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WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS AT 6 --
A COMMERCIAL JET HEADED FOR PUNTA GORDA HAS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.
PASENGERS TOLD TO FOLLOW BRACE FOR IMPACT -- AS FIRE CREWS STAND-BY.
WHAT WENT WRONG.
PLUS --
I started yelling for help and he grabbed me
TONIGHT WE HAVE THE 911 TAPES FROM THAT BRUTAL COLLIER COUNTY HOME INVASION.
WHAT THE VICTIM TOLD POLICE MINUTES AFTER THE ATTACK.
AND
IN THE AGGRESSIVE SEARCH FOR THE BEST CANCER TREATMENT -- ONE GROUP SAYS THE ANSWER COULD BE HIDDEN IN A CERTAIN KIND OF MUSHROOM
THE NEWS AND WEATHER AT SIX -- STARTS NOW.
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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT SIX.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA JUST FINISHED TALKING ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF.
HE SAYS HE HAD A CONSTRUCIVE MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TODAY -- HERE'S PART OF WHAT HE SAID.
IF IT COMES TO JANUARY FIRST WITHOUT A DEAL IN PLACE -- EVERYONE'S TAXES WOULD GO UP.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS IF CONGRESS CAN NOT REACH A GRAND BARGAIN -- A BIG DEAL -- HE'LL PUSH FOR A SMALLER ONE THAT PROTECTS THE MIDDLE-CLASS FROM A TAX HIKE AND EXTENDS UNEMPLOYMENT.
STAY WITH ABC-7 FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORY.
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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.
SHOWERS ON AND OFF
Tonight and again tomorrow afternoon we will see a few showers across southwest Florida. The favored areas for seeing rain tonight will be along and north of the Caloosahatchee River … especially in Charlotte county. Temperatures tonight will be very mild compared to last night and we will only drop into the 60's this evening. A breeze from the southwest will help keep the temperatures from dropping off tonight and will also help warm us back to 77 - 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. A cold front is expected to cross the area in the late afternoon tomorrow. In advance of the front we will see variable clouds with showers and/or a thunderstorm arrive in the late afternoon. It will also be windy tomorrow with southwest winds at 15 - 20 and gusty throughout the day.
The extended outlook shows clearing late Saturday evening and a very nice, but cooler day on Sunday. Highs to end the weekend will only be around 70 and our overnight low on Monday morning goes back into the 50's. New Years Eve and New Years Day both look fine with lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures.
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BREAKING NEWS OPEN
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BREAKING NEWS AT SIX.--
A PLANE FROM INDIANA -- BOUND FOR PUNTA GORDA -- IS SAFELY ON THE GROUND TONIGHT
BUT NOT BEFORE THE PILOTS MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDIN AND TOLD THE PEOPLE ON BOARD TO BRACE FOR IMPACT.
THE ALLEGIANT AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM SOUTH BEND WAS DIVERTED TO FORT WAYNE.
PILOTS HAD TO ACT QUICKLY
THEY REPORTED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON FOR THE CARGO AREA OF THE PLANE.
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HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED IN DETAIL.
ALLEGIANT AIRLINES FLIGHT 959 TOOK OFF FROM SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AT ABOUT 12-30 THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY WERE HEADED FOR THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT.
BUT A SHORT TIME AFTER TAKE-OFF, PILOTS REPORTED THAT A FIRE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON -- ALERTING THEM TO A POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE CARGO HOLD.
AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAY THE MD-88 JET LANDED IN FORT WAYNE BEFORE 1:30PM.
PEOPLE GOT OFF THE PLANE USING EMERGENCY SLIDES.
INVESTIGATORS CONFIRMED LATER THERE WAS NO FIRE -- BUT THE WARNING LIGHT DID COME ON.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHY.
WE TALKED TO ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WHO WAS ON THAT FLIGHT.
