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Reporter like what . What were you thinking . Reporter the beginning of the end for him came in 2014 when brandy first took her sixyearold to dr. Snyders jacksonville clinic. The dentist have been in practice for 50 years and was known for being one of few who helped families on medicaid. He tells me one of her teeth needs to be removed as soon as possible. Reporter a rue neoutine proe to extract a baby tooth. She says a nurse assistant said theres been an accident. Thats when i seen the blood. Reporter shes in a hallway bleeding . Blood on the floor. She was hyper ventilating. Reporter she has scratches, bruises and a mouth full of bloody gauze threw which she spits out a different story. She says theyre lying to you. He was choking me while i was pulling my teeth. You said the doctor was choking you . Two hands, one hand . One hand. Reporter did it hurt . A lot . Did you say anything to him . I did i want my mommy. Reporter what did he say . He said no. Reporter brandy, its hard for you to hear that . Yeah. I mean, i trusted him. And so know i put her through that by trusting him, it hurts. Reporter on the way home, brandy takes a closer look inside her childs mouth, and she says she makes a grim discovery. All four on the bottom and all four at no time top are gone. Reporter she was scheduled to go in for one tooth . One bottom right tooth and came out missing all of them. Reporter brandy wanted to sue her, but the attorney she calls wont touch the case. What you have in this case, is a five or six or sevenyearold who must confront a dentist who has been a dentist in this town in nearly 50 years. Its the worst he said she said youd ever want to be a part of. Reporter determined to raise hell, brandy turns her mini van into a billboard. She hits a nerve with one click of a button. I hesitated first, but i posted it. Within an hour it was going crazy. Brandy had a post that was shared 350,000 times in a town where theres less than a million people. The share levels was phenomenal. Reporter within hours the throng of protesters hits the sidewalk outside the clinic. Protesters are still in front of his office now in their second week. Despite all of that, dentist snyder is still open for business. Reporter youre out there every day. Did you see him . Every day flicking us the bird. Reporter fingers fly and tempers flair between the dentist and his accusers. Who here has had healthy teeth pull . Basically everyone. We met a group of families with similar complaints, and the outrage was palpable. Who in this room has a child whose teeth, none of their teeth came out naturally . He has never lost a tooth naturally . Reporter they were all pulled by the doctor . The permanents need to come in, so we need to remove these. This is what he said to me. He dont care about people. And he dont care about innocent children who cant even defend themselves. Reporter christopher recorded this on her smart phone. Her son zion screaming at 16 caps were implanted in his mouth unexpectedly, says his mom. Reporter was there ever an explanation for the caps . Nothing. Reporter dentists who do the full metal mouth treatment on kids argue it can prevent serious problems, especially among poorer kids who eat more sugar and brush less frequently. That video also going viral. The teeth look normal. Reporter and now the attorney felt he had a case. I said, all right im taking the cases. I put it out there, and the next day we got 60 phone calls. The most important thing is the individual. Reporter they go to work on what would become 131 individual civil actions against dr. Snyder. And then you see the bruising and the neck marks. To find out a medical professional did this is shocking. Reporter hes raising questions about the use of restraints like the orange velcro. If you want to look at it another way, call ate baby straight jacket. Reporter we talked to a dental expert. Someone who wants to maximize dollars under the medicaid system. That. Reporter you dont want to talk to the kid or coax them to opening their mouth. You need them in there, mouth open, duh. Get them in and get them out, make the dollars. Reporter florida medicaid records indicate dr. Schneider made a lot of them off the poor. Nearly 4 million in government payments in only five years. Recently a few states have begun to regulate or limit controversial treatments. Such as how long a child can be restrained in a board and the number of procedures a child might be subjected to in a single visit. But florida is not one of them. So the boards remain legal there. I know. Ips. We want to make sure reporter at first on a local tv station he seems cordial in defense of his method. We use the help of parents and we wrap them so they will not fall out and hurt themselves. Reporter shortly after that int interview, his clinic shuts the doors. By surrendering his license to practice dentistry, he avoids a full dental board investigation. But his problems have only just begun. This past november he was arrested and charged with 11 counts of medicaid provider fraud and one count of scheming with intent to defraud. After his release, we paid a visit to dr. Schneiders clinic to see if he has anything to say. No answer. Suddenly his Station Wagon rolls from the alley. Where are you going . Stop. Just stop for one second. I ask him about the allegations of choking and other abuse. When you see this video of these kids, youve seen this on facebook. This kid is screaming. What is going on . His denial is laced with profanity. He says he didnt do any of it. All the allegations are false. He said giving up his medical practice was in no way an admission of guilt. He insists he was a great dentist. The next day a process server approaches him in the driveway of his home. Im a process server. Reporter with a bag full of Legal Notices and a camera crew hired by the familys legal team. He runs his car up onto his front lawn, he tosses the heavy bag full of civil Legal Notices, attacks the camera, hurls a flashlight and finally throws a can of shaving cream. In recent months shes settled 104 of the total 131 lawsuits including those brought by the families of zion and brieelle. Things are not likely to be better for him soon. His wife filed for divorce. His bank moved to fore close on his house. He still faces a possible criminal trial of the medicaid fraud charges after pleading not. Hell be in court in november for a hearing on a defense motion to avoid a trial by having him declared mentally incompetent. But there will be no sympathy for dr. Howard schneider from the woman who ignited the crusade to bring him down. I think hes an old, selfish, greedy man. 