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BREAKING RIGHT NOW AT 5--
YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEO, TAKEN RIGHT HERE AT OUR AIRPORT.
THE WOMAN IN IT ADMITS SHE GROPED A TSA WORKER WHO SHE CLAIMS GROPED HER FIRST!
TONIGHT THE JURY ISSUES A VERDICT.
A BLOCK LONG PATH OF DESTRUCTION--
A CAR SLAMS INTO A LEHIGH ACRES HOME--
KILLING THE DRIVER.
LADIES, A HEALTH WATCH ALERT TONIGHT FOR THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE WITH HAIR LOSS.
A POPULAR DRUG TO TREAT IT COULD LEAD TO LONG TERM SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS.
AND--
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WHAT ELSE DO YOU SAY WHEN A SHARK IS AT THE END OF YOUR REEL--
ABC 7 HAS THE 5-FOOT, 200-PLUS POUND FISH TALE.
THE NEWS AT 5 STARTS NOW.
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BREAKING NEWS,
ALL IN THE SAME DAY A TRIAL, VERDICT AND SENTENCING FOR A BONITA SPRINGS WOMAN ACCUSED OF GROPING A TSA AGENT AT THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN APRIL.
A JURY FOUND CAROL JEAN PRICE GUILTY OF BATTERY AND NOT GUILTY OF RESISTING AN OFFICER.
THE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS PRICE WAS GOING THROUGH SECURITY TO MAKE A FLIGHT TO CLEVELAND.
SHE IS A FORMER TSA AGENT HERSELF - WHO USED TO WORK WITH THE WOMAN SHE'S ACCUSED OF GROPING.
PRICE WAS SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS PROBATION, A 500 DOLLAR FINE AND SHE MUST GO TO ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES.
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MORE BREAKING NEWS COMING INTO ABC 7--
YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE NOW AT THE AFTERMATH OF AN EXPLOSION IN SAINT LOUIS.
A GAS LEAK SPARKED THIS FIREBALL THAT SHOT 30 TO 40 FEET INTO THE AIR.
AT LEAST ONE APARTMENT BUILDING IS BEING EVACUATED AS CREWS WORK TO GET THAT FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
STAY WITH US FOR UPDATES ON AIR AND ONLINE AT ABC DASH 7 DOT COM FOR UPDATES.
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Our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn state
THE LONG-AWAITED INTERNAL INVESTIGATION PENN STATE PAID TO HAVE DONE. IS OUT TONIGHT.
THE FORMER F-B-I DIRECTOR FOUND COACH JOE PATERNO AND OTHER SENIOR LEADERS "CONCEALED CRITICAL FACTS" ABOUT JERRY SANDUSKY'S SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN.
A-B-C'S BRANDY HITT TELLS YOU WHAT ELSE IS INSIDE THE 267-PAGE REPORT.
SHE ALSO HAS REACTION FROM PATERNO'S FAMILY.
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SOT FREEH -- "THE MOST POWERFUL MEN AT PENN STATE FAILED TO TAKE ANY STEPS
FOR 14 YEARS TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN WHO SANDUSKY VICTIMIZED."
CALLOUS AND SHOCKING -- THAT'S HOW FORMER F-B-I DIRECTOR AND LEAD
INVESTIGATOR, LOUIS FREEH, DESCRIBED THE ACTIONS OF PENN STATE'S TOP
OFFICIALS. FREEH ACCUSES THEM OF COVERING UP THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEX
ABUSE SCANDAL, TO AVOID BAD PUBLICITY.
SOT FREEH -- "ALTHOUGH CONCERN TO TREAT THE CHILD ABUSER HUMANELY WAS
EXPRESSLY STATED, NO SUCH SENTIMENTS WERE EVER EXPRESSED BY THEM FOR
SANDUSKY'S VICTIMS."
LAST MONTH, A JURY FOUND SANDUSKY GUILTY OF 45 COUNTS OF ABUSING CHILDREN
IN FREEH'S 267 PAGE REPORT, HE ALSO BLAMES
LATE PENN STATE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH - JOE PATERNO.
FORMER PRESIDENT GRAHAM SPANIER.
VICE PRESIDENT GARY SCHULTZ.
AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TIM CURLEY.
PATERNO ADMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT AN INCIDENT IN 2001, INVOLVING SANDUSKY
AND A BOY IN A SHOWER.
HE TOLD CURLEY, INSTEAD OF CALLING POLICE, AND TOGETHER, ALL FOUR MEN
DECIDED *NOT* TO ALERT AUTHORITIES.
Kenneth Frazier SOT/BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PATERNO'S FAMILY RESPONDED TO THE REPORT ---
SOT: JOE PATERNO
ONE OF SANDUSKY'S VICTIMS AT HIS CRIMINAL TRIAL DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT,
AND HIS ATTORNEY SAYS THEY WILL SUE PENN STATE.
SOT - Jeffrey Fritz / Attorney for Sandusky Victim #4 - "THIS WAS A SYSTEMIC
FAILURE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP UP."
INVESTIGATORS ALSO FOUND THAT THE UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS
PARTIALLY TO BLAME FOR NOT HOLDING THESE TOP LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE,
RECOMMENDED THEY CREATE A MORE OPEN CULTURE FOR SERIOUS COMPLAINTS.
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NEW EVIDENCE TONIGHT IN THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE.
MINUTES AFTER GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SHOT AND KILLED 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN -- SANFORD OFFICERS GAVE CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF THE INJURIES ZIMMERMAN SUFFERED.
THAT INFORMATION IS ALL PART OF NEWLY-RELEASED DOCUMENTS.
SOME OFFICERS THOUGHT HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN, BUT OTHERS DIDN'T.
