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Kathy Bates Says She’s ‘Flattered’ People Were Upset About Retirement Claims (Exclusive) [Video]

Kathy Bates and her ‘Matlock’ co-star, Skye P. Marshall, chat with ET’s Nischelle Turner at the 76th Emmy Awards, airing live on Sunday, Sept. 15, on ABC. The 76-year-old actress addresses the rumors she’s retiring from acting, after claiming that her upcoming series, ‘Matlock,’ will be her swan song. Meanwhile, Skye gushes about working with Kathy on the show and why she ‘feels at home’ with her. ‘Matlock’ premieres Sept. 22 on CBS.

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At least 7 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of Europe [Video]

At least seven people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.Related video above: Intense flooding in New Orleans swallows truck; Man rescued on cameraA slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped a months worth of rain onto several of Europes historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region into Sunday.One person died by drowning in Klodzko County, southwest Poland, Sunday, and in Austria, a firefighter died in action, the fire department told CNN.In Romania, a fifth person was also confirmed to have died due to flooding on Sunday, CNN affiliate Antena 3 reported.Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there. The effects were most critical in seven localities, Romanias Interior Minister Ctlin Predoiu told Antena 3. Although teams managed to save 95 people trapped in their homes, the bodies of the dead were found in either their houses or yards, Predoiu added.Around 5,400 houses have been damaged in the southeastern region of Galati, which has been hit hardest by the flooding, Antena 3 reported.Residents in one of the regions villages, Pechea, recounted their shock at the devastation wrought by the flooding. I have nothing left, social worker Sofia Basalic told AFP, describing how the gushes of water had entered the house and tore down the walls, destroying her kitchen appliances and killing her farm animals.Factory worker Gica Stan, whose entire house was also flooded, said he didnt even have a needle left and was now relying on donated clothes.Rescue services have been launched in hard-hit counties as authorities warn that they have recorded the heaviest rainfall in 100 years over the past 24 hours.Rivers have burst their banks in Poland and the Czech Republic. In southwest Poland, 1,600 people were evacuated in Klodzko County as local rivers reached record high water levels and broke their banks. Klodzko, a town of 25,000, was left partially submerged in water Sunday.Polands prime minister, Donald Tusk, told reporters Sunday, We have the first confirmed death by drowning here in the Klodzko County.The situation is still very dramatic in many place, he added. Unfortunately, these situations are repeating themselves in many places but some residents sometimes underestimate the level of threat and refuse to evacuate.In the Czech Republic, authorities have been grappling with torrential rainfall across the breadth of the country. Czech President Petr Pavel warned reporters Sunday that the flooding is still far from over, with the countrys poorest regions likely to suffer the greatest damage in the coming days.In the northeast, up to 80% of the city of Krnov is submerged in water, CNN affiliate CNN Prima reported Sunday.Since the beginning of the extreme rains, more than 10,500 people have been evacuated from the Czech Republic, Vladimir Vlcek, general director of the Fire Rescue Service, told CNN Prima NewsWater is flowing over the whole of Krnov. We estimate that 70-80% of the town is underwater. The water is almost at the town hall. The square is two-thirds flooded, the towns deputy mayor, Miroslav Binar, said.In the southern municipality of Beneov nad ernou, authorities released footage Saturday showing two women being rescued by boat from a flooded street after failing to heed mandatory evacuation orders.In Germany, southern and eastern states in particular are preparing for flooding. Flood warnings have been issued for rivers in the state of Saxony.In neighboring Austria, heavy rainfall has caused water levels to rise in several rivers and rescue services have been called out to parts of the country. Many municipalities in Lower Austria have declared a state of emergency as heavy rainfall continued into Sunday.Red alerts, the highest level of warning, have been issued for portions of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia. This level of alert is associated with intense meteorological phenomena and major damage is likely, according to Meteoalarm.European Union chiefs have also offered to assist countries dealing with the downpours.European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed her heartfelt solidarity to EU countries impacted by the flooding, also paying condolences to flooding victims and their families in a social media post.

