. >> we will get to latest from jamie costello in a few minutes. first. >> let's head to good morning maryland's own charley crowson who is wide awake despite the hour because of the fan frenzy. it's all purple, mardi gras. >> reporter: good evening to you. we are live. it rolls off the tongue. >> it works well. it works well. >> reporter: i know someone was paying attention as to whether you were going to say it right and you nailed it. we are life at riley's oysters. it's like a multi-day holiday. we are starting the party friday, saturday in to sunday, leading up to it. people are filling in tonight at riley's oysters. go ravens. you can do better than that. go ravens. [cheering] that is what we are talking about. it's only 5:00. you left work early. >> absolutely. >> reporter: getting ready for super bowl sunday. go ravens right there. ladies enjoying the cocktails and oysters, too. we will be he throughout the night. our special, coming up at 7:00, we will be live with you, getting you ready for super bowl sunday, one more for the road, guys,

team coverage of the ravens takes us to new orleans where jamie costello spoke with a pair of newlyweds or heading home. >> reporter: as the buses got set to leave new orleans heard a -- there was daisy. you got married in new orleans. you got married when the ravens won the super bowl. >> i cried. we were crying because it was like such a high to end our entire weekend with a super bowl champ. >> reporter: days sip and jim went out on their first date 12 years ago at a channel 2 ravens sponsored party. >> we got engaged and told ourselves we wouldn't set a date until the ravens make it back to the super bowl. >> reporter: if they would have held on in new england, they would be married by now but he said our time wasn't right. s this time it was. >> thank you. if it want for the ravens making it to the super bowl, i would still be waiting to be married. >> the way you -- it came together you couldn't have planned a better time. >> reporter: they went to the super bowl the next day. >> it was a surreal dream. >> reporter: they marched in not to here comes the bride and the next night be

. >> a night of celebration for the ravens and ravens fans in charm city and big easy and jamie costello is in new orleans where people probably even at this hour are still celebrating. >> it's about 2 tickets to paradise. >> yeah. >> we won tonight. >> reporter: what did you think when jacoby ran on your lap? >> this is the superbowl. nobody expected it to be easy or a blowout. this is the way we rather finish it. >> reporter: what did you do when he caught this pass? >> so proud of my teammates andhonored to be part of the team and you know, it's unbelievable. >> reporter: where were you when the lights went out? >> took wnd out of the sails and they are on the ropes you know -- wind out of our sails and they were going on the ropes and you know and they came back with a vengeance and force and we held them off. >> reporter: when the bright lights came back on they were on flacco and you chanted elite. what are -- were you screaming ray's final rides end with the lombardi in new orleans. >> you realize you are champion. yes i did. >> we brung it back to the crib. >> reporter: it's been

so that's where we sent jamie costello and he was there when the confetti was dropping. >> it's about two tickets to paradise we won it tonight. >> reporter: what did you think when jacoby ran onto your lap? >> this is the superbowl. this is what everything-- this is superbowl. nobody expected the game to be easy. nobody expected a blowout. this is the way we rather finish it. >> reporter: what did you do when cue caught this pass? >> so proud of my teammates and honored to be part of the team and you know, it's unbelievable feeling. >> reporter: where were you when the lights went out? >> took a wnd out of -- wind out of our sails and they were on the ropes going backwards and gave them a chance to regroup and gather themselves and they came back with vengeance and with a force but we held tight and we held them off and got it done. >> reporter: and when the bright lights came back on they were on joe flacco and you chanted elite. what were you screaming when the ravens stopped the 49ers on the goal line stand ray's final ride end with a lombardi in new orleans. >> you realize you ra

