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STREETS OF MOBILE TO SEE HOW
PEOPLE ARE
CELEBRATING!
GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR,
I'M
ASHLEY KNIGHT, THANKS FOR
JOINING
US.
FIRST ON FIVE
AND I'M SURE EVERYONE IS HOPING
IT'LL BE DRY ENOUGH TO ENJOY NEW
YEAR'S
EVE OUTSIDE WHEREVER YOU'RE
CELEBRATING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE MAY BE RAIN IN SOME AREAS.
METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER
IS HERE...IN TONIGHT FOR THOMAS
GEBOY.
HEY MELISSA.
Tonight and tomorrow are Weather
Alert Days. Heavy rain will
create the possibility of
flooding
through New Year's Day.
Tonight is wet with periods of
heavy rain and a few
thunderstorms.
Lows will be in the mid 60's.
Tomorrow has an 80 percent
chance of scattered showers and
a few PM thunderstorms. Highs
will be in the lower 70's.
SCARY MOMENTS IN PENSACOLA LAST
NIGHT.
AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
LEAVES ONE
MAN DEAD AND ANOTHER IN THE
HOSPITAL.
IT ALL HAPPENED AT THREE
TALLEDEGA TRAIL IN PENSACOLA.
THE VICTIM'S FAMILY TELLS US
THAT
SOMETIME AROUND 1 AM, AN
INTRUDER
BROKE INTO THEIR HOME, SHOT THE
HOMEOWNER THREE TIMES AND SHOT
THEIR
DOG.
BY THAT TIME, POLICE HAD ARRIVED
ON THE
SCENE.
ACCORDING TO THE VICTIM'S
NEPHEW, AS
THE INTRUDER MADE HIS WAY
OUTSIDE THE
FRONT DOOR, HE SHOT AT POLICE
WHO
RETURNED FIRE, STRIKING THE
INTRUDER.
THE VICTIM'S NEPHEW WAS STAYING
WITH THE
FAMILY AT THE TIME OF THE
SHOOTING.
SUPER: James Middleton
"I come out to probably a dozen
or
more cops and an ambulance out
here in
the driveway and they were
loading him up
on the gurney to put him into
the
ambulance. The guy who broke
into the
house was not even here, they
had already
taken him away."
THE INTRUDER WAS KILLED BY
POLICE, THE HOMEOWNER HE SHOT IS
VIRGIL RUSSELL.
RUSSELL HAS BEEN UNDERGOING
SURGERY
TODAY AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL. WE'LL
BRING YOU MORE UPDATES AS SOON
AS
WE GET THEM.
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A
PERSON WHO LEFT THE SCENE OF AN
ACCIDENT
THAT INVOLVED A DEATH.
ON THURSDAY A PEDESTRIAN WAS
STRUCK ON I-65 NORTHBOUND AT
AIRPORT BLVD.
A WITNESS STATED THE MALE VICTIM
WAS
STRUCK BY A SILVER / GRAY
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA.
THE FRONT BUMPER COVER ON THE
PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL BE MISSING
JUST
BELOW THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.
THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE
HEADLIGHT WILL BE DAMAGED AS
WELL AS
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VICTIM
WAS ALSO STRUCK BY SEVERAL
OTHER VEHICLES THAT DIDN'T SEE
HIM. MOBILE FIRE RESCUE
PRONOUNCED THE
VICTIM DEAD ON THE SCENE. ANYONE
WITH INFORMATION CALL
MOBILE POLICE.
AUTHORITIES ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING A TWO-
VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT INJURED
FIVE
PEOPLE INCLUDING A CHILD.
THE CRASH HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT
THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 98
AND
COUNTY ROAD 65.
THAT'S A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION.
YOU CAN SEE THE CRASH CAUSED AN
S-
U-V TO TURN OVER.
FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO USE THE JAWS
OF LIFE
TO FREE A YOUNG BOY AND TWO
PASSENGERS.
A HELICOPTER AIRLIFTED THEM TO
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL.
WE HAVE NOT YET HEARD ANY WORD
ON THEIR CONDITION.
A BIG DAY IN THE WORLD OF
FOOTBALL
TODAY...THE PEACH BOWL WENT DOWN
IN ATLANTA. AND...
...HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT
AND MORE--RANDY PATRICK JOINS US
LIVE FROM
THE NEWSROOM! HEY RANDY!
ASHLEY, TUSCALOOSA IS HOME TO
ALABAMA
FOOTBALL, YOU MIGHT SAY THE
GEORGIA DOME IS THE CRIMSON
TIDE'S SECOND HOME.
