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BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5!
A TEXAS CAMPUS ON LOCKDOWN --
A SHOOTER ON THE RUN.
THREE PEOPLE HURT.
NEW DETAILS JUST IN TO ABC 7 AS ANOTHER CAMPUS SHOOTING UNFOLDS.
A FAMILY TORN APART.
A MOM AND ONE DAUGHTER KILLED IN A VIOLENT CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
TONIGHT THE FAMILY SURROUNDS THE HOSPTIAL BED OF THE FOUR YEAR OLD SURVIVOR.
THIS 3-YEAR-OLDS BEST FRIEND IS AN EIGHT FOOT BOA CONSTRICTOR!
IT WEIGHS MORE THAN HE DOES.
IS HE TOO YOUNG FOR THIS RISKY RELATIONSHIP.
AND--
nats of men screaming
IT'S PAIN ONLY A WOMAN CAN UNDERSTAND--
UNITL NOW--
MEN REDUCED TO TEARS AS THEY EXPERIENCE CHILD BIRTH.
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF RIGHT NOW AT FIVE.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.
THERE HAS BEEN *ANOTHER* SHOOTING AT SCHOOL.
THIS ONE HAPPENED AT LONE STAR COLLEGE IN HOUSTON.
WITNESSES SAY TWO MEN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT ON CAMPUS.
BOTH PULLED OUT GUNS AND BEGAN SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER.
TWO STUDENTS WERE CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE.
BOTH WERE HURT.
ONE OF THE SHOOTERS WAS ALSO HURT.
A TOTAL OF THREE PEOPLE INJURED.
ONE OF THE SHOOTERS IS IN CUSTODY.
THE OTHER IS ON THE RUN.
THE SHOOTING SENT STUDENTS RUNNING FOR SAFETY.
RIGHT NOW --
THE SCHOOL'S ON LOCKDOWN.
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I was in my algebra class and we was in the academics building which is in the library and we heard six shots. We saw students running and we went under our desks and our teacher shutdown the lights.
A FOURTH PERSON SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AFTER THE SHOOTING.
AGAIN -- ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.
OFFICERS ARE COMBING THE CAMPUS AND NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING FOR THE OTHER.
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DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
A 4 YEAR OLD IMMOKALEE GIRL IS CLINGING TO LIFE RIGHT NOW.
HER MOTHER AND SISTER DIED AFTER THEIR CAR CRASHED INTO A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FAMILY.
THE MOTHER-- 33-YEAR-OLD CECILIA DOUGLAS AND HER DAUGHTER 3-YEAR-OLD RYLEE DIED YESTERDAY.
THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE PINK SHIRT IS 4-YEAR-OLD MADISON.
SHE IS AT ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SAINT PETERSBURG RIGHT NOW, STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
THE MOTHER HIT A TRUCK ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CAR TO FLIP -- GO THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN IN THE ALLIGATOR INVESTED WATERS.
THEY WERE STUCK FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE RESCUE CREWS GOT THEM OUT.
RESCUE CREWS TELL US DOUGLAS GOT HER TWO GIRLS OUT OF THEIR CAR SEATS BEFORE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.
NONE OF THEM WAS BREATHING BY THE TIME CREWS PULLED THEM FROM THE SINKING CAR.
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LEE COUNTY INVESTIGATORS ARE FOLLOWING UP ON SEVERAL TIPS TONIGHT --
AFTER A YOUNG WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN BONITA SPRINGS.
DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR ANY CLUES THAT EXPLAIN THE DEATH OF 22-YEAR OLD DARLA MILLER.
SOMEONE FOUND MILLER'S BODY SATURDAY IN THE WOODS ACROSS FROM A MOBILE HOME.
NEIGHBORS TELL US INVESTIGATORS TOOK TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THAT MOBILE HOME FOR QUESTIONING.
BUT SO FAR DEPUTIES HAVE NOT MADE AN ARREST.
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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT A DEADLY CAR CRASH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY/
49 YEAR OLD KELLY DEREGO DIED WHEN SHE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER CAR ON SUNDAY. IN A
DEPUTIES SAY SHE STOLE THE CAR AND A DEBIT CARD FROM A DEEP CREEK WOMAN EARLIER IN THE DAY.
THE VICTIM SAYS DEREGO WAS HER PART-TIME CARTAKER.
SHE CLAIMS DERAGO TOLD HER SHE WAS GOING TO RUN SOME ERRANDS WHILE THE WOMAN TOOK A NAP.
WHEN SHE AWOKE. HER KEYS AND DEBIT CARD WERE GONE.
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"I think it will be a while before I can really learn to trust again."
DEPUTIES SAY DEREGO USED THE VICTIM'S AT SEVEN DIFFERENT ATMS. WITHDRAWING MORE THAN 560 DOLLARS.
DETECTIVES RECOVERED THE STOLEN CARD IN DEREGO'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS AT THE HOSPITAL.
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A FORT MYERS MOTHER IS FACING CHILD ABUSE CHARGES TONIGHT.
OFFICERS WENT TO BRITTANY DAY'S APARTMENT YESTERDAY.
THEY WERE INVESTIGATING AN ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT.
THEY FOUND A TWO-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH A BUSTED LIP, CUTS TO HER FOREHEAD AND BRUISES ON HER NECK.
OFFICERS SAY DAY ADMITTED TO BEATING HER DAUGHTER.
SHE ALSO TOLD THEM SHE DRAGGED THE GIRL ON THE GROUND BY HER HAIR BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T STOP CRYING.
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A MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER BIZARRE INCIDENT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THE VICTIM WHO LIVES ON OLD BAYSHORE ROAD SAYS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE ON HIS ROOF.
WHEN HE WENT OUTSIDE HE SAW GREGORY BRUNI RUNNING AROUND ON HIS ROOF NAKED.
HE SAYS BRUNI JUMPED OFF THE ROOF ON TOP OF HIM.
THEN HE RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND PULLED A LARGE-SCREEN TV OFF ITS STAND AND DUMPED THE CONTENTS OF A VACUUM ONTO THE FLOOR.
OFFICERS SAY BRUNI FELL TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE VICTIM'S WIFE FIRED THREE WARNING SHOTS.
