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remember what Christmas is
really about"
WE'RE FIGHTING BACK TONIGHT.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
TO KEEP THEIVES AWAY FROM ALL
YOUR NEW PRESENTS.
PLUS --
GIFT RETURN WARNING. WHY
RETURNING AN
UNWANTED GIFT COULD BE MORE OF A
HASSLE THIS YEAR.
AND --
A CHRISTMAS TORNADO. THE SEVERE
WEATHER
THAT'S CREATING TRAVEL HEADACHES
ALL
OVER THE COUNTY TONIGHT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE START OUR
NEWSCAST
TONIGHT ... OUR TOP STORY IS
THE
CHRISTMAS DAY WEATHER THAT
BROUGHT WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CENTRAL TEXAS
TODAY ... AS WE TAKE A
LIVE LOOK OVER DOWNTOWN AUSTIN
TONIGHT.
THAT SAME SYSTEM BROUGHT SNOW TO
PARTS OF
NORTH TEXAS.
BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE ... WITH
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO
STAY BELOW THE FREEZING MARK
OVERNIGHT.
SO, LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST
TROY KIMMEL. TROY, IT CERTAINLY
FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS TONIGHT!
On this Tuesday.. a strong cold
front and associated upper air
low
pressure storm system has moved
eastward across the area. Much
cooler temperatures are expected
over the next few days with
overnight freezes over the next
few days. I'll have more on your
forecast in
a few minutes.
THOSE HIGH WINDS HELPED WHIP UP
A SMALL GRASS
FIRE ALONG I-35 IN ROUND ROCK
THIS AFTERNOON.
FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO GET
THE FLAMES UNDER
CONTROL QUICKLY, BEFORE IT
CAUSED ANY
DAMAGE.
NEIGHBORS IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN
FOUND A BODY INSIDE A
CAR THIS MORNING... AND TONIGHT,
HOMICIDE
DETECTIVES ARE CALLING THE DEATH
SUSPICIOUS.
THIS HAPPENED IN THE THREE-
THOUSAND BLOCK OF
ROYSTER AVENUE -- THAT'S JUST
NORTH OF THE
AIRPORT. KEYE TV'S CASSIE GALLO
TALKED TO NEIGHBORS WHO GOT A
CHRISTMAS
SURPRISE THEY NEVER EXPECTED IN
THIS NORMALLY
QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.
(cassie) KATHERINE THIS IS THE
LOCATION WHERE A MAN
WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS VEHICLE
NEIGHBORS SAY
THE SUV HAD BEEN PARKED HERE FOR
SEVERAL DAYS
AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT TO FIND
THE BODY THIS MORNING
THEY WERE SHOCKED ON CHRISTMAS
DAY.
"they yelled inside to see if he
would wake up and he didn't"
NEIGHBORS WERE FIRST TO DISCOVER
A MAN FOUND DEAD IN
THIS SUV. "he was just like
laid back in the
passenger seat with a jacket
over him"
'it's very frighting to know
that something like this just
happened"
NEIGHBORS CALLED POLICE AROUND
ELEVEN O'CLOCK THIS
MORNING. "a male subject was
discovered in
the vehicle and deceased.
homicide was called out to the
scene to conduct their
investigation" POLICE SAY THE
BODY WAS THAT
OF A HISPANIC MAN IN HIS MID-
40'S. THE CAUSE OF DEATH STILL
UNKNOWN. "the incident will be
classified as a
suspicious death pending the
ruling from the medical
examiners office"
NEIGHBORS WE SPOKE WITH SAY THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD
IS USUALLY PRETTY QUIET "very
scary especially having
young kids around and you never
know what they could have saw"
"it's a big shock we've been
here over 20 years and this is
the first time
we've seen this on this street
so it was really a big shocker"
WHEN NEIGHBORS WOKE UP THIS
MORNING, THEY
WENT TO CHECK ON THE SUV. WHAT
THEY FOUND WAS
STARTLING. "we've just been
shaken up with this
whole situation" "it's pretty
sad seeing that it's
christmas and that's what you
find it was sad"
(cassie) POLICE ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING. THE BODY HAS
BEEN SENT FOR AN AUTOPSY AND AS
SOON AS WE KNOW MORE
DETAILS WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AND
IF YOU KNOW ANY
INFORMATION YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL
THE POLICE.
