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SHE'S GUILTY --
A MOTHER WHOSE ACTIONS MAKE MOST MOTHERS CRINGE FOUND OUT TODAY, SHE'LL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT SHE DID TO HER LITTLE GIRL.
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS EVERY SINGLE PERSON BETWEEN THE AGES OF 47 TO 67 TO GET TESTED FOR A DANGEROUS VIRUS -- MOST COMMONLY SPREAD BY DIRTY NEEDLES.
NBC2 UNCOVERS WHY, FIRST AT FOUR.
A 10 YEAR OLD LOST AFTER HER MOM ENTRUSTED HER SAFETY TO THE AIRLINE.
FIRST AT FOUR -- WHAT WENT WRONG -- AND HOW OTHER PARENTS CAN LEARN FROM THE MISTAKE.
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A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MOTHER IS GUILTY OF THE UNTHINKABLE AGAINST HER BABY DAUGHTER.
IT'S A TRIAL NBC 2 HAS UPDATED YOU ALL WEEK - STRAIGHT FROM THE COURTROOM.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU ABOUT THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THIS STORY.
IT ONLY TOOK TWO HOURS FOR A JURY TO DECIDE 29 YEAR OLD MELISSA BAILEY NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED -- GUILTY ON ALL SIX CHARGES SURROUNDING THE RAPE OF HER LITTLE GIRL
NBC 2'S CHARLIE KEEGAN WAS THERE FOR THE VERDICT.
HE JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.
CHARLIE -
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the six-member jury took less than two hours to come to the decision.
29-year-old melissa bailey hardly reacted as the court clerk read the verdict this afternoon.
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ALL SIX FELONIES COME FROM THE SEXUAL ABUSE SHE DID TO HER OWN DAUGHTER.
DURING THE TRIAL, JURORS SAW GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF BAILEY MOLESTING HER BABY.
THEY ALSO HEARD DETAILED CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BAILEY AND HER BOYFRIEND TALKING ABOUT THE ABUSE THEY HAD PLANNED.
THE STATE SAYS IT IS PLEASED WITH THIS IS RESULT.
THROUGHOUT THE TRIAL, THE DEFENSE CLAIMED BAILEY IS INSANE AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS DOING.
THE JURY DISAGREED.
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Joe Lombardo, Defense attorney
7:14:04 "the defense we thought was appropriate here was a mental health defense based on ms bailey's history"
Tracey Detzel, asst state prosecutor
"this is the result we were hoping for. We're extremely pleased with the result of the trial today."
the judge set bailey's sentencing hearing for october 19th.
the sexual battery convictions come with a mandatory life sentence.
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the defense plans on appealing today's ruling.
the state says the victim now lives with with her father. she's four-years-old.
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NBC 2 HAS OBTAINED THE 911 TAPES OF HUNTERS DISCOVERING A MAN'S BODY ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
"911 what's your emergency. "we're in the woods and we uh have come across a dead body. & we.need to report it at this point."
THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US THE MAN WAS 73 YEAR OLD HERMAN SCHOL.
HE IS FROM THE PANHANDLE.
SCHOL WAS IN HIS UNDERWEAR WHEN HUNTERS FOUND HIM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BECK BOULEVARD AND BENFIELD ROAD TUESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL NO WORD ON HOW HE DIED - BUT DETECTIVES DO NOT BELIEVE THE DEATH WAS SUSPICIOUS.
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THE MAJORITY OF HEPATITUS C CASES OCCUR IN BABY BOOMERS.
AND MANY PATIENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE SICK.
TODAY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE NEW GUIDELINES TO DETECT THE HIDDEN INFECTION.
NBC'S ERIKA EDWARDS REPORTS.
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AS MORE BABY BOOMERS REACH THEIR GOLDEN YEARS -- MANY ARE LEARNING THEY'VE BEEN CARRYING A POTENTIALLY FATAL VIRUS.
"About one out of every 30 person born in these years, are living with hepatitis C infection."
MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICANS ARE INFECTED WITH HEPATITIS C. ONE HALF TO THREE FOURTHS DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT.
THAT'S OF MAJOR CONCERN TO DOCTORS -- WHO SAY THE LONGER THE VIRUS GOES UNDETECTED -- THE MORE DAMAGE IT CAN CAUSE.
"We want to find Hepatitis C before the patient develops cirrhosis. Cirrhosis means your liver is severely injured, it has a lot of scar tissue, and it's not working the way it's supposed to work."
IN AN EFFORT TO FIND THESE HIDDEN INFECTIONS -- THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NOW RECOMMENDS ANYONE BORN BETWEEN 1945 AND 1965 HAVE A ONE-TIME TEST FOR HEPATITIS C AT THEIR NEXT DOCTOR'S VISIT.
IF THEY TEST POSITIVE -- EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE.
"Persons treated with hepatitis C with the current drugs, over 70% cure their infection."
DOCTORS SAY THIS BLOOD TEST HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PREVENT 50,000 CASE OF LIVER CANCER AND 100,000 DEATHS.
ERIKA EDWARDS, NBC NEWS.
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A MAJOR PARTNERSHIP IN NAPLES WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND MEDICAL SPECIALISTS IN SOUTHWEST FLOIRDA.