BUT HE THEN BEGAN PLEASURING HIMSELF.
THE VICTIM WAS FINALLY ABLE TO HOLD
BRUNI DOWN UNTIL DEPUTIES ARRIVED.
HE HAD TO BE TASED.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA IS BACK TO WORK ONE DAY AFTER HIS SECOND INAUGURATION.
ABC'S KAREN TRAVERS TELLS US WHAT THE PRESIDENT DID TODAY AND WHAT HE WANTS TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS.
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THE INAUGURAL PARTIES AND PARADE ARE OVER.AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR WASHINGTON
TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS.
THIS MORNING PRESIDENT OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THEIR FAMILIES
ATTENDED A PRAYER SERVICE.
Nats or SOT
THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS WAS AN UNMISTAKABLE CALL TO ACTION - A
MORE OPTIMISTIC ADDRESS THAN 2009.WHEN THE ECONOMY WAS STILL TEETERING ON
THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE.
SOT Obama
"Preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action."
LIBERALS REJOICED AT THE PRESIDENT'S CLEAR LEFT TURN.
SOT Obama
"Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role
of government for all time - but it does require us to act in our time."
THE SECOND TERM GOALS THE PRESIDENT LAID OUT WENT BEYOND WHAT WE HEARD ON
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.AN AMBITIOUS AGENDA FROM A POLITICIAN WHO WILL NEVER
RUN FOR RE-ELECTION.
GAY RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, GUN CONTROL, IMMIGRATION REFORM - AND PROTECTING
MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY.
SOT Obama
"They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that
make this country great."
REPUBLICANS SAID THE PRESIDENT IGNORED THE STRUGGLING ECONOMY.NOT ENOUGH
ABOUT JOB CREATION OR REDUCING THE DEFICIT.
BUT MR. OBAMA DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING PARTISAN CHALLENGES FACING
WASHINGTON.CARRYING OVER FROM HIS FIRST TERM.
SOT Obama
"We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for
politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate."
Karen Travers OC standup CLOSE:
"THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED A SHIFT TO A YOUNGER, MORE DIVERSE AMERICA.ONE HE
WANTS TO TAP INTO TO ACHIEVE LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS.
Karen Travers, ABC NEWS WASHINGTON."
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WE COULD HAVE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION SOON ON THE DEBT CEILING.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IF CONGRESS PASSES A HOUSE-REPUBLICAN BILL EXTENDING THE GOVERNMENT'S BORROWING AUTHORITY FOR THREE MONTHS --
THE PRESIDENT "WOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY."
THE HOUSE HAS SCHEDULED A VOTE ON THAT TOMORROW.
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MEANWHILE, THE SENATE COULD APPROVE A BILL TODAY THAT WOULD SEND MORE THAN 50-BILLION DOLLARS IN AID FOR SUPER STORM SANDY VICTIMS.
THE HOUSE APPROVED THE BILL LAST WEEK, MOSTLY BEHIND DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT.
IT INCLUDES ABOUT 17-BILLION DOLLARS FOR IMMEDIATE RECOVERY EFFORTS.
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TRASH PLAGUES ONE SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOODTONIGHT.
THOSE WHO CALL THE AREA HOME ALONG SKYLINE BOULEVARD WANT IT CLEANED UP RIGHT NOW.
ABC7'S STEVE CAMPION FOUND OUT WHY IT'S THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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LITTER BUGS LEAVE SOME LIVING NEAR SKYLINE BOULEVARD IN SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL -- BITING MAD.
THEY'RE UPSET WITH A GROWING AMOUNT OF LITTER ALONG THEIR STREETS.
FROM FORGOTTEN FURNITURE TO FATTY FAST FOOD -- THE TRASH PILES UP ON VACANT LAND AND EVEN BLOWS THROUGH TRAFFIC.
NEIGHBORS TELL US DOG WALKS HAVE TURNED INTO IMPROMPTU CLEANUP SESSIONS -- FORCING THEM TO CARRY LARGE TRASH BAGS.
THEY WANT OTHERS TO PITCH IN AND HELP PICK UP THE LINGERING MESS.
Marla McFarlene, Southwest Cape Coral
"It does bother me to see that there is trash in the neighboring lots. I do feel like its partly my responsibility when I'm walking my dog to pick up the trash so it's a project I'm taking on."
Pat Young, Southwest Cape Coral
"Pride in the community is a big part of this. I think the city can't keep up with every little piece of trash that's around."
STEVE CAMPION, ABC7.
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CITY LEADERS ARE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR AN ADOPT-A-ROAD PROJECT -- TO HELP OUT WITH THE SITUATION.
MANY TELL US THEY PLAN TO PICK UP AS MUCH GARBAGE AS THEY CAN THEMSELVES.
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ALSO IN THE CAPE,
A NON PROFIT NEEDS YOUR HELP AFTER THIEVES BROKE INTO THE CAPE CORAL B-M-X FACILITY AND STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF MERCHANDISE.
VOLUNTEERS TELL US THIEVES BROKE INTO THE CONCESSION STAND NOT ONCE BUT TWICE.
THEY STOLE ITEMS LIKE HAMBURGERS, CANDY AND TIRES.
THE GROUP USES THIS MONEY TO KEEP UP THE FACILITY AND PUT ON ACTIVITIES.
THE STAND WILL STAY CLOSED UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE THEIR GOODS.
THE PARK IS OPEN TONIGHT AT 6-30.
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NEW AT 5 --
INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW RULING THAT FIRE AT A PUNTA GORDA MARINA AN ACCIDENT.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT GATOR CREEK MARINE JUST AFTER NOON SUNDAY.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL SAYS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON ONE OF THE BOATS STARTED THE FIRE.
IT DESTROYED FOUR BOATS IN DRY DOCK.
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ANOTHER ABC7 UPDATE TONIGHT ON A SINKHOLE IN LEHIGH ACRES.
UTILITY WORKERS REPAIRED PIPING AND FILLED THE SINKHOLE ALONG HOMESTEAD ROAD-JUST NORTH OF THE LEELAND HEIGHTS INTERSECTION OVERNIGHT.
A WORKER FOUND A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD YESTERDAY WITH WATER COMING OUT OF IT.
