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BREAKING NEWS AT ELEVEN.A SHOCKING TWIST TO THE PHONY PHONE CALL TO KATE MIDDLETON'S HOSPITAL.
A RECEPTIONIST AT THE HOSPITAL THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE CALL HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD.
C-N-N SAYS ACCORDING TO THE HOSPTIAL -- SHE TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
YOU MAY REMEMBER EARLIER THIS WEEK JACINTHA SALDANHA MISTAKENLY TRANSFERRED A PRANK RADIO TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM.
THIS IS PART OF THE BEGINNING OF THE CALL.
i hope this happens"
"hello, good morning, king edward vii hospital?"
"oh, hello there, could i please speak to kate please, my granddaughter?"
"oh yes, just hold on."
"thank you."
"are they putting us through?"
"if this has worked, it's the easiest prank call we've ever made.
WE'RE TOLD THE WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.
THE AUSTRALIAN RADIO STATION BEHIND THE PRANK HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED FOR THE INCIDENT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ONTOP OF THIS STORY AS IT DEVELOPS.
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IT'S THE DAY THAT WILL FOREVER LIVE IN IN INFAMY.
TODAY MARKS THE 71ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.
MORE THAN 24-HUNDRED AMERICANS DIED ON DECEMBER 7TH, 1941.
TODAY CEREMONIES WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN HAWAII AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO MARK THE SOMBER OCCASSION.
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ALSO REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICES MADE THAT DAY THAT BEGAN WORLD WAR TWO AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY.
SEVERAL CEREMONIES ARE TAKING PLACE IN OUR AREA.
NBC2'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE WHERE A CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
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FLAGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FLYING AT HALF STAFF TODAY TO COMMEMORATE THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACKS.
THE FLAG HERE IS SPECIAL THOUGH. LAST YEAR THIS VERY FLAG FLEW OVER THE USS ARIZONA, WHICH WAS SUNK IN THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACKS AND STILL SITS AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO DIED.
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AT A SHORT CEREMONY TODAY, MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION GATHERED HERE TO RAISE THIS FLAG.
ON HAND, PEOPLE PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE SACRIFICE MADE BY SERVICE MEMBERS.
TWO OF WHOM SERVED DURING WWII.
SOT: Jim Clawson, WWII Vet "I'm very appreciative of people recognizing and remembering because somethings tend to drift away and are forgotten."
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SOT: Jim Clawson, WWII Vet "I'm very appreciative of people recognizing and remembering because somethings tend to drift away and are forgotten."
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THIS FLAG WILL FLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY TODAY AND WILL BE RAISED EVERY YEAR ON DECEMBER 7TH.
LIVE ON FORT MYERS BEACH, CLIFTON FRENCH, NBC2.
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IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SEVERAL EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE TO HONOR THOSE LOST.
AT FIVE TONIGHT IN PUNTA GORDA A FLYOVER BY THE WARBIRDS SQUADRON WILL TAKE PLACE.
AND SINCE THIS WEEKEND ALSO MARKS THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PUNTA GORDA, DOWNTOWN WILL ALSO LIVE MUSIC AND HOST A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY.
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BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FALLS TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN FOUR YEARS.
BRAND NEW NUMBERS OUT SHOW THE JOBLESS RATE DOWN TO 7 POINT 7 PERCENT.
146 THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED IN NOVEMBER.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 7 POINT 9 PERCENT IN OCTOBER.
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and --U.S. stocks traded mostly higher after November job growth handily topped forecasts and the unemployment rate declined.
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
AT THIS HOUR THE DOW IS ___________.
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THE NEW NUMBERS OUT THIS MORNING SHOW JOB CREATION IS HOLDING FAIRLY STEADY.
ECONOMISTS WERE WORRIED THAT EVERYTHING FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY TO THE "FISCAL CLIFF" WOULD DEVASTATE ECONOMIC MOMENTUM.
TAHMAN BRADLEY TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT'S AT STEAK.
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Even though the fiscal cliff is looming, job creation remains fairly steady.
Today's monthly jobs report was better than expected, with employers hiring
146-thousand workers in November.
But the unemployment rate, now at 7.7 percent, is the lowest since December
2008.
Economists had worried that Superstorm Sandy would slow job creation last
monthjust like they worry about the impact of the fiscal cliff.
Some economists estimate that at least 200,000 fewer jobs have been
created this year due to uncertainty about the fiscal cliff.
SOT Obama
"IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS DONE NOW, THAT WE DON'T WAIT."
In Washington, Republicans and Democrats are talking again. But still, no
breakthrough. The parties are locked in a stalemate.
President Obama is demanding that higher tax rates for the wealthy and a
permanent extension of the debt ceiling -- the government's ability to
borrow money -- be part of a deal.
SOT Sen. Mitch McConnell
"HE SHOWED WHAT HE'S REALLY AFTER IS ASSUMING UNPRECEDENTED POWER TO SPEND
TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WITHOUT ANY LIMIT AT ALL."
Republicans, who've signaled they're open to raising tax revenue, say they'
ll only do so in exchange for deep spending cuts.
If Washington can't strike a deal, one casualty would be the end of
compensation for the long term unemployed.
That has people like Melinda Vega, who collects $450 a week in unemployment,
worried.
SOT Melinda Vega, Unemployed
"CHRISTMAS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE PROBABLY OFF THE TABLE."
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TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.
AIDES TO PRESIDENT OBAMA AND SPEAKER BOEHNER MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
BUT THE MEETING ENDED WITH NO DISCERNIBLE SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
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BRAND NEW VIDEO SHOWING THE POWER OF THIS MORNING'S EARTHQUAKE THAT ROCKED JAPAN.
