west. 60s, a few showers to the south. we want to remind everyone you can track the radar, your latest forecast with our well publicized news app at abc2news.com. download it on itunes. it's a good deal. >> listen if you were disappointed you didn't win the megamillions don't worry. half a billion dollars. 50billion pennies. that is what the megamillions is worth. nobody had enough nerve to hit it last night. it jumped to $476 billion. the cash option is a world record there. were over 125,000 winners in our state from last night's drawing

including two $250 tickets. here's last nights numbers. ready? now as far as just how large this jackpot is, the $500 million is the world's largest jackpot by $120 million. three of the top five recorded jackpots are thanks to the megamillions. if you think what are my chances for winning. 175million to one. the chance of being struck by lightning 576,000 to one. the chance of becoming president 10 million to 1. good luck. cope -- keep playing. more trouble looms for a former baltimore city cop accused of killing his neighbor.

charles "pete" richter is charged with shooting and killing his neighbor mark xander. the state has charged him now with 14 conneds of child -- counts of child porn. a preacher is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a young girl. frank small served as a backup pastor at bay city ministries in havre de grace. it appears no one knew that small was on the sex offender registry for prior child sex offenses. >> i would have never thought about that. small delivered the girl to her home and pleaded to her not to tell anyone.

later that night when she returned to the church he grabbed her butt in front of witnesses. police were called to dunnman way and liberty where they found a man who was stabbed multiple times. he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. police were called out about this stabbing on berlin avenue in pumphrey. they found the -- romanda young lying there. a fight led to the stabbing, so if you know or saw anything, call recount -- anne arundel police. 410-222-3458. now here's the latest on a major

environmental problem that has parts of the patapsco river being shut down. the sewage overflows the patapsco pumping station. abc2 news don harrison talked with neighbors who have to make changes because of this spill. >> reporter: since sunday afternoon sewage has been spilling into the patapsco river on annapolis road. >> it's not good. it's not healthy. >> reporter: the health department agrees. anne arundel and baltimore county posted signs like this along the patapsco river warning people not to go swimming or have contact with the water. the maryland department of the environment closed the mouth of the patapsco for shellfish harvesting until they feel it's safe. that could be awhile with the sewage spilling into the river every day.

>> it is a lot. because of that reason, we felt it was imperative to issue closure of that particular waterway. >> not good. not good. sewage going not water. >> reporter: ann brown who lives near there says her son likes to fish on the river. now she's concerned. >> a lot of concerns. that's a whole lot that he could be breathing. no. >> i like to go fishing. >> reporter: the weather is turning nice now and he's not happy about being pulled away from his fishing. >> i ain't going to have nothing to do. >> reporter: repairs are expected to be completed by thursday. they will cz to do -- continue to do testing until the water is safe. >> three different contractors

are out there working to fix it. this will disturb you. an mole control said they found -- animal control found 18 dogs wandering around. most of the animals are pure bred. it might have been from a breeder. those at the shelter said there are better options than abandoning these poor dogs. >> it's extreme live rare. i don't know if this ever happened before. so we have no idea, no cliewp. it may ab breeder who for whatever reason can no longer sell them. these are puppies. >> as you have done in the past, you're stepping up again. two border collies and two

yorkie poos are adopted. look at them. 410-87-5961. all right, the johns hopkins kimmel center had a visitor. he has been raising awareness about lung cancer since his wife was diagnosed. she ended up dying this past december. she was in the a smoker and lived a very active and healthy life-style. now he is working to make sure the information is shared by everyone. >> not one particular university, not particular hospital but what's happening in all these hospitals and how they're working together through a consortium on how they're sharing information so people

can benefit from the knowledge so they can work toward real solutions. again appreciating that cure is not going to come tomorrow but it's worth fighting for. >> he is a strong man. he's been honored as an ed block crnlg award winner. republican congressman ron paul is in our state hoping to keep up support for his presidential run. ron paul will be holding a townhall meeting in college park at the richie -- ritchie coliseum. the state's 3 delegates are up -- 37 delegates are up for grabs in tuesday's election. we'll take a look at what the gas prices are right now and how it can be much worse. a lot of people are looking to freshen up their house so they decide top paint. >> before you pull out the paint

and brush, we'll tell you what places need to be painted the most and what colors you should pick. all right. 72 at bwi. some warm weather. we did guarantee a 72. so robert scribner from randallstown con grates. we'll look at your weekend after this.

