dave ross is back with his serving of this morning's sports breakfast. >> always fun when dave is inhe house.  >>> right now, sports breakfast with dave ross. >> i like the way the graphics fly in, fly out. >> make us look cooler than we are. >> you got to do what you got to do when you are sitting next to this guy. >> clearly, you're easily impressed. like a little kid, oh, bright lights. >> we are hoping the bright lights won't goat to maryland after beating duke on saturday. we thought maybe they are in the ncaa tournament. at least they were hot bubble. >> they're on the outside knocking to get in. >> they may be on the outside of bubble after what happened last night at boston college. it is not easy to win on the road in the acc. we all understand that. but coming on the heels of that duke win, you hate to call it validation but that is what i think they are trying to do up there in chestnut hill. they had beaten boston college the first time they had gotten together. i'm hearing rumblings that alex lind is a top five guy as he comes out. >> i should burn t

dave ross has more on that. look at them all bundled up there.rida. ' -- he's got more coming up in sports breakfast.  my mom doesn't drink starbucks coffee because she thinks it's too dark, and so i brought her some blonde roast. she loves it now. "my son made me this coffee," "you should try it, it's delicious." ♪ [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. i just finished a bowl of your light chicken pot pie soup and it was so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. and some people found that a little bit strong. but as soon as they tasted blonde roast, boy they were on board. ♪ >>> all right. dave ross is here, sarah. >> a lot of people wonder what is the big deal about spring training. >> a lot of people wonder that. >> it is a big deal because one, it is the national pastime. it is our guys. it is the w

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dave ross joins us at 9:30 with that story. >> plus, a look at the raven's big parade. thousands to cheer on the team. >> and later this hour, sweet treats for your sweaty. make up the perfect dessert at 9:45. makes pretty good dessert anyway. >> look forward to that. >> first we go to tucker barnes. he is in the weather center with an outlook on what we can expect. >> good morning, tony and allison. not a bad start to the day. sunshine breaking out across the area. nicer day than yesterday and high temperatures in the mid 40s. let's get to the numbers. and right now at reagan national, our temperature has jumped to 41 degrees. we're already in the 40s. 40 out at dulles. and a lot of bright sunshine here in northwest washington as our last and our latest in our series of clippers have been moving through overnight. there's your satellite radar and in the past few hours particularly washington point south now basking in the sunshine. most of the area should dea decent amount of sun. should be in for quiet conditions. not expecting rain and/or snow today. here's your fore

dave ross is hanging out with mighty mitchell. dave. >> i need a nickname.and mighties. little old me. but allison, when you are talking about the team and do trotters, a world it here in dc on saturday and sunday at george mason and the verizon time. let's start with you. this is your 14th year. what does that mean to you to represent this great organization? >> for myself, i'll tell anybody, i have the best job in the world. traveled to over 90 countries and haven't had to buy a ticket. get to hang out with little old you. it's all good. >> your first year with the team. how excited are you going over to europe? >> i'm truly honored. happy, excited at the same time. but to be part of a legendary team. it's truly an honor to be here. >> what types of the tricks are you going to show? i know you have two games on saturday. tell me about the new rules that you guys have implemented this year. >> the first game is at verizon at 1:00. the second is at george mason. this year's motto is you write the rules. the fans can go online. you can go to twitter and retwe

. >> you could have stolen one from dave ross or something. >> have you seen dave ross' ties. >> send him up to baltimore and he comes back all peppy. 95 is where we had problems early this morning. we had the crash near 152. that is the exit for dumfries. two medevac helicopters were called to the scene. right lane remains closed. no issues reported out of fredericksburg. northbound 95 here in woodbridge, nice and easy continuing northbound with no issues reported through newington. lanes are open and at speed continuing north on 395 from duke street headed out to the fog. all lanes are opens a continue across the potomac headed for the southeast-southwest freeway. >>> an officer involved shooting leaves a man in serious condition. officers responded to a domestic violence call last night. right now, it is unclear what led to the shooting of a male suspect. the victim was taken to the hospital. no officers were injured in the incident. >>> president obama hoping to head off the massive budget cuts known as is he quest ration. next month, $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts are s

that's three in a row, dave ross. >> unbelievable!three in a row. >> thank you. >> i want to say i didn't think flacco was real, but the guy was real, and he earned every bit of his money. congratulations. thank you very much. and dave probably wants to remind you he picked them to win the super bowl. >> i did. >> there you go. >> i've had enough. get back in here. >> actually, i'd prefer if tucker stayed and wisdom martin left. >> based on your picks you don't get to choose. >> what due want to talk about? >> let's talk about john wall, the capitals, and what's the other team? >> the caps. >> they play at the verizon center. >> my question to you on that, sir, what team do you have any hope for for the remainder of the season? sttd caps, the wizards? what say you? >> the wizards are already eliminated. >> no they're not. >> yes, they are. >> they're not mathematically. >> really? >> no. >> really? >> yeah, they are, really. >> they're the second worst team in the eastern conference. >> i understand that. >> how many games have they w

