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I've been through 4 hurricanes. i have never seen anything like this
it won't ever be the same again. It won't be that old seaside heights
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THE MAGNITUDE OF THE LOSS IS STAGGERING, THE ICONIC NEW JERSEY SHORELINE FOREVER CHANGED.
IN HARD-HIT NEW YORK, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER AS THE CITY IS SLOWLY TRYING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
THAT'S WHERE ABC 7'S BRANDI HITT JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON THE RECOVERY.
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AND LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO WE SAW PRESIDENT OBAMA JOIN NEW JERSEY GOVERNR CHRIS CHRISTIE TO VISIT VICTIMS OF SUPERSTORM SANDY.
SANDY HIT JERSEY THE HARDEST.
CHRISTIE IS ONE OF ROMNEY'S MOST PROMINENT SUPPORTERS, BUT IS PRAISING THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSE TO THE STORM.
MISTER OBAMA PROMISED IMMEDIATE AND SUSTAINED RESPONSE TO HELP WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS.
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A HEARTBREAKING MYSTERY TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT --
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO INTENTIONALLY SET A CAT ON FIRE.
THE CAT IS NOW NAMED PAISLEY FOR THE STREET SHE WAS FOUND ON.
AND SHE IS BADLY BURNED.
WHISKERS GONE.
EARS AND FACE -- SINGED.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOUND HER HIDING UNDER A CAR --
AFTER SHE RAN FROM THE FIRE IN LEHIGH ACRES.
OFFICERS DON'T KNOW WHO DID THIS TO HER.
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58:33 "if the infections had gotten bad- we could have lost her"
56:53 "the burns on her ears are sloughing off- the swelling on her head is going down."
DOCTORS ARE TREATING PAISLY WITH ANTIBIOICS.
SHE IS IMPROVING.
SHE COULD GO UP FOR ADOPTION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
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FOUR YEARS ON THE RUN. OVER.
TONIGHT ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED IS IN JAIL.
MEXICAN AUTHORITIES ARRESTED LUIS GONZALEZ IN MAY.
LAST NIGHT HE WAS EXTRADITED AND BOOKED INTO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL.
DEPUTIES SAY IN 2008.HE MURDERED 25 YEAR OLD TIA POKLEMBA IN SAN CARLOS PARK AFTER MEETING AT A BAR.
THEY SAY GONZALEZ RAN HER OVER AND LEFT HER FOR DEAD.
HE'S CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH AND MANSLAUGHTER.
THE CASE CAPTURED NATIONAL ATTENTION AND WAS FEATURED ON AMERICA'S MOST WANTED.
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LEE COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES FINISHED HER LAST DAY ON THE JOB TODAY.
AND TONIGHT ALL EYES ARE ON HER TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.
BILL WILLIAMS AND DOUG MEURER ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
WILLIAMS IS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ESTERO FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT.
MEURER IS CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER.
BOTH SAY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN FILLING THE ROLE UNTIL A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT IS FOUND.
THAT COULD TAKE 6 MONTHS.
COMMISSIONERS COULD MAKE A SELECTION AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
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THE FATE OF FIVE CAPE CORAL CITY EMPLOYEES IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF CITY COUNCIL.
A WEEK FROM TODAY --
COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING AS THE NEW COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD.
THE CITY JUST TOOK IT OVER.
AND THE COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES - INCLUDING WHAT TO DO WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WERE WORKING FOR THE AGENCY.
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-Rana Erbrick/ Cape Councilwoman-18:26:19-"what are the payouts for the various things, whether its eliminating the executive director, what are we obligated for?"
COUNCIL WILL ALSO HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT IT WANTS TO DO WITH THE C-R-A'S OFFICE LEASE.
IT DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL 2014 AND COSTS CAPE CORAL TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $4-THOUSAND DOLLARS EVERY MONTH.
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NEW AT SIX--
A COMPANY LINKED TO THE PHARMACY IN THE NATIONAL FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK HAS NOW RECALLED *ALL* OF ITS PRODUCTS.
"AMERIDOSE" PROVIDES DRUGS TO THOUSANDS OF HOSPITALS.
THAT'S THE SISTER COMPANY TO THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER -- WHICH IS BLAMED FOR 377 CASES OF FUNGAL MENINGITIS.
THE OUTBREAK KILLED 29 PEOPLE.INCLUDING SOME IN FLORIDA.
NO REPORTS OF ILLNESS FROM AMERIDOSE.
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AFTER YEARS IN COURT --
NEIGHBORS NEAR AN OLD CAPE CORAL GOLF COURSE MAY SOON KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE NOW-OVERGROWN PROPERTY.
THE CITY RECENTLY LOST A BATTLE TO END A LAWSUIT OVER THE 175 ACRE PROPERTY FORMERLY KNOWN AS "THE GOLF CLUB."
THE 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE CLOSED IN 2006.
SINCE 2009 - THE LANDOWNERS HAVE CLAIMED THE CITY HAS KEPT THEM FROM DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY AS SOMETHING ELSE.
THEY WANTED TO TO ADD OFFICES, RETAIL SPACE, AND HOUSING.
THE CASE WILL GO TO TRIAL AT THE END OF NOVEMBER.
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AN EYESORE IN ONE CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING A CLEAN UP!
NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED TO US ABOUT THIS FORECLOSED HOME ON SOUTHWEST 10TH PLACE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT HIGH GRASS.THEY TELL US IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR MONTHS.
FINALLY THIS WEEKEND, CREWS CUT DOWN THE MESS.
JUST LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE.
NEIGHBORS NOW HOPE THE CHANGE IS PERMANENT.
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Judy and Bob Mason, live next door
4747 "I'm really hoping that that have some type of rotation schedule, that someone is looking into the matter, and that it's cut in a timely matter."
CAPE CODE COMPLIANCE TELL US THERE ARE ABOUT 80 SO-CALLED PROBLEM PROPERTIES IN THE CITY.
THE NUMBER IS DOWN FROM THE THOUSANDS DURING THE WORSE OF THE HOUSING CRASH.
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THE LATEST A-B-C NEWS WASHINGTON POST DAILY TRACKING POLL -- JUST OUT AN HOUR AGO -- SHOWS ESSENTIALLY NO CHANGE IN THE RACE.
VOTERS REMAIN EVENLY SPLIT BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES 49 PERCENT TO 49 PERCENT.
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MITT ROMNEY WAS JOINED BY FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH AND SENATOR MARCO RUBIO TODAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
AT A RALLY IN TAMPA, GOVERNOR ROMNEY TALKED ABOUT SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED FROM SANDY.
HE ALSO CAMPAIGNED IN MIAMI AND JACKSONVILLE.
TOMORROW, PRESIDENT OBAMA HEADS BACK TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH EVENTS IN WISCONSIN, NEVADA AND COLORADO.
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SOME SCARY MOMENTS THIS MORNING AS DOZENS WAITED TO CAST THEIR VOTES EARLY AT THE SOUTH FORT MYERS ELECTIONS OFFICE.
MEDICS RESPONDED AFTER AN ELDERLY MAN COLLAPSED.
ELECTION OFFFICALS SAY ANOTHER PERSON ALSO PASSED OUT THERE YESTERDAY.
THERE'S BEEN RECORD BREAKING TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN LEE COUNTY, AVERAGING SIX-THOUSAND VOTERS A DAY.
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON SAYS IF YOU ARE ILL OR DISABLED, LET THE POLL WORKERS KNOW SO THEY CAN GET YOU TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.
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NOW TO COLLIER COUNTY WHERE THE CROWDS ARE DOWN.
TODAY IT TOOK MOST PEOPLE ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO VOTE.
THE PAST FEW DAYS THE WAIT'S BEEN MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF.
THE COLLIER SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE HAS AN ONLINE TOOL WHERE YOU CAN CHECK HOW LONG THE WAIT IS AT EACH POLLING LOCATION.
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A FORT MYERS SENIOR CITIZEN IS PROVING YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TOO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
ROSIE LEWIS' LIFE HER LIFE HAS SPANNED 24-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS -- BUT THIS IS THE *FIRST* TIME THE 99-YEAR-OLD HAS EVER VOTED.
SHE WAS IN HER FIFTIES BY THE TIME JIM CROW LAWS WERE ABOLISHED, AND SAYS SHE NEVER HAD AN INTEREST IN POLITICS.
BUT ROSIE SAYS BARACK OBAMA'S ELECTION 4-YEARS AGO INSPIRED HER.
LAST MONTH SHE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND REQUESTED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.
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"I said I'm going if the Lord spare my life this time, and I made it up to my mind to vote."
THIS AFTERNOON A FAMILY FRIEND DROPPED OFF ROSIE'S BALLOT AT THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE.
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A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO REDUCE POLLUTION IN LEE COUNTY'S WATERWAYS IS NOW COMPLETE.
CONSTRUCTION ON A FILTER MARSH BEGAN THIS PAST WINTER IN A 40-ACRE SECTION OF LAKES PARK.
THE PROJECT COST $2.3 MILLION DOLLAR WATER QUALITY PROJECT.
CREWS DUG UP THE AREA AND PLANTED NATIVE PLANTS TO HELP SOAK UP THE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS THAT IS FLOWING INTO THE ESTERO BAY.
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part of it is going to impact tourism. I mean once we clean up the water, that's why the people keep coming to this part of the state so there are a lot of benefits out of this.
THE COUNTY NEEDED TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE IN ORDER TO AVOID POTENTIAL FINES FROM THE STATE.
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NEXT AT 6 OPEN
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35:38 "it's only found here on Sanibel and no where else in the world" 35:42
A RARE DISCOVERY HAS RESEARCHERS GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS ON SANIBEL ISLAND.
AND CUFFED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY!
WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY POLICE TOOK CAPE CORAL MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN AND A COUNCILMAN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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After morning lows bottomed out in the middle 50s, temperatures have rebounded nicely today into the middle and upper 70s. This coupled with low humidity and a light breeze out of the northwest have made for another pleasant afternoon across our part of the state with mostly sunny skies.
As we head into the evening hours, our skies will stay mostly clear with mainly dry conditions. Temperatures will begin to drop into the upper 60s around sunset, so as your ghosts and goblins are getting ready to head out for some treats there will be a very slight chill in the air. Overnight, temperatures won't be quite as cool as most locations along the coast and urban corridor will drop into the upper 50s to near 60° with spots deeper inland falling into the middle 50s.
A weak cold front will sag down the peninsula on Thursday keeping a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast with a slight chance for a few spotty showers during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will continue to run in the upper 70s to near 80°. While this front, won't bring another dose of colder air, it will reinforce the pleasant weather we've already been seeing.
As we head into Friday and the weekend, dry high pressure will clear things out and provide us with plenty of sunshine to fill our skies, along with a dry weather pattern that will hold across Southwest Florida. Expect temperatures to fall into the upper 50s to low 60s during the mornings with highs in the lower 80s during the afternoons.
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RESEARCHERS ON SANIBEL ISLAND DISCOVERED A RARE RAT TWICE IN TWO DAYS. AFTER NOT SEEING THAT RAT FOR THREE YEARS!
EACH FALL, THE TEAM AT THE J-N DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE USES THESE TRAPS TO TRY TO CATCH THE RARE SANIBEL RICE RAT.
THE RAT'S ONLY FOUND ON THE ISLAND AND HELPS KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT BALANCED.
MANY THOUGHT THEY HAD DISAPPEARED--BUT EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY POPPED UP.
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RESEARCHERS ARE SETTING MORE TRAPS HOPING TO FIND MORE RATS THEY CAN STUDY.
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ON ONE BLOCK IN CAPE CORAL, THEY'VE BEEN CELEBRATING IN STYLE FOR A DECADE.
BUT AN INFERNO ALMOST DERAILED THE HOLIDAY FUN.
ON MONDAY MORNING, FIRE DESTROYED THE YASBECK FAMILY'S HOME ON SOUTHEAST 4-TH PLACE.
IT'S KNOWN BY NEIGHBORS AS "THE HALLOWEEN HOUSE."
THE BLAZE DESTROYED YEARS WORTH OF DECORATIONS.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY AN OUTDOOR ELECTRICAL CORD IS TO BLAME.
TODAY -- THE FAMILY STARTED PICKING UP THE PIECES AND ARE HOSTING HALLOWEEN FESTIVITES DESPITE THEIR LOSS.
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Yasbeck 5404 "My 1st thing was we'll still have Halloween if we have to sit in the middle of the street
THE FAMILY IS STAYING IN A HOTEL FOR NOW.
THEY SAY EVERYONE IS WELCOME AT THEIR HOME TONIGHT.
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HEROES HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF A BUILDING ARE MAKING HALLOWEEN HAPPY FOR CHILDREN STUCK AT THE HOSPITAL.
WINDOW WASHERS FOR THE 'CLEAN-UP GROUP' DRESSED UP IN FULL COSTUME TO CHEER KIDS UP AT NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
BATMAN, SPIDERMAN AND SUPERMAN SURPRISED PATIENTS AS THEY RAPELLED DOWN THE SIX STORY BUILDING-- JOKING WITH KIDS AND STAFF INSIDE.
