schrauben said he dropped t.j. off at the house and drove around the neighborhood while t.j.e and stabbed jack jessie to death. >> we had walkie-talkies. afterward he called when he was done and told him to pick him up. so i'm turning to go back. he had a little blood on his legs. we looked for a place to clean himself up. i believe there was a del taco place. there he went inside to clean himself up. >> the information he provided, if we could corroborate what he said, would blow the case wide open. >> t.j. garrick was questioned and denied everything. other than schrauben's statement, there wasn't enough evidence to hold him. so he was allowed to walk. and investigators focused on building their case against tom and sandra by documenting money transfers, phone calls, air travel. >> so when you add all that together, what'd you think? >> i thought we were starting to put together a pretty good case. >> good enough that murray had tom and sandra arrested. and in the summer of 2009, 11 years after the murder, the mother and son team went on trial for the murder of jack jessee.

t.j. winick there in chicago. thank you, t.j. get some sleep. >>> now let's get the view from boston. tahman bradley has been there all week. and, tahman, was the romney campaign really prepared for this? >> reporter: no, i don't think so, paula. mitt romney told reporters yesterday that he only prepared a victory speech, which might explain why it took him so long to come out last night and deliver his concession remarks. the romney campaign felt like they had momentum over the final month, especially after that strong performance in the first debate. they thought they were hitting a target among their republican base voters, but in the end it wasn't enough. >> and, of course, let the monday morning quarterbacking or wednesday morning quarterbacking begin, but what is some early speculation from the pundits out there as to exactly what went wrong with romney's campaign? >> reporter: well, rob, a lot of things went wrong. first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before mitt romney was able to define himself. they ran

t.j. winick live in chicago, the windy city this morning. thanks, t.j. >> now, let's check in with the romney campaign and tahman bradley out in boston. tahman, what about that surprising romney appearance in pennsylvania. maybe a surprise in the next -- or in the cards for tuesday night. what's the campaign's motive in being in a state that was thought to be so heavily democratic? >> well, good morning to you rob and paula. that's right, they are making a final play in pennsylvania. look, if mitt romney does not win ohio, he needs another big state in order to get to 270 electoral votes. and the romney campaign thinks that pennsylvania is promising. they think they can do well among independents there. they think they picked their stride at the last moment of the campaign. president obama has a small lead still in pennsylvania. democrats say they will be able to pull it off. but the obama campaign is fairly taking pennsylvania seriously because bill clinton is spending the day there when he could be in other states, states like florida. >>

t.j. winick there in chicago. thank you, t.j. get some sleep. >>> now, let's get the view from boston. tahman bradley has been there all week. was the romney campaign really prepared for this? >> reporter: no, i don't think so, paula. mitt romney told reporters yesterday that he only prepared a victory speech, which might explain why it took him so long to come out last night and to deliver his concession remarks. the romney campaign felt they had momentum over the final month, especially after that strong performance in the first debate. they felt they were hitting their target among the republican base voters. but it wasn't enough. >> and the monday morning quarterbacking begin, or the wednesday morning quarterbacking begin. what's the speculation from the pundits as to what exactly went wrong with romney's campaign? >> reporter: a lot of things went wrong. first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before romney was able to define himself. they ran a number of hard-hitting ads, attacking at romney's strength. romney

good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. well, election day may not be until tomorrow, but 27 million americans have already cast their votes. a sign how close the obama campaign believes this could be, the president appeared in new hampshire which only has four electoral votes. >> we're no longer relevant now. we're props because what's happened is now, the campaign falls on this 25-year-old kids who are out there knocking on doors making phone calls. >> reporter: joined by bill clinton who mocked mitt romney's speech. >> don't pay too much attention to what our solutions are. just be disappointed. look at me, i look like a president and i talk like one. and i'm telling you it's going to all be all right if you let me. >> reporter: with one day to go until the election, the candidates crisscross the battleground states. governor romney, 14 stops in seven states. president obama, 14 stops in eight states. both claim victory is within reach. >> he's hoping we'll settle. americans don't settle. we build. we aspire. we dream. w

good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. well, the president wrapped up his campaign yesterday here in the midwest. and right now, it looks as if a last-minute surge could carry barack obama to four more years. while most of the east coast of the u.s. is still asleep, residents of dixville notch, a tiny town in new hampshire, cost the first votes in the presidential election. after 46 seconds of voting, president barack obama and mitt romney had each five votes. as americans prepare to vote, a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows president obama pulling ahead by four points. at an emotional final rally monday night, the president asked iowa to help him finish what he started. >> iowa, we're here tonight because we have more work to do. we're not done, yet, on this journey. we've got more road to travel. >> reporter: the president's pitch earlier in the day, that he's the same idealist he ran as four years ago. >> you see the scars on me to prove it. you've seen the gray hair on my head, to show you. what it means to fig

