Ravens fans braving the snow and cold support the team in an earlymorning rally. It got a lot of a national attention. On this super purple friday, ravens fans came out early to show when it comes to their team, they are true blue. Called but fun. Hundreds backing the amphitheater for the wbal today show rally starting with a broadcast at 5 00 and continue continuing through today. All morning, ava marie showed natalie how to do ray lewiss dance. I think i got it down. Its pretty basic. Its all about the emotion. This was part of a bet with today whether man, al broker. If they win a comment he will be dressing up as the raven. If the 49 ers win, morales will dress up as a miner. They started setting up and we were showing up by 4 30 ready to show that the ravens spirit as well and alive. It is impressive. I did not think people would show up because of this note. It takes more than snow to keep these fans a home. Even mayor Stephanie Rawlings blake helped kick of the largest purple friday in years. Its great. We have the best fans ever in the whole world. We have super fans. Super fans ready for a super bowl championship. Wbaltv 11 news. Of course, today was a big day for the harbaugh brothers. They did their first joint press conference. It was really interesting. Pete gilbert was there and he filed this report. Hey there. It was very interesting to see the way these guys all week long have done their best but the impetus on the players. Today, they took the spotlight. At least one of them seemed to enjoy a lot of it. Brothers, yes. Identical . Not close. Look at the mannerisms before the Historic Press conference. John, smiling and relaxed. Jim, nervously chewing his nails. A normal friday practice. We will move on from there. Its your turn. I concur. Would you hire your brother . Yes, definitely. I would work for him, sure. I concur. Whats less operable commonalities . I would be hardpressed to spell philosophical. There giveandtake proved as natural as the idea they have both become coaches. Sunday night, one will suffer a loss in there will be no hard feelings. On sunday, the possibility to take away a dream of his to the fill your own, is that hard . No. Not at all. I suspect he feels the same way. The brothers will be army side line. That will be the band of brothers on the sideline. He has earned some much credit for mauled and his boys into a world class coaches, but do not forget the mother credit for holding his boys. Can you think of one or two things you have learned from your mother that you applied in your coaching career . [laughter] she made it very clear that we were to have each others back no matter what. Indeed, it was a collective effort for the harbaughs. It was clear that john led the way from start to finish at the older brother. Now he hopes to have the lead, sunday night at the superdome. I have seen a whole lot of ravens bands wandering around. Many of had many of them have finally made their way to new orleans. Jennifer franciotti caught up with some of them. Its part of friday. We kicked off with 98 rock and bacon and beer in the French Quarter. It is the friday before the super bowl. The ravens and some in louisiana is a beautiful thing. Some fans drove all night to get here. Everyone is fired up for super bowl sunday. The only world the only word to describe this is epic. I decide to do it again. I cannot wait. Ray lewis in his last game, its fantastic. This is a onceinalifetime deal. Ravens bandar are everywhere in new orleans where purple pride dominates. The big easy easily looking a lot like baltimore. There is a lot of purple down here. You are not seeing a lot of gold and red. Im excited. We are going to win. Are you seeing purple everywhere . The entire French Quarter is rooting for the ravens. Its absolutely exciting. Its a home game. Of everyone has been so welcoming. Its great here. Recorder back . Weve got your number. All of this purple converging on the superdome sunday. In the big easy, jennifer franciotti, wbaltv 11 news. Whats also interesting, one website did a study for fans making their way to new orleans. More than two to one, ravens fans out weighing in finding out whether they could make it and cost. The ravens can expect a little bit of a Home Field Advantage on sunday. Live in new orleans, but pete gilbert, wbaltv 11 news clips from new orleans to baltimore, the ultimate purple friday. We watched this morning on today. Rob roblin is out watching the fans going crazy. It started early this morning at the inner harbor. Today was in town and natalie was here to kick of the purple friday before the super bowl. Natalie even tried these choral dance with ava. It was purple friday everywhere. Tied point was all decked out and in very stylish ravens colors to show their support. This is our home town. We love our ravens. Down at the state house in annapolis, our elected officials were showing their purple pride. What time is it . Game time. What time is it . Game time. Who is going down . These guys are all purple, young or old. Everyone loves the ravens. Give me an r give me an a give me a v ravens in townsend, there is a big crowd for a big rally. Along with some ravens cheerleaders, everyone is behind their team. Im so excited. We are trying to go all the way. There is no doubt. Its our year. Ravens are going to pull it off. Ray lewis is motivated. This is flaccos year. Were going to do it. I wish i was there. Everybody does. 3540 ravens. Signing autographs, former ravens great Michael Mccrery from the 2000 super bowl team. He is confident ravens will do the job on sunday. Talk about a team that has kept something going, with the heart and the passion to fight through anything. The ravens are a perfect example. That was rob roblin reporting on a very excited purple friday in baltimore. We will be checking back in with rob and our crew in new orleans threw out the hour. Tragedy in frederick. Two young sister dead as this home is destroyed. Plus, an investigation into a dead the double shooting in edgewood. How they think the teenagers were cornered. A messy morning commute out there thanks to the snow. Im kim dacey with the details coming up. We are likely to see more we are likely to see more wow Hartford CountySheriffs Department shutting lights and i on a double shooting in edgewood. 