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THE PRESIDENT IS IN FLORIDA TO CAMPAIGN FOR YOU VOTE--
AND WITH THE LATEST POLLS SHOWING THE RACE AS A STATISTICAL "DEAD HEAT".
NEITHER CANDIDATE IS PULLING PUNCHES.
KAREN TRAVERS IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
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MITT ROMNEY'S BEEN UNDER FIRE FOR HIS WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND HIS TAX
RETURNS.BUT TODAY HE WENT ON OFFENSE.
Romney SOT
Not met with his jobs council in last 6 months took a look - done 106
fundraisers so i think you learn something about president's priorities -
job he's interested in protecting is his own.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN FLORIDA TODAY
Obama SOT
He plans to roll back health care reform, forcing more than 200,000
Floridians to pay more for their prescription drugs.
THERE'S NO CHANCE THE ATTACKS WILL LET UP ANY TIME SOON, WITH EACH NEW POLL
INDICATING A RAZOR TIGHT RACE.
A NEW ONE FROM CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES SHOWS A VIRTUAL TIE - ROMNEY
47, PRESIDENT OBAMA 46.
AS THE CANDIDATE'S TRADE JABS.THE DNC IS SORT OF APOLOGIZING FOR ITS
LATEST WEB VIDEO STARRING ANN ROMNEY'S DANCING HORSE THAT'S COMPETING IN THE
LONDON OLYMPICS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THE AD WAS AIMED AT ROMNEY DANCING AROUND THE ISSUE OF HIS TAX
RETURNS - BUT THERE WAS THE ADDED BONUS OF HIGHLIGHTING HIS CONNECTION TO
THE ELITE SPORT OF DRESSAGE.
nats - web video
THE CRITICISM CAME SWIFTLY - MRS ROMNEY USES HORSES IN HER THERAPY TO MANAGE
HER MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN SAID DEMOCRATS WERE BEING INSENSITIVE.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ABC'S ROBIN ROBERTS, MRS ROMNEY RESPONDED.
Ann Romney SOT
You know, honestly, do you know how I really-- I-- I wanna laugh. It makes me laugh. It's, like, really? You know, there's-- there'
s so many people out of work right now.
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THAT WAS KAREN TRAVERS.
MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE, ANN, ALSO SAID TODAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING A VICE PRESIDENT--
THEY'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.
YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE ONCE AGAIN AT THE AIRPORT IN WEST PALM BEACH.
THE PRESIDENT IS SCHEDULED TO LAND AT ANY MOMENT.
HE'S MAKE A CAMPAIGN STOP THERE--
BEFORE HEADING TO FORT MYERS *TOMORROW*
NBC2 WILL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE PRESIDENT'S ENTIRE VISIT--
PLUS G-O-P REACTION--
ALL DAY LONG ON-AIR AND ON-LINE.
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MORE SIGNS THE ECONOMY IS SPUTTERING.
THE INDEX OF LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS FELL POINT-3 PERCENT IN JUNE.
THE WEAK ECONOMY IS AFFECTING THE HOUSING MARKET.
AMERICANS BOUGHT FEWER HOMES IN JUNE THAN MAY.
SALES FELL NEARLY FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT--
THE FEWEST SOLD SINCE OCTOBER.
BUT SALES ARE UP FROM A YEAR AGO--
EVIDENCE THE MARKET IS STILL RECOVERING.
THOUGH THE ANNUAL SALES PACE IS FAR BELOW THE 6 MILLION HOMES THAT ECONOMISTS CONSIDER HEALTHY.
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A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERVIEW GEORGE ZIMMERMAN GAVE LAST NIGHT ON FOX NEWS.
NBC2's LINDSAY LOGUE JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH SOME OF THAT INTERVIEW--
AND REACTION.
LINDSAY.
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THE FORMER NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH VOLUNTEER--
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING TEENAGER TRAYVON MARTIN--
SPOKE OUT ON TV FOR THE FIRST TIME.
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SAID AMONG OTHER THINGS--
THAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS "GOD'S PLAN".
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IN HIS FIRST TELEVISION INTERVIEW SINCE HE SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN,
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN STUCK TO HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.
