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by the baltimore ravens head coach. at least for today there was a purple friday consensus. delegates and workers donned the jerseys of their favorite baltimore ravens. >> a very special thank you for our local fans. she shows us her family. over and parks will, they are celebrating purple friday. richard is doing the tebow but it is over a baltimore ravens a standstill. -- stencil. >> now it is time to bring out your crystal ball. now it is time for the baltimore ravens text question. what is your prediction for the game? text the letter a if you predict a blowout, text b if you expect a tight game, and c if you are expecting an upset. standard messaging resupply and we will reveal the results tonight at 6:00. >> we hope you will join us tomorrow night at 7:00 for our" road to indianapolis"special. there is an exclusive interview exclusivejoe flacco as he prepares for his home playoff game. >> it has been a very big year for him. i have a feeling about it. >> they are very businesslike. they are focused and i am really

crux of this baltimore post office is on the list of 40 dead >> baltimore is preparing to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king, a two-year this weekend. this year there is a special grand marshal, football hall of famer lenny moore. he started for the baltimore colts and says his experience during that era connects them personally to the day of commemoration. >> i am overwhelmed to be thought of an association with my man, dr. martin luther king did. >> it starts and continues south to baltimore street. you are invited to watch all of the festivities this monday at noon. >> covering the nation tonight, a man has been arrested after a toddler was found all alone inside a tent at occupied d.c. they found a 13 month old girl wearing only a one seat. a man claiming to be the child's father claimed her. he is facing child neglect charges and the trouble isn't custody. nbc celebrate a milestone and american television. the 60th anniversary of the today show is tomorrow. they will celebrate six decades on the air and a star-studded gala in new york. ofre is a who's who list barbara walte

it is now less than 48 hours until the baltimore ravens take on the texans. purple fever is hot and getting hotter. kai reed is live with how they are getting ready for the big showdown. >> you probably noticed buildings all over our lead up and purple. -- let caught in purple. >> it is called the raventini. it has helped get the party in full swing. >> it is good. it has a sweet taste to it. >> people are talking purple, breathing purple, wearing a purple. now they are drinking purple. >> chefs in the kitchen are preparing purple cabbage, purple slaw, and they have to order purple tomatos. >> sunday night it will be a victory celebration with purple waffles and purple met -- martinis. >> it is hard to miss the energy building throughout the city on this friday. purple lights are eliminating landmarks and fans have been talking trash early and often. >> we are going to whoop some butt. >> we are going to take out houston on sunday. >> hilarious and send admitted to us he is actually a steelers fan but this week he is cheering on the baltimore ravens. >> in th

the baltimore police. and they attacked a wide awake march. he wrote "our people behaved nobly in the wide awake procession. there were 300 of them. as far as my research shows those were the 300 that voted for lincoln in baltimore. there weren't that many more of them. they walked their whole distance amid showers of eggs, brick bats, and jurious epithets from the mob. as will become apparent as this discussion goes forward, the throwing of eggs was a popular pastime in baltimore. you'll see more evidence of that as this case gets presented. now, lincoln was also getting reports on baltimore from some of his friends, including illinois congressman elijah washburn writing lincoln from washington throughout the winter of 1861, giving him sort of reports on the ground in washington and what was going on there. one of washburn's letters to lincoln on january of 1861 warned him about virginia, maryland and baltimore. "i believe virginia and maryland are both rotten to the core. we have had one of our friends f

ray said the same thing, it was baltimore. on behalf of the players come and just so the fans know how much our players appreciate our fans. >> a quick entry update from pittsburg. cornyn and hall does need knee surgery and is out for the playoffs. >> baltimore city has recorded his lowest homicide rate in more than 30 years. but could the shrinking population be a major factor? we will crunch the numbers. how the ravens win yesterday is a huge win for the city. that is >> the cold air is back. tomorrow barely getting to freezing. many areas will stay below that. wednesday, a couple of floors, but then another warming trend. >> -- a couple of flurries. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- --www.ncicap.org-- the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imaginin

the road to indianapolis takes the baltimore ravens no. this weekend where they are ready to take on the new england patriots for the afc championship. a preview of how the players are getting ready. >> happy afc championship eve to everybody. a matchup has given us a contrast that has produced some pretty good games. they have a pretty good history of bottling up tom brady. the one lone victory for the baltimore ravens came in the playoff game here two years ago. buses arrive this afternoon to providence at around 4:45. hardly a smile to be seen around the bus. they can dance to the outside. he struggles out there and looks funny doing it. when the pressure fails, coverage needs to be at its best. the cornerback knows sunday he better be at his best. >> everybody is going to come with everything at the afc championship. it will throw everything at you but the kitchen sink. we have to know they are going to make plays. we will have to make plays. we will do what we have to do. it is a business trip and we know how bad this city needs a win

