welcome to today, on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. i m erica hill. happy groundhog day. does it feel like we ve been here before, once or twice? a live picture from punxsutawney, pennsylvania, where, of course, the most famous resident is punxsutawney phil. later we will find out whether he is predicting six more weeks of winter or perhaps an early spring. there are people in both camps. keep your fingers crossed for whichever one you re hoping for. i wouldn t pack away the longjohns yet. not a weather guy, but that s my thought. and regardless of the season, there s always a party in new orleans. super bowl weekend is no exception. jenna wolf is down there. what s going on in the big easy? reporter: guys, there s so much going on down here. this city knows how to do it right. this will be the 10th time they ve hosted. the first time since katrina. they ve done a terrific job for getting ready for the tens of thousands that are converging on new orleans for t
with meteorologist ava marie. we had a little bit of snow last night. you guys woke up to that. the side roads are a little slippery right now. most of the ramain roads they de care of. if you are heading out early for last minute stuff for super bowl be careful on untreated roads. we will be talking about another chance for snow as we go into tonight. temperatures right now in the 20s including 21 degrees at the airport 24 in columbia and 27 in kate tonsville. 30 degrees the downtown temperature. we are below the freezing mark. but with the salt on the roads most are wet at this point. little bit of ice to start off the day and light snow returning lart this afternoon and especially in the evening hours. temperatures this afternoon in the mid 30s with mostly cloudy skies. we will talk about the potential for snow coming up in the 7-day forecast. baltimore ravens fans have been waiting for super bowl xlvii is finally here. we are 13 hours away from kickoff where the rav
[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] (cheers) five straight playoff disappointments the ravens are back fighting for super bowl xlvii. it has finally arrived. i can t believe it. welcome to the news. i am deborah weiner. i am lisa robinson. we begin with the fabulous pete gilbert live in the big easy. what is the atmosphere like finally on this super bowl morning? well, people are just starting to wake up because they were out all night. it was crazy here. every where you walk there was a huge crowd people so excited. i have to say the ravens fans out number them 8-1 i would say. i knew the ravens fans were going to represent well but what we have seen today is obvious. i have seen more ravens than san francisco 49ers jerseys. i think half of the city is here. as the week went on you amosaw e and more purnl. half of the town is here in new orleans. thank goodness we are finally here on a game day. there really is a game at the end of all of t
and has already killed 58 people in the caribbean. welcome to 11 news sunday morning, i m lisa robinson. and i m mindy basara. an 800-mile swath of the country is in the crosshairs of sandy. residents on the east coast are preparing for winds, rain, and snow in some areas. we have live coverage with tony pann and jennifer franciotti. we begin with tony. today s not going to be a big deal. it will be a good day to prepare for things. we might get some rain and it will be breezy today but not a lot happening. right now 59 at the airport. northeast wind at 12. winds will pick up heading into the afternoon. you d call it breezy, not windy, between 10 and 20 miles per hour. picking up rain on the outer fringes of the storm which is still way off the southeast coast. heavy rain off the eastern shore counties represented by the orange and red, a little rain around baltimore. the best chance for rain today is in the eastern shore counties, breezy with temperatures in the low
have we seen the last of the snow showers for a while? [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org you re watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. good morning. i m mindy basara. and i m stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. 6:01. good morning. nothing happening weather- wise. may be some sprinkles or snow flurries. we will make it up to 43 this afternoon. we will start with the clouds. the weather is pretty quiet. first we say good morning to sarah. good morning. we have some of accidents. there is an accident on the west side of the city. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. 55 on 95 down to the fort mchenry. no delays on 895. southbound traveler always have a year down to the fort mchenry. the key bridge in great shape. westbound 50, we have an accident at route 8. watch for that westbound accident on 50. that is the late