which they do. which they do. at the same time is it sexual harassment. are they doing enough to educate students and parents about what s appropriate and not appropriate. hopefully if they re going to jam it would be great. i hope all the way down the line they re consistent. otherwise they re punishing the kid really extremely. what do you think? this is obviously food for discussion. go to cnn.com/kellywallace. you can find kelly s reports there and tweet us with the #newday. tell us what you think. coming up on the show, mega millions frenzy in full swing. $586 million up for grabs tonight. what if no one wins? you know what happens. the jackpot goes higher. how high? we ll tell you. enduring some of the most brutal weather and terrain, trying to break a world record. and he is just 19 years old. we talk with a young explorer, as he journeys to the south pole.
announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good tuesday morning, everybody. as that woman said about the mega millions every day would be christmas. i m wringing at my hands to tell you the story and i m not close nobody s close right now, although we don t know. we could be holding the winning ticket. i bought one today. did you buy one. we bought $5 worth. i bought 6. let s get to it. we start this morning with mega millions madness. the jackpot up for grabs tonight. by the numbers it is astonishing. right now the $586 million jackpot would mean $316 million pay-out to a single winner taking a lump-sum payout before taxes. there s been no jackpot winner since early october. estimates say 11 million tickets an hour will be sold today in states where mega millions is played. abc s marci gonzalez has more. reporter: the excitement building as the mega millions jackpot, now at $586 million, just keeps growing. unimaginable
friends and family that pool together. you just need a few dollars perhaps to get into that pool. we would hope people do play responsibly. are you allowed to play, paula? i am not. nobody who works for the lottery is allowed to play. if i could play, i think my limit would probably be about $10. [ laughter ] tell me this, do most winners in your experience, do they take the annuity or lump sum? most winners do take the cash, the lump sum. in this case, it s about $315 million. there was a time when there wasn t a choice between the lump sum or the annuitized prize. the big number we advertised the 5$586 million does assume you will take it over the 30 years. it s a personal choice. if you take the cash, you have a lot of money up front.
i m milissa rehberger. just a short time ago the senate confirmed jeh johnson as head of homeland security. it is part of a string of nominations they re pushing through before the break. a 500 acre wildfire along california s strat coast has forced dozens of families to evacuate. at least two homes damaged. no injuries reported. and tuesday s mega millions jackpot has hit $586 million. brisk ticket sales could push it higher. back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. ted cruz has a formidable challenger in the hyperbole department today when it comes to hitler references when it comes to describing the
going to a treatment facility. sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a charity scan that stole thousands of dollars from veterans. they raised more than $1 million with little going to help vets. the mega million dollars jackpot is up to $586 million and could get bigger if nobody hits the jackpot drawing and next week, it could reach a billi billion dollars by christmas. that is crazy. amazing. crazy. thank you very much. the ridiculous is coming up next. [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car.