that is the case in the baltimore ravens front office. more on decosta look at the games coming up with the road to indianapolis. gerry sandusky have the first installment coming up tonight on wbal. more disturbing, a horrible morning for running backs coach herbie wilson. fire broke out early this morning and he suffered burns on 30 to 50% of his body. he remains in a medically induced, as he receives treatment. the determination for the cause of the fire. we wish him the very best as he begins a very painful recovery. one of the toughest guys on the orioles' roster, he is not to fight through pain. it was not just pain he dealt with in 2011, it was serious injury but he did not know it. he underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle and helps to be back on opening day. he underwent an mri at the end of the season but it prevented a clear diagnosis. he hit 50 home runs last season. please stay with us. we will check the forecast with tom coming up and a bit. >> coming up tonight, public enemy number one. that is what police are calling thi

seasons with the baltimore ravens. he leaves as the all-time leading wide receiver for the baltimore ravens. he wants to pursue a career as a broadcaster. event in the post al davis era, from morrow continues to bring the date for the oakland raiders. today they fired first year head coach jackson. last week's oakland hired a new general manager and he cleared house. jackson led to the oakland raiders to end at 8-8 record and has on a year. the oakland raiders will look for their seventh head coach in the last 10 years. one day after rallying lsu -- beating lsu 21-0, they made it official as they did the top spot in the ap poll. our champion at weather forecasting tom tasselmyer is up next and he will have your 70 forecast. >> coming up tonight, a 16-year- old sits behind bars charged with killing his father. why are baltimore ravens playoff games a win-win for fans and the ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back

the 01 $0.5 million to the city of baltimore. the mayor's office included this picture of jack young sitting in a race car. the mayor's spokesman issued a statement -- jack young did not return our calls for comment about his letter. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> south carolina's primary is next on the agenda for the republican presidential candidates. mitt romney is looking to go three for three. >> good morning. the battle into south carolina's primary is in tents and may determine if anyone can stop mitt romney's march. >> thank you. >> mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt! >> less than 10 days ahead of south carolina's primary, gop hopefuls are campaigning with a vengeance. >> i don't want to transform america. i want to restore america. >> mitt romney is one step closer to sealing the deal for the nomination after a win in new hampshire tuesday, but says he does not want to be overconfident. ron paul also headed south with momentum following his second- place showing. >> and i think south carolina is next on the list. >> but candidates w

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on in sports. >> the baltimore ravens are not the only ones getting ready. area businesses are preparing for an influx of customers by stocking up on everything to keep fans as satisfied as the watch the match up against the houston texans. >> there will be a lot of parties. we expect a lot of people saturday and friday. we expect it will be on saturday. >> we are told area businesses plan to open up earlier than usual to accommodate tailgaters. students from st. mark's school in catonsville are ready for the big game, are you? you can also join madeleine and lindsey by sharing fan photos on our web site wbaltv.com. be sure to click on ulocal. coming up, an act of cruelty. it lands in a baltimore county man in tel. >> i am an animal lover. it is a horrible thing that. >> plus, a concession from the man considered a prime suspect in the disappearance of natalie holloway. new details in the it penn state sex scandal. what could stall the trial of jerry sandusky. >> baltimore fire crews are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in woodlawn. crews worked to p

the respect tom bradd is giving the baltimore defense. with a spot in the super bool on the line this sunday, the ravens and the partiots both got back to work today, getting prepared for sunday's afc championship game...the patriots are listed as 7 and a half point favorites, you know.. know.. 3and this is what they're playing for...the lamar hunt trophy, symbolic of tte american football conference championship...while the pats are favored, and frankly most of the national media feels they'll win, belichick's boys are not exactly suffering from overconfidence..in fact, today they sounded downright respectful of sunday's opponent... chances are the last time you heard the name armando gallaraga was here, in june of 2010, when a blown call at first cost him a perfect put he's an oriole...the birds have signed him to a minor league deal with a spring training invite..gallaraga has struggled since then, so much so that detroit dealt him to arizona, where he truggled as well, and was sent to the minors... morgan adsit spent the afternoon wit