>> i'm sorry, t.j., what did you say? >> he's talent now. >> i said, close doesn't count. >> no, it doesn't, actually. >> you made a little bit of money, though, didn't you? >> tiny bit. >> gambling. >> tiny bit. you call $10,000 a tiny bit? you know, after taxes, that's $25. >> it's 25 cents. >>> coming up, the super bowl's defending -- we're paying him too much if he thinks that's a lot of money. i wish i could make that much. the giants looked unbelievable last night. >> now you're waking up. terrific. >> the packers did something in their bed in front of a live national audience. we'll have the highlights around the league next in sports. >>> plus, after a hard-fought campaign season, the candidates get a chance to unwind. we're going to show you how they spent their holiday break. and we might just throw up a little bit in our mouth. >>> and we're also going to explain why our friend, joe biden, took a dip in the frigid waters of nantucket sound. and actually, nobody pushed him. >> that's nice. that and a check on we

t.j. winick is in chicago. >> reporter: a sign of how close the obama campaign believes this could be the president appeared in new hampshire which only has four electoral votes. >> the president: we are no longer relevant, we're props, because what's happened is now the campaign falls on these 25-year-old kids folking on doors, making calls. >> reporter: he was joined by bill clinton who mocked mitt romney's pitch. >> don't pay too much attention to what our solutions are just be pined. look at me, i look like a president. -- and talk like one. and i'm telling you it is all going to be all right if you elect me >> reporter: with one day to go, candidates crisscross battleground states. mitt romney 14 stops in seven states president obama 14 stops in eight states both claim victory is within reach. >> he's hoping we'll settle. americans don't settle, we build, we aspire, we dream, we can do better. >> reporter: romney is making a play for democratic pennsylvania. the candidates and their r

t.j. winick reports. >> reporter: this morning an israeli man armed with an ax and knife stabbed a guard at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv the guard was wounded but fired off a few shots, security wrestled the man to the ground. president obama is sending secretary of state clinton to the mideast to help work out a cease-fire between israel and hamas in gaza. >> the united states does not engage directly with hamas. hamas has not met the conditions that we've set for many years to renounce terrorism to recognize israel's right to exist. >> reporter: tensions are fraying in gaza. israeli jets cratering over 100 targets, killing five, gaza militants blasted off over 60 rockets at israel. abc news was there as one family bolted to their bomb shelter as the sirens sounded. with columns of tanks massing on the gaza border, israeli cabinet is stepping back from the brink postponing a ground invasion, for now. warning only a long term cease-fire could avert a dreaded ground assault. >> if a long te

t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: a record jackpot of 587.5 million dollars. those winning powerball tickets were bought in arizona and missouri each would get a lump sum pay out of 192 million dollars. after -- at the peak tickets were selling at 130,000 a minute. >> everybody thinks they are the lucky ones. >> reporter: in arizona sales spiked 500% due to influx of players from nevada and california, states that don't sell power ball. anybody come from san diego? >> yeah san diego, l.a.. >> reporter: norma chairman of board of directors says they will help the winners get financial guidance. >> to create a financial team or a team of advisers to give them that advice because this is an exciting time as well as a life-changing time for these winning tickets. >> reporter: the jackpot rolled over 16 times without a winner that's why it got so huge. amazingly, it is not the biggest u.s. prize in march of this year, three tickets shared 656 million dollars. last night nearly nine million tic