. >> dave ross is here with what else is in store for the sports xtra. >> i guess we should break downhe game as best we can. when i say we, i mean myself and wisdom martin. yes, off the wall is coming up in sports xtra. who will get the best of whom in the harbowl? plus, all the college hoops you can handle. sports xtra is moments away. ladies, let's go back to you. >>> cut him off there, that's so rude. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news is always on myfoxdc.com. keep it right here. sports xtra is minutes away. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents are awesome. but when i cook up some beef, ketchup, relish and cheese, cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. >>> welcome to fox 5 sports xtra. >> welcome to sports xtra tonight on the show. the wizards try to pull t

dave ross is here with that and more. >> and a big game this weekend. want to get to the caps with a big win. i want to start off with the boarder war. these are two teams on the bubble. march madness is going to be upon us before you can know it. you got to wonder if mark's boys are going to be in that field. in the first half here maryland gets a steal. right hand slam right there. terps trail by 6. virginia are they really that good? they get this win 7 and 3 now in the acc and they have a kid pretty interesting story. justin anderson at virginia. two years ago did a story on him and he decommitted to maryland. and he goes to virginia and gets a big win there. fans were razzing him a little bit. he gets the last laugh. georgetown with a big game tonight at the verizon center. what we saw over the weekend was great. >> i kid wisdom all the time. we're not a playoff team. right now they are the third hottest team in the eastern conference. boston is one. miami's won five. and these are all coming at home. only won 14 games all year hchlt 11 of those 14

. >> dave ross is back with the latest. >> redemption is best served cold. it's cold down there in florida. >> last year was a great year. i didn't expect us to have the type of year that we had. 90 some odd wins. winning the division. don't want to say came out of nowhere. believes it all along. they'll tell you we expected that. they really have high expectations this year. scott smith is live in florida. it does appear cold down there. how are the boys of summer handling this spring? >> yeah, i know we're not going to get pity from you guys back home. it was chilly. it's been chilly. today it's starting to warmup. yesterday the first fall squad workout dipped down into the 40s and the wind was ripping around. cinched over their mouths. it was not the way you expect spring training to begin. but everybody certainly in good spirits. >> scott, let me ask you this. the first year when frank robinson was the manager, i asked him what do you guys do. and he basically made the appearance, they don't do a whole lot in spring training. what do you seen over the we

>> yes, i am. >> we are joined by dave ross. >> hi, dave. >> i will start things off.the cutest story you may see today. the future mascot of the marine corp. dave is a former marine. >> once a marine, always a marine. >> take a look at chestee. 9 week old bulldog. dave, you have a little history. >> chesty has to go through obedience school before he becomes the marine corp mascot. got here on valentine's day here in dc and named after chesty puller and if you are a marine, everybody knows the name. the most decorated marine. he was awarded five navy crosses. no other marine has had that. and he served in the marine corp from 1918 to 1955. served in korea or world war ii. has big paws to fill. when you get that name, yeah. got to be a good obedient dog. it's a great picture. >> he's like i'm ready. >> and they are called devil dogs. got it in world war i at the -- fought on and the germans said devil dogs. they thought we were crazy. we are a little bit. >> and the name stuck. i love it. >> you fought in the first war. >> did i. 1990. i look back and that was like 20

dave ross is up next in sports. >> keeping a close eye on radar. a series of systems continuing to leave us with some snow showers. we'll have the details. the full forecast coming up. we'll be back after the break. [ dad ] find it? ya. alright, another one just like that. right in the old bucket. good toss! see that's much better! that was good. you had your shoulder pointed, you kept your eyes on your target. let's do it again -- watch me. just like that one... [ male announcer ] the durability of the volkswagen passat. pass down something he will be grateful for. good arm. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ back to you. >>> we may not be back in action, but rg3 is making some moves. >> it's funny, because you know how we do in the media. now we are scrutinizing. how do we walk? >> yeah, right, we are gauging and this is the way it will be for quite some time. we had to think that something was in the air, travel to new orleans for tonight's nfl award show. wouldn't you know, it was a trip that was well worth the effort for one rg3. cleare