17yearold Michael Kearins and Christopher Cousins were in the Recreational Park when they were approached by a group of people and shot multiple times. Kearins was killed but cousins is in guarded condition at shock trauma. Anyone with information should Contact Police right away. This is all but is left of a frederick county, agreed that in late night fire that trapped and killed two sisters. Theyre looking for any possible clues on the cause. All they know is that 6yearold sophie and her sister meghan but died of smoke inhalation. Blames broke out around 11 00 class night. The flames broke out around 11. Commuters are across the Baltimore Area running into wet weather this morning. Just as many of them work heading to work, this was the view along 695 and the national pie this morning. It took some people twice as long just to get to work this morning 695 and the national pike. Take a look at this picture. The snow started falling as the buses started to roll causing this bus to fishtail on sullivan wrote in westminster. From 9 00eleven oclock this morning, there were 69 accidents reported to Carroll County alone. Most of them work rather were weatherrelated. The number of districts delayed classs this morning. Kim dacey was monitoring the roads all of this morning and she explains that the storms timing was key. The morning commute was going smoothly until the 6 00 hour. That is when thes five snow started to fall covering rooftops and sticking it to the road. The timing could not have been worse. Its a little inconvenient for people who have to get downtown. That rushhour, this is dangerous. It was hazardous especially on secondary roadways with hundreds of accidents scattered through the area. Everyone was sliding. Its slippery. Everywhere you go, they are the sliding around. Its a very slippery. Cars are out of control. You have to go slow. State highway Officials Say they opened the operations at 1 00 a. M. And sent out trucks where needed. The snow came on quickly leaving the sidewalks and the roads treacherous. Its slippery and i am being careful because i dont want to fall. They were still salting the parking lots and sidewalks to make conditions safer as conditions started to improve. I got in mostly clear. The snowstorm was shortlived and hopefully were in for a better evening commute. In north baltimore, kim dacey, wbaltv 11 news. The snow, a lot of people by surprise this morning. The snow caught a lot of people by surprise. The timing, as kim was saying, if you get a little of snow like that in the middle of the day, who cares . A dusting of snow during the rush hour on a friday . This is of the radar booked early this morning when we were talking about is moving through. Moving quickly to the east over central maryland and some spots to the south and east, the Eastern Shore and parts of Anne Arundel County and over towards dover, the snow was moderate to heavy at times. They picked up quite a bit in the locations. This was at 4 30 a. M. Watch how quickly it zips out of there. For most of the day, the story with the wind and cold on the back side of the departing, fastmoving system. How much snow . Typically about 0. 51 inch. Officially at bwi marshall airport, there reported only a trace of snow. Not sure how that happened, but that is the official. Dover, delaware, almost 6 inches. Certainly the main impact was south of baltimore and moving quickly through the area. Behind the storm, a shot of cold there. 31 was the high today. 42 is the normal. 26 is below so far, but we will go below that before midnight. 25 right now at the airport. 27 in easton. Look at the cold out west. Packing quite a bit of snow out west. It is just barely bitterly cold. When the study of 14 there. 25 mile per hour in frederick the wind is steady at 14. Add in the wind to the cold and it feels like 8 below zero in oakland. It feel like Single Digits to the north and west of baltimore and logue teams on the upper Eastern Shore. Low teens on the Eastern Shore. The wind will thankfully be diminishing. Slowing down to about 550 m. P. H. Sunset at 5 27 p. M. A little bit of a wind chill the doctor in early in the evening. One clipper meeting when the clippers leaving. Around iowa and up into southern minnesota, a new one is taking shape almost identical to the last one. It will come out of the upper midwest through the ohio river valley and sleep in here. If you liked this morning, look for it again tomorrow night into sunday morning. One system leaving, a new one forming. The trend of weak revenue week weather systems will be moving through. We will remain locked into the cold arctic air mass over central and eastern united states. Clearing up tomorrow. Late afternoon, maybe a flurry, but past sunset before the next patchens no really developed. Light snow showers into sunday before the next patch of snow really develops. This weather pattern is locking in the cold air with fast moving a little weather disturbances embedded. Heights tomorrow, 2732. The chances for snow will increase as we head towards sunset tomorrow evening. On the day, went out of the southwest not nearly as strong as today. On the bay. They water temperatures over 