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Ill carry the equipment. >> i have a feeling when the bus is here it could very much be the other way. you and me next year on comic-con. >> im there. too much fun. it is simply miserable in so many parts of the country weatherwise, either theres too much rain or too much heat. meteorologist bonnie schneider will be along to tell us if there will be any relief. plus next hour, myths about raising an only child. something more families are choosing to do. american families. the author of "par...

>> gregg: a suburban community in westchester that is being troubled by coyotes. and i saw a big old turkey walking down our street. >> julie: the -- a wild turkey is not as dangerous -- >> gregg: it was a really big turkey. i was thinking turkey sandwich! an annual event for sci-fi fans turns violent, two men at a comic-con got into a fight and one guy stabbed another one -- >> in the eye. >> gregg: i didnt want to go there, now that you have. they busted him on suspicion with a deadly weapon a...

Some folks from glee went again this year. if you are one of the people that loves comic-con, i posted on my facebook and twister pages at joshlefs at cnn. what you are loving about it and what you are not loving about it. if you want the breaking news details on comic-con, we have a one-stop shop at cnn.com/comic con. its such a sign how huge this convention is. we even have a special section for it right here. >> you said, tell us what you love about it and what you dont. what is there not to ...

Now ill ask again. do you know what youre paying your city workers? lots more news is coming your way tonight. but first, i want you to take a look at this amazing video. youve heard of flying by the seat of your pants. well, this lucky guy escaped by the skin of his teeth. the pilot of this fighter jet was able to eject and pull his parachute just moments before the crash crashed and burned in an airport in alberta, canada, this afternoon. he was rushed to the hospital and the doctors say his i...

To see until this time of year. >> reporter: let me ask you. you guys are supposed to be what? >> i know. >> reporter: honestly? >> these are just free bybees t we found on the convention floor. >> we got that from our ireporters who are among the many that love to run around comic-con. look at lineup that was outside. these people had lined up overnight. some from a couple of days. some people brought kids, some brought their dogs, some were sleeping overnight. 130,000 people get in. why do you...

130,000 attendees. this financial figure is whats most striking to me. there is a convention group in san diego has done an analysis of the economic impact of this one convention. they are saying $163 million economic impact from one convention, comic-con. it happens every year. other cities try to steal it away, an amiamaheim and l.a. they are offering them incentives to move. will they move? we dont know. they seem pretty situated in san diego. one of the reasons is that it works every year. w...

Learn. >> its insane. theres thousands of people outside. all generations, you know, family. they all are true believers. they know the history of their favorite films. theyre cueing new lines around the bloke. >> so yeah. san diego, huge convention. four days. >> comi what? >> comi-con. lets ask your resident -- and we can say this lovingly, our resident geek. down from new york, hanging out. youre on the comi-con beat. we had to bring in re-enforcements tonight. >> you showed a lot of clips of...

This is about money. a few years ago, the big hollywood studios figured out this was a very effective way to create lucrative buzz for their movies. they come to the convention, like say yesterday, they have panel for their movie "tron" coming in december. >> which youre personally stoked about. >> im personally a big "tron" fan. then the fan boys start tweeting about it. >> fan boys? >> im more of a fan man. >> so if you want a movie out there, you want to get these guys on your side? >> exactl...

Get you to come into their booth, and theres so many booths out there, theres a waiting list of three or four years to get a booth. theres demand. so everyones excited about it. >> chris, you go do your thing, keep the i-reports coming. we have full coverage of this. we have cnn/comic-con. i would like to know what everyone thinks. chris morrow, thank you for joining us. kyra, this is the kind of thing a lot of people joke about but in a few days, $163 million impact from this convention. a lot ...

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