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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW--
ABC 7 CAMERAS ROLL AS A NORTH FORT MYERS CLINIC IS RAIDED--
SO WHAT ARE AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR, WE INVESTIGATE.
pulled up, pulled out his gun that's when we realized you know what, there's a bank robbery
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS MAN--
ARMED, DANGEROUS AND ON THE RUN--
AFTER ROBBING AN EAST NAPLES BANK FILLED WITH WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS.
"Once they were approached, they, you can see on the video clearly that the one girl, the actual caretaker of the child, takes off running."
CAUGHT STEALING FROM WALMART--
THESE TWO WOMEN, ONE THE MOM RUNS OFF AND LEAVES THE BABY.
AND WHY WOULD A PERSON DELIBERATELY DO THIS--
SET THEIR HEAD ON FIRE!
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
AGENTS RAIDED A NORTH FORT MYERS DOCTOR'S OFFICE -- BUT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR STILL ISN'T CLEAR TONIGHT.
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THIS --
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT USED A SEARCH WARRANT AND BARGED INTO LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP.
THAT'S NEAR TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH AND BAYSHORE ROAD.
THEY'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 9-30 THIS MORNING.
A SUPERVISOR TELLS A-B-C-7 F-D-L-E IS WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON THIS.
AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
BUT LATE TODAY ABC 7 SPOKE TO A DOCTOR WHO USED TO WORK THERE.
HE TELLS US, HE BELIEVES INVESTIGATORS MAY BE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE OF A PILL MILL.
THE BUSINESS OWNER NEXT DOOR IS ALSO TALKING TO ABC 7 TONIGHT--
SAYING SHE'S SEEN -- WHAT SHE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE -- UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS.
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SONYA HADDAD
OWNS BUSINESS NEXT DOOR
13 seconds
i open usually around 8:30 saturday morning. so when i come i always find big line of people waiting. i ask what's going on? they say it's a clinic. so it's weird
ABC7 HAS A CREW THERE RIGHT NOW.
BE SURE TO STAY WITH US ON AIR AND ONLINE FOR UPDATES.
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A PORT CHARLOTTE DOCTOR'S EMPLOYEE IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT FOR HAVING FAKE PRESCRIPTIONS CALLED IN FOR HERSELF.
OFFICERS ARRESTED 29 YEAR OLD TARA FASHAUER AFTER A DOCTOR AT PULMONARY AND SLEEP MEDICINE CENTER CONTACTED DEPUTIES.
HE TOLD THEM HE SUSPECTED TWO OF HIS EMPLOYEES USED HIS NAME AND DEA NUMBER TO CALL IN FALSE PRESCRIPTIONS.
ACCORDING TO HIM A SWEET BAY SUPERMARKET PHARMACIST CALLED HIM QUESTIONING A PRESCRIPTION CALLED IN BY FASHAUER FOR 90 HYDROCODONE PILLS.
SEVERAL OTHER RECENT PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HYDROCODONE WERE ALSO CALLED IN FOR HER AT A KMART.
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RIGHT NOW, COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED A BANK.
THEY SAY THIS MAN WALKED INTO BANK OF AMERICA WITH A GUN AND DEMANDED CASH.
IT HAPPENED ON DAVIS BOULEVARD IN EAST NAPLES TODAY.
ABC7'S GABY FLEISCHMAN TALKED WITH WITNESSES AT THE SCENE.
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Ccso investigators are inside the bank interviewing witnesses and looking at surveillance video trying to piece together any information to help track down suspect.
Adolfo bedollla, witness
20:18:17 pulled up, pulled out his gun that's when we realized you know what, there's a bank robbery"
Collier sheriffs deputies swarming the scene at bank of america in east naples. Witnesses catching the commotion on cell phone camera.
Nat-this never happens in naples
Adolfo
"20:18:52 moment of chaos for a quick second, cops just scattering everywhere 5"
Just after noon, investigators say this man dressed up in a suit and tie and robbed the bank.
Sgt brian sawyer, ccso
20:21:33 depending on who the subject is and what their MO is well be abe to figure out why he dressed like that. "
Margo lyons, bank customer
"20:23:45 I'm sure he did it to fit in so he didn't look different.trying to look like a biz man"
Investigators say this bank robber meant business-- threatening a teller with a gun and demanding cash.
Sgt brian sawyer
20:22:01 he did brandish a firearm and did point it at the teller at the time."
He made off with an undisclosed amount of money-- reportedly driving off in a blue suv or mini van.
Margo lyons
20:23 I hope the guy didn't take my money that's what I'm thinking haha, or he better have left some for me, and I hope they catch him.'
Out: suspect fled parking lot in blue minivan or suv. Don't know if someone else was in getaway car. If you have any info call Ccso. In east naples gaby fleischman abc7.
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SHERMAN HEMSLEY - WELL KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS GEORGE JEFFERSON - ON THE HIT SHOW "THE JEFFERSONS" DIED TODAY AT AGE 74.
JUST HOW HE DIED IS STILL UNCLEAR -
T-M-Z IS REPORTING HEMSLEY DIED AT HIS HOME IN EL PASO, TEXAS.
THE WEBSITE REPORTS HIS NURSE DISCOVERED HIM.
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TONIGHT, WE'RE HEARING MORE HORRIFIC ACCOUNTS ABOUT THE COLORADO MOVIE MASSACRE.
ONE OF THE SURVIVORS TELLS HOW SHE LOST HER BOYFRIEND.
HE WAS ONE OF FOUR YOUNG MEN WHO DIED WHILE SHIELDING THEIR GIRLFRIENDS.
HERE'S ABC'S BRANDI HITT.
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SOT -- Amanda Lindgren
"He held me down and he covered my head and he said shhh stay down it's ok
shh."
FIGHTING BACK TEARS, AMANDA LINDGREN SAYS HER BOYFRIEND - ALEX TEVES SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR HERS.
