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BREAKING FIRST AT FOUR: A DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CAPE CORAL -- NBC2 IS LIVE ON THE SCENE UNCOVERING DETAILS.
CHAD LIVE
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A DRAMATIC SCENE CAUGHT ON TAPE -- FIRST AT FOUR, WHAT LED COPS TO OPEN FIRE ON ONE OF THEIR OWN CRUISERS.
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BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR.
CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE ON THE SCENE OF A DEATH INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS ON THE 500 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 49TH STREET.
DETECTIVES HAVE SPENT MUCH OF THE DAY SEARCHING FOR CLUES.
NBC 2'S ALEX BOYER IS WORKING ALONSIDE INVESTIGATORS.
HE JOINS US LIVE IN THE CAPE CORAL MOBILE NEWSROOM.
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Detectives have been going door to door, asking neighbors if they knew the victim or noticed anything suspicious.
As you can see, crime scene tape surrounds the single-family home located at the end of this quiet residential street. two police officers are here guarding the scene.
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We're able to see inside the house because both the front door and garage are open. We don't know if that's how it was when police arrived. The victim's truck is also parked in the driveway. Neighbors tell me the victim lived at this home along with his son.
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-joe hanson/neighbor-"they've been there maybe a year and a half. I've talked to him many times and he always talked about the second world war because he was old enough to be there. He was always very nice."
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A police spokesperson won't say if the death appears suspicious and it may be several more hours before police release any more information. We'll continue to keep a close eye on the scene. In cape coral, alex boyer nbc2.
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ANOTHER BREAKING STORY WE ARE FOLLOWING. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SECRET SERVICE PROSTITUTE SCANDAL.
9 UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY ARE RECEIVING ADMINISTRATIVE PUNISHEMENTS FOR THEIR PART.
NBC 2 ANCHOR KELLIE BURNS IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. BREAKING NEW DETAILS.
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THE SERVICE MEMBERS ARE NOT FACING ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES. BBUT WILL BE REPRIMANDED.
IT BREAKS DOWN LIKE THIS. SEVEN SOLDIERS, TWO MARINES ARE RECEIEVEING ADMINSTRATIVE PUNISHMENTS.
ONE AIR FORCE MEMBER HAS BEEN REPRIMANDED AND FINAL DECISIONS ARE PENDING ON TWO NAVY SAILORS.
ALL FOR THEIR PART IN THE PROSTITUTION SCANDAL IN COLUMBIA BACK IN APRIL. IT BROUGHT SHAME TO THE ELITE PRESIDENTAIL PROTECTION FORCE.
THE MILITARY MEMBERS WERE SUPPORTING THE SECRET SERVICE IN PREPARATIONS FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA.
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FIRST AT FOUR. IT'S THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BRAVE SCORCHING SUMMER HEAT FOR THE CHANCE TO SEE
BARACK OBAMA THIS FRIDAY.
TODAY THE PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN GAVE OUT TICKETS IN COLLIER AND LEE
COUNTIES.
NBC-2 CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER JOINS US LIVE FROM
OBAMA HEADQUARTERS ON FOWLER STREET IN FORT MYERS.
CHAD.
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.some people have been here since 10 o'clock last night
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THE LINE FOR TICKETS STRETCHED AROUND AROUND THE BLOCK. FROM
FOWLER. DOWN SECOND STREET. UP TO ROYAL PALM AVENUE.
THE HEAT HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN TODAY.
FIREFIGHTERS BROUGHT OUT A HOSE TO HELP COOL DOWN THE KIDS.
HEAT INDEX. THE "FEELS LIKE" TEMPERATURE REACHED THE UPPER 90'S.
SOME PEOPLE HAD TO BE TAKEN AWAY ON STRETCHERS BECAUSE OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION.
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Julia McIntyre / PORT CHARLOTTE RESIDENT
:00:26:49
It's brutal the heat is terrible people are standing in line for hours.
They're passing out. they don't have water or shade. But they're
staying because they don't want to give up the chance to see Obama.
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THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK FRIDAY AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER IN THE
FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT.
THIS AFTERNOON WORKERS WERE BUSY PUTTING OUT FERTILIZER AND ADDING
A FRESH COAT OF PAINT TO THE BUILDING.
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that was the venue for president obama's speech three years ago.
back then he was delivering a policy speech pushing congress to
pass his economic stimulus package.
two days from now - is a campaign stop.
tomorrow the president is in jacksonville and west palm beach.
friday morning air force touches down at private sky aviation.
live in fort myers chad oliver nbc-2 news.
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SO FAR MITT ROMNEY HASN'T COMMITTED TO ANY APPEARANCES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR HIS CAMPAIGN.
IF AND WHEN HE DOES VISIT OUR AREA, NBC2 WILL ALSO COVER THOSE EVENTS ON AIR AND ONLINE.
MEANTIME, TODAY WE'RE LEARNING WHO WILL DELIVER THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NEXT MONTH'S REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE RECEIVED THE HONOR.
IT MAY MEAN THE CHRISTIE IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED AS MITT ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE.
TYPICALLY THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS SEPARATE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE - WHO TYPICAL SPEAKS ON A DIFFERENT NIGHT.
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DEVELOPING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY--
A HUSBAND FIGHTS FOR VINDICATION AFTER HIS WIFE'S BRUTAL MURDER IN 2009.
NATHAN LEE BELIEVES CHARLOTTE COUNTY BOTCHED A 9-1-1 TIP THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HIS WIFE - DENISE AMBER LEE.
NBC 2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN WAS IN COURT TO HEAR NATHAN LEE'S TESTIMONY.
CHARLIE - IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY IN THE COURTROOM.
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Nathan lee answered questions from the lawyers for two hours covering his life before and after his wifes murder in 2008.
