afternoon. i think we're going to stay dry during the day, but sometime after about 6:00 or 7:00 this evening, we'll see a chance for rape coming in, high temperature 59. we'll detail the forecast for the rest of the weekend in just a few minutes. >> thanks a lot. you're doing double duty today. >> if you're heading out, let's see what's going on on the area roads. still moving well on the north side. 60 miles an hour traveling over to the west side. still at 60 past 795, and we're looking at speeds at around 56 miles per hour as you make your way south on 97 down toward the glen burnie area at 100. 64 on southbound 95 in the white marsh area. so far, so good making your way down toward the beltway northeast. let's give you a live view of traffic, and we'll see what's going on out there. some of our cameras, 695 right at delaney valley, north side moving well. a live view. j.f.x. right at ruxton road, and we are problem-free coming down from the beltway into town. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> on to our big story -- mega anticipation for an extra mega jackpot. tonight's mega millions is worth an estimated $540 million. >> and it doesn't too much to make the dream, that's for sure. our reporter is live in northwest baltimore with the mega millions madness. hey, nadia, you bought your ticket yet? >> i think i'm going to do it after work when the lines die down, but it has been incredibly crowded the last couple of days, as you can imagine. with so many people around the country buying these tickets, the jackpot can climb even higher than the current $540 million. and with all this excitement, mega millions has hit a fever pitch. while the soda pop shop in catonsville has already sold about 1,300 tickets this week alone, the mega millions jackpot is worth an estimated $540 million. after taxes, when everything is said and corn the winner could

you walk away with a lump sum of nearly $260 million, or a yearly payment of $13.8 million. but the odds of getting your hands on all of this money is very, very slim. officials say the odds of anyone winning the mega millions jackpot is one in 176 million. experts say you have a greater chance of having a shark bite you or even becoming a state and winning the jackpot. i don't know about you, i'd rather win the jackpot than getting bit by a shark. time is of the essence. ticket sales will stop tonight at 10:45, and soon after that, a drawing here on wbal-tv. reporting life in north baltimore this morning. >> i'm with you, you're so right. and you can watch the largest mega millions drawing ever right here on wbal-tv. we'll air the live drawing exclusively on 11 news tonight. that does bring us to our water cooler question of the day. will you be buying more mega

millions tickets than usual for tonight's record-breaking jackpot? share your response on wbaltv.com and on our football page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it's the last weekend of campaigning before voters in maryland, the district of columbia, cast ballots for the republican nomination. while candidates are looking to do well in each contest, one state in particular is shaping up to be the big prize. 11 news reporter tara merge ener has the latest from washington in this commitment 2012 report. good morning, tara. >> sarah, rick santorum is not even on the ballot here in d.c. he's focused on wisconsin, which could be make or break. >> why would we ever vote for someone who's just like obama? >> more ads. >> in 20 years in washington, santorum voted to raise the debt limit five times. >> more campaign rhetoric.

>> so, if we're looking for the reagan conservative in this race on the economy, there's one clear choice. >> g.o.p. hopefuls already for the next round. >> i have a big day coming up next tuesday, with elections in wisconsin, maryland, and the district of columbia. >> and mitt romney is on a roll. in d.c., the former massachusetts governor is expected to coast to victory in tuesday's primary. >> thank you for welcoming me. >> in maryland, polls show a double-digit lead over rick santorum, but the day's biggest prize, wisconsin. >> we're going to be working hard here in wisconsin. >> shaping up to be santorum's last chance to stop romney, who leads here, too. >> thank you all very much for coming. >> and on the heels formal endorsements from the bush family. >> barbara and i are very proud to fully and enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend, mitt romney. >> another high-profile republican endorsement is set

