burger king to a night out for baltimore ravens players. tucker are you listening closely. e ravens are making headlines because according to tmz jacoby jones waso on a party bus when a stripper hit him on the head with a champagne party, the stripper's name was sweat pea. >> is this the same sweet pea. >> they were in d.c. to celebrate offensive tack. 's birthday. happy birthday. >> jones was sidelined with a sprained knee and now another issues. still aanded the meeting with the teenl mee.e t here is what john harbaugh had to say about the incident.ide >> not very impressed personalll with the report. not something we want to be b known for.or. i would like to think it's something they won't want to by known for. for it's nothing to be proud of. kind of disappointed in that sense. >> he is not happy. i don't blame him. >> he watched -- i watched the press conference. he later said his parents told him nothing good happens after midnight. >> it's like your dad talking. t >> it turned funny at the end. boys will be boys. i don't know what to say. >> i don't understanding the

ravens fans gave him the nick van gravedigger. they are just letting him know. play and emotional game, that will keep coming all day long. >> in baltimore, anyone in purple, they are digging what he is shoveling. hovering the ravens, pete gilbert, wbal tv 11 sports. >> now your 11 instaweather plus forecast with tom tasselmeyer. >> 76 degrees in downtown baltimore. this beautiful weather hat pattern will hold into the upcoming weekend. a little weather system passing south of us, but nothing more than a few clouds in the area. the temperatures are quite comfortable. heaven the around manchester. crownsville at 72 degrees. salisbury, 79. a little warmer down there. leonardtown at 73. 10 degrees cooler in oakland where it is only 63. a little further south, a few sparkles of rain are following. showers coming up out of the north carolina area into southern virginia. you can see showers encounter dry air over here. they fall apart once they get towards central west virginia and virginia. other than a few clouds passing by early tonight, expect generally dry, cold conditions to continue. the cover tonight might keep the temperature up littl

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that's ahead. >>> the den voe broncos host the defending super bowl champions the baltimore ravens.odell is here to talk about the new season. it's his first interview since the landmark concussion settlement last week. william welcome. >> thank you charlie. >> let's talk about the settlement. some are saying the nfl got off easy. tell us what you can that brought you to make this settlement and what other ramifications. >> well, the most important thing, charlie, to us was to be able to resolve the differences and get relief to the players as soon as possible and their families. what we were able to do was compromise on our positions. there was no admission of guilty. there was no recognition that anything was caused by football but the reality is we wanted to help our players. if we litigated this it would have been years of litigation and the help wouldn't have have been given to the players at an early date. >> is it over because four of them have filed new lawsuit. >> one thing i've learned, charlie, in this business is litigations are never over. there are lawyers and they're

when the baltimore ravens take on the denver broncos in tonight's first regular-season football game will be wearing the required pads for the first time since the early 90's. jeff flock is at the company which is cashing in on this new rule. explained the new rule. i love it when you are in a factory somewhere. >> i do, too. particularly this one. if i end kneepads and protection. take a look at this. it looks like -- i don't know what it looks like. this is the name of the company. fascinating company. this is what you call hecks technology. tell me why they love the some much. >> a lot of players, not only the nfl, but hundreds of individual foam pads eliminated permanently to compression fabric. it allows it to breathe, conform to move with your body, very comfortable, very light weight and protective. >> reporter: this is their proprietary technology. maybe you can see how this gets done. these are cat with a laser. maybe you see it doing its work there. it gets laminated to the fabric. players now being required to wear some of these paths just love this. this is what it looks

the fact of the matter is that i knew ed reid and the baltimore ravens started to play like that so itent. >> joe said i think the baby is coming due. what are the odds you think it's going to happen? well, you know. 2-1? i don't know. [laughter] >> i'll get back to you after the game. back in a moment. stay with us.

he is also a decorated ravens fan, literally. he is the baltimore birdman who at every home game would dress up and very outlandish and colorful hats and outfits. meanwhile, police say these abuse allegations against him were reported to a detective by the victim last month. against children

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ride, we take on a heavy hitter in the nfl, but a baltimore ravens player who wass no match for a womann i party bus, we will tell you what happened to jacoby jones when w come back. pumpkin coffee for the morning and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee anytime i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. hurry in for pumpkin k-cup packs, only at dunkin' restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. of. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. we are getting closeck t to 6:30 right now. live look downtown. you can see traffic moving pretty well.. the sun is starting to come up, over the buildings there, it's going to be a nice, chilly start today. it's the time to pull out your t coats. i like this time of year when you get your coats. >> it's a light jacket. >> styling your trends. >> you can bring out your coat. >> i like coat weather. i like coats and boots. >> i'm with wisdom, i like jacket weather. weat >> i'm not talking like a down park a. i'm talking about the dress boots. >> only on the weekend for me. >> maybe,

