(lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "i need you to watch the today show and i won't be in today. just watch the today show please." the robinsons wanted to go public first, to control (joe townsend/lawyer) "even though they want to be private after this is over, they want to let that they're the winners." the ticket would be worth 310-million dollars, assuming they take the lump sum. the robinsons said they bought four tickets wednesday food mart... a block away from their home in munford, tennessee. they add... they're still in shock about the win and what to do with the money. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "we haven't had time to really, ya know, i do hope to plan on working for a little while." in atlanta, i'm jeremy roth reporting. the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills- california... and melbourne beach- florida. and one california nurse who thought she was a winner finds out it's a very cruel prank by her own son! the 62-year-old woman works at a nursing home in ponoma, california. it's close to where the winning ticket was sold at a seven-eleven

john and lisa robinson went on the today show this morning to show off their prize - one of the three winning tickets from wednesday's one-and-a-half billion dollar powerball drawing. until now, only their immediate family knew. lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner "we've had to ignore a lot of calls, cuz we didn't wanna have to... " john robinson/claims to be lottery winner "a lot of texts" friday morning, lisa let her boss know she wasn't coming in to work. lisa robinson/claims to "i need you to watch the today show and i won't be the today show the robinsons decided they wanted to go public first, to story. "even though they want to be private after this is over, that they're the winners." according to the family, they have not notified tennessee lottery officials yet... so their win isn't verified. but if it is...the ticket would be worth 310-million dollars, assuming they take the lump sum. the robinsons said they bought four tickets wednesday night at naifeh's food mart... a block away from their home in munford, tennessee. they add... they're still in shock about the win a

john and lisa robinson went on the today show this morning to show off their prize - one of the three winning family knew. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "we've had to texts" friday morning, lisa let her boss know she wasn't coming in to work. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "i need you to watch the today show and i won't be in today. though they want to be private after this is over, they want to let the public know that they're the winners." according to the family, they have not notified tennessee lottery assuming they take the lump sum. the robinsons said they bought four tickets wednesday night at naifeh's food mart... the win and what to do with the money. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "we haven't had time to really, ya know, i do hope to plan on working for a little while." in atlanta, i'm thanks greg! still to come on action news at midday....a new travel warning for pregnant midday....a new travel warning for pregnant woman... the cdc expected to issue a warning over a potential deadly virus that could effect your newborn....the details

(lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "we've had to ignore a lot of calls, cuz we didn't wanna have to... " (/claims to be lottery winner) "a lot of texts" friday morning, lisa let her boss know she wasn't coming in to work. (lisa robinson/claims to be lottery winner) "i need you to watch the today show and i won't be in today. just watch the today show please." the robinsons decided they wanted to go public first, to control their story. (joe townsend/lawyer) "even though they want to be private after this is over, they want to let the public know that the ticket would be worth 310-million dollars, assuming they take the lump sum. the robinsons said they bought four tickets wednesday night at naifeh's food mart... a block away from their home in munford, tennessee. they add... they're still in shock about time to really, ya know, i do hope to plan on working for a little while." in atlanta, i'm jeremy roth reporting. > now we just have to wait for the winners to come forward from chino hills, california and melbourne beach, florida. actor sean penn is setting the record straigh

meet john and lisa robinson, daughter tiffany, dog abby. >> we're going to take the lump july. >> because we're not guaranteed tomorrow. >> amen to that. >> reporter: tonight they're saying good-bye to middle class and hello to uber uber rich. >> congratulations.tle piece of the pie. >> reporter: a story you can't help but love. a family from small towel mumford, tennessee, home to one lisa works in a dermatologist's office. her husband at a maintenance ain enance distribution center transfer they live down the street from this grocery seen on security camera buying the winning ticket. >> i was on my way home from work. she told me, you're going to pick us up a couple lottery tickets? i told her, i really don't feel like picking them up, but i'll stopre and buy the tickets. >> reporter: when those lucky balls rolled down one by one on wednesday night, lisa could hardly believe her eyes. >> well, i was running down theming and crying. and i said, you got to check the numbers. he woke up in a dead sleep, he's all startled, what, what? he looked at them three or four says, baby, i think thes

