at 19th avenue liquors in san francisco, the lotto machine was constantly printing outnumbers and the owner was loving it. >> the average number i get 10 people an hour and right now it is between 350 and 400. the store is one of the five top sellers of lotto tickets in san francisco. >> i am from los angeles. i was just driving along and i saw the sign hire that this store has had a couple of big winners. i thought, i should stop by. i am on my way to napa valley. maybe i will buy a vin yert while i am up -- vineyard while i am up there. >> quit our jobs. it will be a good time. >> and once again the winning numbers in the $640 million mega millions jackpot are, 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 and the mega number is 23. now, again officials in maryland say a ticket with all six winning numbers was sold in baltimore county, but there could be more winning tickets out there. the results are still coming in. if we hear of anymore winning tickets, we will let you know. for the latest lottery news and everything else check out our website at abc7news.com and follow us on twitter. >> it has been fun, but

at 19th avenue liquors in san francisco, the lotto machine was constantly printing outnumbers and the owner was loving it. >> the average number i get 10 people an hour and right now it is between 350 and 400. the store is one of the five top sellers of lotto tickets in san francisco. >> i am from los angeles. i was just driving along and i saw the sign hire that this store has had a couple of big winners. i thought, i should stop by. i am on my way to napa valley. maybe i will buy a vin yert while i am up -- vineyard while i am up there. >> quit our jobs. it will be a good time. >> and once again the winning numbers in the $640 million mega millions jackpot are, 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 and the mega number is 23. now, again officials in maryland say a ticket with all six winning numbers was sold in baltimore county, but there could be more winning tickets out there. the results are still coming in. if we hear of anymore winning tickets, we will let you know. for the latest lottery news and everything else check out our website at abc7news.com and follow us on twitter. >> it has been fun, but

>>> lotto fever has spiked through the roof. how long would you wait in line for a chance at $640 million? i'm christie smith. we'll have the answer coming up in a live report. >>> and i'm bob redell. we'll take you live to morgan hill where there are doubts over whether suspicious items found during a search are related to the disappearance of sierra lamar. that story coming up. >>> also a body and shards of shattered glass found beneath the bay bridge as police search for a possible killer. >>> and a terror crackdown in france. more than a dozen arrested during raids at dawn and this is only the beginning. the news at 11:00 starts now. >>> oh, yes. we are just hours away from the biggest mega millions drawing in the history of mankind. $640 million and growing all up for grabs. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez. plenty of people are upping the ante to score a winning ticket. nbc bay area's christie smith is live where lines to buy a ticket are actually winding around the block. christie, good morning

folks, i hope, i certainly hope like me you've got lotto fever. i've actually got lotto rash. but to say i'm doing a lot of scratchoffs. and tomorrow, folks s the drawing for the megamillions lottery. $540 million. now to put that into-- to put that into perspective, if you laid 540 million dollar bills end-to-end you would regret it because people would definitely just come and take it. (laughter) and folks, i have got to tell you, i got the winner. right here. went with my old standby, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, okay. same as my bank pin. you know what jimmy, let's edit that out. okay, thanks. now i'm sure i am going to win because i picked these numbers with the help of the investigative journalist over at abc news. on tuesday gma blew the lid off the science behind winning the lotto with the help of renowned lotto theorist itched lust lustig. >> we went to richard lustig who wrote the book on winning after the hitting the jackpot himself seven times. he says first do your homework. >> making sure the set or sets of numbers you play have never come up before. >> stephen: very import

to be the next lotto winner? your odds are 1 in 176 million. >> you can dream about what you might do. >> reporter: back to the world of unreality, here's some food for thought, if you are the big winner. >> go seek some league advice. >> reporter: and the eternal debate, will your honor sum or series of payments. >> most people take the lump sum but 26 annual installments, you can't go wrong. >> it's so much better to do a press conference up front. >> reporter: since he already beat the odds in the white house, president obama isn't pushing his luck. >>> all right. let's see what happens. i know we're all going to be pulling. i thought we were going into the next open but i guess this is a good point to say good morning and welcome to fox 5 news. >> it doesn't feel too bad outside. it's a little bit chillier than yesterday. >> i felt like it was the same, i didn't made to cut you off over the lotto, i was waiting for something to happen. as we were coming into the studio, that's what we were talk about. all of