t.j.inick reports. >> reporter: this morning an israeli man armed with an ax and knife stabbed a guard at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv the guard was wounded but fired off a few shots, security wrestled the man to the ground. president obama is sending secretary of state clinto mideaa cease-fire between israel and hamas in gaza. >> the united states does not engage directly with hamas. hamas has not met the conditions that we've set for many years to renounce terrorism to recognize israel's right to exist. >> reporter: tensions are fraying in gaza. israeli jets cratering over 100 targets, killing five, gaza militants blasted off over 60 rockets at israel. abc news was there as one family bolted to their bomb shelter as the sirens sounded. with columns of tanks massing on the gaza border, israeli cabinet is stepping back from the brink postponing a ground invasion, for now. warning only a long term cease-fire could avert a dreaded ground assault. >> if a long term solution can be put in plac

t.j. winick is in chicago. >> reporter: a sign of how close the obama campaign believes this could be the president appeared in new hampshire which only has four electoral votes. >> the president: we are no longer relevant, we're props, because what's happened is now the campaign falls on these 25-year-old kids folking on doors, making calls. >> reporter: he was joined by bill clinton who mocked mitt romney's pitch. >> don't pay too much attention to what our solutions are just be pined. look at me, i look like a president. -- and talk like one. and i'm telling you it is all going to be all right if you elect me >> reporter: with one day to go, candidates crisscross battleground states. mitt romney 14 stops in seven states president obama 14 stops in eight states both claim victory is within reach. >> he's hoping we'll settle. americans don't settle, we build, we aspire, we dream, we can do better. >> reporter: romney is making a play for democratic pennsylvania. the candidates and their r

t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: a record jackpot of 587.5 million dollars. those winning powerball tickets were bought in arizona and missouri each would get a lump sum pay out of 192 million dollars. after -- at the peak tickets were selling at 130,000 a minute. >> everybody thinks they are the lucky ones. >> reporter: in arizona sales spiked 500% due to influx of players from nevada and california, states that don't sell power ball. anybody come from san diego? >> yeah san diego, l.a.. >> reporter: norma chairman of board of directors says they will help the winners get financial guidance. >> to create a financial team or a team of advisers to give them that advice because this is an exciting time as well as a life-changing time for these winning tickets. >> reporter: the jackpot rolled over 16 times without a winner that's why it got so huge. amazingly, it is not the biggest u.s. prize in march of this year, three tickets shared 656 million dollars. last night nearly nine million tic

>> it for a half a billion, absolutely. >> see, t.j. has it right. you've got it wrong. >> we never cover the story. >> so $500 million, my friends. $500 million. think about what you could buy with that. >> and then save your money. >> that you could buy. that's how much tonight's power ball drawing will be for. and so far it's the second highest jackpot in history behind april's $656 million mega prize. the odds for winning are currently 175 million to one. and of course the reason why you don't care about it is because that's just chump change for you and your friends in the south of france. >> raw wake? >> i don't know. >> all right. as always, let us know why you're awake. shoot us an e-mail or tweet us. we'll read the best responses later in the show. still ahead on "way too early," a possible shakeup in the sec as a coach not named nick saban is offered big money to coach for one of alabama's rivals. we'll tell you who next in sports. and tonight, the annual lighting of the rockefeller center christmas tree. lewis is on location hugging the tr

win or lose reporting live t.j. winick, abc news. >>> heading to the polls may make you wait. >> watching the roads with the commutes and people could be delayed today lauren. >> reporter: yes, we are dealing with several accidents. trouble in anne arundel county. there's a crash at route 295 along the northbound lanes at 175. a crash on north rolling road atcrosby. something to watch out for. if you are traveling on the beltway this morning, as we check in and look live here on the west side, at liberty road, traffic is moving right along. no delays right now looking at just a normal 11-minute ride on outer loop from 795 down to 95. and as we look at the abc2 timesaver traffic drive times, the rest of the beltway going to be in great shape it's going to take 11 minutes as well to travel outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and there are no concerns right now on 95 in white marsh. it's going to take you four minute to travel southbound from route 43 down to 695. that's a look at your traffic megan and charley ov

