tons of ravens fans are there and jamie costello is there. these guys are hopping on the plane in about an hour heading to denver he. go ravens. >> linda so live this morning. >>> this should be cool, tonight the baltimore marriott water front hotel will have a laser show as a tribute to the ravens. the image will be that of ray lewis doing that, trademark dance. it's at 15 floors up so you can imagine how big this is going to be and loop continually the starting at 5:30 and goes until 9 tonight. >>> spiderman can shoot webs from the wrist and sweng across the city. now -- swng across the city and now -- swing across the city and now he can clean windows and surprised dozens of kids at a children's hospital in floor team scaled across the building via the ropes and pullies. there he is. the patients-side and people outside were all -- inside and patient outside were entertainment. >>> payday is usually a day people look forward to. >> but you might do a double take when you look at your pay stubs. >> extreme weather causing serious problems i

here in denver, jamie costello, good morning maryland. >>> a group from baltimore is getting ready to head there. and they will be excited with the trip. people from b more around town are out in hanover having breakfast with linda so and donuts and linda, you guys are dancing. >> reporter: weil we are at haney's-- we are at haney's corner deli. they are having a mini pep rally free donuts for anyone who comes in. available until 7. free coffee and you get to do it all with tons of ravens fans over here. they brought out the dj for this event. and this is the dj that does all the events for b more around town. >> i am so excited i couldn't sleep and it's to come work. >> go ravens. >> reporter: are you going to denver. >> no i will be watching on tv because i have to work. >> reporter: yeah but he was nice enough to come out this morning. all the fans are going out to denver most of them. and steven you are one of them. come over. so a group of you guys how many are going out? >> i think it's about 15 of us going out we are expecting 80 at the tailgate tomorrow for the game. >> report

jamie costello, abc2 news. >> you can make a donation to help hurricane katrina victims. just head to abc2news.com. just pick ravens nation in the program designation section. >>> in health news tonight when it comes to diet and weight loss, there's a whole lot of information out there, everything from the old wife's tale to modern day blogs on the internet. we look at some popular diet myths separating fact from fiction in tonight's health alert. >> reporter: for any weight loss journey, there are a few rules of the road. this registered dietitian said it's important to know the deference between good direction and those that are not. here's some questions clients often ask. first, do carbs make you fat? >> the truth is if you overeat on carbohydrates, fat or proteins, you can gain weight. focus on whole grain options. >> reporter: what about fat is self? does fat make you fat? not all fats are created equal. some sources of good fats include nuts, avocado, and peanut oil. >> having a modest amount of fat can leep you fill full faster so you eat less. >> reporter: eating

jamie costello was at the airport as the ravens touched down in the easy. >> the ravens touched down at 3:15 local time. john harbaugh, the coach, was the first off the plane. ed reed comes home to play in front of his home family. jacoby johns was there. he's home. ray rice said his -- and joe flacco is now in new orleans and terrell shogs has been -- suggs has been quiet all week. with the ravens in new orleans for super bowl xlvii. jamie costello. >>> coming up notre dame stays star manti te'o was only bared by a catfishing scheme. >> and the first guidelines for kids with type two diabetes. how experts plan to treat the disease. >>> it's the kind of scheme made famous by manti te'o's hoax -- catfishing. joce sterman explains how the common scheme works in tonight's scam alert. >> reporter: as crazy as it sounds, what apparently happened to notre dame's manti te'o, happens every day and in the just to famous football players. >> everybody wants to feel needed and loved and find that romance, the wonder, the excitement of it all. the scammer just knows how to pull them into it. >>

jamie costello reporting. >> the ravens won super bowl xxxv. the lombardi trough ti is -- trophy is on display at camden yards. the ravens defeated the giants that year 34-7. ray lewis was named super bowl mvp. >>> a baltimore pride is so devoted to the ravens she wouldn't adpre to marry her husband until the ravens made it back to the super bowl. things got serious but laura sudano still had cold feet. >> everyone kept saying come on now, it's been over five years. when are you going to get married. when we flirted the idea, i said not until i win the lottery or ravens make this back to the super bowl. people said why is that? i said that s -- that was our first date. it has a lot of meaning. >> now laura will get married in new orleans and wear that purple gown to the game after they get married. >>> we are teaming up with the st. bernard project. we're there to help rebuild homes for two families still affected by hurricane katrina. we need your help. head to abc2news.com/ravens for nola for more information about the project. you can also m

from foxborough, jamie costello, abc2 news. >> jamie is getting rest. you watched the ravens thrilling ride. now jeff hager joins us with much more. jeff? >> the simple as is there's nothing easy about it. you're going to have to redrill deep into your wallet to make this happen. >> his first stop, liberty travel in catonsville and david and his brother set their sights on the super bowl. >> decided -- >> bo knows baltimore football but if you want someone who can score you a flight ticket and hotel room, cindy knows what this will cost you. >> looks like one of the major sports company still has space. it's $6,000 to $7,000 a person. ticket's included. >> reporter: if you don't mind sharing a room with three other people in biloxi, mississippi, you can cut that down to $5300. what about people willing to put their own deal together to shave a few hundred are few thousand. >> if you're trying to piece it together yourself, there's nothing in the new orleans area. you have to go about an hour and 30 minutes out. >> reporter: those rooms are $359 a night.

