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BREAKING NEWS --
A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN LEE COUNTY.
A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL *AIRLIFTED TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.
AS DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR THE VEHICLE INVOLVED.
WE HAVE A LIVE REPORT FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
47:42 "he was a killer. just taking a life like that i how could he break up a family you know. i still can't get over it."
A MOTHER TRYING TO HEAL THIS MORNING.
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HER DAUGHTER.
SHOT AND KILLED BY DEPUTIES.
WE HAVE THE LATEST ON HOW THE SHOOTING WENT DOWN.
AND BACK IN COURT --
THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTINGS. ATTENDS A HEARING TODAY.
AND SEVERAL NEW ORGANIZATIONS WILL ASK THE JUDGE --
TO RELEASE *MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE.
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RIGHT NOW AT NINE --
DEVELOPING DETAILS ON A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN LEE COUNTY.
A 16-YEAR-OLD LEE COUNTY GIRL -- IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING AFTER GETTING HIT BY A CAR AT HER BUS STOP.
SHE'S A SOUTH FORT MYERS STUDENT.
IT ALL HAPPENED IN SAN CARLOS PARK AROUND 6:15 -- NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD.
TROOPERS SAY 16-YEAR-OLD KEISHA BIENAIME -- WAS WAITING AT HER BUS STOP WHEN A RED PICK-UP TRUCK HIT HER.
THE TRUCK THEN FLED THE SCENE.
BIENAIME HAS BEEN AIRLIFTED TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE PICK-UP TRUCK -- WITH POSSIBLE FRONT END OR RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION.CALL THE FHP.
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BREAKING NEWS AT NINE:
A TEEN GIRL WAS HIT BY A CAR,
WHILE WAITING FOR HER SCHOOL BUS
IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD.
ABC-7'S JOE ROETZ IS LIVE WHERE THE TEEN WAS HIT.
AND TROOPERS JUST RELEASED BRAND NEW INFORMATION.
JOE -- RIGHT NOW, SHE'S CRITICAL?
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THIS MORNING…WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SHOOT OUT WITH LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES -- AND A MAN WANTED FOR MURDER.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND MEMBERS OF THE U-S MARSHALLS REGIONAL TASK FORCE.
APPROACHED THIS HOME WEDENSDAY MORNING --
ON LAUREL LANE IN SUNCOAST ESTATES.
THEY HAD GOTTTEN *TWO TIPS THAT BILLY RETHERFORD WAS INSIDE.
RETHERFORD WAS WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF 55-YEAR OLD DEBRA STRIANO OF THREE OAKS.
WHEN OFFICERS LOOKED THROUGH THE WINDOW…
THEY SPOTTED RETHERFORD ON THE COUCH.
THEY SAY THEY ANNOUNCED THEIR PRESENCE.
THEY SAY RETHERFORD SHOWED A GUN.
THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES FIRED --
KILLING RETHERFORD ON THE COUCH.
ABC7 TALKED TO THE MAN --
WHO SAYS HE CALLED 9-1-1 TO REPORT THE SUSPECT.
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3:41:55 no it was literally right across the hallway when I opened my blinds I saw that's where they shot him 3:42:00
ARTHUR CHAMP LIVES NEXT DOOR,
HE SAYS HIS NEIGHBORS KNEW RETHERFORD.
AND THEY INVITED HIM INSIDE THEIR HOME.
THEY WERE QUESTIONED BY OFFICERS.
NO WORD ON IF THEY WILL FACE CHARGES FOR HARBORING A FUGITIVE.
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48:38 "i love her so much. she didn't deserve a death like this. she didn't."
DEBBIE STRIANO'S FAMILY BURIED HER LAST TUESDAY,
EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER HER BRUTAL MURDER.
THE OTHER MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING AND ROBBING DEBBIE STRIANO -- DUSTIN JAYE, IS IN JAIL.
YESTERDAY. DETECTIVES TOLD STRIANO'S FAMILY -- BILLY RETHERFORD HAD FINALLY BEEN CAUGHT AND KILLED AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS ON THE RUN.
ROSE STRIANO SAYS -- NOW HER FAMILY CAN BEGIN TO HEAL.
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47:42 "he was a killer. just taking a life like that i how could he break up a family you know. i still can't get over it."
WE'RE TOLD THE COUPLE'S BORDER COLLIE- SCRUFFY- WAS STABBED WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT DEBBIE FROM HER KILLERS. IS DOING MUCH BETTER NOW.
HE JUST GOT HIS STITCHES OUT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OK.
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THIS MORNING FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE MAKING FUNERAL ARRAIGNMENTS FOR GREG IMHOFF--
IMHOFF WAS WATCHING THE HOME WHERE HIS BODY WAS FOUND -- OFF SABAL SPRINGS BOULEVARD IN NORTH FORT MYERS TUESDAY NIGHT.
RETHERFORD WAS WANTED FOR HIS MURDER TOO.
RIGHT NOW-- LEE COUNTY COUNTY DETECTIVES WONT ELABORATE ON HOW HE DIED.
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THREE HOMICIDES IN NAPLES.
IN JUST ONE WEEK.
THIS IS A BRAND NEW PICTURE OF THE VICTIM --
CONCETTA BEDELL.
COURTESY OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS.
BEDELL WAS FOUND DEAD ON HER BACK PORCH,
YESTERDAY MORNING IN NAPLES.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT SAID HOW SHE DIED.
DEPUTIES NAMED LAWRENCE MACDONALD AS A PERSON OF INTEREST.
HE'S REPORTEDLY BEDELL'S EX-BOYFRIEND.
SHE EVEN HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
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ANOTHER HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN COLLIER COUNTY.
DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO KILLED THIS MAN --
25 YEAR OLD ERNEST TORRES.
HIS BODY WAS FOUND OVER THE WEEKEND,
AT HIS GOLDEN GATE HOME.
IT HAPPENED IN THE 22-HUNDRED BLOCK OF 54TH TERRACE SOUTHWEST.
SO FAR NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
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AND AN UPDATE IN THE MURDER OF JOSEPH GODCHARLES.
HIS SON FOUND HIS BODY ABOUT A WEEK AGO,
INSIDE OF HIS CONDO.
RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE *NO SUSPECTS --
BUT DETECTIVES BELIEVE LAB WORK COULD OPEN NEW LEADS.
