have. it s called telephoning met a data, how long the call and is where you re calling. neil: the context, right after the boston bombings so there would be a heightened sense of urgency, got to find the network of potential badç guys who orchestrated this,xd ad if this can help us narrow the database down and calls from this group, potential bad guys so bee it. actually goes back much further than that. goes back to post-9/11 and the patriot act. neil: which then senator obama opposed. exactly. he would oppose it if you asked him but he has continued a policy and practice that was initiated by the bush administration. everybody is saying, it s not that big of a deal. just metta data. but it s likeç having a federal agent standing at your door. theyn t could hear what you re
home before taxes $2 18.6 million. it s a record jackpot. it s much, much bigger than that $390 million figure from 2007. so these are some really lucky people. we had a chance to speak with the maryland lottery director about the kind of device they give to winners. let s listen to what he had to say. our advice to the winner, to the extent we give any advice is good advice. hopefully they will reach out to trusted advocates for them financially and legally. then at an appropriate time come in and make a claim on the ticket. now, of course it s only been a little over 12 hours since this person would have found out they won the personal locally. according to maryland law people don t have to take part in publicity, some other states. we may never find out who is the lucky winner here, fredricka. that might be the smartest strategy. suddenly you get new friends and relatives. meantime store benefits as well. 7-eleven is hoping to cash in for themselves? that s right.
they opened one on saturday. but as they open each individual gate, that means more water is flowing downstream. up stream they re issuing mandatory evacuations orders. here in butte larose, we believe that those will come by the end of the week. they expect several feet of water here. the initial expectations were 15 feet here in butte larose. 90% of the population has already evacuated from here. people heeding the warning because the water is coming up, all bee it slowly. it will be here for a very long time. john? critically important point ed lavandera makes there about the warnings. the mississippi moves so slowly. it s obviously making its way to louisiana right now. you see the higher waters around mere in morgan city. it is time that officials say is their greatest ally. they had time to run simulations
the state making a decision to open the spillway and release water into some communities, burying homes in those communities to protect communities like baton rouge, new orleans, one of the extraordinary measures this state is taking. the stakes are enormous. governor jindal saying $300 million alone in crop damage, tens of millions in other property damage. there are a dozen oil refineries in flood zone. there are chemical factories, homes and businesses as well. listen to governor jindal here explaining the tough decision to open the spillway he says will protect larger communities without a doubt but for the families right in the devastated zone, listen to how many homes could be, could be just buried. look, worst case scenario and i don t think the numbers will be this bad. they said 3 million acres under water. 20 to 30,000 people will be flooded. approximately between 11 or 15,000 homes. since then the estimate has been revised. they didn t have to open as much of the