7-eleven store at milford mills. politics is wanted to win. > -- all it takes is one ticket to win. >> there was only one ticket purchased by the player. >> the 7-11 will get $100,000 for selling the winning ticket. there has been much speculation about who the winner might be. no one has come forward. it will be interesting to find out. still ahead, most of us were taught that 10-and-2 method of driving, but that is changing. but first, the rallies continue in support of the trayvon martin. details on the planned a vigil tonight right here in ba consider this -- a mouthwash with maximum fluoride, strong enough to rebuild tooth enamel, yet gentle enough for sore mouths. new act sensitive. strong teeth, fresh breath. in a sensitive formula. >> back to the streets for hundreds of demonstrators rallying for justice in trayvon martin's debt. he is the florida teenager shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer last month. the rally included his parents, including reverend al sharpton and at jesse jackson. a rally

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it tells the story of the milford mill mcdonald's megamillion dollar mystery.centers around this milford mills 7-eleven and a woman by the name of mimi wilson. she works at the mcdonald's up the street. "the post" says she claims to have one of those prize winning tickets. >> oh, my god i wish i was a better neighbor to her. >> reporter: that's a.g. tyler. she lived nearby ms. wilson. >> oh, my god. that is wonderful. >> reporter: this is how they tell the story. 15 workers at this mcdonald's, each chip in $5 to buy megamillion dollar tickets. ms. wilson then takes the money, goes down and buys all the tickets, and brings it back and puts it in the safe here at mcdonald's. friday the owner of the mcdonald's gives ms. wilson five more dollars to buy more tickets to add to the worker's pool. ms. wilson says she went to the 7-eleven, bought $5 worth of tickets, but she says she also bought a couple side bets for her self. she says her side bets, one of them was the winning ticket. the ticket she bought for the workers? losing tickets. now the owner of that mcdonal

one of the three winning mmga millions tickets was sold at a 7-11 in milford m. llt of famm for it... the once they come forward.lotterr officials say if this lucky person takes the lump sum after taxes... they would walk pway with about 105 million dollars.and that's after splitting it with the winners in illinois and kansas.buu for ttat lucky person fridaa night... it onny took a dollar &paad a dream... "i'm justthappy for the person that won, even though i didn't win!""because it's local, and spread the joy...that's what i would do" do"maryland also came out a bbg winner.the state will get a cool 13-point-4 milliin dollars foo selling hat winning ticket. 3 were you on birth controo when you met your man?turns out... you might not have chosen him.. if you weren't on the pill. according to a new study, birth control pills may affect wommn's taste in men. researchers saa women using hormmnal contraceptives tend to all for muscular, masculine men with high testosterone levvls.theestudy suugests women witch to nonhormonal contraceptives months before getting marrie

on friday at the seven eleven in milford mill. so why not check the store's surveillance tape, we're ask. the maryland lottery director says they don't think the time stamp on the tape matches up with the time stamp on the lottery machine. >>> a long voyage has come to an end for an abandoned ship. details of how this ghost ship met its end. >> we are checking more headlines up next.  never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> a eighties -- unitedstatess coast guard ship fired a cannon at a drifting ghost ship in the pacific. this was no one on the abandoned vessel. a column of smo

winning tickets with purchased here at this 7-eleven in milford mill outside of baltimore, one. three winning tickets in the country, the others sold in kansas and illinois. last week, mirlande wilson told reporters she had the winning tick edmonton she hired a lawyer, held a press conference but never produced the ticket. she later said she lost it somewhere at the mcdonald's where she worked. it added big drama to the big jackpot. but the lottery director for the past 15 years most recently in the district says he's seen it before. >> when there is a big megamillions or jackpot, you often have people who come forward looking for publicity. >> reporter: maryland lottery officials say the real winner has decided to stay anonymous just like the winner in kansas. but he says there is no way to truly hide from this kind of jackpot. >> when you win $218 million, people are going to find out. there will be family and friends would you never knew you even had who are going to find out. >> that was laura evans reporting. maryland lottery officials say they are planning an #:00 a.m. new

