so let's go to athena jones live in baltimore, maryland. oh. let's listen to this press conference first in front of this 7-eleven in baltimore where apparently the winning ticket was sold. >> -- tickets was sold at this 7-eleven for the drawing that occurred last night. we do know that it was sold at 7:15 last night. it was a quick pick, and there was only one ticket purchased by the player at that time. we obviously don't have any idea right now who the player is, when they will come forward. our advice to the play sir to safeguard the ticket, sign the back of it. it is an instrument and you want to make sure that they get it, the attention and consideration it requires and that our advice from the maryland lottery to whoever the winner of the ticket is, is to get advice. we wouldn't recommend who that would be, but we would encourage them to seek out legal and financial advice, but certainly the maryland lottery is available, and ready to process the claim of this ticket when they're prepared to come forward. we're closed, but they might fin

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let's go live to athena jones in baltimore, maryland are there more tickets out there? what do we know? >> reporter: according to state officials in maryland, they say the ticket sold here in baltimore county was one of several sold in counties nation-wide we're still waiting to hear where exactly the other tickets were sold. we know the mega millions is played in 42 states and d.c. and virgin islands, it could be anywhere. we do know in the state of california at least 29 people were able to match five of the six numbers so they won't get nearly as big a payout but we're told by california lottery officials will get $125,000 and $130,000. that is a far cry from the $640 million which by the way, randi, the biggest -- a new record jackpot, far surpasses the one back in 2007, when it was $390 million as the jackpot record. >> if i won $640 million i don't know i would come forward and tell everybody that. it's possible we will never know who has the winning ticket. >> absolutely. it depends on the state and we're told in the state of maryland, the winner doesn't have to

he's recovering from the surgery today in a virginia hospital and that's where we find athena jones. she has the latest on mr. chaip's condition. atheeng that, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, randi. well, the latest we have from former vice president cheney's office is the statement they put out last night saying that although the former vice president and his family do not know the identity of the donor, they'll be forever grateful for this life-saving gift. now, it's not uncommon, of course, for recipients of organs not to know who the donor is. i should mention we have a statement also put out last night by newt gingrich who is friends with former vice president cheney and he said, vice president cheney is in our thoughts and prayers tonight as he recovers from surgery. calista and hope his recovery is peaceful and wish him and his family all the best. now, i've spoken with hospital spokesperson this morning here, randi. they don't have any briefings to update us on his condition scheduled right now. but that could change at any moment and we'll be sure to let you

let's get straight to athena jones in baltimore, maryland. good morning, athena. i guess you don't have the winning ticket since you showed up for work along with the rest of us. >> reporter: i would have come anyway. who gets two 23's, surely no one won but it was in baltimore county. we're standing outside the maryland lottery headquarters, we don't know what store sold the ticket, but we do know that store is going to get $100,000 bonus, just for selling the ticket and that is of course in addition to the money they get from normal ticket sales which skyrocketed, they get five cents on every dollar, that is a big chunk of money for that store. >> this is a lucky store, do you know about the history? >> reporter: we don't know the store we'll find out hopefully later today, once we find out we expect to have possibly some sort of pressuer at the store. the lottery spokesperson the winner in maryland hasn't come forward, not surprising, considering the size of the jackpot. the winner in maryland is not required to take part in any sort of media events, so we migh

cnn's athena jones is in tornado-ravaged henryville, indiana. athena, i want to start with the ohio governor's decision not to ask federal authorities to come into the states to survey the damage. and why he did that. >> reporter: well, from what we understand, carol, there's not as much damage in ohio as there is here in indiana. as you can see behind me, just this bus through this home. so ohio authorities right now are assessing the damage themselves. they believe at the moment that they are going to be able to handle it. of course, that could change at any moment. so they are holding off. what we understand, they are holding off on asking for federal help until they know that they need it, until they know they can't handle it themselves. as you know, the president, president obama, has spoken with the governors of each of the affected states, and said that fema stands at the ready. the federal government and his administration is monitoring the situation. and they stand ready to help with anything that they are asked. they want to make sure

