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A DEATH THREAT MADE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES---
COMES FROM AN INMATE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
DETAILS ON WHAT HE SAID WOULD DO TO THE PRESIDENT -- ONCE HE IS RELEASED
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NEW DETAILS ON THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CONNECTION TO A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR INTERNATIONAL 'PYRAMID SCHEME' BUST.
WHY THAT MONEY MAY HAVE FLOWED RIGHT THROUGH CAPE CORAL.
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AS DETAILS EMERGE OF THE AURORA MOVIE THEATRE SHOOTING SUSPECT
WE FIND OUT THE PSYCHIATRIST TREATING JAMES HOLMES WAS IN HOT WATER WITH MEDICAL OFFICIALS A FEW YEARS BACK
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TODAY IS SATURDAY JULY 28TH
I'M KELLY CRESWELL
AND I'M JOE ROETZ
BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES OF THE DAY - LETS CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER WITH OUR STORMWARN 7 FORECAST.
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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.
Hot and humid conditions will be the main weather story across Southwest Florida with isolated storms mainly inland during the afternoon.
It will be a warm and muggy start to our Saturday with most of us waking up to mostly sunny skies, with a couple of isolated showers developing across the Gulf waters and pushing their way toward the coast. Temperatures will warm from the upper 70s into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour under partly sunny skies.
A ridge of high pressure continues across the Florida peninsula, thus bringing slightly drier conditions to the area. This means rain prospects will run around 20%, with a few afternoon storms developing on the breeze and pushing deeper inland through the afternoon.
Low to mid 90s will return for most locations this afternoon, except for our beach and coastal locations where temperatures will top out near 90°. Once you factor in the humidity, it will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading.
Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.
Rain chances will finally get a boost as more moisture returns to the area by the middle to end of next week.
As of right now, the tropics remain quiet.
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ONE MAN IS DEAD THIS MORNING AFTER HIS NORTH FORT MYERS MOBILE HOME ERUPTED IN FLAMES.
IT HAPPENED ON LAMPLIGHTER ROAD IN THE "MOBILE MANOR" JUST OFF BAYSHORE ROAD.
ABC-7'S CHRISTINA LUSBY TALKS TO A NEIGHBOR WHO TRIED TO HELP THE MAN AS HIS HOME BURNED.
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28:11 I was inside and I heard an explosion
NEIGHBOR'S DESCRIBE THE SCENE AS PASSER'S BY CATCH IT ON VIDEO.
SMOKE POURING FROM A HOME IN MOBILE MANOR.
29:50 it just went right through the roof and all of the roof just went in 29:54
NEIGHBORS RAN TO HELP.CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF THEIR NEIGHBOR.
28:20 I saw Larry come out and go back in.i called 911.i ran across the street and started screaming his name but he didn't answer me 28:33
HE NEVER MADE IT OUT.
22:16 once they got inside the truck they determined the victim was still inside 22:20
THE MAN'S IDENTITY HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
BUT NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE THE VICTIM AS A 68-YEAR-OLD VETERAN.
30:10 its a tragedy a tragedy is should not happened to anybody 30:15
NEIGHBORS BELIEVE THE MAN RAN BACK INSIDE THE BURING HOME.TO SAVE HIS BIRDS.
FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE NOT CONFIRMED.IF THEY RECOVERED ANY ANIMALS FROM THE SCENE.
WITH THE SMOKE CLEAR.A HOLE WITH IN MOBLE MANOR'S COMMUNITY REMAINS.A FIRE.NEIGHBORS WILL NEVER FORGET.
29:57 coming out of the roof and all the roof out the windows everything started blowing apart i;ve never seen a fire like that 30:04
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THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING.
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THIS MORNING ABC-7 HAS LEARNED A LEE COUNTY JAIL INMATE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO KILL THE PRESIDENT
OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS ARE REPORTING CHRISTOPHER DAVIES ALLEGEDLY MADE THE THREAT.
HE IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN JAIL AWAITING LOITERING, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND THIRD DEGREE FELONY CHARGES.
HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE JAIL COMMANDER CLAIMING WHEN HE'S RELEASED HE WILL KILL PRESIDENT OBAMA.
THE NOTE ALSO READS P-S "TAKE THIS LETTER AS A JOKE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS."
DAVIES NOW FACES A FINE AND UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE THREAT
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BRITAIN GREETED THE WORLD ON FRIDAY WITH AN EXTRAVAGANT CELEBRATION TO OPEN
THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES.
LONDON'S SEVEN-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES CAME TO A CRESCENDO WITH A STUNNING, IMAGINATIVE, AND DRAMATIC CELEBRATION OF THE HOST COUNTRY.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE $42 MILLION PRODUCTION WAS A FILMED SEQUENCE SHOWING A STUNT VERSION
OF THE 86-YEAR-OLD MONARCH CARRIED TO THE STADIUM BY HELICOPTER AND
PARACHUTING IN.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE OPENING CEREMONY COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
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A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PYRAMID SCHEME IS TRACED BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THAT MONEY IS SUSPECTED OF BEING FUNNELED THROUGH A CAPE CORAL COMPANY.