one of the three winning mega millions tickets was ssld at a 7-11 in milford m.l get a lot moree once theyycome forward.lottery officials say if this lucky person takes the lump sum after taxes... thhy would wall away with about 105 milllon dollars.and that's after splitting it with the winners in illinois and kansas.but or phat lucky person riday nightt.. it nly took a dollar and a dream... "i'm just happy for the person that won, even though i didn't winn""because it's local, and i hope it's someone that needs ii, really really needs it" spread the joy...that's what would do" do" maryland also came out a big winner.the state will get a cool 13-point-4 million ddllarr for elling that winning ticket. 3 this next video we're about to show you... proves we're about to this next videe this next video we're about to show you... ppoves how cute... andd you least expect it. it.a 5-year old boy takes to youtube... to get revenge on lazy parentiig. "think kids are lazy? parents are lazz too! eehibit a... lunchables! how long does it take to make lunch? huh? is this what

it tells the story of the milford mill mcdonald's megamillion dollar mystery. it centers around this milford mills 7-eleven and a woman by the name of mimi wilson. she works at the mcdonald's up the street. "the post" says she claims to have one of those prize winning tickets. >> oh, my gosh. i wish i was a better neighbor to her rncht that's a.g. tyler. she lived nearby ms. wilson. >> oh, my god. that's wonderful. >> reporter: this is how they tell the story. 15 workers at this mcdonald's, each chip in $5 to buy megamillion dollar tickets. ms. wilson then takes that money, goes down and buys all the tickets, and brings it back and puts it in the safe here at mcdonald's. friday the owner of the mcdonald's gives ms. wilson five more dollars to buy more tickets to add to the workers' pool. ms. wilson says she went to the 7-eleven. bought $5 worth of tickets. but she says she also bought a couple side bets for herself. she says her side bets, one of them was the winning ticket. the ticket she bought for the workers, losing tickets. now the owner of that mcdonald's

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one of the three winning mega millions &ptickets was sold at a 7-11 in milford mill.megan giililand is live there now... waiting for our mystery winner to come . forward. 3 3 this morning... a nine-year-old girl could have her foot amputated after an county.it happened here onn willy oak drive in jarrettsville.police tell us the girl was injured when her father backed over her foot with a lawwmower.she was taken to the johns hopkins children's ccnter. for the seccnd time in less thhn a week....homicide detectives are called to a typically quiet neighborhood innanne arundel county.and this morning... police are searching for a killer. &pthe lattst happened early sunday morning... on bolivar avenue in pumphrey. police responded to reports of gunshots.when they arrived at the scene... they found a man the victim is identified as 44- pear-old bryant bagley of baltimore. neighbors say his girlfriind lives in the neighborhood.residents say they're now growing concerned 41:44 "i don't feel safe . becaase... you don't know why. i don't t know what s going on arouud here now." now."police do no

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the 37-year-old claimm sse bought the winning ticket aa this 7-eleven in milford mill.irss she saii the ticket was at her home. then she said she hid it at the mcdonald's where she works up the street rom &pthe store. noo the single mmther of seven claims she lost the ticket... which is pnly worth 105-million roy 1137 no, no she's crazy. honestly 40 how would yyu &plose a ticket that' slike a eugenio: 7:26 i think she's lying but what can we say there's no way to prove it 30 the proof could come out if or her prize wwth the maryland lottery.but so far that hass't happened. myranda stephens, fox45 news at 5:30. this scorched piece of earth... the aftermath of a navy jet crash.it slammee into an ...just outside of the naval ..- base in norfolk.one of the apartmenn buildings is destroyed......a couple others seriously damaaed.right now.. we know of no one who has died. only 6 ppople were injured.. was a police officer... who &pwas treated and released...3 othee civilians had minor in stable conditton......and it appears people who live in the area were the first to ggt he

mirlandd willon told the new york post she's the maryland the mcdonald's down tte street from the milford mill 7-11 where the winning ticket was sold... told the post... shh was among a group of them... who went in on the tickets together. wwlson says... the ticket she bouggt was separate &pfrom that.the restaurant's owner has now issued a stattmenttdismissiig thoss claims... as pure specclation. ssems ttere's a ot of it going around. 17:21:11-25 "you know tte fact day.... lottery tickets on s - facebook and twitter." twitter."the luckyywinner could just be taking their 3 time... seeking advice.legal experts advise jackpot winners... to plan parefully... before claiming the prizz.verification taaes chaalenges to esolve. e tax we dd know that lottery pfficials have obtained the 7-11.it'll be used to help - know the winning ticket was aa - pingle quick pick, however, it's not cleer if the buyer bought just one tiiket or several individual tickets. we'll keep you posted.i'' nees. gilllland, fox45 morning - he's only 12... but alreadyy.. he's flying high.tom schaar is believed to be he first

