pephis day, the ravens rally with mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, the governor, and ravens vans in purple. >> we owe a debt of gratitude to the city of baltimore and the state of maryland. all i can say from the bottom on the -- of my heart is thank you. >> the governor was mayor then. he sent 150 officers and workers to help. >> i told the fire chief to call fema. going to go down there. >> the individuals who came to help are still talking about their experiences. that is how much it meant to them. >> gretna is supporting the ravens. >> baltimore ravens! >> the town is so serious about supporting the ravens that the mayor signed a proclamation absolving them of their state responsibilities to be able to root for the purple and black. >> the ravens fans takeover more than just new orleans. we may have a takeover of louisiana by the time the weekend is done. part of the reason the ravens are inseparable 7 is the -- are in the super bowl is the great job they have done a cymling the team. that includes the director of personnel. he will also assembled the future rosters for the ravens. pet

the ravens when the ball game by 34-31. the second championship in franchise history and john harbaugh comes out on top in the super bowl. >> john, and all of our fans back in baltimore, we are bringing another one home. >> it is never pretty, it is never perfect, but it is us, and that is us today, the way we do it. >> nobody wins -- as a champ to go out on your last ride would amend i went out with, my teammates. you look around the stadium and baltimore, baltimore, we are coming home, baby. >> that is right. bringing lombardi back to baltimore. for those who saw the ravens with it in person it was all the more memorable. jennifer franciotti caught up with some of the fans after the game. >> all night long -- all night long we have been talking of -- to ravens fans but no super bowl win would not be complete without the possee. all of these guys. they are here. how are you feeling? >> i could not even talk. it was just so tremendous. the path we were following every thing came together in the season. some adversities of t

the ravens momentum went out as well. after that 34 minute delay, they started going the 49ers' way. it was a 31-29 game with just under two minutes. the ravens did not break. final score, baltimore 34, san francisco, 31. the ravens are your new super bowl champs. joe flacco is named mvp. >> it has not sunk in yet. crazy. unbelievable. tough to put into words. it has not sunk in yet. it has not sunk in yet that we are here. >> nobody ever panic. everybody looked at each other. it was no panic. when your back is against the wall, and we said we had three more plays to get into the goal line. if we all do our jobs, they will not get in. it is a testament to what we have been through and how much trust we have had all year. >> what a way to go out for oh ray lewis. a game in which they never trailed. you would never know that by the way the emotion motion and momentum shifted in the second half when the lights went out in the third quarter. the lights went on for the san francisco 49ers. >> you have that 35-minute delay. unpr

now we go, the ravens struck first in the first quarter. joe flacco found boldin in the back of the end zone. ravens go up 7-0. and they tacked it on again after recovering a fumble they drove down for another score. this one, flacco to pitta. 14-3 baltimore. and once again in the second carder -- quarter a great play and throw and catch by jones. gets up and evades two defenseers to the end zone but he was not done on the day leading off the third quarter 108 yards later tying a superbowl record to the house and you think the route is on and then the lights go out. merced -- at the mercedes superdome and it breathes new life in the 49ers scoring 17 quickly and you think what's going on. it comes down to a 4th and goal stand by the ravens and the defense held strong once again. kaepernick overthrowed crabtree. the lombardi troughy is coming back to baltimore. after the game the man never lost for words terrell suggs. >> we lost three. >> a row and you counted us out. out them picked broncos, patrons, texans. none of you all had ravens in th

. >> the ravens will battle the 49ers. our team coverage begins right here right now on 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning on super bowl sunday. i am lisa robinson. >> we begin with a look outside with meteorologist ava marie. >> we had a little bit of snow last night. you guys woke up to that. the side roads are a little slippery right now. most of the ramain roads they de care of. if you are heading out early for last minute stuff for super bowl be careful on untreated roads. we will be talking about another chance for snow as we go into tonight. temperatures right now in the 20s including 21 degrees at the airport 24 in columbia and 27 in kate tonsville. 30 degrees the downtown temperature. we are below the freezing mark. but with the salt on the roads most are wet at this point. little bit of ice to start off the day and light snow returning lart this afternoon and especially in the evening hours. temperatures this afternoon in the mid 30s with mostly cloudy skies. we will talk about the poten

