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WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN COLLIER COUNTY.
CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A DUMP TRUCK ROLLOVER AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRAND LELY AND COLLIER BOULEVARDS IN NAPLES.
NBC2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN IS THERE NOW.
GABY,
FOUR PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
TELL US ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.
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GABY THANKS.
NEW AT NOON.
A WOMAN ARRESTED AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL THIS MORNING.
THIS IS NANA MIMURA.
NBC2'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS AT THE AIRPORT AT NOON.
DANIELLE,
IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE OF A CANCELLED FLIGHT TO DETROIT.
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ALL IS QUIET NOW, BUT AROUND 5:30 THIS MORNING, WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY.
A WOMEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING AND RESISTING ARREST AFTER AN ALTERCATION AT THE SPIRIT AIRLINES COUNTER.
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AT 5:30 THIS MORNING,
NANA MIMURA THOUGHT SHE WAS CATCHING 6:15 FLIGHT BACK HOME TO DETROIT.
SHE TELLS US WHEN SHE ARRIVED, SHE FOUND OUT FLIGHT 606 WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
NOT WILLING TO TALK ON CAMERA AT THIS TIME, SHE TELLS US THE SPIRIT AIRLINES EMPLOYEES TOLD HER, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD CALLED OUT SICK, AND THE FLIGHT WAS NOW CANCELLED.
THATS WHEN SHE BECAME VERY
UPSET.
THE REPORT SAYS
WHEN PORT AUTHORITY POLICE ARRIVED AT THE COUNTER THEY FOUND MIMURA AGUING WITH THE SPIRIT AIRLINES MANAGER.
POLICE SAY SHE BEGAN TAKING PHOTOS OF THE STAFF WITH HER IPHONE CAMERA WHILE SWEARING AND YELLING AT THE TICKET AGENTS.
AFTER REFUSING TO LEAVE THE SPIRIT TICKET AREA, POLICE SAY MEMURA PHYSICALLY FOUGHT WITH THEM AS THEY TRIED TO HANDCUFF HER - ALL THE WHILE SHOOTING IPHONE VIDEO.
MIMURA WAS TAKEN TO LEE COUNTY JAIL. SHE IS OUT ON 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND-- DUE IN COURT NEXT MONTH.
MIMURA SAYS SHE HAS PHOTOS OF THE MANAGER YELLING AT HER- AND WILL PROVIDE THEM TO US AS SOON AS SHE SPEAKS TO HER LAWYER.
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DANIELLE THANKS.
WINTER WEATHER CAUSING A FEW FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST AND THE NORTHEAST.
MIKE SEIDEL REPORTS ON THE LATEST FOR THE SYSTEM.
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SNOW! HIGH WINDS! DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS! ALL PART OF THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM HITTING THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING.
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IN THE SUBURBS OF NEW YORK CITY, WHERE THEY'RE STILL STRUGGLING IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY.
MOS/ it's becoming enough is enough now, yeah yeah it's becoming a bit too much
AND RESIDENTS OF HARD-HIT NEW JERSEY WERE ONCE AGAIN BUSY STOCKING UP ON SUPPLIES.
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE HEAVY SNOW IN CONNECTICUT
REDUCED VISIBILITY AND BLANKETED THE ROADS.
MOS/ it's a bit slippery especially when going down the hills
A SIMILAR SCENE IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE DRIVERS WERE TAKING IT EXTRA SLOW.
THE STORM IS ALSO CAUSING HEADACHES AT THE NATION'S AIRPORTS - OVER 17-HUNDRED FLIGHTS CANCELED ON WEDNESDAY. STRANDING PASSENGERS TRYING TO GET HOME AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
BEFORE MOVING INTO THE NORTHEAST, THE WEATHER SYSTEM POUNDED PARTS OF MIDWEST. DUMPING OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS. AND SPAWNED 26 TORNADOS IN THE SOUTH - A RECORD FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
IN OHIO AND KENTUCKY, LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES WERE ON THE SCENE AT DOZENS OF ACCIDENTS.
NAT/ tires spinning
IN ARKANSAS, THOUSANDS WERE LEFT WITHOUT POWER AFTER THE STORM DUMPED OVER FIFTEEN INCHES IN PARTS OF THE STATE. LITTLE ROCK SAW ITS SNOWIEST CHRISTMAS EVER.
MOS/ it's beautiful up here but it's too cold and the powers out and i don't like when the power it out.
MOS/ i am from iowa originally and i moved here about 30 years ago to get away from this.
A BRIGHT SPOT IN THE THIS MASSIVE STORM - SCHOOLS ON BREAK AND MANY ON VACATION ALLOWED FOR MANY PEOPLE TO STAY OFF THE ROADS AND RIDE THIS STORM OUT.
MOS/ i'm glad i'm on vacation that's for sure. i wouldn't want to be dealing with it at work.
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A LOT HAPPENING THIS AFTERNOON IN OUR NATIONS CAPITOL.
IN THE LAST THIRTY MINUTES, THE PRESIDENT RETURNED TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO SEE IF HE CAN REACH A DEAL ON THE FISCAL CLIFF.