REPORTING IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN
CASSIE GALLO KEYE TV
NEWS.
POLICE SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED
THE MAN, BUT THAT
INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN
RELEASED YET.
TONIGHT, A CHRISTMAS EDITION OF
FIGHTING BACK
...
DURING THE HOLIDAYS ITS VERY
SIMPLE TO FORGET HOW TO
PROTECT AGAINST THEFT, AND HOW
FAST THOSE NEW
PRESENTS CAN BE STOLEN. KEYE
TV'S ADAM RACUSIN
BREAKS DOWN TIPS FROM THE AUSTIN
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON
HOW YOU CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST
CHRISTMAS
THIEVES.
A TWINKLE FROM THE LIGHTS ON THE
TREE.
SHINNING BRIGHT OVER ALL THE
GOODIES
UNWRAPPED THIS CHRISTMAS. sot
56:23-56:26 "it was good spent a
lot of time with
the kids and enjoying the day"
sot 58:27-58:34
"lots of presents? I got a few
ya at my age you don't get too
many but
you're happy to get a few and
I'm happy with what i've got"
BUT THOSE PRESENTS YOU CHERISH
COULD BE A TARGET
FOR A GRINCH LOOKING TO CASH IN
ON YOUR HOLIDAY
HOARD. sot 57:37-57:43 "i really
don't try to focus on the
negative just keep it positive
and
remember what Christmas is
really about"
THERE IS THE WORRY YOU COULD LET
YOUR GUARD
DOWN. ACROSS THE COUNTRY...THE
POTENTIAL FOR THEFTS AND
ROBBERIES INCREASES
DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THIS
CHRISTMAS THE AUSTIN
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SENDING OUT
HOLIDAY TIPS ON
HOW TO AVOID ANY UNWELCOMED
VISITORS.
POLICE SAY KEEP YOUR VALUBLES
AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND DOORS, PRICEY PIECES OF
ELECTRONICS
SITTING IN A WINDOW CAN BE AN
EASY TARGET.
nats locks CLOSE AND LOCK ALL
WINDOWS AND DOORS BEFORE YOU
HEAD OUT.
sot 58:51-58:55 "just keep my
door locked , I dont
worry about anything else" AND
CLOSE WINDOW
SHADES AND BLINDS WHEN NO ONE IS
AT HOME, AND
BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP. A WAY TO
PREVENT
PEOPLE FROM WINDOW SHOPPING WHEN
YOU'RE NOT
PAYING ATTENTION. sot
56:56-57:00
"in the car and stuff you make
sure nothing's out or in plain
site"
POLICE ALSO RECOMMEND BREAKING
DOWN BOXES AND
PUTTING THEM IN A RECYCLING OR
TRASH BIN THAT CLOSES.
IF THEY CAN'T SEE JUST WHAT
SANTA BROUGHT, THEY
MAY JUST MOVE ON. TAG SOME OF
THE SAME TIPS GO FOR LEAVING
ANYTHING IN
THE CAR. MAYBE YOU WANT TO SHOW
OFF THE NEW GIFTS, TRY TO MAKE
SURE NOTHING IS LEFT
IN PLAIN SIGHT. IF YOU SEE
SOMEONE
PEEKING IN, CALL POLICE AND HAVE
THEM CHECK IT OUT.
POLICE ALSO RECCOMEND TAKING AN
INVENTORY OF
YOUR ITEMS WITH SERIAL NUMBERS
JUST IN CASE THE
GRINCH SHOWS UP TO TRY AND SPOIL
YOUR HOLIDAY.
ADAM RACUSIN KEYE TV NEWS.
IF YOU WANT TO TRACK CRIME
TRENDS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
DOWN TO THE ADDRESS, GO TO KEYE
TV DOT COM AND CLICK ON FIGHTING
BACK.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE DISPLACED BY
THAT MASSIVE
FIRE IN NORTHWEST AUSTIN LAST
WEEK, ARE
GETTING HELP.