. >> off the wall dave ross, wisdom martin.were your super bowl picks? >> what state are you from? >> what does that matter? >> you had the 49 #ers in the super bowl as well. what state are you from? >> i have a surprise for you. >> what's the surprise? >> i've got a ravens fan going to deal with you. >> what is going on? what is going on, tucker barnes? >> congratulations -- >> bet against the ravens and broncos, bet against the ravens and patriots. bet against the ravens and 49ers. three in a row, dave ross. >> unbelievable. >> three in a row. >> i went against flacco because i didn't think he was real. but the guy is real and earned every bit of his money. he earned the lombardi trophy. i say congratulations. >> thank you very much. dave picked them to win the super bowl at the beginning of the season. >> i did. >> get back in here, wisdom. >> thank you very much. actually i preferred if tucker barnes stayed and wisdom left. >> you don't get to choose anything based on your picks. let's move on. let's talk about john wall, t

dave ross will be up there in baltimore for us later on this morning. in with him later on. let's take a live look at washington d.c. there. >> s later this afternoon only in the mid-30s. we are in the 20s right now. again, coal temperatures and yet, let's go to our headline, another clipper system on the way. a series of these. you know, it's funny. you don't remember a lot of winters where we have one after another coming after another. >> that is a bad thing? >> no, no, just an unusual weather pattern. let's get to the headline. as mentioned, another clipper on the way. this one will get in here late this afternoon and tonight. doesn't have a lot of moisture with it so it is not going to be a big deal. but with temperatures at or below frozing for much of the area here later this evening, it has the potential to cause some minor issues, travel issues. certainly the potential for enough to coat the ground. how about that? 28 now in washington. 27 in annapolis. it is cold. 25 in baltimore. 22 this morning in hagerstown. so again, very cold start to you

. >> dave ross will be here with more on the big home coming parade for the baltimore ravens.ng the dance.  (woman) 3 days of walking to givive a breast cancer survir a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful >>> dave ross here to talk a little sports. >> controversy going on around these parts. >> going to have a congressional hearing later on today. went to the game last night. capitals game. i was all excited. my first one as a fan. here you can go, wear your caps sweater. a guy comes up to me and says i watch every morning. >> the morning line. >> he goes right. tell wisdom to make a pick from now on. so wisdom, that is from the fan base. that is what they are saying out there. >> haters. >> haters? those are your

dave ross is here to talk about sports. >> back from baltimore. i know tucker is on the way. hear from tucker before this big parade. a lot of redskins fans are le i'm not rooting for those rav pes and their parade. >> really? >> then you get the others that are like hey, i'm cool with it. i would say 50-50 on this thing. >> you got to support them. >> the redskins are hard core. >> very hard core. >> it is a big rivalry. >> the skins haven't had anything since 1992, the vince lombardi trophy and the rav -- and the ravens get two in that span. we would like to see anything come to the wizards. they've been playing better basketball as of late at home. wisdom martin, what is the nickname for the l.a. clippers. >> the prompter says lob city. >> why did you read the prompter? they didn't have chris paul. guess who was doing all the lobbing. they're throwing it down. >> two people. >> they got all the dunks on last night. watch john wall here on the other end after this steal to wrap thins up. he will go left hand lob city. the boys get a nice win. you didn't like that dunk? >> i

dave ross is here with your forties breakfast when we come back..   -- with your sports breakfast when we come back.  >>> dave ross. that's all the incident row you got. >> we're short on time. >> let's get to it. we talk about baseball. guess what today is? pitchers and catchers report. they are down in florida. much more from the nats as we go forward. but we will begin today. highlightwise with wisdom martin's favorite, the washington wizards. >> that's right. >> win number four on the road. >> that's right. >> last night in milwaukee. and your guy bradley beal came off the bench and had himself a game. >> any coincidence they are playing in the bradley center and he got a career high with 28 for bradley beal. laying it in there. watch a. j. price here. stick to itiveness. no john wall highlights and the wizards still win on the road 102-90en are you imrest sphd. >> yeah. >> you are? >> i mean any time they get a win, i'm impressed. >> four trait wins -- four straight wins for the wizards. >> starks is

