gerry sandusky is live at the under armour performance center tonight for a look back at the victory.> what a perfect tribute to art modell as the ravens reflected back on his legacy as well as looking forward now to the start of the 2012 season, which began with fireworks and a rout of the cincinnati bengals. a poignant start to the evening and for this season, and for the modell family, an emotional evening, to say the least. joe flacco set the tone. the first play of the game, a 52-yard connection to smith. that combination would lead to a justin tucker field goal and a lead of 3-0. ray rice found his way into the end zone on a 7 yard touchdown. ray rice only had 10 carries on the evening but averaged almost 7 yards per carry. he picked up 17 yards here and the ravens had the bengals on their heels throughout the evening. third quarter, joe flacco, 24- 13. ed reed with this touchdown return of an interception. he became the all-time leader in interception returns in nfl history, adding up to a win over the bengals. he shared the credit with his teammates after the win. >> they got

. >> gerry sandusky has a preview in prime time. ravens irst, i twtwo spent some time in the community. >> it will looks like we will have a few more thunderstorms this week. the seven day is coming up. right now is 82 at the airport. >> you are watching wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. with rod daniels and don hamilton, your forecast with tom tasselmyer, and sports with gerry sandusky. oó >> the baltimore ravens kick off the season in six days but today biggest are spent the day on the community. ray rice gave away free tickets to monday's home opener. they also got a sign football and had their picture taken. >> the other ray spent the day with some students. he handed out 200 backpacks to students in west baltimore. they say they enjoy giving back to the community. >> it is great to give somebody a ticket to the game. obviously, me being a partner with them, they get to see me. you know what, it was great. they get to see me in my normal attire because monday night that will be a different person. >> just to make them smile, the bott

. >> i'm gerry sandusky. with you at ravens camp where the coaches are going to work trying to pull off something the franchise has never experienced before. we will tell you about that later in sports. >> severe storms racing across maryland today. maryland today. we will see where they and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> the baltimore county superintendent announced plans to hire a school security officer. >> just how critical is that position? tim tooten spoke with the anne arundel head of security in the as live in the newsroom. >> they have the same vision when it comes to what they're looking for me in a school security officer. >> we handle physical security as well as personal safety issues, emergency planning. the

daniels and donna hamilton, your insta-weatherplus forecast with tom tasselmyer. 11 sports director gerry sandusky. wbal tv 11 news >> summer vacation is over for lawmakers. >> lawmakers will be in session for the next week or two which means there's little time to get things done. the house and senate were back in order. returning to work after a five- week recess but there was no break in party politics. >> this does not work with medicare or with this tax plan. >> the focus is that governor romney will return us to the same failed policies. >> expect more of the same. >> this week will see a lot of political rhetoric on the house and senate floors, try to make the case that their party has the better plan for the economy, for jobs and france, for what ever. anything to give them the edge. >> what about action? >> the big issue of its funding the government beyond september 30. how are college graduates beginning to pay this off? we go after the biggest private lung company around. -- funding company around. >> she just did not know it would come calling so aggressively, she said. >> they have,

. >> that opened with a bang at that as were we find gerry sandusky. the team looked amazing. >> you could not have scripted a stronger start. not just the excitement of starting a season, but monday night so soon after the passing of a man with so much influence on the creation of monday night football. michael phelps ran out of the title with raven's players. >> and joe flateau looked like an early quarterback. >> flacco might have a big contract in front of him. an affirmative vote of forthcoming as they routed the bengals largely behind. 17-3, he did it twice. >> perfect passes with a touchdown, he was involved as well. with the interception going the other way, the nfl's all-time leader is said to return yardage. with no worries, the attention after words, he and the coach both very happy. >> i don't concern myself with that stuff. we played pretty damn good every week. we are 99 yards, whatever it is. glued bottom line, go up there and played hard. >> it is easy for the pundits and the prognosticators, that is what you do. you try to figure it ou

