more on today's at the parade and celebration through the streets of downtown baltimore. -- >> a new partnership between the city police and the community. details, next. >> a new division of the baltimore police department is reaching out to the faith based community to make baltimore streets safer. >> it baltimore police officers are coming together with members of the faith based community as part of a new partnership division. >> we're going to start working together, talking about the issues in our geographical parts of the city and work on strategies to overcome those issues. >> the groups met tuesday morning to discuss the goals each group has for the city. >> we have an interest in making our communities safe and helping out progress. >> we have a lot of faith based committees publicity. what if we can get on the same page into our communities to assess our communities together and bring services to them? >> both groups say they are collaborating to make baltimore seats safer across the city. a representative from each part of the city met hoping to share good idea

ravens in a simple out of a stop to celebrate their team that started with a parade through downtown baltimore. >> thousands of fans marched with the team to m&t bank stadium. that is where our coverage begins tonight. >> in the world of sports, a city never knows it daylight today will never come again. today the ravens of baltimore took full of advantage and put on a show. >> an epic day in downtown baltimore began after 11:00 a.m. at city hall. in a series of military trucks, the ravens -- ecstatic fans who packed the sidewalks -- the ravens greeted ecstatic fans who packed the sidewalks. >> best team in the country! >> fans saw coach john, ray ray and the big ray whose appearance caused quite a sight. a chain reaction of fans jumped the barricade and followed his vehicle down the parade route, like the king of baltimore. out of vehicles and into the state , a the staten estimated 100,00 fans -- 1000, 000 fans packed the stadium for a victory rally. >> i cannot explain it. it is breathtaking. this is awesome. >> does this compare to a regular-season game? >> i can't put it in words. >> the

can't believe so many people out here. >> holiday street down here in downtown baltimore. lining the streets of baltimore. it is just pandemonium in baltimore right now. we want to show you city hall where they just unveiled a banner congratulating the baltimore ravens. you can see the rest of the team, anquan bolden taking pictures capturing the historic moment. the ravens now champions for a second time. we will send it over here where joe flacco is getting into his humvee with the super bowl trophy and they are getting ready to take off. this parade starting about one hour late but nobody complaining here, in front of city hall. eventually this parade will make its way down to the stadium where they will have a massive rally there. it was supposed to take place at 12:30 p.m. and obviously it will not happen in. but at some point today it will happen. as the parade comes through you can see joe flacco coming by right now. the mvp super bowl champion. thousands of fans lining the streets getting ready for this victory parade. reporting live in baltimore john gonzalez, abc

at city hall in downtown baltimore. workers are erecting scaffolding to hold the sound system of cameras and they're putting up fencing to help with crowd control. >> we're excited. when you're watching and anticipating the win and they did, all the hard work we have been doing behind the scenes. we're excited about it. >> the parade route is south on commerce street, south on howard street, and to the camden yards warehouse lot and comes to an end at m&t bank stadium. a number of streets will close and there will be plenty of detours and delays. >> have a lot of fun, celebrate the wind. we're ecstatic they won the super bowl and they are the champions. that is why we're having the parade. if you are traveling you'll have to take an alternate route. >> the festivities continue at m&t bank stadium. it is free and there is free parking. >> now for a list of streets that are closed, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. the only other person who would wear a suit like that is rob roblin. have been getting some free hambur

towards frederick or east towards 695. 95, route 175, no problems k traveling from elk ridge to downtown baltimore, that stretch will take you 12 minutes. looking at the other time saver traffic drive times, jfx, nice and clear, 11 minute ride, traveling southbound, from the beltway, downtown to east fayette street. 695, delay free around, now, on the west side, an 8 minute clip traveling the outer loop, 795 to 70. >>> breaking news, police are investigating a triple shooting in baltimore county, one person is dead and we are getting new details as the morning goes along. sherrie johnson is live this morning with the latest at police headquarters. >> reporter: we have been on the phone talking to police, basically they are investigating 3 people were shot many middle river in the 2100 block of eastern boulevard, that's actually near martin state airport. look at this all new video shot overnight. you can see from the video, it was a active scene this morning, police tell us three people were shot, one person is confirmed dead. officers received a 911 call before midnight about shots fired when the

she was able to drive away in a car without having to put down a dime. >> >> a live look at downtown baltimore, abc 2 news working for you, a gorgeous picture of the inner harbor. the sun started to peek out there. for the latest on news, weather and traffic happening in baltimore, you can follow us -- we'll be right back. . eat good fats. avoid bad. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. to help support a healthy metabolism try new great grains protein blend in cinnamon hazelnut or honey, oats and seeds. >>> thanks for joining us on this monday morning. who says you can't get something for nothing? >> guess what happened to a woman in texas? she walked into a car dealership and drove out of with a ford taurus without pa