JULIAN JOHNSON SHOWS US. AFTER 5 YEARS - HOW FEDERAL AGENTS NABBED THEIR SUSPECT
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THESE ARE PICTURES OF GERMAN NATIONAL ULRICH ENGLER.
THE MAN FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY RAN A FINANCIAL FRAUD SCHEME AND MADE MILLIONS FROM STEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.
100 MILLION DOLLARS TO BE EXACT.
VIDEO SHOWS AGENTS TAKING OUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ARTWORK FROM A LAS VEGAS WAREHOUSE ENGLER USED TO STORE EXPENSIVE ITEMS HE BOUGHT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY ENGLER USED THE ALIASES JOSEPH MILLER AND JOSEPH WALTER TO STAY UNDER THE RADAR, BUT AGENTS WERE ABLE TO STAMP OUT HIS REAL IDENTITY THROUGH FINGERPRINTS.
ENGLER DOES HAVE LOCAL CONNECTIONS.
WE STOPPED BY HIS FORMER OFFICE IN CAPE CORAL WHERE OFFICIALS SAY HE USED A COMPANY TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS IN A PYRAMID SCHEME.
ARRESTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON AN IMMIGRATION VIOLATION.
ENGLER NOW AWAITS TRANSFER TO GERMANY.
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OFFICIALS AREN'T SAYING EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE FELL VICTIM TO ENGLER'S SCHEME.
IF CONVICTED. THE 51 YEAR OLD FACES 20 YEARS BEHIND BARS.
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A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-75 LEADS TO A HUMAN SMUGGLING BUST.
COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND SIX ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CRAMMED INTO A CAR.
INCLUDING A 13-YEAR OLD BOY NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW.
THE MIAMI MAN WHO WAS DRIVING IS ACCUSED OF HUMAN SMUGGLING.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IS NOW HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION.
ALL THE ADULTS FACE DEPORTATION.
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AND YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHY THEY WERE IN FLORIDA.
THEY WERE HEADING FROM HOUSTON TO MIAMI.
MOST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CROSS THE U-S-MEXICAN BORDER IN EITHER TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA OR CALIFORNIA.
BUT ICE SAYS ONCE THEY CROSS THE BORDER, MANY GET TO I-10, HEAD EAST ALL THE WAY TO I-75, THEN HEAD SOUTH TO FLORIDA.
ICE SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK IN FLORIDA.
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TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CRIMES ARE NOW LINKED BACK TO THE SAME MAN.
A-B-C SEVEN CONFIRMS WAKIM STEWART IS NOT ONLY A SUSPECT IN THE EAST NAPLES BANK ROBBERY FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK --
BUT POLICE AT THE SEMINOLE SUB-STATION IN IMMOKALEE ALSO BELIEVE STEWART TRIED TO KILL ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY STEWART WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA SHOOTING AT THE POLICE SUBSTATION,
FIRING SIX SHOTS AT THE BUILDING -- WITH ONE HITTING JUST INCHES FROM AN OFFICER'S HEAD.
EARLIER THAT DAY THEY SAY STEWART THREATENED ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP.
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A LEE COUNTY CRIME ALERT--
THIS MORNING DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR THEIVES WHO STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF ELECTRONICS FROM BOATS AT A BOAT YARD ON SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD.
REPORTS SAY WALKER'S YACHT SALES EMPLOYEES CONTACTED DEPUTIES AFTER DISCOVERING SOMEONE BROKE INTO 12 BOATS AND STOLE 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF ELECTRONICS FROM NINE OF THE BOATS.
DEPUTIES SAY THE SUSPECT CUT A HOLE IN THE BACK FENCE TO ENTER THE BOAT YARD.
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NEIGHBORS OF AN ACCUSED CREEP IN THE SAINT PETE AREA WATCHED MORE INVESTIGATORS GO INTO HIS HOUSE FRIDAY.
INVESTIGATORS THINK 57 YEAR OLD PUPPETEER, RONALD BROWN, HAD GRAPHIC DISCUSSIONS ONLINE ABOUT ABUSING, KIDNAPPING, KILLING, AND EATING CHILDREN.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH HIS NEIGHBORS IN LARGO.
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"Sickness! He's sick! He's disgusting. I wanted to vomit."
"So, I'm just very disgusted, and I think something, really, this is just uncalled for."
BROWN IS IN JAIL.
HE FACES FEDERAL CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO KIDNAP A CHILD AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
HIS ATTORNEY TOLD REPORTERS TUESDAY THAT BROWN SAYS HE'S INNOCENT.
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NEW THIS MORNING-
THE PSYCHIATRIST WHO WAS TREATING AURORA MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING SUSPECT JAMES
HOLMES, WAS REPRIMANDED BY THE COLORADO BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS IN 2005.
DR. LYNNE FENTON WAS REPRIMANDED FOR PRESCRIBING MEDICATION TO HERSELF, HER HUSBAND AND EMPLOYEE.
MARSHALL ZELINGER LOOKS DEEPER INTO THE DOCUMENTS AND HAS THE STORY.
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JAMES HOLMES SENT A PACKAGE IN THE MAIL TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
ANSCHUTZ CAMPUS.
IT WAS RECEIVED MONDAY, ADDRESSED TO HIS PSYCHIATRIST -- DOCTOR LYNNE FENTON
.