. >>> off the wall, dave ross, wisdom martin. we've got controversy. out with an adidas commercial. i don't know if it is controversial. >> people with take what they want out of it. >> do you have any problem with it. >> it is a marketing commercial. they are selling shoes and selling equipment and apparel so they put out the commercial with the hottest guy in football, the rookie of year. people are going to talk about it. >> you understand this town is not your normal football fan- based town. when you put a tag line on the commercial says all in for week one, people go he is all in for week one. >> adidas can say whatever they want. they're not doctors. >> did you watch charlie brown a lot as the kid. whenever when lucy would pull the football away. >> you remind me of pig. >> i feel like the redskins football base will have the football pulled out from under them. >> they know that adidas does not control when he plays. >> i just want him to do it. >> the shoe company there. rg iii is probably the biggest star. bryce harper arguably could be the s

maybe he gave him pointers he didn't give tiger. >> obviously, dave ross is here. comes to an end. >> they won three in a row. they beat florida and tampa down in florida and had to come back up north and play in the world's most famous arena. taking on the blue shirts known as new york rangers. this is the first time they've matched up since last year's semi finals. the caps went down. john carlson got us on the board there. but their guy they call him the king in nyc didn't give up any more goals. our guy was very good. traffic in front gets the equalizer right there. and we were all tied up going into the third. hanging out in front. caps lose 2-1. they now have 11 points which is not good. tied for the least amount of points. 5-9 and 1 as we've played 15 games. only 48 game season. >> i have a question at the end of your sports cast. >> this is.no defense nba all star game as you see lebron james there. there was defense there. get it up ahead. >> kinda pretty. >> i was entertained for the first half. they are not going to play defense. lob city. lob, lob city.

dave ross will join us live at how the nats fairs. we'll be right back. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> gio takes the mound for the first time in florida. and the wizard takes the night off. make him a patriot for life. >> dave ross joins us live with another serving of your sports breakfast. >> big day in sports. the geo gonzalez thing , people on twitter they want to sigh him. he's two ace or one-a ace. a lot is expected of this team. and he took to the mound for the first time. and he looked good. got defensive help here . slide and dive and layout. that's lovely. and geo doing what he does, wisdom didn't get my reference of blue bayou. big base here. steve with that one. and the nat sshgs s beat the mets. >> is that original? >> i stole it. did it years ago. stuck with me. >> how about the wizards taking on toronto. trade talks a couple months ago. glad they held on. the brazilian super star just flippi

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we are joined by dave ross for this edition of ask tope and tucker which is what it is time for. into that one. >> this is our next to last chance to talk football which we've been doing during the break. we have today and then monday, the day after the super bowl. we are squeezing in another football question. this is the segment tucker and i, blah, blah, blah. who is running in. >> bring the prompter back. whoever is running, it leave it alone. who is doing this? >> the not me doing it. >> okay. this question comes from deanna williams. she ans, i know the super bowl venues are set up ahead of time but has there been a time when a tomorrow won their division and laid at their home stadium. would way -- what would the nfl do. one, it has never happened. we've never hay team who won the afc or nfc represent their conference in their home state. >> i feel like the 49ers played at stanford. >> yes, pasadena. they are always predetermined. they would not change the venue. if it was new orleans this year, they would have played in the new orleans super dome. tickets are allocated equ

we'll check in with dave ross a little bit later. all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> there is, the baltimore ravens, spoiive champions. they roared out of the gateway 22-point lead but the nines are roared back but fell just short. this is the niners' first loss in the super bowl. >> really? >> first time they've lost the super bowl. >> that ways good team. they'll be back. >> the ravens are 2-0 in the super bowl. >> it was a great game. >> lots of side things that made it -- >> between the blackout and beyonce. >> that is the way super bowl should be. all right. for those of you getting up who didn't get enough sleep, we are off day cold start to your day. temperatures in the mid-20s. clouds will move back in. later tonight arab

dave ross is live in baltimore with reaction to the big game. tony and allison. we're here at jimmy's restaurant. people still coming in. not sure if they actually ever left. it was a good party scene down here last night hchlt and why not when you win a world championship, you should celebrate. that's what this fan base did. let's show you how they got it done in the har-bowl. who would get the better of whom? joe flacco made that a mute point. he was ensignificance al. three first half touchdown passes being named the game's most valuable player. 11 touchdowns at all. no picks in the playoffs. bizarre scene in the second half when the lights went out. seemed to energize the 49ers. it all came down to a 4th and goal from the 5. can be get it done and the ravens do to get that second world championship. if people down here at jimmy's restaurant is specific. they've been around here for a long time. you've been here for a long time. kevin, tell me, first of all how long you've been here and what it means to get a title. >> i've been here almost 30