. >> he beat mitt romney and this morning t.j. winick is live in chicago with reaction to that victory a land mash victory for president obam -- mark victory for president obama who wrapped up his remarks a few hours ago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in end a series of narrow state win that is gave president obama a decisive victory. president obama won a second term tuesday after a race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. >> you, the american people, remind us while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long we have picked ourselves up and we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts that for united states of america the best is yet to come. >> reporter: florida is still too close to call but even if romney won state obama handly beats him in the electoral college vote. the popular vote will likely be closer. >> when i -- whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you, i have learned from you, and you have made me a better president. >> reporter: obama b

t.j. winick is in chicago this morning joining us live with the very latest on what the president had to say. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in the end, it was a series of narrow state wins that gave president obama a decisive victory. president obama won a second term tuesday after a race that was cry merrill fought in a handful of bate ground states -- be battled ground states. >> you -- battleground state. >> you the american people reminded us while our road hasbeen hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, wove fought or way back--- we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >> reporter: florida is still too close to call but even if romney won the state obama still handlely beats him in the electrical college vote. the popular boat will likely be closer. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you, i have learned from you, and you have made me a better presi

t.j. rogers, the great ceo of cyprus semiconductor will talk to us. >>> and a romney voter writes to obama asking for bipartisan progress and is shocked when the president reads his lel at yesterday's press conference. that letter writer is going to join us here live. don't forget, folks, as always, free market capitalism, it's the best way to prosperity. i'm kudlow. "the kudlow report" is coming right back. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ >>> the stock market selloff continues with the dow, nasdaq and s&p all down more than 5% since presiden

t.j. winnck has more. >> some are still living without power. >> this is our katrina. i expect the people of this state to be treated with the same level of compassion that the citizens were treated in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. >> it has added discomfort for this long island resident fighting a tough battle against cancer. for 11 days, this has been the only place she can keep warm. >> i'm disgusted. >> her power should be back on by the middle of next week, they say. until then, her husband is doing his best to fight off the chill. >> of long as i can keep her warm, happy. >> . gas to power their generators and drivers the fuel for their cars. 10 days after the killer storm mayor michael bloomberg is finally taking action instituting an odd-even gas rationing system. >> they should have done this from day one. >> gasoline will be available with license plate numbers ending in an odd number or a letter beginning today. plate numbers ending in an even number or zero can get gas starting on saturday. for the most part, it seems to have the intended effect of cu

t.j.nick is live from obama headquarters in chicago with the tropical weather i see there good morning. >> reporter: miami beach, it is not. the president ended his campaign yesterday here in the midwest. now it appears a last minute surge could carry barack obama to four more years. while most of the east coast of the u.s. was still sleep residents of a tiny village in northern new hampshire headed to the polls at midnight to cast the first votes in the u.s. presidential election. after voting, president obama and republican mitt romney each had five votes. as americans prepare to vote, new poll shows president obama pulling ahead by three points. within the margin of error among likely voters. at an emotional final rally monday night, the president asked iowa to help him finished what he started. president we are here tonight because we got more work to do. we are not done yet on this journey. we've got more road to travel. >> reporter: the president's pitch earlier the day that he's the

t.j.nick joins us from chicago. >> reporter: good morning. in the end it was a series of narrow state win fast gave the president a decisive victory. president obama won a second term tuesday, after a race that was primarily fought in a handful of battleground states. >> the president: you, the american people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long. we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts, that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >> reporter: florida still too close to call even if romney won the state, obama still handily beats him in the electoral college vote. >> the president: whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: obama beat mitt romney after nabbing almost every one of the 12 crucial battleground states. around 1 a.m. eastern, romney spoke to supporters in boston to let them know he

t.j. winick joins us from chicago. >> reporter: election day may not be until tomorrow, 27 million americans have already cast their vote. a scene of how close the obama campaign believes in could be the president appeared in new hampshire, which only has four electoral votes. >> the president: we are no longer relevant now. we are props. because what has happened is now the campaign falls on these 25-year-old kids out there knocking on doors, making calls. >> reporter: he was joined by bill clinton, who mocked romney's pitch. >> don't pay too much attention to what our solutions are, just be disappointed and look at me, i look like a president. and i talk like one. and i'm telling you it is all going to be all right if you elect me. >> reporter: with one day to go, candidates crisscrossed the battle states, romney 14 stops in seven states, president obama, 14 stops in eight states. both claim victory is within reach. >> he's hoping we'll settle. americans don't settle. we build, we aspire

