the atlanta falcons are 17-1. matt ryan 17-1 in this building so they knew it wasn't going to be easy. it was going to be a slobberknocker for lack of a better word. >> matt: what you'll see is he's going to go back and spread the field. now in rhythm. flacco is in rhythm so we'll watch a lot of underneath stuff. let's see if heap becomes a big deal. >> bob: flacco out of the gun and flacco looking for houshmadzadeh on the post. incomplete. joe, 2:52 to go. baltimore with three time-outs. isn't the draw on the run to rice the option with everybody protecting the pass. >> joe: i think it is. babineaux coming up front, biermann, flying off the fall. if you catch them in the tackling games that they run, you could split it and wind up with 15, 20 yards before the defenders get to him. >> matt: i'm surprised they tried to push it there on first down that deep. i'd use the middle of the field right now with heap to check things down. >> bob: throw it on second down. flacco in trouble. has mason at mid-field. great awar

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coincidently, -- dave trembley join the atlanta braves organization. the national league east is home of former orioles managers. a check of the forecast is coming up right after this. >> after you watch the ravens beat the atlanta falcons, be sure to stick with us. we will have reaction to the game from down in georgia. plus, find out why you may want to hold off on black friday shopping. the deals you could see after the busy shopping weekend. s look at all the toyota's for sale. let's go with... i'm selling my toyota rav4. do you know anything at all about the escape? it's a nice light blue color. much like my eyes. my goodness, it's true. the mileage is extraordinary. 28 miles per gallon on the highway. it's a voice-activated sync system. all around, it's better than my toyota. get our best deals. 0% financing and, as a holiday bonus, we'll give you $1500 to use toward your first three payments. is it wrong to drive a toyota to ford's year end celebration? not if you leave it behind. >> is getting warmer and warmer. >> the weather could change at a

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some of it may get to atlanta. again, this is very, very light and shouldn't be that big of a deal as it scoots across into the mid-atlantic. southwest looking good. midsection not too shabby. and the winds begin to wind down across the northeast. we'll have more details in about 30 minutes. john, kiran, back to you. >> all right, rob, get out your snowboard. looks like you're going to have fun in seattle. >> thank you, rob. >>> today marks a turning point for an american icon, general motors returns to wall street. but what's in it for the american taxpayer who bailed out the automaker . >>> also, tiger woods is turning his putter in for a pen. saying he's not the same man as a year ago. in an article he wrote for "newsweek." >>> plus, little wheels and a big mess. kind of fun to watch. [ william ] three years ago, i started my first real job as a part time sales associate with walmart. when william came in i knew he had everything he needed to be a leader in this company. [ william ] after a couple of months, i w

the ravens trail 5-6. 4th quarter, atlanta on the right strip. the touch down, falcons take a 13-point 4 quarter lead but back on the ravens. inside the falcons 10. 6-yard touch down and the ravens trail now 20-14. but with a minute 10 left, flacco o orchestrating another lead. the ravens take the lead of the game with over 60 seconds to play. 21-20. there's so much time on the clock for the falcons. from the ravens 34, ryan rolls to his left, watch this, hits the wide open in stride. he watched in for a back in3 store. cornerback josh wilson was asking for a fast interference be but the play stood, they ride 40 yards in 40 seconds to beat the ravens. that's carolina a week from sunday. that's a tough one. that's the morning sports. i'm bruce cunningham, fox 45 morning news. >>> he is not a falcon's fan but this ravens loving bride is prepared to take her aggressions out on her new husband who just happens to be a pittsburgh steelers fan. christina says, the two of them started talking and then dating due to their love-hate relationship regarding

it is good we brought the terminator here because it reminds us what we did to atlanta, but we did dto philly, and it reminds us what we did to texas. don't mess with california. this is when it is good to be mayor. only i could get away with saying the following. i saw eli get up and he's got that dead head shirt on. i am reminded what the late great jerry garcia once said. he said you do not want to be the best of the best. you want to be the only one that does what you do. that is our san francisco giants in 2010. believe it. how about a big round of applause for burst kochi and brian -- bruce poetrbochy and bn sabian who brought this together and did the impossible. how about another big round of applause to the 2010 world champion san francisco giants. [applause] i want to thank each and everyone of you. we would not be here if it was not for the fans, for all of you, a big round of applause for each and every one of you. not just for coming out today but every day, supporting this team. we are in a time where everyone's focusing on what is wrong. out here in san francisco, here i

starting pitcher, a huge part of their success this season, game 3 against the braves, struck out 11 atlanta hitters, jonathan sanchez. [applause] this guy finished of game 1, the giants first win of the series, right-hander, dear mel -- guillermo mota. >> the giants would not be here without the contribution of this left-hander, no. 75, newberry zito zito -- barry zito. [applause] >> this next guy is now -- and the jersey he wore is in the hall of fame. the jersey from game 5. he beat clint least twice, tim lincecum. [applause] [applause] >> and last but not least, who is ever going to forget the moment from game 5 in texas, one of many great moments in his playoff career, the giants' shortstop, groceries post a valuable player, -- world series most viable player edgar re nteria. [applause] >> now we want you to please welcome a musical guest to perform "san francisco" for us. thank you. ♪ my home on upon the hill i still love you still pipin away but now i am backe to tell you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> now once again, please welcome the great mayor of the great city of san francisco,

