. >> what a day for minnesota. >> i told him, that you were the real minnesota miracle man. >> not likely huge change will come any time soon. >> michigan's definition as marriage between a man and woman is not effective. >> hopefully have a baby soon. >> how great will it be on the day when people can get gay married in oprahhoma. >> we are trying to ignite that love affair that america has with america'sfounding. >> the founding fathers of america sure had -- >> reshape the united states into a progressive liberal utopia. >> for you and for me. everybody. equality, peace. >> oh, no, let's go. let's go crazy. >> let's get done. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. have you ever been in a conversation with a conservative who comes back in any argument you may be having and says, you know what? there are absolutes. tonight's ed show is about absolutes. absolutely change taking place right here in the middle of the country surrounded by red states. tonight i'm broadcasting from minneapolis, minnesota, in the middle of the country where democrats have taken control of the house, senat

in 2000 and the people of minnesota -- in 2000 the people of minnesota voted for her as senator. as senate chair of the joint asnomic committee as well commerce entrance rotation, amy has been a leader in an agenda to create jobs we need to grow it in our communities. she chairs a subcommittee for consumer rights. as chair, amy has continued to work to advance policies that protect consumers and make sure businesses are able to come heat on a level playing field. -- to compete on a level playing field. welcome.ve a warm >> hello, iowa democrat. ready to send bruce to the senate? [applause]. truth -- true facts. we will remember that. now it is truly great to be here today, especially as we honor secretary of state clinton with the beacon award. she truly embodies the principles and ideals of the party. we should hear it for joy. she did a wonderful job. talk to you about that. and she talked about the incredible work that hillary clinton has done promoting economic opportunity for all, making the country a safer place. and the incredible work, i can tell you, i've seen it already

one in minnesota, that won the jackpot. in mind, saturday's powerball drawing is worth 40 million buck ps and you said one of the tickets bought in new jerseyisabout a mile from your mom's house. >> very close to momma's house. >> might be a winner. >> first phone call when i get out of here. mom and dad's house. oh, yeah. >>> a whole lot to get a jaded new yorker like myself to do a double-take. but this one did the trick. >> anybody would have taken a double-take at this one. just when we think we have seen it all, a shark turns up on a city subway. a dead shark. it was just hanging out under a seat on the train. no one seemed to know it was even there or how it got there. after passengers complained, the car was evacuated. >> the shark was tossed into the garbage. and the train kept going as if nothing ever happened. >> very new yorker of him. >> yeah. >>> something leonardo dicaprio. not only is the actor vacationing off the coast of spain. he gets to try out cool-looking water jet pack. >> crazy. >> it's called a fly

we are stationed in the minnesota area.ple would have better odds winning buying their tickets in pennsylvania. there have been so many power ball winners. goes to show we were wrong. two winners in new jersey one ticket sold at acme supermarket in little lake harbor. new jersey.com also reporting that a ticket was sold in south brunswick again at a grocery store. we have two winners in new jersey two people who may have been passing through new jersey now going to be mega millionaires splitting that jackpot with the winner from n minnesota. they are all holding a tiny piece of paper worth hundreds of millions of dollars. the jackpot was 425 million because of the frenzy to become millionaires that grew to $448 million. it is the 4th largest in u.s. history, lottery history. it is not that far removed from when the woman in florida won the $590 million jackpot a few months ago. that was the largest in power ball history. media crews camped out at this acme supermarket which opens in about 20 minutes. maybe the winner will s

the governor of minnesota, jesse ventura, as i understand he made his name at talk radio. once the redistributed wealth and people get benefits it's hard but people in the suburbs were talking about repealing it and they are very unhappy about because the state is to blue. there is a fellow over there that have his hand up as well. >> i will be going to middleton university this fall. you mentioned early on in your talk about the agenda 21 that indicated the movement by the advisers are not the same but similar to read how much of that has been suggested and pushed and inspired by kabi engender 21 and a point of clarification what city in oregon has the industry zoning? >> portland and also king county and washington which is a seattle county has a dilemma boundary -- development boundary. your questions about 21? i think agenda 21 while its bad if the effect of the u.n. as may be 10% of what is going on and 90% of what's going on is the stuff that no one knows. the president of united states is a member of the movement and if it went away, he would today still be pushing

