office, si back of your lotto ticket. the manager here, lea says that's the first thing she told the man to sign the back of the ticket. i want to point out for folks who live in the bay area. in the evenyou win the big one, the san francisco regional office is actually moving, so you do want to double check the address before you go down to claim your winnings. >> something tells me they will find you or you will find them. julie watts reporting live from the marina, thank you, julie. >>> president trump is calling out governor jerry brown and threatening to pull millions of dollars in funds if california does not do more to prevent wildfires. >> what's happening should never happen. i go all over the country, and i meet with governors. the first thing they say there are no reasons for forest fires like that in california, but it is costing our country hundreds of billions of dollars because of incompetence in california. and so the people, i'm speaking for the people of california, they don't want to see this happen. th

lotto fever is spreading fast. at lunchtime lotto officials say 700 mega millions tickets were being sold in california every second. >> i've never bought before ever. >> reporter: she said she just couldn't pass up the record-breaking $1.6 billion jackpot. many drove across town to buy their tickets here at ernie's liquors in east san jose, which sold the last mega millions winning ticket. the owner won a million dollars for selling it. >> nothing will stop it. if god is willing, it can happen again. >> reporter: if it does happen to you, you'll have some big decisions to make. take nearly $90 5 million in cash before taxes or the full $1.6 billion in annual payments over 30 years. then you'll have to decide what to do with all that money. >> i probably would take like a year vacation and just explore the world. >> i would donate to various charities, especially care for animals. >> reporter: how they would spending the money would differ, but it looks like everyone in this line is convinced of one thing. >> this

now all hope is not lost if you are feeling the lotto comedown bummer. the powerball drawing worth some money is coming up tonight. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> texas is bracing for tropical storm willa. it lost power overnight but forecasters say it could still dump as much as 4 inches of rain. historic downpours drenched texas this month and now the storm is dumping rain on parts of mexico. willa made landfall along mexico's pacific coast as a category 3 hurricane yesterday. it is one of the most powerful storms to hit mexico in recent years. and mary is tracking willa in our weather center. >> it will bring heavy rain through texas, the southeast and the east coast. so we're talking most of the u.s. here. tropical depression willa has max number sustained winds of 35 miles per hour and 75 miles east-northeast of durango mexico moving northeast at 25 miles per hour. eventually to a remnant low pressure system through the day today. and then moving into texas. so this is futurecast. within the next five days, rain in the eastern half due to what

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americans in the grip of lotto fever.ted for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: as turkey prepares to reveal all about the murder of the the journalist, jamal khashoggi, at the saudi consulate in istanbul, the us treasury secretary has held private talks in riyadh with the saudi crown prince. president trump has warned that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and chin

trying to get in on that lotto luck lightning. yeah, compared to that nearly billion-dollar jackpot they're giving away friday night, tonight's jackpot seemed kind of like chump change. >> okay. good luck. >> thank you. >> with almost a billion dollars at stake, $350 million didn't sound like much to some people. you don't want 350 million? >> i mean, i'll take it, but i'm going to go for go big or go home, right? >> reporter: everyone trying to catch a spark of the magic from a safeway bakery clerk whose mega millions ticket was worth $2 million last night. >> we all kind of congregated around him at customer service, congratulated him, said let's take a group photo because we'll probably never see him again. >> reporter: so many huge jackpots lately. that's by design. lottery officials tweaked mega millions so players now pick the mega number between 1 and 25. it used to be 1 through 15. >> i bought powerball. i bought mega millions. >> reporter: carmen pintura drove to san francisco's marina district from daly city to buy ticke

the sign behind me is what greeted the lotto fans and reduced to a paltry $40 million. all. all eyes on powerball. sales a bit slow at this alameda 711. the owner admits a lot of folks had bought tickets this week or they are suffering from a little lotto burnout. after all it's been a pretty hectic couple of weeks. >> what is it do they want to ask you? back my feet are tired. a lot of standing. i feel like i have carpal tunnel. >> reporter: this safeway in san francisco has plenty to boast about. one of eight california stores that sold tickets managing five of the six numbers for that 1.5 million dollars mega jackpot in south carolina. that was good. $562million to someone and some drove clear across the bay hoping the safeway rock rock -- rubs off on them tonight. >> you came all the way from oakland. >> yes i did. i have the fever. >> reporter: you deserve to win. >> thank you. think you. >> reporter: and that safeway is the second san francisco safeway to sell a huge lotto winner during this lottery run. a bigger $11.5 million at the bigger safeway just last week. at m