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:52 "they told us to relax on impact. When we landed, we went down pretty quickly."
i was terrified.absolutely terrified
FOR NOW, ALL OF THE PASSENGERS ARE STUCK IN FORT WAYNE.
ALLEGIANT AIR TELLS US THEY ARE WORKING TO GET A FLIGHT CREW AND NEW EQUIPMENT TO FORT WAYNE TO BRING THE PASSENGERS TO PUNTA GORDA.
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RIGHT NOW, FORT MYERS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE 23RD HOMICIDE OF 20-12.
IT HAPPENED NEAR BERT DRIVE AND MANOR PARKWAY THIS MORNING
POLCIE SAY 35-YEAR-OLD ROBERT RAYBON JUNIOR WAS SHOT IN HIS HOME, THEN STUMBLED OUT TO HIS CAR-PORT.
THAT'S WHERE EMERGENCY CREWS AND FAMILY FOUND HIM DEAD.
THIS OFFICIALLY MAKES IT THE DEADLIEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR THE CITY.
ABC-7 REPORTER STEVE CAMPION HAS MORE.
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AROUND FIVE THIS MORNING -- GUNFIRE CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE ON FORT MYERS STREETS -- MARKING THE 23RD KILLING THIS YEAR.
1715 "my sister called me and said my cousin had been shot."
ARTHUR SAFFORD TELLS US -- HE RACED OVER TO THE HOME ON BERT DRIVE -- ONLY TO LEARN HIS COUSIN, 35-YEAR OLD ROBERT RAYBON ALREADY PASSED AWAY.
1724 "I came on over and true enough he was dead."
DETECTIVES EXPLAIN -- THEY DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN CUSTODY FOR THE KILLING -- ONLY SAYING THE MURDER REMAINS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.
YET ANOTHER IN A CITY -- BECOMING NUMB TO THE DEADLY NOISE.
1623 "I hope they stop it. There too much bad stuff going on."
SAFFORD AND NEIGHBORS EXPLAIN -- THE VIOLENCE FEELS OUT OF CONTROL.
5218 "if it is not on TV, it is hitting us in the streets."
WHILE DETECTIVES HUNT FOR ANOTHER KILLER WALKING FREE TONIGHT -- THOSE WHO HEAR, SEE, AND FEEL THE BLOODSHED MAKE A HEARTFELT APPEAL --
5044 "if you were there say something or this is going to be an endless cycle."
-- PLEADING WITH A COMMUNITY -- MASKED IN SILENCE -- TO STAND UP FOR JUSTICE.
1628 "it's the young people they don't take life seriously. They just shoot somebody and don't think about it."
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STEVE CAMPION REPORTING.
WE PULLED RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1988
IN THE CITY OF PALMS -- MURDERS FELL TO THEIR LOW IN 2000 -- ONLY THREE KILLINGS.
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WE HAVE STARTLING NEW DETAILS IN A COLLIER COUNTY HOME INVASION.
WE JUST RECEIVED THE 9-1-1 CALL FROM THE WOMAN WHO SAYS FOUR MEN DRAGGED HER AND HER ROOMMATES ACROSS THE LAWN OF THEIR HOME IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES LAST WEEK.
SHE THEN SAYS THEY WERE BLINDFOLDED --
TIED THEM UP AND HELD THEM AT GUN POINT.
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four guys came in and two of us were in the back yard, I started yelling for help and he grabbed me, dragged me across the lawn, put a gun to my head
THE MEN RANSACKED THE HOUSE--
STEALING MONEY AND JEWELRY.
STILL NO ARRESTS.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS OR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
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FORT MYERS POLICE MAKE MORE THAN A DOZEN ARRESTS IN A SWEEP TO GET DRUGS AND GUNS OFF THE STREETS.
TODAY ON PATROL-
4 PEOPLE, 2 MEN AND 2 JUVENILES, WERE ARRESTED FOR RESISTING AN OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE.
A K-9 FOUND WEAPONS NEARBY.
