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Him alive. meanwhile, other stories making headlines. we begin with gun other thanown under fire again. danny davis and will criminal psscrell pushing for major tax hikes. the bill would nearly double the tax on handguns and raise the ammo tax from 11% to 50%. lawmakers say it will generate $600 million a year to help prevent gun violence. advocates, though, vow to fight the bill. >> michigan wildlife officials shot a bear after 12-year-old abby weatherell was attacked. >> it took me down with...

Very scary. >> terrifying. you had deep gashes to your thighs and back and you had 100 stitches. chris, this is every parents nightmare. where were you and what was your reaction when you found out what was going on? >> i was inside the house. i heard a lot of screaming. i ran out and asked my wife what was going on. she heard from a neighbor who heard abby screaming. i mentally just grabbed a gun and ran out because i heard abby and bear and it was just -- it was terrifying. >> did you see the ...

Scary. very scary. >> terrifying. you had deep gashes to your thighs and back and you had 100 stitches. chris, this is every parents nightmare. where were you and what was your reaction when you found out what was going on? >> i was inside the house. i heard a lot of screaming. i ran out and asked my wife what was going on. she heard from a neighbor who heard abby screaming. i mentally just grabbed a gun and ran out because i heard abby and bear and it was just -- it was terrifying. >> did you s...

Of stake. the homes are astronomical. there are many multimillion dollar homes in this area. its so bad that insurance companies have hired private firefighters to come in and protect peoples homes because they have so much on the line. firefighters got a little bit of help from mother nature. they are hoping tonight and tomorrow will give them the upper hand. >> well stay on top of that as well. ted rowlands, thanks for that update. in michigan, a girl versus bear. 12-year-old abby weatherell...

Help from mother nature. they are hoping tonight and tomorrow will give them the upper hand. >> well stay on top of that as well. ted rowlands, thanks for that update. in michigan, a girl versus bear. 12-year-old abby weatherell was jogging last week when she was attacked not once but twice by a huge black bear. she saved herself by playing bear. she had over 100 stitches to close her wounds. shes joining me now along with her father chris. abby, first of all, how are you? >> im good. how are ...

>> did you see the bear? >> no, i didnt. >> the bear had gone and there was abby. i mean, when that bear left, that must have been one of the best moments of your life, wasnt it? >> yeah. but it was almost one of the most terrifying. i thought maybe it would come back but thank god it didnt. but actually when i was -- when laura, my neighbor, when she went to go get my parents for help, it i guess came back and it was five yards away from me. i had no idea. i didnt see it. >> but now that you ar...

Over when its appropriate to do things differently but driving your son and wife away from the hospital is really important to me and i dont like staff so its much easier to do it yourself. >> its hard to understand the impact of this royal baby and indeed the previous royal wedding on the world. they have become the superstars of the royals and i believe, given the royals real momentum again after all of the fallout from dianas death. >> and here he is in front of that crowd. you dont see the i...

Tomorrow will give them the upper hand. >> well stay on top of that as well. ted rowlands, thanks for that update. in michigan, a girl versus bear. 12-year-old abby weatherell was jogging last week when she was attacked not once but twice by a huge black bear. she saved herself by playing bear. she had over 100 stitches to close her wounds. shes joining me now along with her father chris. abby, first of all, how are you? >> im good. how are you? >> well, better than you last week. i wasnt atta...

I want to do it myself and there are times when you cant do it yourself and the system takes over when its appropriate to do things differently but driving your son and wife away from the hospital is really important to me and i dont like staff so its much easier to do it yourself. >> its hard to understand the impact of this royal baby and indeed the previous royal wedding on the world. they have become the superstars of the royals and i believe, given the royals real momentum again after all o...

Philadelphia. according to a statement from jet blue, the crew of flight 827 reported an odor of smoke in the cabin. the captain decided to err on the side of caution, landing the plane before reaching its scheduled destination. there were no reports of injuries. >> in just the last week it happened in six different states. talking about bear attacks. six people suffered injuries varying degrees. abcs linzie janis has the latest on a disturbing trend. >> reporter: 12-year-old abby weatherell has...