do you want to show your props to the ravens? we have details on how you can watch their victory parade in the city. we'll have these stories and much more tonight >> the ravens are underdogs no more. >> fans were eager to get their hands on that merchandize. >> make sure you cheer for the ravens, all right? >> 15 minutes after the word named world championships, -- champions, the doors were open to sell. >> were up and down to the final second. i am so excited, go ravens. >> they reopened at 6:00 a.m. for fans eager to have the latest year. >> i should have been out last night getting the gear. i am already behind the ball. everyone has got to have the newest and greatest stuff. >> we even have purple lights in our window. we have to continue the rah-rah, keep going. >> t-shirts and sweatshirts, anything you can think of is printed with the world championship level. fans want to get their hands on anything they can. some will use it for bragging rights of the office. >> there -- it does not matter because i am talking trash to ev

you think the ravens will win? >> yup. >> the defense needs to contain capper nick if joe does what he knows to do we will be just fine. >> if they play like they have been playing in the playoffs we have nothing to worry about. >> let's give another cheer for the ravens. i tell you what, if the team has half as much excitement as these guys and half as much spirit i think the 49ers are really in for it tonight. wbal-tv 11 news. >> i think it's a wiener dog. i am just saying. i think it is. still ahead this morning it's not too late to grab some fresh super bowl xxvii year before the game kicksoff. you are a wiener. >> we have light snow across the area. just watch out for that coming back we have the full forecast. we will get a preview after the bowl comme >> we have white spray last night. more is on the way. starting to develop south of hagerstown and morgantown. most of this isn't reaching the ground. i think it is possible. south of baltimore it could develop over the next couple hours. some of it could coat t

thinking about what the raven's accomplished in super bowl 47. the story lines played out very well. we saw ray lewis's last friday, the power of the game ending with him getting the job done defensively with his teammates around. we saw john and brace his brother after the game. an incredibly emotional moment, one that proved to be much harder than he thought it would be. frustration and in fact, devastation to watch his brother jim know he just lost a symbol. joe flak: mvp honors. he put together one of the greatest postseason runs in nfl history. 11 touchdown passes, zero interceptions. they were underdogs in their final three games. none of that matter. he led the team to victory. he was named super bowl 47 ndp. he was asked whether or not that was a surprise to him. >> i do not know if i was shocked. it was one of the things where they tell you pretty quickly. i was shocked i got a car. >> he won the super bowl. we won the mvp parent it is the best for everyone. >> there may have been doubters outside of the locker room. it was laid out quite

the ravens are superbowl champions. very proud of them. if you heading to work, unfortunately, having to do so, the jfx is nice and clear manyno delays from downtown to east fayette street. up to speed through the port mchenry and harbor tunnel. traffic is moving right along. you are looking at a normal drive time of 11 minutes to travel outer loop from 795 to 95. and that's in hunt valley 83 moving along no problems traveling from shawan road to the beltway and it will remain nice and clear once you get on the jfx and head into the city. let's look at the abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >> 4:32 is the news time. >> and the ravens have won it. >> we are the world champions and it's the moment rains fans have been waiting for for 12 years. the trophy coming back to baltimore. it was a superbowl filled with a light e-- lot of emotion and fans players and copes will not forget. charley is live with how they got the went. >> abc2news.com says it all. today superbowl champs. superbowl xlv. i a class being and ravens are champions. shall

the crowd was rowdy and wild when the ravens won. people celebrated in the streets, some celebrating above the streets. coming up later, we will show you video of a guy, climbing a street sign and began doing pull ups. it does not end well, we will show you the video coming up in a bits that guy comes crashing to the ground, also one guy decided he was going to jump from a building to a tree. the video coming up later on good morning maryland. update on news for you, a fire at a lumberyard in west baltimore, the building collapsed, it was a close call by one of the men on duty. one guy is hailed a hire row. >> the firefighters were -- a hero. >> the firefighters got out in time before the building around them collapsed. the fire was intense, this video captured shows flames shooting through all sides in west baltimore. the fire required massive response. crews tried to bring it under control but called out in time before part of the building collapsed. >> the firefighter in charge made the call to bring the firefighters out. the downt

