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HERE ARE THE TOP STORIES IN THE NEWS AT THIS HOUR.
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It upsets me that the baby got ejected out of the car.
A BABY IS THROWN FROM A CAR IN AN OVERNIGHT CRASH IN LEHIGH ACRES.
THE CAR ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES --
AND ACCORDING TO F-H-P, THE INFANT WASN'T STRAPPED IN.
NBC 2'S KIM BROWN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY ALL DAY-
SHE HAS MORE DETAILS FROM PEOPLE WHO SAW THE CRASH AND ONE OF THE BABY'S RELATIVES.
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SEDDRICK WILLIAMS THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG LAST NIGHT WHEN HIS SISTER WASN'T HOME.
She wasn't here. So something led me to think already, I was already worried when I saw the ambulances and police.
THEY WERE HEADED A CRASH AT LEE BOULEVARD AND JOAN AVENUE NORTH.
JARVIS WILLIAMS SAW THE WRECKAGE IN THE MOMENTS AFTER.
The fire truck was just pulling up. He was actually hitting his breaks when I was passing by so he was just getting here.
ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL, THE CAR WAS STOPPED IN THE MEDIAN WITH THE REAR PARTIALLY IN THE WESTBOUND LANE OF LEE BOULEVARD.
THAT'S WHEN TROOPERS SAY A TRUCK TRAVELING WESTBOUND TRIED TO STOP AND MOVE OVER, BUT COULDN'T.
IT HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND A SIX MONTH OLD BABY WAS EJECTED.
It was a bad crash. You seen that car, it was smashed.
TROOPERS SAY THE BABY'S MOTHER. 21-YEAR-OLD TYESHIA MILLER.WAS DRIVING.
SHE HAD MINOR INJURIES.
MILLER'S BROTHER SAYS THE BABY WAS TAKEN TO A TAMPA HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES.
It's very shocking to see that it was right down the road from the house. And I could have just went- if I had thought about it - just went there to see who it was.
WITNESSES SAY THE BABY WASN'T IN A CARSEAT.AND WASN'T STRAPPED IN.
TONIGHT, THE MOM IS FACING CHARGES.
IN LEHIGH ACRES, KIM BROWN NBC2.
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NEW DETAILS ABOUT A TEENAGER ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS FATHER TO DEATH IN CAPE CORAL.
POLICE FOUND THOMAS VERZI'S BODY IN HIS HOUSE,
ON SOUTHWEST 16TH TERRACE, LAST MONTH.
PROSECUTORS FILED A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AGAINST HIS SON --
17 YEAR OLD BARON VERZI.
HE IS BEING TRIED AS AN ADULT.AND TODAY A JUDGE DENIED BOND.
NEW COURT DOCUMENTS RELEASED TODAY REVEAL THE TEEN APOLOGIZED FOR THE BRUTAL CRIME.
NBC2'S LEIGH DANA HAS THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION.
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WEARING A SUICIDE SUIT.AND WITHOUT SPEAKING A WORD
17 YEAR OLD BARON VERZI MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT SATURDAY VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TV.
THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CHARGED THE TEENAGER AS AN ADULT.
MARIE SCALISE/ ASST. STATE ATTORNEY
6:42 typically in these types of cases, especially when you have a particular brutal homicide, we do bump up the defendants, even at the 17 into adult court.
VERZI WAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH AT HIS CAPE CORAL HOME.
POLICE SAY THAT'S WHERE VERZI STABBED HIS FATHER MULTIPLE TIMES.
HIS BODY WAS FOUND IN THE FAMILY ROOM.
NEW COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL THE FATHER AND SON GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT THE MORNING OF THE ALLEGED STABBING.
WHEN VERZI'S BROTHER CALLED TO CHECK IN ON THEM,
VERZI TOLD HIM QUOTE "DAD WAS DEAD."
VERZI ALSO TOLD POLICE, HIS DAD WAS QUOTE "IN A BETTER PLACE" AND "IN HEAVEN"
HE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS "SORRY."
A FAMILY FRIEND TELLS NBC2 DOCTORS DIAGNOSED THE TEEN WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA LAST YEAR.
HIS FATHER SPENT THOUSANDS ON TREATMENT.
marie scalise
7:05 it's always disconcerting when you allege that a child has killed a parent. There's probably other issues that will become involved down the line.
VERZI IS CHARGED WITH 2ND DEGREE MURDER.
HE FACES LIFE IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.
LEIGH DANA, NBC2
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A NEW YORK MAN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GRANDMOTHER.
HE TOLD POLICE THEY HAD BEEN ARGUING ABOUT WHAT T-V SHOW TO WATCH.
POLICE ARRESTED 25-YEAR-OLD CLARENCE NEWCOMB.
POLICE SAY THEY GOT A CALL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FROM A MAN SAYING THE 82-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR.
