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The ticket he bought on the way to work the sole winner of this weekends powerball drawing. the fourth largest jackpot in powerball history. >> translator: it is real, actually real. >> reporter: the reality still setting in for the 45-year-old who is reportedly taking the lump sum payment, $152 million after taxes. so where will he spend his new found fortune? first he says on his family. although his son showed up to work at the family store, explaining, he doesnt expect a dime. >> all i can s...

Considering a similar restriction. former cia director, david petraeus, has returned to the spotlight after being forced to resign over an extramarital affair. speaking before a military group in southern california, late last night the former general issued an apology for the scandal that ended his cia career. experts say petraeus is handling the situation the right way telling the truth accepting responsibility and moving on. north korean leaders claim their artillery and rocket forces are...

Anthony never got the opportunity to know his dad but he knows what he did and he knows what he wants to do. >> it is helping others, not just us out here. a family in the city, and the country. we all got to help each other out. it is a service thing. >> reporter: for the vincents, a generational thing. anthonys dad was a cop. his father was a cop. watching this was anthonys mom who approves of a sons dream. >> my husband made the ultimate sacrifice. my fears are great. at the same time i am so...

Doing so will help enable those who have served to continue to be all that they can be in the next chapter of their lifes journey. >> reporter: his wife holly was not in attendance. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. secret service has the first female director, julie pierson chosen by president obama. election seen as a clear signal from the white house about reform in the male-dominated culture of the agency. last year the cia was investigated for a prostitution scandal before the president...

♪ dangerous ♪ so dangerous well, for three thrill seekers, cant even say the word. people who have a perfect sense of balance. this next story is the ultimate experience. >> group of friends traveling the world performing breathtaking stunts in breathtaking scenery. check it out. ♪ >> reporter: theyre the high-lining daredevils whose ultimate rush is conquering extreme slack lines in exotic picturesque countries. their latest feat -- >> a lot of people saying come to brazil, youll love i...

Think of them all as fitness missionaries doing for the first time in public what they would normally do all by themselves in their living rooms at home. >> it is the ultimate 90 day. >> reporter: a dvd workout called p90x. >> appreciate it. >> you are very welcome. >> reporter: p90x made tony horton a fitness celebrity. >> p90x. >> reporter: a hard bodied motivator with a slightly goofy grin, the tony robbins of the six-pack. >> you get the full. >> reporter: for three easy payments of $39.95 h...

>> reporter: whats the secret to raising a genius? >> i trusted in him. he is only 17. i think he will keep climbing that mountain and keep achieving. ♪ dangerous >> reporter: nicks mom says the best is yet to come. ♪ so dangerous cecelia vega, abc news, new york. >> line up in the store. >> well for thrill seekers. buying devon an iphone. >> there you go. cant even say the word. $30 million. people who have a perfect sense >> incredible money for a of balance. this next story is the ultimat...

High stakes at the supreme court, the justices weighing in explosive issue of same-sex marriage as a sea of people gather outside the court. in oral arguments the nine justices seemed divided over the issue of same-sex marriage but united that perhaps the matter shouldnt be before the court. at issue californias proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that amended the states constitution to ban same-sex marriage. the courts liberal justices questioned the rationale for restricting gays and les...

Ginormous prize. as marci gonzalez reports, the big win is now starting to sink in. >> hey, john, diana. what an incredible story. the winner who says he has struggled to make ends meet now has more money than he knows to what do with. the excitement impossible to contain as pedro quezada learned he is a millionaire, 338 times over. >> translator: he said i felt pure joy, just happiness. >> reporter: raising that famously giant check over his head, the father of five explains through a translato...

>> i want to say how incredibly proud we are of our parents. we love them. we love our family. and we look forward to the day when we will be treated equally just like our neighbors families. >> reporter: those emotions and the whole sweeping national debate on this issue all of that was in the courtroom. and the dominant sense i got from the justices is they want that great debate to continue they dont want to end it themselves by awarding total victory in this case to one side or the other. te...