ABC 7 O'CLOCK NEWS |
ABC 7 O'CLOCK NEWS |
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM BLANKETS THE NATION'S MIDSECTION TONIGHT.
THE ENTIRE COULD SEE SEVERE WEATHER.
RIGHT NOW AT 7--
WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
A SLASHER IS ON THE RUN AT THIS HOUR.
AND PEOPLE LIVING IN THE QUIET, GATED COMMUNITY OF PASEO IN SOUTH FORT MYERS ARE ON EDGE.
A WOMAN IS ATTACKED IN HER HOME.
AND IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME--
HOW PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SAVE THIS BEACHED WHALE.
ABC 7 NEWS AT 7 STARTS NOW.
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AND IT BEGINS WITH BREAKING NEWS!
FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH HAS MOVED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TONIGH AT A HOUSTON HOSPITAL.
HE'S BEEN BATTLING BRONCHITIS FOR A MONTH THERE.
AND NOW THE 41ST PRESIDENT'S FEVER HAS SPIKED.
IN THE LAST HALF HOUR --
WE LEARNED THE 88-YEAR-OLD WENT TO THE I-C-U.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR HIS CONDITION FOR YOU.
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COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW … A COLD FRONT IS CROSSING THE AREA AND THERE WILL BE A QUICK BURST OF SHOWERS AS THE FRONT PASSES. WHEN THE SHOWERS STOP … AND THEY WON'T LAST LONG …. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST AND YOU WILL NOTICE A DROP IN TEMPERATURE. IN FACT, WE WILL EASILY DROP INTO THE LOW 50'S BY TOMORROW MORNING AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BIT BREEZY TONIGHT.
TOMORROW WILL BE A FAIRLY NICE DAY AND IT WON'T BE AS WINDY AS IT WAS TODAY. BOATING AND BEACH WEATHER WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A NORTH/NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 - 15 MPH. THE HIGH TOMORROW WILL BE COOLER THAN TODAY AS WELL. WE HIT 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW WILL STAY IN THE 70'S. HUMIDITY WILL BE DOWN A BIT AND IT SHOULD BE A GREAT THURSDAY.
MORE SUNSHINE AND COOL WEATHER IS ON THE WAY FOR FRIDAY AS WE WAKE UP TO MORNING LOWS IN THE CHILLY 40'S AND DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 70. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IN THE FORECAST IS DUE HERE ON SATURDAY AND WE WILL SEE SOME MORE SHOWERS TO START THE WEEKEND. BUT DON'T CANCEL ANY PLANS BASED ON THAT RAIN FORECAST … JUST LIKE TODAY THE SHOWERS FOR SATURDAY SHOULD MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY.
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LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TONIGHT --
AND ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
ALSO -- A MASSIVE WINTER STORM, CAUSING FRUSTRATIONS FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
AT THE DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, A THOUSAND PEOPLE WOKE UP INSIDE THE TERMINALS -- STRANDED
SLEET AND HEAVY SNOW ALSO INTERRUPTED GROUND TRAVEL THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, TODAY.
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we've been on the road since 6:00 this morning and it's supposed to take us only ten hours to get to Reno."
IN THE SOUTHEAST, THUNDERSTORMS SPAWNED AT LEAST ONE TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN MOBILE, ALABAMA ON CHRISTMAS.
THE STORM IS MOVING.
IT'S TRAVELING EAST A CROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST.
IT'S MOVING INTO THE NORTHEAST, WHERE UPSTATE NEW YORK COULD GET MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW BY TOMORROW NIGHT.
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WE HAVE LEARNED --
SOME FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE CANCELLED TONIGHT.
MOST ARE TO CITIES IN THE MIDWEST AND THE NORTHEAST.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUR WEBSITE BEFORE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT.
WE HAVE A LINK TO R-S-W.
JUST CLICK SITES ON 7.
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ABC 7 IS ON THE SCENE OF BREAKING NEWS IN SAN CARLOS PARK.
A UTILITY POLL FIRE IS CAUSING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND POWER OUTAGES.
