a fire destroyed jack whitaker's home in virginia this morning. his wife was inside. she did manage to get out. you may remember whitaker. he hit the jackpot in 2002. won more than $314 million. person at the time. whitaker has had a string of string of personal tragedy since then including several rob reese, the death of his granddaughter, and now this fire. >>> a major fund raiser and gala tonight getting people ready for the holidays. special paralympics dc celebrated, et cetera second annual night of trees is abrasion. last year they raised $1 that number this year. it's important to provide programs and sports for people with disabilities. >> special olympics dc is the sole provider of sports programs for more than 1600 athletes, many of whom wouldn't have other opportunities. >> 62-year-old irina fields was inducted into the hall of fame tonight. she is a special application athlete and a 2015 special olympics world summer games for 46 years. good for them. >>> we had our holiday party tonight. people had holiday fund-raisers. christmas trees are out, on top of

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