ALL AGREED HE HAD CUTS ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
THE DEGREE OF HIS INJURIES COULD PLAY A ROLE IN HIS CLAIM OF SELF-DEFENSE.
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A KUNG-FU BADGE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LANDED A CAPE CORAL MAN IN JAIL.
THE LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY SAYS JOSHUA WATSON WAS ACTING SUSPICIOUS WHEN HE WAS WALKING AROUND R-S-W YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
WHEN OFFICERS SEARCHED HIM, THEY FOUND TWO KNIVES.
THEY THINK HE WAS POSING AS A COP.
ABC7'S MEAGHAN SMITH HAS THE STORY.
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officers first came to this area because someone reported a suspicious person carrying a police badge. That's when they encountered watson.
AIRPORT COPS WALKED UP TO THE 28 YEAR-OLD, WHO WAS STANDING OUTSIDE, AND ASKED HIM IF HE WAS LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WATSON REPORTEDLY SAID "NO, I'M JUST AN INSTRUCTOR FOR KUNG FU.
OFFICERS SAY WATSON WAS DRESSED IN A BLACK SHIRT, CAMOUFLAGE PANTS, AND HAD A SILVER BADGE ON HIS WAIST THAT SAID POLICE.
AFTER ASKING IF HE HAD ANY WEAPONS OF HIM-
AIRPORT POLICE SAY WATSON REMOVED A POCKET KNIFE FROM HIS POCKET, AND THEN A LARGER KNIFE INSIDE A SHEATH, THAT WAS COVERED BY HIS SHIRT.
WATSON DIDN'T HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT.
officers arrested watson carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of a police badge. They took him to jail. At southwest florida international airport, i'm meaghan smith.
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NOW THE BADGE WATSON WAS WEARING WAS NOT A REAL POLICE BADGE.
COMING UP AT 6-
HE EXPLAINS WHY HE WAS WEARING IT AND EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS.
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A DISPUTE OVER WHERE ONE FORT MYERS BEACH BUSINESS CAN SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LEADS TO AN ARREST.
TOP O MAST OWNER STEVE STRAUSS WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY.
ACCORDING TO AN ABT REPORT STRAUSS WAS WARNED AT LEAST TWICE NOT TO SERVE ALCOHOL PAST 19 FEET OUT FROM HIS BUSINESS WALLS.
THE AGENCY SENT UNDERCOVER AGENTS IN TWICE, WHO WERE SERVED DRINKS AT DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE BAR THAT'S MORE THAN 6 TIMES THE LENGTH THEYRE ALLOWED.
SOURCES CLOSE TO STRAUSS SAY HE'S FIGHTING THE'S STATE'S LINE, AND THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T COMPLY.
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THE LEE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING FOOTBALL PLAYER SEAN TAYLOR HAS A NEW TRIAL DATE SET TONIGHT.
TODAY A JUDGE SCHEDULED ERIC RIVERA'S TRIAL FOR NOVEMBER 5-TH.
THE JUDGE HAD DELAYED THE TRIAL AFTER RIVERA FIRED HIS ATTORNEY.
RIVERA'S ONE OF FIVE DEFENDANTS FROM LEE COUNTY WHO ARE ACCUSED OF KILLING TAYLOR.
THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED DURING A ROBBERY AT THE PLAYER'S HOUSE IN MIAMI IN 2007.
FOUR OF THEM PLEADED NOT GUILTY AND ARE BEING TRIED SEPARATELY.
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AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON A TEEN WHO LOST HIS ARM TO AN ALLIGATOR IN MOORE HAVEN THIS WEEK.
ABC7 IS LEARNING TONIGHT FRED LANGDALE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
HE UNDERWENT A SECOND SURGERY YESTERDAY.
THE FAMILY TELLS US THERE IS NO INFECTION AND DOCTORS COMPLETELY CLOSED THE WOUND.
THE ATTACK HAPPENED AS HE WAS SWIMMING IN THE CALOSAHATCHEE RIVER ON MONDAY.
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ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
TODAY, VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN RECEIVED A MUCH BETTER RECEPTION THAN MITT ROMNEY FROM THE N-DOUBLE-A-CP.
MEMBERS CHEERED THE V-P AT THE ORGANIZATION'S CONVENTION IN HOUSTON. WHEN HE SAID PRESIDENT OBAMA CHAMPIONED THE HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL.
YESTERDAY, THEY BOOED ROMNEY WHEN HE SAID HE'D REPEAL THE LAW.
ROMNEY LATER SAID THE CROWD'S REACTION WAS NOT A SURPRISE - BUT HE WASN'T GOING TO HOLD BACK.
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I think we expected that. I am going to give the same message to the naacp
that I give across the country
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SKIPPING THE CONVENTION THIS YEAR -THE WHITE
HOUSE SAID IT WAS A SCHEDULING ISSUE, BUT THAT HIS COMMITMENT TO THE
ORGANIZATION AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS CLEAR.
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FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY LEADERS WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY MEETING NEXT WEEK TO START THE SEARCH FOR A NEW PRESIDENT.
JAMES AMMONS, THE PRESIDENT SINCE 2007 RESIGNED YESTERDAY.
HIS RESIGNATION CAME THE SAME DAY PARENTS OF A DRUM MAJOR WHO DIED AFTER BEING HAZED ADDED THE UNIVERSITY TO A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT.
ROBERT CHAMPION DIED IN NOVEMBER AFTER A HAZING RITUAL ABOARD A BUS.
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A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN FLORIDA.
.WANTS CURRENT RICK SCOTT INVESTIGATED.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW HOW HIS ADMINSTRATION HANDLED THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT A SERIOUS TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK IN JACKSONVILLE.
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR NAN RICH SAYS STATE LAWMAKERS WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE OUTBREAK BEFORE THEY VOTED TO CLOSE THE STATE'S ONLY T-B HOSPITAL IN LANTANA.
