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2:23:09 I was sitting on my linai here just after coming back from working out in the gym when I heard this ungodly scream help!
THAT SCREAM FROM A TEEN, NEIGHBORS SAY WAS PLAYING WITH GASOLINE AND CAUGHT FIRE!
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, AND HOW HE IS DOING TONIGHT.
BLANK STARES FROM JAMES HOLMES. AS HE NOW STARES AT 24 CHARGES OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
BUT TONIGHT WHY WE MAY NEVER SEE A KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN THE CASE.
THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE MOMENT AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN LOST HIS HAND TO AN ALLIGATOR.
BUT NOW, THAT CAPTAIN IS IN EVEN MORE HOT WATER.
"We didn't do a survey on who's taking advantage of freebies but I would say anyone who isn't is missing out on an opportunity.1110
FIND FREE STUFF. ONLINE!
IN TODAY'S A-B-C SEVEN SMART SHOPPER, WE'LL SHOW YOU IT'S JUST A FEW CLICKS AWAY.
.AND TELL YOU THE CATCH.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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RIGHT NOW, A 14 YEAR OLD BOY IS RECOVERING AFTER A FIRE BADLY BURNED HIM IN HIS CHARLOTTE COUNTY HOME.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT THIS MORNING INSIDE A GARAGE ON RIO DE JANEIRO AVENUE IN DEEP CREEK,
THERE'S NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A FIRE, BUT AS NEIGHBORS TELL ABC7'S CHARLIE KEEGAN IT WAS A CHAOTIC SCENE.
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Outside the house, the crime scene tape is gone and there's no visible signs of a fire.
But neighbors describe a completely different scene this morning.
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Don petersen says he heard screams coming from the house just before 11.
He ran outside and saw his neighbor running in and out of the house burned with no shirt on.
He called 911 and the 14 or 15 year old boy was flown to the burn unit at Tampa general hospital.
We don't know his condition right now, just that he was burned on his chest and arms.
Another neighbor tells us the boy was home alone with a friend. The friend told her the teen poured gas on the dining room table and lit it on fire.
The friend was able to get the fire out.
33:33 he seemed rattled by the while thing but he helped save his life and prevent th spread of fire in the house
26:35 he asked me am I going to get in trouble I said no you told me you put the fire out that is all in you favor you have nothing to worry
Back in Front of the house tonight, it's quiet. Crews have left the scene.
I'm told the victim lives here with his grandparents but again is in Tampa recovering from burns after a fire.
In charco ck abc 7news
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TONIGHT, JAMES HOLMES IS NOW OFFICIALLY FACING CHARGES.
PROSECUTORS FORMERLY CHARGED THE 24-YEAR-OLD FORMER DOCTORATE STUDENT IN THE MASS SHOOTING AT A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.
ABC'S BRANDI HITT REPORTS FROM CENTENNIAL,COLORADO WHERE TODAY'S HEARING TOOK PLACE.
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JAMES HOLMES LOOKED THE SAME AS HE DID LAST WEEK IN COURT - AT TIMES DAZED
AND CONFUSED WITH BRIGHT ORANGE HAIR.
ONLY THIS TIME, CAMERAS WERE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE AS THE PROSECUTION LAID OUT
142 CHARGES AGAINST HIM -- INCLUDING 2 MURDER COUNTS FOR EACH DEATH.
"24 counts of murder in the first degree 116
counts of criminal intent to commit murder.
One count sentence enhancer / One count of class four felonies possession
of an explosive device."
IN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY, MANY OF THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE MOVIE
THEATER MASSACRE ATTENDED THE HEARING
AND HEARD THE ACCUSED KILLER SPEAK FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WHEN THE JUDGE ASKED HOLMES IF HE WANTED TO WAVE HIS RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL
HE SAID "YES."
SOT PRESSER - "I'd rather just see him spend the rest of his life locked
away rather than put to death."
WHEN THE JUDGE MENTIONED THE DEATH PENALTY, HOLMES LOOKED RIGHT AT HIM.
THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED THAT PROSECUTORS RETURN THE JOURNAL HOLMES SENT TO
HIS PSYCHIATRIST, THAT WAS INTERCEPTED BY POLICE.
SOT - PRESSER FAMILY "I felt resentment that anyone could have their life
taken for the movies and I felt sorry for him such a brilliant man" ??
THERE ALSO APPEARED TO BE A SILENT MESSAGE FOR HOLMES IN COURT
FOR THE MAN WHO REPORTEDLY TOLD POLICE HE WAS THE JOKER
SEVERAL VICTIMS WORE "BATMAN" T-SHIRTS AS THEY BATTLE BACK FROM THEIR WOUNDS
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HOLME'S JOURNAL IS CONSIDERED A KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN THIS TRIAL.
NEXT MONTH, THE JUDGE WILL RULE WHETHER IT'S PRIVLEDGED INFORMATION BETWEEN
DOCTOR AND PATIENT.
BRANDI HITT - ABC NEWS, AURORA COLORADO.
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THE AIRBOAT TOUR CAPTAIN WHO LOST HIS HAND AFTER WITNESSES SAY HE FED AN ALLIGATOR IS NOW FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES AND FINES.
THIS WEEKEND AUTHORITIES ARRESTED DOUG'S AIRBOAT TOUR CAPTAIN, WALLACE WEATHERHOLT.
HE'S ACCUSED OF FEEDING OF AN ALLIGATOR. WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW.
DURING THE GATOR FEEDING, WITNESSES SAY THE GATOR RIPPED OFF WEATHERHOLT'S HAND.
A SOURCE SAYS THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN DURING THE BRUTAL ATTACK.