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If i took off my shirt now, youd turn off the camera. Reporter i doubt that. Chris pratt is a hollywood alister. Women adore him. Men want to be him or at least hang out with him. His boyish charl on full display meeting with military families at this event. Its clear pratt is relentlessly adorable. His costars say its his personality people love. Jennifer lawrence said you are gummy bears, human cotton candy. You dont know she hates cotton candy and gummy bears. Reporter then theres the adorable romance with anna ferris. They met on the set of take me home tonight, and bonded. Is it true you bonded over a bug collection . That was one of the many things that bonded us. Weve both from washington state. Were clowns and have similaritities in playing intelligently played morons. Reporter it must be a lot of fun at your household . It is and getting more and more fun every day. Reporter he is as funny as he seems. Im going to die. Im so tired. Everything hurts. Running is impossible. Reporter he says his character in parks and reck didnt require much acting. The character is really my clown. Its a full expression of what i get to do as a clown. Butter is my favorite food. Reporter hes not just good for a laugh. Hes multitalented. Tell me when to stop on the king of hearts. Reporter i just handed you that. Stop. No way. No way. That did not happen. That did not just happen. Yet, humble enough to admit when somebody else is better. Reporter i read that your mom can kind of kick your butt in poker. She can. I talked to her the other day and she said she hosted a poker tournament and won it. I said of course you did. Reporter hes better at playing the hero than cards. Why do you want to save the galaxy . Reporter saving the day in guardians of the galaxy. And jury rjurassic world. In the real world he visits sick kids in the hospital, spends time with members of the armed forces, a top priority. Chris pratt here with reporter he and his girlfriend completed the 22 pushup challenge. Why is that close to your heart . I grew up in a family with a lot of people in the military. I went into a different field. Im an actor. I have a platform. I may not be the most articulate, but i know what i stand for. Reporter his next mission, a gun slinging cowboy in the revamp of the western classic, the magnificent seven. He was already a great marksman, of course. Oh, god, im good. Reporter how good a shot are you . I do okay. I spent a lot of time punching holes in paper targets growing up. Probably better than the average joe. Reporter pratt is a six shooter hard drinking gambler who walks the line between right and wrong. Pick a card. Is this this your card . This is a showdown between good and evil. Its a brand new take on an old tale, and its unlike anything youve ever seen before. Reporter maybe he just has that it factor, a genuine i dont know that makes him who he is. Youve been described as a Young Harrison ford. Yeah. Everyone is unique. Everyone is a little different. Were all precious snow flakes. Didnt you know that . Reporter thats profound. Thank you. I came up with that just now. Just use it. Reporter okay. So hes a philosopher too . Im starting to think he might be a little too perfect. One more trick. The queen of spades. Reporter thats good. Thats pretty good, huh . Thanks. Next here, what advice was president obama have for Hillary Clinton as we head into the first president ial debate . Its an abc news exclusive. Abc news nightline brought to you by the lincoln motor company. Lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for 349 a month. Only at your lincoln dealer. Endless shrimp is back at hold red lobster. Rks. That means you get to try as much as you want. Of whatever flavors are calling your name. Seriously. Like new garlic srirachagrilled shrimp. Its a little spice. A little sizzle. And a lot just right. And try new parmesan peppercorn shrimp. 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I just cannot support donald trump. Finally tonight, an epic political show down, Hillary Clinton versus donald trump in their first president ial debate. Today we got an exclusive interview with president obama, and we asked what advise he would give to Hillary Clinton. Reporter its month monday night, game time. Secretary clinton is about to take the stage with the debate. What would you want to say to her before walking out for the first debate . Be yourself and explain what motivates you. Because i will tell you ive gotten to know hillary, and seen her work, and seen her in tough times and in good times. Shes in this for the right reasons. I think theres a reason why we havent had a woman president before. Shes having to break down some barriers. Theres a level of mistrust and a caricature of her that doesnt jibe with who i know. This person who cares deeply about kids. And you can see the entire exclusive with president obama and mrs. Obama tomorrow morning on gma. Thank you for watching abc news. Were online 24 7. Thank you for watching and good night. I have no idea how much money ill be giving away today. Could be 50,000, could be a million. But i can promise you that whatever happens, it wont be boring. So stay right there. Its time to play, who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] welcome to the show you guys ready to play millionaire . All right. A Million Dollars will go a long way for our returning contestant. Its gonna change his childs life. From pasadena, california, please welcome back dentis fowlkes. Hey, buddy. Good to see you again. Nice to see you again. Come on over. Um. How will this change your childs life . So i have a daughter named addison. Shes seven years old. Okay. Shes nonverbal autistic, and i wanna use the money in order to get her a speech therapist. Right. Wow. So, beautiful story. Thank you. [cheers and applause] as if we needed more reasons to root for you. Now were all behind you this is a great, noble cause then. Youre at 7,000. Thats where we left off last time. 8 questions away from that Million Dollars, 4 away from that next threshold of 50,000. You ready to go . Yeah, lets do it. Lets continue. Yoha