ABC 7'S LEIGH DANA LIVE NOW FROM THE SCENE--
LEIGH, HOW LONG IS POWER EXPECTED TO BE OUT.
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DEVELOPING NEWS OPEN
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A SOUTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY IS ON EDGE TONIGHT AFTER A STABBING.
THE ATTACKER STILL ON THE LOOSE.
THE STABBING HAPPENING IN PASEO.
IT'S A GATED COMMUNITY.
AND TONIGHT --FORT MYERS POLICE ARE STILL ON SCENE.
THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR CLUES.
POLICE TELL US --A MAN BROKE INTO A WOMAN'S HOME AND STABBED HER.
IT HAPPENED AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
THE WOMAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
NO WORD ON HER CONDITION.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE IT'S AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
THEY'RE STILL SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT.
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Rhett Daniels, resident
"Shocked. I mean this is paseo. It's isolated. It's a gated community."
Nicole Moscheola, Resident
"This is a very safe neighborhood so I was very surprised to see it. I thought maybe it was a heart attack or something more natural. Not a stabbing."
IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THE MAN GOT INSIDE THE GATED COMMUNITY.
GUARDS TELL ABC 7 THERE'S 24 HOUR SECURITY.
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RIGHT NOW -- LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED OF STEALING A CAR - AND THEN WRECKING IT INTO A HOUSE.
IT HAPPENED IN THE PINE MANOR NEIGHBORHOOD IN SOUTH FORT MYERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WITNESSES SAW TWO LUXURY CARS FLYING DOWN MAPLE DRIVE.
ONE A STOLEN AUDI.
THE OTHER -- THE PREVIOUS OWNERS WHO STUMBLED ON THEIR OLD CAR AND CHASED IT.
THE MOTHER AND SON WHO CHASED THEIR STOLEN CAR DID NOT WANT TO TALK ON CAMERA.
DEPUTIES SEARCHED FOR AN HOUR FOR THE THIEVES AFTER THE CRASH.
THEY COULDN'T FIND HIM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL CRIME STOPPERS.
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NEW DETAILS THIS EVENING --
ON WHAT MOTIVATED A GUNMAN TO ATTACK FOUR FIREFIGHTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
THE TWO FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE KILLED --WILL BE LAID TO REST NEXT WEEK.
TWO OTHERS THAT WERE INJURED -- REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL.
POLICE SAY WILLIAM SPENGLER SHOT THEM.
THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A HOUSE FIRE --BELIEVED TO BE INTENTIONALLY SET BY SPENGLER.
TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE MAN'S MOTHERS DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN A MOTIVATION.
SHE DIED IN OCTOBER --AND MAY HAVE MADE DONATIONS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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Motive is always the burning question. I'm not sure, we'll never really know what was going through his mind. 5
HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND IN SPENGLER'S BURNED HOUSE.
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER WILL DETERMINE IF THEY BELONG TO HIS MISSING SISTER.
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EFFORTS TO SAVE THE NATION FROM FALLING OFF THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF WILL BEGIN *AGAIN* TOMORROW --
AS THE PRESIDENT AND LAWMAKERS RETURN TO
WASHINGTON FROM THEIR BRIEF HOLIDAY BREAK
THE PRESIDENT IS CUTTING HIS HOLIDAY SHORT, TO TRY AND NEGOTIATE
A DEAL WITH CONGRESS THAT COULD SPARE THE MILITARY AND DOMESTIC PROGRAMS FROM DEEP-SPENDING CUTS.
A DEAL WOULD ALSO STOP YOUR TAXES FROM GOING UP ON JANUARY FIRST.
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KLOUCHAR SOT It is time to get back to the table. /, not your own table,
the table in Washington, because middle class people shouldn't have their
taxes go up an average of $2000 a year and we also should start making some
meaningful reform on the debt.
IF THEY CAN'T REACH AN AGREEMENT --
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WOULD IMPACT YOU.