IF CONVICTED WEATHERHOLT FACES UP TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES.
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the evidence clearly shows mr. weatherholt was feeding the gator. that's clearly against to he law and should never have happened.
FRIENDS CLOSE TO WEATHERHOLT TELL US HE IS STILL RECOVERING AND HOPING TO GET A PROSTHETIC HAND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT A MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING THE PRESIDENT FROM HIS LEE COUNTY JAIL CELL.
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 18 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER DAVIES WROTE A LETTER TO STAFF AT THE JAIL - SAYING WHEN HE LEAVES HE'S --QUOTE --"GOING TO KILL PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA."
THE GOVERNMENT SAYS DAVIES WARNED THE JAIL STAFF HE'S SERIOUS --QUOTE-- "TAKE THIS LETTER AS A JOKE IF YOU WANT TO AND YOU'LL HAVE A PRESIDENTS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS."
DAVIES IS IN JAIL WAITING FOR HIS TRIAL ON A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CHARGE.
THE STATE SAYS HE'S THE MAN IN THESE PHOTOS -- WITH A KNIFE -- TRYING TO BREAK INTO AN A-T-M AT THIS NORTH FORT MYERS BANK IN MAY.
THREATENING THE PRESIDENT CARRIES A POTENTIAL FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
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A MIAMI MAN IS DEAD AFTER A JET SKI CRASH NEAR MARCO ISLAND.
CARLOS ARAGON DIED YESTERDAY IN THE CRASH OFF OF KEEWAYDIN ISLAND.
ACCORDING TO F-W-C OFFICERS - THE MAN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER ON A JET SKI.
ARAGON WAS THROWN FROM THE JET SKI AND DIED ON HIS WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.
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TONIGHT, DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO MEN WHO ROBBED A GAS STATION WITH GUNS IN LEHIGH ACRES.
AND A-B-C-7 HAS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT.
IT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT AT A CITGO STATION ON JOEL BOULEVARD.
YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE TWO MEN WITH GUNS JUMP THE COUNTER.
AND POINT A GUN AT THE BACK OF THE CLERK'S HEAD.
THEY DARTED AWAY WITH 400 DOLLARS.
THE CLERK WAS FINE.
IF YOU RECOGNIZE THOSE MEN, CALL THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR CRIMESTOPPERS.
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DEPUTES ARE TRYING TO IDETIFY A WOMAN FOUND SERIOUSLY INJURED ALONG THE SIDE OF A BONITA SPRINGS ROAD.
SOMEONE FOUND HER AROUND 5-30 THIS MORNING ON OLD 41 ROAD JUST SOUTH OF BONITA BEACH ROAD NEAR THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK.
THE WOMAN WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
DEPUTIES HAVE YET TO GIVE US A PICTURE - BUT SAY SHE'S HISPANIC - ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD, FIVE FOOT TWO, 180 POUND WITH DARK AUBURN HAIR.
SHE WORE BLUE JEANS WITH A BLACK T-SHIRT AND WHITE TENNIS SHOES.
HER FINGER AND TOE NAILS ARE PAINTED DARK GREEN.
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MITT ROMNEY IS RECEIVING BACKLASH FOR A COMMENT HE MADE DURING A TRIP TO ISRAEL.
HE PRAISED THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF THE ISRAELIS -- WHOSE ANNUAL INCOME AVERAGES 31 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
.AGAINST THE POVERTY OF PALESTINIANS, WHO AVERAGE JUST 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
HE SAID QUOTE: "CULTURE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE."
HE WENT ON TO SAY HE QUOTE "RECOGNIZES THE POWER OF AT LEAST CULTURE AND A FEW OTHER THINGS."
BUT PALESTINIAN LEADERS ARE CALLING THAT REMARK RACIST.
BECAUSE THEY SAY ROMNEY FAILED TO MENTION THE EFFECTS OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION.
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"Palestinians and Israelis may be in a conflict but palestinians and israelis are people. equal."
"I am sure that gov romney was not talking about difference in cultures or differences anybody superior or inferior."
MEANWHILE. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS IN NEW YORK FOR A FUNDRAISER.
A WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON REACTED TO THE COMMENT. SAYING "SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THOSE COMMENTS ARE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS."
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ABC-NEWS TALKED EXCLUSIVELY WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS HEART TRANSPLANT IN MARCH.
HERE'S HIS OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
JONATHAN KARL: DICK CHENEY: 00:21:04:00 I-- I-- obviously I'm not a big fan of President Obama. I think he's been one of our weakest presidents. I just fundamentally disagree
with him philosophically. I-- be hard put to find any Democratic president that I've disagreed with more--
JONATHAN KARL: 00:21:20:00 Really?
DICK CHENEY: 00:21:20:00 --than Barack Obama. Yeah.
CHENEY BELIEVES THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT BEEN SOFT ON TERROR - BUT HAS MADE MANY MISTAKES.
CHENEY SAYS SINCE HIS TRANSPLANT, HE FEELS BETTER THAN HE'S FELT IN YEARS.
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SOME SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VOTERS GOT A HEAD START TODAY.
COLLIER COUNTY EARLY VOTING BEGAN.
VOTERS THERE NOW HAVE 12 DAYS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
THAT'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN MOST OTHER COUNTIES IN FLORIDA
MOST OF THE COUNTIES ONLY GET A WEEK OF EARLY VOTING NOW -- BECAUSE OF A NEW STATE LAW SHRINKING HOW LONG EARLY VOTING LASTS.
COLLIER CAN'T FOLLOW THAT LAW UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT APPROVES IT -- BECAUSE THERE'S A HISTORY OF VOTER DISCRIMINATION THERE.