NCH IN NORTH NAPLES IS NOW PART OF THE PRESTIGOUS MAYO CLINIC NETWORK.
NBC 2'S SAUNDRA WEATHERS IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL to explain what this means
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It's what some medical experts are calling one of the best collaborations in the hospital system.
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Today Naples Community Hospital announces they will be collaborating with The Mayo clinic.
For patients this means you can access expert advice from other doctors through the Mayo Clinic's electronic data base.
It's like getting a second opinion from other doctors.
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26:21 dr William Rupp CEO mayo clinic FL
If a patient needs to go to mayo, we'll make it easier buy hopefully many of those patients can be treated through these electronic consultants and other means to keep them cole to home so they don't have I travel.
This new collaboration doesn't mean patients won't still have to travel to other hospitals for treatment. But it will reduce that number.
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The Mayo Clinic collaboration is expected to Draw in more visitors and give a boost to medical tourism.
NCH is one of seven other hospitals in the country to join this network.
Reporting in naples, sw nbc2.
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IT'S BEEN more than TWO YEARS SINCE the B-P OIL RIG EXPLODED OFF THE COAST OF LOUISIANA.
THE DEEP WATER HORIZON DRILLING RIG BURST IN TO FLAMES - KILLING 11 WORKERS AND DUMPING NEARLY 5 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL INTO THE GULF.
MANY CITIES AND BEACHES ON THE GULF coast SUFFERED A HUGE losses AFTER THE SPILL.
TODAY COUNTY LEADERS ALONG THE GULF COAST ARE DECIDING HOW TO SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES B-P PAID.
NBC 2'S LEIGH DANA CHECKED IN WITH ONE LOCAL BUSINESS WHICH IS LOOKING TO GET BACK ON IT'S FEET.
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I am standing in front of an office building on beacon BLVD here in the heart of lee county.
It's the headquarters for the caloosa catch and release tournament Which is held every year on FMB and captiva.
It's one of 600 businesses in swfl to file for a class action settlement at just one local law firm alone in the last 4 months.
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the caloosa catch and release tournament has been reeling in thousands of tourists since 1989. It's the first public fishing tournament in swfl And second in the state.
But after the BP oil spill in 2010-
The president of the tournament - ron riley- tells us Attendance has gone way down.
Many people are afraid of the water after billions of gallons spilled into the gulf.
Causing businesses like riley's to lose money.
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We got lots of phone calls and a lot less Interest. People had this perception there was oil all over the gulf and all over our beaches and the attitude was basically they weren't coming. Our numbers dropped dramatically.
Take file vo- oil spill in house
Riley is expected to receive money from the deepwater horizon class action settlement within the next month.
Payments to businesses across the western florida and along the gulf started going out at the end of July.
Leigh on cam
Wilbur smith law firm recommend - If you work in the service industry in lee county and you are Not salaried or salary has been reduced over the past 2 years since the spill You should look into filing a claim Because you might be entitled to money.
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A MIXED UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT TODAY.
THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS 2-THOUSAND MORE AMERICANS APPLIED FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS LAST WEEK.
AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IS USUALLY A DISCOURAGING SIGN AND MEANS LAYOFFS.
BUT THE NEW REPORTS WAS BETTER THAN WHAT ECONOMISTS EXPECTED.
THE FOUR WEEK AVERAGE IS ALSO AT IT'S LOWEST LEVEL SINCE LATE MARCH.
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TODAY SOMEONE IS THE LUCKY WINNER OF THE MASSIVE POWERBALL JACKPOT.
COMING UP - WHERE THIS TINY GAS STATION IS, THAT SOLD THE WINNING TICKET.
PLUS - MEET EDNA THE DOLPHIN.
WE'LL SHARE HER REMARKABLE STORY OF RECOVERY AND HER RELEASE BACK TO HER HOME OFF THE COAST OF SARASOTA.
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A WINNING TICKET WAS SOLD FOR YESTERDAY'S MONSTER POWERBALL JACKPOT.
SOMEONE BOUGHT THE PRIZE TICKET AT A GAS STATION IN A SMALL MICHIGAN CITY.
THE TOTAL JACKPOT IS A WHOPPING 337-MILLION DOLLARS.
IT'S THE THIRD BIGGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN THE GAME'S HISTORY AND THE LUCKY WINNER COULD TAKE HOME 241-MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE LUMP.
SO FAR, NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO CLAIM THE PRIZE.
SOMEONE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MIGHT BE IN THE MONEY TONIGHT AS WELL.
ONE OF THE FLORIDA LOTTO EXTRA TICKETS WAS SOLD AT THE PUBLIX ON SUMMERLIN ROAD IN FORT MYERS.
THAT LOTTERY HAD A PRIZE OF 17 MILLION DOLLARS.
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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.
HIT OR MISS SHOWERS AND STORMS
Interesting weather change since yesterday …. The chance for showers and storms has returned to the morning, afternoon AND evening hours. As you know, the "normal" pattern for this time of year keeps most of the rain in the afternoon or early evening. But now, we have a subtle change in wind direction to track and the more south/southwesterly flow will bring a few coastal showers in the morning and hit or miss storm in the early afternoon. With the southwest winds back in play you can also count on very high humidity along with 90 degree weather to bring our heat index over 100 degrees. The computer models now suggest that this "soupy" weather pattern will stick around through the weekend and into the first part of next week.
