about megamillions.'m holding in my hand, mandy, about 11 tickets. this is partially mine. i bought them with a group at work. something a lot of people have done here on the floor are doing. so i was asking the traders, what would you do with the money? certainly the most popular response was set up some kind of charity, some kind of college trust for their kids or their nieces and nephews, things like that. they'd rehire some co-workers as well. my favorite response was from one trader who said he'd help his sister move a little farther away. certainly getting a lot of attention down here on the floor today. >> there might be some people that might buy a special condo on the other side of the countries for mothers-in-law as well. >>> say you won the megamillions jackpot, how nice to think about, right? well, what is your megalong shot stock pick? you know, a stock that is high risk but maybe high reward, almost money you can lose. just taking a fly on one. do you safeguard your money in dividend stocks

so what if you did win the megamillions, head to abc2news.com. we have a story about what you need to think about if you happen to have the winning ticket on friday night. >>> tune in to world news with diane sawyer, and the mania surrounding the lottery. >> it will be covered on 20s tomorrow-- "20/20". 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

at milford liquors tickets are flying out of the lottery machines. >> i bought two. >> the megamillions jackpot has hit a whopping $540 million, that is the biggest jackpot in the history over any lottery worldwide. and marylanders spent thursday buying up tickets, hoping to strike it rich. >> we had sold 3.3 million dollars of megamillions tickets just today, that is coming out to about 13,000 dollars per minute. >> the odds of winning are astronomical but with the prize this big people are willing to take a chance. >> put my daughter, everybody in my family, my younger niece and nephews threw college and everything -- >> you -- >> -- houses -- >> -- play the megamillions game and millions of people are already dreaming about what they would do with all that money. >> go on vacation, give back to the community. >> and you will will have to excuse me earlier i said half a million, it is half a billion, i think that number is so big i just got a little tongue tied, later they are going to get together and they are likely going to up that number even more, don -- >> -- yeah, and it is mor

. >>> well, tonight megamillions mania comes over maryland. people across the state are scrambling to buy tickets for the largest jackpot in lottery history. we have the growing excitement for tomorrow night's drawing. >> reporter: tickets are selling as fast asthma sheens can print them and each buyer hopes he or she has the lucky one. at milford liquors, tickets are flying out of the lottery machines. did you buy a ticket? >> yes, i bought two. >> reporter: the megamillions jackpot hit a whopping $540 million. it's the biggest jackpot in the history of lottery gains worldwide. marylanders are hoping to strike it rich. >> we'd sold $3.3 million of megamillion tickets just today, coming out to about $13,000 per minute. >> reporter: the odds of winning megamillions aren't that good, but with a jackpot this good, people tell us they're willing to take a chance. >> put my daughter, my niece and nephews through college, buy houses. >> reporter: 42 states, plus the district of columbia play the megamillions game. gamblers are waiting for the friday

plus our trop the megamillion and pick up megamillion in all lotteries make americans poorer and hurt>> explain. >> the lottery suck a lot of money particularly from low income people who pay in to the lottery. and the government takes its share out. and odds are minis cule you will never get a return on the buck. >> morgan it is bad for poor people in the economy. >> leave the lotto alone . the truth of the matter, 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 i

megamillions mania is spreading across the country. we will show you the big turnout as last minute lottery players buy up their tickets. >>> also ahead tonight, new technology lets a blind man drive a car. we'll show you how it works and why it could be the next big thing. sue, how about the weekend forecast? >> a little bit of this, some clouds, some sun, a few showers. at least it will be warmer than today. i'll have the details coming up. and what's going on in sports? >> nicklas backstrom ready for action? more on their dramatic win later in the show. shawn. >> if you have a story idea, you can call the fox 5 tip line. 202-895-3000. you can also e-mail us. chili's $20 dinner for two has a bold new favorite -- steak. first, share an appetizer, then choose two entrees, like our 100% usda choice sirloin, available for a limited time on chili's $20 dinner for two. >>> oh, you know the saying. you have to be in it to win it. thousands of people are in it and turning out for tonight's megamillions lottery drawing. the lines are long, ho