INCLUDING A PAINTBALL GUN, A RIFLE, A HANDGUN AND AN AK-47.
POLICE SAY IT'S PART OF A BIGGER PROBLEM.
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22:03:15 without us getting these guns off the street there's going to be more shootings, more murders. We need to keep going 22
POLICE DAY A 3 MONTH LONG UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT 22 PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL AND DUNBAR AREAS OF FORT MYERS SELLING DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS, DAY CARES AND CHURCHES.
ON THURSDAY- 10 OF THEM WERE ARRESTED.
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WITH LEE COUNTY STUDENTS SOON TO RETURN FROM THE HOLIDAY BREAK.
SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE THINKING ABOUT TIGHTER SECURITY FOLLOWING THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING.
ABC-7 REPORTER KIM BROWN HAS MORE ON WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTS TO PROPOSE.
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SINCE THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK TWO WEEKS AGO.
SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE HEARING CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
I've had concerns from a couple of parents that have called.
JEANNE DOZIER SAYS ONE OF THOSE WORRIES-
CLASSROOMS WHERE TEACHERS HAVE TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.
We're going to have to have some very very strong conversations about are we doing every thing we possibly can to secure our schools.
JANUARY 8TH, THE BOARD WILL MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CONNECTICUT TRAGEDY.
THEN, DOZIER PLANS TO PROPOSE LOOKING AT EXISTING SECURITY MEASURES AND CREATING NEW ONES.
LIKE A DISTRICT WIDE LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE.
We have tornado drills, we have fire drills, the one thing we don't have is a lock mode down drill. And that may be something that we are gong to have to put in our protocol.
A sheriff's deputy can be found at each high school and middle school in Lee County. Now, some board members want more for extra security.
THAT COULD ALSO MEAN MORE DEPUTIES AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
If we could have a school resource officer at every single school including our elementary schools I think that would be good.
BOARD MEMBER MARY FISCHER WANTS TO PROPOSE ADDING MORE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS.
AND ADDITIONAL STRANGER DANGER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.
If there were enough of those people to look at kids and be able to identify problems early on and direct families with kids with issues to treatment I think that it would be money well spent.
ALL WAYS THEY HOPE WILL BETTER KEEP STUDENTS SAFE IN CLASS.
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DONATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE OVERWHELMING NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT FOLLOWING THE SANDY HOOK MASSACRE.
THERE IS SO MUCH THAT SPACE IS ALMOST RUNNING OUT AND VOLUNTEERS CAN BARELY KEEP UP.
WORKERS HAVE ACTUALLY DEDICATED A WAREHOUSE FOR THE DONATIONS.
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"We'd like to give it to the kids first and let them take what they want, but we don't know. We're just busy taking it all in."
TOWN LEADERS SAY IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DONATION.DON'T SEND A GIFT.
THEY'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO GET GIFT CARDS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES.OR GIVE MONEY TO THE UNITED WAY.
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A CAPE CORAL RESIDENT GETS AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT HER FRONT DOOR.
DETECTIVES TELL US 34 YEAR OLD KARI ASSAID WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
THEY ARRESTED HER FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND SLAMMING INTO THE HOME ALONG EL DORADO PARKWAY WEST JUST BEFORE TEN P-M.
A MARRIED COUPLE AND THEIR 15 YEAR OLD SON WERE IN THE HOME AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
DETECTIVES SAY ASSAID HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT OF POINT-ONE-THREE.
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AFTER TWO YEARS ON THE RUN, DEPUTIES ARREST A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN FOR GRAND THEFT.
DEPUTIES THEY SAY JASON HOXIE TIRED TO STEAL A LEATHER JACKET FROM MACY'S AT TOWN CENTER MALL IN PORT CHARLOTTE BACK IN 2010.
HE RAN FROM SECURITY GUARDS, BUT DROPPED HIS CELL PHONE WHILE GETTING AWAY.
