out there, leave early for your activity as you head out today. you shouldn t have distractions except traveling northbound, on i-95, disabled vehicle, through the edgewood at mountain road. traffic flow very light on i-95 as here on 695, at the bw parkway, inner loop and outer loop with light flow of traffic sks the flow of traffic opens often with very few cars. if you are traveling on the harrisburg, not your usual drive, no cars to get in your way on the northbound side, southbound with a little bit of activity as you make your way past warren road. won t be long before the party started, it s opening day and first pitch is set for 3:05. charley crowson and brian kuebler are live with the details of what you need to know. one thing i want to know, is it sold out or can we still get tickets? reporter: tickets are still available. get them early. this will likely be a sellout for opening day. reporter: it s a special day. it should be a national holiday. reporter: f
linda so is back in studios with what is going on news wise throughout baltimore and around the world. first, let s check out the weather for the opening day forecast and all your holiday festivities planned for this weekend. it is cold this morning. charlie, might be shivering a little bit. make sure you bundle up. we have the freeze warning in effect for all the areas here shaded in the blue color and we have a light blue down southern baltimore county, in to arundel as well and calvert county. this is up until 8:00 this morning, that s your coastal flood advisory. we are dealing with dry weather, we have an enhanced fire threat with the winds, coupled with the dry weather. we are going to be a little bit on the dicey side in terms of burning out there. churchville s temperature, coming in at 37 degrees, ellicott at 38. more of the same frederick. breezy this morning, with gusts up to 25 miles an hour, through the day. let s get a check of the traffic with angela. goo
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 think i d claim it quick. we ve got a frost and freeze concern especially for northern maryland. i do say northeasterly maryland would be covered by the mt. holly office. they re compiling their new criteria. so a frost overnight. if you re not watching from south of b
exponentially better odds at winning the world series than you do winning that jackpot. who doesn t dream of finally seeing that? good luck. brian kuebler, abc2 news. when the jackpot is this huge, everyone plays because when it s only 100 million or so, maybe it s not worth it. i don t know who would think taway. no matter how high the payout goes the odds stays the same. why do we get amped up when it gets this high? our team coverage continues with joce sterman. it could be all about how our brains are wired. we have been thinking about what we would do with $640 million jackpot. psychologists say the rush takes over, we think about the fact that even if it s just a tiny chance, a chance to win big. not only do you get the money, you get the fame, you may not want that, it comes down to numbers. you probably have your favorites. the lucky numbers you hope will help you win big. psychologists say they are just numbers. we pick our numbers. those numbers haven t turned
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