plus, my interview with a real housewife of atlanta. she shares some show secrets, and i ask her what she has to say to all those people who think the real housewives make black people look bad. across the country when the economy tumbled, jpmorgan chase set up new offices to work one-on-one with homeowners. since 2009, we've helped over 200,000 americans keep their homes. and we're reaching out to small businesses too, increasing our lending commitment this year to $10 billion and giving businesses the opportunity to ask for a second review if they feel their loan should have been approved. this is how recoveries happen. everyone doing their part. this is the way forward. ♪ [ female announcer ] the newest seasonal flavors are here. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] because coffee is like the holidays. it's better when you add your flavor. coffee-mate. from nestle. >>> let's take a look now at what the week ahead will bring, from the white house to wall street to hollywood. these are the stories expected to grab the headli

. >>> still to come, the ravens arrive in atlanta for that are arrive in atlanta for that are showdown,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪golden morning family's smiling♪ ♪gonna be a special day anncr: for the perfect start to the perfect day, i always choose land o'lakes all-natural eggs. from hens fed a rich, whole-grain diet with no added antibiotics or hormones. ♪pure and simple always natural♪ ♪our best eggs say land o'lakes♪ land o'lakes all-natural eggs. where simple goodness begins. >>> it's prime-time football. players don't like the short turnaround after plague four days ago. the ravens don't like plague indoors either. here's the scene at the georgia dome. johnson, joe flacco, todd heap getting ready. the last time the ravens played in atlanta eight years ago it was a loss to the falcons. prime-time not kind to the ravens whether a thursday, sunday or monday night, but this night is a new opportunity. >> i think thursday night will be a great atmosphere. i know our guys are excited. we played hop monday night. this is the first thursday night opener. i don't want to say it feels

and capitals with a night that they would like to forget in atlanta. when my husband got sick and couldn't work anymore, it was up to me to support our family. karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job,. don't let washington get in the way. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> the washington capitals traveled to atlanta, ran into a buzz saw. in the first, the thrashers on the attack. not a good night for the capitals goalie. he stopped the first shot, but the rebound gets knocked home. it 2-0 atlanta. 15 seconds later, the thrashers attacking again. he shoots and scores. the capitals embarrassed by the thrashers, 5-0. >>> the wizards facing the memphis grizzlies. john walsh nursing a sore ankle. -- john wall nursing

. >> -- going to drive to atlanta. well, there's a definitely presence. when you hear that they're waiting to hear the o.! they can tell the hometown crowd -- you can always hear them. and deep as well. and oh! >> well, yeah. >> let's look at the forecast for the day. and we're talking about. well, i say, tomorrow, it will be a late game -- it's a perfect excuse to blow off friday and put it on cruise and smooth and make it a three day weekend and show up and don't let them know you're really not there. and 57 degrees is the high and 35 tonight and as a matter of fact, i'll tell you right now, 56 degrees is the high tomorrow. and friday, you're looking at an echo. ron matz, this is a beautiful story. matt ryan came out the same year as flacco. i think he was drafted at like 4th or 5th and joe was what? 16th. >> >> yeah, something like that. >> yeah, he's a good qb. i'm taking off friday, by the way. >> you've taken off several fridays. >> i'm taking off, too. it will only be an echo. >> well, this is a great story. and

atlanta does, too. >> if you are preparing mentally, you are ready for thursday. it feels like we are playing tomorrow. there is no advantage. they played last sunday and we did as well. they will not have the scenery to enjoy tomorrow night since they play indoors. sforztomorrow night, and they de a chance to turn it around. >> thank you. wbal is your home for football. did they put together a big march for victory. maryland is expected to be seattle. this is part of the big night. we go in for the first half of them. a lovely touch of the buzzer. >> marilyn needs them all. he knocked down the jumper. maryland 6 out with a -- sticks out with a win. back to the nfl to wrap this up. the jets face brasses this week but there -- week. let the hilarity in sioux. >> i think he is a great person. there is no question about that. he is very handsome. >> would have been to your gray hair? >> i'm trying to get a head coaching job. young and all that kind of stuff. miss racks here in baltimore. is a bird in the hand worth 2 in the bush? appraiser: well you rarely see them i

a preview of the ravens' next opponent, the atlanta falcons. , >>> the ranks are in atlanta. >> they -- ravens are in atlanta. >> they have arrived. these teams seem to mirror one another. the ravens with joe cool. the falcons have mattie ice. joe flacco and matt ryan. they came into the league the same year. the ravens were prepared to draft ryan, instead they got flacco. two seasons, two play-off appearances. he and ryan have compiled nearly identical statistics for different teams. the comparisons are easy to make. >> i think maybe one day, we'll look at it like that. but we're still young. i mean, this is our third year. the third year for each of us. and we're just out there each week, trying to play well. and i know, i'm not really thinking too much about that. >> these are both very good quarterbacks. they both have all of their skills to lead the team to great heights. obviously, they're both two of the younger quarterbacks in the team. and it will be interesting to see how they develop. but we have a lot of respect for matt. >>> roddy white has nearly 800 receiving yards for

