. >>> a rare surge rate johns hopkins gives a wounded soldier a shot at a new life. >> look at this. >> reporter: i am linda so live at johns hopkins hospital, the first u.s. soldier to survive losing all four limbs gets a new set of arms. how doctors here at hopkins performed the complex double artransplant. >> first a massive flu outbreak and now another virus spreading across the u.s. doctors say this illness is incredibly containous and -- contagious and what symptoms to look out for. >> ray lewis takes the highroad when it comes to the comments made about him by the wife of new england patriots west s welker. he says there's no hard feelings. >> reporter: every thing is up to speed on 97. i will let you know what traffic looks like on 83 and 695 all coming up on good morning maryland. and this is a live look in south baltimore. great way to start the day. stay with us, there's much more coming up next. >>> news time 4:42. it's a miracle he survived. a sold year who lost all four limbs -- soldier who lost all four limbs received a double arm transplant at johns hopkins. linda so is live this morning at the

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a quadruple amputee but thanks to doctors at johns hopkins he has arms again and if you are wondering how that is possible, linda so is live with more on how doctors performed this really amazing but complex transplant. linda. >> reporter: it's so complex. it took 13 hours. this is the first time that hopkins has performed a double arm transplant and later this morning, we will get to meet the soldier and the surgeon behind it all. a news conference is scheduled for 11 this morning. this is video from before the transplant. brendan marrocco is the first sold year to survive after losing all four limbs in the iraq war. he was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. he underwent the complex transplant last month. it involves connecting bones, blood vessels and muscles and nerves and skin on both arms. the surgery involved an innovative treatment that used the dead donor's bone marrow cells to help prevent his body from rejecting the new limbs. the 13 hour operation was led by dr. andrew lee, the plastic surgery chief here at hopkins. marrocco is one of seven u.s. soldiers to received a successful double arm transplant. h

live at hopkins, lnda so, abc2 news -- linda so, abc2 news. >>> count down to superbowl xlvii. today ravens players will talk to the media. this was scene yesterday, a big send off at the inner harbor. thousands turned out for a peprally to cheer on the ravens. and jammy costello was in -- jamie costello was in new or leeks when the plane touched down. >> reporter: from -- new orleans when the plane touched down. >> reporter: from baltimore to new orleans. what a day for the ravens after the send off at the inner harbor to new orleans today ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: little jazzy start to the stay and what a start to superbowl week. rains arrived mid afternoon all ice on ray lewis who says he is thinking about his ill grandmother. >> -- ravens arrived mid- afternoon. all eyes on ray lewis who says he is thinking about his ill grandmother. >> they told me they are going to pull the plug always in prayer. thanks for asking. >> reporter: tht the home in the middle of the action. and he notes the streets of nola. >> we played from mailbox to mailbox. >> reporter: as they put two feet