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People were crying and people were like shaking. Bumps. Rocky."
BREAKING NEWS IN CAPE CORAL--
A SCHOOL BUS CRASHES INTO A U-HAUL TRUCK--
THE TRUCK DRIVER AND A STUDENT ARE HURT--
ABC 7 GETS BREAKING DETAILS FROM THE SCENE.
i just wanna go home, i don't even know why i'm even here
BUT ABC7 DOES!
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WAS TRYING TO HAVE SEX WITH A CHILD.
CAMERAS ROLL AS HE AND 29 OTHERS ARE BUSTED.
NEW AT 5--
THE TWO LOCALS CAUGHT IN OPERATION INTERCEPT.
DODGING BULLETS--
GUNFIRE ERUPTS, BULLETS FLY INTO A LEHIGH HOME--
A MOTHER, HER THREE CHILDREN AND A DOG CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE.
DEVELOPING AT 5--
THE FAMILY DOG IS DEAD -- WHAT THE FATHER IS SAYING.
FIREBALL!
AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK DESTROYED!
NEW AT 5--
ABC 7 FINDS OUT WHAT CAUSED THE KANSAS CITY EXPLOSION.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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ABC7 IS STAYING ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS WE FIRST BROKE TO YOU JUST BEFORE FOUR O'CLOCK.
A SCHOOL BUS CRASH WITH STUDENTS ON BOARD.
TONIGHT WE KNOW ONE CHILD IS IN THE HOSPITAL AS IS THE DRIVER OF A U-HAUL TRUCK WHO CRASHED WITH THE BUS.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU CAN SEE THE BACK OF THE BUS.BUS NUMBER 2615. WITH SHATTERED GLASS.
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TELL US 27 HECTOR CAFERETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ON BOARD.
IT HAPPENED NEAR THE INTESECTION OF SANTA BARBARA AND SOUTHEAST 8TH STREET IN CAPE CORAL.
WITNESSES SAW PARAMEDICS TAKING AWAY A YOUNG GIRL WITH BRUISES WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT HIP PAIN.
-- AND LISTEN TO HOW FIREFIGHTERS PULLED THE U-HAUL DRIVER FROM THE WRECK.
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Stephanie Willard, Witness
"they cut the guy out of the u haul with the jaws of life and he's coherent but he looks like he is bad shape.""
Brandon, on the bus
"I was scared to heck.
ABC7 IS TOLD ALL OF THE OTHER STUDENTS ARE OKAY.
THE DISTRICT TRANSFERRED THEM TO A RELIEF BUS WITH THEIR PRINCIPAL ON BOARD.
THEY'RE NOW BACK ON THEIR NORMAL ROUTE. HEADING HOME.
JUST MOMENTS AGO WE SAW CREWS TOW THAT BUS AWAY.
SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD IS REOPEN TO TRAFFIC.
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AND THIS IS VIDEO JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM TONIGHT.
THAT IS THE DRIVER OF THE U-HAUL BEING TAKEN INTO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
STAY WITH A-B-C SEVEN AS WE WORK TO FIND OUT HOW HE AND THE STUDENT ARE DOING.
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ONE MAN JUST KEPT SAYING "NO, NO, NO."
LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS HE WAS ONE OF 30 MEN --
BUSTED FOR TRYING TO HAVE SEX WITH A CHILD THEY MET ONLINE.
THAT INCLUDES MEN FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
SARASOTA COUNTY SPEAR-HEADED WHAT THEY CALLED OPERATION INTERCEPT TWO.
ABC7'S CHARLIE KEEGAN TALKED TO NEIGHBORS OF ONE OF THE MEN UNDER ARREST.
THEY SAY THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
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ONE OF THE 30 MEN ARRESTED WAS RALPH EUCHAS WHO LIVES IN THIS PORT CHARLOTTE HOME. THE SHERIFF SAYS HE WENT TO MEET A CHILD TO HAVE SEX BUT WAS ARRESTED. NEIGHBORS SAY IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE RALPH THEY KNOW.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS EUCHAS RESPONDED TO A CRAIGSLIST AD AND AGREED TO MEET A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY AND FRIENDS FOR SEX IN SARASOTA COUNTY.
SIMILAR ONLINE ADS AND DIFFERENT WEBSITES LED THE OTHER SUSPECTS TO DETECTIVES WHO WERE WAITING TO ARREST THEM.
THE SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE MEN WOULD GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MEET UP WITH CHILDREN.
AUTHORITIES SAY THESE MEN PREY ON CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY CAN EARN THEIR TRUST EASILY OVER THE INTERNET.
NEIGHBORS OF RALPH EUCHAS ARE SHOCKED TO HEAR WHAT HE'S ACCUSED OF DOING.
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Lisa Kuecker, Port Charlotte
"I can't see that being true, I can't, I just cant' see that, no. Like I said, that's not the Ralphie I know." 10 seconds
ANOTHER MAN FROM OUR AREA, ROBERT BLACKBURN FROM FORT MYERS WAS ALSO ARRESTED IN THE STING.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE THOUGHT HE WAS MEETING A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
CHARLIE KEEGAN, ABC7,
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EUCHAS IS OUT ON BOND TONIGHT.
HE AND THE OTHER SUSPECTS FACE UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON IF A JURY CONVICTS THEM.
THE SHERIFF IS URGING PARENTS TO BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT KNOWING WHAT THEIR CHILDREN DO ONLINE.
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GUNSHOTS INTO A LEHIGH ACRES HOME. A BULLET KILLED THE FAMILY DOG.
DEPUTIES SAY THE MOTHER GRABBED HER THREE CHILDREN AND RAN.
ABC7's MEAGHAN SMITH SPOKE TO THE FAMILY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
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3 young children were inside the home on east 10th street when gunfire outside erupted. bullets came into the house- and into the kitchen where andre bhola, his girlfriend and their kids were all gathered. one went through a wall and through the stove. another, hit the family's puppy named "loco," who was also in the kitchen. once the shooting stopped, bhola and his girlfriend gathered their kids, and little loco and fled to a nearby family member's house. after cops arrived- they came back, but their puppy died after being shot in his right side. bhola is glad bullets didn't hit his children.
*take sot*
andre bhola, father
"it could have been more serious than it was, but i lost my little puppy and i'm pretty upset about that, but luckily it wasn't one of them."