THIS IS VIDEO SHOWING THE SHAKING INSIDE A NEWSROOM.
A TSUNAMI WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR JAPAN THIS MORNING FOLLOWING THE MAGNITUDE SEVEN-POINT-THREE EARTHQUAKE HIT OFF THE COAST.
THE WARNING HAS SINCE BEEN LIFTED AND A SMALL TSUNAMI WAVE OF AROUND THREE FEET WAS REPORTED.
THE STRONG EARTHQUAKE WAS CENTERED OFF THE COAST OF NORTH-EASTERN JAPAN, THE SAME AREA AS LAST YEAR'S DEVESATATING EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI.
DESPITE ITS LARGE SIZE, THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE.
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GETTING CLOSE TO OPENING.
A DEDICATION CEREMONY IS HELD TODAY AT THE NEW LEE COUNTY V-A HEALTHCARE CENTER.
THE NEW FACILITY IS LOCATED ON DIPLOMAT PARKWAY EAST IN CAPE CORAL.
IT OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS ON DECEMBER 17TH.
IT'S EXPECTED TO OFFER HEALTHCARE TO MORE THAN 31-THOUSAND LOCAL VETERANS IN JUST THE FIRST YEAR ALONE.
TODAY'S DEDICATION WAS BY INVITATION ONLY.
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS SUING N-B-C.
ZIMMERMAN CLAIMS HE WAS DEFAMED WHEN THE NETWORK EDITED HIS 911 CALL TO POLICE AFTER THE TRAYVON MARTIN SHOOTING.
HE CLAIMS IT MAKE HIM SOUND LIKE A RACIST.
ZIMMERMAN DESCRIBES FOLLOWING MARTIN IN THE GATED COMMUNITY WHERE HE LIVED -- JUST MOMENTS BEFORE HE FATALLY SHOT THE 17-YEAR-OLD TEEN DURING A CONFRONTATION.
THREE EMPLOYEES OF N-B-C OR AN NBC-OWNED TELEVISION STATION LOST THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES.
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A NEW CONSUMER ALERT AT ELEVEN.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE AN AIRPLANE STYLE BLACK BOX IN YOUR CAR DETAILING YOUR EVERY MOVE?
FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE GEARING UP TO PROPOSE NEW RULES REQUIRING EVENT DATA RECORDERS IN ALL NEW CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS DESPITE PRIVACY CONCERNS.
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED TO PUBLISH THE RULES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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YOU MAY BE A STEP CLOSER TO BEING ALLOWED TO USE ELECTRONICS ON AN AIRPLANE WHILE TAKING OFF.
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION IS URGING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOW MORE ELECTRONICS ABOARD PLANES.
THE F-C-C WANTS THE USE OF TABLETS, E-READERS AND PORTABLE DEVICES FROM TAKE-OFF TO LANDING.
THE F-A-A HAS SAID IT WILL REVIEW ITS POLICIES ABOUT ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN-FLIGHT.
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A NEW POLL OUT THIS MORNING FINDS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S APPROVAL NUMBERS HAVE CLIMBED SINCE THE ELECTION.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL FINDS MISTER OBAMA WITH A 57-PERCENT APPROVAL RATING. THAT'S THE HIGHEST IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN. BACK IN MAY OF LAST YEAR.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL RATING IS UP FIVE POINTS FROM BEFORE THE ELECTION LAST MONTH.
BUT ONLY 42 PERCENT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE THE COUNTRY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
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THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER FOR BOSTON RED SOX FANS.
SPRING TRAINING TICKETS FOR THE TEAM GO ON SALE TOMORROW AT TEN IN THE MORNING.
SOME DIE HARD FANS HAVE BEEN CAMPING OUT ALL WEEK TO GET THEIR HANDS ON SOME TICKETS.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD AT THE NEW JET BLUE STADIUM.
WHILE THE SOX TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW.TWINS AND RAYS FANS WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
BOTH TEAMS PLANS TO SELL THEIR SEATS COME NEXT MONTH.
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NEW AT ELEVEN.
FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT YEAR, AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS DROPPED A GOLD COIN IN ONE OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S RED KETTLES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE COIN, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WAS WRAPPED IN A NOTE THAT READS, "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MIMI."
ITS WORTH ABOUT 17 HUNDRED DOLLARS.
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WE'VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO SUNDAY NIGHT FOR NBC2'S ANNUAL GIVING TREE.
US ALONG WITH THE FORT MYERS EDISON KIWANIS CLUB DISTRIBUTED SIX THOUSAND GIFT TAGS TO LOCAL PERKINS RESTAURANTS.
ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THE GIFTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GRAB A TAG OFF A TREE AT ANY PERKINS,
BUY THE GIFT -- WRAP IT AND RETURN IT TO PERKINS.
WE'LL DELIVER THE GIFTS TO AREA NURSING HOMES.
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A TRIP TO A JEWELRY STORE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE COST ONE MAN HIS LIFE.
AN OUT OF CONTROL S-U-V BARRELS THROUGH THE WALL AND SOMEHOW THIS MAN ESCAPES WITH HIS LIFE.
HOW HE MANAGED TO CHEAT DEATH IN THIS MUST SEE VIDEO.
AND MORE FROM THE B BLOCK AS BASEBALL FANS USE A PICKUP TRUCK AND HOPE TO SCORE A HOME RUN IN A HEIST.
WHY THE OWNER OF THE STORE CLAIMS THEY MAY HAVE STRUCK OUT.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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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.
