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now they are wearing purple and eating purple. >> chefs are preparing purple food and they have had to order more purple peruvian potatos. >> sunday night will be a victory celebration with purple waffles, purple potatos, and purple martinis. >> it is hard to miss the energy building on this purple friday. purple lights. fans have been talking trash early and often. >> we're ready. we're going to whoop some butt. >> we have the best defense in the nfl. we're going to take out houston on sunday, then new england and broncos. it don't matter. >> he admits he's getting excited. >> we're only a couple games away from the super bowl, and that is beyond all belief. >> kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. [cheers and applause] >> lawmakers in annapolis won't agree on everything this session, but at least for one day there is a purple friday consensus. they donned the jerseys of their favorite team. 11 news sports director and voice of the ravens gerry sandusky has an exclusive one-on-one with ravens quarterback joe flacco as he prepared for his first home playoff game tonight at 7:00 here on wbal-tv 11

purple cabbage. you can see everything is purple today.ady for the super bowl parties. we do a lot of corporate lunchons. we do a lot of cupcakes. everything is purple. i did some beat eggs over here. i roast beat and then i pickle it in a little vinegar. >> it looks like you are making an easter egg. we are doing some steamed shrimp. >> what do you put in the deviled part of your eggs? >> a lot of mayonaise. i whip it up in a food processor. it is real creamy. then i pipe it out. >> they look perfect. >> a little bit of bacon. this will have bacon on it. i already have the cheese in here, too. you can put guacamole on it. blue corn, actually. it is blue corn tortillas. they are actually sold out of these, so i guess everybody is doing blue corn chips today. >> you also did corn bread? >> yes. you can buy a box mix if you want. this is a homemade one. the box mixes are good. >> jiffy. >> jiffy is good. you can add so many things to it. you can add chile powder. you can put so many things in corn bread. get creative. >> i always put a littl

it is purple friday. wear that purple with pride. the afc title game just more than 48 hours away. thanks so much for joining us and good morning, maryland, i'm charley kraussen. let's head right in for a check of your friday forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> hey, charley, hey, everybody. we are dealing with friday, we made it. it's not only friday, it's purple friday, here. check it out, we'll be colder as we go throughout the day. a wintery mix moves in overnight. mild temperatures are on the way again, though. this is what we have for today, we have a winter storm watch in effect through saturday afternoon basically for these areas back towards the western here into western maryland, the areas shaded here in the blue. i want to point out right here in cecil county, under a winter weather advisory. this goes into effect around midnight into tomorrow morning, around 10:00. so, again, the roads will be a little bit dicey because of the fact we will get some icing out there. those details are coming up. let me send it over to angela. she has your traffic. purple friday

it's purple friday. woo-hoo. reporter: good morning to you, lynette. it is purple friday. off to a great start as our traffic patterns start to build. we are seeing a couple of delayed spots here and there for those of you traveling on 95 heading towards the capital beltway, it gets a bit heavy once you pass maryland 32. here's a live look at maryland 175. we also are starting to see some usual delays for those of you making your way around the west side of 695. this is 695 and baltimore national pike. as you can see, a few brake lights off and on with sluggish traffic, making your way past baltimore national pike heading towards wilkins avenue. charley, over to you. >>> a state of emergency in nevada from a wildfire that's been spreading rapidly. the fire destroyed homes, burning just south of the city of reno. abc 2 news linda stow has been tracking that overnight and brings us the very latest information. linda. reporter: charley, we've just learned that one person was found dead in the area, but fire officials aren't sure yet if that person was killed by the fire. they

it has a sweet taste to it. >> people are talking purple, breathing purple, wearing a purple. now they are drinking purple. >> chefs in the kitchen are preparing purple cabbage, purple slaw, and they have to order purple tomatos. >> sunday night it will be a victory celebration with purple waffles and purple met -- martinis. >> it is hard to miss the energy building throughout the city on this friday. purple lights are eliminating landmarks and fans have been talking trash early and often. >> we are going to whoop some butt. >> we are going to take out houston on sunday. >> hilarious and send admitted to us he is actually a steelers fan but this week he is cheering on the baltimore ravens. >> in the morale is a sky-high right now. we are only a couple of games away from the super bowl. that is beyond all beliefs. ken [cheers and applause] >> the residents organization get away two free game tickets. we have coverage on our web site wbaltv.com. click on ravens playoffs. >> of course, as defense gear up for the purple, players prepare for a close match up against houston ended t