MEAGHAN SMITH ABC7.
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ABC7 ASKED DEPUTIES IF THIS FAMILY WAS TARGETED OR IF THE SHOOTING IS RANDOM.
THEY TELL US THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND NO ONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD WORRY.
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TONIGHT, ABC7 HAS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT SECURITY MEASURES AT LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
OUR CAMERA FOLLOWED A DEPUTY AT FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL TODAY.
RIGHT NOW --
ALL OF LEE COUNTY'S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, KNOWN AS S-R-O'S.
TODAY WE FOUND OUT THEIR JOB IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS.
THEY SAY THEY'RE ANOTHER OPTION FOR KIDS WHO NEED TO TALK OUT THEIR PROBLEMS, OR GET HELP FIXING THEM.
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Deputy Jamie Steffel
Fort Myers High School Resource Officer
31:58 kids think you're just here to catch them doing something wrong, or you're just here to impose punishment with them so really breaking though all that and getting kids to realize that if that was the case they could just call us off the street to do that. 08 were really here to build relationships, answer questions, be a resource for them 16
THE DISTRICT IS PUSHING TO ADD MORE DEPUTIES AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
RIGHT NOW --
THE DEPUTIES ROAM BETWEEN SCHOOLS.
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TONIGHT ABC7 BRINGS YOU THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO MAN WHO'S BEEN EXPOSING HIMSELF TO CHILDREN IN PUBLIC.
DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THAT MAN.
THEY SAY HE'S TOUCHING HIMSELF IN FRONT OF CHILDREN IN THE TICE AREA.
SEVERAL CHILDREN TELL US THEY'VE SEEN HIM IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN RESPONSE, STAFF AT TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NEAR THE SCHOOL.
ALSO, A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IS AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH STUDENTS WHO SAW THIS.
THE SCHOOL IS ALSO SENDING A LETTER HOME TO PARENTS.
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A GROUP OF BEARS IS CAUSING TROUBLE IN AN EAST NAPLES RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
ONCE AGAIN, OFFICIALS SAY GARBAGE IS ATTRACKING THE WILD ANIMALS.
AS ABC7'S RICK RITTER TELLS US HOW PEOPLE ARE NOW TURNING THEIR FREEZERS INTO GARBAGE CANS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
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THIS BEAR IS JUST ONE THAT'S ROAMING AROUND THE MARCO AND ENCHANTING SHORE ESTATES IN EAST NAPLES - WREAKING HAVOC ON HOMES.
NEIGHBORS SAY THE BEARS ARE OUT EVERY NIGHT - DIGGING THROUGH GARBAGE AND TEARING DOWN LANAI'S.
F-W-C IS ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND "FREEZE" YOUR GARBAGE - TAKING THE SMELL AWAY THAT'S ATTRACTING THE BEARS.
TONIGHT THERE'S A COMMUNITY MEETING WHERE AN F-W-C BEAR BIOLOGIST WILL SPEAK WITH RESIDENTS - WHO SAY THEY'VE SIMPLY HAD ENOUGH.
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Bobbie Todd/Had a bear on her lanai/1:25 "I'm serious, it's scary, when I come out of my door, I'm peeping around the corner constantly to see if there's a bear out on my lanai."
RICK RITTER ABC7.
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NEW AT 5 --
EARLY RESULTS OF MINDY MCCREADY'S AUTOPSY ARE BACK TONIGHT.
THEY SHOW THE FORT MYERS NATIVE DID TAKE HER OWN LIFE.
DEPUTIES SAY SHE DIED FROM A SELF-INFLICTED SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD.
AUTHORITIES FOUND MCCREADY'S BODY ON HER FRONT PORCH SUNDAY IN ARKANSAS.
THE SAME FRONT PORCH WHERE HER BOYFRIEND DAVID WILSON DIED LAST MONTH.
HE ALSO ENDED HIS LIFE.
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TONIGHT MORE EXPLOSIVE TESTIMONY IN DAY TWO OF A BAIL HEARING FOR OLYMPIAN OSCAR PISTORIUS.
THE OLYMPIC ATHLETE IS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND ON VALENTINE'S DAY.
HE CLAIMS THE SHOOTING WAS NOT INTENTIONAL.
BUT TODAY. PROSECUTORS SAY A NEIGHBOR HEARD THE COUPLE ARGUING BEFORE THE SHOOTING.
ANOTHER WITNESS SAYS THEY SAW LIGHTS ON AT THE TIME OF THE GUNSHOTS.
BOTH CLAIMS. DIRECTLY CONTRADICT WHAT PISTORIUS SAID HAPPENED ON THAT VALENTINE'S DAY.
THAT HE THOUGHT SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE HOUSE AND WAS IN THE BATHROOM. NOT HIS GIRLFRIEND.
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Ferdi Schuster / Reeva Steenkamp's Friend:12
"Obviously I am on Reeva's side, but only God can judge and I think everybody deserves a fair chance. Whether he gets bail or not is up to the justice system, but I don't think personally he deserves it."
OFFICERS ALSO SAY THEY FOUND VIALS OF TESTOSTERONE IN PISTORIUS'S BEDROOM.
HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY CLAIMS IT'S AN HERBAL SUPPLEMENT, NOT A BANNED SUBSTANCE.
THE BAIL HEARING CONTINUES TOMORROW IN SOUTH AFRICA.
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NEW AT 5 --
YOU GOT TO SEE THIS!
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ENDED UP GIVING ADVICE ABOUT GUNS --
DURING A FACEBOOK TOWN HALL HOSTED BY PARENTS MAGAZINE.
LISTEN!
if you want to protect yourself get a double-barreled shotgun, have the shells of a 12-gauge shotgun and I promise you, as I told my wife - we live in an area that is wooded and somewhat secluded - I said, 'Jill if there is ever a problem just walk out on the balcony here, walk out, put that double barreled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house.
THAT WAS THE V-P'S RESPONSE TO A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER PROPOSED CHANGES TO GUN LAWS MIGHT MAKE "LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS" A TARGET FOR CRIMINALS.
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DEPUTIES ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH A HOME INVASION IN GOLDEN GATE.
DEPUTIES SAY TWO MEN WITH RIFLES BROKE INTO A HOUSE ON 19TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
A NEIGHBOR CALLED 9-1-1.
DEPUTIES TRACKED DOWN THE TWO MEN NEARBY.