in 2000 and the people of minnesota -- in 2000 the people of minnesota voted for her as senator. as senate chair of the joint economic committee as well as commerce entrance rotation, amy has been a leader in an agenda to create jobs we need to grow it in our communities. she chairs a subcommittee for consumer rights. as chair, amy has continued to work to advance policies that protect consumers and make sure businesses are able to come heat on a level playing field. -- to compete on a level playing field. please give a warm welcome. >> hello, f democrat. are you ready to send bruce to the senate? for any of our friends not from iowa, the ballroom is called the ballroom because it is right near clear lake. .his is iowa's idea of surf i think they should know, minnesota and iowa combined have more lakeshore with all of our lakes, particularly in minnesota, then california, florida, and hawaii's coastline. now it is truly great to be here today, especially as we honor secretary of state clinton with the beacon award. she truly embodies the principles and ideals of the party. we sho

one in minnesota, that won the jackpot. in mind, saturday's powerball drawing is worth 40 million bucks. and, diana, you said one of the tickets bought in new jersey is about a mile from your mom's house. >> very close to momma's house. >> might be a winner. >> first phone call when i get out of here. mom and dad's house. oh, yeah. >>> takes a whole lot to get a jaded new yorker like myself to do a double-take. but this one did the trick. >> anybody would have taken a double-take at this one. just when we thought we have seen it all, a shark turns up on a city subway. a dead shark. of course, it wasn't in the water. it was just hanging out under a seat on the train. no one seemed to know it was even there or how it got there. after passengers complained, the car was evacuated. >> only in new york. the shark was tossed into the garbage. and the train kept going as if nothing ever happened. >> very new yorker of him. >> yeah. >>> something leonardo dicaprio. not only is the actor vacationing off the coast of spain. he gets to

minnesota will visit the detroit lions. >> brian: next week we are at minnesota at chicago. the minnesota vikings to the open the season on the road in the division. they could pull that one-two punch. boy, that makes them the team to beat in the nfc north. >> thom: i want to look at how your power rankings shape up. that's as competitive a division as there is top to bottom. one through four. of any of the entire nfl. i mean, really the afc north. >> brian: how good is the green bay packers? aaron rogers. you have uh to have them there. minnesota, the question is christian ponder. mark trusman. where are the detroit lions? will they revert to the playoff form of two years ago or struggle like last year? >> thom: a lot of people are surprised. maybe i'm the only one. that you have green bay that highly rateded. >> brian: aaron ronlers is the best quarterback in the nfl for my money. i think they have help with lacy. the running back, jonathan from -- >> thom: alabama? >> brian: no, no. franklin, excuse me. jonathan franklin. this is going to be a team to deal with. >> thom:

. >>> and a minnesota man is an instant millionaire. the holder of one of three jackpot-winning powerball tickets comes forward to claim his prize and to get the last laugh. >> i'm not going to be one of those people that says i'm going to keep working because i'm not working for anybody else anymore. captioning funded by cbs else anymore. >>> this is the "s morn >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 9th, 2013. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm alexis christoforous. this morning firefighters in southern california are battling a huge wildfire that's spreading so fast they can't keep up with it. the so-called silver fire has already destroyed at least 26 homes. 500 others are threatened. the fire is burning through a mountain range 90 miles east of los angeles. six people have been injured. one fire official called it the most dangerous fire he's seen in half a century. evacuation orders have been issued for five towns. bigad shaban is near the fire line in snow creek. bigad, good morning. >> reporter: good morning

minnesota and got his journalism degree.e went from that mining town to interview everyone from ronald reagan to ginger rogers. my mom taught second grade until she was 70-years-old. today, i stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner and the daughter of a newspaperman and a teacher, and the first woman elected to the u.s. senate from the state of minnesota. [applause] that is america, and that is promise. my parents and my grandparents instilled in me those midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children. family, faith, humility, hard work. they taught me to live with honor and courage, and to never stop fighting for what i believe in. everyone of you in this room, when you think of courage and have to take that one big step or do something you are afraid to do, you always think of something or someone in your family. for me, i always think of my grandpa. back then, it was so dangerous. they would hear the whistle, and everyone would run to the mine. they did not know who was killed or h

