there you go jeff, that's the answer. thanks bruce. see you back at the "late edition." remember to tune in tomorrow night and sunday for expensive coverage from pittsburg, as the ravens hope to advance to the title game. here is jeff barnd and karen parks, with the "late edition." >> fans get ready for the showdown tomorrow with the steelers. and we will take you to pittsburg pennsylvania. as the ravens arrive for the big playoff game. >> a sign that tiger is interested in his ex-wife. what he did that makes her think he is obsessed. >> chaos in a foreign country. the nation that leader tonight is on the run. >> michael steele is no longer the chairman of the republican party. how it ended for the former maryland lieutenant governor. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition." >> hello, i am karen parks. >> and i am jeff barnd. ravens road to dallas has to go through pittsburg, where they are tonight taking on the steelers. we just found out. where bruce cunningham is tonight on the eve of what is expected to be a bruising playoff game. and bruce one question, is the field slippy in your opinion. >> yens know it is. do not tramp in all of that slip peeness. that's all you have to remember. all is set here at heinz field behind me. kick it off at 4:30 tomorrow. the steelers, anywhere from 2 and a half to three-point favorite, depending on whom you ask. and rightly so. mentioned during "sports unlimited" just now. roethlisberger has won six in a row over the ravens, when he is a quarterback. guess what, he is a quarterback tomorrow. but, again, that's why they play the games. you have no know way of knowing what will happen until it happens. >> sounds like something yogi beara may have said. ravens have landed. after 4:00 when they rolled int@ the team hotel. it was cold and snowing. playoff weather. you can see it in their faces. this is a business trip. and the business is winning. >> i think we are focused. as a group, we have worked hard this week. we're prepared to go out there and do our best. >> once the ball snapped. it is not going to make a difference this is a playoff game against the steelers. these games are always intense. always a rivalry game. both sides give it their all for 60 minutes. so it will be another, you know, steelers ravens games. and we will be ready for it. >> and lets be honest here. these teams do not like each other. these two cities do not particularly care for each other either. this is playoff football at its bet. more coming up later in sports. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you, bruce. >> and bruce will be back in sports with more coverage of the ravens and pittsburg. and he will continue his reports tomorrow night, after the nfc playoff game between the packers and the falcons. >> fans may be hard to find in pittsburg pennsylvania tonight. but they are out in full force here. >> let's go ravens. go ravens go. >> for many of these folks, the tailgating has already started. as you can see. this is the scene at padonia station in timonium. many are not worried about the steelers in the least. >> man, get pittsburg. take it all the way. >> i hate pittsburg. i hate them. i have to buy two tickets for my own games here, for my season tickets, get extra because i get thrown out for the most part on those games. >> the ravens caravan event is one of 1 around the area today. >> and it was a very purple pep rally at hampden elementary in north baltimore. students got a lesson in team spirit. even the mayor stopped by to gear up for the big game. >> how many of you want to see the ravens beat the steelers on saturday? >>well, she was joined by a real raven to wow the crowd and performance by the ravens cheerleaders got some competition. >> not the only place we found purple pride t runs in the family. in hanover, three generations of raven fans are ready to watch joe flacco take on the steelers. >> and no sympathy for the steelers here. check out this photo. if you didn't get it at 10:00 from the university school of nursing. and, of course, send in your photos showing off your purple pride at foxbaltimore.com and click on purple pride in the news features section. or send your photos from your cell at purple@foxbaltimore.com. >> our question of the day, all day today. we asked, can the ravens beat the steelers? 78% say they can indeed. donald, start with him. get him out of the way. no, lots of talent. no heart. and annette writes. ravens, ravens, ravens, ravens, ravens, ravens, ravens. >> i think we got it. >> i think that's a ravens' fan. >> thanks for writing in. we have a lot of responses tonight. a lot of people psyched up over the game. we saw snow flying as they arrived in pittsburg. >> what about tomorrow? emily gracey has a look at the first sky watch forecast. >> more snow in the forecast for tomorrow as well. not only that, but flurries in our area tonight. in fact, they are moving down from western pa down to the baltimore area. just a few light flurries, not adding up too much. but we did see a few earlier in north baltimore county. now seeing some pop up around the city. a lot of them not making it to the ground and no accumulation expected. so expect the flurries overnight tonight. definitely cold temperatures out there. down to around 20 degrees. by tomorrow morning, so cold but milder air in the forecast. and more flurries in store for tomorrow. i will have a look at the game day forecast, as well as our extended forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> baltimore city police union at odds tonight with mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. at issue, the mayor's demand for an independent review of the deadly police-involved shooting. union concerns tonight as police department investigates the fatal shooting of a plain clothes officer and 22-year-old unarmed man. it happened early sunday morning. downtown outside of the select nightclub. following a disturbance call. police say all of the 41 shots fired in that confusion, that night, were fired by sponing officers. homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. union officials say they welcome the mayor's push for an independent review, but not now. >> you know, we lost one of our own. i am not sure why she doesn't understand that. but we want the facts to come out. but what we want is to let us have our time. we have the premiere homicide investigative union in the nation, or second to none. let them do the job. %->> spokesman for the mayor sad she is not commenting tonight on the union's remarks. >> good day for the fox show glee. the talent search is so popular for the show glee, seen her on fox 45. it has become a reality show of its own. the glee project will be airning june. showcasing the efforts of 50,000 want to be sue sylvester targets, hoping to win a seventh episode guest starring role on this program. >> tiger woods, bad day for him. is reportedly obsessed with his ex-wife elin, he allegedly snuck into her florida house thanksgiving of last year to find out about her love life, in her diarys. woods snuck into the home, allegedly by fast talking his way through the household staff. elin said she is creeped out by the alleged break in. >> great day for avenging robo calls in prince george's. aaron titus got a call at 4:30 a.m., telling him school would open two hours later. he knew that. because of snow. titus later found a robo call company and taped a message of his own for nine school board members and school superintendent, 4:30 a.m. the next day, phones rang with titus's robo call thanking the school system and returning the favor. >> i hope this call demonstrate why a 4:30 a.m. call does more to annoy than inform. >> i think my sleep deprivation may have heightened my creativity. >> spokesman for the school district said that the 4:30 a.m. robo call he received was a mistake. you think? he said the calls are supposed to go out between 5:00 and 6:30 in the morning. >> pg is cautioning customers to be aware of scam artists. the company said that people posing as pg workers try to gain entry into your homes. and once inside they will attempt to steal money or valuables. they also might try to get credit card numbers. pg said that customers should not give payments, or personal information to anyone coming to their door and claiming to be pge employees. >> the flu has arrived in maryland. and gbmc's emergency room, 30 patients came in complaining of flu-like symptoms in the past week. in baltimore city, more than 5200 free shots were given since august. the shot includes the h1n1 strain. which health officials say is still a threat. cdc recommends children and senior citizens, especially, get the vaccine. >> chaos in a foreign irrelevant nation. the country that leader is on the run tonight. >> michael steele is no longer the chairman of the republican party. how it ended for the former maryland lieutenant governor. >> and purple >> turmoil in indonesia after weeks of violent protests. country's president is leaving the nation. >> nation's president has fled that land. this is riots escalate in the north african nation. no word where he is headed tonight. the prime minister has assumed power and a state of emergency currently as we are told is in effect. now before leaving, the president dismissed his entiie governing body. >> anddformer maryland lieutenant governor michael steele drops his bid for rnc chairman. he wants to get the party back on track to defeat obama in 2012. but he left with a $22 million debt. rinse prevas from wisconsin was elected to replace him. >>well, it was snowing in pittsburg as we went live there. when thh players arrived anyway. and it seems like it will be snowing for the game. >> a little bit. check in now with emily gracey to find out the real deal. >> a little snow in the forecast. and a little bit in ours. nothing accumulating in our forecast. although it could be a different story in pittsburg. outside tonight. clear skies over the harbor. but other locations are seeing flurries out there. right now, we are dry. at the inner harbour with a temperature of 26. mostly cloudy skies. and calm winds. temperatures should level out here shortly with the clouds insulating the atmosphere. so cold tonight. but not as cold as it would be if we were clear. clouds move in. snore snow showers moving in as well. just a few. falling apart moving south and east. and there is a possible flurry in the forecast overnight. and then again tomorrow night. but for the most part a dry forecast. just a story in pittsburg. cold front pushes through. it will bring snow showers during the day tomorrow. we have been under the influence of the high pressure system, ahead of the next front we will see milder air come in. expect temperatures to be around 40 degrees for tomorrow. and where we are actually in the 30s today. so mild temperatures in the forecast for tomorrow. as that front pushes through the area. we will start to see dryer conditions after that as well. so once that low moves through, start to see a change in our wind direction. high pressure akes ahold of our weather situation. cool and breezy conditions in the forecast for sunday. and just a few flurries possible late saturday night and early sunday morning. now as we look to tonight. we will see flurries. 