. >> from downtown baltimore who before a parade? the city is not wasting any time. the baltimore ravens won the super bowl sunday night and it's time to party today. i'm not biased. it's cold this morning, after all. the city hall is lit up in purple, many of the buildings in downtown baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will kick off the victory parade at city hall at 10:45. then the team bus will make its way to m&t bank stadium where the players will be there and will be live entertainment and thousands of fans. we spoke with the first fan or arrived here early this morning. charlie is the second fan. why are you here so early? >> my mom decided it was a good idea to get me up early. >> you have on your ray lewis t- shirt and your nice jacket. is this better than 2000? >> much better. it is a real. especially in this being ray lewis' last game with the ravens. chris ault who are you hoping to see today? >> ed reed, joe flacco, ray lewis. i have always liked joe flacco when everybody is used to hate him. >> now you can talk all you want. the parade is open and

a 12 minute right from elk ridge to downtown baltimore. megan and charley over to you. >>> it's that time of year the american craft council show returns to baltimore. >> a lot of fun and amazing things to do. i don't know if you've seen it. it's huge. abc2 sherrie johnson is live with what to expect. what do they have? >> reporter: they have something for everyone. the show kicks off today a little later this morning. but i mean, they have over 650 craft artists that will be here today. and they have jewelry, clothing, furniture and decor something for ever hey -- everyone and it's amazing. it's to watch and this morning i have dana who is a fashion designer and is joining me this morning. she has some lovely items. and look, look at what i got on right here. she was kind enough to let me wear one of her jackets. it's absolutely gorgeous. good morning how are you. >> wonderful. thanks for having me. >> reporter: fell me -- tell me about what you have to offer and we see your area that looks amazing. >> my line is architecturally inspired

it will take 15 prints from the beltway to downtown baltimore. -- minutes from the beltway to downtown baltimore. 695 is in great shape. looking at an 11 minutes ride on a outer loop from 95 to 83. and on the west side it's going to take you 11 minutes as well to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your morning commute. now over to you. >>> news time 5:31. he was training to become a better police officer and things went terribly wrong. that trainee was shot in the head. linda so is live this morning at shock trauma. how is that officer doing this morning? >> reporter: the officer is in grave condition and underwent surgery last night at shock trauma after being shot in the forehead. still a lot of unanswered questions this morning. the baltimore city police commission suspend training operations until he gets more answers. the trainee was shot by a baltimore city police instructor during the exercise. during a press conference last night, the commissioner would not say why live rounds were being used during the session. the injured officer works for the univers

and we have a live look of downtown baltimore. you will want to bundle up because it's cold out there. but, it's dry. abc's most accurate meteorologist has details on how it could change into a nasty winter mix. it's monday morning. thanks for joining us this morning. president's day. hope you had a great weekend. i am megan pringle. charley is off today and let's start with meteorologist lynette charles and things are changing and it won't be pretty tomorrow. >> things will be changing throughout the overnight and tomorrow morning. let's start off with temperatures because we are cold. we should be at 25 and we are coming in below that. throwing in the wind and we are colder than the teens we are seeing and in a lot of spots we feel single digits. so you have the temperature fix and let's go to the radar and show you what's going on because we are nice and dry right now. we have all sweeps on and scanning the skies. not a lot to scan for today. dry throughout the day and we get plenty sunshine in here and the clouds will move in.

. >> downtown baltimore is one of the safest parts of the city. we work hard at it. we make sure people feel safe. we are going to find out who did this on a day that baltimore was going to celebrate. >> one victim was in critical condition as of last night. police say they have been planning for this parade for the past two weeks. there were a number of plainclothes officers on duty yesterday. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the michael johnson murder trial continues today. he is accused of killing phylicia barnes. the jury asked to see cell phone video. there was a suggestion he was jealous about the time she spent with others. >> there was an incident yesterday at wilde lake high school. a woman agreed to cut class with deshawn jones. the girl claims he raped her. she initially reported the incident to her mother. >> we began gathering information and that information led to the arrest at the suspect. >> this morning jones is charged as an adult. >> 5;07. >> there is a chance lance armstrong's lifetime ban could be reversed. >> this is the beltway at baltimore n

