warning across the state. this includes eastern pennsylvania, delaware and virginia. widespread burns because of low humidity and still quite a bit of wind out of the west would fuel any spark or wildfire. there are showers to the north but they don't do us much good in baltimore. the winds steady from the northwest around 15 to 25, gusting higher. look at some of the peak wind gusts, 25 in hagerstown, 30 in winchester. 20 in easton. windy and dry with the red flag warning continuing. we'll talk about if there's a chance for wet weather. with the exception of reports of minor fires, firefighters got a break from wildfires that have resulted from our dry conditions. abc2's jeff hager has a caution

from fire officials. >> reporter: the largest fire in harford county is contained but it's still burning. fire officials said people should still refrain from burning. they are returning daily to put out hot spots. they liken the red flag warning to tornado or hurricane warnings and encouraging people to hold off on their backyard barbecues at least for now. >> the biggest thing that will help us is rainfall. even if we get a little bit of rain, that's not going to curtail the conditions. it's still going to be dry. we need a good soaking rain that lasts over a day or two. >> reporter: the state fire supervise said the conditions in maryland are like throws in new jersey. a wildfire spread across 1,000 acres. each spring and fall maryland

averages 500 wildfires that burn about 400 acres, so people should take this threat seriously. >> fire officials are also asking to us use extreme caution when discarding cigarettes, operating outdoor grills or anything else using an open flame. if it couldn't be use at least it's a group of people you're happy to see. abc2 news' joce sterman has more. >> reporter: forget an armed guard or keeping it under glassments that winning ticket was brought in a plain envelope tucked in a win are's -- winner's purse. the group called three amigos showed up. they each put up $20 and bought tickets at a location. when she found out they had the

win are, she called the others. they have spent the days dealing with a financial adviser and an attorney. >> they were modest. they were, i think, humble by this stroke of luck that they have received. i i think at times they were overwhelmed. >> reporter: i would be, too what are they going to do with the $35 million? the public school workers plan to keep on working although they say they plan to splurge on one of their daughter's college education, a home for one of their sisters and a wine tasting trip to italy. as for the other 59 tickets they bought, they won $1. >> checking the economy tonight, maryland's general session came to an end last night but some lawmakers said they need to go into overtime to fix the dooms

day budget. don harrison explains why there's a lot of finger pointing going on in annapolis. >> reporter: the general assembly usually finishes its 90-day session with pomp and circumstance but not last night. what didn't happen seemed to be more important than what dead happen -- no celebration, no balloons or con feeting -- confetti but a lot of this. >> that's what was wrong with that last bill. >> it was not fit for panama or some other banana republic. >> reporter: a lot of anger and blame because of the dooms day budget. no new taxes to avoid the cuts. >> our counter parts in the senate slow played all the budget tear ri bills and the --

budgetary bills. >> it's been mismanaged. tonight we saw the ultimate manifestation. >> reporter: at today's bill signing the leaders admitted some work was accomplished but maybe not enough. >> we are changing that future for the better. unfortunately, we're taking a step bac should have been done e days before, 10 days before, 20 days before, but that's human nature. >> reporter: there's no official word on the special session. that has to come from the governor as an executive order. if the legislators want to avoid $500 million in cuts, they need to complete that special session by july 1st. in annapolis, don harrison. >> among the bills passed the

flush tax and limit to where septic systems can be installed. home biers and homeowners can soon have protection against costly mortgages. they're considering new rules for mortgage services. it would require companies to have better disclosure fees or interest rate changes president the bureau is requiring them to break down mortgage payments. the rules would go into effect next january. the republican presidential race is down to three after rick santorum announced he is suspending his campaign. his young daughter bella has been in the hospital with serious chromosomal conditions. he is far behind mitt romney in the delegate count. rick santorum said he called

romney to offer his help. a man who once lived here in maryland is replacing osama bin laden on the most wanted list. pornographic images were found on the camera of eric toth. the fbi believes he is living in arizona under an assumed name. the indictment is sealed so it's not known how many victims are associated with the case. they believe he could be searching for more children no an empty police cruiser was shot in the same area where trayvon martin was killed president the car was parked near the elementary school and shot several times. no one was hurt. three counts, in fact, have activated their emergency operations centers to the same level of preparedness as if a hurricane were about to hit.

meantime, attorneys for george zimmerman have with drawn as his council saying they have lost contact with hem. they haven't heard from him since sunday. the prosecutor will determine whether criminal charges will be filed against him. this week we learned there will be no grand jury. trayvon's murder said she does not believe the decision will hamper it. >> they basically say that they're still having an ongoing investigation and that it's still ongoing. >> tonight we are hearing from the neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman writing that the attention from the media has forced me to leave my home, my family, and my entire life. sources close to the investigation said charges could be filed within days. many find the shooting

unjustified. in tonight's consumer alert. kraft foods is recalling 3,000 containers of planter's peanuts because they were, posed to water not associated with the production. it's out of an abundance precaution. police are trying to keep thieves from being able to use your cell phone if it gets stolen. new technology could be in place by the end of 2013. karen travers has the details. >> reporter: as cell phones get more flashy, how high tech, they're more desirable to thieves. >> a coble of kids ran by -- couple of kids ran by, grabbed it and took off. >> reporter: several big city departments announced a way it fight back. it's a data base that will track

