Friday 15 July 2011
Casey Anthony admirers sending cash to jailhouse bank account
Casey Anthony may be attracting death threats following her acquittal for murder, but she is also receiving checks in the mail from sympathetic admirers so that she has money to spend on cosmetics and snacks while in jail.
Most of the strangers sending her money are men, but several women have also sent her cash.
Since May, at least 17 people have sent money orders to Anthony, according to jailhouse records from the Orange County Corrections Department. Strangers are showering her with more money than her parents. George and Cindy Anthony haven't sent their daughter a cent since May 8, more than two weeks before her trial began.
The donations have increased since Anthony was acquitted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee last week, the records show.
As of today, Anthony has $472.18 in her bank account, nearly $200 more than what was in her account the day she received the verdict. One stranger donated $100 this week.
The average balance in an Orange County jail inmate's account is $36.30.
Men Send Casey Anthony Money in Jail; She Doesn't Send Thank You Notes
The donors range in age from men as young as 19, to middle aged women, and to men in their late fifties. Some are bankers and others have criminal pasts including charges of aggravated assault and sex offenses. The donations have come from across the country and from Canada. Some donors have deposited multiple money orders over the past few months.
One donor even offered Anthony a place to stay when she leaves jail on Sunday.
"If she ever did contact me and wanted to live in the middle of nowhere I have three houses out here...I'm scared for her," Gary Bradfield told ABCNews.com.
Bradfield, a 44-year-old man who lives on a ranch in Texas, donated $99.40 to Anthony in February 2011 so she'd have money to celebrate her birthday in March.
"I know she was probably segregated from everybody else. I was like hell, she's got $32 in there. I'll send her a little bit of something," Bradfield said. "I believe that we're all innocent until proven guilty."
Anthony, who does not appear to have sent any thank you notes, has spent the money on things like shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, eyeliner, ponytail holders as well as snacks like premium chicken breasts, jalapeno nacho cheese dip and spicy peanuts.
A phone call to the mother of one male donor was greeted with a scream of "He did what?" A former landlord of another male donor said his former tenant frequently writes to pen pals in jail. A donor from North Carolina said that his decision was a "private matter."
Others replied via Facebook with a simple "no thanks" when asked why they sent money to Casey Anthony.
One of her more generous male donors, a man in his twenties, asked that his name be withheld. He defended his decision to reach out to the 25-year-old Florida woman.
"I do not know Casey personally, nor am I supporting her as a person, nor am I anything like the people sending her love letters and asking her to marry them," he said. "However, what I am supporting is the jury's decision to acquit based on lack of evidence failing to overcome the reasonable doubt standard."
The man said that part of his decision to send was based on his disgust with what he viewed as an encroachment into Anthony's privacy. Investigators testified during the trial about the extensive searches into Anthony's computer and cell phone records which this donor felt infringed on her constitutional freedoms.
The man went on to say that he was also appalled with the "witch hunt" that has followed Anthony since the acquittal.
"It's wrong to continue the character assassination on someone who was acquitted of a crime," he said.
David R. Fulton said he deposited $25 on June 3 in the name of his company, David R. Fulton Computer Repair, hoping that the donation might catch the public eye and generate clients.
Fulton added, "I think she's innocent."
Bradfield, the Texas man who gave Anthony money in February before her trial began, said he felt a connection to Anthony. Having spent time in jail in the early 1990s, he said it was important for an inmate to have money in their account.
"She's just been sitting there accused and couldn't get out and is indigent...can't go to the store and get you a bag of chips and everybody else can and that's really demoralizing and she hadn't even had her day in court, you know," Bradfield said.
The married father said his wife is fully aware he sent the money order to Anthony.
She responded to the money order by asking, "Why did you do that?" Bradfield said his wife had already prejudged Anthony.
Christy Davis, a 56 year old Florida woman, donated $20 to Anthony in June and sent another $20 money order on Monday.
"I feel a little bit of a kindred spirit with Casey Anthony…I'm a regular person who saw the story through a different set of eyes," she said.
Davis has followed the case closely since Caylee was first reported missing in July 2008.
"The day that the story broke. … I said the baby got in the swimming pool," Davis said. Anthony's defense team claims that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family pool.
Lawmakers snipe, Wall St. frets as deadline nears
By JIM KUHNHENNWASHINGTON -- Testy lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt limit entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff with growing anxiety, warning of catastrophe if the U.S. defaults on its obligations. Obama's blunt declaration that "enough is enough" as Wednesday's talks ended did nothing to quell the rancor as a new day of positioning and posturing began.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rose on the Senate floor early Thursday to snipe that House Minority Leader Eric Cantor shouldn't even be part of the talks anymore, noting that the Virginia Republican has been called "childish." And not long after, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell stood to serve notice that the debt problem belonged squarely in Obama's lap.
"Republicans will not be reduced to being the tax collectors for the Obama economy," McConnell said. "Don't expect any more cover from Republicans on it than you got on health care. None."None of it was a promising prelude to negotiations scheduled to resume at the White House on Thursday afternoon, less than three weeks before an Aug. 2 deadline for increasing the government's borrowing authority. Behind the scenes, meanwhile, legislators and White House officials continued to work on a backup plan offered by McConnell to avoid government default.
Obama is demanding that budget negotiators find common ground by week's end, as the financial world watches with growing jitters.
"No one can tell me with certainty that a U.S. default wouldn't cause catastrophe and wouldn't severely damage the U.S. or global economy," Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., told reporters Thursday. "And it would be irresponsible to take that chance."
Already, Moody's Investors Service is reviewing the government's credit rating, saying there is a small but rising risk that the government will default on its debt. If Moody's were to lower the rating, the consequences would ripple through the economy, pushing up rates for mortgages, car loans and other debts. A Chinese rating agency, Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., also warned of a possible downgrade.
Reid sketched the potential consequences of default in dire terms, saying Social Security checks, veterans benefits and paychecks for troops would stop. "Millions of Americans could lose their jobs," he added.
A Reid spokesman later clarified that Social Security benefits "could" stop, as Obama previously had warned, but it wouldn't be a certainty.
Republicans have called such statements scare tactics.
In the cauldron of the White House Cabinet Room, Obama and top lawmakers bargained for nearly two hours Wednesday. Obama curtly ended the session when Cantor, R-Va., urged him to accept a short, monthslong increase in debt instead of one that would last through next year's presidential election.
"Enough is enough. ... I'll see you all tomorrow," Obama said, rising from the negotiating table and leaving the room, according to several officials familiar with the session.
Reid said that while other Republican leaders were willing to negotiate in good faith, Cantor "has shown he shouldn't even be at the table."
The United States hit its current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling in May and the Obama administration says the government will default on its obligations if the debt limit is not increased by Aug. 2.
For a new debt ceiling to last to the end of 2012 would require raising it by about $2.4 trillion.
Republicans, in control of the House of Representatives in part because of the support of tea party activists, say they will not vote to raise the limit if Obama doesn't agree to at least an equal amount of deficit reductions over 10 years.
Obama and the top eight House and Senate leaders met for the fourth time in as many days Wednesday, and, despite the tense ending, agreed to meet again Thursday.
A congressional aide said the White House discussed with lawmakers the possibility of moving talks this weekend to the presidential retreat at Camp David. But a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said the Ohio Republican told the White House he saw no need for that. And Obama aides later said they planned to continue holding meetings at the White House for the next few days.
Cantor, speaking to reporters after Wednesday's meeting, said the White House had been lowering the amount of spending cuts it would put on the table, offering less than $1.4 trillion over 10 years, mostly in domestic and defense spending outside of the major benefits programs Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
The White House argued that the total was closer to $1.7 trillion over 10 years when counting about $240 billion in reduced interest payments from the lowered debt.