lisa also described the excitement of realizing they were the big (( lisa robinson/lottery winner, "ah, well i was running down the hallway screaming and crying and numbers. he woke up in a dead sleep so he was all startled, was like what what what." )) ((dave courvoisier)) the couple's lump sum payout is about 327 million dollars. winning tickets were also sold in florida and california. wednesday's powerball jackpot set a record at 1.6 billion dollars. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > from a to a day outdoors. ((dave courvoisier)) the fun events planned for martin luther king junior day. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) and coming up at six... making sure you get what your car is really worth. michelle mortensen is on your side with the quick way to fix errors on your carfax report... so potential buyers aren't scared off./// ((coming up. what's behind todays massive losses on wall street - plus only on cbs, sean penn breaks his silence about meeting with el chapo. (cr) you have no regrets? (sp) 18:22:14;04 yeah, i-- i-- i do-- i have a terrible regret-- coming up on the cbs evening news with sc

) today, this tennessee family claiming their share of the near $1.6 billion powerball jackpot lisa robinson: "i'm a little overwhelmed, and excited." john robinson: "we just wanted a little piece of the pie - now i'm real grate-ful we got we got the big piece of the pie." they bought the winning ticket at this neighborhood store near their home in the small town of munford. described as hard working and dependable... sot john robinson: "we are common people, we're just like y'all are." ...today, they can be described as multimillionaires. the couple, saying they plan to continue working, and pay off their daughter's student loans first. nats - woman at healthcare facility: somebody california, one powerball player not as lucky today. nats cheering at this nursing home, employees *believing* a colleague hit the jackpot...a nurse there and mother of seven. apparently -- it was a prank, her family says, instigated by her son. her daughter telling the l-a times this is one big misunderstanding. the owner of the nursing home had doled out 18,000 powerball tickets to staff, saying now, if this is

john and lisa robinson say they are america's newest multi-millionaires. the tennessee couple went on the today show this morning with their daughters s d their lawyer. the couple says they bought the ticket wednesday night. the dollar powerball jackpot will be split between the robinsons and two other ticket holders. that means each winning ticket carries a prize of 528-point-8 million dollars. (s/john robinson/lotto winner:56-1:02) "she said check these numbers, and i said ok, and i looked at em and i said yeah they look like there're the numbers." the other winning tickets came from california and florida. those winners haven't come forward yet. now back to that breaking news we've been following since early this morning. two marine helicopters crashed into each other off the north shore oahu. it happened late last night -- local time. here's a map showing you the area. reporters with our sister station khon 2 are working to learn more about the crash. alex cerball joins us live from hawaii with the newest details on the search. alex? two military aircr

at home ...the robinsons are back in munford, tennessee... :03 natsot lisa: 01:24:33 "whoop i'm home...i'm in my home... ...happy to be home... :02 natsot robinson lottery winners lisa "home sweet home honey...yup..." but the enormity is starting to sink in - and it's more than just the size sot lisa 19:57:20/19:57:45 "i love my hondas and i can't even drive my own cars right now lisa was back at work monday...john is planning to go back today... in the end, though, maybe john had it today... in the end, though, maybe john had it right. :06 sot john 20:32:2323 "i got my wife on my arm, what more could i ask for? i've got plenty of money now..." that was natalie morales reporting. the other two people with winning powerball tickets have yet to come forward. cam newton has won a lot of awards in his career... and the latest addition to his extra meaning. we'll tell you more coming up. carolina panthers star quarterback cam newton these patients could have received their cancer care at many hospitals. but they came to cancer treatment centnts of america in metro atlanta because we focus

john and lisa robinson, who haven't lottery officials, decided to go on television first. "so i checked them four times and said i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say hey there's a winner been in munford." so what's it like to be carrying a ticket around worth 533 million dollars? "now i'll be nervous because everybody knows." laughs "lost your anonymity." the next stop for the robinson's: turning in their ticket to lottery officials to make it official. while no one from iowa matched all the numbers in wednesday's record powerball... one onawa man came awfully close. 47:58-48:06 the car was just too small to hold in.. happiest couple in the world 23-year old bryon stewart says he found out he had just become a millionaire while sitting in his car wednesday. he bought his ticket at a casey's in onawa... and matched everything but the powerball. with his double play, the ticket earned him 2 million dollars. he says he'll use the money to pay off some loans.. and upgrade to a new home. central iowans will have another place to plan shopping trips

