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Reserve on long island, about a $10 million pilot program to make sure what happened last year doesnt happen again. four days after sandy as you well know, poppy, 60% to 65% of the gas stations were not working. they were either not working because they didnt have generators that could pump the gas or they literally did not have the gas. theres already been one pilot program to make sure youre getting generators to some of these smaller gas stations. this is the next step to make sure there are ...

Jenn jenna: singer chris brown is in court today after a fight at a washington, d.c. hotel. he allegedly punched another man in the face after fans tried to take pictures of him. brown is still on probation for the 2009 beating of his then girl friend, singer rihanna. jon: a fair ride operator is in court today on assault charges. police claim he intentionally tampered with the vortex ride at the north carolina state fair. a move that ended up injuring five people, three of them critically. jona...

And outrage in europe. ♪ bill: the operator of a ride at a fair is i fizzing, charges afr writers were injured. they were operating the vortex ride when it suddenly turned back dropping riders 20 feet to the ground. on thion the story live out of atlanta. what are the charges indicating, what do they mean? >> this ride operator faces three criminal accounts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury. the alleged weapon in this case is the right itself. police are accusing...

Had police searching the campus of indiana university early this morning. police say one suspect is now in du custody and a second has been identified but is not believed to be dangerous. officers found a victim with stab wounds in an apartment on the schools main campus in bloomington. police ninitially told students to lock themselves in a safe location, but the campus has now been given the all clear. they said the victim was slashed in a fight. he was taken to the hospital. >> in nort caroli...

Tampered with the rides safety mechanism. five people were hurt thursday night as they were getting off the vortex when that ride suddenly started up again. and number four, a tennessee man facing weapons charges. port authority police say he the checked a loaded rifle and other illegal firearms at new yorks jfk airport. now, its legal to carry a rifle in new york city, but only if its unloaded. investigators say some weapons had their serial numbers covered by paint, which, by the way, is als...

A ride operator in north carolina has been charged with an incident that sent five people to the hospital. he is facing three felony with deadly weapon. witnesses say the vortex ride had come to a stop. people were getting off when it started up again. the rides safety devices were tampered with after the ride had been inspected. >> with your weekly five, the doctor blamed with the death of michael jackson gets out of jail on monday. conrad murray says he wants to go back to houston to practice ...

The ride turned upsidedown and dumped everybody out. there are people bleeding really bad. >> reporter: panicked 911 calls from the north carolina state fair thursday night. witnesses say the vortex ride had stopped, people were getting off, when it restarted. five people were hurt. >> i just sounded like a bunch of stuff hitting metal. >> reporter: this morning, the ride operator, 46-year-old timothy tutterrow, is in custody, charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. >> ...

Investigators saying five people being thrown from a ride at a fair was no accident. >> now one person stands accused and is facing felony charges this morning. [ male announcer ] this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, shes agreed to give it up. thats today? [ male announcer ] well be with her all day to see how it goes. [ claira ] after the deliveries, i was okay. now the ciabatta is done and the pain is starting again. more pills? seriously? seriously. [ groan...

You just called with an emergency? >> yes, there was -- were at the state fair, and the ride turned upside down and dumped everybody out. there are people who are hurt really bad. like their heads and stuff. >> okay. >> and theres one guy thats not moving at all. >> were at the state fair, the vortex ride, and the ride broke loose and five people fell straight from the sky, 20 feet drop. >> five people were injured. three of them are still in the hospital. police say there still could be more ar...

An accident at the north carolina state fair was no accident at all, the ride operator is facing three felony counts. police say he tampered with the ride. >> theres people hurt really bad. >> reporter: panicked 911 calls from a north carolina state fair thursday night. the vortex ride had stopped. people were getting off when it restarted. five people were hurt. >> it just sound like a bunch of stuff hitting metal. >> reporter: the ride operator 46-year-old timothy tutterrow is in custody charg...