ALSO THIS MORNING, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER REID TALKED TO REPORTERS AND BLASTED REPUBLICANS.
NBC2 ANCHOR KRISTA FOGELSONG IS IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LASTEST ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.
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STACEY,
THE PRESIDENT HAS CALLED SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID, HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER, SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL AND HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI.
AMERICANS FACING MAJOR TAX INCREASES AND SPENDING CUTS IF CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE FAIL TO REACH THAT DEAL.
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AS PRESIDENT OBAMA LEAVES HIS TROPICAL RETREAT IN HAWAII- FOR A WINTRY WASHINGTON- TENSION ON CAPITOL HILL IS ON HIGH.
"I don't see how you could hammer out any kind of a grand bargain or large plan involving tax reform and entitlement changes in a matter of days."
SERIOUS DOUBT IS SETTING IN-
EVEN STARBUCKS IS GETTING INVOLVED- WRITING "COME TOGETHER" ON ITS CUPS
SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SAYS HE'S SITTING THIS ROUND OUT- AFTER FAILING TO GET ENOUGH HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO SUPPORT HIS OWN PLAN JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
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"I think that Boehner is being controlled, unfortunately - by the right wing."
THAT LEAVES IT UP TO MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID AND THE REST OF THE SENATE TO FIND A PASSABLE SOLUTION.
AIDES SAY REID'S PLAN WOULD AVOID TAX INCREASES FOR PEOPLE MAKING LESS THAN 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS, ELIMINATE SOME BIG SPENDING CUTS AND RESTORE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
"I think you are likely to see a 2 step process here. One sort of dealing sort of with the immediate dynamics so you can, in fact, set up a situation where you can deal with the larger situation."
WITHOUT A DEAL- BUSH ERA TAX CUTS WILL EXPIRE JANUARY FIRST AND DEEP SPENDING CUTS WILL SET IN.
CONGRESS SET UP THE DEADLINE HOPING IT WOULD FORCE A COMPROMISE- SO FAR THAT'S BACKFIRED.
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ALSO FLYING TO WASHINGTON ON AIRFORCE ONE- IS HAWAII'S LT GOV. BRIAN SCHATZ-
HE'S REPLACING LATE HAWAII SENATOR INOUYE.
JUST BEFORE TAKING OFF- SCHATZ TWEETED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA.
IN THE STUDIO, KRISTA FOGELSONG.
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WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH AT THIS HOUR.
HE REMAINS IN INTENSIVE CARE AT A HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON.
THE 88-YEAR OLD IS FIGHTING A FEVER. THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW - SINCE NOVEMBER 23.
HE'S BEEN IN I-C-U SINCE SUNDAY.
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THE BUSH FAMILY HAS LONG CONSIDERED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA A SECOND HOME.
NORMALLY AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THE FAMILY IS VACATIONING IN OUR AREA.
THEY HAVE CANCELLED THOSE PLANS THIS YEAR.
THIS IS VIDEO OF THEM STEPPING OFF A PLANE AT THE PUNTA GORDA COUNTY AIRPORT BACK IN 2010.
THEY OWN PROPERTY ON BOCA GRANDE.
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SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE BUSH FAMILY ALSO SPEND TIME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FEBRUARY PROMOTING LITERACY.
THE FAMILY HOSTS AN EVENT EVERY YEAR AT THE HYATT IN ESTERO.
THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 15TH.
THE BUSH DAUGTHERS, JENNA AND BARBARA ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO SPEAK THE SAME DAY AT A LUNCHEON IN NAPLES.
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NATS OF OPENING BELL
THE STOCK MARKET IS STRUGGLING FOR DIRECTION THIS MORNING AS INVESTORS ARE TORN BETWEEN ENCOURAGING NEWS ABOUT CLAIMS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND DISCOURAGING SIGNS THAT A BUDGET IMPASSE IN WASHINGTON IS FAR FROM BEING SOLVED.
LOOKING LIVE AT THE BIG BOARD.
RIGHT NOW THE DOW ___.
YOUR MARKET WATCH UPDATE IS IN THREE MINUTES.
PLUS THIS.
You leave a trail, you might think you're anonymous on the internet but you're really not.
WEB COMPANIES ARE TAKING NOTICE OF YOUR ONLINE SHOPPING HABITS.
WE'LL LOOK AT SOMETHING CALLED 'DYNAMIC SHOPPING'.
AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR WALLET.
BUT FIRST HERE'S JIM.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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ELLEN THANKS.
TOYOTA IS SHELLING OUT MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT'S A SETTLEMENT INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF LAWSUITS OVER ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.
THE COMPANY RECALLED MORE THAN 14 MILLION VEHICLES AROUND THE WORLD.
TOYOTA SAYS THE SETTLEMENT WILL RESOLVE CASES INVOLVING OWNERS WHO SAID THEY SOLD THEIR CARS AT REDUCED PRICES BECAUSE OF THE BAD PUBLICITY OVER THE CLAIMS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
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NBC2 ON PUMP PATROL THIS AFTERNOON.