gerry sandusky joins us live with a thrilling, historic, along win today. >> none of it comes close to satisfying his team's dream of the playoffs. they want -- they may be improbable happened. the fans have waited a long time for a september like this one. bottom of the 14th after a long way this afternoon, it was up 2- 2 tie. adam jones scored the winning run. five hours and 14 minutes in the 14 year streak of a losing record at the orioles stay in first place, with a guaranteed to be a 500 or better record. >> they were real date there were the guy on first. their outfield so good we expect them to catch everything. >> but show walters even keel demeanor is probably the backbone of the orioles success. not much time for the orioles to enjoy the win today. they are off on a nine-game road trip tomorrow. it is an entirely different story for orioles fans. >> plenty of excitement here at camden yards is afternoon when the orioles finally clinched that win. plenty of fans stuck it out for that five-hour game even though it was on a thursday. after 14 losing seasons, plenty of fans have

gerry sandusky joins us live with an update. the big news is exploding on twitter right now. >> this is only ever happened once before, in 1967, when the ravens won their third game out of four at the start of that season and the orioles were in first place, to have a night like tonight on 9/11 with both the orioles and the ravens in first place in their respective divisions. the yankees lost putting the orioles in a first-place tie, and the ravens won their season opener over the seam -- the season opener over the cincinnati bengals. in the last time it happen that orioles were still in the afc east. the ravens banished 6-9-1 and the orioles lost in the american league championship series. they will have to build on this from here. >> now to the other big story, tonight we are learning new details about a terrifying day at a baltimore county business group predicts an eighth grader brought a loaded gun to stemmers run middle school and pulled it out during class. now police are charging the state and grandfather. 71-year-old no

gerry sandusky looks and how the orioles are defying expectations. >> 14 straight losing season. the first -- only 27 games left in the regular-season and the orioles appear to have every check -- every bit as good a chance of winning the division. mark reynolds continuing history at the plate, a three-run home run. the orioles' winning 12-0 to 9. tampa bay rays'evan longoria help their cause with a two-one shot of his own. the orioles are deadlocked even in first place with new york. the orioles wrap up their series against toronto tomorrow night. much more on the start of an amazing september, little later in sports. >> amazing is. tonight, people are shocked by the comments made by baltimore county judge to a victim of domestic violence. but next time you'll hear the recording from the courtroom. >> sheriff and thunderstorms on >> sheriff and thunderstorms on the radar tonight, and sababa more county judge is in hot water because of the way he treated -- a baltimore county judges in hot water because of the way he treated a woman in his courtroom. >> jayne miller has details,

gerry sandusky joins us with more. >> some called art modell a giant. fans will call him the man who brought the nfl back to baltimore. art modell uprooted his family, bold steps for a man who considered football and family his highest calling. he leaves behind a legacy that does not yet include a place in the hall of fame. baltimore will include the sentiment he loved. his name stands in the team's ring of honor. his will bring added baltimore and the nfl, and his values have become his legacy in that town that treasures the same thingss. >> we lost pat less than a year ago. most people knew that their love for each other figure that as frail as art was, he would rather be with her than with us. art modell helped to pioneer the launch of monday night football and change the league again when he brickle -- relocated to baltimore. even after he sold the team, he remained a regular. i visited with art modell at a ravens practice. quick with a grant or playful gesture, he had a mac -- a knack for making people smile. >> just the way him and his wife treate

gerry sandusky has that. >> it is a busy night downtown to say the least. ravens fans getting the season kicked off tonight when they will watch your on channel 11. ravens fans have shown up here setting up and the cheerleaders have shown up as well. it kicks off on monday night at home against the cincinnati bengals. the first time they will have a monday night home game since five years ago. a trip to the championship game and that means this year the expectations are even higher. there ravens have been dominant at home. they have won their last stand straight. the only tape -- team to go to the playoffs each of the last four years. as i mentioned, the expectations are higher than ever. the players cannot wait to get this started as well. >> he had done a great job this year. i think you can see a different joe, a guy who understands. not since he did not before but i think, you know, the way he has let himself, i can he is doing a very good job knowing where the ball is supposed to be. >> it is a special season when the raven's defensive players are exci