SHE BELIEVES LAWMAKERS THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD ALL THE INFORMATION BEFORE THEIR DECISION.
THE T-B CLUSTER IS LINKED TO 13 DEATHS, 99 ILLNESSES AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE EXPOSED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE DISEASE.
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MORE HELP IS ON ITS WAY FROM WASHINGTON TO SAVE FLORIDA'S CITRUS INDUSTRY.
THE HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE APPROVED MORE THAN 700-MILLION FOR CROP RESEARCH.
MUCH OF THE MONEY TARGETS CITRUS GREENING.
IT'S IS A BACTERIA WHICH CAUSES FRUIT TO DROP BEFORE ITS RIPE.
EVENTUALLY 'GREENING' KILLS THE TREES.
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ESTIMATES 'CITRUS GREENING' HAS COST THE STATE 3-BILLION DOLLARS IN LOST REVENUES AND MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND JOBS.
THE RESEARCH MONEY COMES FROM RE-AUTHORIZING THE 'FARM BILL' WHICH EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER.
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THE MINNESOTA TWINS DON'T WANT HAMMOND STADIUM TO BE CALLED HAMMOND STADIUM.
THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR REQUESTS ON A 45-MILLION DOLLAR WISH LIST FOR UPGRADES TO THE LEE COUNTY BALLPARK.
THE TWINS SIGNED A TEMPORARY CONTRACT LAST MONTH.
THAT KEEPS THE TEAM IN LEE COUNTY FOR SPRING TRAINING FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF UPGRADES THE TEAM WANTS.
THEY WANT BETTER CONSESSIONS, NEW TRAINING FACILITIES, AND AN ADDITIONAL THOUSAND SEATS AT THE STADIUM.
THE COUNTY WILL ALSO CONSIDER GIVING THE NAMING RIGHTS OF HAMMOND STADIUM OVER TO THE TWINS.
THAT'S NOT PART OF THE TEMPORARY CONTRACT THOUGH.
HOWEVER, THE FINAL CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY NOVEMBER.
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A NEW WAY TO GET AROUND IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ARE TIGHTENING UP THE ROUTE IT PLANS TO USE FOR THE NEW TROLLEY SYSTEM.
THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SAYS 3 TROLLEYS WILL SERVICE THE AREA.
A WORSHOP WITH CITY COUNCIL IS SET FOR NEXT MONTH TO FINALIZE THE ROUTE.
THE TROLLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP AND RUNNING THIS FALL.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THE AFTERMATH --
SPEEDING - LOSING CONTROL - THEN CRASHING INTO A LEHIGH ACRES HOME.
TONIGHT THE DRIVER IS DEAD.
HOW IT WAS A NEAR MISS FOR THE PEOPLE INSIDE.
TOSSING AND TURNING -
IT COULD BE WHAT YOU'RE EATING - OR WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
WE SHOW YOU THE SLEEP GOOD FOODS.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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PEOPLE COULDN'T EVEN ESCAPE THE RAIN INDOORS IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
CHECK THIS OUT.
A REPORTER SHOT THIS VIDEO OF THE RAIN COMING THROUGH THE CEILING AT A GAS STATION.
THE OWNER SAYS HE HAD TO BUY A WATER PUMP JUST TO DRAIN ALL OF THE WATER OUT OF THE STORE.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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Typical southwest Florida weather is in full force this week.
Our prevailing winds remain from the south and southeast, which will continue to keep tropical moisture across the area. This combined with a little daytime heating and the seabreeze will keep scattered storms in the forecast with the better coverage during the afternoon and evening hours.
Friday and into the weekend, our mornings will start off mostly sunny and dry with the chance for afternoon storms. Next week, we will see an abunance of sunshine.
Temperatures through the week remain in the lower half of the 90s with lows in the middle 70s. They'll continue to stay around the average of 92.
For now, the tropics are all quiet in the Atlantic Basin.
Your beach and boating forecast calls for a 2 foot chop in the open seas, inland waterways will have a light chop. Gulf waters are pretty warm, too, at 86.
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A MAN IS DEAD TONIGHT AFTER HIS CAR SMASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE IN LEHIGH ACRES.
IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE FIVE THIS MORNING OFF HOMESTEAD ROAD ON PARKDALE BOULEVARD.
A-B-C-7 HAS JUST LEARNED THE MAN WHO DIED IS 30 YEAR OLD JAMIE CARDONA OF LEHIGH ACRES.
AND TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
HERE'S ABC7'S JOE ROETZ.
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Take Sot
Neighbor - off cam
Oh my Gosh - someone lost their life.
A high speed drive ends with one person dead.
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Woodcox
12 seconds.
I feel fortunate that we weren't here. There were plenty of times I fell asleep on the recliner and would wake up on the middle of the night.
JustiN Woodcox used to live in the Parkdale Boulevard home that troopers say a BMW slammed into just before 5 this morning.
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Sgt. WIlliam Harris
8 seconds
For that to happen you have to travel at a high rate of speed - enter the median and several grades for the car to fall apart.
The driver -Leaving behind a trail of dirt and Debris that stretches nearly a block from homestead avenue to creuset avenue.
Investigators say he died after he was taken to the hospital.
Nats - Tow truck
As crews work to pull the mangled mess of machinery from the wall of the home Property Manager Neil Gareiss is inside assessing the damage of the vacant home.
Take Sot
11 seconds
Neil Gareiss
Flying debris went through the kitchen and family room. if anyone was in here they would have been severely injured.
Instead - Woodcox moved out a few weeks ago - only to come back and see all this.
Take Sot
It's kinda scary, you never know
- Home will be boarded up.
-Property Manager estimates damage to be bw 12-18K -When we learn name count on us to let you know.
in Lehigh Joe Roetz ABC7.
