ray rice certainly tired of talking about his struggles, but he did patiently answer all questions again today. he says he's healthy. soon he says he'll show he has the burst for a breakthrough game. rice also says he hasn't had room to run, which sounds like an issue related to the ravens offensive line. that's another aspect of the team that's been constantly questioned this season. as far as his ability, rice says you'll see. >> i know i'm able to make them plays. i leave the doubt and the nay sayers out there because like i said, when there's opportunity and you see it and we get that opportunity, you know, you'll definitely see it. we just haven't had the opportunity to show it. >> now rice may get to show it against the chicago bears defense that's one of the worst at stopping the runs. kick off sunday at 1:00 followed by our special post- game show. college basketball in college park. home ohm opener for the terps. they played a terrible first half. maryland trailed with 14 minutes to go. then they shut out abaleen the rest of the game. maryland out scored them 29-0 to finish off

ray rice says he's healthy but john harbaugh says the hip flex or injury has -- flexor injury has hampered ability to run. john harbaugh says he needs both rice and pierce to get healthy. >> both those guys are going to get a large number of carries. i think whichever guy is playing better should get more carries as we go forward. bernard has had his hamstring issues the last five weeks which he's coming out of. ray's had his hip issue, which he's coming out of. both guys seem to be gettinghealthier. that's a plus for us. >> they head to chicago next and the bears lost jay cutler, their starting quarterback. he suffered an ankle injury in the loss to detroit. the team says cutler will not play against the ravens. backup josh mccown will start. you can see all the action on wjz. the game kicks off sunday at 1:00 with continuing coverage when the game ends. join us for our special post- game show with highlights and analysis, a full ravens sunday ahead here on wjz. baseball's rookie of the year award serves as a reminder of what the orioles are up against in the american league east. divisio

what's wrong with ray rice. >> ray rice finds refuge on the practice field. it gets him away from the constant questions he faces about his subpar season. rice ranks near the bottom of the nfl in yardage for starting running back. part of a problem is a hip injury he suffered early this season. rice insists, he's healthy now and bound to have a breakout performance. >> i have no doubt at all. if i doubted myself issue i wouldn't be where i'm at today. you know, i'm -- you know, i'm at full strength. you know? and that's when the ravens are going to need me at full strength. >> we're working on this thing as a team. and like i said, we gotta be just better all the way around. it's not going to be one guy holding us back. you know, if we were doing some other things better than ray would have more room and he'd be able to get one on one situation to make guys miss. >> i still got all of the confidence in the world for ray rice. he's one of the best running backs in this league. and we have a lot of success winning games when 27 has his hand on the ball. >> rice

what is wrong with ray rice? >> reporter: ray rice finds refuge on the practice field. it gets in the way from the constant questions he faces about his subpar season. rice ranks near the bottom of the nfl and startage for the running back. part of a problem is a hip injury early this season. but rice insists, he's healthy now. and bound to have a breakout performance. >> i have no doubt at all. if i doubted myself, i wouldn't be where i'm at today. i'm -- you know, i'm at full strength. you know? and what's this the ravens are going to need me at full strength of. >> we gotta just be better all the way around. it's not one thing or one guy that is holding us back. you know, if we were doing something other things better, then ray would have more room and get in one on one situations. >> i still have all the confidence in the world in ray rice. he's one of the best running backs in his league. and we have a lot ever success, -- of success, winning. >> rice reminds his critics that even though his yardage is down, he's still doing other things to help the offense. and he

and that is unfamiliar territory for running back ray rice, who had another frustrating game.arried the ball 18 times. gained just 30 yards. that's meager production this what has become the worst season in rice's six-year career. and rice continues to say that he has recovered from the hip flexor injury he suffered from earlier this year. but today, corch john harbaugh suggested otherwise, regarding rice. >> it's injury, or not as much room to run. or it's both. his health has been a factor. no not a doubt. working hard to become healthier. those are muscle injuries. you have to assume it has had an impact. >> they will hit this. you can see this. kickoff begins sunday at 1:00. we've got a special post game coverage. with highlights and interviews. from former raven, wally williams. on wjz, coming up this weekend. now, the ravens are going to face a backup quarterback in chicago. because bears starter, jay cutler got hurt again yesterday. he had to leave in the fourth quarter, with an ankle injury in the bears' loss to detroit. he had missed a previous game with a groin injur