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Lexington man charged in double homicide, Rowan county deputies say [Video]

Now, next to our story tonight, we’re working to learn more details in *** crash that involved *** state trooper. How *** patrol says this happened yesterday around six o’clock on settle Bridge road in Rockingham County. Authorities have not said if anyone was injured or charged in the crash in Davie County, the sheriff’s office has charged *** man with animal cruelty. Deputies executed *** search warrant for the home of Nathan Tanner in Mocksville. Officials say they found 11 dogs there. They took one of them to the vet for immediate treatment. The others were taken to Dae County animal shelter. Tanner is being held without bond due to charges in other counties. *** family is asking for answers after *** man was found dead near Henderson. Earlier this week, 21 year old Jon mcgee was *** truck driver from Illinois who made *** stop there. He was found dead on Wednesday with *** rope around his neck and under *** tree. *** spokesperson for mcgee’s family says law enforcement told them that he died by suicide but they do not believe that Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brem denies they ever told the family this and also pushed back against social media claims that mcgee’s death was *** hate crime. If I thought that anyone, regardless of their race were lynched in Vance County, I would have it all over national news when we got there. He was sitting with his back up against the tree on the ground. It’s something common we would say as we would call ***, *** jail suicide or homicide where *** person does not have enough height to hang or dangle mcgee’s family says authorities told them surveillance video showing mcgee buying *** rope at Walmart. An official autopsy was scheduled for yesterday but the results have not been made public. The Vance County das office and the FBI are helping with this investigation.

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Ronald McDonald House marks 40 years of support [Video]

SINCE THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OPENED ITS DOORS IN WINSTON-SALEM, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS EXPANDED TO HELP THOUSANDS OF MOORE FAMILIES EACH AND EVERY DAY. WXII 12 JACKIE PASCALE LOOKS AT THE IMPACT IT CONTINUES TO HAVE. SHES DOING A LOT OF THE TYPICAL BABY STUFF SLEEPING AND EATING AND CRYING AND GRUNTING AND. BUT MARY SCOTT HUNTER IS NO TYPICAL BABY. SHE WAS BORN SIX WEEKS AGO WITH COMPLICATIONS AND A LOT OF FLUID AROUND HER BRAIN. WHEN YOURE WATCHING YOUR TWO DAY OLD BE WHEELED DOWN THE HALLWAY FOR BRAIN SURGERY, YOURE NOT THINKING ABOUT, WHAT AM I GOING TO FEED MY KIDS FOR DINNER TONIGHT? BUT DINNERTIME ROLLS AROUND AND EVERYBODYS GOT TO EAT. THATS WHERE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD COMES IN, PROVIDING THOSE MEALS EACH NIGHT AND A PLACE TO REST RIGHT BY THE HOSPITAL. THAT IS A TIME OF NEED THAT YOU JUST DONT REALIZE UNTIL YOURE IN IT. WE PROVIDE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME HERE. THATS WHAT THIS HOUSE HAS SERVED AS IN WINSTON-SALEM FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS NOW. AND ITS CEO, CHUCK KRAFT, HAS BEEN WORKING HERE FOR 38 OF THEM. WHEN WE OPENED, IT WAS A TEN BEDROOM HOUSE, AND WE HAD A WAITING LIST ALL THE TIME. SO FORTUNATELY IN 97, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND FROM 10 TO 17 BEDROOMS. STILL HAD THE WAITING LIST, SO WE NEEDED TO EXPAND AGAIN IN 2010 TO OUR CURRENT SIZE OF 36 BEDROOMS. THAT ALLOWS THEM TO SERVE 1000 FAMILIES EVERY YEAR, AND EVEN MORE WITH THE FAMILY ROOMS AND HOSPITALITY CARTS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE HUNTERS DEFINITELY UTILIZE THOSE. THEYRE THREE AND FIVE, SO THEY COULD COME SEE HER FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES, AND THEN THEY NEEDED TO BE REDIRECTED. MOM, SIDNEY SAYS FROM THE TOYS THE THINGS THAT SHE WAS WEARING IN THE NICU, THEY GOT TO INTERACT WITH THEM TO THE MEALS TOGETHER. HER FAMILYS TWO WEEK STAY WAS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEEDED. I JUST FELT LIKE THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE KIND OF BROUGHT THEIR HANDS AROUND US AND PULLED OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER IN A TIME THAT WE FELT VERY SCATTERED AND THAT WAS A HUGE GIFT TO OUR FAMILY. YEAH. SAY HI. SO SHES DOING WELL. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS FOR MARY SCOTT, ITS A WAITING GAME. OUR MOTTO IS WAIT AND PRAY AND SEE AND PRAY. HER FAMILY SAYS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THEM IS TO SUPPORT OTHER FAMILIES IN NEED AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. I DONT WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE COULD BE DOING TO SUPPORTING, SO MANY FAMILIES. IN WINSTON-SALEM JACKIE PASCALE, WXII 12 NEWS. THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD IS RUNNING A 40 FOR 40 CAMPAIGN WHERE MONETARY DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED. IT DOES, HOWEVER, END ON ITS ANNIVERSARY, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 14TH. TOMORROW, LEADERS SAY YO