for today. from wisconsin representative paul ryan. >> and newt gingrich and ron paul are still on the campaign trail, both making stops in wisconsin. in washington, i'm tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> president obama returns to the campaign trail today, attending two large fundraisers in vermont and maine. meantime, in washington, the senate defeats a move by president obama to cut billions in tax breaks for big oil, pushing to end the government's subsidy of exxon, shell, b.p., chevron, and conoco phillips. the president challenged senators who are about to vote, saying the public is being hit twice, saying record high prices at the pump and giving billions in tax breaks to producers. the obama plan lost as experts warned gas prices will go higher. and the house of representatives passes a $3.5 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2013. the vote was mostly along party lines with the republican majority approving the measure that would revamp medicare, cut

back on spending for many programs, including food stamps and transportation. in addition, it does not raise taxes on the wealthy, as president obama positive posed in his budget outline. the plan is expected to fail in the senate. >> and here in maryland, a final vote is set in the house today for legislation clearing the way for a wind turbine farm off the coast of ocean city. the house gave preliminary approval to that bill on thursday, which requires consumers to pay $1.50 surcharge each month to help subsidize the development of wind energy. the monthly fee for commercial and industrial customers was cut back to 1.5%, and it won't go into effect until 2017. about 300 members of the maryland national guard are on their way to afghanistan this morning. members of the 175th wing of air crews and ground support personnel gathered in middle river late last night. their nearly 9 owe-day deployment is to support combat operations in afghanistan.

>> i think everybody is familiar with what's going ork the events over there, and i think we're at a very critical juncture in the fight against al qaeda there right now. i think that what you're going to see from this deployment is crucial in the ultimate success of the fight that's ongoing over there. >> the group left just a little bit after midnight following a visit from the general of maryland, major general james atkins. >> 39 degrees on tv hill at 5:07. still to come -- a memorial is scheduled today for a vermont schoolteacher. >> and new police video shows the man who shot and killed trayvon martin after the incident, why the video is now causing more controversy. that's when we cover the nation. >> and we'll also take a look at your morning commute as we view the north side of the valley. we'll update this and the rest we'll update this and the rest of the maj roadways.

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>> welcome back. 10 minutes after 5:00 5:00. 46 downtown, but some of the northwest suburbs should get close to freezing late last night, early this morning. might be even be frost on the ground. out in frederick, it's 32 degrees. might be some frost out there. carroll county, same thing. 39 officially at the airport. forecast for today, increasing clouds, should stay dry during the day, kind of cool with a high near 59. we can see rain coming in this evening. when we come back, we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast going all the way through the weekend. >> covering the nation this morning -- new video of george zirmman the night he shot and killed florida teen, trayvon martin, is adding to the

controversy. there are the first images coming out now of the community watch volunteer from the night of the shooting. zimmerman's attorney says his client's head was slammed against the concrete. however, according to martin's family's attorney, the fact that you can't see those injuries in the video proves the police report is a fabrication. meantime, hundreds of people, many in hoodies, rallied on the morgan state university campus on thursday night to protest the shooting death of trayvon martin. students joined faculty, community members, and the school's president to call for justice in the case. >> a memorial service will be held this afternoon for a vermont teacher. 33-year-old melissa jenkins was reported missing sunday after her 2-year-old son was found in her car alone and safe. today's service will take place at the school where she taught science and coached the girl's basketball team. a vermont couple is charged with strangling jenkins. so far, no motive has been released. >> and it's 5:11, 39 degrees on tv hill. a popular website offering

deals for local hot spots and restaurants is now offering to bring the restaurant to you. we'll explain. >> i like that. and whether you're searching for deals or youtube videos online, we will now offer the chance to track your activity. >> and we'll also get a check of your morning commute. a live view of the j.f.x. near ruxton road, we'll update this. .