THE FEDS HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON ANY ELECTION CHANGES IN COLLIER.
AND THOSE EXTRA DAYS COULD MEAN MORE VOTERS IN AN ALREADY ACTIVE COUNTY.
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in the 2010 general election our orange blossom early voting location had more voters everyday than any other voting location in the state of florida, it was over 1,000 a day.
EARLY VOTING IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES BEGINS THIS SATURDAY.
IT RUNS FOR A WEEK AND WRAPS UP THERE AUGUST 11TH.
THAT END DAY IS THE SAME IN COLLIER COUNTY.
AND THE FLORIDA PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW---AUGUST 14TH.
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AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BUDGET. TOMORROW IS YOUR CHANCE TO VOICE YOUR OPINION.
A HEARING IS SET FOR FIVE TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE DISTRICT'S OFFICE ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
ADMINISTRATORS ORIGINIALY PROJECTED A 10 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.
TO PLUG IT, THE DISTRICT COULD CUT AREAS LIKE OVERTIME, THE CENTRAL OFFICE, AND TAKE SOME MONEY FROM RESERVES.
THE BUDGET WILL BE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER.
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ALSO HAPPENING TOMORROW --
LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL TALK TAXES.
COUNTY STAFF IS SUGGESTING THEY KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE EXACTLY WHERE WILL IT IS.
THE BOARD WILL ALSO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR SEPTEMBER -- THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE TAX RATE.
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LOOK AT THIS!
AN OFFICER SHOT - A MAN KILLED AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP TURNS DEADLY.
WE SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
AND I'M ABC7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI --
EVERYDAY WE GET EMAILS OFFERING FREE GOODS -- FROM MAKE UP - TO DOG FOOD.
BUT THOSE SO CALLED FREEBIES.COULD COST YOU.
HOW TO SHOP SMART AHEAD.
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"I'm ABC 7 Smart Shopper Nina Moini, coming up I'll tell you where the best freebies are online"
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CHECK OUT THIS FLOODING IN ARIZONA.
THIS IS IN SACATON , WHERE TORRENTIAL RAIN AND WINDS AS HIGH AS 60 MILES-AN-HOUR LED TO MAJOR FLOODING YESTERDAY.
RAIN FELL AS FAST AS AN INCH AN HOUR IN SOME AREAS.
BLOWING DUST AND SHEETS OF RAIN ALSO CLOSED LANES AND TRIGGERED ACCIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
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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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After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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WHO DOESN'T LIKE SOMETHING FOR FREE?
TONIGHT, ABC7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI TELLS YOU ABOUT SOME WEBSITES THAT OFFER YOU PRODUCTS AT NO COST.
NINA -- THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.
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FROM MAKEUP TO DOG FOOD, BY GOING ONLINE YOU CAN GET A VARIETY OF FREE ITEMS EVERYDAY.
BUT THERE IS A CATCH.
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IT SEEMS LIKE A NEW ONE'S POPPING UP WEEKLY. WEBSITES THAT FEATURE FREE STUFF.
. WHICH MASTER MONEY-SAVERS SAY. SHOULD BE A DAILY DESTINATION.
"We didn't do a survey on who's taking advantage of freebies but I would say anyone who isn't is missing out on an opportunity.1110
JODY ROHLENA AT SHOPSMART MAGAZINE BRAGS ABOUT THE FREEBIE WEBSITES BEING THE REASON WHY SHE HASN'T HAD TO BUY EYE SHADOW IN YEARS.
.BECAUSE SHE'S GOTTEN SO MANY FREE SAMPLES.
FROM SITES LIKE FREEBIES4MOM.COM. OR HEYITSFREE.NET.
"Typically that's what these freebies are. They're little sample-size things.we found a face wash, some dog food and lotion and all kins of things"
HUNT4FREEBIES.COM. OR.MONEYSAVINGMOM.COM ARE TWO OTHERS THAT SHE SAYS OFTEN SEND A COUPON WITH THE FREE SAMPLE.
"So, you get to go try the product and if you like it, you get to save a dollar or sometimes even more on the full-size version"
THE CATCH IS. YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE UP SOME INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF. TO INCLUDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH SHOULDN'T BE YOUR PRIMARY ADDRESS.
"You can make up a dedicated email address and we encourage you to do that so that your inbox isn't flooded with all kinds of stuff"
SOME SITES EVEN LIST ALL THE FREE ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE IN THE AREA YOU LIVE.
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OF COURSE, WE'LL POST ALL THESE WEBSITES ON OUR WEBSITE ABC-7.COM JUST CLICK ON SITES ON 7.
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.
THE U-S PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE IS STILL RECOMMENDING AGAINST ROUTINE HEART SCREENING TESTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITHOUT SYMPTOMS OF HEART DISEASE.
IN 2004 THE PANEL OF EXPERTS SAID CONDUCTING AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM -- OR E-C-G -- ON PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF HEART TROUBLE PROVIDED NO BENEFIT.
THEY RECENTLY ANALYZED NEW STUDIES ON THE TOPIC -- AND HAVE YET TO FIND EVIDENCE THAT WOULD CHANGE THEIR ORIGINAL DECISION.
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ANOTHER STUDY SHOWS MEN DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM OTHER DISEASES.
RESEARCHERS AT HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDIED THE CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG MORE THAN HALF A MILLION MEN.
THEY FOUND MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM HEART DISEASE LEADING EXPERTS TO SAY PATIENTS CAN LOWER THEIR RISK FOR PREMATURE DEATH BY DIETING AND FOLLOWING A HEALTHY DIET.