THE FIRE DESTROYED 68 UNITS AT
THE INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENCE APARTMENTS NEAR 183
AND ANDERSON MILL
LAST THURSDAY MORNING. MANY
RESIDENTS
WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH ONLY
THE CLOTHES ON
THEIR BACKS. THE SALVATION ARMY
IS
OFFERING 500 DOLLAR VOUCHERS TO
RESIDENTS OF
EACH UNIT. THEY'RE REDEEMABLE
AT
THE FAMILY STORE ON SOUTH
CONGRESS.
AND OFFICIALS SAY RESIDENTS ONLY
NEED TO SHOW THEIR I-
D'S TO OBTAIN THEIR VOUCHERS.
AS TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT -
THE SALVATION
ARMY IS WORKING TO KEEP AUSTIN'S
FIVE-THOUSAND
HOMELESS OUT OF THE COLD. THE
NON-PROFT HAS PARTNERED
WITH THE ARCH AND CAPITOL METRO
TO PROVIDE A
WARM PLACE TO STAY -- IN AN
EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR
THE NIGHT. KEYE TV'S CHRISTIE
POST
SHOWS US THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT
THE HOMELESS
RECEIVED EARLIER TODAY THAT MOST
OF US TAKE FOR
GRANTED.
NAT IT'S A DECADES OLD
TRADITION -
A CHANCE FOR THE SALVATION ARMY
TO SPREAD SOME
HOLIDAY CHEER. NAT
00:26:36 Usually they have their
best smile put away for
something like this. WITH HAM,
SWEET
POTATOES AND 480 PIECES OF PIE -
AROUND 400 PEOPLE ARE
GETTING THE GIFT OF A WARM MEAL.
:00:16:14 It's good. I like it.
I will probably get another
plate too.
00:31:28 It's a blessing, a big
blessing and I thank God.
THE NON-PROFIT SPENDS A LITTLE
OVER TWO DOLLARS
ON EACH MEAL, WHICH ALLOWS THEM
TO PROVIDE 1,200
DINNERS. NAT JULIUS BRYD
IS SPENDING HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS
AT
THE SHELTER. :00:18:32 I didn't
see myself doing
this, but I guess in a time of
need. AFTER MOVING FROM
WISCONSIN TO AUSTIN - HE WAS
UNABLE TO MAKE ENDS
MEET AND WOUND UP ON THE STREET.
:00:16:41 I needed a place to
stay and Salvation Army opened
their arms
to me. I have been staying here
for a couple of months.
IT'S STORIES LIKE HIS THAT HAD
LAURA LUND WANTING
TO VOLUNTEER HER TIME. 00:20:32
These don't seem like
people who don't have dreams and
plans for the future. They are
just a little down on their
luck. THIS CHRISTMAS
JULIUS'S LUCK HAS GOTTEN BETTER.
HE IS CALLING THIS MEAL A GIFT
OF LOVE - A SPECIAL START
TO HIS NEW LIFE WITH A JOB AND
NOW....
:00:17:48 I get my own place
starting tomorrow after
Christmas.
CHRISTIE POST, KEYE T-V NEWS.
THE SALVATION ARMY SHELTER SAYS
ITS AT CAPACITY 365
DAYS A YEAR. THE NON-PROFIT IS
HAPPY
TO SAY IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TURN
ANYONE AWAY TONIGHT,
SINCE THEY'RE OPENING THAT
EMERGENCY SHELTER.
A NEW CHRISTMAS TRADITION WAS
BORN TODAY IN
SOUTH AUSTIN. A GROUP CALLING
ITSELF
THE A-T-X CHRISTMAS DINNER BASH
VISITED THE
SOUTHWOOD SENIOR CENTER THIS
AFTERNOON.
ABOUT TWO DOZEN VOLUNTEERS GOT
THE
SENIORS OUT OF BED, SANG
CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH
THEM, BROUGHT IN PETS FOR THEM
TO PLAY WITH AND GOT
THEM INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
4:30:15 "a lot of the residents
don't get a lot of family during
the holidays
and a lot of people here don't
have family to see during the
holidays, so it kind of brings
both groups together and they've
been
really receptive"
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE
CHRISTMAS DINNER BASH
AND ORGANIZERS HOPE TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN AGAIN
NEXT YEAR. SOUNDS LIKE THE
BEGINNING
OF A GREAT TRADITION.