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starting on the north side, right at 58 miles per hour through parkville. problem-free on the j.f.k. and the west side. we're at 58 as well down toward liberty. 64 miles per hour on southbound 95 coming out of the white marsh area. still looking at a smooth ride on the harrisburg expressway coming down from pad own i can't, right around 63 miles an hour making your way toward the beltway. live view of traffic, and we'll we'll update the cameras. outer loop traffic going away from us. enjoy the quiet ride. same situation on the j.f.x., just south of the beltway at ruxton road traveling into town, problem-free at the moment. of course, we'll let you know if that changes. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's gets the latest on the buses and trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. >> good morning. we're off to a good start with the buses right now. no major delays. we do have the 30 bus diverting at evanston and swann due to construction. both light rail, metro subway operating on schedule. on the marc trains, on time service at this hour on the

penn, camden and brunswick lines. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. a little chilly this morning. there is some frost in some neighborhoods, especially north and west of baltimore. big area of high pressure in control of the weather here in the northeast part of the country, but there is a storm system coming out of the midwest that will eventually, i think, increase the cloud cover and give us a chance for some rain starting tonight and probably into tomorrow morning. as a matter of fact, you can already see the cloud cover thickening up in western maryland. skies have been clear around baltimore for most of the night. rain isn't far behind, either. it's not heavy rain, but we can see showers coming across portions of ohio and west virginia, now into western pennsylvania. you see the direction of movement is right over toward baltimore there. it's going to take several hours to get here, so most of the day today is going to be dry. once we get past 7:00 or 8:00 this evening, we'll see a chance for some rain. 39 at the airport. it's 40 in columbia. 32 in frederick. and it's 33 degrees in taneytown, especially, again,

frederick, carroll county, you guys might see frost out there to start the day today. so, increasing clouds as we head into the afternoon, a chance for some rain showers this evening. but dry during the day. the high temperature right around 59. and that's right at average for this time of the year. haven't said that for a while. the average high is 59. record for today, 89. that was set back in 1998. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy skies, a pretty good chance for some rain showers, temperatures will drop back into the 40's. seven-day forecast looks like this -- i think most of the rain tomorrow is going to be in the morning. it will taper off in the afternoon. if you have outdoor plans on saturday, the best time to do it would be in the afternoon or evening. the high temperature, 58. sunday looks decent, a little breezy, cool, high near 62. then back into the 70's by tuesday of next week with scattered thunderstorms in the evening. that will knock the temperatures back into the 50's by wednesday and thursday. >> in the morning's consumer

alert, another first for google. the company has launched a account activity tracker for all users. once you sign up for the service, google will send you a link to a password-protected report, and it will detail your use of their services. it can help them take steps to protect their accounts. >> the online deals website living social launches an online takeout and delivery service. it's starting out in 26 markets nationwide, including right here in baltimore and washington, d.c. but you'll have to have a living social account to take advantage of the service. that's because you're going to pay with a credit card on file. and coming out of the fourth warmers winter on record, a lot of retailers are getting a jump on cashing in just a little bit earlier this year. 11 news reporter chris classic up has the details. >> a disaster season for ski resorts is more evidence of the toll taken by one of the warmest winters on record. many are closing or already closed, a month earlier than

normal. but early spring is just fine for most folks. >> it was not a rough winter at all. we shouldn't complain. we should just enjoy it. >> just fine for plenty of businesses, too, especially garden centers and hardware and home improvement stores. >> throughout the u.s.a., it's warm and everyone's ready to get out and do stuff. >> at lowe's, spring stock is coming in by the truckloads and selling just as fast. and here at rival home depot, they're putting on their annual spring sale earlier than ever. it's called spring black friday, a takeoff on the friday following thanksgiving. and in years past, the date of the sale depended on the part of the country the store was located. but this year, at all stores, it's today, march 30, because it's so warm so early. >> great savings throughout the store, whether it be plants, whether it be charcoal, whether