the marriott is the first to light themselves up in purple. i would love to get this purple. this is iconic on the east coast. i don't know how -- you don't look at purple theater gel in front of it. can you imagine? >> be a nice touch. >> it would be. man, we're living big. let's look at the day. it's anywhere from the upper 20s to low to mid-30s right now around the metro. we have temperatures around 36 on our displays as you'll see. very mild this morning, 10 above normal in some locations, 16 degrees above normal today. still only 41 by bedtime. >>> thank you. here's sharon with the traffic control. >> if you need to take the harrisburg expressway, we have a bad problem that has all lanes blocked in the southbound direction, 83 southbound approaching sawan road. traffic at this point must exit at bellsap. your alternate is southbound york road. keep in mind we are already seeing delays even though this accident just happened. if you're heading out on the the other roadways, all still running smoothly at this hour. there's a live look at 83, all southbound lanes not gettin

show us your purple pride. you can upload photos and viieoss to us through purple -at -fox baltimore -dot- com. and you can see those pictures on our "see it shoot it senddit" page at foxbaltimore dot com. or you can go to ouu facebook page.. facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore... click on "inside fox45" on the left sidd offthe screen. coming up... everyone's getting in on the ravens playoff spirit.how you can show off your purple pride.. and get a discouut.. at the national aquarium... coming up in our hometown hotspot. p3& you're watching pox 45 morning news.. all 3 local.. all morning. ((bump out)) ((break 1)) 3 --in supporr of purple friday, the nationalaquarium is offering a 5 dolllr ddscount on tickets o uests wearing ravens or purple apparel on friday --meterologist emily gracey is live with the details on this morning's hometown hotspot hotspot you can take advantage of the national aquarrum's purple friday promo this ffiday from 10am to 5pm.for mmoe information, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash mo

he says fans want everything from purple napkins to black glasses. >> there's never too much purple.. in baltimore, this year, the super bowl year, again, you can never have too much black and purple. >> i'm making something that is classy. >> reporter: bet hall owns-- betty hall owns bead wear in towson. with the ravens now just one game away from the super bowl, she believes the passion for purple will spike. >> i think everybody will see sales spike. yes. because everybody is going to be happy. >> reporter: everybody is happy. well, hall says purple jewelry is not easy to come by. but designers say that they're hot this season. she believes that that's because everybody knows that the ravens are super bowl bound. vic, back to you. >> you can't see it. but the sky even looks purple back there. thanks a lot, gigi. we'll bring you the afc championship game live from foxboro, massachusetts. kickoff is at 3:00, sunday here on wjz 13. >>> and we'll is your home -- wjz is your home for all of the ravens excitement. don't miss the seasons pizza championship special tonight. get fan reacti

everywhere i have gone, someone has purple on somewhere. women had purple scarves. the purple fever is contagious. and baltimore has caught it. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it's purple friday and the ravens caravan continues. >> it's a good feeling spirit, you know? >> with the so-called iron fan. >> i've been to every baltimore home game since 1956. i now have 355 consecutive home games without missing a game. >> first stop, alonzo. >> we decided that it would be fun to follow baltimore, get in on the fun. >> the flacco fuman choo in full effect. >> we're confident about the patriots. they don't have the defense that the texans had. and we have an offense that is going to put numbers on the board. >> reporter: hoping to spread purple pride through maryland. >> go, ravens, go! go, for the ravens, go, ravens go! let's go, baltimore! every day! >> i want to go out there and support the team. i went to oakland. seemed to work then. >> the fans are out, we're out. the feeling is electric. we're just ready to go for sunday. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: and as i mentioned, ravens

show us your purple pride. you can upload photos and videos to us through purple -at -fox baltimore -dot- com. and you can see those pictures on our "see it shoot it send it" page at foxbaltimore dot com. or you can go to our facebook page.. facebook dot com slash foxbaltimooe... click on "inside fox45" on the left side of the screen. nothing says playoffs.. like pi. pizza.we're giving away a papa john's ravens playoff pizza party.it includes six pizzas delivered to your home for free.. just in times for the big playoff game this sunday. stay tuned to fox45 good day baltimore for your chance to win. coming up... actress heather locklear is rushed to the hospital.the details we're now learning... that could explain why. and we're taking you live... to the american girls doll casting call.does your daughter or neice have what it takes?find out next... in our hometown hotspot.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bump out)) ((break 1)) 3 3 --model searches start this weekend for the fami