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A LOOK TONIGHT AT THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE ON CHILDREN.
RESEARCHERS SAY IT CAN BE JUST AS DAMAGING TO A YOUNG CHILD'S HEALTH AS A SLAP, KICK OR PUNCH.
THEY SAY TELLING A CHILD THEY'RE WORTHLESS, EXPLOITING THEM OR INVOLVING THEM IN A DRUG HABIT CAN LEAD TO DEVELOPMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
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AN INDIANA POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER A SUSPECT SHOT AT HIM!
OTHER OFFICERS FIRED BACK AND KILLED THE SHOOTER AFTER A DRAMATIC CHASE.
AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.
YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.
THIS ALL STARTED WHEN THE OFFICER PULLED JAMES LOCKHART OVER FOR A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT.
INSTEAD, LOCKHARDT DROVE OFF.
AND AS SOON AS HE STOPPED HIS CAR -- HE OPENED FIRE. POPPING OFF 12 SHOTS IN 16 SECONDS.
ONE BULLET HIT THE OFFICER, BUT HE WAS WEARING A BULLET PROOF VEST.
OTHER OFFICERS LATER SHOT AND KILLED THE SUSPECT DURING A SHOOTOUT.
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THE DAILY SHOTS ARE PAINFUL --
BUT NEEDED FOR THE MILLIONS WHO SUFFER FROM DIABETES --
TONIGHT A NEW DRUG TO PREVENT IT -- POSSIBLY EVEN REVERSE IT.
AND WATCH THIS --
STUCK AT THE TOP OF A THRILLER FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR!
HOW RESCUERS GOT RIDERS OFF THE TIP TOP OF A BRAND NEW COASTER.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.
KIDNEY FAILURE, BLINDNESS, AMPUTATION, HEART ATTACK AND STROKE.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE **SERIOUS** EFFECTS PEOPLE WITH TYPE-ONE DIABETES FACE.
NOW DOCTORS ARE STUDYING WAYS TO CURE THE DISEASE BEFORE IT HAPPENS.EVEN REVERSE IT IN THOSE ALREADY DIAGNOSED.
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IT CAN BE A PAIN…
BUT IT'S A NECESSITY FOR MILLIONS
AND IT'S SOMETHING KERBY BENNET IS TRYING TO AVOID.
A FEW YEARS AGO, HER TWIN SISTER TAYLOR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE-ONE DIABETES
"It was a shock to us, especially because she was 17 when she was diagnosed."
BECAUSE HER IDENTICAL TWIN HAS IT KERBY HAS A 65-PERCENT CHANCE OF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE TOO.
NOW, SHE'S THE FIRST PERSON TO ENROLL IN A CLINICAL TRIAL AT VANDERBILT UNIVERISITY TESTING THE DRUG TEPLIZUMAB.
"It's been well studied in individuals who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes. What if we take someone who is at high risk to develop diabetes, can we actually prevent it?"
THE DRUG BATTLES AN IMMUNE SYSTEM PROTEIN CALLED CD-3. THE GOAL IS TO FIND OUT IF IT CAN ALSO STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF THE INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS IN THE PANCREAS BEFORE DIABETES OCCURS. MEANWHILE RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ARE CURING IT IN ANIMALS. BY ISOLATING THE SPECIFIC T-CELLS THAT ATTACK THE PANCREAS THEY DEVELOPED A DRUG THAT CAN STOP DIABETES FROM DEVELOPING AND EVEN REVERSE IT IN MICE THAT ALREADY HAVE IT.
KERBY HOPES THE DRUGS WILL HELP PREVENT HER FROM DEVELOPING DIABETES AND SOMEDAY CURE HER TWIN SISTER.
"I think research like this makes it possible."
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RESEARCHERS WILL FOLLOW KERBY FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS.
DOCTORS SAY THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THE TRIAL IS TO ENROLL 150 PEOPLE IN THE U-S AND AT A FEW FOREIGN SITES.
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BACK IN COURT -- BUT NO CAMERAS ALLOWED.
TONIGHT, THE ACCUSED COLORADO MASS MURDERER IS FACING MORE THAN 100 CHARGES.
THE INSANTIY DEFENSE THAT COULD BE FRONT AND CENTER.
"They have an opportunity to cut this kind of wasteful spending."
SPENDING YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON JUNK FOOD!
HOW YOU'RE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THE NATION'S GROWING WAISTLINE.
AND --
DR. ROBERT WEISS, DERMATOLOGIST - "What we're trying to do is get the skin to contract, to look smoother, to reduce jowls and try take, like, 10 years off."
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK --
THE NEWEST PROCEDURE TO FIGHT AGING AND THE BIG PRICE TAG ATTACHED.
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A 14 YEAR OLD CHARLOTTE COUNTY BOY IS RECOVERING TONIGHT IN TAMPA AFTER HE WAS BADLY BURNED IN A FIRE.
THE FIRE HAPPENED INSIDE A GARAGE IN DEEP CREEK TODAY.
RESCUE CREWS FLEW HIM TO THE HOSPITAL IN TAMPA.
.WHILE DEPUTIES STAYED BEHIND TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE.
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THE AIRBOAT TOUR CAPTAIN WHO LOST HIS HAND TO A GATOR IS NOW FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES AND FINES.
THIS WEEKEND, AUTHORITIES ARRESTED DOUG'S AIRBOAT TOUR CAPTAIN, WALLACE WEATHERHOLT -- CHARGING HIM WITH FEEDING AN ALLIGATOR.
THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW.
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EARLY VOTING IS NOW UNDERWAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.
IT STARTED TODAY.
VOTERS HAVE 12 DAYS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN THE PRIMARY.