touchdown, ravens. >> he is the man. >> the ravens are going to the superbowl! >> touchdown, ravens. >> on the receiving end. >> to the end zone, and incomplete. the baltimore ravens are super bowl champions! >> wow. if you still have chills from watching that, here is something to look forward to. thursday, september 5, the ravens 2013 season opener. >> your 11 insta weather plus forecast. >> rain changing to snow, especially in northern suburbs. a few inches have already accumulated. on colder services. you can see the transition from rain to snowe occurring across most of the baltimore area. that same pattern will take across the bay of the eastern shore. in narrow area of precipitation. it will not last a lot longer. now looks like for the next two hours or so. most of that will be gone. coming in after a day that we almost hit 60 degrees. but at the almanac to date. 59 degrees a few hours ago. now it is snowing in most of the area. normal as 45 and 27. there you see the cold air to the north and west. carroll county digging up a few inches of snow this eveni

and when they moved into the stadium, they became the ravens and, the baltimore marching ravens. and here they are coming up. oh, yeah, this is a thrill, a ta thrill. i will try to talk to john. john! [applause] [no audio] >> pacman, thank you for keeping our banned all the years. >> love you, brother. >> thank you, johnny. here we go, singing our song. here we go. screaming and yelling. the fans are screaming and yelling. oh, yes. baltimore marching ravens band. oh, yeah out. they are here, the cheerleaders, the baltimore ravens cheerleaders. it is great to see the cheerleaders. hey, ladies, how're you doing? how're you doing? all right. the purple pride, they just like it up here and there is the owner, mr. bush got a -- mr. scottbisciotti. >> how're you doing? oh, yes. and there is coach harbaugh. look at them. can you have a bigger smile? can you have a bigger smile? look at them. and here comes the players. the baltimore ravens, super bowl champs. look at these bands. they are screaming and yelling, jumping up and down. it is so exciting. a lot of fun. people on the floats a

awesome job to the ravens. ou are heading out, you have to go to work, we are dealing with a crash on 95. it's along the southbound lanes. there's minute delay traveling southbound from the beltway in white marsh to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. using 695, here's what the northwest corner looks like at old court road. traffic moving along on inner loop and outer loop starting to congest a bit making the push to route 40. and traveling in hunt valley here's a live look at 8 3. here at shawan road no delays heading downtown. and for those in anne arundel connedy -- county route 468 at mel swamp road. over to you. >> 6:47. and going to work this morning, it's going to be rough. the lack of sleep is well worth it. the ravens waking up superbowl champs. and abc2 news christian schaeffer has reaction from theflavors after the win. >> reporter: knots the colts or broncos, not -- not the colts not the broncos not the patriots not the 49ers or a blackout could stop the ravens from winning the superbowl. >> everythi

>> the ravens victory parade is this morning. everything you need to know about it. >> a building collapses on five firefighters. we will tell you how they are doing this morning. >> more on how the president and lawmakers will address immigration. >> how much should you bundle up if you're going to the parade? [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 sarah caldwell. >> i'm i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. -- i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> today is national weather forecasters day. we will step aside. >> we dropped the ball. >> let's talk about the wheth eather. 32 degrees at the airport. there could be a passing snow flurries. another chance for flurries tonight. it will be fine at the parade today. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> good morning. we have a crash southbound on 295. there is some t

not the 49ers and not even the blackout could stop the boughtmore ravens from winning the -- baltimore ravens from winning the superbowl. >> everything i thought it would be and more. when you set out for something for so long like we have, it's been a long rough road and a lot of blood and sweat and tears and could not have been a better group to do it with but we made it to the destination and mostimportantly we finished it off. >> they made us earn it and it was an honor to play on the field with them. >> reporter: the owner of the ravens has said that he plans to have joe flacco as his quarterback for the next 10 years and his contract is up and he can expect to become one of the nfl's highest paid quarterbacks now in the off season. reporting from the super dole, abc2 news. super dome, abc2 news. >>> t-shirts jerseys and gloves and hats you will find anything you want now the ravens have been crowned the champs so linda so is shopping this morning live at mow del's. >> reporter: ravens rock. modell's. >> reporter: ravens rock. how cute are they. mites and they have everything here