Earlier, in comments to a small group of reporters before the White House session, Boehner complained that negotiating with the White House "the last couple months has been like dealing with Jell-O."
Democratic officials have portrayed the White House as the more flexible party in the negotiations, willing to cut cherished programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, provided Republicans agree to some increases in revenue. Thursday's meeting was to focus on spending cuts in the two health care programs and on new tax revenue.
With talks reaching a critical stage without real breakthroughs, some Republican and Democratic lawmakers were looking at a plan proposed by McConnell that would give Obama new powers to overcome Republican opposition to raise the debt ceiling.
The proposal would place the burden on Obama to win debt ceiling increases up to three times, provided he was able to override congressional vetoes - a threshold Obama could manage to overcome even without a single Republican vote and without massive spending cuts. Conservatives promptly criticized the plan for giving up the leverage to reduce deficits. But the plan raised the prospect of combining it with some of the spending cuts already identified by the White House in order to win support from conservatives in the House.
In an interview with radio talk-show host Laura Ingraham, McConnell described his plan in stark political terms, warning fellow conservatives that failure to raise the debt limit would probably ensure Obama's re-election in 2012. He predicted that a default would allow Obama to argue that Republicans were making the economy worse.
"You know, it's an argument he has a good chance of winning, and all of a sudden we (Republicans) have co-ownership of a bad economy," McConnell said. "That's a very bad positioning going into an election."
The proposal won praise from two disparate points in the political spectrum - Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic leader Reid of Nevada.
"I am heartened by what I read," Reid said. "This is a serious proposal. And I commend the Republican leader for coming forward."
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday that while the president and other Democrats would still prefer a larger agreement, McConnell's plan is an acceptable option - especially if some consensus spending cuts are added to it. He said McConnell and Reid were discussing the idea.
Democratic officials said that even as Obama confronted Cantor and Boehner in Wednesday's meeting, he commended McConnell.
"Sen. McConnell at least has put forth a proposal," a Democratic official quoted the president as saying. "It doesn't reduce the deficit and that's what we have to do. It just deals with the debt limit. Now Sen. McConnell wants me to wear the jacket for that."
The officials said Obama went on to say they all had a responsibility to find a compromise.
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Associated Press writers Dave Espo, Laurie Kellman, Ben Feller and Erica Werner in Washington and Pallavi Gogoi in New York contributed to this report.
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'Home Alone' character actor Roberts Blossom dies
Character actor Roberts Blossom, who played the white-bearded neighbor "old man Marley" in the movie "Home Alone," has died at age 87 in Southern California on July 14, 2011. Eyewitness NewsLOS ANGELES -- Character actor Roberts Blossom, who played the white-bearded neighbor "old man Marley" in the movie "Home Alone," has died at age 87 in Southern California. Daughter Deborah Blossom tells the Los Angeles Times that her father died of natural causes July 8 at a Santa Monica nursing home.
Blossom starred on Broadway, as well as in television and movies. He won three Obie Awards for his off-Broadway work. Movie credits include "The Hospital," "Slaughterhouse-Five," "The Great Gatsby," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Escape From Alcatraz," "Resurrection" and "Doc Hollywood."Blossom had a starring role in the 1974 cult horror movie "Deranged."
But he may be best-remembered as the neighbor in 1990's "Home Alone" Blossom's TV credits include "Another World," "Moonlighting," "Northern Exposure" and "In the Heat of the Night."
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LI dad charged with DUI with kids in car
Eyewitness NewsMASSAPEQUA (WABC) -- A father on Long Island is under arrest Thursday, facing a long list of charges that include driving while intoxicated with his children in the car.
Police say Carolo Guercia was pulled over as he tried to drive out of Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa.
Witnesses say he left his infant son unattended while slapping his 3-year old son in the face and then shaking him by the neck.
Guercia is also charged with possession of oxycodone pills. (Copyright ©2011 WABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)Get more Long Island News »
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Thursday 14 July 2011
Suspect due in court as Leiby Kletzky mourned
By Bill King, Eyewitness NewsBROOKLYN (WABC) -- The man accused of killing and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky will be in court Thursday, as the boy's family and the Orthodox Jewish community continue to mourn his death. The boy, from Borough Park, Brooklyn, was buried in accordance with Orthodox Jewish tradition Wednesday night.
His alleged killer, Levi Aron, is expected to be arraigned later in the day. Sources say Aron has confessed to killing the boy, who was lost and asked him for directions.
Aron, who turned 35 on Wednesday, is charged with first-degree murder. And even though police say Leiby Kletzky was apparently chosen at random, they are now looking into the possibility that he may not have been Aron's only victim.CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STORY IN PICTURES
During the night, Aron was brought back to the 67th Precinct after DNA testing. Police are now trying to link him to other missing persons cases. They say that throughout his questioning, he has been cold, showing no emotion.
Sources also tell Eyewitness News that Aron has confessed in a handwritten letter to strangling Kletzky before chopping up his body.
"Our condolences to the family of the victim," Aron's attorney, Pierre Bazile said. "And at this time, we're going to let the judicial process take its course."
Kletzky was reportedly tied with rope on a couch in Aron's attic apartment on East 2nd Street in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. Police in HazMat suits carried evidence from the house, including a section of a refrigerator.
When officers first reached the apartment, they say the front door was cracked open and that Aron was standing shirtless near a garbage bag filled with bloody towels.
"When detectives asked where the boy was, Aron nodded toward the kitchen, where detectives observed blood on the freezer handle of the refrigerator," NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said Wednesday. "Inside the refrigerator was a cutting board, with three carving knives with blood on them. Some of the remains were in the freezer."
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Aron reportedly had Kletzky's feet in Zip-Lock bags in the freezer. The rest of the body was found in a suitcase, pulled from a dumpster in Greenwood Heights.
Aron has told police he killed the boy in a panic over the massive community search that followed his disappearance.
Aron has no major criminal record. He received one criminal summons, for urinating in public last year. He was employed as a clerk at a maintenance supply company in Brooklyn. Except for his time in Memphis, he was employed there approximately 12 years.
Aron's ex-wife, Debbie Aron, who lives in Memphis, says she can't believe he would pick up a lost boy and kill him.
"I'm just now finding out information," she said. "I've been in total shock. I had spoken to him not long ago, and everything seemed to be just fine."
Investigators are continuing to piece together the details of the story, including Aron's claim that he took Kletzky to a wedding Monday night in Monsey. No one at that wedding, however, reported seeing either Aron or the boy.
The tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community joined Kletzky's family and friends Wednesday night for the boy's funeral in Borough Park, and it was an outpouring of grief.
Thousands turned out, as the service brought out a community that is still in shock.
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Just days before he would have celebrated his ninth birthday, Kletzky was instead mourned at a funeral that lasted late into the night.
His traditional wooden casket was carried through a sea of thousands of mourners. Many spent two days searching for the boy after he was stolen off of the street and still cannot believe the horrendous outcome.
The rabbi of the Shul where Leiby worshipped with his family cried from his very first word in Yiddish, quoting scripture as he tried to comfort those in attendance. Afterward, family members returned to the family's apartment, where Leiby lived with his parents and four sisters, to grieve in private.
"I hope not for these parents, but there's always a feeling of guilt," mourner Nechama Buff said. "'What could I have done differently?'"
The community that was home to both the victim and the alleged killer has pulled together even tighter in its grief. But among the mourners were people from many walks of life, overcome by the sorrow of an apparently random crime that could have happened to anyone's child.