ALEX IS AMONG THE 12 PEOPLE KILLED IN FRIDAY'S MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE - BY
SUSPECTED GUNMAN JAMES HOLMES.
NAT--Judge- "You are currently being held on a no bond hold."
WHILE CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGISTS NOW DISSECT HOLMES's BIZARRE BEHAVIOR IN COURT,
LAWMAKERS ARE DEBATING WHETHER THE LATEST MASS SHOOTING HIGHLIGHTS A NEED
FOR GUN REFORM.
SOT REP.CAROLYN MCCARTHY
"This is meant to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of
time."
REP. BOEHNER SOT
"The president has made clear that he's not going to use this horrific event
to push for new gun laws. I agree."
GUN SALES HAVE JUMPED SHARPLY IN COLORADO.
IN THE THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THE MASSACRE.
THE DENVER POST REPORTS BACKGROUND CHECKS WENT UP 41 PERCENT -- COMPARED TO
THE WEEK BEFORE.
HOLME'S DEFENSE TEAM IS ALSO NOW GETTING ITS FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE THEATER.
SOT - Dan Abrams
"Don't know how much they're going to be able to do with it, because you got
to expect there is going to be a mental illness."
FOR AMANDA, AND THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES, THEIR FOCUS IS LAYING THEIR LOVED
ONES TO REST.
SOT Amanda Lindgren
"I just wish I could have protected him the same way he protected me.
"
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ANNOUNCED THAT DONATIONS FOR THE VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES HAVE REACHED ROUGHLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS, INCLUDING DONATIONS FROM
WARNER BROTHERS - THE STUDIO BEHIND THE BATMAN FILM.
Brandi Hitt, ABC News, Aurora, Colorado.
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FORT MYERS POLICE OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO EXPOSED HIMSELF TO TWO WOMEN.
A 19-YEAR-OLD AND A 12-YEAR-OLD SAY THE WERE WALKING NEAR A CHURCH ON SIX MILE CYPRESS YESTERDAY. WHEN A MAN DRIVING AN S-U-V CAME UP TO THEM.
THEY SAY THE MAN ASKED HOW THEY WERE DOING AND WHEN THEY TURNED TO LOOK AT HIM THE MAN WAS EXPOSING HIMSELF.
THEY RAN TO WALMART.
THEY DID NOT GET A GOOD DESCRIPTION.
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OFFICERS SAY A CAPE CORAL MAN EXPOSED HIMSELF TO ANOTHER OFFICER -- AFTER HE KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR TO QUESTION HIM ABOUT FLASHING NEIGHBORS.
A WOMAN WHO LIVES IN 29 YEAR OLD BILLY THOMAS' APARTMENT COMPLEX SAYS THOMAS EXPOSED HIMSELF TO HER AND HER SON TWICE ON SATURDAY.
A SECURITY GUARD WITNESSED THE SECOND ACT AND CALLED POLICE.
WHEN AN OFFICER ARRIVED, A WOMAN ANSWERED THE DOOR AND THEN A MINUTE LATER THOMAS OPENED THE DOOR WITH HIS PANTS PULLED DOWN TO HIS KNEES AND WAGGED HIS BUTTOCKS OUT THE DOOR.
OFFICERS ARRESTED THOMAS.
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EVER WANTED TO BUY A BEER PINT OR A PLATE FROM AN IRISH PUB.
YOU CAN TODAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.
ERIN'S ISLE IRISH PUB IS CLOSING ITS DOORS.
THE BUILDING'S FACING DEMOLITION.
SO THE OWNERS ARE SELLING EVERYTHING.
ABC7'S KELLY CRESWELL WAS THERE. AS EVERYTHING WENT UP FOR AUCTION.
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An hour into the auction already --- has been sold. By the end of the day the inside of this restaurant that was packed full of good food and company will be empty.
Take pkg
Established in 1983---Erin's isle set the bar for good food and good fun.
Take sound
Mike ward, owner
"I had a reputation of good food years ago and so it took off from day one."
Day one turned into 29 years of creating memories for customers inside this local restaurant.
Nats
Now buyers are putting a price tag on those memories.
Take sound
Howard Kilen, Buyer
"we need a lot if things to get ready for season and if I can get it at a fair price, it's good for the budget."
Many buyers are looking for plates, silverware and stemware to stock their businesses at a bargain. Hundreds of items are all for the taking---whether it's a serving tray or an oven. Everything inside this restaurant is for sale--including sentimental items---which can sometimes make these bargain hunters feel a little buyer's remorse.
Take sound
Howard
"oh I feel really torn because yiu want to support those ma and pa operations, I had one myself. It really hurts you because you see a local icon going away."
Nats
While ward wont get even close to what he put into the restaurant--he says he doesnt want the sympathy.
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Mike ward
"that's the way things go, so you just got to let it go."
When everything does go--ward isn't sold on reopening another restaurant yet.
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Mike ward
"getting too old I think but I just don't know yet. I'll know when i have to sit at home with my wife."
Take live
And that's the kind of guy ward is--joking and easy going. But he does tell me out of all this he feels bad for his customers and the employees who are out of a job. in collier county kelly creswell abc7
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IN YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE COVERAGE TONIGHT.
MITT ROMNEY IS ACCUSING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA OF LEAKING **FOR POLITICAL GAIN** SOME CLASSIFIED DETAILS OF THE RAID THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN.
ROMNEY MADE THE ALLEGATIONS DURING A SPEECH TODAY AT THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS CONVENTION IN RENO, NEVADA.
PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSED THE V-F-W AUDIENCE YESTERDAY WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
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Four years ago, I made you a promise. I pledged to take the fight
to our enemies and renew our leadership in the world. As president, that's
what I've done
lives of american servicemen and women are at stake, but astonishly the administration failed to change ways more top secret operations were leaked
ROMNEY HEADS TOMORROW TO BRITAIN, ISRAEL AND POLAND.A TRIP DESIGNED TO BOLSTER HIS FOREIGN POLICY CREDENTIALS.