IF YOU LIVE IN LEE OR CHARLOTTE COUNTIES, YOUR EARLY VOTING STARTS SATRUDAY.
ALL THE EARLY VOTING WILL FINISH A WEEK FROM SATURDAY -- AUGUST 11TH.
AND THE REAL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY WILL BE THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY -- AUGUST 14TH.
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THE MAN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING FOR MONTHS AND THEN CARRYING OUT A MURDEROUS RAMPAGE IN A COLORADO MOVIE THEATER.
.WAS BACK IN COURT TODAY.
GOOD EVENING, I'M JEFF BUTERA.
AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
JAMES HOLMES IS NOW OFFICALLY CHARGED IN THE ATTACK THAT LEFT 12 DEAD AND 58 INJURED.
JAY GRAY TELLS US ABOUT HOW HE ACTED IN COURT TODAY.
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THE RED DYE IN HIS HAIR LOOKS TO BE GROWING OUT.
JAMES HOLMES WAS CLEARLY MORE ALERT. AND MORE RESPONSIVE AS HE LISTENED TO THE OFFICIAL CHARGES READ ALOUD IN A COLORADO COURTROOM.
TWENTY-FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
116 ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.
TWO COUNTS FOR EACH VICTIM: SHOOTING AFTER DELIBERATION. AND AN ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSAL MALICE, MANIFESTING EXTREME INDIFFERENCE TO THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE.
LIVES LIKE VERONICA MOSER'S. THE 6-YR-OLD WAS KILLED DURING THE MASSACRE.
HER MOM ASHLEY PARALYZED FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE NECK AND ABDOMEN. SHE ALSO SUFFERED A MISCARRIAGE AFTER THE ATTACK.
"It was very important to come today to see him as who he was. there was a lot of anger."
DOZENS OF FAMILY MEMBERS. AND SEVERAL SURVIVORS OF THE SHOOTING SPREE. WERE DRAWN TO THE COURTROOM TODAY.
"When we've seen him before he looked kind of spaced out or out of touch. he looked very, very alert today and very lucid as to what was going on."
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THIS BIZARRE SCENE DURING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE WHEN HE SEEMED DAZED AND DISENGAGED.
TODAY, HOLMES ACKNOWLEDGED THE JUDGE. TALKED WITH HIS ATTORNEYS. AND SPOKE FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY DURING THE BRIEF PROCEEDING. ANSWERING "YES" WHEN ASKED IF HE WANTED TO WAIVE HIS RIGHT TO A PRELIMINARY HEARING WITHIN 35 DAYS.
TIME HIS PUBLIC DEFENDERS WILL LIKELY USE TO PREPARE WHAT MOST LEGAL ANALYSTS AGREE IS THEIR ONLY OPTION IN THE CASE. AN INSANITY PLEA.
"He had a persona of evilness about him but he looked sane to me."
HIS FATE COULD ULTIMATELY HINGE ON HOW HOLMES "LOOKS" TO COURT APPOINTED DOCTORS IN THIS EMOTIONAL, HIGH-PROFILE CASE.
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JAY GRAY REPORTING.
ALONG WITH THE 140 MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES, PROSECUTORS ALSO INCLUDED CHARGES OF OF CRIMINAL VIOLENCE. AND POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES - CITING THE CACHE OF BOMBS PULLED FROM HOLMES APARTMENT.
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CREWS ARE WORKING TO FIX AN EMPTY AREA ON PENN STATE'S CAMPUS.
THE AREA WHERE JOE PATERNO'S STATUE ONCE STOOD.
CREWS PLANTED NEW TREES THERE OVER THE WEEKEND.
CREWS REMOVED THE SEVEN FOOT STATUE FROM BEAVER STADIUM LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF PATERNO'S ROLE IN THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX SCANDAL.
AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION FOUND PATERNO HELPED COVER UP THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SANDUSKY.
NO WORD ON WHAT THE UNIVERSITY WILL DO WITH THE STATUE.
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40 LOCAL SOLDIERS SAID GOODBYE TO THEIR FAMILIES TODAY AS THEY GET READY TO GO TO AFGHANISTAN.
THE 856TH QUARTER-MASTER SUPPORT COMPANY SAID FAREWELL AT A CEREMONY IN IMMOKALEE TODAY.
THEY'LL FLY TO FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY FOR A MONTH OF TRAINING.
THEN THEY HEAD TO AFGHANISTAN.
THEY'LL STAY THERE FOR ONE YEAR.
THEY'LL PROVIDE SUPPLIES TO 24-THOUSAND TROOPS.
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1st Sgt. Roy Cabalo 8:23-29 "We provide the food, we provide the fuel, we provide like I said the beans, the bullets, the band-aids to make sure the missions go off."
THIS IS THE 91ST TIME THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD HAS DEPLOYED TROOPS SINCE 2001.
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OFFICERS IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA MADE A NINTH ARREST ON THE NINTH DAY OF PROTESTS AGAINST THEM.
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MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE RALLIED, CALLING FOR COMMUNITY PEACE AFTER TWO DEADLY POLICE SHOOTINGS.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS CAME JUST HOURS BEFORE AN EVENING MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MANUEL DIAZ -- A 25-YEAR-OLD UN-ARMED MAN WHO OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.
THE NIGHT AFTER OFFICERS SHOT DIAZ -- THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED OTHER OFFCERS ALSO SHOT AND KILLED JOEL ACEVEDO --
THEY SAY HE'S A SUSPECTED GANG MEMBER WHO FIRED AT OFFICERS WHILE THEY CHASED HIM.