Hannity SOT
is there anything that you regret do you regret getting out of the car to
follow trayvon that night
Zimmerman SOT
No sir No sir
ZIMMERMAN TOLD FOX NEWS THAT HE BELIEVES THE SHOOTING WAS ALMOST OUT OF HIS
HANDS.
Zimmerman SOT
I feel that it was all God's plan and for me to second guess it and judge it
MARTIN'S FAMILY WAS OUTRAGED - THEY SAID THEY MUST WORSHIP A DIFFERENT GOD
BECAUSE THEIR GOD WOULDN'T WANT TRAYVON MARTIN KILLED THAT NIGHT.
BUT ZIMMERMAN DID OFFER THIS REGRET.
Zimmerman SOT
I do wish there was something, anything I could have done that I wouldn't
have had to take his life.
POLICE SAY HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE FATAL SHOOTING BY IDENTIFYING HIMSELFOR
NEVER LEAVING HIS VEHICLE AS POLICE INSTRUCTED HIM TO DO.
ZIMMERMAN APOLOGIZED TO THE MARTIN FAMILY IN COURT IN APRIL - AND HE DID
AGAIN LAST NIGHT ON FOX.
Zimmerman SOT
I am sorry that Trayvon's parents buried their child. I can't imagine
what it must feel like and I pray for them daily.
THE INTERVIEW HAS LEGAL EXPERTS SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS - THEY SAY IT WAS
RISKY
Dan Abrams SOT
every statement he makes, every comment, will almost certainly be fodder for
prosecutors who are looking for discrepancies.
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ZIMMERMAN INSISTS THAT MARTIN WAS THE AGRESSOR--
THAT THE UNARMED TEENAGER SLAMMED HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE--
AND WENT FOR HIS GUN.
ZIMMERMAN CLAIMS HE'S NOT RACIST--
OR A MURDERER.
TRAYVON MARTIN'S PARENTS REACTED TO THE INTERVIEW ON THE 'TODAY" SHOW--
"I really think that is ridiculous. I wish Trayvon was here to tell his side of the story. And I don't believe that it's God's plan, for him to kill an innocent teenager."
ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.
HE REMAINS FREE ON BOND.
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THE FAMILY OF A TEXAS WOMAN IS OUTRAGED BY THE T-S-A.
JOHN DEATON'S WIFE HAS A 4-INCH TUBE. MEDICALLY INSERTED INTO HER STOMACH.
HE CLAIMS THE WAY AGENTS HANDLED HIS WIFE'S "MEDICALLY NECESSARY" FEEDING TUBE--
COULD BE FATAL!!
AND NOW HE'S FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT--
BECAUSE AGENTS WENT TOO FAR.
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"They had physically stripped her and saw the tube coming out of her stomach and and they decided that they needed to check it for explosives, so they had to physically handle the tube."
NOT ONLY DID AGENTS TOUCH THE TUBE--
JOHN'S WIFE CLAIMS THEY SWABBED THE TUBE FOR BOMB MAKING MATERIALS--
CAUSING A MEDICAL ISSUE.
SO FAR--
NO RESPONSE FROM T-S-A.
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UNDERGROUND POWER LINES.THEY'RE SAFER AND MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK NICER.
BUT THEY'RE NOT CHEAP.
SOME PEOPLE IN NORTH NAPLES DON'T CARE.THEY EVEN DECIDED TO TAX THEMSELVES TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT.
AS NBC2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN REPORTS, THE CONSTRUCTION IS FINALLY UNDERWAY.
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TIM MILLER HAD TO MANUVER AROUND HEAVY MACHINERY TO GET HIS MAIL THIS MORNING.
CREWS ARE DIGGING UP HIS FRONT LAWN ON BAYVIEW AVENUE IN NORTH NAPLES.
IT'S LOUD-- BUT HE DOESNT CARE.
"I'm thankful its a little inconvenience were gonna detour around some trucks and things for a couple days but after that it should be real pretty 38."
MILLER AND HIS NEIGHBORS SAYS THE NOISE AND ROAD BLOCKS ARE A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL PUT POWER LINES IN THE VANDERBILT BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERGROUND.
19:00:39 they're unsightly they're a nuisance and keep up with the times let's have it looking like it should
RESIDENTS DECIDED TO TAX THEMSELVES TO FUND THE $6.6 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.
