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that's. michael jackson's family in court. the judge's decision about his children's future and his for tune. hello i'm sally thorner. >> a many' kai jackson. a judge is making decisions about the esskate and as we report for los angeles. his mother is the main beneficiary. his 79-year-old moth are will raise a family again. a judge declared her the permanent guardian of the children, prince michael, paris michael and prince michael ii. the two oldest signed declarations stated who he wished to raise them but the
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details were not raised in court. their mother will visit and receives no money. >> today's result, five and a last weeks after the death of michael jackson, eliminates uncertainty and offers stability to the children. >> reporter: katherine jackson and the children will get an allowance. outside of the courthouse media waited to grab a shot of the family or debby rowe. >> she has been hounded did not come to court. but family members were driven in through a underground entrance. there are many issues that need to be worked out regarding his for tune. according to documents the could exec eye tores received millions of the singer's money, property and a life insurance payout. katherine will receive 40% of her son's wealth. she was could be named coexec
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eye tore. in los angeles. >> the final autopsy result could be released 'time this week. disturbing charges against a couple and involves abuse and pornography. vic has more on the case. >> reporter: the couple filmed porn and they want to know if there are more victims. john nick loss and a 26-year- old made video in which children from 2 to 13 were abused. it started in july and thursday police seized a number of items from their home. this he are charged with sex offenses, porn and prompting child porn. police say they are both paramedics. back to you. >> police say they have yet to identify several victims and tkw-bgtives want to talk anyone
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who know the children who had contact with the pair. a man is pronounced dead after he is shot by police only to show signs of life after. did it cost him critical minutes of care. we have more on the unusual story. >> reporter: many members of the community are wondering how this could happen. the fire department cannot answer that at this time, we know that several minutes passed before the victim was transported here. it was here at this market where a group of medics made a mistake. it started at 4:30 a.m. on saturday when they responded to a robbery. later an officer shot the suspect in the head who claimed was dead. >> they assessed the victim, indicated that he presented with no vital signs of life and pronounced on the scene. >> reporter: a fire department said the medics returned to the station to be called back to the scene. turns out the suspect was very
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much alive. >> the patient performed some gesture in the presence of officers that indicated that he may still be alive. >> reporter: the department has watched -- launched a probe into what went wrong. the names of the medics are not being released. police are not releasing information about the victim but to say the incident started when he lunged at police officers with a screwdriver. reporting from shock trauma. >> a short time ago police identified the wounded man as michael quarrels. he is in critical condition. another frightening case of carbon monoxide poisoning at a apartment complex. alex. >> reporter: it happened at the commons of white marsh. they rushed to the scene and found ten people, including four children. >> sickened by the fumes. six were taken and to bay view
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for treatment. it came from a hot water heater. carbon monoxide is colorless and tasteless and toxic. it is called the invisible killer. >> the fire department reminds home owners to have a working detector inside their home. people in one community are cleaning up following a storm that whips through friday evening. we were the first to show you the pictures of damage. we he stay op the story with complete coverage. and we're live with more on the destruction. >> reporter: neighbors is a i it may have started back behind the homes several hundred feet and traveling in our direction. leaving a path of debris along the way. no one is using this hoop here. the trees just a fraction of the trees that were damaged as it rolled through the area right between the houses damaging them along the way,
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crossing the street on the path of destruction. >> and the destruction is shown left by the tornadoes that touched down in frederick and carroll county. several homes are condemned. >> reporter: she was inside her home when the storm started ripping her roof off. >> i turned to close the garage door from the house to the garage. it blue me back on the ground. i fractured my wrist. i had three lines in there. >> reporter: it may be fractured but her home is broken. holes in the ceiling and walls broken. she will be out of the house for the nos, we realize that it was bad until we went into the basement. we heard gushing water. it was scary when i realized that everyone was accounted for we were find. >> reporter: her home was one of the hardest hit where trees, sheds a pool and trampoline
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were smashed into pieces. this house now one of several with major holes in roof. interesting story, the neighbors were out of town on vacation. they just got home to find the damage and see for themselves what the inside of the home looks like. we'll have that coming up at 5:00. live in finksburg. >> thank you. coverage continues with bernadette woods who has a closer look at all of the tornado warnings in the region. >> that's right, it was a wild week. we want to keep you up to date. this is what it looks like and warnings go. we went back and tallied up the counties you can see where we have noteed a tornado. not in all cases there is not necessarily a report of a tornado making it to the ground. this is where we had the warnings. during the storm moi period
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rain fall amounts going up. the city was over 5 inches. i heard from bob over 5 inches at his house. that brings to us over 3 inches on the year. >> thank you. we're always on. check in for complete coverage of first warning weather for updates on the forecast and updated power outages. a rough and scary ride for 100 passenger ares on a flight from brazil to houston. and severe turbulence injured people and forced an emergency landing. >> reporter: the passengers from the flight were treated on the tarmac at miami international airport. crews used whatever vehicles they could find to get the people from the plane to the ground. >> they have elevators that serve food we used the elevators to bring them down in
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a safe manner. >> reporter: 20 were injured, 4 seriously, when the plane from rio to houston hit turbulence. some were rushed to the hospital. >> all of a sudden, it takes a dip and rises up. you see people going off their seats, screaming, kids crying. people are yelling please, please. >> reporter: 168 people were on the jet at 4:30 this morning when the plane encountered rough air. the pilot was forced to land in miami. because of customs and immigration regulations, the uninjurehood to stay on the people for three hours. it heads to houston today. passenger ares are hoping for smooth air between florida and texas. in new york, drew levinson. >> many passengers have taken connecting flights to houston. a break from the string of sticky summer days. here is a look outside. will the week be just as
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pleasant. we have weather and traffic together. let's look at the forecast with bob. >> we have a more pleasant afternoon the dew points are down compared to the weekend. this afternoon go to the mid80s. it makes it comfortable. look at radar. nothing here at all. we have a long way to go and, we he have a weak front that's approaching with us a chance of scattered showers. another day of dry nice summer weather. >> we'll enjoy it. check on the roads at traffic control. >> it's not too bad on the roads, the worst problem and we have an accident there in the northbound lanes and looking the right lane it is causing a
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backup to falls road. one more at leastern avenue. watch for a gas main break and blocking the right lane. here is a look at the west side of the beltway and 695 at 83. all of them are delay free. this is brought to you by the cochran firm. or back over to you. >> thank you. the food drive is a massive success. it is part of our commitment we teamed up with the o's wifes to collect cash which is struggling during these times. members of the family collected donations and although the final totals are not in, there were thousands of dollars
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investigation after a 3-year- old is injured. the deputy was giving a tour of the car. the boy reached through the gun rack and fired it. the window shattered the girl outside of the car was hit with glass or pellets. she will recover. and over the next few decades the number of machines 65 and older will double. that means more seniors on the road. as we report, some states are questioning when to take the keys away. >> whatever happened happened. >> reporter: thomas johnson is about to take his second road test. the first time was 59 years ago. >> i suppose our reaction time changes and our vision changes. >> reporter: his home state of new hampshire every car and driver 75 or older must retake the road test to renew their license. >> i believe that the laws are effective. >> reporter: a lie as soon
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assed supervisor said most drivers 9 out of 10 pass. >> we have identified some that should not have been on the road. they acknowledge they should not have been on the road. >> reporter: only 11% are involved in fatal crashes. but at 65, the risk of asks for every mile driven spikes up. by 80, elderly drivers are as likely at 17 year olds to have fatal crashes. other than new hampshire, only one other state, illinois, currently requires a road test when drivers renew their lie as soon ass. now lawmakers are trying to become the third. >> the state senator wants drivers over 85 to take a road test. >> we need to start somewhere. why not with a group that's at risk. >> reporter: in joyce's district a 4-year-old died after an 88-year-old struck her. >> the law is that a person
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gets road tested at age 16 and a half then never again. >> reporter: tom johnson passed his test and is clear until 80. >> pack if five years. >> i hope so. [ laughter ] >> maryland does not have an age restriction; however, drivers who are 70 years of age or older when applying for a license may be debbed if they he have never been licensed in maryland or prove their medical competence. a great start to the week on wall street. positive report from manufacturing and housing and banking to send stocks soaring t was up and s&p up. back over 1000. the nasdaq is up 30 and back over the 2000 mark. let's go to new york where we have the money watch update. >> bank of america will pay 33
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million-dollars to settle sec charges that it in the led investors about the buyout of merrill lynch. they said it agreed not to pay bonuses water the bank's consent but the sec said it authorized it to pay 5 and a half billion. pressure is building on the senate to follow the lead and approve 2 billion-dollars to keep the cash for clunkers program in the fast lane. ford says it is the first monthly sales increase in two years. response was so strong at chrysler the company is running low on popular models including the jeep and mini vans. starting tomorrow it will no longer match the $4500 incentive. sales at chrysler slipped 9% last month. more layoffs may be coming to gm. 6000 blue color workers took a buyout naught was about 7500 less than gm was hoping for. >> for more business headline
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goes to money watch. in new york. coming up on the news at 4, a somber anniversary. after the collapse of a bridge in minnesota, how a film make ser ep hadding victims find closure. honoring a baltimore family who lived in the same house for more than 100 years. their story next. a nice start to the work week. the updated forecast is coming up. first we're always on for the top stories at www.wjz.com for updates and weather all the time click www.wjz.com.
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way so for today this is where we topped out, 85 below the average. the other difference out there the dew points are down and humidity is down. and it is still an august day. i'm not trying to ignore that. we he had humidity and they have been in the 70s now to 62 degrees. 87 right now. 80s in the mountains and the beaches. take a look at this. with the wind in place we have brought down the dew points and things are much more comfortable. here is the storm moving our way and ahead of it pop up showers not out of the question. we'll see the temperatures rising. that's the bigger thing and humidity will be right back up there by the end of tomorrow but on wednesday we'll see that front coming in with a chance for scattered showers. there could be strong are
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storms. and generally in our area showers and storms. a break will be short here. we're enjoying it bay temperature is 81. as we head through the night, temperatures aring if to be more comfortable than they have been in some time. we're going down to 64 degrees. as we head through the day tomorrow we're going to warm it up. make sure you get a chance to enjoy today because by tomorrow we're going back to 92 degrees. back to 92 temperatures will and that's what we'll keep an eye on. we have another episode of csi--
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83 degrees and sunny. thanks for staying with us. >> here is what people are talking about. cash for clunkers qualifying under the new program. but it could be the end of the road. we report for wjz the senate has to push more cash into the plan. >> with time and money running out, they are pressing to refuel before sum are break.
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>> we think that another 2 billion can take the program through september and then it is a good thing. >> reporter: the white house want the senate to follow the house's lead and extend the government's car buying programs which burn through most of the 1 billion-dollar allowance. some say that's proof it is badly managed and does not deserve an extension. >> we were told it would last months. it ran out of money in a week. >> reporter: the overwhelming success of the cash for clunkers program will meet a surge in car sales. it boast the increase in two years. other makes have seen a boost in sales as buyers who are trying to trade in cars for $4500 for a more fuel efficient car. >> 39 cars in a week. we're looking at what it could
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be. 100 cars in a month. 120 extra. >> reporter: a quarter million new cars were sold in the program's first week. the white house says that fuel efficiency standards have improved 60%. numbers the president hopes will sway lawmakers to keep the cash for clunkers on the road. >> according to the estimates buying a car with better efficiency would save a customer between 701,000-dollar as year in fuel costs. information on the suspect who caused a security scare at la guardia airport. sally has details. >> reporter: the mother of that man said he has amontal disorder. scott mccann is accused of carrying a phoney boom into the airport. it shut down the airport for several hours and prompted an evacuation. and he suffers from a form of
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schizophrenia. he was arrested for placing a false bomb and making a threat. >> thank you. he will undergo an evaluation before appearing in court. an investigation in philadelphia this evening after a man tells people he is going to sell his own infant daughter for drug money. we explain what happened next. >> reporter: he was carrying his daughter moments a of the she was found in this home. a firefighter says that he is grateful the child was healthy and unhurt. >> the baby had stable vitals and it was sleeping and didn't know anything was happening. thank god for that. >> reporter: the search started after they received a 911 call from a care giver reporting that the father had just taken her saying that he planned to sell his baby for drug money. >> he is like he doesn't have money i'll sell ter to the
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store. he grabbed the baby and took her that's correct was the first concern finding the baby and hoping she he would not be injured or anything like that. that was a big deal finding the kid. >> reporter: a police officer, a father of three, including a 16 month old son, quickly found the father and a short time later as seen in the still pictures the officer and medic had the baby safely in their arms after finding her inside a home nearby. she was very happy and in good spirits, that was a win for us. >> reporter: after she was checked out miss say that she sufficient ared no injuries she has been rehe leased. as the police and prosecute worse decide if criminal charges will be filed against her father. >> the whereabouts of the mother are unknown. mr.is have a warrant out for a suspect accused of an armed robbery. mr.is say a mall employee who was walking to her car was robbed in the parking lot and
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it happened outside of a bass pro shop. the suspect was armed with a life. they believe they know who is responsible. drivers who fail to slow down at school zones may be caught on camera. we're live with the late of the on the proposal. kai? >> members will decide whether to bring cameras to the county. police want to see the cameras installed near the county schools. op ponts say the motive is revenue not safety. police are only focused on public safety. they will face a fine if caught on camera. they have not decided which schools this he would like to place it near. the mission is to get the council on board. >> thank you. >> vote is set for september 8th. if approved they could be installed soon after. we're getting a break from the heat and humidity a live look now. are we in store for storms. we have weather and traffic and
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the updated numbers. >> and a quiet night another quiet the day then we'll talk about wednesday a nice summer day that got warm in the 80s. below normal but humidity is below the dew point has been lower to the west of us. shower popping up in detroit around illinois. this is a this is going to be heading to the region for wednesday afternoon and wednesday evening. showers and storms back into the forecast along with high temperatures around 90. humid and summer is not done yet. >> thank you. now to the roads with sharon. sharon? >> it is a quiet night a few accidents out there. one is coming into us in nottingham that's at bel air road. watch for a crash at eastern avenue. and a gas main brake in the city that's blocking the right lane between eager and case street. as far as delays go go, we
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don't have minor ones between 895 and the top side of the beltway. it is below the posted speed limit. there is the west side at wilkins avenue. the traffic report is brought to you by the pgh >> reporter: out back steakhouse. go outback. back over to you. >> thank you. facing losses, the postal service is looking to close 1000 offices across the country. it is struggling with a decline in mail volume as people and businesses pay bills on line. there are 32,000 post offices in the country. of those about 3200 have been identified as candidates for losing. five are in baltimore. and rare for a person to live in the same family has own ford 100 years or more. so rare, the city is honoring them with the new centennial
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homes award. ron matz says a beloved citizen ising aing the award on behalf of his family. >> great to see you. >> reporter: everyone knows john, he was born and lives in this house in little italy a home that's been in the family for more than 100 years. good morning. >> good morning to you, ron. >> how you feeling. >> great. >> reporter: he is 99, his family will be the first recipients of the new homes award. >> i have the greatest family. i have children who are great. each one does a job for me. i depend on them. without them i could never have done anything. >> reporter: it comes from the city and baltimore heritage, recognizing the importance of families in preserving neighborhoods. >> not at love of them. there are three the p-pbty family here in little italy a family the banes family in
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canton and the kazzic family in fells point. >> reporter: it was john who made the film festival possible. the projackettors in one of his rooms. >> what person will let someone come in and show the movies over there. he is wonderful. i love him. >> reporter: his grandparents bought his 11 room house in 1904. back then, it cost $2000. have you ever thought about living anywhere else? >> never, never. i have all my friends here. >> reporter: in little italy, ron matz, wjz news. >> he accepted the award before the start of the movie at the ill italy film festival. if you would like to nominate a family call baltimore heritage. >> ii cannot imagine living in
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hikers taken into custody they were hiking through the region when they crossed the border and detained by soldiers. three americans were arrested on friday on charges of entering the country. they do not have diplomatic relations, swits are land is trying to help the interests in iran. >> friends of the hikers say they spent time or have lived in western europe and middle east. for 18 years the family of meekal speicher never gave up hope. he was shot down the first night of the gulf war. they have answers now. we have the latest from washington. >> reporter: and docks say the bone fragments are those of the captain. they made the discovery after a tip from an iraqi t has been 20
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years since the captain. if-18 disappeared over iraq just two hours into the first gulf war. after years of leads, an iraqi led him to a burial site near the wreckage of the jet. they said he died in the crash. >> i remembered a plane going down ad he remembered villagers burying the body. >> reporter: without remains doubts grew and officials changed his status to missing in action. after the fall of baghdad they scoured prisons looking for evidence. they found were the initials mss on the walls leaving investigators to wonder if he had been held here n the captain's home town in florida, they he kept up the campaign to continue searching. the family has thanked the navy for never giving up. the president saluted the farm for sacrifice and hopes it
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gives them closure. >> to honor him, an air-base was renamed camp speicher. a collision killed three people. a jeep crossed the center line yesterday and crashed into an suv hauling a boat. the vehicles were carrying six people, three men in the jeep died after it fell into a river. it has been two years since a bridge in minneapolis collapsed killing 1 # people and injuring 145 others. we report on how some are remembering the anniversary. >> i have to do a story about this. >> reporter: the story is the story of a community, how victims, rescuers and people came together one day in august in 2007. >> it looked like time had been frozen.
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he showed it to those close to the tragedy on the second anniversary. >> it was a free fall, you felt like were you floating. i thought i'm going to die. >> reporter: he is living through and okay. the trauma is with him. >> it is easier for me. i know when i was driving here i had a moment -- i had a moment that was tough. >> reporter: but easing the pain is seeing the survivors. >> it was a warm feeling, and it was a family you never knew you would be a part of. it is great to hear the people. >> reporter: and for one family it brings closure and pay tribute to the husband and father they lost. >> it helps and to see, we
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tonight have a grave we will remember his soul. >> reporter: the filmmaker will toe nate half the proceeds to the survivors. a man is being hailed a hero after rescuing a family from their burning home. he didn't think twice about rushing in to save his neighbor's lives. the neighbor a wife and 2-year- old son were sleeping within they were awakened by yelling. >> we were high and low i said there they are. he grabbed her and pulling her. once he got her close to the door i grabbed her and the baby and not them out. >> they are staying with relatives. no word on the cause. just rehe leased video of a interview with a young michael jackson. we go to hollywood with more. >> michael jackson home movie. a rare look at the king of pop
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in his prime unfiltered and on tape. >> his thoughts with cameras rolling. >> it is the greatest inspiration for me. i feel likeky do anything. >> it was shot in 1984 by steve howell at the height of thriller fame. ♪[music] ♪ >> billie jean and beat it all those songs came through to me. >> he waves from his window and breaks intoaa song. >> i can jump up.
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and a surprise weekend wedding for one actor. >> a look at a blonde sandra bullock. that and more later here on entertainment tonight. that's at 7:30 here. and displaying a robo suit that improves mobility and strength. the machine and has a battery and computer system in the back. it picks up signals that are along the surface to the brain. it allows the suit to wearers move in the way they are thinking. it includes strength. >> the possibilitities of that are something. >> and especially for those with injuries. the work week is off to a pleasant start. >> the forecast coming up after this break.
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it is like a summer raise. cooler than normal. and 70s this afternoon the dew points, most people agree with that. and take a look at temperatures. and 84 and the dew point is down to 62. that's a big improvement. it will come back up again. north winds barometer and 2998 inches. and the state 84 and ocean city and 87 in washington. 82 and the dew points though in the 60s. it is comfortable. annapolis 81. very nice summer day. tomorrow warmer than today. and humidity was creeping back. wednesday that combination will bring us a chance of showers and storms another front aetch
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pros us from the west. this is what we're looking at this morning from upper michigan through wisconsin and michigan. showers and storms during the day. and break up a bit. and a front out here. that will approach the region on wednesday w that scattered showers. right now not a lot of action. a bubble over us. down to the south and say from showers and storms hot and humid. temperatures near 90. this front will dry us out for thend of the week with cooler temperatures. we have good news. that front will give us a chance of scattered showers and winds wednesday afternoon into wednesday evening again.
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behind it thursday afternoon things should dry out. south winds 5 to 10 knots. around 81. cannot be beat. and summer is winding down. sun is lower. 6:09. 8:15. a nice night. great sleeping weather. mild and hot and humid. may not get to 92. we're at 88 and 85. maybe upper 80s to 90. warm and humid more like summer tomorrow. >> thank you. still to come tonight. >> children on tape it happened at this home. the couple here faces charges
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coming up next, a man who was very much alive is pronounced dead and how this could have happened. i'm derek valcourt and a twister touched down and reeked havoc in the neighborhood here, we'll take you inside the damaged homes, coming up. making progress, kathryn jackson is declared the guardian for her late son's children. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts -- right now.
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deadly mistake, medics pronounce a man and he's alive. how this could have happened. hi, i'm -- sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. >> a medic pronounced a man dead and he was still alive. kelly mcpherson has more. >> reporter: sally, the man is here in critical condition and he's only alive because as he was lying on the floor, assumed dead, an officer noticed he started to move. >> reporter: a man suspected of robbing this market saturday morning was pronounced dead and then, later, found to be alive still laying on the floor. the police believe that the 51- year-old
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