>>> this morning -- megamillions madness. tickets will be flying out of lottery machine all day ahead of tonight's record-setting drama. >>> also new developments in the trayvon martin case. we're hearing now from the gunman's brother. he said that george zimmerman was barely conscious that fateful night and is now left with some lasting injuries. >>> the stunning video from inside a bus as it's tossed around by a tornado. >>> no hands. new technology that allows the blind to drive wherever they want, even up to the drive-in window. >>> good friday morning. i'm rob nelson. paula far ris is off this morning. most of the country is caught up in the megamillions frenzy. with more than $500 million on the line. that record jackpot could climb to a staggering $600 million. believe it or not. we believe now. >> look at those lines. that's lotto fever. half a billion dollars is at stake in tonight's megamillions multistate drawing. >> because it's so big i decided to take a chance. >> i could be the lucky one. >> reporter: the odds

. >>> brace yourself, megamillions mania, let the true frenzy begin. we learned overnight that nobody won that $363 million jackpot. >> good morning, everybody. the fbi is now looking into just what trigger that bizarre series of events on board that jetblue flight. >> and those close to clayton osbon say they just cannot imagine what would have caused the veteran pilot to snap. we begin the coverage with abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: in amarillo, texas, the captain of jetblue flight 191 carried off the plane in handcuffs after his co-pilot made an emergency landing amidst this terrifying scene on board captured by cell phone video. passengers holding down the captain identified as clayton osbon. sources say osbon began acting erratically, flipping switches and appearing confused. the co-pilot tricked the pilot and locked the door and radioed emergency. >> jetblue 911, emergency. >> can you give me a more specific nature of this medical emergency so i can pass it on to the ambulance crew. >> reporter: a third passenger slipped into the cockpit to

we want to get your plan on what you would do if you won the megamillions. one guy down here told mary thompson that he would buy a bigger house for his sister-in-law, really far away. >> he would help her move farther away. >> that was the best one they heard. but everyone's been chatting about it. they're talking about strathy, do you buy them all at one place. >> it's a combination of all the people that i sit with in my pod, and our producers, margaret popper, jessie bergman. >> we will miss all of you. >> let's get back to the market. >> it's put everybody in such a super good mood, i don't want to be around tomorrow when none of us wins. >> let's get to the outlook for the second quarter. can the markets make q-2 one for the books or could the crisis rear its ugly head once again? treasury closing down for the second straight month. today's closing bell exchange, mary thompson is here with all of today's market action, and joe santelli joining us from chicago. >> some people are saying we're going to see a little jump. really we saw the day before, it'

. >>> and megamillions mania. a ticket-buying frenzy. some people waiting for hours. but what would you do with half a billion dollars? >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with revealing new surveillance video obtained only by abc news. >> that's right. it appears to show that george zimmerman was not injured in the hours after trayvon martin's death. he claimed he shot martin after being attacked by the unarmed teen. we begin with tahman bradley. >> reporter: this exclusive video obtained by abc news shows george zimmerman walking handcuffed into the sanford police department for questioning the fight of the shooting. zimmerman who claims self-defense says that martin punched him and slammed his head on the ground. his lawyer says his nose was broken. a closer look at the video shows him with no visible blood on his head, nose, or clothing. speaking for the first time, trayvon martin's girlfriend, who was on the phone with him until moments of being shot, told her zimmerman was following him. >> trayson come and say, this man was still behind him. and then

nbc's jay gray has more on megamillions fever. >> reporter: megamillions mania continues to sweep the country. >> everybody is excited, right? everybody hopes to win. so keep your fingers crossed. >> reporter: with the hope of hitting it big, and this time we mean really big. a world record jackpot of more than $600 million. >> that's serious cash. serious cash. >> reporter: so it takes a serious strategy to find the winning numbers. >> anniversary, birth date, tda we got married. those things. >> i have a special $1 susan b. anthony coin i'm going to use to buy it. that one is going to win. >> reporter: regardless of the method this psychologist says all the megamillions madness really does do something to our brains. >> we secrete that adrenalin. we have neuro transmitters like dopamine and endorphins and also the seratonin so that goes up. and that makes us feel good biologically. >> reporter: for many players it's simply a chance to dream. >> i'm dreaming big time, yeah. i'm going to take a fork. >> quit my job. >> reporter: why do people say that? >> why not? >> reporter: hold on