WE REVIEWED HER BIOGRAPHY.
SHE'S AN AWARD WINNING PSYCHIATRIST.
SPECIALIZING IN SCHIZOPHRENIA.
SHE PROVIDES MEDICATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR UP TO 20 GRAD STUDENTS PER
WEEK.
INFORMATION SHE HAS ABOUT HOLMES MAY BE PROTECTED BY DOCTOR-PATIENT
CONFIDENTIALITY.
REGARDING THE MAIL HE SENT HER ON MONDAY. HIS DEFENSE TEAM TOLD THE COURT.
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"THE PACKAGE INCLUDE COMMUNICATIONS FROM HOLMES TO DOCTOR FENTON THAT HOLMES
ASSERTS ARE PRIVLEDGED."
MEANING DOCTOR-PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY. INFO THAT SHOULD NOT BE REVEALED
TO THE PUBLIC.
TAKE SOT
3:22
"Any communication that goes between the doctor and the patient is
confidential, as long as it does not affect the welfare of the patient
himself or herself or anybody else."
DOCTOR WOJCIECH ZOLCIK HAS 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TREATING PSYCHIATRIC
PATIENTS.
WE WANTED TO KNOW WHEN A PSYCHIATRIST WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ALERT LAW
ENFORCEMENT ABOUT ANY DANGER DISCUSSED DURING AN APPOINTMENT OR EVEN BY MAIL
.
TAKE SOT
1:14
"You need to have somebody say, I'm going to go and kill, 'blah blah blah.'"
MZ: "But that, 'Blah, blah, blah,' has to be a specific person's name?"
"Correct
TAKE SOT
3:35
"When there is a suspicion of a threat to someone else, confidentiality goes
away."
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MARSHALL ZELINGER REPORTING
ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING HOLMES DECIDED TO DISCLOSE HIS MEETINGS WITH THE PSYCHIATRIST TO THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO FIND A SOURCE OF LEAKS TO THE MEDIA
ANY LEAKS WOULD VIOLATE A GAG ORDER IN PLACE THAT KEEPS ATTORNEYS ON BOTH SIDES FROM PUBLICLY COMMENTING ON MATTERS OF EVIDENCE.
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THE WEEKEND IS HERE --
WE'LL RUNDOWN THINGS TO DO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES
BUT FIRST --
POSSIBLY THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL DONATION EVER TO PROTECT SAME SEX MARRIAGE
SEE HOW MUCH THE AMAZON FOUNDER DISHES OUT TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT
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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.
Hot and humid conditions will be the main weather story across Southwest Florida with isolated storms mainly inland during the afternoon.
It will be a warm and muggy start to our Saturday with most of us waking up to mostly sunny skies, with a couple of isolated showers developing across the Gulf waters and pushing their way toward the coast. Temperatures will warm from the upper 70s into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour under partly sunny skies.
A ridge of high pressure continues across the Florida peninsula, thus bringing slightly drier conditions to the area. This means rain prospects will run around 20%, with a few afternoon storms developing on the breeze and pushing deeper inland through the afternoon.
Low to mid 90s will return for most locations this afternoon, except for our beach and coastal locations where temperatures will top out near 90°. Once you factor in the humidity, it will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading.
Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.
Rain chances will finally get a boost as more moisture returns to the area by the middle to end of next week.
As of right now, the tropics remain quiet.
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WITH A TWO-POINT-FIVE-MILLION-DOLLAR DONATION.
AMAZON'S FOUNDER AND C-E-O MAKES THE LARGEST MONETARY DONATION TO SUPPORT SAME SEX-MARRIAGE.
JEFF BEZOS AND HIS WIFE ANNOUNCED THE DONATION FOR THE ISSUE THEY SAY THEY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT.
THEIR CONTRIBUTION IS BELIEVED TO BE THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL DONATION.
THE MONEY IS GOING TO WASHINGTON UNITED FOR MARRIAGE-- A COALITION WORKING TO UPHOLD THE STATE'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW.
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IT'S THE WEEKEND -- AND IF YOUR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO -
WE HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR YOU!
IT'S NATIONAL DANCE DAY!
SO THE AVE MARIA DANCE ACADEMY IS CELEBRATING BY OFFERING FREE DANCE CLASSES ALL DAY LONG
IT ALL STARTS AT 9:30 THIS MORNING
AND AT 4:30 INSTRUCTORS WILL TEACH CHOREOGRAPHY TO TWO NATIONAL DANCE DAY ROUTINES
THERE'S A DANCE PARTY AT SIX O'CLOCK FOR KIDS AGE SIX TO TWELVE
AND AT SEVEN -- A SECOND DANCE PARTY FOR ANYONE OVER THIRTEEN
THE NIGHT ENDS WHEN THE LAST PERSON LEAVES THE DANCE FLOOR
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CATCH A GOOD BASEBALL GAME---YOU CAN ALSO HELP OUT A GOOD CAUSE.
TONIGHT THE FORT MYERS MIRACLE WILL HOST BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT PRESENTED BY LEE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CARE.
THE TEAM WILL WEAR SPECIAL PINK JERSEYS THAT WILL BE AUCTIONED DURING THE GAME TO RAISE MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER CARE.
