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it was just like a sharp pain from my knees down and it just went numb. >> i had on the field, high school soccer player temporarily paralyzed in fighting to walk tonight. >> thanks for joining us. right now, friends, coaches and players are all rushing to their fallen teammate's side. >> as line rosella shows us, they are all determined to help walk a -- help a young soccer player walk again. >> reporter: from a few in the crowd, it looked like any typical hit but as teammates rushed to his side, they thought his soccer career was
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>> he was holding his neck screaming i'm done, i'm done. and >> reporter: he was walking in and out of consciousness but one thing he knew for sure. they wasted no time. emergency crews airlifted him to a local hospital. as morrows -- morrow's mother was in tears. >> he could feel his legs. >> reporter: morrow isn't an hour average soccer player. he has already plan an -- he is already travel to spain and plans to gopro. -- to go pro. the paralysis left morrow and his teammates wondering if his future was gone. >> ever since i was six, it has been a dream to be a
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>> he is a big part of our team. >>reporter: the next hours were critical. he got 18 moving feeling in his feet. >> seeing he can move and do things like a normal person, it feels good. >> reporter: his mom tells says she expects her son to make a full recovery. 60 million people are in the path of a major winter storm. states of emergency declared up and down the east coast, drivers slipping and sliding and snowplows out in full force. the massive blizzard expected to pummel the mid-atlantic region. even president obama says he will heed warnings in stay indoors. we've got a lot to talk about. this is the beginning of that storm that is going to create all those issues for folks up
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snow. it's also going to have a big impact on our area starting tomorrow morning with a chance of severe weather although i don't think we have as much to worry about this go around as we did last saturday night. still, overnight partly cloudy skies and by early morning, this line barrels into the area with heavy rain have strong winds and behind it, some beach erosion. there will be serious weather sticking around for a while. meantime, a man looking for love on a dating website that attacked instead. investigators say the 21-year- old victim used the dating app plenty of fish to meet up with a 17-year-old girl. they met at this mcdonald's in lakeland. the victim told detectives the girl then asked if he could give her brother a ride down the road. that man turned out to be christopher williams, and deputies say when he got out of the car, he started attacking
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they drove off with his car.>> if you don't to a background investigation on your own of anyone you date on a website, you can end up with a lot of surprises. >> investigators had no problem finding the accused attackers. the female foolishly used her real picture on the profile and deputies knew exactly who she was. deputies are closely watching an impression that opened in a yard in spring hill. deputies tell us the whole is not threatening to any roads or homes. the depression is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep. a sex predator behind bars after being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. he has previously served time for sexual battery and drug charges. a man recovering from a vicious attack.
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investigators tell us two men asked to borrow the phone and said attacked when he opened the door. the suspects believe the victim had just been paid in cash. on suspects, brian letter has been arrested and police are searching for a second. aqs marine has finally made it home from iran. amir hekmati arrived in flint michigan earlier tonight. he traveled to iran to visit an elderly grandmother when they took him into custody accusing him -- him of spying. he said 4.5 years in iranian prison. he was one of the americans freed from iraq -- iran in a prisoner swap. 29-year-old daniel holdsclaw sentence for raping and sexually victimizing eight women in oklahoma city the jury convicted him on 18 sex crime
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tonight, pasco county teacher getting a lot of attention for her resignation in a letter to the school board. tracy suit says education system is putting a strain on teachers and hurting students. she has been in the classroom for 30 years in the says teaching students to regurgitate information for standardized tests goes against everything she stands for and she helps now her resignation is a wake-up call for the teachers and parents. we're showing you a new tool that could help keep you from getting burned by a scammer. the bbb is tracking scams across america and canada. now it's all in one easy to use website. marisela burgos is here to shows how it works. >> this program is called scam tracker. for our state, almost 500 have been reported to the bbb.
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reported, the type of scam and any details related to it. a few days ago, nick walker got a surprising phone call. grant money. >> reporter: the ironic part is at that moment, he was at the bank inquiring about a student loan so that call piqued his >> they had a lot of information on me already which made me feel safe with them but i was still guessing it. him especially when they asked me to -- especially when he asked me to send a money order for $200 back i was like now, i don't think i can do that. i just looked it up and . reported it to the better business bureau and now his scam tracker. ripped off for almost, this is
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types of scams happening and you can tipoff other people. >> you can zone in to your area and see what is happening in your community. >>reporter: the bbb reviews each scam to make sure it's legit before they out it to the scam tracker. nick is cloud is available for him and others to use. >> it's very useful because when something happens to you and you don't know what to do, you kind of but to return -- research it. >> reporter: bbb reports that to law enforcement as well. a miami doctor gets physical with an zuber driver -- coogler -- uber drive. a toddler running down the
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police say they have finally caught the botox bandit. >> detectives say the suspect was getting injections and then slipping out of the doctors office without paying. >> how detectives finally closed the case. >> 15-20 minutes went by and i'm like she left. >> took some people will do anything to look good these days. case in point, nicole brown. the same woman is accused of walking into doctor william adam -- adam's office in walking out without paying for
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>> she really did fool as. >> she said oh i left my credit card in the car. >>. she was gone, leaving $1000 tab. him raising their eyebrows -- they noticed the similarities, raising their eyebrows to a crime -- to a crime that happened recently. i woman had $900 with a botox done at this center for cosmetic surgery. >> she also made an appointment yesterday at another local plastic surgeons office. >> reporter: but detectives but a wrinkled her plan, charging her with grand theft. shocking video of a two- year-old seen on a deputy's dash cam running down a busy highway in oregon. incredible. the child running down the middle left that busy road
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finally stop him. the deputy then picked up the the kids parents were little boy. of the door of a community center while they were cleaning up. released the video to show drivers why it is so important to watch the road and not become distracted by your phone or the cars radio. doctors suspended after an argument with an uber driver and the video is going viral. >> call 911 please. >> early october call 911. >> a witness says he started recording video after the uber driver begged him to call 911. the video shows a fourth-year resident slap the uber driver in vinita him in the groin. next, the doctor jumps into the car demanding that he drive her. she begins trashing the car
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>> what are you doing? >> are now. -- oh no. >> you lost your mind. >> i lost my mind. >> police have done charged the doctor with any crimes but jackson health system says they are investigating her. she is on administrative leave and could face discipline. police are telling us they camera stealing a woman's purse at a church. jonathan somps is facing criminal charges after stealing an elderly woman's purse while she was attending church. take a look. these three letters spell the word gay. craig lucas says he was shocked when he bought a
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lucas says it's offensive and when he asked for a replacement, every plate at the dealer had the same letters, so for now he refuses to drive his car out of the garage. >> there are plenty of combinations out there the state could have used. definitely an oversight as far as i'm concerned. >> the tax collector's office or the plates were vetted by the state and they don't see an issue but the dmv says a customer can replace any plate if they are unhappy. how about using apps on your phone to keep you honest? ashley yore is checking out the most popular 2016 fitness apps many are free to try. >> reporter: using tech tools to keep you on track. >> we don't want to pay for a trainer, go to classes.>> reporter: group fitness expert
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read the -- healthy resolutions. >> the video demo is showing the moves fully. >> reporter: first, sworkin. you can pick how long your workout lasts and get a small demonstration of each exercise.>> they show correct form. >> reporter: other popular training apps, fitstar that gives you free brief workouts and jefit the weightlifting app. if you want to smile while you sweat, try ^ fit -- carrot fit. the game gives you 30 seconds of moves like jumping jacks.
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and charity miles. if you want to start cycling, try the cycle meter apps to track your ride. catch to 5k creates a nine week than 30 minutes and with all the apps, make sure your battery is charged. it can drain your battery faster than normal. i don't know about exercising on saturday, but there will be a lot of little kids walking along the proudly -- wrote -- parade route. >> cloudy, windy, cold and maybe a little rain it could be worse. you could be living in dc. storm shield is a great apps that you really need to download on your phone. it's a great way to keep you
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it updates you immediately with any breaking news weather. you may not get warnings about folks 30 or 40 miles away. it only gets sent to people in your area. all is quiet right now but tomorrow morning is another story because this area right now while it's spawning tornadoes and severe weather across the south, it's going to be coming this way. i don't look for any widespread severe weather but there will be the possibility of a few spots that could pick up some strong straight-line winds or an isolated tornado running a slight risk, which means only a 5% chance of a tornado but remember we were in that same risk last week before we had that tornado watch. be sure to check us out first thing in the morning. it's going to be another active day with that rain rolling in.
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unstable air coming this way from the upper 50s to low 60s. later saturday, we really start to cool off dramatically. these are 4:00 temperatures in the 40s. wind of about 25 miles an hour will give us when chills across the area by saturday and a very raw day with some serious surf issues and beach erosion. tomorrow morning, one thing i want to note is these models are notoriously slow and having the rain arriving here. i would not be shocked if we seated earlier than this. that's at 10:00. by noon, it comes in. this is pretty much a squall line. we are looking at a low risk of tornadoes but i do think along coastal areas, when this blows in, there could be 50-60 mile-
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either way, the rain is going to come through and be out by 2:00 with 3:00. but the winds are going to be so strong, lake effect's those up north and we get golf effect clouds and showers. we get some clouds, few showers, same thing on saturday morning. i don't think it's going to be rainy but cloudy with a few showers. it will remain cold and you can see it clearly, that northwest flow bringing in the wind and the cold. now, if not, couple feet of snow expected from dc to baltimore, to philly. boston to providence, not nearly as much snow. this is not a northeast snow. this is a mid-atlantic storm with blizzard warnings and
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closer to home, the winds are going to pick up. you do not want to be on the water starting tomorrow through saturday night. gale warnings in effect offshore. it's going to rain tomorrow morning. windy and cold on saturday. wind chills in the 30s in the afternoon, freeze possible in northern counties sunday and monday. a big win for the bolts tonight. to take a has those highlights -- take a -- tk has those
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give the lightning credit. they shook off a quick google by the hawks and continued for seven mac -- seven win straight. the bolts regrouped, played solid hockey from there on out. a redirect, and then in the second, lightning converged on the power play. pass to corey crawford and from there, the lightning totally clean to down on the hawks. chicago's 12 game winning streak over.
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a row. next stop, the panthers. now, for the update on jonathan girard, still suspended by the lightning without pity and -- without pay .'s decision was a calculated ploy against steve visor to move quicker trades. he may be sitting at home wondering if this was indeed a dumb move on his part. >> reporter: the lightning's plan was to get jonathan drew and some much-needed playing time in syracuse. but gmc says the moment his agent went public with the trade request completely changed the situation. >> jonathan understood that. when they went public with their trade demand, that changed everything.
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made steve eisenman a little upset, how do you think he felt when eiserman didn't show up for his game? >> that's unacceptable. if a player wants to be traded, the best thing you can do is go out and play and play well for your cause. >>reporter: his trade value many suffer from the suspension but that won't stop eiserman from lifting his suspension. >> if that's eight day, week, month. i don't have a timeline. >>reporter: i want walsh said the lightning told him a trade was close but eiserman says that never happened. >> we have never said that. >> reporter: it's safe to say the former first-round pick, may never have happened if
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>> everyone has to be wanting this are wanting that. they stick with it and they play. >> reporter: john zabel, abc action sports. finally, the rays have come to an agreement with outfielder steve pearce. the oakland native played first and play the outfield. hopefully, steve can reproduce the 2014 -- betting almost 300.
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