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taking care of him while his parents were in jail. it s 4:00. time for the no as we come on the air right now a severe thunderstorm warning just issued. let s head over to ryan to shay ryan, what areas are we talking about specifically? eastern hillsborough county, that is the west side of it but it goes through plant city and then up to about lakeland. so that s where we are in the th some pretty heavy rain and plenty of lightning as well. taking the lightning off the map so you can see the cities affected. from zephyrhills to the north through dover just to the north of the fish hawk ranch area. plant city included. this is all headed to the east. around lakeland into gibsonia, mid-july, you re seeing this moving into your area. the potential for 60 mile-per- it s going to take time as it moves its way to the east. again, lakeland affected by this across i-for and most of this is east of i-75. so that some good news if you re headed into the roadway. but check ou ....
147 million people were expected to shop between friday and sunday. record numbers of shoppers are making purchases on their mobile devices or ipads, and for those who did venture out today, the foot traffic wasn t just at big box retailers but also at mom and pop neighborhood stores, part of a concerted effort to promote small business on this holiday saturday. nbc s michelle franzen has been out in the crowds today, she joins us in front of macy s, the flagship store in new york. good evening, michelle. reporter: good evening, kate. consumer confidence has been improving over the last few months, and retailers are hoping that new excitement along with the emotions of the holiday season will translate into a boost in sales. the hunt for deals today paid off for donna bunk, who was just getting started with her holiday shopping in new york city. not expecting to get a pair of boots but when you walk past these and they re only $30, how could you go wrong? reporter ....
memorial, a national tribute, a physical commemoration in washington, d.c., of the contribution of african-americans to the achievements of the united states of america, that idea although law, that idea although officially something we were working on, it sort of held negative space for decades. that idea, that sort of national commemorative space, it existed in theory but not in practice. it was not until 40 years after coolidge signed the law, until the late 60s when the idea first got revived, got more attention, more energy behind it, it was not until 20 years after that in the late 80s when congress started considering bills to actually do it. most from congressman john lewis of georgia, bills that would actually start the planning process in earnest, starts working towards build start working towards building this tribute, this monument. it was not until the 21st century, 2001, that they finally passed actual dollars. they appropriated the first actual money ....
a couple of encounters with a officers on their bicycles outside the police station blocking the doors. they have since moved on and started circling downtown charlotte. at other points they have stopped at intersection interse. so far police have not given us an indication as to when they might ra try wrap this up. they are heading back to the police station and the crowd is growing. it s about maybe 300 right now and as more and more people come out the chants continue to you. mostly peaceful but there is an air of tension in the area. you can tell police officers are uncomfortable. but so far they have remained peaceful. no fist flying. nothing being thrown at police so far. again we ll keep it updated as this continues. and is the police presence strong there on the streets? reporter: so far to be honest it does not match the crowd. what we saw at the police station were several dozen police officers lined up outside the kpitd. here this downtown handfuls of the ....
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