ALSO---SURVIVORS CAN GET INTO THE GAME FOR FREE AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN A PREGAME WALK AROUND THE BALLPARK TRACK.
THE GAME STARTS AT 7:05 AND YOU'LL WANT TO STAY TO THE END---THERE WILL BE A FIREWORKS SHOW!
FOR MORE OF A LIST OF THINGS TO DO JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE - ABC-7.COM
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FIVE SERVINGS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
THAT'S WHAT HEALTH EXPERTS SUGGEST WE EAT EACH DAY
SOME PEOPLE BARELY GET A SERVING IN
THEY SAY PRODUCE IS PRICEY
BUT SOME DOCTORS INSIST ON EATING WELL - SO MUCH SO THAT THEY'RE GIVING OUT PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS
WE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT
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IMAGINE A LIFE WITHOUT EVER EATING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S A REALITY FOR SOME AMERICANS.
BUT A NEW PROGRAM IS HOPING TO CHANGE THAT.
DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D-C WHERE THEY HAVE STARTED GIVING OUT *PRESCRIPTIONS* FOR PRODUCE.
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"I didn't eat vegetables nor fruits. If I did, it was once every month or so."
18-YEAR-OLD JANET LOPEZ, A MOTHER OF TWO, SAYS HER EATING HABITS ARE PRETTY TYPICAL AMONG SOME PEOPLE IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE SAYS IT'S BECAUSE PRODUCE IS EXPENSIVE.
"It's difficult because I make a little bit of money at work, so I depend on my mom at times."
BUT OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THINGS HAVE STARTED TO CHANGE.
THAT'S BECAUSE HER DOCTOR IS NOW DEMANDING THAT SHE AND HER KIDS EAT BETTER. TO THE POINT WHERE SHE NOW GETS A WEEKLY PRESCRIPTION FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FROM THE LOCAL FARMERS MARKET.
"I get strawberries, apples, berries, oranges, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes."
IT'S ALL PART OF THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM, A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN UNITY HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS THAT GIVES 35 FAMILIES A PRESCRIPTION THAT IS HONORED AT FIVE DIFFERENT MARKETS THROUGH OUT THE CITY.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PATIENTS GET TO SPEND VARIES, DEPENDING ON FAMILY SIZE, BUT CAN BE AS MUCH AS 60 DOLLARS PER WEEK.
"Considering the economy, it's a lot and it helps them very much."
MIRNA VALDEZ WORKS WITH PATIENTS AT UNITY HEALTH CARE'S CENTER. SHE SAYS GETTING A PRESCRIPTION HELPS PATIENTS REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET.
MIRNA VALDEZ WORKS WITH PATIENTS AT UNITY HEALTH CARE'S CENTER. SHE SAYS GETTING A PRESCRIPTION HELPS PATIENTS REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET.
"It makes them think that medicine is important for health, but also the vegetables. The doctor is prescribing an amount of vegetables and an amount of fruits that you have to have in your life."
THE PROGRAM ALSO INTRODUCES PATIENTS TO FARMERS MARKETS.
LAUREN BIEL IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DC GREENS, ONE OF THE PROGRAM'S PARTNERS.
"What we found was that the patients who were coming, many of them didn't even realize that the markets were there."
FOR JANET LOPEZ, SHE SAYS SHE'S STARTING TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF EATING MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES.
"Now I have more energy and I'm doing something that's healthier for me and I'm healthier because I'm eating stuff that I need and that I should be eating."
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DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTING.
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASES AND OBESITY.
IT LASTS 6 MONTHS.
THE HOPE IS THAT IT CAN EXPAND TO FARMERS MARKETS IN OTHER CITIES AND SERVE EVEN MORE PATIENTS.
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THE OPENING CEREMONY KICKED OFF THE 2012 OLYIMPICS IN LONDON LAST NIGHT
WE'VE GOT A SECOND LOOK AT THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE OLYMPIC STADIUM
PLUS -- WE DELVE INTO AN ALARMING CASE - THAT MIGHT HAVE PARENTS DOUBLE CHECKING THEIR CHILD'S ONLINE PRIVACY SETTINGS
A MAN TARGETS A SPECIFIC GROUP OF KIDS ONLINE IN A MINNESOTA TOWN
AND EVEN MEETS WITH SOME OF THEM IN PERSON
WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY FOR YOU --COMING UP
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THIS MORNING, OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF A FATAL FIRE THAT BROKE OUT IN NORTH FORT MYERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ONE MAN AFTER HIS MOBILE HOME ERUPTED IN FLAMES.
IT HAPPENED ON LAMPLIGHTER ROAD IN THE "MOBILE MANOR" JUST OFF BAYSHORE ROAD.
HIS IDENTITY HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
OFFICIALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
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A LEE COUNTY JAIL INMATE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO KILL THE PRESIDENT.
HE HAS A FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT THIS MORNING.
OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS REPORT CHRISTOPHER DAVIES ALLEGEDLY MADE THE THREAT.
HE IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN JAIL AWAITING LOITERING, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND THIRD DEGREE FELONY CHARGES.
DAVIES NOW FACES A FINE AND UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE THREAT
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A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PYRAMID SCHEME IS TRACED BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THAT MONEY IS SUSPECTED OF BEING FUNNELED THROUGH A CAPE CORAL COMPANY.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY ULRICH ENGLER RAN A FINANCIAL FRAUD SCHEME AND 100-MILLION DOLLARS FROM STEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.
ARRESTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON AN IMMIGRATION VIOLATION.
ENGLER NOW AWAITS TRANSFER TO GERMANY
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TODAY IS SATURDAY JULY 28TH
I'M KELLY CRESWELL
AND I'M JOE ROETZ
BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES OF THE DAY - LETS CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER WITH OUR STORMWARN 7 FORECAST.
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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.
Hot and humid conditions will be the main weather story across Southwest Florida with isolated storms mainly inland during the afternoon.
It will be a warm and muggy start to our Saturday with most of us waking up to mostly sunny skies, with a couple of isolated showers developing across the Gulf waters and pushing their way toward the coast. Temperatures will warm from the upper 70s into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour under partly sunny skies.
A ridge of high pressure continues across the Florida peninsula, thus bringing slightly drier conditions to the area. This means rain prospects will run around 20%, with a few afternoon storms developing on the breeze and pushing deeper inland through the afternoon.
Low to mid 90s will return for most locations this afternoon, except for our beach and coastal locations where temperatures will top out near 90°. Once you factor in the humidity, it will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading.
Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.
Rain chances will finally get a boost as more moisture returns to the area by the middle to end of next week.
As of right now, the tropics remain quiet.
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN.
IT WAS THE MOMENT MILLIONS AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR: THE *OFFICIAL* START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
LONDON WELCOMED THE WORLD TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES WITH A
DAZZLING OPENING CEREMONY LAST NIGHT.
A-B-C'S JOHN MULLER HAS ALL THE DETAILS.
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THE OLYMPICS OPENED WITH A QUIRKY AND DAZZLING DISPLAY OF BRITISH CULTURE
AND HISTORY.
THERE WAS A NOD TO NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. HARRY POTTER.MARY
POPPINS. AND MR. BOND. THAT WOULD BE JAMES BOND OR RATHER THE ACTOR WHO
PORTRAYS MR. BOND. A TUXEDOED DANIEL CRAIG. ESCORTING HER ROYAL
MAJESTY TO THE OPENING CEREMONY.
IT WAS INDEED A ROYAL ENTRANCE. BUT IN FACT IN WAS MOVIE MAGIC. THE
QUEEN ENTERED THE PARK THE USUAL WAY.AS USUAL AS THINGS GET FOR A QUEEN
IN ANY CASE.
AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF CELEBRITIES. FROM A BOXING LEGEND.
TO THE MAN SEEKING TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. MITT
ROMNEY.AND HIS WIFE, ANN.
BUT IT WAS REALLY ABOUT THE ATHLETES. CHASING A DREAM FOR GLORY AND GOLD
AND A PLACE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. IT'S ALL UNDERWAY.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SECRETS OF THE NIGHT. WHO WOULD LIGHT THE OLYMPIC
CALDRON. WAS FINALLY REVEALED AT THE END OF THE NEARLY FOUR- HOUR 42
MILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA. SEVEN TEENAGE ATHLETES TOOK OVER FROM THE
BRITISH ROWER STEVE REDGRAVE. WHO CARRIED THE TORCH INTO THE STADIUM.
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THE CEREMONY, THE BRAIN-CHILD OF ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER DANNY BOYLE
WAS TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING.
HE SAYS ITS EXTRODINARY TO BE INVOLVED IN - BUT WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN
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FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI WAS IN FLORIDA YESTERDAY --
AND WEIGHED IN ON WHO *HE THINKS SHOULD BE MITT ROMNEY'S RUNNING MATE.
I think Marco Rubio would be the best choice. I think he is the most exciting. I think the concentration and what he can do with the Hispanic vote is a little narrow. I think, yes, he'll help with the Hispanic vote but he'll help with young people too."
THE G-O-P CONVENTION IS JUST A MONTH AWAY
AND USUALLY THE TICKET IS IN PLACE BY NOW. SO MANY SPECULATE ROMNEY WILL ANNOUNCE HIS PICK SOON.
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THIS MORNING WE'VE LEARNED CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR IS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA BEING TREATED AT THE MAYO CLINIC.
THE ILLINOIS LAWMAKER IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DEPRESSION AND FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES.
JACKSON HAS BEEN ON MEDICAL LEAVE FROM CONGRESS FOR WEEKS NOW.
HIS OFFICE SAID HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES
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A MEMORIAL SERVICE IS HELD FOR ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATRE SHOOTING.
A DEVOTED MOTHER, WHO ALWAYS SAT IN THE FRONT ROW AT CHURCH.
32 YEAR OLD REBECCA ANN WINGO LEAVES BEHIND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS.
SHE RECENTLY STARTED A JOB AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATIONS REP AT A MOBILE MEDICAL IMAGING COMPANY.
HER MOTHER SAYS HER LEGACY IS THE LOVE SHE LEFT WITH EVERYONE SHE CAME IN CONTACT WITH.
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OVERNIGHT WE HAVE LEARNED THE IDENTITIES OF THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A FIERY PLANE CRASH THURSDAY.