minnesota contingent today. >> minnesota day, all right. briefly, i know you know the story, for those who don't, ruth brinker, she passed in 2011 -- >> yes, just a year and a half ago. >> tell us how this idea came about. >> reporter: you know it really is a basic idea, ruth 1980- 1985, we know what was happening with the start of the aids pandemic. tart to see her neighbors and friends getting sick. she did a lot of things right, one of the things she did really right was cook meals and decided that if there was something she could do to help people with hiv in the bay area, it was prepare and deliver meals, one day she cooked a meal for five men living with hiv, jump ahead 28 years later, and project open hand now. serves over 8,000 people a year in the bay area. not just with hiv, but other critical illnesses like cancer and other seniors in the bay area. >> as ruth realized, and i'm sure this applies to the other people in need, is that sometimes when you're dealing with a cancer or aids or some other situation that's debilitating, you

unclear where minnesota winner was sold at. somebody out there. >> can't wit to hear their story. everybody deserves to win, obviously. hopefully really needed the money. >> i love the stories can't wait. >> be sure to stay with abc news as we cover the lottery drawing. get the latest on "america this morning" and "good morning america." you will be able to find updates on abcnews.com. >> serious breaking news from southern california where residents have been trapped as a dangerous fire out of control. in riverside near banning had to block the else skascape route. one resident and two firefighters hurt. fast moving fire began mid afternoon and spread quickly. eight square miles. abc news is on the scene. we have a full report in our next half-hour. >> also three people suffering minor burns after a gas like sparked a fire on campus of college in suburban philadelphia. construction worker ruptured a 4 inch underground gas line while crews were installing a light post for an athletic complex. >> millions of people in the middle

those tickets like we said, in jersey and minnesota. the jackpot $448 million. may not be the grand prize winner, at least $1 million winning ticket was sold here in maryland, so check your numbers again. let's put them up for you this morning, 5, 25, 30, 58, 59 and 32. that was the powerball winning number. >>> two minutes after 6:00 right now. demonstrations, public outcry and passionate pleas in front of city council did very little for those who are against the tax break for a developer in harbor east. many say it is a bad deal for city residents. city leaders say it's gotta be done. in fact, one councilman says the pressure put on council by both sides reminded him of a scene from the tv show "boss." abc 2 news' rosy leftwich is here to tell us about it now. >>reporter: the package on tax incentives and other breaks for the harbor point project, right on

one in minnesota.eople had bought tickets the jackpot was over $448 million. it made it the fourth largest jackpot ever. by the way three of the four top jackpots have come in the past nine months. for those in the mood to take another chance. saturday's powerball drawing, a mere $40 million. >> eh. >> not good enough for us. we'll pass. >> no, thanks. i want the big ones. >> i'm with you. >> i'm with you. >>> here's your thursday forecast. stormy across a big section of the country. rain, flash flooding for kansas and missouri. severe storms are on, around the texas panhandle. scattered showers south dakota to minnesota. thunderstorms for much of the east coast. in the west from new mexico to colorado. >> cool, 60s, upper midwest. muggy, 80s, 90s in the southeast. upper 70s and 80s in the northeast. >>> all right. we know there is plenty to see while visiting the nation's capital -- the white house, capitol, monuments, mall now see something completely natural. >> yeah, call these the goats of capitol

they haven't identified the retailer yet in minnesota.hose three tickets will be splitting the $448 million jackpot. let me do the math. $150 million each before taxes. not bad. live in sunnyvale, jon and marla -- >> i twoent fifth grade. >> yes, and it shows every day, bob. thank you very much. >>> meteorologist christina loren, you have a college education. youó[y meteorology license. >> still going to school for theology. 79 inland, 57 at the coast. keep the jacket with you for the first part of the day. we'n@Ñ see a nice finish. your seven day outlook throughout the "today" show. let's check out the drive with anthony slaughter. >>> we have a car fire on 87, a very well traveled route across the south bay. you can see it's keeping things slow past 208 in to willow glen. that's where we're seeing the slowdown. you can see in our traffic cam the slowdown. you can see all the way back up past 280, things are very slow. if you use that route this morning, keep in mind you're going to have to tack on a little bit of extra time to your rout

