>> reporter: mirlande wilson claims she has the winning ticket to the huge megamillions jackpot. the westport woman appeared at a press conference today with her new lawyer but did not speak. her lawyer edward smith, jr. hasn't seen the ticket, nor as he asked to see it. >> do you know where it is? >> no i cannot say with certainty that this ticket exists. i would caution anybody until it's presented to the lottery commission for processing that this does exist. they're only preparing in the event there are people who might challenge what we believe to be a legitimate claim. >> reporter: miss wilson claims she bought the winning ticket separately from a pool she joined with 14 colleagues. >> somebody can be placed in a precarious situation or someone else can place you in a

precarious situation. >> reporter: mr. smith class tiesed the media for the coverage. >> the easiest way for it to be over is for all of you to go home and when miss wilson gets ready, then she should do what she desires to do. i think sometimes there are external storeses that work on us that push us into situations that we just have to deal with and this is one of them. i don't know where it came from. i can't identify who it was, but i do know that it has to be dealt with and it has to be dealt with in a way that the law affords her due process. >> reporter: in baltimore, tim rutherford, abc2 news. >> now miss wilson is from haiti. her lawyers will deflected immigration issues saying he wouldn't want her statements to be misconstrued by authorities.

>> now the violent storms in texas. abc2 news jamie costello joins us with the latest. >> the national weather service said about a dozen tornadoes hit the area yesterday. today we're hearing amazing stories of survival. some homes were destroyed while others were still standing. >> oh, wow. oh mi goodness. >> according to the national weather service more than a dozen tornadoes pummeled the area. >> please take shelter immediately. >> reporter: a news helicopter captured one twister's fury. >> look, look, look, huge trailers, these huge rigs, the back ends of tractor-trailers are being thrown hundreds of yards. >> reporter: but tornadoes tore

through neighborhoods, lifting roofs off buildings. more than 650 homes were damaged. yet, there are stories of survival. he hid into this storage space a grandmother is being hailed as a hero. she saved her three grandchildren by seeking shelter into a bathtub, even holding on to her grandson as the wind tried to rip him from her arms. >> i grasped him harder. >> tonight the national weather service is investigating how the tornadoes, which appeared to flatten some homes and graze others jumped place to place limiting what could be a more deadly storm. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> abc2news.com is your source for everything that happens in tornado alley. we have teams of storm chasers going after storms all over the

country, including texas. many of them stream live video so you can see them as they race to get as close to possible to some of the most violent storms. just go to abc2news.com/weather. also severe thunderstorms in parts of louisiana. the storm brought heavy rains, quarter sigh hail and winds. today clear, dry and a little wind. the big question, will it stay dry the rest of the week. meteorologist wyatt everhart with that all important first forecast. >> kelly, i mean, just dry, sunny, almost no humidity, no moisture in the air and temperature wise lack at these numbers -- look at these numbers, 5 in baltimore and east -- 75 in baltimore and easton. so nice stuff. through the evening temperatures begin to drop. we've already got a north breeze

blowing. as we go into the day tomorrow and opening day temperatures will be running cool. we'll talk about that straight ahead. >> thanks a lot. a body was found in the roads on bengies road last night. baltimore county police are investigating and saying the body is being taken to the medical examiner's office for examination. the body was discovered about 7:30. a series of home burglaries last week have authorities in harford county concerned. 10 homes in kingsville and joppa were hit. tonight there's a community meeting to get some of the neighbors involved. >> reporter: what authorities are most worried about is the fact that they happened while most of the homeowners were home. the homes were hit in the late evening hours. no one was injured but the

burglars were able to get away with small items and were able to get through windows and doors. they are encouraging people to make sure their homes are secure at all times. >> they were going into homes that were easy to get into. we really want people to be aware. warm weather is coming. you have a tendency to maybe leave a window open. not be conscious to a screen door being locked. you don't want somebody getting into your home that shouldn't be there. >> reporter: the sheriff's office will step up patrols in the communities and will put officers on bikes in the area. they're asking people to stop by the mountain christian church to talk about making their homes safer. we'll have more tonight at 6:00. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. in tonight's consumer alert, sushi lovers, listen up.