GIFT RETURN PROBLEM.
NEXT, WHY IT COULD TAKE LONGER
THAN EXPECTED TO
GET CASH FOR THOSE UNWANTED
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS.
PLUS -- SCARY NOTE. THE
CHILLING MESSAGE THE
MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING TWO
FIREFIGHTERS
TO DEATH LEFT BEHIND.
ALSO AHEAD -- CHRISTMAS FUNNEL
CLOUD.
THE SEVERE WEATHER CAUSING
DAMAGE ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND A VERY CHILLY NIGHT. TROY
IS TRACKING HOW
LOW THE TEMPERATURES WILL GO
HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING.
THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE KILLING OF
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THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE KILLING OF
TWO FIREFIGHTERS IN
UPSTATE NEW YORK MAY NEVER BE
KNOWN, BUT WE
ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN
WHO DID IT.
POLICE BELIEVE THE CHRISTMAS EVE
FIRE IN THE TOWN OF
WEBSTER WAS SET BY WILLIAM
SPENGLER, THE MAN WHO SHOT
AND KILLED TWO FIREFIGHTERS FROM
A BANK ACROSS THE
STREET FROM THE BURNING HOMES,
BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN
LIFE. SPENGLER LEFT A NOTE
SAYING
HE PLANNED TO DO MORE DAMAGE --
BURN DOWN THE
WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND QUOTE "DO
WHAT I LIKE
DOING BEST, KILLING PEOPLE."
INVESTIGATORS FOUND A BODY IN
THE CHARRED RUBBLE OF
SPENGLER'S HOME -- AND BELIEVE
IT COULD BE HIS
SISTER'S. SPENGLER WAS A
CONVICTED
FELON WHO SERVED 17 YEARS IN
PRISON FOR
KILLING HIS GRANDMOTHER IN
19-80.
PARTS OF TEXAS CERTAINLY GOT A
WHITE
CHRISTMAS TODAY.
THIS WAS THE SCENE IN DALLAS
RIGHT AROUND
LUNCHTIME. A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
AND I'M
SURE FUN FOR ALL THE KIDS ...
BUT SNOW IN TEXAS AND
COLD TEMPERATURES ALMOST ALWAYS
MAKE FOR A
TRAVEL MESS....AND THE WEATHER
IS FAR WORSE IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
CBS'S MICHELLE MILLER BRINGS US
A TOUR OF THE HOLIDAY
WEATHER MESS ACROSS THE NATION.
A half foot of snow caused white
outs on roads across the Texas
panhandle.There were near
blizzard conditions at daybreak
in Amarillo. 250 miles north ,
just outside
Oklahoma City, a 21 vehicle
pileup on Interstate 40 stopped
traffic for
five hours. 12 people were
injured.
(NATS FULL/SALT TRUCK ) One
state over In Missouri, salt
trucks were out in force.
Transportation Official Mark
Shelton warned holiday
travelers. (MARK SHELTON/MODOT
) "CERTAINLY THOSE ROADS ARE
SLICK IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET
OUT PLEASE DON'T GET OUT." The
storm system causing heavy
snow in the Midwest, brought
heavy rains and wind in the
south.
Fog shrouded highways in
Atlanta. Quarter size hail was
reported in Louisiana, where
winds topping 70 miles per hour
uprooted trees. At least 2
reported tornadoes touched
down in the Houston area. One
man was killed when a toppled
tree flattened his pick up
truck. By mid-afternoon nearly
70 thousand
people in the Houston were
without power.
Meteorologist David Bernard
says, it's only going to get
worse.
(DAVID BERNARD/METER OLOGIST)
"STORM'S IMPACT." Yada yada
yada"
"not - verbate- but something
like -- The National Weather
Service
has placed Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama on alert
for powerful thunderstorms and
Blizzard warnings stretch from
Kentucky through Ohio. "
(BERNARD@ )
More than 307 flights were
cancelled across the nation60
at
the Dallas Fort Worth airport
alone. More than XXXX flights
were
delayed. That tested the holiday
spirit of travelers like
Ferlander Gangel of Washington,
DC. (FERLANDER GANGEL/ CHRISTMAS
TRAVELER) "IT'S JUST A TAD BIT,
NOT MUCH. IT'S CHRISTMAS, I
MEAN, YOU GOTTA BE HAPPY RIGHT?"