the next megamillions jackpot.he very first thing you should do in case win. >>> plus. >> and that was's gift. >> what life is like after hitting the jackpot. >>> first, never let anyone tell you you're too old. an 86-year-old gymnast, 86. wowd this crowd during a german competition this week. and the routine included a backflip, head stand and she didn't win but, by the way, joanna's very good on the parallel bars here. good for her. [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. . >> the megamillions jackpot reached 540 million bucks today, that is over a half billion. the biggest jackpot in lottery history. your chances of winning tomorrow's drawing are 1 in 176 million. and if you do happen to

when the balls popped out for the midweek drawing and nobody had all the numbers for the megamillions changed the game, size-wise. not only was the jackpot still out there, but i grew hugely from this to this. wow, is that the a record. that's why they're lining up everywhere to play game that is so very stacked against any one individual that tps a joke. your average to win is worse than any american male's chances of being tom cruise. and yet, that statistically near impossible thing does happen. [ creaming ] >> reporter: often enough that tlc could make a series about the winners called "lottery changed my life." this is dream come true stuff, like sipt ya stafford. she was take ig care of five kids and won 112 million in 2007. five years later, she's still wealthy on the winnings, living well, not insanely well. big house, not a huge house. making investments and movies, too. >> i have a few films. i did parlay some of my money into a production company. >> buying the ticket is buying a ticket of hope. >> reporter: that's just it. that's not rational at all. that's magic, backed u

. >>> megamillions mania. dreams of striking it rich as the jackpot skyrockets to 360 million bucks. >>> and the rescue off of a california seaway. a grateful whale, with help from some humans. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with the fast-moving wildfire, tearing through the colorado mountains. >> we're learning this morning that the blaze in the mountains southwest of denver has now turned deadly, claiming at least one life. >> we know at least five homes have burned to the ground so far. but the wind-driven flames are keeping firefighters from getting too close. so, that number could actually be much higher. more than 3,000 acres have been scorched and 900 homes evacuated. >> a sheriff's deputy who tried to spread word about the fire, drove into a ditch because of all of the thick smoke. he had to be rescued from his patrol car. the fire flared from a control burn. we have a live update later on "good morning america." >>> developing right now, president obama defending a hot-mic moment caught on tape.

. >> the $640 million megamillions jackpots. austan goolsby has been giving this a lot of thought and he explains whether the lump sum or the annuity is the better choice if you win -- i should say when you win. we want to know what would you would do if you won. >> from advising the president to advising lottery winners. here's a look at what the dow did on wall street. a rise of nearly 66 points. nasdaq just couldn't come along for the ride, even though it's had such a great quarter overall. lower by $3.75. and the s&p 500, 1408.41. mary thompson has her eye on the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> mixed change for the dow jones industrial average. best quarter since the first quarter of last year, best quarter since the third quarter of 2009 and the nads damage, best quarter since the second quarter of 2009. take a look at the winners in the s&p 500, we had the losers leading the way, serious,friday stronger than expected persona sentiment. personal income for last month was actually a little bit weaker than expected.

by now you know it is the largest megamillions jackpot in history.or the $640 million jackpot is tonight at 11:00. we'll have the numbers. >> is that a lot of money? i'm trying to -- is that a lot? >> give a million dollars to your friends. >> more than either of us can contemplate. >> can you imagine? really. >> no i can't. >> let's talk about numbers that we can imagine. 59 for tomorrow, a little in the way of rain. don't worry too much or change any plans. i don't expect rain all day. 65 sunday. >> thanks, doug. >>> ran into pat collins today at a convenience store there working a system to pick the winning numbers in this megamillions thing. said he had three interns working on the system for weeks. i laughed and said to pat because both he and i know he ain't going to win system or not. but that conversation also made me miss my grandmother. she had a system too. it's called a dream book. and if she were here i'd bet she'd hit the lottery just like she used to hit the numbers. some of you are now saying what in the world is a dream book? here's