happy purple friday to you. it is going to get colder as we go into the afternoon with that high coming in right around 38 degrees. partly sunny. the clouds will increase just like they did yesterday, setting us up for that wintery mix that's going to be moving in here as we go through the overnight. but milder temperatures are on the way once again. this is what we are dealing with right now. so temperatures into edgewood coming in right around 30 degrees. good morning to you, good morning sparrow's point, you are at 33 degrees. annapolis right around 34. as we take you to the eastern shore, temperature in chestertown, good morning, 33 degrees. and more of the same into centreville. you're at 33. but these 30s are feeling more like the 20s this morning. as we check out maryla

they were all that out and they're purple finest, some even had purple here.ent in the room was electrifying. for the baltimore ravens it is a chance to show the little fans how much they care. >> we are a young team and building our fans at this age gives them great memories. >> i am really excited. we actually got to come and see the baltimore ravens cheerleaders at all of that. >> it is great to be here and see your team that i really like. >> i in so excited. i cannot believe they are here. >> my grandfather rights for the patriots. we want them to lose a we can have another home game. >> the letters tell the tel. >> letters to the baltimore ravens is a huge success. they have messages taking over the cafeteria at the reagans' training facility. schools are sending and letters by the hundreds. writing letters to the team was a class project for second grade. >> we got to talk about the encouragement and a different words and what we wanted to say to them. tickets were excited because they love the baltimore ravens so much. >> they want your letters to keep

, breathing purple, wearing purple. now they are eating and drinking purple. >> chef rs preparing purple cabbage, purple slaw. >> we are sold out for sunday brunch. it will be a victory celebration with purple waffles, purple potatos, and purple martinis. fans have been talk trash early and on. >> we have the best defense in the nfl. we'll take out houston on sunday. then new england or broncos. it don't matter. >> this year it is getting swept up in all the excitement. >> the morale of we citizens is sky high right now. we are only a couple games away from the super bowl. that is beyond all belief. >> kai reed, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. [cheers and applause] >> hey, they are pretty good. lawmakers in annapolis won't agree on everything this session, but at least for one day there was a purple nighting con sense shuss. lawmakers got fired up wearing the jerseys of their favorite ravens players. and we hope you join us tonight at 7:00 for our exclusive quarterback with gerry sandusky with joe flacco. >> from purple

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"(band playing)(kid with purple face screaming)a sea of purple.... celebrating...says 'w') (band playing) (texas fan)"it was a good team i wish the best for them"(band playing-man dancing at 48:32) (two kids kid screams woooo) (man and daughter) unbelievable.. "goo ravens... woooooo"(((screaming fans))) "number one...whooooooo yeah......"(man)"way to go ravens."(singing dancing on bridge)"ohhhhh uh uh ohhhhh" with the next game on the horizon... fans have just one prediction:(man with glasses)"we on our way baby...we on our way..." tonight.. baltimore bars and restaurants are counting the cash they made from the record crowds. they are also hoping for a repeat performance next week... for the ravens on the field.. and for the fans.. who flock downtown.. to see the next big game. lv dt kc fox 45 news at 10 and one lucky middle school student was at the ravens game today.ayden lasley ... was told he couldn't wear his "ball so hard university" sweatshirt at school.the shirt is in honor of his favorite player ... linebacker terrell suggs.the school later changed its mi

bring your purple. if you're not out of work tell them you have purple fever and you'll be on your way, right? i think we should take it out with a chant, right? >> every winter we hear about lives lost because of carbon monoxide poisoning but health experts warn you to have an eye on your furnace and make sure you don't have a leak like that. build up. the american lung association says about 450 die each year and 50,000 are sickened by carbon monoxide. >> a connecticut high school is planning to take a bold step offering students birth control and condoms at school. this will be the first time they offer any form of birth control to students. the school says parents will be sent a letter offering an opportunity to let their child opt out of that program. >> a new study offers advice for changing behavior when eating out. the u.s. department of ago raw video culture say people add an average of 134 calories today, average, when they eat away from home. the study published advocates for mindful eating.

