in america this friday morning. thank you for watching, good morning. we'll see if all the ticket buys have been made.

get a check of the forecast. and good morning to you. happy friday to you. and a frosty start. a frost advisory and chilly and drive. we're looking at harper. baltimore and carol and frederick. you are looking at freeze warnings. adams. lancaster. we're looking at cold temperatures. good morning t is friday s it quiet.

>> a nice start. and especially traveling on the east side we have the exit ramp. all is clear and 695. and outer loop for the start. over to you. and this is our big story and sure to be on a lot of people's minds. the drawing for the largest mega millions haofplt here with more is megan who is live and, megan, people are breaking their piggy bank trying to get a ticket. have you bought yours yet? >> i would say it is worth it.

they are famous for the winning ticket. that's where we are now. and 540 million by now. we'll be out here talking to people. this is lucky. back in 2008, woman won about 183 million here. and we'll talk to people trying to strike it rich. now back to you. we'll check in with you for a bit. we want to break this down, should you win 540 million. sounds like a lot, to san onofre is 341 million. that's the lump sum buyout you win here in maryland you pay about 25% in taxes.

you have to pay on that 9% taxes if you are a resident. if you are not a resident, though it will be 7.5%. what does it mean? if you win it with taxes you bring home 13.8 million a year for 26 years. that's if you took the buy out. lump sum, you walk with 259 million. that's after taxes. sounds confusing. we have a break down for you. and covering the mega millions frenzy. be careful what you wish for. and the news at 11. the news this morning a mistrial has been declared in after 18 hours of deliberate. the man a accused of killing his brother. his body was found in a wooded

area. the state is trying to decide whether to start over again. ali will remain in the detention center. 4:34 a developing story that unarmed teen killed last month. the brother of the man who shot trayvon martin is speaking. we have all new information. what have you learned? >> yes, all new, two weem are seeking out about the shooting. the brother of george zimmerman. the eyewitness said it started with loud voices before turning into a scuffle and a gunshot. trayvon martin was shot and killed february 26th in florida. a neighborhood watch capin. his brother said he did not chase anyone he was on his way to target. he thought he looked suspicious as he walked around the community not because of his race but bus of break ins.

he attacked his brother. and george was injured bought new video and eyewitness account tells another story. >> he did not appear hurt, he seemed worried or whatever. was on the sidewalk. his hand up to his forehead. >> he shot him that's not fact. >> that's not a fact. >> that's not what happened? >> he did shoot him, right? >> he stopped someone from disarming him. >> reporter: now the person who handled the body saw no signs of a fight. charlie, back to you. universities will hold vigils remembering trayvon martin. and cmu will take part as students from alabama. the vigils planned for later tonight. and closer to home, students at morgan state joined the demonstrations across the u.s. at an event.

they wore orange xs. they wanted to make sure and make a statement to the nation that it is time for stereotyping to stop. in other news the investigation into the death of a toddler hit by a car. all this in baltimore t happened on the corner of highland avenue. the 2 year old was rushed to the hospital with none life threatening injuries. and snow white and sleeping beauty, fairy tales are a part of being a kid. where you can take the little ones to experience a fairy tale life here. where. and video of a tornado in a bus. why some are calling themselves lucky. look at this. we'll look in a bit. this is what is new across the state. we're good morning maryland. today in new york a documentary will hit the screens, bullying. more about that when we

continue in a moment.

this this evening as low pressure system works across

the area. for right now as you head out the door, we're not dealing with much. we don't have cloud cover, the clouds from the system to the west will blow off across the area. we will see clouds throughout the day. but this morning we have a frost advisory in effect t is chilly out there. 31 an accident. they are below arrange. and 37 and 32 in woodbine. make xdsure you have that heavy coat this morning. check the traffic now. good morning to you. the friday morning drive kicking off good for you out there. a couple of zones to look for. in the northbound direction we're in the left lane at i- 195. as you continue north on 95. this is what you will find. lanes are open and moving freely at this time f you are traveling through the city on the interstate 83. a live look at the jfx and

northern parkway you will see a work zone. only one lane getting by in each direction. back over to you. and 300 members of the army national guard took to the air. they boarded jet fighters to afghanistan for another round of dutiy. they said -- duty. they said goodbye last night. 42 outside f you are a parent the last thing on your mind will be your child's credit history. and meet a 7-year-olds who credit is tarnished. how thieves got this man's information. why you should look out for your little one. picking the numbers for the mega millions may be at your fingertip. we're back in a bit.

