car, our trunk and our backseat was full, completely full. after we left there, we went and got the tree, and he didn t believe i could stuff it back in there, and i did. so he owes me. reporter: that one act of kindness by two officers turned a morning s despair for one mom i don t think she could believe what she saw. reporter: into tears of joy. this is really what makes a good day for us. because a lot of times we don t have good days, and this is one where we can go home and feel pretty good about doing something to help somebody out who really needed it. this time of the year there s so much bad news and rough news and all this, this is so good to see a good, heartwarming story like that. love to see that. we didn t hear from the mom or her kids. she wanted to keep her privacy but it almost doesn t matter. you don t have to hear from anybody but the police officers who went out of their way to do something so nice. they didn t have to do that. someone got the he
i had to stop and play because i m going to win. our first number tonight is 8. i like that confidence. but did she so far this morning there are two winning tickets for that ginormous mega millions jackpot. where they are and how much could those very lucky winners collect? plus this all of a sudden, he just fell right on the tracks. a close call and a job well done. how a loyal guide dog and some brave bystanders helped to save a man s life when he tumbled in front of an oncoming train. then the pregnant lady sandwich. it s a real menu item at a restaurant in new york city. it s a pretty unusual offering. we ll let you know what s in it in this morning s insomniac kitchen. it s wednesday, december 18th.
yale, harvard or have you, that sometimes the stress of that environment, the pressure and academic competitiveness sometimes i m speculating, but can sometimes lead people to take drastic action. this clearly maybe could have been one of those times. needless panic. the fact that he said there was shrapnel in the bomb made it sound even more dangerous. so there was a heightened alert and that may bring extra charges because it wasn t just a bomb threat but a bomb threat with an extra add ed bonus of shrapnel to it. here s the thing, if my final got canceled the morning of, i ve already done all of my work. i m ready. right. don t do that to me on the day of. do it a couple of days before. don t delay it. at this point i ve already crammed. right. lucky it was a good ending, that story. that s true. in other news this morning, a direct appeal from some tech heavyweights to president obama. 15 chief executives made that appeal yesterday at the white house. the bulk of
katy perry and john mayer are making beautiful music together. the celebrity couple went public in a song for john s new album. it s risky business of course to mix work and play. oh, yeah. trust me. but they say the music made them do it. we are up all nightline with abc s david wright. my boy ain t the one reporter: a loving duet debuted on gma. that bucking bull the only hint of the turmoil of celebrity romance. katy is a superstar for a reason. aww! reporter: in real life, katy perry and john mayer may have had their ups and downs but as they told george stephanopoulos, they re emphatically back together. the two of you never sat down for a tv interview together? yep. we don t quite know exactly what kind of body language we are supposed to be exhibiting. reporter: for such public figures it is not easy. too much touchy-feely or too