the lotto commission is expected to look into this.ake a look at the surveillance video shot in this store and see if she bought the ticket as a starting point in this investigation. live in mountain view, "today in the bay." >>> the future of a south bay animal shelter is in limbo this morning. palo alto considering a plan to shut down the center. the center serves mountain view, palo alto, los altos and los altos hills. it was funded by money by all four cities, but mountain view has decided to leave that partnership and palo alto says it cannot afford to make up the difference. >>> 6:54, the north bay is honoring the life of one of the leaders. a ceremony will take place dedicating an exhibit space at the marin civic center in memory of supervisor. he died a year ago today after suffering a heart attack while skiing. the first exhibit in the space honors frank lloyd wright and his influence in marin. >>> bmw calling in more than 1,000 of its five and six series vehicles. the recall involving model year 2003 to 2010. now the automake

>> he didn't win the lotto. >> well, "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. have a great evening, everyone. >> for larry beil, sandhya patel and all of us, we appreciate your time. appreciate your time. ->( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive.

tonight's mega millions lotto jackpot which is now up to six hundred forty million dollars usa today describes a ticket buying frenzy to hit the record breaking lotto jackpot tonight look at these lines of people buying tickets that day in mountain view california and look at this line in california just over the nevada border mega million tickets are for sale in nevada some practically the whole state took a ride across the border into california and lined up for their chance to strike it rich since more and more americans can no longer support a family with a decent all my health care and a good education a vacation and a reasonable retirement and the only other way that they feel that they can get the american dream is to get lucky and get six numbers right even if your chances of hitting the auto are one in one hundred seven seventy six million tragically many americans who are just scraping by i think they have better odds of reaching the american dream by winning the lotto and working in the dead end service sector and tragically they're probably right so that's where we stand

the largest lotto jackpot in history. it's mega millions madness. 42 states, dc, the virgin islands, people like me dreaming of what they will spend it on as they line up for a shot of the jackpot? >> we made it, finally. >> we were in line from the desert. >> i will take care of my family, friends, we are doing an animal sanctuary, taking care of soldiers. >> i would make a lot of my grand kids happy, a lot of family happy. >> generous guy. alison kosik is live in times square with more on this. it's early, 5:10 on the east coast, are people out there buying tickets? >> reporter: yes, they are. they are buying coffee, doughnuts and tickets. a lot of tickets and it's only 5:00 in the morning. the jackpot right now is $540 million. you're wondering how did it get this high. what happened was the last time someone won the jackpot was back on january 24th. a woman in georgia took ohome te $72 million jackpot. since then, the jackpot has rolled over 18 times. so today, tonight could be the night. you want to play? throw up th

and long line pretty much sum it up the bay area tonight has a bad taste of lotto fever. we'll take you to one store on the winning track. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. >>> in stockton at the home of billionaire. supporters. contractors rallied outside that fund-raiserment areny is attending fund-raisers tonight. >>> the high court justices dramatic arguments today in the landmark case over the nation's health care reform law and reports conservative justices as pointed questions about the constitutionality of the law. >> it changes

at 19th avenue, lotto machine was constantly printing out numbers. the owner is holding it. >> i get 10 people per hour. now, it's between 350 and 400. >> this store won big prizes, twice. it's also one of the five top jerls of lotto tickets in san francisco. >> in los angeles i was just driving and i saw sign here said store had a couple big winners and i figured i've got to stop by. >> he says chinese customers say one number had to be number eight. >> popular number is 8. according to chinese culture every year when they have a new year there is a number chosen. i don't know how. i get a lot of asians buying 8. >> the number 8 represents fortune. bella won't mind a little of that. >> it's f.i do, oh gosh, i'll have a heart attack. i'll die. who who is going to get the money? >> here is the number. see is in the number 8. i want to make it clear i have the number 8 there. if you believe in that stuff. and there is another number i want to throw out to you. there f.there is only one win winner, cash option is $462 million. and i have to look at note