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Lee Called Denise a perfect wife and told the jurors he didn't kiss his wife goodbye when he left for work the morning she was murdered.
Lawyers played the 911 call at the center of this civil suit.
The case revolves around a tip the charlotte county sheriffs office dispatch center didn't pass on.
Lee says His wife might still be alive had the tip been relayed.
Instead micheal king murdered her after raping her.
He's been convicted and is on death row.
On the stand today, lee described learning about his wife's murder.
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Rick started breaking down and he said 'nate I'm not going to lie to you, they found a body and they think its hers'
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Lee is asking for 750 thousand dollars in damages from the sheriffs office.
The state trooper who pulled king over testified later.
He talked about the sinking feeling he had when he realized Denise wasn't in the car.
In cc ck nbc2.
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IN EAST NAPLES THIS AFTERNOON,
A LONG-AWAITED TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION IS UP AND RUNNING.
THE LIGHTS WENT UP AT U-S 41 AND EAGLES LAKES BOULEVARD.
NBC 2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN WAS THERE FOR TODAY'S RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.
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:"residents extremely excited, say they've been waiting for this day a long time."
cars speeding by--
ruth chapman, hitchingpost resident
18:28:35 you took your life in your hands to try and get out of this street on the highway. you really had to guess at how fast the cars were coming at you 42."
now coming to a stop at the intersection of eagle lakes and us41 in east naples.
nats ribbon cutting, cheering
area residents celebrated the instalation of new traffic lights and pedestrian crosswalks at the dangerous intersection.
18:28:54youd see the women with little babies by hand and they'd be running across there pushing the carriage and dragging little kids it was just a terrible situation and its a wonder we didn't have more fatalities out there 07
they say the 600-thousand dollar project-- paid for by the owners of the hitching post shopping plaza-- will make this area safer for drivers and pedestrians.
18:26:08 this should slow traffic down give it a break here and there so that they can get out
another light is in works one street down at sw blvd. there have been severall pedestrians killed there. light still in planning stages could take several months before it goes up.
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SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY FOR THE U-S HOUSING MARKET.
LAST MONTH - BUILDERS BROKE GROUND ON THE MOST NEW HOMES IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS.
ACCORDING TO THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION ROSE NEARLY 7 PERCENT.
THAT'S THE MOST SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008.
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NEW SIGNS OF A REBOUND IN HOUSING AND BETTER EARNINGS REPORTS ARE BRINGING BUYERS BACK TO THE STOCK MARKET.
STOCKS OF HOMEBUILDERS ROSE AFTER THE GOVERNMENT REPORTED THAT BUILDERS BROKE GROUND LAST MONTH ON THE MOST NEW HOMES AND APARTMENTS IN NEARLY FOUR YEARS.
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NAPLES COMMUNITY HEALTH HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY A TWO-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE-
AFTER AN NBC-2 INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED A MAN *DIED AFTER WAITING NEARLY AN HOUR TO BE TAKEN TO NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
80-YEAR-OLD PAUL ANDERSON WAS AT MARCO ISLAND URGENT CARE AND WAS TO BE TAKEN BY N-C-H AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL-
BUT WE FOUND THE PARAMEDIC DRIVING THAT AMBULANCE WASN'T SCHEDULED TO WORK UNTIL AN HOUR AFTER THE MARCO FACILITY OPENED-
IN ADDITION- THAT PERSON WAS LATE TO WORK ON THAT DAY.
THE FINE COMES AFTER A STATE BUREAU OF E-M-S INVESTIGATION.
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AT BURGER KING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY.
BUT WE DON'T THINK THEY HAD THIS IN MIND.
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO. FIRST AT FOUR.
PLUS - PUT TO THE TEST.
CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS BECOME HEROES AFTER YESTERDAY'S RAINFALL. WE'LL EXPLAIN.
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FAMU IS ON A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR TWO NEW EMPLOYEES TO BE PART OF THE SCHOOL'S NEW ANTI-HAZING ORGANIZATION.
FORMER PRESIDENT DR. JAMES AMMONS SUGGESTED HIRING SOMEONE TO HANDLE HAZING COMPLAINTS AND WATCH OVER THE BAND.
THIS WAS SUGGESTED AFTER THE DEATH OF ROBERT CHAMPION.
THE YOUNG DRUM MAJOR DIED AFTER HIS BANDMATES BEAT HIM ON A BUS.
FORMER PRESIDENT AMMONS STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS OFFICE ON MONDAY.
HE WAS UNDER FIRE FOR THE WAY HE HANDLED CHAMPION'S DEATH.
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A SAFETY TASK FORCE ON FORT MYERS BEACH IS DROPPING PROPOSALS TO REDUCE SPEED LIMITS THERE.
TODAY, GROUP MEMBERS DECIDED THAT REDUCING ISLAND SPEED LIMITS BY TEN MILES PER HOUR WOULD NOT PREVENT CRASHES.
RATHER, THEY'RE WORKING ON WAYS TO LIGHT-UP ESTERO BOULEVARD AT NIGHT.
THE GROUP OF TOWN LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS WANTS TO MAKE CHANGES BY FALL, BEFORE SEASONAL VISITORS RETURN.
BUT F-P-L SAYS THE TOWN NEEDS TO DESIGN A LIGHTING SYSTEM BEFORE THEY CAN DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'LL MEET THAT DEADLINE.
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YESTERDAY AT FOUR WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FLOODED INTERSECTIONS IN CAPE CORAL.
TODAY WE'RE LEARNING CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS SAVED THE LIVES OF 2 DOGS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE ON THE CAPE FIREFIGHTERS FACEBOOK PAGE.
THREE FIREFIGHTERS HELPED SAVE THESE TWO DOGS WHEN THEY FOUND THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE YESTERDAY.
