there is only one large homeless shelter in sarasota, which is run by the salvation army.ethan frizzell is in charge. >> so what are we against? drinking, drugging, and dying on our corner. what are we for? housing! >> reporter: the shelter is zoned for 260 beds, most of which are reserved for people who enroll in salvation army programs for things like substance abuse and help finding housing. there is room for walk-ins to stay overnight. most stay on these mats, which are laid out in the cafeteria after dinner. six beds are set aside for the homeless brought in by the police. >> so if they're drinking or whatnot, this, this is fine. >> reporter: the ordinance says that before a citation or an arrest is made, a police officer has to offer to bring that person to a shelter, which is usually the salvation army. but the florida a.c.l.u. lawsuit argues that the shelter is at or above capacity most of the time. >> you either have a shelter, or you don't criminalize behavior that requires a shelter. >> are there days that we're very full? yes, we are. but it's because some peop

at cumberland advisors, they are based in sarasota. this default has been a long time coming.he one that really turns up the heat? i think this is another step in a saga that has been going on for several years and has been building to it for perhaps a decade. we saw the first default by puerto rico on august 1 on a bond where the legislature did not appropriate to make the payment. that was the cell though -- salvo of an actual failure to make the payment. havee know that we litigation ahead. -- all of the intricacies of this island economy with 70 billion in debt and had an operational government structure that has run down the economy and the wherewithal of the government over longer than a decade. remind our listeners how an island nation racks up $70 billion in debt. >> it wasn't easy. there was a time in which for the rico got very strong tax breaks and housed the pharmaceutical industry. then was theened tax law changed. and the benefits were subsidies and stopped in 2006. and since then, the government has run deficits, they have exhausted the pension funds. had all fo

web developer and recreational fisherman rory o'connor is in sarasota, florida, visiting his parentsnd spending the afternoon fishing off siesta key beach. while in the water, o'connor often mounts a portable video camera to his kayak. >> i fish alone. if i catch a big fish, nobody's going to believe me. plus i can brag to my other kayak fishing friends, hey, look what i caught. >> but o'connor has no idea of the heartbreaking fish story his camera is about to catch. he's been out for a few hours when he hears something, but this is no fish. >> i looked over my left shoulder, and i saw a dog. my first thought was why is he coming straight at me? you know, i was a little worried he was going to try to attack me or something, but as he got closer, i could tell he was really in distress, just by the look on his face. i knew he needed to get out of the water, so i just grabbed him by the collar and hauled him on to the back of the kayak. i have this little milk crate that i keep my fishing gear in. so, i went over to the nearest boat to ask them if maybe they had lost a dog. you didn't l

. >> in sarasota people are tellingwere telling me yesterday that they remember it vividly and thoughtwas disgusting. >> the question now, who do you believe? roger, you once played a key role in trump's campaign. >> i think he is right. the larger question here, is there a radical muslim? i think the answer is yes. in the internet age than the new york times says one thing and average citizens see something else and says so on the internet my view is the same. why believe the mass media? bill: now on an issue that most credible sources can't.to any evidence that it happened. >> a summer flirtation. the voters are get more serious. taking on jeb bush and marco rubio. his candidacy just seems to be getting stronger. i am not sure that it matters. >> jersey city cheering, question directly after. >> i can't answer your question. many people call then believe it's true. is there true. is there a muslim element in this country that is already in the country? i believe there is. bill: in your mind how smart was chris christie to take him on? it seems to me that he made a smart move. >> perh

these two horses were caught "horsing around" in sarasota county, south frolicking around in the powder two-- it can really stirrup some emotions. horse puns. that's really cute! when we return, some new details on why you may want to keep tabs on your cholesterol. details after the after thought, one thing that a new study suggests should be on your mind is your cholesterol. abc's doctor timothy johnson has the details. " cholesterol- lowering statins... a daily pill that millions of americans already take. now, a new c- d-c report suggests that many more americans might do well t tconsider them, , ong with other cholesterol lowering treatments. the report... revealing that more than one in three americans have these americans, fewer than two in three take any steps to do something about it. at highest risk... blacks and mexican- americans. men also at higher risk of high cholesterol than women. highevels of l-d-l cholesterol ? the dangerous kind ? increase the risk of heart attacks and diabetes. so what if you're one of the nearly 80 million americans with high cholesterol? talk to yo

these two horses were caught "horsing around" in sarasota county, south dakota. frolicking around in the powder but for these two-- it can really stirrup some emotions. okay no more horse puns. that's really cute! jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for a low of 8 degrees with clear skies. tomorrow, look for a high of 39 and mostly sunny skies. the 7-day forecast and plenty of sunshine next week.