In the tropical Atlantic, Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to curve to the east and not be a threat to the United States or even Bermuda. Long range guidance spins up another storm next week and this potential storm looks to be distant and removed from our weather.
The remnants of Tropical Depression 7 continue to work west over the Yucatan Peninsula and will not impact our weather.
Over the next several days you can plan on hot and humid weather with scattered showers and storms continuing.
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MORE AMERICANS ARE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PAIN.
"I would compare it to the pain women tell me they feel at childbirth."
NOW DOCTOR'S SAY THEY CAN GET RID OF THAT PAIN BY SKIPPING THE MEDICINE.
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW - COMING UP.
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AFTER TRADING NEARLY SIDEWAYS FOR PAST 6 TRADING DAYS THE DOW SHOT UP 85 POINTS TODAY TO END THE SESSION AT 13,250.
NICK, ALTHOUGH THERE'S BEEN UPS AND DOWNS, THE MARKETS HAVE BEEN STEADILY RISING SINCE THE LOWS BACK IN EARLY JUNE.
NOW THAT EQUITY MARKETS ARE AT FOUR AND A HALF YEAR HIGHS, CAN INVESTORS REALLY EXPECT THE MARKETS TO GO HIGHER FROM HERE?
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Well, to answer that question, we have to look at what has happened historically, particularly during election years, but we also have to take into consideration what is happening right now and in the months to ahead in terms of the macro-environment, fiscal and fed policy, and the fundamentals of both the equity and the fixed income markets.
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So first, and I think Jim pretty well covered the historical part of this on Tuesday, election years bode very well for the equity markets. In fact, as Jim pointed out, election year market returns have been positive 80% of the time since 1928. But here's really another more timely statistic…The return in the last 7 months of the year has been negative only twice in the past 15 elections since 1950.
Therefore, from a historical point of view and statistically speaking, I would say, since we're in an election year, yes, there's a pretty good chance that markets will go higher from here.
In regard to the here and now and in the months to come…
Looking at the macro-environment, it appears that the US economy will continue to grow at a modest pace. Economic reports including retail sales, unemployment claims, and the housing continue to trend positively. And although there's been some concern about the economies of China and India slowing in the recent months, these two economies will continue to be drivers for global growth for decades to come.
o Stocks are still cheap relative to bonds
Looking at the fundamentals, stocks are still looking cheap relative to bonds. American companies continue to impress the investing community with not only positive earnings but also earnings growth. And the fact that interest rates are still at near zero also tells me that the upside opportunity in stocks is probably much greater than that of bonds.
On the political front, I think if we can see republicans and democrats meet halfway on issues like the budget, healthcare reform, and the expiration of the Bush Tax cuts…markets could move appreciably higher as investors get more clarity on taxes and other legislation that could potentially impact their investment returns in the future.
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Barring some unforeseen natural disaster or geopolitical event, I believe that although the ride may be bumpy in the interim, I would expect to see stocks move higher in the mid-to-long term as the US economic recovery continues to gain traction. More unity and compromise out of our leaders in Washington would only serve to help push equity markets higher.
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE WELLS FARGO ADVISORS YOU CAN CALL THEM OR VISIT THEM.
THE PHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES OF ALL THREE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOCATIONS ARE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN.
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RESCUE CREWS HAD TO CALL OUT THE BIG EQUIPMENT TO SAVE A LITTLE BOY IN CHINA.
THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE BROUGHT IN TO GET THIS LITTLE GUY FREE.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE HAPPY ENDING WHEN WE RETURN.
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A YOUNG CHINESE BOY FOUND HIMSELF IN A TIGHT SPOT THIS WEEK.
THE LITTLE GUY STUCK HIS HEAD THROUGH A RAILING-- BUT COULDN'T SLIP BACK OUT.
HE WAS TRAPPED IN THAT CROUCHING POSITION UNTIL RESCUE WORKERS BROUGHT IN THE JAWS OF LIFE.
SLOWLY THEY CRACKED THE CONCRETE AND WAS FREE.
THE POOR KID WAS CLEARLY SHAKEN UP BUT DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR INJURIES.
HE QUICKLY FOUND HIS GRANDMA WHO GAVE HIM A REASSURING HUG.
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PAIN --
IT AFFECTS MORE AMERICANS THAN DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND CANCER COMBINED.
WHILE MANY FIND RELIEF IN THE FORM OF A PILL-- THERE ARE NEW, NATURAL ALTERNATIVES TO HELP END THE ACHES TOO.
ANDREW MCINTOSH SHOWS US HOW THEY WORK.
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ARTHRITIS….
"I can't remember a day that I don't hurt."
CHRONIC PAIN…
"I had to lay down in bed all the time."
INFLAMMATION….
"I would compare it to the pain women tell me they feel at childbirth."
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR KIRTI KALIDAS SAYS YOU CAN FIGHT PAIN WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION OR OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS.
"There are plenty of anti-inflammatory out there."