TWO-TIME OLYMPIC DISTANCE RUNNER PAT PORTER WAS PILOTING HIS TWIN-ENGINE CESSNA WHEN IT CRASHED AT TAKEOFF IN ARIZONA.
PORTER, HIS 15-YEAR-OLD SON AND A FRIEND WERE KILLED.
TRISH KING PORTER MARRIED PAT AFTER THEY MET AS MEMBERS OF THE 1988 OLYMPIC TEAM.
AT A TEARFUL NEWS CONFERENCE, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND AND HER SON CONNOR.
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And I will miss dearly this other half of our family. We will miss Pat's sense of humor. For as long as I've known him, he's always been able to make me laugh
THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
TRISH KING PORTER COMPETED IN THE HIGH JUMP AT THE 1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS.
PAT PORTER RAN THE 10,000 METERS IN THE 1988 AND 1992 OLYMPICS.
CONNOR PORTER WAS A NATIONALLY RANKED FENCER.
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POLICE IN MINNESOTA SAY A MAN SPECIFICALLY SEARCHED FOR LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYERS ON FACEBOOK.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE HE EVEN MET WITH SOME OF THEM IN PERSON.
HE'S NOW CHARGED WITH SOLICITING A MINOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL CONDUCT.
DAVE BERGGREN REPORTS.
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"Parents have to be proactive."
It's a message Marcie from Crystal believes now more than ever.
"You have to watch what your kids are doing on facebook who they're friends with."
She's the mother of a 13 year baseball player in the Crystal Little League.
On Monday, while on her son's facebook account she noticed a person befriending her son online, even sending him direct messages.
"He wanted to go to movies at the mall of America."
After a little digging Marcie noticed that man had become facebook friends with a dozen kids from crystal little league.
"He didn't have any pics on there that was a key into me it all looked like younger boys."
Marcie took that information to the League's safety coordinator.
"I reported and called 911 and I said this is not a 911 emergency but it is an emergency."
Crystal Police took it serious. By Wednesday a sting had been set up and authorities arrested this man. 44 year old Michael Hamer of Minneapolis. Police say he made contacts with juvenile boys, many with connections to metro area little leagues. Police also say he has physically met with some of them.
"Excellent work I cant say enough about the job they did, how fast they reacted to the call."
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MARCIE SAYS SOME OF THE CHILDREN HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THE MAN HANGING AROUND THE BALLFIELDS.
IT'S A REMINDER TO NOT ONLY BE MINDFUL WHERE CHILDREN PLAY, BUT TO MONITOR BEHAVIOR ONLINE JUST AS CLOSELY.
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S WIFE WILL BE BACK IN COURT ON TUESDAY AFTER SHE ENTERED A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY ON A PERJURY CHARGE.
SHELLIE ZIMMERMAN IS ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUT HER AND HER HUSBAND'S FINANCES DURING A BOND HEARING.
HER HUSBAND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING OF TRAYVON MARTIN.
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THE NEW YORK STATE BUS MONITOR WHO WAS BULLIED BY MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS-- IS RETIRING.
"If I stabbed you in the stomach, and , my knife would go through you like butter because it's all lard."
THAT'S VIDEO OF 68 YEAR OLD KAREN KLEIN BEING TORMENTED ON THE BUS SHE MONITORED.
SHE SAYS IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION TO LEAVE THE JOB SHE HELD FOR THREE YEARS, BUT SAID IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON-- ADDING, SHE'S NOT QUITTING BECAUSE OF THE BULLYING AND VIDEO OF IT THAT ENDED UP ON THE INTERNET.
A CAMPAIGN FOR KLEIN HELPED RAISED MORE THAN 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
KLEIN PLANS TO DONATE SOME OF THAT MONEY TO CHARITY AND INVEST THE REST.
FOUR 7TH GRADE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR A YEAR.
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IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SPEND YOUR SATURDAY,
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
YOU CAN TAKE A TRIP WITH YOUR FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS TO THE OLDE NAPLES ANIMAL WELLNESS CENTER.
THEY'RE SERVING UP YOGURT ICE CREAM PUP CUPS TODAY FOR THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ICE CREAM SOCIAL.
THAT'S FOR THE WELL- BEHAVED AND LEASHED PETS
AND WELL BEHAVED OWNERS CAN ALSO INDULGE IN ROYAL SCOOP ICE CREAM
THE SOCIAL STARTS AT NOON AND ENDS AT TWO
WHILE YOU'RE THERE - LOOK FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE INDOORS AND OUT THIS SUMMER
FOR MORE OF A LIST OF THINGS TO DO
HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE. ABC-7.COM
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IT'S THE MOST SUBDUED CASE OF ROAD RAGE --
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
COMING UP -- FIND OUT HOW THE MAN IN THIS BMW HANDLES HIS FRUSTRATION WITH ANOTHER DRIVER
PLUS-- A MOTHER IS ALIVE THIS MORNING -- ALL DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED RESCUE
HER EMOTIONAL HOPE TO THANK THE MEN WHO SAVED HER
BUT FIRST. HERE'S A CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S WINNING LOTTERY NUMBERS.
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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.
Hot and humid conditions will be the main weather story across Southwest Florida with isolated storms mainly inland during the afternoon.
