>> sending a clear message. why these people converged on annapolis tonight. >> we need more people down here. >> the devastating earthquake in haiti. the connections to maryland. and the ways people here are trying to help. >> warmer weather moving into maryland. tell you if it will last through the weekend, in the sky watch forecast. >> and i want to work with the commissioner. >> and the one-on-one with baltimore's next mayor. stephanie rawlings-blake reveals her plans to fight crime. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. fighting crime. tonight an exclusive interview. >> crime and justice reporter joy lepola sits down one-on-one with soon to be mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. joy, joins us with the story you are seeing first on fox. joy? >> jennifer, just before hitting the streets tonight. to make her point, that crime will not be tolerated in baltimore had. soon to be mayor stephanie rawlings-blake talked with me about her crime plan. discussing everything from drug treatment to the role politics will play in managing the police department. >> one-on-one with fox 45, soon to be mayor stephanie rawlings-blake make it clear, public safety and jobs are together number one on her priority list. >> you know, the economy is bad. competition for investment has increased. so we have to put ourselves in the best light possible. and that means getting control of fighting crime. >> in a city where violent crime has lasted longer than any administration, approach will be everything. >> how does your crime fighting plan differ from mayor sheila dixon? >> the numbers show that mayor shiela dixon had a good plan for reducing crime. but i am focusing on enhancing that plan. >> but how does stephanie rawlings-blake plan to build on the foundation? as a former public defender, she does bring a different perspective. >> education is important. and trying to make sure that we increase funding for drug treatment. >> stephanie rawlings-blake plans to push for the utilization of more blue light cameras. >> the one thing that you know is when you put the camera up, that people see it. going up. and then, you know, crime disburses, to an extent is. we need to be able to move that technology around, to follow where we know the crime is moving. so that's important as well as increasing the number. >> what about gangs in the city? >> it is intelligence. and it is enforcement. and we continue to do it corner by corner, neighborhood by neighborhood. and, you know, you make it difficult for them to conduct their business. >> with names of possible replacements for commissioner bealefield already flying, stephanie rawlings-blake made it very clear politics would not play a role in policing. >> the citizens is are not interested in, you know, personalities. they are interested in whether or not their street corners are safe. can they go out at night and go to the grocery store. can they come back in the house, you know, without, you know, being injured. >> this is what i am concerned about. and i am not really interested in the, you know, the gossip about, you know, who will be next. if we're doing well, i want to keep that, you know, i want to keep us on the target to reduce violent crimes. >> if i had a magic wand, that is an interesting question. and, i think, what i would do, is grant understanding to those people that feel that they have no future. that feel like they don't have any other choice than understand ground criminal culture. to let them know that they are better than that. >> on february 4, stephanie rawlings-blake will put her crime plan to the test. as she is sworn in as baltimore's 49th mayor. >> now, doing a better job identifying at-risk use in schools is also a key part of the plan. and remember, this is a woman that welcomes the use of technology in fighting crime. so you can expect that she will be tapping into the resource. and as for current police commissioner bealefield. stephanie rawlings-blake said as long as he is able to meet her expectations, he will have a job. joy lepola, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> a state budget crisis. a 2 billion-dollar deficit with very few easy he answers. >> lawmakers gather trying to close the gap. what will change, tax hikes, budget cuts, tuition increases? >> we have got to create jobs, jobs, jobs. >> tonight, people gather in indianapolis with the clear message. >> tonight, state budget, the balancing battle, and the ways you may be paying. >> hundreds of people from across the state of maryland, came to annapolis this evening. >> outraged with lawmakers, in these tough economic times. karen parks live at lawyers' mall with more on the big protest there tonight. karen? >> well, jennifer and jeff, all is quiet right now. but just a few hours ago, it was a march in annapolis tea party, as you mentioned, hundreds gathered right here in front of the statehouse, looking for change and hoping to be heard. on the first day of maryland's general assembly legislative session. hundreds from the state protested, chanted, and even some holding signs to say they are fed up with what they call the mismanagement of taxpayer dollars. one protester said the solution is simple. stop spending money. and get back to the basics. >> so lets get back to manufacturing. lets get back to agriculture. lets get back to mining. but in every turn we are thwarted by politicians that say no we cannot do that. we're americans, we can do anything. >> organizers tell me this is the first of many protests that we can expect during this year's session. reporting live here at the statehouse. karen parks fox 45 news at 10:00. >> and the