we had 12,000 people in sarasota 12,000 people the convention center held 5,000. i made to use features you can give me a larger convention center so i can do one speech? we set a record. rebate their record of elton john. [laughter] i am no longer competing with politicians but musical talent. for the great musicians said you get though largest crowd of any single person without a guitar. we have had a tremendous response. if you look at what is going on and based on the response in the polls that probably both not support me because trump does not want money. even though he is better, and will do more for israel even benjamin netanyahu asked me to do a commercial for his race and he won i was happy about that they said i am the only celebrity. now live a politician i am somewhat embarrassed. [laughter] herbalife i have been a developer, a businessman, i have employed tens of thousands of people from a lifetime. unbelievable statements people say he will never file. three he will never run so deep pass to file his papers and you have to sign your life away. but h

even down to sarasota, florida, in the mid-80s. the warmest christmas eve ever. we've got thunderstorms along the gulf coast, but they are not nearly the intensity we've seen over the past 24 hours. now. travel weather. there will be a few isolated storms tomorrow. we aren't expecting severe weather like we've just seen with the outbreak. memphis, delays there. atlanta with a high of 75. houston at 80. snow in the west around salt lake city into the rockies expecting quite a bit of snow and winter storm warnings in effect on christmas day there. thomas, back to you. >> janice huff in the weather center for us tonight. merry christmas. thank you. >>> we move on to a story out of charlotte. gunfire erupting in a mall packed with last-minute shoppers on this christmas eve a police officer shooting and killing a man with a gun as people ran for their lives. nbc's blake mccoy has late details. >> reporter: gunfire on christmas eve causing chaos at the upscale northlake mall in charlotte, north carolina. >> i heard six gun shots and it sounded like firecrackers to me.

sunday the dui expert was popped for driving drunk in sarasota. report hudson admitted to having a drink. he also took two breath tests. they were .121 and .128 respectively. both above the legal limit of .08. he wept even further agreeing to voluntary blood test. a more definitive test. >> knowing what he knows, it may that be he felt he wasn't impaired and that's why he requested the blood test in addition to the breath test. >> reporter: tampa dependence attorney points out this. none of the breath samples he gave whether it be blood or breath are going to be able to determine what his blood alcohol was when he was actually driving his motor vehicle because obviously that happened two hours before him giving the breath or blood. >> we reached out to hudson. he wouldn't comment on the case due to the pending litigation. he did tell the sarasota herald tribune quote it's been an eye opening experience to see what my clients have been going through for the past 15 years. >> i guess. hudson was issued a citation for dui and speeding. >>> it isn't j

i was in sarasota the other day, florida. what a great place. time, you would not believe it. football games and everything. 12,000 people. i don't ever say how many people . i let the government say it. we have an amazing secret service, people at work care. -- that work here. we had 12,000 people. nobody said that. no recovers that everyone bernie 5000, ihas a group of get much bigger things than he does. ngs aremeantime's, think going down the tubes. but hillary should not be allowed to run because what she did was illegal. i want her to run. ox poll camethe f out and i be terror easily. -- beat her easily. i never mentioned polls tonight. usually i start off by saying, everybody says, including my opponents, he always talks about polls. you know why? because i am winning all of them. majorere them, one of the mainstream's asked me, not so long ago. why do you talk about polls question mark i never thought the question. i said, i don't know. i am winning every poll. who knows what they mean, i think they mean something. it is sort of strange. the interview, 392 people favor