john and lisa robinson are millionaires. their winning ticket verified a short time ago. bought the ticket on the way home from work wednesday night in their small town of 6000 people. only handful of places to buy lottery tickets. many people are shaking their head nervously about this family flying to new york city with the ticket. to reveal themselves on the sheree: before they took the ticket to the lottery officials to be verified, they have that part of the story tonight. >> 27 miles north of memphis and home to america' s newest multimillionaires. >> john and lisa robinson bought the winning ticket at the neighborhood grocery store. >> look again. and i' m running down the hallway. >> i checked them for times and said, i will believe it when the news comes on in the morning and say there is a winner in mumford. reporter: the town is on the 6000 people embracing the good fortune that has put them in the national spotlight. >> this is it. >> it put us on the map, for sure. this morning before presenting lottery. they wanted to let them know before ducking out of the

. >>> most of us will be going back to kwoshg next week, john and lisa robinson will also be going back even though they just won more than a half a million dollars. >> i think these are the right numbers. >> the tennessee couple had one of the three winning tickets from wednesdays power ball drawing. and as you can imagine they were pretty shocked. now as reality sets in, the ineftdable question, >> why are you guys going back po kwoshg? >> why not? our lives. is work. you just can't sit down and lay down and not do nothing any more. i mean how long are you going to last? >> wouldn't you like to have that problem? don't worry they have other plans as well including and he cans extended vacation. can you even get your mind around that? >> i can't believe they are going back to work but i guess that's good. >> rob: we will see how throng lasts. this week what colder? >> we have chances for snow but that doesn't mean everybody is going to see it. couple of snow showers on sunday. that's where we can pick up some light accumulation. tomorrow i don't anticipate any issues and the roads and

. >> on friday lisa robinson and her husband john claimed their share of the powerball jackpot from the tennessee lottery. >> and i can tell mrs. robinson, you look like you have tears in your eyes. what is the emotion for. >> we knew in our heart it was the winner. but it is a little overwhelming. >> we're common people. we're just like y'all are. >> and as congressman -- common goes, it was lisa who asked john to pick up powerball tickets. >> i really don't feel like picking them up i said. but i'll stop at the store and buy the tickets. >> there is mr. robinson inside small town of munford. population 6,000. he just happened to know the lady right in front of him. >> i poked her in the side and said "are you gonna share?" and she looked around and said sure. and then i stepped up and said four quick picks on separate tickets. >> it was lisa who stayed up to watch the drawing. >> i was running down the hallway screaming and crying, you have to check the numbers. he woke up in a dead sleep all startled. >> within sixty-seconds she knew their lives may never be the same again. >> we do

lisa robinson described the moment she realized they had the winning ticket while her husband napped on the couch. >> well, i was running down the hallway screaming and crying and i said, you got to check the numbers. he woke up in a dead sleep so he is all startled. >> reporter: the couple plans to pay off their daughter's student loans and their mortgage and donate some money to their local church. they will have plenty of time to figure out what to do with the rest. brian conybeare, cbs 2 news. >> now, the two other winning tickets were sold in california and florida. but those winners have yet to come forward. life changing. >> take a little time, maybe -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> paying off the student loan and mortgage, that would be good. >>> a developing story. severe turbulence tossed around a flight from laguardia to mm. five passengers were injured and flight attendant hospitalized when the american flight landed safely first responders putting the flight attendant on a stretcher. she had a broken nose. american airlines says flight 1410 encountered the turbulence about

this is john and lisa robinson arriving at the tennessee lottery headquarters to verify their ticket this afternoon. public on t-v first to control their story.they don't know yet what they'll do with the money. name: lisa robinson | lottery winner "we haven't had time to really, ya know, i do hope to plan on working for a little while." while."the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills, california... and melbourne beach, florida.those winners haven't come forward yet.but they'll have to eventually... because those states don't let them stay anonymous. breaking right now... the urgent search continues at this hour... for 12 marines missing off the coast of oahu, hawaii.their military helicopters collided during a training flight late last night. the weather is getting worse there... and you can see just how choppy the water is as crews look for survivors. witnesses heard a loud boom over the water and saw a flash in the sky.so far... the coast guard has only found an empty life raft. the mother of american *ashley olsen* arrived in italy today found dead in her apartment in f