"I was so touched by what happened here today," mourner Dianna Findlay said. "For that child, for that mother and that family."
At the day camp Leiby was walking home from when he got lost, his fellow students returned Wednesday, holding hands with their parents. Inside, grief counselors tried to help the children cope.
"Such a thing shouldn't happen anymore," grief counselor Joel Landau said. "We have to pray that this is the last time we hear a thing like this."
Leiby's father spoke at the funeral and thanked God for the few short years that he was able to spend with his only son.
For more information on The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, please visit: NYSPCC.org
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Emmy Awards 2011: Full list of nominees
Joshua Jackson and Melissa McCarthy announced the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award nominations on Thursday, July 14.
The "Fringe" actor and "Mike & Molly" star were joined by John Shaffner, Chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which helms the annual event to honor excellence in television programming.
"Mad Men" earned 19 nods, including individual nods for its leading stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss and one for Outstanding Drama Series, while "Modern Family" garnered 17 nominations - including one for Outstanding Comedy Series.
The mini-series "Mildred Pierce" garnered 21 nominations - including individual nods for actresses Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood and actor Guy Pearce.
"The Kennedys," a controversial mini-series about the famed Kennedy family, which almost never made to air before ReelzChannel picked it up, earned 10 nominations but lead actress Katie Holmes, who played Jacqueline Kennedy, was snubbed.
Newly-nominated actors include Josh Charles from "The Good Wife," Louis C.K., Greg Kinnear from the mini-series "The Kennedys," Dot Marie Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow from "Glee," Zach Galifianakis for his stint hosting "Saturday Night Live," Ed O'Neil from "Modern Family," Julie Styles for her guest role in "Dexter" and McCarthy herself for "Mike & Molly."
"Hey, that's my name!" she said, excitingly after the nominations were announced. "I don't understand what's happenning."
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will air live from L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on FOX.
Jane Lynch, who won an Emmy last year for her role as Sue Sylvester on the FOX series "Glee," is hosting the ceremony, marking the third time a woman will host the event alone. Check out a full list of 2011 Emmy Award nominations below.
Outstanding Comedy Series"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"
"30 Rock"
Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory" - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
"The Big Bang Theory" - Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
"Episodes" - Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
"Louie" -Louis C.K. as Louie
"The Office" - Steve Carell as Michael Scott
"30 Rock" - Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" - Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
"Dexter" - Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
"Friday Night Lights" - Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor
"House" - Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
"Justified" - Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
"Mad Men" - Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Carlos" - Edgar Ramirez as Carlos
"The Kennedys" - Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy
"The Kennedys" - Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy
"Luther - Idris Elba as John Luther
"Thurgood" - Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall
"Too Big To Fail" - William Hurt as Henry 'Hank' Paulson
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
"The Big C" - Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
"Mike & Molly" - Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
"Nurse Jackie" - Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
"Parks And Recreation" - Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
"Raising Hope" - Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
"30 Rock" - Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
"Friday Night Lights" - Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
"The Good Wife" - Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
"Harry's Law" - Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn
"The Killing" - Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" - Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
"Mad Men" - Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Cinema Verite" - Diane Lane as Patricia Loud
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" - Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham
"Mildred Pierce" - Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
"Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story" - Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)" - Jean Marsh as Rose Buck
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
"Modern Family" - Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
"Modern Family" - Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett
"Modern Family" - Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
"Modern Family" - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
"Two And A Half Men" - Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
"Game Of Thrones" - Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
"The Good Wife" - Josh Charles as Will Gardner
"The Good Wife" - Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
"Justified" - Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
"Mad Men" - John Slattery as Roger Sterling
"Men Of A Certain Age" - Andre Braugher as Owen
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"The Kennedys" - Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy
"Mildred Pierce" - Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon
"Mildred Pierce" - Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce
"Too Big To Fail" - Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
"Too Big To Fail" - James Woods as Richard Fuld
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
"Hot In Cleveland" - Betty White as Elka Ostrosky
"Modern Family" - Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
"Modern Family" - Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
"Saturday Night Live" - Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
"30 Rock" - Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" - Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
"The Good Wife" - Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
"The Good Wife" - Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
"Justified" - Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett
"The Killing" - Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
"Mad Men" - Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" - Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
"Mildred Pierce" - Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
"Mildred Pierce" - Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
"Mildred Pierce" - Mare Winningham as Ida
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)" - Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
"The Big C" - Idris Elba as Lenny
"Modern Family" - Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
"Saturday Night Live" - Zach Galifianakis, Host
"Saturday Night Live" - Justin Timberlake, Host
"30 Rock" - Matt Damon as Carol
"30 Rock" - Will Arnett as Devin Banks
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
"Big Love" - Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow
"Brothers & Sisters" - Beau Bridges as Nick Brody
"The Good Wife" - Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
"Harry's Law" - Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton
"Justified" - Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
"Mad Men" - Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
"Glee" - Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste
"Glee" - Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday
"Raising Hope" - Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw
"Saturday Night Live" - Tina Fey, Host
"30 Rock" - Elizabeth Banks as Avery
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
"The Closer" - Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor
"Dexter" - Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce
"Grey's Anatomy" - Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
"Mad Men" - Randee Heller as Miss Blankenship
"Mad Men" - Cara Buono as Faye Miller
"Shameless" - Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
"True Blood" - Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race" - Phil Keoghan as Host
"American Idol" - Ryan Seacrest as Host
"Dancing With The Stars" - Tom Bergeron as Host
"So You Think You Can Dance" - Cat Deeley, Host
"Survivor" - Jeff Probst as Host
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
"Cinema Verite"
"Downton Abbey"
"The Kennedys"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Too Big To Fail"
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
"Conan"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
"Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On"
"Carrie Fisher In Wishful Drinking"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway"
Outstanding Special Class Programs
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
64th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
"The Daily Show Correspondents Explain"
"30 Rock: The Webisodes"
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
"Jay Leno's Garage"
"Writer's Draft"
Outstanding Children's Program
"A Child's Garden Of Poetry"
"Degrassi"
"iCarly"
"Victorious"
"Wizards Of Waverly Place"
Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
"Masterclass"
"Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics"
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
"Becoming Chaz"
"Gettysburg"
"His Way"
"Jaws: The Inside Story"
"Stand Up To Cancer"
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
"American Masters"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Biography"
"Moguls & Movie Stars"
"Pioneers Of Television"
"30 For 30"
Outstanding Reality Program
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Hoarders"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program "The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef"
Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
"Freedom Riders"
"Gasland"
"The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers (POV)"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"CSI: NY"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Nikita"
"True Blood"
"The Walking Dead"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
"Any Human Heart (Masterpiece)"
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Baseball: The Tenth Inning"
"Gettysburg"
"Whale Wars"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Burn Notice"
"Dexter"
"Glee"
"House"
"Mad Men"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie "Cinema Verite"
"The Kennedys"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Too Big To Fail"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation "Californication"
"Family Guy"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
83rd Annual Academy Awards
"American Idol" finale
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Gettysburg"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
"Boardwalk Empire" "The Borgias" "Game Of Thrones" "Stargate Universe" "The Walking Dead"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
"Gettysburg"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)"
Outstanding Stunt Coordination
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Judge declares mistrial in Roger Clemens case
By NEDRA PICKLER and JESSE J. HOLLANDWASHINGTON -- The judge declared a mistrial Thursday in baseball star Roger Clemens' perjury trial after prosecutors showed to jurors evidence that he had ruled would be out of bounds in the case. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Clemens could not be assured a fair trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence against his orders in the second day of testimony.