in new orleans with halt of famer scott gar so, jamie cos -- garceau, jamie costello.njoy the celebration. >> jonathan ogden. >> and before the superbowl's opening kick ravens flans are plenty of reason to be excited. jonathan ogden the first player drafted in the baltimore ravens franchise inducted into the hall of fame. 22 picks later baltimore took ray lewis. >>> it's 6:36. we will switch gears and look at stories making news around the nation. a deadly bus crash in the mountains of southern california 8 people were killed and dozens injured when a tour bus collided with two other vehicles. authorities say the tour bus driver reported having brake problems. police say the bus was part of a tour from tee waya -- tijuana mexico. >>> this fire was started dleb rit used as training session for firefighters in austin minnesota. this is huge. officials say burning down the grandstands of the county fairgrounds will save around 30,000 dollars in removal costs. >>> something new is on the man you at mcdonald's. >> offering a new food and they say it's for lint but will fish

you are strong. >> that was jamie costello reporting. kathleen and kelly would like all of us to join a bone marrow registry. if you want to learn more about their lives and how you can help others, all you have to do is go to their blog. we'll pass it along to you, it's called kathy and kelliefight ccnl.com. >>> news time now 4:39. >> again, robin roberts returns to "good morning america." that coming up later this morning. you'll want to stick around for that. >>> absolutely. in the meantime if you have to head out the door anytime soon, you definitely want to get prepared with meteorologist lynette charles. >> absolutely. so we had that storm yesterday, we had a little bit of a mix, that wintery mix, it all switched over to rain on the back side of it, guys, we are blustery today. it is so windy. so we do have a wind chill to talk about. you're going to want to bundle up as you head out and about. here's the storm system that's basically heading out. now, we do still see some snow on the back side of this, but mainly this is off towar

jamie costello has more. >> the 26-year-old mother and her sons ages two and four, are seriously burned. the fire started on the second flair of the two-story apartment just around 10:00 this morning. when firefighters arrived, they found the mother and her children outside. the smoke alarms were not working at the time. the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this hour. remember, you can follow breaking news alerts sent straight to your email. we're always sending out breaking details on twitter. you can follow us at abc2 news. >>> a baltimore dentist is facing criminal charges because the state board says he was practicing without lap license. dr. zachary press was supposed to be in district court to answer those charges. we've got some questions for him, too joce sterman is in northwest baltimore to explain. >> reporter: dr. press is not only in trouble because of those charges, but he's also on the radar of the federal government. they consider him a dead beat because he has not paid back hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans. tonight at 11, an abc2 news investigat

>> jamie costello reporting. the team is bringing that team back here to baltimore and the city is getting ready. cheryl conner has more on the plans for the victory parade. >> reporter: take a look. sense ifs are starting to go up around the city. driving down pratt street looks like the grand prix is back in town. it is to set up to scrawt -- congratulate the baltimore ravens. it will go down commerce street, down pratt and howard before ending at m&t bank stadium. behind this is tracy. >> we've been working with vendors, the city crews, the mayor's oafs -- office, everyone. >> reporter: how do you get it together so quickly. >> we had been planning. it's time to put the plan into place. ever one is hitting their marks and getting it done. >> reporter: if you show up tomorrow at 10:45, are you going to see ray, coach harbaugh, all the players. >> you'll see all the players, a little bit of a ceremony with mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. we'll kick everything off from right here in front of city hall with all th

send it over to jamie costello. >> if you live on 29th and barkley, you grew up at the barkley rec centerd were crushed when you heard it was closing. but barkley may be coming back to life. >> reporter: about a dozen people spent their day scrubbing and sanding. about six months ago the recreation center shut down due to budget cuts. they took the lead role in reviving this center. >> it's a lot of work. it's a lot of effort and there's a lot of things we're still figuring out but the reason we took it on is, one, we didn't want to see the building just close indefinitely. we didn't really know what the future was with regards to rec and parkses running it. it's an important thing to have in the community. >> it's a win-win for the volunteers. they get to use the recreation center for meetings and it will be a safe place for kids. >> i bought a home here a year and a half ago. i learned about rec centers trying to get this up and running for schools. and, you know, they were playing outside on the street. it would be a lot better if they were here. >> we moved to baltimore four years ago