A SCHOOL TEACHER EARNING $43-THOUSAND DOLLAR A YEAR COULD FACE A $3000 DOLLAR TAX HIKE.
ALSO
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR SOME 2 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD EXPIRE.
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POLICE OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SHOOTING --
ARE STILL ON HOLIDAY.
THE MUCH NEEDED TIME OFF -- IS PAID.
THEY'RE USING SICK DAYS.
IF THE OFFICERS USE UP ALL THEIR TIME OFF --- UNION OFFICIALS SAY THEY COULD GO WITHOUT A PAYCHECK.
THEY'RE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE TOWN'S INSURER AND THE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME.
MEANWHILE -- CITY OFFICIALS ARE MAKING PLANS TO MAKE A PERMANENT MEMORIAL FOR THE 26 VICTIMS.
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PEOPLE LIVING NEAR WHAT THEY CALL A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION CAPE CORAL WANT SOMETHING DONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE.
THEY WANT TO STOP DRIVERS FROM MAKING U-TURNS NEAR THE SITE OF A NEW GAS STATION.
IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEL PRADO BOULEVARD AND SOUTH EAST 26TH STREET.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EVEREST COMMUNITY SAY TRAFFIC IS BECOMING A NIGHTMARE.
AND THEY THINK ONCE A NEW RACE-TRAC OPENS IT COULD GET WORSE.
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Luigi Perrotti, driver
"it's a very busy intersection. Cars coming up and down all the time."
Terry Bitder, driver
"that u-turn thing has really caused a lot of wrecks. I really think they should get rid of it but I guess I'm not the county."
WHY DID SHE BRING UP THE COUNTY.
WELL, THE COUNTY SAYS THERE IS NO DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH CRASHES AT THIS INTERSECTION.
AND THEY SAY STOPPING U-TURNS WOULD BLOCK ACCESS TO BUSINESSES AND A CHURCH.
SO THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING NOW --
BUT PLAN TO MONITOR THE INTERSECTION ONCE RACE TRAC OPENS.
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TONIGHT, MORE THAN 2 HUNDRED PEOPLE IN CAPE CORAL ARE UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE.
MANY FINDING OUT ABOUT IT --SECOND HAND.
THE UTILITY COMPANY WONT GO DOOR TO DOOR TO TELL PEOPLE.
THEY SAY KNOCKING ISNT SAFE.
INSTEAD IT POSTED SIGNS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE STREET.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE GETTING WORD OUT ABOUT THE NOTICE.
THE BOIL WATER ORDER --COMING AS A RESULT OF A WATER MAINTENANCE PROJECT.
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normally, we hand deliver notices to every home. With what's going on in the world today, it's just getting a little nerve wrecking going up to people's doors.
CAPE UTILITIES OFFICIALS SAY TODAY WAS A TRIAL RUN.
IT WANTS TO SEE IF PEOPLE THINK POSTING SIGNS IS A GOOD IDEA.
TURNS OUT --RESIDENTS LIKED IT.
THE NEXT NOTICES POSTED --WILL BE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK.
THAT'S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN BEFORE NEW YEARS.
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NOW TO TWO MAJOR ISSUES AT FLORIDA RESTAURANTS --
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH AT AN ORLANDO MCDONALD'S CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE MAN WAS WAITING FOR HIS FOOD WHEN THE SUSPECT FIRST TRIED TO TAKE HIS CASH.
THEN HE STABBED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE MAN IN THE WHEELCHAIR REFUSED TO GIVE IT UP.
JERRY TYSON WAS ARRESTED.
HE'S CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
THE VICTIM LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
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A PORT CHARLOTTE RESTAURANT WAS TORN APART --
AFTER A LATE NIGHT BRAWL.
DEPUTIES SAY ONE WOMAN WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A CHAIR.
OTHERS HAD TO BE TASED BEFORE THEY STOPPED FIGHTING.
THE ARREST REPORT DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHAT SPARKED THE FIGHT.