t.j.winick has more. >> reporter: sunland the biggest plant in the country has been barred by the fda for making or distributing its products. the same company that made peanut butter that sickened people in 20 states this year. the plan was set to reopen yesterday until this drastic federal order with >> this gives us hope that fda is prepared to act aggressively and protect consumers. >> reporter: the first time fda used new powers from a law passed last year to shutter a company it says is a continuing health risk. the government will not allow the plan to reopen until they no longer have a probability of causing health consequences or death. 8-year-old nate lebron was one who ate the peanut butter sold at trader joe's. >> it felt very painful, the cramps, i was screaming loud, saying why does this happen to me? >> reporter: the fda discovered salmonella throughout the facility, no hand washing sinks, leaks that left water accumulationing on the floor and open doors that could allow pes

reporting live in chicago t.j. winick, abc news. >>> on capitol hill the president will face the same divided congress next year democrats retain control of senate, republicans the house. republicans lost three key seats. democrats strengthened their control, something that didn't seem likely. democrats have 52 seats plus two independents who generally vote with them republicans 45. senate race in north dakota still undecided. the house is staying in republican hands with 233 lawns and 185 democrats. 17 undied -- undecided house democrats will wait for nancy pelosi's decision on whether she will stay on as minority leader. >>> voters approved the first tax in two decades bypassing prop 30 the governor's measure to prevent deep education cuts won by eight point margin increases sales tax a quarter cent starting in january and raises taxes on incomes over $250 no. projected to raise -- $250,000. projected to raise six billion dollars. the governor will hold on a news conference shortly. >>> governor brown is talk now

reporting live in chicago t.j. winick, abc news. >>> on capitol hill the president will face the same divided congress next year democrats retain control of senate, republicans the house. republicans lost three key seats. democrats strengthened their control, something that didn't seem likely. democrats have 52 seats plus two independents who generally vote with them republicans 45. senate race in north dakota still undecided. the house is staying in republican hands with 233 lawns and 185 democrats. 17 undied -- undecided house democrats will wait for nancy pelosi's decision on whether she will stay on as minority leader. >>> voters approved the first tax in two decades bypassing prop 30 the governor's measure to prevent deep education cuts won by eight point margin increases sales tax a quarter cent starting in january and raises taxes on incomes over $250 no. projected to raise -- $250,000. projected to raise six billion dollars. the governor will hold on a news conference shortly. >>> governor brown is talk now

t.j.nick has more. >> reporter: sunland the biggest plant in the country has been barred by the fda for making or distributing its products. the same company that made peanut butter that sickened people in 20 states this year. the plan was set to reopen yesterday until this drastic federal order with >> this gives us hope that fda is prepared to act aggressively and protect consumers. >> reporter: the first time fda used new powers from a law passed last year to shutter a company it says is a continuing health risk. the government will not allow the plan to reopen until they no longer have a probability of causing health consequences or death. 8-year-old nate lebron was one who ate the peanut butter sold at trader joe's. >> it felt very painful, the cramps, i was screaming loud, saying why does this happen to me? >> reporter: the fda discovered salmonella throughout the facility, no hand washing sinks, leaks that left water accumulationing on the floor and open doors that could allow pests

in march of 2011 the state department sent t.j. where we had the privilege of having events at boston university, emer son college, and we threw a fine lunchon where he wowed our crowd. and m.i.t. which he was not responsible for that part of his itinerary. over the weekend i'm driving in new england and listening to n.p.r., state department spokesman t.j. crowley has just resigned. on monday morning i had so many calls and e-mails, what did i miss by not going to that lunch? he is a man of great candor and principle. he got in trouble for saying something about the treatment of private bradmauning, the wikileaks thing, and i owe you all a great thanks for being here today. f. >> thank you. [applause] >> i resigned two hours after the tour. i don't want you to take that personally. so we are coming up on the two-year anniversary of this thing called the arab spring or the asia wakening, or the arab uprising. so from almost two years when a fruit vendor in tunisia lit himself on fire and has literally changed the region. what is thi

t.j. our director. girls, how do i do this? here is my mike here. you say -- >> t.j. >> and you say -- >> you suck. >> wow. from the family. that was harsh. what did you learn today? >> i'm going to delete that. >> what can you do? >> that hurts. >> don't feel bad. >> listen, thank you so much, guys, for being with us. if it's with a too early it's "morning joe." stick around for the guy that all the seniors on capitol hill love, luke russert. >>> opening up behind closed doors, a week after resigning as head of the cia over an extramarital affair david petraeus heads to both sides of capitol hill this morning for hearings on what happened in the leadup and aftermath of the september attack that killed four americans in libya. >>> meanwhile, at the other end of pennsylvania avenue, president obama gets ready to sit down with congressional leaders from both parties to try to figure out the fiscal cliff. is speaker boehner ready to make a deal anytime soon? >>> plus, major news for big business. the justice department hits bp with the biggest criminal