THEY ARRESTED BRIAN SANTOS AND RICHARD SLABY
A THIRD PERSON -- PAMELA SLABY -- IS ALSO UNDER ARREST.
DEPUTIES BELIEVE SHE HELPED PLAN THE ROBBERY.
DEPUTIES SAY NO SHOTS WERE FIRED AND NO ONE GOT HURT.
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HANCOCK BRIDGE PARKWAY IS BACK OPEN TONIGHT --
AFTER A DEADLY CRASH THIS MORNING IN CAPE CORAL.
THE ROAD STAYED SHUT DOWN FOR NEARLY FOUR AND A HALF HOURS AFTER THE CRASH.
WITNESSES TELL US A MAN DRIVING A VAN WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY IN THE WEST BOUND LANE.
HE HIT ANOTHER VAN HEAD-ON.
THEY SAY THE MAN WAS DEAD ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE GOT HIT.
A SEMI TRUCK WAS ALSO INVOLVED.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE FOG PLAYED A ROLE.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR MORE DETAILS FRON CAPE POLICE.
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BREAKING NEWS --
FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HAS AGREED TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE IN FLORIDA.
HE JUST ANNOUNCED THAT MINUTES AGO.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTHCARE REFORM LAW FORCED STATES TO OFFER MEDICAID TO MORE POOR PEOPLE.
BUT THE U-S SUPREME COURT OVER-RULED HIM --
MAKING IT A STATE DECISION.
STILL, THE GOVERNOR JUST SAID HE'LL BACK IT.
THIS EXPANDS MEDICAID COVERAGE IN FLORIDA TO PEOPLE MAKING 138 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL OR LESS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PICK UP THE TAB ON THE COST OF THE NEWCOMERS UNTIL 2016.
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"The tire life down here is not quite at 60 thousand miles
ABC 7 IS ON TIRE PATROL TONIGHT--
OUR SMART SHOPPER TRACKS DOWN THE BEST WHEEL DEALS--
AND SHOWS YOU HOW MAKE YOUR TIRES LAST LONGER.
BOTOX BOOM!
NEW AT 5--
ABC 7 FINDS OUT WHY A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE COSMETIC PROCEDURE.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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CHECK OUT THIS WINTER STORM IN CALIFORNIA.
A STORM DUMPED HEAVY SNOW ON THE SACRAMENTO AREA AND THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE CITY LAST NIGHT.
IT MADE A MESS OF ROADS.
NOW THE REGION IS DEALING WITH HEAVY RAIN.
A 35-MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY BETWEEN MOJAVE AND BAKERSFIELD WAS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE STORM.
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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.
NICE WEATHER AGAIN TOMORROW
The weather patter still looks good for us tomorrow. I expect mostly clear weather this evening and, once again, tomorrow morning will likely be foggy in some places to start the day. Fog this morning reduced visibility in many areas and there could be a repeat performance tomorrow morning. Temperatures this evening will fall through the 60's and land about 59/60 to start the day on Thursday. The weak front I mentioned yesterday has washed out over the center part of the state and we won't be seeing any cool weather move down here. Tomorrow's highs will be the in mid 80's and beach temperatures will be in the upper 70's. Winds off the cool Gulf of Mexico water will keep beaches a few points "cooler" than inland areas.
Looking ahead to the weekend it appears than another weak front will move into the northern part of our state and we remain on the warm side of this next weather system. Some computer guidance tries to pop up a few showers on Sunday afternoon, but I think it will be mainly dry for our area this weekend. Humidity will continue to come up a bit each day through Sunday as we top out around 84 degrees.
For forward planning - the long-range forecasts predict a pattern change for us by the middle of next week. We will start to see more showers moving in and some cooler temperatures are predicted by the first weekend in March.
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WE'VE TOLD YOU PLENTY ABOUT RISING PRICES.
TONIGHT WE WANT TO HELP SAVE YOU SOME OF THAT MONEY.
AS ALWAYS, OUR SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI IS WORKING FOR YOU!
SHE'S HERE NOW WITH HOW TO MAKE YOUR TIRES LAST LONGER AND WHERE TO FIND THEM CHEAPEST.
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I FOUND OUT FLORIDA'S ROADWAYS PUT A LOT OF STRAIN ON YOUR TIRES -
SO INVESTING IN EVEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIRES STILL COULD GET YOU ABOUT 10 THOUSAND MILES LESS MILES THAN PROMISED.
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NATS - ROADS
IT'S COSTING YOU MORE EVERY DAY TO GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
NATS - SHOP
GENE'S AUTO SHOP MANAGER KEITH CARR SAYS WHEELS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST INVESTMENTS HIS CUSTOMERS AREN'T CARING FOR PROPERLY.
HE SAYS WHILE MOST PEOPLE ONLY CHECK TIRE PRESSURE EVERY FOUR THOUSAND MILES WITH AN OIL CHANGE - IT SHOULD BE CHECKED TWICE AS OFTEN.
23:30:51 6
"If you drive on inflated tire wears down the outside edges of tire."
HE SAYS IT COSTS NEARLY A THOUSAND BUCKS TO GET GOOD TIRES ON AN AVERAGE CAR.
SOME MANUFACTURERS PROMISE A WARRANTY ANYWHERE FROM 30 THOUSAND TO 80 THOUSAND MILES.
BUT CARR SAYS DON'T EXPECT TO GET THAT OUT OF YOUR TIRES DRIVING ON FLORIDA ROADWAYS.
23:32:32 8
"The tire life down here is not quite at 60 thousand miles - anything over 40 thousand miles off a set of tires doing pretty good."
THAT'S BECAUSE THE EXTREME HEAT WEARS TIRES THIN -
BUT CARR EXPLAINS THERE ARE ALSO SEA SHELLS MIXED INTO THE SURFACE OF MANY FLORIDA ROADS
23:30:18 5
"It allows water to disperse quickly across surface of street"
BUT IT ALSO HELPS SHAVE MILES OFF OF ANY TIRE SURFACE.
NATS - DRIVING
SOMETHING TIRE SUPER CENTER MANAGER DENTON POTTS HELPS EXPLAIN TO HIS CUSTOMERS AT HIS SHOP ON FOWLER STREET IN FORT MYERS.
23:43:30 5
"When you come in you get everything you need on the spot."
HE SAYS HIS SHOP WILL EVEN ASSEMBLE TIRES YOU BUY ONLINE.
BUT NO MATTER WHERE YOU SHOP - MAKE SURE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT ALONG WITH INFLATION EVERT TWO THOUSAND MILES.
BECAUSE EVEN IF YOUR TIRES ARE UNDER WARRANTY - IMPROPER MAINTAINENECE ON THE OWNERS' PART COULD VOID THAT COVERAGE.
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WE SHOPPED AROUND AND FOUND OUT YOU COULD SAVE 25 TO 50 DOLLARS A TIRE SHOPPING ONLINE FOR TIRES-
BUT POTTS AND CARR BOTH SAY BUYING LOCAL CAN GUARANTEE A FAST REPLACEMENT WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT SHIPPING COST OR WAIT TIME.
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ANOTHER ALERT FOR DRIVERS.
GAS PRICES ARE NOW ABOVE FOUR DOLLARS A GALLON HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
IN COLLIER - DRIVERS ARE SEEING 4-01 and 4-09 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR.
RIGHT NOW, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 3-77.
IT SPIKED TWO CENTS OVERNIGHT.
IN FLORIDA.
THE STATE'S AVERAGE IS ABOUT A DIME MORE.
3-86 A GALLON. AND THAT IS UP 3 CENTS OVERNIGHT.
IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THE AVERAGE IS 3-89.
THAT ROSE TWO PENNIES OVERNIGHT.
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT --
FOR THE 11TH YEAR IN A ROW --
MORE PEOPLE DIED FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.
IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS SAYS MORE THAN 38-THOUSAND AMERICANS DIED FROM DRUG OVERDOSES IN 2010.
MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE FATALITIES INVOLVED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS -- MOSTLY PAINKILLERS.
THREE IN EVERY FOUR OF THEP PRESCRIPTION DRUG DEATHS WERE AN ACCIDENT.
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A FREEZE SHOWING THE ECONOMIC BOOM.
MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING STUCK. GOING IN FOR BOTOX.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STATISTICS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS.
BOTOX TREATMENTS ARE UP EIGHT PERCENT SINCE 2011.
IN 2012 THERE WERE MORE THAN SIX MILLION PROCEDURES PERFORMED.
OVERALL MORE THAN FOURTEEN MILLION PEOPLE GOT PLASTIC SURGERY LAST YEAR.
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A MAN IN CHINA IS LUCKY HE WAS SURROUNDED BY NICE AND ETHICAL PEOPLE AT THE A-T-M.
WATCH THIS!
HE WITHDREW 32-HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF CHINESE MONEY.
BUT AS HE WALKED OUT, A STRONG WIND BLEW THE MONEY AWAY.
PEOPLE SCRAMBLED TOWARD IT, BUT NOT TO TAKE THE MONEY.
TO PICK IT UP AND GIVE IT BACK.
ONCE HE HAD IT ALL, HE COULDN'T FIND EVERYONE WHO HELPED HIM --
SO HE POSTED A THANK YOU NOTE ON THE BANK'S WALL.
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"I can't shoot a gun but I can shoot wasp spray."
AND THAT WASP SPRAY IS REPLACING MACE.PEPPER SPRAY EVEN GUNS FOR WOMEN.
THEY'RE USING IT AS PROTECTION.
ABC7 SHOWS YOU WHY HOW THE SPRAY SHOOTS MAKES THEM FEEL SAFER!
LOOK CLOSELY--
INSIDE OF THIS AMBULANCE, A NEWBORN GIRL.
SHE WAS FOUND WRAPPED IN A WALMART PLASTIC BAG ON A DEAD END STREET.
WHO SAVED HER.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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IT'S A COMMON HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT TO GET RID OF INSECTS.
NOW SOME WOMEN ARE PICKING UP WASP SPRAY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN CASE OF AN ATTACK.
AS ANNE ALLRED REPORTS. IT'S THE WAY THE SPRAY SHOOTS THAT IS HELPING WOMEN.
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IT'S BARELY SEVEN BUCKS- BUT IT MAKES JOY GRDNICK CHRISTENSEN FEEL A WHOLE LOT SAFER…
"And we keep it right here so if you came to the counter with the cash register I would just get this on you and zap you right in the face."
AS OWNER OF THE FOUNTAIN ON LOCUST.
"I'll dip up some ice cream."
SHE'S ARMED ALL HER EMPLOYEES WITH *WASP SPRAY* IN CASE OF AN ATTACKER… AND SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ST. LOUISAN USING THIS SELF DEFENSE TACTIC…
SOUTH COUNTY RESIDENT, CAROL DICKINSON HASN'T LEFT HOME WITHOUT IT SINCE BUYING A CAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO…
"I keep a can of wasp spray in my car in the console where the cup holder is."
HER FRIEND SENT HER AN EMAIL SUGGESTING SHE TRY IT…
"I can't shoot a gun but I can shoot wasp spray."
"Having a gun makes you have to have all sorts of other responsibilities."
AND THESE WOMEN SAY - ITS *HOW THE SPRAY SHOOTS THAT APPEALS TO THEM…
"And it shoots farther than pepper spray so that was the advantage."
"Wasp spray goes 20 feet and you can really direct it at somebody and it really brings them down." / "Mace you have to be a little closer and someone could actually get the mace and put it on you."
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OFFICERS WE SPOKE WITH SAY IT'S BETTER TO USE ITEMS FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE.
IT IS ALSO AGAINST FEDERAL LAW TO USE WASP SPRAY FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN WHAT'S LISTED ON THE CAN.
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BRAND NEW AT FIVE THIRTY --
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS --
AN EXPOSION AT A POPULAR KANSAS CITY RESTAURANT CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
AND NOW -- THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR POSSIBLE VICTIMS OF A DEADLY FIRE THAT BROKE OUT DURING HAPPY HOUR.
SOT - Seth Hall, Witness
"I felt it more than I heard it. Kind of like a big bass drum.in a club.
TONIGHT THE SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE VICTIMS IN THE CHARRED REMAINS AND WHAT COULD RUIN THE INVESTIGATION.
911: "Hello."
White: "Hello."
911: "I need some cigarettes."
THAT IS A CALL TO 9-1-1. FOR CIGARETTES.
HER CRAVING AND DRINKING LED HER TO CALL 9-1-1.
WHAT SHE'S SAYING TONIGHT.