A LOT A STAKE TODAY AT THE PEACH
BOWL AS THE THE UNDEFEATED TIDE
BATTLED 4TH
RANKED WASHINGTON IN THE FIRST
OF THE
TWO SEMI FINAL GAMES OF THE
COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PLAYOFF.
WASHINGTON A BIG UNDERDOG ...BUT
THEY HUSKIES STRIKE FIRST IN
THEIR FIRST POSSESSION ---
AND THAT GETS THE ATTENTION OF
TIDE FANS AND NICK SABAN.
THE CRIMSON TIDE RODE THE
RUNNING
GAME OF BO SCARBROUGH AND THE
DEFENSE, WHICH MAY GO DOWN AS
THE BEST
IN ALABAMA HISTORY.
SCARBROUGH'S TOUCHDOWN TIES IT
UP AND THE THE DEFENSE TAKES
OVER, RYAN ANDERSON OUT OF
DAPHNE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A PICK 6
LATE IN THE SECOND QUARTER,
IT'S THE TEAM'S 15TH NON
OFFENSIVE
TOUCHDOWN.
BAMA SEALS THE DEAL EARLY IN THE
4TH
QUARTER ON A 68 YARD RUN BY BO
---
ALABAMA SENDS THE HUSKIES BACK
OUT
WEST WITH A 24 TO 7...THE TIDE
HEADING
SOUTH NEXT WEEK TO PLAY FOR
ANOTHER
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS GIVING
THEIR
ALL TODAY---TONIGHT THERE WILL
BE SOME
CELERATING FOR WINNING THE GAME
---
AND A LITTLE NEW YEAR'S EVE
CELEBRATING....THEN IT'S BACK TO
WORK TO
GET READY TO TRY AND WIN ANOTHER
NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND WINNING NATIONAL TITLES
NEVER GETS
OLD FOR BAMA FANS....TODAY THE
SEMIFINAL GAME PRETTY MUCHED
CLEARED OFF THE STREETS IN
DOWNTOWN MOBILE -- RESTAURANTS
AND BARS WERE GETTING SOME EARLY
NEW
YEAR'S EVE BUSINESS AND TIDE
FANS HAD
PLENTY TO CHEER ABOUT...NOW THEY
WILL DOING A LITTLE SCOUTING AS
THE
WATCH THE OHIO STATE CLEMSON
GAME.
THINGS ARE STILL BUZZING AT THE
ADMIRAL HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
MOBILE.
THE HOTEL CONTINUES ITS URBAN
BEEKEEPING
PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE FOUR HIVES ON A ROOF
AT THE
HISTORIC MOBILE HOTEL.
THE HONEY IS COLLECTED TWICE A
YEAR FOR RECIPES AND IS SOLD TO
GUESTS.
THE CHEF SAYS URBAN BEEKEEPING
ISN'T FOR
EVERYONE.
A KEY PART IS DISORIENTING THE
BEES WITH SMOKE.
Samuel Spencer
Executive Chef Admiral Semmes
That will kinda get the bees to
stagger
around, you drug them a bit in a
way put the smoke on them, you
ease it up lightly you'll
lose some, they'll hover around
for a
minute, once you leave it alone
you can
pull the cones out.
THEY COLLECT THE HONEY IN
OCTOBER AND JUNE.
THE BEES GENERALLY STAY DORMANT
DURING
THE WINTER MONTHS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY 2016 WAS A
BAD YEAR,
SO WE DECIDED TO ASK PEOPLE WHAT
THEY'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?
THEIR
ANSWERS COMING UP..
FIRST UP, WE HAVE TWO SCAMS THAT
ARE PRETTY SIMILAR-THE IRS
SCAM AND THE POWER COMPANY
SCAM.
SUPER: Sgt. Joe Mahoney
"The IRS scam, they're
threatening not
only to come arrest you, they're
threatening to seize property,
assets,
freeze your visas," says Sgt.
Joe
Mahoney with the Mobile County
Sheriff's Office.
THEY POSE AS IRS AGENTS AND SAY
YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR TAXES AND
NOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. SAME WITH
THE POWER COMPANY SCAM- THEY
POSE AS ALABAMA POWER TELLING
PEOPLE THEY'RE LATE ON THEIR
BILL AND THE POWER WILL SOON BE
CUT.
SUPER: Beth Thomas
"Most recently we've seen this
scam hit a lot of our small
business customers, but this
could happen for our residential
customers or for anyone," says
Beth
Thomas with Alabama Power.
BOTH OF THESE POPULAR SCAMS
ARE SIMILAR IN THAT THE SCAMMER
IS TRYING TO SCARE YOU.