THEY FOUGHT FOR YEARS TO BURY THE UNSIGHTLY CABLES HANGING OVERHEAD.
"thank goodness for that, we've been waiting a long time for that."
residents say putting the power lines underground wont only make the neighborhood look nicer, it will also make it safer during storms."
"I want to be protected from storms and power failures."
DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT LINES WILL GO UNDER ON GULFSHORE DRIVE BETWEEN VANDERBILT, BLUEBILL, SEABREEZE, CHANNEL AND BAYVIEW. THAT'S EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY SPRING 20-13.
THE SECOND PHASE IS STILL IN THE WORKS-- IT WILL COVER VANDERBILT DRIVE FROM VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD TO 111TH AVENUE AND ALL OF THE WEST SIDE STREETS.
A LENGTHY PROJECT THAT LONGTIME RESIDENTS SAY THEY CANT WAIT TO SAY GOODBYE TO.
IN COLLIER COUNTY GABY FLEISCHMAN NBC2.
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A WARNING TONIGHT FOR PARENTS.
THERE'S A WEBSITE OUT THERE THAT GEARS ITSELF TOWARD KIDS.
BUT ONE MOTHER SAYS IT'S ANYTHING BUT KID FRIENDLY!
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT SHE FOUND.
AND GYMNASTICS IS ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS OF THE OLYMPICS!
TONIGHT--
MEET ONE AMAZING GIRL ON THE U.S. TEAM WHO NEARLY *QUIT*--
BEFORE SHE MADE IT TO LONDON.
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BRITAIN IS PLEDGING ANOTHER 12-HUNDRED EXTRA TROOPS--
TO HELP BEEF UP SECURITY FOR THE OLYMPICS.
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO DEPLOY THE TROOPS--
BUT WILL STATION THEM AT KEY LOCATIONS FOR THE NEXT 3-WEEKS.
OLYMPIC SECURITY IS IN CRISIS--
AFTER A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR FAILED TO DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH GUARDS FOR THE GAMES.
17-THOUSAND TROOPS ARE ALREADY WORKING TO SECURE THE GAMES.
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DURING THE SUMMER OLYMPICS EVERY FOUR YEARS--
SWIMMING AND GYMNASTICS REALLY SHINE.
THIS YEAR WILL BE NO EXCEPTION.
CHANCES FOR GOLD IN WOMENS GYMNASTICS CENTER AROUND ONE VERY *VIBRANT* YOUNG LADY--
GABBY DOUGLAS.
HERE'S NBC's CHRIS JANSING WITH A PREVIEW.
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YOU COULD SEE IT EVEN THEN.THAT INFECTIOUS GRIN…
GABBY DOUGLAS
at 02:22:06 "everyone always tells me you should just show off your smile,
cause everyone thinks you have a great face,/ so I took in that and ever
since then I can't stop smiling!"
THAT IS --- UNTIL SHE PUTS ON HER GAME FACE.
AND THEN THIS EFFERVESCENT 16-YEAR-OLD SHOWS SHE'S EQUAL PARTS GRACE AND GRIT.
HER NAME IS GABRIELLE DOUGLAS."GABBY" TO MOST OF US.
FANS CALL HER "THE FLYING SQUIRREL".
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING THOSE NAMES A LOT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.BUT AS
HER SISTER WOULD TELL YOU.YOU ALMOST DIDN'T GET TO KNOW HER AT ALL:
ARIELLE HAWKINS:
It was pretty drastic / / She really, really sounded serious about it.
IT CAME "THAT" CLOSE.
JUST MONTHS AGO --- GABBY DOUGLAS ALMOST ABANDONED HER OLYMPIC DREAM.
IN FACT, ALL ALONG HER DECADE-LONG PATH TO THE OLYMPICS, GABBY DOUGLAS QUIETLY
CARRIED SOME BIG BURDENS ON HER SMALL SHOULDERS…
WHEN SHE WAS JUST NINE, HER DAD, VIRGINIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD STAFF SGT. TIMOTHY
DOUGLAS, WAS SENT ON HIS FIRST OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT.TO IRAQ
GABBY DOUGLAS:
I was just had bad days in the gym thinking of my dad like well what if he doesnt
come back / I was like horrified I mean I prayed every night.