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is a baltimore woman named mirlande wilson who told friend she bought the ticket at a 7-eleven in milford mills but has yet to show any proof. why can't lottery officials look at security tape from the seven eleven to find out the truth? >> the issue with the surveillance tape is we do not believe the time stamp on the surveillance tape matched up to the time stamp on the lottery computer system. so you can't say with precision the time we know the picket was purchase ad cording to the lottery compute -- we know the ticket was purchased according to the lottery computer is the same as on the surveillance tape. >> lottery officials suggest that everyone double-check their numbers if you bought a ticket at the 7-eleven there. >>> the violence in syria continues to spread. we are checking more headlines in just a moment. stay with us. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it attracted large eating over seventeen hundred jobs. then suppliers, stores, more companies followed, creating more jobs. economists call that the ripple effect. i call it the fr

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

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post she's the &pmaryland winner.but her co- workers at the mcdonald's down jjst the ssreet from the milfordill 7-11 wheree he winning ticket was sold... a group of them... who went in on the tickets together. but wilson says... the ticket she bought was separate from that.we do know that lottery surveillance vvdeo from the 7-11.it'll be used to helpp verify thh winner... who by phe way will be taking home more than 100-million dolllrs after taxes. &pshe wrote the song.. that mad whitney housson a legend. legend.music natsand iiwill always love you youdolly parton tells us the inspirrtion behind "i will always love you"... and her special meesage for whitney. whitney. you're 3 ((ad lib meteorologist)) dolly parton isn't taking a brrak from the limelight. limelight.music natsworking from 9 to 5... the star takes us behind the scenes of her new project... ppus- her pecial message for whitney houston. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. 3 3 ((break 6))((break 6)) 3 3 ,3 3 3 ((break 6)) 3 3 theaters.. and it's bigger than ever.the two biggest rradblocks to getting it in fox 45 g ♪ okay, s

. >> reporter: that ticket sold in milford mill is worth $105 million. this morning the southwest baltimore woman at the center of the rumors speaks to wjz. >> i am not -- i am not in shock. >> a mcdonald's employee and mother of seven told the new york post she is the big winner. wjz was there tonight as she came out of her house. she is not confirming or denying that she has the winning ticket but says she is just trying to make sense of what is happening. >> -- going on because too much -- >> -- confusing -- >> the jackpot will be split between the holders of three winning tickets for $105 million each after taxes. one of those tickets sold at this 7-11 store in milford mill but so far whoever bought it has not come forward to climate it. >> we have not heard from anyone. the winning ticket has not been presented so we are still waiting like everyone else to find out more about this winning megamillions jackpot. >> wilson has already spread her good news at this carry out restaurant near her home. mike hellgren spoke to the owners. >> she working very

was solddat ttis 7-11 in milford mmll on friday. phe maryland ottery saas it sold almost 12 million dollars worth of tickets in person friday night, it only took a dollar and a dreea: &p"i ccn't believe someone hit it n this area here" iknow the person hat has that right noo" now"winnnng tickets were also would split the prize. the winning numbers re 46 -- 22 -- 38 -- 4 -- 2 -- and the would take away 05.. million. 3 drivers feel the pain at the pump as gas prices continue to . soar....he national aveeage gasolineesits at 3 ddllars nd 93 centt. that'ssaccording to triple a's fuel gage report. in marylandddrivers are aying 33dolllrr and 97 cents. dollars and 96 cents. anallst predict priccs will top the 4 dollar mark this coming wwek and are likeey to beat thh all time record high ...well before memorial day... the traditional start of pummer driving seasonn 3&fox45 is hhlping you ffnd the best gas prices in your neighborhood..o tt &pfoxbaltimorr dot com, slash pump patrol. a nice start to the month of whht can we xpect as we head tomorrow?meteorolooist tony pagnotti is hhre with our skywatc

