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good evening. i m lester holt, sitting in for brian tonight. what would you do, buy a private jet, mansions, pay off all your dent tz, or give lavishly to charities. with the jackpot well north of half a billion 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 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 to the today, they just had to. not because the odds are better, but because the prize is record bre
anything i can do about the markets but what a lot of people are doing, trying to refinance. mortgage rates are at record lows and noticing how cheap interest rates are and is there a way that i can shave some money off my monthly bill. that s really the only thing people can feel like they can have control over now, if you can get through to the bankers. we re trying and it s not cheap to refinance. that s right. you have to think about whether you want to do that. if rates go low enough, it s good to check it out. it s friday. yes. yeah. although the week started off well, the realization that a second recession may be drawing closer is hammering stocks this morning. actually futures. here in the united states, the dow dropped 420 points or nearly 4% yesterday, stripping away this week s gains and then some. adding to the uncertainty, bad news on manufacturing, inflation and jobs. jobs, which we know are scarce, this video says it all. thousands of americans