. >> it is up for grabs tonight. we are second away from the big moment. it is the largest jackpot in the history -- in history. let's go straight to its atlanta, georgia for the live drawing. >> it is mega millions. hello, america. it is friday, march 30. tonight jackpot in the world record six under $40 million. to win that jackpot, you must have these four numbers plus the amigable. let's see if we to make you part of lottery history. our first number is 46, 23, 38, 4, 2. now for the mega ball -- 23. and went. play on, america. >> did you hear what he said?

$975 million at nobody won? >> that is a lot of money. >> carol is here from the maryland lottery to enter our lottery question. >> when will we know if someone has won? quite somebody knows right now, perhaps. they are probably screaming down the hall somewhere. usually we know when it is $100 million or so by 11:30, but given the enormity of this jackpot in the number of different winning combinations, we will not know before midnight-1:00 a.m. that is just in maryland. >> what is the procedure? when will you get the call that somebody in baltimore had the winning ticket? when does the state get notified? >> like i said, midnight, 1:00 a.m. there could be as many other jackpot winners across the country. not that we care about them.

>> we have some viewers asking this question as well -- can you remain anonymous if you are that winner? >> who want to know that? >> i want to know that actually. >> here is what i say to you -- >> show me the money. >> yes, you can remain anonymous in maryland. we say come on in and embraced the moment because media will find out. they will let everybody know. enjoy the moment, enjoy your manchin, change your number, financial advice, legal advice -- move on. >> and bob said everyone would know when he showed up to work in a helicopter. >> how long does it take to get the money? >> once you come in after you are passed out in line on the floor, you need to have your

identification. we go to the paperwork. we give you a hug and cheer. we give you a big check and 7-10 days after that you should get your money. they have to chat leins, unpaid child support, that type of thing. >> how much will these they collect? quite a lot of money. if they take the cash, $39.20 million. that is a lot of money for the state of maryland. they are making a lot of money right now for the retailers. >> did you notice -- do you really put the check in the mail, or is that a figure of speech? >> we put the check in email. >> i will come that mine up. thank you for being with us, carol. of light to announce the fact that i am the winner. if you are holding the winning ticket in your hand, we have

advice on what to do now. >> ok, i guess we can all xl. and someone did win that ticket, we would like to hear from you. what everyone else is a triple- checking the tickets, listen up. we asked financial experts are some advice just in case one of the beat the odds. all across the country, mega millions players shelled out $19,000 per minute on tickets. some are superstitious about it. even more are practical. >> i use every address i have lived at. i break it down into the individual numbers. on another ticket, i use my birthday and all of my siblings birthdays. >> i use random, lucky combination. >> this is the winning ticket right here. >> someone will eventually win. we asked marc anthony johnson for some advice.

so you just won. what is your first decision? quite the first thing you want to do is sign at the ticket and make a copy of it and make sure that topic is in a secure place before you start telling too many friends and family. i do i need a lawyer? >> you definitely what a nice lawyer or a knife accountant. >> most people would immediately quit their jobs. and that a good idea? >> i would suggest people lead as normal a life as possible. only one part of your life estate -- the financial side. >> how do i go about being generous to my family and friends? >> you need to draw a line in the sand because to do not want to for any type of dependencies in regards of people you love. by having boundaries, you can make sure your friends are your friends. >> when can i enjoy the wealth without spending it all at once? >> you can only buy so many houses at one time.

it could only get on so many boats at one time. pace yourself. have a plan. have a budget. make sure that you stay the course and meet with your financial advisers. >> if there are no winning numbers far tonight, the next mega millions jackpot could be close to $1 billion. >> if by some chance you missed the winning numbers, here they are again. you saw the winning numbers live, now are you going to work tomorrow? what would you buy? you tell us on facebook and at wbaltv.com where you can get the winning numbers as well. a group of elementary school students were taken out of their school and handcuffs. >> all were charged with assault in connection with an alleged brawl in a city park.

the aclu is crying foul. >> the aclu said they are upset an outbreak of the action of the police department because they apparently violated state regulations when it comes to school arrest. the suspects are 8-9 years old. they spent 12 hours at the juvenile justice center downtown. one mother said she was very upset about this. >> i just are decrying. i said my baby is back in a cell. he is 9-years old. >> loretta was at work when she was told her 9-year-old daughter had been arrested. two other 9-year-old girls and an 8-year-old boy were erected around noon. >> they took the children outside in front of school where whoever could be staring at these children. they put their hands behind their backs and put them in a paddy wagon. >> the children were sought -- were charged with aggravated assault for an alleged assault last week.