FINANCIAL PRESSURES MOUNTED FOR HER MOM AS SHE SCRIMPED AND SAVED TO PAY FOR GABBY'S
GYMNASTICS DREAMS.
BUT IN RECENT MONTHS.IT'S ALL PAID OFF.
AND NOW SHE'S GOING TO LONDON. READY, AS SHE LIKES TO SAY, TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
GABBY DOUGLAS:
it shows your competition that hmmm im not here to play around and i'm gonna do this
thing and i'm gonna get in and get out.
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YOU CAN SEE CHRIS JANSING'S ENTIRE INTERVIEW WITH GABBY--
TONIGHT ON "ROCK CENTER" WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS.
IT STARTS AT TEN ON NBC2.
AND ALL TOGETHER--
WE'RE ONLY *EIGHT* DAYS AWAY FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
IT BEGINS WITH THE OPENING CEREMONY RIGHT HERE ON NBC2 NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
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MANY CLAIM THAT THE STUDENT LOAN SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
COLLEGE STUDENTS SADDLED WITH HUGE AMOUNTS OF DEBT.
IN FACT NATIONWIDE--
STUDENT LOAN DEBT IS NOW AT A RECORD HIGH - ONE TRILLION DOLLARS.
AND THE DEFENSE TAKES THE STAND IN LEE COUNTY'S LARGEST COCKFIGHTING BUST TRIAL.
LAWYERS TRY TO EXPLAIN WHY ROOSTERS WERE DRESSED IN "COCKFIGHTING" OUTFITS.
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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.
HOT CONDITIONS TO END THE WEEK
We're closing the work week on a warming trend.
Sitting over the Bahamas is an area of high pressure, and it is inching westward toward Florida. The closer we get to the center of this high, the hotter and drier it'll become. Rain chances are only around 10 to 20 percent, so the chances of seeing a rain… Slim to none.
Hot, hazy, and humid conditions are on the docket for Southwest Florida Friday, and rain chances, again, are at a minimum. A stray afternoon/evening shower is possible across the inland communities along the sea breeze. Otherwise the vast majority of us, west of I-75, will stay dry.
All your beach plans should be fine for Friday!
Temperatures will be in the mid 90s for the majority of this week and the following week with heat index values in the 105° range. So please stay safe, heat is the number one killer in the weather world. Wear light clothes, drink a lot of water, get in the shade, and take breaks if you are outside.
Moisture will return for the weekend, bringing our typical rainy season pattern back with dry mornings and afternoon storms. The southwest Florida "norm" will continue until Wednesday when dry and hot weather make a comeback.
The tropics continue to stay quiet!
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SO MANY STUDENTS GRADUATE COLLEGE IN DEBT--
ALL TOLD OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS!
NOW LAWMAKERS ARE POINTING THEIR FINGERS AT UNIVERSITIES, ESPECIALLY, FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES.
NBC2'S HEATHER TURCO JOINS US WITH THIS GROWING DEBATE.
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REALLY - HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR A DEGREE?
THIS STUDENT LOAN DEBT PROBLEM IS A BIG ONE.
THOSE "FOR-PROFIT" COLLEGES, YOU MENTIONED - ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF STUDENT DEBT.
ON THE FLIP SIDE - THE INDUSTRY INSISTS *NOT HAVING A DEGREE COSTS STUDENTS FAR MORE THAN ANY LOAN.
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ABOUT 3-MILLION STUDENTS ATTEND FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES -- SCHOOLS RUN LIKE
BUSINESSES AND BACKED BY BIG WALL STREET COMPANIES.
IT'S A 30 BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR INDUSTRY, WITH NINETY PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE COMING
FROM STUDENT LOANS AND GRANTS - THAT'S BECAUSE COLLEGES CATER MOSTLY TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, AND INFORM THOSE STUDENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL AID.
BUT THAT BUSINESS MODEL HAS COME UNDER FIRE ON CAPITOL HILL.
Senator Harkin: We have the data. We have the facts to show
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TOM HARKIN - CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE - HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE INDUSTRY.
