grow cent by cent. >> everybody should try to get any kind of discount. >> reporter: gas reward programs make this easy but are you really saving? the answer may be in the fine print. >> we caution consumers to do their homework before enrolling. >> reporter: some of the programs advertise huge savings. drop a dollar on pump prices. save with every purchase every day. really? let's check the rules written behind that bold print. we looked at four gas reward programs you'll find at giant, sunoco and wise markets and saw a lot of restrictions. at sunoco, the items that help you save rotate. at giant some items are excluded. when cruising the aisle keep in mind things like milk,

prescriptions and gift cards may not count. sara hawkins makes sure what she byes apply toward the savings. >> i have to tie it in with going to the grocery store. >> reporter: the savings have a shelf life of 30 to 60 days. if you don't use them, you lose them. >> i only had 190 something so you only get 10 cents, . >> reporter: sharon cashed in but she saved big at shell thanks to her giant reward. >> i've gotten as much as $1.20. 90 cents a bunch of times. >> reporter: giant caps at $3.20 -- two $2.

20. >> you end up spending more money driving out of your way to go to a participating gas station. >> that was joce sterman reporting. now with these programs, you're also limited to where you can fill up. safe way locations offer is limited to cash in on the wise rewards you have to go to carroll or harford county. you can find all this on the program's website. we broke down all the information. you'll find this in the investigator section on abc2news.com. two important recalls to tell you b first, carlisle -- about. first, carlyle is recalling cups

and mugs. it involves nine models from 7 to 16 ounces. the cups and mugs can break when filled with a hot liquid, posing a burn risk. call 1-800-217-8859. and american tack and hardware is recalling 227,000 led night lights. an electrical short circuit can cause it to overheat and melt. so far, no one has been hurt. for more information call 1-800-420-7511. beginning today all mcdonald's restaurants will offer items in their happy meals. it includes apple slices and smaller french fries. fat free milk is also an option. a budding pop star is arrested for illegally giving

injections right in the butt. how she was able to inject women at parties and how it led to one person's diseghts. one high school teacher has quit his job after questions were raised about his alleged relationship with a student.

a philadelphia woman is arrested and accused of giving out illegal injections that killed one person. now page victoria winslow was arrested at her home last night. she was just about to perform a procedure at a pumping party. she's accused in the death of a woman. recently another woman had to be hospitalized after she got the same illegal cosmetic procedure. >> what we believe happened it what happened in a previous case. the injection struck a blood vessel. we believe it's silly cone, landed into her lungs and caused

a shortness of breath. >> the woman was treated and released from the hospital. the medical examiner has not ruled op an exact cause of -- on an exact cause of death. 41-year-old james quit his teaching job. the couple first met when he was a high school freshman but they didn't become romantically involved until she turned 18. it's the center of a police investigation. tam i powers is waging a war on facebook saying classmates took photos of quote jordan sitting on her lap while hooker was still a student and they exchanged emails when powers was a minor. the mom said her daughter wasn't old enough to consent. >> when you're in a position of

authority you don't seduce your student, period. >> of course they're going to be curious but i know there's nothing. >> the mom said hook ser a master manipulatetor. students at this north carolina high school had a wild surprise on wednesday as a deer, well he didn't know that's a deer, ran through the hallway. the scamper was caught on security cameras. it ran through a classroom before getting out in hall room. no one was injured in that. an occupy is going on in santa cruz, california. they want to raise awareness about state budget cuts. the protest started around 4:30 this morning and led to most classes being canceled for the day. in you have a google account

of any kind, today is g day. coming up, the company's new privacy law goes into effect and why maryland's attorney general and others are against it. are you looking to get a new vehicle but can't afford it? or is it the rising gas prices. we have tips to help you score a good deal on a used car instead.

if you haven't heard, google's new privacy policy went into effect. the company will try to keep track of everything you do on g mail, youtubes and maps and then build as profile on you.

that frightens many privacy watchdogs. they're calling it an invasion of privacy. >> if there are things you want to keep private about your life, those records are all in there. >> it's really were delivering the best service we can to users. we know that a consistent seamless experience will deliver the best value. >> google said users will have the ability to edit or delete search results and even log out of their accounts and use google services anonymously. don't have the cash to spend on a brand-new car? we have tips to find a more fuel efficient car. consumer reports has a list of the most reliable ones -- toyota and on disa. in addition to asking the usual about mileage and the car's

history, look for mismatched panels, doors and hoods. beware of flood damage, signs of mold, mildew, electrical problems. step on the gas and look for pings and knocks while accelerating. get a history vehicle report and look for things like odometer, fraud, past crash damage and have the vehicle inspected by mechanic that you trust. japanese car makers continue to top the report. honda fell out of the top three with subaru receiving some of the highest scores. toyota includes the number three spot. nissan rounded out the top five. all right. let's take a look at it. federal hill, a pretty good

breeze. south breeze out of the north after a relatively mild day, gorgeous day. you never know what you're going to get as we go out of february into march and what a twist from the heavy rain. the sunshine and mild temps. winds from the north at niefnlt show you some of -- north at nine. in frederick what a difference. all sunshine and really hard to find any clouds in the sky. you're looking at six hours in six seconds. our time lapse photography. so a busy tug in the middle. on the whole a great looking sunset. the day's getting longer. look at that view from kent island, a couple views from hemingway. maryland's most powerful radar. across the state we've got 60 in baltimore. ocean city, which hit 70 earlier getting a north breeze off the water, northeast breeze. that dropped their temps.