the streets of downtown baltimore will be filled with ravens fan. this is the crone when they won in 2001. you can bet it's going to look like this again tomorrow. so the parade starts at 11, city hall ends at m and t bank stadium and we will cover it live and stream it online. if you can't make it downtown, you can see the action on abc2 or abc2news.com. >> any idea what the weather will be like then. >> ? >> of course she does. >> -- then? >> of course she does. >> we will see a few showers in the morning and throughout the day. a little pesky clipper coming in. >> natural confetti. >> yeah. >> mother nature. >> so it's a doesn't -- doesn't matter whoa could have a blizzard -- we could have a blizzard and nothing would stop this. temperatures in the low 20s this morning. 24 degrees right now in stevensville and union bridge at 21. more of the same in glen burnie at 24. tows those winds makes it feel like we are in the teens. we -- those winds make it feel like we are in the teens. we see warm air trying to work its way in here. it won't happen. 59

clear from 195 to downtown baltimore. in hunt valley, 83 is going to be nice and clear at shawan road. it will remain that way as you get on to the jfx and head into the city. you are looking at a normal 11- ment ride southbound from the belt -- 11-minute ride southbound from the beltway to fayette street. 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and the west side nice and clear there as well. just 8 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 70. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> five things to know on this wednesday. you can show your love for wind energy in annapolis. environmental and business leaders will hold a rally from 11 to noon. they will hold a hearing on offshore wind power and the possible bill and they will vote on that in the next few weeks. >>> president obama signed an executive order aimed at fighting cyber threats. official also reveal some of the information today. it will make it easy for private companies in control of the nation's critical infrastructure

if you are traveling in downtown baltimore, we do have a crash right near the world trade center. it's on pratt street at commerce street and not far from the scene we do have some emergency construction under way on south charles street. it's blocking two of the lanes between lombard street and pratt street. you will want to expect heavy delays as the morning does progress. now, if you are traveling on 895, no problems right now through the harbor tunnel, and here's a look at 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. traffic is moving right along, just eight minutes right now to travel northbound from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. and if you are traveling on 695, here in parkville, everything nice and clear. no problems on the inner loop down to 95 and outer loop, it's going to take you 11 minutes right now to travel from 95 all the way up to 83. 695 on the west side, no delays there, just seven minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 70. that's a look at your morning commute. megan and charley, over to you. >>> 6:16 right now. we're following prz for you out of northeast ba

. >> downtown baltimore is one of the safest parts of the city. we work hard at it. we make sure people feel safe. we are going to find out who did this on a day that baltimore was going to celebrate. we owe it to the family and to the city. >> as of last night, one victim was in critical condition. another was in serious condition. police say they have been planning for this parade for the past two weeks. they did plant lots of security. there were a number of plainclothes officers on duty yesterday. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police have charged a student with the rape of a classmate. police say deshawn jones invited a fema student to cut class with him on monday. she agreed but it turned violent. >> she said at some point he pulled her into an unoccupied classroom and would not let her leave. she said he held her down and raped her. >> jones is being charged as an adult with second-degree rape. >> the trial for michael johnson continues. she was grabbing the private parts of michael johnson after a night of a streaking. the video was taken the same night -

state police and two other agencies help the city of wrap up patrols. >> downtown baltimore is one of the safest parts of the city and we work hard at it. we work hard to make sure the police officers are there. but we will do now is we will find out who did this. we will find out who did this. we owe it to the family and the city. >> uphill -- >> a little bit on the chilly side but actually warmer than it has been over the past couple of days. the average high temperature is 43. 39 right now at the airport. it has been gusting up to 20 miles per hour. the high temperatures in the low to mid 40's. you have a little activity. let's put it that way as we head into the beginning of the weekend. >> a 17-year-old is charged with raping a classmate. the 14-year-old said that she had agreed to cut classes before he pulled her into an empty classroom and assaulted her. both are students at a high school. initially, she reported the incident for -- to her mother. an independent report delivers a grim warning for baltimore city. bankruptcy for the city unless serious measures are taken. it is p

>> downtown baltimore is finally back to normal. howard st., russell, everything is back to normal, but we have video to show you of what we could see. one picture is worth a thousand words. just watching this shot here was an unbelievable, with the entourage of people following way lewis into the stadium, when they made that turned down howard street, it was just unbelievable. i've never seen that many people on of parade route in my entire life. starting from city hall, working all laid down to m&t bank stadium and to the fans inside, it was nothing compared to preakness or the fourth of july celebrations, this was just unbelievable. it's a once-in-a-lifetime event for me. >> thank you. if you miss any of our victory parade celebration, not to worry at all, we will rebroadcast the entire program twice tonight on wbal +. over the air, you can find it at 11-2. comcast 208 and verizon 460. our extensive coverage continues online and on the homepage of wbaltv.com. you will find some unbelievable photographs there and another look at r