37-year-old mirlande wilson claims she bought the winning tickkt at this 7-eleevn in milford miil.he said the ticket was at her home. henn.. she aid she hid it at the mcdonald's wwhre she works.now the single mother of seven claims she lost the 100 million dollars 9:27 pauliie what do you think though abbut her saying she lost the ticket? pauline: pause. no comment. you see he 35 rry 1117 no, no she's crazy. honestly 40 how ould you lose a ticket that' sllke maryland lotterr officials say so far, no one asscome forward to claim the winning tiiket sold here. officials in ffostburg waat to pind the peeson who murdeeed... ...a duck duck......that lived at the "glendening recreational complex"yesteeday morniig... the duck was ffuud dead... with a knife in its back.the &pknife issáveryá distinctive. &pinvestigaaors believe it willl lead them to the killer.it has a 3 inch blade......with tte federation" logooon it. pg county ffrefighters are looking for he wner of twoo pygmy goats found running through traffic. traffic.the fire department sent ussthese photos f the pair found near freder

roosevelt leftwich is live in milford mills with what you can call a megaexcitement. >> reporter: and a megamystery. the question is who won the money. as of 5:00 tonight, a couple minutes ago, no one has come forward to say they have won the big maryland megamillions, jackpot. one woman said she had the numbers. since then her house has been staked out at her house. the lottery commission says until they say it's official, it's not official. >> there hasn't been a claim. the last thing we wouldn't -- want to have is for the legitimate holder to be confused believe that the winning ticket had been claimed and discard the ticket. no one has reached out to us and that's not surprising at all. >> reporter: the funny thing is everyone who has come through said they're the ones who won it. that's the fun of the jackpot mystery. the lottery says no one has come forward. they said they're not surprised. it's such a large sum of money that a lot of people will wait. they have 182 days before they have to claim it. we'll have more tonight at 6:00. >> thanks a lot, rosie. >>> i don't know. i th

sold at a 7-eleven on liberty road in milford mill friday night.d there's a was an individual purchase or part of an employee pool. but lottery officiils say they can't confirm thattstory. in fact, they say it's just one of several rummrs. 3<"you know the fact that sunday was... on facebook and t> twiiter."> 3 the owner of the mcdonald's on liberty road calls the lotto story "pure speculation." say we may never know who won the jackpot because most winners in maryland choosee o remain anonymous. 3 here's our question of the day...would you keep it a &psecret if yoo won the mega i? facebook page.join the discussion by going to facebook dot com slash fox- baltimore 3 3 bad... day...// for..the .jet- blue... pilot... / who.,.. had a.../ meltdown."iq: oh my god i'm so distraught... oq: we've got to get down." 3 down." capttin clayton psbon.../ is... held wittout bond .../ until his hearing... thursday.../// ááyou'lláá recall... osboo's outburst ...duuing the flight.../ from ...new york... to vegas..../ áátheáá... coo-pilot... put of the cockpit...// áá

. >> reporter: the seven eleven store in milford mill, maryland will receive $100,000 in bonus money for selling the winning ticket. >>> we are following some developing news this morning. a russian plane crash and there are survivors. >>> a massive building fire t went to seven alarms. we are checking more headlines coming up next. -- it went to seven alarms.  [ male announcer ] it sizzles, ready for anything. its smooth taste spreads across your bread's delicate surface. while melting into those creamy mashed potatoes... bringing a rich, warm tenderness to your peas. ohhh! it's i can't believe it's not butter! fresh butter taste with 70% less saturated fat than butter go ahead. cheat on butter. you naughty thing. >>> wear following a developing plane crash in russia. thirty-two people died but 11 others are hospitalized in serious condition this morning. the passenger plane crashed in siberia right after take off late last night. russia has a history of plane crashes with russian-made airplanes but the plane that crashed last night was built by a french company. >>> a devastati