state's huge budget deficit may force lawmakers to make dramatic changes, including ending the freeze on tuition at state colleges. john rydell takes us inside the tough budget battle at annapolis. >> on the opening day, governor o'malley pays a visit to state lawmakers. with the projected deficit still hoovering at $2 billion. the governor echos a familiar scene. >> we have got to create jobs, jobs, jobs. >> lawmakers have been warned after four years of a tuition freeze at state colleges and universities, slight increase is likely. >> modest increases. keeping pace with inflation or the average of inflation over a three year period. >> baltimore's incoming mayor is drawing plenty of attention. stephanie rawlings-blake first remembers coming to the statehouse when she was seven years old. >> i remember fondly standing in the corner of the chamber, with my mother and my family, as we watched my father get sworn in for the first time. i remember it like it was yesterday. >> her father is the late delegate howard pete rawlings. and now as baltimore's next mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake is trying to prevent further cuts in state aid to the city. >> when you are in lean times you depend on every edge you have. so i am hoping that the relationships i have built over the years, will work to baltimore's benefit. >> with public dollars scarce, lawmakers say their priority is preserving programs for the needy. >> you will see a lot of bills that will come forth to make sure that we focus on the quality of life issues. >> and because of that lingering deficit is, lawmakers have already been warned that if they introduce a bill that may cost the state more than $100,000, the bill will be dead on arrival. in annapolis had, john rydell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> any increase in college tuition would be set by the university system board of regents in the spring. that brings us to the question of the day. will lawmakers balance the state budget without a tax increase? so far 29 percent say yes. and 71 percent say no. holly writes on facebook. they won't raise our taxes this year. because it is an election year and they want to keep their jobs. however we all better watch out next year. >> go to foxbaltimore.com and tell us what you think. sound off through facebook. send us a tweet @foxbaltimore. text your answer to 45203. enter fox 45 a for yes and fox 45 b for no. and hear more responses coming up on "late edition" at 11:00. and stay with fox 45 news, we will bring you updates on the struggle to balance the state budget, and what it means for your wallet. it is all in our newscasts. >> we're finally getting a closer look at all of the damage in haiti. magnitude seven earthquake struck tuesday near the capital of port au prince, strongest earthquake there in 200 years. >> we need more people down here. >> buildings big and small were brought to the ground. schools, parliament, hospitals and un headquarters there. haitian president and first lady escaped presidential palace that partially collapsed. other homes sustained much worse. >> so i am here, in the middle of the devastation, and the sadness, and behind me the whole thing is burning. >> people use whatever tools they can find in their hands if they could not find any. to rescue people trapped in the ruble. massive humanitarian effort is underway as we speak. meantime, president barack obama promised a lot of help. >> for a country and a people that are no strangers to hardship, and suffering. this tragedy seems especially cruel and incomprehensible. >> haiti is the poorest nation in the western helms steer. it faces hurricane threats nearly each and every year. haitians, however, say this devastation is much worse. the earthquake has local church members praying to hear from loved ones in the sister parish in haiti. keith daniels is live in parkville with the latest on the story. keith, what can you tell us? >> jeff, live at saint isaac job on old harford road. they have a history of helping people in haiti, long before the earthquake, a team was scheduled to leave tomorrow, to continue their mission work in that country. but the quake has disrupted plans and stirred emotions. >> it has become more than just someone you greet. it has become -- he has etched into my soul. >> for the members of saint isaac job's catholic church in parkville, the devastation in haiti is personal. >> we started off with a spiritual relationship. >> father marty is concerned about a friend. father dutch. a priest at a sister parish in haiti in the mountains near port au prince, an area populated by the poorest of the poor. >> but boy, they are rich in spirit. i tell you, they have got something. >> saint jobs began the relationship with father dutch's parish four years ago. initiating a feeding program for elementary school children and repairing chapels in the area. members of saint jobs, including missionary hackett have made three trips to haiti. in fact,. >> the basic life in haiti is track. >>i can hackett and another church member were preparing for a fourth trip to haiti. thursday. but the quake stopped everything. >> i can only imagine what the devastation is like in port au prince. the construction is so weak, and it is all just slab concrete without any reinforcements. the roofs are dropped on top of the buildings. so shaking like this, i am sure, has destroyed the place. >> and now distress over father dutch. >> we are concerned can. we don't know where he is. so we don't know. probably was coming to the port to pick up shaun and the other gentleman that were going down tomorrow. so that means he is in the danger zone. so