nature at its most delicious. >>> you are looking at a live picture of downtown baltimore.bor. that area, a nice day out there, today. we want to remind you you can always follow us on twitter for the latest news, weather and traffic -- . >>> good morning to you. >> >> we are working for you this morning. a check of the forecast, meteorologist lynette charles talks about changes to come. >> charlie, you are exactly right. this morning, we are cold. wet weather working its way in as we go into tomorrow. make sure you bundle up if you are heading out and about. frederick, 27, a slight wind chill out there, so the temperature are feeling more like the mid-to low 20s across the area. broaden our view and you can see the cold air is locked in place around much of the nation. you have to head south to see 60s and 70s in miami. this is where we are getting severe weather across the area. now, we look at what will be happening in terms of a winter storm watch that's back off towards the west in western maryland. not coming into our neck of the woods, but we could be seeing a winter

downtown baltimore. police believe he got into a dispute after attending the ravens celebration was staffed. the suspect wore a long proposed research and a white hat. >> no charges will be filed against a city police officer who shot a mentally ill man last year. the decision -- use of force was justified when he shot the suspect in southwest baltimore. he was responding to a call for a man with a mental illness armed with a weapon when the man came charging toward his car with a knife. that is when murray fired five shots through his windshield. the suspect did survive. >> more about the death of an owings mills mother. an acquaintance of the victim, jeffrey michael shiflett, has been charged with murdering katie hadel. >> it is clear that katie hadel was afraid of jeffrey michael shiflett. she told police he made threatening phone calls. police picked up jeffrey michael shiflett wednesday morning when they spotted him walking along a road in right chester town. he went to katie hadel's apartment the n

look at this sunrise, over the inner harbor, downtown baltimore. beautiful picture of the water, no matter what the weather brings you today, we want to show you this picture, it is stunning. celebration to tell you about that went bad in wichita, kansas, police say the brothers bought pot and methamphetamine after winning $75,000 in the lottery. they were filling butane torches to light their bongs when the pilot light ignited the fumes. there was a big explosion. the blast shattered the window. new reaction from a neighbor. >> that's nice to celebrate. celebrate too hard. >> fortunately nobody was hurt in the blast. police believe those lotto winnings are now gone. >> 16 year old musician is inspiring others by refusing to let a disability stand in the way of his dreams. he was born with 3 fingers on each hands. some thought it would be impossible for him to learn how to pay the piano much less master it. >> when i started playing it, i fell in love and it got easier. >> he shares his piano talents at different schools and a music producer is tea

city hall in downtown baltimore in party mode, as you can see. is little or purple lights, like many of the buildings baltimore. today a banner will be congratulate in the team on its big super bowl against the san francisco 49ers. since the baltimore ravens in the city in 1996, have 1 two super bowl titles. the first was in 2000/2001. they arrived at bwi marshall somerday afternoon to fanfare, but nothing compared to what we will see today. thousands will be lining the streets. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will kick things off the 10:45 this morning at city hall. will start moving parade. it will go south on commerce pratt and howard bankts and then into m&t is where theh homemore ravens play games. to understand there will be quite a party. live entertainment and the be on stage talking fans and spanking them for a great year to support. the party kicks off in a few hours here in downtown baltimore. live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. had a palm oil with the lombardi trophy after the had a fumble. >> john harbaugh was

no delays heading to downtown baltimore. we take a look here normal conditions you will not have problems getting up to towson. as we look at drive times the west side of the beltway will be free of delays. you are looking at a 7 minute ride. >> over to you. >>> a rare find girls on the football field but it does happen. >> and one girl to play a number of years one is told now she cannot. >>> and a dire that does not let an avalanche get in the way of a good time. we'll show it to you ahead. >>> two kids in the story do not care if they are sick because they have bonded over the illness. >> and one girl had seven strokes aide adam 5 of them. doctors don't know why they keep having strokes at such a young age. >> they are at a research facility and they have become the best of friends. >> they are at the facility and they are looking at the knew tay shon to why they are having the strokes. >>> two fifth greaters are in trouble. >> they are plotting to kill a classmate. details when the news starts

