make some money, folks. get it on the shelves. >> all you need is one good idea. that's what's making news in america th this broadcast is real time captioned by carrie o'brien. police want you to know about a series of home break- ins. what authorities are saying is disturbing about the cases. new information this morning in the mega millions jackpot, could there be another winner from maryland. deals are must with grocery shopping. it doesn't end with coupons. abc 2 news is working with you. that ahead. i'll megan pringle. >> i'm charlie. yesterday it was perfect.

it did, the sunshine busted through the area. today more seasonal temperatures. yesterday, we made it up into the mid-70s. today not see much. clear skies. cool and breezy and falling temperatures this morning. that means as you head out and about you will need the jacket. we are dry this morning. that's our 2 degree guarantee. has creme sweeps and clear skies that will translated into sunshine into the upper 40s. the winds are a little bit on the gusty side this morning, but we will start to have those die down into the afternoon. all right. a check of the traffic with angela, good morning. how are the roads? the roads are in great shame, pretty much quiet like the rest of the week. we have things going on in terms you go to the jfk, you wi

see a little bit of lights. directing you to the far right lanes, the left lanes are closed. the same on the top side of 695. charm probably and megan to you. >> good morning. chlorals are looking for a crack in the case. >> yes. most of the crimes are happening while the victims are home and linda so is here with the latest in the search for clues. >> reporter: yes. that is disturbing. most of the break-inerize happening when people have home. shannon was home with her children and the burglar got away with her cell phones and several other homes were struck between march 28th and april first and 10 others were targeted. shannon got a new alarm system right away. >> when i saw the window open i

knew right away something was not right. you could see the chair. they took everything on the counter. >> if you live in the area and see a car that looks suspicious get the tag number and call police linda so, abc 2 news. we'll new information about the man beaten in baltimore. police have identified the man from the video. they are looking to find the suspect. they found the recording and goal through his pockets and takeoff his clothes. a man has been arrested for being a peeping tom at a panera bread, after three separate incidents occurred. michael gila was followed by employees who saw him entering the women's bathroom. they got his tag number and that lead tool his arrest and this happened before. in earlier march, a woman saw a

man's hand reach under a door with a cell phone. 4:43. the latest on the martin case. we are hearing from the shooter's father again. george zimmerman has just hired another attorney, even though he has not been charged. zimmerman's father is saying that his son called 9-1-1 about a suspicious person. his new attorney is saying that this has nothing to do with martin being black. >> because that 6'3" young man made a terrible decision. it hit something in the face and break their nose and knock him to the ground. he was absolutely had the right to defend himself. more republicans than democrats are saying there is too much coverage of martin's death. new this morning.

>> this time a mom from mississippi is saying that her son lives in maryland with the mega millions ticket. >> reporter: well, i just got off of the phone with the mississippi mom. it is a big mistake there. i just spoke to her. today the maryland a lottery director will speak about the win. it happened today at 2:00 p.m. in the meantime, the mega millions controversy has take an new twist. now, this mississippi mom is claiming that her son is the mega millions winner from maryland. now, that rumor started on tuesday. and linda called a local tv station about the story in mississippi, but wednesday her son, michael claimed that he was not one of the winners of the $650 million jobbing jackpot. he said that the friend played a joke and created a fake ticket. now, he believed it, because he

bought 23 lottery tickets at the 7-eleven store. his mother started contacting news media before he knew it was a trick. >> he said, mom i hit the lottery. i said, i know, i've been trying to tell you that. i can almost cry, because i'm so happy for him. >> now, this whole thing has been a nightmare. the winning tickets were in maryland, kansas and illinois. back to you. >> thank you. now, marilyn wilson from baltimore claims to be the winner. his laundry room has not seen the ticket or asked to see it. >> i cannot say with certain tale that this ticket exists. i would caution anybody until it is presented to the lottery commission, for -- processing, that it does exist. we're only preparing in the

event that people that might challenge -- what we believe to be a legitimate point. >> wilson claims that he bought the separately from a mcdonald's pool. she joined in with 14 coworkers. stay tuned. >> twists and turns. all right. cleanup continues in texas after residents were hit hard and shocked by what they saw. ñ[=