we just hope he is l because he is a real dynamoes. brings. inspiring person. >> we're told father dutch has a sister in florida that has been trying to contact her brother. but for now, both she and the church have been unsuccessful. live in parkville, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> among the help ready to go to haiti, the usns comfort. navy hospital ship is docked in baltimore. ship has 12 operating rooms, and room for 1000 hospital beds. the comfort responded, of course, after the september 11th attacks in new york. and also responded after hurricane katrina. >> us state department has activated a help line for americans looking for information about family members in haiti. number is 1-888-407-4747. >> and our coverage of the devastating earthquake in haiti continues later tonight on the "late edition". and tomorrow on fox 45 morning news. >> well relatively speaking, a bit of a warm up today. >> will we get more of this type of weather tomorrow, however? chief meteorologist vytas reid joins us with the sky watch forecast. >> continue the trend with nice warm temperatures building in from the southwest. and it looks like we will continue to hold onto that sunshine as well. pretty decent conditions sitting up for the next several days here. right now, looking at hd radar. mainly clear conditions out there around baltimore. scanning the skies. no precipitation to talk about. and temperature wise, sitting at 35 degrees in baltimore. looking at 33 in hagerstown. 27 in harrisburg to the north of us. over in salisbury, looking at 27 degrees. we will continue to see that southwest flow, and that southerly flow is what is keeping us warm. and right now it is no wind out there really. downtown. but we will see the winds out of the south, southwest. anywhere from five to 10 tomorrow. so see the temperatures climb nicely through the mid-morning and afternoon. and plenty of sunshine through the morning commute. by noon, temperatures in the lower mid 40s. and it will continue to get warmer. but we have another winter storm, that is in the making. south. how that will affect the weekend, coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> all right, vytas, 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 coming storms downturn neighborhood. go to foxbaltimore.com/i-radar. >> ravens continue to get ready for saturday night's playoff game against the colts. >> kristen berset joins us with more on the major match upcoming this weekend. kristen? >> thanks guys. it is a major match up. and the ravens are in familiar territory. facing the conferences's number one-seed in the playoffs for the second straight year. but in order to beat the indianapolis colts this time. the ravens's defense need a performance like on sunday and keep the colts out of the red zone. but tough to get to manning. colts have allowed the least amount of sack in the league. but defense promises to bring the pressure. >> your job is to -- as a defense is to get them stopped and keep them from going in the end zone and we have to play great red zone defense. you know, that's the key. manning is a tremendous quarterback. and he is going to move the ball. he is going to complete passes. wen understand that. but the thing we have to do is make sure that we play great red zone defense, and minimize anything like that from happening. >> and, of course, much more on saturday's game coming up in "sports unlimited". and including peyton manning thoughts on playing the much improved ravens secondary. and talk with chris carr car about his recent string of solid performances. see you back here at 1050. back to you. >> as ravens gear up for the big game, we want to see your purple pride. >> send us your pictures like this one. from deanna. this is gypsy. looking cool in shades. with ravens' football of course. >> gypsy is looking good. this one sent from dana in reisterstown. all the cousins in the family. obviously, a lot of ravens' fans. excited for saturday's game. >> send us pictures of your purple pride. go to foxbaltimore.com/purple pride. send pictures directly from your cell phone to purple @foxbaltimore.com. >> and kristen berset will be in indianapolis when the ravens take on the colts. live reports friday and saturday on fox 45 news. >> i have been a psychiatrist, psychologist. >> later on on fox 45 news. how this had pottery shop is helping autistic children. our cover story tonight. >> ♪ >> but next. how american >> a baltimore city police officer is behind bars tonight accused of rape. 37-year-old welton simpson, nine year veteran accused of raping a woman at gunpoint. currently held on $100,000 bond. the former us marine has been suspended from the police department, without pay. >> federal stimulus dollars now arming baltimore city cops with a new crime fighting tool. city approved spending $3 million to buy 2000 pocket cop devices. the blackberry cell phones allow officers to search criminal histories, run background checks and look at pictures of suspects. city's western district be has been testing the phones for months. >> it is a great tool that the officers -- patrol officers in weston were able to get hands-on, first time information that will be a great tool. >> police say the device makes policing the streets of baltimore much more efficient. >> political observers call it business as usual. but back room deals in health reform are causing a stir across the country. as jeff abell reports, promises made to lawmakers could end up costing americans hundreds of millions of dollars more in the long run. >> as last year drew to a close, senate democrats were scraming bling to get enough on board with