WHEN CREWS STARTED DIGGING IN TO REPAIR IT, THEY FOUND THE SEWER LINE HAD BURST AND THEN LATER FOUND MORE PIPES WITH EROSION.
WORKERS LAID 40 FEET OF NEW PIPE OVERNIGHT BEFORE FILLING IN THE HOLE.
THE WORK ISN'T OVER YET.
THE UTILITY COMPANY SAYS IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THE BASE ROCK TO SETTLE.
AN ASPHALT COMPANY WILL THEN PERMANENTLY PAVE OVER THE SITE.
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FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS ARE LOOKING AT HOW BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS USE THE LAND RIGHT OFF ITS BUSY ROADS.
SOME ISLAND BUSINESSES PAY TO USE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT'S THE SIDEWALKS AND SPACE ALONGSIDE ROADS.
IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT--THE TOWN RECENTLY ADDED ANOTHER RESTAURANT TO THE LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SET UP CHAIRS AND TABLES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
COUNCILMEMBERS MET TODAY, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH PEOPLE USING THE RIGHT OF WAY WITHOUT PERMISSION.
THEY'RE NOW WORKING ON A SET OF GUIDELINES TO ENFORCE.
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SPRING CLEANING COULD MEAN DEALS, DEALS, DEALS.
FOR YOU!
ABC7S SMART SHOPPER TELLS YOU WHERE TO STOP NEXT TO SHOP.
PLUS.
THE MORE YOU WEIGH. THE MORE LIKELY YOU ARE TO DIE. IN A CAR CRASH!
THE LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING.
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.
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COOL NIGHTS MILD DAYS
High clouds most of the day kept us from reaching the mid 70's this afternoon. A northerly breeze tonight will help drop our temperatures this evening to the lower 50's. Some readings in the upper 40's will be on the inland thermometers by tomorrow morning. The high clouds and overcast skies should give way to a mostly sunny day tomorrow bringing our daytime highs back to the mid 70's on Wednesday. In fact, the overall weather picture looks mostly sunny for the next few days. Highs will be just shy of 80 degrees and overnight lows will continue to be in the cool 50's; however, with the clear weather at night there could be many places still dipping in the mid to upper 40's once again on Thursday morning.
The forecast weather maps show a weak front passing to the north of our area on Saturday and mainly dry and comfortable weather remains in place this weekend. The long-range outlook shows me a bit of a warm-up next week and it seems reasonable to forecast some 80 degree weather coming back by next Monday. Rain showers stay out of the picture for the next several days.
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GENTLY WORN CLOTHES FOR CHEAP.
THERE ARE GREAT FINDS AT CONSIGNMENT SHOPS.
AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY.
DISCOUNTS ARE DEEP.
ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI JOINS US LIVE TO TAKE US ON A TOUR OF THE BARGAINS.
AND NINA WE'RE IN FOR SOME BIG SAVINGS.
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STORES ARE MAKING ROOM FOR SPRING INVENTORY.
LUCKY FOR US - WE LIVE IN FLORIDA SO THE STUFF YOU'LL FIND ON MARKDOWN FROM WINTER IS STILL RIGHT FOR THE WEATHER.
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NATS - friends shopping
COMBING THROUGH CLOTHING RACKS IS ALWAYS MORE FUN WITH A FRIEND.
19:20:07 2
"Just wanted to have a best friends day and go shopping."
IDA BAKER HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS COURTNEY SABO AND VICTORIA LITTLESTONE DON'T HAVE A BIG BUDGET SO CONSIGNMENT SHOP PLATO'S CLOSET MAKES SENSE.
19:20:35 3
"I'm busy with sports and church don't have time for job."
THEY PICKED THE RIGHT TIME TO STOP IN -
NATS - cost
USUALLY THESE CLOTHES JEWELRY AND SHOES SELL FOR THIRTY PERCENT OF THE MARKET PRICE-
BUT RIGHT NOW - YOU'RE LOOKING AT SPENDING JUST A FEW DOLLARS DURING THE HALF OFF CLEARANCE EVENT.
19:28:33 3
"We have 1 dollar accessories 5 dollars dresses 3 long sleeves."
ASSISTANT MANAGER JESSICA MARTIN SAYS THE DEALS WILL BE AROUND UNTIL THE OLDER INVENTORY IS GONE.
19:28:49 5
"This time year getting rid fall winter going into spring summer."
YOU'LL FIND THE SAME CLEARANCE SIGNS HANGING OUTSIDE SEVERAL CONSIGNMENT SHOPS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-
19:31:13 6
"Items with orange purple slash one dollar doing that for about a week."
MANAGER CRYSTAL STRADER SAYS AT ONCE UPON A CHILD - THEY HOPE TO TAKE THINGS A STEP FURTHER IF THEY DON'T SELL EVERYHTING THAT NEEDS TO GO-
IN ABOUT A WEEK - THEY'LL PUT ON A "GRAB BAG EVENT"
19:31:24 3
"Basically whatever fits in a bag is all 15 dollars."
A GREAT TIME TO SAVE MONEY-
NATS - this is eight dollars basic skirt
WHETHER YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR YOU OR THE FAMILY.
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FOR A LIST OF MORE CONSIGNMENT SHOPS WITH SPECIAL END OF WINTER DEALS HEAD TO ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM-
CLICK ON SMART SHOPPER.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS OFFERING YOU A NEW WAY TO GET TO FRONT OF THE LINE --
PAY THEM.
PASSENGERS CURRENTLY BOARD IN THREE GROUPS -- "A", "B", OR "C."
NO ASSIGNED SEATING.
SO IT'S BETTER TO BE NEAR THE FRONT.
AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL BUSINESS CLASS TICKETS OR LOYALTY CLUB MEMBERS CAN BOARD FIRST.
BUT NOW --
ANYONE CAN GET TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE FOR FORTY BUCKS!
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A NEW STUDY OUT TONIGHT ON FATAL CAR CRASHES BRINGS US SOBERING NEWS FOR OBESE DRIVERS.
IT SHOWS THAT OBESE ADULTS ARE TWENTY PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO DIE IN A CAR CRASH.
THE EXTREMELY OBESE.FIFTY PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO DIE.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELY RESEARCHERS AREN'T SURE WHY THE RISK EXISTS.