It will be a warm and muggy start to our Saturday with most of us waking up to mostly sunny skies, with a couple of isolated showers developing across the Gulf waters and pushing their way toward the coast. Temperatures will warm from the upper 70s into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour under partly sunny skies.
A ridge of high pressure continues across the Florida peninsula, thus bringing slightly drier conditions to the area. This means rain prospects will run around 20%, with a few afternoon storms developing on the breeze and pushing deeper inland through the afternoon.
Low to mid 90s will return for most locations this afternoon, except for our beach and coastal locations where temperatures will top out near 90°. Once you factor in the humidity, it will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading.
Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.
Rain chances will finally get a boost as more moisture returns to the area by the middle to end of next week.
As of right now, the tropics remain quiet.
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TAKE A LOOK AT A CASE OF FLORIDA ROAD RAGE
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CATCHES THIS BMW PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY
AND A BLACK PICK UP TRUCK CONTINUING DOWN THE STREET
THE DRIVER --- GETS OUT, AND CALMLY PULLS OUT A GUN AND FIRES AT THE TRUCK
THEN JUST GETS BACK IN THE CAR AND DRIVES AWAY
NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE BULLET DID HIT THE TRUCK
POLICE IN FORT LAUDERDALE ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN IN THE VIDEO
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A FRIGHTENING ARMED ROBBERY IN CALIFORNIA IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA
IT HAPPENED AT A 7-11 IN HAWTHORNE
TWO MEN CAME INTO THE STORE SUNDAY NIGHT, AND ONE POINTED A GUN AT THE
CLERKS AND CUSTOMERS.
AN ARMED SECURITY GUARD TOLD THE MEN TO FREEZE, THEN FIRED ONE SHOT AT
THE SUSPECTS.
HE MISSED, BUT THE MEN RAN OFF WITHOUT GETTING ANY MONEY.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECTS
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HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA--WE ALL CAN APPRECIATE A GOOD DAY AT THE BEACH.
BUT ONE MISSOURI CITY MOTHER HAS A WHOLE NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE SURF AND SAND.
THE MOM SAYS SHE IS ALIVE THIS MORNING---THANKS TO THE QUICK THINKING OF HER DAUGHTER - AND A GROUP OF FISHERMEN.
DEMOND FERNANDEZ HAS HER STORY AND HER MISSION TO FIND THE MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR HER RESCUE
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"I just wanted to get wet, it was so hot."
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NANCY BEAMAN SAYS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GIRL'S DAY OF FUN.
HANGING OUT ON GALVESTON BEACH WITH HER BEST FRIEND AND THEIR CHILDREN.
BUT THESE BRUISES NOW COVERING THE MISSOURI CITY MOM'S BODY SHOW SOMETHING
WENT SERIOUSLY WRONG THURSDAY MORNING.
"All of a sudden there was a wave that came,
and it must have just taken us out because all of a sudden I lost the
floorboard completely."
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BEAMAN SAYS SHE PANICKED.
.AS THE ROUGH CURRENT TOOK HER FARTHER FROM SHORE.SEPERATING HER FROM HER
DAUGHTER LAUREN.
The waves started pushing us, and pushing us.
.and we were saying mom, Lauren, Mom, Lauren and we couldn't get to each
other."
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BEAMAN SAYS SHE TRIED HER BEST TO GET THE ATTENTION OF A COUPLE OF MEN WHO
WERE ON A JETTI FISHING NEARBY.
"I screamed at the top of my lungs for help.
I said please help us, please help us, help me and my daughter."
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BEAMAN SAYS THOSE UNKNOWN FISHERMAN.TURNED OUT TO BE HER LIFE-SAVERS.
SHE SAYS THEY TOSSED HER A LIFE PRESERVER. AS 10-YEAR-OLD LAUREN SWAM OUT
TRYING TO PULL HER MOM IN.
"I owe them my life. There's no question in
my mind. Had he not been there."
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NOW BEAMAN WANTS TO MEET THOSE BRAVE FISHERMAN WHO RESCUED HER.
SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T GET THE GUYS' NAMES AS EMERGENCY WORKERS RUSHED HER TO
THE HOSPITAL FOR THE CUTS AND SALT WATER INGESTED.
BEAMAN AND HER FAMILY SAY THEY JUST WANT TO MEET THOSE FISHERMEN TO SAY '
THANKS'.
"I just thank God they were there. They were
my angels.
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WORKERS WITH THE GALVESTON BEACH PATROL SAY THEY WILL WORK WITH BEAMAN TO TRY TO CONNECTING HER WITH THOSE FISHERMAN.
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NEW RESEARCH SURFACING THIS WEEK ABOUT WORKING OVERNIGHTS
LUCKY US --TURNS OUT ITS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
DOCTORS HAVE KNOWN THAT IT DISRUPTS THE BODY'S NATURAL RYTHMS FOR A WHILE
BUT NOW THEY FIND OUT THE TOLL IT TAKES ON YOUR HEART
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE SURPRISING DATA
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THIS MORNING -- IMPORTANT NEWS FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT.
A NEW STUDY COULD BE AN EARLY WARNING FOR THOSE KEEPING LATE HOURS.