SOT THIEF:
Horrible as it may sound, I tend to look for women.
THAT'S WHO THIS THIEF TARGETS.
HE AND HUNDREDS MORE ARE STEALING I-PHONES RIGHT FROM THEIR HAND.
AND IT'S VIOLENT!
HE TELLS ABC7 HIS SECRETS SO YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF.
BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.
MACY ROMERO OF BOKEELIA.
THANKS FOR WATCHING MACY.
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 --
AT LEAST ONE CHILD WAS HURT AFTER A CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS AND A U-HAUL IN CAPE CORAL.LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.
27 STUDENTS FROM HECTOR CAFFERATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE RIDING ON THE BUS.
WITNESSES SAW A GIRL BEING PUT ONTO A STRETCHER AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
SHE WAS COMPLAINNG OF HIP PAIN.
THE DRIVER WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
ALL THE ROADS ARE BACK OPEN.
THE CHILDREN WENT HOME ON ANOTHER BUS.
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ALSO MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,
SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED 30 PEOPLE DURING A WEEK-LONG UNDERCOVER OPERATION TARGETING ONLINE PREDATORS.
IT'S CALLED OPERATION INTERCEPT TWO.
THE SHERIFF SAYS ALL OF THE MEN TRIED TO MEET CHILDREN FOR SEX.
TWO OF THE MEN ARE FROM OUR AREA.
ONE FROM FORT MYERS.THE OTHER PORT CHARLOTTE.
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LOOKING AHEAD --
PEOPLE IN ONE EAST NAPLES COMMUNITY PLAN TO ADDRESS THEIR PROBLEM WITH A FAMILY OF BEARS TONIGHT.
THEY SAY THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN ROAMING AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD --
DIGGING THROUGH TRASH AND BREAKING INTO LANAIS AND SHEDS EVERY DAY.
GET THIS --
SOME PEOPLE ARE EVEN FREEZING THEIR GARBAGE SO THE SMELL DOESN'T REACH THE BEARS.
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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT 5-30.
ABC7 HAS NEW DETAILS ON A SERIOUS CRASH IN CAPE CORAL EARLY THIS MORNING.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED, AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY HURT AFTER THREE CARS SLAMMED INTO EACH OTHER ON HANCOCK BRIDGE PARKWAY.
MARK SALYER, FROM CAPE CORAL WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH.
FRANCISCA ESPINEL WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.
ANOTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO INVOLVED -- HE WAS NOT HURT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY ALCOHOL AND DRUGS PLAYED *NO ROLE IN THE CRASH -- BUT FOG MAY HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR.
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JUST INTO THE A-B-C SEVEN NEWSROOM AT FIVE THIRTY --
WE HAVE BRAND NEW VIDEO SHOWING THE EXPLOSION AT A POPULAR KANSAS CITY RESTAURANT.
RIGHT NOW AUTHORITIES SAY THEY COULD STILL FIND OTHER VICTIMS,
BURIED IN THE RUBBLE.
A GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED THAT RESTAURANT LAST NIGHT.
SEARCHERS HAVE ALREADY DISCOVERED ONE BODY.
GOOD EVENING, I'M JEFF BUTERA.
AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
THE EXPLOSION INJURED MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE.
AS ABC'S KAREN TRAVERS TELLS US CREWS ARE RUSHING IN THEIR SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE VICTIMS AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM STARTS TO MOVE IN.
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THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED JUST AFTER 6P.HAPPY HOUR AT THE POPULAR JJ'S
RESTAURANT.
SOT - Seth Hall, Witness
"I felt it more than I heard it. Kind of like a big bass drum.in a club.
you feel it, and the heat from the fire came into my car. The windows were
up, but I could feel the heat."
PART OF THE KANSAS CITY SHOPPING CENTER WAS LEVELED.AND THE FIREBALL SWEPT
UP AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK.
FIRE FIGHTERS WORKED ALL NIGHT TO TAMP DOWN THE FLAMES AND CONTAIN THE THICK
BLACK SMOKE.
ONE PERSON DIED - BUT OFFICIALS DID NOT RELEASE AN IDENTIFICATION.
MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED - AT LEAST THREE CRITICALLY
SOT - Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, Missouri
"We also cant be sure 100 percent that we can account for every single
person that may have been at JJ's when the incident occured."
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION - BUT
EARLY EVIDENCE INDICATES A CONTRACTOR HIT AN UNDERGROUND GAS NATURAL LINE.
A DOCTOR WHO WORKED NEARBY SAID HE AND HIS EMPLOYEES SMELLED GAS FOR SEVERAL
HOURS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON - AND IT KEPT GROWING STRONGER.
SOT - Dr. John Verstraete
"We finally called the gas company.they came out and they checked inside
out building and said we were above the limit that was healthy, and that we
needed to evacuate."
THE EXPLOSION HIT JUST MINUTES LATER.
Karen Travers O/C CLOSE:
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR KANSAS CITY TODAY WHICH IS ADDING
GREATER URGENCY IN THE INVESTIGATION.
Karen Travers, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON.
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TONIGHT - THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO WHY A MAN WENT ON A DEADLY SHOOTING SPREE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
TODAY ABC7 LEARNED ALI SYED GUNNED DOWN A WOMAN IN HER 20'S. HE THEN TOOK OFF IN HIS PARENTS CAR. FIRING SHOTS AT OTHER DRIVERS.
OFFICERS SAY SYED SHOT AND KILLED A MAN DRIVING A UTILITY TRUCK -
HE THEN STOLE THAT TRUCK.
AS OFFICERS CLOSED IN. INVESTIGATORS SAY SYED JUMPED OUT OF THE STOLEN TRUCK AND TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
IN ALL THEY SAY HE KILLED THREE PEOPLE.
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --
POLICE IN MIAMI ARE *STILL* SEARCHING FOR TWO PEOPLE ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT COPS LAST NIGHT DURING AN INTENSE SITUATION.
helicopter,Cop cars 3 SECS
OFFICERS SWARMED THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LAST NIGHT --
AFTER PEOPLE STARTED FIRING AT OFFICERS.
THE GOAL WAS TO KEEP THE SHOOTERS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND KEEP RESIDENTS OUT.
SO SOME PEOPLE COULDN'T GET HOME.