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IF YOU WANT TO GO TO UNDERGRAD AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE, EXPECT TO PAY MORE.
THE COLLEGE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE TODAY TO BOOST TUITION..
THE STATE'S REQUIRING THE COLLEGE TO INCREASE TUITION FIVE PERCENT.
BUT, IF YOU'RE A STUDENT, THE SCHOOL *IS* ADJUSTING THEIR FEES.
.AND THAT WILL KEEP THE TOTAL COST EXACTLY THE SAME AS LAST YEAR -- 34 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE YEAR.
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A DECISION TONIGHT ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE POND IN FRONT OF THE NAPLES ZOO.
ZOO OFFICIALS TELL US THEY'VE REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO REMOVE A PORTION OF THE EXISTING POND AND CREATE A SECOND ONE AT ANOTHER LOCATION.
THE PLAN ALSO PROVIDES A SERVICE ROAD TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW PARKING LOT FOR THE ZOO.
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IT GOES BEYOND
PENCILS, PAPER AND BACKPACKS.
HOW TO SCORE NAME BRAND PRODUCTS WITH BUSTING YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL BUDGET.
COMING UP - ABC7'S SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU HOW.
AND CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
HIS HEAD DUNKED IN RUM.
THEN SET ON FIRE.
WHY THIS MAN DID THIS TO HIMSELF.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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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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A few hit or miss storms will continue to develop through the late afternoon hours, but with the onshore breeze expect most of these to push deeper inland toward the Lake Okeechobee area. Once the sun sets and we lose the daytime heating, most of Southwest Florida will be rain free.
Tonight, clearing skies are in the forecast and it will be warm and muggy as overnight lows settle into the middle and upper 70s by morning.
Moisture associated with a weak wave has lifted north, and will allow for a drier and more stable airmass to move in overhead. This will keep the sunshine in full force for Wednesday with a few fair weather cumulus clouds developing during the afternoon. An isolated shower can't be ruled out during the peak heating of the day, otherwise the vast majority of us will stay dry.
Hotter temperatures are also on the way with daytime highs in the middle 90s, with slightly cooler readings at the coast and beach locations. Combine this with the humidity and the heat index or "feels like" temperature will be in the low 100s.
A drier and hotter than normal pattern looks to stay in place as we round out the work week and into the weekend. This means rain prospects will stay on the lower end with temperatures in the mid 90s.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING LISTS ARE GROWING AND JUST IN TIME FOR THE TAX FREE WEEKEND AUGUST 3-5.
BUT THERE ARE HIDDEN DISCOUNTS IN MOST STORES THAT CAN SAVE YOU MONEY YEAR-ROUND.
ABC-7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI JOINS US LIVE WITH HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.
NINA?
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING CAN BE A DRAIN ON ANY PARENT'S WALLET.
BUT WE FOUND OUT THERE ARE BARGAINS ONLINE AND IN STORES YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD ABOUT.
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NATS - MUSIC AND KIDS
IT TAKES MORE THAN MUSIC TO KEEP THESE KIDS ENGAGED.
NATS - SINGING
PRESCHOOL TEACHER LINDA ALFONSO SHELLS OUT HUNDREDS TO KEEP SCHOOL SUPPLIES ON THE TABLE.
"I have to buy 20 of the same pencils, folders."
HER OWN CHILDREN ARE OLDER NOW - BUT WITH AN INCREASE IN AGE IT SEEMS THEIR BACK-TO-SCHOOL COSTS HAVE DONE THE SAME.
"They want the brand names and in style things."
SHE'S ON A TIGHT BUDGET -
AND AN ONLINE TOOL - FAT WALLET - BREAKS DOWN WHICH STORES ARE OFFERING SALES AND EXPOSES HIDDEN DISCOUNTS ON EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHES TO COMPUTERS, SOME UP TO 25 PERCENT OFF.
BRENT SHELTON ANALYZES MORE THAN 2-THOUSAND RETAILERS FOR FAT WALLET AND SHARES HIS TOP SMART SHOPPER TIPS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS.
00:03:20
"Always research big products before you buy them, an online forum is a great resource for advice - they are not trying to sell you anything."
HE SAYS THE FASTEST WAY TO UNCOVER HIDDEN DISCOUNTS IN STORES, IS TO BRING A STUDENT OR TEACHER ID.
ANOTHER IN STORE TRICK, SIMPLY ASK FOR SCHOOL RELATED SALES OR DISCOUNTS.
BUT IF YOU PREFER ON LINE SHOPPING--
00:04:31
"We compile that information in one central location for people who can't keep up with the discounts."
NATS - KIDS Reaching parachute
ALFONSO SAYS SHE'LL GLADLY ASK FOR DISCOUNTS AT THE STORE TO HELP HER CHILDREN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
"I'm very frugal."
A NEW WAY TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY - IS LIKE MUSIC TO HER EARS.
NATS - YEAH
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LIKE WE MENTIONED - TAX FREE WEEKEND IS COMING UP NEXT FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
IT WILL BE ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO SAVE AND WE'VE GOT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE THAT EXPLAINS WHAT ITEMS ARE TAX-FREE TO MAKE THE TRIP TO THE STORE A BIT EASIER.
GO TO ABC DASH 7 DOT COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN.
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NEW NUMBERS ARE OUT TONIGHT ABOUT RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG TEENAGERS.
GOVERNMENT RESEARCHERS SAY MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE USING CONDOMS THAN 20 YEARS AGO -- BUT THEY SAY PROGRESS IS STALLED, AND MUCH IS NEEDED TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AIDS VIRUS.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS 4 OUT OF EVERY 10 NEW HIV INFECTIONS OCCUR IN PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN 30.
