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tebow leaving steeler nation stunned. he threw for 316 yards, the guy who can't throw, remember, two touchdowns, he rushed for another one. thomas finished the day with 204 receiving yards and that touchdown. denver beats the steelers, 29-23. tim tebow after the game. >> we just tried to step up. we knew that, you know, it's win or go home. this team wanted to fight. we wanted to play another game. we were playing a very good pittsburgh steelers team. and, you know, they came out and they played hard, we played hard. it was a great game. i'm very thankful that we were able to get the win and first and foremost, i just want to thank my lord savior jeesess christ. he's done so much in my life. i want to thank my teammates for the effort they put in. >> tebow displaying chapter and verse in his eye black. last night we have to point out the chosen quarterback threw for 316 yards. his average yards for completion, 31.6. can't make this stuff up. the atlanta falcons looking for their first playoff win facing the new york giant

and the steelers and broncos in an overtime thriller, next. their way into the playoffs . >>> good football today, exciting football! >> i'll probably get myself in trouble with this comment, but even the nonbelievers have to think there's something to this tebow-god thing. >> you are going to get in trouble, but that's all right! >>> tim tebow's broncos backed their way into the playoffs, having lost three straight. so naturally, no one gave them a chance at home against the pittsburgh steelers. but pittsburgh had been riddled with injuries, including big ben's ankle. steelers with the 6-0 lead in the second quarter, when tebow airs it out to eddie royal, who makes the catch for a touchdown with a defense all over him. 7-6 denver. later in the quarter, more tebow magic. 9 yards out, he rushes in for the touchdown, 14-6. two field goals later, denver added a 6-0 lead to the locker room, and thinking upset, 20-6, but steelers come back in the third quarter. roethlisberger hands off to mike wallace and the steelers are down by 7. under 8 minutes

steelers within seven. mcgahee fumbles and it is big ben to the rescue. 5* great catch and 31 yards and game tied at 23. steelers erase a 14-point victory. he goes 80 yards and the broncos win it 29-23. the quickest ending to an nfl overtime in history. denver gets the patriots next week and check out the bronco locker room afterwards. >> thanks for giving me my job another week. everybody here gets a gameball. >> this was definitely a special memory, and it is one that will always be special to get a win like we did against a great team in front of our fans. and i have been blessed to have some good memories playing football, and this will definitely be one of the most special ones. >> they said he couldn't throw. they said we couldn't move the ball on them, we did that. what are they going to say next week? >> in the nfc, the giants are back, but it is not a great start against the falcons. intentional grounding and that's a safety. 2-0 falcons. eli comes back to him. and 7-2g-men at the half. they hookup

, rivalry, after the ravens beat the steelers, it felt like the ravens would never get past pittsburgh. but the 2011 nfl season started with the greatest rivalry when the ravens blew out the steelers at the stadium. it gave us a reason to smile. then joe flacco, landing a 92- yard drive at hynes field gave them a reason to believe, the drive was capped off by a 26- touchdown pass, they gave the ravens a season sweep for the steelers, and hoped they would ring in the new year, at the home playoff game. here is hoping the top story of 2012 is another season championship. >> go get them ray, we took a look at the best stories of the year. still to come, the stories that caught you on line, don't go away . >>> well you know by now, one of the main places you go to get your news is on line, or mobile, we look at which stories caught your eye on abc 2 news.com. >> as we wind down 2011, we look at the stories that caught our attention the most, we start with the story at owens mills. back in september, the 69-year- old was looking at eye medication, and a person was working on a project, usin

steelers didn't go down without a fight climbing their way back by a touchdown. then roethlisberger finds jericho in the back of the end zone. pittsburgh ties the game at 23 and we're offto overtime. the broncos need one play from scrimmage. tebow hits him in stride and he does the rest, creating some space with a stiff arm and rumbles 80 yards down the sideline. one play, 80 yards, game over, the legend f o tebow continue gross as the broncos beat the steelers 29 hch 23 in overtime. >>> next up, the patriots. the early game not as exciting unless, of course, you're a giants fan. this is what you call phantom defense. four falcons and no one makes a tackle. nick takes it 72 yards to the house. giants up, 17-2. manning tossing his third touchdown of the game. this one to mario manningham. they embarrass the giants. they will play the super bowl champions packers on sunday. >>> finally, we've all gone bowling. i don't think any of us have struck out like this. josh blanchard is a rookie in the pba, and i guess you can call this a rookie move. gets his finger stuck

