let's get a check on the road with meteorologist wyatt everhart. wyatt, when will this wind let up? >> not as powerful as yesterday but s a breezy, breezy day. mid-60s. here's the good part. we got warmer than expected from baltimore south and east through the lower eastern shore. further west, frederick west stuck in the 50s. winds gusting from the west 25. that, plus bone dry humidity levels around 23%, less then 23% in baltimore. that's why we have that enhanced fire risk continuing. red flag warning through 8:00. this may well be extended into the day tomorrow. we'll talk about hour chances for rain and a wild swing in the temperatures. it's all coming up. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for all of maryland except for garrett county through k-78

tonight. dry, windy conditions are ideal for fires to start. jeff hager spoke with forest rangers today who are still monitoring one such fire in joplin. >> reporter: rangers and firefighters stopped the fire which scorched 18-acres in joppa but their work is far from over. >> you'll see smoke, things like that. right now it's all interior. our rangers will be back daily checking to make sure there's nothing on the fire line that could stoke up and start the fire again oar are within the last 48 hours this fishings coupled with separate fires in recount recount -- anne arundel and cecil counties, rangers point to a similar fire that broke out in new jersey monday as further evidence people need to heed the national weather service's red flag warning and

refrain from outdoor burning of any kind at least for now. fueled by 40-mile-an-hour winds, this fire spread to 1,000 acres. >> right now we're encouraging people not to do age outdoor burning at all. it's too dry and too windy. just be careful with other sources whether you're doing that outdoor cookout. make sure it's in a safe area that it's not over fuels that are easily going to ignite. >> reporter: here in maryland alone the same dry conditions set the stage for 500 wildfires each year, spanning 4,000 acres. just last month rangers say one last fire claimed the life of a plan in dorchester county who was burning materials outdoors when the fire got out of control. jeff hager, abc2 news. the state fire's supervisor said sporadic rain showers will not be enough to eliminate the risk of wildfires. that, he says, will take a day

or two of steady rain. well, red flag warning are issued to make sure local fire departments are aware of potential fire conditions. such fires, once they start in open areas could move really fast. the american red cross has these stip -- tips. make sure you have these things, water, nonperishable foods a flashlight larks battery powered hand cranked radio. have a first i'd kit and any -- aid kid and any medications. the maryland legislators have come to the end of their session without passing the budget. they did, however pass what they're calling a dooms day budget. there are several cuts and no added taxes. one of the sticking points with have added table games to casino

maryland and another one in prince george's county. that failed. there's no word about a special session yet. that would have to be ordered by the governor. >> the legislature failed toen act an operating budget and it was pretty far away from the plan that i submitted to the legislator, which is really a shame. >> we will be watching what happens and let you know if the special session is ordered. they call themselves the three amigos, two women and one man, friends who work in maryland's public schools claimed their big prize yesterday. joce sterman joins us more on the big winner whose names we may never know. >> reporter: $34.997 millions. that's what it takes to change the lives of the people who claimed the big check, the megamillions jackpot. >> if it can't be you, these are precisely the people that you

would want to see win the lottery. >> reporter: the winners, regular joes whose stories will make you smile. two teachers and an administrator traittive -- administrative staffer. they bought 60 tickets. >> the woman who purchased the tickets laid all the tickets out on the floor, watched the numbers be drawn. >> reporter: discovering she had the winning ticket she called another participant and within the to the third -- went to the third house to deliver the news. >> they were modest, down to earth. they were overwhelmed. at times, one of them was emotional but justifiable so. >> reporter: overwhelmed by the change in fortune. that won't seem to change them. the lottery winners plan to continue to work after spending