THEY THINK GODCHARLES KNEW HIS KILLER.
INVESTIGATORS TELL US ALL --
THESE THREE HOMICIDES ARE *NOT CONNECTED.
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A LEE COUNTY MAN IS UNDER ARREST, ACCUSED OF POINTING A LOADED RIFLE -- AT A FEMALE PROCESSING SERVER.
DAVID GOULD IS CHARGED WITH WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
ACCORDING TO THE VICTIM'S SISTER.
TELINA CAMPOS WENT TO GOULD'S HOME -- TO SERVE FORECLOSURE PAPERS.
THAT'S WHEN THE MAN ALLEGEDLY POINTED A RIFLE AT CAMPOS -- AND TOLD HER SHE WAS QUOTE -"GONNA DIE."
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-"You would think they were expecting it not paying for their house for 1,2, or 3 years. They should be expecting it but to them you're still the enemy."
DEPUTIES SAY THE LOADED RIFLE WAS IN PLAIN SITE, JUST INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.
CAMPOS WAS NOT HURT.
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IT'S ONE THING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
BUT POLICE SAY SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE GETTING OVER-AGGRESSIVE --
WITH PEOPLE WHO COME TO THEIR DOORS.
IT IS *NOT ILLEGAL TO HAVE A GUN,
WHEN YOU GREET SOMEONE AT THE DOOR.
BUT IT COULD BE CONSIDERED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
IF YOU THREATEN OR POINT THE GUN AT SOMEONE JUST KNOCKING.
WE TALKED TO CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS --
WHO SAY THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LETTING PEOPLE KNOW YOU HAVE A GUN.
VERSUS THREATENING SOMEONES LIFE.
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51:03 its your right to bear arms but you cant aim it at your neighbor across the street and say im gonna kill u if you come over here one more time 51:11
IT'S BEST TO PUT UP "NO TRESPASSING" OR "NO SOLICITATION" SIGNS.
TO INDICATE YOU WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.
BUT THOSE SIGNS ARE *NOT LEGALLY BINDING.
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ANOTHER WARNING FOR PARENTS --
KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD'S ONLINE ACTIVITY.
RIGHT NOW -
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE CHILD PORN RING,
AFTER TWO TEENS SURFING THE WEB. STUMBLED ON DISTURBING VIDEO.
THE TWO TEEN GIRLS SAY THEY WERE CHECKING OUT ONLINE CHAT ROOMS.
AND THEY CAME ACROSS A LIVE WEBCAM.
THEY FOUND STREAMING VIDEO OF APPARENT SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST A GIRL.
WHO ONLY LOOKED THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD.
THEY RECORDED THE VIDEO,
THEN TURNED IT IN TO DEPUTIES.
INVESTIGATORS TELL US --
THEY DON'T YET KNOW WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING.
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IN COLORADO, THE MAN ACCUSED OF ONE OF THE WORST MASS MURDERS IN U.S. HISTORY -- WILL BE BACK IN COURT TODAY,
WHILE ATTORNEYS ARGUE ABOUT THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION IN THE CASE.
24 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLMES IS ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE IN A CROWDED THEATER IN THE DENVER SUBURB -- KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND INJURING 58 OTHERS.
LEANNE GREGG IS AT THE COURTHOUSE WITH THE LATEST.
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DURING THIS COURT APPEARANCE WHEN JAMES HOLMES WAS READ HIS RIGHTS. JUDGE WILLIAM SYLVESTER ISSUED A SWEEPING "GAG" ORDER.
TODAY, ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING 25 MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING NBC-NEWS, WILL ARGUE THAT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS CASE IS TOO TIGHTLY CONTROLLED.
JUDGE SYLVESTER ORDER THAT INFORMATION REGARDING HOLMES AND THE INVESTIGATION BE SEALED. DOCUMENTS LIKELY INCLUDE CLUES ABOUT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE SHOOTINGS, INCLUDING THE SUSPECT'S MENTAL STATE. A KEY FACTOR IN THE CASE.
AND THAT LAWYERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE CASE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT PUBLICLY.
THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO WHERE HOLMES WAS A NEUROSCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT IS ALSO BANNED FROM RELEASING PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO HIS YEAR AT THE COLLEGE.
LEGAL ANALYST SCOTT ROBINSON.
"Its the unusual high profile case that causes problems for the court. and judge Sylvester's response? Shut down the flood of information that goes to the public. Of course when you shut down a flood, often what you get is leaks."
A MOTION FILED BY MEDIA ATTORNEYS SAY, "THE PUBLIC HAS AN OBVIOUS AND LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN KNOWING ON A TIMELY BASIS THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF THE DEFENDANT."
HOLMES ATTORNEYS WILL ARGUE THAT DISCLOSURE WOULD COMPROMISE THE INVESTIGATION, TAINT A JURY POOL, AND ENDANGER JUSTICE.
IN AURORA, WHERE THE NIGHTMARE UNFOLDED, STUDENTS ARE BACK IN CLASS. SCHOOLS RE-OPENED MONDAY.
RE-ESTABLISHING ROUTINES, BUT THREE WEEKS AFTER THE MASSACRE, NO WHERE NEAR, "BACK TO NORMAL," AS THE LEGAL PROCESS MOVES FORWARD.
LEANNE GREGG, NBC NEWS, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO.
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UNLIKE HOLMES' FIRST COURT APPEARANCE -- NO CAMERAS WILL BE ALLOWED TODAY.
IT IS UNKNOWN IF JUDGE SYLVESTER WILL RULE ON EASING THE GAG ORDER DURING TODAY'S HEARING -- OR ISSUE HIS RULING AT A LATER DATE.
HOLMES IS BEING HELD *WITHOUT BAIL.
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IF YOU HAVE TO FILL UP YOUR TANK THIS MORNING.
YOU'LL NOTICE PRICES AT THE PUMP WENT UP!
ACROSS THE NATION. PRICES HAVE GONE UP NEARLY 30 CENTS IN JUST THE LAST MONTH.
HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING ABOUT 3-62 A GALLON.
THE REST OF THE STATE IS PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-61.
AND THE AVERAGE AROUND THE NATION IS SITTING AT ABOUT 3-65.
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THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN THE WISCONSIN SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING.