. >>> and lotto fever sweeping america. the mega millions jackpot nearing a record $1 billion it's friday, october 19th. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. ♪ >>> all right. good morning welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching. the markets are dancing a bit. hello, i'm brian sullivan. stock futures indicating a slight rise at the open. what a week it's been. we were up 500 one day, down 300 points the next. right now indicated up but anything can happen. it's a wild week the only thing certain is that volatility seems to be back in the market the benchmark ten-year yield, it rose, it paused, a slight uptick, now down again 3.25 is the number you want to watch on this. big stories this week have been in asia. overnight the -- here's the news, the chinese economy slowed the fastest in a decade, the shanghai rising. hang seng up as well nikkei fell. european markets in the red. italy, weak link down 1.2%. france, cac 40 down three quarters of a percent. you're watching "worldwide exchange" on cnbc, so as the

lotto history. good evening. i'm andre senior. >> i'm alyana gomez. lotto fever as you see is sweeping the nation with $1 billion up for grabs. lotto dealers are seeing long lines on the east coast from new york to florida and all through the country and, of course, here in the bay area. ktvu's christien kafton reports. >> reporter: this is where the magic happens. take a look. you can see the line of people here. the big question, can lightning strike twice? will somebody else win here tonight? that mega millions jackpot has rolled over more than two dozen times. the last jackpot winner of the whole thing was back in july. so it's rolled over more than two dozen times what that means is that tonight's jackpot is now estimated to to be out at more than $1 billion. it seems that everybody has big plans for all that money. >> reporter: mega millions is now mega billions. the jackpot simply too big for the sign at news and discount cigarettes on bay street in san francisco, one of the city's winningest lottery locations. >> give me five mega. >> reporter

did you guys win the lotto? because you seem very excited. tonight's jackpot, the lottery jackpot was the big egs in lotto history, $1.6 billion, which is a lot. usually to get that kind of money for doing nothing, you would have to be -- fred trump would have to be your father. and i -- i know a lot of people have this thought but if i won the lottery, first thing i would do is i would storm into my office and tell myself i quit. like, you -- i will see you in hell. but the chances of winning the lottery are 1 in 302 million, roughly the same odds as finding love on "the bachelor" and they always say you can't win if you don't play meio is you can't lose if you don't play. we have a lucky number 24 with us tonight, the great los angeles laker kobe bryant is here. he'll be -- kobe has a new podcast and he has a book called "mamba mentality." kobe won an oscar this year. so far, kobe has more wins this year than the lakers do. and this is special. we have music tonight from our beloved silken throated announcer dicky barrett and his mighty mig

he said he was headed to the lotto office. so, the big jackpot now up to $1.6 billion is still up for grabs. the drawing, by the way, is on the tuesday. so who are the folks that do win? we posted a slide show of some of the biggest lotto winners in u.s. history. you can find out how much they raked in and where they are now at our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> well, did you know that there are folks in jail who are allowed to vote? a lot of the inmates didn't know that either and that's why a new program in the east bay is helping those folks behind bars cast their ballots. here in california, convicted felons cannot vote but people who are in jail with misdemeanor convictions can. public defenders say a lot inmates don tha so they're helping those inmates get registered through voter outreach programs. >> you have this power. it has not been taken away from you and you should exercise it. >> more than 400 inmates in alameda county are now ren registered to vote. the last day for all of us to register to vote in california is