and we want to see your purple pride. send us your photos. just go to foxbaltimore dot com-slash-purple pride to send your ravens fan phhtos or videos. you can also send them directly from your cell phones to "purple at foxbaltimore dot com." also be sure to check out our facebook page and click on the "inside fox 45 link" on the left. you'll have exclusive access to ravens quizzes, purple pride photos pnd all kinds of ravens content that will make you feel like it's always gameday. inside fox 45 is full of purple pride. several homes are damaged in canton... after fire breaks out early this morning. it spread very quickly... through the rooftops. rooftops.melinda roeder is live tonight from south bouldin street... where residents have been told it's too dannerous to go home. melinda? 3 fire officials are still investigating... exactly what caused the 3-alarm fire....but they know where it started.... the roof of this home... and from there... the flames spread fast. fast. (cover) 21:10:32 "there was so much smoke that i couldn't eeen breathe

it is purple friday. >> all around the area fans gathered to celebrate purple friday appeared >> we are going to win for sure. i am confident. i put my pay check on it. >> it will be a good year. >> the store was packed. fans are fired up for sunday's game. >> we have the best defense in the nfl. we will take down houston on sunday. then the new england or broncos, it does not matter. >> 365 days a year baltimore ravens the nation is on fire. this year is a special year because i know they will not come home empty-handed. they are bringing to the lombardi trophy back to baltimore. >> is so exciting, even i had to bust a move. you are looking at a live picture here where the fans have been partying, the cheerleaders just left going to another location. the fans are ready. let's hope the braves fans are ready. it will be a great -- let's hope the baltimore ravens are ready. it will be a great game on sunday. >> thank you, and the thank you to the folks in anne arundel county. >> offices won prizes for best originality like this best tailgating theme with half of a car of food. team spirit

we're going to be here until 8:00 bringing the purple on baby. >> it is an extra special purple friday with parties and rallies going on all around town today. >> let's go ravens. >> there you go. the ravens cheerleaders on hand for a big party along with the marching band and mascot. among stops, the malls, at each of these fans they were showing the pride and getting fans a chance to get pumped up for the game and win prizes at some time. >> every purple friday is filled with energy. the last one was count down to kick you have and that was before the big steelers game september 11th. so we had the same amount of people. the baltimores fans love the ravens and they love their team. so they come out early in the morning and get started. >> no doubt about it. each stop after 15 fans can win tickets to the game on sunday. the last stop is still to come at lucky's tavern. that is at 8:3 0 tonight. >> and let's start off with a look at your game at a forecast, for sunday, a lot colder than most of the games we've had this season. squeaking just below the freezing mark for quick off, 1:00

back to you. >> are you putting on your purple, gigi? we can't tell? >> my purple earrings?o get a pair. >> i don't blame you. >>> people are happy they spend their money. >> a lot going on. if you are driving up to foxboro tomorrow, you will be running into snow most of the day. they could see 3 to 4 inches of snow. wilmington to massachusetts. that's something you have to watch out for. >>> let's take a look at temps and conditions around the region. right now, we're down to 32. and the dew point is finally coming up. it was 4 degrees. now, it's up to 10, which means a little more moisture moving in. humidity jumped to 39%, ooft/southeast winds at 8. the barometer, actually rising. 32.7 inches. come back and look at the weekend forecast after this. ,, [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a hear

now to the big story, purple friday. that pretty much says it all. >> the showdown against the patriots is less than 48 hours away. fans all over the state are marking the occasion with celebrations. we have live team coverage for you. pete gilbert is live at gillette stadium. >> we begin with gerry sandusky with what we're telling -- hearing on the team. >> the coach says everybody looks fine. the safety who sat out earlier in the week took part in all practices today. they will leave for foxboro tomorrow. another powerful weekend awaits the family. it sounds like the parents will both be watching games on tv and praying. it is his second shot at taking the ravens to the super bowl. >> they are doing fine. they are doing great. they are excited. they're looking forward to it. i talked to my dad last night. he had some good ideas. mom is doing great. i talked to her for a long time. it was a good conversation. she has always been there to have those conversations. what else can i share with you about our families would b