Walton scheduled a Sept. 2 hearing to determine whether to hold a new trial. He told jurors he was sorry to have wasted their time and spent so much taxpayer money, only to call off the case."There are rules that we play by and those rules are designed to make sure both sides receive a fair trial," Walton told the jury, saying such ground rules are critically important when a person's liberty is at stake.
He said that because prosecutors broke his rules, "the ability with Mr. Clemens with this jury to get a fair trial with this jury would be very difficult if not impossible."Prosecutors suggested the problem could be fixed with an instruction to the jury to disregard the evidence, but Walton seemed skeptical. He said he could never know what impact the evidence would have during the jury's deliberations "when we've got a man's liberty at interest."
"I don't see how I un-ring the bell," he said.
Walton interrupted the prosecution's playing of a video from Clemens' 2008 testimony before Congress and had the jury removed from the courtroom. Clemens is accused of lying during that testimony when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs during his 24-season career in the Major Leagues.
One of the chief pieces of evidence against Clemens is testimony from his former teammate and close friend, Andy Pettitte, who says Clemens told him in 1999 or 2000 that he used human growth hormone.
Clemens has said that Pettitte misheard him. Pettitte also also says he told his wife, Laura, about the conversation the same day it happened.
Prosecutors had wanted to call Laura Pettitte as a witness to back up her husband's account, but Walton had said he wasn't inclined to have her testify since she didn't speak directly to Clemens.
Walton was angered that in the video prosecutors showed the jury, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., referred to Pettitte's conversation with his wife.
"I think that a first-year law student would know that you can't bolster the credibility of one witness with clearly inadmissible evidence," Walton said.
He said it was the second time that prosecutors had gone against his orders - the other being an incident that happened during opening arguments Wednesday when assistant U.S. attorney Steven Durham said that Pettite and two other of Clemens' New York teammates, Chuck Knoblauch and Mike Stanton, had used human growth hormone.
Walton said in pre-trial hearings that such testimony could lead jurors to consider Clemens guilty by association. Clemens' defense attorney objected when Durham made the statement and Walton told jurors to disregard Durham's comments about other players.
There was no objection from Clemens' team during the Laura Pettitte reference, but the judge stopped the proceedings, called attorneys up to the bench and spoke to them privately for several minutes. Hardin pointed out during that time, the video remained frozen on the screen in front of jurors with a transcript of what was being said on the bottom.
Cummings had been quoting from Laura Pettitte's affidavit to the committee. "I, Laura Pettitte, do depose and state, in 1999 or 2000, Andy told me had a conversation wth Roger Clemens in which Roger admitted to him using human growth hormones," the text on the screen read.
The judge eventually told the jurors to leave while he discussed the issue with attorneys in open court.
"Government counsel should have been more cautious," Walton said, raising his voice and noting that the case has already cost a lot of taxpayer money. He then left the courtroom and said he would go consult with a colleague on what to do.
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2nd break-in at 'Late Show' theater in NYC
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- A Florida man was arrested for smashing the front door windows of Dave Letterman's Midtown theater -- the second incident of vandalism this week. Police say 42-year-old Alvin Moore, of Sebring, Florida, broke multiple panes of glass on the exterior front doors of the Ed Sullivan Theater just before 1 a.m. Thursday.
He reportedly threw a red newspaper box at the front of the theater, causing the damage.
He attempted to get into the theater's lobby when a security guard stopped him and held him until police arrived.Moore sustained a laceration to the head during the scuffle with the guard.
He was treated at St. Luke's Hospital and released.
He is now facing criminal mischief and burglary charges.
The smashing attack was just four days after James Whittemore managed to break into the Ed Sullivan Theater Sunday morning. He later apologized for his drunken rampage.
Police said there was no immediate evidence that the latest vandalism was the work of a copycat.
Moore has at least one prior arrest in Florida.
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Boil water and conservation request in Bergen Co.
Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY (WABC) -- United Water issued an urgent water conservation request and a boil water advisory in parts of Bergen County.
United Water has issued a boil water advisory for customers in the following communities: - Englewood Cliffs - All residents
- Englewood - Residents east of Grand Avenue /Engle Street
- Tenafly - Residents east of Engle Street
Residents must boil their water until further notice.
Customers in the affected towns will have to boil their water for one minute for the following: drinking, cooking or baking, making ice cubes, taking medication, brushing teeth, washing food, mixing baby formula or food, mixing juices or drinks, feeding pets and all other consumption.Water does not have to be boiled for the following activities: showering, washing dishes or clothes.
The boil water advisory was issued following a 30-inch main break on Hollywood Avenue & Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs which occurred this afternoon.
In addition, residents of Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Leonia, Palisades Park, and Tenafly should use water for essential purposes only.
"The water storage tank that supplies these towns is draining rapidly," said Jim Glozzy, general manager of United Water New Jersey. "It is essential that customers in these communities use water only for their basic needs until the repairs are completed." Glozzy explained that residents may have low water pressure or no water, especially if they live on upper levels of high rise buildings.
Glozzy said that United Water's emergency crews will work though the night to restore service.
He expects repairs to be completed sometime Thursday morning.
Once the repairs are completed, laboratory personnel will begin taking water quality samples to ensure the safety of the water. It typically takes between 24-48 hours to obtain results. They will be reported to the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection which will issue the order to lift the advisory at the appropriate time.
United Water is working with the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management to coordinate the response.
For current information customers can visit www.unitedwater.com/uwnj or call 800-422-5587.
United Water New Jersey serves 800,000 people in Bergen and Hudson counties.
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Saturday 9 July 2011
A-Rod has slight tear in knee, could miss a month
By BEN WALKERNEW YORK -- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a slight tear in his right knee, a probable cause of his sudden power loss, and the 14-time All-Star was expected to soon decide on the best course of action. New York manager Joe Girardi revealed the injury before Saturday's game against Tampa Bay and said Rodriguez was out of the lineup. An MRI exam Friday showed a slight tear in the cartilage, and left A-Rod with two options: He could try to play through it, or have surgery and miss perhaps a month.
Girardi said he expected a decision would be announced Sunday. Rodriguez, who turns 36 later this month, has already pulled out of next week's All-Star game.The three-time AL MVP is hitting .295 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs this season. But the slugger with 626 career home runs has not connected since June 11 and has gone 85 at-bats without a homer, his longest single-season drought.
"I just don't think he has the drive in his back side that he needs to have," Girardi said. "He's not driving the ball."
Rodriguez tweaked his knee at Wrigley Field on June 19, and the tear in his meniscus has slowed him on the bases. He is batting .359 with 10 RBIs in his last 16 games, but has looked much more like a singles hitter than a power hitter.
"I think he's just fought through it," Girardi said.
A week ago at Citi Field, Rodriguez hit a high drive off the center-field wall against the Mets. As he walked out of the clubhouse after the game, he said, "I have no pop."
Girardi said it wasn't certain that Rodriguez would make the injury worse if he continues to play through it.
"You're not going to have him at 100 percent," said Girardi, who added, "I don't want to influence his decision."
Eduardo Nunez, who provided a spark while filling in recently for injured shortstop Derek Jeter, would likely take Rodriguez's place at third if he opts for surgery.
Rodriguez was elected by fans to start for the AL in the All-Star game Tuesday in Phoenix. Boston's Kevin Youkilis has replaced him on the roster.
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Former First Lady Betty Ford has Died
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK -- Betty Ford said things that first ladies just don't say, even today. And 1970s America loved her for it. According to Mrs. Ford, her young adult children probably had smoked marijuana - and if she were their age, she'd try it, too. She told "60 Minutes" she wouldn't be surprised to learn that her youngest, 18-year-old Susan, was in a sexual relationship (an embarrassed Susan issued a denial).