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arguments about the president's health care law will now be going into the hands of the supreme court. the justices will discuss the case today then vote but we're not going to know the final decision until june. an order to commute the sentences of a couple. the order was signed yesterday and is the governor's first time using that executive power since he took office. today habitat for human anitty will dedicate new homes. the ceremony will be held at the charter school. a documentary on bullying will open tonight t tells the story of two families who children committed suicide t is in limited release and open without a rating so children under 17 can see it. facebook users, today the company will switch your page over to the new time line

format. a format is not optional. from the big screen a story. and fairy tales captured the young and young at heart. and they're celebrating with the fairy tale festival. they will be princes aide princesses for a day. the glass slipper will be there. >> this this is full of fun and magic, they see the connection. and it kicks off from 10 to 3 and from sunday from 1 to 3. and back to the big story, like a fairy tale. a chance of winning the jackpot in history 540 million. and we're live this morning with more. she is in middle river and this has been a lucky hot spot. >> it has been. and a couple of years ago in 2003 there was a woman who won

a huge jackpot and took him 76 million. and people have flocked here. and you can buy everything you wanted and then some. but that's a big discussion that everyone is talking about. what you would buy if you won a half a billion. and a tanker you have been here how many years? >> 28. >> people are, what, what is it like when it gets really big here? >> the bigger the jackpot the more people everyone talks about what they will do t would be a great thing to figure out. >> not a bad problem to do? >> i think that i would take care of my family, try to set up, you have to keep some structure with that kind of money and do what you wanted. you know it would make -- i have to have something.

per week and the rest of the time do what you wanted. do you have the people who have the tickets and do you have the people who never play but when it gets this big they have to do it. >> the ones that never play are the ones that win. the ones that play they win f do you it all the time it is hard to break even unless you win this. do you have your tickets? >> i do. do you have a good feeling? i was coming in and a couple of women back in the deli i said did you buy the tickets, they bought the feeling ticket? >> do you feel like. >> i feel that way every time. but it has not worked out. you cannot forget about eric and i. >> no problem. >> we'll check in with people who talk here and people who work here and talking to everyone coming in. and we'll let you get back to work. we're here and talking to people coming in.

this area doesn't open up until 6 a.m., there are people here and buying tickets. back to you. not at all surprising. there are is a lot of apps that can help you pick the winning fms -- numbersment can youdown load the lotto pro app and generates picks on those results. the iphone app lets you store your previous digits so you know which ones did not strike, strike it rich last time. in the end of the day. it is about odds and lady luck. >> i wish we would teach people about numbers t is terrible. and the odds of hitting the numbers is about 1 in 176 million. big news for best buy. the retail remember closeing 5

0. they will open the same number of stores in china. the company said they have struggled years since amazon and other retailers opened the market. a giant one is now closing another is opening and bringing in employees to help out. and lin is a so has an anchor who is being affected by this. >> yahoo you know about the giant, the doors close there for the gainal time bought mile away a new giant opened to replace that old one joust give you an idea how long the it has been around, it opened in 1971 when nixon was president. the new store is bigger and better and many are now working at the new store. at 5 we'll what is lanked for

the space at the old giant. that's 59. time for news around the nation. thieves are taking advantage of children's credit. a 7-year-old in california has a lengthy credit report. someone stole his identity and opened 7 credit cards all totaling about 15,000-dollar mispurchases on the cards. his parents caught it early but most do not catch it until their child tries to get a card of their own. keep an eye on your children's credit file. the guy that went all out. they showed a basketball and the ball, wait for it, goes through the hoop. you heard it but you did not see it t is the first time it has been shot from a moving blimp. everyone is thrilled.

time for a check of the forecast. that's what i will look like when i win that 540 million. >> we have a frost advisory. this is the second time this week we're talking about the cold. we did have a freeze warning in effect that's what you are seeing in pennsylvania this morning. we're dealing with a frost advisory. and that's for harper county. frederick. that's where you are dealing with a freeze morning. right now the temperatures are a bit on the chilly side. you can see 32 now. and baltimore above average. 38 for this time of the year the temperatures will fall. and 36 and what i'm say something that you need a heavy coat as you step out the door for the kids. now, the satellite and radar not picking up on a lot.

that's dropping the temperatures. as we look to the west in ohio. showers and storms trying to move across the area. we'll get on the action but later with the moisten up the atmosphere before we get the showers and storms moving in t will be courtesy future trends will show rain in the forecast tomorrow morning. and then that should slide out of here throughout the day. drizzle and clouds lingering, we will dry out especially as we go into sunday a check now of the traffic with angela. a quiet start for you? >> a very quiet start for the drive. we had off to a great start as you head out. and around 695 traffic moving along. you will find lanes open. and pulaski and the key bridge.

this is what you will find on i- 95 this morning. and we have two left lanes. one is getting by. a study about autism that has  researchers asking serious questions. freebie friday. dealing a-- deals ahead. that's when good morning maryland continues on this friday march 30th. >> that's georgia. we're back in a bit.

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village. now where know hamed a mara was buried. the family wanted him buried in algeria but they refused to accept the body. he was buried not far from where the shootings took place. and in london's residents are filling up fast in fear of a strike. the union representing the fuel tank drivers voteed a strike over health and safety standards. the prime minister is encouraging drivers to top off the tanks quickly a strike could cut the flow to the stations. and telling you about this for days. today the trial against amanda knox's parents will be in italy. they are facing libel charges. they are accused of making allegations of mistreatment during the arrest and detention of their daughter. she will likely be called in