here we are in mt. airy. there you g look at the storm. right there and there she goes. now look at mt. airy. we'll have the forecast in about four minutes. gas prices rising and the average went up another penny. we took a trip down york road to see where gas prices are, up near warren road, regular is $3..99. the lowest being 388 at seminary then the price increases to $4.08 before falling to $3.3. the average price is $3.94,

which is just 11 cents away from the all team high for the region. as much as prices are increasing, be glad you do live in chicago. price unless the windy city are at an all time high -- $4.68. the reason the prices are so much higher, the city has some of the highest taxes in the entire country. if you're looking for the cheapest gas prices or planning your next trip, go to abc2news.com. click on gas prices. you'll find a list of the prices. we also have an interactive map. you want it boost your home's value but you don't want to spend the time, how about adding a simple coat of paint. choosing the right color of paint makes a huge difference in the way your home looks and

feels. >> reporter: there are plenty of ways to spruce up your home. but one of the easiest and most popular is adding a fresh coat of paint. >> your paint take as beating through the years, w in the eler inside wear and tear from the kids and the pets getting bumped into. a lot of people are looking to freshen up by painting. check the south and west sides of the home. they get hit more often by the sun, wind and rain. >> if the trim is starting to peel you don't want to weight until it's visible from the street. >> reporter: when it comes to the inside, pick the right color is key. >> you don't want to go too dark just because it will make the room seem closed. also, if there are doors in the

area or in the room, if uppaint them the same collar as the walls, but in a semi gloss you're not cutting up the wall space. >> reporter: if you decide to hire a contractor, get estimates. >> does this include the prep work, how many coats of paint, what products and whether they will supply them. many contractors use only a specific type of paint. you want to be sure you're comparing apples to apples. >> reporter: a little house cleaning ahead of time could save you. >> if people empty the room with furniture and they take down the pictures and move the tables and all the chock kyes -- items,

they can save. >> reporter: for more tips head to our website abc2news.com and check out angies list. keeping an eye on maryland's radar. it was much more active. i'm sure you heard the rumble of thunder at the office. cambridge, moving from dorchester, you can see where the main clusters of storms is right now. it's in northern virginia, harrisburg, culpepper. this is the area that will get the true potentially severe weather but i don't see it for central maryland, all but our southern fringe toward charles county another shower or two. people enjoying sunshine. 72 out at bwi right now. through the day you can see that

storm line. we picked a few cameras. there's the storm, clears the severn up and sail boats are up. manchester high. watch the brief storm early there. things begin to clear out. people are back on the field. you have the downpour. winds have been out of the southwest today, a warm breeze. now they're shifting west. we're going to be breezy but temperatures will remain pretty comfortable. tomorrow i think we're in the low 60s, not as warm. we continue to see fairly good gusts. it will be gusty. temperatures running warm near 70 even in york and easton. but the highs today, which reached the mid-70s, not expecting that tomorrow, low 60s, so about a 12-degree

cooloff. right now the main weather action being created is well out to our south and west. we'll see a couple of showers. that's going to be about it. the cold front is pushing through. it is not going to cool us off. 10, 12, 15 degrees in spots. we're swinging back and forth. the humidity levels much higher to the south. we will be comfortably dry, so that will be nice, sort of pleasant, 60, 70. clearing later in the day. your friday forecast will bring in some increased clouds late friday. our next weather maker could bring showers into the area we think for saturday morning, scattered showers late overnight into saturday morning but the second half of the weekend looks nice and dry. overnight 52, partly cloudy. tomorrow 62, mostly sunny, windy and mild.

tomorrow night we're down to 37. your seven-day forecast looking ahead. we find temperatures reaching into the upper 60s by sunday and into next week looks like we'll get a warmer trend monday and tuesday. we can get the seven-day forecast. >> i'm enjoying it. this is a naggal magazine. it's called broadcasting and cable. our station is one of the best. here's y this is our app. it's available right there on your i-and and your i--- ipad and iphone. it's right here on your mobile device, your ipad, iphone and now the nation is noticing what

we're doing. >> people always tell me they like the seven-day, radar. >> waking up in the morning and clicking on your phone and telling you what the weather will be like. it want supposed to finish this way, was it? a chance of playing in the finals. maryland exited stage left in a blowout. the terps were no match for notre dame. it wasn't how they wanted the season to end but the coach said she is still proud of her squad. >> to be able to bring maryland back for another elite eight, two acc championships and how we were able to represent maryland. >> they're all number one

schools. a student who was very successful on jeopardy last month will be honored. she ended up finishing second. she won $50,000. she will be honored tomorrow afternoon in towson. let's take a look outside. here is the inner harbor as we take a look at another look.

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