>> live, local, late-breaking. everywhere you are. 11 news at noon. >> maryland lottery officials will hold a press conference to discuss the status of the unclaimed mega millions jackpot. there was a press conference wednesday held by the lawyer of the woman who claims to have the winning ticket.

the reason for the press conference was to tell the media they had nothing to say. he could not save for a fact that his client was a winner. >> that is absolutely the case. i cannot say with any certainty that this ticket is good. until it is presented to the lottery commission, i would caution anybody that it does exist. >> mirlande wilson, the wall mendelian opposed has identified as one of the winners, has yet to -- the woman the washington post has identified as one of the winners, has yet to claim to be a winner. a witness claimed --refuse to take the stand after saying she would rather serve time than testify. the dog died of her injuries in

2009. the state of maryland will decide if it will retry a man accused of murdering his twin brother. he was accused of killing his brother in 2007. please indicate the brothers had a history of violent arguments, as well as extensive criminal records. the state will discuss a pretrial at a status conference later today. -- a retrial at a status conference later today. an investigation is underway for a noose and other items found. >> she is feeling uncomfortable these days. >> you did not know who on campus might hate you for who you are. >> a noose was found hanging

inside the computer science building. and someone vandalized a building by scribbling anti- semitic messages and symbols. >> there are so many different races and affiliations. why are we still having to write hateful things to each other. >> we go to one of the largest universities in the united states and there are still people who are ignorant enough to make comments like that. >> university officials say they will not tolerate such behavior. >> the police are investigating both cases actively and following leads and looking for witnesses. any parties brought to justice will face full judicial penalties. >> it is wrong, but what can you do. >> he is a chief diversity

officer at the university of maryland. this highlights bias and discrimination on campus and in the united states. >> this is a peaceful moment. our president has taken an important step in sending out information about these incidents in speaking to the community about our intolerance of these kinds of hateful acts. >> we want to get to some breaking news rit now. a brush fire in howard county. what can you tell us? >> this may be a controlled burn with the forestry service. a lot of people starting to take interest. it is south of 1 avis 75. -- 175. we are trying to get more

information on it. it appears to be some kind of controlled burns. ouret's take a look at doppler radar. even though we have mostly clear skies over baltimore, as you move south, you start picking up more clouds and eventually some showers and sprinkling could be in virginia. significant rain in the form of scattered showers are in southern west virginia. you can see by the movement of radar that that is not in the trajectory headed for baltimore. the forecast is a good one. i will give you the details coming up in a few minutes. >> another honor for u.s.

senator barbara mikulski. she was honored at the archives for space telescopes in baltimore. the institute serves as the science operations center for the hubble space telescope. the archive is one of the largest in the world, housing thousands of images gathered in space. she was presented with a photo called supernova mikulski. 5 northeastern states are up next in the republican primary race. rick santorum's home state of pennsylvania is shaping up to be the biggest battleground. the washington bureau reporter has more in the election 2012 report. >> rick santorum is undeterred. his sights are set on the

keystone state. trailing by nearly 400 delegates, rick santorum shows no signs of bawling out. -- bowing out. [inaudible] >> after mitt romney's clean sweep in wisconsin, d.c., and maryland on tuesday, rick santorum is in pennsylvania, where it can be do or die. >> this is his home state. somehow mitt romney stumbles and texas follows and maybe there is some momentum. >> please help me beat barack obama next november. >> mitt romney is targeting

pennsylvania voters in fully election mode. >> he does not understand what is happening in the country. >> he is opening a victory in this key battleground state will cinch his candidacy once and for all. others are out campaigning today. they say they will keep going until the republican national convention. >> still ahead on unpack 11 news at noon, rising gas prices are making it harder to get to and from work. the first of former -- the former penn state football coach gets to court. and we have pet questions. and we have pet questions.

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>> the hearing for the former kobold coach was short and sweet. the judge said court decisions -- the year before the former football coach was short and sweet. deliberations would be premature

after his attorney called for the sec's charges to be dropped over lack of specific evidence. he faces 50 counts involving sexual acts with 10 buoys. he has pleaded not guilty -- not guilty and remains under house arrest until his trial. a ohio state's student is taking his school to court over a t- shirt. he wore a church -- a shirt that read, jesus is not a homophobe. he says his school is denied his right to free expression. the school superintendent said he was just learning about t lawsuit and could not comment -- about the lawsuit, but could not comment. still ahead, why more people are

skipping vacation and deciding to work instead. and a salmonella scare. what health officials say could be to blame. >> there are some clouds to our south and some sprinkles in virginia. we will take a look at the forecast coming up in just a minute. the grand hotel and spa in ocean city. a little cool.