we go to ot, and the steelers lose the coin toss. not a good sign at all. but check out thomas with the stiff arm to ike taylor. it's the 80-yard touchdown. denver gets the w -- 29-23. a win that takes the broncos to new england. nicely done. still ahead, details of every talk -- recall involving several over-the-counter drugs. if you have a new iphone 4s, might -- why you may want to check your next bill. first, an american sense to death for spying. >> covering the world, an iranian court sentenced a former u.s. marine to death for allegedly working for the cia. iran's intelligence minister says the u.s. citizen was plotting to disrupt upcoming parliamentary elections. iran claims amir mirzaei hekmati received special training and served at military bases in iraq and afghanistan before heading to iran. the 28-year-old former military translator was born in arizona and graduated from high school in michigan. he was visiting his grandmother's in iran when he was arrested. under iranian law he has 20 days to appeal his sentence. back here, about 100 soldiers

when the steelers returned to denver in 2009, clark did not play. a decision will be made in the next few days whether he'll play sunday on denver. chris kuper for the broncos is out for the year after suffering a fractured tibia against the chiefs sunday. finally, texans quarterback t.j. yates, from third stringer to starter, left shoulder injury, his non-throwing shoulder. he said after the game, as did coach gary kubiak, yates will play saturday against the bengals. >> bob: thanks as always. wednesday night on the nbc sports network, nfl turning point with dan patrick takes you inside the pivotal plays from week 17 and features record breaking saints quarterback drew brees miked for sound. here at metlife stadium, the giants beat the cowboys, 31-14. coming up, we'll take you inside the giants locker room. plus, final thoughts from al and cris. feel like your dollar keeps getting smaller? not at wendy's. ♪ my my my 99 our 99¢ everyday value menu makes every dollar feel bigger. 25% bigger, to be exact. because now there's 25% more fresh, never f

steelers didn't go down without a fight though. clawing their way back into it, down by a touchdown. roethlisberger finds cotchery. pittsburgh tied the game. we're off to overtime. the broncos need one play from scrimmage in o.t. tebow hits thomas in stride. he does the rest, creating some space with a stiff arm and rumbles 80 yards down the sidelines. one play, 80 yards, game over. the legend of tebow continues to grow as the broncos beat the steelers 29-23 in overtime. next up, the patriots. >>> the early game not as exciting, unless of course you're a giants fan. new york had their way with atlanta. eli manning to hakeem nicks. nicks takes it 72 yards to the house. giants up 17-2. to the fourth. manning tossing his third touchdown of the game. this one to mario manningham. giants embarrass the falcons 24-2. they will play the super bowl champion packers on sunday. >>> finally, we've all gone bowling. pretty sure we've all thrown a strike. i don't think any of us have struck out like this. he's a rookie in the pba. i guess you ca

the steelers are out. tim tebow and the broncos beat the steelers in overtime and ink pittsburg's season. there will be a new afc champion. second quarter. denver comes back. tim tebow, 30 yards. 7-6 denver. next possession. tim tebow runs and drops his shoulder and down he goes. touchdown, 14-6 deborah. tim tebow fired up. mike wallace with the end around. a denver mistake -- the former raven gets stripped. pittsburg -- ben roethlisberger could barely move. he makes a play on the run. it 31 yards. that ties the game at 23 and sends it to overtime. denver gets the ball. pittsburg would never touch it. demaryius thomas with the touchdown. denver wins. there is john elway. broncos move on to foxboro. >> first snap of the overtime. down at the 40. down to the 30, to the 20. thomas to the 10. >> that was the call of the touchdown. denver plays new england on saturday. the first home playoff game for the ravens in five years. we'll hear from the houston coach in the next half-hour. merrill and men's basketball