i was in sarasota the other day, florida. what a great place. we had a time, you would not believe it. it was 12:00, football games and everything going on. 12,000 people. i don't ever say how many people. i let the government say it now. we have an amazing secret service, people that work here. we had 12,000 people. nobody said that. no covers that. but when bernie sanders has a group of 5000 -- i get much bigger things than he does. in the meantime, things are going down the tubes. but hillary should not be allowed to run because what she did was illegal. [cheers & applause] i want her to run. by the way, i beat her easily in the fox polls. you know what, i had this whole thing, and i never mentioned polls tonight. usually i start off by saying, and then everybody says, including my opponents, he always talks about polls. you know why? because i am winning all of them. it is true. if i were them, honestly, if you think about it, one of the major mainstreams asked me, not so long ago -- why do you always talk about polls? i never thought of the

. >> thompson: see our report from florida on how the city of sarasota has found itself in the middlef a debate-- and a lawsuit-- over its response to a growing homeless population. watch online, at www.pbs.org/newshour. >> thompson: writer and photographer dickey chapelle was the first female war correspondent from the united states to be killed on the job. she died in vietnam 50 years ago, and now a new book celebrates her life and career. earlier, i spoke with the book's author, john garofolo, about chapelle's pioneering career and her mission to expose the consequences of war through photography. >> reporter: dickey chapelle was one of america's first female phot journalists to go to war zones from panama to vietnam. "life" magazine, "national geographic "and reader's digest all published her work. her first combat assignment was during world war ii. she covered the battles of iwoe jeem and okinawa. this photo of an injured soldier waiting for medical treatment was one of her most widely published. >> dickey was definitely a feisty personality. >> reporter: john garofolo is the au

the other day i was in florida and we had 12,000 people in sarasota. 12:00 in the afternoon with a footballames going on. 12,000 people. the convention center held 5000. i asked if i could get a larger space? we set a big record. we set a record everywhere. we beat the record of elton john. [laughter] elton john. i'm no longer competing the politicians. i'm competing with musical talent. one of the great musicians says you get the largest crowds of any single human being on earth without a guitar. meaning who dislike count on -- who does not count on music. we had am in -- an incredible response. based on the response and the polls, i don't want your money. stupidly doing to get money. trump does not want money. even though he is better than all these guys and he is going to do more for israel than anybody else. eating -- even though bibi netanyahu wanted me to do commercial for him and i did and he won his race. my whole life i've been a businessman and a developer. i have employed tens of thousands of people over my lifetime. i have unbelievable statements and unbelievable -- a lot of peo

even yesterday i was in sarasota florida. people were saying that lay lived in jersey.ased on re- tweets. based on hearsay. >> the united states. your words matter. >> take it easy, chuck. just play it cool. >> holding anyone. trump or anyone else running for president. that is our job. so far other than our very own ed henry. check out this soft ball. >> can you satisfy democrats that may worry about in other shoe dropping? >> i think after 11 hours, it is pretty clear. actually getting to laugh about the anxiety. >> what does a person do? the only human being. what did she do after? >> came over to my house. we sat around eating indian food. that is what we did. >> we were all talking about sports, tv shows. it was great. just to have that chance. they did a terrific job. >> not others. back with me. also joining me radio host leslie marshall. they will go after. >> the insensitivity that hillary has demonstrated is beyond what i think is even mentally stable. i cannot imagine talking about eating indian food and drinking wine after talking about something that is so

ray: police believe the men also played a role in an armed robbery at a subway in sarasota, florida. >> armed robbery seems like he stepped it up. whether or not they had the firearms in the vehicle when they ran from us, we are not sure. ray: derek kelley is currently being held without bond on a charge of robbery with a weapon. reporting live, ray brewer. sean: thanks. the aclu of new hampshire is suing the state department of corrections over it ban on inmates receiving greeting cards and handmade drawings. they say it violates constitutional rights and hurts inmates and their families. some of the cards were being used to smuggle drugs into the prison. trying to keep contraband out is a major priority on a daily basis. whatever methods we can use, we will take those steps. >> inmates and family members communicate. not only is that a first amendment right, but it is good for rehabilitation. sean: the aclu filed a lawsuit on behalf of an inmate who filed -- received a card from his son that had drawings. a derry woman is facing charges after she crashed her check -- truck into a p

