who wants to be a billionaire? the second largest lotto jackpot is up in just hours. people across the country are rushing to get their lucky tickets. thank you for joining us. it is the story everyone is talking about today. the mega millions jackpot hit an estimated $1 billion. the cash bayout a massive $565 million. it has been growing since july 24th. that's the day a group of coworkers won 543 million.

it was purchased at erny's liquor. abc 7 news joining us live, another spot that has been lucky before. hi. >> reporter: hey. good morning. look at this sign right here. it can't even handle the amount of money on the table right now. he has his tickets. you ready? >> yeah. >> i had my wallet too. i am about to get mine. if no one wins tonight it could be the biggest jackpot in u.s. history climbing at an estimated $1.6 billion. >> yes. >> lucky ticket. >> yeah. >> good luck. >> we are talking big money baby with the b for billion. mega million soaring to the highest drawing ever and lottery feverer is

>>. >> people seem to remember the day ahead of the drawing completely selling out of the paper pick tickets. >> you got your lucky number? >> i have a system i use. it hasn't won yet. whether it is better than picking randomly i can't answer that. >> what people do know is how they will spend their money. >> what i spend my money on navigating the world. spreading some love. >> two girls in college. >> let's go get him. >> here is the other thing that the paper pick tickets ran out. the manager here tells us they have contacted lottery officials instead of using the automated system. abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you. >> abc 7 news will be keeping an

eye on this all throughout the day. you can download the news app to get the winning numbers sent right to your phone. that drawing is at 8:00 tonight. new at 11:00 a.m. a battle over birth control. nuns faced off in a san francisco courtroom, at issue whether they should have to provide contraceptives. hi. >> reporter: hi. yeah. the state says they should have to provide contraceptives. the attorneys liked what he heard in court today as he fought for them. he thought the case was looking good, looking in their favor today. look at this video of the nuns who were in court today. there were seven of them. they all live here. their attorney thinks they are in the cross fire of a political fight. he says the state wants to sue president donald trump and that the sisters of the poor want out of this issue. one argument the state made if

the nuns aren't providing birth control the state may have to pick up that burden. the judges today asked questions suggesting they agree with they let states sue which isn't the way the law works. i think the judge also clearly untd violating religious liberty isn't a reason for the government to act. >> the state attorney general released a written statement saying women are entitled to make their own health care decisions without interference from politicians or their employers. congress made it clear that all women and their families have the right to access cost free birth control under the aca also known as obamacare. no word on when the judges will rule only that the decision has

been expedited. the sisters of the poor hoping this will rule in their favor. this lawsuit against them will be now. abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. president trump says it is likely washington post columnist is dead. this as prosecutors are reported to be questioning employees of the saudi >> secretary of state pompeo advised that the u.s. should wait a few more days before making any decisions. the president was asked if he believed he was dead and he said it certainly looks that way. >> it is bad bad stuff. we'll see what happens.

>> overnight president trump praised republican representative for body slamming a journalist. >> he is my kind of abc news, istanbul. police trying to find a person that fired a gun just after 3:00. sky 7 was over the scene as officers act ifrly searched for the shooter earlier this morning. they did find a gun but the gunman got away and the officer was not hurt. police are trying to figure out why someone drove a truck into the side of a great mall overnight. it knocked out power to a number of stores. medics took the driver to the hospital to get checked out. police do not think drugs or

alcohol was involved. crews were able to restore power within the last few hours. evacuations are over but it could take several weeks. crews are working to repair a chevron pipeline. 4,000 people were forced from their homes late wednesday. they were allowed back in yesterday afternoon. pittsburgh police released this drone video burning inside a salt on a grass fire. all right. it is friday. if you plan on spending some time at the beach this weekend one day could be a little bit better than the other. >> especially if you have the winning lottery ticket. >> i think both will be great if you have the winning lottery ticket. >> it would be a permanent vacation. >> yeah. >> that is santa cruz. it looks so nice. let's take a look at your numbers. today will be one of the warmest

and brightest of the three coming up. mid-70s to 80. look at that ocean temperature. only 58 degrees. tomorrow you can see the clouds are a little more clingy. it will slip into the middle 60s. it is 71 to 77 monterey into santa cruz. they will stop slipping sunday. partly sunny conditions in the afternoon with a cool breeze blowing. so that's what's going to happen at the coast. for the rest of us it will be warm the next couple of days. i'll update you on a chance of a shower or two. first i want to send it back to you for more news. >> thank you. a water main causing problems in the east bay right now. it was over the scene at high street and otis drive. crews were working on a fix they found secondk. rkers repterepairs to have the water main break again around 7:00 this morning. it is impacting service and oth.

