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conference. he said wilson wants people to stop knocking on her door. she told the new york post that she is the winner of the jackpot. police are investigating several burglaries in kingsville and joppa. the sheriff's office said it could be because of the warm weather. >> federal health officials are investigating an out break of salmonella. it could be linked to sushi. prosecutors in oakland have filed seven murder charges against the men accused in the mass shooting at the christian shooting. the oakland police cleave said the program director was the
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intended target. much like the nation marylanders are looking for new jobs. >> now they're back that suggestion. >> reporter: for the whole session, governor o'malley has been pushing for more taxes to pay for more road projects. >> then we have to build it. china and india aren't going to do it. >> they're supporting a study that has identified road projects that will stimulate a-jobs, includingen effort to widen 695 and replace some of the beltway's bridges. another one is a $220 million project to make 295 six lanes instead of four.
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they said in the short term it would create jobs and in the long time quality of life and economic competitiveness for marylanders. >> let's make sure we make the investments we need to move forward. >> reporter: rating the -- raged the transportation fund to pay for nontransportation projects have put structure on hold. it said economic growth would stop the temptation to continue borrowing money. >> helps relieve pressure on the jnl fund which helps avoid tax increases. >> reporter: to start new projects you need to raise money. to raise money you need to raise taxes. in this economy some marylanders are not up for that. >> they need to find a way to pay for the roads that does not involve taxing everything.
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>> something other than taxation. maybe reallocation of the funds they already collected in taxes could be better served somewhere else. >> reporter: in baltimore, don harrison, abc2 news. >> well, today would have been a flies delay to be out on the roads. picture perfect day. skies looking clear. so how long will the spring like weather stick around? let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> feels like we're on the warm side, above 70. enjoy it. there is a cooldown coming. the frost and freeze advisories. that colder air beginning to take a dive south. in fact, the warm air south of that cold air mass is spark severe thunderstorm warnings for virginia but not for our area. you can see the storms flaring up down toward virginia beach. in any case the bottom line is this. it's warm with temperatures in the mid-70s from hagerstown to
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easton. you she that cooler air. it's coming in. get ready for it. the rest of the evening 60s. we'll talk about how we may not get back to 60 by the afternoon time frame. that's coming up. >> social media giant facebook has already given us a look at who's dating who. now they're taking thing as step famplet abc2 -- farther. abc2 news jamie costello has more. >> the center said it's possible to track sexually transmitted diseases using facebook. there are reasons people in the same circles behavior similarly. they asked for a list of friends who could be at risk. with the patient's permission
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they notified them. researchers say this could be a good opportunity to fight the stigma of std's and use social media to post updates about using four square at clinics. >> now the very latest on the miss universe pageant contest involving a contestant who was born a boy. jen that was set to compete until she was disqualified because the pageant rules are that they must be naturally born females, but the page jnt's owner, donald trump overturned the rule. >> i don't want anyone else to suffer the discrimination. >> trump said his decision is based on the laws of in canada e
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united states and he hopes that she l she said her background was never a secret and she shared it openly at a transender pageant -- transender pageant from two years ago. . >> "dancing with the stars" said good-bye to one of its stars. here's george pennachio. >> jack and anna. >> reporter: after three weeks of highly competitive dancing, it's over for jack wagner, eliminated from "dancing with the stars." >> this is -- not easy it get on a show like this. it's an honor to be on. it's a ride and how long you can go on the ride and ours just ended. >> reporter: jack's ride ended with an impressive fox trot followed by an energetic drive and then judge carrie ann
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inabay. >> what have you learned? >> how to treat people. >> patting somebody on the back, by or girl. it really makes people feel good. i no it made me feel good. >> reporter: they see a tough sew son ahead for the dancers and the fans. >> each week will be a surprise elimination because everybody's good. some may be better in dancing, but the other guys are so much stronger in personal lit. it will be tough. >> moving on roshon fegan and his partner chelsie hightower are going on, but jaleel white wonder if there could be a rocky road ahead.
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>> every black person is in jeopardy now. we all learned our red light. rolling stones, act like jagger. how come i couldn't get james brown. >> the top 10 teams are back next woke for rock week. george pennachio reporting. stroll down the -- a stroll down the atlantic city boardwalk almost turned deadly. a water main break can happen anywhere. why some contractors in d.c. may be in need of a presidential pardon tonight.
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the man hop police said was -- who police said was driving drunk headed down the atlantic boardwalk. this captured all the action. help went several blocks before getting on the expressway where officers caught up with him at a toll plays disa. the driver was caught with numerous counts. seven polish crew members were rescued from a chip after running aground. two royal air force helicopters
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-- the ship was in one piece and they were trying to refloat it. >> and the white house nearly became the wet house today after construction workers accidentally hit a service line sending water shooting into the air. crews were working on upgrading underground utilities including water and sewer lines when the break happened. well, they're going to need a really big sticker for the back of the plane. how a crew member became a hero to one female passenger on a very long flight. i'm tory dunnan in washington. rick santorum continues his attack on mitt romney, but the former massachusetts governor is shifting his focus to president obama.