stolen phones and prevent thieves from using them. wireless providers will be able to disable it and block it. >> carriers, with the push of a button will be able to take highly prized stolen instruments and turn them into worthless pieces of plastic. >> reporter: according to the ftc one out of three robberies included stealing a cell phone and that's higher in urban areas. 40% in in city. >> in most instances, particularly, philadelphia, they are being taken at point of gun, after serious assaults. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer plans to introduce legislation that will make it a crime. >> criminals are smart. once they know that the phone is worthless, they're not going to steal it. >> reporter: the nation's four

largest cell phone carriers are launching programs that would disable phones that are stolen and prevent them from being usedden their networks. soon they will merge databases. karen travers. the trial begins tomorrow for the driver, police say hit and killed two teenagers and left the scene last summer. what the family has to say. and those looking for a cheap thrill flirting with serious danger. a look at one teen who tried to stand up to a jet and paid a price. a trip to the hospital and new front-runner. what happened on the floor with "dancing with the stars" and what you can expect to see am just a few -- in just a few hours.

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pump as price drop for a fourth day in row. the average price of a gallon is $3.92. hawaiians are paying the most and wyoming pays the least. abc2 news is working for you to help you find the cheapest prices. log on to abc2news.com under the traffic tab. click on gas prices. there, you will find a great list of the choppest prices -- cheapest prices. now on to oklahoma. a storm chaser caught at least one tornado in woodward, oklahoma last night. look at this. you can see the debris flying through the air. amazed every time you see it. now on to this. it sounds like fireworks. that's hail coming down from the

sky in oklahoma. it bounced on the lawn. they got really oklahoma style hail stones as big as baby shoes. all right. take a look outside. sunny skies are the score store -- story. pretty bright stuff. temperature wise 65 now at bwi. humidity bone dry, less than 20% right now. winds are west at eight. you get idea dry and breezy. not as windy as it has been. look like your cameras are still loading up there. crystal clear. red flag warning up again. this may and up getting extended into the day. we expect windy dry conditions again and very little or no rain. we could see a couple of stray showers tomorrow.

we need quite a bit. we're more than three to four inches behind depending on where you are sense january 1. that's coming out of a relatively dry winter. you get the idea it's the perfect setup for enhanced fire risk. these are the temperatures that will be coming our way tomorrow. subtract a solid 10 degrees off the numbers. we'll be lucky to get out of the mid-50s. today we're not mid-60s. winds continue to come out of the north and west, gusting higher than that, gusting to nearly 30 at the top of the hour in winchester and other spots across the state. highs reaching up near 70 but the humidity has been the big player am this enhanced fire risk, extremely dry air and fuel moisture at the surface. across the region, the nearest rain in pennsylvania. breezy conditions, dry conditions beyond this frontal

boundary. perhaps the disturbance bring as brief shower. as we go into the day wednesday it looks limited. it will encounter the extremely dry air from north carolina to new england. the trend shows maybe some clouds, a hit or miss shower possible tomorrow. not looking for much, maybe a snow shower in the mountains of west virginia but very limited precipitation, not enough to break the dry pattern. we like the sunshine and will warm up. again, the fire risk will be there. overnight 38, cloudy, colder. 55, clouds mixed with sun but breezy and much cooler. tomorrow night actually quite a bit cooler, down to 36 degrees overnight. your seven-day forecast looking ahead. there it is, the story continuing to be cooler weather through thursday. we begin to warm up friday and pushing 80 sunday no monday. rosie? >> new names top the dance dance

leader board. one of the celebrities is taken to the hospital during the show. abc's george pennachio has the story. >> reporter: the ambulance arrived to pick up melissa gilbert. she injured herself doing her paso doble with maksim chmerkovskiy. >> it was a surprise that she hit her head. she got nauseous and concussion like symptoms. >> reporter: following her hospital visit, she tweeted i'm all right, mild concussion and whiplash. new to tonight's dancing. green bay packers donald driver. the paso doble got triple nine's. how many points were for

donald's physique? >> probably 26 1/2. >> reporter: roshon fegan and his partner chelsie hightower scored 26. >> we did the number two. am' cool with that. >> reporter: so was maria menounos dancing with foot problems, including a stress fracture. >> i will thack down 10 glasses of milk. >> reporter: katherine jenkins and mark ballas fourth place. gavin degraw and karina smirnoff upped there. also william levy and cheryl burke improved. >> that as all the tim they will give us.

>> cheryl burke almost kissed it on the dance flair when her foot came out of her shoe, hanging on by a strap. >> what am i going to do. that's what i'm going to dpo. forget him, whatever. >> reporter: sherri shepherd's triple sevens landed her in ninth place.

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getting you up to date. governor martin o'malley isn't saying whether he will call a special session. after a proposed compromise

sale, only described it as the low point of his sperchlts. if legislators want to avoid the cuts, they will have to hold a special session and that will come in the form of man executive order from the governor. three friends who work in maryland schools have won the megamillions jackpot. they bought 60 tickets in all and pooled them together. they are taking the cash option for $35 million. the government is taking steps to prevent stolen cell phones from being reactivated. carriers could disable them with the push of a button. the database would have the unique i.d. number of every cell phone. a seven man will go on