AND OTHERS COULDN'T LEAVE THEIR HOUSE --
FORCED TO FIND COVER FROM THE BULLETS.
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"you never know when like a loose bullet is going to go flying by and you never know when it's your time to go, it's kind of scary you know."
"This is where I live.and it's just not safe anymore, people have kids in this area.it's not right."
ONE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THIS MORNING.
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FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR PLEADED GUILTY TO SPENDING THOUSANDS IN CAMPAIGN MONEY ON PERSONAL EXPENSES.
THE FORMER ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN LOOKED SOMBER AND SERIOUS THIS MORNING IN THE COURTHOUSE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN HIM IN PUBLIC IN EIGHT MONTHS.
HE AND HIS WIFE ADMITTED TO SPENDING 750-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
EACH FACES SEVERAL YEARS IN PRISON.
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TODAY --
MARCO ISLAND LEADERS SENT A STRONG "NO THANKS" MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ABOUT CHANGES TO GUN LAWS.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PASSED A RESOLUTION TOPDAY -- ASKING COLLIER COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS TO IGNORE ANY FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ON GUN LAWS.
THE PRESIDENT'S CALLED FOR MORE BACKGROUND CHECKS, AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN AND ELIMINATION OF ARMOR-PIERCING BULLETS.
MARCO ISLAND'S RESOLUTION ALSO SAYS THEY WON'T SPEND ANY MONEY ENFORCING FEDERAL GUN LAWS.
AND A-B-C 7 CHECKED --
COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONER TIM NANCE EXPECTS THE COUNTY BOARD TO APPROVE A SIMILAR RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK.
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LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE STRICTER SECURITY MEASURES FOR ITS CAMPUSES.
NOTHING HAPPENED TO PROMPT THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE SYSTEM IS SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE BEST INTEREST OF EMPLOYEES, PATIENTS AND VISITORS.
A HOSPITAL SPOKESPERSON TELLS US SECURITY CHECKS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE AT OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
THE EXACT DETAILS SHOULD BE RELEASED LATER THIS WEEK.
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NEW AT 530 --
WHAT A SHOCKING FIND IN A TEXAS APARTMENT COMPLEX.
DEPUTIES SAYS A NEWBORN BABY WAS FOUND LAST NIGHT --
IN A GROCERY BAG LYING ON A CURB.
THE LITTLE GIRL STILL HAD HER UMBILICAL CORD ATTACHED.
THE BABY IS DOING FINE.
AND DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO FIND THE MOTHER FOR ANSWERS.
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OFFICERS BUSTED A HUMAN EGG TRAFFICKING RING IN ROMANIA.
POLICE ARRESTED A DOCTOR AND RAIDED A PRIVATE FERTILITY CLINIC.
THE FACILITY IS SUSPECTED OF ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKING HUMAN EGGS, THEN SELLING THEM TO ISRAELI COUPLES WITH FERTILITY PROBLEMS.
OFFICERS SAY WOMEN GOT PAID UPWARDS OF 240 DOLLARS FOR THIER EGGS--
THOSE EGGS WERE THEN SOLD FOR AS MUCH AS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ONE OF THOSE ARRESTED IS THE HEAD OF THE FERTILITY DEPARTMENT AT A MEDICAL CENTER IN BUCHAREST.
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WE FOUND OUT TODAY --
THE U-S ANTI-DOPING AGENCY WILL NOT QUESTION LANCE ARMSTRONG UNDER OATH.
BUT --
THE U-S-A-D-A ALSO SAID ARMSTRONG MUST REVEAL EVERYTHING HE KNOWS ABOUT DOPING IF HE HOPES TO REDUCE HIS LIFETIME BAN FROM COMPETITIVE SPORTS.
TODAY'S THE DEADLINE FOR HIM TO AGREE TO AN INTERVIEW.
HIS ATTORNEY SAYS IT WON'T HAPPEN.
HE SAYS THIS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO, QUOTE, "DEMONIZE SELECTED INDIVIDUALS."
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ONE WOMAN'S CRAVING LANDED HER IN JAIL!
SHE CALLED 9-1-1 TO GET CIGARETTES DELIVERED TO HER HOUSE.
LISTEN TO THIS.
911: "Hello."
White: "Hello."
911: "I need some cigarettes."
LINDA WHITE SAYS SHE'S SORRY AND CLAIMS SHE WAS DRINKING AT THE TIME.
SHE SAYS THAT WHEN SHE REALIZED SHE RAN OUT OF CIAGARETTES. AND DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE INTO TOWN.
TWO DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE CALL. BUT THEY BROUGHT HANDCUFFS INSTEAD OF CIGARETTES.
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"They don't deliver. They pick up. So, just so you know"
--CUT TO--
"I am deeply sorry for what I did."
WHITE IS CHARGED WITH ABUSING 9-1-1.
THAT'S A MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO A $2000 FINE AND 180 DAYS IN JAIL.
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EVER WONDER WHY AN OLDER MODEL i-PHONE IS STILL WORTH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS?
NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE REASON IS. HOARDING!
ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY --
MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS SAY THEY HAVE TWO OR MORE UNUSED CELL PHONES IN THEIR HOUSE.
MOST PEOPLE SAY THEY FEARS PUTTING THEIR PERSONAL DATA IN JEOPARDY.
THAT'S WHY THEY HOLD ON TO THEM.
BUT THE TRADE-IN VALUE ON ALL THOSE OLD GADGETS HAS NOW ADDED UP TO 34 BILLIONS DOLLARS.
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT IF YOU OWN AN IPHONE.
CRIMINALS ARE STEALING THEM RIGHT FROM PEOPLE'S HANDS.AS THEY'RE USING THEM!
IT'S CALLED "APPLE PICKING".AND I-PHONE USERS NEVER SEE THE THIEVES COMING.
JEFF ROSEN TALKS WITH A SELF-PROCLAIMED PICKERS ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
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SAN FRANCISCO.THIS WOMAN DOESN'T KNOW IT.BUT HER CASUAL PHONE CALL IS ABOUT TO END. WATCH AS THIS THIEF SNATCHES HER I-PHONE.AND TAKES OFF.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.THIS WOMAN IS WALKING IN FRONT OF A CHURCH.TALKING ON HER IPHONE.WHEN A CRIMINAL ON A BIKE SNEAKS UP BEHIND HER, GRABS IT.BY THE TIME SHE REALIZES WHAT HAPPENED.HE'S GONE.