HOXIE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY IN SARASOTA COUTNY ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT.
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IN NEW JERSEY -- THREE OFFICERS ARE RECOVERING TONIGHT --
AFTER AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTOUT AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY IT ALL STARTED WHEN A MAN WAS BROUGHT TO A STATION IN GLOUCESTER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES.
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Struggled occurred while the suspect was being processed the
suspect. obtained the firearm and fired on our police officers. right
now we have one officer who was shot below his bullet proof vest
THE TWO OTHER OFFICERS WERE GRAZED BY BULLETS.
THEY WERE ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY.
ITS THE LATEST SURPRISE ATTACK ON FIRST RESPONDERS THIS WEEK.
ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, A CONVICTED FELON SET FIRE TO HIS HOME.
WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED, THE MAN OPENED FIRE, KILLING TWO FIREFIGHTERS AND INJURING THREE OTHERS.
AND NEW ON THAT STORY TODAY -- POLICE SAY A 24-YEAR-OLD WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF THOSE FIREFIGHTERS.
DETECTIVES SAY SHE IS LINKED TO THE PURCHASE OF THE GUN USED IN THE SHOOTING.
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IT'S BEEN A BLOODY YEAR IN CHICAGO.
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA REPORT THE CITY HAS SEEN 500 MURDERS HAPPEN IN 20-12.
CHICAGO HIT THE GRIM MILESTONE LAST NIGHT.
A 40-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE A CONVENIENCE STORE IN A WEST-SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA SAY THE CITY'S HOMICIDE RATE IS UP 17 PERCENT THIS YEAR.
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IN A FINAL EFFORT TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF AT THE END OF THIS YEAR -- PRESIDENT OBAMA MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TODAY.
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN ALL POWER PLAYERS IN SIX WEEKS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS EXPECTED TO PUSH FOR A STOP-GAP MEASURE - A
SMALL DEAL THAT WOULD AT LEAST PREVENT TAX INCREASES ON THOSE EARNING 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS.
BUT WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE STANDING FIRM, A SOLUTION STILL SEEMS OUT OF REACH.
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it is not a real crisis, it is manufactured by the republicans who refuse to ask those with the most to give more.
they are siting down at the white house, like a harvard law review meeting/ what is the missing ingredient, the missing ingredient is presidential leadership
MANY STILL HOLD OUT HOPE FOR A SMALL, STOP-GAP MEASURE THAT COULD PASS CONGRESS--- IF NOT BEFORE THE NEW YEAR, THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
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LOCAL FOOD PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD BE CUT IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.,
SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS OF LEE COUNTY COULD BE HIT HARD BY THE FISCAL CLIFF.
28-THOUSAND MEALS HANDED OUT TO THE ELDERY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WOULD BE ELIMINATED.
THAT'S 12-THOUSAND IN LEE COUNTY ALONE.
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18:02 185 seniors are on a waiting list right now for home delivery meals and that's going to grow if there's a problem with cuts
THE FRIENDSHIP CENTERS RECENTLY FORMED A SENIOR HUNGER TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
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IN NORTH FORT MYERS,
A FAMILY ESCAPE A BURNING HOME.
TODAY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS HELPING THEM OUT.
THE FIRE STARTED IN A MOBILE HOME ALONG MARX DRIVE THIS MORNING
TAKE A LOOK.
FLAMES QUICKLY SWEPT THROUGH THE HOME.
WE'RE TOLD THE FAMILY WAS INSIDE WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED BUT THEY SOMEHOW MANAGED TO SCRAMBLE TO SAFETY.
WE'LL PASS ALONG NEW DETAILS AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
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CREWS IN CAPE CORAL SAY AN EARLY MORNING HOUSE FIRE HAS BEEN RULED AN ACCIDENT.
THIS ONE HAPPENED ON NORTHWEST 43RD AVENUE.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SCENE.