She mused that living together before marriage might be wise, thought women should be drafted into the military if men were, and spoke up unapologetically for abortion rights, taking a position contrary to the president's. "Having babies is a blessing, not a duty," Mrs. Ford said.The former first lady, whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center in California, died at age 93, family friend Marty Allen said.
Family spokeswoman Barbara Lewandrowski said Betty Ford died Friday at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. Other details of her death were not immediately available."She was a wonderful wife and mother; a great friend; and a courageous First Lady," former President George H.W. Bush said in a statement on Friday. "No one confronted life's struggles with more fortitude or honesty, and as a result, we all learned from the challenges she faced."
While her husband served as president, Betty Ford's comments weren't the kind of genteel, innocuous talk expected from a first lady, and a Republican one no less. Her unscripted comments sparked tempests in the press and dismayed President Gerald Ford's advisers, who were trying to soothe the national psyche after Watergate. But to the scandal-scarred, Vietnam-wearied, hippie-rattled nation, Mrs. Ford's openness was refreshing.
Candor worked for Betty Ford, again and again. She would build an enduring legacy by opening up the toughest times of her life as public example.
In an era when cancer was discussed in hushed tones and mastectomy was still a taboo subject, the first lady shared the specifics of her breast cancer surgery. The publicity helped bring the disease into the open and inspired countless women to seek breast examinations.
Her most painful revelation came 15 months after leaving the White House, when Mrs. Ford announced that she was entering treatment for a longtime addiction to painkillers and alcohol. It turned out the famously forthcoming first lady had been keeping a secret, even from herself.
She used the unvarnished story of her own descent and recovery to crusade for better addiction treatment, especially for women. She co-founded the nonprofit Betty Ford Center near the Fords' home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in 1982. Mrs. Ford raised millions of dollars for the center, kept close watch over its operations, and regularly welcomed groups of new patients with a speech that started, "Hello, my name's Betty Ford, and I'm an alcoholic and drug addict."
Although most famous for a string of celebrity patients over the years - from Elizabeth Taylor and Johnny Cash to Lindsay Lohan - the center keeps its rates relatively affordable and has served more than 90,000 people.
"People who get well often say, `You saved my life,' and `You've turned my life around,"' Mrs. Ford once said. "They don't realize we merely provided the means for them to do it themselves, and that's all."
In a statement Friday, President Barack Obama said the Betty Ford Center would honor Mrs. Ford's legacy "by giving countless Americans a new lease on life."
"As our nation's First Lady, she was a powerful advocate for women's health and women's rights," the president said. "After leaving the White House, Mrs. Ford helped reduce the social stigma surrounding addiction and inspired thousands to seek much-needed treatment."
Mrs. Ford was a free spirit from the start. Elizabeth Bloomer, born April 8, 1918, fell in love with dance as a girl in Grand Rapids, Mich., and decided it would be her life. At 20, despite her mother's misgivings, she moved to New York to learn from her idol Martha Graham. She lived in Greenwich Village, worked as a model, and performed at Carnegie Hall in Graham's modern dance ensemble.
"I thought I had arrived," she later recalled.
But her mother coaxed her back to Grand Rapids, where Betty worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator and married William Warren, a friend from school days. He was a salesman who traveled frequently; she was unhappy. They lasted five years.
While waiting for her divorce to become final, she met and began dating, as she put it in her memoir, "probably the most eligible bachelor in Grand Rapids" - former college football star, Navy veteran and lawyer Jerry Ford. They would be married for 58 years, until his death in December 2006.
When he proposed, she didn't know about his political ambitions; when he launched his bid for Congress during their engagement, she figured he couldn't win.
Two weeks after their October 1948 wedding, her husband was elected to his first term in the House. He would serve 25 years, rising to minority leader.
Mrs. Ford was thrust into a role she found exhausting and unfulfilling: political housewife. While her husband campaigned for weeks at a time or worked late on Capitol Hill, she raised their four children: Michael, Jack, Steven and Susan. She arranged luncheons for congressional wives, helped with her husband's campaigns, became a Cub Scout den mother, taught Sunday school.
A pinched nerve in her neck in 1964, followed by the onset of severe osteoarthritis, led her to an assortment of prescription drugs that never fully relieved the pain. For years she had been what she later called "a controlled drinker, no binges." Now she began mixing pills and alcohol. Feeling overwhelmed and underappreciated, she suffered an emotional breakdown that led to weekly visits with a psychiatrist.
The psychiatrist didn't take note of her drinking but instead tried to build her self-esteem: "He said I had to start thinking I was valuable, not just as a wife and mother, but as myself."
The White House would give her that gift.
In 1973, as Mrs. Ford was happily anticipating her husband's retirement from politics, Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced out of office over bribery charges. President Richard Nixon turned to Gerald Ford to fill the office.
Less than a year later, his presidency consumed by the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned. On Aug. 9, 1974, Gerald Ford was sworn in as the only chief executive in American history who hadn't been elected either president or vice president.
Mrs. Ford wrote of her sudden ascent to first lady: "It was like going to a party you're terrified of, and finding out to your amazement that you're having a good time."
She was 56 when she moved into the White House, and looked more matronly than mod. Ever gracious, her chestnut hair carefully coifed into a soft bouffant, she tended to speak softly and slowly, even when taking a feminist stand.
Her breast cancer diagnosis, coming less than two months after President Ford was whisked into office, may have helped disarm the clergymen, conservative activists and Southern politicians who were most inflamed by her loose comments. She was photographed recovering at Bethesda Naval Hospital, looking frail in her robe, and won praise for grace and courage.
"She seems to have just what it takes to make people feel at home in the world again," media critic Marshall McLuhan observed at the time. "Something about her makes us feel rooted and secure - a feeling we haven't had in a while. And her cancer has been a catharsis for everybody."
The public outpouring of support helped her embrace the power of her position. "I was somebody, the first lady," she wrote later.
"When I spoke, people listened."
She used her newfound influence to lobby aggressively for the Equal Rights Amendment, which failed nonetheless, and to speak against child abuse, raise money for handicapped children, and champion the performing arts.
It's debatable whether Mrs. Ford's frank nature helped or hurt her husband's 1976 campaign to win a full term as president. Polls showed she was widely admired. By taking positions more liberal than the president's, she helped broaden his appeal beyond traditional Republican voters. But she also outraged some conservatives, leaving the president more vulnerable to a strong GOP primary challenge by Ronald Reagan. That battle weakened Ford going into the general election against Democrat Jimmy Carter.
Carter won by a slim margin. The president had lost his voice in the campaign's final days, and it was Mrs. Ford who read his concession speech to the nation.
The Fords retired to a Rancho Mirage golf community, but he spent much of his time away, giving speeches and playing in golf tournaments. Home alone, deprived of her exciting and purposeful life in the White House, Mrs. Ford drank.
By 1978 her secret was obvious to those closest to her.
"As I got sicker," she recalled, "I gradually stopped going to lunch. I wouldn't see friends. I was putting everyone out of my life." Her children recalled her living in a stupor, shuffling around in her bathrobe, refusing meals in favor of a drink.
Her family finally confronted her and insisted she seek treatment.
"I was stunned at what they were trying to tell me about how I disappointed them and let them down," she said in a 1994 Associated Press interview. "I was terribly hurt - after I had spent all those years trying to be the best mother, wife I could be. ... Luckily, I was able to hear them saying that I needed help and they cared too much about me to let it go on."
She credited their "intervention" with saving her life.