our athena jones is in baltimore county watching it all unfold. what do we know about the 7-eleven there in maryland where that ticket was sold. >> reporter: we're just outside the city of baltimore. we know at about 7:15 p.m., someone came in and used that red machine back there to buy a quick pick ticket. that's the ticket that picks the numbers for you. those were the lucky numbers that allowed this winner to win this sizeable jackpot which we know is a record-setting jackpot. much bigger than the $390 million jackpot from a few years ago back in 2007. it's only been 12 hours so we don't yet know who the winner is. i had a chance to speak with maryland's lottery director about winners coming forward. let's listen to what he has to say. >> maryland is one of the few states that does not require publicity of its lottery winners. we had two power ball jackpot winners laugh year and neither one of them decided to do any publicity. so we'll have to wait to see what happens. >> reporter: one thing they advise the winner is to make sure they sign the

let's bring in athena jones outside cheney's hospital. good morning to you. an update, what is his condition right now? >> good morning, well, the latest we have is from the statement that his office put out last night saying that talking about this donor that he waited more than 20 months for this heart as you mentioned and the statement said although the former vice president and his family don't know the identity of the donor, they will be forever grateful for this life-saving gift. i should also mention that the presidential candidate newt gingrich who is friends with cheney and lives not far away put out a statement last night saying in part vice president cheney is in our thoughts and prayers tonight as he recovers from surgery. callista and i hope his recovery is peaceful. i've spoken with the hospital spokes people. there are no briefings scheduled but could change at any minute. >> athena, we've heard for years about dick cheney's heart troubles. can you just give us a brief history of what he's been through and why he needed this? >> reporter: absol

cnn's athena jones is in henryville for us. athena, good morning.em us what's going on right there now. >> reporter: good morning, gary. well, authorities here have told us in henryville they'll be focused on cleanup as you can see. there's a lot of debris in this small town, a lot of things to clean up. they're also focused on getting some of the power back, whether to churches or to homes. we saw some electrical workers out late last night putting up pos and power lines. even as they focused on cleanup, some the families are grappling with their own losses, whether it's loss of property or injured loved ones. we spoke with one young mother who's lost her home completely. let's listen to what she has to say. >> we have nothing. our place was completely devastated. and there was nothing left. i mean everything i have on is not mine. it's been borrowed. probably the worst part was not knowing it my kids and my husband were okay or my family. i finally made it to my road and husband over the debris and he told me my kids were okay. i asked lord. he ca

athen athena, do they have any idea how long he might be there? >> reporter: well, we understand that most heart patients who go through a surgery like this end up staying in the hospital for about a month. i should mention that vice president cheney at 71 is on the upper end of the age range of people who get heart transplants, at least according to the international society of heart and lung implantation. his age could play into how long he's kept here under observation, candy. >> certainly this is not the first time, as we all know, he's been hospitalized, maybe the most serious as far as i can tell, but nonetheless, he's had a long history. >> reporter: absolutely. he's had five heart attacks over the course of his life. the first one back in june of 1978 when he was just 37 years old. we know that in 2001 he had a pacemaker implanted, and he was also hospitalized more recently back in june of 2010 when he had what's called a left ventricular assist device or an lvad put in as part of instage heart failure treatment. it helps the heart pump an

we begin with athena jones in washington. good morning, athena. >> good morning. we know that robert bales, he's a 38-year-old father with young children. he's had three tours in iraq and this was his first tour in afghanistan. he lived with family in the community of lake tapp, not far outside of tacoma, washington. his lawyer has described him as a loving husband. his neighbor ves described him as a happy family man. let's listen to what one of his neighbors had to say when she found out that he's akiesed of this shooting incident. >> i was completely blown away, yeah. i was devastated, heart broken. i mean, i -- completely shocked. i would describe him -- he was super fun to hang around with. kind of the life of the party kind of guy. super loving, friendly to everybody he met. great with his kids. i just -- i don't see how this has happened. i never saw any signs of marital problems. they always seemed pretty happy. >> now, that last bit about marital problems is important to bring up because in some of the press reports we've seen surrounding this incident, m

