so those tend to go to that scale. >> reporter: it's time to handle -- hire a contractor. >> plan ahead. lay out your budget and communicate with your contractor regularly. that starts with the estimates, with documenting the contract all the way through the entire project. >> reporter: you'll also want to prepare for the stress and mess that comes with any home remodeling project. >> the reality is no matter what anybody tells you, you're going to be living in somewhat of a wrar zone for a period of time. we do our level best to keep it to a minimum. we do our level best to set the proper expectations. >> reporter: remember, never pay the full cost of the project upfront. taipeiment plans to the progress and hold back final payment

until you're totally satisfied with the job. >> for moshings go to abc2news.com and check out the angies list link. a baltimore neighborhood is on the list of historic place. it was added to the federal list last week. the designation means homeowners qualify for tax credits. just a few clouds. sun coming out in earnest. you can see the thunderstorm action in northern virginia. getting close to 90. so extremely warm weather. we have not gotten to the old record of bwi. you can see most spots above the 80-degree mark. enjoy it. 70s, unseasonably warm with a

few clouds. we'll talk about how things will get more unsettled. your complete weekend forecast and a temperature trend is all coming up. abc2 is on the g we're checking out the spring garden open house. what can people expect to see there this weekend? >> they can see all kinds of plans. one thing they might start thinking about trends in gardening. kerry kelly is here to talk about one of these trends which is called ferry gardening. >> reporter: ferry gardening is one name for it. we loke to call it miniature gardening. a lot of it i think; sort of an extension of trained gardens. we do it with live plants, so you can have that i'm look. there's a lot of dwarf conifers.

they are perfect for this kind of look. we carry all the accessories that you should want to create a theme for your ferries to live in or imagine yourself. it could be a suck cue lent to a desert theme or a woodlands theme. >> reporter: people are preparing them based on what they like. if they like the shore, they should plan it on the shore. >> if that's where you want this be, you could build your place to be. if that's where you see yourself in the mountains, it's so much fun. the little girls go crazy. >> reporter: they're actually ferries in the garden which little girls love. >> we have ferries and gnomes, gazing globes. >> reporter: people can also grow things inside their house. >> we have one section done with

just house plants. you can do this that way. another trend is with the ter rare yum. you can add the ferries and the little decorations to that as well. they are coming back birks i guess, from the '70s. it's great because people don't have the space they used to to do gardening. >> reporter: a lot to see. there's an open house this weekend. you're welcome to come to classes, lectures. >> also this weekend set your dvr's for ball boils. the show is based in lutherville and airs right here at 3:00 in the afternoon. so show some hometown love. a wild road rage ins didn't is caught on video out in california.

what happened after a women was pinned against the wall by a van. a woman was busted for lying to get out of jury duty. how a radio call-in show ratted her out.

caught on video. two women qet into a fight at a park lot. one reaches into the van and hits the driver several times. the driver pins her against the wall. that woman is expected to be okay. a colorado woman has been charged with lying to try to get out of jury duty. she was called for jury duty and he is was -- she was told to wear a t-shirt that said ask me about my best seller. when asked if she had mental

issues, she said yes and they sent her on her way. >> the judge happened to be lessening to the show and recognized the story. >> the denver's district attorney's office is charging her with perjury. no worth on -- word on whether he was on his way to fight crime but a man dressed as batman was pulled over. it turned out that batman has a bat symbol on his bat mobile which was a black lamb bore gen ni. remember those days in grade school when you would make a paper airplane. take this out. it took flight near tucson, arizona. it's based on a model by a 12-year-old who won an aerospace contest. the plane reached speeds of 98 miles an hour. one week later and a

15-year-old from california remains missing. her family and friends held a vigil. the clues that still have them scratching their head. i'm tory dunnan in washington. santorum has the lead in louisiana, but is it enough to reignite his campaign?

taking a look at a developing story out of california. the fbi has joined the search for 16-year-old sierra lamar. friends and family held a vigil to pray for her safe return. if anyone has seen sierra,

please bring home my cousin. >> reporter: it's been nearly a week since sierra disappeared. >> she could be anyone where -- anywhere. >> reporter: they're providing emotional support for the family. >> when a child goes missing, it's everyone's child. the more people that know about it the more likely i feel we will hear where sierra is. >> reporter: authorities announced they found sierra's bag near an intersection two miles from her home. >> inside the bag was some of sierra's clothing, a pair of pants and a t shirt, notely folded, neatly put inside the bag. >> reporter: they also found her cell phone but it isn't giving her clues. 40 deputies and vol materials cold the area looking in shacks

and barns. back in sacramento, all they can do is pray. did she run away or was she abducted. >> we hope we find her and that she comes home safe. >> reporter: this toddler has been missing for four months. they're still investigating. the stepfather has started a blog to answer questions people have about the family and thed tooler's disapeerchlts the blog launched last sate saturday-- last saturday. the mother has responded to some of the postings. >> all right. right now a bright sunny scenario across the state with near record heat going on. so enjoy this. weave got plenty of time before sun set. still, 80 degrees at bwi.

some spots warmer, including downtown. winds are from the east, northeast. pressure is holding steady. we expect that to change. want to step back and show you the weather as it unfolded. a little hazy early on. as the sun came out and cooked the center of the state. this is near record temperature ranges when we're talking about 82 as the old record. annapolis cooler with some breezes coming in off the chesapeake. a sunny scenario on this friday. friday heading into the weekend of changing weather. now it's all about the heat for the moment but we know that will be changing as we go into tomorrow. again, widespread warm temperatures. ocean city at 67. i want to show you the highs.