it be patio sets. >> and a sign that the economy is also warming up, retailers say they're seeing consumers more willing to treat themselves with a new grill or patio set this spring. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one local company's stock nearly doubles on wall street, and apple gets tarnished as it faces serious violations at its chinese plant. jane king joins us live from new york, from the new york stock exchange with a look at the days' business news in the bloomberg business report. good morning to you, jane. >> hi, sarah. good morning. and problems for apple, a monitoring group called the fair labor association says an audit overseas found "serious and pressing violations" of chinese labor laws. in response, apple says helping workers understand their rights is essential. meanwhile, apple insiders say another iphone 4 user is slapping apple with a class-action lawsuits. it has to do with siri not

understanding its owners when asking it questions. and the iphone still hurting those sales. investors going to take a close look at research in motion. that's a company that makes the blackberry. it's now shifting its focus to business customers after losing popularity with consumers. futures this morning point to a little bit of a higher start. we had a mixed close yesterday. interesting to watch the healthcare stocks, they did finish high other speculation the supreme court will overturn some parts of the affordable care act. and check out shares of media. they had a great first day of trading on wall street, nearly doubling. the baltimore-based company has advertisers target through applications. and lastly, united continental feeling the pain of higher fuel cost, so it's trimming capacity, though it will boost domestic flights. live from the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> so, jane, before you go, we have the ipad, the kindle fire by amazon, now google wants to jump into the tablet market

with one of its own? >> yeah, you know, it's kinds of a crowded market, but google may feel like it has no choice but to jump into the tablet market with the phone-branded version. i'll have more on that. also, details on the three stooges. they are invading six flags near you. i'll have that next hour. >> yeah, we've been talk ago lot about that one. thank you, jane. >> i don't know a man alive who doesn't like the three stooges. >> i know, and all the men are going to go together in their own manly group. 5:22, 39 degrees on tv hill. you made it to friday, and the weekend is just hours away. we'll take a look at some of the films hitting theaters. >> and please don't forget to email your answers to the water cooler question of the day. will you be buying more mega millions tickets than usual for tonight's record-breaking jackpot? share your response on wbaltv.com, also on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. turn left.

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followup. he's the half human son of zeus, played by liam neson, but ice under attack from his brother, hades, leading to a battle that will decide the fate of earth. it's rated pg-13. sean williams scott puts a hockey player on ice. he's a bar bouncer who gets to try out with a minor league team after showing some talent with his fist. the problem is, he can't skate. but, every team needs an enforcer, and he soon finds himself rising through the ranks. "goon" is rated r. fighting of a different sort is on display in "bully qutsdz. this documentary follows five families affected by harassment at school. it shows firsthand the torment some students are put through on a daily basis and the indifference it's met with at the administrative level. "bully" opens in limited release this week. that's the box office preview. >> well, looks like a lot of

choices out there. >> i know, and the one about snow white with julia roberts, got to see. i love julia roberts. >> it's a good role for her, a more mature role. pretty good. 5:26, still a chilly 39 degrees here on tv hill. still ahead -- >> imagine winning $540 million. well, it could happen to you tonight. we're talking mega millions in a live report. >> the race for wisconsin. good morning, i'm tracie potts in washington, the latest in politics, next. >> and it's a chilly start for us on this friday morning, but it is dry. we have rain in the forecast, though. we'll show you the seven-day. >> you have the key word, dry, which is always good for the morning commute. here's a live view of the fort mchenry toll plaza.

>> gorning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm jennifer franciotti here nor stafpble >> and i'm sarah caldwell. i'm in for mindy. and it's friday! you know what we need? we need an outfit planner. make a graphic for that. it's so cold in the morning, and then it gets warm in the afternoon. like do something about it. >> like suggestions on each panel? >> yeah, shorts, capri, long sleeves. >> and you trust him? >> when i was a kid, i used to buy the garanimals, you match the alligator with the alligator. >> i bet you still do. >> i think it's a fantastic idea. they should make them for adults. let's look at the current conditions, see what's going on this morning. the colder weather gear to start today. 39 at the airport, but down into the low 30's in parts of carroll and frederick counties, even a little frost up in the northwest suburbs. clouds will thicken up during the day today. temperatures will stay on the cool side. we'll be in the 50's.

