his name is mitch gilbert. he found two unmarked envelopes in the airport in las vegas. each contained $5,000 in cash. in an attempt to find the person who lost that money, gilbert called the airport every day for two weeks after he got home to colorado. finally somebody agreed to give him the name of a man in el paso, texas who reported losing two envelopes. gilbert knew immediately that was his guy. he gave the money back said he wanted to set a good example for his kids. >>> we did the story at 6:00 and i said that mitch gilbert sounds like the kind of guy i would like to have a drink with. he grew up in the washington area. some of his friends and family members were watching at that time and guess who is on the phone now. mr. gilbert, are you there? >> yes, i am. how are you doing? >> i'm doing fine. it is a privilege to talk to you. i got know. you say you wanted to make a good example for your kids. was that it? that is extraordinary. $10,000 in cash in your hand and you decide to give it back. what were you thinking? >> well there were a couple of things to be ho

mitch gilbert dijo haber encontrado los dos sobres con la marca del casino ceasar's palace.erto y se puso en contacto con la persona que habia reportado el dinero extraviado en su afan de tomar su avion de retorno a el paso texas. ....un hombre ciego desaparece misteriosamente... continua el misterio sobre la desaparicion de un hombre ciego en el sistema de trenes amtrak... mitchell malik smith tomo un tren en union station en washington el 16 de diciembre, pero nunca llego a su destino ni ha contactado a sus familiares... segun un testigo, el hombre de 33 aÑos, fue visto por ultima vez en un tren rumbo a nueva orleans, y un empleado le dijo que podia bajarse en charlotte y tomar otro tren.. entre toda la confusion, el hombre pidio volver a washington, pero no fue visto mas... las investigaciones continuan... algunos residentes de washington estan impulsando la creacion de un monumento nacional a la primera guerra mundial. la asociacion de los habitantes mas antiguos del distrito sugiere que el sitio sea ubicado en el parque pershing de la avenida pensilvania. la primera gue

and she did help us, yes. >> mitch gilbert joining us from denver we appreciate it.indeed a saint. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >>> well, newt gingrich is talking to our own wolf blitzer. "the situation room" is come in up in a few minutes. wolf blitzer joins me live from iowa. wolf, good to see you. what can we expect? >> we're going to have the former speaker of the house, the republican presidential candidate in dubuque, iowa, we'll talk about the campaign, talk about politics, talk about some substantive issues out there, domestic issues, economic issues, jobs, national security-related matters, a wide-ranging interview with the republican presidential front-runner, newt gingrich. he'll join us live this coming hour in "the situation room." tomorrow we'll have an interview with mitt romney here in iowa as well. so we're one week away, isha, so the stakes are enormous right now. >> a lot of big news to come. wolf we look forward to it. >>> we'll take a quick break. stay with us. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only

mitch gilbert was waiting at the airport in las vegas when he found two cesar's palace envelope with thousands of dollars cash. instead of trying to keep the money, he tried to return it. a man from el paso had reported the cash missing. >> i knew right then that was the guy. >> i will always thank mitch for doing this. >> the man says he won the money gambling and dropped it while he was running to catch a flight. >>> lucky man in cecil county won't have to worry about money for the restover his -- restover rest -- rest of his life. derek valcourt went searching for the winner. >> reporter: folks are scratching their heads. >> we don't know who it is. >> reporter: some lucky person bought the winning power ball jackpot ticket here on christmas eve. the number is 14, 16, 30, 51, 52 with a power ball of 19 and a power play of two will make someone rich. but even westly's owners don't know who. >> a lottery was in today. they secured the machine, they checked some stuff in the machine, they told us what time the ticket was sold, it was sold at 3:13 p.m. we checked our cameras to that t

mitch gilbert was about to board his flight back to colorado when he saw two ceaser palace envelopes containing $10,000 each on the floor. once he got home, he called the airport for two weeks until one operator decided to take him. >> she says this is breaking the rules but you are trying to do the right thing. >> she said an el paso man reported the envelopes missing. so gilbert contacted him to return the money. that -- that man says he's extremely grateful to gilbert for being so honest. >>> a utah fall was expecting santa on christmas eve but got a different visitor. >> it's in the room! >> well, it was a deer. he crashed through the family's basement window. he traveled through the home and ended up in the bedroom. for about two hours, the family took these photos as they waited for wildlife officers. sadly, they had to put the deer down to get him out of the house. >>> we told you about the decision of sear's to close down roughly 100 stores in the nation. coming up at mock, we'll take a look -- 5:00, we'll take a look and see what this means for the bay area. that's at 5:00.

