this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. we begin with breaking news tonight. a baltimore county church is destroyed by flames and firefighters work in dangerous conditions. the fire started in a shed by the zion baptist church by boulevard and quickly overtook the building. drivers take extra precautions. the fire is under control but will stay on the scene into the night. for the risky conditions are causing dangerous conditions. kai jackson is looking at what's fueling the fires.

kai? >> reporter: brush fires have been around maryland. authorities say the danger is just heating up. >> all it takes is a spark in conditions like this to ignite a wood fire, brush fire. >> reporter: a combination of a short fall of rain during the week, low moisture in the ground, and high wind created perfect conditions for devastating fire. >> my house, my neighbor's house. >> reporter: the u.s. geological survey said the mild winter had little to no snow melt. represented by wind and orange dots.

there's a danger of wildfires along the east coast. >> they said you better get out of here. it's getting close. >> reporter: there was a red flag in baltimore county that expired, however, because of the conditions, open burning in baltimore county, they're encouraging residents to be careful with discarded cigarettes or even using your fire grill. >> thank you, kai. will we see the rain? bernadette woods will show us the forecast in just a few minutes. we learned tonight that the prosecutor in trayvon martin's death case will make an announcement in the next 72 hours. the nation is waiting to see if he'll charge against george zimmerman. this, as we hear from zimmerman for the first time about the controversial shooting, randall pinkston has new information from sanford, florida. >> reporter: attorneys quake,

sonar, and hallneuro, are all giving up. >> we've had contact every day. we lost contact. he's gone on his own. >> reporter: the two lawyers say the neighborhood watch volunteer who said he shot trayvon martin in self-defense ignored their phone calls and legal advice. >> we had contact as of sunday. he has not returned phone calls, text messages, or e- mails. >> reporter: george zimmerman set up a web site called thereal therealgeorgezimmerman. >> you can't imagine what it's like. he said, i'm just going to take care of this myself. >> reporter: this dramatic shift comes a day after angela

cory announced she would decide herself whether to bring charges against martin. they worked to set up a meeting between zimmerman and the investigators, but they were surprised to learn this afternoon that zimmerman called cory's office himself. >> one of the things every defense attorney tells his client is don't talk to the prosecutors, don't talk to the cops. frankly, don't talk to anybody until they get control of the situation through counsel. >> reporter: randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> hasn't hired a new lawyer and as of now, no charges. protesters are not letting up in their call to have zimmerman accountable. there's awareness raised about the case. no arrests. calling it quits. rick santorum drops out of the race for the white house. the republican candidate announced today he is suspending his presidential bid. he has half as many as romney

and his severely ill daughter is in the hospital. two mceast ton lacrosse players get suspended for carrying around a lightener their bags. >> reporter: this has been a yearlong fight for these teams. they were carrying these items to repair their lacrosse sticks. two suspended, one arrested after a lighter and pen. in a rare move, the state school board hasover turned and the records wiped clean. >> i felt really relieved that it was finally over. >> reporter: called it an explosive device. the small pen a deadly weapon.

spoke to wjz via skype. >> felt a whole year like we were being bullied. it's just not fair. >> reporter: they found appropriate discretion in applying their zero tolerance policy. even impacted their college applications. >> i apply for college. have you ever been suspended from school? instead of please explain below -- >> didn't apply for fear of explaning what happened. >> if i tried to explain that, they wouldn't take me. >> reporter: now the students are glad they took a stand so they don't have a zero tolerance policy. both teams have been accepted to a university where they plan on being teams on the lacrosse team there. meghan mccorkell, wjz

eyewitness news. >> the suspensions violated the county's discipline code. an international man hunt for a murder suspect, wanted for a murder in his home country of honduras. this will be the second time he's been deported from the united states. three educators win big. tonight, we know more about the marylanders who came forward to claim their record-hijack pot. mike hellgren shares what he learned about the plans for the money. >> reporter: you can't hide the smiles on their paces. an elementary school teacher and a special education teacher with modest dreams. >> that had visions to purchase homes new york city the homes.

not the kind of ostentatiousness. >> reporter: they knew the truth. >> they were privately laughing and texting back and forth that other people were claiming to have the ticket when in fact they knew where the ticket was. >> reporter: and this is the winning machine. they bought $20 worth of quick picks individually. they were so clearly committed to their kids. they said, yes, i can't give up my kids. still, many wonder, is my kid's teacher the one with the golden ticket? >> i'm sure they'll get some cars. luxuries for life. but you never know. >> reporter: so where do you keep a winning mega million

ticket? one kept in her mom's safe and then her purse before taking it to lottery headquarters. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, of the three winning tickets nationwide, one winner has yet to come forward. the ticket sold in illinois worth $105 million after taxes. it's unanimous. the baltimore county votes to approve as the new superintendent to schools. the young educator was there tonight and talked briefly after the vote and then houston where he was chief of middle schools and city ceo and says, quote, we're going to have to work together to move this school system forward. preserving a piece of baltimore history. the famous edgar alen poe

railroad house. they would pay admission at the railroad museum. poe merchandise would be signed. and then the mayor has to sign off on the proposal. coming up, a horrible case of college hazing. >> degrading, dehumanizing. >> they were forced to endure and the private side of beauty, found in some popular nail polish. >> tampa yards inspected by police. >> i knew i would probably get arrested. >> thought he could get off. i'm adam may. man breaks his silence, coming up. >> i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk this morning. there will be cool air on

eyewitness news. >> complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist bernadette woods and sports with stan saunders. it's wjz, maryland's news ,,,,,,,

a fire at a tennessee complex sparks a raging wildfire. four buildings were totally destroyed before spreading to the woods. 175 acres scorched and makes it difficult to contain the fire.