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Driver charged with killing Johnny Gaudreau, his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level [Video]

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday.Gaudreau, 31, and brother Matthew, 29, were killed near their childhood home in South Jersey on Aug. 29, the evening before they were set to serve as groomsmen at their sister Katies wedding.The driver, 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins of nearby Woodstown, New Jersey, is charged with two counts of death by auto, along with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle. At a virtual court hearing Friday, a judge ordered that he be held for trial after prosecutors described a history of alleged road rage and aggressive driving.’You were probably driving like a nut like I always tell you you do. And you dont listen to me, instead you just yell at me,’ his wife told Higgins when he called her from jail after his arrest, according to First Assistant Prosecutor Jonathan Flynn of Salem County.The defense described Higgins as a married father and law-abiding citizen before the 8:19 p.m. crash.Hes an empathetic individual and hes a loving father of two daughters, said defense lawyer Matthew Portella. Hes a good person and he made a horrible decision that night.Higgins told police he had five or six beers that day and admitted to consuming alcohol while driving, according to the criminal complaint. He also failed a field sobriety test, the complaint said. A prosecutor on Friday said he had been drinking at home after finishing a work call at about 3 p.m., and having an upsetting conversation with his mother about a family matter.He then had a two-hour phone call with a friend while he drove around in his Jeep with an open container, Flynn said. He had been driving aggressively behind a sedan going just above the 50 mph speed limit, sometimes tailgating, the driver told police.When she and the vehicle ahead of her slowed down and veered left to go around the cyclists, Higgins sped up and veered right, striking the Gaudreas, the two other drivers told police.He indicated he didnt even see them, said Superior Court Judge Michael J. Silvanio, who said Higgins’ admitted impatience caused two deaths.Higgins faces up to 20 years, a sentence that the judge said made him a flight risk.Higgins has a master’s degree, works in finance for an addiction treatment company, and served in combat in Iraq, his lawyers said. However, his wife said he had been drinking regularly since working from home, Flynn said.Johnny Gaudreau, known as Johnny Hockey, played 10 full seasons in the league and was set to enter his third with the Columbus Blue Jackets after signing a seven-year, $68 million deal in 2022. He played his first eight seasons with the Calgary Flames, a tenure that included becoming one of the sports top players and a fan favorite across North America.Widows Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau described their husbands as attached at the hip throughout their lives. Both women are expecting, and both gave moving eulogies at a heart-wrenching double funeral on Monday.I urge everyone to never drink and drive, Madeline Gaudreau said. Call a ride. Please do not put another family through this torture. The loss of Matty and John will leave a hole in the family, with his close friends, the community for eternity.Defense lawyers, in seeking bail, suggested that Higgins could be limited to driving only with a locking device to prevent him from drinking and driving. And they noted that he tested just over the legal limit, adding that a recent knee surgery likely impacted the field test.But Flynn argued that the locking device would not stop what he called the fundamental issue of Higgins’s angry and aggressive driving, exacerbated that day by alcohol.