it seemed like because of that, the the ravens lost momentum. 31 yards for the touchdown. 28-13, ravenster in the third frank would get it and all the time in the world, runs it in for a six-yard score. a two-point game. flacco ricefinds rice. he goes in for the touchdown. keep on rolling. trying to go into the end zone. no good. that will do it. the ravens hang on to pick up the safety to burn the clock. 34-31 the final. ray lewis leaves a winner. >> there is no greater way as a chance to go out on your last ride -- champ to go out on your last ride. you look around and baltimore baltimore, we are coming home, baby. we did it. >> it is unbelievable. we do not make it easy. that is the way the city of baltimore is. that is the way we are. we did this for them back home. we cannot wait to get back there for the parade. >> it will be crazy tomorrow. moving to copy now -- hockey now. today's nationally televised game against the penguins. nine games thus far. only 48 in the season. a tendency when things go wrong, they played individuals. the second period, some work later. putting it in t

of the ravens. john harbaugh talking about what it means for two of the biggest plays bytwo new orleans natives. >> jacoby has been a blessing to the team and we are grateful to have him on the team. and he's from here in new orleans and ed reid and for those guys to do that in their hometown those are two phenomenal plays. kick return was well blocked and jacoby made it with his feet and to make the catch and go down and get up and outrun someone it should go down in superbowl history. >> flacco was named the mvp and history regarding the superbowl and number 34, as it relates to the baltimore ravens. that's the exact same number of points the ravens scored back in 2001 when they beat the giants final score there 34-7 and final score tonight 34-31 and the first time the 49ers lost a superbowl game makes 3 superbowls for the baltimore counting the colts victory in superbowl 5. >> thanks. >>> more now on the power outage that caused a delay during the game. the ravens were leading the 49ers 28-6 when

or all the latest, tune in to ravens special later tonight with mindy basara and the voice of the ravens jerry sandusky for the ravens countdown beginning tonight at 7:30 right here on tv 11. >> i think we proved we have the best fans in the country bar none. coming up, hillary clinton will more than likely sleep in tomorrow for the first time in a while, today was our last day of secretary of state. >> and her parting message to critics. >> the cold sticking around and more snow >> today with secretary of state in clinton got the final day. she shattered records for the number of countries visited. she left with one parting shot to her critics say in the refusal to accept the fact of the attack in libya are regretful. she told american foreign service worker that she is ready for some rest dr. blogging 1 million miles in the air. seceding her senator john kerry. >> no-covered roof tops this morning as rush hour picked up. the road conditions right a little bit slippery, especially on secondary roads. >> it was really slippery. everyone was fighting. everywhere i go, people are sliding.

everything was going the ravens' way. ke it was going to be a blowout, then the power went out. then the 49ers made a game of it. ray lewis leading the baltimore pregame huddle one last time. second quarter, joe flacco and the ravens, they're up 14-3. looking for more on 3rd and 10. flacco looking long for jacoby jones and he's got him. jones falls down, making the grab, gets up, puts on some quick moves and heads to the end zone. what a touchdown! baltimore up at the half. jones back to receive, opening kickoff of the second half. he returns it 108 yards for the score, ties the longest kickoff return in nfl history. ravens cruising, up 28-6. so you think it's a blowout, right? just over a minute later, the power just goes out at the superdome. it was a crazy scene. the game delayed for 35 minutes. after that, the power turned on for the niners. colin kaepernick runs for the 15-yard score. niners down 31-29. 1:50 to play, fourth and goal needed. but kaepernick overthrows michael crabtree and baltimore wins it 34-31, the fi

ray lewis has won one with the ravens. francisco does not have in the recent past to draw from it. davis is a major focal point for the san francisco. the former tight end expects to play a major role, sunday against the ravens. >> it meant a lot to go out and help this team when bank and advanced to the superbowl. -- win and advanced to the super bowl. all we have to do is win. >> before we get to sunday's game, we have one more day -- one more day to get through. join us tomorrow night for our special one hour ravens countdown. we kick off at 7:00. it will include the latest on the fault -- hall of fame elections. all of that and a whole lot more tomorrow night at 7:00. stay with us. tom tasselmyer takes a look at our seven-day forecast. >> this will be a cold weekend, that is for sure. 20's on sunday. a chance for snow, 40%, this time tomorrow night. a dry day monday and more snow showers arrive on tuesday and wednesday. you know what to marlins? >> groundhog day. -- do you know what tomorrow is? >> groundhog day. >> we