so many people whipped up in lotto fever. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. >>> there's a new issue at the tildon millenion tower. there's a broken pane of glass. window washers have been aware for two years. earlier this month a cracked window was found on the 36th floor. that was caused by exterior impact. >>> now to oakland and the remains of a townhouse complex that was destroyed by a five- alarm fire. they have not figured out if it was deliberately set. >>> it was set at 2:00 this morning. six buildings with 100 new homes. debra is on the scene. a team of federal investigators on the way into the atf national response team arrive tomorrow. portions of this unstable three- story structure will be demolished for safety as theories swirl. >> we don't know if this fire was caused by an arsonist. >> a districted mayor flanked by police and fire personnel after another blaze, the 6that a housing development in two years. three quarters of the complex was destroyed. 124 units. the first buyers set to move in by the end o

the store is going to get a prize, too, and lotto officials say the hype this all creates is a winning combination. >> it's easier to win the second tier prize so to create more millionaires but also feed into building bigger jackpots. >> reporter: before last night's drawing, people were lining up at another safeway, the safeway in the marina district which you may remember a bakery employee won $1.9 million. that was last week. so who knew safeways in san francisco, pretty lucky so far in this game. and if you are really feeling a little bummed this morning, you didn't win, the games go on. there's a powerball drawing tonight and a big jackpot in that, $1.6 million. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> new trouble this morning for san francisco's sinking skyscraper. inspectors have once again found cracked glass at the millenium tower. let's get to jackie ward live in san francisco with more on this problem. jackie? >> reporter: michelle, the hoa attorney tells us that building engineers do plan on fixing this second cracked window today. we are not sure when. but we can

. >>> it has gone from lotto fever to lotto insanity. $1.6 billion up for grabs. more on that next. >>> and the weather is feeling like fall across the bay area. we are tracking clouds and showers up to the north. and we will have big changes that will remind you of a summertime weather pattern. that coming up in your full forecast. >>> there is nothing like that late october weather in the bay area. we had a gorgeous day in san francisco. >>> a perfect day to get rid of the fog and the clouds lifted and it feels nice to be outside. we had to a nice stretch as we approach the weekend. looking at the weather out toward the north and east and toward boston for the world series. it looks like there are showers and as we watch the radar, there is a weather system generating rainfall along the coast along eureka and cape mendocino. we have co-cover but no rain threat just yet. the current numbers are in the 60s with lower 70s out toward concord and fairfield. here is a live camera and it is beautiful looking toward the golden gate bridge. fog free with some scattered h

." >> tonight, lotto fever breaks. the winning numbers revealed just hours ago. the big office pools. >> see if we get the $1.6 billion with a "b." >> and even bigger dreams. >> this is my roll around town car. >> our obsession with mega jackpots. >>> plus -- ♪ the ex's and oh's ofelle king's roller coaster ride through stardom. >> i was scared and i felt lonely. >> her sophomore album mending the strained relationship with her famous fat >>> but first, the "nightline" five. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us. it's the jackpot of our jackpots. the mega millions have turned into more than a billion dollars and tonight the wait is over. there's at least one winner in south carolina, those six numbers turning a dream into a life-changing reality. ep at long s adrian be. last, there's a winner. >> it's a record-breaking $1.6 billion. >> reporter: they're the numbers we've all been waiting for. >> that mega ball number is 5. >> reporter: mega millions went mega billion in the world's largest drawing worth a whopping $1.6 billion. >> i'll go crazy with the

we can dream anyway, if you didn't win a lotto there's a job opportunity. it may not be for the faint of heart. look out >>> this week there was a lucky ticket sold in south carolina with the winning numbers in the near record $1.6 billion jackpot. what should winners do before they claim their money avani ramnani is from francis financial, and thank you for being here today. >> thank you. >> all right this is a huge long shot the idea that you're actually going to win the lottery, but we have thought about it from time to time. if i were to come into a whole lot of money, how would i spend it, how would i prepare for all of that? you tell people that the very first thing they need to do is what >> be very quiet don't tell anyone. you know - >> not even your spouse? >> maybe your spouse, but not even the kids. >> why be quiet? we have read some of the stories of people who just get preyed upon afterwards but why keep it so quiet at first? >> because initially when you get such a huge sum of money or the idea of getting a huge sum of money, you can do a lot