kelly swoope will be live with fans at della rosa's and jamie costello will be live from denver.ey you be live at ravens zone and we will get his ray lewis dance. tune in to abc2 tonight. right now 5 minutes after 5. >>> when your child gets on the bus headed to school, you expect them to be safe and that's not always the case. we showed you what bus drivers were doing busted running red lights and speeding everything was caught on camera in an abc2 news investigation. here's sherrie johnson to explain how the city is stepping in. sherrie. >> reporter: ian, we are here live at -- yes, we are here live at the intersection of york road and you know traffic passes through here each and every day but at this intersection, you will also find things like this red light cameras at the side of the road. there's a new push to hold bus drivers accountable for running red lights. last year abc2 investigators showed the city's red light camera system caught school buses running red lights. thnews promoted the baltimore city council to step in. the school system operates some of its own bus b

jamie costello was there to greet them when the plane touched down. >> reporter: from baltimore to bourbon street we are a twoment awarring from the hotel down to the french quarter. but what a day it's been for the ravens. after the send off at the inner harbor to down here in new orleans today. [ music ] ♪ little jazzy start to the stay and what a start to superbowl week. ravens arrive mid afternoon all eyes on ray lieu hoist says he is take -- lewis who told me he is thinking about his ill grandmother. >> they are going to pull the plug so you know, any day now, but, you know always in prayer so absolutely. thank you for asking. >> reporter: this will be the ravens home for the next week right in the middle of all the action. and ed reed knows all the streets where he grew up on them. >> we played from mailbox to mailbox or lamp post to lamp post. >> reporter: as the ravens put two feet on the ground they won't forget baltimore's send off and ray won't forget the skit. >> i got a torn cep and i can't get the peck off my face. >> when i saw it, i laughed so hard i was in tears laughing a

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 on the ground they won't forget the send off in baltimore and ray won't forget the saturday night hive skit. >> i know it's on i got a torn cep and i can't get the peck off my face. >> when i saw it, i just laughed so hard i was in tears last night laughing about it. >>

nobody will wear 52 in this town for this team again. ♪ >> jamie costello reporting there.f you know anything about lewis, so passionate about the game and his teammates and about the community and you know the reason for retiring is so he can spend more time with his family. in honor of the last dance there are commemorative shirts being sold. take a look at this. they were created by nightmare graphics a company in columbia. and retailers are picking up shipments of the shirt this morning and they can likely start being sold at many stores today. keep your eye out. that's what it looks like. >>> all right, right now, it is eight minutes after 5:00 and a new year and a new start for students from sandy hook elementary school going to start classes today but in an entirely different building. desks have been taken from the newly refurbished school into a nearby town along with backpacks and oblongsings left behind following that shooting in december. parents and students got a chance to check out the new building yesterday. it's a middle school and it has been outfitted wit

here in denver, jamie costello, good morning maryland. >>> if you are staying here and watching the game, there's plenty to do to show your support for the rains. as always, there -- ravens. as always there's purple friday marching band. they will make several stops around town. there's going to be a purple pep rally at noon. fans are encouraged to wear ravens gear for a picture that's going to be sent to the team in denver. as you get ready this morning, you might want to think aboutthrowing on purple. you will see a lot of it no matter where you travel. >> coming up this morning, fans are hitting the road or theairheading out to denver in the mile high city. abc2 news linda so she is live getting ready. linda, you going to see the fans off this morning? >> reporter: yeah. and i have some with me this morning. and get this, they are doing something really cool for all you other fans out there. this is brian snyder with be more around town and look what he is providing free for anyone who comes out to the haney corner deli the delicious donuts baked fresh and free coffee and pastries. th

