i'm paula faris in place of bianna golodryga this saturday. >> and i'm dan harris. they call them the ben-gals? >> yes, because they're girls. >>> coming thup half hour, a father who some say is going way too far, trying to get his 2-year-old to go skydiving with him. he's done it already with his 3-year-old. a huge backlash. >>> first, millions of disappointed americans. we learned moments ago at least three winning tickets were sold in the $640 megamillions jackpot. at least one sold in bat morm is confirmed. david kerley joins us from in front of the store where they sold that lucky ticket. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning, dan. we're inside the store for a couple of minutes before we're asked to leave. there's the machine right there that sold at least one winning ticket. as you found out, there's two other states that have sold tickets. so it look like we have at least three winners. they're selling tickets already for the next lottery. my crack producer figured out $1.5 billion sold and 1.5 billion tickets told. at least one of them w

. >>> i'm here with paula faris, bianna golodryga is taking time off near the end of her pregnancy. lot of people across the country doing in this morning. >> you didn't win it? >> no, no, it's a bad day on the "gma" newsdesk. it's been a tough morning for us. >> i'll get you something later. just to make you feel better. maybe a coffee. it's great to be here. i know everybody is anxiously awaiting the arrival of bianna's bundle of joy. we wish her off the best. >>> this lottery story is still developing. there may be more winners out there. that lucky person in baltimore may have to split that $640 million. let's get the winning numbers up there. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the megaball 23. we're channeling our inner vanna white. >> 2, 4, 23, what are the other numbers? >> 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and 23, the megaball. >> there it is right there. the numbers being drawn. you could almost hear the massive collective sigh of disappointment when millions of us learned we were not multimillionaires. check this out. we set up "gma's" bucket of broken dreams. staffers are tearing up their losing tick

>> no. >>> okay, we're going to check the other headlines this morning with abc's paula faris. la. >> you said crazy? were you referring to me? all right. good morning, everyone. in the news, the search is on this morning for survivors of the severe storms that ripped through our nation's heartland. nearly a hundred reported or the may does touched down, killing at least 37 people in 5 states. >>> and in politics, mitt romney scoring a double-digit win in washington state's presidential caucuses on saturday. it was his fourth victory in the row, giving him momentum with super tuesday's ten contests just two days away. >>> and russians are heading to the polls today to vote for president, but there's little doubt about the outcome. vladimir putin is expected to return to the top job, after four years as prime minister. >>> and finally, saturday was the ceremonial start to the iditarod dog race. now, the race officially starts today with 66 mushers and their sled dog teams attempting the 1,000-mile trek across alaska. i'm going out a limb to predict the fastest dogs on the fastest

i'm paula faris. so glad you're back. >> it is good to be back. you are back. >> we're back. >> everything is in the saddle, doing the thing. >> giddy up. >> okay. >> giddy up. >> dorkiness ends there. good to see you, everybody. i'm rob nelson. at the center of the supreme court debate is the mandatory coverage required under the president's health care law. will the justices declare that unconstitutional, and is the entire health care plan now at risk? of course, all of this falling in an important election year. this is the president's signature domestic achievement, and it could all unravel. depending what those justices decide. it could be a huge setback for the president. he's not even campaigning on it at all because it's so unpopular. we'll see where it goes. >> hopefully some clarification by the summer. >>> trayvon martin's parents are expected on capitol hill as house democrats investigate his shooting. they are defending their son after new allegations about his suspension from school because of drugs. >> learning more from the other s

i am paula faris. have a good day. >> by the clock 16 right now.ffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey joining us. we got through the snow ok. >> we did. there was beautiful snow falls out of town. they got 10 inches in spots. we had a trace at reagan national. winter ended as the eighth police snowiest on record. if we don't get any more through may 1 it could be the third least snowiest. let's look at temperatures. let's look at the numbers. largely in the '20s. 21 in manassas, 25 in winchester, 34 in annapolis. 21 in frederick. by 6:00 a.m. as the temperatures continue to drop, there will be a few more locations in the teen's besides oakland. 23 degrees in gaithersburg. clear skies overhead. the combination of clear skies light wind, dry air in place for allowing temperatures could plummet. sunrise at 6:30. will drop a few more degrees before then. no clouds to speak of across most of the eastern half of the united states. we could get clipped by some thin clouds later this morning. overall lot of sunshine not just today but the next co