. >> reporter: lisa robinson had to urge her husband, john to stop for tickets on their way home sunday night. >> i said i really don't feel like picking them up. but that i will stop at the store. >> reporter: he stopped at macy's grocery store and made the purchase of a lifetime, their high school student chelsea joiner sold them the winning ticket getting a cash reward and the hug from the store owner. >> it is pretty nice to bless them. and living around here nobody has too much. taking the lump sum because as they say they are not guaranteed tomorrow. they plan to pay off their daughter's student loans and be back at work next week. cbs news, nashville, tennessee. >> well you've got to hand it to them back at work with $328 million and how much they take home. now the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills, california and melbourne beach, florida. >>> a group of six co-workers won one of the $2 million prizes in north carolina. they bought their winning ticket on fayetteville road in raleigh. and for the past four years, the group pulled their money every time that the jack

john and lisa robinson of munford went to the tennessee lottery headquarters to get their ticket verified and claim their portion of the 1.5 billion dollar jackpot. john robinson said he bought four tickets at one of the three businesses that sell lottery tickets in munford. the ohio first district court of appeals has upheld former hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter, seen here at a court appearance back in october...was sentenced to six months in jail on the single count but has remained free since challenging the conviction. a court official said her sentence will be addressed next week. the same day felony charges. here's a story with a happy ending.... an indian hill elementary student was pretzel and passes out...a teacher's aide comes to his rescue. fox19 now's gordon graham tells us how the aide used a life saving technique to save the boy's life. open----the centers for disease control estimates that 17-thousand children each year wind up in the emergency room because of choking related incidents, but

lottery winners john and lisa robinson and their daughters - and their attorney - were on the today show this morning. john said his wife asked him to ticket on his way home from work wednesday. so he bought four tickets to represent his family. the computer picked the winning combination. john and lisa live in the tiny community of munford, tennessee, about 20 miles from memphis. family friends find them deserving. "great people, great people. i hope this is a blessing for them. i know it's a blessing to them, i hope it's good for their lives." the robinsons' potential winning ticket - which has not been verified by the tennessee lottery - is worth about 533- million-dollars before taxes if they choose the lump sum. the robinsons plan to keep living in munford and lisa says she plans to be back at work at a dermatologist's office monday. el chapo has been making headlines with his recent capture, now another famous person speaks out. coming up, actor sean penn breaks his silence about meeting el chapo. plus, if you like chicken, town. if you needed any more evidence for the white house,

. >> reporter: john robinson and wife lisa and daughter tiffany and abby along for the ride. >> could we see that ticket? are you keeping that close to your heart? >> it is not going >> reporter: they watched lotto fever soar to $1.6 billion. >> she had called me and said are you going couple of lottery tickets. i said, i really but i said i'll stop and get them. >> reporter: from home in tiny mumford, tennessee, lisa watched the numbers drop down and her heart rate shoot up. >> i got to looking and i saw it and i was like, look again. it was the same. looked again and for the third time i went running down the hallway, john, john, you have to check the numbers. >> reporter: the big payout, $528 million. the robinsons, the talk of the one-stoplight town. >> this is the biggest thing that ever happened in mumford. beyond my scope of numbers, i think. >> reporter: tonight in nashville, at lottery headquarters, this is how million-dollar dreams began. >> hi, i'm john robinson. >> hi, i'm lisa robinson. >> and we won the powerball. >> reporter: one family down, two other winners yet to st

john and lisa robinson and their dog came forward today to claim their winnings. they did so this afternoon. the lump sum pay out is about 327 million after all is said and done. they spoke about why they decided to buy a ticket. >> the very first -- when we bought the tickets, our first property was to -- priority was to pay student loans off. we wanted a little piece of the pie. i am grateful we got the big piece of the pie. never hoped for the winning numbers never. always hoped for 5. you get a million. that would cover her student loans and bills. >> they say they plan to continue to work. that is probably not going to last. the other winning tickets were sold in california and florida. they have yet to come forward. good luck to those folks with all that money. the cbs evening news is next. >> pelley: oil drops below $30 a barrel, sending wall street into a nosedive. also tonight, after he met with el chapo, shawp pen met with >> you have no regrets?

