a pair of young sluggers bashing at last night s home run derby. carolyn manno has this morning s bleacher report. good morning, carolyn. good morning, john. on saturday, the nationals reportedly rejected a 15-year, $444 million contract extension with the team. that price went up a little bit. it was one of many story lines from last night s home run derby, albert pujols proved he still got it. it was juan soto, ten homers in 12 swings, winning 19-18. and then asking what s next? everyone in baseball is talking about your future, the next few weeks what do you want to see happen? i don t know, i m a champion.
the hospitals and schools and whole cities just flattened. do you think that is the world, are we prepared for that to happen in ukraine, for him to destroy these cities and just kill tens of thousands for his aims? i don t think the west is quite ready for what s yet to come. but if you take a look at the conflict in chechnya, we can get a sense of what the strategy will be. a 1-3 year period the putin regime, through its offensive there, took a population of about a million people and an area the size of connecticut, they displaced about half a million people, 50% of the population, and they killed between 10-20% of the population. so imagine a place the size of connecticut with a population roughly the size of new hampshire falling apart within a matter of a few years. now, the putin regime s going to have a much harder time in ukraine which is a country of 444 million people, bigger than
responding to an alligator inside the kitchen. the 11-foot gator smashing through a ground-level window. a trapper removing it. no one was hurt. quite a surprise. and feeling lucky this weekend? there is a $444 million jackpot. if that doesn t grab you, there is $350 million in power ball. that is tomorrow night. good luck. when we come back, sharing a victory. they ran out of words. who is our person of the week? victory. they ran out of words. who is our person of the week? she s the progressive insurance lady. they cover pets if your owner gets into a car accident. covers us with what? you got me. [ scoffs ] she s an insurance lady. and i suppose this baker sells insurance, too? progressive protects your pets like you do. you can see the secret life of pets 2 only in theaters. the secret life of pets 2
no one picked the right numbers for the mega millions drawing on friday night. the grand prize was $444 million. so that means an even bigger prize next drawing on tuesday night. a cool $475 million. americans seem to like their lotto tickets. research shows they spend nearly $73 billion just last year. my producer of the is show has a theory, you should go out far to the country, don t buy your tickets in the city, go far in the woods, that strange gas station, that s where you ll get the winning ticket they say. thank you for being with us for cnn newsroom. i m george howell in atlanta. for our viewers in the united states, new day is next, for viewers around the world erin burnett out front is ahead.
poor people reproducing. because they are ugly too. listen, it is about time that the government started controlling men s bodies like they do women s bodies. we have been fighting for equality and now we are getting it. it is interesting. 444 million dollars is going to benefit these disabled people. but wouldn t you say impotence is a sort of disability? yes. are you asking me? i am looking at you. not personally. i think hypothetically we could say that. if i was a lawyer that would be my argument. i would probably win all of the money you save from erection pills you will have to spend treating self-inflicted gunshot wounds and depression medication and broken fists that were smashed into a brick wall in anger.