4:39 right now. the cleanup continues in north texas as tornadoes flattened

hundreds of homes. now, those who witnessed the storms up close, they are reflecting on what they saw. >> i saw the tornado on 20. the power went out. my mom was in the bathroom and told us to come into the bathroom. >> local churches in the area suffered severe damages. they are wondering how to prepare for the easter weekend. red cross is saying 200 homes were destroyed and 650 were damaged. all right. yes. cleanup is going to continue and texas is dry once again for today. the threat for severe weather moved eastward yesterday in louisiana and mississippi, but we're seeing more showers and thunderstorms popping up across the same areas. and then take it to the north. we can see showers and thunderstorms across the ohio valley. that's the scenario there. that is staying away from us as we go throughout the day. high pressure will build in across the area and do its thing. we will see a couple of high

clouds in here today, but lots of sunshine in the forecast like yesterday. temperature wise this morning. the temperatures will drop through the morning. chestertown, 45 degrees. so it is on the cool side, i like that word, cool this morning. columbia around 46 degrees. and 43 degrees in daringten. all right. now, a check of the traffic with angela. all right. good morning, everyone. as we try to clear the overnight work zones a lot of lanes are closed on the key routes. this is a live look at 95. you will see flashing lights to the right side of your screen. that's in the southbound direction and northbound on i- 95 and continuing to 395, as you approach the street, you will see crews in the left lane there, here is a look at u.s. 50 on the bay bridge this morning. the left lane is closed.

we will tweet your changes on www.abc2news.com. charlie. all right. now information this morning about a possible motive for the school shooting. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪

this time, 4:45. five things that you need to know on this thursday morning. president barack obama is set to sign the jobs act today. the bill is intended to help people start up businesses. a news conference is scheduled today to announce the 2012 world car of the year and the performance car. the finalists -- a pretrial hearing is happening today in pennsylvania, for former penn

state football coach, sandusky. today is one day without shoes. you are supposed to spend part of your day barefoot, to understand what it's like for the kids without shoes. it is the unofficial beginning of spring. the pga master's tournament is today in augusta, georgia. all right. ravens' fans get ready, four months and four days until pre- season. the ravenings will start the preseason the same way that they did last year, in atlanta against the falcons on august 9th. then a home game against detroit. they host the jaguars on the 23rd and in st. louis on the

30s. today the orioles will have a workup, but before that they will catch up with their fans apt their annual lunch with the orioles. the coaches and players will host the luncheon and celebrate the 25th opening of camden yard. speaking of the 20th anniversary, in honor of that event, the park has been out fitted with new features to check out. a new deck and a bar. also a new ginos. some of the food has been added to the concussion as well. only the typical maryland favorites. tune in today for new features. we are live there tomorrow. >> yes. you are excited. well, abc 2 news has learned that howard university softball team might have to use lacrosse players on friday. several student athletes are being told they can not play when the school conducts an

internal investigation. it is over book vouchers. students get about $400, and they buy about $300 worth, but then they have to return the leftover cash. in some cases, we're told that didn't happen. other schools is making news. residents in baltimore county are appealing to build a new elementary school. residents are concerned about the loss of the playing fields and the nature trail. a committee submitted 2600 signatures against the building of the school. >> it was more of a, okay. we'll give -- the people out there, their 2 cents, but we're going vote it the next day anyway. >> the scoop said that they listened to the residents, but plan on moving forward. with the goal of opening the school in 2014. a school administrator is saying that the suspected gunman who opened fire in a

college was dropped out. the woman who heads the interesting program is saying that one goh has dropped out of the program several months ago and came back asking for a tuition refund. he was angry when the school would not refund all of his money. oakland police said that he was around campus asking for a female administrator and open fired on others. shopping was stopped in one area of new york city. the macy's store had to be evacuated because of a fire. it started in the store's basement. there is a speculation that a cigarette butt may have worked it down there. it has not been confirmed. luckily, no one was hurt. all right. this morning consumer alert. student loan debt in this country is larger than credit card and autoloan debt. the trillion dollar loan debt could be the new bubble to lead to another economic crisis.