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fitch two of the three big credit rating agencies they say the firms cause havoc to the italian economy t.j. . says the lawsuit shows a healthy judicial system. easily was in the midst of major. sovereign debt and these agencies get to the nation's why the market was the there for these screens is the palace of the markets about the italians that we have seen as decisions for greece i mean the greece went through and obliques over and through before it collapsed and. totally and. indeed it was similar to what easily worked through the nation states issues is the is still there is the independent the. global governance system that the in reaching agencies are trying to impose. britain's brain drain could soon leave the country desperately short of skilled workers that's according to a recent report suggesting that number of professionals chasing work abroad is sought in the past two decades his political looks and why for u.k. citizens home is no longer where the work is. one of the global financial sense says it was even voted the best place to visit only won it last year but it looks like

t.j. just screwed up the stories. more college football news now.ney badger, anounlsed that he plans to declare for the 2013 nfl draft if he can just stop doing drugs. defensive back who started at lsu last season, was on the way to being named a heisman trophy finalist, but he was dismissed from the team in august following multiple failed drug tests. mathieu spent time in rehab earlier this year, but he was arrested just last month on a american possession charge. mathieu didn't play football this season. now, "the new orleans times-picayune" reports that he's now undergoing rehab in pompano beach, florida. but he's currently projected as a late-round pick in april. the big question, though, who's going to take a chance on that guy? >> i don't know, more from college basketball. texas a&m quarterback johnny manziel has a chance to become the first freshman ever to win the heisman, but that didn't stop the administrators at hill county high school in manziel's hometown in texas from sending home a 17-year-old student for sporting a johnny football-

. >> we're talking about the best of t.j. >> speaking of not well. >> about ten years.o tell. we'll do it right after this. let's go over to the water cooler with sweet lou. hey, pretty boy, what do you have for us today? >> thanks, joe. it's time to gather around the water cooler to watch "two and a half men" star angus t. jones to trash the very show that made him rich and famous. you know him, he's played jake on the show for the last 19 years. he's a seventh day adventist christian and calls the show, quote, filth. >> it is. >> he asked fans to stop watching the show. >> jake from "two and a half men" means nothing. he is a nonexistent character. he's -- "two and a half men," if you watch "two and a half men," please stop watching. i'm on "two and a half men." i don't want to be on it. please stop watching. please stop filling your head with filth, please. you cannot be a true god-fearing person and be on a television show like that. i know i can't. i'm not okay with what i'm learning, what the bible says, and being on that television show. >> first charlie sheen an

good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula.awings in a row without a winner. that made last night's jackpot the second largest in u.s. lottery history. at 10:59 eastern time the numbers were drawn. the powerball jackpot just kept growing and growing. it grew to over a half a billion dollars. and would-be winners had more than half a billion ideas on how to spend it. [ indiscernible ] and make a five-story mansion. >> a happy life with no money woes. >> pay off bills. >> reporter: from convenience stores to supermarkets, the lotto machines were burning up as millions of americans in 42 states and district of columbia were lining up and dreaming big. >> that's the one right there. i'll see you tomorrow. >> reporter: in the final hours, tickets were selling at more than 100,000 per minute. in one gas station in indiana they were literally giving away powerball tickets. they had 425 of them. they were all gone in an hour. >> free powerball tickets for the drawing. >> reporter: with free tickets your odds of winning, only 1 in 175 m

the rookie quarterback lets one fly for t.j. hillton. completes the 36-yard touchdown play.ami23-20 and improved to 5-3 as luck throws for a record 433 yards for a rookie. the colts won all of two games last year after today's game they were addressed by head coach chuck pagano who's been battling leukemia since the beginning of the season. >> that i'm living to see two more daughters get married, dance at their weddings, and then hoist that lombardy several times, several times we're going to hoist that baby. >> amen. >> i'm dancing at two more weddings and we're hoisting that trophy together, man. >> in other games, baltimore won its tenth straight against cleveland. arian foster ran for 111 yards as houston improved to 7-1. the lions had a rare day when they didn't have to come from behind. cam newton advances today. >>> nascar chase for the cup is down to its final two races. the sound of the quakes open the ml >>> the san jose earthquakes the team with the best record in the mls this year got started in the play offs tonight. that means a match up with david beckham and