winnipeger according to lottery officials did buy the ticket at the seven eleven store on liberty road in milfordill, maryland, a suburb of baltimore. the ticket was a quick pick, the buyer paid $1, didn't buy anything else and walked out of the store. a former lottery director says even though the winner wants to remain anonymous, it will be pretty hard to keep to a secret. >> when you win $218 million, people are going to find out. there will be family and friend who you never knew you even had who are going to find out. >> reporter: so three winning tickets were purchased. one here in maryland, one in kansas and one in illinois. here is a very interesting thing because we all would go into the fox 5 pools. all three of these apparently were single purchases and all of them were apparently quick picks. we know the kansas win are has come forward. that one is remaining anonymous. they took the cash payout. we don't know whether the maryland win are here is going to do the same. we'll find out. we'll let you know late are on today. >> thank you very much -- we'll let you know later on today. >> t

. >> the 7-eleven store in milford mill, maryland will get a wind fall of its season own. its owner will receive $100,000 in bonus money for selling the winning ticket. >> i would take that even. >> i would take $10 at this point. you can give me my money back for buying the tickets. >> i'll just take $10. >> yes. >> an around the world yacht race turns into a frantic rescue operation. details coming up next. >>> then march madness taken to the next level. things get out of control following a final four win. ur >> and the parents of trayvon martin are weighing in on the possible case against the man who shot him.  we need a vacation! simon likes taking in all the sights. theodore always has a taste for something different. this is the greatest day of my life! and i just wanted to take it easy. yeah, right! [laughs] experience the ultimate adventure with "alvin and the chipmunks: chipwrecked," rated g. own it on blu-ray and dvd and get a great vacation at a great price on a carnival cruise. ♪ bang on the drum all day [ ship horn blows ] you can always exp

york post she's tte maryland winner.but her co-workers at the mcdonald's down the street from the milford 7-11 where thh winning ticket was sood... told the ost... she was among a group of them... who went in on the tickets together. wilson says... the ticket he bought was eparate from that.with all this speculation... we took the story right to lottery headquarters... 17:21:48-05 "have you heard f this person.... not healthy for us to participate in this." this." the lucky winner could just be taking their timm... seeking advice.legal experts advisee jackpot winners... to plan carefully... before claiming the prize.verification takes time too.and often there tax challenges to resolve. we do know that lottery officials have obtained the surveillance video from the 7-11.it'll be used tt help verify the winner.we alss the single quick pick, however, it'' noo clear if the buyer bought juut one ticket or several individual tickets. we'll keep you posted.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the trial continues today... in the case of two brothers charged wiih setting a pitbull on fire.trav

who they are and what is next for you wjz is live where the dream started for them at the 711 in milford. mike has the big reveal this noon. >> good afternoon, everyone. what a story. this is where the big ticket was sold just a few hours before the drawing. one of the winners had laid all her tickets on the floor. she watched as many of us did. she learned that she was among the big winners. >> reporter: the three mega millions winners are pictured hidden behind their text. all are public educators, two women and a man, an elementary teacher, special ed teacher, and administrative support staffer. they spent $60 in three stores and bought the way with almost her a $5 million each after taxes. >> everything on their list, whether it was paying tuition for their children or purchasing a home or taking a trip somewhere. it's not the kind of ostentatious brand of this money that would bring them a lot of attention. >> like the rest of the world, they watched the media circus surrounding single mom from baltimore. >> they had been kind of privately lapping among themselves and maybe texting

they pooled $60 together and bought tickets from three different locations including a 7-eleven in milford mill, maryland where the winner was sold as a random quick pick. >> they all planned at this point in time to remain public school teachers, not just to complete this school year but going forward. >> reporter: martino said the winners were humble, modest and in one case overcome with emotion. and they want to remain anonymous. >> publicity i think especially in light of everything that's happened last week and they certainly commented that they were watching the news and had seen what was being said which was more than what they really wanted to go through. >> reporter: somewhere in maryland today, there are two tens of millionaires standing in front of little kids. >> yes. >> reporter: nobody knows but them? >> that's exactly right. that's exactly the way they want it. >> reporter: plans for the money includes one winner who wants to backpack europe. another who wants to tour italy and a third who wants to put her two daughters through college and buy her brother a house. if it work

