i'm jeff hagueer. i'll have the details. newt gingrich makes another stop in maryland. someone has a big megamillions ticket in their pocket and it's not me. we want to start with the breaking news out of oakland, california. seven people are now dead and three others wounded in a shooting at a christian university. those wounded were being seen carried out on stretcher out of the building. the suspect was arrested in a neighboring city of alameda described as a heavyset korean man. he was a nursing student no longer enrolled in the school. we'll bring you more information if we get it in this newscast. world news will have more at 6:30. now to carroll county after a teenager is dead along poole

road and gamber. authorities say heavy rain contributed to the didn't that claimed the life of a teen just south of sykesville road. >> reporter: the fresh scars on the tree and it's dangling bark made it easy for lisa and her daughter to find the crash scene. >> it was bad. we had a lot of police here. we didn't know what had happened until this morning. >> reporter: it would be much more difficult to find the word tools comfort her daughter over the loss of her close friend. >> you just hold them. you just hold them and tell them that you love them and that you'll be there for them. >> reporter: investigators with the carroll county sheriff's office said rita medeiros was driving on poole road in a downpour when she lost control of her toyota corolla, veering off the road and wrapping it around a tree. >> they responded to the san and

found the driver deceased. heavy rain and speed are considered factors. >> reporter: bearing that out, here at the scene, you can sea where the -- see where the vehicle struck the tree with such force that it not only smashed the windshield but sent cards of glass 50 feet away. she was a member of grace fellowship chapel who touched many lives. now her friends, classmates and fellow church members are struggling to deal with the loss of their own. in carroll county, jeff hague are, website -- hager, abc2 news. >> call 410-386-2900, if you have information about the crash.

traffic is running very smoothly here. the rain has moved out before becoming an issue, but the cooldown is on its way. meteorologist wyatt everhart has your first forecast. wyatt? there were rain showers we had to deal with. that system now moving further and further offshore. you she it way over the atlanta pick. we're high and dry and crystal clear. temperatures now so comfortable despite the winds gusting to 33 miles an hour. still sitting at 60 in baltimore. frost and freeze concerns northward and a freeze warning for carroll county west in the hagerstown area. a deeper freeze after 2 a.m., so bring in those plants, protect any tender vegetation. through the day we'll bounce back rapidly after that early morning freeze. once the sun comes out we'll

warm up. we'll talk about how things will change through the week. that's coming up. >> here's the latest on the animal abuse case that happened nearly three years ago. the torching of a young pitbull later named mexican in 2009 was enough to create a great are awareness and reporting of animal abuse. that has led to an increase in prosecutions and the retrial for the now 21-year-old trial of the twins began last week. students at towson university are struggling with the deaths of two students over the weekend. 27-year-old timothy coyer, an iraq veteran died from cardiac arrest but we don't know what caused his heart to fai. 12 hours earlier junior ryan bailey was the victim of a hit and run. bailey died at the scene but they have little to go on other than they're looking for an

older odd del -- model boxy style card, white or silver. >> really some bemplet everybody's walking around with their heads down. people are wondering the details about the situation. everybody is upset about it. >> the university has scheduled a vigil for 8:00 tomorrow night on campus. if you know anything about the hit and run early saturday morning. call police at 410-307-2020. towson university said the most important thing we cran do is provide support as we deal with the sadness, the loss of two young men just beginning their adult lives. now to continuing coverage of democracy 2012. newt gingrich was back in our state today. he held several events in fresmght -- frederick.

gingrich said that mitt romney would likely be the republican nominee, laying off one third of his staff after a visit to annapolis to save some money. tomorrow is the date for the primary for all congressional seats, one senate seat and the presidential race. polls will open at 7:00 and will remain open until 8:00. the two were trying to encourage people to red to the polls tomorrow. >> our presence will remind them that tomorrow is election day. hopefully they will remember congressman harris and myself. stay up to date on the political

news. head to website -- abc2 news/mol -- politics. today is world autism today. it's light it up blu. tonight mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, along with others will flip the switch, lighting city hall in blue for the month of ay. one out of 88 children on average are diagnosed with some form of autism. in maryland the number is 1 out of 80. bob buccaneer took time to honor two remaining tuskegee airmen. it was here at the woodlawn senior center. the two men, ages 91 and 92 served in the elite group back in the 1940s, who despite sec

gree gracious -- segregation were pioneers. >> they would always say why are you over there fighting for the freedoms you don't have at home. maybe one day it would change. we prayed it would. >> both men were honored for their military service. now let's get to our developing story surrounding the megamillions lottery. the grand prize was $656 more, and today the search is still on for the winner in maryland. i have to chase everybody to your website on your facebook page. that shot of you standing in front of that check is hilarious. >> reporter: no one would

believe me. president big question is who won the money. there are so many rumors. at this point no one has walked into maryland lottery offices to claim that big check. she told a new york reporter that she won the lottery. they're waiting and waiting and waiting some more. the maryland lottery is also waiting. as of this noon no one has come forward to get this big check. until they say who wins wins is not official. everything else is rumored. there's a lot of rumors out there. some of it is by how large the jackpot is and yesterday being april fool's day there were all kinds of hoaxes and just kind of people putting stuff on their facebook and twitter pages. >> reporter: meantime, over at wilson's house a guy knocks on the door but answers no

question's. here's with we do know, wilson has only lived in this area for six months. no one knows much about her. they are won grand rapidsing if she really won. >> i spoke to her. she makes some good chicken. she's got some really good food. she's cool. >> reporter: meantime, the guy leaves and still doesn't answer questions. there are rumors that the winner is also a guy from's se. there's rumors that the guy is from pennsylvania and staff at mcdonald's and the arguing over the ticket. either way, the lottery says they'll wait. >> trust me if i had a hint to give, we would -- i would at least think about it. probably wouldn't but we don't know. >> until they come through that door with the ticket saying i'm ready to be anonymous or public, you don't know.