the baltimore ravens ground crew overlooking the highway painting the baltimore ravens local. now, to meet the job looks complicated. how do you know what color goes where? >> you can see how it has white paint on it right there. in between that is a block line and another gold line around at that. or the purple is, that is where we just fell and from there. you outline in and fill in the blanks. >> lots of fans along with some cheerleaders. >> i think it is great we have a mascot up here in westminster. i think everybody will love it. >> this will be a nice little landmark for a couple of days. >> i think it is exciting. we come up here all the time for training camp. a friend of mine told me it was going on today. i was like, oh, we have to get up here. for the city of westminster, this is still baltimore ravens country. >> it is a really cool thing for the residence of westminster. we are hoping this might lead for future things. >> it is going to be some game. i will guarantee you the fans will be ready. >> thank you. still ahead, more questions and answers in a deadly fir

we get the baltimore ravens and the texans. clear,n't seem fairly stop one man. if you can do so, onward to foxborough. if you can stop every and foster. in two gan to the reagans have done just that. last time he had 140 yards. in 2010 he had 125 total yards. he does a lot worse against other -- he does a lot more damage against other teams. it is only a sample of two, but how have they managed to contain so well no. 23. cory writing did not blink when giving an answer. >> c --ory redding did not blink when giving an answer. >> whenever you do that, holes will of dick closed. why we are so high as far as a lot of statistics koh and stopping the run is because guys are disciplined and they stay in their caps. we take pride in that. the staff at the door. put the team first. >> now to our reagan's tax question of the day. your prediction for sunday. text letter a for a raven's blow out, before a tight game or c for an upset. most believe it will be a tight game. i think that is a fair assumption. let's talk about the rest of the nfl for a little while. jeff fisher

if you lived in the western edge of baltimore, it will dry out the first. partly cloudy skies into the afternoon. high temperatures into the mid to upper 50's. big changes coming up this weekend. >> good morning. we're noticing speeds are a bit slower because of the rain. we have an accident at park avenue. fire activity at york road in the moncton region. the harrisburg expressway looks great down to the beltway. the roads are a little slick. a little slower on the west side outer loop as you make your way down towards baltimore national pike. this is at sandy point. no problems to report. fog warnings are in effect. you can see it is wet at liberty. no delays to report at the moment. we will keep you up to date. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> for the fourth year, maryland's public schools have been ranked number 1 in the nation. >> the state received high marks for student performance and graduation rates. tim tooten has reaction this morning from the interim superintendent. >> it was like my greatest fear that we would not be number one. i ca

and the 2600 block of east biddle street in baltimore. you can see the bird down carcase of her home. -- the burned down carcase of her home. police are looking for anything that will lead to her killer. >> it was originally thought that 84-year-old mary heinsler died from a fire at her home last thursday morning, but after further investigation it had been discovered that she was stabbed a number of times before the fire began. gee had begun working in the baltimore city school system in 1948 and had retired in 1981 after serving as principal at william anders hughson elementary. she was found on the first floor of her home between the front and middle rounds. neighbors even reported that the gas and electric had been shut off. monday, the baltimore city police department went door-to- door with in a several block radius of the crime scene to find any clue to help solve the crime. they do not have much to go on right now and are looking for all the help they can get. >> call someone in authority that will be able to take the vital inform

the city of baltimore and citizens of baltimore, especially the poor and the elderly that have the least ability to go long distances for the kind of services they need and who use the post office is the most. >> regardless of what decisions they make about the facility, congress has decided to halt a more post office closings until may. reporting live in northeast baltimore northeastkai reed. >> police are looking for a suspect of a shooting and said it northeast baltimore carry out. it happened on liberty heights avenue just before 11:00 last night. the victims suffered gunshot wounds to the chest. the victim is in critical but stable condition. tonight the man police were trying to arrest in this video is finally under arrest. as you just saw, and another man suddenly attacked one of the police officers. the attack allowed at the initial suspect to get a way. authorities were trying to arrest brooks for disorderly conduct by he is now charged with the scant, assault, and resisting arrest. more reaction after jack young birches maryland mayor stephanie rawlings blake to cut ties with t