dave ross will have all the details. >> first, you've heard about this. stranded at sea with no power or bathrooms. we've got an update on that carnival cruise ship adrift in the gulf. >> and as we head to the break, a live look outside on this fat tuesday, perhaps the voice of what we think modern mardi gras. louie armstrong sinning there. traffic and weather next. it is 7:10. we'll be right back. day. now you can do it with dinner. introducing land o'lakes® sauté express®. the all-in-one sauté starter with butter, olive oil, herbs and spices... so dinner really sizzles. it's one step, no prep. and so good, they'll ask for more. and that little victory is a pretty big deal. land o'lakes® sauté express. find it in the dairy aisle. >>> it will be another day of cleaning up in mississippi this morning. but another round of rain could make it tough. the state's governor says more than 500 homes were damaged or destroyed during sunday's tornado. amazingly no one was killed. >>> at the same time, the snow weary northeast continues digging out after the weekend

dave ross joins us with the latest. sglt details keep unraveling on this case, y'all.tion. that basically things are getting worse for oscar pistorius. prosecutors reveals two boxes of testosterone and needles were discovered in his bedroom. but defense lawyer says it was an herbal remedy and not a banned substance. oscar pistorius was drug tested in august and september of last year and both were negative. gained international attention by becoming the first double amputee to run at the olympics. charged with premeditated murder in the valentine's day shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he fired shots thinking an intruder was in the room. prosecutors believe he is planned the murder. the body was cremated at a memorial service. it just keeps unraveling for oscar pistorius. >> you almost forget this is a sports story. just not too long ago saying what a phenomenal runner. >> probably the most celebrated amputee ever. and now to have this come out. just a bizarre week. >> sure is. thanks, dave. >>> former congressman jesse jackson junior and his wife are e

dave ross is here with all the details. good morning, sir. >> good morning.ports weekend, especially saturday. the caps won, wizards won and terps won. >> how about that? >> nice winning weekend. is he back? been a lot of clamor. people wondering about alex and is he back? he certainly looked the part saturday night, taking on new jersey. not one, not two, but three goals in all. part of a 5-1, big win to give them their sixth of the year. more importantly, i think we saw alex and the people at the verizon center thinking the great eight is back. eight goals tied for the team lead. the caps see carolina tomorrow night. after you get your third goal and a hat trick, everybody throws their hats on the ice. wisdom martin on record saying he would not throw his on the ice. >>> big day for danica patrick, history setting weekend, as she held the pole position to start the race. didn't finish there. had bangups on lap 33. tony stewart and tony harvick go down and out, finishing 41 and 42. tony stewart has never won the daytona 500. back to danica and history. she t

we'll catch up with dave ross live in baltimore starting at 6:30 to talk about that. >> this morningn facebook, we want to know what you think about ray's last ride and joe flacco being named mvp. amed mv we'll be sharing comments throughout the morning. >>> our coverage of the ravens' big win continues. hear what head coach john harbaugh had to say about his brother jim's performance. >> a 5 engineered 5 -- a 5- year-old boy still being held hostage as the community says good-bye to the school bus driver still being hailed as a hero.  here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> still developing, this story in alabama this morning where an ongoing hostage standoff enters its seventh day. negotiatishs continue to work with accused captor jimmy lee dikes. the 65-year-old is locked up in a shelter with a five-year-old special needs boy. he kidnapped the boy off his school bus last week after killing the bus driver. investigators have been in cont

dave ross is here. >> where you been, dave? >> i know, late start. it's such a big deal, that i had to show up here and scott smith is down in florida right now as we speak. scott, how good does it feel knowing you're covering the reigning division champions? >> reporter: good morning. it's fantastic. here in the sunshine state we've yet to see the sunshine. been raining since we got here. hopefully the clouds break today and we'll get back to action and maybe bring out the shorts. we are privileged to welcome in one of the fine relievers, tyler clippard. how has it been? couple of days here in florida already, and getting to work as defending nl east champs. >> been fun. good to see the guys again. offseason you go your respective ways and get ready to prepare for the season. always good to come back, see the guys and get the juices going on. >> reporter: you and drew storen taking off to london? >> yeah, we decided to get away for a little bit after the long season. something i wanted to do for a long time. go see what europe was all about. we got

