what are your predictions for the ravens' 2012-2013 season? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> michael phelps will be honored along with other maryland olympians. crews are setting the stage. michael phelps, kitty little will be honored. ava marie will have more coming up. orioles' were looking to celebrate sole possession of first place in the american league east. the orioles started fighting back. it was all yankees from there including a home run from derek jeter. the yankees win 13-3. love's highey school dedicates a field to her. she went on to play lacrosse at the university of virginia. her mother and sister attended last night's dedication. >> it just would be something that she would love. >> i am sure she is looking down on the field now with a big smile on her face. >> george huguely was convicted in her death back in february and sentenced to 23 years in prison. a veteran florida police officer is killed in an accident. a pickup truck hit his motorcycl

the baltimore ravens kickoff their season. im dacey joins us live with that story. >> the game tonight is important because it sets the stage for the rest of the season for the ravens. they are honoring a few people including art modell. stadium was filled with hundreds of people who paid their respects to the original ravens owner. there will be a moment of silence. this will wear pins honoring his name. the ravens players are ready for the new season. they are confident it will be another good year. the ravens will play cincinnati here at m&t bank stadium at 7:00 p.m. tonight. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what are the ravens players saying about the season? >> ray lewis said joe flacco is taking control of the offense. >> thank you, kim. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. teachers in chicago going on strike for the first time in 25 years, leaving hundreds of thousands of parents and students scrambling. curry will join us. a rash of viruses being seen in places

we have the ravens game. expect a lot of congestion downtown, near mt bank stadium. >> let us know how to drive. >> the sweater, the sweater, in to the afternoon, take a light jacket. i have the jacket. this morning, this is what we are working with. temperatures in the 50s. a taste of fall, 53 in glennwood. 55 owings mills. the temperatures will get warmer throughout the day. coming in a little bit below where we should be. plenty of sunshine, making it feel nice and comfortable outside. the most powerful radar is dry. we will stay that way as we go through the afternoon and this trend is going to stick around through the next several days. if you need to wab the wash the car, you have a good stretch of days to do so. in to 8:00, lots of sunshine once again. cool, temperature 61, lunchtime, eat the lunch outdoors. 74 degrees, winds picking up northwest at 5-10 miles per hour. still a stellar day on tap. by 3:00, nice and pleasant, temperature 77. that's the high for today. now a check of the time saver traffi

now the raven's want to think the naacp youth council with all they do it tonight at the raven's-brown's game. >> a typical day at the howard county naacp is council -- a gathering of members -- in age from 9 to 18 at the monthly meeting, there to decide how they can reach out to other young people and what they could do to make a difference. but on this day, these countless on the receiving and. they get a special delivery from the ravens. >> dear naacp youth council, congratulations on being selected at -- as the honor cert. >> tonight, they will get a reward for their service to the community. the youth council president says they are grateful for the recognition. >> i am really happy because i feel like we are being noticed by people -- the ravens -- who gets the opportunity? >> its for a variety of reasons -- mainly their commitment to community service. >> we help feed the homeless and to membership drives and education forums, political forums and we have the high schools and a lot of different reading programs as well. >> these young people spend many hours after school promoting

. >> the ravens and eagles mix it up in philly. tell us what you think. >> it looks like the party is over after a week of gorgeous weather. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i am jennifer franciotti. >> i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> the weather will change. >> we had a great stretch. >> things are getting a little dry. the rain is on the way. we have clear skies this morning. a few sprinkles around roanoke and approaching richmond. the air is pretty dry. the significant rain is in tennessee and near the gulf coast. some showers and thunderstorms in minnesota appeared that will come together and affect our forecast eventually. here is sarah caldwell. >> right now we're off to a pretty smooth start at the major roadways. right here at pulaski highway, word of an accident at middle river road. this one wra

&p-- later the ravens strike again through the air... this time, 20 yards to dennis pitta. -13 ravens, 14 at the nd of the half.-- - in the 3rd quarter after a ray rice touchdown, the patriots re-take the lead on this danny woodhead 3 yard run. 27721 patriots. they would add a field goal and lead 30-21 in the fourth quarter.-- but flacco and smith were ot going to be denied in this one... this time ii's a 5 yard td pass, to bring the ravens within 2 points at 30-28!--- &pon their ffnal drive, then after a pass interference call gets the ball close... rookie kicker justin tucker looks to make his fiist game winning kick, and barely.........does!!!! ravens win 31-30... a big win,,but after the gamee the real story was torrey smith's decision to play... torrey: hat it came down to...i didnt' want to, likk, playing a receiver, you gotta haveeyour mind clear. you can't have anything weighing on you, tense up. you know that's going to cause you to drop the ball or have mistakes and you know, i didnt' want to hurt my team. i came here and phe more i was around, the more comfortable