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A TENSE POLICE CHASE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAME TO AN ABRUPT END.
DURING THE CHASE. TROOPERS HAD TO CATCH UP TO A TRUCK AND FORCE IT TO STOP USING WHAT'S CALLED THE PIT MANEUVER.
YOU CAN SEE THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS AFTER IT HAPPENED.
TROOPERS HAD TO USE GUNS AND NIGHT STICKS TO SMASH THE WINDOWS OF THE TRUCK BEFORE THE DRIVER SPED OFF.
NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.
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NATS CRASH
HUNDREDS OF FANS ARE DEVASTATED AFTER A TRADITION TURNED DEADLY IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA THIS WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEE A DRIVER START HIS RACE AT THE 'SUMMER THUNDER MUD BOG' EVENT. WHEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG.
HIS CAR FLIPPED.
IT ALL HAPPENED AT THE PACKED FAIRGROUNDS.
THE DRIVER DIED.
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THE DOCTOR FOUND GUILTY OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN MICHAEL JACKSON'S DEATH SAYS HE WANTS THE EVIDENCE RE-TESTED.
CONRAD MURRAY'S LAWYERS FILED THAT MOTION TODAY.
THEY WANT ANOTHER TEST OF RESIDUE FOUND IN THE BOTTLE OF PROPOFOL JACKSON WAS HOOKED UP TO WHEN HE DIED.
ORIGINALLY EXPERTS TESTIFIED THAT BOTTLE WAS MIXED WITH A DRUG CALLED "LIDOCAINE" -- SOMETHING DOCTORS PROVIDE TO EASE THE STING OF PROPOFOL.
THE DEFENSE LAWYERS SAY IF THE NEW TESTS SHOW THE BOTTLE DOESN'T CONTAIN ANY OTHER DRUG IN IT, IT WOULD SUPPORT THE THEORY JACKSON GAVE IT TO HIMSELF.
MURRAY IS SERVING A FOUR-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW -
THE F-B-I IS INVESTIGATING A RASH OF BOMB THREATS AT A NUMBER OF WALMARTS IN THE MIDWEST.
SOME OF THOSE THREATS EVEN FORCED STORES TO EVACUATE.
A TOTAL OF ELEVEN STORES IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS GOT THE THREATS.
IN EACH CASE.THE CALLER SAID BOMBS WERE HIDDEN AT THE STORE.
AT ONE STORE. THE CALLER EVEN SAID MANY WOULD DIE.
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BRAD GARRETT/FORMER FBI AGENTI don't think people should be worried about shopping at Walmart. I think people should understand that the law enforcement takes bomb threats seriously and they cost communities a lot of money but yes.law enforcement is a little bit on edge obviously because of what happened in Aurora.
AGENTS ARE WORKING TO SEE IF THE CASES ARE CONNECTED.
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PEOPLE WHO LOVE ROLLER COASTERS PROBABLY LOVE THAT THRILL YOU FEEL WHEN YOU STRAP IN.
BUT FOR SOME THRILL-SEEKERS IN CALIFORNIA -- THIS WAS MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR.
A DOZEN PASSENGERS AT SIX FLAGS WERE TESTING OUT THE BRAND NEW SUPERMAN ROLLER COASTER.
AND *THIS* HAPPENED!
THEY GOT STUCK 150 FEET UP -- AT THE VERY TOP OF THE RIDE -- FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF!
RESCUE CREWS USED A CRANE TO FINALLY GET THE RIDERS DOWN.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
BUT SIX FLAGS SAYS THAT RIDE WILL STAY SHUT DOWN.
.AS INSPECTORS FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG.
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BILLIONS IN YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE HELPING TO FUND JUNK FOOD COMPANIES.ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT.
A CONSUMER GROUP FOUND THREE QUARTERS OF AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES GOES TO COMMODITY CROPS LIKE CORN.
ACCORDING TO THE GROUP --
THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT 18-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN SUBSIDIES FUNDING CROPS USED IN JUNK FOOD ADDITIVES LIKE HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP.
THE GROUP SAYS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL SUBSIDY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IS ABOUT 637 MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD APPLES.
ITS URGING CONGRESS TO CHANGE THAT.
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"Congress is looking at the farm bill as we speak and they have an opportunity to cut this kind of wasteful spending."
"Subsidies would help me do things that I need to do that I can't do now."
CONSUMER ADVOCATES SAY THE MONEY NOW HEADING TO JUNK FOOD SHOULD GO TOWARD FARMERS PRODUCING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
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BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY, OUR ABILITY TO LOOK YOUNGER AND YOUNGER KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.
AND AMONG THE NEWEST PROCEDURES IS ONE THAT HELPS YOU LOOK A DECADE YOUNGER. WITHOUT EVEN GOING UNDER THE KNIFE.
DONNA HAMILTON TELLS YOU HOW IT WORKS.
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56-YEAR-OLD JOY MACALUSO HAS ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD CARE OF HER SKIN.
SHE STAYS OUT OF THE SUN, AND ADMITS TO HAVING SEVERAL CHEMICAL PEELS, BUT SHE FELT LIKE IT WAS TIME FOR A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA, BUT NOT AS SERIOUS AS SURGERY.
"No, no, I didn't want to go to surgery at this point, but he said to me, 'I think, topically, you've pretty much maxed everything you can do."'
SHE'S TALKING ABOUT DOCTOR ROBERT WEISS, HER DERMATOLOGIST.
HE SUGGESTED SOMETHING NEW: A PROCEDURE THAT USES BIPOLAR RADIO FREQUENCY CALLED EVOLASTIN.
"What we're trying to do is get the skin to contract, to look smoother, to reduce jowls and try take, like, 10 years off."