ONLY TWO OF THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN THIS PICTURE.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE TWO DOGS ARE DOING JUST FINE.
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FORECAST OPEN
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
Look like we are in for a few mainly dry, but hot, days. The low pressure area in northern Florida continues to drift farther north and will keep southwest winds over the area for the rest of today and tonight. This will lead to some isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening - mainly inland and east of the interstate. Temperatures will continue to be muggy and mild this evening with a low in the 70's tomorrow morning.
Computer models continue to show an area of high pressure in the Atlantic building over Florida on Thursday and Friday. This weather pattern looks to set up some very hot days for us and my forecast calls for 95 to 96 degrees both days. There will still be sufficient humidity to bring our heat index over 100 degrees both days. Afternoon thunderstorms will take a break for a few days but despite the outlook for mainly dry weather, I think there could be an isolated storm developing on Friday.
For forward planning this weekend … expect hot and humid days with a few storms on Saturday and better coverage of afternoon storms on Sunday.
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A HIGH-PROFILE DOCTOR IS FOUND DEAD IN HIS TEXAS HOME.
maam what do you see? one of his coworkers went in the house and he says it
not good
WHAT LEAD TO HIS DEATH IS A STORYLINE, YOU'D EXPECT IN A SOAP OPERA.
FIRST AT FOUR- THE MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT YOU HAVE TO HEAR.
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A BOLD CRIME WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.
A ROBBERY SUSPECT TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM POLICE BY STEALING ONE OF THEIR CRUISERS.
THE GUY THAT GETS IN THE COP CAR IS ONE OF TWO SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN A BURGLARY AT A NEARBY APARTMENT.
WHEN POLICE GOT CLOSE TO THE SCENE, YOU CAN HEAR GUNSHOTS.
IT'S UNCLEAR IF OFFICERS OR ONE OF THE SUSPECTS FIRED THE GUN.
THE MAN WHO HOPPED IN THE CRUISER DIDN'T GET FAR.
HE CRASHED INTO AN APARTMENT BUILDING.
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A TEXAS MURDER CASE HAS A PLOT YOU'D EXPECT OUT OF HOLLYWOOD.
A PROMINENT PLASTIC SURGEON IS ACCUSED OF PAYING A HIT MAN IN SILVER BARS TO KILL HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND'S LOVER.
DIANA PEREZ HAS THE DETAILS.
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POLICE SAY DR. THOMAS MICHAEL DIXON WAS SO HUNG UP ON HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND - HE
CONTACTED HER CONSTANTLY EVEN AFTER SHE BEGAN DATING ANOTHER MAN. DR.
JOSEPH SONNIER.
911 TAPE
18 SOMEONE HAS BROKEN A WINDOW IN THE BACK AND THE DR DID NOT SHOW UP FOR
WORK TODAY.
ON JULY 11. DR. SONNIER'S LANDSCAPER CALLS POLICE FROM OUTSIDE HIS HOME.
911 TAPE
I NEED SOMEBODY TO HURRY!
NO ONE HAD HEARD FROM THE RESPECTED CHIEF PATHOLOGIST.
911 TAPE
MAAM WHAT DO YOU SEE? ONE OF HIS COWORKERS WENT IN THE HOUSE AND HE SAYS IT
NOT GOOD
DR. SONNIER WAS FOUND SHOT AND STABBED TO DEATH IN HIS LIVING ROOM.
POLICE INTERVIEWED HIS GIRLFRIEND - WHO MENTIONED THAT EX-FLAME.DR. DIXONS
FIXATION ON HER.
AND JUST DAYS AFTER SONNIER'S BODY WAS FOUND, DR. DIXON WAS ARRESTED. ADDING
TO THIS TANGLED WEB, POLICE ALSO ARREST 51-YEAR-OLD DAVID SHEPARD.
SHEPARD'S ROOMMATE TOLD OFFICERS THAT IT WAS AN ALLEGED MURDER-FOR-HIRE AND
THAT SHEPARD CONFESSED TO STALKING AND KILLING SONNIER. HIS ALLEGED REWARD
FOR THE MURDER? 3 SILVER BARS - WORTH 3-THOUSND DOLLARS EACH. DELIVERED BY
DR. DIXON, THE EX.
CAPTAIN JOHN CASPELL/LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT:"this is all very surprising
that he would be involved at this level. And nothing that we have been able
to find so far in his background that would make him behave this way."
Moved up:
YOUTUBE
NO ANESTHESIA, NOTHING INVOLVED. BUT FDA APPROVED.
New track:
DISSOLVE FROM DIXON COMM OR YOUTUBE TO PERPWALK
DR. DIXON - A PLASTIC SURGEON - IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ON-CAMERA
APPEARANCES.
BOTH MEN ARE NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER. DR. DIXONS BAIL WAS SET AT 10 MILLION
DOLLARS WHILE SHEPARD IS STILL WAITING TO FACE A JUDGE.
GRFX
DR SONNIER'S CHILDREN HELD HIS FUNERAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON - TELLING ABC NEWS
IN A STATEMENT. "Although there were many tears shed, there was also a
sense of hope that my father's murder has been solved."
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DIXON AND SHEPARD'S FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES COULD BE UPGRADED TO CAPITAL MURDER.
BOTH MEN ARE BEING HELD ON 10 MILLION DOLLARS BOND.
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MORE AND MORE PARENTS ARE HEARING DREADED WORDS WHEN THEY TAKE THEIR KIDS TO THE DENTIST.
"Hey, your child has 8 cavities!"
DESPITE BRUSHING TWICE A DAY, TOOTH DECAY IS HITTING YOUNG AMERICANS HARD.
FIRST AT FOUR - WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP STOP IT IN YOUR KIDS.
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A NEW SURVEY SHOWS FEWER PEOPLE LIKE FACEBOOK - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.
