jail. rare med -- paramedics rushed three people to the hospital after a chemical spill that forced a catholic school toll evacuate. it happened at st. margaret in bel air. >> reporter: shortly after the ask bell sound, sirens of a different kind filled the air at st. margaret school. the small red bag of hazardous materials may contain the source of the fumes that forced students to evacuate. >> everyone did get out of the building. the children were in no way, shape or form in danger. they were evacuated to our elementary building. the teachers left the building as well. >> reporter: a cross contamination of cleaning chemicals filled the building before the students emptied out.

>> the fire department transported four adults. we had three adults who refused medical treatment. >> members of the harford county hazmat team entered with monitors but found little evidence after workers had ventilated the classrooms. if nothing else the bel air fire department's spokesperson said it serves as a reminder when mixing household chemicals. >> people don't realize. it the innocuous chemicals can cause a problem. read the labels and check to see what you can use them for. >> reporter: in bel air, jeff hager. >> now school administrators say the facility workers were checking the building for traces of the odor before they determined there will be classes tomorrow. six people and their pets are homeless after a two-alarm

fire that happened early this morning in the 1000 block of cutler harbor. the red cross is helping but the good news is no one was hurt. the cause of the fire still under investigation. an annapolis man was under arrest for driving around showing fake genitalia to women. the man was -- was seen driving around the campus. they thought he was exposing himself. after vasting, they determined that jacob bovia was that man. police say he had faked genitalia in his car. detectives interviewed him. they figured out he was showing it to the women. he was charged with indecent exposure including disorderly conduct. police are looking for a man

who was caught spying on a woman in a panera bathroom. officers talked to the woman. she said she was in the bath rm at work -- bathroom at work when a man put his hand under the stall holding a camera. police are asking for the public's help. anyone who think they may have seen the man is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. rumors that a possible fight prompted anne arundel police to put extra patrols in place at chesapeake height today. officers were arrive -- were there for the arrival and dismissal. montgomery county humane society has more than two dozen chinchillas up for adoption. they are both male and female the staff said they are young and in good health. anyone interested in adopting a

chinchilla should call this number on your screen 240-773-5960. although the humane society wants to stress the fact they are not just good pets for anyone. certainly, they need a lot of attention. they are looking for people who have had chinchillas before. major public works project underway. crews will inspect a water main using state of the art technology. it will allow the crews to evaluate some of the aging water mains. water service will not be affected. take a look across the state. we're clear at the moment, and good weather for all you chinchilla owners, clear skies

in annapolis. blue skies and we're going to look at the nice finish. it feels cool out. temperatures running on the cool side in the mid-40s, down to 39 in terms of a wind chill. the south breeze around five to 10. the rest of the evening clear. we talk more about how things will change by thursday big time. tonight's consumer alert is something that affects nearly every family with baby products. millions of baby products aren't governor fer -- governed by it. it was recalled in 2010 after a child was killed much the bumble seat also isn't regulated but was recalled in 2007. the manufacturers were forced to add a warning after the company got 33 reports of skull fractures from children who fell out of the seats. it can be hard for the consumer

product safety commission to keep up with the new baby products. although they can recall them, that can only happen after a problem is reported. play yards, bassinets and cradles don't have federal safety standards. a century ago, the oreo cookie was twisted and dunked. to celebrate, kraft, the company is celebrating with what else, a cake. there's a version of the cream filled cookie. the oreo cookie has 25 million facebook fans. 100 years, wow. well, while we're soaking in the sun with a bit of chill in the air, others are dealing with quite a mess. that's leaving drivers slipping and sliding away. plus, as they clean up from

tornadoes in states like tennessee and kentucky, scammers are hoping to clean up. we have a warning.

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a fight broke out at the courtroom after family members of the victims allegedly went after the suspect. officers broke up the fight. the good news is no one was seriously hurt. the hearing for the murder suspect went on later as ?roond fasten your -- fasten your safety belts. it was a wild ride in columbus. drivers were taken by surprise when they came across black ice. look closely. you can see one man dodge out of the way of a truck headed at him. people were left shaken up, but fortunately, no one was hurt. scary moments for a snowmobiler in utah after an avalanche buried him under 10 feet of snow. tyson black was skiing. when he neared the top of the avalanche it began following him. he almost always wears a helmet

but didn't have one on. his girlfriend watched in horror. >> i couldn't believe this was happening. it kept running through my mind, it's not happening. >> where's he at? where's he at? >> he didn't have a beacon on. i'm probing and can't find him with the probe. 25 minutes after the avalanche, ty son's head was out of the snow. he had no other injuries but a banged up knee, a lucky guy. a field trip to the symphony. that's what today was all about for some baltimore county students. and there were some very proud parents. for these republican presidents, it's time. i have more on what ace at stake on this -- what's at stake on