NO ONE WAS INJURED.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT STARTED IN THE DEN, BUT NO WORD ON THE EXACT CAUSE.
THE FIRE CAUSED ABOUT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
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RED TIDE IS BEING BLAMED FOR THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH THAT HAVE WASHED UP ALONG THE BEACHES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM ENGLEWOOD BEACH.
A RED TIDE BLOOM FIRST HIT THIS AREA IN OCTOBER.
NOW OFFICIALS SAY THE CONCENTRATION HAS PICKED UP ALONG THE COAST PARTICULARLY IN SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.
THAT MEANS FISH ARE DYING AND PEOPLE ARE FEELING IT.
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brea Oliver, New York
"I was really surprised I was shocked they were here and no body was cleaning them up and that there were so many.'
Ashley Law, New York
"I knew the red rude was here so u knew there'd be some dead fish. It was more than I expected. "
ON ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC BEACH, CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES CLEANS UP ALL THE DEAD FISH.
ON THE REST OF THE PRIVATE BEACHES, THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THE FISH OR LETTING NATURE RUN ITS COURSE.
EXPERTS SAY ITS HARD TO PREDICT WHEN THE RED TIDE BLOOM MIGHT DISAPPEAR AGAIN.
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THE CONTRACT DEADLINE FOR DOCK WORKERS IN THE GULF AND EAST COAST, INCLUDING FLORIDA, HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR 30 DAYS -- PUTTING OFF A POTENTIAL JOB AND ECONOMIC CRISIS.
THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE WAS THIS SATURDAY AT MIDNIGHT.
SHIPPING COMPANIES WANT TO FREEZE ROYALTIES PAID TO CURRENT LONGSHOREMEN, AND END THEM FOR FUTURE HIRES.
DOCK WORKERS WANT TO KEEP ROYALTIES, SAYING THEY ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE UP FOR JOBS LOST TO AUTOMATION.
EAST COAST AND GULF COAST PORTS HANDLED ABOUT 55-BILLION-DOLLARS WORTH OF CARGO IN AN AVERAGE MONTH THIS YEAR.
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THE A-S-P-C-A HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY A 9-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT TO THE RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS.
IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP FALSLEY ACCUSED THE CIRCUS OF ELEPHANT ABUSE.
A SUIT BROUGHT BY THE CIRCUS OWNERS IN TAMPA CLAIMS THE A-S-P-C-A EVEN HIRED A PLAINTIFF AND PAID HIM MORE THAN $190-THOUSAND TO BRING ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE CIRCUS.
A U-S DISTRICT COURT RULED THE PLANTIF'S ACCUSATIONS WERE NOT CREDIBLE.
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NEXT AT 6 OPEN
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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN WRITES INTO LAW A BAN THAT PREVENT ADOPTIONS BY AMERICAN FAMILIES.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHY HE DID IT.
PLUS.
ONE WOMAN HAS HIGH HOPES THAT A NEW BREAST CANCER TREATMENT IS WORKING.
IT'S GETTING A SERIOUS LOOK FROM THE F-D-A.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT, JUST AHEAD.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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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.
SHOWERS ON AND OFF
Tonight and again tomorrow afternoon we will see a few showers across southwest Florida. The favored areas for seeing rain tonight will be along and north of the Caloosahatchee River … especially in Charlotte county. Temperatures tonight will be very mild compared to last night and we will only drop into the 60's this evening. A breeze from the southwest will help keep the temperatures from dropping off tonight and will also help warm us back to 77 - 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. A cold front is expected to cross the area in the late afternoon tomorrow. In advance of the front we will see variable clouds with showers and/or a thunderstorm arrive in the late afternoon. It will also be windy tomorrow with southwest winds at 15 - 20 and gusty throughout the day.
The extended outlook shows clearing late Saturday evening and a very nice, but cooler day on Sunday. Highs to end the weekend will only be around 70 and our overnight low on Monday morning goes back into the 50's. New Years Eve and New Years Day both look fine with lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures.