health care legislation, and to make the deadline they made expensive promises. >> when you need 60 votes and you only have 60 votes every senator is a king. >> for example, louisiana democrat mary landrieu got $300 million in medicare funding for her state in exchange for the vote. but ben nelson got a sweet deal. his state would never have to pay for increases in medicaid coverage for eternity. deals that brought instant outrage. >> we should have set up a tent out in front and put persian rugs out in front of it. that's the way that this has been conducted. >> those deals are now causing unforeseen problems. in maryland, republican state delegate pat mcdonogh is asking the attorney general to sue the federal government over the nebraska medicaid deal. >> top law enforcement officer of every state in the nation should be on this case, to ignore is to say i don't care about the people, i don't care about the constitution, i don't care about the rights of the citizens. i don't care about doing my job. >> in 13 other states, attorney generals sent a letter to congress, threatening legal action if the nebraska provision is not reversed. and california governor arnold schwarzenegger told his congressional delegation, it should vote against health reform unless california gets the same deal as nebraska. >> because that senator does for the corn husker, the corner and we have the husk. >> another debate looms critics he will fear more deals will be made to secure a victory. >> the problem that washington has is that they cannot extend the great deal to every state because then they bust their price tag, even further than it is today. and instead of a trillion dollar bill we will be looking at 2 trillion-dollar bill. >> the ramifications of medicaid funding are immense. recent study shows under health reform. one-fifth of the country could end up enrolled in the program. jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> you can tell lawmakers what you think. contact information is on our website foxbaltimore.com/your voice. there is more information about health care reform on our website. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the cure for health care icon. >> new season of american idol is underway. and millions of viewers are expected to cast their vote. >> the voting process has gotten so much attention. politician are taking notice. melinda roeder explains how pop culture could effect political campaigns. >> ♪ >> each week, more than 10 million americans cast their vote for the next idol. >> are you saying no? >> definitely saying no. >> yes, i do. >> a show so popular among young viewers political analysts wonder if it will affect the way they vote politically some day. >> training them to think about voting. training them to strategically use their vote. and training them to see voting as a form of expression. >> some voters are motivated to vote because after a few weeks they start to care about the contestants. >> when i get impassioned. and usually at the end it makes a difference. >> some political democrats reach out to voters developing relationships online and by tec. still, it is easy for voters and viewers to feel disconnected from the process. >> they let this one girl go that i really liked. and ever since then i stopped voting. >> to keep young voters engaged politicians may want to take a look at idol's elector, we could not vote by phone but maybe it should be more convenient. >> should there be voting on the weekends for example rather than tuesday. >> while no one wants to trivialize elections some campaigns could benefit by tuning if in to new techniques for a new generation. >> get them involved in the process, and they see, when they vote for somebody, obviously majority rules. if a lot of people like one person, they could get elected. >> ♪ >> melinda roeder, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> interesting. meantime, season nine of american idol, of course, continues next week. >> watch it tuesday and wednesday at 8:00, right here on fox 45 news. >> temperatures on the rise. how warm it will get tomorrow in the sky watch forecast. >> >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. the battle between bugs, and homes, in calvert county. >> >> it has been had said that healing is an art. >> but some young artists in baltimore county are taking their creative talents to a new level. learning very valuable life skills along the way. melinda roeder has tonight's cover story "heart therapy." >> it is very mesmerizing. psychodelic. >> at abby deion's pottery shop. >> hard for every day people. >> open it up. >> artists are encouraged to create. >> beautiful work. >> but also, have fun. >> hi baby, how are you? had. >> which is why her best customers are the youngest. >> this is the turtle. >> and like the pottery. >> this is my egg. >> the artists here are not made from a mold. they shape themselves. >> i made him myself. all by myself. >> ryan and bob are twin brothers, both autistic, but also autistic. >> i went to psychologist, psychiatrists, doctors, neurologists. >> their mom has tried every type of therapy she can imagine. but it seems the best therapy may be imagination. >> direction, and creativity. >> you are good. >> now he got sick. >> you are good. >> where is the scoring. >> for the twins learning to interact socially is the biggest challenge they face with autism. >> you think this is me. no. it is a head. a glass head. >> oh, boy. >> you got it? >> at the pottery studio they are always welcome. >> whether they are having a melt down. whether they are having a great day. or anywhere in between. abby can get them right on track. >> hold