REMAIN HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
THE F-B-I SAYS THE ALLEGED SHOOTER ---WADE MICHAEL PAGE--- KILLED HIMSELF,
*BEFORE AUTHORITIES MOVED IN.
THE AGENCY SAYS THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE SHOOTINGS IS STILL UNKNOWN.
SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
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A WOMAN LOSES HER JOB.
FOR "LIKING" SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK.
COMING UP.
WHY ATTORNEYS FOR FACEBOOK -- SAY WHAT YOU CLICK.
IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
THIS, AFTER A MAN IS FIRED FOR "LIKING" THE WRONG PERSON.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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BLOOMBERG TEASE
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JULY'S SWELTERING TEMPERATURES THIS YEAR.
MADE HISTORY.
IT WAS NOT JUST THE HOTTEST JULY EVER.
IT WAS THE HOTTEST MONTH *EVER ON RECORD. IN THE UNITED STATES.
AT LEAST SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BEGAN RECORD KEEPING IN 18-95.
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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.
Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. Slightly drier air in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep our rain chances on the lower end for one more day, with a few isolated showers and storms developing during the peak heating of the day and lingering into the early evening hours.
Highs this afternoon will climb into the middle 90s and with plenty of humidity, the "feels like" temperature will soar well over 100°. If you are going to be outdoors for any lengthy period of time, remember to drink plenty of water, find shade, and take frequent breaks.
Rain prospects will gradually go up beginning on Friday and into the weekend as deeper tropical moisture returns to Southwest Florida. Scattered showers and storms will be a good bet primarily during the afternoon and evening hours as temperatures dip a bit closer to normal for this time of year.
In the tropics, Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to strengthen as it moves quickly over the extreme southern Bay of Campeche, before making a second landfall on the central Mexican coastline sometime this afternoon. Elsewhere, we are keeping an eye on the remnants of Florence along with another tropical wave located about 1000 miles west of the Cape Verde islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance for development into our next depression or storm as conditions become a bit more favorable for gradual strengthening.
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A MIAMI TEENAGER WHO PRETENDED TO BE A DOCTOR.
CONFESSES AFTER GETTING CAUGHT.
HE EVEN ADMITTED TO GIVING A PATIENT C-P-R.
ABC'S MATT GUTMAN IS IN MIAMI --
WITH MORE OF THE SHOCKING INTERROGATION TAPES.
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MATTHEW SCHEIDT SEEMED TO DO HIS BEST IMPERSONATION OF LEONARDO DECAPRIO IN
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Nats from film
POLICE SAY IMPERSONATING A DOCTOR AND A COP. BUT WHEN THE 17 YEAR OLD GOT
CAUGHT
Nats: matthew did you treat patients?
HE TALKED TELLING INTERROGATORS HE EVEN ADMINISTERED CPR ON A PATIENT WHO
HAD OVERDOZED AFTER THE REAL DOCTOR LEFT THE ROOM
SOT - VIDEO: "He said, 'Can you take over CPR? I started doing CPR for a
minute, two minutes, while he went to get medications /
/
SOT - VIDEO: / I felt so uncomfortable even doing that. And, you know, the
only reason why I did do it was because there was nobody else in there. And
I'm not going to let her die,"
SCHEIDT WHO HAS NO MEDICAL TRAINING WAS ARRESTED IN SEPTEMBER FOR ALLEGEDLY
MASQUARADING AS A PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT AT FLORIDA'S OSCEOLA REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER - TELLING COPS HE WORE SCRUBS AND EVEN BOUGHT A LAB COAT - AND IN
THIS INTERROGATION TAPE OBTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY ABC ORLANDO STATION WFTV HE
BLAMED IT ALL ON THE HOSPITAL
SOT - SCHEIDT: their error was putting me in apparently as a
Physician's assistant into their computer.
SAYING THEY MISTAKENLY GAVE HIM A BADGE MEANT FOR A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
SOT - VIDEO: "Let's even say that I said I was a physician assistant. Let's
even say that I was. Are you that stupid that you are just going to put me
in the system as that, without any credentials or any paper work or nothing?
"
SCHIEDT'S JOB WASN'T EVEN AT THAT HOSPITAL - BUT AS A CLERK IN A DOCTORS
OFFICE ACROSS THE STREET. IT PROMPTED FAMILY MEMBERS TO SHAKE THEIR HEADS
SOT- THOMAS SCHEIDT, SR / MATTHEW'S GRANDFATHER: He ain't right upstairs.
He needs some psychiatric help.
WHICH COULD EXPLAIN WHY FOUR MONTHS LATER HE WAS BUSTED ROLLING DOWN MIAMI
BEACH IN WHAT SURE LOOKED LIKE A POLICE CRUISER
SOT - DETECTIVE JUAN SANCHEZ They pulled him out
of the vehicle, and they again asked him, are you a police officer, to which
he said no.
TRT: 7 SECONDS
HE'D EVEN GONE AS FAR AS STOPPING OTHER DRIVERS TO TELL THEM TO PUT THEIR
SEATBELT ON UNTIL UNDERCOVER COPS ARRESTED HIM
BUT AFTER HOURS OF QUESTIONING OVER THE HOSPITAL INCIDENT, SCHEIDT BECAME
CONTRITE.
SOT - SCHEIDT i messed up. i should
have addressed it then when it was given to me.
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MATT GUTTMAN REPORTING.
THE TEEN FACES UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON.
HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS --
HE FAKED BOTH PROFESSIONS.
BECAUSE HE WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT MEDICINE,
AND ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A COP.
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COFFEE LOVERS.
YOUR PAYMENT AT STARBUCKS JUST GOT EASIER.
ALL IT TAKES. IS YOUR PHONE!
THE BREWER -- WILL NOW USE A MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEM CALLED "SQUARE INC" -- IN SEVEN THOUSAND STORES.
STARBUCKS WILL INVEST 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE STARTUP. AND MARRY ITS OWN MOBILE-PHONE PAYMENT PROGRAM WITH SQUARE's PROCESSING TOOLS. MAKING IT EASIER FOR YOU TO GET YOUR MORNING PERK.
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THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK!
ATTORNEYS FOR FACEBOOK SAY CLICKING ON THE "LIKE" BUTTON.
IS FREE SPEECH.
AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
THIS CASE HAS MADES ITS WAY TO A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT.
AFTER A SHERIFF IN VIRGINIA FIRED AN EMPLOYEE.
FOR "LIKING" THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF HIS RE-ELECTION OPPONENT IN 2009.
THE WORKER SUED.
BUT A DISTRICT JUDGE RULED AGAINST THEM.
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GOOGLE'S INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE IS GETTING MORE PERSONAL.
GOOGLE WILL NOW HIGHLIGHT INFORMATION DRAWN FROM ITS USERS' GMAIL ACCOUNTS ON ITS MAIN RESULTS PAGE.
IT'S THE LATEST ATTEMPT BY GOOGLE -- TO PROVIDE DATA MORE QUICKLY.
425 MILLION G-MAIL USERS WILL SEE RELEVANT EMAILS IN THEIR MAIN SEARCH RESULTS PAGE.
IF THOSE EMAILS ARE RELATED TO WHAT THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR.
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CELL PHONE RADIATION STANDARDS COULD GET AN UPDATE.
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WANTS TO RAISE THE LIMITS BY 20-PERCENT--
WHICH IS THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.
THE REASON -- PEOPLE ARE USING PHONES MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
THREE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS ASKED THE AGENCY TO BRING UP THE ISSUE,
BECAUSE THEY SAY LOWER RADIATION STANDARDS EQUAL MORE COSTS FOR CONSUMERS.
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A WASHINGTON STATE MAN SAYS --
ALL HE WANTED WAS A NEW FLAT SCREEN T-V.
SO HE WENT ONLINE AND ORDERED ONE.
BUT YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DELIVERED TO HIS HOME!
EVERYONE DESERVES A VACATION. RIGHT??
BUT ONE UNEXPECTED GUEST. MAKES HIS WAY INTO A HOTEL.
AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
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IMAGINE THIS.
YOU ORDER A BRAND NEW FLAT SCREEN T-V ON AMAZON DOT COM.
AND WHEN YOU OPEN THE BOX. A HIGH POWERED RIFLE!
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE WASHINGTON D-C MAN.
KRISTIN FISHER EXPLAINS THE SHOCKING DELIVERY.
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--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS --
"Even as I opened it there were some metal parts and I thought, 'Oh, maybe these go with the TV?' And then of course as I opened the foam up a little further, it was kind of a huge shock to see that this was a military-grade rifle."
SETH HORVITZ IS STILL TRYING TO PROCESS HOW A UPS DRIVER COULD DROP OFF SUCH A DEADLY WEAPON ON HIS DOORSTEP AND IN A CITY WHERE THESE KINDS OF GUNS ARE ILLEGAL.
"How could this happen? How could this mix-up happen?"
THE UPS LABEL DID HAVE HORVITZ'S NAME AND ADDRESS ON IT, BUT THE INVOICE INSIDE THE BOX WAS MADE OUT TO A GUN STORE IN PENNSYLVANIA. SETH DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE KNEW THAT SIMPLY HAVING THIS GUN WAS ILLEGAL IN DC. HE ALSO KNEW IT'S ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH IT IN YOUR CAR, EVEN IF YOU'RE DRIVING TO A POLICE STATION. SO SETH CALLED POLICE AND THEY CAME OUT TO HIS APARTMENT.
"Not something they encounter every day, for sure."
DC POLICE CONFISCATED THE WEAPON AND THEY SAY THEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING HOW IT ENDED UP AT SETH'S APARTMENT. IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A TOP OF THE LINE SIG SAUER SIG716, A HIGH CALIBER, SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT SELLS FOR OVER $2,000. SETH GOT IT FOR FREE, BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO KEEP IT. HE JUST WANTED A NEW TV, BUT NOW HE WANTS SOMETHING ELSE.
"I would like to know how this type of mixup could take place, especially what's going recently, these mass shootings. I don't want to be in a situation where this type of weapon can just show up on someone's doorstep accidentally. I would like to see more precautions taken."
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A NEW MEXICO HOTEL DISCOVERED THAT EVEN BEARS -- NEED A VACATION EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
A BEAR ENTERED AN ANGEL FIRE RESORT THROUGH AN OPEN DOOR THIS WEEK. AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
AS YOU CAN SEE. THE BEAR WANDERED AROUND THE LOBBY AND HALLWAYS.
BUT HE DECIDED TO CHECK OUT BEFORE POLICE GOT THERE.
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We'RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF LEE COUNTY.
A TEEN GIRL. HIT BY A CAR WHILE WAITING FOR THE BUS STOP.
OFFICIALS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER.
WE'LRE LIVE WHERE IT HAPPENED. NEXT.
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THE DRAMATIC RUSH TO RESCUE A STRANDED AMERICAN IN ANTARCTICA.
WHY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IS SO CRUCIAL.
AND HOW NATURE IS GETTING IN THE WAY.
THIS MUG SHOT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT -- THAN HIS LAST ALBUM COVER.
WHY COUNTRY STAR RANDY TRAVIS IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.
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U-S STOCKS WERE HEADED FOR A MUTED OPEN THURSDAY.
INVESTORS WAIT FOR A HANDFUL OF REPORTS.
INCLUDING THE LATEST DATA ON UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
FUTURES ARE LITTLE CHANGED AHEAD OF THE OPENING BELL.
U-S STOCKS HAVE ENJOYED FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS OF GAINS.
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ABC-7 IS STAYING ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING
A TEEN GIRL WAS HIT BY A CAR,
WHILE WAITING FOR HER SCHOOL BUS
IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD.
ABC-7'S JOE ROETZ IS LIVE WHERE THE TEEN WAS HIT.
AND TROOPERS JUST RELEASED BRAND NEW INFORMATION.
JOE -- RIGHT NOW, SHE'S CRITICAL?
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ABC-7 IS LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT A LEE COUNTY SHOOT OUT -- BETWEEN DEPUTIES AND A MAN WANTED TWO MURDERS.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND MEMBERS OF THE U-S MARSHALLS REGIONAL TASK FORCE. RECEIVED *TWO TIPS.THAT BILLY RETHERFORD WAS INSIDE A NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.
THEY SHOWED UP TO THE HOME. AND RETHERFORD PULLED OUT A GUN.
THAT'S WHEN THEY SHOT AND KILLED HIM.
THE OTHER MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING AND ROBBING DEBBIE STRIANO IS IN JAIL.