. >> the ravens victory parade could effect your commute in downtown baltimore. roads will be shutdown. the roads will close right at 10:30, lit affect traffic on commerce, the parade route will travel to howard and pratt, ending m and t, light street experiencing closures and baltimore, fayette, a list of all of the roads that will be shutdown can be found on abc2news.com. if you are traveling on 83 this morning, no problems what solve rs you are looking north of 695, eleven minutes southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. as we look at the other time saver traffic drive time, the beltway is in great shape this morning, no problems now on the east side, it's going to take you eleven minutes up to 83, on the west side, 11 minute rides as well. >>> fans have a chance to welcome the super bowl champions home for a big celebration. this morning, sherrie johnson is life at city hall with more on the preparations for this. i guess we are bringing the flaser of new orleans home with -- flavor of new orleans home with us. [foreign speaking] >> report

around 30 in downtown baltimore. we will see cloudiness increasing tomorrow and thickening across the area. it is on our doorstep. in response to storms forming on the gulf coast and the upper midwest, they will combine off the mid-atlantic and push up into new england as a powerful nor'easter friday night into saturday. we will be on the southern fringe of that. you can see where the action is expected. that is where the winter storm watch has been posted. it is the broken nose, catskills and into the new england mountains. there will be hit with some heavy snow. lee tomorrow evening after sunset, getting toward 10:00 p.m. and midnight and beyond, light precipitation tries to form around here and that could result in some slippery spots. late tomorrow and friday morning's rush-hour. mostly rain for our area. as the storm gets off the new england coast it pulls down cold air. the rain in our area might change over to some snow late friday night into saturday morning along with strong, gusty winds and some colder. the

reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> welcoming ravens home. if you don't work or have a television, you can catch the television festivities on line. streaming the parade at abc2news.com. >>> joe flacco will be back in baltimore in time for the parade. he didn't run home with teammates , the super bowl mvp had stop to make on his national victory tour. flacco was here on the late show with david letterman, he talked about the winks nee win, expecting to be a father again. he shared the news about hus wife's first pregnancy at thanksgiving at 2011. i'm sure you remember, but that's when the team also beat the 49ers. >> before heading to knock, joe made a stop to the happiest place on earth. thousands gathered for a parade on main street in disney world. he led the parade alongside mickey mouse and ravens fans welcomed flacco to new orleans or orlando rather. why didn't he have a purple car? charlie told you, within seconds, flacco took part in the ad that's been around for years, 26 to be exact. the announcer asks the mvp what is going to do nex

nothing to get in your way from the beltway to downtown baltimore. everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel and here's a live look at the west side at baltimore national pike. traffic is moving along. this is the seam case all the way around the belt -- same case all the way around the beltway. now over to you. >>> ravens fans have another reason to celebrate besides the superbowl. >> former offensive tackle jock ab-- jonathan ogden is making it to the hall of fame. another famous rain didn't makethe cut. >> and millions spent on the ads during the superbowl. which ones lived up to the hype and which ones let you down and which ones made you feel sick. that go daddy ad bothered me. >> that's gross. >> it's really gross. why let constipation slow you down? try miralax. mirlax works differently than other laxatives. it draws water into your colon to unblock your system naturally. don't wait to feel great. miralax. >>> jonathan ogden. >> how great was that. even before the game stared ravens fans had a reason to be excited. j

there will be tens of thousands of people in downtown baltimore tomorrow. the parade starts at the city hall at 10:30 in the morning, moves through the downtown to m&t bank stadium here where the doors will be open for free. you can fill the stadium potentially with tens of thousands of people for a celebration that will continue here starting at 12:30. it will be a big day in baltimore with a lot of pent up enthusiasm. people really want to clear for that team in person. reporting live in baltimore at m&t bank stadium scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. something tells me there will be a few people calling in sick tomorrow in charm city. we will have the big coverage on the ravens super bowl celebration, the homecoming festivities set to run from 10:45 a.m. until 2 p.m. and we'll stream it all live on www.wusa9.com. of course, we'll have extensive coverage in our 5:00, 6:00 and 7 p.m. shows and at 7:30 it's game on purple rain where we will have wrapups of all the regular season and postseason action. >>> the power outage at the superdome may have grab

and it will continue that way making the push from white marsh to downtown baltimore.oking live at 695, here in parkville at harford road, everything moving right along. no problems on the inner loop down to 95. and that outer loop looking at a normal drive time of 11 minutes to travel from 95 all the way up to 83. the west side of the beltway is in great shape and it's just going to take you 7 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. and for those of you using 795, no delays for maryland 10 to the beltway. that takes 10 minutes. that's the commute. now over to you. >>> most us take for granted the fact we know what it's like to play shovel and drive through snow. >> but for florida -- for a florida girl she never had the chance to see and feel snow in person until a charity stepped forward to make a wish come true. details ahead. i have never encountered such a burning sensation... until i had the shingles. it was like a red rash. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. it's something you never want t