these two horses were caught "horsing around" in sarasota county, south frolicking powder but for these stirrup some emotions. horse puns. that's really cute! police officers have to deal with a number of characters every day on the beat... but one oklahoma police officer might have had the most unususu. he had to trananort...a miniature donkey! here's the story. (nats) for now this miniature donkey--nicknamed squishy--is calling backyard...home. he's a loving guy.... that was found in a dangerous place tuesday morning. robin says she was on her way to work when she saw him roaming along the side of this busy highway. (nats) " if i hadn't gotten him off the road. yea, he could have definitely beeee killed." a short time later officer kyle canaan rolled up on the unusual sight. robin told officer canann she could keep the donkey on her property... only problem... how to get him there. "she said well no. it won't fit in my car and i was like eh it may fit in my car." so with a little pushing and pulling and some animal picture. " it was a perfect fit. i was able to shut both doors. i roll

. ♪ [ music ] reporter: the sarasota high school marching band is prepare for marching in the rose bowlarade. >> maintain a 4-step distance, please. reporter: for the first time in the school's history, they will be part of what is one of the most celebrated events of the year. it took years to get there. >> there was a pretty long application process. it took us about two years to get everything ready. we need to get letters of recommendation, videos of the band performing, organizing fundraisers. reporter: they imagined to land a prime spot. >> the band is the 65th unit out of 93. we're a little beyond midway through the parade. we hope the temperature is nice and warm by the time. reporter: while the band is performing, band members know nothing is bigger than the rose bowl march. >> there's more outsideience that's watching the actual marching. there's the rose bowl game that's being played after the parade. there's more tv coverage. there's more people in the stands. >> i loved watching the parade since i was a little kid and i can't believe i get to be part of it. >> my family is

. >>> florida golfers ran into an unusual hazard on a course near sarasota. two huge alligators caught on camera were battling it out right on the green. a couple golfers grabbed their cameras and snapped pictures while the two giant reptiles duked it out. every game on that course came to a standstill. >> they were rolling around, biting each other, flipping each other. it was amazing. >> there were some fellas down there waiting to tee off. of course, they had to hold up until they finished their shenanigans. >> oh, my god. >> wait until the alligators are finished fighting. they rolled around for about ten minutes before the small gator, long, actually limped off. the larger one, that's 14 feet long, known as goliath, is actually well known on the golf course. >> you just can't break that fight up. come on, guys. >>> all right. 5:19. tiger woods says he has no idea when he will return to golf. the golf star spoke to reporters at a news conference in the bahamas yesterday while promoting the hero world challenge. woods says he doesn't know when his surgical

how to avoid conviction but on sunday the self described expert got busted for drunk driving in sarasotaad a drink but both of his breathalyzer tests came back with hudson well over the legal limit. the lawyer even quested an additional blood test which experts say actually may have been a wise move. >> none of the breath samples he gave whether it be blood or breath are going to be able to determine whahat his blood alcol level was when he was actually driving his vehicle. obviously that happened hour -- two hours before him actually giving the breath or the blood. >> hudson did not comment on his case but he did tell a local newspaper that it's been eye opening to experience what his clients go through. >>> where does your food come from? it's a question more and more consumers are asking, and fox's crisic mur rah goes behind the scenes at wholefoods to look for some answers. >> at 4am the aisles and check outs are empty. but the bakery is beginning to bustle. >> this doesn't make itself or bake itself. >> reporter: as the sun rises outside this wholefoods market, today's dough rises i

. >> the ivy league swimmer pulled from the pool at a sarasota ymca, after relatives noticed he wasn't moving under water. according to a police report he had already been swimming some 4000-yards before trying to do four laps across the pool without coming up for air. a dangerous way to train for endurance putting even the most experienced swimmers at risk for potentially deadly condition called a shallow water blackout. essentially fainting after holding their breath under we learned that even the best swimmers should set limits. >> how long is too long to hold your breath under water? we usually say 30 seconds is about the limit. >> olympic super swimmer michael phelps even warning of the dangers. >> if shallow water and blackout had occurs it's often fatal. >> at least seven shallow water blackout related deaths have been documented across the country. his heart broken family telling abc news overnight his capacity for love for his family and friends was his great gift and we truly cherished every moment we share together. abc news, new york. >> just so sad. >>> we'll turn to new y

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a meteorologist that joins us from sarasota to discuss the impact not just on this but on commoditiesll. as to whetherate this is all el niÑo. is it a climate change or a mix of both? guest: there are several factors , including a storm that occurs over the western pacific and indonesia that could alter our weather. also warm times and that index will move east over the next eight weeks and, as it does, it's going to create a colder outlook over the next few weeks. beenal s prices have .ottoming with snow i don't see a major regime that's going to get the market out of the doldrums. you mentioned natural gas and oil. where else is this having the biggest impact? if you put up the global gdp, you see the majority of the countries have a positive gdp effect. betty: let's bring up that chart. indonesia, for example, has a lot of problems with weather and reduced crops. that has helped the cocoa market rally. gets aunited states, gdp shot in the arm. we have had a lot of severe droughtbut california's , which has helped produce prices soar over the last two years, that will get a shot in

melinda in sarasota let's hear you. republican. caller: thank you for taking my -- i wanted to make comments. american women have some of the most amazing rights compared to countries, especially islam. i have a friend. i can't say her name because she she found jesus and became a christian. ine a christian bible that's arabic. there is a total difference compared to today. he'sgentleman called in, right, women are treated like animals. no rights. [indiscernible]. hisld trump, i love some of ideas. we need a businessman. wantedsaying he $5 million for the wounded that sounds healthy. nobody come up with that stuff. businessman. he's traveled all over the world. i think he'll be a great president. i'm sorry, everybody has a of whatever rel they country.his melinda ins sarasota, florida. the house coming in to work on a more the federal government. have ray lahood talking about seekingautobiography bipartisan and after that, niels lesniewski will be here. that's coming up. >> this weekend on c-span, saturday night at 9:00 eastern, ex

you know what is that, i was in sarasota at the other day, florida, a lot a great place.had a time, you you would not believe, is 12:00 o'clock, football games, we had 12000 people. i let the government say how many people because we have an amazing secret service people, amazing people that work here, i let them say, every time i say it if i am up by three people then they put it in the headlines. we had 12,000 people, no one says that. no one covers that. but one bernie sanders would have a group of like 5000, it would be all 5000 people. i get much bigger things than he does. now, in the meantime he's going down the tubes. we don't have to talk about him much the tubes. we don't have to talk about him much anymore. the truth is, hillary should not be allowed to run. what she did is illegal. [applause]. i want her to run, by the way the fox bowl just came out, i beat her easily in the fox poll. you know, i cannot believe it. i had this whole thing, i never mentioned polls tonight. can you believe that? i'm so sad. usually i set up by saying, and then everybody says incl

host: sarasota, florida, you are the last call this morning. go ahead.e costuestion for impact victims. what is being done socially, physically, and emotionally for the victims of people that are put on death row and life in prison? the 35-year-old man killed my 11 month old grandbaby. all he gets is 15 years in prison while we are out here suffering emotionally, physically, and financially. what is being done to rehabilitate people like that who are life in prison who only get 15 years and come out to do it again? what is being done about those situations? for me and my family to get past the death of an 11 month old baby being killed by a 35-year-old man? all, let me of express my condolences for your loss. it is terrible and nobody should have to go through that. thatnfortunate answer is not enough is being done. directorshe board of of a victim services program for 10 years before i went into death penalty work. what we saw in the criminal justice system was that there is done intle is being terms of psychological services for the family members of v

i was in sarasota the other day, florida. what a great place.e had a time, you would not believe it. it was 12:00, football games and everything going on. we had 12,000 people. i don't ever say how many people. i let the government say it now. we have an amazing secret service, people that work here. i let them said, because every time i say it, if i'm off by the three people they put it in a headline. and so we had 12,000 people. nobody said that. no covers that. but when bernie sanders has a group of 5000 -- i get much bigger things than he does. in the meantime, things are going down the tubes. we do not have to talk about him anymore. but the truth is, hillary should not be allowed to run because what she did was illegal. what she did was illegal. [cheers & applause] i want her to run. i want her to run. and, by the way, i beat her easily in the fox polls. you know what, i had this whole thing, and i never mentioned polls tonight. can you believe that, though? i am so sad. usually i start off by saying, and then everybody says, including my