More sunshine, stray shower"
An upper level disturbance that brought clouds and widely scattered showers to the area yesterday has finally pushed east of the state. This means we will end the work week on a drier and sunnier note with warmer than average temperatures.
Sunshine will prevail through the late morning hours with mostly to partly sunny skies during the afternoon. With a bit more sunshine across our Southwest Florida skies, temperatures will warm into the low 80s with a cooling seabreeze by the coast. The vast majority of us will stay dry during the day, however with sufficient moisture still in place a stray shower can't be ruled out.
Tonight, skies will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy and lows will be rather mild for this time of year in the mid 60s.
Some tropical moisture looks to return to the area over the weekend with the chance for a stray shower or two each and every afternoon. Temperatures will continue to run warmer than average in the lower to middle 80s with overnight lows in the mid 60s.
Partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast early next week with increasing clouds on Tuesday ahead of an approaching cold front. This front doesn't look to bring any cold air; just more clouds and a boost in our rain prospects.
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NEW DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWING A TORNADO TEARING THROUGH PARTS OF NEW ZEALAND.
YOU CAN SEE TWO PEOPLE WERE INSIDE A CAR DURING THE STORM.
THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE STORM AND MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE HAD TO BE EVACUATED AFTER THE TORNADO STRUCK.
THE SMALL TORNADO HIT THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.
THE TORNADO WAS THE DEADLIEST IN NEW ZEALAND IN MORE THAN 60 YEARS.
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THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE MUST SEE VIDEO WE'RE BRINGING YOU IN TODAY'S EDITION OF THE B BLOCK AT ELEVEN.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.SOMEHOW TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THIS JEWELRY STORE ESCAPE WHEN A S-U-V PLAOWS THROUGH.
SECURITY CAMERAS CATCH THE TERRIFYING SCENE.
LORI MITCHELL SHOWS US HOW THE CAR CAME SO CLOSE TO KILLING PEOPLE INSIDE.
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IT LOOKS LIKE A SCENE FROM A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE -- AN S-U-V CRASHING THROUGH A
STOREFRONT.
BUT THIS IS REAL LIFE AND IT HAPPENED AT "THE JEWELERS" IN LEBANON THURSDAY
MORNING.
"i felt the air of the van go by me. That was kind of freaky."
A SHAKEN BUT UNHURT STORE EMPLOYEE, VERONICA MALLICOAT, WAS JUST INCHES AWAY
FROM BEING HIT.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS HER STANDING BEHIND THE COUNTER HELPING A CUSTOMER.
THEN. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. THE S-U-V PLOWS THROUGH THE GLASS BESIDE
HER.
THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A BACK OFFICE WHERE STORE OWNER SHAWN SMITH
USUALLY WORKS.
HE SAYS HE OWES HIS LIFE TO THE NEW PUPPY HE ADOPTED THIS MORNING.
"he started barking so I took him home so I literally walked from my office
maybe two minutes before."
"it's unclear what caused the driver to lose control of his suv and crash
into the store but it's believed he may have suffered a medical condition."
THE VEHICLE TOOK OUT SEVERAL SHOWCASES SENDING JEWELRY ALL OVER THE STORE.
SMITH SAYS THERE ARE NO LOOSE DIAMONDS THOUGH, MOSTLY SILVER PIECES, WATCHES
AND HUNDREDS
OF TINY BEADS TO PICK UP.
"it's all stuff. It's just really not that important."
WHAT IS IMPORTANT --- THE PEOPLE INSIDE WHO ARE ALL STILL ALIVE.
"yea, it kind of humbles you."
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LORI MITCHELL REPORTING.
THE STORE'S OWNER SAID ALTHOUGH THEY ESTIMATE LOSSES TO BE MORE THAN 100- THOUSAND DOLLARS , THEY ARE THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE CRASH.
THEY PLAN TO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS TODAY.
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SOME BASEBALL FANS GO TO THE EXTREME TO GET THEIR HANDS ON SOME TEXAS RANGERS GEAR.
CHECK THIS OUT. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAUGHT A PICK UP TRUCK SMASHING THROUGH THE GLASS STOREFRONT.
THEN A MAN AND WOMAN SPEND ABOUT 30 SECONDS RANSACKING THE TEAM STORE, STEALING T-SHIRTS AND OTHER RANGERS PARAPHERNALIA.
THEY WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE CLEARANCE RACK, WITH LAST SEASON'S PLAYOFF GEAR, INSTEAD OF THE HIGH PRICED JERSEYS.
POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE DUO.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.A TENNESSEE STORE CLERK AND OWNER TURNED THE TABLES ON A WOULD BE ROBBER.
THIS MAN WALKS INTO A GAS STATION TO GET CHANGE FOR A FIVE DOLLAR BILL.
WHEN THE CLERK OPENS UP THE TILL -- THAT'S WHEN IT ALL HAPPENS.
AS SOON THE CLERK OPENS IT THE SUSPECT REACHES ACROSS THE COUNTER AND TRIES TO GRAB MONEY
THE CLERK GRABS A HOLD OF THE 20 YEAR OLD THIEF
AND THE TWO STRUGGLE FOR CLOSE TO 20 SECONDS.WITH THE SUSPECT REPEATEDLY TRYING
TO TAKE THE CASH
FINALLY, HE RUNS FOR IT
THE CLERK CATCHES HIM AND POLICE MADE THE ARREST.
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A HEART STOPPING MOMENT CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A SNOW COVERED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IN TURKEY COLLAPSES.
YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE WALKING NEAR THE AREA WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT APPEARS THE GROUND GIVES WAY.
ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THIS COLLAPSE BUT NOBODY KILLED.
AUTHORITIES HAVE SAID WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY TO REPAIR THE COLLAPSED WALKWAY.
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BEAR IN CALIFORNIA HAD A TASTE FOR TRASH. AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
THE BEAR WAS SPOTTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON, TIPPING OVER A TRASH CAN, THEN DIGGING THROUGH THE GARBAGE. THIS IN MONROVIA, JUST OUTSIDE OF L-A.
IT HUNG AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE. HAVING A BITE TO EAT. WHILE IGNORING THE OCCASIONAL BARKING DOG SOMEWHERE IN THE DISTANCE.
AFTER A BIT, THE BEAR CLIMBED UP A TREE FOR A NAP AFTER HIS BELLY WAS FULL.
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YOU MAY SOON SAY SAYONARA TO THOSE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY PHOTOS.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR FAMILY'S IMAGE IN 3-D?
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGY that's BRINGING MEMORIES TO LIFE.
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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR - FOR THOSE CREATIVE, SOMETIMES WACKY HOLIDAY FAMILY
PORTRAITS.
THIS YEAR, THE JAPANESE ARE OFFERING A HIGH-TECH ALTERNATIVE TO THOSE GLOSSY PRINTS.TAKE A LOOK YOU CAN MAKE 3-D FIGURINES OF THE FAMILY.
AKIKO FUJITA EXPLAINS.
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Consider this - a *modern take on Ken and Barbie.
Tiny, plastic figurines of *ourselves
packaged into 8 inches of vanity and immortality.
CW: "Should we go super power figures, hands on our waist?"
Cena Wakabayashi flew in from Hong Kong, to claim her Mini-Me.
Her boyfriend Paul? Dressed to impress.
"It's a strange experience to see yourself dissected on a screen from every
angle. You can't really hide anything."
It's Japan's high-tech answer, to 2-D photos.
Scanners not cameras are the preferred gadgets here.
The "snapshots" don't take seconds - but 15 minutes.
"This scanner captures all the information needed for one of those figurines
. This camera here captures the body's shape, this captures the texture. I'm
going to put this up against Naoki here, and you'll see just how detailed
the scanner is."
Every knit, every wrinkle - is brought back to life.
AF: "This is you right over here in the back? Yes"
Creator Naoki Ito says 3D scanning itself isn't new.
"nats from movie"
In the latest Bond film "Skyfall" - filmmakers used similar scanning and
printing technology to recreate the iconic Aston Martin.
But a 3D avatar? I had to try it myself
AF: "15 minutes. I can't move"
The scans are processed through special 3D software - the images sent to the
3D printer.
3 hours, and a few touch ups later it's time to face the Mini me.
AF: "What do you think?"
Not exactly - Christmas ornament material.
But the hair, the wrinkles - are spot on.
Now the question - just where *does one put a miniature version of one's
self?
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AKIKO FUJITA REPORTING.
THE FIGURINES DON'T COME CHEAP - THE SMALL, 4-INCH VERSION COSTS ABOUT 250 DOLLARS AND, FOR NOW, IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE IN JAPAN.
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IT SEEMS LIKE A PLOT RIGHT OUT OF A SOAP OPERA.TWO BABIES ARE SWITCHED AT BIRTH.
AND ONE MOM MAKES ANOTHER STARLING FIND.
what do you mean somebody else breast fed my son. i'm
just like what?
BRAND NEW AT ELEVEN HOW HOSPITAL WORKERS GAVE TWO WOMEN THE WRONG BABIES FOR SEVERAL DAYS.PLUS.
it is sexual assault. It's humiliation. It's embarrassment. It's horrendous
A WOMAN WHO TRIED TO FLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY INSTEAD FLIES OFF THE HANDLE AFTER A SECURITY SCREENING.
WHY SHE SAYS THE T-S-A OWES HER BIG.
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Nat, John McAfee- Please, not in front of the press, please.
WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN A MURDER BUT RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL.
A NEW TWIST TO THE JOHN MCAFEE SAGA TODAY
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THE MILLIONAIRE COLLAPSED AT THE DETENTION CENTER WHERE HE WAS BEING HELD
HIS DEPORTATION TO BELIZE, A COUNTRY WHOSE AUTHORITIES HE SAYS WANTS HIM DEAD, WAS DELAYED BY AT LEAST DAY.
MATT GUTMAN REPORTS.
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INSTEAD OF BEING DEPORTED TO BELIZE IN HANDCUFFS THURSDAY. A SEEMINGLY
UNCONSCIOUS JOHN MCAFEE WAS WHEELED INTO A HOSPITAL ON A GURNEY.
MCAFEE'S MONTH-LONG GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE WITH AUTHORITIES IN 2 COUNTRIES
ENDED WITH A SUDDEN EMERGENCY. WHEN THE SOFTWARE ANTI VIRUS PIONEER
APPARENTLY SUFFERING FROM A HEART PROBLEM THURSDAY MORNING, BECAME
UNRESPONSIVE IN THIS IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER.
MCAFEE TELLING ABC NEWS.
Phoner:
John McAfee: I simply passed out and I think that the combination of stress
and everything else. I hit my head.
A DRAMATIC SCENE WITH THIS AMBULANCE POWERING THROUGH A THICKET OF CAMERAMEN
MCAFEE IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE LYING PRONE - ON A HEAD BOARD. EYES
CLOSED.