. >> dave ross will join us live with more on huge crash that sidelined the american olympian. fox 5 morning news continues next. some folks didn't think thatt our coffee was their flavor, it wasn't their cup. if you don't like that dark roast, we've created a coffee for you. blonde is a beautiful, light roasted coffee. kind of mellow, sweet, a little citrusy. for me, personally, i love connecting with people, so blonde roast just gives me a whole nother reason to connect with more customers. ♪ >>> after last night's caps fans might wish the lock out never ended. >> yeah really. dave ross joins us live with a look back and highlights from yesterday's superbowl celebration. all i saw was superbowl. >> get the superbowl back? >> i wish. >> it's so hard to put your finger on it. the efforts there from the guys. i like adam. >> is anybody playing good hockey after the lock out? is it just the caps? >> i think hockey has suffered. the quality of play just because they haven't been out there. they didn't have a training camp to get ready. you are going to see guys that are not ready

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dave ross is live this morning in baltimore with reaction. let me guess, does reaction go like this? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's exactly the reaction here. it's been a night where a lot of patrons haven't had a whole lot of sleep. celebrate their second superbowl championship in franchise history. it was a wild affair in the har-bowl, john versus jim. joe flacco was better than colin kaepernick on this night. three first half touchdown passes in route to being the game's most valuable player. zero picks in the entire playoffs. that is pretty darn good. the lights went out and that seemed to ener jiz the 49ers. 35 minute delay. niners came all the way back and chance to win it. they stood tall on a 4th and goal and held and got the colin kaepernick pass. ravens win 34-31. and ray lewis talked about getting that second superbowl championship. >> it's a testament of what we've been through and how much trust we have all year with each other. i'm telling you, man, that was one of the most amazing i've been a part of. and what better way to

>> dave ross, he travels in style. that's all i'm going to say. >> came with two ladies on both arm. >> when i came, there were three. >> let's talk about the ravens. the philadelphia eagles are any indicator. they could be the key as to why and who would be the next superbowl champion. you would hope you would be scheduled to play at lincoln financial field to open up the season. here's why. the last four team s superbowl champions opened up the eagles home season at philly. >> really? >> the giants in week three of 2011, the packers in week two. this year the ravens were on the road for week two. that team has gone on to win the superbowl. who figures these things out? hope the redskins open the season at lincoln financial. that would be great. what about the odds to repeat according to the wise guys in vegas? the ravens are not the leading team to repeat. 14 to 1 odds. the niners are at 8 to 1. >> i get that. i understand that. >> you know what it does? baltimore says there we go again. no respect. patriots are the

he joins dave ross to talk about the feet. >> a big day. 14-year-old oconnor anderson iii spent a lotining on the ice. he is accompanied by his father and also his trainer. gentleman, thank you all for being here today. welcome. and first of all, congratulations. tell us a little about the experience of being over in korea and earning those three olympic gold medals that you have around your neck. >> it was scary. it was fun. >> yeah. >> of course it's going to be scary because it's a new experience. being in korea and competing against the best olympians, what did that mean to you to get those two gold medals? >> i was proud. i was proud. >> very proud. we're all very proud as well. dad, i'm sure you are a proud father as well. tell us about when you knew your son was let's just say a little better than the other kids out there doing speed skating. >> i knew he was a gifted child when he first child when he met coach. went out there, it wasifferent . you can see when he first take off he was scared. he just took over. >> all right. and his coach, you didn't go to korea but you were a

. >> dave ross is back first though. >> that was not me, i can tell you that. very busy day in sports. brice harper is honored. gio gonzalez clears his name and rgiii making new headlines. is he and shoe company giving fans false hope? we'll delve deep ear when fox 5 morning news continues. almost tastes like one of jacack's cerea. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. with no chemical leaveners. a pizza with premium meats. and sauce made from only real tomatoes. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. >>> look at this video. a point guard on a high school basketball team is

coming up next, dave ross joins us live with a super bowl preview. >> and later, tiger woods may be the most famous black golfer, but he's far from the first. holly morris has a look at the historic role african-americans played in the sport. we'll be back. ♪ [ male announcer ] we touch a lot of things throughout the day. so it's nice that clorox disinfecting products help kill the germs that can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours. ♪ feels sweet when i can touch you ♪ >>> well, the caps blew another 3rd period lead last night. washington is still winless on the road. their record now stands at 1-5- 1. oh, they tied one. okay. forgot about that tie. >>> the biggest news in the sports world now is the super bowl and the countdown to the super bowl and all things super bowl. >> dave ross is here with how the ravens are getting ready against the big match up against that other team no one is mentioning. >> one quick thing on the 1-5- 1, it was an overtime loss. >> they don't count it as a loss? >> no, because they went to overtime, they get a point. but the winning team -- hockey is crazy