. >> reporter: the ivy league swimmer pulled from the pool at a sarasota ymca after relatives noticed he wasn't moving under water. according to a police report ramsden had already been swimming some 4,000 yards before trying to do four laps across the pool without coming up for air. a dangerous way to train for endurance, putting even the most experienced swimmers at risk. for potentially a deadly condition called a shallow water blackout. essentially fainting after holding their breath underwater for too long. our gio benitez learned that even the best swimmers should set limits. >> how long is too long to hold your breath underwater. >> we usually say 30 seconds is about the limit. >> reporter: olympic super swimmer michael phelps warning >> if shallow water blackout occurs it's often fatal. >> reporter: at least seven shallow water blackout related deaths have been documented across the country. ramsden's heartbroken family telling abc news overnight his capacity for love for his family and friends was his great gift. and we truly cherished every moment we shared together. and thi

i was in sarasota this weekend and there was 12,000 people there. i saw the poll this morning. say the on tv. i was proud of him. i'm a proud son. he's doing so well. he's having a lot of fun with it. the energy behind him, i can't walk down the street without somebody saying tell your father i'm behind him. the groundswell of support he has is incredible and as a son i couldn't be more proud. >> he says things that from inaccurate and he doesn't have the depth of policy understanding are the digs against him. those two thing will get sharper as this process continues. >> he's an amazing man, a brilliant man. he will go in there and change the government in about 2 seconds flat. you see the waste and the overspending we have in government. you see the problems with the va. he will go in there and do a phenomenal job. he's worked in so many of these countries around the world. not necessarily terrorist-ridden countries. but the man understands international business, international affairs. that's what we do as a family. i'm building hotels necessity countries awrtd world. he wil

bill: i can see sarasota and phoenix, those are hot beds of conservative support. or do you find it in other places that would not be considered in that same category. >> i can't tell you the score. i walk by a building and a doorman will come out tell your father our entire building is voting for him. it crosses party lines. oftentimes union workers or blue collar people are coming out saying we want to vote for you. you are all-american, you are a patriot. there is a piece in "the washington post," fascinating interview. the headline is "i will never leave this race." the other need he said he won't leave the republican party. >> he's a winner. he's never going to leave the race. he will win. he will do anything he needs to do to win. that's who he is as a businessman. he's going to do this. i looked hip in the eyes and said you are going to win this thing, and he believes it, i believe it, we have the support behind us, the polls are showing it. bill: when you said that to your father what did he say? >> he didn't blink. i believe he believes it himself. you see

caller: well, my person of the ar is without a doubt -- host: from sarasota, florida, independent caller, joe. are you there? caller: yes, bernie sanders is going to make a difference. i hope he wins, a positive person and obama and a negative person. it's bill cosby and mr. garber. they act like they're anxious and innocent and they are -- ey result they're evil and ll cosby, he's a millionaire -- the recent event tchashe have money. that capitalist church for the vatican, the bank, they're billionaires. host: owe, what do you make of the choice of "time," the german chancellor? caller: you can see she's an angel to many people there that are saving their lives and get them from isis. she's kind of like an angel. but europe is like the united states. they're kind of divided. some people don't want people there fleeing and the other half, it's like the united states. they're afraid of what happened in 9/11 and what happened in the boston bombing. so the brothers that came as child, as children fleeing for their lives and united states opened our doors for them and see how they repay us,

. >> reporter: the ivy league swimmer pulled from the pool at a sarasota ymca after relatives noticed he wasn't moving under water. according to a police report ramsden had already been swimming some 4,000 yards before trying to do four laps across