tisha: don and lisa robinson claim to their prize in nashville. they took the lump somum. they plan to half their daughters loans -- they play -- they plan to pay off their daughters loans. steve: the carolina panthers taking on the seattle seahawks. there is now a from the wager between the mayors of charlotte and seattle. if the panthers whenin, the mayor will send some local beer and tisha: we have faith they will pull it off. steve: market setting to charlotte for the big game on sunday -- market is heading to charlotte for the big game on sunday. >> we have those highlights coming up. moving a tv is a real pain. would that be easier if i had prism tv from centurylink? sure. i've got centurylink's wireless set-top box, let me show you. i could move it here... or here... even here. switch to centurylink. get the prism essential tv package with internet for only $65 a month for one year with autopay enrollment. didn't even break a sweat. >> eyewitness news sports. >> unc is the fifth-ranked team in the country. adams made it clear. it up in last year at the smith center.

tisha: don and lisa robinson claim to their prize in nashville. they plan to half their daughters loans -- they play -- they plan to pay off their daughters loans. steve: the carolina panthers taking on the seattle seahawks. there is now a from the wager between the mayors of charlotte and seattle. if the panthers whenin, the mayor will send some local beer and food. tisha: we have faith they will pull it off. steve: market setting to charlotte for the big game on sunday -- market is heading to charlotte for the big game on sunday. >> eyewitness news sports. >> unc is the fifth-ranked team adams made it clear. it up in last year at the smith center. the coach brought up that disappointing effort. >> fewest points ever scored by a north carolina team in the smith center. >> we are aware of that. we are aware of how we played last year. we will not let that happen again. we want to stay on top of the league. >> i feel like we can finally get it rolling. >> a power-play goal. tonight? he would go back out front, 2-1. it heads to overtime. his second

john and lisa robinson say they bought one of the three winning powerball tickets. robinson's first announcement they arrived at the tennessee lottery was late today to claim the prize. lisa robinson described the moment she realized that they won. >> i was running down the hallway screaming and crying and i said check the numbers he woke up in a dead sleep so is all startled. what what?? sounds about right. two other winning ticket sold in california and florida. so that $1.5 billion jackpot will be split between all three winners. >> winter weather advisory place for the storm system moving on in can be slippery dart in some places going to be some snow let's talk about that forecast in detail. slippery conditions expected basically the west winter weather advising on the west of 128 and out into worcester county south of the pike as well so the going to be places that get a little bit of slippery conditions first thing in the morning clouds right now down the coast of the storm are for a few days it will be close enough to bring some strong wind gust, caught in t

lisa robinson told her husband, go on the way home from work and stop and get a power ball ticket. so he listened to his wife like every husband should. he stopped at the grocererstore and made the purchase of a lifetime. the robson are taking the lump sum of $327.# llion. they plan to pay off their mortgage and their daughter's student loans. they also plan on returning to work next week. office and john is a warehouse supervise spore good for them. the other winning tickets for california, and mel that's a big bull. i think that's old cyr. 1800 pounds of do whatever the heck i want. take the long way, huh? thank you cyrus. lease a 2016 lincoln mkc for $289 a month >>> this is game that went down to the wire. >> it was an exciting one for the meet this western trip hasn't been kind to the eat, trying to snap a 2 game losing streak playing in denver. duane wade without sit it out with a bad shoulder. heat would rally, but hassan whiteside had a huge flight. the heat come back and win 9- 95. >>> hours before a scheduled arbitration hear, the marilyn and jose nebraska fee in an des a