each put in 20 bucks and bought the tickets at the milford mill 7-eleven store.re the winning ticket was sold. each of the school workers will get $35 million after taxes. they say they will keep working. >> i am glad to hear that. i think teachers don't have a very good salary. are doing such a great job training a new generation of people. lottery officials did not name the winners but they say that mirlande wilson was not one of them. sherri shepherd really needed some tissues last night on dancing. she was eliminated from the competition and even the judges were surprised if. >> she was not at the bottom of the scoreboard after monday night's performance but viewers did not rally to keeper in the competition. with tears streaming down her face, keep banks of the show for letting her live out her dream. >> bad thing that scares you the most that makes you say i don't know if i can do it, i am scared run towards it, because it is so amazing on the other side. >> melissa gilbert will compete next week after suffering a concussion during monday's performance. nin

she says she purchased the winning megamillions ticket worth $105 million after taxes from a milford mills 7-eleven that was not the only ticket she bought. wilson was reportedly responsible for the office pool that 15 of her mcdonald's co-workers pitched in for. wilson says those pool tickets lost but her personal ticket was the big winner. the winning ticket kept hitting. the maryland lottery commission hasn't even seen it and neither has the attorney hired to defend wilson against anyone who wants a piece of the lottery fortune. >> i cannot tell you that it exists presently. we are only preparing in the event there are people who might challenge what we believe to be a legitimate claim. >> reporter: wilson would not say when she plans to produce her ticket or if she will continue to work for mcdonald's once she has her millions. in milford mills, richard jordan, news 4. >> the maryland lottery commission says winners have 182 days from the drawing to claim their winnings. >>> congress will be looking into spending practices of the general services administration. the news comes af

a ticket matching all the numbers sold at a milford mills 7-eleven. wilson claims she has it. she says she bought the ticket worth $105 million after taxes. but lottery officials can't take that to the bank. >> one thing there hasn't been in this is a shortage of rumors about who may or may not have won the ticket. >> reporter: wilson was reportedly part of a work place pool you about mcdonald's employee says the pool lost and her personal ticket won. the ticket has not surfaced. the lottery commission hasn't seen it. the baltimore attorney, the fast food worker hired, hasn't seen it. >> where is the ticket? >> reporter: and wilson won't show it publicly. >> no one has approached the maryland lottery to claim the ticket. we have not heard from anyone claiming that they have the ticket. and we have not heard from a representative claiming that they are representing the winner of the ticket. >> reporter: but there is still time. the 7-eleven has surveillance cameras inside the store. the lottery commission has that video but the director says the footag

the ticket sold at a milford mills 7-leavenworth $105 million after taxes.lene wilson says she bought the ticket to a third of the more than $500 million jackpot but wilson has not claimed the cash. >> the actual winner will have to come in and validate the ticket. >> reporter: wilson was reportedly part of a work place pool but the mcdonald's employee says the pool lost and her personal ticket won. the ticket has not surfaced. the lottery commission hasn't seen it. the baltimore attorney, the fast food worker hired, hasn't seen it. >> where is the ticket? >> reporter: and wilson won't show it publicly. >> no one has approached the maryland lottery to claim the ticket. we haven't heard from anyone claiming that they have the ticket. we have not heard from a representative claiming that they are representing the winner of the ticket. >> reporter: there is still time. the lottery commission has the video from the store but the director says the footage doesn't accurately show who struck it rich. >> the issue with the tape is that we do not believe the time sta

one of them was sold in milford mills, maryland but the winner has not come forward yet. the person bought the ticket just hours before that drawing. the maryland lottery offered some tips to the winner. >> our advice from the maryland lottery to whoever the winner of the ticket is to get advice. we wouldn't recommend who that would be so we would encourage them to seek out legal and financial advice. >> the other two winning tickets were sold in illinois and kansas. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, this week's hero central sheds light on an important local organization providing affordable and safe homes. >> and coming up next, we cross the border to take a closer look at the violence that's occurring in mexico. the focus of a new documentary and the director is going to be with me in the studio coming up next. >>> a drug war that has left tens of thousands of innocent people dead is the subject of a new documentary that is going to be opening in our area on friday. the film is called "eight murders a day ," and it deals with the violence that is happening across the

