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<pi> THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 </pi> <pi> 3:00 A.M. ET / 12:00 A.M. PT EDITION </pi> **WANT TO GET THIS IN YOUR INBOX? EMAIL US AT newsourcefeeds@turner.com AND WE WILL ADD YOU TO THE DISTRIBUTION LIST.*** <pi> ===TOP STORIES=== </pi> <pi> What"s making headlines </pi> TRUMP VS. THE GOP: MITT ROMNEY AT CENTER STAGE PKG<tab />4:00 AM ET<tab />PY-02TH As an anti-Trump movement gathered force, former Republican nominee Mitt Romney scheduled a high-profile speech on the race today in which he"s expected to criticize Trump. Reid Binion reports. MITT ROMNEY TO SPEAK ON 2016 RACE TODAY VO/NAT PO-83WE BEN CARSON - NO "POLITICAL PATH FORWARD" VO/NAT PO-89WE Ben Carson doesn"t "see a political path forward" in the Republican presidential nomination process, and will not attend tonight"s GOP presidential debate in his hometown of Detroit, he said in a statement. DC: CLINTON EMAILS - STATE DEPT. STAFFER ACCEPTS IMMUNITY VO/NAT NA-154WE Bryan Pagliano, a former Clinton staffer who helped set up her private email server, has accepted an immunity offer from the FBI and the Justice Department to provide an interview to investigators. JEANNE MOOS - #SAVECHRISTIE PKG<tab />KI-146WE New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is paying a big price for backing Donald Trump. ========================================================================================== DC: SUPREME COURT HEARS ABORTION CASE PKG<tab />PY-18WE The liberal wing of the Supreme Court was sharply critical of a Texas law requiring that doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals and clinics upgrade their facilities to hospital-like standards. <pi> ===WE"VE GOT THAT B-ROLL!=== </pi> <pi> File for today"s advancers </pi> E-CIGARETTES BAN ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS VO/NAT BU-148WE VA: PENTAGON INVITING HACKERS TO TEST ITS SECURITY VO/SIL<tab /> NA-84WE CA: RODNEY KING BEATING - 25 YEARS AGO TODAY RAW <tab /> NA-09TH On March 3, 1991, a video camera captured a police beating that shaped U.S. history. NFL: "DEFLATEGATE" HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY VO/NAT NA-88WE <pi> ===EASY TO TEASE=== </pi> <pi> Great video, kickers and water cooler stories </pi> CHINA: TODDLER SURVIVES FALL FROM MOVING VAN VO/NAT IN-156WE It looks like a nightmare in the making, caught on video -- a dashcam shows the tiny figure of a child tumbling from the back of a moving minivan onto the unyielding pavement of a bustling thoroughfare in China. AUSTRALIA: PYTHON SWALLOWS TEDDY BEAR (WHAT!) PKG<tab />IN-06TH <b /> FL: 9-FOOT GATOR FOUND IN POOL DONUT<tab /> RE-152WE <b /> MI: AIRPORT DOG "PIPER" BECOMES INTERNET SUPERSTAR VO/SOT NE-020WE COSTA RICA: BABY MONKEY RESCUED FROM DROUGHT AND LACK OF FOOD VO/SIL<tab /> IN-147WE VO/NAT IN-153WE GA: WOMAN FIGHTS OFF ARMED ROBBER WITH CASH DRAWER (GREAT VIDEO!) VO/SIL<tab /> SE-015WE DONUT<tab /> SE-031WE CA: SAFETY PIN STUCK IN GIRL"S NOSE FOR 6 MONTHS VO/SOT WE-019WE <pi> ===BUSINESS BLOCK=== </pi> <pi> Consumer, corporate and financial stories </pi> SPORTS AUTHORITY FILES BANKRUPTCY; CLOSING 140 STORES VO/NAT BU-44WE The bankruptcy has been looming since January, when the company disclosed that it had missed a $20 million debt payment. <b /> CONSUMER WATCH: SPRING TRAVEL PKG<tab />PY-17WE 62% of Americans say they plan to travel from early March to late April. Mary Moloney has ways to save you money before you book. <pi> ===ENTERTAINMENT BLOCK=== </pi> <pi> Music, movies and more </pi> NEW "FINDING DORY" TRAILER DEBUTS CLIP<tab />EN-62WE "FULLER HOUSE" RENEWED FOR 2ND SEASON VO/NAT EN-68WE The show, a revival of the popular sitcom "Full House," premiered on February 26 to a warm reception on social media. <pi> ===NORTHEAST=== </pi> MD: POLICE REACT TO TEEN SLAPPED BY OFFICER VIDEO DONUT<tab /> NE-026WE The Baltimore school system"s top cop and two other officers have been placed on administrative leave after the release of a cell phone video showing one of the officers slapping and kicking a young man. <pi> ===SOUTH=== </pi> TX: ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY RETURNS TO HOUSTON VO/NAT NA-10TH SOT<tab /> NA-11TH Astronaut Scott Kelly arrived in Houston to hugs, beer and apple pie after nearly a year in space. <b /> <b /> FL: FAKE TEEN DOCTOR LEAVING JAIL, AGAIN VO/NAT SE-033WE DONUT<tab /> SE-044WE <b /> TX: HOUSTON GUN STORE ROBBERY CAUGHT ON VIDEO RAW<tab /> SE-026WE VO/SIL<tab /> NA-142WE VO/SIL<tab /> NA-141WE <b /> TX: TEEN ALLEGEDLY KILLS PARENTS IN THEIR SLEEP PKG<tab />SE-032WE <b /> GA: BOY SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL IN UNDERWEAR DONUT<tab /> SE-039WE <b /> <pi> ===MIDWEST=== </pi> NE: FIGHT ERUPTS INSIDE COURTHOUSE VO/NAT<tab />MW-015WE KS: GRASS FIRE DESTROYS AT LEAST SIX HOMES VO/NAT MW-013WE DONUT<tab /> MW-012WE <pi> ===WEST=== </pi> AK: SNOW BEING DELIVERED BY RAIL TO IDITAROD START VO/NAT WE-023WE UT: HOUSE PASSES BILL TO KEEP POLYGAMY ILLEGAL PKG<tab />WE-024WE <pi> ===INTERNATIONAL=== </pi> INDONESIA: MAGNITUDE 7.8 EARTHQUAKE VO/NAT IN-52WE A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Wednesday off the coast of Indonesia, another major tremor in an area known for those -- though, thankfully, this one didn"t appear to cause widespread death or destruction.