fire spread so rapid. that's what happened today. >> reporter: again, the homeowners that we talked to who live offstony creek said kids often play by the water starting bonfires but we don't know if that's what started today's wildfire. during the dry conditions you're asked to not start any fires outside and be careful as you discard your cigarettes. >> thanks for that report. as firefighters battle brush fire unless anne arundel county forest range ares in harford county a similar fire was put out in jupe amount of the fire spread rapidly sunday threw a forest just off dem by road forcing dozens to evacuate their homes. >> reporter: on a dray with a -- day with a burn ban in effect, the fire got close to 60 homes.

>> something happened. >> reporter: visiting family at the state line on easter sunday, stewart sims received word that his home and that of his mother could both lay in the fire's path. >> i think the county or someone called them and told them to evacuate,000 get out. that scared my other half. she got scared. >> didn't see an smoke, couldn't smell smoke. >> reporter: firefighters extinguished the fire. they returned to the forest on monday to ensure that the same fire that scorched 18 acres remained out. >> we will use our resources to to put some wart on it to suppress that. hopefully we don't have issues. >> reporter: rangers said they

discoveredded of a smaller fire in the same forest that apparently burned itself out friday, consuming half an acre. experts say the red flag burn ban came as a result of nearly perfect conditions for such fires. low relative humidity or dry conditions coupled with high winds and no canopy of leaves to keep the sun from baking the come bussable material on the -- combustible material on the ground. >> they have regulations covering where and when you can burn as well as someone to monitor the fire at all times. harford county isn't the only ones who implement burn bans. several other counties are also' nonessing burn bans. baltimore and howard county officially put them in place. baltimore county open burning is

prohibited. howard county all correct creational -- recreational burning put have permits. fire officials are asking all of us to use extreme caution when you're discarding smoking materials. operating outside door grills or anything else that involves an open flame. we want to show you a live interstate at 94 near route 23, a very windy day. one of the main reasons that you're seeing some of the fire damage is because of the wind. it can cause it to spread quick are. the question is how long will this fire danger be around and what does the rest of the book look like. let's turn to by -- wyatt everhart. one is the wind but the other here with the extremely dry hair in place and extremely dry ground conditions from a lack of rain.

this is a perfect recipe for fire issues. that's why we say no outdoor burning. winds gusting to 40. so any outdoor fire that starts can spread in anen controllable way. the chance for showers will be there overnight. it will be rain we could use around here. the air is so dry, most of the showers are picking up and not touching the ground. the fire weather watch continues and may be an issue. we'll have much more and big changes all coming up. the dry conditions as we've been say cog fuel the brushfires and turn them into wildfires. abc2 is working for you. regularly clean your roof and gutters and teach each family member how to use a fire exting wisher. keep items like rakes, axes, shovels and buckets handy and

have a ladder that will reach the roof. let's get back to the breaking news from the maryland lottery. a person came forward today to claim their part of the megamillions lottery prize from a week ago. it was sold at the 7-eleven. this happened in the milford area. it was one of three tickets sold, one in kansas and one in illinois. the kansas winner came ford but didn't want to be identified. the maryland winner can cost. that the lottery commission will hold a press conference tomorrow morning. the winner will split that prize with the other winners. well, this is it. today is the last day of the nod 90 -- of the 90 general assembly

session. bills usually pass or not pass. one of the biggest issues lawmakers are working on is to finish the state budget. usually negotiators have finished recognizing them. tax increases, different opinions on how balanced the books should look and how to cut more than a billion dollar devastate. governor martin o'malley hopes the differences can be worked out. >> i would hope that owl of the leaders coming it the in the spirit of mutual respect and conciliation and compromise in order to do the people's business. if they do finish the budget the session could be, tended. it could pass the so-called dooms day budget. we're hearing there could be major developments in budget tongs. a house committee is voting on a

measure that with allow a casino in prince george's county and stable games across the state. this has been a sticking point. the senate said it won't past the budget compromise if the house doesn't do something with the gambling bill. we'll bring you updates as they become available online and at 11:00. other bills that have passed include the so-called flush tax which will double your sewer bill from $30 to $60 a year. the house of delegates voted to approve it. the first tax is used to fund a bay restoration account and a new sep tech system can be installed, passed after the senate accepts the house's changes. the bill create as four-tiered system limiting subdivisions using septic systems. the house and senate hopes

the governor sign as bill that bears the name of a teen who went missing in december twn. phylicia's bill ensures that law enforcement will coordinate with other jurisdictions, post case information and reach out to volunteer groups when a child goes missing. delegate carter authored the bill and it raises the age of immediate police action of missing children from 14 to 17 and is designed to help search for kids of all races and ages in those first few crucial hours. >> openly it will -- openly it -- hopefully it will bring more attention. >> carter says she believes this is the first missing child's bill to be named after a my north. the delegate has not spoken with

the governor directly but anticipates he will sign it. federal prosecutors have charged an indiana man on sexploitation. richard finkbiner was arrested on friday after sexually explight police sit -- explicit videos were fond on finkbiner's computer. the fbi estimates he had coerced at least 100 individuals into such videos. >> there are minimally thousands of sexually explicit images that need to be forensically examined and videos that need to be reviewed that include what may be hundreds of individuals. >> fashs say -- officials say finkbiner found videos of them online, contacted them and

