cabin. all 379 people on board escaping, but five on the coast coast guard aircraft killed on the way to help with earthquake relief. how did they end up on the same runway? also tonight, the search for desperate survivors after that japan earthquake killed dozens. the major announcement from harvard's president after her backlash to her testimony about antisemitism and plagiarism allegations. the senior hamas leader killed in a blast not in gaza, but north of israel in beirut. the growing fears of a widening war. just in, former president donald trump appealing maine's decision to ban him from the 2024 ballot over his conduct around january 6th. the standoff of the colorado supreme court after an armed man breaks in and opens fire. new details in the deadly new year's crash into pedestrians in western u.n. new york. the suv packed with gas cans. and the mystery in michigan. who is holding the powerball ticket worth
finally, one lucky finally, one lucky winner is beginning the new year $842 million richer. maggie vespa is in the small city where the big powerball ticket was sold. >> reporter: for millions of americans, the kickoff to 2024 called for the classics. but in this small michigan city -- >> just want two tickets for powerball. >> reporter: it's safe to say one lucky person managed to top the ball drop. millions of times over. someone bought a ticket here that is now worth more than $800 million. >> i know. isn't that insane? >> reporter: $842 million, to be act, or a lump sum of $425.2 million for the still anonymous powerball player who picked these lucky numbers drawn monday night. >> i was talking to my priest. and he said, did you win that? i said no. oh, man, we were looking for a big