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ravens take the lead. 21-20 ravens. joe feels the pressure and hits torrey smith and it is a two- point game. the defense gets its back. 31-30 the final. joe flacco wanted to talk about the inspiration of torrey smith won the game anended. >> i cannot imagine what he is going through. he plays like this all the time. it says a lot about who he is. we know he is a great guy and an awesome teammate. >> our team just fights. we have a bunch of guys - tonight we won and i couldn't be more proud of the football team. >> what a night. the ravens win a big game. the birds lost to the red sox but they win six of nine on the road trip. chris tillman pitched well. robert andino cannot make the throw to first base. 1-0 boston. in the fifth inning, the birds tie it. a bloop single scores a run. lew ford scores. cody ross scores. 2-1, the sox avoid the sweep. double header to state a camden yards against the blue jays. bill billick check was running off the field chasing the officials. they ate in mockery of the game and almost cost

the ravens not happy with their first loss of the year.ir replacement refs took one away from them. the eagles up 7-0. but the ravens tie in. vonta leach. justin tucker, 55-yard field goal ties the ravens record. they were out playing the eagles. philadelphia comes back. lls left.ick roles lef there was the key play of the game. jones was called for offensive pass interference. the eagles had new life and take advantage. michael vick, 80 yards and a dive into the end zone. ray lewis and john harbaugh have an issue with the replacement referees. >> the challenge for us is to figure out what constitutes what. what constitutes a pass interference? >> there are calls that the regular refs -- we know the calls that would be made. that should not happen. that should not be the case. but iit is. >> the ravens have a 10 point lead and could not close it out. >> thank you. >> protests expected to continue at u.s. embassies in the middle east. >> long glance at the airport and other airports. cutbacks could affect homeland security. ion. \is a l may

have a great time at the game. go ravens. i'll be tracking the delays of your commute tomorrow on good morning maryland. >>> the ravens are dedicating this season to art modell. modell will be layed to rest at 11:00 in the morning at the baltimore hebrew congregation. commissioner roger modell will speak. the family is asking that contributions be made to the school. so when the hart of the ravens -- heart of the ravens comes out of that tunnel, it will be an emotional night of football. >> this is a night art modell made. talking about the co founder of monday night football and how ironic that the ravens kick it off. the ravens are a touchdown favorite. i just saw just thin tucker thinking about the excitement that rookie must be going through knowing he's the guy doing all the kicking for the ravens, jacoby jones. here's a guy who had 10 opening days in baltimore. that was with the baltimore colts. give me a couple of teams you see? i think for the offense how they will handle cincinnati's front comp, so you see how that wo

steve ba sh steve bisciotti, the owner of the ravens and robert kraft the owner of the patriots. e 20 when we come back on "sunday night football" in baltimore. . ng display of common sense. pretty sure it's the common sense thing. [ construction sounds ] ♪ ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ police radio chatter ] ♪ [ tires squeal, siren wails ] we gotta be out of here in a minute. ♪ [ construction sounds ] [ coughing ] [ loud engine start up ] you ok? [ engine revs ] you ok? come in. ♪ got the coffee. oh...right... that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ >> al: friday night, indianapolis fighting panthers wing 22-15. bill belichick with the maryland roots in baltimore tonight where his team is back up by six and the ravens have the ball at the 20 yard line. a whistle before the snap for a false start. cris, you take a look at this game -- >> referee: false start, offense number 82. five-yard penalty. still first down. >> al: torrey smith. 81 yards and 92 yards by the ravens, 81 by new england and 80 by baltimore and just now 80 by new england. >> cris: i told you, it was going to

the ravens are dedicating the season to art model, a former ravens owner and the man who brought footballback to baltimore. honored tonight in a pregame ceremony. the ravens could face the biggest challenge, 8 of 16 games, ravens are 27-5 at home during regular season. this is the second best record in the entire nfl. we caught up with some of the ravens fans. here is what they have to say about the game. >> they come out to the first ravens game, it's going to be the opening game. she will enjoy all the moments of tonight's game. >> it's going to be explosive this year. i see joe and tory looking up quite a bit. i think we are going to pass for 4000 yards this year. >> are you excited? >> very excited. this is the year for us. >> all right. as you can sees fans are very excited. kickoff, 7:00 tonight at mt bank stadium. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 19 people are safe and on solid ground. a boat overturned. the group was on a brag gone boat which sits a number of people. it's a paddle size, oversized canoe. it's not clear why it overturned. >>> if you were supposed to participate in th