the ravens up to continue that dominance tonight in atlanta. coverage begins right here is 7:00 p.m. with a pre-game reagan's special. the countdown to kickoff with our sports director envoys of the ravens adding up the broadcast team in atlanta with a preview. then you can catch the game between the ravens and the falcons right here on wbal-tv 11 beginning at 8:00 p.m. should be a great game. how did your health inspectors rate your kitchen? the hidden dangers that can harm your family. plus, our thursday pat question segment is coming up. you can e-mail your question to us. and we're getting a closer look at the suspects in that video store robbery. store robbery. or ♪golden morning family's smiling♪ ♪gonna be a special day anncr: for the perfect start to the perfect day, i always choose land o'lakes all-natural eggs. from hens fed a rich, whole-grain diet with no added antibiotics or hormones. ♪pure and simple always natural♪ ♪our best eggs say land o'lakes♪ land o'lakes all-natural eggs. where simple goodness begins. >> we're

discuss the state of journalism in america i'm joined by cailin ford in atlanta she's an r.t. correspondent and just released from a georgian jail also in atlanta we have we saw some of and she is the latin american coordinator at school of america's watch and in washington we cross the michael o'brien he's a journalist and author of america's failure in iraq intervention to withdrawal one thousand nine hundred one to two thousand and ten all right folks this is crosstalk so you can jump in anytime you want when you're at the center of this media storm i know you've been through the day even telling our audiences around the world about your or your experience at this demonstration you as a journalist though were arrested as well as well as other demonstrators again can you give us a little bit of background and just basically what happened to you and then i'd like to go to lisa and talk about the organization that sponsored event go ahead. absolutely piers you know we were sent down to cover the school of the americas watch vigil they've been having this event which is peacefu

he joins us tonight from atlanta. mr. ambassador, an honor, sir, to have you back on the program. >> it's always good to be with you. tavis: let me start by asking what the motivation was for writing this particular book of these conversations with your godson? >> this is a kid that started talking with me when he was in second grade and we've been -- we're exactly 50 years apart. he's 28 and i'm 78. and he's been through dartmouth and london school economics. he's now a banker with j.p. morgan, but we've always been good friends. and he would call me with all of his problems and i just decided that this was a rare opportunity. for one thing, because he was in banking and i was having trouble understanding what was happening in the economy, i was learning from him. he was trying to get out of banking into politics at one point and i began to say that, you know, you're in banking. most of our political problems are economic. and we need some of our bright young dedicated minds trying to figure out a global economy. so he h

harry. >> smith: mark strassmann in atlanta this evening. thank you. he was once the most powerful republican in washington. tonight, former house majority leader tom delay is a convicted felon. a jury in austin convicted him today of money laundering charges. prosecutors said he illegally funneled corporate donations to legislative campaigns in texas. delay, who is 63, could get anywhere from five to 99 years in prison. his lawyer called the verdict a miscarriage of justice and vowed to appeal. now to the tension on the korean peninsula. today the obama administration called north korea's artillery attack on the south korean island earlier this week a premeditated violation of the long-standing truce. ceila hatton reports tonight from seoul, a city on edge. >> reporter: images of emotional memories, exhausted evacuees and mangled buildings gripped south korea today. the country is on high alert following yesterday's artillery battle between north and south korea that killed two south korean marines and two civilians on the island of pyongyang. "i was

later today they will be getting an airplane for atlanta. that is not an optimum situation, but the ravens see it as something that has to be overcome. >> i know that we're going do our best. we got a short week. it's on your schedule, it's on your schedule, deal with it. the close talks the two games before we played the first game. we knew what to expect coming into this game. we will be ready. >> try to rest as much as possible. that is tough with the short week. the coach is doing as much aa possible. this week is mostly mental as preparing for the game. you play a physical game on sunday and turn around and travel and go to atlanta. that's a tough situation, but you know that is what the -- >>> the college game, navy sitting at 6-3. they are eligible and coming off of a 76 point performance last night against east carolina. that is going to get some attention and for the mideast coach that is good attention. the coach has been named one of 15 finalist for the coach of the year award joining the lights of toaccoach trestle and iowa kirk.

it is good we brought the terminator here because it reminds us what we did to atlanta, but we did dto philly, and it reminds us what we did to texas. don't mess with california. this is when it is good to be mayor.

it is good we brought the terminator here because it reminds us what we did to atlanta, but we did dto philly, and it reminds us what we did to texas. don't mess with california. this is when it is good to be mayor. only i could get away with saying the following. i saw eli get up and he's got that dead head shirt on. i am reminded what the late great jerry garcia once said. he said you do not want to be the best of the best. you want to be the only one that does what you do. that is our san francisco giants in 2010. believe it. how about a big round of applause for