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Something allowed if the student is still in high school. tammy powers wants the same for california. the reality is we do have to worry about it. reporter: nanette miranda reporting for abc news. now a sports headline. a group led by magic johnson has agreed to buy the los angeles dodgers for $2 billion. a record price for a sports franchise. if approved, the bankrupt team could be transferred from current owner frank mccourt by april 30th. the team has been struggling as mccourt fought to retain ownership during his divorce. johnson says it is time for the dodgers to turn things around. a little magic out there. what has magic johnson not done in the last 20 years? he had a talk show. now part owner of the dodgers. $2 billion. did you get that reference? is that an austin powers thing? yes. ....
Watch it again keeping in mind a woman s neck is generally less muscular than a man so the threat of injury is greater. a smaller woman, you need a better design of the seat itself. reporter: now car companies are required to give not just an overall safety rating but a specific one for women in the front passenger seat. and the results? cars like the 2012 toyota venza and the acura tl four-door got high marks for male drivers but under the new safety ratings they received just two stars for female passengers. toyota said the new ratings do not mean the vehicles are less safe. the safety ratings are at safercars.gov. the hope, these new female dummies make all drivers smarter and safer. cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. i can t believe we re in 2012 and just starting to use female crash test dummies. all those facts were geared toward men. weird stuff, paula. see what kind of accident ....
His campaign staff in a last-ditch effort to save money and remain in the presidential race. gingrich insisting he is still a viable candidate, despite a third place rank in the delegate count. his entire strategy is based on keeping mitt romney from getting the delegates needed. if he does drop out, romney getting about a 19-point lead over santorum. and mitt romney made his first late night tv appearance since announcing his run for the white house. in a wide-ranging interview on the tonight show, romney mostly stuck to the issues but he did manage just a few jabs in there. he took a mild shot at rival rick santorum for losing his cool with a reporter saying santorum would make a good press secretary. and then he got more serious. rick santorum is a good guy. he s running a good campaign. we have some differences in background and differences on some issues. but basically, a good guy. i am happy with him saying he d like to be part of an administration with me. ....
reporter: $363 million is a lot of money. whomever wins will end up richer than tom cruise, elton john, even j. lo and britney. but how do you get lucky with tens of thousands of tickets on sale in almost every state in the country? we went to richard lustig who literally wrote the book on winning after hitting the jackpot himself seven times. he says, first, do your homework. going online and making sure the set or sets of number you play have never come up before. that s very important. reporter: don t leave it to the machine. pick your own numbers. do not play quick pick. reporter: he plays the lottery like a full-time job. though he s won big, he loses, too, but never stops playing. above all, he says commit to your numbers and stick with your strategy. what numbers you are playing and how often you play them. reporter: and stay cool. ....
this is strange. the government for the first time is using female crash test dummies. abc s cecilia vega has the details. reporter: this is the new female crash test dummy. 4 11 , significantly smaller than her male counterpart. and this dummy is teaching us something startling. women run a greater risk of being hurt in frontal and side crashes. take a look at these 2012 toyota siena crash tests. the male dummy is in the driver s seat. you see him lunge forward and meet the air bag which deflates burying his face and absorbing the impact. look at the female dummy on the passenger side. remember, she is smaller and her seat closer to the air bag. it end ups hitting her and does not deflate, pushing her head down, snapping her neck back. ....