steelers didn't go down without a fight, clawing their way back into it, trailing by a touchdown. jericho cotchery in the back of the end zone. pittsburgh ties it at 23. we're off to overtime. tebow hits thomas, in stride, he does the rest, creating space with a stiff arm and rumbles 80 yards down the sidelines, one play, 80 yards, game over the legend of tebow continues to grow as the broncos beat the steelers in overtime. the earlier game not as exciting unless, of course, you're a giants fan. low to mid- eli manning to hakeem nicks. giants up 17-2. to the fourth and manning tossing his third touchdown of the game. this one to mario manningham. giants embarrass the falcons, 24-2. they will play the super bowl champion packers on sunday. >>> finally we've all gone bowling. pretty sure we've all thrown a strike. i don't think any of us have struck out like this. josh blanchard is a rookie in the pba. i guess you can call this a rookie move. you see what happens next. he falls harder than the pins. he bowled a sorry 139. blanchard and his game are in the gutter. that's your "first

the good news for the steelers. 50% humidity. this is the way you rise, it is not the color purple for me rear rom tear is 29 point point 96 and the other temperatures -- . here comes the lake effect, nothing but a strong flow over the great lakes and not like it is an organized system moving our way and if you just moved to the area, when we really get lit up with snow, it is what it is. it will be mild again and the high of 33 this day, partly sunny skies and overnight tonight, the independences down to 16 and then tomorrow, the temperatures will be seeing sunshine and the clouds. 33 is the high and then above normal, 44 and 47 and 54 and 49- degrees. >> thank you, very much. >>> if you are heading out, more on traffic. >> good morning. it took time, but the first accident of the morning, it is on south rolling road at metro area road. there is a lock and a watch of the ice. the average speed is above normal, 56 and 57 miles per hour on the outside loop. there is a look outside on 29 and 32. traffic i building. a lock at 83, yo

big ben though and the steelers, they come back. fourth quarter after recovering a fumble pittsburgh with the ball. roethlisberger on the pocket here. throws on the run. he's one of the best at throwing on the run. perfect pass to jericho cotchery. scoring strike. game tied at 23. we go to overtime. broncos get the ball first in o.t. on the very first play tebow throws a dart to damarius thomas who burns the steelers defense. no deep coverage. they expected a run. thomas outruns everyone. 80-yard touchdown for the game winner. you kidding me? thomas finished with four catches for 204 yards receiving in that td. tebow 316 yards passing. two tds. no interceptions. the broncos upset the steelers, 29-23 in overtime. it's denver's first playoff win since 2006. wow. at met life stadium fans are hoping the giants would rule. new york hosting atlanta. second quarter giants down 2-0 in the first and goal. eli manning to knicks. great grab. four-yard touchdown. new york takes the 7-2 lead. same score at halftime. third quarter, falcons down 1

the steelers had it put in their faces by their own mayor. >> who can forget how the steelers lost the game in overtime. tim tebow threw an 80 yard touchdown. yesterday pittsburgh's mayor put on tim tebow jersey, got down on one knee and tebowwed outside hines field. he was making good on a bet with denver's mayor. >> i never would imagine that i would have to tebow. i am a bit embarrassed to pay off the bat this morning. like i said, we are good sports. the good news is that we have been on the right side of this more than alongside. we look forward to a great year and next year. >> its birkhead 1, denver's mayor would have worn a jersey and displayed a towel. 42 million a view to that event. more than the super bowl. >> mayor following through and getting down and do lindaing the tebow. >> the wizards finally have a reason [ toilet flushes ] i come in peace... i come in peace. ttvwkun+og#wvs#q'ppu;v?2v.ac=u0l4(p/wlÑkñ0k9%"@n+fg@ú"ox@ but you go in pieces. [ female announcer ] you can't pass mom's inspection with lots of pieces left behind. that's why there's charmin ultra strong.