THEY SAY IT'S STRONG EVEN AFTER THEY ACCOUNT FOR OTHER FACTORS LIKE AGE AND GENDER, SEAT-BELT USE AND AIR BAGS
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NO SNOOZE BUTTON ON THIS ENORMOUS WAKE-UP CALL.
IT'S 12-FEET BY 9-FEET AND WEIGHS 50 TONS.
IT'S A BOULDER.
AND IT CAME SMASHING THROUGH A BEDROOM IN UTAH AT THREE IN THE MORNING.
A WOMAN WAS HOME SLEEPING.
HER HUSBAND SAYS THE BOULDER WOULD HAVE CRUSHED HER TO DEATH HAD SHE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED.
BUT HE WAS AWAY AND SHE WAS SLEEPING ON HIS SIDE.
THAT SAVED HER LIFE.
SHE DID SUFFER A CRACKED STERNUM AND A BROKEN JAW.
IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT DISLODGED THE BOULDER.
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CHARLIE PARKER LOVES SNAKES AND ALLIGATORS.
HE LOVES TO WRESTLE.
HE'S THREE YEARS OLD!
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS TIKE IN ACTION.
105 COMPLAINTS ABOUT NAPLES AIRPORT NOISE. ALL IN ONE MONTH.
AND TONIGHT -ABC7 FOUND OUT ONE MAN IS BEHIND 75 OF THOSE.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER TWIST. WHY HIS HOUSE IS LIKELY QUIET!
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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COURTNEY --
WE HAVE A WORKER ON OUR PRODUCTION TEAM -- WHO IS MOM -- AND SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THE PARENTS IN OUR NEXT STORY DID.
THEY'RE FROM AUSTRALIA.
AND THEY LET THEIR 3 YEAR OLD BOY --
PLAY WITH ALLIGATORS AND BOA CONSTRICTORS.
A-B-C'S JOHN MULLER REPORTS ON WHY THEY SAY IT'S TOTALLY SAFE.
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HE'S BILLED AS AUSTRALIA'S YOUNGEST WILDLIFE RANGER THREE YEAR OLD CHARLIER
PARKER ALL
JAZZED UP ABOUT REPTILES big ones. LEARNING THE FAMILY BUSINESS AT THEIR
WILDLIFE
PARK DOWN UNDER.
And these photos have just turned him into an
international
and controversial sensation.
NAT KID
"HE'S A BOAN-STRICTOR"
HIS BEST FRIEND since he was 2. Pablo, An 8-foot-long BOA CONSTRICTOR THAT
WEIGHS MORE THAN HE DOES. IT COULD KILL HIM IN AN INSTANT.
Still, this toddler is fearless. EVEN practicing WITH YOUNG ALLIGATORS
-WATCH AS HE TAKES A DIP WITH A GATOR CALLED GUMP
-WRESTLING WITH HIM
-CRADLING HIM.
Shocking images to some, but Charlie's DAD COULDN'T BE PROUDER.
DAD GREG PARKER
"he can be an ambassador for animal conservation and welfare, I think it's
great for everybody"
BUT IS HE SIMPLY TOO YOUNG FOR THIS KIND OF RISKY CONTACT WITH WILD,
DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY ANIMALS?
JACK HANNA children and wild animals are not a good mixyou can train a wild
animal
but you can never tame a wild animal.
LAST YEAR THE HEAD OF A GORRILA CONSERVATION GROUP SHOCKED THE PUBLIC
WHEN HE RELEASED THESE VIDEOS OF HIS THEN 18 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, PLAYING
AND PETTING A 300 POUND GORILLA.
NATS
And THE LEGENDARY STEVE IRWIN DREW HEAVY PUBLIC CRITICISM FOR HOLDING HIS
YOUNG
SON TOO CLOSE TO A 12 FOOT CROCODILE.
NATS
But like Irwin's young daughter Bindi- who's followed in her dad's intrepid
footsteps at age 8
Little Charlie has been taught a healthy
respect for the danger involved.
HERE HE WATCHES HIS OLDER BROTHER FEED A CROCODILE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE
LISTEN TO HIM SHOUT "BE CAREFUL".
NAT KID
"be careful Stu"
JACK HANNA you arejeopardizing yourself
and other's around you at that age.if it's done correctly it can help the
animal world.
If it's done incorrectly we'll be hearing about it throughout the world as
well
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DEVELOPING AT THIS HOUR. A SHOOTING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.
WE KNOW THERE WERE MULTIPLE GUNMEN. MULTIPLE PEOPLE SHOT.
A-B-C-7 IS BREAKING DOWN HOW THE CHAOS UNFOLDED.
WHAT STUDENTS HEARD AND SAW.
PLUS --
THE TWO MEN NOW IN CUSTODY.
The past five years he has literally been stalking my Facebook and stealing my photos.
IT WAS HER FACE THAT MADE MANTI TEO AND NEARLY A DOZEN MORE FALL IN LOVE.
TONIGHT - HOW THIS WOMAN FOUND OUT SOMEONE STOLE HER PICTURES AND HER IDENTITY.
40 YEARS AGO THE SUPREME COURT RULED IT WAS A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
WE LOOK BACK ON WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED SINCE ROE V WADE.
BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.
TILLIE O'KELLEY OF FORT MYERS.
THANKS FOR WATCHING TILLIE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE US.
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BUMP OUT W/ MUSIC
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BREAKING NEWS. A SHOOTING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.
ABC7 IS LEARNING NEW DETAILS AT 5:30.
GUNFIRE ERUPTED BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE AT LONE STAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
JUST INTO THE ABC7 NEWSROOM - ONE OF THE SHOOTERS WAS A STUDENT.
WITNESSES SAY THEY HEARD AT LEAST EIGHT SHOTS.
TWO STUDENTS GOT CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE AND WERE WOUNDED.
ONE OF THE GUNMEN WAS ALSO SHOT.
A FOURTH PERSON SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.
BOTH SHOOTERS ARE IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.
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ONE OF THE YOUNG CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY YESTERDAY -- HAS NOW DIED.
3-YEAR-OLD RYLEE DOUGLAS PASSED AWAY LATE LAST NIGHT.
HER MOTHER DIED MONDAY.
