john is take on the younger brother jim and the early line on the game megan ravens come in at 5 point underdogs. >> all right. >>> for the next two weeks there will be plenty of predigss for -- predicts but rain fans are -- predictions, but ravens fans are confident they will make it all the way. linda so is live at the towson diner with excited fans. what are they saying this morning. >> reporter: excited and it's like a dream. can't believe we are going to the superbowl. one of the fans you have a early wakeup call and you stayed awake for the game and it was exciting. >> it was amazing. absolutely amazing. >> reporter: so you watched it with your husband and father-in- law. was it pretty crazy in the house. >> we are jumping up and down and screaming. it was so exciting. >> reporter: what were you feeling before the game? >> i was nervous, excited because i knew how bad they wanted it. and it it was just a ball of emotions. it was crazy. >> reporter: and the first half kind of took sometime a a get it going. but when it did could you believe it was happening? >> i knew they could d

the ravens. megan pringle is staying up way past her bedtime. here is somebody i never get to see because of weird hours. there is pringle. how are you? >> reporter: sorry i'm talking. there is no s so much excitement. we are at fells point. on your way you can't notice, can't help but notice, there is purple everywhere. ravens jerseys, flags outside. it's funny, outside of the wharf, this is a ravens bar. it's allegation jen's bar wetion , we have been chatting. you said electrifying. >> electrifying. it reminds me of super bowl season, everything in town wore purple. the town came together. you had goose bumps for two weeks. it was such a magical time. we are going through that again. it is so terrific. >> reporter: before we get to sunday and talk about what it's going to be like here, imagine the place is going to be packed. talk about saturday. how was the vibe in here, was it insane? >> up in of us ever needs to do a stress test again. it was a stress test every play. people were screaming, people were yelling. we were jumping up and down.

. >> i am megan pringle. ravensowl for the first time in a dozen jeers. years. this is the second time the road goes to foxborough and now they are headed to new orleans. last night's game new england got on the scoreboard first with a field goal and led 13-7 at halftime. but in the second half, it was all ravens defense shut out pay the on the and offense flacco threw three touchdowns including two to boldin final score ravens 28 patriots 13. >>> and this is the scene in south point after the ravens huge win. look at this. fans pouring out of bars cheering and screaming and police were on hand in case things got crazy but the fans remained peaceful and no problems were caused. >> this is going to mack you yell it's getting cold out there. >> it's cold out there this morning. and also as we look at maryland's most powerful radar we are looking at snow up to the north and some of that could dive down to the south by the afternoon evening time frame and we could be seeing snow showers a few flurries but right now this

megan pringle. so much to talk about. everything from the ravensthe state of the state and, of course, the weather. and hopefully you got a chance to enjoy it yesterday. >> things could be changing. the mid section is getting hammered. >> you are right. seek what's going on. but you know what, we have got video in from indianapolis. our sister station. i want to show you this because they have video of downed trees and snapped power liens across the area and all of it is courtesy of the system across the middle the nation right now. you can see the heavy rain coming neigh cross the area. it will continue through the morning hours and reports of trees into houses and telephonepoles blobbing fire trucks as well. this line of showers and thunderstorms will continue to push into our area as we go through the rest of today. you can see underneath the yellows and the greens here. some reds and pinks. these are tornado watches and warnings across the area. this line will continue to slide in as we go through the rest of today. as it comes towards us, we h

megan pringle. a lot of you are waking up with a big smile on your face. we will talk about the ravens but the other big story is the inauguration which means weather and traffic is important to know because people heading down there better bundle up. >> bundle up. it's bitterly cold outside. >> it's cold and i will say it's relative because tomorrow you will want to use -- >> really? >> yeah today i will say it's cold but when you see tomorrow's temperatures, boy we will be feeling it. let's go out the door this morning because maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. but we have snow off towards the north and west in pennsylvania. some could be headed our way as we go later into the afternoon and evening. make sure to bundle up as you step out the door this morning. because the temperature in glenelg 25 degrees. we should be at 24 for this time of the year. but still cold. frederick's temperature is at 27 with very dry air. that dew point at 14 in catonsville and winds will pick up throughout the day and we will feel slightly a bit of a wind chill. right now in catonsville we