the baltimore election coalition hopes that the election will be moved to coincide with the gubernatorial election in 2014. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a little bit of light snow made it up into baltimore. as you can see, it did not stick around long. already sliding off solve and east. there's still some snow falling in parts of maryland. it mixes with and changes over to rein in st. mary's county. -- changes over to rain in at st. mary's county. this batch of wintry weather will be gone. it is just a taste of winter, really. it has been a tame winter so far. temperatures are at or above freezing. that is good news to help out the evening first -- evening rush hour. 35 degrees or so. that is, around the baltimore metro area. the roadways do have pape and above freezing. maybe a slick spot or two. the on the lookout for slippery conditions for another couple of hours, and in the skies will clear. so far, 300th of an inch of melted snow at b.w.i. marshall. a record low, 2 degrees, in 1970. a record amount of snow on this day

holding in the mid 30's around the baltimore area. frederick running just a little bit above freezing. these snow showers are says he did with a system of fast-moving low pressure. there is another storm we are keeping a closer eye on. it is the one that slammed into the pacific northwest. it will get here friday night and into saturday morning. wintry precipitation in the mix. details on that in just a bit. >> and then there were four. a busy day on the gop campaign trail finds texas gov. rick perry dropping out and throwing his support behind newt gingrich. gingrich's second wife said he asked her for an open marriage. commitment 2012 update. >> rick perry said the republican mission is to beat barack obama, and to replace him with a true conservative. >> i am suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. i believe he he is a conservative visionary, who can transform our country. >> gingrich is surging in south carolina, 10 points behind mitt romney in today's nbc marist poll. ron paul at 16.

of the baltimore police." well, there's also evidence that the baltimore plotters had spies following lincoln as his train headed east from springfield towards washington and that they were reporting on his movements to conspirators in baltimore. george sterns, who was an employee of samuel felton's railroad, recalled the baltimore plotters had spies following mr. lincoln and were in constant communication with these pairs in baltimore, giving them information of mr. lincoln's movements. this corroborates "claimed they had met on the lookout for lincoln all the time." then on february 12th of 1861, davies recorded another interesting conversation he had with hillard that tends to show they had men on lookout for lincoln. "he then asked me if i had seen a statement of lincoln's route to washington city. the route had been published in the newspapers for weeks before lincoln actually took his journey. so it would have been very easy for anyone who wanted to assassinate him in baltimore to know exactly where he w

the baltimore ravens failed to blink. john brings out dean pees as the man in charge of the ribbons defense. >> i could not be more excited to do that. he has been there 40 dead years. was to get a chance to talk to any of our players, they will tell the would agree football coach this man is. >> you have very strong feelings for him as a coach and as a person. i am really thrilled about him getting the court better job. >> he became the baltimore 2009. he knows the drill. >> they have their own style and personality. it is what it is. it is not going to change. >> what about kim cameron and the offense? --cam cameron and the offense? >> it was a foregone conclusion to me. if you watch the way our offense played this year and the way our coaches dick, i was excited about it. it was a good year. >> i called ozzie and said i was thrilled at to be back. he said, in our eyes you were never gone. >> whether he will hire a quarterbacks' coach to join the staff remains under evaluation. >>ray rice spent the better part of frette

they may be the happiest people in baltimore, all the attention that the baltimore ravens are drawing a. let's talk about the baltimore ravens. we had a chance to talk to flacco as he has a chance to take on the houston texans. he has some impressive accomplishments in his career. he becomes the first quarterback to lead his team into the playoffs four times in a row in his career since the 1950's. i understand playoff structures that changed dramatically over the years, but it gives you a perspective on how much experience flacco has picked up in a few short years. i asked them what he has picked up that he did not know for years ago. >> i do not think you realize how important it is early on. you realize it, but you do not quite grasp it. at this point you realize even though we have been there for a fourth straight year, how great of an opportunity and reserve this is and how much we have to capitalize on it. >> you can hear our interview saturday night during our one hour preview of the playoff game "the road to indianapolis." during the interview we even talk about flacco's to ma

he says the next leader of the baltimore archdiocese must focus on increase the number of priests and nuns. and consalidate parishes with dwindling populations. >> we're going to keep strong parish life. we have to make sure that we're not struggling along with, you know, half churches filled. and wondering what's going to happen tomorrow. >> cardinal o'brien leaves baltimore tonight for a special mission to haiti. then he will be in rome on february 18th to officially become a cardinal. he gets his red hat. last year, the pope appointed o'brien to lead a catholic order in rome. denise? >> thank you, mary. o'brien will return to baltimore in march to lead his first mass at cardinal at, of course, the cathedral of mary our queen. >>> we have rain headed our way. at least to the end of the week. let's take a look at conditions now. clouds moving in. 42 now. no wind. the barometer on the way up right now. we'll come back and take a look at that rain chance after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the 2-4-6-8 value menu's got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, chees