three of the top five recorded jackpots are thanks to the megamillions. if you think what are my chances for winning. 175million to one. the chance of being struck by lightning 576,000 to one. the chance of becoming president 10 million to 1. good luck. cope -- keep playing. >>> more trouble looms for a former baltimore city cop accused of killing his neighbor. charles "pete" richter is charged with shooting and killing his neighbor mark xander. the state has charged him now with 14 conneds of child -- counts of child porn. >>> a preacher is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a young girl. frank small served as a backup pastor at bay city ministries in havre de grace. it appears no one knew that small was on the sex offender registry for prior child sex offenses. >> i would have never thought about that. small delivered the girl to her home and pleaded to her not to tell anyone. later that night when she returned to the church he grabbed her butt in front of witnesses. >>> police were called to dunnman way and liberty where they found a man who wa

>> i'm fine. >> so, yeah, megamillions fever is sweeping the country.llion dollars. >> and let's, let's take a look at the odds. they're one in 176 million. but just to put things into perspective, we've compiled ra short list of what's more likely to happen to you than your odds of picking the winning number. >> one in 700,000 chance of being killed by an asteroid. i didn't realize it was that likely. or the odds of being struck by lightning, which is one in one million. or the odds of becoming a a-list hollywood star, which is 1.5 million. i would think would be easier to become a hollywood star than to be hit by an asteroid. go so most of us don't stand a chance. >> no. >> and i talked to someone from the lotly who said have a good time, but don't bet the farm on the megamillions. >> a lot of folks say you can't afford to buy a ticket. >> have you bought one? >> i come from a long line of gamblers. right before the last drawing i was shaking down georgetown, where can i buy a ticket. i found a place to buy a ticket. so i didn't win last time. i'm goi

and megamillions breaks records. and now your maryland lottery numbers. maryland lottery, let yourself play ♪ >> megamillions is up to $500 million. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. here are your pick three starters. we will get to your pick four in just a moment, but first, when you play monopoly scratch-off, you could wind up to $50,000. mdlottery.com for more chances to win. next deadline is april 23. bob diamond is ready to go with your pick four numbers. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> thunderstorms are coming. >> it will be a couple of hours. some of them could be a strong. no warnings yet, but i would not be surprised if something is issued. temperatures will be in the 70's, and then we will cool off on thursday and friday. tune in at 5:00. >> thanks for joining us. see you later.

check out a long line of megamillion hopefuls waiting to buy their tickets in san lorenzo and and abc 7 nannette miranda joins with us that part of the story. >> this is lines crazy, too. the wait is an hour long, take a look how deep the line gos and this goes around shopping and people are trying their luck here and schools couldn't be happier. >> $60, woo. >> the record jackpot brought out regular player who's bought more tickets than usual. >> this is. >> for my seefl think sm thinking they figured out a different way to pick the numbers. like spelling lotto. >> l, o, t, t, o. >> the megamillion fever even lured novices. >> there is a combineation racking up sales, the laumpbl hour saw five million tickets and players dreaming about what they can do with the money and so are schools. 32 cents go to the public schools. if estimates holdup they can get $100 million just from this jackpot. >> with this run we're going to be close to our all time high as far as giving schools in any given year. >> $100 million doesn't come close to makeup for the doubts education this could save a tho

and megamillions up to $540 million. we hope you win. if you do. we'll have the dos and don'ts on investing the cash. maybe, mandy, you should buy a hidden international real estate gem if you win. we're going to give you some ideas and look at the hottest beaches in the world. >> i bet most are in australia. hello everybody. stocks down for the third day now. with today's drop, the dow and s&p have gone negative for the week. the dow seeing smallest gains for both the month and the quarter now with the s&p 500 having its biggest three-day drop since march 6th. the same goes for the nasdaq. oil down over $3 lowest level since february 17th breaking through key techal support levels. now, here's your wet blanket stat of the day. i'm debbie downer. your chances of winning that megamillions jackpot that brian just talked about, it is one in 176 million. we're all playing anyway because those odds are better than none at all. bob, we're coming to the end of the quarter. we get tear ri, we look back over the quarter and say what worked, what didn't? wha