20 degrees for the overnight low. and winds are out of the west at 5 miles per hour. so chilly forecast in store for us. but rebound nicely for tomorrow. with a high of 40 degrees.3 flurries possible again, by tomorrow night. more likely in the northern counties of maryland, with a southerly wind of five to 10. for tomorrow, pittsburg. this is the forecast for pittsburg. 1-to 2-inches of snow. 35 degrees. so cooler forecast in store for them. back at home, we will stay dry with 40. and 37 sunday. 35 monday. and next weather system is monday evening. and during the day tuesday. starting as a mix of and sleet freezing rain, possibly overnight monday. and tuesday we will see rain showers come in. mild temperatures, 46 degrees for the afternoon high. it will end late tuesday to the morning hours wednesday. after that we clear out. dry out. cool down. have a look at the extended forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> what would you pay for a personalized license plate? in texas, people drop big money at the state's first license plate auction. the new seven character plates up for grabs promoting everything from favorite hobbies to sports teams. and one person, paid nearly $12,000. >> and how much would you spend for a burger and a drink? how about $5000? that's the price of a burger and bottle of wine at the las vegas restaurant at the mandolay bay casino. but it is not actually the burger that is so costly. it is the bottle of murlot. >> tattoo company on eastern avenue is offering tattoos for $30 to show your ravens pride. >> i am bruce cunningham, in pittsburg. the steelers and ravens go at it in the nfl playoffs tomorrow. second round. set the stage for you. and tell you all about it. stick around. >> plane go [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. plus this special bonus: over 25 hbo and cinemax channels free for 3 months including hbo go and max go. watch your favorite movies and shows anytime, anywhere. there's no term contract required. you can cancel anytime with no early termination fee. get the best channel lineup, superior picture quality, more hd, plus internet rated #1 in satisfaction, speed and reliability. why keep paying for cable? 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>> i can tell you one thing, they all had grim, very serious looks on their faces. they are not fooling around. there was not a lot of joking or anything going on. they know they are here on a business trip. for sure. and the ravens tonight are here in pittsburg. buses rolled up after 4:00. the players and coaches rushing through the cold and snow flurries into the warmth of the team hotel. then a full night of meetings. and tomorrow the steelers will wait in the most hostile environment imaginable. >> we like to approach every week, even regular season, which is hard to do sometimes mentally, but approach every game the same. that way you can build to moments like this where you are not overwhelmed. >> every time you are in pittsburg, i think it is on our minds a little different. but, i think, any time you go into, you know, pittsburg, it is a hostile crowd. i don't think it matters if it is a playoff game or not. >> and very nature of the playoffs, lose and you go home, win and you move forward. i think, is the under current of all of this. and all the ravens know the meaning of this particular rivalry. >> to me, it is definitely the best rivalry in sports. you know, when it comes to football, most physical game of the year. so that's just what it is. a physical game fight. you know, like the first two games were. >> when the whistle blows, we will get what we got and they will get what we got. here we go again. >> again, kristen, depends on who you ask. the steelers, anywhere from 2 and a half to 3 and a half point favorites tomorrow. but as we said that's why they play the games. isn't it? back to you in baltimore. >> bruce, thank you. go inside and warm up and we will have a report from you tomorrow night. thank you. remember to tune in tomorrow, and sunday night for extensive coverage from pittsburg. back to you guys. >> local teen comes face-to-face with her teen heart throb. more on bieber fever. >> snow is falling i xó >> contestant number 12. alyssa. >> one lucky girl with a heck of a voice, won the chance to possibly meet justin bieber, winning over 32 competttors in a competition at the hard rock cafe. she will go on on to a trip to l.a. and premiere of bieber new movie. if she wins the next round she will meet bieber face-to-face. >> flurries in the forecast tonight and tomorrow night as well. but more snow showers in the forecast in pittsburg. 1-to 2-inches. 37 sunday with breezy conditions. by monday night, our next weather system moves in. mix of rain and sleet to start. overnight monday. by tuesday it changes over to all rain with a high of 46. after that we will dry out. cool down, clear out. with highs only in the mid 30s wednesday. all the way through to friday. back to you. >> all right emily thank you. you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track storms down to your neighborhood. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on i-radar. >> that will do it for the "late edition." thank you for joining us tonight. i am jeff barnd. >> and i am karen parks. up next is how i met your mother. and be sure to tune in to fox 45 news tomorrow after the game. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning