and players were allowed to recover and as mark viviano reports, the so called spit gate debate is just getting started. >>> good morning, roger goodell confirmed that the league is reviewing the tape of the onfield incident from sunday's game in baltimore. it's clear there's a confrontation, but it's not clear in mclain spit on crowder. >> here's the video, the two players, face to face and crowder says that was a spit and mclain defended himself again today. [ bleep ] punk, write it down, that punk spit in my face, spit in my face. that's why i got mad. the refs said they didn't see nothing. >> it's not in my character to spit on anyone. we had words throughout the game. if something came up and i was

sports director mark viviano is starting to extend the lead with 91 points.econd with 88 points. then meteorologist bernadette woods tied with stan saunders, 88 points. this week's big winner. bill moore of baltimore. he came closer to the score of 28 games. you can still sign up to play. all you have to do is come here. click on the banner at the top of the home page. >> and i noticed your bobble now has a little bubble. >> yes. >> move that paper down. >> yes. >> my bobble has a bubble. big winners, we say. >> yes. there you go. >>> ravens are back on the road sunday to face the carolina panthers. you can see the game live here at 1:00, here on wjz 13. >>> bobble in a bubble. >> that's it. >> we believe in conservation in global things here on wjz. >>> still ahead. crime scene at chuck e. cheese. the attack that has california parents concerned. >>> i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. we'll have a look at this the chevy malibu was designed to catch the eye... but great design is also what you don't see. like dependability, a one-hundred thousa

mark viviano joins us with a verdict. >>> no punishment for ravens running back le'ron mcclain. it found no conclusive evidence to support discipline. here's a look at what they were looking at. channing crowder claims the ravens purposely spit on him. it's an accusation that mclane has repeatedly denied. he, too, was consulted in the league investigation. again, no punishment for le'ron laron mclane. they traveled for a game against the falcons tomorrow night. i'll have more coming up. >> baltimore county police are saying about an officer who got an autograph from ray rice. >>> the new look of lighting up. >>> oriole park at camden yards. had one thing in mind when designing it. you, the fan. i'll show you what to look forward to next. >>> perfection in november? bob says it will stick around but how long? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> cop cleared. baltimore county police say their officer went by the book when he warned ray rice the windows on his suv were too dark. rice tweeted he gave the officer an autograph, but later insisted that came after the warning. still, this incident ha

sports director mark viviano joins us. road games are supposed to be tough.pect this to be easy? >> they have officially ruled out six players for the game against the ravens. ravens are as healthy as they have been all year, in a position to make a play-off push, with a record of 6-3 so far. the panthers have just one win. we last saw them in baltimore when they came to the preseason. panthers aren't very good. but the ravens won't take them lightly. >> no matter in the nfl, you'll play a good team each week. i don't care how many games they've won. >> you can't look at a team's record and judge them. you have to look at the other side of the board. that's how we have to take it. >> we have to come out and play our game. we understand their record. but the record don't mean nothingment. >> this team -- nothing. >> this team is going to come out and fight. >> you could go and say, they're 1-7. we're just going to roll over them. >> if you don't show up, you're going to get your butt kicked. it's the way this league is. >> reporter: well, the ravens have never

sunny and warm and all of the highlights with stan saunders and mark viviano after the game. >> it's looking at a decent week ahead and the temperatures will cooperate with what we're doing here and rain moves in and theres, you know, there's a bittersweet type of a week and we'll walk you through it. 32degrees now is the temperature and 76% humidity and a north east wind at 3 miles per hour and 30.47 and a high barometer and high pressure is in control here. and we have 53 on the shore and 39 in elkton and 40s in central maryland to washington and the winds from the north east at 5 miles per hour and the north east wind is courtesy of high pressure to the north east and clockwise flow that's bringing in the moisture from the ocean. that's contributing to the cloud cover and the drizzle late the evening and as the high continues to move to the east, it will allow from warmer air from the south. the temperatures are cooler and tomorrow, because of the southerly flow, it's going up. and we'll be watching slow moving cold fronts from the west. it's been bringing snow in from the rockies