that's lotto fever. the biggest jackpot in history. half a billion dollars is at stake in tonight's mega millions multistate drawing. >> i normally don't play the lottery. because it's so big i decided to take a chance. >> i could be the lucky one. >> reporter: the odds of winning 1 in 176 million. >> i'm going to take that chance. like anybody else. sflr at this store, she bought 100 tickets. she like everybody else playing, she's more likely to be hit by falling airplane parts than winning the lottery. >> the funny thing is that i'm from las vegas and i'm out here visiting. so, they don't have the lotto. >> reporter: 42 states, d.c. and virgin islands. nearly 400 million tickets sold in less than 48 hours. since tuesday's jackpot failed to produce any winners. retailers have a stake in the jackpot, too. the store that sells the winning ticket could get up to $100,000. although foot traffic is the real boom. >> they come in for their coffee or whatever, they get their lottery tickets, too. >> reporter: the final hours right before ton

>> he didn't win the lotto. >> well, "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. have a great evening, everyone. >> for larry beil, sandhya patel and all of us, we appreciate your time. >> good night. >>> and a troubled southern california nuclear plant is going to remain closed at least for now. investigators at the san onofre plant are trying to figure out what is causing the tubes which carry radioactive waste to wear out more quickly than they should. the plant's four steam generators contain about 10,000 of those tubes. >>> a tampa area mother has filed a lawsuit after a nurse accidentally cut off part of her baby's finger. she was 3 months old when she was admitted to florida regional medical center for bronchitis last october. her mother was holding her in her lap while the nurse was removing the i.v. and snipped off half of her left pinky. >> it's really hard that she -- she was born so perfect and they just -- she just cut off her finger. now she's -- now she only has nine fingers. that's really hard. >> still healt

it's called lotto frenzy, and that's followed by abc2 news at 11. >>> now to gas prices that continue to go up. the average price for regular gas is $3.95 in ball. premium is up to $4.22. we checked out the prices at yes and seminary. their prices were $3.88 or $3.89. then $3.97 right across the street. one station had price over $4 a gallon. we want to take you to our website at abc2news.com. there you'll find the cheapest gas prices in our area. under the traffic tab you click on prices and you'll find the list by people in the area and you'll find a map you can use to find the best prices. all right. democracy 2012. the maryland primary is coming up on tuesday. that's why governor martin o'malley was voting this afternoon. the governor cast his vote. this is the second time that maryland voters had a chance to vote. the governor said voters should take advantage of this opportunity. >> the truth is every election is important. each one of us needs to vote. you cran do it very, very -- can do it very, very easily. >> the polls will close at 8:00. the next chance to vote will be comi

we are talking about the largest lotto in u.s. history., and lining up to buy a ticket. definitely lotto fever. and it's spreading across the country as you can see. but you better be wearing your lucky socks, get ready to rub your friend's lucky head, belly, whatever you do. because your chances ever winning, 176 million to one. not to bust your bubble or squash your dreams or anything like that, but you have a better chance actually of dying of flesh eating bacteria. that's 1 in 1 million. and achieving sainthood, one in 20 million. heck, you have a much better chance of dating a supermodel. that's one in 88,000. although if you win the lotto, your chances with the supermodel probably would get even better. but, ok, i digress here. richard lustig knows something about hitting the jackpot. richard is a seven-time lottery winner. we'll ask him in a moment if he has dated a supermodel yet. but, yeah, you heard me right. seven times richard has won. but before we start talking, richard, i want to be really clear to our viewers, just so there