on. >> here there is no fear despite the fragile surroundings. >> my philosophy is, oh, well, if they break something, it happens. >> abby understands it can be frustrating growing up with a disability and limitations. a growth defect left her with half the use of her left arm, and that's not all. >> i have dyslexia. and constant battle figuring out things. and they always told me you would be never able to paint or good in the arts. wrong. proved them wrong. put your fingers standard gently. >> she knows art is therapeutic no matter the challenges. >> you know the way. >> grant started to come here about a year ago. >> he did not look at me, when he first started. he now looks at me. >> also, autistic, grant's symptoms are more severe. >> he requires more patience. but with support, tears are quickly turned around. >> oh, what's wrong? what's with the unhappy noises? >> good job. >> there we go. all right. that's my boy. >> at home, grant's projects display real progress. from flat to carefully sculpted. >> and there is a ridge where he placed his thumb and allowed the ridge to go. >> his motor skills have improved. his grip finally strong enough to control a computer mouse. for grant, it is a milestone, that means his ability to learn can now be measured in clicks. communication is becoming less of a challenge. >> especially being non-verbal is hard to know what he wants. what he is thinking. >> what he is thinking, is expressed one creation at a time. and with a little focus, children with autism are slowly learning to fit in. >> i wish i could describe the satisfaction i get. it is, to me, the most amazing thing to see, these children, do so well. >> this gets the air bubbles out. >> for bob and brian it is about stretching boundaries. >> awesome. >> for grant, it is stretching muscles, and the mind. >> so proud of you. all done? >> at glaze to perfection. children are inspired to shine. >> i don't know what i will call it. but it is awesome. >> look at the inside of it. >> when they leave they take along their new talents. finding confidence through clay. >> soft, wet, slippery. >> and a warm welcome awaiting their return. >> good job. high 5. give me 10. good job. >> in eldersburg. melinda roeder, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> that is incredible isn't it? >> great outlet. >> looks like a jackson kimball over there. and we could use one for the newsroom. just a suggestion. >> meantime glazed to perfection in eldersburg offers lessons and camps for children of all abilities. >> you can send the story, to a friend. just go to foxbaltimore.com/cover story and click on the share button below the video. >> we were up to 3:30 this morning, and we print it, last night. for today. we print it. probably 500. >> painting the town purple and black one shirt at a time. meet people that are seeing green when had the purple wins. >> we had 11,000 you beatles in our particular area. shoreline. i think it was in 1986. today we have 300. >> and save some bugs, or save some homes from falling off a cliff. the controversy brewing in calvert county. coming up next. i'm about to lose my mind here... i can't take it. i gotta tell ya. i'm about to go nuts! we should get on southwest.com, book ourselves a flight... [ makes popping sound ] get your stuff together. no, no need, look, i'll be back i'm ready. hold on.in 5 minutes. i call it my "just in case bag." just in case! ha! ha! i like that. >> good evening folks. looking at a pretty decent day out there today. with temperatures slowly rising. getting up to the lower mid 40s. and it looks like we will continue to see the trend over the next few days here. currently downtown. looking at mostly clear skies. few high thin clouds. tricks division. winds calm. and we saw the southerly flow and that helped the winds go up. and humidity at 77 percent. currently across the mid-atlantic. looking at temperatures in new york city at 35 degrees. up in boston, 27 degrees. and it looks like 27 in harrisburg. 26 in pittsburg. we will continue to see the milder air building in from the southwest. for the next few days. taking the temperatures up. that will feel good. and what is helping it is an area of high pressure keeping us clear. sunshine tomorrow. and keying the warmer air building in on the back edge of the ridge. so continue to see the temperatures increasing across the mid-atlantic. and it will feel good as we get down the road here. looking at the future scan. few high thin clouds to the north. maybe few scooting through in the afternoon. but plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. and looks like holding on to sun and clouds to friday. and saturday. but it looks like we have to keep our eye to the south. because there is a storm moving in as we get toward the end of the weekend. but before we get there. looking at a great day tomorrow. 40 degrees. still on the cold side of things. temperatures around, actually, 40 to 45 degrees. and it looks like we will see winds out of the west at five to 10. the storm is developing down in texas. and the storm path right now is taking it up across parts of georgia to carolinas and riding the coast. the good news is that we have the warmer air that is in play right now. and that will allow for us to see rain from the storm. so probably get decent rainfall sunday afternoon. but night time temperatures will be cold enough to allow for it to be in the form of snow. so if we see the temperatures drop enough, on sunday night, into monday morning, we potentially could see maybe 2 to 3 inches of snowfall, on the back edge of the storm, as it rolls north. and eastern shore, maybe 1-to 2-inches. and west of that, 3 to 5 inches. this is just the possibility, depending on if the cold air is there. if it is not, it will be more in the form of freezing rain. but if it is there sunday night to monday morning, this is the potential. let you know. 2 to 3 inches of snow across the area. on the five day. 44 degrees tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. 