UP TWO PENNIES FROM OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT TO PAY 3-31 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3-32 THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL IS 3-26.
FOR THE BEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA CHECK OUT OUR PUMP PATROL PAGE AT NBC DASH 2 DOT COM.
IT'S UNDER TRAFFIC.
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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.
"Sunshine returns with cooler temperatures"
After a cloudy day with a few showers, we have a pretty nice forecast headed our way over the next couple of days. Now that a cold front has passed through Southwest Florida much cooler and drier air will filter down the state with chilly nights and cooler afternoons.
In fact this morning, temperatures will start out 8 - 10° cooler with most locations in the lower 50s with middle and upper 40s across our northern and inland communities. As an area of cool and dry high pressure settles in from the northwest, more sunshine will return for Thursday. Northerly winds will usher in a chilly airmass, which will bring a nice change in our temperatures. Afternoon highs will top out from the middle 60s north to lower 70s south and our humidity values will be quite comfy as well.
Tonight, clear skies and light winds will allow the mercury to drop even more as overnight temperatures plunge into the upper 40s along the urban corridor with colder readings east of I-75.
After a cold start on Friday, mostly sunny skies will hang on for Friday as daytime highs rebound into the middle and upper 70s. Over the weekend moisture will return ahead of our next storm system with a cold front approaching our part of the state during the afternoon hours. Scattered showers will break out across the area Saturday afternoon and will quickly fade away during the evening with another cool down in the works for the last Sunday before the New Year. We will welcome 2013 with mostly sunny skies and near average temperatures with lows in the 50s and highs in the mid 70s.
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JIM THANKS.
SHOPPING ONLINE ISN'T THE SAME AS SHOPPING IN THE STORE.
BUT *WHERE YOU SHOP ONLINE COULD BE SENDING A MESSAGE TO WEB COMPANIES TO CHARGE YOU MORE.
IT'S CALLED DYNAMIC PRICING.
ANA GARCIA EXPLAINS.
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THE MORE YOU LOOK AT AN ITEM ON LINE: WHETHER IT'S A PRODUCT OR AN AIRLINE TICKET… THE MORE LIKELY THE PRICE WILL GO UP.
IT'S CALLED DYNAMIC PRICING.
"Dynamic pricing essentially is pricing things different for different people at different times, for the same product."
JOHN SIMPSON OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG-DOT-ORG SAYS IT'S UNFAIR TO SHOPPERS.
"So you start to have the ability of really discriminatory pricing."
MARKETING EXPERT PROFESSOR DOMINIQUE HANSSENS.
"How do these companies know that I've been looking at this item for 3 days on the 3rd day it's more expensive than it was 3 days ago? That's because you leave a trail, you might think you're anonymous on the internet but you're really not. Your name may be private but your computer name is not."
YOUR COMPUTER ID IS TRACKED BY SOFTWARE ON YOUR BROWSER CALLED COOKIES.
THESE COOKIES COLLECT INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU'VE SHOPPED, AND WHAT YOU'VE BOUGHT. AND, IF YOU'VE SHOPPED AT HIGH END SITES THEY MIGHT SET YOUR PRICE HIGHER!
"They will look at the probability that you will buy given your previous behavior."
PROFESSOR HANSSENS SAYS BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME.
"Use multiple computers, use multiple accounts just don't reveal your behavior if you want to be anonymous."
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ANA GARCIA REPORTING.
DYNAMIC PRICING ISN'T ALL BAD.
FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU KEEP WATCHING AN ITEM ON LINE,
BUT YOU DON'T BUY IT AND TIME HAS PASSED,
THE SELLER MAY DROP THE PRICE AND SEND YOU AN EMAIL ALERT.
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ON THE MEDICAL FRONT THIS HALF HOUR,
EXPERTS POINT TO A DROP IN OBESE TODDLERS.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION JUST RELEASED A NEW REPORT.
IT FINDS THE NUMBER OF POOR, OBESE TWO TO FOUR-YEAR-OLDS WENT FROM JUST OVER FIFTEEN PERCENT IN 2003, TO UNDER FOURTEEN PERCENT IN 2010.
RESEARCHERS SAY IT IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
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AND A REMINDER FROM THE FDA ABOUT BAD BOTOX.
THE AGENCY SAYS ANY BOTOX PRODUCT PROVIDED BY THE CANADIAN PHARMACY CALLED CANADA DRUGS, IS UNAPPROVED.
THE FDA CAN'T BE SURE IT'S SAFE - OR EVEN EFFECTIVE.
OFFICIALS SAY BOTOX IS MADE BY 'ALLERGAN INCORPORATED'.
AND DOCTORS SHOULD ONLY GET BOTOX FROM LICENSED U-S PHARMACIES.
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
MOVE OVER P-C,
TODAY IT'S ALL ABOUT INFORMATION ON THE GO.
they are absolutely addicted to taking their computers and taking their tvs with them- if you are an investor- that's all you need to think about
IN THREE MINUTES,
THE PERSONAL COMPUTER INDUSTRY DOES AN ABOUT-FACE,
AS SMART PHONES AND TABLETS RULE THE MARKET.
