Classic Cars Torched at Forney Shop

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A vandal smashed the windows of several classic Mustangs at a Forney shop and then set them on fire on Christmas morning.

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Investigators are trying to find the person who torched several classic cars at a business in Forney on Christmas Day.

Gerald Gauthier, owner of the Mustang Shop, said a friend called on Christmas morning to tell him that several cars parked outside his lot were on fire.

"He said, 'Your business, it looks like a war zone,'" he said.

Gauthier arrived to find three classic Mustangs gutted and several more with smashed windows.

"The first thing he did is, he went to destroy glass on all the vehicles," he said.

The vandal was caught on surveillance cameras installed outside Gauthier's business.

In the video, the person can be seen walking up to the vehicles, smashing the windows and then lighting something on fire. Shortly afterward, several of the vehicles can be seen erupting into flames.

"They're gone; they're completely gone. The '69 is somewhat salvageable, but these two here, they're just plain gone," said Gauthier while pointing to two classic Mustangs that were scorched and gutted by flames.

Gauthier said it has taken years to build up his business. What happened will set him back thousands of dollars, he said.

"I think someone that does this wouldn't hesitate to do it again to someone else," he said.

Now he just wants the person caught before he strikes again.

"I think somebody doesn't have any Christmas spirit," he said. "I don't have any words for it. I couldn't really even explain it."

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Fort Worth Gun Show Drawing Big Crowd

Sara Story, NBC 5 News

Gun enthusiasts lined up at gun shows across the country and in North Texas.

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NBC 5's Sara Story reports on one of the first gun shows in North Texas after the Tragedy in Sandy Hook. Fears over gun control regulation prompted many gun collectors to show up.

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Gun enthusiasts were met with long lines at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Saturday for The Original Fort Worth Gun Show.
  
"The attendance has just been over the top," said Tim Finucane, the show's owner.

Finucane said the gun show has been in his family for decades, but Saturday's crowd was a first. He said this crowd was driven by the uncertainty of gun laws in the wake of the school shooting in Sandy Hook, CT., that left 20 children and seven adults dead.
 
"The talk of restricting gun ownership, restricting ammo, restricting accessories, people are concerned," Finucane said. "They think they need to get out and buy it before the government takes it away."

President Barack Obama has formed a team that will look at gun control laws and possibly recommend new regulations.

Meanwhile, as the demand goes up, so do prices.

"Last year, I paid $345 for my .40 caliber hand gun. Now. I paid $557," said gun owner James Smith.

There were no protests visible to NBC 5 crews on Saturday.  However, a small crowd held a protest outside The Dulles Center in Virginia where "The Nations Gun Show" took place.

The Fort Worth gun show runs through the weekend -- and organizers expect as many people to show up on Sunday.

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North Texans Collect Coats for Sandy Victims

Andres Gutierrez, NBC 5 News

North Texans have given hundreds of winter coats to Hurricane Sandy victims in the northeast.

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By the handfuls and piles, coats of all sizes poured into a Grapevine store to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. It was all part of Lewis Johnson's World-Class Coat Drive.

For seven-time NBC Olympic commentator, Lewis Johnson,  the man behind the drive his goal was to collect 500 coats. 

"It's not just sitting back and watch things happen on the TV, but if you can actually help somebody out then we should take the opportunity to do so," Johnson said.

On the first day of collections, Johnson received more than 200 coats.

And the generosity of north Texans came through. With the help of athletes like Super Bowl champs Russell Maryland and Rickey Dudley, Olympians and volunteers packed more than 500 coats on Sunday.

"I knew that I was going to be doing some coat packing and unpacking today, I didn't realize it was going to be that many coats," Maryland said.

Collection boxes at seven drop off locations across the Metroplex were crucial in reaching the goal of 500 coats.

"This is a good couple of months later for to remember what happened there and for us not to forget and to just keep on giving," Pat Brolan, a donor said.

For donors like Cindy from Carrollton who first about the drive from NBC DFW, it's about helping those who nearly lost it all during the super storm.

"Everybody has a big heart; it just takes somebody to put it in motion," Ken Beam, a donor said.

All the donations will go to the New York Cares 24th Annual Coat Drive and Boys & Girls Clubs in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area.

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Woman Survives Attempted Murder-Suicide

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A Denton County woman is in a Dallas hospital after being shot by a family member overnight Saturday, police said.

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A 48-year-old Denton County woman is in a Dallas hospital after being shot by a family member overnight Saturday, according to the Denton County Sheriff's Dept.

Officers said someone called 911 from a home on the 1300-block of Oakcrest in Providence Village. The person hung up but deputies were dispatched to the address.

Deputies arrived at the house shortly after a second 911 call. They discovered the woman had been shot and a 50-year-old man, was dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Paramedics flew the woman to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.  Her condition is not known.

A third adult woman was in the house at the time of the shooting, but she was not physically injured. The Dallas County Sheriff's Department said that woman is the couple's 23-year-old mentally disabled daughter. She is now with family members.

The Sheriff's office believed the daughter made the second phone call to 911.

Investigators believe the man shot himself after shooting the woman.

The shooting is under investigation, though police said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shootings.

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Redskins Beat Cowboys 28-18 To Win NFC East

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After throwing three interceptions in his latest make-or-break defeat, Tony Romo shuffled across a silent locker room, grimacing and looking at the floor.  He dressed creakily. Merely putting on his dark socks appeared to be an ordeal.

Now comes a tougher task for the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback: processing his performance in a season-ending 28-18 loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday night with the NFC East title on the line.

"I feel as though I let our team down," Romo said at his postgame news conference, his words deliberate, his stare blank. "Your legacy will be written when you're done playing the game," said Romo, whose three interceptions matched his total from the previous eight games combined.

"It's disappointing not being able to get over that hump," he added, "but I also know that football is the ultimate team sport and I need to continue to improve, and our football team does, to get there."
Needing a victory over the rival Redskins (10-6) to reach the playoffs, the Cowboys (8-8) finished at .500 for the second season in a row. They'll miss the postseason for the third consecutive year.
And this is the third time in the past five years that Dallas lost its regular-season finale when a win would have allowed it to keep playing.

"We have a big challenge ahead of us. (The Redskins) are, of course, in the tournament, and we have to sit at home and think about how to get in the tournament. This is very disappointing. We have players that have fought hard all year, but it did not end up the way we wanted," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. "And one of my jobs is to evaluate and analyze and make decisions in the offseason that can help us be in better shape."

He can look at Washington to see how quickly things can change. Rookies Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris needed only four months to give the Redskins their first division title since 1999.
Griffin, the Heisman Trophy winner drafted second overall, ran for 63 yards and a touchdown.

Morris, the sixth-rounder from Florida Atlantic, ran for 200 yards and three TDs. He set the franchise single-season rushing record for the Redskins, who turned around the season behind their quarterback's talent and leadership to win seven straight games, becoming the first NFL team to make the playoffs after starting 3-6 since the 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars.

After the final whistle, team captain Griffin walked off the field with a big smile, holding up his left index finger in a No. 1 gesture. Washington, which set a franchise record with only 14 turnovers this season (zero on Sunday), will host Seattle next Sunday.

Romo, meanwhile, was intercepted on each of Dallas' first two possessions. His last turnover was the one that bothered him the most: A poor throw was picked off by Rob Jackson when the Cowboys had a chance to drive for a winning score in the final minutes.  "That'll eat at me for weeks now," Romo said.

He almost became the first Dallas quarterback to throw for 5,000 yards in a season, but his career is instead further tainted by late-season disappointments. He also had Week 17 losses to the Philadelphia Eagles (44-6) in 2008 and the New York Giants (31-14) last year, along with a 1-3 record in playoff games (who can forget the botched hold?).

"There's been a couple of these games towards the end of the year that are critical games and we haven't gotten it done as a football team -- and Tony's certainly a part of that, but everybody's a part of that," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said.

On Sunday, Morris' 32-yard scamper gave the Redskins a 21-10 cushion with 10½ minutes left. Trying to play catch-up, Dallas pulled within three on a 10-yard TD pass to Kevin Ogletree and a 2-point conversion with 5:50 to play. But Morris' third touchdown, a 1-yard run with 1:09 left, sealed the outcome.

It didn't help matters for Dallas that receivers Dez Bryant (back) and Miles Austin (left ankle) got injured. Bryant, who Garrett said "really couldn't even walk," left after four catches for 71 yards.
"Missing those two guys is crucial," said Ogletree, who got a talking-to from Romo after the QB's first interception.

In the end, Dallas also was hurt by missing five injured starters on a defense that simply could not stop Morris. But what will be remembered mostly will be the play of Romo, who completed 20 of 31 passes for 218 yards, often facing pressure from what Garrett described as the way the Redskins "just kind of rolodexed those blitzes through."

"We know Romo doesn't like pressure in his face, so that was our big thing," Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said. "We had to get pressure up the middle. Not so much on the outside; keep him in the pocket. That's what we were able to do."

Notes: Cowboys KR-WR Dwayne Harris was on crutches after the game. Garrett said he had a lower leg injury. ... Dallas is 128-128 in regular-season games since the start of the 1997 season.

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Obama, Clinton Most Admired Again: Poll

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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are Americans' most admired man and woman, respectively, according to a new Gallup poll.

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Admiration abounds for President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The duo are Americans' most admired man and woman — again — in a Gallup poll.

This is the 11th straight year that Clinton has been the most admired woman, while Obama has topped the list of the most admired men five years in a row.

First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were next in line behind Clinton on the list of women.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, Obama's recent Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney, evangelist Billy Graham, former President George W. Bush and Pope Benedict XVI followed Obama on the list of men.

Clinton has topped the list of the most admired women more than any other woman in the history of Gallup's poll — 17 times going back to her first year as first lady in 1993. She finished second to Mother Teresa in 1995 and 1996 and second to Laura Bush in 2001.

President Dwight Eisenhower ranked the most admired man 12 times, a Gallup record for men, followed by former presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, with eight first-place finishes each.

The USA Today/Gallup poll was conducted from Dec. 19 to 22. The "most admired" question was open-ended, asking Americans to name, without prompting, the man and the woman they most admired living in any part of the world.

Gallup first asked Americans to name their most admired man in 1946 and added the ranking of women two years later.

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3 Hospitalized After Calif. Theme Park Ride Malfunction

An aerial photo shows Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, the day three people were wounded when a wheel came off a stagecoach.

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Knott's WindSeeker Shuttered After 2nd Breakdown

The Knotts Berry Farm ride that stranded 20 people high in the air remained closed on Thursday while investigators tried to understand what went wrong. It was the second time in as many weeks that the ride malfunctioned. Vikki Vargas reports from Buena Park for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2012.

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A thrill ride at Knott's Berry Farm left people stranded for nearly four hours on Wednesday in the fifth WindSeeker breakdown this year. Cal OSHA is investigating the Knotts Berry breakdown -- the second time in as many weeks -- and says there may be a design flaw in the Dutch-manufactured ride. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2012.

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Three people were hospitalized Sunday after a stagecoach tipped when a rear wheel came off on a ride at a southern California amusement park.

Before the 1:30 p.m. incident at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., the park was already under scrutiny for malfunctions of another ride.

On Sunday, the left rear wheel detached from a stagecoach that was carrying 14 passengers, said Jennifer Blazey, a park spokeswoman.

Three passengers were taken to a hospital for minor injuries. Two of the guests have been released from the hospital, the spokeswoman said.

The ride will be closed until further notice, Blazey said.

The park was the focus of scrutiny in September when a brake froze on a thrill ride called WindSeeker. The malfunction prompted the temporary closure of the ride at six Knott's Berry Farms across the country.

It was the park's second such incident in as many weeks and the latest in a string of international malfunctions on the Dutch-made ride.

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Cleveland Browns Fire Coach, GM: AP Source

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Pat Shurmur, left, has been fired from his post as the Cleveland Browns' coach, according to an Associated Press source.

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A person familiar with the decision says the Cleveland Browns have fired coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert.

Shurmur and Heckert were informed Monday at the team's facility, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not yet announced the moves. The dismissals come one day after the Browns lost their finale 24-10 in Pittsburgh, completing a 5-11 season.

Shurmur went 9-23 in two seasons with the Browns, who have undergone almost constant change since their return to the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1999. Heckert infused Cleveland's roster with talent during three years with the team.

Owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner will try to turn around a franchise that has lost at least 11 games the past five seasons.

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Several Dogs Killed In Overnight House Fire

Keaton Fox, NBC 5 News

A Dallas family lost everything in an overnight house fire, including several dogs.

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A Dallas family lost everything they had in an overnight house fire Sunday, including several dogs.

