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WNV Victim Asks If Delays Added to Epidemic

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A North Texas doctor recovering from West Nile virus wonders if he and some other victims who got the neuroinvasive form of the disease would have been spared if the Dallas County health department had pushed for aerial spraying sooner.

More than two months after Mike Clark got West Nile virus, he's still in rehab, trying to recover from the damage it did to his body and his memory.

"I just progressively worsened -- couldn't eat, couldn't drink," he said. "I got nauseated and finally had lost 26 pounds. It was, it was definitely scary. I mean, I didn't know if I was going to get better or worse."

If Clark wasn't recovering from West Nile virus, he might be treating patients with West Nile virus. He's a doctor, but he hasn't been able to work since August.

"There are a lot of people who wouldn't be in the hospital, who wouldn't be in the situation I'm in, had things been done faster," Clark said.

As the NBC 5 Investigates team first reported Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it recommended that the Dallas County health department "strongly consider" aerial spraying in late July. The CDC said it gave the Dallas County health department that advice in a conference call on July 25. Dr. Janet McAllister with the CDC led that call.

"In the situation that was described, aerial spraying is, is the most effective way to treat large areas, which is what Dallas County was needing and experiencing widespread cases," she said.

But if the CDC advised aerial spraying in that call, Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson apparently never passed that information along to County Judge Clay Jenkins, the top official who could authorize aerial spraying.

In a statement, Jenkins told NBC 5 Investigates: "My first communication from anyone regarding the possibility of aerial spraying for the 2012 WNV outbreak was August 6, 2012."

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According to an NBC 5 investigation, federal health officials say they suggested aerial spraying in Dallas County in July, but the county health director says that is "incorrect information."

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Aug. 6 is 12 days after the date the CDC says it told the health department to strongly consider aerial spraying.

Thompson disputes what CDC told NBC 5 Investigates.

"I've set the record straight that the recommendation you're talking about is a recommendation that the CDC looks at overall planning," he said. "First you do surveillance, you do enhanced spraying, and then you, you, go to aerial spraying."

Thompson won't tell NBC 5 Investigates what he believes the CDC told him on that conference call, but he insists he followed CDC and county plans.

"The information you're pointing out is incorrect," he said. "There is a plan, and we followed that plan, so your information and your story that you put in place is incorrect, so have a good day."

In the end, Jenkins said he based his decision to aerial spray largely on advice he got directly from the CDC.

"The CDC told me Friday when I made the decision to request the planes that the time that we wait can be counted in additional West Nile cases and human life," Jenkins said at an Aug. 16 press conference.

But is it possible that Jenkins might have gotten some of that advice sooner if the county health director told him what the CDC says it told Thompson in the July 25 conference call?

Clark said he thinks any information gained from the CDC should have been shared with the decision makers.

"I mean, I think you should take into account what people who are supposedly experts on this are saying, and CDC is pretty expert on stuff," he said.

NBC 5 Investigates has repeatedly asked health director Thompson to sit down to talk in detail about how his department responded to the West Nile virus epidemic, but he has declined our requests.

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Obama vs. Romney: Zingers, But No Knockout

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President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wrangled Monday night over America's place in the world, particularly the Middle East, with Obama mocking Romney's foreign policy ideas and Romney accusing the president of weakening the country's influence abroad.

The debate did not match the intensity or aggression of their Oct. 16 meeting, but the arguments were no less sharp. Their exchanges this time were a bit more nuanced, with no stunning or decisive blows.

Obama's weapon of choice was sarcasm, which he used to paint Romney as out of touch and anachronistic.

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President Barack Obama responded to criticism on military spending from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during Monday night's debate with a zinger that quickly reverberated through the Twitterverse and beyond. After Mitt Romney cited the size of the military in 1917 to illustrate what he said was its shrinking under Obama, the president responded that the U.S. does have fewer ships than it did in the early 1900s. "We also have fewer horses and bayonets," he added — a comment that soon went viral.

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The most biting remark came in response to Romney's argument for increased military spending, in which he pointed out that the Navy was "smaller now than at any time since 1917" and that the Air Force "is older and smaller than at any time since it was founded in 1947."

Obama responded: "Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines."

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Obama used a similar approach when Romney condemned the president's handling of the Arab Spring uprisings.

"What's been happening over the last couple of years is, as we've watched this tumult in the Middle East, this rising tide of chaos occur, you see al-Qaida rushing in, you see other jihadist groups rushing in. And they're throughout many nations in the Middle East," Romney said.