he went to the ravens. now before the game we'll bring you another live special tonight here on abc 2, from the best tail gating spots across the area and a breakdown of what can you expect for super bowl xlvii. it starts here at 5:00. and continuing through six through the news hours and it will start at 7:00. >>> and they have experienced a warm up. it was nice earlier in the week. what happened parts of the country are having wild weather. >> who is seeing all the snow and could it be heading our way? >> aide we hope it's not that bad. >> no way. if you cannot be in new orleans to cheer on the ravens. how can you show your purple pride a few rallies around town and in the area today. >>> heavy snow is blanketing the roads in the up of michigan. they're is from iron mountain where there is 10 inches. these is around near wisconsin and more is on the way. the weather service is calling for snow this afternoon and again on sunday night and on monday. >> they are getting hammered. >> that's where scott is fro

they've been stopping cars on the street and celebrating this ravens win. a lot of these fans said they felt like the underdogs and that's why this celebration will continue for quite some time. they said nobody thought the ravens could win, but they never gave up hope that their team would actually enup pulling this win out. so, scott -- end up pulling this win out. so, scott, the party will continue. who knows how long it's going to go on here. >> is everybody filing out of the bars now or where are all these fans coming from? >> reporter: it's crazy here. i don't know how long this party will go on. i think quite some time. >> very good. audrey barnes making new friends in baltimore, inner harbor the location and, of course, plenty of reason to celebrate tonight, a 34-31 win over those san francisco 49ers and their second super bowl victory this evening, a happy super bowl sunday to you. >>> coming up lefty looking for the first wire to wire finish on the pga tour since rory mcilroy's 2011 u.s. open vic a at congressional, highlights from tpc scottsdale n

the ravens airplane landed at bwi marshall airport just a short time ago. horace holmes is live in baltimore with all the excitement. >> baltimore is erupting again. it is because their heroes are back home. they just got back from new orleans about 45 minutes ago. the ravens t the fans were out there to greet them. the arrival was low-key. the big celebration including the parade will be tomorrow. around town today, everyone is smiling, talking about the game. they're just as proud as they can be of their super bowl champions. >> we are the chance by god's grace and mercy. we did not break. >> they are happy, overjoyed, ecstatic about the big winner last night. that would be understating the obvious. as soon as the seconds clicked off on the clock the celebration began in ravens nation. there were pouring out of the bars restaurants, and hauled out onto the street. >> i did not get any sleep. i was up until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. >> the party continued after the sun came out. >> what a great year. >> it's been a great ride. >> everywhere you look on t

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they're going to root for the ravens. ddenly, this is their second home and the players are in preparations and they have had their last practice. tomorrow, and in norwalk through the superdome and then sunday, kick off. we are two days away from super bowl xlvii. by the time that arrives, new orleans will be set to explode. >> coming up in low but, i will show you some of the fabulous art. -- coming up in a little bit, i will show you the art. >> what happens when the team decided that it is time to sequester them, keep them off the streets, keep them from getting in trouble? let's shut it down and focus on just the game. >> that will happen tomorrow. you will not see them around town. we have not heard anything about them being out at night. anquan boldin, ray lewis, jones, they have all said they are not going out. they said they would do it next week. this is a work week. the only players decided that have been around this time of day with their families. those are the only player sightings we have seen away from the p

the first lady also tweeted a message that reads -- great game, congrats to ravens, co at the white houseave a crew as ravens fan celebrate of the when. >>-- celebrated the win. a vehicle belonging to a baltimore tv station was damaged by fans who were standing on it for it. because of the win, is the burger is giving out free burgers today at one location. >> that is 3321 wisconsin avenue. you can get a free burger today from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. you have to say the secret password, it is the champions. -- z champions. stay with abc seven and wjla .com for the continuing coverage of the super bowl win. in our next hour, john gonzales will be live in baltimore with fan reaction. >> looking at some other news, it might take you longer to get in and out of the izzy metro station. starting today, the outside escalators at the pentagon station will be shut down as they get replaced. riders will still be able to get in and out of the station using the elevator and the northside at a later. -- escalate short. plans -- escaltorlator. "washington post" may be looking to sell off its downtown d

