mega jackpot. tonight's drawing for $500 million has people dreaming. conflicting stories. video of the gunman who shot and killed an unarmed florida teen doesn't appear to show signs of a scuffle. and hero co-pilot. high praise for the jetblue first officer who took over when his captain had a midair breakdown. >> he's a great guy. i think he's probably one of the best son-in-laws i could have. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, march 30th, 20 12. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm betty nguyen.

at 11:00 eastern tonight someone out there could become wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. that's when the winning numbers of the multistate mega millions lottery will be drawn in atlanta, georgia. the jackpot is now the largest in u.s. history. $540 million. and if you are lucky enough to win, you'll have the choice of taking the money in a lump sum of $389 million or you can have your winnings paid out over 26 years. each annual payment will be worth nearly $21 million. the thought of it. it's a life-changing amount of money. whoever hold the winning ticket won't be the only one to benefit. >> reporter: hundreds of want to be millionaires have crossed over to california in this lotterier to. nevada doesn't sell mega million tickets and this was the closest place for people to buy one. the wait, four hours. the dream of a $500 million had

tickets selling briskly near chicago. >> my husband can retire. we have five kids. we could get a better van. >> reporter: illinois was the first state to sell them online in time for the historic jackpot. officials say nearly half million tickets have been sold in that state since sunday. old fashioned ticket sales are providing a boost to businesses that sell the tickets. >> i don't usually buy them but the pot's so big, i figured why not? >> reporter: cash-strapped states will keep an eye on the drawing. the winner who takes the lump sum will be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in taxes. that kind of revenue could delay budget cuts, keep programs funded or make a dent in the state's debt. >> i think charity's first thing on my list. >> a house. >> financial freedom. >> a yacht. >> reporter: spending the money before you've got it is the easy part. >> that's so much money for one person to have that, you know, i

think a group should win this money. >> reporter: but if you're buying tickets in a pool at work, there is a need to be cautious. >> a multitude of lawsuits over the years over the sharing of a winning lottery ticket. >> reporter: legal experts say you should put the rules of your office lottery pool in writing. ask, what is the deadline for collecting money? who is participating? who hold the tickets? lottery officials say you should photocopy the tickets front and back. good advice when $500 million is on the line. >> all right, so if you end up hitting the winning numbers tonight, there are instructions on the back of your ticket on what to do next. depending on what state you bought it in, you'll have anywhere from 180 days to one year to claim your prize. by the way, your chances of winning are 1 in 176 million. so, good luck, everyone. well, some time this morning the nine justices of the supreme court will vote on the constitutionality of president

obama's health care reform law, but we won't know the outcome for months. the justices heard three days of arguments this week. today they'll gather in a conference room by themselves and vote in order of seniority. in the weeks that follow the justices will read each other's opinions and the vote can be changed. they're expected to announce their decision in union. to the latest on the case of trayvon martin, unarmed florida teen shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. the gunman george zimmerman says he acted in self-defense and fought with martin. 911 tapes indicate to show zimmerman followed martin but on cnn last night zimmerman's brother says that is not the case. >> he didn't chase anyone. he did not follow nor did he ever catch up to mr. martin. >> video of zimmerman at a police station on the night of the shooting does not appear to show signs he was involved in a scuffle. and now an undertaker says neither did martin's body.

randall pinkston has that part of the story. >> reporter: this police video shows george zimmerman on the night he shot trayvon martin. he told officers he acted in self-defense after the teenager attacked him and repeatedly puchlg punched him in the face but no obvious injuries can be seen on the video. the funeral director who prepared martin's body for burial didn't notice any bruising that indicated a fight. >> we could see no physical signs like there had been a scuffle, there had been a fight. the hand, i didn't see any knuckles, bruises or what have you. >> reporter: in the police report, officers did write that zimmerman's nose was bloody. now his family is coming to his defense. former judge robert zimmerman told fox 35 in orlando his son's life was threatened. he said martin, quote, continued to beat george and at some point george pulled his pistol and did what he did. police let zimmerman go after it

was determined there wasn't enough evidence to charge him, but it appears some officers considered making an arrest. sheryl brown lives in the neighborhood where trayvon martin was killed. her son was interviewed after the shooting by this detective. >> he stated to me in my family room that we don't believe this was self-defense and we need to prove it. >> reporter: a special state prosecutor is now looking at all the evidence. investigators say it could take weeks to finish their review. randall pinkston, cbs news, sanford, florida. the senate voted against a democratic bill to end tax breaks for oil companies. yesterday's vote was 51-47 against the democratic bill. oil companies receive $4 billion in you becydyes. shortly before the vote, president obama made his case for ending the tax break. >> the biggest oil companies are raking in record profits. profits that go up every time

