so from new york to san francisco, people in long lines outside grocery, convenience and liquor stores waiting to buy mega millions tickets. wait times hit two hours outside the blue bird liquor store in hawthorne, california, near los angeles. why are people waiting there? well, it sold $20 million worth of winning tickets over the years. and st. mary s, georgia, population 17,000, bursting at the seams today thanks to people driving across the border from florida. florida s one of eight states that don t take part in the mega millions lottery. but in 42 states, it s a day for big dreams. a new house for my family and my kids and my grandparents. a lot of people would benefit. a lot of people would be happy. our mary snow tracking lotto mania in new york city. mary, what s it like there? reporter: well, john, so many dreams of early retirement and people pondering the what-ifs. there s been a steady stream inside this 7-eleven on west 42nd street here in manhattan.
a witness claims to have seen the actual shooting. let s go outfront. well, good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. out front tonight superfailed take two. the house of representatives passes paul ryan s 2013 budget plan. i applaud my colleagues for the tough decisions they have made to try to do the right thing for the country. the problem is we already know how this story will end. zero democrats voted for this budget which means it s dead on arrival in the senate. democrats say it ends medicare as we know it. as for the president s budget, it s a no-go too. according to republicans, it s a campaign document that raises taxes and doesn t rein in spending. here s the bottom line. america hasn t had a budget in 1,065 days. both sides say this is a tragedy but instead of compromising or embracing the bipartisan revenue raising and the blueprint of the gang of six or the simpson-bowles commission, both sides put their own budgets out knowing full well they won t pass.
it was the final day of dramatic supreme court hearings on the president s controversial health care law. now, justices again signaling a huge divide, a khasm that could doom obama s signature domestic achievement. with all uncertainty surrounding the law s fate, business owners are looking at how their costs will be affected and that means yours, if you re an employee. for some clarity, we turn to our strike team made up of entrepreneurs, innovators, ceos of companies of all sizes and our team members agreed their costs would go up but the big question is how much. here are some specifics. david roberts is the chairman of carlisle companies and he said his health care costs would go up by 3.5%. he would pass all of that in turn to employees. stewart miller, the president and ceo of lenar said his health care costs would rise 5% to 10% by 2014 and that would be passed on to employees. so they get an increase that goes straight through to your premiums. if the individual man d
politics. mitt romney sent off alarms from washington to moscow when he said this about russia. this is without question our number one geopolitical foe. they fight every cause for the world s worst actors. this is the same man who warns that quote, a china is a prosperous tyranny will pose problems for us. and lame duck russian leader medvedev fired back. it is very reminiscent of hollywood in a certain period of history. my first advice is to listen to reason when they formulate their positions. reason never harmed a presidential candidate. my other advice is to check their clocks from time to time. it is 2012, not the mid 1970s. hold on. medvedev calling romney hollywood? sort of interesting that his boss likes the hollywood staging, including the taming of this tiger that was a tame cat. and riding a horse shirtless as we all do. and those instant jugs putin proudly retrieved off the coast of greece late last year that were planted for him ahead of time? well, vla
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