And good tuesday morning. Im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. And im john muller. We begin with new details about the victim in the deadly theater shooting in florida. Chad oulson was on an afternoon date with his wife. He wanted to send send a text message to their daughter. Police say thats when a man nearby became angry and eventually opened fire. The shooting happened at this Movie Theater after an argument over texting. The Pasco Sheriffs Office got emergency calls in reference to a shooting at this Movie Theater. Reporter the gunman, retired Tampa Police Officer Curtis Reeves and his wife were waiting for the movie lone survivor to began. Chad and Nicole Oulson were sitting in front of them. Oulson was using his cell phone and would not turn it off, so reeves went to get a manager. He came back irritated with theater management. They started arguing again about the cell phone. The guy who was shot said something, i just was texting my daughter, 3yearold daughter. Reporter the a
Does the current capitol hill class really deserve to be compared to the famed do Nothing Congress . Heres nbc bay areas sam brock. Thanks for joining us. Well be exposing the realities and facts behind some of the most hot button controversial issues of the last few months. Reality check is about understanding whats really going on in the world by using data, research and expert analysis to vet claims. They argue smoking pot is dangerous. But is it more dangerous than alcohol which is widely consumed and has long been legal . The reality may surprise you. The topic is kind of out of the bag. Cannabis supporters say its improving lives and at the national forefront. Even the president is weighing in telling the new yorker magazine recently, i dont think its more dangerous than alcohol. Is this true . My initial impression is hes coming closer to telling the truth than what the government has ever been willing to do about marijuana. Dr. Timothy surmack is author of marijuana. He explain
Everyone. Im john muller. And im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. The last day of february is proving to be a brutal weather day no matter where you live. Take a look at the radar. Heavy rains are taking aim at bonedry california where evacuations have under way at least in one neighborhood because of mud slide fears. Heres abcs tahman bradley. Reporter theyve been praying for rain, just not this much. This morning, droughtstricken california soaking wet. We need it. I dont necessarily like it but we need it. Reporter in the bay area the storms have snapped trees on roads, trucks are sliding out of control. An l. A. County yesterday more than 100 crashes. Theres a lot of anxiety in foothill communities outside los angeles. The worry, mud slides. In glendora residents filled sandbags near land scorched by recent wildfires. I think were a little aware that a lot of rain in a short period of time could create problems with mud slides. Reporter mandatory evacuations are ordered and conti
Officer in the line of duty until yesterday. Now, the department and community are struggling with the loss of detective sargeant loweren butch baker preparing to retire soon and detective butler, abc 7 news is in santa cruz with more on both of them. Sergio . And happening now is a vigil put together. You can see people here at this Community Center just part of the group. Inside of the room, its where cards this, is just the latest show of support by the community for their Police Department. That is still struggling to deal with the loss two of veteran police officers. The police chief held up two photos. Theyre service pictures of two fallen officers. The chief says he was close to sargeant loweren butch baker. They started on the force at about the same time chief voguel said he was an excellent investigator. Boy say butch was my mostskilled investigator with the Police Department. Baker and his partner, Elizabeth Butler were gunned down yesterday as they investigated possible mis
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