FACEBOOK BOOK IS RANKED 61 OUT OF 100 WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SURVEY - THOSE PESKY ADS, PRIVACY CONCERNS AND CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE IMPACTED THE RANKING.
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CONSUMER ALERT - FIRST AT FOUR.
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING GAS PEDALS ON FORD AND MAZDA VEHICLES.
THEY HAVE RECEIVED NEARLY 100 REPORTS OF PEDALS GETTING STUCK.
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYS AT LEAST ONE DEATH IS SUSPECTED BECAUSE OF A STUCK PEDAL.
MODELS BEING LOOKED AT INCLUDE THE 2001 THROUGH 2004 FORD ESCAPE AND MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH V-6 ENGINES.
MORE THAN 700-THOUSAND VEHICLES MAY BE IMPACTED.
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MORE THAN ONE-FOURTH OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AGES TWO AND FIVE SUFFER FROM TOOTH DECAY IN THE U-S.
AND HALF OF KIDS BETWEEN AGES 12 AND 15 HAVE IT.
THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME SO BAD THAT MANY KIDS NEED SURGERY TO HAVE THEIR NUMEROUS CAVITIES FILLED.
ANDREW MCINTOSH TELLS US MORE ABOUT THIS GROWING PROBLEM AND WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW TO KEEP YOUR KIDS TEETH HEALTHY.
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FIVE-YEAR-OLD AUDREY BARIGHT BRUSHES HER TEETH TWICE A DAY…
AND FLOSSES REGULARLY. SO HER PARENTS WERE SHOCKED AT HER LAST DENTAL APPOINTMENT
"Hey, your child has 8 cavities!"
BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY, AUDREY HAD TO UNDERGO GENERAL ANESTHESIA TO HAVE THEM FILLED. DUKE PEDIATRIC DENTIST MARTHA ANN KEELS SAYS IT'S A SCENARIO THAT'S BECOMING MUCH MORE COMMON.
"Every new patient is coming in with a mouth full of cavities."
USING ANESTHESIA WHILE FILLING THEM COULD CAUSE VOMITING, NAUSEA, AND IN RARE CASES, BRAIN TRAUMA OR DEATH. THE COST CAN RANGE FROM TWO-THOUSAND TO FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
"The cost is expensive."
DOCTOR KEELS SAYS EATING AT BEDTIME WHEN THERE'S DECREASED SALIVA, DRINKING BOTTLED WATER THAT DOESN'T CONTAIN FLUORIDE AND CONSUMING SUGARY DRINKS ALL ARE CAVITY CULPRITS… PERHAPS THE WORST OFFENDER? SUGARY, GUMMY CANDIES THAT STICK BETWEEN THE TEETH. IF YOUR CHILD DOESN'T FLOSS OFTEN ENOUGH, THE CANDY STAYS AND THE TEETH ROT.
"Little kids aren't going, oh look, I got food stuck in my teeth."
SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? SKIP JUICE AND STICK TO WATER AND MILK. SEE A DENTIST BY AGE ONE. BRUSH TWICE A DAY - AND FLOSS DAILY. YOU CAN STILL ENJOY A TREAT OR TWO, JUST STICK TO THOSE THAT MELT.
"I'm a huge proponent of M&Ms or Hershey Kiss."
AUDREY NOW TAKES EXTRA GOOD CARE OF HER TEETH FOR ONE BIG REASON…
"Because you don't want cavities!"
I'M ANDREW MCINTOSH REPORTING.
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A MAN SAVED BY A FIRED FLORIDA LIFEGUARD MAY TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE BEACH.
IT'S A STORY THAT MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES.
WHY THE ATTORNEY FOR THE FAMILY SAYS THEY HAVE A CASE AGAINST HALLANDALE BEACH.
PLUS - IT'S NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR THE OLYMPIC SWIMMERS IN LONDON.
FIRST AT FOUR - WHAT IT TOOK TO MAKE ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED AQUATIC CENTERS IN THE WORLD.
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BREAKING NEWS FIRST AT FOUR - A HUGE STORM SYSTEM IS HITTING THE NORTHEAST. AND IT'S HAVING A RIPPLE EFFECT ON FLIGHTS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF. JIM - EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON UP NORTH.
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YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE LIST OF FLIGHTS HEADING OUT OF R-S-W.
FLIGHTS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST HAVE BEEN CANCELLED OR DELAYED.
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REMEMBER THE FLORIDA LIFEGUARD WHO WAS FIRED FOR RESCUING A MAN OUTSIDE HIS DESIGNATED SWIMMING AREA?
NOW, THE FAMILY OF THE MAN HE SAVED IS CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION.
THEY CLAIM CERTAIN AREAS ALONG HALLANDALE BEACH ARE NOT MONITIORED BY LIFEGUARDS AND COULD BE DANGEROUS.
NBC 2 ANCHOR PETER BUSCH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE LAWSUIT.
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THIS GUY'S DAD SAYS HIS SON IS STILL RECOVERING FROM HIS NEAR-DROWNING EXPERIENCE ON HALLANDALE BEACH.
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LIFEGUARD TOMAS LOPEZ RESCUED A 19-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM ESTONIA, AND THEN WAS FIRED FOR LEAVING THE SWIMMING BOUNDARIES.
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE FAMILY OF THE MAN HE RESCUED SAYS THERE AREN'T ENOUGH WARNING SIGNS ALONG THE BEACH TELLING PEOPLE TO SWIM AT THEIR OWN RISK.
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"This is one of the more populated areas, that they see the need for lifeguards just north and just south of it."
HALLANDALE BEACH SAYS THE CITY PROVIDES LIFEGUARDS AT ALL PUBLIC BEACHES, AND THEY CAN MAKE RESCUES OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES.