megan pringle. not just any friday but a playoff purple friday. >> very important. ravens on their way to denver but those of us here in baltimore will be treated to great weather. >> we like 66 or 67 over the weekend. towards the west, it's going to be 20 degrees. kind of wild. look at temperatures across- town. 44 in paul, themore city. 38 -- in baltimore city. 38 in annapolis. it's on the chilly side a lot of cloud. showers develop after the lunchtime hour and it could be a steady rain into the evening commute. plan on the idea of some foggy conditions going into tonight and the mild ride right into the weekend as temperatures will get into the 60s. so aid whole lot of cloud on to have us right now. see the storm system out to the west? that's pulling in the warm air over north carolina and virginia. we will show you how mild the temperatures are and how mild our temperatures will become coming up in just a little bit. let's check traffic lauren cook over in the traffic center. >> reporter: we are following a pretty serious crash in carroll county in westminster that sh

were there when the plane touched -- ravens arrived in the big easy and we were there when the plane touched down. good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. so much to talk about because yesterday the big story not only on the roads but out at the pep rally to see the ravens on and it turns out it's the story today but different. fog is on the road. >> and -- >> reporter: and it's causing reduced visibility. use the low beams this morning. hopefully it won't be a problem that lingers. >> no it won't linger too long but we have a mixed bag of everything. so i want you to -- pick something out and. >> i hope it's sunny and 70s. >> thunderstorms my favorite. >> we do have thunderstorms on the way going into tomorrow. that's a big possibility. >> well megan we have thunderstorms on the way. >> don't blame it on me. but for this morning we are going out in the shady side and temperatures coming in at 40 degrees when we should and the 24. we will take the 40 right? but we have 100% how midity so you know that means we are -- humidity so you know that weans we are dealing with the fog. further into the afternoon things will look up a li

megan and charley, over to you. >>> the broncos may have lost to the ravens but the mayor is out to prove they are not sore losers.e made a bet with mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and made good on it. take a look ♪ [ music ] >> good look ray-ray. >> denver mayor hancock did the dance per the bet. it would have been done soon are but he was sidelined by a injury and watch how he dances he probably threw out a back or a spleen or something. >> now most of us don't lie.it's not easy to do. it done look -- doesn't look good but he did a great yob. >> -- job. >> love it. >> i like the newspaper. >> i like people staring at him. >> we are going to new york now. >> go ravens.

raven says this playoff run may be his last. you will hear from ray lewis on the thursday, january 3rd, "good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson. >> and i'm megan pringle. be warned today you are going to want to bundle up. >> meteorologist lynette charles is standing by with the latest on this. it is a double thermal day lynette. >> it is cold outside and we have the temperatures to prove it. we are in the deep freeze this morning with temperatures in the low 20s. chestertown at 25 degrees and we're at 24 in owings mills. pilesville at 21. luckily the winds are calm and we are also going to be dealing with more sunshine in the forecast for today. so as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, not a whole lot to behold. just the five sweeps scanning the sky and we will be seeing lots of sunshine continuing through the afternoon and into tomorrow also. waking up to about 6:00 temperature around 25 degrees. we will be crisp and we will be cold. we will be under a mostly sunny sky but still that temperature at 35 degrees by lunchtime. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. we

ravens plaza. we have shown you the party, let's take you down to fells point. megan pringle is down there in a sea of purple. are you playing pool now? >> i have the gnatty bow, the pool. if you can't go to the game, sometimes going to a bar hanging out with people and talking is the next best thing. that's going on here now. there is a good vibe here. so many fans, so excited, on saturday last week this place was nuts. i have a feeling it's going to be that way sunday. i'm here with tony lombardi. he has a website called rustle street report.com, about the ravens, this season, has been amazing. it's been a roller coaster. >> it's been just a great drama, start to finish, suggests, busting up his akilies tendon, web, art passed away. the drama with torey smith's brother passing away. one of those seasons where there was high expectations. they under performed. they are the hot team. >> reporter: a lot of people are starting to give them respect, how do you feel about that? >> i think with the ravens they were under performing before. each season if you look back last