. >> a-that was jamie costello reporting. if you have a wood pen deck, be sure to power wash and seal it every one to three years. replacing an entire deck can be pricy. . >> and now maryland's most accurate forecast.. >> there it is the big monster storm as we look at the 3d view. the big action remains up north from new york north ward. it'sa huge ski weekend up there toward vermont and new hampshire and maine. on the backside of it, just a few snow showers toward cecil county and the wind flowing in. first, cecil county, very light wintery showers. this is the one county we thought could see some a- accumulation. pretty decentband coming through philadelphia so this is where the cut off is and from new york north, forget about it. these are snow fall rates in terms o' of three inches per hour. these are the totals that will be in excess of two feet in parts of the northeast, especially from new york on east ward. . >> don't forget, down load our abc2 news weather app for iphone or droid. search wmar in your tool bar. 35 at

jammy costello will -- jamie costello will have sights and sounds from the super dome when we continueeporter: top america's money a milestone on wall streetmorning. dow jones opens above 14,000 for first time in more than 5 years. since before the financial crisis the dow is up almost 7% sin the start of the year. u.s. pickup truck sales are expected to soar topping 1.7 million. pickups haul in most of the earnings for the companies 90 ears for ford and 2/3 for general motors. zombies swarmed the box office thanks to help from teenage girls who are not interested in football. warm bodies took the top spot with 20 million in the opening weekend. and when the lights went out during the superbowl, several advertisers rose to the occasion using twitter. oreos says the cookie is fun to dunk in the dark and tide says you can get your blackout but we can get your stains out. that's america's money. i am rob nelson. >>> you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >> baltimore we are coming home baby. we did it. >> you are waking up this morning with a big smile

jamie costello wraps up one of the most high profile cases in recent years. >> yesterday he turned 29. today he found out he could be jailed for 30. michael johnsonguilty for killing felicia barnes. her aunt with quivering lips. >> it's been a long time coming. i have forgiveness in my heart for michael johnson. >> hugs and tears and prayers, how does a mother explain her emotions this day after months of missing her daughter ends up dead. >> the elephant took one foot off my chest so i can breathe a little bit now. >> we will never forget felicia saes smile or in the courtroom today when michael johnson turned to his attorney and said i'm numb when the vishth was read or his father. >> it is what it is and we still feel that michael l johnson is not guilty. >> both families say it wasn't supposed to end like this. notin a courthouse in baltimore. in the end, the barnes family thanked the city prosecutor but in the end, both families admit the pain will never end. . >> and new at 11:00 tonight justice for another killing from north carolina. margaret joneshas pleaded guilty f of conta

you are strong. >> that was jamie kos costello reporting. kathy and kelly would like all of us to join the bone marrow registry. if you want more information about their lives and how you can help, ku do so by checking out thawr blog, it's called kathy and kelli fight cmml.com. >>> we are so happy to see robin coming back to "good morning america" today and you can go to our fan page and leave your well wishes right there. i just checked it out. it's right there on top, welcome back, robin, back to "good morning america," everyone is so happy to see her back. gh so great to see her back and see her smiling. >> and so strong. >> she is, and just an inspiration. i think it's very brave to put yourself out there, especially when you're fighting something very scary. >>> weather wise today, what's going on? >> we are very windy out there. i know i sound like a broken record, but not just for today, tomorrow as well. so blustery conditions making it feel a lot colder. so hopefully you have that big bear jacket you wore in here to work. this is wh

tonight on abc2 news at 11, jamie cos at the timeo -- costello tellsous you the signs to look for to spend a fewhundred dollars or open up the wallet. >>> throughout the course of the morning we will keep you up- to-date on what's going on weather wise with lynette and you will watch the roads. >> reporter: i am updating my facebook as lynette is. there he a big storm ahead. >> be safe and let us know what you see out there and you can findous-facebook and twitter. >> abc2news.com. we are back in 28 minutes.