safeways in san francisco seem to be the big lotto hot spots.is the second location to match five of six winning numbers in the last week. you'll remember an employee at a safeway in the marina took home more than $1 million. people who shop at the location are commenting on tonight's lock. >> i'm not much of a gambler myself but i've seen people coming in here buying tickets every single day. i know my coworkers are buying tickets too. >> reporter: luck has hit the bay area before, so we connected with the financial expert about how to better prepare for the s powerball prize. the $1.6 billion record-breaking lottery rollover brought about sheer mega millions maa. wells fargo workers was the last to hit the jackpot in july. abc7 news caught up with the man who dropped $1,300 for an office pool. but would you be able to prove you were part of a winning pool at all? financial experts say it's something to think about. >> if you paypal, if you send somebody square cash or apple cash, then you can at least have that record electronically. >> report

some answers at carlton cards in penn station, known as one of the busiest and luckiest lotto sellers in new york. what are you going to do if you win? >> first of all, quit my job. i don't get enough sleep. >> me and my wife are looking to buy a house. >> i would pay off all my debts. >> i'm going to go in my room and hide for a couple of days. >> the rest of my life, it's spending money. >> reporter: with numbers like these, who can resist? >> thank you. good luck. >> reporter: matt bradley, nbc news, new york. >> continue dreaming. >>> up next, generations have grown up with him. the beloved tv friend saying good-bye. >> announcer: "nbc nightly news" is brought to you by pacific life, protecting generations of families for 150 years. that's the power of pacific. that's the power of pacific. robocalls? the local area codes getting targeted -- in record numbers. plus, from potholes to dips to bumps.... how bay area roads compare to the rest of the country. and what its doing to your wallet. next at 6. right now at 6: a debate without much debating. >>> a former beloved by generations

can't wait. >>> good lotto weather. we have lotto fever. >> feeling it. >> i think one of these numbers will come through for us. how is that? >> i know. >> at least one of the digits. warm tomorrow and cooling off next week. rain. >> good luck everyone. >> bye. >>> now on "extra,"" katy and orlando's rare public date night. >> katy dominates the gala, her surprise for taylor swift. >> heidi klum's giant move of project. >> it is going to be a surprise. >> meghan's royal baby bump. kim kardashian is under fire for these daring photos. >> why her calling her out. >> rob lowe is spilling

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lotto fever is not over yet because that powerball jackpot is up to $620 million, janai and kendis. but the relatives, i got to call them this morning. >> that, indeed. >> tell them we're related too. >> uh-huh. >> mom has already said that she did not win, so mom's out. i'm going to call my aunts, my uncles, the cousins. >> kenneth moton, you're still allowed at the cookout, thank you. appreciate it. thanks. >>> turning now to breaking news overnight, at least one person has been killed in a school bus crash in roanoke, alabama. the bus was carrying players back from a football game when it crashed on interstate 20. the person killed was in another vehicle. at least eight students were injured, but they are expected to be okay. no word on what caused that crash. >>> the midterm elections less than two weeks away, but already there is record turnout. early voters have been lining up for hours. and look at this figure, more than 7 million people have now voted early compared to just 1.9 million at this point during the last midterm elections in 2014. this morning, the enthusiasm, the

we've got details on the lucky young lotto winner here at the marina safeway. >>> and ahead in sports, what kevin durant's brother posted on instagram that had has fans worried about the future of the warriors. some bad roads and highways. but a new report says the bay area has the worst roads in the nation. >>> well it's no secret california has some bad roads and highways. but a new report says the bay area actually has the worst roads in the nation among the big cities nationwide, san francisco, oakland, san jose topped the list. when it comes to mid-sized urban areas, the two top on the list, antioch and concord. kpix 5 john ramos went to contra costa county to get a closer look at what the study calls rough roads. >> reporter: the city of antioch has been given a dubious honor, named number one for having the worst roads in all of america. the study published by a transportation research group called trip says federal data shows antioch has the country's roughest ride. >> there is just a lot of, you know, dips, gravel that's torn up. >> reporter: is it really the worst in america

americans in the grip of lotto fever.have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: as turkey prepares to reveal all about the murder of the the journalist, jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul, the us treasury secretary has held private talks in riyadh with the saudi crown prince. president trump has warned that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and ch

