$699.8M Powerball jackpot won; J&J seeks COVID-19 booster approval; Facebook whistleblower before Congress

A worker cleans the ash from the tables of a restaurant as lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain on Monday Oct. 4, 2021. More earthquakes are rattling the Spanish island of La Palma, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed. Officials say they don't expect to evacuate any more people from the area, because the fiery molten rock was following the same route to the sea as earlier flows. (AP Photo/Daniel Roca)

The $699.8 million ticket was the first jackpot won on a Monday night since Aug. 23, when the game launched a third weekly drawing, officials said. According to California Lottery's Twitter account, the winning ticket was sold in Morro Bay, located along the state's central coast.

After recent reports in The Wall Street Journal based on documents she leaked to the newspaper raised a public outcry, Frances Haugen revealed her identity in a CBS “60 Minutes” interview aired Sunday night. She insisted that “Facebook, over and over again, has shown it chooses profit over safety.”

Research from Johnson & Johnson shows a COVID-19 booster dose at either two or six months revved up immunity even further. FDA's advisers will review that data next Friday and vote on whether to recommend boosters.

In 1931, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon completed the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean, arriving in Washington state some 41 hours after leaving Japan.

In 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson.

In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEN’-sah) was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1989, a jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted former P-T-L evangelist Jim Bakker (BAY’-kur) of using his television show to defraud followers. (Although initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, Bakker was freed in December 1994 after serving 4 1/2 years.)

Ten years ago: Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, 89, a civil rights activist who endured arrests, beatings and injuries from fire hoses while fighting for racial equality in the segregated South of the 1960s, died in Birmingham, Alabama.

Ten years ago: Steve Jobs, 56, the Apple founder and former chief executive who’d invented and master-marketed ever sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died in Palo Alto, California. 

Five years ago: Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres won the Security Council’s unanimous backing to become the next U.N. secretary-general, succeeding Ban Ki-moon.

In 2018, a jury in Chicago convicted white police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald.

One year ago: President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19; Trump immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness, the nation should not fear the virus. 

One year ago: As the Supreme Court began its new term, a statement from conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito suggested that the court needed to revisit its decision to affirm the right to gay marriage.

College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer is 84.

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., is 78. 

Rock singer Brian Johnson (AC/DC) is 74.

Pop-rock singer Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) is 47. 

Rock musician David Bryson (Counting Crows) is 67. 

Actor Guy Pearce is 54.

Singer-actor Heather Headley is 47. 

Actor Jacob Tremblay is 15.

Rock musician James Valentine (Maroon 5) is 43.

Actor Jesse Eisenberg is 38. 

Actor Karen Allen is 70. 

Actor Kate Winslet is 46.

Actor Kevin Bigley is 35. 

Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is 56.

Memorial designer Maya Lin is 62. 

Astrophysicist-author Neil deGrasse Tyson is 63.

TV personality Nicky Hilton is 38. 

Actor Scott Weinger is 46. 

Singer-musician Steve Miller is 78. 

1985 — Eddie Robinson becomes college football’s winningest coach as Grambling beats Prairie View A&M 27-7. It’s Robinson’s 324th career victory, one more than Paul “Bear” Bryant had before he retired from Alabama after the 1982 season.

Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson, 78, watches from the sidelines during his last home game in Grambling, La., Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997. Robinson, who has coached Grambling for 57 years, lost his final home game to North Carolina A&T 37-35. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

2006 — Brendan Shanahan of the New York Rangers becomes the 15th player with 600 goals in the NHL when he scores twice in a 5-2 win over Washington.

New York Rangers' Brendan Shanahan, left, scores a second-period goal past Washington goalie Olie Kolzig during opening night play against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, in New York. It was Shanahan's 599th goal. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)

2008 — Peyton Manning turns a colossal collapse by the Houston Texans into a stunning victory for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts score 21 points in a late span of 2:10 — two touchdowns thanks to fumbles by Sage Rosenfels — then intercepts Rosenfels’ last-ditch comeback attempt for a 31-27 win.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) during the first quarter of a football game against the Houston Texans Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

2013 — Marcus Mariota throws five touchdown passes and runs for two scores as No. 2 Oregon routs Colorado 57-16. The Ducks reach the 50-point plateau for a school record fifth straight time. Oregon have scored at least 55 points in all of its games under first-year coach Mark Helfrich.