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40 baltimore students got chance of life time. walking into asive phony time -- symphony. >> reporter: music and memories were made on the stage of the meyerhoff symphony hall. that's an annual a decision leveraging the best of baltimore county with the best of the baltimore symphony. >> to be able to sit side by side to them and learn their tricks of the trade and see their passion, i'm sure it's completely life changing. >> reporter: 40 students made it

through the arduous audition for a chair. >> we're committed to helping, to go out to the county. the kids come here for rehearsals. all together it was a culminating experience. >> reporter: as members, they qualify just to audition, not an easy task. they are transfixed by the am lents but hidden in a box seat, one mom beams pride just watching her son, admiring his dedication and his six years of lessons. >> oh, yeah. totally cheerful. i try not to embarrass. i step back and let him do his thing. >> reporter: putting down computers for compose sers not

popular. >> really cool. your whole school starts cheering for you. >> it's one of the things that helps make this. you can see when they're on stage playing, what a phenomenal experience it is. >> reporter: in baltimore, reporting for abc2 news. sunny skies through the day. the south winds kicked up. your high temperature, winds east, southeast. you have to remember, also, our bay water temperature and our atlantic water temperature right about here. so any breeze will be cool or no warmer. how about bel air, nothing but

blue skies as we time lapse the last six hours. in ellicott city a gorgeous sunny finale to the day. how about washington today. it was a sapphire blue sky with very, very little in the way of cloud cover. on the cool side, that begins to change. maryland's most powerful radar sitting clear, upper 30s at the beach. on the southeasterly breezes, not warming up a tremendous amount yet but they'll turn south and southwesterly tomorrow and into the day thursday. that will really help warm things up, actually cooling things off. clear skies over the mid-atlantic states. nothing until you get up into northeastern pennsylvania near scranton. a few clouds blowing in. no precipitation with those. this is a quiet pattern. high pressure cell keeping the skies nice and clear, sinking

air. you have to remember this air mass originated in the central part of canada. we've got that coolest part of the air sinking in. drier warmer air will move in tomorrow and move in as earnest as we come am on thursday. our trend showing a few additional clouds. overnight down to 32, mostly clear, down to the freezing mark, maybe frost. 62 tomorrow with more sunshine. so that's going to be a milder day. tomorrow night not as frigid. here is your seven-day forecast. temperatures warming up, pushing 70 on thursday. good chance for showers friday, upper 50s, cooler saturday. as we spring forward sunday, get an extra hour of daylight, things will warm up. back in the 60s on monday. now to democracy 2012. it is super tuesday.

voters are deciding who they want to face off with president obama. tory dunnan has more. >> reporter: things are goingwell. as you can see, it's super tuesday. let's start with mitt romney because expectations are the highest for him. he hopes to be the inevitable nominee. he wants big victories to help him seal the deal. then there's rick santorum. he's trying to stay in the top tier of candidates. you have to remember, when you talk about rick santorum, he's lost the past five contests to mitt romney. then newt gingrich hasn't had a big victory since that big south carolina win. he is expected to do well in his home state of georgia but the

question remains, can he win in any other state. finally, there's ron paul with a passion nal following but it hasn't been enough for him. he needs something positive to happen. one thing is certain. the candidates are realizing mitt romney is the front-runner and they're not holding back anymore. take a listen. >> a flip-flopper who has been on all sides, supported tarp bailouts and provided the blueprint for obamacare. >> he would be the weakest candidate on the most important issue of the day. >> he can't close the deal. he can't close the deal in part because people inherently don't trust what he's saying. >> reporter: you start talking about the expectations, mitt romney saying he doesn't know what will happen. rick santorum's campaign said they feel like they would have a win even if they got close to

mitt romney here in ohio. so we'll see what happens. >> there's a reason they call it super tuesday. what's at stake and which states should we be focusing on. >> reporter: there's 419 delegates up for grabs. that's 3% of the number -- 37% of the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination. there are 10 states voting -- including oklahoma, vermont and virginia, but the big three are ohio, tennessee and georgia. they are supposed to be competitive and will offer up the biggest prizes. >> all right. we'll have the latest results at 11. turn it over to jamie costello. coming up all new at 6:00, we have disturbing new developments in the murder of this 13-year-old baltimore girl. two children are arrested.

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jones down 300, nays down -- nasdaq down 40. we got a warning about con artists trying to steal your money. this tax season the irs said scammers are willing to go to church to carry out some of those scams. they're targeting elderly asking them to claim fraudulent tax returns. tragedies can bring out the best in us and the worst in some. scammers are targeting victims of the northwest tornadoes. karin caifa explains. >> reporter: the pictures and the stories from the aftermath of the midwest tornadoes have a lot of people wondering how can i help. >> the people lost their homes.

we have a business but they lost everything -- their home and the whole nine yards. that's bad. that's very, very bad. >> reporter: even with tragedies like this one, there are usually scammers who want to take something, even from those who lost everything. the better business bureau warns those in the affected areas to be aware of storm chasers, shady out of town contractors who may offer quick fixes to a home or business and skip town before they deliver. they advise checking that a contractor is licensed and registered by a local agency. pay by credit card credit card if possible. that may give more protection. for those who want to donate money to victims, research a charity through a third party site. reputable charities rarely solicit. so be aware of emails with

embedded links. i'm karin caifa. abc2 news. >> you can also check out scam alerts on our website. treatments for children with autism, the new class of drugs that have doctors hopeful. a baltimore city police officer has been suspended in connection to the accidental shooting death of a 13-year-old girl. why police say it has to do with his conduct with the case and what is the worst case scenario when it comes to the state budget. why $800 million in cuts would have to happen if we don't raise more revenue. >> i didn't know until we were five minutes away. it's amazing. >> it is amazing. the hounds come home to