that's how high the megamillion jackpot is. half a billion dollars, the highest prize in lottery history. there's more on the record jackpot and the people determined to win it. >> reporter: at the start of the day, the megamillion jackpot was at a record $476 million. >> it's unreal. >> reporter: but with ticket sales soaring by noon, it grew even higher and lottery officials say it's not over yet. >> this jackpot could get even higher possibly before friday. >> reporter: they're already busy. >> lasts a week and a half or so. >> reporter: with no winner in tuesday night's, excitement climbs. >> it's funny because i think everybody feels to be that way. when it's a big total, everybody wants to play. >> reporter: all over the country, coworkers are trying to increase their odds by going in together. it represents the hopes and dreams over at wjz. they have 275 megamillions tickets. 275 chances to hit it big, but all it takes is one. >> somebody's got to win. why not me? >> reporter: after taxes, they could take $26 million a y

the jackpot is worth $363 million, which is the third highest megamillions in history. if you decide i'm going to take the cash, it's $260 million. wouldn't that be nice? >>> you want it learn some tricks to help you in the megamillions? tune in with diane sawyer. the winning secrets, how to win big and the logic behind it. that's coming up in about 20 minutes right here on abc. >>> he wore a mask ever since he was accidentally shot in the face. coming up, a historic face transplant allowed him to remove his mask and feel more comfortable in public. >>> it is becoming more done in kids and it's scary. the one injury parent should be looking out for. >>> weather wise today, 55 at bwi. you have to remember 58 is still normal for this part of late march. we have a winner. aaron, congrats. you get an abc2 storm umbrella. we have the answer right after this break. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> let's go out to w

the megamillions jackpot is now a record $640 million.world. that's insane! so here's what some folks are tweeting. this says, if i won the lotto, i would travel around the world watching horse racing and cricket until the money runs out which i bet will be next tuesday. and this from cassandra, 12-19, if i won the lotto, i would buy me a brand-new mustang, a husky puppy and a brand-new cadillac and shopping. >> susan is hanging out near the terminal. how much action are you seeing? is it just constant flow of people? >> you know what, it comes and goes. one thing to keep in mind, fredricka, is that you can buy them in every state except for eight, but there are so many locations, oftentimes, you can have a line and it can disappear in two seconds. among those we found here is this gentleman, alan brown. alan, my friend, how many did you buy? >> 35 tickets. one for each co-worker and myself. >> now, the story is that you bought these for them just to be a nice guy. >> yes. >> why did you do that? >> because maybe give it to me, we have a

thank you. >>> the megamillion craze is on. people around the country are snatching up lottery tickets hoping to win a record high $540 million jackpot. so, just how big will that jackpot grow? we're going to find out next. [ male announcer ] we know you don't wait until the end of the quarter to think about your money... ♪ ...that right now, you want to know where you are, and where you'd like to be. we know you'd like to see the same information your advisor does so you can get a deeper understanding of what's going on with your portfolio. we know all this because we asked you, and what we heard helped us create pnc wealth insight, a smarter way to work with your pnc advisor, so you can make better decisions and live achievement. i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that they have to take ownership over. my name's colleen stiles, and my kids and i did our wills on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we

here at the news 4 megamillion research center we have been studying the lottery for sometime. checking out all the numbers. looking at the trends. trying to give you that extra edge. >> $640 million. >> more than $500 million. >> what a waste. >> you know the odds are way, way against you. >> that's more than $500 million. >> who cares about odds? that's why they call it gambling. how do you pick your numbers? >> i did birthdays. >> all the important dates in my life. >> how long i've been married. >> i just get a random pick. >> the lucky numbers. our researchers surveyed the last 25 drawings. the numbers that come up most, nine, 36, 48, ten, 17, three, and 28. >> $640 million? >> $640 million. >> $640 million? >> well all right. but don't say i didn't warn you. go get those numbers. i'm going yacht shopping. >> $640 million! >> reporter: who's going to win it? >> me! >> i am! >> reporter: now we have no show numbers for you, numbers that haven't come out in the last 25 drawings. 12, 13, 35, 41, and 46. maybe their time has come. at 6:00 we'll talk about the odds. do we have

