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>> neil: it wasn't just the new york terror suspect that came to the united states through the lottery program. more came through the u.s. through the same lottery programs as well. judy jasper is here. we have not gotten this confirmed by other groups beyond the white house. what do you know about this and how vulnerable this program was to this sort of thing? the wrong guys getting through. >> well, neil, frankly, it's embarrassing for us or even me to see that we haven't looked at this before. you know, as you mentioned, the man got in 2002 through his spouse getting through in the lottery ...

Economy and our immigration program but ending these lottery programs. it's important to president trump and he is calling on congress to take action and take action this year to bring an end to that program even as we are calling on them to address the daca issue. the president said he's willing to in the midst of ending chain migration providing resources to build the wall and dividing all new funding for the kind of security that will make sure from our border to internal and force meant we have the ability to enforce the laws of this land. maria: you make it rate point the budget is half a...

Lived through these things in the past, you've been a lawmaker for these things as well. in your opinion, is there anything more that new york can do to make sure something like this doesn't happen, or is it much broader than that? >> thank you, katy. this is a tragic event. eight human beings lost their lives and many others were severely injured. whether this is madrid or paris, no matter where it happened, it's a shock in a civilly free world we're trying to have promulgated around the world and promote. to have this happen, it's a shot at us. >> so what can we do? when you look around and ...

To go home with something. the state gets a dollar for every ticket that's been sold. they can use it to fund lottery programs or other state programs. the federal government also gets a cut. they get 25% of the winnings for taxes and even vendors, the vendor like 7-eleven where we are today, they get a percentage of the prize money up to $100,000. people are hoping they get something from the growing jackpot and if no winner tonight at the drawing, it keeps going and it could get bigger. this is the biggest powerball jackpot ever. this is the second biggest lottery payout in u.s. history. ear...