IN ATLANTA.A THIEF FOLLOWS THIS WOMAN INTO A STORE.AND MAKES HIS MOVE.SNATCHING HER IPHONE RIGHT FROM HER HANDS.
SOT STAMFORD POLICE CAPTAIN 01:11:10:
RC: It's a trend that's actually gaining speed.
POLICE CALL IT "APPLE PICKING".THE EXPLOSION OF BRAZEN IPHONE THEFTS.
SOT STAMFORD CAPTAIN RICK CONKLIN 01:09:20:
They often sneak up from behind you, the snatch is very quick and very fluid.
JR: You never even know what hit you.
RC: No, we get poor descriptions of these suspects.
JR: Making them harder to catch?
RC: Oh, much harder to catch.
IT'S HAPPENING NATIONWIDE.AND GETTING VIOLENT. WATCH THIS THIEF IN LOS ANGELES, ATTACKING A WOMAN WHILE STEALING HER PHONE.
SOT THIEF:
I don't think you'd see me coming.
THIS SELF-PROCLAIMED I-PHONE THIEF IS SPILLING HIS SECRETS TO WNBC.FACE HIDDEN, VOICE DISGUISED.SAYING HE'S TURNING A NEW LEAF AND.DESCRIBING IN CREEPY DETAIL THE TACTICS HE USED.
SOT THIEF:
Horrible as it may sound, I tend to look for women. The older the better generally / If i think that you can't catch me, I'm going for you.
HE SAYS MOST OF US.ARE EASY TARGETS.TEXTING. TALKING. OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT'S GOING ON. HE SAYS, HE'S SWIPED IPHONES FROM TABLES IN COFFEE SHOPS, EVEN PUBLIC BATHROOMS.
SOT THIEF:
Time of day, 5 o'clock, after people got out of work, because the more people were around, the more you blend into the crowd./They drop their guard, they just simply drop their guard.
AND FOR THE CRIMINAL.IT PAYS OFF. IPHONES ARE HOT ON THE BLACK MARKET.
SOT THIEF:
The iPhone 5 right now you're looking at around 300 bucks for it.
WITH IPHONES IN HIGH DEMAND.AND CRIMINALS FIGHTING FOR THEM.POLICE ARE OFFERING A NEW WARNING FOR ALL OF US.
SOT STAMFORD POLICE CAPTAIN: Let them have the phone/Don't fight back. There is more of a chance that you're going to get injured if you fight back.
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JEFF ROSEN REPORTING.
AUTHORITIES WARN IF SOMEONE STEALS YOUR IPHONE.WHILE YOU'RE ON IT.THEY DON'T NEED YOUR PASSWORD TO KEEP USING IT.
SO THEY THEN HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR EMAIL.YOUR PERSONAL PHOTOS, VIDEO AND CONTACTS.
THE THIEF CAN EVEN RESET YOUR PASSWORD RIGHT ON THE SPOT.
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ROBIN: "Hi it's Robin. And I have been waiting 174 days to say this. Good
Morning, America! "
SHE'S BACK.
ROBIN ROBERTS RETURNS TO GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT HER RETURN TO THE ANCHOR CHAIR.
PLUS A CITY OFFERED MILLIONS TO BECOME KNOWN AS SUGARDADDIE DOT COM.
DID IT TAKE THE DEAL?
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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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
NICE WEATHER AGAIN TOMORROW
The weather patter still looks good for us tomorrow. I expect mostly clear weather this evening and, once again, tomorrow morning will likely be foggy in some places to start the day. Fog this morning reduced visibility in many areas and there could be a repeat performance tomorrow morning. Temperatures this evening will fall through the 60's and land about 59/60 to start the day on Thursday. The weak front I mentioned yesterday has washed out over the center part of the state and we won't be seeing any cool weather move down here. Tomorrow's highs will be the in mid 80's and beach temperatures will be in the upper 70's. Winds off the cool Gulf of Mexico water will keep beaches a few points "cooler" than inland areas.
Looking ahead to the weekend it appears than another weak front will move into the northern part of our state and we remain on the warm side of this next weather system. Some computer guidance tries to pop up a few showers on Sunday afternoon, but I think it will be mainly dry for our area this weekend. Humidity will continue to come up a bit each day through Sunday as we top out around 84 degrees.
For forward planning - the long-range forecasts predict a pattern change for us by the middle of next week. We will start to see more showers moving in and some cooler temperatures are predicted by the first weekend in March.
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ROBIN IS, OFFICIALLY, BACK!
ROBIN ROBERTS RETURNED TO GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY RIGHT HERE ON ABC7!
SHE MISSED THE LAST FIVE MONTHS RECOVERING FROM A RARE BLOOD DISORDER.
ABC'S MARCI GONZALEZ SHOWS YOU HER WARM WELCOME HOME.
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ROBIN: "Hi it's Robin. And I have been waiting 174 days to say this. Good
Morning, America! "
A *VERY GOOD MORNING - -AS ROBIN ROBERTS RETURNED TO THE ANCHOR DESK - AT
G-M-A'S TIME SQUARE STUDIO
GETTING A BIG, WARM WELCOME FROM HER ABC FAMILY-
CELEBRITIES,.and from the White House.
SOT THE OBAMAS:
"Good Morning America and welcome back Robin. Robin, we just want you to
know that the whole Obama family we've been thinking about you and praying
for you and rooting for you every step of the way."
Robin's return comes five months to the day AFTER she underwent a bone
marrow transplant to treat a rare blood disorder called MDS-.
HER SISTER, SALLY-ANN - WAS HER BONE MARROW DONOR.
LORI STOKES BITE WITH SALLY-ANN
"it was a blessing. it was easy. she was the one who did the work"
THAT WORK - STILL NOT OVER
ROBIN'S DOCTORS WARNING - SHE IS STILL AT RISK FOR INFECTION AND EXHAUSTION-
BUT DOCTORS SAY ROBIN IS WELL ON HER WAY- TOWARDS A FULL RECOVERY-
NATS/ROBIN/EXERCISING:
"I love how much stronger I feel. I love it. It's so exciting."