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HAPPENING TODAY --
A COURT HEARING IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING CASE.
NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TRY TO CONVINCE A JUDGE--
TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO COURT DOCUMENTS.
AND SCALE BACK A SWEEPING GAG ORDER.
24-YEAR-OLD JAMES HOLMES IS CHARGED WITH KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND INJURING 58 OTHERS.
HOLMES *IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE HEARING.
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IF YOU HAVE TO FILL UP YOUR TANK THIS MORNING.
YOU'LL NOTICE PRICES AT THE PUMP WENT UP!
ACROSS THE NATION. PRICES HAVE GONE UP NEARLY 30 CENTS IN JUST THE LAST MONTH.
HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE'RE PAYING ABOUT 3-62 A GALLON.
THE REST OF THE STATE IS PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 3-61.
AND THE AVERAGE AROUND THE NATION IS SITTING AT ABOUT 3-65.
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A RISKY AND VERY RARE RESCUE OPERATION.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD
AN AMERICAN STRANDED WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
WAS FINALLY RESCUED.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE MC-MURDO RESEARCH STATION.IN THE DEAD OF THE ANTARCTIC WINTER.
ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS HAS BEEN FOLLOWING EVERY MOMENT OF THIS RESCUE OVERNIGHT.
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TRK 1 : 19
THE AIRBUS JET CARRYING THE TEAM LANDED IN NEW ZEALAND JUST HOURS AGO ON
BOARD THE UNNAMED PATIENT WHO WAS IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED TO A WAITING
AMBULANCE AND RUSHED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL ENDING AN 5 HOUR MISSION INTO
ARGUABLY THE MOST REMOTE PLACE ON EARTH.
Sot Renee-Nicole Douceur
"as the sun starts rising the weather can start to act up a bit and become
very stormy / 22:53:46 weather like anywhere can be very fickle it can
change in a moment's notice
TRK 2: 10
FEW DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED ABOUT THE RESEARCHER GFX- THE TEAM WAS SENT
TO EVACUATE FROM MCMURDO STATION THE UNITED STATES ANTARTIC SCIENCE RESEARCH
FACITLITY.
TRK 3:07
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION WILL ONLY SAY THE PERSON, WHO IS BELIEVED TO
BE AMERICAN, IS IN STABLE CONDITION
TRK 4:03
GFX- BUT MAY NEED "IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE SURGERY"
TRK 5: 15
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE MEDICAL CONDITION WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO RISK
THIS DANGEROUS AND COMPLICATED MISSION. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN ANTARTICA
THIS WEEK JUST 9 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH THE WIND CHILL IT FEELS MORE LIKE
19 BELOW.
TRK 6: 11
IT'S SO COLD THERE NOW THE RESCUE PLANE HAD TO CARRY ENOUGH FUEL TO KEEP THE
ENGINES CONSTANTLY RUNNING. TURN THE PLANE OFF, AND THE FUEL COULD FREEZE
LIKE JELLY.
TRK 7:07
IT'S ALSO DARK NEARLY 24 HOURS A DAY GIVING RESCUERS JUST A SMALL PERIOD OF
TIME TO LAND.
TRK 8:03
RENEE DOUCEUR KNOWS ABOUT THE DANGER FIRSTHAND.
Sot Renee-Nicole Douceur / Rescued from the Amundsen-Scott research
22:52:29the time is ticking away how much more damage may be going on
particularly if your condition is unknown
TRK 9: 07
WHEN THE AMERICAN RESEARCHER SUFFERED A STROKE AT THE SOUTH POLE LAST AUGUST
SHE WAITED SIX WEEKS TO BE EVACUATED
Sot Renee-Nicole Douceur
22:57:23 I am still undergoing therapy right now and probably if I had
gotten out earlier I probably wouldn't be at the condition that I'm in right
now
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SINCE IT'S WINTER IN ANTARCTICA --- FLIGHTS ARE USUALLY ONLY MADE DURING THE SUMMER.WHICH MADE GETTING TO THE PATIENT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.
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IT'S YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE.
JUST 88 DAYS UNTIL THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
AND BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE COLORADO --
FOR *TWO CAMPAIGN STOPS.
MITT ROMNEY'S IN NEW YORK --
ATTENDING A COUPLE OF FUNDRAISERS.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON HIS BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
ROMNEY MIGHT ANNOUNCE HIS VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE ANY DAY NOW.
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WOMEN GET OUT THE VOTE. FOR MITT ROMNEY.
THERE'S A NEW GROUP. SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
IT'S CALLED "WOMEN FOR MITT."
ONE LOCAL BRANCH HELD ITS FIRST MEETING IN COLLIER COUNTY YESTERDAY.
THEY SAY ROMNEY WILL HELP THE COUNTRY'S UNEMPLOYMENT.
AND THEY PLAN TO MEET AT THE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES.
UP UNTIL THE ELECTION.
MEANWHILE, THE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF COLLIER SAY --
THEY DISAGREE WITH ROMNEY'S BELIEFS.
THEY SAY HIS PLANS TO ELIMINATE "PLANNED PARENTHOOD".
AND OVER-TURN ROE VERSUS WADE. WILL ONLY HURT WOMEN.
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A LOT OF THINGS WITH WOMEN IS SETTING US BACK. BACK TO THE 60'S. TRYING TO GET RID OF ROE V. WADE. THE THING IS, NO ONE LIKES ABORTION. NO ONE DOES BUT THAT IS A WOMAN'S CHOICE.
I JUST REALLY BELIEVE IN WHAT MITT ROMNEY STANDS FOR AND I ALSO AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE DIRECTION THE COUNTY.
SIMILAR WOMEN FOR MITT MOVEMENTS ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY.
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ABC7 CONFIRMS A WOMAN IN NORTH NAPLES -- DROWNED IN A SWIMMING POOL.
WE KNOW THE VICTIM IS 64 YEAR OLD MARYE RUIMERMAN.
THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE EMERALD LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD.
AUTHORITIES SAY HER DEATH IS *NOT SUSPICIOUS -- AND NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED.
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A TANGLED LOVE AFFAIR.
WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS WEEKEND'S MURDER -- OF A CHARLOTTE COUNTY FIREFIGHTER.