there is a special called lotto frenzy, be careful what you wish for, airs tonight at 10:00. once again, the drawing is in 8:00 p.m. and will be posted on face book. >> let's move on for the most. investigators and lawyers visited san francisco house where people people were found slaughtered last week and co-workers of one of the victims went to the scene for a goodbye to their friend. >> police chander joined the district attorney and homicide inskbrorkts for a walk through of the crime scene. the victims were found in four parts of the house. sources say the killer threw paint and bleach around the house trying to destroy evidence. street closed off for the 8th day. >> there are four crime scenes and there is a lot prof sesing here and investigators are doing they're job and investigator goesing over every inch of it. >> the 35-year-old is in custody charged with five counts of murder. and is expected to be arraigned next week saying the investigation is ongoing. >> we're not ruling out the fact they may be a second or third suspect. we're looking at eefrg this man wept as

this is the lotto hot spot.ople here in line when they could go somewhere else is because four people won this at this store. one person lost the super bowl. a group that work at a pizza place won five numbers. i'm hee from this man who drove here just to get a lotto ticket. >> this place has won four times, super bowl and this is the most popular place to get a ticket. >> pr you doing it every time or this time because it's 5 million? >> mainly because it's 500,000. i don't work. >> and what would you do? >> take care of the family, go to due did you -- go to dubai? >> dubai? >> yeah. >> reporter: this mace -- this place is the most popular in the bay area. they have a line here already this morning. it just opened. eight parentally it's always like this here on wednesday when -- apparently it's always like this on weardz when somebody doesn't win on tuesday. apparently there was a line like this. you can go anywhere to buy lottery fifths -- tickets but this is the place to be if you want to get lucky. >>> sal,

the lotto jackpots giving bigger dreams of even bigger riches. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. tryomething funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t. >>> have we gotten our tickets yet? >> not yet. >> convenience stores across the bay area are flooded with people buying those lotto tickets. tomorrow's jackpot has gone to a record-setting $540 million. >> nbc bay area's joe rosato, jr. has the story of 12 recent lotto winners who aren't ready to give their day jobs up just yet. >> reporter: we all have dreams of winning the lottery and kindly telling the boss what he can do with his job -- >> i know it's not that much. >> reporter: but a day after claiming his lottery winnings, luciano was back making

i love this lotto story. there were five construction workers where one of the workers -- they all used to pool money and buy lotto tickets. there was a $38 million pot. one of the lotto winners didn't tell his colleagues. he was the one who placed the bets, took the $17 million, quit his job and then it turns out they find out and sue him and a judge has said he's got to share the pot. karen, does this mean the kind of lack of ethics that we see at the top has affected real americans? >> maybe so. that's the kind of activity you expect to see on wall street. especially from goldman sachs. but look. it's just wrong. and of course, the judge said you've got to share with everybody. i mean can you imagine? and by the way, foot surgery? that's really the best you could come up with? >> susan, this is going to affect any workplace group. what if the mega pant was placing bets together for years on these lottos. let me put you on the spot. who would be most likely to try to take the money and run? >> it wouldn't h

. >> leave the lotto alone .third of the money goes to education coffers and not like a totally bad and empty investment. and in you want to talk about lotto tickets making poor people poorer. look at larger trends. scratch offs gives people hope and a buck. if you want to take care of poverty look at welfare and education reform. >> it is nice. but some people pay more than they could afford, right? >> it is an ugly system when you think about it and education, it is 30 percent is a good outcome and it can be 20 percent . a huge chunk of administrative costs and sort of in everyone's interest to make the pile large yer larger and meaning more people will sign up and buy tickets. >> do you regulate it and say it is legal. no. you don't. >> are they good or bad for the individuals and the economy. and we'll scratch the hype. and at the risk of sounding like fred mertwherein i love lucy. >> 176 million odds of sharing odd and joining the one percent. states are using to close the budget deficit over 103 billion. an

if i had it my way, there would nationalize the lotto. this is the only organization that has been able to successfully tax the haitian people. tavis: a couple more questions about haiti and then i want to get to some movie stuff, some fun stuff. of all the work that you are doing through your ngo, what are the two or three things you feel you have done the best? i ask this because you suggested earlier that ngo's can be destructive. you're obviously not talking about your own. water things that you're proudest of? when you -- what are things that you're proudest of? >> in our camp management, we have the largest camp in port- au-prince, 60,000 people. 40,000 of them have gone into safe housing and the community -- they have community centers where they have livelihood support for matchmaking between skill sets and training. we put two community hospitals from our camp into the community. we have 20,000 people under tents yet to go. the ngo has moved hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of rubble. we have started a project for the world

