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3 the n-c-a-a gives penn state an unprecendented punishment in the wake of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scanda. scandal.the penalties include a 60-million-dollar fine. a four year ban on "post season" play. removal of áallá wins since 19-98 and the loss of 10 scholarships a year. for. four years. years. the school must create a fund to prevent child abuse and assist victims. this comes after an independent investigation held top school officials responsible... for ánotá taking action to stop the abuse. 17-35"no price the ncaa can level will repair grievous damage inflicted by jerry sandusky on his victims. we can make clear that culture, actions, and inactions that allowed them to be victimized will not be tolerated in collegiate athletics." 3 athletics."with the loss of
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victories between 1998 and 20--11. former head coach joe paterno lost his place in historyas the coach with the most wins in college football. that steep 60 million dollar fine for penn state could make a deep impact across the countr. country.many child sex abuse programs are already hoping to expand because of it... including... a baltimore center.megan gilliland is here with more on who that money may help... and how. good morning guys,we know... the n-c-a-a has earmarked penn state's fine to be spent on programs for victims... but at this point it's not clear exactly how that money will be divided up.in the meantime... many non-profits are holding out hope... hope...(adam rosenberg-balt child abuse center)"and we can use that to help universities.. summer camps and private schools to train them to let them know what they should be on the lookout for and how to report abuse.."3 abuse.."here at the baltimore child abuse center... they believe that money will have a big impact.more then one-
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thousand victims pass through their doors every month.as non profit agency... they're hoping they'll be eligable for just some of that funding. (adam rosenberg-balt child abuse center)"it would enable us to be ble to provide 24 hour coverage.. for every child who reports abuse and enable us to make sure that any child or their adult parent dealing with this issue can go get the help needed." needed." help... they're hoping could curb these statistics... that show one in four girls... and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. in 90-percent of the cases... the offender is someone the child knows and trusts. i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a man in dead, after being shot in the head in west baltim. baltimore.it happened last night around 10:30 on mckean avenue.the victim was taken to shock trauma... where they later died.no word yet on any suspects or motive. still no word from governor o'malley... on whether he'll convene a special session of the general assembly to expand
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gambling. the governor met last week with a group of baltimore city lawmakers to discuss the idea. several delegates oppose another casino at the national harbor in prince george's county.they're worried it will take money away from a future casino in baltimore city.they say if the national harbor casino is approved... they want some of the revenue to help repair city schools. (tarrant) "we've got the oldest infrastructure in the state of maryland... because it's too hot in our classrooms."3 classrooms." our classrooms." classrooms." the governor is expected to make the announcement later this week. the maryland lottery is breaking sales record... for the á15th straight year.áwe're learning the agency generated 1-point-79 billion dollars in non- casino sales... in fiscal year 2012. it also contributed 556-million to the state's general fund also a record.
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that's the largest revenue ever gained by the state lottery in the agency's history. repairs continue along light street ... one week... after that massive water main break that disrupted downtown baltimo. baltimore.((construction noise)) noise)) 3 they seem far from over.light street between baltimore and lombard, remain closed...as crews continue digging underground.several business feel the impact. (pascal) "it's been a little difficult, people are avoiding downtown because they know the traffic is terrible and they can't get through the streets, they're not exactly sure how to 3maneuver." maneuver." public works officials hope to have light street re-opened in about a week. traffic deaths are on the rise. that's according a new report by the national highway traffic safety administration. it shows a 13-point-5 percent jump in deaths... over the first 6 months of this year. while the safety administration isn't explaining why... some experts believe an unusually mild
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winter may have played a factor... since more people drive during nice weather. the only person to have ever allegedly ácuredá the h-i-v infection... is scheduled to talk today... at the international aids conference in washington. washington.timothy brown... also known as "the berlin patient"... was h-i-v positive and fighting leukemia in 2007. doctors in germany wiped out his immune system with chemotherapy and radiation... then gave him two rounds of stem-cell transplants researchers say he had a rare, inherited gene mutation that makes stem cells naturally resistant to infection with h-i-v.but scientists say brown's situation was not typical... and treatment like his is not a practical option for most patients. some farmers in kansas are finding creative ways to keep costs down during this time of drought.they're feeding their cows.... chocolate.that's right, chocolate.it's all left over scraps from a nearby chocolate factory.the cows get up to six pounds of the good
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stuff every day. (("i love it. people think what - chocolate milk? what's going on here? i say no, we don't feed enough to get chocolate milk. but the cows &plike chocolate just like we do." )) ))nutritionists say the chocolate is nutritionists say the chocolate is good for the cows. but not to worry... their diet doesn't just consist of chocolate... they also eat leftover mexican food. showers this afternoon? afternoon?showers this mexican food. showers this afternoon? afternoon?the chances of you driving home in a thundestorm... next in your skywatch weather forecast. forecast.and you're about an hour away from finding if you're the recipeint of a 250- dollar giant gift card.stay tuned to see if your name is ch. chosen.