between the ravens and the orioles, it is phenomenal.he city is on fire for our sports teams. >> everywhere today, fans came out in purple, ready to cheer their team on for another season. >> i'm ready. i'm ready. >> i cannot wait. is going to happen any day now. >> how do you think we are going to do? " we are going all the way. super bowl. -- >> we are going all the way. >> the first game is monday night in cincinnati. ♪ >> our text question for tonight -- what are you more excited about this weekend? text to this number -- "a" if you are more excited about the nfl kicking off or "b" if you are more excited about the o's facing the yankees in a pennant race. here's a look and how the early voting is shaping up. 55% going with the o's. we will update this for you at 11:00. >> a further response to a letter from the ravens owner. letter read in part of an " many of my constituents and your football supporters are aghast that a member of the ravens football team would step into this controversial divide." he has been outspoken on the subj

it's going to be against the ravens. the way they are responding. >> cris: we talked about it all night the key matchup. >> referee: defense number 21. five-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> al: there that is little itty-bitty five-yard penalty that results the other way for new england. >> cris: illegal contact. the key is how far down the field. five yards. you got to release him. they didn't call hold. they called illegal contact and i thought he let go at five yards. boy, this game has been just all over the place down field. little ticky tack things that don't look like fouls, tackles on receivers that aren't calls! it's been crazy! >> al: what else is new? the 11th first down by penalty in this game. eleven. to the 37 yard line. this is ridley. he is going to take it to the 40 yard line. another flag comes in. 22 accepted penalties, 176 accepted yards. we try to behave ourselves, i got to tell you. >> referee: unsportsmanlike conduct, defense, on the bench. >> cris: john harbaugh is saying i was trying to call

the ravens game came down to the final play and the ravens get the win. i think everybody was hoping for a better performance. the ravens were sloppy but they are in first place right now at 3-1. the ravens filing get it going. joe flacco to torrey smith. 7-0 ravens. look at joe. watch the cutback. touchdown. brandon weeden picked off by cary williams and he goes for the touchdown. the ravens are up 23-10. the browns would not go away. the penalty keeps the game alive. looking to tie. in and out of the end zone. john harbaugh happy the regular officials are back. >> welcome back to the officials. good to have them back. these guys are really good. the communication was good. didn't agree with every call. i would love to know what happened on the last one that gave them the extra play. haven't seen that yet. i've heard about it. but they were excellent. they do a great job communicating. >> we thought you did a great 10 plays.heir work 10 placere orioles and red sox tonight. they were loving what happened last night in toronto. the blue jays did the oriole

it came down to the buyer but the ravens beat new england. rey smith took the field despite losing his brother in an accident. kim dacey has more. >> good morning. torrey smith was up all night with his family after the tragic news. no one knew he would play in the game until late yesterday afternoon. >> it was tough. i did not know emotionally how i would hold up. >> torrey smith got word of the crash around 1:00 a.m. sunday and rushed to be with his family. his brother tevin jones died in a motorcycle crash in virginia. we're told 19-year-old jones was riding his motorcycle when he ran off the right side of the road and hit a utility pole. virginia police say he was wearing a helmet, and alcohol was not a factor. >> i got all the support from everyone around the league and just everyone. everywhere i was getting texts and people were telling me about my twitter. i want to thank everyone on behalf of my family. >> smith says after only getting an hour of sleep, he headed to m&t bank stadium, still unsure of whether he would take the field. he

it's going to be against the ravens. the way they are responding. >> cris: we talked about it all night the key matchup. >> referee: defense number 21. five-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> al: there that is little itty-bitty five-yard penalty that results the other way for new england. >> cris: illegal contact. the key is how far down the field. five yards. you got to release him. they didn't call hold. they called illegal contact and i thought he let go at five yards. boy, this game has been just all over the place down field. little ticky tack things that don't look like fouls, tackles on receivers that aren't calls! it's been crazy! >> al: what else is new? the 11th first down by penalty in this game. eleven. to the 37 yard line. this is ridley. he is going to take it to the 40 yard line. another flag comes in. 22 accepted penalties, 176 accepted yards. we try to behave ourselves, i got to tell you. >> referee: unsportsmanlike conduct, defense, on the bench. >> cris: john harbaugh is saying i was trying to call

art the former owner of the ravens died early this morning at the age of 87. jamie takes a look back. >> reporter: he gave us what we wanted. >> i said in five-years we will be an elite team. >> reporter: we became his family. > ladies and gentlemen, the ravens. >> reporter: when he named the team 17 years ago, a love affair was born. football was back in the town. nobody knew art better than tom. >> my thought was probably the key owner of all the nfl for what he did to football. >> reporter: he loved this game. it's ironic the man credited with starting monday nights football would have his team starting this monday night. >> he was such a great contributor to what the nfl is today it's unbelievable. we had a very special relationship and the guy was so special and why he isn't in the hall of fame is sinful. >> reporter: the browns and the player who paid still love the man to this day. >> art has been a friend of mine. he has come to my rescue. >> reporter: he would sell his share in the ravens, hand picking steve to take over ownership. >> he is a good min

