Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check

Guilty Pleasures:

No winner in Saturday night's drawing for the Powerball Lottery. That means tonight's drawing is valued at $95 million ($49.8 million cash value). Powerball is played in 41 states, Washington DC and the U-S Virgin Islands. Chances of winning the grand prize (all five numbers plus the powerball) are 1 in 195.2 million.

Like you really care:

TIGER WOODS had a major burst of "tweeting" energy yesterday afternoon. The champ sent out over twenty messages in a little under an hour and shared a few personal tidbits. Some of his confessions include the fact that he can barely grow a goatee, loves the Lakers, Dodgers and Raiders sports teams, his key to performance is enjoying a peanut butter and banana sandwich on the course and adores the flick "Caddyshack." (Lee)

Broadcast, cable and video news:

Ch-ch-ch-changes on CBS-TV's "Early Show," with co-anchors HARRY SMITH, MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ and DAVE PRICE departing in favor of ERICA HILL and CHRIS WRAGGE and weather anchor MARYSOL CASTRO.
   CBS says Harry will segue into a role as "primary substitute anchor," which means he'll take over when somebody's on vacation, including KATIE COURIC on the Evening News, anchoring "Face the Nation," or "CBS Sunday Morning."
   CBS also says they're looking for spots to put Dave Price and Maggie Rodriguez as well... they just won't be on the morning show.

Here's a good one. LARRY KING, the 77-year-old anchor who's leaving CNN later this month, says he'd like to do a comedy tour as soon as he signs off his interview show.
   Larry tells New York magazine, "I'm funny. I'm going to do stand-up. That's what I love."
   In the meantime, "America's Got Talent" judge PIERS MORGAN will take over Larry's still-warm chair for the cable news network in January.

Grace notes:

MICHAEL JACKSON's father has re-filed a wrongful death suit against Dr. CONRAD MURRAY. The Los Angeles Times says JOE JACKSON has added the pharmacy that sold Dr. Murray the powerful anesthetic as a defendant. The case was originally filed in federal court, but a judge said it has to be heard on the state level. And now, it will.
Meanwhile, another new Michael Jackson song has slipped out on the Internet. This time, iTunes' social networking service, Ping debuted a ballad called "Much Too Soon."It's supposed to be the final song on the 10-track CD "Michael" that will be released on December 14th. The tune reportedly dates back to the sessions for the "Thriller" album. (Marino)

Wasted away again in Margaritaville:

A Los Angeles-area man faces federal charges and up to 20 years in prison for allegedly dropping the anchor while on a cruise from Mexico to Florida.
   KTLA-TV reports that 44-year-old RICK EHLERT was arrested after admitting he entered a restricted area and released the ship's rear anchor, an act that could have damaged or even sunk the ship, according to an FBI affidavit.
   Surveillance video showed Ehlert wearing work gloves and deploying the anchor.
   He's out on bail now but in addition to 20 years in the pen, he could also be hit for as much as a half-million-dollar fine.
   Amazingly, alcohol was involved. Ehlert told agents he was drunk at the time, and explained that the cruise ship's anchor system was similar to the system on his own 50-foot boat.
   Editor's note: Don't let him anywhere near the Pentagon. (Hey, what's this red button do? --Maiman)