the ravens -- the 49ers were the favorites.nce moore, you know what i'm going to say. you sat on this anchor desk with me, and what did you say to me. >> yeah, i didn't know there was going to be a power outage. >> what did you say? >> i said the best team always wins the super bowl and the best team is san francisco. >> you said that san francisco was going to win. and i said i think you're wrong. i said the ravens are going to win and that's what happened. >> this is correct. >> we're joking around here. >> prepower outage. >> right after half time, there was a power outage that lasted for 35 minutes. most of the power went out in the superdome, the baltimore ravens say one of their running backs ran back 109 yards to score 28-6. the momentum was in their favor, beyonce had just performed, the lights were out, you could see one of the harbaugh brothers, john looked up and said, what happened, the lights are out, and they have to wait. now we're starting to get statements in, this is from the mayor of new orleans. he sent out

the ravens are back home. the parade is today.y passed around the lombardi trophy on the airplane. we had a chance to hold it and get a picture with tit. a very nice gesture. the ravens beat the 49ers. joe flacco was the mvp. this is jacoby jones. there was a three game skid in the schedule which put the playoffs in jeopardy. >> i remember a team break after the denver game. "we can accomplish everything we need to accomplish." that is what they did. our guys never blinked. that is something we can draw on in the future. >> john harbaugh is 9-4 in the playoffs. joe flacco is back home. was on "letterman" last night. joe receive day stingray corvette. now the fun part begins. contract negotiations with ozzie newsome. they were close before the super bowl run. >> what do you think the contract will look like? >> $60 million a year -- $15 million. >> thank you. >> thank you. more coverage is coming up. tell me you love me. tell me i'm beautiful. tell me we'll grow old together. in sickness and in health. tell me that i'm still the on

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in a series of military trucks, the ravens -- ecstatic fans who packed the sidewalks -- the ravens greeted ecstatic fans who packed the sidewalks. >> best team in the country! >> fans saw coach john, ray ray and the big ray whose appearance caused quite a sight. a chain reaction of fans jumped the barricade and followed his vehicle down the parade route, like the king of baltimore. out of vehicles and into the state , a the staten estimated 100,00 fans -- 1000, 000 fans packed the stadium for a victory rally. >> i cannot explain it. it is breathtaking. this is awesome. >> does this compare to a regular-season game? >> i can't put it in words. >> the place went nuts when ray lewis came out with the vince lombardi trophy and then did what he has always done -- ♪ >> i just feel like squirrel dancing all day. baltimore! >> from his last danced in his last sermon. >> 1996 til now, we believed in each other, baltimore. the only way on my last ride to repay baltimore back for all the things you ever did for me. and all the support you ever gave to me. to bring back a vince lombardi trophy to balt

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(cheers) >> the ravens anthem in louisiana. hat's a beautiful thing as some fans drove all night just to be here. everyone is fired up for super bowl sunday. >> it is incredible. the only way you can describe it as epic. >> i went to tampa and that was great. i had to do it again. >> i can't wait. ray lewis in the last game our team in the super bowl, it is fantastic. >> it is a once in a lifetime deal. >> ravens fans are every where in new orleans where purple pride dominates from ring heads to purple heads the big easy easily looking a lot like baltimore. >> there is a lot of purple down here. not seeing a whole lot of the red. >> i am so excited. this is bucket list, cross it out. >> are we seeing purple every where? >> we are seeing purple every where. the entire french quarter is rooting for the ravens. >> it is a home game. >> it is a home game. everyone from new orleans is so welcoming. it is great. >> rookie quarterbacks, we got rookie quarterback's number. >> purple converging on the superdome sunday. jennifer franciott

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the ravens win. minute power outage which almost cost the san francisco 49ers to win after the ravens were surging. they had all the momentum until this power outage. look at these images, nearly dark superdome. i want to go now to, we have terence moore. he's there. and then lamar campbell, who's the most of life after the game on voice america sports. and aformer nfl player for the lions. lam lamar, what the heck happened as you were watching when this power outage went out? were things going to. if this had gone on for too long, things could have gotten rowdy in the superdome? >> you know what, i think first of all, what an amazing game even after that, which has had to be one of the strangest third quarters in super bowl history guaranteed. you look at when the lights went out. beyonce had a great performance. when it came down to the lights being out for 30 minutes. one thing i saw in the stands, is that people were having such a good time i did not hear that much complaining in the dome at all.