last night it was cincinnati. 44-13, the ravens win. ed house last night including adam jones, matt wieters, and mark reynolds to enjoy an adult. they watched joe flacco run the no-huddle to perfection. 52 yards which led to a field goal. next drive, ray rice, 7 yards, the first of this two touchdowns. 10-3. ravens on the move. watch this pass to anquan boldin. 299 yards for joe flacco. cincinnati would not go away. benjarvus green-ellis, 6 yard touchdown. 17-10. the second half was all ravens. they go 94 yards. joe flacco to dennis pitta. this drive was 89 yards. the final was 44-13. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, joe flacco and the ravens dominate the bengals to win their first game. >> i think we played pretty damn good every week. i may not throw 299 yards. but i got an airplane hard and play tough. we win a lot of football games. >> it is easy for the pundits prognosticators.secuto joe flacco is a great player. of course he is. >> the question about joe's c

best of luck to the ravens, hopefully they can beat the bangles. traffic is picking up on the main lines, 95, in white marsh, starting to jam up. all toot, 16 minutes from the beltway, in to the city, if you are using the jfx, no problems foreport from the beltway, downtown to east fayette street. that stretch will take you 12 minutes, and here is the worst part of it all. checking in and taking a look at the west side, inner loop slow, outer loop jam packed to route 40. overly, bel air, stop and go on the outer loop, providence road. a crash in harford, 136. >>> we are all up here on the desk. this story, something we can relate to. this is omaha, nebraska. the newsroom there, they had unexpected visitor. see people in here, the bat, that's a bat. a rat with wings. that's not good stuff. he has one -- trying to get it out of the way. they are clearly panicked by this. animal control brought in because the news crew panicked. >> yeah. i would panic. >> roll the sound. >> what are you doing? >> hiding like a little girl. >> little bit ridiculous. >>

the ravens came on top 23-16. the of the big story was the return of the nfl officials after the lockout. the officiating crew was treated to a hero's welcome at m&t bank stadium last night. fans were thrilled to see the return of the professional officials. after the game, it was clear to those on and off the field that the situation had improved. >> the communication was good. i would like to know what happened on the last play. they were excellent. guys on the sideline did a great job communicating. i think now we're on the same page. >> keith mills will have highlights coming up later in sports. >> all of baltimore has come down with a case of orioles fever. the orioles are hoping to clinch a spot in the playoffs. kim dacey has more with the big weekend in the yard. >> tonight before their game, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will present orioles center fielder adam jones with a key to the city because this year the orioles have done baltimore proud. fans are excited of the possibility the orioles will be in th

score.-- lattr the ravens strike agaan through the air... ttis time, 20 yards to dennis pitta. it's 14-13 ravens, but the patriots led 20-14 at the end of the half. -- in the 3rd quarter after a ray rice touchdown, the patriots re-take the lead on this danny woodhead 3 yard run. 27-21 patriots. they would add a field goal and lead 30-21 in the fourth quarter.-- but flacco and smith were not going to be denied in this one... a 5 yard td pass, brings the ravens within 2 points at 30-28!--- on their final drive, after a pass interference call gets the ball close... rookie kicker justin tucker looks to make his first game winnnng kick, and does!!!! ravens win 31-30... a big win, but after the game, the real story was toorey smith's decision to play, and honor his brother. play, and honor smith's decision o story was torrey the game, the reel a big win, but after ravens win 31-30... a big win, but after the game, the real story was torrey ssith's decision to torrey: i just said aaquick .- prayer, took a knee. you know obviousll yoo plaa with a heavy heart, you want to play for that p

the ravens got into the end zone first.ay rice on a seven-yard run with a reconfigured offensive line that gave the ravens a 10-0 lead. joe flacco went back on the attack in the second quarter with a beautiful touchdown toss to anquan boldin. the bingles bounce back as well, 17-10, reagan than front. the first defensive touchdown of the season for the ravens. ed reed becomes the all-time league leader in interception return yards. he put the raiders in front, 34- 13. a final came from ray rice, he had the first touchdown and the last touchdown. john harbaugh feel best about the status that mean the most, the final scores. >> he is a difference maker on the field. that is what he is as a player. how many touches is less concerning to me than in what position he makes the play. ed dixon will be our guest on wbal plus. you can see our interview with him. we will be talking about it tonight, straight ahead. the orioles resume the playoff race and the tampa bay rays rise for -- arrive for the playoffs. the action starts tonight