AT LEAST THREE TORNADOES RIPPED
THROUGH THE
HOUSTON AREA THIS MORNING ...
ONE OF THEM KNOCKED A
TREE ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK,
KILLING A 25 YEAR OLD MAN.
HE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TREE
FELL ONTO HIS
VEHICLE.
AND IN OKLAHOMA CITY, HERE'S A
CLOSER LOOK AT THIS 21 VEHICLE
PILE- UP!
IT HAPPENED ON I-40, CLOSE TO
WHERE IT INTERSECTS
WITH I-35. FREEZING RAIN MADE
THE
HIGHWAY SLICK AND CAUSED A SEMI
TO JACKKNIFE
CAUSING THE CHAIN REACTION
CRASH.
AND CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO THAT
JUST CAME INTO OUR
NEWSROOM. THIS IS IN MO-BILE,
ALABAMA.
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THERE
LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE ARE SEVERAL
REPORTS OF DAMAGED HOMES, DOWNED
TREES
AND DOWNED POWER LINES.
HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS ... WE HAD
SOME STRONG WINDS BUT NO REPORTS
OF
ANY INJURIES, THANK GOODNESS.
THE BIG STORY HERE, THIS FORTY
DEGREE TEMPERATURE
DROP IN A MATTER OF HOURS
HERE'S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TROY
KIMMEL TO LET US KNOW HOW COLD
IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK.
On this Christmas Day... high
pressure building southward into
Texas in the wake of a strong
cold front and the passage of a
strong upper level low pressure
area earlier today. As a result
of this
pressure pattern, the surface
wind is gusty northwesterly
across our area. In the upper
levels of the atmosphere, a deep
trough of upper level low
pressure is moving east
northeastward across the
southern plains into the
Mississippi Valley. As a result
of this upper air wind flow, our
upper level winds are strong
northwesterly locally.
A much colder.. dry and stable
weather pattern will prevail in
the wake of the
Christmas Day cold front with
much cooler temperatures due
over the next few days with
significant freezes expected in
the
overnight hours over the next
few days.
Another cold front is due on
Friday during the mid and late
morning into
midday hours but low level
moisture return ahead of the
system is expected
to me minimal so other than
increased cloud cover, little
sensible weather is expected
with the front. Sunny skies will
prevail for next
weekend. Another cold front is
expected next
Monday with no mention of rain
in the forecast.
For Austin and south central
Texas... tonight will see a
clearing sky
with slowly diminishing north
northwesterly wind. Lows around
30.
For tomorrow, it'll be sunny
with highs in the 40s with a
northerly
wind. Have a good Tuesday Night
and
Wednesday... For more
information on your
forecast go to www.keyetv.com
A WARNING TONIGHT IF YOU'RE
PLANNING TO
RETURN ANY OF YOUR UNWANTED
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS.
A CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPANY DID
SOME MYSTERY
SHOPPING AND FOUND OUT IT WILL
TAKE LONGER TO GET
A REFUND AT SOME OF THE NATION'S
TOP RETAILERS.
IF YOU'RE RETURNING ONLINE --
SEARS, J.C. PENNEY AND
WILLIAMS-SONOMA TOOK THE LONGEST
TO GIVE YOU
YOUR MONEY BACK -- UP TO 16 DAYS
IN ONE CASE.
14 OUT OF 25 RETAILERS TOOK
LONGER TO GIVE YOU MONEY
BACK ONLINE.
THE REASON, ACCORDING TO THE
SURVEY -- IN-EFFICIENCY
WITHIN THE COMPANIES.
SEARS ALSO SHORTENED ITS RETURN
POLICY FROM 90 DAYS
TO 60 DAYS ...
AND TARGET TIGHTENED ITS RETURN
POLICY ON COMPUTERS
AND OTHER ELECTRONICS -- TO 30
DAYS.
WHEN IT COMES TO RETURNING ITEMS
TO A PHYSICAL STORE
LOCATION, MOST GIFT RETURN
POLICIES REMAIN THE
SAME.