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IT'S NOW OFFICIAL --
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS SIGNED THAT BILL BANNING AMERICANS FROM RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
HE'S RETAILING FOR A NEW AMERICAN LAW -- MPOSING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIANS DEEMED TO BE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS.
BUT THE BAN WILL HAVE A WIDESPREAD IMPACT HERE IN THE U-S.
DUNCAN GOLESTANI GOES IN-DEPTH FOR US TONIGHT.
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President Putin signed the bill less than 24 hours after receiving it from the Russian parliament.
The ban on Americans adopting Russian children will come into force on January first.
It's likely 46 children who were about to be adopted in the US will have to remain in Russia.
It's estimated there are more than 700-thousand children in Russia not living with their parents.
American families have been the biggest overseas adopters, taking in more than 60-thousand in the last two decades.
The bill is being seen as retaliation for recent US legislation designed to punish Russian human rights abusers.
"It's not surprising that there's political retribution, that there's a political tit for tat, that's not surprising, you know. But what's shocking is that they are using, that they're putting the well being of children at risk for the sake of political retribution. And that has to stop."
"The US state department says it is misguided to link the fate of children to unrelated political considerations.
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THAT WAS DUNCAN GOLESTANI REPORTING.
IN HEALTH NEWS TONIGHT -- BATTLING BREAST CANCER HAS A NEW POTENTIAL TREATMENT -- THE TURKEY TAIL MUSHROOM.
PATIENT LISA CLINTON HAD TO TAKE TIME AWAY FROM THE ICE AFTER HER DIAGNOSIS.
AFTER SURGERY SHE REFUSED CHEMO, AND TURNED TO A NATURAL HEALING GROUP.
DOCTORS PRESCRIBED A SMALL MUSHROOM.
IT'S CALLED TURKEY TAIL.
IT'S COMMONLY FOUND IN NORTHWEST FORESTS.
PHYSICIANS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR CENTURIES.
THEY SAY IT BOOSTS THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM -- AND IN LISA'S CASE HELPED FIGHT HER CANCER.
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"When they are ingested, they stimulate immune cells that line the intestines and then those cells stimulate other immune cells all over the body."
THIS IS A STUDY BEING OBSERVED BY THE F-D-A.
SO FAR -- LISA'S CONDITION IS IMPROVING, AND SHE'S BACK OUT ON THE ICE.
FURTHER RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CONFIRM THE MUSHROOM'S benefits.
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CAREER HUNTING IS A JOB IN ITSELF.
AND THESE DAYS, THERE'S A WORLD OF INFORMATION THAT CAN POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
RESEARCHERS FROM YAHOO DOT COM HAVE COME UP WITH A LIST OF THE DECADE'S HOTTEST JOBS LEADING INTO 2013.
EIGHTH ON THE LIST FOR TOP CAREERS -- VETERINARY TECHNICIANS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS ANTICIPATING A 52-PERCENT GROWTH IN THAT FIELD THROUGH 2020 - THAT'S ABOUT 41-THOUSAND POSITIONS.
DOWN THE LIST TO NUMBER TWO -- SOFTWARE DEVELOPER.
THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY IS EXPLODING WITH POTENTIAL RIGHT NOW, SPECIFICALLY IN GAMING, MOBILE AND SECURITY SYSTEMS.
KEEP IN MIND, MANY SOFTWARE EMPLOYERS REQURIE AT LEAST A BACHELORS DEGREE.
AT THE TOP OF THE LIST - MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
RESEARCHERS EXPECT 163-THOUSAND NEW JOBS WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS.
YOU CAN BE QUALIFIED WITH AS LITTLE AS TWO YEARS OF POST-HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION.
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BEWARE OF BOURBON STREET. THAT IS THE MESSAGE FROM FLORIDA GATOR COACH WILL MUSCHAMP. THE FGCU WOMEN HOSTING POWERHOUSE. LSU TONIGHT.