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.
DRINK UP.
A DAILY COCKTAIL OR TWO COULD HELP WOMEN PREVENT BONE LOSS.
A NEW STUDY FOLLOWED A GROUP OF YOUNG POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WHO WERE REGULAR DRINKERS.
WHEN THE WOMEN CUT OUT ALCOHOL FOR JUST TWO WEEKS -- THEY SHOWED AN INCREASE IN BONE TURNOVER. WHICH IS A RISK FACTOR FOR OSTEOPOROSIS.
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WANT TO GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP?
HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO AVOIDING EATING OR DRINKING BEFORE BEDTIME.
DON'T DRINK ANYTHING WITH CAFFEINE.
ALSO ALCOHOL CAN MAKE YOU TOSS AND TURN.
ANOTHER THING TO AVOID IS A LARGE MEAL OF ANY KIND.
ALSO, HIGH PROTEIN FOODS, FOODS WITH LOTS OF SUGAR CAN CAUSE SLEEP PROBLEMS.
THINGS TO EAT.TRY A LIGHT SNACK WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF PROTEIN AND A CARBOHYDRATE.
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A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH TONIGHT.
RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND A GENE MUTATION THAT APPEARS TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
THE STUDY OUT OF DECODE GENETICS IN ICELAND FOUND A GENE THAT PREVENTS THE BUILDUP OF BRAIN PLAQUE THAT HAS LONG BEEN THOUGHT TO CAUSE THE DISEASE.
THE GENE IS VERY RARE -- ABOUT ONE IN TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE CARRY IT.
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WE NEED TO WARN PEOPLE WHO HAVE YAHOO EMAIL.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF A SECURITY BREACH THAT MAY HAVE EXPOSED NEARLY HALF A MILLION USERS' EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PASSWORDS.
TECHNOLOGY NEWS WEBSITES SUCH AS C-NET AND MASHABLE ARE REPORTING HACKERS CALLING THEMSELVES THE D-33-D COMPANY HAVE CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK.
PROBABLY BEST TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD RIGHT NOW.
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JUST WHO AND WHAT DOES AN ASPIRIN A DAY HELP.
TONIGHT DOCTORS SAY IT'S SAFE FOR SOME.
POTENTIALLY DEADLY FOR OTHERS.
AND MOVE OVER DAD IN THE DELIVERY ROOM -
THERE'S ANOTHER PERSON JOINING IN. A PHOTOGRAPHER.
THE DELIVERY ROOM PAPARAZZI AHEAD.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.
DOES AN ASPIRIN A DAY KEEP HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES AWAY?
IT'S A DEBATE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.
TODAY…MORE AND MORE FOCUS IS BEING PUT ON HOW THE OLD WONDER DRUG HELPS AND HURTS WOMEN.
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TO KEEP HER HEART HEALTHY, THIS IS PATRICIA KAPSALIS'S DAILY ROUTINE.
AND SO IS THIS.
"I take an aspirin every day for a year and a half."
THE 76-YEAR-OLD'S CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE WERE GETTING HIGH. PUTTING HER AT A HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK. SO SHE STARTED A REGIMEN OF LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN.
"I felt it was certainly worth a try."
BUT A RECENT STUDY SHOWS OF MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND WOMEN LIKE PATRICIA WHO WERE RECOMMENDED TO TAKE ASPIRIN EVERY DAY….LESS THAN 50-PERCENT ACTUALLY DID.
"And the questions abound as to why that is the case."
CARDIOLOGIST ALAN ACKERMANN SAYS WOMEN 65 AND OLDER WITH HEART DISEASE RISKS MIGHT BENEFIT FROM AN ASPIRIN-A-DAY. HE ALSO BELIEVES ASPIRIN'S A GREAT WAY TO PROTECT AGAINST ANOTHER KILLER.
"It has the potential to reduce a first stroke by as much as 40-percent."
HE SAYS THE DRUG WHICH CAN HELP PREVENT DANGEROUS BLOOD CLOTS IS BEST AS SECONDARY PREVENTION FOR THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY HAD A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. A DUTCH STUDY FINDS.50 HEALTHY WOMEN WOULD NEED TO TAKE ASPIRIN FOR 10 YEARS FOR JUST ONE TO BE HELPED.
A RECENT STUDY OUT OF ITALY SUGGESTS USING LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN AS PRIMARY PREVENTION RESULTS IN A 55-PERCENT INCREASE IN MAJOR BRAIN OR STOMACH BLEEDING. RESEARCHERS IN LONDON FIND FOR EVERY 162 PEOPLE WHO TOOK ASPIRIN, IT PREVENTED JUST ONE NON-FATAL HEART ATTACK…BUT CAUSED TWO SERIOUS BLEEDING EPISODES.
ACKERMANN SAYS YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE DRUG.
"Speak to your physician and know the truth about what is beneficial and what is not."
THE BOTTOM LINE? DOCTOR ACKERMANN SAYS IF YOU ARE AT MODERATE OR HIGH RISK FOR HEART DISEASE OR STROKE, LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN COULD BE BENEFICIAL. FOR ANYBODY ELSE, IT COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
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ONCE AGAIN BEFORE YOU START AN ASPIRIN REGIMEN…TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY ON ONE… DON'T QUIT WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR DOCTOR. ACCORDING TO THE MAYO CLINIC…STOPPING SUDDENLY COULD TRIGGER A BLOOD CLOT.
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THE QUESTION -- JUST WHAT DID PENN STATE OFFICIALS KNOW?
"what's shocking is the 4 of them, the most powerful people at the university, made decision to conceal"
TONIGHT, REVELATIONS THAT THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT - AND EVEN FOOTBALL LEGEND JOE PA HIMSELF.KNEW ABOUT JERRY SANDUSKY'S CHILD ABUSE. AND HOW LITTLE THEY DID TO STOP IT.