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dave ross has more on that with his two guests. >> yes, that is exactly the point here. talking to two guys to my right who have 19 combined years. derek to my far right. and gary bracket nine years with the colts. you guys are back in town. not for football but at george washington university. tell me about this program and what drew you to this program. >> really exciting program. one, you get a star nba from george washington university. and two being amongst my peers. a lot of strength in numbers. so i'm excited be in the program. >> so, for you to be in the classroom again after ten years ago graduating from texas, what's this like? >> kind of a tough challenge being out of school for so long. but i believe that being in this program along with peers such as brac, equ skills that will prepare us for life after football and give us a chance to succeed. >> you played ten years in the league. still playing in the league. when did you say you know what i need to go back and get more schooling and try to get that mba? >> a good friend of ours found out about the program

dave ross and wisdom marten break down the weekend's big sports headlines in the morning line.  . >>> a second major winter storm in a matter of days is bearing occupy on the central plains which is somewhere under this white stuff that we are looking at right now. as much as a foot of snow is expected to fall in denver and the same scene stretching from the texas panhandle to missouri. same system could also spawn tornadoes in the south tomorrow. what a mess. >> they just keep getting hit. it is their turn apparently. >> yeah, this year. certainly hasn't been our turn this year or the year before. at least more winter-like this year than last year. temperatures colder for the month of february and cold this morning. upper 20s and low 30s. let's get started with a look at our temperatures. much of the area in the 20s at the moment so it is a cool start to our day. 28 right now up in bing hampton. 23 this morning in chicago. 29 in richmond. 32 in new york city. our high temperatures today will be in the upper 40s to about 50 so just a little cooler than jed. but

. >> dave ross is here with more on what happened on the hard court this weekend including a record-settinghat honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> time now for sports breakfast can we roll the j-lo video again. >> i was going to ask what you did this weekend. now i know what you did. >> i didn't do that this weekend. >> a football-free weekend? >> it was all about college hoops. >> it is all about college hoops right now. it was a big game yesterday for maryland. it was a good old-fashioned border war between your maryland terrapins and uva. virginia coming in here and this is not what they expected. the terps down six at the break. in the second half, virginia took this thing over. this is at home for maryland. if this is at uva, you might say that's one thing. in the final minute

. >> the coffee that dave ross drinks. >> wisdom is upset because we keep asking him for coffee and cookiesid wisdom, it's just like you're at home. daddy give me this. daddy, give me that. here is what i know downtown. waive serious incident that remains under investigation. this happens to be the fatal crash along new york avenue which has the roadway shut down before you reach kendall street at brentwood parkway. new york avenue is shut down in each direction between bladensburg road and florida avenue. traffic coming inbound can go no further than bladensburg road. flu northeast washington, it will tie you up. you want to start thinking about your alternative routes. outbound, we had just one left lane blocked at the scene but again, inbound new york avenue remains blocked off until further notice. hears at least one vehicle involved in this incident and you can see heavily damaged the windshield on this mercedes. ongoing investigation continues to block your ride into northeast washington. the crew in sky fox, they are hovering above route 50. they are trying to zoom in owe you can see

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. >>> dave ross joins us just ahead with a look at why rg iii and bryce harper are making national headlines >> first, a deadly week for a local high school. we'll look at how the community is responding to the string of violence. violence.   you are watching fox 5 morning news.  >>> welcome back. garrett county schools will open two hours late and mountain ridge district in allegheny county will open two hours late. a little bit of weather they're dealing with out there. ## i think it's direct result of awhat they had yesterday. very cold temperature and they are dealing with a lot of wind out there as well and temperature in the 20s right now. >> not good. >> not a terribly comfortable combination if you are outside this morning. it is cold area-wide, not just locally but up and down the eastern seaboard. we have coal temperatures moving in. plan accordingly. plan for a rather chilly afternoon. rather blustery affect. the wind will be with us for much of the day. 4 right now in washington. 31 in new york city. chicago checking in way temperature just