>> we don't know. that's correct. >> reporter: no one has come forward in kansas or illinois, either. think about it this way. wouldn't you want some time to think if your life was about to change noarever -- forever. >> all right. thanks a lot. hey, listen, you owe $400 for heating your bill in january. coming up, that's a scam. ed the new ipad named as the best than let. what about the overheating issue. 60 was your forecast. our two-degree winner virginia sullivan. congrats. you get an abc2 umbrella.

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show me everything that's happened in annapolis up to now. you're looking at the sunrise. the wind's always at your back. it was very windy. wyatt will have the forecast coming up. prarnt lit over-- apparently the overheating issues of ipad isn't

a big deal. the engineers found the newest apple tablet can get as hot as 116 degrees. the magazine declared it is the best in its tablet computer rankings. the magazine downplayed it. we are concerned over our gas prices, which seem to have slowed down a bit according to aaa. the average price of gas $3.92, and in baltimore regular is up a penny since thursday, four cents in a week. premium up to $4.23. as for regular -- record, it's nine cents away from the all time high. abc2 news continues to work for you. just head to abc2news.com. at the top of the home page click on traffic, gas prices and

you'll find a list by the people living and driving in the area. we also have an interactive map to help you. all right. a pass due notice from your utility company is enough to scare you into action. that's what scammers are counting on. abc2 news joce sterman explains why. >> reporter: it's the price you pay for power, water or heat. you probably dread the utility bills but the statement some are getting are coming with more than a big balance. according to the internet crime complaint people are getting emails from a utility company claiming they have a new bill that's supposed to be paid. you're supposed to click on the attachment. you won't find the total. the attachment is a computer virus that could cause serious damage. many of the people hop sent the emails didn't use the utility company that sent them the bill.

even if it does look like your utility provider, don't just click linedly on their attachments. if you're notified by email contact them independently. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> for more on this story or any other scam alert, head to abc2 news/scam alert. you'll find the scam alert link. crystal clear after a somewhat cloudy start. we did have some rain overnight but 60 at bwi, a beautiful shot and 26% on the relative humidity. we have finally gotten to that part of the year where our average high is 60 or higher. annapolis, blue skies of course.

ellicott city, blue skies. the trees are shaking in the wind. chesapeake beach. you can see the whitecaps for a good chunk of the afternoon. as the winds let up we lose the whitecapping effect but a blue sky type of day. maryland's most powerful radar scanning clear that should continue to be the case through perhaps wednesday morning when we could see a round of showers early wednesday and then things drying out again for the latter part of the week. frost and freeze concerns for the northern half of maryland. this is going to include kent and car row line county -- caroline county. all points north of baltimore and as you go further west, these bright shaded county, that's a deep freeze, meaning several hours below freezing. bring in the pets, plants and

north of baltimore. we're warm and mild and just a light northwesterly wind for the next few hours. we have a few gusts up to 18. winds have certainly let up. despite the fact we're mild now, under a clear sky with almost no humidity in the air and nothing to keep temperatures up. winds letting up. we'll see a big drop in temperatures overnight. that's why the frost concern. for a couple of hours early tomorrow morning. 2ham to 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, crystal clear across the mid-at antic re-- atlantic region. to our immediate west there's not much out there. generally clear weather. we've got mild air building in across the deep south. that will shift further north, so the very chilly, frosty scenario tonight gets replace bid warmer air late in the day tomorrow and more humid air.

the moisture levels are dry allowing things to cool off. once we get more humid conditions edging their way into maryland by late tomorrow that will prevent us from cooling off. so the frost concern is just tonight. that chance for rain is not there tomorrow. not tomorrow night. as we go into early wednesday, it's possible we could get a boundary that could spark a few showers and clear out rapidly wednesday. frost overnight into your election day morning, especially north of baltimore. 67 for a two-degree high. we'll recover quickly. no reason to not head out and vote. this is what i'm talk bsmght it's not going -- talking about. it's not going to be has cold. we're looking at opening day, low to mid-60s. go o's. >> it's almost a holiday in

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let's goat back to the -- get back to the breaking news. seven people were killed in a shooting at a christian school in california. the suspect is a founder student. there will be more in a couple minutes on world news with diane sawyer. temperatures beginning to drop off. we're not mid-50s and buoy back up through westminster and hickory. cooling off. the frost will be brief like before 6:00, 7 a.m. in the morning. we wind up in the upper 60s for your election day. get out there and vote. abc2 news at 6:00.

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