THIS IS THE NEWS AT NOON ON NBC2.
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IT'S NO LONGER A WORLD FILLED WITH PERSONAL COMPUTERS.
TODAY WE HAVE SMART PHONES, TABLETS, AND OTHER HIGH-TEC WAYS OF GETTING INFORMATION.
SO WHAT'S THE P-C WORLD DOING TO WIN BACK CUSTOMERS?
MAGGIE LAKE TAKES A LOOK.
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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --
IN 2012 THE PC WENT FROM BEING THE BUTT OF JOKES-
…TO SUFFERING THE ULTIMATE INDIGNITY; BEING LEFT FOR DEAD BY WALL STREET BIBLE, BARRONS
THE DEATH KNELL MAY NOT HAVE SOUNDED FOR THE PC YET, BUT CONSIDER THIS:
PC SHIPMENTS DROPPED MORE THAN 8% IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2012, AND ARE FORECAST TO BE DOWN FOR THE FULL YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
AS CONSUMERS OPT FOR THE MOBILITY OF TABLETS AND SMARTPHONES.
"We do know one thing and one thing only: they are absolutely addicted to taking their computers and taking their tvs with them- if you are an investor- that's all you need to think about"
S/U MOBILE IS CLEARLY THE FUTURE. BUT MANY OF THE TECH TITANS OF YESTERYEAR-WHO DID NOT GET THE MEMO STUMBLED BADLY IN 2012
SHARES OF CHIP GIANT INTEL FELL MORE THAN 14 PERCENT IN 2012. AMID CRITICISM THAT the company MISJUDGED THE GROWTH OF SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS. LONGTIME CEO, PAUL OTTOLINI, IS ON HIS WAY OUT.
HP'S ATTEMPT TO DIVERSIFY FROM SLOW GROWTH HARDWARE TOOK A DISASTROUS TURN. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED AN 8 BILLION DOLLAR CHARGE RELATED TO ITS PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE FIRM AUTONOMY.
ITS SHARES ARE TRADING AT 10 YEAR LOWS
AND ONCE MIGHTY DELL?
ITS SHARES ARE DOWN OVER 25 PERCENT YEAR TO DATE
EVEN MICROSOFT, WHOSE RECENTLY UPDATED WINDOWS SOFTWARE AND NEW FLASHY TABLET ARE GETTING HIGH MARKS. FOUND ITSELF ON THE DEFENSIVE
"Steve what do you say -- is the PC dead?
The PC has never been dead. It never will die. It rebirths.it re-imagines, it moves on…"
SOUNDS GOOD, BUT EVEN ROOKIE INVESTORS HAVE THEIR EYES ELSEWHERE.
"Your biggest holding was apple, why did you pick apple? Apple was a great product with the iPhone and the iPad."
LEAVE IT TO GRADE SCHOOLERS TO KEEP IT REAL. FOR MANY, THE PC WOW FACTOR, IS GONE FOR GOOD.
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MAGGIE LAKE REPORTING.
TO GET OFF THEIR SICKBED IN 2013-
PC TITANS WILL FINALLY NEED TO CRACK THE MOBILE CODE.
AND RELEASE PRODUCTS THAT RESONATE WITH ON-THE-GO CONSUMERS.
RECENTLY MICROSOFT ROLLED OUT ITS SURFACE TABLET.
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is today the day for deals? Mom - Today's the day for deals. Everywhere, 60, 70, 40% off. Can't beat that.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
RETAILERS FEELING THE BLUES AFTER A LACK-LUSTER SHOPPING SEASON.
BUT IT'S THE PERFET TIME FOR YOU TO HIT THE STORES.
AND WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THOSE TEDDY BEARS, CARDS AND FLOWERS SENT TO NEWTOWN.
A MORE PERMANENT MEMORIAL IS IN THE WORKS.
WE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SIX-DOLLAR PARKING AT A DOWNTOWN CHIGAGO METER?
A NEW LAW KICKS IN SOON.
THIS IS THE NEWS AT NOON ON NBC2.
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IT'S A HECTIC DAY FOR TRAVELERS AT AIRPORTS.
WINTER STORMS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS ALONG THE NORTHEAST.
SNOW IS COVERING NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.
AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.
WIND GUSTS UP TO FORTY MILES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
AND TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE TEENS.
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WE'RE SEEING THE HEADACHES AT SOUTHWEST FLORDIA INTERNATIONAL TOO.
THIS WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER HER FLIGHT TO DETROIT WAS CANCELLED EARLY THIS MORNING.
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IF YOU'RE FLYING OUT TODAY,
BE SURE TO CHECK THE FLIGHT STATUS.
HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT THE RSW FLIGHT BOARD.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DEPARTURES.
RIGHT NOW __.
YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL YOUR AIRLINE FOR AN UPDATE ALSO.
YESTERDAY MORE THAN 15 HUNDRED FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED.
AND IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT RENTING A CAR TO GET HOME,
THINK AGAIN.