the megamillions jackpot up to $476 million, the biggest in history. that drawing is on friday. >>> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. sort of good news and bad news. bad news, we didn't win, our collective pool here. the good news, we still have a shot at it. the odds one in 176 million. apparently nothing you can do to increase your odds. >> let's check in with tucker for the weather. >> we are looking at a warmer day, much warmer. high temperatures in the 70s. we have the possible of a shower or thunderstorm particularly this afternoon. be ready for rain showers around. there is your radar, quiet out to the west but we'll see some showers bubble up along a frontal system shortly. that will approach from the north and west during the course of the day. okay. i guess that is enough for me. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we're following, the parents of trayvon martin testified in front of a house committee yesterday. elected leaders elected the stand your ground law, racial p

and the megamillions, jackpot, how now reach a half billion. that makes it the largest payment for it. i don't know. just some patient of 35349 million bucks. well, now, here's an earlier look. the s&p was down six points. nasse doc lost 15. in tokyo, the nikkei dropped. and in hong kong, the drought 276: today on wall street, investors will be watching for important data. the stock market reacted negatively yesterday. oil is down to 105 gallons a barrel. they tried to lower cooingle and prices. a hbig pay hike last year as the company stock more than halve attests video. family dollar discount stories. more than 10% in the second quarter. porn push blarng blank the biggest starts were an i easter, its opo. shipments of flat panel televisions he creates them for the first time this year. according to a cnb see survey, they're got to play 61 menthe of kids with iphone, i badge and it's important. teamed up for a hiring our heroes job fair in new york. the unemployment rate for veterans is more that be 12 per. getting 500 thousand vets or their s

that's the third largest megamillions jackpot of all time. the largest ever was $390 million back in march 2007. no one was able to match all the numbers today. seven lucky people came close matching five of six. those tickets are worth plenty. about $260,000 each. one was sold in mountain view. check your tickets. >>> the running festival continues to grow. tomorrow is expected to draw 9,000 runners of all levels. it brought a marathon back after 25 years. since then, the oakland running festival generated nearly $500,000. it will host 46 states. the runs all start and end at the same spot. first event starts at 7:30 tomorrow morning. now you know, traffic should be challenging around there at the same time. let's check in with rob mayeda on the weather. it was rainy and gray as you said it would be. >> welcome to spring. >> exactly. >> the rain is coming down. there's good news in the forecast. the wettest part of the forecast, the widespread rain is happening now. during the day tomorrow, we should see things change to scattered showers. r

back to you. >>> on this megamillions friday, you're already a winner. the start to this day is a good one. >> it is. we're looking at mostly sunny conditions. there are some areas of frost, though, north and west of town, including frederick, clarke, jefferson counties. that includes the cities of hagerstown and frederick. so kids in those locations bundle up and be careful as you're walking to the bus stop as you could see some frost developing. here is a look at our day planner for this friday as andrea was saying. a nice start. lots of sunshine. by noon in the 50s. mostly sunny. we do see some clouds coming in this afternoon. we'll call it variable cloudiness throughout the day. right now 44 degrees, partly cloudy, and the winds are out of the east, northeast at 6 miles per hour. here's a look at that frost advisory. this area i'm calling periwinkle. north of it is in southern pennsylvania is the freeze warning. we've got the frost advisory in our area, including martinsburg and hagerstown and frederick till 9:00 this morning. as you're heading to th

plus, the megamillions mania. the jackpot up to $640 million.'ll talk to a local lottery expert to get inside tips. we'll be right back.  >>> talk about a bad start that turned out not so bad for an olympic swimmer. he split his swim trunks. he said he was up there when he felt the suit give way. he didn't let that stop him. he defeated olympic legend, michael phelps, in the 100 meter free style. >>> and check out this viral video. this would be tough for an adult. this is a toddler, scaling a rock climbing wall wearing only his diaper. how cute is that? you can see the little guy making strategic moves, even pausing to toss toys that are placed on the wall. go ahead, little guy. oh my gosh. if you are worried he might fall, we will never know because the clip ends before the baby dismounts. wow. go baby go. thanks for joining us tonight at 5:00. the news edge at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 6:00. >>> the news inbegins in the district tonight where cold cases are heating up with the help from dna evidence. poli