WHEN IT COMES TO ITEMS LIKE
ELECTRONICS, JEWELRY AND
CLOTHING, THIS WAS THE WEAKEST
HOLIDAY RETAIL
SALES YEAR SINCE 2008.
ACCORDING TO SPENDING PULSE ...
HOLIDAY SALES
INCREASED JUST POINT SEVEN
PERCENT.
ANALYSTS HAD EXPECTED SALES
GROWTH OF THREE TO
FOUR PERCENT.
SUPERSTORM SANDY AND RISING
UNCERTAINTY
ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF ARE TO
BLAME.
THE HOLIDAY SEASON USUALLY MEANS
FAMILY, FOOD,
AND FOR SOME--- A LOSING FIGHT
TO STAY
HEALTHY.
EXPERTS SAY COLDER WEATHER
TOGETHER WITH
LARGER GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE
CREATE PRIME
CONDITIONS FOR THINGS LIKE THE
COLD, THE FLU, AND STOMACH
BUGS. BUT THEY SAY THERE ARE
STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO DEFEND
YOURSELF.
the biggest thing is gonna be
washing the hands, usuing the
hand
sanitizer, just making sure that
you're careful with cleanliness.
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SAY
ITS ALSO NOT TOO LATE
TO GET A FLU SHOT.
CHANGING SPACE TRAVEL. NEXT,
THE ROCKET BUILT
RIGHT HERE IN TEXAS THAT COULD
REVOLUTIONIZE
THE SPACE INDUSTRY.
A FAMILY WHO LOST THEIR BLIND
DOG ... GOT HER BAC
A FAMILY WHO LOST THEIR BLIND
DOG ... GOT HER BACK,
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF EIGHT YEAR
OLD ABBY WITH HER
FAMILY IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA.
THEY THOUGHT AFTER SHE RAN AWAY
DURING A SNOWSTORM
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THEY WOULD
NEVER SEE HER AGAIN,
ESPECIALLY SINCE TEMPERATURES
FELL TO 40
BELOW ZERO. ACCORDING TO THE
LOCAL
NEWSPAPER ... 10 DAYS AFTER SHE
RAN AWAY, THE TOWN VET
SAW HER CURLED UP ON A TRAIL,
BUT SHE RAN OFF.
EVENTUALLY SHE SHOWED UP AT THE
VET'S HOME --
AMAZINGLY WITH NO SIGNS OF
FROSTBITE FROM THE COLD.
ABBY DIDN'T HAVE A TAG OR
MICROCHIP, BUT THE DOG'S
STORY HAD BEEN SHARED ON
FACEBOOK AND THAT IS
HOW HE WAS ABLE TO REUNITE HER
WITH HER
FAMILY.
A ROCKET, MADE RIGHT HERE IN
TEXAS, MAY HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CHANGE SPACE TRAVEL
AS WE KNOW IT.
SPACE X RECENTLY LAUNCHED A
SUCCESSFUL
TEST FLIGHT OF ITS "GRASSHOPPER"
ROCKET.
THE ROCKET HOVERS LIKE A
HELICOPTER, AND LANDS
VERY SOFTLY INSTEAD OF BREAKING
UP.
THE REUSABLE ROCKET COULD SAVE
MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
ADAM IS HERE NOW WITH SPORTS -
AND I LOVE YOUR
NEXT STORY. WHEN ALL OF US ARE
IN OUR
MID 80's, WE CAN ONLY HOPE TO BE
AS FIT AS HELEN
COOPER-FRY.
WHEN WE'RE IN OUR MID 40's, I
HOPE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE
LIKE HELEN.
NEXT IN SPORTS, WE INTRODUCE YOU
TO A CENTRAL TEXAS
TENNIS PLAYER WHO IS PROVING
THAT AGE IS JUST A NUMBER.
THIS WEEK, AS WE CELEBRATE SANTA
CLAUS - SAINT NICK IS
THIS WEEK, AS WE CELEBRATE SANTA
CLAUS - SAINT NICK IS
NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAME DOWN
FROM THE NORTH TO
BRING EXCITEMENT TO TEXAS. HELEN
COOPER-FRY
WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO BUT
SPENT FOUR DECADES
IN CANADA. SHE'S BEEN BACK SOUTH
FOR A FEW
YEARS, AND NOW SHE's HOLDING
COURT HERE IN THE
LONE STAR STATE.
