New this mornini morningif youre watching this its time to get up for work you did not win a billion dollars. Dollars. But lottery Officials Say three very lucky people will be spliting the onepoint6 billion dollar prize. Jackpot Winning Tickets were sold in california, tennessee and florida. Florida. The news caused celebration at this 7eleven in chino hills, california, where one of the tickets was purchased. That store will earar 1million bucks for selling the ticket. Right now, its unknown if there were any other Winning Tickets. If no one wouldve won last nights drawing, lottery Officials Say the next jackpot wouldve soared to 2billioiodollars. Here in iowa, no one matched all six numbers, but according to the iowa lottery, one person matched five, netting them 2Million Dollars with a power play option. Option. Iowa lottery players broke sales records trying to win that billion dollar prize. Prize. And that means more money coming back to iowans. 25 percent of ticket sales the maj
Percent of ticket sales goes to state causes. The majority of that goes to the states neral fund. The remainder goes to the Vision Iowa Program to help state tourism. Twopointfive Million Dollars goes to help the Iowa Veterans trust fund. I have e to approve applications for the Veterans Trust fund, which can be used to help veterans who are under 200 percent Poverty Level and under 15,000 in assets assetsby t t way, if there isnt a winner tonight, the jackpot for saturdays nights drawing could be close to cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridors top stories. Stories. Some area schools say governor branstads proposed boost in education ending isnt enough. Enough. During his condition of the state address, the governor proposed a twopoint45percent increase in funding next school year. Clear creek amana School Board President eve swenka tells cbs 2 news they need four percent just to keep up with the governor has made it clear to critics in recent yrs that hes conce
49 07 14 these four officers are experienced and seasoned officers who competed in a selection process. The team will work in atrisk neighborhoods and areas dealing with specific problems, gun violence being one of the top priorities. Chief jerman says each team member has specialized experience. 49 36 48 we have an officer who has previous experience with gang involvement, narcotics information and investigation techniques. And he says the team has already made a difference since going active earlier this month. 50 06 15 less than an hour into their first shift, they got involved in an arrest of a subject who was in illegal possession of a firearm. Dustin wasson, president of the Wellington Heights neighborhood association, is optimistic this new group can do some good in a part of the city that experience a particularly violent 2015. We talked to wasson not far from where 14year old robert humbles shot and killed 15year old Aaron Richardson in september last year. Call them, and that
Now have an exact number of Homeless People in the area. U. S. Department of housing and urban development requires all agencies using federal dollars to preform a count every other year. Hours checking spots like car washes, parks, and bridges for people who dont have shelter. If they do find someone, they make a note. They also offer to help them to an open bed in a nearby shelter, or give them with hand warmers and a sleeping bag. Community housing initiatives, a Transitional Housing Program for the homeless, participated in the group. Development director Marileigh Fisher says the count is an important thing to do. 29 1128 it helps us get an understanding of whats going on in the community, and as a a using provider we need to know if there are Homeless People on the streets during the winter time. It keeps people informed of whats going on, the Community Needs to know whether thats during the last count, only 8 unsheltered were found. Local shelters would like to get that number d