megan. >> not just but we have our good friend mark is here. >> what is going on here. >> ravens made it to the plays time to think about the food that you can make simply. tasty food. easy to make a lot of repeated ingredients. can you keep a small list. one of the things i like to make and take to other people's home. and it is simple to make. the way that you make it is to dump it into the crock pot and walk away. >> you talk about it getting food ready coming up sunday you said keep it simple. >> simple. >> really the focus is the game. spending time with your friends. it doesn't need to be complicated. we're not trying to put together a five star dining experiencement we want to have fun and have a couple of beers. >> right. >> so we have frozen chop sticks. and -- chopped spinach. squeeze the water. look at this. >> you want to squeeze all that water out. you cannot put it in a you want to squeeze it out. shop two cans of artichoke hearts. and this is sour cream. cheese. cream cheese and parmesan. you really dump everything into the crock pot. on high. 30 minutes after you get it goin

megan pringle. >> i am charley croweson. ravens showdown with the broncos tomorrow. ravens are huge underdogs but if they win tomorrow, they will earn the second straight trip to the afc title game. >>> and here at abc2 we are showing purple pride. join tours one hour special destination denver. kelly swoope will be live in white marsh and jammy costello live in denver and charley crowson live at the raven done. >> one more check of the forecast shaping up for a great weekend. >> nice and mild but cloudy. look towards the key bridges in dundalk. 43 in baltimore city in the outlying areas holding onto 36. eldersburg is stuck at 36 over the last hour or two. notice a couple scattered showers right around hunkton and 83 towards-- hunkton -- monkton and 83 towards the north. 48 degrees goes to 6 017 saturday. it will feel good. 67 on sunday but back to reality big changes by next week where we struggle to get to 50. hey lauren. >> reporter: we have a crash to tell you about in dundalk on trapp road near church road. heading on 95, noth

ravens' biggest fans on this wednesday january 30th. thanks for being with us. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. it's wednesday, the mide of the week and yesterday -- middle of the week and yesterday was outstanding. >> here's lynette charles with a check of what's ahead. >> we look at the big picture and satellite and radar showing thunderstorms moving off towards the east as we go through the rest of today: a line of severe weather up to michigan and louisiana. this is going to be on the march as we go throughout the day. we have the potential for a few isolated storms to get in here this evening. we are dealing with cloud cover we have foggy conditions this morning. so as you go out and about, take it easy on the roadways. temperature wise, once again we are going to be on the mild side. we are in the 50s in stevenville and -- stephenville and millersville. by this afternoon, the temperature coming in at 64 on the high temperature around 68. let's check the abc2 time save he traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with fog out there this morning. so it

ravens off to the big easy. find out how to celebrate the tam's trip to superbowl xvii -- xlvii i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. we could have snow in the forecast for the afternoon commute and it's bitterly cold. >> let's go out to meteorologist lynette charles. how is it going. >> it's going well. but like charley said, we are going to be getting snow here for the evening commute. and it could be a little dicey. maryland's most powerful radar not showing any snow as of yet. but we are scanning the skies and the snow is in the horizon and moving into here going into 3 and 4 and overspreading the area by 5 or 6:00. temperatures right now are the big story. we are still in the deep freeze. the temperatures 13 in millersville down into pylesville and we have a light wind now out of the southwest making it feel a little colder. we have a wind chill in millersville. talking about the single digits for today. so frigid is what i am going to call it when you wake up around 10 this morning. we are going to be around 19 degrees lunchtime temperatures coming in at 22. and those clouds will be on the increase to