the 99-cent lotto proapp say it tracks trends for previous drawings. the lotto picks apps let's you review results of state's drawings plus the bigger contest. to see which numbers come up often. uninitial iphone app devoted to mega millions let's you store your previous digits. but a lottery at its very core is a numbers game. no matter how you choose them, the odds are against all of us. >> the odds are pretty slim. >> reporter: not pessimist, they're realist. the chance of you hitting the mega millions drawing, are about 1 in 176 million. >>> they stay you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning the lottery. maybe deborah should buy a ticket. she already survived a lightning strike. it was raining last week in texas as she ushered her students off the bus, she turned and walked to school and that's when she got hit by lightning. >> i turned and my hair stood up and i felt strange. it was like on fire. it wasn't a electrical feeling. it was more like fire. >> she said her hand right here was burned where she held the med -- meta

who are just scraping by think they have better odds of reaching the american dream by winning the lotto and working in the dead in service sector and tragically they're probably right so that's where we stand today with once proud proud working class americans being wiped out and joining a radical militias to reclaim a little dignity or put themselves at the mercy of the weak weekly lotto drawing that only that these same people are dying on average seven minutes earlier than the rich even the seven years earlier even the disappearing middle class americans people who have what looks like a decent job are dying two years earlier than the rich and this working class death spiral will continue until we reject reagan. reaganomics and supply side economics so let's roll back the reagan tax cuts drop out of these so-called free trade agreements and once again begin investing in the american social safety net and working class people will take up jobs and lay down guns and no no longer need to pray to the lottery gods to make it in america that's it for the big picture tonight don't forget th

. >>> coming up i will tell you everything about the week to come, except the mega millions lotto numberg those for myself. [ male announcer ] cookies with smooth caramel and chocolate. ♪ ♪ hmm twix. also available in peanut butter. pain doesn't have much of a place in my life. i checked the schedule and it's not on it. [ laughs ] you never know when advil® is needed. well most people only know one side of my life. they see me on stage and they think that that is who i am. singer, songwriter philanthropist, father life's a juggling act. when i have to get through the pain, i know where to go. [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. save on advil® with our special coupon in select newspapers this sunday. you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when

. >> kavanaugh liquor have had five mega lottery winners and five super lotto jack pots. hence, the long, long line. it goes around the corner over here and down and around the block as you said. the cue started before 7:00 a.m., hours before the store opening. >> during our morning live shot, they opened early. they were not hoping for a morning bender but hoping for a small chance at money and a historic jock not. an amount that people had been waiting for. >> i bought it just for fun. >> reporter: odds are winning, not so good. 1 in 176 million. but at this san lorenzo hot spot, luck may be on your side. >> because they have had a lot of winner and i'm going to be one. >> lotter fever started heating in 2003 when the fourth mega jackpot winner didn't claim it. >> ever since, the door has been bursting with dreamers, especially when it tops the previous prize, or, in this case, any lotto price ever. >> i don't have a job. this would be great for me. you know what, i would love it. love it, love it, love it. >> and i just talked with the folks over at the california lott

in more than 40 states, lotto players can be forgiven for doing a little dreaming. >> a nice place on the water somewhere. >> a lifetime supply of oreos. >> i'll buy you a new porsche. >> at northwestern memorial, dr. david zeke prepared me for the big win. >> when you find out you win, quite frequently, the blood pressure drops. >> and i faint. >> and you faint, right. >> that's how the last nbc employee felt when she won $266 million. >> i felt like my legs were going to fall out from underneath me. >> jackie now runs her own charitable foundation, and when richard morrison won $165 million, he, too, donated millions to charity. in fact, that's what all of the people i spoke to today said they would do, too. >> donate some to charity. i don't need all that money. >> with the odds of 176 million to 1, the good doctor also had this diagnosis for all of us future losers. how do you describe the ailment i will have if i find out i have to go back to work on monday? >> that's much more serious. >> still, your chance of hitting two holes in one in the same round of golf are 19 times bette