looking at a 15-minute ride southbound from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. and checking in and looking at the other timesaver traffic crime times, 695 is -- drive times, 659 is in great year -- 695 is in great shape. this is an 11 minute right on the outer loop from 795 to 95. excuse me. that's a look at your morning commute. i am so excited about the ravens win. >> words are hard to come by. >>> it's 5:31. the season was a roller coaster ride but this morning the ravens are waking up superbowl champions. the ravens took down the 49ers 34-31 in big game classic that had all of us on the edge of our seats. charley has a recap of the ravens win what do you have. >> this one was not for the faint of heart. you thought it was going to be blowout midway through the third quarter and everything changed. but it would take one more defensive stand by ray lewis and the baltimore definances but as they have done -- defense. but as they have done they held tight and charm city is a champion. joe flacco found boldin in the back of the end zone and he was throwing the ba

we have an accident just reported along the southbound lanes in downtown baltimore. as we take a look at the abc2 timesaver traffic drive times, no problems what sofer on the beltway. a -- whatsoever on the beltway. a normal drive from 95 to 83. the west side nice and clear. going to take you just 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your morning commute. megan and charlie over you to. >>> a lot going on in politics. mayor stephanie rollins blake and governor o'malley are hosting baltimore day in annapolis. >> mayor is also delivering her state of the city address this afternoon. with the bad financial forecast on the horizon, now many people are anxious to hear about any possible solutions. >> shari johnson has a preview -- sherrie johnson joins us. >> reporter: the mayor is expected to talk a little bit about averting a $745 million budget shortfall over the next ten years. she mentioned this last week. she basically announced baltimore city is headed for bankruptcy if it doesn't make the necessary reforms to avoid it. this comes from

reporting live in downtown baltimore, abc2 news. >>> this morning a teenager is accused of killing her baby- sitter and is due in court for and into hear -- for a bond hearing. investigators say the 14-year- old was baby-sitting his 7- month-old sister on thursday night while their mom was at work. the next morning police say the mother tried to wake the infant up for feeding because she was unresponsive. >> she never even had a chance at life. it's a shame. and now it's really two lives taken away because the 14-yard just lost his life too. >> police say the teenager admitted to causing the injuries that led to the baby's death. he is now charged as an adult and being held without bond ahead of today's hearing. >>> police now say they believe they know who is responsible for starting a deadly house fire in northwest baltimore. they believe they also have a person of interest. it was the scene friday in the afternoon when the flames broke out. from the beginning authorities treated the woman's death at the scene as suspicious. homicide detectives and the arson squad were at that house

no concerns from cold spring lane all the way to downtown baltimore. we have some construction on light street blocking the left lane between pratt and conway. so you will want to expect more congestion in that area than usual. here's a live look in white marsh 95 at route 43. traffic is moving along taking you a normal 14 minutes to travel from the beltway all the way into the city. and as we look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times the beltway in great shape 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and the west side conditions nice and normal just 11 minutes to travel outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your morning commute now over to you. >>> health news this morning. heart disease is a number one killer in the united states. and doctors right now are working on a medical breakthrough that could save millions of lives. they are getting closer to developing the world's first heart made from a person's extra fat. >> 50ccs --50ccs of fat is two golf ball size pieces of fat and there's enough cells in that 50-ccs of fat t

. >> sherree johnson is live in downtown baltimore with those details. sheree, who is the mayor talking to today? >>reporter: yes, later this morning, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake will kick off a presentation to change to growth. she'll basically outline a 10- year financial plan and she plans to talk to hundreds of people and those folks include community groups, elected officials, also business and institutional leaders. she plans to map out details and information about the financial plan. the 10-year financial plan has several new initiatives, including rebalancing the way the city employees are compensated with more affordable, sustainable benefits and better wages. also investing in technology to increase productivity, also modernizing the city's vehicle fleet to reduce maintenance costs, also negotiating a new schedule for firefighters with higher pay to increase efficiency and prevent future firehouse closures. she also wants to create a solid waste enterprise for trash, recycling and santation by collecting a user fee which is done in

you won't have any problems traveling from edr ridge all the way to downtown baltimore. that stretch will take you just 12 minutes. as we check in and take a look at the other abc 2 time saver traffic drive times, the jfx is in great shape this morning. you're looking at an 11-minute ride southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street and 695, the west side right now delay free. it's only going to take you just eight minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. megan and charley, over to you. >>> it seems not everyone is pleased with beyonce's performance at the super bowl on sunday. i thought she was magnificent. >> coming up at 5:00 this morning, why an animal rights group now criticizing the singer's wardrobe choice. how can you? she didn't wear that much. >>> also ahead, you surf the web when you should be working? you're not alone. >> we all do that, though. >> research from a new report says that the percentage of workers who waste more time online at work than actually working, we'll give you all the numbers straight ahead. >>> wh