when the steelers returned to denver in 2009, clark did not play. a decision will be made in the next few days whether he'll play sunday on denver. chris kuper for the broncos is out for the year after suffering a fractured tibia against the chiefs sunday. finally, texans quarterback t.j. yates, from third stringer to starter, left shoulder injury, his non-throwing shoulder. he said after the game, as did coach gary kubiak, yates will play saturday against the bengals. >> bob: thanks as always. wednesday night on the nbc sports network, nfl turning point with dan patrick takes you inside the pivotal plays from week 17 and features record breaking saints quarterback drew brees miked for sound. here at metlife stadium, the giants beat the cowboys, 31-14. coming up, we'll take you inside the giants locker room. plus, final thoughts from al and cris. feel like your dollar keeps getting smaller? not at wendy's. ♪ my my my 99 our 99¢ everyday value menu makes every dollar feel bigger. 25% bigger, to be exact. because now there's 25% more fresh, never f

speaking of the steelers, they will take the field this sunday. pittsburgh battles the broncos many denver sunday. >>> it looks like 2012 could be a banner year for maryland's film industry. netflix will tim. the house of cards starring kevin spacey, a remake of the british series of politics. they suspect it will give jobs to more than 2000 people. that's great. >>> coming up, a brutal beating outside a hockey game. what sparked this vicious attack. >> it was a horrific accident that affected thousands of lives and it could have been any of our children. >> three young lives cut short in a terrible crash. how long their friend will spend in prison for killing them and his emotional apology. >>> is it motivation or discrimination? hear who is banned from working out if this gym. >>> big warm up headed our way. i have the forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,, turns to winter ,,,,,,,,,, and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the big boys have abused the system to

the ravens will face as we mentioned the texans, broncos or steelers at steelers a 1:00 kick off that we will bring you here sunday. the steelers go to denver to take on tim tebow and the broncos that game kicks off at at 4:00. this monday is the day the ax begins to fall. spagnolo head coach no longer of the rams as well as their general manager debanie both fired today. morris fired in tampa. the bucks ended their season on a 10 game losing streak. it's a big day for a bowl game in college football. and penn state took on houston. and the cougars prolific passer quarterback case keena went wild throwing three touchdown passes. this one for 75 yards. keenan threw for more than 500 yards in the game. and houston beat penn state the final score was 30-14. at the outback bowl in tampa florida. georgia had a 16 point lead on michigan state. but the spartans battle back. michigan state wins 53-40. that ends the five game losing streak. outdoor hockey in philadelphia today. the annual winter classic as the flyers take on the new york ranger. new york with the puck. brad richards will score

>> and ravens playoff fever has taken off to a new level after tim tebow not the pittsburgh steelers of contention. that is the talk in and around the city. >> i jumped and screamed and hollered when i saw the past. i loved it. >> i loved seeing the steelers lose. >> i was over-ecstatic at the ravens would not face them a third time. >> it was a good win. i like the fact they lost. >> expect fans to get more excited when a team takes on the houston texans this sunday in their first home playoff game on a five years. --e fans-fever raises o rages on. the fan stash even has reached cambodia. show your fan stash on wbaltv.com. click on ulocal. you will decide how much property tax will decrease in baltimore city of one kind has his way. we will explain. >> i have not decided that at all. i will be an 11th hour voter. >> with less than an hour until the polls opened in new hampshire, the gop candidates are stumping hard for votes. a preview in tonight's commitment 2012 report. a shake-up at the white house. who is in and who is out on the president's staff. >> hd doppler shows that snow

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steelers and browns third quarter tied 6-6 isaac redman in from seven yards out. steelers win 13-9. they are the fifth seed in the a.f.c. the wizards hosting the celtics, fourth quarter rajon rondo fires to kevin garnett for the lay-up and the foul. celtics pretty much led the whole way and won 94-86. nothing like waiting to the last minute. cowboys lead the giants 31-14. winner gets the n.f.c. east. >> most people who are redskins fans are more than happy it see the cowboys lose. >> absolutely. the cowboys lose. >> absolutely. >> coming up aon my journey acr, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> did you stay home and ring in the new year with dick clark or ryan seacrest. abc had record ratings for the special. it was the network's largest audience in 11 years, more than 22 million watched. of course it is because th

and again, don't forget, this sunday is the pittsburgh steelers. we'll bring you that game. sunday afternoon, 4:30, live once again, here on wjz 13. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. controversial cut. billions of dollars being slashed from the defense

a week from sunday, january 15, at 1:00 at m&t bank stadium against either denver, houston, or the steelers. houston, one of the two wild card games on wbal-tv 11 on saturday. it's followed by detroit at new orleans.