money on college, a new home and a wine trip to italy. they came into big winnings claiming a jackpot we all wish we could call our own. joce sterman, abc2. >> the winners contacted a financial adviser within hours and also contacted an attorney. the state will get $13 million. he's the youngest person to head the baltimore county school system. the 30-year-old will be the next superintendent of baltimore county replacing dr. joe harrisston who is retiring. he will be introduced at a meeting tonight. we'll have more on his move to baltimore county at 11:00. right now there are over 100 major road projects taking place in the state of maryland. today officials held a news

conference to outline the plan they had. nationwide over 700 people are killed each year in work zone crashes. officials say it's important to stay alert and pay attention to those work signs. >> this reiterates how important it is for us to emphasize safety with narrowed lanes, limited shoulders, uneven pavement, there is no margin for error. while we must always be alert when we drive, driving through our work zones this is the most important. we must continue to focus on safety. now the state says allow extra time to reach your destination. you can get a list of all the roadway projects by logging on to the state's highway department website. you can get access to live traffic on abc2news.com and on our mobile app. check on the live traffic cameras and get the latest on

any incidents, delays or crashes. the man who hit and killed two teenagers will stand trial. it was last year that rubin dunn hit 16-year-old courtney angeles and 17-year-old emerald smith and fled the scene. dunn will face charges of driving under the influence as well as reckless and negligent driving. the families say it's still hard to comprehend. >> i don't know what my reaction will be. it will be so hard seeing the guy who took my sister and emerald away. it will be mind blowing. >> the trial starts tomorrow at 11 a.m. downtown. a man who once lived in maryland is now on the fbi's most wanted list. take a good look. eric toth was a third grade teacher in washington, d.c. the fbi said he will replace osama bin laden has number one on the list.

officials found importantic images of a child on his school issued camera in 2008. the victim was a student at the school. toth has since dispay period. his car was found at the minneapolis/st. paul airport with a suicide note. they believe he is living in arizona under an assumed name of the toth is computer savvy and they believe he could be out there searching for more small children. he is only 13 but his remarkable story is one you have to see. the procedure that helped get him back on the baseball field. and the stars showed off their inner rock stars on the stage last night but who had to be rushed off to the hospital and who had to hang up their dancing shoes. 66 at bwi. no precipitation. 60 was your two-degree guarantee. warm than we thought. rain to the north of us in

pennsylvania and new york. will there be april showers for maryland? we answer that coming up on abc2 news at 6:00. stay right here. [ glass clinks ]

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with all this warmer weather, many of us will be heading out to the garage or the shop to do some woodworking but there's the potential for accidents, especially to your hands if you're not careful, hand surgeon dr. david shapiro have seen many hand injuries. many are the result of carelessness, people trying to hurry up. >> minor ones to awful things. probably the biggest culprit,

the table saw. >> dr. sha pore a said avoid -- sha peer a said avoid wearing loose fitting clothing and never remove the safety guard. baseball season is here. your favorite players are on the field. none of them are as impresssive as this 13-year-old. >> reporter: dugan smith first knew something was wrong with him on the baseball field. after sliding into base he felt snore. >> there were bumps on his knees. >> reporter: it turned out to be a malignant actual morning the size of a softball. after undergoing chemotherapy, help underwent a rare and

remarkable procedure. >> basically we take out the middle part of the leg, take the bottom part and leave the nerves connected. we turn the leg around backwards. >> reporter: the procedure is performed and by turning the leg around backwards, his calf muscle is acting as his thigh and his ankle as his knee. as he grows, his leg does, too with the help of a prosthesis, he's not only walking but playing basketball and his favorite sport, baseball. >> he's a very upbeat positive kid, always been very competitive. i knew those things would help him. >> reporter: those qualities have helped not only in getting back in the game but learning what winning is all about. >> i like to show people i can

do what i want to do. >> reporter: linda so, abc2 news. >> he said he would love to be the first player to pitch in the major league after undergoig this type of information. to get the latest news like -- by liking linda so's page. well, april is donate life month and the push is on to make sure everyone becomes an organ donor, something you can do easily. know nate live maryland will host a variety of events. >> donate life maryland supports the living legacy foundation. it encourages people to register. it provides them with pap place to register. the living leg spie foundation