. >> jamie costello we celebrate the ravens victory and trip to the superbowl. jamie, so many special things about this night, the retirement of ray, the celebrities and fans. >> this is what we've been waiting for and ray picked a great time to retire. he pickedthis team up and carried them into new orleans. let's showyou who the team captain was, it was oj who is battling ols. >> dennis had just taken a shot when flacco came back for a five yard touchdown pass. bernardpal lord hit ridly forcing the fumble and anquan bolden with two touchdowns in the third quarter. now, i'm going to take you over here, this is the good old fashioned way, here's some of the reaction from highlights. this is aadam jones, baltimore orioles all starmentlet -- al star. let's listen to what he has to say. >> [inaudible]. >> there's michael phelps who is talking and he was explaining what he was doing. he and his mom are watching and game and she's hitting them -- him in the knee. michael was going crazy about going to the superbowl for the first time and bernard poll lard was talking

jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> well, this was the scene after the win. it's no surprise officials are stepping up the patrols in fed hill. fans will definitely be out. >>> before the big game we're bringing you another live ravens special. we have coverage of the best tailgating spots plus a breakdown of this super bowl sunday. and we have an extra live hour of coverage that starts at seven, so leave it right here. >>> until then you can find the latest including local interviews and on abc2news.com. head to our home page and click to the link for the special ravens session. >>> a gunman stops a school bus, kills a driver and -- the driver and takes the kindergartner hostage. what they're doing to get the boy back safety. >> new orleans may be hosting the super bowl but there are many families who are struggling to rebuild after katrina. we'll tell you how one charity is helping. >> how do you carry your handbag? we'll reveal what purse carrying style reveals about your personality. >> now we're paying for it. rain and wind through the night. i'm meteoro

at 6:00 6:00, jamie costello will introduce you to the family who will be moving in here seven 1/2 years after katrina. >> just head to abc2news.com/ravens for nola. select ravens nation in the designation. >>> you know, when you're trying to drop pounds, you start watching your calories and carbs, but you may be overlooking a key component to weight loss. we'll explain why salt affects your weight. >>> a man walks into a cracker barrel with a shotgun and killed his wife and daughter. >>> we're going to tell you which celebs you should support at the box office and on itunes. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. clusters of i had thispustules, pimples. right next to my spine. the soreness was excruciating. it was impossible to even think about dancing. when you're dancing, your partner is holding you. so, his hand would have been right in the spot that i had the shingles. no tango. no rhumba. you can't be touched. for more of

. >> reporter: with the ravens in new orleans, jamie costello, abc2 news. >> the players didn't want to touch the new one because it would be bad luck. there's nothing unlucky about feasting your eyes on the super bowl trophy from the 2000 season. it's now on display at the legends sports museum at camden yards. >> ray lewis had a tough season. now the owner of the company sports alternatives told "sports illustrated" that ray lewis asked for deer antler spray. that is ifg-1, which is banned on the list. lewis said it's a nonstory. >> two years ago that was the same report. i wouldn't give that report or him any of my press. he's not worthy of that. next question. >> this story created a huge buzz on our facebook page today. so we want to know what you think and whether this will change your opinion of number 52. log on to abc2news.com/facebook. >>> you pay up front for cosmetic surgery but when a company closes unexpectantly, your money is gone. that's what happened after the medspa was forced to close four months ago. joce sterman is here with more. i know this is aster ri you've b

if anyone could find a big rowdy group of ravens fans it's jamie costello. he introduces us to some baltimore faithful in denver. >> why would anyone want to leave baltimore? these fans left for opportunity. >> my friends moved down here a few years ago and i followed them. >> i came down with no job and it worked out for the best. >> why not pick up and move to somewhere with i'm going to fall in love with. >> what's it like to be a ravens fan here. >> it's a dream come true. ieven spent time in plea bargain in pittsburgh. >> you can take the girl out of baltimore but you can't take baltimore out of the girl. >> before you found this group what did you do on sunday for the ravens game i used to sit by myself in a local bar watching on the smallest tv in the bar. >> well with, i got a puppy about eight months ago and i was deciding between size l -- sizzle and ray, ray and sizzle kind of fits him. >> ray lewis, ed reid, everybody you have given us so much and we want to give back by being there and representing for you this weekend. >> these fans have it all

jamie costello kicks off the team coverage. >> from bourbon street we're with about two minutes from the hotel. what i a-day for the ravens after that send off to making it to new orleans today. >> a little -- jazzy start to our day and thoughts from ray lewis who is is thinking about his grandmother. >> they are pretty much going to pull the plug any day now so always in prayers, thank you for asking this will be the ravens home for the next week, right in the middle of all of the action and ed reed knows all on the streets for he grew up on them fwl and as the ravens put two feet on the ground here, they won't forget the baltimore send off and ray won't forget that saturday night spot. >> i got a torn try accept. >> when i saw it, i just laughed so hard, i was in tears last night. >> and from the sdoit the split, ray rice told me he ripped his pants on the plane, did you rip your pants today yeah, that's for good luck. y'all can't see it but i look good in my suit. you ain'tgoing be able to see it. i'mdefinitely not wearing this sunday. i got a couple of suits being delivered so i'