Mrs. Ford entered Long Beach Naval Hospital and, alongside alcoholic young sailors and officers, underwent a grim detoxification that became the model for therapy at the Betty Ford Center. In her book "A Glad Awakening," she described her recovery as a second chance at life.
And in that second chance, she found a new purpose.
"There is joy in recovery," she wrote, "and in helping others discover that joy."
Family spokeswoman Lewandrowski the family expects to organize a service in Palm Desert over the next couple days. Ford's body will be sent to Michigan for burial alongside former President Gerald Ford, who is buried at his namesake museum in Grand Rapids.
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Baderinwa awards "Get Reel" scholarships
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- A program for students called "Get Reel with Your Dreams" started by Sade Baderinwa three years ago held its annual PSA contest at WABC Friday.
Students walked away with $30,000 in college scholarships provided by the Walt Disney Company.
High schools from across the tri-state area competed.
The High School of Art and Design were big winners this year, taking third place was Elana Havas for her PSA on teen suicide.Second place went to Jaquan Franklin for what he said about HIV.
But, top prize went to Truman High School.
Ian Denton and Ernesto Gonzales won with "Words Unspoken about Child Abuse".
Disney, WABC, Lincoln Center Institute and New York Women and Film and Television are partners in the program.
WABC will open it up to students in the tri-state area again this fall.
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Woman injured in Midtown hit and run
Eyewitness NewsMIDTOWN (WABC) -- The search is on for the driver who hit a woman in Midtown and drove away. Police say the 23-year old woman may have known the person who struck her.
Investigators say she was standing on 46th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue when she was hit by a green Honda Pilot around 3:00 Saturday morning.
The driver sped off, witness said.The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
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Dancing champ, Steelers' Hines Ward arrested on DUI
Eyewitness NewsDECATUR, Ga. -- Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday in Georgia on a drunken driving charge, sheriff's officials said. The former Super Bowl MVP and reigning "Dancing With the Stars" champ was booked into the DeKalb County jail just outside Atlanta at 3:41 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence.
He was released on $1,300 bond. The sheriff's office said it had turned over paperwork to the courts and couldn't release any further information about the player's arrest.A Steelers spokesman did not immediately respond to a message, and it was not immediately clear if Ward had an attorney.
Since being drafted in the third round out of Georgia in 1998, the 35-year-old Ward has been a four-time Pro Bowl selection and won two Super Bowls.
Dancing with professional partner Kym Johnson, Ward in May became the second professional football player to win the "Dancing" crown after Emmitt Smith won in 2006. He bested actresses Kirstie Alley and Chelsea Kane to become the season 12 champion of the TV celebrity dance competition.
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Army amputee thrown from NY roller coaster, dies
Eyewitness NewsDARIEN, N.Y. -- A U.S. Army veteran who lost his legs while deployed in Iraq was thrown from a 200-foot-tall roller coaster at an upstate theme park on Friday and was killed.
James Thomas Hackemer, 29, was ejected from the Ride of Steel roller coaster at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, located between Buffalo and Rochester, at about 5:30 p.m., the Genesee County sheriff's office said.
The park confirmed a guest "came out of the Ride of Steel roller coaster" and said it was "saddened to report that the guest has passed." It said local authorities and its safety experts were investigating.
The park's website describes the Ride of Steel as one of the tallest coasters east of the Mississippi River, climbing 208 feet and reaching speeds in excess of 70 mph.The roller coaster and surrounding area were closed after the man's death, park spokeswoman Cassandra Okon said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and the family of the guest," she said.
The death was at least the second in the last couple of months at Northeast amusement parks. In early June, an 11-year-old girl on a class trip to Morey's Mariner's Landing Pier in Wildwood, N.J., fell about 150 feet from near the top of a Ferris wheel and was killed. A state report found the ride's restraints to be working properly, and investigators haven't been able to determine how the girl, who was riding alone, got out of the Giant Wheel gondola.
Hackemer, of Gowanda, lost his right leg below his knee and his left leg at his hip because of a roadside bomb while he was deployed in 2008, authorities said. He had been living with his parents.
"It's going to help a little bit that he was happy," his mother, Nancy Hackemer, told The Buffalo News. "We shouldn't have had him for these last three years and four months."
She said the family had recently returned from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., where her son got "a new set of legs."
"He was assisted onto the ride," she said. "He was doing what he wanted to do."
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NYC teen dies trying to hold breath in pool
Eyewitness NewsDELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. -- Police in eastern Pennsylvania say a teenager died in a backyard swimming pool after he swam to the deep end intending to hold his breath. Officials said 12-year-old Daekwon White of New York City was pulled from the pool in Delaware Water Gap in Monroe County at 3:20 p.m. Friday by relatives who gave him CPR.
He was later taken to Pocono Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said White and a cousin were swimming in the pool and the teen swam to the deep end and indicated he was going to hold his breath before going under.An autopsy is scheduled Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Police said foul play is not suspected.
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Friday 8 July 2011
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Casey Anthony to stay in jail until July 17
By MATT SEDENSKY and KYLE HIGHTOWERORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony will have 10 more days behind bars to think about her future after authorities in Florida announced Thursday that she would not be released until July 17, four days after the date initially given. Anthony looked ready for freedom at her sentencing Thursday morning. After she was acquitted Tuesday of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008, there was speculation she could be sentenced to time served for lying to authorities about the toddler's death and freed.
The 25-year-old let her long, dark hair down for the first time since her trial began, smiling and playing with it as she awaited the judge's decision. But she turned stone-faced as the sentence was handed down and she learned she would not be released right away. Then late Thursday, authorities in Orange County said they had recalculated Anthony's projected release date and it would actually be July 17. Thursday's actions mean Anthony will go free nearly two weeks after she was acquitted of first-degree murder and other charges in Caylee's death.The extra time in jail did little to satisfy throngs of angry people convinced of her guilt who gathered outside the courthouse.
But it could provide time for the public furor over her acquittal to ease somewhat and give Anthony's attorneys a chance to plan for her safety.
Two days after the verdicts, most of the jury remained silent, with their names still kept secret by the court. One juror explained that the panel agreed to acquit Anthony because prosecutors did not show what happened to the toddler.
When she is released, Anthony must decide whether to return to a community in which many onlookers long ago concluded that she's a killer, or to a home strained by her defense attorneys' accusations of sexual abuse.
Judge Belvin Perry gave her the maximum sentence of four years for four convictions of lying to authorities. He denied a defense request to combine the misdemeanor counts, which could have made her eligible for immediate release.
"As a result of those four specific, distinct lies, law enforcement expended great time and resources looking for Caylee Marie Anthony," the judge said.
With time served and credit for good behavior, she is now due out on July 17, her 1,007th day in jail.
Outside the courthouse, a cluster of protesters chanted "Justice for Caylee" as they waved signs that said "Arrest the Jury!!" and "Jurors 1-12 Guilty of Murder." One man had duct tape with a heart-shaped sticker over his mouth, similar to the way prosecutors contend duct tape was used to smother Caylee. Increased police presence included officers on horseback.
"At least she won't get to pop the champagne cork tonight," said Flora Reece, an Orlando real estate broker who stood outside the courthouse holding a sign that read "Arrest the Jury."
Anthony's parents were present for the hearing but left without speaking to reporters. Prosecutors and defense attorneys did not comment either.
Anger continued to spread online, with commenters vilifying Anthony on social media networks. More than 30,000 people "liked" the "I hate Casey Anthony" page on Facebook as of early Friday.
The page included comments wishing her the same fate that befell Caylee.