quite the suspect allegedly threatened the victim to put their head under the water. there was another juvenile that ssaulted on some railroad tracks. >> they should not be in jail. they are children. >> loretta says she was forbidden to talk to her daughter the whole time she was in custody. she did not see her daughter until midnight -- 12 hours after she would taken from school. >> she would not her normal self. it is kind of like she was shot in a way, but trying to hide it. >> loretta and our father are upset by the way officers settle the arrest. the aclu -- the aclu said they are also outraged. >> they are in violation of procedures concerning school arrest. they are not supposed to arrest children during school hours when it is feasible for them to arrest the children at home. >> i hope this does not happen to any other families.

i hope they learn how to do their job. >> a spokesman for the department said the actions of the officers involved is under investigation. we are live tonight at the juvenile justice center in downtown baltimore. >> the city officer involved in the deadly shooting earlier this week is been identified. michael gordon is under administrative leave after shooting one man in the northwest section of the city. on tuesday, borden was forced to shoot a 21-year-old after he emerged from his home waving what appeared to be a knife. the incident remains under investigation. meanwhile, police are trying to hunt down a masked intruder they say sexually assaulted a woman in northeast baltimore. the 18-year-old victim told police she was resting in her bedroom of around 11:00 when the suspect broke in and attacked her. it is a case neighbors find alarming. >> it is not good at all.

i am afraid because i have young kids. we will be in the house and i do not want anybody to come in on me and my children. >> anyone with information is asked to call the special investigations unit at 410-396- 2076. >> a senate panel post of through a bill to change the baltimore county board of education. they voted 7-3 tonight on a measure that changes tell board members are chosen. they are requiring six of 11 board members to be elected by the public and not republic. -- and not appointed. the general assembly sent a bill to the governor that prohibits employers from requiring workers or job-seekers to give them passwords to e-mail or any social media sites like facebook, however, the bill does not prevent an employer from doing a background check on

workers. a boss can still look on line at a facebook or twitter page. the house approved a wind turbine far off the coast of ocean city. the bill requires the customer to pay $1.50 each month to help subsidize wind energy development. commercial and industrial customers will see a 1.5% increase in their energy rates. the fee and increase will not go into effect until 2017. >> baltimore city watching an automatic meter reading citizen after citizens spoke out about being overcharged on their water bills. it will enable communication between the meter and the home ending transcription errors. it will also detect continuous water use. >> coming up, a major security breach tonight. how many birds were compromised. quite a sure sign that spring

has sprung. racing is back. quite another sign -- showers and thunderstorms on doppler. sliding east through maryland. right now, 44 degrees. 50 at the inner harbor.

>> mastercard and visa are warning banks about a security breach. law enforcement has also been notified. they blame a third party company for the error and says u.s. customers are not at risk. the number of cardholders

affected have not yet been released. both companies say they predict their security systems and not a compromise. in the race for the white house, the focus is on next week's primaries in maryland, bc, and wisconsin. >> wisconsin is a state rick santorum need to win, but so far, mitt romney has dominated. >> four days before the primary, mitt romney came to wisconsin with a seven-point lead in the nbc news poll. >> read that obama thinks he is doing a good job. i am not kidding. he actually thinks he is doing a great job. >> he is getting key endorsements. conservative house member, paul ryan -- former president george bush -- >> i do take it is time for the party to get behind gov. mitt romney. >> admit -- marker rubio.

a wave of endorsements. >> that is important for him right now. the need to bring their broken party together and generate some enthusiasm for the general election. -- the republican party together and generate some enthusiasm for the general election. >> president obama is already campaigning. four events today in two states, claiming he kept his promise of change. >> change is the health care reform we passed. >> back in wisconsin, rick santorum is still fighting mitt romney. >> we have a great opportunity here. wisconsin will come through for us brigit >> but wisconsin could be the winner. >> it is a make or break deal for rick santorum. he is going into debt. he is not raising enough money to survive until tampa. he needs a boost, and wisconsin

can do that for him. >> or dramatically widen mitt romney's lead. the primaries are mostly winner- take-all. mitt romney could get nearly 100 delegates. santorum just a few or none. >> it is a day maryland horse racing fans there waiting for all winter long. live racing returns today. >> it is the date race fans have waited for all winter. opening day at the race course. >> we look for dew point -- the economy is horrible, we got to the track every day like clockwork. >> the stakes are higher in 2012. >> it is like stealing.

the best thing about it if preakness. it is like a rabbit quarter. quite the whole triple crown series -- this is special. >> larger fields, better horses. >> we have always made the argument that what drives the wagering end of this is more quality, better sized deals, while the obvious impetus for that is the size of the purses. >> it all starts today leading up to the preakness stakes. >> the preakness is what the preakness is. we are expecting a better turnout than last year. >> this and preakness. one of the two best days of the year. >> their work and races today. 11 tomorrow and 10 more on sunday. ladies, get your hats out. just 50 days until preakness.