the rain is going to hold off until sometime this evening after 5:00 or 6:00. most of the day is going to be dry. but this evening, we could sernl see a little bit of rain coming in. we'll talk about what you can expect over the weekend when i come back. >> adult jadge apple as, tony. >> adult pajamas. >> with the trap door in the back. >> hey, don't talk about my spider-man with a jammages. -- pajamas. >> we'll see if there's any problems on the roads. thankfully a pretty smooth ride. 63 degrees coming out of the northeast. once you get on to the north side around 63 through the parkville region, problem-free on the west side. and as you make your way down toward i-70, looking good as well. did we mention 95 is running smoothly? yeah, still looking good in howard county. we're at 682349 area of 100. let's give you a live view of traffic. here's 95 right at the fort mchenry coming toward us. southbound traffic looks brett guide at this hour. no delays to report into the

toll plaza. the haringburg expressway running smoothly. in fact, from the maryland line down to the beltway. >> our big story this morning -- with just about everyone talking about the big mega millions jackpot, the question on everyone's mind, what are you going to do with it? >> i won't be here. i'll be gone for a very long time. go ahead and buy your tickets, by the way, because tonight advertise drawing is worth $540 million and possibly more. 11 news reporter nadia rambis is live with the mega millions madness. good morning, nadia. >> good morning, ladies. no, i think it's safe to say we've got mega bananas for the mega millions. so many people around the country have been buying tickets, and because of that, the jackpot could climb even higher than the current $540 million. mega millions has reached a fever pitch. >> for $10 worth. oh, my god, i couldn't pass up

the biggest jackpot ever. >> the jackpot is worth an estimated $540 million. after taxes and when everything is said and done, the winner could walk away with a lump sum of nearly $260 million, or a yearly payment of $13.8 million. but so much money on the line, people like michael are already thinking about how they would spend all that money. >> help my niece get money for college, help my sister get a house, and then me, i want to get a beach house. >> the soda pop shop in catonsville has already sold more than 12,500 mega millions tickets this week. ticket sales are also higher across the country, which means more people are interested in playing, and that could make the jackpot even higher >> it's a long shot, but i figure, oh, well, let me try. >> a long shot indeed. the odds of anyone winning the jackpot is one in 176 million. you actually have a better chance of getting bitten by a shark or even becoming a saint.

>> well, i wasn't counting on being can onized anyway, so that means my odds are even better. >> again, everyone is having a good time with this mega millions. time is of the essence, because ticket sales end tonight at 10:45. shortly after, the drawing, which you can see right here on wbal-tv. i'm so excited about this. reporting live from northwest baltimore, nadia rambis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> nadia, we share your excite. thank you so much, and you can watch the largest mega millions drawing ever right here on wbal-tv, as nadia mentioned. we'll have a live drawing exclusively on 11 news tonight. and that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. will you be buying more mega millions tickets than usual for tonight's record-breaking jackpot? share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or you can send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> new this morning -- howard county fire crews respond to a freight train derailment in

jessup. officials say shortly after 2:00 a.m., two empty freight trains collided as they were trying to maneuver along the 8400 block of dorsey run road. five cars derailed, bringing down several telephone wires. there are no reports of any power outages or disruption in phone service at this hour. college campuses across the state could soon see a spike in enrollment. a new report released on thursday predicts a 20% increase in the student body over the next decade. increases in tuition, parking, and room and board are also expected this fall. the full board will vote on the proposal next month. and if you know how to create clean energy, you might want to head down to college park today. it's for a chance to win some $250,000 in prizes. the university of maryland is hosting a month-long series of competitions starting today, and it's funded by the u.s. department of energy. events include a $ 5,000 business plan, a $100,000 clean energy challenge. the winner will compete in the national clean energy business plan competition finals. that's going happen later this