not just dreams of the lotto, although we have broken that down from every angle.one bottom line, if you haven't bought a ticket, you still have just enough time as you probably should. we'll explain why. >>> plus, we have a lotto winner and the man who will be calling out the winning numbers tonight. we have fun with that and the show of dreams continues because something that many have always dreamed of is about to become a reality. that is literally a flying car. and we will take you in it. all that top of the hour. john, back to you. >> i want the flying car, i think, more than -- is that wrong, or is that a guy thing? i want the flying car more than the $640 million? i guess if i have the money, i can buy $640, i can buy the flying car? takal money. i'll take the money. see you in a few minutes here. >>> firefighters scramble to safetiy when a roof starts collapsing beneath them. unbelievable. show you what happened. >>> 30 years ago, a gun ma tried to kill president ronald reagan. how his recovery helped shape a legacy. all right, let's decide what to do abou

we have lotto exhaustion. the warriors go down to the wire with kobe and the lakers.ould the gritty, the guty and the under sized ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. the warriors hosted the lakers. they are trying to battle a much big laker team. then it was kobe time. his phone was blowing up because of the huge deal he closed. i'll take that from exwarrior matt barnes. then kobe schooling him and hangs and hits the bank shop. watch and learn, rooky could. gasol with the hook and the lane. the warriors in a mad rush and brandon rush with authority. and then thompson setting him up here and 23 for rush. a nice finish at the rim.

patrice gets bieber fevee... pnd i get lotto fever. fever. ricc santorum loses his .ted... for tim teboww tte week ttat had us oing... - say what?! ((3/28 thompson tape: aaron saying : say what?!))((cnnsd moos pkg::tebow: i'm so ((0327058 :25 dad's not happy at all. :27))((8:40 traffic hit 3/27 candace: i'm so excited))((tebow: i'm so prrud to be a jet.)))(ipump: 00 santorum: what speech did you listen to?!))((8:40 trafficc hit 3//2 candace: i'm so excited))((teboo: it's truly an honnrrto be aajet.)) lying!))((8:40 traffic hit 3/27 meg: i'm so excitee)) ((tebow:being the best jet (((ipump:51 santorum:quit distorting my words)) ((0327044-- my daa's annoying!1:41 he's annoying - i know he's my father - but he's annoyiig me. pleasee i want him to leave. 1:46)) awesome)) ((ipump: :54 s - tag 3/29 back to my el: 9:35 swashbuckling! (fighting with &pgarden tools))((3/28 9:16 them debate this and i'm going to buy lotto tickett.))up to .. oh yeaa right, you guys are - clowns.((3/28 9:16 over megamillions vo: egg "you have another channe to ecome alrrady putting my name in the

president obama in 2000 said spending money on lotto tickets makes them poor.e cause and effect, that poor people buy lotto tickets because they don't want to be poor anymore? >> juan: yes. it's a dream. fantasy. my mother spent a ton of money. this is when it was illegal. when you have to find the numbers -- >> andrea: you called your mom out. >> juan: she's dead. she can't complain to me. >> andrea: that's terrible. >> juan: the reality is the numbers, in a lot of community was a big guy. in my lifetime the numbers are legal. the first legal lottery back in the '70s in new hampshire. now it's unbelievable. the whole country is vegas. >> andrea: your monologue hit the nail on the head. so good. look at the coverage that the lottery is getting. all the people buying tickets that are focusing on the lottery. people don't want to work hard anymore. because starting a business and taking risks like a romney does or any small business owner does. that makes a lot of work. in particular in this day and age when there is regulation and administration that is unfriend