WILLOW BARK CONTAINS SALICIN ACID. IN A STUDY OF NEARLY 200 PEOPLE WITH LOWER BACK PAIN, THOSE WHO RECEIVED WILLOW BARK EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PAIN COMPARED TO THOSE WHO RECEIVED A PLACEBO. BOIL ONE TO TWO LEAVES AND MAKE A TEA WHEN PAIN SETS IN. ANOTHER WAY TO END THE ACHES? CURCUMIN. USED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. THE ANTIOXIDANT A COMPONENT OF TURMERIC …WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN CURRY. A STUDY SHOWS IF USED REGULARLY, CURCUMIN COULD CHANGE D-N-A REGULATION TO HELP KILL CANCER. FOR JOINT PAIN, LOOK TO THE SEA. RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN NUTRITION JOURNAL FOUND THE RED SEAWEED SUPPLEMENT AQUAMIN, REDUCED OSTEOATHRITIS PAIN IN STUDY PARTICIPANTS BY 20-PERCENT IN ONE MONTH. FOR HEADACHES, USE THE STUFF THAT MAKES PEPPERS HOT CAPSAICIN.
"It's basically used to get rid of acute pain because it controls the signaling process on the nerves and you can use it in the topical fashion."
A STUDY FOUND MIGRAINE PATIENTS WHO APPLIED CAPSAICIN CREAM INSIDE THEIR NOSTRILS DECREASED THEIR PAIN BY ALMOST HALF. THE DOCTOR SAYS THESE NATURAL REMEDIES ARE GREAT SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR PAIN, BUT IF IT PERSISTS.
"We have to look at the root cause."
I'M ANDREW MCINTOSH REPORTING.
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A SOMBER DAY FOR U-S TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.
SEVEN AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE DEAD AFTER THEIR BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER CRASHED.
FIRST AT FOUR - WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION AND WHO IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
AND A DOLPHIN GET RELEASED---
AND THIS TIME, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL PLAYER CHAD JOHNSON.
EDNA'S STORY IS COMING UP.
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7 U-S SOLDIERS AND 4 OTHERS ARE DEAD AFTER A HELICOPTER CRASHED IN AFGHANISTAN.
IT MARKS THE DEADLIEST DAY OF THE YEAR SINCE MARCH.
IT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY-- AND TALIBAN FORCES SAY THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOOTING DOWN THE BLACKHAWK CHOPPER.
NBC'S ATIA ABAWI HAS THE LATEST.
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ON CAM:
Seven Americans were among eleven people killed including three afghan soldiers and one afghan civilian interpreter when their Blackhawk helicopter went crashing down in the Shah Wali Kot District of Kandahar Province.
U-S officials say the team may have been on a special operations mission, but they couldn't confirm if the helicopter went down because of enemy fire or because of mechanical failure.
"The crash is still under investigation. I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the loved ones and families of these 10 brave soldiers and their civilian colleague who lost their lives today."
ON CAM:
The Taliban did claim responsibility for the attack. They say they shot the helicopter down and they claimed that responsibility hours before the US or ISAF could even confirm that there was a crash in Kandahar Province.
This year 235 Americans have been killed so far and more than two-thousand Americans have been killed since the start of the war.
Atia Abawi, NBC News, Kabul.
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NEW TODAY - WE'RE LEARNING CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK WILL SPEAK AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION LATER THIS MONTH.
MACK WON THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR U-S SENATE IN TUESDAY'S PRIMARY.
HE WILL FACE OFF AGAINST INCUMBENT SENATOR BILL NELSON IN NOVEMBER.
NELSON WON THAT SEAT WHEN MACK'S DAD RETIRED 12 YEARS AGO.
NBC 2 IS YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR DECISION 2012.
OUR CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER AND NBC 2 ANCHOR PETER BUSCH WILL REPORT FROM THE R-N-C WHICH STARTS AUGUST 27TH.
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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAD TO USE EXTRA CARE WHILE RESPONDING TO A CAR ACCIDENT THIS MORNING.
AN ELECTRIC CAR ENDED UP IN A CANAL AS A WOMAN RUSHED HER DOG TO THE VET.
THIS HAPPENED NEAR ARGO AND NORTH RIVER ROAD IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
SOMEHOW THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL - SENDING HER CAR INTO THE WATER.
THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS A BIT CONCERNED - BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ELECTRIC - BUT IT THIS CASE - IT WAS NOT A DANGER.
THE WOMAN IS EXPECTED TO BE OK.
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AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO DADS TURNS DEADLY IN ARIZONA.
POLICE SAY THIS MAN RAN DOWN AND KILLED ANOTHER MAN WITH HIS CAR.
WITNESS SAY THE TWO MEN STARTED ARGUING WHILE PICKING UP THEIR KIDS AT KINDERGARTEN.
THE VERBAL FIGHT TURNED VIOLENT WHEN POLICE SAY A CAR WAS USED AS A DEADLY WEAPON.
THE MAN FACES A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.
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JUST DAYS AFTER A SHOOTING NEAR THE CAMPUS OF TEXAS A-AND-M--
TWO MORE DEADLY SHOOTINGS INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
THIS TIME IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
TWO SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WERE KILLED EARLY THIS MORNING.