A STRONGER- HEALTHIER ROBIN ROBERTS
GRATEFUL- AND HAPPY-
NATS: ROBIN CLAPPING WAVING AFTER THE MUSIC PERFORMANCE says "Thank you,
thank you"
SAYING IT IS BECAUSE OF FAITH, FAMILY AND FRIENDS - THAT SHE IS BACK AT WORK
WITH HER GMA FAMILY -
BACK - WHERE SHE BELONGS.
LORI SOT WITH ROBIN?
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ABC7 IS COUNTING DOWN TO THE OSCARS THIS SUNDAY.
A NEW HOST WILL TAKE THE STAGE THIS YEAR.
SETH MACFARLANE IS A YOUNG COMEDIAN, KNOWN FOR HIS GRITTY HUMOR.
HE CREATED THE ANIMATED SITCOM "FAMILY GUY" WHERE HE'S THE VOICE BEHIND MOST OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS.
HE ALSO ACTS, WRITES, SINGS, PRODUCES
AND DIRECTS.
MACFARLANE SAYS HE'S NOT NERVOUS TO HOST THE OSCARS, BUT THIS WILL BE HIS TOUGHEST AUDIENCE YET.
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SOT -- Seth MacFarlane, Host, 85th Academy Awards / "If you're too soft.
they're not going to give you much. If you're too hard on them. they're
going to gasp and turn on you. I expect to have them hating me within the
first 30 seconds."
MACFARLANE DID MEET WITH BILLY CRYSTAL FOR ADVICE.
HE SAYS HIS FAVORITE OSCAR HOST OF ALL.JOHNNY CARSON.
YOU CAN WATCH THE AWARD SHOW THIS SUNDAY RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.
COVERAGE STARTS AT 7.
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BIG BUSINESS NEWS --
OFFICE DEPOT IS BUYING ITS RIVAL OFFICE-MAX.
IT'S AN ALL-STOCK DEAL WORTH ABOUT ONE-POINT-TWO-BILLION-DOLLARS.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO INFORMATION ABOUT STAFF CUTS, STORE CLOSINGS OR IF THE STORES WILL ALL OPERATE UNDER THE SAME NAME.
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SUGAR LAND TEXAS WILL NOT BE KNOWN AS SUGARDADDIE.COM
THE CITY REJECTED A 4 POINT 6 MILLION DOLLAR OFFER TO RENAME SUGAR LAND AFTER THE DATING WEBSITE.
THAT SITE MATCHES RICH OLDER MEN WITH YOUNGER WOMEN.
WITH THAT DEAL SUGAR LAND WOULD HAVE RECEIVED 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM SUGARDADDIE.COM FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THE MAYOR SAYS HIS TOWN IS NOT FOR SALE.
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THIS SEA OTHER'S NAME IS EDDIE.
BUT MAYBE IT SHOULD BE LEBRON!
CHECK OUT HIS BASKETBALL SKILLS AT THE OREGON ZOO.
EDDIE IS 16 YEARS OLD AND ZOOKEEPERS SAY HE SUFFERS FROM ARTHRITIS IN HIS ELBOWS.
SO THEY TAUGHT HIM TO DUNK LAST YEAR TO EXERCISE HIS JOINTS.
EDDIE HAS GOTTEN SO GOOD AT IT, ZOOKEEPERS SAY NOWADAYS HE RARELY MISSES.
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THE TONY AWARD WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL "BILLY ELLIOT" TAKES THE STAGE THIS WEEK AT THE PHILHARMONIC CENTER IN NAPLES.
NATS of musical
TODAY, ABC7 IS GIVING YOU A BACKSTAGE PASS.
IN THE MUSICAL11 YEAR OLD BILLY IS PLAYED BY NOAH PARETS.
BILLY DISCOVERS THAT HE HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFT FOR BALLET.
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"going against the odds and doing something you want to do."
FOR SHOW TIMES AND HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS, LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT ABC-7.COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON 7.
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CAUGHT ON TAPE BY A RED LIGHT CAMERA --
WATCH AS A DRIVER SLAMS INTO A WATER WORKER.
WHY IT HAPPENED AND HOW THAT WORKER IS DOING.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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A WATER WORKER IS IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT AFTER A DRIVER HIT HIM WITH HIS CAR IN MISSOURI.
THE WHOLE THING WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE.
ROCHE MADDEN SHOWS US.
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WATCH CLOSELY AS A MINIVAN TRAVELS SOUTH ON BRENTWOOD AT MANCHESTER.
TWO WATER WORKERS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
ONE NARROWLY ESCAPES INJURY WHILE THE OTHER ONE GOES FLYING THROUGH THE AIR WHEN HE IS HIT.
"Oh wow. It happened so quick."
DEBI BERRA IS A NEIGHBOR OF THE WORKER WHO WAS STRUCK.
"He's a good guy. He's very involved with his kids. See him outside all the time with the smaller children. He always seems to have a smile on his face."
BECAUSE OF FEDERAL HEALTH GUIDELINES MISSOURI AMERICAN WATER COMPANY IS NOT RELEASING A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE VICTIM, BUT IT IS BELIEVED HE WILL RECOVER.
"He's in the hospital now. We're hopeful that he'll be released in a few days."
VIDEO IS PROVIDED BY AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS FROM A RED LIGHT CAMERA.
THE COMPANY BELIEVES THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO HAVE THOSE CAMERAS IN PLACE.
BRENTWOOD POLICE SAY THE DRIVER STOPPED AT THE SCENE AND WILL NOT BE CHARGED - THAT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
"It is a strong reminder."
A REMINDER TO ALL DRIVERS THAT ALL TYPES OF CREWS ARE WORKING NEAR AND AROUND ROADS AT ALL HOURS.
"We in turn ask people that are driving to be extra careful when you see a worker zone area and drive slowly and cautiously."
"I would hope that everybody slows down and takes additional time to be aware of what's going on."
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NEW AT SIX --
ABC 7 GOES TO SCHOOL--
TONIGHT AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE.
--PLUS--
Charlie stand up tease
A Port Charlotte man living in this house is arrested accused of trying to meet up with and have sex with a child. Neighbors are coming to his defense. Hear what they have to say coming."
1:42 "Should we all just sell our homes, move, and let the bears take over?
PEOPLE IN ONE COLLIER NEIGHBORHOOD ARE NOT ONLY SCARED--
THEY'RE FED UP!
THEY SAY BEARS ARE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
THAT'S IN TWO MINUTES ON ABC 7 NEWS AT SIX.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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