Dallas Fire-Rescue was called to the 4900-block of Gurley Avenue at about midnight. When they arrived, fire was spotted coming out of the back of the home.

The family, who had several pets, said they lost everything inside the home including an untold number of dogs.  Not all of the dogs died in the fire however, some were found to have escaped the fire and were located elsewhere in the neighborhood.

Several people were inside the home when the fire started, but they were able to make it out OK. The family plans to stay with relatives and is receiving some assistance from the Red Cross.

So far, officials have not said what started the fire.

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Frisco ISD Closes Tax Building Over Conn. Shooting

Omar Villafranca, NBC 5 News

Parents going to pay their school tax in Frisco say they are confused about why the collection building is closed.

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The Frisco school district tax building is closed for the winter break -- but not for reasons most parents are used to hearing.

A note taped to the building tells parents: "Due to the recent events in Connecticut, the FISD administration is requiring us to keep this building locked during the winter break."

In a statement sent late Friday night, Frisco Independent School District spokesman Jamie Driskill said the district decided to keep the building locked during the winter break when the building was not fully occupied because of "security concerns heightened by recent events."

The note on the building tells parents they can drop their payment in a drop box and apologized for the inconvenience.

Driskill said payments are collected daily. Payments are noted as being paid that day, and receipts are then mailed, he said.

The building's note caught Sunil Malik by surprise. The parent was coming to pay his taxes and get a receipt. He said he didn't understand why the building, which is near a middle school but not connected to the classrooms, was closed.

"It says it's a security concern, but the shootings were related to the kids, and it's not a school," he said.

Rejesh Chauhan, another parent, drove up to the building to pay his taxes. He read the sign and thought the note perhaps was a show of compassion for the recent tragedy in Connecticut. But he said he wasn't too pleased about having to drop his check into a drop box.

"If they put this note, I wish they would send a little sweet letter at home telling the exact reason, right?" he said.

Driskill said the district agreed that the note on the building was confusing, saying that a better solution would be determined in the future and communicated better.

The office will be open during its regular hours next week Wednesday through Friday and until noon on Monday, he said.

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Classic Cars Torched at Forney Shop

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A vandal smashed the windows of several classic Mustangs at a Forney shop and then set them on fire on Christmas morning.

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Investigators are trying to find the person who torched several classic cars at a business in Forney on Christmas Day.

Gerald Gauthier, owner of the Mustang Shop, said a friend called on Christmas morning to tell him that several cars parked outside his lot were on fire.

"He said, 'Your business, it looks like a war zone,'" he said.

Gauthier arrived to find three classic Mustangs gutted and several more with smashed windows.

"The first thing he did is, he went to destroy glass on all the vehicles," he said.

The vandal was caught on surveillance cameras installed outside Gauthier's business.

In the video, the person can be seen walking up to the vehicles, smashing the windows and then lighting something on fire. Shortly afterward, several of the vehicles can be seen erupting into flames.

"They're gone; they're completely gone. The '69 is somewhat salvageable, but these two here, they're just plain gone," said Gauthier while pointing to two classic Mustangs that were scorched and gutted by flames.

Gauthier said it has taken years to build up his business. What happened will set him back thousands of dollars, he said.

"I think someone that does this wouldn't hesitate to do it again to someone else," he said.

Now he just wants the person caught before he strikes again.

"I think somebody doesn't have any Christmas spirit," he said. "I don't have any words for it. I couldn't really even explain it."

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Woman Stabbed to Death in Irving Food Pantry

Ellen Goldberg, NBC 5 News

Irving police have arrested the husband of a woman who was stabbed to death inside a food pantry in his wife's death.

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Irving police say a 47-year-old man stabbed his wife to death inside a nonprofit agency on Friday morning.

Roy Lee Gooden is charged with murder and is being held in the Irving city jail.

Police said he stabbed his wife, Sharon Gooden, 55, inside Irving Cares, a nonprofit on South Nursery Drive.

Investigators said the couple came to the food pantry together, but Roy Gooden got angry for unknown reasons and started stabbing his wife.

A security guard detained Gooden until police arrived.

His wife died at a local hospital.

According to court records, Gooden is a convicted felon whose previous crimes include aggravated assault, burglary and driving while intoxicated.

Police said they have not yet identified a motive for the slaying.

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Semi Flips, Catches Fire in Arlington

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A big-rig flipped over and caught fire in Arlington early Saturday morning near the Ballpark in Arlington.

The crash took place before 8 a.m. near the intersection of East Division Street and Stadium Drive, not far from both Cowboys Stadium and the ballpark, where the truck overturned.  The driver was able to escape the fire, but did require hospitalization.

The driver's condition is not known, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

There were no other vehicles involved and no other injuries reported.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Unions Move Ahead On AA-US Airways Merger

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AA Merger Talks May Be at Critical Point

Pilots from both American Airlines and US Airways are taking part in four-party discussions with both companies.

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Leaders of the Allied Pilots Association are on standby, hoping they might be able to reach an agreement that could lead to a merger between American Airlines and US Airways.

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Leaders of the pilots union at Fort Worth based American Airlines have now approved a framework for a labor agreement if the airline merges with US Airways.

On the morning of Saturday, December 29, the Allied Pilots Association Board of Directors voted 11 to 5 to approve what's called a "memo of understanding."

The memo outlines temporary wages and work conditions if the two airlines merge. It also addresses seniority and other issues. Now American gets to look at it along with the pilots and the management at US Airways.

Unless all four parties agree to it, the Allied Pilots Association says a merger appears unlikely before American emerges from bankruptcy.  The pilots union cannot talk about specifics but said it wanted to have something done before AMR's Board of Directors meets a week from Wednesday.

Merger talks continue between the two airlines, and American Airlines is expected to emerge from bankruptcy in just months.

Click on this sentence for the statement from APA Communications Director Gregg Overman.

On Saturday, American Airlines released this statement:

"American Airlines remains actively engaged in discussions with US Airways, APA and USAPA to develop a framework for the terms of employment for pilots in the event of a merger.  The APA's proposal for this framework, approved this morning by its Board of Directors, is now subject to review and approval by American, US Airways and USAPA, which represents the US Airways pilots.  If agreed upon, a memorandum of understanding will assist our stakeholders, including the AMR Board, in making an informed decision as to whether a merger should be pursued.  This step comes as a result of American, in collaboration with the creditors committee, inviting the unions to take part in these discussions to better evaluate the costs of operational and pilot seniority integration.  We remain committed in our efforts to secure the best outcome for our financial stakeholders, our people and our customers."  Mike Trevino, AMR spokesman

The board of directors of American's parent company, AMR Corp., has scheduled a meeting Jan. 9 and could vote on a merger then, NBC 5 has learned.

People involved in the process stressed that many difficult details still must be ironed out before a merger vote can take place.

Company officials did not want to be quoted by name because of the sensitivity of the ongoing discussions.

The judge in charge of American's bankruptcy and the influential committee of creditors also would have to sign off on a deal.

American's three major unions -- representing pilots, flight attendants, and ground workers -- have already signed new labor agreements with the bankrupt airline. The talks now under way essentially involve new contracts with a merged company.

Combining workforces is full of potential pitfalls for each company. US Airways has not successfully combined labor groups since it merged with America West seven years ago. A merger with American could allow it to solve its current labor issues all at once -- or merely add to their complexity.

A merger would likely mean thousands of American employees would be pushed lower on the seniority list, but the value of a new deal could be a huge incentive. American pilots, for example, could add $100 million per year to their overall compensation, union insiders say.

It's unclear who would lead a combined airline. But analysts say a merger would likely push out American's top executive, Tom Horton, who has led the airline since it declared bankruptcy last November.

US Airways' executives have said if they win control, they would use American's brand name and keep its headquarters in Fort Worth.

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Fort Worth Gun Show Draws Big Crowds

Sara Story, NBC 5 News

Gun enthusiasts lined up at gun shows across the country and in North Texas.

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Fort Worth Gun Show Draws Big Crowds

NBC 5's Sara Story reports on one of the first gun shows in North Texas after the Tragedy in Sandy Hook. Fears over gun control regulation prompted many gun collectors to show up.

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Gun enthusiasts were met with long lines at the Will Rogers Memorial Center for The Original Fort Worth Gun Show.
  
"The attendance has just been over the top," The Original Fort Worth Gun Show owner Tim Finucane said.

Finucane said the gun show has been in his family for decades, but Saturday's crowd was a first. He said this crowd was driven by the uncertainty of gun laws in the wake of the school shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut that killed 20 children.
 
"The talk of restricting gun ownership, restricting ammo, restricting accessories, people are concerned," Finucane said. "They think they need to get out and buy it before the government takes it away."

President Obama has formed a team that will look at gun control laws and possibly recommend new regulations.

As the demand for guns increased, so has the prices.

"Last year, I paid $345 for my .40 caliber hand gun. Now. I paid $557," gun owner James Smith said.

There were no protests visible to NBC DFW crews on Saturday.  However, a small crowd held a protest outside The Dulles Center in Virginia where "The Nations Gun Show" took place.

The Fort Worth gun show closed Saturday night but will re-open Sunday morning at 10. The owners expect a full house.

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Helium Shortage Could Affect Your NYE Party

Mark Schnyder, NBC 5 News

Supply is down, demand is up and cost is way up.

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Business was popping inside Party Warehouse on Camp Bowie Road in Fort Worth Saturday morning.  But party balloons aren't all that's being inflated there.

"We've had to raise prices," said owner Steve Steffgen.

Steffgen says his helium costs are up 300%.  He is charging his customers more on a dozen helium balloons.  From $6.99 to now $9.99.

Steffgen fills his customers in about the helium shortage which he said is a supply and demand issue.  Most of the demand comes from the medical industry.  An entrepreneur with three party stores is not on the priority list for helium.

"We've had to raise prices on helium tanks that we rent and we've even had to stop renting for a while," Steffgen said.

The shortage has forced Party Warehouse to become more creative, coming up with arrangements that use less helium or none at all.  Steffgen showed us "balloon columns" on display in his story.  They're decorative and festive and the balloons are filled with air, no helium.

Steffgen said people planning on picking up helium balloon arrangements for New Year's Eve not to do it too early in the day.  His and other stores are filling some balloons with 20% to 40% air to save helium, which means the balloons will deflate a few hours sooner.

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NYC Woman Charged with Hate Crime in Deadly Subway Push

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Cops Seek Suspect in Deadly 7 Train Push

Police have released a sketch of a woman they say hurled a hardworking Queens immigrant from India to his death in front of a moving 7 train in Sunnyside. Andrew Siff reports.

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A 31-year-old Bronx woman has been charged with murder as a hate crime for pushing a man in front of an oncoming No. 7 train at a Queens subway station Thursday evening, prosecutors said.

According to the Queens district attorney's office, Erika Menendez confessed to the crime, saying she pushed 46-year-old Sundando Sen onto the tracks because she has hated Hindus and Muslims since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

"The defendant is accused of committing what is every subway commuter's worst nightmare – being suddenly and senselessly pushed into the path of an oncoming train," said Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. "The hateful remarks allegedly made by the defendant and which precipitated the defendant's actions can never be tolerated by a civilized society."

Menendez was charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime Saturday. She was awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court.

Authorities said Menendez was seen walking back and forth on the platform of the 40th Street station and talking to herself before sitting down, alone, on a wooden bench near the north end of the walkway. When the train pulled into the station shortly after 8 p.m., she allegedly got up off the bench and pushed Sen.

The suspect then fled the platform, running down a flight of stairs to the turnstile area and down a second flight to Queens Boulevard, witnesses said.

Police said Menendez was taken into custody Saturday in Brooklyn after a passerby recognized her from a surveillance video that captured her leaving the station. Menendez was later identified by witnesses in a lineup.

According to prosecutors, Menendez told detectives, "I pushed a Muslim off the train tracks because I hate Hindus and Muslims ever since 2001 when they put down the twin towers I've been beating them up."

Sen, a native of Calcutta, had been in the country for more than 20 years and was part owner of New Amsterdam Printing on Amsterdam Avenue, according to his three roommates. Sen had opened the business six months ago and worked seven days a week, commuting by subway daily, his friends and roommates said.

Naeem Davis, a 30-year-old deli worker, was recently arrested and charged with second-degree murder for allegedly pushing Ki-Suk Han, 58, off a midtown subway platform to his death on Dec. 3. Han was struck by a southbound Q train at the 49th Street station in Manhattan.

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Plano Teen Again Makes Forbes List

Catherine Ross, NBC 5 Collin County Reporter

For the second year in a row, Forbes Magazine has recognized Param Jaggi on its 30 Under 30 list.

