yolanda vega. thank you, yolanda.se, she is the legendary face of the lottery in these parts, presided over so many lottery drawings, yolanda. hopefully nothing like this has happened to you. look at a drawing in south carolina last year. things going according to plan. and then -- [ laughter ] >> i love that face. >> it shot -- everybody won that night. everybody won. >> pure terror. >> i get it, though. they're not supposed to do that. >> yolanda, has anything like that happened to you? >> it's never happened, in 23 years of me doing the lottery. i hope it never does. my heart won't be able to take it. >> maybe you step away from the big vat of balls there. and people, here it comes, $500 million. is it going to be you? i don't know about that. >>> our biggest "dancing with the stars" after-party ever, on the way. our winners are in. there's d.j. irie. spinning things. go nowhere. [ female announcer ] the craving for chocolate... oooh. [ female announcer ] ...is all grown up. oooh. [ female announcer ] jared present

yolanda. from channel 7, the lottery draw ing. >>megyn: that is exciting. i got to go downstairs right now. >>shepard: see you. the news begins anew, and powerball mania sweeping the nation, the jackpot tonight is $50 billion, actually $550 million, maybe a lawmaker will win and donate it to the fiscal cliff, and she will be here to tell us about it. palestinian leaders headed to the united nations for the landmark vote. should palestinians get statehood? how would that work? what could it mean for peace in the middle east? and the biggest names in all of baseball on the ballot for the hall of fame including three players suspected of having used performance enhancing drugs. what to do in the time of sports, what to do with steroids? that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. >> first from fox at 3:00 in new york city the fight over the so-called fiscal cliff has gone from negotiations to playing out in public. today the president laid out the plan to step the looming tax hike in a public push that seemed like a campaign event. president oba

yolanda vega joins me now.come. >> thank you for having me, piers. >> i want to hear that voice. piers, you have won. >> you have won the big jackpot, piers. >> and a big debate tonight. and the show, everyone is talking about very little else. not much going on other than fiscal cliffs and the powerball is gripping the nation, you have heard the debate on either side. is it a force of good, really, or does it have its negative side? do you appreciate that too? >> honestly, piers, i have been doing this almost 23 years, and nothing but goodness as far as i can see. all of the winners i give the giant oversized checks to are definitely so very excited and, you know, for the time being, that people purchase their $2 powerball ticket, they have a source of entertainment, an opportunity to dream, and to hold on to what they believe can happen positively, and hopefully for the best for all, and all the people around them. >> isn't the problem, though, a lot of the winners i notice end up having pretty miserable time

. >> i am yolanda vega.rough it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >>> before we go tonight, this woman has been announcing winning lottery numbers for the last 20 years, yolanda vega, welcome. >> thank you for having me, piers. >> i just want to hear that voice, i really want to hear you say piers, you have won. >> you have won the big jackpot, piers? >> we'll have a big debate, everybody is talking about very little else because there is not m

. >> yes, i am yolanda. >> legend. she has advice for anybody looking to make it big. >> as soon as you get your ticket, when you buy your ticket. first make sure it's the power ball ticket that you asked for. make sure they didn't slip you another ticket. immediately turn it over and kee regardless if i won. some prizes beside the jackpot. prize for getting the five numbers and not the power ball is a million dollars. >> not a bad prize for yolanda vega or rick leventhal who is on long beach. 5 million or 550 million or whatever would come in handy for a lot of folks there. >> absolutely. this is a glimmer of hope for people here who have been through a re rough few weeks. they are coming out in droves, shepard to buy these particulars. they don't mind these long odds of 175 million to 1. in fact, they are twice as likely to be hit by lightning twice in their lifetime as win this big prize with a lump sum payout of more than $360 million. there is a lot of good that could be done with that money. >> i would help my ch

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today we say hello to yolanda. she and her family love tuning in everyday at 5:00.'s been commenting for months hoping to one day get picked. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan, log on to facebook page and leave a comment under yolanda's picture. i have a cousin we used to call her yogi. >>> artists are gathering for biennial book arts fair. >> it all takes place this weekend at the pyramid atlantic art's center. holly morris is in silver spring for a preview. >> reporter: it's a key word. by annual would mean twice a year. biennial means only every two years. that is the case with the book arts fair. it's super special and you don't want to miss it. one of a kind things and experiences. nobody knows that more than him. good morning to you. >> how are you doing? >> we are happy to be here. >> even though pyramid atlantic has been around for 30 plus years. there's still people who don't know about it. >> that's right. this is a great opportunity to learn more about it during book arts fair. pyramid atlantic was started in 1981 by an artist and educator in baltimore

. >> reporter: yolanda was born into the army life. >> i could not imagine sending my only child to war. and you're 100% sure this is what you want to do? >> positive. >> reporter: there is no one more qualified than yolanda to bring together this sisterhood of army wives at ft. richardson, alaska. >> my husband just joined a year ago in january. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: it's a support group that never knows what the new day will bring. >> as an army wife, i can say with probably 98% certainty, your husband will be different. but it's nothing to fear. it's just something to prepare for. on the flipside, you won't be the same. >> reporter: for these women, deployment is more than just a word. it's a way of life. and it's a tough one. >> inside, your knees are buckling. yet, when it's required, you stand strong, as a mighty warrior. that's what army wives are. >> and colonel gowens and his wife, yolanda, are here this morning. colonel, you just got back a month ago. we want to thank you for your service. we want to ask why you agree to d

and today we say hello to yolanda. >> sounds like a law firm. >> she's not the toyota vehicle recall.he and her family love tuning in everyday at 5:00 a.m. and been commenting for months in hopes to get picked. for picture.ce log on and leave a >> over to tony and allison. >> happy wednesday to both of you. coming up, breaking news from maryland, two early morning shootings including one skene at wal-mart plaza. >> from a growing sex scandal, to libya to the fiscal cliff. he'll be asked tough questions. we have a preview straight ahead. plus. >> the course in afghanistan. >> secretary of state hillary clinton and p i netta throw their support in afghanistan after his name is thrown into the mix of the growing sex sal