paul, and around minnesota even at the mall of america's chapel. rhode island tonight, where marriage equality also became legal at midnight. county clerks began issuing marriage licenses when their officesed at 8:30 this morning, minnesota and rhode island bring the total number of states where the marriage equality is 13. one person getting married tonight is frank perry, perry and his partner, tony caparco, have been together for years, frank is also a member of the state legislature and helped to get the marriage equality signed into law. joining me now is rhode island state representative frank ferry, and his spouse from the site of the wedding tonight. now, frank, technically, you guys were already married. you got married in canada in 2006. so why do it again now in rhode island? what additional legal benefit does your rhode island marriage have? >> hi, lawrence, good evening, what we're doing is celebrating the long journey that rhode island has taken to get to this point. we were married in vancouver in 2006. we were on a cruise for our 25

minnesota, 24-23. >>> let's talk college football, north carolina and south carolina. south carolina gets moving very early. this touchdown in their very first possession. south carolina for that one, 27-10. i'm looking forward to michigan playing this weekend. 736 stairs. a good workout normally, right? >> this guy is doing on a unicycle. he's doing it in prague. he's going up a tv tower. his old record 299 stairs. >>> kobe bryant, in rehab for his achilles surgery. what does he do?

mark, your picks are all from one of my favorite states, which is minnesota. one. your first name locally homegrown that you love is -- >> let's talk about a name that people haven't heard of, unless you work if a research lab, which they are well known there. they compile biotechnology to labs. business has been soft recently as the government cut back on spending. but the thing we like there is new ceo that came from 3m. we hasn't told us what he's going to do but what we think will happen is he will increase innovation which will drive growth. >> so you are pinning hopes with a new ceo. what about donaldson? this is an interesting story. >> yeah, donaldson makes filtration air and fluid filtration used in heavy trucks. their business is soft also, for the same reason caterpillar has been weak. we think they will pick up nicely. they have great products. once they are on a platform they sell replacement plat forms for that vehicle. >> why do you think it'll pick up? >> because it always has. we're patient enough to wait for that to happen. could be a while b

one ticket was sold in the minnesota, two others in new jersey.my. >> well, scott, a wild fire in the southern california mountains is now raging out of control. that fire grew to nine square miles. witness just a couple of hours about 12 structures were damaged or destroyed. but right now it is unclear, how many of them were homes. about 1500 people have been evacuated, three people including two firefighters we know, are injured. >> 5:15, let's talk about our forecast here. >> yeah, busy. on and off, but we get these nice breaks in between. it wasn't a bad day yesterday. >> no. >> i know, wasn't it nice toe see the sun again. even if it was just for a minute. let's take a look at live super dopler. lardly a blip, so we are making progress. at least this morning. as you can see, just a few sprinkles along, i 95, and then also a few sprinkles in the charles, and southern is parts of prince georges county. and southern maryland that's about it, we are just cloudy here in washington, d.c. 77-degrees is our temperature, our winds are still southerly

two winning tickets were bought in new jersey, one from minnesota. a million dollar ticket was sold in annandale, another was sold in dunkirk. >> and flooding across multiple states. i talked to diane sawyer about a daring rescue to save a baby that is coming up tonight on world news. it is the tale of different weather woes across the country tonight. >> fires and floods, and within the flood zone, we are with the parents whose baby was saved in an incredible rescue today. we will hear from them. also, go get your old cell phone , because we have a new way to put hundreds of dollars in your pocket. tonight, a market for real money coming up. trash, another's treasure, high tech version. watch the stories and more tonight on world news, right after abc 7 news at 6:00. moving on the northbound lanes of i to 70 in frederick. earlier the road was closed while workers replaced an overhead sign that was damaged in a traffic accident. this happened near i-70. maryland state police say a tractor-trailer left the roadway and hit a pole that held the sign. th

one in minnesota, two in new jersey. this super stop n shop in south brunswick, new jersey, sold one of the winning tickets. an acme market in little egg harbor in new jersey that sold the other. they haven't disclosed the location in minnesota that sold the third tinge. those three will split the $448 million jackpot which comes out to about $150 million each before taxes. not too bad. reporting live in sunnyvale. we're still waiting for this shell station to open and see what happens. bob redell torques day in the bay. >> see if somebody shows up crying with joy. >> tears of joy. while none of us in the newsroom got any slice of that, the good news is every day we hit the powerball weather wise. >> christina loren, you're on the board on that one? >> sure. you know what, so much scenery around the bay area. i think that's why we fork out the big bucks to live here. likely you've been saving some of that hard earned cash on your pg&e bill. it's been unseasonably cool all month long. today more of the same. this is searc