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athena. >> quote a lot of activity. last night at 7:15 the lucky winner used the red machine behind me, a quick pick. this person bought a quick pick ticket spending $1 for one line of numbers. now they will take part in this huge jackpot. i've just been handed updated numbers for maryland mega millions lottery saying the total, overall total is $656 million. it'sing up from the 640. they are computing all the sales that happened into the evening last night, which means each of these three winners will take home before taxes $2 18.6 million. it's a record jackpot. it's much, much bigger than that $390 million figure from 2007. so these are some really lucky people. we had a chance to speak with the maryland lottery director about the kind of device they give to winners. let's listen to what he had to say. >> our advice to the winner, to the extent we give any advice is good advice. hopefully they will reach out to trusted advocates for them financially and legally. then at an appropriate time come in and make a claim on

athena jones spoke wit one maayland family whh has st. struggled.rter pkg-as follows -- nats: "anothee army achievement medal"jessica raines is proud of her husband's service.paul raines spent his tour in iraq investigating i-e-d and suicide bomb attacks.you see a lot. one of the bombings of the market um, it kklled women and children... i mean, it changes your whole perspective civilian life in maryland, he had a haad time coping. hh learned later that he had post- traumatic stress disooder.i drank like a fish when we got back. really i was just trying to suppress and kkll the pain to ctually get around to he - idea that, okk i need help. the raines' contacted a veterrns affairs medical center last may.i didn't give him a choice. it was time to make a change. his moods were all over the place hiss down. we weree't even sleeping in the same bed, because he would have flashbacks and nightmares. paal got an appointment with a primmry care physician, but he says full evaluation ann instead gave him medications to commat anxiett and depressson. hee &pve

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athena jones is live for us out of washington. what more do we know about bales, his state of mind before his recent deployment to afghanistan? >> reporter: certainly as you mentioned he's 38 years old. he's the father of two young children. he had deployed to iraq three times, was on his fourth deployment to afghanistan when this shooting rampage that he's accused of occur. if you talk to his lawyer and we've heard from his family, his neighbors and friends, they all say that he's a family man, a love husband and they are shocked by hearing this news that he's accused of this. let's listen to what his friend and his neighbor had to say. >> he had such a big heart too because he was in the financial world as a financial adviser. he couldn't even take that, like losing people's money when the market went down so he felt that he needed something bigger in his heart and his mind and his soul and that's why he went in the military in general, to help people. >> he was super fun to hang around with, kind of the life of the party kind o

. >> 3-year-old athena spends her evenings year, her family with barely any money. that can no longer afford to pay for electricity. these are the victims of the poverty crisis in greece. >> it will not get better for a long time. we used to spend 100 pounds on food. now we owe money. things cannot go on like this. >> it is said that one-third of greeks live below the poverty line, and those at the very bottom are on the street. george was a technician. now he is homeless. he helps give handouts in return for a bed from a charity. >> where they doing, the politicians? we do not have enough electricity to coke. enough with the taxes. taxes, taxes. for what? >> for the vast majority of greeks, it is nothing as bad as this. yet every person you meet here knows of someone who has lost their jobs, had their wages cut, or had their benefits reduced. this creates uncertainty about what the future holds. it is an anxiety already etched on the faces we found at this health clinic, run by a charity more used to working in the developing world. now, this is where greece's new

athena jones takes us on a tour for part of tonight's "what matte matters". >> i go back there and i have to pray to god this place helps me. this place when i get there. >> reporter: angie came from a good family in wichita, kansas. but when she ran away with a pair of friends she ended up under the control of a pimp, turning tricks at an oklahoma city truck stop. >> he had grandkids as old as us. and all i could think about the whole time was how much my grandpa could be this guy right now and how that would feel. i just wanted to die. >> reporter: angie's story is part of an exhibit on human trafficking at president lincoln's cottage in washington. >> we really wanted to do this exhibit on modern slavery at president lincoln's cottage for the 150th anniversary of lincoln working on the emancipation proclamation right here. >> reporter: it was the emancipation proclamation that freed slaves in 1863. the cottage partnered with the polaris project an anti-trafficking organization. polaris operates a national hotline to help identify traffickers. most merges think slavery ended 150 ye

cnn's athena jones has more on that. bales was called a family man and the life of the party by some of those who know him. are you hearing the same thing? >> well, certainly. i mean of course his lawyer describes him as a loving husband and a family man and you heard that neighbor talk about how she didn't know anything about any marital troubles. that's something that his lawyer has always brought up, saying that the family didn't have marital troubles any more than any usual family. it's one of the factors that we've seen in press reports trying to explain what could have led staff sergeant bales to carry out this rampage that he's accused of in afghanistan. but, you know, his neighbor, his lawyer and others have described him as a good guy. let's listen to what a friend of his from high school had to say. >> he had such a big heart, too, because he was in the financial world, he was a financial adviser. he couldn't take that, like losing people's money when the market went down. so he felt he needed something bigger