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS RELEASED IN SARASOTA COUNTY,
DETECTIVES SAY THIS MAN, MICHAEL MINOR -- ADMITTED TO SHOOTING LIEUTENANT SAM DREHER.
THE REPORTS SAY MINOR WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH DREHER'S WIFE, DANIELLE, FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
THE TWO HAD STARTED SPYING ON THE HUSBAND -- AS THE DREHERS WORKED ON A DIVORCE.
AUTHORITIES SAY MINOR AND DANIELLE PLACED A G-P-S TRACKER ON DREHER'S CAR.
SATURDAY, DREHER FOUND A PAIR OF BOOTS AT HIS HOUSE. THEY BELONGED TO MINOR.
WHEN MINOR TRIED TO STEAL THEM OUT OF DREHER'S CAR, DREHER CONFRONTED HIM.
DETECTIVES SAY -- THAT'S WHEN MINOR SHOT HIM.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS STILL INVESTIGATING -- AND DOESN'T THINK DANIELLE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE MURDER.
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ONE CITY IN NEW JERSEY IS LOOKING FOR A WHOLE NEW BOARD OF CITY LEADERS THIS MORNING.
AFTER COUNCIL MEMBERS WALKED OUT!
ALL SIX MEMBERS OF A BOROUGH COUNCIL IN FARMINGDALE, RESIGNED. SAYING THE MAYOR IS TOO DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH
NOW THE DEPUTY CLERK HAS TO RUN *ALL MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
A STATE STATUTE WILL TO ALLOW GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE -- TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN 30 DAYS.
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NOTEBOOKS FULL OF SEXUAL FANTASIES AND EXPRESSION OF LOVE.
FOR A WASHINGTON STATE WOMAN WHO MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED IN 2009.
AUTHORITIES HAVE RELEASED NEARLY THREE-THOUSAND JOURNAL ENTRIES ABOUT SUSAN COX POWELL.
THE WRITER?
HER FATHER IN LAW -- STEVEN POWELL.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS FAMILY --
SUSAN'S HUSBAND JOSH POWELL ATTACKED HIS KIDS.
AND SET THEIR HOME ON FIRE WITH THEM INSIDE LAST YEAR.
AS ELISA HAHN REPORTS--
THE JOURNALS SHOW STEVEN WAS OBSESSED ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SUSAN.
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IT IS SOMETHING STEVEN POWELL NEVER WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE.
S/ Steven Powell/ Josh Powell's Father/ August 2011:05 -:09
"I didn't want them to have my journals. There's some very embarrassing things in my journals."
HE SAID THAT IN AUGUST 2011, THE MORNING AFTER HIS HOME WAS RAIDED AS POLICE SEARCHED FOR ANSWERS IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SUSAN COX POWELL. WHAT DETECTIVES FOUND. WERE THOUSANDS OF HANDWRITTEN PAGES INSIDE STEVEN'S SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS.
IN A JANUARY 2003 ENTRY, POWELL WROTE: "My biggest problem as well as my greatest pleasure lies in the fact that for over a year I have been madly in love with my daughter-in-law Susan"
HE HAD PHOTOS OF SUSAN -- THE WIFE OF HIS SON, JOSH, AND MOTHER OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN -- THAT SHOWED CLOSE UPS OF HER BODY ALONG WITH PICTURES OF SUSAN AS A TEEN.
AND IT DIDN'T STOP THERE.
ACCORDING TO THESE WRITINGS, HE ADMITS HE USED A MIRROR TO "look at her naked body under the bathroom door."
HE ALSO REFERENCED TIMES WHERE HE STOLE HER BELONGINGS, WRITING: "I know some people would think I am strange or even sick for collecting articles of Susan's lingerie."
HE GUSHED ABOUT HER BEAUTY AND DEDICATED DOZENS OF SONGS TO HER. BUT AFTER SUSAN WENT MISSING IN DECEMBER 2009, HE SAID PUBLICLY THAT HE WAS CONVINCED SHE RAN OFF WITH ANOTHER MAN.
HE WROTE, "I would be devastated were I to find out Susan was dead for any cause."
IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER DETECTIVES SEARCHED STEVEN'S HOUSE. WHERE HE LIVED WITH HIS SON. THAT HE PROVIDED THIS HINT ABOUT WHAT HE SPENT YEARS JOURNALING.
S/ Steven Powell/ Josh Powell's Father/ August 2011 1:27 - 1:35 ***NOTE: PART OF SOT IS COVERED BY VIDEO***
"Uh, yeah, I became very interested in her, and I will say it probably developed into maybe an obsession."
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ELISA HAHN REPORTING.
POLICE SAY RIGHT NOW THESE DOCUMENTS DO NOT ANSWER THE MAIN QUESTIONS --
ABOUT WHERE SUSAN POWELL IS,
AND WHAT LED UP TO HER DISAPPEARANCE.
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COUNTRY SINGER RANDY TRAVIS IS OUT OF JAIL. AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED D-U-I.
TRAVIS WAS RELEASED PENDING AN APPEARANCE BEFORE A TEXAS JUDGE.
BLOOD TEST RESULTS ARE PENDING.
TRAVIS WAS APPARENTLY NAKED AND COMBATIVE -- WHEN POLICE FOUND HIM.
HE'D DRIVEN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES AND RAN OFF THE ROAD.
THIS WAS THE SECOND ARREST FOR TRAVIS THIS YEAR.
HE WAS CITED IN FEBRUARY FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
IT TOOK DOCTORS THREE YEARS TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WAS BLOCKING THIS LITTLE BOY'S BREATHING.
TURNS OUT. A TOY WAS TO BLAME.
PLUS --
MORE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. ARE BUYING BOOZE!
WE'LL SHOW YOU WHERE THE U-S RANKS--
IN PUTTING DOWN A BEER.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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THERE WERE *NO WINNERS IN THE POWERBALL LAST NIGHT.
THAT MEANS THE NEXT JACKPOT IS UP TO 253 MILLION DOLLARS!
HERE ARE THE WINNING NUMBERS FROM WEDNESDAY'S DRAWING --
3, 7, 11, 15, 28.
AND THE POWERBALL IS 12.
THERE WERE SOME WINNERS IN FLORIDA WHO MATCHED FIVE NUMBERS.
EARNING ONE MILLION EACH.