"Because both instances they
create
such a sense of urgency with the
victim, the person doesn't
really have
time to even think about it. You
have a
heightened emotional state and
you don't
think. So that is something to
think
about, is if you do receive a
call like that
and they're trying to get you
riled up and
they're trying to create a sense
of urgency,
think about it, stop, breathe
and assume
it's a scam," says Mahoney.
SUPER: Ashley Knight "Now we
just told you about two scams
that threatened to take
something away from you, but
there are a lot of scams out
there that promise to give you
things. Here are
the two most prevalent ones we
found along the gulf coast."
IT'S THE PUBLISHER'S CLEARING
HOUSE SCAM! THESE SCAMMERS CALL
TO TELL YOU THEY'RE ON THE WAY
TO YOUR HOUSE, BUT FIRST YOU
HAVE TO PUT
MONEY ON A GREEN DOT CARD FOR
TAXES.
"If it sounds too good to be
true, it probably
is," says Mahoney.
AND THE FACEBOOK SCAM
WORKS A SIMILAR WAY. SCAMMERS
MAKE A FAKE PROFILE USING
PICTURES OF SOMEONE YOU ALREADY
KNOW. THEY GET YOU TO ACCEPT
THEIR FRIEND REQUEST AND THEN..
"Have you heard about the new
federal
grant?"
THEY TELL YOU TO APPLY FOR A
FEDERAL GRANT WORTH THOUSANDS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PAY A FEE,
WHICH KEEPS GOING UP.
"There are tons of federal
grants
available, but no grant requires
you to pay money. It's a scam.
If you legitimately win
something, you're not going to
have to pay to receive a prize,"
says Mahoney.
AND OF COURSE, A SIMILAR THREAD
RUNNING THROUGH ALL THESE SCAMS
IS THEY
TELL YOU TO PUT MONEY ON A
PREPAID
DEBIT CARD OR A GREEN DOT CARD.
THAT SHOULD TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY
IT'S A
SCAM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
GEARING UP TO
CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR TONIGHT
AND SEND 2016 OFF WITH A BANG.
NEWS 5'S CASSIE
FAMBRO HEADED DOWNTOWN TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE
LOOKING
FORWARD TO AND JOINS US NOW IN
THE
NEWSROOM.
GOOD EVENING ASHLEY,
YEAH WE WENT DOWNTOWN TODAY TO
HANG OUT WITH SOME ALABAMA FANS
DURING
THE PEACH BOWL AND TO SEE HOW
PEOPLE
FELT ABOUT THE NEW YEAR, AND WE
SAW A
LOT OF EXCITEMENT AS
PREPARATIONS FOR TONIGHT GOT
FULLY UNDERWAY
DOWNTOWN MOBILE IS GETTING THE
LIGHTS, THE STAGE, THE FOOD AND
THE MOONPIE READY FOR THE BIG
MOONPIE DROP
TONIGHT, ALL SIGNS THAT 2016 IS
FINALLY
COMING TO AN END
AND WE FOUND SOME PEOPLE
DOWNTOWN
THAT ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
EVENTS LATER TONIGHT, AND TO
2017
"well tonight is my wedding
anniversary, so we're going
to celebrate that, then
tomorrow, idk, this year has
been kinda hard for people, so
just a good healthy year
for 2017"
"I'm looking forward to moving
around and starting
a better, newer life"
"getting engaged to my fiance,
we're going on a cruise when she
comes back from Afghanistan"
AND MOST OF THE FOLKS WE TALKED
TO ARE PLANNING TO STAY DOWNTOWN
FOR THE
EVENTS TONIGHT, EVEN IF IT'S
RAINING TO
OFFICIALLY WELCOME IN 2017.
TONIGHT AT 10 WE'LL TAKE YOU
BACK DOWNTOWN LIVE TO SEE HOW
THINGS
SHAPE UP FOR THE BIG MOONPIE
DROP.
REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM,
CASSIE FAMBRO. NEWS 5.
COMING UP....IF YOU WANT TO HEAD
TO
DOWNTOWN MOBILE FOR THE
FESTIVITIES, WE'VE GOT YOUR
LINEUP TO LET YOU
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHEN.
HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT BRINGS WITH
IT THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING. I'LL
HAVE MORE DETAILS IN YOUR FULL
FORECAST
COMING UP...
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Get zero down, zero deposit,
zero due at signing,
and zero first
month's payment
on
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Right now
at the
Volkswagen
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Announcer: GET CAUGHT
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AND YOU COULD DO SOME HARD TIME.
Woman: CRAIG.
KNOCK IT OFF!
SORRY, MOM.