the ravens season awaits in the wings. and byrd land is all aflutter with the pennant race at camden yards. a massive sports weekend here in baltimore. we are live at oriole park, where the orioles unfortunately give up their first place standard. >> it is a purple and orange friday. this weekend marks the beginning of what should be a really fun fall. >> there is orange and purple. baltimore is on fire. it is exciting. >> i am definitely in overload. i am loving it. >> from the yard to the bank. for the first time in 15 years, baltimore sports teams have two teams to care about in september. >> it is the best time right now. it is the best baseball has been in my lifetime. >> it is all i can think about. >> the ravens several the lately, as purple friday has become a tradition. with the orioles pushing for the playoffs, city hall was lit up orange. so was the mission building. who are you more excited about? >> it is a tossup. we finally got some orioles success. this will be a great night at the ballpark. >> it has been

most points the ravens have ever scored in a season opener. but last year was a big season opener against divisional opponents. that is a regular season record. >> looking for the fifth straight playoff season, they are off to a good start. this was certainly a game plan that played out to near perfection in front of a sellout crowd. the ravens offense on fire, joe flacco, 42 years -- 52 yards gave ravens a 3-0 lead. they would build on that, ray rice a 7-yard touchdown run. flacco extending the lead with boldin. split safeties. 17-3 at that point. >> the bengals would not go away. green-ellis ran the ball very well today. 17-10 was the score at the half. the third quarter, the bengals came out with a field goal. nice to be that call and get it. 24-13, ravens in front. it pretty much was sealed. take six, the nfl's all-time leader with interception return yardage. that a 34-13, the final period they missed the entire preseason and seemed ready to go. >> we saw with the offense could do, wondering if that is what we are going to see. we saw that

good morning appeared the ravens open their season by showing the rest of the afc north they mean business. last year they hammered pittsburgh. last night they dominated cincinnati, 44-13. ravens paid tribute to art modell with one of the most impressive offensive performances. first play of the game, joe flacco to torrey smith. sets up a field goal. 3-0. next position, great blocking up front from matt birk and marshal yanda. 10-0. 17-3. check out the touch on that pass to anquan boldin. two touchdowns for joe flacco, 299 yards. benjarvus green-ellis. cincinnati has a long drive in the second half but the ravens answered. joe to dennis pitta. 44-13 was the final. an ed reed and is set in for a touchdown off the pass from andy dalton. an impressive win for the ravens. >> we saw what this offense could do in the preseason and we were wondering if that was what we were going to say. we surprised? >> we were laying down the foundation since last year. we bill our potential and we're tapping into that. >> take me back to the touchdown catch. >> they were bring the help on that play. i tried to

he is the person that we can thank for the ravens and every thing he did for the community. art modell passed away yesterday and it's your turn to say thank you and good-bye. abc2 news sherrie johnson is live with how you can pay your respects and they want people to come down there. >> reporter: they sure do. they are hoping for a huge outpouring and art modell's caskets will be on the field right here at m and t bank stadium on saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. it will be a silent tribute and they are asking folks to wear purple. and the lombardi trophy will be right by his side e passed away -- he passed away early yesterday morning at age of 87. he brought our beloved ravens here from cleveland in 1996 and hosted the lombardi trophy as owner in 2001 and his influence was bigger than football. he and his wife pat donated millions of dollars to charities in the city including the school. johns hopkin high school and modell impacted the nfl but particularly left a mark with number 52. >> he's one of the most awesome man i met in my life and for me to know him, i know the guy

we will see when the ravens fans boo the regular officials. the ravens and brown's tonight. the pregame show begins at 7:00 p.m. and you can watch it right here. >> we will be right back. >> when is election day? you decide. some americans are not waiting until november 6 to vote. >> the referee lockout appears to be a andn en. n end. >> the forecast as we continue. >> the forecast as we continue.

as far as the ravens game is concerned. ton patriots this evening around 8:20 is the kickoff time. we should have some pretty good temperatures for football at 50 to 54. keep an eye ton winds out of the northwest at five to ten miles an hour. your seven day looks pretty good. we'll keep the cool temperatures through monday. those are the 40s we were talking about. 47 for a low monday. 49 tuesday. another system make its way through the area on wednesday and thursday but temperatures get mild again into the mid 70s. then by friday and saturday, 72 and 74. tfrjts boys and girls club of hartford county has always been a great place to go after school. but it's where people are learning to give back. i have awarded them an honor roll against today's game. >> what we teach a lot in our clubs is the notion that service is the price you pay for the space you use. so we try to instill it in our young people. >> these young people make up the boys and girls club at hartford county. every day after school, the walls here echo with ac