PLUS - WATCH THIS!
HANGING BY A CORD - 42 STORIES UP.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT TO THESE WINDOW WASHERS.
AND - AN ABC7 CONSUMER WATCH ALERT FOR YOU TONIGHT.
NEW PARENTS LISTEN UP -
HOW BABY MONITORS COULD KILL YOUR CHILD.
BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.
ASHLEY LOMBARDI OF FORT MYERS.
THANKS FOR WATCHING ASHLEY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE US.
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BUMP OUT W/ MUSIC
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MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,
A WOMAN ACCUSED OF GROPING A TSA AGENT AT RSW IN APRIL WAS SENTENCED TODAY TO SIX MONTHS OF PROBATION AND A 500 DOLLAR FINE.
CAROL JEAN PRICE.WHO IS A FORMER TSA AGENT HERSELF.WAS FOUND GUILTY OF BATTERY AND NOT GUILTY OF
RESISTING AN OFFICER TODAY.
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OFFICERS ARRESTED A MAN AT RSW.
THEY SAW HE WAS CONCEALING A KNIFE AND WEARING A FAKE POLICE BADGE.
WHEN AN OFFICER ASKED JOSHUA WATSON IF HE WAS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY SAY HE SAID HE WAS NOT, BUT RATHER A KUNG FUN INSTRUCTOR.
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NEWLY-RELEASED DOCUMENTS REVEAL THAT POLICE OFFICERS IN SANFORD GAVE CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF THE INJURIES SUFFERED BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN THE MINUTES AFTER HE FATALLY SHOT TRAYVON MARTIN.
SOME OFFICERS THOUGHT HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN, BUT OTHERS DIDN'T.
THEY AGREED HE HAD CUTS ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
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THE FINDINGS OF AN EIGHT MONTH INVESTIGATION INTO PENN STATE'S HANDLING OF THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL IS NOW OUT.
THE REPORT IS NOT GOOD FOR PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, SOME OF ITS ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE LATE FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO.
HERE'S CHRIS POLLONE WITH REACTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND PATERNO'S FAMILY.
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SOT - Louis Freeh - Penn State Special Investigator
"The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized."
IN THE 267 PAGE REPORT, FORMER F-B-I DIRECTOR LOUIS FREEH BLASTS PENN STATE'S "TONE AT THE TOP"… A CULTURE THAT FOSTERED PROTECTING THE REPUTATION OF THE SCHOOL AND ITS PROGRAMS OVER THE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG CHILDREN. A SENTIMENT THE PENN STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPTS AND TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR.
SOT KAREN PEETZ - CHAIRWOMAN, PENN STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
the board in cooperation with the administration will take every action to ensure an event like this never happens again.
FREEH ROUNDLY CRITICIZES FORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT GRAHAM SPANIER… VICE-PRESIDENT GARY SCHULTZ… ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TIM CURLEY… AND HALL-OF-FAME FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO.
HE MAINTAINS IF ANY OF THOSE MEN ACTED ON INFORMATION THEY KNEW ABOUT SANDUSKY AS EARLY AS 1998, SEVERAL CHILDREN MIGHT NOT HAVE BECOME VICTIMS.
THE REPORT REVEALS CLEAR EVIDENCE THE GROUP PLANNED TO GO TO AUTHORITIES AFTER GRAD ASSISTANT MIKE MCQUEARY SAW SANDUSKY SHOWERING WITH A YOUNG BOY IN 2001… BUT CHANGED COURSE AFTER PATERNO WAS CONSULTED….MOTIVATED BY THE DESIRE TO AVOID BAD PUBLICITY.
SOT Louis Freeh - Penn St. Special Investigator
"what's shocking is the 4 of them, the most powerful people at the university, made decision to conceal"
REACTION TO THE REVELATIONS HAS BEEN SWIFT AND STRONG. THIS FROM AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING ONE OF SANDUSKY'S VICTIMS.
SOT TOM KLINE - VICTIM'S ATTORNEY
"penn state needs to recognize that this report is a roadmap for the civil litigation for the attorney general's future investigations, the dept. of justice as well as the ncaa"
IN A STATEMENT, PATERNO'S FAMILY ADMITTED THE COACH COULD HAVE DONE MORE… BUT MAINTAINS HE NEVER "WOULD KNOWINGLY COVER-UP FOR A CHILD PREDATOR".
WITH THE FACTS NOW OUT, PATERNO'S LEGACY IS LEFT FOR HISTORY TO JUDGE.
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CHRIS POLLONE REPORTING.
THE REPORT OUTLINES MORE THAN 100 STEPS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHOULD TAKE TO ENSURE SOMETHING LIKE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THE SKY.
AN AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THIS MORNING AT THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THERE WERE MORE THAN 140 PEOPLE ON THE PLANE.
IT SUPPOSED TO HEAD TO L-A FROM FORT LAUDERDALE.
BUT THE PILOT SAW THERE WAS A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO LAND TO GET THAT CHECKED OUT.
THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
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THE DISCLOSURE OF JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR'S HEALTH IS RAISING MORE QUESTIONS.
HIS OFFICE SAYS THE CONGRESSMAN IS RECEIVING INTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT AT A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR A MOOD DISORDER.
JACKSON HAS BEEN ON MEDICAL LEAVE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH.
DUE TO FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS-- JACKSON'S WHEREABOUTS OR THE NAME OF HIS DOCTOR HAVEN'T BEEN REVEALED.
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AT LEAST NINE EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS ARE DEAD TONIGHT, AFTER THEY GOT CAUGHT UP IN AN AVALANCHE, WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB EUROPE'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN.