i am paula faris. >> 5:17 right now, checking traffic and weather.starting the weekend on a good note. >> for the past three days in a row at reagan national and dulles it has reached over 80 degrees. the last time we do that on both sides in march was in 1998. >> really? >> interesting. >>let's jump to the records shortly, but we made it into the low 80s as today. we broke the records. i don't anticipate any records to be challenged for the foreseeable future. a mild weather pattern will continue. fredericksburg was a hot spot yesterday, 87 degrees. that is uncomfortable for march. 80 in hagerstown yesterday, 82 at reagan national. that was a record by one degree. that was set in 1990. dulles 84, that broke the old record set in 1990 by two degrees. seven the three at bwi marshall airport with the breeze and that kept their temperature cooler. areas of rain off to the west, mainly in the panhandle of west virginia south of hagerstown, of martinsburg winchester, not that heavy. a few embedded moderate showers within that narrow band early this mornin

paula faris is here. >> i'm sure we're going to be on political overload this coming week. good morning, everyone. reasons in washington vote in the state's gop presidential caucuses today. it's the last test for the four candidates before super tuesday, whether there will be voting in ten state. >>> this is something no parent wants to hear. cvs is apologizing after a pharmacy mistakenly gave breast cancer pills to children instead of flour ride pills. the pills look similar. there are no reports of kids getting sick. >>> and federal officials have announced the bust of one of the bigs counterfeit scams. the ring import eed ugg boots a other goods. >>> free clothing for a price. hundreds of people lined up in san francisco wearing nothing but underwear. that's right, their underwear to win clothes at a new store. only the first 100 folks left with a free outfit. it can get cold in san francisco. >> you're in bad mood this morning. >> exactly. >> a lot of humiliation if you were 1001. >> i can think of many better things to do with many morning that that. >>> time for the w

i'm here with the lovely paula faris here for bianna golodryga. big news. >> you didn't win?ou have a better chance of being killed by a vend mag sheen or becoming a movie star than actually winning the mega millions. >> how does one get killed by a vend mag sheen? >> it's unfortunate. throw i do love chee-tos. >>> divided three ways, the lucky players in each state get $213 million before taxes. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the megaball is 23. if you get the megaball, you get all of $2. >> just if you get the megaball. >> i want my $2. >> there it is. the lucky numbers being drawn overnight. you could almost hear a massive collective sigh of grief and disappointment at 11:00 last night as millions of us learned we were not the multimillionaire. check this out, this is "gma's" bucket of broken dreams. these are people coming to terms, coming to grips with the fact that their future will not include a lamborghini. >> you promised them a trip to the caribbean. >> disney world. >> we get free tickets, though. >>> to one of the luckiest 7-elevens in the world. david kerley is in baltimo

. >> and i'm paula faris. you're about to see how wall street's speculators may be fueling the price increases every time you fill up your gas tank. some new reports underscore what's happening as a capitol hill lawmaker demands action. and this is pretty much an exclusive to abc news. and it's interesting to see how when our correspondent mark greenblatt did the story last week this is kind of what came out of it. some new legislation. >> essentially people gambling on gas prices. that's why we're we're all paying more. definitely stay tuned for that story coming up in just a second. also, snow is now falling on some areas, those same areas that were hard hit by those powerful and extremely deadly tornadoes over the weekend. it is a one-two punch for mother nature as storm survivors are exposed to both summer and winter storms in just a matter of days. no rest for the weary in the midwest and south. >>> and later this half hour, what could be a big moneymaker for hollywood? forget about those vampire movies a