the oat water is cold and warm air temps today. 0 in d.c. 70 in cambridge. 54 in york. quite the contrast as you went further north today. it's clear across the mid-atlantic. nothing happening tonight. high pressure sits in control, quiet weather and a boundary south of us. the main cold air has not filtered in yet. as we go through the overnight cooler. a struggle to get out of the low to mid-50s, very dry hair in place. that's making its presence felt. we look at the trend and she if there's anything coming our way tonight or tomorrow. the answer is not much tonight, but you see our storm system just begins to develop as a weaker storm system by tomorrow evening. we could see showers late tomorrow night. as we roll the time forward,

that main line coming in, this is 9 a.m. saturday morning. that looks like our sort of jackpot for the rain so to speak for the weekend. most of friday night a few showers. that's saturday morning we could see more significant downpours. look like throws will clear by saturday afternoon left with dry weather. most of the weekend looks dry but you have this keep an eye out for late saturday night. we're clear and colder. tomorrow 57. it's going to be a significant cooloff. as we look at tomorrow night that's where we bring in the slight chance of showers a better chance for some rain. here's your seven-day forecast. quite the changing temperature pattern. yes, 50s tomorrow, 60s saturday with some showers, maybe a thunderstorm. then we're cooler again with another boundary coming through sunday. looks like that will hold early

flex week. a couple of days we may not get out of the 40s. for the first days of march, remember seasonal normals. the coldest day is seasonal. >> it's weird daffodils, crow cusses, cherry blows sooms we posted a photo on facebook. the grass is so green, unusual. >> all right. thanks, wyatt. let's move on to democracy 2012. more good news for mitt romney. he seems to be gaining some momentum nationally. we have more about that poll. el low -- hello, emily. >> reporter: mitt romney up eight points. rick santorum down 106789 the only place there's no change is newt gingrich. he hasn't moved anywhere over

the past week. it's been awhile since he picked up a primary win and his time may be running out. >> thank you to everyone in south carolina who decided to be with us. >> reporter: january 21st, newt gingrich stormed past mitt romney. the primary really matters. >> 10 states head to the polls including georgia. he's hoping a victory there can turn things around. >> governor romney can raise more money. he can go to wall street. >> reporter: gingrich's biggest challenge may not come from the front-runner. >> you know what? we're doing all right. >> reporter: rick santorum is having more success than newt

gingrich. he fought romney to the end. >> i'm a conservativetive. >> reporter: gingrich has his work cut out for him. come super tuesday, it's all or nothing. >> thank you. >> reporter: right here is why we call it super tuesday. 437 delegates will be at stake just a few days from now. that's about two and a halftimes the number of delegates that mitt romney has picked up this entire election cycle. there's opportunity for newt gingrich to make headway. >> gingrich is hoping that his home state will get behind him but i heard a newspaper there, they dealt him a bit of a blow. what happened? >> reporter: he's putting his eggs in georgia's basket and the savannah newspaper came out and endorsed mitt romney today and did so in plain spoken language. one of the things they said is

knew the comes -- newt comes in with more baggage than a carousel at atlanta's hartsfield. they are saying that romney's their guy. >> all right. thanks. reporting live from washington tonight. coming up, all brand-new at 6:00, the governor signs maryland's same-sex marriage bill into law. what happens next and how opponents are preparing to send it to the voters. it's been a mild winter and spring is near. those stories and more. a preview of what's ahead the 6:30 were diane sawyer. coming up on world news, it's called the town that medicare built, paid for with your taxpayers -- tax dollars. a look at an undercover dwrnd mother. that's coming up tonight on

world news.

unemployment hit a four-year low. the dow jones industrial average rose 278 points to close -- 28 points, short of 13,000. the nasdaq closed at 2989. the s&p 500 rose eight points to close at 1,374. in your money tonight after consumer outrage led bank of america to retreat from a $5 debit card last fall, you could still be paying some fees. a new policy would require many basic checking account holders to pay a fee unless they agree

bank online and maintain a certain balance. it's being tested at three states. other options include using the bank's credit card or taking a mortgage with bank of america. imagine being worth $500 billion. what if just the rumor of a new product gets the entire world's attention. everyone wants to be just like you. then, women, you must be apple. >> reporter: fortune magazine is out with a list of the world's most admired companies. apple is ranked number one. seem like everyone owns or has owned at least one apple product. it has made many business's

jealous. selling 15.4 million ipads in the last three months. while it's impress spirvetion american business's seem to have a a no powly on the top 10. google came in second and amazon is third. coca-cola is fourth and ibm rounds out the top five. fedex comes in sixth after weathering the recession and rebounding. then warren buffett's brookshire hathaway. starbucks is eight followed by procter & gamble and southwest airlines rounds out the top 10 famous for hedging oil. if you want to wie in on your favorite -- way in on your favorite company, check out

fortune.com. virgin atlantic wants their customers to be as comfortable as possible, the british airline said crew members are being trained to use the right volume when they speak to passengers. for first class passengers they'll use the qiest possible voices when the lights are dimmed. well, women love their high heels but do their heels love them back. why the higher the heel, the more the hurt. that's coming up on abc2 news which starts right now. maryland's governor governor o'malley -- governor martin o'malley signs the seam -- same sex bill into law. why police tased a man after the final buzzer sounded. and the first