here's sports director mark viviano. >> it was a late night for the ravens and a thursday night speciald as a special. flacco and ryan of the ryan had a showdown and both came through in an amazing fourth quarter performance. both quarter backs threw two touchdown passes and flacco rallied the ravens from a deficit and his touchdown pass to heap gave the ravens the first lead of the game and matt ryan would lead the falcons on an 80-yard drive and here connecting with white after josh wilson fell down for the ravens, it's a 33-yard touchdown and the falcons win it in the final minute over the ravens. >> that hurts when you're playing a good team like this. we really came alive at the end and it wasn't enough. we were confident we had them. it was difficult. and yeah, you know, with our defense, you figure you'll stop them. we just came up short. >> and i like the way that they fought and fought back from the second half deficit and took the lead and we're disappointed in the loss. >> so, with the disappointing last minute defeat, the record falls to 6-3 and there's extra time to rest up

. >>> and sports director mark viviano is live at wj z.com with the team's chances and this week's fan cam. >> chances certainly look good. but expectations are high, if you listened to my radio show you might mistaken the fan reaction for technique. the ravens jumped out to a quick start. joe flacco's 53-yard position on their first possession made it 7-0 right away. the ravens never trailed but they did have some issues. twice the ravens fumbled the ball away to kill scoring chances. the defense was burned on a long touchdown from st. pierre throwing 83 yards to geddis. the defense came to the rescue to close it out. two interceptions returned for touchdowns. this one by ray lewis. put the cap on the victory. far from perfect but a win to keep the ravens in first place. >> i don't think we played as well as we would have wished. but it was nice to come down here and get a win, now we have to go back and get ready for kansas. >> we have to play better in close out games but we have to do it as a team from start to finish. >> reporter: following the win, we take our fan cam question to

and players were allowed to recover and as mark viviano reports, the so called spit gate debate is justting started. >>> good morning, roger goodell confirmed that the league is reviewing the tape of the onfield incident from sunday's game in baltimore. it's clear there's a confrontation, but it's not clear in mclain spit on crowder. >> here's the video, the two players, face to face and crowder says that was a spit and mclain defended himself again today. [ bleep ] punk, write it down, that punk spit in my face, spit in my face. that's why i got mad. the refs said they didn't see nothing. >> it's not in my character to spit on anyone. we had words throughout the game. if something came up and i was to get on him, it wasn't on purpose or anything like that. i say that like i said that yesterday. they could stay on that and i have a game to play thursday night. the dolphin's coach has evidence to prove he spit on him and harbaugh says he's seen the video and it's his opinion he didn't spit. and the coach even questions the credibility of crowder. >>> thank you. >> and carlos dandsbee put

. >> sports director mark viviano is starting to extend his lead. i'm in second. and meteorologist bernadette woods tied with stan at 87 points. this week's big winner, bill moore of baltimore. and he came closest to the game. bill wins a $24 best buy gift certificate. denise? >> thank you, jessica. >>> and the ravens are back on the road sunday to face the carolina panthers. you can see it live. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. safety in the skies. some travelers say they won't get full-body patdowns. what the head of the tsa is now saying. >>> this madagascar cockroach is just one of several animals police say were stolen and found. i'm weijia jiang with the latest. >>> baltimore blasted. a powerful storm ripped houses into splinters. complete first warning when my husband got sick and couldn't work anymore, it was up to me to support our family. [ male announcer ] karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference... [ male announcer ] but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to car

sports director mark viviano is live with reaction in our fan cam report. >>> if you're heard my radio show you may have mistaken reaction. the win was not convincing enough to some. the ravens jumped off to a quick start. joe flacco's 56 connection on the first possession made it 7- 0 right away. the ravens never trailed but they did have issues before finishing off the panthers. twice the ravens fumbled the ball away to kill scoring chances. and the defense was burned on a long stint. two interceptions returned to touchdown. far from perfect but a win to keep the ravens in first place. >> i don't think we've played as well as we wished we had. but now we have to go home and get ready for tampa. >> we have to close out games but we have to do it as a team from close to finish. >> reporter: we take our fan cam question to you. do you still feel the ravens are going to make a successful run in the play offs? >> i think if they win next week, they'll add on to that momentum and that should carry them. >> if anyone watched the game yesterday, i think they know we're strong enough to make