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ANOTHER STUDY FROM THE C-D-C FOUND TWO IN EVERY FIVE PREGNANCIES WERE *NOT* SOMETHING THE COUPLE WAS PLANNING.
AND THAT INCLUDES MARRIED COUPLES.
ONE IN FOUR MARRIED COUPLES SAY THEY WEREN'T PLANNING ON GETTING PREGNANY WHEN THEY GOT PREGNANT.
IT WAS FAR MORE COMMON THOUGH WITH UNMARRIED COUPLES.
HALF OF THE PREGNANCIES WITH NON-MARRIED COUPLES LIVING TOGETHER WERE UNXPECTED.
AND WHEN THE COUPLE'S NOT LIVING TOGETHER, TWO IN EVERY THREE PREGNANCIES WERE ACCIDENTS.
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NEW GUIDELINES OUT TONIGHT FOR WOMEN.
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS SAYS WOMEN SHOULD SEE THEIR OB-GYN EACH YEAR. EVEN THOUGH YEARLY PAP SMEARS ARE NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR MOST PATIENTS.
THE DOCTORS GROUP SUGGESTS WOMEN OLDER THAN 21 GET AN ANNUAL PELVIC EXAM.A BREAST EXAM, BLOOD PRESSURE AND WEIGHT CHECK.IN ADDITION TO A SCREENING FOR S-T-D'S.
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THIS MAN HAD IT RIGHT -- HE ADMITS THIS WAS STUPID.
LET'S SHOW YOU SOME UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO OF A GEORGIA MAN ALLOWING HIS FRIENDS.
.TO SET HIS FACE ON FIRE.
IT HAPPENED IN AUGUSTA.
DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN'S FRIENDS DOUSED HIS HEAD WITH RUM.THEN FLICKED A LIGHTER.
POOF -- HIS HAIR WAS ON FIRE.
HE SUFFERED SECOND-DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND HEAD.
DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS DRUNK AT THE TIME.
IN FACT, THE MAN SAYS HE DOESN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED BUT HOPES NO ONE ELSE DOES SOMETHING-- QUOTE-- "AS STUPID AS THIS."
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MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS --
THEY SAVE LIVES.
BUT IS LIVING LONGER WORTH THE PAIN OF TREATMENT.
IN OUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING.WE GET ANSWERS.
OFFICERS SAY SHE STOLE NEARLY SIXTY BUCKS WORTH OF CLOTHING.
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND.
HER BABY BOY.
MEET THE MOTHER THEY'RE CALLING A SERIAL CRIMINAL.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S SAVED MILLIONS OF LIVES.
BUT AT WHAT POINT IS IT TOO MUCH?
TONIGHT, WE EXPLAIN WHY SOME SAY LIVING LONGER MAY NOT ALWAYS BE BETTER.
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TODAY THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO KEEP US ALIVE THAN EVER BEFORE!
JUDY LUCAS KNOWS. DOCTORS TOLD HER HUSBAND OF 39 YEARS HE HAD FATAL PANCREATIC CANCER.
"We were shocked, absolutely shocked."
GEORGE DECIDED HE WANTED TO DIE - WITHOUT HARSH TREATMENTS WEARING HIM DOWN. IT'S A MANNER OF DEATH DOCTOR KEN MURRAY SAYS MOST PHYSICIANS WOULD CHOOSE THEMSELVES.
"These things, I think most doctors don't look at as prolonging life. They look at it as prolonging death."
HE WRITES ABOUT HOW SO MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES, WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR OWN CARE, REFUSE DIALYSIS, VENTILATORS, AND MOST COMMONLY, RESUSCITATION.
"I've done it hundreds of times, and I can count on one hand, the people who actually did ok."
HE DESCRIBES AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT AT THE END OF LIFE AS "MISERY WE WOULD NOT INFLICT ON A TERRORIST".
"People are sicker now before they die than at any time in human history."
DOCTOR IRA BYOCK SAYS DYING IS BECOMING HARDER FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
"The fact is there are worse things than having someone you love die. Most basically, it's having the person you love die badly."
FOR GEORGE AND JUDY, HOSPICE CARE HAS MADE A DIFFICULT TIME A LITTLE EASIER.
"Yeah, it's been good. It's been good."
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AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT AT THE END OF LIFE IS ALSO EXPENSIVE.
IT CAN COST UP TO 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY TO MAINTAIN SOMEONE IN I-C-U.
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FAMILIES ARE STILL MOURNING --
AND VICTIMS ARE FEELING GUILT ABOUT SURVIVNG THE MASS THEATER SHOOTING IN COLORADO.
TONIGHT, THE HORRIFYING STORIES FROM VICTIMS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE OF THEATER NINE AS DOZENS FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIVES.
PLUS -
it might've been his cry out for help.
A COPY CAT OF THE COLORADO MASS SHOOTER?
ANOTHER MAN BUSTED WITH AN ARSENAL OF FIREARMS.AFTER SEEING THE NEW BATMAN.
WHAT HE TOLD OFFICERS.
AND THE FAMILY FEUD OVER THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL JACKSON.
INSIDE THE DRAMA. AS THE FAMILY'S MATRIARCH STAYS IN HIDING.
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MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,
AGENTS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF A NORTH FORT MYERS DOCTOR'S OFFICE WHERE FDLE IS SEARCHING LUXOR INDUSTRIES PHYSICIANS GROUP.
IT'S STILL UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
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RIGHT NOW, NAPLES POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANK ROBBER.
THEY SAY THE MAN WALKED INTO 'BANK OF AMERICA' ON DAVIS BOULEVARD IN EAST NAPLES WITH A GUN TODAY AND DEMANDED CASH.
HE DROVE OFF IN A BLUE S-U-V OR MINIVAN.
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HUNDREDS OF ITEMS FROM PLATES TO BEER PINTS WENT ON THE AUCTION BLOCK TODAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.