the baltimore grand prix. now, more than four months after the inaugural race that brought in money for the city short of the projected $70 million and left money and paid it to the city and more than $10 million owed to vendors,jack young who admits he supported the recent 2010 says it is time per the race to go. >> i said i supported the race because i believe what it would do. i did not have a crystal ball to see that it was not going to financially work for the city. >> in an op-ed piece put in the baltimore sun, the city's money would be best spent on rec centers, paved streets, and open polls in the summer. >> i did not realize that would be left behind. i do not think right now we should be focusing on a grand prix race at this time. >> when the story originally broke, the press secretary seen here talking to the mayor sent to this photo of young sitting in an indy car saying -- >> ronald doesn't know his front from his back. if he had to get a job in the private industry, he would have trouble getting

. >> they will operate at 20 sites in the city and two in baltimore county. >> last year, the baltimore cash campaign prepared over 8000 tax returns free for baltimore city residents. this year they hope to do even more. stephen bought or was that one of the cache sites today, getting his income tax done for free. this program saves them money, and in these hard times, saving money can make a big difference in these families lives. >> why pay $200 or $300 to get your taxes done when you can get it done for free? that is the reason i am coming to get it free. >> steven is taking advantage of the baltimore cash campaign. it stands for creating assets, savings, and hope. today in a press conference, they kicked off this year's campaign. one of those here was congressman elijah cummings. >> they have people who have been certified by the irs to prepare the returns. they are trying to help another 9000 people this year. >> a service for low to moderate income working families in baltimore, this is the 11th year for the cash campaign. >> families who made it the thousand dollars or below, or

count the number of all the baltimore police officers that i know. >> reporter: the chief spent 22 years with the federal drug administration and now will police the police, weeding out those who go astray amongst a force of 3,000 officers. >> baltimore is aw3 big city department withÑi big cityçó isi ot insurmountable.l ( dñrxd aÑiçó 26-, john king will be charged with training officers in the basics. >> integrity, leadership and cultural awareness. >> reporter: the commissioner wants to point out to citizens that the department is still doing its job. it points to the falling homicide right -- rates. many of the same officers who once made more than 100,000 arrests per year in baltimore have more than cut that number in half. >> that's not cold weather. that's not there was high tide at the harbor. that wasn't there was some new phase of the moon. that's policy, procedure and commitment from the men and women of this police department, to do things differently. >> reporter: at police headquarters, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the department also plans to review its procedure for ha

the finnncial fallout frrm the baltimore grand prixwhy the price tag ffr the race was bigger than the city reported and where some of those costs were buried. buried.and later in sports... it's not just pllyers that john harbaugh says is a big reason for their success... ((bump out)) ((break 2)) 3 what was first ttuted as a tremendous success... noww failure. the baltimooe grand dollaas in taxes and fees to the city... and more than 100 million to private vendors.now dollars in hidden costs.... 3 race.as jeff barnd explains... in this morniig's wastewatch cover story. story. 14:03:01"you start to question why they are doing this, that there is something deeper that we are not aware of"it's been a long time since the baltimore grand prix wowed the ciiy with sleek sounds of high speed formula one cars racinn through the inner harborrince debts incurree by promoters of remain unppid...taxes still owed, and ccsts that just keep piling up.((ack young - 17:38::5) "i didn't have a crystal ball, but i'm smart from our mistakes."it's aan fiscal mess that prompted the city to sever ties with th

a spokesman for the baltimore marriott -- baltimore mayor says she is evaluating the proposal but is generally opposed, saying if the shift to locals is inevitable, we ask that it is wealth equalized so the baltimore tax based, the poorest in the state of maryland, does not bear the brunt of the cost. the governor is proposing several measures to mitigate the cost. he seeking changes in the tax code. the state is expected to save $300 million and some go back to local jurisdictions. >> the counties would it some of that period would be a windfall to the counties. >> individuals making $100,000 or more would lose exemptions. joint filers making $150,000 or more will start losing exemptions. the governor proposes phasing out deductions for individuals. joint filers to make $200,000. >> i don't like asking for this. i don't like doing this. >> house republicans say he is balancing the budget on the back of small businesses and the middle class. >> this proposal goes after people making $100,000 or more. it takes away deductions, mortgage deductions, personal exemptions on income tax. th