de la liga, el objetivo es que lamentablemente hoy dÍa los some of the ravens were on hand. ed, and brady marquee names on this sunday night in baltimore. a fake toss to boldin. a slant caught on the outside by lloyd. first down. let's go back to the fourth down stop. >> cris: yeah, it was the pressure by mayo that forced vonta leach here and basically left patrick chung alone on the ends of the line of scrimmage to make the tackle. the inside pressure by mayo is really what made that play. >> al: first and ten at the 47. lloyd has caught nine balls now for 109. welker 6 for 120. so two receivers in triple figures tonight. this is the rookie bolden who scored his first nfl touchdown in the first half. ngata makes the tackle. belichick normally with a lot of veterans on his team. this is about the youngest team that bill has had. we asked him last night. he said, yeah, he would have to think this was the youngest on balance in his 13 seasons in new england. >> cris: i thought they needed to get young, especially on defense. you can see the energy level on that side maintaining

and the ravens host the bangles at 7:00. this season's game is the games are in dedicated to art model. he is the person who brought football back to charm city, they are going to be a moment of silence at the beginning of the game for the pregame ceremonies. this morning, we caught up with larry louise, good morning, thank you for being out here. ravens fan here. tell us what do you think about tonight's game. first game of the season. >> i'm excited. looking forward to it all spring and summer. can't wait to see the kickoff. >> reporter: what are our chances for the super bowl? >> it's a little early yet. i am hoping we are there. >> reporter: all right. okay. thank you so much for joining us this morning on your way to get your morning coffee. we appreciate it. thank you so much. go ravens. there you go b people are excited about monday night football, ready to get the season kicked off. the game stats at 7:00 tonight. mt bank stadium. back to you in the studio. >>> a big day downtown, hours before the ravens game. the wi

it would be reversed if the orioles and the ravens finish ?o?o?oçoíc';woçwk >> is getting cool in the evening. sunny skies tomorrow, into friday, high temperatures and below 80's. beautiful weather, a couple of thunderstorms arrive on saturday. the weekend should be really nice. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- katie couric. from the new movie, "hit and run," dax shepard.

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the ravens will take on the cincinnati bangles at the bank. sherrie johnson is live this morning, she has been out talking with fans and getting the insights on what we can expect. what are fans saying? >> reporter: ravens fans are excited about tonight's game. i have been out here talking with folks. right now i have buddy and kenny, joining me live here this morning. they are great, chatting it up with me. buddy, what are your thoughts about the game. you are headed out there tonight. >> i'm excited for tonight's game. the weather is perfect. i am taking my wife to the first ravens game, the opening game. she will enjoy all the moments of tonight's game. >> reporter: excellent. what do you think about the offense. >> i think the ravens are going to do very well. flacco is better when he doesn't have final to worry about the huddle, his natural abilities will take over tonight. >> hopefully the stars will be aligned this year. two years in a row, one catch prevented us from going to a super bowl. hopefully with a little luck and a lot of enco

phelp's will be nammd an honorary captain of the ravens... ple monday ii here! aad if the opener of the nfl season wasn't enough to get football fans revved up... this game has more evennmore meaning because of who the ravens are dedicating their season to. to. joel d. smith is live at m&t bank stadium with a preview of tonight's gamee annd on the ravens home-field over the weekend. good mmrning joel d. good morning patrice... ((ad lib)) game is tonight at 7:00. vs. the bengals... honoring art 3modell. modell..ook at this pine........ an estimated....... showed up to pay their respects with sinatra music playing throughout the stadium to honor the life of a showman, and oon of the reatest owners in nfl history. for so many fans, this was personal... they got the chance to gg to the 500yard line-- on the field where thee ove cheering on the team that art modell brought to baltimore. they were able to see the casket up close, touch the lobardi trophy, and even talk personally with the family. it's on this veryyfield where the ravens will play th

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this time it's a 5 yard td passs to bring the ravens within 2 poonts at 30-28!--- aater a pass interference call gets the ball close... rookie kicker justin tucker looks to make his first game winning kick, and barely.........does!!!! ravens win 31-30... a big win, put after the game, the real story was torrey smith's decision to play...smitt's decisson to story was torrey the game, the real a big win, but fter ravens win 31-30... a big win, but after the game, the real story was torrey smith's torrey: what it came down to...i didnt' wann to, like, playing a receiver, you gotta have your mind clear. you can't have anything weighing on you, tense up. you know thht's going to cause you to drop the ball or have mistakes and you know, i didnt' want to hurt my team. i came hhre and the more i was around, the more comfortable i started too feel. you know i'm glad i came back up here and you knnw i thiik it elped me out a lott 3 what a game, and what a performanne by the ravens supporting theer teammate. teammate. joel d. smith iss live at panera in towson to and to al