>>> breaking overnight, do we have a winner in the nation's largest lotto jackpot of all time? $1.6 billion on the line. >>> a deadly outbreak spreads through a pediatric nursing center. at least six young children are dead. a dozen more are infected. this morning health officials are scrambling to stop the spread. >>> don't look now but there are now two migrant caravans headed to the united states as president trump admits he has no proof of ms-13 gang members or any other dangerous types among them. >> they could very well be. >> but there's no proof. >> there's no proof of anything. there's no proof of anything. but they could very well be. >>> the world series is off to a rousing start as two of the best pitchers in baseball square off. >>> and a holiday favorite, fao schwarz is making a comeback in a big way. "early today" starts right now. >>> good wednesday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm marlie hall. the numbers have been drawn, but no official word yet on whether anyone has won that record-setting $1.6 billion mega millions jackpot. the winning numbers are 28, 7

once again, much of the united states is in the grip of lotto fever.h a potentialjackpot of $1.6 billion, the biggest pay—out in history. another draw, the powerball, is also taking place, but the winner of that one will only get a measly $600 million. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. hope springs eternal on the streets of manhattan. especially when a combined prize of over $2 billion is on offer. no—one has won the mega millions or the powerball, so the jackpot keeps getting bigger and bigger. i believe i have already won. i believe in the law of attraction. so what's meant to be is already gonna be. people just go crazy and panic. it's just a chance to see if i can win some billions, to help some people. it could be you. but the odds are not on your side. the chances of winning the jackpot stand at one in 303 million. in context, your chances of being eaten by a shark are only one in 3.7 million. and there is a one in 300,000 chance that you could be killed by lightning. if you do win the mega millions, this will be your dilemma. take $1.6 billion

one in three lotto winners go bankrupt.e to worry about. >> shannon: we don't come about with this jackpot it's hard to imagine. leland, thank you very much. in the meantime, most-watched, most trusted, most grateful you spent your tuesday evening with us. let us know. tweet us if you won. good night from washington. stick around. tucker. matt: mm. that's some good mulch. ♪ i'm awake. but it was pretty nifty when jen showed me how easy it was to protect our home and auto with progressive. [ wrapper crinkling ] get this butterscotch out of here. progressive can't protect you from becoming your parents. there's quite a bit of work, 'cause this was all -- this was all stapled. but we can protect your home and auto when you bundle with us. inches closer to our southern border. good night, everyone, thanks for being with us, tucker is up next. ♪ >> tucker: good evening, and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." for days, we have watched as a growing caravan of honduran nationals has snaked northward to our border to claim asylum

. >> we didn't win the lotto but we're winning with sunshine. >> there you go. that's a nice trade, i guess. >> they're like yeah, okay. you will get plenty of sunshine, and those temperatures once again remaining in the 70s and 80s. as you head out the door this rng m morning, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. san francisco we have areas of low clouds and a little bit of patchy fog but overall, your forecast will be good. headed out to the dublin b.a.r.t. station this morning, if you notice by about 9:00 a.m., we'll still be in those 50s, so i still think you need a sweater of some sort. eventually by 12:00, temperatures will be in the 70s. you don't have to worry about any rain for now. i am tracking that in the forecast. but before i get to that, we have to check in on the roads. mike? >> you got me intrigued. looking at rain possibly in the future. over here we have traffic in the present and building of course for the future of why you are commute. little build for san jose north 101, a couple of scattered incidents. want to update the two in the east bay, t

some paul curse to the lotto. they blow all the money and. but here we featured a number of folks who have done great stuff. in couple won in iowa. when they came back with the cash only about 90 million. like i passed it up. but it was enough to help them pay off the church where they got married. pay for a lot of stuff for the high school they both went to and they bought a grocery store for the community because they didn't have a local store. that helped out so many people. and that's been a great job over there. that's the market there. we are talking to another family, out of trenton new jersey me they got 400 million but it's bigger family more people to twie it up. still divided it up among the right now community in trenton as well. this is another family out of southern california set up a foundation to support hippsic student education. they said they didn't boy a car, not a house. immediately put the money toward the foundation to help hispanic students and education funds there needed that was a great job in california. let's loo