THIS IS WHAT THE EVOLASTIN APPLICATOR LOOKS LIKE.
IT USES TWO TINY NEEDLES TO DEPLOY THE RADIO FREQUENCY THAT HEATS THE SKIN.
"This goes between two tiny electrodes that go under the skin and heats the collagen to a temperature where your body wants to replace it with more collagen."
JOY HAS HAD SOME NUMBING FLUIDS PUT UNDER HER SKIN FOR THE TREATMENT, AND now, SHE'S READY TO GO. THE NEEDLES GO JUST 2 TO 3 MILLIMETERS INTO THE SKIN, AND THE TINY PINHOLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LAST FOR 24 HOURS OR SO.
AND WHILE THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BRUISING FROM THE PROCEDURE, DR.WEISS SAID THAT SHOULD DISAPPEAR IN A FEW DAYS.
AS FOR RESULTS.
"Then, you'll start seeing slow improvement that occurs over a period anywhere from two weeks to up to six months after the procedure."
WE WENT BACK TO SEE JOY ABOUT SIX WEEKS AFTER EVOLASTIN, AND SHE WAS ALREADY SEEING SOME EARLY RESULTS -- ESPECIALLY AROUND HER JAWLINE.
"This area of the jaw where it started, you can feel the thickening around the bone, and it has moved up. So, it has got to go all the way up and fill in the cheeks."
MACALUSO SAID SHE'S EXPECTING MORE GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN IN THE COMING MONTHS.
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DONNA HAMILTON REPORTING.
WE SHOULD TELL -- THE PROCEDURE IS NOT CHEAP!
THE PRICE TAG IS ABOUT 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
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PAMELA ANDERSON - "I'm not gonna get sidetracked by BOYS , men, romances."
THE STARS ARE BACK.
READY TO TAKE THE BALLROOM FLOOR AND THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY.
SO WHAT'S THE STRATEGY FOR THESE ALL-STAR DANCING ALUMS.
A SNEAK PEEK AHEAD.
NOT ONE, BUT TWO.
NOT IN THE HOSPITAL BUT ON THE WAY.THE HIGHWAY!
MEET THE TWINS WHO COULDN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT INTO THE WORLD.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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ANOTHER DUST STORM RUMBLED THROUGH PHOENIX OVER THE WEEKEND.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MASSIVE WALL OF DUST.
IT DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.
SANDSTORMS LIKE THIS HAPPEN DURING THE REGION'S MONSOON -- A SEASON OF HIGH WINDS, HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND HIGH MOISTURE.
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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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After a few mainly dry days, we are starting to see more tropical moisture feed into Southwest Florida. That will help to increase our rain coverage over the next few days. We'll have a stray shower wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico this morning and the better rain chance shifts inland in the afternoon. As the moisture continues to increase our rain chances go up just a bit each of the next few days. By midweek, we'll be looking at a more "typical" Southwest Florida summertime weather pattern with scatter afternoon storms each day. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90s, but will feel like the lower 100s because of all the humidity.
As far as the tropics, there is a wave in the mid-Atlantic, but it has little chance to develop over the next couple of days. So, no worries now. We'll keep you updated.
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IT'S AN ALL-STAR CAST.PAST WINNERS INCLUDED. RETURNING FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
TONIGHT - ABC'S RACHEL SMITH CATCHES UP WITH THE 6 MEN AND 6 WOMEN TO ASK THEM WHY THEY CAME BACK.AND WHAT STRATEGIES THEY'LL BRING THIS SEASON.
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The thrill of VICTORY!
The agony of.THE FEET!
Olympians Shawn Johnson
and Apolo Ohno will
DANCE against each
other.and four OTHER
Mirrorball champions!
RACHEL SMITH:
"What's your STRATEGY
for the All Stars season of
DANCING WITH THE STARS?
HELIO CASTRONEVES:
"Mm. Uh, I think bring my yellow
zoot suit again."
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Helio Castroneves
wants ANOTHER trophy.
But SO do: Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey
and Kelly Monaco - the SEASON ONE winner,
with plans to SLIP UP her competition.
KELLY MONACO:
"I think maybe Vaseline on the bottom
of people's shoes."
Kelly's KIDDING, but Pamela Anderson
is SERIOUSLY avoiding DISTRACTIONS.
PAMELA ANDERSON:
"I'm not gonna get sidetracked by
BOYS , men, romances. I'm just
such a romantic that I think if I
put all of that into the dances,
then I'll be covered."
The stars' PARTNERS
will be announced in two weeks,
but, it seems, Kirstie Alley ALREADY
knows - and won't REVEAL whether
she's REUNITING with Maks.
She TWEETS that its TOUGH
keeping the secret.
RACHEL SMITH:
"Why are you putting
yourself OUT there?"
BRISTOL PALIN:
"Why not, you know? People are
going to be saying whatever they
want to say about my family
and, um, why not be able to provide
for my son and be able to work
with awesome people again?"
MELISSA RYCROFT:
"Those judges are going to expect
us to be ten times better than we were the last
time they saw us. I don't think that's fair.
RACHEL SMITH:
"Oh, come on now!
You don't think that's fair?!"
MELISSA RYCROFT:
"I don't think they should expect
any MORE from us."
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Former boy band stars - and
CURRENT buddies - Drew Lachey
from 98 DEGREES and
Joey Fatone from 'N SYNC -
are now dance RIVALS.
DREW LACHEY:
"You know, just jawing back and forth,
you know. Who sold more records? Who won
the mirror ball trophy?"
Drew WON. Joey WANTS to.