RENTAL CARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.
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CREWS ARE CLEANING UP AN OVERTURNED DUMPTRUCK IN NAPLES.
THE ACCIDENT IS AT GRAND LELY AND COLLIER BOULEVARD.
THE TRUCK WAS CARRYING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF SAND.
IT TRIED TO MAKE A U-TURN.
THE TRUCK HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES INJURING AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE AND SENDING THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD BE HOURS BEFORE THAT AREA IS CLEANED UP AND THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL.
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WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH AT NOON.
HE REMAINS IN INTENSIVE CARE AT A HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON.
THE 88-YEAR OLD IS FIGHTING A FEVER.
BEFORE THAT IT WAS A LINGERING COUGH.
BUSH HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW - SINCE NOVEMBER 23.
HE'S BEEN IN I-C-U SINCE SUNDAY.
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RETAILERS ARE LOOKING FOR A REBOUND.
EARLY NUMBERS SHOW HOLIDAY SALES SLOWED TO A PACE NOT SEEN SINCE THE START OF THE RECESSION.
BUT FOR SHOPPERS,
IT COULD MEAN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF DEEP DISCOUNTS!
NEAL KARLINSKY REPORTS.
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SCRIPT:
Tis the season for turning unwanted gifts into free stuff you really want.
SOT
NK-A lot of returns today?
JS - One return and then we had to buy something too.
NK - So every return turns into a purchase, huh?
JS - I think so.
MS - Yeah.
The holidays may be over, but retailers are clinging to hope that the
shopping season still has a little more left to give-and they're renewing
their biggest sales to temp shoppers flush with returns in one hand and gift
cards in the other.
SOT
I got money for Christmas so now I'm spending it for the holidays."
The early numbers show that holiday sales rose an underwhelming point-seven
percent from last year-the slowest growth since 2008.
Forecasters, though, point out that this final week of December makes up for
about 15-percent of the month's sales.
SOT -- 14;43;27;01 MICHAEL McNAMARA MASTERCARD SPENDING PULSE
There's quite a bit of gift card redemptions as well as clearance sales that
could help lift sales
This power-shopping mother and daughter duo donned running shoes to get the
job done and found a 400-dollar coat for just 148-dollars.
SOT
Daughter - Um, I got a great jacket today and maybe a pair of shoes and a
pair of pants. /
NK - is today the day for deals?
Mom - Today's the day for deals. Everywhere, 60, 70, 40% off. Can't beat
that.
Many of the biggest deals are running until New Year's-as retailers hope to
salvage a tough year and shoppers who still have cash left over-treat
themselves to a season of sales.
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NEAL KARLINSKY REPORTING.
TALKING GUN SALES AT NOON.
NUMBERS ARE WAY UP FOLLOWING THE DEADLY SHOOTING IN NEWTOWN -
AND IF CONGRESS WILL CHANGE GUN LAWS IN THE U-S.
IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -
LEE COUNTY HAS NEARLY 33 THOUSAND FIREARM LICENCE HOLDERS.
FOLLOWED BY COLLIER WITH ABOUT 12 THOUSAND.
AND CHARLOTTE WITH ABOUT 10 THOUSAND.
ONE LEE COUNTY GUN STORE THE OWNER SAYS HE'S NEVER SEEN IT SO BUSY.
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7:50 there's also a lot of interest in people who aren't really gun people coming in; fearful of the same stuff. Either going to be harder to get or more expensive or changes in the law
SOME GUN PRICES ARE EVEN DOUBLING BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH.
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AN UPDATE ON THE DAVID GREGORY GUN MAGAZINE CONTROVERSY.
HERE'S THE INTERVIEW AT THE CENTER OF IT.
here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 bullets. Now, isn't it possible that if we got rid of these, if we replaced them and said you could only have a magazine that carries 5 bullets or 10 bullets, isn't it just possible that we could reduce the carnage in a situation like Newtown?"
GREGORY TALKING GUN CONTROL ON SUNDAY'S MEET THE PRESS.
AT ONE POINT HE HELD UP A MAGAZINE THAT SELLS THE GUN CLIP.
SOMETHING D-C POLICE NOW SAY GREGORY WAS TOLD NOT TO DO.
THE CITY SAYS THAT VIOLATED GUN ORDINANCES IN THE AREA.
N-B-C IS NOT COMMENTING.
THOSE FOUND IN VIOLATION COULD RECEIVE UP TO A YEAR IN PRISON.
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i couldn't run to these people and hug them so what am I going to do? / When times like this happen, everyone needs to get together and pray for these families.
REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF THE NEWTOWN TRAGEDY AT NOON.
THIS WOMAN IS KATHY BURTON.
SHE LIVES IN PORT CHARLOTTE.
LAST NIGHT A GROUP READ STORIES AND PRAYERS.
AND HER SON HELPED HER WITH A MEMORIAL NOW SITTING IN HER FRONT YARD.
IT HAS THE NAMES AND PICTURES OF THE 26 VICTIMS AT SANDY HOOK.
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TODAY WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT NEWTOWN.
PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SENT TEDDY BEARS AND FLOWERS.
THE TOWN HAS A PLAN FOR ALL THE KEEPSAKES.
GEORGE COLLI REPORTS.
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IF THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF NEWTOWN CAN BE MEASURED BY THE GROWING MAKESHIFT MEMORIALS SPREAD THROUGHOUT TOWN, THEN IT IS OVERFLOWING.
JOHN FOURNIER AND HIS SON AIDEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA STOPPED TO DROP OFF FLOWERS ON THEIR WAY TO VISITING FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
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"We wanted to pay tribute to all the children and teachers who lost their lives in this very tragic event."
JOHN RINALDO LIVES IN MANHATTAN, BUT HE'S CALLED THE SIDEWALKS OF SANDY HOOK HOME FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS..WORKING LATE INTO THE NIGHTS KEEPING THE AREA ORGANIZED AND CLEAN. HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE MEMORIALS TO THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED - AS HE HIMSELF LOST A LOVED ONE ON 9-11.
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"We want to be respectful so like 2, 3 o'clock in the morning we'll spend until our fingers hurt."
NOW THE TOWN IS MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THE MOMENTOS. AND THE DECISION IS TO USE EVERYTHING LEFT BEHIND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FUTURE PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN LOST.
"The plan is to turn everything that is biodegradable into the soil at this memorial. Anything non-biodegradable will be turned into cement blocks."
NEWTOWN'S FIRST SELECTMAN ADDED IN A PHONE MESSAGE TO RESIDENTS THIS WEEKEND:
"This will be sacred soil, holding all the sweet messages and symbols of love and hope, of kindness and sadness, visions for a better future, and promises to forever remember the ones lost in this sad attack."
FOR THOSE FROM THE AREA, WHO HAVE LEANED ON THESE TRIBUTES TO GET THEM THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME - IT BRINGS THEM JOY TO KNOW THE KINDNESS FROM PEOPLE FAR AWAY WILL LIVE ON.
"I think its an awesome idea. We should never forget what happened."
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GEORGE COLLI REPORTING.
THE EXISTING MEMORIALS WILL STAY IN PLACE THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.
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WONDER WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER?
THE CITY OF NORTH PORT IS OFFERING AN INSIDE LOOK.
IT'S ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS CITIZENS PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY.
THE 12-WEEK CLASS STARTS FEBRUARY 5TH.
YOU CAN FIND THE APPLICATION ON OUR WEBSITE, N-B-C-DASH-TWO DOT COM.
JUST CLICK ON NEWSLINKS.
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MORE TROOPERS ON THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND.
THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS IT WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DRUNK DRIVERS LEADING UP TO THE NEW YEAR.
IT'S NOT GIVING ANY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
TROOPERS SAY IF YOU THINK YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK,
CALL A FRIEND OR A CAB.
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IMAGINE YOUR CHILD GETTING THAT CHRISTMAS GIFT HE OR SHE WANTED ALL YEAR.
ONLY TO FIND OUT IT'S FILLED WITH ADULT MATERIAL.
IT HAPPENED TO A KID IN COLORADO.
AND TODAY HIS DAD IS TRAUMATIZED.
MEAGAN FITZGERALD REPORTS.
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When you're a kid.hands down, the best part about Christmas.is jumping out of bed.
"it's really exhilarating"
And seeing all the toys Santa brought you.
Especially when you're 5.and especially when you've been wanting all year 'round for that that special toy.
"I got a 3ds.yeah you got a 3ds that's right and these are some of the pictures we took this morning, there's Braden."
But Wednesday morning--that excitement turned to horror.
"He handed the 3ds to Bryton and Bryton said dad I don't think he should be looking at these pictures."
"I said dad this ds has porn on it and I handed him the ds and he got up and walked right to the phone."
"I lost it.I called just everybody"
It was hard for Mark Giles's two young sons to see pornographic images on their toy.but it was even harder for him - a dad who tried so hard to make Christmas special.
"about 9 images of sexual activity on this toy that he got from Santa that Santa got from GameStop."
So GameStop tried to make it right-- they told Giles the images were from the previous owner-- and they weren't caught before the refurbished device was sold.
"you can't unsee this he's 5 years old maybe when he's 18 or 20 maybe he won't know anything about it but he's not going to forget about it tomorrow."
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MEAGAN FITZGERALD REPORTING.
GAMESTOP HAS GIVEN THE FAMILY AN UPGRADED VERSION OF THE NINTENDO.
WITH A BUNCH OF GAMES.
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YOUR TIME NOW __.
PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED IN CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON.
ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN AT THE PARKING METER.
It's gotten out of hand. It's really getting too much
remember in the days when 25 cents got you an hour. Now 25 cents got you two minutes
IN THREE MINUTES,
CHICAGO BECOMES THE PRICIEST PLACE IN THE NATION TO PARK YOUR CAR.
LOTS OF REACTION THIS AFTERNOON.
BUT FIRST HERE'S JIM.
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HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO PARK DOWNTOWN IN A BIG CITY?
