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'Day of Service and Love' marks two years since Parkland tragedy

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'Day of Service and Love' marks two years since Parkland tragedy
'Day of Service and Love' marks two years since Parkland tragedy

Friday marks two years since the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people.

DISEASE.

CHIEF GREGORY HADLISTENED TO HIS BODY, THENPUSHED FOR ANSWERS FROMDOCTORS.

HERE'S THE THING: ABATTERY OF TESTS CAME BACKNORMAL, UNTIL ONE THAT SHOWEDA 75% BLOCKAGE IN A MAJORARTERY.

13.45.40 I'M GLAD ILISTENED BEING VERY CLOSE WITHHIS DAUGHTER.

13.49.07 SHE'SMY SECOND HEART SHE STOODCLOSE THROUGH HIS HEART STENTSURGERY..

AND THE CONVERSATIONABOUT*HER HEALTH BEGAN.13.49.49 I TOLD HER EVENTHOUGH YOU WORK OUT ALL THETIME, YOU GOT TO STAY ON TOPOF THIS.

AND FROM THERE - HETOLD HIS EXTENDED FAMILY, ATTHE DEPARTMENT.

HE'S CREATED"WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS" TOEDUCATE AND EMPOWER OFFICERSWITH A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCES.13.52.55 THERE'S A REASON THEYCALL IT THE SILENT KILLER.IT'S BECAUSE IT SNEAKS UP ONOU AND YOU AREN'T AWARE OFTHESE SUBTLE CHANGES THAT AREHAPPENING IN YOUR LIFESTYLEHIS MESSAGE: EVEN WHEN OTHERSNEED YOU TO LEAD, SERVE, OREVEN PROTECT.

LISTEN TO YOURBODY.

13.57.38 TAKE OFF THESUPERMAN SUIT, AND GO TO THEDOCTTWO YEAR - A TERRIBLE TRAGEDYSHOOK THE NATION AND SOUTHFLORIDA.

14 CHILDREN AND THREEADULTS KILLED AT MAJORYSTONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL.TODAY, WE REMEMBER THEIR LIVESAS A COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHERTO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FALLENA LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST THECORONAVIRUS SIMPLY DOESN'TWORK.

THE NEW WARNING FROM THECENTERS OF THE DISEASE CONTROLTHIS MORNING, AS THE OUTBREAKGROWS WORLDWIDE.A LOT TO GET TO, BUT, FIRST,WE'RE WISHING YOU A HAPPYVALENTINE'S DAY.

MAKE SURE TOPUT OUT A LITTLE EXTRA LOVEINTO THE WORLD TODAY, AND, WHOKNOWS, MAYBE YOU'LL GET SOMEBACK!WE'RE CERTAINLY HOPING FORSOME LOVE FROM OUR WEATHERTHIS MORNING, BUT WE MIGHT NOTGET IT.

LET'S GET A CHECK ONTHAT W-P-T-V FIRST ALERTFORECAST WITH METEROLOGISTGLENN GLAZER.PGA AND I-95TODAY MARKS TWO YEARS SINCTHE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLASHIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING TRAGEDY.14 STUDENTS AND THREE SCHOOLSTAFF MEMBERS WERE SHOT ANDKILLED ON CAMPUS.

TODAY IS ADAY TO HONOR AND REMEMBERTHEM.

WE'VE LEARNED THEBROWARD COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTWILL BE SPEAKING THISMORNING..W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVESTEPHANIE SUSSKIND JOINS USLIVE FROM PARKLAND WITH WHATWE'VE JUST LEARNED.

STEPHANIE?THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HASDESIGNATED TODAY AS A DAY OFSERVICE AND LOVE.

ITS A HALFDAY FOR STUDENTS AND WHILE ATSCHOOL... THEYIN PROJECTS FOCUSED ON SERVICEAND HEALING.

THEYOBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT10:17 TO HONOR THE 17 LIVESLOST.STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICTWILL PARTICIPATE IN SIMILARPROJECTS TO SUPPORT ONEANOTHER ON THIS DAY..

AND ALSOFOCUS ON HONORING THE LEGACYOF THOSE WHOSE LIVES WERE CUTSHORT.

THIS WEEK WE SPOKE WITHFRED GUTTENBERG... HISDAUGHTER JAMIE DIED TWO YEARSAGO TODAY AND HEACTIVE IN THE FIGHT FOR GUNCONTROL.

HE SAYS HETHE COUNTRY THIS ELECTION YEARWORKING ON GUN REFORM.FRED GUTTENBERG 15:04:LOSING MY DAUGHTER DOES NOTFEEL ANY EASIER NOT FOR ASECOND WHAT DOES, HAS CHANGEDIS HOW INSPIRED IPEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRYALL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE BROWARDCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILLOBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT10:17 THIS MORNING TO HONORTHE VICTIMS. SERVICE PROJECTSAND EVENTS HERE AT THE PARKGET UNDERWAY AT 1 THISAFTERNOON.OVERNIGHT A LOT OF PEOPLEEXPRESSING THEMSELVES ON SOCIALMEDIA AS WE ENTERED THIS DAYMARKING 2 YEARS SINCE THESHOOTING.