she wears purple friday -- purple every friday. >> this family is in town visiting relatives. get back to the food. the lobster roll was good but i was all about the new england clam chowder. i have to admit to the clam chowder was pretty good bet i will take our agreement grab every day. tomorrow we're going to go to prominence. maybe finally we can catch up with some raven's dance. if it is anything like we of experiencing, probably some more added to their. we will see. let's let the ravens take them by surprise. >> now your focus -- forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> the snow is moving in as we speak. it is spreading all across the baltimore area. it looks like there's going to be snow down to the coast. a little bit of rain indicating. it looks like most of maryland will be dealing with rain and snow which will meet with freezing rain. you can see it extends back through ohio. it tapered off in chicago. all of that house to move in here. it will be until midday tomorrow before the western edge of this can get on through. even some thunder on the southern end. a little storm

show us your purple pride. you can upload photos and videos to us through purple -at -fox baltimore -dot- comm coming up... we tell you what to wear to the baltimore boat show to get your chance to get into the - &pshow for free... in our hometown hotspot... next. you're atching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bump out)) ((break 1)) 3 insurance baltimooe boat show is at the baltimore convention center, an opportunity to compareeand shop hundreds oo different boats while enjoying a day of fun with tons of family-friendly activities --tara davis is live with the petails on this morning's hometown hotspot--this year, the ravens... what's promotion?e promotion? the baltimore boat show is at the the baltimore boat the baltimore boat show is at the convention center through sunday.for more information, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. we want to get you into the baltimore boat show for free. the 10th caller right now att 410-481-4545 wins a pair of tickets. 3 3 3 p3 3 of tickets. 3 3 3

exciting purple friday. a player returning to the starting lineup. >> it is purple friday. talk about all the great events. jo >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are dealing with some slick conditions in spots. there is an accident eastbound route 70. use extra caution. not seeing any delays on the north side. looking pretty good as you make your way to the west side. problem free on the j.f.x. this morning. fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel traffic is running smoothly. no delays to report at the key bridge this morning. 83 it is checking from mount carmel down to the beltway and free.ing delay- you can see the west side is starting to pick up at liberty. all the way down towards edmondson. you'll start to tap the brakes when you get closer to interstate 70. no sign of any problems. a pretty smooth ride from the maryland line down. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good mornin

here's some here's some purple pride... aimee sent in thhs picture in of their bull mastif named buca watching sunday's game . temper tantrumm aren't just for kids anymore. anymore.((:32 screaming :36)) :36)) what has this pug all worked up... still ahead. ahead. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((bump out 3 --in support of purple friday, the national aquarium is offering a 5 dollar discount on tickets to guests wearing ravens or purple apparel on friday--meterologist emily gracey is live with the hometown hotspot hotspot you can take advantage of the national aquarium's purple friday promo this friday from 10am to 5pm.for more information, log on to fox baltimore dot ccm slash morning. the holidays are over... summer is still months away.. wouldn't it be nice to sneak away for a quick vacation? vacation? we say go vacation"! we are givvng away a trip for two to anywhere southwest airlines flies.. courtesy of namco bandai games.we re now taking entries for another week! watch fox45 morning news for watth fox45 wat

it is a great purple friday.ks for showing it to us and bringing it into so many homes tonight. you can see the ravens take on the texans right here live on wjz13. the game starts at 1:00 sunday afternoon. make sure to stay tuned for the seasons pizza postgame show. we will bring you high lightnings and reaction against the ravens game against the texans. people better have some energy for sunday's game too. >> she won't be able to hear so we'll tell her blink once yes, twice no. >> exactly. she's doing a great job out there. >> she is. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. a major recall at bed bath and beyond. which product contains radio active material. >> sentenced for killing a woman in peru. how long will van der sloot spend behind bars. >>> and it'll be a cold weekend. i'll have the exclusive forewarning weather. >>> and here are some of your favorite purple and black photos. to see a complete slide show go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: t