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A 18-year-old college sophomore has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the energy field for the second year in a row.

"It made me realize that I'm doing something big, and that I can have a big impact with my research," Param Jaggi said.

The Vanderbilt University student and Plano East graduate has also been featured in Popular Science magazine and has won a national award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an algae-filled contraption he invented that fits over a car's tailpipe and is designed to turn carbon dioxide emissions into oxygen.

Since then, Jaggi has founded his own company, EcoViate.

He's also started work on a thermovoltaic wind system, another renewable energy product. It is meant to turn energy waste into new energy.

The recognition is a major validation of years of hard work, he said.

"If you think about it, you only know a handful of inventors from history, but you can list off hundreds of celebrities and hundreds of athletes," he said. "It gives a reason to what I'm doing."

Jaggi's father, Pawam, said it's difficult to express how proud he and his wife are of their son.

Even as a child, his son was always captivated by taking things apart and learning how they worked, he said.

"I've seen him at four o'clock in the morning reading," Pawam Jaggi said. "I didn't do that when I was 18 years old. I'm excited about the potential he has to change the world."

But Param Jaggi is more modest, saying he hopes maybe to make a "marginal impact."

"It's something that I love doing, and I don't even realize that I'm doing it. ... You have to be crazy to change the world," he said.

Jaggi currently holds a patent for his algae-based invention.

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Pickup Smashes Through Courthouse

Mola Lenghi, NBC 5 Arlington Reporter

Police say someone drove a truck into the front of the Tarrant County sub-courthouse on Abrams Street in Arlington in an attempt to steal an ATM.

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Someone drove a pickup truck through the glass entrance of the Tarrant County sub-Courthouse in Arlington on Christmas Eve.

Authorities said the driver was targeting an ATM inside the building but left empty-handed.

"When you're that desperate for money, you'll try anything," Tarrant County Sheriff's Office spokesman Terry Grisham said.

"They got away with breaking a lot of glass and making a great big mess, but the ATM matching was well-anchored," Grisham said.

Arlington police, which are investigating along with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, later recovered the truck .

It is not clear how many people were involved in the attempted burglary.

"It was extremely brazen and, coming on the morning of Christmas Eve, they proved there are still grinches out there and they tried to spoil Christmas for somebody," Grisham said.

However, Grisham also said the crime was brazen but not original.

"That M.O. has been something we've seen before -- where someone drives a vehicle through a glass façade and attempts to steal an ATM machine -- and, in the past, it has been successful," he said.

Earlier this year, a vehicle drove through a sub-Courthouse on Grandbury Road in Fort Worth. In that incident, an ATM was stolen.

The sheriff's office is looking into the possible connection between the two incidents.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS (8477) or Arlington police at 817-459-5600.

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Funeral Services Held for Irving Officer

Christine Lee, NBC 5 Irving Reporter

The City of Irving was in mourning Friday as Officer Corey Lee Cooksey was laid to rest. He was admitted to the hospital with low blood pressure on Friday and died on Sunday.

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Hundreds of loved ones and co-workers remembered an Irving police officer who died Sunday.

Funeral services for Officer Corey Lee Cooksey were held at Calvary Church on Friday.

Cooksey died Sunday at the Baylor Medical Center in Grapevine a few days after he was admitted with low blood pressure. His cause of death is unknown.

"I would say 90 percent of the people he wrote tickets to thanked him for the ticket, and it was just one of those things we laughed about," close friend Officer Charles Van Deren said. "It's like, I would get the exact opposite reaction, but with Corey it would be, 'Thank you for the three tickets you wrote me officer. I'll try to be careful in the future.'"

Cooksey joined the Irving Police Department in February 1999. He most recently served as a motor officer with the Special Operations Division.

He is survived by his wife and 9-year-old son.

His family requested that donations be made to the "Corey Cooksey Memorial Fund" at the Irving City Employees Federal Credit Union in lieu of flowers.

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Where To Ring In 2013 in DFW

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If your plans for New Year's Eve involve the couch, noisemakers from the dollar store, and a bottle of sparkling apple cider, consider this handy list of where to get silly in the Metroplex.

From gigantic gatherings at Victory Park to fancy dinners at restaurants, you're bound to find something to do in Dallas-Fort Worth to ring in 2013.

Dates of all events are on December 31 unless otherwise noted.

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Big D NYE
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Avenue
Dallas, TX
Time: 7 p.m.
Price: Free
Quite possibly one of the most popular New Years Eve celebrations around the Southwest, Big D NYE is very much like our version of New Years Time Square.  The crowds will be large and the entertainment will be nothing less than stellar with food tents, fireworks, and multiple stages for live music from bands Forever the Sickest Kids, LEOGUN, Pentatonix, DJ Ro Parrish and Breaking Southwest. All the anticipation will build to a huge, Stream Energy Fireworks Spectacular at midnight. What's better is that the whole event is free to the public of all ages.
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Maxim Masquerade New Year's Eve Ball 2013 at Zouk
Club Zouk
703 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75202
214-295-4644
Time: 10 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Price: $40 - $6000
If "be more glamorous" is on your list of New Year's resolutions, then grab your mask  this is the party for you. Photographer will greet you on the red carpet, once inside the 25,000 square feet of celebration will feature two dance floors, four bars, 12 bartenders, Maxim models, a flipbook photo booth to capture your memories of the night. A champagne toast and balloon drop will mark the beginning of 2013.
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NYE at the Granada Theater
The Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75206
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $16-70
What are you doing for New Year's Eve? Spending it at the historic Granada Theater with Somebody's Darling, the Quaker City Night Hawks and of course Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights. VIPs will get a complimentary champagne toast and goodie bag, plus plush seats in the Granada's balcony. Snag your tickets below.
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Crossroads at House of Blues
House of Blues
2200 N. Lamar St.
Dallas, TX 75202
214-978–4800
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $53 per person | $97 per couple
If fireworks and large crowds aren't your thing, the House of Blues has you covered. Four-course dinner packages were still available as of Friday. Electric Circus will play live on the Voodoo Stage at 10:30 p.m. Beware, the Victory Park festivities for Big D NYE is right around the corner, so plan accordingly.
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Family New Year's Party
Sci-Tech Discovery Center
8004 N. Dallas Pkwy
Frisco, TX 75034
972-546-3050
Time: 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Price: $10 per person for members | $15 for non-members
Sci-Tech is hosting a Family New Year's Eve Celebration. Put on your party attire and ring in the new year at this family friendly event. There will be games, snacks and a show featuring Molecule Man. At 5:00 pm, the group will count down to a neutron ball drop and toast the new year with sparkling cider. Space is limited, so reserve you spot by emailing tamera.hurdle@scitechdiscovery.org.
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Lights All Night NYE Dance Festival
Fair Park
3809 Grand Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210
Price: $99-$190
Time: December 29 - December 31
A New Year's Eve party so massive, it can't be contained in one night. For three days, see Tiesto and Avicii (Saturday), Bassnectar and Calvin Harris (Sunday) and Axwell and Ghostland Obeservatory (Monday) -- and many others --- headline this multi-stage festival that features some of the biggest names in electronic music.
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Sambuca Uptown New Year's Eve Party
Sambuca Uptown
2120 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75201
214-744-0820
Time: 7 p.m or 9 p.m.
Price: $49 - $100
Dance your way into 2013 with music from Blue Finger Disco and enjoy a four-course menu inside or on one of the restaurants enclosed heated and covered patios.
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New Year's Eve Bash & Casino
Omni Downtown Dallas
555 S. Lamar St.
Dallas, TX
Time: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Price: $99 - $3,000
Why not ring in 2013 while attending an event that benefits the American Heart Association? The star-studded event features a silent auction, live music performances, award-winning DJs, a dinner buffet by Chef Jason and a Las Vegas-style casino lounge.
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Fort Worth Events