Announcer: IT COULD COST YOU
AROUND $10,000 IN FINES,
LEGAL FEES, AND INCREASED
INSURANCE RATES,
AND THAT COULD SET YOU
BACK A FEW YEARS.
BUZZED, BUSTED, AND BROKE
BECAUSE BUZZED DRIVING IS
DRUNK DRIVING.
AT EIGHT FORTY-FIVE... A GIANT
EDIBLE
MOONPIE WILL BE CUT AND SERVED
AT THE
RENAISSANCE RIVERVIEW HOTEL
PLAZA.
AT NINE-FIFTEEN.. THERE WILL BE
A
SECOND LINE PARADE LED BY THE
EXCELSIOR
BAND FROM THE RIVERVIEW TO THE
MAIN
STAGE ON SAINT FRANCIS STREET AT
BIENVILLE SQUARE.
THAT'S WHEN THE OPENING MUSICAL
ACT 'MULTI' WILL TAKE THE STAGE
AT 9:30.
AND AT ELEVEN... THE
HEADLINER... .38
SPECIAL... WILL BE "ROCKIN INTO
THE
NIGHT:....
AND THEY WILL RING IN THE NEW
YEAR WITH THE MOONPIE DROP AT
MIDNIGHT, THEN A FIREWORKS AND
LASER LIGHT SHOW.
THE MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
A
SIMPLE REQUEST....PLEASE DO
NOT SHOOT INTO THE AIR TO
CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S. WHAT GOES
UP, MUST COME DOWN.
AND IF YOU NEED PROOF, TAKE A
LOOK AT
THESE PHOTOS...
THEY ARE COURTESY OF INSPECT
MOBILE..EVIDENCE THAT BULLETS
FIRED INTO
THE AIR CAN TRAVEL GREAT
DISTANCES AND
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLES,
HOMES AND
EVEN PEOPLE.
THIS WAS ROOFTOP DAMAGE FROM
LAST
YEAR'S NEW YEAR'S EVE
CELEBRATIONS.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, STRAY BULLETS
CAN
INFLICT INJURY OR DEATH.
BACK IN 2010 A FOUR YEAR OLD IN
GEORGIA
LOST HIS LIFE FROM A STRAY
BULLET THAT
CAME IN THROUGH A ROOF OF A
CHURCH AS
HE WAS SITTING NEXT TO HIS
MOTHER...THE
BULLET STRUCK AND KILLED HIM.
POLICE SAY THE STRAY BULLET CAME
FROM 3
MILES AWAY.
FAMILIES EXPERIENCED AN EARLY
NEW YEAR'S
EVE CELEEBRATION AT THE
EXPLOREUM
TODAY.
AND WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK
NOON...
A MINITURE MOONPIE DROPPED FROM
THE CEILING AND CONFETTI FILLED
THE ROOM.
VERY SIMILAR TO THE ANNUAL DROP
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT.
WE SPOKE TO SOME KIDS AT THE
EXPLOREUM AND THEY GAVE US A
SNIPPET OF
THEIR DAY AND WHAT THEY'RE
LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS NEW YEAR.
incue "meet new
friends.....happy new year"
outcue
THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE
THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE
EXPLOREUM CALLED "NOON YEAR"
WHERE
FAMILIES EXPLORE THE WORLD OF
SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND
MATH.
Tonight and tomorrow are Weather
Alert Days. Heavy
rain will create the possibility
of flooding
through New Year's Day.
Hopefully you don't mind the
rain for your holiday
plans because there is a lot
more of it on the way. This
evening our rain chances
increase from 60 percent to
80 percent by midnight. Heavy
rain will increase in
coverage from west to east. As
we ring in the New
Year, most of us will be getting
moderate to heavy.
This will continue through
tomorrow morning. As a
result, be on the watch for
flooding. Most of our area
is under a Flash Flood Watch
through noon
tomorrow. Some rivers also have
river flood
warning. Be careful on the
roads as puddling and
ponding may pull your car while
driving.
New Year's Day is nothing short
of wet! Scattered
showers will soak the area with
as much as two inches
of rain. A few thunderstorms
could mix
during the afternoon. Severe
weather is not likely
for our area but again, we'll
need to stay on alert for
possible flooding. Periods of
rain continue for Monday.
Flooding is possible through
Monday night as
the last of the heavy rain moves
through. Stay alert
for changes in the weather and
ground conditions.
WELL RANDY THE ANTICIPATED
SHOWDOWN OF THE PEACH BOWL
STARTED
OFF VERY PROMISING FOR EITHER
TEAM....BUT
AS THE GAME WHEN ON YOU CAN SEE
WHY
THEY CALL ALABAMA NUMBER ONE
There he is.