mark viviano is live with reaction and our fan came. >>> well, you may have missustain the reaction from a place of a defeat. they won, but won by 24 points wasn't convincing enough to some. >> reporter: second down and 16, flacco goes for houshmandzadeh. >> reporter: the ravens jumped out to a good start. the connection with flacco and houshmandzadeh made it 7-0. they never trailed, but they had issues. twice, they fumbled the ball away and the defense was burned from st. pierre throwing to get december -- geddes and the ravens had nervous moments. this puts the cap off of the victory and a win to put the ravens in first place. >> i don't think we played well and we'll have to look at that. it was good to come down and get a win. northern now, we have to come down. >> and we wanted to build on this and the season and play better and close out the gains, you know, but we have to do it as a team, you know, from start to finish. >> reporter: we take the fan cam question to you. do you feel that the ravens will make a successful run n. play offs. >> i think they'll add on to the momentum an

sports director mark viviano is live at wjz.com. mark, i can only imagine how the fans are taking this loss. >> it's been a tough day. and friday is supposed to be a rough day, right? full range of emotion in the span of a minute on the game clock. there was the thrill of what we thought was a victory and then the agony of defeat. the thrill is lost when the result is a loss. >> reporter: wide open. >> reporter: the falcons rolled over the ravens in the first half. this missed tackle on atlanta's first touchdown, a sign of the tough times. joe flacco was frustrated most of the first half. the ravens fell behind, 13-0. before a second half rally that included three ravens touchdowns. flacco found todd heap in the end zone to give the ravens their first lead. 21-20, with about a minute to play. but the 40 seconds that followed felt like an eternity to the ravens. as atlanta qb manched with a td to roddy white. goes 33 yards for the winner. a heartbreaker for the ravens, 26-21. >> that hurts when you're playing a good team like this. yo

sports director mark viviano joins us. this fairy tale play out, do they? >> they do not. we have been telling you this week how much the carolina panthers have been struggling. well, they're hoping for a miracle quarterback. today, they named their starter. it's a guy who earlier this week wasn't on any team. and he was at home, changing his infant son's diaper. ravens fans might remember him. he was brian st. pierre. he was a backup with the ravens in 2005 and 2006. he never played in a regular season game for baltimore. but as seen here, he did play in some exhibition games. st. pierre has also been with pittsburgh and arizona. he has thrown a total of five passes in his eight-year career. he will start against the ravens on sunday. >>> at practice in owings mills today, ravens look. the speedy receiver was used on a couple of end-of-round runs. stalworth glad to be involved. even if it means running the ball. >>> it was fun. the guys did a good job of blocking. and it was fun and exciting as the week goes on. i could g

sports director mark viviano continues to lead the way with 84 points. i'm in second with 83 points. meteorologist bernadette woods. this week, holly schnauffer knott. she wins a $25 best buy gift certificate. way to go, holly. you can still sign up to play. just in cometo wjz.com. click on the banner at the top of the home page. back to you. >> i'm mildly impressed you're in second place. but i'm really impressed you're beat being bernadette. >> it's the end. >>> play the atlanta falcons tomorrow. >> did you see how bernadette unplugged her microphone just now, so she couldn't make a comment? >>> still to come on eyewitness news. hypertexting teens. a surprising new study linking social networking and too much texting to dangerous behavior. >>> i'm adam may in garrett county, with exclusive behind- the-scenes look at the wind farm. that's coming up in my special report. >>> stranded at sea. thousands of crews. passengers sailing without hot water or hot food. water or hot food. how long theiei,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male a