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a busy day in maryland, i bet, athena. >> reporter: absolutely. we're right outside the city of baltimore at this 7-eleven as you can imagine that's seen a lot of activity. the winning ticket was sold last night at 7:15 and it was a quick pick ticket, that machine right there, the red machine picked those numbers. just one ticket was sold. we're going to talk to maryland lotsry's carol everett. tell us what advice you give to the win e of this ticket. it's exciting news, but what should they do? >> it's very exciting. after you wake up from shock what you need to do is sign the back of ticket. flip the back, sign it. put it in a safe place. some put it in a bible, a freezer, else where. put that ticket. hang onto it. come see us right away, because we want to get that processed. >> sometimes it geesd to have a copy of the ticket that it's good to make a copy. it's important when you have a jackpot of this level. seem sock advice. financial advice, legal advice, take a deep breath and have a lot of fun. >> reporter: in the state of maryland, people

cnn's athena jones has more now. >> another army achievement medal. >> reporter: jessica is proud ofsband's service. hal spent his tour investigating ied and suicide bomb attacks. >> you see a lot. one of the bombings in the markets killed women and children. i mean, it changes your whole perspective on life. >> reporter: when he returned to civilian life in maryland, he had a hard time coping. he learned later that he had post-traumatic stress disorder. >> i drank like a fish when we got back. really, i was just trying to suppress and kill the pain of what i saw over there. so it took a little while for me to actually get around to the idea that, okay, i need help. >> reporter: they contacted a veterans affairs medical center last may. >> i didn't have a choice. it was time to make a change. his moods were all over the place, his eating habits were up and down. we weren't even sleeping in the same bed because he would have flashbacks and nightmares. >> reporter: paul got an appointment with a primary care physician, but he says the doctor didn't perform a full valuation and instead

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atheen na jones is out athena jones is there.looney is. >> reporter: we're sitting outside of the district headquarters of metropolitan police. they've been inside all this time. i just spoke with secret service who said that the charges -- they didn't act with civil disobedience. clooney joined with others like his father and naacp president and others to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in sudan and to call on the government to allow in food aid. there are hundreds and thousands of people there in southern blue nile state in southern sudan on the border with south sudan, which is a newly independent country and there's been fighting going on with rebels there. people are caught in the mix there and they are facing potential starvation because they haven't been able to plant. they are going under bombardment. take a listen to what clooney had to say this morning. >> we're here to ask two very simple questions. the first question is something immediate and immediately we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the sudan b

athena jones covering a situation that took place on american airlines flight.nt got on the intercom and alarmed quite a number of passengers with an announcement she made. what can you tell us. >> that's right. suzanne. there was an american airline, flight 2232 was taxiing for a takeoff from dallas to chicago when a female flight attendant came over the intercom and said the plane would likely crash if it took off, made references to the september 11th terrorist attacks and then complained about union issues. we understand that passengers on the plane along with crew members were able to restrain this female flight attendant and they went back to the gate. that woman was taken to the hospital for evaluation. so was another flight attendant who may have been injured while trying to restrain the first flight attendant. that entire cabin crew was replaced and about an hour and 15 minutes later that flight did take off from dallas on its way to chicago. we understand from american airlines they are still investigating the details and the circumstances of the incid

joining me are athena butler, jelani cobb, and back with us anti racist author, tim wise and richardouthern poverty law center. i want to get into this so much to say relative to this case, and, tim, just before the break, you were making the point that there is -- the notion of anti black animus, or the sort of racialized feelings, they don't have to be associated with a decollartive statement, i don't like whatever. but a lot of times it's impli t implicit. over and over again on twitter, more than anything other place. it can't be racially motivated. zimmerman is self-identified as latino. break that down. >> first of all, the evidence on research of implicit bias says anti black prejudice is widespread among white folks, latino folks, asian folks and a thirty black folks themselves. the defense that somehow a person of color can't be manifesting racism against another person of color if that's true, we would have to say the system of enslavement in this country wasn't really totally racist. there were some black slave owners. pratt operating on the same basis of white supremacy.