. >>> ravens won't be facing steelers after the broncos eliminated them in an overtime win. tim tebow tossed this touchdown. the play took 11 seconds. denver will travel to new england to play the patriots next week. >>> after a week of rest, it is back to work today for the ravens as they prepare for the first home game with harbaugh. >> reporter: good morning. seems to be a good match up for the ravens who were 8-0 at home. one coming against the houston texans. texans earned the right by man handling the bengals in the wild card round. ravens face a highly rank dead fence. defensively the purple birds must deal with one of the better rushing attacks as houston ran for 188 yards on saturday on route to a 31-10 win over the bengals. texans realize their work is cut out for them against the ravens sunday. >> we know what we are facing going down there. they have been an excellent football team all year long. they are 8-0 in the regular season. we went there eler earlier in the season. >> reporter: during the first meeting in ravens beat the texans. billy was the real hero, f

. >> i think we need to stomp the steelers, three and the o with the steelers, let's do it. >> everybody wants to see them here. if cincinnati or pittsburgh wins, we get the steelers here! >>> thank you, thank you for coming out. >>> 50 giant locations and handwritten encouragement, they are picked up every wednesday and taken to the cast el. that is out to the raven's facility and put up in the cafeteria for the players to so that. it is awesome. i don't know who came up with this idea, but it is a great idea. it is very well done. >> go ravens. -- you got it. ! -- no one is raining on our waugh raid this morning. >> i just wanted -- by the way, on the raven's web site, the defensive player of the month. for you that have never seen it, i want to show you this -- everybody is talking about the dance ray does, the place shakes, but the flames and smoke, he will stand here and do this and when he does, the flames will come up and i just found it on you tube. look at this. watch this -- (laughs). how about that? >> one more time, let's watch that! >> all right. >>> looking for the 15th. co

that brings us to our question of the day:with the steelers out of the way... do you think the ravens will make it to the superbowl?we'll take your calls in our 7 o'clock hour. you can also go to pox-baltimore dot com and tell us what you think... or sound off through facebook.. send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. the holiday season is not truly over for many until they take down the christmas lights... most people can do that in an afternoon, or two... but for one man in columbia, it will take weeks. joel d. smith is live at the home now, that was a ational finalist for christmas decorations..ood morning joel d. good morning patrice... 3 there's no denying it was a bad day... for pro-bowler, josh blanchard. blanchard.tte p-b-a rookie was competing in a orld championship qualifier in las vegas... when áthisá happened. his fingers appear to get stuck in the ball... causing him to slip and take a nasty fall.amazingly... everyone who saw this happen showwd enough sportsmanship... toonot laugh. coming up... beyonce and jay-z welcome the birth of their first child.

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there are 11 steelers in the box. three yards off the ball. that my friends, leads to an 80-yard touchdown pass on the post. there is such a thing called a free safety. pittsburgh did not use one in that play. >> that cost them. >> cost jack and i 4-0. >> ait did. >> 300 at that point. >> y'all were talking someone being fired in the last segment. the defensive coordinator should be fired after the play. >> excellent point. what is your gut prediction, for the lsu/alabama championship game. >> lsu has the a new quarterback. alabama had a shot to win in the first, first meeting. but missed a field goal. about eatin'. 'causo if you're one of those folks who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... well that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. block the acid with prilosec otc, and don't get heartburn in the first place. available at

and speaking of the steelers, they'll take the field this sunday. you can watch pittsburgh tick take on the broncos in denver, this sunday. that game, too, live on wjz. >> that's sports at 5:00, for right now. but coming up later at 6: 00, we'll tell you where a local high school blue chipper has decided to matrickulate. and i mean, it's up there. back to you, mary. and maybey, may i just say that i do know now that i was supposed to wear purple friday on a bye week, just looking at you two on the set. >> i know. i have a little purple. i'm going with the traditional black ravens uniform. you know, they switch it up. we can switch it up. >>> speaking of football. we're still there. pittsburgh steelers coach, oh, my goodness, badly burned when a fire breaks out in his home. running back coach kirby wilson is currently being treated. steelers are traveling to denver this weekend for a play- off game against the broncos. hope he will make it and is doing better. >>> sounds like a heist, straight out of the movie, oceans 11. a group of robbers break int