30s. Head into the mountains for a ski weekend . You pick a good one. An additional two to 4 inches tomorrow. High temperatures will not even reached 20. Only about 21 with additional snow showers on sunday. After a warm week, theyre looking to some good, snow reconditioned up and down the appellation mountains. Scattered snow showers and up the coast, including maryland and delaware, the flurries will hold off until tomorrow night. Showers and snow on sunday with maybe some rain mixed in. Temperature near the beach climbing to 38 on sunday. The instaweather sevenday 38 is the high tomorrow after a low of 13. A chance for snow again. Maybe an inch or two in spots. Scattered snow showers continuing into sunday afternoon. Partially cloudy monday. More showers tuesday and wednesday. Finally, climbing into the 40s wednesday and thursday of next week. Thats a heat wave. Another mayoral wager or the super bowl. This will make one teams community a better place. Im jayne miller live downtown. 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Hurry, this offer ends february 2nd. Go to got2getfios. Com today. And see why millions have switched to americas fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet. Contact the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 8009746006 tty v. The game sunday is being looked at as flacco vs. Kaepernick and harbaugh on harbaugh. Today it was rawlingsblake vs lee. They announce their bet live on today, and this is all about charity and crabs. This wager and balls community service. It involves a little bit of seafood and a lot of service. Wendy is here from americorps with all of our volunteers. I want to thank the member getting in so early. I cannot wait to host you when we win. Were going to get mayor rawlings blake. She works hard in the National Mayors conference. Shes a great leader. She will be here eating crab. Ive got my right ear. Ready to go. This is done just crabs. Dungeness crab. Ive got yours right here. Back to you. Me the best city women. Im pretty sure were doing this see him wearing purple and partaking of some blue crabs right here in baltimore. Bring it on. The plan on driving around sunday, get ready for big crowds and lots of road closures. City police increasing officers at the harbor, federal help, as they plan for super bowl sunday. Keep in mind that means dwi units as well. Dances. The major clout major crown starting early in people celebrating in the streets. We will have a listing of closures on our website, wbaltv. Com. After days of testimony, it is the defenses turn to take the reins in the Felicia Barnes murder case. Could dickies be weaker there law ive, local, late breaking. Live. Are watching wbaltv 11 news this damn stovall, donna hamilton, chief meteorologist Tom Tasselmyer and sky team 11 covering breaking news relive. Wbaltv 11 news at 5 00 p. M. Continues now. The state is resting in the murder case after calling 33 witnesses. Theyre wrapped up their case today against Michael Johnson, the man accused of killing North Carolina teenager barnes. The judge expressed great concern. Jayne miller joins us live up to Circuit Court downtown. The the prosecution in trouble . Is the prosecution in trouble . The judge expressed concern and nearly threw the case out about an hour ago. This concern is about the evidence in the case, or the lack thereof. It relies heavily on the word of a career criminal who testified that Michael Johnson called him on the day that barnes does appear to help him get rid of the body. There is no telephone records to confirm that account. Also today, more evidence before the state wraps up to push the theory that barnes body was put into a storage bin. The neighbor Michael Johnson testifying on the day she disappeared that he sought jobs and working hard to move able to storage been out of the northwest baltimore apartment where he once lived. He was sweating, the neighbor said. I offered to help, he said he was ok. The storage bin is a key elements of the case. They want the jury to believe that he put her body in the bin and dump it somewhere along the susquehanna river. Jurors saw a video of him walking out of the store carrying a big income but none has been recovered. The neighbor did not say what time you saw them moving and it admits he did not know what was in it or where they were taking in. They wanted to have someone from in to show it was big enough to hold someone of that size. Have no evidence to put him no. 2 where he would have to be dead in the river. A sharp they tried to show he was familiar with hartford, county. His and the not live near the area where the body was found. They heard a phone call that the defendant made from jail on monday night after the trial had started to a female friend. On the call, barely audible, johnson can be heard talking about the case, bits and pieces, and can be heard laughing. The defense called it irrelevant. The prosecution has a route, the defense will start monday morning. It was a close call for prosecutors of the judge expressed his great concern about the evidence. Im jayne miller, wbaltv 11 news. An update now on the breaking news we told you about. John leopold is no longer anne arundels chief executive. This comes days after he was found guilty of misconduct in office for having a secretary of the his catheter back after surgery. He was automatically suspended earlier this week and today he submitted his resignation in iraq a letter to the acting chief executive. For the past six days, we have been bringing you Live Team Coverage of the trip to new orleans. We will take you back to the big easy. Gerry sandusky, the voice of the ravens, and the rest of our broadcast team have been giving us great coverage. It has looked