. >> plus, a busy day at local convenience stores with people buying lotto tickets hoping to hit tonight's mega millions jackpot. the prize up for grabs and your odds of winning. >>> an alert neighbor tipped off police overnight leading to the arrest of two people allegedly setting up credit card skimmers at a south bay gas station. we hear about it often. you catch them in the act, though, it happened at royal gasoline in sunnyvale. elissa harrington was there and talked to police about what neighbors saw. >>> reporter: investigators searched the inside of gas pumps at world gas in sunnyvale after two men attempted to install skimmers in the credit card machine. a neighbor called police around midnight to report suspicious activity. >> a neighbor saw two people near these gas pumps with flashlights around midnight. the neighbor reported that as cars would pass by, the two people with the flashlight would duck and hide. >> reporter: police arrived and tracked down two suspects. they found skimming devices in their car nearby. skimmers can steal credit or debit card information off the magn

. >> line at krem valley lotto store, nevada border in california. nevada doesn't participate in mega millions, like you in casinos, not buying lotto tickets. stores along the borde see the big lines. alabama, alaska, hawaii, mississippi and utah also don't participate. >> it's a long shot but if you won lottery, reduced lump sum or 30 payments over 29 years? >> i don't care. just give it to me. come on! lump sum, $565 million before taxes, nearly $760 million, before taxes. >> let us know, abc7news.com/vote. right now folks say give me payments. smaller over time. >> i'm surprised. >> i would take lump sum. give it to me now. >> all in. >> more on mega millions fever from milpitas. >> got my ticket. >> good luck. >> we're talking big money baby. with a b for billion, mega millions jackpot soaring to its highest ever. lottery fever is everywhere. >> why not? >> this food mart has been lucky before. spending $21,000 on lottery ticket purchases day ahead of the drawing, selling out of the paper pick tickets. >> got your lucky number? >> i have a system

it is called the primm lotto store.s you can see on this map - - it is just feet away from nevada.... and it has people crossing over into the golden state ... for their chance at a golden ticket. reporter max darrow has more. reporter:"it's a fairly well known fact that you cant buy lotto tickets in nevada. so that's why thousands of people continue to show up here at the lotto store at primm." natsot: "you get five regular and one of the mega."someone maybe from the valley will win more than a billion bucks. perhaps that winning ticket will come from primm.the lotto fever is growing with the prize. . and so is the revenue from ticket sales.elsewhere. . not in nevada.david schwartz/ gambling expert:"there has never been a legal lottery in nevada because under the constitution, it's not allowed."david schwartz is the director of the center for gaming research at unlv.he says with no lottery. . nevada is missing out on money. if lawmakers wanted to allow it. . he says this wouldn't happen overnight.david schwartz:"to cha

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. >> have to go here to buy more lotto. scratchers too. $50. >> reporter: safeway employee matched five of six earlier this week. spoke with mathematics professor about your odds. >> 50 times more likely to die from lightning striking you than winning the jackpot. >> reporter: but there's always tomorrow. $470 million powerball. mega millions jackpot could climb to $1.6 billion if no winner is announced tonight. lot of people still wondering what is going on at a&p. good and bad news, ticket matching five of the six numbers was sold here. reporting live, abc7 news. >> not big prize but a good bit of money. >> very exciting. >> push alert through the abc7 news app after 8:00 when the numbers were drawn. download the app for free, versions for apple and android devices. >>> major development in the zpeern disappearance of jamal khashoggi. saudis confirm he was dead. official reason, fight in the consulate. saudi government has fired five top officials including the deputy intelligence chief. >> it's a good first step. lot of