megan and charley over to you. >>> five days until superbowl 47 and today is media day. we will hear more from our baltimore ravens. >> yeah. thousands showed up at the inner harbor yesterday to wish the guys good luck as they headed to new orleans. >> we love you. we are going to give it everything we got. baltimore, we love you. >> ed reed singing two tickets to paradise and the ravens were off to the big easy. 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 m

ravens sit down with reporters. we have a wild ride which is superbowl 47 i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we had a wild weather day yesterday but now it look like we can breath a sigh of relief as we head out the door. i hope that's the case right lynette? >> that's the case. what we are going to be dealing with is the fog. we have patchy fog to contend with this morning. other than that, it's going to be nice and quiet. the calm wf the storm -- before the storm rolls in by tomorrow. the radar is different than yesterday and much calmer as we look at what's happening with temperatures right now. we are much warmer than this time yesterday. we are talking about the 40s in owings mills right now. this should be the high temperature for this time of the year. 39 detrees in -- degrees in pylesville and 36 in glen burnie. this is what to expect through the day. temperatures around 37 degrees when you wake up at 6. and morning time around 9:00. 41 degrees and 46 by lunchtime. the cloud will stick and hang stuff as we go throughout the day. a few peeks ofsheen but it will be mostly cloudy and we

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megan and charlie, over to you. >>> from the billboards that greet you when you drive into baltimore on 95 to the homes in the hills decorated with flying ravens' flags, fans everywhere are getting ready for sunday's super bowl game and let's be honest. you got three days in waiting right? abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live in towson with more on what fans are doing to get ready for the big game. you know, people are having to bide their time. >> reporter: that's right charlie. just about everywhere you go, you can see purple pride. it's everywhere. take a look behind me here. we're actually located here in front of the baltimore county police headquarters' building in towson where as you can see this police car is decked out in purple. supporting the baltimore ravens and their road to the super bowl. but it's not just here. many people are crazy for the ravens, baltimore is caught up in a purple haze. at the store in fells point, they are helping spread the purple fear. the store is well stocked with super bowl shirts and everywhere you look in baltimore you see ravens' purple. people are decorating the town for super bowl victory celebration

ravens and even this bandana. >> all right. that's coming up once again thisweaning at the marled spca. for more information 410-235- 8826. grab this puppy because megan tell you i got mike over here and i've got lauren cook right here and they are going to get this dog. >> i know. they are moving in on you charley. look at them they are moving in. >> come on. we are going home. >> here we go. >> that's a cute puppy. >>> you want to see a story that will make your day, stick around. a guy's prank is getting a lot of attention and laughs. what would you do if you saw this? a helicopter a boat spinning out of control and a rescue at sea you've got to see. the whole thing caught on camera. and as we head to break, this is a live picture of washington, d.c. we will get a preview nute that airs at 2 on abc2. >> hi i am beth. >> and i am stephen. >> and here's video warning today. >> when they tell you the roads are bad and you shouldn't take your car out, listen. here's an example. this is dash cam footage from a iowa state troop owner i-80 that goes to help two women stranded in a ditch on the icy roads. he's got another passenger who he picked up in the

as you travel up towards towson we have a crash on loch raven boulevard at hartsdale road to watch out for. that's a look at your traffic. meganre out of time. now back to good morning america. >> back with more news weather and traffic in a half-hour. be safe if you are heading out and bundle up. [ cheers and applause ] >>> who cares it's way below freezing? they're having fun in times square this morning. and d.j. sugar ray. and robin called it thankful thursday. and, boy, was she excited. showing you great pictures all morning long. robin came in bright and early. 5:00 a.m. did a test run behind the scenes. checked out the set. very important, keeping the sanitizer right there. we're counting the days until her big comeback next month. happy friday, america. josh is off today. great to have amy, bill and ginger, everyone at the desk this morning. >> thank you so much. >>> we're jumpstarting your january all month long. and we have big tips from the man who knows all about love, "the bachelor" host, chris harrison. >> he's going to help us with our version of "the dating game." it's called "flirting with love." >> this is st