Fort Worth NYE Bash 2013
The Bottom
3468 Blue Bonnet Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Price: $55
What better way to spend New Year's Even than in Cowtown with Austin country-rock band Waterloo Revival which performs from 10 p.m. to midnight. There will be drinks and small bites through the night and a DJ will ring in 2013 with music from midnight until 2 a.m., and you can dig into some breakfast tacos at 1 a.m.
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Sundance NYE 2013 at Club 515
Club 515 (previously Aqua Lounge/Tru/Avalon)
515 Houston St.
Fort Worth, TX 77379
469-684-2393
Time: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Price: $20 - $75
Labeled "the official Fort Worth NYE celebration" on its poster, the celebration at Club 515 featured a paparazzi red carpet entrance, four DJs playing hip hop, electro and Top 40 music. The party boasts $10,000 in door prizes, $10,000 in party favors, a midnight champagne toast and a $10,000 cash balloon drop.
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Billy Bob's Texas
2520 Rodeo Plaza
Fort Worth, TX 76164
817-624-7117
Time: 10 p.m.
Price: $20 - $30
The World's Largest Honky Tonk is ringing in the New Year with JB & The Moonshine Band taking the stage at 10 p.m. followed by the headliner Casey Donahew Band.
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New Year's Eve: A Night in Vienna
Bass Performance Hall
555 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-665-6000
In an elegant celebration of New Year's Eve the Fort Worth Symphony welcomes back John Giordano, the FWSO's music director from 1972 to 2000. He leads a night of Strauss waltzes and other Viennese classics as well as soprano arias featuring a Fort Worth favorite Ava Pine.
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Four Day Weekend's New Year's Eve Dinner Package Show
Four Day Weekend
312 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-226-4DAY
Time: Dinner at 8 p.m. and show at 10 p.m.
Cost: $100
Four Day Weekend, Fort Worth's longest running show, is hosting its 16th Annual New Year's Eve Dinner Package Show.  The package includes admission to the show, a cocktail-style dinner catered by Reata, a future ticket to a Four Day Weekend performance, a champagne toast, party favors and dancing to a DJ after the show.
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Several Sundance Square restaurants are celebrating New Year's Eve, click here for info

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No-Refusal Weekend Spurs Liquor Sales

Randy McIlwain, NBC 5 News

Liquor store managers say sales have been up as more and more North Texans opt to ring in 2013 at home.

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Liquor stores across North Texas may owe their local police departments a round of drinks or, at the very least, a thank you.

Alcohol sales normally skyrocket in the days before folks toast the New Year. But sales this year may spike even higher because so many police departments are conducting no-refusal weekends.

During no-refusal periods, special patrols are out on interstates and major streets. The task forces include judges that can immediately authorize the suspension of licenses and force blood testing on drivers who refuse sobriety testing.

Liquor store managers say fear of the patrols is part of what is driving sales.

Managers at Specs in Dallas said 50 percent of their customers are purchasing alcohol for parties they're planning to have at home. Many are professional people who want to toast in the New Year with a few drinks without the risk of an encounter with a no-refusal patrol, they said.

Liquor stores will not have any special hours but expect crowds through closing on Saturday. They also expect sales to pick up again Monday because of last-minute shoppers.

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Frisco ISD Closes Tax Building Over Conn. Shooting

Omar Villafranca, NBC 5 News

Parents going to pay their school tax in Frisco say they are confused about why the collection building is closed.

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The Frisco school district tax building is closed for the winter break -- but not for reasons most parents are used to hearing.

A note taped to the building tells parents: "Due to the recent events in Connecticut, the FISD administration is requiring us to keep this building locked during the winter break."

In a statement sent late Friday night, Frisco Independent School District spokesman Jamie Driskill said the district decided to keep the building locked during the winter break when the building was not fully occupied because of "security concerns heightened by recent events."

The note on the building tells parents they can drop their payment in a drop box and apologized for the inconvenience.

Driskill said payments are collected daily. Payments are noted as being paid that day, and receipts are then mailed, he said.

The building's note caught Sunil Malik by surprise. The parent was coming to pay his taxes and get a receipt. He said he didn't understand why the building, which is near a middle school but not connected to the classrooms, was closed.

"It says it's a security concern, but the shootings were related to the kids, and it's not a school," he said.

Rejesh Chauhan, another parent, drove up to the building to pay his taxes. He read the sign and thought the note perhaps was a show of compassion for the recent tragedy in Connecticut. But he said he wasn't too pleased about having to drop his check into a drop box.

"If they put this note, I wish they would send a little sweet letter at home telling the exact reason, right?" he said.

Driskill said the district agreed that the note on the building was confusing, saying that a better solution would be determined in the future and communicated better.

The office will be open during its regular hours next week Wednesday through Friday and until noon on Monday, he said.

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Classic Cars Torched at Forney Shop

Amanda Guerra, NBC 5 News

A vandal smashed the windows of several classic Mustangs at a Forney shop and then set them on fire on Christmas morning.