facilitates the actual donation and care of the donor families. >> the organization is dedicated to saving and enhancing lives by registering organ, eye and tissue donors right here in the state of maryland. today was another successful weigh. many people felt pretty good. this is week two. so far, everyone is winning. contestants are working in pairs to see who can lose the most weight. they're getting help with their diet. this week's winners or losers, say they're having a ball. this is really competitive. >> we see two of the other teams in here and we give each other looks what are they up to? what are they doing. we know we had them this week so we're good. >> the winners take home $10,000

and a brand, spanking new healthy life-style. >> all right. getting fit, getting some good weather to do that over the last few days. it's been nice and mild, breezy tonight. you see camera shaking. 62 at bwi. humidity is still very low. still an enhanced fire risk across the state. we're still dealing with that and no relief in sight. just a couple of isolated showers out toward garrett county but really almost no rain statewide. such a contrast in temperatures. we end up in the mid-60s in central mad. out to the west you see oakland at 37. this is the kind of weather we'll be facing tomorrow, so a much cooler day.

in fact, a freeze watch. carroll county west into frederick, the possibility of some frosty conditions by daybreak. bring in the plants, for the rest of us we're all looking at this enhanced fire risk. wind, low humidity adding up to a red flag warning. more than three inches beyond our typical rain total for the year so really over half of what we normally have. that, plus the wind which is from 25, gusting to 30. so that kind of wind, this kind of low humidity it all adds up to some very, very enhanced fire conditions, so be very careful with any of those outdoor sources of ignition. all right. to the north there is rain over pennsylvania but not expecting that to creep further south. we should remain dry in maryland, virginia and delaware. to the west very little new weather on the map. a brief disturbance riding up

the front combined with that flow out of the north. this will mean more cloud cover and potentially a few hit or mills showers. any rain would be welcome, especially through the middle part of the week. any rain that does come down and we saw this on the radar, any rain that falls will encounter dry air at the surface. sometimes they evaporate before we hit the ground, what we call verga. that could be the scenario tomorrow. the trend shows nothing more than a hit or miss shower tomorrow. as we go from tomorrow into thursday we clear the skies, warm things up to 60. everall the pattern looks dry through the end of next weekend and warming up. overnight 38, polesly cloudy. your two degree guarantee 55, clouds mixed with sun, maybe a stray shower or two. that would be welcome. tomorrow night 36, possibly more

frost. seven-day forecast, again, the outlook for a steady warmup, we could be back to 80 degrees. so this gives you an idea that this cool snap will not hold very well. what we really need is one good rainstorm system. right now that's not in the outlook. >> and a good all day south korea rain. >> two days where you get two waves. we need one or two good days. it is elimination night on "dancing with the stars" after a night of dancing to rock 'n roll. donald driver took the top spot followed by roshon fegan and maria menounos suffered from a foot injury and claimed the third some of the the judges were des appointed with william

levy. cher help is -- sherri shepherd ended up near the bottom. you're looking at a beautiful picture at federal hill. the wind is causing problems. we'll have a look at the weather coming up. i have never encountered such a burning sensation...

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coming up tonight at 11:00, is the honeymoon over for the new ipad? why some buyers are having buyer's remorse. plus, a hundred years after the sinking, many are retracing the tracks of the famous doomed ocean liner. those stories and more at 11. i don't think i would want to retrace the steps of the titanic. >> certainly not literally. >> it was relatively mild today but it will be much cooler tomorrow. be ready for a little brief april cool snap. a freeze watch for carroll county in westminster. red flag warning up statewide, so once again you have to be careful with an outdoor flame. mid-50s. that's about it.

it will be a cooler day. >> cover up the vegetation. that's it for abc2 news at 6:00. when we're not here, go to abc2news.com. we'll see you at 11.