84 there. nearly 90 in frederick. that's an amazing number for, remember, march where the average high would be 56, 57. take a look to the west. change the game here tomorrow as we struggle to get out of the 60s. at one point we had it at 60. as the clouds roll in the rain, you can see the tap. this is taking in a tremendous amount of moisture. at one point this was putting severe weather on the map. it's our weekend weather maker. the timing holds off tonight. saturday hit and miss showers and especially into the evening and it looks like our main cluster of heavier weather might pass south of baltimore but this is the computer model. we could get heavy rain and

sunday a mix of spun and clouds. look like it will be offshore. the type of rain, the type of unsettled weather will be like we're seeing in kentucky, a wave of hit and miss showers on and off. overnight down to 57, mostly cloudy. mild, humid, maybe a patch or two of fog. tomorrow 69, mostly sunny with scattered showers. it may get to 70 but the clouds and the rain cooling should hold temperatures down. tomorrow night down to 54 as we see things stay cloudy. here's your seven-day forecast. the bottom line is kind of a shift here. now, yes, we've been used to the 70s and maybe the 80s today. you have to remember this is still above average, only the second week of spring. we have three months until the first day of summer. so it's all relative. >> you're saying it like i shouldn't wine about the

temperature. i've got the open toed shoes, spring jacket. >> 69. it's almost 70. >> then it all goes south. moving on to democracy 2012. louisiana is the next state to vote in the republican nomination. tory dunnan joins us. tell us what's at stake tomorrow. >> reporter: louisiana is going to be a key state, especially for newt gingrich and santorum spawn. both of those candidates have been campaigning vigorously in the state doing anything they can to slow down mitt romney. after romney's win in illinois, many people started saying it's time for the other two candidates to drop out of the race. this is what they're pointing to the delegate map. you need 1,244 delegate -- 1,144. mitt romney is leading. rick santorum is still scam paining there today and he's

trying to convince those last-minute voters. >> if you want a clear contest between different visions of americans, you have to nominate someone who price that clear conscience. that's why we're asking for your support. >> reporter: going into the race there's a new poll that shows santorum with a double digit lead over newt gingrich and mitt romney. it gives his campaign that validation to keep moving on but a loss could have the opposite effect. today is the two-year anniversary of president obama signing his healthcare bill into law. how will the candidates mark this occasion? >> reporter: you can probably gessments healthcare has made a major role in the election, especially today. you have the republicans, obviouslily, attacking the president -- obviously attacking

the president. here's how some of the republicans have spent the day. they're trying to draw comparisons between president president's plan and rom ni's. santorum's campaign sent out this email slamming romney's mass mass plan even to call it the blue present for obama's plan but mitt romney held a similar event in louisiana, one where he bashed the president's plan as well. it's safe to say this is not going anywhere anytime soon. >> let's send it over to rosie. >> coming up at 6:00 baltimore's basilica needs $5 million worth of repairs. raising money to fight cancer is an admirable goa. how students are not only raising cash but celebrate the life of a friend who they lost

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the dow jones industrial average rose 35 points to close at 13,080. the nasdaq closed at 3,068. in tonight's consumer alert, a change in facebook's privacy

policy has sparked a fresh fire storm from users. what it means for your account information. >> reporter: facebook posted a draft of its policy changes last week and since then as drawn harsh criticism. here are the three changes getting the most comments. first, facebook's privacy policy is calling this data use policy. no use of -- no mention of policy. among them the site says when you or your friends download an application, your contents, information is shared with that app. this is drawing major heat on the site. the old language didn't say that friend's action could have an impact but facebook said it's been that way for awhile. the last big change centers around legal issues that says facebook can deny services in some parts of the world for

legal services. facebook hasn't said when the changes will take effect. in the meantime check your privacy settings. you can control who has access to your content and what a apps can use your data. you can check cnn money.com. pinterest is apparently the fastest growing website of all time according to fortune flag design. the site added 17 million users this months up 52. users are able to create virtual bulletin boards, recipes and decorating ideas. that drives people to retail sites even though the businesses can't buy space on pinterest, at least not yet.

for the third year in a row the number of millionaire households are up. now there's 8.6 million households and more than a million worth more than $5 million. when asked about their welt, they said the key was hard work, smart investing and education. 12% of taxpayers making between $1 million and $5 million were audited. only one 1% of taxpayers are audited each year. the house of delegates passed their version of the budget. and that's on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now.

all the way up to the dome. i'm brian cube learn. coming up, a look inside that earthquake damage inside the basilica downtown. the maryland house has passed their version of the budget. this will be dancing the night away for the group in harford county. how they will honor a friend they lost to cancer. we start with a developing story. last summer's earthquake caused $3 to $5 million in damage. they said the building is structurally sound but they don't know how deep the cracks go. >> reporter: the maize of arches support as much history as they do the weight of