The potential for Anthony to profit from the case was infuriating to many who said they feared she could become rich by selling her story to publishers or filmmakers or signing a lucrative television contract.
"I would not read the book," Jeff Ashton, the prosecutor in the case, told CNN's John King on Thursday. Ashton said he would not believe any version Anthony provided "unless it's one that accounts for all the evidence."
"If anybody could find a rational, reasonable explanation for why you put duct tape on a child that died by accident, then I'd love to hear it," Ashton said, referring to the defense claim that the child accidentally drowned.
Whatever future she chooses, Anthony's coming release promises to mark the start of a new, probably difficult chapter for her.
Mary Tate, a former public defender who heads the University of Richmond's Institute for Actual Innocence, said Anthony's defense team is probably seeking help from a variety of advisers as they seek to rebuild her fractured life.
"She's going to be bombarded with a lot of financial offers.
She's going to be bombarded with random hostility. She's just entering an extraordinarily exhausting two or three years," Tate said.
Dr. Phyllis Chesler, a psychologist who authored "Mothers on Trial," said Anthony will have to deal with an "absolutely primitive blood lust" that's been unleashed, even though she's been acquitted.
"How is she going to cope with the hatred?" Chester asked.
At a separate hearing Thursday, Judge Perry also expressed concern for the safety of jurors and postponed his decision on whether to release their names. The judge said he wanted to allow for a "cooling-off period" of at least a couple of days. The Associated Press and other news organizations have argued that the jurors' identities should be released.
"It's no big secret that some people disagree with their verdict, and some people would like to take something out on them," Perry said.
Anthony's release will come nearly three years after Caylee was reported missing. After the report was made on July 15, 2008, Anthony was interviewed by police and made the statements that led to her conviction for lying.
She lied about working at the Universal Studios theme park, about leaving her daughter with a non-existent nanny named Zanny, about telling two friends Caylee had been kidnapped and about receiving a phone call from her.
The defense claimed Caylee actually drowned a month earlier in a pool at the home of Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, with whom the child and her single mother lived.
The defense said Anthony acted without remorse in the weeks after her daughter's death because she was a victim of sexual abuse by her father, resulting in emotional problems, though her attorneys produced no witnesses bolstering the claim. The defense also claimed George Anthony, a former police officer, helped cover up the death by making it look like a homicide and dumping the body near their home, where it was found by a meter reader six months later. George Anthony has vehemently denied any involvement in Caylee's death, the disposal of her body or molesting his daughter, Casey.
"I do not believe for a moment that George Anthony had anything to do with disposing of his granddaughter's body," Ashton told CNN.
Prosecutors claimed Casey Anthony suffocated her daughter with duct tape because motherhood interfered with her desire for a carefree life of partying with friends and spending time with her boyfriend.
Jurors have mostly declined to discuss their verdict, though one told ABC News it was an emotional decision reached because the prosecution failed to show what really happened to Caylee.
"I did not say she was innocent," said Jennifer Ford, a 32-year-old nursing student. "I just said there was not enough evidence. If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be."
Ford said jurors were divided initially, and that she looked for ways to hold Anthony responsible for her daughter's death under the law - perhaps for "failure to provide safety and medical care and things like that."
"I was trying to go for that," Ford said. "But there's just not enough. It's just stretching and reaching and there's just not quite enough to get there."
Near the Anthony home, at the swampy, mosquito-filled site where Caylee's remains were found, several people visited a makeshift memorial to the child Thursday. Two-dozen flower bouquets wilted in the Florida heat, helium balloons swayed in the breeze and hundreds of stuffed animals lay in a pile on the ground. Some mourners attached hand-written notes, many of which disparaged Anthony.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office has erected no-parking signs throughout the area so curious crowds cannot block the roadway. The neighborhood is being patrolled by deputies on four all-terrain vehicles and six patrol cars. Horses were being brought in for mounted officers.
Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson said he could not comment on the number of officers in the area, and there is no estimate yet of the cost to taxpayers.
Authorities "don't know who will come here or what people will do," he said. "We're here to handle any problems and protect the community."
Ray DeBattista came with his family of five and said he thought the verdict was "mind boggling." The St. Cloud retiree said he watched his 2-year-old grandson recently and the child slipped away while he answered the door. He said he called 911 less than 30 seconds later.
"My heart was racing, and I ran around frantically looking for him," DeBattista said. "He was playing hide-and-seek under the pool table in a laundry basket. I just cannot understand how Casey went 31 days without reporting her daughter missing."
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Report: Rents spike across Manhattan
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- This might not come as a surprise, but living in Manhattan is getting more expensive. The Wall Street Journal reports that rents have spiked across the city.
On average, Manhattan rents jumped 10 percent during the second quarter of the year.
Three-bedroom apartments saw the biggest increases, rising 11.3 percent to an average of $4,985 a month.Analysts say the increase is due to fewer apartments being available and an increased demand.
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Ex-Cameron aide arrested in UK hacking scandal
By ROBERT BARRLONDON -- London police on Friday arrested Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor who also served as the prime minister's former communications chief, in relation to Britain's tabloid phone-hacking scandal. London police said a 43-year-old man was arrested Friday morning over allegations of phone hacking and police bribery and was in custody at a London police station. They did not name him but offered the information when asked about Coulson.
The Murdoch media empire on Thursday shut down the 168-year-old muckraking tabloid. The paper has been engulfed by allegations its journalists paid police for information and hacked into the phone messages of celebrities, young murder victims and the grieving families of dead soldiers.
It comes just as media baron Rupert Murdoch is seeking U.K.government clearance for a euro12 billion ($19 billion) bid for full control of British Sky Broadcasting, a prize far more valuable than his British stable of newspapers.
Earlier Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron admitted that British politicians and the press had become too cozy and promised to hold two full investigations into activities at the News of the World tabloid and into future media regulation.
Cameron said press self-regulation had failed and a new body, independent of the media and the government, was needed to properly enforce standards "The truth is, we've all been in this together," Cameron said at a news conference a day after the announcement that the News of the World was closing down. "Party leaders were so keen to win the support of newspapers that we turned a blind eye to the need to sort this issue. The people in power knew things weren't right but they didn't do enough quickly enough."
Cameron said his friend Rebekah Brooks, a former editor of the tabloid, should have resigned as chief executive of News International, the British unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.. He also said there were questions to be answered by James Murdoch, the heir-apparent to his father's media empire.
"I want everyone to be clear: Everything that has happened is going to be investigated," Cameron said.
He said a judge will be appointed to lead a thorough investigation of what went wrong at the News of the World, including alleged bribery of police officers, and a second inquiry to find a new way of regulating the press.
Two employees of the tabloid were sent to prison in 2007 after being convicted of hacking into royal telephones, but the police investigation of the activity at the time has been slammed as incomplete or compromised by new bribery allegations.
Cameron also suggested that a decision on Murdoch's BSkyB takeover is likely to be delayed.
"Given the events of recent days, this will take some time," Cameron said.
The prime minister refused to apologize for hiring Coulson as his spokesman, a move that opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband described Friday as an "appalling error of judgment."
Cameron said Coulson, who resigned from his government post in January, remained a friend.
The prime minister referred to reports that Brooks had offered her resignation. "In this situation I would have taken it," Cameron said.
A reporter asked whether James Murdoch was a fit and proper person to run a company, following his admission on Thursday that regretted authorizing out-of-court payments to some hacking victims.
Murdoch's statement "raises lots of questions that need to be answered," Cameron said.
The scandal exploded this week after it was reported that the News of the World had hacked the mobile phone of 13-year-old murder victim Milly Dowler in 2002 while her family and police were desperately searching for her. News of the World operatives reportedly deleted some messages from the phone's voicemail, giving the girl's parents false hope that she was still alive.