so far, no injuries reported. a gas station in portland overwhelmed by the flash mob robbery. sixteen teenagers involved, seen taking items off the shelf and walks out. some threw objects there. stole $300 worth of merchandise. more than 400 students at boston university may be facing criminal charges after a hazing incident. five students were duct taped in the fraternity house. the men were covered in red and doused with food products. many are appalled by the allegations. >> the back door, this is the kind of offense we would ask students to no longer be associated with the university.

harmful toxins in nail polish may be putting salon workers at risk. the polishes are labeled as nontoxic, but contain chemicals that can cause cancer, only available at salons. they can be facing fines. they came without warning and the speaker from the orioles opening game came out. the man dressed like bat man was arrested but the report is out of jail and can't believe he's let off the hook, after a mistake. >> the crusader comes to life in the home opener. more than a quarter of a million people have watched it online. >> my name is harvey. >> why did you do this? >> it was my birthday and i just love to make people laugh.

what's better than to do on opening day? >> reporter: he said he's more of a joker. he posted pictures on facebook before the game and afterwards to map out his adventure. more than a minute before tackled by baltimore city police. then he spent a "dark night" in the cell. >> i just wanted to do it. trust me. >> reporter: they just said, you're good to go? >> yeah. they said all the charges were dropped. i was surprised. they were like, yeah. >> they suspected trespassing. >> reporter: they said it was a mistake they won't make again. what's next for the bruce wayne

wannabe? will you be back? >> i might be back. i enjoyed it. the crowd was going crazy. the orioles said he was banned from the stadium for the rest of his life. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> now fans at odds over the punishment while some say it was just a lot of fun. police in texas trying to clean up a so-called fantasy maid service. they clean homes in lingerie or completing nude. which requires a permit. they don't offer sexual services and shouldn't need the permit. the company faces a $2000 fine. an interrupted speech in florida. >> disco rally. somebody pull the roller kates

out now? or what's going on here? >> the president also joked about being part of a light show, the flickering eventually stopped and the speech went on without roller skates, but with a very good sense of humor. as marty always said, there's no mistakes. guess who this business would apply to. opportunities to ad lib. aha. weatherwise today, we did have a front coming at us. a couple of showers and sprinkles, that's it. we have a chance tomorrow to try and help with the high fire danger, but it's just a chance. so this is today. a lot of sunshine. you see a lot more in the way of showers. could they come our way.

that warning is in effect in the entire d.c./metro area. bringing in colder air, freeze watches, and warnings tonight. the temperatures already coming down. 33 degrees in oakland and haigers town, still hanging on with cool air coming our way. 66 degrees, you can see above the average. 63 because it is climbing. average at 41 degrees, but we're going to be below both of these for tomorrow. the colder air comes our way and it's coming courtesy of another front. there's not a whole lot to this front either, but we're really lacking in the moisture department. there's a chance for a couple of showers as it moves through. it will keep the winds up and gets out of here on thursday and reenforcing the dry air behind it. all the factors do not help in the fire fighting and the fire threat. it will cool down also but wait until you see the five-day

forecast. we're warming it up over the weekend. small advisories advisories into effect. we're dropping down to 36 degrees. just isolated chance of a shower and then chance of a couple of showers, 56 is our high. colder than average and then stay on the colder side for thursday. take a look at the next couple of afternoons. climb to the 60s on friday and then in the weekend, we're back in the 70s. denise? >> 77 sunday? wow, thank you. fans are cheering across the world. mark has highlights from the big debut against the yankees up next in sports. ♪ [ man ] when i went to get my first new car, my dad said to get a subaru because they last. ♪ he drives a legacy, but i'm nothing like him.

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clark is here with the wjz 13 fans sport report.

>> history may turn into the morning. one of those nights for sure. the first taiwan taiwanese player. he had to pitch against the yankees. yankee stars like derek jeter are famous in taiwan and then jeter welcomes to the big leagues with a home run. a start to the career giving up a homer, but chen would settle in after that and this turns into a good debut for him. two straight hitters. he left with six strikeouts. meanwhile, freddie garcia, who's been in the big leagues for 13 years looked like a rookie. threw five pitches.

played in the 12th inning. final game of the series tomorrow night will be the final game of the home stamp. suspended ozzy for five games for his comments praising fidel castro. the comments caused an outcry of cuban americans in south florida speaking at this press conference today. apologized repeatedly said the comment was the worst mistake of his life. demanding that the marlins fire him. there's trouble of a college coach. the university of arkansas fires head football coach bobby pa tree know saying he lied to the school about an inappropriate relationship with a female coworker. she was 51 years old and a married father of four. had an ongoing with a girl, hired her to work for the

football program and then the man revealed it after the crash. on the other side, check out navy coach having fun with his players. he has lightened the mood by letting his players dance to his favorite music at the workout. this, you may recognize, as the electric slide, as part of some stress relief from the demanding curriculum and a way to wind down from the rigors of football. >> i didn't know it was still popular. >> it is now, apparently. >> thank you, mark. we'll see what need any help? uh, nope. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, you know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most: the ones in your neighborhood. print it yourself, or we'll help you find a local partner. and postage is under 15 cents.

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