dave ross is here. big ravens fan, tucker barnes also here. and let's talk about the game. >> yeah.ys talk about the ravens, because their our neighbors to the north. we forget about san francisco coming from the west coast. young quarterback in kaepernick. flacco, in five years he's won a playoff game every year he's been in the league. overlooked and i think is a great deal. a few distractions this week. ray lewis, with the deer antler spray and that sort of thing. that's all gone now. these guys have been insulated the last couple of days to get ready for the game. joe flacco, say what you will, he's cool hand luke a little bit. especially when it gets to postseason. ray rice, a good dose of him sunday as well. today will be an interesting day. it's a joint press conference for the first time ever with the two brothers, jim and john harbaugh. john talked about the distractions and the press conference. >> i think they've done a great job of compartmentalizing. they've done well with that and focused on the football and i'm proud with the way they've handled the media as well. as

plus, an acc showdown and dave ross has the highlights coming up.irst, a busy weekend from mother nature. we'll look at the aftermath up north and down south to see what she has in store for our region just ahead.  my father loves coffee, drinks coffee every day, but, but makes coffee so wrong. i think he puts like maybe two tablespoons in the whole pot, so it just tastes like water. and i keep trying to tell him, dad, you have to put more coffee in here, but it doesn't work. so with blonde, i think he gets the flavor that he likes, so he feels more comfortable putting the appropriate amount of coffee in the thing. he does, jerry likes it light. ♪ ♪ >>> back now to the breaking news out of the vat cap. pope benedict xvi will resign at the end of this month on february 28th. the shocking announcement came just about 30 minutes ago. holy father announced in a speech today that he just doesn't have the physical strength to carry on the mission of the papacy. pope benedict is 58 years old. he became pope in 2005 after the death of john paul

dave ross will join me for the morning line after the break.  >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning newsht now. live look outside over the washington, d.c. region on wednesday, february 6th. is that right? i can't see. i've been saying it all morning. i should know it by now. i do know it is 2013 and it is cold outside and that february is normally the coldest time of the year. and we usually get snow. this is the snowiest month of the year. >> yeah, we'll see what happens. maybe we will get a little bit late thursday and early friday. let's get to the forecast for this morning. was that reagan national? >> i think so. >> i couldn't tell. >> it is hard to see. our monitors are right here under the camera. it is hard to see from this distance. >> i could see the river. sometimes all you can see are the lights. >> the camera catches us, and wear like t a live look outside. >> 37 degrees. regional look here at temperatures on the cold side. but it is not brutally cold. detroit is 20. so much of the region and let me mention outside of the district, most of the area is below freezing this mo

. >> dave ross is here with reports the team lost the lombardi trophy. what?'s not like the stanley cup where it's engraved a new winner and one trophy that gets passed around. god forbid they lost the trophy. probably get another one. the ravens have three. those are three that stay at red skin's park. we'll get to that story. >>> but this has been a story book year for joe flacco who was an unrestricted free agent and for ray lewis who is done and has retired. what a way to go out for ray. think of this: 17 year career. we know about the lowest of the lows. he's going to be a first ballot hall of famer. just one of the best linebackers to ever go out. when he made his announcement, ravens didn't lose again. i don't know if that's could incidental. i think that plays into it. >> speaking of joe flacco and being an unrestricted free agent. >> that's his agent next to him. >> joe said he was working on one hour of sleep and saw going to letter man. your life changes instantly. go from being joe fako to being an elite quarterback. >> and i guess you can spell an

. >> dave ross is here with rihanna and the rest of the tribute. >> i went out last night and watching the cap's game. in this town and in the dmv, forget about the last place thing, people are in tune with what the caps are doing. didn't look like it was going to be a good night. turned out to be a great night. they were down by 2 with under 5 minutes to play. erik is going to get his first tally of the year and all of a sudden 5-3 hockey game is 5-4. he was when it mattered most and we're going overtime. tied up at 5. new life for the capitals and watch this great pass. up ahead to a streaking brower. going to get stuffed the first time and not be denied and the caps get a huge two point. they had five points before they played home and home. four points in the last two games. the pitchers and catchers in all report in florida. steven strassburg for one and gio gonzalez for the other. denied ever using peds. he says it was clean. it was a mistake. now he's waiting for mlb to conclude their findings. g i o tells the people he has never ever taken any peds. last night the lakers beat t