ELEVEN OTHERS WERE INJURED.
FOUR MORE ARE MISSING.
THEY WERE TRYING TO CLIMB MONT BLANC.
THEY HAD BEEN WARNED TO BE CAREFUL THIS SUMMER BECAUSE OF AN UNUSUALLY SNOWY SPRING.
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IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED A TRAIN THAT PARTLY DERAILED AND EXPLODED IN OHIO.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TRAIN WAS TRAVELING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT BEFORE THE CRASH --
AND THERE WEREN'T ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACK AS THEY APPROACHED THE CURVE WHERE IT HAPPENED.
THREE TANK CARS CARRYING ETHANOL EXPLODED. NO ONE ON THE TRAIN WAS HURT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE RECONSTRUCTING THE RAILS IN HOPES OF SPOTTING ANY ANOMALIES.
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CHIMPANZEES ESCAPED FROM A HOUSE IN LAS VEGAS.
OFFICERS THERE HAD TO KILL ONE OF THEM AND TRANQUILIZE ANOTHER.
A WITNESSES CALLED POLICE TO REPORT A CHIMP ON TOP OF A CAR.
THE OTHER WAS BANGING ON A POLICE CRUISER.
THE CHIMPS WERE VERY LARGE.
THEY WEIGHED AT LEAST 170 POUNDS.
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TWO WINDOW-WASHERS DANGLED 50 FEET ABOVE THE NEW YORK STREETS -- HANGING ONLY BY ONE CABLE CORD.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE DRAMATIC RESCUE--
THE WORKERS WERE 42 STORIES UP WHEN THEY GOT TRAPPED ON THE BROKEN SCAFFOLD.
THE POLICE CLOSED OFF THE STREETS AS FIREFIGHTERS BROKE THROUGH GLASS WINDOWS TO GET TO THE PAIR.
RESCUE CREWS SAY THE TWO WORKERS WERE A LITTLE SHAKEN UP, BUT OTHERWISE OKAY.
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SOME SCARY MOMENTS FOR A MICHIGAN WOMAN WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER S-U-V AND DROVE OFF A DOCK.
THE DRIVER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN EARLIER CRASH, WHICH MAY HAVE PROPELLED HER CAR ONTO THE BOAT.
SHE'LL BE O-K.
AND OFFICERS SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, BECAUSE THERE IS A STEEP DROP OFF AT THE WATER'S EDGE.
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BILLBOARDS WITH ABC TV HOST KATIE COURIC'S FACE ARE ALL OVER IRAQ.
THE BILLBOARDS ARE PART OF A P-R COMPAIGN THAT ADVERTISES A DAILY TELEVISION NEWS BULLETIN ABOUT ELECTRICITY THAT IS PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY WERE PUT UP WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.
IN AN INTERVIEW, SHE JOKED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO CALL HER LAWYER.
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A-B-C'S HIT KNOCKOUT SHOW "WIPEOUT" ISN'T FOR THE WEAK.
BUT FOR A 41 YR-OLD YOUTH PASTOR -- THE INTENSE COMPETITION ACTUALLY SAVED HIS LIFE!
JASON POZNAK TOOK SOME TOUGH HITS ON THE OBSTACLE COURSE.
BUT WHEN THOSE POST-WIPEOUT HEADACHES JUST WOULDN'T GO AWAY -- HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR, WHO MADE A CRITICAL DISCOVERY.
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SOT JASON POZNAKS:
00:40:24 i was actually struggling to read/ i went to my pcp and he did a couple of test and he said we have to get you into for an mri very clearly there was a very big sized tumor in there
THAT TUMOR COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.
BUT AFTER A SIX HOUR SURGERY AND 3 WEEKS OF RECOVERY --
POZNAK SAYS HE FEELS BETTER THAN EVER.
HE HAS 6 WEEKS OR RADIATION TREATMENT NEXT -- AND SAYS HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE AND FEELS VERY BLESSED.
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THERE'S A NEW OPTION FOR WOMEN WHO DON'T WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN.
TUBAL OCCLUSION IS A NEW PERMANENT BIRTH CONTROL PROCEDURE.
DOCTORS INSERT TINY COILS INTO THE FALLOPIAN TUBES.WITHIN THREE MONTHS THE TUBES ARE GLUED TOGETHER.
THE PROCEDURE TAKES JUST 10 MINUTES AND PATIENTS CAN GO BACK TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
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"It avoids general anesthesia any incisions on the abdomen and there are fewer complications because everything is done through the cervix."
DOCTORS SAY THE PROCEDURE IS VERY SAFE AND VERY EFFECTIVE FOR WOMEN WHO ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THEY'RE DONE WITH HAVING CHILDREN
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A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF BABY MONITOR CORDS.
THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION HAS REPORTED SEVEN BABIES HAVE DIED. AND THREE BABIES WERE NEARLY STRANGLED BY THE BABY MONITOR CORDS.
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW --
MONITORS SHOULD BE AT LEAST THREE FEET AWAY FROM A BABY'S CRIB.
THE 'JUVENILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURES ASSOCIATION' IS GIVING AWAY FREE ELECTRIC CORD WARNING LABELS THAT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS SHOULD ATTACH TO BABY MONITORS AS A REMINDER OF THIS DEADLY HAZARD.
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A NEW TREND IN THE DELIVERY ROOM.
APPARENTLY IT'S NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE FOR DAD TO CAPTURE THOSE MAGIC MOMENTS WHEN A BABY IS BORN.
MORE AND MORE MOMS TO BE ARE INVITING ANOTHER PERSON TO JOIN THAT MIRACULOUS EVENT - A PHOTOGRAPHER.
ABC'S BIANNA GOLODRYGA TELLS US ABOUT BABYRAZZI.