AND RYLEE'S 4-YEAR-OLD MADISON REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT.
THE FAMILY CAR FLIPPED OVER AND WAS STUCK UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER FOR A HALF HOUR YESTERDAY.
DIVE TEAMS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO PULL THEM OUT.
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A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN KILLED IN A CAR CRASH SUNDAY WAS DRIVING A STOLEN CAR ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE 49-YEAR-OLD KELLY DEREGO STOLE THAT CAR AND A DEBIT CARD FROM A WOMAN WHO SHE CARED FOR.
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COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRPLANE NOISE IN NAPLES HAVE REACHED COMMISSIONERS EARS. AGAIN.
AND THIS TIME THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH *WHO IS CRITICIZING THE AIRPORT.
HI AND GOOD EVENING.
I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.
OUT OF 105 COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRPLANES MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE --
ONE PERSON MADE 75 OF THEM!
AND AS ABC7'S RICK RITTER REPORTS --
THE MAN DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN THE FLY ZONE.
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THE AIRPORT RECEIVED 105 NOISE COMPLAINTS LAST MONTH - 75 CAME FROM ONE PERSON. THAT'S RIGHT 75. BUT THE MAN'S HOME ISN'T EVEN IN THE FLY ZONE - AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TRACK HIM DOWN.
IT WASN'T THE BEST WAY TO END 2012 FOR THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - RECEIVING 105 NOISE COMPLAINTS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER - 75 FROM NAPLES RESIDENT TODD ERICKSON.
ERICKSON FILED 17 NOISE COMPLAINTS ALONE ON DECEMBER 7TH - ALL WITHIN A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR.
THE CONFUSING PART IS THAT HIS HOME IS NOT WITHIN THE AIRPORT'S FLIGHT PATHS FOR ITS TWO INTERSECTING RUNWAYS.
WE TRIED REACHING OUT TO ERICKSON TODAY BUT COULDN'T TRACK HIM DOWN.
IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE HAVING SINCE HE WON'T RETURN THEIR CALLS OR E-MAILS - PREVENTING THEM FROM FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS.
TAKE SOTS
15:05:30/Ted Soliday/Naples Airport Authority/When we have somebody whose really upset, we like to talk to them and we can make them understand."
12:34:00 Russ Duggan/Naples/"Theres planes coming in but 75 in a short period of time seems a little odd."
IN THE MEANTIME- AIRPORT OFFICIALS HAVE BLOCKED ERICKSON FROM MAKING FURTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE.
AT THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Rick Ritter abc.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --
THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING BUILDING AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC.
THEY WOULD PUT IT AT THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
AND IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MORE THAN 11-THOUSAND ACTIVE EMPLOYEES, RETIREES, AND DEPENDENTS.
BY DOING THIS --
THE DISTRICT THINKS THEY COULD AS MUCH AS THREE-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS.
THERE'S NO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT.
BUT THEY DID DECIDE TO DISCUSS THIS AGAIN AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
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FROM DREAM VACATION ABOARD A LUXURY LINER TO THE BIG HOUSE.
OFFICERS ARRESTED ROBIN HALL AFTER GETTING OFF OF A DISNEY CRUISE SHIP IN PORT CANAVERAL.
SHE FAILED TO PAY 85-DOLLARS IN COURT COSTS.
IT STEMS FROM A SHOPLIGHTING CASE **22 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS 18.
WHEN AUTHORITIES CHECKED THE SHIP'S PASSENGER LIST FOR TERRORISTS, THEY FOUND A WARRANT FOR HALL.
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I take full responsibility for what I did, but I do not believe I deserve this."
THE BREVARD COUNTY JAIL WILL NOT LET HER POST BAIL BECAUSE IT'S AN ORANGE COUNTY CHARGE.
SHE WILL BE TRANSFERRED THERE LIKELY ON THURSDAY.
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FIVE FOREIGNERS ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR TONIGHT --
AFTER THE TERROR ATTACK ON A REMOTE NATURAL GAS SITE IN ALGERIA.
ALGERIAN OFFICIALS SAY THE FOREIGNERS MAY HAVE TRIED TO ESCAPE INTO THE SAHARA DESERT AND GOT LOST.
ISLAMIC MILITANTS -- CONNNECTED TO AL-QAIDA -- ATTACKED THE NATURAL GAS COMPLEX LAST WEEK.
THEY TOOK HOSTAGES.
MORE THAN 35 OF THEM DIED DURING A FOUR-DAY STANDOFF.
THAT INCLUDES THREE AMERICANS -- INCLUDING ONE FROM TEXAS.
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Erin Lovelady: "We asked him all the time 'do you feel safe? Do you feel
safe going if you don't feel safe you don't have to go.' And he goes 'oh I
feel so safe - nothing's happened there in so long
ALGERIAN AUTHORITIES SAY THE ATTACKERS BROUGHT PLENTY OF WEAPONS WITH THEM.
ONE OF THEM SPOKE PERFECT ENGLISH.
THEY THINK HE'S FROM CANADA.
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NEW TONIGHT AT FIVE.
THERE ARE CONCERNS IN BRITAIN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
IT COMES AFTER PRINCE HARRY ADMITED HE KILLED TALIBAN FIGHTERS WHILE HE WAS DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN.
YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU HE'S BACK HOME AFTER HIS FOUR MONTH DEPLOYMENT.
IN THAT INTERVIEW. THE YOUNGER PRINCE TALKS ABOUT KILLING TALIBAN MILITANTS.
THE COMMENTS RAISE THE ALREADY HIGH THREAT LEVEL AGAINST PRINCE HARRY.
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THE SO-CALLED 'OTHER WOMAN' INVOLVED IN THE DAVID PETRAUES SCANDAL IS SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT.
JILL KELLEY WENT TO THE F-B-I WHEN SHE SAID SHE STARTED GETTING HARASSING EMAILS.
THOSE EMAILS WERE EVENTUALLY TRACED BACK TO PAULA BROADWELL.
BROADWELL WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE C-I-A DIRECTOR.
HE LATER RESIGNED.
NOW, IN A NEW INTERVIEW, KELLEY SAID GOVERNMENT SOURCES HAVE CHARACTERIZED HER EMAIL EXCHANGES WITH PETRAEUS AS FLIRTATIOUS AND SEXY.
