Learned the good news himself. Abcs Tahman Bradley joins us from washington with the latest. Certainly, this picture tells the story. Good morning, tahman. Reporter oh, this is remarkable stuff, rob and sunny. Now, the lottery officials are tightlipped. But speculation is growing. A missouri man has come forward. And youre about to see video of another guy at the moment he realizes hes rich. Could this man be americas newest multimillionaire . To be clear, the names of the Powerball Jackpot winners have not been released. But this Surveillance Video obtained by abc affiliate wjla, from a gas station in upper maryland, shows a construction worker, realizing his life is about to change. The clerk and customers at the exxon station says the man showed them a ticket with all six winning numbers, matching the 587. 5 million Powerball Jackpot. He couldnt believe it. He was ecstatic. He wanted everybody to check to see make sure he wasnt seeing things. Reporter the man bought the ticket in arizona. One of the two Winning Tickets was sold in arizona. I heard him say he won. And gave me the ticket. And said, did i really win . Reporter lottery officials in the other winning state, missouri, have verified the winner from there. And plan to shed light on the person or persons who won later today. The Winning Ticket was sold here at trex mart, the only gas station in the Farming Community of dearborn. Thats it. Reporter residents are eyeing each other. Wondering if their neighbor is now rich. It would be neat if it was someone here in town, that we know. Reporter this man says his father is the winner. I got a phone call this morning. And he was almost stoic sounding. It was us. Reporter mark hill announced on facebook that hes the winner. But everyone will keep guessing about the missouri and arizona winner until official word from the lottery. Rob and sunny . That is incredible. Abcs Tahman Bradley live in washington. Thanks, tahman. And theres plenty more powerball coverage coming up on good morning america. We have live reports from both maryland and missouri, coming up on the show starting at 7 00 eastern time. In other news this morning, president obama will visit a suburban philadelphia toy factory today, hoping to win public support for his plan to avoid that socalled fiscal cliff. But on capitol hill, talks there have pretty much hit an impasse at this point. Neither republicans nor democrats seem willing to budge on the issue of tax rates for the wealthy. Unless the two sides can reach some kind of deal, spending cuts and also tax hikes will collectively take effect starting january 1st. The clock is ticking. It is. The United Nations has overwhelmingly approved recognition of a palestinian state, a move staunchly opposed by the u. S. And israel. But in the west bank and gaza, palestinians, they celebrated on the streets. The historic vote upgrades palestine to nonmember nonvoting observer status only. Meanwhile, u. S. Ambassador, susan rice, she denounced the resolution. Saying, quote, its counterproductive to the goal of mideast peace. And the Palestinian People will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed, save that the prospects of a durable peace have only receded. Rice added that the u. S. Will continue to stand up against every effort that seeks to undermine israels security. The Supreme Court justices will meet today to consider taking up the issue of samesex marriage. Seven cases are before them, ranging from californias prop 8 ban, to the right of married samesex couples to get federal marriage benefits, to the broad issue of whether the constitution protects gay peoples right to marry. A decision could be announced this afternoon. In other news this morning, there are reports of a settlement in a sex scandal that made international headlines. No details just yet on the agreement between former International Monetary fund chief, dominick strausskahn, and the new York City Hotel maid that accused him of sexual assault. Prosecutors dropped charges against strausskahn. But the incident did end his political career and his marriage. A new study out today urges the federal prison system to grant more early releases to disabled or terminally ill releases for economic and humanitarian reasons. There are about 218,000 federal prisoners. But fewer than one prisoner a year is granted a compassionate release. And caring for a seriously ill prisoner is much more expensive. The american soldier accused of leaking a trove of classified documents to wikileaks will take the stand in military court again today. Yesterday, private first class Bradley Manning made his first public statements since his arrest two years ago during a pretrial hearing. He wants his case tossed out, saying he suffered unlawful punishment during his first year of detention. Weather and those powerful storms pounding the west coast are not letting up this morning. Take a look at this. Parts of Northern California are feeling the brunt of the torrential rain and gusty winds this morning. Some areas could see up to 20 inches of rain. And higher elevations, get this. Theyre expecting more than eight feet. Yeah, eight feet, of mountain snow. On top of that, flood watches and warnings have been issued, now, from San Francisco to southern oregon. And that storm is also kicking up high surf that is crashing down on just about the entire coast of california. Theyre now seeing the biggest waves of the season. As high as 20 feet. As you see here, surfers in the southern part of the state were, yep, just out there making the best of it. As for the weather from across the nation, rain and mountain snow extends into the Pacific Northwest and northern rockies. Morning fog and a light drizzle in the l. A. Area. Rain and snowshowers around northern michigan, green bay and milwaukee. And western new york also gets a wintry mix. 40s from new york city to chicago. Mostly 70s across the south. 60s from Salt Lake City to albuquerque. Coming up, corporate profits. Lets just say, lots of them were pretty good in the third quarter. And weve got news about the hostess bankruptcy. Thats coming up in your business news. Plus, uhoh. A watery mess at a watering hole. The details on that bit of wet weirdness, still ahead. Welcome back, everybody. When the government released thursdays gdp report, there was a milestone number in there. U. S. Corporate profits hit an alltime high between july and september, rising at an annual rate of 3. 5 . The strength was driven by Financial Companies whose domestic profits rose by more than 71 billion during those three months. Potential buyers are lining up to try to acquire hostess brands, maker of twinkies, now that final moves to close the business has been approved in bankruptcy court. 18,000 workers are losing their jobs. But hostess did get Court Approval to give top executives bonuses, totalling almost 2 million. Its back to the bargaining table today for negotiators trying to end the ongoing strike at the nations busiest port system. Union workers at the los angeles and long beach harbors walked off the job three days ago, shutting down most of the terminals which actually handle 40 of the countrys import trade. Union workers claim shippers are outsourcing jobs. And fast food workers walked off the job in new york city thursday calling for higher pay and the right to unionize. Many workers make the minimum wage. And they are looking to raise that figure to 15 bucks an hour. And call it a day late and 587 million short, the day after that record Powerball Jackpot. California lottery officials announce the big game, yep, is coming to that state. People from california crossed into arizona and waited in line for hours to get powerball tickets for wednesdays drawing. Theyll be able to get them in their own state now beginning in april. You consider the population of california. Now, the jackpots will skyrocket to who knows what . Thats right. Welcome. Welcome to the mayhem, exactly. And thank you. When we come back this morning, a problem for one of the most widely used generic drugs. And close your eyes. Stants quarterback drew brees had a problem of his own last night, throwing to the wrong team. Lowlights ahead. When it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i need all the help i can get. I tell them, come straight to the table. I say, its breakfast time, not playtime. Theres fruit, milk and im putting a little nutella on your wholewheat toast. Funny, that last part gets through. [ male announcer ] serving nutella is quick and easy. 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Well, millions of americans who rely on generic versions of the cholesterolfighting drug, lipitor, will have to look elsewhere for their medications. Thats because small pieces of glass have turned up in the pills. Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter the company that produces more than one in three generic lipitor pills taken in this country has shut down all production. The problem . Ranbaxy cant figure out how small glass particles have gotten into its generic pills. The contamination has not led to any patient problems. But consumers are being told to return their ranbaxy pills and get another brand. Generics are popular because of their price. Namebrand lipitor costs 4. 72 a pill. The ranbaxy pill, just 3. 85. This is the latest manufacturing problem for ranbaxy. Earlier this year, the u. S. Government forbid the company from importing 30 drugs from some of its facilities in india, because of bad recordkeeping. The company has real difficulties with quality control, not just in one of a couple of its facilities, but in many facilities. Reporter even though this is the largest maker of generic lipitor, there are other manufacturers to make up for shortages. David kerley, abc news, washington. Former president george w. H. Bush. Doctors say his condition is not lifethreatening. But mr. Bush is 88. And he also suffers from a form of parkinsons disease that makes it difficult for him to walk. The Greater Boston area must be feeling a little snakebit. Just before noon yesterday, two subway trains collided at the boycen street station. About three dozen people were injured, though. The station was shut down most of the afternoon. But then, as the evening rush was getting under way, a power outage hit cambridge, just outside of beantown. It snarled traffic for hours and crippled the campuses of m. I. T. And harvard. Emergency crews had to rescue several people who were stuck inside elevators. But theres some good news here. The power has since been restored. All the Major College football conferences hold their championship games this weekend. Lots of good football this weekend. But last night, it was time for some nfl action. And not a good night for my beloved saints. Here is espn. Good morning. Im todd grisham with your sportscenter update. Atlanta airport workers threw eggs at the new Orleans Saints bus before they left the airport. Will the falcons be left with egg on their face, as they try to avoid a fifthstraight loss to the saints. I apologize for that horrible analogy. Speaking of horrible, what was going on with drew brees . He had a record night for interceptions. Thats weatherspoon with a pick. Drew brees threw five picks in the georgia dome. Hes never thrown that many in a game before. Remember, he entered 54straight games with a touchdown pass. He didnt throw a touchdown, either. Atlanta leads 2313. Brees, again, takes off. That wasnt his fault. But this one certainly was. Later in the fourth, down ten. Trying to get something going. And its William Moore with his second pick of the game. As the falcons can clinch the nfc south, if the buccaneers lose to the broncos this weekend. How about nba . Spurs and heat. Gregg popovich decides to rest tony parker, Manu Ginobili and tim duncan. A bunch of hasbeens taking on the defending champions. And they had them on the ropes. That bucket by d. Wade. Ray allen for three. And its a 10098 lead. A chance, now, for the spurs to tie it. Gary neal for three. Thats off. The heat win it 105100. That will do it for your look at sports. My name is todd grisham. Please have a good day. Well, it isnt very often that we get to say, its the end of an era for soccer here in the u. S. But its true because tomorrow marks David Beckhams final game for the los angeles galaxy. Hes played six seasons for the team, helping raise the profile for Major League Soccer to new heights. And hes not saying whats next for him. I honestly dont know yet. You know . I feel very honored, at 37 years old, im still having the top clubs come in and want to talk to me. Its kind of amazed me. I came here six years ago. I said that i was committed to being an ambassador for this game and for this league, for this country and for around the world. And thats never going to change. Beckhams last stand with the galaxy is tomorrows title game against houston on espn. And up next, the pulse. Bo, the white house dog checks out the new christmas decorations. And dont try this, even if you have the chance. The pulse, coming up next. For reading and entertainment. Your favorite magazines and catalogs look better than ever. And with scrapbooking, you can save the things you love, bring them all together, and be inspired like never before. Scrapbooking. Create yours with nook hd and even bigger with hd . Find yours at barnes noble. 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A famous face in a famous house, sniffing out this years christmas trimmings. The white house has released its annual holiday video, showing first dog, bo, checking out his newlydecorated diggs with the obamas nowhere in sight. Bo goes roomtoroom, until he comes facetoface with a largerthanlife topiary, made in his likeness. It looks like bo won the standoff, ending up with the victory santa hat. And a wealthy man from missouri who wont give his name, visited stormdamaged staten long island and new jersey, handing out 100 bills. It earned him lots of hugs and kisses and triggered plenty of tears, as well. The man says its not about the money. But about the random acts of kindness. Well done, sir. Well done. And check out one of the most daring midair stunts, i think. A pilot and a skydiver positioned themselves as close together as possible. And, whoosh, the plane appears to fly between the skydivers legs. And how about this maneuver . The skydiver seems to touch down on top of the plane. And the most daring stunt, the plane goes into a twisting free fall. And the pilot pulls up, just in time to cross paths with the skydiver as he hits the ground. Brave souls. Yes. I like it right here on the ground. Well, for some of you, your local news is next. For everyone else, well be back with bell ringing. Lots and lots of bell ringing, in fact. Stay with us. Even though our mom tries, she doesnt really get us. And shell never know who we are, or what. No way, madden girls . . Nike theyre so awesome nike wow yeahhhh thank you whos your mommy now . Its a christmas miracle. Give victoriously. Famous brands. Famously easy. Famous footwear. Victory is yours. Just mix together a few nasimple ingredients. Andng. Voila. So for truvia baking blend, we mix sweetness from the stevia leaf with sugar, for a blend that bakes and browns like sugar, with 75 fewer calories per serving. Heavy rain and winds moving through as second of storms arrive. Tens of thousands have lost power. Im meteorologist mike nicco. We are on storm watch. Second in a series of storms. Heaviest rains and wi with a New York Hotel maid to settle her charge of sex abuse against him. And finally from us this friday morning, an indiana man is trying to raise bellringing to very new heights. Pastor billy nichiren has been ringing his hand bell for the Salvation Army since noon yesterday. His goal is to reach 60c 60consecutive hours. Our reporter meghan schiller, from our abc affiliate, has the details. Reporter pastor billy nichiren is a triathlete. But he hopes to add another sport to his list, extreme well bellringing. For the most part, i think when a child starts going daddy, daddy, daddy. I use that here. Reporter his challenge, ring the Salvation Armys bell nonstop for 60 hours. For every hour i ring the bell, i get a fiveminute break. When im on my break, im allowed to eat, drink, if i want to pass out, i can do that. But i have to be back before the end of the break. Reporter he called up the Salvation Army to volunteer, with one simple goal in mind. To get involved in the community. And help out those that are less fortunate. Thats the main reason im here. And i think its because im a little crazy. Reporter 60 hours of bellringing seems like a very long time because it is. But pastor billy says hes going to use a lot of different techniques, such as, the wrist, the full arm bell swinging, the wheel, and a little twirl action. Billy is obviously an athlete. But more than that, when you look into his heart, when you talk to billy, you realize he has a real compassion for the community, for the ministry. And thats something that you just you cant replace. Reporter so, billys going to ring away, his next few days, to hopefully meet his goal of raising 5,000. I think im good to go. I have to take it easy, ring my bell and enjoy the ride. Hes got to switch hands, though, too. And give that man some excedrin for christmas. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Stay with us for good america this morning. Stay with us for good morning captioned by closed captioning services, inc. Punning rain, gusty winds the bay area is waking up to one of the more powerful storms o