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when the ravens are in the super bowl, the equation adds up to something special for two die- hard ravens' fans. [singing] >> here comes the bride all dressed in purple. she walked down the aisle to "seven nation army pure "she and her husband were waiting for the ravens to get back to the super bowl to exchange vows. they are legally wed now. our congratulations to jim and daisy. best of luck to you. >> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good evening. happy super bowl eve. tomorrow is superbowl roman 37. today, there was not a whole lot of news surrounding the team. the hall of famer was one of five to earn an induction today to the hall of fame. larry allen, chris carter, nate robinson joining jonathan ogden. this will happen this summer. ogden, all the superlatives. he played 12 seasons with the ravens, all 12 with them. he is pretty fired up to get to the hall. >> how fun is that going to feel when you see that you guys in the same draft class, you're going in the hall of fame. he is retiring but he is still playing. >> i will be like, man, how did you last 17 years? you are waiting

now, abc2 news at 11:00 >>> the ravens are the world champions. the 49ers made it close but there was no denying baltimore. they win 24-3 -- 34-31. joce sterman is in belair and brian kooub letter is out too. >> it has been an exciting and stressful night for ravens fans. first, it's snowing outside, it hash for a while. we want to help you get red sdi for monday molecular orbital -- ready for monday morning. mike whatshould we expect tomorrow. >> let's get everybody home from the parties right now. wedo have flurry action south of town right now. it's slight but enough to coat the ground a little bit. it's up into cecil county along 95 dealing with moderate bands of snow showers so a light coating during the course of the overnight t. clouds will be where with us through the course of tonight. 35 in baltimore city right now, 32 at the airport. we'll allfall back into the 20s during overnight and 29 by lunchtime and more snow in the forecast. . >> thanks mike. we have ravens fans all over the wear and we're going to get to everyone but first to fe

lawmakers are talking about making the raven an official state bird. elementary school students convinced him to introduce the bill. if it were to pass, the ravens would have to share the honor with the oral. -- with the oriole. tourism officials are hoping the rest of the world will think baltimore is a winner too. >> the ravens super bowl win is now part of the national sales pitch for baltimore city's convention business. >> after taking a half page at out in usa today friday, tourism officials made the rounds, calling the victory a financial touchdown baltimore. >> it gave us a reach we never have before an audience and never have before. >> 165 are hearing some more, baltimore. now baltimore is seen as a winner again. >> bookings are already 10% higher than the national average. hospitality forecast looks so good they are bracing for an influx of tourists and job opportunities. developing a plan for visitors in case of an emergency and creating a job training academy. >> have to make sure those folks are trying so we have a savvy staff. >> tourism

and the ravens' big victory. flooded the streets of baltimore last nielt celebrating the hometown team's win. let's show them some highlights on their portable televisions. the brothers, john and jim harbaugh, shared a word before the kickoff. ray lewis is celebrating and savoring every little moment. joe flacco finds anquan boldin in the end zone for the touchdown. ravens strike quickly. 7-0. second quarter, 49ers down by 11. ed reed with the interception. from that point, things get chippy. the faplayers shuffling. ensuing possession, flacco looks deep. jacoby jones makes the catch, nobody touches him, though, little spin move, juke into the end zone. ravens take the lead, 21-3. now the kickoff coming out of halftime. 21-6 the ravens are up. jones takes the ball all of the way back, incredible return, 108 yards, that ties the record for the longest scoring play in super bowl history. it looks like the game is over at 28-6. the ravens get the ball back, and the lights go out in half the superdome. play stops. tw