Obama's rejoinder: "Governor Romney, I'm glad that you recognize that Al Qaida is a threat, because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia, not al-Qaida. You said Russia... they're now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War's been over for 20 years.

"But Governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s."

Romney suggested that Obama had taken his Russia comment, in a March interview on CNN, out of context. He said that while Russia remained a "geopolitical foe," Iran was America's "greatest national security threat." Then he accused the president of handling Russian President Vladimir Putin with kid gloves.

Monday's debate marked a downshift in tone from the candidates' last match-up, a town-hall-style meeting in which Romney and Obama walked the stage, often meeting face-to-face and interrupting each other.

The most notable change came from Romney, who slipped into a more passive, relatively agreeable posture. He even agreed with Obama on several things, including the timeline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and the refusal to use military strikes on Syria.

When Romney did pounce, it was often to reiterate a central theme of his campaign: that Obama has not asserted America's goals strongly enough abroad, allowing the country's enemies and rivals, from Iran to China, to take advantage.

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"I think they saw weakness where they had expected to find American strength," Romney said. "And I say that because from the very beginning, the president in his campaign four years ago, said he would meet with all the world's worst actors in his first year, he'd sit down with (Venezuelan President Hugo) Chavez and (late North Korean dictator) Kim Jong-Il, with (former Cuban leader Fidel) Castro and President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad of Iran. And I think they looked and thought, well, that's an unusual honor to receive from the President of the United States."

Romney continued: "And then the president began what I have called an apology tour, of going to various nations in the Middle East and criticizing America. I think they looked at that and saw weakness."

Obama accused Romney of making all that up.

"Nothing Governor Romney just said is true, starting with this notion of me apologizing. This has been probably the biggest whopper that's been told during the course of this campaign. And every fact checker and every reporter who's looked at it, Governor, has said this is not true."

Obama went on to defend his record of economic sanctions against Iran, which he described as "the toughest, most crippling sanctions ever."

Then he turned to Romney, a wealthy former venture capitalist, and charged him with "investing in a Chinese state oil company that was doing business with the Iranian oil sector."

Romney agreed that economic sanctions on Iran were working but argued that those now in place don't go far enough.

"It's absolutely the right thing to do, to have crippling sanctions. I would have put them in place earlier," he said. "I would tighten those sanctions."

The debate was held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., with Bob Schieffer, host of CBS's "Face the Nation," moderating. Because Romney and Obama remained seated at a desk with Schieffer, there was less opportunity for dramatic confrontations.

Romney used such confrontations to his advantage in the first debate, on Oct. 3, when Obama seemed passive and disengaged. That debate that marked a turning point in the campaign. Since then, Obama's lead in the polls has slipped, and the race has narrowed to a virtual tie.

In the second debate, the contentious Oct. 16 town-hall meeting, Obama was much more aggressive, but Romney mostly kept pace.

Monday's debate was their last appearance on stage together during the campaign and a final chance to score lasting points in front of tens of millions of viewers.

The pressure was heaviest on Obama, not only to make up for the gains he'd lost but also to take full advantage of a subject — foreign policy — that naturally favors a sitting president.

Led by Schieffer's pointed questions, Romney and Obama sparred on the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, how many troops to leave in Iraq, how to handle the civil war in Syria, how much to spend on the military and the country's tumultuous negotiations with Iran, along with the implications on Israel.

The more subdued Romney preferred to make broad-stroke swipes at the president rather than disagree with finer policy points.

"Unfortunately, in nowhere in the world is America's influence greater today than it was four years ago," Romney said at one point.

Obama countered that criticism with examples of his efforts to strike the right balance of diplomacy and force.

"The central question at this point is going to be: who is going to be credible to all parties involved?" Obama said. "And they can look at my track record, whether it's Iran sanctions, whether it's dealing with counter-terrorism, whether it's supporting democracy, whether it's supporting women's rights, whether it's supporting religious minorities. And they can say that the President of the United States and the United States of America has stood on the right side of history."

The debate was supposed to focus exclusively on foreign affairs, but neither Romney nor Obama could resist wading back into domestic issues to reprise attacks first leveled in their first two meetings. The digressions included disagreements about education policy, the economy, job growth and energy production.

Schieffer repeatedly had to pull them back to the questions he'd asked. In the debate's final minutes, Romney proclaimed his love for teachers, to which Schieffer finally said, "I think we all love teachers," and made them move on to their closing statements.

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Funeral Home Holds Service for Big Tex

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From his creation as a giant Santa Claus to his fiery 60th anniversary finale, we look at the history of the State Fair of Texas icon, Big Tex.

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"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."

The phrase takes on a different meaning when you think of Big Tex, which was destroyed by fire Friday.

"When I saw it on TV, I was just, 'Oh, he just went up in flames,'" said Loretta Pope, holding back fake tears.

A few days after the giant statue at the State Fair of Texas burned, dozens of fans came to memorial for the big guy.

Some were still in denial.

"I couldn't believe when they told me Tex was burning. I'm saying, 'What do you mean he's burning? He's a 100 feet in the air. Who's burning him?'" said Ernie Johnson, who belted out a gospel song at the memorial to remember Big Tex.

The owners of the Golden Gate Funeral Home put together the event, complete with popcorn, cotton candy and fair games for the kids.

While everyone in the crowd laughed and joked during the service, there were some people that did feel sad.

One woman said Big Tex reminded her of the times she would go to the fair as a kid with her parents. Another woman said she always knew where to go if she got lost at the fair: meet at Big Tex.

Pope, a native of Ohio, said she remembers seeing the statue when she moved to Dallas and was struck by how big he was. Pope said when she saw Big Tex, she knew the fair was better than any state fair she went to in Ohio.

"The Ohio State Fair is cows, chickens, dogs and things. You know what the Ohio State Fair looks like," she joked.

Guests at the memorial said they can't wait for Big Tex to rise again next year. But they said they hope he looks a little different.

"Maybe update his clothes a little bit?" Pope said. "He don't need no earring in his ear, neither. He just needs to look like Big Tex."

Johnson said he'd like Big Tex to look like the folks that he lives around near Fair Park -- "a little darker," he laughed.


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Business Owner Shoots Alleged Burglar

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A Dallas business owner shot an alleged burglar Monday night and another is on the run the man  staked out his own store following a string of recent burglaries.

The business owner said he caught the would-be thieves in the act at his store, Gabby Hall Auto Parts, along CF Hawn Freeway.

Police records show that thieves broke into Gabby Hall Auto Parts on Saturday, then again on Sunday. Not wanting it to happen for a third night in-a-row, the owner crime fighting into his own hands and staked out his own store.

"I'm good," said Gabby Hall Auto Parts owner Danny Ellis.  He's back open for business Tuesday morning, but he doesn't want to say much about shooting at two men he claims he busted burglarizing his auto parts store overnight.  When asked if he was shaken, he replied, "Not really.  Protecting what you've got to protect."

Police said their initial investigation does show Ellis had been protecting himself and his business when he grabbed his shotgun and fired as many as five shots at the alleged thieves.

Ellis tells officers that he's been randomly checking on the property after hours, because burglars have repeatedly targeted it.  Police records show a laptop computer, 24 wheels, four tires and radiator copper has been stolen from the shop over the last few nights.

This time, Ellis told police he caught the men taking radiators out of cars and shouted at them to freeze.  Ellis said one of the men threw a heavy metal part at him and both took off running.  The businessman felt they had to be stopped and he opened fire.

Police said Edward Horton, 52, was rushed to the hospital after one of the shots hit him in the back.  Officers said Horton confessed to breaking in to steal from the store.  He was apparently treated and released and is now facing a charge of theft of material, aluminum/bronze/copper/brass less than $20,000 and was booked into the Dallas County Jail.

Investigators used K9s and a chopper to search for Horton's accomplice, but he got away.

Ellis told investigators that the four radiators the men had allegedly been trying to steal are worth about $300.

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Student Detained After Threat on Facebook

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A McKinney Boyd High School student is in police custody after a threatening statement was posted on Facebook Monday night, police say.

According to the McKinney Police Department, the teen, who is not being identified due to his age, was taken into custody at about 9:30 p.m. Monday after the McKinney Independent School District told them about a post on the social media site that included details on how to carry out a mass shooting at the high school.

NBC 5 has learned that the teen may have been bullied.  Cody Cunningham, the public information officer for the McKinney Independent School District, told NBC 5 that they are aware of reports the student was bullied and that they take bullying seriously, but that they also take threats against the school and the student body seriously.