BUT THE THREE PEOPLE ARRESTED ARE ALL ACCUSED OF PICKING UP CHAIRS OR TABLES AND THROWING THEM OR THREATENING TO THROW THEM DURING THE FIGHT.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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A CAPE CORAL PRODUCTION WAS SET ITS CURTAINS TO OPEN IN TWO WEEKS --
BUT TONIGHT, THAT'S ALL CHANGING.
ABC-7 EXPLAINS WHY CAST MEMBERS OF A HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL PLAY SAY --
THEY'RE MOVING PRODUCTION, ELSEWHERE.
AND -- A 30-FOOT WHALE --
STRANDED ON A NEW YORK BEACH, TODAY.
THE AMAZING RECOVERY EFFORT --
AND WHETHER RESCUE WORKERS THINK THE ANIMAL WILL SURVIVE --
WEATHER TEASE
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CHOICE WORDS ARE CLOSING CURTAINS ON CULTURAL PARK THEATER'S "RUMORS" PRODUCTION.
THIS COMING JUST-- TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE OPENING ACT.
THEATER OFFICIALS SAY -- THEY NEVER WANTED TO SIDELINE THE PRODUCTION -- BUT IT'S OVERWHELMING USE OF CURSE WORDS, SEALED THE DEAL.
CAST MEMBERS REPORT THE SHOW WILL GO ON --BUT NOT IN CAPE CORAL.
INSTEAD ON JANUARY 28th -- IN FORT MYERS AT THE LABORATORY THEATER.
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GOOD NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA THIS EVENING.
ABC-7 IS LEARNING FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT, NELSON MANDELA -- HAS LEFT THE HOSPITAL.
HE'S GONE HOME.
DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HIM WITH A LUNG INFECTION.
THEY ALSO PERFORMED SURGERY TO REMOVE GALLSTONES.
THE 94-YEAR-OLD WILL RECEIVE MORE MEDICAL TREATMENT AT HIS HOUSE.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BRAND NEW VIDEO INTO THE ABC-7 NEWSROOM.
THIS IS A WHALE -- THAT WASHED ASHORE, EARLIER TODAY, IN BREEZY POINT, NEW YORK.
IT'S LIKELY A HUMPBACK WHALE.
IT WAS ALIVE WHEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS GOT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THEM SPRAYING WATER ON THE 30-FOOT LONG ANIMAL.
BUT RESCUERS THERE SAY THE PROGNOSIS FOR STRANDED WHALES THIS BIG IS VERY GRIM.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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NEW STUDIES SHOW --
A *MAJOR SPIKE IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
ABC-7 T EXPLAINS THE STARTLING FIGURES --
AND WHY THIS IS MOTIVATING PARENTS, JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEW YEAR.
PLUS --
THE NATION IS READY FOR A DEAL --
AND STARTING TOMORROW -- STARBUCKS IS MAKING A POLITICAL PUSH --
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S ON THE LINE --
IF POLITICIANS FAIL TO COMPROMISE.
WHAT STARBUCKS WANTS TO DELIVER IN ADDITION TO COFFEE.
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NOW TO BREAKING NEWS IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE ON THE SCENE OF A SHOOTING IN THE PALM ISLAND GATED COMMUNITY.
FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, IT'S NEAR NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL.
ABC 7'S JULIAN JOHNSON, IS ON SCENE WITH DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED.
JULIAN--
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COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW … A COLD FRONT IS CROSSING THE AREA AND THERE WILL BE A QUICK BURST OF SHOWERS AS THE FRONT PASSES. WHEN THE SHOWERS STOP … AND THEY WON'T LAST LONG …. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST AND YOU WILL NOTICE A DROP IN TEMPERATURE. IN FACT, WE WILL EASILY DROP INTO THE LOW 50'S BY TOMORROW MORNING AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BIT BREEZY TONIGHT.
TOMORROW WILL BE A FAIRLY NICE DAY AND IT WON'T BE AS WINDY AS IT WAS TODAY. BOATING AND BEACH WEATHER WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A NORTH/NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 - 15 MPH. THE HIGH TOMORROW WILL BE COOLER THAN TODAY AS WELL. WE HIT 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW WILL STAY IN THE 70'S. HUMIDITY WILL BE DOWN A BIT AND IT SHOULD BE A GREAT THURSDAY.