PARTICULARLY THEPARENTS OF THOSE KILLED..

ANDLAWMAKERS.TOGETHER, MANY OF THEMFIGHTING FOR CHANGE AND TURNINGTHEIR GRIEF INTO ACTIVISM.

FORINSTANCE-- JUST A FEW HOURSAGO, MAX SCHACTER POSTINGTHANKS TO SENATOR MARCO RUBIO.HIS SON ALEX WAS MURDEREDWHILE IN ENGLISH CLASS ON THISDAY IN 2018.

HE STARTED SAFESCHOOLS FOR ALEX..

AND THANKSTHE SENATOR FOR WORKING ON THEMOST IMPORTANT ISSUE HONORINGALEX AND THE OTHER 16VICTIMS..

MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE.STICK WITH W-P-T-V ON-AIR ANDONLINE FOR COMPLETE COVERAGEALL DAY.

YOU CAN WATCH OURDOCUMENTARY, VOICES OF AMOVEMENT, RIGHT NOW ON W-P-T-VDOT COM.

JUST LOOK UNDER THE"PARKLAND SHOOTING" SECTION OFTHE NEWS TAB.A PEACEMAKER.A PEACEMAKER.

THAT JUST ONEWAY TROOPER BULLOCK WASREMEMBERED DURING AN EMOTIONALPUBLIC MEMORIAL IN BRADENTON.SEVERAL HIGH-RANKING LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ANDPOLITICIANS ADDRESSED THECROWD OF HUNDREDS DURING THENEARLY THREE-HOUR SERVICE."NO MORE NOBLE MISSION THANSAFEGUARDING YOUR COMMUNITYAND THOSE WHO CALL OUT FORHELP.TROOPER BULLOCK PAIDDEARLY TO ACCOMPLISH JUSTHAT." TROOPER BULLOCK, AN AIRFORCE VETERAN, SPENT HISENTIRE 19- YEAR CAREER ON THETREASURE COAST.A CRUISE CUT SHORT FORHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AFTER ANOROVIRUS WAS DETECTED ONBOARD THE CARRIBEAN PRINCESS.THE CRUISE SHIP RETURNED TOPORT EVERGLADES 3 DAYS EARLYAFTER 300 CAUGHT THE HIGHLYCONTAGIOUS STOMACH BUG.

THECRUISE WAS HEADED TO BARBADOS,TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

EMERGENCYCREWS WERE WAITING AT THE PORTTO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE WHENTHEY DOCKED.

NOW CREWS AREWORKING TO SANITIZE THE SHIPSO IT'S READY FOR ITS NEXTVOYAGE ON SUNDAY.THAT COMES AS THE WORLD DEALSWITH A MORE SERIOUS OUTBREAK.THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TOSPREAD AROUND THE GLOBE.

NOW,WE'RE LEARNING THE KITS USEDTO TEST FOR THE POTENTIALLYDEADLY DISEASE MAY NOT WORK.THE CENTERS FOR DISEASECONTROL SENT OUT THAT WARNINGYESTERDAY.

IT SAYS THE KITSMAY NOT ACCURATELY TELL IFSOMEONE IF INFECTED WITH THECORONAVIRUS.

THE AGENCY ISWORKING ON A FIX FOR THETESTS, BUT DID NOT SAY WHENTHEY MAY HAVE ONE.

STATES THATARE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THEIRKITS WORK CAN CONTINUE USINGTHEM.

OTHERS WILL HAVE TO WAITFOR REPLACEMENTS.THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK HASCAPTURED THE WORLD'SATTENTION.

THIS MORNING, THETODAY SHOW WILL TAKE YOUINSIDE THE C-D- C'S WAR ROOMIN ATLANTA WHERE THEY'RETRYING TO STOP THE VIRUSBEFORE IT OUTBREAKS IN THEUNITED STATES.

N-B-C'S MEDICALCORRESPONDENT DOCTOR JOHNTORRES WILL BE ON THE TODAYSHOW LIVE ANSWERING YOURQUESTIONS INCLUDING HOW PEOPLECAN SPREAD THE DISEASE WITHOUTSHOWING SYMPTOMS. THAT'SCOMING UP RIGHT AFTER OURSHOW.A POPULAR PHARMACIST ISCALLING FOR*PRESCRIPTIONDRU* PRICING REFORM INFLORIDA.

THIS AFTER A NEWREPORT SHOWS SMALL PHARMACIESARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIMECOMPETING WITH CORPORATEGIANTS.

THE REPORTCOMMISSIONED BY THE FLORIDAPHARMACY ASSOCIATION SHOWSINDEPENDANT OR SMALLPHARMACIES ARE BEINGREIMBURSED AT LOWER RATES.

THEOWNER OF OKEECHOBEE DISCOUNTDRUGS HELD A PRESS CONFERENCESAYING OVER 100 SMALLPHARMACIES HAVE BEEN FORCED TOCLOSE IN FLORIDA AND HE'SCALLING FOR STATE REGULATI

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