BUT SHE SAYS THEY WERE VERY TAME.
SHE ADDS SHE WAS USING AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT SHE SHARES WITH HER HUSBAND.
KELLEY ALSO SAYS SHE EXCHANGED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS WITH PETRAEUS -- NOT 30 THOUSAND.
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SHE IS THE FACE OF THE MANTI TEO HOAX.
THE WOMAN WHO THE NOTRE DAME STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER THOUGHT HE WAS DATING ONLINE.
BUT SHE'S NOW A VICTIM, TOO.
AND SHE'S SPEAKING OUT.
DIANE O'MEARA SAYS HER FORMER HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE CONFESSED TO STEALING A PHOTO OF HER FROM HER FACEBOOK PAGE AND USING IT AS THE FICTITIOUS LENNAY KEKUA.
MANTI TE'O CLAIMS HE THOUGHT KEKUA WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND.
O'MEARA SAYS SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO TE'O WAS.
SHE SAYS THE MAN BEHIND THE SCAM DID APOLOGIZED TO HER.
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The past five years he has literally been stalking my Facebook and stealing my photos.
MEANWHILE TEO INSISTS HE DID NOT KNOW THAT IT WAS ALL A LIE AND LIKE O'MEARA CLAIMS HE IS A VICTIM.
HE WILL BE ON KATIE ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS THIS THURSDAY.
YOU CAN WATCH THE INTERVIEW AT THREE IN THE AFTERNOON RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.
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TONIGHT --
SUPPORTERS OF LONG-TIME PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO WILL MARK THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.
THEY WILL HOST A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.
JOE PA DIED LAST YEAR OF LUNG CANCER AT 85.
PATERNO WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COACHES IN HISTORY.
BUT HIS LEGACY WAS TARNISHED BY THE CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL INVOLVING HIS FORMER ASSISTANT COACH JERRY SANDUSKY.
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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE TEEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN NEW MEXICO.
DEPUTIES SAY 15-YEAR-OLD NEHEMIAH GRIEGO RELOADED HIS GUNS AFTER THE WEEKEND ATTACKS AND PLANNED TO GO TO A WAL-MART AND RANDOMLY SHOOT PEOPLE.
INSTEAD, THEY SAY HE TEXTED A PICTURE OF HIS DEAD MOTHER TO HIS 12-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND THEN SPENT MUCH OF THAT SATURDAY WITH HER.
THE TWO WENT TO CHURCH WHERE HIS FATHER WAS A PASTOR.
THAT'S WHERE GRIEGO EVENTUALLY CONFESSED TO KILLING HIS PARENTS AND THREE YOUNGER SIBLINGS.
HE ALSO TOLD DETECTIVES HE CONTEMPLATED KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND'S PARENTS.
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MORE COMPANIES ARE CREATING BULLET-PROOF ITEMS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN CONNECTICUT.
HERE'S THE LATEST ONE.
A MARYLAND BUSINESS HAS DEVELOPED BULLETPROOF *WHITE BOARDS* THAT CAN DOUBLE AS SHIELDS.
THE C-E-O OF HARDWIRE SAYS AFTER THE SHOOTING --
THE COMPANY ADAPTED SOME OF ITS TECHNOLOGY USED IN WAR ZONES FOR CLASSROOMS.
YOU CAN BUY THE BOARDS FOR 300 DOLLARS A PIECE.
ONE SCHOOL ALREADY HAS.
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IN RESPONSE TO THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING, A FLORIDA MOM IS PAYING TO HAVE AN ARMED DEPUTY STAND GUARD AT HER DAUGHTER'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LAURIE LAURIA IS PAYING NEARLY 12-THOUSAND-DOLLARS FOR AN OFFICER TO BE AT THE SCHOOL IN FLAGLER BEACH.
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE STATIONED AT ALL FLAGLER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AND SOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
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GROUP-ON IS CANCELING ALL OF ITS OFFERS RELATED TO GUNS.
THE ONLINE COUPON COMPANY SAYS ALL CURRENT AND SCHEDULED GUN-RELATED DEALS IN NORTH AMERICA ARE ON HIATUS.
THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO REVIEW THEIR INTERNAL STANDARDS.
THEY DID NOT MENTION THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN CONNECTICUT.
BUT THEY DID REFERENCE FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES.
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A DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP AND SLAMS INTO A PARKED S-U-V.
IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THE MINIVAN LOST CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO THE SUV. WHICH THEN HIT TWO PARKED CARS IN DENVER.
THE DRIVER OF THE MINIVAN SAYS HE WAS TIRED FROM "WRESTLING ALL DAY" AND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.
TWO OF THE THREE PEOPLE INSIDE THE MINIVAN DID GET HURT.
NO WORD ON THE EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES.
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TODAY MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDMARK DECISION ON ROE V WADE.
THE RULING STRUCK DOWN MANY LAWS RESTRICTING ABORTION.
NEW TONIGHT --
ERIKA EDWARDS EXPLAINS HOW WHAT HAPPENED FOUR DECADES AGO --
HAS IMPACTED WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES NOW.
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BEYOND THE CONTROVERSY OVER ABORTION. THERE CAME A PATIENT CARE IMPACT FROM THE ROE V. WADE DECISION.
THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY SAYS IT OPENED THE DOOR FOR IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES -- ESPECIALLY WHEN A PREGNANT WOMAN'S HEALTH IS IN DANGER.
"In some situations, it's just not safe for her to carry that pregnancy to term."
THE SUPREME COURT DECISION MEANT DOCTORS COULD LEGALLY AND OPENLY DISCUSS THE OPTION OF TERMINATING A PREGNANCY.
"Thinking about the person's own health in this case, a woman's health, is very important. Um, and it really gets the decision where it belongs."
DOCTORS SAY THAT MEANS -- IN THE PRIVACY OF AN EXAM ROOM.
THAT'S WHERE CONVERSATIONS MAY ALSO TAKE PLACE IF THE FETUS HAS A CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITY. OR WHEN TWINS AND OTHER MULTIPLES HAVE SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THEIR OTHERWISE HEALTHY SIBLINGS.