health officials are reporting people being sick. they believe spicey tuna roll sushi is highly suspect. burger king is pulling their ads. mary j. blige is singing about clicken wraps. it was pulled because of licensing issues. they also got a lot of backlash from criticism which says it reinforce stereotypes. it's part of the new branding. let's talk politics on democracy 2012. after sweeping all three primaries last night mitt romney has all but wrapped up the nomination. romney won big yesterday in maryland, wisconsin and d.c.,

but his gop rifles -- rivals are bound to stay in the race. romney said he won't pressure them to end their campaign but -- >> i hope we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible. i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battle ground states. >> romney is already doing battle with president obama. today marks a somber day in our nation's history. on april 4th, 1968, the reverend martin luther king, jr. was assassinated gunned down on a balcony in memphis, tennessee. memphis will renate one-mile stretch of road martin luther king avenue. a candlelight vigil is planned tonight at 6:30 at the king

memorial in d.c. for many people living with the deadly disease, drug cost mean the difference between life and death. coming up how local lawmakers are tackling the problem of drug shortages. facebook can tell us who's dating who and now who has an std. how the social network site can predict and prevent std's. plus, baby onboard, meet delta's newest stow away. how a flight attendant helped deliver a baby at 33,000 feet.

imagine having a potentially deadly disease and not being able to get the drugs you need to save your life. lawmakers are doing all they can to fix it. joce sterman is here with details. >> reporter: in demand drugs for

some deadly diseases are changing hands but not in the way they should. that's creating shortages and price hikes. senator barbara mikulski wants that to stop. there was a round table discussion today. they're trying to deal with the drug shortage problem. it's believed some fake pharmacies are buying certain medications and transferring them to wholesale companies they own and selling them at a prompt it's a prob -- profit. it's a problem for some patients like josh who needs the medicine. >> the prognosis depends on how fast the tumor shrinks. we shouldn't have to live with

that. >> reporter: josh williams said when he gets the drug, he feels bad because he wonders who will be going without. the senator is pushing for a better deal with drug companies. >> all right. take a look outside, bright and sunny. we have improving weather across baltimore, across maryland. 75 degrees but, again, bone dry on the humidity. winds northwest at 18. that's going to begin to change the temperature profile. we lock for colder weather arrive overnight and into the next few days. it will moan a cooler day for opening day on your friday. first, lock at the clouds earlier today giving way to sunshine. it was a day of improving weather. kent island dog a little

dredging here. we went from calm to choppy askings p--- choppy as the north winds picked up. great afternoon for sailing with plenty of wind and sunshine. maryland's most powerful radar continuing to scan all clear. that's going to hold up right into the next several days. in fact, it's getting to the fact we can use rain, rain totals running several inches behind. there are burn concerns north of us. new jersey red flag warning, so very dry air but pleasantly warm and comfortable. i want to show you the high temperatures on the day. downtown flirting with 80, getting to 77. we hit 74 in annapolis. 75 in cambridge. more active weather south and us. the showers and storms overspreading west virginia, parts of virginia. shout is where we have a severe thunderstorm watch through coastal north carolina. so this is an hear we could see

severe storms tonight. unless you're traveling well south you're looking good because most of this weather will remain confined south of us. you can see the stalled out frontal boundary south of baltimore. that's holding the showers to date. much more active weather to the west and particularly southwest where that same storm system that rips through texas will continue to impact places like louisiana. by the way, we're blogging about that, some wild video at abc2news.com. just check out the weather blog. in any case showers continuing this evening and some storms and severe weather as close as norfolk, virginia. then through thursday you should see the boundary keeping maryland in the clear or active weather south of us could be a big weather delay in say atlanta tomorrow afternoon and early friday. friday looks clear. this is a good setup for opening day. however, we will bring in the north wind with the clearing.

most of the day in the 50s if you're out tailgating you may get to 60 to 62 degrees late friday afternoon, still, lots of sunshine. ever?iet 42. the temperatures will continue to drop. 60, sunny skies and running quite a bit cooler. tomorrow night you could see patchy frost well to the north and west. all right. here's that seven-day forecast. as we look ahead, somehow we got the flag mixed with the easter bunny. we should have the bunny on sunday. but he will be back in a few minutes. all eyes on friday. when you look at day, it's really not ba.d i see you have your donate life green on. >> i know you can't wear one because of the weather wall. we're trying to get people to sign up to donate organs.