THEN THE CHASE. TV CREWS CAREENING THROUGH GUATEMALA'S NARROW STREETS
THE PRESS PURSUING MCAFEE ON THIS GURNEY RIGHT INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.AND
AS MEDICS TRANSFERRED HIM TO A BED, AND BEGAN UNDRESSING HIM. SUDDENLY, THE
MAN WHO APPEARED NEARLY DEAD SPOKE
Nat, John McAfee- Please, not in front of the press, please.
ASKING THE NURSES NOT TO UNDRESS HIM IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA.
OVERNIGHT WE SPOKE TO MCAFEE.
Matt Gutman: Everything turned white and then everything turned black.
John McAfee: So you basically passed out
A FAR CRY FROM THE JITTERY AND RAW MCAFEE WE MET DURING THIS EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW WEDNESDAY, DESCRIBING HIS DISGUISES DURING HIS MONTH ON THE RUN
FROM POLICE IN BELIZE AND EVENTUAL ESCAPE HERE TO GUATEMALA.
SOT, JOHN MCAFEE
/172930 and I had a cane and I was walking like this and I had
my jaws stuffed with toilet paper.
AND UNABASHED ABOUT HIS USE OF DECEPTION
SOT, JOHN MCAFEE
180053 I am going to be deceptive and I will continue to be deceptive
forever if necessary if its required to protect my friends.
AND PERHAPS HIMSELF.
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MATT GUTMAN REPORTING.
THE U-S EMBASSY HAS SAID IT WONT STEP IN TO HELP.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE MILLIONAIRE SOFTWARE PIONEER, WILL HAVE TO STAY IN THIS DETENTION CENTER FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS, UNTIL
THE HIGH COURT DECIDES ON HIS FATE
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AN AIRPORT SCREENER AT NEW YORK'S JOHN F KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM THE VERY PASSENGERS HE'D PAID TO HELP.
32-YEAR-OLD SEAN HENRY WAS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY HE STOLE TWO I-PADS THAT WERE PLANTED IN A CHECKED BAG AS PART OF A POLICE STING.
POLICE INITIATED THE STING AFTER PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES BEING TAKEN FROM LUGGAGE.
HENRY HAD BEEN A T-S-A SCREENER FOR 10 YEARS.
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A CALIFORNIA WOMAN CLAIMS SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY TWO FEMALE T-S-A EMPLOYEES DURING WHAT SHE CALLED A SERIES OF HUMILIATING PAT-DOWNS.
I'm looking at her like, 'What?'" said Buckenmayer. "She says, 'Yes, they
found a protrusion on the left side of your crotch' and I am shocked and I
am just in disbelief."
MAGGIE BUCKENMAYER SAID SHE UNDERWENT AN EXTREMELY INVASIVE PAT-DOWN AFTER HER TWO ARTIFICIAL KNEES TRIGGERED THE METAL DETECTOR AND THEN WAS TOLD ANOTHER WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED BECAUSE AN ANOMALY WAS FOUND.
THE SECOND PAT-DOWN THEN OCCURRED. BUCKENMAYER SAID BY THIS TIME, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE TSA AGENTS WERE STANDING AROUND TALKING ABOUT HER GENITALIA.
SHE SAID MINUTES LATER, A TSA SUPERVISOR WALKED IN AND PERFORMED HER VERSION OF A PAT-DOWN IN FRONT OF SEVERAL OTHERS.
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She turns and she looks at everyone -- I can see she's upset and she says,
'This is a normal pat-down. I find nothing wrong. There's no anomaly. There'
s no protrusion,'
THE T-S-A STATED THAT PROPER PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED.
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PROTESTERS ARE LASHING OUT AGAINST A PLAN THAT WOULD PROHIBIT MAKING PAYMENT TO UNIONS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
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THE STATE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVED SIMILAR BILLS THURSDAY THAT WOULD MAKE MICHIGAN A RIGHT TO WORK STATE.
CHANTING UNION ACTIVISTS PACKED THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL SIGN THEM INTO LAW.
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To be pro-worker, to give freedom of choice throughout the workplace, and that legislators move promptly and efficiently in moving it through the legislature. And when it arrives on my desk I plan on signing it."
THE STATE IS ALSO CONSIDERING SEPARATE LEGISLATION DEALING WITH PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS.
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AFTER BEING FACED WITH INTENSE PRESSURE, STARBUCKS SAYS IT COULD PAY MORE THAN 32-MILLION DOLLARS IN CORPORATION TAX IN BRITAIN OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE COFFEE CHAIN FOLLOWS WEEKS OF ATTACKS IN THE MEDIA AND PARLIAMENT AFTER A STORY BROKE IN OCTOBER THAT IT PAID NO CORPORATION TAX IN BRITAIN.
A STARBUCKS SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMPANY SERVED ABOUT TWO MILLION BRITISH CUSTOMERS A WEEK, BUT HAD PROBLEMS GENERATING PROFITS DUE TO HIGH RENTS AND RAPID EXPANSION.
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NOT MYSTERY MEAT, BUT A MEAT MYSTERY.
A NEW MEXICO GROCERY STORE EMPLOYEE FOUND A SHOCKING SURPRISE INSIDE A CASE OF FROZEN MEAT SENT TO THE STORE BY A FOOD DISTRIBUTOR.
A LOADED GUN PACKED WITH SEVEN ROUNDS OF AMMO.
THE GUN WAS FOUND BEFORE THE BOX OF MEAT ACTUALLY MADE ANY CONTACT WITH STORE FLOOR SHELVES.
THE WORKER WHO FOUND IT IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR.
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-"We could speculate on a lot of things, I mean it could have
been
someone just
dropped it there or it could have been something that someone put it there
trying to hide it for 100 different reasons."