fans polished their purple ridess..n he parking lot of salvo auto parts on liberty road in woodmoor.some were already stocked for tailgating tomorrow. 02:03:26 at the games, everybody has their jersey but your committee when you do what these people do. these people are committed fans right here." 03:36 03:36and, organizers made it worth their while.winners took home over 15-hundred dollars salvo auto parts. the ravens are keeping cash registers buzzing this week. for many marrland retailers, its like christmaa in january. january. (2:07:32) (exterior of tent) (2:02:57) (audio open) "this is baltimore baby. this is what its all about...." in northeast baltimore..... (2:15:35) "can i help anbody here....?" dan the t-shirt man is selling purple... and seeing green.... (2:04:30) "you want big bills or small bills, big! (laugh!, thanks.....) dan mcclure owns raven fever....where sales of ravens merchandise has doubled from last year. (1:52:56) "they say we're in a recession but not around here in baltimore...." (14:50:35) (

hang with us at the purple patio. the way to indy starts at noon right here on abc 2. >>> around the nation, hundreds of firefighters are on the scene now of a fast-moving brush fire in nevada. vice president joe biden was force today cut his speech short at a high school when that fire nearby began flaring up. >> we're being evacuated from this room where this press conference just took place. you can see right out the door, this is how close the fire is to the high school, the fire is right outside here. it's moving right toward the high school. our live shot is still established here. we're taking it down and we're gonna get outta here. >> the vice president is doing fine, as well as the students at the school. one person has died so far from the wildfires, 20 homes destroyed. originally 10,000 people had to be evacuated, but most have been allowed to return home. >>> president barack obama took the stage in new york's famed apollo anthony for a reelection fundraiser last night. during that speech, he seemed to get

purple...eniwck bakery is whipping up all sorts of sweet treats from purple cupcakes, purple sprinkled cookies and poundcake footballs.it's all because the ravens are rolling... and its giving the 100 year old bakery a big boost. 44:57 it means added income that wouldn't be there in january otherwise. 4545 customers everywhere,,people in general. ravens are part of the fabric of baltimore baltimore the best seller are the pound cake footballs...they're expecting to sell about a thousand of them.they're not worried about anyone copying their idea, the pan for them is from the 1940's...and the mold is not around anymore. &p show us your purple pride. you can upload photos and viieos to us through purple -at -fox baltimore -dot- com. and you can see those pictures on our "see it shoot it send it" page at foxbaltimore dot com. or you can go to our facebook page.. facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore... click on "inside fox45" on the left siie of the screen. 3& speaking... of.../ facebook... /// ááit

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we are all purple. >> bob has even got purple on tonight. >> all right. they must have heard you at that little countdown there. >> they did. >> it's powerful like that. >>> let's take a look at conditions for the weekend. it is going to be a cold weekend. but it's going to be dry. and the winds won't be nearly what they are today. 34 now. 38, ocean city. 15, yeah, twice as cold out there. 27 in quum ber land. -- cumberland. tonight in the suburban areas of baltimore, will be in the upper teens to low 20s. winds will be dying down. it feels more like about 26 right now with a breeze. 16 is your dew point. very dry air came in. 32 in bel air now. and the warm spots down by the water, d.c., annapolis, kent island, still at 39. 31 in westminster. 53, 32 today. the 53 occurred just before 1:00 a.m. the front came through between 1:00 and 2:00. and the temperature dropped this morning. 8:00. down to 32. it's come up a little bit. 31, 24 the average. record is 61 degrees, yeah, in 1932. that had people scratching heads. in 1981, a little more like january. zero

they even brought back the purple friday caravan. lowell melzer has more on all the excitement. >> it is the biggest purple friday of the year, and the ravens pulled out all the stops as the purple caravan made its way all over the channel 11 viewing area. to say the least, fan rs psyched. >> sunday, ravens, all the way. >> ravens will win. we're going to win. i got faith in us. >> the main attraction was this huge pep rally at the gallery by the inner harbor. the place was packed with fans, lovely ravens cheerleaders, po, and the ravens fans. wbal's gerry sandusky was the m.c. >> the ravens beat the new york giants. we could see that same match-up on february 5. >> i got goosebumps when i walked through the door looking at the balloons and all the ravens signage. it is nice to be a part of it and share it with them. sometimes you can't go to the games, but things like this make you proud of the team. >> i took picture for my son, who is also a ravens fan, and it is just time to be here to support the ravens. ♪ >> purple friday got o