48 friday. beautiful day. and saturday, 45 degrees. and then late saturday night. the storm moves in. sunday morning, we will probably see it start out in the form of snow. changing to rain. through the afternoon. we probably see heavy rain through sunday afternoon. then as the temperatures fall sunday night, we could get the accumulating snow, sunday night leading us into martin luther king day monday morning. so it looks like we have to watch this one close to see if it actually does accumulate out there. back to you guys. >> endangered species is stopping repair work to endangered homes. few years ago cracks to these cliffs collapsed killing a girl on the beach below. residents have asked for the cliffs to be reinforced but it is home to a danger injured species of beatles and the erosion continues. >> we're all out here in the thanksgiving evening, the kids, and looking at everything. and went back in. and came back out. in the morning and it was gone. all 12 feet. >> (inaudible). >> >> social networking websites are acting as a life line for many families that have loved ones in haiti. >> judy kurtz tells us tonight the sites that many are turning to, and how you can help victims using your own cell phone in tonight's "word on the web". >> twitter and facebook are proving to be a vital source of information for news out of haiti. sites where many of the first images and first hand accounts are posted. group on facebook called earthquake haiti has more than 36,000 members. videos and links to relief funds can be found on the group's page. and vivers are connecting with families in the states, through facebook. a florida mother reportedly did not know her had daughter, serving in the peace core in the caribbean was alive. until she saw a post on facebook saying she was all right. and there are ways you can help, from at home. haitian born singer john is asking for donations to his charity. you can donate $5, to help earthquake victims by texting yele, to 501501. i am judy kurtz and that's tonight's "word on the web". >> paint the town purple and black, and be everybody is happy. >> and how the ravens big >> the ravens are now a few days away from taking on the indianapolis colts. >> while most ravens' fans have an emotional investment in the team, some have a financial one too. joel d. smith shows us why t-shirt makers are rooting harder than anybody. >> 25, 30, 45. >> bare he ree hall has become the version of ravens town. >> we were up to 3:30 this morning and we print it last night. for today. we print it. probably 500. >> the absolute printing and embroidery. he said sales the last few days have been ray-diculous. >> ray-diculous. that's the hot item right now. paint the town purple and black and everybody is happy. >> they are happy at maryland screen printers too. especially because they have the deal to use the images of joe flacco and ray rice. >> he ran for the 83 yards, it was huge. i mean everybody is still on ray rice. >> i have craig's personal phone number, i call him as soon as the win happens and ask him what time i can get shirts. >> some retailers watch games like it is the lottery. >> i sigh dollar signs. it is my business. >> business is great. boxing up and getting out of here couple thousand shirts a day. because they are winning. once that changes, so does all of this. >> i get nervous. it is just the day -- if we would happen to lose, and i don't think that will happen. but we're not going to sell one shirt. so it is a abrupt halt. >> ravens are not in the playoffs or have a chance to make a long run, then we're normally laying off. >> one way around the inventory problem is not to date anything. that way it can be sold no matter how strong the ravens look. >> well, it is all a gamble. you see the inventory out here. some some of it. >> joel d. smith. fox 45 news at 10:00. >> you know, lets think positive here. okay. >> yeah. >> they will sellout. >> more of them babies are going to be sold. >> don't forget kristen berset will be in indianapolis when the ravens take on the colts. >> live reports friday and saturday on fox 45 news after the ravens win. >> the road warriors to the playoffs try to keep the >> final look at the seven-day forecast. it looks like nice and clear for the next couple of days. with warming temperatures. 44 are degrees on thursday. friday, 48. almost brushing 50 with a few clouds. and sunshine as well. more sunshine on saturday. then the storms pushes in. looks like start out maybe with snow. early sunday morning. then changing to rain as the temperatures increase. and then if the temperatures fall enough sunday night into monday morning, we might get a little accumulation on the back edge of the storm as it moves through. maybe a couple of inches. but watch it closely to see if that transpires is. but then on monday, tuesday, wednesday, looks like things warm up again for the following week. and see the sunshine. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, vytas. >> we keep getting reminded of this. ravens have lost seven straight games to the colts. >> that comes to an end. they are due. but try to reare verse the trend obviously saturday in the playoffs. so we can sell more purple and black t-shirts. kristen berset joins us with a preview in "sports unlimited". kristen, this is it?