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THE LIFEGUARD - TOMAS LOPEZ WAS OFFERED HIS JOB BACK - BUT YOU MAY REMEMBER HE TURNED IT DOWN.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE TOURIST IS BEING EXAMINED BY A NEUROLOGIST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY BRAIN DAMAGE FROM HIS NEAR-DROWNING EXPERIENCE.
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NOW TO AN NBC2 TRAFFIC ALERT --
STARTING AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK TONIGHT,
CREWS WILL SHUT DOWN ALICO ROAD AT U-S 41 IN LEE COUNTY.
THEY WILL BE POURING CONCRETE FOR THE STATE ROAD 739 AND METRO PARKWAY EXTENTION PROJECT.
TO GET AROUND IT, TAKE ESTERO PARKWAY, CORKSCREW ROAD, OR SIX MILE CYPRESS.
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ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 4-
PLANS FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER IN BONITA SPRINGS ARE OFFICIALLY ON HOLD.
TODAY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED THAT A ONE YEAR BAN ON SHELTERS *DOES APPLY TO A PROPERTY ON OLD 41.
THIS- EVEN THOUGH THE DEVELOPER APPLIED FOR PERMITTING FOR THE PROPERTY *BEFORE THE BAN WAS PASSED.
COUNCIL IS ACTING ON THE ADVICE OF SPECIAL COUNSELOR BEVERLY GRADY, WHO WAS HIRED BY THE CITY AT A COST OF UP TO 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE.
NOW IT'S UP TO THE DEVELOPER TO PROVE THE CITY ISN'T PLAYING FAIR.
WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER 5TH COUNCIL MEETING.
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SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED A NEW DEFENSE MINISTER.
THIS JUST HOURS AFTER A SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED THE FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER AND BASHAR AL-ASSAD'S BROTHER IN LAW.
THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES IS THE NEW DEFENSE MINISTER.
HE SAID ON SYRIAN T-V THAT THE BOMBING WOULD NOT STOP SYRIAN ARMED FORCES FROM THEIR DUTIES, AND THOSE BEHIND THE BOMBING WOULD BE FOUND.
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THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR TWO YOUNG IOWA GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED ON A BIKE RIDE LAST FRIDAY.
TODAY ONE OF THE GIRL'S MOTHERS IS SPEAKING OUT - SAYING SHE BELIEVES THE 2 WERE KIDNAPPED.
OFFICIALS SAY 10-YEAR OLD LYRIC COOK AND HER COUSIN EIGHT YEAR OLD ELIZABETH COLLINS WERE HEADED HOME FROM THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE IN EVANSDALE.
INVESTIGATORS FOUND THE COUSINS' BIKES AND A PURSE BY A NEARBY LAKE.
SEARCHERS ARE DRAINING THAT LAKE FOR MORE CLUES.
BUT LYRIC'S MOTHER, MISTY COOK-MORRISSEY ISN'T HOPEFUL WITH POLICE WILL FIND ANYTHING.
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--SOT --
Because we haven't found them anywhere in the surrounding area, I feel like maybe they were taken.
I'll be more comfortable in that theory once they drain the lake and we find nothing there, so I'm glad that they are draining it today.
POLICE SAY THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FOUL PLAY.
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MORE THAN TWO DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS ARE HURT AFTER BATTLING A MASSIVE FIRE IN NEW YORK CITY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.
THE SIX ALARM FIRE BROKE OUT EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR YANKEE STADIUM.
MORE THAN 200 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED. AND IT TOOK MORE THAN FOUR HOURS TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL.
28 FIREFIGHTERS AND TWO RESIDENTS WERE INJURED.
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THE STATUE OF JOE PATERNO STILL SITS ON PENN STATE'S CAMPUS.
AND NOW SOME PEOPLE ARE THREATENING TO TAKE IT DOWN THEMSELVES.
A SMALL PLANE FLEW AROUND THE CAMPUS YESTERDAY TOWING A BANNER THAT SAID "TAKE THE STATUE DOWN, OR WE WILL".
JOE PATERNO'S LEGACY ENDED IN DISGRACE WHEN HE WAS FIRED IN NOVEMBER IN THE WAKE OF A CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL INVOLVING JERRY SANDUSKY.
PATERNO HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY.
IN A RECENT E-S-P-N POLL, MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF PEOPLE SAID THE STATUE SHOULD BE REMOVED.
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TWO MEN ARMED WITH A GUN TRIED TO ROB A CENTRAL FLORIDA INTERNET CAFÉ.
BUT THEY WERE STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS --
BY THIS MAN -- 71-YEAR OLD SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
YOU CAN SEE IT ALL UNFOLD IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OUT OF OCALA.
POLICE SAY TWO TEENS-- ONE WITH A GUN AND THE OTHER WITH A BASEBALL BAT, TRIED TO ROB THE STORE.
BUT BEFORE THEY HAD THE CHANCE. WILLIAMS PULLED OUT HIS GUN AND STARTED FIRING.
THE TEENS WERE HURT.
THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND ARE FACING CHARGES.
WILLIAMS HAD A LICENSE TO CARRY A GUN.
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CAPITAL ONE BANK IS PAYING A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF PRESSURING CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS INTO BUYING EXTRA SERVICES.
THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU SAYS THE CAPITAL ONE CALL CENTER WORKERS MISLED CUSTOMERS TELLING THEM PRODUCTS LIKE PAYMENT PROTECTION, AND CREDIT MONITORING WERE REQUIRED.
THE BANK WILL PAY OUT A TOTAL OF ABOUT 140 MILLION DOLLARS TO TWO MILLION CUSTOMERS. AND PAY 25 MILLION IN PENALTIES.
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WE ARE JUST NINE DAYS AWAY FROM THE START TO THE SUMMER OLYMPICS.
AND A MAJOR PRIORITY IN LONDON RIGHT NOW IS SECURITY.
