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In two weeks and had no complications from the premature birth. baby b, kara, would struggle from the very beginning. at ten hour old, she had a brain bleed. after months of round the clock care, kara came home diagnosed with cerebral palsy. they thought it would be her biggest challenge. by october 2002, kara was almost three and could speak 68 words. >> apple, bubble, knock knock. >> wolf, wolf. >> october 2002 it just stops. >> right.

A FAMILY from Co Down have been hit by a double tragedy after a teenager suffered a brain aneurysm in Spain days before his older brothers newborn son was laid to rest.

Had no complications from the premature birth, but baby b, kara, would struggle from the very beginning. at ten hours old, she had a brain bleed, yet after months of round the clock care in the nicu, kara finally came home and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. they thought this would be her biggest challenge. christie kept careful tract of her daughters progress as he learned to walk and talk. by october of 2002, kara was almost three years old. >> in october of 2002, the list ends. >> yeah, right....

Had no complications from the premature birth. but baby b, kara, would struggle from the very beginning. at 10 hours old, she had a brain bleed. yet after months of round-the-clock care in the nciu, kara finally came home, diagnosed with cerebral palsy. they thought this would be karas biggest challenge. at 9 months she started intense physical and speech therapy and christie kept careful track of her daughters progress. she could speak 68 words. >> apple, bubble, knock-knock. >> woof-woof. then...

The Florida Poison Information Center said, as of now, 42 people have been to the hospital and two have died. ABC Action News heard from the family of one of those people who lost their lives after smoking that drug.

A local 23-year-old woman has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

A Pinellas County man is fighting against his stepmother in a guardianship case over how to best care for his dad and the case involves questionable documents submitted to the court, a new Maserati, and a costly legal battle that has dragged on for more than a year.

Who bonded with an abused wild wh child while working on her case is the story in this weeks "beyond the call". >> it is 86 days until christmas. >> signs of christmas. >> i keep my tree up all year round in my office. >> decorate lieutenant brian zachs office. >> i have a countdown for christmas the day after christmas. all year until the next christmas. >> when we were working detectives at the same time, he was playing christmas music pretty much around april, mayish. >> but zach knows -- >> ...

>> he cooperated to the extent you can cooperate given his current mental condition. >> reporter: hes charged with insurance fraud. his attorneys say the shooting was a scheme to leave behind $10 million in a life insurance policy for his only surviving son but mourdock survived. instead, attorneys say it left mourdock with a fractured skull and brain bleed. the man accused of shooting mourdock in head curtis edward smith appeared in court. >> smith posting his $55,000 bond for several charges i...

Charged with insurance fraud and filing a police report, posting bond and leaving jail to be confined to a drug rehab facility hours after turning himself in this afternoon, with his role for conspiring to have a client shoot and kill him. it was a scheme to leave behind $10 million life insurance policy for his only surviving son. but he survived. instead, attorneys say it left him with a fractured skull and brain bleed. the man accused of shooting him, curtis edward smith, also appeared in cou...