and george zimmerman has less than 48 hours to report to jail. this is bad news for his trial. that s all outfront tonight. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, stocks tank. the dow plunged 274 points today. it s the biggest drop since november. it was a really bad day and the reason was a terrible jobs report. usually using adjectives like this are sometimes a bit much for the markets but it s the way it was today. american employers added a meager 69,000 jobs which is about half the number needed just to cokeep up with current population growth. it was the weakest month of hiring for the year and the unemployment rate went up to 8.2%. it was a grim day for the president. today we re still fighting our way back from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. the economy s growing again, but it s not growing as fast as we want it to grow. now, according to bianco research, no president has been re-elected in this country with an unemployment rate this high
i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, stocks tank. the dow plunged 274 points today. it s the biggest drop since november. it was a really bad day and the reason was a terrible jobs report. usually using adjectives like this are sometimes a bit much for the markets but it s the way it was today. american employers added a meager 69,000 jobs which is about half the number needed just to keep up with current population growth. it was the weakest month of hiring for the year and the unemployment rate went up to 8.2%. it was a grim day for the president. today we re still fighting our way back from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. the economy s growing again, but it s not growing as fast as we want it to grow. now, according to bianco research, no president has been re-elected in this country with an unemployment rate this high since the great depression. that was when fdr won and at that time unemployment was 13.7%. what s happening? we went to find out.
found in many of your household products and we ll explain what it is and how to get it out of your home. some of you may be planning a trip to sunny florida or what about war-torn libya. yes, it s happening. i ll explain. first let s talk about what everybody s talking about today. three winners will split the million dollar jackpot. the winning numbers are right here for you. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, mega ball 23. our athena jones is in baltimore county watching it all unfold. what do we know about the 7-eleven there in maryland where that ticket was sold. reporter: we re just outside the city of baltimore. we know at about 7:15 p.m., someone came in and used that red machine back there to buy a quick pick ticket. that s the ticket that picks the numbers for you. those were the lucky numbers that allowed this winner to win this sizeable jackpot which we know is a record-setting jackpot. much bigger than the $390 million jackpot from a few years ago back in 2007. it s only be
good evening. i m lester holt, sitting in for brian tonight. what would you do buy a private jet, mansions, pay off all your debts, or give lavishly to charities? with the mega millions jackpot well north of half a billion doll dollars, a lot of us have been spending the unheard of winnings in our heads, living the fantasy. by noon eastern, the jackpot had climbed to $640 million. mega millions is played in 42 states, the district of columbia, and the virgin islands. and the tickets have been selling at the blistering pace of 14 million per hour. we know the odds of winning are ridiculously slim, yet a lot of folks tonight still can t help picturing themselves holding the big cardboard check in front of a news conference come monday morning. stephanie gosk is with some of them tonight in new jersey. good evening. good evening, lester. a lot of people coming into shop said they have never played mega millions before, but today, they just had to. not because the odds are be
a.m. in the west. good morning. i m randi kaye. millions lined up to win big and guess what? it looks like three winners in different states will split the jackpot. a chemical linked to breast and prostate cancer has been found in many of your household products and we ll explain what it is and how to get it out of your home. some of you may be planning a trip to sunny florida or what about war-torn libya. yes, it s happening. i ll explain. first let s talk about what everybody s talking about today. three winners will split the million dollar jackpot. the winning numbers are right here for you. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, mega ball 23. our athena jones is in baltimore county watching it all unfold. what do we know about the 7-eleven there in maryland where that ticket was sold. reporter: we re just outside the city of baltimore. we know at about 7:15 p.m., someone came in and used that red machine back there to buy a quick pick ticket. that s the ticket that picks the numbers