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GFX:FROM WATER BIRTHS TO HOME BIRTHS TO C-SECTIONS AND EPIDURALS THE
CHILDBIRTH OPTIONS ARE *ENDLESS*
AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.PRIVATE.
BUT THAT'S BEGINNING TO CHANGE -- NOW -- WHATEVER YOUR BIRTH CHOICE, IT CAN
ALL BE CAPTURED BY A BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHER.
CALL IT THE NEW FRONT OF BIRTHING -- NATS NICOLE SHOOTING -- OPENING DOORS
TO WHAT WAS ONCE A BEHIND-CLOSED-DOORS EVENT
A SURGE OF MOMS-TO-BE ARE TURNING TO THE BABYRAZZI'S TO CAPTURE THE LABOR
PROCESS AS WELL AS THEIR BABY'S FIRST FEW MOMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE WOMB,
TAKING IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
MAGGIE: 0430 I really wanted to find ways to celebrate birth. / 0340 and the
reason I decided to hire a photographer is that pregnancy and childhood
have been really life-shaping for me.
MAGGIE LEHNERD-REILLY IS A CONNECTICUT MOM OF TWO -- WITH BABY NUMBER THREE
ON THE WAY.
NATS MAGGIE PLAYING WITH HER KIDS
FOR THE DELIVERY OF HER NOW 16 MONTH OLD, OSCAR, SHE HIRED BIRTH
PHOTOGRAPHER NICOLE TAYLOR AND IS PLANNING TO HAVE TAYLOR THERE AGAIN,
CAMERA-IN-HAND, FOR HER NEXT BIRTH.
ML: 0340 for me it's like taking pictures at a wedding. It's like a really
cool life event./ 0430 And one of the things that seemed really important to
me was having beautiful pictures of this kind of amazing experience.
BG: I think a lot of women would say, you know, the process of delivery isn
't "beautiful."
ML: 0506 I completely agree with that. I am super squeamish about all the
yuckyness that happens at birth, and have no interested in seeing it but I
wanted to see my husband meeting our baby for the first time, and me meeting
our baby for the first time.
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BIANNA GOLODRYGA REPORTING.
HIRING A BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHER CAN BE PRICEY.COSTING UP TO 3,500 DOLLARS.
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NEXT AT 5 OPEN
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propecia commercial nats
"Propecia, helping make hair loss history."
THAT'S THE PROMISE.
TONIGHT NEW EVIDENCE THE POPULAR DRUG PROPECIA COULD BE CAUSING ISSUES IN THE BEDROOM.
AND ALREADY AN OLYMPIC WIN FOR WOMEN.
HOW LONDON IS MAKING HISTORY.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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CHECK OUT THIS FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN BAY CITY.
UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THAT AREA YESTERDAY.
ALL THE RAIN HAS COOLED OFF THE HEAT SOME.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 90 DEGREES THERE.
BUT, MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED EACH DAY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
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AD-LIB WEATHER CHAT
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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Typical southwest Florida weather is in full force this week.
Our prevailing winds remain from the south and southeast, which will continue to keep tropical moisture across the area. This combined with a little daytime heating and the seabreeze will keep scattered storms in the forecast with the better coverage during the afternoon and evening hours.
Friday and into the weekend, our mornings will start off mostly sunny and dry with the chance for afternoon storms. Next week, we will see an abunance of sunshine.
Temperatures through the week remain in the lower half of the 90s with lows in the middle 70s. They'll continue to stay around the average of 92.
For now, the tropics are all quiet in the Atlantic Basin.
Your beach and boating forecast calls for a 2 foot chop in the open seas, inland waterways will have a light chop. Gulf waters are pretty warm, too, at 86.
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LADIES, IF YOUR MAN TAKES THE DRUG "PROPECIA" TO FIGHT HAIR LOSS.THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM.
RESEARCHERS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SAY IT COULD LEAD TO LONG-TERM, SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS.
NANCY SNYDERMAN EXPLAINS.
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propecia commercial nats
"Propecia, helping make hair loss history."
SOME MEN WHO'VE EXPERIENCED MALE PATTERN BALDNESS. A HAIR LOSS ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF HAIR LOSS IN MEN. HAVE CHOSEN TO TREAT THE CONDITION WITH THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION KNOWN AS PROPECIA.
PROPECIA'S WEB SITE POSTS THE FOLLOWING WARNING:
In clinical studies.a small number of men experienced certain sexual side effects.
AND THAT:
Each of these side effects occurred in less than 2% of men and went away in men who stopped taking PROPECIA.
BUT *THIS* STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, TODAY, SAYS NOT SO FAST.
SOT DR IRWIG
I surveyed a bunch of young healthy men who had no medical problems, no psychiatric problems, no use of any prescription medicines, who took the medicine Propecia, or Finasteride is the generic term for it/and while taking the medicine, they developed sexual side effects, such as low libido, erectile dysfunction, problems with arousal, and difficulty in orgasm./
OUT OF 54 FORMER FINASTERIDE USERS WITH PERSISTENT SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS LASTING FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS, 96 PERCENT CONTINUED TO SUFFER THOSE SIDE EFFECTS DESPITE STOPPING ITS' USE.
SOT DR IRWIG
this is very frustrating for these men because they go from one doctor to another, whether it be a urologist an endocrinologist, with these complaints and / we're just in the infancy of trying to understand what's going on.
SOT LAURA BERMAN
what the medication does is diminish the testosterone levels/
the irony here is that many men are taking this medication so that they can be more sexually attractive to people that they want to attract. And now they're not able to sexually function as a result/
MERCK, THE MANUFACTURER OF PROPECIA, SAYS THEIR PRODUCT "HAS DEMONSTRATED SAFETY AND EFFICACY." THAT "LABELING APPROPRIATELY DESCRIBES BENEFITS AND RISKS.AND THAT "A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF PROPECIA AND CONTINUED SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AFTER DISCONTINUATION.HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED."