4 DOLLARS AND HOUR?
FIVE?
IN CHICAGO THE GOING RATE IS NOW 6-50!
THE MOST EXPENSIVE PARKING METERS IN NORTH AMERICA.
NATALIE MARTINEZ TAKES A LOOK.
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ANYONE SPENDING AN HOUR OR TWO IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. KNOWS. IT'S ALREADY EXPENSIVE TO REST YOUR WHEELS IN METERED PARKING.
caroline hardy-chicago
"I think it's ridiculous"
NOW GET READY FOR A HEFTY INCREASE.
"It's gotten out of hand. It's really getting too much."
BASED ON THE 2008 LEASE DEAL THAT MAYOR DALEY MADE WITH LAZ/CHICAGO PARKING METERS, THE COMPANY WILL BE HIKING UP RATES TO A WHOPPING SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS AN HOUR IN THE LOOP. AND A QUARTER MORE ALMOST EVERYWHERE ELSE.
"In the loop? Seriously? They used to be like $3! I remember when they were three dollars."
MOST OF THE CITY WILL SEE RATES AROUND TWO DOLLARS PER HOUR. 4 BUCKS *NEAR DOWNTOWN.
JACKIE VAN AT FANTASY NAILS IN WICKER PARK SAYS. HER CUSTOMERS HAVE ONLY STREET PARKING OPTIONS ON THIS POPULAR NORTH AVENUE STRIP. AND RATE INCREASES.COULD CHIP AWAY AT BUSINESS.
"Everybody's outraged about it. Because, remember in the days when 25 cents got you an hour. Now 25 cents got you two minutes. And those two minutes you're sitting at the box paying the meter."
THIS BRINGS CHICAGO TO THE TOP OF ANOTHER UNDESIRABLE LIST. THE HIGHEST DOWNTOWN METER RATES. MORE THAN SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK AND L.A.!!
"It's shocking to me. Number one on list. I would think New York would be number one."
WHICH IS WHY BRAD JOSELIT IS NOW AMONG MANY. ADDING UP THE COST OF A NIGHT *ON* THE TOWN. AGAINST THE COST OF A NIGHT, PARKING *IN* IT.
"So you're going to drop how much on parking tonight?"
Probably forty dollars.
"That could be dinner somewhere."
"Right? That's about what I paid for dinner tonight!"
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PROOF THAT EVERYONE LOVES A WARM FIRE.
CHECK IT OUT.
MONKEYS AT A ZOO IN JAPAN.
THE ZOOKEEPERS BUILD THIS FIRE FOR THE ANIMALS EVERYDAY.
AND GET THIS,
AS A TREAT THE ZOOKEEPERS BAKE SWEET POTATOES IN THAT FIRE FOR THE MONKEYS.
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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.
"Sunshine returns with cooler temperatures"
After a cloudy day with a few showers, we have a pretty nice forecast headed our way over the next couple of days. Now that a cold front has passed through Southwest Florida much cooler and drier air will filter down the state with chilly nights and cooler afternoons.
In fact this morning, temperatures will start out 8 - 10° cooler with most locations in the lower 50s with middle and upper 40s across our northern and inland communities. As an area of cool and dry high pressure settles in from the northwest, more sunshine will return for Thursday. Northerly winds will usher in a chilly airmass, which will bring a nice change in our temperatures. Afternoon highs will top out from the middle 60s north to lower 70s south and our humidity values will be quite comfy as well.
Tonight, clear skies and light winds will allow the mercury to drop even more as overnight temperatures plunge into the upper 40s along the urban corridor with colder readings east of I-75.
After a cold start on Friday, mostly sunny skies will hang on for Friday as daytime highs rebound into the middle and upper 70s. Over the weekend moisture will return ahead of our next storm system with a cold front approaching our part of the state during the afternoon hours. Scattered showers will break out across the area Saturday afternoon and will quickly fade away during the evening with another cool down in the works for the last Sunday before the New Year. We will welcome 2013 with mostly sunny skies and near average temperatures with lows in the 50s and highs in the mid 70s.
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HERE'S A LOOK AT NEW JERSEY THIS AFTERNOON.
SEVERAL COMMUNITES ARE DEALING WITH SNOW THANKS TO THAT WINTER STORM.
AND IT CONTINUES TONIGHT.
SOME AREAS AROUND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COULD SEE UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MILES-AN-HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
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AND CLEANUP BEGINS IN MOBILE ALABAMA AFTER THOSE TORNADOS.
A TORNADO WITH WINDS UP TO 135 MILES-PER-HOUR HIT THE CITY ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
CREWS ARE CLEARING TREES IN ONE HARD-HIT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED.
MOBILE SAW TWO TORNADOS IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
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SOME AMAZING VIDEO OUT OF MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FRONT OF THIS HOME.
A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH IT AS THE FAMILY GATHERED TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.
THE HOMEOWNER SAYS THE WOMEN AND GRANDCHILDREN RODE OUT THE STORM IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
AND THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.