the broncos are leading the steelers. the winner will face the new england patriots in the next round. matt ryan is looking for his first playoff game went against the giants. in the third quarter, the falcons' offense was non- existent. ryan was stopped short. twice today they failed on fourth down. this is more in the third. you might want to cover him. he was a first-round pick. look at him go. that is some awful defense. 72 yards from a 17-2 new york. the giants went 24-2. -- the win 24-2. a good day in basketball for men and women. the 10-3 start to the season was impressive. now the real challenges begin. they need to get things going. they are trailing the wolf pack. 16-9 is the score right now in raleigh. the ladies are on the road in north carolina. maryland is number five. they have a very good team this year. great drive. 66-60, north carolina is up. maryland comes right back. 3.7 seconds left. look at that great drive. she is left-handed. that was beautiful. we go into overtime locked at 67. thomas again. she

steelers, playing in denver. mile high. 32 degrees. sunshine. do not underestimate the impact of the elevation, the altitude and the temperature. >> they're both used to the cold. >> the altitude will be the difference. you heard it here first. >> tim, thank you very much. >>> don't miss the cbs primetime lineup, tonight at 10:00. it's an episode of blue bloods. as tim just mentioned, the ravens will play either houston, denver or pittsburgh, sunday, january 15th, at 1:00 p.m. you can see that game here on wjz 13 in two weeks. >>> now, the steelers take the field this sunday. you can watch pittsburgh take on the denver broncos, in denver, sunday at 4:30, live here on wjz. >>> and scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the "cbs evening news." >> somewhere in the middle of kansas, at a secret location, we came across an expensive new condo development. but what are the owners hiding from? steve hardman goes on -- hartman goes on the road and underground tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> confused kindergartener. a 5-year-old f

and drama in denver the broncos edged the steelers in overtime to win that a.f.c. wild card game and set up a second round match with the top seeded patriots. but first to tennis and maria sharapova has been seeded fourth for the first grand slam of the season the australian open which gets underway in melbourne on january the sixteenth denmark's world number one caroline wozniacki leads the women's field that has the czech republic have tracked it about the tree as a rank of valerie's because when the rover is russia's second highest ranked woman in sevens having a champion comprised of the belgian we seeded twelfth lino who created history at melbourne by becoming the first chinese woman to reach a grand slam final is this precious understudy about the trunk of a sixteen. while i was in the men's draw welcome the one novak djokovic should be andy murray in last year's final is the top seed head of spain's rafael nadal and roger federer of switzerland mari has been seeded for the draw for the tournament which will take place in melbourne on thursday january twelft

speaking of the steelers, they will play on sunday. they will play denver in denver on sunday at 4:30 live right here on wjz. >> a stake in both weekends. >>> coming up, an accused arsonist is comboing -- going before a judge. >>> a big change at yahoo, what is next for the internet company. >> more on the forecast coming up. >>> more coverage continuing -- ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... o

the steelers will play on sunday. they will play denver in denver at $4 sometime time 30 -- 4:30 right here on wjz. >>> a lawsuit is being heard in federal court, the coalition for equity and excell lance is saying it is discrimination and the bench trial is expected to last six weeks. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at noon, a park ranger is gunned down. more information on that suspect and how he, too, ended up dead. >>> an attack on camera and how it happen and who the police said was being targeted. >>> no question about it, winter is here. how about the cold temperatures, are they here to stay. marty will will have the forecast after this -- ,, medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. c

. >>> the ravens will play either houston, denver or the steelers on sunday at 1:00 p.m. at home and you will be able to see that game right here on the sunday after next. >>> speaking of pittsburghtroke burg's team, they will play and the steelers and tim tebow will be in our line up on wjz. >>> people are starting to look for a new home after that fire over the weekend. we have more on the fire and clean up. >> the fire swept the group of homes on sunday morning and it happen on south bold enstreet. the crown molding caught on fire and then flames spread. even with all the damage, no injuries reported. several pets were not that fortunate, they were treated for burns and the cause of the fire is big investigated. >> most of the displaced families will stay with relatives. >>> the fire officials are looking into the cause of a fire in north baltimore. this empty home filled with smoke just after 5:00 last night and dozens of firefighters worked to contain the flames and the roof was padly burned. no one was hurt. >>> police in montgomery county are trying to figure out w

