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     GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US, I’M WYNTER RUDOLPH.

     TOPPING THE NEWS TONIGHT A ROBBERY SUSPECT IS HAULED OUT IN CUFFS AFTER TAKING MULTIPLE HOSTAGES AT A WELLS FARGO BANK.

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     THE UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT ENTERED THE WELLS FARGO, IMPLIED HE HAD A WEAPON AND LOCKED HIMSELF INSIDE THE BANK WITH FIVE VICTIMS.

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AUTHORITIES SAID THEY RECEIVED A CALL ON TUESDAY ABOUT AN ARMED ROBBERY AT THE BANK AT AROUND 3:00 P-M.

POLICE SOON SWARMED THE BANK, AND JUST AFTER 4PM, ARMED POLICE OFFICERS WERE SEEN APPROACHING THE BUILDING.

ARLINGTON COUNTY POLICE TWEETED THE FOUR ADULTS AND ONE CHILD IN THE BANK HAVE SAFELY GOTTEN OUT.

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POLICE SAY NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

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     AUTHORITIES IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY HAVE RELEASED BODYCAM VIDEO OF POLICE RESPONDING TO MONDAY'S MASS SHOOTING.    

     THIS FOOTAGE MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME VIEWERS.

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     GUNFIRE IS HEARD AS  ONE OFFICER MOVES UP THE STAIRS AND INTO THE BANK TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER.

     THE OFFICER THAT WAS DOWN IS 26-YEAR-OLD NICKOLAS WILT.

     POLICE SAY HE RAN TOWARD THE GUNFIRE AND WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD DURING THE INCIDENT.

     HE GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY JUST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

     DEPUTY CHIEF PAUL HUMPHREY SAYS HE COMMENDS ALL WHO CAME TO HELP DURING THE INCIDENT.

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[TAKE GRAPHIC PAUL HUMPHREY, LMPD DEPUTY CHIEF:]

[OUTCUE: THAT IT’S SAFE]

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PAUL HUMPHREY, LMPD DEPUTY CHIEF

"Anybody who gets shot at reacts. For people to react by staying there, staying in the fire and going back inside the scene, keeping themselves in danger. That's superhuman. Those men are amazing. The women that responded are amazing."

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     POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER LEGALLY BOUGHT AN AR-15-STYLE RIFLE AT A LOCAL GUN DEALERSHIP SIX DAYS BEFORE HE USED IT TO KILL FIVE OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT THE BANK WHERE HE HAD WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

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     THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR ABORTION RIGHTS IN THE WAKE OF A RULING FROM A TEXAS JUDGE.

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     THAT JUDGE RULED THE F-D-A SHOULD SUSPEND APPROVAL OF AN ABORTION DRUG BECAUSE THE AGENCY DIDN'T CONSIDER THE TRAUMA AND STRESS WOMEN CAN SUFFER ENDING A PREGNANCY.

     DOZENS OF OFFICIALS FROM BIOTECH AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES SIGNED AN OPEN LETTER BACKING THE F-D-A'S RIGHT TO QUOTE "REGULATE SAFE, EFFECTIVE MEDICINES FOR EVERY AMERICAN."

     IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN, THE MEDICATION COULD BECOME UNAVAILABLE NATIONWIDE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

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     THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY FOR COVID-19 IS OFFICIALLY OVER, MORE THAN 3 YEARS AFTER IT WAS DECLARED BY THEN-PRESIDENT TRUMP.

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      PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION, ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION PLANNED TO END *ALL* PANDEMIC EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS.

      THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL MAY 11.

      THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN WINDING DOWN PANDEMIC-RELATED AUTHORITIES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

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     AS WE ARE OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, LET'S NOT FORGET THE CHILDREN WHO SUFFER ABUSE DURING THAT TIME.

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     TUSCALOOSA RECOGNIZES APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AS A WAY TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE SIGNS OF CHILD ABUSE.

     PINWHEELS OF PREVENTION ARE ON DISPLAY AT TUSCALOOSA CITY HALL ALL MONTH LONG.

     CAPS EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR LISA MADDOX SAYS THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE SOME CHANGES WHEN REPORTING ABUSE AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO A HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

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[OUTCUE:BACK IN SCHOOL]

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LISA MADDOX

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF C.A.P.S.

“We did see a slight decrease during the year 2020, when students were at home. That was because they were not with the advocates, the people that would report it.But that has changed since everything has opened up and the children are back in school.”

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     MADDOX ALSO SAYS THAT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES WILL BE HOSTING A BLUE RIBBON GALA ON APRIL 28TH AT 6:00 P-M AT THE EMBASSY SUITES.

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     YOU EVER WONDER WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ITEMS PEOPLE LEAVE IN UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE?

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     WELL, A MUSEUM IS OPENING SOON IN ALABAMA THAT WILL SHOWCASE SOME OF THE ODDITIES LEFT IN PEOPLE'S LOST LUGGAGE.

     A RETAIL STORE NAMED "UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE" IS PUTTING ON THE EXHIBIT...

     THE STORE IN ALABAMA HAS GOTTEN ITS MERCHANDISE FROM MAJOR AIRLINES SINCE 1970.

SOON, ITS MUSEUM WILL FEATURE MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED RARE FINDS FROM "ORPHANED" BAGS.

     IT WILL ALSO TELL THE STORY OF HOW A LIVE RATTLESNAKE WAS ONCE FOUND IN A BAG LEFT AT AN AIRPORT.

     THE NEW EXHIBIT IS SET TO OPEN ON APRIL 21ST.

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     I DEFINITELY WILL BE GOING TO THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MUSEUM.

     IT’S GOING TO  BE IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE ITEMS THAT  HAVE BEEN COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
   WELL, THAT’S OUR REPORT FOR TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.