summer in washington. >> in commitment 2012 news -- the maryland primary is just a few days away, but the race for wisconsin is the most competitive of the three primaries on tuesday. and perhaps the last chance for rick santorum and newt gingrich to prove their campaigns can survive. 11 news reporter tracie potts is in washington this morning with the latest. >> mitt romney spent almost $750,000 in wisconsin. maryland and washington, d.c. also vote tusmse >> i hope to get a good number of delegates from those three contests and be on my way to secure the nomination. &taking on the president. >> romney's endorsement from former president george bush -- >> well, i think it's time for people to get behind this good man. >> plus, another man expected today from house budget chair, paul ryan, signals conservatives are lining up behind him.

newt gingrich weighed in on ryan's new budget thursday. >> what he's introduce this had year is dramatically better. >> as one of his key backers signaled gingrich's campaign may be over. we've now confirmed gingrich met with romney last friday. no idea what they discussed. losing wisconsin would also be bad news for rick santorum. he was leading there just a few weeks ago. >> if you can't win in wisconsin, it's going to be a tough path ahead. >> in california thursday, santorum continued to insist he's the only real conservative in this race. >> how many tea petitioniers here? there you go. who said that we're tired of electing people and they go to washington, d.c. and compromise away. >> wisconsin has 42 delegates at stake tuesday, and it's winner take all. in washington, tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> well, there's a pretty good reason why stan and mindy have the morning off. they both spent the night celebrating a major honor for stan. >> yeah, this is big. "the daily record" honored stan

as one of the 50 most influential people in maryland. the editors picked honorees from media, law, finance, and medicine. coming up in the 6:00 hour, we'll hear more about the event from mindy and donna hamilton. congratulations going out to stafpble that's a wonderful honor. >> it is a very nice honor, well deserved. congratulations, stan. right now it's 39 degrees, and it is 5:39 here on tv hill. coming up -- new research shows a possible way to detect asthma in children as early as just 1 month old. >> and learning a second or third or even fourth language could help your brain in more ways than one, especially when fighting off a certain disease. details in this morning's medical alert. >> and we also want to check your morning commute, as we do a live picture right near security boulevard. so far, so good out there on the west side, but definitely building in volume. we'll have an update. s things f.

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>> and welcome back. 5:41, 46 degrees downtown. it's much cooler in some of the northwest suburbs. as a matter of fact, there's a little bit of frost out there in parts of carroll and frederick county to start the day today. let's take a look at some of the other numbers. the further north and west did you from baltimore, the colder it gets. 32 in frederick. it's 28 right now in york, pennsylvania. clouds are going to thicken up as we head through the day today. we're going to make it into the 50's this afternoon. i do think it will be dry for most of the day, but sometime after 5:00 or 6:00 this evening, we'll see a chance for some rain coming in, and that will last through the overnight period. we'll check the forecast for the rest of the weekend when i come back in just a few minutes. >> in this morning's medical alert, as we get into spring, allergies and asthma become a bit more of a problem. >> and now it might be possible to detect symptoms of asthma in newborns. a new study of 400 children of mothers with asthma found those who went on to develop the

condition showed signs of the disease at 1 month old. doctors say this could provide an opportunity to treat the condition early or one day prevent it from developing. being bilingual can be beneficial when applying for a job. >> it turns out learning more than one language can also protect the brain from dementia. researchers in toronto reviewed recent studies on the effects of bilingualism on the brain. they found that speaking at least two languages strengthened areas of the brain involved in attention and control, also improves cognitive reserve, which other studies have shown can postpone dementia. i can barely speak english. tara, you speak spanish. >> bilingualism. >> she's good. the time right now is 5:42, 39 degrees. if you don't know already, there's a very big lottery drawing tonight. >> and if you're still in the market for a few mega millions tickets, maybe some secret tips from a multiple lottery winner will help.

