years he has paid $1.7 million in hush money that went to someone identified as individual a from workville, illinois. she he agreed to pay them to compensate and conceal his prior misconduct against individual a. that occurred earlier. it does not say what the misconduct was. prosecutors say he started making withdrawals of $50,000 at a time and then cut them to 10,000 when questioned by the bank. prosecutors say when asked about whether he was trying to evade something or cover something up he denied having any improper purpose and suggested he didn't feel safe with the banking system. he told the fbi, i kept the cash that's what i'm doing. >> that was pete williams reporting. dennis hastert faces charges for lying to the fbi. >>> we are getting a brand new look at the extreme weather in the country. let's start in maine. a sign from above. a huge lightning bolt struck a church. over in ohio check this out. it's from a surveillance camera. winds bring down tree branches just like they're twigging and an industrial ac unit yanked from the roof, hit a few cars below. the big story still the