the baltimore area ranked as the ninth youngest of a 50. that is good but there is room for improvement. >> you have a lot of stress and do not do as well managing it as you could. >> realage.com is owned by our parent company, hearst. you can take the test and see the interview at wbaltv.com. >> here is your insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> temperatures did cool off today. we did have rain showers last night. we're seeing some snow to the north from ohio into pennsylvania. there are some rain showers on the southern edge of that. warmer air is beginning to spread into parts of ohio. this time of the year, you would expect all of it to be snow. it is only snow heading out of cleveland and detroit over towards northern pennsylvania and new york state. that is passing us by tonight. it will be chilly for the next 12 hours until the next warm-up. it was 3 degrees above normal for the state. in 1930, we had 9 inches of snow. the record low was -4 in 1873. it is starting to drop into the low 30's in the mountains. it is 43 in

attempt to stop the vehicle in baltimore county. lowell melser has been tracking the bizarre turn of events. he joins us with late breaking details. >> this certainly was not your typical police chased car. actually ended here in south baltimore in front of this lowe's earlier this morning. at this point, police are still not releasing that the name of the suspect or giving any possible reason why he was so anxious to run from police. police activity lines the patapsco village shot in plaza on annapolis road in south baltimore early tuesday morning after a suspect is shot and killed by baltimore county and anne arundel county officers. the bizarre situation unfold around 2:00 in the morning when a baltimore county officer tried to pull over a nissan. the vehicle fled in got away. moments later, another baltimore county officer noticed the same vehicle on 695 and tried to stop it, but it got away again. the same officer noticed the nissan had crashed in the southbound lanes of 95 and pulled over to investigate. there ended up being s

not really headed towards the baltimore region. we'll see a few showers, but most of us -- most of it is going to pass well to our west. eventually about 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning from frostburg west that will turn into snow showers. still at 52 degrees, winds still at 7, the barometer has been going down because it's pulsing in from the west. it will get cold enough for snow probably 2:00, 3:00 tin mortgage. that could accumulate from frostburg west, four, five, six, seven, eight to ten inches over the next day or so. it will be windy, almost near blizzard conditions could be occurring. some of those higher mountain areas far western maryland. cumberland, probably just a few flurries. 45 hagerstown, 53 patuxent, 53 in ocean city. do not expect to see any frozen precip in the baltimore metro. north and west of us, maybe 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the morning could be some snowflakes briefly. 47 in westminster, 54 down in annapolis. 57 and 44 today. the average is 41 and 24, and the record 70 and 1. right now we still have that southwest

crash. 18-month-old ava delricco is in the hospital in baltimore.. after a car crash in ocean city nearly killed her anddher mother. police have driving while impaired in connection to the collision. investigators say he was high on p-c-p when it happened last month. now ava's family wants stricter d-u-i laws.. as legal analysts weigh in. (crawford) "the problem with the drug laws as relateddto alcohol laws, they're commingle.. but they definitely lag behind in my opinion as far as the state trooper and the officer's ability to detect whether or not someone is under the influe" &pinfluence."through a website ava's family has gathered nearly 9-thousand signatures in a petition asking state lawmakers to take action. kacynski goes to trial in march. a gaithersburg woman is dead after anne arundel county police say she drove the wrong way on route three in crofton. officers say 35 year old angela biggins was driving north in the southbound lanes tuesday night... when she hit aaother car.the driver in that car was not hurt.why biggins was driving the wron

the changes under his administration and the future of the catholic community here in baltimore. e >> new beginning tonight for the first of six dogs of useabused. she is cleared for adoption more than two years of the they were found at malnourished and scared locked in undersized cages. and officials believe they were used that as big dogs. officials say the case proves even dogs that come from a violent background can be loving family pets. you can find out how to adopt michele any the other dogs on our website, wbaltv.com. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> unusually warm the january 25 this time around, but three years ago we were in the middle of a big nor'easter. but a lot of snow in the area. officially at the airport, a 15 inch snowfall. rock called managed to report 20 inches. pasadena 19. 15 inches and westminster and bellaire. 12 years ago today winter did arrive in january. we have another storm approaching but coming from the south and. the main threat with this are the severe thunderstorms and direct from eastern texas and louisiana

