anti-fast-food posts created by a third-party vendor went viral. the posts warned against the negative effects of fast food, even going so far as labeling a cheeseburger and fries as a, quote, unhealthy choice. and just before christmas, a las vegas cab driver thought a passenger had left a bag of chocolates in his car. it turns out the bag contained $300,000 in cold, hard cash. that s right. well, he turned that bag over to police who along with casino officials tracked down the rightful owner. the cabbie received a $1,000 reward and a spot on santa s nice list. right at the top. well, now here s your first look at this morning s dish of scrambled politics. the $60 million u.s. capitol restoration project is beginning. the world famous symbol of democracy will look a bit different come spring. the capitol will be encircled by scaffolding as workers repair more than 1,000 cracks. it s the capitol s first major renovation in more than 50 years.
horseshoe casino in cincinnati. he is the man in the red hat right there. only problem is, he not the right kevin lewis. the real winner was home on saturday night. he s also named kevin lewis, and he also lives in cincinnati. and he is 50 years old. both then have entered the contest and they are both casino regulars. casino officials blamed human error for the mistake, both kevins will get the 1 million bucks. oh, yeah. thanks for starting your morning with us. the next hour of your new day starts right now. check s in the mail. egypt erupts in the full-blown chaos. the question now, what can the u.s. do about it? get ready for the rain. rounds and rounds of it, rolling
casino officials later realized the card manufacturer hadn t sent the decks preshoveled like it was supposed to. that s how the casino says it ordered the cards. but a lawyer for the group says the gamblers didn t do anything wrong. and they re entitled to their winnings. the rapper and actor l.l. cool jay took down a suspected burglar inside his home today. that s according to cops in los angeles. it happened early this morning, they tell us. l.l. reportedly socked the guy, broke his nose and his jaw. then held him down in the kitchen until the cops showed up. according to the reporting of the l.a. times newspaper. police called it a knockdown, drag out fight. one neighbor said a guest at his home had spotted the intruder walking around outside. she said i want you guys to tighten up the property and, b, please call your security service because we think this guy could be trouble. of all the houses that guy could have picked. l.l. cool jay s is probably not his best choice. th
that s when the storm surge would be at its highest. so we may see more flooding around that time. that s just great news for the folks in atlantic city. hopefully, that will be the case in other cities. ramping back up, have you heard eye know you talk to the officials down there some casino officials and other folks in south jersey. is there any word on how long tell take them to restaff and open up the casinos again? there is labor day weekend coming up? absolutely. what i was told was, first of all, before the storm hit, they literally trucked the monoy out of here, loading it onto armored vehicles. so they have to get the money and bring it back in. they have to bring employees back here. they have to clean up and get approval from the gaming commission before they open up the tables. it s a process that will take at least 12 hours, once the storm passes. so theoretically, it s possible
prosecutors offered her a plea agreement to avoid trial in exchange for at least some jail time. not your lindsey say. said no thanks at least for now. she gets two weeks to consider another offer. we don t know the details on that one only that the judge told lohan how he would likely sentenced her if she agreed to plead guilty or no contest in the case. well, we re fast approaching deadline number three. in the national football league s labor talks. meaning either another extension in negotiations or lock out. two major issues here. nfl owners want to extend the season from 16 games to 18. head of the players union says that won t happen because the players don t want it due to health concerns. then there is revenue sharing. both sides trying to figure out how to split up an estimated 6 billion-dollar pie. fans watching this very closely as our casino officials in vegas baby vegas who say gambling on nfl games in sin city generates tens of millions of dollars. the fox report s cor