sports director mark viviano. >> they are favored to win sunday. if they do, it will be the first. two teams in the nfl that the ravens have never beaten in a regular season game. and why is baltimore a 10-point favorite when they did to carolina? all indications are that baltimore is better. so baltimore is expecting to win. but they won't buy into the notion that anything is easy. >> look at carolina on tape. look at the defense and how they run the ball. they haven't found ways to win games. but they're playing good football. and they're capable of winning football in this league. and that's been proven time and time again with the people we've played already. and we have a tough road ahead of us. >> it is just the fourth time the ravens have played the panthers in a regular football league. carolina has won them all. >>> coming up next hour, big news about the ravens' rivals in pittsburgh. a record-breaking night. and more baseball awards. a dominating award is honored. i'll have details. back to you for now. >>> the government is scrambling tonight to stop one of the biggest o

sports director mark viviano is really starting to move his lead.s week's week's big winner, bill moore of baltimore. he chose 12 of 14 games correctly and came closest to the score on sunday night's game. you can still sign up to play. just come here and click on the banner at the top of the home page. >> you and bernadette, jessic ayou do us-- jessica, you do us proud. >> thank you. >>> and the ravens are back on the road to face the carolina panthers. you can see the game live at 1:00 p.m. >> you see the two back there. they bump heads, you know, do the high five. >> she and bernadette? well, they don't do a little high five anymore. it would be difficult for jessica. >> maybe a low five. >>> straight ahead. a little girl trapped below the surface. the amazing way she was feared rescued. >>> feared dead. police are searching for the ohio family that disappeared. >>> sunny but breezy, are there big changes in the forecast? look at these beautiful pictures from sky eye chopper 13. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet yea

sports director mark viviano is live with more. let me predict. the ravens win? >> i think you got that right. in fact, my colleagues all in agreement. the only question, by how much? >> i'm predicting 31-13, baltimore. stan has it much closer. my co-host at wjz f.m., 107.5 the fan. scott garceau going with 27-13. and the morning team at 105.7, the fan. norris and davis. ed says ravens by three touchdowns. steve has it as a two- touchdown. coming up, i will ask you more about the opponent. vic, back to you. >> as well they should. thank you, mark. >>> and of course, you can see the ravens face the carolina panthers live here on wjz 13. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. bionic breakthrough. the remarkable life that is changing -- device that is changing the life of a maryland teenager. you have see it to believe it. >>> remembering a legend, in and out of the ring. as hundreds say goodbye to boxing coach mack lewis. i'm gigi barnett at morgan state university. that story is straight ahead. >>> i'm suzanne collins in jarrettsville. one car theft t

sports director mark viviano has reaction from the team and from the fans. >> reporter: well, mary, the ravens and their fans experienced the full range of emotion in the span of a minute on the game clock. the thrill of what appeared to be victory. then the agony of actual defeat. itthe thrill is lost when the result is defeat. >> wide open. >> reporter: the falcons rolled over the ravens in the first half. this missed tackle on atlanta's first touchdown, a sign of tough times. joe flacco was frustrated most of the first half. ravens fell behind, 13-0. before a second half rally that included three ravens' touchdowns. flacco found todd heap in the end zone to give the ravens their first lead, 21-20, with about a minute to play. but the 40 seconds that followed felt like an eternity to the ravens as atlanta qb mark ryan marched his 40 yards and white goes 33 yards for the winner. a heartbreaker for the ravens, 26-21. >> that hurts when you're playing a good team like this. you have to play 60 minutes of good football. we really came alive there at the end. but it wasn't enough. >> they

sports director mark viviano has a look at the game and the wjz fan cam. >> the ravens experience the full range of emotion in the span of a minute on the game clock. the thrill of apparent victory. then the agony of actual defeat. the thrill is lost when the result is a loss. >> reporter: wide open. felon. >> the falcons rolled or the ravens in the first half, this missed tackle on atlanta's first touchdown, a sign of tough times. joe flacco was frustrated most of the first half. the ravens fell behind, 13-0. before a second-half rally that included three ravens touchdowns. flacco found todd heap to give them their first lead. 21-20, with about a minute to play. but the 40 seconds that followed felt like an eternility. -- eternity. and a t.d. toss to roddy white. he goes 33 yards for the winner. a heartbreaker for the ravens. 26-21. >> that hurts when you're playing a good team like this. you have to play 60 minutes of good football. and we really came alive there at the end. but it wasn't enough. >> they made the plays at the end, but we didn't. it's a very difficult loss. but you k