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baltimore area. -- start this day across the baltimore area. parts of carol and frederick counties could see the flurries. these will be with us through the next several hours. temperatures are cold enough to pick up cold and our area. it looks like another blast of chilly winter weather for the night tonight. however, once the system moves out, we're talking about a significant warm up. more details on that in the next couple of minutes. >> i will caucuses may not have picked a winner, but it did take a few losers. michelle bachmann has dropped out, and rick perry is still deciding. >> mitt romney in new hampshire after his win win in iowa. >> it felt very good when the final numbers came in. >> of feeling of relief. beating rick santorum by just 8 votes. >> newt gingrich is going after romney. at his first post-iowa rally, the republican party's last nominee, john mccain, and forced mitt romney. >> of new hampshire is a state that will catapult him on to victory in a very short amount of time. that is why i am here. >> his polling is far in f

the timing of the baltimore city elections. the coalition wants to move the city's contest to coincide with the gubernatorial or presidential election. the group believes the shift would have an immediate impact at the polls. >> we felt that the city is isolated from all the other election activities. it decreases voter turnout. >> the state senator says that he will sponsor a bill during this year's general assembly. the coalition hopes the city elections will be moved by the grid for election by 2014. one question that could appear on a ballot is a vote to cut the city posed a property tax in half by 2014. stokes will call for a referendum if the proposal is in the city council again. mayor rawlings-blake calls the proposal unrealistic. at midnight, voters in new hampshire can begin casting their ballots in the nation's first primary. this evening, there are security concerns after protesters swarmed a couple of events. sally kidd has tonight's 2012 commitment update. >> rick santorum rallied supporters at a campaign event ac

this woos the word -- was the word for the baltimore ravens this season. head coach john harbaugh led the ravens to a 12-0 season starting with a memorable win over the steelers on september 11. the team made three stops on "monday night football" and a special appearance here on wbaltv where the harbaughs crashed as head coaches. from the start of the season, the goal was to earn the right to host a divisional playoff game. when the texans face the ravens, they will face a ferocious ravens team. there is no doubt coach harbaugh will pass along the advice of his own far, coach jack harbaugh. attack. and as the town continues to support our ravens, we at wbaltv and 98 rock continue to show our support by project the ravens broadcasting logo on our building every night. we wish our team good luck as they fight to bring the lombardi

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. >> steve is optimisti things will fare well for him and the baltimore ravens. >> my prediction is the baltimore ravens will win 24-14. >> it feels like the temperature has been dropping. john collins is standing by in the storm center. >> i think tomorrow will be very similar to today. you mention temperatures feel like they're falling today. temperatures are falling out into the 20. tomorrow the low will become low 30's 4 hawaii. -- 30's for high temperatures. the wind chill at times was a little bet, it might feel more like 25 or so. if you are heading to the game were doing some tailgating, you have to bundle up. more in the forecast for not only tomorrow but the week ahead in a few minutes. >> baltimore county police are searching for suspects after a man was assaulted and robbed this morning over rick to 95. the attack happened just before 8:30. police say the 39-year-old man was attacked by three men who punched and kicked him and then took cash. they have increased patrols. >> we are reminding pedestrians that it is getting darker earlier. we are asking people to use caution in

the company would like too sell the cars eventually to the general public. >>> the baltimore ravens secure a big win making them the number two seed in the afc playoffs. i'm sherrie johnson. that story is straight ahead. >>> i'm kuren redmond, a new law takes effect that impacts millions of children who will máwin booster seats. ooster >>> a law for same sex couples living in one maryland county. the benefits you and your partner can share. details coming up. welcome to 2012 i'm charley crowson. let's heads to meteorologist, justin berk, a little hoarse this morning. >> rice was powered with the interception. do we have two world class tight ends right now? that was phenomenal play yesterday. good stuff with the ravens this morning winter back in place, 37 bel air, joppa 38. it is colder north and west. back to freezing or below. when we check out our radar and highlights the clouds, a few snow bands and flurries trying to work in to forest hill and maybe hickory and the north side, a few flakes back there, typically once these cross the mountains we get support in the environment with th

one of the great dining venues in the city of baltimore. come on down, we'll see you. >> smoked crab cake, it will be interesting. of course, nancy's taking that colts' thing and putting it in her face. nancy's dad was a great local boxer. i'm curious, presenting the trophy is raymond barry, hall of famer and he made his name with the baltimore colts. will he be introduced from the indianapolis colts or the baltimore colts. let's see how much brass the nfl has. frankly, i think in their corporate office, they're a bunch of women, much do respect to you women. >> kickhungerchallenge.com -- is the website. >> we'll be back. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ♪ ah. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. >>> this lint trap is an important energy saver. the clothes t