the governor of minnesota will head to st.aul, he's attending a big freedom to marry rally at 10:30 tonight. and at that other great ming men institution, the mall of america, a wedding chapel will conduct its first same sex weddings. rhode island has been accepting preregistrations to obtain marriage licenses all week, people can pick them up starting at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow and get married right away. with rhode island being the last of the states in new england new england to institute marriage equality. the rush to the alter isn't expected to be a stampede. as of midnight tonight. gay marriage will be legal in 13 states. the surprising thing is just how unsurprising it is to see two more states expand rights to gay people. as far as we can tell, there have been no big anti-gay rallies in minnesota or rhode island, not even any grandstanding in congress on the issue. that does not mean that the whole country is on the same path to marriage equality. take pennsylvania, for example, this show recently reported that in montgomer

one in minnesota. the breaking details just ahead. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> all right. everybody, good thursday morning. >> we can tell you a little bit about the lottery story right now. it's that we didn't win. >> yes, we are here. >> we're here. though you would still come in you said if you did win. >> call in sick a few dates. figure out. oh, my god. >> got a financial planner. >> never see you again. just gone. >> i would invite everybody to a big party on my big yacht. fli eve fly everybody out. >> you have a chance. your mom lives a mile from one of the winning towns. >> one town over. >> haven't talked to her. >> haven't spoken to her. keeping the phones close in case mama perez calls. she hasn't called yet. >> smiling extra big right now. who knows? should we got to serious stuff. >> yeah, heavy stuff. >> very heavy. we begin with a desperate search. missing calif

what is minnesota? no. lila. what is new york? that's the state. state of the mall for $800. answer -- daily double. [ applause ] and you're in a tie with kelton, trailing irene by just $400. i'd like to make it a true daily double, please. all right, for $2,800 and the lead, here is the clue. what is washington? washington state. yes. [ applause ] well done. go again. state of the mall for $1,000. lila. what is new york city? no. kelton or irene? [ beep ] the state is nevada. nevada. all right, we're gonna take a break. irene and lila tied at $1,800 at the moment. that'll change soon. stay with us. a hhrforddcounty man admits victim.why he won't be going s 3 tragedy at a work sste.wwat led toothe deeth of construction orker in sevvrn. and tte report into the thht &psent a ar into offfthe bayy bridge..te surprising thing thht inveetigators discovered. on fox 45 nnws at irene vazquez is an 8th grader at st. john's school. she's from houston, texas. i'm often asked by people in our studio audience how do i react to the "saturday night live" takeoffs of "jeopardy!" but you're a

james rivers will share in one third and another goes to man in minnesota. as vinita nair reports, that newly minted millionaire says that big win wasn't a big surprise. >> $149.4 million. >> reporter: paul white is rolling in the green. he claimed his third of the powerball jackpot and he said he always thought this day would come. >> so i feel like it's almost been coming, i really do. >> reporter: the 45-year-old from ham lake, minnesota, says his lottery believe often made him the source of red cool with his family and friends. >> they thought it was funny then. who's right now. >> reporter: white drew one of three winning tickets from wednesday's $448 million jackpot. white's not sure what he'll do with all that money but one thing is certain. >> i'm not going to be one of those people that says i'm going to keep working because i'm not working for anybody else anymore. >> reporter: and the electrical contractor has plans for his boss who sat with him. >> ron, this morning started my boss. he's going to end the day as my chauffeur. >> reporter: after ta

so three tickets in new jersey and also in minnesota.very much. i bought $10 worth, which is five numbers and of them, out of the 30 digits, i got three right. >> gretchen: how do you know if you can win like you were saying earlier, like 100 bucks? >> steve: you go on the web site. they've got different -- if you got four right, you get this. a whole bunch of people got the primary five right and i think they won 1 or $2 million. the key is getting the powerball on top of that. >> gretchen: all right. let's turn our attention now to the white house and capitol hill because we're talking about obamacare again. and is there special privileges if you're a member of congress when it comes to obamacare? it could be because some of the members of congress were complaining look, when this goes into effect, we're going to lose some of our subsidies. we're going to lose some of the perks that for so long we've been enjoying. they went to the president and said, can't you do something about this? guess what? they got their wish because the presid