MORE SUNSHINE AND COOL WEATHER IS ON THE WAY FOR FRIDAY AS WE WAKE UP TO MORNING LOWS IN THE CHILLY 40'S AND DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 70. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IN THE FORECAST IS DUE HERE ON SATURDAY AND WE WILL SEE SOME MORE SHOWERS TO START THE WEEKEND. BUT DON'T CANCEL ANY PLANS BASED ON THAT RAIN FORECAST … JUST LIKE TODAY THE SHOWERS FOR SATURDAY SHOULD MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY.
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DEVELOPING NEWS OPEN
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"911, what is your emergency?"
TEXTING COULD BE THE NEW WAY TO CONTACT POLICE DURING AN EMERGENCY --
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THINKS PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE TEXTING TO CALL FOR HELP.
BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE INFASTRUCTURE IS NO WHERE NEAR READY.
THE PLUSSES -- TEXT MESSAGES GO THROUGH FASTER, WITHOUT CLOGGING COMMUNICATION.
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"Might be able to save lives by getting more people with additional means of being able to get in contact with somebody, but I guess I would have a concern about being able to do it when you drive."
THE F-C-C WANTS EMERGENCY PLANNERS AND PHONE COMPANIES TO BE READY FOR 9-1-1 TEXT SERVICE BY 2014.
SOME EXPERTS DIDN'T THINK IT COULD HAPPEN THAT QUICKLY.
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TODAY -- PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN ASIA ARE REMBERING A DEADLY EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI THAT SHOOK THEIR NATION, EIGHT YEARS AGO.
MASSIVE WAVES BATTERED COUNTRIES ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION.
A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE WERE KILLED -- AND NEARLY TWO MILLION WERE LEFT HOMELESS.
WARNING CENTERS HAVE BEEN BUILT TO MONITOR SEISMOLOGICAL AND TIDAL DATA.
THE CENTERS ALSO SEND ALERTS TO NATIONAL AGENCIES IN COUNTRIES NEAR THE INDIAN OCEAN.
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR PEOPLE PLANNING TO ADOPT A CHILD FROM RUSSIA.
AMERCANS COULD SOON BE BANNED FROM ADOPTING RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
LAWMAKERS IN MOSCOW APPROVED THE BAN TODAY.
IT NOW GOES TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
HE HASN'T SAID WHETHER HE'LL SIGN IT.
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NEW REPORTS SHOW CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES HAS MORE THAN TRIPPED IN THE PAST 30-YEARS.
EXPERTS SAY, OBESITY HAS SEVERAL RISK FACTORS -- AND IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO ADULTHOOD.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS A BIT OF GOOD NEWS --
EXTREME OBESITY IN U-S KIDS, HAS DECREASED.
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MAJOR NEWS FOR THE U-S HOUSING MARKET TONIGHT.
WE'RE SEEING AND INCREASE IN THE COST OF HOMES, NATIONWIDE.
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REPORT -- HOME PRICES ROSE IN 18 OF 20 MAJOR U-S CITIES, IN OCTOBER.
COMPARED WITH THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE NATIONAL HOME PRICE INDEX HAS INCREASED 4-POINT-3 PERCENT.
ANALYSTS SAY LOWER INTEREST RATES, FEWER HOMES ON THE MARKET, AND GROWING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
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WE HAVE A CONSUMER ALERT FOR AIR TRAVLERS.
THERE'S A DEBATE BREWING WHETHER THIRD PARTY SITES LIKE ORBITZ AND EXPEDIA SHOULD BE ABLE TO TACK ON BAGGAGE FEES.
ANALYST SAY -- IT'S GETTING HARDER FOR TRAVELERS TO KNOW THE REAL PRICE OF AIRFARES WHEN COMPARING CARRIERS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
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TOYOTA IS BACK ON TOP, TONIGHT -- AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO MAKER.