TWO OTHER DEPUTIES WOUNDED.
THE FIRST SHOOTING HAPPENED ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS IN LAPLACE AS SUSPECTS OPENED FIRE ON AN OFFICER WORKING TRAFFIC.
POLICE SAY THEY TRACKED THE SUSPECTS TO A NEARBY TRAILER PARK, WHERE THEY WERE AMBUSHED.
THE SHERIFF SAYS FIVE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
SOME OF THEM WERE WOUNDEDED IN THE SHOOTING.
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THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A SECURITY GUARD AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN LOBBYING GROUP IN WASHINGTON, D.C.HAS BEEN CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT.
AUTHORITIES SAY FLOYD LEE CORKINS TOLD A GUARD AT THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL QUOTE, "I DON'T LIKE YOUR POLITICS" BEFORE SHOOTING HIM IN THE ARM.
THE GUARD AND OTHERS HELPED SUBDUE CORKINS, WHO WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL AND WITH BRINGING A FIREARM ACROSS STATE LINES.
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THE UNITED KINGDOM SAYS THEY WILL NOT LET THE FOUNDER OF A WHISTLE-BLOWING WEBSITE LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
JULIAN ASSANGE HAS BEEN LIVING AT ECUADOR'S EMBASSY IN LONDON.
HE CREATED WIKILEAKS WHICH IS KNOWN FOR PUBLISHING SENSITIVE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.
TODAY ECUADOR SAID THEY WOULD OFFER ASSANGE POLITICAL ASYLUM IN THEIR COUNTRY.
U-K OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL NOT LET THAT HAPPEN BUT SAY THEY ARE OPEN TO TALKING OUT A SOLUTION.
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IOWA AND OTHER KEY FARMING STATES ARE SEEING SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TODAY FROM THE DROUGHT --
BUT THE DRY CONDITIONS ARE INTENSIFYING ELSEWHERE LIKE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA.
LOOK AT THIS --
THIS IS THE LATEST U-S DROUGHT MONITOR, RELEASED TODAY.
AND IT SHOWS MUCH OF THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM DROUGHT.
IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA THE NUMBERS ACTUALLY INCREASED THIS WEEK.
BUT IN STATES LIKE IOWA -- THE NATION'S LEADER IN CORN PRODUCTION -- THE AMOUNT OF LAND IN EXTREME OR EXCEPTION DROUGHT DROPPED SEVERAL PERCENTAGE POINTS.
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BUSTED --
A SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT PLAYER IS CAUGHT CHEATING HIDING BLANK TILES DURING GAMES.
THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IS GOING ON IN ORLANDO.
IT'S DAY 4 AND A 14-YEAR OLD PLAYER WAS CAUGHT HIDING BLANK LETTER TILES-- WHICH CAN BE USED FOR ANY LETTER.
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We want to do well by walking the right path so when somebody in a big money tournament like this does something dishonest they are essentially attempting to steal from us
350 SCRABBLE PLAYERS ARE COMPETING IN THE TOURNAMENT-- THE TOP PRIZE IS 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE BOY CAUGHT CHEATING WAS THROWN OUT OF THE COMPETITION.
THE TOURNAMENT CONCLUDES WEDNESDAY, WITH THE WINNER RECEIVING THE $10,000 TOP PRIZE.
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NURSED BACK TO HEALTH AND READY TO GO HOME --
CAMERAS CAPTURE A DOLPHIN'S RELEASE BACK INTO THE WILD. AFTER IT WAS FOUND STRANDED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. BARELY ALIVE.
PHOTOJOURNALIST CHRIS KENNEDY SHARES THE STORY FROM SARASOTA.
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"Nats"
"It's so bittersweet for everybody here. Edna had a really special story for us here at Mote. She was actually found by seaturtle patrollers working with us on the beach when she stranded. She was rescued by us and by the Sarasota Dolphin Research program, who leads a major dolphin study here, so these are the dolphin people getting to do what they do best."
"nats"
"The people who have been caring with her might have been sitting up with her for four hours in the middle of the night at a time. It's people who have been with her from the very moment she got here and giving her all kinds of excellent care, so
it is very bittersweet because we all love her and know we're going to miss her, but we're so happy because this is where she should be."
"nats"
"It's one thing to just rehab a dolphin and put it back out there and say it's a success. Being able to monitor the animal after it goes back out in the wild is crucial for understanding what goes on with the rehab process and afterwards."
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MOTE MARINE SAYS DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC MAKE THESE TYPE OF RESCUES POSSIBLE.
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JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYS *ALL OF ITS PRODUCTS WILL BE FREE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS BY 2016.
THE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL PHASE OUT CHEMICALS THAT HAVE CAUSED SOME CONCERN IN RECENT YEARS.
THIS INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE POPULAR JOHNSON AND JOHNSON "NO MORE TEARS" SHAMPOOS AND RELATED PRODUCTS. BUT ALSO ADULT SKIN CARE BRANDS LIKE AVEENO, NEUTROGENA, CLEAN AND CLEAR AND LUBRIDERM.
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A BIRTH CONTROL PILL FOR MEN COULD BECOME REALITY, THANKS TO AN ACCIDENTAL FINDING IN A BOSTON LAB.