mitch gilbert of colorado, he found the money inside two unmarked caesars palace envelopes at the airport. he could have easily pocketed the money but instead decided to return it. las vegas airport eventually found the winner, a man from el paso, texas, who needless to say was in shock and couldn't believe it. gilbert says he wanted to return the money to show his kids the right thing to do. >> that was a nice move. >>> still ahead at 5:00, santa sets a new world record. >>> it is boxing day in commonwealth countries and just like black friday in the u.s., boxing day is a huge shopping day in the united kingdom and australia. this was the scene in a london shopping center. people line up for hours and rush into the center hoping to cash in on today's holiday sales. >>> santa claus set a new world record this weekend as he raced around the globe on his christmas mission. >> santa tracking errors at peterson air force base in colorado received more than 100,000 phone calls from children asking where santa was. that breaks the previous record of 80,000 calls. the north american aerospace de

mitch gilbert found two unmarked envelopes at the airport. each one contained $5,000. he says he could have easily kept the cash for himself but instead spent two weeks trying to track down the rightful owner. >> i just about fell over. i couldn't believe it. i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. i said somebody's got to be missing this. >> the casino eventually gave him the name of a texas man who reported losing the same amount of money. gilbert found him and returned the $10,000 >> that man deserves a

. >>> as mitch gilbert left las vegas he hit the jackpot at the airport. he found two envelopes, inside $10,000 cash. he tracked down the rightful own enear returned the money. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. if it happened to me, i sure would want that back. you think about the bills you can pay. it felt so good to be able to get it back to the guy. >> and for doing the right thing, mitch gilbert, you are today's rock star. ♪ i want to start a fight ♪ i'm still a rock star ♪ i got my rock moves ♪ i don't need you ♪ guess what ♪ i'm having more fun ♪ [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you ca

news4 jim vance talked to mitch gilbert on the phone during our 11:00 news last night. >> i got to tell, mr. gilbert, it's a privilege to talk to you. i got to know. you say you wanted to make a good example for your kids. was that? that's an extraordinary thing to do, man. $10,000 in cash in your hand and you decide to give it back. what were you thinking? >> well, there were a couple things to be honest with you. i kept thinking to myself, what it would be like if i had lost that money and, you know, it was making me sick to my stomach. i couldn't stand the fact to think that if i would have lost that it would never be returned. that was one driving factor and the other was my children. i wanteded ed ted to set a goo and do the right thing. it's the holiday season. that's what it came down to. i'm going to take you up on that drink by the way. >> that was my next comment. i need to say i hope your kids realize what a wonderful example they have in a father. i mean, that really is some cool stuff that you did. here's the deal. whenever you are in d.c., please look me up. give me a call

mitch gilbert was on his way home when he found two unmarked envelopes at the airport. each one contained $5,000. he says he could have easily kept the cash for himself. but instead spent two weeks trying to track down the rightful owner. >> i just about fell over. i couldn't believe t i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. i said somebody's got to be missing this. >> the casino eventually gave him the name of a texas man who reported losing the same amount of money. gilbert found him and returned the $10,000. good for him. >> i love the sound bite. somebody's got to be missing this. well, yeah. if i lose $1, i'm like, oh, my gosh. where's my buck? >> if you carry around $10,000 cash, you think you'd hold on to it a little more carefully. we're glad it has a happy ending. good for him for returning the money. >> speak of happy news, 'tis the season, right? a month old polar bear cub in denmark opens his eyes for the very first time. >> get ready to say aw. it is all cut on camera. check out the first pictures of the cub getting his first look at the world. seku

mitch gilbert found $10,000 in two unmarked envelopes. gilbert didn't keep it. instead, when he got home he called the airport and eventually got in touch with the man from texas who had reported the money was missing. gilbert says he returned the money because he wanted to step up and show his children it was just the right thing to do. >> he definitely did the right thing. otherwise karma could have haunted him. >> good story. i like the honest policy. coming up, travel wars. a search option for cheap fares has travel sites flying off the handle. >>> and scouting for talent in silicon valley. why the intern pool is getting younger and younger. >>> and a live look at downtown san jose. very calm and peaceful. and if you've been outside you will notice a little bit warmer. christina loren will tell you about it coming up. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea. mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy.

mitch gilbert is his name. he was heading home to colorado after winning money in las vegas.quite a shock at the airport. two envelopes with money from caesar's palace inside. each one contained $5,000. gilbert kept calling caesar's trying to get the money back to the rightful other than and after more than two weeks he was finally told a texas man had lost all that cash. >> i knew right then that that was the guy. >> i will always thank mitch for doing this. >> i think he was pretty much in shock. i don't know if he believed it. >> it felt so good to get it back to the guy. i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. >> could have played it on a hand of blackjack. he gave back the 10 and kept 10. of course if he lost wouldn't have been good. gilbert says there was never any question in his mind about returning the money. >> it's good to hear that he had integrity to set an example for his children. >> you have that little devil one go up and the angel saying, take it, take it. nah, i don't think i could keep it either. some guy out there is going, thank you. >>> 5:49 now