t.j. winick is live in chicago where the president the night. he will be leaving for washington later. >> reporter: in the end it was a series of narrow state wins that gave the president a decisive victory. president obama won a second term tuesday after a race that was primarily fought in a handful of battleground states. >> the president: you, the american people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america the best is yet to come. >> reporter: florida is still too close to call. even if romney won the state, obama still handily beats him in the electoral college vote. the popular vote will likely be closer. >> the president: whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: obama beat mitt romney after nabbing almost every one of the 12 crucial battleground states. around 1 a.m. eastern romney spoke in

a wide receiver screen to t.j. jones. touchdown. >> set up by a controversial pass interference call on tight end tyler eifert. >> an interception by pitt so looks like they will ice the game. notre dame gets the ball back and golston finds riddick for the two-point conversion. golston takes it himself. >> he extends the play and making things happen with his legs. >> from 41 yards out, this is in the first overtime he knocks it through from 41 yards out. so pitt has scored first in overtime. they eke out a victory that is eked from the jaws of defeat. >> notre dame has been inefficient in this game. first time all year long the defense hasn't been there to save the game. inconsistent position from the quarterback position. golson taken out of the game and for tommy rees. the voters in the bcs poll want notre dame to be dominant week in and week out whether they are playing stanford or playing purdue or byu or today's pitt team at home. they haven't been that way and why they are number four in the human polls. >> this is

here you go. >> can we delay that, t.j.? >> no such thing. >> aye carumba. way to go, mad dog. >> how much longer does norv keep his job? >> i think he could go at any time because the general manager is trying to save his job, and maybe if you flip the switch and try something new, maybe you turn it around because there's still an opportunity if they can get hot down the stretch. that's the thing. there's a lot of these teams floating around 5-6, 4-7. if they would get hot and win their last four or five in a row, they could maybe get in. >> it's a good effort by ray rice, too, here. >> what about the jets, though, man? can we talk about the jets for a second? >> sure. >> you know what? i've had enough with rex. i'm sorry. i love rex. one game away from the super bowl twice. his team is terrible. yeah, we can blame the gm, but you know what? he's got his feet in cement. >> he thinks he's better than he is. he's not vince lombardi. and rex makes it sound like he's won five championships. rex, as a defensive assistant, that doesn't count as a championship rin

t.j., can you get this? he's multitasking moving so fast and talking about how people want politicians that do a lot of different things. >> right. >> do you have the david letterman thing? you have to drive over to cbs to get it? >> he does. >> hey, we got to go get the beta. t.j. needs to get in the van and go to cbs and get the beta. >> let mika tell us first and then -- >> i was trying to eat up time because -- >> we don't need it. here it is, go. watch this. >> did you see him yesterday? he was testifying before a senate subcommittee. did you see this? we have exclusive footage. here's governor chris christie. >> give you the republican governors. and one of the reasons why you have 30 republican governors in america and the only organization to add republican strength, senate lost members, we lost the presidency, we went up from 29 to 30 republican governors because people see us getting things done. like this. getting things done for people. and that's what you have to emphasize and

. >> reporter: they created the site with a t.j. alum. the project had so much promise that microsoft got interested and they got another team from spring brook high school in maryland to develop the mobile app. and the all-student project is really taking off. >> the classes, they are loaded in. and you can either add them on the website. >> they have that kind of fear about asking that one question that seems so straightforward. but you don't get it and you don't want to be that one student who does not get it. so everyone will have that fear and having an app like this abolishes that fear. it is really, you know, welcoming. >> it is informal. >> reporter: but investors were really welcoming them too. he may only be 17, but he has made pitches to take them on. and listen to how it went. >> we walked in wanting x dollars and came out oversubscribed with ten times that amount. so make sure that you keep your eye out for a hallway because it will be available early in the new year and they are making it a part of the launch of window 8. to