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with we still got a ray rice going. 27 degrees on tv hill. and that is going to be 21 degrees colder than this time yesterday. by lunch -- i only get choked up when i'm freezing to death. 42 degrees at lunch is pretty much going to be your daytime high. 37 degrees this evening. the next over night back into the low to mid 20s. it remains cold. a change is coming our way. god news from first warning weather coming up shortly. don, take it away. >> thank you. >>> any hassles on what is a very cold hurry up? here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning, everyone. well, the cold temperatures so e only thing you have to deal with as far as traveling goes. 55 is still your average on the beltway. 56 and 55 on 95 southbound. that's a look at 95 southbound at aberdeen. there's a look at 27 south of the beltway also problem free at the moment. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's don >> thank you. >>> city police raid a number of east baltimore homes targeting people thought to be linked to a notorious

ray rice is the best line of defense this year. i hate to say it. rice is not that much bigger than i am. as i said last hour, he's 400 times denser but you stand ray rice next to me we're about the same size. he's the best line of defense. don't question it, you have a good core quarterback. >> i would always use the long snapper if i was the quarterback. >> isn't that the truth. >>> mild day, 63. 53 now, 10 warmer than this time yesterday. >>> ron, let's talk about what we're doing and get into the break. when we get back we will talk about the ties. >> reporter: sounds good to me. excellent. it's been 2 years se big fire at the mount washington tavern. they reopened a year ago. they're having a big fundraiser tomorrow. we have mary and charles to talk about it for the benefit of firefighters. we'll tell you all about it when the eyewitness news ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. thanks for being with us. it's mild. 47 degrees, 89% humidity baromet .41. we still have this big dome of high pressure sitting on top of us. we were at 50 or 51, now dow

ray rice is clearly not in the dog house. that's what i take away from the sound bite. fact he was there and speaking press behind a miecro phone. -- a mee crow phone. mie -- behind a micro phone. >>> it's cold at 27 degrees but the wind and steady breeze seems to be gone. winds almost calm. wind are from the southwest. tn s a mild throw coming our way. first warning weather details coming up shortly. >>> ron matz is the a wonderful place. >> reporter: tonight at 7:00 the league announces the most valuable player for the mlb. chris davis in the running. we're live at harford road. come on up. the national kidney foundation a week from tonight sante, a big event. we're going to tell you all about it. we're live from clementine when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> good morning

we need to have a good offensive line to have ray rice run. >> i think the number one problem right now is the offense. the offense is pretty bad right now. >> just flacco being rushed too much. we can't get our running game started. >> i think the offense line is the problem in a nutshell. >> the loss of too many key players. >> easy, offensive line. . >> we can't run the ball behind the o line and they can't protect flacco until they figure out to give him more time the ravens aren't going to do anything. >> reporter: all right. last time the ravens started a n worst than 3-5 was back in 2005 when they finished up the season 6-10 and they missed the playoffs. jessica, fans are very upset. >> very concerned about the offensive line. >> reporter: i would say that's correct. >> thank you. the ravens return home for theie . they are playing the first place bengals. you can see it live at 1:00 p.m. on wjz. >>> tens of thousands took part in the new york city marathon. one maryland came out on top. she won the women's wheelchair division. she's taken titles boston, london and chicago. she w

they had 28 yards on 17 carries and joe flacco they do need ray rice to getting about.hey ranked 27th in rush offen offense. they even went to the pistol formation five times. he's confident he can still play and play well, but they need to do it and do it quickly to help the baltimore ravens team if they're going to turn this thing around. >> they're having a super bowl hang over. >> my question for you, i love them, too, it's voicing because tortillas are taking over the grocery aisle. mexican tortillas are now outselling hamburger and hot dog buns. paying $3 billion a year for tortillas compared to $2 billion for hot dog and hamburger buns. salsa now tops ketchup in the condiment department. how about that. >> when i went to school in arizona state we would throw them in the football field. >> no wonder they were sell so many to throw them away like this. the world's largest robot fair is coming to a close. the exhibition hosted 300 companies in tokyo and including robots of all sorts from ones that build cars, dinosaurs, and a row bought that can even swim. pretty c

what is going on with the running back tandem in baltimore, particularly ray rice? he sdint doesn't steam effective this year. >> the ravens lost 13 starters from last year. the passing game and defense okay. the running game, no one expected this. they had 28 yards on 17 carries, and joe flacco was the leading running back of all things, rusher during last week's game. they do need ray rice to get going. he has only 259 yards. they rank 27th in rush offense. they even went to the pistol formation five times to try to get that thing going. they think they can get it going. he's confident he can still play and play well. they need to do it, and they need to do it quickly to help out that team if they're going to turn it around. >> baltimore ravens suffering that super bowl hangover so to speak. >> thanks, ross. >>> i expect to see this in the highlight reel, because brazil is going to host the 2014 world cup and 2016 olympics, but another competition is set to begin. it's brazil's indigenous games. hundreds of tribes get together. gabriel joins us live from the games

the ravens aren't going to do anything without opening up the middle for ray rice and pierce. >> reporter: despite the numbers of complaints about the offensive line, joe flacco -- five times. and harbaugh said after looking at the tape he thought the offensive line blocked very well. >> you can look at the ravens and bengals sunday night right here on wjz. >>> traumatic crash two planes collide in midair. how all nine people on board survived. >>> the townsend university community on alert after a student is viciously stabed in this neighborhood just off campus. i'm monique griego. why police say the attack could have been because the suspect was trying to get the victim's cell phone. >> why this parcel of land is so important to baltimore city's future. >> a cold start to the workweek. but it won't last long. when will the warm up come? don't miss the updated warning forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is partly cloudy, 42 degrees in central maryland right now. >>> a townsend university student remains in the hospital in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times ne