. >>> we are hearing from a teenager attacked by a wolf in minnesota. they are calling it freakish and unprecedented. it is the first time in that state's history a person was attacked by the a wolf. a man is recovering from a bite to his head. he was camping when the 75 pound animal suddenly came at him. >> i was leaning back on my elbow and out of the blue it came and hit me on the back of the head. i was immediately jumping trying to get it off i couldn't get it off so i had to jerk my head out. >> how terrifying. he had to get 17 staples in his head. that wolf was eventually killed and is now being tested for rabies. >> this memorial honoring the thousands of men and women who died in the september 11th terrorist attack coming under fire now. an atheist group is threatening to sue if it proceed it claims the cross is grossly offensive. the city says it is part of history rescue workers carved that cross on the beam back when it was found -- or back when they found the fall ebb ven vic.

massive heat wave forcing schools to close in minnesota.atures not expected to let up until next week. >>> at number five, two-time open champ venus williams is out of this year's tournament. third year in a row that venus has lost in the second round at flushing meadows. always updating the five things to know, go to cnnnewday.com for the very latest. guys? >>> now to a disturbing case working its way through florida's justice system. three 15-year-old boys beating and stomping a younger kid on a school bus just last month. the bus driver too afraid to intervene. the older boys are in court today to face battery charges. authorities have recommended probation. that's where we pick up the story. pamela brown is in florida covering try for us. good morning, pamela. >> good morning to you, chris. i spoke with the grandmother of the 13-year-old victim, she is the legal guardian and she's still very shaken up from this incident that happened last month. she says that her grandson is still on the mend from a broken hand, but that his emotional w

minnesota and got his journalism degree. he went from that mining town to interview everyone from ronald reagan to ginger rogers. my mom taught second grade until she was 70 years old. today, i stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner and the daughter of a newspaperman and a teacher, and the first woman elected to the u.s. senate from the state of minnesota. [applause] that is america, and that is promised. -- promise. my parents and my grandparents instilled in me those midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children. family, faith, humility, hard work. they taught me to live with honor and courage, and to never stop fighting for what i believe in. room,ne of you in this when you think of courage and have to take that one big step or do something you are afraid to do, you always think of something or someone in your family. for me, i always think of my grandpa. back then, it was so dangerous. they would hear the whistle, and everyone would run to the mine. they did not know who was kil

they moved to minnesota, and their fervor caught them in this pentecostal movement. of the churches that came it was that denomination. my father did not consider himself learned. he had a dairy farm and felt a calling. i was dedicated as a child in the service of god. there was this centering of a greater purpose. wasindividual effort knowing that my mother was a tremendous competitor. and it was about the dedication towards the one, moving towards the one. our lives were centered around church and doing the right service. people help over here doing various things that were beneficial to the community or to church. , heather was a humble man rose to become the superintendent of churches in montana. he went back to being a pastor. sitting in a pew, watching my let the my mother service as a spiritual person. she would ask if i was right with the lord. if you died today, would you go to heaven? she was always spreading the word in estonia. my father is a man that went around to jails and hospitals and visited people. he was a man that people really a doored -- adored

what is minnesota? minnesota -- good guess, yes. [ applause ] go again now.gifted and talented -- $400. michael. who is mozart? yes. gifted and talented -- $800. michael. who is bobby fischer? right again. gifted -- $1,200. kate. who is yo-yo ma? yo-yo ma. right. gifted and talented for $1,600. kate. who is descartes? no. colby. who is pascal? pascal. yes. blaise pascal. war of ...12 for $400. colby. what's the pope? pope is right. $800 -- war. colby again. what's the kremlin? yes. $1,200 -- ...12. colby. what's the hundred years war? yes. $1,600 -- war of ...12. colby. what is the ottoman? yes. finish the category -- $2,000. colby. what are moors? moors. right. and with that, you move to $12,600. you have a $4,000 lead at the moment. too cool for school -- $400. colby. what's a penguin? yes. $800 -- too cool. colby. who is mr. freeze? yes. $1,200 -- too cool. colby. what's "the shining"? that's it. $1,600 -- too cool. kate. who is the white witch? yes. too cool for school for $2,000? colby. who are the watchmen? good for $2,000. film registry -- $400. colby.