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ABC-SEVEN WANTED TO KNOW HOW YOU INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF HITTING IT BIG.
WE TALKED TO RICHARD LUSTIG, A *SEVEN* TIME WINNER OF THE LOTTERY FROM ORLANDO.
HERE'S HIS ADVICE:
CHOOSE YOUR OWN NUMBERS, DON'T PLAY QUICK PICKS!
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#Richard Lustig
#Author
2:54:00 "let me repeat that one more time -- don't play quick picks! Now I know people are saying, but I always play quick picks. But have you won?"
LUSTIG SAYS YOU HAVE BETTER ODDS PLAYING THE SAME NUMBERS EVERY TIME.
IN HIS BOOK -- 'LEARN HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING THE LOTTERY' -- HE EXPLAINS WHY SOME SETS OF NUMBERS WORK AND OTHERS DON'T.
REMEMBER TO WATCH ABC-7 SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11 P-M --
FOR THE NEXT POWERBALL DRAWING.
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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.
Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. Slightly drier air in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep our rain chances on the lower end for one more day, with a few isolated showers and storms developing during the peak heating of the day and lingering into the early evening hours.
Highs this afternoon will climb into the middle 90s and with plenty of humidity, the "feels like" temperature will soar well over 100°. If you are going to be outdoors for any lengthy period of time, remember to drink plenty of water, find shade, and take frequent breaks.
Rain prospects will gradually go up beginning on Friday and into the weekend as deeper tropical moisture returns to Southwest Florida. Scattered showers and storms will be a good bet primarily during the afternoon and evening hours as temperatures dip a bit closer to normal for this time of year.
In the tropics, Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to strengthen as it moves quickly over the extreme southern Bay of Campeche, before making a second landfall on the central Mexican coastline sometime this afternoon. Elsewhere, we are keeping an eye on the remnants of Florence along with another tropical wave located about 1000 miles west of the Cape Verde islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance for development into our next depression or storm as conditions become a bit more favorable for gradual strengthening.
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WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE WEEKEND!
RUNNING DOWN SOME FUN THINGS TO DO AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LAUGH. A LOT.
PLUS - A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY FOR WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS.
EVERY THURSDAY, WE CHECK IN WITH SABINA BHASIN -- FROM THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS.
SHE JOINS US LIVE.
GOOD MORNING, SABINA!
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1.Freedom Hall performance
Check it out
What: Saturday Nights Alive, with paintings from artists Joshua and Jessica Noom, and the music of Freedom Hall, Vegatron, Hong Ly and others
When: 7-9 p.m. Aug. 11; with 6 p.m. premusic reception
Where: Suite 5130, next to Sportalm, at the Mercato, Vanderbilt Beach Road and U.S. 41 North
Information: www.mercatoshops.com
2. Comedian Darrell Hammond
Of "SNL" fame will be at Capt. Brien's Off the Hook Comedy Club
Thursday-Sunday
Description
A "Saturday Night Live" cast member from 1995 until 2005, comedian Darrell Hammond remains the sketch TV show's strongest and funniest performer. Hammond won audiences over with dead-on impersonations of various celebrities and Hollywood figures, such as Dick Cheney and Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Sean Connery, Donald Trump and more. For tix call 239-389-6900 or visit offthehookcomedy.com
Event details
· Place: Off The Hook Comedy Club
· Date: Thursday, August 09, 2012
· Time: 8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
· Cost: $25 - $50
· Age Limit: 18+
· Categories: Comedy
3. Spirit of '45
he Naples Spirit of '45 committee in collaboration with Pinchers Crab Shack will take you on a "Sentimental Journey" as you listen to the sounds from our greatest generation performed by the Legends of Las Vegas. Bring chairs or blankets for seating
Admission:
+WWII veterans will receive complimentary admission and lunch from Texas Tony's BBQ Shack.
+WWII spouses and "Rosie the Riveters" will receive complimentary admission and lunch from The Glenview of Pelican Bay.
+Regular garden admission applies for all other guests.
Information: Contact one of Naples Spirit of '45 Committee Chairs, Dr. Lois Bolin at 239-777-2281, Myra Williams at 239-269-8074 or Tom Strum at 239-793-6252.
Spirit of '45 is hosting several events in Naples this weekend: Sentimental Journey concert at Naples Botanical Garden Friday; Greatest Generation breakfast at Hilton Naples on Saturday and Taps Across America on Sunday at Lowdermilk Park.
Description
Remembrance Celebration: Honoring the ending of World War II and the "Greatest Generation" Aug. 10-12 as follows:
"Greatest Generation" breakfast: Aug. 11, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. preview and registration; 8:30 to 11 a.m. breakfast and program, Hilton Naples & Towers, 5111 U.S. 41 N., Naples. Free, veterans and guests with reservations before Aug. 7 at239-649-2300
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· Place: Naples Botanical Garden
· Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
· Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
· Cost: Free - $12.95
· Age Limit: All ages
· Categories: Concert,Food/Luncheon/Dinner, Big Band,Oldies, Music
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IT SEEMS MORE PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE. ARE DRINKING!
A NEW REPORT FOUND --
THE WORLD'S APPETITE FOR BEER HIT A NEW HIGH LAST YEAR.
51 BILLION GALLONS PRODUCED!
IT'S THE 27TH YEAR IN A ROW --
THAT BEER PRODUCTION WENT UP.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCER IS CHINA.
THE U-S HAD A SMALL DROP IN PRODUCTION,
BUT RANKS SECOND.
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A SIX YEAR OLD BOY IS FEELING A LOT HEALTHIER THIS MORNING -- AFTER DOCTORS FINALLY DISCOVERED WHY HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
TURNS OUT. HE HAD A LEGO STUCK IN HIS NOSE!
HIS PARENTS BROUGHT HIM TO SEVERAL DOCTORS WHO SAID IT WAS SINUSES.
BUT THEY FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM.
THIS LEGO TIRE.
THE BOY SAYS HE DOESN'T REMEMBER PUTTING THE LEGO PIECE IN HIS NOSE. BUT NOW HIS PARENTS SAY HE HAS A LOT MORE ENERGY, MORE OF AN APPETITE, AND HE CAN SLEEP SOUNDLY.
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MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR FAVORITE RACES IN THE OLYMPICS.
BUT SOME ANIMALS AT A LONDON ZOO.
ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN.