SO does Gilles Marini,
who holds NO GRUDGE
against - then - 17-year old
Shawn Johnson BEATING
him in SEASON EIGHT,
with LESS THAN
one percent of the votes!
GILLES MARINI:
"I'm dancing for the 20 million
people that would watch it and
will enjoy watching me perform
for them. And, my daughter."
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THE 'DANCING WITH THE STARS -- ALL STARS' PREMIERES IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS -- SEPTEMBER 24TH -- RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C 7.
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A COUPLE WAS EXPECTING TWINS. BUT THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING THIS.
THESE TWO LITTLE BUNDLES OF JOY WERE BORN ON TWO SEPARATE HIGHWAYS IN LONG ISLAND OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE FIRST THING GAVIN -- THE FIRST BABY -- SAW WAS THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY.
HIS PARENTS PULLED OVER TO WAIT FOR AN AMBULANCE THERE AND THAT'S WHEN GAVIN MADE HIS ENTRANCE.
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They're wheeling me into the ambulance and I'm holding Gavin. And I'm not really covered up at all. And there's a car literally driving towards us, and I'm like, "Oh my God!"
ONCE IN THE AMBULANCE, MOM CONTINUED TO THE HOSPITAL.
BUT THEN -- ON THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY -- GAVIN'S BROTHER, DECLAN, ARRIVED.
EVERYONE IS DOING FINE.
THEY SHOULD HEAD HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL TODAY.
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EXPECT TO PAY MORE THE NEXT TIME YOU STAY AT A HOTEL.
ACCORDING TO AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY BY TRIP-ADVISOR, ABOUT HALF THE HOTELS IN THE U-S ARE EXPECTED TO RAISE THEIR RATES THIS FALL, COMPARED TO LAST.
MANY HOTELS REPORTED HIGH PROFITS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. GIVING THEM A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THE FALL.
ONLY 16 PERCENT OF HOTELS PLAN TO CHARGE A LOWER ROOM RATE THIS FALL.
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NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD KEEP SMARTPHONE USERS SAFE WHILE WALKING.
G-M IS TESTING A "WIRELESS PEDESTRIAN DETECTION SYSTEM".
THE SYSTEM WOULD DETECT A CELL PHONE'S WI-FI SIGNAL AND COMPARE IT WITH THE VEHICLE'S SIGNAL. ALERTING THE DRIVER IF THEY'RE GOING TO HIT SOMEONE. IF BOTH SIGNALS ARE WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF EACH OTHER.
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DENIED A WEDDING BECAUSE THEY'RE BLACK.
TONIGHT A COUPLE IS OUTRAGED --
AN ENTIRE CONGREGATION BEING CALLED RACIST.
WHY IT VOTED NO TO THE FIRST EVER BLACK WEDDING AT THE CHURCH.JUST DAYS BEFORE I-DOs.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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A CHURCH IN MISSISSIPPI HAS DECIDED -- AT THE LAST MINUTE -- THEY WON'T MARRY A COUPLE -- DESPITE THE FACT BOTH THE MAN AND THE WOMAN GO TO THAT CHURCH.
THE PROBLEM?
THEY'RE BLACK.
ANDREW SPENCER TALKED TO THE COUPLE AND THE PASTOR.
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"Why didn't those people stand up in the beginning? If it was such a minority of people why didn't the majority stand up and say in God's house, we don't do this?"
CHARLES WILSON AND HIS WIFE, TE'ANDREA ARE ANGRY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TWO DAYS BEFORE THEIR WEDDING.
"Some members of the congregation got upset and decided that no black would ever be married at that church.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI HAS NEVER HAD AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WEDDING IN ITS 129 YEAR HISTORY.
"This had never been done before and it was setting a new precedent and there were those who reacted to that."
THE CHURCH'S PASTOR, STAN WEATHERFORD told Jackson Mississippi TV station W-L-B-T IT WAS A SMALL, YET VOCAL GROUP AND HE DID WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS BEST BY ASKING THE WILSONS TO TAKE THEIR WEDDING ELSEWHERE.
I didn't want to have a controversy within the church / I wanted to make sure their wedding day was a special day."
WEATHERFORD MARRIED THE COUPLE AT A NEARBY CHURCH.
I had dreams of having my wedding the way I wanted it and I also dreamed of having it at the church. And unfortunately it didn't happen so I was very devastated, in turmoil and just very hurt.
SOME CONGREGANTS SAID THEY HOPE THE WILSONS AND THE CHURCH CAN MOVE ON.
"I would say I'm sorry this happened and would you forgive the people who caused it, because we're going to try to."
AS FOR THE WILSONS:
TE'ANDREA HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
CHARLES SAID HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING.
BUT NOW, THEY DON'T FEEL WELCOME OR AT HOME.
"All we wanted to do in the eyes of God was to be man and wife in a church where we thought we felt loved."
I'M ANDREW SPENCER, REPORTING.
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34:30 it's unsettling is strange to see. And then to see the crime scene tape go up is pretty weird too.
NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE A SHOCKING SCENE AS A 15 YEAR OLD BOY GOES UP IN FLAMES.
COMING UP WE HEAR FROM THOSE WHO WITNESSED THE NEAR DEATH ORDEAL AND CALLED 9-1-1.
PLUS - DANGEROUS WATERS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS -- AND RUINING RICH MARINE LIFE.
WHERE ENVIRONMENTLISTS ARE DEMANDING A SOLUTION.
0010. "you allow opportunity to come for the future. Not just for us but the entire city.
FIGHTING FOR A COMPROMISE IN THE CAPE.
THE DEBATE OVER WHAT KIND OF PROPERTIES CAN BE BUILT AND WHERE.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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