purple friday is definitely here. you can feel it in the air. ♪ it is the biggest purple friday of the year. the ravens pulled out all the stops as the purple caravan made its way all over the channel 11 viewing area. to say the least, the fans are site -- psyched. >> the ravens are going to win. i have faith in them. ♪ >> the main attraction was this huge pep rally at the gallery by the inner harbor on friday afternoon. the place was packed with fans, cheerleaders, and the ravens marching band. sandusky was the master of ceremonies. >> the ravens won their first one in 2000. the ravens beat the new york giants. we could see that same match up on february 5. >> i walked through the door looking at the balloons and signs. it is nice to be part of it and share it with them. things like this make you feel like a part of the team. >> i am very excited. i sent pictures to my son. it is a good time to be here for the ravens. ♪ >> purple friday got off to an early start in the city. this may have been where all the die-hards

we are kicking off the purple caravan, for stopped to celebrate purple friday. i have these two leaders here. you guys are stopping lots of places. >> you can catch the light up online at baltimoreravens.com. >> you can win some tickets to the game. >> we have four different spots. you can go to the giants or mothers on federal hill. >> go to the web site and follow them. i'll have you send us all with a cheer. >> here we go, ravens, here we go. here we go! yay! >> this party is getting started. you can join the party. lots of different locations today. stormkeeping our eye on a at down to the south. some interesting weather tonight. i would like to see you top that. >> i'm trying to decide if they all got up at six gm this morning to see the cheerleaders or to see you -- i'm trying to decide if the dog up at 6:00 up at 6:00 a.m. to see the cheerleaders. high kicks and all, says stan. you cannot drop a start one's it.esce you tease 36 at the airport. 27 in parkton. the temperatures are going to climb a couple of degrees into the upper 30's. a mixture of sun and

for sunday night, it will be a victory celebration with purple waffles, purple potatoes, and purple martinis. >> it is hard to miss the energy building on this purple friday. purple lights are illuminating city landmarks and sfans have been talking -- and fans have been talking trash early and often. >> we're going to take out new england on sunday -- we're going to take out texas and then new england or whoever. it don't matter. >> we are -- excitement is sky rye right now. we are looking toward the super bowl, and that is beyond belief. [cheers and applause] >> lawmakers in annapolis won't agree on everything this session, but at least for one day, there was a purple friday consensus. they wore the jerseys of their favorite ravens. 11 news sports director gerrysan dufment s -- gerry sandusky has an exclusive interview with the baltimore ravens quarterback, joe flacco. >> scarlet fever cases found at a local elementary school. lowell melzer has more. >> amanda rice, principal at george washington elementary school in northwest baltimore said it is not something you expect to hear. >> i was

the more purple, the better. city hall is beaming with purple pride. >>> we will have more on the game a week from sunday, jan scran 15th at 1:00 live right here on wjztroke z. don't forget on sunday, the pittsburgh steelers will be in denver and we will have that game right here at 4:30 on wjz. all eyes on that game. >> to see who will be here weekend after next. >>> more on the drug task force in utah. a gunfight broke out and killed one officer and hurt others. >>> a scandal, a man said he found a mouse inside a popular pepsi product and the defense is raising some eyebrows. >>> a warmer thursday outside. the weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> a police officer is hurt, five others hurt after a gun shoot out. a drug task force was serving a warrant, shots rang out. the suspect had non life threatening injuries. >>> the police shot and killed an 8th grader inside a school. they found the 15-year-old holding what happen to be a real gup and pined at them and would not drop it. it was a pell

the caravan continues running purple pride all over maryland. it started bright and early this morning. take a look. [ bands playing ] >> it is purple friday and the ravens caravan continues. >> it is a good -- good feeling spirit you know. >> with the so-called iron fan. >> i have been to ever baltimore home game since 1956. i now have 355 without missing a game. >> first stop alonso. >> we decided if they could get in on the fun. >> the flacco fu manchu in full effect. >> we are feeling confident about the patriots, they don't have the defense the texans had and we got an offense that is going to put numbers on the board. >> cheerleaders, playmaker and others hop on to spread purple pride through maryland. [ cheers ] >> i want to go up there and support the team. bring us home a win. i went to oakland, seemed to work then. >> the fans are out. we are out, the feeling is electric. ready to go for sunday. [ cheers ] >> all right. guys, ravens fever in full effect right here with the cheerleaders. they started cheering. the caravan is going to co