folks pull up into a gas station. but on top of these record profits, oil companies are also getting billions a year. billions a year in taxpayer subsidies. >> many republicans say cutting subsidies would lead to even higher prices at the pump. two gop officials say another top republican, wisconsin congressman paul ryan, is expected to endorse mitt romney. the wisconsin primary is on tuesday. the endorsement could come as early as today. yesterday romney picked up endorsement of former president george h.w. bush. colorado firefighters are making progress fighting a deadly wildfire south of denver. that fire which flared monday is now 45% contained. at least 4100 acres have been burned and 27 homes destroyed or damaged. watch and listen, though, to

this dramatic video of a family making a run for their lives on monday. >> where's mom? what are you stopping for? >> some evacuees have been allowed to return back home. an elderly couple, though, has been found dead in the fire zone and another woman is still missing. the co-pilot of jetblue flight 191 is keeping a low profile right now. yea son dowd's quick actions after have him calling him a hero. and as susan mcginnis tells us, his family is not surprised. >> reporter: jetblue passengers pinned down midair charged with interfering with a flight crew. a federal affidavit states captain clayton osbon became incoherent while at the controls and turned off the plane's radio. the 49-year-old then told his co-pilot, we need to take a leap of faith and we're not going to vegas. >> jetblue flight 199 we need to

go to amarillo declaring an emergency. >> reporter: the co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and requested an emergency landing. mark was sitting in the front row. >> i'm looking at this happening and i'm -- he's getting more and more violent. >> reporter: when the incident escalated he helped subdue the captain. >> he started yelling inside -- you know, to the flight deck, throttle to idle, throttle to idle, bring this plane down, al qaeda is here. >> reporter: what caused the captain's behavior is still not known. the fbi is investigating. jetblue has suspended osbon with pay. he's been with the airline for 12 years and has no disciplinary records. fred walker, also a pilot, says he's known osbon for at least ten years. >> he was just an all-around good fellow. >> reporter: he says this incident is out of character and says pilots deal with a lot of pressure. >> it's stress in flying. especially when you've got 200 people sitting behind you depending on you. >> reporter: when the flight landed in texas on tuesday, security restrained osbon and

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proposed $40 billion in cuts. more than 170 demonstrators were arrested. stocks on wall street were mixed thursday. the dow rallied to finish up 19 points while the nasdaq lost 9. the company that makes blackberries is waving the white flag when it comes to the consumer market. research in motion's devices are having a hard time connecting with the average smartphone buyer. instead, the company will target corporate customers. best buy is closing 50 of its big box stores across the country and cut about 400 corporate jobs in order to save about $800 million. the electronics retailer will open 100 smaller stores. best buy made the announcement after posting a fourth quarter loss of $1.7 billion. and apple and it's partner foxconn are promising to improve conditions at chinese factories where iphones and ipads are made. the companies will hire thousands of new workers, improve safety and eliminate

illegal overtime. the changes come after fair labor association launched an investigation of those plants. good to see changes made there. >> absolutely. thank you, ashley. straight ahead on your friday morning, we'll have the weather. in sports, deja vu all over again as the mavs take on the heat in a rematch of last year's nba final. new starbucks blonde roast ] is another way to look at the bean. another way that reveals the lighter, mellower side of our roast. introducing delicious new starbucks blonde roast. the lighter roast perfected. ♪ then we introduced liquid detergent with stainlifters. followed by the number-one super-concentrated liquid detergent.

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forecast in some cities around the country. new york, turning cloudy, 54. miami, mostly sunny, 83. chicago, rain ending there, 59. dallas, partly cloudy, 85. and l.a. becoming sunny, 69. let's get a check of your national forecast. a storm system will push it's way across the plains and mississippi valley. the threat of tornadoes will be high from northeast kansas to southeast nebraska. a powerful storm moves through the northwest and northern california. some areas they get as much as 8 inches of rain. afternoon thunderstorms are possible from oklahoma to arkansas. in sports, a rematch of last year's nba final between the mavs and the heat. in the third, lebron james kills a pass for the lay-in, giving the heat a 13-point lead. then in the fourth, he makes another steal then goes high for the big throwdown. look at that. miami sends dallas packing, 106-85. and in l.a. the thunder's

westbrook helped take down the lakers with a long distance buzzer-beater to end the third quarter. he fin ired with 36 as oklahoma city humbles l.a. 102-93 for their fifth consecutive victory. in baseball, the oakland a's earn a split in tokyo. in the bottom of the seventh, first major league home run, that put the a's up by one over mariners. balfour steals a win getting smoak to ground out in the ninth. oakland tops seattle 4-1. when we return, the rise of autism rates. a look at why more children than ever are being diagnosed with the disorder. whoa! what is that? it burns! it's singeing me! it's the sun. get of the office more often with chili's $6 lunch break combos, featuring our classic turkey sandwich. chili's lunch break combos.