"That healthy baby would never survive unless we could do something with the other baby. Those conversations could never happen without Roe v Wade."
DESPITE THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING ABORTION -- MANY IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ALSO SAY TERMINATIONS PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED DOCTORS HAVE SAVED WOMEN'S LIVES.
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NEXT AT 5 OPEN
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NATS: BEST OF DUTCH MEN LABORING IN PAIN
IT MAKES GROWN MEN CRY.
THEY'RE IN LABOR.OR AT LEAST FEELING THOSE LABOR PAINS.
WHY THEY WANTED TO FEEL CHILDBIRTH AND HOW LONG IT LASTED.
PLUS - MRS. O DOES IT AGAIN.
THE DESIGNER SHE DAZZLED IN LAST NIGHT.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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A COLD SNAP CONTINUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY.
16 STATES ARE UNDER WIND CHILL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES.
THE UPPER MIDWEST CAN EXPECT WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 55 **BELOW ZERO** TODAY.
NORTH CAROLINA WILL SEE WIND CHILLS FALL TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
AND IN THE NORTHEAST, AIR TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE MID-TWENTIES.
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MORE SNOW VIDEO TONIGHT.
THIS IS IN CONSHOHOCKEN, PENNSYLVANIA WHERE THE WEATHER IS CAUSING LOTS OF PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS.
BLACK ICE SENT A NUMBER OF VEHICLES SLIPPING AND SLIDING.
A BRIDGE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN LAST NIGHT AND SALTED BECAUSE OF ICY CONDITIONS.
ANOTHER ROAD WAS CLOSED AFTER A 8 CAR COLLISION.
NO MAJOR INJURIES IN THE CRASH.
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AD-LIB WEATHER CHAT
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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COOL NIGHTS MILD DAYS
High clouds most of the day kept us from reaching the mid 70's this afternoon. A northerly breeze tonight will help drop our temperatures this evening to the lower 50's. Some readings in the upper 40's will be on the inland thermometers by tomorrow morning. The high clouds and overcast skies should give way to a mostly sunny day tomorrow bringing our daytime highs back to the mid 70's on Wednesday. In fact, the overall weather picture looks mostly sunny for the next few days. Highs will be just shy of 80 degrees and overnight lows will continue to be in the cool 50's; however, with the clear weather at night there could be many places still dipping in the mid to upper 40's once again on Thursday morning.
The forecast weather maps show a weak front passing to the north of our area on Saturday and mainly dry and comfortable weather remains in place this weekend. The long-range outlook shows me a bit of a warm-up next week and it seems reasonable to forecast some 80 degree weather coming back by next Monday. Rain showers stay out of the picture for the next several days.
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ONE THING I WILL NEVER KNOW IS THE PAIN OF CHILDBIRTH.
BUT TWO MEN FROM THE NETHERLANDS SAY THEY CAME PRETTY CLOSE.
A-B-C'S ABBIE BOUDREAU SHOWS US HOW THEY USED A MACHINE --
TO SIMULATE THE EXPERIENCE WOMEN GO THROUGH.
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NATS: BEST OF DUTCH MEN LABORING IN PAIN
IT'S THE KIND OF PAIN - THAT EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT EXACTLY REAL -
MAKES GROWN MEN CRY
*LABOR!!*
UP UNTIL THIS POINT - ONLY *WOMEN* KNEW THE AGONY OF CHILDBIRTHWHICH ISN'T
TOO FAR OFF FROM THIS SCENE IN "KNOCKED UP!"
NATS: MOVIE: KH SCREAMING FOR AN EPIDURAL!!!
BUT NOW THESE TWO DUTCH TV HOSTS KNOW ALL SCREAMING ON THE BIG SCREEN ISN'T
JUST AN ACT:
NATS: DUTCH GUYS SCREAMING
GIVING BIRTH REALLY HURTS!
NATS: MOANING
AS PART OF A STUNT THE MEN WERE HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE - WITH ELECTRODES
STUCK TO THEIR ABDOMENALL TO SIMULATE LABOR PAINS
AND JUST LIKE THE REAL THINGTHE CRAMPING - OR "CONTRACTIONS" -- GOT STRONGER
- LONGER - AND CLOSER TOGETHER
NATS:
THEY SAY THEY DID IT SO THEY COULD BETTER EMPATHIZE WITH WOMEN!.
BUT NOT SO FAST
SOT DR ASHTON/ ABC News Senior Medical Contributor :" You can think of this
as a very strong charlie horse / Is it as painful as labor? My opinion
is that it isn't."
NATS:
Wife: We need to get one of these for you
Husband: No
WE SHOWED THE VIDEO TO MARNETTE VERIZINO - WHO'S 5 MONTHS PREGNANT -- AND
HER HUSBAND JAMES.
SOT: Marnette Verzino: there's no way for men to know unless they go
through it themselves
SOT: AB: Do you think you need to feel the pain your wife is about to go
through?
James: No.
AB: Youre in trouble buddy
SO JUST *HOW LONG* COULD THESE TWO TAKE THE PAIN???
THE AVERAGE LABOR LASTS BETWEEN 12 AND 14 HOURS
BUT THESE GUYS??
WELL THEY ONLY LASTED. TWO!!
NAT: AGONY SHOT
NATS: MAN SCREAMING LIKE A BABY!
AB, ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.
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FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA STUCK WITH HER GO-TO JASON WU.
AT LAST NIGHT'S INAUGURAL BALL - SHE DAZZLED IN A RUBY RED CHIFFON AND VELVET GOWN DESIGNED BY WU.
THE AMERICAN DESIGNER WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR HER INAUGURAL GOWN IN 2009.
WU SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW SHE'D PICKED HIS GOWN UNTIL THE FIRST LADY WALKED OUT ON STAGE.
HE SAYS THE DESIGN PROCESS IS NERVE-RACKING BUT HE HAD A DISTINCT VISION FOR THE DRESS.
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I felt red was so confident an it was, you know, it's commanding and beautiful and passionate and all of those things describe Michelle Obama to know Michelle Obama to me.
Jason Wu
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE DRESS WILL BE DONATED TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ALONG WITH HER NAVY THOM BROWNE COAT AND DRESS FROM THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY AND PARADE.