>> now, your first alert forcast with meterologist tom tasselmyer. >> as we head into the weekend, lightning strikes. storms are holding together coming down out of pennsylvania toward western maryland. most of the lightning and the thunder activity with this line of showers will fall apart as it did to cooler and more stable area. so far, it is holding together. this line of storage is stretching back into ohio. some of the storms that produced a lot of pale as they predict -- hail. there have been reports of significant hail. do not surprised -- be surprised if you hear a rebel or two up under overnight. -- rumble of thunder or two over night. here is what we have going so far.

47 for a high at the airport. that is unusually cool, especially without war it has been lately. 12 degrees below the normal high of 59. so far, only a trace of precipitation. that may change again the next couple of hours of that line of storms comes in. when you consider this the third warmest march on record -- we are solidly in third place. 52.8 degree average temperature. well short of the warmest march ever back in 1945 clouds and showers coming in. maybe isolated thunderstorms. 30-45 degrees. southeast winds 5-10 miles per hour. temperatures will not change a whole lot. expect some showers, especially in the morning tomorrow. another weather disturbance and up to the northwest rapidly dropping south.

that will bring us the chance for a shower sunday late in the day. severe but the storm watch things -- watches and warnings on the west virginia-ohio border area. that is that line of storms moving again -- in our direction now. maybe a couple of breaks in the clouds tomorrow afternoon. a little sun sunday afternoon before the second system arise later in the evening hours and moves off the coast. skies will clear up nicely by monday. mostly cloudy tomorrow. 55-60 degrees. east wind up 5-15. shower chance early in the morning small craft advisory on the bay. the restored moving into the mountains now. a lingering for a while tomorrow morning. scattered showers in the mountains on sunday. eastern shore -- a few showers tomorrow. this wet weather holds off until much later sunday evening. war eastern shore, the voters in

the 60's. a good chance of rain tomorrow, but partly cloudy on sunday. the seven day forecast takes us to the first day of april on sunday at shower chance in the late evening. sunshine monday. 70 tuesday before another front arrives. >> a little chilly for sports tonight and shorts tonight unless you play lacrosse.

>> the orioles are battling for jobs in the starting rotation. there are a few surprises. the team has put alfredo simone on waivers. a rocky start. fair down the right-field long for an rbi double.

maryville put together four scoreless innings. play, cannot handle the fast ball. miller fighting for the fourth outfielder spot. got his first hit in 19 at bats. a double to left center brought in a run. the orioles lose 6-4 to the tigers this afternoon. navy's man's lacrosse team played at lehigh. lehigh is seventh right in the country. they are undefeated. a beautiful spring night in annapolis. the midshipmen taking the field with a flourish. the high on top early. a wraparound a move. unassisted. 1-0, leon. maybe answers. that ties the game at 1. less than a minute later,

reynolds caps a 3-0 run. it looked like they might pull away, but it did not happen. lehigh with an answer of their own. lehigh strong in the second half pulls away with a 9-4 win over navy. the stadium will host world- class soccer. liverpool will play on july 28. unlike a regular season game the nfl place in london every year, this game will not count in the premier league standings. it is just a "friendly." new orleans saints' coach sean payton will meet with roger goodell. he has decided to appeal is 1- tier suspension. said hets' coach has would like to get more clarity on what he can and cannot do during his suspension. he will likely get the clarity

early next week only one coach in the final four has won a national cabbage -- brig bettino. the coaches at a level now. lubow place kentucky tomorrow night. that puts pitino in a position to win two national titles at two different schools in the same state. usually coaches like to play the underdog part, not pitino. the things a little reverse psychology will help level against kentucky. -- louisville against kentucky. >> i really have not used it this week mainly because i want my team to have confidence that they can play with kentucky. i think at this level, if you take the underdog mentality, then i think they feel they do not belong and it works against you.

>> they ought to keep coming in for loyola's basketball coach. he is the man of the year. it recognizes those who achieve success not only on the basketball court, but coaches and display integrity. stay with us. tom

>> once again, the winning numbers. 46-23-38-4-2, and the amigable is 23. good luck. >> i cannot believe they mailed the check to your house. >> they will not be a mailing that check to your house. >> excuse me. >> you are still sitting here. 58 degrees tomorrow. showers in the area. morning thunder. partly cloudy on the first day of april and then a couple of showers in the evening. sunshine monday and storms again late tuesday.

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