AUSTIN IS KNOWN FOR HAVING
PEOPLE DO BIG THINGS
WITH STRINGS. HELEN COOPER-FRY
IS
NO EXCEPTION. EXCEPT SHE'S
MAKING A RACKET WITH A
DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT. HELEN: I
DID OTHER SPORTS.
BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL
- BUT TENNIS, I
JUST LOVED TENNIS FROM THE VERY
START.
COOPER-FRY - WHO IS 84 YEARS
YOUNG, IS ALSO A
TENNIS CHAMPION. SEE IN LATE
NOVEMBER, THE
AUSTIN RESIDENT HELPED TEAM
TEXAS WIN THE
20-12 USTA NATIONAL
INTER-SECTIONAL
HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS
CAME ONE YEAR AFTER
FINISHING SECOND. HELEN: OUR
GOAL WAS TO
WIN FIRST THIS YEAR OH - AND HER
SQUAD IS
COMPOSED SOLELY OF LADIES IN
THEIR 80'S.
HELEN: WE BEAT FLORIDA IN THE
FINALS SO WE GOT FIRST
PLACE. AND HERE'S MY MEDAL!
OTHER THAN HER SECRET WEAPON - A
*** RETURN,
COOPER-FRY SAYS HER BIGGEST
STRENGTH IS
GOOD GENES. HELEN: MY MOTHER,
WANTED TO OUTLIVE HER SISTER,
WHO WAS 95 - SO SHE DID! SHE
ALSO TAKES TREMENDOUS
CARE OF HER BODY, RESTING HER
BACK EVERY DAY IN
THE SAME WAY, AT THE SAME TIME.
HELEN: MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY,
'DON'T CALL HELEN
BETWEEN 1 AND 3, SHE'S RESTING
HER BACK"
HELEN TURNS 85 NEXT JULY. SO
WHAT ABOUT DEFENDING HER
NATIONAL INTERSECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP?
HELEN: IF THEY INVITE ME TO BE
ON THE TEXAS TEAM NEXT
YEAR, I'LL DO IT. I'LL BE THERE
AS LONG AS THEY WANT ME
IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE STRINGS
HAVE A FEW MORE VERSES
LEFT IN 'EM.
TO FOOTBALL, NOW. ACCORDING THE
SPORTS
BUSINESS JOURNAL - JUST FOR
MAKING IT TO THE ALAMO
BOWL, LONGHORNS PLAYERS WILL BE
GIVEN AN
iPAD MINI, A FOSSIL WATCH, AND A
HUNDRED DOLLAR BEST
BUY GIFT CARD - ALONG WITH A FEW
OTHER GOODIES. BUT
ACCORDING TO MACK BROWN, U-T
OWES THE CITY OF SAN
ANTONIO SOMETHING.
THE LAST TIME U-T PLAYED IN SAN
ANTONIO WAS 2006. THE
HORNS WERE ONE YEAR REMOVED FROM
THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP AND WERE BREAKING
IN A REDSHIRT
FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK NAMED COLT
McCOY.
GOING TO BACK TO BACK ROSE
BOWLS, ONLY TO LAND IN THE
alamo BOWL THE FOLLOWING SEASON
- AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, U-T WAS A LITTLE
BUMMED. BUT THAT'S WHERE
SAN ANTONIO STEPPED IN.
It feels fun for us, it's
interesting that nearly all the
parents will be
here for the game. There were
very few tickets available for
them
because they were so excited. I
remember in '06, we were coming
off
the National Championship and we
had a tough loss to (Texas)
A&M and came here and we were
all down and disappointed and
the city and South Texas picked
us up and it was so much fun.
IN OH-SIX, TEXAS BEAT IOWA 26-24
TO FINISH THE SEASON 10-
AND-3.
TROY'S BACK WITH A FINAL CHECK
ON YOUR CHILLY
FORECAST, AFTER THE BREAK.
NEXT ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID
LETTERMAN:
SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND AUSTIN'S
OWN WILLIE NELSON.
OUR NEXT NEWSCAST IS TOMORROW
MORNING
STARTING AT FIVE ... AND WE'LL
SEE YOU BACK HERE
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