THE JAPANESE COMPANY SAYS -- ITS WORLDWIDE SALES COULD RISE 22-PERCENT THIS YEAR -- TO NINE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION VEHICLES.
GENERAL MOTORS SOLD THE MOST CARS, LAST YEAR.
BUT TOYOTA IS PUSHING OUT 400-THOUSAND MORE THAN G-M IS SLATED TO SALE, THIS YEAR.
THIS ALL COMES AMID MULTIPE RECALLS -- PLUS A U-S SAFETY FINE.
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THIS NEWS COMES AS THE AUTOMAKER SETTLES HUNDRED OF LAWSUITS OVER ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.
THE MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IS THE LARGEST IN U-S HISTORY INVOLVING AUTOMOBILE DEFECTS.
ALL IT NEEDS NOW IS A FEDERAL JUDGES APPROVAL.
MORE THAN 14-MILLION TOYOTAS WERE PART OF A WORLDWIDE RECALL.
THE COMPANY HAD BLAMED DRIVER ERROR, FAULTY FLOOR MATS AND STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDALS FOR THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM.
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COFFEE GIANT -- STARBUCKS -- IS MAKING A POLITICAL PUSH --
AND CALLING FOR A COMPRIMISE IN THE LOOMING FISCAL CLIFF.
THE COMPANY'S C-E-O WANTS BARISTAS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO WRITE THE WORDS "COME TOGETHER" ON EVERY CUP SOLD, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
HE TOLD EMPLOYEES -- "RATHER THAN BE BYSTANDERS, YOU AND YOUR CUSTOMERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY."
THERE'S NEARLY 120 STORES PARTCIPATING IN THE INITIATIVE.
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WE'VE GOT SOME RESHUFFLING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STANDINGS. I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIG MOVERS FOR NEXT SEASON THANKS TO RECLASSIFICATION.
AND WHO ARE THESE GUYS SKATING AROUND AT GERMAIN ARENA. IT'S NOT MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY. DETAILS NEXT IN SPORTS.
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TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN
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ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHES A MAP OF GUNOWNERS --
LISTING THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES.
THE CONTROVERY IT IS STIRRING UP -- AND HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE REACTING.
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A SURPRISE FOR HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING BACK TO CLASS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
FREE CONDOMS!
WHY SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THEY NEED THEM.
THAT IS TONIGHT AFTER NASHVILLE.
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SPORTS OPEN
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THE EVERBLADES ARE OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND. BUT INSTEAD WE HAVE THE FLORIDA COLLEGE HOCKEY CLASSIC. 4 SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE BEGINNING FRIDAY. THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE GETTING SOME PRACTICE TIME ON THE ICE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE BLACK BEARS HAVE WON THIS EVENT 5 TIMES IN 13 YEARS.
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GOOD EVENING. THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION RELEASED IT'S RECLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR FOOTBALL BEGINNING NEXT SEASON. AND FOR SCHOOLS LIKE FORT MYERS AND BISHOP VEROT. THE NEWS COULDN'T BE BETTER.
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A BUSY DAY FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX. FIRST. A 6-PLAYER TRADE WITH THE PIRATES THAT BRINGS 2-TIME ALL-STAR CLOSER JOEL HANRAHAN TO BEANTOWN. THE SOX SEND RELIEVER MARK MELANCON AND 3 MINOR LEAGUE PROSPECTS TO PITTSBURGH. BUT THEY WILL STILL HAVE INCUMBENT ANDREW BAILEY ON THE ROSTER. WHO MISSED MOST OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF A THUMB INJURY. THE SOX SAY BAILEY WILL MOVE TO A SETUP ROLE
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AND THE RED SOX ALSO SIGNING SHORTSTOP STEPHEN DREW TO A ONE YEAR DEAL. WORTH NEARLY 10 MILLION DOLLARS. STEPHEN IS THE BROTHER OF FORMER RED SOX OUTFIELDER J-D DREW. HE'LL WEAR THE SAME NUMBER 7.
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