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the second largest lotto jackpot is up in just hours. people across the country are rushing to get their lucky tickets. thank you for joining us. it is the story everyone is talking about today. the mega millions jackpot hit an estimated $1 billion. the cash bayout a massive $565 million. it has been growing since july 24th. that's the day a group of coworkers won 543 million. it was purchased at erny's liquor. abc 7 news joining us live, another spot that has been lucky before. hi. >> reporter: hey. good morning. look at this sign right here. it can't even handle the amount of money on the table right now. he has his tickets. you ready? >> yeah. >> i had my wallet too. i am about to get mine. if no one wins tonight it could be the biggest jackpot in u.s. history climbing at an estimated $1.6 billion. >> yes. >> lucky ticket. >> yeah. >> good luck. >> we are talking big money baby with the b for billion. mega million soaring to the highest drawing ever and lottery feverer is >>. >> people seem to remember the day ahead of the drawing com

. >>> betting on the banks how you can make money off rising rates >>> and lotto fever.ega millions, probably a billion bucks. powerball, more than 5$500 million. the new numbers and the outstanding odds you have to win as "worldwide exchange" rolls on ♪ ♪ >>> all right. welcome back it's 5:30 on the east coast. i'm brian sullivan nice to be back with you let's get you up to speed on what's happening in your markets on this busy day stock futures not giving us help they are flat. implied open down 11 let's call that flat the big story in money markets, china. the chinese do memestic market taking another tumble. the shanghai lost about 3% it's at a four-year low. it helped drag down the japan nikkei, the hang seng, the korean kospi asia has been whimpering the last couple of weeks joining us now is the co-founder of the spoke investment group, paul hickey. a guy we appreciate getting up at this fine hour. >> it's late, isn't it >> day is half over already. how closely do you guys watch china? does china matter to our viewers who may just be invested in the fang stoc f.a.

. >> they say they can't help but get caught up in lotto fever. >> probably more than likely get hit by lightning. >> substantial doubting betweta winning is this man. he gets to call out the six life changing numbers later tonight. >> i can't imagine how exciting it is for folks watching this drawing live. somebody's life is going to change. >> despite the mind boggling numbers if you want to avoid one study's estimate about a third of lottery winners go bankrupt. if you win get team of professionals including an accountant and adviser. they say certain states have had more winners. if one with the most is right here in new york. so yeah, i'm feeling pretty lucky. abc news, new york. >>> just remember, randomness does create patterns but they are not really meaningful. good luck anyway. >> the latest ghost stories open in san francisco. we spoke to some of the shoppers. >>> another twist following a washington >>> they've got news for grandma. >> wait. >> oh, my >>> now to new developments in the killing of journalist. saudi arabia seems to be changing its story on what happened. we

a lot of lotto winners do go broke, right? >> yeah. it's interesting. you can take the pay out up front or get it gradually. it's an instant gratification thing. i like to see it come with a bun of financial advise to make this sustainable for your family. >> neil: a lot of people volunteering to do that. that's the problem. a lot of moochers come in. how would you handle moochers or friends or people -- >> i would -- like i said, change the numbers. they're dead to me. it's all mine. i'd be a good millionaire. i would take care of some people. i'd take care of you. >> neil: so nice of you. do you get more excited when the numbers are big? >> there's no doubt people are talking about it because nobody has won and it's been going on over a week plus and it's viral. people that don't talk about it are talking about it because it's fun. it's $2. why not? talk about it online and instagram and et cetera. >> $1 billion. i don't can wrap their mind about what that means. >> neil: would in of you be any difference? >> entirely different. i would act completely