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in the air, a flight attendant thought she had seen everything. but a surprise delivery 30,000 neat above africa changed her mind. >> reporter: in 29 years of service, she's seen a great day. >> we have pregnant people on the plane all the time. >> reporter: in late march nothing seemed up usual. a scheduled 12-hour flight, a lady report lad lady is scream -- reported a lady screaming. >> she's going to have a baby. >> i need a flashlight, lubricant, gloves. >> reporter: they also brought a pair of scissors sterilized in a cup of vodka. she asked if a doctor was onboard. >> let's get ready. >> reporter: there happened to
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be an obgyn who stepped up and took over. there's more. first, the baby pictures, so you know everything turned out well and it did. before this little guy entered the world, susan carnes helped comfort the mother. >> she was strong and brai. she was incredible. she's in a public place. i realized as i looked over the seats that everyone is looking at me, obviously. i just held them up. i said, it's a boy and everybody clapped. there was laughter. it was fun and exciting. she was happy and wee -- weepy. it was grade. >> reporter: susan said she has never seen anything like this. >> they only touch on it in training. >> reporter: maybe they need to upgrade the training. i imagine this had to be better than an inflight movie.
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>> no doubt about that. >> the plane made an emergency landing in senegal. there are now some citizen issues because the baby was born over the african continent but the good thing is the baby was healthy. >> that's wild to think what citizen. wow. dual citizenship maybe. maybe three countries. 75 at airport. humidity at 40%. this is dry. the thing is as nice and mild as it is now, i'm telling you temperatures headed down for the next two days. they will warm up again into our easter weekend. let's take a look at some of the pictures. want to show you kent island first. it was a calm still morning and then the chop comes up. look at the water.
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the winds gust up to near 230. laurel a cloudy start. then the sun comes out late in the day at the high school annex. you can see the skies go from gray to plu. it was a day of improving weather. the leading edge of cooler air, so, again, this time of the year it take has while for the cold air to arrive. we'll feel it tonight and by tomorrow. maryland's radar all clear. pleasant about 15 degrees above average. humidity extremely dry. outdoor burning ill advised. we have a red flag warning from philly north, very dry conditions in maryland. frost conditions garrett. it will creep toward baltimore tomorrow night and severe thunderstorm potential in virginia. so active weather all around us but not so much in maryland. we've kind of got the luck of the dwraw quiet weather.
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to the west we have active weather break out not just across the tennessee valley but further west. the same system that gripped through texas, producing storms in northern alabama. the core of the system is a double barreled low pressure pushing storms in kentucky and southern ohio. cold air will come in for us by tomorrow and by tomorrow night, but a mild evening. you can see the warm surge up the east coast but cooler hair about to punch. chances of rain will be extremely minimal through the early part of next week. looks like all precipitation will stay well south of us. overnight clear, breezy. temperatures begin to drop after sunset. tomorrow we struggle through the 50s. we think we'll get to 60, struggling to get to 60. so maybe bring a area along.
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again, 60s are our average high and a sunny scenario. it will be tough to complain if you're lucky enough to have friday off. as we push toward easter sunday a fresh warmup. as you head toward brunch on sunday, looks like very nice day for this. >> easter egg hunt and all the good stuff. >> church, you name it. let's clift gears and talk about politics in democracy 2012 news. mitt romney walked away with three big victories, one in maryland, wisconsin and district of columbia. rick santorum said he is not backing down. definitely a great night for mitt romney. so where do we go next? >> reporter: mitt romney is that much closer to the delegate count. you have rick santorum still going after mitt romney.
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romney on the other hand is doing the opposite. he's focusing on president obama. >> the people of this country have stood up and followed because they've seen someone who have a clear positive vision, someone whose convictions are forged in steel not on -- not on an etch a sketch. >> here's the ver important delegate count. you have mitt romney with 654 delegates, more than twice the amount that rick santorum has. romney's going to need 44% to get to 1,144. on the other hand, santorum needs 80%. so, kelly, clearly, the odds are in romney's favor at this point.
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>> we'll stay tuned. now over to jamie costello. >> coming up at 6:00, we have 10 homes broken into in harford county. what are authorities doing to keep the neighborhood safe. we'll introduce you to one of the couples battling in the brickover challenge. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. now here's diane sawyer with what's ahead on world news. diane? >> before your next checkup, did you know there are some tests that may do more harm than good? we'll tell you what they are as doctors break their silence tonight on world news.
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yahoo says it's laying off 2,000 employees, 14% of the workforce to save mon nicht the company is facing tough competition from google among others. it will save about $375 million each year. this is the latest of several large scale playoffs over the past few years. to make things worse student loan debt is larger than credit card debt. some experts say the trillion dollar student loan debt could be a new bub thal could eventually lead to another economic crisis. part of the reason it's growing is young people are unable to find work. they're returning to school, increasing their loans. and the small wireless carrier with about 400,000 culls
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-- customers in maryland is partnering with apple to start selling the iphone. this is the time of year kids tend to be around a lot of baby animals but we have a warning after several people in maryland have gotten sick. that story pat 6 with jamie costello which starts right now is. >> so we're fully secured now. >> homeowners take action after a rash of daring burglaries. the sheriff's office is in the area. i cannot say with any certainty that this ticket exists. >> does she or doesn't she? the million dollar mess industry continues -- mystery continues. does the senator as a cureall.
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the reason the harford county sheriff's office is in abington is to give you all the information you need to protect yourself and your stuff. >> reporter: what is disturbing is most of the crimes are committed when people are home. the sheriff is hoping someone saw something that could help crack the case. the burglaries happened in a three mile area around kingswood and joppa. it is cliche but this is perhaps the last place you would expect burglars to hit, an established neighborhood where neighbors look out for each other. that's why shannon couldn't believe someone would come into her home while she was there with two small children. >> when i saw the window open, i knew something wasn't right. when i looked out the window, you ca see the chair. they took everything off the counter and put it on the side
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