happy purple friday. raven mania well underway here at alonso's good morning, ladies, how you doing? >> good morning. >> let's do a little cheer here. >> here we go rains, ravens, here we go. >> here we go to foxboro, we are going to smoke the patriots like a bad cigar on sunday. come over here laurie. laurie is heading to foxboro. laurie ring. right? >> yeah. >> where you from? >> pikesville. >> pikesville but you are taking that sign right into gillette stadium. >> absolutely. >> all right. >> i took a sign to oakland and i got to follow the same format. >> all right. you went to oakland, that was 10 years ago. >> 11. >> 11, 11 years ago, when we won the afc championship game out there. >> yes, yes, i had my mother and my son, he was eight at the time. i think the youngest ravens fan in the stadium. >> you ready when you are going up, how you going, going with friends. >> fullying, meeting friends there tomorrow and party a couple of days and have fun, come back monday hopefully with another -- >> anoth

>> we sure do, purple raven cake. >> they do now. >> we will get purple in there for sure. >> we punch up the website, it is cool. it has pictures of food and will show you the restaurants taking part and with neat links to them. >> yeah, a lot of great restaurants, papas, costas, great places and a great time to come in and get a terrific deal and enjoy great food like here at the su suburban house. >> all right. >> all right. >> i am getting some rainbow cake. >> bring some back if you can. >>> there is another t-shirt on the market. this one is 2 dualing helmets, and again available at wild bill's apparel. >>> wjz continues to showcase your purple pride. here is some of the ravens related photos you e-mailed to us. to see a more complete slide show and to say awe at ,,,,,,,,, >>> now first warning weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> as we take a look at our first warn in live doppler radar we see the tail end of the rain moving out up the 95 corridor and in its place sunshine this afternoon. mild temperatures. around 60 degrees. cooler air moves in

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and forget purple friday. purple monday. everyone so excited about the win yesterday.nd the fans and it was not a pretty wickn but he the way it goes down as a w. purple pandemonium on west street. the fans did not seem to mind the cold. they found creative ways to stay warm. inside the energy was palpable. the players on the field filled it and helped push them to win. they advanced to the playoffs, and they are one win away from the super bowl. these fans and all of us will be cheering them on in massachusetts this sunday as they take on the patriots in the afc to be a ship. -- championship. >> this morning we askedare you optimistic or concerned about the ravens, based on what you saw in sunday's playoff game? >> sarah tells us on facebook the new england's/denver game would have any opponent worried, but knowing we're us better than denver is what keeps me optimistic. >> korena says i am optimistic because i know our guys will fight hard and practice hard. when by any means necessary. we will post more of our answers on the website. time for a look at what is comin

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friday all season long with purple drawings and ravens cash fantasy scratch- offs. >> happy purple friday, playoffs edition. go ravens. your pick 3 numbers -- in a moment, pick four, but first, the new powerball walz into maryland january 15 with bigger jackpots and more millionaires. powerball is more powerful than ever. we are moving right along to the pick four games with drawing official bob diamond. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> all eyes on the ravens game day forecast. >> snow is gone, stuck in the 30's for highs right through the weekend. 40 by monday. sunday game, 35, won't be as windy did cold weather bank for football. >> go ravens. thanks for joining us. >> join us tonight at 5:00. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

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that is city hall and fans are showing their purple pride. towson is going purple tomorrow. the sidewalk in front of city hall is is bathed in purple and streetlights some are purple, too. >>> send us your pictures of your family, house, your car or a stranger decked out in purple as we are getting ready for the playoff game ten days away. abc2news.com/facebook upload the photos and let's us see what yougot. >>> another hono to -- honor for ray rice. he ised fed ex ground nfl player of the week. two touchdowns and 191 yards on the ground earned him that honor e finished second in the league and set a ravens record for touchdown scored. >>> he is the father of twins and a actor. unexpected struggle handing nick cannon and the prayers his family is acting for. >>> we haven't gone anywhere. she was my life line into the world. >>> a war veteran on a mission to recover an animal she says is critical to her well-being. details on that search coming up. and a golden retriever home safely after a chilly dip in a frozen lake. >>> and it's freezing around here. back by popular demand