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third week in a row... according to triple-a. triple-a. the average price for a gallon of regular gas in maryland is 3-46.compared... to last week's average of... 3-41.. a gallon. still drivers are paying less than a year ago at this time last year drivers were paying 3-73 per gallon. mike delahoz, baltimore: "it's unbelieveable. i have no idea why it doosn't go down. it's pretty annoying."larrice harris, baltimore: "people have to get around. we wanna do things for the summer. just baltimore: "i drive back and forth from work. if i have somewhere to go, i go. i ain't gonna let the gas prices stop me from where i need to go." go." fox45's pump patrol is always looking for the lowest gas prices... in the area.. find the best price in your neighborhood at fox baltimore dot com. ((2-shot toss to weather)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3
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3 a rare illness... caused blood clots in his leg... leg...(cover with practice vid) 05:29:09 "when i'm out playing hockey, nobody knows." knows." the handicap that the hockey pads cover up...in our cover story.. next. next.and one of the greatest hitters of this generation gets traded.why orioles fans will be seeing a lot of ichiro... [ female announcer ] it's 9 pm...
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and the chocolate cravings begin... again. ♪ for nights like these... there's special k chocolatey delight cereal. so you can get your chocolatey fix... without undoing your whole day. ♪ an unguilty pleasure. what will you gain when you lose? thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator
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to vote "yes" on national harbor... one of the biggest new job projects in the country. to make peanut butter so deliciously creamy. it might just make you feel like a kid again. [ both laugh ] choosy moms never stop choosing jif. as athletes worldwide prepare for the olympic games...one maryland man is dreaming big despite some major challenges. his goal -- s to represent team u-s-a. but as melinda roeder explains in our cover story.... his plans this year were put on ice. ice. 17:23:40 "hey, we know the hockey gods are smiling on us." (cheering - 17:22:58) 17:23:47 "let's just calm down, play our game."in the heat of summer... hockey.. is the last thing on most people's minds.
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17:11:34 "go brian, go... go brian, go.."but it's never far from brian daviess' thoughts... 15:53:58 "i've never met anybody llke him. he's so driven."17:16:06 "it's really just incredible how fluid he is on ice."even more incredible... is how he ended uu on ice.13:06:27 "it's the only time in the world when i honestly don't feel like anything ever happened to me." he only began playing hockey a few years ago.17:18:37 "it's amazing, really."not by choice - but by circumstance.(main interview) 05:19:51 "i played lacrosse in college at umbc and then stevenson."just after colleee... a bizarre thing happened.brian had a cyst removed from his back... then a rare illness... caused blood clots to form around his ankle.his doctor tried all he could.(main interview) 05:32:51 "six weeks later he asked me - brian, i've got bad news - how much of your leg do you wanna lose?" 05:33:36 "all i said to him was i need 15 minutes."it took just fifteen minutes - less than a hockey
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period... to decide amputation was the right play.a choice he'd never wish on anyone else - and ironically - that's what helped him through. 05:34 "i put a whole lot of thought into ending my life and i asked my dad a couple questions and he said - brian, who would you rather this happen to? i go - me - out of all the people i know, absolutely me." 15:53:07 "he promised to be in my wedding... we'd make it happen."three weeks after the surgery... brian stood by his friend's side... and áwalkedá in the wedding.the first of many goals he'd set out to achieve. 05:30:25 "i wanna be just like everybody else." (cover with practice vid) 05:29:09 "when i'm out playing hockey, nobody knows."when he researched other sports - suitable for amputee athletes - hockey just seemed to make sense.the pads - the uniforms - conccal... what brian had lost.(practice) 15:48:40 "the gratifiiation i get out of this - there's no words for it."the first time he tried out for the amputee olympics team... he made it as an alternate.this year - he earned a prime spot.and the first time he put on that
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"team usa" jersey...(main interview) 05:26:42 "it gave me goosebumps!"then came another setback.doctors told him he couldn't go to finland to play - because he needed a blood transfusion.05:39:57 "i couldn't tell ya how sad that i as!"(practice) 15:53:39 "that was a really big upset for him."(practice) 17:17:47 "but he got right back on his feet."(((shot of little girl looking shocked)))) 17:11:11 p7:14:27 "it's incredible" 17:20:16 "he gives me a little but more strength... it's gonna be ok."back on the ice- as soon as we could - .. striving once again... to meet the same goal...of representing the u-s-a. 05:27:00 "it's every 2 years, so now i'm just waiting until 2014."in the meantime... he practices and plays hree times a week in his amateur league in baltimore.competing with guys who've never known what it's like to lose a limb. a physically demanding routine he'll maintain... as long as he can.05:50:57 "when i hang up everything sportswise, i can rest on the fact that i played for team usa." but he has no plans to slow down... anytime soon.(nats - opposing team scores -
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17:27:04)and even the losses... don't get him down... 17:29:25 "i've lost enough in my career that they don't counn."... because - for brian - it's just another step... (nats - 17:27:36) good game, good game"in a journey full of victories....(main interview) 05:24:56 "i love his sport." melinda roeder...17:28:33 - nats - group hug - closing shot ... fox 45 news at ten. penn state hammered by the n-c-. c-a-a.the hefty punishment the school faces... next in sports. sports.and in our 6 o'clock our... your name coule be picked in our giant gift card giveaway.you could win 250- dollars in free groceries.stay tuned to see if your name is drawn. ((break 3)) 3 bruce 3 bruce cunningham haswow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea?
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she was the sweetest thing in the world you know knowthe father of the youngest victim killed in the colorado shooting speaks out.what he thinks should happen to the shooter. penn state's 60 million dollar fine.. could make a big impact across the country.the child abuse centers right here in baltimore hoping to expand because f it. and.. the company that will give you thousaof
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