That ignited public outrage far beyond any previous reaction to press intrusion into the lives of celebrities, which the paper had previously acknowledged and for which it paid compensation.
Dozens of companies pulled their advertising from the paper this week, fearing they would be tainted by association. James Murdoch then announced Thursday that this Sunday's edition of the tabloid would be its last and all revenue from the final issue, which will carry no ads, would go to "good causes."
News International, the British unit of Murdoch's News Corp., has not said whether it will move quickly to put another paper into the Sunday market which had been dominated for decades by News of the World. But according to online records, an unnamed U.K.
individual on Tuesday bought up the rights to the domain name "sunonsunday.co.uk."
Shares in BSkyB, which have fallen all week because of doubts whether the takeover will go ahead, were down more than 4 percent Friday in London trading at 779 pence ($12.40).
Shares in News Corp. rose 1.6 percent on the Nasdaq index in New York after Thursday's announcement.
The British government on June 30 already gave its qualified approval allowing News Corp. to purchase the 61 percent of British Sky Broadcasting that it doesn't already own, on the condition it spins off Sky News as a separate company. News Corp. made an initial offer of 700 pence per share, valuing BSkyB at 12.3 billion pounds ($19.8 billion). Analysts believe News Corp. may have to go as high as 900 pence per share to persuade shareholders to sell out.
Analyst expect the BSkyB deal approval to be delayed now until at least September.
Despite the public outcry, many analysts think Britain will still sanction the takeover, since officials have already said that threats to competition will be resolved with Sky News' spin-off.
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Rangers fan dies after fall reaching for ball
By STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas -- A Texas Rangers fan died after falling about 20 feet onto concrete reaching out for a baseball tossed his way by All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton during a game. Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, died at a hospital Thursday night, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office said.
Stone was a lieutenant and had been with the Brownwood Fire Department nearly 18 years, said City Manager Bobby Rountree. Brownwood is about 150 miles southwest of Arlington.Stone was at the game with his young son, who watched as his dad tumbled over the outfield railing after catching the ball.
Arlington Fire Department officials said Stone, who witnesses said was conscious after the fall, "went into full arrest" while being transported by ambulance. He was pronounced dead at a Fort Worth hospital less than an hour after he fell.
"We had a very tragic accident tonight and one of our fans lost their life reaching over the rail trying to get a ball," team president Nolan Ryan said somberly after the Rangers' 6-0 victory over Oakland. "As an organization, and as our team members and our staff, we're very heavy-hearted about this, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
Ronnie Hargis was sitting next to Stone in the first row of seats in left field. The men had been talking before the accident.
Hargis reached out to try to grab Stone, who fell headfirst through a gap of several feet that is between the seats and the 14-foot-high outfield wall.
"He went straight down. I tried to grab him, but I couldn't," Hargis said. "I tried to slow him down a little bit."
The area where Stone landed was out of sight from the field.
It is the second fatal fall at a major league stadium this season. In May, a 27-year-old man died after he fell about 20 feet and struck his head on concrete during a Colorado Rockies game.
Witnesses told police that the man had been trying to slide down a staircase railing at Coors Field and lost his balance during a game against Arizona.
There was an audible gasp in the stands at Rangers Ballpark when Stone tumbled over the rail, eerily similar to an accident there almost exactly a year earlier. Another firefighter fell about 30 feet from the second-deck of seats down the right-field line while trying to catch a foul ball on July 6, 2010.
Tyler Morris, a firefighter from the Lake Cities Fire Department near Dallas, sustained a fractured skull and sprained ankle last year when he dropped onto seats where other fans were sitting.
The latest accident happened in the second inning after Oakland's Conor Jackson hit a foul ball that ricocheted into left field. Hamilton, the reigning AL MVP elected by fans to start his fourth consecutive All-Star game next week, retrieved the ball and tossed it into the stands as players routinely do.
Safawna Dunn, who was sitting nearby, said Stone was calling for Hamilton to throw him the ball. Dunn said the victim was conscious when he was taken away on a stretcher.
Ryan described Hamilton as being "very distraught over this, as the entire team is."
The Rangers' clubhouse was closed to reporters after the game.
Rangers starter Derek Holland, who pitched a four-hit shutout, turned and glanced briefly at people looking down where Stone had land behind the outfield wall that supports a video board for replays and scores. Catcher Mike Napoli had motioned toward the outfield and Jackson looked that way as well before play resumed.
Between innings, Rangers manager Ron Washington spoke briefly with one of the umpires. Texas designated hitter Michael Young could be seen talking to A's catcher Kurt Suzuki and pointing toward where last year's fall happened.
"We knew about it, we didn't know exactly what happened," Washington said. "It's sad, it's very sad."
Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler was in the visitor's bullpen in left-center field, which can be accessed through the area where Stone fell.
Ziegler was in tears after the game when he found out about the death. The pitcher said when Stone was put on a stretcher, he told people tending to him that his son was "up there by himself" and asked them to check on the boy.
"He had his arms swinging. He talked and was conscious. We assumed he was OK," Ziegler said. "But when you find out he's not, it's just tough."
Former President George W. Bush, who used to be the team's managing general partner and often attends games, was sitting in the front row with Ryan near the Texas dugout when the accident happened. Ryan left moments later while Bush remained in the seats.
Ryan said Bush was aware of what was happening.
"It's just devastating. I don't even know what to say. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "It filtered into our dugout. ... I made a little announcement to the team after the game. Certainly baseball is not very important in light of something like that."
After Morris was hurt last year, he called the incident a "100 percent, total accident that could have happened to anybody." He said he didn't blame the Rangers or the ballpark.
In 1994, a Plano woman posing for a picture after the Rangers' first game in the stadium sustained multiple injuries after she fell about 35 feet.
Ryan wasn't prepared to talk about what changes, if any, might be made at the stadium.
"Tonight, we're not prepared to speak about anything further than the accident and the tragedy," Ryan said. "That's where I'm going to leave it."
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AP freelance writer Ken Sins in Arlington and Associated Press writer Diana Heidgerd in Dallas contributed to this report.
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2 arrested, more sought in NJ street mob beating
The incident happened early Sunday in Bayonne, not far from the Quick-Chek on Broadway. Twenty-two-year-old Dawid Strucinski, who goes by the name David, just graduated from Rutgers and was looking for his first job. Now, he's fighting for his life.
A fundraiser is scheduled for Friday to help pay for Strucinski's medical bills.
Police in Bayonne say it was a vicious attack, and now two of the young women believed to be involved are in custody. One is charged with rioting.Strucinski was walking home with friends when they spotted another friend surrounded by a mob of people.
"He was getting pushed around in the middle of the street," friend David Aziz said. "So me, Dan and Dave go run to diffuse the situation and get everyone back."
But there was no diffusing the confrontation, and the mob turned on the friends, separating them.
"I got hit in the back of the head, dropped and got stomped out by a couple of people," Dan Sautkin said. "I feel like the same thing happened to Dave, except when he got hit, he got instantly knocked out. So when they were kicking him, he was already unconscious."
Strucinski was kicked repeatedly and suffered severe head injuries. Police say there were more than a dozen attackers, at least nine men and four women.
"From what I understand, it wasn't a targeted attack," friend Steve Grau said. "It was just those people were out that night, and they were looking to do exactly what they did."
Strucinski was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he remains there in a coma. Officials say he is breathing on his own.
His friends hope the fundraiser, at the local Polish-American hall, will help pay his hospital expenses.
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