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AND WHEN YOU'RE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESIDENT --
EVERYTHING YOU DO IS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
THIS TIME --
IT'S SHASHA'S BIG YAWN DURING HER DAD'S INAUGURATION.
IT HAS NOW GONE VIRAL.
THE PRESIDENT WAS TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION WHEN THE 11 YEAR-OLD LET OUT THIS SERIOUS YAWN.
BUT, SHE STILL MANAGED TO KEEP CLAPPING FOR HER DAD.
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oh say can you see.early light
THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS TONIGHT OVER WHETHER BEYONCE LIP-SYNCED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM DURING THE INAUGURATION YESTERDAY.
SHE SANG TO PRE-RECORDED MUSIC INSTEAD OF WITH THE MARINE CORPS BAND.
THE BAND PLAYED DURING ALL OTHER PERFORMANCES.
BEYONCE ALSO POSTED AN INSTAGRAM PHOTO OF HERSELF IN A RECORDING STUDIO HOLDING A COPY OF THE SHEET MUSIC TO THE "STAR-SPANGLED BANNER."
NO COMMENT YET FROM THE SINGER.
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A-B-C'S BARBARA WALTERS SHOULD BE OUT OF A HOSPITAL SOON.
SHE FELL OVER THE WEEKEND AT AN INAUGURATION PARTY HOSTED BY THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
THE 83-YEAR-OLD CUT HER FOREHEAD.
WALTERS SAYS SHE'S RUNNING FEVER AND DOCTORS ARE KEEPING HER IN THE HOSPITAL UNTIL HER TEMPERATURE IS BACK TO NORMAL.
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BLOCKBUSTER IS CLOSING MORE STORES.
DISH NETWORK WILL CLOSE SOME 300 STORES NATIONWIDE.
TARGETED STORES ARE EITHER UNDER PERFORMING OR NEAR THE END OF THEIR LEASE.
NO WORD YET ON IF ANY OF THE STORE CLOSURES ARE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
DISH NETWORK BOUGHT THE BANKRUPT VIDEO RENTAL CHAIN IN MARCH 2011.
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YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING THE REAL THING.
YOU'RE NOT.
FROM LAWN GRASS TO WATER --
THE ITEMS IN YOUR OLIVE OIL, MEAT, SPICES AND FRUIT JUICES THAT MAKE THEM IMPOSTERS!
IT'S AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE, NEXT.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE TONIGHT.
A NEW REPORT SHOWS MANY OF THE FOODS WE BUY ARE FILLED WITH CHEAP SUBSTITUTES INSTEAD OF THE REAL THING.
ABC'S JIM AVILA TELLS US WHICH FOODS TO LOOK OUT FOR.
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IT'S WHAT WE EXPECT AS SHOPPERS.
MOS SOT: I THINK ANYTHING THEY PUT IN THERE SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE
INGREDIENTS LABEL.
BUT A NEW SCIENTIFIC STROLL DOWN THE GROCERY AISLE BY THE NON-PROFIT FOOD
FRAUD DETECTIVES /"USP", AN INDEPENDENT LAB IN MARYLAND, DISCOVERED RISING
NUMBERS OF FAKE INGREDIENTS IN PRODUCTS FROM OLIVE OIL, TO SPICES, TO FRUIT
JUICE.
IN A NEW DATABASE TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW, AND OBTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY ABC
NEWS THIS MORNING. USP WARNS CONSUMERS, THE FDA AND MANUFACTURERS THAT
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD FRAUD THEY FOUND IS UP BY 60 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR.
AMONG THE MOST POPULAR TARGETS FOR UNSCRUPULOUS FOOD SUPPLIERS.
POMEGRANATE JUICE. WHICH IS OFTEN DILUTED WITH GRAPE OR PEAR JUICE.
LIPP SOT: POMEGRANATE JUICE IS A HIGH VALUE INGREDIENT AND A HIGH PRICED
INGREDIENT, AND ADULTERATION APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD
IN FACT, LIQUIDS AND GROUND FOODS IN GENERAL ARE THE EASIEST TO TAMPER WITH.
. FROM OLIVE OIL, WHICH IS OFTEN DILUTED WITH CHEAPER OILS. AND LEMON
JUICE, OFTEN CHEAPENED WITH WATER AND SUGAR. TO / TEA, DILUTED WITH
FILLERS LIKE LAWN GRASS OR FERN LEAVES, AND SPICES LIKE APRIKA ADULTERATED
WITH DANGEROUS FOOD COLORINGS.
LIPP NAT SOT: THERE ARE SYNTHETIC DYES, INDUSTRIAL DYES THAT MIMIC THAT
COLOR VERY NICELY.
ALSO HIGH ON THE LIST, SEAFOOD. THE NUMBER ONE FAKE. WHITE TUNA OR
ALBACORE, FREQUENTLY FOUND ON SUSHI MENUS. WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY ESCOLAR, AN
OILY FISH THAT CAN CAUSE STOMACH PROBLEMS.
SPINK SOT: THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK. AND THE KEY IS THE
PEOPLE/ THAT ARE UNAUTHORIZED TO HANDLE THIS PRODUCT, THEY ARE PROBABLY
NOT FOLLOWING GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES AND SO THERE COULD BE
CONTAMINATES IN IT.
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JIM AVILA REPORTING.
BOTH THE FDA AND THE GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SAY THEY TAKE FOOD ADULTERATION "VERY SERIOUSLY."
AND ARE MONITORING FAKE FOODS.
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Madison is in grave condition
A FAMILY PRAYS TONIGHT AT THE BEDSIDE OF A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL.
SHE SURVIVED A CRASH MONDAY -- BUT HER MOTHER AND YOUNGER SISTER DID NOT.
TONIGHT ABC 7 IS IN SAINT PETE WITH HER FAMILY.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
3:14 "that's crazy is right. i don't even comprehend it. it's nuts.
YOU'LL BE SAYING THE SAME THING AFTER YOU HEAR ABOUT THE ENCOUNTER THIS MAN HAD WITH A NAKED BURGLAR.
THAT'S ALL NEW AT SIX.
AND IT'S A TRASHY PROBLEM THAT HAS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CAPE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.
ABC 7 NEWS AT SIX IS JUST TWO MINUTES AWAY.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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