SCIENTISTS WERE EXPERIMENTING WITH A COMPOUND MEANT TO BLOCK A CANCER-CAUSING GENE.
BUT MALE MICE WHO TOOK THE PILL BECAME INFERTILE -- PRODUCING FAR FEWER AND LESS MOBILE SPERM.
THE COMPOUND DID NOT CUT DOWN ON THE ANIMALS' SEX DRIVE, AND THE EFFECT OF THE DRUG WAS COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE AFTER TREATMENT WAS OVER.
THE SCIENCE IS A LONG WAY FROM CLINICAL USE IN HUMAN MEN, BUT MANY DOCTORS ARE CALLING THIS DISCOVERY EXCITING.
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EACH YEAR-- ONE IN SIX AMERICANS WILL GET SICK FROM SOMETHING THEY ATE.
THE RESULT CAN RANGE FROM STOMACH DISTRESS, TO HOSPITALIZATIONS. EVEN DEATH.
KEEPING YOUR FOOD SAFE IS IMPORTANT, BUT WE MAY BE FOCUSING ON THE WRONG THINGS.
IN TODAY'S HEALTH MATTERS, AMY OSHIER IS BUSTING FOOD MYTHS.
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EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY. SOUNDS GOOD, UNTIL FOODBORNE PATHOGENS RUIN THE PARTY. GETTING THE LOWDOWN ON FOOD SAFETY BEGINS WITH BUSTING COOKOUT FOOD MYTHS. NUMBER ONE: UNREFRIGERATED MAYONNAISE MAKES YOU SICK.
LARRY ALTIER/DIR. FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES
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7:57 A lot of products like mayonnaise and salad dressings are fairly acidic and it's very difficult for food borne pathogens to grow in products that have a pH less than 4.6.
TO BE SAFE, TREAT YOUR MAYO LIKE ANY PERISHABLE FOOD, REFRIGERATE AFTER TWO HOURS, OR ONE HOUR IF THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 90-DEGREES. MYTH TWO: YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOUR GRILLED FOOD IS DONE BY THE WAY IT LOOKS.
LARRY ALTIER/DIR. FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES
RUNS:
6:28 It is very difficult to just look at a product and presume that it is cooked to the right temperature. We really recommend that folks use a temperature thermometer or an indicator. Put that little probe into the thickest part of the meat and it will tell you at the appropriate time when it's done.
AMY OSHIER/REPORTING
RUNS:
These two tidbits are both true: First, food poisoning peaks in the summer, because warm weather breeds bacteria much faster. And second, more people are at risk because they pack and go, taking their food away from the safety of home.
AND MYTH NUMBER THREE BEGINS AT HOME: YOU SHOULD WASH YOUR MEAT AND POULTRY BEFORE COOKING. THAT'S FALSE TOO. WHEN YOU WASH, BACTERIA AND JUICES SPLASH AND MAKE A BIGGER PROBLEM. SO MAKING SURE MEATS ARE FRESH IS GOOD ENOUGH.
LARRY ALTIER/DIR. FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES
RUNS:
6:00 Hamburger, muscle meats like steaks or poultry you don't put them in an area that you contaminate them by the surface content of the food around you or cross contaminate them.
SO WHILE IT'S GREAT TO UNWIND AND ENJOY AN OUTDOOR BBQ OR PICNIC, JUST MAKE SURE YOU DON'T RELAX YOUR FOOD SAFETY. FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, I'M AMY OSHIER.
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THE HARD KNOCKS JUST KEEP COMING TO TWILIGHT STAR KRISTEN STEWART.
HER RELATIONSHIP WITH ROBERT PATTINSON APPEARS TO BE ON THE ROCKS AFTER SHE ADMITTED TO AN AFFAIR.
FIRST AT FOUR - HOW HER CAREER COULD BE THE NEXT THING TO TAKE A PUNCH.
PLUS - AN AIRLINE ESCORT NEVER SHOWS UP TO HELP A 10 YEAR OLD CATCH A CONNECTING FLIGHT.
COMING UP - HER PARENTS DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER THEY FRANTICALLY TRIED TO FIND THEIR DAUGHTER.
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PAUSE FOR AHEAD AT 5:00 CLIP
A YOUNG MAN LOST HIS LIFE IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH.
AND WE FOUND OUT.THIS 21 YEAR OLD WAS JUST MONTHS AWAY FROM HIS WEDDING.
TONIGHT AT FIVE WE SPOKE TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
AND ALL THE CHOICES OF MILK AT THE GROCERY STORE MIGHT SEND YOU INTO A HEAD SPIN.
N-B-C TWO BREAKING DOWN THE CHOICES FOR YOU SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK TOO HARD ON YOUR NEXT TRIP.
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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.
HIT OR MISS SHOWERS AND STORMS
Interesting weather change since yesterday …. The chance for showers and storms has returned to the morning, afternoon AND evening hours. As you know, the "normal" pattern for this time of year keeps most of the rain in the afternoon or early evening. But now, we have a subtle change in wind direction to track and the more south/southwesterly flow will bring a few coastal showers in the morning and hit or miss storm in the early afternoon. With the southwest winds back in play you can also count on very high humidity along with 90 degree weather to bring our heat index over 100 degrees. The computer models now suggest that this "soupy" weather pattern will stick around through the weekend and into the first part of next week.