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we could get rain for the start of the ravens game. i think it will happen during the later part of the game. here's the forecast for today. there is a chance for showers later today and into the evening. 78 in ocean city. expecting kickoff temperatures around the low 70's. a shower is possible at any point. temperatures drop down into the 60's tonight. showers are most likely overnight and into tomorrow morning. a chance for showers tomorrow. pretty isolated shower possibilities this weekend. the front will finally clear the area. 70's next week with nice weather. >> good morning. the morning commute is kind of busy. southbound 95, word of an accident. southbound on the harrisburg expressway, reports of an accident past belfast. pulaski highway, watch for a crash. 59 on the north side. 48 near edmondson. monument street at calvert street, watch for closures in advance of the baltimore book festival. here's a quick, live look at traffic. no sign of delays in this area. watch for slow spots near belfast. this is 95 past 222. no sign of a

score. 3 -- later the ravens strike again through the air... this pitta. 13 ravens, but the patriits led 20--4 at the end of tte half.-- in the 3rd quarter after a ray rice ttuchdown, the patriots re-take the lead on this danny woodhead 3 yard run. 7-21 field goal and lead 30-21 in the fourth quarter.-- but going to be denied in this one... a 5 yard td pass, brings the ravens within 2 points at 30-28!--- on their final drive, after a pass &pinterference call gets the ball close... rookie kicker justin tucker looks to make his first game winning kick, and does!!!! ravens win 31-30... a big win, but after the game, the real story was torrey smith's decision to play, and honor his brother. torrey: i just said a quick prayer, took a knee. you know obvvoussy you play with a heavy eart, you want to play for that person. and then my mom and all my family was back at the house watching and they didnt' even know i was gging to play until the last minute. i texted my mom when i got here to the stadium and that's when i really made my decisson that iiwas going to play

look at the people. >> it's getting ready. >> browns ravens, thursday night football. we'll be right back. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues tt would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. >>> before we go, here's a look at what we're working on. >> we know the job market is tight. we'll introduce you to tisha. she is doing something to draw attention away from her disability. >>> could you be sitting on a gold mine? neil armstrong's passing could mean big bucks for some. >> hopefully folks at the game won't get rained on too bad. >> you'll start off dry. it looks deceiving. then

the ravens will be playing against the cincinnati bengals. the cincinnati bengals will be beaten tonight. >> sounds good. as you're heading to the game, you will be looking for the perfect place to park, close and cheap. joce sterman is here now with the warning for every fan on four wheels who need to hear this one. >> reporter: parking is tough when the ravens play. you'll find lots scattered all over. if you're not careful, the spot you paid for could and up getting you towed. monday night football may shine a spotlight on baltimore but one problem can cast a dark shadow on the game. >> it's not a new phenomenon. >> reporter: councilman bill cole has been talking about parking scams. this area is ripe for them because in this part of town there seems to be plenty of parking but you can't use most of them. streets are marked 57bd lots are private. on game day many are open at a priessments it's a legitimate side business for most but not all. >> people come in from out of town and they don't realize, look, just because there's a sandwich bo

>>reporter: big win for the ravens. who wouldn't be smiling about this, megan. but this is national news. this was a big deal last night. and who would ever imagine football fans giving the referees an ovation when they come out on the field, well, that was the case last night here at m and t bank stadium when the ravens were hosting the winless cleveland browns. after a lengthy lockout that caused the referees to not be on the field for three games, well, they finally returned last night after the league announced shortly after midnight wednesday a deal had been reached for the referees to return to work immediately. and by immediately, that meant thursday night football when the ravens were playing host to those browns. and if you think about that three-game span when the replacement referees were in place, a lot of things were going on, games were going extremely longer than normal, about 3 1/2, sometimes four hours long to be exact. you had bill belichick grabbing a referee here at m and t bank stadium, this was a few nights ago when the patriots were playing

that brings us to our question of the day...are the ravens a super bowl caliber team? team?ok at our facebook page...lots of you are talkkng about the team today...and many offyou are optimistic about the season. most of you say they are good enough to go to the super bowl.../join ths discussioo by going to facebook dot com slash fox-baltimore as... we know... / purple pride... comes... in all shapes... and sizes... sizes... cindy... sent us ...this picture... ... ready... to... root for... thh ravens this evening ...and... samantha... sent us this picture../.of ... "tee-teee.../ her dog... ready... to... take on the bengals show us... your purple pride.../.upload... photos and videos... to us... thru... purple... -at -fox baatimore - dot- com..../// you... can see ...those pictures... on our... "see it ...shoot it... send it" page... at... foxbaltimore dot com..../or... our... facebook page../ facebook... dot com ...slash... foxbaltimore... / click... on "inside fox45." ...and... stay ...right here..../we'll... bring you... the... post-game... news conference.../right... af

