smoke, there's fire. >> reporter: community and faith leaders gathered in annapolis to push for a tax on smoking. they want to include cigars and chewing tobacco. the proposed increase would be more than a $1 or more on cigarettes and in an increase from 50 to 60 cents on other tobacco products. >> it has broad popular support. >> you have some i.d.? >> reporter: it may not be a good time for francis keller. he said the tax is already too much of a burden. >> the total rough the bill is $922. the tax collected between the feds and the state is $405. the amount of tax they intend to increase, it would put me out of business. >> reporter: dwight wilcox has been coming to the smoke shop

for years. if taxes go up in maryland, he said it won't make him quit. it will just make him change his habit. >> have friends bring it in when they visit. >> reporter: those pushing for the tax say it's more about health than raising money. >> every time tobacco tax goes up fine smoking goes down. those who use it stop using it. >> they're already squeezing blood from the stone already. it's not has if there's more to get. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. the american civil liberties union in maryland is taking a stand for privacy with some help from a few maryland legislators. today they headed to annapolis to testify on a house bill that would make this illegal for employers or people allying for a job to hand over their online

passports. recently some companies have asked for things like facebook and twitter. the one who sponsored the bill says this violates their privacy and unacceptable. >> we think it's the same if a boss or potential employer asked someone to bring in their personal photo album or give you a key to their mailbox. >> recently a maryland officer was asked to hand over a password during a recertification issue. it's been a mild winter. we see how people are celebrating this lovely weather. >> reporter: the weather is here and marlin ballard is getting

out there. clear skies, warm air, just a great day to get out on the trail, formerly the ncr trail in northern baltimore county. the early season is great for those getting back in shape. >> sufficiently a beautiful day -- such a beautiful day. >> reporter: still, marlin finds room for his tricycle. getting there has to be half the fun. >> when you live in the city, it's a great experience to be abell to come out and enjoy nature. >> reporter: amid cheers and doubts. >> how you doing? >> reporter: not a bad idea. did i mention it's nearly a mile to the boat launch? >> i guess you never tried it. >> reporter: on a popular trail,

on a sunny day, marlin took the road less traveled. >> it's unbelievable. i could sit here all day. it's great. >> reporter: tony marsala, abc2 news. air, land and sea. weather like this inspires you to do something like that. a little windier tomorrow and perhaps not as bright of a day. we'll see some more cloud cover. i think there will be decent sunshine. right now in the mid-60s. boy, what a day to be out on the trail or out and about running or hiking on your favorite. winds from the south will continue to stay up. we'll continue to stay mild in the low 60s, eventually the upper 50s. we'll talk about how things trend as we go into the day after tomorrow. cooler and then warmer. it's all coming up. a michigan woman is in hot

water for using food stamps at her local grocery store and because she's also a million dollar lottery winner. when confronted about it, she said she thought it would have been cut off but since it wasn't, she thought she was fine. she was also asked if she deserved the help. >> i kind of do. i have bills to pay and two houses. >> wow. actually no law preventing what amanda clayton is doing. you can imagine legislators are working on that to make public assistance illegal noser lottery williams. driving can bring out the worst in some people. they even have a name for this -- road rage. jamie costello joins us with the story. >> reporter: all right. here you g christian dom min knee was heading home with had

babe bib -- baby and a woman drove erratically passed her and flipped her off. not only was smoke pouring out of christian's ears but she noticed black smoke coming from the jeep. 33 seconds later there's the woman's car and the tree and both on fire. the woman was on fire struggling to get her burning car out of the -- her daughter out of the car. >> i told her to get out of the car and roll to get the fire off of her. >> reporter: even though the woman gave christian the finger, christian gave her a hand to save her life. christian said she doesn't consider her a hero but hopes it inspires others. keep your hands and fingers to yourself. >> definitely will lesson learned there. there are heroes every day

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>> it makes an amazing improvement while retaining everything that millions of people have grown to love about it. >> apple says the ipad 3 will be available march 16th and the starting price is about $499. chances are your cell phone is probably in your pocket or sitting right by you right now, but what if it isn't. an online british study found that 66% of people surveyed are stressed out when the phone is out of reach. experts say the best way to treat it is to turn your phone off for certain amount of time each day and try to stick to it.

it doesn't get much nicer for early march. temperature pushing near 730. 66 at bwi. southwest wind 17. the sunset come sunday night after we spring forward. talk of sunset around 7:10 with daylight around 7:30. we're blogging about it. baltimore, the inner harbor, a lot of people out taking a walk and why wouldn't you? i mean, this was the day to get out and get a taste of spring fever even though winter is still around through the 20th of the month. annapolis nothing but sunshine. how about the beach? nice to be out in oat heat taking a stroll, cooler on the water. no question about that. that ocean water temp still 435-6789 maryland's most powerful radar scanning clear.