coming up, we asked you where you'd invest your megamillions.ey after the break. they have names like idle time books and smash records and on small business saturday they remind a nation of the benefits of shopping small. on just one day, 100 million of us joined a movement... and main street found its might again. and main street found its fight again. and we, the locals, found delight again. that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. welcome to the world leader in derivatives. welcome to superderivatives. >>> yen already on the rise driven primarily as the fed is dove and the japanese financial year comes to an end. head of g-10 foreign exchange strategy. what's your trade? >> very good. yes, i think i'm going to go a little bit against some of the other comments made earlier. i think the yen has weakened significantly over the last two months, but i think a lot of that has to do with global factors that have to do with the u.s. yield curve starting to drift higher and also

. >> still ahead megamillions maina. tonight's jackpot one of the biggest, ever. >> getting a picture with newt gingrich is going cost you. the news continues right after this. >>> megamillions jackpot has only been bigger than this two other times, winning numbers for the prize will be drawn in just a few hours. we're live with the megamillions fever. >> that is right. it's been packed today with just hours left, people are already talking about what they would do with $363 million. have you to win first that, is going to take an awful lot of luck. we talked to the owner and he told us this mart sold over 3,000 tickets and all players say they're ready to beat odds. and those rdz r odds are awful, no matter what the jackpot is, chance of winning is one in 175 million that. is not a number you come across every day. we asked a mathematician to put night perspective. >> your chances of getting killed sometime in the next year by cornett wasp of bees is 33 times greater than winning the jackpot in megamillions if you buy o

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. >> megamillions. >> it feels like it's going to br a good night. >> to win more than $600 million with a cash pay out of more than 400 million. >> this is the first time i have done one of these. >> that's all you need. >> one dollar. >> definitely know you are a winner when you are spending your last four quarters on a lottery ticket. have faith and go for the gold. >> matching all six numbers. the jackpot has grown ever since. >> i don't know how good my chapss are. >> the odds of winning are one in 175.5 million. >> you always got to maintain hope. >> just ignore statistics. >> pay all the loans off first. after that, it's party time. >> the rollover amount could be $975 million. good luck to you. we will see what happens. >> they are all moving right down towards our area. many of you down into the louer 40s to her. will it make its way into our area and will we see thunderstorms by this time tomorrow morning? i will talk about that coming up in a minute. >> this flame broke out in the 3400 block of minnesota avenue. no word yet on that person's condition. nor do we know right now

the megamillion jackpot now the largest in u.s. history. the jackpot believe it or not has reached $500 million. that's right. a half a billion. the winner could get $19.2 million a year for 26 years or take the big single payment worth $359 million. that sounds good. nobody won last night. the paltry $363 million pot. so friday a whole new horizon. everybody has another shot at those champagne and caviar dreams. >>> coming up, a sweet new job with all the glaze you can handle. krispy kreme job fair could have you rolling in the dough. and donuts. >>> and a big day for bay area stocks as two, count them, two companies ipo. >>> i'm traci potts live at the supreme court. arguments over the new health law almost over. what did the justices hear? what will they say? our live report coming up. >>> welcome back. it's been going on all week. this morning the supreme court once again the battle ground for the nation's health care reform law. let's take it live to nbc bay area's tracie potts who has a look at the final issues being argued. how does

. >>> the countdown to the megamillions drawing is on.ight's jackpot has now swollen to $640 million. the it's topic of conferring in every office, trading floor and this newsroom. good evening, gus. what do you see there? >> we are in the belly of the beast of megamillion mania. we'll show you, this is a scene playing out probably in stores across the country, certainly across the tristate year here in new york. people coming off their shifts, buying tickets and dreaming to get that jackpot. larry, i know you like a sure thing. an interesting finding by experts today. when the jackpot went up by 640, they figured out theoretically someone could be guaranteed to get the winning combination. you'd have to spend millions to get the combination and one would have to have access to all of the lottery supply of ink and paper. it would take four weeks to fill out all the bubbles. the odds of winning, 1 in 176 million. as edward r. murrow used to say, good night and good luck. >> gus rosendale, when do the polls close for biography the tickets?