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota warms up before facing Colorado in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

2014 — Denver’s Peyton Manning was 31 of 47 for a career-high 479 yards with four TDs, including the 500th of his career, along with two interceptions to help the Broncos beat Arizona 41-20.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Denver. The Broncos won 41-20. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

2014 — Brian Hoyer’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:09 left rallies the Cleveland Browns from a 25-point deficit to beat the Tennessee Titans 29-28. It’s the largest comeback in league history by a road team.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer passes against the Tennessee Titans in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

With the U.S Capitol in the background, thousands of demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Sonny Colbrelli of Italy celebrates winning the men's Paris Roubaix, a 258 kilometer (160.3 miles) one-day-race cycling race, at the velodrome in Roubaix, northern France, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (Vincent Kalut/Pool Photo via AP)

Oil is shown washed up in Huntington Beach, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. At least 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of oil spilled into the waters off Orange County, according to a statement from the city of Huntington Beach. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

People crowd Romics fair in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Romics, an international festival of comics, animation, cinema and games resumed after two years due to the stop for the pandemic. The access to the fair is granted only to the people vaccinated against COVID-19, or with a negative test result. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, center, is mobbed by fans after scoring a 1-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

A woman, wrapped in a Brazilian national flag, chats slogans during a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro calling for his impeachment over his government’s handling of the pandemic and accusations of corruption in the purchases of COVID-19 vaccines, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A visitor sits on a bench to look artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's "In America: Remember," a temporary art installation made up of white flags to commemorate Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday, a number greater than the population of Boston. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Noah Gragson (9), Caesar Bacarella (9), Jeffrey Earnhardt (0) and C.J. McLaughlin (74) tangle in a wreck during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Russell Norris)

Lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday Oct. 2, 2021. An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest Africa has blown open another fissure on its hillside. Authorities were watching Friday to see whether lava from the new fissure would join the main flow that has reached the sea. The new fissure is the third to crack open since the Cumbre Vieja crater erupted on La Palma island Sept. 19. (AP Photo/Daniel Roca)

A girl laughs while traveling on a pickup to avoid getting wet due to a flooded street in Cite du Soleil district in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker (30) catches the fly ball of Oakland Athletics' Tony Kemp to end the top of the sixth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Nebraska's Matt Sichterman (70) lifts quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) in celebration of his touchdown alongside Wyatt Liewer (85) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's race in the London Marathon in central London, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes as he is tackled by Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik Jackson (97) and defensive tackle Malik McDowell (58) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Minneapolis. The Browns won 14-7. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes as he is tackled by Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik Jackson (97) and defensive tackle Malik McDowell (58) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Minneapolis. The Browns won 14-7. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, right, watches as home plate umpire Angel Hernandez, center, flips over the railing of the Tampa Bay Rays dugout during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in New York. Gio Urshela caught a foul ball by Austin Meadows for an out on the play. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Fumio Kishida bows after being elected as Japan's prime minister at the parliament's lower house Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. Kishida was formally elected Monday as Japan's new prime minister in a parliamentary vote, replacing Yoshihide Suga. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs onto the field of Gillette Stadium prior to an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti pulls head coach John Harbaugh up the wall to celebrate after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Denver. The Ravens won 23-7. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno gestures after filing his certificate of candidacy for next year's presidential elections before the Commission on Elections at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines on Monday Oct. 4, 2021. Politicians continue to register as candidates seeking to lead the Southeast Asian nation that has been hit hard by the pandemic and deep political conflicts. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

A student walks in through an entrance decorated with balloons during the partial reopening of a school that remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic at Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder (82) celebrates his touchdown with running back Michael Carter (32) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Washington Football Team running back J.D. McKissic (41) dives toward the end zone against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Atlanta. The Washington Football Team won 34-30. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) runs for a touchdown past San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw (99) during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Arizona Cardinals tight end Maxx Williams is tackled by Los Angeles Rams linebacker Ernest Jones, top center, and safety Taylor Rapp, right, during the first half in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis )

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (19) catches a pass for a touchdown as Carolina Panthers cornerback CJ Henderson (15) defends in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) celebrates his second touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) celebrates his second touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

Aubrea Baker displays her wedding photo as she and her 7-month-old daughter Haylen visit one of her late husband's favorite fishing spots Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Burlington, Kan. Her husband, Danny Baker, was among the 700,000 U.S. victims of COVID-19, dying on Sept. 14 after testing positive in July. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People attend The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual church conference Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. The Utah-based faith has repeatedly encouraged its 16 million members worldwide to limit the spread by getting vaccines and wearing masks. The conference is taking place again without full attendance due to the pandemic. For the first time in two years, though, leaders were back at the faith's 20,000-seat conference center, with several hundred people watching in person. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Aubrea Baker displays her wedding photo as she and her 7-month-old daughter Haylen visit one of her late husband's favorite fishing spots Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Burlington, Kan. Her husband, Danny Baker, was among the 700,000 U.S. victims of COVID-19, dying on Sept. 14 after testing positive in July. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Women, wrapped in Chilean national flags, raise their right fists while singing their national anthem during a protest against undocumented migrants, in downtown Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

The Black Block walk during a march in remembrance of the 1968 Tlatelolco student massacre, in Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Mexico commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the massacre where students and civilians were killed by the military and police. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)