i'm paula faris. you know what's exciting, graduation. when i look up into my student's faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i am committed to making a difference in peoples lives and i am a phoenix. >>> welcome back. there are a lot of game shows out there but one coming up could have you praying to the almighty. jeff foxworthy is hosting the "american bible challenge." the winnings go to faith-based charity organizations. foxworth says he's excited to do a show about "the best-selling book of all time." it will air on the game show network. >>> you can talk to some celebrities on the phone. a new company called dial-a-star. it's let -- letting you  call list d-listers. yeah, like lindsay lohan's parents, for example, you can chat with them for $10 a minute. >> what? >> the octomom will charge you $15 a minute. >>> stay with us. before we head to break, we want to let you know about a couple of schoo

i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> i'm john muller in for rob nelson. some big name pro athletes plan to attend today's rally in sanford, florida, where trayvon martin was shot and killed. all weekend long protesters gathered wearing hoodies because that's what the teen had on when he was gunned down. >> very, very sad story. certainly growing, this story is. a lot of attention. >>> another big headline this morning comes from south korea where the president told the world the u.s. has too many nuclear weapons. he's also sending a message to north korea to consider peace or remain isolated. >> and a subject near and dear to our insomniac viewers, sleep. the health hazards involved when you get too little sleep and when you get too much shut eye. is that possible? apparently it is. >> i don't know that's ever happened to me. >> stay tuned. we'll tell you about all of that. >>> first, protests over the shooting of trayvon martin spread to texas, arizona and california over the weekend. >> the shooter george zimmerman has not spoken publicly about the inci

. >> i'm paula faris. it was an epic earthquake and tsunami followed by a nuclear nightmare that claimed nearly 20,000 lives, and some of the victims, roughly 3,000, have never been found. one year later you're going to see how little things have changed. >> that's right. and this morning's other major headline comes from afghanistan, where there is worry about a taliban retaliation. an american army sergeant is accused of shooting to death mostly women and children asleep in their afghan village. >>> also this morning we're all talking about the automotive industry. u.s. carmakers have a reason to be proud about safety and quality testing. that is good to hear for the u.s. of a. >> that's right. but first, reflecting on disaster. the catastrophic chain of events that forever changed japan. >> it's been one year since the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake struck, triggering a tsunami and the worst nuclear crisis since chernobyl. abc's akiko fujita reports from sendai, japan. >> reporter: they've spent the la

. >> and i'm paula faris. happy friday, everyone. >>> major development this is morning in the case of a u.s. soldier accused of killing afghan civilians. he could be moved to a military prison in the united states as soon as today. >> we're joined by tahman bradley in washington with more. >> reporter: the lawyer for the accused soldier says he doesn't have all the facts. he offered new details into the soldier's mind set the night of the rampage. the lawyer for the u.s. army staff sergeant is painting a better picture of the man who allegedly carried out the massacre. the day before the shoot, his client saw a fellow soldier's leg blown auto >> we have been informed at the small base he was at somebody was gravely injured before the alleged incident. it affected all of the soldiers. >> reporter: the incident has not been independently confirmed. brown said his client is a highly decorated soldier with no past misbehavior. they thought he was done fighting before he was deployed. >> he was told he was not goi

. >> and i'm paula faris. >>> the midwest is still in the line of fire this morning after getting hammered by a deadly batch of tornadoes this week. >> the death toll now is at 13. as shell-shocked residents dome through their deponginbelonging another storm is on the way. >> reporter: overnight, they waited for round two. storms expected today cowl be worse than the system that left behind this path of destruction. >> my daughter called me, screaming, saying the house was gone. >> reporter: seven states, 750 miles. more than a dozen people were killed. survivors are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. they're grieving the loss of loved ones. >> my parents have known each other since they were 12 years old. my mother passed away here over there. >> reporter: amanda patrick was caught in a tornado with winds near 170 miles an hour. she lived. her friends did not. >> when i knelt on my knees -- i just asked god to see me through. >> reporter: dale lost his home. and his dog is missing. >> i don't know where she's at or -- hope she ain't in one of them piles of rubble. you never k