ever since we mound out, found out milford mills was the home of the winning ticket. >> we know there is a woman in west post tonight who believes she won something. she spoke with abc2news tonight. it is still not clear if she is the winner and whether she is entitled to keep all the money. >> i hope i get the money. i really am going to get all the money. >> enough money to change anyone's life, especially a single mother of seven and immigrant from haiti that lives in the west port community. >> i took it to the commissioner. i called the media. i let them know what is going on, auto i am in shock myself. >> there is controversy, mirlandi works at the mcdonald's on lib err toe road. coworkers say some bought tickets for some at this 7/11 at the restaurant. >> i bought one for five dollars and one dollar. i said the dollar is for me. and i looked at the numbers. and i won the money. >> a dispute like that will wind up being resolved in court and will come down to whether the judge or jury believes the person holding the ticket. >> somebody thinks they are right and not going to let

the winner according to lottery officials went into that 7 eleven in milford mills maryland and went and got a quick pick ticket, paid just $1, bought nothing else and walked out a former lottery director said it is not unusual for drama to surround a jackpot this big. >> when there is a big mega millions or power ball jackpot an exciting lottery game you often have people who come forward looking for publicity trying to get their 15 minutes of fame. >> reporter: but then you also have a lot of winners who do want to keep their identity a secret for obvious reasons we know in addition, the kansas winner has said that he or she wishes to remain anonymous the winner in illinois however will not have that option because illinois law requires a big jackpot winner to basically show their faces to prove that the money actually went to a real person, that illinois winner has not come forward yet the other interesting thing all three winners have in common they all used the quick pick the select their winning numbers. allison and tony back to you. >> note to self, use quick pick. >>> checkin

the winning ticket was purchased here at this 7-eleven in milford mill outside baltimore, one of the three winning tickets in the country, the others sold in kansas and illinois. last week mirlande wilson, a shift manager at mcdonald's, told reporters she had the winning ticket. she hired a lawyer, held a press conference but never produced the ticket. in fact, later she said she lost it somewhere at the mcdonald's where she worked. it added big drama to the big jackpot, but a lottery director for the past 15 years, most recently in the district, says he's seen it before. >> when there's a big mega millions or powerball jackpot, an exciting lottery game, you often have people who come forward looking for publicity trying to get their 15 minutes of fame. >> reporter: maryland lottery officials say the real winner decided to stay anonymous just like the winner in kansas. >> when you win $218 million, people are going to find out. there's going to be family and friends who you never knew you even had who are going to find out. >> reporter: maryland lottery officials say they plan an 8 a

. >> reporter: near milford, connecticut, a stubborn fire along the tracks forced amtrak to suspend serviceor hours. while in southern new jersey roughly 1,000 acres blackened in burlington county. up and down the east coast, firefighters have been battling heavy smoke and flames for more than ten days now. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel. >> everything you see in red here indicates the warmest start of any year on record. plus, many northeastern states have had their top ten driest starts on record. those two factors and the recent wind is the perfect recipe for fire. >> reporter: already, 24 states and d.c. have posted red flag fire warnings, extremely unusual on the east coast. with fires as far north as massachusetts. in atlanta today, traffic on i-285 south had to crawl through dense smoke. while in florida, jacksonville issued an air pollution alert with dozens of fires burning statewide. >> once it got a good seat, it began to run in that area. it had a lot of fuel with it. and given the wind speed conditions we've seen, that type of fire is not unusual. >> reporter: compou

this fire in milford, connecticut, burning yesterday. started at around 6:00. metro north had to suspend service. route 1, the busiest non-interstate in connecticut, some of those business-to be evacuated briefly. they did get this under control later on in the evening. scary times in milford. in new jersey, tabernacle, woodland areas seeing over 1,000 acres burned. firefighters who don't normally have to do this kind of work had to light backfires to protect homes. this is the second brush fire in less than a week. down across florida we told you about this yesterday before the northeastern fires broke out, the county line fire near jacksonville continues to burn as do some brush fires around volusia county. dense smoke coming out of that fire as winds don't whip in that direction. as we mentioned go to the graphics and show you some highlighted tidbits. warmest march on record and first three months of this year, are the warmest start for the u.s.. over 15,000 warm temperature records during the month of march. look at these winds yesterday. 60 mile-per-hour