until they can open up the ground for ray rice the ravens right-hand ravens -- the ravens right-hand turn going to do anything. >> reporter: despite the fact that flacco was sacked five times he said in looking at the game tape of yesterday he thought the offensive line blocked well. we'll hear more from the coach tonight. >> can't wait to hear what he's saying. and don't miss the ravens against the bengals right here on wjz. >>> a jury continues to deliberate to set the damage amount for a heart procedure that was not needed as eyewitness news continues. >>> from baltimore to washington in 15 minutes it's possible with the maglab who wants to bring the world class technology to the northeast corridor. >>> our weather roller coaster continues. it's unseasonably cool but the mercury is on its way back up. don't miss the updated weather forecast. ,, my budget and i are good, but it wasn't always that way. (al's budget) let! go! (al) no, budget! no! (al's budget) let! go! (al vo) but thanks to fingerhut.com we got approved to shop with low monthly payments. they've got over 30,000 produ

we picked it up with the raviens, watch the scamper by ray rice. he took it in from the one yard line two plays later. ravens lead and the weather book over. rain, the threat of tornados. under two hours players left the field, fans evacuated. inner bowl, the high winds causing concern. this is robbie gold. a 38-yard field goal. the bears win 20-17, 23-20. improving to 6 and four. >> lions going to pittsburg. antonio brown from a 34 yard touchdown. the lions coming back from a 14-0 deficit. calvin johnson, 19 yards. lions up 27-20 at the half in the fourth. lions up 27-23, steelers driving. it's calvin johnson with a won yard strike. through the air, four dt, steelers winning 37-27. at the start of the season 1 and 3 the eagles have a pulse and then some. eagles rolling, lesean mccoy giving them a 24-0 lead. came over - not so fast. the redskins pulling within one. driving, r g3 throws off the back foot. that's the interception and the ball game. 24-16, the eagles winning three strait. the jets in the play-off 5 and 4 on the road in buffalo, a game

. >>> ravens head coach john harbaugh is talking about ray rice and the injury that's limited him sos season. the ravens run game ranks at the bottom of the nfl now has its pro bowl running back struggles to recover from a hip injury. the coach said he does not want to replace rice with bernard price complete, saying they need both players to get and stay healthy. >> both of those guys are to get a large number of carries. whichever guy is playing better should get more carries. bernard had his hamstring issue, ray had his hip issue since the second game. both of those games seem to be getting healthier. that's a plus for us. >> the ravens play the bears next, a team that lost their starting quarterback, jay cutler. he will not be playing against the ravens. mccow will start instead. don't forget you can see the ravens taking on the bears in chicago this sunday afternoon at 1:00 live right here on wjz 13. when the game ends stay around for our special post game show with high lights, interviews and analysis. a full ravens sunday here on wjz 13. >>> let's take a look at first warning

there's ray rice - watch him closely. he didn't score, he took it one yard out. then the weather took over. high winds, rain. the threat of tornados, we followed it. the game was delayed under two hours. fans evacuated inner bowl. look at that robbie gould 38 yards in overtime, and that is that. chicago wins it and improves to 6 and 4 on the season. a lot of the nail biters did a good thing for the nfl. >> good for the chicago who won. and rebecca steven with more on the storms after the break. >> the storm prediction center put out a high-risk warn for tornados. here is video for the damage and destruction caused by tornados starting before noon. it started first, which we saw storms develop from misseriya to illinois. this video was from two tornados. storms continued to track to the east. powerful day. because we have several factors creating the strong storms. the result was a long tornado reports, 77 by the storm prediction center. ending at 8:00 pm. well, now we are seeing the shower activity and strong storms in kentucky. tennessee even. we had a strong st

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. >> and the announcers kept trashing ray rice. he pulled off the biggest play to keep the ravens going after they got the ball in the first overtime. the bengals became the 16th team in nfl history to lose two straight in overtime. that was -- that was really painful. they lost to miami. so now they look normal again. after the jets they look super bowl bound. now they look normal bengals. >>> as we head to break, let's check on today's national forecast with the weather channel's alex wallace. hey, alex. >> good morning to you. dealing with a little wintery weather around the great lakes. actually following a cold frontal boundary that will be moving through. out ahead of it we have showers. parts of the eastern lakes will start out as a bit of rain. as we move through the evening, you can see snow mixing in. chicago, snow here for us as we head into the afternoon there for you. behind that system very cold air going to be infiltrating the nation and the rest of the entire eastern half of the nation. we'll first start it off with

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