that will be around minnesota. chicago, close to 90 degrees. so as we warm up today we'll enjoy the fact that we're still in summertime because fall comes all too soon. we'll bring you more weather this afternoon here on al jazeera america. >> in maryland the defense attorney for branly man something about to speak about the 35 year sentencing of bradley manning, the army private convicted of giving thousands of

number four a man in minnesota claimed his share of the power ball jackpot.e the prize with two others who bought their prize in new jersey. those winners have not yet come forward. number three the feds report unemployment benefit applications over the past four weeks dropped to lowest level since november of '07. number two, soldiers testifying today against the accused fort hood shooter major nidal hasan say they initially thought the gunfire at fort hood was part of a training drill. and, number one, authorities expanded amber alerts to four states today, including oregon and washington. in the search for a southern california man suspected of abducting a 16-year-old girl. they say the suspect may be carrying homemade explosives after they believe he murdered two people and that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day in 1988, the chicago cubs played their first game under the lights at wrigley. nearly 60 years early a minor league team in iowa had become the first professional club to host a night game. the trend caught on at minor league ball par

. >>> the clock stuck 12:01 this morning and gay marriage became legal in two more states, minnesotand rhode island. they're the 12th and 13th u.s. states to recognize same-sex marriages. in minnesota, you see it here, couples began exchanging vows at midnight with the mayor of minneapolis officiating. the national gay rights group freedom to marry estimates that about 30% of the u.s. population now lives in places where gay marriage is legal. >>> motorola unveiled a new smartphone today. one way it's trying to set itself apart, customization. there are more than 2,000 combinations of case colors and each a wood cover. the new line includes headphones, speakers, cases and docks. the phone runs on android and features technology like touchless voice control. the starting price, two-year contract, $199. >>> netflix making movie watching more personal. your kids have cued up smurf's prefer to watch something else. it has up to five people on the same account to custom ize movies, meaning meryl streep fans don't have to wade through recommend nations. there's no added cost for pr

two in new jersey and one in minnesota. so check your tickets. >>> here are those numbers just in case you haven't had a chance to do it -- 5, 25, 30, 58, 59 and the powerball number, 32. >> i had 30. that was it. >> i got 32. at least i get my 4 bucks back. >>> president obama abruptly canceled a planned meeting in moscow with vladimir putin. it's a duplicatic snub amid tensions over self-professed nsa leaker edward snowden. president obama still plans to attend the main g-20 summit. >>> and drama in the whitey bulger deliberations. jurors asked the judge a series of questions as they mulled the reputed mob boss' fate. prosecutors and bulger's attorneys, meanwhile, met privately with the judge. neither side would comment on what they were hashing out. >>> you have to see this next story. a bear in alaska found a much quicker way to find fish than swimming upstream. he saw a jet ski on the dock and, yeah, decided to climb aboard. who wouldn't. the local guide service snapped these photos. they believe the baby bear climbed

in minnesota dozens of weddings were held shortly after midnight.udget officials estimate 5,000 gay couples will tie the knot this year and rhode island will begin holding marriages this morning, being the 13th state to do so. both minnesota and rhode island will recognize marriages performed in other states. >>> george zimmerman was pulled over for recently speeding outside of dallas, texas. zimmerman informed the officer he had a pistol in that truck. when asked zimmerman where he was going he said nowhere in particular. why do you say that? he then asked if the officer knew who he was looking at the license. when i saw the name, he said what a coincidence. after getting a clearance it there were no outstanding warrants the officer let him go with a warning. saying he needed to slow down. >>> and we'll look at the month of august on wall street with a kind note. yesterday ended pretty flat but still had the best july since 2010. for more on this, let's check in and say good important to steve, who is live for us in london. steve. >> reporter: >> y

the winning ticket sold in new jersey and minnesota.late this afternoon, paul white came forward in roseville, minnesota, to claim the first part of the prize. he says he does not mind having to split the pot three ways. >> well, i think i can get by. we will see. it's a big deal. >> there were no jack tickets in our area, there is a $1 million winner in annandale, sold at the giant food store. >> next, a major move by the railroad companies behind last month's dead >> a judge has granted to thetcy protection u.s. railway whose runaway train crashed into a small town in quÉbec, killing nearly 50 people. the judge expressed disgust at the montrÉal railway's behavior. he called the action deplorable. >> a dangerous railroad crossing in gainesville will soon be shut down, but it is likely to cause a traffic had what -- traffic had wake in the process. it will close the crossing on the weekend of august 24 and when he five. the traffic will be shifted to a new overpass above the tracks. last month, a train crashed into a tractor-trailer on