OWLS, RATS, MEERCATS AND ARMADILLOS.
ENTERTAINED CROWDS WITH TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.
BOB -- THE BURROWING OWL -- WON HIS 100 CENTIMETER SPRINT WITH A UNIQUE TECHNIQUE.
RATS AND MEERCATS ALSO TOOK PART IN SPRINTS.
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS GOT A TREAT AT THE END.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SAN CARLOS PARK.
A TEEN HIT BY A CAR AT HER BUS STOP.
WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HER CONDITION AFTER THE BREAK.
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AND HERE'S A FINAL CHECK OF THE MARKETS THIS MORNING--
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TALK ABOUT QUICK FINGERS!
A YOUNG MAN FROM WISCONSIN IS THE FASTEST TEXTER.
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
17-YEAR-OLD AUSTIN WIERSCHKE --- *WON L-G'S NATIONAL TEXTING CONTEST YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK.
HE'S THE QUICKEST AND MOST ACCURATE TEXTER.
HE RECEIVED A GRAND PRIZE OF 50-THOUSAND-DOLLARS, CARE OF L-G.
TO PRACTICE HE SENT 500 TEXTS A DAY TO HIS FRIENDS.
PART OF THE COMPETITION.TESTING THEIR SPEED, TEXTING WHILE BLINDFOLDED, AND TEXTING BACKWARDS.
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A SURGEON IN TEXAS HAS TURNED AN UNLUCKY DUCKLING INTO A LUCKY DUCK.
THE DUCK NAMED "FRANKIE" HAD A LEG THAT WAS TURNED ALMOST 90-DEGREES.
A T-V STATION IN AUSTIN AIRED HIS STORY. A VETERINARIAN SAW IT AND VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE GUY.
HE TOOK A WEDGE OF LITTLE FRANKIE'S BONE OUT.
AND ADDED A METAL PIN AND AN EXTERIOR SPLINT TO HOLD IT ALL IN PLACE.
DOCTORS SAY FRANKIE SHOULD BE WADDLING AGAIN IN SIX WEEKS.
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HERE'S A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE OF THE UNIVERSE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP --
IT'S THE LARGEST THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAP OF THE SKY.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO SHOW 12-BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY FROM EARTH.
THE MAP POINTS OUT IMAGES OF 200-MILLION GALAXIES.
WITH THIS NEW TOOL,
SCIENTISTS SAY THEY CAN GO BACK SIX BILLION YEARS IN THE HISTORY OF SPACE.
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A 16-YEAR-OLD LEE COUNTY GIRL IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING --
AFTER GETTING HIT BY A CAR AT HER BUS STOP.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS KEISHA BIENAIME WAS WAITING AT HER BUS STOP,
WHEN A RED PICK-UP TRUCK HIT HER AND TOOK OFF.
IT HAPPENEND AROUND 6 A-M,
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SANIBEL BOULEVARD AND GERANIUM ROAD.
BIENAIME IS EN ROUTE TO TOTAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL.
SHE HAS NOT LANDED THERE YET OR BEEN ASSESSED.
OFFICIALS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE PICK-UP TRUCK.
WITH POSSIBLE FRONT END OR RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION.CALL THE FHP
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ABC-7 IS LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT A LEE COUNTY SHOOT OUT -- BETWEEN DEPUTIES AND A MAN WANTED FOR MURDER.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND MEMBERS OF THE U-S MARSHALLS REGIONAL TASK FORCE. RECEIVED *TWO TIPS.THAT BILLY RETHERFORD WAS INSIDE A NORTH FORT MYERS HOME.
THEY SHOWED UP TO THE HOME. AND RETHERFORD PULLED OUT A GUN.
THAT'S WHEN THEY SHOT AND KILLED HIM.
THE OTHER MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING AND ROBBING DEBBIE STRIANO IS IN JAIL.
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INVESTIGATORS IN COLLIER COUNTY --
TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHO KILLED CONCETTA BEDELL.
SHE WAS FOUND DEAD ON HER BACK PORCH YESTERDAY.
DEPUTIES SAY THE PERSON OF INTEREST IS LAWRENCE MACDONALD.
HE'S REPORTEDLY BEDELL'S EX-BOYFRIEND.
BEDELL HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
INVESTIGATORS HAVEN'T SAID YET HOW SHE DIED.
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NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WILL TRY TO CONVINCE A JUDGE TODAY -- TO ALLOW ACCESS TO COURT DOCUMENTS IN THE MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE.
THEY'LL ALSO ASK THE JUDGE TO SCALE BACK A SWEEPING GAG ORDER.
24-YEAR-OLD JAMES HOLMES IS CHARGED WITH KILLING 12 PEOPLE AND INJURING 58 OTHERS.
COURT OFFICIALS SAY HOLMES *IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE HEARING.
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GAS PRICES ARE UP 27 CENTS IN JUST THE LAST MONTH,
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THE PRICE AT THE PUMP COULD SHOOT UP ANOTHER QUARTER.
IF YOU'RE FILLING UP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --
YOU'LL PAY ABOUT 3-62 A GALLON.
ACROSS THE STATE. THE AVERAGE PRICE IS ABOUT 3-61.
AND NATIONWIDE. PRICES ARE ABOUT 3-65.
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Our Thursday will start off on the warm side with mostly sunny skies. Slightly drier air in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere will keep our rain chances on the lower end for one more day, with a few isolated showers and storms developing during the peak heating of the day and lingering into the early evening hours.
Highs this afternoon will climb into the middle 90s and with plenty of humidity, the "feels like" temperature will soar well over 100°. If you are going to be outdoors for any lengthy period of time, remember to drink plenty of water, find shade, and take frequent breaks.
Rain prospects will gradually go up beginning on Friday and into the weekend as deeper tropical moisture returns to Southwest Florida. Scattered showers and storms will be a good bet primarily during the afternoon and evening hours as temperatures dip a bit closer to normal for this time of year.
In the tropics, Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to strengthen as it moves quickly over the extreme southern Bay of Campeche, before making a second landfall on the central Mexican coastline sometime this afternoon. Elsewhere, we are keeping an eye on the remnants of Florence along with another tropical wave located about 1000 miles west of the Cape Verde islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a high chance for development into our next depression or storm as conditions become a bit more favorable for gradual strengthening.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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