economists are saying that the reason that the student loan devil is growing is that young people are unable to find work instead of returning to school. you clip coupons and buy storm brands and use a storm loyalty card, but you might be wishing out on other ways to save money. there are areas that shoppers might over spend. it starts with sales. rarely do you have to buy a certain amount. that is something that marketers put on your head and look at the whole shelf from the top to the bottom, vendors pay retailers to get shelf space at eye level. >> consumers assume that items on end cap displays are on in fact sale. that is true, most of the time they are, there are many instances in which they are not on sale. >> now, i'm one of those people that cannot avoid impulse

shopping. consider ordering groceries on- line. yesterday was a perfect day. another one day? >> we are, but it cooler. >> are you golfing today? >> yes. 2:00. >> it's like breathing today. >> here is the think rain is in the forecast for augusta. so there is a chance the opening round will be delayed. >> are you going to put on a green jacket. >> there is a story behind the tie. i'm not going to bore you. >> all right, this morning breezy. for your t time the ball should not be -- fore -- all right. right now, the temperatures this morning around 49 degrees in baltimore. let's head to the eastern store, around easton, the temperature at 46 degrees.

42 in york. these are the actual temperatures. we have the wind. i will show, the weapon in a second. 10 mile-per-hour wind in baltimore. the winds of the north components in washington coming in 13 miles per hour. 90 in easton and 8 in hagerstown. they will start to dry down during the day. so, this morning you need to stress for the 45 this morning. 42 right now is what it feels like in york. the suspect and radar not picking up a lot. we are under clear skies. we will see a few clouds streaming up here. but sunshine to be had. the reason why, we will have sunshine from the north. so, is going to skelch the clouds away. we can see where the active weather is along the frontal

system. a double barrel low off towards the west there. this will slide towards the east and stay away from us. that is good news through the week. here is your trend picking up on that. sunshine for today. we can see the storms. the severe weather will stay to the south of us. we will be in the clear today, today, tomorrow, saturday, sunday. you like that? it goes on and on. we are big plans through the week. your hour by hour forecast looks like this today. it will be a cool day. especially compared to yesterday. 75 degrees. 62 is where we should be for this time of the year. 61 is the actual temperature. so, check out. game time forecast. the first pitch, 30. this is for opening day for tomorrow. the temperature around 60 degrees. mostly sunny, cool, on the breezy side as well. this is after game time. we have a breeze watch going into effect late friday night into saturday for the areas here shaded in the bluish

color. then your seven-day forecast is upon us. i think that you will like what you see here. lots of sunshine in the forecast. the temperatures will boom up again and check out sunday, easter sunday is magnificent, with the temperatures at 70 degrees. now, a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. did you like what you see? i love it, it is gorgeous and a holiday weekend for most of us. a lot of people in holiday mood. starting off this morning with quiet conditions. we have a couple of work zones that should be clearing able few minutes. on the baltimore beltway, it is clear for you on the south side. as you can see here at the bw park interchanges and on the north side, a live look at 695. both directions are moving well. megan and charlie. stay with us this morning.

all right. delegates has passed the $1.1 billion capital budget and the house approved the measure on wednesday. the plan accelerates to borrow to spur construction work and jobs. documents are saying it is a good time, interest rates and low and the republicans are saying that the state is too close to maximumming out their

borrowing. meanwhile, a bill regulating where new residential skeptic systems can be involved. the house amended the bill to require reporting requirements. the state senate has passed a bill, modifying a law to ask maryland prisoners to ask the court to suspend child court payments. a measure was approved on wednesday as well. opponents are saying it is unfair to have children walk away. the is a town for sale. party of one. the snow covered property in wyoming could be yours for $100,000. only one person lives there, and he tells "usa today." that whoever buys the 10-acre town will move it into the 21st century. all right. tomorrow a baltimore man will be sentenced in a scheme to attack a armed forces

recruiting area. martinez was caught from the fbi. all right. in other news, we are 5 months away from the second grand prix races in baltimore and already, they are behind. the company has not fulfilled three of the five benchmarks with the city. required to be done three weeks ago. so, coming up at 5:00 this morning. a torrential downpour forced baseball players to cancel it game. that is coming up. also ahead this morning. gas prices are on the rise again. what you can except for the holiday weekend. that is 10 minutes away from 6:00.

news around the world. dozens of people are dead after government and rebel forces crashed in syria. 800 to 900 refugees crossed into turkey to escape the violence. the syria president is saying that he will pull forces out by next week to stop the fighting. powerful bomb turned a celebration into a disaster in somalia, the leaders there, thecluding the prime minister were inside of a few theater and the bomb exploded. one of david beckhams tattoos of his wife has a supermarket chain in a heat of trouble. the beckhams are featured in a