POLICE HAVE NOW ENTERED THE GUN INTO THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE.
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YOU THINK IT WAS A BAD SOAP OPERA PLOT.
A WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO A HEALTHY BABY BOY BUT THEN TWO DAYS LATER SHE'S TOLD SHE HAS THE WRONG CHILD.
"how could this happen? what do you mean he went to
someone else's room. what do you mean somebody else breast fed my son. i'm
just like what?"
TAMMY VAN DYKE SAYS HOSPITAL STAFF IN MINNESOTA TOLD HER CODY WAS MISTAKENLY PLACED IN A
WRONG BASSINETTE BY A NURSE.
MAKING MATTERS WORSE, TAMMY HAD CHOSEN TO BOTTLE FEED CODY.
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the woman who was breast feeding my son hit the call nurse button
because she looked at his ankle tag that had my baby's name and reported
that she had the wrong baby and then the nurse came and got my baby"
it's horrifying that somebody else's bodily fluids are in my son."
"she was just as horrified as me. she was going through the same
trauma. how could somebody bring her the wrong baby?"
THE HOSPITAL HAS AGREED TO BEGIN A FULL INVESTIGATION.
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CHANCES ARE YOU PLAN ON SHIPPING A CHRISTMAS PRESENT THIS YEAR.
BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN SENDING A PACKAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY?
STEPHANIE LANGSTON GIVES US A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT A FED EX SHIPPING FACILITY.
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stand-up:
ITS A JOURNEY SOME 280 MILLION PACKAGES TAKE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT
FEDEX
NATS: nats buzz, packages rolling out
PACKAGES ARE ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK AND DOWN THE CONVEYER BELT THEY GO AND
THEN ON TO THEIR DESIGNATED ROUTE TRUCKS
SOT:
obvioulsy the time between thanksgivng and christams is our busiest time of
the year it's one we really get excited about because this is what we do, it
's what we specialize in
nats:
IF YOU HAVE A PACKAGE TO SHIP THERE IS SOME ADVICE TO MAKE SURE ALL RUNS
SMOOTHLY
use sturdy cardboard boxes dont use making tape or scotch tape and no string
or paper on the outside
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED SHOPPING YET, PROCRASTINATORS STILL HAVE
TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT SPECIAL GIFT MAKES IT UNDER THE TREE IN TIME
for express you can ship as late as the 22nd and we will get it deliverd by
monday the 24th in time for christmas
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BE AWARE.SOON YOUR TEXTS MAY NOT BE SO PRIVATE ANY MORE.
"And that's not just something law enforcement can get. It's divorce attorneys, it's other investigators, It's the press.
WE'LL SHOW YOU A NEW PUSH THAT COULD FORCE YOUR CELL PHONE CARRIER TO SAVE ALL THE TEXTS YOU SEND AND RECEIVE.
nats of glass breaking
NOT A SMASHING GOOD TIME TO SAY THE LEAST.
WE HAVE THE MUST SEE VIDEO OF AN OUT OF CONTROL MINI VAN GOING INTO A STORE AND THE REASON IS EVEN MORE SURPRISING.
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WHEN INVESTIGATING A CRIME, POLICE CAN FOLLOW A TRAIL OF PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS, BUT TEXT MESSAGES ARE MUCH HARDER TO TRACK DOWN.
NOW, THERE'S CONTROVERSIAL, NEW PUSH TO PERSUADE CONGRESS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE TYPING AND RECEIVING ON YOUR CELL PHONE.
AND AS BRIAN TODD REPORTS, YOU MAY NOT HAVE A CHOICE IN THE SITUATION.
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MICHELLE MEDOFF SAYS SHE STARTED GETTING THE HARASSING TEXTS IN EARLY-NOVEMBER. AN ANONYMOUS PERSON THREATENED TO SEND NUDE PICTURES OF HER TO HER MOTHER, THEN TO A WIDE CIRCULATION. ONE TEXT SAID: I AM SO CLOSE TO F____ING SENDING THEM TO EVERY1. U ARE SO SEXY ULL BE AN ONLINE STAR IN NO TIME UNLESS U ANSWER ME. THE THREATS CAME FROM DIFFERENT CELL PHONE NUMBERS. MEDOFF, A MODEL AND COLLEGE STUDENT, WAS TERRIFIED.
"I was very very afraid. I mean, that week I didn't go to a night class because I didn't feel safe to walk by myself."
IT'S THOSE KINDS OF TEXTS THAT U-S LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES WANT MORE POWER TO INVESTIGATE. SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS, INCLUDING CHIEFS-OF-POLICE, SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATIONS ARE PUSHING CONGRESS TO PASS A LAW SAYING YOUR CARRIER HAS TO RECORD AND STORE YOUR TEXT MESSAGES. IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW LONG THEY WANT THEM STORED. SCOTT BURNS OF THE NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' ASSOCIATION, ONE OF THE GROUPS PUSHING FOR THE NEW LAW, SAYS HIS GROUP FAVORS A PERIOD OF THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, MAYBE LONGER IF AN INVESTIGATION IS URGENT.
"If you're in the middle of an investigation and bad guys are communicating back and forth, whether it's a homicide, whether it's evidence of a crime, it's crucial. I mean 20 years ago we weren't talking about this. Today everybody has a cell phone, everybody texts and e-mails and is on social media. And that's where the evidence is today."
OR NOT. AS OF 2010, MAJOR CARRIERS LIKE AT&T, SPRINT AND T-MOBILE DIDN'T RETAIN ANY CONTENT OF CUSTOMERS' TEXT MESSAGES. THEY GET RID OF THEM IMMEDIATELY. VERIZON KEEPS THEM ONLY FOR UP TO FIVE DAYS.
