worker. they're having a rally to protest the death of trayvon martin. tomorrow could be your last day of work in the history of your life. all you have to do is pick the right numbers and tomorrow night your life could change. it's already changing because of the weather. we start with a weather alert for everybody. it's been a shock to your system as we look live. the harris burke ex-- harrisburg expressway. mother nature has given us a reality check. we have your first forecast. wyatt? jamie, it's still march, right? this won't last long but it will be something we have to factor into our plans because if you planted earlier or bought a few potted plants and they're

sitting out, definitely bring them in tonight. it's that 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. that we could see frost. so watching out for a freeze overnight. then temperature wise things are cooling off sharply on the chilly northwesterly winds. these winds will continue to gust at 20, 25 for the next few hours, so a breezy cold evening. down in the 40s we go. we'll talk about how things will change through the week. it's coming up. those who may have thought last week was the perfect time to plant new flowers, you have to protect them tonight. experts say make sure anything you have planted like annuals are covered. even a garbage bag and you should be okay. temperatures could be heated tonight with a woman from street, maryland, has she takes on the harford county school board. the woman claims her son

suffered at the hands of a special ed worker and nobody had an answer for it. >> reporter: janice wright has her hands full trying to move her son about. he suffers from angelman's syndrome, a condition that robs him of his speech. each day when he arrives at the john archer school in bel air -- >> matthew would sit down. he never acted out. he never tried to hurt anyone, never tried hurting himself. >> reporter: to address the problem janice met with school personnel and came up with an individualized education program or iep where staff would use a bicycle or whole chair to help matthew when he stopped short of class. she walked in and found him

strapped down with his arms velcrod behind his back. >> he had a blank square and matthew is very expressive. he's pretty easy to read. he loves his mamma. when he didn't even recognize me it broke my heart. >> reporter: janice reported the alleged abuse but investigators determined even though the workers used the device improperly and were not trained they did not abuse him, shot case was closed. >> if i did this to him, you can bet your bottom dollar they would charge me with abuse and rightfully so. i think this is it the right thing that needs to happen is those people who were involved need to be charged. >> reporter: in the meantime janice will appeal to the school board to meet with parents to hear their grievances and to see what, if anything, can be done to address them. harford county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> all right.

that meeting gets underway in 25 minutes. the child has not returned to the school and his mom has since transferred to another -- since transferred him to another school. baltimore city school officials are responding to a recent article showing evidence of cleating at three different schools. now the cheating reportedly took place between 2007 and 2010. this is all according to an article in the atlanta journal constitution but ceo of schools andres alonso said the system recognized the problem stwho years ago and put in prococols to prevent future cheating. >> the integrity of the system matters more than anything. i think our kids can do it. our teachers are honest. when there's a problem, they need to know we're not playing games. baltimore city police raised

30 -- 30 people in connection to robberies. police say the two robbed a young couple at gun point in federal hill right near digital harbor high school. police said robberies have been creeping up. well, happening right now, many have gathered at a rally and march to continue razing awareness of the shooting death of a florida teenager by a neighborhood watch captain. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more on this growing campaign. >> the protest has moved on to city hall but before there were more than 1,000 people down here at corner of pratt and light as people expressed their outrage over the shooting of trayvon martin. let's give you a look at the size of the crowd. pratted light was perfectly packed, very packed with people protesting the death of martin.

martin was shot by a neighborhood watch captain. this is one of hundreds of protests scheduled. many people say they are just simply dis gusted over what's been happening down in florida. >> my children are older, but my grandson could identify with this young man and i think it's a disgrace and a shame in how they're trying to turn the tide now and he's been dead for a whole month and now they're trying to come up with all these false accusations. >> reporter: now the protest left pratt and light. now the group is gathered over at city hall. the numbers are growing down there. more than 1,000 people. a lot of stragglers have been coming in. that protest is going on right now. they're supposed to have more of a rally at 7:00 and a vigil.

we'll have more coming up on later editions of abc2 news. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. want to take you to annapolis. the maryland black legislative caucus wore hoodies in honor of the death of trayvon martin. they called for a review of self-defense laws and drafting a letter to the justice department where they will ask them to review the stand your ground law. listen. >> you have all kinds of racists in the state. we need cultural competency, people top know that racial profiling should not be done in in this state. >> now some dation also wore hoodies as part of the legislative session to show their support for trayvon martin's case. new to the life of two bills

in annapolis. you cannot shine those lasers at pilots flying planes. it happened in mt. area ri, baltimore and wicomico county. the penalties have been stiffer. it's on its way to the senate which is expected to pass. here's the bill that didn't sphiervetion the one that would keep minors out of tanning salons. it would not allow anyone under the age of 18 to use the tanning bill. it stalled, so now this failed. all right. democracy 2012 coverage. it's not known whether several republicans will be visiting maryland. the cochairman for newt gingrich's campaign said that the former house speaker will be in annapolis tomorrow to visit with the general assembly and the business owners right there on main street. however, the visit is not on gingrich's official website although he will be in delaware