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the service industry is seeing a boom in hiring and employers are getting more confident about the future. >> the toughest job in america, finding a job, is getting easier. just ask mary. >> when i first got out of school, it was hard to find a job. i had to settle for something less than what i wanted. >> she is managing a restaurant across the street from the u.s. capitol. based on the customers, the owner sees reason to be optimistic. >> this year, you are seeing more choices. >> in the first three months of this year, the economy averaged adding 235,000 jobs per month. the biggest rebound has been in

the service industry. restaurants, hotels, and retail. >> shoppers are confident in going to the stores and buying more and spending more. >> the rising price of gas is making it harder for americans who are working to keep what they make. later today, president obama signs the jobs at to help small businesses and the jobs they create. >> a new national survey shows nearly half of americans are not taking all their vacation time. americans have an average of 18 vacation days per year. many choose not to take half or more of their vacation. the reasons why our workload and the reluctance to play catch-up. >> now your insta-weather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> a quick check of our doppler

radar. south, more cloudiness. some showers will go through parts of virginia. we saw in our picture-perfect that they have more cloudiness there. it looks like the high pressure that is giving us the good weather will be to the south of us today. let's take a look at the temperatures. with all of the sun, you would think we would be warming up. it is only 54 degrees at annapolis. kitty to at westminster. out west, temperatures -- 52 at westminster. there are sprinkles and showers.

high pressure in canada and the great lakes. it is pushing down and pressing this weather system. this is a cool front. it is kind of stalled out. we will have some cold to the south as it moves across the area. a little more humidity is down in the southeastern part of the u.s. here, you see the cool air coming down into pennsylvania. let's get the color coding from our is too green to blue. -- look at the color coding from orange to green to blue. northwest winds at 5-10 miles per hour.

tonight, temperatures drop out. our temperatures will be down around 40. there is a freeze warning in the northwest for number baltimore county and frederick county and points west. that will be in effect early tomorrow morning, around sunrise. the insta-weather futurecast shows all of this weather to the south of us. keep us dry all weekend. maybe a sprinkle south of us. there should be lots of sunshine. after sunday and monday, rain chances start to go up. >> dr. kim is excited for opening day. >> i love opening day.

i love the baltimore orioles. you are in the spirit. >> i am in orange. >> this is going to be a bad season for tick-born diseases. we will see an influx of lyme disease. there is a new test out that is sensitive. you should ask your veterinarian if he does the test. >> a lot of people are talking about the salmonella outbreak. >> we will see little incidences' in salmonella. just wash your hands. -- we will see little incidents of salmonella. >> like that draws blood. any suggestions? -- my cat draws blood.

any suggestions? >> i would keep a water pistol and scored in the face. we use it on tigers and it works well. >> to wraps help animals with their fears? >> no, they do not. >> thanks, dr. kim, as always. we will see you next time. on to today's medical are large. a nationwide outbreak of salmonella. alert.o today's medical a nationwide outbreak of

salmonella. investigators are looking at sushi as highly suspect. up next, your maryland lottery midday picks. we will get another look at the insta-weather forecast with john .

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>> tonight, maryland lottery officials will be speaking out regarding the woman who claims she won the mega millions jackpot. tempers are flaring at annapolis as lawmakers refused to give way on the budget. what that means for you. and a suite at was minister is sure to have your mouthwatering. -- westminster is sure to have your mouthwatering. and now you are maryland lottery numbers. >> pick 3. here we go. 3, 7. final number. 2. 3, 7, 2. when you played monopoly scratch of, you can instantly win

$50,000 -- scratched off -- scratch off, you can instantly win $50,000. 3, 7, 3. final number. 9. 3,7,3,9. maryland lottery. let yourself play. >> it doesn't look that bad tomorrow. >> we will be up near 60. opening day, the same forecast. a few scattered clouds here and there. by sunday night and into monday -- keep your fingers crossed. >> thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon.

>> have a great day. >> have a great day.