and the ravens will play either houston, denver or the pittsburgh steelers. sunday, january 15th, at 1:00 p.m. you can see that game here on wjz 13 in two weeks. and speaking of the steelers because we have to. they will take the field this sunday. you can watch pittsburgh take on the broncos this sunday. at 4:30. you can watch the game live here on wjz 13. >>> finally, some relief from the recent arctic cold temperatures. a live look outside right now. what's in store as we head into the weekend. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating your first warning forecast. bob? >> pretty cold the last couple of days. but it's really retreated quickly. >> look at radar. nothing down here at all. very light southwest winds. and that is going to help to boost temperatures in the next couple of days. right now, we have dropped down to 37. but earlier this afternoon, there you see it freezing out in oakland. still 46 reported in washington. this afternoon, at 3:00, wherever, temperatures were as high as 15 degr

tebow beats the steelers. broncos will take down the top seeded patriots. watch it this saturday night , the game starts at 8:00. live coverage here at wjz13. >>> after a warm weekend it feels like winter outside today. we are off to a cool start to the afternoon. most people wouldn't call it cold. it could be a while before we see cold weather again. i hope you are staying warm, timmy. >> you are right it's not cold yet. compared to where we have been, you can feel the difference. we will show you first warning doppler, most of the rain , the heavier rain will stay south of the area. already light rain, south of baltimore, and the chance for a couple of showers and rain through the day because of the storm making its way through. the other thing it's doing is putting a halt on the warmup this afternoon. 38 now, baltimore, 30 cumberland, 41 ocean. for comparison to where we have been, we are sending it out to tim. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. you, of course, know as i do, we work the weekend when the temperatures got up to of 6 saturday. yes

. >> a steelers fan, i'm bitter, still bitter. >> how they doing? >>> we're going to kick off our show today with this crazy weather they have been seeing in the pacific northwest. the seattle area, guys, has had more snow than they have seen in the last 30 years. of course a video has been blowing up the internet. we found some of the very best. got nearly seven inches on thursday at the seattle tacoma national airport. thousands and thousands were left without power. there were high winds, caused collapsed trees, tremendous traffic jams, school closings across the board. dozens and accidents of flights canceled a traffic and travel nightmare. you can see just how deep the snow is. >> a brother in everett, north of seattle has 15. i know some areas reporting well over a foot. >> like a christmas card. >> also footage showing wrecked snowplows, snowplows trying to get the snow off the roads and building, the huge snow banks on the sides of the road. this is from a local news station in seattle. >> buses are coming through here, too, and as i mention

, big ben brought the steelers back. here comes roethlisberger up top, jericho, tied at 23, going to overtime, it took tim tebow one play in overtime, the quickest overtime in the history of the national football league when he found thomas. there he goes, 80-yards to the house it took 11 seconds to get it done but it got done and denver moves on the take on new england, john ellway can celebrate, tebow, tebow ocean after the game and said this. >>> -- tebow's after the game and said this. >> just got there, play hard, play fast be aggressive and trust my teammates, trust the line trust the receivers and get an opportunity, they make me look better than i really am. >> to nfc wild card game ely manning and giants take on the falcons, hosting atlanta third quarter there goes ely. over the middle and just shreds, defense. new york beats atlanta 24-2. would have been embarrassing they go on to take on green bay next week you can see that here on fox 5, 4:30 p.m. next sunday. it is all tebow all the time. >> yeah. >> we will

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speaking of the steelers, pittsburgh battles the broncos in denver sunday at 4:30. that game here live on wjz. >>> coming up, a bizarre accident. how this car ended up parked on the roof of a building. >>> and the more i know about him, the more i know how beautiful a person he is. >> an unlikely ally for one of the world's most well-known murder suspects. why she says sloat is a victim. >>> how some folks want to put a proposed tax hike out. >>> i'll give you your complete forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> it is 30 degrees, mostly cloudy in central maryland. the complete weather forecast is coming up. take a look at this incredible accident scene in california. a car ends up on the roof of an apartment complex. the driver was speeding in foggy conditions and went airborne after hitting large rocks and a