In the tropical Atlantic, Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to curve to the east and not be a threat to the United States or even Bermuda. Long range guidance spins up another storm next week and this potential storm looks to be distant and removed from our weather.
The remnants of Tropical Depression 7 continue to work west over the Yucatan Peninsula and will not impact our weather.
Over the next several days you can plan on hot and humid weather with scattered showers and storms continuing.
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School bus vs another vehicle in Cape Coral
Skyline and Trafalgar
Don't know how serious it is or if there are injuries
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FIRST SHE LOST HER BOYFRIEND --
ACTOR ROBERT PATTINSON.
NOW TWILIGHT STAR KRISTEN STEWART MAY BE GETTING DUMPED AGAIN. FROM HER NEXT BIG MOVIE.
THERE ARE REPORTS THE 22-YEAR OLD "SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN" STAR HAS BEEN CUT FROM THE SEQUEL.
THIS AFTER BEING CAUGHT AND THEN ADMITTING TO HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE FILM'S DIRECTOR.
LARA SPENCER HAS THE SCOOP.
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QUICK NATS ON RED CARPET
NO MATTER HOW HARD ROBERT PATTINSON MAY TRY TO SHIFT THE FOCUS OFF OF HIS
ROMANTIC LIFE AND ONTO HIS NEW FILM
NAT Cosmopolis
THE SPOTLIGHT REMAINS ON HIS HIS VERY PUBLIC HEARTBREAK
NYT interview: "So if you and Kristen have trouble it's like Charles and Di
having trouble?"
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE ACTOR WAS SIDESWIPED BY NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST
DAVID CARR DURING A "TIMES TALKS" ROUND TABLE ABOUT HIS NEW DRAMA,
COSMOPOLIS.
Pattinson: "WellI wouldn't go that far."
JUST THE KIND OF UNCOMFORTABLE FOCUS ON HIS LOVE LIFE HE TOLD GMA HE'S
HOPING TO AVOID.
"GS: I TAKE IT YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS BUT IS THAT THE
WAY YOU HANDLE ALL OF THIS - RP: ITS A DIFFERENT THING. YOU GET INTO IT TO
DO MOVIES, IVE NEVER BEEN INTERESTED IN TRYING TO SELL MY PERSIONAL LIFE AND
THAT'S THE REASON PEOPLE BRING IT UP. THAT'S THE REASON YOU GO ON TV IS TO
PROMOTE MOVIES."
Intvu with George on GMA:
"ive never been interested in trying to sell my personal life "
MEANWHILE, IT'S HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND AND TWILIGHT CO-STAR KRISTEN STEWART'S
PROFESSIONAL LIFE THAT HAS COME UNDER SCRUTINY.
NAT: Access Hollywood: "Has Kristen's cheating knocked her out of the sequel
?"
A SWIRL OF MEDIA REPORTS WEDNESDAY CLAIMED STEWART IS BEING DROPPED FROM ANY
PLANS FOR A SEQUEL TO SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN THE FILM SHE WORKED ON
WITH HER ADMITTED LOVER- MARRIED DIRECTOR, RUPERT SANDERS.
BUT LATE WEDNESDAY, UNIVERSAL PICTURES WAS QUICK TO DENY THOSE reports,
RELEASING THIS STATEMENT SAYING: gfx: ""Any reports that Kristen Stewart has
been dropped are false."
/ STEWART DID GET A VERY BIG SHOW OF SUPPORT WEDNESDAY FROM JODIE FOSTERWHO
CO-STARRED WITH THEN 11-YEAR-OLD STEWART IN 2002'S "PANIC ROOM.
NATSOT from Panic room
GFX:FOSTER WROTE A MOVING POST ON THE DAILY BEAST ABOUT THE PERIL'S OF CHILD
STARDOM AND BLASTED THE MEDIA FOR IT'S RELENTLESS COVERAGE OF THE STAR.
WRITING QUOTE: "LIFT UP BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE GODS AND THEN PULL THEM
DOWN TO EARTH TO GAZE AT THEIR SEAMS. SEE, THEY'RE JUST LIKE US. BUT WE
SELDOM CONSIDER THE CHILDHOODS WE UNKNOWINGLY DESTROY IN THE PROCESS."
Bradley Jacobs/ US Weekly BITE -00:10:28- Jodie foster really went through a
lot also in her years and she's telling Kristen Stewart her friend, I feel
for you, I want to help you, this too shall pass.
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN REGARDS TO THE SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN SEQUEL.
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TODAY MARKS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELVIS PRESLEY'S DEATH.
THOUSANDS GATHERED AT GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS LAST NIGHT FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.
ELVIS'S EX-WIFE PRISCILLA PRESLEY AND THEIR DAUGHTER LISA MARIE THANKED THE CROWD.
THE ANNUAL VIGIL HAS BEEN A TRADITION SINCE THE EARLY EIGHTIES.
THE ROCK AND ROLL ICON DIED OF A DRUG-RELATED HEART ATTACK IN 1977 AT AGE 42.