HERE'S ABC'S SENIOR MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR -- DOCTOR TIMOTHY JOHNSON.
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SCRIPT:
DOCTORS HAVE LONG KNOWN THAT WORKING EVENINGS, NIGHTS, AND IRREGULAR SHIFTS
DISRUPTS THE BODY'S NATURAL RHYTHMS
AND SUCH WORK HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A GREATER RISK OF:
- HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
- HIGH CHOLESTEROL
- DIABETES.
NOW A STUDY IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL ADDS TO THE LIST.
RESEARCHERS REVIEWED DATA INVOLVING MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE AND FOUND
SHIFT WORK WAS LINKED TO VASCULAR DISEASE INCLUDING HEART ATTACKS AND
STROKES.
WORKING THE NGHT SHIFT WAS ASSOCIATED
WITH A FORTY-ONE PER CENT INCREASED RISK FOR ALL CORONARY EVENTS INCLUDING:
- HEART ATTACK
- DEATH FROM HEART ATTACK
- HOSPITAL ADMISSION RELATED TO HEART DISEASE
IN GENERAL, SHIFT WORKS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A
- 23 PER CENT INCREASED RISK OF HEART ATTACK
- 5 PER CENT INCREASE IN STROKE
THE AUTHORS SAY SHIFT WORKERS SHOULD BE VIGILANT ABOUT MODIFYING OTHER RISK
FACTORS SUCH AS SMOKING AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
WITH THIS MEDICAL MINUTE, I'M DOCTOR TIMOTHY JOHNSON
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HEALTH OFFICIALS IN HAYS, KANSAS, ARE ASKING SOME PATIENTS TO GET CHECKED FOR HEPATITIS C
THOSE PATIENTS INCLUDE ANYONE WHO UNDERWENT CARDIAC CATHERTERIZATION BETWEEN MAY AND SEPTEMBER OF 2010
THE WARNING COMES AFTER A FORMER MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, DAVID KWIATKOWSKI, WAS ACCUSED OF INFECTING PEOPLE WITH THE HEPATITIS C.
HE INJECTED HIMSELF WITH PAINKILLERS MEANT FOR PATIENTS -- AND LEFT THE SYRINGES FOR REUSE.
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THIS MORNING, OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF A FATAL FIRE THAT BROKE OUT IN NORTH FORT MYERS LAST NIGHT.
ONE MAN RAN INTO HIS MOBILE HOME AFTER IT ERUPTED IN FLAMES, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT.
IT HAPPENED ON LAMPLIGHTER ROAD IN THE "MOBILE MANOR" JUST OFF BAYSHORE ROAD.
HIS IDENTITY HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
OFFICIALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
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A LEE COUNTY JAIL INMATE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO KILL THE PRESIDENT.
HE'S SCHEDULED FOR A FIRST APPEARNCE IN COURT THIS MORNING AT 8:30.
OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS REPORT CHRISTOPHER DAVIES ALLEGEDLY MADE THE THREAT.
HE IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN JAIL AWAITING LOITERING, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND THIRD DEGREE FELONY CHARGES.
DAVIES NOW FACES A FINE AND UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE THREAT
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A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-75 LEADS TO A HUMAN SMUGGLING BUST.
COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND SIX ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CRAMMED INTO A CAR.
INCLUDING A 13-YEAR OLD BOY NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW.
THE MIAMI MAN WHO WAS DRIVING IS ACCUSED OF HUMAN SMUGGLING.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IS NOW HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION.
ALL THE ADULTS FACE DEPORTATION.
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WE'VE LEARNED CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR IS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.
BEING TREATED AT THE MAYO CLINIC.
THE ILLINOIS LAWMAKER IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DEPRESSION AND FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES.
JACKSON HAS BEEN ON MEDICAL LEAVE FROM CONGRESS FOR WEEKS NOW.
HIS OFFICE SAID HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S WIFE, SHELLIE, WILL BE BACK IN COURT TUESDAY.
SHE HAS ENTERED A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY ON A PERJURY CHARGE.
SHELLIE ZIMMERMAN IS ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUT HER AND HER HUSBAND'S FINANCES DURING A BOND HEARING.
HER HUSBAND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN TRAYVON MARTIN'S SHOOTING
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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.
Hot and humid conditions will be the main weather story across Southwest Florida with isolated storms mainly inland during the afternoon.
It will be a warm and muggy start to our Saturday with most of us waking up to mostly sunny skies, with a couple of isolated showers developing across the Gulf waters and pushing their way toward the coast. Temperatures will warm from the upper 70s into the upper 80s by the lunchtime hour under partly sunny skies.
A ridge of high pressure continues across the Florida peninsula, thus bringing slightly drier conditions to the area. This means rain prospects will run around 20%, with a few afternoon storms developing on the breeze and pushing deeper inland through the afternoon.
Low to mid 90s will return for most locations this afternoon, except for our beach and coastal locations where temperatures will top out near 90°. Once you factor in the humidity, it will feel a lot hotter than what the thermometer is actually reading.
Tonight, expect mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 70s to near 80° along the coast with mid 70s across our inland communities.
Rain chances will finally get a boost as more moisture returns to the area by the middle to end of next week.
As of right now, the tropics remain quiet.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
THANKS FOR JOINING US--
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