. >> hi, i'm lisa robinson. >> and we won the powerball. >> reporter: one family down, two other winners yet to step forward. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> good for them. that is going to do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt reporting from charleston, south carolina. for all of us from nbc news, thank you for watching and good meredith vieira show. president obama makes a appearance on a popular reality show. and find out why russian president vladimar putin is sounding off on donald trump. and sarah michelle geller is here. and then this deserving mom gets a big surprise. >> it makes me proud to say i am her daughter. >> and revealing the big holiday sessions, all starting now on meredith. makes you feel real good. [applause] we have a great show today. and you are starring at my chest. they are big baubles. and our guest is sarah michelle gellar is here. she will tell us about shandra rhymes is a huge bucky fan. that is nice. and they are going to reveal how they made it last. and first we'll talk about what's hot now. and i like that. and she's all glitter

john and lisa robinson of mumford went to the headquarters today to get their ticket verified. john robinson said he bought for tickets at a grocery store in his way home from work wednesday night. his cities about 6,000 people and only three businesses in town sell powerball tickets gig you're staring at their most famous residents now. >>> a flight attendant suffered turbulence that injured five passengers pretty strong wind gust is blamed for causing the turbulence. the five passengers were evaluated upon arrival and released but the flight attendant was taken to the hospital with some pretty big injuries all things considered. >>> said setting your dog from the sting of a rattlesnake bite. >> these bites happen in colorado often than you might think. coming up how special training allows your dog to get close to rattle is and actually teaches them to stay away. >>> broncos defensive end derrick will find wolf signed a deal to stay in denver and roel martinez has those details next in sports. >>> cold air removed in early this morning. tonight with live radar we are how long

) today, this tennessee family claiming their share of the near $1.6 billion powerball jackpot lisa robinson: "i'm a little overwhelmed, and excited." john robinson: "we just wanted a little piece of the pie - now i'm real grate- ful we got we munford. described as hard working and dependable... sot john robinson: "we are common people, we're just like y'all are." ...today, they can be described as multimillionaires. the couple, saying they plan to continue working, and pay off their daughter's student loans first. nats - woman at healthcare facility: somebody won the lotto! in southern california, one powerball player not as lucky today. nats cheering at this nursing home, employees believing a colleague hit the jackpot...a nurse there and mother of seven. apparently -- it was a prank, her family says, instigated by her son. her daughter telling the l-a misunderstanding. the owner of the nursing home had doled out 18,000 powerball tickets to staff, saying now, if this is a hoax, she deserves a break. sot -- shlomo rechnitz owner, brius healthcare services -- what i was thinking was sending

john and lisa robinson bought one of the three winning powerball tickets. the robinsons first announced their win on tv this morning and it was confirmed by the lotto commission later in the day. the pair went to the tennessee lottery headquarters to claim the prize. lisa robinson describes the moment she realized they hit it big. >> i was running down the hallway screaming and crying and i said you got to check the numbers. he woke up in a dead sleep so he's all startled. what, what. what. >> he's awake now two. other winning tickets were sold in california and in florida. so that $1.5 billion jackpot will be split between all three winners. the other winners have not yet come forward. >>> returning now to our top story a nor'east better to been tracking this all night. kevin is that a snow rain line you've been talking about is it moving any further east. no, just the opposite, bob. it looks like it's moving farther to the west. so we have the winter weather advisory starts up at 11:00 just minutes from now continues through the day tomorrow. burt that sa

john and lisa robinson say they're going the take the lump sum cash payout.ought their winning ticket at a neighborhood store near their home in the small town munford. >> i'm a little overwhelmed and excited. we knew in our heart it was the right number but to hear them actually come out and say yes, this was the winner 'cause there's been in, you know -- it's little overwhelming. >> well, in southern california a nurse and mother of seven is not so excited. her son reportedly played a cruel prank convincing her and her coworkers that she had won. well they all started celebrating only to later learn it's a joke. so the waiting game continues to see who has the winning tickets sold in california and florida. >> some joke. an american airlines flight attendant is in a miami hospital tonight after her plane hit severe turbulence. the flight from new york to miami was carrying 165 people when it hit severe turbulence at 34,000 feet near vero beach florida. the airline says the plane's seat belt sign was on at the time. the plane landed safely in miami. five pas