WHY CAN'T LAW ENFORCEMENT GET THE TEXTS FROM INDIVIDUAL CELL PHONES? SCOTT BURNS SAYS IT'S FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT TO GET IT FROM THE CARRIERS. AND HE POINTS OUT THAT OF COURSE, THE BAD GUYS OFTEN ERASE THEIR INCRIMINATING TEXTS.
BUT MANY BELIEVE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BENEFIT OF MINING TEXTS DOESN'T OUTWEIGH PRIVACY CONCERNS. CHRIS CALABRESE OF THE A-C-L-U SAYS WITH SOME 60-BILLION TEXT-MESSAGES SENT EVERY DAY, THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH PRIVATE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE STORED.
"And that's not just something law enforcement can get. It's divorce attorneys, it's other investigators, It's the press. Even if you feel like you have nothing to hide, there's a lot of embarrassing and personal information there."
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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.
More sunshine, stray shower"
An upper level disturbance that brought clouds and widely scattered showers to the area yesterday has finally pushed east of the state. This means we will end the work week on a drier and sunnier note with warmer than average temperatures.
Sunshine will prevail through the late morning hours with mostly to partly sunny skies during the afternoon. With a bit more sunshine across our Southwest Florida skies, temperatures will warm into the low 80s with a cooling seabreeze by the coast. The vast majority of us will stay dry during the day, however with sufficient moisture still in place a stray shower can't be ruled out.
Tonight, skies will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy and lows will be rather mild for this time of year in the mid 60s.
Some tropical moisture looks to return to the area over the weekend with the chance for a stray shower or two each and every afternoon. Temperatures will continue to run warmer than average in the lower to middle 80s with overnight lows in the mid 60s.
Partly sunny skies will remain in the forecast early next week with increasing clouds on Tuesday ahead of an approaching cold front. This front doesn't look to bring any cold air; just more clouds and a boost in our rain prospects.
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nats of glass breaking
BRAND NEW MUST SEE VIDEO AT ELEVEN.
A MINIVAN NARROWLY MISSES RUNNING OVER A CUSTOMER AT A JEWELRY STORE IN NORTH GEORGIA.
YOU CAN SEE THE WOMAN WORKING WITH A CUSTOMER RIGHT WHEN THE VAN CAREENED INTO THE STORE.
FLYING GLASS -- AND THE WINDOW'S FRAME HIT A CUSTOMER A 63 YEAR OLD WOMAN.
EMPLOYEES RUSHED TO HER RESCUE.
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She said can you please help me up, where's my purse? She was all very sedate and smooth soft talking. She said her head hurt a little bit, I guess so. It was split open in the back. She now has 12-to-15 staples.
THE DRIVER TOLD POLICE A CARBON-DIOXIDE CANISTER LODGED ITSELF AGAINST THE GAS PEDDLE FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO THE STORE.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND NOW CAUGHT BUT BEFORE INVESTIGATORS SAY THESE THREE SHOPLIFTERS NEARLY KILLED A POLICE OFFICER NEAR MIAMI.
TAKE A LOOK.POLICE SAY THESE THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PUTTING SEVERAL FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS INTO A SHOPPING CART.WALKED OUT OF THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING.
BUT THINGS GOT WORSE INVESTIGATORS SAY WHEN A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO PULL THEM OVER IN A CAR.THEY TRIED TO RUN HIM DOWN.
SHOTS WERE FIRED.NOBODY WAS HURT.
THEY'RE NOW FACING CHARGES.
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NOT GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR?
NEW FINDINGS BY CONSUMER REPORTS CLAIM TESTS SHOW THE NEW FUSION HYBRID AND C-MAX HYBRID DON'T LIVE UP TO FORD'S CLAIMS THAT THEY GET 47 MILES PER GALLON.
THE MAGAZINE CLAIMS IT'S MORE LIKE 37 M-P-G.
FORD SAYS IT'S FUEL ECONOMY RANGES, INCLUDING SOME REPORTS ABOVE 47 MPG.
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THIS YEAR'S GRAMMY NOMS HAVE JUSTIN BIEBER'S MANAGER FUMING, AND ACTOR STEPHEN BALDWIN IS ARRESTED.
CARL AZUZ HAS MORE IN HOLLYWOOD MINUTE
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JUSTIN BIEBER'S MANAGER SAYS THE GRAMMY BOARD "BLEW IT."
THE 18-YEAR-OLD POP STAR WAS NOT NOMINATED FOR HIS ALBUM "BELIEVE" OR ANY OF ITS SINGLES.
ON TWITTER, HIS MANAGER, SCOOTER BRAUN, SAID BIEBER DESERVED TO BE RECOGNIZED.
HE SAID THE HARDEST THING TO DO IS TO MAKE A TRANSITION, AND HE SAYS BIEBER DELIVERED.
ACTOR STEPHEN BALDWIN IS IN HOT WATER OVER TAXES.
HE WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY ON A FELONY CHARGE OF FAILING TO FILE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
THE STATE OF NEW YORK SAYS HE OWES 350-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2010.
HE WAS ARRAIGNED AND RELEASED, AND IS DUE IN COURT FEBRUARY 5TH.
HE FACES UP TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON, IF CONVICTED.
ACTRESS BRITTANY MURPHY DIED THREE YEARS AGO, BUT FANS MAY FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO SEE HER LAST FILM.
ACCORDING TO THE L-A TIMES, MURPHY FINISHED SHOOTING THE INDEPENDENT THRILLER "SOMETHING WICKED" BEFORE HER DEATH.