"G-FOUR-S" IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SECURITY COMPANIES. AND IT SAYS IT ONLY HAS ABOUT HALF OF THE MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND GUARDS IT NEEDS FOR THE BIG GAMES.
THAT HAS THE MILITARY, AND POLICE OFFICERS SCRAMBLING AND STEPPING IN.
ORGANIZERS WITH THE OLYMPICSSAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT SAFETY AND SECURITY WILL NOT BE IMPACTED.
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"This has not, nor will it, impact on the safety and security of these games."
ORGANIZERS SAY THERE ARE STILL AN ADDITIONAL TEN THOUSAND MILITARY AND SECURITY PERSONNEL ALREADY LINED UP TO GUARD THE GAMES.
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SOME GREAT RIVALRIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE POOL AT THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS - NONE BIGGER THAN MICHAEL PHELPS AGAINST RYAN LOCHTE. AS THESE SWIMMERS CLASH, YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE NOTE OF THE POOL, ITSELF. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST HIGH-TECH POOLS EVER BUILT.
NBC'S LIAM MCHUGH DISCOVERS WHAT MAKES THE LONDON AQUATIC CENTER SO HIGH-TECH.
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From its iconic wave-like roof to its majestic swimming pools, the London Aquatics Center is a feat of design and engineering.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, this venue will not only showcase the top swimmers in the world, it will also feature one of the most technologically advanced pools ever built, something competitive swimmers call a fast pool.
MISSY FRANKLIN
You can kind of learn as you go along and you go to all these different pools, what you like and what you don't like.
What elite swimmers like Missy Franklin don't like is water turbulence created by waves.
MISSY FRANKLIN
When there's a lot of swimmers in the water, even at practice, if we have a lot of kids in one lane, it's almost impossible to really go fast.
To minimize the amount of waves in the Olympic pools at the London Aquatics Center, engineers have used a combination of advanced technology and design, especially along the sides and at the bottom.
ANETTE HOSOI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pools are designed in such a way to minimize waves, to dissipate energy. You see engineering everywhere when you build these pools.
At the Aquatics Center, the bottom of the pools can be adjusted to different depths.
Along the sides and ends of the main competition pool, engineers have lined it with a special trough designed to swallow waves, preventing them - and their energy - from rebounding back into a swimmer's lane.
In addition, high-tech lane lines stretching the entire 50 meters of the pool are engineered to quell waves by decreasing their energy before they travel into another swimmer's lane.
ANETTE HOSOI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
When the wave hits the lane line, it's allowed to spin, and so that energy goes into turning the lane line rather than propagating the wave.
With its state of the art design, advanced technology, and engineering, the London Aquatics Center will dazzle fans from around the world and create the optimal fast pool for swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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YOU CAN FIND THE FULL COLLECTION OF "SCIENCE OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS" STORIES ON NBC LEARN DOT-COM AND SCIENCE 360 DOT-GOV.
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FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE JUNE--
THE F-D-A HAS APPROVED A NEW PRESCRIPTION DIET DRUG.
THIS ONE IS CALLED QSYMIA.
PATIENTS IN CLINICAL TRIALS LOST AN AVERAGE OF 23 POUNDS.
SOME CONSUMER ADVOCATES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRUG'S SIDE EFFECTS WHICH INCLUDE HEART RATE, HYPERVENTILATION, AND FATIGUE.
AN INGREDIENT IN THE DRUG HAS ALSO BEEN LINKED TO SOME BIRTH DEFECTS LIKE CLEFT LIP.
THE DRUG IS RECOMMENDED FOR OBESE PATIENTS WITH A B-M-I OVER 27. AND OTHER WEIGHT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES.
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IT'S ESTIMATED A QUARTER-MILLION AMERICANS WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER THIS YEAR.
IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
MORE THAN HALF OF PATIENTS FIND OUT THEY HAVE LUNG CANCER TOO LATE.
IN TODAY'S HEALTH MATTERS, AMY OSHIER REPORTS ON A NEW SCREENING OPTION, CREATING NEW HOPE.
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LUNG CANCER CONTINUES TO FRUSTRATE DOCTORS AND DECIMATE PATIENTS. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED AND MOST LETHAL OF CANCERS.
DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST
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:20 Unfortunately most of the patients present in late stages of disease. And the reason is that many times it doesn't have very specific symptoms.
DOCTORS HAVE LONG SEARCHED FOR A RELIABLE SCREENING TEST, IN PARTICULAR FOR HIGH RISK GROUPS INCLUDING SMOKERS OVER THE AGE OF 55, THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF SECOND HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE AND ANYONE WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO INHALED CHEMICALS. MANY DOCTORS USED CHEST XRAYS TO LOOK FOR EARLY TUMORS.
DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST
RUNS:
:20 The problem with chest x-rays is that they're not very specific or sensitive, meaning that they often can't delineate or separate good things from bad things.
AMY OSHIER/REPORTING
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Instead of giving up, researchers looked deeper into more advanced xray technology to find something more reliable that might save lives.
DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST
RUNS:
2:44 There's a better alternative now. There's something called a Low Dose Computerized Tomography, or low dose CAT scan, which basically looks at the lungs and the chest in a way that gives much more information than on a regular x-ray.
A LOW DOSE, SPIRAL CT SCAN GENERATES A 3D IMAGE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WHILE KEEPING RADIATION EXPOSURE TO A MINIMUM. IT IS MORE SUCCESSFUL AT FINDING LESIONS. STUDIES FIND IT BETTER THAN STANDARD XRAYS.
DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ/ONCOLOGIST
RUNS:
2:44 They could actually compare to plain x-rays decrease risk of mortality of lung cancer by 20 percent. Which is a significant number.