>> and tony says the rain is on its way for the weekend. more weather and traffic when we come back. @ @

>> all right, let's take a look at your morning commute, see what's going on as you make your way around the area. we have an accident at patterson park and lombard streets, be careful there. other than that, speeds are looking good on the north side. we're at 63 through the parkville region and the outer loop toward the harris bug expressway. once you get on the west side, you're still at 59 traveling down toward 95. 65 coming out of the white marsh area southbound on 95 down toward the beltway and the 895 split. still moving well at the tunnels, and let's check some of our live cameras for you if you want to head out. definitely looking at a buildup in volume there. the outer loop from right around security down to baltimore national pike, you're going see some slow going now. 795 at franklin boulevard, looks like we may have an

incident off to the right shoulder, perhaps it's just a fender bender there. we'll keep you posted on that, but southbound at franklin, stay to the left and you should be just fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. >> good morning, sarah. and we're pretty quiet on the m.t.a. systems at this hour. no real delays on the rails. penn, camden and brunswick lines are operating on time. light rail on schedule from hunt valley to cromwell station, glen burnie. for the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you, sir. good morning, everyone. things are pretty quiet in the weather department. it is chilly this morning, but we don't expect any rain to started the day. there's a nice, big area of high pressure that's going to keep the rain away for a while, but this system in the midwest will eventually catch up to us and give us rain showers tonight and during the day tomorrow. out ahead of that, the clouds are starting to thicken up a little bit. for most of the night last night, the skies were clear. that's going to allow the temperatures to drop off so

quickly. you can see at least a high, thin cloud deck coming in out of western maryland. the rain isn't far behind. we see showers on the radar coming across ohio into west virginia, western pennsylvania, and even a mix of light rain and snow showers in the upper elevations out there in garrett county. that's all moving eastbound, so eventually it will move into the baltimore area, but probably not until after 6:00 this evening. up until that time, should be dry. it's cold. 32 in frederick. 33 in taneytown. could be frost on your windshield in those far northwest suburbs. 39 officially at the airport. a mix of sun and clouds, or increasing clouds. a chance for rain showers this evening. high temperature, 59 degrees. and that's right around average for this time of the year for a change. we haven't said that for a while. average high is 59. the record, 89 set back in 1998. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy. pretty good chance for rain showers. temperatures will drop back into the 40's. doesn't look it's going to be heavy rain. as we head into the beginning of the weekend, showers will stick around for a majority of

the morning on saturday. i think it will taper off in the afternoon. if you have outdoor plans saturday, the best time to do it would be late in the day. high temperature, 58. sunday looks decent, breezy, 62. then it gets warmer monday and tuesday, upper 60's and low 70's. but we'll see scattered thunderstorms late in the day on tuesday. >> thank you, tony f. you're still debating whether or not to buy a ticket for tonight's $540 million mega millions jackpot, why not take a risk? >> if only there was a sure-fire way to know you've increased your chances for winning, well, grab a pen and paper, because we're being introduced to a florida man who won the lottery jackpot not once, but seven times, and he's sharing his secrets. >> i've got method, and it works. >> richard is the world's first and only seven-time lottery grand prize winner. >> i drive a jag. i ride a harley. we live in a big, fancy house. we go on cruises all the time. >> so, we're enjoying it.

>> his first big hit, $10,000. that was 18 years ago. >> then i won my second, my third. when i won my fourth grand prize, that is when i knew. but then when i won number five -- >> a whopping $840 thousand thoufment >> that is when people started saying, wait a minute here, you know, nobody can be that lucky. >> he says it's strategy, not luck, that helped him win, and he's sharing his secrets in a new book. tip number one, set a budget. >> do not spend grocery money. do not spend rent money. figure out what you can afford. >> number, two even though the florida lottery tells us most winners coming from quick picks, richard says never buy them. >> i know the audience is going to say, what do you mean? i always buy them. have you ever won? >> number three, pick one lottery game and stick with it. >> pick your budget, divide it by 10. so if it's $1 hundred, buy 10 $10 tickets, but buy 10 in a row of the same game. >> number four, play your same numbers every time.