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a surprising new report on autism. the ters for disease control now estimates 1 in 88 children has autism or a related disorder. that's up almost 25% since 2006. and it's almost five times more common in boys. michelle miller reports. >> reporter: the cdc's latest survey suggests autism is epidemic. it was an unexpected finding to dr. gary goldstein, who studies the disorder. >> that's a pretty enormous number. i was sort of priced that it's continuing to increase at this rate of over 20%. >> reporter: in fact, the new numbers would indicate an extraordinary situation, that the rate of autism has doubled in just six years. in 2008 the cdc studied the medical and educational records of over 300,0008-year-olds in 14 states. they were looking for a diagnosis or symptoms of autism

spectrum disorder, or asd. asd refers to a group of symptoms, including a profound inability to communicate, mental retardation and other developmental disorders from mild to severe. diagnosis can be complicated and subjective. >> the people who are making the observation are more atune to autism and more likely describe the symptoms. >> reporter: the cdc acknowledges the surge is due in part to increased awareness. the cause of autism remains a mystery. some clues may be found in studying families like the otts. 12-year-old brock was diagnosed at age 5. >> i act normal now. if you got me when i was young, i would stare into space and talk to you. you'd be talking to me and i'd be staring there and i'd still be talking to you. >> reporter: thing have gotten better? >> uh-huh. a lot better. you got it! >> reporter: at children's hospital of philadelphia, researchers look for changes in the brain after birth.

and even during pregnancy. that's why brock's sister has been monitored since she was born. next year new guidelines are expected to change the definition of autism. that could drastically reduce the number of children given the diagnosis, particularly those with mild autistic traits like brock. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. pink slime, you've heard of it, and it's getting a bad name, according to one company that makes beef and the filler. those beef products in nebraska -- or beef products is the name of the company, it's in nebraska, and says there's nothing gross about the product. opened its doors to several politicians to prove it. the meat company has been forced to close several plants because of the controversy. governor brownback said if it had a better name maybe they could reopen. >> part of the campaign problem is it's gotten a catchy name.

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. good morning. welcome to 9news now. i'm happy to announce it's friday. i'm andrea roane. it has such a nice rieng. i'm -- nice ring. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. the lovely monika santami is

love. howard bernstein is also off. >> we're here. we're on and happy to be here. >> friday is turning out to be a nice day. lots of sunshine. don't forget your sunglasses. temperatures a little milder. i think they'll get to the low to mid-60s so not too bad. >> sounds nice. >> here's a look at your day planner for this friday. temperatures in the 40s by this morning. lots of sunshine. we'll see a couple of clouds streaming in this afternoon. we'll be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions but temperatures in the low to mid- 60s for today. we should have fairly light winds by the afternoon southeast at around 10 miles per hour. had to talk about a frost advisory in effect for basically northern maryland including the cities of hagerstown, frederick, westminster and the counties of clark, jefferson, frederick. this is until 9:00 a.m. farther and west of town you have a freeze warning in effect. expecting testimonies to fall down -- temperatures to fall down around the freezing mark especially north and west of

the d.c. area. right now in downtown we're still not too bad. mid-40s in downtown. 39 gaithersburg. hagerstown in the upper 30s. la plata lower 40s. manassas 37 degrees. here's a look at the satellite radar picture where we have got high pressure to move off shore today. we'll be dry for the day. lots of sunshine but variable cloudiness by the afternoon. an area of low pressure could bring us a couple of showers well after midnight tonight. so no worries about it raining on your friday to finish off your workweek. your highs for today temperatures right around seasonable. maybe a little bit above. around low 60s in downtown. 62 in bowie. andrew 63. in fairfax 61. sterling around 61. leesburg in the lower 60s. i've got your weekend forecast coming up but first here is beverly with your time saver traffic. good morning. good morning. good friday start. just overnight construction that is still lingering for folks really this morning. the volume out of woodbridge,

dale city into woodbridge is still light northbound on 95 heading past the rest area into woodbridge, into springfield. but detours were still in place on the inner loop at springfield. the ongoing express lane work. inner loop of the beltway diverted on to 3895 north to edsall -- 395 north to edsall road. also 66 detouring travel to go 66 on nutley street. nice light volume here. no early troubles to report. if you're traveling the beltway in maryland, overnight road work on the outer loop between college park and new hampshire avenue should all be out of your way as you head west into silver spring. we're off to a good start. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. the controversy surrounding the killing of trayvon martin continues to grow it seems day by day. an use witness and the shooter's -- eyewitness and the shooter's brother have all come

forward. >> they are telling what they believe happened when the 17- yard was shot and killed -- 17- year-old was shot and killed. >> she -- [indiscernible] i did not see evidence that he had been in such a fight. >> reporter: it's an account coming from an unusual source. richard kurtz is the mortician who embalmed trayvon's body. he said he did not see any marks on trayvon's body that would indicate a scuffle. the other side of the story being told is much different. george zimmerman's brother robert zimmerman was on cnn defending his brother's actions when he shot and killed the 17- year-old. >> there would have been george dead had he not acted decisively and instan facuously -- instantaneously. >> reporter: