. >>> take a look at this, largest burmese python ever found in the florida everglades.hat doctors found inside is >>> scientists are calling it the largest python ever found in the florida everglades. the burden he's python measured in at 17 feet and 7 inches weighing 164 pounds. a foot longer than the previous record holder. it was euthanized shortly after capture. a necropsy revealed it was carrying 87 eggs, also a record. pythons are not native to florida because they have no known predators in florida their numbers are soaring. some say there are hundreds of thousands of the big snakes in the everglades and scientists are working on ways to control the population. >>> not all luxury vehicles are safe in certain crashes. the test developed by the insurance institute for highway safety was steined to replicate what happens when one fourth of a car's front end hits another car, tree or utility pole at 40 miles per hour. of the 11 cars tested from the 12 year only three earned good or acceptable ratings acura, infiniti g. to read all the results go to abc7news.com click

. >>> take a look at this, largest burmese python ever found in the florida everglades.t doctors >>> scientists are calling it the largest python ever found in the florida everglades. the burden he's python measured in at 17 feet and 7 inches weighing 164 pounds. a foot longer than the previous record holder. it was euthanized shortly after capture. a necropsy revealed it was carrying 87 eggs, also a record. pythons are not native to florida because they have no known predators in florida their numbers are soaring. some say there are hundreds of thousands of the big snakes in the everglades and scientists are working on ways to control the population. >>> not all luxury vehicles are safe in certain crashes. the test developed by the insurance institute for highway safety was steined to replicate what happens when one fourth of a car's front end hits another car, tree or utility pole at 40 miles per hour. of the 11 cars tested from the 12 year only three earned good or acceptable ratings acura, infiniti g. to read all the results go to abc7news.com click on see it on tv.

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researchers found what they believe to be the largest burmese python ever and i called it in the florida everglades. there's about a foot wide 17 1/2 feet long weighing in 164 pound. the python not native to florida but most commonly it's a competitive predator in the everglades. who wants to create the story someone flushed it down the toilet. >> i am wondering what the guy eats? frogs are not going to do it. >> whatever he wants. >> no kidding. >>> check out that video. stay with us because if you missed it, don't worry we will share it with you. >> an interesting perspective of something spectacular in the night sky. this got lynette's attention. >> that's incredible. also ahead, he is a sensation in the water and a huge money maker out of it. michael phelps signed with a looksry company. we will show you the -- luxury company. we will show you the new ad ahead. [ male announcer ] progress. opportunity. a better life for our kids. it's right on our doorstep... but the next step is up to you. building a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean thousands of good paying union jobs an

end quote. >>> giant pythons are a growing problem in the florida everglades.hone 17'7",164 pounds. if that's not disturbing enough, the snake was pregnantith 87 eggs. awesome. a record. >> tensfhousands of burmese pythons are beliing to be they thrive in the humid where climate. native wildlife.f all of the >>> miley cyrus is 19 years old, endangered to be marrie it seemed like the former child star needed to have a major makeover. gone is this look. the hollywood glam girl going for traditional beauty. >> miley looks like this. she didn't do it herself, like britney spears did a while back. probably took a long time to look that way. she tweeted about it. and she said all of her fans were bored. if you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all. >> it's cute. she's 19. she can pull it off. it's not like she's a 36-year-old trying to pull it off, right? >> i agree. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> everyone else, we'll be back with olympians and olympics, already looking four years ahead people wit e. what ? customers didn't like it.

otherwise take a look in the sky, the largest burmese python ever found in the florida everglades.t is about 17.5 ft. long wing over 164 lbs.. the species is not native to south florida but i hope to learn more about this next report of abilities. that pregnant-had a record- breaking 87 eggs inside. >> that is a big snake. scary.

and it came from the florida everglades. it's 17 feet, 7 inches long, the largest ever found in the state. a couple more fun stats for you. scientists say it had grown to just under 165 pounds. this enormous snake also had a record-breaking 87 eggs inside. >> oh, okay. >>> in tonight's health alert, the cdc's list of states with the highest percentage of obese people living there. mississippi comes in at number one. not a great ranking to win. louisiana, west virginia, alabama and michigan round out the top five for obese residents. here in our area, virginia comes in 14th, maryland 22nd. the district of columbia comes in down at 47. and colorado is ranked dead last making it the fittest state in the union, at least by this measure. >>> she breached the gospel of mini skirts and maxi bras, telling single women to go for the gusto. helen gurley died today at the age of 90. she gave the buttoned down 1950s a fit with the best- selling book, sex and the single girl. she was editor of could say month toll tan -- cosmolitan magaz

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it was caught right in the florida everglades. rse because this snake was pregnant with 87 eggs. there are three of them. in florida this is obviously serious business. you have serpent hunters out there trawling through the everglades just to catch the pythons. john zarrella brought us a story of one of these hunters. check this out. >> the next ten miles seem to be the hot spot for burmese pythons. >> reporter: a reptile expert is one of a handful of men sanctioned by the state to hunt down and rid the glades of pythons. an extraordinary move in response to what scientists believe is a rapidly growing threat to the delicate ecosystem. >> it's a large predator. and they're eating basically everything in sight. that's the problem. >> chad myers is on the python beat for us today. this thing is 17 -- what 17.5 feet long. how did it get here? >> it was probably dropped off by an owner years ago that couldn't take care of it anymore. the first python they ever found in the everglades was 1979. >> okay. >> there were a few that got awa

florida's everglades could be damaged by an onslaught of invasive species.pert and communications director of zoo miami joining us this morning. this was just really crazy when you see pictures of that massive python. tell me a bit about the capture. it was captured alive. >> yeah. absolutely. it was captured alive. and basically they used her as a bait to get other pythons. they put a transmitter in her knowing that the males would come to her and hopefully get other males. that they were able to do, and they pulled her out of the wild when she was laden with eggs. >> she had been in the everglades for a long time. was she a pet originally? is that how all of these pythons and snakes are getting into the everglades? >> generally speaking, yes. we have so many exotic animals much the problem is south florida is basically the ellis island for exotic animalses in the country. once they get out here in this environment, most of the tropical environments fell like they are in club med. and the python thing started many years ago, but really came to a crescendo a

. >> is that the florida everglades. i'm not going there. >> you got to eat a lot to support a make that big. >> you were telling us you had read something about this. >> i read the article about it. they are eating a lot of the native birds and things lie that. birds land like la, la, la and then -- >> and then they're gone. that is why they put the snake to sleep. >> they don't belong there. they don't have any competition. >> but the males, they're cranking them up full of hormones on attract the females. >> they isn't a mel out and put a little radar rains hitter on him and he went to find the female snake and that is how they were able to find her, the big one. -- a little radar transmitter on him. >> let's do the weather. wash getting a pretty good rain shower and just south there down towards mount vernon to looks like pretty good rain showers as well. i think much of the morning commute will be wet and by 10:00 this morning, rain should be out of here. the possibility of additional showers and thunderstorms redev

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found in the florida everglades as you may be able to see. there are five researchers working side by side d it is still longer than all of them. it was also found with 87 eggs inside. scientists trying to figure out how to stop pythons from taking over the everglades and other areas. the problem is that the snakes have no natural enemies to even out the population. unbelievable. here is what we're working on for this hour. >>> the presidential election is just 84 days away. the announcement that paul ryan will be mitt romney's running mate keeps making waves. we'll hear from ryan himself speaking live in denver this hour. >>> democrats say ryan's medicare plan will slow seniors under the bus. republicans say he is trying to save medicare. who is right? i will talk to strategists on both sides. >>> then what is bipolar disorder ii, the diagnosis for chicago congressman jesse jackson junior. i will talk to a psychologist about it. [ female announcer ] how do you define your moment? the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches you

. >>> a monster python was captured in the florida everglades. 17'7" long. >>> all that -- >> oh! >> going to keep the ball. >> ryan and i were talking about what a tough campaign it was going to be. >> and all that matters -- >> who puts up a swingset with no swings? >> you know, in the hood, sometimes you don't get a swing. >> on "cbs this morning." >> robert pattinson made his first tv appearance since the breakup with kristen stewart, but he didn't have much to say about it. >> boy, you ought to kick her to the curb. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and gayle king are off. this will be another busy day in the race for the white house. president obama, vice president joe biden, governor mitt romney and congressman paul ryan will be all campaigning in key states. >> and this morning the president is wasting no time criticizing his rival's vice presidential pick. nancy cordes is covering the obama campaign i oskaloosa, iowa. and nancy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. the president mentioned ryan at both of his campa

. >>> scientists say the largest burr these python ever caught in the florida everglades and carryinggs. it was used euthanized and studied at the florida museum of natural history. >>> so should one state have different rules for voting early? that's the debate going on right now in ohio. some counties plan to make early voting hours longer and other counties plan to keep the same hours. the difference is those staying open longer predominantly in republican counties and those closing early are in democratic counties. lena turner joins me. senator, thank you for being here. this fight clearly far from over. >> good morning. yes, deb. it's tragic that in the 21st century, 2012, we have voter suppression going on. you know, jim crow is resurrected making repeat performances in the south and it's packed his bags and moved north in ohio in particular. >> the way this is set up, now, this changed back in 2011 and set up that the election's folks wanted to give the state secretary to give more power to the counties so you have two democrats, two republicans. why is it that there's pushback

. >> a monster python that was captured in the florida everglades. >> 17 feet, seven inches long. >> all that -- >> oh! >> he's going to keep the ball but change his pants. >> we were talking about what a tough campaign it's going to be. >> and all ma that matters. >> a swing set with no swing. >> sometimes in the hood, you don't get a swing. >> on "cbs this morning." >> robert pattinson's first tv appearance since his first break-up with kristen stewart. but he didn't have much to say about it. >> boy, you are better off. kick her to the curb. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and gayle king are off. >>> this will be another busy day in the race for the white house. president obama and vice president joe biden, governor romney, and paul ryan will be campaigning in key states. >> this morning the president is wasting no time in criticizing his rival's vice presidential pick. nancy cortes is covering the campaign from oskaloosa, iowa. good morning to you. >> reporter: the president will be speaking here in oskaloosa in a couple of hours. he menti

just minutes ago florida closed the ports of miami, everglades, and miami beach. florida governor rick scott declared a state of emergency today. people who live along the south florida coast bracing for the storm's arrival now. key west airport stopped all flights tonight because of the weather. isaac is already blamed for at least four deaths in haiti. storm 4 meteorologist kim martucci is here now with the latest on isaac's track. what do you see? >> the winds are still 60 miles an hour, jim. good evening. and isaac is going to skirt just along the north central coast of cuba tonight. and its winds, the tropical stormforce winds go out about 205 miles from its center. and it's right now about 340 miles east-southeast of key west. now, the path of this anticipated storm brings it to hurricane status probably sometime tomorrow, and you can see it stays off the mainland of florida but does still have the path to bring it into the western panhandle sometime monday late and into tuesday. more on isaac, how it could or could not affect us. and of course we have a lot

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tens of thousands of pythons live in the everglades, florida is trying to get rid of them. some are released by their owners while others may have escaped. >> a jet that's said to fly at 4500 miles an hour. >>> and the new crash tests exposing a weakness in many lu . >>> midsized luxury cars may not be as cuevas you may have though. in a new crash test merced es, lexus and -- all got poor ratings, the test aimed to try to repeat what happens when a car hits a fixed object at 40 miles an hour. you can go to the website to see the only three luxury car that passed the test as well as the entire report. you will find it under the remember links section. >>> state lawmakers calling for an independent investigation in to the safety of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the state senate transportation committee wants to test the foundation beneath the tower of the span. this after an investigation revealed that a caltrans worker changed test results during construction. caltrans said that the bridge is safe. >> as the america's cup draws closer we have learned the sailing ra

tens of thousands of pythons live in the everglades, florida is trying to get rid of them.ome are released by their owners while others may have escaped. >> a jet that's said to fly at 4500 miles an hour. >>> and the new crash tests exposing a weakness in many luxury cars. >> and bill martin is tracking a cooldown. the change in temperature in the compete bay area forecast. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios . >>> midsized luxury cars may not be as cuevas you may have though. in a new crash test merced es, lexus and -- all got poor ratings, the test aimed to try to repeat what happens when a car hits a fixed object at 40 miles an hour. you can go to the website to see the only three luxury car that passed the test as well as the entire report. you will find it under the remember links section. >>> state lawmakers calling for an independent investigation in to the safety of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the state senate transportat

the everglades not affecting it. the wind here across florida, going to be offshore. we're not going to get surge here. no real problems with ft. myers with surge. although you could get more up here in the everglades as the winds span this way for a while. as the storm turns away, the chance to get the surge this way, that storm will be too far away to surge into tampa at this point. that's good news for the people that are there in tampa and the loved ones at home worrying about them in wisconsin and michigan and places that never see a hurricane, ever. fred? >> all right. thanks so much. keep us posted on that, chad, appreciate i >> you're welcome. >> southwest florida, they are starting to feel some of what john zarrella described there. brian todd is in naples on the west side. brian, what are emergency officials saying there? >> fredericka, what they're saying is what concerns them the most is this turns into a complete rain event here, they are worried mostly about a sudden change in the angle of this storm. if it veers from the west, changes angles and comes in

florida say it's a record-breaker, the largest burmese python ever caught in the state. it is 17 feet 7 inches long, weighs 160 pounds and was carrying 87 eggs when it was captured in the everglades. >>> and finally, it's that time of year, ladies, to new york city where firefighters aren't just known as the bravest -- no. they're also quite the beefcakes. and some of the hunkiest heroes made their way to times square to sign their new 2013 calendars. the sales will help fund a fire department foundation. >>> now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins who actually only buys the calendar because you're featured in the extra 1th month. >> the one no one can see in. >> extra credit for everyone willing to shell out the money. >> i would proudly buy that calendar for all the women in my family. i'm sure my 10-month-old would love it good morning, everyone, yesterday was another hot day in texas, 104 in dallas yesterday. phoenix was 115. but we have some significant changes, and i'm not so sure we're ever going to see the incredible hot weather any more in areas like minneapolis and chicago. because we're going to get another big cooldown coming

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about welfare to people like the family in florida, the orange growers down near the get free drainage, the water they pump out of the -- out in the evergladesand even out west, we have subsidies to ranchers that basically give free forage on the blm land that is owned by the public. there are a lot of subsidies that go on. why don't we just call it welfare, because that is exactly what it is. guest: that is a valid point and one that senators and representatives brought up, for to kigali with ethanol. i believe there was an effort to last year to get rid of ethanol subsidies. we will see a lot more talk -- maybe not in this farm bill, but as we go on about dealing with that issue. host: more dealing with the right? on the farm bill. this is an editorial in alaska. they write that while farmers only make up a small fraction of the nation's voters, we all have to eat. in nebraska, our economy depends on a healthy, secure farm sector. let's hope they will bring the house bill to a vote. the chicago tribune wrote, congress wrestles with spending cuts and the midwest makes this a prickly time for congress to be taking up the farm bill. the origi

everglades has reopened. and norwegian cruise liners were forced to remain at sea. the ships are due back today. >>> it is already busy today. the republican national convention in tampa, floridater tropical storm isaac force add delay yesterday. our reporter is in tampa to tell us what is happening down there. good morning, renee. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we have an update for you. we can tell you that now we have word that both mitt romney and paul ryan have arrived here in tampa. so, they are here. so officially things have ramped up here. of course, tonight is the big night. we will hear two key speeches. both of them will spell mitt romney. >> one of his most effective weapons, his wife, ann romney will be in front of a large but friendly crowd. those not sold on her husband, the republican presidential candidate she will be speaking to. the romneys spent time in their hometown practicing their make or break speeches. >> i like my speech. >> i like ann's speech. >> scheduled tonight, chris christie. >> good morning. >> reporter: both headliners talk up his points. it will be hard to ignore this. it is barreling towards the gulf coast. forecasters predict it will m