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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 its paw. i tried to kick it off me and i was screaming and like trying to guard my face and testist...

Very scary. >> terrifying. you had deep gashes to your thighs and back and you had 100 stitches. chris, this is every parent's 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 bear? >> no, i didn't. >> the bear had gone and there was abby. i mean, when that bear left, that m...

Scary. very scary. >> terrifying. you had deep gashes to your thighs and back and you had 100 stitches. chris, this is every parent's 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 bear? >> no, i didn't. >> the bear had gone and there was abby. i mean, when that bear left,...

Of stake. the homes are astronomical. there are many multimillion dollar homes in this area. it's so bad that insurance companies have hired private firefighters to come in and protect people's 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. >> we'll 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 h...

Help from mother nature. they are hoping tonight and tomorrow will give them the upper hand. >> we'll 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. she's joining me now along with her father chris. abby, first of all, how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> well, better than you last week. i wasn't attacked by a giant bear. tell me what was goin...