TAPE #24ABC - SEN TOM HARKIN INTERVIEW
SEN. TOM HARKIN:
01:07:17 The for-profit schools, because of their business model, target low-income people because the lower your income, the more Pell grants you get, and the more
student loan you're eligible for. So it's in your business interest to go after those poor students.
STUDENTS AT FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES REPRESENT ONLY 10 PERCENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS NATIONWIDE
- YET THEY TAKE OUT 25 PERCENT OF ALL STUDENT LOANS AND GRANTS. AND OF ALL THE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO DEFAULT ON THEIR LOANS -- HALF COME FROM FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES.
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FOR-PROFIT EXECS ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR STUDENTS *ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEFAULT -- BUT SAY IT'S BECAUSE THEY SERVE A LOW-INCOME POPULATION UNDER-SERVED BY TRADITIONAL COLLEGES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT STUDENT DEBT IN GENERAL.
OVERALL-- THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS ON THE LOWER END NATIONWIDE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 21-THOUSAND 184 DOLLARS.
FOR 2010 GRADS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA--
THE AVERAGE DEBT WAS JUST OVER 16-THOUSAND.
AT FLORIDA STATE - NEARLY 21-THOUSAND.
AND AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, LOANS TOTALLED ABOUT 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN COURT -
THE JURY JUST BEGAN DELIBERATIONS IN THE CASE AGAINST PEDRO LOPEZ--
HE'S ACCUSED OF RUNNING PART OF THE LARGEST COCKFIGHTING RING IN LEE COUNTY.
NBC2's ELIZBAETH BILLINGSLEY IS INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE--
AND JOINS US NOW LIVE ON THE PHONE WITH THE LATE DETAILS.
ELIZABETH.
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THE JUDGE SENT THE JURY INTO THE DELIBERATION ROOM AROUND 4 - 45 TONIGHT.
PEDRO LOPEZ FACES ANIMAL FIGHTING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES -- IN ALL, A POSSIBLE 80 YEARS IMPRISONMENT IF HE'S CONVICTED ON THE 6 CHARGES TOTAL.
TODAY - THE STATE CALLED A VETERINARIAN WHO WAS PART OF THE RAID AT LOPEZ'S HOME - SHE SHOWED THE JURORS
PICTURS OF THE ROOSTERS SEIZED -- AND SHOWED THEM HOW THEIR COMBS AND WADDLES HAD BEEN CUT AND THEIR SPURS FILED -- EVIDENCE THE STATE ARGUES CONSISTENT WITH A COCKFIGHTING RING.
BUT THE DEFENSE ARGUES NOT SO -- THAT LOPEZ HAD A SMALL ROOSTER FARM.
THEY CALLED HIS EX-WIFE TO TESTIFY -
SHE TOLD JURORS THE FIGHTING COCKS BELONGED TO SOMEONE ELSE -- TO THE MAN THE DEFENSE SAYS WAS THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT TO THE L-C-S-O UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES.
THE DEFENSE ALSO CALLED ITS OWN CHICKEN EXPERT -
SHE TOLD JURORS IF THE CHICKENS WERE DISEASED, THEN AN OWNER WOULD CUT COMBS AND WADDLES AS TREATMENT.
BUT IT'S IN THE JURY'S HANDS TO DECIDE NOW.
LIVE FROM THE LEE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY, NBC-2
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FORD SAYS SOME OF ITS S-U-VS HAVE A DEFECT IN THE FUEL LINE--
THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE.
IT'S URGING ANYONE WHO OWNS ONE TO "STOP DRIVING IT"!
FORD IS RECALLING 11-THOUSAND VEHICLES--
EQUIPPED WITH A ONE-POINT-SIX LITER TURBOCHARGED ENGINE.
FORD SAYS ONLY THREE FIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED--
INCLUDING TWO AT A FACTORY.
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IT WAS A STORY THAT GRIPPED THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
THE ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING OF A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL CAUGHT BY SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS!
THE MAYOR DEMANDED ACTION--
A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD WAS OFFERED--
TONIGHT--
NEW DETAILS IN THE INVESTIGATION.
AND ALL NEW AT SIX--
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THE EMMY NOMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
"MAD MEN" AND "AMERICAN HORROR STORY" LEAD THE PACK.