if you are feeling lucky, buy a lotto ticket. millions are preparing for friday's historic drawing.ryl hurd joins us at the lucky spot in mill valley with the story. you are not supposed to reveal the spot. >> reporter: i know because everyone will come to this store, right? it's very lucky. two winning tickets from the store yesterday and today a lot of folks were buying. >> $1 can buy you a ticket and a dream. >> i would take a lot of tickets around the world. >> a house in southern france to be near family. >> everyone i talked to said they would give back to the community in a big way, but the odds of winning the super jackpot of small. >> when you look at it, you count the number of possible outcomes. >> winning the mega million jackpot that could surpass $500 million, it's 176 million to 1. the competition is stiff, competing with lotto players in more than 40 states. >> i would take care of my folks and others around me. >> what are can a mega winner buy here in the bay area. if the team was for sale, forbes estimates you can purchase the a's for $307 million and if you want

we'll have all that when we see you at 7:00 and also talking lotto money. you may need it to buy gas. you can do a lot of other things with it if you wish. >> are you playing, erica? >> yeah. you can't win if you don't play. >> that's right. we may see you monday. >> maybe. >> you know what? i wouldn't quit my job. >> i wouldn't either. i saw charlie got his very first ticket from gayle yesterday. he had never played. >> and he sang. >> i heard that. it was very funny. >> very good. >> see you in a bit. >>> speaking off, tonight's megamillions jackpot drawing is going to be a record breaker. the grand prize is estimated to be $540 million. >> take a deep breath every time we say that out loud. you can break some amazing odds if you can actually win this thing. delia goncalves is live in bethesda with a dollar or two and a dream or two. good morning. >> reporter: i would say about $5 and a couple of dreams we'll see. everyone has to dream big, especially when you're looking at $540 million. massive jackpot. you can take a look at this lotly machine inside th

place to vegas that sells lotto tickets.p before 9:00 a.m. yesterday and waited several hours to buy their tickets. >>> in overnight news, a small fire is set in a downtown oakland street. a group of people, many of them reportedly intoxicated, gathered near telegraph and 17th street and started the fire around 2:30 this morning. it eventually burned and the crowd died down, allowing firefighters to move in. >>> a car careened into a taxi around 6:30 last night in the area of foot hill boulevard and cole street. police are not confirming the details, but witnesses say the driver of one car was being chased and shot at by someone in another car. the victim's car then hit the taxi. one woman told us stray bullets hit her house. >> there were a lot of shots, awfully close by. as it turns out, where we fell on the floor, if the bullet had come through from the outside, it would have hit one of us. >> the driver of the car was transported to the hospital. we do not know his condition. the taxi driver was not hurt. >>> the city of

we were looking for the lotto green, but we'll take the green on the south bay.e head southbound 880, construction zones, i came upon that as we came southbound, we had lanes starting to be blocked, but that construction zone has cleared. and now there should be, well, just a little bit of slowing as the crews clear from the freeway from about brokaw clearing by the time you get to 101. 101 across the bay, let's get a look at the golden gate bridge. and a smooth drive here. the fog, hovering around, low clouds could be an issue later on today, but right now, not hearing any problems reported on chp by any of your bay area bridges. and the morning commute kicks in thursday, back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. >>> and it's become so popular, has its own universal signal. you were just doing it -- >> $5 foot long campaign, apparently doesn't apply everywhere in the bay area. >> yeah, signs posted inside many locations to tell patrons all subway restaurants in the county do not participate in the national $5 promotion. >> come on, now. >> published reports blame the

lotto officials are confirming at these three winners across three states, the tickets sold in kansasand. now, these folks and maybe more will split a record setting estimated jackpot of 640 million dollars, nationwide, americans spent nearly 1.5 billion for that chance to win, good luck. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton is in saudi arabia discussing potential threats from iran. mrs. clinton posing for a photo with arab gulf state leaders appealing for more cooperation on missile defense and attendance a 60 nation conference in turkey. i'm jamie colby. we'll have much more for you, 30 minutes away, more headlines and now, back to bulls and bears. . >> think gas prices are high now, just wait. john, do you say that new government regulations are about to bring $6 gas? >> this is a no-brainer, unless we get somebody out there talking about a public policy that's going to reign in an overactive eta. right now we can't build a pipeline, we haven't had a new refinery brought online in united states of america, since 1976. almost 40 years we haven't been able to up our capacity