. >> reporter: the thomas jefferson high school senior created the site with a t.j. alum. the project had so much promise, microsoft got interested and got another teen from spring brook high school in maryland to develop the mobile app. the all student project is really taking off. >> classes are loaded in. you can either add them on a website or in the app. >> every student has that kind of fear about asking that one question that seems so straightforward but you don't get it and you don't want to be that one student who doesn't get it. so everyone has that fear and having an app like this abolishes that fear. it's welcoming to students. >> reporter: investors were really welcoming too. he may only be 17 but shawn has already made pitches to venture capitalists. listen to how it went. >> we walked in wanting x dollars and came out oversubscribed with ten times as much as we originally asked for. >> reporter: so make sure you keep your eye out for hallway because it will be available sometime early in the new year and microsoft is making it part of the launch of windows 8

abc's t.j. winick has the latest. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula.d palestinians stand on the brink of an all-out ground war. israeli air strikes continue to pound gaza, igniting massive explosions, incinerating buildings and homes. the death toll has soared to over 100 in gaza, and there is payback. this video issued by hamas, the islamic militant group that rules gaza shows several rockets being fired toward israel. hamas fighters have fired hundreds of rockets into israel in the current round of fighting. >> over 500 rockets, mortars, and missiles have been fired. the minister of defense has instructed everybody to be prepared for all options. >> reporter: families have been forced into shelters. >> it's very scarey. we can't -- we can't go to school. >> reporter: but the leader of hamas rejected israel's demand that the militant group stop its rocket fire into israel and said a cease-fire was conditional on israel lifting its blockade of gaza. >> demand should be met to stop attacks and israeli killing and to lift the siege of hooligan attacks on

how did you do last night, t.j.? >> not so good.ou got four bucks. all right. too bad you can't combine the two tickets, t.j. you wouldn't be with us today. let's go to business before the bell with cnbc's brian shactman. looks like good news on the horizon as far as economic growth goes? >> yeah, joe. 2.7% is the read on last quarter's gdp. futures up about 60 points. jobless claims were back under 400,000. but we still don't know the impact of sandy. let's face it, you guys have been talking about it all day. it seems that john boehner smiles and people buy a million shares of ibm right now. yesterday we were down about 100 points before boehner came out and spoke. i know on "morning joe" you talked about maybe he's a little less optimistic. mabel the phone conversation with obama was a little more terse. we went from being down 100 to up 100. we haven't had that kind of swing in over a year. we are laser focused on d.c. and those negotiations as usual. >> brian brings up 2.7 number, steve rattner. i guess you look at the numbers

craig matsamato used to be in charge of loss prevention for t.j. maxx and reebok.ow a security consultant for major retailers and is well acquainted with the south american groups. >> you're finding them now throughout california, maryland, chicago, miami, new york. >> if this is happening all over the country, why do so few people know about it? >> when you talk about shoplifting, not a lot of people think about organized crime. most people think when you say shoplifting, it's the opportunistic shoplifter. >> winona ryder. >> winona ryder. there you go. that's kind of how people look at shoplifting. nobody really talks about the fact that, jeez, it's really organized, it's big business, and it's high loss to retailers. that's all part of the group, right-- >> matsamato says the south americans usually work in small groups, relying on distraction, advanced planning, and precision teamwork. one or two people occupy the sales staff while others go to work. it doesn't take them long. watch these two. they're about to steal $3,000 worth of armani suits in just ten seco

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>> i mean, i actually did do a little shopping myself at t.j. maxx, picked up ath lletic gear and the place was jamming. for me, i think the best retail out there is apple. i know they have all kinds of issues. they're down 20% from the highs. i think everybody's going to be anticipating all these christmas gifts they're going to be buying, particularly the ipad mini and i think apple l is a great buy. >> how about weiss? >> macy's. we heard what j.c. penny's said. their sales are down. macy's is the primary beneficiary of those lost sales. they've got momentum. the stock's been frozen in time, i think we'll see it break out and the company down played expectations in the conference call after earnings. so very attractive about 11 times earnings. i think this is one you have to earn? >> what looks cheap to you this year? >> ross stores is actually cheaper. the one we owned -- >> didn't we fast fire you on that? >> you did. mid 50s, i like the stock. much cheaper than tjx. the one i would focus on would be bed, bath and beyond. the stock is down