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PRINCE PHILIP IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL TODAY --
BEING TREATED FOR A URINARY TRACT INFECTION.
THE QUEEN'S HUSBAND IS GOING THROUGH TESTS AND EVALUATIONS.
HE'S EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
PRINCE PHILIP CAME DOWN WITH THE SAME ILLNESS EARLIER THIS SUMMER DURING THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.
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AN AIRLINE AGREES TO SAFELY GET A GIRL TO SUMMER CAMP - BUT SOMETHING HAPPENS - AND THE GIRL GOES MISSING.
".I asked several times to call my mom because i knew she'd be worried because no one really knew where i was."
FIRST AT FOUR - HOW THE FAMILY WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THEIR DAUGHTER.
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1. Charlotte woman guilty of molesting her baby
2. Woman kidnapped over alleged stolen clothing
3. Deputies ID body found near Alligator Alley
4. Mug shot gallery 8/15/12
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A CALIFORNIA COUPLE THOUGHT THEY ENSURED THEIR 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S SAFETY ON A FLIGHT FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN.
THEY PAID "UNITED AIRLINES" EXTRA TO WATCH OVER HER.
NOW, THOSE PARENTS ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS. AFTER THE GIRL FAILED TO SHOW UP AT HER FINAL DESTINATION.
NBC'S DIANA ALVEAR REPORTS.
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Annie Klebahn/Phoebe's Mom
"I got a frantic phone call from the camp counselor saying Phoebe is not on the flight from Chicago. Do you have any idea what happened?"
IN JUNE, 10 YEAR OLD PHOEBE KLEBAHN LEFT SAN FRANCISCO. BOUND FOR SUMMER CAMP IN TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN.
SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO CHANGE PLANES IN CHICAGO.
HER PARENTS PAID AN EXTRA 99 DOLLAR FEE TO UNITED AIRLINES TO MAKE SURE.SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED TO HER NEXT FLIGHT.
THAT.NEVER HAPPENED.
Annie Klebahn/Phoebe's Mom
"All the worst possible things go through your mind as a mom when you think you have no idea where your child is and she's 2000 miles away."
WHEN MOTHER ANNIE FINALLY GOT SOMEONE from united ON THE LINE.
IT ONLY GOT WORSE.
Annie Klebahn/Phoebe's Mom
"they said no she's in Traverse City. So at that point is when I really knew that they had lost her at some level. They didn't know where she was."
AND THEN.SHE SAYS THEY PUT HER ON HOLD.
WHAT ANNIE AND HER HUSBAND DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT THE PERSON HIRED TO ESCORT THEIR DAUGHTER TO HER NEXT FLIGHT.NEVER SHOWED UP.
AND.THAT PERSON.DID NOT WORK FOR UNITED.
THE AIRLINE OUTSOURCES THIS SERVICE.
PHOEBE MISSED HER CONNECTION.AND A UNITED EMPLOYEE WALKED HER TO A WAITING ROOM FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.
Phoebe Klebahn
".I asked several times to call my mom because i knew she'd be worried because no one really knew where i was. but they kept saying, hang out a minute, we're busy."
HER PARENTS SAY IT TOOK THEM NEARLY AN HOUR on the phone with united. TO GET THROUGH TO SOMEONE AT O'HARE airport in chicago.
Annie Klebahn/Phoebe's Mom
"she came back and said actually I can't sort it out and I'm going off my shift.and my husband asked her if she was a mother and she said yes, I am and he said how would you feel if you couldn't find your daughter for 45 minutes."
THE PLEAS WORKED.AND THE PARENTS FINALLY GOT THROUGH TO THEIR DAUGHTER.
Steve Danishek/Travel Expert
"I don't understand why the gate agent holding this kid by the hand didn't do something. Give the kid her cell and call mom and say we're working something out here."
THE PARENTS SAY IT TOOK SIX WEEKS, AND AN INVESTIGATION BY NBC STATION K-N-T-V FOR UNITED TO FINALLY RESPOND TO THEIR COMPLAINTS.
united tells NBC NEWS. THEY CONTACTED THE KLEBAHNS TO APOLOGIZE. AND are REVIEWING THE MATTER.
"What the Klebahns describe is not the service we aim to deliver to our customers. We are redepositing the miles used to purchase the ticket back into Mr. Klebahn's account in addition to refunding the unaccompanied minor charge. We certainly appreciate their business and would like the opportunity to provide them a better travel experience in the future."
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NBC NEWS REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANY UNITED HIRED TO ACCOMPANY KIDS LIKE PHOEBE.
SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
THAT WRAPS UP FIRST AT FOUR.
LINDSAY AND PETER HAVE A LOOK AT DEVELOPING STORIES STRAIGHT AHEAD AT FIVE.
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A GUILTY VERDICT IN LIGHTING-SPEED TIME.
NEXT AT FIVE, THE MOTHER CONVICTED OF RAPING HER OWN DAUGHTER.
PLUS -- THE MAN WHO SHOCKED EVERYONE BY BACKHANDING HIS OWN LAWYER IN COURT IS BACK --
AND BREAKING NEWS -- A SCHOOL BUS CRASH IN CAPE CORAL, NEXT AT FIVE.
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