. >> reporter: look for jamie costello because he will be there. you want to do a dance. >> what time is it. >> game time. >> what's going to happen -- any dogs in the house? ♪ hot in so hot? here. ♪ so hot in [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: all right. you can't beat that. i mean i have nothing else to say. they took away the show. >> linda, you don't have to do the dance anymore. >> he looked good. he had some moves. >> he can do that. the purple caravan will make its way all around maryland. it starts at 6:45 at the house of rock in white marsh and each stop you can win prizes including autographed merchandise and final stop is at the padonia station at 9:15. we have the entire caravan and the schedule at abc2 news pown com -- abc2news.com. >>> and join us tonight for destination denver. jamie will be live in denver and, of course, charley will be live at the ravens zone so it's going to be a lot of fun starting here at 7 on abc2. >>> here's a story we uncovered. it was the investigators with abc2 who showed you the school buses running red lights and s

. >> jammy costello there -- the inner jamie costello. >> reporter: it's now time for caption this andicture was submitted by sharon edward of her grandson. third generation ravens fans how cute are they. we posted it on facebook and it has a lot of cappings. angela wrote in saying come on we will be late for the game. mark bradley last one to new orleans pays for the gumbo and doris her caption is future ravens in training. so, keep your caption this pictures coming. i need some for next week. e-mail it to the pix@wmar.com and you can poet it on my amount bc2 facebook page, too. >>> people will brave chilly temperatures to take a dip in the chesapeake going for money for the special olympics. it will be two days of plunging for the first time. maryland state police are hosting the corporate plunge challenge this afternoon and tomorrow is plunge fest 2013 that kicks off at sandy point park at 11 in the morning and goes all day long. always a fun time. >>> washington, lincoln jefferson roosevelt about to get company. >> it's getting crowded on the field. another president will join the

kelly swoope will be live with fans at dell la rosa's in white marsh and jamie costello live from denver tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. >>> any dogs in the house? how about putting a dog in your house? this is in honor of ray lewis. i think he would love this. tomorrow and saturday the maryland spca is offering discounted adoptions. the price for all large dogs will be reduced from $125 to $52. that's a great deal. so all you have to do is head on down to the maryland spca on falls road and when you go there you will see the shelter is all decked out in purple. the dogs even wearing ravens' bandannas. >> this is t in the playoff spirit for everyone. and to have been price $52 -- and of course the price $52. >> you can even name the dog ray. who knows? >> you like that lynette? >> i think velvet needs a friend. >> oh. he's too jealous. i wish i could do it. let's talk about that forecast for denver shall we? we'll start you out along the gulf coast states because you can see the elephant in the room there. the pink elephant lots of rain and severe weather possible across the gulf coast as we go th

we're going to be live with fans in white marsh and jamie costello is going to be live from the mile city high. >>> a check to have forecast here leekly but lynette is -- locally but lynette is it too soon to look at the forecast in denver? >> you read my mind. let's talk about what's going on because we can see some showers and possibly some severe weather down to the south around the gulf coast states. we see heavy rain now coming in around louisiana. but back towards denver, things are beginning to take shape a little bit. so let me though you that forecast -- show thaw forecast into time here. we are going to be looking at some very cold temperatures mostly cloudy skies as we head into saturday. it's going to be cold. it's 19-degrees and we do have the chance for some snow across the area there. for today, though, temperatures are not cold this morning. we're coming in in the 40s. these are where the high temperatures should be. kent island is right around 45 degrees. i'm going to give you the full breakdown of what you can expect as we go throughout the day and the weekend. let'

we are going to be live in white marsh with jamie costello reporting live from denver. this all starts at 7:00 right here on abc2. >>> and this is a great thing to do in a special way to honor ray lewis. this friday and saturday, the maryland spca is offering discounted adoptions. the price for all large dogs will be reduced from $125 to $52. that 52 number coming from? all you have to do is head down to the maryland spca on falls road near hampton and you can go to the shelter and all decked out in purple. the dogs even wearing ravens' bandannas, a great thing to do. what doesn't need a linebacker pooch in the house? >>> just a few minutes after 6:00 today. baltimore city parks school is closed today due to a water main break. again parks school is closed water main break here in baltimore city. >> all right stay with us this morning because parents won't be taking their kids to one maryland day care center this morning. >> they're shut down for now just ahead a story that's difficult for any parent to hear. we're going to tell you about this ongoing investigation. >>