What's up Miles?
♪♪
Blue this is Miles.
Miles, Blue.
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TIDE AND WASHINGTON
HUSKIES MEETING FOR THE JUST THE
5TH TIME
IN HISTORY, AND WASHINGTON
COMING
OUT SHOWING NO SIGNS OF BEING
INTIMIDATED BY THE DEFENDING
CHAMPS
WHO HAVE WON 25 STRAIGHT, THE
HUSKIES
TAKING A 7-0 LEAD...THAT WAS ALL
SHE WROTE FOR WASHINGTON SCORES.
ALABAMA'S RUNNING GAME AND
DEFENSE TOOK OVER.
BO SCARBOUGH SHOWING
DETERMINATION TO GET TO THE
ENDZONE...TOUCHDOW N BAMA. 7
ALL.
DAPHNE HIGH SCHOOL'S RYAN
ANDERSON WITH
PICK BIG SIX THAT CHANGED THE
GAME IN
SECOND QUARTER, WE WILL SEE RYAN
IN NEXT
MONTH'S SENIOR BOWL, BUT HE HAS
SOME
COLLEGE BALL TO PLAY.
ALABAMA'S A 4TH QUARTER PROGRAM
AND LANE KIFFEN DRAWING UP A
PLAY
THAT WAS TO BO'S LIKING....BO
GET
S LOOSE AND HE'S RUNNING SOUTH
TO
TAMPA, THE SITE OF THIS COLLEGE
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP --WHERE
ALABAMA ADVANCES TODAY WITH
A 24 TO 7 VICTORY OVER THE
HUSKIES.....SCARBROUG H RUSHED
FOR 180
YARDS A ALABAMA BOWL RECORD.
SO THE CRIMSON TIDE'S MISSION TO
WIN ITS
17TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS
STILL
ALIVE --UP NEXT, CLEMSON OR OHIO
STATE.
ROUND TWO IS UNDERWAY IN ARIZONA
.. THE BUCKEYES AND TIGERS ARE
IN THE
PLAYING IN THE FIESTA BOWL
THERE IS NO SCORE.
FILLING IN FOR LEONARD FORNETTE
IN
THE CITRUS BOWL TODAY DERRIUS
GUICE
RAN FOR 138 YARDS, INCLUDING A
70-YARD
TOUCHDOWN RUN LEADING LSU TO A
VICTORY OVER LOUISVILLE.
THE TIGERS DEFENSE COMPLETELY
SHUT
DOWN HEISMAN TROPHY-WINNING
QUARTERBACK LAMAR JACKSON AND
THE CARDINALS IN THE 29 9
VICTORY... A BIG VICTORY FOR NEW
HEAD COACH ED ORGERON.
HAVE YOU CAUGHT YOU BREATH FROM
LAST
NIGHT'S ORANGE BOWL GAME BETWEEN
MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA STATE? IT
HAS BEEN THE MOST EXCITING BOWL
GAME
YET,
IT TRAILING BY 12 POINTS MIDWAY
THROUGH THE 4TH QUARTER IT
LOOKED LIKE MICHIGAN WAS GOING
TO PULL OFF A LAST MINUTE WIN
..BUT SEMINOLES CAME BACK
TO SCORE THE GAME WINNER WITH 37
SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY --33 32 THE
FINAL...... TO ADD MORE
EXCITEMENT --
MICHGIAN BLOCKED THE EXTRA POINT
AND RAN IT BACK FOR TWO POINTS
--BUT THEY
CAME UP SHORT IN THE END.
THE JAGUARS ARE BACK IN SOUTH
ALABAMA HAVING COMING UP SHORT
YESTERDAY IN THE ARIZONA BOWL.
THE JAGS MADE SOME NOISE IN THE
FIRST
IN TUSCON AGAINST THE AIR FORCE
--- BUT THE FALCONS PROVED TO BE
TOO MUCH FOR THE JAGS THE FINAL
3 QUARTERS.
USA BUILT A 21-3 LEAD,
HIGHLIGHTED BY A 75
SCORING STRIKE ON THE FIRST PLAY
FROM
SCRIMMAGE.
THE AIR FORCE ROARED BACK AND
TIED THE
GAME AT 21 ALL AT THE HALF...AND
THEY
STRUCK ON A 75 BOMB TO OPEN THE
SECOND
HALF....THEY WOULD SCORE 42
UNANSWERED POINTS AND WON 45
21---- JOEY
JONES' JAGS END THE SEASON AND
6= 7 AIR
FORCE 10-3.
Tonight and tomorrow are Weather
Alert Days. Heavy