i'm paula faris. glad to be back after a battle with the flu. >> feeling better. that's good. >> a little bit. >> i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. >>> the tornadoes have left destruction. some of them, 22 miles long, 400 yards across, took down entire city blocks. >> the winds, hurricane-force, toppling 170 miles an hour. at least 12 people have died. latest victims were in eastern tennessee last night. you can get an idea of the path the storms took by looking at this map. hard-hit cities of harrisburg, illinois, and branson, missouri. >> more of the same weather is on the way. we begin coverage with tahman bradley. >> this morning, towns across the midwest are picking up after at least 16 tornadoes left behind a path of destruction. the twister struck in an instant. >> i heard the wind pick up. all at once, it felt like the house was coming apart. the windows blew out. the glass was flying through the house like big knives. >> like a train. just like they say it does. it sounded like thunder that didn't quit. >> reporter: among the places hardest hit, ha

. >> and i'm paula faris. >>> for camera-loving rod blagojevich, it was quite a sendoff. >> tahman bradley has the details. >> reporter: man who loves the spotlight as much as rod blagojevich would have it no other way. a press conference before he goes to prison today. >> i'm proud as i leave and enter the next part of what is a hard and dark journey that i can take with me a sense of accomplishment. >> reporter: he's been convicted of trying to sell or trade president obama's vacated senate seat. >> saying good-bye to patty and our kids will be the hardest thing i have ever had to do. >> reporter: he maintains what he did was legal and an appeal will succeed. >> my faith has been challenged. i still believe this is america. a country governed by the rule of law. >> reporter: he greeted the crowd and signed autographs. the 55-year-old is reporting to a low security facility with few incidents of violence. patrick recommends blagojevich get to know the men he will spend time with. >> he should be honest and up front, talk about his family and regular life, not about how he was a big shot o

. >> and i'm paula faris. winter is not giving up without a fight, at least for a chunk of the country bracing for severe storms today. >> it will be a rough day for much of the center of the country today. >> the first wallop to the west coast. now it that has plains in the cross hairs. late sunday, tornadoes fired you have across the plains, a hint of what is likely today. storm chasers spotting several twisters in oklahoma. two touched down overnight in north platte, nebraska. to the west, mown tears of arizona and new mexico are buried with snow, shutting down major interstates for a time. kids in flagstaff enjoying a snow day today. the town got two feet of snow over the weekend. in lower elevations, high winds made for dangerous driving, blowing dust across highways, bring aing down trees, knocking out power to thousands. winds whipped up the surf up and down the state. >> i've seen it almost as bad. not quite this bad. >> reporter: for the mountains outside san diego, a foot of fresh snow was a great si

i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> i'm john muller in for rob nelson. the pope had some serious messages from mexico where tens of thousands of people have died in drug-related violence. today he's going to be in cuba making even more history. >> historic seeing a pope in cuba. really is an amazing thing. >> absolutely. >>> also defending neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. he's not been arrested in the shooting death of trayvon martin but his attorney and a family friend are speaking out. what they have to say about zimmerman. >>> later this half hour, while most of the country enjoyed one of the mildest winters in decades, the insect population has been multiplying so watch out this spring. it's bound to bug you. we'll talk about that. >> rob nelson's story that one is. >>> first, we're going to start with hundreds of cuban americans who will be among those welcoming the pope when he arrives on the island later today. >> benedict traveling to havana tomorrow with thousands of faithful who are awaiting his arrival. diana alvear reports from cuba. >

i'm paula faris. there are breaks developments in afghanistan after the deadly attack at the hands of a u.s. soldier. >> the taliban released a statement overnight vowing revenge. >> abc's tahman bradley joins us. >> reporter: hi paula and t.j. the president of afghanistan called the shooting an assassination, a suspect is in custody. photos from the scene show the carnage. as many as 16 afghans including nine children and three women gunned down in the middle of the night. they killed a child says this mother. nato officials believe a rogue army staff sergeant apparently carrying an automatic weapon and a pistol, left his base, went to a nearby village and shot victims at random. >> we can say definitively that this was an individual acting alone, not with authority. and we also have the individual, the suspect, in custody. u.s. custody. >> reporter: this morning, investigators are interrogating the alleged shooter, a 38-year-old soldier from'lewis, washington. in a statement, president obama said the