. >>> meet mitch gilbert, a colorado real estate businessman who gave the best christmas gift ever toomplete stranger. this month mitch found $10,000 in two sealed envelopes at las vegas airport while waiting for his flight. he could have pocketed the cash but instead tracked down the rightful owner, an el paso man who dropped the money while running to catch the flight. he got his cash back in time for christmas. mitch wanted to show his kids the right thing to do and he would also want someone to do the same for him. >>> a programming note, a few days from away from 2012. the party starts at 11:00 p.m. on saturday night new year's eve. it is right here on cnn. and trust me, you do not want to miss it. up next, anderson will have tonight's installment in the top ten ridiculist of 2011 countdown. tonight, number four, our number one favorite couple right here on "360." don't hate courtney and doug because they're in love. does it? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state fa

. >> his name is mitch gilbert. and he was on his way home when he found two unmarked envelopes.his is at the airport. each one contained $5,000. it took about two weeks for gilbert to track down the rightful owner in texas. turns out gilbert grew up in the d.c. area. he spoke to our own jim vance during news 4 at 11:00. the two joked that next time gilbert is in time, dinner is on vance. >> i love this story. turns out vance had visited his school when he was a child, and some of his friends overheard vance saying, i would like to have a drink with that guy. called up mitchell. and now the arrangements were made and boom. >> full circle. >> if you ever had a time to sit down with jim vance and had a one on one conversation, very interesting and fun guy. >>> it was one huge christmas gift, and now we have learned that someone may soon claim it. on christmas eve, someone bought a powerball ticket at a liquor store in elkton, maryland. it turns out that ticket was the single winner nationwide. the prize $125 million. now the store owner tells news 4 a man called over the weekend cl

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turns out mitch gilbert is a real saint in sin city.ner, who was all the way in texas. he won the money gambling but dropped it on the way back home. he reported it missing but never believed someone would return it. gilbert says giving it back was the right thing to do. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. if it happened to me, i sure would want that back. you think about all the bills you could pay. it felt go to be able to give it back to the guy. >> good for him. now, did the guy -- i guess, i wonder how that process went -- >> exactly. >> someone found an envelope -- >> name on the envelope? anyway -- >> always fascinating. people carry that kind of cash around. it's exciting when you win, have that wad of cash. good on that guy for giving it back. >> no kidding. $10,000. he's right. he'll be able to pay a lot of bills with that money. >>> meanwhile, alexander graham bell on the cutting edge of technology way back in the 1800s. recovered and restored, the smithsonian institution has the earliest packed away and now be

mitch gilbert found two unmarked envelopes just as he was boarding his flight home to colorado.. he called the airport repeatedly after discovering the cash. two weeks later, he found out that someone finally reported losing the envelopes. gilbert says he feels like a million bucks but the real owner got his money back two days before christmas. >> christmas miracle indeed. >> that's so wonderful that he kept at it, you know what i mean. >> in vegas! >> you can make one phone call, i tried. >> i got a busy signal. >> an interesting poll came out yesterday about how americans see themselves as it relates to their parents. we often hear these stories from the parents' side which parents say, you know, my son and daughter not going to do that well. now this new poll shows how kids feel about it and they feel they're going to do pretty darn well. >> 69% of americans feel their children will be -- most feel they will be better off than their parents which is pretty interesting. that number, though, at 69% is down. last time this was asked by gallup was in 1998 and it was at 74% so fe

. >> reporter: mitch came close. gilbert found something at a airport before his flight home to colorado. >> there are two caesar's palace envelopes. >> reporter: both unmarked. >> i just about fell over. kuehne believe it. >> reporter: hay opened white he got home. >> $5,000 in each envelope. >> reporter: some may have thought they hit the jackpot. not gilbert. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. >> reporter: he called the airport in las vegas. >> i said somebody has to be missing this. >> reporter: they would not even take his name. >> they do that. waits against the rules. >> reporter: he kept calling for more than would weeks. >> this is breaking the rules but you know, you are trying to do the right thing. >> reporter: the operator told him a man in el paso, texas, reported losing two caesars palace envelopes full of cash. >> i knew right then that that was the guy. >> i will always thank mitch for doing this roup he won the money gambling and dropped it as he was running to catch a flight. >> very diffic