the ravens team... not the only ones getting into 3 paul gessler...minn live from m and t bank sttdium.he's thereewith the tailgaters... paul. here's... our question of the day...arr he ravens a super bowl caliber team? go... to... fox- baltimore dot com .../ tell us... what you think.../. sound... off... thru... facebook.../. send... us... a tweet.. at foxbaltimore.../. text... ...45-203..../ enter... fox45a for fox45b for no. how are the roads looking tooig? tonight?carrie peirce has our traffic edge report. report. mapmapfiber- 95 at catonmdot- 295 at 395 mdot-695 at wilkens ave most significant operations in - us history, and its something thht i believe deserves to be told right and deserves to go in a book and stand for itself" itsell" but next... the former navy seal... wwo wrote a book... about the raid... that... took down osama bin laden.../ is... speakkng out... forrthe first time...//.what... he wants ...the public tt know. pole dancing... for children?? the argument for it.. coming up. 3 --adblib weather tz-- the... who... wrote a book...

the ravens player made national headlines this month. his outspoken support was questioned on this issue. b harvest led cra the nation this year. that is promising news for those whose livelihoods depend on blue crab. their wallets are still taking a hit. the harvest dropped nearly 50%. they received an average of 91¢ per pound compared to $1.15 per pound last year. >> today in florida, the presidential candidates were reaching out to older and hispanic voters. they are also reaching back in the past, attacking each other for videotaped messages that take on new meaning in the context of a heated election. >> in the critical battlegrounds state of florida, the war for the white house shifted to videotapes. romney is upset that obama supporters secretly recorded him. it is still causing problems in his campaign. the romney campaign fired back. released a 1998 video of the president. >> how do we structure government in a way that pool resources -- pools resources. at a certain level, make sure everybody has got a shot. >> he said some year

remembering art modell, the original owner of the baltimore ravens who passed away thursday. >> this week the morning will hold a silent public tribute. that's where our 11 news reporter joins us live with more. good morning. >> good morning, rob. welsh starting at 11:00 this morning, fans will have an opportunity to say good-bye to the man who brought football back to baltimore. some fans have already started to show up here at m&t bank stadium. we're joined by john. john came out from aberdeen. john, why did you decide to come out and pay your respects this morning? >> well, mr. modell did a lot for this city. and without it, sheldon, okay, we wouldn't have -- without him, we wouldn't have pro football in the town of baltimore. he was just magnificent man. as far as maryland is considered or anywhere el. he should be in the pro football hall of fame. you can look at what the modelles did here with the m&t stadium and the facility that's around it. it's absolutely just wonderful. >> that's why you wanted to come out? >> exactly. i wanted to pay my respects there to mr. modell and his

the ravens have noo played come out of it with 3 wins... ii that good enough? get that answer from the nt - fans.... aad he also knows whattthe pllyers were saying in the locker room abbut thee brownn.gooo morning joel d. guys.let's take a closer look close..... &p stats.... sttts.... last chance for the browns... it's a win, but not an easy one. ed reed 5048 definetly too close for comfortt. but a wins p win, in this league its always going toobe tough. torrey 4318 yyu have to win handssfull offensively and - defensively. we mmde plays when we needed too.. ed reed 5310 we wwnted to dommnate, a certain way, bt its not always the case. case. the ravens can now sit back and watch the refs wook this weekend, during their 10 pay break beforr takinngon kansas city. 3&live in fells point, jjel d. smiih, ffx 45 morning news..- first on fox....abaltimore man says a mistake n courtt records costs him n addittonal 40-days ii jaill jail. lass septemmbr... a judge sennenced michael sudaao to 60-days n jail forrtwo misdemeanor convictions.... pbut what was recorded in but a

the funeral for the former owner of the baltimore ravens... art modell... is scheduled for later this mornin. morning.megan illiland is here with more on how he is being honored today. good morning guys,the funeral for art modell will be held at congregation t 11:000o'clock this morning.the service will be followed by an invitation only luncheon and a private since his passing last thursday... at the age of 87... the city of baltimore has been honoring the man who brought football back to home opener at m and t bank s - stadium... there was a moment of silence for mr modell.he started his careee in football as the owner of the cleveland browns.when he brought the have a lot of money... but he told us once... he found a sympathetic banker. iq: he took a liking to meoo: i think you're going to do it ... aad he gave me the credit creditand he bbcame loved in baltimore because of it.you pan watch art modell's funeral online today s it happens. at 11 a-m... at foxbaltimore dot com. modell familiy is asking that &pcontributions be made to the seed school in baltim