threatened to put them on the internet if they didn't send more pictures. police say food was ordered to be delivered to a vacant building. when the drivers arrived, they were robbed at gun point. they are urged to take precautions. >> circle the block a couple times. get familiar with where you're going. you can't always tell. sometimes you can take every necessary precaution but you may be wrong. the house may be vacant. unbeknownth knownth -- unbow mean inst of the driver -- the tanker within the up an embankment before leaking. it blocked two lanes. hazmat crows were called in to help contain the cleanup. highway crews got the highway

back to normal about 1:30 this afternoon. the good news is no one was injured. is there any relief at the pump? coming up, the one factor that could mean a difference in how much you pay per gallon. ask yourself why. why is that dress cheaper and is that literally too good to be true? >> that's the question to ask before buying that prom dress for your daughter. why this may scam you out of more money. out at bwi, 67. our normal is 62. that's what we provided for. our weather winner james lee, jr. four days in a row we hit it. we'll talk about any chance of rain that will break this almost drought we have. it's coming up on the other side

of this break.

let's talk about gas prices. looks like prices may be peaking as long last crude oil prices remain steady. the national average is $3.97 a gallon. in the baltimore area it's averaging $3.98. that is an increase of two cents in a week. premium is averaging about $4.26 a gallon. log on to abc2news.com. we'll help you feinted cheapest gas prices in -- find the

cheapest gas prices in the area. there's an interactive map and you can use it to find the best places in your area. i guess you could say it is the super bowl for teenage girls. prom night is the highlight of their high school careers. getting the right dress is key, but if they're not careful shopping, they could end up in shopping. abc2's joce sterman explains. >> reporter: beads, bright colors and designs and it may have a big price tag. >> young girls are spending hundreds onhese prom dresses that's usually a one-night experience. >> reporter: since the kids are usually spendin your money, many are going online to ceive a few -- save a few bucks, but

beware. >> this is the time of very high expectations. >> reporter: many of the discount dresses online come from overseas and are made in china. if you're going that route, you got to do homework before you buy. >> the prom date is a certain date. what happens if the dress isn't delivered or re?eefd time for the prom? what's the cancellation? what's the refund policy. >> reporter: important to consider. the dress you ordered may not look like it did online or may not fit. that's even if you get a dress. the bbb warned some places can be a sham. >> if you're buying a $500 dress for $25, huge discrepancy. q-ask yourself why -- ask yourself why. is that too good to be true. >> reporter: if it is, it could be too late, putting a damper on the big dance. >> if you shop online for the

dance either through a website or ebay use your credit card in case you have to dispute the charges and come pair son -- comparison shop. all right. take a look. we're playing volleyball, dry conditions. yes, an enhanced risk of wildfires continue and really across the entire mid-atlantic portion. it's been a very dry spring. today no exception. sunny skies the rule, and no sign of april showers through the day. tonight we got a limited shot but a chance. ellicott city sunny and brie. want to show you maryland's most

powerful radar, closest showers on radar. this is elevated. showers west of hagerstown, some rain here. a lot of this not touching the ground because the air is so dry at the surface. it's still weather watch, extended for all of maryland. we may be back revisiting this at times through the week and even beyond if we don't get significant rain. there's not much pros sect at left for the next seven to 10 days. temperatures in the mid-60s, winds high, gusting higher than the steady ones, so nothing to sneeze at with the sustained one. gusting to near 40 in baltimore, frederick and downtown easton. the humidity levels extremely dry and it's all adding up to that enhanced wildfire risk. outdoor burning be careful with anything that involve as spark or flame. you don't know how fast things can get out of control. to the west we have showers

developing. we hope they will stay together and bring us a dousing of some much needed rain around the area. it looks like any rain we see will be brief and not enough to soak the ground. the pattern is a dry one. after this brief disturbance clears out it's more dry weather and also significantly cooler weather and the windy conditions will continue it. will be a change in wind direction. there's that brief chance of rain overnight on the trend. tomorrow some increased clouds as the winds stay up and shift to a north and chilly wind through the day tomorrow. we'll struggle to get out of the 50s both tuesday and wednesday and maybe not mast 60 on thursday, but we do warm up. overnight down to 45. clouds increased. your two-degree guarantee 58. that will be quite a bit cooler but windy. tomorrow night down to 3, variably cloudy. here's your seven-day forecast.

again, the outlook is showing significant cooloff for about three days straight. then we begin the warmup friday. looks like the chance for near 80-degree temperatures. the days leading up to easter aren't the only ones available for the easter egg hunt. the monday after is a big day. today kids were on hand for the 15th annual easter egg hunt in druid hill park. kids got a chance to meet the easter bunny, get their faces paint and get their own bunny ears. adam jones took his nephew to the white house easter egg roll. you can she jones and his -- can see jones and his family on the white house lawn.

they also got lap chance to meet president president obama. some 30,000 parents and their kids took part in the event this year. tonight they're taking on the yankees. how will the weather hold up for the game? wyatt will have one last peek at that forecast.

new at 11, a warning if you plan to travel, a hotel charge that could blow your budget. plus, noar lot of kids, spring break is almost over. we'll tell you what you need to be vigilant for -- head lice. >> lice are not nice, kelly. >> no, they are not. let's take a look at the winds. they have been feemplets. this is playing a part. we're gusting to near 40 in baltimore. there's that fire weather watch. it may end up going into much of the week. we're sunny tomorrow. windy and temperatures will be cooler than that, kelly. that last number -- we'll be lucky to get out of the 50s,

upper 50s. >> we'll see you tonight at 11:00. thanks for joining us. have a good evening.