>> and that is in my book. >> he says his tips apply to instant games and numbers games. i thought why not give it a shot? so, my budget is $10. i'm going put richard's theory to the test. holiday cash, please. 10 it is. oh, i won $5, ok. $4. another $5. the last one, here we go, four out of my 10 tickets were winners. total net gain, $20. >> there you are. >> so here's my original investment, and here's my take-home prize. going to buy lunch. >> ok. that was liz bruiner reporting. richard's most recent win was in august. he won $98,000. and if you plan to try out those new secrets and buy a mega millions ticket, you can watch the largest drawing ever right here on wbal-tv. we'll have a live drawing exclusively on 11 news tonight. set a budget, don't buy quick picks, stick to one game, and play the same numbers. >> very good tips. >> all right.

write it down. do it. >> very important. >> wow. >> what luck. >> the time is 5:50, 39 degrees on tv hill. coming up -- we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> and here's a look at last night's maryland lottery numbers.

>> now let's get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, will you be buying more mega millions tickets than usual for tonight's jackpot? >> lynn says, i went in on a pool and i will probably also buy my usual one. well, i might do five. this is too much fun to speculate about. >> i agree. keep up the responses, and we'll post all of them on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> good morning, everybody. we begin with the orioles, just about ready to wrap up spring training, and they head into their final weekend in sarasota with a win over the new york yankees. the birds played the yanks for just the second time this spring, this time in tampa. buck showalter liked what he saw from jason hammel, except for this. first inning, raul ibanez with a home run, ties the game at

1-1. hammel left with a 3-1 lead. in the second, birds score twice. this is mark reynolds scoring matt wieters. wieters with a double and triple. reynolds with two r.b.i.'s. it was 3-3 in the ninth. ronny paulino, the backup catcher, and orioles win 4-3. they're 11-11-5 right now. opening day, a week from today at camden yards against the minnesota twins. the nfl draft is just now a month away. the ravens picked 29th. the cleveland browns pick fourth. check this out yesterday. in tuscaloosa, alabama, what they call pro day for alabama running back trent richardson. one of the drills, hitting the blocking dummy, held in this case by browns running back coach gary brown, who gets knocked on his can. you talk about the ultimate embarrassment. check out richardson's reaction. he may actually play for the browns. he's, like, hey, i really don't to want laugh in your face there, gary, but i'm going to.

that's why they have blocking sleds, because blocking sleds won't fall down. and even if they did, they wouldn't get embarrassed. real good. last night in boston, huge game for the washington capitals, man. their playoff fate is on the line right here. the caps in white. marcus johan son, 2-0 caps. 1:25 left in regulation, boston ties it. andrew ferentz, it goes to overtime, and then a shootout. the caps win it. caps stay alive in the playoffs, now tied with buffalo for the last spot. the final four set tomorrow. who you guys like? kansas, louisville, kentucky or ohio state? >> ravens. >> the ravens got a shot. >> yeah, knocked kansas out. >> the ravens! >> kansas. i like kentucky. i don't like them, but i think they're going to win. >> all right. >> as a matter of fact, i despise them. just kidding. >> how do you really feel?

>> all right. >> i like the ravens too. >> coming up in the next hour of 11 news today -- the maryland house is considering a bill today that could keep you protected when you head into an interview, how lawmakers want to help you out. that's coming up at 6:09. >> a goodyear blimp floats over a basketball hoop attempting go for the first time ever. what went down, literally, at 6:17. >> and a chicago zoo welcomes a new little kitty to its family, why this little guy is so unique. that's at 6:39. >> everybody in the studio, aawww! all right, weatherwise, things are cold, but wf a warm-up in the seven-day forecast and a little bit of rain. we'll show you that. stay with us. >> we'll also show you what the commute is looking like. the north side, we'll update any traffic troubles out there. buy one spectrum by lg, and get one free ?

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