in the end, the baltimore ravens hold on for an exciting win. he super bowl, but the party continues in new orleans. mardi gras resumes. jay gray, nbc news, new orleans. >>> the family of muhammad ali is trying to knock out rumors that the boxing legend is on his deathbed. they released photos of the 71-year-old at his arizona home watching the super bowl in ravens' gear. the rumors were started by "the sun," quoting ali's brother as saying "the greatest of all time" was near death. >>> for monday's weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather center forecast did. your team win? >> i was rooting for the 49ers. i had no -- >> i didn't either. >> with the power outage, i had to stay up even later to see how that was going to end. >> you had to? >> yes. there will be grumpy people at work. the game ended late for people on the east coast. let's look at the forecast and get you out the door on this monday. we're going to continue with the weather pattern of beautiful weather in the west, beautiful weather in the deep south, and

i think they predicted the ravens are going to win. we are really excited about that. >> the chimps had a blast tossing around junior size footballs in ravens colors. everything from waring a jersey to purple underwear, fans have little thingsfor each game to gain tee a win. we asked you about the rituals. some of you wear the same clothes, making purple margaritas. head to abc2news.com slash facebook to add your pregame ritual. >>> now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> all the talk about the ravens, current new orleans weather, 61 degrees, balmy for the fans that got to travel. good weather outside the dome. inside the weather is always same down there in new orleans and the super dome. baltimore, cold is the theme. 24 degrees, have very cold. winds out of the west at 20. brutal conditions, i don't know how this factors in. san francisco play as golden california sunshine, half the time. back here in baltimore ravens playing harsher weather k maybe that gives us an advantage in the game tomorrow. we will see, let's not get too far

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the ravens fans are coming in droves. everybody is happy to be here for the biggest game in american sports culture. yesterday was the last day the players sat down before the media. a lot of attention and number 5, joe flacco. he has thrown a bank touchdowns in the postseason and no interceptions. joe montana and phil simms have also accomplish that. in terms of his demeanor and his attitude, joe cool. it seems the national need it is asking more questions about his personality. ray lewis said he needed to be fired up about a leader. >> it is who i am. if it helps, it helps. if a dozen, it doesn't. you have to rely on who you are and think about the basics. i don't know if your demeanor off the field in packs that but it may. think about the basics to be successful. >> if you believe in superstitions, we're in a town of superstitions. do you want a joke making some big changes before the biggest game of his life? i don't know. we will come back and talk about the harbaugh brothers. now back to you. >> do not change a thin

you got married when the ravens won the super bowl. >> i cried. we were crying because it was like such a high to end our entire weekend with a super bowl champ. >> reporter: days sip and jim went out on their first date 12 years ago at a channel 2 ravens sponsored party. >> we got engaged and told ourselves we wouldn't set a date until the ravens make it back to the super bowl. >> reporter: if they would have held on in new england, they would be married by now but he said our time wasn't right. s this time it was. >> thank you. if it want for the ravens making it to the super bowl, i would still be waiting to be married. >> the way you -- it came together you couldn't have planned a better time. >> reporter: they went to the super bowl the next day. >> it was a surreal dream. >> reporter: they marched in not to here comes the bride and the next night beyonce was singing put a ring on it and he did. >> that was the perfect honeymoon. >> reporter: in love with the home team, in love with each other, what a super bowl week to end happily ever after

the ravens fans started cheering. thousands of fans to to the streets when those final on the clock. any powder outage problems here ?t the diner not at all. >> not like at the superdome. we talked to baltimore city alice, they told us this is controlled chaos last night on the streets. lombard street, pratt street, and here in south point. there was one incident. our cameras captured a news , thele here in baltimore windshield being smashed in. for the most part, things were very peaceful. a lot of excited fans. listen to some of them. we won the super bowl. the super bowl. >> i was shocked when he didn't ascend to heaven. theyre at the sip and bite keep playing the highlights on tv. are erupting in cheers. there'll be much more cheering tomorrow during the official that begins at city hall 11:00 a.m. and will make its to the stadium, where the ravens play their regular-season games. two champions in 17 years. too shabby. reporting live, john gonzales, seven news. >> not too all. thank you john. a record-breaking day