back in baltimore downtown with the preparations there. >> we know it will be really crazy in new orleans. we are expecting a really big party in baltimore as well. the police department, fire department, and business owners are getting ready. they wanted to be a fun night of celebrating, but also a safe one. >> you only have to look at the crowd that packed the streets after the ravens won the afc championship game for proof that baltimore fans know how to celebrate in huge numbers. baltimore police they have the detailed crowd control plan in place, including road closures, traffic redirection, and increased deployment of officers. >> you'll see them out there. you will see a lot of officers being very visible. a lot of special the equipment. across the city, we have a significant number of police working. >> business owners and popular bars and restaurants are getting ready for big crowds. >> to limit the crowd, make sure it is a good crowd and a safe crowd. >> kevin cartwright views -- use the recent brazil nightclub fire as an example of just how dangerous an overcrowded establishmen

we are certainly off to a cold start and we are dealing with emergency construction in downtown baltimore. it's right near the transamerica building on south charles street. expect heavy delays, two lanes are now blocked from pratt street to lombard street. now, if you are traveling on 95, here's a live look up in white marsh at route 43. traffic is moving right along. no delays heading downtown. it's going to take you just 15 minutes southbound from the beltway all the way into the city. and here in parkville, conditions will remain nice and clear on 695 here at hartford road, no problems on the inner loop and the outer loop you're looking at the typical 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. and over on the west side 11 minutes as well on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. megan and charley, over to you. >>> south african olympic sprinter oscar pistorius is in court this morning for day two of a bail hearing in the death of his girlfriend. pistorius arrived at the court building in a plark, covered in a blue blank -- in a police car, cover inside a blue blanket. this was a few hours ago. we're f

heading to downtown baltimore, no concerns right now on the jfx. it's nice and clear from the beltway all the way downton to -- downtown to east fayette treat everything is up to spee at fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. we are dealing with an incident right on the outer loop and you will notice traffic is starting to filter in but once you past the scene there won't be any delays to get in your way. for those in anne arundel county a live look at 97. at route 100 and there won't be any problems getting down to route 50 or travel up towards 695. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> five things to know on this tuesday. coast guard is investigating the simpging of the hms bounty. it sunk october 29th near the caribbean. one crew member died and the captain was never found. >>> senate arms service committee will hold a vote on the nomination of former senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. the committee is expected to approve the nomination and go on to the senate for a full vote. >>> the senate is holding

but temperatures are 28 at the airport and ocean city only 32 and downtown baltimore, 33 degrees. western maryland has temperatures in the teens. we have a couple of graphics to talk about how we have seen storm systems in the month of february. isolated snow showers are possible in the western mountains and as we get into baltimore, mainly an afternoon event not everyone will see them and if we do see any, they will bring it like accumulation. for today, 35 degrees around baltimore and 34 for ocean city and temperatures in the upper 20's in the mountains. they could get a couple of inches of accumulations of good -- off the western slopes. clearing skies tonight as a drop into the 20's and teams with breezy winds and last win tomorrow and a high of 40 degrees. 50 degrees on tuesday with a chance for rain. the moment we have all been waiting for -- luisa will hold a lizard from the national aquarium. >> joining us from the national aquarium with a few friends is liz evans and krstin >> even though valentine's day is over, we celebrate the month of love of the accord and so we have

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find jobs over the past two years. >> we have breaking news involving a light rail train in downtown baltimoret's go to skyteam 11 in captain roy taylor for the latest. >> howard street north of baltimore street is what we are seeing right now. light rail involved in a crash with the vehicle at this location. we understand there is one injury and we do not know the severity of injuries. the problem is that northbound howard is shutdown due to this, and also it looks like either fairmount park or fayette street. is also shut down westbound due to this accident. >> oscar pistorius free and out of jail. >> details on the conditions of his bail and details of another family member facing serious criminal charges. >> a major change it announced for m&t bank stadium at camden >> tomorrow, and maryland law will be spotlighted in the supreme court. for years, maryland has required anyone convicted of a serious crime to provide a dna sample. in 2009, the law was changed so that people arrested for certain violent crimes would also have to give a sample. in the last four years, those samples have led to