17 OTHER HOMES IN THE AREA WERE DESTROYED.
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ON THE MEDICAL FRONT THIS AFTERNOON,
TAKING THE CHALLENGES OF FERTILITY HEAD ON.
A NEW DEVICE CAN MONITOR YOUR EMBRYO'S GROWTH - ALMOST MINUTE BY MINUTE.
MONICA ROBINS EXPLAINS.
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ED AND CAROLINE MARKS FELL IN LOVE AND HOPED FOR CHILDREN.
GENETIC TESTING SHOWED ED HAD A CHROMOSOMAL DEFECT THAT MAKES CONCEPTION DIFFICULT.
"Balanced Robertsonian translocation of the thirteenth and fourteenth chromosomes which basically means your thirteenth and fourteenth chromosomes are fused together."
TWO ROUNDS OF I-V-F DID NOT SUCCEED EITHER. THAT'S WHEN THEY BECAME CANDIDATES FOR SOMETHING NEW IN THE WORLD OF REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE.
IT'S CALLED AN EMBRYOSCOPE. IT'S NOT A MAGIC BULLET, BUT IT IS A HIGH TECH INCUBATOR AND TIME LAPSE CAMERA THAT CAPTURES THE BEGINNING OF LIFE.
"Imagine you're able to see every minute of the embryo's development even before it's transferred to the uterus before it implants on the uterine wall you're able to see this embryo. It's never been possible before."
TRADITIONALLY, DOCTOR NINA DESAI TAKES AN EMBRYO OUT OF THE INCUBATOR ONCE A DAY TO LOOK AT IT UNDER A MICROSCOPE.
BUT A LOT CAN HAPPEN THAT SHE'D MISS.
"See how big it's getting it's bigger than the well you would never ever be able to see this in culture."
THE EMBRYOSCOPE KEEPS THE EMBRYOS IN A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT AND TRACKS EVERY SECOND.
THAT GIVES DOCTORS AN EVEN BETTER CHANCE TO CATCH EVEN THE MOST SUBTLE CHANGES.
it's a wealth of information we're learning so much that we hadn't realized happens to an embryo as it grows so we are just blown away by this, it's an amazing, amazing technology."
"She pointed out ones that were growing well you could really tell a difference between ones that were sort of stuck."
"The embryoscope helped Doctor Desai determine which of Caroline's embryos were the best to choose. Five were deemed unsuitable. Another five were frozen. Two were near perfect. Those were implanted and one of them took, and then split into twin girls."
"I think it will revolutionize the way we practice embryology. "
"We were pretty overwhelmed."
"Yeah, it was like science fiction."
ED AND CAROLINE AS NOW SPENDING THEIR DAYS GETTING READY FOR LIFE AS PARENTS. THEIR TWIN GIRLS ARE DUE THIS WINTER.
THEY'LL HAVE A VERY SPECIAL VIDEO TO SHOW THEIR GIRLS OF THEIR FIRST SIX DAYS OF LIFE.
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MONICA ROBINS REPORTING.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO ADD CANCER-FIGHTING FOODS TO YOUR DIET.
DOCTORS SAY MANGOES ARE A SWEET TREAT THAT ARE PACKED WITH ANTIOXIDANTS.
CLEARING THE BODY OF SO-CALLED 'FREE RADICALS'.
THOSE ARE HARMFUL MOLECULES THAT CAN TRIGGER SOME FORMS OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE.
MANGOES CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO SALSAS, SALADS -- EVEN CHAMPAGNE!
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS VIDEO YET?
A 33 TON SHARK AQUARIUM IN CHINA SMASHES TO THE GROUND!
IT ALL HAPPENED WHILE SHOPPERS AT A MALL IN SHANGHAI STOPPED TO TAKE SOME PICTURES.
16 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.
OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TANK'S SIX-INCH THICK ACRYLIC GLASS TO SHATTER.
THE SHOPPING CENTER SAYS THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO REBUILD THE AQUARIUM.
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HERE ARE YOUR TOP STORIES THIS HOUR.
A MESS ON NORTHBOUND COLLIER BLVD AT GRAND LELY
A DUMP TRUCK SPILLED AN ENTIRE LOAD OF SAND.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL -- NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITIONS.
THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS UNKNOWN.
EXPECT LANE CLOSURES AND WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS THEY WORK TO CLEAN UP THE MESS.
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AIRPORT POLICE ARREST A WOMAN INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATION AT THE SPIRIT AIRLINES TICKET COUNTER THIS MORNING.
NANA IMURA TOLD US OFF CAMERA THAT SHE GOT UPSET WHEN SHE LEARNED HER A-M FLIGHT BACK TO DETROIT WAS CANCELLED.
POLICE SAY MIMURA BEGAN TAKING PICTURES OF AIRLINE STAFF, THEN STARTED SWEARING AND YELLING AT THEM.
POLICE SAY SHE REFUSED TO LEAVE, THEN FOUGHT WITH OFFICERS.
SH'E CHARGED WITH TRESSPASSING AND RESISTING ARREST.
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TAKING ONE LAST LOOK AT THE DOW THIS HOUR.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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