tonight and wisconsin tomorrow morning. the same goes for former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. late last night this was meap nounsed he would -- it was announced he would visit maryland. how about the one person who will visit maryland. that's ron paul. that's coming up wednesday at the ritchie coliseum. you have to preregister. the candidates that are vying for the state's 39 delegates which will be voted on in less than two weeks in the state primary, early voting started on saturday. you can go to any have the early voting centers. polls are open from 10 in the morning until 8:00 at night. sunday the polls are open from

noon until 6:00. to see where the early voting centers are near you, just head to our website at abc2news.com/political for a complete list. all right. nobody had the nerves to win the jackpot but one marylander came awfully close. tickets sold in park -- a ticket in parkville missed the bonus number. that ticket is worth $250,000. the jackpot is up to $363 million. if you decide to take the cash up front instead, it's just worth $260 million. you have until 10:00 to buy your ticket. good luck. just when you thought this was free to roam the country, it's not. you get word that the airline is raising round trip fares. why? we'll tell you. and free diabetes strips.

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wind. the winds blowing around at loch raven tech. wyatt will have a detailed look coming up in three minutes. calm it down. let's take a look. it's become a daily ritual. according to aaa, the national average is up to $3.89, up five cents in a week. prices are 117 cents -- 11 cents up in two weeks. $4.03 for regular at the mobil. premium at $4.33 a gallon. those prices haven't risen in the last couple of days. we spotted these at the sit -- citgo. as far as the average in our area. regular gas is $3.92 a gallon, up five cents in a week. both up six cents in seven days.

now if you want to, you can log on to abc2news.com toeapest gasa under the traffic tab. click on gas prices and there you will find the list of the cheapest gases and an interactive map that you can find the best prices in specific places. and southwest airlines has risen because of the gas. the airline raised domestic fares $6 to $10. the move follows jetblue. airlines are raising fierce to offset -- fares to offset rising fuel costs. for those dealing with a serious disease a free offer could just hurt more. abc2's joce sterman reports. people with diabetes are be

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up paying the scammer. if you received diabetic supplies you didn't order, call the office of inspector general. . sunny day, almost no cloud cover in the sky. humidity 25%. winds are blowing in north at 16. you can see our camera get whipped around at the naval academy. chop on the severn river. again, just a windy, scenario. in laurel, today, talking about severe clear weather with very, very limited cloud cover but a lot of people on the field

dealing with the freshly chilled weather pattern. more seasonable. crystal clear. here's what we're watching overnight. freeze warnings for nearly the entire state of maryland toward calvert county. st. mary's cut. everyone else looking for frost. northern baltimore county, even northern harford county. temperatures in the mid-50s continuing to cool off. 40s from philly and winds steady from the northwest. test is continuing to funnel in or channel in that cold canadian wind that will be with us. winds will relent some. these gusts will become more limited. weave seen gusts of 40s today. gusts mostly around 40 miles per hour. severe clear across the mid-atlantic, all looking good. certainly we feel the chill but looking across the entire u.s. there's not a lot to look at. what we feel is the effects of

the high pressure cell, our storm system offshore. you've got the sort of change in pressure that really brings up the winds. our cold front south of us will keep the cool air funneling. moisture levels extremely dry with dew points below 10. again, that's a factor in our weather pattern. you can see just a few passing clouds at most tomorrow. a new front begins to push in as we push am on wednesday. there's that line of hit and miss showers but it's the offshore storm that will channel in the windy weather. frosty conditions overnight. 32, clear and colder. tomorrow we're talking about maybe the mid-50s a chilly start and then tomorrow night down to 37. so i don't think quite as cold overnight and the seven-day forecast, as we look ahead, you can see a tremendous warmup. we push near 70, get showers

wednesday night into thursday. as we move toward the weekend, temperatures lock like they'll hover in the low 60s. jamie? >> today, hall of fame train are and five time preekness winner -- preakness winner is doing well after having three stents, bobby baford. it wasn't ease spi. the terps had a comeback to win this one. the terps took down the defending national champions last night. the terps were -- they won 10 straight and are back in the elite eight for the first time since 2009. the number two seeded terps will

take on the number one seed notre dame. game time is at 9:00 in raleigh. the winner will head to the final four in denver. we'll be right back. girl: i want to tell you about my friend.

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coming up at 11. tonight we have new reasons to go to the dentist. some have more to do with cleaning your teeth. how they're helping to diagnose everything from cancers to std's and why homeowners are more likely to battle termites this year. those stories and more at 11:00. >> hopefully we'll see a freeze. >> kill off the termites. >> this could have an impact on some insects. protect your plants. you got a few hours. it's a windy afternoon. some of the wind gust up to near 40 in spots. the winds will di min nirchlt temperatures are in the mid-50s to upper 40s. the freeze warning for all but the southern tep of the state -- tip of the state. a fro. bring in the pets, too they don't like this when it's that

cold. >> we have a lot of news going on. so we'll see you tonight at 11. >> have a good one.