POST-PRODUCTION WAS DELAYED, BUT NOW THE FILM'S BEEN COMPLETED.
HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT YET HAVE A DISTRIBUTOR.
MURPHY, WHO STARRED IN "8 MILE" AND "CLUELESS," DIED AT AGE 32, OF PNEUMONIA, IRON DEFICIENCY AND MULTIPLE DRUG INTOXICATION.
FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ.
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A TEXAS MAIL CARRIER IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING ---
FROM A LEMUR ATTACK.
MARLA REEVES SAYS SHE WAS FINISHING UP HER ROUTE TUESDAY WHEN A FAMILY'S PET LEMUR JUMPED INTO HER VEHICLE, BIT HER AND JUMPED OUT.
REEVES HAS WOUNDS FROM TWO BITES -- ONE TO HER WRIST ANOTHER TO HER FOREARM.
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" I looked at my hand and the lemur was on my hand and I lifted my arm up like this and blood was all down my arm
THE OWNER OF THE LEMUR WAS ABLE TO GET HIM INSIDE A METAL CAGE.
THE SHERIFF SAYS THE LEMUR WILL BE ON QUARANTINE FOR 30 DAYS TO BE SURE IT DOES NOT HAVE RABIES
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MORE WOMEN ARE PICKING UP THE CONTROLLERS AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
AND MANY PEOPLE ARE CALLING THEM ADDICTIVE FOR GOOD REASON.
NEW AT ELEVEN WE EXPLORE WHAT DESIGNERS DO TO MAKESURE YOU CAN'T TURN OFF THE MACHINE.
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ARE YOU INTO VIDEO GAMES?
THERE'S A NEW IMAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PLUGGING IN AND AND TAKING ON THE VIRTUAL WORLD.
PEOPLE IN THEIR FORTIES AND EVEN WOMEN ARE JOINING THE CRAZE.
DAVID WRIGHT SHOWS US THE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PAID TO DRAW YOU IN TO PLAY.
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IF YOU'VE EVER PLAYED ANGRY BIRDS. OR WORDS WITH FRIENDS. OR FARMVILLE
YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME SYMPATHY FOR DIANN EDWARDS OF RED LION, PENNSYLVANIA
SHE PLAYS FARMVILLE ON HER LAPTOP 8 HOURS A DAY.
EDWARDS SOT - IT JUST GETS ADDICTING. I DONT KNOW WHY.WHAT AMI DOING HERE
PLAYING A FARMVILLE GAME IT ACTUALLY DRIVES ME CRAZY.
SHE SPENDS 200-BUCKS A MONTH ON HER FARMVILLE HABIT.
SHE CAN'T HELP IT. SHE'S HOOKED.
DR TIMOTHY FONG OF UCLA SAYS HE SEES PATIENTS JUST LIKE HER EVERY DAY.
FONG SOT - THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR PATIENTS IS ABOUT FORTY. WE'VE SEEN
HOUSEWIVES, DOCTORS, LAWYERS.THE STEREOTYPE OF THE "VIDEO GAME ADDICT" IS
A TEENAGE KID IN HIS UNDERWEAR. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE.
THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION HAS SO FAR DECLINED TO RECOGNIZE
VIDEO GAME ADDICTION AS A DIAGNOSIS.
BUT THE APA LISTS "VIDEO GAME PSYCHOLOGIST" AS A THIS YEAR'S "HOT CAREER".
BECAUSE THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS HIRING PSYCHOLOGISTS AS CONSULTANTS.
ARIELLA LEHRER - A TRAINED PSYCHOLOGIST - DESIGNS GAMES FOR MIDDLE AGED
WOMEN.
LEHRER SOT - OUR MOST POPULAR TITLE IS CALLED "MURDER SHE WROTE"
THE CONTENT: ROMANCE AND MYSTERY. BUT THE PSYCHOLOGY: PURE LAS VEGAS.
LEHRER SOT - I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN FROM LAS VEGAS.
FOR INSTANCE: INTERMITTENT REWARDS.
LEHRER SOT - THE REWARDS DON;T COME EVERY SINGLE TIME.WE LEARNED THIS WITH
RATS
SOME GAMES FOLLOW A 6 SECOND RULE. EVERY 6 SECONDS A VISUAL SPARKLE -- TO
ENTICE YOU TO KEEP PLAYING.
FONG SOT - THE POTENCY IF YOU WILL OF THESE VIDEO GAMES IS MUCH MORE
INTENSE, MORE REWARDING, MORE ENGAGING THAN VIDEO GAMES WERE 30 YEARS AGO
WHICH MAKES THEM A LOT MORE FUN. UNLESS.
NATS
. YOU GET HOOKED.
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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!
STACEY DEFFENBAUGH IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW.
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HELLO EVERYONE!
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NOON.
BEARS IN LEHIGH ACRES!
THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION.
WE'RE LIVE IN TWO MINUTES WITH THE RESULTS OF TODAY'S MEETING.
PLUS THIS,
there's just a huge profit margin on them, 50% in some cases
KEEP THIS QUESTION IN MIND BEFORE YOU BUY THAT SHINY NEW GADGET.
IS THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY REALLY WORTH IT?
EXPERTS WEIGH IN.
AND ON THE MEDICAL FRONT TODAY.
NEW RESEARCH COULD CHANGE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN.
WE'LL LOOK AT HOW THE DRUG 'TAMOXIFEN' PLAYS A ROLE.
AND A CUP OF JOE THAT STARTS IN THE STOMACH OF AN ELEPHANT?
WE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
THE NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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