supplement for vitamin d could be beneficial. but not for other people who who don t have vitamin deficiencies. they don t benefit from the multivitamins. let s get some of the latest on some of the other stories we are following. the house ethics committee is investigating representative radel. he announced he was going to a drug treatment facility. a former army captain was sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a charity scam. authorities say the charity raised about $100 million from 2000 to 2010 with little going to help vets. and the mega millions jackpot is up to $586 million and could get bigger before tomorrow night.
unconstitutional. a judge takes on key points of the nsa spying program, saying they had no right to record your phone calls. will it survive the challenge? one of the largest jackpots ever could be handed out tonight. $586 million. could it reach $1 billion by christmas? multivitamins are not helping and may even be doing harm says new studies. so should you stop taking them? your new day continues right now. good morning. welcome back to new day. it s tuesday, december 17th, 8:00 in the east. we begin this hour with the future of the nsa spying program hanging in the balance.
washes are safe for long-term use. heart-stopping moment at an airport in poland. that man puts his baby on a luggage counter and looks away for a second. you know how fast things can happen. that baby suddenly you re going to see it in a second falls off. you see the security guy? he does an amazing dive and he catches the child before the baby hits the ground. wow! we hear that officer received a bonus for that amazing rescue. good for him. $586 million. that s what s up for grabs at the mega millions jackpot. no one has picked the winning ticket in the past 21 drawings. if it rolls over again, it will reach $800 million by the end of the week and possibly $1 billion. joining me on the phone is mega millions group lead director and current executive director of
resorts in this area to stay open. they have not had to close yet. martha, here we are just a week away, about a week away from christmas, and officials here are calling this a summertime fire because of the rugged terrain and the high temperatures and the strong winds and coming as it is during california s driest year on record. back to you. martha: tough time of year for them, and they ve got their work cut out for them, claudia. we wish them good luck. thanks a lot. bill: today s megamillions looking to reach a record high, a last ticket-buying frenzy pushing the jackpot to $586 million. it ll go higher again today before the big drawing later tonight. currently, the record $656 million. of that was won in march of last year. we should know tomorrow if anyone has chosen the winning numbers or how high the jackpot might go after that if no one wins. martha: so we ve been asking you, what are you going to do if
big sur is one of the wettest places in california and we had virtually no rain this season. bill: zero containment as of this hour and hundreds of firefighters from three agencies battling the flames. 8 aircraft in the air. investigators say usually these dry conditions can kick things up and when that happens you have got a lethal combination. martha: today s mega millions jackpot soars to $586 million. the frenzy of last-minute buying will send it even higher. jonathan serrie is out and about in atlanta. so what are the odds on this one.