wyatt? not the prettiest day but rain that we desperately need. it's a beautiful sight. afterall, this is mid-april with rain, kind of typical of what we would normally see. more showers poised to move in out of northern virginia as we go through the latter part of the evening west toward carroll county. the showers, the heaviest and steadiest of which reaching from bell hair across through churchville, rising sun, central cecil county, some decent rain there. temperatures running cool. mid-50s, so quite a change in temperature. the rest of the evening 50s. we'll talk about when a much bigger rain event is set to arrive. it's straight ahead. this is a great story. as you go through the city you can't help but notice lots that are filled with trash and debree. now there's a project underway

to convert the dumping grounds into grounds that will produce dues life. lap month williams ex-- lamont williams explains. >> reporter: this has no respect for life. they are abandoned buildings and their close partners, vacant lots. they suck the life out of what were vibrant neighborhoods. but mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and a team of visionaries are spearheading a plan that will convert it. >> we have vacant lots throughout the city. we're determined to get those lots in the hands of either developers who want to build new houses for our new families or to do something like this, to transform this vacant lot. people are sick and tired of seeing trash and who knows what else. now it's a garden. >> reporter: the city plans to convert the lots to herbal

edible gardens. children from neighborhood schools -- with the goal of 1,000 gardens by 2018, the sponsor, scotts miracle gro shows a way to give back and to teach urban farming and healthy eating. >> providing them a benefit back from a value of the gardening. we viewed it as a big opportunity to help. so far, this is our second one. it's going very well. >> we're seeing a real difference. we were here yesterday. this was just dirt and people were looking around like what's going on. you come today. it's an area that's been transformed. >> reporter: a $25,000 grant will beautify this, raise property values and bring together communities. >> this garden is yours. so that allows more

participation in the garden. >> when you see the kids out here, they're so excited. >> you can be healthy. >> it feels good to be able to give back. >> reporter: in baltimore, i'm lamont williams, abc2 news. listen, if you're interested in obtaining a plot, they're $30 per year. you can contact the baltimore city department of parks and recreation. a little leaguer struck in the chest by a pitch ball. his heart stopped. paramedics were able to bring him back to life. it happened in upstate new york. the little boy was up to bat when he was hit and he fell back. his heart just stopped. >> the breathing got faint. we knew we needed to act and we did.

>> paramedics used a automated external defribillator. doctors say he is don'ting very well tonight. the maryland national guard showed off its aircraft. you're looking at the lakota equipped with the latest in aviation equipment. the aircraft will be used in border protection activities starting in june. tonight in red bud, illinois, the megamystery has been solved. merle and patricia butler are the lucky jackpot winners. they collected their $646 million grand prize. two of the winning ticket holders, including in maryland, have come forward. the third, merle butler and his wife, patricia, are taking their winnings, $158 million after taxes in a lump sum payment. >> i turned to my wife who was

right there with me and i said we won. she kind of looked at me funny, and i said, no, we won, and she started giggling, and she giggled for about four hours i think. >> hey, the butler's luck came through. a $3 quick pick that they picked in red miles, 40 miles southeast of st. louis. of the three winners, only the butlers came forward. the couple, who have grandchildren have no immediate plans other than to come up with an investment strategy. >> let's dance. "dancing with the stars" tried something new. they had to cha cha for the judges. abc2 news' george pennachio has

the highlights. >> reporter: week five of "dancing with the stars" ended with a cha cha challenge. when the dancing was done, the judges voted to keep jaleel white in the competition, sending gavin degraw back on the road. >> what didn't you have to get you through? >> it was a tough week. we had some travel that made this harder, but no excuses. the reality is this is something you sign up for. you have to go at it 100%. there were days we couldn't do 100%. >> reporter: during his time on the show gavin did the fox trot and the jive, did pretty well with the tango but his sam ba went south. >> it gave me an opportunity to step outside my elements. >> reporter: gavin's partner, karina smirnoff said it's been a

join dancing with someone who is so optimistic. >> i think that's a great at tod to have. >> reporter: dpaf vin knew there was a possibility help wouldn't come out on top but his personal victory was taking the challenge anyway and meeting supportive people every step of the way. >> i got a chance to perform to a different fan base. you pick up people along the way. >> reporter: with gavin and karina out of the competition, the eight remaining teams move to monday night where it's all about motown. in los angeles, george pennachio. >> thank you. unless they change the rules on us again, this really isn't aloud at the -- allowed at the airport. a guy takes off his jacket, belt, shoes and doesn't stop. this man's pants were almost ripped off by a police dog. find out what led to this chase.

let's go shopping in florida. we have to warn you. this, what you're about to see, is a little graphic. a surveillance camera caught a car slamming through the entrance of a store and kept on going, pinning one man under the car. police say 10 people were hurt.

luckily, nobody was killed. the 76-year-old driver has been charged with careless driving. well, one man takes it all off at the airport. take a look at this. he's on the right side of the scene. he created a scene in portland, oregon. as he passed through security, he stripped down nosmght witnesses said he had been pulled aside for extra screening. >> am i doingian thing ill -- doing anything illegal. >> the man had no carry on. the man thought he was being harassed, so he protested. he has been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. a suspected car thief in kentucky got a lot more than he bargained for. once the vehicle came to a stop, the police dog on the scene clammed down on the man --

clamped down on the man. officers had to cut the man's shorts to free him from the animal. he was treated at a nearby hospital for bite wounds. hey, did the light just go off in your head? feels like you just changed it. not since benjamin frankly invented electricity, you'll get a charge out of this new invention. seven months until the election and it's steaming up. tory dunnan will tell us what's next for mitt romney.