THEY'VE ALSO UPDATED PRESCRIBING INFORMATION TO INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF DYSFUNCTION THAT CONTINUED AFTER TREATMENT ENDED.
SOT LAURA BERMAN
The most important thing to know if you are struggling with your sexual function is that there is help available, that there are doctors that are ready to listen to your problems and to treat you. You just have to ask for help.
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ACTRESS KRISTIN CHENOWETH IS RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER SHE WAS HURT ON THE SET OF "THE GOOD WIFE"
HER PUBLICIST SAYS CHENOWETH WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY SCAFFOLDING AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND TREATED FOR A MINOR INJURY.
CHENOWETH HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS TELEVISION SHOWS, INCLUDING "THE WEST WING" AND "ABC'S G-C-B."
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OLYMPIC HISTORY, EVERY COUNTRY COMPETING AT THE LONDON GAMES WILL BRING FEMALE ATHLETES.
SAUDI ARABIA TODAY AGREED TO SEND TWO WOMEN TO COMPETE IN JUDO AND TRACK AND FIELD.
SAUDI AUTHORITIES LIFTED A BAN ON WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN THE GAMES LAST MONTH.
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A NEW TOOL IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR WORK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
JOB LINK OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY IN ENGLEWOOD.
IT'S A SERVICE THOUGH GOODWILL INDUSTRIES.
JOB LINK'S MISSION IS TO NOT ONLY GET THOUSANDS BACK TO WORK, BUT MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TRAINING FOR THE JOB.
IT'S DONE WITH THE HELP OF JOB LINK COORDINATORS, THEY LINK YOU TO PARTNER AGENCIES, AND OFFER HANDS-ON GUIDANCE TO HELP GET YOU YOUR NEXT JOB.
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"Here in Englewood much like a lot of places there's not a lot of access for people to utilize computers without a time limit to be able to print things for free and be able to apply for unemployment that you have to do online now. We're expecting just in the next six months to help nearly 1,000 people at this center."
THERE ARE NOW 15 JOB LINK LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TO FIND THE CLOSEST ONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT ABC-7.COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON 7.
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A LITTLE GIRL WAS OUT FISHING, AND THEN THIS --
A SHARK JUMPS OUT OF THE WATER -- TAKING HER CATCH.
THE REAL LIFE FISH TALE.AHEAD.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF FISHING AS A RELAXING DAY.
BUT IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME FOR A NORTH CAROLINA FAMILY.
AS RYAN NAQUIN REPORTS, THE FAMILY HAD NO IDEA A SHARK WAS ABOUT TO JOIN IN THE FUN.
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SARAH BRAME WAS JUST READY TO CATCH HER FIRST FISH AND HAVE IT RECORDED FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
"My stepdad had been catching drum all day, so I said, let me catch one."
BUT LITTLE DID SHE KNOW, SOMETHING WANTED HER FISH A LOT MORE THAN SHE DID.
AS YOU CAN TELL, THE FAMILY WASN'T AT A LOSS FOR WORDS TO DESCRIBE THEIR ENCOUNTER, BUT THOSE WORDS WERE WARRANTED, BECAUSE, TUESDAY, A BULL SHARK ABOUT FIVE-FOOT LONG AND 200-PLUS POUNDS JUMPED OUT OF THE CHERRY GROVE INLET AND SHOCKED THEM ALL.
"I was actually kind of scared, because I seen it jump, and I was like, 'Oh, my Gosh. It could jump up here and get me,' 'cause the tide was all the way up and it was probably three feet below me."
"It's still hard to believe that it actually happened, you know? We watch the video over and over and over again, and we're still intense watching all these poles out here just waiting on something else miraculous like that to happen."
"First time we ever had laid eyes on it. We didn't know it was there."
BUT THE FAMILY BELIEVES THE SHARK THAT GAVE THEM THE CLOSE ENCOUNTER IS STILL LURKING UNDERNEATH THE WATER.
THE FAMILY SAYS THEY'LL KEEP CASTING AND THEY'LL KEEP FISHING IN THESE WATERS, BUT THE ONE THING YOU WON'T SEE THEM DOING IS FISHING. THAT'D BE CRAZY.
"You couldn't throw me in if you had to. It'd be like a cat in a bucket; you can't get him in there."
AND THE STORY DOESN'T STOP HERE, BECAUSE THEY CAUGHT THE SHARK AGAIN TO GET A CLOSER LOOK.
"We actually used the boat to try and follow him. It's exciting, you know."
AND AS THE MEN CHASED DOWN THE SHARK IN A 10-FOOT FLATS BOAT, THEY REALIZED ONE THING.
"We need a bigger boat and a bigger net. We didn't have anything to put him in if we even got him up to the boat."
"I wanted to put it in my hands on and touch him and let him go."
AND WHILE THEY DIDN'T TOUCH IT, THEY STILL HAVE A STORY TO TELL, BUT UNLIKE MOST FISH TALES, THIS ONE HAS PROOF.
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INSIDE A GRISLY CRIME SCENE.
ABC 7 GETTING NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT DETAILING HOW A MOTHER AND SON WERE KILLED IN COLD BLOOD--
INSIDE THEIR LEHIGH ACRES HOME.
PLUS--
8:12 "misunderstanding. it was a complete accident."
BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY--
THEY SAY HE HAD WEAPONS ON HIM AND HE WAS FLASHING WHAT LOOKED LIKE A POLICE BADGE.
AND--
3355 "get away from me! Get away from me!
WITH THE RAINY SEASON COMES MORE MOSQUITOS--
BUT ONE AREA IS SEEING AN INCREDIBLE INFLUX!
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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