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Taxes of course. what are they telling you? >> reporter: well, a lot of people say that they're going to quit their job, hands down. at love people say they will buy a new house, a new car. we even met one woman in the store who said she would share the money with strangers. listen. >> i would give away $100 bills, right and left, left and right. all kind of things. then go on a world tour. >> reporter: now if you win the jackpot you have two options. you can either receive the full $586 million in annual installments over 29 years or you can opt for a single cash payout of approximately $317 ...

It is two minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house lear's what's happening today. the senate set to vote today on a deal that would cut military retiree benefits. this is causing a nationwide protest by military families against the bill. parts of the midwest and northeast can't catch a break from the wintry weather. more snow expected during the morning's rush hour. the mega millions jackpot has soared to $586 million. the total could easily increase again before tonight's drawing. the odds of winning 1 in 259 million. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. ...

Surveillance operation unconstitutional and almost orwellian. the spying can continue no for now, the judge giving the government time to mountain appe appeal. two-year spending plan will be brought to a final vote. overnight 59 rare beatles recordings were released to prevent copyrights from expiring. on itunes in certain countries only for a brief time. number five, mega millions. someone could get rich beyond their wildest dreams tonight. mega millions jackpot, $586 million. if no one wins, the jackpot possibly hitting $1 billion by christmas. i didn't do the dr. evil pinky thing. alw...

>> which they do. >> which they do. at the same time -- >> is it sexual harassment. >> are they doing enough to educate students and parents about what's appropriate and not appropriate. >> hopefully if they're going to jam it would be great. i hope all the way down the line they're consistent. otherwise they're punishing the kid really extremely. what do you think? this is obviously food for discussion. go to cnn.com/kellywallace. you can find kelly's reports there and tweet us with the #newday. tell us what you think. coming up on the show, mega millions frenzy in full swing. $586 million ...

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. good tuesday morning, everybody. as that woman said about the mega millions every day would be christmas. >> i'm wringing at my hands to tell you the story and i'm not close -- nobody's close right now, although we don't know. we could be holding the winning ticket. >> i bought one today. did you buy one. >> we bought $5 worth. >> i bought 6. let's get to it. we start this morning with mega millions madness. the jackpot up for grabs tonight. by the numbers it is astonishing. >> right now the $586 millio...