how would you like a leet bulb -- light bulb that glows for 20 years. sunday, earth day, you can by one and it wouldn't be cheap. it's a revolutionary new light

bulb that's supposed to last 30 times longer than your incandescent light. >> reporter: retailers have been pushing compact light bulbs. a new era of lighting is upon us. once gain you -- again you have to decide. the bulb from phillips will retail for $50. it as a lifetime of 30 years. >> consumers think of it as inexpensive, a disposable product. what we need this get consumers to recognize is how much it costs to run a light bulb. >> reporter: it will cost about $1.20 a year, less than compact

fluorescents and way less than the old encan des sent bulbs. depending on where you live you could be paying $20 or $30 for bulb after a rebate. reporting from new york. start off with the check of an active radar scope. one of the dryest late winter early springs we've had in maryland for years. a pretty decent spoke south of rising sun, north of perryville, perry marks havre de grace. and showers falling toward delta. most of the rain has been at times light to maybe moderate but we've had a couple of heavy showers north and east and more significant rain out not west

toward not just winchester, virginia but rain as close as westminster and frederick. winds north at three. the temperatures are cooler. the humidity is higher. yes. it's damp and rainy out. the maryland science center as the storm begins to make its way. hit and miss showers in the state capital. bel air, wet roads here on main street. our view from charm city run. wet, damp and cool, the kind of spring weather we could use now. 51 in baltimore. 52 hagerstown. jamie, you've got your shakers over there. winds are from the north. it's cool. it's exciting. we need the rain. humidity coming up about 80%, 90%. will we get much more rain, maybe hit and miss type showers.

the better chance this weekend with a whole new storm s this one has been centered further south. we're catching rain on the northern edge and drier and warm air will move in the next few days. you can see how cool it is but i did want to show you the timing of the next one. this one hit and miss showers, maybe a patch of drizzle in the morning but then as we get into thursday, clearing skies in the afternoon. friday clearing and our next system begins to briewp and head our way as we head into the day saturday. so it's saturday and sunday where we see the next system. 47 tonight. tomorrow our two-degree guarantee will be 68. morning drizzle and sun. temperatures falling to 4, clearing skies on a south breeze. i wanted to show you the check of the radar here. i'm not sure what happened to the seven-day forecast. let me pop that up. always something on the computer

front. seven-day forecast, the better chance for rain this weekend, especially late saturday into sunday and some of the rain could well linger into monday and even monday afternoon. so this bit of a drought buster for us. that's a good thing. here we go, democracy 2012. the endorsements are rolling. it's almost undeniably, mitt romney will be the candidate. with such a tough primary season what is next for the former massachusetts governor? >> reporter: jamie, mitt romney and president obama are both in the general election mode. romney is trying to move past that bruising primary season. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney is focusing on two struggling demographics, female and latino voters. romney trails the president by double digit margins l-when this comes to women.

>> made this more difficult to come out of a recession. as a result the job losses have continued and women have born the blunt. >> reporter: some surveys show romney trails obama by 40 points when this comes to latino voters. president obama isn't taking them for granted. his campaign said it's launching a new spanish language ad today in key battleground states in florida, nevada and colorado. from ohio today -- >> somebody gave me an education. i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, but somebody gave me a chance. >> reporter: it isn't all grim news for mitt romney. the republicans seem to be coming around much more quickly than expected with an endorsement from inned i. governor mitch daniels. the question is who are they voting for? if you look at the cnn/orc poll, this is about romney voters. more than 50% said they will be

voting against president obama. only 36% said they will be voting for the candidate himself. >> romney is going to ohio tomorrow. they're fighting over the state, aren't they? >> reporter: they're definitely fighting over it. we got some insight into what romney's campaign has and. it's called bracketing, as term. they set out a host of radio interviews before his speech in ohio. take a look at this. romney's campaign parked the bus across the street from where the president gave a spee. tomorrow romney heads to tomorrow and gives the speech himself. now you get it. they're bracketing obama's entire trip there. >> thank you. we'll talk about what she just said about mitt romney getting another endorsement today. that's indiana governor mitch daniels. romney says that daniels shares his background in business and has used the principles.

daniels is downplaying any idea that he might serve as romney's vice-presidential pick. they're class -- their classmate was dying flowed with a brain tumor. now the kids from perry hall are rallying to help their friend. and we'll talk to one of the coordinate fors -- coordinators for the komen race for the cure. here's a preview of what's ahead at 6:30, diane sawyer. something new in the way they inspect the clicken you eat a whistleblower speaks out tonight on world news.

the dow jones industrial average closed 13,32 and fell 83 points. the s&p 500 fell six points closing at 1385. >> tonight's consumer alert. if you own a gas grill, you better listen up. one world technology is recalling more than 87,000 gas grills because they can like propane gas and that's not a good thing. there have been reports of gas leaks. nobody's been hurt. for more information call one world technologies. ikea is going into the electronics business. the company is planning a new

line of entertainment centers with hdtv's and blu-rays built into them. the tv's will comes a small as 24 inches with prices starting around $920. the new line is expected to day bow in some european cities this fall and head to us early next year. good news if you're an at&t customer. after testing the 3g and 4g wireless speed of various carriers, they found that at&t had the fastest speed, way ahead of verizon. research ires say they have found a way to defect depression in teens. a look at how they're doing it, right now. you have adele, tim tebow

and this man, freeman hrabowski. how his man played it on the list of "time" magazine's 100 most influential people. >> what the mayor of baltimore says is the solution to the city's school funding shortage. allowances, extra chores, how some students are fighting pediatric cancer. first, the breaking news we first brought you at 5:00. dick clark has died at the age of 82679 the man who let us dance on saturdays will play pir a mi.d dick clark was a real pine neemplet he was known as the world's oldest teenager. he began 90 minutes to our north. we know it as american band stand. from sock hop to midnight kisses, he welcomed in the new year. dick clark dead at the age