"MAD MEN" RECEIVED 17 NOMINATIONS.
IT HAD A CHANCE TO SET A RECORD AS THE MOST HONORED DRAMA SERIES IN TV HISTORY.
STARS JON HAMM AND ELISABETH MOSS ARE UP FOR LEAD ACTING HONORS.
THE MINISERIES "AMERICAN HORROR STORY" RECEIVED A MATCHING 17 AWARDS--
INCLUDING AN ACTING NOD FOR STAR CONNIE BRITTON.
OTHER LEADING NOMINEES INCLUDE DRAMA SERIES "DOWNTON ABBEY"--
AND TWO MINISERIES, "HATFIELDS & MCCOYS" AND "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN."
THE EMMY CEREMONY IS SEPTEMBER 23RD.
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A WARNING TONIGHT FOR PARENTS--
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE "WEE WORLD" BEFORE YOUR CHILD DOES.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE "KID FRIENDLY".
MEMBERS CREATE "AVATARS" AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
BUT ONE MOTHER CLAIMS HER SON SAW *CHARACTERS* DRESSED "PROVOCATIVELY"--
AND HEARD EXTREMELY "ADULT CONVERSATION" ON THE SITE.
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"It concerned me greatly because it was xxx expletive and xxx be my friend, and then i went on, and that's how i found out that these people were out there."
MS NELSON TRIED CONTACTING THE SITE--
HER E-MAILS RETURNED "UNANSWERED".
WEE WORLD CLAIMS MS NELSON'S SON REGISTERED WITH AN "OLDER" BIRTH DATE--
WHICH GAVE HIM ACCESS TO THE SITE RESTRICTED TO ADULTS.
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AFTER HOURS OF FRANTIC SEARCHING AND NON-STOP T-V COVERAGE.
POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN THAT SHOCKING ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION *CAUGHT ON TAPE*!
HERE'S SCOTT GOLDBERG.
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THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO APPEARS TO CAPTURE THE KIND OF ATTACK THAT
AUTHORITIES SAY RARELY HAPPENS:
A STRANGER. FIRST FOLLOWING A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN HIS CAR. THEN
WALKING UP BEHIND HER ON THE SIDEWALK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. AND TRYING TO
SNATCH HER.
THE GIRL BIT HIM. HE DROPPED HER. THEN HE TRIED TO PICK HER UP A
SECOND TIME. WHILE SHE FOUGHT. AND HER YOUNGER, TWO-YEAR-OLD BROTHER
STARTED SCREAMING.
THE ATTACKER EVENTUALLY LET GO. AND RAN AWAY.
POLICE SAY THE MAN IN THE VIDEO TURNED HIMSELF IN - ONE DAY AFTER THE
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING, AFTER HIS FAMILY URGED HIM TO FESS UP.
SOT Captain Bryan Darby. butted
"He is identified as Carlos Figuroa ???? / he is a 33 year old male/ he
has been charged with the following crimes, attempted kidnppaing, unlawful
restraint,.simple assault, false imprisonment and unlawful conduct
with a minor.
AFTER THE ATTACK THE GIRL'S MOTHER SPOKE TO ABC'S PHILADELPHIA STATION W-P-
V-I. WITH HER FACE HIDDEN TO PROTECT HER DAUGHTER'S IDENTITY
- Other than really scared, I mean she's mentally stressed out, but
physically she's doing OK.
MOM SAYS SHE COULD ONLY THINK ONE THING, WHEN SHE SAW THE VIDEO.
- Oh my god, oh my god
SHE SAYS SHE. AND HER DAUGHTER'S FATHER. TAUGHT THE 10-YEAR-OLD WHAT
TO DO IF A STRANGER EVER APPROACHED. NEVER IMAGINING HOW THAT TRAINING
MIGHT BE PUT TO USE.
- I just thought I don't know many kids that can do that. I just
thought how strong she was and I was just thankful that she was that strong.
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THAT WAS SCOTT GOLDBERG.
POLICE SAY A CITYWIDE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO CATCH THE ALLEGED PREDATOR--
MAY HAVE CONVINCED THE SUSPECT TO TURN HIMSELF IN.
HE TOLD POLICE THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO WALK THE STREETS.
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