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Investigators are trying to find the person who torched several classic cars at a business in Forney on Christmas Day.

Gerald Gauthier, owner of the Mustang Shop, said a friend called on Christmas morning to tell him that several cars parked outside his lot were on fire.

"He said, 'Your business, it looks like a war zone,'" he said.

Gauthier arrived to find three classic Mustangs gutted and several more with smashed windows.

"The first thing he did is, he went to destroy glass on all the vehicles," he said.

The vandal was caught on surveillance cameras installed outside Gauthier's business.

In the video, the person can be seen walking up to the vehicles, smashing the windows and then lighting something on fire. Shortly afterward, several of the vehicles can be seen erupting into flames.

"They're gone; they're completely gone. The '69 is somewhat salvageable, but these two here, they're just plain gone," said Gauthier while pointing to two classic Mustangs that were scorched and gutted by flames.

Gauthier said it has taken years to build up his business. What happened will set him back thousands of dollars, he said.

"I think someone that does this wouldn't hesitate to do it again to someone else," he said.

Now he just wants the person caught before he strikes again.

"I think somebody doesn't have any Christmas spirit," he said. "I don't have any words for it. I couldn't really even explain it."

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Woman Stabbed to Death in Irving Food Pantry

Ellen Goldberg, NBC 5 News

Irving police have arrested the husband of a woman who was stabbed to death inside a food pantry in his wife's death.

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Irving police say a 47-year-old man stabbed his wife to death inside a nonprofit agency on Friday morning.

Roy Lee Gooden is charged with murder and is being held in the Irving city jail.

Police said he stabbed his wife, Sharon Gooden, 55, inside Irving Cares, a nonprofit on South Nursery Drive.

Investigators said the couple came to the food pantry together, but Roy Gooden got angry for unknown reasons and started stabbing his wife.

A security guard detained Gooden until police arrived.

His wife died at a local hospital.

According to court records, Gooden is a convicted felon whose previous crimes include aggravated assault, burglary and driving while intoxicated.

Police said they have not yet identified a motive for the slaying.

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Semi Flips, Catches Fire in Arlington

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A big-rig flipped over and caught fire in Arlington early Saturday morning near the Ballpark in Arlington.

The crash took place before 8 a.m. near the intersection of East Division Street and Stadium Drive, not far from both Cowboys Stadium and the ballpark, where the truck overturned.  The driver was able to escape the fire, but did require hospitalization.

The driver's condition is not known, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

There were no other vehicles involved and no other injuries reported.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Argument Starts SWAT Situation In Fort Worth

Keaton Fox, NBC 5 News

Fort Worth police ended a standoff peacefully Friday morning after a barricaded man refused to come out of his apartment.

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Fort Worth police ended a standoff peacefully Friday morning after a barricaded man refused to come out of his apartment.

Police said the man fired several shots into the air after an argument with another man in an apartment complex near Gunnison Trail and Phoenix Street.

A police officer nearby tried to stop the man, but he ran into his apartment.

The man refused to come out and police SWAT teams were called out. As a precaution, nearby neighbors were evacuated to a safer location.

Shortly before 7 a.m., police made contact with the man and took him into custody without further incident.

Residents of the complex returned to their homes a short time later.

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AA-US Airways Merger Could Happen Next Month

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American Airlines and US Airways could agree to merge as soon as early next month, creating the world's largest airline, company and union insiders say.

Unions are quietly negotiating new deals with a combined company, and if they and the airlines can agree on sticky issues such as seniority, a merger could be put on the fast track.

The board of directors of American's parent company, AMR Corp., has scheduled a meeting Jan. 9 and could vote on a merger then, NBC 5 has learned.

People involved in the process stressed that many difficult details still must be ironed out before a merger vote can take place.

Company and union officials did not want to be quoted by name because of the sensitivity of the ongoing discussions.

The judge in charge of American's bankruptcy and the influential committee of creditors also would have to sign off on a deal.

Leaders of the Allied Pilots Association have huddled in their Fort Worth headquarters since last week. One union official said the APA is "not close" to an agreement but talks are expected to continue Friday and into the weekend.

American's three major unions -- representing pilots, flight attendants, and ground workers -- have already signed new labor agreements with the bankrupt airline. The talks now under way essentially involve new contracts with a merged company.

Combining workforces is full of potential pitfalls for each company. US Airways has not successfully combined labor groups since it merged with America West seven years ago. A merger with American could allow it to solve its current labor issues all at once -- or merely add to their complexity.

A merger would likely mean thousands of American employees would be pushed lower on the seniority list, but the value of a new deal could be a huge incentive. American pilots, for example, could add $100 million per year to their overall compensation, union insiders say.

APA President Keith Wilson sent a letter to pilots Thursday evening, saying if the union does not agree to a new plan, there would likely not be a merger until after American exits bankruptcy.

Wilson acknowledged support for a merger is not unanimous among union leaders or airline executives.

"AMR management has not embraced the concept of expediting a merger before restructuring concludes and clearly wants to retain control of the corporation," he wrote.

Wilson also argued that an agreement on seniority before a possible merger should not be a requirement.

"No legal mechanism exists that would allow union-represented employees to interfere with a major transaction such as a merger," he said.

It's unclear who would lead a combined airline. But analysts say a merger would likely push out American's top executive, Tom Horton, who has led the airline since it declared bankruptcy last November.

US Airways' executives have said if they win control, they would use American's brand name and keep its headquarters in Fort Worth.

NBC 5's Ray Villeda contributed to this report.

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Fatal Shooting Is Cleburne's First Homicide in 2012

Omar Villafranca, NBC 5 News

The fatal shooting of an aspiring Mesquite rapper is Cleburne's first homicide of the year.

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Cleburne police detectives are investigating the city's first homicide of 2012.

Early Thursday morning, Cleburne police received a call that someone had been shot in the 100 block of Shaffer Street.

Officers found 30-year-old Brian Poole, of Mesquite, dead in a building. He had been shot twice and wrapped in a blanket.

Friends and acquaintances said the building where Poole was found used to be a hair salon but was converted to a room in which someone was living.

One man said Poole was trying to start a rap career. According to Poole's Facebook page, his stage name was GHo$TMaN. He had recorded a few songs and put them on his page.

Police later arrested James Sample, 31, of Dallas, in Poole's death and charged him with murder, tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Friends said Sample was armed and had a laser-sight on his gun.