. >> jimmy kimmel unfriend day on facebook and i picked yolanda, she doesn't even know me and she putmes spelled backwards, because i'm mad at the baby's daddy. >> she did not? >> she did. >> semaj. not only -- that's some name. not only should she be unfriended, she should probably be unparented, too. thank you. you're here on a good night, musical guest is aimee mann with james mers ericer and l.a. reid we'll be joined by eric stonestreet. eric was at the american music aawards last night presenting for favorite female country artist, after he presented people online suggested he might have been drunk when plented this award. i'll get to the award tonight. because there has to be some reasonable explanation for this reaction to the pairing of the gangnam style guy with mc hammer. ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: amusement? or someone owned an mc hammer single in the '90s? but we'll find out. as you may have heard hostess which makes wonder bread and twinkies is in bad shape, like most of their customers ironically. hostess employees went on strike and the company said if they didn't come ba

yolanda, i think it is great. it gives people a little bit of hope and fun. so you do a wonderful job. congratulations. and thank you for joining us. >> absolutely, thank you so much. good luck. >> thank you. i need it. that is it for us tonight, "ac360" starts right now. >>> we begin the way anderson does every night, keeping them honest, not choosing sides or playing political favorites, there is plenty of that on the other cable news channels. we're interested in facts, our goal is to show them to you honestly. so tonight, the facts about taxes that the majority of americans established on election day, and an even bigger endorsed in the polling. a leading republican lawmaker is on board. they now agree with the president who wants to let taxes go up on income, more than a quarter of a million a year. if mr. obama and the democrats get their way, doing the deal to avoid raising the rates and avoiding the fiscal cliff, where all tax cuts and brakes expire at the end of the year. that is an election, popular at the end of the year, certainly give president o

así que disfruten el día de hoy, minima 36 grados, llegó la hora de compartir las fotos, esta es de yolandatraria hoy en honor de acción de gracias, le quiero invitar a mandar sus fotos, lo puede mandar a las direcciones en pantalla, continuamos con más de despierta américa, vamos con los muchachos >> que chua >> importante recordar que el día de hoy la gente nos salva la vida >> hay que hacer un analisis para ser agradecidos >> como ustedes lo saben, le dedicamos el despierta américa a macho camacho, de hecho, vamos a recordar la última vez que nos visito el 4 de octubre de 2010 cuando fue eliminado de "mira quien baila". >> bienvenido señor gracias por venir ¿como amaneciste? >> con mucho cariño >> fuiste el primer eliminado en esta edición de "mira quien baila". >> mucha gente buena, una vision, number 1. >> es impresionante >> la gente, todo el mundi, mundo, la compañía. >> como un campeón que eres tu >> ¿en algun momento pensaste que eras tu el que se tenía que ir o pensaste que podía ser marcelo? >> por como me fue no te equivoques. >> sin duda un hombre con alma de niño, te queremos

el amor de un hombre parece de novela, pero es cierto, porque tenemos recuerdos de la historia de yolandano se case, así que, mucho cuidado a quién traiog, porque muchas veces ni los padres biológicos nos salvamos, así que la recomendación es tener mucho cuidado. >>> y de hecho también es una forma de prevenir. >>> claro. >>> una pregunta, pensando en jenni, su hija y otras madres que pasan esta situación, se puede restaurar una relación así de rota. >>> se puede, con ayuda profesional lo pueden restaurar, porque tiene que ver lo que es una restauración y sanar las heridas. >>> ojalá que de verdad, esta información sirva para muchas madres, muchas gracias, maureen, nosotros mañana tenemos más información de estos temas, por lo pronto ingrese a univision.com y busque consejos, así que con mucho cariño los esperamos, muchas gracias, maureen, un tema delicado que existe hasta hoy, ya regresamos con más, ana patricia tiene más. >>> este segmento de despierta américa es presentado por rimmel london, luce el look de londres. >>>aatención, mujeres, esta temporada de otoño invierno, vuelve con fu

on the printer page, this is from yolanda, who says big bird and "sesame street" are safe.also this, about mitt romney. "you are a class act who loves america. you would have been a great president. i am sorry you did not win." share your comments with us. republicans keep the u.s. house, and democrats increase the majority in the u.s. senate. >> i am a little but a horse, so bear with me. i am very happy tonight for america and the rest of the world. i am a retired marine master surgeon, having retired in 1980. the divisiveness in this country -- you notice the democratic party and its audience, it is always a big picture of what america is all about. when you look at the republicans, it is a one-way street. besides being a former recruiter for the marine corps, and having had the opportunity of enlisting marine recruits to send them to be a non and see them back in body bags as the result of -- send them to the vietnam, and see them back in body bags -- that is neither here nor there. we had a candidate who was lying in his candidacy, in the beginning, middle, and end. i