to show you 95 north, you are going to have company, 95 north of maryland 100, a lot of cars this morning. everything is moving along. other areas around the city, and in the county, baltimore, an accident on frankfort, sinclair lane. that is tying things up a little bit. if you are traveling around the curtis bay area , there is road construction, quarantine road and 695, that is holding things up, that s causing delays this morning. another delay that you might know about, if you are heading on the jfx, south, they are going both ways, working on bridge repair. the jones falls expressway around cold spring, there is also delays in that area. u.s. 40, baltimore national pike, ramp on the northbound is closed due to bridge repair. if you are wondering about the traffic, head to abc2news.com. students at the university of maryland college park have more than finals on their mind. police are investigating a armed robbery off of campus involving current and former students.
the odds are steep. you ve heard the comparisons, you are likely to be hit by lightning, get in to a wreck. slim chances are not stopping a mad rush to get mega millions lottery tickets. brian kuebler is live with how the stakes got higher today. reporter: late this morning, mega millions announced the jackpot went up $100 million, to $640 million. that is not exactly a surprise if you ve been to businesses that sell the tickets. millions of people in states including here in mailed are cashing in on a dream. the odds are more than just steep but it isn t stopping people taking a chance. we are going to get a new building for our shop. $50. $50. only one way to win and that s play. that s how we do it. reporter: the odds are technically 1 in 176 million. the baltimore orioles stand a better shot at winning the world seize than you do winning the jackpot. brian kuebler, abc2 news. tough comparisons there. so what if you did win the mega millions, head to abc2news.c
economy is dead right now. it s crazy. i didn t think my car was going to fail. it seems fine to me. reporter: to get a waiver, kimberly has to show broof she spent $450 trying to fix if problem. the $450 is a safety net for motorists, that allows somebody facing a 2 or $3000 repair bill to have a safety net. reporter: some people maybe avoiding the emissions test all together. it s mandated by law. if you fail to get your car tested the state will suspend your license and this year maryland is on a pace to suspend tags on 300,000 vehicles. it could hurt our air quality and those who delay tests and repairs could spend more money on penalties. nobody likes to spend money, unfortunately that s a fact of life with f the car is polluting, somebody has to do done. reporter: kimberly is holding her beth. hoping the cost of keeping her car running clean doesn t clean out her savings. it all depends what my pockets look like at this time. i got three kids and that s ex
healthier and incorporate more fruits and vegetables an a pretty interesting illustration to help you understand. also, we will tell you about the latest of charlie sheen. cbs and the show two and a half men firing back at the star. what they are saying and what he is saying in return. you want to stick around for that. all right. first, every day we have a hot topic let s get to today s. it involves facebook of course. we certainly seen it before. the naked or seminude pregnant celebrity. demi moore aboutd it 20 years ago and it was controversial then and it is raising eyebrows. pictures on facebook with seminude moms. a lot of famous that we have seen on the covers of magazine. facebook deleted them violating the website s stabbeddards. stannards so a spokesperson says we standards so a spokesperson says we don t have a special policy for pregnant women. we want it to remain a safe environment for everyone including children. this is something that caught are at
wicked winds, strong gusts of snow combine for treacherous conditions across maryland. tonight, homes are damaged and many are without power. hi, everybody. i m kai jackson. and i m mary bubala. here s what people are talking about. more serious winter weather hit the state today. wind and winter weather advisories are still in effect at this hour. the conditions were extreme earlier today in northern harford county. you can see the snow literally blowing sidewalks, making for little to no visibility on the roadway. taking a live look outside right now. we re not seeing that snow we saw earlier this morning any longer. but winds are making for a pretty awfully cold day. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. week weijia is live with the more. but first we go to bob. big contrast across the region. some saw nothing. some saw blizzard conditions of snow. carroll county, frederick county, some of the hills to the west, and a few areas to the south. finksber