low 60s all the way out to hagerstown. 54 in ocean city. cooler on the water's edge. winds are from the south gusting up to 20, 25. they will be gusty if not guster. you can see a few passing clouds out of the west no big thing. the initial effect lack strong southerly winds and warm temperatures and increased included cover. mid-70s. some of the warmer air will come in. stop it here thursday evening, 6:00. you can see really the marine holding off to the west. 10:00 through 4 a.m.

ob friday morning, that's where we could see some rain. we cannot rule out the possibility of showers. they cool off into friday night. overnight down to 48, a few clouds and we'll look for basically a quiet evening. increased clouds but still sun. 68. maybe too conservative. i think some spots will hit 70. temperatures dropping into the mid-40s. look ahead. you know it can't last threw the seven-day forecast -- through the seven-day forecast. a cooler friday, saturday, down to 50. most of saturday in the 40s but warming up sunday and really warming up toward the middle part of next week. >> thanks a lot. now to democracy 2012 news. 10 states over 400 delegates and lot of focus on ohio. super tuesday was filled with a

lot of drama. tory dunnan joins us from columbus, ohio. what happens next. >> reporter: you're exactly right. that's the big question. what are the game plans for the candidates? it depends upon who you're asking. mitt romney points to the scoreboard to show he was yesterday's big winner. he definitely has a point, six viblght rise, including a nail biter in ohio and a widening lead over gop rivals. >> tonight we're counting up delegates for the convention it looks good and we're counting down the days to november. >> reporter: romney still faces roadblocks ahead. he has yet to win over the conservative vote. there's a fierce challenger nipping at his heels. rick santorum showed he's a viable forks pick up wins in

north dakota, oklahoma, tennessee and a very close second in ohio. >> we'll get at least a couple of gold medals and a whole lot of silver medals. >> reporter: but his biggest challenge may come from-- from within. this has left him scrambling to get on the ballots in different states. >> this is amazing. >> reporter: then there's newt gingrich. the former house speaker picked up a much needed win in his home state of georgia, but nothing else. his bets are placed on victories in some of the southern states but his time may be running out. >> there's lots of bunny rabbits to run through. many i'm -- i'm the tortoise. >> reporter: the tore this there. that's one version of what happened. mitt romney had the most victories and it still doesn't appear to be enough because you have all the other candidates saying they are staying in this

race even though romney is claiming he's picking up the most delegates and the one who's best in place to clinch that nomination. >> looking ahead to the next couple of weeks and next couple of states, who stands to benefit from the primary calendar? >> reporter: kelly, this is totally different, especially when we start talking about next week in alabama and mississippi. you'll have rick santorum and newt gingrich really duking it out in those two states. santorum's campaign said they're planning to spend about $1 million in tv advertising in the next three states to vote. this is interesting because santorum himself has not asked for gingrich to drop out but the super pac is afraid the two candidates are splight the conservative vote and making it that much easier for mitt romney.

>> thanks a lot for that report. you probably don't recognize the name samuel wurzelbacher, but you know him as joe the plumber. he managed to squeak out a win in ohio. next he's going to take on democrat tick incumbent -- democratic inincumbent marcy chapman. people have been asking why. why was 13-year-old monae turnage killed. tonight they gather with heavy hearts to remember the young girl. one local community can rest easier knowing the people who serve and protect have new tools to do it. how the tools are possible in this economy. those stories and more coming up at six. here's a preview of what's ahead on world series with --ed on

world news with diane sawyer. >> he tap danced in the subways to put himself through college. that's tonight.

millions of college grads will be heading out into the workforce in a few short months, but the job market is really a tough one. when it comes to wages, young people are getting hit hard. we have the details. >> reporter: despite signs of improvement, young adults are feeling the paint average income for those between that 23 and 29

have been declining and the losses since the recession have been more pronounced. entry level wages for male grads dropped 11%. wages for female graced dropped 8% according to a new report from the economic policy institute. these numbers are adjusted for inflation, so this really show as strong downward trend. in terms of actual dollars men with a college degree makes about $21 an hour. women make less under $19 an hour or $39,000 a year. it takes people much long tore pay off their student loans and it limits their spending which in turn hurts the economy. plus, their ladder to success is taller, meaning it takes long tore get the pay they want. while the trend is not favorable for college graced, these are still good salaries. the government said the average hourly wage for all workers in

the u.s. is $23.29, just a few bucks more than what grads make on their first job. we've all heard people say americans act a certain way abroad. living social asked more than 5,000 people from five countries who the worst travelers were and americans were singled out. 4,000 of those surveyed were americans themselves, but others would seem to agree with our behavior abroad. how damaging storms in the midwest can impact your wallet. that's on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. a visit tonight for a 13-year-old girl whose body was found not too far from her middle sch