ERIN'S ISLE IRISH PUB IS CLOSING ITS DOORS AFTER 30 YEARS.
THE OWNER SAYS THE LANDLORD SOLD THE PROPERTY AND IS PLANNING TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING.
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FOUR DAYS AFTER THE MASS SHOOTING IN AURORA, COLORADO, STORIES OF HEROISM INSIDE THE THEATER THAT NIGHT CONTINUE TO EMERGE.
GOOD EVENING, I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
.AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.
TONIGHT, JAY GRAY SHARES THOSE STORIES OF COURAGE AND BRAVERY. WHEN PEOPLE WERE CONFRONTED BY A MADMAN.
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nats theater
POLICE AND FEDERAL AGENTS ARE BACK AT THE THEATER.
nats pop or QUICK ambient apt
AND SUSPECT'S APARTMENT NOW.
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AS INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO UNCOVER EVIDENCE.
QUICK nats memorial
THIS SHATTERED COMMUNITY IS FINDING STRENGTH. IN THE STORIES OF HEROES - LIKE STEPHANIE DAVIES.
"Ally told stephanie she needed to run. Stephanie refused to go"
PRESIDENT OBAMA FIRST INTRODUCED US TO STEPHANIE. AND ALLIE YOUNG. AFTER A SUNDAY HOSPITAL VISIT.
TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO'VE COME TO DEFINE THE PHRASE "BEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE," WITH THE EMPHASIS ON LIFE.
"We're laying there, literally in the mouth of hell. / There's smoke, there's explosions, there's blood, there's death."
WHEN THE BULLETS STARTED FLYING THAT NIGHT ALLIE HIT THE FLOOR FIRST.
BUT IT WASN'T TO HIDE - SHE'D BEEN HIT.
I just remember opening my eyes. I'm on the ground, blood every where. And I just remember her saying allie get up allie get up we have to go. And I couldn't talk.
A BULLET HAD PIERCED HER NECK.
ALLIE COULDN'T BREATHE.
"There's just blood everywhere" Allie: she puts her fingers over my artery where the artery was had exploded."
STEPHANIE KEPT PRESSURE ON THE WOUND. AND TRIED TO KEEP ALLIE QUIET.
She was like allie shhh, be quiet stay down. / He was walking up and down the isle shooting people.
WHEN THE SHOOTING STOPPED. STEPHANIE HELPED CARRY HER FRIEND TO A WAITING AMBULANCE.
AT THE HOSPITAL ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE SHE SAW WAS ALLIE'S DAD.
he says allie can't talk because she's got breathing tubes down her throat but they gave her a board to write on and the first thing that she wrote on that board was 'where's my steph' and I just lost it.
A SIMPLE MESSAGE THAT LET HER KNOW SHE HADN'T "LOST". HER BEST FRIEND.
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JAY GRAY REPORTING.
THE GOVERNOR OF COLORADO HAS ESTABLISHED A STATEWIDE FUND TO HELP THE VICTIMS.
WARNER BROS THE STUDIO THAT PRODUCED "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" MADE A SUBSTANTIAL DONATION.
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POLICE IN MAINE THINK THEY STOPPED A COPY CAT TRYING TO MIMIC THE MOVIE THEATER SHOOTER IN COLORADO.
OFFICERS PULLED OVER TIMOTHY CURR-TWA ON THE TURNPIKE.
THEY SAY HE WAS DRIVING MORE THAN 110 MILES AN HOUR.
IN HIS CAR, THEY FOUND A CACHE OF WEAPONS -- AN ASSAULT RIFLE, FOUR HANDGUNS, SEVERAL BOXES OF AMMUNITION AND ARTICLES ABOUT THE AURORA SHOOTING.
TROOPERS SAY HE LATER TOLD THEM HE'D SEEN THE BATMAN MOVIE WITH A LOADED HANDGUN IN HIS BACKPACK.
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He might've been asking to get caught, it might've been his cry out for help. He also, I think he might have been, clearly he had some kind of infatuation with law enforcement.
POLICE SAY CURR-TWA TOLD THEM HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. TO SHOOT A FORMER EMPLOYER.
HE'S FACING A CHARGE OF HAVING A CONCEALED WEAPON.
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THE LATEST PENALITIES IMPOSED ON PENN STATE MAY TAKE AN EVEN FURTHER TOLL ON THE UNIVERSITY.
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE SAYS IT MAY CUT IT'S RATING ON PENN STATE'S CREDIT.
INVESTORS SAY THE RECENT REPORT BY FORMER F-B-I DIRECTOR LOUIS FREEH AS WELL AS THE SANCTIONS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY BY THE N-C-A-A COULD HURT STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND FUNDRAISING.
MOODY'S IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ITS REVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY WITHIN 90 DAYS.
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A HIGH-SPEED CHASE UNFOLDED ON LIVE T-V TODAY.
.THEN ENDED ABRUPTLY.
OFFICERS WERE CHASING A MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE. ON THE SANTA ANA FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA.
THE MOTORCYCLIST WEAVED IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC.
HE CROSSED MULTIPLE LANES.
AT TIMES, HE WAS FLYING FASTER THAN 100 MILES AN HOUR.
HE BLEW THROUGH STOP SIGNS.
HE IGNORED TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
AND THEN -- IT WAS OVER.
A MOTORCYCLE COP CUT HIM OFF, HE HAD TO STOP, AND HE WAS IN HANDCUFFS.
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FOUR PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING FROM A HOUSE EXPLOSION IN WESTERN NEW YORK WHICH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A TEENAGE GIRL.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS, FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WERE LYING IN THE FRONT YARD, APPARENTLY BLOWN FROM THE HOUSE -- WHILE A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS FOUND DEAD AMONG THE RUINS.
THE HOME WAS COMPLETELY LEVELED BY THE EXPLOSION.