"These are two separate incidents," Cunningham told NBC 5. "There are ways of reporting that [bullying] to staff and getting help. If a student makes threats to other students, we're going to take that seriously as well.  We're not going to use bullying as a way to rationalize this type of behavior."

Officials with the district said the student has no history of disciplinary issues.

Early Tuesday morning, McKinney ISD released the following statement on Facebook about the situation:

"Monday evening we received information regarding threatening statements posted by a McKinney Boyd High School student on Facebook. District officials immediately notified law enforcement agencies and action was taken to address the situation. The individual has been detained and is in custody of the McKinney Police Department. As always, student safety is our number one priority and such comments, whether sincere or as a joke, will not be tolerated and the District will prosecute to the fullest extent that the law allows. We appreciate your support and look forward to a safe and productive day of learning at McKinney Boyd High School on Tuesday."

Authorities say there will be more of a police presence Tuesday on the school campus and that the school is safe.  Officials with the police department credit the citizens, teachers, parents and students who called them Monday evening with detailed information about the threat.

NBC 5's Shane Allen and Christina Miralla contributed to this report.

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Dallas Co. to Vote on Domestic Partner Benefit

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Dallas County Commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to approve a domestic partner status for county employees, allowing their partners, dependents to receive access to health care benefits.

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A vote by the Dallas County Commissioners on whether to approve domestic partner status for county employees, which will allow their partners and dependents to receive access to health care benefits, will take place next week.

County Commissioners discussed the proposal Tuesday and will now vote on the proposal next week.

District 4 Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia said the proposal helps the county to catch up with the rest of the world and that it's the right thing to do. 

Not all Commissioners shared Garcia's sentiments. District 2 Commissioner Mike Cantrell was the most vocally opposed to the proposal and he said it could violate state and federal law. Cantrell added that he believes the push to pass the measure is not motivated by equality.

"It's merely a political agenda that is being pushed by those seeking favor with a certain group of voters," Cantrell said.

In the proposal, a domestic partner would be defined as someone of the same or opposite sex with whom the employee lives and shares a relationship with, according to papers prepared for the commission's approval.

In order to attain domestic partner status, an employee would have to prove that they have lived with their partner for at least six months and share financial and household responsibilities with them. 

They will need to provide a lease or mortgage documentation with both names listed, or proof of a joint bank or credit account, or a utility bill that lists the names of both partners on it.

The health insurance benefits would not be directly awarded, according to county documents. The county employee would be paid a subsidy that they would have to use to purchase a private insurance policy.  In order to continue the subsidy, the employee would have to provide quarterly proof that a policy has in fact been purchased.

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Woman Fakes Kidnapping to Get Off From Work: Report

A San Antonio woman was arrested and charged with aggravated perjury after faking her own abduction to get a day off from work.

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Maybe next time she'll just call in sick.

Police say a San Antonio woman admitted to faking her own abduction to get the day off from work, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

After police found Sheila Bailey Eubank, 48, bound with rope in her car Oct. 10, she claimed a man had jumped into her vehicle and forced her to drive around at knifepoint on drug runs, the Express-News reported. Eubank said the man then tied her up and left her in her car in a field.

But detectives found a lottery ticket in Eubank's purse that was purchased around the time she was supposedly being held captive, police told the Express-News.

Police said surveillance footage at the store where the ticket was purchased confirmed what they suspected: Eubank faked the whole thing. She later admitted she "simply wanted a day off from work and wanted attention," police said.

Eubank was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated perjury, a third-degree felony, the Express-News reported.  

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Arby’s Manager Fired After Escaping Armed Robbery

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An Arby's assistant manager (not at the Arby's shown in this file image) was fired after she escaped an armed robbery by slipping out the drive-thru window.

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An Arby's assistant manager escaped an armed robbery but lost her job. Apparently it's against company policy to run for your life. 

Mary Archer, 56, was closing up an Arby's store in Fairborn, Ohio, around 1 a.m. Friday when a man with a knife confronted her, News Center 7 reported. Archer was able to get away from the robber by fleeing through the restaurant's drive-thru window.

Arby's corporate heads later claimed Archer violated company policy, which states that there must be two or more employees in the store at all times, News Center 7 said.

Archer's daughter told News Center 7 that the incident was the third robbery attempt in the past six months, and that her mother was on duty each time.

Archer, who's worked at Arby's for nearly 23 years, said she doesn't want her job back. 

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