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>> reporter: and thats all she would say. probably a smart move. as weve seen with past lotto winners, more money can amount to more problems. jack whittaker won $315 million. it all went downhill from there. a lawsuit, a divorce, alcohol problems. this video shows the moment he hit rock bottom, sitting on a stoop outside a strip club. he brought in a briefcase stuffed with half a million dollars in cash, and it was stolen right from under his nose. sandra hayes won a $224 million powerball jack...

That should be a model. >> i know, but you know that right when you hear -- when anybody hears you saying the state is going to be regulating and youre like, so now the state is going to be regulating marijuana, the state is going to be regulating cocaine? im sure that a lot of viewers out there are saying, then theyre also like, oh, god, how do i even conceive that? and then trust the state as well that immediately comes? >> no matter what people think about the state, i hope they distrust crim...

a.m. poolside and in the hotel bar. and her appearance suggests she was drunk. the source saying other hotel guests on both those days overheard the bartender accuse the bartender of watering down her drinks. this picture shes her poolside with a drink by her side and we dont know what the drink contained. this account comes from a single source, one cnn believes to be reliable and we received a copy of the preliminary death certificate and the cause of death is listed as deferred and ...

her appearance suggested she was intoxicat intoxicated. the source saying other hotel guest on both of those days heard her accuse a bartender of watering down her drinks. this shows her pool side on wednesday. a drink by her side. we dont know what the drink contained. we should underscore the account of her drinking cams from a single source. one that cnn believes to be reliable. we have obtained a copy of a preliminary death certificate. you can see the immediate cause of death is l...

is reliable. we have a copy of the preliminary death certificate. immediate cause of death is deferred. deferred because drug skeening tests will not be finished for several weeks. we are going to be joined by the reverend who is giving the eulogy and married whitney houston to bobby brown. we have the dangers of mixing boos and pills. something that goes far beyond what may have happened to whitney houston. it was eye-opening for me. we did it before the show began. here is what inves...

Candidates and they have been slugging it out but could the drag out fight hurt the eventual nominee and the g.o.p. chances at the white house? or help them maybe? one group is slapping some of the worlds largest beermakers with a lawsuit for their alcohol problems. can you sue a beer company? come on! our legal panel weighs in. and fans from around the world are mourning the loss of legendary singer whitney houston. were going to have a live report from where houston first dazzled audiences at ...

thats where they will try to determine the cause of death. a music industry executive stayed in the room just above houstons and says she heard two loud booms and a mans voice around 20 minutes before houston was pronounced dead. ♪ ♪ i get so emotional, baby every time i think of you ♪ >> it is hard to know where to begin or how to describe the life of whitney houston, as both an entertainer and person. shes being described as larger than life. born in 1963 to gospel singer cici ...

tonight and tomorrow morning elsewhere. in new hampshire. hes also back to attacking president obama. this time, comparing him to marie antoinette. cnns jim acosta at romneys early stops in iowa today. jim? >> reporter: candy, there are several reasons for mitt romneys growing confidence, one is the fact that weve been talking about this for several days, newt gingrich has been staying positive, not going after mitt romney. ron paul, romneys chief rival in the state is leaving the stat...

Weather. >> any tragedy like that, there is never enough, quick enough to meet the demand. hopefully it will get there soon enough to help as many as possible. well see. new developments in the case of the missing baby from kansas city. police say lisa irwins two brothers will be reinterviewed tomorrow. the little boys, aged 5 and 8, have not been allowed to speak to investigators since their first interview after lisa disappeared. detectives wont be speaking to the boys. theyre bringing in so...

Major category 3 hurricane today. the storm is picking up steam in the caribbean and is projected to threaten florida by this weekend, when it could be downgraded at that point to a tropical storm. a big day in court today for former senator john edwards. it may be his best chance to fight the criminal charges that hes up against. the government says that edwards took illegal campaign contributions that were used to hide his mistress while he was campaigning for president. edwards is trying to...