again, three tickets sold, two in new jersey and one in minnesota. it's time to check in with relatives. >>> chris davis blasts his 41st homerun of the season as the orioles dominate the padres. j.j. hardy started the birds off on the right foot. he drives the ball to left feel for a solo homerun. in the 8th chris davis delivered one of the longest homeruns ever hit. it traveled 453 feet. a three-run blast as well. the birds beat the padres 10-3. >>> so the ravens are down south. they traveled to tampa yesterday to take on the buccaneers. the defense will make a start. a new group is stepping up to the challenge. >> we got a great group here. i mean, pretty much everybody is capable of going out there and playing and getting the job done. it's going to be interesting. it's going to be a fun year for us. we feel like we can go out there and play with anybody. >> ravens and buccaneers play tonight. the first pre-season game is next thursday when the falcons come to town. >>> of course this area continues to mourn the loss of a local legend. art donovan

a third ticket in minnesota.e looking at the numbers in case you're just waking up this morning. these are the big numbers you hope you see on your night stand when you wake up. let's head down to south brunswi brunswick, new jersey, where one of the winning tickets were sold. pretty big day over there. >> hey, kate, yeah. right now we still have no idea whether the winners were an individual or a group, but as you mentioned, three winning tickets across the country. you take $448 million, you split it three ways. what do you get, $150 million. obviously, not bad at all. two tickets sold in new jersey. one ticket was actually sold in the shop right behind me in south brunswick. as you can imagine, the amount of media attention has been overwhelming for this small town. this really is a tiny town, population 43,000. about just four miles from princeton. nobody has seen anything quite like this. i also want to say in new jersey you are not allowed to be anonymous if you win the lottery. you have to come forward. in

minnesota, 24-23. >>> let's talk college football, north carolina and south carolina. moving very early. this touchdown in their very first possession. south carolina for that one, 27-10. i'm looking forward to michigan playing this weekend. 736 stairs. a good workout normally, right? >> this guy is doing on a unicycle. he's doing it in prague. he's going up a tv tower. his old record 299 stairs. >>> kobe bryant, in rehab for his achilles surgery. what does he do? >> that's smart. >> jump 40 feet into a pool. why not. >> he's 35 years old. >> i hope that dive is worth it. >>> time now for our "first look" today's political stories and for that we turn to politico. kevin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thank you for having me. >> i want to focus on syria. the president may not need congress's authorization for limited military action but do you think it's important he acts without their support. >> i think yesterday after a 90-minute phone call with top congressional leaders the message was loud and clear from congressional leaders and that is they would like

. >> two winning tickets were in new jersey and one in minnesota. the winners will each take $58.3 million after tackets -- after taxes. the odds of winning are 175 million to 1. the next powerball drawing is this saturday night. $40 million will be up for grabs. >> most of us, we'll probably still trade places with a mystery man or woman from maryland who won $1 million last night. lottery officials say the ticket was sold at the dunkirk fast stop. it was the second powerball ticket sold in maryland this year. not bad. we'll be right back. >>> hundreds flee and homes burn as thousands of firefighters continue to battle the wildfire in banning, california. 13 helicopters and six air tankers have tried to tame the flames. it's grown to 10,000 acres and 15 buildings including several homes have been damaged or destroyed. the fire is still at zero containment and the cause under investigation. >>> a baby is rescued from high floodwaters in nashville. the little one and his mother were trapped in the rising waters. you see them carrying the baby out the

paul white is an engineer and father of two from minnesota. he is one of three winners of the $448 million powerball lottery. he chose the lump sum. who wouldn't? he will end up getting about $53 million when it's all said and done. >> not bad at all. >> white says his family always called the lottery his financial plan. >> i've spent my whole life trying to figure out what it was i wanted to do when i grow up. now i get the opportunity to do whatever i want. i know i'm not going to be one of those people that says i'm going to keep working. because i'm not working for anybody else anymore. it's not going to happen. ron this morning was my boss. he started the day my boss. he's going to end the day my chauffeur. >> yeah, you can act like that when you win that kind of money. the two other winning tickets were sold in new jersey at a stop & shop and acme. while no one -- -- no one has come forward in fact, nbc new york is reporting 16 county employees are the holders of the wing acme ticket. they reportly work at a car maintenance department an