SIXTY PERCENT OF LUNG CANCERS ARE CURRENTLY PICKED UP IN LATE STAGES. SOMETHING WITH THE POTENTIAL TO FIND CANCER EARLY, COULD BE THE GAME CHANGER DOCTORS ARE LOOKING FOR. FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, I'M AMY OSHIER.
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TOM CRUISE IS GETTING IN A LITTLE DADDY AND ME TIME WITH SURI.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE TWO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE HE SPLIT FROM KATIE HOLMES.
FIRST AT FOUR - DETAILS ON WHETHER TOMKAT PLAN TO MEET WHILE HE'S IN TOWN.
PLUS - A MAN SCALES A BARBED WIRE FENCE SURROUNDING A UTAH AIRPORT - AND THEN STEALS AN AIRPLANE.
FIRST AT FOUR - WHY DETECTIVES SAY HE WAS A FUGITIVE ON THE RUN.
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PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP
THE PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN IS MAKING A STOP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
HUNDREDS LINED UP --
AND WHAT MANY THOUGHT WOULD BE AN EXCITING TRIP TURNED DANGEROUS DUE TO TODAY'S HEAT.
WE'RE LIVE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS WITH ALL THE DETAILS ON TODAYS RUSH FOR TICKETS.
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FORECAST OPEN
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
Look like we are in for a few mainly dry, but hot, days. The low pressure area in northern Florida continues to drift farther north and will keep southwest winds over the area for the rest of today and tonight. This will lead to some isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening - mainly inland and east of the interstate. Temperatures will continue to be muggy and mild this evening with a low in the 70's tomorrow morning.
Computer models continue to show an area of high pressure in the Atlantic building over Florida on Thursday and Friday. This weather pattern looks to set up some very hot days for us and my forecast calls for 95 to 96 degrees both days. There will still be sufficient humidity to bring our heat index over 100 degrees both days. Afternoon thunderstorms will take a break for a few days but despite the outlook for mainly dry weather, I think there could be an isolated storm developing on Friday.
For forward planning this weekend … expect hot and humid days with a few storms on Saturday and better coverage of afternoon storms on Sunday.
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TOM CRUISE IS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS DAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS DIVORCE FROM KATIE HOLMES.
HE TOOK AN OVERNIGHT FLIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK TO VISIT SIX-YEAR OLD SURI.
AMY ROBACH HAS MORE ON WHETHER TOM AND KATIE PLAN TO MEET WHILE HE'S IN TOWN.
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NATS ET: "Tom Cruise reunites with Suri!"
NATS Extra: "6 year old Suri, finally back with her daddy!"
NATS Access Hollywood: "Tom's first visit with Suri since the split!"
THEY'RE THE HEADLINE GRABBING PHOTOS - TOM CRUISE FINALLY REUNITING WITH
DAUGHTER SURI TUESDAY. THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE TOGETHER SINCE KATIE HOLMES
FILED FOR DIVORCE FROM THE A-LIST ACTOR - ALMOST THREE WEEKS AGO.
NATS paparazzi
OVERNIGHT - CRUISE ONCE AGAIN CARRYING SURI - THIS TIME CRADLING HER HEAD
AND EVEN CRACKING A SMILE- AS THE FATHER DAUGHTER DUO MADE THEIR WAY TO THE
SIX-YEAR-OLD'S GYMNASTICS LESSONS AT NEW YORK CITY'S CHELSEA PIERS.
SOT CARLOS GREER / REPORTER, PEOPLE MAGAZINE: "Tom has this tough image as
this big tough action star but when you see him with Suri, you really see
the tender side of him. He's ecstatic to see her / and sources tell People
that the pair are going to spend several days together in New York City."
TOM AND SURI REPORTEDLY SPENT TUESDAY CATCHING UP ONE-ON-ONE AT NEW YORK
CITY'S GREENWICH HOTEL - HIS SISTER CASS SPOTTED ENTERING THE SAME HOTEL --
BEARING TOYS FOR SURI -
NOTICEABLY ABSENT WAS HOLMES - WHO HAS KEPT A LOW PROFILE SINCE CRUISE
ARRIVED ON THE EAST COAST TUESDAY - THE ACTRESS WILL REPORTEDLY HAVE NO
CONTACT WITH CRUISE WHILE HE IS IN TOWN.
OVER THE WEEKEND CRUISE WRAPPED FILMING ON HIS MOVIE OBLIVION - BEFORE
JETTING OFF TO NEW YORK TO CATCH UP WITH SURI.
SOT CARLOS GREER / REPORTER, PEOPLE MAGAZINE: "He's going to have a really
active role in Suri's life / Tom is a devoted Dad."
A ROLE CRUISE HAS PROMISED TO KEEP SINCE BIRTH - AS HE TOLD OUR DIANE SAWYER
A WEEK BEFORE SURI WAS BORN IN APRIL 2006.
SOT DIANE SAWYER / ABC NEWS: "Have you thought what the first thing is you
want to say to this child?"
SOT TOMCRUISE / ACTOR: "Just how much I love this child. How much I love
this child. And just what a, what a beautiful life you're going to have."
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AMY ROBACH REPORTING.
TMZ IS REPORTING THAT CRUISE HAS HAD IT WITH THE NEGATIVE HEADLINES.
HIS LAWYER IS ATTACKING LIFE AND STYLE FOR A HEADLINE THAT READS SURI HAS BEEN ABANDONED BY HER DAD.
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FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT AND NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER NELSON MANDELA TURNS 94 TODAY.
HIS FAMILY IS PLANNING A PRIVATE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT HIS HOME.
MANDELA SPENT 27 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF SABOTAGE UNDER SOUTH AFRICA'S APARTHEID REGIME.
HE WAS RELEASED IN 1990 AND BECAME PRESIDENT IN '94.
PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA HONORED THE FORMER PRESIDENT BY DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
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MOVIE STAR - HALLE BERRY WAS BRIEFLY HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING INJURED ON SET.
T-M-Z REPORTS BERRY HIT HER HEAD ON CONCRETE AFTER TAKING A NASTY FALL.
HER REPRESENTATIVE SAYS SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION BUT SHE CHECKED OUT FINE.
SHE WILL CONTINUE FILMING AS PLANNED.
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IN NEW ENGLAND, PEOPLE CAN'T KEEP THEIR HANDS OF ACTOR DAVID HASSELHOFF.
WELL, THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF HIS ADVERTISEMENTS.
THESE LIFE-SIZE POSTERS SHOW "THE HOFF" PROMOTING ICED COFFEE.
PEOPLE LIKE THE ADS SO MUCH - THEY ARE STEALING THEM FROM STORES.
THE COMPANY WHO SPONSORS THE ADS SAYS THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW MANY HAVE BEEN STOLEN - BUT THEY KEEP GETTING CALLS FROM STORES FOR REPLACEMENTS.
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YOU CAN HAVE IT YOUR WAY AT BURGER KING - BUT WE DOUBT ANYONE WOULD ORDER A BURGER WITH THIS TYPE OF LETTUCE.
A PHOTO IS GOING VIRAL OF A BURGER KING EMPLOYEE STANDING IN TWO TRAYS OF LETTUCE.
THE PICTURE IS FROM A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN OHIO.
AN EMPLOYEE POSTED THE PICTURE ON A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE WITH A CAPTION THAT READ "THIS IS THE LETTUCE YOU EAT AT BURGER KING".
THE EMPLOYEE WHO STUCK HIS FEET IN THE LETTUCE AND TWO OTHERS HAVE BEEN FIRED.
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OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS IN LONDON JUST MADE SOME LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO THE OPENING CEREMONY.
THEY SAY THEY DID A RUN-THROUGH OF THE CEREMONY AND IT LASTED MORE THAN THREE HOURS --
SO THEY DECIDED TO TRIM IT.
A STUNT BIKE SEGMENT WAS DROPPED.
BUT ORGANIZERS TELL US THE COWS, DUCKS, AND SHEEP STILL MADE THE CUT.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN!
9 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE BIG GAMES.
REMEMBER YOU CAN WATCH THE OLYMPICS FROM START TO FINISH. RIGHT HERE ON NBC-2.
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A MAN WANTED FOR MURDER - STOLE AN AIRPLANE FROM A UTAH AIRPORT - BUT HE NEVE MADE IT OFF THE GROUND.
Nat: "a skywest plane.crashed into the parking lot around a bunch of vehicles."
FIRST AT FOUR - SECURITY QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING RAISED AFTER HIS DARING MOVE.
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1. Death investigation in Cape Coral
2. Arrest made in road rage incident
3. Miniature horses starved
4. President Obama in Fort Myers: TICKET INFO
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A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WANTED FOR MURDER - STEALS A PASSENGER PLANE FROM AN AIRPORT IN UTAH.
HE CRASHED BEFORE TAKE-OFF, THEN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
NOW, THE F.B.I. IS INVESTIGATING. AND QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT WHETHER AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SECURE ENOUGH.
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER REPORTS.
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Nat: "a skywest plane.crashed into the parking lot around a bunch of vehicles."
The Skywest commuter jet.
A popular plane used for short routes.
was hoisted out of the airport parking lot Tuesday.
Inside. police discovered the body of murder suspect. And Skywest pilot - Brian Hedglin.
Sot: "deceased in the plane from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound"
Police say Hedglin arrived at Utah's St. George airport overnight Monday.
Detectives believe he used a rug to scale a barbed wire fence.
Then walked up to the Sky West Jet parked at the gate - a CRJ 200 - that seats 50.
Hedglin pushed open - the always unlocked - cockpit door.
Fired up the engines.
And began to taxi away from the terminal.
Sot: "At that time his left wing on the aircraft clipped the jetbridge probably making it non-operable."
Hedglin didn't get far.
The pilot tore thru the terminal wall.
the airports security fence.
And rammed the plane into several cars.
"He would have been able to take off the plane from the runway and got airborne, hence in this particular situation, it's very good that he clipped the wing."
Police say Hedglin was a fugitive on the run.
Friday the suspects girlfriend - 39 year old Christina Cornejo - was found dead inside her Colorado Springs home.
Shortly before the murder.
Hedglin was arrested for harassing Cornejo.
Out of jail on a 10 thousand dollar bond.
Hedglins was named the prime suspect.
"They had some suspicions that he may flee the area/ this included SkyWest to say that 'We do know that he is a pilot with you; you may want to deactivate his access card,' which they did."
With a home in Colorado.
Detectives don't know why Hedglin fled to this small airport in Utah 700 miles away.
A commercial airline pilot turned murder suspect who was on the run. but who never made it off the runway.
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THE AIRPORT HAS RE-OPENED AS THE INVESTIGATION MOVES FORWARD.
OFFICIALS INSIST, DESPITE THE STOLEN PLANE, THE AIRPORT IS SAFE AND SECURE.
THAT WRAPS UP FIRST AT FOUR.
KELLIE BURNS AND PETER BUSCH ARE STANDING BY WITH A LOOK AHEAD AT THE NEWS AT FIVE.
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ROBERT IS MONITORING SEVERE STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST RIGHT NOW -- STORMS THAT are CAUSING BIG PROBLEMS FOR AIR TRAVELERS ACROSS THE NATION.
WE'RE ALSO LIVE WITH LATE-BREAKING DETAILS ON THE CAMPAIGN STOP IN FORT MYERS FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA -- WE KNOW WHERE HE'S GOING -- AND WHETHER YOU CAN STILL GET IN -- NEXT AT 5.
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