>> i get lotto and lottery fever when it goes up. it's ridiculous. >> are you buying tickets like crazy? >> i still am! powerball last night. >> there is always hope. >>> hopefully it gets better on the freeways. we have reports of a traffic alert. northbound 101 through the south bay and it is causing some pretty significant delays. let's get a closer look on our maps here. as you work northbound 101 at mckee it's blocking two lanes, sluggish conditions, you can see yellow and red line there continuing all the way back to capitol expressway. pretty significant delays. a traffic alert is in effect so that will be closed for some time. in the meantime, use 280 as an alternate. we thought we were out of the woods along the eastshore freeway. not the case. we are seeing some delays eastbound 80 at highway 4 continuing. we have some early-morning roadwork that's been cleared out of lanes but looks like it's just a little sluggish there taking some time to recover from that early- morning roadwork so we are seeing some stop and go conditi

of course, last night-- you guys play the lotto? you guys play the lotto. last night as you know-- spoiler alert-- last night was the drawing for the enormous mega millions lottery jackpot. and we have a winner, because lottery officials said early wednesday that a single ticket purchased in south carolina won the massive $1.6 billion jackpot. now, we don't know who won yet, and it's possible the winner's identity may never be known. although, will i say this, this morning at the greenville, south carolina, waffle house, deborah calhoun did order extra biscuits with her hash brown bowl. so... >> jon: smothered and covered. >> stephen: check that out. check out that situation. here's the thing. i bought a lottery ticket. i'm from south carolina. who's to say i'm not the winner? actually, i have my ticket here, let's check those winning numbers: 5-28-62-65-70, with a mega ball of 5. oh, man! so close. i also had numbers. ( laughter ) we've got a great show for you tonight. gerard butler is here. but when we return, i'll tell you some stories that are barely n

lotto fever for big jackpots like this works in their favor. and portion goes to state public schools. >> you have until 7:45 to buy a ticket for mega millions drawing at 8:00 p.m. >> we'll send out notification on the abc7 news app. you can download it down and enable push alerts. >> are you in office pool? >> no, i need to get in. >> if no one wins, could reach $1.6 billion by tuesday. need to get in on that. >> odds are 1 in >>> airport. most have waited for hours on occasion. imagine doing that day in, day out to make a living. life for taxi cab driver, proposal that passed allowed only those who purchased medallions to make pick-ups and drop-offs. >> reporter: hundreds of parked taxi cabs at sfo sfo. >> go from third light go from what me and my friends call great america, it's like riding a roller coaster around. >> but amusement is hard to come by, two to three-hour wait to pick up a ride. >> reading about sleep cycle. >> reporter: others are playing cards or grabbing lunch inside a tunnel connected to parking lots. >> if going to drive

. >>> more than $2 million is up for grabs between two lotto drawings coming up this week. the jackpot wednesday night's drawing is $1.6 billion. if you're going to get tickets, plan ahead because you can bet those lines will be long. >> both jackpots, zl zlrz. >>> and a burning rv forces customers to plea a san francisco home improvement store. >> plus how a sailor broke royal protocol when he celebrated with prince harry at an "invictus" games race. >>> tomorrow we're tracking cooler air coming >>> a naming rv triggered the evacuation of a lowe's store this morning. flameses damaged part of the store's exterior. the morning's fire broke out around 7:00, nobody was hurt. the fire department ordered the store to be evacuated for a time. investigators think homeless people might have been living inside the rv. >>> a man is targeting women all across california. >> it involves a man using a coat to hide the fact that he's stealing. he leans against another person's chair, he turns to put his jacket on the coat chair as he then takes their wallet or their purse. >> i don't und

. $1.6 billion tonight is the largest jackpot in lotto history. the drawing is less than a couple hours away. nbc bay area's marianne favro is at the lucky spot in san jose with a last-minute rush. tell us about. >> reporter: ernie's liquors is crazy busy inside. the line here is so long it's winding through the aisles and the reason people are coming here to buy their tickets is because they believe it's a lucky store because it sold the last winning mega millions jackpot ticket in july, and they are convince it had can happen again. convinced they will become billionaires tomorrow hundreds rushed to buy lotto tickets in san jose. at lunchtime officials said $85 now in mega millions tickets were sold in california every minute. the $1.6 billion jackpot was enough to convince bettera reyes to take a chance. >> first time ever to buy a ticket. >> reporter: many drove across town in san jose which sold a $a 543 winning mega millions ticket in july. the store owner won $1 million for selling it, but has been so busy he hasn't had time to enjoy it. it

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