back inside. >> thank you, tim. >>> the leader of the baltimore archdiocese will soon hold one of the most powerful positions inside the catholic church. mary joins us now with the latest on the big announcement. >> reporter: it is an honor that puts archbishop edwin o'brien. o'brien will rise to the position of cardinal. >> reporter: baltimore archbishop edwin o'brien, one of just two american leaders named cardinal by the pope today, at the vatican, with hundreds looking on. >> i knew it was going to happen. but i still didn't -- i'm a fatalist. i still didn't believe it would. from the very beginnings of this whole thing when i heard rumors. it's especially unique. it's an honor and responsibility. >> reporter: today, local parishioners are reacting to the news. in the history of the baltimore church, it has only happened three times, 1964, 1995, and 1886. >> it is a feather in baltimore's cap. and to have the pope acknowledge the great service that he's done. >> it is a great honor. and for catholics, it brings a lot of blessings to the city as well. >> reporter: archbishop o'brie

area to the north which will be pushing back of the baltimore as well. we still have a chance at showers of the next couple of hours, but i do think it will diminish later into the night. let's see how the rain is affecting the temperatures. what has affected us from warming up to par, not far from 40 degrees right now. up 50 at the inner harbor, pick the in westminster. 46 in edgewood. now that the rain is becoming less widespread, we will see some sunlight breaking the through which will help the temperature is warm up a. it is not out of the question, especially the further south you are. the most cloud cover may just beat some spotty showers tour about 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., then the action will shift further south. then we will start to talk about our next storm system come approaching on thursday, and that one could bring snow. the forecast for tonight, showers earlier on, clearing skies later, breezy tonight wind shifting from southwest to northwest around 10-15 miles per hour overnight. cooler temperatures in the mid 30's, but still well above norma

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now in tonight's education alert, the city were regain control over the full system if the baltimore lawmaker gets his way. keith mitchell has introduced a bill that would return authority to appoint the school board and also the district ceo to the mayor. right now they jointly appoint a board members. he says it is time to change that. >> as i have stressed to my colleagues and others, this is not a knock on the dr. alonzo. is not a knock on the current school board. it is a way baltimore city can control its school system and continue to progress moving forward. >> mayor stephanie rawlings blake says she favors more funding for schools. in other news tonight the man accused of plotting to bomb a recruiting center was back in court today. antonio martinez entered a guilty plea in federal court today. an undercover investigation revealed he tried to detonate when he thought was a car bomb outside of the armed forces career center back in november of 2010. >> he on to the bomb on his own after it was proof that -- presented to him by the undercover. he went to advantage. with a confi

baltimore will get a little bit cooler over the weekend. right now we have hit 48 at the >> we have a bird's eye view of the polar bear plunge. a powerful storm went through the park. when's knocked down some of the tents and sent objects flying through the air. it ripped through as students were preparing to take their plans. nobody was hurt. >> hundreds of students moved on and braved the chilly -- the chilly temperatures. >> the polar plunged to benefit the special olympics got under way as students and super plungers took to the water. rob roblin is live. this is always a tremendous event. we love to see you there. >> i enjoy being here. this is a highlight. the super plungers are getting ready to go in. they will be coming by me. here they come. 50 coming by a. every hour for 24 hours, these men and women, many of them athletes, go into the water of the chesapeake bay. it is cold. years ago when i did it, this was when it is really cold time. our own jennifer is one of the super plungers. he is a veteran. you have a number of athletes

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fighting a big battle.... 18-month-old ava is in the hospital in baltimore.. after a car crash in ocean city nearly killed her and her mother. police have charged andre kacynski with driving while impaired in connection to the collision. investigators believe kacynski was behind the wheel of his speeding pickup truck.. high on pcp when he smashed into ava's mother's car. it happened in december, just before christmas.. when ava's family focused on one wish for the holiday, a full recovery.(cherie delricco/grandmother) "prayers, prayers and hoping that this is gonna be a asking for a miracle. we want a miracle.."..........the family also wants tougher penalties for dwi offenders. specifically, people who drive under the influence of drugs. through a website, they're gathering ignatures, nearly 9-thousand so far, for a petition to send state lawmakers. loved ones lobbying for stricter laws. james crawford.... (crawford) "i think tougher laws will change behavior..."............is a defense attorney with extensive experience with dui laws.. he's an penalties.. bu