>> i within the with the evergreen. that's the brightest i can go. >> be seen in green. thanks a lot. junior achievement maryland and the university of phoenix are teaming up to help educate students. it's called ja bis town. students have an opportunity to learn a number of skills. sherrie johnson shows us how it's making a difference for students. >> reporter: it's quite busy here at the university of phoenix shop. it's part of the ja bis town educational facility. it's an elementary school program for students in 4th to 6th grade. >> it's a chance for students to not only apply what they learned in the classroom but be a part of a real town where the shop experiences reflect real life. >> reporter: it has four weeks

of in-class learning. they can write checks a vote all in an effort to help young people succeed in a global economy. >> we feel like reinforcing the value of education within an environment like this is an incredible opportunity. education is a global necessity and we feel like starting here in maryland is a way to impact up to 20,000 students. >> reporter: it allows students to enroll as had college student. they can participate in a brief education program and earn a certificate of completion. they earn more money to use at the ja bills town. they can take on a number of rolls including marks chief financial officer and campus director and students learn it. >> i'm learning how to manage money and how things in the real world work and how hard being a ceo is. >> before i came here i didn't

know anything about like checks or how to write one or deposit slips or in fact, how to keep track of a business, so before i came here, i always thought growing up would be fun. then i came here tend got a lot harder on me and i've learned a lot. >> educators hope this program can help change lives and help shape the future of students. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> junior achievement programs reach more than 4 million students per year. you might want to think twice before you have that test run at the doctor's office. a new report by doctors says many tests are over used. still ahead, we'll tell you the top five tests they say are not always necessary. and you may want to eat more collard greens and broccoli. why these veggies will give

women an edge in the battle against breast cancer.

sometimes when we're sick, we may have tests to determine what's wrong but tests are oftennen necessary. according to a report by nine physician groups here are the tests upoften don't nee.d antibiotics for a sinus infection. most infections are caused by viruses. repeat colorectal screenings. beginning at age 50 one colonoscopy every 10 years. and a back scan within the first

six weeks of lower back pain. just try physical therapy first. for the majority of women, a mammogram is successful in detecting breast cancer. however, for women with an increased risk adding other tests might identify cancers that might not be seen on a mammogram. the combination of a mammogram and an ultrasound can help them find the cancer before it's spread but undergoing an mri or ultrasound carries a high number of false positive results. here's another reason to eat more veggies. a study in china suggests eating broccoli, callly flashings arue giew a and others in the cabbage family may improve your odds of surviving breast cancer. they were 62% less likely to die

of breast cancer. 35% were less likely to have a recurrence of the disease compared to those who ate less. previous studies have shown eating a lot of these vegetables can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. this is the first study to examine women after a breast cancer diagnosis. a study by the nonprofit path foundation found the body mass index significantly underestimates the number of people or owe beals. the measure is possibly more misleading for women. researchers say mesh shoring the percentage of body fat is most accurate because it different rates fat, muscle and bone. for all the headlines, check out our website.

we already know they track everything from which stores we like to the shows we watch and, of course, who we're friends with. what researchers say they're tracking now, some extremely personal information. everybody's up for more jobs, but are you up for more taxes? i'm don harrison in baltimore. that's where the problem may come. >> he came. help danced. now he's gone. find out who got cut on this very competitive season of "dancing with the stars."

getting you up to the minute the attorney for the woman who claims to be the megamillions winner said she is unsure whether she has the ticket. mirlande wilson, from haiti with seven children held