the municipal utility district expects the problem to be fixed some time tonight. >> caltrans closed after a truck tumbled down an e embankment. fortunately the driver was not hur. they say it could have been avoided if the driver would have paid attention to signs. the job the social media company just filled. also a futuristic store could be coming to the financial district, the hint about the location for california's first amazon go. and hitting the slopes in x"

california's unemployment rate fell to a how last month. that's down from 4.2 in the previous five months. the state's development department says there were more than 14,000 new jobs last month. the professional and business services sector posted the biggest gains. educational and health services

lead job losses. happening now ups is hold ago hiring blitz. it needs to fill more than 1,700 positions including driver helpers and package handlers and seasonal drivers. there are two hiring fares happening in the area right now. one is at ups customer care center and the other is on party drive in oakland. they both run until noon. first amazon go could be opening soon. according to property records the city gave the company approval at 300 california street. it is the futureistic retail store that replaces cashiers with an amazon app. tesla changing the pricing

structure. it is becoming slightly more affordable. the car used to start at about $49,000 before incentives. there will be a $35,000 version. the longer range version is getting more expensive. it will now start at 54,000. facebook is reaching across the pond for a big new hire. the company announced it hired as the new head of global affairs team. they formed taco spend a week before moving permanently to california. if you're planning out your weekend we have details on three events happening in the bay area. will it be a nice weekend to get outside? mike is tracking the forecast.

music with a view honoring the dead. it is all part of this weekend's preview thanks to our partners. >> music festival returns to the gun club on saturday. enjoy live local music with a beautiful waterfront view. you'll have plenty of food and drink admission is free and open to the public. head to san jose for the n n n e

over 100 vendors. it runs from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. a two-day public performance. this year's route takes you from mission bay to artists pair today specific sites along the route. the teams create a dance team architecture and history of the area. there are six tours saturday and sunday and admission is free with the cost of muni muni muni we hope you have a great time. getting a first taste of winter. it opened one slope today. here is a live look. not much but i know ski fans are excited about this. it is the first resort to open for the winter season.

the earliest opening date and that was last year. looked pretty exciting didn't it? here is why. we had freezing temperatures the last couple of hours. we'll have freezing temperatures in the mornings all the way through wednesday. look at the temperature in the valley, low to mid-60s. it will drop into the low 60s next week. just not letting us see look at temperature thes responding if you're heading out right now some of our warmest. san ramon 70. the rest of us in the 60s already. it is super hazy out there.

i just checked the air quality and it's modern. under hazy sunshine. temperatures will climb today. they will stay that way tomorrow. cooling trend and brings us a slight chance of light showers next week. let's run it down in the south bay. low to mid-80s. even down to santa cruz. mid-to upper 70s. it is 73 to 79. one of our warmest days upper 60s to near 70. low to mid-70s downtown. even the north bay into the upper 60s. you're the last area. low to mid-80s if you're heading up through the north bay valleys. we'll have 76 to 79 degrees. as we move in how about 83 to 86 degrees. here is another look at the haze hanging over san francisco. you see noo get a couple of more hours of

warming. what a great evening. temperatures in the mid-to upper 60s. we'll be in the coast and all of us will fall into the 50s by the time midnight rolls a lot of fog along the coast. it is up along highway 101 in the north bay. we'll have temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s. here is nothing scary about this forecast. look at that. a lot of sunshine 80 degree temperature and then sunday we have got the undefeated and unfortunately la rams there in town. we could not come down a peg or two. full on sunshine. so be prepared for that. one more thing to look at. here is our first chance of rain tuesday. it looks impressive.

by wednesday it is gone and we'll have a couple of more chances thursday into thursday night. it is looking much drier than it did earlier in the week. highs are back in the 60s and 70s. just a lot more cloud cover than sunny cloud cover. >> we'll keep our fingers crossed and maybe we'll get a few sprinkles. >> when it comes our way. prince harry going to new heights during his visit to australia. climbing the bridge to kick off the games. he helped mark the start of the first child. it is why she

with her husband. this week's perfect pet. we'll introduce you and what this girl hopes to find in her forever home.

warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority. we are on abc7news.com.

you'll find the kinds of candy many are looking forward to the most. for mike and i it is reese's peanut butter cups. >> yes. bring it. download the news app to get breaking news alerts. tune in for the latest news and weather right here on our next newscast. mike is back now with this week's perfect pet. who do we have? >> i have cheddar. i don't have peanut butter or chocolate. look at this. she is a calico. i abchutely love hsolutely love. she needs a human that enjoys playing. once she is tired she loves to cuddle. she would prefer an adult only home or a home with older children. you can meet her on florida street. the phone number is on your

screen there. >> all right. we love cheddar and thank you for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is up next. if you become a billionaire don't forget your friends here at abc 7 news.

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>> hey, everybody, today the legendary paul schaffer, david letterman's band leader for over 30 years is back to try to win $1 million for charity. from caesar's entertainment studios, this is "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] hey, everybody, welcome. we got a great day today. it's celebrity week las vegas. [cheers and applause] boy, do we have one for you. let's bring back our celebrity. welcome, paul schaffer! [cheers and applause] welcome back, sir. >> good to see you again. let me start by saying i have never done this before, and if you let me walk out of here, i swear i will never get in trouble. oh, no--that's chris hansen. >> yeah, wrong show. >> i'm sor.