this fire video out of milford, connecticut, also fires in long island, but milford seeing flames whipe of the winds there, service was suspended across metro north there for a time as they had to put out these flames and businesses evacuated. at one point people asked to leave their homes and smoke could be seen as far away as bridgeport connecticut as those whipped up. the threat today will be farther south. still dry, the radar is showing most of it up across northern new england and upstate new york. killington is seeing a foot of wet snow. new york back through raleigh where the red flag warnings will be up, dry conditions and gusty, gusty wind, unseasonably strong trough across the northeast will continue to whip those up. also will be pouring in is some cooler weather. temperatures tonight will be in the 20s and 30s in some spots. freeze and warnings and advisories for ohio river valley and western great lakes. severe weather over western oklahoma. a couple of tornadoes touching down and big hail. across parts of northern louisiana today and the winds continue in a little storm

. >> the winning ticket was bought at 7:15 friday night at a 7-eleven in milford mill. why not check the store's surveillance tape? the timestamps don't match up on the tape and the lottery machine. >>> questions about spending and the government's general services administration have already prompted the head of the administration to resign and now two house committees are investigating and new video showing a federal worker joking about how much money he'd spent if he were in charge. fox's jonathan hunt with this one. >> reporter: this video released by the house oversight and government committee. in the video a gsa worker sings about all the spending he would do if he were commissioner and how he would never be subject to inspector general investigation. the gsa issuing a statement saying, "this video is another example of the complete lack of judgment exhibited during the 2010 western region's conference. our agency continues to be appalled by this in defensible behavior and we're taking every step possible to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again." this

says she is holding that winning mega millions lottery ticket worked at this mcdonalds behind me in milford she is identified as 37-year- old wilson a haitian immigrant and single mother of seven she bought the ticket on her own after work friday her colleagues say it was bought as part of their pool where 15 people chipped in $5 each and employee says the owner gave her $5 additional to buy more tickets for the pool as she headed homefriday the controversy is growing but a friend of hers says he doesn't think she would stiff her colleagues from the money. >> i am hearing them buzzing around yeah, i don't know they keeping a tight lip about it, so if she won good for her you know, god bless her, but if she won, she beat them out of their money there is enough for everybody madeleine, but you know,. >> god bless her. >> lottery officials say no one has come forward with that winning ticket yet if she is in fact the winner she would share that jackpot with two other people one winner in illinois another in kansas she says she will produce that ticket some time today, i guess we will all just

the winner bought the ticket at the 7-eleven in milford mill. lottery officials say they're ready to process the winning claim whenever this person decides to come forward. we asked people what they thought the winner should do with the crash. >> do something for somebody else. an organization, a school or a church or anybody. just do something good with it. >> the 7-eleven will get $100,000 for selling the ticket. two other winning tickets were sold in illinois and kansas and the winners will share the $640 million jackpot. >> in commitment 2012 tonight, we are just a couple of days from the g.o.p. primary in merchandise, d.c. and wisconsin and maryland. mitt romney seems to be honing for a convention showdown and there is newt gingrich under pressure to get out of the race. brian mooar with the latest. >> mitt romney is hoping a win in wisconsin's primary will bring an end to his rough road to the nomination. >> and on tuesday, we're going to pick the next president of the united states! >> house budget committee chairman paul ryan is endorsin

peter deucey went to visit the winning store in milford mill, maryland. >> reporter: $656 million dividedy three, friday's record breaking megamillions jackpot split among three states. americans spent more than $1.5 billion trying their luck. the identities of the winners unknown. >> that is a winning machine. touch it. >> reporter: people flocking to this baltimore county 7-eleven store where the winning vibe is contagious. a quick pick ticket matching all numbers sold here. >> i was hoping it was me this morning but, as you can see, we are on our way to work. good luck to whoever won and i hope i know you. >> reporter: another winning ticket sold here, about 40 miles from st. louis at the red bud moto mart in illinois. >> i was just here to check mine, not expecting to win. >> and kansas' big winner shrouded in mystery. winners in kansas and maryland have the option of remaining anonymous. not case in illinois where the winner's home city is made public. >> everyone is super excited. a lot of conversation going on. a lot of meeting out in the parking lot and trying to find out who that