. >> a baltimore raven is apologizing for an incident outside a d.c. nightclub but insists he did nothing wrong. jacoby jones was injured after a stripper hit him over the head with a bottle of champagne. he was in town for a teammate's birthday party. on his radio show, jones denied there was an altercation, saying he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> traffic is moving normally once again after an abduction investigation in snarled -- ensnarled traffic. the investigation began at 7:00 a.m.. a woman called police say she has been abducted. police are revealing few details. inays stretched into rosslyn virginia for hours. let's see how things are shaping up for the evening commute. >> not too bad of a rush hour out there so far on i-95 southbound. through of slow spots woodbridge and dale city. earlier crash northbound. that has been cleared of the shoulder and the lanes are open. no incidents along the way. is quite slow as well as the outer loop between tysons corner and 270. route 200,nd at there is a broken down tractor- trailer in the ro

baltimore raven jacoby jones is hurt outside a d-c nightclub... according to tmz, jones got hurt during a birthday celebration for ravens teammate bryant mckinnie. it happened just before 3 o'clock this morning, when they all boarded a party bus, and the celebration turned into a brawl. a stripper named sweet pea reportedly hit jones in the head with a champagne bottle. all of this happens in redskins country but football fans are talking about the ravens' pro bowl player. incue: a can't believe outcue: quite interesting incue: well i think's interesting outcue: strippers and such jacoby showed up at practice this morning, where he's rehabbing an injury from the first game. we'll have reaction from coach john harbaugh coming up later in sports unlimited. police are investigating a deadly car crash in southeast baltimore. this is a photo from the scene underneath the o'donnell street overpass at south haven street. police arrived about 7 o'clock tonight.... where they found a toyota suv...that had crashed into the bridge abutment... the 51-year-old

richard ridgewell was a father of three daughters and a fan of baltimore ravens. his funeral is set for tomorrow. he was one of 12 killed by aaron alexis. three others were shot and injured. aaron alexis was killed by police. it's been two weeks since the shooting at the navy yard. today a ceremony was held to recognize the firefighters, paramedics and e.m.t.'s who sprang into action that day. matt acklin has a closer look at our local heroes. >> it all happened so quickly that awful morning paramedic was at the academy teaching when the call came in. >> we need extra paramedics. like what's going on? >> as units in the area started racing towards the navy yard rescuers jumped on a bus and headed across the river. >> aaron remembers arriving at building 197. >> i thought all this is a lot more serious than what i anticipated and i'm pretty experienced medic but then that suddenly goes away and the medic comand says hey this is my job. >> on that monday morning the first priority for the medical first responders was to get inside to the injured patients. remember f

representing 37 grams of gold. >> wow. >> then you move over to the 2000 baltimore ravens ring, 184 diamonds how much is it this thing weigh? >> it's 80 grams. so it's -- if you go back, this is 37 grams. so in 13 years -- >> and this is -- i love this. this is william "the refrigerator" perry's ring. what's the average size of a ring finger? >> for a football fan, 13, 14. this is size 25. it's the largest ring we have ever made. >> that's amazing. well, the march for the ring begins today. chris poitrus. thank you so much. >> good to be here. >> they made a special ring for me. this is the 1976 suni-oswego graduation ring. i'll put that on right now. there we go. willie, savannah? look at that, huh? >> looking good, al. >> looking good in emerald. >> very nice. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, the newest product to get you organized now that the care-free summer months are behind us. first, this is "today" on nbc. hey lena, what ya looking for? well, you've found delicious! ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be th

i was almost stoned by the time i got -- >> next up, baltimore ravens agreed on terms in the state ofto run obama care ads during football. >> i'm sure you will be glued to the set to watch that. you will get that brought into your home. yeah. what's wrong with that? get all these anti-obama care ads why not have a few positive? >> i will give you one. taxpayer money. >> and it is a big mistake. i think these pliers are foolish to go along witness. the union doesn't like it and rightfully so. the fans don't want to hear political messages. especially there right-leaning once. this is martin o'malley who hopes to flank hillary from the left in 2016, pushing obama care to gain favor to the far left. >> have you ever seen football during a presidential election season? they have ads everywhere. >> i do not like players dashes especially football players, pushing a national policy. >> i agree with that one. >> how about this one? indian nation trying to get the washington redskins to change their name. they find it offensive to native americans. the skins owner daniel snyder says no way b

. >>> the new nfl season kicks off later on thursday when the super bowl champions, the baltimore ravens, visit the denver broncos. the two will be vying for this, the vince lombardi trophy if they reach the under. >>> new england patriots in 2005 they have lost several key players including star linebackerrer ray louis. >> this is a new season for us, we're playing the opening game, if people need that for an incentive that's fine but i think that's the time we're playing. >> the new york yankees have swept the chicago white sox. the yankees piled on four runs. brett gardner's triple helped them score, the yankees and red sox, lose 6:-5, keeps the yankees in third place in the american league east. the cleveland have won their first season series against baltimore orioles, since 2006. 6-4 win, that leaves them three and a half games off the wild card race in the american league. >>> on to contradict. afghanistan have bold out, 32-run lead, the home side could only add 46 runs to finish on 327, edgemal finishing with six wickets. that's the sports for now, divian. >> stay with us, there'

. >>> it is back to the drawing board for the baltimore ravens following a mistake-prone defeat to the bills, which has fans boiling over tonight. sports director mark viviano with react from the team and the fans. mark? >> reporter: how ya doing, mary? the ravens like to laud their total team effort when it comes to victories. they've got to do the same when it comes to this defeat. just about every aspect of the ravens' efforts came up short in the loss at buffalo. quarterbacks get most of the praise and most of the blame. so joe flacco was in the spotlight of criticism after throwing five interceptions. but there are other culprits, like tight end ed dickson who had a pass bounce off of his hands for one of those interceptions. the ravens' offensive line had a bad game. not blocking buffalo's pass rush. flacco was repeatedly sacked, hit and hurried. the bills ran the ball for more than 200 yards, a rarity for any team against the ravens. all of it adding up to a poor performance and a ravens' loss on the road. >> we've got to get better in every aspect. we definitely have to run the