i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson.ntucky woman who is literally thanking her lucky stars that she survived that tornado. nearly 40 people were killed in this outbreak of summer-like storms that are so hard to imagine this time of year. unbelievable footage of destruction from all parts of the midwest, particularly hard-hit parts of indiana and kentucky. >> yeah. the forecasters and meteorologists are saying what we just saw is going to go down in history. >>> also this morning, tomorrow is super tuesday, or super duper tuesday, like rob and i like to call it, with ten states going to the polls to pick their favorite gop candidate for president. we're going to explain why ohio is crucial and a big name in politics who is now supporting mitt romney. >> and maybe by this time wednesday we'll have a clear idea of who the inevitable candidate's going to be, or nominee's going to be. but it seems like these guys, newt and rick santorum, want to fight until the end. some think it's going to go all the way to the convention th

i'm paula faris. a new partner in crime, t.j. winick. we like to give rob nelson at least maybe one day off every six months. so today is it. >> well, i'm here. >> glad to have you. >> here to pinch hit. thank you very much. i am t.j. winick in for rob nelson. and the taliban may retaliate after this deadly shooting. so close to the koran-burning incident that infuriated so many afghans. we're getting more details now about the army sergeant under investigation and his background. >>> also this morning, a very controversial form of punishment. a miami father forced his seventh-grade son to stand on a street corner wearing this embarrassing sign. he did so poorly in school that his dad decided to take action. i know everybody has different parenting methods. i personally like to bribe my child. my children, i should say, plural. to each his own. >> that's an interesting one. we're going to have fun with that. >>> and later this half hour, just in time for spring break, two apps for smartphone users. one of them can simulate what it's like

i'm paula faris. >> and i'm t.j. winick in for rob nelson. that regatta is a big attraction this time of year in central florida. and spectators saw much more than the annual thrill show. what a tragedy after back-to-back accidents. >> saturday and sunday fatalities. >>> also this morning, a nationwide problem for school kids with attention from the commander in chief. president obama speaks out about bullies and takes his message to the cartoon network. >> and later this half hour the sweet 16 in the ncaa. who made it, who didn't, and who leads our "world news now" march madness brackets competition. >>> but first, a popular boat race in central florida turned deadly over the weekend. >> three participants were killed after being thrown from their high-speed boats. wftv's ryan hughes reports from lake dora, florida. >> reporter: charles woodruff raised speedboats for decades. these are undated pictures of him on the water. his life ended on the water, according to a spokeswoman with the florida fish

i'm paula faris. whitney houston drowned in that beverly hills bathtub. >> coroner's report says she was musing cocaine just before she had died. it was the tragic news that friends and family feared. >> reporter: after weeks of speculation, the results of whitney houston's autopsy may not be surprising. the singer's death in a bathtub at the beverly hills hilton was caused by what her friend, family and fans had feared. >> the final cause of death has been established as drowning, due to ath row cler rottic heart disease and co >> reporter: water in houston's lungs indicated drowning. her heart was weakened by blockage of her arteries. long-time cocaine use contributed to her death. there was no foul play. >> it appeared that the cocaine had been used in the time period just immediately prior to her collapse. >> reporter: houston's family was informed about the coroner's findings before the public. sister-in-law pat houston said, we are saddened to learn of the toxicology results. although, we are gl