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.
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THIS WAS TRAGIC.
FROM TEXAS --
CHECK OUT THE WRECKAGE OF A 17-CAR PILE-UP.
IT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 20 AND KILLED TWO PEOPLE.
INVESTIGATORS THINK BAD WEATHER MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT.
A DUST STORM AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MADE IT HARD FOR DRIVERS TO SEE.
FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO RESCUE TWO PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THEIR CARS.
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THE GOVERNMENT SAYS B-P MISSED BIG HAZARD ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE GULF OIL SPILL.
AN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE SAYS THE DRILLING CONTRACTOR B-P HIRED TO OPERATE THE DEEPWATER HORIZON RIG THAT EXPLODED TWO YEARS AGO FOCUSED TOO MUCH ON PERSONAL SAFETY AT THE EXPENSE OF PREVENTING MAJOR HAZARDS.
ELEVEN WORKERS WERE KILLED AND 200 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL GUSHED INTO THE GULF AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION.
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TWO FORMER 'NEWS OF THE WORLD' EMPLOYEES NOW FACE CHARGES THEY HACKED INTO THE PHONES OF ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST COUPLES.
CHIEF REPORTER NEVILLE THURLBECK AND FORMER U-S EDITOR JAMES WEATHERUP.
.ARE ACCUSED OF HACKING INTO ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT'S CELL PHONES.
THEY WERE TWO OF EIGHT PEOPLE FROM 'NEWS OF THE WORLD' CHARGED TODAY.
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AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING INJURED THREE SHOPPERS INSIDE A DALLAS WALMART.
IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT WHEN 23-YEAR-OLD TODD CANADY REACHED INTO HIS POCKET TO GET HIS WALLET AND MISTAKENLY PULLED HIS TRIGGER FIRING HIS GUN.
A BULLET GRAZED HIS LEG AND SHARDS OF CONCRETE HIT AT LEAST ONE WOMAN AND HER YOUNG DAUGHTER.
POLICE SAY CANADY RAN OFF WHEN AN OFFICER TRIED TO TALK TO HIM.
HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER A SHORT CHASE.
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A STRANGE CAR CRASH IN UTAH HAS STUMPED INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
A 16-YEAR-OLD -- DRIVING HER MOTHER'S CAR -- JUMPED THE CURB.
THE CAR FLEW OVER A SET OF BUSHES.
.AND DROPPED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
THEN IT CAME TO A REST AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE ON A PATIO.
BUT THE CAR WAS WEDGED SO TIGHTLY, A CRANE HAD TO REMOVE IT.
THE 16-YEAR OLD WALKED AWAY WITH JUST A SPRAINED ANKLE.
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A DARING RESCUE CAUGHT ON CAMERA AFTER TORRENTIAL RAIN CAUSED A NEAR DEATH ORDEAL FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE TRAVELING IN IN A WEDDING CARAVAN.
HEAVY RAINS CAUSED A BRIDGE TO COLLAPSE BENEATH THEM.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS -- YOU CAN SEE THE VEHICLES STUCK
IN THE RIVER AT MORE THAN 32 FEET DEEP!
EMERGENCY CREWS USED ROPE TO REACH THE PARTY --
BUT THE RESCUE WAS COMPLICATED BY A MUDSLIDE.
A DRIVER STUCK IN ONE OF THE CRASHED CARS WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED.
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A FISHERMAN MADE A GRUESOME DISCOVERY IN RUSSIA.
HE FOUND HUNDREDS OF EMBRYO REMAINS IN A FOREST.
HE DISCOVERED THEM INSIDE SEVERAL BARRELS.
POLICE SAY THE BARRELS CONTAINED ALMOST 250 DISPOSED HUMAN EMBRYOS.
THEY WERE BETWEEN 12 TO 16 WEEKS OLD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE EMBRYOS CAME FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT CLINICS.
RUSSIAN POLITICIANS ARE DEMANDING AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED.
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THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS JENNIFER HUDSON'S MOTHER, BROTHER AND 7-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.
A JUDGE SENTENCED WILLIAM BALFOUR TO THREE LIFE SENTENCES TODAY.
HIS REQUEST FOR A NEW TRIAL WAS ALSO DENIED.
BALFOUR WAS MARRIED TO HUDSON'S SISTER, AND PROSECUTORS CONTEND HE SHOT THE FAMILY MEMBERS IN A JEALOUS RAGE BECAUSE SHE WAS DATING ANOTHER MAN.
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THERE ARE SOME NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ON MICHAEL JACKSON'S FEUDING FAMILY.
THE KING OF POP'S KIDS ARE CAUGHT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
AND IT'S NOW EVEN GOTTEN PHYSICAL.
ABC'S NICK WATT HAS THE LATEST.
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1:10 PM MONDAY LA COUNTY SHERIFFS RESPOND TO A "FAMILYDISTURBANCE" AT CASA
JACKSON IN LA. TMZ SAYS THIS PHOTO SHOWS JANET AND JERMAINE IN FRONT OF THE
HOUSE AROUND THE TIME POLICE WERE CALLED.SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS THAT RANDY,
JERMAINE AND JANET SHOWED UP AND APPARENTLY TRIED TO TAKE MICHAEL'SKIDS AWAY
.
STEVE WHITMORE
LA COUNTY SHERIFF
"OUR DEPUTIES DID DETERMINE THAT A MINOR SCUFFLE HAPPENED OCCURRED BETWEEN 2
JACKSON FAMILY MEMBERS."
PARIS TWEETED: "GOTTA LOVE FAM.
TRENT, KATHERINE'S NEPHEW AND CONFIDANTE WHO REPORTED HER MISSING AT
THE WEEKEND TWEETED PARIS. "I KNOW IT'S COMPLETELY UNFAIR FOR THEM TO
DO THIS TO YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS. WE WILL KEEP TRYING. I LOVE YOU.