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Tommy Hubbell, Clean-up Group
11:35 I think I might have enjoyed it more than the kids just dressing up and then seeing the action on everbodys face it was pretty incredible 43
Nate Starkweather, clean up group
7:57 Smiles, laughs, pointing, lots of picture taking 01
THE MEN BEHIND THE MASKS SAY THE WORK WAS WORTH EVERY SMILE THEY SAW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDOWS.
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ARRESTED!
OFFICERS ESCORTED CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR AND A COUNCILMAN OUT OF CITY HALL TODAY IN HANDCUFFS!
ONLY OUR CAMERAS ROLLED AS THEY TOOK MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN AND COUNCILMAN CHRIS CHULAKES-LEETZ INTO CUSTODY.
THIS WAS ALL FAKE. ALL FOR CHARITY.
SULLIVAN AND CHULAKES-LEETZ HELPED RAISE $850-DOLLARS FOR THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION.
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THE MIAMI HEAT TAKING A SWIPE AT THE CELTICS. THE FGCU SOCCER TEAM BEGIN THEIR TITLE DEFENSE
AND WHO WILL BE THE QUARTERBACK IN MIAMI THIS WEEK. WE ARE CLOSER TO THAT ANSWER. NEXT.
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WORLD NEWS TEASE
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TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
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We are here for you, we will not forget
PRESIDENT OBAMA ALONGSIDE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE.
NEW AT 7--
WHAT THEY TOLD SANDY VICTIMS AFTER THEIR GROUND AND AERIAL TOUR.
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kid: i'm tired of barack obama and mitt romney, reporter: that's why you're crying, kid: nods head. reporter: oh.
TONIGHT AT 7, POLITICS ON A SMALLER LEVEL.
A LITTLE GIRL MOVED TO TEARS OVER THE CANDIDATES.
GET HER STORY AT 7.
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SPORTS OPEN
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WELL THE BAD BLOOD CONTINUED LAST NIGHT BETWEEN THE HEAT AND CELTICS
DWYANE WADE CALLING RAJON RONDO'S FOUL. A PUNK PLAY.
BUT THE HEAT WON THE WAR. 120-107. NEXT UP FOR MIAMI. A SHOWDOWN WITH THE KNICKS ON FRIDAY.
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SEVERAL OF THE MIAMI DOLPHINS DRESSED UP FOR HALLOWEEN TODAY INCLUDING. JAKE LONG AND RICHIE INCOGNITO. WHO WENT AS SUPERMAN AND BATMAN.. AS FOR MATT MOORE. HE SPENT HALLOWEEN DRESSED AS THE STARTING QUARTERBACK. GETTING MOST OF THE SNAPS WITH THE FIRST TEAM OFFENSE.
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IT LOOKS LIKE MOORE COULD START AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS THIS SUNDAY.
RYAN TANNEHILL PRACTICED TODAY BUT WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF A LEFT KNEE INJURY.
AS FOR THE MATCHUP WITH THE COLTS. IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY. BOTH WOULD BE IN THE PLAYOFFS.
HARD TO BELIEVE AFTER LAST SEASON.
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FROM MISERY TO MISSOURI. THE FLORIDA GATORS ARE HOPING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM A GUTWRENCHING LOSS TO GEORGIA. WHEN THEY FACE THE MISSOURI TIGERS THIS SATURDAY AT THE SWAMP. BUT DON'T THINK THE TIGERS FEEL MUCH SYMPATHY. MIZZOU JUST 1-4 IN THE SEC
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THE FGCU WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM IS READY TO DEFEND THEIR CONFERNCE TITLE.
THAT QUEST BEGINS ON FRIDAY. IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE A-SUN TOURNAMENT.
FGCU. IS HOSTING THE TOURNAMENT ONCE AGAIN. AND WILL FACE JACKSVILLE TO KICK THINGS OFF.
THE EAGLES. JUST TWO WINS AWAY FROM A RETURN TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
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THE TAMPA BAY RAYS HAVE BEEN BUSY. TODAY THEY OFFICIALLY PICKED UP THEIR ONE-YEAR OPTIONS ON JAMES SHIELDS. FERNANDO RODNEY AND JOSE MOLINA
HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT KEEP OUTFIELDER LUKE SCOTT.
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IT'S A PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO
THE GIANTS AND THE THOUSANDS OF THEIR CLOSEST FRIENDS CELEBRATED THEIR WORLD SERIES TITLE. WITH A MILE AND A HALF PARADE.
CERTAINLY FITTING ON HALLOWEEN TO SEE A SEA OF ORANGE AND BLACK.
MORE THAN 300-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE ON HAND
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4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE
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