i'm paula faris. 3q finally carpet cleaning got easier. try resolve easy clean to deep clean your carpets. just 3 easy steps for beautifully clean carpets. it removes 3 times more dirt than vacuuming alone. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. >>> 6:11. 8::30 this morning, the department of public works will be picking up what is called the pipe diver. crews will be using it to check out pipes under the city and surrounding counties. it's a whole new tool to try to prevent a major watermain break from bursting. the pipe diver using an electromagnetic field to detect weaknesses in pipes without shutting off the water service. so the aging pipes could be fixed. >> we want to make sure we use whatever technology is there, whatever we can use efficiently so we can get this work done. it has to be done. >> in 2009 a 72-inch watermain broke, flooding dundalk with millions of gallons of water. baltimore city's water bureau provides drinking water for 1.8 million customers in the city as well as baltimore, howard and anne arundel counties. so t

paula faris is on assignment. on autism appear to be a sign of better diagnosis skills over the past few years. and it's not necessarily a dramatic upswing in the number of cases. federal experts say. but it's still alarming and aic about wake-up call for the health care system. >> interesting to say the signs you can look for at a young age that your children may be autistic. not responding when you call their name or something like that. >> repeating certain motions over and over again. >> there are tell-tale signs. >>> also this morning you chance at winning. we talked about this a minute ago. the largest lottery jackpot ever. >> oh, baby, buy me a ticket. >> please. $540 million on the line. can't even conceive that kind of money. what would you do if you money the mega millions drawing? it's all the buzz on our facebook page. >> you have an option of just taking like 325 mill in cash. >> that's easy. the lines stretching for blocks and miles. it's incredible. i think that's everyone's favorite conversation. w

i'm paula faris. >> i'm rob nelson.on that jetblue flight who helped him are real heroes this morning, but there are still pretty serious questions about the captain's state of mind and what led to this scary situation in the skies. this story is the talk of the country right now. this guy pretty much flipped out on board. saying bomb and iraq and iran. had the whole plane freaked out. then everyday heroes step up, take this man down and that plane lands safely. >> they said i'll show you iraq and iran. >> you're going to love the sound bite in that story. >>> also the 41-year-old california teacher and his affair with his 18-year-old high school student. she may be legal, but shouldn't there be a law against teacher love affairs with high school kids? a california lawmaker says yes. kind of disappointing that we even have to come this far and it has to go that far to -- >> that it takes a law to legislate something that should be a no-brainer. that story, people talking about that one, too. we'll get to that in a secon

those are your "tech bytes," i'm paula faris. >>> 6:12. we're seeing a bit of relief at the pump. >> prices still very high. abc's greg talks about what the politicians say they want to do about it. >> reporter: prices rose steadily for 27 days straight before dipping a bit this week. wednesday newt gingrich campaigned on the issue in alabama. >> the only way that you the prices is by dramatically expanding supply. >> reporter: president obama also says prices are too high. >> i want gas prices lower because they hurt families. and it's not good for the overall economy because when gas prices go up, consumer spending oftentimes pulls back. >> reporter: democratic congressman henry waxman says expanding off-shore drilling is not the answer. >> now the republican mantra is that we need to drill, baby, drill. this slogan may sound good but it's based on a complete fiction. we're drilling more but prices are still going up. >> reporter: president obama says domestic oil and gas production is the highest it's been in nine years. he also announc

paula faris is off this morning. much of the country is caught u. with more than $500 million on the line. by tonight's drawing, that record jackpot could climb to a staggering $600 million. believe it or not. we begin now with abc's tauman bradley. >> look at those lines. that's lotto fever. the biggest jackpot in history. half a billion dollars is at stake in tonight's mega millions multistate drawing. >> i normally don't play the lottery. because it's so big i decided to take a chance. >> i could be the lucky one. >> reporter: the odds of winning 1 in 176 million. >> i'm going to take that chance. like anybody else. sflr at this store, she bought 100 tickets. she like everybody else playing, she's more likely to be hit by falling airplane parts than winning the lottery. >> the funny thing is that i'm from las vegas and i'm out here visiting. so, they don't have the lotto. >> reporter: 42 states, d.c. and virgin islands. nearly 400 million tickets sold in less than 48 hours. since tuesday's jackpot failed to produce any winners. retailers have a s