BUT AT LEAST WE NOW KNOW WHERE THE MISSING MATRIARCH IS: CHILLING IN
ARIZONA WITH HER DAUGHTER REBBIE. THIS WE'RE TOLD IS A PICTURE OF
KATHERINE JACKSON PLAYING UNO.
BUT LAST NIGHT PARIS TWEETED: "8 DAYS AND COUNTING I WANNA TALK
DIRECTLY DIRECTLY TO MY GRANDMOTHER!!!
WHY PARIS AND THE GRANDKIDS STILL CANT TALK TO HER WITH HER? UNCLEAR.
ALTHOUGH JERMAINE SAYS THE WHOLE GRANDMA IS MISSING SAGA IS QUOTE "A
CONSPIRACY TO DEFLECT ATTENTION AWAY FROM A LETTER WE WROTE ASKING FOR
THE RESIGNATION OF EXECUTORS" OF MICHAEL'S WILL.
ZIA MODABBER. JACKSON ESTATE ATTORNEY.
09:51 NW: THEY WILL NOTSTAND DOWN BECAUSE THE SIBLINGS WHO WERE LEFT OUT OF
MICHAEL'S WILL
WANT THEM TO.
HOWARD MANN, KATHERINE'S BUSINESS PARTNER, BELIEVES MONEY IS PULLING THE
FAMILY APART.
SOT: HOWARD MANN.
41:26 "WELL I BELIEVE THAT KATHERINE AND THE CHILDREN WHO ARE
BENEFACTORS OF THE ESTATE FALL ON ONE SIDE AND THEN RANDY AND JERMAINE
AND REBBIE AND TITO FALL ON THE OTHER SIDE. THEY'RE A GROUP OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
ESTATE."
SOT: ZIA MODABBER.
11:45 I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MOTIVATING JERMAINE
AND RANDY AND SOME OF THESE OTHERS, BUT MONEY IS NOT A BAD GUESS.
AND IT GETS WEIRDER. ZIA MODABBER AND HOWARD MANN FACED OFF IN COURT
MONDAY IN A DISPUTE OVER MANN AND KATHERINE JACKSON SELLING MJ
MERCHANDISE.
MICHAEL JACKSON'S ESTATE IS NOW WORTH AROUND A BILLION DOLLARS AND
COUNTING. THE MORE MONEY ROLLS IN, THE MORE TEMPERS RISE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THOSE HE LEFT BEHIND JUST CAME TO BLOWS.
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FEELING A LITTLE PLUMP IN THE TUMMY BUT NOT VERY FULL IN THE FACE?
WHY STEM CELLS MIGHT BE THE EASY SOLUTION.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE LATEST MAKEOVER.
PLUS, HOW KERMIT THE FROG AND MISS PIGGY'S PARENT COMPANY.
.RESPONDED TO CHICK FILA'S STANCE ON HOMOSEXUALITY.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.
DAWN MCKENNA OF FORT MYERS, FL
THANKS FOR WATCHING DAWN.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE US.
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CHECK THIS OUT.
A FISHERMAN GOT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH A KILLER WHALE.
THIS HOME VIDEO WAS SHOT OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
RICHARD ELLISON SHOT THIS VIDEO OF AN ORCA WHILE HE WAS SPEAR-FISHING NINE MILES OFF POINT LOMA.
THE WHALE CIRCLED AROUND HIS BOAT FOR QUITE A WHILE.
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CHECK OUT SOME FLASH FLOODING CAUGHT ON TAPE IN TUSCON, ARIZONA.
LOOK AT MILLER CANYON CREEK.
YOU CAN SEE A WIDE, DRY PATCH LEFT BY THE WILDFIRES FROM THE MONUMENT FIRE THERE THREE WEEKS AGO.
THEY COULDN'T HANDLE THE RAINFALL.
SO ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY, RAGING WATERS THAT BECOME A RIVER JUST OVERTAKE THE AREA.
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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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A few hit or miss storms will continue to develop through the late afternoon hours, but with the onshore breeze expect most of these to push deeper inland toward the Lake Okeechobee area. Once the sun sets and we lose the daytime heating, most of Southwest Florida will be rain free.
Tonight, clearing skies are in the forecast and it will be warm and muggy as overnight lows settle into the middle and upper 70s by morning.
Moisture associated with a weak wave has lifted north, and will allow for a drier and more stable airmass to move in overhead. This will keep the sunshine in full force for Wednesday with a few fair weather cumulus clouds developing during the afternoon. An isolated shower can't be ruled out during the peak heating of the day, otherwise the vast majority of us will stay dry.
Hotter temperatures are also on the way with daytime highs in the middle 90s, with slightly cooler readings at the coast and beach locations. Combine this with the humidity and the heat index or "feels like" temperature will be in the low 100s.
A drier and hotter than normal pattern looks to stay in place as we round out the work week and into the weekend. This means rain prospects will stay on the lower end with temperatures in the mid 90s.
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STEM CELLS CAN MEAN LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS FOR DEADLY DISEASES.
BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE USED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WRINKLES.
MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE GETTING A *STEM CELL MAKEOVER*.
TRINA ROBINSON EXPLAINS.
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DONNA PRITCHIT IS JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM HEADING IN TO THE O-R. THE 64-YEAR OLD WANTS TO TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME-WITHOUT IT BEING TOTALLY OBVIOUS.
"I don't want someone to stop and go by and say oh she had a facelift, I want to have someone to say oh Donna went on vacation."
DR. SHARON MCQUILLAN AT THE AGELESS INSTITUTE IN AVENTURA IS MARKING THE AREAS WHERE SHE WILL TAKE FAT OUT OF DONNA'S BELLY AND PLACE IT BACK INTO HER FACE.
THE RETIRED TEACHER ALSO HOPES IT'S HER LAST STEP IN GETTING RID OF EMBARRASSING ACNE SCARS.