PLUS THE 11TH RANKED HOCKEY TEAM PLAYING AT GERMAIN ARENA TODAY.
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WORLD NEWS TEASE
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TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 7--
A DISPUTE OVER LOUD MUSIC LANDS A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MOM IN JAIL.
WHY HER OWN SON CALLED POLICE AND WHY HE'S ASKING SHE BE SET FREE.
PLANNING ON HITTING THE BEACH ON SANIBEL ISLAND?
YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
WHY THE ISLAND IS BEING RANKED AMOUNG THE TOP DESTINATIONS SPOTS IN THE STATE.
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SPORTS OPEN
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WE MAY HAVE GOOD NEWS FROM THE NHL.
TODAY THE LEAGUE MADE A NEW CONTRACT OFFER TO THE PLAYERS.
IT APPEARS THE LEAGUE IS WILLING TO BEND ON BOTH CONTRACT LENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY.
WE HAVE REACHED DAY 104 OF THE LOCKOUT AND THE NHL SAYS THEY DON'T WANT A SEASON THAT IS LESS THAN 48 GAMES.
SO TIME IS TICKING
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AS AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL. CORNELL IS CERTAINLY KNOWN FOR ITS ACADEMICS. BUT IT'S HOCKEY TEAM IS PRETTY GOOD AS WELL. THE BIG RED ARE RANKED 11TH IN THE NATION. AND THE FELLAS ARE LOOKING TO TAKE HOME THEIR 4TH TITLE AT THE COLLEGE CLASSIC. A CLASSIC THAT IS NOW IN IT'S 13TH YEAR
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GERMAIN ARENA THE PLACE TO BE. CORNELL TAKING ON FERRIS STATE.
BULLDOGS SCORED EARLY,. LOOKING FOR MORE. ANDY ISLE WITH THE SAVE FOR CORNELL.
THE BIG RED WOULD GET THINGS GOING IN THE SECOND AND 3RD PERIOD. THEY LEAD 4-3 IN THE 3RD
MAINE TAKES ON MINNESOTA-DULUTH. LATER TONIGHT AT 735
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LET'S KEEP IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM GERMAIN ARENA. THE FGCU WOMEN. WILL BE HOSTING POWERHOUSE. LSU. OUT OF THE SEC.
THE EAGLES HAVE PLAYED ONE OF THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULES IN THE NATION.
SO THE LADIES ARE USED TO PLAYING BIG TIME OPPONENTS. LIKE LSU. BUT HEAD COACH KARL SMESKO HOPES IT DOESN'T SHAKE HIS YOUNG TEAMS CONFIDENCE.
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IN A TOWN KNOWN FOR ITS WILD PARTIES AND LOOSE MORALS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR TROUBLE IN NEW ORLEANS. CHANCES ARE IT WILL FIND YOU. AND FLORIDA GATORS HEAD COACH WILL MUSCHAMP IS WELL AWARE. THAT IS WHY HE IS TELLING HIS GUYS THE ONLY DISTRACTION THEY NEED IS THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS IN THE SUGAR BOWL.
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MEANWHILE. THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE SHOWDOWN WITH NOTRE DAME IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE TIDE IS LOOKING FOR THEIR 3RD TITLE IN 4 YEARS. AND 2ND IN A ROW.
IT MAY SEEM LIKE A DEAD TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME JANUARY 7TH. THE NICK SABAN SAYS THIS TIME IS CRUTIAL
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FINAL STOP. THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL. LOUISIANA MONROE. AND OHIO.
BOBCATS CAME OUT BLAZIN. TYLER TETTLETON GIVING IT A RIDE. CHASE COCHRAN ON THE OTHER END AND HE'LL DO THE REST. 68 YARDS FRO THE TOUCH. 14-0 OHIO.
THEY ROLL 45-14
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4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE
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