Detectives also arrested Howard "Blaine" Dudley, 54, of Cleburne, and Joseph Alvarez, 29, of San Angelo, on suspicion of tampering with evidence. Kimberly Dudley, 56, of Cleburne, was charged with tampering with evidence and drug possession.

Cleburne detectives said they aren't sure how everyone knew each other but confirmed that Sample and Poole were not strangers.

Police also said that someone called 911 early Thursday morning to report the shooting, but detectives didn't want to say who called because the investigation is ongoing.

All four suspects in the case will remain in the Johnson County Correction Center until their arraignment, which is scheduled to take place Friday.

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Burglar Unwraps, Steals Christmas Presents

Ellen Goldberg, NBC 5 News

A burglar unwrapped the presents under a Dallas home's Christmas tree before stealing them.

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Dallas police are searching for a burglar who is breaking into homes right under their noses.

The break-ins occurred on Christmas Eve just a couple of blocks from Dallas police headquarters.

"It's kind of wild that on Christmas Eve, someone would come into your house and steal what you've earned," Billy MacLeod said.

His home on Akard Street was one of at least two broken into in the Cedars neighborhood. In both cases, the burglar kicked in the front glass door.

At MacLeod's house, the thieves stole most of his Christmas presents, along with small electronics and jewelry.

"They came in, they opened up all the presents," he said. "They took what they wanted. They probably weren't in here very long."

But the burglar didn't steal his family's Christmas spirit, MacLeod said.

"We weren't going to let a thief take our Christmas, so what we did was, we cleaned up after the police left. We boarded the house up. We went out shopping for each other," he said. "We wrapped our presents in secret. We still had our Christmas morning."

But what the burglar left behind has the radio salesman thinking more like a detective.

"I don't know about being Colombo or Matlock or Perry Mason, but I did find a clue, and I think it points directly to who did this," he said.

The burglar left behind a delivery invoice printed on the morning of Dec. 24. Neighbors also report seeing a white delivery truck in front of his house.

NBC 5 is not releasing the name of the company to allow police time to investigate the invoice.

MacLeod said he found it next to a box of chocolates that had been eaten and some wrapping paper.

The other victim said the burglar opened a bottle of apple juice at her house, as well as a bottle of liquor, and appears to have made a mixed drink while rummaging through her house.

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NYC Man Pushed to Death on Subway Tracks

Police are looking for the woman seen in this surveillance video in connection with a deadly subway push in Queens.

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A man was shoved onto subway train tracks and killed Thursday evening in New York City, in the second such fatal subway push attack in the city in a month.

Police are looking for a woman who was seen mumbling to herself before she allegedly pushed the unsuspecting man to his death in front of an oncoming No. 7 train at a Queens subway station Thursday evening, police said.

The man was standing on the northbound platform of the 40th Street and Queens Boulevard elevated train when police say the woman walked up behind him and pushed him onto the tracks. Witnesses told police the man had his back to the woman and didn't appear to notice her. No words were exchanged.

The man died at the scene. His identity has not been released.

Witnesses told police the female suspect had been walking back and forth on the platform and talking to herself before sitting down, alone, on a wooden bench near the north end of the walkway. When the train pulled into the station shortly after 8 p.m., the woman got up off the bench and pushed the man, according to witness statements.

The suspect then fled the platform, running down a flight of stairs to the turnstile area and down a second flight to Queens Boulevard. It's unknown where she went from there. Police released surveillance video of her running onto the street.

The suspect is described as being a heavyset woman about 5 feet 5 inches tall with brown or blond hair. She was wearing a white and gray ski jacket and Nike sneakers at the time of the incident.

"I heard it. One of my customers was on train and heard it going over body," Jiovanni Briones, who works near the scene, told NBC 4 New York.

Earlier this month, Naeem Davis, a 30-year-old deli worker, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for allegedly pushing another man off a Midtown subway platform to his death.

Ki-Suk Han, 58, was stuck by a southbound Q train after being pushed off the platform at the 49th Street station Dec. 3.

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Fatal Shooting Marks Chicago's 500th Homicide

Federico Martinez, 32, was shot and killed Wednesday night just a few houses away from where he lived. Lauren Jiggetts reports.

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A man gunned down Thursday in Chicago marked what police say is the city's 500th homicide of the year. It's a dubious distinction that hasn't occurred since 2008, when the city ended the year with 512 murders.

Chicago surpassed 2011's 435 murder total in October.

Police are releasing few details about the shooting, which happened around 9 p.m. on the city's west side. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.

Police said Chicago's 499th homicide victim was a man who died after he was shot at least four times – including in the face and chest – in a Gage Park neighborhood alley Wednesday night on the Southwest Side.

Frederico Martinez died from gunshot wounds he suffered near his home, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Police said the 32-year-old Martinez was standing with a female in an alleyway down the block from his home when a light-colored pick-up truck approached and somebody inside opened fire on the two just before 10 p.m.

Martinez was shot in the face, chest and both arms and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 10:41 p.m., authorities said.

Behind the troubling statistics, flashing lights and crime tape, communities throughout the city are searching for solutions.

"There's no magic spell that can end it. It's a matter of people and neighborhoods coming together and deciding that it's not going to happen," said neighbor Robert Grider.

Larry Pickens, who is running in the special election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in his now vacated 2nd Congressional seat, offered a few suggestions Thursday: "Teaching our young people alternative dispute resolution, non-violent strategies for addressing conflict and getting guns off the street."

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3 Cops Shot, Gunman Dead in NJ Police Station Shooting

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Deputy Chief David Harkins describes what happened during a shooting at the Gloucester Township police station Friday morning. Three officers were shot and the gunman is dead, according to police.

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Three police officers were injured after a suspect grabbed a gun and opened fire inside a New Jersey police station early Friday, police said.

Police shot the gunman dead during the confrontation, Gloucester Township police said.

The incident happened around 5:45 a.m. when a suspect that had been brought in for a domestic incident got into a confrontation with officers, police said.

"A violent struggle occurred while the suspect was being processed," Gloucester Township Deputy Chief David Harkins said.

The suspect then grabbed a gun and opened fire.

One of the officers was shot below his bulletproof vest, NBC 10 Philadelphia reported. He underwent surgery at Cooper University hospital and is now listed in stable condition. A spokesperson for the hospital says that there were several puncture wounds in the officer's vest.

The other two officers, a male and female, were treated for graze wounds and are set to be discharged Friday morning.

Gloucester Township is about 15 miles southeast of Philadelphia.

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