"I never wanted to go out in the daylight because i didn't want anyone to see me."
IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS, DONNA ALSO EXPECTS A FULL BODY MAKEOVER. THE OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE BEGINS WITH TRADITIONAL LIPOSUCTION.
THEN DR. MCQUILLAN AND HER TEAM WILL PROCESS THAT FAT AND CONCENTRATE THE STEM CELLS SO IT CAN BE INJECTED INTO DONNA'S WRINKLES AND IN PLACES WHERE SHE HAS LOST FULLNESS.
"Well stem cells in general are the cells in your body that regenerate tissue and heal tissue. they make skin beautiful and younger and they also keep fat to remain alive so the volume that we create stays, which has been a problem in fat transfer in the past."
WHILE THERE AREN'T MANY LONG TERM STUDIES ON THIS PROCEDURE, DR MCQUILLAN SAYS THE RESULTS ARE PERMANENT.
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A FEW LUCKY FANS GOT A SNEAK PEAK OF THE OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE LONDON OLYMPICS
THEY GOT TO GO INSIDE OLYMPIC PARK LAST NIGHT FOR A TECHNICAL REHEARSAL OF THE FESTIVITIES.
THEY'RE SAYING THE CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE A STUNTMAN DRESSED AS JAMES BOND WHO WILL PARACHUTE INTO THE STADIUM TO START THE SHOW.
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ONE COMPANY IS PARTING WAYS WITH THE FAST-FOOD CHAIN CHICK-FIL-A AFTER COMMENTS MADE BY THE RESTAURANT'S C-E-O.
THE HENSON COMPANY KNOWN FOR SHOWS LIKE "THE MUPPETS" AND "FRAGGLE ROCK" WILL STOP PRODUCING PUPPETS FOR CHICK-FIL-A'S KIDS' MEALS.
IT COMES AFTER CHICK-FIL-A'S C-E-O SAID IN AN INTERVIEW LAST WEEK THE FOOD RETAILER SUPPORTS THE BIBLICAL DEFINITION OF THE FAMILY UNIT.
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY'S C-E-O SAYS HE IS SUPPORTING GLAAD, INSTEAD. AN ADVOCACY GROUP FOR LESBIAN, GAY AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
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THE IPHONE HAS STOPPED BEING A HOT ITEM.
FOR THE PAST FEW QUARTERS, A-T&T AND VERIZON HAVE POSTED RECORD PROFITS -- BUT THEIR I-PHONE SALES HAVE DIPPED.
SOME ANALYSTS THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST WAITING ON THE NEXT VERSION OF THE I-PHONE TO COME OUT.
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EXPECT SOME CHANGES WHEN THE IPHONE DOES GO ON SALE PROBABLY AROUND OCTOBER.
THE WIDE DOCK CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF CURRENT DEVICES WILL BE MUCH SMALLER.
THE NEW DESIGN WILL MAKE ROOM FOR THE EARPLUG TO MOVE TO THE BOTTOM.
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A FLORIDA WOMAN'S ACCUSED OF ABANDONING HER BABY AND BOLTING.
.AFTER A SECURITY CAMERA SPOTTED HER STEALING 57 AT WALMART.
SEE THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE CONFRONTATION THAT SENT HER RUNNING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT.
.NEXT ON A-B-C 7.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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OFFICERS SAY SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT TWO FLORIDA SISTERS TRYING TO STEAL SOME CLOTHES AT A WALMART.
AND WHEN STORE SECURITY STOPPED. THEY BOLTED. *LEAVING BEHIND A ONE-YEAR-OLD IN A SHOPPING CART.
BERNDT PETERSEN SHOWS YOU THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
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THE WALMART ON EAST SILVER SPRINGS BOULEVARD IN OCALA IS A VERY BUSY PLACE, WHERE POLICE SAY 19-YEAR-OLD ALLISON NIEMEYER AND HER BIG SISTER, LAURA, TRIED TO SWIPE 57 DOLLARS WORTH OF CLOTHES.
BUT STORE SECURITY WAS ONTO THEM AND, IN THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, CONFRONTED THE PAIR JUST OUTSIDE THE EXITS.
DETECTIVES SAY ALLISON BOLTED, LEAVING BEHIND HER ONE-YEAR-OLD SON.
"Once they were approached, they, you can see on the video clearly that the one girl, the actual caretaker of the child, takes off running."
SHE SPRINTED ACROSS THE LOT WITH SISTER LAURA, THE TODDLER'S AUNT, CLOSE BEHIND, ALSO LEAVING THE BABY.
"When the loss prevention officer asked her, 'Are you going to come get your child?' she said, 'It's not my child. It's not my child.' And she continued to leave, and then they both abandoned the baby."
COPS FOUND AND ARRESTED THE SISTERS THE FOLLOWING NIGHT.
THE GIRLS WERE PARTYING AT AN OCALA DANCE CLUB.
POLICE SAY ALLISON NIEMEYER WAS ON PROBATION, SERVING 10 YEARS OF HOUSE ARREST FOR HER ROLE IN ANOTHER CRIME.
"She committed a home invasion, which is a robbery, a very serious case, and was pregnant, actually, at the time of that home invasion."
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-Neighbor-"I'm actually glad I wasn't home and my son wasn't here I wouldn't have been too happy if I was here and my son witnessed that."
A MAN DROPS HIS PANTS AND BARES ALL, IN FRONT OF CHILDREN!
TONIGHT FRUSTRATED PARENTS VENT THEIR CONCERN.
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE TREAT
THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAD TO DUNKIN DONUTS.
WHY THE PLACE KNOWN FOR ITS DONUTS DIDN'T HAVE ANY!
IT'S THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR BACKYARD.
TONIGHT THE HUNT FOR THE TRIO SPOTTED HANGING OUT IN A NAPLES APARTMENT COMPLEX.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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