. >>> you are looking live at downtown baltimore. the sun is up and you are looking at this. what does today have in store? we will find out from lynette charles. it's friday and i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's go over toliette because the scene as we -- lynette because that scene. >> we are waiting for the wentry weather to come in. when i speak of wentry i am talking about an onset of sleet freezing rain and snow and all that. it will witch over to rain going through time. looking at maryland's most powerful radar, seeing it back to the west in west virginia and western has been drying down but we will get some black ice as we go through the evening time frame as well. and this could ramp back up going into the afternoon. so let's switch over to show you temperatures this morning. we are at 29 right now in pasadena. 24 in glenelg and westminster the temperature is 24 degrees. so bendel up as you head out and about. switch back over -- boppedel up as you head out and about. witch back over so -- bundle up as you head out and about. >> reporter: ther weathe

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downtown had to wait in traffic. >> don't think we have enough weather to mess up traffic tonight but we'll have flurry action and when the sun will be back. it's straight ahead. @Ñ >>> boy, did baltimoreshow up to say thanks. they paraded through downtown as tens of thousands cheered, screamed and celebrated. i can't believe the turnout. it was amazing. >> they said the turnout was between 33,000 to a gazillion. great crowds and everybody got to see the world champion baltimore ravens. what a day to love the ravens. every body holler. it. didn't take much to set the fans off into a frenzy. might have been a favorite song. or just pointing the camera in their direction. the thing that got them on their feet and their voices hoarse was the team. >> ravens nation. ravens nation. if we can't do it, it can't be done. >> reporter: some folks got here as early as 5 in the morning, all of them riding high with help from the maryland national guard. the players themselves were overwhelmed by the thousands at city hall and the tens of thousands more along the parade route. >> yeah! ravens yeah! >> reporter: the players got a welcome of a lifetime, even if they never play another down of footbal

another live look at downtown baltimore. today's big celebration for the ravens. the cameraman is going crazy with excitement. does he know he's on the air? live check with tucker in just a little bit. >> and don't forget to send in your questions for ask allison. head to myfoxdc.com, click on the mornings tab. we answer questions every friday morning during the mighty 9:00 hour. 36 degrees. we'll be right back. ♪ making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a nokia lumia 822 in red for free. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you

this weekend, the brides against breast cancer tour stops in downtown baltimore with 1000 designer andbrand name wedding dresses on sale at huge discounts. a great sale for a great cause. the tour stops in 100 cities every year and raises an average of 20,000 to $8,000 per show, a huge portion of that going towards the fight against breast cancer. >> offering free support programs, free education. >> if you missed this weekend's show, the next stop on the tour will be richmond, va next weekend. army navy took to the basketball court. sports is next. >> this is 11 sports. >> atlanta braves all-star pitcher join the baltimore orioles today in sarasota after signing a minor-league deal last night. health problems became a concern. he will still get the chance to compete for a major-league rotation spot in the spring. the orioles will once again need stellar place from the bullpen and players like pedro this season, the hard turning right- hander will look to return to the form that made him unbeatable last year. despite last year's magic, this is a new year. >> now we are in 2013. we are

we are life at city hall, downtown baltimore, the excitement is in the air, everyone is so excited to welcome the baltimore ravens home, the new champions, we have tracy with the baltimore office of promotion. she is joining us live. good morning, thank you for being here to talk to us. bring us up to speed. tell us about how this goes down. >> today, everything in front of city hall gets underway at 10:45, we will have the mayor and coach, and the players reps, they will speak, confetti, tough have confetti to kick off the event. we will start from here. it's a ravens parade with the players, coaches, band, cheerleaders and mascot's home. >> what do you want people to remember? we are #expecting thousands of people. >> we encourage people to take light rail buses, you can pack over at m and t bank stadium. can be 79@zñalong the parade ro >> reporter: they will start and t. what happens there? i heard that's where the festivities begin. >> entertainment. that will be a great way to finish the season, and thank the ravens. >> reporter: thank you for joining us live and giving us the nt

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. >> a raging inferno and the heart of downtown baltimore as the flames tore into the sky. fast, we were scared to death. >> they were told to clear out immediately. >> we did not know a gas line going to blow because it was out of control. >> some residents packed up and right into an armada of fire trucks. and >> it is like fire trucks. >> firefighters got orders to before they could get clear of the structure. the walls came down on five firefighters. a frantic mayday sparked an urgent rescue effort. there were rushed to a shock, to make it.cted >> they lost their lives in this because it was coming down top of them. >> some residents and business owners returned to their shops. they feared they lost everything. >> i left it in god's hands. >> now tonight, we spend the evening on storm watch keeping on the possibility of flurries around town. a dusting and in some cases, on the roads in the morning. tellivers and maryland, us. bring the snows and are the worst.r just in case of the driveway or is slick.lk we have been disappointed day after day. withryland, our first sto