the odds of that happening, much, much better than winning tonight's megamillions.1 in 176 million chance. though everyone has their ways of beating the odds. >> the year my mother was born. >> i'm just buying the quick pick. >> reporter: all that increases your chances by zero percent. what you can do is buy more tickets, so if you bought a hundred tickets a week, you'd need to do it for 34,000 years to win. but there's a secret. you can't really do anything to win more often, but you can increase the money that you win in the event that you do win. the key, no sharing. the problem with the mega jackpots, because a lot of people buy tickets, it makes the tickets a bad bet. because even in you get lucky, you'll probably share the jackpot. so search for lotteries that might have smaller jackpots, and smaller frenzies. stay away from common lucky numbers like three, seven, 11. also stay away from numbers under 31. they could be popular calendar dates like birth dates an anniversaries. why not go high like 45, 46? many people are still trying for one reason, or 363 mil

all that money is creating megamillions mania. news 4's richard jordan joins us now from the newsroom with more on the story. >> the clock is ticking to get those tickets and the more people that buy into the hype the bigger the price. >> reporter: tickets are selling fast. a record-breaking jackpot is up for grabs. and these players hope the megamillions lives up to its name. >> i wouldn't know what to do with it. that's what i'm saying. i would have to get five girlfriends each with 100 million. >> reporter: the jackpot climbs with every ticket sold. >> that's one good one right there. >> reporter: and now a six-number combination could make $1's value multiply 540 million times for one lucky winner. that kind of money is drawing newcomers to play. >> i saw you here and then i saw the gentleman here tell me how much money was involved. i don't normally play the lottery. >> that means you'll cut us in you win? >> sure. >> reporter: i got it on tape. it's on tape. >> the winning ticket. >> reporter: d.c. is the smallest megamillio

. >> se pelaron, porque nadie pudo acertar los seis nÚmeros que saeron ayer en la loterÍ en megamillionsa rÉcord de 476 millones de dÓlares y estÁ en la boca de todo el mundo aquÍ en la ciudad de nueva york, y en todos los estados doe se juega la famosa loterÍa. >> son 476 millones de dÓlares, son muchas razones para soÑar ¿no?. >> y mucha gente hoy sueÑa en convertirse en mtimillonario de la noche a la maÑana, pero quiero que sepan una cosa, las probabilidades de ganar son 1 ent3 376 miones. >> de todos modos. >> (gritos). >> hay maneras de probabilidaau probabilidades de ganar. >> comprar mÁs boletos. >> y tambiÉn evitar la compra de boletos entre agrupos. >> no compartir la compra de boleto. >> esto lo hace mucha gente, pero si lo hace asegÚrese de mantener una foto copia de los nÚmeros que se jugaron para evitar problemas al futuro. >> optar por nÚmeros altos como el 46- 47 otro consejo es seguir los nÚmeros de la suerte del niÑo prodigio, puede aumentar las probabilidades. >> saben que la suerte es loca y a cualquiera le toca. >> si no vengo a trabajar maÑana pues muchachos ¿quÉ les

at least $640 million in the megamillions lottery. the odds of getting all six numbers right are long: one in 176 million. today in new york state three million tickets were sold every hour and the same type of thing is happening in 41 other states. have a look at the lines in new york and in california this evening. the drawing is just a few hours away. john blackstone is at a newsstand in los angeles. john? >> reporter: hi, scott. well, that $640 million has brought a steady stream of buyers into this lottery ticket shop in los angeles. here they've sold more than 6,000 tickets today alone and across the country today americans have spent about $100 million buying lottery tickets. a third of those tickets have been bought here in california. >> here you go. thank you, good luck. >> reporter: as the jackpot goads up, the lines get longer and people like danielle evans from orange county, california, decide it's time to jump in. >> it's the largest one in the world. how can you not play? and it's so much fun because everyone's so exci