THEY FOUND HER DEAD.
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AN EARLY MORNING STANDOFF IN AURORA, COLORADO TURNS DEADLY.
POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THREE PEOPLE DEAD INSIDE A HOME AFTER A MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE.
POLICE, SWAT AND BOMB SQUADS RESPONDED WHEN SHOTS WERE FIRED.
ONE PERSON INSIDE THE HOME WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE AND ALERT AUTHORITIES.
SEVERAL SURROUNDING HOMES WERE EVACUATED.
POLICE ENTERED THE HOME AND SHOT AND KILLED THE GUNMAN.
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IN CONNECTICUT,
NOT QUITE WHAT YOU'D EXPECT TO FIND WHILE CLEANING THE HOUSE.
PEOPLE CLEANING UP A FORECLOSED PROPERTY CAME ACROSS MORE THAN A HUNDRED GUNS, ALONG WITH A GRENADE AND A MORTAR SHELL!
NATURALLY YOU CALL IN THE BOMB SQUAD.
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you know, if you don't have the training you have to have the experts look at it. A couple of grenade shells and a mortar shell.
TURNS OUT MOST OF THE GUNS AND GRENADES WERE COLLECTOR'S ITEMS.
EVERYONE'S OKAY,
AND THE OWNER WON'T BE CHARGED.
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IN COLLIER COUNTY,
DEPUTIES ARREST A MAN THEY SAY STOLE A BIKE.
HERE'S A LOOK AT 18 YEAR OLD DAVID KOHLER.
HE CONFESSED TO THE THEFT - CITING HEAT EXHAUSTION AS THE REASON.
THE FAMILY WAS HOME WHILE KOHLER TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH THE BIKE.
HE WAS LATER CAUGHT BY DEPUTIES.
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TODAY IN SAINT LOUIS,
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE ARTIST BEHIND THE HIT SONG 'RESCUE ME'.
R-AND-B LEGEND FONTELLA BASS DIED LAST WEEK AT AGE 72.
SHE SUFFERED COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING A HEART ATTACK.
BASS WAS NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY IN 1995 FOR A GOSPEL ALBUM.
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DEMOLITION OF A LONG ISLAND BOARDWALK WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN TODAY.
BUT IT'S BEEN DELAYED UNTIL TOMORROW BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO SAY GOODBYE.
JOHN VIGLIOTTI REPORTS.
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Every weathered slab and every twisted nail of long beach's nearly 100 year old boardwalk tells a story.
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"It's really the heart and soul of the town. It's just a great place to catch yourself, think on the boardwalk while you're running."
From morning jogs to afternoons playing catch.
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"Me and my dad used to like take our mitts out, we just used to throw it along the boardwalk when no one was there."
Today hundreds, each with their own stories, came out to share them and bid farewell to an icon splintered and deformed by Super Storm Sandy.
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"And anybody that's part of Long Beach is part of this boardwalk."
For those gathered here, this 2 1/2 mile beachside path serves as a family timeline. Beginning Saturday afternoon what's been called Long Beach's unofficial Main Street, will be torn down to make way for a new beginning.
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"We will come back to rebuild. You know, stronger and better. And you know, just help us over here, pray for us."
So much was destroyed when sandy swept through. Houses were flooded, businesses still shuttered. Today's rebuilding ceremony clearly brought this storm battered community a sense of hope.
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"We have to, you know, say goodbye to the boardwalk so we can build it back stronger, smarter and safer."
Long Beach's boardwalk was built back in 1914. it certainly was a different era back then. those are elephants helping with the construction. She was built strong. but not strong enough for Sandy.
Tractors will now help with the 26 1/2 Million dollar rebuilding effort. In 2014 when this community would have celebrated the board walk's 100th anniversary, they'll instead gather around newly cut and hammered wood. they'll usher in a new era. One changed, but not defined by Sandy.
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THE NEW BOARDWALK IS EXPECTED TO BE READY BY SUMMER.
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FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST GAME.
THE B-C-S CHAMPIONSHIP IS MONDAY IN MIAMI.
SOME KIDS GETTING A SPECIAL VISIT FROM NOTRE DAME CHEERLEADERS.
THIS IS THE CHILDREN'S DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
YOU CAN SEE -- THE TEAM EVEN TEACHING THE PATIENTS THEIR FIGHTING IRISH DANCE.
NUMBER ONE NOTRE DAME TAKES ON NUMBER TWO ALABAMA IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
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CHECK IT OUT.
DON'T MESS WITH THIS BASKETBALL STAR.
Gabrielle Gary PLAYS FOR HER HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IN INDIANA.
SAVING THE BALL,
AND MAKING A THREE-POINTER FROM OVER HER SHOULDER!
SHE EVEN SET HER CAREER HIGH - AT 24 POINTS.
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